SS-7037 (July 2009) 1 Department of State
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# Notice of Rulemaking Hearing

Hearings will be conducted in the manner prescribed by the Uniform Administrati ve Procedures Act, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-5-204. For questions and copies of t he notice, contact the person listed below.

Agency/Board/Commission: Environment and Conservation

Division: Air Pollution Control

Contact Person: Lacey J. Hardin

Address: 9 th Floor L & C Annex
401 Church Street Nashville, Tennessee 37243-1531

Phone: (615) 532-0545

Email: Lacey.Hardin@gov.tn

Any Individuals with disabilities who wish to partici pate in these proceedings (to review these filings) and may require aid to facilitate such participation should cont act the following at least 10 days prior to the hearing:

ADA Contact: ADA Coordinator

Address: TDEC ADA Coordinator

12 th Floor
401 Church Street Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Phone: (615) 532-0207 or for hearing impaired, TN Relay Service 1-800-848-0298

Email: Beverly.Evans@tn.gov

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Address 1: 9 th Floor L & C Annex

Address 2: 401 Church Street City: Nashville, Tennessee Zip: 37243-1531 Hearing Date : 09/09/10 Hearing Time: 9:30 AM CST EST

Additional Hearing Information:

There will be a public hearing before the Technical Secr etary of the Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board to consider the promulgation of amendments to the Tenness ee Air Pollution Control Regulations and the State Implementation Plan pursuant to Tennessee Code Annot ated, Section 68-201-105. The comments received at this hearing will be presented to the Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board for their consideration in regards to the proposed regulatory amendments. The hearing will be conducted in the manner prescribed by the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-5-201 et Seq.

Anyone desiring to make oral comments at this public he aring is requested to prepare a written copy of their comments to be submitted to the hearing officer at the publ ic hearing. Written comments not submitted at the public hearing will be included in the hearing record only if received by the close of business on Thursday, September 9, 2010, at the office of the Technical Secretary, Tenne ssee Air Pollution Control Board, 9 th Floor, L & C Annex, 401 Church Street, Nashville, TN 37243-1531.SS-7037 (July 2009) 2 If you have any questions about the origination of this ru le change, you may contact Ms. Lacey Hardin at (615) 532-0554. Copies of documents concerning this matter are available for review at the office of the Technical Secretary and at certain public depositories. For inform ation about reviewing these documents, please contact Mr. Malcolm Butler, 9 th Floor, L & C Annex, 401 Church Street, Nashville, TN 37243-1531, telephone (615) 532-

0600.

Revisions considered at this hearing may be adopted by t he Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board under T.C.A. 68- 201-105, the Board general authority to promulgate rules. The changes proposed below may be revised based on comments received from the public, the regulated communi ty, and any other affected entities. The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board will consider all comments and set the fee appropriately.

Materials concerning the proposed actions will be available at http://tn.gov/environment/apc/ppo/ and also for public inspection during normal working hours starting on Friday, August 6, 2010, at the following locations:

Air Pollution Control Division Pollution Cont rol Division Air Pollut ion Control Division 9th Floor, L & C Annex Metropolitan Health Dept. Cookeville EFO
401 Church Street 311 23rd Avenue, North 1221 South Willow Avenue Nashville, TN 37243-1531 Nashvill e, TN 37203 Cookeville, TN 38506

Air Pollution Control Division Air Pollution C ontrol Division Air Pollution Control Division
Knoxville EFO Johnson City EFO Jackson EFO 3711 Middlebrook Pk., Suite 220 2305 Silverdale Road 1625 Hollywood Drive Knoxville, TN 37921 Johnson City , TN 37601-2162 Jackson, TN 38305

Air Pollution Control Division Knox County D epartment of Division of Air Pollution Control
Columbia EFO Air Quality Management Memphis Environmental Field Office 1421 Hampshire Pike 140 Dameron Avenue, Suite 242 8383 Wolf Lake Drive Columbia, TN 38401 Knoxville, TN 37917 Ba rtlett, TN 38133-4119

Air Pollution Control Division Air Pollution Control Division Kingsport Public Library Chattanooga EFO Nashville EFO 400 Broad Street 540 McCallie Avenue, Suite 550 711 R. S. Gass Boulevard Kingsport, TN 37660 Chattanooga, TN 37402 Nashville, TN 37243

Chattanooga-Hamilton County U.S. EPA, Region IV Air Pollution Control Bureau APTMD - 12th Floor, Atlanta Federal Center

6125 Preservation Drive 61 Forsyth Street S.W. Chattanooga, TN 37416 Atlanta, GA 30303 c/o Mr. Richard Schutt, Chief

All persons interested in the air quality of the State of Tennessee are urged to attend and will be afforded the opportunity to present testimony to the hearing officer r egarding the proposed additions and/or revisions to the State Implementation Plan.

Revision Type (check all that apply):

X Amendment

New Repeal

Rule(s) ( A LL chapters and rules contained in filing must be listed here . If needed, copy and paste additional tables. Please enter only ONE Rule Number/RuleTitle per row.)

Chapter Number Chapter Title

1200-03-09 Construction and Operating Permits

Rule Number Rule Title

1200-03-09-.01 Construction Permits

1200-03-09-.02 Operating PermitsSS-7037 (July 2009) 3 (Place substance of rules and other info here. Statut ory authority must be given for each rule change. For information on formatting rules go to http://tn.gov/sos/rules/1360/1360.htm )

Chapter 1200-03-09 Construction and Operating Permits

Amendments

Part 3 of subparagraph (a) of paragraph (4) of rule 1200-03-09-.01 Construc tion Permits is amended by deleting the “I” in “I981” and replacing it with a “1” so that, as amended, the part shall read:

3. Any owner or operator who constructs or operates a source or
modification not in accordance with the application submitted pursuant to this paragraph or with the terms of any approval to construct, or any owner or operator of a source or modification subject to this paragraph who commences construction after June 3, 1 981 without applying for and receiving approval hereunder, shall be subject to appropriate
enforcement action.

Subpart (ii) of part 24 of subparagraph (b) of paragrap h (4) of rule 1200-03-09-.01 Construction Permits is amended by adding “and part (b)46” between the words “subpart (b)24(i)” and “does” and by replacing the word “does” with the word “do” so that, as amended, the subpart shall read:

(ii) “Significant” means, in referenc e to a net emissions increase or the potential of a source to emit a regulated NSR pollutant subject to regulations of EPA under the Clean Ai r Act and that subpart (b)24(i) and part (b)46 do not list, any emissions rate.

Part 46 of subparagraph (b) of paragraph (4) of rule 1200-03-09-.01 Construction Permits is amended by deleting the word “Reserved” and replacing it as follows:

46. “Subject to regulation” means, for any air pollutant, that the pollutant is subject to either a provision in the Clean Air Act, or a nati onally-applicable regulation codified by the Administrator in subchapter C of Chapter I of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, that requires actual control ofthe quantity of emissions of that pollutant, and that such a control requirement has taken effect and is o perative to control, limit or restrict the quantity of emissions of that pollutant releas ed from the regulated activity. Except that:

(i) Greenhouse gases (GHGs), the air pollutant defined in part 86.1818–12(a) of Chapter I of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations as the aggregate group of six greenhouse gases: Carbon diox ide, nitrous oxide, methane, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and su lfur hexafluoride, shall not be subject to regulation except as provided in subparts (iv) through (v) of this part.

(ii) For purposes of subparts (iii) th rough (v) of this part, the term tpy CO 2 equivalent emissions (CO 2 e) shall represent an amount of GHGs emitted, and shall be computed as follows:

(I) Multiplying the mass amount of em issions (tpy), for each of the six greenhouse gases in the pollutant GH Gs, by the gas's associated globalSS-7037 (July 2009) 4 warming potential published at Table A–1 to subpart A of part 98 of Chapter I of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regul ations - Global Warming Potentials.

(II) Sum the resultant value from item (ii)(I ) of this part for each gas to compute a tpy CO 2 e.

(iii) The term emissions increase as used in subparts (iv) through (v) of this part shall mean that both a significant emissions increase (as calculated using the procedures in part (c)4 of this paragrap h) and a significant net emissions increase (as defined in parts (b)4 and (b)24 of this paragraph) occur. For the pollutant GHGs, an emissions increase shall be based on tpy CO 2 e, and shall be calculated assuming the pollutant GHGs is a regulated NSR pollutant, and “significant” is defined as 75,000 tpy CO 2 e instead of applying the value in subpart (b)24(ii) of this paragraph.

(iv) Beginning January 2, 2011, the pollutant GHGs is subject to regulation if:

(I) The stationary source is a new majo r stationary source for a regulated NSR pollutant that is not GHGs, and also will emit or will have the potential to emit 75,000 tpy CO 2 e or more; or

(II) The stationary source is an existi ng major stationary source for a regulated NSR pollutant that is not GHGs, and also will have an emissions increase of a regulated NSR pollutant, and an emissions increase of 75,000 tpy CO 2 e or more; and,

(v) Beginning July 1, 2011, in addition to the pr ovisions in subpart (iv)(b)47(iv) of this rule, the pollutant GHGs shall also be subject to regulation:

(I) At a new stationary source that will em it or have the potential to emit 100,000 tpy CO 2 e; or

(II) At an existing stationary source that emits or has the potential to emit 100,000 tpy CO 2 e, when such stationary source undertakes a physical change or change in the method of operati on that will result in an emissions increase of 75,000 tpy CO 2 e or more.

Subpart (iv) of part 47 of subparagr aph (b) of paragraph (4) of rule 1200-03-09-.01 Construction Permits is amended by adding the words “as defined in part (b)46 of th is paragraph” after the first occurrence of the words “Federal Clean Air Act” and deleting the remainder of the subpart so that, as amended, the subpart shall read:

(iv) Any pollutant that otherwise is subject to regulation under the Federal Clean

Air Act as defined in part (b)46 of this paragraph.

Part 47 of subparagraph (b) of paragraph (4) of rule 1200-03-09-.01 Construction Permits is amended by adding a new subpart “(v)” as follows:

(v) Notwithstanding subparts (b)47(i) through (iv) of this paragraph, the term “regulated NSR pollutant” shall not include any or all hazardous air pollutants either listed in section 112 of the Federal Clean Air Act or added to the list pursuant to section 112(b)(2) of the Federal Clean Air Act, and which have not been delisted pursuant to section 112(b)(3) of the Federal Clean Air Act, unless the listed hazardous air pollutant is also regulated as a constituent or pr ecursor of a general pollutant listed
under section 108 of the Federal Clean Air Act.SS-7037 (July 2009) 5 Subpart (ii) of part 14 of subparagraph (b) of paragraph (11) of rule 1200-03-09-.02 Operating Permits is amended by adding the words “subject to regulation” bet ween the words “air pollutant” and “(including any major source of fugitive emissions of any such pollutant, as determined by rule by the Administrator)” so that, as amended, the subpart shall read:

(ii) A major stationary source of air pollutants, as defined in section 302 of the Federal Act, that directly emits orhas the potential to emit, 100 tpy or more of any air pollutant subject to regulation (including any major source of fugitive emissions of any such pollutant, as determined by rule by the Administrator). The fugitive em issions of a stationary source shall not be considered in determining whether it is a major st ationary source for the purposes of section 302(j) of the Federal Act, unless the source belongs to one of the following categories of stationary sources:

Subparagraph (b) of paragraph (11) of rule 1200-03- 09-.02 Operating Permits is amended by adding a new part
“32” as follows:

32. “Subject to regulation” means, for any air pollutant, that the pollutant is subject to either a provision in the Clean Air Act, or a nati onally-applicable regulation codified by the Administrator in subchapter C of Chapter I of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, that requires actual control ofthe quantity of emissions of that pollutant, and that such a control requirement has taken effect and is o perative to control, limit or restrict the quantity of emissions of that pollutant releas ed from the regulated activity. Except that:

(i) Greenhouse gases (GHGs), the air pollut ant defined in 40 CFR 86.1818–12(a) as the aggregate group of six greenhouse gase s: carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride, shall not be subject to regulation unless, as of July 1, 2011, the GHG emissions are at a stationary source emitting or havi ng the potential to emit 100,000 tpy
CO 2 equivalent emissions.

(ii) The term tpy CO 2 equivalent emissions (CO 2 e) shall represent an amount of GHGs emitted, and shall be computed by multiplyi ng the mass amount of emissions (tpy), for each of the six greenhouse gases in the pollutant GHGs, by the gas's associated global warming potential published at Table A–1 to subpart A of 40 CFR 98 - Global Warming Potentials, and summing the resultant value for each to compute a tpy CO 2 e.

Authority: T.C.A. §§68-201-105SS-7037 (July 2009) 6 I certify that the information included in this filing is an accurate and complete representation of the intent and scope of rulemaking proposed by the agency.

Date:

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Name of Officer: Barry R. Stephens, P.E.

Title of Officer: Director
Tennessee Division of Air Pollution Control

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TENNESSEE DEPARTME NT OF ENVI RONMENT AND CO NSERVATION

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CHAPTER 1 200-03 -09
C O N S TRUCTION AND OPER A T IN G PER MITS

TA BLE OF CON T EN TS

1200-03 -09-. 0 1 Construction Per m its 1200-03 -09-. 0 4 Exemptions

1200-03 -09-. 0 2 Oper ating Permit s 1200-03 -09-. 0 5 Appeal of Permit Application Denials and

1200-03 -09-. 0 3 Gene ral Provisions Permit Condition s

1200 -03

- 09 -. 01 CO NST R U C TIO N PERMITS.

(1) Applicatio n for Con s tructio n Permit

(a) Except as sp ecifically exempted in Ru l e 1200 -03

- 0 9 -.04, no pe rson shall be gin the

con s tru c tion of a ne w air contami nant sou r ce o rthe modificatio n of an air co ntaminan t

sou r ce whi c h may result in the disch a rge of ai r contamina n ts without first having applie d for a nd received f r om th e Te chnical Se cretary a co nst r uction pe rmitfor the

con s tru c tion or modifi catio n of such air contami nant sou r ce.

(b) The appli c ati on for a co n s tru c tion pe rmit shall be made on forms availabl e from the

T e c h n i ca l Sec r e t ary no t les s th a n n i ne ty ( 9 0) da ys pr io r to th e es tima te d s t a rting d a t e of con s tru c ti on. Source s identified in para g raph 1200-03 -09

- .01(4) shall make appli c ation fo r a con s tructi on pe rmit n o t less tha n on e hun dred twenty (12 0 ) da ys pri o r to the estimat ed date of co nstru c tion.

(c) In addition to the inform ation provided i n t he con s tru c tion p e rmit a pplication forms, th e Tech nical Se creta ry may require submi ssi on, bythe owner or op erato rof a source t o be co nst r u c ted or m odifi ed of su ch i n fo rmatio n o n the nature and amo unt s of air

contami nant s to be emitted by the sou r ce or emitted b y asso ciated mobile so urces, a nd any other i n formatio n ne cessary to in sure compli a n ce with the regul ation s of this

Divisio n , 120 0-03, an d the Board ap pro v ed control st rategy.

(d) Con s tru c tion of a new ai r contamina n t source o rthe modificatio n of an air cont aminant

sou r ce which may re sult i n the di scharge ofair co ntaminant s mu st be in acco rdan ce with the a pproved con s tru c tion p e rmit appli c at ion, t he provisio ns and stipulati ons set
forth in th e con s tru c tion permit, all p r ovisio ns of the re gulatio ns of this Division

1200 -03, a n y appli c abl e measures of the co nt rol strategy, a n d all provision s of th e Tenne ssee Ai r Quality Act.

(e) No co nstructi on p e rmit sh all be issue d by the T e ch nical Secreta ry if the a p p r oval to

con s tru c t o rmodify an air contami nant sou r ce woul d re sult in a vi olation of the ambien t air quality sta ndards spe c if ied in Chapt e r1200 -03

- 0 3 , would cau s e a violation of an y other re gulat ory requi rem ent un der thi s Divisi on, 12 00-0 3 , would result in a vio l ation of appli c able p o rtion s ofth e control strategy, or would i n terfe r e with attain ment o r maintena nce of a natio nal ambient air q ualit y stand ard in a nei ghb oring state. I n the

ca se wh ere a sou r ce or m odification wa s con s tru c ted with out first obt aining a

con s tru c tion permit, a con s tru c tion pe rmit may be issue d to th e source or mod i fication

to esta blish a s conditio n s o fthe pe rmit, the ne ce ssa ry emissio n limi t s an d requi re ments
to assure th at these re g u latory re quirements a r e met. The ap prop riate enf orceme nt
action shall b e pu rsued to i n su re th at am bient ai r q uali t y standa rd s and other re g u latory

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requi rem ents will be met. All emissio n limits and requi rem ents of the const r uctio n permit mu stbe met p r i o r to i s suan ce of a n op erating pe rm it for the so urce o r modific a tion.

(f) In the issu ance of co nstru c tion p e rm its for n e w air co ntaminant so u r ce s, o r modif i cat i o n s, so ur ce imp a ct a naly s i s sh all demo n strate that allowable e m issi o n increa se s wo uld not cau s e or contri bute to ai r p o lluti on in violatio n of any am b i ent air quality stan d a rd i n Chapte r12 00-03 -03, of any natio n a l ambi ent ai r quality sta n d a rd, o r any appli c ab le maximum allowable i n crea se a s defined in p a rag r a ph 12 00-0 3

- 09-.01 ( 4 ) . As required, all estimates o f ambient co nce n tration s shall be b a sed on appli c able air quality mod e ls, an d d a ta bases a c ce ptable to th e Techni cal S e cretary,
and m eeting the re qui rem ents i n the E PA publi c atio n No. 45 0/2-78-0 2 7 R , “G uideline s on Air Qualit y Models (re v ised)” (1 986 ), Suppleme n t A (1987), and Supple m ent C (199 5) which are in co rpo r a t ed by refere nc e. The T e chnical Secret ary may approve use of a mo dified or anothe r model on a ca se-by-ca se basi s after con s ultatio n with an d

upon written approval from the EPA Ad ministrator.

(g) In the issu ance of co nstru c tion p e rm its fo r n e w ai r cont aminant sou r ce s or modificatio n s, the degree of emission li mitati on req u i red of any source for co ntrol of any air conta m inant must not be affected by so much of anysource’ s sta ck hei ght that

excee d s go o d en gine erin g p r a c tice or by any othe r di spe r sion tech niqu e ex cept a s provide d for i n Cha p ter 12 00-0 3 -24 of these reg u lati ons.

(h) The De pa rtment shall on a monthly basi s notify the publi c , by advertiseme n tin a

newsp ape r o fgeneral circulatio n in e a ch ai r qu ali t y control re gion in which the

prop osed so urce o rmodi fication woul d be co n s tru c ted, of the appli c ant s se ekin g to
obtain a permit to con s truct o rmodifyan air conta m inant sou r ce. This notice sh all

spe c ify the general vicinity or location o ft he propo se d sou r ce or modificatio n , the type
of sou r ce or modificatio n , and op po rtun ity for public comm ent. Co mments sh all be i n writing an d delivere d to the Te chni ca l Secretary within thi rty (30 ) day s af ter the publi c ation ofthe public n o t ice.

(i) Re serv e d

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(2) Definition s. As use d in this ch apter all term s not defined he rein o r in subsequ e n t parts of this

cha p ter shall have the mea n ing given th em in Cha p te r 1200 -0 3-0 2

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(a) Re serv e d

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(b) “Co n trol Stra tegy” mean s a combi nat i on of mea s ure s , app rov ed by the Board,
desi gnate d to achieve the aggregate re ductio n of emissi on s ne cessary for attainment

and mai n tena nce of the am bient air quali t y st andards spe c ified in t he re gulatio n s un de r this Divisio n 1200 -03, or o fthe national am bient air q uality standa rds in cludin g , but not
limited to measu r e s su ch as:

1. Emissi on limitations.

2. State emissi o n cha r ge s o rother e c on om ic incentives or disi ncentives.

3. Clo s ing o rrel o catio n of residential, com m ercial, or in dustri a l faciliti e s.

4. Cha nge s i n sched ule s o r metho d s ofope ratio n o fcom m ercial or ind u st rial facilities or transportation system s, includi ng, but not limited to, short term
cha nge s mad e in accordan ce with stand by plans.

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5. Periodi c in sp ection and t e sting of mo to r vehicl e e m issi on cont rol system s, at

su ch time it is determin ed that su ch prog ram s are fea s ible and p r a c ticabl e.

6. Emissi on co n t rol me asure s appli c a b le to in-u se moto r vehicl es, i n cl uding, but n o t limited to, m easure s su ch as ma ndato ry mainte nan ce, in stallatio n of e m issio n control devices, and conv er si on of ga seou s fuels.

7. Any transp o rt ation co ntrol measures co nsid ere d feasible and p r a c ticabl e.

8. Any variation of, or alternati v e to any measu r e deli nea ted herei n.

9. Control or p r ohibition of a fuel or fuel additive used in motor ve hicle s , if su ch
control o rpro h ibition is ne ce ssary to a c hieve a p r im ary or se con dary ai r quali t y stand ard, o r national p r im ary or se co n dary sta nda rd, and is a p p roved by the
Tech nic a l S e cret a ry

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(c) “Natio nal Am bient Air Qu ality Standard” mea n s a n y ambient stand ard fo r an air
contami nant prom ulgate d by the Admini stra to r of the Environme n tal Prote c tion Agency and pu blish e d in the Cod e of Federal Regulatio ns.

(d) “Best availa bl e cont rol technolo g y (BACT) ” mea n s an emissio n limitation (in c l uding a
visible emi s sion stan dard ) based on the maximu m degree of redu ction for ea ch pollutant subj ect to regul a t ion unde r these rule s wh ich would be emitted from any

prop osed ne w or mo dified air co ntamin ant so u r ce which the T e ch nical Se creta ry, on a

ca se-by-ca se basi s , takin g into account energy, environmental, a n d eco nomi ci m pact s and othe r co sts, dete r min e s is a c hi evable fo r su ch sou r ce or modificatio n throu g h appli c ation of pro d u c tion pro c e s ses or ava ilable m e thod s, sy ste m s, an d te ch nique s, inclu d ing fuel clea ning or treatment o ri n nov ative fuel comb ustio n t e ch niqu es for co ntrol of such pollu tant. In no event shall ap plic atio n of best availabl e control tech nolog y result in emission s of any pollutant whi c h would ex ce ed the emissi ons allo we d by any appli c able st anda rd u nde r Cha p ters 1 2 00-0 3 -11 a n d 1200 -03

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Tech nical Se creta ry d e termines that t e ch nol o g ical or e c on omi climitatio ns on th e appli c ation ofmeasure m e n t methodol o g y to a particular cla ss of sou r ces wo ul d make the impo sitio n of a n e m ission sta nda rd infea s ible, a desi gn, e quip m ent, work p r acti ce

, or o perationa l stand ard, or com b inatio n there o f, may be p r e s crib e d inste ad to require the ap plicatio n of b e st avai lable co ntrol t e ch nolo g y. Such sta nda rd sh all, to the degree possibl e, set forth th e emi s sion re du ctio n a c hieva b le by implem ent at ion of su ch desi gn, equipm ent, work pra c tice , or op eratio n, and sh all provide for complian c e bymean s whi c h a c hi eve equival ent results. Thi s defin ition d o e s not a pply to majo r source s an d major m odifications, a s d e fined in sub p a r ag rap h (4 )(b ) of this rule, whi c h a r e su bject to the provisi o n s of paragrap h (4) of this rule.

(e) “Lo w e s t achi evable emi ssion rate ” (LA E R) me an s, for any statio nary source t he more string ent rate of emission s based on the followin g :

1. The mo st stringent emi ssi ons limitat ion which is co ntained in th e appli c abl e stand ard s u n der thi s Divi sion 12 00-03, or in a n y State Implement ation Plan fo r

su ch cla ss or categ o ry of stationa ry so urce, unle s s t he o w ne r o r operator of the

prop osed sou r ce d e mo nstrates that su ch limitations a r e not a c hiev able; or

2. The mo st stringent emi s si ons limitatio n whi c h is achieved in p r a c tice by su ch
cla s s o r cat egoryof sta t ionary so urce. Thi s limit ation, when appli ed t o a modificatio n

, mean s the lo we st a c hieva b le emi s sion s rate for th e n e w or modifie d
emission s uni ts within the stationa ry so ur ce. In n o e v ent shall the appli c ation o f

this te rm permit a p r op osed n e w o rm odified statio nary so urce t o emit any ai r

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contami nant in exce ss ofthe am ounta llowable u nder ap plica b le ne w so urce stand ard s of perfo rman ce.

3. This definitio n do es not apply to m aj o r sou r ce s a nd maj o r mo dification s, a s defined in p a rt (5 )(b)1. of this rul e

, whi c h a r e subje c t to the provisi o n s of subparagraph (5)(b) of this rule. The definition at sub part(5)(b)1.(xviii) of this rule ap plie s to major sou r ces an d majo r modificatio n s in non-attain ment are a s

(3) Re serv e d

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(4) Prevention ofSignificant Air Quality Dete rioration

(a) Gene ral Provi s ion s

1. No ne w maj o r stationa ry s ource or maj o r m odificatio n , as defin ed in p a rt s (b) 1. and (b) 2. of this para g rap h , shall begin a c tu al con s tructi on unle s s the requi rem ents of this para g raph, as a ppli c abl e, have b een met.

2. The re quire ments of thi s parag rap h shall only apply to a prop osed m ajor
stationa ry so urce, or maj o r modifi catio n with re sp e c t to any pol lutant whi c h i s emitted in si gnifica nt am ounts, o rwo uld re sult in a signifi cant net emissio n s increa se of the pollutant resp ectively. Also, the req u irem ents of this paragrap h do not applyto propo se d pollutant e m issi on sou r ce s or m odif i cation s in a
nonattainm e n tarea a s de fined in Ch a p ter 12 00-03 -02 for a n y pollutant to b e emitted by the prop osed source or mo difi cation for whi c h the area is cla s sified

nonattainm e n t.

3. Any owne r o r ope rator wh o co nst r u c ts or o perates a sou r ce o rm odificatio n no t in
accordan ce with the ap plication sub m itt ed pursu ant to this parag raph o rwith t h e terms of a n y app roval to con s tru c t, o r any o w n e r or o p e r ator of a sou r ce or modificatio n subj ect to t h is p a ra gra p h wh o co m m ences co n s tru c tion aft e r Jun e 3, 1981 witho u t appl ying for and re ceiving ap proval hereu nder, sh all b e subj ect to ap prop riate e n forceme n t acti on.

4. Approval to con s tru c t sh all be com e i n valid if con s tru c tion i s n o t com m en ced

within 1 8 m onths after i s suan ce of an ap proved permit, if constructio n i s discontin ued for a pe rio d of 18 mo nths or m o re, or if co n s tru c tion i s not compl e ted wi thin 18 mont hs of the com p letion date specifie d on th e con s tru c tio n permit appli c ation. Th e T enne ssee Air Pollution Control Boa r d may g r a n t an extensio n to compl e te con s tru c tion of t he source provided a dequ ate justificatio n is presented. An extension sh all not ex cee d 18 m onths in time . The provisi o n doe s n o t ap p l y to the time peri od between co nstruct i on of th e a p p roved ph ase s of a pha sed con s tru c tion proje c t; each pha se mu st com m en ce con s tructio n within 18 mo nths of the projecte d and a pprove d co m m enceme n t date.

5. Approval to construct shall not relieve a n y own e r o r operator of the re spo n si bili ty to comply fully with the applica b le prov ision s und er t h is Divi sion 1 200-03 an d a n y other requi re ments un de r local, State, or Fede ral la w.

6. If a particular source o rmodificatio n be come s a maj o r station a ry sou r ce or maj o r modificatio n solely by virt ue of a rela xation in any enforcea b le li mitation whi c h

wa s e s tablished after A ugu st 7, 19 80, on the cap a city of the so urce or modificatio n otherwise to emit a p o llut ant, su ch as a re stri cti on on hou rs of operation, th en the re qui rements of thi s p a ra graph shall ap ply to the sou r ce or

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modificatio n as th oug h co nstru c tion h a d notyet co mmen c ed on the sou r ce or modific a tion.

7. P e rmit Re sci ssi on

(i) Any permit for a p r eventi on of sig n ificant air q uality deterioratio n (PSD)

sou r ce or mo dification thatwas i s sued prio r to Jun e 2, l990, will remain in
effect and bi nding until such tim e a s the pe rmittee files a completed appli c ation to obtain re scission. Thi s a p p licatio n for rescissio n ma y be file d at any time by the permittee.

(ii) The Te ch nica l Secretary shall ap pr ove any appli c ati on for re sci ssion if the appli c ation shows that this pa rag r ap h 1200 -03

- 09 -. 01(4 ) , wo uld not apply
to the s o urc e or modific a tion.

(iii) If requested by the permittee, the T e chnical Se cretary mayrescind only
certai n elem ents re qui red in a PSD permit issue d on or befo r e June 3

, 1981.

(iv) Those sou r ces subje c t to PSD revie w before A ugu st 7, 1977 sha ll not be
allowed to apply for a PSD pe rm it resci ssi on if con s truction ha d
“co mmen c e d ” by August 7, 1977.

(v) If a so urce or modificatio n who s e pe rmitis re scinde d were late r fo u nd to be

cau s in g or co ntributing to an increm ent violation, add itional co ntrol may be requi re d if determin ed ne ce ssary by the Tech nical Se creta ry.

(vi) If the Techni cal Secreta ry rescin d s a permit un der this para g ra ph, the publi csh all b e given ad eq uate noti c e o fthe resci ssi on. Publication of a n

anno un ceme nt of re scissi on in a n e ws pape r of gen eral ci rculatio n in th e affected regi on withi n 60 days of th e re scission shall be consi dere d adeq uate noti c e.

8. Re serve d

.

9. Re serve d

.

10. Re serve d

.

11. The follo win g sp ecifi cp r ovi s ion s apply t o proje c ts at existing emission s units at a major station a ry sou r ce (other than p r oje c ts at a sou r ce with a plantwid e appli c ability limitation [PAL]) in circu m stan ce s where the r e i s a rea s o n a b le possibility that a project that is not a part of a major modification may result in a signifi cant e m issi on s in crease and th e ow n e r o r operator el e c ts to u s e t he
method speci f ied in items (b)38. (i)(I) thro ugh (III) of thi s paragraph for calculating proje c ted a c t ual emissio n s.

(i) Before begi n n ing actu al constructio n of the proj ect, t he o w n e r o r operator
shall d o cume nt and mainta in a record of the followin g informatio n:

(I) A descriptio n of the proje c t;

(II) Identification of the emi ssi ons uni t(s) whose emi s sio n s of a re gula t ed NSR poll u tan tcould be aff e cted by the proje c t; and

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(III) A descri p tion of the appli c abilit y test used to determine that the proje c t is nota major mo dification fo r any reg u late d NSR pollut ant,
inclu d ing th e ba seli ne actual emi ssions, th e projecte d a c tu al
emiss i ons

, the amount of emiss i on s ex c l uded under it em (b)38.(i)(III) of this p a ra g r aph and an explanatio n for why su ch a m ou nt wa s exclud ed, an d any netting cal c ulatio ns, i fapplica b le.

(ii) If the emi ssi ons unit i s an existing el ectri c utility steam generat i ng unit,
before begin n ing a c tual constructio n , t he owner or operator shall provide a copy of the in formation set out in sub-pa rt (a)11.(i ) of this pa rag r ap h to the
Tech nical Se creta ry. Not h ing i n thi s sub-p a rt (a )11

. (ii) shall be con s tru e d to require the owne r or op erato rof such a unit to obtain any determinatio n from the Te chnical Secret ary before be ginnin g actu a l con s tru c tion

.

(iii) The owne r or operato rsh a ll monito r the emissi on s of any regulate d NSR pollutant that coul d increa se as a resultof the proje c t and that is e m itted by any emission s unit identified in item (a)11. (i)(II) of this para g ra ph; an d
cal c ulate a n d maintain a reco rd of the annu al emi s sions, in ton s per yea r

on a calen d a ryea rb a si s, for a pe riod of 5 yea r s fol l owin g resum p tion of regul ar op era t ions after th e chan ge, or for a period of 10 years followin g resumptio n o fregula rope ration s after the ch ang e if the proje c t in cre a ses the de sign ca pacity or pot ential to emitof that regul ated NS R pol lutant at

su ch emi ssi o n s unit

.

(iv) If the unit is an existing electri c utility steam generat ing unit, the owner o r operator sh al l sub m it a re port to th e T e ch nical Se cretary within 60 day s after the e nd of each year durin g wh ich records m u stbe ge nerate d und er sub

- pa rt (a)1 1.(ii) of thi s p a rag r a ph setting out the u n it’s an nual e m issi on s durin g the cal enda r year th at prec ede d submissio n of the repo rt.

(v) If the unit is an existing u n it other than an electri cu t ility steam generating unit, the own e r or o perator shall submit a repo rt to the Technical Secretary
if the ann ual emission s, in tons pe r yea r , from th e p r oject id entifie d in sub

part (a )1 1.(i) of this par ag raph, exce ed the baseli ne actual e m issi ons (a s documented and m a int a ined pursuant to item (a)11.(i )(III) of this

para g raph ) b ya significa nt amount (as d e fined i n part (b)24. of this

para g raph ) f o r that reg u l a ted NS R p o llutant, and ifsu ch emissi ons differ
from the preco n structio n proj ection as d o cumen t ed and ma intained pursuant to item (a)11.(i )(III) of th is paragraph. S u ch report shall be
submitted to the Te ch nical Secreta ry wi thin 60 day s after the en d of su ch year. The rep o rt shall cont ain the followi ng:

(I) The name, a ddre s s and teleph one nu mber of the major statio n a ry

sou r c e ;

(II) The a nnual e m issi on s a s calcul ated p u rsua nt to su b-part (a)11.(iii) of this parag rap h ; and

(III) Any other information thatthe ow ner or operator wis hes to inc l ude in the rep o rt ( e.g., an explan ation a s to why the emissi ons differ fro m the pre c on struction p r oje c t i on).

12. The owner o rope rator of the sou r ce shall make the information required to b e documente d and mai n tain ed pu rsuant to part (a)1 1. of this pa rag r aph availa ble

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for revie wu p on requ est fo r in spe c tion b ythe Techni cal Secreta ry or the gen era l publi c

.

(b) Definition s. As used in t h is pa ra gra p h, all terms not defined herei n shall have the
meanin g give n them in Ch apter 12 00 -0 3-02.

1. “Majo rstation a ry sou r ce” m ean s:

(i) Any of the fol l owin g statio n a ry sour ce s, whi c h e m it or have the pot ential to emit, 100 tons per yea ror more of a reg u lated NS R p o llutant.

(I) Fossil-fu el fired steam el e c tri cplants o fmore than 250 million BTU pe r hou r heat input.

(II) Munici pal in cine rato rs (o r com b inatio ns the r eof) cap able of

cha r gin g more than 250 to ns of refu se p e r day.

(III) Foss il-fuel boilers (or c o mbi nations thereof) totaling more than

250 million B T U pe r hou r heat input.

(IV) Petroleum storage and transfe r facilities with a total storage

cap a city exce eding 3 00,00 0 barrel s

.

(V) Coal clea ning plants (with therm a l drye rs)

(VI) Kraft pulp mills

(VII) Portland cem ent plants

(VIII) Primary z i nc s m elters

(IX) Iron and steel mill plants

(X) Primary alumi num ore red u c tion pla n ts

(XI) Primary copp er sm elters

(XII) Hydroflu ori c acid pl ants

(XIII) Sulfuric ac id plants

(XIV) Nitricac id plants

(XV) Petroleum ref i nerie s

(XVI) Lime plant s

(XVII) Phosp hate ro ck p r o c e ssi ng plants

(XVIII) Cok e oven batteries

(XIX) Sulfur re cov e ryplants

(XX) Carbon bl ack plants (fu r na ce process)

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(XXI) Primary lead s m elters

(XXII) Fuel co nversi on plant s

(XXIII) Sintering plants

(XXIV) Secon d a ry metal prod uctio n plants

(XXV) Chemic al proc es s plants

(XXVI) Tac o nite ore proc es s i ng plants

(XXVII) Glass fiber p r oce s sing pl an ts

(XXVIII) Charcoal produc tion plant s

(ii) Notwith s tan d i ng the statio nary so urce size spe c ifie d in subp art (b)1.(i) of this p a ra gra p h , any stationary sou r ce whi c h e m its or h a s the p o tential to emit, 250 tons per yea ror more of a reg u lated NS R p o llutant.

(iii) Any physical cha nge that woul d occu r at a stationary s ource not otherwise qualifying un der p a rt (b )1. as a maj o r stationary sou r ce if the ch an ge wo uld

c o ns titute a major s t ationary s o urc e byits e lf.

2. “Majo rmodifi cation ” mea n s any physi cal cha nge in or ch ang e in the method o f operation of a majo r statio nary sou r ce t hat would re sult in a sig n ificant emissio n s increa se (a s defined i n part (b)3 4. o fthis pa rag r aph) of a re gulated NSR pollutant(as defined in p a rt (b )47. of this parag raph); a nd a significant net
emission s in crea se of that pollutant from the major sta t ionary so urce.

(i) A physical ch ange o rch an ge in the method of ope rati on sh all not inclu de:

(I) Routin e main tenan ce, rep a ir, or re place m ent;

(II) Use of an al ternative fuel or ra w mat e rial by rea s on of any order

unde r se ction 2(a) an d (b ) of the Energy Supply and Environme n ta l
Coo r din a tion Act of 197 4 (o r any superse ding l egisl ation) or by

rea s on of a natural g a s curtailme n t plan pursu ant to an appli c a b le federal statute;

(III) Use of an alternative fuel by reas on of an order or rule under s e ction
125 of the Cl ean Air Act;

(IV) Use of an alt e rnative fu el at a stea m g enerating u n i tto the extent that the fuel is gen erate d from muni cip a l solid wa ste as dete r min e d by the Tenne ssee Divi sion of Solid Waste Manage me nt.

(V) Use of an alternative fuel or ra w mat e rial by a stationary source

whi c h the so urce wa s cap able of a c co mmodatin g b e fore Ja nua ry 6, 1975, unl ess su ch chan g e woul d be prohi bited unde r a leg a lly
enforcea b le p e rmit conditio n whi c h wa s establi s h ed a fter Ja nua ry 6, 1975, or un der re gulatio ns of thi s Divisio n 1 2 0 0 -03, or un de r regul ation s approved bythe En viro nmental Pro t ection Age n cy
pursua n t to 40 CFR 51.16 0-51.1 66;

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(VI) An increa se in the h ours of ope ration or in the p r odu ction rat e

, unle s s such cha nge wo ul d be prohibit ed u nde r a le gally enfo r ce able permit co ndit i on whi c h was esta blishe d after Janu ary 6, 1975, or
unde r re gulati ons of this Di vision 12 00-0 3

.

(VII) Any chang e in own e rship at a stationary source.

(VIII) Res e rved.

(IX) The i n stallati on, op eration

, ce ssation, or rem o val of a tem p o r ary clea n coal t e ch nolo g y d e mon s tratio n proj ect, p r ovided th at the projec t c o mplies with:

I. The State Im plementatio n Plan for th e State in which the p r oj ect is located, an d

II. Other re qui re ments ne ce ssaryto attain and maintain the natio nal
ambient air quality stan d a rd s d u rin g t he p r oje c t a nd after it is

terminated.

(X) The install a tion or ope rati on of a perm anent cle an coal technol o g y demon stratio n proj ect thatcon s titutes re-po w e r ing, p r ovided that t he proje c t d o e s not result in an in crea se i n the potenti a l to e m it of any regul ated poll u tant emitted by t he unit. T h is exemptio n shall apply on a pollutant-by-polluta nt basis.

(ii) This d e finitio n shall not a pply with re spect to a p a rticular reg u la ted NSR pollutant wh en the maj o r station a ry source i s complying with the requi rem ents und er su bpa rag r ap h (s) o fthis p a ra gra ph for a PALfor tha t pollutant. In stead, the defin ition at sub

- p a rt (s)2.(viii) o fthis paragra ph shal l apply.

3. Major sou r ce s and mo difications for o z o ne

(i) A source tha tis major for either volatile orga nic co mpoun ds o r nitroge n oxides shall b e con s id ere d major for o z o ne.

(ii) Any signifi ca nt emissio n s increa se from any emi ssi on s unit s or n e t
emission s in crea se at a m ajor stationa ry source th at is si gnifica nt for eithe r volatile orga nic comp ou nds o rnitro gen oxide s shall b e co nsid ere d signifi cant for ozon e.

4. Netemis sio n incr ea se s

( i ) “ N e te m is s i on s in cr ea se ” me an s

, w i th re sp ec t to a n y r e gu la te d N S R pollutant emit ted by a maj o r stationa ry sou r ce, the a m ount by wh ich th e sum of the fol l owin g excee d s zero:

(I) The incre a se in emissi on s from a pa rticula rphy sical chang e o r cha nge in t he method of operati o n at a stationary so urce, as cal c ulate d pu rsu ant to part(c)4. of this parag ra ph; an d

(II) Any other in crea se s an d d e crea se s in a c tual emi s sio n s at the maj o r stationa ry so urce that are cont e m po raneo us with the parti cul a r

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cha nge and are otherwi se creditabl e. Baselin e a c tu al emi ssi ons for

cal c ulatin g in cre a ses an d decrea s e s un der thi s item (b)4.(i)(II) sh all
be dete r min ed a s provided in part(b)45., except that item s (b)45.(i )(III) and (b)45.(ii )(I V) of this paragraph shall not apply.

(ii) An increa se or d e crea se in actu al emi s sion s i s cont empo ran eou s with the
increa se from the particul a r chan ge only if it occurs be tween:

(I) The d a te five years befo r e a comp lete d appli c ation f o r the pa rticu l ar cha nge i s su bmitted; and

(II) The date thatthe incre a se from the pa rticula rch ang e occurs.

(iii) An increase or decrease in ac tual emi s si ons i s creditable only if:

(I) It occu rs within the five years p r ior to the date a compl e ted appli c ation fo r the parti cula r cha nge i s submitted; and

(II) The T e chni cal Se creta ry has not reli e d on it in issuing a p e rmitfor

the sou r ce u nder reg u lati ons a p p r ove d pursu ant to this rule, wh ich permit is i n effect whe n the incre a se in actual emi ssi on s from t h e particula r ch a nge o c curs; and

(III) Res e rved.

(iv) An increa se or de crea se i n actu al emi ssi on s of sulf ur dioxid e, particul a te matter, or nit r oge n oxide s that occu rs before th e ap plica b le mino r so urce baseline dat e is creditab l e only if it is requi red to be con s idere d i n cal c ulatin g the amou nt of maximum allowa ble i n crea se s re maining
available.

(v) An incre a se i n a c tual emission s i s credit able only to t he extent th at the n e w level of actual emissi on s excee d s the ol d level.

(vi) A decrea s e in actual emi ssi ons i s credita ble only to the extent that:

(I) The old l e ve l of actual emission s o r the old lev e l of allo wa ble
emission s, which e ver i s lowe r, exce e d s the n e w level of actu al
emission s;

(II) It is enfo r cea b le a s a pract i cal m a tter at and afte r the time that a c tu al

con s tru c tion on the parti cu lar ch ang e be gins; an d

(III) It has approximately the same qu alitative significance for public

health and welfare as t hat attribute d to the increa se from t he particula r ch a nge; and

(IV) Re serv e d

.

(vii) An increa se t hat re sults from a phy sica l chan ge at a sou r ce o c cu rs whe n the emission s unit on wh ich con s tru c tion occu rre d become s op eration a l and begi ns t o emit a particula r pollut ant. Any re placement u n it that requi re s sha k ed own be comes op era t ional only after a rea s on ab l e sha k e d o w n perio d as d e termin ed b ythe Te ch n i cal S e creta ry, not to

excee d 180 d a ys.

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(viii) Sub-p a rt (b)22.(i) of this pa rag r a p h shall not apply for d e termini n g

cre d itable in crea se s and d e crea se s.

5. “Potential to emit” mean s the maximum c apa city of a stationary so urce to emit a pollutant un d e r its p h ysi c a l and op erational de sig n . Any physical or op eratio n a l
limitation on the ca pa city of the source t o emit a poll u tant, includi ng air p o llutio n control equip m ent a nd re striction s on ho urs of ope rati on o r on th e t y pe o ram oun t
of material co mbuste d, stor ed, or processed, shall be tr eated a s pa rt of its desig n if the limitation or the effe ct it would h a ve on emi s sion s is l egal ly enforceabl e. Secon d a ry e m issi on s d o not co unt in det ermi ning the pote n tia l to emit of a stationa ry so urce.

6. “Stationary source ” me an s any buildin g, st ru ctu r e, facility, or in stallation which
emits or m a y emit a regul ated NSR p o llu tant except the activities of any vessel.

7. “Building, structure, fac ilit y, or installat i on” means all of the pollutant-emitting

activities whi c h bel ong to the same in dustri a l grou ping, are lo cated on one or

more contig u ous o ra d jacent pro pertie s , and a r e u nder th e cont rol of the sa me
person (o r p e rson s un der comm on co ntrol), ex ceptthe activities of any vessel.

Pollutant-emit t ing activities shall be co nsid ere d a s part of the same ind u st ri al

grou ping if th ey belong to t he sa me “M aj or Group ” (i.e ., describe d b ythe first two digits in the cod e which i s spe c ified i n the Stan d a rd In du strial Cla s sificatio n Manual , 197 2 , as a m en de d by the 197 7 Suppl emen t (U.S. Gove rnment Pri n tin g Office sto ck n u mbe r s 4 101 -006 6 and 0 0 3 -00 5 -0017 6-0, resp ectivel y )).

8. “Emission s u n it” mea n s a n y part of a st ationary sou r ce that emit s or would hav e the potential to emit any regulate d NS R po llut ant a nd in clude s a n ele c tric utility

steam gen erating u n it a s defined in p a rt (b )52. of th is p a ra graph. Fo r p u rp oses of this p a ra graph, the r e a r e two type s ofemissio n s units a s de scribed in sub

parts (b )8.(i) and (ii ) of this parag ra ph.

(i) A new emi s sions unit is any emi s si ons unit that is (or will be) newly

con s tru c ted a nd that has e x isted for le ss than 2 years from the da te such
emission s uni t first operate d

.

(ii) An existing emissi on s unitis any emission s unit that does not meet the requi rem ents in su b-p a rt (b)8.(i ) of this para g raph. A repla c em e n t unit, as defined in part (b)33. of this par agraph, is an exis ting emissi ons unit..

9. “Co n st ru ction ” me an s a n y physi cal ch an ge o r ch ang e in the meth o d of ope ratio n (incl udin g fabrication, ere c tion, install a tion, demolition, or modif i cation of an

emission s uni t) which wo ul d result in a chang e in actu al emission s.

10. “Co mmen c e ” as appli ed t o con s tructio n of a major stationa ry source o rmaj o r modificatio n mean s that the owne r or oper ator h a s all necessa rypre c on stru cti on approvals o r permit s and e i ther ha s:

(i) Begun, or caused to be gin, a c onti nuou s program of actua l on-site

con s tru c tion of the source, to be completed withi n the time frame a s allowed in pa rt 1200 -03

- 09 -.01(4)(a)4, or

(ii) Entered into bindin g a g re ements o r co ntractu a l o b li gation s , which cann ot
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to und erta ke a p r og ram of a c tual constructio n of the sou r ce to b e compl e ted wit h in the time frame as all o wed in part 12 0 0 -03

- 0 9 -.01 (4 )(a )4.

11. “Ne c e s sa ry precon stru ctio n app rovals o rpermits” m e ans all p e rmit s or a p p r oval s requi re d und er air q uality control laws a nd reg u lation s.

12. “Begin actu a l con s tructio n ” m ean s, i n gen eral, initiation of physi cal o n -site

con s tru c tion activities o n an emi s sion s unit which a r e of a pe rm anent n a ture.
Such a c tivities inclu de, butare not limited to, installation of building suppo rts a n d
foundatio ns, laying of un derg r o und pi pew ork, an d con s tructio n of perman e n t

stora ge stru ctures. With resp ect to a chang e in met hod of o pera t ion this term
refers to th ose on -site acti vities, other t han p r ep aratory a c tivities, whi c h ma rk th e initiation of the cha nge.

13. “Pollutant” m ean s tho s e air contamin ants whi c h fall unde r the categ o rie s of

crite r ia an d non-criteria p o llutants. Cr it eria p o llutant s are those for whi c h an
ambient air q uality stan dard ha s bee n est abli s h ed. The non -crit e ria polluta nts
are ai r co nta m inants that ar e not criteri a pollutant s.

14. “Baseline a r ea” me an s any intrasta t e area (and every partthereof) n o t
desi gnate d a s a no nattai n ment area in whi c h the major sou r ce o rmajo r modificatio n establi s hi ng the mino r so urce ba seli n e date woul d con s truct or

woul d have an air qualit y impact eq ual to or greater than 1 ug/m 3 (ann ual

averag e) of the polluta nt for whi c h the minor sou r ce baseline dat e is establi s h e d

.

(i) Area red e si g nation s un de r this Divisi o n 120 0-03 cannot inte rse c t or be
smalle r tha n the area of i m pact of anymajor statio nary sou r ce or maj o r modificatio n whi c h e s tabli s he s a mino r source b a se line date or i s su bje c t to the regulati ons in thi s pa rag r ap h.

15. “Baseline d a te”:

(i) “Majo r so urce ba seli ne d a te” m ean s i n the case ofpa rticul ate matter a nd
sulfur di oxide, Ja nua ry 6, 197 5, a n d in the ca se of nitrog e n dioxid e, February 8, 1 988.

(ii) “Mino rsou r ce ba selin e da te” mea n s th e earli est d a te after the t r i gger dat e

on whi c h a major statio n a ry sou r ce o ra majo r m odificatio n su bmits a

c o mplete applic ation to the Te c h nic a l Sec r etary or to t he EPA
admini s trato r . The trigge r date is:

(I) In the ca se o fparticul a te matter and sulfur dioxide, August 7, 19 77,
and

(II) In the case of nitrogen di oxide, February8, 1988.

(iii) The baseline date i s es tabl ished for each poll u tantfor whi c h increments or other eq uival ent measures have been e s tabli s he d if:

(I) The a r e a in whi c h th e prop osed so urce o rm o dification wo uld

con s tru c t i s n o t desi gnate d as a non attainment a r ea f o r the polluta nt
on the date ofits complete appli c ation.

(II) In the case of a majo r stationary sou r ce, th e poll u tant wo uld be
emitted in signifi cant a m ounts, or, in the ca se of a m ajor

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modificatio n , there woul d be a si gnifica nt net emissi ons i n crea se of the pollutant.

16. “Baseline co nce n tration ” mean s that am bient co nce n tration level whi c h exist s in
the ba selin e area at the time of the ap plica b le mi no r sou r ce b a seline date. A
baseline con c entration i s determi ned f o r ea ch p o llut ant for whi c h a minor sou r ce baseline dat e is establi s h e d and shall in clud e:

(i) The a c tual emission s re pre s entat ive of source s in existe nce on th e appli c able m i nor sou r ce baseline d a te, except a s provided i n subp art (b)16.(iii ); an d

(ii) The all o wabl e emi ssi on s of majo r st ationary so urce s that co mmen c ed

con s tru c tion before the major so urce ba selin e d a te, but were not in operation by the appli c abl e mi nor source baseli ne dat e.

(iii) The follo wing will not b e i n clu ded i n th e ba selin e concentratio n and will affect the app licabl e maxim u m allowable increme n t increa se (s):

(I) Actual emi s sion s from any major stationa ry source on which

con s tru c tion comm en ced after the majo r sou r ce ba se line date; and

(II) Actual emi ssi ons in crea se s and de cre a s e s at any st ationary sou r ce occurrin g after the minor so urce ba selin e date.

17. “Allowable e m issi on s” m e ans th e emi s sion s rate of a station a ry source cal c ula t ed
usin g the ma ximum rated cap a city of the so u r ce (unl ess the source is subje c t to legally e n forceable limits which re stri ct t he o perating rate, o rh o u r s of op eration,
or both ) and t he most strin gent of the followin g :

(i) The appli c a b l e standa rd s under this Divisio n 120 0-03 o rin the State Implementati on Plan, inclu d ing tho s e wit h a future co mplian c e dat e; or

(ii) The emi s sio n s rate spe c ified as a l e gally enforce able pe rmit con d ition
establi s h ed p u rsuantto thi s Rule 1 200 -03-0 9 -.0 1 , in cludi ng th ose with a future compli ance date.

18. “Leg ally enforcea b le” m ean s all limitat ion s and con d itions whi c h a r e enforcea b le by the Techni cal Secretary and the EPA Admi nistrator, including those under thi s Divisio n 1 200 -3 and the State Implem en tation Plan, a nd a n y p e rmitre quireme nts
establi s h ed p u rsuant to this Rul e 120 0-03-0 9 -.0 1

.

19. “Second ary emission s” mean s emi s si on s whi c h occu r a s a re sult of the

con s tru c tion or ope ration of a major st ati onary source or maj o r modificatio n , but
do n o t come from th e m ajor stationa ryso urce or m ajor modifi cat i on itself. Fo r the purpo se of this rule, se con dary e m issi on s mu st be spe c ific, well d e fin ed, quantifiable, and imp a ct t he same g e neral are a a s the statio n a ry so urce o r modificatio n whi c h cau s e s the se con dary emi s sio n s. Second a ry emissio n s include emi ssions from any offsite supp ort facility whi c h would not otherwise be

con s tru c ted or incre a se its emissio n s exc ept a s a result of the con s tru c tion or operation ofthe m ajo r stationa ry so ur ce or maj o r m odification. Se con d a ry emission s d o not inclu d e any emissio n s which co me dire ctly from a mo bil e

sou r ce, su ch as emi ssi on s from the tai l pi pe of a mo tor vehicl e, from a train, o r from a vessel

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20. “Innovative control technol ogy ” m ean s a n y syste m of air pollution control that h a s not been ad equately de monst r ated i n pra c tice, b u t would hav e a sub s tant ial
likeliho od of achi eving gre a ter continuo us emi s sion s redu ction th an any co ntrol system in current practi ce or of achi evin g at least co mparable red u ction s at lower

co st in terms of energy, economi cs, o r n on-ai r qu ality environ menta l impacts.

21. “Fugitive e m i ssi on s” m ean s tho s e emission s whi c h coul d not re aso nably p a ss throug h a stack, chimn e y, vent, roof m onitor, or o t her fu nctio n a lly equival e nt openi ng.

22. “Actual emi s sion s” me an s the a c tual rate of e m i ssi on s of a regul ated NS R pollutant f r o m an emi s sio n s unit, a s d e termin ed i n accordan ce with sub p a rts (i) throug h (iii ) belo w , exce pt that this definition sh all not applyfor cal c ulati n g wheth e r a sig n ificant emi ssions in crea se has o c curre d , or for e s ta blishi ng a PAL
unde r subp aragra ph (s) of this pa rag r a p h . In stead, p a rts (b )38. an d (b )45. of thi s
para g raph sh all apply for those purpo se s.

(i) In general, actual emission s as of a p a rti c ula rdate sh all equal the averag e rate, in tons p e r year, at wh ich the u n it actually emitte d the pollutan tduring

a co nsecutive 24 -month perio d which pre c e d e s th e pa rticul ar date an d

whi c h is re pre s entative of normal source o p e ration. Th e Techni cal Secretary m a y allow t h e use of a different ti me pe riod upon a determi nation that it is m o re rep r e s e n t ative of normal source o peratio n. Actual emi s sions shall b e cal c ulat e d using the unit’s a c tual operatin g hours, produ ction rate s, and types of material s p r ocesse d, stored, o r comb uste d d u ring the sele cted time pe ri od.

(ii) The T e ch nical Secreta ry may pres u m e that sou r ce -spe cific allowabl e emission s for the unit are e quivalent to the actu al emi ssi on s of the unit.

(iii) For any emi ssi on s unit that has notbegun normal ope ratio n s on th e particula r dat e, actu al emi ssi on s shall e qual th e pote n tial to emit o fthe unit
on that date.

23. “Co m plete ” m ean s, in refe rence to an ap plicatio n for a pe rmit, that t he a ppli c atio n contai ns all the info rm ation n e cessary fo r proce s sing th e ap plicatio n. De sign ating an ap plicatio n co mplete fo r pu rpo s e s of permit pro c e ssi ng d o e s n o t

pre c lud e the Techni cal S e cretary from req u e s ting or a c ceptin g any a ddition al
information.

24. “Significant” mean s, in ref e ren c e to a n e t emission s i n crea se o rth e potential of a

sou r ce to e m it any of the followi ng p o llu tants, a rate of emi ssi ons th at wo u l d equal o rexce ed any of the followin g rate s:

(i) Pollutant and Emissi on s Ra te

(I) Carbon m ono xide: 100 tons per yea r(tp y )

(II) Nitrog en oxid es: 40 tpy

(III) Sulfur dioxide: 40 tpy

(IV) Particul ate m a tter: 25 tpy of particulat e matter emi ssi on s; 15 tp y of

PM 10 emissi ons.

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(V) Ozon e : 40 tpy of either volatile orga nic co mpoun ds o rnitroge n oxides.

(VI) Lead (elem e n t al): 0.6 tpy

(VII) Fluorides : 3 t p y

(VIII) Sulfuricac id mis t: 7 tpy

(IX) Total red u ced sulfur (i ncl u d i ng H 2 S ) : 10 tpy

(X) Red u ced sulfur co mpo und s (in c ludi ng H 2 S): 10 tpy

(XI) Munici pal waste comb u s tor o r ga nics (m ea sured as total te trathroug h o c ta- chlo rinate d diben zo -p -dio xins an d dibe nzofu r an s): 3

. 2

x 10 -6 meg a g r am s per yea r(3.5 x 10 -6 tpy).

(XII) Munici pal wa ste comb usto r metal s ( m ea s u r e d as partic u la te ma tte r ) : 15 tpy

(XIII) Munic i pal was t e c o mbus tor ac id gas e s (meas u red as s u lfur dioxide and hydroge n chlori de ): 36 megag ram s per yea r(40 t p y)

(XIV) Ozo ne d eplet ing sub s tan c es (li s ted und er Se ction 6 0 2 of the fede ral
Clea n Air Act): 40 tpy

(XV) Hydro gen sul f ide: 10 tpy

(XVI) Munici pal soli d wa ste landf ill emission s (mea su red a s non -meth a ne
orga nic com p ound s): 50 tp y

(ii) “Significant” mean s, in referen c e to a net emi s sions i n crea se or th e potential of a sou r ce to emit a regulated NS R pollutant subje c t to regul ations ofEPA under t he Cl ean Ai r Act and that subpart (b)24(i) and part (b )46 d o not list, any emissi on s rate

.

(iii) Notwithstandi ng subpart (b)24.(i ), “signifi cant” means any emi ssions rate or any net emi s sion s in crea se asso ciate d with a m ajor stationa ry source or major mo dification, which woul d con s truct within 10 kilomete rs of a Class I

area an d hav e an i m pa ct on su ch a r e a equ al to o r greate rth an 1 ug/m 3
(24

- ho ur ave r age).

25. “Fed eral L a n d Manag er” mean s, with re sp ect to any lands in the United States, the Secretaryof the depart m ent wi th aut hority over su ch lan d s.

26. “Hig h terrain ” mean s any area having an elevatio n 900 feet o r more above t he
base of the stack of a sou r ce.

27. “Lo wterrain ” mean s any area other tha n high terrain.

28. “Adverse im pact on vi sibilit y” means visi bility impairm ent whi c h i n terferes with the

manag eme n t, prote c tion, pre s ervatio n or enj oyment of the visitors visual experie nce ofthe Fe de ral Cla s s I area. This dete r mi nation m u st be ma de on a

ca se-by-ca se ba sis ta kin g i n to a c count t he ge og rap h i cextent, inte nsity, duratio n,

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freque ncy an d time of visi bility impairm ents, an d ho w the s e fa cto r s co rrelate with
the times of visitor use of the Federal Cla ss I are a , and with the frequen cy a n d timing of natural conditions that reduce visibility.

29. “Volatile orga nic compo u n d s (VO C )” m ean s any co mpoun d of carbo n , exclud ing carbon monoxide, carbon di oxide, carbonic acid, metallic carbides or carbonates,
and amm oni um ca rbo nat e, whi c h pa rtic ipate s in atmosp he ric photo c hemi c al

rea c tion s.

(i) This in clude s any su ch o r gani c com p o und othe r tha n the follo win g , whi c h
have bee n determi ned t o have ne g ligible ph oto c hemi c al re activity: methane; e t hane; met h ylene chlo ri de (di c hlo r ometh ane ); 1,1,1-
trichlo r o e than e (m ethyl chlorofo rm ); 1,1,2-tri c hlo r o

- 1,2,2-t r ifluoroethan e (CF C -113 ); trichlo r oflu orom ethan e (CFI-11); dichlo rodifl uoro m etha ne (CF C -12 ) ; ch lorodiflu o ro m e thane (HCF C-2 2 ); trifluo r omethan e (HFC-23); 1,2-di chlo ro 1,1,2,2-tetrafl uoro e t han e (CFC-1 14); chloro pentaflu oroeth ane (CF C -115 ); 1,1,1-triflu oro 2,2

- di chloro ethan e (HCFC-12 3); 1,1,1,2-
tetrafluoroeth ane (HFC-1 3 4a); 1,1-di chl o ro 1

- fluoroe thane (HCF C-1 41b );

1-chlo ro 1,1-difl uoro e than e (HCF C-142b ); 2

- chl o ro-1,1,1, 2

- tetrafluoroeth ane (HCF C-124); p entaf luoro e than e (HF C -125 ); 1,1,2,2-
tetrafluoroeth ane (HF C -1 34); 1,1,1- trifluoroeth ane (HF C -1 43a ); 1,1-
difluoro e than e (HF C -152 a); parachlor oben zotriflu oride (PCBT F ); cyclic,

bran ch ed, or line a r compl e tely methylated siloxane s; aceto ne; perchlo ro ethylene (te t rachl o roethy l ene); 3

, 3-dichlo ro-1,1,1,2,2- pentafluo r op ropan e (HCFC-225 ca ); 1,3-dichl o ro -1,1,2 ,2,3- pentafluo r op ropan e (HCF C-2 2 5 c b ) ; 1,1, 1,2,3,4,4,5,5,5-de caflu o ropenta n e (HF C -43

- 10m ee); difluoro m ethane (HFC -32); ethy lfluoride (HF C -1 61 ); 1,1,1,3,3,3-h e xafluoro p rop ane (HF C -2 3 6 fa); 1,1,2,2,3-pe ntafluo r o p rop ane (HF C -245 ca ); 1,1,2,3, 3-p entafluorop ro pane (H F C -245 ea ); 1, 1,1,2,3

- pentafluo r op ropan e (HF C -245 eb ); 1, 1

, 1,3,3-pentafl uoro p ropan e (HFC245fa); 1, 1,1,2,3,3-hex afluoro p ropa ne (HFC-236e a); 1

, 1,1,3,3- pentafluo r ob u t ane (HFC-3 65mfc); ch lo rofluo rometh ane (HCF C-31); 1-

chlo ro -1-flu oroethan e (HCF C-15 1a); 1, 2-di chl o ro- 1 ,1,2-triflu o roeth a n e (HCF C-1 23a ); 1,1,1, 2,2,3,3,4,4-no naflu or o

- 4-methoxy-butane (C 4 F 9 OCH 3 ); 2-(difluorome t hoxymethyl)-1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluo r op ropan e (( CF 3 ) 2 CFC F 2 OCH 3 ); 1-e t hoxy-1,1,2,2,3,3, 4,4,4-no n a fluoro butan e (C 4 F 9 OC 2 H 5 ); 2-(eth oxydifluoro m ethy l)-1,1,1,2,3,3, 3 -he p tafluo ro prop ane (( CF 3 ) 2 CFC F 2 OC 2 H 5 ); meth yl acetate; 1, 1,1,2, 2,3,3-h eptafluoro-3-methoxyprop ane (n -C 3 F 7 OCH 3 , HFE–7 000 ); 3-eth o xy-1, 1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6-
dode caflu o ro -2-(t rifluorome t hyl) hex an e (HFE– 7 5 00); 1,1,1, 2,3,3,3- heptafluo r op ropan e (HFC 227ea ); m e thyl format e (HCO OCH3); a n d perfluo ro ca rb on com pou nd s whi c h fall in to these cl asses:

(I) Cycli c , bran ched, or line a r, completely fluorin ated al kane s;

(II) Cycli c , bran ched, or lin ea r, co mpl e tely fluorinated ethers with no unsaturatio ns;

(III) Cycli c , branched, or li near, com p letelyfluorinated tertiary ami n es with no un sat u ration s; and

(IV) Sulfur co ntai ning pe rfluo r oca r bo ns with no un saturations a nd with
sulfur b ond s only to carb o n and fluori n e

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(ii) For purposes of determining compli ance with emissions limits, VOC will be

measured by the te st met hod s in the a pprove d Stat e imple m enta t ion pla n (SIP) or 40 CFR pa rt 60, Appen dix A, as applicable. Whe r e su ch a method
also me asure s com pou nd s with negligib le photochem ical re activity, these negligibility-re active com p o und s may be exclud ed as VOC if the amount of

su ch comp ou nds i s a c cura tely quantif ied, and such exclu s ion i s approved by the Techni cal Secreta ry.

(iii) As a precondition to excl uding thes e compounds as VOC or at any time
thereafte r, th e Te ch nical Secretary m a y req u ire an own e r or op erato rto provide mo ni toring or test ing meth od s and re sults d e mon s tratin g, to the
satisfa c tion o fthe Te chni cal Secret a ry, the am ount of negligi b ly-reactive

comp oun ds i n the sou r ce’ s emissio n s.

(iv) For pu rpo s e s of enforce ment for a spe c ific sou r ce, the testmethods

spe c ified in t hese regul ations, i n the a pprove d SIP, or i n a pe rm it issued

pursua n t to these regul atio ns shall be u s ed.

(v) The follo win g com pou nd(s) are VO C f o r p u rp oses of all re co rd kee p ing,
emission s re porting, phot och e mical di spe r si on mo deling and i n ventory requi rem ents which appl y to VOC and sh all be uniqu ely identified in emission rep o rts, but are not VO C for purpo ses of VOC emission s limitations o rVOC content r equi rem ents: t-butyl acetat e.

30. “Di s pe rsion techni que ” shall h a ve t he me anin g as p r ovide d in Ch apt er 1200 -03

- 24.

31. “Goo d engi n eerin g practi ce” (GEP) s hall have th e meanin g as provided in
Cha p ter 12 00 -03

- 24.

32. “Welfare ” all l angu age refe rrin g to effe ct s on welfare inclu d e s , but is not limite d to, effects on soil s, water, crop s, v egetation, m anmad e mat e rial s, anima ls, wildlife, weat her, visi bility, and clim ate, dama ge to a nd d e terio r ati on of p r o pert y

, and ha za rd s to transp o rt ation, as wel l as effect s on economi cvalues an d on

person a l com f ort and well-being, wheth e r ca u s ed by transfo rmati on, co nversio n

, or co mbin atio n with other a i r pollutant s.

33. “ Re pla c em en t unit” means an emission s unit for whi c h all the crit eria liste d in
sub

- pa rts (b) 33.(i) th roug h (iv ) of this p a rag r a ph are met. No credi table emissio n redu ction s sh all be ge nerated from shutti ng do wn the existing emi s sion s unit tha t is repl aced.

(i) The emi s sion s unit i s a re constructe d u n i t within the meanin g of p a rt 54. of this subp ara g r aph, o rthe emission s u n i t completely take s the pl a c e of a n existing emi s sion s unit.

(ii) The e m ission s u n it is i dent ical to or fu nctionally equiv a lent to the repla c e d
emission s uni t.

(iii) The replacement does not change the basi cdesi gn par ameter(s) of the

p r oc es s un it.

(iv) The repl ace d emission s unit is permanently re moved from the major
stationa ry so urce, otherwi se pe rman en tly disabled, or perman ent ly barred from op eratio n by a p e rmitthat is e n forcea ble a s a p r acti cal m a tter. If the

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repla c e d emi ssi on s unit i s bro ught b a ck into o p e r ati on, it shall co nstitute a
new emi s sion s unit.

34. “Significant emission s in cre a se” me a n s, for a re gulated NS R pollutant, a n increa se in emission s th at is si gnific ant (a s d e fined in part(b)24. of t h i s
para g raph ) for that pollutan t.

35. Re serve d

.

36. “Pollution p r e v ention” me a n s any a c tivi ty that through pro c e ss ch ange s, pro d u c t
reform ulation or rede sig n , or sub s titution of le ss poll u ting raw mate rial s, eliminate s or redu ce s the relea s e of ai r pollutants (i nclu ding fugit i ve emissi on s)

and othe r pol lutants to the environm entprior to recy cling, tre a tme n t, or disp osa l ; it does n o t mean recy cling (othe rthan certai n “in

- p r oce s s re cycli ng” p r a c tice s),

energy re cov e ry, treatmen t, or dispo s al.

37. Re serve d

.

38. “Proje cted a c tual emi s sion s” mea n s the maximum a nnual rate, in tons p e r yea r

, at whi c h an e x isting emi s si ons unit i s p r ojecte d to e m it a re gulate d NSR polluta nt in any one of the 5 years (12-m onth pe ri od) follo wing the date the unit resume s regul ar ope ra tion after th e proj ect, o ri n any o ne of the 1 0 yea r s follo wing th at date, if the project involve s increa sing th e emis sio n s unit ’ s de sig n cap a cit yor it s potential to emit that regulated NSR p o l l utant, and full utilization of the unit woul d
result in a sig n ificant emi ssions i n crea se , or a signifi cant net emi ssions i n crea se at the major stationary so urce.

(i) In determinin g the proje c t ed actu al emissi on s und er pa rt (b)3 8

. of this

para g raph (b efore b egin n i ng a c tual con s tru c tion ), the own e r o ro p e rato r of the major stationary sou r ce :

(I) Shall consider all rel e vantinform ation, including butnot limited t o

, histori c al op e r ational data, the comp an y’s o w n rep r ese n tation s, the

comp any’s e x pected b u si ness a c ti vity and the co mpany’s hi gh est proje c tion s ofbusi n e ss a c t i vity, t he com pany’s filing s with the State

or Fed e ral re gulatory a u th orities, a nd complian c e plans u nde r th e approved pla n ; and

(II) Shall incl ude fugitive emissi on s to the extent q uantifiable a n d
emission s a s so ciated with startu p s , sh utdowns, an d malfunctio n s; and

(III) Shall exc l ude, in c a lculating anyincreas e in emiss i ons that results from the pa rticula rproje c t, that portion of the unit’s emissio n s followin g the proje c t that a n existing uni t could have accomm odat e d
durin g the consecutive 24-mo nth peri od use d to establish the
baseline a c tu al emission s under p a rt (b)45. of this para g raph an d
that are also unrel ated to the particular proje c t, includin g any increa sed utili zation d ue to prod uct de ma nd gro w th; or,

(IV) In lieu of us ing the method s e tout in items (b)(38.(i)(I ) through (III) of this p a ra gra p h , may ele c tto u s e the emission s un it’s pote n tial to emit, in tons per yea r , as d e fined un der part (b )5. of this pa rag r a p h

.

39. Re serve d

.

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40. “Preventio n o fSignificant Deteri orat ion Program” (PSD) prog ram mean s a maj o r

sou r ce preconstructio n permit prog ram that ha s bee n app roved by the Administrator and incorp orated into t he State Implementatio n Plan (SIP) to impleme n t the req u iremen ts of 40 CFR 51.166. Any permit i s sued unde r such a
prog ram i s a major NSR p e rmit.

41. “Co n tinuo us emission s m onitorin g syst em (CEMS)” mean s all of the eq uipme n t that may be required to m eet the data acq u isitio n an d availability requireme nts of

this sectio n, to sam p le, co ndition (if a p p licabl e), an al yze, and prov ide a record of

emission s on a contin uou s basi s

.

42. “Predi ctive e m issi on s mo nitoring syst e m (PEMS)” mean s all ofthe equi pm ent

necessa ry to monitor pro c e ss and co ntro l d e vice operational p a ram e ters (f or example, co ntrol devi c e se con dary v o lt age s an d electri ccu rre nts) and oth e r informatio n (for example, gas flow ra te, O 2 or CO 2 conce n tration s ), a nd
cal c ulate an d re co rd th e ma ss emi ssi on s rate (for example

, lb/hr) on a
cont in uou s b a si s.

43. “Co n tinuo us para m eter m onitorin g syst em (CPMS)” mean s all of the eq uipm e n t

necessa ry to meet the d a ta a c qui sitio n and availa bility requi re ments of thi s
para g raph, t o monito r proce s s a nd cont rol device ope ration al para m eters (for example, co ntrol devi c e se con dary v o lt age s an d electri ccu rre nts) and oth e r informatio n (f or exa m ple, gas flow rate , O 2 or CO 2 co ncentrations), an d to
record avera ge ope ration a l param etervalue(s) on a continuo us b a s is.

44. “Co n tinuo us emission s ra te monito ri n g sy st e m ( C E R MS )” m ean s t he t o t a l equipm ent re quire d for th e determinati on an d re co rding of the p o llutant ma ss emission s rate (in term s of mass pe r unitof time).

45. “Baseline act ual emi ssi on s” m ean s the ra te of e m ission s, in ton s per ye ar, of a regul ated NS R p o llutant, as dete r mine d in acco rd a n ce with sub

- pa rts (b )45. (i) throug h (iv) o fthis parag ra ph.

(i) For any existing electri c utility steam generating unit, baselin e actual
emission s m ean s the averag e rate, in tons per y ear, at which the unit actually e m itted the poll u tant duri ng any co nsecu t ive 24-mo nth pe riod
sele cted by the o w ne r or operator wit h in the 5

- ye ar pe rio d im mediately

pre c edi ng wh en the own e r or operator begin s actu al con s tru c tion of the proje c t. The Tech nical S e cretary shall allow th e use of a differe nt time perio d upo n a determi nati on that it is more rep r e s ent ative of norm a l sou r ce operation.

(I) The avera g e rate shall inclu de fu gitive emi ssi on s to the exte nt quantifiable, and emi s sio n s a s soci at e d with sta rtu ps, sh utdo wns, and malfun cti ons.

(II) The ave r ag e rate shall b e adju s ted d o w n w ard to e x clude any n oncompli ant e m issi on s that occurre d whil e the so urce wa s ope rati ng above a n em issi on limitati on that wa s l egally enfo r ceable duri ng the

con s e c utive 2 4 -mo n th peri od.

(III) For a regul ated NSR pol l utant, w hen a project involves multiple
emission s un its, one co nsecutive 24 -m onth peri od must be u s e d to
determi ne th e baseline a c tual emi s sio n s for the e m issi on s unit s

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being chan ge d. Howeve r, the Tec hni cal Secretary is autho rized to
allow the u s e of multiple , pollutant specifi cco nse c utive 24 -mo n th
baseline s in determi ning t he ma gnitude of a si gnifica nt net emi ssi on s increase and the appli c ability of major new source review requi rem ents if all of the followin g co nditions a r e met:

I. Con s tru c tion of a n e w sou r ce o rm odification woul d b e com e subj ect to major new sou r ce review if a sin g l e 2-yea r baseline i s used for all poll u tants.

II. One or mo re poll u tants were emitted du ring such 2-ye ar perio d in a m ounts th at were le ss than otherwise p e rmitted
for re ason s other th an o peratio ns at a lower prod uction or utilization rate. Qualifying ex amples include, but are not limited to, the voluntary use of:

A. a cle ane r fu el than othe rwi s e p e rmitt ed in a fuel

burni ng op eration (e.g., na tural ga s inst ead of coal in a multi-fuel boiler),

B. a coatin g wit h a lower V O C conte n t than othe rwise permitted in a coating o peration,

C. a voluntary improvem ent in the control efficiency of an air poll u tion co ntrol device o rthe voluntary
addition of a control d e vice where o ne did not exist before, an d

D. alternate p r o ductio n met hod s, ra w material s, o r prod uct s thatre sult i n lo wer emi s sion s of one o r

mo r e po llu ta nts

.

III. U s e of alter n ate 2- yearbas e lines forthe pollutants desc r i bed
in subitem II above woul d re sultin th e con s tru c tio n of the

new source or m odification not being subj ect to m ajor ne w

s o ur ce r e view

.

IV. The use of t he multipl e b a seli ne s i s n o t prohibited by an y appli c able provision of the USEPA’s new source review regul ation s

.

The b u rden f o r d e mo nstra t ing that the s e condition s are met i s up on the pe rmit appli c ant. The d e mo nstration a nd the Te chni cal Secretary’s a pproval will b e made a pa rt of the permit reco rd.

(IV) The ave r age rate shall no t be based o n any co nse c utive 24 -mo n th perio d fo r which there i s inad equate informatio n f o r d e termi n i n g

annu al emissions, in ton s per yea r , and for adju s ting this amou nt if requi re d by item (b)45.(i )(I I ) of this parag raph.

(ii) For an exi s ting emi ssi o n s unit (oth er tha n a n ele c tric utili ty steam

gene rating un it), baseline a c tual emissi o n s m ean s th e avera ge rate , in ton s
per ye ar, at whi c h th e em issi on s u n it a c tually emitte d the polluta nt duri n g
any co nsecutive 24-m onth perio d sele cted by the o w ner o rop erator withi n the 10 -yea r perio d imm e diately prece d ing either t he d a te the own e r or

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operator be gi ns actu al co n s tru c tion ofthe proj ect, or the date a complete permit a ppli c ation is re ce ived by the Tech nical Se creta ry for a permit requi re d eith er u nde r thi s se ction or und er a pl an a pproved by th e Administrator, which e ver i s earlie r, exce pt that the 10-year p e rio d shall n o t
inclu de any p e riod e a rlie r than Novemb er 15, 199 0.

(I) The avera g e rate shall inclu de fu gitive emi ssi on s to the exte nt quantifiable, and emi s sio n s a s soci at e d with sta rtu ps, sh utdo wns, and malfun cti ons.

(II) The ave r ag e rate shall b e adju s ted d o w n w ard to e x clude any n oncompli ant e m issi on s that occurre d whil e the so urce wa s ope rati ng above a n em issi on limitati on that wa s l egally enfo r ceable duri ng the

con s e c utive 2 4 -mo n th peri od.

(III) The average rate s h all be ad jus t ed downward to exc l ude any emission s th at would ha ve exceed ed an emi ssi o n limitation with

whi c h the major statio narysou r ce mu st currently co mply, had su ch major statio nary sou r ce been re qu ired to com p ly with su ch
limitations d u r ing the co nsecutive 24 -m onth pe riod. Ho wever, if an

emission lim itation is p a rt ofa maximum ach i evable cont rol
techn o logy st anda rd that the Admi ni strator propo se d or p r omul g a ted
unde r 40 CFR 63, the baseline a c t ual emissio n s nee d onlybe adju s ted if the State has take n credi tf o r su ch e m is sion s re du ct ion s in an attainm ent demon stration or mai n tenan ce pl an.

(IV) For a re gula t ed NSR pol lutant, whe n a proje c t in volves multip le
emission s u n i ts, one con s ecutive 2 4 -m onth pe riod must be use d to
determi ne th e ba selin e a c tual emissio n s fo r the e m issi on s u n it s being cha nge d. However, the Techni cal Secretary i s auth o ri zed to allow the use of multiple, pollut ant sp ecific co nsecutive 24-m o n t h
baseline s i n d e termini ng th e ma gnitude of a signifi can tnet emi s sio n s increa se an d the appli c ability of major ne w source re view requi rem ents if all of the followin g co nditions a r e met:

I. Con s tru c tion of a n e w sou r ce o rm odification woul d b e com e subj ect to major new sou r ce review if a sin g l e 2-yea r baseline i s used for all poll u tants.

II. One or mo re poll u tants were emitted du ring such 2-ye ar perio d in a m ounts th at were le ss than otherwise p e rmitted
for re ason s other th an o peratio ns at a lower prod uction or utilization rate. Qualifying ex amples include, but are not limited to, the voluntary use of:

A. a cle ane r fu el than othe rwi s e p e rmitt ed in a fuel

burni ng op eration (e.g., na tural ga s inst ead of coal in a multi-fuel boiler),

B. a coatin g wit h a lower V O C conte n t than othe rwise permitted in a coating o peration,

C. a voluntary improvem ent in the control efficiency of an air poll u tion co ntrol device o rthe voluntary
addition of a control d e vice where o ne did not exist

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before, an d

D. alternate p r o ductio n met hod s, ra w material s, o r prod uct s thatre sult i n lo wer emi s sion s of one o r

mo r e po llu ta nts

.

III. U s e of alter n ate 2- yearbas e lines forthe pollutants desc r i bed
in Subitem II above woul d re sult in th e co nst r u c tio n of the

new source or m odification not being subj ect to m ajor ne w

s o ur ce r e view

.

IV. The use of t he multipl e b a seli ne s i s n o t prohibited by an y appli c able provision of the USEPA’s new source review regul ation s

.

The b u rden f o r d e mo nstra t ing that the s e condition s are met i s up on the pe rmit appli c ant. The d e mo nstration a nd the Te chni cal Secretary’s a pproval will b e made a pa rt of the permit reco rd.

(V) The ave r age rate shall no t be based o n any co nse c utive 24 -mo n th perio d fo r which there i s inad equate informatio n f o r d e termi n i n g

annu al emissions, in ton s per yea r , and for adju s ting this amou nt if requi red by items (b)45.(ii)(II) and (III) ofthis paragraph.

(iii) For a new emissi ons unit

, the basel i n e actual emi ssi ons for purposes of

determi ning the emissions increase t hat will result from t he initial

con s tru c tion and o p e r atio n of such unitshall equ al zero; a nd the r eafter, for all other pu rp ose s , sh all eq ual the unit’s potential to e m it.

(iv) For a PAL fo r a statio naryso urce, th e baseline a c tu al emi ssi on s shall be
cal c ulated for existing electric utility steam generating units in accordance
with the p r o c edures conta i ned i n sub

- p a rt (b)45.(i ) o fthis p a ragraph, fo r other existing emissio n s un its in a c co rda n ce with th e pro c ed ures containe d in sub-pa rt (b)45. (ii) of th is p a ra graph, and for a n e w emissio n s u n it in
accordan ce with the p r o c ed ure s cont ai ned i n sub

- pa rt (b )45.(ii i ) of thi s
para g raph.

46. “Subje c t to re gulation ” mea n s, for any air pollutant, that the pollutant is subj ect to either a p r ovi s ion in the Cl ean Air Ac t, o ra nationally -appli c able re gulation
codifie d by the Administrator in su bchap ter C of Ch ap ter I of Title 4 0 of the Code
of Federal Re gulation s , tha trequires a c t ual co ntrol of the quantity of emissio n s of that pollutant, and that su ch a cont rol re quire ment ha s take n effectand is operative to control, limit orrestri ct the q uantity of em issi on s of that pollutant

relea s e d from the regulate d activity. Except that:

(i) Gree nho use gases (GHG s), the air pollu tant defined i n part 86.18 1 8–12 (a ) of Chapte rI of Title 40 of th e Cod e of Federal Reg u lat i ons a s the aggregate g r oup of six gre enho use ga ses: Ca rbo n di oxide, nitrou s oxide, methane, hyd r ofluo r o c arbo ns, perflu o ro carbo n s, an d sulfur hexafluo r ide,
shall n o t be subje c t to regu lation exce pt as provided i n sub part s (iv ) throug h (v) ofthis part.

(ii) For pu rpo s e s of subpa rts (i ii) th rou gh (v) of this part, the term tpy CO 2 equivalent e m issi on s (CO 2 e) sh all rep r ese n t an amo unt of GHG s emitted,
and shall be comp uted a s follows:

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(I) Multiplying the mass amo u n t of em issio n s (t py ), f o r e a ch oft he six

gree nho use g a se s in the p o llutant GHG s , by the gas' s asso ciate d global warming potential p ublished at T able A–1 to subpa rt A of part
98 of Cha p ter I of Title 40 o fthe Code of Fede ral Regu lations -
Global Warmi ng Potentials.

(II) Sum the re su ltant value from item (ii)(I) of this part for eac h gas to

comp ute a tpy CO 2 e.

(iii) The term emi ssi ons increase as used in subparts (iv) through (v) ofthis part sh all me an that both a significant e m issi on s increase (a s cal c ulated
usin g the pro c ed ure s in pa rt (c)4. of this para g raph ) a nd a sig n ifica n t net
emission s in crea se (as d e fined in pa rts (b)4 an d (b )24 of this parag raph)

occur. Fo r th e pollutant G H G s , an emi s sion s in cre a se shall b e ba sed o n tpy CO 2 e, and shall b e cal c ulate d assu ming the poll u tant GHG s i s a regul ated NS R polluta nt, and “si gnifican t ” is defined a s 75,00 0 tpy CO 2 e instea d of ap plying the value in su bpa rt (b)24(ii ) of this parag rap h

.

(iv) Beginnin g Ja nuary 2, 201 1

, the pollutant GHG s is sub j ect to regul ation if:

(I) The station a ry source is a new maj o r stationary sou r ce for a regul ated NS R polluta nt that is not GHG s , and al so wi ll emit or will have the pote n tial to emit 75,000 tpy CO 2 e or more; or

(II) The station a ry source is a n ex isting maj o r station a ry sou r ce for a regul ated NS R polluta nt that is not GHG s , and al so wi ll have an
emission s in crea se of a re gulated NSR pollutant, and an emission s increa se of 7 5 ,000 tpy CO 2 e or more; and,

(v) Beginnin g Jul y1, 2011, in addition to th e provisi o n s in sub part (b)47(iv) of this rule, the pollutant G H Gs shall al so be su bje c t to regul ation:

(I) At a new stati onary sou r ce that w ill emit or have the p o tential to emit 100,00 0 tpy CO 2 e; or

(II) At an existing stationary so urce that emits or ha s the p o tential to emit 100,00 0 tpy CO 2 e, when su ch statio na ry sou r ce und ertakes a physi cal chan ge or chan ge in the met hod of operation t hat will re sult
in an emissio n s in cre a se o f75,000 tpy CO 2 e or more

.

47. “Re gulate d NSR pollutant,” for purp o ses of this para g raph, mean s the followi ng:

(i) Any pollutantfor whi c h a national a m bi ent air q ualit y standa rd h a s b een
prom ulgate d and any constitue n ts o rpre c u r sors for su ch p o llutants identified bythe Admini strato r (e.g., volatile org anic co mpo u nds and nitroge n oxid es are precursors for o z o n e );

(ii) Any pollutant that is subj ect to any standa rd p r om ulgated u nde r se ctio n 111 of the Fe deral Clea n Air Act;

(iii) Any Cla s s I or II sub s tan c e su bje c t to a stand ard prom ulgate d unde r o r establi s h ed b ytitle VI of the Fede ral Cl e an Air Act; or

(iv) Any pollutant that otherwi se is subj ectto regulatio n unde r the Fede ra l
Clea n Air Act as defin ed in part (b )46. of this parag rap h

.

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(v) Notwith s tan d i ng su b-p a rt s (b)47(i ) th ro u gh (iv) of this parag ra ph, the term
“re gulate d NSR poll u tant ” shall not i n clu de any or all ha za rdou s ai r pollutant s eit her li sted i n section 112 of the Fed e ral Clean Air A c t o rad ded
to the list pu rsua nt to secti on 1 12(b)(2) of the Fe de ral Cle an Ai r Act, and

whi c h have n o t been deli s ted pursu ant to se ction 112 (b)(3 ) of the Fede ral
Clea n Air Act

, unless the li sted h a zard o u s ai r poll u ta nt is al so reg u lated a s

a con s tituent or precurso r of a gene ral pollutant liste d unde r secti on 108 of

the Fede ral Clean Air Act.

48. “Revie win g a u thority” mea n s the State air pollutio n control ag en cy, local age ncy, other State a gen cy, Indian tr ibe, or othe r a gen cy a u th orized by the Administrator

to ca rry o u t a permit pro g ram un der 40 CFR 51.1 65, or the A d mini strato r in th e

c a s e of EPA-implemented permit pr ograms under 40 CFR 52.21.

49. “Proje ct” mea n s a p h ysical ch ang e in, o rchan ge i n method of op eration of, an existing majo r stationa ry source.

50. “Lo w e s t achi evable emi ssi on rate (LAER)” is a s defi ned in sub-p a rt (5)(b ) 1.(xv iii)
of this rule.

51. Re serve d

.

52. Electri cutility stea m ge ne rating unit m ean s a n y ste a m ele c tri c g enerating uni t
that is co nst r ucte d for th e purpo se o fsupplying more th an o ne-thi r d of it s potential ele c tric output ca pacity a nd m o re than 25 MW ele c trical output to a n y utility powe r dist ributio n syste m fo r sal e . Any steam suppli ed to a ste a m distrib u tion system for th e pu rpo s e o fprovidin g steam to a steam -ele ctri c
gene rato r th at wo uld pro duce el ectri c al en ergy fo r sal e i s al so co nsi dered i n determi ning t he ele c trical energy output capa city of the affected fa cility.

53. “Best avail a ble control tech nolo g y” (BACT) m e a n s a n emi s sion s limitati on (incl udin g a visible emi s sions stand ard) ba sed on the maximum degree of

redu ction for each re gula t ed NSR poll u t ant which woul d be em itted from any

prop osed major statio na ry sou r ce or major m odifi cation whi c h the Techni cal Secretary, on a ca se-by-case b a si s, ta king into a ccount ene rgy, environ menta l

, and e c on omi cimpa cts a n d other co sts, det ermin e s i s achievabl e for su ch sou r ce

or m odificatio n thro ugh ap plicatio n of p r odu ction pro c esse s o ravail able m e thod s, system s, and techniq u e s , inclu d ing fuel clea ning o rtreatment or in novative fuel

comb ustio n tech niqu es fo r control of su ch poll u tant. In no event shall appli c atio n of best avail able control t e ch nolo g y re sult in emi ssi ons of any p o llutant whi c h
woul d excee d the e m issio n s allowed b yany appli c a b le st anda rd unde r 4 0 CF R part 60 or 61. If the T e ch nical Se cretary dete r mines that t e ch nolo g ical o r

eco nomi climitations on the applicat ion of measurem ent methodol ogy to a particula r em issi on s unit woul d make the impositio n of an emission s sta nda rd
infeasi b le, a de sign, eq uipment, wo rk practi ce, ope ration al stan dard, or combi nation t here o f, may be prescribed instea d to sa tisfy the requi reme nt for th e appli c ation ofBACT. Such standa rd sh all, to the degree p o ssibl e , set forth the

emission s re ductio n a c hie v able by im p l ementation of su ch de si gn, eq uipme n t, work pra c tice or o p e r ation

, and shall p r ovide fo r co mplian c e by mean s whi c h
achi eve equiv a lent re sults.

54. “Reconst ruction” m eans the repl acement of components of an ex isting facility to

su ch an exte nt that:

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(i) The fixed ca pital cost of the n e w co m pone nts exce eds 50 pe rce n t of the
fixed ca pital cost thatwo ul d be requi red to con s tru c t a comp ara b le entirely
new fa cility, and

(ii) It is technol ogically and econ omic all yfeasible to meet the applicable
stand ard s set forth in this chapter.

(iii) This part applies only in this chapter 1200-03-09 unless specified

otherwise.

55. “Cle an coal t e ch nolo g y” m ean s any te chnolo g y, inclu d ing te chn o lo gies applie d at the pre-co mb ustion, co mb ustion, or po st comb ustio n stage, at a new o rexisting facility which will achi eve significant reduct ions in air emissi ons of sulfur dioxide

or oxide s of nitroge n asso ciated with t he utilization o fcoal in the gene ration of

electri c ity, or pro c e ss stea m which wa s not in widesprea d use as of Novembe r 15, 1990.

56. “Cle an coal techn o logy d e mon s tratio n proje c t” me ans a p r oje c t using fund s
approp riated unde r the headin g “Dep artme n t of Energ y—Clea n Coal

Tech nolo g y”, up to a total amo unt of $2,5 00,000,0 00 for co mme rcial
demon stratio n of clea n coal technol ogy, or simil a r p r oj ect s f unde d throu gh

approp riation s for the Envi ronm ental Prot ection Ag en cy. The Fed e r al contrib u tio n for a qualifying proj ect shall be at least 20 pe rce n t of the total co st of th e demon stratio n proje c t.

57. “Temp o rary clea n coal te chn o logy d e monst r ation proje c t” mea n s a cle an coal
techn o logy d e mon s tratio n proje c t that i s ope rated fo r a pe riod of 5 years or less,
and whi c h co mplies with th e State imple m entation pla n for th e State in whi c h th e proje c t i s l o cated a nd oth e r req u ire m e n ts n e cessa ry to attain a nd m a intain the
national am bi ent air qualitystanda rd s du ring an d after the proje c t is terminated.

58. “Re

- p o werin g ” mean s re placem ent of an existing co al-fire d boile r with one of the
followin g cle an co al tech nologi es: at mosp he ric o rpre s su rize d fluidize d b e d
comb ustio n , integrate d g a sification combine d cycle, magneto h ydrodyn a mi cs, dire ct and in dire ct coal -fired turbin es, int egrate d ga sificatio n fuel cells, or a s determi ned b ythe Administrato r, in co nsul tatio n wit h the Secreta ry of Energy, a
derivative ofone or m o re of these t e ch nolo g ies, and any ot her te chn o lo gy
cap able of controlling multiple co mbustio n e m issi on s si multaneo usly with improve d boi ler or ge neration efficien cyand with significa ntly greate rwa ste
redu ction rel a tive to the perfo rman ce of techn o logyin wi de spre ad comme rci a l

use a s of No vember 15, 1 990. Re-po w erin g shall al so i n cl ude an y oil an d/or g a sfired unit thathas bee n a w arde d cl ean coal technolo g ydemon strati on fundi ng a s of Jan u a ry 1, 1991, by the U.S. Dep a rt m ent of Ene r gy. The Te ch nical S e creta ry shall give ex pedited con s ideratio n to permit ap plications for a n ysource tha t
satisfie s th e requireme nts of this sub s e c tion and i s grante d an e x tension un d e r

se ction 40 9 o fthe Clean Air Act.

(c) Applicability.

1. The re quirem ents of this p a rag r a ph app ly to the constru c tion of a n y new majo r stationa ry so urce (a s d e fined in p a rt (b )1. of this pa ragra p h ) or a n y proje c t at an existing m aj o r stationa ryso urce i n an a r ea de sign ated as attainment or uncl a ssifiable under se ctio ns 10 7(d ) (1)(A)(ii) o r(iii) ofthe Federal Clea n Air Act.

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2. The re quirem ents of sub p a r ag rap h s (j ), (k ), (l), an d (n ); parts (e )1. 2 ., and 7.; an d parts (a )5., 6. , 8., 9., and 10. of this p a r ag rap h ap pl y to the con s truction of an y

new m ajo r stationary sou r ce or th e m ajor m odifica tion of any existing maj o r stationa ry so urce, except as this rule ot herwise provides.

3. No ne w maj o r station a ry source o rmaj o r modific a tion to whic h the requirements
of su bpa rag r aph s (j ), (k ), ( l ), and ( n ); pa rts (e )1. 2., a nd 7.; a nd pa rts (a )5., 6., 8

., 9., and 10. of this rule appl y shall begin ac tual con s truction with ou t a permit that
states that t he m ajor sta t ionary sou r ce o rmaj o r modificatio n will me et tho s e requi rem ents.

4. (i) Except a s otherwise p r ovi ded i n su b

- p a rts (c)5. an d 6. of thi s pa rag r ap h,
and con s iste nt with the d e finition of major mo dificat i on co ntaine d in part (b)2. of thi s para g raph, a proj ect i s a major modifi cation for a regulate d NSR p o llutan tif it causes two types of emission s in crea se s—a si gnifica nt
emission s in cre a se (a s d e fined in part (b)34. of this paragraph ), and a signifi cant ne t emissio n s i n crea se (a s defined in pa rts (b )4. a n d 24.of this

para g raph ). The proj ect i s n o t a majo r modifi cation if it doe s n o t cau s e a signifi cant em issi on s increa se. If the project ca uses a signifi cant em issi on s increa se, the n the proj ect is a majo r m odificatio n o n ly if it also re sults in a signifi cant netemissi on s in cre a se.

(ii) The p r o c ed u r e for cal c ul ating (b efore begin n ing actual co nst r uctio n )

wheth e r a si g n ificant emi s sions in crea se ( i.e., the first step of the process)

will occu r d epen ds u pon the type ofemission s units bei ng modified, according to sub-parts (c)4. ( iii) thro ugh (vi) of this paragraph. The

pro c ed ure fo r cal c ul ating (before b egi n n ing actu al constructio n ) wheth e r a signifi cant net emissi ons in crease will occur at the major stationary sour ce ( i.e., the second ste p of the pro c e s s) i s co ntained i n the definition in part ( b )4 . o fth is p a r a g r ap h. R e g a r d le ss o fan y s u c h pr ec ons tr uc tio n proje c tion s, a majo r m odifi cation result s if the proje c t ca uses a si g n ificant

emission s in crea se an d a significa nt net emission s in crea se.

(iii) Actual-to

- p r oj ected

- a c tual appli c abilit y t e st fo r p r oje c ts th at onlyinvolve existing emission s units. A signifi cant emission s i n cre a se of a regulate d NSR poll u tan tis proje c ted to occur ifthe sum of the difference between th e proje c ted act ual emi ssi on s (as define d i n part (b)38. of this pa rag r aph) and
the baseline actual e m issi ons (a s defin ed in su b-parts (b)45.(i ) a nd (ii) of this pa rag r ap h) for e a ch existing emi s sion s unit, e qual s or exceed s the signifi cant a m ount for th at pollutant (as d e fined i n part (b )24. of this

para g raph ).

(iv) Actual-to

- pot ential te st for proje c ts th at only involve con s tru c tion of a ne w emission s u n i t(s). A signif i cant emi s sio n s in crea se of a reg u late d NSR pollutant i s p r oje c ted to o c cur if the sum of th e dif f eren ce between th e potential to emit (as define d in part (b)5. of this parag raph ) from ea ch ne w emission s un it following completion of the proje c t a nd the ba seli ne actu al
emission s (a s define d in su b-pa rt (b)45.(i ii) of thi s p a ra grap h) of the s e unit s before the p r oje c t eq ual s or ex cee d s the si gnificant amo unt for that pollutant (a s defined in p a rt (b)24. of this parag ra ph).

(v ) Re serv e d

.

(v i) Hybrid test f o r p r oje c ts th at involve m u ltiple types of emissio n s units. A signifi cant e m issi on s increase of a reg u lated NS R p o llutant is proj ected to

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occur if the sum of the emissi on s in crea se s for ea ch emission s uni t, using
the method specifie d in su bpart s (c)4.(iii ) thro ugh (iv) of this pa rag r aph as appli c able wit h re spe c t to each emi ssi o n s u n it, for e a ch type of e m issi on s unit eq ual s o r exce ed s the signifi cant a m ount fo r tha t pollutant (a s define d in pa rt (b)2 4. of this pa rag r aph). Fo r exa m ple, if a proj ect involve s both a n existing emi s sion s unit an d a new e m ission s unit, the proje c ted in cre a se i s determi ned b ysummi ng t h e value s dete r mine d u s in g the meth od specifie d
in s u bpart (c )4.(iii) of this paragr aph for the exis ting unit and det ermined
usin g the method sp ecifie d in subpa rt (c)4.(iv) of the para g raph for the new

unit.

5. For any maj o r stationa ryso urce fo r a PAL for a regulate d NS R p o llutant, t h e major station a ry so urce shall co mply with re quirem ents un de r subpa rag r ap h (s) of this para g raph.

6. Re serve d

.

(d) Major station a ry sou r ce s and major m o dificati on s are exempt from certai n pro v ision s of this parag rap h in accordan ce with the fol l owin g:

1. Major statio n a ry sou r ces o rmaj o r m odifi cation s as de fined in thi s p a rag r a ph shal l
not be subje c t to the requi rements of th i s p a ra graph (except as provided in pa rt (4)(a ) 7. of this parag rap h ) if:

(i) The sou r ce or mo dificatio n wo uld be a majo r stationary so urce or m ajo r modificatio n only if fugiti ve emi ssi on s, to th e extent qua ntifiable, a r e

con s id ere d in cal c ul ating t he p o tential t o emit of the station a ry source o r modificatio n and such so urce doe s n o t belong to any of the categori e s listed und er subpa rt (b)1.(i), or any ot her stationary so urce cate gorywhich, as of the (eff ective date o fthis rule) i s being re gul ated und er Cha p ters
1200 -03

- 11 a nd 120 0-0 3 -1 6.

(ii) The sou r ce o rmodifi cation wa s subj ect to the ne w constructio n rules an d regul ation s a s in effect bef ore June 3, 1 981, and the own e r o rope rator:

(I) Obtaine d all final Fe de ral, State, and lo cal pre c o n st ruction ap prov als

or pe rmits ne ce ssary befo r e Jun e 3, 198 1.

(II) Comm en ced con s tru c tio n within 18 months ofreceipt of all

necessa ry F ederal, State, and lo ca l pre c on structi on ap proval s or permit s ; and

(III) Did not di scontinue construction for a period of 18 months or m o re and com p lete d con s tru c tio n withi n the time fra m e as allowed i n p a rt
1200 -03

- 09 -. 01(4 ) (a)4.

(iii) The source or m odification was s ubj ect to the prevention of signifi cant
deterio ratio n rule s an d re g u lation s as i n effect before Jun e 3, 198 1, and
the own e r o roperator:

(I) Submitted a completed a p p lication b e fore Jun e 3, 198 1.

(II) Comm en ced con s tru c tio n within 18 months ofreceipt of all

necessa ry F ederal, State, and lo ca l pre c on structi on ap proval s or permit s ; and

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(III) Did not di scontinue construction for a period of 18 months or m o re and com p lete d con s tru c tio n withi n the time fra m e as allowed i n p a rt
1200 -03

- 09 -. 01(4 ) (a)4.

(iv) The sou r ce o rmodifi cation wa s not subj ect to this pa rag r ap h, with re spe c t to parti culate matter, as i n effect befo r e June 2, 1 990 a nd the own e r o r operator:

(I) Obtaine d all final Fe de ral, State, and lo cal pre c o n st ruction ap prov als

or pe rmits ne ce ssary befo r e Jun e 2, 199 0.

(II) Comm en ced con s tru c tio n within 18 months ofreceipt of all

necessa ry F ederal, State, and lo ca l pre c on structi on ap proval s or permit s ; and

(III) Did not di scontinue construction for a period of 18 months or m o re and com p lete d con s tru c tio n withi n the time fra m e as allowed i n p a rt
1200 -03

- 09 -. 01(4 ) (a)4.

2. A major stati onary so urce or m odification a s d e fine d in thi s pa ra grap h that was subj ect to th e prevention of sig n ificant det erio ratio n rule s a nd reg u lation s, with

respe c t to p a rticulate matt er, a s in effe ct befo r e Ju n e 2, 19 90 do es not have to
meet the PM 10 requirement s effective on June 2, 19 90 if the owner or ope rato r:

(i) Submitted a co mpleted appli c ation (as dete r min ed by th e Tech nical Secretary) b e f ore Ju ne 2, 1 990.

(ii) Comm en ced con s tru c tion within 18 months of re ceipt of all necessa ry Fede ral, State, and local p r econ st ru ctio n approvals o rpermit s ; and

(iii) Did not disco n tinue co nst r uction for a perio d of 18 months o rm o re an d compl e ted co nstru c tion wit h in the time frame a s allo wed in p a rt 1 200-03

- 0 9

- .0 1( 4) (a ) 4

.

3. No m ajo r sta t ionary sou r ce or maj o r m odificatio n a s define d in this parag rap h
shall be subj ect to the req u irem ents of t h is pa rag r ap h with respe c t to a parti cul a r pollutant if the own e r or operator d e m onst r ate s that, as to th at pollutant, the

sou r ce o rm odificatio n i s located i n a n area de sig nated as no nattainment a s defined in Rul e 1200 -03

- 0 2

- .01.

4. Source impa ct and air qu ality analysis as re quired i n parts (e)1., (e)3., and (e )7. of this p a ra graph shall not apply to a propo sed majo r stationa ry so urce o rmaj o r modificatio n with re spe c t to a particula r pollutant, if the allowa bl e emission s of that pollutantfrom a new sou r ce, or the net emissio n s in cre a se o fthat pollutant
from a mo dification, wo uld be tempo r a ry and impa ct no Cla s s I a r ea a nd no area whe r e an a p p licabl e increm ent is kn own to be violated.

5. Source im pa ct and ai r q uali t y analysis a s req u ire d in p a rts (e )1.,(e ) 3 ., and (e)7. of this parag rap h as they rel a te to any maximum allo wabl e increa se for a Cla s s II

area do not apply to a m ajor modifi ca ti on of a stat ionary so urce that wa s i n existen c e on March 1, 197 8, if the net in crea se in all o wa ble emi s sion s of each regul ated NSR polluta nt from the m odifica tio n after the ap pli c ation of be st
available cont rol tech nolo g ywould be le ss tha n 50 to ns pe r year.

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6. Air quality analysis a s re q u ired in thi s para g raph m a y be exemp t ed with re sp ect to precon stru ction monito ri ng for a parti cu la r polluta n tby the Tech nical Se creta ry if:

(i) The emi ssi on s incre a se of the pollut antfrom a ne w stationa ry so urce o r the net emi s sion s in crea se of the p o ll utant from a modification woul d

cau s e, in anyarea, air q ual ity impacts le ss tha n the following amou nts:

(I) Carbon m ono xide - 575 ug/ m 3 , 8-hou r averag e;

(II) Nitrog en dioxi de - 14 ug/m 3 , annual average;

(III) Partic ulate matter:

10 ug/m 3 of T SP, 24-hou r averag e 10 ug/m 3 of PM 10 , 24-hou r averag e;

(IV) Sulfur dioxide - 13 ug/m 3 , 2 4 -ho u r ave r a ge;

(V) Ozo ne - no de minimi s air q uality level ha s be en e s tabli s h ed.
Ho wever, an y net in cre a se of 1 00 ton s p e r ye ar or more of eith e r volatile org a n i c compo und s or nitrog en oxides subj ect to PSD wou l d
be re qui red t o perfo rm a n ambie n t impact analysis, incl udin g the gatheri ng of a m bient air q u a lity data.

(VI) Lead (elem e n t al) - 0.1 ug/ m 3 , 3-month averag e;

(VII) Fluori d e s - 0.25 ug/m 3 , 24-hour ave r a g e ;

(VIII) Total reduced s u lfur - 10 ug/ m 3 , 1-hour a v erage;

(IX) Red u ced sulfur co mpo und s - 10 u g / m 3 , 1-hou r avera ge;

(X) Hydro gen sul f ide—0.2 μg/ m 3 , 1-hou r averag e; or

(ii) The polluta nts are n o t liste d in sub

- pa rt (d)6.(i); o r

(iii) Rep r e s entati v e existing ambient air quality data, co nsi s tent with the requi rem ents of the Ambient Monito ring G u ideli n e for Preve n tion of Significant Deterioration (PSD), EPA- 450/4-87-007, are avail able for any pollutant a s e m itted by a major statio na ry source, or major mo dification; or

(iv) The existin g air poll u tant l e vels a r e co nse rvatively estimated to be le ss than the co n c entration s li sted i n subp art (i ) of thi s part, an d a monitori ng
netwo rk ma y not reli ably mea s u r e the p r edicte d ba ckgroun d

c o nc en tr a t io ns

.

7. A portable st ationary sou r ce whi c h ha s previou s ly re ceived con s truction app rov a l
unde r the re q u irem ents of this pa rag r a p h may relocate if:

(i) Emissi on s fro m the so urce wo uld be te mporary and woul d n o t ex cee d its
allowable emi ssi on s; and

(ii) The emi ssi on s from the so urce wo uld i m pact no Cla ss I area and no area whe r e an a p p licabl e increm ent is kn own to be violated; and

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(iii) Notice shall be given to the Te chni cal Secretary 30 days prior to the
relo cation, gi ving the ne w tempo r a ry l o catio n a nd t he p r ob able l ength of operation at the ne w location.

8. Exclusio ns from IncrementCon s umptio n

(i) Maximum all o wa ble in cre a se s (ambie nt air increm ents) as spe c ified i n sub parag rap h 120 0-03-0 9 -.01 (4)(f) sh all not a pply to co ncentrations a s descri bed b e l o w.

(I) Con c e n tratio ns attributab le to the i n crea se i n emission s f r om stationa ry so urces whi c h have conv ert ed from th e use of petrol e u m prod uct s , nat ural gas, or b o th by re aso n of an ord e r in effect u n d e r

se ction s 2 (a) a nd (b ) o fthe Ene r gySupply a n d Environm en tal
Coo r din a tion Act of 1974 (or a n y sup e r se ding le gisl ation) ove rthe
emis sion s f r o m su ch s our ce s bef o r e th e effective date of such an orde r;

(II) Con c e n tratio ns attributab le to the i n crea se i n emission s f r om

sou r ces which have co nve rted from u s i ng n a tural ga s by rea s o n o fa natural ga s curtail m ent p l an in effectpursua n t to an appli c a b l e Fede ral law over the emissi on s fro m such so u r ce s befo r e the
effective date of such pl an;

(III) Conc entrations of partic u late matter attributable to the inc r eas e in
emission s from con s tru c t i on o r ot he r temporary e m issi on s-rela ted
activities of n e w or m odifie d sou r ces;

(IV) Con c e n tratio ns attrib utabl e to the tempora ry increa se in emissio n s of
sulfur di oxide

, particulate matter, or nit r oge n oxide s from station a ry

sou r ces whi c h are affe cte d by plan re vision s app ro ved as me eting the criteria specifi ed in subpart 7.(iii).

(ii) No ex clu s ion of su ch con c entration s sh all apply mo re than five ye ars after
the effective date of the o r der to whi c h i t em 7.(i)(I) re fers or of the plan to

whi c h item 7.(i)(II) refers, whi c heve ris appli c able. If both su ch order an d plan a r e a p p licabl e, no such exclu s io n sh all ap ply more th an fi ve years after the later of such effe ctive dates.

(iii) For purposes of excl uding concentrations pursuant to item 7.(i )(I V), the

prop osed pla n revisio n sh all:

(I) Specify the t i me over whi c h t he te mp ora ry emissi ons i n crea se of
sulfur dioxide

, particul a te matter, or nit r oge n oxide s would occu r. Such time is not to exceed two years in duratio n.

(II) Specify that the time pe ri od fo r ex clu d ing certai n contri bution s in
accordan ce with item 7.( iii )(I) i s not ren e wa ble.

(III) Allow no emi ssi on increase from a stati onary source whi c h would:

I. Impact a Cl ass I a r ea or a n a r ea wh ere an appli c abl e increme n t is kno w n to be violated; or

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II. Cau s e or co ntribute to th e violation ofa n a tional a m bient ai r quality stand ard;

(IV) Req u ire limit ations to be in effect atthe end of the time pe ri od

spe c ified in accordan ce with item 7.(i ii)(I) which would en su re that
the emi s sion s level s f r om station a ry source s affect ed by th e pl an revisio n woul d not exceed those l e vels occurrin g fro m su ch so urce s before the pl a n revisio n wa s app roved.

9. With the ap p r oval of the Tech nical Se creta ry, the requireme nts for ai r q uality
monitori ng ofPM 10 in pa rt (e )7. of thi s para g raph m a y not ap ply to a pa rticula r

majo r s t a t iona ry s o ur ce or majormod i fic a tion if the own e r or op e r ator submitt ed

an ap plicatio n for a pe rmiton o rb e fore Jun e 1, l9 88 and the Te ch nical S e creta ry determi ne s that the appli c ation a s su bm itted before that date wa s com p let e

, except with resp ect to the particulate m a tter monitori ng req u ire m e n ts in part (e)7. of this para g raph.

10. Preap plication air q uality analysi s for oz o ne a s required in p a rt (e )7. of thi s
para g raph wil l not be ne ce ssary if the sour ce o w n e r or op erato rchoo se s to me et
the lowest a c hievable emi ssi on rate (L AER) in lie u of meeting th e req u iremen ts to apply best available control te chno logy(BACT ) for emissio n s of volatile

orga nic co mpoun ds o r nitrogen oxides an d is requi re d to cond uct post-co nst r u c tion monitori n g for ozone.

(e) The owne r or operato rof the pro p o s ed majo r station a ry sou r ce or major mo dification:

1. Shall demo n strate by perfo rming sou r ce impact an alysis that allo wable emi ssi o n increa se s fro m the propo sed sou r ce or modi ficatio n , in co njun ctio n with all oth e r appli c able e m issi on s in creases or re ducti o n (i ncl uding se co n dary emi s sio n s)

woul d not ca use o rco ntrib u te to air poll u tion in violation of:

(i) Any Tenne ssee ambie n t air quality stan dard in the so urce impa ct a r ea.

(ii) Any applica b le maximu m allowa ble increa se over the b a seli ne

con c e n tration in any area.

2. Shall su bmit all data ne ce ssary to make th e a nalyse s an d determi nati ons requi re d und er this pa ra graph.

(i) The data shal l includ e:

(I) A descri p tion of the natu r e, locatio n , desi gn cap a city, and typical operating schedul e of t he source or mo dificati on, inclu d in g
spe c ification s and d r a w in gs nee ded for th e revie w sho w in g i t s desi gn an d pl ant layout.

(II) A detailed p r opo se d sch edule for co nstru c tion ofthe source or modific a tion.

(III) A detailed description as to what system of conti nuous emi s si on redu ction is plan ned fo r the so urce or mo dification, emissio n estimate s, and any other informat ion necessa ry to determine t hat
best availa bl e cont rol technolo g y (BACT) woul d b e applie d wh ere requi re d by this parag rap h

.

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(IV) Additional im pact an alysi s

I. The impai rm ent to visibility, soils, and vegetation that woul d

occur as a result of the sou r ce or modificatio n and the

asso ciated g eneral com m ercial, re si dential, indu strial, an d
other gro w th. Vegetation having n o si g n ificant com m ercial o r

recre a tional v a lue may be exclud ed fro m the analysi s

.

II. The air q uali t y impact projecte d for the are a as a result of

gene ral com m ercial, re si dential, indu strial, and oth e r growth

asso ciated wi th the sou r ce or modifi catio n

.

III. The Techni cal Secretary may requi re monitoring of vi sibility in any Fe deral Cla s s I a r ea nea r th e p r opo sed ne w stationa ry

sou r ce or m ajor modifi cati on, for su ch purp o ses a n d by su ch

mean s as th e Tech nical Secretary de ems ne ce ssary and

approp riate.

(ii) Upo n re que stby the Tech nical Se cret a ry, the own e r or op erato rshall also provide info rmation on:

(I) The ai r q ual ity impact o fthe so urce or m odifica tion, inclu d in g meteorologi cal and topo graphi cal data.

(II) The ai r quali t y impacts, and th e n a tu re a nd exten tof any o r all

gene ral com m ercial, resi d ential, indu strial, and other gro w th whi c h
has o c curre d since the PSD ba selin e d a te in the are a the sou r ce or modificatio n woul d affect. Such data in the posse ssi on of the

Divisio n sh all be made avai lable to the o w ne r or o perator.

3. Shall, after constructio n o fthe statio n a ry so ur ce or modif i cat i o n

, con d u c t su ch post-co nst r u c tion monitori n g as the Te ch nical Se cretary determine s is ne ce ssary to determine the effect emissi on s from t he stationa ry sou r ce or mo dification ma y have, or are having on ai r quality in any area.

4. Shall meet the quality assura nce re q u irem ents a s spe c ified in the Code o f

Fede ral Reg u lation s, Title 40, Part 58, Appendix B, as pu blish e d July 1, 199 1,
durin g the op eration of mo nitoring statio ns fo r p u rp oses of sati sfying pa rts (e )3. and (e )7. of this pa rag r a p h

.

5. Shall insu re that the major station a ry source o rthe major m o dification be in compli an ce with all applica b le emissio n limitations of this Divi sion 1 200-03.

6. Shall pay the co st of all publicatio ns req u ired u nde r this pa rag r a p h

.

7. Shall perfo rm the preap plication air qu ali t y analysis a s outlined bel o w :

(i) Any appli c ati on fo r a con s truction p e rmi tpursu ant to the regulatio n s ofthis

para g raph sh all cont ain an analysi s of a m bient ai r qu ality in the area that the majo r sta t ionary sou r ce or majo r m odificatio n would affe ct fo r ea ch of
the followin g pollutant s:

(I) For th e so urce, ea ch pollut ant thatit wo uld h a ve the potential to e m it in a signifi can tamount;

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(II) For th e mo di fication, ea ch pollutant fo r whi c h it wo uld result in a signifi cant netemissi on s in cre a se.

(ii) For a polluta nt for which an ambie n t air quality sta ndard exists in these regul ation s (other th an n on-m e than e hydro c a r bo ns), the a nalysis shal l
contai n conti nuou s ai r q u a lity monito ri ng data gath e red for pu rposes of

determi ning wheth e r emi s sion s of that pollutant wou l d cau s e or contribute
to a violation of the sta n d a rd or a n y m a ximum allo wabl e in cre a s e u n le ss
spe c ifically exempted in subpa rag r ap h 1200 -03

- 09 -. 01(4 ) (d).

(iii) In general, the contin uou s air monito ri n g data that is req u ired sh all have been gath e re d over a period of one yearan d sh all repre s e n t the year

pre c edi ng receipt of the ap plicatio n, e xcept that, if th e Techni cal Secretary

determi ne s that a compl e te and adeq u a te analysi s can b e acco mplish e d

with m onitori ng d a ta g a th ered ove ra p e riod sho rter than o ne ye a r(but not
to be l e ss th an fou rm ont hs), the d a ta that is re qui red sh all h a ve be en gathered ove rat least that sho rter p e rio d

.

( i v) ( R es erve d)

(v) With re sp ect to any polluta nt for whi c h no Ten n e s se e Ambient Air Quality
Standard exi s ts, the a naly s is sh all cont ain such air q uality monitoring data
as i s dete r mi ned by the T e ch nical Secretary and EP A to be nece s sary to

asse ss ambi ent air qu ality for that po llu tant in a n y area that th e e m issi on s of the polluta nt would affe ct.

(vi) The req u irem ents fo r ai r q uality monitoring of PM 10 in subpa rts (ii ) an d (iii ) of this part sh all apply to a particula r so u r ce or mo dification if the owne r or operator of the so urce or modificati on submit s an a pplication for a permit
after June 1, 1988 and n o later th an De cemb er 1, 1988. T he d a ta sh all
have b een g a there d ove r at lea s t the p e riod from Fe brua ry 1, 198 8 to the date the appl ication b e co mes othe rwise compl e te in accordan ce with the provisi o n s se t forth under (i throug h v) of this pa rt, except that if the

Tech nical Se creta ry dete r mines that a com p lete a nd ad equ ate analysi s can b e a c co mplish ed with monitorin g d a ta over a sh orter peri od (not to be

less than 4 months), the data requi re d in (i th rou g h v) shall ha ve been gathered ove rthat sho rter perio d.

(vii) For a n y appli c ation that b e come s co mpl e te, except a s to the re qui reme nts of subparts (i i) and (iii) of this part pert a ining to PM 10 , after De ce mber 1,

1988 and no later tha n A ugu st 1, 19 8 9 the d a ta th at sub p a rt (ii) req u ire s shall have be en g a the r ed over at lea s t the pe rio d fro m Augu st 1, 1988 to the date the appli c ation b e com e s oth e rwi se compl e te, except that if the

Tech nical Se creta ry dete r mines that a com p lete a nd ad equ ate analysi s can b e a c co mplish ed with monitorin g d a ta over a sh orter peri od (not to be

less than 4 months), the data that su bpart (ii ) of this pa rt re qui res sh all
have bee n ga thered ove rthat sho rter p e riod.

(f) Ambient Air I n c r ements . I n areas des i gnat ed as c l ass I, II, or III, i n c r eas e s in pollutant

con c e n tration over the baseline con c ent ration shall b e limited to the followin g :

MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE INCREASE (Microg r am s per cubi c met e r)

Cla ss I

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Pollutant u g / m 3

PM- 10 :

PM- 10 , Annual arithmetic m ean. . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

PM- 10 , 24-hour maximum.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Sulfur dioxide :

Annual a r ith m etic mea n

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

24-hour maximum . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

3-hour maximum. . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Nitrog en dioxi de:

Annual a r ith m etic mea n

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... 2.5

Cla ss I I

PM- 10-:

PM- 10 -, Annual arithmeti cmean. . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

PM- 10 -, 24-hour maximum.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Sulfur dioxide :

Annual a r ith m etic mea n

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

24-hour maximum . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

3-ho ur maxim u m. . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512

Nitrog en dioxi de:

Annual a r ith m etic mea n

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Cla ss I I I

PM- 10 -:

PM- 10 -, Annual arithmeti cmean. . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

PM- 10 -, 24-hour maximum.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Sulfur dioxide :

Annual a r ith m etic mea n

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

24-h o u rmaximum . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

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3-ho ur maxim u m. . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700

Nitrog en dioxi de:

Annual a r ith m etic mea n

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

For any pe ri od oth e r th a n an ann ual peri od, the appli c abl e maximum all o wa ble
increa se maybe excee ded during o ne such p e rio d pe r year at any one lo cation.

(g) Area cla ssifi cations - F o r t he pu rp ose of this p a rag r aph, th e foll owin g cl assifi cation s shall a pply:

1. Cla s s I Area s - G r e a t Sm oky M ountai n s Nation al P a rk, Joyce Ki lmer Sli c kro c k
Nation al Wild erne ss Area, and the Cohu tta Wildern e ss Area.

2. Class III Areas - None

3. Cla ss II Area s - Remain de r of the state

Areas in surrounding stat es are cl assi fied as speci f ied in the EPA approved impleme n tation plan for e a c h adj oining state.

(h) Re st rict io ns o n area cla ssif i cat i on s.

1. All of the followin g are a s whi c h were i n existen c e on Augu st 7, 1977, shall be
Cla ss I are a s and may not be red e si gnat ed:

(i) Internation a l parks,

(ii) Nation al wild erne ss area s whi c h exceed 5,000 acre s in size,

(iii) Nation al me morial p a rks whi c h exceed 5,000 acre s in size, and

(iv) Nation al parks whi c h ex ce ed 6,000 a c re s in si ze.

2. Area s whi c h were red e si g nated as Cl a s s I b e fore A ugu st 7, 197 7, sh all rema in
Cla ss I, but may be rede sig nated a s prov ided in this se ction.

3. Any other area, unl ess ot herwise spe c ified in th e l egisl ation cre a ting su ch a s area, i s initial l y designated Class II, but may be redesignated as provided i n this

se ct ion.

4. The following areas may be r edes i gnated only as Clas s I or II:

(i) An area whi c h as of Aug u s t 7, 1977, e x ceed ed 10,0 00 a c re s in size an d

wa s a nation a l monum ent, a national p r imitive area, a national p r ese rve, a national re creational are a

, a nation a l wild a nd sce n ic river, a national
wildlife refu ge , a national la ke sho r e o rse ash o re; an d

(ii) A national p a rk o rnatio n a l wild erne ss are a e s tabli s he d after Augu st 7, 1977, which excee d s 1 0 ,0 00 acre s in si ze.

5. In red e si gnat ion, the p r o c edures spe c i f i ed in 4 0 CFR 5 1 .166 (g ) as of July 1

, 1992, shall b e applie d.

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(i) Ambient air ceilings

1. No con c ent ra tion of a poll u tant sh all e x ceed th e co nce n tration p e rmitted u n d e r the Tenne ssee se con d a ry ambient air quality sta ndard (Chapt er 120 0-0 3 -0 3,
Table 1 ) , or t he con c entra tion permitted und er the Tenne ssee p r imary a m bie n t air quality st anda rd (Cha pter 120 0-0 3

- 03, Tabl e 1), which e ver concentratio n is
lowe st for the pollutant for a perio d of exposure.

2. Except as p e r mitted by Section 12 3 of the Cle an Air Act Amendm ents of 19 77, disp ersion te chni que s whi c h ex cee d go od en ginee rin g pra c tice, a nd which were impleme n ted after De ce mb er 31, 1 970, will not b e co nsid ere d whe n determinin g the emission l i mitations req u ired fo r co ntrol of any poll u tant.

(j) Control Te ch nology Review

1. A major stat ionary sou r ce or m ajor modificatio n shall m eet e a ch appli c ab le
emission s li mitation u n d e r thi s Divisi on 1 200 -03 and th e Stat e Implem ent ation Plan, and ea ch appli c a b le emission stan dar d a nd sta ndard of perf o rma n ce und er 40 CF R pa rts 60 and 61.

2. A new majo r stationa ry source shall a pply best ava ilable control techn o logy fo r each regul ate d NS R pollut ant that it wo uld h a ve the potential to e m it in signifi cant

amount s.

3. A major mo dification sh all ap ply be st availa ble control te chn o logy for ea ch regul ated NS R poll u tant for which it would result in a sig n ificantnet emissio n s increa se at the so urce. T h is requi rem ent applie s to each prop ose d emissio n s unit at whi c h a net emi s sio n s in crea se i n the poll u tan t would occu r as a re sult o f a physi cal ch ange o rch an ge in the method of ope rati on in the unit.

4. For ph ased con s tru c tion proje c ts, the determin a tio n of best av ailable control
techn o logy shall be revi ewe d and modified a s appropri a te at the latest

rea s on able ti me whi c h o c curs n o later th an 18 month s prior to co m m enceme n t of

con s tru c tion of each ind e pend ent pha se of the proj ect. At su ch t i me, the own e r
or ope rato r of the applica b le stationa ry source may be req u ire d to demon strat e the ade qua cyof any p r evi ous dete r min a ti on of b e st available co n t rol technol og y for the so urce

.

(k) Air Quality Model s.

All estimate s of ambi ent concentratio n s req u ire d u n d e r thi s p a ra graph shall be base d
on the appli c able air qualit y model s, dat a ba se s, a nd other re quire ments sp ecifi ed in 40
CFR Pa rt 51 Appe ndix W, whi c h i s in corpo r ated b yreferen c e. Whe r e an air quality impact m odel spe c ified in 40 CF R Pa rt 51 Appe ndix W is i napp ro priate, the m odel ma y be modified o ranothe r mo del su bstitute d by the Technical Secret ary after co n s ultation
with the EPA Adminis t rator. The us e of a modi fied or subs tituted model mus tbe subjec t
to notice a nd opp ortuni ty for public comme nt unde r proce dure s devel oped in
accordan ce with su bpa ra grap h (l) of th is parag rap h

.

(l) Public Parti c i pation

1. Within 30 day s after re cei p t of an applica t ion to con s truct, or any ad dition to such appli c ation, the Techni cal Secretary sh a ll advise the applica n t of any deficien c y in the ap plication or i n the informatio n su bmitted. In the eve n t of su ch a deficie ncy, th e date of re ceipt of the ap p licatio n shall be, for the p u rpo s e of thi s

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se ction, the date on which th e Te chni cal Se cretary re ceiv ed all requi red
information.

2. The Te chni cal Secretary shall m a ke a final determi nation on the application n o later than 6 months after receipt of a complete a ppli c ation. If the r e is a ne ed f o r a long er peri od of time fo r revie w , it sh all be a g reed upon by mut ual con s ent. In

no case ma y this revie wperio d be l onge r than 1 year. The review p r o c e s s involves pe rformin g the followin g action s:

(i) Make a prelimina ry de terminatio n wheth e r con s tru c tion sh ould b e approved, ap proved with condi tion s, or disa pproved.

(ii) Make availab l e in at lea s t one lo cation i n ea ch ai r qu ality control region i n whi c h the pro posed so urce or modifica ti on woul d be con s tru c ted a copy of

all materi als the appli c ant su bmitte d, a copy of the prelimina ry determi nation

, and a co py or su m m ary of oth e r mate rial s, if any,

con s id ere d in making the p r elimin ary det ermin a tion.

(iii) Notify the public, by advertisement i n a newspaper ofgener al ci rculation in each air qu ali t y control re gi on in whi c h the pro p o s ed sou r ce or mo dification

woul d be co n s tru c ted, of th e appli c atio n, the prelimina ry determinati on, the degree of in cre m ent con s umptio n tha t is expecte d from the source o r modificatio n , and the opp o rtunity for co mment at a publi chea rin g as well as written pu blic comme nt.

(iv) Send a copyof the n o tice of pu blic comment to t he ap plicantand to
officials a n d agen cie s h a ving co gni zance over th e locatio n where th e
prop osed co nstru c tion wo uld o c cur a s follows: State or lo cal air pollutio n control age n c ie s, the chi e f executiv es of the city and county whe r e the

sou r ce o rmo dification wo u l d be lo cate d, any co mpre hen sive re gio nal lan d

use planning agency, the EPA Administ rator, and any St ate or Federal
Land Mana g e r who s e l a n d s m a y be aff e cted by emi ssi on s from t he sou r ce or modific a tion.

(v) Provide o ppo rtunity for a publi che arin g for inte re st ed pe rson s t o app ea r and su bmit written o r oral comm ents on the air qu ality impa ct of th e sou r ce

or m odificatio n , alternative s to it, the co ntrol te ch nolo g y re quired, and othe r
approp riate consi deration s

.

(vi) Con s id er all written com m ents submi tted within a time spe c ifi ed in the notice of pu blic comme n tand all co mments re ceived at an y public
heari n g ( s) in makin g a fina l deci s ion on the app rovabi lity of the app lication.
No l a ter th an 10 days after the cl ose of the p ubli ccom m ent pe riod, the appli c ant m a y submit a written respon se to any co mments sub m itted by the publi co rre que st a n extensio n for this pu rpo s e. Th e Tech nical Secretary sh all co nsi der the appli c a n t’s respon se in ma kin g a final

deci s io n. The Tech nical Secretary sh all make all comment s available fo r publi cinspe c tion in the same lo cation s where the Tech nical S e cretary
made avail a b l e pre c o n stru ction info rmat ion rel a ting to the pro p o s e d sou r ce or modific a tion.

(vii) Make a final determin a tio n whet h e r constructio n should be a p proved, approved wit h con d ition s , or disapp rove d pursua n t to this parag rap h

.

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(viii) Notify the applica n t in wri t ing ofthe fi nal determin a tion and m a ke su ch
notification a v ailable for p ublic in sp ecti on at the sa me location whe r e the
Tech nical Se creta ry mad e available p r e c on stru ction i n formatio n a nd publi c

comm ents rel a ting to the source o rmodi fication.

(ix) All public co mments and written com m ents p r ep a r ed by the Tech nical Secretary will be maintain ed in the pu blic de po sitories for o ne year fro m the date of issua n ce of the final determi nation.

(m) Violations of Ambient Air Quality Incre m ents o rStandards

The Techni cal Secretary shall not issue a cons truction permit to a s ource or facility to

con s tru c t in an a r ea whe r e the i n cre m ent is kn o w n to b e viol ated o rthe air qu ality review p r edi cts a violation of the in crem ento rthe am bient ai r quali t y standa rd s excep t
in acc o rdance with the following:

1. All ne w o rm o dified fa cilitie s shall utiliz e good en gine e r ing practi ce as dete r mine d by the Techn i cal Secreta ry in designin g st acks. In no event shal l that part of a

stack which excee d s g o o d engin eeri n g pra c tice st ack heig h t be taken into

accou n t for th e purpo se of determi ning t he de gre e of emission li mitation re qui red
for the co ntro l of any poll u tant for whi c h there is an a m bient ai r q u a lity standa rd
establi s h ed in Chapte r120 0-03 -0 3, Tabl e 1.

2. A major sou r ce or modifi cation whi c h would normally be req u ired t o meet BA CT

shall be req u i r ed to meet t he Lo we st A c hieva b le Em issi on Rate (LAER) fo r th at type of sou r ce as d e termi ned at the ti me of the p e rmit appli c a t ion. The term
“lowest achie v able emi s si on rate” sh al l be d e fined as fou nd i n part 1 200 -03

- 09-.01 ( 4 ) (b)5 0. of this rule.

3. If requireme nts of pa rts 1200 -03

- 09 -. 01(4 ) (m)1. a nd 2. a r e n o t adeq uate to prote c t the incre m ent or th e ambient air quality stand ard s , the sou r ce shall obtai n emission offsets, le gallyenforcea b le at or befo r e the time of PSD permit

issuan ce, suf f icient to pre d ict that the i n creme n t or air qu ality standa rd will n o longe r be violated. The offsets sh all be accompli sh ed on or bef ore the time o f

the new sou r ce op eratio n and dem on strat ed throug h a source te st or thro ugh
anothe r meth od acce ptabl e to the Tech nical Se cretary.

4. A major stati onary sou r ce or majo r mo dification will be con s id ered to cau s e or contri bute to a violation of an ambi ent a i r quality sta n dard wh en such sou r ce o r modificatio n woul d, at a minimum, exce ed the followi ng significance levels at any locality that doe s not or would n o t m eet the ap plica b le amb i ent air quali t y stand ard:

Pollutant Annual 24 hou r 8 hour 3 hour 1 hour

PM 10

1 5
Sulfur

Dioxide 1 5 25
Carbon

Monoxide 500 2000 Nitrog en Dioxide 1

(Level s are in units of mi crogra m s p e r cubic mete r.)

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5. This rule d o e s n o t exempt the so u r ce f r om m eeting the requireme nts of

para g raph 1 2 00-0 3 -09-.0 1(5).

(n) Source s Impacting Cla ss I Ar eas - Additional Requi re ments

1. Notice to Federal Land Ma nagers and the EPA Administrator

The Te chni cal Secreta ry shall p r omptl y provide wri tten notice of recei p t of any permit appli c ation fo r a propo sed majo r stat iona ry source or maj o r m odificatio n

, the emission s from which may affect a Cla ss I area or which may have an
advers e impac ton vis i bili ty in any Clas s I area to the EPA Adminis t rator, t h e Fede ral La nd Manag er, an d the Fede ral official ch arg ed with di re ct respon sibility for manag em ent of any la nds withi n a n y such a r ea . The Techni cal Secreta ry shall transmit to the EPA Administrato r and the Federal Land Manager a copy of each permitapplicatio n relating to a major stationary so urce or maj o r modificatio n whi c h would affect a Cla s s I area. Thi s appli c atio n shall in clu de a copy of all inf o rmatio n rel e vant to the pe rmit appli c ati on and sh all be given withi n 30 days of recei p t of the permit appli c ation, and a tleast 60 da ys prior to a n y publi chea rin g on the ap pli c ation fo r a p e rmit to co nst r uct. Such n o tification sha ll include an analysi s of the proposed source’s antici p at ed impacts on visibility in
the Fed e ral Cla ss I are a . The T e chni cal Secreta ry shall also p r ovide the EP A Administrator, the Federal Land Ma nag er and su ch Fede ral offici als with a co py of the prelimi nary dete r mi nation an d shall make available to the m any materi als

use d in ma ki ng that dete r mination p r o m pt ly after the Techni cal Secretary ma ke s it. In addition, notification of public h e a r ing s , final determin a tion s, and permit s issued shall be provided. Finally, the Tech nical Se creta ry sh all also n o tify all
affected F e d e ral L and M anag ers with in 30 d a ys of re ceipt ofany advan ce notification ofany such permit applicatio n.

2. Deni al - Impa ct on Air Qual ity Related Value s

The Fe deral Land M ana g e r of a n y su ch land s may demon strate to the Te chni cal Secretary tha tthe emi ssi o n s from a p r o posed so urce or modifi cation would hav e an adverse i m pact on the air quality-related va lues (incl uding visibility) of those

land s, notwit h stan ding th at the chan g e in ai r q uali t y resultin g f r om emissio n s from such so urce o rmodifi cation wo uld not ca use or contri bute to con c e n tration s whi c h wo uld excee d the maximum all o wa ble incre a se s for a Cl ass I area. If the
Tech nical Secreta ry con c u r s with such d e mon s tratio n, then he shall not issue the permit.

3. Cla ss I V a ria n ce s

The o w n e r or ope rator of a pro p o s ed so urce o rm odif i cation may d e mon s trate to
the Fed e ral L and M ana ge r that the emi ssi on s fro m such source o rmo dificatio n woul d have n o adverse im pact on th e ai r quality relat ed value s of any su ch lan d s (incl udin g visi bility), notwithstan ding tha tthe change in air quality resulting fro m emis sion s f r om su ch so urc e or mod i fication wo ul d cau s e or contri bute to

con c e n tration s which wo u l d excee d th e maximum allowable in crea se s for a
Cla ss I a r ea. If the Federal Land M anag er con c urs wi th su ch de mo nstratio n an d
he so certi f ies, the T e ch nical Se cr eta ry, pro v ided that the appli c a b l e requi rem ents of this para g rap h are otherwise met, may issue t he permit with

su ch emi ssi o n limitations as may be n e ce ssary a s approved by the Tenne ssee Air Pollution Control Boa r d to assu re t hat emi ssio n s of sulfur dio x ide, parti cul a te matter, an d n i trogen oxide s woul d n o t excee d the followin g m a ximum all o wab l e increa se s over ba selin e concent ration for s u c h pollut ants :

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M a x i m u m

a l l o w a b l e i n c r e a s e

Pollutant u g / m 3

PM-10-: PM-10-, Annual a r ithme t ic mean. . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 PM-10-, 24 hr. maximum . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Sulfur dioxide : Annual ari t hmetic mea n

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
24-hr. maximum. . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
3-hr. maxi mum . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325

Nitrog en dioxi de:
Annual ari t hmetic mea n

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

4. Visibility Analysis

The Te ch nical Secretary shall co nsid e rany an alysi s pe rform ed by the Fede ral
Land Mana g e r, provided to the Te chnical Secret ary withi n 3 0 days of the
notification a nd analysi s required in pa rt 1. of this subparag raph, that a prop ose d new maj o r st ationary source or maj o r m odificatio n may have an adverse imp a ct on visibility in any Federal Class I area. If the Techni cal Secr etaryconcurs with the analy s is then h e shall not issue the permit. Wh ere th e Te ch nical S e creta ry finds th at su ch an analy s is do es notdemo n st rate to the sati sfaction of th e Tech nical Secreta ry that an adverse im pact on visibil i ty will result in the Federal
Cla ss I are a

, the Te chni cal Secretary m u st, in the not ice of publi c heari ng o n th e permit appli c ation, either explain his d e ci sion o rgive notice as to where th e explanation can be obtai ne d.

(o) Innovative Co ntrol Te chn o l ogy

1. The owner or ope rato r of a pro p o s ed m ajor stationary sou r ce o r m ajo r modificatio n may req u e s t that the Te chni cal Se cretary app rov e a sy stem of

innovative co ntrol tech nolo g y.

2. The T e chni cal Secreta ry, with th e co nse n t of the Gove rno r (s) of the othe r affected State(s), may det ermin e that the so urce o r modificatio n may employ a

s y s t em of innovative c ontrol tec h nologyif:

(i) The p r o pose d control sy stem woul d not cau s e or co ntribu te to an

unre a sona ble risk to pu bli chealth, welf are, or safety in its operation or
function.

(ii) The o w n e r or ope rato r a g rees to a c hi eve a l e vel of continuo us em issi on s redu ction e q u ivalent to that which wo u l d have bee n requi red u n der pa rt
1200 -03

- 09 -. 01(4 )(j )1. bya date spe c if ied by th e Techni cal S e cretary. Such date shall not be later than 4 year s from th e time of startup, or 7 years from pe rmit issuan ce

.

(iii) The so urce o r mo dificatio n wo uld meet t he requi rem e nts of pa rts (e)1. and (j)1. ba se d o n the emissio n rate thatth e stationa ry sou r ce empl o y ing the

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system of in n o vative control techn o logywould be re quire d to me et on the date sp ecifie d by the Tech nical S e cr et ary

.

(iv) The so urce o rmodification shall not:

(I) Cau s e or co n t ribute to a vi olati on of a n appli c able a m bient ai r qu ality
stand ard; o r

(II) Have an a d verse impa ct o n any Cla ss I area; o r

(III) Impac t any area where an app licable increment is known to be violated; and

(v) All other app licabl e requi rements in cl u d ing th ose f o r p ubli cp a rticipation
have bee n met.

3. The T e chni cal Secreta ry shall with dra wa n y ap pro v al to empl o ya sy stem of

innovative co ntrol tech nolo g y made und er this subp aragra ph, if:

(i) The p r op ose d syste m fail s by the spe c ified d a te to achi eve the requi re d
contin uou s e m issi on s re d u ction rate; or

(ii) The propo se d system fa il s before the spe c ified dat e so as to co ntribute to
ambient ai r q uality violations, or to an unre a sona ble risk to pu bli che alth, welfare, or safety; or

(iii) The Technical Secretary deci d es at any time that the proposed system i s unlikely to achieve the re quire d level of control, or to protect th e publi c health, welfa r e, or safety.

4. If a source or modification fails to meet the req u ire d level of contin uou s emissio n redu ction wit h in the spe c ified time pe riod o rthe approval is withdrawn in
accordan ce with p a rt (o)3., the Te ch nical Secreta ry may allo w the sou r ce or modificatio n up to an a dditional 3 years to m e e t the req u ire m ent for th e appli c ation of best availabl e co ntrol te chnolo g y thro ugh u s e of a demo n strate d system of co ntrol.

(p) Re serv e d

.

(q) Re serv e d

.

( r) R e s e rv ed.

(s) Ac tuals PALs.

1. Applicability.

(i) The Te chni cal Secretary may approve the use of a n actual s PA L for any existing maj o r station a ry source if t he P A L meets the requi rem ents in part s (s)1. th rou g h 15. of this p a rag r a ph. T h e term “PAL ” sh all m ean “actu a ls
PAL” throu g h out sub

- pa ra grap h (s) of this pa rag r a p h

.

(ii) Any physical cha nge i n o rchang e in t he metho d ofoperation ofa majo r stationa ry so urce that mai n tains its to tal s o ur ce -w id e e m iss i o n s be lo wthe

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PAL level, meets th e requireme nts in pa rts (s)1 . throug h 15 . of thi s
para g raph, a nd com p lie s with the PAL permit:

(I) Is not a major modification for the PAL pollutant;

(II) Doe s not hav e to be appro v ed throug h the majo r NS R pro g ram; and

(III) Is notsubjec t to the provis io ns in part (a)6. ofthis paragraph (re stri ction s on rel a xing enforcea b le emission li mi tations that t he major stationary source used to av oid applicability of the major NS R

prog ram )

.

(iii) Except as provided under item (s)1. ( i i )(III) ofthi s paragraph, a major
stationa ry so urce sh all co ntinue to co mply with all applica b le F ederal or State requi re ments, emi ssion limitatio n s

, and work pra c tice req u i reme nts
that were e s t ablished p r ior to the effective date of the PAL.

2. Definition s. Whe n a te rm is n o t def in ed in th ese sub

- pa rts, it shall have th e meanin g give n in sub parag raph (b) of thi s rule o rin th e Fede ral Cl e an Air Act.

(i) “Actual s PAL ” for a maj o r stationa ry source me an s a PAL base d on the
baseline actu al emissio n s (as define d in part (b)45. ofthis pa rag r a ph) of all
emission s un its (a s define d in part (b)8 . of this para g rap h ) at the sou r ce

, that emit or have the poten tial to emit th e PAL polluta nt.

(ii) “Allowable e m issi on s” m ean s “all ow a b le emi ssi on s” a s d e fine d in pa rt (b)17. ofthis pa rag r ap h, except as th i s d e finition is modifie d a ccordin g to items (s)2.(ii)(I) and (II) of this pa rag r a p h

.

(I) The allo wabl e emission s for any emissions unit shal l be calculate d

con s id erin g any emi ssi o n limitat ion s that are e n forceabl e a s a
pra c tical m a tter on the emi ssi on s unit’s potential to e m it.

(II) An emissio n s unit’s p o tent ial to emit sh all be d e term ined u s ing t h e definition in part (b )5. of this par agrap h, except that the word s “or
enforcea b le as a p r a c tica l matter” sho u ld be ad ded after “fede ra lly
enforcea b le.”

(iii) “Small emissions unit” m eans an em i ssi ons unit that emits or has the potential to e m it the PAL pollutant in a n amou nt less than the si gnifica nt
level for that PAL pollutant , as d e fined i n pa rt (b )24. of this p a ra graph o ri n the Fede ral Clean Air Act, whi c heve ris l o we r.

(iv) “Majo remi ssi ons u n it” mea n s:

(I) Any emission s u n it that e m its o r ha s t he pote n tial t o emit 1 00 t ons
per yea ror m o re of the PAL pollutant in an attainmentarea; or

(II) Any emissio n s u n it that e m its o rh a s the p o tential t o emit th e P A L pollutant in a n amo unt th at is e qual to or greate r than the maj o r

sou r ce th re shold fo r th e PAL polluta n tas defin ed by the F ede ral
Clea n Air Actfor non attain ment area s. For exam ple, in acco rda n c e with the defin ition of majo r stationa ry so urce in se ctio n 182 (c) of th e Fede ral Cl ea n Air Act, an emission s uni t would be a major e m issi on s unit for VO C if the emissions unit is l o cate d in a seri ou s o z on e

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nonattainm e n t area an d itemits or ha s the potenti a l to emit 50 or
more ton s of VOC pe r year.

(v) “Plantwi de applicability limitation (PAL)” m eans an emission limitation

expre s sed i n tons per yea r , for a p o lluta n tat a m ajor st ationary so urce, tha t
is e n forcea bl e a s a pra c tical matter and esta bli s he d sou r ce -wid e in
accordan ce with part s (s)1. th rough 1 5

. of this parag raph.

(vi) “PAL effective date” gen e r ally m ean s the date of i s suan ce of t he PAL permit. Howe ver, the PAL effective date for an in crea sed PAL i s the dat e any emissio n s unit that i s part of the PAL major modificatio n become s operational a nd begi ns to emit the PAL pollutant.

(vii) “PAL effective perio d” m e ans the p e ri o d begin n ing with the PAL effective

date and e ndi ng 10 years l a ter.

(viii) “PAL maj o r modificatio n ” mean s, not wi thstandi ng pa rts (b )2., 3., and 4. of this pa ra gra p h (the definit ions f o r m aj o r m odificati on an d n e t emission s increa se ), an y physi cal ch ange in or ch ange in th e method of op eration o f

the PAL sou r ce that cau s e s it to emit the PAL polluta nt at a level equal t o or greater tha n the PAL.

(ix ) “PAL pe rmit” mean s the m ajor NS R permit, the mino r NS R pe rmit , or the State operating pe rmit u n der a p r og ra m that is app roved i n to th e plan, or the title V p e rmit issued bythe T e chni ca l Secreta ry th at esta blishe s a PAL for a major st ationary sou r ce.

(x) “PAL polluta nt” mean s th e pollutant fo r whi c h a PA L is e s tablish ed at a major st at ion a rysou r ce.

(xi) “Significant e m issi on s un it” mea n s an emis s i o n s un it th a te m its or h a s the potential to emit a PAL pollutant in an amount that is equal to or greate r than the sign ificant level (as define d in part (b)24. o fthis parag ra ph or in
the Fed e ral Clea n Air A c t

, whi c heve ri s lo we r) fo r t hat PAL poll u tant, but
less than the amount that woul d qualify the unit as a major emi ssi ons u n it
as defin ed in sub

- pa rt (s)2. ( iv) of this pa ragra ph.

3. Permit ap plication requi re ments. A s p a rt of a permit appli c atio n re que sting a PAL, the owner o ro pera t or of a maj o r stationa ry sou r ce shal l submit th e followin g info rmation in sub-p a rt s (s)3 .(i) thro ugh (iii) of this pa ragra ph to th e Tech nical Se creta ry for ap proval.

(i) A list ofall e m issi on s unit s atthe so urce de sig nated as sm all, sign ificant or major ba se d on thei r pote n tial to e m it. In ad dition, th e o w ne r or o perato r of

the sou r ce shall in dicate whi c h, if any, Fede ral or State a pplicable requi rem ents, emissi on limi t ations, or wo rk p r a c tice s a pply to each unit.

(ii) Cal c ulation s of the baseline actual emi ssi o n s (with suppo rting
documentatio n). Baseline actual emi ssi on s are to incl ude e m issi on s

asso ciated n o t only with operatio n of the unit, but also e m issi on s

asso ciated wi th startup, sh utdown, and malfunctio n

.

(iii) The calculation procedures that the major stationarysource owner or operator pro p o se s to u s e to co nvert the monitori ng system data to monthly

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emission s an d annu al emi ssi on s ba sed on a 12-mont h rolling total for each

month as req u ired by sub

- part (s )13.(i) of this para g raph.

4. Gene ral requi reme nts for e s tabli s hin g PALs.

(i) The Te chni ca l Secreta ry may establish a PAL at a major station a ry sou r ce, provide d thatat a mi nimu m, the requi rements in ite m s (s)4.(i )(I ) throug h (VII) of this parag ra ph are met.

(I) The PAL shal l impose an a nnual emissi on limitation i n tons pe r ye ar, that is enfo r cea b le a s a pra c tical m a tter, for th e entire m aj o r stationa ry so urce. For e a c h mont h du ring the PALeffective period
after the fi rst 12 mo nths ofesta blishing a PAL, the m ajor station a ry

s o ur ce ow nerorop e r a t o r s h a ll s h o wt hat the sum of the mo nth l y emission s fro m each e m ission s unit un der the PAL for the previou s 12 con s e c uti v e month s i s less tha n th e PAL (a 12 -month ave r a ge, rolled monthl y). For ea ch month du ring the first 11 months f r om th e PAL effective date, the major stat io nary source o w ner o rope rat o r shall sho wth at the sum of the pre c e d ing monthly emi ssi on s from t h e PAL effective date for ea ch emi ssi on s unit under t he PAL is less
than the PAL.

(II) The PALsha ll be esta blished i n a PALpe rmit that meets the pu blic partici pation requireme nts i n part (s)5. of this para g rap h

.

(III) The PAL permit s hall cont ain all the requirements of part (s )7. of this

para g raph.

(IV) The PAL sha ll include fugi tive em issio n s , to the extent quantifiabl e, from all emission s units th at emit or have the potential to emit th e PAL pollutantat the major stationa ry so urce.

(V) Each PAL sh all regul ate e m issi on s of only one pollut ant.

(VI) Each PAL sh all have a PAL effective pe riod of 10 yea r s.

(VII) The own e r o ro perator ofthe m ajor st ationary so urce with a P A L
shall com p ly with the m onitorin g , re cordkeepi ng, and repo rting requi rem ents provide d in parts (s)1 2. throu gh 1 4 . of this pa rag r a p h
for ea ch emi ssi on s u n it u nder the PA L thro ugh th e PAL effe ctive perio d.

(ii) At no time (du r ing or a fter the PALeffective p e riod ) are e m issi on s redu ction s ofa PAL pollutant that occur du ring the PAL effective perio d

cre d itable a s decrea s e s for pu rpo s e s of offsets un der sub

- pa rt (5)(b ) 2.(v)
of this rule u n less the lev e l of the PAL is red u ced b ythe amountof such

emission s re ductio n s a n d such red u ct ions would be creditabl e in the
absen ce of the PAL.

5. Public p a rti c ipation requi rements fo r P A Ls. PALs f o r existin g m ajor stationa ry

sou r ces shall be e s tabli s h ed, rene we d, ori n crea se d, throug h a p r o c ed ure that i s

con s i s tent with 40 CFR 51 .160 a nd 51. 161, sub para g rap h (l) of t h is parag rap h

, part (5 )(b)3. of this rule, or 1200-03-09 -.02(1 1 )(f)8. Th is inclu d e s the requi rem e n t
that the Te chnical Se cret ary p r ovide t he pu blic wit h noti c e of t he p r op osed approval of a PAL permitand at leasta 30-day pe riod for sub m ittal of public

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comm ent. T he Te ch nical Secretary mu st ad dre s s all material co mments befo r e taking final a c tion on the pe rmit.

6. Setting the 10-yea ractu al s PAL level.

(i) Except a s p r ovided in su b

- pa rt (s)6

. ( ii) of this p a ra graph, the actu als PAL level for a major statio na ry source s hal l be establi s h ed as the su m of the

baseline actu al emi ssi on s (as defin ed i n pa rt (b)(45 ) of this pa rag r aph ) of the PAL poll u tant for ea ch emi ssi on s unit at the source; pl us a n amo unt equal to th e appli c able si gnifica nt leve l for the PALpollutant u n der p a rt (b)24. of this para g ra ph o rund er t he F ederal Cle a n Air Act, whichever i s lowe r. When establi s hi ng t he a c tual s P A L level, for a PAL pollut ant, only

one con s e c ut ive 24-m onth peri od m u st be u s ed to d e termin e the baselin e actual emissi ons fo r all existing e m issi o n s u n it s. E m i ssi on s a s s o ci at ed wit h
units that we re perman entl yshut do wn after this 24-month pe rio d must b e subtracte d from the PALlevel. The Tech nical Se creta ry shall spe c ify a

redu ce d PALlevel(s) (in t ons/yr) in the PAL permit t o be come effective on
the future co mplian c e dat e(s) of any a pplicable Fe d e ral o rState regul atory requi rem ent(s) that the Te chni cal Se cre t ary is aware of prior to issuan ce of the PAL permit. For instance, if t he source owner or operator will be requi re d to redu ce emi s si ons f r om in d u strial boile rs in half fro m baseline
emission s of 60 ppm NO Xto a new rul e limit of 30 ppm, then th e permit
shall co ntain a future effective PAL le vel that is e qua l to the curre n t PAL
level redu ce d by half of the original b a se line emissio n s of su ch unit ( s).

(ii) For n e wly co nstru c ted unit s (whi ch d o n o t includ e mo dification s to existing units) on whi c h a c tual co n s tru c tion b e g an after the 2 4 -mo n th pe ri od, in lieu
of addin g the baseline a c t ual emi ssi on s a s spe c ifie d in sub-part (s)6.(i ) of this pa rag r ap h, the emissions m u st b e add ed to the PAL level in a n amount eq ual to the potential to emit of the units.

7. Conte n ts of t he PAL pe rmit. The PALpermit sh all contai n, at a minimu m, the
informatio n in sub-pa rts (s)7.(i) through (x) of this para g rap h

.

(i) The PAL poll u tant an d th e ap plicable sou r ce-wid e emission limi t ation in tons pe r year.

(ii) The PAL permit effective date a nd th e expiratio n d a te of the P A L (PA L effective peri od).

(iii) Specification in the PALpermit that if a major stationary source owner or operator appl ies to ren e w a PAL in a c cord an ce wi th part (s)10. of this

para g raph be fore the end of the PAL ef fective perio d

, then the PAL shal l not expire at the end of th e PAL effective perio d. It shall remai n i n effect

until a revise d PAL permit is issue d by the Techni cal Secretary.

(iv) A req u irem en t that emissio n calculation s for complia nce pu rpo s e s incl ud e emission s fro m startup s , shutdo wn s an d malfunctio n s

.

(v) A requi rem e n tthat, once t he PAL expi res, the m ajor stationa ry source i s subj ect to the requi reme nts of part (s)9. of this para g raph.

(vi) The calculation proce d u r es that the major station a ry so urce o w ne r or operator sha ll use to co nvert the m onitorin g sy stem data to monthly

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emission s an d annu al emi ssi on s ba sed on a 12-mont h rolling total for each

month as req u ired by sub

- part (s )13.(i) of this para g raph.

(vii) A req u ire m en t that the m aj o r statio n a ry sou r ce own e r or op erato rmonito r all emissio n s units in accorda n ce with the provisio ns u nde r p a rt(s)13. o f this parag rap h

.

(viii) A req u ireme n t to retain the record s requi re d u n d e r part(s)12

. of this

para g raph o n site. Such re cords m a y be retained in a n electroni c format.

(ix) A requi reme nt to submitthe repo rt s requi red u n der p a rt (s)1 4. of this

para g raph bythe requi red deadli nes.

(x) Any other re quire ment s that the Te ch nical Se creta ry deem s ne ce ssary to impleme n t an d enforce the PAL.

8. PAL effective period a nd reope ning of the PAL permi t.

(i) PAL effective pe riod. The Tech nical Se creta ry shall spe c ify a PAL effective perio d of 10 years.

(ii) Reo penin g ofthe PAL permit.

(I) Duri ng the PAL effective perio d, the Tech nical Secreta ry shall

reop en the P A L permit to:

I Corre c t typog raphi cal/cal c u l ation errors made in setting the PAL
or refle c t a more a c curate determi nati on of emissi ons u s e d to
establi s h the PAL;

II Red u ce the PAL if the owner o rope rat o r of the maj o r station a ry

sou r c e cre a t e s cre d it able e m issi on s r e d u ct ion s f o r u s e as of f s et s unde r su b-pa rt (5)(b ) 2.(v) of this rule; a nd

III Revise the P A L to reflectan in crea se in the PAL as provid ed
unde r pa rt (s)11. of this paragra ph.

(II) The Te ch nical Secretarymay reop e n the PAL permit for t h e following:

I Red u ce the PAL to reflect n e wlyappli c abl e Fede ral requi rem ents (for example, NSPS) with compli ance dates after the PAL effective date;

II Red u ce the PAL con s i s te nt with a n y other req u irem ent, that is
enforcea b le as a pra c tical matter, a nd that the State may impose on th e major statio nary so urce u nder the pl an; and

III Red u ce the PAL if the Techni cal Se cre t ary determi n e s that a
redu ction is necessa ry to avoi d ca usi ng o rco ntrib u ting to a NAAQS or P S D increme n tviolation, or to an adverse impa ct on an AQ RV that has be en identif ied for a Fede ral Cl a ss I area by a Federa l Land Ma n ager a nd for which information is available to the gen eral p u b lic.

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(III) Except for t he perm it reopening in sub-item (s)8.(ii)(I)I of t h is

para g raph fo r the corre c ti on of typogr a phical/cal c ula t ion erro rs that
do n o t in crea se th e PAL l e vel, all reop ening s sh all be ca rrie d o u t in
accordan ce with the publi c pa rtici pat io n re quireme n t s of pa rt (s)5 . of this parag rap h

.

9. Expiration ofa PAL. Any PAL that is not rene wed in a c cord ance with th e
pro c ed ures i n part (s)10. of this pa ra grap h shall e x pire at the end of the P A L effective peri od, and the requi rem ents in s ub-p a rt (s)9.(i ) throu gh (v) of thi s
para g raph sh all apply.

(i) Each emi ssi o n s unit (o r ea ch group of e m issi on s unit s ) that existe d unde r the PAL shall co mply with an all o wabl e emission limit ation u nde r a revi sed permit esta bli s he d a c cordi ng to th e p r o c edures in ite m s (s)9.(i )(I ) and (II) of this parag rap h

.

(I) Within the tim e fram e spe c i f ied for PAL rene wal s in su b-pa rt (s)10.(i i)
of this para g rap h , the major statio nary sou r ce sh all subm it a

prop osed all o wa ble e m ission limitat io n f o r ea ch e m issi on s u n it (o r each g r ou p of emi ssio n s u n its, if su ch a di stribution i s m o re
approp riate a s d e ci ded by the Te ch ni cal Secreta ry) by di stributi n g the PAL allo wabl e emi ssi ons fo r the m ajor stationa ry sou r ce am ong each ofthe emission s un its that existe d un de r the PAL. If the P A L had not yet been adju s ted for an appli c a b le req u ire m e n t that becam e effective du ri ng the PALe ffective peri o d, as re quire d und er su b-part (s)10.(v ) of th is pa ra gra ph, su ch distri bu tion sh all be made as if th e PAL had bee n adju s ted.

(II) The Te ch nical Secretaryshall d e ci de whethe r a n d how th e PAL
allowable em issi on s will be distri b u ted and issue a revise d perm i t
inco rpo r ating allowable limi t s for each e m issi on s u n it, or e a ch g r ou p of emissio n s units, a s t he Te ch nica l Secretary determi ne s i s
approp riate.

(ii) Each emi s sio n s unit ( s) sh all comply wit h the allowab l e emission li mitation

on a 12 -mo n th rollin g ba si s. The T e c hni cal Se cretarymay approve the use
of monito ring system s (so u rce te sting, emission fact ors, etc.) oth e r tha n CEMS, CERMS, PEMS or CPMS to dem on st rat e compli an ce wit h t h e allowable emi ssi on limitatio n.

(iii) Until the Techni cal Secretary i s su es the revised permit incorporating
allowable limi t s for ea ch e m issi on s unit, or ea ch g r ou p of emissio n s u n its, as requi red unde r item (s)9. ( i)(II) ofthis pa rag r a ph, the so urce shal l
contin ue to comply with a sou r ce-wid e, multi-unit emi ssi on s cap e quivalent
to the level of the PAL emissi on limitatio n.

(iv) Any physi cal cha nge or chang e in the method of o peratio n at t he maj o r

s t ationarysour ce w ill be subjec t to major N S R r e quirements if such change

meets t he d e finition of major modifi cation in parts (b)2. and 3. of thi s
para g raph.

(v) The majo r st ationary source owne r or operator shal l continue to comply with any State or Fede ral appli c abl e re quire ment s (BACT, RACT , NSPS, etc.) that ma y have applie d either du ri n g the PAL effective peri od or pri o r to the PAL effective peri o d except for th ose emissio n limitations th at had

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been e s tabli s he d p u rsua nt to p a rt (a)6. of this para g raph, b u t we re eliminated bythe PAL in ac cordanc e with the provis ions in item (s)1.(ii)(III) of this para g raph.

10. Ren e wal of a PAL.

(i) The T e chnica l Secretary shall follo w th e procedu re s spe c ified in part (s)5. of this pa rag r aph in ap proving a n y re que st to ren e w a PALfo r a maj o r stationa ry so urce, and sh all provide b o th the pro p o se d PAL level and a
written ration ale for th e p r opo sed PAL level to the publi cfor rev i ew a n d

comm ent. Du ring su ch pub lic review, a n yperson m a y pro pose a P A L level
for the so urce for con s ide r a t ion by the Techni cal Se cre t ary.

(ii) Application d eadlin e. A m ajor station a ry sou r ce o w ner or ope ra tor shall
submit a time ly application to the Te ch ni cal Se cretary to req u e s t re newal of

a PAL. A tim e ly appli c atio n is on e th at is sub m itted at lea s t 6 mo nths pri o r to, but not ea rlier th an 18 months f r om, the date of p e rmit expiration. Thi s deadli ne fo r a pplication sub m ittal is to en sure that th e permit will n o t expire
before th e pe rmit is re ne wed. If the ow n e r or ope rator of a major st ationary

sou r ce su bmi t s a compl e te application to renew th e PAL within this time perio d, then t he PAL shall contin ue to b e effective un til the revise d permit
with the renewed PAL is iss u ed.

(iii) Applicatio n requireme nts. The ap p lica t ion to ren e wa PAL pe rmit sh all
contai n the informatio n re quire d in item s (s)1 0.(iii)(I) throug h (IV) of this

para g raph.

(I) The inform ation req u ire d in sub-par t s (s)3.(i) thro ugh (iii) of this

para g raph.

(II) A propo se d PAL level.

(III) The s u m of t he potential t o emit ofall emis s i ons units under the P A L (with supp orti ng do cume ntation).

(IV) Any other inf o rmatio n the owner or op erato r wishe s the Te ch nical Secretary to con s ide rin determini ng the approp riate level for

rene win g the PAL.

(iv) PAL adjustm ent. In determining wheth e r an d ho w to adju s t the PAL, the
Tech nical Se creta ry shall con s id er the option s outlin ed in item s (s)10.(iv)(I) and (II) of this parag rap h . Ho wever, in no ca se mayany such ad justment
fail to c o mply with item (s)10. (iv)(III) of this paragraph.

(I) If the emissio n s l e vel calcu l ated in acco rdan ce with p a rt (s)6. of thi s
para g raph i s equal to o rgreater tha n 80 percent of th e PAL level, the
Tech nical Se creta ry may rene w the PA L at the sa m e level witho u t

con s id erin g the factors set forth in item (s)10. (iv)(II) of th is

para g raph; or

(II) The Te chni cal Secretarymay set the PAL at a level that it
determi ne s to be more rep r ese n tative of the source’ s baseline a c tu al
emission s, o r that it dete r mines to b e approp riate consi deri ng ai r quality nee ds, advances in cont rol te chn o logy, antici p ated e c on omi c
gro w th in th e a r ea, desi r e to re wa rd or en cou r a ge the source’ s

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voluntary e m issi on s red u ction s , o r other fa cto r s as sp ecifi c ally identified by the Techni cal Secret ary in its written ratio nale.

(III) Notwiths tanding items (s)10.(iv )(I) and (I I) of this paragraph:

I If the pote n tial to emit of the maj o r sta t ionary so urce is le ss than the PAL , the Te ch nical Se creta ry shall adj ust t he PALto a level no gre a ter than the potential to e m it of the sou r ce; an d

II The Te chni cal Secretary shall n o t ap prove a rene wed PAL level highe r t han the cu rre n t PAL, unless the maj o r stationary

sou r ce ha s complied with the provision s of pa rt (s)1 1. of this

para g raph (i n c re asi ng a P A L).

(v) If the compli ance date fo r a State or F ederal requi rement that a pplie s to
the PAL sou r ce occu rs du ring the PAL e ffective pe rio d , and if the T e ch nical Secretary ha s not alreadyadjuste d for su ch requi re ment, the PAL shall b e adju s ted at t he time of PAL permit rene wal o rtitle V permit rene wal,
whic hever occ u rs firs t.

11. Incre a si ng a PAL during th e PAL effective period.

(i) The Te chni ca l Secreta ry may incre a se a PAL emissi o n limitation only if the major station a ry source co mplies with the provisions in items (s)11.(i)(I ) throug h (IV) o fthis parag ra ph.

(I) The owne r or operato rof the majo r stationary source shall su bmit a compl e te a p p licatio n to reque st an in cre a se in th e PAL limit for a PAL major m odificatio n . Such appli c atio n sh all identif y the emissio n s unit(s) cont ri buting to the increa se in e m issi on s so as to ca use the major station a ry sou r ce’ s emission s to equal o rexce ed its PAL.

(II) As part of this ap plicatio n, the major stationary source o w ne r or operator sha ll demon strat e that the sum of the b a seli ne a c tu al
emission s of the sm all emi ssi on s unit s , plus th e sum of the ba selin e actual emi ssions of the significant and majo r emission s u n its
assumin g ap plicatio n of BACT equival e nt controls, p l us the sum of

the allo wa ble emi ssi on s o fthe n e w or modifie d em issi on s u n it(s),

excee d s the PAL. The level of control that woul d re sult from BA CT equivalent co ntrols on e a ch sig n ifica n t or maj o r e m i ssi on s unit shall
be dete r min e d by condu cti ng a n e w BACT a nalysi s at the time th e appli c ation i s submitted, unle ss th e emission s unit is cu rre ntly requi re d to comply with a BACT o rL AER re quire ment that was
establi s h ed within the p r ece d ing 1 0 years. In su ch a case, the

assume d con t rol level for that emission s unit shall b e equ al to th e level of BACT or LAER with whic h that emission s uni t must cu rren tly comply

.

(III) The owner or operator obt ains a major NSR permit for all emiss i ons unit(s) identifi ed in item (s)11.(i )(I ) of th is parag raph, rega rdle ss o f the magnitud e of the emission s in cre a se re sulting fro m them (that is, no sig n ifica n t levels apply ) . These emi ssi on s unit(s) shall compl y with a n y em issi on s requi reme nts re sulting fro m the maj o r NSR

pro c e ss (for example, BACT), ev e n though they h a v e also b e co me subj ect to the PAL or conti nue to be sub j ect to the PAL.

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(IV) The PALpe rmit sh all req u ire th at the increased PAL level shall be
effective on t he day any e m issi on s uni tthat is pa rt o fthe PAL major
modificatio n become s op eration a l an d begi ns to emit the PAL pollutant.

(ii) The T e chni cal Secreta ry shall calc ul ate the ne w P A L as the su m of the

allowable emi ssi on s for ea ch m odified o rne w emi s si ons unit, plu s the su m of the ba seli ne a c tual e m issi on s oft he si gnificantand m ajor emission s units (assumi ng appli c atio n of BACT e quivalent con t rols a s dete r mined in
accordan ce with item (s)11.(i)(II) of th is p a ra graph ), plus the su m of the

baseline a c tu al emission s of the small e m issi on s unit s

.

(iii) The PAL permit shall be revised to reflect the increased PAL level pursuant to the public notice requi re ments of pa rt (s)5. of this p a rag r a ph.

12. Monitori ng re quire ment s for PALs

(i) Gene ral requi reme nts.

(I) Each PALp e rmit mu st contai n enforceable re quire ments fo r th e monitori ng system that a c curatelydete r mines plant wi de emi ssi on s of the PAL poll u tant in te rm s of m a ss pe r unit of time. Any monito ri ng system aut h o rized for u s e in the PAL permit mu st be ba sed on

sou nd scien c e and meet gene rally acceptable scie n t ific procedu res for data qu ality and manipul ation. Additionally, the informati o n
gene rated bysu ch sy stem mustmeet minimum l e g a l re qui reme nts
for admi ssi bili ty in a judicial proceedi ng to enforce the PAL permit.

(II) The PAL monitoring syste m mustempl oy one or m o re of the four

gene ral mo nitoring ap proa che s meetin g the minimu m requi rem e nts
set forth in it ems (s)12. (ii)(I) thr ough (I V) of this p a ragra ph a nd must be app roved by the Techni cal Secreta ry.

(III) Notwiths tanding item (s)12.(i)(II) of this paragraph, you may als o employ a n altern ative monitori ng app roa c h that meets item (s)12.(i )(I ) of this pa rag r a p h if approved b ythe Techni cal Secretary.

(IV) Failure to u s e a mo nitorin g sy ste m tha tmeets the requireme nts of this parag rap h rend ers the PAL invalid.

(ii) Minimum pe rforman c e req u irem ents for approve d monitorin g app roa c he s. The follo win g are a c ce ptable g ene ral monito rin g app ro ache s when

c o nd uc te d in a c c o r d an ce w i th th e min i mu m r e qu ir e m en ts in su b

- pa rt s (s)12.(iii ) thro ugh (ix) of thi s parag rap h :

(I) Mass bala n ce cal c ulatio ns for activities usin g co ating s or solvents;

(II) CEMS;

(III) CPMS or PEMS; and

(I V ) E m issi on f a ct ors.

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(iii) Mass bal ance cal c ulations. An ow ner or operator us ing mass balance
cal c ulatio ns to monitor PAL pollutan temissi on s from activitie s usi n g coatin g or sol v ents sh all meet the followi ng req u ireme n ts:

(I) Provide a de monst r ated m ean s of valid ating the publ ishe d contentof the PAL pollu tant that is co ntained in or cre a ted by all material s u s ed
in or at the e m issi on s unit;

(II) Assu me that the emission s unit em its a ll of the PAL pollutant thatis
contai ned in or cre a ted byany ra w mat e rial o rfuel u s ed i n or at the
emission s uni t, if it can not otherwise be accou n ted fo r in th e p r o c e s s; and

(III) Where the v endor of a m a terial orfuel , which i s used in or at the
emission s un it, publish e s a ra nge of p o llutant cont ent from su ch material, the own e r o rop erato rmu st use the high est value of the

rang e to cal c ulate the PA L polluta nt e m issi on s u n le ss th e Te ch ni cal Secretary de termine s the r e is site-spe cific d a ta or a site-sp e ci fi c monitori ng progra m to sup port anoth e r conte n t within the range.

(iv) CEMS. An own e r o ro p erato ru s ing CEMS to monitor PALpollutant
emission s sh all meet the followin g re qui reme nts:

(I) CEMS mustcom p ly wit h app licable Performan c e Spe c ificati ons found in 40 CFR pa rt 60, appen dix B; and

(II) CEMS must sampl e , anal yze, and re cord data at l east every 1 5
minutes while the emission s unit is op erating.

(v) CPMS or PEMS. An owner or op er ato rusin g CPM S or PEMS to monitor PAL pollutantemissi on s sh all meet the followin g re qui reme nts:

(I) The CPMS o r the PEMS m u st b e b a sed on curre n t sit e -spe cific dat a demon stratin g a co rrelatio n bet wee n th e monito re d p a ram e ter(s) a n d the PAL p o llutant emi ssi o n s acro ss th e ra nge of o peratio n of t h e emission s uni t; and

(II) Each CPMS or PEMS m u st sampl e , analyze, and re cord d a ta at
least eve ry 1 5 minute s , or at anot he r le ss frequ ent in terval app rov ed by the Techni cal Secreta ry, while the emi ssi on s unit is operating.

(vi) Emissi on fact ors. An o w ne r or ope rato r usin g emissi on factors to monito r PAL pollutantemissi on s sh all meet the followin g re qui reme nts:

(I) All emissi on factors shall b e adju s ted, if appropri a te, to account fo r the degree ofunce rtainty or limitati ons in the factors’ d e velopme n t;

(II) The e m ission s u n it sh all o perate withi n the de sign ate d ra nge of u s e for the emissi on facto r , if applicable; an d

(III) If tec hnic a llyprac ti c able, the owner or ope rator of a s i gnificant

emission s un it that reli es on a n e m issi on fa ctor to cal c ulate PAL pollutant e m i ssi on s shall con d u c t valid ation testin g to determi ne a site-spe cific e m issi on fa cto rwithi n 6 mo nths of PAL p e rmit i s suan ce,

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unle ss the Tech nical Secretary det ermin e s thattesting is not requi re d.

(vii) A sou r ce owner o rop era t or mu st re cord a nd repo rt maximum potential
emission s without co n s ide r ing e n forceabl e e m issi on limi t ations or operational restri ction s for an emission s unit du ring any perio d of time that

there i s no monito ring data, unl ess anoth e r m e thod fo r d e termini n g emission s du ring such pe ri ods i s sp ecifi ed in the PAL permit.

(viii) Notwithstandi ng the requirements in su b-parts (s)12.(iii) th rough (vii) of this

para g raph, whe r e a n o w ne r or ope ra tor of an emission s u n it cann ot
demon strate a co rrelation betwe en th e monito red para m eter(s) and the PAL polluta nt emi ssi on s ra te at all op erating p o ints of the emissi ons unit,
the Technical Secreta ry sh all, at the time of permit issua n ce:

(I) Establish def ault value(s) for determi ni ng com p lian c e with the PAL
based o n th e high est p o tential emi ssi ons rea s o n a b ly estimated at

su ch op eratin g point(s); or

(II) Determine th at operatio n of the emissi on s unit durin g ope ra ting

c o nd itio ns w h en th er e is no c o rr e l a t io n b e t w e en mon i to r ed

para m eter(s) and the PAL pollutant e m issi on s is a violation of the

PAL.

(ix) Re-vali dation. All data u s ed to esta bli s h th e PAL pollutant mu st be revalidated through p e rfo r m ance testing orothe r scie ntifically valid mean s approved by the Te ch nical Secreta ry. Such testin g mu st o c cu r at le ast once every 5 years afte r issua n ce of the PAL.

13. Re cordkeepi ng req u ireme n ts.

(i) The PAL permit shall req u ire an o w ne r or ope rato r to retain a co py of all

records ne cessary to d e termin e co mplian c e with any re quirement of

sub parag rap h (s) of this pa rag r ap h and of the PAL, including a determi nation of each emi s sions unit’s 12-month rolling total emi ssi ons, for 5 years from the date of su ch re co rd.

(ii) The PAL p e rmit shall re qu ire a n o w ne r or o perator t o retai n a co py of the following rec o rds

, for the duration of the PAL effective period pl us 5 years:

(I) A copy of t he PAL pe rmit application an d anyappli c ation s for

revisio n s to the PAL; and

(II) Each ann ual ce rtification of com p lian c e pu rsuant t o title V an d the
data relie d on in certifying the com p lian c e.

14. Rep o rting a n d notification requi reme nts. The o w ne r or op erato r shall submit
semi -an nual monitori ng re ports an d p r ompt deviati on repo rts to the T e ch nical Secretary in accordan ce with the appli c abl e title V o peratin g permit program. The

repo rts sh all meet the re quire ment s i n su b-p a rt s ( s )1 4.(i) t h ro u gh (iii ) of thi s
para g raph.

(i) Sem i-annual repo rt. The semi-ann ual repo rt sh all be su bmitted to the
Tech nical Se creta ry within 30 days of the end of e a ch rep o rting perio d.

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This re port shall contain the info rm a t ion re qui red in item s (s )14.(i )(I ) throug h (VII) of this para g raph.

(I) The identifica t ion of owne r and op erato r and the pe rmi tnumber.

(II) Total annual emissions (tons/y ear) based on a 12-m onth rolling total
for ea ch m o n t h in the re po rting pe ri o d reco rde d pu rsuant to sub-p a rt (s)13.(i ) of this parag rap h

.

(III) All data relied upon, includi ng, butnot limited to, any Quality

Assu ra nce or Quality Con t rol data, in cal c ulatin g the monthly and

annu al PAL pollutant emissions.

(IV) A list of any emissi on s units mo dified or a dde d to the majo r stationa ry so urce du ring th e pre c edi ng 6

- month p e rio d

.

(V) The n u mbe r

, duration, an d ca use of a n y deviation s or m onitori n g malfunctio n s (othe r tha n t he time associate d with zero a nd sp an calib ration ch ecks), and an y corrective a c tion taken.

(VI) A notification of a shutdo wn ofany m onitorin g syst em, wheth e r the
shutd o wn was pe rma n e n t or temp ora ry, the reason for t h e shutdown, the anti c ipated date that the monitoring system will be fully operatio nal or re pla c ed with anot her m onitori n g syste m , a nd
wheth e r th e emission s unit monito re d by the m onitorin g sy stem
contin ued to ope rate, an d the calcula t ion of th e e m issi on s of the pollutant or the numbe r determi ned by method i n clu ded in t he permit, as p r o v ided by sub

- part (s)12.(vii ) of this parag raph.

(VII) A sign ed sta t ement by th e re sp on sibl e official (a s define d by t he appli c able title V ope rati ng pe rmit p r ogra m ) ce rtifying the trut h,

accuracy, an d com p leten e ss of the i n formatio n p r ovided i n the

repo rt.

(ii) Deviation re port. The m ajor stati ona ry source o w ner o rope ra tor sh all

prom ptly sub m it report s of any dev iations or ex ceeda nce of the PAL requi rem ents, includi ng p e riods whe r e n o monitori ng is availabl e. A repo rt

s ubmitted purs u ant to item .02(11)(e)1.( iii)(III) of this c h apter shall s a tis f y this re portin g requi rem ent. The deviatio n rep o rts sh a ll be su bmitted within
the time limit s prescribed by item .02( 11)(e)1. (iii)(III) of this chapter. The

repo rts shall contai n the following info rm ation:

(I) The identifica t ion of owne r and op erato r and the pe rmi tnumber;

(II) The PAL req u irem ent thatexper ie nced the deviatio n or that wa s

excee ded;

(III) Emissi ons resulting from t he deviation or the exceedance; and

(IV) A sign ed sta t ement by th e re sp on sibl e official (a s define d by t he appli c able title V ope rati ng pe rmit p r ogra m ) ce rtifying the trut h,

accuracy, an d com p leten e ss of the i n formatio n p r ovided i n the

repo rt.

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(iii) Re-vali dation results. The owner or operator shall submit to the T e chnical Secretary the results ofany re-valid ation test or method wit h in three
months afte r compl e tion ofsuch test or method.

15. Tran sition req u irem ents.

(i) The Te ch nical Secretary may not issu e a PAL thatdoe s not co mply with the requi rem ents i n p a rt s (s)1. th ro ug h 15. of this pa rag r ap h after the Administrator has ap prove d reg u lation s inco rpo r atin g these req u i r eme n ts into the State Implementati on Plan (SIP).

(ii) The Te chni cal Secretary may supe rse de any PAL whi c h was e s tabli s he d prio r to the date of approv al of the plan by the Administrato r with a PAL that compli e s with the requireme nts of parts (s)1 . through 1 5

. of this

para g raph.

(t) If any provisi on ofthis se ction, o rth e appl i c ation ofsu ch p r ovisi on to any pe rso n or circum stan ce , is held inval i d, the remai nder ofthi s section, or the appli c atio n o fsu ch provisi on to person s o rci rcu m sta n ces other tha n those a s to wh ich it is held invalid,
shall n o t be a ffected thereb y.

(5) Growth Policy

(a) Attainment and Un cla s sified Area s

The Te chni ca l Secreta ry shall not gra n t a permit for the co nstructi on or mo dification of any air co nta m inant so urce in an attain ment or un cla ssifie d are a if such co nst r u c tion or
modificatio n will inte rfere with the m a intena nce o fan air qual ity standa rd or PS D
increme n t wh ere ap plicabl e, or will violate any provi s ion s of the Tenne ssee A i r Quality Act, or se ctio n 165 (a )(3) o fthe Clean Air Act, Amend ments of 199 0.

(b) Non a ttainme nt Areas

1. Definition s a s u s ed in thi s subpa ra gra ph are not a l phab etized. All terms n o t
defined h e rei n shall h a ve the meani ng g i ven them in Cha p ter 12 00 -3-2.

(i) “Stationarysource ” me an s a n y buil d in g, structu r e, facility, or i n stallation

whi c h emits o rmay emit a regulate d NS R polluta nt.

(ii) “Building, st ructure, fa cil i ty, or installation” me ans all ofthe air
contami nant -emitting a c tivities whi c h belon g to the same indu strial

grou ping, are located o n one o rm o re contig uou s o radj acent p r opertie s

, and a r e und e r the co ntrol of the same person (o r pe rso n s un der comm on control). Air contami nant -emitting a c tivities shall be con s id ere d a s p a rt of

the same i n d u strial groupi ng if they b e l ong to th e sa me “M ajor G r oup” (i.e.,

whi c h have the sam e two digit code) whi c h is spe c ified in the Standard

Industri a l Cl assificatio n Manual, 19 72, as am ende d by the 197 7 Supplem ent (U.S. Govern ment Printin g Office sto c k numb e rs 4 1 01-0 065
and 00 3-0 0 5

- 0017 6-0, respectively)).

(iii) “Potential to emit” means the maximu m capacity of a stationary source t o emit an air contamina n t under its p h ysical an d ope rational de sig n . Any physi cal or o peratio nal lim itation on the capa city of the so urce to emit an
air conta m in ant, incl udin g air conta m inant cont rol e quipm e n t and

rest rictio ns o n hou rs of o peratio n or o n the type or amou nt of materia l

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comb uste d, stored, o rp r o c essed, sh a ll be tre a ted as part of its de sign only
if the limitation o rthe e ffect it wo uld have on emission s i s “leg ally
enforcea b le.” Seconda ry emissi on s do not cou n tin determining the “potential to e m it” of a stationary sou r ce.

(iv ) “Majo rstation a rysou r ce” m ean s:

(I) Any stationa ry source of air c ontami n ants whi c h e m its, or h a s the potential to e m it, 100 tons per yearo rmore of any regul ated NS R pollutant, except that lowe r emissi o n s t h re shol ds sh all apply in areas subj ect to su bpart 2, subp art 3, or su b part 4 of pa rtD, title I of the
Clea n Air Act, accordi ng to sub

- item s I throug h VI of th is item.

I. 50 ton s pe r year of eith er volatile org a n i c compo und s or nitrog en oxides in a n y seri ou s ozon e non-attainm ent area.

II. 50 ton s pe r year of eith er volatile org a n i c compo und s or nitrog en oxides in an area within a n ozo ne tran spo rt re gion, except for any severe or extreme ozo ne non -attain ment are a

.

III. 25 tons per year of either vola tile organiccompounds or nitrogen
oxides in a n y severe ozone non-attain me nt area.

IV. 10 ton s pe r year of eith er volatile org a n i c compo und s or nitrog en oxides in a n y extreme o z on e non-attainm ent area.

V. 50 tons pe r year of carbon mon o xid e in any se riou s non

attainment a r ea for ca rbo n monoxide, where station a ry sou r ce s contri bute sig n ificantly to carbo n m onoxi de level s i n t he a r ea (as

determi ned u nder rule s i s sue d by the Administrator of the U.S. EPA).

VI. 70 ton s per year ofPM– 10 in any se rious no n-attai n ment a r e a for PM–10; or

(II) Any physical chan ge thatwould occu r at a statio nary source not qualifying u n der ite m (iv )(I ) a s a majo r stationary sou r ce, if the cha nge woul d co nstit u te a major stationary sou r ce by itself.

(III) A major stationarysource t hat i s major for volatile organi c
comp oun ds o rnitrog en oxi des shall b e consi dered major for o z on e.

(IV) The fu gitive e m issi on s ofa stat ion a ry so urce shall notbe i n cl ude d i n determi ning f o r a n y of the purp o ses of this Item, whe t her it is a major
stationa ry so urce, u n le ss the sou r ce be long s to one of the foll owi n g categ o rie s of stationa ry so urces:

I Coal clea ning plants (with therm a l drye rs);

II Kraft pulp mills;

III Portland cem ent plants;

IV Primary zi nc smelte rs;

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V Iron and steel mills;

VI Primary alumi num ore red u ction pla n ts;

VII Primary copp er sm elters;

VIII Munici pal i n cinerato r s (or combi nation there o f) ca pa ble of

cha r gin g more than 250 to ns of refu se p e r day;

IX Hydroflu ori c , sulfuri c , or nit r ic a c id pla n ts;

X Petroleum ref i nerie s;

XI Lime plant s;

XII Phosp hate ro ck p r o c e ssi ng plants;

XIII Cok e oven batteries ;

XIV Sulfur re cove ry plants;

XV Carbon bl ack plants (fu r na ce process);

XVI Primary lead s m elters ;

XVII Fuel co nversi on plant s;

XIII Sintering pl an ts;

XIX Secon d a ry metal prod uctio n plants;

XX Chemi c al p r o c e ss pl ants;

XXI Fossil-fuel boilers (or comb ination th ereof ) totalin g mo re than 250 milli on British the r mal unit s per hour he at inp u t;

XXII Petroleum st orag e a nd transfe r u n its with a total stora g e
cap a city exce eding 3 00,00 0 barrel s ;

XXIII Taco nite ore pro c e ssi ng pl ants;

XXIV Glass fiber p r oce s sing pl an ts;

XXV Charcoal produc tion plant s ;

XXVI Fossil fuel-fi r ed steam el ec tri cplants of more than 250

million British thermal unit s per hou r he a tinput; and

XXVII Any other stationary source ca tegory which, as of August 7, 1980, is bein g reg u lated unde r Chapt er 12 00-03-1 6 , New
Source Pe rf orma nce Sta ndards o r Chapter 12 00 -03-1 1

, Ha zardou s Air Contami nants o rChapter 1 200 -03

- 31,
Standards F o r Ha zardou s Air Co nta m inants Fo r Source
C a te go r i es

.

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(v) Major mo dification:

(I) “Majo rmo dification ” me an s any p h ysi c al ch ang e in or cha nge i n the method of op eration of a m ajor statio na ry source that woul d re sult in:

I A significant emission s in crea se of a re gulated NSR pollutant (as d e fined in sub-pa rt 1.(xlix ) of this sub para g raph ).

II. A significant net emissio n s in cre a se of that pollutan tfrom the major st at ion a ry sou r ce.

(II) Any signifi cant emis sions i n crease (as defined in sub-part 1.(xxxix) of this subpa ra grap h) from any em issi ons u n its o r net emissi ons increa se (as defined in sub

- pa rt 1(vi ) of this sub para g raph ) a ta major statio nary source that is significant for volatile organi c
comp oun ds a nd/or nitrog e n oxide s shall be con s ide r e d sig n ifica n t for

ozo ne.

(III) A physical change or change in the method of oper ation shall not
inclu de:

I Routin e main tenan ce, rep a ir, and re pla c ement;

II Use of an al ternative fuel orra w mat e rial by re ason of any

orde r und er se ction 2(a ) and (b ) of th e Ene r gy Su pply an d
Environme n tal Co ordinati on Act of 19 74 (or any superse din g legisl ation) o rby re ason ofa natura l gas cu rtail m ent plan

pursua n t to the federal p o wer act;

III Use of a n alt e rnative fu el by rea s o n of an o r de r o r Rule un de r Section 1 2 5 of the Clea n Air Act A m endm ents, August 7, 1977;

IV Use of an alt e rnative fuel ata steam g enerating uni t (burni ng equipm ent of250 million BTU’ s pe r hour or larg er) to the
extent that the fuel is gen e r at ed from m unici pal solid wa ste a s determi ned by the T e n nesse e Division of Soli d Waste Manag eme n t.

V Use of an alternative fue l orraw ma terial by a stationary

sou r ce which the sou r ce wa s cap a b le of a c co mmodatin g before De ce mber 12, 19 76, unle ss such ch ange woul d b e prohi bited un der a legally enforcea b le permit co nditi on whi c h

wa s e s tabli s h ed after Dece mber 12, 197 6, pursu ant t o 40 CF R
Part 52.21 (July 1, 199 3), or u nde r regul ation s approved

pursua n t to 4 0 CF R Pa rt 5 1 Subp art I o r 51.166 (July 1, 1993 ),

o rth e s o ur ce is a p p r o v ed to u s e u n d e ran y p e r mit is s ued

purs u ant to this paragraph;

VI An incre a se in the hours o foperation o r in the produ ction rate,
unle ss su ch cha nge wo uld be prohi bited un der a legally
enforcea b le permit con d i t ion whi c h wa s e s tabli s hed after

De cemb er 2 1 , 197 6, pu rsuant to 4 0 CFR Pa rt 52.2 1 (July 1,

1993 ) o r reg u lation s a pproved p u rsua nt to 40 CF R Pa rt 5 1 Subpa rt I or 40 CFR Pa rt 5 1 .166 (July 1, 1993).

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VII Any chang e in own e rship at a stationary source.

VIII Res e rved.

IX. The in stallati on, ope ration , cessatio n, o rrem o val of a tempo r ary clea n coal te chn o logy d e m onst r at ion proje c t, provided that th e projec t c o mplies with:

A. The State Implementatio n Pl an for the State in which the proje c t is lo ca ted, and

B. Other requi re ments ne ce ssary to attain and maintai n the
national amb i ent air qu ality stand ard s durin g the project
and after it is terminate d

.

(IV) This defi n ition shall not apply with respe c t to a pa rticul ar regul ated NS R p o llutant whe n the m ajor station a ry sou r ce i s complyin g with the re quire ment s unde r part10 of this

sub parag rap h for a PAL f o r that pollut ant. Instea d, the definition at item 10.(ii)(VIII) of th is subparagraph shall apply.

(V) Any physi cal cha nge in, o r cha nge in th e metho d of o peratio n of, a major stati onary source of volatile o r gani c comp ound s that
results i n a n y increa se in emi s sio n s of volati le organi c
comp oun ds from any discrete operat ion

, emissio n s u n it, or other pollutant emi tting activity at t he so urce shall be consi dered a signifi cant ne t emissi on s i n crea se a nd a major modi fication for

ozo ne, if the major statio nary sou r ce i s lo cated i n an extrem e

ozo ne non -at t ainment a r e a that i s subj ect to su bpa rt 2, pa rt D,
title I of the Clean Air Act.

(VI) Any physi cal cha nge in, o r cha nge in th e metho d of o peratio n of, a majo r stationary so urce of nitro gen oxides that result s in any increa se in emission s ofnitrogen ox ides fro m a n y discrete operation, e m issi on s u n it, or other p o llutant emittin g a c tivity at
the source shall be co nsid ere d a signifi cant n e t emissio n s increa se an d a major modificatio n for ozo ne, if the major

stationa ry so urce i s l o cate d in an extre m e o z o ne no n-attainm ent

area that is subje c t to su b part 2, p a rt D, title I of the Cle an Air
Ac t.

(v i) Netemis sio n incr ea se s

(I) “Net emi s sio n s in crea se” mean s, with resp ect to anyregul ated NSR pollutant e m itted by a maj o r stati ona ry sou r ce, the a m ount by whi c h
the sum of th e followin g excee d s zero:

I The in crea se in emi ssi on s f r om a pa rticul ar p h ysi c al chang e o r cha nge in th e meth od of operati on at a statio na ry sou r ce as cal c ulate d pu rsu ant to su b-pa rts 2.(xii) throug h (xvii) of this

sub parag rap h ; and

II Any other in crea se s an d d e crea se s in a c tual emi s sio n s at th e major station a ry so urce t hat are co ntempo ran eou s with the

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particula r cha nge and are otherwise cre d itable. Ba sel i ne a c tual
emission s fo r cal c ulatin g i n crea se s an d decre ases u nder this
sub

- item II sh all be determi ned a s provid ed in su b-p a rt 1.(xlvii) of this subp aragra ph, exce pt t hat sub-ite m s 1.(xlvii)(I)I II and IV
of this sub paragra ph shall not apply.

(II) An increa se o rde crea se in the actu al em issi on s is con t emporane ou s with the incre a se fro m the particul a r ch ange only if it occu rs b e fo re the date that the increa se from the parti cular chan ge o c curs.

(III) An inc r eas e or decrease in ac tual emiss i ons is creditable only if;

I It occurs wit h in a rea s o n able pe riod t o be spe c ifie d by the
Tech nical Se creta ry; and

II The Te ch nica l Secretary h a s n o t relie d on it in issui n g a pe rmit
for the so urce un der re gul ations app rov ed p u rsua nt to 40 CF R
Part 51 Su bp art I, whi c h p e rmit is in eff e ct when th e increa se in actual emi s sion s from th e particula r chang e occu rs; and

III Res e rved.

(IV) An in cre a se i n a c tual emi s sion s i s credi table o n ly to the extent th at
the new level of actual emi ssi on s exce e d s the old lev e l.

(V) A decrea s e in actual emi ssi ons i s credita ble only to the extent that:

I The old level of actual e m issi on o rth e old level ofallowa ble
emission s which ever is t he lo we r, ex cee d s the ne w level of

actual emi s si ons; an d

II It is enforce a b le a s a p r a c t i cal matte r at and afte r the time that
actual con s truction o n the particula r ch a nge be gin s ; and

III The T e chni cal Secreta ry has not relie d on it in i s suin g a n y permit u nde r regul ation a p p roved pu rsu ant to 40 CF R Part 5 1 Subpa rt I or the Te chni cal Secretary has not relie d on it in
demon stratin g attainment or re asona ble further p r og ress; and

IV It has a ppro x imately the sam e qu ali t ative significance for publi che alth and welfa r e as that attri buted to th e increa se from the pa rticula rch ang e; and.

V Res e rved.

(VI) An increa se that re sult s from a phy sical chan ge at a station a ry

sou r ce occu rs when the emissi on s unit on whi c h con s tru c tio n

occurre d b e comes op erational and be gins to e m it a pa rticul ar air
contami nant. Any repl acem ent uni t that requi res sha k e d o w n become s ope rational only after a rea s o nable sha k ed own pe riod a s determi ned b ythe Techni cal Secret ary, not to exceed 180 days.

(VII) Item 1.(xiii)(I) of this su bp arag ra ph sha ll not ap ply for d e termi n in g

cre d itable in crea se s and d e crea se s or a fter a cha nge.

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(vii) “Emission s u n it” mea n s an y part of a st ationary so urce that emits or would have the pot ential to emit any regul at ed NS R poll u tant. This definition

inclu d e s a n e l ectri c steam gene rating u n it as d e fine d in sub-part1.(lvi) of

this su bpa ra grap h. For p u rpo s e s of th is sectio n, there a r e two types of

emission s u n its a s de scrib ed in it ems 1. (vii)(I ) and (II) of this

sub parag rap h

.

(I) A new emi s si ons unit is any emissi ons unit which is (or will be) newl y

con s tru c ted and whi c h h a s exi s ted fo r le ss th an 2 years from the
date su ch em issi on s unit first operated.

(II) An existing e m issi on s unitis any emissions unit thatdoe s not m e et the requi re ments in it em 1.(vii)(I ) of this subpa rag r ap h. A

r eplac ementunit, as defined in s u b- part1.(xxxvi) of this

sub parag rap h , is an existi ng emissio n s unit.

(viii) “Secondary emissi ons” m e ans emissions which woul d occur as a result of

the con s tru c t i on or ope ration of a major st ation a ry sou r ce or majo r modificatio n , but do not come from th e major stati onary sou r ce or majo r modificatio n i t self. Fo r th e pu rpo s e s of this rul e

, se con dary e m issi on s must be spe c ific, well d e fined, qua ntif iable, and imp a ct the same gene ra l

area a s the stationary sou r ce or m odification which causes the se con dary
emission s. Secon d a ry emissi on s in clude, emi ssi o n s from anyoff-site support facilit y whi c h woul d not otherwi se be constructe d or increase it s emission s ex cept a s a re sult of the con s tru c tion o ro peratio n of the major

stationa ry so urce of majo r modificatio n . Second a ry emission s do not
inclu de any e m issi on s whi c h co me dire ct ly from a m obile so urce su ch a s emission s fro m the tailpip e of a moto r vehicle, fro m a trai n, or from a

ves s el.

(ix) “Fugitive emi ssi on s” mea n s tho s e emi s sion s whi c h coul d n o t rea s on ably pass th ro ug h a sta ck, chimn e y, ve ntor othe r function ally equivalent openi ng.

(x) “Significant” mean s, in referen c e to a net emi s sions i n crea se or th e potential of a sou r ce to emi t any of t he followin g ai r contamina n ts, a rate of

emission s tha twould eq ual or excee d an y of the following rate s:

(I) Air Contami n ant and Emission s Rate

I Carbon m ono xide: 100 tons per yea r(tp y )

II Nitrog en Oxid es: 40 tpy

III Sulfur dioxide : 40 tpy

IV Ozo ne: 40 tpy of an ozone precurso r

V Lead: 0.6 tpy

VI PM 10 : 15 tpy

(II) Notwith s tan d i ng the signifi cant em i ssi o n s rate fo r ozone in item (I) of this subp art, signifi cant m e ans, in refe re nce to an emi ssi on s in crea se

or a net emi ssi on s in crea se, a n y in crease in actu al emi ssi on s of

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either volatil e orga nic co mpoun ds o r nitrogen oxi des that wo uld
result from a n y physical cha nge in, o rch ang e in the method of operation of, a major statio nary source l o cate d in a seriou s o rsev e re

ozo ne non -at t ainment a r e a that i s subj ect to su bpa rt 2, part D, title I
of the Cl ean Air Act, if such emi ssi on s in crea se ofeither vol a tile

orga nic com p ound s or nit r o gen oxide s e x ceed s 25 to ns pe r year.

(III) Res e rved

(IV) Notwith s tan d i ng the signifi cant emi ssi o n s rate for carbo n monox ide
unde r item (I ) of thi s su bp art, si gnifica n tmean s, in referen c e to a n emission s in cre a se or a net emissio n s in cre a se, any increa se in
actual e m issi ons of ca rbo n monox id e that would result fro m a n y physi cal cha n ge in, o r cha nge in the m e thod of ope ration of, a m ajor
stationa ry so urce in a seriou s n o n

- a ttainment area for ca rb on monoxide if su ch in crea se equ als o r excee d s 50 tons p e r yea r

, provided the Adminis t rator of the U.S

. EPA has determined that
stationa ry so urces contri b u te si gnifi can t ly to ca rbo n monoxide lev e ls
in that area.

(V) Notwith s tan d i ng the sig n ificant e m issi ons rate s fo r o z on e un d e r items (I) and (II) of this su bpart, any in cre a se in a c t ual emi ssi on s of

either volatil e org anic compou nd s o rnitrog en o x ides from any emission s uni t at a majo r stationary sou r ce of eithe r volatile o r ga ni c
comp oun ds or nitroge n o x ides lo cate d in an extre m e o z on e n onattainment area that is su b j ect to su b part 2, part D, title I of the Clean

Air Act shall b e con s id ere d a signifi cant n e t emission s increa se.

(xi) “Allowable e m issi on s” me ans th e em i s sion s rat e ofa st at ion a rysou r ce cal c ulate d u s ing the maxi mum rate d c apa city of the so urce (un l ess the

sou r ce is su bject to leg a ll y enforceabl e limits whi c h rest rict the o peratin g rate, or ho urs of operation, or both ) and t he most strin gent of the followin g :

(I) The appli c a b l e stand ard s set forth in:

I The New Sourc e Performa nc e Standards (NSPS) or;

II The Natio nal Emissi on Standards fo r Haza rdo u s Air Pollutants (NESHAP ) containe d in Cha p ter 1 2 0 0 -03

- 1 1 and Chapte r 1200 -03

- 31 o r ;

III Limits esta bli s he d p u rsua nt to the ap pl icabl e stand a r ds u nde r Divisio n 1200 -03 o r ;

IV In the State I m pleme n tatio n Pl an, e m issions rate s, sp ecified a s a legally e n fo rce able pe rm it conditio n e s tabli s he d pu rsu ant to
this rul e 1 200-03 -09

- .0 1 inclu d ing those with a future compli an ce d a t e

(xii) “Leg ally enforceabl e” m ean s all limitations an d con d ition s which a r e enforceable by the Technical Secr etary and the EPA Administrator and are
inclu ded un d e r this Divi si on 120 0-0 3 and the State Implement ation Plan.
All ord e rs i s sued by the T enne ssee Air Pollution Co ntrol Bo ard, operating permit s and t heir respe c tive spe c ial con d itions i s sue d in accorda n ce with
the Act a nd Reg u lation s, and any certi f icate a u thori z ed by the Act or th e

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Reg u lation s shall b e take n to public h earin g and m ade pa rt of the State Implementati on Plan by the Board to be legally enforcea b le.

(xiii) “Actual emissions” means t he actual rat e of emission s of a regulat ed NS R pollutant fro m an emissio n s unit, as d e termin ed in accordan ce with item s 1.(xiii)(I) through (III) of th is subparagraph, ex cept t hat this defini t ion shall not apply for calculating wheth e r a si gnifica nt emi ssi on s incre a s e ha s

occurre d , or for e s tabli s hi ng a PALun der part 10. of this sub p a r ag rap h

. Instead, sub-parts 1.(xxxix) and (xlvii) of this su bparagraph shall apply for those p u rp oses.

(I) In general, actual emi ssi o n s a s of a particul a r d a te shall eq ual the

averag e rate, in tons pe r year, at which the emi s sio n s u n it actu al ly
emitted the air conta m in ant du ri ng a con s e c utive 24-m onth perio d

whi c h preced es the parti cular date an d which is repre s e n tative of

norm a l sou r ce operation. The Tech ni cal Secreta ry may allow the

use of a different tim e p e riod up on a determinatio n that it is m o re
rep r e s entativ e of normal source op er ation. Actual e m issi on s shal l be
cal c ulate d using the unit’ s actual o p e r a t ing hou rs, p r odu ction rate s, and types of material s p r o c e s sed, sto r e d , or co mbu s ted duri ng th e sele cted time period.

(II) In the ab se nce of reli a b le data, th e Te chni cal Secretary may
pre s um e th at permitted

- sp ecifi call o wa ble emi ssi on s for the
emission s u n it are equi valent to th e actu al e m issi on s ofthe
emission s uni t.

(III) For any emiss i ons unit that has not begun normal operations on t he particula r dat e, actual e m issi on s sh all equal the pot ential to emit of

the unit on that date.

(xiv) “Co n st ru ction ” mea n s anyphysi cal ch ange or ch a nge in the method of operation (i nclu ding fa b r icatio n, ere c tion, in stall a tion, dem ol ition, or
modificatio n of an emissi ons u n it) th at would re sult in a ch ange in
emission s.

( xv) “ C omme nc e C o ns tr uc tio n ”

“Co mmen c e con s tru c tion ” as ap plied to a major statio nary source or majo r modificatio n means tha t the owner or ope rato r has all n e ce ssary

con s tru c tion permits an d either ha s begu n, or cau s ed to begin, a
contin uou s p r ogra m of a c tual on -site co nstru c tion of the statio nary sou r ce, to be com p l e ted within a re asona bl e time; o r entere d into bindi ng
agre e me nts or contra ctu a l obligatio n s , whi c h ca nnot be can c ele d or modified with out su bsta ntial loss to th e own e r or op erato r , to un d e rtake a

prog ram of a c tual const r u c tion of t he stationa ry so urce to be completed
within a re asonabl e time.

(xv i ) “Ne c e s sa ryPrec on stru ctio n permi t s ” m ean s those p e rmits req u ired und er the Fede ral air qu ality co ntrol la ws an d reg u lation s whi c h a r e p a rt of the approved SIP under Divisio n 1200 -03.

(xvii) “Begin a c tual con s tru c tion ” mean s, in g eneral, initiation of physi ca l on-site

con s tru c tion activities o n an emi ssi on s unit whi c h are of a permanen t

nature. Su ch activities in cl ude, b u t ar e not limited to, install a tion of buildi n g

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sup port s an d found ation s , laying ofunde rg rou n d pipe wo rk, and

con s tru c tion of perman entstorag e stru cture s . With respe c t to a chang e in
method of o p e ration thi s t e rm refe rs to those on-sit e a c tivities, o t her th an
prep aratory a c tivities, whi c h mark the ini t iation of the cha nge.

(xviii) “Lowest achi evable emi ssion rate ” (LAER) means, fo r any source, the

more string en t rate of emission s ba se d on the followi ng:

(I) The mo st st ringent emi s si ons limitatio n whi c h i s co ntained i n the appli c able standa rd s u n d e r thi s Divisi on 1 200 -03, or i n a n y State Implementati on Plan fo r such cla s s o rcateg o ry of st ationary so urce, unle ss th e o w ne r o rope rator of the p r opo sed sou r ce demo n st rat e s that such limitations a r e notachieva b le; or

(II) The mo st stri ngent emi s si ons limit atio n whi c h is achi eved in p r acti ce by such cla s s or categ o ry of stati onary sou r ces. Thi s limitation, when applie d to a modificatio n , mean s the lo we st achi eva b le emi ssi on s rate fo r the new or modi fied emi ssi on s u n its withi n the station a ry

sou r ce. In no event sh all the ap pli c ation of this term pe rm it a

prop osed ne w or modifie d stationary so urce to emit any pollutant in

exce ss of t he am ount allowabl e un der appli c a b l e New S ource Standards of Perform a n c e.

(xix) “Significantly impact ” mean s the co ntribu tion by a new stationary so urce or modificatio n to the air q u ality in a no nattainment area i n co ncentration s equal to or g r eater than th e amount a s follows:

AVERAGING TIME AND APPLICABLE CONCE NTRATION

Pollutant Annual 24 Ho ur 3 Hou r 8 Hou r 1 Hou r

.

Sulfur

Dioxide 1 μ g/m 3 5 μ g/m 3 25 μ g/m 3

PM 10 1 μ g/m 3 5 μ g/m 3

Carbon

Monoxide 500 μ g/m 3 2000

μ g/m 3

Nitrog en

Oxide 1 μ g/m 3

(xx) “Mino r station a ry sou r ce” m ean s any so u r ce which i s n o t a maj o r sta t ionary

sou r c e

(xx i ) “Mino rmodifi cation ” mea n s

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(I) Any modificat i on whi c h i s n o t a major mo dification; or

(II) Any modifica tion whi c h is a physical chang e in or a cha nge in the
method of o peratio n of a minor stationary sou r ce provide d th e cha nge woul d not con s titu te a major sta t ionary so urce by itself.

(xxii) “Reasonable stack height s” mean s a st ack height which will mini mize ai r quality impa ct, not to exce ed the T en n e s see a m bientair q uality st anda rd s in any ca se. The Te chni ca l Secreta ry shall on a case-by-ca se b a sis, taki ng into accou n t the existing ai r quality in th e are a and t he econo mic co sts to
the statio naryso urce, d e te rmine the a c h i evable sta ck height to be use d b y the station a rysou r ce o rm odificatio n . In no circum stance sh all th e sta c k height be le ss than 20 fee tabove grou nd level, or b e requi red to exceed
stack hei ght pro c ed ure. Stacks not em itting the nonattainment p o llutants

are not requi red to m eet th e minim u m stack h e ight re quire ment. S t ationary

sou r ces whi c h emit volatile orga nic co mpoun ds a n d nitrogen oxid e and are
locate d in ozone no nattai n ment area s will not be requi re d to meet the
minimum sta ck h e ight re q u irem ent.

(xxiii) “Re a sona ble Furthe r Pro g re ss” (RFP ) mean s su ch annu al in creme n tal
redu ction s in emission s of the releva nt air poll u tant a s are re quire d by this part o rmay reasona bly be req u ire d by t he Te ch nical Secretary o rt he EPA Administrator for the pu rpose of en suring attainm ent of the a pplicable
ambient ai r q uality standa rd by the appli c abl e date.

(xxiv) “Re a sona ble available contro l tech nology” (RA C T) me an s devices, system s, pro c e ss m odifica tions, or oth e rapp aratu s o rtech niqu es that are

rea s on ably a v ailable takin g into accou n t:

(I) The ne ce ssit yof imposin g su ch controls in orde r to attain and
maintain an a m bient air q u ality standard

,

(II) The social, environ menta l and econo mic impa ct o fsuch cont rols,
and

(III) Alternative means ofproviding for attainment and maintenance of

su ch st a nda r d

.

( xxv) “ C omplianc e s c hedule” means a chr onology of ac tions to be tak e n by a

non complyin g source to b r ing itinto ful l co mplian c e with Divisio n 1200 -03

or p e rmit s i s sued thereto. Gen e ra lly sp ea king, compli an ce sched ul e increme n ts will be divid ed into (1 ) engin eeri ng evaluation fo r pro b lem
solutio n

, (2) pro c u r eme n t of the equi p m ent a nd/or servi c e s ne cessary to solve the pro b lem, (3) o n -site delivery of the equip m ent, (4) co mpletion of the equi pme n t’s in stallati on in cludi ng startup of sa id equi pme n t and (5 )

sou r ce te stin g to e s tabli s h the air co ntaminant e m issi on l e vel s of th e compl e ted in stallation if re quire d by the Tech nical Se creta ry.

( xxvi) “ A ircontaminant” is part iculate ma tter

, dus t, fumes

, gas , mis t, smok e, or
vapor, o ra n ycombi natio ns th ere o f, total suspend ed p a rticulat es, PM 10 , sulfur dioxid e, ca rbo n monoxide, o z on e, nitro g en oxid es, l ead, a n d

gaseou s fluorides exp r e s sed as HF.

(xxvii) “Good En gin eerin g Pra c tice” (GEP )

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(GEP) Stack h e ight mean s the greater of:

(I) 65 mete rs, m easure d from the g r ou nd-l e vel elevatio n at the ba se of

the stack o r

,

(II) I For a sta ck i n existen c e on Janu ary 1 2 , 1979, a n d for which

the owner or operator ha d obtai n ed al l appli c able permit s o r approvals re quire d unde r 40 CFR pa rt 51 and 5 2 (July 1,

1993 )

Hg = 2.5 H,

provide d the owne r or o perato rp r od uce s evide n ce that this equatio n wa s actually reli ed on in e s t ablishing a n emissio n limitation;

II For all othe r stacks,

Hg = H + 1. 5L

whe r e

Hg = good engi ne ering practi ce sta c k hei ght, mea s ured
from the gro u nd-level elev ation at the b a se of the stack. Thi s is the hei g h t at which structu r al downwash no lo nge r influen ce s co mputer mo del ed ambie n t impact s

.

H = height of n earby stru ct ure ( s) me asured f r om t he

grou nd -level elevation at the ba se of the stack.

L = lesser dimen s ion, h e ight o rproje c ted wi dth, of nearb y
st ru ct ur e( s)

provide d that the Te chni cal Secr etary m a y req u ire th e use of a field study o r fluid model to verify GEP stack h e ig ht for the

sou r c e ; or

(III) The height demons trated by a fl uid model or a field s t udy approv ed by the Tech ni cal Se creta ry

, which ensures that the e m issi on s fro m a stack do not result in ex cessive co nc entrations of a n y air polluta nt a s

a re sultofat mosp he ric d o wn wa sh, w a ke s, or e d d yef f e ct s cr e a t e d by the source itself, nearbystru ctur e s o rnearby terrai n feature s

.

(xxvi ii) “No nattainm e nt Area” m e ans a n y are a that doe s not meet (or that

contri bute s to ambie n t air quality in a n earby are a th at doe s n o t meet) any ambient ai r quality stan d a rd fo r the p o llutant. As use d in thi s cha p ter
“non attainme nt are a ” i n clu d e s all the a r ea s a s defi ned by

1200-03-02-. 01(1)(ffff) pl us any areas determined as not meeting any
ambient ai r q uality standa rds a s a result of requi red monitori ng a s part of a

con s tru c tion permit appli c ation. Th e d e mon s tratio n requi re d un d e r se ction 165(a)(3 ) of the 199 0 Cle a n Air Act, sha ll not apply to maximum all o wa ble
incr ea se s f o r Cla s s I I ar ea s in t he ca se of an expan si on o rm odification of a major emitting facility wh i c h was in exi s tence on th e date of enact ment of
the Cl ean Air Act, Amendm ents of 19 77, and wh ose all o wa ble e m issions of

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air p o llutants is e s tabli s h ed a s requi red in sub se ction 1 6 5 ( a)(4) of the

1990 Clean A i r Act.

( xxix) ( R es erved)

( xxx) “ V olatile Or ganic C o mpounds” a nd “ e x e mpt compounds ” have t he s a me meanin g as d e fined in Divi sion 1 200 -3 -1 8-.01 Definitions.

( xxxi) “ A mbient Air Quality Standar d” ( AAQS ) means anyPr imary Ambient Air Quality Stand ard or S e con dary Ambi entAir Qu ality Standa rd or Te nne ssee Ambient Air Quality Standard a s define d in Cha p ter 1200 -03

- 03.

(xxxii) “Class I, Class II, or Cl ass I II” ar eas means areas of the state as defined by
Divisio n 1200 -03

- 09 -.01 (4)(g).

(xxx iii) “O zone pre c ursor” mea n s volatile organi c co mpo und s and/o r nitroge n oxides. A p r o posed n e w source or a ne t emission s i n crea se at a n existing

sou r ce in an ozo ne tra n sp ort regi on (or an ozo ne n o nattainment a r ea ) ca n be cla ssifie d as majo r b a sed o n eith er VOC or NO

x emission s or both (but

not in com b i nation). Thatis, the dete r minatio n of major mu st be ma de individually f o r e a ch p o llu tant, sin c e V O C and NO

xemissio n s cannot be
adde d to mee tthe minimum level requi red for such a demon stratio n

.

(I) Notwithstandi ng sub-part (xxxiii) of this part, NO

xshall notbe

con s id ere d a n ozo ne precursor whe n :

I Additional NO

xemissi on s red u ctio ns would n o t be e x pected to
decrea s e o z o ne;

II The Admini st rator of EPAdeter min e s, f o r ce rt ain c l as se s or categ o rie s ofsou r ces (wh en the Admi nistrato r ap proves the
Tenne ssee S t ate Implementation Plan or Plan revisi on), that net air qu ality benefits would be g r e a t er in the ab sen c e of
further nitro g en oxid es re ducti o n s fro m source s concern ed;
and

III. The Adminis t rator of the U.S. EPA has granted a NO X waiv e r applying the stand ard s se t fort h under sectio n 182 (f) of the
Clea n Air Act and the waiver co ntinue s to apply.

(xxx iv) “Stack hei ghtpro c ed ure s ” mean s tho s e pro c ed ure s t hat must p r o v ide that the deg re e ofemissio n lim itation re quire d of any so urce fo r control of any air p o llutant must n o t be affected by so mu ch of a n ysou r ce’s st ack hei ght
that excee d good e ngi neeri ng p r a c tice or by any other d i spe r si on techni que, ex cept a s p r ovi ded in 4 0 CF R Part 5 1 .11 8 (b ) (July 1, 1993 ). Such p r o c ed ure s mu st provide that be fore the Te ch nical Se creta ry issue s a permit to a source b a se d on a goo d engine erin g pra c tice stack heig h t
that exce ed s the hei ght allowe d by40 CFR Pa rt 51. 100(ii ) (1 ) or (2)(July 1,

1993 ), the Tech nical Secretary must n o ti fy the public of the availability of

the dem on stration study a nd mu st provi de o ppo rtunit yfor p ubli ch earin g o n it. This sub p a rt doe s not require su ch p r ocedu re s to rest rict in anymanner the actual sta ck h e ight of a n y source.

(xxxv) “Portabl e Stationary Source” mean s any source thatis mounted on any chassis or ski d s and m a y be moved by the application of a lifting or pulling

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force. In a d d i tion, there shall be no ca ble, chain, tu rnbu ckle, b o lt or othe r

mean s (exce p t elect r ical conne ction s ) b ywhich a n y piece of e qui pment i s attache d o r clamped to a n yanchor, sla b , or structu r e, incl uding bedrock
that must b e remove d p r io r to the a ppli c ation of a lifti ng o rpulli ng f o rce for the purpo se of transport i ng the unit, except thatsu ch conn e c tion a s deeme d ap p r op riate by the Te chni cal Secretary may be exe m pted for

s a fety c o ns iderations from the s p ec ifi ed rest rictio ns o n a qualifying source.

(xxxvi) Repl acementunit me an s a n emi ssi on s u n it for whi c h all the crite r ia listed i n items 1. (xxxvi)(I) through (IV) of this subparagraph are m e t. No creditable
emission re d u ction s sh all be gene rate d from shutting d o wn the existin g emission s uni t that is repla c ed.

(I) The emissio n s unit is a reconstruc te d un it within the meanin g of part (4)(b ) 54. of th is rule, or the emis sion s uni t com p letely t a ke s th e place of an existing emissi on s un it.

(II) The emi s sio n s u n it is id entical to or function ally e quivalent to t he repla c e d emi ssi on s unit.

(III) The replac ement does not alter the bas i cdes i gn parameters of the

p r oc es s un it.

(IV) The repla c ed emission s u n it is pe rman ently remove d from the m ajo r stationa ry so urce, othe rwi s e p e rm anen tly disabled, or pe rma nent ly
barred from operation by a pe rmit th at is e n force abl e a s a p r a c ti cal matter. If the repla c e d emi ssi on s unit i s bro ught b a ck into ope rati on, it shall co nstit u te a new em issi on s unit.

(xxxvii) Re serv e d

.

(xxxviii) “Pollution p r e v ention” me a n s any a c tivity that through proce s s chang es, prod uct reformulation o rrede sig n , or sub s titution of less p o ll uting ra w material s, eli m inates or redu ce s the relea s e of ai r pollutant s (i nclu ding fugitive emission s) and other pollu ta nts to the environ mentprio r to

recy cling, tre a tment, or di spo s al; it do es not mea n recy cling (other than

certai n “i n-p r oce s s re cycli ng” p r a c tices), ene rgy re covery, tre a tment, o r disp osal.

(xxx ix ) “Significant e m issi on s in crease” me an s, for a regul a t ed NSR p o ll utant, an
increa se in e m issi on s that is significant(as defin ed in sub

- pa rt 1.(x) of this

sub parag rap h ) for that poll u tant.

(xl) “Proje cted a c tual emis sion s” me an s, the maximum an nual rate, in tons p e r year, at whi c h an existing emissio n s u n it is p r oj ecte d to emit a regulate d NSR poll u tan tin any one of the 5 years (12

- mo nth perio d) follo wing the
date the unit resume s reg u lar ope ratio n after the project, o rin a n y one of the 10 years following th at date, if the proj ect inv o lves in crea sing the
emission s un it’s de sign ca pacity o rit s potential to e m it of that re gulated NSR polluta n tand full utili zation of th e unit wo uld result i n a sig n ificant

emission s in cre a se or a signifi cant ne t emissi on s i n crea se at t he majo r stationa ry so urce.

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(I) In determi nin g the p r oje c te d actu al emi s sion s u nde r sub-p a rt 1. (xl) of

this sub parag raph befo r e b eginni ng a c tu al con s tru c tio n , the o w n e r or operator of th e major statio nary so urce:

I Shall con s id e rall releva nt informatio n, includi ng but n o t limited to, histori c a l operation a l data, the compa n y ’s own

rep r e s entatio ns, the com p any’s exp e cte d bu sine ss a c tivity and the comp any ’s high est projectio n s of busi n e ss a c ti vity, the

comp any’s f ilings with t he State or Fede ral re gulatory
authoritie s, a nd complia nce plan s u n d e r the a p p r o v ed plan;
and

II Shall inclu de fugitive emissions to the e x tent quantifiable, and

emission s asso ciated with s t artu ps , s h u t d o wn s

, a nd
malfunctio n s; and

III Shall exclu d e , in cal c ulat ing any in crease in emi s sion s that
results from the pa rticul ar proj ect, thatportio n of t he unit’ s emission s foll owin g the proj ect that a n e x isting unit co uld hav e

accomm odat ed du rin g the co nse c utive 24-m onth p e riod u s e d
to establi s h the baseline act ual emi s sion s un der sub

- pa rt 1.(xlvii) of this subpa ra gra ph and th at a r e al so un rel a ted to the particula r proj ect, incl udin g any in cre a s ed utilizatio n due to prod uct de ma nd gro w th; or,

(II) In lieu of using the method set out in sub-item s 1.(xl)(I)I through III of this subp arag raph, m a y el ect to u s e th e emi ssi on s unit’s p o tenti a l to emit, in ton s per yea r , a s d e fined u nder sub

- pa rt 1.(iii) of th is
sub parag rap h

.

(x li) Re serv e d

.

(xlii) “Nonattainm e nt major new source review (NS R ) program ” means a major

s o ur ce pr ec on s t r u c t io n p e r m it p r o g r am that has be en ap prove d by the
Administrator and in co rpo r ated into the SIP to implement the req u irem ent s of this subp a r ag rap h , or a program that implements 40 CF R 51, appe ndix S, Section s I thro ugh VI. Any permit i s sued un der su ch a prog ram i s a major NSR p e rmit.

(xliii) “Continuous emissions m onitoring sy stem” (CEMS ) means all of the equipm ent that may be required to meet the data acq u isit ion and availability requirement s ofthis section, to sam p le, condition (if applicabl e), analyze, and provide a re cord of emi ssi ons o n a co ntinuou s ba si s.

(xliv) “Predi ctive e m issi on s mo nitori ng syst em” (PEMS) mean s all of the equipm ent n e ce ssary to monitor p r o c ess and cont rol device op eration a l

para m eters (f or exa m ple, control d e vi ce second ary voltages an d ele c tric

curre n ts) an d other info rm ation (fo r example, g a s flow rate, O 2 or CO 2

con c e n tration s ), a nd cal c u l ate and re cord th e ma ss emi s sion s rate (fo r example, lb/h r) on a contin uou s ba sis.

(xlv) “Co n tinuo us para m eter m onitorin g system” (CPMS ) me an s all of the equipm ent n e ce ssary to meet the data acqui si tion and av ailability requi rem ents of this se ction, to mon i tor process and co ntrol device operational p a ram e ters (for exa m ple, control d e vice second aryvoltage s

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and ele c tri c currents) an d other info rma t ion (for exa m ple, ga s flo wrate, O 2 or CO 2 con c entration s), and to record avera ge o peratio nal p a r amete r value(s) o n a contin uou s b a si s.

(xlvi) “Co n tinuo us emission s rat e moni to ring system ” (CE R MS) m ean s the total equipm ent re quire d for th e dete r minati on a nd re cording of th e pollutant

mass emis s i ons rate (in terms of mass per unit of time).

(xlvii) “Baseline a c t ual emi ssi on s” mean s the rate of emissi ons, in ton s p e r year, of a regulate d NSR poll u tant, as determined in a c corda n ce with item s 1.(xlvii)(I) thro ugh (IV) of thi s su bpa rag r a ph.

(I) For a n y existi ng ele c tri cuti lity steam ge neratin g unit, baseline a c t ual
emission s me ans the avera ge rate, in tons per yea r , at whi c h the unit actually emit ted the poll u tant duri n g any con s e c utive 24 -mo n th perio d sele cted by the o w ne r o rope rator withi n th e 5-yea rp e ri od immediately pre c edi ng when the o w n e r o ro p e r at or b egin s a c tual

con s tru c tion of the proje c t

. The Techni cal Se creta ryshall allo w t he

use of a different tim e p e riod up on a determinatio n that it is m o re
rep r e s entativ e of normal source op eration.

I The ave r ag e rate shall i n cl ude fugitive e m issi on s to t he extent quantifiable, and emi ssi on s a s so ciated with startu ps, shutd o wns, a nd malfun ctio ns.

II The ave r ag e rate shall b e adju s ted do wnwa rd to ex cl ude a n y

non-co mplian temissio n s that o c curred whil e the so urce wa s operating ab ove any emissi on lim itation that was legally
enforcea b le d u ring the con s e c utive 24-month pe riod.

III. For a regulated NS R pollutant, when a projec t involves multiple emi ssi on s unit s , one co nsecutive 24-m o n t h peri o d
must be u s e d to determin e the baselin e actual e m i ssi on s for

the emissio n s unit s bein g chan ged. Howeve r, the Tech nical Secretary is authori z e d to allow the u s e of multiple, pollutant

spe c ific con s ecutive 24-m onth b a selin es i n d e term ining th e magnitud e ofa signifi can t net emi s si ons in cre a se and the appli c ability o fmajor ne w sou r ce revie wre quireme nts if all of the following c o nditions are met:

A. Con s tru c tion of a new so urce or m odi fication woul d
become su bj ect to m ajo r new source review if a sin g le 2-yea rba seli ne is u s ed for all pollutants.

B. One or m o re pollutant s were emitted durin g su ch 2-

year pe riod i n amou nts th at were le ss than othe rwi s e permitted fo r rea s on s oth e rthan ope rati ons at a lo we r production or utilization rate. Qualifyi ng exampl es inclu de, but a r e not limited to, the voluntary use of:

(A) a cle ane r fu el than oth e rwise pe rmitte d in a
fuel burni ng operatio n (e.g., natura l gas instea d of co al in a multi-fuel boile r),

(B) a coatin g wi th a lower VOC contentthan

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otherwise pe rmitted in a co ating ope ratio n

,

(C) a voluntaryimprovem e n t in the control
efficien cy of an ai r p o lluti on control d e v ice o r the voluntary addition o fa control device
whe r e on e di d not exist be fore, and

(D) alternate p r o ductio n meth ods, ra w m a terials, or produ cts t hat re sult in lowe r emi ssi ons of

one or m o re pollutant s.

C. Use of alternate 2-yea r baseli n e s for the poll u tants
descri bed in Subitem II above wou l d re sult i n the

con s tru c tion of the ne w so urce or modif i cation not be ing subj ect to major ne w so urce review.

D. The use of th e multiple ba se lin es is not prohi bited by any appli c able provision of the USEPA’s new source revi ew regul ation s

.

The b u rd en f o r d e mon s tra t ing that the s e co ndition s are m e t is upon the p e rmit appli c ant. The demon stratio n and the Technical Secretary’s approval will be made a part of the permit re co rd

.

IV The ave r ag e rate shall no t be ba se d o n any con s e c utive 24

- month pe riod for whi c h t here i s ina d equate info rmation for

determi ning annu al emi s sion s, in to ns pe r yea r , and fo r adju s ting thi s amou nt if re quire d by sub-item 1.(xlvii)(I)II of this

sub parag rap h

.

(II) For an exi s ting emissio n s unit (other t han an el ect r ic utility steam

gene rating u n it), baseline actual em issi ons m ean s th e avera ge rat e

, in tons pe r year, at whi c h the em issio n s unit a c tua lly emitted the pollutant du ri ng any co nsecutive 24 -m onth peri od sele cted by the

own e r or ope rator within the 10 -yea r p e riod imme di ately pre c e d i n g either th e d a te the o w n e r or o p e r ator b egin s a c tual con s tru c tion of the proj ect, o rthe date a compl e te pe rmit applicatio n is re ceive d by
the Tech nica l Secreta ry for a pe rmit requi red eit her un de r this
sub parag rap h or und er a plan app roved by the Administrat o r, whi c heve ri s earlie r, ex cep tthat the 1 0 -year p e ri od shall n o t in clu d e any perio d ea rlier tha n Nov e mbe r15, 19 90.

I The ave r ag e rate shall i n cl ude fugitive e m issi on s to t he extent quantifiable, and emi ssi on s a s so ciated with startu ps, shutd o wns, a nd malfun ctio ns.

II The ave r ag e rate shall b e adju s ted do wnwa rd to ex cl ude a n y

non-co mplian temissio n s that o c curred whil e the so urce wa s operating ab ove an emi ssi on lim itation that wa s legally
enforcea b le d u ring the con s e c utive 24-month pe riod.

III The ave r ag e rate shall b e adju s ted do wnwa rd to ex cl ude a n y emission s th at would hav e ex ceed ed an emissio n limitation

with whi c h th e major stati onary source must current ly comply,

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had su ch maj o r stationa ry sou r ce b een required to co mply with

su ch limitati ons duri ng the co nsecu t ive 24-mo nth peri od.
Ho wever, if an e m ission limitation i s pa rt of a maximum
achi evable control te ch nol ogy stan da rd that the Ad ministrator

prop osed or promulg a te d un de r 4 0 CFR 6 3 , the ba selin e actual emi ssi ons ne ed onl y be a d ju sted if the State has taken

cre d it for such e m issio n s redu ction s in an at tainment
demon stratio n or mai n tenan ce plan co nsi s tentwith th e requi rem ents of item 2.(v)(V II) of this subparag raph.

IV. For a reg u l a ted NS R p o llutant, whe n a proje c t involves multiple emi ssi on s unit s , one co nsecutive 24-m o n t h peri o d
must be u s e d to determin e the baselin e actual e m i ssi on s for

the emissio n s unit s bein g chan ged. Howeve r, the Tech nical Secretary is authori z e d to allow the u s e of multiple, pollutant

spe c ific con s ecutive 24-m onth b a selin es i n d e term ining th e magnitud e ofa signifi can tnet emi s si ons in cre a se and the appli c ability o fmajor ne w sou r ce revie wre quireme nts if all of the following c o nditions are met:

A. Con s tru c tion of a new so urce or m odi fication woul d
become su bj ect to m ajo r new source review if a sin g le 2-yea rba seli ne is u s ed for all pollutants.

B. One or m o re pollutant s were emitted durin g su ch 2-

year pe riod i n amou nts th at were le ss than othe rwi s e permitted fo r rea s on s oth e rthan ope rati ons at a lo we r production or utilization rate. Qualify i ng exam ples
inclu de, but a r e not limited to, the voluntary use of:

(A) a cle ane r fu el than oth e rwise pe rmitte d in a
fuel burni ng operatio n (e.g., natura l gas instea d of co al in a multi-fuel boile r),

(B) a coatin g wi th a lower VOC contentthan otherwise pe rmitted in a co ating ope ratio n

,

(C) A voluntaryimproveme n t in th e control
efficien cy of an ai r p o lluti on control d e v ice o r the voluntary addition o fa control device
whe r e on e di d not exist be fore, and

(D) alternate p r o ductio n meth ods, ra w m a terials, or produ cts t hat re sult in lowe r emi ssi ons of

one or m o re pollutant s.

C. Use of alternate 2-yea r baseli n e s for the poll u tants
descri bed in se ction B above wo u l d re sult in the

con s tru c tion of the ne w so urce or modif i cation not be ing subj ect to major ne w so urce review.

D. The use of th e multiple ba se lin es is not prohi bited by any appli c able provision of the USEPA’s new source revi ew regul ation s

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The bu rde n for dem on stra ting that these con d ition s are met i s up on the pe rmit appli c ant. The d e mo nstration a nd the Te chni cal Secretary’s a pproval will b e made a pa rt of the permit reco rd.

V The ave r ag e rate shall no t be ba se d o n any con s e c utive 24

- month pe riod for whi c h t here i s ina d equate info rmation for

determi ning annu al emi s sion s, in to ns pe r yea r , and fo r adju s ting this amount if re quire d by su b-item s 1.(xlvii)(II)II and III of this subparagraph.

(III) For a new emis s i ons unit, t he base line ac tual emiss i ons for purposes of determining the emissions increase that will resultfrom the initial

con s tru c tion and ope ratio n of su ch unit shall e qual ze ro; a nd
thereafte r, fo r all othe r pu rpo s e s

, shall equ al th e u n it’s p o tential to
emit.

(IV) For a PAL for a majo r stationa ry sou r ce, the baseline a c t ual
emissions shall be cal c ulated for existing elect r ic utility steam

gene rating un its in a cco rd a n ce with the pro c ed ures containe d in item 1.(xlvii)(I) of this subp arag raph, fo r oth e r existin g e m issi on s unit s in
accordan ce with the p r o c edures co ntai ned in item 1

. (xlvii)(II) of this

sub parag rap h , and for a new emi s sio n s unit in a c corda n ce with the

proc edures contained in item 1.(x lvii)(III) of this s u bparagraph.

(xlv iii) Re serv e d

(xlix) “Re gulate d NSR pollutant, ” for pu rp o s e s of this sub para g raph, m ean s the following:

(I) Nitrog en oxid es or a n y volatile orga nic comp oun ds;

(II) Any pollutantfor which a national ambi ent air qualit y standa rd h a s been p r om ulg a ted; or

(III) Any pollutantthat is a constit uent or precursor of a general pollut ant
listed und er items 1.(xlix)(I) or (II) of this sub parag rap h , provided th at

a con s tituentor precurso r poll u t ant m a y only b e regulate d un d e r NSR a s pa rt of regulatio n of the general pollutant.

(l) “Revie win g a u thority” mea n s th e State air pollution control agen cy, loca l

agen cy, other State agency

, Indian tribe, or othe r age n c y authori z e d by the Administrator to carry out a permit p r og ram un der thi s su bpa rag r a ph an d
40 CF R 51. 166, or the Administrator in the case of EPA-implemented permit prog ra ms und er 4 0 CFR 5 2 .21.

(li) “Proje ct” m e ans a physi cal chan ge i n , or ch ang e in the method of operation of, an existing m ajor statio na ry source.

(lii) “Best avail abl e co ntrol te chnolo g y” (BA C T) mean s a n emissio n s l i mitation (incl udin g a v i sible emissio n s stand ard) based o n the maximum d e g ree of

redu ction for each regulat ed NS R p o ll utant whi c h woul d be em itted from

any pro p o s e d major stati onary sou r ce or majo r m odificatio n which the
Tech nical Se creta ry, on a ca se-by-ca se basi s , takin g into accou n t energy,
environ menta l , and e c on omic im pa cts an d othe r co sts, d e te rmine s i s achi evable f o r such so urce or m o dification th rough a ppli c ation of

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prod uctio n p r ocesse s or available me thods, syste m s, an d te chniqu es, inclu d ing fu el cl eani ng or treatm e nt or inn o vative fuel combu s tion
techni que s f o r cont rol of su ch polluta n t. In no eve n tshall ap plication of

best availa bl e cont rol tech nology re sult in emission s of any polluta nt which
woul d excee d the e m issio n s allowed b yany appli c a b le sta nda rd unde r 4 0 CFR p a rt 60 or 61. If the T e ch nical Se cretary d e termi nes that te ch nologi ca l

or e c on omi cl i mitations o n the appli c atio n of mea s u r e m ent metho d o logy to

a pa rticul ar emission s un it woul d m a ke the i m po si tion of a n e m issi on s stand ard inf easi b le, a d e sig n , equip m ent, work pra c tice, o p e ration al
stand ard, or combi nation there o f, may be p r e s cribe d instea d to satisfy the requi rem ent for the appli c ation of BAC T. Such standa rd shall, to the degree po ssible, set forth the emission s re duct i on a c hi eva b le b y impleme n tation of su ch d e s ign, e quipm ent, wo rk pra c tice or ope ra tion, and shall p r ovide for complia n c e by mean s which a c hi e v e equivalentresult s. This definitio n doe s not apply to minor station a rysource s an d mino r modificatio n s pro p o s ing to con s truct i n a non attainm ent area. F o r the s e

sou r ces, the definition in subpa rag r ap h (2)(d ) of this rule applie s.

(liii) “Prevention of Significant Deteri oration (PSD) perm it” means any permit
that is i s sue d un der a m ajor so urce p r econ stru ctio n pe rmit p r o g ram that
has b een a p p roved by th e Administrator and in co rp orated into th e SIP to impleme n t th e re qui reme n t s of 4 0 CFR 51.16 6. An y permit i s su ed u nde r

su ch a prog ra m is a major NSR pe rmit.

(liv) Fede ral L and Mana ger m ean s, with re spe c t to a n y land s in th e United States, the Secretary of the depa rtmentwith authorit y over su ch land s.

(lv ) Re serv e d

(lvi) “Electri c utility steam generating un it” (EUSGU) means an y steam electri c
gene rating u n it that is con s tru c ted for t he purpo se o fsupplying m o re tha n one-thi r d of its potential e l ectri cout putcapa city and more than 25 M W
electri c al out put to any util ity power dist ribution syste m for sale. A n y steam

sup p lied to a steam di strib u tion sy stem for the pu rpo s e of p r ovidin g stea m
to a ste a m-el ectri cg ene rat o r that woul d pro d u c e el e c tri c al e nergy for sale

is al so con s i dere d in d e te rminin g the e l ectri c al e n e r gy output ca pacity of the affected facility.

(lvii) “Temp o rary clean coal te chnolo g y dem onstration project” mea n s a cle a n coal technol o g y demo n st ration p r oje c t that is ope ra ted for a p e riod of 5

years or le ss, and whi c h compli es wi th the State Implementatio n Plan for
the State in whi c h the proj ect is l o cate d and other requi reme nts necessa ry to attain and maintain the national ambi ent air qualitystand ards d u ring the proje c t and af ter it is termin ated.

(lviii) “Cle an co al techn o logy” mean s a n y tech nolo g y, inclu d ing technolo g ie s applie d at the pre c om bu stion, comb ust i on, or po st combu s tion st age, at a
new or exi s ting facility wh ich will achieve signifi cant reductions in air
emission s of sulfu rdioxi de o roxide s of nitrog en asso ciated with the
utilization of coal i n the g eneration of electri c ity, or pro c e s s ste a m whi c h

wa s not in wi despre ad u s e as of Novem ber 15, 19 90.

(lix) Clea n coal te chn o logy d e m onst r ation proje c t me an s a proje c t u s ing fund s
approp riated und er th e hea ding “Dep artme n t of Energy-Cl ean Co al
Tech nolo g y,” up to a to tal amount of $2,500,0 0 0 ,000 for co mmercial

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demon stratio n of clea n co al technol ogy , or simila r p r oject s fun ded throu gh

approp riation s for th e E n vironm ental Protectio n Agency. Th e Fede ral
contri bution for a qu alifying proje c t shal l be at l e a s t 20 p e rcent of the total

co st of the demonst r ation p r oje c t.

2. No majo r sta t ionary so urce or majo r m odificatio n to which the re quire ment s o f

this sub para g rap h a pply shall be gin a c tual co nst r u c tion witho u t a p e rmit th at
states that th e statio nary sou r ce o rm o di fication s wil l meet the re quire ment s o f

this Paragraph.

The requi rem ents of this subpa rag r ap h shall apply to any ne w stat ionary so urce or majo r mo d i fication that i s majo r for a regul ated NSR polluta nt, or pre c u r sor to

a reg u lated NSR p o llutan tas ap plicabl e, ifthe stati onary sou r ce or mo dificati on woul d be con s tru c ted a n ywhe re in an area de sign a t ed non attain ment (a s of t he date of the permit issue d in accord ance with this su bpa rag r aph) fo r su ch pollutant pu rsuant to the Cl ean Air Ac t Ti tle I Part A Section 1 07(d).

The requi re ments of thi s subp aragraph shall a pply to ea ch non attain ment pollutant (and in some ca ses ea ch pre c ursor to the n onattainme nt pollutant) th at
the so urce wi ll emit, or will have the pot ent ial to emit, in majo r am ounts. In th e

ca se of a modificatio n , the requi re m ents shall apply to the significant ne t
emission s in crea se of e a ch nonattain m ent pollutant (and ea ch p r ecu r sor to th e nonattainm e n tpollutant, as applicable ) for whi c h the sou r ce is maj o r.

(i) All ne w stationarysources or mo di fication s sh all utilize “sta ck h e ight

pro c ed ures.”

(ii) All minor st ationary sou r ce s, and minor mo dification s prop osin g to

con s tru c t in a n onattain ment a r ea shall utili ze b e st avail able co ntro l
techn o logy (BACT), a s d e fined i n sub para g raph (2 )(d ) of this ru le, for th e nonattainm e n t pollutant as spe c ified by the Techni cal Secretary at the time of the compl e ted pe rmit a pplication, bu t all major st ationary sou r ce s an d major mo difications a r e re quire d to install LAER in nonattainme nt area s fo r the nonattain ment pollutan t.

(iii) Major stationary sour ces or m ajor modifications shall meet the following

criteria:

(I) A major st ationary sou r ce or majo r m odificatio n sh all meet ea ch appli c able e m issi on s limit ation un der the State Impl ementation Plan
and each a p p lica b le req u i reme nt for source s subj e c t to the Ne w Source Perf orma nce Standa rd s, an d the Nati onal Emissi on Standards for Hazard ou s Air Pollutants.

(II) A new m ajor stationa ry source shall apply the lo we st achieva b le
emission rate for e a ch con t aminant fo r whi c h the are a is de sign ated
nonattainm e n tthat it would have t he potential to emit in an amount
sufficie n t to make th e so urce o rmod i fication a m ajor stationa ry

sou r ce o r modificatio n . This p r o v ision a pplie s to ea ch ne w emission s uni t at which emi ssi on s wo uld occur.

(III) A major modi fication shall apply t he lowest achievabl e emission rate
for each ai r conta m ina n t for which the area is desig na ted
nonattainm e n tand for which it woul d re sult in a signifi cantnet
emission s i n crea se at the sou r ce. T h is req u ire m ent applie s to ea ch

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prop osed emi ssi on s unit at which a n e t emission s in crea se in the air
contami nant woul d occu r as the re sult of a physical ch ang e or cha nge in the method of op eration in the unit.

(IV) For pha se d co nstructio n proj e c ts, the dete r min a tion of l o west
achi evable e m issi on rate shall be reviewe d and modified a s
approp riate a tthe late st re aso nabl e tim e which o c cu rs no later th an 18 month s prio r to co mmen c eme n t of con s tru c tion of e a c h indep ende nt pha se of th e p r oje c t. At su ch tim e , the o w n e r or operator of the ap plicabl e statio n a ry sou r ce may be re qui red to
demon strate the a deq ua cy of a n y p r evious dete r mination of the

lowe st achiev able emi ssi on rate.

(V) The Te chni ca l Secreta ry shall, for each new maj o r so urce and maj o r modificatio n

, submit to the RACT/BACT / LAER Cl eari ngho use within 60 day s of i s sua n ce of th e pe rmit, all i n formatio n o n the emi s sio n s preventio n or control tech nology for th e new m ajo r sou r ce or m ajo r modific a tion.

(iv) Rea s o nable Furthe r Prog ress (RFP)

(I) Timing an d e x emptions:

I By the time that the pro p o se d so urce or modifi cat i on is to

comm en ce o peratio n, sufficient offsettin g emi ssi on s redu ction s shall b e in e ffect such th at the total emissi on s fro m existing

sou r ces i n the are a , from new o rmo dified so urce s whi c h a r e not majo r sta t ionary sou r ces, a nd f r om the p r o p o s e d source will be sufficiently less than total emissi on s fro m existing

sou r ces p r ior to the appli c ation for such pe rmit to constructo r modify so a s to rep r e s ent(wh en con s i dere d togeth e r with th e plan provisio ns re qui red u nder the Cle an Air Act Title I Part D Subpa rt 1 Section 17 2 (as ame nde d Novembe r15,199 0)

rea s on able fu rther p r og re ss; or

II In the ca se of a ne w major statio nary sou r ce or maj o r modificatio n whi c h is locate d in a zone (within th e nonattainm e nt area) i dentif ied by the Administrator of EPA, in

con s ultatio n with the Secretary ofHou s ing a nd Urban
Develo pment , as a zo ne to which e c on omic dev elopme n t
sho u ld be ta rgeted, the emissi on s ofsu ch ai r co ntaminan t resulting fro m the propo sed ne w or m odified majo r stationary
source will not cause or contri bute to emissi ons levels whi c h

excee d the allowan c e p e r mitted a s containe d in the State’s approved Im plementatio n Plan pursu a n t to the Cle an Air Act
Title I Part D Su bpa rt 1 Se ction 1 72(c)(4 ) (a s ame nded
Novemb er 1 5

, 1990).

(II) For th e p u rpo s e s of sati sfying the requi rements of su b-item (iv)(I )I. of

this sub

- p a rt, the determi nation of total emissi on s at both the time prio r to the application for a permit s ubj ect to the req u irem ents of thi s sub

- pa rt and the time such permitted source o rmo dification wo uld

comm en ce o peratio n, sh al l be mad e bythe Techni ca l Secretary in a

manne r con s iste nt with the assu mptions i n the appli c able impleme n tation plan ap proved by the Administrator of E PA

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con c e r nin g b a seli ne emi s sion s for the demon stratio n of reasona ble further progre ss and attain ment of the a m bient ai r qu ality standa rd s for the particular air conta m inant su bje c t to review unde r this su bpart.

(v ) E m issi on s Of f s et s

(I) Prior to th e issuan ce o fa permit unde r thi s sub-p a rt, leg a lly
enforcea b le e m issi on offset s shall be obt ained from th e same source or other sou r ce s in the sa me non-a ttainment are a , except that such
emission s re ductio n may be o b tained from a sou r ce in an othe r n onattainment area if:

I. The othe r area h a s a n equal o r higher n o n

- attainme nt
cla ssifi cation than the are a in which the sou r ce is lo ca ted; and,

II. Emissi on s fro m su ch othe r area contri b u te to a violation of an air quality st anda rd in th e non -attain ment are a in which the

prop osed ne w or mo dified source woul d con s tru c t.

(II) By the time t hat the ne w or m odified source comm ences op erati on,

su ch redu ctions shall b e in plac e su ch that the total tonnag e of

emission s of any appli c a b l e non -attain ment air cont aminant allo wed from the p r o posed n e w source, o rnetemission s in cre a se from t h e modificatio n , shall b e offset by an equal or g r eate rred u ctio n, as appli c able, in the actu al e m issi on s of such ai r conta m inant from t h e

same o rot he r sou r ce s.

(III) In meeting the requirements of it em (v)(II) of the s ub-part for oz one non-attainme nt area s thatare subj ect t o su bpa rt 2, part D, title I of
the Cl ean Ai r Act, the rat i o of total a c tual emi ssi on red u ctio ns of Volatile Orga nic Co mpo u nds an d/or Nitrog en Oxi des to the net
emission s in crea se of Vola tile Org ani c Comp oun ds and/or Nitrog en Oxides shall be as follo ws:

I. In any Margi nal non -attain ment are a for ozon e - at le ast 1.1 to 1;

II. In any Mo derate no n-attai n ment a r ea for o z o ne - atlea s t 1.1 5 to 1;

III. In any Serious non-attainment area for oz one - at leas t 1.2 to 1;

IV. In any Severe non-attainm ent area fo r o z on e - at least 1.3 to 1;

V. In any Extreme non -attai n ment a r ea f o r o z on e - at least 1.5 t o 1.

(IV) Within an ozone tra n sportregio n t hat is su bje c t to subpa rt 2, partD,
title I of the Clean Ai r Act, for anyarea de sig nated for ozone attainment, u n cla s sified, or Margi nal non-attainment, t he ratio of total

actual emi s si on red u ctio n s of Volatile Orga nic Com poun ds an d/or Nitrog en Oxi des to n e t emission s in cre a se of Volatile Organ i c Comp oun ds and/or Nitro g en Oxide s sh all be at least1.15 to 1.

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(V) I. Emissi on s re ductio n s a c h i eved by sh utting down an existing
emission unitor curtailing produc tion or operating hours may be

gene rally cre d ited for offsets if they meet the requi reme nts in

se ction s IA and B of this item.

A. Such red u cti ons are surplus, p e rm an ent, quantifia ble,
and fede rally enforcea b le.

B. The shutd o wn or curtailm ento ccu rred after the l a st day
of the base year for the SIP planning pro c e s s. Fo r
purp o ses of this pa ra gra p h

, the Tech nical Secretary may cho o se to co nsid er a pri o r shutd o wn or cu rtailme n t to
have o c curre d after the l a st day of the base year if the proje c ted e m issi on s inv entory u s ed to develop the
attainment demon stratio n explicitly includ es the
emission s f r om su ch pre v ious ly shutd o wn or curta iled
emission uni ts. However, in no even t may creditbe given for sh utdowns thatoc cu rred b e fore Augu st7,
1977.

II. Emissi on s re ductio n s a c h i eved by sh utting down an existing
emission s un it or curtaili n g prod uctio n or ope rating hours and that do not meet the req u irements i n se ction IB of this item may be gen erally cre d ited only if:

A. The shutdo wn or curtail m ent occu rre d on or afte r the
date the co nstruction p e rmi t applicatio n is filed; or

B. The appli c a n t ca n esta blish that th e p r op osed ne w emission s u n i t is a re pla c eme n t for t he shutdo wn or curtail ed emi ssi on s unit, and the emission s re du ction s achi eved by the shutdo wn or curta ilment met the requi rem ents of sectio n IA of this item.

(VI) With re spe c tto a prop ose d increa se in VOC emissi on s, no emission s credit shall b e allowe d for redu ction s i n any org a n i c
comp oun d sp ecifically excl uded f r om th e definition s of “VOC” in t h is
Divisio n 1200 -3.

(VII) Cre d it for an emission s re ductio n may be cl aimed to the extent that
the reduc t ion has not been relied on in any permitalready is s ued
unde r reg u lat i ons ap prove d pu rsuantto 40 CF R P a rts 51, 52, an d 70,(July 1, 1993) o rthe State has no t relied on it in demon stra ting
attainment o rre asona ble further prog ress. In cide ntal emi ssio n s redu ction s which are not otherwise req u ired un der the fede ral Cl ea n Air Act (As amend ed No vember 1 5 , 1990 ) may be credibl e as emis sion s r e duct i o n s f o r s u ch p u r p o s e s ifsuch emis s i ons red u ct io ns meet the appl icabl e req u ire m ents of this part.

(VIII) Procedures relating to the permis s i ble loc a tions of offsetting

emission s sh all be followe d whi c h a r e at least a s st ringe nt as th ose set out in 40 CFR Pa rt 51, Appendix S, Section IV.D. (July 1, 199 3 ).

(IX) Re serv e d

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(X) Re serv e d

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(XI) The total ton nage of incre a se d emi ssi o n s, in ton s pe r year, resulting
from a maj o r modification that mu st b e offset i n a c cord an ce wi th

se ction 173 of the Federal Clean Air Act shall be determi ned b y summi ng the differen c e b e twee n the a llowa ble emi ssi on s after the
modificatio n (as d e fined bysub

- p a rt1.(x i) of this subp arag ra ph) an d
the actu al e m issi on s bef ore the modif i cation (a s de fined in sub

- part 1.(xiii) of this subparagra ph) for each emissi ons unit.

(XII) Whe r e the e m issi on s limit unde r this di vision 12 00 -0 3 allows g r ea ter
emission s th an the pote n tial to emitof the sou r ce, e m issi on s offset

credit will be allowed only for co ntrol bel o w this potential;

(XIII) For an exis ting fuel c o mbus tion s o urc e

, c r edit shall be bas e d on t he
allowable emi ssi on s u nde r this divi sion 1 200-03 fo r th e type of fu el being bu rne d at the tim e t he a ppli c atio n to con s tructis file d. If th e existing sou r ce commit s t o switch to a clea ner fuel at som e future date, emissio n s offset cre d it bas ed on the allowabl e (o r a c tual )

emission s fo r the fuels involved is n o t acce ptabl e, unless the permit is co n d itioned to re quire th e use of a spe c ifie d altern ative
control me a s ure whi c h woul d a c hie v e the sam e deg re e of

emission s re ductio n sh oul d the sou r ce swit ch ba ck to a dirtier fu e l
at some late r date. The Tech nical Secreta ry sh all ensu r e that adeq uate l o n g -term sup p lies of the ne w fuel a r e available befo r e grantin g emi s sion s offset credit for fuel switch es

(XIV) Within an ozone no n-attainment ar ea t hat is subje c tto subp art 1

, part D, title I of the Clea n Air Act (but i s not subje c tto subp art 2, part D, title I of the Act, inclu d ing 8

- h our o z o ne n on-attain ment

area s subje c t to 40 CFR 51.90 2(b ) ), the ratio of total actual

emission s re ductio n s of either vol a tile o r gani c compou nd o r nitroge n oxid es to the emi ssi on s increa se of eithe rvolatile org ani c
comp oun ds o rnitrog en oxi des shall b e at least 1:1.

(vi) In a no nattai n ment a r ea, prio r to the i s sua n ce of a permit to a n e w m ajo r stationa ry so urce o rm ajor modification an a nalysi s ofaltern ate site s, si ze s, prod uctio n p r ocesse s, a nd environm ental control techni que s for th e
prop osed so urce shall b e made. A permit shall only be issu ed if the benefits of the prop osed s ource si gnificantly outwe ig h the environ menta l
and soci al co sts imp o sed on the pu blic as a result of the sou r ces l o catio n

, con s tru c tion, or modificat i on in the nonattainme nt area. The Tech nical Secretary sh all requi re th e submittal of such information as h e deem s

necessa ry for this analysi s

.

(vii) The Te chni cal Secreta ry shall not issu e a permit to any major st ationary

sou r ce o r major modifi cation l o cating in o r si gnifica ntly impactin g a nonattainm e n t area unl ess all othe r s ource s o w n e d or op erate d by the appli c ant (or any entity co ntrolling, c ont rolled by, or unde r comm on co ntrol
with the ap p licant) anywh ere i n the S t ate are in complian c e o r on an approved co mplian c e sch edule.

(viii) If the nonat tainment area is de signated as attainment by t he EPA
Administrator betwe en th e date con s truction i s a pprove d un d e r this

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sub parag rap h and befo r e the new sou r ce sta rt up d a te, the sou r ce has th e option of ap plying for a new co nstruction pe rmitand relief from the requi rem ents of this sub paragra ph.

(I) Any permit issued u nde r this part sh all remai n in effect, unless it expire s und er subp art (xi) o fthis part or i s re scinde d.

(II) The T e chni cal Secreta ry shall grant a n ap plication for re sci ssio n if the ap plicatio n sho w s that this p a rt wo ul d notap ply to the source or modific a tion.

(III) If the Technical Secretary resci nds a permit under this subpara g raph, t he pu blic shall be give n ade quate notice of the

resci ssi on. Publication by the T e ch nical Se creta ry of an

anno un ceme nt of re scissi on in a n e wspape r of gen eral circul atio n in
the affecte d regi on with in 60 days of the re scissio n shall be

con s id ere d a dequ ate notice.

(ix) At such time that a particula r so urce or modificati on become s a major
stationa ry so urce or maj o r modification solely by virtue of a rela xation in any “legally enforcea b le li mitation” whi c h was e s tab lishe d after Augu st 7, 1980, on the ca pa city of the sou r ce o rmo dificatio n othe rwi s e to emit a pollutant, su ch a s a re stri ct ion o n h ours of ope ration, t hen th e requi reme nts of Subparag raph 120 0-0 3 -09

- .01 ( 5 )(b ) sh all appl y to the so urce o r modificatio n as thou gh co nstru c tion h a d not yet com m enced on th e sou r ce or modific a tion.

(x) Approval to con s tru c t sh all not re li eve any o w ne r or o perator of the

respon sibility to comply fully with applica b le provi s ion s of the plan and an y other requi re ments un de r loca l, state o r federal la w.

(xi) Approval to co nstruct shall be co m e invalid if const r uction is not

comm en ced within 18 m o nths after i s suan ce of an approved co nstru c tion permit, if con s tru c tion i s di scontinu ed fo r a pe riod of 18 month s or more, or if con s tru c tio n is not com p leted withi n 18 month s ofthe com p leti on date

spe c ified on the con s tru c ti on permit ap plicatio n unle ss an exten s ion has
been gra n ted from the T e n nesse e Air P o llution Control Board. Also, each pha se of a p hased con s truction p r oje c t must meet the req u ireme n ts stated
above. An extension of time for a ph ase d con s tru c tion proje c t may be

requ este d for each ph ase or for the who l e proje c t. The above req u i r eme n ts
do not apply to the time p e riod bet wee n the con s tru c tion of th e a pprove d pha se s of a pha sed con s tru c tion p r oj ect. The T e nne ssee Air Pollution
Control Boa r d may issu e a varia n ce grantin g an extensio n to compl e te

con s tru c tion of a sou r ce p r ovided adeq u a te ju stificatio n is presente d . Each
extensio n sh all not excee d 12 month s in time.

(xii) Except as o t herwi se p r o v ided in sub

- pa rts 2.(xviii) and 2.(xix) of this

sub parag rap h , and con s i s tent with th e definition of major m o dification

contai ned in item 1.(v)(I) of this sub para g raph, a proje c t is a majo r modificatio n for a regul ated NS R poll u tant if it causes t w o t y pes of

emis sion s i n c r ea se s—a si gnif i ca nt emi ssi on s in cr ea se (a s d e f i ne d in sub

part 1. (xxxix) of this subparagraph ), and a signif i cant net emissi ons increa se (a s defined in su b-pa rts 1.(v i) and 1.(x) of this su bpa rag r aph). The proje c t i s no t a maj o r m odificatio n ifit doe s notca use a si gnifica nt
emission s in crea se. If the proje c t cau s e s a si gnifican temissi on s increa se,

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then the p r oj ect i s a maj o r modifi cation only if it al so results in a si gnifica nt
net emission s incre a se.

(xiii) The p r o c ed u r e for cal c ul ating (b efore begin n ing actual co nst r uctio n )

wheth e r a si g n ificant emi s sions in crea se ( i.e., the first step of the process)

will occu r d epen ds u pon the type ofemission s units bei ng modified, according to su b-p a rt s 2

. (xiv) and 2. (xvii) of thi s su bpa rag r a ph. The

pro c ed ure fo r cal c ul ating (before b egi n n ing actu al constructio n ) wheth e r a signifi cant net emissi ons in crease will occur at the major stationary sour ce ( i.e., the se cond step of t he p r o c e s s) i s contai ned i n the definitio n in su bpart 1.(vi) of this sub p a r a g rap h . Rega rdless of anysu ch preconstruction proje c tion s, a majo r m odifi cation result s if the proje c t ca uses a si g n ificant

emission s in crea se an d a significa nt net emission s in crea se.

(xiv) Actual-to

- p r oj ected

- a c tual appli c abilit y t e st fo r p r oje c ts th at onlyinvolve existing emission s units. A signifi cant emission s i n cre a se of a regulate d NSR poll u tan tis proje c ted to occur ifthe sum of the difference between th e proje c ted a c tual emi ssi o n s (a s defi ned in sub

- pa rt 1.(xl) of this

sub parag rap h ) an d the baseline a c t ual emi ssi on s (a s d e fine d in items 1.(xlvii)(I) an d (II) of this sub parag ra p h , as appli c a b le), for ea ch existing
emission s uni t, equal s o re x ceed s th e si gnifica nt amo unt for th at p o llutant (as d e fined in sub-pa rt 1.(x) of this su bp arag ra ph).

(xv) Actual-to

- pot ential te st for proje c ts th at only involve con s tru c tion of a ne w emission s u n i t(s). A signif i cant emi s sio n s in crea se of a reg u late d NSR pollutant i s p r oje c ted to o c cur if the sum of th e dif f eren ce between th e potential to emit (as defin ed in sub

- pa rt 1.(iii) of this subpa ra gra p h ) from

each ne w e m issi on s unitfollowing completion ofthe proje c tand the
baseline act ual emi s sions (as defined in item 1.(xlvii)(III) of this

sub parag rap h ) of the s e units befo r e the proje c t equal s or exceed s the signifi cant a m ount for th at pollutant (a s defin ed in sub

- pa rt 1.(x) of this

sub parag rap h ).

(xv i ) Re serv e d

.

(xvii) Hybrid test f o r p r oje c ts th at involve m u ltiple types of emissio n s units. A signifi cant e m issi on s increase of a reg u lated NS R p o llutant is proj ected to
occur if the sum of the emissi on s in crea se s for ea ch emission s uni t, using
the method specifie d in su bpart s 2.(xiv ) throug h (xv) of this sub p a rag r a ph

as ap plica b l e with re sp ect to each emissi on s unit, for each type of

emission s u n i t equal s o re x ceed s the si gni fica nt amo unt for that p o llutant (as defin ed in sub p a rt 1.(x) of this su bpa rag r ap h). F o r example, if a proj ect
involves b o th an exi s ting emission s un it and a ne w emissio n s u n it, the proje c ted in crease i s d e termined by su mming th e va lues dete r min ed u s in g the metho d specifie d in su bpart 2.(xiv) of this sub p a r agra ph fo r th e existing
unit and u s in g the method spe c ified in sub part 2.(xv ) of this su bp arag ra ph
for the new unit.

(xviii) Any majo r stationarysource with a PA L for a re gula t ed NS R poll u tant shal l comply with t he req u ireme n ts und er pa rt 10. of this subpa rag r ap h.

(x ix ) Re serv e d

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3. Public Parti c i pation

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(i) The Te chni cal Secretary shall p r ovide opportu nity for publi cco mment on
informatio n submitted by own e rs and operators. T he p ubli cinf o rmatio n must in clud e the age ncy ’ s an alysi s of the effectof con s truction or
modificatio n on ambi ent air qu ality, inclu d ing the agen cy’s p r opo se d approval or d i sap p roval. T he opp ortu nity for publi ccomment shall includ e, as a minim u m -

(I) Availability fo r publi cinsp ection in at least one lo cation in the are a affected of th e informatio n submitt ed by the own e r o r operator a nd of

the Technical Secreta ry’s a nalysi s of the effect on air q uality;

(II) A 30-day pe ri od for submittal of public co mment; and

(III) A notice by promi nent advertis em ent in the area affected of the

locatio n of the sou r ce information an d a nalysi s sp ecif ied in Item (I) of
the Sub

- pa rt. This noti c e shall be provided by the s ource owner or operator.

(ii) Whe r e t he 3 0

- day comm en t perio d req u i r ed i n Item II of Sub-part(i ) would
confli ct with existing req u i r eme n ts fo r a c ting o n requ ests for perm i ssi on to

con s tru c t or modify, the Tech nical Se creta ry may submit for a pproval a

comm ent peri od whi c h i s consi s tent with such existing requi reme nts.

(iii) The Techni cal Secretary shall prov ide a copy of the notice required by Sub-p a rt (i ) of this p a rt to the Admi nistrato r th ro ugh the app rop r iate Regi onal Offi ce, and to all other Sta t e and local air pollution control

agen cie s hav ing juri sdi c tio n in the re gi on in which su ch ne w o r modified

installation will be located. The notice also m u st be sent to any other

agen cy in the regio n h a ving re spo n si b ili ty for implem enting the proce dure s requi re d und er this p a rt. For lea d , a copy of the notice is requi red for all point so urce s. The definition of point source for l e a d is given in 40 CF R
Part 51.100 (k)(2 ). (July 1, 1993 ).

4. Emissi on s b anki ng fo r a n air conta m inant fo r which an are a is de sign a t ed
nonattainm e nt must be conducted in acco rdance with the EPA Part III, Emissions
Tradi ng Poli cy Statement..., Federal Registe r/ Vol. 51, No. 23 3 / Thursday

, De cemb er 4, 1986.

5. The follo win g sp ecifi cp r ovi s ion s apply t o pr oje c ts at existing emission s units at a major station a ry sou r ce (other than proje c ts at a sou r ce wi th a PAL) in

circum stances where there is a reasonable possi bility that a proj ect that i s not a
p a rt o fa majo rmod i fic a tion ma y r e s u lt in a s i gn ific an t e m iss i o n s in c r e a s e and
the o w ne r o r ope rato r ele c ts to u s e th e metho d sp ecified in su bitems 1(xl)(I ) I through III of this subpara graph for cal c ulating proj ec t ed actual emi ssi ons.

6. The owner o rope rator of the sou r ce shall make the information required to b e documente d and m a intain ed pu rsuant t o pa rt 5. of this sub parag raph availabl e for review u pon a req u e s t for inspe c tion by the Tech nical Secreta ry or th e
gene ral pu blic pursu a n t to the re quireme nts contai n ed in sub

- pa rt .02(11 )(e)1.(ii i )of this chapt er.

7. Re serve d

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8. Re serve d

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9. Re serve d

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10. Actuals PAL s.

(i) Applicability.

(I) The Te chni ca l Secreta ry m a y appr ove the use of an actual s PAL for

any existing major station a ry sour ce (except a s provided in ite m 10.(i)(II) of this su bpa rag r a ph) ifthe PAL meets the requireme nts in
sub

- pa rts 1 0 .(i) thro ugh (xv) of this sub para g raph. T he term “PA L ”
shall me an “a ctual s PAL” throu gho ut pa rt 10. of this subpa rag r ap h.

(II) The T e chni cal Secreta ry shall not allo w a n a c tual s PAL for VO C o r NO Xfor any major statio n a rysou r ce lo cated in an extreme ozo ne nonattainm e n tarea.

(III) Any physical change in or cha nge in t he method ofoperation of a major statio nary sou r ce that maint a ins it s tot a l so urce -wi de
emission s bel ow the PAL l e vel, meets t he requi rem e nts in su b-p a rts 10.(i) throug h (xv) of this subpa rag r ap h, and com p lie s with the PAL permit:

I Is not a major modification for the PAL pollutant;

II Doe s not h a v e to be ap proved throu gh the no na ttainment major NSR p r ogra m ; and

III Is not subje c t to the provisio n s in sub

- pa rt 2.(i x) of this

sub par ag rap h (re stri ction s on re l a xin g enforcea b l e emission
limitations th at the majo r stat iona ry source used to avoid appli c ability of the nonattainment majo r NSR p r og ram )

.

(IV) Except as provided under sub-item 10.(i)(III) III of thi s subparagraph, a major statio nary source shall co nt inue to comply wit h all appli c abl e Fede ral or State requirements, emi ssi on limitations, and work

pra c tice requ ireme n ts th at we re e s tabl ishe d p r io r t o the effecti v e date of the PAL.

(ii) Definition s. Whe n a term is not define d in these p a r ag rap h s, it shall have
the meani ng given in pa rt 1. of this su b para g raph o r in the Fede ral Clea n Air Ac t.

(I) Actuals PAL for a major stationary so u r ce me an s a PAL based on
the baseli ne actual emi s si ons (as defin ed in sub

- pa rt 1.(xlvii) of this
sub parag rap h ) of all e m ission s u n its (a s defin ed in sub-p a rt 1.(vii ) of this subp arag raph ) at th e sou r ce, that emit or have the potential to emit the PAL pollutant.

(II) Allowabl e em issi on s me an s “allo wabl e emission s” a s d e fined i n subpart 1.(xi) of this su bpa rag r aph, except as this d e finition is modifie d according to sub

- item s 10. (ii)(II)I throug h II of this su bparag raph.

I The allo wa bl e emissio n s for any e m issi on s uni t shall b e cal c ulate d consi deri ng a n y emi ssi on limitation s that a r e

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enforcea b le as a pra c tical matter o n the emissio n s u n it’s potential to e m it.

II An emi ssio n s unit’s potenti a l to emit sha ll be d e termi n ed u s in g the definition in sub-part 1.(iii) of thi s subparagraph, except
that the word s “o r enfo r ce able a s a p r a c tical m a tter” sho u ld be
adde d after “f ederally enforcea b le.”

(III) Small emiss i ons unit means an emiss i ons unit that emits or has the potential to emit the PAL pollutant in an amou n t less than t h e signifi cant lev e l for that PA L polluta nt, as defin ed in sub-p a rt 1. (x) of this subp ara g rap h o rin the Fed e ral Clea n Air A c t, which e ver is
lower.

(IV) Major emi s si ons u n it mea n s:

I Any emission s unit that e m its or ha s the pote n tial to emit 10 0 tons pe r yea ror mo re of the PAL poll u tant in an a ttainment

area; o r

II Any emissi on s unit that e m its or ha s t he potential t o emit the PAL pollutantin an amou n tthat is equal to or gre a ter than the major so urce thre shold fo r the PAL poll u tant as defin ed by the
Fede ral Cl ea n Air Act for nonattainme nt area s.

(V) Plantwide applicability limitation (PAL) means an emissi on li mitation

expre s sed i n tons pe r ye ar, for a poll u tant at a m ajor station a ry

sou r ce, that is e n forcea bl e a s a pract i cal m a tter a nd e s tabli s h e d

sou r ce-wid e in acco rda n ce with su b-p a rts 10.(i ) thro u gh (xv) of thi s sub parag rap h

.

(VI) PAL effective date g ene ral l y mean s the date of i s sua n ce of the P A L permit. Howe ver, the PAL effective date for a n in crea sed PAL is th e date any emi ssi on s unit which i s p a rt o fthe PAL major mo dificati on become s ope rational a nd b egin s to emit the PAL pollu tant.

(VII) PAL effective perio d me ans the pe ri od begin n ing with the PAL
effective date and endi ng 1 0 years late r.

(VIII) PAL major m odification m eans, notwithstandi ng sub- parts 1.(v) and 1.(vi) of thi s subpa rag r ap h (the d e finition s for majo r m odificatio n an d
net emissio n s in cre a se), any physi cal cha nge in o rch ang e in t he
method of op eration of the PAL so urce t hat ca uses it to emit the P A L pollutant at a level equal to or gre a ter th an the PAL.

(IX) PAL permit mean s the major NS R permit, the minor NSR pe rmit , or the State operating pe rmit unde r a pr o g ram that is ap proved into th e plan, o rth e title V permit issue d by t he T e chnical Secreta ry th at
establi s h e s a PAL for a major station a ry sou r ce.

(X) PAL pollutant means the p o llutant for which a PAL is established at a major st at ion a rysou r ce.

(XI) Significant e m issi on s unitmeans a n e m issi on s unitthat emits or has the potential t o emit a PALpollutant in a n amou nt tha tis equ al to or

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greate rtha n t he si gnificantlevel (a s def ined in sub-p a rt 1.(x) of th is
sub parag rap h or in th e Fe deral Cle an A i r Act, whi c he ver is lo we r) f o r that PAL pollutant, but less than the a m ount that would qualify the

unit as a m ajor emi s sion s unit a s d e fined in item 10.(ii)(IV) of t h is
sub parag rap h

.

(iii) Permit appli c ation re quire ments. As pa rt of a pe rmit appli c ation re que sting a PAL, the o w ne r o ro perator of a maj o r stationa ry sou r ce shall submit th e followin g information to the Tech nical Se creta ry for ap proval:

(I) A list of all emissions units atthe source d e si gn ated a s sma ll, signifi cant or major ba se d on their pote n tial to emit. In addition, the

own e r o rope rator of the source sha ll in dicate whi c h, if any, Federal or State ap plica b le req u irem ents, e m issi on limit ations o r work

pra c tice s ap p l y to each uni t.

(II) Cal c ulation s of the baseline actu al emissi on s (with supp orting
documentatio n). Baseline actual emi ssi ons are to in clud e emi s sio n s

asso ciated n o t only with operation of the unit, but also emi ssio n s

asso ciated wi th startup, sh utdown and malfunctio n

.

(III) The c a lc ulation proc edures that t he major s t ationary s o urce owner or operator prop ose s to use t o conv ert th e monito ring system data to monthly emi ssi on s an d annu al emi s sion s b a sed on a 1 2 -m onth rolling total for ea ch mo n t h as re qui re d by item 10.(xiii)(I) of this

sub parag rap h

.

(iv) Gene ral requi reme nts for e s tabli s hin g PALs.

(I) The Te chni cal Secreta ry may establi s h a PAL at a major statio nary

sou r ce, provi ded that at a minimum, the req u irem en ts in sub

- ite m s 10.(iv)(I )I thro ugh VII of this subp ara g rap h are met.

I The PALshal l impo se an a nnual emi s sio n limitation in tons pe r year, that is enforcea b le as a practi ca l matter, for the entire major station a ry so urce. For ea ch m onth du ring the PAL effective peri od after the fi rst 12 m onth s of establi s hi ng a PAL, the majo r sta t ionary sou r ce owner or o perato r shall sho wtha t
the sum of t he m onthly e m issi on s fro m ea ch emi s sion s unit
unde r the PA L for the prev ious 12 con s ecutive m ont hs i s l e ss than the PAL(a 12 -mo n th averag e, roll ed monthly). For e a ch
month du ring the first 11 months from the PAL effective date, the majo r sta t ionary sou r ce owner or o perato r shall sho wtha t
the su m of t he p r e c edi ng monthly em issi on s from the PAL
effective date for each em issi on s unit under the PA L is less
than the PAL.

II The PAL sh a ll be establi s hed in a PALpermit that meets the publi cparti ci pation re qui rements in sub-p a rt 10. (v) of this

sub parag rap h

.

III The PAL pe rmit shall cont ain all the re quire ment s o fsub-part 10.(vii) of this subp ara g rap h

.

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IV The PAL shall in clud e fugiti ve em issi on s, to the extent quantifiable, from all e m i ssi on s unit s that emit or have the potential to emit the PAL pollut ant a tthe major stationa ry

sou r c e

.

V Each PAL sh all regul ate e m issi on s of only one pollut ant.

VI Each PAL sh all have a PAL effective pe riod of 10 yea r s.

VII The owner o roperator ofthe major st ationary source with a
PAL sh all comply with t he mo nitori n g , re co rd kee p ing, a nd

repo rting re q u irem ents provided in su b-pa rts 10.(xi i ) through (xiv) of this subpa rag r ap h for each emi ssi on s unit under th e PAL through t he PAL effective period.

(II) At no time (during o rafter the PAL effective peri o d ) are emi s sio n s redu ction s ofa PAL pollutant, which o c cur duri ng th e PAL effective perio d, credit able a s de creases fo r pu rpo s e s of offsets u nde r subpart 2.(v) of this sub paragraph u n less th e level of the PAL is re du ced by the amou nt of su ch e m issi on s red u ct ion s and su ch re du ct ion s woul d be cre d itable in the absen ce of the PAL.

(v) Public p a rti c ipation requi reme nt for PALs. PALs for existin g majo r stationa ry so urces shall b e establi s h e d

, renewed, or incre a sed th roug h a

pro c ed ure that is co nsi s te nt with 40 CF R 51.16 0 an d 51.161, pa rt 3. of this

sub parag rap h , subp ara g raph (4 )(l ) of this rul e , or 1 200-03 -09

- .0 2(11 )(f )8.

This i n clu d e s the re quire ment that th e Te chni cal Secretary p r ovide the publi cwith n o tice of the p r opo se d app roval of a PAL permit and a tleast a
30-d a y pe rio d for su bmittal of p ubli c comment. T h e Te chni cal S e cretary

must a d d r e s s all mate ria l com m ent s before taki ng final a c tion on th e permit.

(vi) Setting the 10-yea ractu al s PAL level.

(I) Except a s p r ovided in item 1 0 .(vi)(II) of thi s sub para g raph, t h e actual s PAL level for a major station a rysource shall be establi s h e d
as the sum o fthe ba selin e actual emi s sions (a s d e fin ed in su b-p a rt 1.(xlvii) of thi s su bpa rag r a p h ) of th e PAL pollutant fo r e a ch emi s sion s unit at the so urce; plu s an amount e qual to the applicable si gnifica nt
level for t he PAL polluta nt und er su b-p a rt 1.(x ) of thi s sub parag ra ph

or un de r the Fede ral Cle an Air Act, whi c heve ris lowe r. Wh e n establi s hi ng the actu als P A L level, for a PAL pollutant, only on e

con s e c utive 24-m onth pe riod mu st b e u s ed to determi ne th e baseline a c tu al emissio n s for all existin g emissio n s units. Emissi on s

asso ciated wi th units that were pe rma n ently shut d o wn afte r this 24- month p e rio d must be su b t racted from the PAL level. The Te chni cal Secretary sh all sp ecify a redu ced PAL l e vel(s) (in ton s /yr) in th e P A L permit to b e come effective on the future com p lian c e date(s) of a n y appli c able F ederal o rS t ate reg u la to ry re quireme nt(s) that th e Tech nical Se creta ry i s a w are of p r ior to issua n ce of t he PAL perm i t.
For in stan ce, if the source owne r o roperator will be requi re d to
redu ce e m ission s from i ndu strial boil e rs i n half from ba selin e emission s of60 ppm NO Xto a new rule limit of 3 0 ppm, then the permit shall contain a future effective PAL level that is equ al to the

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curre n t PAL level redu ce d by half of th e origin al baseline emi ssio n s of s u ch unit(s).

(II) For ne wly co nstru c ted uni ts (whi ch do not in clud e modificatio n s to existing units) on whi c h a c t ual con s tructi on b ega n afte r the 24 -mo n th perio d, in lie u of addi ng the baseline act ual emi s sion s as sp ecifie d i n item 10.(vi)(I) of this sub p a r ag rap h , the emission s m u st be ad ded to
the PAL level in an amountequal to the potential to e m it of the units.

(vii) Conte n ts of the PAL permi t.

(I) The PAL poll u tant and the applicabl e source -wi de e m issi on limita t ion in tons pe r year.

(II) The PAL pe rmit effective date an d the expiration d a te of the PAL (PAL effective perio d).

(III) Specification in the PAL permit that if a major st ationary source

own e r or o p e r ator appli e s to ren e w a P A L in a c cord ance with su bpart 10. (x) ofthis subp ara g rap h befo r e the end of the PAL effecti v e perio d, then the PAL sh all not expire at the en d of th e PAL effe ctive perio d. It shal l rem a in in effect u n til a revised PAL permit is i s sue d by
the Technical Secreta ry.

(IV) A requireme nt that emission ca l c ulatio ns for compli ance purpo ses inclu de emi s sions fro m sta rtups, sh utdo wn s and malf unctio n s.

(V) A requireme nt that, once the PAL expire s, the major station a ry

sou r ce is su bject to the requi rem ents of sub-p a rt10.(ix) of this

sub parag rap h

.

(VI) The cal c ulati on p r o c edu re s that t he m aj o r stationa ry sou r ce o w ne r or operator shall use to conv ert the m onit o ring sy stem data to mont hly
emission s an d annu al emi ssi on s ba sed on a 12-mo nth rolling tot a l
for each mont h as re qui red by item 10.(xiii)(I) of this su bparag raph.

(VII) A requi rem e nt that the major st ation a ry source o w ne r o ro perator
monitor all e m issi on s unit s in a c corda n ce with the provisi o n s un der
sub

- pa rt 10.(xii) of this sub para g raph.

(VIII) A requirement to retain the reco rds required under sub-part 10.(xi ii)
of this sub p a r ag rap h on site. Such re cord s may be retained in an electroni c format.

(IX) A requi reme n tto submit the re p o rts req u ired unde r sub-p a rt 10. (xiv)
of this sub paragra ph by the requi red d e a d line s

.

(X) Any other requireme nts that the Tech nical Secretary de ems

necessa ry to impleme n t an d enforce the PAL.

(viii) PAL effective period a nd reope ning of the PAL permi t.

(I) PAL effective peri od. T he Tech nical Se creta ry shall spe c ify a PA L effective peri od of 10 years.

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(II) Reo penin g ofthe PAL permit.

I Duri ng the PAL effective perio d, the Tech nical Secretary shal l

reop en the P A L permit to:

A Corre c t typo grap hical/cal c ulation e rro rs made in set t ing
the PAL or reflect a mo re accu rate determi nation of

emission s u s ed to establi s h the PAL.

B Red u ce the PAL if the o w ne r or o perator of the majo r stationa ry sou r ce cre a tes credit able e m issions
redu ction s fo r use a s offse t s un der sub-part 2. (v) of t h is
sub parag rap h

.

C Revise the PAL to reflect an increa se in the PAL a s provide d und er su b-part 1 0 .(xi) of this subpa rag r ap h.

II The Te chni cal Secretary may reope n the PAL permit for the following:

A Red u ce the PAL to reflect newly ap plica b le Fed e ra l requi rem ents (for exam ple, NSPS) with compliance
dates afte r the PAL effective date.

B Red u ce the PAL con s i s te nt with any o t her requi rem ent,
that is enforceable a s a p r acti cal matt er, and that the State may impose on th e major station a ry so urce u nder the plan.

C Red u ce the PAL if the T e ch nical Secretary dete r m i ne s that a red u c tion i s ne cessary to a v oid ca usi n g or contri buting t o a NAAQS or PSD incre m ent violation, or

to an adverse impa ct o n an ai r q uality related value that
has b een id entified for a Federal Cla ss I are a by a
Fede ral La n d Manag er and for which informatio n is available to the gen eral p u b lic.

III Except for the permit reopening in secti on 10.(viii)(II)IA of this

sub parag rap h for th e co rre ction of typographi cal/calcul ation
errors that do not in crea se t he PAL l e vel, all oth e r reope ning s shall be ca rri ed out in accorda n ce with the publi cp a rticipatio n requi rem ents of sub-pa rt 10.(v ) of this subpa rag r ap h.

(ix) Expiration of a PAL. Any P A L which is n o t re newed in acco rda n ce with the

pro c ed ures i n su b-p a rt 1 0

. (x) of this su bparag raph shall expire atthe end of the PAL effective peri od, and the re q u i reme nts in items 10. (ix)(I) through (V) of this su bparag raph shall apply.

(I) Each emi ssi o n s unit (or e a c h group of e m issi on s unit s ) that exi s te d
unde r the P A L sh all co mply with an allo wable e m issi on li mitation
unde r a revi sed permit est ablished a c cordin g to the procedu re s i n sub

- item s 10. (ix)(I)I throug h II of this su bparag raph.

I Within the time frame specifie d for PAL rene wal s in item 10.(x)(II) of t h is su bpa rag r aph, th e m ajor station a ry sou r ce

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shall sub m it a pro p o s ed a llowa ble emi s sion limitatio n for ea ch
emission s un it (or ea ch g r oup of e m ission s units, i fsu ch a distrib u tion i s more ap pro p riate as de cided by th e Tech nical Secretary) bydist ributing t he PAL allo wable emissio n s fo r th e major statio n a ry sou r ce a m ong ea ch of the emi s si ons unit s that existed unde r the P A L. If the PAL had not yet been adju s ted fo r an ap plicable req u ire m entthat be came effective

durin g the PAL effective pe riod, a s req u ire d u nder item 10.(x)(V ) of this su bpa ra graph, su ch di stribution shall be made
as if the PAL had be en adj usted.

II The Te ch nical Secretary shall de cide wheth e r a n d how th e PAL allowable emissions will be distributed and issue a
revise d pe rmit inco rpo r ating allo wa ble limits f o r ea ch
emission s u n it, or each group of e m issi on s uni ts, as the
Tech nical Se creta ry determines i s app ropriate.

(II) Each emi ssi ons unit(s) shall comply with the allo wabl e emi s si on limitation on a 12-month rolling ba si s. The Te ch nica l Secretary m a y approve the use of monit o ring syst em s (sou rce testing, emissi o n factors, etc. ) other t han CE MS, CE RMS, PEMS or CPMS to
demon strate compli an ce with the allowa ble emissio n limitation.

(III) Until the Technical Secret ary iss u es the revised permit inc o rporat ing
allow able limi t s f o r ea ch e m issi on s u n it, or ea ch grou p of e m ission s units, a s req u i red und er su b-item 10. (ix)(I)I of thi s su bparag raph, t h e

sou r c e sh all cont inu e t o complywit h a sou r ce- w ide, mult i- u n it
emission s ca p equivalent t o the level of the PAL emission limitation

.

(IV) Any physical cha nge or chang e in the method of o peratio n at the major station a ry sou r ce will be subje c tto the nonattainment maj o r NSR req u ire m ents if such ch ang e m eets the defi n ition of maj o r modificatio n in sub

- pa rt 1.(v) of this sub para g raph.

(V) The majo r st ationary sou r ce o w ne r o r operator sh all contin ue to comply with any State or Fede ra l a p p licabl e re qui rements (BACT, RACT, NSP S , etc.) th at may have a pplied eithe r du ring the PAL effective peri od or pri o r to the PAL effective peri od e x cept for th o s e emission limit ations th at had bee n e s ta blish ed pu rsu ant to sub

- p a rt 2.(ix) of this sub parag ra ph, butwere eliminate d by the PAL in

acc o rdanc e with the provis ions in sub-item 10. (i)(III)III of this

sub parag rap h

.

(x) Ren e wal of a PAL.

(I) The Te ch nica l Secretary shall follo w the pro c e dures specifie d in su bpart 10.(v) of this su bpa rag r aph in a ppro v ing any requ est to rene w a PAL for a major statio n a ry sou r ce, and sh all p r ovide b o th t h e
prop osed PA L level a nd a written rationale fo r the pro p o s ed P A L
level to th e publi cfo r re view a n d co mment. Duri ng su ch pu b lic review, any person m a y prop ose a PAL level for the sou r ce for

con s id eratio n by the Techn i cal Secreta ry.

(II) Applicatio n d eadlin e. A major statio na ry source o w ner o rope rat o r shall submita timely a pplication to the Techni cal Secreta ry to

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requ estre ne wal of a P A L. A timely appli c atio n is o n e that is
submitted at least 6 mo nth s pri o r to, butnot earlie r th an 18 mo nth s from, the d a t e of permit expiration. T h is d eadli n e for ap plication
submittal is to en su re thatthe p e rm it wi ll not expi re b e fore the permit
is ren e wed. I fthe o w n e r or ope rato r o fa maj o r sta t ionary so urce submit s a co mplete a pplication to rene w the PAL within thi s ti m e perio d, then t he PAL shall contin ue to be effective until the revi sed permit with th e rene we d PAL is issued.

(III) Application requirements. The appli c ation to renew a PAL permit

s hall c ontain the information requir ed in s u b-items 10. (x)(III)I through
IV of this sub para g raph.

I The informati on re quired i n items 10. (iii )(I) th roug h (I II) of this

sub parag rap h

.

II A propo se d PAL level.

III The su m of the potential t o em it of all emission s un its unde r the PAL (with supp orting d o cum entation )

.

IV Any other i n formatio n t he o w n e r o ro perator wishe s the
Tech nical Se creta ry to co nsid er in dete r minin g the a ppro p ri ate
level for ren e w ing the PAL

.

(IV) PAL adju s tment. In determining wheth e r an d ho w t o adju s t the PAL,
the Technical Secreta ry shall co ns i der the options outlined in subitems 10.(x)(I V )I and II of this su bpa ra grap h. Ho we ver, in no ca se may any such adjus tment fail to c o mp ly with sub-item 10.(x)(IV)III of

this su bpa rag r aph.

I If the emissi ons level cal c ulate d in accordan ce with sub

- pa rt 10.(vi) of thi s subpa ra gra ph is e qual to or greate r than 80 percent of th e PAL level, the Techni cal Secreta ry m a y rene w the PAL at the sam e level wit hout con s iderin g the fa ctors set
forth in sub

- it em 10.(x)(IV)II of this subp arag ra ph; or

II The T e chnical Secreta ry may set th e PAL at a lev e l that it
determi ne s to be mo re rep r esentat ive ofthe so urce’ s baseline
actual emi s sions, o rthatit determi n e s to be a ppro p ri ate

con s id erin g a i r quality nee ds, advan ce s in control techn o logy, anticip ated e c on omic g r o w th in the area, desi r e to rewa rd o r encourage t he sou r ce’ s voluntary em issi on s re du ction s , o r other fa ctors as spe c ificallyidentified by the Tech nical Secretary in its written ratio nale.

III Notwith s tan d i ng su b-ite m s 10.(x)(I V )I and II of this

sub parag rap h

,

A If the potential to emit of t he major sta t ionary source is
less than the PAL, the Techni cal Se cre t ary shall adj ust
the PAL to a l e vel no g r e a ter tha n the p o tential to em it of

the sou r ce; and

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B The Techni cal Se creta ry shall not app rove a ren e wed
PAL level hi g her th an th e curre n t PAL, unle s s the m ajor
stationa ry so urce ha s co mpli ed with the provi s ion s of

sub

- pa rt 10.(xi) of this sub para g raph (i n c re asi ng a P A L).

(V) If the complia nce date for a State o rFe d e ral re quirem ent that appli e s to the PALsource o c curs durin g th e P A L effective perio d, a nd ifth e Tech nical Se creta ry ha s n o t alre ady ad justed fo r su ch req u ire m e n t,
the PAL shall be adjuste d at the time of PAL permit re newal or title V permit re ne wal, whichever occurs first.

(xi) Incre a si ng a PAL during th e PAL effective period.

(I) The T e chnical Secreta ry may increa se a PAL em issi on limitati o n only if the major stationa ry source complies with the provisions in
sub

- item s 10. (xi)(I)I throug h IV of this subparag raph.

I The o w n e r o rop erato r of the maj o r stationary sou r ce shall
submita co mplete appli c ation to re qu est a n i n crea se i n th e PAL limit for a PAL major modificatio n . Such a ppli c at ion sh all identify the emission s u n it(s) co ntribut ing to the in cre a se in
emission s so as to ca use th e maj o r stationa ry sou r ce’ s emission s to equal o rexce ed its PAL.

II As part of thi s appli c atio n, the major stationary sou r ce o w ne r

or o perator shall dem on strate that the sum of the ba seline
actual emi ssi ons of the small emi ssi on s unit s , plu s t he sum of

the ba selin e actual emi s sion s of the signifi cant and m ajor
emission s u n its assu min g appli c ation of BACT equivalent controls, plu s the sum of the a llowable e m issi on s of the new o r modified emi ssi on s unit(s) excee d s th e PAL. The level of

control th at woul d re sult from BACT equivalent control s on each signifi ca nt or majo r e m issi on s u n it shall be dete r mined by

con d u c ting a new BA CT a nalysi s at the time the a p p lication i s submitted, u n less the em issi on s unit is cu rrently required to comply with a BACT or LAER requireme nt that was
establi s h ed within the p r e c eding 10 ye a r s. In su ch a ca se, the

assume d con t rol level fo r t hat emi ssi on s u n it sh all b e equ al to
the level of BACT or LAE R with whi c h th at emission s unit must

cur r e n t l ycom p ly

.

III The o w ne r o rope rato r o b tains a maj o r NS R pe rmit for all

emission s u n it(s) identifi ed in sub-it em 10.(xi)(I)I of this

sub parag rap h , reg a rdl e ss of the ma gn itude of the emission s increa se re sulting from them (that is, no significant levels apply). T h e s e emi ssi on s unit(s) sh all comply with a n y emission s requireme nts re sulting f r om the n o n a ttainment major NSR prog ram pro c e ss (f or example, LAE R ), eve n though they have al so be come s ubje c tto the PAL o rcontinu e to be subj ect to the PAL.

IV The PAL permit shall req u i re that the incre a sed PAL level shall
be effective on the day a n y emission s unit that is part of the PAL majo r modificatio n become s o p e ration al a n d begi ns to emit the PAL pollutant.

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(II) The Te ch nical Secretary shall cal c ulat e the ne w P A L as the su m of

the allo wa ble emi ssi on s f o r ea ch m o d i fied o rn e w emission s un it, plus th e sum of the b a seline a c tual emi ssi on s of the signifi cant a n d major emi ssi ons unit s (a ssuming ap p lication of B A CT e quival ent
controls a s d e termin ed in accordan ce with sub

- item 10. (x i) (I)I), pl us the sum of the ba seline actual em i s si ons of the small emissio n s units

.

(III) The PAL permit s hall be revis ed to reflec t the inc r eas e d PAL level

pursua n t to the publi cn o tice requi re m e nts of su b-pa rt10.(v) of th is
sub parag rap h

.

(xii) Monitori ng re quire ment s for PALs

(I) Gene ral requi reme nts.

I Each PAL permit must contain enfo r ceable requi re ments fo r the monito rin g system th at accurately determi ne s plantwi d e emission s of the PAL p o l l utant in te rms of ma ss per unit of time. Any monitorin g syst em auth o ri ze d for use in the PAL permit mu st be ba sed o n soun d scien c e an d meetgenerally accepta b le sci entific p r oce dures fo r data q u a lity and manipul ation. Additionally, the in formati on ge nerated by su ch system mu st meet minimum le gal req u ire m ents fo r admissibility in a judici al proceeding to enforce the PAL permit.

II The PAL mo nitoring syste m must em pl oy one o rm o re of the four gen eral monito ring approa che s meeting the minimu m requi rem ents set forth in sub

- item s 10 .(xii)(II)I thro ugh IV of

this sub p a r a g rap h and m u st be app ro ved by the Tech nical Secretary.

III Notwith s tan d i ng sub

- item 10.(xii)(I )II of this sub p a r ag raph, you may al so e m ploy a n al ternative m o nitoring ap proach that

meets sub

- ite m 10.(xii)(I )I of th is sub p a r ag rap h if approved by

the Technical Secreta ry.

IV Failure to use a mo nitoring sy st em that m eets th e requi rem ents of this se ction rende rs the PAL invalid.

(II) Minimum P e rform a n c e Req u ire m ent s for App r o v ed Monitori ng Appro a che s . The following are a cceptable g e n e ral mo nitori ng
approa che s whe n condu cted in a ccorda n ce with the minimu m requi rem ents in items 10.(x ii)(III) thro ugh (IX) of this subparagraph:

I Mass b a lan c e cal c ul ation s for activities u s in g co atings or solv ent s;

II CEMS;

III CPMS or PEMS; and

IV Emissi on Fa ctors.

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(III) Mass Balance Calc ulations . An owner or operat or us ing mas s balan ce calculation s to monitor PALpollutant e m issi on s fro m activities u s i ng coating or solvents shall m eetthe followi ng requi rem ents:

I Provide a d e mon s trate d mean s of validating the publi s hed

conte n t of the PAL polluta nt that is co n t ained in o rcreated by
all material s use d in or at the emissio n s unit;

II Assu me that the emissio n s uni t emits all of the PAL pollutant

that is contai ned in or cre a ted byany raw mate rial o rfuel use d
in or at th e e m issi on s unit, if it cannot o t herwi se be a c counte d for in the pro c ess; and

III Whe r e the ve ndor of a m a terial or fuel, whi c h is u s e d in or at
the emi ssi on s unit, p ubli s hes a r ang e of pollutant content fro m

su ch m a teria l , the owner or o p e r ator must use the hig h e s t
value of th e rang e to cal c ulate the P A L polluta nt emission s unle s s the Tech nical S e cretary det ermin e s the r e is sitespe c ific data or a site -spe cific m onitori ng p r og ram t o su ppo rt
anothe r co nte n t within the range.

(IV) CEMS. An o w ne r or ope rator usi ng CEMS to mo ni tor PAL pollu tant
emission s sh all meet the followin g re qui reme nts:

I CEMS must complywith applicable Perform a nce Specification s found in 4 0 CFR p a rt 60, appe ndix B; and

II CEMS must sample, analy z e and record data at least every 15
minutes while the emission s unit is op erating.

(V) CPMS or PEMS. An owner or op erato rusin g CPM S or PEMS to

monitor PA L polluta nt emission s shall m e et the followin g requi rem ents:

I The CPMS or the PEMS must be based on cu rre nt sitespe c ific dat a de mon s trating a correlation bet wee n th e monitored p a ram e ter(s) and th e PA L poll u tant emission s across the ra nge of ope rati on of the emissi on s unit; and

II Each CPMS or PEMS mu st sa mple, an alyze, an d re cord dat a at least every 15 minutes, or at anoth e r le ss fre q u ent interval approved by the Te chni cal Secretary, while the e m ission s u n it is ope rating.

( V I) Emis s i o n facto r s

. An ow ne ror op erator u s ing emi ssi on fa ctors to
monitor PA L polluta nt emission s shall m e et the followin g requi rem ents:

I All emissi on factors sha ll be adju s t ed, if appro p riate, to

accou n t for the deg ree of unce rtaint yor limitations in th e factors’ devel opment;

II The emissio n s unit shall o perate within the design a ted ran g e of use for the emission fa ctor, if applica b l e; and

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III If technically pra c tica ble, t he o w ne r o r operator of a signifi cant
emission s un it that reli es on a n e m issi on fa ctor to cal c ulate PAL polluta n temission s shall cond uct validation t e sting to
determi ne a site-spe cific emission fact or within 6 months of PAL permitissu an ce, unless th e Tech nical Secreta ry determi ne s that testing is n o t requi red.

(VII) A sou r ce o w ne r o ro p e r ator mu st reco rd and report maxim u m potential em issi on s with out con s ide r ing e n force able emissi on limitations or operational re stri ctions for an emi s sion s unit d u rin g a n y perio d of time that there is no m o nitoring data, unless a not her
method fo r d e termini ng e m issi on s d u ri ng su ch peri o ds i s sp ecifie d in the PAL perm i t.

(VIII) Notwithstandi ng the requi rements in items 10.(xii)(III) through (VII) of this subp arag raph, wh ere an o w ne r o roperator of a n emi ssi on s unit

can not dem onstrate a co rrel a tion betwe en the moni tore d

para m eter(s) and the PAL pollutant e m issi on s rate at all operat ing points of the emissio n s u n it, the Tech nical Se creta ry sh all, at the time of permitissu an ce:

I Es tablish default value(s) for d e termini ng compli an ce with th e PAL based on the high est pote n tial emissio n s reasona bly
estimated at su ch op eratin g point(s); or

II Determine t hat ope ratio n of the emissi on s uni t during operating co ndition s whe n there is n o co rrelation betwe en monitored pa ramete r(s) a n d the PAL p o llutant e m ission s i s a violation of the PAL.

(IX) Re-vali dation. All data use d to esta blish the PAL p o llutant mu st be
re-vali dated throu g h pe rformance te sting or other scientifically val i d

mean s app roved by th e Te chni cal S e cr et ary

. S u ch t e st ing m u st
occur at lea s tonce eve ry 5 years after i s sua n ce of the PAL.

(xiii) Re cordkeepi ng req u ireme n ts.

(I) The PAL pe rmit shall requ ire an own e r or op erato rto retain a copyof

all re co rd s ne ce ssary to de termine comp liance with a n y re quireme nt of part 10. of this subp arag ra ph a n d of the P A L, includi ng a determi nation of each emissi ons uni t ’s 12 -month rolling total
emission s, for 5 years fro m the date of su ch re co rd.

(II) The PAL pe rmit shall requ ire an own e r or op erato rto retain a copyof
the followi ng records fo r th e du ration of the PAL effective perio d pl u s 5 years:

I A copy of the PAL permit appli c ation a nd any appli c ations for

revisio n s to the PAL; and

II Each ann ual certification o fcompli an ce pursua n t to title V and
the data relie d on in ce rtifying the com p l i ance.

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(xiv) Rep o rting a n d notification requi re me nts. The own e r or o perator sh all
submit semi -annu al monit o ring re port s and p r om pt d e viation re ports to the
Tech nical Se creta ry in a c cordan ce wit h the ap plicable title V operating permit p r og ram. The re ports sh all meet the re quire ment s in item s 10.(xiv)(I) through (III).

(I) Semi-Ann ual Repo rt. The semi-annu al repo rt shall be su bmitted to
the Te chni cal Secretary within 30 d a ys of the end of each re po rtin g perio d. Thi s reportshall co ntain th e information req u ired in sub-ite m s 10.(xiv)(I)I through VII ofthis su bpa rag r a ph.

I The id entification of o w ner and op erato ra nd t he p e rmit
numbe r.

II Total ann ual emission s (tons/yea r) b a se d on a 12-m onth rolling total f o r each m o nth in the reporting period recorded pursuant to item 10.(xiii)(I) of this subparagraph.

III All data relie d upo n, in clu d ing, but notlimited to, a n y Quality

Assu ra nce o r Quality Cont rol d a ta, in calcul ating the monthly
and an nual P A L pollutant e m issi on s.

IV A list of a n y emission s un its modifie d or a dde d to t he maj o r stationa ry so urce du ring th e pre c edi ng 6

- month p e rio d

.

V The numb e r, duration, and ca use of any deviations o r monitori ng m a lfunctio n s (o ther tha n the time asso ci ated wit h
zero and spa n calib ration che c ks), and any corre c tive actio n taken.

VI A notification of a shutd o wn of a n y moni toring syste m , wheth e r the sh utdo wn wa s p e rm an ent or te mpo r ary, the rea s on for th e shutd o wn, the anticipate d date t hat the monitori ng sy stem will be fully ope rational or repla c ed with anothe r m onitorin g system, an d whethe r th e emissio n s unit monito red by the
monitori ng sy stem co ntinu ed to ope rate , and the cal c ulation of

the emi s sion s ofthe poll u tant o rthe numbe r dete r mine d by
method i n cl u ded in the p e r mit, as provi ded by item 1 0 .(xii)(VII)
of this sub paragra ph.

VII A signed stat ement by the res pon sible official (a s d e fined by the appli c a b l e title V ope rating pe rmit prog ram ) ce rtifying the truth, a c cura cy, and com p l e tene ss of th e information provided in the repo rt.

(II) Deviation rep o rt. The m ajo r statio nary source own e r or o perator shall

prom ptly sub m it repo rts of any dev iatio n s o rex cee d ance of the P A L requi rem ents, inclu d ing pe riod s whe r e no monito rin g is avail able

. A report submitted pursuant to item . 02(11)(e)1. (iii)(III) of this chapt er shall satisfy this rep o rtin g requireme nt. The deviation re port s shall be

s ubmitted wit h in the time limits pres c r ibed by item .02( 11)(e)1.(iii)(III)
of this cha p te r. The re port s shall contain the followin g informatio n:

I The id entification of o w ner and op erato ra nd t he p e rmit
numbe r;

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II The PAL re q u irem ent that experie nce d the deviation or that

wa s exce ede d;

III Emissi on s re sulting fro m the deviation or the exce ed ance; and

IV A signed stat ement by the res pon sible official (a s d e fined by the appli c a b l e title V ope rating pe rmit prog ram ) ce rtifying the truth, a c cura cy, and com p l e tene ss of th e information provided in the repo rt.

(III) Re-validation results

. The owne r or operator shall s ubmit to the
Tech nical Se creta ry the result s of any re-valid ation test or meth od
within 3 mont hs after c o mpletion of s u c h tes tor method.

(xv) Tran sition req u irem ents.

(I) The T e chni ca l Secreta ry m a y not i s sue a PAL th at d oes notcom p ly
with the req u irem ents i n sub

- p a rt s 10.(i) th ro ug h (xv) of t h is
sub parag rap h after the Administrat o r ha s app roved reg u lat i ons inco rpo r ating these requi re ments into th e SIP.

(II) The Te chni cal Secretaryma y supe rsed e any PAL which was
establi s h ed prio r to the date ofap proval of th e plan by the Administrator with a PAL that compli es with the req u i r eme n ts of su bparts 1 0 .(i) th roug h (xv) of this su bpa rag r aph.

11. If any provision of this se ction, or t he application of su ch pr ovisio n to any perso n

or circu m sta n c e, i s held in valid, the re mai nde r of th is se ction, or the appli c ati on of such provision to p e rso n s o rci rcumst ance s othe r than those a s to whi c h it i s held invalid, shall not be affected the r eby

.

12. The requi rem ents of thi s sub parag rap h appli c a b le to major stati onary so urce s and maj o r m odificatio n s o fPM 10 shall a l so a pply to major station a ry so urce s a nd major modifi cations of PM 10 precurso rs, except whe r e the A d min i strato r of th e U.S. EPA de termines thats u ch s o urc e s do not contribute s i gnific antly to PM 10 levels that excee d the PM 10 ambient sta ndards in the area.

(6) Con s tru c tion permit s issu e d und er thi s rule a r e b a sed on the control of ai r conta m inants only
and do n o t in any way affe ct the appli c a n t’s o b ligation to obtai n ne cessary pe rmits fro m oth e r
govern m ental agen cie s

.

(7) The a ppli c antfor a co nstru c tion p e rmit (or its equival ent by Boa r d orde r) shall p a y the cost of publi c ation of any noti c e s requi re d by state or fe deral law o rreg u lation s to ef fectuate th e rights a pplie d for.

(8) Visibility Protection

(a) Definition s - Unle ss spe c ifically defin ed in thi s pa rt, all term s shal l have the m eanin g given them in Ch apte r 1200 -03

- 0 2

, para g ra ph 1200 -03

- 0 9

- .01(4) and Cha p ter
1200 -03

- 23.

1. “Visibility prot ection a r ea ” mean s any o fthe mandat ory Fede ral Cla ss I area s listed b e low. These a r ea s are tho s e mandato ry F ederal Cl ass I area s whe r e visibility values may be impact ed by sources in Tennessee:

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(i) Great Smo ky Mountain s Na tional Park(NP), TN-NC.

(ii) Joyce Kilmer-Slickro ck Nati onal Wil derne ss Area (NWA ), TN-NC.

(iii) Cohutta National W ilderness Area, T N -GA.

(iv) Linville Gorge National Wil dern e ss Are a

, NC.

(v) Shining Rock National Wil dern e ss Are a

, NC.

(vi) Sipsey Natio nal Wild ern e ss Area, AL.

(vii) Mammoth Ca ve National P a rk, KY.

(viii) Mingo Nation al Wilde r ne ss Area, MO.

2

. ( R es erve d)

3. Cla s s II are a s i n Te nne ssee are th ose area s n o t alre ady d e sig nated as mandato ry F ederal Cla s s I area s. Th is co rre sp on ds to all are a s of the State

whi c h a r e no t part of Co h u tta NWA o r Great Sm okyMountai ns N.P., or Joyce
Kilmer-Sli ck r o c kNatio nal Wilde r ne s s Area (N WA).

(b) Revie wof major stationa ry source s an d major m odi fication s - so urce ap plica b ility and exemption s

.

1. No stationa ry sou r ce or m odificatio n to whi c h the req u irem ents of this pa rt appl y shall b egin a c tual con s tru c tion with out a permit which states that the stationa ry

sou r ce or mo dification wou l d meet the applicable req u irem ents.

2. The req u ire m ents of this part shall apply to con s tru c tion of any new major
stationa ry so urce o rmajo r modifi catio n that wo uld be con s tru c ted in an area cla ssifie d a s nonattainm e n tand pote n tially have an impa ct on v i sibility in an y visibility protection area.

3. The re quirem ents of this p a rt shall a ppl y to any major stationa ry source an d an y major modifi cation with respect to ea ch air conta m ina n t that it wo ul d emit, excep t as this p a rt ot herwise provides.

4. The re quire ments of this part shall n o t apply to a particular major station a ry

s o urce or major modific a tion, if:

(i) The sou r ce or m odification woul d b e a non profi thealth or nonp rofit

edu cation al institution, or a major mo dification wo uld occu r at such a n institution, a nd the g o verno rof the State in whi c h the source o r modificatio n woul d be lo cated requ es ts that it be exempt from those requi rem ents; or

(ii) The so urce or modification that woul d be a majo r stationa ry sou r ce or major modification only if fugitive emissi ons, to the e x tent quantifiable, ar e

con s id ere d in cal c ul ating t he p o tential t o emit of the station a ry source o r modificatio n and the sou r ce doe s no t belong to any of the followin g

c a te go r i es :

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(I) Coal clea ning plants (with therm a l drye rs);

(II) Kraft pulp mills;

(III) Portland cem ent plants;

(IV) Primary zi nc smelte rs;

(V) Iron and steel mills;

(VI) Primary alumi num ore red u c tion pla n ts;

(VII) Primary copp er sm elters;

(VIII) Munici pal inci nerat ors capable of charging more than 250 tons of
refus e pe r da y ;

(IX) Hydroflu ori c , sulfuri c , or nit r ic a c id pla n ts;

(X) Petroleum ref i nerie s;

(XI) Lime plant s;

(XII) Phosp hate ro ck p r o c e ssi ng plants;

(XIII) Cok e oven batteries ;

(XIV) Sulfur re cov e ryplants;

(XV) Carbon bl ack plants (fu r na ce process);

(XVI) Primary lead s m elters ;

(XVII) Fuel co nversi on plant s;

(XVIII) Sintering plants ;

(XIX) Secon d a ry metal prod uctio n plants;

(XX) Chemi c al p r o c e ss pl ants;

(XXI) Fossil-fu el bo ilers (o r com b ination th ereof) totalin g more th an 2 5 0
million British thermal unit s per hou r he a tinput;

(XXII) Petroleum st orag e an d transfe r unit s with a total st orag e capa city

excee d ing 3 0 0 ,000 ba rrels;

(XXIII) Tac o nite ore proc es s i ng plants ;

(XXIV) Glass fiber p r oce s sing pl an ts;

(XXV) Charcoal produc tion plant s ;

(XXVI) Fossil fuel -fired steam el ectri cplants of more than 250 milli on British therm a l units pe r h our he ar in pu t;

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(XXVII) Any other sta t ionary sou r ce cate go ry which, a s of Augu st 7, 19 8 0

, is bein g re gulated u n d e r Ch apte r1200 -03

- 16, New Sou r ce Perform a n c e Standards, or Chapte r1 200-03 -11, Haza rdo u s Ai r Contami nant s. or Ch apter 1200 -0 3

- 3 1

, Standards F o r Ha zardou s Air Conta m in ants Fo r Sou r ce Cate gori e s, or 40 CF R Part 60 and 61 (July 1, 1993).

(iii) The sou r ce is a porta ble stationary sou r ce whi c h ha s previou s ly re ceived a permit un der this part; and

(I) The o w ne r or op erato r prop oses t o relo cate t he so urce and
emission s of the sou r ce atthe new lo cation wo uld b e temporary (a two year pe ri od); and

(II) The emissio n s from the source wou l d not excee d its allowa ble
emission s; an d

(III) The emi ssions from the source would impact no visi bility protecti on

area an d n o are a whe r e an appli c abl e in cre m ent is kno w n to be violated; and

(IV) Rea s o nable notice is give n to th e Te chnical Se cretary p r io r to t h e relo cation id entifying the prop osed ne w location a nd the proba bl e duratio n of operatio n at the new lo ca tio n . Such notice shall b e give n to the Tech ni cal Se creta rynot le ss th a n 10 days i n advan ce of the

prop osed rel o catio n unle ss a diffe ren ttime duration is p r evio usly approved by the Tec hni cal Secretary.

5. The req u ire m ents of this part sh all n o t apply to a majo r statio nary sou r ce or major modifi cation with re spect to a pa rt ic ula rp o lluta nt if the own e r o ro perato r demon strates that, as to th at pollutant, the sou r ce or modificatio n is located in a n area d e si gnat ed as attainm ent.

6. The req u ire m ents of this part sh all n o t apply to a majo r statio nary sou r ce or major modifi cation with respe c t to a pa rticular polluta nt, if the all o wa ble
emission s of that pollutant from the sou r ce, or th e netemission s in cre a se of that pollutant from the modificat i on:

(i) Woul d impactno visi bility protection area and no area where an applicable
increme n t is kno w n to be violated, and

(ii) Woul d be te mporary.

(c) Visibility impa ct analyses.

The o w ne r o rope rato r ofa sou r ce sha ll provide an analy s is of the impairment to visibility that would o c cu r as a resul tof the source o rmodif i cation a nd gene ral

comm ercial, resi dential, i ndu strial a n d otherg r o w th asso ciated with the so urce or modific a tion.

(d) Fede ral lan d manag er n o tification.

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1. The F ede ral Land Man a g e r (FLM ) a n d the F ede ral official cha r g ed with di re ct responsibilityfor management of Fede ral Class I areas have an affirm ative

respon sibility to prote c t the air quality re la ted value s (inclu ding visi bility) of such

land s and to con s ide r , in con s ultation with the Te chni cal Se cretary wh ethe r a proposed source or modifi cation will hav e an adverse impact on such values.

2. The T e chni cal Se creta ry shall p r ovide wr itten notification to all affected Fed e ral
Land M ana g e rs of any pe rmit appli c ati on for a n y propo sed n e w major station a ry

source or major m odification that may affe ct visibilit y in any vi sibility protection
area. The T e chni cal Se cre t ary shall al so provide su ch notification to the Federa l official charged with di rectresponsibility for management of any l ands within any

su ch a r e a . Such notificatio n sh all in clud e a copy of al l informatio n relevant to th e permit a pplication an d sh all be given within 3 0 day s of re cei p t a nd at lea s t 6 0 days pri o r to any pu blic he aring on the a pplication fo r a pe rmit to co nstru c t. S u ch
notification sh all in clude an analysi s of th e propo se d source’ s a n tici pated im pa cts on visibility in any visibilit y protection area. T he Techni cal Se cretary shall al so notify all affe cted FLM’ s within 30 day s of receipt ofany advan ce notificatio n o f

any su ch pe rmit applicatio n.

3. The Te ch nical Secretary shall co nsid e rany an alysi s pe rform ed by the Fede ral
Land Ma nag er provided within 30 day s of t he notification an d a nalysi s req u ired by part 2. of this su bpa rag r aph, that su ch prop osed n e w majo r stat ionary source or major modification may have an adverse impact on visibility in any visibility prote c tion a r ea. Whe r e th e Techni cal Secr etary fin d s that such an analy s is d oes not demo n strate to the sa tisfaction of t he Te chni cal Secreta ry that an adverse impacton visibility will result i n the visibility prot ection area, the T e chni cal Secretary mu st, in the n o tice of publi ch ear in g, eithe r explain hi s d e ci sion or give
notice a s to where the expl anation can b e obtaine d.

(e) Nation al visib ility goal.

The Te ch nica l Secretary sh all only i ssu e permit s to tho s e sou r ce s whose emi s sio n s will
be co nsi s tentwith makin g reasona ble furtherp r og ress towa rd the national goal of preventing any future, and rem edying any existing, impairm ent of visibility in visibility prote c tion areas i n whi c h impairm ent result s fro m man-m ade ai r poll u tion. I n ma king
the de cisi on t o issue a pe rmit the Tech nical Se creta ry may take i n to acco unt the cost s of complia nce, the time necessa ry fo r com p lian c e

, the energyand non-air quality
environ menta l impacts of complian c e, a nd the useful life of the sou r ce.

(f) Monitori ng.

The T e chni cal Secretary may require monitori ng ofvisibility in any visibility protection

area nea r the prop osed n e wstatio nary sou r ce o rmaj o r mo dificatio n for su ch p u r po se s and by su ch mean s as the Techni cal Se creta ry deem s ne ce ssary and ap pro p ri ate.

Authority : T.C.A. §§4 -5-202 et seq. a nd 68 -201 -105

. Administrative His t or

y: Original rule certified

Jun e 4, 1974. Am endm ent filed and effective F ebrua ry 9, 1977. Am endm ent filed and effe ctive April 1 2

, 1978. Am en dm ent filed a nd effecti v e June 1 6 , 197 8

. Am endm e n t filed and e ffective M a rch 21, 19 79.

Am endm ent filed and effective June 21, 1979. Am endm ent filed and effe ctive No vem b er 16, 197 9.
Em ergency rule effecti v e Jun e 3, 198 1 throu gh O c t obe r 1, 1981. Re vi sed effective Jul y

31, 1 981.

Am endm ent filed and effective O c tob e r 2, 1 981. Am endm ent filed and effective Ja nua ry 22, 1982

. Am endm ent filed an d effective March 2, 1983. Am endm ent filed and effective August 22, 1983.
Am endm ent filed an d effe ctive No vem ber 6, 1988. Am endm ent filed April 1 9, 1990; effe ctive June 2,
1990. Am endm ent filed May 1 7 , 1990; effective Jul y 1, 1990. A m endm ent filed May 12, 1 993; effecti v e Jun e 26, 1993. Am endm ent filed Se ptem ber 7, 1 9 93; effective Novem b e r 21, 1993. Am en dm ent filed

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