**STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT** 

**OFFICE OF AIR RESOURCES** 

### AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATION NO. 14 **RECORD KEEPING AND REPORTING**

Effective 14 May 1973 Last Amended 19 July 2007

AUT HORI TY: These regulations are authorized pursuant to R.I . Gen. Laws § 42
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- 23 , as amended, and have been promulgated pursuant to the procedures set forth in the R.I . Administrative Procedures Act, R.I . Gen. Laws Chapter 42
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**RHODE ISLA ND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT**  **OFFICE OF AIR RESOURCES AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATION NO. 14**  **RECORD KEEPING AND REPORTING**

**14.1 Definitions**  Unless otherwise expressly defined in this section, the terms used in this regulation shall be defined by

reference to the Rhode I sland Air Pollution Control General Definitions Regulation. As used in th is regulation, the following terms shall, where the context permits, be construed as follows :
14.1.1 **"Actual emissions"** means the actual calculated or measured rate of emissions of a pollutant from an emissions unit for the calendar year or seasonal period. Actual emission estimates must include upsets, downtime , and fugitive emissions if applicable. 14.1.2 **"Certifying individual"** means the individual responsible for the completion and certification of the emission statement (e.g., officer of the company ) and who will take legal responsibility

for the emission statement's accuracy
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. 3 **"Overall control efficiency"** means the percent control efficiency which account s for both the percent emissions reduction as measured across the control device, and percent capture efficiency of the control device. 14.1
. 4 **"Peak ozone season"** means the months of June, July , and August, during which conditions for photochemical ozone formation are most favorable. 14.1. 5 **"Percentage annual throughput"** means the weighted percent of yearly activity for the following periods: (a) December of the previous y ear to February of the reporting year (b) March to May (c) June to August (d) September to November 14.1. 6 **"SIC code"** means a Standard Industrial Classification code, as described in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987.Page 2 of 5

14.1. 7 **"Typical ozone season day"** means a day ty pical of the months of June, July and August with respect to operatio ns, emissions, control equipment operation, and process rate.
**14.2 Fundamental Record Keeping and Reporting**  14.2.1 Requirements The owner or operator of any facility that emits air contaminants shall, at the request of the Director, provide data on operational pro cesses, fuel usage, raw materials, stack dimensions, exhaust gas flow rates and temperatures, emissions of air contaminants, steam or hot water generator capacities, ty pes of equipment producing air contaminants and air pollution control sy stems or other d ata that may be necessary

to determine if the facility is in compliance with air pollution control regulations. These records shall be maintained at the facility for a period of five y ears. 14.2.2 Submission of Information The information recorded by the owner or operator of a facility pursuant to the requirements of subsection 14.2.1 shall be summarized and reported at least annually to the Director. It shall be submitted by April 15 th unless otherwise specified. 14.2.3 Use of Submitted Information In formation obt ained from owners or operators of facilities pursuant to Section 14.2.1 will be correlated with applicable emission limitations and other applicable emissions information and will be available for public inspection. **14.3 Emission Statements**  14.3.1 Applicability The owner or operator of any facility emitting VOC or NO x which has or has had actual facility
- wide emissions of 25 tons per y ear or more of either pollutant in 1990 or any

y ear thereafter, shall submit annually an emission statement which includes both pollutants, in accordance with the requirements of Subsection 14.3.2. Emission statements shall be submitted to the Director on April 15 th of each y ear unless otherwise specified. Emission statements shall be submitted for the calendar year 1992 and for ever y ye ar thereafter. A facility may apply to the Office of Air Resources to be allowed to discontinue submitting annual emissionPage 3 of 5 statements if actual emissions at that facility decrease to below 10 tons per year as a result of a permanent process change. 14.3.2 E mission Statement Requirements Each facility

subject to this section shall submit an emission statement in a format approved by

the Director. The emission statement shall contain the following information: (a) A certification that the information contained in the emission statement is accurate and complete to the best knowledge of the certify ing individual. (b) The full name, title, signature, date of signature, and telephone number of the certifying individual. (c) Facility

identification information, including the full name, phy sical location, mailing address, latitude, longitude, and four digit SI C code(s). (d) Process data pertaining to each process emitting VOC and/or NO x , including: (1) Annual and ty

pical ozone season daily

fuel use, (2) Annual and ty

pical ozone seaso n daily

process rate(s), and (3) Process throughput while air pollution control equipment was not in operation. (e) Operating data pertaining to each process emitting VOC and/or NO x during the reporting y ear, including: (1) Percentage annual throughput, (2) Average ho urs of operation per day during the reporting year and on a ty pical ozone season day , (3) Average number of day s of operation per week during the reporting ye ar and during a ty

pical ozone season week, and (4) Weeks of operation during the reporting year and duri ng the peak ozone season. (f) Control equipment information, including:Page 4 of 5 (1) Specific primary

and secondary

control equipment for each process emitting VOC and/or NO x , (2) Current overall control efficiency for each piece of control equipment (indicated by

percent ca

pture and percent destruction or removal), and (3) Control equipment downtime during the reporting year and during the peak ozone season. (g) Emissions information, including: (1) Actual annual and ty pical ozone season daily

emissions of VOC and NO x for each process . Emissions should be reported in tons per year and in pounds per day
. (2) A description of the emission calculation method and, if applicable, emission factor(s) used, and (3) The calendar y ear for which emissions are reported. (h) Any

additional information requir ed by the Director to document the facility 's emission statements. **14.4 General Provisions**  14.4.1 Purpose The purpose of this regulation is to specify the record keeping and reporting requirements that apply

to stationary

sources that emit air contaminants
. 14.4.2 Autho rity These regulations are authorized pursuant to R.I . Gen. Laws § 42
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- 2(s) and 23
- 23 , as amended, and have been promulgated pursuant to the procedures set forth in the R.I . Administrative Procedures Act, R.I . Gen. Laws Chapter 42
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14.4.3 Application Th e terms and provisions of this regulation shall be liberally construed to permit the Department to effectuate the purposes of state law, goals and policies.Page 5 of 5 14.4.4 Severability If any provision of this regulation or the application thereof to any person or ci rcumstance, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of the regulation shall not be affected thereby
. 14.4.5 Effective Date The foregoing Regulation, “Record Keeping and Reporting,” as amended, after due notice, is he reby

adopted and filed with the Secretary of State

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___ day of ___ June ________, 20 07 _ to become effective twenty (20) day s thereafter in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 23
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W. Michael Sullivan, PhD., Director Department of Environmental Management

**Notice Given on: February 21, 2007**  **Public Hearing held: March 23, 2007**  **Filing Date: June 29, 2007**  **Effective Date: July 19, 2007**