Source: http://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/60.2685
Timestamp: 2014-12-18 08:54:50
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40 CFR 60.2685 - What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? | LII / Legal Information Institute
CFR › Title 40 › Chapter I › Subchapter C › Part 60 › Subpart DDDD › Section 60.2685 40 CFR 60.2685 - What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction?
§ 60.2685
The emission limitations and operating limits apply at all times except during CISWI unit startups, shutdowns, or malfunctions.
At 76 FR 15472, Mar. 21, 2011, § 60.2685 was revised, effective May 20, 2011. At 76 FR 28661, May 18, 2011, the amendment was delayed indefinitely. For the convenience of the user, the revised text is set forth as follows:
Affirmative Defense for Exceedance of an Emission Limit During Malfunction.
In response to an action to enforce the standards set forth in paragraph § 60.2670 you may assert an affirmative defense to a claim for civil penalties for exceedances of such standards that are caused by malfunction, as defined at § 60.2. Appropriate penalties may be assessed, however, if you fail to meet your burden of proving all of the requirements in the affirmative defense. The affirmative defense shall not be available for claims for injunctive relief.
(i) Were caused by a sudden, infrequent, and unavoidable failure of air pollution control and monitoring equipment, process equipment, or a process to operate in a normal or usual manner; and
(6) All emissions and/or parameter monitoring and systems, as well as control systems, were kept in operation if at all possible, consistent with safety and good air pollution control practices;
(b) Notification. The owner or operator of the facility experiencing an exceedance of its emission limit(s) during a malfunction shall notify the Administrator by telephone or facsimile (FAX) transmission as soon as possible, but no later than two business days after the initial occurrence of the malfunction, if it wishes to avail itself of an affirmative defense to civil penalties for that malfunction. The owner or operator seeking to assert an affirmative defense shall also submit a written report to the Administrator within 45 days of the initial occurrence of the exceedance of the standard in § 60.2670 to demonstrate, with all necessary supporting documentation, that it has met the requirements set forth in paragraph (a) of this section. The owner or operator may seek an extension of this deadline for up to 30 additional days by submitting a written request to the Administrator before the expiration of the 45 day period. Until a request for an extension has been approved by the Administrator, the owner or operator is subject to the requirement to submit such report within 45 days of the initial occurrence of the exceedances.