340-212-0240 Compliance Assurance Monitoring: Approval of Monitoring Plans (1) Based on an application that includes the information submitted in accordance with OAR 340-212-0230, DEQ will approve the monitoring plans submitted by the owner or operator by confirming that the plans satisfy the requirements in OAR 340-212-0210. (2) DEQ may condition its approval on the owner or operator collecting additional data on the indicators to be monitored for a regulated pollutant-specific emissions unit, including required compliance or performance testing, to confirm that the monitoring will provide data sufficient to satisfy the requirements of OAR 340-212-0200 through 340-212-0280 and to confirm the appropriateness of an indicator range or designated condition proposed to satisfy OAR 340-212-0210(1)(b) and (c) and consistent with the schedule in OAR 340-212-0220(4). (3) If DEQ approves the proposed monitoring, DEQ will establish one or more permit terms or conditions that specify the required monitoring in accordance with OAR 340-218-0050(3)(a). At a minimum, the permit will specify: (a) The approved monitoring approach that includes all of the following: (A) The indicator to be monitored (such as temperature, pressure drop, emissions, or similar parameter); (B) The means or device to be used to measure the indicator (such as temperature measurement device, visual observation, or CEMS); and (C) The performance requirements established to satisfy OAR 340-212-0210(2) or (4), as applicable. (b) The means by which the owner or operator will define an exceedance or excursion for purposes of responding to and reporting exceedances or excursions under OAR 340-212-0250 and 340-212-0260. The permit will specify the level at which an excursion or exceedance will be deemed to occur, including the appropriate averaging period associated with such exceedance or excursion. For defining an excursion from an indicator range or designated condition, the permit may either include the specific value or condition at which an excursion occurs, or the specific procedures that will be used to establish that value or condition. If the latter, the permit will specify appropriate notice procedures for the owner or operator to notify DEQ upon any establishment or reestablishment of the value; (c) The obligation to conduct the monitoring and fulfill the other obligations specified in OAR 340-212-0250 through 340-212-0270; (d) If appropriate, a minimum data availability requirement for valid data collection for each averaging period, and, if appropriate, a minimum data availability requirement for the averaging periods in a reporting period. (4) If the monitoring proposed by the owner or operator requires installation, testing or final verification of operational status, the Oregon Title V Operating Permit will include an enforceable schedule with appropriate milestones for completing such installation, testing, or final verification consistent with the requirements in OAR 340-212-0220(5). (5) If DEQ disapproves the proposed monitoring, the following applies: (a) The draft or final permit will include, at a minimum, monitoring that satisfies the requirements of OAR 340-218-0050(3)(a)(C); (b) The draft or final permit will include a compliance schedule for the owner or operator to submit monitoring plans that satisfy OAR 340-212-0210 and OAR 340-212-0220. In no case may the owner or operator submit revised monitoring more than 180 days from the date of issuance of the draft or final permit; and (c) If the owner or operator does not submit the monitoring plans in accordance with the compliance schedule contained in the draft or final permit or if DEQ disapproves the proposed monitoring plans, the owner or operator is not in compliance with OAR 340-212-0200 through 340-212-0280, unless the source owner or operator successfully challenges the disapproval. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 468.020 & 468A.310 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 468A.310 History: DEQ 7-2015, f. & cert. ef. 4-16-15 DEQ 6-2001, f. 6-18-01, cert. ef. 7-1-01 DEQ 14-1999, f. & cert. ef. 10-14-99, Renumbered from 340-028-1240 DEQ 21-1998, f. & cert. ef. 10-14-98