Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-296 - STATIONARY SOURCES - EMISSION STANDARDS › Section 62-296.600 - Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) - Lead

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Applicability. Any lead processing
				operation that is located in the area of Hillsborough County encompassed within
				a radius of 5 kilometers centered at UTM coordinates 364.0 East, 3093.5 North,
				zone 17 (in city of Tampa), designated as unclassifiable for the 1978 Lead
				National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) in  40 C.F.R., Part 81, §
										81.310, as adopted and incorporated by reference in Rule
				 62-204.800, F.A.C., or within 50
				kilometers outside the boundary of such an area, shall limit the emission of
				lead through the application of reasonably available control technology (RACT)
				as specified in Rules  62-296.601 through
				 62-296.605, F.A.C.
(2) Compliance Requirements. Lead processing
				operations subject to the requirements of this rule shall comply with the
				permit requirements, operation and maintenance plan requirements, recordkeeping
				and reporting requirements, and compliance demonstration requirements of
				subsections  62-296.600(3) 
				through  62-296.600(6),
				F.A.C., respectively, the general requirements of Rule
				 62-296.601, F.A.C., and the
				specific emission limiting standards of Rules
				 62-296.602 through
				 62-296.605, F.A.C. For existing
				facilities, compliance with these requirements shall be achieved as
				expeditiously as possible, in accordance with a schedule of compliance
				established in the permit required pursuant to this rule.
(3) Permit Requirements. By September 30,
				1994, the owner or operator of any existing facility subject to the
				requirements of this rule shall apply for a new or revised federally
				enforceable, as defined in Rule
				 62-210.200, F.A.C., air permit,
				pursuant to Chapter 62-4, F.A.C., addressing the requirements of this
				rule.
(4) Operation and Maintenance
				Plan. In any application for a permit, the owner or operator of any facility
				subject to the requirements of this rule shall submit to the Department an
				operation and maintenance plan for the lead emissions control devices,
				collection systems, and processing systems. The operation and maintenance plan
				shall include quarterly inspection methods for the lead emissions control
				devices, including black light leak detection tests or broken bag detectors in
				the baghouses, to prevent reduced lead collection efficiency. Lead oxide
				handling operations with the potential to emit 200 pounds or less of lead per
				year shall be exempt from this operation and maintenance plan
				provision.
(5) Recordkeeping and
				Reporting. The owner or operator of any facility subject to the requirements of
				this rule shall keep the following records for a minimum of two years, and make
				them available to any representative of the Department or an approved local air
				program upon request:
(a) Records of control
				equipment operating parameters.
(b)
				Maintenance records on the control equipment, including black-light tests, bag
				replacements, structural repairs, and motor replacements.
(c) Records of control system malfunctions or
				failures and corrective actions taken.