Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 567 - Environmental Protection Commission › Title II - Air Quality › Chapter 22 - Controlling Air Pollution › Rule 567-22.10 - Permitting Requirements for Country Grain Elevators, Country Grain Terminal Elevators, Grain Terminal Elevators and Feed Mill Equipment

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The requirements of this rule apply only to country grain
				  elevators, country grain terminal elevators, grain terminal elevators and feed
				  mill equipment, as these terms are defined in 22.10(1). This rule does not
				  apply to equipment located at grain processing plants or grain storage
				  elevators, as "grain processing" and "grain storage elevator" are defined in
				  567-22.1 (455B). Compliance with
				  the requirements of this rule does not alleviate any affected person's duty to
				  comply with any applicable state or federal regulations. In particular, the
				  emission standards set forth in 567-Chapter 23, including the regulations for
				  grain elevators contained in 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart DD (as adopted by
				  reference in 567-paragraph 23.1(2)
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), may apply. An owner
				  or operator subject to this rule shall submit fees as required in 567-Chapter
				  30.
(1)
Definitions.
For purposes of 567-22.10 (455B), the following
				terms shall have the meanings indicated in this subrule.
"Country grain elevator"
means any plant or
				  installation at which grain is unloaded, handled, cleaned, dried, stored, or
				  loaded and that meets the following criteria:
1. Receives more than 50 percent of its
				grain, as "grain" is defined in this subrule, from farmers in the immediate
				vicinity during harvest season;
2.
				Is not located at any wheat flour mill, wet corn mill, dry corn mill (human
				consumption), rice mill, or soybean oil extraction plant.
"Country grain terminal elevator"
means any
				  plant or installation at which grain is unloaded, handled, cleaned, dried,
				  stored, or loaded and that meets the following criteria:
1. Receives 50 percent or less of its grain,
				as "grain" is defined in this subrule, from farmers in the immediate vicinity
				during harvest season;
2. Has a
				permanent storage capacity of less than or equal to 2.5 million U.S. bushels,
				as "permanent storage capacity" is defined in this subrule;
3. Is not located at any wheat flour mill,
				wet corn mill, dry corn mill (human consumption), rice mill, or soybean oil
				extraction plant.
"Feed mill equipment,"
for purposes of
				  567-22.10 (455B), means grain
				  processing equipment that is used to make animal feed including, but not
				  limited to, grinders, crackers, hammermills, and pellet coolers, and that is
				  located at a country grain elevator, country grain terminal elevator or grain
				  terminal elevator.
"Grain,"
as set forth in Iowa Code section
				  203.1(9), means
				  any grain for which the United States Department of Agriculture has established
				  standards including, but not limited to, corn, wheat, oats, soybeans, rye,
				  barley, grain sorghum, flaxseeds, sunflower seed, spelt (emmer), and field
				  peas.
"Grain processing"
means the same as defined
				  in 567-22.1 (455B).
"Grain storage elevator"
means the same as
				  defined in 567-22.1 (455B).
"Grain terminal elevator,"
for purposes of
				  567-22.10 (455B), means any
				  plant or installation at which grain is unloaded, handled, cleaned, dried,
				  stored, or loaded and that meets the following criteria:
1. Receives 50 percent or less of its grain,
				as "grain" is defined in this subrule, from farmers in the immediate vicinity
				during harvest season;
2. Has a
				permanent storage capacity of more than 88,100 m3
				(2.5 million U.S. bushels), as "permanent storage capacity" is defined in this
				subrule;
3. Is not located at an
				animal food manufacturer, pet food manufacturer, cereal manufacturer, brewery,
				or livestock feedlot;
4. Is not
				located at any wheat flour mill, wet corn mill, dry corn mill (human
				consumption), rice mill, or soybean oil extraction plant.
"Permanent storage capacity"
means grain
				  storage capacity that is inside a building, bin, or silo.