New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 16 - CONTROL AND PROHIBITION OF AIR POLLUTION BY VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS › Section 7:27-16.22 - Emission information, recordkeeping, and testing

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Any person subject to any record keeping provision of this subchapter shall maintain the required records for a period of no less than five years and shall make those records available upon the request of the Department or the EPA, or any duly authorized representative of the Department or the EPA.
(b) Any person who owns or operates a source operation subject to any recordkeeping requirement set forth in this subchapter may submit a request in writing to the Department for approval to maintain records other than those specified at 7:27-16.2(s), 16.3(s), 16.4(o), 16.5(j), 16.6(l), 16.7(m) and (n), 16.13(c), 16.16(g), 16.18(j), 16.20(g) or 16.21(c). The Department and EPA may approve any such request if the person demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Department and EPA that the alternate records to be maintained are at least as effective in documenting that the source operation is operating in compliance with the applicable requirements.
(c) Any person responsible for the emission of VOC shall, upon request of the Department, the EPA, or any duly authorized representative of the Department or the EPA, provide information relating to the location, rate, duration, composition, and properties of the effluent and such other information as the Department may prescribe.
(d) Any person responsible for the emission of VOC shall, upon request of the Department, the EPA, or any duly authorized representative of the Department or the EPA, provide facilities and necessary equipment for determining the quantity and identity of any VOC emitted into the outdoor atmosphere and shall conduct such testing using N.J.A.C. 7:27B-3 or another method approved by the Department and the EPA. Test data shall be recorded in a permanent log at such time intervals as specified by the Department and shall be maintained for a period of not less than two years and shall be available for review by the Department, the EPA, or any duly authorized representative of the Department or the EPA.
(e) Any person responsible for the emission of VOC shall, upon request of the Department, provide sampling facilities and testing facilities exclusive of instrumentation and sensing devices as may be necessary for the Department to determine the nature and quantity of the VOC being emitted into the outdoor atmosphere. During such testing by the Department, the equipment and all components connected, or attached to, or serving the equipment shall be used and operated under normal routine operating conditions or under such other conditions as may be requested by the Department. The facilities may be either permanent or temporary, at the discretion of the person responsible for their provision, and shall conform to all applicable laws and regulations concerning safe construction and safe practice.
(f) All testing and monitoring pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter shall be conducted using N.J.A.C. 7:27B-3 or other method approved in advance by the Department and acceptable to EPA.
(g) Hourly emissions limits apply to any consecutive 60 minute period, and testing performed to verify compliance shall be based on a 60 minute period during which the equipment or control apparatus is used and operated under conditions acceptable to the Department and consistent with the operational parameters and limits set forth in any permit or certificate in effect. If circumstances require that test periods be less than, or more than 60 minutes (such as when an operational duration is less than 60 minutes or when detectability limits are approached for low concentration gas streams), the Department may require different test periods in its review and approval of test protocols.
(h) (Reserved)
(i) Any person who submits to the Department records made pursuant to the requirements of this subchapter may assert a confidentiality claim for that information in accordance with the procedures set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:27-1.6 through 1.30.