Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-15 - General Provisions on Air Pollution Control › Section 3745-15-06 - Malfunction of equipment; scheduled maintenance; reporting

Current
			 through all regulations passed and filed through July 1,
			 2024
(A) Scheduled
			 maintenance of air pollution control equipment shall be conducted according to
			 the following:
(1) For the purposes of this
			 rule, maintenance of air pollution control equipment which is scheduled to
			 prevent a malfunction which would occur within two weeks if the maintenance
			 were not performed shall be considered to be a malfunction and
			  subject to the provisions of
			 paragraph (B) of this rule.
(2)
			 Except as otherwise indicated in paragraphs
			 (A)(3) and (A)(5) of this rule, scheduled
			 maintenance of air pollution control equipment that requires shutting down or bypassing
			 
									the
			 equipment
									shall be accompanied by the shutdown of the associated
			  sources.
(3) In cases where a complete source shutdown
			 may result in damage to the 
									source or is otherwise
			 impossible,
									 impractical, or
			 unsafe, the owner or operator may request authorization to continue
			 operating the source during the scheduled maintenance of air
			 pollution control equipment. Any such request shall be made in a written report
			 at least two weeks prior to the planned shutdown of the air pollution control
			 equipment. The director shall authorize the continued
			 operation of the source despite shutdown of the air pollution control
			 equipment if, in 
									the director's judgment, the situation justifies
			 continued operation of the 
									source. Any written request
			 submitted pursuant to this paragraph shall contain the following:
(a)
										
										The
			 identification, including the Ohio EPA facility identification number and
			 permit application number, and location of the specific source for which
			 air pollution control equipment will be taken out of service.
(b) The expected length of time that the air
			 pollution control equipment will be taken out of service.
(c) The nature and estimated quantity of
			 
										regulated air pollutants which are likely to
			 occur 
										from all affected air pollution sources at the facility
			 during the scheduled maintenance, compared to the maximum authorized emissions
			 of the same air pollutants from all affected air pollution sources at the
			 facility during normal operation.
(d) Measures such as the use of off-shift
			 labor and equipment that will be taken to minimize the length of the
			 
										scheduled maintenance.
(e) The reason it will be impossible,
										
			 impractical, or unsafe to shut down the source
			 operation during the scheduled maintenance period.
(f) A description of the interim control measures
			 that will be taken to reduce emissions from the
			 source during the 
										scheduled maintenance period.
(4)
									The
			 director retains the responsibility to evaluate any notification, request, or
			 report submitted pursuant to this rule. The director shall take appropriate
			 action upon a determination that the notification, request, or reporting
			 requirements of this rule have not been satisfied, that the equipment was not
			 properly operated and maintained prior to the scheduled maintenance, that
			 shutdown of the source or operation during the period of scheduled maintenance
			 was or has become practicable and safe, that the maintenance period was or has
			 become avoidable, or was induced or prolonged in bad faith, or that the
			 emissions attributable to the continued operation during the scheduled
			 maintenance period endanger or are projected to endanger the health or safety
			 of the public.
(5)
									In cases where a complete source shutdown during the
			 scheduled maintenance of air pollution control equipment may result in damage
			 to the source or is otherwise impossible, impractical, or unsafe, the owner or
			 operator shall comply with the following work practices:
(a)
										Take all
			 practicable measures to minimize the duration of the scheduled
			 maintenance.
(b)
										Take all feasible interim control measures to reduce
			 emissions from the source during the scheduled maintenance.
(6)
									Within
			 five business days of completing the scheduled maintenance of air pollution
			 control equipment identified in paragraph (A)(3) of this rule, the owner or
			 operator of the source shall notify the director that the scheduled maintenance
			 has been completed and described any deviations from the initial
			 notification.
(7)
									Deviations from any emissions limitation or term and
			 condition of a permit shall be reported in accordance with Chapter 3745-77 of
			 the Administrative Code or paragraph (D) of rule
			 3745-15-03 of the Administrative
			 Code.