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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 127 - CONSTRUCTION, MODIFICATION, REACTIVATION AND OPERATION OF SOURCES › Subchapter I - PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT FEES › Section 127.705 - Emission fees

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(a) The owner
						or operator of a Title V facility including a Title V facility located in
						Philadelphia County or Allegheny County, except a facility identified in
						subparagraph (iv) of the definition of a Title V facility in §
												121.1 (relating to definitions),
						shall pay an annual Title V emission fee of $85 per ton for each ton of a
						regulated pollutant actually emitted from the facility. The owner or operator
						will not be required to pay an emission fee for emissions of more than 4,000
						tons of each regulated pollutant from the facility. The owner or operator of a
						Title V facility located in Philadelphia County or Allegheny County shall pay
						the emission fee to the county Title V program approved by the Department under
						section 12 of the act (35 P.S. §
													4012) and §
												127.706 (relating to Philadelphia
						County and Allegheny County financial assistance).
(b) The emissions fees required by this
						section shall be due on or before September 1 of each year for emissions from
						the previous calendar year. The fees required by this section shall be paid for
						emissions occurring in calendar year 2013 and for each calendar year
						thereafter.
(c) As used in this
						section, the term "regulated pollutant" means a VOC, each pollutant regulated
						under sections 111 and 112 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.A. §§
													7411 and
						7412) and each pollutant for which
						a National ambient air quality standard has been promulgated, except that
						carbon monoxide shall be excluded from this reference.
(d) The emission fee imposed under subsection
						(a) shall be increased in each calendar year after December 14, 2013, by the
						percentage, if any, by which the Consumer Price Index for the most recent
						calendar year exceeds the Consumer Price Index for the previous calendar
						year.
(e) For purposes of
						subsection (d):
(1) The Consumer Price Index
						for a calendar year is the average of the Consumer Price Index for All-Urban
						Consumers, published by the United States Department of Labor, as of the close
						of the 12-month period ending on August 31 of each calendar year.
(2) The revision of the Consumer Price Index
						which is most consistent with the Consumer Price Index for calendar year 1989
						shall be used.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 127 - CONSTRUCTION, MODIFICATION, REACTIVATION AND OPERATION OF SOURCES › Subchapter I - PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT FEES › Section 127.706 - Philadelphia County and Allegheny County financial assistance

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(a) Philadelphia
						and Allegheny Counties shall submit their local air pollution control program
						including Title V operating permit program implementation plan to the
						Department for review and approval. The plan shall include the elements
						necessary for approval of a Title V program under the Clean Air Act and shall
						be consistent with the Department's regulations for implementation of the air
						pollution control program including Title V operating permit program.
(b) On an annual basis according to a
						schedule established by the Department, Philadelphia County and Allegheny
						County shall submit a description of the implementation of the local air
						pollution control program including the Title V operating permit program in the
						county along with a detailed accounting of the costs of
						implementation.
(c) On an annual
						basis according to a schedule established by the Department, the Department may
						provide payment of a portion of the Title V emission fees collected by the
						Department as necessary, appropriate and available to Philadelphia and
						Allegheny Counties to assist in implementation of the Title V operating permit
						program in the counties. The Department may withhold this financial assistance
						if the county has not implemented the Title V program in the manner required by
						this section.
(d) The fees imposed
						by Philadelphia and Allegheny Counties shall be deposited in a restricted
						account established by the governing body authorizing the local program for use
						by that program to implement the provisions of the act for which they are
						responsible. The governing body shall annually submit to the Department an
						audit of the account in order to insure that the funds were properly
						spent.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														127.705 (relating to emission
							 fees).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 127 - CONSTRUCTION, MODIFICATION, REACTIVATION AND OPERATION OF SOURCES › Subchapter I - PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT FEES › Section 127.707 - Failure to pay fee

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An air contamination source that fails to pay the fees
						  within the time frame established by the act or by this chapter shall pay a
						  penalty of 50% of the fee amount, plus interest on the fee amount computed in
						  accordance with 26 U.S.C.A.
						  §
													6621(a)(2) (relating
						  to determination of rate of interest) from the date the fee was required to be
						  paid. In addition, the source may have its operating permit terminated or
						  suspended. The fee, penalty and interest may be collected following the process
						  for assessment and collection of a civil penalty contained in section 9.1 of
						  the act (35 P. S. §
													4009.1).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 127 - CONSTRUCTION, MODIFICATION, REACTIVATION AND OPERATION OF SOURCES › Subchapter I - PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT FEES › Section 127.708 - Asbestos abatement or regulated demolition or renovation project notification

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(a) An
						owner or operator of an asbestos abatement or regulated demolition or
						renovation project that is subject to 40 CFR Part 61 , Subpart M (relating to
						National emission standard for asbestos) or the Asbestos Occupations
						Accreditation and Certification Act (Act 1990-194) (63 P.S. §§
													2101-2112) and which is not located in
						Philadelphia County or Allegheny County shall submit to the Department with the
						required notification form a fee equal to:
(1) Three hundred dollars ($300) for forms
						filed during calendar years 2021-2025.
(2) Four hundred dollars ($400) for forms
						filed during calendar years 2026-2030.
(3) Five hundred dollars ($500) for forms
						filed for the calendar years beginning with 2031.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 127 - CONSTRUCTION, MODIFICATION, REACTIVATION AND OPERATION OF SOURCES › Subchapter I - PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT FEES › Section 127.709 - Fees for requests for determination

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The owner or operator of a source subject to this
						  chapter that submits a request for determination under §
												127.14 (relating to exemptions)
						  for a plan approval, an operating permit or for both a plan approval and an
						  operating permit shall pay the applicable fee specified in paragraph (1) or
						  paragraph (2):
(1) The owner or
						operator of a source that meets the definition of small business stationary
						source set forth in section 3 of the act (35 P.S. §
													4003) shall pay a fee equal to:
(i) Four hundred dollars ($400) for requests
						for determination filed during calendar years 2021-2025.
(ii) Five hundred dollars ($500) for requests
						for determination filed during calendar years 2026-2030.
(iii) Six hundred dollars ($600) for requests
						for determination filed for the calendar years beginning with
						2031.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 127 - CONSTRUCTION, MODIFICATION, REACTIVATION AND OPERATION OF SOURCES › Subchapter I - PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT FEES › Section 127.710 - Fees for the use of general plan approvals and general operating permits under Subchapter H

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The Department may establish application fees for the
						  use of general plan approvals and general operating permits under Subchapter H
						  (relating to general plan approvals and operating permits) for stationary or
						  portable sources. These application fees will be established when the general
						  plan approval or general operating permit is issued or modified by the
						  Department. These application fees will be published in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
as provided in §§
												127.612 and
						  127.632 (relating to public notice
						  and review period).
The provisions of this §
														127.710 issued under sections
							 5(a)(1) and (8) and 6.3 of the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§
															4005(a)(1) and (8) and
							 4006.3).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 127 - CONSTRUCTION, MODIFICATION, REACTIVATION AND OPERATION OF SOURCES › Subchapter J - GENERAL CONFORMITY › Section 127.801 - Purpose

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This subchapter adopts the general conformity rule
						  promulgated by the EPA under section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.A. §
													7506(c)) and the regulations
						  codified at 40 CFR Part 93 , Subpart B (relating to determining uniformity of
						  general Federal actions to state or Federal implementation plans), with respect
						  to the conformity of general Federal actions to the Commonwealth's State
						  Implementation Plan.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 127 - CONSTRUCTION, MODIFICATION, REACTIVATION AND OPERATION OF SOURCES › Subchapter J - GENERAL CONFORMITY › Section 127.802 - Adoption of standards

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The general conformity rule promulgated in
						  40 CFR Part
						  93, Subpart B (relating to determining
						  conformity of general Federal actions to state or Federal implementation
						  plans), by the Administrator of the EPA under section 176(c) of the Clean Air
						  Act (42 U.S.C.A. §
													7506(c)) is adopted in its
						  entirety by the Department and incorporated herein by
						  reference.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 128 - ALTERNATIVE EMISSION REDUCTION LIMITATIONS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 128.1 - Procedure for submission of alternative emission reduction plans

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(a) The Department
						may accept proposals from air contamination source owners or operators to
						implement an alternative emission reduction option for existing sources known
						as the "bubble" policy. General guidelines for proposing the plans are
						contained in the Environmental Protection Agency's policy statement of December
						11, 1979, at 44 FR 71, 780 (1979).
(b) Proposals by source owners and operators
						for an alternative emission reduction option shall be submitted in a plan
						approval application issued by the Department for the purpose. Approval of an
						alternative emission reduction plan will be incorporated in a revised permit to
						operate in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 127, Subchapter A
						(relating to general), and alternative emission requirements will be specified
						in this chapter.
(c) Regulatory
						changes in accordance with the act are necessary before the plan may be
						approved and the plan will be submitted as a revision to the applicable State
						implementation plan in accordance with the Clean Air Act. Under section 7 of
						the act (35 P. S. §
													4007), the
						Department has been authorized to publish notice of proposed rulemaking and
						conduct public hearings concerning each alternative emission reduction
						option.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 128 - ALTERNATIVE EMISSION REDUCTION LIMITATIONS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 128.2 - Adoption of alternative emission reduction option standards

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(a) The owner or
						operator of an air contamination source which seeks an alternative emission
						reduction option shall submit a plan approval application under Chapter 127,
						Subchapter A (relating to general).
(b) The Department will make an initial
						determination concerning each plan application, and, if approvable, the
						Department will propose the amendments to regulations necessary to implement
						the alternative emission reduction plan for each source to the Environmental
						Quality Board.
(c) The Department
						is authorized to publish notice to the public of the time and place of a public
						hearing concerning the proposal for alternative emission reduction option. The
						notice will include a summary of the proposal and the text of amendments to the
						provisions of this part necessary to implement the alternative emission
						reduction option. The notice will be published in the
Pennsylvania
						Bulletin
as notice of proposed rulemaking in accordance with section
						201 of the act of July 31, 1968 (P. L. 769, No. 240) (45 P. S. §
													1201) and will be published by public
						advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation in the region where the
						source is located. Both notices will be published at least 30 days prior to the
						scheduled date of the public hearing.
(d) The Department is authorized to conduct
						public hearings and receive comments in accordance with section 7 of the act
						(35
						P. S. §
													4007).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 128 - ALTERNATIVE EMISSION REDUCTION LIMITATIONS › SPECIFIC LIMITATIONS › Section 128.21 - Reserved

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The provisions of this §
														128.21 issued and reserved under
							 section 5 of the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §
															4005).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 129 - STANDARDS FOR SOURCES › MISCELLANEOUS SOURCES › Section 129.11 - Nitric acid plants

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No person may permit the emission into the outdoor
						  atmosphere, at any time, from a nitric acid production plant or facility, of
						  nitrogen oxides, expressed as NO2, in excess of the rate
						  of 5.5 pounds per ton of acid produced, the production being expressed as 100%
						  HNO3.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 129 - STANDARDS FOR SOURCES › MISCELLANEOUS SOURCES › Section 129.12 - Sulfuric acid plants

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No person may permit the emission into the outdoor
						  atmosphere, at any time, from a sulfuric acid production plant or facility, of:
(1) Sulfur oxides, expressed as
						SO2, in excess of the rate of 6.5 pounds per ton of acid
						produced.
(2) Sulfuric acid mist in
						excess of the rate of .5 pound per ton of acid produced, the production being
						expressed as 100% H2
						SO4.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														123.23 (relating to byproduct coke
							 oven gas).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 129 - STANDARDS FOR SOURCES › MISCELLANEOUS SOURCES › Section 129.13 - Sulfur recovery plants

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(a) No person
						may permit the emission into the outdoor atmosphere, at any time, from a plant
						used for recovering elemental sulfur from gases containing sulfur compounds, of
						sulfur oxides, expressed as SO2, in excess of the rate
						determined by the formula:
A = .32E-.5
where:
A = Allowable emissions in pounds of sulfur oxides per
						  pound of sulfur compounds, expressed as S, in the feed gases, and
E = Recovery plant rating in long tons of sulfur per
						  day.
(b) Allowable emissions
						under this section are graphically indicated in Appendix A.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														123.23 (relating to byproduct coke
							 oven gas).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 129 - STANDARDS FOR SOURCES › MISCELLANEOUS SOURCES › Section 129.14 - Open burning operations

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(a)
Air basins.
No person may permit the open burning of material
						in an air basin.
(b)
Outside of air basins.
No person may permit the open burning
						of material in an area outside of air basins in a manner that:
(1) The emissions are visible, at any time,
						at the point such emissions pass outside the property of the person on whose
						land the open burning is being conducted.
(2) Malodorous air contaminants from the open
						burning are detectable outside the property of the person on whose land the
						open burning is being conducted.
(3) The emissions interfere with the
						reasonable enjoyment of life or property.
(4) The emissions cause damage to vegetation
						or property.
(5) The emissions are
						or may be deleterious to human or animal health.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 129 - STANDARDS FOR SOURCES › MISCELLANEOUS SOURCES › Section 129.15 - Coke pushing operations

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(a) No
						person may permit the pushing of coke from a coke oven unless the pushing
						operation is enclosed during the removal of coke from a coke oven and pushing
						emissions are contained, except for the fugitive pushing emissions, that are
						allowed by subsections (c) and (e). A device for the enclosure of pushing
						operations shall be subject to the requirements of Chapter 127 (relating to
						construction, modification, reactivation and operation of sources) and the
						grant of plan approval.
(b) An
						application submitted to the Department under Chapter 127 for approval to
						install an air cleaning device designed to achieve compliance with subsection
						(a) at an existing coke oven battery shall, in addition to the requirements of
						§§
												123.13(b) and
						127.12(a)
						(relating to processes; and content of applications), show that the air
						cleaning device is designed to reduce the fugitive emissions from pushing
						operations at a battery to the minimum attainable through the use of the best
						available technology following control.
(c) Visible fugitive air contaminants in
						excess of 20% opacity from an air cleaning device installed for the control of
						pushing emissions under a plan approval from the Department shall be prohibited
						unless the Department finds that:
(1) The
						emissions are of minor significance with respect to causing air
						pollution.
(2) The emissions will
						not prevent or interfere with the attainment or maintenance of any ambient air
						quality standard.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 129 - STANDARDS FOR SOURCES › MISCELLANEOUS SOURCES › Section 129.16 - Door maintenance, adjustment and replacement practices

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(a) In the event a
						coke oven battery fails to comply with the emission standards contained in
						§
												123.44(a)(2) or (3)
						 (relating to limitations of visible fugitive
						air contaminants from operation of any coke oven battery) at any time after the
						effective date of the standards at a coke oven battery, the person responsible
						for the operation of such coke oven battery shall take the following action:
(1) Implement the following work practices:
(i)
Self-sealing coke oven
						doors.
Work practices for self-sealing coke oven doors shall conform
						with the following:
(A) Within 1 hour after
						the charge of each oven, the oven doors shall be inspected for visible
						emissions, and doors found leaking shall be recorded.
(B) Doors leaking 1 hour after the charge
						shall be adjusted prior to the end of the second hour after the
						charge.
(C) Each oven door leaking
						1 hour after the charge shall be reinspected for visible emissions 2 hours
						after the charge. A record shall be made of a door leaking 2 hours after the
						charge.
(D) A door leaking 2 hours
						after each of two successive charges shall be replaced with a repaired, rebuilt
						or new door prior to the next charge to that oven.
(E) An adequate supply of repaired, rebuilt
						and new doors shall be maintained onsite to allow the frequency of replacement
						necessary to comply with this subsection.
(F) If a newly installed, repaired, rebuilt
						or new door leaks more than 2 hours after charge, the door and jamb shall be
						inspected when the door is next removed from the oven. If the door is found to
						be defective, it shall be replaced with a repaired, rebuilt or new door prior
						to the next charge to that oven. If the door is not found to be defective, the
						jamb shall be replaced prior to the next charge to that oven.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 129 - STANDARDS FOR SOURCES › MISCELLANEOUS SOURCES › Section 129.17 - Kraft pulp mills

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(a) A person
						may not cause or permit the emission into the outdoor atmosphere of total
						reduced sulfur from kraft pulp mills in excess of the quantities in the
						following table:
PPM (VOLUME) DRY
CONDITION
Recovery furnace-old design (without welded wall
								  or membrane wall construction or emission-control designed air
								  systems)
20
12 hour average-correctedto 8% oxygen by volume.
Recovery furnace-new design (with both welded
								  wall ormembrane wall constructionor emission-control designedair
								  systems)
5
12 hour average-correctedto 8% oxygen by volume.
Lime kiln (a rotary or fluosolidunit used to
								  calcine calciumcarbonate into calcium oxide)
20
Never to be
								  exceeded-corrected to 10% oxygen by volume.
Digester systems (continuous orbatch process for
								  cooking woodchips in sodium hydroxide andsodium sulfide to producecellulosic
								  material)
5
Never to be exceeded.
Multiple effect evaporator system (vapor heads,
								  heating elements,hot wells, condensers andassociated equipment used
								  toconcentrate spent pulp mill cooking liquid)
5
Never to be
								  exceeded.
Smelt dissolving tank (the vesselused to produce
								  an aqueoussolution from the molten mixturedischarged from the floor of
								  arecovery furnace)
20
Never to be exceeded.
(b) Total reduced sulfur emissions shall be
						monitored continuously at recovery furnaces, digester systems and multiple
						effect evaporator systems unless emissions are incinerated at 1,200°F for
						.5 seconds or incinerated to provide equivalent total reduced sulfur control.
(1) Monitors, installation, operation,
						maintenance and reporting shall be as prescribed in Chapter 139 (relating to
						sampling and testing).
(2) TRS
						monitoring systems installed under this section shall meet the minimum data
						availability requirements in Chapter 139 Subchapter C (relating to requirements
						for source monitoring for stationary sources).
(3) The Department may use the data from the
						monitoring systems or from an alternate monitoring system to determine
						compliance with subsection (a).
(4)
						Source owners and operators shall achieve compliance with these monitoring
						provisions by May 7, 1991.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 129 - STANDARDS FOR SOURCES › MISCELLANEOUS SOURCES › Section 129.18 - Municipal waste incinerators

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(a) The
						conditions of this section apply to municipal waste incinerators.
(b) The Department may require continuous
						monitoring for chemical species or process parameters which may include the
						following:
(1) Hydrogen chloride
						(HCl).
(2) Sulfur dioxide
						(SO2).
(3)
						Nitrogen oxides (NOx).
(4) Carbon monoxide (CO).
(5) Combustion Efficiency (C. E.)
(6) Temperature.
(7) Opacity.
(8) Oxygen
						(O2).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 129 - STANDARDS FOR SOURCES › SOURCES OF VOCs › Section 129.51 - General

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(a)
Equivalency.
Compliance with §§
												129.52,
						129.52a,
						129.52b,
						129.52c,
						129.52d,
						129.52e, 129.54-129.63, 129.63a,
						129.64-129.67, 129.67a, 129.67b, 129.68, 129.69, 129.71-129.73 and 129.77 may
						be achieved by alternative methods if all of the following exist:
(1) The alternative method is approved by the
						Department in an applicable plan approval or operating permit, or
						both.
(2) The resulting emissions
						are equal to or less than the emissions that would have been discharged by
						complying with the applicable emission limitation.
(3) Compliance by a method other than the use
						of a low VOC coating, adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer, sealant primer,
						surface preparation solvent, cleanup solvent, cleaning solution, fountain
						solution or ink which meets the applicable emission limitation in §§
													129.52,
						129.52a,
						129.52b,
						129.52c,
						129.52d, 129.52e,
						129.63a,
						129.67,
						129.67a,
						129.67b,
						129.73 and
						129.77 shall be determined on the
						basis of equal volumes of solids.
(4) Capture efficiency testing and emissions
						testing are conducted in accordance with methods approved by the EPA.
(5) Adequate records are maintained to ensure
						enforceability.
(6) The alternative
						compliance method is incorporated into a plan approval or operating permit, or
						both, reviewed by the EPA, including the use of an air cleaning device to
						comply with § 129.52, § 129.52a, § 129.52b, § 129.52c,
						§ 129.52d, § 129.52e, § 129.63a, § 129.67, § 129.67a,
						§ 129.67b, § 129.68(b)(2) and (c)(2), § 129.73 or §
						129.77.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 129 - STANDARDS FOR SOURCES › SOURCES OF VOCs › Section 129.52 - Surface coating processes

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(a) This
						section applies as follows to the owner and operator of a:
(1) Surface coating process category listed
						in Table I, categories 1-11, regardless of the size of the facility, which
						emits or has emitted VOCs into the outdoor atmosphere in quantities greater
						than 3 pounds (1.4 kilograms) per hour, 15 pounds (7 kilograms) per day or 2.7
						tons (2,455 kilograms) per year during any calendar year since January 1,
						1987.
(2) Shipbuilding or ship
						repair facility that has a surface coating operation that uses or applies more
						than 264 gallons of one or a combination of coatings listed in Table I,
						category 12, beginning January 21, 2023.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 129 - STANDARDS FOR SOURCES › SOURCES OF VOCs › Section 129.52a - Control of VOC emissions from large appliance and metal furniture surface coating processes

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(a)
Applicability.
This section applies as follows:
(1) This section applies to the owner and
						operator of a large appliance or metal furniture surface coating process if the
						total actual VOC emissions from all large appliance or metal furniture surface
						coating operations, including related cleaning activities, at the facility are
						equal to or greater than 15 pounds (6.8 kilograms) per day or 2.7 tons (2,455
						kilograms) per 12-month rolling period, before consideration of
						controls.
(2) The emission limits
						and other requirements of this section supersede the emission limits and other
						requirements of §
													129.52 (relating to surface
						coating processes) for large appliance and metal furniture surface coating
						processes.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 129 - STANDARDS FOR SOURCES › SOURCES OF VOCs › Section 129.52b - Control of VOC emissions from paper, film and foil surface coating processes

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(a)
Applicability.
This section applies to the owner and operator
						of a paper, film or foil surface coating process, as follows, if the surface
						coating process meets one or a combination of the following:
(1) The emission limits in Table I and other
						requirements of this section apply to the owner and operator of a paper, film
						or foil surface coating process if an individual paper, film or foil surface
						coating line has a potential to emit at least 25 tpy of VOC from coatings,
						prior to controls. For these processes, the emission limits and other
						requirements of this section supersede the emission limits and other
						requirements of §
													129.52 (relating to surface
						coating processes).
(2) The
						emission limit in Table II and other requirements of this section apply to the
						owner and operator of a paper surface coating process which emits or has
						emitted VOCs into the outdoor atmosphere in quantities greater than 3 pounds
						(1.4 kilograms) per hour, 15 pounds (7 kilograms) per day or 2.7 tons (2,455
						kilograms) per year during any calendar year since January 1, 1987. For these
						processes, the emission limit and other requirements of this section supersede
						the emission limit and other requirements of § 129.52.
(3) The work practice requirements for
						cleaning materials found in subsection (h), and the related compliance
						monitoring and recordkeeping and reporting requirements of subsections (d) and
						(e), apply to the owner and operator of a paper, film or foil surface coating
						process if the total actual VOC emissions from all paper, film or foil surface
						coating operations, including related cleaning activities, at the facility are
						equal to or greater than 15 pounds (6.8 kilograms) per day or 2.7 tons (2,455
						kilograms) per 12-month rolling period, before consideration of
						controls.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 129 - STANDARDS FOR SOURCES › SOURCES OF VOCs › Section 129.52c - Control of VOC emissions from flat wood paneling surface coating processes

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(a)
Applicability.
Except as specified in paragraphs (1)-(3), this
						section applies to the owner and operator of a flat wood paneling surface
						coating process if the total actual VOC emissions from all flat wood paneling
						surface coating operations listed in Table I (relating to emission limits of
						VOCs for flat wood paneling surface coatings), including related cleaning
						activities, at the facility are equal to or greater than 15 pounds (6.8
						kilograms) per day, before consideration of controls. This section does not
						apply to the following:
(1) A field-applied
						coating process. Field-applied coatings are regulated under Chapter 130,
						Subchapter C (relating to architectural and industrial maintenance
						coatings).
(2) A coating process
						regulated under §§
													129.101-129.107 (relating to wood
						furniture manufacturing operations).
(3) A coating process regulated under
						§§
													129.52(f) and
						129.52, Table I, Category 11
						(relating to surface coating processes; and wood furniture manufacturing
						operations).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 129 - STANDARDS FOR SOURCES › SOURCES OF VOCs › Section 129.52e - Control of VOC emissions from automobile and light-duty truck assembly coating operations and heavier vehicle coating operations

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(a)
Applicability.
(1) This section applies to the owner and
						operator of an automobile and light-duty truck assembly coating operation that
						applies an automobile assembly coating or a light-duty truck assembly coating,
						or both, to one or more of the following:
(i)
						A new automobile body or a new light-duty truck body.
(ii) A body part for a new automobile or for
						a new light-duty truck.
(iii)
						Another part that is coated along with the new automobile body or body part or
						new light-duty truck body or body part.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 129 - STANDARDS FOR SOURCES › SOURCES OF VOCs › Section 129.54 - Seasonal operation of auxiliary incineration equipment

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Where incineration equipment employing natural gas as
						  the auxiliary fuel has been installed to effect compliance with the discharge
						  limitation of §
												129.52, §§
												129.55-129.64 or §§
												129.67-129.69, the Department may
						  authorize the discontinuation of the operation of the equipment for the purpose
						  of fuel conservation during the months of December, January and February if the
						  operation of the equipment is not required for purposes of occupational health
						  or safety or for the control of toxic substances or other regulated substances
						  or for the prevention of odor nuisances. Authorization to discontinue operation
						  of the incineration equipment may be made only after receipt of a written
						  request from the owner or operator of an applicable facility. Authorization
						  will be made in writing and may be similarly revoked by the Department if the
						  revocation is found necessary for the attainment or maintenance of an air
						  pollutant standard.
The provisions of this §
														129.54 amended under section 5 of
							 the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §
															4005).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														129.51 (relating to general); 25
							 Pa. Code §
														129.91 (relating to control of
							 major sources of NOx and VOCs); 25 Pa. Code §
														129.96 (relating to
							 applicability); and 25 Pa. Code §
														129.111 (relating to
							 applicability).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 129 - STANDARDS FOR SOURCES › SOURCES OF VOCs › Section 129.55 - Petroleum refineries-specific sources

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(a)
Wastewater separators.
No person may permit the use of a compartment of a single or multiple
						compartment volatile organic compound wastewater separator which compartment
						receives effluent water containing 200 gallons a day or more of any volatile
						organic compound from equipment processing, refining, treating, storing or
						handling volatile organic compounds unless the compartment is equipped with one
						of the following vapor loss control devices-properly installed, in good working
						order, and in operation-as follows:
(1) A
						container having openings sealed and totally enclosing the liquid contents.
						Gauging and sampling devices shall be gas-tight except when gauging or sampling
						is taking place.
(2) A container
						equipped with a floating roof-consisting of a pontoon-type roof,
						double-deck-type roof or internal floating cover-which will rest on the surface
						of the contents and be equipped with a closure seal or seals to close the space
						between the roof edge and container wall. Gauging and sampling devices shall be
						gas-tight except when gauging or sampling is taking place.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 129 - STANDARDS FOR SOURCES › SOURCES OF VOCs › Section 129.56 - Storage tanks greater than 40,000 gallons capacity containing VOCs

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(a) No person may
						permit the placing, storing or holding in a stationary tank, reservoir or other
						container with a capacity greater than 40,000 gallons of volatile organic
						compounds with a vapor pressure greater than 1.5 psia (10.5 kilopascals) under
						actual storage conditions unless the tank, reservoir or other container is a
						pressure tank capable of maintaining working pressures sufficient at all times
						to prevent vapor or gas loss to the atmosphere or is designed and equipped with
						one of the following vapor loss control devices:
(1)
An external
or
an internal floating roof.
This control equipment may not be
						permitted if the volatile organic compounds have a vapor pressure of 11 psia
						(76 kilopascals) or greater under actual storage conditions.
(2)
Vapor recovery system.
A
						vapor recovery system, consisting of a vapor gathering system capable of
						collecting the volatile organic compound vapors and gases discharged and a
						vapor disposal system capable of processing such volatile organic vapors and
						gases so as to prevent their emission to the atmosphere. Tank gauging and
						sampling devices shall be gas-tight except when gauging or sampling is taking
						place. The vapor recovery system shall be maintained in good working order and
						recover at least 80% of the vapors emitted by such tank.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 129 - STANDARDS FOR SOURCES › SOURCES OF VOCs › Section 129.57 - Storage tanks less than or equal to 40,000 gallons capacity containing VOCs

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The provisions of this section apply to above ground
						  stationary storage tanks with a capacity equal to or greater than 2,000 gallons
						  which contain volatile organic compounds with vapor pressure greater than 1.5
						  psia (10.5 kilopascals) under actual storage conditions. Storage tanks covered
						  under this section shall have pressure relief valves which are maintained in
						  good operating condition and which are set to release at no less than .7 psig
						  (4.8 kilopascals) of pressure or .3 psig (2.1 kilopascals) of vacuum or the
						  highest possible pressure and vacuum in accordance with state or local fire
						  codes or the National Fire Prevention Association guidelines or other national
						  consensus standards acceptable to the Department. Section
						  129.56(g)
						  (relating to storage tanks greater than 40,000 gallons capacity containing
						  VOCs) applies to this section. Petroleum liquid storage vessels which are used
						  to store produced crude oil and condensate prior to lease custody transfer
						  shall be exempt from the requirements of this section.
The provisions of this §
														129.57 issued under section 1920-A
							 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §
															510-20); and section 5 of the Air Pollution
							 Control Act (35 P.S. §
															4005).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														129.51 (relating to general); 25
							 Pa. Code §
														129.54 (relating to seasonal
							 operation of auxiliary incineration equipment); 25 Pa. Code §
														129.91 (relating to control of
							 major sources of NOx and VOCs); 25 Pa. Code §
														129.96 (relating to
							 applicability); and 25 Pa. Code § 129.111 (relating to
							 applicability).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 129 - STANDARDS FOR SOURCES › SOURCES OF VOCs › Section 129.58 - Petroleum refineries-fugitive sources

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(a) The owner or operator of a petroleum
						refinery shall do the following:
(1) Develop
						and conduct a monitoring program consistent with the provisions of subsection
						(d).
(2) Record leaking refinery
						components which have a VOC concentration exceeding 10,000 ppm when tested in
						accordance with the provisions of §
													139.14 (relating to emissions of
						VOCs) and place an identifying tag on each refinery component consistent with
						the provisions in subsection (d)(3).
(3) Repair and retest the leaking refinery
						components as soon as possible. Every reasonable effort shall be made to repair
						each leak within 15 days unless a refinery unit shutdown is required to make
						the necessary repair.
(4) Identify
						leaking refinery components which cannot be repaired until the unit is shutdown
						for turnaround.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 129 - STANDARDS FOR SOURCES › SOURCES OF VOCs › Section 129.59 - Bulk gasoline terminals

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(a) A
						person may not cause or permit the loading of gasoline into a vehicular tank
						from a bulk gasoline terminal unless the gasoline loading racks are equipped
						with a vapor collection and disposal system capable of processing volatile
						organic vapors and gases so that no more than 0.0668 pounds (30.3 grams) of
						gasoline (measured as propane) are emitted to the atmosphere for every 100
						gallons (380 liters) of gasoline loaded.
(b) A person may not cause or permit the
						loading of gasoline into a vehicular tank from a bulk gasoline terminal unless
						the gasoline loading racks are equipped with a loading arm with a vapor
						collection adaptor and pneumatic, hydraulic or other mechanical means to force
						a vapor-tight seal between the adaptor and the hatch of the tank. A means shall
						be provided to prevent gasoline drainage from the loading device when it is not
						connected to the hatch, and to accomplish complete drainage before the removal.
						When loading is effected through means other than hatches, loading and vapor
						lines shall be equipped with fittings which make vapor-tight connections and
						which will be closed upon disconnection.
(c) An owner or operator of a bulk gasoline
						plant shall maintain records of daily throughput. These records shall be
						retained for at least 2 years and shall be made available to the Department on
						request.
The provisions of this §
														129.59 amended under section 5 of
							 the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §
															4005).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														129.51 (relating to general); 25
							 Pa. Code §
														129.54 (relating to seasonal
							 operation of auxiliary incineration equipment); 25 Pa. Code §
														129.60 (relating to bulk gasoline
							 plants); 25 Pa. Code §
														129.61 (relating to small gasoline
							 storage tank control (stage I control)); 25 Pa. Code §
														129.62 (relating to general
							 standards for bulk gasoline terminals, bulk gasoline plants and small gasoline
							 storage tanks); 25 Pa. Code §
														129.66 (relating to compliance
							 schedules and final compliance dates); 25 Pa. Code §
														129.91 (relating to control of
							 major sources of NOx and VOCs); 25 Pa. Code §
														129.96 (relating to
							 applicability); and 25 Pa. Code §
														129.111 (relating to
							 applicability).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 129 - STANDARDS FOR SOURCES › SOURCES OF VOCs › Section 129.60 - Bulk gasoline plants

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(a) A person
						may not cause or permit the loading of gasoline into a vehicular receiving tank
						from a bulk gasoline plant unless the loading is:
(1) Bottom filled with the inlet flush with
						the receiving vehicular tank bottom.
(2) Top-submerged filled with the fill pipe
						extended to within 6 inches of the bottom of the receiving vehicular tank
						during top-submerged filling operations.