Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 145 - INTERSTATE POLLUTION TRANSPORT REDUCTION › Subchapter E - CO[2] BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM › MONITORING, REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS › Section 145.375 - Recordkeeping and reporting

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
General provisions.
The CO2 authorized
						  account representative shall comply with the recordkeeping and reporting
						  requirements in this section, the applicable recordkeeping and reporting
						  requirements under 40 CFR
						  75.73 (relating to recordkeeping and
						  reporting) and with the requirements of §
													145.311(e)
						  (relating to authorization and responsibilities of the
						  CO2 authorized account representative).
(b)
Monitoring plans.
The
						  owner or operator of a CO2 budget unit shall submit a
						  monitoring plan in the manner prescribed in
						  40 CFR
						  75.62 (relating to monitoring plan
						  submittals).
(c)
Certification applications.
The CO2
						  authorized account representative shall submit an application to the Department
						  within 45 days after completing all CO2 monitoring
						  system initial certification or recertification tests required under §
													145.372 (relating to initial
						  certification and recertification procedures) including the information
						  required under 40 CFR
						  75.63 (relating to initial certification or
						  recertification application) and
						  40 CFR
						  75.53(g) and (h) (relating
						  to monitoring plan).
(d)
Quarterly reports.
The CO2 authorized
						  account representative shall submit quarterly reports, as follows:
(1) The CO2 mass
						  emissions data for the CO2 budget unit, in an electronic
						  format prescribed by the Administrator unless otherwise prescribed by the
						  Administrator or the Department for each calendar quarter.
(2) The CO2 authorized
						  account representative shall submit each quarterly report to the Administrator
						  and the Department or its agent within 30 days following the end of the
						  calendar quarter covered by the report. Quarterly reports shall be submitted in
						  the manner specified in 40 CFR Part 75 , Subpart H (relating to
						  NOx mass emissions provisions) and
						  40 CFR
						  75.64 (relating to quarterly reports) and for
						  each CO2 budget unit, or group of units using a common
						  stack, and shall include all the data and information required in 40 CFR Part
						  75 , Subpart G (relating to reporting requirements), except for opacity, heat
						  input, NOx and SO2
						  provisions.
(3) The
						  CO2 authorized account representative shall submit to
						  the Administrator or the Department a compliance certification in support of
						  each quarterly report based on reasonable inquiry of those persons with primary
						  responsibility for ensuring that all the unit's emissions are correctly and
						  fully monitored. The certification shall state that the following conditions
						  have been met:
(i) The monitoring data
						  submitted were recorded in accordance with the applicable requirements of this
						  subchapter and 40 CFR Part 75 (relating to continuous emission monitoring),
						  including the quality assurance procedures and specifications.
(ii) For a unit with add-on
						  CO2 emissions controls and for all hours where data are
						  substituted in accordance with
						  40 CFR
						  75.34(a)(1) (relating to
						  units with add-on emission controls), the add-on emissions controls were
						  operating within the range of parameters listed in the quality
						  assurance/quality control program under 40 CFR Part 75 , Appendix B (relating
						  to quality assurance and quality control procedures) and the substitute values
						  do not systematically underestimate CO2
						  emissions.
(iii) The
						  CO2 concentration values substituted for missing data
						  under 40 CFR Part 75, Subpart D (relating to missing data substitution
						  procedures) do not systematically underestimate CO2
						  emissions.