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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 129 - STANDARDS FOR SOURCES › ADDITIONAL RACT REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR SOURCES OF NO[x] AND VOCs › Section 129.99 - Alternative RACT proposal and petition for alternative compliance schedule

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(a) The owner or
						operator of an air contamination source subject to §
												129.97 (relating to presumptive
						RACT requirements, RACT emission limitations and petition for alternative
						compliance schedule) located at a major NOx emitting
						facility or major VOC emitting facility subject to §
												129.96 (relating to applicability)
						that cannot meet the applicable presumptive RACT requirement or RACT emission
						limitation of §
												129.97 may propose an alternative
						RACT requirement or RACT emission limitation in accordance with subsection
						(d).
(b) The owner or operator of a
						NOx air contamination source with a potential emission
						rate equal to or greater than 5.0 tons of NOx per year
						that is not subject to §
												129.97 or §§
												129.201-129.205 (relating to additional
						NOx requirements) located at a major
						NOx emitting facility subject to §
												129.96 shall propose a
						NOx RACT requirement or RACT emission limitation in
						accordance with subsection (d).
(c)
						The owner or operator of a VOC air contamination source with a potential
						emission rate equal to or greater than 2.7 tons of VOC per year that is not
						subject to §
												129.97 located at a major VOC
						emitting facility subject to §
												129.96 shall propose a VOC RACT
						requirement or RACT emission limitation in accordance with subsection
						(d).
(d) The owner or operator
						proposing an alternative RACT requirement or RACT emission limitation under
						subsection (a), (b) or (c) shall:
(1) Submit a
						written RACT proposal in accordance with the procedures in §
													129.92(a)(1)-(5), (7)-(10) and
						(b) (relating to RACT proposal requirements)
						to the Department or appropriate approved local air pollution control agency as
						soon as possible but not later than:
(i)
						October 24, 2016, for a source subject to § 129.96(a).
(ii) October 24, 2016, or 6 months after the
						date that the source meets the definition of a major NOx
						emitting facility or major VOC emitting facility, whichever is later, for a
						source subject to § 129.96(b).
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 › ADDITIONAL RACT REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR SOURCES OF NO[x] AND VOCs › Section 129.100 - Compliance demonstration and record-keeping requirements

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (c), the
						owner and operator of an air contamination source subject to a
						NOx RACT requirement or RACT emission limitation or VOC
						RACT requirement or RACT emission limitation, or both, listed in §
												129.97 (relating to presumptive
						RACT requirements, RACT emission limitations and petition for alternative
						compliance schedule) shall demonstrate compliance with the applicable RACT
						requirement or RACT emission limitation by performing the following monitoring
						or testing procedures:
(1) For an air
						contamination source with a CEMS, monitoring and testing in accordance with the
						requirements of Chapter 139, Subchapter C (relating to requirements for source
						monitoring for stationary sources) using a 30-day rolling average, except
						municipal waste combustors.
(i) A 30-day
						rolling average emission rate for an air contamination source that is a
						combustion unit shall be expressed in pounds per million Btu and calculated in
						accordance with the following procedure:
(A)
						Sum the total pounds of pollutant emitted from the combustion unit for the
						current operating day and the previous 29 operating days.
(B) Sum the total heat input to the
						combustion unit in million Btu for the current operating day and the previous
						29 operating days.
(C) Divide the
						total number of pounds of pollutant emitted by the combustion unit for the 30
						operating days by the total heat input to the combustion unit for the 30
						operating days.
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 › WOOD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS › Section 129.101 - General provisions and applicability

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(a) Beginning June 10, 2000, this section and
						§§
												129.102-129.107 apply to each wood
						furniture manufacturing facility located in a county included in the northeast
						ozone transport region or in a county designated as severe, serious, moderate
						or marginal ozone nonattainment that emits or has the potential to emit 25 tons
						or more per year of VOCs from wood furniture manufacturing
						operations.
(b) The owner or
						operator of an existing wood furniture manufacturing facility subject to
						subsection (a) shall comply with this section and §§
												129.102-129.107 by June 11, 2001, except
						for those facilities which have RACT determinations approved by the EPA as
						revisions to the SIP prior to June 10, 2000.
(c) An existing wood furniture manufacturing
						facility that increases its actual emissions or potential to emit to 25 tons
						per year or more of VOCs from wood furniture manufacturing operations shall
						comply with this section and §§
												129.102-129.107 within 1 year after
						becoming subject to subsection (a), except for those facilities which have RACT
						determinations approved by the EPA as revisions to the SIP prior to June 10,
						2000.
(d) At a minimum, a new
						source installed at an existing facility that is subject to the requirements of
						subsection (a) shall comply with the emission standards of §
												129.102 (relating to emission
						standards) upon installation of the new source.
(e) The owner or operator of a wood furniture
						manufacturing facility subject to this section, §§
												129.52 and
						129.102-129.107 shall comply with the more
						stringent emissions limitation or applicable requirement for wood furniture
						manufacturing operations in §
												129.52 or this section and
						§§ 129.102-129.107.
(f)
						The VOC standards in §
												129.102 Table IV do not apply to a
						coating used exclusively for determining product quality and commercial
						acceptance, touch-up and repair and other small quantity coatings if the
						coating meets the following criteria:
(1) The
						quantity of coating used does not exceed 50 gallons per year for a single
						coating and a total of 200 gallons per year for all coatings combined for the
						facility.
(2) The owner or operator
						of the facility requests, in writing, and the Department approves, in writing,
						the exemption prior to use of the coating.
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 › WOOD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS › Section 129.102 - Emission standards

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An owner or operator of a facility subject to this
						  section, §§
												129.101 and
						  129.103-129.107 shall limit VOC emissions
						  from wood furniture manufacturing operations by:
(1) Applying either waterborne topcoats or a
						combination of sealers and topcoats and strippable spray booth coatings with a
						VOC content equal to or less than the standards specified in Table IV:
Table IV
Emission
								  Limits of VOC for Wood Furniture
Manufacturing Sealers, Topcoats and
								  Strippable Spray
Booth Coatings As Applied, in Pounds of VOC
								  Per
Pound of Coating Solids (kg VOC/kg of
								  Coating
Solids), by Category
(1)
Waterborne Topcoats
0.8
(2)
High solids coating
								  systems
Sealer
1.9
Topcoat
1.8
(3)
Acid-cured alkyd amino
								  systems
(i)
Acid-cured alkyd amino sealer
2.3
Acid-cured alkyd amino conversion varnish topcoat
2.0
(ii)
Other sealer
1.9
Acid-cured alkyd amino conversion varnish topcoat
2.0
(iii)
Acid-cured alkyd amino sealer
2.3
Other topcoat
1.8
(4)
Waterborne strippable
								  spray booth coating
0.8
(2) Using an emissions averaging program
						which meets the requirements in §
												129.107 (relating to special
						provisions for facilities using an emissions averaging approach).
(3) Using a control system that will achieve
						a reduction in emissions equivalent to 0.8 lb VOC/lb solids for topcoats or 1.8
						lbs VOC/lb solids for topcoats and 1.9 lbs VOC/lb solids for sealers.
(4) Using a combination of the methods
						specified in paragraphs (1)-(3).
The provisions of this §
														129.102 issued under section
							 5(a)(1) of the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §
															4005(a)(1)).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														121.1 (relating to definitions);
							 25 Pa. Code §
														129.52c (relating to control of
							 VOC emissions from flat wood paneling surface coating processes); 25 Pa. Code
							 §
														129.91 (relating to control of
							 major sources of NOx and VOCs); 25 Pa. Code §
														129.96 (relating to
							 applicability); 25 Pa. Code §
														129.101 (relating to general
							 provisions and applicability); 25 Pa. Code §
														129.103 (relating to work practice
							 standards); 25 Pa. Code §
														129.104 (relating to compliance
							 procedures and monitoring requirements); 25 Pa. Code §
														129.105 (relating to recordkeeping
							 requirements); 25 Pa. Code §
														129.107 (relating to special
							 provisions for facilities using an emissions averaging approach); 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 › WOOD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS › Section 129.103 - Work practice standards

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(a)
Work practice implementation plan
. Within 60 days after the
						compliance date specified in §
												129.101(b) or (c)
						(relating to general provisions and applicability), an owner or operator of a
						facility subject to the requirements in this section and §§ 129.101,
						129.102 and
						129.104-129.107 shall:
(1) Prepare and maintain a written work
						practice implementation plan that defines work practices for each wood
						furniture manufacturing operation and addresses the provisions in subsections
						(b)-(j). The owner or operator of the facility shall comply with the work
						practice implementation plan.
(2)
						Make available the written work practice implementation plan for inspection by
						the Department upon request. If the Department determines that the work
						practice implementation plan does not adequately address the criteria specified
						in subsections (b)-(j), the Department may require that the facility owner or
						operator modify the plan.
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 › WOOD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS › Section 129.104 - Compliance procedures and monitoring requirements

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(a)
Compliance methods.
An
						owner or operator of a facility subject to the emission standards in §
												129.102 (relating to emission
						standards) shall demonstrate compliance with those provisions by using one or
						more of the following methods:
(1) To support
						that each sealer, topcoat and strippable spray booth coating meets the
						requirements of §
													129.102(1)
						(relating to emission standards):
(i)
						Maintain CPDSs for each of the coatings.
(ii) Maintain documentation showing the VOC
						content of the as applied coating in lbs VOC/lb solids, if solvent or other VOC
						is added to the coating before application.
(iii) Perform sampling and testing in
						accordance with the procedures and test methods in Chapter 139 (relating to
						sampling and testing).
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 › WOOD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS › Section 129.105 - Recordkeeping requirements

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(a)
Requirement.
The owner or operator of a wood furniture
						manufacturing operation shall keep records to demonstrate compliance with this
						section and §§
												129.101-129.104,
						129.106 and
						129.107. The records shall be
						maintained for at least 5 years.
(b)
Compliant coatings.
The
						following records shall be maintained to demonstrate compliance with §
												129.102 (relating to emission
						standards).
(1) A certified product data sheet
						for each coating and strippable spray booth coating subject to the emission
						limits of §
													129.102.
(2) The VOC content as applied, lbs VOC/lb
						solids (kg VOC/kg solids), of each coating and strippable spray booth coating
						subject to the emission limits of § 129.102, and copies of data sheets
						documenting how the as applied values were determined.
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 › WOOD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS › Section 129.106 - Reporting requirements

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(a)
Initial compliance report date.
The initial compliance report
						shall be submitted to the Department within 60 days after the compliance date
						specified in §
												129.101(b) and
						(c) (relating to general provisions and
						applicability). The report shall include the items required by §
												129.104(b)
						(relating to compliance procedures and monitoring requirements).
(b)
Semiannual compliance report
						dates.
When demonstrating compliance in accordance with §
												129.104(a)(1) or
						(2), a semiannual report covering the
						previous 6 months of wood furniture manufacturing operations shall be submitted
						to the Department according to the following schedule:
(1) The first report shall be submitted
						within 30 calendar days after the end of the first 6-month period following the
						compliance date specified in § 129.101(b) and (c).
(2) Subsequent reports shall be submitted
						within 30 calendar days after the end of each 6-month period following the
						first report.
(3) Each semiannual
						report shall include the information required by §
													129.104(c) and
						(d), a statement of whether the facility was
						in compliance or noncompliance and, if the facility was in noncompliance, the
						measures taken to bring the facility into compliance.
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 › WOOD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS › Section 129.107 - Special provisions for facilities using an emissions averaging approach

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(a)
Emissions averaging approach.
An owner or operator of a
						facility subject to the emission limitations in §
												129.102 (relating to emission
						standards) may use an emissions averaging approach which meets the equivalency
						requirements in §
												129.51(a)
						(relating to general) to achieve compliance with §
												129.52 (relating to surface
						coating processes) or this section and §§
												129.101-129.106.
(b)
Additional requirement.
When complying with the requirements of §
												129.52 or this section and
						§§
												129.101-129.106 through emissions
						averaging, an additional 10% reduction in emissions shall be achieved when
						compared to a facility using a compliant coatings approach to meet the
						requirements of this section and §§ 129.101-129.106.
(c)
Program goals and
						rationale.
When using an emissions averaging program, the following
						shall be submitted to the Department in writing:
(1) A summary of the reasons why the facility
						would like to comply with the emission limitations through an equivalency
						determination using emissions averaging procedures.
(2) A summary of how averaging can be used to
						meet the emission limitations.
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 › ADDITIONAL RACT REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR SOURCES OF NO[x] AND VOCs FOR THE 2015 OZONE NAAQS › Section 129.111 - Applicability

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(a) Except as
						specified in subsection (c), the NOx requirements of
						this section and §§
												129.112-129.115 apply Statewide to the
						owner and operator of a major NOx emitting facility that
						commenced operation on or before August 3, 2018, and the VOC requirements of
						this section and §§
												129.112-129.115 apply Statewide to the
						owner and operator of a major VOC emitting facility that commenced operation on
						or before August 3, 2018, for which a requirement or emission limitation, or
						both, has not been established in §§
												129.51,
						129.52(a)-(k) and
						Table I categories 1-11, 129.52a-129.52e, 129.54-129.63a, 129.64-129.69,
						129.71-129.75, 129.77 and 129.101-129.107. The owner or operator shall identify
						and list the sources and facilities subject to this subsection in the written
						notification required under §
												129.115(a)
						(relating to written notification, compliance demonstration and recordkeeping
						and reporting requirements) as follows:
(1)
						The sources and facilities that commenced operation on or before August 3,
						2018, for which a requirement or emission limitation has not been established
						in §§
													129.51,
						129.52(a)-(k) and
						Table I categories 1-11, 129.52a-129.52e, 129.54-129.63a, 129.64-129.69,
						129.71-129.75, 129.77 and 129.101-129.107.
(2) The sources and facilities that commenced
						operation on or before August 3, 2018, and are subject to §§
													129.51,
						129.52(a)-(k) and
						Table I categories 1-11, 129.52a-129.52e, 129.54-129.63a, 129.64-129.69,
						129.71-129.75, 129.77 and 129.101-129.107.
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 › ADDITIONAL RACT REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR SOURCES OF NO[x] AND VOCs FOR THE 2015 OZONE NAAQS › Section 129.112 - Presumptive RACT requirements, RACT emission limitations and petition for alternative compliance schedule

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(a) The owner and operator of a source listed
						in one or more of subsections (b)-(k) located at a major
						NOx emitting facility or major VOC emitting facility
						subject to §
												129.111 (relating to
						applicability) shall comply with the applicable presumptive RACT requirement or
						RACT emission limitation, or both, beginning with the specified compliance date
						as follows, unless an alternative compliance schedule is submitted and approved
						under subsections (n)-(p) or §
												129.114 (relating to alternative
						RACT proposal and petition for alternative compliance schedule):
(1) January 1, 2023, for a source subject to
						§ 129.111(a).
(2) January 1,
						2023, or 1 year after the date the source meets the definition of a major
						NOx emitting facility or major VOC emitting facility,
						whichever is later, for a source subject to §
						129.111(b).
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 › ADDITIONAL RACT REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR SOURCES OF NO[x] AND VOCs FOR THE 2015 OZONE NAAQS › Section 129.113 - Facility-wide or system-wide NO[x] emissions averaging plan general requirements

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(a) The
						owner or operator of a major NOx emitting facility
						subject to §
												129.111 (relating to
						applicability) that includes at least one air contamination source subject to a
						NOx RACT emission limitation in §
												129.112 (relating to presumptive
						RACT requirements, RACT emission limitations and petition for alternative
						compliance schedule) that cannot meet the applicable NOx
						RACT emission limitation may elect to meet the applicable
						NOx RACT emission limitation in §
												129.112 by averaging
						NOx emissions on either a facility-wide or system-wide
						basis. System-wide emissions averaging must be among sources under common
						control of the same owner or operator within the same ozone nonattainment area
						in this Commonwealth.
(b) The owner
						or operator of each facility that elects to comply with subsection (a) shall
						submit a NOx emissions averaging plan in writing or
						electronically to the Department or appropriate approved local air pollution
						control agency as part of an application for an operating permit modification
						or a plan approval, if otherwise required. The application incorporating the
						requirements of this section shall be submitted by the applicable date as
						follows:
(1) December 31, 2022, for a source
						subject to § 129.111(a).
(2)
						December 31, 2022, or 6 months after the date that the source meets the
						definition of a major NOx emitting facility, whichever
						is later, for a source subject to § 129.111(b).
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 › ADDITIONAL RACT REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR SOURCES OF NO[x] AND VOCs FOR THE 2015 OZONE NAAQS › Section 129.114 - Alternative RACT proposal and petition for alternative compliance schedule

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(a) The owner or
						operator of an air contamination source subject to §
												129.112 (relating to presumptive
						RACT requirements, RACT emission limitations and petition for alternative
						compliance schedule) located at a major NOx emitting
						facility or major VOC emitting facility subject to §
												129.111 (relating to
						applicability) that cannot meet the applicable presumptive RACT requirement or
						RACT emission limitation of §
												129.112 may propose an alternative
						RACT requirement or RACT emission limitation in accordance with subsection
						(d).
(b) The owner or operator of a
						NOx air contamination source with a potential emission
						rate equal to or greater than 5.0 tons of NOx per year
						that is not subject to §
												129.112 or §§
												129.201-129.205 (relating to additional
						NOx requirements) located at a major
						NOx emitting facility subject to §
												129.111 shall propose a
						NOx RACT requirement or RACT emission limitation in
						accordance with subsection (d).
(c)
						The owner or operator of a VOC air contamination source with a potential
						emission rate equal to or greater than 2.7 tons of VOC per year that is not
						subject to §
												129.112 located at a major VOC
						emitting facility subject to §
												129.111 shall propose a VOC RACT
						requirement or RACT emission limitation in accordance with subsection
						(d).
(d) The owner or operator
						proposing an alternative RACT requirement or RACT emission limitation under
						subsection (a), (b) or (c) shall:
(1) Submit a
						RACT proposal in writing or electronically in accordance with the procedures in
						§
													129.92(a)(1)-(5), (7)-(10) and
						(b) (relating to RACT proposal requirements)
						to the Department or appropriate approved local air pollution control agency as
						soon as possible but not later than:
(i)
						December 31, 2022, for a source subject to § 129.111(a).
(ii) December 31, 2022, or 6 months after the
						date that the source meets the definition of a major NOx
						emitting facility or major VOC emitting facility, whichever is later, for a
						source subject to § 129.111(b).
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 › ADDITIONAL RACT REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR SOURCES OF NO[x] AND VOCs FOR THE 2015 OZONE NAAQS › Section 129.115 - Written notification, compliance demonstration and recordkeeping and reporting requirements

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(a) The
						owner and operator of an air contamination source subject to this section and
						§
												129.111 (relating to
						applicability) shall submit a notification, in writing or electronically, to
						the appropriate Regional Manager or the appropriate approved local air
						pollution control agency that proposes how the owner and operator intend to
						comply with the requirements of this section and §§
						129.111-129.114.
(1) The notification shall be submitted to
						the appropriate Regional Manager or appropriate approved local air pollution
						control agency as soon as possible but not later than:
(i) December 31, 2022, for a source subject
						to §
														129.111(a).
(ii) December 31, 2022, or 6 months after the
						date that the source meets the definition of a major NOx
						emitting facility or major VOC emitting facility, whichever is later, for a
						source subject to § 129.111(b).
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 › CONTROL OF VOC EMISSIONS FROM UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND NATURAL GAS SOURCES › Section 129.121 - General provisions and applicability

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(a)
Applicability
. Beginning
						December 10, 2022, this section and §§
												129.122 -
						129.130 apply to an owner or
						operator of one or more of the following unconventional oil and natural gas
						sources of VOC emissions installed at an unconventional well site, a gathering
						and boosting station or a natural gas processing plant in this Commonwealth
						which were constructed on or before December 10, 2022:
(1) Storage vessels at:
(i) An unconventional well site.
(ii) A gathering and boosting
						station.
(iii) A natural gas
						processing plant.
(iv) The natural
						gas transmission and storage segment.
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 › CONTROL OF VOC EMISSIONS FROM UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND NATURAL GAS SOURCES › Section 129.123 - Storage vessels

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(a)
Applicability.
(1)
Potential VOC emissions
. Except as specified in subsections
						(c) and (d), this section applies to the owner or operator of a storage vessel
						subject to §
													129.121(a)(1)
						(relating to general provisions and applicability) that has the potential to
						emit 2.7 TPY or greater VOC emissions.
(2)
Calculation of potential VOC
						emissions.
(i) The potential VOC
						emissions in paragraph (1) must be calculated using a generally accepted model
						or calculation methodology, based on the maximum average daily throughput as
						defined in §
														129.122 (relating to definitions,
						acronyms and EPA methods) prior to February 8, 2023, for an existing storage
						vessel.
(ii) The determination of
						potential VOC emissions may consider requirements under a legally and
						practically enforceable limit established in an operating permit or plan
						approval approved by the Department.
(iii) Vapor from the storage vessel that is
						recovered and routed to a process through a VRU is not required to be included
						in the determination of potential VOC emissions for purposes of determining
						applicability, if the owner or operator meets the following:
(A) The cover requirements in §
															129.128(a)
						(relating to covers and closed vent systems).
(B) The closed vent system requirements in
						§
															129.128 (b).
(iv) If the apparatus that recovers and
						routes vapor to a process is removed from operation or is operated
						inconsistently with § 129.128, the owner or operator shall determine the
						storage vessel's potential VOC emissions under this paragraph within 30
						calendar days of the date of apparatus removal or inconsistent
						operation.
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 › CONTROL OF VOC EMISSIONS FROM UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND NATURAL GAS SOURCES › Section 129.124 - Natural gas-driven continuous bleed pneumatic controllers

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(a)
Applicability
. This section applies to the owner or operator
						of a natural gas-driven continuous bleed pneumatic controller subject to §
												129.121(a)(2)
						(relating to general provisions and applicability) located prior to the point
						of custody transfer of oil to an oil pipeline or of natural gas to the natural
						gas transmission and storage segment.
(b)
Exception
. An owner or
						operator may use a natural gas-driven continuous bleed pneumatic controller
						subject to this section with a bleed rate greater than the applicable
						requirements in subsection (c) based on functional requirements. An owner or
						operator claiming this exception shall perform the compliance demonstration
						requirements under subsection (d) and maintain the records under subsection
						(e), as applicable.
(c)
VOC
						emissions limitation requirements
. Except as specified in subsection
						(b), beginning December 10, 2023, the owner or operator of a natural gas-driven
						continuous bleed pneumatic controller subject to this section shall do the
						following:
(1) Ensure each natural gas-driven
						continuous bleed pneumatic controller with a natural gas bleed rate greater
						than 6.0 standard cubic feet per hour, at a location other than a natural gas
						processing plant, maintains a natural gas bleed rate of less than or equal to
						6.0 standard cubic feet per hour.
(2) Ensure each natural gas-driven continuous
						bleed pneumatic controller maintains a natural gas bleed rate of zero standard
						cubic feet per hour, if located at a natural gas processing plant.
(3) Perform the compliance demonstration
						requirements under subsection (d).
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 › CONTROL OF VOC EMISSIONS FROM UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND NATURAL GAS SOURCES › Section 129.125 - Natural gas-driven diaphragm pumps

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(a)
Applicability
. This
						section applies to the owner or operator of a natural gas-driven diaphragm pump
						subject to §
												129.121(a)(3) 
						(relating to general provisions and applicability) located at a well site or
						natural gas processing plant.
(b)
VOC emissions limitation and control requirements
. Except as
						specified in subsections (c) and (d), beginning December 10, 2023, the owner or
						operator of a natural gas-driven diaphragm pump subject to this section shall
						comply with the following:
(1)
Unconventional well site
. The owner or operator of a natural
						gas-driven diaphragm pump located at a well site shall reduce the VOC emissions
						by 95.0% by weight or greater. The owner or operator shall do the following:
(i) Connect the natural gas-driven diaphragm
						pump to a control device or process through a closed vent system that meets the
						applicable requirements of §
														129.128(b)
						(relating to covers and closed vent systems).
(ii) Route the emissions from the natural
						gas-driven diaphragm pump to a control device or a process that meets the
						applicable requirements of §
														129.129 (relating to control
						devices).
(iii) Demonstrate that
						the VOC emissions are reduced as specified in § 129.129(k).
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 › CONTROL OF VOC EMISSIONS FROM UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND NATURAL GAS SOURCES › Section 129.126 - Compressors

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(a)
Applicability
. This section applies to the owner or operator
						of a reciprocating compressor or centrifugal compressor subject to §
												129.121(a)(4)
						(relating to general provisions and applicability) that meets the following:
(1)
Reciprocating compressor
. Each reciprocating compressor located between the wellhead and point of
						custody transfer to the natural gas transmission and storage segment.
(2)
Centrifugal compressor
.
						Each centrifugal compressor using wet seals that is located between the
						wellhead and point of custody transfer to the natural gas transmission and
						storage segment.
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 › CONTROL OF VOC EMISSIONS FROM UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND NATURAL GAS SOURCES › Section 129.127 - Fugitive emissions components

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(a)
Applicability
. This
						section applies to the owner or operator of a fugitive emissions component
						subject to §
												129.121(a)(5)
						(relating to general provisions and applicability), located at one or more of
						the following:
(1) An unconventional well
						site.
(2) A natural gas gathering
						and boosting station.
(3) A natural
						gas processing plant.
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 › CONTROL OF VOC EMISSIONS FROM UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND NATURAL GAS SOURCES › Section 129.128 - Covers and closed vent systems

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(a)
Requirements for a cover on a storage vessel, reciprocating compressor
						or centrifugal compressor
. The owner or operator shall perform the
						following for a cover of a source subject to §
												129.123(b)(1)(i)
						or §
												129.126(b)(2) or
						(c)(2) (relating to storage vessels; and
						compressors), as applicable:
(1) Ensure that
						the cover and all openings on the cover form a continuous impermeable barrier
						over each subject source as follows:
(i) The
						entire surface area of the liquid in the storage vessel.
(ii) The entire surface area of the liquid in
						the wet seal fluid degassing system of a centrifugal compressor.
(iii) The rod packing emissions collection
						system of a reciprocating compressor.
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 › CONTROL OF VOC EMISSIONS FROM UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND NATURAL GAS SOURCES › Section 129.129 - Control devices

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(a)
Applicability
. This section applies to the owner or operator
						of each control device that receives a liquid, gas, vapor or fume from a source
						subject to §
												129.123(b)(1)(iii),
						§
												129.125(b)(1)(ii) or
						(c)(1), or §
												129.126(b)(2) or
						(c)(2) (relating to storage vessels; natural
						gas-driven diaphragm pumps; and compressors).
(1) The owner or operator shall perform the
						following:
(i) Operate each control device
						whenever a liquid, gas, vapor or fume is routed to the control
						device.
(ii) Maintain the records
						under §
														129.130(j)
						(relating to recordkeeping and reporting) and submit the reports under §
						129.130(k)(3)(ix).
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 › CONTROL OF VOC EMISSIONS FROM UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND NATURAL GAS SOURCES › Section 129.130 - Recordkeeping and reporting

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(a)
Recordkeeping
. The owner or operator of a source subject to
						§§
												129.121-129.129 shall maintain the
						applicable records onsite or at the nearest local field office for 5 years. The
						records shall be made available to the Department upon request.
(b)
Storage vessels
. The
						records for each storage vessel must include the following, as applicable:
(1) The identification and location of each
						storage vessel subject to §
													129.123 (relating to storage
						vessels). The location of the storage vessel shall be in latitude and longitude
						coordinates in decimal degrees to an accuracy and precision of 5 decimals of a
						degree using the North American Datum of 1983.
(2) Each deviation when the storage vessel
						was not operated in compliance with the requirements specified in §
						129.123.
(3) The identity of each
						storage vessel removed from service under §
													129.123(e) and
						the date on which it was removed from service.
(4) The identity of each storage vessel
						returned to service under §
													129.123(f) and
						the date on which it was returned to service.
(5) The identity of each storage vessel and
						the VOC potential to emit calculation under § 129.123(a)(2).
(6) The identity of each storage vessel and
						the actual VOC emission calculation under §
													129.123(c)(2)(i)
						including the following information:
(i) The
						date of each monthly calculation performed under §
						129.123(c)(2)(i).
(ii) The
						calculation determining the actual VOC emissions each month.
(iii) The calculation demonstrating that the
						actual VOC emissions are less than 2.7 TPY determined as a 12-month rolling
						sum.
(7) The records
						documenting the time the skidmounted or mobile storage vessel under §
													129.123(d)(1) is
						located on site. If a skid-mounted or mobile storage vessel is removed from a
						site and either returned or replaced within 30 calendar days to serve the same
						or similar function, count the entire period since the original storage vessel
						was removed towards the number of consecutive days.
(8) The identity of each storage vessel
						required to reduce VOC emissions under §
													129.123(b)(1) and
						the demonstration under § 129.123(b)(1)(iv).
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 › CONTROL OF VOC EMISSIONS FROM UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND NATURAL GAS SOURCES › Section 129.131 - General provisions and applicability

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(a)
Applicability.
Beginning
						December 2, 2022, this section and §§
												129.132 -
						129.140 (relating to control of
						VOC emissions from conventional oil and natural gas sources) apply to an owner
						or operator of one or more of the following conventional oil and natural gas
						sources of VOC emissions installed at a conventional well site, a gathering and
						boosting station or a natural gas processing plant in this Commonwealth which
						were constructed on or before December 2, 2022:
(1) Storage vessels at:
(i) A conventional well site.
(ii) A gathering and boosting
						station.
(iii) A natural gas
						processing plant.
(iv) The natural
						gas transmission and storage segment.
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 › CONTROL OF VOC EMISSIONS FROM UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND NATURAL GAS SOURCES › Section 129.133 - Storage vessels

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(a)
Applicability.
(1)
Potential VOC emissions.
Except as specified in subsections
						(c) and (d), this section applies to the owner or operator of a storage vessel
						subject to §
													129.131(a)(1)
						(relating to general provisions and applicability) that has the potential to
						emit 2.7 TPY or greater VOC emissions.
(2)
Calculation of potential VOC
						emissions.
(i) The potential VOC
						emissions in paragraph (1) must be calculated using a generally accepted model
						or calculation methodology, based on the maximum average daily throughput as
						defined in §
														129.132 (relating to definitions,
						acronyms and EPA methods) prior to January 31, 2023, for an existing storage
						vessel.
(ii) The determination of
						potential VOC emissions may consider requirements under a legally and
						practically enforceable limit established in an operating permit or plan
						approval approved by the Department.
(iii) Vapor from the storage vessel that is
						recovered and routed to a process through a VRU is not required to be included
						in the determination of potential VOC emissions for purposes of determining
						applicability, if the owner or operator meets the following:
(A) The cover requirements in §
															129.138(a)
						(relating to covers and closed vent systems).
(B) The closed vent system requirements in
						§
															129.138 (b).
(iv) If the apparatus that recovers and
						routes vapor to a process is removed from operation or is operated
						inconsistently with § 129.138, the owner or operator shall determine the
						storage vessel's potential VOC emissions under this paragraph within 30
						calendar days of the date of apparatus removal or inconsistent
						operation.
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 › CONTROL OF VOC EMISSIONS FROM UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND NATURAL GAS SOURCES › Section 129.134 - Natural gas-driven continuous bleed pneumatic controllers

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(a)
Applicability.
This section applies to the owner or operator
						of a natural gas-driven continuous bleed pneumatic controller subject to §
												129.131(a)(2)
						(relating to general provisions and applicability) located prior to the point
						of custody transfer of oil to an oil pipeline or of natural gas to the natural
						gas transmission and storage segment.
(b)
Exception.
An owner or
						operator may use a natural gas-driven continuous bleed pneumatic controller
						subject to this section with a bleed rate greater than the applicable
						requirements in subsection (c) based on functional requirements. An owner or
						operator claiming this exception shall perform the compliance demonstration
						requirements under subsection (d) and maintain the records under subsection
						(e), as applicable.
(c)
VOC
						emissions limitation requirements.
Except as specified in subsection
						(b), beginning December 2, 2023, the owner or operator of a natural gas-driven
						continuous bleed pneumatic controller subject to this section shall do the
						following:
(1) Ensure each natural gas-driven
						continuous bleed pneumatic controller with a natural gas bleed rate greater
						than 6.0 standard cubic feet per hour, at a location other than a natural gas
						processing plant, maintains a natural gas bleed rate of less than or equal to
						6.0 standard cubic feet per hour.
(2) Ensure each natural gas-driven continuous
						bleed pneumatic controller maintains a natural gas bleed rate of zero standard
						cubic feet per hour, if located at a natural gas processing plant.
(3) Perform the compliance demonstration
						requirements under subsection (d).
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 › CONTROL OF VOC EMISSIONS FROM UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND NATURAL GAS SOURCES › Section 129.135 - Natural gas-driven diaphragm pumps

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(a)
Applicability.
This
						section applies to the owner or operator of a natural gas-driven diaphragm pump
						subject to §
												129.131(a)(3) 
						(relating to general provisions and applicability) located at a well site or
						natural gas processing plant.
(b)
VOC emissions limitation and control requirements.
Except as
						specified in subsections (c) and (d), beginning December 2, 2023, the owner or
						operator of a natural gas-driven diaphragm pump subject to this section shall
						comply with the following:
(1)
Conventional well site.
The owner or operator of a natural
						gas-driven diaphragm pump located at a conventional well site shall reduce the
						VOC emissions by 95.0% by weight or greater. The owner or operator shall do the
						following:
(i) Connect the natural gas-driven
						diaphragm pump to a control device or process through a closed vent system that
						meets the applicable requirements of §
														129.138(b)
						(relating to covers and closed vent systems).
(ii) Route the emissions from the natural
						gas-driven diaphragm pump to a control device or a process that meets the
						applicable requirements of §
														129.139 (relating to control
						devices).
(iii) Demonstrate that
						the VOC emissions are reduced as specified in § 129.139(k).