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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 139 - SAMPLING AND TESTING › Subchapter A - SAMPLING AND TESTING METHODS AND PROCEDURES › GENERAL › Section 139.5 - Revisions to the source testing manual and continuous source monitoring manual

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(a) This section
						  describes the procedure that the Department will follow to update and revise
						  the "Source Testing Manual" referred to in §
													139.4(5)
						  (relating to references) and the "Continuous Source Monitoring Manual" referred
						  to in §
													139.102(3)
						  (relating to references).
(b) The
						  Department will provide notice of proposed revisions to the "Source Testing
						  Manual" and the "Continuous Source Monitoring Manual" in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
. The notice will describe the proposed
						  revisions and provide the name, address and telephone number of the person from
						  whom the text of the proposed revisions can be obtained.
(c) The Department will provide an
						  opportunity for comments on the proposed revisions. The comment period will be
						  at least 30 days from the date of the publication of the notice required by
						  subsection (b).
(d) After the
						  public comment period, the Department will evaluate the comments and finalize
						  the changes to the "Source Testing Manual" and the "Continuous Source
						  Monitoring Manual."
(e) The
						  Department will provide notice of the revisions to the "Source Testing Manual"
						  and the "Continuous Source Monitoring Manual" in the
Pennsylvania
						  Bulletin
. The notice will describe the revisions and provide the name,
						  address and telephone number of the person from whom the revised manual can be
						  obtained.
(f) A person proposing
						  test methods, procedures and guidance for the reporting of emissions different
						  from those contained in the "Source Testing Manual" and the "Continuous Source
						  Monitoring Manual" shall have the burden of proof to demonstrate that test
						  methods, procedures and guidance accurately characterize the emissions from the
						  source.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															139.4 (relating to references);
								and 25 Pa. Code §
															139.12 (relating to emissions of
								particulate matter).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 139 - SAMPLING AND TESTING › Subchapter A - SAMPLING AND TESTING METHODS AND PROCEDURES › STATIONARY SOURCES › Section 139.11 - General requirements

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The following provisions are applicable to source
							 tests for determining emissions from stationary sources:
(1) Performance tests shall be conducted
						  while the source is operating at maximum routine operating conditions or under
						  such other conditions, within the capacity of the equipment, as may be
						  requested by the Department.
(2)
						  The Department will consider test results for approval where sufficient
						  information is provided to verify the source conditions existing at the time of
						  the test and where adequate data is available to show the manner in which the
						  test was conducted. Information submitted to the Department shall include, as a
						  minimum, all of the following:
(i) A thorough
						  source description, including a description of air cleaning devices and the
						  flue.
(ii) Process conditions, for
						  example, the charging rate of raw material or rate of production of final
						  product, boiler pressure, oven temperature and other conditions which may
						  affect emissions from the process.
(iii) The location of the sampling
						  ports.
(iv) Effluent
						  characteristics, including velocity, temperature, moisture content, gas density
						  (percentage of CO, CO2, O2 and
						  N2), static and barometric pressures.
(v) Sample collection techniques employed,
						  including procedures used, equipment descriptions and data to verify that
						  isokinetic sampling for particulate matter collection occurred and that
						  acceptable test conditions were met.
(vi) Laboratory procedures and
						  results.
(vii) Calculated
						  results.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 139 - SAMPLING AND TESTING › Subchapter A - SAMPLING AND TESTING METHODS AND PROCEDURES › STATIONARY SOURCES › Section 139.12 - Emissions of particulate matter

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(a) Tests for determining emissions of
						  filterable particulate matter from stationary sources to demonstrate compliance
						  with the particulate matter emission standards in §§
													123.11-123.13 (relating to combustion
						  units; incinerators; and processes) shall conform with the following:
(1) Test methods for particulate matter
						  emissions shall include dry filters and provide for at least a 95% collection
						  efficiency of particulate matter.
(2) Isokinetic sampling procedures shall be
						  used in sampling for particulate matter emissions and the weight determined
						  gravimetrically after the removal of uncombined water.
(3) Test methods and procedures shall be
						  equivalent to those specified in §
														139.4(5)
						  (relating to references). The equipment shall be inert where appropriate and
						  similar to that specified in § 139.4(1).
(4) The minimum sampling time shall be 1 hour
						  or as specified in an applicable standard or by the Department and the minimum
						  sample volume shall be 50 cubic feet or as specified in an applicable standard
						  or by the Department, corrected to standard conditions (dry basis).
(5) Results shall be calculated based upon
						  sample train component weights specified in §
														139.4(5). Results
						  shall be reported as pounds of particulate matter per hour and in accordance
						  with the units specified in §§ 123.11-123.13.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 139 - SAMPLING AND TESTING › Subchapter A - SAMPLING AND TESTING METHODS AND PROCEDURES › STATIONARY SOURCES › Section 139.13 - Emissions of SO2, H2S, TRS and NO2

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The following are applicable to tests for determining
							 emissions of SO2, H2S, TRS and
							 NO2 from stationary sources:
(1) Test methods and procedures for sulfur
						  oxides shall be equivalent to or modified to produce results equivalent to
						  those which would be obtained by employing the procedures specified in §
													139.4(5)
						  (relating to references). Test methods and procedures for
						  SO2 from combustion sources shall be equivalent to or
						  modified to produce results equivalent to those which would be obtained by
						  employing procedures specified in §
													139.4(5). Details
						  for sampling equipment are contained in § 139.4(1) or (5).
(2) Test methods and procedures for HS shall
						  be equivalent to or modified to produce results equivalent to those obtained by
						  employing the procedures specified in §
													139.4(5). The
						  equipment shall be inert where appropriate and similar to that specified in
						  § 139.4(1) or (5).
(3) Test
						  methods and procedures for TRS shall be equivalent to or modified to produce
						  results equivalent to those obtained by employing the procedures specified in
						  §
													139.4(5). The
						  equipment shall be inert when appropriate and similar to that specified in
						  § 139.4(1).
(4) For
						  determination of emissions of TRS using EPA Method 16, a minimum of 16 injects
						  per test run shall be analyzed. Each test run shall be over a period of at
						  least 3 hours but not more than 6 hours. For determination of TRS emissions
						  using EPA Method 16A, a test run shall consist of either one 3-hour sample or
						  three 60-minute samples. Three test runs constitute a determination for
						  purposes of both EPA Methods.
(5)
						  Test methods and procedures and equipment for NO shall be similar to those
						  specified in § 139.4(1) and (5).
(6) For determining emissions of
						  SO2 and H2S, the minimum sampling
						  time shall be 1 hour and the minimum sample volume shall be 30 cubic feet
						  corrected to standard conditions-dry basis.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															123.45 (relating to alternative
								opacity limitations).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 139 - SAMPLING AND TESTING › Subchapter A - SAMPLING AND TESTING METHODS AND PROCEDURES › STATIONARY SOURCES › Section 139.14 - Emissions of VOCs

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(a) The
						  following are applicable to tests for determining volatile organic content:
(1) Test methods and procedures for the total
						  volatiles content, solids content, exempt solvent content, water content and
						  density of surface coatings shall be equivalent to those specified in §
						  139.4(1) and (5) (relating to references).
(2) Test methods and procedures for VOCs in
						  effluent water shall be equivalent to those specified in §
														139.4(16),
						  expressed as pentane.
(3) For
						  determining the solvent content of wastes in dry cleaning facilities, test
						  methods and procedures shall be equivalent to those specified in §
						  139.4(17).
(4) Results shall be
						  reported in accordance with the units specified in the appropriate section of
						  Chapter 129 (relating to standards for sources).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 139 - SAMPLING AND TESTING › Subchapter A - SAMPLING AND TESTING METHODS AND PROCEDURES › STATIONARY SOURCES › Section 139.15 - Emissions of other air contaminants

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Test methods and procedures may be modified for
							 determining emissions of contaminants other than particulate matter,
							 SO2,H2S, total reduced sulfur
							 (TRS) and NO2 from stationary sources in a manner
							 consistent with accepted air pollution testing practices and with obtaining
							 accurate results which are representative of the conditions evaluated. The
							 modifications shall be subject to the approval of the Department and shall be
							 clearly indicated in the report of test results.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															123.45 (relating to alternative
								opacity limitations).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 139 - SAMPLING AND TESTING › Subchapter A - SAMPLING AND TESTING METHODS AND PROCEDURES › STATIONARY SOURCES › Section 139.16 - Sulfur in fuel oil

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The following apply to tests for the analysis of
							 commercial fuel oil:
(1) The fuel oil
						  sample for chemical analysis shall be collected in a manner that provides a
						  representative sample. Upon the request of a Department official, the person
						  responsible for the operation of the source shall collect the sample employing
						  the procedures and equipment specified in §
													139.4(10) or (21)
						  (relating to references).
(2) Test
						  methods and procedures for the determination of viscosity shall be that
						  specified in §
													139.4(11). The
						  viscosity shall be determined at 100°F.
(3) Tests methods and procedures for the
						  determination of sulfur shall be those specified in § 139.4(12)-(15) and
						  (20).
(4) Results shall be reported
						  in accordance with the units specified in §
													123.22 (relating to combustion
						  units).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															123.22 (relating to combustion
								units); and 25 Pa. Code §
															123.45 (relating to alternative
								opacity limitations).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 139 - SAMPLING AND TESTING › Subchapter A - SAMPLING AND TESTING METHODS AND PROCEDURES › STATIONARY SOURCES › Section 139.18 - Calculation of alternative opacity limitations

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(a) The results of opacity measurements
						  obtained by the technique specified in §
													123.45 (relating to alternative
						  opacity limitations) for the entire time period from the beginning of the first
						  performance test to the end of the third performance test will be reduced to
						  1-minute averages.
(b) The 1-minute
						  averages which correspond to each of the three performance tests will be used
						  for calculation of the alternative opacity limits and treated as if they
						  represented contiguous data.
(c)
						  The highest 1-minute average as determined in subsection (b) is the alternative
						  opacity limitation not to be exceeded at any time.
(d) The median value of the 1-minute averages
						  as determined in subsection (b) is determined.
(e) One-minute averages equal to or less than
						  the median value calculated in subsection (d) will be eliminated from
						  calculations in subsections (f) and (g).
(f) The mean and modified 95% confidence
						  interval shall be calculated for the remaining 1-minute averages as follows:
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Xi = individual 1-minute average
n = number of individual 1-minute average (after
							 elimination of averages less than or equal to the median value)
C.I.m=modified 95% confidence
							 interval
(g) The alternative
						  opacity limitation not to be exceeded more than 3 minutes in any 1 hour shall
						  be equal to the sum of the mean and the modified 95% confidence interval as
						  calculated in subsection (f) (X + C.I.m,truncated to an
						  integer % opacity.
(h) An hourly
						  average opacity limitation not to be exceeded at any time will be calculated as
						  follows:
(1) The 1-minute averages as
						  determined in subsection (b) will be grouped in discrete hourly time periods
						  starting with the beginning of the first performance test.
(2) A remaining 1-minute averages
						  constituting less than a full hourly time period will be eliminated from
						  calculations in paragraphs (3) and (4).
(3) The mean for each hourly time period will
						  be calculated as follows:
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(4) The
						  hourly average opacity limitation not to be exceeded at any time shall be equal
						  to the highest mean as calculated in paragraph (3) truncated to the nearest
						  integer % opacity.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 139 - SAMPLING AND TESTING › Subchapter A - SAMPLING AND TESTING METHODS AND PROCEDURES › AMBIENT LEVELS OF AIR CONTAMINANTS › Section 139.31 - General

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Sections
							 139.32 and
							 139.33 (relating to sampling and
							 analytical procedures; and incorporation of Federal procedures) are applicable
							 to methods for determining ambient levels of air contaminants.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 139 - SAMPLING AND TESTING › Subchapter A - SAMPLING AND TESTING METHODS AND PROCEDURES › AMBIENT LEVELS OF AIR CONTAMINANTS › Section 139.32 - Sampling and analytical procedures

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(a) Sampling and analytical techniques which
						  may be used directly or employed as reference standards against which other
						  methods may be calibrated shall be as follows:
Contaminant
Sampling Method
Analytical
									 Method
Settled particulates (total)
Open top
									 cylinder (6)
Gravimetric (6)
Beryllium
High-volume filtration
									 (7)
Spectrographic (7)
Flourides (total soluble, as
									 HF)
Filtration plus gas absorption (9)
Thorium-alizarin lake
									 titration (9)
Hydrogen sulfide
Gas absorption
									 (18)
Methylene blue method (18)
(b) The numbers following the reference
						  standards in subsection (a) refer to the references contained in §
													139.4 (relating to
						  references).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															139.31 (relating to general); and
								25 Pa. Code §
															139.33 (relating to incorporation
								of Federal procedures).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 139 - SAMPLING AND TESTING › Subchapter A - SAMPLING AND TESTING METHODS AND PROCEDURES › AMBIENT LEVELS OF AIR CONTAMINANTS › Section 139.33 - Incorporation of Federal procedures

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Sampling and analytical procedures promulgated by the
							 Administrator of the EPA under the Clean Air Act are hereby incorporated, by
							 reference, as part of the techniques listed in §
													139.32(a)
							 (relating to sampling and analytical procedures).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															139.31 (relating to
								general).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 139 - SAMPLING AND TESTING › Subchapter B - MONITORING DUTIES OF CERTAIN SOURCES › GENERAL › Section 139.51 - Purpose

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The intent of this subchapter is to require the
							 periodic monitoring of air contaminants emitted from certain sources which have
							 or are likely to have a substantial impact on the maintenance of ambient air
							 quality standards or may cause air pollution. The identification of sources
							 subject to this subchapter, or the establishment of a specific frequency of
							 source emission monitoring in this subchapter, will not be construed to limit
							 the Department's authority under section 4 of the act (35 P. S. §
														4004) or §
													127.12 (relating to content of
							 applications) to establish monitoring requirements for other sources, or
							 additional monitoring requirements for sources subject to this
							 subchapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 139 - SAMPLING AND TESTING › Subchapter B - MONITORING DUTIES OF CERTAIN SOURCES › GENERAL › Section 139.52 - Monitoring methods and techniques

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Persons responsible for the operation of sources
							 subject to monitoring requirements established by order, by condition of plan
							 approval or permit, or under this subchapter, shall:
(1) Conduct source testing or air sampling
						  and perform analyses in accordance with the requirements of Subchapter A
						  (relating to sampling and testing methods and procedures), or shall install,
						  operate and maintain a device approved by the Department for installation in a
						  flue for the purpose of continuous measurement of specific air
						  contaminants.
(2) Perform visible
						  emission observations in accordance with the methods for observing and
						  recording visible emissions established pursuant to Chapter 123 (relating to
						  standards for contaminants); provided, however, visible emissions discharged
						  through a flue may also be monitored by use of a device approved by the
						  Department for installation in a stack for the purpose of measuring
						  opacity.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															139.53 (relating to filing
								monitoring reports).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 139 - SAMPLING AND TESTING › Subchapter B - MONITORING DUTIES OF CERTAIN SOURCES › GENERAL › Section 139.53 - Filing monitoring reports

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(a) Persons responsible for the operation of
						  sources subject to monitoring requirements established by order, by condition
						  of plan approval or permit or under this subchapter, shall submit periodic
						  reports of the results of tests, samples or observations conducted, obtained or
						  made in accordance with the methods or techniques referenced in §
													139.52 (relating to monitoring
						  methods and techniques). The reports shall be:
(1) Submitted on forms supplied or in a
						  format specified by the Department.
(2) Sworn by the person exercising managerial
						  responsibility over the operation of the source for which monitoring is
						  required.
(3) Submitted on the
						  schedule established by order, condition of plan approval or permit or this
						  subchapter.
(4) Submitted to the
						  Regional Air Program Manager for the region of the Department in which the
						  source is located and a copy to the Chief of the Division of Source Testing and
						  Monitoring.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 139 - SAMPLING AND TESTING › Subchapter C - REQUIREMENTS FOR SOURCE MONITORING FOR STATIONARY SOURCES › Section 139.101 - General requirements

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This section applies to monitoring systems as defined
						  in the manual referenced in §
												139.102(3)
						  (relating to references), installations required or approved under Chapters
						  122, 124, 127 and 129 or in an order issued under section 4 of the act
						  (35
						  P.S. §
													4004).
(1) The submittal procedures specified in the
						publication entitled "Continuous Source Monitoring Manual," available from the
						Department shall be utilized to obtain Department approval. This publication
						includes:
(i) Installation
						requirements.
(ii) Performance
						specifications.
(iii) Test
						procedures.
(iv) Reporting
						requirements.
(v) Quality assurance
						requirements.
(vi) Administrative
						procedures for obtaining Department approval.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 139 - SAMPLING AND TESTING › Subchapter C - REQUIREMENTS FOR SOURCE MONITORING FOR STATIONARY SOURCES › Section 139.102 - References

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The following are references of this subchapter:
(1) "Standards of Performance for New
						Stationary Sources," 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter C, Part 60, Superintendent of
						Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402-9328.
(2) "Minimum Emission Monitoring
						Requirements," 40 CFR Subchapter C, Part 51, Appendix P, Superintendent of
						Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
						20402-9328.
(3) "Continuous Source
						Monitoring Manual," Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental
						Resources, Bureau of Air Quality Control, Post Office Box 8468, Harrisburg,
						Pennsylvania 17105-8468.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														123.108 (relating to source
							 emissions monitoring requirements); 25 Pa. Code §
														139.5 (relating to revisions to
							 the source testing manual and continuous source monitoring manual); 25 Pa. Code
							 §
														139.17 (relating to general
							 requirements); 25 Pa. Code §
														139.101 (relating to general
							 requirements); 25 Pa. Code §
														139.103 (relating to opacity
							 monitoring requirements); 25 Pa. Code §
														139.108 (relating to TRS compound
							 monitoring requirements); and 25 Pa. Code §
														139.111 (relating to municipal
							 waste incinerator monitoring
							 requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 139 - SAMPLING AND TESTING › Subchapter C - REQUIREMENTS FOR SOURCE MONITORING FOR STATIONARY SOURCES › Section 139.103 - Opacity monitoring requirements

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This section applies to sources monitoring opacity.
(1) Opacity measurements shall be
						converted to represent plume opacity as described in the manual referenced in
						§
												139.102(3)
						(relating to references). The conversion method shall be approved by the
						Department.
(2) Opacity monitoring
						systems shall meet at least one of the following minimum data availability
						requirements unless other data availability requirements are stipulated
						elsewhere in this title for a particular process:
(i) At least 90% of the hours in each
						calendar month shall be valid hours as set forth in the quality assurance
						section of the manual referenced in § 139.102(3).
(ii) At least 95% of the hours in each
						calendar quarter shall be valid hours as set forth in the quality assurance
						section of the manual referenced in § 139.102(3).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 139 - SAMPLING AND TESTING › Subchapter C - REQUIREMENTS FOR SOURCE MONITORING FOR STATIONARY SOURCES › Section 139.108 - TRS compound monitoring requirements

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This section applies to sources monitoring total
						  reduced sulfur (TRS) emissions. TRS monitoring systems shall meet at least one
						  of the following minimum data availability requirements unless other data
						  availability requirements are stipulated elsewhere in this title for a
						  particular process:
(1) At least 75%
						of the 12-hour averages during each calendar month shall be valid 12-hour
						averages as set forth in the quality assurance section of the manual referenced
						in §
												139.102(3)
						(relating to references).
(2) At
						least 85% of the 12-hour averages in each calendar quarter shall be valid
						12-hour averages as set forth in the quality assurance section of the manual
						referenced in § 139.102(3).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 139 - SAMPLING AND TESTING › Subchapter C - REQUIREMENTS FOR SOURCE MONITORING FOR STATIONARY SOURCES › Section 139.111 - Waste incinerator monitoring requirements

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This section applies to monitoring systems installed on
						  municipal and hospital waste incinerators.
(1) Carbon monoxide, combustion efficiency
						and temperature monitoring systems shall meet the following minimum data
						availability requirements:
(i) One hundred
						percent of the data hours shall be valid hours as set forth in the quality
						assurance section of the manual referenced in §
													139.102(3)
						(relating to references).
(ii) At
						least 90% of the data required to be collected each hour shall be valid data as
						set forth in the quality assurance section of the manual referenced in §
													139.102(3).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 141 - VARIANCES AND ALTERNATE STANDARDS › GENERAL › Section 141.1 - Imposing of alternate standards

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The Department may by order impose standards more
						  stringent than those set forth in this article for a source or class of
						  sources, upon the petition of a person or upon its own motion, if one of the
						  following applies:
(1) An alternate
						standard is reasonably related to the attainment of an ambient air quality
						standard contained in this article within the time limits required by the Clean
						Air Act (42 U.S.C.A.
						§§
													7401-7642) for the
						attainment of the ambient air standard, or is reasonably related to the
						maintenance of the ambient air standard.
(2) An alternate standard is necessary to
						protect the public health, safety or welfare.
(3) An alternate standard is required by
						40 CFR
						51.118(a) (relating to stack
						height provisions).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														264.343 (relating to performance
							 standards).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 143 - DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE CLEAN AIR FUND › Section 143.1 - General

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(a) Monies paid
					 into the Clean Air Fund may be disbursed at the discretion of the Secretary for
					 use in the elimination of air pollution. The monies will be available for use
					 of the Department in addition to funds otherwise available to it.
(b) For the purpose of this chapter, the
					 full and normal range of activities of the Department shall be considered to
					 contribute to the elimination of air pollution under subsection (a).
					 Disbursement of Clean Air Fund monies may therefore be made for, but may not be
					 limited to, the following purposes:
(1)
					 Purchase and operation of equipment for the purpose of air monitoring and for
					 the purpose of collecting and analyzing data on air quality and air contaminant
					 emissions.
(2) Purchase and
					 operation of other equipment for the purpose of laboratory analyses of air
					 pollutants, field studies of air pollutants or their effects, enforcement of
					 air pollution control regulations, and office and administrative
					 support.
(3) Purchase of
					 contractual services and consultation from firms or individuals with air
					 pollution or other relevant expertise.
(4) Purchase of materials or services and travel necessary for
					 personnel training and for provision of information and educational materials
					 on air pollution to schools, colleges, institutions and citizens.
(5) Extraordinary costs of litigation
					 arising out of the enforcement of the air pollution laws of the Commonwealth
					 such as the printing of briefs and records.
(6) Payment, in whole or in part, of the costs of a public project
					 necessary to abate air pollution whether or not the exclusive purpose of that
					 project is the abatement of air pollution. For projects where multiple purposes
					 will be served, monies from the Clean Air Fund may be used to cover that
					 proportion of the total expense that is estimated to be attributable to abate
					 the air pollution portion of the project.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 143 - DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE CLEAN AIR FUND › Section 143.2 - Authorization for disbursement

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The Secretary will authorize the use of monies disbursed
						from the Clean Air Fund, consistent with the Department's established policies
						and procedures. The Secretary may authorize, in writing, the Director of the
						Bureau of Air Quality to make certain disbursements from the
						fund.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 143 - DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE CLEAN AIR FUND › Section 143.3 - Report

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Semiannual reports shall be filed with the Environmental
						Quality Board for the periods from January through June and July through
						December of each fiscal year summarizing the status and use of Clean Air Fund
						monies.
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 A - NO[x] BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 145.1 - Purpose

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This subchapter establishes general provisions and
							 the applicability, allowance, excess emissions, monitoring and opt-in
							 provisions for the NOx Budget Trading Program as a means
							 of mitigating the interstate transport of ozone and nitrogen oxides, an ozone
							 precursor.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															145.81 (relating to opt-in source
								general provisions).
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 A - NO[x] BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 145.3 - Measurements, abbreviations and acronyms

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Measurements, abbreviations and acronyms used in this
							 subchapter are defined as follows:
Btu
-British thermal unit.
hr
-Hour.
Kw
-Kilowatt electrical.
Kwh
-Kilowatt hour.
lb
-Pounds.
mmBtu
-Million Btu.
MWe
-Megawatt electrical.
Ton
-2,000 pounds.
CO2
-Carbon
							 dioxide.
NOx
-Nitrogen
							 oxides.
O2
-Oxygen.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															145.4 (relating to applicability);
								25 Pa. Code §
															145.5 (relating to retired unit
								exemption); and 25 Pa. Code §
															145.81 (relating to opt-in source
								general provisions).
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 A - NO[x] BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 145.4 - Applicability

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(a) The following
						  units shall be NOx budget units, and any source that
						  includes one or more of the units shall be a NOx budget
						  source, subject to the requirements of this subchapter:
(1)
Electric generating
						  units
.
(i) For units that commenced
						  operation before January 1, 1997, a unit serving a generator during 1995 or
						  1996 that had a nameplate capacity greater than 25 MWe and produced electricity
						  for sale under firm contract to the electric grid.
(ii) For units that commenced operation on or
						  after January 1, 1997, and before January 1, 1999, a unit serving a generator
						  during 1997 or 1998 that had a nameplate capacity greater than 25 MWe and
						  produced electricity for sale under firm contract to the electric
						  grid.
(iii) For units that
						  commenced operation on or after January 1, 1999, a unit serving a generator at
						  any time that has a nameplate capacity greater than 25 MWe and produces
						  electricity for sale.
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 A - NO[x] BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 145.5 - Retired unit exemption

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(a)
Application
. This section applies to a
						  NOx budget unit, other than a NOx
						  budget opt-in source, that is permanently retired.
(b)
Requirements
.
(1) A NOx budget unit,
						  other than a NOx budget opt-in source, that is
						  permanently retired is exempt from the NOx Budget
						  Trading Program, except for the provisions of this section, §§ 145.2,
						  145.3, 145.4, 145.6, 145.7 and 145.40-145.43, 145.50-145.57 and
						  145.60-145.62.
(2) The exemption
						  under paragraph (1) shall become effective the day on which the unit is
						  permanently retired. Within 30 days of permanent retirement, the
						  NOx authorized account representative (authorized in
						  accordance with this subchapter) shall submit a statement to the Department. A
						  copy of the statement shall be submitted to the Administrator. The statement
						  shall state (in a format prescribed by the Department) that the unit is
						  permanently retired and will comply with subsection (c).
(3) After receipt of the notice under
						  paragraph (2), the Department will amend any permit issued by the Department
						  covering the source at which the unit is located to add the provisions and
						  requirements of the exemption under paragraph (1) and subsection (c).
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 A - NO[x] BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 145.6 - Standard requirements

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(a)
Monitoring requirements
.
(1)
						  The owners and operators and the NOx authorized account
						  representative of each NOx budget source and each
						  NOx budget unit at the source shall comply with the
						  monitoring requirements of §§
														145.70-145.76 (relating to recordkeeping
						  and recording requirements).
(2)
						  The emissions measurements recorded and reported in accordance with
						  §§
														145.70-145.76 shall be used to determine
						  compliance by the unit with the NOx budget emissions
						  limitation under subsection (c).
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 A - NO[x] BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 145.7 - Computation of time

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(a) Unless
						  otherwise stated, any time period scheduled, under the
						  NOx Budget Trading Program, to begin on the occurrence
						  of an act or event shall begin on the day the act or event occurs.
(b) Unless otherwise stated, any time period
						  scheduled, under the NOx Budget Trading Program, to
						  begin before the occurrence of an act or event shall be computed so that the
						  period ends the day before the act or event occurs.
(c) Unless otherwise stated, if the final day
						  of any time period, under the NOx Budget Trading
						  Program, falls on a weekend or a State or Federal holiday, the time period
						  shall be extended to the next business day.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															145.4 (relating to applicability);
								25 Pa. Code §
															145.5 (relating to retired unit
								exemption); and 25 Pa. Code §
															145.81 (relating to opt-in source
								general provisions).
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 A - NO[x] BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM › NO[x] ACCOUNT › Section 145.11 - Alternate NO[x] authorized account representative

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(a) An account certificate of representation
						  may designate only one alternate NOx authorized account
						  representative who may act on behalf of the NOx
						  authorized account representative. The agreement by which the alternate
						  NOx authorized account representative is selected shall
						  include a procedure for authorizing the alternate NOx
						  authorized account representative to act in lieu of the
						  NOx authorized account representative.
(b) Upon receipt by the Department and
						  NOx Budget Administrator of a complete account
						  certificate of representation under §
													145.13 (relating to account
						  certificate of representation), any representation, action, inaction or
						  submission by the alternate NOx authorized account
						  representative shall be deemed to be a representation, action, inaction or
						  submission by the NOx authorized account
						  representative.
(c) Except in this
						  section and §§
													145.10(a),
						  145.12, 145.13 and 145.51, whenever the term "NOx
						  authorized account representative" is used in this subchapter, the term shall
						  include the alternate NOx authorized account
						  representative.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															145.10 (relating to authorization
								and responsibilities of the NOx authorized account
								representative); and 25 Pa. Code §
															145.81 (relating to opt-in source
								general provisions).
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 A - NO[x] BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM › NO[x] ACCOUNT › Section 145.13 - Account certificate of representation

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(a) A complete account certificate of
						  representation for a NOx authorized account
						  representative or an alternate NOx authorized account
						  representative shall include the following elements in a format prescribed by
						  the NOx Budget Administrator:
(1) Identification of the
						  NOx budget source and each NOx
						  budget unit at the source for which the account certificate of representation
						  is submitted.
(2) The name,
						  address, e-mail address (if any), telephone number and facsimile transmission
						  number (if any) of the NOx authorized account
						  representative and any alternate NOx authorized account
						  representative.
(3) A list of the
						  owners and operators of the NOx budget source and of
						  each NOx budget unit at the source.
(4) The following certification statement by
						  the NOx authorized account representative and any
						  alternate NOx authorized account representative:
"I certify that I was selected as the
							 NOx authorized account representative or alternate
							 NOx authorized account representative, as applicable, by
							 an agreement binding on the owners and operators of the
							 NOx budget source and each NOx
							 budget unit at the source. I certify that I have all the necessary authority to
							 carry out my duties and responsibilities under the NOx
							 Budget Trading Program on behalf of the owners and operators of the
							 NOx budget source and of each NOx
							 budget unit at the source and that each owner and operator shall be fully bound
							 by my representations, actions, inactions, or submissions and by any decision
							 or order issued to me by the Department, the Administrator or a court regarding
							 the source or unit."
(5) The
						  signature of the NOx authorized account representative
						  and any alternate NOx authorized account representative
						  and the dates signed.
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 A - NO[x] BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM › NO[x] ACCOUNT › Section 145.14 - Objections concerning the NO[x] authorized account representative

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(a) Once a complete
						  account certificate of representation under §
													145.13 (relating to account
						  certificate of representation) has been submitted and received, the Department
						  and the NOx Budget Administrator will rely on the
						  account certificate of representation unless a superseding complete account
						  certificate of representation under §
													145.13 is received by the
						  Department and the NOx Budget Administrator.
(b) Except as provided in §
													145.12(a) or (b)
						  (relating to changing the NOx authorized account
						  representative and the alternate NOx authorized account
						  representative; changes in the owners and operators), an objection or other
						  communication submitted to the Department or Administrator concerning the
						  authorization, or any representation, action, inaction or submission of the
						  NOx authorized account representative will not affect
						  any representation, action, inaction or submission of the
						  NOx authorized account representative or the finality of
						  a decision or order by the Department or Administrator under the
						  NOx Budget Trading Program.
(c) The Department and the Administrator will
						  not adjudicate any private legal dispute concerning the authorization or any
						  representation, action, inaction or submission of a NOx
						  authorized account representative, including private legal disputes concerning
						  the proceeds of NOx allowance transfers.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															145.81 (relating to opt-in source
								general provisions).