Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 5 - STATE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 70 - AIR POLLUTION EPISODE PREVENTION › Section 9VAC5-70-50 - Standby emission reduction plans

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Any owner of a stationary source emitting
				criteria pollutants as set forth in Table VII-A, B, or C shall prepare standby
				emission reduction plans, consistent with safe operating procedures, for
				reducing emissions during periods of alert, warning and emergency stages.
				Standby emission reduction plans shall be designed to reduce or eliminate
				emissions in accordance with the objectives set forth in Tables VII-A, B and
				C.
B. Any owner of a source of
				pollutants not specifically identified under subsection A of this section
				shall, when requested by the board in writing, prepare standby emission
				reduction plans, consistent with safe operating procedures, for reducing
				emissions during periods of alert, warning and emergency stages. Standby
				emission reduction plans shall be designed to reduce or eliminate emissions in
				accordance with the objectives set forth in Tables VII-A, B and C.
C. Standby emission reduction plans as
				required in subsections A and B of this section shall be in writing and show
				the source of emissions, the approximate amount of reduction of emissions to be
				achieved, the time necessary to achieve the reduction after being notified to
				implement the plan and a description of the manner in which the reduction will
				be achieved during an alert, warning and emergency stage in accordance with the
				objectives set forth in Tables VII-A, B and C. Such plans shall be submitted in
				the form specified by the board.
D.
				During an alert, warning or emergency stage, standby emission reduction plans
				as required by this section shall be made immediately available on the premises
				to any person authorized to enforce these regulations.
E. Standby emission reduction plans as
				required by this section shall be submitted to the board upon request within 30
				days of the receipt of such request; such standby emission reduction plans
				shall be subject to review and approval by the board. If in the opinion of the
				board, such standby emission reduction plans do not carry out the objectives
				set forth in Tables VII-A, B and C, the board may disapprove said standby
				emission reduction plans, state the reason for disapproval and recommend
				specific amendments to the proposed standby emission reduction plans. A revised
				plan shall then be resubmitted within a time period specified by the board. If
				any owner fails to submit a standby emission reduction plan within the time
				period specified, or submits a plan which in the opinion of the board does not
				carry out the objectives set forth in Tables VII-A, B and C, the board shall
				promulgate such standby emission reduction plan as will meet the objectives
				stated in Tables VII-A, B and C. Such plan shall thereafter be the standby
				emission reduction plan which the owner shall put into effect upon the
				declaration by the governor or the board of an alert, warning or emergency
				stage.
Statutory Authority
§§ 10.1-1307 and 10.1-1308 of the Code of
					 Virginia.