Section 129.304. Emission requirements

(a) Except as specified in § § 129.303, 129.304(c), 129.305, 129.306 and 129.307, the owner or operator of a glass melting furnace may not operate the glass melting furnace in a manner that results in NOx emissions in excess of the following allowable limits or NOx emission limits contained in the plan approval or operating permit, whichever are lower:

(1) 4.0 pounds of NOx per ton of glass pulled for container glass furnaces.

(2) 7.0 pounds of NOx per ton of glass pulled for pressed or blown glass furnaces.

(3) 4.0 pounds of NOx per ton of glass pulled for fiberglass furnaces.

(4) 7.0 pounds of NOx per ton of glass pulled for flat glass furnaces.

(5) 6.0 pounds of NOx per ton of glass pulled for all other glass melting furnaces.

(b) The owner or operator of a glass melting furnace shall comply with subsection (a) by January 1, 2012, unless a petition for an alternative emission limitation or compliance schedule is submitted, in writing, to the Department and appropriate approved local air pollution control agency by January 1, 2012, in accordance with subsection (c) and approved, in writing, by the Department or appropriate approved local air pollution control agency.

(c) An owner or operator of a glass melting furnace that does not meet the NOx emission limits specified under this section by January 1, 2012, may petition the Department and appropriate approved local air pollution control agency for an alternative emission limitation or compliance schedule as follows:

(1) The owner or operator of a glass melting furnace subject to this section may submit, in writing, a petition requesting an alternative emission limitation. The petition must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Department and appropriate approved local air pollution control agency that it is economically or technologically infeasible to meet the emission limitation under this section. The alternative emission limitation must be included in either a plan approval or an operating permit issued by the Department or a permit issued by the appropriate approved local air pollution control agency.

(2) The owner or operator of a glass melting furnace for which the schedule for cold shutdown does not allow compliance by January 1, 2012 may submit a petition, in writing, requesting an alternative compliance schedule. The alternative compliance schedule for a cold shutdown which occurs after June 19, 2010, may not be extended beyond 180 days from the start-up of the furnace after the cold shutdown, unless approved, in writing, by the Department.

(3) A petition must include the following:

(i) A brief description, including make, model and location, of each affected glass melting furnace.

(ii) A list of all air pollution control technologies and measures that have been installed on each affected glass melting furnace and are operating to control emissions of NOx.

(iii) The date of installation and original commencement of operation for each of the technologies and measures listed in accordance with subparagraph (ii).

(iv) An explanation of how the NOx control technology or measure installed has been optimized for the maximum NOx emission reduction for each of the technologies and measures listed in accordance with subparagraph (ii).

(v) The results of each stack test and other emissions measurements for the affected glass melting furnace following the installation and commencement of operation of the air pollution control technologies and measures listed in accordance with subparagraph (ii).

(vi) The date of last scheduled cold shutdown for each affected furnace.

(vii) The date of next scheduled cold shutdown of each affected furnace.

(viii) Other relevant information requested, in writing, by the Department or appropriate approved local air pollution control agency.

(4) If an alternative compliance schedule is sought to meet the requirements of this section, the owner or operator shall submit a proposed schedule containing proposed interim milestone dates for completing each phase of the required work and a proposed final compliance date. The petition must also include a proposed interim emission limitation until compliance is achieved with the requirements specified in this section.

(5) If an alternative emission limitation is sought to meet the requirements of this section, the conditions or special circumstances which demonstrate that the applicable requirements are technologically or economically infeasible.

(6) If an alternative emission limitation is sought to meet the requirements of this section, the owner or operator shall propose emission limitations in the petition.

(7) Approved interim milestone dates or emission limitations determined to be necessary for effective monitoring of progress toward full compliance with the requirements of this section, § § 129.301—129.303 and 129.305—129.310 shall be specified in a plan approval or operating permit issued by the Department or a permit issued by the appropriate approved local air pollution control agency.

(d) During routine maintenance of an add-on emission control system or systems, or maintenance or repair measures on furnace components, the owner or operator of a glass melting furnace subject to the emission limits specified under subsection (a) is exempt from these limits if:

(1) All routine maintenance of an add-on emission control system or maintenance or repair measures on furnace components, or both, combined, in each calendar year does not exceed 144 hours total.

(2) The routine maintenance or maintenance or repair measure, or both, is conducted in a manner consistent with good air pollution control practices for minimizing emissions.

The provisions of this § 129.304 adopted June 18, 2010, effective June 19, 2010, 40 Pa.B. 3328.

Notation

Authority

The provisions of this § 129.304 issued under section 5(a)(1) of the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. § 4005(a)(1)).

Cross References

This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 121.1 (relating to definitions); 25 Pa. Code § 129.301 (relating to purpose); 25 Pa. Code § 129.302 (relating to applicability); 25 Pa. Code § 129.303 (relating to exemptions); 25 Pa. Code § 129.307 (relating to idling requirements); 25 Pa. Code § 129.308 (relating to compliance determination); 25 Pa. Code § 129.309 (relating to compliance demonstration); and 25 Pa. Code § 129.310 (relating to recordkeeping).