Section 129.305. Start-up requirements

(a) The owner or operator of the glass melting furnace shall submit, in writing, to the Department or appropriate approved local air pollution control agency, no later than 30 days prior to the anticipated date of start-up, information requested by the Department or appropriate approved local air pollution control agency to assure proper operation of the furnace. The information must include the following:

(1) A detailed list of activities to be performed during start-up and an explanation for the length of time needed to complete each activity.

(2) A description of the material process flow rates and system operating parameters and other information that the owner or operator plans to evaluate during the process optimization.

(b) The owner or operator of a glass melting furnace may submit a request for a start-up exemption in conjunction with the plan approval application if required. The actual length of the start-up exemption, if any, will be determined by the Department or appropriate approved local air pollution control agency at the time of the issuance of the plan approval or operating permit.

(c) The length of the start-up exemption following activation of the primary furnace combustion system may not exceed:

(1) Seventy days for a container, pressed or blown glass furnace.

(2) Forty days for a fiberglass furnace.

(3) One hundred and four days for a flat glass furnace and for all other glass melting furnaces not covered under paragraphs (1) and (2).

(d) The requirements of subsection (c) notwithstanding, if the NOx control system is not in common use or is not readily available from a commercial supplier, the length of the maximum start-up exemption following activation of the primary furnace combustion system is as follows:

(1) One hundred days for a container, pressed or blown glass furnace.

(2) One hundred and five days for a fiberglass furnace.

(3) Two hundred and eight days for a flat glass furnace and for all other glass melting furnaces not covered under paragraphs (1) and (2).

(e) The Department or appropriate approved local air pollution control agency may approve start-up exemptions, as appropriate, to the extent that the submittal clearly:

(1) Identifies the control technologies or strategies to be used.

(2) Describes the physical conditions that prevail during start-up periods that prevent the controls from being effective.

(3) Provides a reasonably precise estimate as to when physical conditions will have reached a state that allows for the effective control of emissions.

(f) During the start-up period, the owner or operator of a glass melting furnace shall maintain the stoichiometric ratio of the primary furnace combustion system so as not to exceed 5% excess oxygen, as calculated from the actual fuel and oxidant flow measurements for combustion in the glass melting furnace.

(g) The owner or operator shall place the emission control system in operation as soon as technologically feasible during start-up to minimize emissions.

The provisions of this § 129.305 adopted June 18, 2010, effective June 19, 2010, 40 Pa.B. 3328.

Notation

Authority

The provisions of this § 129.305 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 § 129.304 (relating to emission requirements); 25 Pa. Code § 129.308 (relating to compliance determination); and 25 Pa. Code § 129.310 (relating to recordkeeping).