Section 145.144. Compliance determination

(a) By April 15, 2011, the owner or operator of a Portland cement kiln subject to § 145.143(b)(2) (relating to standard requirements) shall:

(1) Install, operate and maintain CEMS for NOx emissions.

(2) Report CEMS emissions data, in accordance with the CEMS requirements of Chapter 139, Subchapter C (relating to requirements for source monitoring for stationary sources), to the Department.

(3) Calculate actual emissions using the CEMS data reported to the Department.

(b) If approved by the Department in writing, data invalidated under Chapter 139, Subchapter C, shall be substituted with one of the following:

(1) The highest valid 1-hour emission value that occurred under similar source operating conditions during the reporting quarter for an invalid data period during that quarter.

(2) If no valid data were collected during the reporting quarter, one of the following shall be reported to the Department:

(i) The highest valid 1-hour emission value that occurred under similar source operating conditions during the most recent quarter for which valid data were collected.

(ii) The highest valid 1-hour emission value that occurred under similar source operating conditions during an alternative reporting period.

(3) An alternative method of data substitution.

(c) The owner or operator of a Portland cement kiln subject to this section shall submit to the Department quarterly reports of CEMS monitoring data in pounds of NOx emitted per hour, in a format approved by the Department, which is in compliance with Chapter 139, Subchapter C.

(d) The CEMS for NOx installed under the requirements of this section must meet the minimum data availability requirements in Chapter 139, Subchapter C.

The provisions of this § 145.144 adopted June 18, 2010, effective June 19, 2010, 40 Pa.B. 3346.

Notation

Authority

The provisions of this § 145.144 issued under section 5(a)(1) of the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. § 4005(a)(1)).