Collapse to view only § 74.22 - Actual SO2 emissions rate.
- § 74.20 - Data for baseline and alternative baseline.
- § 74.22 - Actual SO2 emissions rate.
- § 74.23 - 1985 Allowable SO2 emissions rate.
- § 74.24 - Current allowable SO2 emissions rate.
- § 74.25 - Current promulgated SO2 emissions limit.
- § 74.26 - Allocation formula.
- § 74.28 - Allowance allocation for combustion sources becoming opt-in sources on a date other than January 1.
§ 74.20 - Data for baseline and alternative baseline.
(a) Acceptable data. (1) The designated representative of a combustion source shall submit either the data specified in this paragraph or alternative data under paragraph (c) of this section. The designated representative shall also submit the calculations under this section based on such data.
(2) The following data shall be submitted for the combustion source for the calendar year(s) under paragraph (a)(3) of this section:
(i) Monthly or annual quantity of each type of fuel consumed, expressed in thousands of tons for coal, thousands of barrels for oil, and million standard cubic feet (scf) for natural gas. If other fuels are used, the combustion source must specify units of measure.
(ii) Monthly or annual heat content of fuel consumed for each type of fuel consumed, expressed in British thermal units (Btu) per pound for coal, Btu per barrel for oil, and Btu per standard cubic foot (scf) for natural gas. If other fuels are used, the combustion source must specify units of measure.
(iii) Monthly or annual sulfur content of fuel consumed for each type of fuel consumed, expressed as a percentage by weight.
(3) Calendar Years. (i) For combustion sources that commenced operating prior to January 1, 1985, data under this section shall be submitted for 1985, 1986, and 1987.
(ii) For combustion sources that commenced operation after January 1, 1985, the data under this section shall be submitted for the first three consecutive calendar years during which the combustion source operated after December 31, 1985.
(b) Calculation of baseline and alternative baseline. (1) For combustion sources that commenced operation prior to January 1, 1985, the baseline is the average annual quantity of fuel consumed during 1985, 1986, and 1987, expressed in mmBtu. The baseline shall be calculated as follows:
where,(i) for a combustion source submitting monthly data,
and unit conversion = 2 for coal = 0.001 for oil = 1 for gas For other fuels, the combustion source must specify unit conversion; or(ii) for a combustion source submitting annual data,
and unit conversion = 2 for coal = 0.001 for oil = 1 for gas For other fuels, the combustion source must specify unit conversion.(2) For combustion sources that commenced operation after January 1, 1985, the alternative baseline is the average annual quantity of fuel consumed in the first three consecutive calendar years during which the combustion source operated after December 31, 1985, expressed in mmBtu. The alternative baseline shall be calculated as follows:
where, “annual fuel consumption” is as defined under paragraph (b)(1)(i) or (ii) of this section.(c) Alternative data. (1) For combustion sources for which any of the data under paragraph (b) of this section is not available due solely to a natural catastrophe, data as set forth in paragraph (a)(2) of this section for the first three consecutive calendar years for which data is available after December 31, 1985, may be submitted. The alternative baseline for these combustion sources shall be calculated using the equation for alternative baseline in paragraph (b)(2) of this section and the definition of annual fuel consumption in paragraphs (b)(1)(i) or (ii) of this section.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (c)(1) of this section, no alternative data may be submitted. A combustion source that cannot submit all required data, in accordance with this section, shall not be eligible to submit an opt-in permit application.
(d) Administrator's action. The Administrator may accept in whole or in part or with changes as appropriate, request additional information, or reject data or alternative data submitted for a combustion source's baseline or alternative baseline.
§ 74.22 - Actual SO2 emissions rate.
(a) Data requirements. The designated representative of a combustion source shall submit the calculations under this section based on data submitted under § 74.20 for the following calendar year:
(1) For combustion sources that commenced operation prior to January 1, 1985, the calendar year for calculating the actual SO
(2) For combustion sources that commenced operation after January 1, 1985, the calendar year for calculating the actual SO
(3) For combustion sources meeting the requirements of § 74.20(c), the calendar year for calculating the actual SO
(b) SO
(c) Annual SO
(1) For a combustion source submitting monthly data,
(2) For a combustion source submitting annual data:
where, “quantity of fuel consumed” is as defined under § 74.20(a)(2)(i); “SO(d) Annual fuel consumption calculation. Annual fuel consumption for the specified calendar year, expressed in mmBtu, shall be calculated as defined under § 74.20(b)(1) (i) or (ii).
(e) Actual SO
§ 74.23 - 1985 Allowable SO2 emissions rate.
(a) Data requirements. (1) The designated representative of the combustion source shall submit the following data and the calculations under paragraph (b) of this section based on the submitted data:
(i) Allowable SO
Table 1—Factors to Convert Emission Limits to Pounds of SO
Unit measurement | Bituminous coal | Subbituminous coal | Lignite coal | Oil | lbs Sulfur/mmBtu | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | % Sulfur in fuel | 1.66 | 2.22 | 2.86 | 1.07 | ppm SO | 0.00287 | 0.00384 | 0.00167 | ppm Sulfur in fuel | 0.00334 | tons SO | 2 × 8760/(annual fuel consumption for specified year 1 × 10 3) | lbs SO | 8760/(annual fuel consumption for specified year 1 × 10 6) |
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1 Annual fuel consumption as defined under § 74.20(b)(1) (i) or (ii); specified calendar year as defined under § 74.23(a)(2).
(ii) Citation of statute, regulations, and any other authority under which the allowable emissions rate under paragraph (a)(1) of this section is established as applicable to the combustion source;
(iii) Averaging time associated with the allowable emissions rate under paragraph (a)(1) of this section.
(iv) The annualization factor for the combustion source, based on the type of combustion source and the associated averaging time of the allowable emissions rate of the combustion source, as set forth in the Table 2 of this section:
Table 2—Annualization Factors for SO
Type of combustion source | Annualization factor for scrubbed unit | Annualization factor for unscrubbed unit | Unit Combusting Oil, Gas, or some combination | 1.00 | 1.00 | Coal Unit with Averaging Time ≤ 1 day | 0.93 | 0.89 | Coal Unit with Averaging Time = 1 week | 0.97 | 0.92 | Coal Unit with Averaging Time = 30 days | 1.00 | 0.96 | Coal Unit with Averaging Time = 90 days | 1.00 | 1.00 | Coal Unit with Averaging Time = 1 year | 1.00 | 1.00 | Coal Unit with Federal Limit, but Averaging Time Not Specified | 0.93 | 0.89 |
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(2) Calendar year. (i) For combustion sources that commenced operation prior to January 1, 1985, the calendar year for the allowable SO
(ii) For combustion sources that commenced operation after January 1, 1985, the calendar year for the allowable SO
(iii) For combustion sources meeting the requirements of § 74.20(c), the calendar year for calculating the allowable SO
(b) 1985 Allowable SO
§ 74.24 - Current allowable SO2 emissions rate.
The designated representative shall submit the following data:
(a) Current allowable SO
(b) Citations of statute, regulation, and any other authority under which the allowable emissions rate under paragraph (a) of this section is established as applicable to the combustion source;
(c) Averaging time associated with the allowable emissions rate under paragraph (a) of this section.
§ 74.25 - Current promulgated SO2 emissions limit.
The designated representative shall submit the following data:
(a) Current promulgated SO
(b) Citations of statute, regulation and any other authority under which the emissions limit under paragraph (a) of this section is established as applicable to the combustion source;
(c) Averaging time associated with the emissions limit under paragraph (a) of this section.
(d) Effective date of the emissions limit under paragraph (a) of this section.
§ 74.26 - Allocation formula.
(a) The Administrator will calculate the annual allowance allocation for a combustion source based on the data, corrected as necessary, under § 74.20 through § 74.25 as follows:
(1) For combustion sources for which the current promulgated SO
(2) For combustion sources for which the current promulgated SO
(i) The number of allowances for each year ending prior to the effective date of the promulgated SO
(ii) The number of allowances for the year that includes the effective date of the promulgated SO
§ 74.28 - Allowance allocation for combustion sources becoming opt-in sources on a date other than January 1.
(a) Dates of entry. (1) If an opt-in source provided monthly data under § 74.20, the opt-in source's opt-in permit may become effective at the beginning of a calendar quarter as of January 1, April 1, July 1, or October 1.
(2) If an opt-in source provided annual data under § 74.20, the opt-in source's opt-in permit must become effective on January 1.
(b) Prorating by Calendar Quarter. Where a combustion source's opt-in permit becomes effective on April 1, July 1, or October 1 of a given year, the Administrator will prorate the allowance allocation for that first year by the calendar quarters remaining in the year as follows:
Allowances for the first year(1) For combustion sources that commenced operations before January 1, 1985,
(2) For combustion sources that commenced operations after January 1, 1985,
(3) Under paragraphs (b) (1) and (2) of this section,
(i) “Remaining calendar quarters” shall be the calendar quarters in the first year for which the opt-in permit will be effective.
(ii) Fuel consumption for remaining calendar quarters =
where unit conversion = 2 for coal = 0.001 for oil = 1 for gas For other fuels, the combustion source must specify unit conversion; and where starting month = April, if effective date is April 1; = July, if effective date is July 1; and = October, if effective date is October 1.