General Requirements

Section 218 Section 218.421  General Requirements The owner or operator of a plant which processes more than 3660 mg/yr (4033 tons/year) gaseous and light liquid VOM, and whose components are used to manufacture the synthetic organic chemicals or polymers listed in Appendix A, shall comply with this Subpart.  The provisions of this Subpart are applicable to components containing 10 percent or more by weight VOM as determined by ASTM method E-168, E-169 and E-260, incorporated by reference in Section 218.112 of this Part.  Those components that are not process unit components are exempt from this Subpart.  A component shall be considered to be leaking if the VOM is equal to, or is greater than 10,000 ppmv as methane or hexane as determined by USEPA Reference Method 21, as specified at 40 CFR 60, Appendix A, incorporated by reference in Section 218.112 of this Part, indication of liquids dripping, or indication by a sensor that a seal or barrier fluid system has failed.  The provisions of this Subpart are not applicable if the equipment components are used to produce heavy liquid chemicals only from heavy liquid feed or raw materials.