326 IAC 3-5-3 Monitor system certification

Sec. 3. Monitor system certification requirements apply to sources or emissions units subject to this rule as follows: (1) The owner or operator shall conduct the applicable performance specifications tests in accordance with the procedures specified in 40 CFR 60*, or other applicable federal regulations, for the required monitoring system as follows: (A) Not later than one hundred eighty (180) days after emissions unit start-up or initial monitor installation date. (B) Not later than forty-five (45) emissions unit operating days after the date of monitor replacement, or significant monitor repair, such as: (i) replacing or switching a major component of the monitor; or (ii) major overhaul or reconditioning of the monitor that affects the ability of the analyzer to measure emissions accurately. (2) The owner or operator shall notify the department in writing as follows: (A) No less than fourteen (14) days in advance of the start of continuous opacity monitor system (COMS) certification. (B) No less than thirty-five (35) days in advance of the certification of a gaseous monitoring system. (3) The owner or operator shall submit all of the required test data and information in the form of a written report to the department for review and approval within forty-five (45) days of completion of the performance specification test. (4) The department shall issue a written notice of certification status upon review of the complete certification test report. A required monitoring system is certified when the department issues a certification letter stating that the required monitoring system, including all applicable components, has satisfactorily met all federal and state monitoring requirements. (5) The department may decertify a required monitoring system if an audit or performance evaluation reveals that the monitoring system or a component thereof does not meet applicable performance specifications or requirements. The owner or operator shall repeat the certification process for the required monitoring system within forty-five (45) days of the date of the department's decertification of the required monitoring system. *This document is incorporated by reference. Copies may be obtained from the Government Printing Office, 732 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20401 or are available for review and copying at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Air Quality, Indiana Government Center North, Tenth Floor, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.