NDAC 33.1-15-14-07
Source exclusions from title V permit to operate requirements
Cite as N.D. Admin. Code ยง 33.1-15-14-07
1.
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to clarify which sources are minor sources with
respect to section 33.1-15-14-06. The owner or operator of any source that would be classified
as a major source under section 33.1-15-14-06 and which is not specifically excluded by this
section shall comply with the requirements of section 33.1-15-14-06.
2.
Definitions. For purposes of this section:
a.
"Bulk gasoline plant" means any bulk gasoline distribution facility that has a gasoline
throughput less than or equal to twenty thousand gallons [75,700 liters] per day and that
receives gasoline by truck rather than by rail.
b.
"Coatings" means coatings plus diluents plus cleanup solvents.
c.
"Fountain solution additives" includes isopropyl alcohol, n-propyl alcohol, n-butanol, and
alcohol substitutes.
d.
"Hazardous air contaminant" means any air contaminant listed pursuant to subsection
112(b) of the federal Clean Air Act.
e.
"Refueling positions" means the number of vehicles that could be dispensing
simultaneously at a gasoline service station.
3.
Applicability.
a.
The owner or operator of the following stationary sources is not required to obtain a
title V permit to operate under section 33.1-15-14-06 if the conditions of this section are
met:
(1)
Gasoline service stations.
(2)
Gasoline bulk plants.
(3)
Coating sources.
(4)
Printing, publishing, and packaging operations.
(5)
Degreasers using volatile organic solvents.
(6)
Hot mix asphalt plants.
b.
Any facility obtaining coverage under this section must submit a notification in writing to
the department within ninety days of publication of this section unless specifically
exempted from this requirement in the applicable subdivision of this section. The
notification must contain the following information:
(1)
Facility name, location, and nature of business.
(2)
A list of all the sources of air contaminants at the facility.
(3)
The condition of this section which is applicable to the facility.
(4)
Total material usage, source capacity, or throughput for the previous month or
twelve months at the facility, in accordance with the subdivision that is applicable to
the facility.
(5)
A signed statement accepting the throughput or usage limitation.
c.
Complying with the conditions of this section does not exempt the owner or operator of a
facility from the obligation to apply for and obtain a permit to construct or a minor source
permit to operate unless specifically exempted in section 33.1-15-14-02 or
33.1-15-14-03.
d.
The owner or operator of any facility listed in subdivision a which has potential emissions
that would classify it as a major source even after the conditions of this section are met,
or are not able to comply with the applicable conditions, shall obtain a title V permit to
operate or a minor source permit to operate which limits the potential to emit of the
source to a level below the major source threshold.
e.
Complying with the conditions of this section does not relieve the owner or operator of a
source of the responsibility to comply with any other applicable requirements of this
article.
f.
If the facility deviates from any condition, limit, or requirement of this section, a report
must be submitted to the department within thirty days of the deviation containing the
following information:
(1)
The facility's name and location.
(2)
Applicable condition, limit, or requirement for the facility for which a deviation
occurred.
(3)
A summary of the records showing the deviation, accompanied by an explanation of
the deviation.
(4)
A plan of action to prevent future occurrences of any deviation at the facility.
g.
All records required by this section must be maintained for a period of five years from the
last date of entry. The records must be available for inspection or submittal to the
department upon request. If a facility is limited by a material usage, capacity, or
throughput based on a twelve-month rolling period, a log must be updated monthly to
include the previous twelve months' total material usage, capacity, or throughput.
4.
Exclusion standards.
a.
Gasoline service stations. The owner or operator of sources where gasoline dispensing
operations account for more than ninety percent of all emissions from the facility is not
required to obtain a title V permit to operate if the following conditions are met:
(1)
No vapor recovery is used:
(a)
The source's total sales of gasoline must not exceed three hundred eighty
thousand gallons [1,438,300 liters] per month in any calendar month. To
demonstrate compliance with this limit, monthly records of throughput must be
maintained at the source.
(b)
If the number of refueling positions is no more than seventeen at the source,
then the source is exempt from formal application to the department under
subdivision b of subsection 3.
(2)
Stage I vapor recovery is used:
(a)
The source's total sales of gasoline must not exceed six hundred thirty
thousand gallons [2,384,800 liters] per month in any calendar year. To
demonstrate compliance with this limit, monthly records of throughput must be
maintained at the source.
(b)
If the number of refueling positions is no more than twenty-nine at the source,
then the source is exempt from formal application to the department under
subdivision b of subsection 3.
b.
Gasoline bulk plants. The owner or operator of gasoline bulk plants where gasoline
loading and unloading operations account for more than ninety percent of all emissions
from the source are covered by this subdivision. To demonstrate compliance with the
twenty thousand gallons [75,700 liters] per day of gasoline definition of a bulk plant,
monthly records of throughput must be maintained at the source.
c.
Coating sources.
(1)
The owner or operator of sources where surface coating operations account for
more than ninety percent of all hazardous air contaminant emissions from the facility
is not required to obtain a title V permit to operate if the conditions in
subparagraph a or b are met.
(a)
The source's total usage of surface coatings must not exceed two hundred fifty
gallons [946.25 liters] of coatings per month in any calendar month nor exceed
three thousand gallons [11,355 liters] of coatings per twelve-month period. The
coatings are limited to six pounds per gallon [719 grams per liter] of any
individual hazardous air contaminant. To demonstrate compliance with the
usage limit, monthly records of material usage must be maintained at the
facility.
(b)
The source's total hazardous air contaminant emissions shall not exceed
ten tons per twelve-month period. Hazardous air contaminant emissions must
be calculated by multiplying the surface coating material usage in gallons by
the individual hazardous air contaminant content in pounds per gallon. To
demonstrate compliance with the emissions limitation, the emissions must be
calculated on a monthly basis and recorded in a log. All records of material
usage, hazardous air contaminant content, and emissions must be maintained
at the facility.
(2)
The owner or operator of an automobile refinishing shop where operations account
for more than ninety percent of volatile organic compound emissions and hazardous
air contaminant emissions is not required to obtain a title V permit to operate if the
usage of coatings is less than two hundred fifty gallons [946.25 liters] per month or
three thousand gallons [11,355 liters] of coatings per twelve-month period. This item
does not apply to facilities capable of refinishing vehicles other than automobiles or
trucks. Sources are exempt from the notification requirements under subdivision b
of subsection 3 if:
(a)
The auto refinishing shop business is entirely, or almost entirely, for collision
repairs and the business has two or fewer bays;
(b)
Substantial portions of the auto refinishing shop business are devoted to
repainting entire vehicles and the business only has one bay devoted to
painting; or
(c)
The auto refinishing shop business does not have the physical or operational
capability to do more than fifty jobs per week.
d.
Printing, publishing, and packaging operations.
(1)
The owner or operator of facilities where sheetfed (nonheatset) offset lithography or
nonheatset web offset lithography printing operations are conducted is not required
to obtain a title V permit to operate if the conditions in subparagraphs a, b, and c are
met.
(a)
The facility must use less than fourteen thousand two hundred seventy-five
gallons [54,030 liters] of cleaning solvent and fountain solution additives in any
twelve-month rolling period. To demonstrate compliance with the usage limit,
monthly records of material usage must be maintained at the facility.
(b)
The facility must use less than three thousand three hundred thirty-three
gallons [12,615 liters] of materials containing multiple hazardous air
contaminants in any twelve-month rolling period. To demonstrate compliance
with the usage limit, monthly records of material usage must be maintained at
the facility.
(c)
The facility must use less than one thousand three hundred thirty-three gallons
[5,045 liters] of material containing any individual hazardous air contaminant in
any twelve-month rolling period. To demonstrate compliance with the usage
limit, monthly records of material usage must be maintained at the facility.
(2)
The owner or operator of facilities where heatset web offset lithography printing
operations are conducted is not required to obtain a title V permit to operate if the
conditions in subparagraphs a, b, and c are met.
(a)
The facility must use less than one hundred thousand pounds
[45.36 megagrams] of ink, cleaning solvent, and fountain solution additives in
any twelve-month rolling period. To demonstrate compliance with the usage
limit, monthly records of material usage must be maintained at the facility.
(b)
The facility must use less than three thousand three hundred thirty-three
gallons [12,615 liters] of materials containing multiple hazardous air
contaminants in any twelve-month rolling period. To demonstrate compliance
with the usage limit, monthly records of material usage must be maintained at
the facility.
(c)
The facility must use less than one thousand three hundred thirty-three gallons
[5,045 liters] of material containing any individual hazardous air contaminant in
any twelve-month rolling period. To demonstrate compliance with the usage
limit, monthly records of material usage must be maintained at the facility.
(3)
The owner or operator of facilities where screen printing operations are conducted is
not required to obtain a title V permit to operate if the conditions in subparagraphs a,
b, and c are met.
(a)
The facility must use less than fourteen thousand two hundred seventy-five
gallons [54,030 liters] of the sum of solvent-based inks, cleaning solvents,
adhesives, and coatings in any twelve-month rolling period. To demonstrate
compliance with the usage limit, monthly records of material usage must be
maintained at the facility.
(b)
The facility must use less than three thousand three hundred thirty-three
gallons [12,615 liters] of materials containing multiple hazardous air
contaminants in any twelve-month rolling period. To demonstrate compliance
with the usage limit, monthly records of material usage must be maintained at
the facility.
(c)
The facility must use less than one thousand three hundred thirty-three gallons
[5,045 liters] of material containing any individual hazardous air contaminant in
any twelve-month rolling period. To demonstrate compliance with the usage
limit, monthly records of material usage must be maintained at the facility.
(4)
The owner or operator of facilities, where flexography, or rotogravure printing
operations with water-based or ultraviolet-cured inks, coatings, and adhesives are
conducted, is not required to obtain a title V permit to operate if the conditions in
subparagraphs a, b, and c are met.
(a)
The facility must use less than four hundred thousand pounds
[181 megagrams] of the sum of solvent-based inks, cleaning solvents, and
adhesives in any twelve-month rolling period. To demonstrate compliance with
the usage limit, monthly records of material usage must be maintained at the
facility.
(b)
The facility must use less than three thousand three hundred thirty-three
gallons [12,615 liters] of materials containing multiple hazardous air
contaminants in any twelve-month rolling period. To demonstrate compliance
with the usage limit, monthly records of material usage must be maintained at
the facility.
(c)
The facility must use less than one thousand three hundred thirty-three gallons
[5,045 liters] of material containing any individual hazardous air contaminant in
any twelve-month rolling period. To demonstrate compliance with the usage
limit, monthly records of material usage must be maintained at the facility.
(5)
The owner or operator of facilities where flexography or rotogravure printing
operations with solvent inks are conducted is not required to obtain a title V permit
to operate if the conditions in subparagraphs a, b, and c are met.
(a)
The facility must use less than one hundred thousand pounds
[45.36 megagrams] of the sum of ink, coatings, adhesives, dilution solvents,
and cleaning solvents in any twelve-month rolling period. To demonstrate
compliance with the usage limit, monthly records of material usage must be
maintained at the facility.
(b)
The facility must use less than three thousand three hundred thirty-three
gallons [12,615 liters] of materials containing multiple hazardous air
contaminants in any twelve-month rolling period. To demonstrate compliance
with the usage limit, monthly records of material usage must be maintained at
the facility.
(c)
The facility must use less than one thousand three hundred thirty-three gallons
[5,045 liters] of material containing any individual hazardous air contaminant in
any twelve-month rolling period. To demonstrate compliance with the usage
limit, monthly records of material usage must be maintained at the facility.
e.
Degreasers using volatile organic solvents. The owner or operator of facilities where
degreasing operations account for more than ninety percent of all volatile organic
compound emissions and hazardous air contaminant emissions from the facility is not
required to obtain a title V permit to operate if the conditions in paragraph 1 or 2 are met.
(1)
If non-halogenated solvents are used, the usage is limited to two thousand
two hundred gallons [8,327 liters] of any one solvent-containing material and five
thousand four hundred gallons [20,439 liters] of any combination of solvent-
containing materials in any twelve-month rolling period. To demonstrate compliance
with the usage limit, monthly records of solvent usage must be maintained at the
facility.
(2)
If halogenated solvents are used, including methyl chloroform, trichloroethane, and
methylene chloride, the usage is limited to one thousand two hundred gallons
[4,542 liters] of any one solvent-containing material and two thousand nine hundred
gallons [10,976 liters] of any combination of solvent-containing materials in any
twelve-month rolling period. To demonstrate compliance with the usage limit,
monthly records of solvent usage must be maintained at the facility.
f.
Hot mix asphalt plants. The owner or operator of facilities where hot mix asphalt
production operations account for more than ninety percent of all emissions from the
facility is not required to obtain a title V permit to operate if the amount of hot mix asphalt
produced does not exceed two hundred fifty thousand tons [226,757 metric tons] in any
twelve-month rolling period. To demonstrate compliance with this limit, monthly records of
hot mix asphalt produced must be maintained at the facility. Sources that are excluded
under this subdivision must obtain a minor source permit to operate under section
33.1-15-14-03.