Regl. 9420, art. 102-183(e)
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Cite as Reglamento Núm. 9420, Art. 102-183(e)
(8)
Any standard or other requirement for tank vessels under Section 183(f) of the
Act;
(9)
Any standard or other requirement of the program to control air pollution from
outer continental shelf sources, under Section 328 of the Act;
(10)
Any standard or other requirement of the regulations promulgated to protect
stratospheric ozone under Title VI of the Act, unless the Administrator has
determined that such requirements need not be contained in a Title V permit.
Asbestos
Means the asbestiform varieties of serpentinite (chrysotile), riebeckite (crocidolite),
cummingtonitegrunerite, anthophyllite, and actinolite-tremolite.
Asbestos-containing material (ACM)
Means any material or product which contains more than 1 percent of asbestos (by
volume).
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Asbestos Inspector
A person accredited by an asbestos-training school and registered in the DNER; the one
that determines the presence of asbestos in a building. Must evaluate the asbestoscontaining material and building characteristics.
Asbestos Planner
A person accredited by an asbestos-training school and registered in the DNER; the one
that determines the presence of asbestos in a building, who uses the inspector
information to prepare an Asbestos Management Plan for schools.
Asphaltic Concrete Batching Plant
Any facility used to manufacture asphalt concrete by heating and drying the aggregate
and mixing it with asphaltic cements, comprised only of any combination of the following:
dryer systems for screening, handling, storing and weighing hot aggregates; systems for
loading, transferring and storing filler minerals; systems for mixing asphalt concrete; and
the loading transfer, and storage systems associated with emission control systems
Baseline actual emissions
The rate of emissions, in tons per year, of a regulated NSR pollutant, as determined below:
(1) For any existing electric utility steam generating unit, baseline actual emissions mean
the average rate, in tons per year, at which the unit actually emitted the pollutant during
any consecutive 24-month period selected by the owner or operator within the 5-year
period immediately preceding when the owner or operator begins actual construction of
the NSR project. The DNER shall allow the use of a different time period upon a
determination that it is more representative of normal source operation.
(a) The average rate shall include fugitive emissions to the extent quantifiable, and
emissions associated with startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions.
(b) The average rate shall be adjusted downward to exclude any non-compliant
emissions that occurred while the source was operating above any emission limitation
that was legally enforceable during the consecutive twenty-four-month period.
(c) For a regulated NSR pollutant, when a NSR project involves multiple emissions units,
only one consecutive twenty-four-month period must be used to determine the baseline
actual emissions for the emissions units being changed. A different consecutive twentyfour -month period can be used for each regulated NSR pollutant.
(d) The average rate shall not be based on any consecutive twenty-four -month period
for which there is inadequate information for determining annual emissions, in tons per
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year, and for adjusting this amount if required by paragraph (1)(b) of this definition.
(2) For an existing emissions unit (other than an electric utility steam generating unit),
baseline actual emissions means the average rate, in tons per year, at which the emissions
unit actually emitted the pollutant during any consecutive twenty-four -month period
selected by the owner or operator within the ten-year period immediately preceding
either the date the owner or operator begins actual construction of the NSR project, or
the date a complete permit application is received by the DNER for a permit required
either under this Rule or under a plan approved by the Administrator, whichever is earlier,
except that the ten-year period shall not include any period earlier than November 15,
1990.
(a) The average rate shall include fugitive emissions to the extent quantifiable, and
emissions associated with startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions.
(b) The average rate shall be adjusted downward to exclude any non-compliant emissions
that occurred while the source was operating above an emission limitation that was
legally enforceable during the consecutive twenty-four-month period.
(c) The average rate shall be adjusted downward to exclude any emissions that would
have exceeded an emission limitation with which the major stationary source must
currently comply, had such major stationary source been required to comply with such
limitations during the consecutive twenty-four-month period. However, if an emission
limitation is part of a maximum achievable control technology standard that the
Administrator proposed or promulgated under 40 CFR Part 63, the baseline actual
emissions need only be adjusted if the State has taken credit for such emissions
reductions in an attainment demonstration or maintenance plan consistent with Rule
210B of the RCAP.
(d) For a regulated NSR pollutant, when a NSR project involves multiple emissions units,
only one consecutive twenty-four-month period must be used to determine the baseline
actual emissions for the emissions units being changed. A different consecutive twentyfour-month period can be used for each regulated NSR pollutant.
(e) The average rate shall not be based on any consecutive twenty-four-month period for
which there is inadequate information for determining annual emissions, in tons per year,
and for adjusting this amount if required by paragraphs (2)(b) and (2)(c) of this definition.
(3) For a new emissions unit, the baseline actual emissions for purposes of determining
the emissions increase that will result from the initial construction and operation of such
unit shall equal zero if the operation of the new emissions unit has not yet begun or shall
equal the unit's potential to emit if the operation of the new emissions unit has not begun.
(4) For a Plant Applicability Limitation for a major stationary source, the baseline actual
emissions shall be calculated for existing electric utility steam generating units in
accordance with the procedures contained in paragraph (1) of this definition, for other
existing emissions units in accordance with the procedures contained in paragraph (2) of
this definition, and for a new emissions unit in accordance with the procedures contained
in paragraph (3) of this definition.
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Baseline Emissions
The total emission from existing sources or facilities allowed under the applicable rules
and regulations, prior to the application for location approval of a new major source or
major modification.
Begin actual construction
Means, in general, initiation of physical on-site construction activities on an emissions
unit which are of a permanent nature. Such activities include, but are not limited to,
installation of building supports and foundations, laying of underground pipework, and
construction of permanent storage structures. With respect to a change in method of
operating this term refers to those on-site activities other than preparatory activities
which mark the initiation of the change.
Best Available Control Technology (BACT)
Means an emissions limitation (including a visible emissions standard) based on the
maximum degree of reduction for each regulated NSR pollutant which would be emitted
from any proposed major stationary source or major modification which the reviewing
authority, on a case-by-case basis, taking into account energy, environmental, and
economic impacts and other costs, determines is achievable for such source or
modification through application of production processes or available methods, systems,
and techniques, including fuel cleaning or treatment or innovative fuel combustion
techniques for control of such pollutant. In no event shall application of BACT result in
emissions of any pollutant that would exceed the emissions allowed by any applicable
standard under 40 CFR Parts 60, 61, and 63. If the reviewing authority determines that
technological or economic limitations on the application of measurement methodology
to a particular emissions unit would make the imposition of an emissions standard
infeasible, a design, equipment, work practice, operational standard, or combination
thereof, may be approved by the reviewing authority instead to satisfy the requirement
for the application of BACT. Such standard shall, to the degree possible, set forth the
emissions reduction achievable by implementation of such design, equipment, work
practice or operation, and shall provide for compliance by means which achieve
equivalent results.
Best available technology
Means any combination of work practices, raw material specifications, throughput
limitations, source design characteristics, an evaluation of the annualized cost per ton of
air pollutant removed, and air pollution control devices that have been previously
demonstrated to the reviewing authority of environmental protection to operate
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satisfactorily in this state or other states with similar air quality on substantially similar air
pollution sources.
Blending of Fuels
The mixing or combination of different fuels at the source premises to produce a fuel of
new characteristics for use in fuel burning equipment.
Building, structure, facility, or installation
All of the pollutant-emitting activities which belong to the same industrial grouping, are
located on one or more contiguous or adjacent properties, and are under the control of
the same person (or persons under common control) except the activities of any vessel.
Pollutant emitting activities shall be considered as part of the same industrial grouping if
they belong to the same Major Group (i.e., which have the same two-digit code) as
described in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1972, as amended by the 1977
Supplement (U.S. Government Printing Office stock numbers 4101-0065 and 003-005-
00176-0, respectively).
Burning of Multiple Fuels
The simultaneous use of different grades of liquid fuels or the simultaneous use of liquid,
gaseous and solid fuels, or any combination thereof, inside the combustion chamber of
any fuel burning equipment.
Burning or Incineration
The complete or incomplete combustion of any material.
Chronic Adverse Effects
Those adverse effects that are developed after multiple/ repeated exposure occurring
over an extended period of time, or a significant fraction of the animal's or the individual's
lifetime.
Clean coal technology
Any technology, including technologies applied at the precombustion, combustion, or
post combustion stage, at a new or existing facility which will achieve significant
reductions in air emissions of sulfur dioxide or oxides of nitrogen associated with the
utilization of coal in the generation of electricity, or process steam which was not in
widespread use as of November 15, 1990.
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Clean coal technology demonstration project
A project using funds appropriated under the heading "Department of Energy-Clean Coal
Technology," up to a total amount of $2,500,000,000 for commercial demonstration of
clean coal technology, or similar projects funded through appropriations for the
Environmental Protection Agency. The Federal contribution for a qualifying project shall
be at least 20 percent of the total cost of the demonstration project.
Commence
As applied to construction of a major stationary source or major modification means that
the owner or operator has all necessary preconstruction approvals or permits and either
has:
(A) Begun, or caused to begin, a continuous program of actual on-site construction of the
source, to be completed within a reasonable time; or
(B) Entered into binding agreements or contractual obligations, which cannot be canceled
or modified without substantial loss to the owner or operator, to undertake a program of
actual construction of the source to be completed within a reasonable time.
Commonwealth
Refers to the island of Puerto Rico.
Complete
In reference to an application for a permit, means that the application contains all the
information necessary for processing the application. Designating an application
complete for purposes of permit processing does not preclude the DNER from requesting
or accepting any additional information.
Continuous emissions rate monitoring system (CERMS)
The total equipment required for the determination and recording of the pollutant mass
emissions rate (in terms of mass per unit of time).
Continuous parameter monitoring system (CPMS)
All of the equipment necessary to meet the data acquisition and availability requirements
of this section, to monitor process and control device operational parameters (for
example, control device secondary voltages and electric currents) and other information
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(for example, gas flow rate, O₂ or CO₂ concentrations), and to record average operational
parameter value(s) on a continuous basis.
Construction
Any physical change or change in the method of operation (including fabrication, erection,
installation, demolition, or modification of an emission unit) that would result in a change
in emissions.
Construction (for the purpose of section 112 (g) of the Act)
Means the on-site fabrication, erection or installation of an affected source.
Continuous emissions monitoring system (CEMS)
All of the equipment that may be required to meet the data acquisition and availability
requirements, to sample, condition (if applicable), analyze, and provide a record of
emissions on a continuous basis.
Criteria pollutant
Means PM₁₀, PM₂.5, nitrogen oxides, ozone, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, lead or any
other air pollutant for which a national ambient air quality standard has been
promulgated under Section 109 of the Clean Air Act.
De-minimis means
(1) a rate of emissions less than or equal to any of the emission rates listed in Appendix E
(taken from section 63.44 of 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart B), or
(2) a rate of emissions:
(i) that is less than or equal to 10 tons per year, and
(ii) for which DNER has approved a case-by-case- demonstration that ambient
impacts are de-minimis.
(3) If the emission rate included in Appendix E is different from the one established in
section 63.44 of subpart B of the 40 CFR Part 63, the federal regulation will prevail.
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De-Minimis Source (for the purpose of Rule 211)
Any stationary source with de-minimis emissions or operations as specified below:
(a) In every 12-month period, any stationary source which emits less than or equal to the
following thresholds:
(i) 2 tons of regulated air pollutant (excluding HAPs),
(ii) 5 tons of any combination of regulated pollutants (excluding HAP's),
(iii) the insignificant activity threshold for HAP emissions listed in Appendix E of
the regulation.
Demolition
Means the wrecking or taking out of any load supporting structural member and any
related razing, removing, or stripping of asbestos-containing material.
Dispersion Models
Mathematical techniques which simulate the atmospheric transport of pollutants for the
purpose of estimating concentrations of air pollutants for the purpose of estimating
concentrations of air pollutants which may be or are emitted from a source.
Dispersion Techniques
Any method which attempts to affect the concentration of a pollutant in the ambient air
by:
(1) The use of that portion of stack which exceeds good engineering practice stack height;
(2) Varying the rate of emission of a pollutant according to atmospheric conditions or
ambient concentrations of that pollutant; or
(3) The manipulation of process parameters, exhaust gas parameters, stack parameters
other than height, or other selective handling of exhaust gas plume rise, (except the
reheating of a gas stream following use of a pollution control system, for the purpose
of returning the gas to the temperature at which it was originally discharged from the
source generating the gas stream).
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DNER
Means Department of Natural and Environmental Resources.
Domestic non-hazardous solid waste incineration unit
Means a unit which combusts non-hazardous solid waste that is generated by the general
public in single or multiples residences, hotels, motels, etc.
Draft permit
Means the version of a permit for which the DNER offers public participation under
section (a) of Rule 609 or affected State / Territory review under Rule 609.
Electric utility steam generating unit
Any steam electric generating unit that is constructed for the purpose of supplying more
than one-third of its potential electric output capacity and more than 25 megawatts
electrical output to any utility power distribution system for sale. Any steam supplied to
a steam distribution system for the purpose of providing steam to a steam-electric
generator that would produce electrical energy for sale is also considered in determining
the electrical energy output capacity of the affected facility.
Electric Power Plant Company
Any plant engaged in the generation of electrical power by any means.
Emission
The release or discharge of air pollutants into the ambient air.
Emissions Factor
Estimated averages of the rate at which pollutants are released to the ambient air as
specified in the latest version of USEPA Publication No. AP-42, "Compilation of Air
Pollutants Emission Factors", or such other factors as may be approved by the DNER.
Emissions Offset
Emissions reductions provided from an existing source or facility by the owner or operator
of a new major source, or major modification or significant source when applying for a
location approval in order to furnish a net ambient air quality benefit in the area.
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Emission point (for purpose of Section 112(g) of the Act)
Means any part or activity of a major source that emits or could emit any hazardous air
pollutant.
Emission Statement (for the purpose of Rule 211)
An annual report from an owner or operator of a stationary source certifying the actual
emissions of each regulated air pollutant and each hazardous air pollutant emitted from
the stationary source.
Emissions Unit
Means any part of a stationary source that emits or would have the potential to emit any
regulated NSR pollutant and includes an electric steam generating unit as previously
defined. The two types of emissions units are as follow:
(A) A new emissions unit is any emissions unit which is (or will be) newly constructed and
which has existed for less than 2 years from the date such emissions unit first
operated.
(B) An existing emissions unit is any emissions unit that does not meet the requirements
in paragraph A of this definition. A replacement unit as defined in rule is an existing
emissions unit.
Emission Unit (for the purpose of Rule 211)
Any article, machine, equipment, operation, contrivance or related groupings of such that
may produce and/or emit any regulated air pollutant or hazardous air pollutant.
Emission unit (for purpose of Section 112(g) of the Act)
Means the collection of emission points within a source requiring a MACT determination.
An emission unit can be defined (by the permitting authority) as any of the following:
(1) An emitting point that can be individually controlled, e.g., a boiler, a spray booth, etc.
(2) The smallest grouping of emission points, that, when collected together, can be
commonly controlled by a single control device or work practice.
(3) The grouping of emission points, that, when collected together, can be commonly
controlled by a single control device or work practice.
(4) A grouping of emission points that are functionally related. Equipment is
functionally related if the operation or action for which the equipment was specifically
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designed could not occur without being connected with or relying on the operation of
another piece of equipment.
(5) For modifications under Section 112(g), only those emission points affected by the
modification shall be included.
Encapsulation
Means the treatment of ACM with a material that surrounds or embeds asbestos fibers
in an adhesive matrix to prevent the release of fibers, as the encapsulant creates a
membrane over the surface (bridging encapsulant) or penetrates the material and binds
its components together (penetrating encapsulant).
Enclosure
Means an airtight, impermeable, permanent barrier around Asbestos Containing Building
Material (ACBM) to prevent the release of asbestos fibers into the air.
Enhanced Monitoring
Means the methodology used by an owner or operator to detect deviations with sufficient
representativeness, accuracy, precision, reliability, frequency, and timeliness in order to
determine if compliance is continuous during a reporting period. Such monitoring shall
be conducted through an enhanced monitoring protocol.
Enhanced monitoring protocol
Means the methodology and all installation, equipment, performance, operation and
quality assurance requirements applicable to such methodology, developed by the owner
or operator for the purpose of conducting enhanced monitoring.
EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency of the Unites States of America.
Facility
Means all of the air contaminant sources that belong to the same industrial grouping, are
located on one or more contiguous or adjacent properties, and are under the control of
the same person (or persons under common control) except the activities of any vessel
and those emissions resulting directly from an internal combustion engine for
transportation purposes or from a non-road engine or non-road vehicle as defined in