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Citation Subject Brief description Applies to
subpart DDDD
§63.1 Applicability Initial applicability determination; applicability after standard established; permit requirements; extensions, notifications Yes.
§63.2 Definitions Definitions for part 63 standards Yes.
§63.3 Units and Abbreviations Units and abbreviations for part 63 standards Yes.
§63.4 Prohibited Activities Prohibited activities; compliance date; circumvention, fragmentation Yes.
§63.5 Construction/Reconstruction Applicability; applications; approvals Yes.
§63.6(a) Applicability GP apply unless compliance extension; GP apply to area sources that become major Yes.
§63.6(b)(1)-(4) Compliance Dates for New and Reconstructed Sources Standards apply at effective date; 3 years after effective date; upon startup; 10 years after construction or reconstruction commences for section 112(f) Yes.
§63.6(b)(5) Notification Must notify if commenced construction or reconstruction after proposal Yes.
§63.6(b)(6) [Reserved]
§63.6(b)(7) Compliance Dates for New and Reconstructed Area Sources that Become Major Area sources that become major must comply with major source standards immediately upon becoming major, regardless of whether required to comply when they were an area source Yes.
§63.6(c)(1)-(2) Compliance Dates for Existing Sources Comply according to date in subpart, which must be no later than 3 years after effective date; for section 112(f) standards, comply within 90 days of effective date unless compliance extension Yes.
§63.6(c)(3)-(4) [Reserved]
§63.6(c)(5) Compliance Dates for Existing Area Sources that Become Major Area sources that become major must comply with major source standards by date indicated in subpart or by equivalent time period (e.g., 3 years) Yes.
§63.6(d) [Reserved]
§63.6(e)(1)-(2) Operation & Maintenance Operate to minimize emissions at all times; correct malfunctions as soon as practicable; operation and maintenance requirements independently enforceable; information Administrator will use to determine if operation and maintenance requirements were met Yes.
§63.6(e)(3) Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Plan (SSMP) Requirement for SSM and SSMP; content of SSMP Yes.
§63.6(f)(1) Compliance Except During SSM You must comply with emission standards at all times except during SSM Yes.
§63.6(f)(2)-(3) Methods for Determining Compliance Compliance based on performance test, operation and maintenance plans, records, inspection Yes.
§63.6(g)(1)-(3) Alternative Standard Procedures for getting an alternative standard Yes.
§63.6(h)(1)-(9) Opacity/Visible Emission (VE) Standards Requirements for opacity and visible emission standards NA.
§63.6(i)(1)-(14) Compliance Extension Procedures and criteria for Administrator to grant compliance extension Yes.
§63.6(i)(15) [Reserved]
§63.6(i)(16) Compliance Extension Compliance extension and Administrator's authority Yes.
§63.6(j) Presidential Compliance Exemption President may exempt source category from requirement to comply with rule Yes.
§63.7(a)(1)-(2) Performance Test Dates Dates for conducting initial performance testing and other compliance demonstrations; must conduct 180 days after first subject to rule Yes.
§63.7(a)(3) Section 114 Authority Administrator may require a performance test under CAA section 114 at any time Yes.
§63.7(b)(1) Notification of Performance Test Must notify Administrator 60 days before the test Yes.
§63.7(b)(2) Notification of Rescheduling If have to reschedule performance test, must notify Administrator as soon as practicable Yes.
§63.7(c) Quality Assurance/Test Plan Requirement to submit site-specific test plan 60 days before the test or on date Administrator agrees with; test plan approval procedures; performance audit requirements; internal and external QA procedures for testing Yes.
§63.7(d) Testing Facilities Requirements for testing facilities Yes.
§63.7(e)(1) Conditions for Conducting Performance Tests Performance tests must be conducted under representative conditions; cannot conduct performance tests during SSM; not a violation to exceed standard during SSM Yes.
§63.7(e)(2) Conditions for Conducting Performance Tests Must conduct according to rule and EPA test methods unless Administrator approves alternative Yes.
§63.7(e)(3) Test Run Duration Must have three test runs for at least the time specified in the relevant standard; compliance is based on arithmetic mean of three runs; specifies conditions when data from an additional test run can be used Yes.
§63.7(f) Alternative Test Method Procedures by which Administrator can grant approval to use an alternative test method Yes.
§63.7(g) Performance Test Data Analysis Must include raw data in performance test report; must submit performance test data 60 days after end of test with the notification of compliance status; keep data for 5 years Yes.
§63.7(h) Waiver of Tests Procedures for Administrator to waive performance test Yes.
§63.8(a)(1) Applicability of Monitoring Requirements Subject to all monitoring requirements in standard Yes.
§63.8(a)(2) Performance Specifications Performance specifications in appendix B of part 60 apply Yes.
§63.8(a)(3) [Reserved]
§63.8(a)(4) Monitoring with Flares Requirements for flares in §63.11 apply NA.
§63.8(b)(1) Monitoring Must conduct monitoring according to standard unless Administrator approves alternative Yes.
§63.8(b)(2)-(3) Multiple Effluents and Multiple Monitoring Systems Specific requirements for installing monitoring systems; must install on each effluent before it is combined and before it is released to the atmosphere unless Administrator approves otherwise; if more than one monitoring system on an emission point, must report all monitoring system results, unless one monitoring system is a backup Yes.
§63.8(c)(1) Monitoring System Operation and Maintenance Maintain monitoring system in a manner consistent with and good air pollution control practices Yes.
§63.8(c)(1)(i) Operation and Maintenance of CMS Must maintain and operate CMS in accordance with §63.6(e)(1) Yes.
§63.8(c)(1)(ii) Spare Parts for CMS Must maintain spare parts for routine CMS repairs Yes.
§63.8(c)(1)(iii) SSMP for CMS Must develop and implement SSMP for CMS Yes.
§63.8(c)(2)-(3) Monitoring System Installation Must install to get representative emission of parameter measurements; must verify operational status before or at performance test Yes.
§63.8(c)(4) Continuous Monitoring System (CMS) Requirements CMS must be operating except during breakdown, out-of-control, repair, maintenance, and high-level calibration drifts; COMS must have a minimum of one cycle of sampling and analysis for each successive 10-second period and one cycle of data recording for each successive 6-minute period; CEMS must have a minimum of one cycle of operation for each successive 15-minute period Yes.
§63.8(c)(5) Continuous Opacity Monitoring System (COMS) Minimum Procedures COMS minimum procedures NA.
§63.8(c)(6)-(8) CMS Requirements Zero and high-level calibration check requirements; out-of-control periods Yes.
§63.8(d) CMS Quality Control Requirements for CMS quality control, including calibration, etc.; must keep quality control plan on record for 5 years. Keep old versions for 5 years after revisions Yes.
§63.8(e) CMS Performance Evaluation Notification, performance evaluation test plan, reports Yes.
§63.8(f)(1)-(5) Alternative Monitoring Method Procedures for Administrator to approve alternative monitoring Yes.
§63.8(f)(6) Alternative to Relative Accuracy Test Procedures for Administrator to approve alternative relative accuracy tests for CEMS Yes.
§63.8(g) Data Reduction COMS 6-minute averages calculated over at least 36 evenly spaced data points; CEMS 1 hour averages computed over at least 4 equally spaced data points; data that can't be used in average; rounding of data Yes.
§63.9(a) Notification Requirements Applicability and State delegation Yes.
§63.9(b)(1)-(2) Initial Notifications Submit notification 120 days after effective date; contents of notification Yes.
§63.9(b)(3) [Reserved]
§63.9(b)(4)-(5) Initial Notifications Submit notification 120 days after effective date; notification of intent to construct/reconstruct; notification of commencement of construct/reconstruct; notification of startup; contents of each Yes.
§63.9(c) Request for Compliance Extension Can request if cannot comply by date or if installed best available control technology/lowest achievable emission rate Yes.
§63.9(d) Notification of Special Compliance Requirements for New Source For sources that commence construction between proposal and promulgation and want to comply 3 years after effective date Yes.
§63.9(e) Notification of Performance Test Notify EPA Administrator 60 days prior Yes.
§63.9(f) Notification of Visible Emissions/Opacity Test Notify EPA Administrator 30 days prior No.
§63.9(g) Additional Notifications When Using CMS Notification of performance evaluation; notification using COMS data; notification that exceeded criterion for relative accuracy Yes.
§63.9(h)(1)-(6) Notification of Compliance Status Contents; due 60 days after end of performance test or other compliance demonstration, except for opacity/VE, which are due 30 days after; when to submit to Federal vs. State authority Yes.
§63.9(i) Adjustment of Submittal Deadlines Procedures for Administrator to approve change in when notifications must be submitted Yes.
§63.9(j) Change in Previous Information Must submit within 15 days after the change Yes.
§63.10(a) Recordkeeping/Reporting Applies to all, unless compliance extension; when to submit to Federal vs. State authority; procedures for owners of more than one source Yes.
§63.10(b)(1) Recordkeeping/Reporting General Requirements; keep all records readily available; keep for 5 years Yes.
§63.10(b)(2)(i)-(iv) Records Related to Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Occurrence of each of operation (process equipment); occurrence of each malfunction of air pollution equipment; maintenance on air pollution control equipment; actions during startup, shutdown, and malfunction Yes.
§63.10(b)(2)(vi) and (x)-(xi) CMS Records Malfunctions, inoperative, out-of-control Yes.
§63.10(b)(2)(vii)-(ix) Records Measurements to demonstrate compliance with compliance options and operating requirements; performance test, performance evaluation, and visible emission observation results; measurements to determine conditions of performance tests and performance evaluations Yes.
§63.10(b)(2)(xii) Records Records when under waiver Yes.
§63.10(b)(2)(xiii) Records Records when using alternative to relative accuracy test Yes.
§63.10(b)(2)(xiv) Records All documentation supporting initial notification and notification of compliance status Yes.
§63.10(b)(3) Records Applicability determinations Yes.
§63.10(c)(1)-(6), (9)-(15) Records Additional records for CMS Yes.
§63.10(c)(7)-(8) Records Records of excess emissions and parameter monitoring exceedances for CMS No.
§63.10(d)(1) General Reporting Requirements Requirement to report Yes.
§63.10(d)(2) Report of Performance Test Results When to submit to Federal or State authority Yes.
§63.10(d)(3) Reporting Opacity or VE Observations What to report and when NA.
§63.10(d)(4) Progress Reports Must submit progress reports on schedule if under compliance extension Yes.
§63.10(d)(5) Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Reports Contents and submission Yes.
§63.10(e)(1)-(2) Additional CMS Reports Must report results for each CEM on a unit; written copy of performance evaluation; 3 copies of COMS performance evaluation Yes.
§63.10(e)(3) Reports Excess emission reports No.
§63.10(e)(4) Reporting COMS data Must submit COMS data with performance test data NA.
§63.10(f) Waiver for Recordkeeping/Reporting Procedures for EPA Administrator to waive Yes.
§63.11 Flares Requirements for flares NA.
§63.12 Delegation State authority to enforce standards Yes.
§63.13 Addresses Addresses where reports, notifications, and requests are send Yes.
§63.14 Incorporation by Reference Test methods incorporated by reference Yes.
§63.15 Availability of Information Public and confidential information Yes.

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