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Subpart A-General Provisions

§ 60.1 Applicability.

(a) Except as provided in subparts B and C, the provisions of this part apply to the owner or operator of any stationary source which contains an affected facility, the construction or modification of which is commenced after the date of publication in this part of any standard (or, if earlier, the date of publication of any proposed standard) applicable to that facility.

(b) Any new or revised standard of performance promulgated pursuant to section 111(b) of the Act shall apply to the owner or operator of any stationary source which contains an affected facility, the construction or modification of which is commenced after the date of publication in this part of such new or revised standard (or, if earlier, the date of publication of any proposed standard) applicable to that facility.

(c) In addition to complying with the provisions of this part, the owner or operator of an affected facility may be required to obtain an operating permit issued to stationary sources by an authorized State air pollution control agency or by the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursuant to Title V of the Clean

Air Act (Act) as amended November 15, 1990 (42 U.S.C. 7661). For more information about obtaining an operating permit see part 70 of this chapter.

(d) Site-specific standard for Merck & Co., Inc.'s Stonewall Plant in Elkton, Virginia. (1) This paragraph applies only to the pharmaceutical manufacturing facility, commonly referred to as the Stonewall Plant, located at Route 340 South, in Elkton, Virginia ("site").

(2) Except for compliance with 40 CFR 60.49b(u), the site shall have the option of either complying directly with the requirements of this part, or reducing the site-wide emissions caps in accordance with the procedures set forth in a permit issued pursuant to 40 CFR 52.2454. If the site chooses the option of reducing the site-wide emissions caps in accordance with the procedures set forth in such permit, the requirements of such permit shall apply in lieu of the otherwise applicable requirements of this part.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (d)(2) of this section, for any provisions of this part except for Subpart Kb, the owner/operator of the site shall comply with the applicable provisions of this part if the Administrator determines that compliance with the provisions of this part is necessary for achieving the objectives of the regulation and the Administrator notifies the site in accordance with the provisions of the permit issued pursuant to 40 CFR 52.2454.

[40 FR 53346, Nov. 17, 1975, as amended at 55 FR 51382, Dec. 13, 1990; 59 FR 12427, Mar. 16, 1994; 62 FR 52641, Oct. 8, 1997]

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demonstrated to the Administrator's satisfaction to, in specific cases, produce results adequate for his determination of compliance.

means a

Approved permit program State permit program approved by the Administrator as meeting the requirements of part 70 of this chapter or a Federal permit program established in this chapter pursuant to Title V of the Act (42 U.S.C. 7661).

Capital expenditure means an expenditure for a physical or operational change to an existing facility which exceeds the product of the applicable "annual asset guideline repair allowance percentage" specified in the latest edition of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Publication 534 and the existing facility's basis, as defined by section 1012 of the Internal Revenue Code. However, the total expenditure for a physical or operational change to an existing facility must not be reduced by any "excluded additions" as defined in IRS Publication 534, as would be done for tax purposes.

Clean coal technology demonstration project means 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 demonstrations of clean coal technology, or similar projects funded through appropriations for the Environmental Protection Agency.

Commenced means, with respect to the definition of new source in section 111(a)(2) of the Act, that an owner or operator has undertaken a continuous program of construction or modification or that an owner or operator has entered into a contractual obligation to undertake and complete, within a reasonable time, a continuous program of construction or modification.

Construction means fabrication, erection, or installation of an affected facility.

Continuous monitoring system means the total equipment, required under the emission monitoring sections in applicable subparts, used to sample and condition (if applicable), to analyze, and to provide a permanent record of emissions or process parameters.

Electric utility steam generating unit means 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 MW 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.

Equivalent method means any method of sampling and analyzing for an air pollutant which has been demonstrated to the Administrator's satisfaction to have a consistent and quantitatively known relationship to the reference method, under specified conditions.

Excess Emissions and Monitoring Systems Performance Report is a report that must be submitted periodically by a source in order to provide data on its compliance with stated emission limits and operating parameters, and on the performance of its monitoring systems.

Existing facility means, with reference to a stationary source, any apparatus of the type for which a standard is promulgated in this part, and the construction or modification of which was commenced before the date of proposal of that standard; or any apparatus which could be altered in such a way as to be of that type.

Isokinetic sampling means sampling in which the linear velocity of the gas entering the sampling nozzle is equal to that of the undisturbed gas stream at the sample point.

Issuance of a part 70 permit will occur, if the State is the permitting authority, in accordance with the requirements of part 70 of this chapter and the applicable, approved State permit program. When the EPA is the permitting authority, issuance of a Title V permit occurs immediately after the EPA takes final action on the final permit.

Malfunction means any sudden, infrequent, and not reasonably preventable failure of air pollution control equipment, process equipment, or a process to operate in a normal or usual manner. Failures that are caused in part by poor maintenance or careless operation are not malfunctions.

Modification means any physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, an existing facility which increases the amount of any air pollutant (to which a standard applies) emitted into the atmosphere by that facility or which results in the emission of any air pollutant (to which a standard applies) into the atmosphere not previously emitted.

Monitoring device means the total equipment, required under the monitoring of operations sections in applicable subparts, used to measure and record (if applicable) process parameters.

Nitrogen oxides means all oxides of nitrogen except nitrous oxide, as measured by test methods set forth in this part.

One-hour period means any 60-minute period commencing on the hour.

Opacity means the degree to which emissions reduce the transmission of light and obscure the view of an object in the background.

Owner or operator means any person who owns, leases, operates, controls, or supervises an affected facility or a stationary source of which an affected facility is a part.

Part 70 permit means any permit issued, renewed, or revised pursuant to part 70 of this chapter.

Particulate matter means any finely divided solid or liquid material, other than uncombined water, as measured by the reference methods specified under each applicable subpart, or an equivalent or alternative method.

Permit program means a comprehensive State operating permit system established pursuant to title V of the Act (42 U.S.C. 7661) and regulations codified in part 70 of this chapter and applicable State regulations, or a comprehensive Federal operating permit system established pursuant to title V of the Act and regulations codified in this chapter.

Permitting authority means:

(1) The State air pollution control agency, local agency, other State agency, or other agency authorized by the Administrator to carry out a permit program under part 70 of this chapter;

or

(2) The Administrator, in the case of
EPA-implemented permit programs
under title V of the Act (42 U.S.C. 7661).
Proportional sampling means sampling
at a rate that produces a constant ratio
of sampling rate to stack gas flow rate.
Reactivation of a very clean coal-fired
electric utility steam generating unit
means any physical change or change
in the method of operation associated
with the commencement of commercial
operations by a coal-fired utility unit
after a period of discontinued operation
where the unit:

(1) Has not been in operation for the
two-year period prior to the enactment
of the Clean Air Act Amendments of
1990, and the emissions from such unit
continue to be carried in the permit-
ting authority's emissions inventory at
the time of enactment;

(2) Was equipped prior to shut-down
with a continuous system of emissions
control that achieves a removal effi-
ciency for sulfur dioxide of no less than
85 percent and a removal efficiency for
particulates of no less than 98 percent;

(3) Is equipped with low-NO, burners
prior to the time of commencement of
operations following reactivation; and

(4) Is otherwise in compliance with
the requirements of the Clean Air Act.
Reference method means any method
of sampling and analyzing for an air
pollutant as specified in the applicable
subpart.

Repowering means replacement of an
existing coal-fired boiler with one of
the following clean coal technologies:
atmospheric or pressurized fluidized
bed combustion, integrated gasifi-
cation combined cycle, magnetohydro-
dynamics, direct and indirect coal-fired
turbines, integrated gasification fuel
cells, or as determined by the Adminis-
trator, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Energy, a derivative of one or
more of these technologies, and any
other technology capable of controlling
multiple combustion emissions simul-
taneously with improved boiler or gen-
eration efficiency and with signifi-
cantly greater waste reduction relative
to the performance of technology in
widespread commercial use as of No-
vember 15, 1990. Repowering shall also
include any oil and/or gas-fired unit
which has been awarded clean coal
technology demonstration funding as

of January 1, 1991, by the Department
of Energy.

Run means the net period of time
during which an emission sample is
collected. Unless otherwise specified, a
run may be either intermittent or con-
tinuous within the limits of good engi-
neering practice.

Shutdown means the cessation of op-
eration of an affected facility for any
purpose.

Six-minute period means any one of
the 10 equal parts of a one-hour period.
Standard means a standard of per-
formance proposed or promulgated
under this part.

Standard conditions means a tempera-
ture of 293 K (68F) and a pressure of
101.3 kilopascals (29.92 in Hg).

Startup means the setting in oper-
ation of an affected facility for any
purpose.

State means all non-Federal authori-
ties, including local agencies, inter-
state associations, and State-wide pro-
grams, that have delegated authority
to implement: (1) The provisions of this
part; and/or (2) the permit program es-
tablished under part 70 of this chapter.
The term State shall have its conven-
tional meaning where clear from the
context.

Stationary source means any building,
structure, facility, or installation
which emits or may emit any air pol-
lutant.

Title V permit means any permit
issued, renewed, or revised pursuant to
Federal or State regulations estab-
lished to implement title V of the Act
(42 U.S.C. 7661). A title V permit issued
by a State permitting authority is
called a part 70 permit in this part.

Volatile Organic Compound means any
organic compound which participates
in atmospheric photochemical reac-
tions; or which is measured by a ref-
erence method, an equivalent method,
an alternative method, or which is de-
termined by procedures specified under
any subpart.

[44 FR 55173, Sept. 25, 1979, as amended at 45
FR 5617, Jan. 23, 1980; 45 FR 85415, Dec. 24,
1980; 54 FR 6662, Feb. 14, 1989; 55 FR 51382,
Dec. 13, 1990; 57 FR 32338, July 21, 1992; 59 FR
12427, Mar. 16, 1994]

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