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CFR /  Title 40  /  Part 63  /  Sec. 63.1210 What are the notification requirements?

(a) Summary of requirements. (1) You must submit the following notifications to the Administrator: ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Reference Notification------------------------------------------------------------------------63.9(b).............................. Initial notifications that you

are subject to Subpart EEE of

this Part.63.9(d).............................. Notification that you are subject

to special compliance

requirements.63.9(j).............................. Notification and documentation of

any change in information

already provided under Sec.

63.9.63.1206(b)(5)(i)..................... Notification of changes in

design, operation, or

maintenance.63.1206(c)(8)(iv).................... Notification of excessive bag

leak detection system

exceedances.63.1206(c)(9)(v)..................... Notification of excessive

particulate matter detection

system exceedances.63.1207(e), 63.9(e) 63.9(g)(1) and Notification of performance test

(3). and continuous monitoring system

evaluation, including the

performance test plan and CMS

performance evaluation plan.\1\63.1210(b)........................... Notification of intent to comply.63.1210(d), 63.1207(j), 63.1207(k), Notification of compliance,

63.1207(l), 63.9(h), 63.10(d)(2), including results of performance

63.10(e)(2). tests and continuous monitoring

system performance evaluations.------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ You may also be required on a case-by-case basis to submit a

feedstream analysis plan under Sec. 63.1209(c)(3).

(2) You must submit the following notifications to the Administrator if you request or elect to comply with alternative requirements: ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Notification, request, petition,

Reference or application------------------------------------------------------------------------63.9(i).............................. You may request an adjustment to

time periods or postmark

deadlines for submittal and

review of required information.63.10(e)(3)(ii)...................... You may request to reduce the

frequency of excess emissions

and CMS performance reports.63.10(f)............................. You may request to waive

recordkeeping or reporting

requirements.63.1204(d)(2)(iii), Notification that you elect to

63.1220(d)(2)(iii). comply with the emission

averaging requirements for

cement kilns with in-line raw

mills.63.1204(e)(2)(iii), Notification that you elect to

63.1220(e)(2)(iii). comply with the emission

averaging requirements for

preheater or preheater/

precalciner kilns with dual

stacks.63.1206(b)(4), 63.1213, 63.6(i), You may request an extension of

63.9(c). the compliance date for up to

one year.63.1206(b)(5)(i)(C).................. You may request to burn hazardous

waste for more than 720 hours

and for purposes other than

testing or pretesting after

making a change in the design or

operation that could affect

compliance with emission

standards and prior to

submitting a revised

Notification of Compliance.63.1206(b)(8)(iii)(B)................ If you elect to conduct

particulate matter CEMS

correlation testing and wish to

have federal particulate matter

and opacity standards and

associated operating limits

waived during the testing, you

must notify the Administrator by

submitting the correlation test

plan for review and approval.63.1206(b)(8)(v)..................... You may request approval to have

the particulate matter and

opacity standards and associated

operating limits and conditions

waived for more than 96 hours

for a correlation test.63.1206(b)(9)........................ Owners and operators of

lightweight aggregate kilns may

request approval of alternative

emission standards for mercury,

semivolatile metal, low volatile

metal, and hydrogen chloride/

chlorine gas under certain

conditions.63.1206(b)(10)....................... Owners and operators of cement

kilns may request approval of

alternative emission standards

for mercury, semivolatile metal,

low volatile metal, and hydrogen

chloride/chlorine gas under

certain conditions.63.1206(b)(14)....................... Owners and operators of

incinerators may elect to comply

with an alternative to the

particulate matter standard.63.1206(b)(15)....................... Owners and operators of cement

and lightweight aggregate kilns

may request to comply with the

alternative to the interim

standards for mercury.63.1206(c)(2)(ii)(C)................. You may request to make changes

to the startup, shutdown, and

malfunction plan.63.1206(c)(5)(i)(C).................. You may request an alternative

means of control to provide

control of combustion system

leaks.63.1206(c)(5)(i)(D).................. You may request other techniques

to prevent fugitive emissions

without use of instantaneous

pressure limits.63.1207(c)(2)........................ You may request to base initial

compliance on data in lieu of a

comprehensive performance test.63.1207(d)(3)........................ You may request more than 60 days

to complete a performance test

if additional time is needed for

reasons beyond your control.63.1207(e)(3), 63.7(h)............... You may request a time extension

if the Administrator fails to

approve or deny your test plan.63.1207(h)(2)........................ You may request to waive current

operating parameter limits

during pretesting for more than

720 hours.63.1207(f)(1)(ii)(D)................. You may request a reduced

hazardous waste feedstream

analysis for organic hazardous

air pollutants if the reduced

analysis continues to be

representative of organic

hazardous air pollutants in your

hazardous waste feedstreams.63.1207(g)(2)(v)..................... You may request to operate under

a wider operating range for a

parameter during confirmatory

performance testing.63.1207(i)........................... You may request up to a one-year

time extension for conducting a

performance test (other than the

initial comprehensive

performance test) to consolidate

testing with other state or

federally-required testing.63.1207(j)(4)........................ You may request more than 90 days

to submit a Notification of

Compliance after completing a

performance test if additional

time is needed for reasons

beyond your control.63.1207(l)(3)........................ After failure of a performance

test, you may request to burn

hazardous waste for more than

720 hours and for purposes other

than testing or pretesting.63.1209(a)(5), 63.8(f)............... You may request: (1) Approval of

alternative monitoring methods

for compliance with standards

that are monitored with a CEMS;

and (2) approval to use a CEMS

in lieu of operating parameter

limits.63.1209(g)(1)........................ You may request approval of: (1)

Alternatives to operating

parameter monitoring

requirements, except for

standards that you must monitor

with a continuous emission

monitoring system (CEMS) and

except for requests to use a

CEMS in lieu of operating

parameter limits; or (2) a

waiver of an operating parameter

limit.63.1209(l)(1)........................ You may request to extrapolate

mercury feedrate limits.63.1209(n)(2)........................ You may request to extrapolate

semivolatile and low volatile

metal feedrate limits.63.1211(d)........................... You may request to use data

compression techniques to record

data on a less frequent basis

than required by Sec. 63.1209.------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) Notification of intent to comply (NIC). These procedures apply to sources that have not previously complied with the requirements of paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, and to sources that previously complied with the NIC requirements of Sec. Sec. 63.1210 and 63.1212(a), which were in effect prior to October 11, 2000, that must make a technology change requiring a Class 1 permit modification to meet the standards of Sec. Sec. 63.1219, 63.1220, and 63.1221.

(1) You must prepare a Notification of Intent to Comply that includes all of the following information:

(i) General information:

(A) The name and address of the owner/operator and the source;

(B) Whether the source is a major or an area source;

(C) Waste minimization and emission control technique(s) being considered;

(D) Emission monitoring technique(s) you are considering;

(E) Waste minimization and emission control technique(s) effectiveness;

(F) A description of the evaluation criteria used or to be used to select waste minimization and/or emission control technique(s); and

(G) A general description of how you intend to comply with the emission standards of this subpart.

(ii) As applicable to each source, information on key activities and estimated dates for these activities that will bring the source into compliance with emission control requirements of this subpart. You must include all of the following key activities and dates in your NIC:

(A) The dates by which you anticipate you will develop engineering designs for emission control systems or process changes for emissions;

(B) The date by which you anticipate you will commit internal or external resources for installing emission control systems or making process changes for emission control, or the date by which you will issue orders for the purchase of component parts to accomplish emission control or process changes.

(C) The date by which you anticipate you will submit construction applications;

(D) The date by which you anticipate you will initiate on-site construction, installation of emission control equipment, or process change;

(E) The date by which you anticipate you will complete on-site construction, installation of emission control equipment, or process change; and

(F) The date by which you anticipate you will achieve final compliance. The individual dates and milestones listed in paragraphs (b)(1)(ii)(A) through (F) of this section as part of the NIC are not requirements and therefore are not enforceable deadlines; the requirements of paragraphs (b)(1)(ii)(A) through (F) of this section must be included as part of the NIC only to inform the public of how you intend to comply with the emission standards of this subpart.

(iii) A summary of the public meeting required under paragraph (c) of this section;

(iv) If you intend to cease burning hazardous waste prior to or on the compliance date, the requirements of paragraphs (b)(1)(ii) and (b)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply. You must include in your NIC a schedule of key dates for the steps to be taken to stop hazardous waste activity at your combustion unit. Key dates include the date for submittal of RCRA closure documents required under subpart G, part 264 or subpart G, part 265 of this chapter.

(2) You must make a draft of the NIC available for public review no later than 30 days prior to the public meeting required under paragraph (c)(1) of this section or no later than 9 months after the effective date of the rule if you intend to cease burning hazardous waste prior to or on the compliance date.

(3) You must submit the final NIC to the Administrator:

(i) Existing units. No later than one year following the effective date of the emission standards of this subpart; or

(ii) New units. No later than 60 days following the informal public meeting.

(c) NIC public meeting and notice. (1) Prior to the submission of the NIC to the permitting agency and:

(1) Prior to the submission of the NIC to the permitting agency and:

(i) Existing units. No later than 10 months after the effective date of the emission standards of this subpart, you must hold at least one informal meeting with the public to discuss the anticipated activities described in the draft NIC for achieving compliance with the emission standards of this subpart. You must post a sign-in sheet or otherwise provide a voluntary opportunity for attendees to provide their names and addresses.

(ii) New units. No earlier than thirty (30) days following notice of the informal public meeting, you must hold at least one informal meeting with the public to discuss the anticipated activities described in the draft NIC for achieving compliance with the emission standards of this subpart. You must post a sign-in sheet or otherwise provide a voluntary opportunity for attendees to provide their names and addresses.

(2) You must submit a summary of the meeting, along with the list of attendees and their addresses developed under paragraph (b)(1) of this section, and copies of any written comments or materials submitted at the meeting, to the Administrator as part of the final NIC, in accordance with paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section;

(3) You must provide public notice of the NIC meeting at least 30 days prior to the meeting and you must maintain, and provide to the Administrator upon request, documentation of the notice. You must provide public notice in all of the following forms:

(i) Newspaper advertisement. You must publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or equivalent jurisdiction of your facility. In addition, you must publish the notice in newspapers of general circulation in adjacent counties or equivalent jurisdiction where such publication would be necessary to inform the affected public. You must publish the notice as a display advertisement.

(ii) Visible and accessible sign. You must post a notice on a clearly marked sign at or near the source. If you place the sign on the site of the hazardous waste combustor, the sign must be large enough to be readable from the nearest spot where the public would pass by the site.

(iii) Broadcast media announcement. You must broadcast a notice at least once on at least one local radio station or television station.

(iv) Notice to the facility mailing list. You must provide a copy of the notice to the facility mailing list in accordance with Sec. 124.10(c)(1)(ix) of this chapter.

(4) You must include all of the following in the notices required under paragraph (c)(3) of this section:

(i) The date, time, and location of the meeting;

(ii) A brief description of the purpose of the meeting;

(iii) A brief description of the source and proposed operations, including the address or a map (e.g., a sketched or copied street map) of the source location;

(iv) A statement encouraging people to contact the source at least 72 hours before the meeting if they need special access to participate in the meeting;

(v) A statement describing how the draft NIC (and final NIC, if requested) can be obtained; and

(vi) The name, address, and telephone number of a contact person for the NIC.

(5) The requirements of this paragraph do not apply to sources that intend to cease burning hazardous waste prior to or on the compliance date.

(d) Notification of compliance. (1) The Notification of Compliance status requirements of Sec. 63.9(h) apply, except that:

(1) The Notification of Compliance status requirements of Sec. 63.9(h) apply, except that:

(i) The notification is a Notification of Compliance, rather than compliance status;

(ii) The notification is required for the initial comprehensive performance test and each subsequent comprehensive and confirmatory performance test; and

(iii) You must postmark the notification before the close of business on the 90th day following completion of relevant compliance demonstration activity specified in this subpart rather than the 60th day as required by Sec. 63.9(h)(2)(ii).

(2) Upon postmark of the Notification of Compliance, the operating parameter limits identified in the Notification of Compliance, as applicable, shall be complied with, the limits identified in the Documentation of Compliance or a previous Notification of Compliance are no longer applicable.

(3) The Notification of Compliance requirements of Sec. 63.1207(j) also apply.[64 FR 53038, Sept. 30, 1999, as amended at 64 FR 63211, Nov. 19, 1999; 65 FR 42301, July 10, 2000; 66 FR 24272, May 14, 2001; 67 FR 6992, Feb. 14, 2002; 70 FR 59552, Oct. 12, 2005; 73 FR 18982, Apr. 8, 2008; 73 FR 64097, Oct. 28, 2008]