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CFR /  Title 40  /  Part 63  /  Sec. 63.1321 Batch process vents provisions.

(a) Batch process vents. Except as specified in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this section, owners and operators of new and existing affected sources with batch process vents shall comply with the requirements in Sec. Sec. 63.1322 through 63.1327. The batch process vent group status shall be determined in accordance with Sec. 63.1323. Owners or operators of batch process vents classified as Group 1 shall comply with the reference control technology requirements for Group 1 batch process vents in Sec. 63.1322, the monitoring requirements in Sec. 63.1324, the performance test methods and procedures to determine compliance in Sec. 63.1325, the recordkeeping requirements in Sec. 63.1326, and the reporting requirements in Sec. 63.1327. Owners or operators of all Group 2 batch process vents shall comply with the applicable reference control technology requirements in Sec. 63.1322, the applicable recordkeeping requirements in Sec. 63.1326, and the applicable reporting requirements in Sec. 63.1327.

(b) New SAN batch affected sources. Owners and operators of new SAN affected sources using a batch process shall comply with the requirements of Sec. 63.1322 through Sec. 63.1327 for batch process vents and aggregate batch vent streams except as specified in paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(2) of this section. For continuous process vents, owners and operators shall comply with the requirements of Sec. 63.1322 through Sec. 63.1327 except as specified in paragraph (b)(3) of this section.

(1) For batch process vents, the determination of group status (i.e., Group 1/Group 2) under Sec. 63.1323 is not required.

(2) For batch process vents and aggregate batch vent streams, the control requirements for individual batch process vents or aggregate batch vent streams (e.g., 90 percent emission reduction) as specified in Sec. 63.1322(a)(1), (a)(2), (b)(1), and (b)(2) shall not apply.

(3) Continuous process vents using a control or recovery device to comply with Sec. 63.1322(a)(3) are subject to the applicable requirements in Sec. 63.1315(a), as appropriate, except as specified in paragraphs (b)(3)(i) and (b)(3)(ii) of this section.

(i) Said continuous process vents are not subject to the group determination procedures of Sec. 63.115 for the purposes of this subpart.

(ii) Said continuous process vents are not subject to the reference control technology provisions of Sec. 63.113 for the purposes of this subpart.

(c) Aggregate batch vent streams. Aggregate batch vent streams, as defined in Sec. 63.1312, are subject to the control requirements specified in Sec. 63.1322(b), as well as the monitoring, testing, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements specified in Sec. Sec. 63.1324 through 63.1327 for aggregate batch vent streams.

(d) Owners and operators of affected sources producing ASA/AMSAN shall comply with the provisions of Sec. 63.1315(e).[61 FR 48229, Sept. 12, 1996, as amended at 64 FR 11549, Mar. 9, 1999; 65 FR 38112, June 19, 2000]