The owners and operators of a stationary source may apply for a registration permit under this part if the stationary source meets the following criteria:
An application for a registration permit under this part must contain all of the following requirements:
Insignificant activities at the stationary source listed in part 7007.1300, subparts 2 and 3, or conditionally insignificant activities, are not required to be included in the application.
Unless a stationary source is eligible under subpart 3a, the owner or operator of a stationary source issued a permit under this part must comply with items A to J and subparts 6 to 9.
A stationary source in which the only hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions are VOC emissions and that has actual VOC emissions less than five tons per year is not required to maintain records and perform the calculations of HAPs emissions under subitems (1) to (3).
If the actual emissions for the previous calendar year of each pollutant are less than the emission eligibility limits for each pollutant listed in item F, then the owner or operator must comply with items A to H and subparts 6 to 9.
A stationary source in which the only HAP emissions are VOC emissions and that has actual VOC emissions less than five tons per year is not required to maintain records and perform the calculations of HAP emissions under subitems (1) to (3).
The owner or operator of a stationary source may use a calculation worksheet provided by the commissioner for calculating actual emissions under this part or may use the calculation methods under items A to E. The owner or operator must calculate actual emissions for each emissions unit, except that similar emissions units may be aggregated for emission calculation purposes. The owner or operator of a stationary source must use the calculation method in item B instead of the calculation method in item A if the data described in item B are available for the stationary source. The alternative methods described in items C, D, and E may be used by the owner or operator without advance notification to the commissioner. The commissioner must reject data submitted using the methods described in items B to E if the conditions set forth for the method are not fully met. To prevent double counting of emissions, the owners and operators must select one calculation method under this subpart for each emissions unit at the stationary source. Fugitive dust emissions must be included in the calculations under this subpart only if the stationary source is in a category listed in part 7007.0200, subpart 2, item B, subitems (1) to (27).
E = OP x UEF x [1-CE], where
E = Actual Emissions in tons per year
OP = Operating Parameter as required by the Uncontrolled Emission Factor (hours of operation or units produced)
UEF = Uncontrolled Emission Factor (pounds of pollutant per hour of operation or units produced) as defined in part 7005.0100, subpart 10a, for uncontrolled emissions
CE = Control Efficiency (percent expressed as a decimal fraction of 1.00) determined according to part 7011.0070 for listed control equipment.
E = (a - b - c) x (1 - d), where
a = the amount of VOC or each individual gas comprising the pollutant greenhouse gases entering the process or the amount of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, or methane generated, plus any VOC or greenhouse gas that is recycled or reused in the process. A signed statement from the supplier or the material safety data sheet must be submitted stating the maximum amount of VOC or each individual gas comprising the pollutant greenhouse gases in any material that was used in the process. A VOC or greenhouse gas that is recycled or reused means a VOC or greenhouse gas that undergoes reclamation or reuse, as defined in part 7045.0020.
b = the amount of VOC or each individual gas comprising the pollutant greenhouse gases incorporated permanently into the product. This includes VOCs or each individual gas comprising the pollutant greenhouse gases chemically transformed in production. It does not include latent VOC or each individual gas comprising the pollutant greenhouse gases remaining in the product that will at some time be released to the atmosphere. An explanation of this calculation must also be submitted.
c = the amount of VOC or each individual gas comprising the pollutant greenhouse gases, if any, leaving the process as waste, or otherwise not incorporated into the product and not emitted to the air.
d = the control efficiency (percent expressed as a decimal fraction of 1.00) determined according to part 7011.0070.
SO2 = %S/100 x F/2,000 x 2, where
SO2 = Sulfur dioxide emissions from a batch of fuel in tons.
%S = Weight percent sulfur in the fuel being burned.
F = Amount of fuel burned by weight in pounds.
2,000 = Pounds per ton.
2 or 64/32 = Pounds of sulfur dioxide per pound of sulfur in one pound-mole.
The total sulfur dioxide emissions for the year shall be the sum total of the individual batch totals.
The owner or operator must calculate actual emissions for the stationary source using the calculations under subpart 4 and the calculated 12-month rolling sum of actual emissions must be less than or equal to the thresholds listed in Table 3.
TABLE 3
OPTION D EMISSIONS THRESHOLDS
POLLUTANT | THRESHOLD (ton/year) |
HAP | 5 tons/year for a single HAP |
12.5 tons/year total for all HAPs | |
PM | 50 tons/year |
PM-10 | 50 tons/year for an Attainment Area |
25 tons/year for a Nonattainment Area | |
VOC | 50 tons/year |
SO2 | 50 tons/year |
NOx | 50 tons/year |
CO | 50 tons/year |
Pb | 0.5 tons/year |
CO2e | 50,000 tons/year |
An owner or operator operating under this part must:
Minn. R. agency 167, ch. 7007, AIR EMISSION PERMITS, pt. 7007.1130
Statutory Authority: MS s 116.07