Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 127.448 - Emissions trading at facilities with Federally enforceable emissions cap(a) The owner or operator of a facility with a Federally enforceable emissions cap may trade increases and decreases in emissions between sources with Federally enforceable emissions caps at the permitted facility, when the applicable SIP and this article provide for the emissions trades without requiring a permit revision and when the owner or operator of the facility provides 7 days written notice to the Department prior to the proposed change. This subsection is applicable when the permit does not already provide for the emissions trading.(b) The written notification required by subsection (a) shall include information required by the SIP and this article authorizing the emissions trade, including at a minimum, when the proposed change will occur, a description of each change, changes in emissions that will occur as a result of the change from any source within the facility, the permit requirements with which the source will comply using the emissions trading provisions of the applicable implementation plan and this article and the air contaminants emitted subject to the emissions trade. The notice shall also refer to the provisions with which the source will comply in the applicable implementation plan and this article that provide for the emissions trade. (c) Unless precluded by the Clean Air Act or the regulations thereunder, the permit shield described in § 127.516 (relating to permit shield) extends to a change made under this section. Compliance with the permit requirements that the source will meet using the emissions trade shall be determined according to requirements of the SIP and this article authorizing the emissions trade.(d) If a permit applicant requests it, the Department may issue permits that contain terms and conditions allowing for the trading of emissions increases and decreases in the permitted facility solely for the purpose of complying with Federally-enforceable emissions caps that are established in the permit independent of otherwise applicable requirements. The permit applicant shall include in its application proposed replicable procedures and permit terms that ensure the emissions trades are quantifiable and enforceable. The Department will not include in the emissions trading provisions sources for which emissions are not quantifiable or for which there are no replicable procedures to enforce the emissions trades. The permit shall also require compliance with applicable requirements. (1) The facility shall provide 7 days written notice to the Department of the proposed trade.(2) In addition to the information contained in subsection (b), the notice shall also state how the increases and decreases in emissions will comply with the terms and conditions of the permit. This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 127.3 (relating to operational flexibility); and 25 Pa. Code § 127.503 (relating to application information).