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Title 17 - Public HealthDivision 3 - Air ResourcesChapter 1 - Air Resources BoardSubchapter 10 - Climate ChangeArticle 2 - Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting
Subarticle 2 - Requirements for the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Specific Types of Facilities, Suppliers, and Entities
Section 95118 - Nitric Acid Production

Cal. Code Regs. tit. 17 § 95118

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Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 25, June 21, 2024
Section 95118 - Nitric Acid Production

The operator of a facility who is required to report under section 95101 of this article, and who is not eligible for abbreviated reporting under section 95103(a), must comply with Subpart V of 40 CFR Part 98 (§§ 98.220 to 98.228) in reporting stationary combustion and process emissions and related data from nitric acid production to ARB, except as otherwise provided in this section.

(a) CO2from Fossil Fuel Combustion. When calculating CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion at a stationary combustion unit under 40 CFR § 98.222(b), the operator must use a method in 40 CFR § 98.33(a)(1) to § 98.33(a)(4) as specified by fuel type in section 95115 of this article.
(b)Monitoring, Data and Records. For each emissions calculation method chosen under section 95118(a), the operator must meet the applicable requirements for monitoring, missing data procedures, data reporting, and records retention that are specified 40 CFR § 98.34 to § 98.37, except as modified in sections 95115, 95118(c)-(d), and 95129 of this article.
(c)Missing Data Substitution Procedures. The operator must comply with 40 CFR § 98.225 when substituting for missing data, except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (1)-(3) below.
(1) To substitute for missing data for emissions reported under section 95115 of this article (stationary combustion units and units using continuous emissions monitoring systems), the operator must follow the requirements of section 95129 of this article.
(2) For each missing value of nitric acid production used to calculate emissions pursuant to 40 CFR § 98.223, the operator must substitute the missing data values according to the procedures in paragraphs (A)-(B) below.
(A) If the analytical data capture rate is at least 80 percent for the data year, the operator must substitute for each missing value according to 40 CFR § 98.225(a) and the number of days per month.
(B) If the analytical data capture rate is less than 80 percent for the data year, the operator must substitute for each missing value with the maximum capacity of the system and the number of days per month.
(3) The operator must document and keep records of the procedures used for estimating missing data pursuant to the recordkeeping requirements of section 95105.
(d)Additional Product Data. The operator of a nitric acid manufacturing facility must report the annual production of nitric acid (HNO3) and calcium ammonium nitrate solution (short tons). Reporting the annual production of calcium ammonium nitrate solution is no longer required beginning in 2019 for reporting of 2018 data.
(e)Site-Specific Emission Factor and Production Data. The operator of a nitric acid manufacturing facility that determines N2O process emissions per the requirements 40 CFR § 98.223(a)(1) that is subject to a compliance obligation under the Cap-and-Trade Regulation, must conduct performance tests for each nitric acid train as specified in 40 CFR § 98.223(b)(1) at least twice per calendar year, with at least four months between testing events. The results of each testing event for each nitric acid train shall be arithmetically averaged (non-weighted) to compute an annual average site-specific N2O emission factor for each nitric acid train, and applied to equation V-1 of 40 CFR § 98.223(c) to compute annual N2O process emissions. The operator of a nitric acid manufacturing facility that determines N2O process emissions per the requirements 40 CFR § 98.223(a)(1), but is not subject to a compliance obligation under the Cap-and-Trade Regulation, must conduct performance tests for each nitric acid train as specified in 40 CFR § 98.223(b)(1) at least once per calendar year.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 17, § 95118

1. New section filed 12-14-2011; operative 1-1-2012 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2011, No. 50).
2. Amendment of subsections (a), (c) and (c)(2) filed 12-31-2013; operative 1-1-2014 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2014, No. 1).
3. Amendment of subsection (d) and new subsection (e) filed 9-1-2017; operative 1-1-2018 (Register 2017, No. 35).
4. Amendment of subsection (e) filed 3-29-2019; operative 4-1-2019 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2019, No. 13).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 38510, 38530, 39600, 39601, 39607, 39607.4 and 41511, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 38530, 39600 and 41511, Health and Safety Code.

1. New section filed 12-14-2011; operative 1-1-2012 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2011, No. 50).
2. Amendment of subsections (a), (c) and (c)(2) filed 12-31-2013; operative 1-1-2014 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3)(Register 2014, No. 1).
3. Amendment of subsection (d) and new subsection (e) filed 9-1-2017; operative 1/1/2018 (Register 2017, No. 35).
4. Amendment of subsection (e) filed 3-29-2019; operative 4/1/2019 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2019, No. 13).