Section 11-60.1-37 - Process industries(a) No person shall cause or permit the emission of particulate matter in any one hour from any stack or stacks, except for incinerators and biomass fuel burning boilers, in excess of the amount determined by the equation E = 4.10 p0.67, where E = rate of emission in pounds per hour and p = process weight rate in tons per hour, except that no rate of emissions shall exceed forty pounds per hour regardless of the process weight rate.(b) Rate of emissions shall be determined by evaluating particulate matter emissions pursuant to 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A-3, Method 5 or other EPA approved methods.(c) Process weight per hour is the total weight of all materials introduced into any specific process that may cause any emission of particulate matter through any stack or stacks. Solid fuels charged shall be considered as part of the process weight, but liquid and gaseous fuels and combustion air shall not. For a cyclical or batch operation, the process weight per hour shall be derived by dividing the total process weight by the number of hours in one complete operation from the beginning of any given process to the completion thereof, including any time during which the equipment is idle. For a continuous operation, the process weight per hour shall be derived for a typical period of time by the number of hours of the period.(d) Where the nature of any process or operation or the design of any equipment is such as to permit more than one interpretation, the interpretation that results in the minimum value for the allowable emission shall apply.(e) For purposes of this section, a process is any method, reaction, or operation whereby materials introduced into the process undergo physical or chemical change. A specific process is one which includes all of the equipment and facilities necessary for the completion of the transformation of the materials to produce a physical or chemical change. There may be several specific processes in series necessary to the manufacture of a product. However, where there are parallel series of specific processes, the similar parallel specific processes shall be considered as a single specific process.Haw. Code R. § 11-60.1-37
[Eff 11/26/93; comp 10/26/98; comp 9/15/01; comp 11/14/03; comp 1/13/12; comp JUN 30 2014] (Auth: HRS §§ 342B-3, 342B-12; 42 U.S.C. §§7407, 7416 ) (Imp: HRS §§ 342B-3, 342B-12; 42 U.S.C. §§7407, 7416 )Historical note: § 11-60.1-37 is based substantially upon § 11-60-8. [Eff 11/29/82; am, ren § 11-60-8 and comp 4/14/86; comp 6/29/92; R 11/26/93]