La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § V-1767

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024

Section V-1767 - Reporting Requirements

A. Each owner or operator managing hazardous waste in a tank, surface impoundment, or container exempted from using air emission controls under the provisions of LAC 33:V.1751.C shall report to the Office of Environmental Compliance each occurrence when hazardous waste is placed in the waste management unit in noncompliance with the conditions specified in LAC 33:V.1751.C.1 or 2, as applicable. Examples of such occurrences include placing in the waste management unit a hazardous waste having an average VO concentration equal to or greater than 500 ppmw at the point of waste origination or placing in the waste management unit a treated hazardous waste of which the organic content has been reduced by an organic destruction or removal process that fails to achieve the applicable conditions specified in LAC 33:V.1751.C.2.a-f. The owner or operator shall submit a written report within 15 calendar days of the time that the owner or operator becomes aware of the occurrence. The written report shall contain the EPA identification number, facility name and address, a description of the noncompliance event and the cause, the dates of the noncompliance, and the actions taken to correct the noncompliance and prevent recurrence of the noncompliance. The report shall be signed and dated by an authorized representative of the owner or operator.

B. Each owner or operator using air emission controls on a tank in accordance with the requirements LAC 33:V.1755.C shall report to the Office of Environmental Compliance each occurrence when hazardous waste is managed in the tank in noncompliance with the conditions specified in LAC 33:V.1755.B. The owner or operator shall submit a written report within 15 calendar days of the time that the owner or operator becomes aware of the occurrence. The written report shall contain the EPA identification number, facility name and address, a description of the noncompliance event and the cause, the dates of the noncompliance, and the actions taken to correct the noncompliance and prevent recurrence of the noncompliance. The report shall be signed and dated by an authorized representative of the owner or operator.

C. Each owner or operator using a control device in accordance with the requirements of LAC 33:V.1761 shall submit a semiannual written report to the Office of Environmental Compliance, except as provided for in Subsection D of this Section. The report shall describe each occurrence during the previous six-month period when either:

1. a control device is operated continuously for 24 hours or longer in noncompliance with the applicable operating values defined in LAC 33:V.1713.C.4; or

2. a flare is operated with visible emissions for five minutes or longer in a two-hour period, as defined in LAC 33:V.1709.D. The written report shall include the EPA identification number, facility name and address, an explanation why the control device could not be returned to compliance within 24 hours, and actions taken to correct the noncompliance. The report shall be signed and dated by an authorized representative of the owner or operator.

D. A report to the administrative authority in accordance with the requirements of Subsection C of this Section is not required for a six-month period during which all control devices subject to this Chapter are operated by the owner or operator such that:

1. during no period of 24 hours or longer did a control device operate continuously in noncompliance with the applicable operating values defined in LAC 33:V.1713.C.4; and

2. no flare was operated with visible emissions for five minutes or longer in a two-hour period, as defined in LAC 33:V.1709.D.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § V-1767

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Waste Services, Hazardous Waste Division, LR 24:1720 (September 1998), amended LR 25:442 (March 1999), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 26:2474 (November 2000), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 33:2106 (October 2007).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2180 et seq.