La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § V-4549

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

Section V-4549 - Applicability

A. The regulations in this Subchapter apply to owners and operators of facilities that treat, store, or dispose of hazardous wastes (except as provided in LAC 33:V.4301).

B. Except for LAC 33:V.1711.D and E, as referenced in LAC 33:V.4557, this Subchapter applies to process vents associated with distillation, fractionation, thin-film evaporation, solvent extraction, or air or steam stripping operations that manage hazardous wastes with organic concentrations of at least 10 ppmw, if these operations are conducted in one of the following:

1. a unit that is subject to the permitting requirements of LAC 33:V.Chapters 3, 5, 7, 27, 31, and 43;

2. a unit (including a hazardous waste recycling unit) that is not exempt from permitting under LAC 33:V.1015 (i.e., a hazardous waste recycling unit that is not a 90-day tank or container) and that is located at a hazardous waste management facility otherwise subject to the permitting requirements of LAC 33:V.Chapters 3, 5, 7, 27, 31, and 43; or

[NOTE: The requirements of LAC 33:V.4553-4559 apply to process vents on hazardous waste recycling units previously exempt under LAC 33:V.4115.A. Other exemptions under LAC 33:V.105.D and 4307 are not affected by these requirements.]

C. The requirements of this Subchapter do not apply to the process vents at a facility where the facility owner or operator certifies that all of the process vents that would otherwise be subject to this Subchapter are equipped with and operating air emission controls in accordance with the process vent requirements of an applicable Clean Air Act regulation codified under 40 CFR Part 60, Part 61, or Part 63. The documentation of compliance under regulations at 40 CFR Part 60, Part 61, or Part 63 shall be kept with, or made readily available with, the facility operating record.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § V-4549

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Solid and Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Waste Division, LR 17:658 (July 1991), amended LR 18:723 (July 1992), LR 20:1000 (September 1994), amended by the Office of Waste Services, Hazardous Waste Division, LR 24:1745 (September 1998), LR 25:486 (March 1999), Amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs and Criminal Investigations Division, LR 46948 (7/1/2020).

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