N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-A 4609.06

Current through Register No. 25, June 20, 2024

Section Env-A 4609.06 - Initial Certification and Recertification Requirements

(a) Except as provided in (b) through (d) or (g), below, the owner or operator of a CO₂ budget unit shall comply with the initial certification and recertification procedures specified in Env-A 4609.06 and 40 CFR 75.20 for:

(1) A continuous emissions monitoring system (CEMS), including the automated data acquisition and handling system;

(2) A monitoring system excepted under appendix D of 40 CFR part 75 and Env-A 4609; and

(3) Any monitoring system installed in order to meet the requirements of Env-A 4609 in a location where no such monitoring system was previously installed.

(b) The owner or operator of a unit that qualifies to use the low mass emissions excepted monitoring methodology in 40 CFR 75.19 shall comply with the procedures in Env-A 4609.13.

(c) The owner or operator of a unit that qualifies to use an alternative monitoring system under Subpart E of 40 CFR part 75 shall comply with the procedures in Env-A 4609.14.

(d) The owner or operator of a CO₂ budget unit shall be exempt from initial certification requirements for a monitoring system required under Env-A 4609.02 if the monitoring system:

(1) Previously was certified in accordance with 40 CFR part 75; and

(2) Meets all applicable quality assurance and quality control requirements of:

a.40 CFR 75.21; and

b.Either appendix B or appendix D of 40 CFR part 75.

(e) Except as provided in (g), below, the owner or operator of a CO₂ budget unit shall recertify in accordance with 40 CFR 75.20(b) for:

(1) A monitoring system that is exempt from initial certification requirements under (b)-(d), above;

(2) Any replacement, modification, or change in a certified continuous emissions monitoring system required under Env-A 4609.02 that the Administrator or the department determines, in accordance with 40 CFR Part 75, significantly affects the ability of the system to accurately measure or record CO₂ mass emissions or to meet the quality-assurance and quality-control requirements of 40 CFR 75.21 or appendix B to 40 CFR part 75; and

(3) In the case of a monitoring system using stack measurements such as stack flow, stack moisture content, CO₂ monitors, or O monitors, any replacement, modification, or change to the flue gas handling system or the unit's operation that the Administrator or the department determines, in accordance with 40 CFR Part 75, significantly changes the flow or concentration profile.

(f) Changes which require recertification shall include, but not be limited to, replacing the analyzer, changing the location or orientation of the sampling probe or site, or changing the flow rate monitor polynomial coefficients.

(g) If the Administrator has previously approved a petition under 40 CFR 75.72(b)(2)(ii), or 40 CFR 75.16 (b)(2)(ii)(B) as pursuant to 40 CFR 75.13, for apportioning the CO₂ emissions rate measured in a common stack, or a petition under 40 CFR 75.66 for an alternative requirement in 40 CFR Part 75, the CO₂ AAR shall submit the petition to the department under Env-A 4609.17 to determine whether the approval applies under Env-A 4600.

N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-A 4609.06

#9283, INTERIM, eff 10-1-08, EXPIRED: 3-30-09

New. #9444, eff 4-3-09; ss by #10468, eff 1-1-14

Amended by Volume XL Number 2, Filed January 9, 2020, Proposed by #12967, Effective 1/1/2020, Expires 1/1/2030.