N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-A 808.06

Current through Register No. 25, June 20, 2024
Section Env-A 808.06 - Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plan Requirements
(a) The owner or operator of a source required by this chapter to install, operate, and maintain an opacity or gaseous CEM system shall prepare, submit, and maintain a quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) plan as specified in (b) through (e), below.
(b) The QA/QC plan shall contain written procedures for implementation of a QA/QC program that meets the criteria specified in 40 CFR 60, Appendix F, Procedure 1, section 3 for each gaseous CEM system and 40 CFR 60, Appendix F, Procedure 3 for each opacity CEM system, and shall include the following:
(1) A schedule of, and description of, all maintenance activities that are required by the CEM manufacturer or that might have an effect on the operation of the system, including a summary of the results of any performance specification testing that was performed in accordance with Env-A 808.05(e) or (f);
(2) A description of how the audits and testing required by this part will be performed; and
(3) Examples of the reports that will be used to document the audits and tests required by this part.
(c) The owner or operator shall:
(1) File the QA/QC plan with the department no later than 45 days after conducting the performance specification test of the gaseous or opacity CEM system in accordance with Env-A 808.05(c) or (d);
(2) Review the QA/QC plan and all data generated by its implementation at least once each year;
(3) Revise or update the QA/QC plan, as necessary, based on the results of the annual review;
(4) Make the revised QA/QC plan available for on-site review by the department at any time; and
(5) No later than April 15 of each year, either:
a. Submit to the department the revised QA/QC plan and the reasons for each change, and certify in writing that the owner or operator is implementing the revised QA/QC plan; or
b. Certify in writing that no changes have been made to the plan and that the owner or operator will continue to implement the existing QA/QC plan.
(d) The department shall request the owner or operator to revise the QA/QC plan if the results of emission report reviews, inspections, audits, review of the QA/QC plan, or any other information available to the department shows that the plan does not meet the criteria specified in 40 CFR 60, Appendix F, Procedure 1, section 3, or 40 CFR 60, Appendix F, Procedure 3.
(e) If the department requests a revision to the QA/QC plan pursuant to (d), above, the owner or operator shall submit a revised plan within 45 days of the date of the request.

N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-A 808.06

#7788, eff 10-31-02; ss by #9802, eff 10-31-10; ss by #12762, eff 5-1-19

Amended by Volume XXXIX Number 19, Filed May 9, 2019, Proposed by #12762, Effective 5/1/2019, Expires 5/1/2029.