Section 3745-256-60 - Closed-vent systems and control devices - equipment leaks(A) Owners and operators of closed-vent systems and control devices subject to rules 3745-256-50 to 3745-256-64 of the Administrative Code shall comply with rule 3745-256-33 of the Administrative Code.(B)(1) The owner or operator of an existing facility who cannot install a closed-vent system and control device to comply with rules 3745-256-50 to 3745-256-64 of the Administrative Code on the effective date that the facility becomes subject to rules 3745-256-50 to 3745-256-64 of the Administrative Code shall prepare an implementation schedule that includes dates by which the closed-vent system and control device will be installed and in operation. The controls shall be installed as soon as possible, but the implementation schedule may allow up to thirty months after the effective date that the facility becomes subject to rules 3745-256-50 to 3745-256-64 of the Administrative Code for installation and startup.(2) Any units that begin operation after December 21, 1990, and are subject to rules 3745-256-50 to 3745-256-64 of the Administrative Code when operation begins, shall comply with the hazardous waste rules immediately (i.e., shall have control devices installed and operating on startup of the affected unit); the thirty-month implementation schedule does not apply.(3) The owner or operator of any facility in existence on the effective date of a statutory or Ohio EPA regulatory amendment that renders the facility subject to rules 3745-256-50 to 3745-256-64 of the Administrative Code shall comply with all requirements of rules 3745-256-50 to 3745-256-64 of the Administrative Code as soon as practicable but no later than thirty months after the amendment's effective date. When control equipment required by rules 3745-256-50 to 3745-256-64 of the Administrative Code cannot be installed and begin operation by the effective date of the amendment, the facility owner or operator shall prepare an implementation schedule that includes specific calendar dates for award of contracts or issuance of purchase orders for the control equipment, initiation of on-site installation of the control equipment, completion of the control equipment installation, and performance of any testing to demonstrate that the installed equipment meets the applicable standards of rules 3745-256-50 to 3745-256-64 of the Administrative Code. The owner or operator shall enter the implementation schedule in the operating record or in a permanent, readily available file located at the facility.(4) Owners and operators of facilities and units that become newly subject to the requirements of rules 3745-256-50 to 3745-256-64 of the Administrative Code after December 8, 1997 due to an action other than those described in paragraph (B)(3) of this rule shall comply with all applicable requirements immediately (i.e., shall have control devices installed and operating on the date the facility or unit becomes subject to rules 3745-256-50 to 3745-256-64 of the Administrative Code; the thirty-month implementation schedule does not apply).Ohio Admin. Code 3745-256-60
Effective: 6/12/2023
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: Exempt
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3734.12
Rule Amplifies: 3734.12