No. 27757: R307-201. Emission Standards: General Emission Standards

DAR File No.: 27757
Filed: 07/12/2005, 10:18
Received by: NL

RULE ANALYSIS

Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

The purpose of this amendment is to clarify language of Rule R307-201 in response to public comments.

 

Summary of the rule or change:

In response to public comment, the Board added language to clarify that locomotives are exempt from state emissions limits because locomotive emission rates are set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In addition, the Board revised Subsection R307-201-3(7) to return this subsection to the language found in the current rule. (DAR NOTE: This change in proposed rule has been filed to make additional changes to a proposed amendment that was published in the April 1, 2005, issue of the Utah State Bulletin, on page 9. Underlining in the rule below indicates text that has been added since the publication of the proposed rule mentioned above; strike-out indicates text that has been deleted. You must view the change in proposed rule and the proposed amendment together to understand all of the changes that will be enforceable should the agency make this rule effective.)

 

State statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

Sections 19-2-101 and 19-2-104

 

Anticipated cost or savings to:

the state budget:

Although provisions of Rule R307-201 have been clarified, no additional requirements were added. Therefore, no changes in costs are expected to the state budget because of the clarifications.

 

local governments:

Although provisions of Rule R307-201 have been clarified, no additional requirements were added. Therefore, no changes in costs are expected to sources owned by local governments because of the clarifications.

 

other persons:

Although provisions of Rule R307-201 have been clarified, no additional requirements were added. Therefore, no changes in costs are expected to other persons because of the clarifications.

 

Compliance costs for affected persons:

Although provisions of Rule R307-201 have been clarified, no additional requirements were added. Therefore, no changes in costs are expected to affected persons because of the clarifications.

 

Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:

In response to public comments, provisions of Rule R307-201 have been clarified, but the clarifications are not expected to have a fiscal impact on businesses. Dianne R. Nielson, Executive Director

 

The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Division of Administrative Rules, or at:

Environmental Quality
Air Quality
150 N 1950 W
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116-3085

 

Direct questions regarding this rule to:

Mat E. Carlile at the above address, by phone at 801-536-4136, by FAX at 801-536-0085, or by Internet E-mail at [e-mail]

 

Interested persons may present their views on this rule by submitting written comments to the address above no later than 5:00 p.m. on:

09/01/2005

 

This rule may become effective on:

09/02/2005

 

Authorized by:

M. Cheryl Heying, Planning Branch Manager

 

 

RULE TEXT

R307. Environmental Quality, Air Quality.

R307-201. Emission Standards: General Emission Standards.

R307-201-1. Purpose.

R307-201 establishes emission standards for all areas of the state except for sources listed in section IX, Part H of the state implementation plan or located in a PM10 nonattainment or maintenance area.

 

R307-201-2. Applicability.

R307-201 applies statewide to any sources of emissions except for sources listed in section IX, Part H of the state implementation plan or located in a PM10 nonattainment or maintenance area.

 

R307-201-3. Visible Emissions Standards.

(1) Visible emissions from installations constructed on or before April 25, 1971, except diesel engines, shall be of a shade or density no darker than 40% opacity, except as otherwise provided in these rules.

(2) Visible emissions from installations constructed after April 25, 1971, except diesel engines shall be of a shade or density no darker than 20% opacity, except as otherwise provided in these rules.

(3) Visible emissions for all incinerators, no matter when constructed, shall be of shade or density no darker than 20% opacity.

(4) No owner or operator of a gasoline powered engine or vehicle shall allow, cause or permit visible emissions.

(5) Emissions from diesel engines, except locomotives, manufactured after January 1, 1973, shall be of a shade or density no darker than 20% opacity, except for starting motion no farther than 100 yards or for stationary operation not exceeding three minutes in any hour.

(6) Emissions from diesel engines manufactured before January 1, 1973, shall be of a shade or density no darker than 40% opacity, except for starting motion no farther than 100 yards or for stationary operation not exceeding three minutes in any hour.

(7) Visible emissions exceeding the opacity standards for short time periods as the result of initial warm-up, soot blowing, cleaning of grates, building of boiler fires, cooling, etc., caused by start-up or shutdown of a facility, installation or operation, or unavoidable combustion irregularities [that]which do not exceed three minutes in length (unavoidable combustion irregularities which exceed three minutes in length must be handled in accordance with R307-107), shall not be deemed in violation provided that the executive secretary finds that adequate control technology has been applied. [Unavoidable combustion irregularities that exceed three minutes in length must be addressed in accordance with R307-107. ]The owner or operator shall minimize visible and non-visible emissions during start-up or shutdown of a facility, installation, or operation through the use of adequate control technology and proper procedures.

(8) Compliance Method. Emissions shall be brought into compliance with these requirements by reduction of the total weight of contaminants discharged per unit of time rather than by dilution of emissions with clean air.

(9) Opacity Observation. Opacity observations of emissions from stationary sources shall be conducted in accordance with EPA Method 9. Opacity observers of mobile sources and intermittent sources shall use procedures similar to Method 9, but the requirement for observations to be made at 15 second intervals over a 6-minute period shall not apply.

 

R307-201-4. Automobile Emission Control Devices.

Any person owning or operating any motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine registered or principally operated in the State of Utah on which is installed or incorporated a system or device for the control of crankcase emissions or exhaust emissions in compliance with the Federal motor vehicle rules, shall maintain the system or device in operable condition and shall use it at all times that the motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine is operated. No person shall remove or make inoperable the system or device or any part thereof, except for the purpose of installing another system or device, or part thereof, which is equally or more effective in reducing emissions from the vehicle to the atmosphere.

 

KEY: air pollution, PM10

2005

Notice of Continuation June 11, 2003

19-2-101

19-2-104