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Greenhouse Gases Permitting. Tasha Burns Air Permits Division Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Environmental Trade Fair 2014. Introduction. Rulemaking Title V & PSD Applicability Transition Implementation. Rulemaking. HB 788. Governor signed - June 14, 2013 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Greenhouse Gases Permitting
Tasha BurnsAir Permits Division
Texas Commission on Environmental QualityEnvironmental Trade Fair 2014
Introduction
Rulemaking
Title V & PSD Applicability
Transition
Implementation
Rulemaking
HB 788
Governor signed - June 14, 2013 Effective immediately
Amended THSC §382.0621
New THSC §382.05102
Process to Gain Authority
TCEQ rulemaking
TCEQ SIP revision submittal
EPA SIP approval
EPA FIP rescission
Parallel Processing
Authority Transition ProcessRule
Proposal
SIP Proposal
Rule Adoption
Oct 23, 2013
March 26, 2014
Feb 18, 2014
SIP Approval
FIP Rescission
TCEQ Permitting
GHGs
30 days
Affected 30 TAC Chapters
39
55
101
106
116
122
Basics
The Pollutant GHGs
GHGs
CO2
CH4
N2O
HFCs
PFCs
SF6
Calculating CO2e
GHG GWP CO2e
4000 tpy CH4
25100,000 tpy
CO2e
Applicability
Title V Applicability
Potential to emit 100 tpy or more GHGs on mass
basis, and
100,000 tpy or more CO2e
Title V Applicability Example
Mass basis (condition 1)
25,000 tpy CO2
5,000 tpy CH4
1,000 tpy N2O
= 31,000 tpy GHGs
Title V Applicability Example
CO2e (condition 2)
(25,000 tpy CO2) x (1 GWP)
(5,000 tpy CH4) x (25 GWP)
(1,000 tpy N2O) x (298 GWP)
=448,000 tpy CO2e
Title V Applicability Example
Does Title V apply?
Mass = 31,000 tpy
100 tpy or more, and
CO2e = 448,000
100,000 tpy or more CO2e
YES!
Title V TimelineEPA Title V Approval
Submit Application
Certify12 months
PSD Applicability
EPA’s approach to GHGs PSD major source
Subject to regulation
PSD Applicability
Mass basis = 100/250 tpy GHGs
New = 100,000 + tpy CO2e
Major mod = 75,000 + tpy CO2e
§116.164(a)
§116.164New
“anyway” (a)(1)
“Anyway” mod(a)(2)
New “non-anyway” (a)
(3) “Non-anyway”
mod(a)(4)
Minor with new major
source(a)(5)
PSD Timeline
GHG PSD
Permit
New Major Source
Major Mod
Prior to construction
Transition
Transfer to TCEQEPA letter to applicant
Applicant letter to EPA
EPA sends TCEQ application documents
TCEQ completes review
Transfer to TCEQEPA letter to applicant
No response from applicant
Notice of draft permit not published yet
EPA transfers and TCEQ completes review
Remain at EPAEPA retains
authority
Applicant chooses EPA
Administrative appeals not complete
No choice, notice published
Transfer Permits
EPA-issued permit
Enforced by TCEQ
Modified by TCEQ
Implementation
Implementation
Title V
PSD
Other
Summary
Rulemaking
Applicability
Transition
Implementation
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