6 CRR-NY 251.6NY-CRR

OFFICIAL COMPILATION OF CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
TITLE 6. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
CHAPTER III. AIR RESOURCES
SUBCHAPTER A. PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AIR CONTAMINATION AND AIR POLLUTION
PART 251. CO2 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR MAJOR ELECTRIC GENERATING FACILITIES
6 CRR-NY 251.6
6 CRR-NY 251.6
251.6 Recordkeeping and reporting.
(a) General provisions.
The owner or operator shall comply with all recordkeeping and reporting requirements in this section. The owner or operator shall also comply with applicable recordkeeping and reporting requirements under 40 CFR 75.73 (see Table 1, section 200.9 of this Title), unless the emission source is not otherwise required to meet the recordkeeping and reporting requirements of 40 CFR part 75 (see Table 1, section 200.9 of this Title) by any other applicable State or Federal regulation, in which case the owner or operator may instead comply with applicable recordkeeping and reporting requirements under 40 CFR part 60 (see Table 1, section 200.9 of this Title). Each submission required under this Part shall be submitted, signed, and certified by the responsible official. Each such submission shall include the following certification statement by the responsible official: “I am authorized to make this submission on behalf of the owners and operators of the emission source or emission sources for which the submission is made. I certify under penalty of law that I have personally examined, and am familiar with the statements and information submitted in this document and all its attachments. Based on my inquiry of those individuals with primary responsibility for obtaining the information, I certify that the statements and information are to the best of my knowledge and belief true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false statements and information or omitting required statements and information, including the possibility of fine or imprisonment.”
(b) Monitoring plans.
The owner or operator of an emission source subject to this Part shall comply with requirements of either 40 CFR part 60 or 40 CFR 75.62 (see Table 1, section 200.9 of this Title).
(c) Certification reports.
The owner or operator shall submit certification reports to the department within 45 days after completing all initial certification or recertification tests required under section 251.5(c) of this Part including the information required under either 40 CFR part 60 (see Table 1, section 200.9 of this Title) or 40 CFR 75.63 (see Table 1, section 200.9 of this Title) and 40 CFR 75.73(c) and (e) (see Table 1, section 200.9 of this Title).
(d) Vendor certified fuel receipts.
The owner or operator that utilizes vendor certified fuel receipts to monitor the Btu content of a fuel must maintain these receipts in a bound log book.
(e) Semi-annual reports.
The owner or operator shall submit semi-annual reports, as follows:
(1) The owner or operator shall report the CO2 mass emissions data and heat input data in a format appropriate for comparison to the emission limitation applicable to the emission source, unless otherwise prescribed by the department for each calendar quarter beginning with the calendar quarter corresponding to, the earlier of the date of provisional certification or the applicable deadline for initial certification under section 251.5 of this Part.
(2) The owner or operator shall submit each quarterly report to the department within 30 days following the end of the calendar quarter covered by the report. Quarterly reports shall be submitted in the manner specified in either 40 CFR part 60 (see Table 1, section 200.9 of this Title) or subpart H of 40 CFR part 75 (see Table 1, section 200.9 of this Title) and 40 CFR 75.64 (see Table 1, section 200.9 of this Title). Quarterly reports shall include all of the data and information required in either 40 CFR part 60 (see Table 1, section 200.9 of this Title) or subpart H of 40 CFR part 75 (see Table 1, section 200.9 of this Title) for each emission source (or group of emission sources using a common stack) as well as information required in subpart G of 40 CFR part 75 (see Table 1, section 200.9 of this Title), except for opacity and SO2 provisions.
(f) Annual reports.
If an owner or operator is unable to demonstrate compliance with the provisions in section 251.3(b) of this Part following the monitoring provisions in section 251.5 of this Part and the recordkeeping and reporting requirements of this section, the owner or operator may submit one of the following:
(1) Sources subject to the reporting requirements of Subpart 202-2 of this Title may use their annual emission statement to satisfy the requirements of this subdivision.
(2) Sources subject to the reporting requirements of 40 CFR part 98 (see Table 1, section 200.9 of this Title) may use their annual submission to EPA to satisfy the requirements of this subdivision.
(3) Sources that are not subject to the reporting requirements of Subpart 202-2 of this Title or 40 CFR part 98 (see Table 1, section 200.9 of this Title) must submit an annual report, in a format prescribed by the department, by the April 15th immediately following the end of the calendar year for which the annual report is required. At a minimum, the annual report should include:
(i) fuel type combusted in each unit subject to this Part;
(ii) quantity of fuel combusted in each unit subject to this Part; and
(iii) heat content of each fuel combusted.
(g) Compliance certification.
The owner or operator shall submit to the department a compliance certification in support of each quarterly report based on reasonable inquiry of those persons with primary responsibility for ensuring that all of the emission source's emissions are correctly and fully monitored. The certification shall state that the monitoring data submitted were recorded in accordance with the applicable requirements of this Part and either 40 CFR part 60 (see Table 1, section 200.9 of this Title) or 40 CFR part 75 (see Table 1, section 200.9 of this Title), including the quality assurance procedures and specifications.
(h) Data retention.
The owner or operator of a source subject to this Part must maintain copies of all records, either on-site at the facility that contains the subject source or at another location acceptable to the department, for a minimum of five years.
6 CRR-NY 251.6
Current through February 15, 2022
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