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Title 40 - Protection of Environment last revised: Nov 21, 2024
§ 52.1677 - Compliance schedules.

(a) The requirements of § 51.261 of this chapter are not met since the compliance schedule for Part 220 of Subchapter A, Chapter III, Title 6 of New York State's Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations, does not provide for attainment and maintenance of the national standards for particulate matter by the dates required by the Act.

(b) The requirements of § 51.262(a) of this chapter are not met since sections 223.1(a), 225.3(c), and 230.2(d) of Subchapter A, Chapter III, Title 6 of New York State's Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations do not require the reporting of periodic increments of progress toward compliance by affected sources or categories of sources.

(c) The requirements of § 51.262(a) of this chapter are not met since compliance schedules with adequate increments of progress have not been submitted for every source for which they are required.

(d) Federal compliance schedules. (1) The owner or operator of any boiler or furnace of more than 250 million Btu per hour heat input subject to the requirements of section 225.3(c) of Subchapter A, Chapter III, Title 6 of New York State's official compilation of codes, rules, and regulations shall notify the Administrator, no later than October 1, 1973, of his intent to utilize either low-sulfur fuel or stack gas desulfurization to meet the requirements of said regulation.

(2) Any owner or operator of a stationary source subject to paragraph (d)(1) of this section who elects low-sulfur fuel shall be subject to the following compliance schedule:

(i) November 1, 1973—Submit to the Administrator a projection of the amount of fuel, by types, that will be substantially adequate to enable compliance with section 225.3(c) of the codes, rules, and regulations cited in paragraph (d)(1) of this section on June 30, 1975, and October 1, 1975, respectively, and for at least one year thereafter.

(ii) December 31, 1973—Sign contracts with fuel suppliers for fuel requirements as projected above.

(iii) January 31, 1974—Submit a statement as to whether boiler modifications will be required. If modifications will be required, submit plans for such modifications.

(iv) March 15, 1974—Let contracts for necessary boiler modifications, if applicable.

(v) June 15, 1974—Initiate onsite modifications, if applicable.

(vi) February 28, 1975—Complete onsite modifications, if applicable.

(vii) (a) June 30, 1975—Final compliance with the low-sulfur fuel requirements of section 225.3(c) of Subchapter A, Chapter III, Title 6 of New York State's official compilation of codes, rules, and regulations.

(b) October 1, 1975—Final compliance with the low-sulfur fuel requirements of Subchapter A, Chapter III, Title 6 of New York State's official compilation of codes, rules, and regulations.

(3) Any owner or operator of a stationary source subject to paragraph (d)(1) of this section who elects to utilize stack gas desulfurization shall be subject to the following compliance schedule:

(i) November 1, 1973—Let necessary contracts for construction.

(ii) March 31, 1974—Initiate onsite construction.

(iii) February 28, 1975—Complete onsite construction.

(iv) (a) June 30, 1975—Final compliance with the requirements of section 225.3(c) of Subchapter A, Chapter III, Title 6 of New York State's official compilation of codes, rules, and regulations.

(b) October 1, 1975—Final compliance with the requirements of Subchapter A, Title 6 of New York State's official compilation of codes, rules, and regulations.

(v) If a performance test is necessary for a determination as to whether compliance with subpart (3)(iv)(a) or (b) has been achieved, such a test must be completed by June 30, 1975, or October 1, 1975, respectively. Ten days prior to such a test, notice must be given to the Administrator to afford him the opportunity to have an observer present.

(4) The owner or operator of any boiler or furnace of more than 250 million Btu per hour heat input subject to the requirement of section 230.2(d) of Subchapter A, Chapter III, Title 6 of the New York State's official compilation of codes, rules, and regulations shall notify the Administrator no later than October 1, 1973, of his intent to utilize either low-sulfur fuel or stack gas desulfurization to meet the requirements of said regulation.

(5) Any owner or operator of a stationary source subject to paragraph (d)(4) of this section who elects low-sulfur fuel shall be subject to the following compliance schedule:

(i) November 1, 1973—Submit to the Administrator a projection of the amount of fuel, by types, that will be substantially adequate to enable compliance with section 230.2(d) of the codes, rules, and regulations cited in paragraph (4) of this paragraph (d) on October 1, 1974, and for at least one year thereafter.

(ii) December 31, 1973—Sign contracts with fuel suppliers for fuel requirements as projected above.

(iii) January 31, 1974—Submit a statement as to whether boiler modifications will be required. If modifications will be required, submit plans for such modifications.

(iv) March 15, 1974—Let contracts for necessary boiler modifications, if applicable.

(v) June 15, 1974—Initiate onsite modifications, if applicable.

(vi) September 3, 1974—Complete onsite modifications, if applicable.

(vii) October 1, 1974—Final compliance with the low-sulfur fuel requirements of section 230.2(d) of Subchapter A, Chapter III, Title 6 of New York State's official compilation of codes, rules, and regulations.

(6) Any owner or operator of a stationary source subject to paragraph (d)(5) of this section who elects to utilize stack gas desulfurization shall be subject to the following compliance schedule:

(i) November 1, 1973—Let necessary contracts for construction.

(ii) December 31, 1973—Initiate onsite construction.

(iii) September 1, 1974—Complete onsite construction.

(iv) October 1, 1974—Final compliance with the requirements of section 230.2(d) of Subchapter A, Chapter III, Title 6 of New York State's official compilation of codes, rules, and regulations.

(v) If a performance test is necessary for a determination as to whether compliance has been achieved, such a test must be completed by October 1, 1974. Ten days prior to such a test, notice must be given to the Administrator to afford him the opportunity to have an observer present.

(7) The owner or operator of any petroleum refinery subject to the requirements of section 223.1(a) of Subchapter A, Chapter III, Title 6 of New York State's official compilation of codes, rules, and regulations shall comply with the compliance schedule in paragraph (d)(8) of this section.

(8) Any owner or operator of a petroleum refinery subject to paragraph (d)(7) of this section shall be subject to the following compliance schedule:

(i) November 1, 1973—Submit final control plan to the Administrator.

(ii) February 28, 1974—Let necessary contracts for construction or installation of emission control equipment.

(iii) June 30, 1974—Initiate onsite construction or installation of emission control equipment.

(iv) November 30, 1974—Complete onsite construction or installation of emission control equipment.

(v) December 31, 1974—Final compliance with the requirements of section 223.1(a) of Subchapter A, Chapter III, Title 6 of New York State's official compilation of codes, rules, and regulations.

(9) The owner or operator of any coke oven battery subject to the requirements of Part 214, sections 214.2 and 214.4, of Subchapter A, Chapter III, Title 6 of the New York State's official compilation of codes, rules, and regulations for a facility with an environmental rating B as determined by Part 212 of Subchapter A, Chapter III, Title 6 of the New York State official compilation of codes, rules, and regulations, shall comply with the compliance schedule in paragraph (d)(10) of this section.

(10) Any owner or operator of a coke oven battery subject to paragraph (d)(9) of this section shall be subject to the following compliance schedule:

(i) November 1, 1973—Submit final control plan to the Administrator.

(ii) February 1, 1974—Let necessary contract for construction or installation of control equipment.

(iii) April 15, 1974—Initiate onsite construction or installation of control equipment.

(iv) November 30, 1974—Complete onsite construction or installation of control equipment.

(v) December 31, 1974—Final compliance with the requirements of Part 214, sections 214.2 and 214.4, of the Subchapter A, Chapter III, Title 6 of the New York State's official compilation of codes, rules, and regulations.

(11) Any owner or operator subject to a compliance schedule above shall certify to the Administrator, within five days after the deadline for each increment of progress in that schedule, whether or not the increment has been met.

(12) (i) None of the above paragraphs shall apply to a source which is presently in compliance with applicable regulations and which has certified such compliance to the Administrator by October 1, 1973. The Administrator may request whatever supporting information he considers necessary for proper certification.

(ii) Any compliance schedule adopted by the State and approved by the Administrator shall satisfy the requirements of this paragraph for the affected source.

(iii) Any owner or operator subject to a compliance schedule in this paragraph may submit to the Administrator no later than October 1, 1973, a proposed alternative compliance schedule. No such compliance schedule may provide for final compliance after the final compliance date in the applicable compliance schedule of this paragraph. If promulgated by the Administrator, such schedule shall satisfy the requirements of this paragraph for the affected source.

(13) Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the Administrator from promulgating a separate schedule for any source to which the application of the compliance schedule in paragraphs (d)(2), (3), (5), (6), (8), and (10) of this section fails to satisfy the requirements of § 51.15 (b) and (c) of this chapter.

[37 FR 19815, Sept. 22, 1972] Editorial Note:For Federal Register citations affecting § 52.1677, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.govinfo.gov.
authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401
cite as: 40 CFR 52.1677