- (1) All existing sources operating prior to November 15, 1990, located inside the areas cited in OAR 340-232-0020(1)(a) or (1)(c), containing emissions units or devices for which no categorical RACT requirements exist and which can emit over 100 tons per year of VOC from aggregated, non-regulated emissions units, based on the design capacity or maximum production or throughput capacity of the source operating 8,760 hours per year without the use of control devices or limits on hours of operation, must have RACT requirements developed on a case-by-case basis by DEQ. Sources that have complied with NSR requirements per OAR chapter 340, division 224 and are subject to Best Available Control Technology (BACT) or Lowest Achievable Emission Rate (LAER) requirements are presumed to have met RACT requirements.
- (2) A source may request RACT not be applied or removed by demonstrating to DEQ that the aggregated, non-regulated emissions units are unable to emit more than 100 tons per year of VOC, based on the design capacity or maximum production or throughput capacity of the source operating 8,760 hours per year without the use of control devices.
- (3) Within 3 months of written notification by DEQ of the applicability of this rule, or, for good cause shown, up to an additional three months as approved by DEQ, the source must submit to DEQ a complete analysis of RACT for each category of emissions unit at the source, taking into account technical and economic feasibility of available control technology, and the emission reductions each technology would provide. This analysis does not need to include any emissions units subject to a specific categorical RACT requirement under this division. These RACT requirements approved by DEQ will be incorporated in the source's Air Contaminant Discharge Permit, and will be effective upon approval by EPA as a source specific SIP revision. The source must comply with the applicable RACT requirements beginning one year from the date of notification by DEQ of EPA approval.
(4) Failure by a source to submit a RACT analysis required by section (2) does not excuse the source from the obligation to comply with a RACT determination established by DEQ.
[NOTE: This rule is included in the State of Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR 340-200-0040.]
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 468.020 & 468A.025
Statutes/Other Implemented
ORS 468A.025
History
DEQ 19-2022, amend filed 11/18/2022, effective 03/01/2023
DEQ 7-2015, f. & cert. ef. 4-16-15
DEQ 14-1999, f. & cert. ef. 10-14-99, Renumbered from 340-022-0104
DEQ 20-1998, f. & cert. ef. 10-12-98
Reverted to DEQ 13-1995, f. & cert. ef. 5-25-95
DEQ 7-1997(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 4-28-97
DEQ 13-1995, f. & cert. ef. 5-25-95
DEQ 4-1993, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-93
DEQ 8-1991, f. & cert. ef. 5-16-91
DEQ 3-1986, f. & ef. 2-12-86
DEQ 23-1980, f. & ef. 9-26-80
DEQ 17-1979, f. & ef. 6-22-79
DEQ 21-1978, f. & ef. 12-28-78