1. (1) A fuel burning installation having fuel burning equipment with a heat input of between 50 million Btu/hr and 600 million Btu/hr, in operation or having a construction authorization, on July 31, 1981 and subject to Rule 1200-03-05-.01 shall have the option of electing an alternate visible emission standard contained in Paragraph 1200-03-05-.10(2). The owner or operator of such fuel burning equipment electing to be regulated by the alternate standard shall make this election known in writing, by certified mail, to the Technical Secretary within 90 days of the effective date of this rule.

   1. (a) The election of the alternate standard will apply to all fuel burning equipment at the fuel burning installation.
   2. (b) If the alternate standard is not elected, all fuel burning equipment at the fuel burning installation will remain subject to Rule 1200-03-05-.01.
2. (2) No person electing the alternate visible emission standard shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit the discharge of a visible emission from any fuel burning equipment in excess of twenty (20) percent opacity (6 minute average) except for one six-minute period per one (1) hour or more than twenty-four (24) minutes in any twenty-four (24) hour period.
3. (3) Opacity for the purpose of Paragraph 1200-03-05-.10(2) shall be determined by the reference method as specified in the Federal Register, Vol. 39, No. 219, November 12, 1974.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-201, et seq., and 68-25-105. Administrative History: Original rule filed June 16, 1981; effective July 31, 1981.