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1)

Heading of the Part

:

Control of Emissions from Large Combustion Sources

2)

Code Citation : 35 111. Adm. Code Part 225

3)

Section Numbers :

Proposed Action :

225.100

New

225.120

New

225.130

New

225.140

New

225.200

New

225.202

New

225.205

New

225.210

New

225.220

New

225.230

New

225.232

New

225.235

New

225.237

New

225.240

New

225.250

New

225.260

New

225.261

New

225.263

New

225.265

New

225.270

New

225.290

New

225.295

New

4)

Statutory Authority : The Illinois Environmental Protection Act [415 ILCS 5/9 .10, 27 and

28.5 (2005)]

5)

A Complete Description of the Subjects and Issues Involved

:

This rulemaking is proposed to meet certain obligations of the State of Illinois under the

Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401

et seq .

;

specifically, to satisfy Illinois' obligation to

submit a State Implementation Plan to address the requirements of the Clean Air Mercury

Rule, 70 Fed. Reg. 28606, and to address the applicable requirements of Section 9 .10 of

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the Environmental Protection Act, 415 ILCS 5/9 .10. This proposal will require Illinois

coal-fired EGUs that serve a generator greater than 25 megawatts producing electricity

for sale to begin to utilize control technology for mercury as necessary to achieve the

numerical standards set by the proposed rule beginning July 1, 2009 . To achieve this

goal while preserving flexibility, the regulations provide new and existing sources with

two alternative mercury emission standards to demonstrate compliance. The first

alternative allows a source to comply with a mercury emission standard of 0.0080 lb

mercury/GWh gross electrical output for each EGU . In the alternative, sources may

control emissions by a minimum of 90% from input mercury levels . In addition, through

December 31, 2013, companies with several sources with EGUs may utilize averaging

demonstrations between the sources . Those sources that have no sister plants are grouped

into a co-op so that they may also average amongst the listed facilities . However, every

source in the averaging demonstration must attain at least a 75% reduction of input

mercury or 0.020 lb mercury/GWh gross electrical output . This proposal also sets forth

permitting, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements for affected sources .

6)

Published studies or reports, and sources of underlying data, used to compose this

rulemaking : The regulatory proposal included the Illinois EPA's

Technical Support

Document for Reducing Mercury Emissions from Coal-Fired Electric Generating Units

(TSD)

that relied on several published studies and reports. Copies of the documents the

Illinois EPA relied upon are available for review with the Pollution Control Board and

are listed below. The

TSD

includes an executive summary of the results from the

Integrated Planning Model that was performed by ICF Resources, Inc . contracted by the

Illinois EPA. The underlying data used to perform the modeling and the results are also

available for review at the Pollution Control Board

.

Anderson, H.A., J.F. Amrhein, P. Shubat, and J. Hesse. Protocol for a

uniform Great Lakes sport fish consumption advisory. Great Lakes Fish

Advisory Task Force Protocol Drafting Committee . 1993 .

Berry, M., Irvin, N., Monroe, L., Bustard, J., Lindsey, C., Brignac, P .,

Taylor, T., Schlager, R., Sjostrom, S ., Stams, T., Chang, R., O'Palko, A.,

2004. "Field Test Program for Long-Term Operation of a COHPAC®

System for Removing Mercury from Coal-Fired Flue Gas", Presented at

the Joint EPRI DOE EPA Combined Utility Air Pollution Control

Symposium, The Mega Symposium, August 31-September 2, 2004,

Washington, D.C .

Biermann, J., Higgins, B., Wendt, J.O ., Senior, C ., Wang, D. "Mercury

Reduction at a Coal Fired Power Plant at over 2000 °F Using MinPlus

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Sorbent Through Furnace Sorbent Injection", 2006 Electric Utilities

Environmental Conference, Tucson, AZ, January 22-25, 2006; Available

online at http://www.mobotecusa.com

Bustard, J

.; Durham, M .; Lindsey, C

.; Starns, T

.; Baldrey, K.; Martin, C

. ;

Schlager, R .; Sjostrom, S .; Slye, R .; Renninger, S

.; Monroe, L

.; Miller,

R .; Chang, R., "Full-Scale Evaluation of Mercury Control with Sorbent

Injection and COHPAC at Alabama Power E.C., Gaston," DOE-EPRI-

U.S. EPA-A&WMA Power Plant Air Pollutant Control Mega

Symposium, Chicago, IL, August 20-23, 2001

.

Cain, Alex, U .S. Environmental Protection Agency Presentation,

LADCO Mercury Workshop, O'Hare International Center -Auditorium,

Rosemont, Illinois, February 22, 2006

.

Dombrowski, K., Richardson, C., "Sorbent Injection for Small ESP

Mercury Control in Bituminous Coal Flue Gas", DOE/NETL's Mercury

Control Technology R&D Program Review, Pittsburgh, PA, July 12-13,

2005

.

Dombrowski, K., Richardson, C., Machalek, T., Chapman, D., Chang, R.,

Monroe, L., Berry, M ., Irvin, N., McBee, K., Sjostrom, S ., "Sorbent

Injection for Mercury Control Upstream of Small-SCA ESPs", Presented

at the Joint EPRI DOE EPA Combined Utility Air Pollution Control

Symposium, The Mega Symposium, August 31-September 2, 2004,

Washington, D.C .

Durham, "Advances in Mercury Control Technology", Pennsylvania

Mercury Rule Workgroup Meeting, November 18, 2005

.

"Field Test Program for Long-Term Operation of a COHPAC® System

for Removing Mercury", DOE/NETL's Mercury Control Technology

R&D Program Review, Pittsburgh, PA, July 12-13, 2005 .

Hurt, R., Suuberg, E., Yu-Ming, Mehta, A ., "The Passivation of Carbon

for Improvement of Air Entrainment in Fly Ash Concrete",

http://www.netl.doe.gov/publications/proceedings/00/ubc00/HURT .PDF

Hutson, N., "Brominated Sorbents: Effects on Emissions of Halogenated

Air Toxics", DOE/NETL's Mercury Control Technology R&D Program

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Review, Pittsburgh, PA, July 12-13, 2005 .

Illinois Department of Public Health. Environmental Health Fact Sheet -

Fish Advisories in Illinois . Illinois Department of Public Health,

Division of Environmental Health, Springfield, IL . 2006 .

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Illinois 2004 Section 303(d)

List. IEPA/BOW/04-005. Bureau of Water, Watershed Management

Section: Springfield, IL. November 2004

.

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. DRAFT - Illinois Integrated

Water Quality Report and Section 303(d) list - 2006. Clean Water Act

Sections 303(d), 305(b) and 314. Water Resource Assessment

Information and Listing of Impaired Waters. Bureau of Water,

Watershed Management Section, Surface Water Section : Springfield, IL .

Institute of Clean Air Companies, "Status and Capabilities of Mercury

Control Technologies," Presentation to EPA Administrator Leavitt,

Washington, D.C., July 20, 2004

.

Jenkins, R.E., Burkhead, N.M ., 1993. Freshwater Fishes of Virginia

.

American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland. Pages732-736 .

Johnson, D., Cummings, J., "TOXECONTM Retrofitfor Mercury and

Multi-Pollutant Control", presentation on Clean Coal Power Initiative,

downloaded from www.netl.doe.gov

Khan, S. and Srinivasachar, S., "Field Demonstration of Enhanced

Sorbent Injection for Mercury Control", DOE-NETL, Mercury Control

Program, Review Meeting, July 12, 2005

.

Michigan Electric Utility Workgroup, "Final Report on Mercury

Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants", June 20,2005

.

Migler, Paul, VanAten, Chris. "North American Power Plant Air

Emissions. Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North

America, 2004 .

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MinPlus Sorbent : Non Carbon Sorbent for Mercury Control in Coal Fired

Boilers, August 2005

.

National Wildlife Federation, Getting the Job Done : Affordable Mercury

Control at Coal-Burning Power Plants, October 2004

.

Nelson, S., "Sorbent Technology for Mercury Control", Pennsylvania

Mercury Rule Workgroup Meeting, November 18, 2005

.

Nolan, P., Downs, W., Bailey, R., Vecci, S., "Use of Sulfide Containing

Liquors for Removing Mercury from Flue Gases", U .S . Patent #

6,503,470, January 7, 2003

.

Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM),

"Economic Valuation of Human Health Benefits for Controlling Mercury

Emissions from U.S. Coal-Fired Power Plants", February 2005 .

Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM),

"Mercury Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants

. The Case for

Regulatory Action," October 2003 .

Renninger, S ., Farthing, G., Ghorishi, S.B ., Teets, C., Neureuter, J .,

"Effects of SCR Catalyst, Ammonia Injection and Sodium Hydrosulfide

on the Speciation and Removal of Mercury within a Forced-Oxidized

Limestone Scrubber", Presented at the Joint EPRI DOE EPA Combined

Utility Air Pollution Control Symposium, The Mega Symposium, August

31-September 2, 2004, Washington, D .C .

Richardson, C., Machalek, T., Marsh, B., Miller, S., Richardson, M .,

Chang, R., Strohfus M., Smokey, S., Hagley, T., Juip G., Rosvold, R .,

"Chemical Addition for Mercury Control in Flue Gas Derived from

Western Coals" Presented at the Joint EPRI DOE EPA Combined Utility

Air Pollution Control Symposium, The Mega Symposium, May 19-22,

2003, Washington, D.C .

Rostam-Abadi, M., "Illinois Coal Properties In Regard to Mercury", ICCI

Mercury Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 9, 2005

.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Regulatory Impact Analysis of

the Clean Air Mercury Rule. Final Report . EPA-452/R-05-003. March

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2005

.

Smith, Philip W . The Fishes of Illinois. University of Illinois Press

.

Pages 232-233 . 1979 .

Srinivasachar, S ., Kang, S ., "Field Demonstration of Enhanced Sorbent

Injection for Mercury Control: Quarterly Technical Progress Report",

Report Period: July 1 - September 30,2005, Prepared for U.S

.

Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory,

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Under Contract DE-FC26-04NT42306),

November 8, 2005

.

Srivastava, R.K . ; Sedman, C.B

. ; Kilgroe, J.D ., "Performance and cost of

Mercury Emission Control Technology Applications on Electric Utility

Boilers," EPA-600/R-00-083, September 2000

.

Starns, T., Amrhein, J., Martin, C., Sjostrom, S., Bullinger, C ., Stockdill,

TM

D., Strohfus, M., Chang, R., "Full-Scale Evaluation of TOXECON II

on a Lignite-Fired Boiler", Presented at the Joint EPRI DOE EPA

Combined Utility Air Pollution Control Symposium, The Mega

Symposium, "August 31-September 2, 2004, Washington, D.C .

Staudt, J ., "Mercury Allowances and Strategies : Peering Through the

Mist", EUCI's Navigating the Mercury Issue, October 19-20, 2005,

Arlington, VA .

Staudt, J., Jozewicz, W., "Performance and Cost of Mercury and

Multipollutant Emission Control Technology Applications on Electric

Utility Boilers", EPA/600/R-03/110 ; U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Risk

Management Research Laboratory, Research Triangle Park, NC, October

2003

.

Tran, P., Shore, L., Yang, X ., Hizny, W., Butz, J., "Mercury Control

:

Novel Non-Carbon Sorbents", Power-Gen International, Las Vegas, NV,

December 6-8, 2005

.

Trasande, L., Landrigan, P., Schechter, C., "Public Health and Economic

Consequences of Mehtylmercury Toxicity to the Developing Brain,"

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Environmental Health Perspective, February 28, 2005 . Available online

at http ://dx .doi.org

"Use of High-Carbon Illinois Fly Ash in Cement Manufacturing

Demonstration Phase," ICCI Project Number: 99-1/2.1A-1

http://www.icci.org/00final/bhatty99.htm

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Toxic

Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) . 1999. Toxicological Profile

of Mercury. Public Health Service, Atlanta, GA

.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency . Mercury Study Report to

Congress. An Inventory of Anthropogenic Mercury Emissions in the

United States. Volume II (EPA-452/R-97-004) ; December 1997 .

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Mercury Study Report to

Congress, Execute Summary. Volume I (EPA-US 2/R-97-003) ;

December 1197

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency . Mercury Study Report to

Congress. Health Effects of Mercury and Mercury Compounds. Volume

V. (EPA-452/R-97-007) . 1997

.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency . Mercury Study Report to

Congress. Characterization of Human Health and Wildlife Risks from

Mercury Exposure in the United States . Vol. VII (EPA-452/R-97-009) .

December 1997

.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Control of Mercury Emissions

from Coal-Fired Electric Utility Boilers : Interim Report", EPA-600/R-01-

109, April 2002

.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Engineering and Economic

Factors Affecting the Installation of Control Technologies for

Multipollutant Strategies", EPA-600/R-02/073, October 2002

.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Study of Hazardous Air

Pollutant Emissions from Electric Utility Steam Generating Units - Final

Report to Congress," EPA-453/R-98-004, February 1998 .

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2005, Air Pollution Prevention

and Control Division, National Risk Management Research Laboratory,

Office of Research and Develoment, "Control of Mercury Emissions

from Coal Fired Electric Utility Boilers : An Update", Research Triangle

Park, NC, February 18, 2005

.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Emission Generation Resource

Grid (eGrid), User's Manual, Prepared by E.H. Pechan & Associates Inc .,

April 2003; Available Online at :

(http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/egrid/index .htm

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Guidance for 2006 Assessment,

Listing and Reporting Requirements Pursuant to Sections 303(d), 305(b)

and 314 of the Clean Water Act . Watershed Branch Assessment and

Watershed Protection Division, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and

Watersheds, Office of Water. July 29, 2005

.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Inspector General

.

Evaluation Report. Additional Analyses of Mercury Emissions Needed

Before EPA Finalizes Rules for Coal-Fired Electric Utilities . Report No .

2005-P-00003 . February 3, 2005 .

World Health Organization . Methyl Mercury, Volume 101

.

Distribution

and Sales Service, International Programme on Chemical Safety, Geneva,

Switzerland. 1990

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California Environmental Protection Agency. "Chemicals in Fish :

Consumption of Fish and Shellfish in California and the United States."

October 2001

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Crelling, J. Dr., Carty, R. Dr. "Prediction of Mercury Removal

Efficiencies with Current Coal Washing Practices." Interim Final

Technical Report. September 1, 2004 through August 31, 2005

.

Foerter, David C . Institute of Clean Air Companies. Testimony Before

the USEPA on CAIR and CAMR . February 26, 2004

.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources. "2006 Illinois Fishing

Information." 2006 .

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Illinois Department of Public Health. 2006. Environmental Health Fact

Sheet - Fish Advisories in Illinois . Illinois Department of Public Health,

Division of Environmental Health, Springfield, IL

Nelson, Sid, Brickett, Lynn. Large Scale Mercury Control Field Testing-

Phase II. "Advanced Utility Mercury-Sorbent Field Testing Program

."

Progress Report. July 2005

.

O'Palko, A., Sjostrom, S., Slams, T. "Evaluation of Sorbent Injection for

Mercury Control. NETL Meeting. July 12, 2005

.

Pellettieri .M.B., Hallenbeck,W.H ., Brenniman, G.R., Cailas, M., Clark,

M. "PCB Intake from Sport Fishing Along the Northern Illinois Shore of

Lake Michigan." Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 1996 .

Princiotta, F.T ., Technical Memorandum, Control of Mercury Emissions

from Coal-Fired Utility Boilers . October 25, 2000

.

Srivastava, R.K ., Staudt, James E., Jozewicz, W. "Preliminary Estimates

of Performance and Cost of Mercury Emission Control Technology

Applications on Electric Utility Boilers : An Update."

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Material of Methodology Used to Estimate 1999 National Mercury

Emissions from Coal-Fired Electric Utility Boilers . Electricity Utility

Steam Generating Unit Mercury Emissions Information Collection Effort

.

September 15, 2000 .

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and Environmentally Sound Use of Coal." February 9, 2006 .

7)

Will this proposed rule replace an emergency rule currently in effect? No

8)

Does this rulemaking contain an automatic repeal date? Yes X No

9)

Does this proposed rule contain incorporations by reference?

Yes

10)

Are there any other proposed rule(s) pending on this Part?No

11)

Statement of Statewide Policy Objectives : This proposed rule does not create or enlarge

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a State mandate, as defined in Section 3(b) of the State Mandates Act . [30 ILCS 805/3(b)

(2002)]

.

12)

Time, Place, and Manner in which interested persons may comment on this proposed

rulemaking :

13)

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

:

A)

Types of small businesses, small municipalities and not for profit corporations

affected : None

B)

Reporting, bookkeeping or other procedures required for compliance

:

The proposed rulemaking requires the owner or operator of an affected source to

install required emissions monitoring systems, complete required certification

tests, and record, report, and quality-assure the data from such systems. The

owner or operator of an affected source must also maintain emissions monitoring

information, submit quarterly reports, compliance certifications, and annual

certifications of compliance .

C)

Types of Professional skills necessary for compliance

:

No professional skills

beyond those currently required by the existing state and federal air pollution

control regulations applicable to affected sources will be required

.

14)

Regulatory Agenda on which this rulemaking was summarized :

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Section

225.100

Severability

225.120

Abbreviations and Acronyms

225.130

Definitions

225.140

Incorporations by Reference

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TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

SUBTITLE B: AIR POLLUTION

CHAPTER I : POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

SUBCHAPTER c: EMISSION STANDARDS AND LIMITATIONS FOR

STATIONARY SOURCES

PART 225

CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM LARGE COMBUSTION SOURCES

SUBPARTA: GENERAL PROVISIONS

ORIGINAL

~,oG

SUBPART B: CONTROL OF MERCURY EMISSIONS FROM COAL-FIRED

ELECTRIC GENERATING UNITS

Section

225.200

Purpose

225.202

Measurement Methods

225.205

Applicability

225.210

Compliance Requirements

225.220

Clean Air Act Permit Program (CAAPP) Permitting Requirements

225.230

Emission Standards for EGUs at Existing Sources

225.232

Averaging Demonstrations for Existing Sources

225.235

Units Scheduled for Permanent Shut Down

225.237

Emission Standards for New Sources with EGUs

225.240

General Monitoring and Reporting Requirements

225.250

Initial Certification and Recertification Procedures for Emissions Monitoring

225.260

Out of Control Periods for Emission Monitors

225.261

Additional Requirements to Provide Heat Input Data

225.263

Monitoring of Gross Electrical Output

225.265

Coal Analysis for Input Mercury Levels

225.270

Notifications

225.290

Recordkeeping and Reporting

225.295

Treatment of Mercury Allowances

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AUTHORITY: Implementing Section 9.10 and authorized by Sections 27 and 28 .5 of the

Environmental Protection Act [415 ILCS 5/9.10, 27 and 28.5]

.

SOURCE: Adopted at _ Ill. Reg. , effective

SUBPARTA : GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 225.100

Severability

If any Section, subsection or clause of this Part is found invalid, such finding shall not

affect the validity of this Part as a whole or any Section, subsection or clause not found

invalid .

Section 225.120

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Unless otherwise specified within this Part, the abbreviations used in this Part shall be the

same as those found in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 211. The following abbreviations and

acronyms are used in this Part :

Act

Environmental Protection Act [415 ILCS 5/1

et seq .]

Btu

British thermal unit

CAA

Clean Air Act [42 U .S.C. 7401

et seq .]

CAAPP

Clean Air Act Permit Program

CO2

carbon dioxide

EGU

electric generating unit

GWh

gigawatt hour

hr

hour

lb

pound

MW

megawatt

MWe

megawatt electrical

MWh

megawatt hour

NOx

nitrogen oxides

02

oxygen

RATA

relative accuracy test audit

SO2

sulfur dioxide

USEPA

United States Environmental Protection Agency

Section 225 .130

Definitions

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The definitions contained in this Section apply only to the provisions of this Part . Unless

otherwise defined herein and unless a different meaning of a term is clear from its

context, the definitions of terms used in this Part shall have the meanings specified for

those terms in 35 Ill. Adm. Code Part 211

.

"Averaging demonstration" means, with regard to Subpart B of this Part, a

demonstration of compliance that is based on the combined performance of EGUs

at two or more sources .

"Boiler" means an enclosed fossil or other fuel-fired combustion device used to

produce heat and to transfer heat to recirculating water, steam, or other medium

.

"Bottoming-cycle cogeneration unit" means a cogeneration unit in which the

energy input to the unit is first used to produce useful thermal energy and at least

some of the reject heat from the useful thermal energy application or process is

then used for electricity production .

"Coal" means any solid fuel classified as anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous,

or lignite by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard

Specification for Classification of Coals by Rank D388-77, 90, 91, 95, 98a, or 99

(Reapproved 2004) .

"Coal-derived fuel" means any fuel (whether in a solid, liquid or gaseous state)

produced by the mechanical, thermal, or chemical process

.

"Coal-fired" means combusting any amount of coal or coal-derived fuel, alone or

in combination with any amount of any other fuel, during a specified year

.

"Cogeneration unit" means a stationary, fossil fuel-fired boiler or stationary, fossil

fuel-fired combustion turbine

:

Having equipment used to produce electricity and useful thermal energy

for industrial, commercial, heating, or cooling purposes through the

sequential use of energy; and

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Producing during the 12-month period starting on the date the unit first

produces electricity and during any calendar year after the calendar year in

which the unit first produces electricity :

For a topping-cycle cogeneration unit,

Useful thermal energy not less than 5 percent of total

energy output; and

Useful power that, when added to one-half of useful

thermal energy produced, is not less then 42 .5 percent of

total energy input, if useful thermal energy produced is 15

percent or more of total energy output, or not less than 45

percent of total energy input, if useful thermal energy

produced is less than 15 percent of total energy output

.

For a bottoming-cycle cogeneration unit, useful power not less than

45 percent of total energy input

.

An enclosed device comprising a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine

and in which the flue gas resulting from the combustion of fuel in the

combustor passes through the turbine, rotating the turbine ; and

If the enclosed device under the above paragraph of this definition is

combined cycle, any associated heat recovery steam generator and steam

turbine .

"Commence commercial operation" means, with regard to Subpart B of this Part,

with regard to an Electric Generating Unit that serves a generator, to have begun

to produce steam, gas, or other heated medium used to generate electricity for sale

or use, including test generation . Such date shall remain the unit's date of

commencement of operation even if the Electric Generating Unit is subsequently

modified, reconstructed or repowered

.

"Designated representative" means, with regard to Subpart B of this Part, the same

as defined in 40 CFR 60.4102 .

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"Flue" means a conduit or duct through which gases or other matter is exhausted

to the atmosphere

.

"Gross electrical output" means the total electrical output from an Electric

Generating Unit before making any deductions for energy output used in any way

related to the production of energy. For an Electric Generating Unit generating

only electricity, the gross electrical output is the output from the turbine/generator

set .

"Input mercury" means the mass of mercury that is contained in the coal

combusted within an Electric Generating Unit .

"Nameplate capacity" means, starting from the initial installation of a generator,

the maximum electrical generating output (in MWe) that the generator is capable

of producing on a steady-state basis and during continuous operation (when not

restricted by seasonal or other deratings) as specified by the manufacturer of the

generator or, starting from the completion of any subsequent physical change in

the generator resulting in an increase in the maximum electrical generating output

(in MWe) that the generator is capable of producing on a steady-state basis and

during continuous operation (when not restricted by seasonal or other deratings),

such increased maximum amount as specified by the person conducting the

physical change .

"Output-based emission standard" means, with regard to Subpart B of this Part, a

maximum allowable rate of emissions of mercury per unit of gross electrical

output from an Electric Generating Unit

.

"Repowered" means, with regard to an EGU, replacement of a coal-fired boiler

with one of the following coal-fired technologies at the same source as the coal-

fired boiler :

Atmospheric or pressurized fluidized bed combustion ;

Integrated gasification combined cycle

;

Magnetohydrodynamics

;

Direct and indirect coal-fired turbines

;

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Integrated gasification fuel cells ; or

As determined by the USEPA in consultation with the United States

Department of Energy, a derivative of one or more of the technologies

under this definition and any other coal-fired technology capable of

controlling multiple combustion emissions simultaneously with improved

boiler or generation efficiency and with significantly greater waste

reduction relative to the performance of technology in widespread

commercial use as of January 1, 2005

.

"Rolling 12-month basis" means, with regard to Subpart B of this Part, a

determination made on a monthly basis from the relevant data for a particular

calendar month and the preceding 11 calendar months (total of 12 months of

data), with two exceptions . For determinations involving one EGU, calendar

months in which the EGU does not operate (zero EGU operating hours) shall not

be included in the determination, and shall be replaced by a preceding month or

months in which the EGU does operate, so that the determination is still based on

12 months of data. For determinations involving two or more EGUs, calendar

months in which none of the EGUs covered by the determination operates (zero

EGU operating hours) shall not be included in the determination, and shall be

replaced by preceding months in which at least one of the EGU covered by the

determination does operate, so that the determination is still based on 12 months

of data .

Section 225.140

Incorporations by Reference

The following materials are incorporated by reference . These incorporations do not

include any later amendments or editions

.

a)

40 CFR Part 60, § 60.17, § 60 .45a, § 60 .49a(k)(1), § 60.49a(p), § 60.50a(h),

and §§ 60.4170 through 60.4176 (2005)

.

b)

40 CFR Part 75 (2005) .

c)

ASTM. American Society for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor

Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA, 19428-2959 (610) 832-

9585 :

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1)

ASTM D388-77, 90, 91, 95, 98a, or 99, Classification of Coals by

Rank (Reapproved 2004)

.

2)

ASTM D3173-03, Standard Test Method for Moisture in the

Analysis Sample of Coal and Coke (Approved April 10, 2003)

.

3)

ASTM D3684-01, Standard Test Method for Total Mercury in

Coal by the Oxygen Bomb Combustion/Atomic Absorption

Method (Approved October 10, 2001)

.

4)

ASTM D5865-04, Standard Test Method for Gross Calorific Value

of Coal and Coke (Approved April 1, 2004) .

5)

ASTM D6414-01, Standard Test Method for Total Mercury in

Coal and Coal Combustion Residues by Acid Extraction or Wet

Oxidation/Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption (Approved October 10,

2001)

.

6)

ASTM D6784-02, Standard Test Method for Elemental, Oxidized,

Particle-Bound and Total Mercury in Flue Gas Generated from

Coal-Fired Stationary Sources (Ontario Hydro Method) (Approved

April 10, 2002)

.

SUBPART B: CONTROL OF MERCURY EMISSIONS FROM COAL-FIRED

ELECTRIC GENERATING UNITS

Section 225.200

Purpose

The purpose of this Subpart is to control the emissions of mercury from coal-fired

electrical generating units in Illinois .

Section 225 .202

Measurement Methods

Measurement of mercury shall be according to the following

:

a)

Continuous emission monitoring pursuant to 40 CFR Part 75 (2005)

.

b)

ASTM D3173-03, Standard Test Method for Moisture in the Analysis

Sample of Coal and Coke (Approved April 10, 2003)

.

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c)

ASTM D3684-01, Standard Test Method for Total Mercury in Coal by the

Oxygen Bomb Combustion/Atomic Absorption Method (Approved

October 10, 2001) .

d)

ASTM D5865-04, Standard Test Method for Gross Calorific Value of

Coal and Coke (Approved April 1, 2004)

.

e)

ASTM D6414-01, Standard Test Method for Total Mercury in Coal and

Coal Combustion Residues by Acid Extraction or Wet Oxidation/Cold

Vapor Atomic Absorption (Approved October 10, 2001)

.

1)

ASTM D6784-02, Standard Test Method for Elemental, Oxidized,

Particle-Bound and Total Mercury in Flue Gas Generated from Coal-Fired

Stationary Sources (Ontario Hydro Method) (Approved April 10, 2002)

.

Section 225.205

Applicability

The following stationary coal-fired boilers and stationary coal-fired combustion turbines

are EGUs and are subject to this Subpart

:

a)

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section, a unit serving at any

time since the start-up of the unit's combustion chamber, a generator with

nameplate capacity of more than 25 MWe producing electricity for sale

.

b)

For a unit that qualifies as a cogeneration unit during the 12-month period

starting on the date the unit first produces electricity and continues to

qualify as a cogeneration unit, a cogeneration unit serving at any time a

generator with nameplate capacity of more than 25 MWe and supplying in

any calendar year more than one-third of the unit's potential electric output

capacity or 219,000 MWh, whichever is greater, to any utility power

distribution system for sale. If a unit qualifies as a cogeneration unit

during the 12-month period starting on the date the unit first produces

electricity but subsequently no longer qualifies as a cogeneration unit, the

unit shall be subject to subsection (a) of this Section starting on the day on

which the unit first no longer qualifies as a cogeneration unit

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a)

Permit Requirements

The owner or operator of each source with one or more EGUs subject to

this Subpart at the source must apply for a CAAPP permit that addresses

the applicable requirements of this Subpart

.

b)

Monitoring Requirements

1)

The owner or operator of each source and each EGU at the source

must comply with the monitoring requirements of Sections

225.240 through 225 .290 of this Subpart

.

2)

The compliance of each EGU with the mercury requirements under

Sections 225.230 and 225.237 of this Subpart shall be determined

by the emissions measurements recorded and reported in

accordance with Sections 225 .240 through 225 .290 of this Subpart .

c)

Mercury Emission Reduction Requirements

The owner or operator of any EGU subject to this Subpart shall comply

with applicable requirements for control of mercury emissions under

Section 225.230 or Section 225.237 of this Subpart

.

d)

Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements

Unless otherwise provided, the owner or operator of a source with one or

more EGUs at the source shall keep on site at the source each of the

documents listed in subsections (d)(1) through (d)(3) of this Section for a

period of five years from the date the document is created . This period

may be extended for cause, at any time prior to the end of five years, in

writing by the Agency.

1)

All emissions monitoring information, in accordance with

Sections 225.240 through 225.290 of this Subpart

.

2)

Copies of all reports, compliance certifications, and other

submissions and all records made or required or documents

necessary to demonstrate compliance with the requirements

of this Subpart

.

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0

1)

The owner or operator of each source with one or more EGUs shall

meet the requirements of this Subpart

.

2)

Any provision of this Subpart that applies to a source shall also

apply to the owner and operator of such source and to the owner

and operator of each EGU at the source

.

3)

Any provision of this Subpart that applies to an EGU shall also

apply to the owner and operator of such EGU

.

Effect on Other Authorities . No provision of this Subpart shall be

construed as exempting or excluding the owner and operator of a source or

EGU from compliance with any other provision of an approved State

Implementation Plan, a permit, the Act, or the CAA .

Section 225.220

Clean Air Act Permit Program (CAAPP) Permit Requirements

a)

Application Requirements

1)

Each source with one or more EGUs subject to the requirements of

this Subpart is required to submit a CAAPP permit application that

addresses all applicable requirements of this Subpart, applicable to

each EGU at the source .

2)

A)

For EGUs that commenced commercial operation

on or before December 31, 2008, the owner or operator of

such EGUs must submit an initial permit application or

application for CAAPP permit modification that meets the

requirements of this Section by December 31, 2008

.

B)

For any EGU that commences commercial operation after

December 31, 2008, the owner or operator of any such

EGU must submit an initial CAAPP permit application or

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Copies of all documents used to complete a permit

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application for CAAPP modification that meets the

requirements of this Section not later than 180 days before

initial startup of the EGU unless the construction permit

issued for the EGU addresses the requirements of this

Subpart .

b)

Contents of Permit Applications

In addition to other information required for a complete application for

CAAPP permit or CAAPP permit modification, the application shall

include the following information

:

1)

The ORIS (Office of Regulatory Information Systems) or

facility code assigned to the source by the Energy

Information Administration, if applicable

.

2)

Identification of each EGU at the source

.

3)

The intended approach to the monitoring requirements of

Sections 225.240 through 225 .290 of this Subpart

.

4)

The intended approach to the mercury emission reduction

requirements of Section 225 .230 or 225 .237 of this

Subpart, as applicable

.

c)

Permit Contents

1)

Each CAAPP permit issued by the Agency for a source with one or

more EGUs subject to the requirements of this Subpart shall

contain federally enforceable conditions addressing all applicable

requirements of this Subpart, which conditions shall be a complete

and segregable portion of the source's entire CAAPP permit

.

2)

In addition to conditions related to the applicable requirements of

this Subpart, each such CAAPP permit shall also contain the

information specified under subsection (b) of this Section

.

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a)

1)

Beginning July 1, 2009, the owner or operator of a source with one

or more EGUs subject to this Subpart that commenced commercial

operation on or before December 31, 2008, shall comply with one

of the following standards for each EGU on a rolling 12-month

basis :

A)

An emission standard of 0.0080 lb mercury/GWh gross

electrical output ; or

B)

A minimum 90-percent reduction of input mercury

.

2)

For an EGU complying with subsection (a)(1)(A) of this Section,

the actual mercury emission rate of the EGU for each 12-month

rolling period, as monitored in accordance with this Subpart and

calculated as follows, shall not exceed the applicable emission

standard :

12

12

ER = ZE1=1O ;

i=1

i=1

Where :

ER

=

Actual mercury emissions rate of the EGU for the particular

12-month rolling period, expressed in lb/GWh

.

E

i =

Actual mercury emissions of the EGU, in lbs, in an

individual month in the 12-month rolling period, as

determined in accordance with the emissions monitoring

provisions of this Subpart

.

Oi =

Gross electrical output of the EGU, in GWh, in an

individual month in the 12-month rolling period, as

determined in accordance with Section 225 .263 of this

Subpart .

3)

For an EGU complying with subsection (a)(1)(B) of this Section,

the actual control efficiency for mercury emissions achieved by the

EGU for each 12-month rolling period, as monitored in accordance

with this Subpart and calculated as follows, shall meet or exceed

the applicable efficiency requirement :

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a

lz

CE =100x{1-(XE1= I

i

)}

=1

i=1

Where

:

CE

= Actual control efficiency for mercury emissions of the EGU

for the particular 12-month rolling period, expressed as a

percent .

E;

=

Actual mercury emissions of the EGU, in lbs, in an

individual month in the 12-month rolling period, as

determined in accordance with the emissions monitoring

provisions of this Subpart

.

I, =

Amount of mercury in the fuel fired in the EGU, in pounds,

in an individual month in the 12-month rolling period, as

determined in accordance with Section 225 .265 of this

Subpart .

b)

1)

As an alternative to compliance with one of the above emission

standards in subsection (a) of this Section, the owner or operator of

the EGU may comply with the emission standards of this Subpart

by demonstrating that the actual emissions of mercury from the

EGU are less than the allowable emissions of mercury from the

EGU on a rolling 12-month basis

.

2)

For this purpose, for each rolling 12-month period, the actual

emissions of mercury from the EGU, as monitored in accordance

with this Subpart, must not exceed the allowable emissions of

mercury from the EGU, as further provided by the following

formulas :

E12

5A12

12

E12 = > E1

i=7

12

A12 = > Ai

i=1

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Where

:

E,z

= Actual mercury emissions of the EGU for the particular 12-

month rolling period

.

Ail=

Allowable mercury emissions of the EGU for the particular

12-month rolling period .

E ;

= Actual mercury emissions of the EGU in an individual month

in the 12-month rolling period .

A; = Allowable mercury emissions of the EGU in an individual

month in the 12-month rolling period, based on either the input

mercury to the unit (Amput ') or the electrical output from the EGU

(Aoutput +), as selected by the owner or operator of the EGU for that

given month .

A,,,p,,, ; = Allowable mercury emissions of the EGU in an individual

month based on the input mercury to the EGU, calculated as 10 .0

percent (or 0.100) of the input mercury to the EGU

.

Aou,pu, i

= Allowable mercury emissions of the EGU in a particular

month based on the electrical output from the EGU, calculated as

the product of the output based mercury limit,

i .e., 0.0080 lb/GWh,

and the electrical output from the EGU, in GWh

.

3)

If the owner or operator of an EGU does not conduct the necessary

sampling, analysis, and recordkeeping, in accordance with Section

225.265 of this Subpart, to determine the mercury input to the

EGU, the allowable emissions of the EGU must be calculated

based on the electrical output of the EGU

.

c)

If two or more EGUs are served by common stack(s) and the owner or

operator conducts monitoring for mercury emissions in the common

stack(s), as provided for by 40 CFR Part 75, Subpart I, such that the

mercury emissions of each EGU are not determined separately,

compliance of the EGUs with the applicable emission standards of this

Subpart shall be determined as if the EGUs were a single EGU

.

d)

1)

As an alternative to compliance with the emission standards of

subsection (a) of this Section, the owner or operator of a source

with an EGU may comply with the emission standards of this

Subpart by demonstrating that the actual emissions of mercury

from all EGUs at the source are less than the allowable emissions

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of mercury from all EGUs at the source on a rolling 12-month

basis .

2)

For this purpose, for each rolling 12-month period, the actual

emissions of mercury from all the EGUs at the source, as

monitored in accordance with this Subpart, must not exceed the

sum of the allowable emissions of mercury from all the EGUs at

the source, as further provided by the following formulas

:

Es

<_ As

M1

Es

= Y

E 1

M

Where :

Es

= Sum of the actual mercury emissions of the EGUs at the

source .

As

= Sum of the allowable mercury emissions of the EGUs at the

source .

E; = Actual mercury emissions of an individual EGU at the source,

as determined in accordance with subsection (b)(2) of this Section

.

A ;

= Allowable mercury emissions of an individual EGU at the

source, as determined in accordance with subsection (b)(2)

of this

Section .

n = Number of EGUs covered by the demonstration .

3)

If an owner or operator of a source with two or more EGUs that is

relying on this subsection to demonstrate compliance fails to meet

the requirements of this subsection in a given 12-month rolling

period, all EGUs at such source covered by the compliance

demonstration are considered out of compliance with the

applicable emission standards of this Subpart for the entire last

month of that period

.

Section 225 .232

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a)

Through December 31, 2013, as an alternative to compliance with the

emission standards of Section 225 .230(a) of this Subpart, the owner or

operator of an EGU may comply with the emission standards of this

Subpart by means of an Averaging Demonstration (Demonstration) that

shows that the actual emissions of mercury from the EGU and other EGUs

at the source and other EGUs at other sources covered by the

Demonstration are less than the allowable emissions of mercury from all

EGUs covered by the Demonstration on a rolling 12-month basis

.

b)

The EGUs at each source covered by a Demonstration must also comply

with one of the following emission standards on a source-wide basis for

the period covered by the Demonstration

:

1)

An emission standard of 0 .020 lb mercury/GWh gross electrical

output; or

2)

A minimum 75-percent reduction of input mercury

.

c)

For the purpose of this Section, compliance shall be determined using the

equations in Section 225.230(a)(2), (a)(3), or (d)(2) of this Subpart, as

applicable, addressing all EGUs at the sources covered by the

Demonstration, rather than only EGUs at one source .

d)

1)

The owners or operators of more than one existing source with

2)

EGUs can only participate in Demonstrations that include other

existing sources that they own or operate

.

i)

The owner or operator of only a single existing source with

ii)

EGUs (i.e ., City, Water, Light & Power, City of

Springfield, ID 167120AAO ; Electric Energy, Inc., ID

127855AAC; Kincaid Generating Station, ID 021814AAB

;

and Southern Illinois Power Cooperative/Marion

Generating Station, ID 199856AAC) can only participate in

Demonstrations with other such owners or operators of a

single existing source of EGUs .

Participation in Demonstrations under this Section by the

owner or operator of only a single existing source with

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EGUs must be authorized through federally enforceable

permit conditions for each such source participating in the

Demonstration .

e)

A source may be included in only one Demonstration during each rolling

12-month period .

The owner or operator of EGUs using Demonstrations to show compliance

with this Subpart must complete the determination of compliance for each

12-month rolling period no later than 60 days following the end of the

period .

If averaging is used to demonstrate compliance with this Subpart, the

effect of a failure to demonstrate compliance shall be that the compliance

status of each source shall be determined under Section 225 .230 of this

Subpart as if the sources were not covered by a Demonstration

.

h)

For purposes of this Section, if the owner or operator of any source that

participates in a Demonstration with an owner or operator of a source that

does not maintain the required records, data, and reports for the EGUs at

the source, or does not submit copies of such records, data, or reports to

the Agency upon request, then the effect of this failure will be deemed to

be a failure to demonstrate compliance and the compliance status of each

source shall be determined under Section 225 .230 of this Subpart as if the

sources were not covered by a Demonstration

.

Section 225.235

Units Scheduled for Permanent Shut Down

a)

The emission standards of Section 225 .230(a) of this Subpart are not

applicable to an EGU that will be permanently shut down as further

specified below

:

1)

The owner or operator of an EGU for which this Section is being

relied upon shall by no later than June 30, 2009

:

A)

Have notified the Illinois EPA that it is planning to

permanently shut down the EGU by the applicable date

specified in subsection (a)(3) or (4) of this Section. This

notification shall be accompanied by a description of the

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actions that have already been taken to allow the shut down

of the EGU and a description of the future actions that must

be accomplished to complete the shut down of the EGU,

with the anticipated schedule for those actions and the

anticipated date of permanent shutdown of the unit

.

B)

Have applied for a construction permit or be actively

pursuing a federally enforceable agreement that requires the

EGU to be permanently shut down in accordance with this

Section .

C)

Have applied for revisions to the operating permit(s) for the

EGU to include provisions that terminate the authorization

to operate the unit in accordance with this Section

.

2)

The owner or operator of an EGU for which this Section is being

relied upon shall by no later than June 30, 2010

:

A)

Have obtained a construction permit or entered into a

federally enforceable agreement as addressed by subsection

(a)(1)(B) of this Section ; or

B)

Have obtained revised operating permit(s) in accordance

with subsection (a)(1)(C) of this Section

.

3)

The plan for permanent shut down of the EGU must provide for

the EGU to be permanently shut down by no later than the

applicable date specified below :

A)

If the owner or operator of the EGU is not constructing a

new EGU or other generating units to specifically replace

the existing EGU, by December 31, 2010

.

B)

If the owner or operator of the EGU is constructing a new

EGU or other generating units to specifically replace the

existing EGU, by December 31, 2011

.

4)

The owner or operator of the EGU must permanently shut down

the EGU by the date specified in subsection

(a)(3) of this Section,

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unless the owner or operator submits a demonstration to the Illinois

EPA before such date showing that circumstances beyond its

reasonable control (such as protracted delays in construction

activity, unanticipated outage of another EGU, or protracted

shakedown of a replacement unit) have occurred that interfere with

the plan for permanent shut down of the EGU, in which case the

date for shut down of the EGU may be extended as follows

:

A)

If the owner or operator of the EGU is not constructing a

new EGU or other generating units to specifically replace

the existing EGU, for up to one year, i.e., permanent shut

down of the EGU to occur by no later than December 31,

2011

.

B)

If the owner or operator of the EGU is constructing a new

EGU or other generating units to specifically replace the

existing EGU, for up to 18 months,

i .e ., permanent

shutdown of the EGU to occur by no later than June 30,

2013, provided, however, that after December 31, 2012, the

existing EGU shall only operate as a back-up unit to

address periods when the new generating units are not in

service .

b)

Notwithstanding Sections 225 .230 and 225.232 of this Subpart, any EGU

that is not required to comply with Section 225 .230 of this Subpart

pursuant to this Section shall not be included when determining whether

any other EGUs at the source or other sources are in compliance with

Section 225 .230 of this Subpart

.

c)

If an EGU for which the owner or operator of the source has relied upon

this Section in lieu of complying with Section 225.230(a) of this Subpart is

not permanently shut down as required by this Section, the EGU shall be

considered to be a new EGU subject to the emission standards in Section

225.237(a) of this Subpart beginning in the month after the EGU was

required to be permanently shut down, in addition to any other penalties

that may be imposed for failure to permanently shut down the EGU in

accordance with this Section .

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Section 225.237

Emission Standards for New Sources with EGUs

a)

1)

The owner or operator of a source with one or more EGUs, but that

previously had not had any EGUs that commenced commercial

operation before January 1, 2009, shall comply with one of the

following emission standards for each EGU on a rolling 12-month

basis

:

A)

An emission standard of 0.0080 lb mercury/GWh gross

electrical output; or

B)

A minimum 90-percent reduction of input mercury .

2)

For this purpose, compliance may be demonstrated using the

equations in Section 225 .230(a)(2), (a)(3), or (b)(2) of this Subpart

.

b)

The initial 12-month rolling period for which compliance with the

emission standards of subsection (a)(1) of this Section must be

demonstrated for a new EGU shall commence on the date that the initial

performance test for the mercury emission standard under 40 CFR 60 .45a

also commences. The continuous emission monitoring systems required

by this Subpart for mercury emissions from the EGU must be certified

prior to this date. Thereafter, compliance shall be demonstrated on a

rolling-12 month basis in terms of calendar months

.

Section 225 .240

General Monitoring and Reporting Requirements

The owner or operator of an EGU shall comply with the monitoring, recordkeeping, and

reporting requirements as provided in this Section, Sections 225 .250 through 225 .290 of

this Subpart, and Subpart I of 40 CFR Part 75 . If the EGU utilizes a common stack with

units that are not EGUs and the owner or operator of the EGU does not conduct emissions

monitoring in the duct to the common stack from each EGU, the owner or operator of the

EGU shall conduct emissions monitoring in accordance with 40 CFR 75 .82(b)(2) and this

Section, including monitoring in the duct to the common stack from each unit that is not

an EGU, unless the owner or operator of the EGU counts the combined emissions

measured at the common stack as the mass emissions of mercury for the EGUs for

recordkeeping and compliance purposes

.

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a)

Requirements for installation, certification, and data accounting . The

owner or operator of each EGU shall

:

1)

Install all monitoring systems required under this Section and

Sections 225.250 through 225.290 of this Subpart for monitoring

mercury mass emissions (including all systems required to monitor

mercury concentration, stack gas moisture content, stack gas flow

rate, and CO2 or 02 concentration, as applicable, in accordance

with 40 CFR 75.81 and 75.82)

;

2)

Successfully complete all certification tests required under Section

225.250 and meet all other requirements of this Section, Sections

225.250 through 225.290 of this Subpart, and Subpart I of 40 CFR

Part 75 applicable to the monitoring systems required under

subsection (a)(1) of this Section; and

3)

Record, report, and quality-assure the data from the monitoring

systems required under subsection (a)(1) of this Section

.

4)

If the owner or operator elects to use the low mass emissions

excepted monitoring methodology for an EGU that emits no more

than 464 ounces (29 pounds) of mercury per year pursuant to 40

CFR 75.81(b), also perform emissions testing in accordance with

40 CFR 75 .81(c) to demonstrate that the EGU is eligible to use this

excepted emissions monitoring methodology as well as comply

with all other applicable requirements of 40 CFR 75 .81(b) through

(f), and submit a copy of any information required to be submitted

to the USEPA under these provisions to the Illinois EPA . The

initial emissions testing to demonstrate eligibility of an EGU for

the low mass emissions excepted methodology shall be conducted

by the following dates

:

A)

If the EGU has commenced commercial operation before

July 1, 2008, at least by January 1, 2009, or 45 days prior to

relying on the low mass emissions excepted methodology,

whichever date is later .

B)

If the EGU has commenced commercial operation on or

after July 1, 2008, at least 45 days prior to the applicable

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date specified under subsection (b)(2) of this Section or 45

days prior to relying on the low mass emissions excepted

methodology, whichever date is later

b)

Emissions monitoring deadlines . The owner or operator shall meet the

emissions monitoring system certification and other emissions monitoring

requirements of subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this Section on or before

the following dates. The owner or operator shall record, report, and

quality-assure the data from the emissions monitoring systems required

under subsection (a)(1) of this Section on and after the following dates

:

1)

For the owner or operator of an EGU that commences commercial

operation before July 1, 2008, by January 1, 2009

.

2)

For the owner or operator of an EGU that commences commercial

operation on or after July 1, 2008, by 90 unit operating days or 180

calendar days, whichever occurs first, after the date on which the

EGU commences commercial operation .

3)

For the owner or operator of an EGU for which construction of a

new stack or flue or installation of add-on mercury emission

controls, a flue gas desulfurization system, a selective catalytic

reduction system, a fabric filter, or a compact hybrid particulate

collector system is completed after the applicable deadline under

subsection (b)(1) or (2) of this Section, by 90 unit operating days or

180 calendar days, whichever occurs first, after the date on which

emissions first exit to the atmosphere through the new stack or

flue, add-on mercury emissions controls, flue gas desulfurization

system, selective catalytic reduction system, a fabric filter, or

compact hybrid particulate collector system

.

1)

Except as provided in subsection (c)(2) of this Section, the owner

or operator of an EGU that does not meet the applicable emissions

monitoring date set forth in subsection (b) of this Section for any

emissions monitoring system required under subsection (a)(1) of

this Section shall, for each such monitoring system, determine,

record, and report maximum potential (or, as appropriate,

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minimum potential) values for mercury concentration, stack gas

flow rate, stack gas moisture content, and any other parameters

required to determine mercury mass emissions in accordance with

40 CFR 75 .80(g)

.

2)

The owner or operator of an EGU that does not meet the applicable

emissions monitoring date set forth in subsection (b)(3) of this

Section for any emissions monitoring system required under

subsection (a)(1) of this Section shall, for each such monitoring

system, determine, record, and report substitute data using the

applicable missing data procedures in 40 CFR 75.80(f), in lieu of

the maximum potential (or, as appropriate, minimum potential)

values, for a parameter if the owner or operator demonstrates that

there is continuity between the data streams for that parameter

before and after the construction or installation under subsection

(b)(3) of this Section .

1)

No owner or operator of an EGU shall use any alternative

emissions monitoring system, alternative reference method for

measuring emissions, or any other alternative to the emissions

monitoring and measurement requirements of this Section and

Sections 225.250 through 225 .290 of this Subpart, unless such

alternative is promulgated by the USEPA and approved in writing

by the Agency or the use of such alternative is approved in writing

by the Agency and USEPA

.

2)

No owner or operator of an EGU shall operate the EGU so as to

discharge, or allow to be discharged, mercury emissions to the

atmosphere without accounting for all such emissions in

accordance with the applicable provisions of this Section, Sections

225.250 through 225.290 of this Subpart, and Subpart I of 40 CFR

Part 75 .

3)

No owner or operator of an EGU shall disrupt the continuous

emission monitoring system, any portion thereof, or any other

approved emission monitoring method, and thereby avoid

monitoring and recording mercury mass emissions discharged into

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the atmosphere, except for periods of recertification or periods

when calibration, quality assurance testing, or maintenance is

performed in accordance with the applicable provisions of this

Section, Sections 225 .250 through 225.290 of this Subpart, and

Subpart I of 40 CFR Part 75

.

4)

No owner or operator of an EGU shall retire or permanently

discontinue use of the continuous emission monitoring system or

any component thereof, or any other approved monitoring system

under this Subpart, except under any one of the following

circumstances

:

A)

The owner or operator is monitoring emissions from the

EGU with another certified monitoring system that has

been approved, in accordance with the applicable

provisions of this Section, Sections 225 .250 through

225.290 of this Subpart, and Subpart I of 40 CFR Part 75,

by the Agency for use at that EGU and that provides

emission data for the same pollutant or parameter as the

retired or discontinued monitoring system ; or

B)

The owner or operator or designated representative submits

notification of the date of certification testing of a

replacement monitoring system for the retired or

discontinued monitoring system in accordance with Section

225.250(a)(3)(A) of this Subpart .

e)

Long-term cold storage

The owner or operator of an EGU that is in long-term cold storage is

subject to the applicable provisions of 40 CFR Part 75 for monitoring,

recordkeeping, and reporting for units in long-term cold storage

.

Section 225.250

Initial Certification and Recertification Procedures for Emissions

Monitoring

a)

The owner or operator of an EGU shall comply with the following initial

certification and recertification procedures for a continuous emissions

monitoring system

(i.e., a continuous emission monitoring system or an

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excepted monitoring system (sorbent trap monitoring system) under 40

CFR 75.15) required by Section 225 .240(a)(1). The owner or operator of

an EGU that qualifies for and for which the owner or operator elects to use

the low mass emissions excepted methodology under 40 CFR 75 .81(b)

shall comply with the procedures in subsection (c) of this Section

.

1)

Requirements for initial certification . The owner or operator of an

EGU shall ensure that for each continuous emissions monitoring

system required by Section 225 .240(a)(1) of this Subpart

(including the automated data acquisition and handling system) the

owner or operator successfully completes all of the initial

certification testing required under 40 CFR 75.80(d) by the

applicable deadline in Section 225 .240(b) of this Subpart. In

addition, whenever the owner or operator of an EGU installs a

monitoring system to meet the requirements of this Subpart in a

location where no such monitoring system was previously

installed, the owner or operator must successfully complete the

initial certification requirements of 40 CFR 75.80(d)

.

2)

Requirements for recertification . Whenever the owner or operator

of an EGU makes a replacement, modification, or change in any

certified continuous emission monitoring system, or an excepted

monitoring system (sorbent trap monitoring system) under 40 CFR

75.15, and required by Section 225.240(a)(1) of this Subpart, that

may significantly affect the ability of the system to accurately

measure or record mercury mass emissions or heat input rate or to

meet the quality-assurance and quality-control requirements of 40

CFR 75.21 or Appendix B to 40 CFR Part 75, the owner or

operator of an EGU shall recertify the monitoring system in

accordance with 40 CFR 75 .20(b). Furthermore, whenever the

owner or operator of an EGU makes a replacement, modification,

or change to the flue gas handling system or the EGU's operation

that may significantly change the stack flow or concentration

profile, the owner or operator shall recertify each continuous

emission monitoring system, and each excepted monitoring system

(sorbent trap monitoring system) under 40 CFR 75 .15, whose

accuracy is potentially affected by the change, all in accordance

with 40 CFR 75 .20(b). Examples of changes to a continuous

emission monitoring system that require recertification include

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replacement of the analyzer, complete replacement of an existing

continuous emission monitoring system, or change in location or

orientation of the sampling probe or site

.

3)

Approval process for initial certification and recertification .

Subsections (a)(3)(A) through (D) of this Section apply to both

initial certification and recertification of a continuous monitoring

system required by Section 225 .240(a)(1) of this Subpart. For

recertifications, replace the words "certification" and "initial

certification" with the word "recertification," replace the word

"certified" with the word "recertified," and follow the procedures

in 40 CFR 75 .20(b)(5) in lieu of the procedures in subsection

(a)(3)(E) of this Section

.

A)

Notification of certification . The owner or operator shall

submit to the Agency, USEPA Region 5, and the

Administrator of the USEPA written notice of the dates of

certification testing, in accordance with Section 225 .270 of

this Subpart .

B)

Certification application. The owner or operator shall

submit to the Agency a certification application for each

monitoring system. A complete certification application

shall include the information specified in 40 CFR 75 .63

.

C)

Provisional certification date. The provisional certification

date for a monitoring system shall be determined in

accordance with 40 CFR 75 .20(a)(3). A provisionally

certified monitoring system may be used under this Subpart

for a period not to exceed 120 days after receipt by the

Agency of the complete certification application for the

monitoring system under subsection (a)(3)(B) of this

Section. Data measured and recorded by the provisionally

certified monitoring system, in accordance with the

requirements of 40 CFR Part 75, will be considered valid

quality-assured data (retroactive to the date and time of

provisional certification), provided that the Agency does

not invalidate the provisional certification by issuing a

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notice of disapproval within 120 days of the date of receipt

by the Agency of the complete certification application

.

D)

Certification application approval process . The Agency

will issue a written notice of approval or disapproval of the

certification application to the owner or operator within 120

days of receipt of the complete certification application

required by subsection (a)(3)(B) of this Section. In the

event the Agency does not issue such a notice within such

120-day period, each monitoring system that meets the

applicable performance requirements of 40 CFR Part 75

and is included in the certification application will be

deemed certified for use under this Subpart

.

i)

Approval notice. If the certification application is

complete and shows that each monitoring system

meets the applicable performance requirements of

40 CFR Part 75, then the Agency will issue a

written notice of approval of the certification

application within 120 days of receipt .

ii)

Incomplete application notice. If the certification

application is not complete, then the Agency will

issue a written notice of incompleteness that sets a

reasonable date by which the owner or operator

must submit the additional information required to

complete the certification application. If the owner

or operator does not comply with the notice of

incompleteness by the specified date, then the

Agency may issue a notice of disapproval under

subsection (a)(3)(D)(iii) of this Section. The 120-

day review period shall not begin before receipt of a

complete certification application .

iii)

Disapproval notice. If the certification application

shows that any monitoring system does not meet the

performance requirements of 40 CFR Part 75 or if

the certification application is incomplete and the

requirement for disapproval under subsection

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(a)(3)(D)(ii) of this Section is met, then the Agency

will issue a written notice of disapproval of the

certification application. Upon issuance of such

notice of disapproval, the provisional certification is

invalidated by the Agency and the data measured

and recorded by each uncertified monitoring system

shall not be considered valid quality-assured data

beginning with the date and hour of provisional

certification (as defined under 40 CFR 75 .20(a)(3)) .

The owner or operator shall follow the procedures

for loss of certification in subsection (a)(3)(E) of

this Section for each monitoring system that is

disapproved for initial certification

.

iv)

Audit decertification. The Agency may issue a

notice of disapproval of the certification status of a

monitor in accordance with Section 225.260(b) of

this Subpart

.

E)

Procedures for loss of certification. If the Agency issues a

notice of disapproval of a certification application under

subsection (a)(3)(D)(iii) of this Section or a notice of

disapproval of certification status under subsection

(a)(3)(D)(iv) of this Section, then

:

i)

The owner or operator shall substitute the following

values, for each disapproved monitoring system, for

each hour of EGU operation during the period of

invalid data specified under 40 CFR 75 .20(a)(4)(iii)

or 75 .21(e) and continuing until the applicable date

and hour specified under 40 CFR 75.20(a)(5)(i) :

I)

For a disapproved mercury pollutant

concentration monitor and disapproved flow

monitor, respectively, the maximum

potential concentration of mercury and the

maximum potential flow rate, as defined in

Sections 2.1 .7.1 and 2.1 .4.1 of Appendix A

to 40 CFR Part 75

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II)

For a disapproved moisture monitoring

system and disapproved diluent gas

monitoring system, respectively, the

minimum potential moisture percentage and

either the maximum potential CO 2

concentration or the minimum potential 0 2

concentration (as applicable), as defined in

Sections 2.1 .5, 2.1 .3.1, and 2.1 .3.2 of

Appendix A to 40 CFR Part 75

.

III)

For a disapproved excepted monitoring

system (sorbent trap monitoring system)

under 40 CFR 75 .15 and disapproved flow

monitor, respectively, the maximum

potential concentration of mercury and

maximum potential flow rate, as defined in

Sections 2.1 .7.1 and 2.1 .4.1 of Appendix A

to 40 CFR Part 75 .

ii)

The owner or operator shall submit a notification of

certification retest dates and a new certification

application in accordance with subsections (a)(3)(A)

and (B) of this Section

.

iii)

The owner or operator shall repeat all certification

tests or other requirements that were failed by the

monitoring system, as indicated in the Agency's

notice of disapproval, no later than 30 unit operating

days after the date of issuance of the notice of

disapproval .

b)

1)

If an emissions monitoring system has been previously certified in

accordance with 40 CFR Part 75 and the applicable quality

assurance and quality control requirements of 40 CFR 75 .21 and

Appendix B to 40 CFR Part 75 are fully met, the monitoring

system shall be exempt from the initial certification requirements

of this Section .

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2)

The recertification provisions of this Section shall apply to an

emissions monitoring system required by Section 225 .240(a)(1) of

this Subpart exempt from initial certification requirements under

subsection (a)(1) of this Section .

c)

Initial certification and recertification procedures for EGUs using the

mercury low mass emissions excepted methodology under 40 CFR

75.81(b). The owner or operator of an EGU qualified to use the mercury

low mass emissions excepted methodology under 40 CFR 75 .81(b) shall

meet the applicable certification and recertification requirements in 40

CFR 75.81(c) through (f) .

d)

Certification Applications. The owner or operator of an EGU shall submit

an application to the Agency within 45 days after completing all initial

certification or recertification tests required under this Section, including

the information required under 40 CFR 75.63

.

Section 225.260

Out of Control Periods for Emission Monitors

a)

Whenever any emissions monitoring system fails to meet the quality-

assurance and quality-control requirements or data validation requirements

of 40 CFR Part 75, data shall be substituted using the applicable missing

data procedures in Subparts D and I of 40 CFR Part 75

.

b)

Audit decertification. Whenever both an audit of an emissions monitoring

system and a review of the initial certification or recertification application

reveal that any emissions monitoring system should not have been

certified or recertified because it did not meet a particular performance

specification or other requirement under Section 225 .250 of this Subpart

or the applicable provisions of 40 CFR Part 75, both at the time of the

initial certification or recertification application submission and at the time

of the audit, the Agency will issue a notice of disapproval of the

certification status of such monitoring system. For the purposes of this

subsection, an audit shall be either a field audit or an audit of any

information submitted to the Agency. By issuing the notice of

disapproval, the Agency revokes prospectively the certification status of

the emissions monitoring system . The data measured and recorded by the

monitoring system shall not be considered valid quality-assured data from

the date of issuance of the notification of the revoked certification status

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until the date and time that the owner or operator completes subsequently

approved initial certification or recertification tests for the monitoring

system. The owner or operator shall follow the applicable initial

certification or recertification procedures in Section 225 .250 of this

Subpart for each disapproved monitoring system

.

Section 225 .261

Additional Requirements to Provide Heat Input Data

The owner or operator of an EGU that monitors and reports mercury mass emissions

using a mercury concentration monitoring system and a flow monitoring system shall also

monitor and report heat input rate at the EGU level using the procedures set forth in 40

CFR Part 75

.

Section 225 .263

Monitoring of Gross Electrical Output

The owner or operator of an EGU complying with this Subpart by means of Section

225.230(a)(1) or using electrical output (O) and complying by means of Section

225.230(b) or (d) or Section 225.232 of this Subpart shall monitor gross electrical output

of the associated generator(s) in MWh on an hourly basis

.

Section 225 .265

Coal Analysis for Input Mercury Levels

a)

The owner or operator of an EGU complying with this Subpart by means

of Section 225 .230(a)(2) or using input mercury levels (I;) and complying

by means of Section 225 .230(b) or (d) or Section 225 .232 of this Subpart

shall :

1)

Perform daily sampling of the coal combusted in the EGU for

mercury content. The owner or operator of such EGU shall collect

a minimum of one 2-lb grab sample per day of operation from the

belt feeders anywhere between the crusher house or breaker

building and the boiler. Such sample shall be taken in such a

manner so as to provide a representative mercury content for the

coal burned on that day .

2)

Analyze the grab coal sample for the following

:

A)

Determine the heat content using ASTM D5865-04 or

equivalent approved in writing by the Agency .

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B)

Determine the moisture content using ASTM D3173-03 or

equivalent approved in writing by the Agency

.

C)

Measure the mercury content using ASTM D6414-01,

ASTM D3684-01, or equivalent approved in writing by the

Agency .

3)

The owner or operator of multiple EGUs at the same source using

the same crusher house or breaker building may take one sample

per crusher house or breaker building, rather than one per EGU

.

4)

The owner or operator of an EGU shall use the data analyzed under

subsection (b) of this Section to determine the mercury content in

terms of lbs/trillion Btu .

b)

The owner or operator of an EGU that must conduct sampling and analysis

of coal pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section, shall begin such activity

by the following date :

1)

If the EGU is in daily service, at least 30 days before the start of

the month for which such activity will be required .

2)

If the EGU is not in daily service, on the day that the EGU resumes

operation .

Section 225.270

Notifications

The owner or operator of a source with one or more EGUs shall submit written notice to

the Agency according to the provisions in 40 CFR 75 .61 for each EGU or group of EGUs

monitored at a common stack and each non-EGU monitored under 40 CFR

75.82(b)(2)(ii) .

Section 225 .290

Recordkeeping and Reporting

a)

General provisions.

1)

The owner or operator of an EGU and its designated representative

shall comply with all applicable recordkeeping and reporting

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requirements in this Section and with all applicable recordkeeping

and reporting requirements of 40 CFR 75.84 .

2)

The owner or operator of an EGU shall maintain records for each

month identifying the emission standard in Section 225 .230(a) or

225.237(a) of this Section with which it is complying or which is

applicable for the EGU and the following records related to the

emissions of mercury that the EGU is allowed to emit :

A)

For an EGU for which the owner or operator is complying

with this Subpart by means of Section 225.230(a)(2) or

225.237(a)(1)(B) or using input mercury levels to

determine the allowable emissions of the EGU, records of

the daily mercury content of coal used (lbs/trillion Btu) and

the daily and monthly input mercury (lbs), which shall be

kept in the file required under 40 CFR 75 .84(a)

.

B)

For an EGU for which the owner or operator of an EGU

complying with this Subpart by means of Section

225.230(a)(1) or 225 .237(a)(1)(A) or using electrical output

to determine the allowable emissions of the EGU, records

of the daily and monthly gross electrical output (GWh),

which shall be kept in the file required under 40 CFR

75.84(a) .

3)

The owner or operator of an EGU shall maintain records of the

following for each EGU

:

A)

Monthly emissions of mercury from the EGU .

For an EGU for which the owner or operator is complying

by means of Section 225.230(b) or (d) of this Subpart,

records of the monthly allowable emissions of mercury

from the EGU

.

4)

The owner or operator of an EGU that is participating in an

Averaging Demonstration pursuant to Section 225 .232 of this

Subpart shall maintain records identifying all sources and EGUs

covered by the Demonstration for each month and, within 60 days

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of the end of each calendar month, calculate and record the actual

and allowable mercury emissions of the EGU for the month and

the applicable 12-month rolling period .

5)

The owner or operator of an EGU shall maintain the following

records related to quality assurance activities conducted for

emissions monitoring systems

:

A)

The results of quarterly assessments conducted under

Section 2.2 of Appendix B of 40 CFR Part 75 ; and

B)

Daily/weekly system integrity checks under Section 2 .6 of

Appendix B of 40 CFR Part 75

.

6)

The owner or operator of an EGU shall maintain an electronic copy

of all electronic submittals to the USEPA under 40 CFR 75 .84(f)

.

7)

The owner or operator of an EGU shall retain all records required

by this Section at the source unless otherwise provided in the

CAAPP permit issued for the source and shall make a copy of any

record available to the Agency upon request

.

b)

Quarterly reports. The owner or operator of a source with one or more

EGUs shall submit quarterly reports to the Agency as follows

:

1)

These reports shall include the following information for operation

of the EGUs during the quarter :

A)

The total operating hours of each EGU and the mercury

CEMS, as also reported in accordance with 40 CFR Part

75

.

B)

A discussion of any significant changes in the measures

used to control emissions of mercury from the EGUs or the

coal supply to the EGUs, including changes in the source of

coal .

C)

Summary information on the performance of the mercury

CEMS. When the mercury CEMS was not inoperative,

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repaired, or adjusted, except for routine zero and span

checks, this shall be stated in the report

.

D)

If the CEMS downtime was more than 5.0 percent of the

total operating time for the EGU: the date and time

identifying each period during which the CEMS was

inoperative, except for routine zero and span checks; the

nature of CEMS repairs or adjustments and a summary of

quality assurance data consistent with 40 CFR Part 75,

i.e.,

the dates and results of the Linearity Test(s) and any

Relative Accuracy Test Audit(s) during the quarter ; a

listing of any days when a required daily calibration was

not performed; and the date and duration of any periods

when the CEMS was out-of-control as addressed by Section

225.260 of this Subpart

.

2)

The owner or operator shall submit each quarterly report to the

Agency within 45 days following the end of the calendar quarter

covered by the report .

c)

Compliance certification. The owner or operator of a source with one or

more EGUs shall submit to the Agency 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 EGUs'

emissions are correctly and fully monitored . The certification shall state

that :

1)

The monitoring data submitted were recorded in accordance with

the applicable requirements of this Section, Sections 225 .240

through 225.270, and Section 225 .290 of this Subpart, and 40 CFR

Part 75, including the quality assurance procedures and

specifications; and

2)

For an EGU with add-on mercury emission controls, a flue gas

desulfurization system, a selective catalytic reduction system, or a

compact hybrid particulate collector system and for all hours where

mercury data are substituted in accordance with 40 CFR

75.34(a)(1) :

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(A)(i)

The mercury add-on emission controls, flue gas

desulfurization system, selective catalytic reduction system,

or compact hybrid particulate collector system were

operating within the range of parameters listed in the

quality assurance/quality control program under Appendix

B to 40 CFR Part 75 ; or

ii)

With regard to a flue gas desulfurization system or a

selective catalytic reduction system, quality-assured SO2

emission data recorded in accordance with 40 CFR Part 75

document that the flue gas desulfurization system was

operating properly, or quality-assured NOx emission data

recorded in accordance with 40 CFR Part 75 document that

the selective catalytic reduction system, was operating

properly, as applicable; and

B)

The substitute data values do not systematically

underestimate mercury emissions .

d)

Annual Certification of Compliance

1)

The owner or operator of a source with one or more EGUs subject

to this Subpart shall submit to the Agency an Annual Certification

of Compliance with this Subpart no later than May 1 of each year

and shall address compliance for the previous calendar year . Such

certification shall be submitted to the Agency, Air Compliance and

Enforcement Section, and the Air Regional Field Office .

2)

Annual Certifications of Compliance shall indicate whether

compliance existed for each EGU for each month in the year

covered by the Certification and certification to that effect . In

addition, for each EGU, the owner or operator shall provide the

following

:

A)

If complying with this Subpart by means of Section

225.230(a)(1)(A) or 225 .237(a)(1)(A) :

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i)

Actual emissions rate, in lb/GWh, for each 12-

month rolling period ending in the year covered by

the Certification ;

ii)

Actual emissions, in lbs, and gross electrical output,

in GWh, for each 12-month rolling period ending in

the year covered by the Certification ; and

iii)

Actual emissions, in lbs, and gross electrical output,

in GWh, for each month in the year covered by the

Certification and in the previous year.

B)

If complying with this Subpart by means of Section

225.230(a)(1)(B) or 225.237(a)(1)(B) :

i)

Actual control efficiency for emissions for each 12-

month rolling period ending in the year covered by

the Certification, expressed as a percent ;

ii)

Actual emissions, in lbs, and mercury content in the

fuel fired in such EGU, in lbs, for each 12-month

rolling period ending in the year covered by the

Certification; and

iii)

Actual emissions, in lbs, and mercury content in the

fuel fired in such EGU, in lbs, for each month in the

year covered by the Certification and in the previous

year .

C)

If complying with this Subpart by means of Section

225.230(b)

:

i) Actual emissions and allowable emissions for each

12-month rolling period ending in the year covered

by the Certification ; and

ii)

Actual emissions and allowable emissions, and

which standard of compliance the owner or operator

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was utilizing for each month in the year covered by

the Certification and in the previous year

.

D)

If complying with this Subpart by means of Section

225.230(d)

:

i)

Actual emissions and allowable emissions for all

EGUs at the source for each 12-month rolling

period ending in the year covered by the

Certification; and

ii)

Actual emissions and allowable emissions, and

which standard of compliance the owner or operator

was utilizing for each month in the year covered by

the Certification and in the previous year .

E)

If complying with this Subpart by means of Section

225.232

:

i)

Actual emissions and allowable emissions for all

EGUs at the source in an Averaging Demonstration

for each 12-month rolling period ending in the year

covered by the Certification; and

ii)

Actual emissions and allowable emissions, with the

standard of compliance the owner or operator was

utilizing for each EGU at the source in an

Averaging Demonstration for each month for all

EGUs at the source in an Averaging Demonstration

in the year covered by the Certification and in the

previous year .

F)

Any deviations, data substitutions, or exceptions each

month and discussion of the reasons for such deviations,

data substitutions, or exceptions

.

3)

All Annual Certifications of Compliance required to be submitted

shall include the following certification by a responsible official :

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I certify under penalty of law that this document and all

attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in

accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified

personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted

.

Based on my inquiry of the person or persons directly responsible

for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the

best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I

am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false

information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for

knowing violations

.

4)

The owner or operator of an EGU shall submit its first Annual

Certification of Compliance to address calendar year 2009 or the

calendar year in which the EGU commences commercial operation,

whichever is later. Notwithstanding subsection (d)(2) of this

Section, in the Annual Certifications of Compliance that are

required to be submitted by May 1, 2010, and May 1, 2011, to

address calendar years 2009 and 2010, respectively, the owner or

operator is not required to provide 12-month rolling data for any

period that ends before June 30, 2010

.

e)

Deviation reports . For each EGU, the owner or operator shall promptly

notify the Agency of deviations from requirements of this Subpart. At a

minimum, these notifications shall include a description of such deviations

within 30 days of discovery of the deviations, and a discussion of the

possible cause of such deviations, any corrective actions, and any

preventative measures taken .

Quality assurance RATA reports. The owner or operator of an EGU shall

submit to the Agency, Air Compliance and Enforcement Section, the

quality assurance RATA report for each EGU or group of EGUs

monitored at a common stack and each non-EGU under 40 CFR

75.82(b)(2)(ii) within 45 days after completing a quality assurance RATA .

f)

Section 225.295

Treatment of Mercury Allowances

Any mercury allowances allocated to the Agency by the USEPA shall be treated as

follows :

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ILLINOIS REGISTER

POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULES

a)

No such allowances shall be allocated to any owner or operator of an EGU

or other sources of mercury emissions into the atmosphere or discharges

into the waters of the State

.

b)

The Agency shall hold all allowances allocated by the USEPA to the State

.

At the end of each calendar year, the Agency shall instruct the USEPA to

retire permanently all such allowances

.

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STATE OF ILLINOIS

)

COUNTY OF SANGAMON

)

Dorothy Gunn

Clerk

Illinois Pollution Control Board

James R. Thompson Center

100 West Randolph St., Suite 11-500

Chicago, IL 60601-3218

(Hand Delivery)

Virginia Yang

Deputy Legal Counsel

Illinois Department of Natural Resources

One Natural Resources Way

Springfield, IL 62702

(First Class Mail)

Dated: March 14, 2006

1021 North Grand Avenue East

Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276

(217) 782-5544

SS

ORIGINAL

i

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, an attorney, state that I have served the attached

RULEMAKING PROPOSAL entitled "PROPOSED NEW 35 ILL . ADM. CODE 225,

CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM LARGE COMBUSTION SOURCES," MOTION

TO HOLD REQUIRED HEARINGS IN SPRINGFIELD, MOTION FOR WAIVER OF

COPY REQUIREMENTS, AND APPEARANCES upon the person to whom it is

directed, by placing a copy in an envelope addressed to

:

Matthew Dunn

Chief

Division of Environmental Enforcement

Office of the Attorney General

188 West Randolph St., 20"' Floor

Chicago, IL 60601

(First Class Mail)

and mailing it from Springfield, Illinois, with sufficient postage affixed, as indicated

above .

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION AGENCY,

Jo

. Kim

Managing Attorney

Air Regulatory Unit

Division of Legal Counsel