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TITLE 35 : ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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SUBTITLE B : AIR POLLUTION
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CHAPTER I : POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
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SUBCHAPTER c : EMISSION STANDARDS AND LIMITATIONS
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FOR STATIONARY SOURCES
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PART 225
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CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM LARGE COMBUSTION SOURCES
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SUBPART A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Section
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Severability
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Definitions
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Incorporations by Reference
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SUBPART B : CONTROL OF MERCURY EMISSIONS
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FROM COAL-FIRED ELECTRIC GENERATING UNITS
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Purpose
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Measurement Methods
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Applicability
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Compliance Requirements
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Clean Air Act Permit Program (CAAPP) Permit Requirements
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Emission Standards for EGUs at Existing Sources
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Averaging Demonstrations for Existing Sources
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Units Scheduled for Permanent Shut Down
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Temporary Technology-Based Standard for EGUs at Existing Sources
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Emission Standards for New Sources with EGUs
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Temporary Technology-Based Standard for New Sources with EGUs
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General Monitoring and Reporting Requirements
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Initial Certification and Recertification Procedures for Emissions Monitoring
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Out of Control Periods for Emission Monitors
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Additional Requirements to Provide Heat Input Data
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Monitoring of Gross Electrical Output
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Coal Analysis for Input Mercury Levels
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Notifications
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Recordkeeping and Reporting
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Treatment of Mercury Allowances
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[415 ILCS 5/27] .
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SOURCE: Adopted at 30 Ill. Reg. , effective
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SUBPART B: CONTROL OF MERCURY EMISSIONS
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FROM COAL-FIRED ELECTRIC GENERATING UNITS
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General
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At a source with EGUs that commenced commercial operation on or
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before December 31, 2008, for an EGU that meets the eligibility criteria in
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subsection (b) of this Section, as an alternative to compliance with the
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mercury emission standards in Section 225 .230 of this Subpart, the owner
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or operator of the EGU may temporarily comply with the requirements of
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this Section, through June 30, 2015, as further provided in subsections (c),
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(d), and (e) of this Section .
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An EGU that is complying with the emission control requirements of this
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Subpart by operating under this Section may not be included in a
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compliance demonstration involving other EGUs during the period that it
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is operating under this Section .
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The owner or operator of an EGU that is complying with this Subpart by
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means of this Section is not excused from applicable monitoring,
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recordkeeping, and reporting requirements in Sections 225 .240 through
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Eligibility
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To be eligible to operate an EGU under this Section, the following criteria shall
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be met for the EGU :
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The EGU is equipped and operated with the air pollution control
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equipment or systems that include injection of halogenated activated
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carbon and either a cold-side electrostatic precipitator or a fabric filter
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The owner or operator of the EGU is injecting halogenated activated
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carbon in an optimum manner for control of mercury emissions, which
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shall include injection of Alstrom, Norit, Sorbent Technologies, or other
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halogenated activated carbon that the owner or operator of the EGU shows
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to have similar or better effectiveness for control of mercury emissions, at
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least at the following rates, unless other provisions for injection of
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halogenated activated carbon are established in a federally enforceable
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operating permit issued for the EGU, with an injection system designed
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for effective absorption of mercury, considering the configuration of the
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EGU and its ductwork . For this purpose, flue gas flow rate shall be
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determined for the point of sorbent injection (provided, however, that this
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flow rate may be assumed to be identical to the stack flow rate if the gas
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temperatures at the point of injection and the stack are normally within
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100° F) or may otherwise be calculated from the stack flow rate, corrected
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for the difference in gas temperatures.
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For an EGU firing subbituminous coal, 5 .0 pounds per million
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actual cubic feet .
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For an EGU firing bituminous coal, 10 .0 pounds per million actual
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cubic feet .
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For an EGU firing a blend of subbituminous and bituminous coal,
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a rate that is the weighted average of the above rates, based on the
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blend of coal being fired .
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A rate or rates set on a unit-specific basis that are lower than the
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rate specified above to the extent that the owner or operator of the
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EGU demonstrates that such rate or rates are needed so that carbon
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injection would not increase particulate matter emissions or
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opacity so as to threaten compliance with applicable regulatory
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requirements for particulate matter or opacity .
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The total capacity of the EGUs that operate under this Section does not
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exceed the applicable value below :
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For the owner or operator of more than one existing source with
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EGUs, 25 percent of the total rated capacity, in MW, of all the
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EGUs at such existing sources that it owns or operates, other than
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any EGUs operating pursuant to Section 225 .235 of this Subpart .
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For the owner or operator of only a single existing source with
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EGUs (i .e., City, Water, Light & Power, City of Springfield, ID
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167120AAO; Electric Energy, Inc
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Generating Station, ID 021814AAB ; and Southern Illinois Power
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Cooperative/Marion Generating Station, ID 199856AAC), 25
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percent of the total rated capacity, in MW, of the all the EGUs at
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such existing sources, other than any EGUs operating pursuant to
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Section 225 .235 of this Subpart .
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Compliance Requirements
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Emission Control Requirements
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The owner or operator of an EGU that is operating pursuant to this Section
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shall continue to maintain and operate the EGU to comply with the criteria
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for eligibility for operation under this Section, except during an evaluation
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of the current sorbent, alternative sorbents or other techniques to control
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mercury emissions, as provided by subsection (e) of this Section .
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Monitoring and Recordkeeping Requirements
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In addition to complying with all applicable reporting requirements in
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Sections 225 .240 through 225 .290 of this Subpart, the owner or operator
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of an EGU operating pursuant to this Section shall also :
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Through December 31, 2012, maintain records of the usage of
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activated carbon, the exhaust gas flow rate from the EGU, and the
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activated carbon feed rate, in pounds per million actual cubic feet
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of exhaust gas at the injection point, on a weekly average .
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Beginning January 1, 2013, monitor activated carbon feed rate to
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the EGU, flue gas temperature at the point of sorbent injection, and
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exhaust gas flow rate from the EGU, automatically recording this
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data and the activated carbon feed rate, in pounds per million
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actual cubic feet of exhaust gas at the injection point, on an hourly
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average.
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If a blend of bituminous and subbituminous coal is fired in the
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EGU, records of the amount of each type of coal burned and the
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required injection rate for injection of halogenated activated
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carbon, on a weekly basis .
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Notification and Reporting Requirements
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In addition to complying with all applicable reporting requirements in
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Sections 225 .240 through 225
.290 of this Subpart, the owner or operator
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of an EGU operating pursuant to this Section shall also submit the
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following notifications and reports to the Agency:
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Written notification prior to the month in which any of the
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following events will occur
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operate under this Section due to a change in operation
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Application Deadlines
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coal fired in the EGU will change
; the mercury emission standard
with which the owner or operator is attempting to comply for the
EGU will change
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terminated.
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Quarterly reports for the recordkeeping and monitoring conducted
pursuant to subsection
(c)(2) of this Section .
Annual reports detailing activities conducted for the EGU to
further improve control of mercury emissions, including the
measures taken during the past year and activities planned for the
current year
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The owner or operator of an EGU that is seeking to operate the
EGU under this Section shall submit an application to the Agency
no later than three months prior to the date that compliance with
Section 225
.230 of this Subpart would otherwise have to be
demonstrated
. For example, the owner or operator of an EGU that
is applying to operate the EGU pursuant to this Section on June 30,
2010, when compliance with applicable mercury emission
standards must be first demonstrated, shall apply by March 31,
2010 to operate under this Section
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Unless the Agency finds that the EGU is not eligible to operate
under this Section or that the application for operation under this
Section does not meet the requirements of subsection (d)(2)
of this
Section, the owner or operator of the EGU is authorized to operate
the EGU under this Section beginning 60 days after receipt of the
application by the Agency .
The owner or operator of an EGU operating pursuant to this
Section must reapply to operate pursuant to this Section
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If it operated pursuant to this Section during the period of
June 2010 through December 2012 and it seeks to operate
pursuant to this Section during the period from January
2013 through June 2015
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If it is planning a physical change to or a change in the
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method of operation of the EGU, control equipment or
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practices for injection of activated carbon that is expected
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to reduce the level of control of mercury emissions .
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Contents of Application
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An application to operate pursuant to this Section shall be submitted as an
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application for a new or revised federally enforceable operating permit for
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the EGU and include the following:
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A formal request to operate pursuant to this Section showing that
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the EGU is eligible to operate pursuant to this Section and
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describing the reason for the request, the measures that have been
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taken for control of mercury emissions, and factors preventing
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more effective control of mercury emissions from the EGU .
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The applicable mercury emission standard in Section 225 .230(a)
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with which the owner or operator of the EGU is attempting to
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comply and a summary of relevant mercury emission data for the
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EGU.
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If a unit-specific rate or rates for carbon injection are proposed
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pursuant to subsection (b)(2)
of this Section, detailed information
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to support the proposed injection rates .
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An action plan describing the measures that will be taken while
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operating under this Section to improve control of mercury
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emissions . This plan shall address measures such as evaluation of
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alternative forms or sources of activated carbon, changes to the
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injection system, changes to operation of the unit that affect the
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effectiveness of mercury absorption and collection, changes to the
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particulate matter control device to improve performance and
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changes to other emission control devices . For each measure
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contained in the plan, the plan shall provide a detailed description
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of the specific actions that are planned, the reason that the measure
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is being pursued and the range of improvement in control of
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mercury that is expected, and the factors that affect the timing for
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carrying out the measure, with the current schedule for the
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measure.
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Evaluation of Alternative Control Techniques for Mercury Emissions
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During an evaluation of the effectiveness of the current sorbent,
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alternative sorbent, or other technique to control mercury emissions, the
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owner or operator of an EGU operating under this Section need not
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comply with the eligibility criteria for operation under this Section as
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needed to carry out an evaluation of the practicality and effectiveness of
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such technique, as further provided as follows :
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The owner or operator of the EGU shall conduct the evaluation in
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accordance with a formal evaluation program submitted to the
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Illinois EPA at least 30 days in advance .
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The duration and scope of the evaluation shall not exceed the
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duration and scope reasonably needed to complete the desired
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evaluation of the alternative control technique, as initially
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addressed by the owner or owner in a support document submitted
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with the evaluation program.
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Notwithstanding 35 Ill
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operator of the EGU shall obtain a construction permit for any new
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or modified air pollution control equipment to be constructed as
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part of the evaluation of the alternative control technique .
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The owner or operator of the EGU shall submit a report to the
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Illinois EPA, no later than 90 days after the conclusion of the
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evaluation, describing the evaluation that was conducted and
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providing, the results of the evaluation .
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If the evaluation of the alternative control technique shows less effective
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control of mercury emissions from the EGU than achieved with the prior
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control technique, the owner or operator of the EGU shall resume use of
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the prior control technique . If the evaluation of the alternative control
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technique shows comparable effectiveness, the owner or operator of the
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EGU may either continue to use the alternative control technique in an
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optimum manner or resume use of the prior control technique . If the
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evaluation of the alternative control technique shows more effective
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control of mercury emissions, the owner or operator of the EGU shall
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continue to use the alternative control technique in an optimum manner, if
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it continues to operate under this Section .
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At a source with EGUs that previously had not had any EGUs that
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commenced commercial operation before January 1, 2009, for an EGU
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that meets the eligibility criteria in subsection (b) of this Section, as an
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alternative to compliance with the mercury emission standards in Section
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temporarily comply with the requirements of this Section, through
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December 31, 2018, as further provided in subsections (c), (d), and (e) of
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this Section .
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An EGU that is complying with the emission control requirements of this
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Subpart by operating under this Section may not be included in a
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compliance demonstration involving other EGUs at the source during the
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period that such standard is in effect .
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The owner or operator of an EGU that is complying with this Subpart by
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means of this Section is not excused from applicable monitoring,
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recordkeeping, and reporting requirements in Sections 225
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.290 of this Subpart .
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b)
Eligibility
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To be eligible to operate an EGU under this Section, the following criteria shall
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be met for the EGU :
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The EGU is subject to Best Available Control Technology (BACT) for
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emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter and is
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equipped and operated with the air pollution control equipment or systems
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specified below, as applicable to the category of EGU :
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For coal-fired boilers, injection of halogenated activated carbon .
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For an EGU firing fuel gas produced by coal gasification,
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processing of the raw fuel gas prior to combustion for removal of
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mercury with a system using activated carbon .
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For an EGU for which injection of halogenated activated carbon is
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required by subsection (b)(1) of this Section, the owner or operator of the
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EGU is injecting halogenated activated carbon in an optimum manner for
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control of mercury emissions, which shall include injection of Alstrom,
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Norit, Sorbent Technologies, or other halogenated activated carbon that
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the owner or operator of the EGU shows to have similar or better
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effectiveness for control of mercury emissions, at least at the following
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rates, unless other provisions for injection of halogenated activated carbon
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are established in a federally enforceable operating permit issued for the
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Compliance Requirements
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EGU, with an injection system designed for effective absorption of
mercury. For this purpose, flue gas flow rate shall be determined for the
point of sorbent injection (provided, however, that this flow rate may be
assumed to be identical to the stack flow rate if the gas temperatures at the
point of injection and the stack are normally within 100° F) or may
otherwise be calculated from the stack flow rate, corrected for the
difference in gas temperatures .
A)
For an EGU firing subbituminous coal, 5 .0 pounds per million
actual cubic feet .
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For an EGU firing bituminous coal, 10.0 pounds per million actual
cubic feet .
C) For an EGU firing a blend of subbituminous and bituminous coal,
a rate that is the weighted average of the above rates, based on the
blend of coal being fired .
Emission Control Requirements
The owner or operator of an EGU that is operating pursuant to this Section
shall continue to maintain and operate the EGU to comply with the criteria
for eligibility for operation under this Section, except during an evaluation
of the current sorbent, alternative sorbents or other techniques to control
mercury emissions, as provided by subsection (e) of this Section .
2)
Monitoring and Recordkeeping Requirements
In addition to complying with all applicable reporting requirements in
Sections 225 .240 through 225 .290 of this Subpart, the owner or operator
of a new EGU operating pursuant to this Section shall also :
A)
Monitor activated carbon feed rate to the EGU, flue gas
temperature at the point of sorbent injection, and exhaust gas flow
rate from the EGU, automatically recording this data and the
activated carbon feed rate, in pounds per million actual cubic feet
of exhaust gas at the injection point, on an hourly average .
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If a blend of bituminous and subbituminous coal is fired in the
EGU, records of the amount of each type of coal burned and the
required injection rate for injection of halogenated activated
carbon, on a weekly basis .
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Applications to Operate under the Technology-Based Standard
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3)
Notification and Reporting Requirements
In addition to complying with all applicable reporting requirements in
Sections 225 .240 through 225
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of an EGU operating pursuant to this Section shall also submit the
following notifications and reports to the Agency
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A)
Written notification prior to the month in which any of the
following events will occur
: the EGU will no longer be eligible to
operate under this Section due to a change in operation
; the type of
coal fired in the EGU will change
; the mercury emission standard
with which the owner or operator is attempting to comply for the
EGU will change
; or operation under this Section will be
terminated .
B)
Quarterly reports for the recordkeeping and monitoring conducted
pursuant to subsection (c)(2)
of this Section .
C)
Annual reports detailing activities conducted for the EGU to
further improve control of mercury emissions, including the
measures taken during the past year and activities planned for the
current year .
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Application Deadlines
A)
The owner or operator of an EGU that is seeking to operate the
EGU under this Section shall submit an application to the Agency
no later than three months prior to the date that compliance with
Section 225
.237 of this Subpart would otherwise have to be
demonstrated .
B)
Unless the Agency finds that the EGU is not eligible to operate
under this Section or that the application for operation under this
Section does not meet the requirements of subsection (d)(2) of this
Section, the owner or operator of the EGU is authorized to operate
the EGU under this Section beginning 60 days after receipt of the
application by the Agency .
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The owner or operator of an EGU operating pursuant to this
Section must reapply to operate pursuant to this Section if it is
planning a physical change to or a change in the method of
operation of the EGU, control equipment or practices for injection
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of activated carbon that is expected to reduce the level of control of
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mercury emissions .
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2)
Contents of Application
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An application to operate pursuant to this Section shall be submitted as an
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application for a new or revised federally enforceable operating permit for
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the new EGU and include the following :
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A formal request to operate pursuant to this Section showing that
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the EGU is eligible to operate pursuant to this Section and
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describing the reason for the request, the measures that have been
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taken for control of mercury emissions, and factors preventing
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more effective control of mercury emissions from the EGU .
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The applicable mercury emission standard in Section 225 .237 with
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which the owner or operator of the EGU is attempting to comply
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and a summary of relevant mercury emission data for the EGU .
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If a unit-specific rate or rates for carbon injection are proposed
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pursuant to subsection (b)(2)
of this Section, detailed information
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to support the proposed injection rates
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An action plan describing the measures that will be taken while
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operating under this Section to improve control of mercury
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emissions
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alternative forms or sources of activated carbon, changes to the
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injection system, changes to operation of the unit that affect the
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effectiveness of mercury absorption and collection, and changes to
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other emission control devices . For each measure contained in the
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plan, the plan shall provide a detailed description of the specific
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actions that are planned, the reason that the measure is being
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pursued and the range of improvement in control of mercury that is
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expected, and the factors that affect the timing for carrying out the
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measure, with the current schedule for the measure .
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e)
Evaluation of Alternative Control Techniques for Mercury Emissions
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During an evaluation of the effectiveness of the current sorbent,
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alternative sorbent, or other technique to control mercury emissions, the
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owner or operator of an EGU operating under this Section need not
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comply with the eligibility criteria for operation under this Section as
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needed to carry out an evaluation of the practicality and effectiveness of
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such technique, as further provided as follows :
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The owner or operator of the EGU shall conduct the evaluation in
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accordance with a formal evaluation program submitted to the
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Illinois EPA at least 30 days in advance .
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The duration and scope of the evaluation shall not exceed the
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duration and scope reasonably needed to complete the desired
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evaluation of the alternative control technique, as initially
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addressed by the owner or operator in a support document
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submitted with the evaluation program .
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Notwithstanding 35 111 . Adm. Code 201
.146(hhh), the owner or
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operator of the EGU shall obtain a construction permit for any new
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or modified air pollution control equipment to be constructed as
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part of the evaluation of the alternative control technique .
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The owner or operator of the EGU shall submit a report to the
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Illinois EPA no later than 90 days after the conclusion of the
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evaluation describing the evaluation that was conducted and
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providing the results of the evaluation .
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If the evaluation of the alternative control technique shows less effective
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control of mercury emissions from the EGU than achieved with the prior
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control technique, the owner or operator of the EGU shall resume use of
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the prior control technique . If the evaluation of the alternative control
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technique shows comparable effectiveness, the owner or operator of the
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EGU may either continue to use the alternative control technique in an
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optimum manner or resume use of the prior control technique . If the
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evaluation of the alternative control technique shows more effective
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control of mercury emissions, the owner or operator of the EGU shall
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continue to use the alternative control technique in an optimum manner, if
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it continues to operate under this Section .
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
SUBPART A
: GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section
225 .100
Severability
225 .120
Abbreviations and Acronyms
225 .130
Definitions
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.140
Incorporations by Reference
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) Permit Requirements
225 .230
Emission Standards for EGUs at Existing Sources
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.232
Averaging Demonstrations for Existing Sources
225 .235
Units Scheduled for Permanent Shut Down
225 .234
Temporary Technology-Based Standard for EGUs at Existing Sources
225 .237
Emission Standards for New Sources with EGUs
225 .238
Temporary Technology-Based Standard 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
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.263
Monitoring of Gross Electrical Output
225 .265
Coal Analysis for Input Mercury Levels
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.270
Notifications
225 .290
Recordkeeping and Reporting
225 .295
Treatment of Mercury Allowances
AUTHORITY
: Implementing and authorized by Section 27 of the Environmental
Protection Act [415 ILCS 5/27]
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SOURCE
: Adopted at 30 Ill . Reg .
, effective
SUBPART B
: CONTROL OF MERCURY EMISSIONS
FROM COAL-FIRED ELECTRIC GENERATING UNITS
Section 225 .234
Temporary Technology-Based Standard for EGUs at Existing
Sources
a)
General
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1)
At a source with EGUs that commenced commercial operation on or before
December 31, 2008, for an EGU that meets the eligibility criteria in subsection
(b) of this Section, as an alternative to compliance with the mercury emission
standards in Section 225
.230 of this Subpart, the owner or operator of the EGU
may temporarily comply with the requirements of this Section, through June 30,
2015, as further provided in subsections (c), (d), and (e) of this Section .
2)
An EGU that is complying with the emission control requirements of this
Subpart by operating under this Section may not be included in a compliance
demonstration involving other EGUs during the period that it is operating under
this Section .
3)
The owner or operator of an EGU that is complying with this Subpart by
means of this Section is not excused from applicable monitoring, recordkeeping,
and reporting requirements in Sections 225 .240 through 225
.290 of this Subpart .
b)
Eligibility
To be eligible to operate an EGU under this Section, the following criteria
shall be met for the EGU :
1) The EGU is equipped and operated with the air pollution control equipment
or systems that include injection of halogenated activated carbon and either (1)
a cold-side electrostatic precipitator or (2) a fabric filter
.
2)
The owner or operator of the EGU is injecting halogenated activated carbon
in an optimum manner for control of mercury emissions, which shall include
injection of Alstrom, Norit, Sorbent Technologies, or other halogenated
activated carbon that the owner or operator of the EGU shows to have similar or
better effectiveness for control of mercury emissions, at least at the following
rates, unless other provisions for injection of halogenated activated carbon are
established in a federally enforceable operating permit issued for the EGU, with
an injection system designed for effective absorption of mercury, considering
the configuration of the EGU and its ductwork
. For this purpose, flue gas flow
rate shall be determined for the point of sorbent injection
; Lprovided, however,
that this flow rate may be assumed to be identical to the stack flow rate if the
gas
100°
temperatures
F;2
or may otherwise
at the point
be calculated
of injection
from
and
the
the
stack
stack
flow
are
rate,
normally
corrected
withinfor
the difference in gas temperatures
.
A)
For an EGU firing subbituminous coal, 5
.0 pounds per million actual cubic
feet .
B)
For an EGU firing bituminous coal, 10 .0 pounds per million actual cubic
feet
.
C) For an EGU firing a blend of subbituminous and bituminous coal, a rate
that is the weighted average of the above rates, based on the blend of coal
being fired .
D)
A rate or rates set on a unit-specific basis that are lower than the rate
specified above to the extent that the owner or operator of the EGU demonstrates
that such rate or rates are needed so that carbon injection would not increase
particulate matter emissions or opacity so as to threaten compliance with
applicable regulatory requirements for particulate matter or opacity
.
3)
The total capacity
of the EGUs
that operate under this Section
does
not exceed the applicable
value below :
A)
For
the
owner or operator of more than one existing source with EGUs, 25
percent of the total rated capacity, in MW, of all the EGUs at such existing
sources that it owns or operates, other than any EGUs operating pursuant to
Section 225 .235 of this Subpart
.
B)
For the owner or operator of only a single existing source with EGUs
(i .e .,
City, Water, Light & Power, City of Springfield, ID 167120AA0
; Electric
Energy, Inc
., ID 127855AAC
; Kincaid Generating Station, ID 021814AAB
; and
Southern Illinois Power Cooperative/Marion Generating Station, ID 199856AAC), 25
percent of the total rated capacity, in MW, of the all the EGUs at such existing
sources, other than any EGUS operating pursuant to Section 225
.235 of this
Subpart
.
c)
Compliance Requirements
1)
Emission Control Requirements
The owner or operator of an EGU that is operating pursuant to this Section shall
continue to maintain and operate the EGU to comply with the criteria for
eligibility for operation under this Section, except during an evaluation of the
current sorbent, alternative sorbents or other techniques to control mercury
emissions, as provided by subsection (e) of this Section
.
2)
Monitoring and Recordkeeping Requirements
In addition to complying with all applicable reporting requirements in Sections
225 .240 through 225
.290 of this Subpart, the owner or operator of an EGU
operating pursuant to this Section shall also
:
A)
Through December 31, 2012, maintain records of the usage of activated
carbon, the exhaust gas flow rate from the EGU, and the activated carbon feed
rate, in pounds per million actual cubic feet of exhaust gas at the injection
point, on a weekly average .
B)
Beginning January 1, 2013, monitor activated carbon feed rate to the EGU,
flue gas temperature at the point of sorbent injection, and exhaust gas flow
rate from the EGU, automatically recording this data and the activated carbon
feed rate, in pounds per million actual cubic feet of exhaust gas at the
injection point, on an hourly average
.
C)
If a blend of bituminous and
cub bituminouosuhb;tuminrnlg
coal is fired in
the EGU, records of the amount of each type
erQf
coal burned and the required
injection rate for injection of halogenated activated carbon, on a weekly basis
.
3)
Notification and Reporting Requirements
In addition to complying with all applicable reporting requirements in Sections
225
.240 through 225
.290 of this Subpart, the owner or operator of an EGU
operating pursuant to this Section shall also submit the following notifications
and reports to the Agency
:
A)
Written notification prior to the month in which any of the following
events will occur
: the EGU will no longer be eligible to operate under this
Section due to a change in operation
; the type of coal fired in the EGU will
change
; the mercury emission standard with which the owner or operator is
attempting to comply for the EGU will change
; or operation under this Section
will be terminated .
B)
Quarterly reports for
the recordkeeping and monitoring conducted pursuant
to subsection (c) (2) of this Section
.
C)
Annual reports detailing activities conducted for the
EGU to further
improve control of mercury emissions, including the measures taken during the
past year and activities planned for the current year .
d) Applications to Operate under the Technology-Based Standard
1)
Application Deadlines
A)
The owner or operator of an EGU
that is seeking to operate the EGU under
this Section shall submit an application to the Agency no later than three
months prior to the date that compliance with Section 225
.230 of this Subpart
would otherwise have to be demonstrated
. For example, the owner or operator of
an EGU
that is applying to operate the
EGU pursuant to this Section on June 30,
2010, when compliance with applicable mercury emission standards must be first
demonstrated, shall apply by March 31, 2010 to operate under this Section
.
B)
Unless the Agency finds that the EGU
is not eligible to operate under this
Section or that the application for operation under this Section does not meet
the requirements of subsection (d) (2) of this Section, the owner or operator of
the EGU
is authorized to operate the
EGU
under this Section beginning 60 days
after receipt of the application by the Agency .
C)
The owner or operator of an
EGU
operating pursuant to this Section must
reapply to operate pursuant to this Section
:
i)
If it operated pursuant to this Section during the period of June 2010
through December 2012 and it seeks to operate pursuant to this Section during
the period from January 2013 through June 2015
.
ii)
If it is planning a physical change to or a change in the method of
operation of the EGU,
control equipment or practices for injection of activated
carbon that is expected to reduce the level of control of mercury emissions
.
2)
Contents of Application
An application to operate pursuant to this Section shall be submitted as an
application for a new or revised federally enforceable operating permit for the
EGU
and include the following :
A)
A formal request to operate pursuant to this Section showing that the
EGU
is eligible to operate pursuant to this Section and describing the reason for
the request, the measures that have been taken for control of mercury emissions,
and factors preventing more effective control of mercury emissions from the
EGU .
B)
The applicable mercury emission standard in Section 225
.230(a) with which
the owner or operator of the
EGU
is attempting to comply and a summary of
relevant mercury emission data for the
EGU .
C)
If a unit-specific rate or rates for carbon injection are proposed
pursuant to subsection (b) (2) of this Section, detailed information to support
the proposed injection rates .
D)
An
action plan
describing the measures that will be taken while operating
under this Section to improve control of mercury emissions
. This plan shall
address measures such as evaluation of alternative forms or sources of activated
carbon, changes to the injection system, changes to operation of the unit that
affect the effectiveness of mercury absorption and collection, changes to the
particulate matter control device to improve performance and changes to other
emission control devices
. For each measure contained in the plan, the plan
shall provide a detailed description of the specific actions that are planned,
the reason that the measure is being pursued and the range of improvement in
control of mercury that is expected, and the factors that affect the timing for
carrying out the measure, with the current schedule for the measure
.
e)
Evaluation of Alternative Control Techniques for Mercury
Emissions
1)
During an evaluation of the effectiveness of the current sorbent,
alternative sorbent, or other technique to control mercury emissions, the owner
or operator of an EGU operating under this Section need not comply with the
eligibility criteria for operation under this Section as needed to carry out an
evaluation of the practicality and effectiveness of such technique, as further
provided bclow
.as follows :
A)
The owner or operator of the EGU shall conduct the evaluation in
accordance with a formal evaluation program submitted to the Illinois EPA at
least 30 days in advance
.
B)
The duration and scope of the evaluation shall not exceed the duration and
scope reasonably needed to complete the desired evaluation of the alternative
control technique, as initially addressed by the owner or owner in a support
document submitted with the evaluation program
.
C)
Notwithstanding 35 Ill
. Adm . Code 201
.146(hhh), the owner or operator of
the EGU shall obtain a construction permit for any new or modified air pollution
control equipment to be constructed as part of the evaluation of the alternative
control technique .
D)
The owner or operator of the EGU shall submit a report to the Illinois
EPA, no later than 90 days after the conclusion of the evaluation, describing
the evaluation that was conducted and providing the results of the evaluation
.
2)
If the evaluation of the alternative control technique shows less
effective control of mercury emissions from the EGU than achieved with the prior
control technique, the owner or operator of the EGU shall resume use of the
prior control technique
. If the evaluation of the alternative control technique
shows comparable effectiveness, the owner or operator of the EGU may either
continue to use the alternative control technique in an optimum manner or resume
use of the prior control technique
. If the evaluation of the alternative
control technique shows more effective control of mercury emissions, the owner
or operator of the EGU shall continue to use the alternative control technique
in an optimum manner, if it continues to operate under this Section
.
Section 225
.238 Temporary Technology-Based Standard for New Sources with
EGUs
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a)
General
1)
At a source with
EGUs that previously
had not had any EGUs that
commenced
commercial
operation before January 1, 2009, for an EGU that meets the
eligibility criteria in subsection (b) of this Section, as an alternative to
compliance with the mercury emission standards in Section 225
.237 of this
Subpart, the owner or operator of the EGU may temporarily comply with the
requirements of this Section, through December 31, 2018, as further provided in
subsections (c), (d),
and (e) of this Section
.
2)
An EGU that is complying with the emission control requirements of this
Subpart by operating under this Section may not be included in a compliance
demonstration involving other EGUs at the source during the period that such
standard is in effect .
3)
The owner or operator of an EGU that is complying with this Subpart by
means of this Section is not excused from applicable monitoring, recordkeeping,
and reporting requirements in Sections 225
.240 through 225
.290 of this Subpart .
b)
Eligibility
To be eligible to operate an EGU under this Section, the following criteria
shall be met for the EGU :
1)
The EGU is subject to Best Available Control Technology (BACT) for
emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter and is
equipped and operated with the air pollution control equipment or systems
specified below, as applicable to the category of EGU
:
A}
&L
For coal-fired boilers, injection of halogenated activated carbon
.
B)
For an EGU firing fuel gas produced by coal gasification, processing of
the raw fuel gas prior to combustion for removal of mercury with
.system-a
using activated carbon
.
2)
For an EGU for which injection of halogenated activated carbon is required
by subsection (b) (1) of this Section, the owner or operator of the EGU is
injecting halogenated activated carbon in an optimum manner for control of
mercury emissions, which shall include injection of Alstrom, Norit, Sorbent
Technologies, or other halogenated activated carbon that the owner or operator
of the EGU shows to have similar or better effectiveness for control of mercury
emissions, at least at the following rates, unless other provisions for
injection of halogenated activated carbon are established in a federally
enforceable operating permit issued for the EGU, with an injection system
designed for effective absorption of mercury
. For this purpose, flue gas flow
rate shall be determined for the point of sorbent injection
; jprovided, however,
that this flow rate may be assumed to be identical to the stack flow rate if the
gas temperatures at the point of injection and the stack are normally within
100° F)-
or may otherwise be calculated from the stack flow rate, corrected for
the difference in gas temperatures
.
A)
For an EGU firing subbituminous coal, 5
.0 pounds per million actual cubic
feet .
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B)
For an EGU firing bituminous coal, 10
.0 pounds per million actual cubic
feet
.
C) For an EGU firing a blend of subbituminous and bituminous coal, a rate
that is the weighted average of the above rates, based on the blend of coal
being fired .
c)
Compliance Requirements
1)
Emission Control Requirements
The owner or operator of an EGU that is operating pursuant to this Section shall
continue to maintain and operate the EGU to comply with the criteria for
eligibility for operation under this Section, except during an evaluation of the
current sorbent, alternative sorbents or other techniques to control mercury
emissions, as provided by subsection (e) of this section .
2) Monitoring and Recordkeeping Requirements
In addition to complying with all applicable reporting requirements in Sections
225 .240 through 225 .290 of this Subpart, the owner or operator of a new EGU
operating pursuant to this Section shall also :
A)
Monitor activated carbon feed rate to the EGU, flue gas temperature at the
point of sorbent injection, and exhaust gas flow rate from the EGU,
automatically recording this data and the activated carbon feed rate, in pounds
per million actual cubic feet of exhaust gas at the injection point, on an
hourly average .
B)
If a blend of bituminous and cub bituminouos
, hh ; umino,s
coal is fired in
the EGU, records of the amount of each type er-at coal burned and the required
injection rate for injection of halogenated activated carbon, on a weekly basis
.
3) Notification and Reporting Requirements
In addition to complying with all applicable reporting requirements in Sections
225 .240 through 225 .290 of this Subpart, the owner or operator of an EGU
operating pursuant to this Section shall also submit the following notifications
and reports to the Agency :
A)
Written notification prior to the month in which any of the following
events will occur
: the EGU will no longer be eligible to operate under this
Section due to a change in operation ; the type of coal fired in the EGU will
change ; the mercury emission standard with which the owner or operator is
attempting to comply for the EGU will change ; or operation under this Section
will be terminated .
B)
Quarterly reports for the recordkeeping and monitoring conducted pursuant
to subsection (c) (2) of this Section .
C)
Annual reports detailing activities conducted for the EGU to further
improve control of mercury emissions, including the measures taken during the
past year and activities planned for the current year .
d) Applications to operate under the Technology-Based Standard
1)
Application Deadlines
A)
The owner or operator of an EGU that is seeking to operate the EGU under
this Section shall submit an application to the Agency no later than three
months prior to the date that compliance with Section 225 .237 of this Subpart
would otherwise have to be demonstrated .
B)
Unless the Agency finds that the EGU is not eligible to operate under this
Section or that the application for operation under this Section does not meet
the requirements of subsection (d) (2) of this Section, the owner or operator of
the EGU is authorized to operate the EGU under this Section beginning 60 days
after receipt of the application by the Agency .
C)
The owner or operator of an EGU operating pursuant to this Section must
reapply to operate pursuant to this Section if it is planning a physical change
to or a change in the method of operation of the EGU, control equipment or
practices for injection of activated carbon that is expected to reduce the level
of control of mercury emissions .
2)
Contents of Application
An application to operate pursuant to this Section shall be submitted as an
application for a new or revised federally enforceable operating permit for the
new EGU and include the following :
A)
A formal request to operate pursuant to this Section showing that the EGU
is eligible to operate pursuant to this Section and describing the reason for
the request, the measures that have been taken for control of mercury emissions,
and factors preventing more effective control of mercury emissions from the EGU .
B)
The applicable mercury emission standard in Section 225 .237 with which the
owner or operator of the EGU is attempting to comply and a summary of relevant
mercury emission data for the EGU .
C)
If a unit-specific rate or rates for carbon injection are proposed
pursuant to subsection (b) (2) of this Section, detailed information to support
the proposed injection rates .
D)
An action plan describing the measures that will be taken while operating
under this Section to improve control of mercury emissions . This plan shall
address measures such as evaluation of alternative forms or sources of activated
carbon, changes to the injection system, changes to operation of the unit that
affect the effectiveness of mercury absorption and collection, and changes to
other emission control devices . For each measure contained in the plan, the
plan shall provide a detailed description of the specific actions that are
planned, the reason that the measure is being pursued and the range of
improvement in control of mercury that is expected, and the factors that affect
the timing for carrying out the measure, with the current schedule for the
measure .
e)
Evaluation of Alternative Control Techniques for Mercury
Emissions
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1)
During an evaluation of the effectiveness of the current sorbent,
alternative sorbent, or other technique to control mercury emissions, the owner
or operator of an EGU operating under this Section need not comply with the
eligibility criteria for operation under this section as needed to carry out an
evaluation of the practicality and effectiveness of such technique, as further
provided
bclow .a s
f011owC :
A)
The owner or operator of the EGU shall conduct the evaluation in
accordance with a formal evaluation program submitted to the Illinois EPA at
least 30 days in advance .
B)
The duration and scope of the evaluation shall not exceed the duration and
scope reasonably needed to complete the desired evaluation of the alternative
control technique, as initially addressed by the owner or ewnernnerator
in a
support document submitted with the evaluation program .
C)
Notwithstanding 35 Ill . Adm . Code 201
.146(hhh), the owner or operator of
the EGU shall obtain a construction permit for any new or modified air pollution
control equipment to be constructed as part of the evaluation of the alternative
control technique .
D)
The owner or operator of the EGU shall submit a report to the Illinois EPA
no later than 90 days after the conclusion of the evaluation describing the
evaluation that was conducted and providing the results of the evaluation
.
2)
If the evaluation of the alternative control technique shows less
effective control of mercury emissions from the EGU than achieved with the prior
control technique, the owner or operator of the EGU shall resume use of the
prior control technique
. If the evaluation of the alternative control technique
shows comparable effectiveness, the owner or operator of the EGU may either
continue to use the alternative control technique in an optimum manner or resume
use of the prior control technique
. If the evaluation of the alternative
control technique shows more effective control of mercury emissions, the owner
or operator of the EGU shall continue to use the alternative control technique
in an optimum manner, if it continues to operate under this Section .
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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
.234
New Section
225 .238
New Section
4)
Statutory Authority : 415 ILCS 5/27 (2006)
5)
A Complete Description of the Subjects and Issues Involved : For a more complete
description of this proposal see the Board's June 15, 2006, order in Proposed New 35 Ill .
Adm. Code 225 Control of Emissions from Large Combustion Sources (Mercury) (R06-
25). The Board opened this docket after receipt from the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency (IEPA) of its original March 14, 2006 proposal Subparts A and B to a
new Part 225 . On May 23, 2006, the IEPA moved to amend its original proposal with
supplemental rule text in Subpart B : proposed new Sections 225 .234 and 225 .238 for a
Temporary Technology Based Standard (TTBS).
The TTBS rules are intended to provide additional regulatory flexibility for compliance
with the proposed rule
. The TTBS, as proposed, addresses both new and existing sources
with electrical generating units (EGUs) . Those EGUs that satisfy specified eligibility
requirements can demonstrate compliance with control requirements for mercury
emissions via the TTBS provisions for a specified, and limited, time frame .
IEPA related that it had earlier considered this concept and presented it at several of the
stakeholder meetings preceding the March 14, 2006 proposal . After the filing of the
original proposal, a number of stakeholders requested IEPA to again consider the
provisions of the TTBS
. IEPA explained that further review by IEPA's staff and an
expert retained by the IEPA identified additional circumstances related to practices and
configurations of sources in the State that warrant the proposal of the TTBS .
The Board's June 15, 2006 order accepted the proposed language for public comment, but
the Board did not comment on the merits . The proposed new Sections must be read in
conjunction with the Board's proposed new Part 225 (published in the Illinois Register on
May 19, 2006 at 30111. Reg. 9281)
. The new Part 225 was proposed to meet certain
obligations of the State of Illinois under the Clean Air Act, 42 USG § 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. The
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proposal, as published at first notice, will require Illinois coal-fired electrical generating
units (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 .
6)
Published studies or reports, and sources of underlying data, used to compose this
rulemaking: The regulatory proposal included the IEPA'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 IEPA 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 IEPA. The underlying data
used to perform the modeling and the results are also available for review at the Board .
The documents are
:
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Advisory Task Force Protocol Drafting Committee . 1993 .
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Taylor, T ., Schlager, R ., Sjostrom, S ., Starns, 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.
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. "Mercury
Reduction at a Coal Fired Power Plant at over 2000°F Using MinPlus
Sorbent Through Furnace Sorbent Injection", 2006 Electric Utilities
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online at
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://www.mobotecusa .com
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. ; Martin, C . ;
Schlager, R .; Sjostrom, S . ; Slye, R . ; Renninger, S .
; Monroe, L . ; Miller, R . ; Chang,
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., "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
.
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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", DOEINETL's Mercury
Control Technology R&D Program Review, Pittsburgh, PA, July 12-13,
2005 .
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., 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
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for Removing Mercury", DOE/NETL's Mercury Control Technology
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for Improvement of Air Entrainment in Fly Ash Concrete",
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Section: Springfield, IL. November 2004 .
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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,
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., Ghorishi, S .B., Teets, C
., Neureuter, J .,
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Hydrosulfide
on the Speciation and Removal of Mercury within a Forced-Oxidized
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.C.
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., Richardson, M .,
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., Smokey, S ., Hagley, T
., Juip G., Rosvold, R .,
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.
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7)
Will this proposed rule replace any emergency rulemaking currently in effect? No
8)
Does this rulemaking contain an automatic repeal date? No
9)
Do these proposed rules contain incorporations by reference? Yes
10)
Are there any other proposed rules pending on this Part? Yes, as is explained above, the
proposed new Sections in this rulemaking are intended to supplement the Board's
proposed new Part 225 which was published on May 19, 2006 at 30 Ill . Reg. 9281 .
11) Statement of Statewide Policy Objectives : This proposed rule does not create or enlarge
a State mandate, as defined in Section 3(b) of the State Mandates Act . [30 ILCS 805/3(b)
(2004)] .
12)
Time, Place, and Manner in which interested persons may comment on this proposed
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rulemaking :
The Board will accept written public comment on this proposal for 45 days
after the date of publication in the
Illinois Register .
Comments should reference Docket
R06-25 and be addressed to :
Clerk's Office
Illinois Pollution Control Board
100 W
. Randolph St ., Suite 11-500
Chicago, IL 60601
Interested persons may request copies of the Board's opinion and order by calling
Dorothy Gunn at 312-814-3620, or download from the Board's Web site at
www.ipcb.state
. i1 .us.
The Board held initial hearings in Springfield and received testimony from IEPA in
support of both the proposal and the amended proposal on consecutive days from June 12
through 23, 2006
. A second round of hearings are scheduled to begin in Chicago on
Center,
August 14,
100
2006
W
.
at
Randolph,
1
:00 pin,
Chicago,
Assembly
IL 60601Hall,
.
Concourse
The second
Level,
round
James
of hearings
R
. Thompsonwill
be
continued day to day until business is complete, but will end no later than August 25,
2006
. Other participants, including EGU's, are scheduled to present their testimony in
reaction
hearing officerto
the
.
proposal
; IEPA may also present additional information as allowed by the
For more information contact Marie Tipsord at 312/814-4925 or email at
tipsordm@ipcb
.state.il.us.
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
.
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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 :
January 2006
The full text of the Proposed Rules begins on the next page :
