La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § III-5107

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section III-5107 - Reporting Requirements, Availability of Information, and Public Notice Provisions

A. Annual Emissions Reporting. The owner or operator of any major source that meets the applicability requirements in LAC 33:III.5101.A and emits any toxic air pollutant listed in LAC 33:III.5112, Table 51.1 or 51.3, shall submit a completed annual emissions report to the Office of Environmental Services in a format specified by the department. The owner or operator shall identify on the emissions report the quantity of emissions in the previous calendar year for any such toxic air pollutant emitted. Beginning with the report due in 2012, the annual emissions report shall meet the following requirements.

1. The owner or operator of any major source subject to the requirements in this Subsection shall submit a completed annual emissions report to the Office of Environmental Services on or before April 30 of each year, unless otherwise directed by the administrative authority, that shall identify the quantity of emissions of all toxic air pollutants listed in LAC 33:III.5112, Table 51.1 or 51.3, for the previous calendar year.

2. Annual emissions reports and revisions to any emissions report shall include a certification statement that attests that the information contained in the emissions report is true, accurate, and complete, and that is signed by a responsible official, as defined in LAC 33:III.502. The certification statement shall include the full name of the responsible official, his or her title and signature, the date of the signature, and the phone number of the responsible official.

B. Discharge Reporting Requirements

1. Emergency Conditions. For any discharge of a toxic air pollutant into the atmosphere that results or threatens to result in an emergency condition as defined in LAC 33:I.3905.A, the owner or operator of the source shall notify the Department of Public Safety 24-hour Louisiana Emergency Hazardous Materials Hotline in accordance with LAC 33:I.3915.A.

2. Nonemergency Conditions. Except as provided in Paragraph B.4 of this Section, for any unauthorized discharge of a toxic air pollutant into the atmosphere that does not cause an emergency condition, the rate or quantity of which is in excess of that allowed by permit, compliance schedule, or variance, or for upset events that exceed the reportable quantity in LAC 33:I.3931, the owner or operator of the source shall immediately, but in no case later than 24 hours, provide prompt notification to SPOC in the manner provided in LAC 33:I.3923.

3. Written Reports. For every such discharge or equipment bypass as referred to in Paragraphs B.1 and 2 of this Section, the owner or operator shall submit to SPOC a written report by certified mail within seven calendar days of learning of the discharge.

a. The report shall contain the following information:

i. the identity of the source;

ii. the date and time of the discharge;

iii. the cause of the discharge;

iv. the approximate total loss during the discharge;

v. the method used for determining the loss;

vi. any action taken to prevent the discharge;

vii. the action taken to minimize the discharge; and

viii. the measures adopted to prevent future discharges.

b. If written notification of the discharge or bypass is required to be submitted pursuant to LAC 33:I.3925, such notification shall fulfill the obligation to submit a written report under this Paragraph.

4. Leaks detected pursuant to specific leak detection and elimination requirements of any Subchapter of this Chapter shall be recorded and/or reported as required in that Subchapter and shall not be subject to Paragraphs B.2 and 3 of this Section.

C. Availability of Information. The availability to the public of information provided to, or otherwise obtained by, the administrative authority under this Subchapter, shall be governed by R.S. 30:2030, and applicable Rules and Regulations promulgated thereunder.

D. Public Notice Provisions. The administrative authority shall provide at least 30 days for public comment and shall give notice of any public hearing at least 30 days in advance of the hearing before granting approval for construction or issuing any permit that would:

1. allow a permitted increase in any Class 1 or Class 2 Louisiana toxic air pollutant by an amount greater than the minimum emission rate; or

2. allow the addition of any new point source or emission unit that would emit a Class 1 or Class 2 Louisiana toxic air pollutant by an amount greater than the minimum emission rate.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § III-5107

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Air Quality and Radiation Protection, Air Quality Division, LR 17:1204 (December 1991), amended LR 18:1363 (December 1992), LR 19:890 (July 1993), amended by the Office of the Secretary, LR 19:1022 (August 1993), repromulgated LR 19:1142 (September 1993), amended by the Office of Air Quality and Radiation Protection, Air Quality Division, LR 23:58 (January 1997), LR 24:1276 (July 1998), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 26:2004 (September 2000), LR 26:2460 (November 2000), LR 29:2778 (December 2003), LR 30:1673 (August 2004), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 31:2447 (October 2005), LR 33:2093 (October 2007), LR 33:2622 (December 2007), LR 37:3232 (November 2011), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Division, LR 38:2743 (November 2012).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 and 2060 et seq.