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Greenhouse Gases Permitting. Tasha Burns Air Permits Division Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Environmental Trade Fair 2014. Introduction. Rulemaking Title V & PSD Applicability Transition Implementation. Rulemaking. HB 788. Governor signed - June 14, 2013
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Greenhouse Gases Permitting Tasha Burns Air Permits Division Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Environmental Trade Fair 2014
Introduction Rulemaking Title V & PSD Applicability Transition Implementation
HB 788 • Governor signed - June 14, 2013 • Effective immediately • Amended THSC §382.0621 • New THSC §382.05102
Process to Gain Authority TCEQ rulemaking TCEQ SIP revision submittal EPA SIP approval EPA FIP rescission
Authority Transition Process TCEQ Permitting GHGs Rule Adoption Rule Proposal FIP Rescission SIP Approval SIP Proposal March 26, 2014 Oct 23, 2013 Feb 18, 2014 30 days
Title V Applicability • Potential to emit • 100 tpy or more GHGs on mass basis, and • 100,000 tpy or more CO2e
Title V Applicability Example • Mass basis (condition 1) • 25,000 tpy CO2 • 5,000 tpy CH4 • 1,000 tpy N2O = 31,000 tpy GHGs
Title V Applicability Example • CO2e (condition 2) • (25,000 tpy CO2) x (1 GWP) • (5,000 tpy CH4) x (25 GWP) • (1,000 tpy N2O) x (298 GWP) =448,000 tpy CO2e
Title V Applicability Example YES! • Does Title V apply? • Mass = 31,000 tpy • 100 tpy or more, and • CO2e = 448,000 • 100,000 tpy or more CO2e
Title V Timeline 12 months
PSD Applicability • EPA’s approach to GHGs • PSD major source • Subject to regulation
PSD Applicability • Mass basis = 100/250 tpy GHGs • New = 100,000 + tpy CO2e • Major mod = 75,000 + tpy CO2e
§116.164(a) • New “non-anyway” (a)(3) • “Anyway” mod • (a)(2) • “Non-anyway” mod • (a)(4) • New “anyway” • (a)(1) • Minor with new major source • (a)(5) • §116.164
PSD Timeline Prior to construction
Implementation • Other • PSD • Title V
Summary Rulemaking Applicability Transition Implementation
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