§112.6. Qualified Facilities Plan Requirements. — Inbound Citations

(A) Revisions to Texas Air Control Board (TACB), Regulation II, 31 TAC Chapter 112, Section 112.1, “Definitions;” Section 112.2, “Compliance, Reporting, and Recordkeeping;” Section 112.3, “Net Ground Level Concentrations;” Section 112.4, “Net Ground Level Concentration—Exemption Conditions;” Section 112.5, “Allowable Emission Rates—Sulfuric Acid Plant Burning Elemental Sulfur;” Section 112.6, “Allowable Emission Rates—Sulfuric Acid Plant;” Section 112.7, “Allowable Emission Rates—Sulfur Recovery Plant;” Section 112.8, “Allowable Emission Rates From Solid Fossil Fuel-Fired Steam Generators,” Subsections 112.8(a), except for the phrase “Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,” 112.8(c), 112.8(d), 112.8(e); Section 112.9, “Allowable Emission Rates—Combustion of Liquid Fuel;” Section 112.14, “Allowable Emission Rates—Nonferrous Smelter Processes;” Section 112.15, “Temporary Fuel Shortage Plan Filing Requirements;” Section 112.16, “Temporary Fuel Shortage Plan Operating Requirements;” Section 112.17, “Temporary Fuel Shortage Plan Notification Procedures;” Section 112.18, “Temporary Fuel Shortage Plan Reporting Requirements;” Section 112.19, “Application for Area Control Plan;” Section 112.20, “Exemption Procedure;” and Section 112.21, “Allowable Emission Rates Under Area Control Plan,” as adopted by the TACB on September 18, 1992.

(d) Except as provided in § 112.6, a licensed Professional Engineer must review and certify a Plan for it to be effective to satisfy the requirements of this part.

(1) By means of this certification the Professional Engineer attests:

(i) That he is familiar with the requirements of this part ;

(ii) That he or his agent has visited and examined the facility;

(iii) That the Plan has been prepared in accordance with good engineering practice, including consideration of applicable industry standards, and with the requirements of this part;

(iv) That procedures for required inspections and testing have been established; and

(vi) That, if applicable, for a produced water container subject to § 112.9(c)(6), any procedure to minimize the amount of free-phase oil is designed to reduce the accumulation of free-phase oil and the procedures and frequency for required inspections, maintenance and testing have been established and are described in the Plan.

(2) Such certification shall in no way relieve the owner or operator of a facility of his duty to prepare and fully implement such Plan in accordance with the requirements of this part.

(c) Except as provided in § 112.6, have a Professional Engineer certify any technical amendments to your Plan in accordance with § 112.3(d).

(2) Except as provided in § 112.6, your Plan may deviate from the requirements in paragraphs (g), (h)(2) and (3), and (i) of this section and the requirements in subparts B and C of this part, except the secondary containment requirements in paragraphs (c) and (h)(1) of this section, and §§ 112.8(c)(2), 112.8(c)(11), 112.9(c)(2), 112.9(d)(3), 112.10(c), 112.12(c)(2), and 112.12(c)(11), where applicable to a specific facility, if you provide equivalent environmental protection by some other means of spill prevention, control, or countermeasure. Where your Plan does not conform to the applicable requirements in paragraphs (g), (h)(2) and (3), and (i) of this section, or the requirements of subparts B and C of this part, except the secondary containment requirements in paragraph (c) and (h)(1) of this section, and §§ 112.8(c)(2), 112.8(c)(11), 112.9(c)(2), 112.10(c), 112.12(c)(2), and 112.12(c)(11), you must state the reasons for nonconformance in your Plan and describe in detail alternate methods and how you will achieve equivalent environmental protection. If the Regional Administrator determines that the measures described in your Plan do not provide equivalent environmental protection, he may require that you amend your Plan, following the procedures in § 112.4(d) and (e).

(i) Prepare and implement a Plan in accordance with § 112.6(b) if you meet the Tier II qualified facility criteria in § 112.3(g)(2); or

(d) Provided your Plan is certified by a licensed Professional Engineer under § 112.3(d), or, in the case of a qualified facility that meets the criteria in § 112.3(g), the relevant sections of your Plan are certified by a licensed Professional Engineer under § 112.6(d), if you determine that the installation of any of the structures or pieces of equipment listed in paragraphs (c) and (h)(1) of this section, and §§ 112.8(c)(2), 112.8(c)(11), 112.9(c)(2), 112.10(c), 112.12(c)(2), and 112.12(c)(11) to prevent a discharge as described in § 112.1(b) from any onshore or offshore facility is not practicable, you must clearly explain in your Plan why such measures are not practicable; for bulk storage containers, conduct both periodic integrity testing of the containers and periodic integrity and leak testing of the valves and piping; and, unless you have submitted a response plan under § 112.20, provide in your Plan the following:

(2) A written commitment of manpower, equipment, and materials required to expeditiously control and remove any quantity of oil discharged that may be harmful.