§97.188. CAIR NO X allowance allocations to CAIR NO X opt-in units. — Inbound Citations

(ii) A wood material, including pallets, crates, dunnage, manufacturing and construction materials (other than pressure-treated, chemically-treated, or painted wood products), and landscape or right-of-way tree trimmings.

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.

CAIR authorized account representative means, with regard to a general account, a responsible natural person who is authorized, in accordance with subparts BB, FF, and II of this part, to transfer and otherwise dispose of CAIR NOX allowances held in the general account and, with regard to a compliance account, the CAIR designated representative of the source.

CAIR designated representative means, for a CAIR NOX source and each CAIR NOX unit at the source, the natural person who is authorized by the owners and operators of the source and all such units at the source, in accordance with subparts BB and II of this part, to represent and legally bind each owner and operator in matters pertaining to the CAIR NOX Annual Trading Program. If the CAIR NOX source is also a CAIR SO2 source, then this natural person shall be the same person as the CAIR designated representative under the CAIR SO2 Trading Program. If the CAIR NOX source is also a CAIR NOX Ozone Season source, then this natural person shall be the same person as the CAIR designated representative under the CAIR NOX Ozone Season Trading Program. If the CAIR NOX source is also subject to the Acid Rain Program, then this natural person shall be the same person as the designated representative under the Acid Rain Program. If the CAIR NOX source is also subject to the Hg Budget Trading Program, then this natural person shall be the same person as the Hg designated representative under the Hg Budget Trading Program.

CAIR NOX allowance means a limited authorization issued by a permitting authority or the Administrator under provisions of a State implementation plan that are approved under § 51.123(o)(1) or (2) or (p) of this chapter, or under subpart EE of part 97 or § 97.188 of this chapter, to emit one ton of nitrogen oxides during a control period of the specified calendar year for which the authorization is allocated or of any calendar year thereafter under the CAIR NOX Program. An authorization to emit nitrogen oxides that is not issued under provisions of a State implementation plan that are approved under § 51.123(o)(1) or (2) or (p) of this chapter or subpart EE of part 97 or § 97.188 of this chapter shall not be a CAIR NOX allowance.

CAIR NOX allowance deduction or deduct CAIR NOX allowances means the permanent withdrawal of CAIR NOX allowances by the Administrator from a compliance account, e.g., in order to account for a specified number of tons of total nitrogen oxides emissions from all CAIR NOX units at a CAIR NOX source for a control period, determined in accordance with subpart HH of this part, or to account for excess emissions.

CAIR NOX Allowance Tracking System means the system by which the Administrator records allocations, deductions, and transfers of CAIR NOX allowances under the CAIR NOX Annual Trading Program. Such allowances will be allocated, held, deducted, or transferred only as whole allowances.

CAIR NOX Allowance Tracking System account means an account in the CAIR NOX Allowance Tracking System established by the Administrator for purposes of recording the allocation, holding, transferring, or deducting of CAIR NOX allowances.

CAIR NOX allowances held or hold CAIR NOX allowances means the CAIR NOX allowances recorded by the Administrator, or submitted to the Administrator for recordation, in accordance with subparts FF, GG, and II of this part, in a CAIR NOX Allowance Tracking System account.

CAIR NOX Annual Trading Program means a multi-state nitrogen oxides air pollution control and emission reduction program approved and administered by the Administrator in accordance with subparts AA through II of this part and § 51.123(o)(1) or (2) of this chapter or established by the Administrator in accordance with subparts AA through II of part 97 of this chapter and §§ 51.123(p) and 52.35 of this chapter, as a means of mitigating interstate transport of fine particulates and nitrogen oxides.

CAIR NOX emissions limitation means, for a CAIR NOX source, the tonnage equivalent, in NOX emissions in a control period, of the CAIR NOX allowances available for deduction for the source under § 96.154(a) and (b) for the control period.

CAIR NOX Ozone Season source means a source that is subject to the CAIR NOX Ozone Season Trading Program.

CAIR NOX Ozone Season Trading Program means a multi-state nitrogen oxides air pollution control and emission reduction program approved and administered by the Administrator in accordance with subparts AAAA through IIII of this part and § 51.123(aa)(1) or (2) (and (bb)(1)), (bb)(2), or (dd) of this chapter or established by the Administrator in accordance with subparts AAAA through IIII of part 97 of this chapter and §§ 51.123(ee) and 52.35 of this chapter, as a means of mitigating interstate transport of ozone and nitrogen oxides.

CAIR NOX source means a source that includes one or more CAIR NOX units.

CAIR NOX unit means a unit that is subject to the CAIR NOX Annual Trading Program under § 96.104 and, except for purposes of § 96.105 and subpart EE of this part, a CAIR NOX opt-in unit under subpart II of this part.

CAIR permit means the legally binding and federally enforceable written document, or portion of such document, issued by the permitting authority under subpart CC of this part, including any permit revisions, specifying the CAIR NOX Annual Trading Program requirements applicable to a CAIR NOX source, to each CAIR NOX unit at the source, and to the owners and operators and the CAIR designated representative of the source and each such unit.

CAIR SO2 source means a source that is subject to the CAIR SO2 Trading Program.

CAIR SO2 Trading Program means a multi-state sulfur dioxide air pollution control and emission reduction program approved and administered by the Administrator in accordance with subparts AAA through III of this part and § 51.124(o)(1) or (2) of this chapter or established by the Administrator in accordance with subparts AAA through III of part 97 of this chapter and §§ 51.124(r) and 52.36 of this chapter, as a means of mitigating interstate transport of fine particulates and sulfur dioxide.

Clean Air Act or CAA means the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.

Coal means any solid fuel classified as anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, or lignite.

Coal-derived fuel means any fuel (whether in a solid, liquid, or gaseous state) produced by the mechanical, thermal, or chemical processing of coal.

Coal-fired means:

(ii) A wood material, including pallets, crates, dunnage, manufacturing and construction materials (other than pressure-treated, chemically-treated, or painted wood products), and landscape or right-of-way tree trimmings.

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.

CAIR authorized account representative means, with regard to a general account, a responsible natural person who is authorized, in accordance with subparts BB, FF, and II of this part, to transfer and otherwise dispose of CAIR NOX allowances held in the general account and, with regard to a compliance account, the CAIR designated representative of the source.

CAIR designated representative means, for a CAIR NOX source and each CAIR NOX unit at the source, the natural person who is authorized by the owners and operators of the source and all such units at the source, in accordance with subparts BB and II of this part, to represent and legally bind each owner and operator in matters pertaining to the CAIR NOX Annual Trading Program. If the CAIR NOX source is also a CAIR SO2 source, then this natural person shall be the same person as the CAIR designated representative under the CAIR SO2 Trading Program. If the CAIR NOX source is also a CAIR NOX Ozone Season source, then this natural person shall be the same person as the CAIR designated representative under the CAIR NOX Ozone Season Trading Program. If the CAIR NOX source is also subject to the Acid Rain Program, then this natural person shall be the same person as the designated representative under the Acid Rain Program. If the CAIR NOX source is also subject to the Hg Budget Trading Program, then this natural person shall be the same person as the Hg designated representative under the Hg Budget Trading Program.

CAIR NOX allowance means a limited authorization issued by a permitting authority or the Administrator under subpart EE of this part or § 97.188, or under provisions of a State implementation plan that are approved under § 51.123(o)(1) or (2) or (p) of this chapter, to emit one ton of nitrogen oxides during a control period of the specified calendar year for which the authorization is allocated or of any calendar year thereafter under the CAIR NOX Program. An authorization to emit nitrogen oxides that is not issued under subpart EE of this part, § 97.188, or provisions of a State implementation plan that are approved under § 51.123(o)(1) or (2) or (p) of this chapter shall not be a CAIR NOX allowance.

CAIR NOX allowance deduction or deduct CAIR NOX allowances means the permanent withdrawal of CAIR NOX allowances by the Administrator from a compliance account, e.g., in order to account for a specified number of tons of total nitrogen oxides emissions from all CAIR NOX units at a CAIR NOX source for a control period, determined in accordance with subpart HH of this part, or to account for excess emissions.

CAIR NOX Allowance Tracking System means the system by which the Administrator records allocations, deductions, and transfers of CAIR NOX allowances under the CAIR NOX Annual Trading Program. Such allowances will be allocated, held, deducted, or transferred only as whole allowances.

CAIR NOX Allowance Tracking System account means an account in the CAIR NOX Allowance Tracking System established by the Administrator for purposes of recording the allocation, holding, transferring, or deducting of CAIR NOX allowances.

CAIR NOX allowances held or hold CAIR NOX allowances means the CAIR NOX allowances recorded by the Administrator, or submitted to the Administrator for recordation, in accordance with subparts FF, GG, and II of this part, in a CAIR NOX Allowance Tracking System account.

CAIR NOX Annual Trading Program means a multi-state nitrogen oxides air pollution control and emission reduction program established by the Administrator in accordance with subparts AA through II of this part and §§ 51.123(p) and 52.35 of this chapter or approved and administered by the Administrator in accordance with subparts AA through II of part 96 of this chapter and § 51.123(o)(1) or (2) of this chapter, as a means of mitigating interstate transport of fine particulates and nitrogen oxides.

CAIR NOX emissions limitation means, for a CAIR NOX source, the tonnage equivalent, in NOX emissions in a control period, of the CAIR NOX allowances available for deduction for the source under § 97.154 (a) and (b) for the control period.

CAIR NOX Ozone Season source means a source that is subject to the CAIR NOX Ozone Season Trading Program.

CAIR NOX Ozone Season Trading Program means a multi-state nitrogen oxides air pollution control and emission reduction program established by the Administrator in accordance with subparts AAAA through IIII of this part and §§ 51.123(ee) and 52.35 of this chapter or approved and administered by the Administrator in accordance with subparts AAAA through IIII of part 96 and § 51.123(aa)(1) or (2) (and (bb)(1)), (bb)(2), or (dd) of this chapter, as a means of mitigating interstate transport of ozone and nitrogen oxides.

CAIR NOX source means a source that includes one or more CAIR NOX units.

CAIR NOX unit means a unit that is subject to the CAIR NOX Annual Trading Program under § 97.104 and, except for purposes of § 97.105 and subpart EE of this part, a CAIR NOX opt-in unit under subpart II of this part.

CAIR permit means the legally binding and federally enforceable written document, or portion of such document, issued by the permitting authority under subpart CC of this part, including any permit revisions, specifying the CAIR NOX Annual Trading Program requirements applicable to a CAIR NOX source, to each CAIR NOX unit at the source, and to the owners and operators and the CAIR designated representative of the source and each such unit.

CAIR SO2 source means a source that is subject to the CAIR SO2 Trading Program.

CAIR SO2 Trading Program means a multi-state sulfur dioxide air pollution control and emission reduction program established by the Administrator in accordance with subparts AAA through III of this part and §§ 51.124(r) and 52.36 of this chapter or approved and administered by the Administrator in accordance with subparts AAA through III of part 96 of this chapter and § 51.124(o)(1) or (2) of this chapter, as a means of mitigating interstate transport of fine particulates and sulfur dioxide.

Certifying official means:

(2) After the requirement for withdrawal under paragraph (b)(1) of this section is met, the Administrator will deduct from the compliance account of the source that includes the CAIR NOX opt-in unit CAIR NOX allowances equal in amount to and allocated for the same or a prior control period as any CAIR NOX allowances allocated to the CAIR NOX opt-in unit under § 97.188 for any control period for which the withdrawal is to be effective. If there are no remaining CAIR NOX units at the source, the Administrator will close the compliance account, and the owners and operators of the CAIR NOX opt-in unit may submit a CAIR NOX allowance transfer for any remaining CAIR NOX allowances to another CAIR NOX Allowance Tracking System in accordance with subpart GG of this part.

(A) Any CAIR NOX allowances allocated to the CAIR NOX opt-in unit under § 97.188 for any control period after the date on which the CAIR NOX opt-in unit becomes a CAIR NOX unit under § 97.104; and

(5) A statement, in a format specified by the permitting authority, whether the CAIR designated representative requests that the unit be allocated CAIR NOX allowances under § 97.188(b) or § 97.188(c) (subject to the conditions in §§ 97.184(h) and 97.186(g)), to the extent such allocation is provided in a State implementation plan revision submitted in accordance with § 51.123(p)(3)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this chapter and approved by the Administrator. If allocation under § 97.188(c) is requested, this statement shall include a statement that the owners and operators of the unit intend to repower the unit before January 1, 2015 and that they will provide, upon request, documentation demonstrating such intent.

(5) A statement whether the unit is to be allocated CAIR NOX allowances under § 97.188(b) or § 97.188(c) (subject to the conditions in §§ 97.184(h) and 97.186(g));

(5) A statement, in a format specified by the permitting authority, whether the CAIR designated representative requests that the unit be allocated CAIR NOX allowances under § 97.188(b) or § 97.188(c) (subject to the conditions in §§ 97.184(h) and 97.186(g)), to the extent such allocation is provided in a State implementation plan revision submitted in accordance with § 51.123(p)(3)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this chapter and approved by the Administrator. If allocation under § 97.188(c) is requested, this statement shall include a statement that the owners and operators of the unit intend to repower the unit before January 1, 2015 and that they will provide, upon request, documentation demonstrating such intent.

(h) X opt-in unit. (1) If CAIR designated representative requests, and the permitting authority issues a CAIR opt-in permit providing for, allocation to a CAIR NOX opt-in unit of CAIR NOX allowances under § 97.188(c) and such unit is repowered after its date of entry into the CAIR NOX Annual Trading Program under paragraph (g) of this section, the repowered unit shall be treated as a CAIR NOX opt-in unit replacing the original CAIR NOX opt-in unit, as of the date of start-up of the repowered unit's combustion chamber.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section, as of the date of start-up under paragraph (h)(1) of this section, the repowered unit shall be deemed to have the same date of commencement of operation, date of commencement of commercial operation, baseline heat input, and baseline NOX emission rate as the original CAIR NOX opt-in unit, and the original CAIR NOX opt-in unit shall no longer be treated as a CAIR NOX opt-in unit or a CAIR NOX unit.

(5) A statement whether the unit is to be allocated CAIR NOX allowances under § 97.188(b) or § 97.188(c) (subject to the conditions in §§ 97.184(h) and 97.186(g));

(g) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) through (f) of this section, a CAIR NOX opt-in unit shall not be eligible to withdraw from the CAIR NOX Annual Trading Program if the CAIR designated representative of the CAIR NOX opt-in unit requests, and the permitting authority issues a CAIR NOX opt-in permit providing for, allocation to the CAIR NOX opt-in unit of CAIR NOX allowances under § 97.188(c).