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Greenhouse Gases Permitting Tasha Burns Air Permits Division Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Environmental Trade Fair 2014

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Greenhouse Gases Permitting

Tasha BurnsAir Permits Division

Texas Commission on Environmental QualityEnvironmental Trade Fair 2014

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Introduction

Rulemaking

Title V & PSD Applicability

Transition

Implementation

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Rulemaking

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HB 788

Governor signed - June 14, 2013 Effective immediately

Amended THSC §382.0621

New THSC §382.05102

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Process to Gain Authority

TCEQ rulemaking

TCEQ SIP revision submittal

EPA SIP approval

EPA FIP rescission

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Parallel Processing

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Authority Transition ProcessRule

Proposal

SIP Proposal

Rule Adoption

Oct 23, 2013

March 26, 2014

Feb 18, 2014

SIP Approval

FIP Rescission

TCEQ Permitting

GHGs

30 days

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Affected 30 TAC Chapters

39

55

101

106

116

122

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Basics

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The Pollutant GHGs

GHGs

CO2

CH4

N2O

HFCs

PFCs

SF6

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Calculating CO2e

GHG GWP CO2e

4000 tpy CH4

25100,000 tpy

CO2e

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Applicability

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Title V Applicability

Potential to emit 100 tpy or more GHGs on mass

basis, and

100,000 tpy or more CO2e

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Title V Applicability Example

Mass basis (condition 1)

25,000 tpy CO2

5,000 tpy CH4

1,000 tpy N2O

= 31,000 tpy GHGs

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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

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Title V Applicability Example

Does Title V apply?

Mass = 31,000 tpy

100 tpy or more, and

CO2e = 448,000

100,000 tpy or more CO2e

YES!

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Title V TimelineEPA Title V Approval

Submit Application

Certify12 months

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PSD Applicability

EPA’s approach to GHGs PSD major source

Subject to regulation

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PSD Applicability

Mass basis = 100/250 tpy GHGs

New = 100,000 + tpy CO2e

Major mod = 75,000 + tpy CO2e

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§116.164(a)

§116.164New

“anyway” (a)(1)

“Anyway” mod(a)(2)

New “non-anyway” (a)

(3) “Non-anyway”

mod(a)(4)

Minor with new major

source(a)(5)

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PSD Timeline

GHG PSD

Permit

New Major Source

Major Mod

Prior to construction

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Transition

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Transfer to TCEQEPA letter to applicant

Applicant letter to EPA

EPA sends TCEQ application documents

TCEQ completes review

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Transfer to TCEQEPA letter to applicant

No response from applicant

Notice of draft permit not published yet

EPA transfers and TCEQ completes review

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Remain at EPAEPA retains

authority

Applicant chooses EPA

Administrative appeals not complete

No choice, notice published

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Transfer Permits

EPA-issued permit

Enforced by TCEQ

Modified by TCEQ

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Implementation

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Implementation

Title V

PSD

Other

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Summary

Rulemaking

Applicability

Transition

Implementation

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Stay Updated

Sign up for e-mail updates

Contact Tasha Burns 512-239-5868

[email protected]

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Questions?