20141203-IR-326120392FRA Adds 326 IAC 5-1-8 concerning temporary alternative opacity limitations (TAOL) for the AEP Rockport Generating Station. Effective 30 days after filing with the Publisher.

TITLE 326 AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION

Final Rule LSA Document #12-392(F)

DIGEST

Adds 326 IAC 5-1-8 concerning temporary alternative opacity limitations (TAOL) for the AEP Rockport Generating Station. Effective 30 days after filing with the Publisher.

HISTORY

First Notice of Comment Period: July 11, 2012, Indiana Register (DIN: 20120711-IR-326120392FNA).

Second Notice of Comment Period: February 12, 2014, Indiana Register (DIN: 20140212-IR-326120392SNA).

Notice of First Hearing: February 12, 2014, Indiana Register (DIN: 20140212-IR-326120392PHA).

Change in Notice of Public Hearing: May 7, 2014, Indiana Register (DIN: 20140507-IR-326120392CHA).

Date of First Hearing: June 11, 2014.

Proposed Rule: July 30, 2014, Indiana Register (DIN: 20140730-IR-326120392PRA).

Notice of Second Hearing: July 30, 2014, Indiana Register (DIN: 20140730-IR-326120392PHA).

Date of Second Hearing: September 10, 2014.

326 IAC 5-1-8

SECTION 1. 326 IAC 5-1-8 IS ADDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

326 IAC 5-1-8 Site-specific temporary alternative opacity limitations

Authority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-17

Affected: IC 13-11

Sec. 8. In accordance with section 3(d) of this rule, Indiana Michigan Power Company (dba American Electric Power) Rockport Units #1 and #2, located in Spencer County, when burning fuels identified in section 3(d)(1) of this rule shall comply with the following temporary alternative opacity limitations:

(1) When building a new fire in a boiler, opacity may exceed the applicable limitation established in section 2 of this rule for a period not to exceed a total of two (2) hours (twenty (20) six (6) minute averaging periods) during the startup period, or until the flue gas temperature reaches two hundred fifty (250) degrees Fahrenheit at the inlet of the electrostatic precipitators, whichever occurs first.

(2) When shutting down a boiler, opacity may exceed the applicable limitation established in section 2 of this rule once the flue gas temperature has dropped below two hundred fifty (250) degrees Fahrenheit at the inlet of the electrostatic precipitators for a period not to exceed a total of one and one-half (1.5) hours (fifteen (15) six (6) minute averaging periods) during the shutdown period.

(Air Pollution Control Division; 326 IAC 5-1-8; filed Nov 6, 2014, 10:00 a.m.: 20141203-IR-326120392FRA)

LSA Document #12-392(F)

Proposed Rule: 20140730-IR-326120392PRA

Hearing Held: September 10, 2014

Approved by Attorney General: October 24, 2014

Approved by Governor: November 5, 2014

Filed with Publisher: November 6, 2014, 10:00 a.m.

Documents Incorporated by Reference: None Received by Publisher

Small Business Regulatory Coordinator: Jessica Faust-Hamblin, IDEM Small Business Regulator Coordinator, MC 60-04 IGCS W041, 402 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204-2251, [phone] or [phone], [e-mail]

Small Business Assistance Program Ombudsman: Steven N. Howell, IDEM Small Business Assistance Program Ombudsman, MC 50-01 IGCN 1301, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204-2251, [phone] or [phone], [e-mail]

Posted: 12/03/2014 by Legislative Services Agency

DIN: 20141203-IR-326120392FRA

Composed: Nov 01,2016 1:57:45AM EDT

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