N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-25.7

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:27-25.7 - Exemptions

(a) The Department may, at its discretion, issue an exemption allowing any person to store, transfer, or use non-conforming gasoline, provided the gasoline is used solely for the purpose of research, product development, and trial use.

(b) Application for an exemption shall be made on forms obtained from the Department. Any person may request application forms from: Department of Environmental Protection

Compliance and Enforcement

Division of Air and Hazardous Materials Enforcement

401 East State Street, 4th Floor

Mail Code 401-04B

PO Box 420

Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420

(c) The Department may require an applicant for an exemption to submit such details about the intended use of the non-conforming gasoline as it considers necessary to evaluate the potential effect of such use on public health, welfare and the environment. Such information shall include, but is not limited to:

1. Specification of how the non-conforming gasoline is to be used, and the purpose of this use;

2. Explanation of why the purpose could not be accomplished through use of gasoline whose volatility conforms with the 7:27-25.3 standards;

3. For any year, the maximum number of gallons and maximum RVP of non-conforming gasoline:

i. To be used from May 1 through September 15; and

ii. To be stored at the facility during the May 1 through September 15 period;

4. A calculation of the maximum potential additional VOC emissions that could occur during the May 1 through September 15 period in any year due to the storage, transfer, and use of non-conforming gasoline; and

5. A facility diagram specifying the tanks in which non-conforming gasoline will be stored.

(d) The Department may require, as a condition of approval of an exemption, the use of control apparatus.

(e) No applicant may commence storing, transferring, and using non-conforming gasoline prior to the issuance by the Department of a written approval of an exemption.

(f) Any exemption issued by the Department pursuant to this section shall be valid for a period of no longer than three years from the date of approval.

(g) Any person holding an exemption issued by the Department pursuant to this section shall make said exemption readily available for inspection on the operating premises.

(h) Any person to whom the Department has issued an exemption pursuant to this section shall:

1. Record each day between May 1 and September 15 the quantity, in gallons, of non-conforming gasoline which is:

i. Stored at the facility; and

ii. Consumed that day in research, product development, or trial use;

2. Maintain the records kept pursuant to (h)1 above at the facility for a period no less than three years;

3. Make the records kept pursuant to (h)1 above available, upon request, for review by the Department; and

4. Upon the request of the Department, submit to the Department all or any part of the information contained in the records kept pursuant to (h)1 above.

(i) The Department shall deny an application for an exemption if:

1. The Department determines that such storage, transfer, or use of gasoline may result in the presence in the outdoor atmosphere of any air contaminant in such quantity and duration which is or tends to be injurious to human health or welfare, animal or plant life or property, or may unreasonably interfere with the enjoyment of life or property. This does not include an air contaminant which occurs only in areas over which the person has exclusive use or occupancy;

2. The applicant fails to demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Department, that the proposed storage, transfer, and use of non-conforming gasoline are essential to the intended research, development, or trial use set forth in the application.

(j) The Department may deny an application for an exemption if the applicant fails to provide all information requested by the Department within 30 days after the request is received by the applicant, or within a longer period if such a response period is approved in writing by the Department.

(k) The Department may revoke any approval of any exemption granted pursuant to this section if the Department determines that the person to whom the Department has issued the exemption has:

1. Stored, transferred, or used non-conforming gasoline for any purpose other than that described in the application for an exemption and approved by the Department;

2. Failed to allow lawful entry by authorized representatives of the Department to the facility for which the exemption is issued;

3. Failed to pay any penalty assessed pursuant to a final order issued by the Department; or

4. Failed to pay any outstanding service fees, charged in accordance with the schedules contained in 7:27-25.8 within 60 days after receipt of a fee invoice.

(l) If the Department seeks to revoke an exemption during the term of that exemption, the Department shall provide the opportunity to request a hearing pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, 52:14B-1 et seq., and the Uniform Administrative Procedure Rules, N.J.A.C. 1:1.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-25.7

New Rule, R.1991 d.462, effective 9/3/1991.
See: 23 N.J.R. 45(b), 23 N.J.R. 2656(a).
Administrative change to (b).
See: 25 N.J.R. 309(a).
Amended by R.1994 d.313, effective 6/20/1994 (operative July 26, 1994).
See: 25 N.J.R. 3339(a), 26 N.J.R. 2600(a).
Administrative change.
See: 43 N.J.R. 2328(a).