N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27C-8.5

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

Section 7:27C-8.5 - Recordkeeping and reporting

(a) In addition to the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:27C-2.1(f) and the recordkeeping and reporting requirements in this section, the CO[2] authorized account representative shall comply with all applicable recordkeeping and reporting requirements under 40 CFR 75.73.

(b) The owner or operator of a CO[2] Budget unit shall submit a monitoring plan in the manner prescribed in 40 CFR 75.62.

(c) The CO[2] authorized account representative shall submit quarterly reports, as follows:

1. The CO[2] authorized account representative shall report the CO[2] mass emissions data for the CO[2] Budget unit, in an electronic format prescribed by the Administrator, unless otherwise prescribed by the Department, for each calendar quarter beginning with:

i. For a unit that commences commercial operation before December 17, 2018, the calendar quarter covering January 1, 2020 through March 31, 2020; or

ii. For a unit commencing commercial operation on or after December 17, 2018, the calendar quarter corresponding to the earlier of the date of provisional certification or the applicable deadline for initial certification under N.J.A.C. 7:27C-8.1(d). If the calendar quarter SO[2] determined is the third or fourth quarter of 2019, reporting shall commence in the quarter covering January 1, 2020 through March 31, 2020;

2. The CO[2] authorized account representative shall submit each quarterly report to the Department within 30 days following the end of the calendar quarter covered by the report. Quarterly reports shall be submitted in the manner specified in 40 CFR Part 75, Subpart H and 40 CFR 75.64. Quarterly reports shall be submitted for each CO[2] Budget unit (or group of units using a common stack), and shall include all the data and information required in 40 CFR Part 75, Subpart G, except for opacity, heat input, NO[x] and SO[2] provisions; and

3. The CO[2] authorized account representative shall submit to the Department a compliance certification in support of each quarterly report based on reasonable inquiry of those persons with primary responsibility for ensuring that all the unit's emissions are correctly and fully monitored. In addition, the CO[2] authorized account representative shall certify:

i. The monitoring data submitted were recorded in accordance with the applicable requirements of this chapter and 40 CFR Part 75, including the quality assurance procedures and specifications;

ii. For a unit with add-on COemissions controls and for all hours where data are substituted in accordance with 40 CFR 75.34(a)(1), the add-on emissions controls were operating within the range of parameters listed in the quality assurance/quality control program under 40 CFR Part 75 Appendix B and the substitute values do not systematically underestimate CO[2] emissions; and

iii. The CO[2] concentration values substituted for missing data under 40 CFR Part 75 Subpart D do not systematically underestimate CO[2] emissions.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27C-8.5

Adopted by 51 N.J.R. 992(a), effective 6/17/2019