Section 113.2079 - Compliance Schedules(a) Within 60 days from the date the commission publishes notice in the Texas Register that the EPA has approved these rules and state plan, an owner or operator subject to the requirements of this division shall submit to the executive director a notice of intention to comply with these requirements within one year after EPA approval, a petition requesting a compliance extension, a notice of intention to shut down their hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerator (HMIWI) unit, or a petition requesting an extension of the shutdown date. The executive director will approve or deny a petition for compliance or shutdown extension within 60 days of receipt of the petition. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, an owner or operator subject to the requirements of this division shall be in compliance with all provisions of this division on or before the date one year after EPA approval of these rules and state plan, regardless of whether a designated facility is identified in the state plan inventory.(2) An owner or operator who files a petition requesting a compliance extension shall comply with the requirements in Table 11 of this paragraph. The compliance schedule may be extended to allow compliance on or before the date three years after EPA approval of these rules and state plan, but in no case will a compliance extension be granted for a compliance date later than September 15, 2002. Attached Graphic
(3) Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, any HMIWI unit for which the owner or operator has filed a notice of intention to shut down will complete the shutdown on or before the date one year after EPA approval of these rules and state plan.(4) An owner or operator who files a petition requesting a shutdown extension shall comply with the requirements in Table 12 of this paragraph. The shutdown schedule may be extended to allow compliance on or before the date three years after EPA approval of these rules and state plan, but in no case will a compliance extension be granted for a compliance date later than September 15, 2002. Attached Graphic
(b) An owner or operator subject to the requirements of this division shall be in compliance with the operator training and qualification requirements specified in § 113.2078(b) of this title (relating to Operating Procedures and Operator Training/Qualification Requirements) and the inspection requirements specified in § 113.2078(c) of this title on or before the date one year after EPA approval of these rules and state plan. Any owner or operator who has been granted an extended compliance schedule shall be in compliance with any additional operator training and qualification requirements and inspection requirements necessitated by the addition of air pollution control equipment on or before the extended compliance date granted by the executive director.(c) An owner or operator of an affected HMIWI unit subject to the requirements of the federal operating permits program shall submit an abbreviated application to the executive director on or before September 15, 2000.30 Tex. Admin. Code § 113.2079
The provisions of this §113.2079 adopted to be effective June 11, 2000, 25 TexReg 5365