NR 409.08 Note
Note: Application forms may be obtained from the regional offices of the department or from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Air Management, PO Box 7921, Madison WI 53707-7921, Attention: Operation permits.
NR 409.08(2)
(2) Information requirements for the acid rain portion of operation permit applications. A complete acid rain portion of an operation permit application shall be submitted on a form approved by the department and shall include the following elements:
NR 409.08(2)(a)
(a) Identification of the affected source for which the acid rain portion of the permit application is submitted.
NR 409.08(2)(b)
(b) Identification of each affected unit, except for an opt-in unit, at the source for which the acid rain portion of the permit application is submitted.
NR 409.08(2)(e)
(e) If the unit is a new unit, the date that the unit has commenced or shall commence operation and the deadline for monitor certification under
40 CFR part 75.
NR 409.08(2)(f)3.
3. Identification of the compliance option proposed for each unit, including meeting the applicable emissions limitation under
s. NR 409.065 (2),
(3) or
(4),
(5) (early election), (6) (alternative emission limitation), or (7) (NO
x emissions averaging), and any additional information required for the appropriate option in accordance with
s. NR 409.065.
NR 409.08(3)
(3) Permit application shield and binding effect of permit application. NR 409.08(3)(a)1.1. Once a designated representative submits a timely and complete acid rain portion of an operation permit application, the owners and operators of the affected source and the affected units covered by the permit application shall be deemed in compliance with the requirement to have an acid rain portion of an operation permit under
ss. NR 409.06 (1) (b) and
409.08 (1) (a).
NR 409.08(3)(a)2.
2. After an application for an operation permit has been initially deemed complete, the department may require additional information, including other information than that requested on the application forms, as needed to process the application. The department shall specify, in writing, a reasonable time period, of not less than 30 days, for the applicant to submit the requested information. The applicant may request and the department may grant a reasonable extension of the time period to submit the requested information. If the applicant does not supply the information requested by the date specified, the authorization for an existing source to operate under s.
285.62 (8), Stats., no longer applies to the source.
NR 409.08(3)(b)
(b) Prior to the date on which an acid rain portion of a permit is issued or denied, an affected unit governed by and operated in accordance with the terms and requirements of a timely and complete acid rain portion of an operation permit application shall be deemed to be operating in compliance with the acid rain program.
NR 409.08(3)(c)
(c) A complete acid rain portion of an operation permit application shall be binding on the owners and operators and the designated representative of the affected source and the affected units covered by the permit application and shall be enforceable as an acid rain portion of an operation permit from the date of submission of the permit application until the issuance or denial of the acid rain portion of an operation permit covering the units.
NR 409.08(4)
(4) Relationship to ch. nr 407 operation permit program. NR 409.08(4)(a)(a) The department shall act in accordance with this chapter and
chs. NR 406 and
407 for the purpose of incorporating acid rain program requirements into each affected source's operation permit or for issuing written exemptions under
ss. NR 409.04,
409.05 and
409.055. To the extent that any requirements of this chapter are inconsistent with the requirements of
ch. NR 406 or
407, this chapter shall take precedence and shall govern the issuance, denial, revision, reopening, renewal and appeal of the acid rain portion of an operation permit. For purposes of applying this subsection, the provisions of this chapter and of
chs. NR 406 and
407 applicable to acid rain portions of operation permit applications and acid rain portions of operation permits shall also apply to petitions for exemption for new units, retired units or non-cogeneration industrial utility units to the extent consistent with
ss. NR 409.04,
409.05 and
409.055.
NR 409.08 History
History: Cr.
Register, April, 1995, No. 472, eff. 5-1-95; renum. (1) (a) to be (1) (a) 1., (1) (c) to be (1) (c) 1. and (1) (d) to be (1) (d) 1., cr. (1) (a) 2., (c) 2., (d) 2., (e) and (f) and am. (2) (b), (3) (b), (c) and (4) (a),
Register, November, 1999, No. 527, eff. 12-1-99;
CR 09-020: am. (1) (c) 1. Register January 2010 No. 649, eff. 2-1-10.
NR 409.09
NR 409.09 Acid rain compliance plan and compliance options. NR 409.09(1)(a)1.1. For each affected unit included in the acid rain portion of an operation permit application, a complete compliance plan shall include, for sulfur dioxide emissions, a certification that, as of the allowance transfer deadline, the designated representative shall hold allowances in the unit's compliance subaccount, after deductions under
40 CFR 73.34 (c), not less than the total annual emissions of sulfur dioxide from the unit. The compliance plan may also specify, in accordance with this section, one or more of the acid rain compliance options.
NR 409.09(1)(a)2.
2. A complete compliance plan for NO
x shall, for each affected unit included in the permit application and subject to
s. NR 409.065, either certify that the unit will comply with the applicable emissions limitation under
s. NR 409.065 (2),
(3) or
(4) or specify one or more other acid rain compliance options for NO
x in accordance with the requirements of
s. NR 409.065.
NR 409.09(1)(b)
(b) Multi-unit compliance plan option. The compliance plan may include a multi-unit compliance option under
sub. (2) or, for nitrogen oxides, under section 407 of the act (
42 USC 7651f) or
s. NR 409.065 (7).
NR 409.09(1)(b)1.
1. A plan for a compliance option that includes units at more than one affected source shall be complete only if:
NR 409.09(1)(b)1.a.
a. The plan is signed and certified by the designated representative for each source with an affected unit governed by the plan; and
NR 409.09(1)(b)1.b.
b. A complete permit application is submitted covering each unit governed by the plan.
NR 409.09(1)(b)2.
2. The department's approval of a plan under
subd. 1. that includes units in more than one state shall be final only after every permitting authority with jurisdiction over any unit has approved the plan with the same modifications or conditions, if any.
NR 409.09(1)(c)
(c) Conditional approval. In the compliance plan, the designated representative of an affected unit may propose, in accordance with this section, any acid rain compliance option for conditional approval; provided that an acid rain compliance option under section 407 of the act (
42 USC 7651f) may be conditionally proposed only to the extent provided in
s. NR 409.065.
NR 409.09(1)(c)1.
1. To activate a conditionally-approved acid rain compliance option, the designated representative shall notify the department in writing that the conditionally-approved compliance option shall actually be pursued beginning January 1 of a specified year. Notification shall be subject to the limitations on activation under
sub. (2) and
s. NR 409.065. If the conditionally-approved compliance option includes a plan described in
par. (b) 1., the designated representative of each source governed by the plan shall sign and certify the notification.
NR 409.09(1)(c)2.
2. The notification under
subd. 1. shall specify the first calendar year and the last calendar year for which the conditionally-approved acid rain compliance option is to be activated. A conditionally-approved compliance option shall be activated, if at all, before the date of any enforceable milestone applicable to the compliance option. The date of activation of the compliance option is not a defense against failure to meet the requirements applicable to that compliance option during each calendar year for which the compliance option is activated.
NR 409.09(1)(c)3.
3. Upon submission of a notification meeting the requirements of
subds. 1. and
2., the conditionally-approved acid rain compliance option becomes binding on the owners and operators and the designated representative of any unit governed by the conditionally-approved compliance option.
NR 409.09(1)(d)1.1. The designated representative for a unit may terminate an acid rain compliance option by notifying the department in writing that an approved compliance option shall be terminated beginning January 1 of a specified year. Notification shall be subject to the limitations on termination under
sub. (2) and
s. NR 409.065. If the compliance option includes a plan described in
par. (b) 1., the designated representative for each source governed by the plan shall sign and certify the notification.
NR 409.09(1)(d)2.
2. The notification under
subd. 1. shall specify the calendar year for which the termination shall take effect.
NR 409.09(1)(d)3.
3. Upon submission of a notification meeting the requirements of
subds. 1. and
2., the termination becomes binding on the owners and operators and the designated representative of any unit governed by the acid rain compliance option to be terminated.
NR 409.09(2)(a)1.a.
a. Any existing affected unit that is a coal-fired unit and has a 1985 actual SO
2 emissions rate equal to or greater than 1.2 lbs/mmBtu.
NR 409.09(2)(a)1.c.
c. Any oil or gas-fired unit that has been awarded clean coal technology demonstration funding as of January 1, 1991 by the secretary of energy.
NR 409.09(2)(a)2.
2. A repowering extension does not exempt the owner or operator for any unit governed by the repowering plan from the requirement to comply with the unit's acid rain emissions limitations for sulfur dioxide.
NR 409.09(2)(b)
(b) Repowering extension plan. The designated representative of any unit meeting the requirements of
par. (a) 1. a. may include in the unit's acid rain portion of an operation permit application a repowering extension plan that includes a demonstration that:
NR 409.09(2)(b)1.
1. The unit shall be repowered with a qualifying repowering technology in order to comply with the emissions limitations for sulfur dioxide; or
NR 409.09(2)(b)2.
2. The unit shall be replaced by a new utility unit that has the same designated representative and that is located at a different site using a qualified repowering technology and the existing unit shall be permanently retired from service on or before the date on which the new utility unit commences commercial operation.
NR 409.09(2)(c)
(c) Submittal dates. In order to apply for a repowering extension, the designated representative of a unit under
par. (a) shall:
NR 409.09(2)(c)1.
1. Submit to the department, by January 1, 1996, a complete repowering extension plan;
NR 409.09(2)(c)2.
2. Submit to the administrator before June 1, 1997, a complete petition for approval of repowering technology in accordance with
40 CFR 72.44 (d) and submit a copy to the department; and
NR 409.09(2)(c)3.
3. If the repowering extension plan is submitted for conditional approval, submit to the department by December 31, 1997, a notification to activate the plan in accordance with
sub. (1) (c).
NR 409.09(2)(d)
(d) Contents of repowering extension plan. A complete repowering extension plan shall be sent to the department and include the following elements:
NR 409.09(2)(d)2.
2. The unit's federally-approved state implementation plan sulfur dioxide emissions limitation.
NR 409.09(2)(d)3.
3. The unit's 1995 actual SO
2 emissions rate or best estimate of the actual emissions rate; provided that the actual emissions rate is submitted to the department by January 30, 1996.
NR 409.09(2)(d)4.
4. A schedule for construction, installation and commencement of operation of the repowering technology approved or submitted for approval to the administrator under
40 CFR 72.44 (d) with dates for the following milestones:
NR 409.09(2)(d)4.b.
b. For a plan under
par. (b) 1., removal of the existing unit from operation to install the qualified repowering technology.
NR 409.09(2)(d)5.a.
a. Identification of the new unit. A new unit may not be included in more than one repowering extension plan.
NR 409.09(2)(d)5.c.
c. Certification that the new unit has the same designated representative as the existing unit.
NR 409.09(2)(d)5.d.
d. Certification that the existing unit shall be permanently retired from service on or before the date the new unit commences commercial operation.
NR 409.09(2)(e)1.1. The department may not approve a repowering extension plan until the administrator makes a conditional determination that the technology is a qualified repowering technology, unless the department approves the plan subject to the conditional determination of the administrator.
NR 409.09(2)(e)2.a.a. Upon a conditional determination by the administrator that the technology to be used in the repowering extension plan is a qualified repowering technology and a determination by the department that the plan meets the requirements, the department shall issue the acid rain portion of the operation permit, including the approved repowering extension plan and a schedule of compliance with enforceable milestones for construction, installation and commencement of operation of the repowering technology and other requirements necessary to ensure that emission reduction requirements under this section are met.
NR 409.09(2)(e)2.b.
b. Except as otherwise provided in
par. (f), the repowering extension shall be in effect starting January 1, 2000 and ending on the day before the date specified in the acid rain portion of an operation permit, on which the existing unit shall be removed from operation, to install the qualifying repowering technology, or shall be permanently removed from service for replacement by a new unit with the technology; provided that the repowering extension shall end no later than December 31, 2003.
NR 409.09(2)(e)2.c.
c. The portion of the operation permit specifying the repowering extension and other requirements under
subd. 2. a. shall be subject to the administrator's final determination, under
40 CFR 72.44 (d) (4), that the technology to be used in the repowering extension plan is a qualifying repowering technology.
NR 409.09(2)(f)1.1. If, at any time before the end of the repowering extension under
par. (e) 2. b., the designated representative of a unit governed by an approved repowering extension plan submits the notification under
s. NR 409.13 (2) (d) that the owners and operators have decided to terminate efforts to properly design, construct and test the repowering technology specified in the plan before completion of construction or startup testing, the designated representative may submit to the department a requested significant permit revision demonstrating that the efforts were in good faith. A copy of the requested significant permit revision shall be submitted to the administrator. If the demonstration is to the satisfaction of the administrator, the unit may not be deemed in violation of the act because of a termination and the department shall revise the operation permit in accordance with
subd. 2.
NR 409.09(2)(f)2.
2. Regardless of whether notification under
subd. 1. is given, the repowering extension shall end beginning on the earlier of the date of the notification or the date by which the designated representative was required to give the notification under
s. NR 409.13 (2) (d).
NR 409.09(2)(f)3.
3. The designated representative of a unit governed by an approved repowering extension plan may submit to the department a proposed significant permit revision demonstrating that the repowering technology specified in the plan was properly constructed and tested on the unit but was unable to achieve the emissions reduction requirements specified in the plan and that it is economically or technologically infeasible to modify the technology to achieve the emission limits. A copy of the requested significant permit revision shall be submitted to the administrator. In order to be properly constructed and tested, the repowering technology shall be constructed at least to the extent necessary for direct testing of multiple combustion emissions, including sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, from the unit while operating the technology at nameplate capacity. If the demonstration is to the satisfaction of the administrator:
NR 409.09(2)(f)3.a.
a. The unit may not be deemed in violation of the act because of the failure to achieve the emissions reduction limitations;
NR 409.09(2)(f)3.b.
b. The department shall revise the acid rain portion of the operation permit in accordance with
subd. 3. c. and
d.;
NR 409.09(2)(f)3.c.
c. The existing unit may be retrofitted or repowered with another clean coal or other available control technology; and
NR 409.09(2)(f)3.d.
d. The repowering extension shall continue in effect until the earlier of the date the existing unit commences commercial operation with the control technology or December 31, 2003.
