§ 145.375. Recordkeeping and reporting.
(a) General provisions. The CO2 authorized account representative shall comply with the recordkeeping and reporting requirements in this section, the applicable recordkeeping and reporting requirements under 40 CFR 75.73 (relating to recordkeeping and reporting) and with the requirements of § 145.311(e) (relating to authorization and responsibilities of the CO2 authorized account representative).
(b) Monitoring plans. The owner or operator of a CO2 budget unit shall submit a monitoring plan in the manner prescribed in 40 CFR 75.62 (relating to monitoring plan submittals).
(c) Certification applications. The CO2 authorized account representative shall submit an application to the Department within 45 days after completing all CO2 monitoring system initial certification or recertification tests required under § 145.372 (relating to initial certification and recertification procedures) including the information required under 40 CFR 75.63 (relating to initial certification or recertification application) and 40 CFR 75.53(g) and (h) (relating to monitoring plan).
(d) Quarterly reports. The CO2 authorized account representative shall submit quarterly reports, as follows:
(1) The CO2 mass emissions data for the CO2 budget unit, in an electronic format prescribed by the Administrator unless otherwise prescribed by the Administrator or the Department for each calendar quarter.
(2) The CO2 authorized account representative shall submit each quarterly report to the Administrator and the Department or its agent 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 (relating to NOx mass emissions provisions) and 40 CFR 75.64 (relating to quarterly reports) and for each CO2 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 (relating to reporting requirements), except for opacity, heat input, NOx and SO2 provisions.
(3) The CO2 authorized account representative shall submit to the Administrator or 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. The certification shall state that the following conditions have been met:
(i) The monitoring data submitted were recorded in accordance with the applicable requirements of this subchapter and 40 CFR Part 75 (relating to continuous emission monitoring), including the quality assurance procedures and specifications.
(ii) For a unit with add-on CO2 emissions controls and for all hours where data are substituted in accordance with 40 CFR 75.34(a)(1) (relating to units with add-on emission controls), 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 (relating to quality assurance and quality control procedures) and the substitute values do not systematically underestimate CO2 emissions.
(iii) The CO2 concentration values substituted for missing data under 40 CFR Part 75, Subpart D (relating to missing data substitution procedures) do not systematically underestimate CO2 emissions.
Cross References This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 145.306 (relating to standard requirements); 25 Pa. Code § 145.323 (relating to contents of an application for a permit incorporating CO2 Budget Trading Program requirements); 25 Pa. Code § 145.331 (relating to compliance certification report); 25 Pa. Code § 145.355 (relating to compliance); 25 Pa. Code § 145.371 (relating to general monitoring requirements); 25 Pa. Code § 145.376 (relating to petitions); and 25 Pa. Code § 145.377 (relating to CO2 budget units that co-fire eligible biomass).
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