Compliance Reporting & Documentation Flashcards

A facility subject to 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ (RICE NESHAP) must conduct an initial performance test. When must this test generally be completed for an existing source?

Answer: Within 180 days of the compliance date

Most NESHAPs, including RICE, require initial performance tests to be completed within 180 days of the applicable compliance date for existing sources.

What information must typically be included in a semi-annual deviation report submitted under a Title V operating permit?

Answer: All permit deviations, their cause, duration, and corrective actions taken

Title V semi-annual deviation reports must describe each deviation, its probable cause, the dates and duration, and corrective actions taken or planned.

Which quality assurance procedure is required for CEMS under 40 CFR Part 75 to verify instrument accuracy on a daily basis?

Answer: Daily calibration drift check

40 CFR Part 75 requires daily calibration drift assessments using calibration gases to verify that CEMS are measuring within acceptable accuracy limits.

A facility must report a 'potential to emit' (PTE) calculation for a new unit. Which scenario correctly reduces the PTE of an emission unit?

Answer: Accepting a federally enforceable permit condition limiting annual operating hours

PTE is reduced by federally enforceable operational limits; only legally binding restrictions on capacity, hours, or throughput can lower the calculated PTE.

Under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313, what type of chemical releases must facilities report on Form R?

Answer: Releases, transfers, and waste management of listed toxic chemicals above reporting thresholds

Form R (TRI reporting) covers releases to all media (air, water, land), transfers off-site, and certain waste management activities for listed toxic chemicals above de minimis thresholds.

When a source fails a Required Operating Parameter (ROP) limit set in its NESHAP permit, this is classified as what type of event for reporting purposes?

Answer: A violation requiring disclosure in the next semi-annual deviation report

Exceeding an ROP limit constitutes a permit deviation that must be disclosed in the semi-annual or quarterly deviation report as required by the applicable NESHAP and operating permit.

An air quality specialist is preparing an emissions inventory for a paint spray booth. Which EPA document provides guidance on emission factors for surface coating operations?

Answer: AP-42, Chapter 4 (Surface Coating)

EPA's AP-42 Compilation of Air Emission Factors, Chapter 4, covers surface coating processes and provides emission factors for VOCs and other pollutants from spray booths.