Environmental Regulations & Compliance Flashcards

OSHA's Process Safety Management standard (29 CFR 1910.119) applies to flammable gas or liquid in a process at or above what quantity?

Answer: 10,000 lb

PSM covers processes with 10,000 pounds or more of a flammable liquid or gas, plus listed highly hazardous chemicals at their own threshold quantities.

Under 40 CFR 60.7, owners and operators must keep monitoring records for at least how long?

Answer: 2 years

General NSPS recordkeeping requires retaining records for 2 years, while Title V permits require 5 years.

Under Title V, how long must monitoring records and supporting information be kept?

Answer: 5 years

Title V permits require records to be retained for at least 5 years from the date of the sample or report.

After the 2008 Sierra Club v. EPA decision, how must NESHAP emission standards apply during startup, shutdown, and malfunction?

Answer: They apply at all times

The court vacated the SSM exemption, so emission standards apply at all times.

Using a calibration gas cylinder past its certification expiration date for a CEMS calibration is generally considered what?

Answer: Invalid and not allowed

Protocol gases must be used within their certification period, so expired gas invalidates the calibration.

Knowingly falsifying or tampering with a required monitoring device or record can result in what under the Clean Air Act?

Answer: Criminal penalties under Section 113(c)

CAA Section 113(c) provides criminal penalties for knowingly falsifying records or tampering with monitors.

What is the purpose of a semiannual excess emissions and monitoring systems performance report under NSPS?

Answer: To summarize excess emissions and monitor downtime

These reports summarize periods of excess emissions and CEMS downtime or malfunction for the regulator.