printing, coating and dyeing of fabrics and other textiles

12.  What are the Notification, Recordkeeping and Reporting requirements?

Initial and Other Notification Requirements

If a facility has an existing affected source, the initial notification must be submitted no later than June 2, 2004. If the facility has a new or reconstructed affected source, initial notification musts be submitted no later than 120 days after either the date of initial startup or September 26, 2003, whichever is later.       

Depending upon the method of demonstrating compliance, affected sources may have to conduct performance tests. If the facility is using a capture system and add-on control device without conduct a liquid-liquid material balance, a performance test is required within 180 days of the compliance date for an existing affected source. For new or reconstructed affected sources, the test is required no later than 180 days after initial startup or November 25, 2003, whichever is later. Prior to conducting these performance tests, facilities must notify EPA or the delegated State or Local agency at least 60 days before the performance test is scheduled to begin.

Affected facilities are also required to send a notice of compliance status within 30 days after the end of the initial compliance period. This report must include whether each affected source has complied with the final standards, indentify which was chosen to demonstrate compliance, summarize the data and calculations supporting the compliance demonstration, and provide information on any deviations on emission limits, operating limits, or other requirements. If the facility chooses to comply using the capture system and add-on control device for which performance tests are performed, the results of the tests must be submitted. The notification must also identify the measured range of each operating parameter, operating limits established during performance tests, and the info showing whether the source has complied with the operating limits with the initial compliance period.

Recordkeeping Requirements

Facilities are required to keep records of reported and compliance documents for 5 years. All records concerning the design and operation of the emission control and monitoring equipment must be kept for the life of the equipment. If the facility is complying using the slashing emission limits, it is required to keep purchase records of the organic HAP content of each slashing material.

Depending on the compliance option chosen for the affected source, a facility must keep records of the following:

• Organic HAP content, volatile matter content, coating and printing solids content, and the quantity of dyeing, finishing, coating, printing, thinning, and cleaning materials used during the compliance period
• For the equivalent emission rate for dyeing and finishing subcategory, documentation of operation within ideal requirements to demonstrate initial compliance, documentation that affected wastewater streams discharged to a POTW or treated onsite, and organic emissions were less than 10 tons per year.
• For emission rate (with or without add-on controls option) the facility must show calculations of the emission rate for the compliance period.

If the affected source is in the web coating and printing or dyeing and finishing subcategory and demonstrated compliance by using a capture system and add-on control device the facility must keep records of the following:

• All measurements, calculations, and documentation to demonstrate compliance
• All results of performance tests and parameter monitoring
• All information necessary to demonstrate conformance of a plan to minimize emissions
• All information necessary to demonstrate conformance of an affected source’s SSMP when procedures are followed
• Occurrence and duration of each startup, shutdown, or malfunction of the emission capture system and add-on control device
• Actions taken during each startup, shutdown, or malfunction of the emission capture system and add-on control device that are different from the procedures in the SSMP.
• Each period a CPMS is malfunctioning or inoperative

Records of the organic HAP, volatile organic content and solids content of each coating applied, and the amount of each coating applied on paper and other web coating lines each month must be maintained to comply with the standards based on organic HAP content or organic HAP emissions on a mass basis.

If capture and control technology is used, facilities are required to SSMP plan and have the plan available for inspection by the Administrator upon request.

Periodic Reporting Requirements

Each reporting year is divided into two semiannual reporting periods. A facility would report on whether or not deviations for established operating limits occurred. A deviation in is any instance in which any requirement or obligation of the standard or any terms or condition adopted to meet the standard was not met.

If no deviations occurring during a semi annual reporting period, the semiannual compliance report would be submitted stating that the affected source had been in compliance.

If deviations occurred during the semi annual reporting period, the semiannual compliance report would be submitted detailing all deviations from established operating parameters for any systems used to meet compliance with the standard.

Additional information required during semiannual reporting, as applicable, includes description or discussion of the following:

• Identification of the compliance option(s) for each affected source and any time there was a change to a different compliance option
• A deviation from the emission limit
• A change from what the work practice standards if using a emission capture system and add on control device.
• If using an emission capture and add-on control device other than a solvent recovery system, a deviation from an operating limit and each time a bypass line diverts emissions from the add-on control device to the atmosphere
• A report on specific information on the periods of times the deviations occurred.
• A facility had a startup, shutdown or malfunction of an emission control device during the semiannual period and the actions taken were consistent with your startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan.