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(Scarce: Amendedat 12`llT. Reg SIS. effective' December ze. 1987)
the leaking components cannot be repaired until -the unit It shut.dam ter .turnaround;
Section 21$.444 Process Unit Turnarounds
a) ho owner or operator of .a'petroleue refiners ' shall cause or Allow a refinery process unit
. turnaround except In compl lance with .an operating procedure'as approved by the Agency.
f) Report to the Agency consistent with the
, . .provisions of Section 215.449.'
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.. (Source: Amended at 7I11.Reg. 1244. effective
, January 21. 1983)
b) Unless a procedure Is already on file with ' the Agency as part of an approved operating penult no-later than Rovenbef 1. 1979. the
. owner or operator of a petroleuo refinery shall submit to the Agency for approval a detailed procedure for reducing emissions of volatile organic Material during refiner/ process unit turnarounds from organic material with a vapor pressure of 10.34 kPa (1.S psla) or greater at 294.TO (70*F). The Agency shall not approve the procedure unless It provides-for:"
- 1). Depressurization of the refinery process . - .unit or vessel to a flare, refinery feel
gas system or other equipment or system . of equal emission control, as approved by - the Agency, until the .Internal pressure from the vessel or unit Is less than 5.0 pstg before allowing the vessel to be vented to the atmosphere;
2) Recordkeeping of the following Items:
Section 215.446 Monitoring Program Plan for leaks
the owner .or operator of a petroleun refinery 1 shall prepare c> monitoring program plan which i contains, at a minimum;:..
i a), to Identification Of'alT ref ibefy components . and. the period in. which each will be won itored pursuant to Section 215.447;
,' b) The formal for the monitoring Tog required by ` . Section 215.448;
' cl'A description.of the monitoring equipment to be used, pursuant to Section 215.447; and -
i d) A description of the methods to be used to
Identify all pipeline valves, pressure relief vatv.es In gaseous service and all leaking . components such' lhatT'CKey are obvious (didtl refinery personnel- performing wonltorlng and Agency personnel performing inspect ton*.
A) Each date that a refinery unit or vessel Is shut dc*: and'
'(Source: toehded at 7 111..Reg. 1244. effective January 21,1983).'
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B) The total estimated quantity of volatile organic material emitted to
/- the atmosphere and the duration of the emission In hours.
(Source: Amended at 12 111. Reg. 815. effective December 24. 1987)
... Section 215.447 Monitoring Program for Leaks
a) The owner or operator of a petroleum refinery subject to Section 215.445 shall, for the purpose of detecting leaks, conduct a
* component- mon tturtng- prograa cuffJtrtent with ' . | the following provisions:'
Section 215.44$ Leaks: Ceneral Requirements
The owner or operator of a petroleum refinery shall:
a) Develop a monitoring program plan consistent with the provisions of Section 215.446;
D) Conduct a monitoring program consistent with the provisions of Section 215.447;.
c) Record all leaking components which have a volatile organic material concentration exceeding lO.tiQO ppm consistent with'the provisions of Section 215.448;
d) Identify each component const stent with the monitoring program plan submitted pursuant to Section 215.446;
e) Repair and retest the leaktng components as soon as possible within 22 days after the leak Is found, but ho later than June I for the purposes of Section 215.447(a)(1). unless
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Test all pressure reT1'ef~VaWes In* gaseous service, pump seals, pipeline valves, process fralnt and compressor . seats-by melhods -and- procedures-approved.
by the Agency.not earlier than March 1 or
later than June t of each year;
; 2) Again test all pressure relief valves In gaseous service, pipeline valves In gaseous service and compressor seaTr by methods and procedures approved by the Agency not earlier than June 1 or later than August I of each- year:
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i3) Observe Visually all pump seals weekly;
,4) lest Immediately any pump seal from which liquids are otrsenrrd drtppingr -
5) lest any relief.valve within 24 hours after It has vented to the atmosphere:
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6) Test Immediately after repair any component that was found leaking.
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