Minnesota Administrative Rules

7017.1060 PRECERTIFICATION TEST REQUIREMENTS.

Subpart 1.

Certification test plan required.

Before a certification test, the owner or operator of the emission facility must submit to the commissioner a test plan that contains all the information required in subpart 2. The certification test plan must be postmarked or received at least 30 days before the certification test date. No certification test may be conducted until a test plan has been submitted to and approved by the commissioner.

Subp. 2.

Certification test plan contents.

The test plan must be submitted in the following format and include the elements in items A and B:

A.

General requirements:

(1)

name and address of emission facility;

(2)

name, title, and telephone number of contact person at facility;

(3)

permit number or name and data of applicable compliance document requiring test;

(4)

statement of whether the test is an initial certification or a recertification;

(5)

drawing of the monitoring system which indicates the location of the reference method ports and monitoring system probe location in relation to the nearest flow disturbances both upstream and downstream of the monitoring system as well as any monitor bypass routes;

(6)

make, model, and serial number of the monitor and data recording system;

(7)

name and telephone number of testing company; and

(8)

planned certification test date.

B.

Testing procedures and operating conditions:

(1)

a list of the performance specifications from Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, part 60, appendix B, which will be followed during the test;

(2)

any fuel F-factors to be used;

(3)

a list of the reference methods from Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, part 60, appendix A, which will be followed during the test;

(4)

the units of measurement under which the monitor will be certified, for example, lb/hr, ppm, lb/MMBtu;

(5)

the monitoring system's span, range, and calibration levels; and

(6)

the planned emission unit operating range, for example, heat input, steam output, during the certification test.

Subp. 3.

Certification pretest meeting.

The owner or operator of the emission facility must consult with agency staff to discuss the proposed certification test. The meeting may be in person or by telephone, except when either the commissioner or the owner or operator requires an in-person meeting at one of the agency's offices. Unless a shorter period is approved in writing by the commissioner, the pretest consultation must be held at least seven days before the certification test date. The commissioner must reject the results of a certification test if:

A.

the owner or operator of the emission facility refused to participate in a pretest meeting; and

B.

the commissioner finds that the lack of consultation resulted in a certification test that did not meet the requirements of the test plan approved by the commissioner under subpart 1.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.07

History:

23 SR 1764; 46 SR 1209

Published Electronically:

May 16, 2022