Rule 3745-14-04 | Compliance certification.
(A) The compliance certification report.
For each control period in which one or more NOx budget units at a source are subject to the NOx budget program, the designated representative of the source shall submit to the director, by November thirtieth of that year, in a format prescribed by the director, a compliance certification report for each unit at the source. The compliance certification report shall include all of the following:
(1) Identification of each NOx budget unit.
(2) Certification by the designated representative, based on reasonable inquiry of those persons with primary responsibility for operating the source and the NOx budget units at the source in compliance with the NOx budget program, whether each NOx budget unit for which the compliance certification is submitted was operated during the calendar year covered by the report in compliance with the requirements of the NOx budget program applicable to the unit, including all the following:
(a) For NOx budget units subject to monitoring and reporting requirements provided in paragraphs (A) to (G) of rule 3745-14-08 of the Administrative Code:
(i) Whether the monitoring plan that governs the unit has been maintained to reflect the actual operation and monitoring of the unit, and contains all information necessary to attribute NOx emissions to the unit, in accordance with paragraphs (A) to (G) of rule 3745-14-08 of the Administrative Code.
(ii) Whether all the NOx emissions from the unit, or a group of units (including the unit) using a common stack, were monitored or accounted for through the missing data procedures and reported in the quarterly monitoring reports, including whether conditional data were reported in the quarterly reports in accordance with rule 3745-14-08 of the Administrative Code, and if conditional data were reported, the owner or operator shall indicate whether the status of all conditional data has been resolved and all necessary quarterly report resubmissions have been made.
(b) For NOx budget units with approved alternative monitoring and reporting requirements provided in paragraph (H) of rule 3745-14-08 of the Administrative Code, whether all the NOx emissions from the unit, or a group of units (including the unit) using a common stack, were accounted for in accordance with paragraph (H) of rule 3745-14-08 of the Administrative Code and the terms and specifications specified in the applicable installation or operating permit issued in accordance with Chapter 3745-77 or Chapter 3745-31 of the Administrative Code.
(c) Whether the facts that form the basis for certification under rule 3745-14-08 of the Administrative Code of each monitor at the unit or a group of units (including the unit) using a common stack, or for using an excepted monitoring method or alternative monitoring method approved under rule 3745-14-08 of the Administrative Code, if any, have changed.
(d) If a change is required to be reported under paragraph (A)(2)(c) of this rule, specify the nature of the change, the reason for the change, when the change occurred, and how the unit's compliance status was determined subsequent to the change, including what method was used to determine emissions when a change mandated the need for monitor recertification.
(B) Director's action on compliance certifications.
The director may review and conduct independent audits concerning any compliance certification or any other submission under the NOx budget program and make appropriate adjustments of the information in the compliance certifications or other submissions.
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