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Is the vent located in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso, or Houston-Galveston- Brazoria areas? Is the vent located in Nueces or Victoria County? Start Is the vent located in Aransas, Bexar, Calhoun, Matagorda, San Patricio, or Travis County? §115.121(a) 1 End 15 §115.121(c) 22 §115.121(b) 30 TAC Chapter 115: Subchapter B, Vent Gas Control does not apply. §115.127(a)(6) §115.720(a) No No Yes Do all VOCs in the vent gas stream originate from another source which is subject to a different Division within 30 TAC Chapter 115, other than 30 TAC Chapter 115, Subchapter H, Division 1: HRVOCs Vent Gas Control? Yes No Yes No Yes Below is a flowchart describing 30 TAC Chapter 115, Vent Gas Control. It will likely not be accessible using a screen reader. For the text of the statute/rule, please go to 30 TAC Chapter 115, Vent Gas Control (1 of 31) Last Modified: October 31, 2019 From 30 TAC Chapter 115 (Effective June 25, 2015) Layered These flowcharts are for use by sources subject to the Federal Operating Permit Program and are subject to change. ***
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Page 1: Below is a flowchart describing 30 TAC Chapter 115, Vent ......Oct 31, 2019  · Is the vent located in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso, or Houston-Galveston-Brazoria

Is the vent

located in theBeaumont-Port Arthur,

Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso, or Houston-Galveston-

Brazoria areas?

Is the

vent located in

Nueces or Victoria

County?

Start

Is the vent

located in Aransas,

Bexar, Calhoun, Matagorda, San

Patricio, or Travis

County?

§115.121(a)

1

End15

§115.121(c)

22

§115.121(b)

30 TAC Chapter 115:

Subchapter B, Vent Gas

Control does not apply.

§115.127(a)(6)

§115.720(a)

No

No

Yes

Do all VOCs in

the vent gas stream originate from another source

which is subject to a different Division within

30 TAC Chapter 115, other than 30 TAC Chapter 115, Subchapter H,

Division 1: HRVOCs Vent

Gas Control?

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Below is a flowchart describing 30 TAC Chapter 115, Vent Gas Control. It will likely not be accessible using a screen reader. For the text of the statute/rule, please go to

30 TAC Chapter 115, Vent Gas Control(1 of 31)

Last Modified: October 31, 2019 From 30 TAC Chapter 115 (Effective June 25, 2015) LayeredThese flowcharts are for use by sources subject to the Federal Operating Permit Program and are subject to change. ***

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1

§115.127(a)(7)

End

30 TAC Chapter 115:

Subchapter B, Vent Gas

Control does not apply.

Are the VOC emissions

from bakery ovens, as

defined in

§115.10?

§115.121(a)(3)

2

Is the total

weight of uncontrolled

VOCs emitted < 25 tons/calendar

year from all bakery ovens

on the property?

§115.127(a)(5)

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.127(a)(5)

[G]§115.122(a)(4)

Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125

§115.126(2)

Recordkeeping

§115.126

§115.126(2)

13

Is the bakery

in the Beaumont/Port

Arthur area ?

§115.122(a)(3)

No

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

End

Is the

potential vent gas

stream a combustion unitexhaust stream from a unit which is

not being used as a control device for any vent gas

stream subject to this Division and which originates from a

non-combustion source?

Yes

30 TAC Chapter 115, Subchapter B,

Division 2: Vent Gas Control(2 of 31)

***Last Modified: October 31, 2019 From 30 TAC Chapter 115 (Effective June 25, 2015)These flowcharts are for use by sources subject to the Federal Operating Permit Program and are subject to change.

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Is the vent gas stream

from a SOCMI reactor process or distillation operation?

§115.121(a)(2)(A)

Yes

No

Is the

vent gas stream from an

air oxidation synthetic organic chemical

manufacturing

process?

3

No 5

2

§115.121(a)(2)(B)

Yes

9

30 TAC Chapter 115, Subchapter B,

Division 2: Vent Gas Control(3 of 31)

***Last Modified: October 31, 2019 From 30 TAC Chapter 115 (Effective June 25, 2015)These flowcharts are for use by sources subject to the Federal Operating Permit Program and are subject to change.

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3

Is it a

SOCMI reactor process

or distillation operation designed and

operated in a

batch mode?

§115.127(a)(4)(A)

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.127(a)(4)(A)

[G]§115.122(a)(4)

§115.127(a)(4)

Yes

Any SOCMI

reactor process or

distillation operation operating

in a process unit with a

total design capacity

of < 1,100 tpy?

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.127(a)(4)(B)[G]§115.122(a)(4)

§115.127(a)(4)

Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125

§115.126(2), (3)(E)

Recordkeeping

§115.126, (2)-(3), (3)(E)

Yes

No

Any SOCMI reactor

process or distillation operation vent gas stream with a flow-

rate < 0.388 scf/min or VOC

concentration < 500 ppm

by volume?

§115.127(a)(4)(C)

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.127(a)(4)(C)[G]§115.122(a)(4)

§115.127(a)(4)

Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125

§115.126(2), (3)(D)

Recordkeeping

§115.126

§115.126(2), (3), (3)(D)

§115.127(a)(4)(B)

No

No

4End

30 TAC Chapter 115, Subchapter B,

Division 2: Vent Gas Control(4 of 31)

***Last Modified: October 31, 2019 From 30 TAC Chapter 115 (Effective June 25, 2015)These flowcharts are for use by sources subject to the Federal Operating Permit Program and are subject to change.

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30 TAC Chapter 115, Subchapter B,

Division 2: Vent Gas Control(5 of 31)

4

Does the Comply with the following:

SOCMI distillation Standard

operation meet the requirements of 40 Yes§115.127(a)(4)(D)

CFR 60.660(c)(4) or§115.127(a)(4)

60.662(c)?

§115.127(a)(4)(D)

No End

Does the Comply with the following:

SOCMI reactor Standard

process meet the requirements of §115.127(a)(4)(E)

40 CFR 60.700(c)(2) §115.127(a)(4)

or 60.702(c)?

§115.127(a)(4)(E)No

10

***Last Modified: October 31, 2019 From 30 TAC Chapter 115 (Effective June 25, 2015)These flowcharts are for use by sources subject to the Federal Operating Permit Program and are subject to change.

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Is the

vent gas stream

from a continuous polystyrene

manufacturing

process?

Is the vent

gas stream from

a liquid phase slurry high-density polyethylene

manufacturing

process?

§115.121(a)(2)(D)

§115.121(a)(2)(E)

No

Is the

vent gas stream from a liquid phase polypropylene

manufacturing

process?

§115.121(a)(2)(C)

No

6

No

Yes5

Yes 9

30 TAC Chapter 115, Subchapter B,

Division 2: Vent Gas Control(6 of 31)

***Last Modified: October 31, 2019 From 30 TAC Chapter 115 (Effective June 25, 2015)These flowcharts are for use by sources subject to the Federal Operating Permit Program and are subject to change.

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6

Is the vent

gas stream from a

low-density polyethylene plant

and does it emit < 1.1 lbs. of

ethylene per 1,000 lbs. of product?

Yes

§115.127(a)(1)

Comply with the following:

Standard§115.127(a)(1)

[G]§115.122(a)(4)

Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125

§115.126(2)

§115.126(3)(A)Recordkeeping

§115.126§115.126(2)-(3)

§115.126(3)(A)

Does the

vent gas stream

have a combined weight

of VOC < 100 lbs in any

continuous 24-hour

period?

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.127(a)(2)(A)

[G]§115.122(a)(4)

§115.127(a)(2)

Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125

§115.126(2)

Recordkeeping§115.126

§115.126(2)

7

No

§115.127(a)(2)(A)

11

Is the owner or

operator of an affected source

choosing to comply with alternative

Chapter 115 contingency rule

requirements?

§115.127(a)(8)

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.127(a)(8)

Reporting

§115.127(a)(8)

End

No

No

Yes

Yes

30 TAC Chapter 115, Subchapter B,

Division 2: Vent Gas Control(7 of 31)

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7

Does the

vent gas stream

specified in §115.121(a)(1)

have a concentration of

VOC less than 612 ppmv?

§115.127(a)(2)(B)

Yes

Comply with the following:Standard

§115.127(a)(2)(B)[G]§115.122(a)(4)

§115.127(a)(2)Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125

§115.126(2)

Recordkeeping

§115.126

§115.126(2)

12

Is the owner or operator requesting an

alternate method of demonstrating and

documenting compliance

per §115.123(a)(1)?

§115.123(a)(1)

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.123(a)(1)

§115.910Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125

§115.126(2)

Recordkeeping§115.126

§115.126(2)

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.122(a)(1)

§115.121(a)(1)

Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125§115.126(2)

Recordkeeping

§115.126

§115.126(2)

8 End

No

No

30 TAC Chapter 115, Subchapter B,

Division 2: Vent Gas Control(8 of 31)

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8

Is the control

device a direct-flame

incinerator?

§115.122(a)(1)(A)

Yes

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.122(a)(1)(A)

Monitoring/Testing

§115.126(1), (1)(A)

§115.126(1)(A)(i)

Recordkeeping

§115.126(1), (1)(A)

§115.126(1)(A)(i)

No

Is the

control device a smokeless

flare?

Comply with the following:

Standard

§60.18

§115.122(a)(1)(B)

Monitoring/Testing

§115.126(1)

§115.126(1)(B)

Recordkeeping§115.122(a)(1)(B) §115.126(1)

§115.126(1)(B)No

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.122(a)(1)(C)34

End

30 TAC Chapter 115, Subchapter B,

Division 2: Vent Gas Control(9 of 31)

***Last Modified: October 31, 2019 From 30 TAC Chapter 115 (Effective June 25, 2015)These flowcharts are for use by sources subject to the Federal Operating Permit Program and are subject to change.

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Yes

Does the vent gas stream have a

combined weight of VOC < 100 lbs (45.4 kg) in any continuous

24-hour period?

§115.127(a)(3)(A)

Does the

vent gas stream have

a VOC concentration < 408 ppmv?

§115.127(a)(3)(C)

No

No

Yes

9

Yes

Is the vent

gas stream from an air

oxidation SOCMI process with

a VOC concentration

< 612 ppmv?

§115.127(a)(3)(B)

No

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.127(a)(3)(A)

[G]§115.122(a)(4)§115.127(a)(3)

Monitoring/Testing[G]§115.125

§115.126(2)

Recordkeeping

§115.126

§115.126(2)

Comply with the following:Standard

§115.127(a)(3)(B)

[G]§115.122(a)(4)

§115.127(a)(3)

Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125

§115.126(2)

Recordkeeping

§115.126

§115.126(2)

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.127(a)(3)(C)[G]§115.122(a)(4)

§115.127(a)(3)

Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125§115.126(2)

Recordkeeping

§115.126

§115.126(2)

10

11

12

30 TAC Chapter 115, Subchapter B,

Division 2: Vent Gas Control(10 of 31)

***Last Modified: October 31, 2019 From 30 TAC Chapter 115 (Effective June 25, 2015)These flowcharts are for use by sources subject to the Federal Operating Permit Program and are subject to change.

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10Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.123(a)(1)

§115.910

Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125

§115.126(2)

Recordkeeping

§115.126

§115.126(2)

Is an alternative method of demonstrating

and documenting compliance per §115.123(a) being

utilized?

§115.123(a)

Yes

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.122(a)(2)§115.121(a)(2)

Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125

§115.126(2)

Recordkeeping

§115.126

§115.126(2)

Is the

vent routed to

smokeless

flare?

§115.122(a)(1)(A)

Comply with the following:

Standard

§60.18

§115.122(a)(2)(A)

Monitoring/Testing

§115.126(1)

§115.126(1)(B)

§115.126(7)

Recordkeeping

§115.126(1)

§115.126(1)(B)

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.122(a)(2)(B)

32

End

Has an

ARACT been

requested and approved by the

Executive

Director?

§115.123(a)(2)

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.123(a)(2)

Yes

No

No

Yes

End

No

30 TAC Chapter 115, Subchapter B,

Division 2: Vent Gas Control(11 of 31)

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11

12

No

Comply with the following:

Recordkeeping

§115.126(4)End

Does the vent

have a VOC emission rate or concentration less than

the applicable exemption limits at maximum actual operating conditions and

choosing to use alternative

recordkeeping? §115.126(4)

No

Comply with the following:

Recordkeeping§115.126(4)

End

Does the vent

have a VOC emission

rate or concentration less thanthe applicable exemption limits at maximum

actual operating conditions and

choosing to use alternative

recordkeeping?

§115.126(4)

Comply with the following:

Monitoring/Testing

§115.126(3)(B)Recordkeeping

§115.126(3)

§115.126(3)(B)

Comply with the following:

Monitoring/Testing

§115.126(3)(C)

Recordkeeping

§115.126(3)

§115.126(3)(C)

Yes

Yes

30 TAC Chapter 115, Subchapter B,

Division 2: Vent Gas Control(12 of 31)

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30 TAC Chapter 115, Subchapter B,

Division 2: Vent Gas Control(13 of 31)

***

13

§115.123(a)(1)

End

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.123(a)(1)

§115.910

Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125

§115.126(2)

Recordkeeping§115.126

§115.126(2)

14

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.122(a)(3)(A)

§115.121(a)(3)

Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125

§115.126(2), [G](5)

Recordkeeping

§115.126

§115.126(2), [G](5)

Reporting

[G]§115.126(5)

Is an

alternate method

of demonstrating and

documenting compliance per§115.123(a)(1) being utilized for a bakery in

the Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso,

or Houston-Galveston-Brazoria

areas?

Is the bakery in the

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria

area with a total weight of VOC emitted

from all bakery ovens on the property,

when uncontrolled, > 25 tons

per calendar year?

§115.122(a)(3)(A)

Yes

No

33

No

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14

Is the

bakery in the

El Paso area with a

total weight of VOC emitted from

all bakery ovens on the property,

when uncontrolled, > 25

tons per calendar year?

Yes

§115.122(a)(3)(D)

Is the

bakery in the Dallas/Fort Worth area,

except Wise County, with a total

weight of VOC emitted from all bakery

ovens on the property, when

uncontrolled, > 50 tons

per calendar

year?

§115.122(a)(3)(B)

No

Yes

33

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.122(a)(3)(D)

§115.121(a)(3)

Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125

§115.126(2), [G](6)Recordkeeping

§115.126§115.126(2), [G](6)

Reporting[G]§115.126(6)

32

Is the vent

routed vapor control system or

control device?

EndYes

No

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.122(a)(3)(B)

§115.121(a)(3)

Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125§115.126(2), [G](5)

Recordkeeping

§115.126§115.126(2), [G](5)

Reporting

[G]§115.126(5)

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.122(a)(3)(C)

§115.121(a)(3)

Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125

§115.126(2), [G](6)

Recordkeeping

§115.126

§115.126(2), [G](6)

Reporting

[G]§115.126(6)

No

30 TAC Chapter 115, Subchapter B,

Division 2: Vent Gas Control(14 of 31)

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Do all VOCs in

the vent gas stream originate from another source which is subject to

another Division within 30

TAC Chapter 115?

§115.127(b)(3)

§115.127(b)(4)

End

30 TAC Chapter 115:

Subchapter B, Vent Gas

Control does not apply.

Is the

potential vent gas stream a combustion unit

exhaust stream from a unit which

is not being used as a control device for any

vent gas stream subject to this Division

and which originates from a non-combustion

source?

15

16

Is the vent gas

emitting ethylene associated

with the formation, handling, or storage of

solidified low-density

polyethylene?

§115.121(b)(1)18

Yes

No

No

YesNo

Yes

30 TAC Chapter 115, Subchapter B,

Division 2: Vent Gas Control(15 of 31)

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16

Does the

vent gas stream have a

combined weight of VOC or classes of compounds, specified in

§115.121(b)(2)-(3), < 100 lbs.

in any continuous

24-hr period?

§115.127(b)(2)(A)

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.127(b)(2)(A)

§115.127(b)(2)

Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125§115.126(2)

Recordkeeping

§115.126

§115.126(2)

No

Comply with the following:Recordkeeping

§115.126(4)

End

Does the vent

have a VOC emission

rate or concentration less than

the applicable exemption limits at maximum

actual operating conditions and

choosing to use alternative

recordkeeping?

17

§115.126(4)

Comply with the following:

Monitoring/Testing

§115.126(3)(B)

Recordkeeping

§115.126(3)

§115.126(3)(B)

NoYes

Yes

30 TAC Chapter 115, Subchapter B,

Division 2: Vent Gas Control(16 of 31)

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17

Does the

vent gas stream have a concentration of the VOC specified in

§115.121(b)(2)-(3) of

< 30,000 ppmv?

Comply with the following:

Standard§115.127(b)(2)(B)

§115.127(b)(2)(B)

§115.127(b)(2)

Monitoring/Testing[G]§115.125

§115.126(2)

Recordkeeping

§115.126

§115.126(2)

No

Comply with the following:

Recordkeeping

§115.126(4)End

Does the vent

have a VOC emission

rate or concentration less than theapplicable exemption limits at maximum

actual operating conditions and

choosing to use alternative

recordkeeping?§115.126(4)

No

Yes

Yes

18

Comply with the following:Monitoring/Testing

§115.126(3)(C)

Recordkeeping

§115.126(3)

§115.126(3)(C)

30 TAC Chapter 115, Subchapter B,

Division 2: Vent Gas Control(17 of 31)

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18

Is the

vent gas stream

from a low-polyethylene plant (LDPE) emitting < 1.1 lbs of

ethylene per 1,000 pounds of product from all

vent gas streams associated with

the formation, handling, and

storage of the solidified

product?

§115.127(b)(1)

Yes

No 19

End

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.127(b)(1)Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125

§115.126(2), (3)(A)

Recordkeeping

§115.126

§115.126(2), (3), (3)(A)

30 TAC Chapter 115, Subchapter B,

Division 2: Vent Gas Control(18 of 31)

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Is an alternate method of

demonstrating and documenting compliance per §115.123(b) being

utilized ?

§115.123(b)

No

19

End

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.123(b)

§115.910

Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125§115.126(2)

Recordkeeping

§115.126§115.126(2)

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.122(b)

§115.121(b)

Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125

§115.126(2)

Recordkeeping

§115.126

§115.126(2)

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Yes

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Is the

vent routed to

a direct-flame incinerator at

a temperature

> 1300 °F?

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.122(b)(1)

§115.122(b)(1)

Is the

vent routed to a smokeless

flare?

No

Yes

§115.122(b)(2)

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.122(b)(3)

No

20

§115.122(b)(2)

Is the vapor control system in Victoria

county?

§115.122(b)(2)

Comply with the following:

Monitoring/Testing

§115.126(1), (1)(A)

§115.126(1)(A)(i)

Recordkeeping

§115.126(1), (1)(A)

§115.126(1)(A)(i)

NoYes

Yes

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.122(b)(2)

Comply with the following:

Monitoring/Testing

§115.126(1), (1)(C)

Recordkeeping

§115.126(1), (1)(C)

Is the vapor

control system in Victoria

county?

34 End

Is the vapor

control system in Victoria

county?

Yes

§115.122(b)(2)

End

No

Yes

No

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Do all VOCs in the vent gas stream originate

from another source which is subject to another Division within 30 TAC

Chapter 115?

§115.127(c)(3)

30 TAC Chapter 115:

Subchapter B, Vent Gas

Control does not apply.

End

22

Is the vent attached

to a combustion unit which is not

being used as a control device for any non-

combustion vent gas stream subject

to this Division?

No

Yes

§115.127(c)(4)

Is the vent gas

emitting ethylene associated

with the formation, handling, or storage of

solidified low-density

polyethylene?

§115.121(c)(1)(A)

24

23

No

No

Yes

Yes

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Is the vent gas stream

from a low-density polyethylene plant emitting < 1.1 lbs of ethylene per

1,000 lbs of product from all

vent gas streams?

§115.127(c)(1)(A)

No

23

Comply with the following:Standard

§115.127(c)(1)(A)

§115.127(c)(1)

Monitoring/Testing[G]§115.125

§115.126(2)

§115.126(3)(A)

Recordkeeping

§115.126

§115.126(2)-(3), (3)(A)

Is an alternate

method of demonstrating

and documenting compliance

per §115.123(c) being

utilized ?

Yes

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.123(c)§115.910

Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125

§115.126(2)

Recordkeeping§115.126

§115.123(c) §115.126(2)

End

No

26

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Does the vent

gas stream emit one or more

of the VOCs identified in §115.121(c)(1)(B)?

Does the vent gas

stream emit one or more of the

classes of compounds identified

in §115.121(c)(1)(C)?

§115.121(c)(1)(C)

Does the

vent gas stream

have a combined weight of the

VOC or classes of compounds specified in

§115.121(c)(1)(B)-(C) < 100

lbs in a continuous

24-hour period?

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.127(c)(1)(B)

§115.127(c)(1)

Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125

§115.126(2)

Recordkeeping

§115.126

§115.126(2)

Yes

§115.127(c)(1)(B)

No

Comply with the following:

Recordkeeping

§115.126(4)

Comply with the following:

Monitoring/Testing

§115.126(3)(B)

Recordkeeping

§115.126(3), (3)(B)

End

Does the vent

have a VOC emission

rate or concentration less than

the applicable exemption limits at maximum

actual operating conditions and

choosing to use alternative

recordkeeping?

§115.126(4)

No 27

§115.121(c)(1)(B)

25

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

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Does the vent gas stream have a

concentration of the VOC specified in §115.121(c)(1)(B)-(C) of

< 30,000 ppmv?

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.127(c)(1)(C)

§115.127(c)(1)(C)

§115.127(c)(1)

Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125

§115.126(2)

Recordkeeping

§115.126

§115.126(2)

Comply with the following:

Recordkeeping

§115.126(4)End

25

Yes

Does the vent

have a VOC emission

rate or concentration less than

the applicable exemption limits at maximum

actual operating conditions and choosing to use alternative

recordkeeping?

§115.126(4)

Comply with the following:

Monitoring/Testing

§115.126(3)(C)

Recordkeeping

§115.126(3)§115.126(3)(C)

Is an alternate

method of demonstrating

and documenting compliance per §115.123(c) being

utilized ?

Yes

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.123(c)

§115.123(c)

§115.910

Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125

§115.126(2)

Recordkeeping§115.126

§115.126(2)

End

26

No

No

Yes

No

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Comply with the following:

Standard§115.122(c)(1)

§115.121(c)(1)

Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125

§115.126(2)Recordkeeping

§115.126

§115.126(2)

Is the

vent routed to a smokeless flare?

§115.122(c)(1)(B)

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.122(c)(1)(A)

Comply with the following:

Standard§60.18

§115.122(c)(1)(B)

Is the vent routed to a

direct-flame incinerator at a

temperature > 1300 ºF?

§115.122(c)(1)(A)

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.122(c)(1)(C)

End

End

No Yes

Yes

No

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§115.127(c)(2)

Does the

vent gas stream emit

< 5 tons of total uncontrolled VOCin any one calendar

year?

Is the gas

stream emitted from a

catalyst regeneration of a petroleum

or chemical process system, basicoxygen furnace, or fluid

coking unit?

§115.121(c)(2)

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.127(c)(2)

Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125§115.126(2)

Recordkeeping

§115.126

§115.126(2)

Yes

29

No

27

Is an alternate

method of demonstrating

and documenting compliance per

§115.123(c) being

utilized ?

Yes

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.123(c)

§115.910

Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125

§115.126(2)

Recordkeeping

§115.126§115.123(c) §115.126(2)

End

No

28

No

Yes

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Comply with the following:

Standard§115.122(c)(2)

§115.121(c)(2)

Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125

§115.126(2)Recordkeeping

§115.126

§115.126(2)

Is the vent routed to

a direct-flame incinerator or boiler at a

temperature > 1300 ºF?

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.122(c)(2)(B)

No

28

§115.122(c)(2)(A)

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.122(c)(2)(A)

Yes

End

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Are vent gas streams

emitted from any iron cupola

into the atmosphere?

§115.121(c)(3)Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.122(c)(3)§115.121(c)(3)

Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125

§115.126(2)

Recordkeeping§115.126

§115.126(2)

§115.122(c)(3)(A)

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.122(c)(3)(B)

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.122(c)(3)(A)

30

29

Is an alternate method of demonstrating

and documenting compliance per §115.123(c) being

utilized ?

Yes

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.123(c)

§115.910

Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125

§115.126(2)

Recordkeeping

§115.126§115.123(c)

§115.126(2)

End

End

No

Yes No

No YesIs the vent routed to

an afterburner meeting the criteria

in §115.122(c)(3)(A)?

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30

Comply with the following:

Standard§115.122(c)(4)

§115.121(c)(4)

Monitoring/Testing

[G]§115.125

§115.126(2)Recordkeeping

§115.126

§115.126(2)

Is a flare

or a combustion device

used in a heating process associated

with the operation of a

blast furnace?

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.122(c)(4)(B)

§115.121(c)(4)(A)

End

Comply with the following:

Standard

§60.18

§115.122(c)(4)(A)

NoYes

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***

Comply with the following:

Standard§60.18

Monitoring/Testing§115.126(1)

§115.126(1)(B)

Recordkeeping§115.126(1)

§115.126(1)(B)

End

33

Comply with the following:

Monitoring/Testing

§115.126(1), (1)(A)

§115.126(1)(A)(i)

Recordkeeping

§115.126(1), (1)(A)§115.126(1)(A)(i) §115.126(1)(A)(i)

Yes

No

Is the vent routed to a smokeless

flare?

§115.126(1)(B)

Is the vent routed

vapor control system or control device?

End

32

No

Yes

§115.126(1)

34 End

Does the vapor

control system use a direct-flame

incinerator ?

Yes

No

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Yes

§115.126(1)(A)(iv)(I)No

§115.126(1)(A)(iii)

End

§115.126(1)(A)(iii)

Comply with the following:

Monitoring/Testing

§115.126(1)§115.126(1)(C)

Recordkeeping

§115.126(1)§115.126(1)(C)

No

34

Comply with the following:Monitoring/Testing

§115.126(1), (1)(A)

§115.126(1)(A)(iv)(I)

Recordkeeping

§115.126(1), (1)(A)

§115.126(1)(A)(iv)(II)

Comply with the following:

Standard

§115.126(1)(A)(iv)(II)

Monitoring/Testing

§115.126(1), (1)(A)

Recordkeeping

§115.126(1), (1)(A)

§115.126(1)(A)(ii)

No

Yes

Comply with the following:Monitoring/Testing

§115.126(1), (1)(A)§115.126(1)(A)(ii)

Recordkeeping

§115.126(1), (1)(A)

§115.126(1)(A)(ii)

No

End

No Yes

Yes

Comply with the following:Monitoring/Testing

§115.126(1), (1)(A), (1)(A)(iii)

Recordkeeping

§115.126(1), (1)(A), (1)(A)(iii)

Comply with the following:

Standard§60.18

Monitoring/Testing

§115.126(1), (1)(A), (1)(A)(iii)

Recordkeeping

§115.126(1), (1)(A), (1)(A)(iii)

Does the

vapor control system

use a carbon adsorption system

that regenerates the

carbon bed?

Does the vapor control system use a vapor

combustor?

Does the

vapor control

system use a carbon adsorber

that replaces the carbon at a

predetermined time

interval?

Does

the vapor control system a use catalytic

incinerator or

chiller?

Is the vapor combustor considered to

be a flare?

Yes

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