Outdated Exemption List, Subchapter K - March 14, 1997
Synopsis of specific exemptions from air permitting that were in effect on this date.
30 TAC 106 - Subchapter K General
106.261 Facilities (Emission Limitations) (Previously SE106)106.262 Facilities (Emission and Distance Limitations) (Previously SE118)
106.263 Repairs and Maintenance (Previously SE70)
106.264 Replacements of Facilities (Previously SE111)
106.265 Hand Held and Manually Operated Machines (Previously SE40)
106.266 Vacuum Cleaning Systems (Previously SE59)
106.261 Facilities (Emission Limitations) (Previously SE 106) Facilities, or physical or operational changes to a facility, are exempt provided that all of the following conditions of this section are satisfied. (1) This section shall not be used to authorize construction of or any change to a facility authorized in another section of this chapter (see § 106.262(1) of this title (relating to Facilities (Emission and Distance Limitations) (Previously SE 118)). (2) The facilities or changes shall be located at least 100 feet from any recreational area or residence or other structure not occupied or used solely by the owner or operator of the facilities or the owner of the property upon which the facilities are located. (3) Total new or increased emissions, including fugitives, shall not exceed 6.0 pounds per hour (lb/hr) and ten tons per year of the following materials: acetylene, argon, butane, crude oil, refinery petroleum fractions (except for pyrolysis naphthas and pyrolysis gasolines) containing less than ten volume percent benzene, carbon monoxide, cyclohexane, cyclohexene, cyclopentane, ethyl acetate, ethanol, ethyl ether, ethylene, fluorocarbons Numbers 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 113, 114, 115, and 116, helium, hydrogen, isohexane, isopropyl alcohol, methyl acetylene, methyl chloroform, methyl cyclohexane, neon, nonane, oxides of nitrogen, propane, propyl alcohol, propylene, propyl ether, sulfur dioxide, alumina, calcium carbonate, calcium silicate, cellulose fiber, cement dust, emery dust, glycerin mist, gypsum, iron oxide dust, kaolin, limestone, magnesite, marble, pentaerythritol, plaster of paris, silicon, silicon carbide, starch, sucrose, zinc stearate, or zinc oxide. (4) Total new or increased emissions, including fugitives, shall not exceed 1.0 lb/hr of any chemical having a limit value (L) greater than 200 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) as listed and referenced in Table 262 of § 106.262 of this title or of any other chemical not listed or referenced in Table 262. Emissions of a chemical with a limit value of less than 200 mg/m3 are not allowed under this section. (5) For physical changes or modifications to existing facilities, there shall be no changes to or additions of any air pollution abatement equipment. (6) Visible emissions, except uncombined water, to the atmosphere from any point or fugitive source shall not exceed 5.0% opacity in any five-minute period. 106.262 Facilities (Emission and Distance Limitations) (Previously SE 118) Facilities, or physical or operational changes to a facility, are exempt provided that all of the following conditions of this section are satisfied. (1) This section shall not be used to authorize construction or any change to a facility specifically authorized in another section of this chapter, but not meeting the requirements of that section. However, once the requirements of a section of this chapter are met, paragraphs (3) and (4) of this section may be used to qualify the use of other chemicals at the facility. (2) Emission points associated with the facilities or changes shall be located at least 100 feet from any off-plant receptor. Off-plant receptor means any recreational area or residence or other structure not occupied or used solely by the owner or operator of the facilities or the owner of the property upon which the facilities are located. (3) New or increased emissions, including fugitives, of chemicals shall not be emitted in a quantity greater than five tons per year nor in a quantity greater than E as determined using the equation E = L/K and the following table.
D, Feet | K |
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100 | 326 |
200 | 200 |
300 | 139 |
400 | 104 |
500 | 81 |
600 | 65 |
700 | 54 |
800 | 46 |
900 | 39 |
1000 | 34 |
2000 | 14 |
3000 or more | 8 |
Limit Values (L) for Use with Exemptions from Permitting § 106.262 The values are not to be interpreted as acceptable health effects values relative to the issuance of any permits under Chapter 116 of this title (relating to Control of Air Pollution by Permits for New Construction or Modification).
Compound | Limit (L) Milligrams per Cubic Meter |
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Acetone | 590 |
Acetaldehyde | 9 |
Acetone Cyanohydrin | 4 |
Acetonitrile | 34 |
Acetylene | 2662 |
Adiponitrile | 18 |
Aldrin | 0.15 |
Sec-Amyl Acetate | 1.1 |
Arsenic | 0.01 |
Benzene | 3 |
Beryllium and Compounds | 0.0005 |
Butyl Acrylate | 19 |
Butyl Glycidyl Ether | 30 |
Butyl Mercaptan | 0.3 |
Butyraldehyde | 1.4 |
Butyric Acid | 7.3 |
Butyronitrile | 22 |
Carbon Tetrachloride | 12 |
Chloroform | 10 |
Chlorophenol | 0.2 |
Chloroprene | 3.6 |
Chromic Acid | 0.05 |
Chromium and Compounds | 0.025 |
Coal Tar Pitch Volatiles | 0.1 |
Creosote | 0.1 |
Cresol | 0.12 |
Cumene | 43 |
o-Dichlorobenzene | 180 |
p-Dichlorobenzene | 108 |
1,2-dichloroethylene | 79 |
Dicyclopentadiene | 3.1 |
Diethylaminoethanol | 5.5 |
Diisobutyl Ketone | 140 |
Dimethyl Aniline | 6.4 |
Dimethylhydrazine | 0.15 |
Dioxane | 3.6 |
Dipropylamine | 8.4 |
Ethyl Acrylate | 0.5 |
Ethylene Dibromide | 1 |
Ethylene Glycol Dinitrate | 0.1 |
Ethylene Oxide | 0.18 |
Ethyl Mercaptan | 0.15 |
Ethyl Sulfide | 1.6 |
Fibrous Glass Dust | 5 |
Gylcolonitrile | 5 |
Heptane | 350 |
Hydrazine | 0.04 |
Hydrogen Chloride | 1 |
Hydrogen Sulfide | 1.1 |
Isoamyl Acetate | 13 |
Isoamyl Alcohol | 15 |
Isobutyronitrile | 22 |
Isophorone Diisocyanate | 0.045 |
Kepone | 0.001 |
Kerosene | 100 |
Malononitrile | 8 |
Mercury, Inorganic | 0.05 |
Mesityl Oxide | 40 |
Methyl Acrylate | 1.7 |
Methyl Amyl Ketone | 5.8 |
Methyl Butyl Ketone | 4 |
Methyl Disulfide | 2.2 |
Methylenebis (Chloroaniline) MOCA | 0.003 |
Methylenebis (Phenyl isocyanate) | 0.05 |
Methylene Chloride | 26 |
Methylhydrazine | 0.08 |
Methyl Isoamyl Ketone | 5.8 |
Methyl Mercaptan | 0.3 |
Methyl Methacrylate | 34 |
Methyl Propyl Ketone | 530 |
Methyl Sulfide | 0.5 |
Mineral Spirits | 350 |
Naphtha | 350 |
Nickel, Inorganic Compounds | 0.015 |
Nitroglycerine | 0.1 |
Nitropropane | 36 |
Octane | 350 |
Parathion | 0.05 |
Pentane | 350 |
Perchloroethylene | 33.5 |
Petroleum Ether | 350 |
Phenyl Glycidyl Ether | 5 |
Phenylhydrazine | 0.6 |
Phenyl Mercaptan | 0.4 |
Propionitrile | 14 |
Propyl Acetate | 281 |
Propylene Oxide | 5 |
Propyl Mercaptan | 0.08 |
Stoddard Solvent | 350 |
Styrene | 21 |
Succinonitrile | 20 |
Tolidine | 0.02 |
Trichloroethylene | 135 |
Trimethylamine | 0.1 |
Valeric Acid | 0.34 |
Vinyl Acetate | 15 |
Vinyl Chloride | 2 |
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