Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compound Emissions Cap and Trade

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Form ECT-6H Instructions

Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compound Emissions Cap and Trade

Baseline Emissions Certification Form

(Title 30 Texas Administrative Code §101.401)

General:

In accordance with Title 30 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §101.401, an owner or an operator subject to the Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compound (HRVOC) Emissions Cap and Trade (HECT) Program must submit to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) completed Form ECT-6H entitled, “Baseline Emissions Certification Form.” Emissions details must be listed on Form ECT-6H for every subject facility on site. The owner or operator of the subject facility is responsible for completing Form ECT-6H and mailing it to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Emission Banking and Trading Program, MC-206, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. All information regarding the total amount of emissions and the allowance account balance will be immediately made available to the public upon request.

To receive an allocation, a completed Form ECT-6H must be submitted to the TCEQ at the address above no later than July 1, 2010.

Specific:

1. Company Information

Company Name: Enter the legal name of the company or corporation that owns the site. The company name should match the name on the TCEQ Core Data Form. You may find a copy of core data form on the TCEQ Web site at or you may call (512) 239-5175 for assistance.

Mailing address: Provide the mailing address for the owner or operator.

TCEQ Customer Number (CN): Enter the TCEQ assigned number of the owner or operator of the site. This number is a nine digit number proceeded by the letters CN and is assigned to the company by the TCEQ. A typical example of a CN is CN123456789. If your company has not been assigned a CN, you will need to submit a core data form. You may find a copy of core data form on the TCEQ Web site at or you may call (512) 239-5175 for assistance to obtain or verify the CN.

Plant/Site Name: Provide the site name. The site name should match the name in the TCEQ Central Registry Program.

Street Address: Enter the city or town where the site is located. If the address is not located in a city or town, enter the city or town closest to the site even if it not located in the same county as the site. Enter the county where the site is physically located. Include the zip code for the physical location of the site. Provide the site street address. If no street address is available, provide driving directions. Identify the location by distance and direction from well-known landmarks, such as highway intersections.

TCEQ Regulated Entity Number (RN): Enter the TCEQ assigned number of the site identified on Form ECT-1. This number is a nine digit number, preceded by the letters RN and is assigned by the TCEQ to the entire property owned or controlled by the applicant at a specific location. A typical example of a regulated entity number is RN123456789. If your site has not been assigned a RN, you will need to submit a core data form located on the TCEQ Web site at or you may call (512) 239-5175 for assistance to obtain or verify the RN.

HECT Industry Sector: Check the industry sector that most closely describes the process type and products from which the largest share of HRVOC emissions are associated. The choices include chemical, refinery, polymer, or other. In the event that a site has significant HRVOC emissions from more than one industry sector, please provide data FIN/EPN combination (Path) demonstrating the site’s selection of the industrial sector from which the largest share of HRVOC emissions is associated.

1. Technical Contact Information

Technical Contact Name and Title: Provide the name, title, address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address of the person the TCEQ should contact for technical questions and who has the authority to make binding agreements and representations on behalf of the applicant.

1. Two-High Year Certification

For each applicable FIN/EPN Path, the owner or operator shall certify the two consecutive calendar-year control periods during which the highest average actual HRVOC emissions occurred. Possible two-year emissions baseline periods are 2006-2007, 2007-2008, or 2008-2009.

1. Stream Allowance Certification

Acquired HRVOC allowance streams may be applied toward the 2011 allocation under two rule provisions: §101.394(a)(1)(C) and (a)(3). Under §101.394(a)(1)(C), qualifying sites may request the use of a stream trade in lieu of an allocation calculated under §101.394(a)(1)(B), until a representative consecutive 24-month baseline can be established between 2010 and 2012. Under §101.394(a)(3), qualifying sites may request the application of an acquired HRVOC allowance stream such that uncontrolled emissions shall be the greater of their uncontrolled emissions calculated under §101.394(a)(3)(A) - (C), or the sum of their original existing HRVOC allowance allocated according to §101.394(a)(1) and the amount of the allowance stream in tons. In the event that a site's actual two-high year emissions is less than the sum of its original existing HRVOC allowance and the amount of the allowance stream in tons, the difference shall be added to the uncontrolled emissions as actual emissions.

1. Qualifying Stream Trades

Stream Trade Information: For sites requesting the application of allowance streams under §§101.394(a)(1)(C) and/or (a)(3), please provide the original owner, date application submitted, and amount of the stream trade.

1. Alternative Baseline Certification

Check the box and provide supporting documentation if the site is applying for the use of an alternative baseline under §101.394(a)(1)(D). Documentation demonstrating the following must accompany this form: (i) the site used continuous flow rate monitoring and speciation of HRVOC to determine HRVOC emissions during the alternative baseline period, (ii) the site had permanent, voluntary, and quantifiable reductions of HRVOC emissions of an amount equal to or greater than 25 tons per year resulting in a site-wide reduction in HRVOC emissions of at least 25 percent, as calculated by comparing the average HRVOC emissions from the requested alternative baseline period to the baseline emissions period defined under §101.390, and (iii) qualifying HRVOC emissions reductions must have been made enforceable by a permit application submitted under Chapter 116 or other submittal to the executive director no later than April 1, 2010.

1. Flare and Vent Gas Credit

Check the box and provide supporting documentation if the site is applying for credit under §101.394(a)(3)(D). Documentation of the following must accompany this form: (i) the continuous flow rate monitoring and speciated HRVOC emissions testing data that are used to determine the average actual HRVOC emissions used for qualifying the reductions under §101.394(a)(3)(D), and (ii) the permit application submitted under Chapter 116 to the executive director no later than April 1, 2010, that made enforceable the permanent, voluntary, and quantifiable HRVOC emissions reductions due to the implementation of flare and/or vent gas recovery.

1. Certification

Print or type the name and title of a representative of the company which owns or operates the site. This representative must have the authority to make binding agreements and representations on behalf of the applicant. Form ECT-6H must be submitted to the TCEQ with an original signature and date, in ink, by the representative identified in this section. This form can not be certified by a consultant.

1. Two-High Year Certification Table (Table 1)

For each emissions path subject to 30 TAC §101.391, enter the information in each column as described below:

FIN, FIN Name, EPN, and Facility Type: Enter the Emission Point Number (EPN), the name of the emission point represented by the EPN, the Facility Identification Number (FIN), and the type of facility for each facility. This information should match previous information submitted to the TCEQ Air Quality Division regarding emissions inventory or permit application. The facility type examples include vents, flares, cooling towers, and boilers.

HECT Program Applicability under Chapters 101 and 115: The owner or operator of participating sites shall demonstrate that each FIN/EPN path is subject to the HECT program as per 30 TAC Chapter 101.391. Only facilities subject to Chapter 115, Subchapter H Divisions 1 and 2 are covered under the HECT program. Please enter the applicable Chapter 115 specification for all listed paths. Boilers, furnaces, engines, turbines, heaters, incinerators, and other units that combust HRVOC that are not exempted under §115.727(c)(3)(A) are applicable and should be included in Table 1.

Control Efficiency: List any applicable control/destruction efficiency for the path. Listed control efficiencies for flares shall correspond to the requirements of 30 TAC Chapter 115.725(d). For other facilities combusting HRVOC streams, a control efficiency of 99.0 percent shall be used. In the event that corresponding documentation demonstrating an actual control efficiency greater than 99.0 percent, such as stack testing or emissions monitoring and flow rate data, is included with this form, the facility's actual monitored control efficiency, not to exceed 99.9 percent, may be used.

Two Year Baseline Emissions Period: Please list the two-highest consecutive emission years for this path during the 2006 through 2009 control years.

Emissions Events: List any HRVOC emissions from emission events by Path for each of the two years that make up the two-highest Emissions Baseline Period as certified. For each of the two individual years included in the Emissions Baseline Period for that FIN/EPN Path, please enter the total amount of HRVOC emissions from emission events in tons to the tenth of a ton. If the Emissions Baseline Period for that FIN/EPN Path was 2006-2007, total HRVOC emissions from emission events from that Path for 2006 would be entered into the ‘Year 1’ column, and total emissions from emission events during 2007 would be entered into the ‘Year 2’ column for that Path. Emissions from emission events will not be included in the actual emissions used for determining allocations.

Applicable Permit Number: Please list the permit number(s) under which the emissions path is authorized.

Mail application to:

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Emission Banking and Trading Program

MC 206

P.O. BOX 13087

AUSTIN, TX 78711-3087

TCEQ-20563 (Rev. 4/10)

These forms are for use by the sources or facilities participating in the

Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compound Emissions Cap and Trade Program

and are subject to revision. (NSRG: 7271v2) Page 1 of 3

Form ECT-6H

Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compound Emissions Cap and Trade

Baseline Emissions Certification Form

(Title 30 Texas Administrative Code §101.401)

I. COMPANY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
Company Name:
Mailing Address:
City: / State: / Zip Code:
TCEQ Customer Identification Number (CN):
Site Name:
Street Address (If no street address, give driving directions in writing):
TCEQ Regulated Entity Number (RN):
HECT Industry
Sector: /  Chemical /  Polymer /  Refinery /  Other
II. TECHNICAL CONTACT INFORMATION
Contact Name: ( Mr. Ms. Dr.)
Organization:
Contact Title:
Mailing Address:
City: / State: / Zip Code:
Telephone: / Fax Number: / E-mail:
III. TWO-HIGH YEAR CERTIFICATION
The owner or operator shall certify in Table 1 of section IX of this form the two consecutive calendar-year control periods with the highest total average actual HRVOC emissions for each Path subject to the program selected from 2006 through 2009 to establish the baseline emissions period.
IV. STREAM ALLOWANCE CERTIFICATION
Sites that qualify according to §101.394(a)(1)(C) may request from the executive director the use of any allowance stream acquired from facilities previously participating in the HECT program in lieu of reallocation until the alternate baseline emissions are established where the site has made HRVOC reductions.
Sites that qualify may request the application of an allowance stream toward their allocation under §101.394(a)(3)(E).
Original Owner: / Date Trade Submitted: / Amount of Stream (tons):
Original Owner: / Date Trade Submitted: / Amount of Stream (tons):

Form ECT-6H

Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compound Emissions Cap and Trade

Baseline Emissions Certification Form

(Title 30 Texas Administrative Code §101.401)

VI. ALTERNATIVE BASELINE CERTIFICATION
No later than July 1, 2010, sites that qualify according to §101.394(a)(1)(D) may request from the executive director the use of an alternative baseline period of 2004 and 2005 for the purpose of establishing baseline emissions. To qualify for this provision, owners or operators of sites must be able to demonstrate to the executive director that they were performing continuous flow rate monitoring and speciation of HRVOC to determine HRVOC emissions during the requested alternative baseline period. In addition, the emission reductions must be permanent, voluntary, and quantifiable in an amount equal to or greater than 25 tons per year resulting in a site-wide reduction in HRVOC emissions of at least 25 percent, as calculated by comparing the average HRVOC emissions from the requested alternative baseline period to the baseline emissions period defined under §101.390. The emissions reductions must also have been made enforceable by a permit application submitted under Chapter 116 or other submittal to the executive director no later than April 1, 2010. Documentation making such demonstrations must accompany this form.
 Check if the company is applying for an alternative baseline and has attached the required information.
VII. FLARE AND VENT GAS RECOVERY CREDIT
No later than July 1, 2010, sites that are not requesting to use the alternative baseline provision according to §101.394(a)(1)(D) may request from the executive director credit for flare and vent gas recovery projects completed before the beginning of the emissions baseline period of January 1, 2006. Credit for flare and vent gas recovery projects will be applied as uncontrolled emissions toward the site’s allocation. Credit is quantified as the difference between actual average HRVOC emissions during a 12-month period prior to implementation of the FGR project and a permit allowable HRVOC limit for the unit under a permit deemed technically complete before April 1, 2010. Documentation demonstrating that continuous flow rate monitoring and speciation of HRVOC was used to determine the average actual HRVOC emissions during a 12-month period prior to implementation of the FGR project, and that the permanent, voluntary, and quantifiable HRVOC emissions reductions due to the implementation of flare and/or vent gas recovery are enforceable, must accompany this form.
 Check if the company is applying for the flare and vent gas recovery credit and has attached the required information.
VIII. CERTIFICATION
I, ______,
[Name/Title - Please print or type]
state that I have knowledge of the facts herein set forth and that the same are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. I further state that to the best of my knowledge and belief the information in this certification is not in any way in violation of 30 Texas Administrative Code §101.390 - 101.403 or any applicable air quality rule or regulation of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and that intentionally or knowingly making or causing to be made false material statements or representations in this certification is a CRIMINAL OFFENSE subject to criminal penalties.
DATE SIGNATURE ______
Note : Original signature in ink is required and this form can not be certified by a consultant.

TCEQ-20563 (Rev. 4/10)

These forms are for use by the sources participating in the

Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compound Emission Cap and Trade Program

and are subject to revision. (NSRG: 7271v2)Page 1 of ____

TCEQ-20563 (Rev. 4/10)

These forms are for use by the sources participating in the

Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compound Emission Cap and Trade Program

and are subject to revision. (NSRG: 7271v2)Page 2 of _____

Form ECT-6H (Table 1)

Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compound Emissions Cap and Trade

Baseline Emissions Certification Form

(Title 30 Texas Administrative Code §101.401)

IX. TWO-HIGH YEAR CERTIFICATION TABLE
FIN / FIN Name / EPN / Facility Type / Chapter 115 Applicability / Control/
Destruction Efficiency
Percentage / Two Year Baseline Emissions Period (by FIN/EPN Path) / HRVOC Emission Events
(Tons per Year) / Applicable Permit Number
Year 1 / Year 2

TCEQ-20563 (Rev. 4/10)

These forms are for use by the sources participating in the

Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compound Emission Cap and Trade Program

and are subject to revision. (NSRG: 7271v2)Page 3 of _____