TITLE 40 - PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

CHAPTER I - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

SUBCHAPTER C - AIR PROGRAMS

PART 60 - STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES

subpart eb - STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LARGE MUNICIPAL WASTE COMBUSTORS FOR WHICH CONSTRUCTION IS COMMENCED AFTER SEPTEMBER 20, 1994 OR FOR WHICH MODIFICATION OR RECONSTRUCTION IS COMMENCED AFTER JUNE 19, 1996

60.54b - Standards for municipal waste combustor operator training and certification.

  (a) No later than the date 6 months after the date of startup of an affected facility or on December 19, 1996, whichever is later, each chief facility operator and shift supervisor shall obtain and maintain a current provisional operator certification from either the American Society of Mechanical Engineers [QRO11994 (incorporated by referencesee 60.17 of subpart A of this part)] or a State certification program.

  (b) Not later than the date 6 months after the date of startup of an affected facility or on December 19, 1996, whichever is later, each chief facility operator and shift supervisor shall have completed full certification or shall have scheduled a full certification exam with either the American Society of Mechanical Engineers [QRO11994 (incorporated by referencesee 60.17 of subpart A of this part)] or a State certification program.

  (c) No owner or operator of an affected facility shall allow the facility to be operated at any time unless one of the following persons is on duty and at the affected facility: A fully certified chief facility operator, a provisionally certified chief facility operator who is scheduled to take the full certification exam according to the schedule specified in paragraph (b) of this section, a fully certified shift supervisor, or a provisionally certified shift supervisor who is scheduled to take the full certification exam according to the schedule specified in paragraph (b) of this section.

  (1) The requirement specified in paragraph (c) of this section shall take effect 6 months after the date of startup of the affected facility or on December 19, 1996, whichever is later.

  (2) If one of the persons listed in paragraph (c) of this section must leave the affected facility during their operating shift, a provisionally certified control room operator who is onsite at the affected facility may fulfill the requirement in paragraph (c) of this section.

  (d) All chief facility operators, shift supervisors, and control room operators at affected facilities must complete the EPA or State municipal waste combustor operator training course no later than the date 6 months after the date of startup of the affected facility or by December 19, 1996, whichever is later.

  (e) The owner or operator of an affected facility shall develop and update on a yearly basis a site-specific operating manual that shall, at a minimum, address the elements of municipal waste combustor unit operation specified in paragraphs (e)(1) through (e)(11) of this section.

  (1) A summary of the applicable standards under this subpart; (2) A description of basic combustion theory applicable to a municipal waste combustor unit; (3) Procedures for receiving, handling, and feeding municipal solid waste; (4) Municipal waste combustor unit startup, shutdown, and malfunction procedures; (5) Procedures for maintaining proper combustion air supply levels; (6) Procedures for operating the municipal waste combustor unit within the standards established under this subpart; (7) Procedures for responding to periodic upset or off-specification conditions; (8) Procedures for minimizing particulate matter carryover; (9) Procedures for handling ash; (10) Procedures for monitoring municipal waste combustor unit emissions; and (11) Reporting and recordkeeping procedures.

  (f) The owner or operator of an affected facility shall establish a training program to review the operating manual according to the schedule specified in paragraphs (f)(1) and (f)(2) of this section with each person who has responsibilities affecting the operation of an affected facility including, but not limited to, chief facility operators, shift supervisors, control room operators, ash handlers, maintenance personnel, and crane/load handlers.

  (1) Each person specified in paragraph (f) of this section shall undergo initial training no later than the date specified in paragraph (f)(1)(i), (f)(1)(ii), or (f)(1)(iii) of this section whichever is later.

  (i) The date 6 months after the date of startup of the affected facility; (ii) The date prior to the day the person assumes responsibilities affecting municipal waste combustor unit operation; or (iii) December 19, 1996.

  (2) Annually, following the initial review required by paragraph (f)(1) of this section.

  (g) The operating manual required by paragraph (e) of this section shall be kept in a readily accessible location for all persons required to undergo training under paragraph (f) of this section. The operating manual and records of training shall be available for inspection by the EPA or its delegated enforcement agency upon request.

[60 FR 65419, Dec. 19, 1995, as amended at 62 FR 45126, Aug. 25, 1997]