15A NCAC 02D .1425      NOx SIP Call Budget

(a)  This Rule establishes general provisions and reporting requirements for the NOx SIP Call control period budgets pursuant to 40 CFR 51.121 through 51.122.

(b)  The owner or operator of an EGU or large non-EGU as defined in 15A NCAC 02D .1401 shall submit a report to the Division no later than January 30 of the calendar year after the NOx SIP Call control period listing the NOx emissions from these sources during the NOx SIP Call control period. The NOx emissions in this report shall be determined in accordance with 40 CFR Part 75 for EGUs and large non-EGUs subject to 15A NCAC 02D .1418, and in accordance with 15A NCAC 02D .1424 for large non-EGUs using alternative monitoring.

(c)  The information provided by the EGU and large non-EGU sources will be used to evaluate state level NOx budgets in Paragraph (d) of this Rule. The sum of the tons of NOx emitted from all such units in each control period beginning after the effective date of this rule shall not exceed this budget amount.

(d)  For North Carolina's NOx Budget Program, the following budgets shall apply:

(1)           The total NOx SIP Call control period budget for EGUs is 31,212 tons; and

(2)           The total NOx SIP Call control period budget for large non-EGUs is 2,329 tons.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.65; 143-215.66; 143.215.107(a)(5); 143.215.107(a)(7); 143.215.107(a)(10);

Eff. May 1, 2022.