(a) Monitoring Requirements for Affected Facilities. Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the owner or operator of a hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerator (HMIWI) unit, as defined in §113.2070 of this title (relating to Definitions) shall comply with the following monitoring requirements.
  (1) The owner or operator of an affected facility shall install, calibrate (to manufacturers' specifications), maintain, and operate devices (or establish methods) for monitoring the applicable maximum and minimum operating parameters listed in Table 6, §113.2075(a)(3)(A) of this title (relating to Compliance and Performance Testing Requirements), such that these devices (or methods) measure and record values for these operating parameters at the frequencies indicated in Table 6, §113.2075(a)(3)(A) of this title, at all times, except during periods of startup and shutdown.
  (2) The owner or operator of an affected facility shall install, calibrate (to manufacturers' specifications), maintain, and operate a device or method for measuring the use of the bypass stack including date, time, and duration.
  (3) The owner or operator of an affected facility using some method other than a dry scrubber followed by a fabric filter, a wet scrubber, or a dry scrubber followed by a fabric filter and a wet scrubber to comply with the emission limits under §113.2072 of this title (relating to Emission Limits) shall install, calibrate (to manufacturers' specifications), maintain, and operate the equipment necessary to monitor the site-specific operating parameters developed under §113.2075(a)(5) of this title.
  (4) The owner or operator of an affected facility shall obtain monitoring data at all times during HMIWI operation except during periods of monitoring equipment malfunction, calibration, or repair. At a minimum, valid monitoring data shall be obtained for 75% of the operating hours per day and for 90% of the operating days per calendar quarter that the affected facility is combusting hospital waste and/or medical/infectious waste.
  (5) Commercial medical waste incinerators and HMIWI units burning more than 200 (medium and large units) pounds per hour of hospital waste or medical/infectious waste shall be equipped with continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS) which measure and record in-stack carbon monoxide (CO) in addition to the other requirements of this section. Compliance with the CO limits specified in Table 1, §113.2071(a) of this title (relating to Designated Facilities) may be demonstrated using a rolling hourly average. The rolling hourly average shall be defined as the arithmetic mean of the 60 most recent one-minute concentrations measured by the CEMS.
  (6) HMIWI units may be equipped with certified continuous opacity monitoring systems (COMS) which measure and record exhaust plume opacity. Compliance with the opacity limits specified in §113.2072(b)(2) of this title may be demonstrated using a rolling hourly average. The rolling hourly average shall be defined as the arithmetic mean of the 60 most recent one-minute opacity values measured by the COMS.
  (7) Except in the case of incinerators with COMS, CO CEMS, or equivalent monitors approved by the executive director or his designated representative, the incinerator shall be limited in hours of operation from one hour after sunrise to one hour before sunset.
(b) Monitoring Requirements for Small-Remote HMIWI Units. The owner or operator of a small-remote HMIWI unit, as defined in §113.2070 of this title shall comply with the following monitoring requirements.
  (1) The owner or operator shall install, calibrate (to manufacturers' specifications), maintain, and operate a device for measuring and recording the temperature of the secondary chamber on a continuous basis, the output of which shall be recorded, at a minimum, once every minute throughout operation.
  (2) The owner or operator shall install, calibrate (to manufacturers' specifications), maintain, and operate a device which automatically measures and records the date, time, and weight of each charge fed into the HMIWI.
  (3) The owner or operator shall obtain monitoring data at all times during HMIWI operation except during periods of monitoring equipment malfunction, calibration, or repair. At a minimum, valid monitoring data shall be obtained for 75% of the operating hours per day and for 90% of the operating days per calendar quarter that the designated facility is combusting hospital waste and/or medical/infectious waste.
(c) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Affected HMIWI Units. Except as provided in subsections (d) - (f) of this section, the owner or operator of an HMIWI unit, as defined in §113.2070 of this title shall comply with the following reporting and recordkeeping requirements. The owner or operator of an affected facility shall maintain the information (as applicable) listed in Table 8 of this subsection. This information shall be maintained on-site for a period of at least five years in paper copy, computer-readable format, or an alternative format approved by the executive director or his designated representative. The information shall be made available upon request by authorized representatives of the commission, the EPA, or local air pollution control agencies.
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(d) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Small-Remote HMIWI Units. The owner or operator of a small-remote HMIWI unit, as defined in §113.2070 of this title shall comply with the following reporting and recordkeeping requirements:
  (1) maintain records of the annual equipment inspections, any required maintenance, and any repairs not completed within ten operating days of an inspection. This information shall be maintained on-site for a period of at least five years in paper copy, computer-readable format, or an alternative format approved by the executive director or his designated representative. The information shall be made available upon request by authorized representatives of the commission, the EPA, or local air pollution control agencies; and
  (2) submit an annual report containing information recorded under paragraph (1) of this subsection no later than 60 days following the year in which data was collected. Subsequent reports shall be sent no later than 12 calendar months following the previous report, unless the HMIWI unit is subject to permitting requirements under Title V of the FCAA, when the reports must be submitted semiannually. The report shall be signed by the facilities manager.
(e) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Units Burning Only Pathological Waste, Low-level Radioactive Waste, and/or Chemotherapeutic Waste. Combustors and incinerators burning only pathological waste, low-level radioactive waste, and/or chemotherapeutic waste, all as defined in §113.2070 of this title, are exempt from all requirements of this division with the exception of the following reporting and recordkeeping requirements provided that the owner or operator of the combustor:
  (1) files an exemption claim with the executive director or his designated representative, with a copy to the EPA, Region VI, within one year of the effective date of this division; and
  (2) keeps records on a calendar quarter basis of the periods of time when only pathological waste, low-level radioactive waste, and/or chemotherapeutic waste is burned.
(f) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Co-fired Combustors. Any co-fired combustor, as defined in §113.2070 of this title, is not subject to this division provided that the owner/operator of the combustor:
  (1) files an exemption claim with the executive director or his designated representative, with a copy to the EPA, Region VI, within one year of the effective date of this division;
  (2) provides an estimate of the relative weight of hospital waste, medical/infectious waste, and other fuels and/or wastes to be combusted; and
  (3) keeps records on a calendar quarter basis of the weight of hospital waste and medical/infectious waste combusted, and the weight of all other fuels and wastes combusted at the co-fired combustor.

Source Note: The provisions of this §113.2076 adopted to be effective June 11, 2000, 25 TexReg 5365