Annual Emissions Reporting Programs

Emissions Reporting includes Fee Emissions, Emissions Inventory, and Emissions Statement Reports [FER, EIS and ES].

All Annual Emissions Reports for CY 2011 are due April 16^th, 2012

The 1990 federal Clean Air Act Amendments established new permitting and reporting requirements for air polluting facilities. Under Title V of the amendments, facilities that have the potential to emit certain amounts of air pollution are required to apply for and obtain a state-federal operating permit and pay emission fees. In Ohio, facilities are categorized into three ‘types’ for purposes of deciding which reports are required to be filed on April 15th of each year. A site is either ‘Title V’ or ‘non-Title V’. Your facility ‘type’ in turn determines the level of detail, the reporting mechanism (Air Services versus hard copy report form) for reporting facility wide emissions, pollutants included, and the amount of fees that are charged. It also determines whether or not and Emissions Inventory Summary (EIS) and/or an Emissions Statement (ES) is required to be filed simultaneously.

These facility types are Title V, Synthetic Minor and Non-Title V

Fee Emissions Report (FER)

Reporting requirements are outlined in Ohio Revised Code (ORC)3745.11 and Ohio Administrative Code (OAC)3745-78-02. If you are an owner or operator of a facility that is required to apply for and obtain an air pollution control operating permit, you are required to submit an annual emissions report for estimated actual facility wide emissions of particulate matter (PM), sulfur dioxide (SO_²), nitrogen dioxides (NOx), organic compounds (OC), and lead (Pb) no later than April 15^th for the previous year. Once the emissions report is submitted to Ohio EPA, DAPC, a designated district office or local air agency staff person reviews the emissions data for accuracy. An invoice is generated based on the appropriate fee schedule designated in Ohio Law.

Fees are assessed to cover a portion or all of the costs associated with air permitting activities, air pollution monitoring, inspections, and providing technical assistance. To read detailed information on each specific fee category click on the hyperlinks below.

• Title V Fee Emissions Reporting
• Synthetic Minor Title V Fee Emissions Reporting
• Non-Title V Fee Emissions Reporting

Emissions Inventory Summary (EIS)

Ohio EPA has the authority to under OAC rule 3745-15-03 to request and receive the information from regulated entities. Emissions information is provided to US EPA to develop an annual criteria and toxic pollutant inventory pursuant to 40CFR 51.321. Beginning with calendar year 2006 inventory, all Title V facilities will be required to file a complete an inventory. Pollutants required to be reported in the EIS are: NOx, VOC, SO₂, Lead, OC, CO, NH₃, PM-CON, PM-FIL, PM₁₀-FIL and PM_2.5-FIL

Emissions Statement (ES) Report Requirements

In Ohio for the 2011 reporting year, there are no counties designated as non-attainment for the 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard in Ohio. (See emissions statement web site for applicability by county). Emissions Statements are required by Clean Air Act section 182(a)(3)(B) for any facility located in an ozone nonattainment area that emits greater than or equal to 25 TPY of volatile organic compounds (VOC) or nitrogen oxides (NOx) during the reporting year. Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) 3745-24 also addresses Emissions Statements. This requirement is for all facilities whether they are subject to Title V permitting (OAC 3745-77) or state permitting (OAC 3745-35) and is required to be submitted simultaneously with the facilities FER and/or EIS.

In general, facilities subject to this requirement must submit calculated actual emissions for NOx and VOC.

The requirement to file an ES is based on actual emissions of VOC or NOx each reporting year. Thus, owners or operators of NOx or VOC sources must assess actual emissions of the facility each year to determine whether the reporting requirements apply. For example, in 2006 a facility may have emitted 28 TPY of VOC or NOx and is required to submit an ES. However, if the facility emits less than 25 TPY for either VOC or NOx in 2007, an ES would not be required for that year.

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