Sec. 242-8.5. Recordkeeping and reporting

(a) General provisions.

The CO₂ authorized account representative shall comply with all recordkeeping and reporting requirements in this section, the applicable recordkeeping and reporting requirements under 40 CFR 75.73 (see table 1, section 200.9 of this Title) and with the requirements of section 242-2.1(e) of this Part.

(b) Monitoring plans.

The owner or operator of a CO₂ budget unit shall submit a monitoring plan in the manner prescribed in 40 CFR 75.62 (see table 1, section 200.9 of this Title).

(c) Certification applications.

The CO₂ authorized account representative shall submit an application to the department within 45 days after completing all CO₂ monitoring system initial certification or recertification tests required under section 242-8.2 of this Subpart including the information required under 40 CFR 75.63 and 40 CFR 75.53(e) and (f) (see table 1, section 200.9 of this Title).

(d) Quarterly reports.

The CO₂ authorized account representative shall submit quarterly reports, as follows:

(1) The CO₂ authorized account representative shall report the CO₂ mass emissions data and heat input data for the CO₂ budget unit, in an electronic format prescribed by the administrator unless otherwise prescribed by the department for each calendar quarter beginning with:

(i) for a unit that commences commercial operation before July 1, 2008, the calendar quarter covering January 1, 2009 through March 31, 2009; or

(ii) for a unit commencing commercial operation on or after July 1, 2008, the calendar quarter corresponding to, the earlier of the date of provisional certification or the applicable deadline for initial certification under section 242-8.1(b) of this Part or, unless that quarter is the third or fourth quarter of 2008, in which case reporting shall commence in the quarter covering January 1, 2009 through March 31, 2009.

(2) The CO₂ authorized account representative shall submit each quarterly report to the department or its agent within 30 days following the end of the calendar quarter covered by the report. Quarterly reports shall be submitted in the manner specified in subpart H of 40 CFR part 75 and 40 CFR 75.64 (see table 1, section 200.9 of this Title). Quarterly reports shall be submitted for each CO₂ budget unit (or group of units using a common stack), and shall include all of the data and information required in subpart G of 40 CFR part 75 (see table 1, section 200.9 of this Title), except for opacity, NO_x, and SO₂ provisions.

(3) Compliance certification. The CO₂ authorized account representative shall submit to the department or its agent a compliance certification in support of each quarterly report based on reasonable inquiry of those persons with primary responsibility for ensuring that all of the unit's emissions are correctly and fully monitored. The certification shall state that:

(i) the monitoring data submitted were recorded in accordance with the applicable requirements of this Subpart and 40 CFR part 75 (see table 1, section 200.9 of this Title), including the quality assurance procedures and specifications;

(ii) for a unit with add-on CO₂ emissions controls and for all hours where data are substituted in accordance with 40 CFR 75.34(a)(1) (see table 1, section 200.9 of this Title), the add-on emissions controls were operating within the range of parameters listed in the quality assurance/quality control program under appendix B of 40 CFR part 75 (see table 1, section 200.9 of this Title) and the substitute values do not systematically underestimate CO₂ emissions; and

(iii) the CO₂ concentration values substituted for missing data under Subpart D of 40 CFR part 75 (see table 1, section 200.9 of this Title) do not systematically underestimate CO₂ emissions.