Rule 3745-103-39 | Allowance allocation for combustion sources becoming opt-in sources on a date other than January first.
(A) Date of entry.
(1) If an opt-in source provided monthly data under rule 3745-103-33 of the Administrative Code, the opt-in source's opt-in permit may become effective at the beginning of a calendar quarter as of January first, April first, July first, or October first.
(2) If an opt-in source provided annual data under rule 3745-103-33 of the Administrative Code, the opt-in source's opt-in permit becomes effective on January first.
(B) Prorating by calendar quarter. Where a combustion source's opt-in permit becomes effective on April first, July first, or October first of a given year, the USEPA will prorate the allowance allocation for that first year by the calendar quarters remaining in the year as follows:
Allowances for the first year
= ((First Year Partial Baseline)/(Baseline or Alternate Baseline)) x (Annual Allocation of Allowances for the First Year)
(1) For combustion sources that commenced operations before January 1, 1985,
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(2) For combustion sources that commenced operations after January 1, 1985,
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(3) Under paragraphs (B)(1) and (B)(2) of this rule,
(a) "Remaining calendar quarters" shall be the calendar quarters in the first year for which the opt-in permit will be effective.
(b) Fuel consumption for remaining calendar quarters =
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Where unit conversion = 2 for coal
= 0.001 for oil
= 1 for gas
For other fuels, the combustion source shall specify unit conversion;
And where starting month = April, if effective date is April first;
= July, if effective date is July first
= October, if effective date is October first
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