Step 3

Submit Initial Notification of Applicability and Determine Compliance Requirements 

Initial notification applies to both Major Source and Area Source facilities. The first requirement of the EPA rules was to submit an Initial Notification of Applicability. For existing boilers, the information was due September 17, 2011. For new boilers, the form was due September 17, 2011, or within 120 days after startup for Area Source facilities, or within 15 days after startup for Major Source facilities. If you missed the notification deadline, send in your form as soon as possible. 

Download instructions and the Initial Notification Forms below: 

• Major Source Initial Notification - Instructions and Form 
• Area Source Initial Notification - Instructions and Form 

Additional Actions Required - For Area Source Facilities 

If your facility is subject to the Area Source Rule, there are required actions, ranging from regular tune-ups to emissions monitoring. Facilities also must maintain records and file periodic reports to demonstrate compliance. The extent of actions and number of reports to be filed varies depending upon: the type of fuel burned in the boiler, whether the boiler is new or existing, and the size of the boiler. 

To determine which records and reports are required for your Area Source boiler, consult this decision tree. 

For a summary of compliance dates specific to your Area Source boiler, click here. 

For a summary of specific emissions limits by boiler type, click here.

To access the Compliance Guide for Area Source boilers, click here. 

Cleaver-Brooks will continue to add forms and instructions pertinent to the Area Source Rule, including:  

• Tune-up compliance form 
• Record-keeping forms 
• Form for signed statement of shutdown and startup compliance 
• Startup compliance form 
• Startup/shutdown minimization schedule for all oil boilers 
• Energy assessment compliance document 
• Monthly fuel analysis form 
• Monthly fuel use form 
• Fuel switch to 100 percent natural gas form 
• Performance stack testing compliance form 
• Form for site-specific emissions testing plan 
• Form for site-specific emissions monitoring plan 
• Emissions compliance certification report 
• Notification of exceeding emissions limits 
• Root cause analysis for emissions malfunction 
• Form for malfunction reporting 
• Form for corrective action of malfunction 

• For all new and existing gas- and refinery gas-fired units, the operator must perform an annual tune-up for each unit. Units combusting other gases can qualify for work practice standards by demonstrating that they burn “clean fuel,” with contaminant levels similar to natural gas.
• For all new and existing units with a heat input capacity less than 10 MMBtu/hr, the operator is required to perform a tune-up for each unit once every two years.
• For all new and existing “limited use” boilers (defined as those operated less than 10 percent of the year as emergency and back-up boilers to supplement process power needs), the operator is required to perform a tune-up for each unit once every two years.
• The final rule establishes numeric emission limits for all other existing and new boilers and process heaters located at major sources. The final rule establishes emissions limits for: mercury, dioxin, particulate matter (PM) as a surrogate for non-mercury metals, hydrogen chloride (HCI) as a surrogate for acid gases, and carbon monoxide (C) as a surrogate for non-dioxin organic air toxics.
• The largest major source boilers are required to continuously monitor their particle emissions. All units larger than 10 MMBtu/hr must monitor oxygen as a measure of good combustion.
• Existing major source facilities are required to conduct a one-time energy assessment to identify cost-effective energy conservation measures.