Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (RICE)

Federal Regulations

• 40 CFR 63, Subpart ZZZZ (aka RICE MACT)

  EPA's National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) rule for reciprocating internal combustion engines (RICE). This federal rule now affects RICE engines located at both major and area sources of hazardous air pollutants (HAPS). A major source of HAPs is one in which the maximum plantwide potential to emit of all HAPs (including fugitive emissions) is greater to or equal to 10 tpy of a single HAP or HAP compound category, or is greater than or equal to 25 tpy of aggregated HAPs or HAP compound categories. An area source of HAPs is one that is not a major source of HAPs (that is, one that is a minor source of HAPs).

• 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart JJJJ

  EPA’s New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines.

• 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart IIII

  EPA’s New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines.

Oil and Natural Gas

The oil and natural gas industry sector has a unique definition of major source of HAPs under Section 112(n)(4) of the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments. For oil and gas sources, HAP PTE may be aggregated with respect to each surface site for determination of major HAP source status instead of plantwide (and as consistent with the definition of major source in the rule). However, for permitting purposes, all emissions continue to be on a plantwide basis regardless of the number of surface sites.