§ 60.5420a(c)(6)(ii)

40 CFR Part 60 Subpart OOOOa

Standards of Performance for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Facilities for Which Construction, Modification or Reconstruction Commenced After September 18, 2015 and On or Before December 6, 2022

Subpart OOOOa sets greenhouse gas and volatile organic compound standards for crude oil and natural gas facilities whose construction, modification or reconstruction began after September 18, 2015, and on or before December 6, 2022. It applies to owners or operators of specified affected facilities within the Crude Oil and Natural Gas source category, excluding facilities inside and including the Local Distribution Company custody transfer station. The subpart covers standards for wells, compressors, pneumatic devices, storage vessels, fugitive emissions, equipment leaks, and sweetening units, plus super-emitter event response (not applicable July 31, 2025, through January 22, 2027), testing, monitoring, compliance demonstrations, and recordkeeping.

§ 60.5360a(a)

Scope

This federal subpart sets emission limits for methane (a greenhouse gas), volatile organic compounds (VOC), and sulfur dioxide (SO₂) from oil and gas facilities. The VOC and SO₂ limits apply to facilities that commenced construction, modification, or reconstruction after September 18, 2015 and on or before December 6, 2022. It applies to affected facilities in the crude oil and natural gas source category. The methane limit applies to facilities that commenced construction, modification, or reconstruction after September 18, 2015 (no end date stated for methane in this text).

§ 60.5360a(b)(1)

This provision clarifies that for purposes of 40 CFR 51.166(b)(49)(ii), with respect to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from facilities covered by this subpart, the "pollutant that is subject to the standard promulgated under section 111 of the Act" is considered to be the pollutant that otherwise is subject to regulation under the Act, as defined in 40 CFR 51.166(b)(48) and in any EPA-approved State Implementation Plan that is interpreted to incorporate, or specifically incorporates, 40 CFR 51.166(b)(48).

§ 60.5360a(b)(2)

This is a technical cross-reference provision that clarifies how greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from affected facilities under this subpart are treated for purposes of federal Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permitting rules. It says that for PSD purposes, the "pollutant subject to the standard" under this subpart is considered to be the pollutant that is otherwise regulated under the Clean Air Act as defined in the PSD regulations. This is primarily a definitional clarification for federal air permitting.

§ 60.5360a(b)(3)

This provision clarifies that for purposes of 40 CFR 70.2 (the Title V operating permit rules under Part 70), with respect to greenhouse gas emissions from affected facilities, the "pollutant that is subject to any standard promulgated under section 111 of the Act" is considered to be the pollutant that otherwise is "subject to regulation" as defined in 40 CFR 70.2.