<html> <head> <title>Rule 74:36:01:13 Process weight rate defined.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 74:36:01:13"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 74:36:01:13 Process weight rate defined."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>74:36:01:13.&nbsp;&nbsp;Process weight rate defined.</b> Process weight per hour is the total weight of all raw materials and other materials introduced into any specific process that may cause an emission of a regulated pollutant. Solid fuels charged are considered as part of the process weight, but liquid and gaseous fuels and combustion air are not.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The process weight rate for continuous or long-run steady-state operations is the total process weight for the entire period of continuous operation or for a typical portion divided by the number of hours of the period or portion.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The process weight rate for cyclical or batch operation is the total process weight for a period that covers a complete operation or an integral number of cycles divided by the hours of actual process operation during such a period.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If the nature of a process or operation or the design of equipment permits more than one interpretation of data, the interpretation that results in the minimum value for allowable emissions applies.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> SL 1975, ch 16, §&nbsp;1; 2 SDR 40, effective December 7, 1975; transferred from §&nbsp;34:10:01:01(29), 7 SDR 4, effective July 27, 1980; transferred from §&nbsp;44:10:01:04, effective July 1, 1981; 13 SDR 129, 13 SDR 141, effective July 1, 1987; transferred from §&nbsp;74:26:01:04, 19 SDR 157, effective April 22, 1993.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34A-1-6">34A-1-6.</A></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34A-1-6">34A-1-6.</A></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> </div> </body> </html>