N.J.A.C. 7:27 — AIR POLLUTION CONTROL (Subchapter 1 to 34)

(a) A condition justifying proclamation by the Governor of an air pollution alert, air pollution warning, or air pollution emergency shall be deemed to exist whenever the Commissioner determines that the accumulation of air contaminants in any place, locality, county or other are…

In making a determination that the threat resulting from the accumulation of air contaminants no longer exists, the Commissioner shall be guided by measurements of air quality and advisories provided by the United States Weather Service. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-12.3

(a) Any person responsible for the operation of a source of air contamination as set forth in Table 1 of this Section shall prepare standby plans, consistent with good industrial practice and safe operating procedures, for reducing the emission of air contaminants into the outdoo…

(a) The following are standby orders which might be appropriate for use by the Governor upon his declaration that an air pollution emergency exists: 1. Air pollution alert: i. Any person responsible for the operation of a source of air contamination as set forth in Table I of Sec…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-12.6 As amended, R.1974 d.125, effective 5/20/1974. See: 6 New Jersey Register 228(c).

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. "Air contaminant" means solid particles, liquid particles, vapors or gases which are discharged into the outdoor atmosphere. "Ambient ai…

(a) Whereas air is vital to life and contamination of it to any degree is a condition to be endured reluctantly; and whereas our knowledge of the long-term harmful effects of low levels of contamination is incomplete and uncertain; therefore, it is the air quality objective of th…

(a) Primary air quality standards are:1. During any 12 consecutive months, the geometric mean value of all 24-hour averages of suspended particulate matter concentrations in ambient air shall not exceed 75 micrograms per cubic meter; and 2. During any 12 consecutive months, 24-ho…

(a) The primary air quality standards are:1. During any 12 consecutive months, the arithmetic mean concentration of sulfur dioxide in ambient air shall not exceed 80 micrograms per cubic meter (0.03 ppm); and 2. During any 12 consecutive months, 24-hour average concentrations may…

(a) The primary and secondary air quality standards are: 1. During any 12 consecutive months, eight-hour average concentrations of carbon monoxide in ambient air may exceed ten milligrams per cubic meter (9 ppm) no more than once; and 2. During any 12 consecutive months, one-hour…

(a) The primary air quality standard is:1. During any 12 consecutive months, daily maximum one-hour average concentrations of ozone in ambient air may exceed 0.12 ppm (235 micrograms per cubic meter) no more than once. (b) The secondary air quality standard is:1. During any 12 co…

(a) The primary and secondary air quality standards are: 1. During any three consecutive months, the arithmetic mean of 24-hour averages of lead concentrations in ambient air shall not exceed 1.5 micrograms per cubic meter. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-13.7 Amended by R.1985 d.2…

(a) The primary and secondary air quality standards are: 1. During any 12 consecutive months, the arithmetic mean concentration of nitrogen dioxide in ambient air shall not exceed 100 micrograms per cubic meter (0.05 ppm). Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-13.8 Amended by R.1985 d.25…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. "Auxiliary power unit" or "APU" means an integrated system that provides heat, air conditioning, engine warming, or electricity to compo…

Any person who violates the provisions of this subchapter may be subject to civil administrative penalties under the provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:27A-3.10(m)14. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-14.10 Amended by 48 N.J.R. 2049(a), effective 10/3/2016

Nothing in this subchapter is intended to limit or deny any existing authority to inspect diesel-powered motor vehicles in accordance with regulations established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:2C-8.44, 39:8-2, 39:3-70, 39:3-76, 39:10-26 and 48:4-2.1a. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-14.1…

(a) Except as provided in (b) below, this subchapter applies to all diesel-powered motor vehicles. (b) N.J.A.C. 7:27-14.5 and 14.6 do not apply to a diesel-powered motor vehicle that is owned and operated by a county, municipality, fire district, or duly incorporated nonprofit or…

(a) No person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit the engine of a diesel-powered motor vehicle to idle for more than three consecutive minutes if the vehicle is not in motion, except: 1. A motor vehicle that has been stopped for three or more hours may idle for up to 15 consecu…

(a) No person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit the operation of any diesel-powered motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine upon the public roads, streets, or highways of the State or upon any public property or upon any quasi-public roadway in the State, if the vehicle: 1. Emi…

(a) A person testing a diesel-powered motor vehicle shall use diesel emissions testing equipment approved by the Department in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:27B-4.6. (b) A person testing a heavy-duty diesel vehicle or a diesel bus shall perform one of the following: 1. For an OBD-el…

(a) No diesel-powered motor vehicle shall be deemed to have passed an inspection unless it satisfies: 1. The general public highway standards at N.J.A.C. 7:27-14.4; and 2. The applicable motor vehicle inspections at N.J.A.C. 7:27-14.5(b) through (i). (b) A heavy-duty diesel vehic…

(a) No person shall perform a diesel emission inspection under the periodic inspection program established pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:20-26.17 unless the person is licensed by the Motor Vehicle Commission as a licensed emission inspector pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:20-43.17. (b) No pers…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-14.8 Reserved by 48 N.J.R. 2049(a), effective 10/3/2016

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-14.9 Reserved by 48 N.J.R. 2049(a), effective 10/3/2016

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. "Autobus" means any bus of any size or configuration, whether registered in this State or elsewhere, that is designed or used for intras…

(a) Except as provided in (b) and (c) below, this subchapter applies to all light-duty gasoline-fueled vehicles, light-duty gasoline-fueled trucks, and heavy-duty gasoline-fueled vehicles. (b) This subchapter does not apply to: 1. Motor vehicles operated solely on diesel fuel; 2.…

(a) No person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit the operation of a motor vehicle upon the public roads, streets, or highways of the State or any public or quasi-public property in the State, if the vehicle emits visible smoke in the exhaust emissions or in the crankcase emiss…

(a) A new motor vehicle dealer shall ensure that, prior to delivery by the new motor vehicle dealer to the ultimate purchaser, any gasoline-fueled new motor vehicle subject to this subchapter pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:27-15.2 conforms to the emission specifications prescribed by the…

(a) The owner of a motor vehicle subject to this section pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:27-15.2 shall ensure that the motor vehicle is inspected at the frequency required by the MVC at N.J.S.A. 39:8-2. This inspection includes an initial inspection, together with any reinspections requir…

(a) A light-duty gasoline-fueled vehicle, light-duty gasoline-fueled truck or heavy-duty gasoline-fueled vehicle shall not emit visible smoke in the exhaust emissions or in the crankcase emissions for a period in excess of three consecutive seconds when measured using the test pr…

(a) No person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit any of the following, unless it is performed in accordance with the EPA Tampering Policy or it is exempt from prohibition by CARB Executive Order (information on devices or modifications approved by CARB Executive Order may be o…

(a) No person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit the engine of a gasoline-fueled motor vehicle to idle for more than three consecutive minutes if the vehicle is not in motion. (b) The provisions of (a) above shall not apply to:1. Autobuses while actively discharging or picking…

Nothing in this subchapter is intended to limit or deny the inspection of motor vehicles in accordance with regulations established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:8-2, 39:3-70, 39:3-76, and N.J.S.A. 39:10-26. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-15.9 Amended by R.1985 d.1, effective 1/21/1985 …

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. "AASHTO" means American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. "Aboveground storage tank" or "AST" means any storage tank …

(a) The provisions of this section apply to any stationary reciprocating engine that is subject to the provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:27-19 except emergency generators. (b) The owner or operator of any stationary reciprocating engine subject to this section shall cause it to emit CO in…

(a) The provisions of this section shall apply to any batch mix asphalt plant which is located at a major VOC facility or any drum mix asphalt plant which is located at a major VOC facility. Any batch mix asphalt plant or any drum mix asphalt plant may opt to be subject to the pr…

(a) This section shall apply on or after June 29, 2004 to surface coating operations performed at mobile equipment repair and refinishing facilities, and to the owners and operators of such facilities. (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of (a) above, this section shall not appl…

(a) Any flare in use at a major VOC facility after May 31, 1995, shall: 1. Have been designed to reduce the concentration of VOC from the source operation by no less than 95 percent; 2. Have been installed in accordance with the specifications provided by the manufacturer of the …

(a) Except as provided at (b) below, this section applies to any fiberglass boat manufacturing facility whose total actual VOC emissions, before add-on controls, exceed 15 pounds per day from all fiberglass boat manufacturing operations, calculated as follows: 1. Include in the c…

(a) This section applies to all source operations at a facility whose cumulative actual VOC emissions exceed 2.7 tons during any consecutive 12-month period from all miscellaneous metal and plastic parts surface coating operations, including related cleaning activities, but does …

(a) The provisions of this section apply to any source operation, except source operations in the following categories ( note: source operations in those categories designated by an asterisk that have the potential to emit three pounds per hour or more of VOC and that are located…

(a) This section establishes procedures and standards for the establishment of VOC control requirements for any source operation that: 1. Is located at a major VOC facility whose owner or operator seeks approval of a facility-specific VOC control plan that would apply to any sour…

(a) The provisions of this section shall apply to any owner or operator of the following: 1. Any petroleum refinery; 2. Any natural gas/gasoline processing plant; 3. Any synthetic organic chemical or polymer manufacturing facility; or 4. Any chemical plant, other than a synthetic…

(a) On or after April 16, 2009, no person shall use or apply, during the period from April 16 through October 14, cutback asphalt or emulsifed asphalt, unless: 1. The asphalt contains no greater than 0.1 percent VOC by weight; or 2. The asphalt produces no greater than 6.0 millil…

(a) This subchapter establishes requirements and procedures concerning the control and prohibition of air pollution by volatile organic compounds (VOC). The general purposes of this subchapter are as follows: 1. To require any stationary source operation or group of source operat…

(a) The provisions of this section shall apply to any stationary storage tank that stores only VOC, or that stores VOC and non-VOC, except as set forth in (e) and (f) below. (b) No person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit the following: 1. The storage of any applicable VOC in…

(a) No person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit VOC emissions to the outdoor atmosphere from a petroleum solvent dry cleaning dryer unless such dryer is: 1. Equipped with a vapor control system which prevents VOC emissions from exceeding 7.7 pounds (3.5 kilograms) per 220 pou…

(a) The owner or operator of any natural gas pipeline shall by October 26, 1994 prepare a Control Measure Plan that shall:1. Identify each control technology or procedure available to the owner or operator for achieving reductions in VOC emissions from a blowdown event. Such cont…

(a) Any person subject to any record keeping provision of this subchapter shall maintain the required records for a period of no less than five years and shall make those records available upon the request of the Department or the EPA, or any duly authorized representative of the…

(a) The owner or operator of equipment or a source operation subject to N.J.A.C. 7:27-16.8, 16.9, 16.10, 16.11 or 16.13 that is subject to an emission limit under this subchapter shall demonstrate compliance with the emission limit pursuant to (a)1 below if a continuous emissions…