§ 97.43 Compliance Supplement Pool.

(a) For any NO_X Budget unit that reduces its NO_X emission rate in the 2001 through 2003 control period, the owners and operators may request early reduction credits in accordance with the following requirements:

(1) Each NO_X Budget unit for which the owners and operators intend to request, or request, any early reduction credits in accordance with paragraph (a)(4) of this section shall monitor and report NO_X emissions in accordance with subpart H of this part starting in the 2000 control period and for each control period for which such early reduction credits are requested. The unit's percent monitor data availability shall not be less than 90 percent during the 2000 control period, and the unit must be in full compliance with any applicable State or Federal NO_X emission control requirements during 2000 through 2002.

(2) NO_X emission rate and heat input under paragraphs (a)(3) and (4) of this section shall be determined in accordance with subpart H of this part.

(3) Each NO_X Budget unit for which the owners and operators intend to request, or request, any early reduction credits under paragraph (a)(4) of this section shall reduce its NO_X emission rate, for each control period for which early reduction credits are requested, to less than both 0.25 lb/mmBtu and 80 percent of the unit's NO_X emission rate in the 2000 control period.

(4) The NO_X authorized account representative of a NO_X Budget unit that meets the requirements of paragraphs (a) (1) and (3) of this section may submit to the Administrator a request for early reduction credits for the unit based on NO_X emission rate reductions made by the unit in the control period for 2001 through 2003.