Help document for air emission inventory - Registration Option C permit
Read Me First Electronic Inventory The Consolidated Emissions Data Repository (CEDR) is an electronic Emission Inventory (EI) system for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). Facilities with a registration Option C permit will access CEDR via the MPCA e-Services electronic reporting website and enter data needed for the calculation of emissions and compliance with the MPCA and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements. Facilities will have the ability to enter data online. CEDR will calculate emissions prior to submittal to the MPCA, allowing facilities to verify emissions. In addition, CEDR will display unit and fuel type from the previous year, which will ease data entry and verification and make data submittal more seamless. As time allows, please review and update the non-required data fields in your inventory. Fields with a red asterisk, "*", are required to be populated for a valid submittal (unless noted otherwise).
General Information Inventory Submittal Required Under the emission inventory rule, Minn. R. 7019.3000, as the owner or operator of a facility needing an air quality permit, you are required to submit an annual air emission inventory. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) calculates emissions for the following pollutants: carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxide (NOx), particulate matter (PM), PM smaller than 10 micrometers in diameter (PM10), sulfur dioxide (SO2), lead (Pb), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), ammonia (NH3). Submission of this information by April 1 of the year following the year being reported is required by Minn. R. 7019.3000, and Minn. Stat. § 116.091, subd. 1 and 116.07, subd. 9. If your facility does not submit an emission inventory on time, your facility may be subjected to an enforcement action and your next annual air fee will not be calculated using actual emissions, but rather using Minn. R. 7002.0025, subp. 3.
Reporting Instructions For all facilities 1. The Emission Inventory is to be completed when your facility's processes are finished for the calendar year. 2. Each field identified with an asterisk (*) must be filled out where applicable or the emission inventory is considered incomplete. Each page must be completed and saved. 3. Please review the current data in the system and make changes/updates. Most of the information will only have to be updated when changes are made to the facility, including Contact Information changes, and the addition or removal of processes. 4. If your facility did not operate during the inventory year, you must still complete the inventory by updating facility and contact information if necessary, and by entering zeros for throughputs and hours operated. 5. All emission sources with the exception of insignificant activities identified in the air permit should be included in the emission inventory. Insignificant activities are defined in Minn. R. 7007.1300. Accidental discharges and releases of ammonia from pressurized tanks should be quantified and reported on the inventory. 6. All fugitive emissions, with the exception of fugitive emissions resulting from insignificant activities, should be reported in the emission inventory.