By: Giulia Celli
The Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations (the MSAPR) was registered by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) in June 2016 with the objective to achieve consistent Canada-wide performance standards for certain industrial facilities and equipment. Stationary spark ignition engines are targeted under Part 2 of the MSAPR. MSAPR establishes a process for registering, monitoring, testing and reporting of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions and provides NOx emission intensity limits (ppmvd15% or g NOx / kWh) which are phased in over time. For more information on MSAPR Part 2, click here.
Important Upcoming 2020 Deadlines for your Spark Ignition Engines
Important upcoming MSAPR Part 2 2020 deadlines are:
January 1, 2020: Notice of Election to have engine deemed “low-use”
This election can be made at any time and may take effect retroactively, on January 1 of the year in which the notice was provided, if the number of hours that the engine was operating was recorded. Otherwise, the election will take effect January 1 of the subsequent year.
March 31, 2020: Documentation that establishes an after-treatment control system is in place
Documentation that establishes an after-treatment control system is in place is required if the equipment is installed after March 31, 2020. This documentation is only required for control systems servicing “regular-use” engines.
July 1, 2020: Registration of a Change
Registration is required by July 1 that follows the year in which there is a change in the “responsible person” or change in the engine. If there was a change in the “responsible person” or change in the engine in the 2019 calendar year, the engine is required to be registered, or if previously registered the registration needs to be updated, by July 1, 2020. The original registration deadline was July 1, 2017 for “modern” engines and January 1, 2019 for “pre-existing” engines.
July 1, 2020: Annual Compliance Report for Modern Engines
An Annual Compliance Report must be submitted for each “modern” engine annually by July 1. For “pre-existing” the Annual Compliance Report is not required until 2022.
October 31, 2020: Notice of Election for use of Yearly Average Approach
Notice of Election for use of Yearly Average Approach for an engine (or all engines in a group) is required by October 31 before the first year the Yearly Average Approach is to be used (typically this would be October 31, 2020) or before the first year the approach is changed from Flat Limit to Yearly Average. Use of the Yearly Average Approach is only permitted for “pre-existing” engines.
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