(a) If you operate an emergency combustion turbine, you are exempt from the NOX limit and must submit an initial report to the Administrator stating your case.
(b) Combustion turbines engaged by manufacturers in research and development of equipment for both combustion turbine emission control techniques and combustion turbine efficiency improvements may be exempted from the NOX limit on a case-by-case basis as determined by the Administrator. You must petition for the exemption.