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National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants ; Final Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions From Wood
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | This final rule promulgates standards that limit the emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) from existing and new wood furniture manufacturing operations located at major sources. These final standards implement Section 112(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), as amended, which require the Administrator to regulate emissions of HAP listed in Section 112(b) of the CAA. The intent of the standards is to protect the public by requiring new and existing major sources to control emissions to the level attainable by implementing the maximum achievable control technology (MACT), taking into consideration the cost of achieving such emission reductions, any nonair quality and other air quality-related health and environmental impacts, and energy requirements. Many wood furniture manufacturing facilities are major sources of HAP emissions. Individual facilities can emit more than 23 megagrams per year (Mg/ yr) (25 tons per year [tons/yr]) of organic HAP, including toluene, xylene, methanol, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, glycol ethers, and formaldehyde. All of these pollutants can cause reversible or irreversible toxic effects following exposure. The potential toxic effects include eye, nose, throat, and skin irritation and blood cell, heart, liver, and kidney damage, as well as reproductive effects. These adverse health effects are associated with a wide range of ambient concentrations and exposure times and are influenced by source-specific characteristics such as emission rates and local meteorological conditions. Health impacts are also dependent on multiple factors that affect human variability such as genetics, age, health status, (e.g., the presence of pre-existing disease), and lifestyle. The EPA is also finalizing Method 311 with the standards. Method 311 will be used to assist in demonstrating compliance with the emission limitations. DATES: This regulation is effective December 7, 1995. Judicial Review. Under Section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, judicial review of national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) is available only by filing a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit within 60 days of today’s publication of this final rule. Under Section 307(b)(2) of the CAA, the requirements that are the subject of today’s notice may not be challenged later in civil or criminal proceedings brought by the EPA to enforce these requirements. ADDRESSES: Docket: Docket No. A–93–10, containing information considered by the EPA in developing the promulgated NESHAP for wood furniture manufacturing operations, is available for public inspection and copying between 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for Federal holidays, at the EPA Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, Room M1500, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone (202) 260–7548. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying. Background Information Document: A background information document (BID) for the promulgated NESHAP may be obtained from the docket; the U.S. EPA Library (MD–35), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, telephone number (919) 541–2777; or from National Technical Information Services, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161, telephone (703) 487–4650. Please refer to ‘‘National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Wood Furniture Manufacturing OperationsBackground Information for Final Standards’’ (EPA–453/R–95–018B). The BID contains a summary of changes made to the standards since proposal, public comments made on the proposed wood furniture manufacturing standard, and the EPA responses to the comments. Electronic versions of the promulgation BID as well as this final rule are available for download from the EPA Technology Transfer Network (TTN), a network of electronic bulletin boards developed and operated by the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. The TTN provides information and technology exchange in various areas of air pollution control. The service is free, except for the cost of a phone call. Dial (919) 541–5742 for data transfer of up to a 14,400 bits per second. If more information on TTN is needed, contact the systems operator at (919) 541–5384. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1995-12-07/pdf/95-29358.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
