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Current as of October 02, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
As required in § 63.2455, you must meet each emission limit and work practice standard in the following table that applies to your continuous process vents:
For each . . . | For which . . . | Then you must . . . |
1. Group 1 continuous process vent | a. Not applicable | i. Reduce emissions of total organic HAP by ≥98 percent by weight or to an outlet process concentration ≤20 ppmv as organic HAP or TOC by venting emissions through a closed-vent system to any combination of control devices (except a flare); or |
ii. Reduce emissions of total organic HAP by venting emissions through a closed vent system to a flare; or | ||
iii. Use a recovery device to maintain the TRE above 1.9 for an existing source or above 5.0 for a new source. | ||
2. Halogenated Group 1 continuous process vent stream | a. You use a combustion control device to control organic HAP emissions | i. Use a halogen reduction device after the combustion device to reduce emissions of hydrogen halide and halogen HAP by ≥99 percent by weight, or to ≤0.45 kg/hr, or to ≤20 ppmv; or |
ii. Use a halogen reduction device before the combustion device to reduce the halogen atom mass emission rate to ≤0.45 kg/hr or to a concentration ≤20 ppmv. | ||
3. Group 2 continuous process vent at an existing source | You use a recovery device to maintain the TRE level >1.9 but ≤5.0 | Comply with the requirements in § 63.2450(e)(4) and the requirements in § 63.993 and the requirements referenced therein. |
4. Group 2 continuous process vent at a new source | You use a recovery device to maintain the TRE level >5.0 but ≤8.0 | Comply with the requirements in § 63.2450(e)(4) and the requirements in § 63.993 and the requirements referenced therein. |
5. Continuous process vent | Beginning no later than the compliance dates specified in § 63.2445(i), the continuous process vent contains ethylene oxide such that it is considered to be in ethylene oxide service as defined in § 63.2550 | Comply with the applicable emission limits specified in items 1 through 4 of this Table, and also: |
i. Reduce emissions of ethylene oxide by venting emissions through a closed-vent system to a flare; or | ||
ii. Reduce emissions of ethylene oxide by venting emissions through a closed-vent system to a control device that reduces ethylene oxide by ≥99.9 percent by weight, or to a concentration <1 ppmv for each process vent or to <5 pounds per year for all combined process vents. |
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 40. Protection of Environment 40 CFR Pt. 63, Subpt. FFFF, Tbl. 1 Table 1 to Subpart FFFF of Part 63—Emission Limits and Work Practice Standards for Continuous Process Vents - last updated October 02, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-40-protection-of-environment/cfr-pt-40-63-subpt-ffff-tbl-1/
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