Code of Federal Regulations Title 40. Protection of Environment § 40.60.292 Standards for particulate matter

(a) On and after the date on which the performance test required to be conducted by § 60.8 is completed, no owner or operator of a glass melting furnace subject to the provisions of this subpart shall cause to be discharged into the atmosphere—

STD=X [1.3(Y)+(Z)]

Where:

STD=Particulate matter emission limit, g of particulate/kg (lb of particulate/ton) of glass produced.

X=Emission rate specified in table CC–1 for furnaces fired with gaseous fuel (Column 2).

Y=Decimal fraction of liquid fuel heating value to total (gaseous and liquid) fuel heating value fired in the glass melting furnaces as determined in § 60.296(b). (joules/joules).

Z=(1–Y).

(b) Conversion of a glass melting furnace to the use of liquid fuel is not considered a modification for the purposes of § 60.14.

(c) Rebricking and the cost of rebricking is not considered a reconstruction for the purposes of § 60.15.

(d) An owner or operator of an experimental furnace is not subject to the requirements of this section.

(e) During routine maintenance of add-on pollution controls, an owner or operator of a glass melting furnace subject to the provisions of paragraph (a) of this section is exempt from the provisions of paragraph (a) of this section if: