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Environmental Protection Agency § 60.132

(d) Blast furnace means any furnace Subpart M—Standards of Perform- used to recover metal from slag. ance for Secondary Brass and [39 FR 9317, Mar. 8, 1974; 39 FR 13776, Apr. 17, Bronze Production Plants 1974, as amended at 65 FR 61756, Oct. 17, 2000] § 60.130 Applicability and designation § 60.122 Standard for particulate mat- of affected facility. ter. (a) The provisions of this subpart are (a) On and after the date on which applicable to the following affected fa- the performance test required to be cilities in secondary brass or bronze production plants: Reverberatory and conducted by § 60.8 is completed, no electric furnaces of 1,000 kg (2205 lb) or owner or operator subject to the provi- greater production capacity and blast sions of this subpart shall discharge or (cupola) furnaces of 250 kg/h (550 lb/h) cause the discharge into the atmos- or greater production capacity. Fur- phere from a blast (cupola) or rever- naces from which molten brass or beratory furnace any gases which: bronze are cast into the shape of fin- (1) Contain particulate matter in ex- ished products, such as foundry fur- cess of 50 mg/dscm (0.022 gr/dscf). naces, are not considered to be affected (2) Exhibit 20 percent opacity or facilities. greater. (b) Any facility under paragraph (a) (b) On and after the date on which of this section that commences con- the performance test required to be struction or modification after June 11, conducted by § 60.8 is completed, no 1973, is subject to the requirements of owner or operator subject to the provi- this subpart. sions of this subpart shall discharge or [42 FR 37937, July 25, 1977, as amended at 49 cause the discharge into the atmos- FR 43618, Oct. 30, 1984] phere from any pot furnace any gases which exhibit 10 percent opacity or § 60.131 Definitions. greater. As used in this subpart, all terms not defined herein shall have the meaning [39 FR 9317, Mar. 8, 1974, as amended at 40 FR given them in the Act and in subpart A 46259, Oct. 6, 1975] of this part. (a) Brass or bronze means any metal § 60.123 Test methods and procedures. alloy containing copper as its predomi- (a) In conducting the performance nant constituent, and lesser amounts tests required in § 60.8, the owner or op- of zinc, tin, lead, or other metals. erator shall use as reference methods (b) Reverberatory furnace includes the and procedures the test methods in ap- following types of reverberatory fur- pendix A of this part or other methods naces: Stationary, rotating, rocking, and procedures as specified in this sec- and tilting. tion, except as provided in § 60.8(b). (c) Electric furnace means any furnace (b) The owner or operator shall deter- which uses electricity to produce over mine compliance with the particulate 50 percent of the heat required in the matter standards in § 60.122 as follows: production of refined brass or bronze. (1) Method 5 shall be used to deter- (d) Blast furnace means any furnace used to recover metal from slag. mine the particulate matter concentra- tion during representative periods of [39 FR 9318, Mar. 8, 1974] furnace operation, including charging and tapping. The sampling time and § 60.132 Standard for particulate matter. sample volume for each run shall be at least 60 minutes and 0.90 dscm (31.8 (a) On and after the date on which dscf). the performance test required to be (2) Method 9 and the procedures in conducted by § 60.8 is completed, no owner or operator subject to the provi- § 60.11 shall be used to determine opac- sions of this subpart shall discharge or ity. cause the discharge into the atmos- [54 FR 6667, Feb. 14, 1989] phere from a reverberatory furnace any gases which:

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(1) Contain particulate matter in ex- 1973, is subject to the requirements of cess of 50 mg/dscm (0.022 gr/dscf). this subpart. (2) Exhibit 20 percent opacity or [42 FR 37937, July 25, 1977] greater. (b) On and after the date on which § 60.141 Definitions. the performance test required to be As used in this subpart, all terms not conducted by § 60.8 is completed, no defined herein shall have the meaning owner or operator subject to the provi- given them in the Act and in subpart A sions of this subpart shall discharge or of this part. cause the discharge into the atmos- (a) Basic oxygen process furnace phere from any blast (cupola) or elec- (BOPF) means any furnace with a re- tric furnace any gases which exhibit 10 fractory lining in which molten steel is percent opacity or greater. produced by charging scrap metal, molten iron, and flux materials or alloy [39 FR 9318, Mar. 8, 1974, as amended at 40 FR 46259, Oct. 6, 1975] additions into a vessel and introducing a high volume of oxygen-rich gas. Open § 60.133 Test methods and procedures. hearth, blast, and reverberatory furnaces are not included in this defini- (a) In conducting performance tests tion. required in § 60.8, the owner or operator (b) Primary emissions means particu- shall use as reference methods and pro- late matter emissions from the BOPF cedures the test methods in appendix A generated during the steel production of this part or other methods and pro- cycle and captured by the BOPF pri- cedures as specified in this section, ex- mary control system. cept as provided in § 60.8(b). (c) Primary oxygen blow means the pe- (b) The owner or operator shall deter- riod in the steel production cycle of a mine compliance with the particulate BOPF during which a high volume of matter standards in § 60.132 as follows: oxygen-rich gas is introduced to the (1) Method 5 shall be used to deter- bath of molten iron by means of a mine the particulate matter concentra- lance inserted from the top of the ves- tion during representative periods of sel or through tuyeres in the bottom or charging and refining, but not during through the bottom and sides of the pouring of part of the production cycle. vessel. This definition does not include The sampling time and sample volume any additional or secondary oxygen for each run shall be at least 120 min- blows made after the primary blow or utes and 1.80 dscm (63.6 dscf). the introduction of nitrogen or other (2) Method 9 and the procedures in inert gas through tuyeres in the bot- § 60.11 shall be used to determine opac- tom or bottom and sides of the vessel. ity. (d) Steel production cycle means the operations conducted within the BOPF [54 FR 6667, Feb. 14, 1989, as amended at 65 steelmaking facility that are required FR 61756, Oct. 17, 2000] to produce each batch of steel and includes the following operations: scrap Subpart N—Standards of Perform- charging, preheating (when used), hot ance for Primary Emissions metal charging, primary oxygen blow- from Basic Oxygen Process ing, sampling (vessel turndown and turnup), additional oxygen blowing Furnaces for Which Construc- (when used), tapping, and deslagging. tion is Commenced After This definition applies to an affected June 11, 1973 facility constructed, modified, or reconstructed after January 20, 1983. For § 60.140 Applicability and designation an affected facility constructed, modi- of affected facility. fied, or reconstructed after June 11, (a) The affected facility to which the 1973, but on or before January 20, 1983, provisions of this subpart apply is each steel production cycle means the oper- basic oxygen process furnace. ations conducted within the BOPF (b) Any facility under paragraph (a) steelmaking facility that are required of this section that commences con- to produce each batch of steel and in- struction or modification after June 11, cludes the following operations: scrap

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