Burning of Hazardous Waste in Boilers and Industrial Furnaces

Burning of Hazardous Waste in Boilers and Industrial Furnaces

This information is reproduced with permission from HeinOnline, under contract to EPA. By including this material, EPA does not endorse HeinOnline. 7134 Federal Register / Vol. 56, No. 35 / Thursday, February 21, 1991 / Rules and Regulations ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION of the Federal Register as of August 21, D. Land Disposal Restriction Standards. AGENCY 1991. Part Two: Devices Subject to Regulation 40 CFR Parts 260, 261, 264, 265, 266, ADDRESSES: The official record for this I. Boilers. rulemaking is identified as Docket I1.Industrial Furnaces. 270, and 271 Numbers F-87-BBFP-FFFFF and F-89- A. Cement Kilns. BBSP-FFFFF, and is located in the EPA B. Light-Weight Aggregate Kilns. Acid Furnaces. [EPA/OSW-FR-91-012; SWH-FRL-3865-61 RCRA Docket, roont 2427, C. Halogen 401 M Street 1. Current Practices. RIN 2050-AA72 SW., Washington, DC 20460. The docket 2. Designation of HAFs as Industrial is available Burning of Hazardous for inspection from 9 a.m. to Furnaces. Waste In Boilers and 4 p.m., Industrial Furnaces Monday through Friday, except D. Smelting, Melting, and Refining on Federal holidays. The public must Furnaces Burning Hazardous Waste to AGENCY: Environmental Protection make an appointment tc review docket Recover Metals. Agency (EPA). materials by calling (202) 475-9327. The Part Three: Standards for Boilers and ACTION: Final rule. public may copy up to 100 pages from Industrial Furnaces Burning Hazardous the docket at no charge. Additional Waste SUMMARY: Under this final rule, the copies cost $.15 per page. I. Emission Standard for Particulate Matter. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA] A. Basis for Final Rule. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 1. Alternatives Considered. is expanding controls on hazardous For general information contact the waste 2. Basis for Standard. combustion to regulate air RCRA Hotline at: (800) 424-9346 (toll- emissions B. Interim Status Compliance Procedures. from the burning of hazardous free) or (703) 920-9810 locally. For waste in boilers and C. Implementation. industrial furnaces. information on specific aspects of this I. Controls for Emissions of Toxic Organic Currently. such burning is exempt from final rule, contact Shiva Garg, Office of Compounds. regulation. EPA is promulgating this Solid Waste (OS-322W), U.S. A. DRE Standard. final rule after considering public Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M 1. Selection of POHCs for DRE Testing. comment on rules proposed on May 6, Street SW., Washington, DC 20460, (703) 2. Use of POHC Surrogates. 1987, plus the comments on EPA's 308-8460. 3. Waiver of DRE Trail Burn for Boilers supplemental notices of October 26, 1989 EPA is planning to conduct six two- Operating Under the Special Operating and April 27, 1990. day implementation Requirements. workshops B. PIC Controls. These rules control emissions of toxic beginning in mid February in the organic compounds, toxic metals, 1. Use of a CO Limit to Control PICs. following cities: San Francisco, CA; 2. Tier I PIC Controls: 100 ppmv CO limit. hydrogen chloride, chlorine gas, and Dallas, TX; Kansas City, KS; Atlanta, 3. Tier II PIC Controls: Limits on CO and particulate matter from boilers and GA; Chicago, IL: and Philadelphia, PA. HC. industrial furnaces burning hazardous The purpose of the sessions is to explain 4. Special Requirements for Furnaces. waste. In addition the rules subject responsibilities of owner/operators 5. Special Considerations for Cement Kilns. owners and operators of these devices burning hazardous waste under this C. Automatic Waste Feed Cutoff to the general facility standards rule. The first day will be open only to Requirements. applicable to hazardous waste government representatives involved in D. CEM Requirements for PIC Controls. treatment, storage, and disposal implementation, compliance, and E. Control of Dioxin and Furnace facilities. Further, today's final rule enforcement Emissions. of these regulations. The 11. Risk Assessment Procedures. subjects hazardous waste storage units second day is open to the public. at regulated burner facilities to part 264 A. Health Effects Data. Preregistration is required to assure a 1. Carcinogens. permit standards. Burner storage reservation. Same day registration will 2. Noncarcinogens. operations at existing facilities are be allowed as space is available. B. Air Dispersion Modeling. generally now subject only to interim Interested parties should call 919-549- 1. Option for Site-Specific Modeling. status standards under part 265. 0722 to obtain further information and 2. Terrain-Adjusted Effective Stack Height. Finally, today's rule takes final action get on the mailing list for notices. 3. Conservatism in Screening Limits. Height. on two pending petitions for rulemaking: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 4. GEP Stack (1) based 5. Plume Rise Table. on a petition by Dow Chemical Preamble Outline Company, EPA is designating halogen 6. Compliance by Manipulating Effective Part One: Background Stack Height. acid furnaces as industrial furnaces I. Legal Authority. 7. Effect of HCI Emissions on Acid Rain. under § 260.10; and (2) based on a II.Overview of the Final Rule. petition A. Controls 8. Building Wake Effects. by the American Iron and Steel for Emissions of Organic C. Consideration Compounds. of Indirect Exposure and Institute, EPA is classifying coke and Environmental Impacts. B. Controls for Emissions of Toxic Metals. coal tar fuels produced by recycling coal 1. Indirect Exposure. C. Controls for Emissions of Hydrogen tar decanter sludge, EPA Hazardous 2. Non-human Health Related Waste No. K087, Chloride and Chlorine Gas. as products rather D. Emission Standard for Particulate Environmental Impacts. than solid waste. The rule also makes Matter. D. Acceptable Risk Level for Carcinogens. several technical corrections to E. Permitting Procedures. E. Use of MEI and Consideration of regulations dealing with loss of interim F. Controls During Interim Status. Aggregate Risk. status for facilities that achieved interim G. Units Exempt from Air Emissions F. Risk Assessment Assumptions. status as of November 7, 1984. Standards. IV. Controls for Emissions of Toxic Metals. H. Pollution Prevention Impacts. A. Background Information. EFFECTIVE DATE: This final rule is I1. Relationship to Other Rules. 1. Metals Standards under Other Statutes. effective on August 21, 1991. Technical A. Regulations to be Promulgated Under 2. 1987 Proposed Rule. corrections to § 270.73 are effective on the New Clean Air Act. 3. 1989 Supplement to Proposed Rule. publication. B.April 27, 1990 Proposed Incinerator B. How the Standards Work. The incorporation by reference of Amendments. 1. Tier Ill Standards. certain publications C. July 28, 1990 Proposed Amendment to 2. Tier II Standards. listed in the Definition of Wastewater regulations Treatment Unit 3. Tier I Standards. is approved by the Director to Exempt Sludge Dryers. C. Implementation. HeinOnline -- 56 Fed. Reg. 7134 1991 This information is reproduced with permission from HeinOnline, under contract to EPA. By including this material, EPA does not endorse HeinOnline. Federal Register / Vol. 56, No. 35 / Thursday, February 21, 1991 / Rules and Regulations 7135 1. Tier I Implementation. 2. Multiple Stacks. A. Cost Analysis. 2. Tier II Implementation. D. Wastes Ineligible for Exemption. 1. Background. 3. Tier III Implementation. E. Exemption of Associated Storage. 2. Revised Cost Analysis. 4. Special Requirements for Furnaces that F. Notification and Recordkeeping B. Regulatory Flexibility Act. Recycle Collected Particulate Matter. Requirements. C. Paperwork Reduction Act. Risk Waste from DRE 5. Trial Bums. XI. Exemption of Low Ill. List of Subjects. 6. Monitoring and Analysis Requirements. Standard and Particulate Matter Appendices. D. Interim Status Compliance Emissions Standard. Requirements. A. Exemption from Compliance with the Part One: Background V. Controls for Emissions of Hydrogen DRE Standard. Chloride and Chlorine Gas. B. Exemption from Compliance with the I. Legal Authority A. Background Information. Particulate Standard. B. Response to Comments. C. Eligibility Requirements. These regulations are promulgated 1. Short-Term HCI RAG2. D. How the Low-Risk Waste Exemption under authority of sections 1006, 2002, 2. Need for C12 Controls. Works. 3001 through 3007, 3010, and 7004 of the 3. HCI Emission Test Procedures. 1. Constituents of Concern. Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1970, as 4. Technology-Based HCl Controls. 2. Estimation of Worst-Case Emissions. amended by the Resource Conservation C. Implementation. 3. Dispersion Modeling. and Recovery Act of 1976, the Quiet 1. Emissions Testing. 4. Acceptable Ambient Levels. Communities Act of 1978, the Solid 2. Waste Analysis. 5. Constituents with Inadequate Health Waste Disposal Act Amendments of 3. Interim Status Compliance Effects Data. Requirements. XII. Storage Standards. 1980, and the Hazardous and Solid VI. Nontechnical Requirements. A. Permit Standards for Storage. Waste Amendments of 1984, 42 U.S.C. VII. Interim Status Standards. B. Consideration of Requirement for Liquid 6905, 6912, 6921 through 6927, 6930, and A. Certification Schedule. Waste Fuel Blending Tanks. 6974. 1. Certification of Precompliance. C. Standards for Direct Transfer 2. Certification of Compliance. Operations. II. Overview of the Final Rule 3. Recertification. 1. General Operating Requirements. A. Controlsfor Emissions of Organic 4. Failure to Comply with the Certification 2. Inspections and Recordkeeping. Schedule. 3. Equipment Integrity. Compounds 5. Development of the Certification

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