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  1. Title 40 —Protection of Environment
  2. Chapter I —Environmental Protection Agency
  3. Subchapter C —Air Programs
  4. Part 60 —Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources
  5. Subpart BBBB   View Full Text
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Title 40Protection of EnvironmentPart / Section
Chapter IEnvironmental Protection Agency1 – 1099
Subchapter CAir Programs50 – 99
Part 60Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources60.1 – 60.6685
Subpart BBBBEmission Guidelines and Compliance Times for Small Municipal Waste Combustion Units Constructed on or Before August 30, 199960.1500 – 60.1940
Introduction60.1500 – 60.1545
§ 60.1500What is the purpose of this subpart?
§ 60.1505Am I affected by this subpart?
§ 60.1510Is a State plan required for all States?
§ 60.1515What must I include in my State plan?
§ 60.1520Is there an approval process for my State plan?
§ 60.1525What if my State plan is not approvable?
§ 60.1530Is there an approval process for a negative declaration letter?
§ 60.1535What compliance schedule must I include in my State plan?
§ 60.1540Are there any State plan requirements for this subpart that supersede the requirements specified in subpart B?
§ 60.1545Does this subpart directly affect municipal waste combustion unit owners and operators in my State?
Applicability of State Plans60.1550 – 60.1565
§ 60.1550What municipal waste combustion units must I address in my State plan?
§ 60.1555Are any small municipal waste combustion units exempt from my State plan?
§ 60.1560Can an affected municipal waste combustion unit reduce its capacity to less than 35 tons per day rather than comply with my State plan?
§ 60.1565What subcategories of small municipal waste combustion units must I include in my State plan?
Use of Model Rule60.1570 – 60.1580
§ 60.1570What is the “model rule” in this subpart?
§ 60.1575How does the model rule relate to the required elements of my State plan?
§ 60.1580What are the principal components of the model rule?
Model Rule—Increments of Progress60.1585 – 60.1640
§ 60.1585What are my requirements for meeting increments of progress and achieving final compliance?
§ 60.1590When must I complete each increment of progress?
§ 60.1595What must I include in the notifications of achievement of my increments of progress?
§ 60.1600When must I submit the notifications of achievement of increments of progress?
§ 60.1605What if I do not meet an increment of progress?
§ 60.1610How do I comply with the increment of progress for submittal of a control plan?
§ 60.1615How do I comply with the increment of progress for awarding contracts?
§ 60.1620How do I comply with the increment of progress for initiating onsite construction?
§ 60.1625How do I comply with the increment of progress for completing onsite construction?
§ 60.1630How do I comply with the increment of progress for achieving final compliance?
§ 60.1635What must I do if I close my municipal waste combustion unit and then restart my municipal waste combustion unit?
§ 60.1640What must I do if I plan to permanently close my municipal waste combustion unit and not restart it?
Model Rule—Good Combustion Practices: Operator Training60.1645 – 60.1670
§ 60.1645What types of training must I do?
§ 60.1650Who must complete the operator training course? By when?
§ 60.1655Who must complete the plant-specific training course?
§ 60.1660What plant-specific training must I provide?
§ 60.1665What information must I include in the plant-specific operating manual?
§ 60.1670Where must I keep the plant-specific operating manual?
Model Rule—Good Combustion Practices: Operator Certification60.1675 – 60.1685
§ 60.1675What types of operator certification must the chief facility operator and shift supervisor obtain and by when must they obtain it?
§ 60.1680After the required date for operator certification, who may operate the municipal waste combustion unit?
§ 60.1685What if all the certified operators must be temporarily offsite?
Model Rule—Good Combustion Practices: Operating Requirements60.1690 – 60.1695
§ 60.1690What are the operating practice requirements for my municipal waste combustion unit?
§ 60.1695What happens to the operating requirements during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction?
Model Rule—Emission Limits60.1700 – 60.1710
§ 60.1700What pollutants are regulated by this subpart?
§ 60.1705What emission limits must I meet? By when?
§ 60.1710What happens to the emission limits during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction?
Model Rule—Continuous Emission Monitoring60.1715 – 60.1770
§ 60.1715What types of continuous emission monitoring must I perform?
§ 60.1720What continuous emission monitoring systems must I install for gaseous pollutants?
§ 60.1725How are the data from the continuous emission monitoring systems used?
§ 60.1730How do I make sure my continuous emission monitoring systems are operating correctly?
§ 60.1735Am I exempt from any appendix B or appendix F requirements to evaluate continuous emission monitoring systems?
§ 60.1740What is my schedule for evaluating continuous emission monitoring systems?
§ 60.1745What must I do if I choose to monitor carbon dioxide instead of oxygen as a diluent gas?
§ 60.1750What is the minimum amount of monitoring data I must collect with my continuous emission monitoring systems and is the data collection requirement enforceable?
§ 60.1755How do I convert my 1-hour arithmetic averages into appropriate averaging times and units?
§ 60.1760What is required for my continuous opacity monitoring system and how are the data used?
§ 60.1765What additional requirements must I meet for the operation of my continuous emission monitoring systems and continuous opacity monitoring system?
§ 60.1770What must I do if any of my continuous emission monitoring systems are temporarily unavailable to meet the data collection requirements?
Model Rule—Stack Testing60.1775 – 60.1800
§ 60.1775What types of stack tests must I conduct?
§ 60.1780How are the stack test data used?
§ 60.1785What schedule must I follow for the stack testing?
§ 60.1790What test methods must I use to stack test?
§ 60.1795May I conduct stack testing less often?
§ 60.1800May I deviate from the 13-month testing schedule if unforeseen circumstances arise?
Model Rule—Other Monitoring Requirements60.1805 – 60.1825
§ 60.1805Must I meet other requirements for continuous monitoring?
§ 60.1810How do I monitor the load of my municipal waste combustion unit?
§ 60.1815How do I monitor the temperature of flue gases at the inlet of my particulate matter control device?
§ 60.1820How do I monitor the injection rate of activated carbon?
§ 60.1825What is the minimum amount of monitoring data I must collect with my continuous parameter monitoring systems and is the data collection requirement enforceable?
Model Rule—Recordkeeping60.1830 – 60.1855
§ 60.1830What records must I keep?
§ 60.1835Where must I keep my records and for how long?
§ 60.1840What records must I keep for operator training and certification?
§ 60.1845What records must I keep for stack tests?
§ 60.1850What records must I keep for continuously monitored pollutants or parameters?
§ 60.1855What records must I keep for municipal waste combustion units that use activated carbon?
Model Rule—Reporting60.1860 – 60.1905
§ 60.1860What reports must I submit and in what form?
§ 60.1865What are the appropriate units of measurement for reporting my data?
§ 60.1870When must I submit the initial report?
§ 60.1875What must I include in my initial report?
§ 60.1880When must I submit the annual report?
§ 60.1885What must I include in my annual report?
§ 60.1890What must I do if I am out of compliance with the requirements of this subpart?
§ 60.1895If a semiannual report is required, when must I submit it?
§ 60.1900What must I include in the semiannual out-of-compliance reports?
§ 60.1905Can reporting dates be changed?
Model Rule—Air Curtain Incinerators That Burn 100 Percent Yard Waste60.1910 – 60.1930
§ 60.1910What is an air curtain incinerator?
§ 60.1915What is yard waste?
§ 60.1920What are the emission limits for air curtain incinerators that burn 100 percent yard waste?
§ 60.1925How must I monitor opacity for air curtain incinerators that burn 100 percent yard waste?
§ 60.1930What are the recordkeeping and reporting requirements for air curtain incinerators that burn 100 percent yard waste?
Equations60.1935
§ 60.1935What equations must I use?
Definitions60.1940
§ 60.1940What definitions must I know?
Table 1 to Subpart BBBB of Part 60
Model Rule—Compliance Schedules and Increments of Progress
Table 2 to Subpart BBBB of Part 60
Model Rule—Class I Emission Limits for Existing Small Municipal Waste Combustion Units a
Table 3 to Subpart BBBB of Part 60
Model Rule—Class I Nitrogen Oxides Emission Limits for Existing Small Municipal Waste Combustion Units a b c
Table 4 to Subpart BBBB of Part 60
Model Rule—Class II Emission Limits for Existing Small Municipal Waste Combustion Unit a
Table 5 to Subpart BBBB of Part 60
Model Rule—Carbon Monoxide Emission Limits for Existing Small Municipal Waste Combustion Units
Table 6 to Subpart BBBB of Part 60
Model Rule—Requirements for Validating Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (CEMS)
Table 7 to Subpart BBBB of Part 60
Model Rule—Requirements for Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (CEMS)
Table 8 to Subpart BBBB of Part 60
Model Rule—Requirements for Stack Tests
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