[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 5]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR57.102]

[Page 131-132]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 57--PRIMARY NONFERROUS SMELTER ORDERS--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 57.102  Eligibility.

    (a) A primary copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, or other nonferrous 
smelter is eligible for an NSO if it meets the following conditions:
    (1) The smelter was in existence and operating on August 7, 1977;
    (2) The smelter is subject to an approved or promulgated sulfur 
dioxide (SO2) State Implementation Plan (SIP) emission 
limitation which is adequate to ensure that National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards (NAAQS) for SO2 are achieved without the use of any 
unauthorized dispersion techniques; and
    (3) The Administrator determines, based on a showing by the smelter 
owner, that no means of emission limitation applicable to the smelter 
which would enable it to comply with its SIP stack emission limitation 
for SO2 has been adequately demonstrated to be reasonably 
available (taking into account the cost of compliance, nonair quality 
health and environmental impact, and energy considerations) in 
accordance with Sec. 57.201(d)(1).
    (b) For the purposes of these regulations:
    (1) The following means of emission limitation shall be considered 
adequately demonstrated for nonferrous smelters. (Taking into account 
nonair

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quality health and environmental impact and energy considerations, but 
not the cost of compliance).
    (i) Retrofit control technologies.
    (A) Sulfuric acid plant in conjunction with an adequately 
demonstrated replacement technology or process modification;
    (B) Magnesium oxide (concentration) scrubbing;
    (C) Lime/limestone scrubbing; and
    (D) Ammonia scrubbing.
    (ii) Replacement or process modifications.
    (A) Flash smelting;
    (B) Oxygen enrichment;
    (C) Supplemental sulfur burning in conjunction with acid plant;
    (D) Electric Furnace;
    (E) Noranda process;
    (F) Fluid bed roaster;
    (G) Continuous smelting (Mitsubishi) process; and
    (H) Strong stream/weak stream gas blending.
    (2) Each adequately demonstrated means of emission limitation which 
would enable a smelter to comply with its SIP emission limitation for 
SO2 shall be considered applicable to the smelter unless the 
smelter operator demonstrates that the use of a particular system at 
that smelter is technically unreasonable, for reasons specific to that 
site.
    (3) An applicable means of emission limitation which would enable a 
smelter to comply with its SIP emission limitation for SO2 
shall be considered adequately demonstrated to be reasonably available 
to the smelter (taking into account the cost of compliance) if the 
information submitted under Secs. 57.107(a) and 57.203(b) (plus any 
necessary supplemental information) shows, according to the criteria, 
procedures, and tests contained in appendix A to this part and in 
accordance with Sec. 57.201(d)(1), that both of the following two tests 
are met.
    (i) The rate of return test. The present value of the smelter's 
future net cash flow (during and after investment in constant control 
technology) is more than book value of the smelter's net investment in 
constant dollars.
    (ii) The profit protection test. The constant control technology 
expenditure reduces the present value of the smelter's forecast pretax 
profits by less than 50%.
    (c) When applying for an NSO, a smelter must establish, for purposes 
of applying the financial eligibility tests, which adequately 
demonstrated constant control technology applicable to that smelter is 
the most economically feasible for use at that smelter.

[50 FR 6448, Feb. 15, 1985, as amended at 51 FR 10211, Mar. 25, 1986]