[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 6]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR60.33b]



[Page 93-97]

 

                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 60_STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES--Table of 

Contents

 

Subpart Cb_Emissions Guidelines and Compliance Times for Large Municipal 

  Waste Combustors That are Constructed on or Before September 20, 1994

 

Sec. 60.33b  Emission guidelines for municipal waste combustor metals, 

acid gases, organics, and nitrogen oxides.



    (a) The emission limits for municipal waste combustor metals are 

specified in paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this section.

    (1) For approval, a State plan shall include emission limits for 

particulate



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matter and opacity at least as protective as the emission limits for 

particulate matter and opacity specified in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) through 

(a)(1)(iii) of this section.

    (i) The emission limit for particulate matter contained in the gases 

discharged to the atmosphere from a designated facility is 27 milligrams 

per dry standard cubic meter, corrected to 7 percent oxygen.

    (ii) [Reserved]

    (iii) The emission limit for opacity exhibited by the gases 

discharged to the atmosphere from a designated facility is 10 percent 

(6-minute average).

    (2) For approval, a State plan shall include emission limits for 

cadmium and lead at least as protective as the emission limits for 

cadmium and lead specified in paragraphs (a)(2)(i) through (a)(2)(iv) of 

this section.

    (i) The emission limit for cadmium contained in the gases discharged 

to the atmosphere from a designated facility is 0.040 milligrams per dry 

standard cubic meter, corrected to 7 percent oxygen.

    (ii) [Reserved]

    (iii) The emission limit for lead contained in the gases discharged 

to the atmosphere from a designated facility is 0.49 milligrams per dry 

standard cubic meter, corrected to 7 percent oxygen.

    (iv) [Reserved]

    (3) For approval, a State plan shall include emission limits for 

mercury at least as protective as the emission limits specified in this 

paragraph. The emission limit for mercury contained in the gases 

discharged to the atmosphere from a designated facility is 0.080 

milligrams per dry standard cubic meter or 15 percent of the potential 

mercury emission concentration (85-percent reduction by weight), 

corrected to 7 percent oxygen, whichever is less stringent.

    (4) For approval, a State plan shall be submitted by August 25, 1998 

and shall include an emission limit for lead at least as protective as 

the emission limit for lead specified in this paragraph. The emission 

limit for lead contained in the gases discharged to the atmosphere from 

a designated facility is 0.44 milligrams per dry standard cubic meter, 

corrected to 7 percent oxygen.

    (b) The emission limits for municipal waste combustor acid gases, 

expressed as sulfur dioxide and hydrogen chloride, are specified in 

paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(2) of this section.

    (1) For approval, a State plan shall include emission limits for 

sulfur dioxide at least as protective as the emission limits for sulfur 

dioxide specified in paragraphs (b)(1)(i) and (b)(1)(ii) of this 

section.

    (i) The emission limit for sulfur dioxide contained in the gases 

discharged to the atmosphere from a designated facility is 31 parts per 

million by volume or 25 percent of the potential sulfur dioxide emission 

concentration (75-percent reduction by weight or volume), corrected to 7 

percent oxygen (dry basis), whichever is less stringent. Compliance with 

this emission limit is based on a 24-hour daily geometric mean.

    (ii) [Reserved]

    (2) For approval, a State plan shall include emission limits for 

hydrogen chloride at least as protective as the emission limits for 

hydrogen chloride specified in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of 

this section.

    (i) The emission limit for hydrogen chloride contained in the gases 

discharged to the atmosphere from a designated facility is 31 parts per 

million by volume or 5 percent of the potential hydrogen chloride 

emission concentration (95-percent reduction by weight or volume), 

corrected to 7 percent oxygen (dry basis), whichever is less stringent.

    (ii) [Reserved]

    (3) For approval, a State plan shall be submitted by August 25, 1998 

and shall include emission limits for sulfur dioxide and hydrogen 

chloride at least as protective as the emission limits specified in 

paragraphs (b)(3)(i) and (b)(3)(ii) of this section.

    (i) The emission limit for sulfur dioxide contained in the gases 

discharged to the atmosphere from a designated facility is 29 parts per 

million by volume or 25 percent of the potential sulfur dioxide emission 

concentration (75-percent reduction by weight or volume), corrected to 7 

percent oxygen (dry basis), whichever is less stringent. Compliance with 

this emission limit is



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based on a 24-hour daily geometric mean.

    (ii) The emission limit for hydrogen chloride contained in the gases 

discharged to the atmosphere from a designated facility is 29 parts per 

million by volume or 5 percent of the potential hydrogen chloride 

emission concentration (95-percent reduction by weight or volume), 

corrected to 7 percent oxygen (dry basis), whichever is less stringent.

    (c) The emission limits for municipal waste combustor organics, 

expressed as total mass dioxins/furans, are specified in paragraphs 

(c)(1) and (c)(2) of this section.

    (1) For approval, a State plan shall include an emission limit for 

dioxins/furans contained in the gases discharged to the atmosphere from 

a designated facility at least as protective as the emission limit for 

dioxins/furans specified in either paragraph (c)(1)(i) or (c)(1)(ii) of 

this section, as applicable.

    (i) The emission limit for designated facilities that employ an 

electrostatic precipitator-based emission control system is 60 nanograms 

per dry standard cubic meter (total mass), corrected to 7 percent 

oxygen.

    (ii) The emission limit for designated facilities that do not employ 

an electrostatic precipitator-based emission control system is 30 

nanograms per dry standard cubic meter (total mass), corrected to 7 

percent oxygen.

    (2) [Reserved]

    (d) For approval, a State plan shall include emission limits for 

nitrogen oxides at least as protective as the emission limits listed in 

table 1 of this subpart for designated facilities. Table 1 provides 

emission limits for the nitrogen oxides concentration level for each 

type of designated facility.



      Table 1--Nitrogen Oxides Guidelines for Designated Facilities

------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                              Nitrogen

                                                               oxides

                                                              emission

           Municipal waste combustor technology             limit (parts

                                                             per million

                                                             by volume)

                                                                 \a\

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Mass burn waterwall.......................................          205

Mass burn rotary waterwall................................          250

Refuse-derived fuel combustor.............................          250

Fluidized bed combustor...................................          240

Mass burn refractory combustors...........................     no limit

------------------------------------------------------------------------

\a\ Corrected to 7 percent oxygen, dry basis.



    (1) A State plan may allow nitrogen oxides emissions averaging as 

specified in paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (d)(1)(v) of this section.

    (i) The owner or operator of a municipal waste combustor plant may 

elect to implement a nitrogen oxides emissions averaging plan for the 

designated facilities that are located at that plant and that are 

subject to subpart Cb, except as specified in paragraphs (d)(1)(i)(A) 

and (d)(1)(i)(B) of this section.

    (A) Municipal waste combustor units subject to subpart Ea or Eb 

cannot be included in the emissions averaging plan.

    (B) Mass burn refractory municipal waste combustor units and other 

municipal waste combustor technologies not listed in paragraph 

(d)(1)(iii) of this section may not be included in the emissions 

averaging plan.

    (ii) The designated facilities included in the nitrogen oxides 

emissions averaging plan must be identified in the initial compliance 

report specified in Sec. 60.59b(f) or in the annual report specified in 

Sec. 60.59b(g), as applicable, prior to implementing the averaging 

plan. The designated facilities being included in the averaging plan may 

be redesignated each calendar year. Partial year redesignation is 

allowable with State approval.

    (iii) To implement the emissions averaging plan, the average daily 

(24-hour) nitrogen oxides emission concentration level for gases 

discharged from the designated facilities being included in the 

emissions averaging plan must be no greater than the levels specified in 

table 2 of this subpart. Table 2 provides emission limits for the 

nitrogen oxides concentration level for each type of designated 

facility.



   Table 2--Nitrogen Oxides Limits For Existing Designated Facilities

 Included in an Emissions Averaging Plan at a Municpial Waste Combustor

                                 Planta

------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                              Nitrogen

                                                               oxides

                                                              emission

           Municipal waste combustor technology             limit (parts

                                                             per million

                                                             by volume)b

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Mass burn waterwall.......................................          185

Mass burn rotary waterwall................................          220

Refuse-derived fuel combustor.............................          230



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Fluidized bed combustor...................................          220

------------------------------------------------------------------------

a Mass burn refractory municipal waste combustors and other MWC

  technologies not listed above may not be included in an emissions

  averaging plan.

b Corrected to 7 percent oxygen, dry basis.



    (iv) Under the emissions averaging plan, the average daily nitrogen 

oxides emissions specified in paragraph (d)(1)(iii) of this section 

shall be calculated using equation (1). Designated facilities that are 

offline shall not be included in calculating the average daily nitrogen 

oxides emission level.

[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR19DE95.000





where:



NOX 24-hr=24-hr daily average nitrogen oxides emission 

    concentration level for the emissions averaging plan (parts per 

    million by volume corrected to 7 percent oxygen).

NOX i-hr=24-hr daily average nitrogen oxides emission 

    concentration level for designated facility i (parts per million by 

    volume, corrected to 7 percent oxygen), calculated according to the 

    procedures in Sec. 60.58b(h) of this subpart.

Si=maximum demonstrated municipal waste combustor unit load 

    for designated facility i (pounds per hour steam or feedwater flow 

    as determined in the most recent dioxin/furan performance test).

h=total number of designated facilities being included in the daily 

    emissions average.



    (v) For any day in which any designated facility included in the 

emissions averaging plan is offline, the owner or operator of the 

municipal waste combustor plant must demonstrate compliance according to 

either paragraph (d)(1)(v)(A) of this section or both paragraphs 

(d)(1)(v)(B) and (d)(1)(v)(C) of this section.

    (A) Compliance with the applicable limits specified in table 2 of 

this subpart shall be demonstrated using the averaging procedure 

specified in paragraph (d)(1)(iv) of this section for the designated 

facilities that are online.

    (B) For each of the designated facilities included in the emissions 

averaging plan, the nitrogen oxides emissions on a daily average basis 

shall be calculated and shall be equal to or less than the maximum daily 

nitrogen oxides emission level achieved by that designated facility on 

any of the days during which the emissions averaging plan was achieved 

with all designated facilities online during the most recent calendar 

quarter. The requirements of this paragraph do not apply during the 

first quarter of operation under the emissions averaging plan.

    (C) The average nitrogen oxides emissions (kilograms per day) 

calculated according to paragraph (d)(1)(v)(C)(2) of this section shall 

not exceed the average nitrogen oxides emissions (kilograms per day) 

calculated according to paragraph (d)(1)(v)(C)(1) of this section.

    (1) For all days during which the emissions averaging plan was 

implemented and achieved and during which all designated facilities were 

online, the average nitrogen oxides emissions shall be calculated. The 

average nitrogen oxides emissions (kilograms per day) shall be 

calculated on a calendar year basis according to paragraphs 

(d)(1)(v)(C)(1)(i) through (d)(1)(v)(C)(1)(iii) of this section.

    (i) For each designated facility included in the emissions averaging 

plan, the daily amount of nitrogen oxides emitted (kilograms per day) 

shall be calculated based on the hourly nitrogen oxides data required 

under Sec. 60.38b(a) and specified under Sec. 60.58b(h)(5) of subpart 

Eb of this part, the flue gas flow rate determined using table 19-1 of 

EPA Reference Method 19 or a State-approved method, and the hourly 

average steam or feedwater flow rate.

    (ii) The daily total nitrogen oxides emissions shall be calculated 

as the



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sum of the daily nitrogen oxides emissions from each designated facility 

calculated under paragraph (d)(1)(v)(C)(1)(i) of this section.

    (iii) The average nitrogen oxides emissions (kilograms per day) on a 

calendar year basis shall be calculated as the sum of all daily total 

nitrogen oxides emissions calculated under paragraph (d)(1)(v)(C)(1)(ii) 

of this section divided by the number of calendar days for which a daily 

total was calculated.

    (2) For all days during which one or more of the designated 

facilities under the emissions averaging plan was offline, the average 

nitrogen oxides emissions shall be calculated. The average nitrogen 

oxides emissions (kilograms per day) shall be calculated on a calendar 

year basis according to paragraphs (d)(1)(v)(C)(2)(i) through 

(d)(1)(v)(C)(2)(iii) of this section.

    (i) For each designated facility included in the emissions averaging 

plan, the daily amount of nitrogen oxides emitted (kilograms per day) 

shall be calculated based on the hourly nitrogen oxides data required 

under Sec. 60.38b(a) and specified under Sec. 60.58b(h)(5) of subpart 

Eb of this part, the flue gas flow rate determined using table 19-1 of 

EPA Reference Method 19 or a State-approved method, and the hourly 

average steam or feedwater flow rate.

    (ii) The daily total nitrogen oxides emissions shall be calculated 

as the sum of the daily nitrogen oxides emissions from each designated 

facility calculated under paragraph (d)(1)(v)(C)(2)(i) of this section.

    (iii) The average nitrogen oxides emissions (kilograms per day) on a 

calendar year basis shall be calculated as the sum of all daily total 

nitrogen oxides emissions calculated under paragraph (d)(1)(v)(C)(2)(ii) 

of this section divided by the number of calendar days for which a daily 

total was calculated.

    (2) A State plan may establish a program to allow owners or 

operators of municipal waste combustor plants to engage in trading of 

nitrogen oxides emission credits. A trading program must be approved by 

the Administrator before implementation.

    (3) For approval, a State plan shall be submitted by August 25, 1998 

and shall include emission limits for nitrogen oxides from fluidized bed 

combustors at least as protective as the emission limits listed in 

paragraphs (d)(3)(i) and (d)(3)(ii) of this section.

    (i) The emission limit for nitrogen oxides contained in the gases 

discharged to the atmosphere from a designated facility that is a 

fluidized bed combustor is 180 parts per million by volume, corrected to 

7 percent oxygen.

    (ii) If a State plan allows nitrogen oxides emissions averaging as 

specified in paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (d)(1)(v) of this section, the 

emission limit for nitrogen oxides contained in the gases discharged to 

the atmosphere from a designated facility that is a fluidized bed 

combustor is 165 parts per million by volume, corrected to 7 percent 

oxygen.



[60 FR 65415, Dec. 19, 1995, as amended at 62 FR 45119, 45125, Aug. 25, 

1997]