[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 28]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 40CFR420.24]



[Page 399]

 

                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 420_IRON AND STEEL MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY--Table of 

Contents

 

                     Subpart B_Sintering Subcategory

 

Sec.  420.24  New source performance standards (NSPS).



    New sources subject to this subpart must achieve the following new 

source performance standards (NSPS), as applicable.

    (a) Any new source subject to the provisions of this section that 

commenced discharging after November 18, 1992 and before November 18, 

2002 must continue to achieve the applicable standards specified in 

Sec.  420.24 of title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, revised as 

of July 1, 2001, except that after the expiration of the applicable time 

period specified in 40 CFR 122.29(d)(1), the source must also achieve 

the effluent limitations specified in Sec.  420.23 for 2,3,7,8-TCDF.

    (b) The following standards apply with respect to each new source 

that commences construction after November 18, 2002.

    (1) Sintering operations with wet air pollution control system. The 

following table presents NSPS for sintering operations with wet air 

pollution control systems:



           Subpart B--New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)

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

                                                               Maximum

             Regulated parameter                  Maximum      monthly

                                                 daily \1\     avg. \1\

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

TSS..........................................     0.0200      0.00751

O&G..........................................     0.00501    ...........

Ammonia-N \2\................................     0.0150      0.00501

Cyanide \2\..................................     0.00100     0.000501

Phenols (4AAP) \2\...........................     0.000100    0.0000501

TRC \3\......................................     0.000250   ...........

Lead.........................................     0.000451    0.000150

Zinc.........................................     0.000676    0.000225

pH...........................................  (\4\)         (\4\)

2,3,7,8-TCDF.................................