[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 12]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 40CFR63.1445]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 63_NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR 

SOURCE CATEGORIES--Table of Contents

 

Subpart QQQ_National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for 

                         Primary Copper Smelting

 

Sec.  63.1445  What work practice standards must I meet for my fugitive 

dust sources?



    (a) You must control particulate matter emissions from fugitive dust 

sources at your primary copper smelter by operating according to a 

written fugitive dust control plan that has been approved by the 

designated authority. For the purpose of complying with this paragraph 

(a) you may use an existing fugitive dust control plan provided that the 

plan complies with the requirements of this section. A fugitive dust 

control plan is considered to be approved if the plan has been 

incorporated in your applicable State implementation plan, and the 

document addresses the fugitive dust sources specified in paragraph (b) 

of this section and includes the information specified in paragraph (c) 

of this section.

    (b) Your fugitive dust control plan must address each of the 

fugitive dust emission sources listed in paragraphs (b)(1) through (6) 

of this section that are located at your primary copper smelter.

    (1) On-site roadways used by trucks or other motor vehicles (e.g., 

front-end loaders) when transporting bulk quantities of fugitive dust 

materials. Paved roads and parking areas that are not used by these 

vehicles do not need to be included in the plan (e.g., employee and 

visitor parking lots).

    (2) Unloading of fugitive dust materials from trucks or railcars.

    (3) Outdoor piles used for storage of fugitive dust materials.

    (4) Bedding areas used for blending copper concentrate and other 

feed constituents.

    (5) Each transfer point in conveying systems used to transport 

fugitive dust materials. These points include, but are not limited to, 

transfer of material from one conveyor belt to another and transfer of 

material to a hopper or bin.

    (6) Other site-specific sources of fugitive dust emissions that the 

Administrator or delegated permitting authority designate to be included 

in your fugitive dust control plan.

    (c) Your fugitive dust control plan must describe the control 

measures you use to control fugitive dust emissions from each source 

addressed in the plan, as applicable and appropriate for your site 

conditions. Examples of control measures include, but are not limited 

to, locating the source inside a building or other enclosure, installing 

and operating a local hood capture system over the source and venting 

the captured gas stream to a control device, placing material stockpiles 

below grade, installing wind screens or wind fences around the source, 

spraying water on the source as weather conditions require, applying 

appropriate dust suppression agents on the source, or combinations of 

these control measures.

    (d) The requirement for you to operate according to a written 

fugitive dust control plan must be incorporated in your operating permit 

that is issued by the designated permitting authority under part 70 of 

this chapter. A copy of your fugitive dust control plan must be sent to 

the designated permitting authority on or before the compliance date for 

your primary copper smelter, as specified in Sec.  63.1443.