[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: 40CFR63.1506]



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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 RRR_National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for 

                      Secondary Aluminum Production

 

Sec.  63.1506  Operating requirements.



    (a) Summary. (1) On and after the compliance date established by 

Sec.  63.1501, the owner or operator must operate all new and existing 

affected sources and control equipment according to the requirements in 

this section.

    (2) The owner or operator of an existing sweat furnace that meets 

the specifications of Sec.  63.1505(f)(1) must operate the sweat furnace 

and control equipment according to the requirements of this section on 

and after the compliance date of this standard.



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    (3) The owner or operator of a new sweat furnace that meets the 

specifications of Sec.  63.1505(f)(1) must operate the sweat furnace and 

control equipment according to the requirements of this section by March 

23, 2000 or upon startup, whichever is later.

    (4) Operating requirements are summarized in Table 2 to this 

subpart.

    (b) Labeling. The owner or operator must provide and maintain easily 

visible labels posted at each group 1 furnace, group 2 furnace, in-line 

fluxer and scrap dryer/delacquering kiln/decoating kiln that identifies 

the applicable emission limits and means of compliance, including:

    (1) The type of affected source or emission unit (e.g., scrap dryer/

delacquering kiln/decoating kiln, group 1 furnace, group 2 furnace, in-

line fluxer).

    (2) The applicable operational standard(s) and control method(s) 

(work practice or control device). This includes, but is not limited to, 

the type of charge to be used for a furnace (e.g., clean scrap only, all 

scrap, etc.), flux materials and addition practices, and the applicable 

operating parameter ranges and requirements as incorporated in the OM&M 

plan.

    (3) The afterburner operating temperature and design residence time 

for a scrap dryer/delacquering kiln/decoating kiln.

    (c) Capture/collection systems. For each affected source or emission 

unit equipped with an add-on air pollution control device, the owner or 

operator must:

    (1) Design and install a system for the capture and collection of 

emissions to meet the engineering standards for minimum exhaust rates as 

published by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial 

Hygienists in chapters 3 and 5 of ``Industrial Ventilation: A Manual of 

Recommended Practice'' (incorporated by reference in Sec.  63.1502 of 

this subpart);

    (2) Vent captured emissions through a closed system, except that 

dilution air may be added to emission streams for the purpose of 

controlling temperature at the inlet to a fabric filter; and

    (3) Operate each capture/collection system according to the 

procedures and requirements in the OM&M plan.

    (d) Feed/charge weight. The owner or operator of each affected 

source or emission unit subject to an emission limit in kg/Mg (lb/ton) 

or [micro]g/Mg (gr/ton) of feed/charge must:

    (1) Except as provided in paragraph (d)(3) of this section, install 

and operate a device that measures and records or otherwise determine 

the weight of feed/charge (or throughput) for each operating cycle or 

time period used in the performance test; and

    (2) Operate each weight measurement system or other weight 

determination procedure in accordance with the OM&M plan.

    (3) The owner or operator may chose to measure and record aluminum 

production weight from an affected source or emission unit rather than 

feed/charge weight to an affected source or emission unit, provided 

that:

    (i) The aluminum production weight, rather than feed/charge weight 

is measured and recorded for all emission units within a SAPU; and

    (ii) All calculations to demonstrate compliance with the emission 

limits for SAPUs are based on aluminum production weight rather than 

feed/charge weight.

    (e) Aluminum scrap shredder. The owner or operator of a scrap 

shredder with emissions controlled by a fabric filter must operate a bag 

leak detection system, or a continuous opacity monitor, or conduct 

visible emissions observations.

    (1) If a bag leak detection system is used to meet the monitoring 

requirements in Sec.  63.1510, the owner or operator must:

    (i) Initiate corrective action within 1-hour of a bag leak detection 

system alarm and complete the corrective action procedures in accordance 

with the OM&M plan.

    (ii) Operate each fabric filter system such that the bag leak 

detection system alarm does not sound more than 5 percent of the 

operating time during a 6-month block reporting period. In calculating 

this operating time fraction, if inspection of the fabric filter 

demonstrates that no corrective action is required, no alarm time is 

counted. If corrective action is required, each alarm shall be counted 

as a minimum of 1 hour. If the owner or operator



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takes longer than 1 hour to initiate corrective action, the alarm time 

shall be counted as the actual amount of time taken by the owner or 

operator to initiate corrective action.

    (2) If a continuous opacity monitoring system is used to meet the 

monitoring requirements in Sec.  63.1510, the owner or operator must 

initiate corrective action within 1-hour of any 6-minute average reading 

of 5 percent or more opacity and complete the corrective action 

procedures in accordance with the OM&M plan.

    (3) If visible emission observations are used to meet the monitoring 

requirements in Sec.  63.1510, the owner or operator must initiate 

corrective action within 1-hour of any observation of visible emissions 

during a daily visible emissions test and complete the corrective action 

procedures in accordance with the OM&M plan.

    (f) Thermal chip dryer. The owner or operator of a thermal chip 

dryer with emissions controlled by an afterburner must:

    (1) Maintain the 3-hour block average operating temperature of each 

afterburner at or above the average temperature established during the 

performance test.

    (2) Operate each afterburner in accordance with the OM&M plan.

    (3) Operate each thermal chip dryer using only unpainted aluminum 

chips as the feedstock.

    (g) Scrap dryer/delacquering kiln/decoating kiln. The owner or 

operator of a scrap dryer/delacquering kiln/decoating kiln with 

emissions controlled by an afterburner and a lime-injected fabric filter 

must:

    (1) For each afterburner,

    (i) Maintain the 3-hour block average operating temperature of each 

afterburner at or above the average temperature established during the 

performance test.

    (ii) Operate each afterburner in accordance with the OM&M plan.

    (2) If a bag leak detection system is used to meet the fabric filter 

monitoring requirements in Sec.  63.1510,

    (i) Initiate corrective action within 1-hour of a bag leak detection 

system alarm and complete any necessary corrective action procedures in 

accordance with the OM&M plan.

    (ii) Operate each fabric filter system such that the bag leak 

detection system alarm does not sound more than 5 percent of the 

operating time during a 6-month block reporting period. In calculating 

this operating time fraction, if inspection of the fabric filter 

demonstrates that no corrective action is required, no alarm time is 

counted. If corrective action is required, each alarm shall be counted 

as a minimum of 1 hour. If the owner or operator takes longer than 1 

hour to initiate corrective action, the alarm time shall be counted as 

the actual amount of time taken by the owner or operator to initiate 

corrective action.

    (3) If a continuous opacity monitoring system is used to meet the 

monitoring requirements in Sec.  63.1510, initiate corrective action 

within 1-hour of any 6-minute average reading of 5 percent or more 

opacity and complete the corrective action procedures in accordance with 

the OM&M plan.

    (4) Maintain the 3-hour block average inlet temperature for each 

fabric filter at or below the average temperature established during the 

performance test, plus 14 [deg]C (plus 25 [deg]F).

    (5) For a continuous injection device, maintain free-flowing lime in 

the hopper to the feed device at all times and maintain the lime feeder 

setting at the same level established during the performance test.

    (h) Sweat furnace. The owner or operator of a sweat furnace with 

emissions controlled by an afterburner must:

    (1) Maintain the 3-hour block average operating temperature of each 

afterburner at or above:

    (i) The average temperature established during the performance test; 

or

    (ii) 1600 [deg]F if a performance test was not conducted, and the 

afterburner meets the specifications of Sec.  63.1505(f)(1).

    (2) Operate each afterburner in accordance with the OM&M plan.

    (i) Dross-only furnace. The owner or operator of a dross-only 

furnace with emissions controlled by a fabric filter must:

    (1) If a bag leak detection system is used to meet the monitoring 

requirements in Sec.  63.1510,

    (i) Initiate corrective action within 1-hour of a bag leak detection 

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alarm and complete the corrective action procedures in accordance with 

the OM&M plan.

    (ii) Operate each fabric filter system such that the bag leak 

detection system alarm does not sound more than 5 percent of the 

operating time during a 6-month block reporting period. In calculating 

this operating time fraction, if inspection of the fabric filter 

demonstrates that no corrective action is required, no alarm time is 

counted. If corrective action is required, each alarm shall be counted 

as a minimum of 1 hour. If the owner or operator takes longer than 1 

hour to initiate corrective action, the alarm time shall be counted as 

the actual amount of time taken by the owner or operator to initiate 

corrective action.

    (2) If a continuous opacity monitoring system is used to meet the 

monitoring requirements in Sec.  63.1510, initiate corrective action 

within 1-hour of any 6-minute average reading of 5 percent or more 

opacity and complete the corrective action procedures in accordance with 

the OM&M plan.

    (3) Operate each furnace using dross and salt flux as the sole 

feedstock.

    (j) Rotary dross cooler. The owner or operator of a rotary dross 

cooler with emissions controlled by a fabric filter must:

    (1) If a bag leak detection system is used to meet the monitoring 

requirements in Sec.  63.1510,

    (i) Initiate corrective action within 1-hour of a bag leak detection 

system alarm and complete the corrective action procedures in accordance 

with the OM&M plan.

    (ii) Operate each fabric filter system such that the bag leak 

detection system alarm does not sound more than 5 percent of the 

operating time during a 6-month block reporting period. In calculating 

this operating time fraction, if inspection of the fabric filter 

demonstrates that no corrective action is required, no alarm time is 

counted. If corrective action is required, each alarm shall be counted 

as a minimum of 1 hour. If the owner or operator takes longer than 1 

hour to initiate corrective action, the alarm time shall be counted as 

the actual amount of time taken by the owner or operator to initiate 

corrective action.

    (2) If a continuous opacity monitoring system is used to meet the 

monitoring requirements in Sec.  63.1510, initiate corrective action 

within 1 hour of any 6-minute average reading of 5 percent or more 

opacity and complete the corrective action procedures in accordance with 

the OM&M plan.

    (k) In-line fluxer. The owner or operator of an in-line fluxer with 

emissions controlled by a lime-injected fabric filter must:

    (1) If a bag leak detection system is used to meet the monitoring 

requirements in Sec.  63.1510,

    (i) Initiate corrective action within 1-hour of a bag leak detection 

system alarm and complete the corrective action procedures in accordance 

with the OM&M plan.

    (ii) Operate each fabric filter system such that the bag leak 

detection system alarm does not sound more than 5 percent of the 

operating time during a 6-month block reporting period. In calculating 

this operating time fraction, if inspection of the fabric filter 

demonstrates that no corrective action is required, no alarm time is 

counted. If corrective action is required, each alarm shall be counted 

as a minimum of 1 hour. If the owner or operator takes longer than 1 

hour to initiate corrective action, the alarm time shall be counted as 

the actual amount of time taken by the owner or operator to initiate 

corrective action.

    (2) If a continuous opacity monitoring system is used to meet the 

monitoring requirements in Sec.  63.1510, initiate corrective action 

within 1 hour of any 6-minute average reading of 5 percent or more 

opacity and complete the corrective action procedures in accordance with 

the OM&M plan.

    (3) For a continuous injection system, maintain free-flowing lime in 

the hopper to the feed device at all times and maintain the lime feeder 

setting at the same level established during the performance test.

    (4) Maintain the total reactive chlorine flux injection rate for 

each operating cycle or time period used in the performance test at or 

below the average rate established during the performance test.

    (l) In-line fluxer using no reactive flux material. The owner or 

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new or existing in-line fluxer using no reactive flux materials must 

operate each in-line fluxer using no reactive flux materials.

    (m) Group 1 furnace with add-on air pollution control devices. The 

owner or operator of a group 1 furnace with emissions controlled by a 

lime-injected fabric filter must:

    (1) If a bag leak detection system is used to meet the monitoring 

requirements in Sec.  63.1510, the owner or operator must:

    (i) Initiate corrective action within 1 hour of a bag leak detection 

system alarm.

    (ii) Complete the corrective action procedures in accordance with 

the OM&M plan.

    (iii) Operate each fabric filter system such that the bag leak 

detection system alarm does not sound more than 5 percent of the 

operating time during a 6-month block reporting period. In calculating 

this operating time fraction, if inspection of the fabric filter 

demonstrates that no corrective action is required, no alarm time is 

counted. If corrective action is required, each alarm shall be counted 

as a minimum of 1 hour. If the owner or operator takes longer than 1 

hour to initiate corrective action, the alarm time shall be counted as 

the actual amount of time taken by the owner or operator to initiate 

corrective action.

    (2) If a continuous opacity monitoring system is used to meet the 

monitoring requirements in Sec.  63.1510, the owner or operator must:

    (i) Initiate corrective action within 1 hour of any 6-minute average 

reading of 5 percent or more opacity; and

    (ii) Complete the corrective action procedures in accordance with 

the OM&M plan.

    (3) Maintain the 3-hour block average inlet temperature for each 

fabric filter at or below the average temperature established during the 

performance test, plus 14 [deg]C (plus 25 [deg]F).

    (4) For a continuous lime injection system, maintain free-flowing 

lime in the hopper to the feed device at all times and maintain the lime 

feeder setting at the same level established during the performance 

test.

    (5) Maintain the total reactive chlorine flux injection rate for 

each operating cycle or time period used in the performance test at or 

below the average rate established during the performance test.

    (6) Operate each sidewell furnace such that:

    (i) The level of molten metal remains above the top of the passage 

between the sidewell and hearth during reactive flux injection, unless 

emissions from both the sidewell and the hearth are included in 

demonstrating compliance with all applicable emission limits.

    (ii) Reactive flux is added only in the sidewell, unless emissions 

from both the sidewell and the hearth are included in demonstrating 

compliance with all applicable emission limits.

    (n) Group 1 furnace without add-on air pollution control devices. 

The owner or operator of a group 1 furnace (including a group 1 furnace 

that is part of a secondary aluminum processing unit) without add-on air 

pollution control devices must:

    (1) Maintain the total reactive chlorine flux injection rate for 

each operating cycle or time period used in the performance test at or 

below the average rate established during the performance test.

    (2) Operate each furnace in accordance with the work practice/

pollution prevention measures documented in the OM&M plan and within the 

parameter values or ranges established in the OM&M plan.

    (3) Operate each group 1 melting/holding furnace subject to the 

emission standards in Sec.  63.1505(i)(2) using only clean charge as the 

feedstock.

    (o) Group 2 furnace. The owner or operator of a new or existing 

group 2 furnace must:

    (1) Operate each furnace using only clean charge as the feedstock.

    (2) Operate each furnace using no reactive flux.

    (p) Corrective action. When a process parameter or add-on air 

pollution control device operating parameter deviates from the value or 

range established during the performance test and incorporated in the 

OM&M plan, the owner or operator must initiate corrective action. 

Corrective action must restore operation of the affected source or 

emission unit (including the process or control device) to its normal or



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usual mode of operation as expeditiously as practicable in accordance 

with good air pollution control practices for minimizing emissions. 

Corrective actions taken must include follow-up actions necessary to 

return the process or control device parameter level(s) to the value or 

range of values established during the performance test and steps to 

prevent the likely recurrence of the cause of a deviation.



[65 FR 15710, Mar. 23, 2000, as amended at 67 FR 59792, Sept. 24, 2002; 

67 FR 79816, Dec. 30, 2002; 69 FR 53984, Sept. 3, 2004]