MEMORANDUM
TO:
Record
FROM:
Deb
Bartram,
ERG
DATE:
August
5,
2003
SUBJECT:
NESHAP
Rulemakings
SINCE
1990
with
Potential
Overlap
to
ELG
Industries
of
Concern
At
the
request
of
EPA,
ERG
checked
whether
any
NESHAP
rulemkaings
occurred
after
the
time
of
promulgation
of
effluent
limitations
guidelines
and
standards
for
the
following
point
source
categories:
Organic
Chemicals,
Plastics,
and
Synthetic
Fibers,
Inorganic
Chemicals
Manufacturing,
and
Nonferrous
Metals
Manufacturing.
The
following
table
presents
a
summary
of
NESHAPs
that
have
been
developed
since
1990.

NESHAP
Final
Federal
Register
Date
and
Citation
Comments
Inorganic
Chemicals
(
ELG
promulgated
1974/
5,
revised
1982/
4)

Generic
MACT
06/
29/
99
(
64
FR
34853)
Covers
hydrogen
fluoride
Generic
MACT
07/
12/
02
(
64
FR
34853)
Covers
hydrogen
cyanide
and
sodium
cyanide
Hydrochloric
Acid
Production
04/
17/
03
(
68
FR
19076)

Mercury
Cell
Chlor­
Alkali
Plants
expected
8/
31/
03
Covers
SIC
2819
Nonferrous
Metals
Manufacturing
(
ELG
promulgated
1990)

Secondary
Lead
Smelters
06/
23/
95
(
60
FR
32587)

Primary
Aluminum
Production
10/
07/
97
(
62
FR
52384)

Primary
Lead
Smelting
06/
04/
99
(
64
FR
30194)

Secondary
Aluminum
03/
23/
00
(
65
FR
15689)
MEMORANDUM
August
5,
2003
Page
2
NESHAP
Final
Federal
Register
Date
and
Citation
Comments
Primary
Copper
06/
12/
02
(
67
FR
40477)

Primary
Magnesium
Refining
expected
08/
31/
03
Organic
Chemicals,
Plastics,
and
Synthetic
Fibers
(
ELG
promulgated
1987,
revised
1993)

Hazardous
Organic
NESHAP
04/
22/
94
(
59
FR
19402)
Likely
was
not
taken
into
consideration
in
development
of
1987/
1993
OCPSF
rules
Polymers
and
Resins
I
09/
05/
96
(
61
FR
46906)
Likely
only
covers
processes
that
are
covered
under
the
Rubber
Manufacturing
ELG
Polymers
and
Resins
II
03/
08/
95
(
60
FR
12670)
Covers
epoxy
resins
and
non­
nylon
polyamides
production
Polymers
and
Resins
IV
09/
12/
96
(
61
FR
48208)
Covers
acrylonitrile,
butadiene,
styrene,
methyl
methacrylate,
polystyrene,
styrene
acrylonitrile,
polyethylene
terephthalate
Generic
MACT
06/
29/
99
(
64
FR
34853)
Covers
acetal
resins,
polycarbonates
production,
acrylic/
modacrylic
fibers
Polyether
Polyols
Production
06/
01/
99
(
64
FR
29419)
Covers
facilities
in
SIC
2843
and
2869
(
may
not
have
large
overlap
with
OCPSF)

Polymers
and
Resins
III
01/
20/
00
(
65
FR
3275)
Covers
amino
and
phenolic
resins
(
typically
SIC
2821)

Tetrahydrobenzaldehyde
Manufacture
05/
12/
98
(
63
FR
26078)
Covers
tetrahydrobenzaldehyde
and
crotonaldehyde
production
Cellulose
Production
Manufacturing
06/
11/
02
(
67
FR
40043)
Covers
OCPSF
operations,
like
SIC
2821
(
Plastics,
Synthetics
and
Resins,
and
Nonvulcanizable
Elastomers)
and
2823
(
Cellulosic
Manmade
Fibers).
Also
covers
Plastics
Forming
(
non­
OCPSF)
operations.

Generic
MACT
07/
12/
02
(
64
FR
34853)
Covers
co­
producers
of
hydrogen
cyanide
and
sodium
cyanide
(
may
fall
in
SIC
2869),
as
well
as
ethylene
production
(
SIC
2869)
and
spandex
production
(
SIC
2824)

Hydrochloric
Acid
Production
04/
17/
03
(
68
FR
19076)
Includes
HCl
production
at
fume
silica
operations;
may
cover
some
operations
in
SIC
2869.
MEMORANDUM
August
5,
2003
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3
NESHAP
Final
Federal
Register
Date
and
Citation
Comments
Polyvinyl
Chloride
and
Copolymers
Production
07/
10/
02
(
67
FR
45885)
Covers
facilities
that
polymerize
vinyl
chloride
monomer
to
produce
polyvinyl
chloride
and/
or
copolymer
products
(
SIC
2821).

Reinforced
Plastic
Composites
Production
04/
21/
03
(
68
FR
19375)
Covers
production
and
ancillary
processes
used
to
manufacture
products
with
thermoset
resins
and
gel
coats
(
could
cover
some
operations
in
SIC
2821).

Miscellaneous
Organic
Chemical
Manufacturing
expected
08/
31/
03
Covers
organic
chemicals
processing
units,
previously
unregulated
Organic
Liquids
Distribution
expected
08/
31/
03
Covers
distribution
of
organic
liquids
(
SIC
2821,
2865,
2869,
2911,
5171)

Synthetic
Organic
Chemicals
Manufacturing
Industry
(
SOCMI)
Wastewater
NSPS
expected
01/
04
Would
regulate
VOC
emissions
from
SOCMI
process
wastewater
