The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is charged under Section 112(d) of the Clean Air Act
to establish standards to limit hazardous air pollutant (HAP)
emissions from stationary sources. In the Administrator's judgment,
the metal can manufacturing surface coating industry causes or
contributes significantly to air pollution that may reasonably be
anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. Metal can
manufacturing surface coating operations are listed as an affected
source category in a Federal Register notice dated July 16, 1992
(see 57 FR 31576) under the Surface Coating Processes industry
group. The EPA's enforcement personnel will use the emissions data
collected by each metal can manufacturing surface coating facility
to (1) identify existing and new HAP emissions sources subject to
the metal can manufacturing (surface coating) NESHAP, and (2)
ensure the proper regulation of HAP emissions. Respondents are
owners or operators of facilities that have metal can manufacturing
surface coating operations. Metal cans include any single-walled
container, usually cylindrical in shape, that is manufactured from
metal substrate equal to or thinner than 0.3785 millimeters (0.0149
inch), in which solid or liquid materials may be packaged. Can
ends, decorative tins, crowns, and closures are also included in
the metal can source category. It is estimated that 142 major
source facilities are subject to the provisions of this NESHAP in
the United States and must be in compliance with the requirements
of the metal can manufacturing (surface coating) NESHAP within
three years of the effective date (promulgation date) of the rule.
No new growth is expected in the metal can manufacturing surface
coating industry.
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