EPA is proposing amendments to the
National Emission Standards for Secondary Aluminum Production. The
proposed amendments would correct and clarify various rule
requirements and provisions. Specifically, the proposed amendments
would require selected affected sources to comply with the
emissions limits at all times including periods of startup and
shutdown; add a definition of affirmative defense; add a
requirement to report performance testing through the Electronic
Reporting Tool (ERT); add provisions allowing owners and operators
to change furnaces classifications; add requirements to test
uncontrolled furnaces; add requirements to test for hydrogen
fluoride ; add operating requirements such as monitoring of lime
injection rates; and make corrections and clarifications to the
applicability, definitions, operating, monitoring, and performance
testing requirements. Potential respondents subject to the NESHAP
include an estimated 161 existing facilities that process secondary
aluminum. There are no additional annual responses attributable to
this ICR. The burden estimates are associated with additional
performance testing for HF, uncontrolled group 1 furnaces, and
changing furance designations. No burden estimates are provided for
new sources because no new major source facilities are expected to
be affected sources during the next 3 years.
The EPA provides an adjustment
to this ICR that estimates the costs of the notification,
recordkeeping and reporting requirements associated with the final
rule amendments that would add provisions allowing owners and
operators to change furnaces classifications; add requirements for
testing uncontrolled furnaces; add requirements to test for
hydrogen fluoride; and add requirements for the monitoring of lime
injection rates.
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