AFS continues to push changes to the pending Iron & Steel MACT rule. (Washington Alert).As part of the industry's ongoing efforts to work with the U.S. EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. in the development of the National Emission Standards Emission standards are requirements that set specific limits to the amount of pollutants that can be released into the environment. Many emission standards focus on regulating pollutants released by automobiles (motor cars) and other powered vehicles but they can also regulate for Hazardous Air Pollutants pollutants see environmental pollution. for Iron and Steel Foundries (Iron & Steel Foundry MACT MACT Maximum Achievable Control Technology MACT Maximum Available Control Technology MACT Men of All Colors Together MACT Minnesota Association of Community Theatres MACT Maulana Azad College of Technology (Bhopal, India) ), AFS A distributed file system for large, widely dispersed Unix and Windows networks from Transarc Corporation, now part of IBM. It is noted for its ease of administration and expandability and stems from Carnegie-Mellon's Andrew File System. AFS - Andrew File System continues negotiations with EPA staff on potential revisions to the proposed rule. Specifically, AFS is now holding weekly calls with the agency to discuss ways to improve the appropriateness of the regulations and reduce the economic impact this rule could have on the foundry industry. Published in December 2002, the proposed Iron & Steel MACT rule included requirements for metal melting furnaces, scrap preheaters, pouring stations or areas, pouring, cooling and shakeout Shakeout A situation in which many investors exit their positions, often at a loss, because of uncertainty or recent bad news circulating around a particular security or industry. Notes: During the dotcom boom and bust, numerous shakeouts occurred. lines, molding or coremaking lines, and mold or core coating lines. Emission limits for metal and organic hazardous air pollutants also were proposed, along with operating limits for capture systems and control devices. In addition, the proposed rule contained several work practice standards, including mandates related to mold vent light-off and scrap inspection. AFS has been working diligently to improve the proposed Iron & Steel MACT standard, but time is running out. EPA plans to issue the final Iron & Steel MACT rule in August, which means any changes to the proposed rule language will need to be made and undergo internal agency review by the end of July. For current Iron & Steel MACT information, including copies of the proposed rule, AFS comments to EPA and links to background documents, visit www.afsinc.org/mact/. |
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