Clock is ticking for curbed emissions: the finalization of the Foundry Area Source Rule for iron and steel casting facilities means that metalcasters should have a plan in place to comply.[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 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 Area Sources (Foundry A semiconductor manufacturer that makes chips for third parties. It may be a large chip maker that sells its excess manufacturing capacity or one that makes chips exclusively for other companies. Area Source Rule), which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and (EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. ) finalized See finalization. on Jan. 2, requires iron and steel casters casters the small rubber wheels on surgical trolleys, patient stretchers, mobile equipment. conductive casters the casters are impregnated with carbon to facilitate the dispersal of static electricity from equipment. to make a concerted effort to reduce their emissions over the course of the next few years and will monitor the progress through a series of compliance dates and reporting plans. The rule affects facilities that emit TO EMIT. To put out; to send forth, 2. The tenth section of the first article of the constitution, contains various prohibitions, among which is the following: No state shall emit bills of credit. less than 10 tons per year of any single hazardous air pollutant pol·lut·ant n. Something that pollutes, especially a waste material that contaminates air, soil, or water. (HAP HAP. An old word which signifies to catch; as, "to hap the rent," to hap the deed poll." Techn. Dict. h.t. ) and less than 25 tons per year of any combination of HAPs (HAP minor sources). Several compliance due dates are approaching in January January: see month. 2009. Along with meeting the upcoming deadlines, you should be forming plans to meet further compliance dates in later months and years because the required changes could affect production at your operation. This article identifies compliance dates, best practices and reporting requirements for minor source iron and steel metalcasting facilities under the Foundry Area Source Rule. Small or Large Area Sources Foundry Area Source Rule requirements depend on whether a casting facility is designated as large or small. An existing area source metalcaster is designated as small if the actual metal melt production for a calendar year is equal to 20,000 tons or less. A new area source metalcaster is designated as small if annual metal melting capacity is equal to 10,000 tons or less. An "existing" metalcasting facility is classified as constructed or reconstructed re·con·struct tr.v. re·con·struct·ed, re·con·struct·ing, re·con·structs 1. To construct again; rebuild. 2. prior to Sept. 17, 2007. A "new" metalcaster is defined as constructed on or after Sept. 17, 2007, or reconstructed with expenditures exceeding 50% of the fixed cost of a comparable new casting plant. For metalcasting facilities designated as small, the term "annual metal melt production" is used for the existing area source category. This term can be used interchangeably INTERCHANGEABLY. Formerly when deeds of land were made, where there Were covenants to be performed on both sides, it was usual to make two deeds exactly similar to each other, and to exchange them; in the attesting clause, the words, In witness whereof the parties have hereunto with "actual metal melted melt v. melt·ed, melt·ing, melts v.intr. 1. To be changed from a solid to a liquid state especially by the application of heat. 2. " for all furnaces at the site. On the other hand, for new area sources, the term "annual metal melting capacity" means the hourly melt rate of all melting furnaces multiplied mul·ti·ply 1 v. mul·ti·plied, mul·ti·ply·ing, mul·ti·plies v.tr. 1. To increase the amount, number, or degree of. 2. Mathematics To perform multiplication on. by 8,760, unless melting rates or hours of operations are limited within a federally enforceable permit. Table 1 provides a brief description of some of the more important work practice requirements, emissions limitations and reporting obligations and their due dates. The dates for the large casting facility requirements assume the initial size notification was made on Jan. 2, 2009. The date of compliance with the metal melting emissions limitation is keyed off of the small versus large notification designation. Per 63.10881(a)(3), you must comply with emissions limitations no later than two years after being designated a large metalcasting facility. So, if you make your designation as a large metalcaster earlier than Jan. 2, 2009, your compliance date and other subsequent dates are moved up. It is in a large company's best interest to submit the large designation on Jan. 2, 2009. While the number of requirements was reduced for small metalcasters, substantial work practice and reporting requirements remain. Large area source companies must also comply with the small company requirements identified in Table 2. Reports should be submitted to EPA unless your state has gained approval to administer the rule. Given the limited number of approved state programs, it is easier to submit the reports to both your state and regional EPA office. Emissions standards and additional reporting requirements that apply only to large metalcasters are provided in Table 3. Other Requirements Besides work practice standards, emissions standards and corresponding reporting requirements, large companies will be required to develop a plan for operation and maintenance of air pollution control devices. This includes startup (STARTing UP) "At startup" means when the computer is first turned on or when a program is first loaded. See Startup folder. , shutdown shut·down n. A cessation of operations or activity, as at a factory. shutdown Noun the closing of a factory, shop, or other business Verb shut down and malfunction mal·func·tion v. 1. To fail to function. 2. To function improperly. n. 1. Failure to function. 2. Faulty or abnormal functioning. plans, as well as site-specific Site-specific is used in a range of contexts: In art Site-specific art In molecular biology Site-specific recombination test plans prior to performance tests. For the first couple of years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time contents of the semi-annual compliance reports will change. For example, the first and second semi-annual compliance reports will only include statements regarding the compliance of the methanol methanol, methyl alcohol, or wood alcohol, CH3OH, a colorless, flammable liquid that is miscible with water in all proportions. Methanol is a monohydric alcohol. It melts at −97. elimination and the metallic scrap management requirement. The third semiannual Semiannual An event that occurs twice in a calendar year. Notes: A bond with semiannual coupons would issue payment once every six months. See also: Annual, Bond, Coupon Bond report will include a compliance statement associated with the mercury management requirement. For More Information "Paying Green to Go Green," 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 Technical Dept., MODERN CASTING, August '08, p. 24. "Metalcasting's Carbon Footprint A carbon footprint is the total amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases emitted over the full life cycle of a product or service. ," J. Schifo, MODERN CASTING, May '08, p. 32. The HAPs list can be found at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA USEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency ) Air Toxics Web Site (www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/orig 189.html). The Foundry Area Source Rule can be found at www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/area/fr02ja08.pdf or at the American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of Foundry Society website (www.afsinc.org See .org. (networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations. RFC 1591. ). Mike Blankestyn and Craig Craig , Edward Gordon 1872-1966. 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Table 1 Summary of Important Area Source Requirements for
Existing Metalcasters
Requirement Summary of Requirement Compliance Date
Initial An initial notification of May 1, 2008
Notification rule applicability must be
of submitted by the
Applicability metalcasting facility
owner or operator.
Pollution Furfuryl alcohol warmbox Jan. 2, 2009
Prevention mold or coremaking lines
Management must have binders with
Practices for a chemical formulation that
Binder does not use methanol as
Formulation a specific ingredient of
the catalyst.
Pollution A scrap specification must Jan. 2, 2009
Prevention be developed and made
Management available to personnel
Practices for responsible for scrap
Metallic Scrap acquisition duties and
scrap providers. In
addition, each facility
must comply with the
restricted metallic scrap
and/or the general iron
and steel scrap requirement,
which allows the use of
metal ingots, pig iron,
slitter or other materials
that do not include
post-consumer automotive
body scrap, post-consumer
engine blocks, post-consumer
oil filters, oily turnings,
lead components, chlorinated
plastics or free liquids.
The requirement includes
the preparation of written
material specifications for
purchase and use of only
iron and steel scrap that
has been depleted of
certain substances
required by the rule.
Metalcaster A written notification must Jan. 2, 2009
Size be submitted to the
Designation administrator that
Notification identifies the area source
as a large or small
metalcasting facility
(i.e. metal melt production
for calendar year is greater
than 20,000 tons for a large
company or less than 20,000
tons for a small company).
Pollution For scrap containing motor Jan. 4, 2010
Prevention vehicle parts, the
Management metalcaster must either
Practices for create a site-specific
Mercury plan for mercury switch
removal or purchase scrap
from a vendor that
participates in an approved
mercury program. The rule
provides special
considerations for
motorvehicle scrap that
is recovered for their
specialty alloy content
and not reasonably
expected to contain
mercury switches.
Emission Large metalcasters must Jan. 2, 2011
Limitations, comply with furnace
Standards capture and collection
and Management system operation standard,
Practices furnace emissions standard,
for Large control device parameter
Metalcasters operating limits, and the
fugitive emissions standard.
Initial Large metalcasters must March 3, 2011
Inspection conduct inspections of
of Each system ductwork and melting
Melting Furnace air pollution control
Particulate devices, such as baghouses,
Control Device wet scrubbers and
for Large electrostatic
Metalcasters precipitators.
Intent to For large metalcasting March 3, 2011
Use Previous facilities, in order to
Compliance use the results of a
Testing Data prior performance test
Notification to meet the area source
for Large rule testing requirements,
Metalcasters a notification of intent
must be submitted.
The notification must
contain a full copy of
the performance test
and information
to demonstrate that
either no process
changes have been made
since the test or the
results of the test
reliably demonstrate
compliance despite some
process changes.
Performance For large metalcasters, July 1, 2011
Testing to testing to demonstrate
Demonstrate compliance with the
Initial furnace emissions
Compliance limits and the building
with Applicable of fugitive opacity
Emissions and limits must be conducted
Opacity Limits and be repeated every
for Large five years and whenever
Metalcasters changes to operating
limits or processing
is likely to increase
HAP emissions.
Testing to demonstrate
compliance with the
building fugitive
opacity limits must
be repeated every
six months and whenever
processing changes are
likely to increase
fugitive emissions.
Table 2. Small and Large Metalcaster Work
Practice and Reporting Requirements
Compliance or
Compliance Reporting Rule
Date Requirement Reference
May 1, 2008 Initial 40 CFR 63.10890(b)
notification of
applicability (R)
Jan. 2, 2009 Small or large 40 CFR 63.10880(f)
metalcaster
designation (R)
Jan. 2, 2009 Metallic scrap 40 CFR 63.10881(a)(1)
management
practice (WP)
Jan. 2, 2009 Elimination of 40 CFR 63.10881(a)(1)
methanol in furfuryl
alcohol warm box
binder system
catalyst (WP)
Feb. 1, 2009 Notification of 40 CFR 63.10890(c)
compliance with
metallic scrap and
furfuryl alcohol
catalyst methanol
exclusion (R)
July 30, 2009 semi-annual 40 CFR 63.10890(f)
compliance (R) 40 CFR 63.10890(e)(3)(ii)
40 CFR 63.10899(c) *
40 CFR 63.10899(b)(2)(ii) *
Jan. 4, 2010 Mercury scrap 40 CFR 63.10881(a)(2)
management (WP)
Jah. 30, 2010 2nd semi-annual 40 CFR 63.10890(f)
compliance (R) 40 CFR 63.10890(e)(3)(ii)
40 CFR 63.10899(c) *
40 CFR 63.10899(b)(2)(ii) *
Feb. 3, 2010 Notification of 40 CFR 63.10890(c)
compliance with
mercury scrap
management (R)
July 30 Compliance with 40 CFR 63.10890(f)
(Semi-Annual) above requirements 40 CFR 63.10890(e)(3)(ii)
during applicable 40 CFR 63.10899(c) *
1st semi-annual 40 CFR 63.10899(b)(2)(ii) *
period (R)
Jan. 30 Compliance with above 40 CFR 63.10890(f)
(Semi-Annual) requirements during 40 CFR 63.10890(e)(3)(ii)
applicable 1st 40 CFR 63.10899(c) *
semi-annual
period (R)
(WP) denotes work practices, (r) denotes reporting requirement
* Rule reference regarding semi-annual reporting for large metalcasters.
Table 3. Larde Metalcaster Emission Standards and Reporting Requirements
Compliance Compliance or Reporting Rule
Date Requirement Reference
Jan. 2, Compliance with emissions 40 CFR
2011 * limitations associated with 63.10881(x)(3)
melting operations
March 3, Complete initial inspection 40 CFR
2011 * of melting furnace 63.10897(x)
particulate control device
March 3, Intent to use previous 40 CFR
2011 * compliance testing data (R) 63.10898(x)(2)
July 1, Complete performance testing 40 CFR
2011 * to demonstrate initial 63.10898(x)
compliance with emissions
and opacity limits
60 days Notification of compliance 40 CFR 63.9(h)
following status with emissions
performance and opacity limits (R)
test
(R) denotes reporting requirement.
* Dates shown assume a large metalcaster designation
notification submitted on Jan. 2, 2009.
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