[Title 40 CFR 60.142a]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - July 1, 2009 Edition]
[Title 40 - PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT]
[Chapter I - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)]
[Subchapter C - AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED)]
[Part 60 - STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES--]
[Subpart Na - Standards of Performance for Secondary Emissions from Basic]
[Sec. 60.142a - Standards for particulate matter.]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]


40PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT62009-07-012009-07-01false60.142aSec. 60.142aPROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED)STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES--Standards of Performance for Secondary Emissions from Basic
Sec. 60.142a  Standards for particulate matter.

    (a) Except as provided under paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, 
on and after the date on which the performance test under Sec. 60.8 is 
required to be completed, no owner or operator subject to the provisions 
of this subpart shall cause to be discharged into the atmosphere from 
any affected facility any secondary emissions that:
    (1) Exit from the BOPF shop roof monitor (or other building 
openings) and exhibit greater than 10 percent opacity during the steel 
production cycle of any top-blown BOPF or during hot metal transfer or 
skimming operations for any bottom-blown BOPF; except that an opacity 
greater than 10 percent but less than 20 percent may occur once per 
steel production cycle.
    (2) Exit from a control device used solely for the collection of 
secondary emissions from a top-blown BOPF or from hot metal transfer or 
skimming for a top-blown or a bottom-blown BOPF and contain particulate 
matter in excess of 23 mg/dscm (0.010 gr/dscf).
    (3) Exit from a control device used solely for the collection of 
secondary emissions from a top-blown BOPF or from hot metal transfer or 
skimming for a top-blown or a bottom-blown BOPF and exhibit more than 5 
percent opacity.
    (b) A fume suppression system used to control secondary emissions 
from an affected facility is not subject to paragraphs (a)(2) and (a)(3) 
of this section.
    (c) A control device used to collect both primary and secondary 
emissions from a BOPF is not subject to paragraphs (a)(2) and (a)(3) of 
this section.