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Table 1 to Subpart RRRRR of Part 63—Particulate Matter Emission Limits
As required in §63.9590(a), you must comply with each applicable particulate matter emission limit in the following table:
If your affected source is . . . | and the affected source is categorized as . . . | then you must comply with the flow-weighted mean concentration of particulate matter discharged to the atmosphere from the affected source, as determined using the procedures in §63.9621(b), such that you must not exceed . . . |
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1. Ore crushing and handling emission units | Existing | 0.008 grains per dry standard cubic foot (gr/dscf). |
New | 0.005 gr/dscf. | |
2. Straight grate indurating furnace processing magnetite |
Existing
New |
0.01 gr/dscf.
0.006 gr/dscf. |
3. Grate kiln indurating furnace processing magnetite |
Existing
New |
0.01 gr/dscf.
0.006 gr/dscf. |
4. Grate kiln indurating furnace processing hematite |
Existing
New |
0.03 gr/dscf.
0.018 gr/dscf. |
5. Finished pellet handling emission units |
Existing
New |
0.008 gr/dscf.
0.005 gr/dscf. |
6. Ore dryer |
Existing
New |
0.052 gr/dscf.
0.025 gr/dscf. |
[89 FR 16437, March 6, 2024]
Table 2 to Subpart RRRRR of Part 63—Particulate Matter Emission Limits
Table 2 to Subpart RRRRR of Part 63—Mercury Emission Limits for Indurating Furnaces
For . . . | You must meet the following emission limits . . . |
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1. Indurating furnaces constructed or reconstructed before May 15, 2023 | Either: (1) Mercury emissions from each furnace must not exceed 1.4 × 10 −5 lb/LT of taconite pellets produced, or (2) Production-weighted average mercury emissions for a group of indurating furnaces, calculated according to Equation 6 in §63.9634(m)(3), must not exceed 1.3 × 10 −5 lb/LT. |
2. Indurating furnaces constructed or reconstructed on or after May 15, 2023 | Mercury emissions from each furnace must not exceed 2.6 × 10 −6 lb/LT. |
[89 FR 16437, March 6, 2024]
Table 3 to Subpart RRRRR of Part 63—Hydrogen Chloride and Hydrogen Fluoride Emission Limits for Indurating Furnaces
For . . . | You must meet the following emission limits . . . |
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1. Indurating furnaces constructed or reconstructed before May 15, 2023 | Hydrogen chloride emissions must not exceed 4.6 × 10 −2 lb/Long Ton of taconite pellets produced. |
Hydrogen fluoride emissions must not exceed 1.2 × 10 −2 lb/Long Ton of taconite pellets produced. | |
2. Indurating furnaces constructed or reconstructed on or after May 15, 2023 | Hydrogen chloride emissions must not exceed 4.4 × 10 −4 lb/Long Ton of taconite pellets produced |
Hydrogen fluoride emissions must not exceed 3.3 × 10 −4 lb/Long Ton of taconite pellets produced. |
[89 FR 16438, March 6, 2024]
Table 4 to Subpart RRRRR of Part 63 - Applicability of General Provisions to Subpart RRRRR of Part 63
As required in §63.9650, you must comply with the requirements of the NESHAP General Provisions (40 CFR part 63, subpart A) shown in the following table:
Citation | Summary of requirement | Am I subject to this requirement? | Explanations |
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§63.1(a)(1)–(4) | Applicability | Yes | |
§63.1(a)(5) | [Reserved] | No | |
§63.1(a)(6) | Applicability | Yes | |
§63.1(a)(7)–(9) | [Reserved] | No | |
§63.1(a)(10)–(14) | Applicability | Yes | |
§63.1(b)(1) | Initial Applicability Determination | Yes | |
§63.1(b)(2) | [Reserved] | No | |
§63.1(b)(3) | Initial Applicability Determination | Yes | |
§63.1(c)(1)–(2) | Applicability After Standard Established, Permit Requirements | Yes | |
§63.1(c)(3)–(4) | [Reserved] | No | |
§63.1(c)(5) | Area Source Becomes Major | Yes | |
§63.1(c)(6) | Reclassification | Yes | |
§63.1(d) | [Reserved] | No | |
§63.1(e) | Equivalency of Permit Limits | Yes | |
§63.2 | Definitions | Yes | |
§63.3(a)–(c) | Units and Abbreviations | Yes | |
§63.4(a)(1)–(2) | Prohibited Activities | Yes | |
§63.4(a)(3)–(5) | [Reserved] | No | |
§63.4(b)–(c) | Circumvention, Fragmentation | Yes | |
§63.5(a)(1)–(2) | Construction/Reconstruction, Applicability | Yes | |
§63.5(b)(1) | Construction/Reconstruction, Applicability | Yes | |
§63.5(b)(2) | [Reserved] | No | |
§63.5(b)(3)–(4) | Construction/Reconstruction, Applicability | Yes | |
§63.5(b)(5) | [Reserved] | No | |
§63.5(b)(6) | Applicability | Yes | |
§63.5(c) | [Reserved] | No | |
§63.5(d)(1)–(4) | Application for Approval of Construction or Reconstruction | Yes | |
§63.5(e) | Approval of Construction or Reconstruction | Yes | |
§63.5(f) | Approval Based on State Review | Yes | |
§63.6(a) | Compliance with Standards and Maintenance Requirements | Yes | |
§63.6(b)(1)–(5) | Compliance Dates for New/Reconstructed Sources | Yes | |
§63.6(b)(6) | [Reserved] | No | |
§63.6(b)(7) | Compliance Dates for New/Reconstructed Sources | Yes | |
§63.6(c)(1)–(2) | Compliance Dates for Existing Sources | Yes | |
§63.6(c)(3)–(4) | [Reserved] | No | |
§63.6(c)(5) | Compliance Dates for Existing Sources | Yes | |
§63.6(d) | [Reserved] | No | |
§63.6(e)(1)(i) | Operation and Maintenance Requirements—General Duty to Minimize Emissions | Yes, on or before the compliance date specified in §63.9600(a). No, after the compliance date specified in §63.9600(a) | See §63.9600(a) for general duty requirement. |
§63.6(e)(1)(ii) | Operation and Maintenance Requirements—Requirement to Correct Malfunction as Soon as Possible | No | |
§63.6(e)(1)(iii) | Operation and Maintenance Requirements—Enforceability | Yes | |
§63.6(e)(2) | [Reserved] | No | |
§63.6(e)(3) | Startup, Shutdown, Malfunction (SSM) Plan | Yes, on or before the compliance date specified in §63.9610(c). No, after the compliance date specified in §63.9610(c) | |
§63.6(f)(1) | SSM exemption | No | See §63.9600(a). |
§63.6(f)(2)–(3) | Methods for Determining Compliance | Yes | |
§63.6(g)(1)–(3) | Alternative Nonopacity Standard | Yes | |
§63.6(h), except (h)(1) | Compliance with Opacity and Visible Emission (VE) Standards | No | Opacity limits in subpart RRRRR are established as part of performance testing in order to set operating limits for ESPs. |
§63.6(h)(1) | Compliance except during SSM | No | See §63.9600(a). |
§63.6(i)(1)–(14) | Extension of Compliance | Yes | |
§63.6(i)(15) | [Reserved] | No | |
§63.6(i)(16) | Extension of Compliance | Yes | |
§63.6(j) | Presidential Compliance Exemption | Yes | |
§63.7(a)(1)–(2) | Applicability and Performance Test Dates | No | Subpart RRRRR specifies performance test applicability and dates. |
§63.7(a)(3)–(4) | Performance Testing Requirements | Yes | |
§63.7(b) | Notification | Yes | |
§63.7(c) | Quality Assurance/Test Plan | Yes | |
§63.7(d) | Testing Facilities | Yes | |
§63.7(e)(1) | Conduct of Performance Tests | No | See §63.9621. |
§63.7(e)(2)–(4) | Conduct of Performance Tests | Yes | |
§63.7(f) | Alternative Test Method | Yes | |
§63.7(g) | Data Analysis | Yes | Except this subpart specifies how and when the performance test results are reported. |
§63.7(h) | Waiver of Tests | Yes | |
§63.8(a)(1)–(2) | Monitoring Requirements | Yes | |
§63.8(a)(3) | [Reserved] | No | |
§63.8(a)(4) | Additional Monitoring Requirements for Control Devices in §63.11 | No | Subpart RRRRR does not require flares. |
§63.8(b)(1)–(3) | Conduct of Monitoring | Yes | |
§63.8(c)(1)(i) | Operation and Maintenance of CMS | Yes, on or before the compliance date specified in §63.9632(b)(4). No, after the compliance date specified in §63.9632(b)(4) | See §63.9632 for operation and maintenance requirements for monitoring. See §63.9600(a) for general duty requirement. |
§63.8(c)(1)(ii) | Spare parts for CMS Equipment | Yes | |
§63.8(c)(1)(iii) | SSM Plan for CMS | Yes, on or before the compliance date specified in §63.9632(b)(4). No, after the compliance date specified in §63.9632(b)(4) | |
§63.8(c)(2)–(3) | CMS Operation/Maintenance | Yes | |
§63.8(c)(4) | Frequency of Operation for CMS | No | Subpart RRRRR specifies requirements for operation of CMS. |
§63.8(c)(5)–(8) | CMS Requirements | Yes | CMS requirements in §63.8(c)(5) and (6) apply only to COMS for dry ESPs. |
§63.8(d)(1)–(2) | Monitoring Quality Control | Yes | |
§63.8(d)(3) | Monitoring Quality Control | No | See §63.9632(b)(5). |
§63.8(e) | Performance Evaluation for CMS | Yes | |
§63.8(f)(1)–(5) | Alternative Monitoring Method | Yes | |
§63.8(f)(6) | Relative Accuracy Test Alternative (RATA) | Yes | Only if using continuous emission monitoring systems to demonstrate compliance with Table 2 to this subpart. |
§63.8(g)(1)–(g)(4) | Data Reduction | Yes | |
§63.8(g)(5) | Data That Cannot Be Used | No | Subpart RRRRR specifies data reduction requirements. |
§63.9 | Notification Requirements | Yes | Additional notifications for CMS in §63.9(g) apply to COMS for dry ESPs. |
§63.9(k) | Electronic reporting procedures | Yes | Only as specified in §63.9(j) |
§63.10(a) | Recordkeeping and Reporting, Applicability and General Information | Yes | |
§63.10(b)(1) | General Recordkeeping Requirements | Yes | |
§63.10(b)(2)(i) | Records of SSM | No | See §63.9642 for recordkeeping when there is a deviation from a standard. |
§63.10(b)(2)(ii) | Recordkeeping of Failures to Meet a Standard | No | See §63.9642 for recordkeeping of (1) date, time and duration; (2) listing of affected source or equipment, and an estimate of the quantity of each regulated pollutant emitted over the standard; and (3) actions to minimize emissions and correct the failure. |
§63.10(b)(2)(iii) | Maintenance Records | Yes | |
§63.10(b)(2)(iv) | Actions Taken to Minimize Emissions During SSM | No | |
§63.10(b)(2)(v) | Actions Taken to Minimize Emissions During SSM | No | |
§63.10(b)(2)(vi) | Recordkeeping for CMS Malfunctions | Yes | |
§63.10(b)(2)(vii)–(xii) | Recordkeeping for CMS | Yes | |
§63.10(b)(2)(xiii) | Records for Relative Accuracy Test | No | |
§63.10(b)(2)(xiv) | Records for Notification | Yes | |
§63.10(b)(3) | Applicability Determinations | Yes | |
§63.10(c)(1)–(6) | Additional Recordkeeping Requirements for Sources with CMS | Yes | |
§63.10(c)(7)–(8) | Records of Excess Emissions and Parameter Monitoring Exceedances for CMS | Subpart RRRRR specifies recordkeeping requirements. | |
§63.10(c)(9) | [Reserved] | No | |
§63.10(c)(10)–(14) | CMS Recordkeeping | Yes | |
§63.10(c)(15) | Use of SSM Plan | No | |
§63.10(d)(1)–(2) | General Reporting Requirements | Yes | Except this subpart specifies how and when the performance test results are reported. |
§63.10(d)(3) | Reporting opacity or VE observations | No | Subpart RRRRR does not have opacity and VE standards that require the use of EPA Method 9 of appendix A–4 to 40 CFR part 60 or EPA Method 22 of appendix A–7 to 40 CFR part 60. |
§63.10(d)(5) | SSM Reports | Yes, on or before the compliance date specified in §63.9641(b)(4). No, after the compliance date specified in §63.9641(b)(4) | See §63.9641 for malfunction reporting requirements. |
§63.10(e) | Additional Reporting Requirements | Yes, except a breakdown of the total duration of excess emissions due to startup/shutdown in63.10(e)(3)(vi)(I) is not required and when the summary report is submitted through CEDRI, the report is not required to be titled “Summary Report-Gaseous and Opacity Excess Emission and Continuous Monitoring System Performance.” | The electronic reporting template combines the information from the summary report and excess emission report with the Subpart RRRRR compliance report. |
§63.10(f) | Waiver for Recordkeeping or Reporting | Yes | |
§63.11 | Control Device and Work Practice Requirements | No | Subpart RRRRR does not require flares. |
§63.12(a)–(c) | State Authority and Delegations | Yes | |
§63.13(a)–(c) | State/Regional Addresses | Yes | |
§63.14(a)–(t) | Incorporation by Reference | Yes | |
§63.15(a)–(b) | Availability of Information and Confidentiality | Yes | |
§63.16 | Performance Track Provisions | Yes |
[85 FR 45501, July 28, 2020; 85 FR 73917, Nov. 19 , 2020; 89 FR 16438, March 6, 2024]
Source: 68 FR 61888, Oct. 30, 2003, unless otherwise noted.
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