NSPS Notebook
Primary Lead Smelters -  Subpart R

Applicability: eCFR Subpart R [ecfr.gov]

This subpart applies to:
  1. Affected facilities at primary lead smelters that commence construction or modification after Oct 16, 1974.
Affected facilities:
  1. Sintering machines;
  2. Sintering machine discharge ends;
  3. Blast furnaces;
  4. Dross reverberatory furnaces;
  5. Electric smelting furnaces;
  6. Converters.

Standards apply to sulfur dioxide, particulate matter and visible emissions.
Known Sources in NDEE Jurisdiction:
Date of Original Final Rule: 1/15/76
Amendments Dates: 02/14/1989 (54 FR 6668)
05/25/1983 (48 FR 23611)
07/25/1977 (42 FR 37937)
State Regulations: Title 129, Chapter 12, Section 001.27

Previously: Chapter 18, Section 001.45
Federal Regulations: 40 CFR 60.180
Related Rules:

NSPS - 40 CFR Part 60

Subpart L - Secondary lead smelting

NESHAP - 40 CFR Part 63
Subpart TTT - Primary lead smelting
Subpart X - Secondary lead smelting
Regulations and Federal Registers: eCFR Subpart R [ecfr.gov]
FAQs, Fact Sheets, and Rule Summaries: TCEQ Flowchart [tceq.texas.gov]
Other Information and Resources:
Notes:
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