WPC  ;$i!л[݄lNqҫY#N9˦J# A1$΁MOįt[i_riSsO ;vN0`jmBoU(\>ϱ4 Qlj\PLBlep$PQ}g:I+K̈́"xRd`P9AL^QIz<`n~3_F-&gX͟-v0Ѓ͔ާV6}M3Ԙ"(180M(xG!OPe2iQQ5%=@^)մ*Z;;*SoquMhCr$A!B*ssTB-|CS&upx KGO$##^#Wx˾6fYu)XW'c vcA xj,e[; 3~_5)Qm* ǡnFߤ3B7$#  %  0U NwV4Zn} m 0e\ \   0E@ UF              0LW W W W 0b HP LaserJet 5SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLLXFact Sheet for Secondary Aluminumdocument:" ' ,Donna C. Colville6750-9(W}u$XdXXX8dXXdXXd8(hH  Z 6Times New Roman Regularq%esktǃ3|xUI., II.,Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 54#)2Quick I.   .0   20Quick 0 4 9Z+.Courier New Regular>b$Large Circle0 >$$"Small Circle0  "0` (#(# }u!XWXXX7WXXdd7  XXXXW 123198  FACTSHEET  PROPOSEDAIRTOXICSRULETOCONTROLEMISSIONSFROMSECONDARYALUMINUMPRODUCTIONPLANTS   TODAY'SACTION...  P    0    TheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)isproposingaruletoreducehazardousair 0  pollutantsemittedfromsecondaryaluminumproductionplants.Hazardousairpollutants,alsoknownasairtoxics,arethosepollutantsknownorsuspectedtocausecancerorotherserioushealthandenvironmentaleffects.݌ (#(# Ќ    U0    Secondaryaluminumplantsrecoveraluminumfromscrapsuchasbeveragecans,foundry 0  Мreturns,anddross#XWXXXq#XXXXWtomakeotheraluminumproductssuchasalloyingots#XWXXX@#XXXXW,billets#XWXXX#XXXXW,notched   bars,shot#XWXXX#XXXXW,hotmetals,andhardners#XWXXXq#XXXXW.Airtoxicsarereleasedfromoperationssuchasscrap  shredding,chipdrying,scrapdrying/decoating/delacquering,furnaceoperations(i.e.,melting,holding,refining,fluxing#XWXXX#XXXXW,oralloying#XWXXX#XXXXW),andcooling.Up݌(#(# Ќ  ݀  0    EPAdevelopedtheproposedruleinpartnershipwithindustryrepresentativesand  associatedgroupsincludingtheAluminumAssociation,Stateagencies,andSTAPPA/ALAPCO(StateandTerritorialAirPollutionProgramAdministrators/AssociationofLocalAirPollutionControlOfficials).݌ (#(# Ќ   WHATWOULDBETHEHEALTHANDENVIRONMENTALBENEFITSOFTHIS 0 RULE?   p    0    Secondaryaluminumplantsemitavarietyoftoxicairpollutants.Theseairtoxicsvaryby P facilityandprocessoperationsbutmayincludeuptoelevenhazardousairpollutantmetals,organicssuchasdioxin/furans,andacidgasessuchashydrogenchlorideandchlorine.Thehealtheffectsassociatedwithexposuretotheseairtoxicscanincludecancer,respiratoryirritation,anddamagetothenervoussystem. ݌ (#(# Ќ     0    Theproposedrulewouldreducenationwideemissionsofairtoxicsbyabout12,500tons #! peryear,areductionofnearlyseventypercentfromcurrentlevels. 2 ݌ (#(# Ќ    M 0    Hydrogenchlorideemissionswouldbereducedbyabout12,460tonsperyear,which p&!$ representsaseventyfourpercentreduction.Hazardousairpollutantmetalswouldbereducedbyaboutfortytonsperyearareductionofoversixtypercentfromcurrentlevels.Emissionsofdioxin/furanswouldbereducedbyabout1.5poundsperyear,whichrepresentsareductionofmorethaneightyfivepercent.Particularsiteswouldachieveevengreaterreductions.M h ݌ (#(# Ќ   ,`'*   0    Otherbenefitsofthisproposedrulewouldincludeadecreaseinemissionsofnon  hazardousairpollutantssuchasparticulatematter.Emissionsofparticulatematterwouldbereducedbyabout5,860tonsperyearorbyoversixtypercentfromexistinglevels.Thesereductionswouldresultinloweroccupationalexposurelevelsforemployeesinthisindustry.݌ (#(# Ќ   BACKGROUND  P    0    UndertheCleanAirActAmendmentsof1990,EPAisrequiredtoregulatesourcesof 0  188listedtoxicairpollutants.(Notethatthislistoriginallyreferenced189pollutants,butEPAhassubsequentlyremovedthechemicalcaprolactamfromthelist.)OnJuly16,1992,EPApublishedalistofindustrialsourcecategoriesthatemitoneormoreoftheseairtoxics.Forlistedcategoriesof"major"sources(thosethatemittentons/yearormoreofalistedpollutantortwentyfivetons/yearormoreofacombinationofpollutants),theCleanAirActrequiresEPAtodevelopstandardsthatrequiretheapplicationofstringentairpollutionreductionmeasuresknownasmaximumachievablecontroltechnology.݌ (#(# Ќ    Y0    EPA'spublishedlistofindustrygroups(knownas"sourcecategories")toberegulated  includessecondaryaluminumproductionplants.Yt݌ (#(# Ќ    w0    TheCleanAirActalsorequiresEPAtolistandfinalizestandardsforcategoriesof p sourcesemittingsevenspecificpollutants,includingdioxin/furans.Secondaryaluminumproductionplantswerelistedassourcesofoneormoreofthesepollutants.w݌ (#(# Ќ  ݀&    @ WHOWOULDBEAFFECTEDBYTHISPROPOSEDRULE?  0   }0    Theproposedstandardwouldapplytoeach'@secondaryaluminumproductionplantthatis ` amajorsourceofemissionsofairtoxics.Inaddition,eachsecondaryaluminumproductionplantthatisanareasourcewouldbesubjecttolimitationsonemissionsofdioxin/furans.}݌ (#(# Ќ  ݜ̛  <0    ݜTheproposedstandardwouldnotapplytofacilitiesinSIC336(Nonferrous ! Foundries/Casting),suchasmanufacturersofaluminumdiecastings(SIC3363)thatuseonlycleanaluminumandaluminumfoundries(SIC3365)thatprocessonlycleanaluminum.<W݌ (#(# Ќ    0    Affectedsourcesincludeeachnewandexistingscrapshredder,chipdryer,scrapdryer/ p&!$ Тdelacquering/decoatingkiln,group2furnace,sweat#XWXXX5#XXXXWԛfurnace,drossonly#XWXXX#XXXXWԛfurnaceand `'"% rotarydross#XWXXX:#XXXXWcooler.Otheraffectedsourcesincludeeachnewgroup1#XWXXX#XXXXWfurnace,newinline P(#& Мfluxer#XWXXX+#XXXXWԛandeachsecondaryaluminumprocessingunit(comprisingexistinggroup1 @)$' furnacesandexistinginlinefluxers).݌ (#(# Ќ    0    TheEPAhasidentifiedmorethan400secondaryaluminumproductionfacilities.Based ,`'* onavailableinformationaboutsecondaryaluminumproductionplants,EPAestimatesthateightysixfacilitiesaremajorsourcesofemissionsofairtoxics.݌ (#(# Ќ   WHATWOULDTHISPROPOSEDRULEREQUIRE?     X!0    EPA'sproposedrulewouldestablishemissionstandardsforparticulatematter,hydrogen `  chloride,andtotalhydrocarbonsforsecondaryaluminumplantsthataremajorsources.Theproposedruleusesparticulatematterasasurrogateformetals,totalhydrocarbonsasasurrogatefororganics,andhydrogenchlorideasasurrogatefortotalemissionsofhydrogenchlorideandchlorine.Emissionstandardsalsoareproposedfordioxin/furansforaffectedsourcesatsecondaryaluminumplantsthataremajororareasources.X!s!݌ (#(# Ќ    $0    Newandexistingaffectedsourcescanachievetheemissionreductionsrequiredbythe @  proposedstandardthroughtheuseofafabricfilter,alimeinjectedfabricfilter,oranafterburner,dependingonthetypeofsource.Pollutionprevention/workpracticestandardsandoperatingrequirementsalsoareincludedintheproposedrule.$$݌ (#(# Ќ    %0    Plantswouldalsohavetocomplywithnewmonitoring,recordkeeping,andreporting  requirementsintheproposedrule.%&݌ (#(# Ќ   HOWDOESTHEPROPOSEDRULEPROVIDEFLEXIBILITYTOINDUSTRY?  p   b'0    EPA'sruleprovidesflexibilitytotheindustrybyofferingachoiceofcomplianceand P monitoringoptions.Surrogates(emissionsthataremoreeasilymonitoredandareassociatedwithemissionsofthetargetedpollutant)areusedtoreducethemonitoringandemissionstestingcosts.b'}'݌ (#(# Ќ    )0    Complianceoptionsincludeemissionlimitsorperformancestandards,alternative P standards,andaveragedemissionlimitsforsomeaffectedsources.)3)݌ (#(# Ќ    D*0    Alternativemonitoringplansareavailableforsomeaffectedsources.D*_*݌ (#(# Ќ   WHATWOULDBETHECOSTOFTHISPROPOSEDACTION?  "    g+0    EPAexpectstheimplementationofthisregulationtoresultin$148millionincapital $" costswithtotalannualcostsof$68million.Themonitoring,recordkeeping,andreportingcostsareestimatedat$5.1millionperyear.g++݌ (#(# Ќ   FORMOREINFORMATION...  P(#&   -0    InterestedpartiescandownloadtheproposedrulefromEPA'swebsiteontheInternet 0*%( under"recentactions"at:http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg.Forfurtherinformationabout  +p&) theproposal,contactMr.JuanSantiagoofEPA'sOfficeofAirQualityPlanningand ,`'* Standardsat(919)5411084.-7-݌ (#(# Ќ     /0    TheEPA'sOfficeofAirandRadiation's(OAR's)homepageontheInternetcontainsa  widerangeofinformationontheairtoxicsprogramandmanyotherairpollutionprogramsandissues.TheOAR'shomepageaddressis:http://www.epa.gov/oar.#XWXXX#