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(#(# 0  EPAsregulationcoversthreedistinctsegmentsofthisindustry:slabstock,molded,and   rebondpolyurethanefoamproduction.Slabstockfoamproductsareprimarilyusedinfurnitureseatcushionsandbeddingmaterials;moldedfoamisusedinautomotiveseats,packaging,andawiderangeofspecialtyproducts;andrebondfoamisusedascarpetpaddingandcushionsforschoolbusseats.Airtoxicsarereleasedfromthesolvents,equipmentcleaners,andotherchemicalsusedinthemanufacturingprocess. H(#(# 0  EPAdevelopedtodaysruleinclosepartnershipwithmajorstakeholders,including  p industryrepresentativesandstateandlocalagencies. (#(#  WHATARETHEHEALTHANDENVIRONMENTALBENEFITS? 4  0  EPAsregulationwillprimarilyreduceemissionsofthetoxicairpollutantmethylene   chloridefromtheflexiblefoamindustry.Methylenechlorideisapollutantstronglysuspectedofcausingcancerandcanhaveadverseeffectsontherespiratoryandnervoussystems.Flexiblefoamfacilitiesalsoemitverysmallamountsofanotherharmfulairpollutant,toluenediisocyanate. (#(# 0  Todaysrulewillreduceemissionsofairtoxics,primarilymethylenechloride,from D! slabstockfoamproducersbyabout11,500tonsannually,representinga68percentreductionfromcurrentlevels.Theregulationwillalsoreduceairtoxicemissionsfrommoldedfoamproductionbyapproximately2,300tonsannually,a98percentreductionfromcurrentlevelsforaffectedfacilities.EPAbelievesthatallrebondfoammanufacturersarealreadycomplyingwiththerequirementsoutlinedinthefinalrule. (#(# 0  TodaysactiondemonstratesEPAscommitmenttomakingpollutionpreventionan '#& integralpartofregulatoryactionswheneverpossible.Mostofthecontrolrequirementsoutlinedintheregulationarebasedoncosteffectivepollutionpreventiontechniques.EPAsrulewilleliminatetheuseofmethylenechloridefrommoldedfoamandrebondfoamproduction,whileprovidingavarietyofoptionsformeetingtheregulationsrequirements. (#(#  @-(,=  Ї BACKGROUND   0  #XXXX#XXXXUndertheCleanAirActAmendmentsof1990,EPAisrequiredtoregulatesourcesof  188listedtoxicairpollutants.(Notethatthislistoriginallycontained189pollutants,butEPAhassubsequentlyremovedthechemicalcaprolactuamfromthelist.)#XXXX #XXXXOnJuly16, ` 1992,EPApublishedalistofindustrialsourcecategoriesthatemitoneormoreoftheseairtoxics.Forlistedcategoriesof majorsources(thosethatemit10tons/yearormoreofalistedpollutantor25tons/yearormoreofacombinationofpollutants),theCleanAirActrequiresEPAtodevelopstandardsthatrequiretheapplicationofstringentairpollutioncontrols,knownasmaximumachievablecontroltechnology(MACT). (#(# 0  EPA'spublishedlistofindustrycategoriestoberegulatedincludesmajorsourcesthat $  produceflexiblepolyurethanefoam. (#(#  WHOWILLBEAFFECTEDBYEPASRULE? 0  Thereareapproximately78slabstockfoamfacilitiesand98moldedfoamfacilities p nationwidethatwillbeaffectedbytodaysrule.Therulewouldalsoapplytoanysimilarfacilitiesbuiltinthefuture.EPAbelievesthatthe21rebondfoamfacilitiesarealreadyincompliancewiththeemissionstandardsandthereforeshouldnothavetoimplementadditionalcontrols. (#(#  WHATDOTHESTANDARDSREQUIRE?  H Introduction   0  Inproducingslabstockpolyurethanefoam,varyingamountsofmethylenechlorideare  requireddependingonthedesiredcharacteristicsofthefoam.Forexample,largerquantitiesofmethylenechloridehelpincreasea"blowing"actionthatproduceslighter,softerfoam.Manufacturersneedtoproducefoamproductswithawiderangeofsoftnessandweightinordertoservevariedmarkets. (#(# 0  EPAsruleprovidesflexibilitytoindustrybyprovidingachoiceofcomplianceoptions 0"  andcomplianceschedulesthatpromotecosteffective,pollutionpreventionbasedalternatives. (#(# #XXXXA#XXXX0  EPAsfinalrulehasbeenamendedfromtheproposedruletoincludeasectionthatmore %0!$ clearlyo#XXXX3#XXXXutlineswhatconstitutesaviolationofthestandards.&"%(#(# #XXXX#XXXX0  Monitoring,recordkeeping,andreportingrequirementsareoutlinedintherule.(#'(#(# 7XX@dKXXd7SlabstockFoam |*%)   h+&* 0  Forslabstockfoamproduction,EPAsrulesetsemissionslimitsforblowingagents,   leakingequipment,storagevessels,andcleaningoperations.Thefoamblowingprocessconstitutes95percentofthemethylenechlorideemissionsfromslabstockfoamproduction.#XXXX#XXXXt(#(# 0  Auniquefeature#XXXX #XXXXԀoftheslabstockfoamrequirementsallowsfacilitiestoavoidcontrolling L  emissionsofmethylenechlorideinequipmentcleaning,equipmentleaks,andstorage,inexchangeforusinglessmethylenechlorideasablowingagent.Methylenechlorideemissionscanbereducedthroughavarietyofpollutionpreventiontechniquesorbyinstallingaddoncontrolequipment. (#(# MoldedFoam $  #XXXX#XXXX0  EPAsrulerequirestheeliminationofmethylenechloridebasedequipmentflushesand   foamreleaseagentsfrommoldedfoamproduction.Relativelylowcostwaterbasedcleanersandequipmentsubstitutionsarealreadybeingusedbysomefacilitiestoeliminatemethylenechlorideemissions. (#(# RebondFoam H #XXXX#XXXX0  Todaysactionwillrequiretheeliminationofmethylenechlorideduringproductionand  p cleaningprocessesatrebondfoamfacilities.EPAbelievesthatallrebondfoammanufacturersarealreadycomplyingwiththeapplicablerequirements. (#(#  HOWMUCHWILLEPASRULECOST?    #XXXXX#XXXX0  Thetotalannualizedcostoftodaysrulefortheentireindustryisestimatedtoberoughly  $8 million,mostofwhichwillresultfromslabstockfoamproductioncompliance.The  actualcostoftheruleisexpectedtobelessthan$8millionbecauseslabstockfoamproducersarelikelytochooseanemissioncontrolalternative,whichwilleliminatecostsforcontrollingemissionsfromstoragetanks,equipmentleaks,andequipmentcleaning. (#(# #XXXX !#XXXX FORFURTHERINFORMATION... 4"   #XXXX`##XXXX ]0   InterestedpartiescandownloadtherulefromEPA'swebsiteontheInternetunder  $\"  recentactionsatthefollowingaddress:(http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg).#XXXX##XXXXForfurther $H # informationabouttodaysrule,contactMr.DavidSvendsgaardofEPA'sOfficeofAirQualityPlanningandStandardsat(919)5412380.#XXXX %#XXXX& "%(#(#  ]0   EPA'sOfficeofAirandRadiationshomepageontheInternetcontainsawiderangeof (#' informationontheairtoxicsprogram,aswellasmanyotherairpollutionprogramsandissues.TheOfficeofAirandRadiation'shomepageaddressis:http://#XXXX%#XXXXwww.epa.gov/oar.#XXXX'#