OAR Policy and Guidance Metarecord

Document Title/Subject: Electric Arc Furnaces: Air Toxics -- National Performance Standards: Fact Sheet Related Documents:	Signed by: Unsigned Signature Date: Contact: Kevin A. Cavender 919-541-2364	Filename(s): http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/t1/fact_sheets/eaf_npsfs.pdf URL(s):
Regulatory Authority: Title 1	Division/Director: Emission Standards Division (OAQPS) / Sally Shaver	Submitted By: cavender.kevin	OGC Contact: Cecilia Kim OGC Phone#: 202-564-8359	Internet Contact: Jeff Clark
Document Type: Fact Sheets,	EPA Document Number: Federal Register:	Supersedes:
Subject Category: AIR	Keywords: Emissions Flexibility Inspections and maintenance Metal processing industry Stakeholder involvement Voluntary programs Electric Arc Furnace	Terms: Air pollutants Clean Air Act CAA Industrial processes Industries
Abstract: On Oct. 9, 2002, EPA proposed amending its rules for Electric Arc Furnaces to allow bag leak detection (a method of monitoring for torn or leaking bags in the baghouse) coupled with daily observations of the clarity or "opacity" of air emissions from stacks as an alternative to a practice known as continuous opacity monitoring. The changes will not remove any of the rules' pollution control requirements, but will provide owners and operators more flexibility in complying with the rule while maintaining the environmental benefit. This file is a fact sheet summarizing the rule