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Louisiana LAC 33:III Chapter 11, Control of Emissions of Smoke, Section 1101 - Control of Air Pollution from Smoke, SIP effective as of August 4, 2011 (LAd34)

Regulatory Text: 
Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 33 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, Part III Air (LAC 33:III) 

Chapter 11.  Control of Emissions of Smoke

Section 1101. Control of Air Pollution from Smoke
As approved by EPA July 5, 2011 (76 FR 38977) SIP effective August 4, 2011 (LAd34),
Regulations.gov docket ID:  EPA-R06-OAR-2007-0924 [LA021]

The revision to Section 1101 published in Federal Register August 29, 2017 (82 FR 40949) SIP effective September 28, 2017 (LAd58) does not change the text of Section 1101 as approved by EPA July 5, 2011 (76 FR 38977) effective August 4, 2011 (LAd34), Regulations.gov docket EPA-R06-OAR-2007-0924 [LA021].
 

Paragraph A approved by EPA July 5, 2011 (76 FR 38977) SIP effective August 4, 2011 (LAd34),
Regulations.gov docket ID:  EPA-R06-OAR-2007-0924 [LA021]
AQ125   §1101.A;LAd34;LA021.03;AQ125;LR21:1080(10/20/1995)
   A. Purpose. It is the purpose of this regulation to establish emission standards on smoke.

Paragraph B is as adopted in the Louisiana Register Dec 1987 at LR 13:741 and approved by EPA 03/08/89 (54 FR 09795) SIP effective 05/08/89 (LAc49)
   B.  Control of Smoke. The emission of smoke from any combustion unit (other than a flare, as described in LAC 33:III.1105 below) or from any type of burning in a combustion unit (other than a flare), including the incineration of industrial, commercial, institutional and municipal wastes, shall be controlled so that the shade or appearance of the emission is not darker than 20 percent average opacity as to obscure vision to a degree equivalent to the above (see Table 4) except that emitted during the cleaning of a fire box or building of a new fire, soot blowing or lancing, charging of an incinerator, equipment changes, ash removal and rapping of precipitators which may have an opacity in excess of 20 percent for not more than one six minute period in any 60 consecutive minutes.

***End Louisiana LAC 33:III Chapter 11, Control of Emissions of Smoke, Section 1101 - Control of Air Pollution from Smoke, SIP effective as of August 4, 2011 (LAd34)***

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