Boat Manufacturing: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)
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Rule Summary
The processes regulated include fiberglass resin and gel coat operations, carpet and fabric adhesive operations, and aluminum recreational boat painting operations.
The EPA has identified boat manufacturing as a major source of hazardous air pollutants (HAP), such as styrene, methyl methacrylate (MMA), methylene chloride (dichloromethane), toluene, xylene, n-hexane, methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK), and methyl chloroform (1,1,1- trichloroethane).
The NESHAP will implement section 112(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) by requiring all major sources to meet HAP emission standards reflecting the application of the maximum achievable control technology (MACT).
Rule History
11/1/2021 – Minor Technical Corrections
03/20/2020 - Final Risk and Technology Review Amendments
05/17/2019 - Proposed Risk and Technology Review Amendments (pdf) (461 KB)
10/03/2001 – Federal Register Correction (pdf) (113 KB)
08/22/2001 – Final Rule (pdf) (262 KB)
07/14/2000 – Proposed Rule (pdf) (349 KB)
Additional Resources
Proposed Amendments:
Related Rules
Control Techniques Guidelines for Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing Materials
Compliance
Applicability Determination Index (ADI). The ADI is maintained by EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) and provides a data base of memoranda dealing with applicability issues. The database is searchable by Subpart.