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Secondary Lead Smelter Industry

Air Toxics Notebook

Secondary Lead Smelter Industry

Applicability

eCFR Subpart X [ecfr.gov]

This subpart applies to:

  1. Any of the following affected sources at secondary lead smelters:
    1. Blast, reverberatory, rotary, and electric furnaces;
    2. Refining kettles;
    3. Agglomerating furnaces;
    4. Dryers;
    5. Process fugitive emission sources;
    6. Buildings containing lead-bearing materials;
    7. Fugitive dust sources.


Definition of "Secondary Lead Smelter"
Any facility at which lead-bearing scrap material, such as lead-acid batteries, is recycled into elemental lead or lead alloys by smelting.

Exempt from this subpart:

  1. Primary lead processors
  2. Lead refiners
  3. Lead remelters
Rules apply to small, area sources?
Yes
Known Sources in NDEE Jurisdiction

No

Date of Original Final Rule
Amendments Dates

01/03/2014 - Amendments
01/05/2012 - Final Rule
12/14/1999 - Amendments
06/13/1997 - Amendments

State Regulations

Title 129, Chapter 13, Section 002.15

Previously: Chapter 28, Section 001.07.

Sources are also responsible for ensuring they are in compliance with current federal requirements found for this subpart in the CFR.

Federal Regulations
40 CFR 63.541
Related Rules

NSPS – 40 CFR Part 60

Subpart L – Secondary Lead Smelters

 

NESHAP - 40 CFR Part 63

Subpart TTT - Primary Lead Smelting

Regulations and Federal Registers

eCFR Subpart X [ecfr.gov]

 

256 KB1X - Fed. Reg. 2014-01-03 - Direct Final Rule.pdf
331 KB1X - Fed. Reg. 2012-01-05 - Final Residual Risk.pdf
233 KB1X - Fed. Reg. 1999-12-14 - Amendment.pdf
203 KB1X - Fed. Reg. 1997-06-16 - Amendment.pdf
FAQ's, Fact Sheets, and Rules Summaries

Texas CEQ - Rule Flowchart [tceq.texas.gov]

EPA's Subpart X Website [epa.gov] - Contains federal register notices and technical information

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