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Wood Preserving Area Sources

Air Toxics Notebook

Wood Preserving Area Sources

Applicability

eCFR Subpart QQQQQQ [ecfr.gov]

This subpart applies to:

  1. Owners or operators of wood preserving operations that are Area Sources* of HAPs.

Definition of "Wood Preserving":

  • The pressure or thermal impregnation of chemicals into wood to provide effective long-term resistance to attack by fungi, bacteria, insects, and marine borers.


*Area Sources of HAPs emit or have the potential to emit:

  • < 10 tons/year of any single HAP, or
  • < 25 tons/year of total HAPs.
  • Major Sources emit more than Area Sources.
Rules apply to small, area sources?
Yes
Known Sources in NDEE Jurisdiction
Facility IDNameLocation
58330Hughes Brothers IncSeward
100823Bell Lumber & Pole CompanySidney
6080Central Nebraska Wood PreserversSutton
Date of Original Final Rule
Amendments Dates

03/07/2022 - Proposed Amendments
03/26/2008 - Direct Final Technical Corrections

State Regulations

Title 129, Chapter 13, 002.107

Previously: Chapter 28, Section 001.101.

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 63.11428
Related Rules

NESHAP - 40 CFR Part 63

Subpart JJ - Wood Furniture Manufacturing
Subpart DDDD - Plywood & Composite Wood Products (VACATED)
Subpart QQQQ - Wood Building Products

Regulations and Federal Registers

eCFR Subpart QQQQQQ [ecfr.gov]

325 KB6Q - Fed. Reg. 2022-03-07 - Proposed Amendments.pdf
90 KB6Q - Fed. Reg. 2008-03-26 - Direct Final.pdf
338 KB6Q - Fed. Reg. 2007-07-16 - Final.pdf
274 KB6Q - Fed. Reg. 2007-04-04 - Proposed.pdf
Forms
40 KB6Q - Initial Notification Form.docx
119 KB6Q - Initial Notification Form.pdf
Important Dates

Source Classification

  • Existing Source = constructed or reconstructed on or before April 4, 2007
  • New Source = constructed or reconstructed after April 4, 2007

Initial Notification

  • Existing source = Oct 14, 2007
  • New source = Within 90 days of compliance date

Compliance Dates

  • Existing = July 16, 2007
  • New source = July 16, 2007 or upon startup

Compliance Status Notification

  • Existing source = Oct 14, 2007
  • New source = Within 90 days of compliance date

Deviation Report

  • Within 30 days of the deviation
FAQ's, Fact Sheets, and Rules Summaries
122 KB6Q - Wood Preserving Brochure.pdf
20 KB6Q - Wood Preserving Summary.pdf
Other Information and Resources

EPA's Area Source Rule Website [epa.gov] contains the federal register notices and guidance documents for many of the area source rules

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