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Kraft Pulp Mills - Subpart BB

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Kraft Pulp Mills - Subpart BB

Applicability

eCFR Subpart BB [ecfr.gov]

This subpart applies to:

  1. Affected facilities at kraft pulp mills that commence construction, modification, or reconstruction after Sep 24, 1976 and on or before May 23, 2013.

Affected facilities:

  1. Digester system;
  2. Brown stock washer system;
  3. Multiple-effect evaporator system;
  4. Recovery furnace;
  5. Smelt dissolving tank;
  6. Lime kiln;
  7. Condensate stripper system.

In pulp mills where kraft pulping is combined with neutral sulfite semichemical pulping, the provisions of this subpart are applicable when any portion of the material charged to any affected facility is produced by the kraft pulping operation.


Facilities constructed, modified, or reconstructed after May 23, 2013 are subject to NSPS BBa.

Date of Original Final Rule
Amendments Dates

09/21/2006 (71 FR 55127)
10/17/2000 (65 FR 61758)
06/29/1995 60 FR 33915)
02/14/1990 (55 FR 5212)
05/17/1989 (54 FR 21344)
02/14/1989 (54 FR 6673)
05/20/1986 (51 FR 18544)
02/14/1985 (50 FR 6317)

State Regulations

Title 129, Chapter 12, Section 001.34

Previously: Chapter 18, Section 001.81 (as amended as of 7/1/2009)

Federal Regulations
40 CFR 60.280
Related Rules

NSPS - 40 CFR Part 60

Subpart BBa - Kraft Pulp Mills (after May 23, 2013)


NESHAP - 40 CFR Part 63

Subpart S - Pulp & Paper Manufacturing (MACT I);
Subpart MM - Combustion sources at kraft, soda, and sulfite, pulp & paper mills – MACT II

Regulations and Federal Registers

Proposed Amendment on October 22, 2019:
EPA - Fact Sheet [epa.gov]

eCFR Subpart BB [ecfr.gov]

FAQ's, Fact Sheets, and Rules Summaries

Rule Flowchart - Texas CEQ [tceq.state.tx.us]

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