National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations at Area Sources
Posted by [email protected] on Nov. 23, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized minor amendments to the 2008 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations at Area Sources. Following a technology review, EPA is determining that there have been no cost-effective developments that would further reduce air toxics since the original NESHAP was promulgated. EPA is also amending provisions regarding electronic reporting, making miscellaneous clarifying and technical corrections, providing a simplified alternative to the petition for exemption process, and clarifying requirements that address emissions during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction.
Highlights include:
- EPA kept the exemption process for autobody shops in the form of a simple PDF submission or a petition if they prefer a response
- Electronic reporting is now required through CEDRI via a PDF file
- Clarification on subs and tanks at military installations
- Clarified “as applied” vs “as supplied”
- Clarified 3 oz cup liner is fine
- Clarified multiple 3 oz. cups is circumvention
- OSHA carcinogen reference removed
- Chromium III remains as a target HAP
- Updated and included the filter test method
- Startup, shutdown & malfunction (SSM) was addressed
- Compliance date is 180 days out
More information, including a summary fact sheet and a pre-publication version of the final amendments, is available at: https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/paint-stripping-and-miscellaneous-surface-coating-operations
