Rule and Implementation Information for Pulp and Paper Production MACT
(40 CFR 63, subpart S)
This MACT rule is the air portion of the Pulp
and Paper Cluster Rule. The other portion of the Cluster Rule is the
effluent limitations guidelines, pretreatment standards, and new source
performance standards developed by EPA's Office of Water. The MACT standards
for the pulp and paper industry were developed in three parts, as follows:
MACT I: |
Controlling HAP emissions from the pulp and paper production
areas of mills using the kraft, sulfite, semi-chemical, and soda
pulping processes, |
MACT II:(MM) |
Controlling HAP emissions from the pulping chemical
recovery combustion areas of mills, and |
MACT III: |
Controlling HAP emissions from pulp and paper production
areas of mills using mechanical, secondary fiber, and non-wood
pulping, and papermaking systems at all mills. |
This website focuses on the pulp and paper production
MACT(MACT I & III) standards and provides available information on chemical
recovery MACT (MACT II) standards. Additionally, this website references
the effluent limitations guidelines, pretreatment standards, and new source
performance standards developed by EPA's Office of Water, as appropriate.
The effluent standards, etc. are available on the Cluster
Rule Website.
From the listing below, find the file you would like
to download. The document may be available in one or more file formats,
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Rule Information
Copy of Rule(s):
The pulp and paper MACT standards and amendments are available, when
final, in the Code of Federal
Regulations in Title 40 CFR Part 63. Standards for both MACT I &
III standards are integrated into one subpart (Subpart S). MACT II standards
are in a separate subpart (Subpart MM).
Federal Register Notices:
Date
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Citation
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Action
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Description
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File
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11/02/04 |
69FR63452 |
Direct Final |
Approval of Section 112(l) Authority for Hazardous Air
Pollutants; Equivalency by Permit Provisions; National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From the Pulp and Paper
Industry; State of Georgia-Direct Final |
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05/06/04 |
69FR63489 |
Proposed |
Approval of Section 112(l) Authority for Hazardous Air
Pollutants; Equivalency by Permit Provisions; National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From the Pulp and Paper
Industry; State of Georgia-Proposed |
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05/06/04 |
69FR25321 |
Technical Corrections |
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for
Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources at Kraft, Soda, Sulfite, and
Stand-Alone Semichemical Pulp Mills: Subpart MM Final rule; technical corrections |
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04/13/04 |
69FR19733 |
Direct Final Rule |
Site-Specific Rulemaking for Packaging Corporation of America's
Pulp and Paper Mill Located in Tomahawk, WI, Pursuant to the Joint
State/EPA Agreement To Pursue Regulatory Innovation |
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04/13/04 |
69FR19742 |
Proposal |
Site-Specific Rulemaking for Packaging Corporation of America's Pulp
and Paper Mill Located in Tomahawk, WI, in Pursuant to the Joint State/
EPA Agreement To Pursue Regulatory Innovation; Direct Final Rule and
Proposed Rule |
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07/18/03 |
68FR42603 |
Amendment |
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Chemical
Recovery Combustion Sources at Kraft, Soda, Sulfite, and Stand-Alone
Semichemical Pulp Mills-Amendment |
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05/08/03 |
68 FR 24653 |
Correction |
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Chemical
Recovery Combustion Sources at Kraft, Soda, Sulfite, and Stand-Alone
Semichemical Pulp Mills-Correcting administrative amendments; change in effective date. |
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02/18/03 |
68 FR 7706 |
Direct Final Rule |
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Chemical
Recovery Combustion Sources at Kraft, Soda, Sulfite, and Stand-Alone
Semichemical Pulp Mills-Amendments |
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08/06/01 |
66 FR 41086 |
correction |
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Chemical
Recovery Combustion Sources at Kraft, Soda, Sulfite, and Stand-Alone
Semichemical Pulp Mills-correction |
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07/19/01 |
66 FR 37593 |
Final rule; technical corrections |
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Chemical
Recovery Combustion Sources at Kraft, Soda, Sulfite, and Stand-Alone
Semichemical Pulp Mills-correction |
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01/22/01 |
66 FR 6922 |
Final Rule Amendments |
Subpart S Includes amendments to Appendix C that adds "multiple zone" compliance proceedures for biological treatment systems used by MACT I standards. |
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01/12/01 |
66 FR 3180 |
Final Rule |
Final rule for MACT II covers chemical recovery combustion sources |
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12/22/00 |
65 FR 80755 |
Final Rule Amendments |
Amendments to add alternatives to the testing and monitoring of
boilers and open biological treatment units used for air pollution
control in the MACT I rule. |
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01/25/00 |
65 FR 3907 |
Proposed Rule Amendments |
Proposed amendments to add alternatives to the testing and monitoring
of boilers and open biological treatment units used for air pollution
control in the MACT I rule. |
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04/12/99 |
64 FR 17555 |
Final rule; interpretation and technical amendments |
Interpretive amendments and corrects drafting errors in MACT I
rule. |
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12/28/98 |
63 FR 71385 |
Direct final rule, & proposed rule
|
Amendments to MACT I rule establishing an alternative bleach plant
MACT standard for mills enrolled in the Voluntary Advanced Technology
Incentives Program. |
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09/16/98 |
63 FR 49455 |
Final Rule: interpretation and technical amendment |
Amendments to MACT I rule regarding applicability to excess emission
allowance for condensate treatment systems. |
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08/07/98 |
63 FR 42238 |
Final Rule: correction |
Correction of minor errors on the 4-15-98 notice (63 FR 18504)
above. |
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04/15/98 |
63 FR 18755 |
Proposal |
Proposal of the MACT II chemical recovery combustion Sources |
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04/15/98 |
63 FR 18504 |
Final Rules |
Final Rule for MACT I & III production areas of the mill.
Final effluent limitations guidelines, pretreatment standards, and
new source performance standards developed by EPA's Office of Water
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07/15/96 |
61 FR 36835 |
Notice of Availability |
Describes goals for environmental improvement and frame work for
effluent limitations guidelines, pretreatment standards, and new
source performance standards for this industry |
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03/08/96 |
61 FR 9383 |
Supplemental Information, Proposed Rule, & Open Comment Period |
Supplemental information was provided on the MACT I production
rule. Proposed rules for the MACT III production areas. |
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12/17/93 |
58 FR 66078 |
Proposal |
Cluster Rule Proposal (Includes proposal of MACT I production
rules) |
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NOTES: Citations not marked with an asterisk are to the page
where the regulatory text begins. Citations marked with an asterisk
do not contain preamble text and are to the page where the entry begins.
All files are Government
Printing Office (GPO) files unless otherwise indicated.
Closely Related Rules, Policies or Program Guidance
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Technical Information
WATER9 is a Windows based computer program for estimating air emissions of individual waste constituents in wastewater/waste. Further information or a copy of the WATER 9 can be obtained from EPA (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/software/water/index.html ). You can also contact the Air Emissions Model Hotline at (919) 541-5610 for support or more information about this model.
Background Information Document (BID)/Response to Comments
Paper copies of some of these documents, as supplies permit are available
through the EPA Library
Services Office (MD-35), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711.
8/2000 |
"Response
to Public Comments on January 25, 2000 Pulp and Paper MACT I Proposed
Amendments", Memorandum to Kent Hustvedt, Waste and Chemical
Process Group, USEPA/OAR/OAQPS, from Stephen Shedd, WCPG, USEPA/OAR/OAQPS,
RTP, NC, August 22, 2000. |
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7/99 |
"Technical
Support Document for Evaluation of Aerobic Biological Treatment
Units with Multiple Mixing Zones", US EPA, OAR, OAQPS, Waste
and Chemicals Process Group, RTP, NC. |
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11/98 |
"Technical
Support Document for Evaluation of Thoroughly Mixed Biological
Treatment Units ", US EPA, OAR, OAQPS, Waste and Chemicals
Process Group, RTP, NC. |
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4/98 |
Various
Technical Support Documents, for pulp and paper effluent limitations
guidelines, pretreatment standards, and new source performance
standards developed by EPA's Office of Water. |
01/21/98 |
Chemical
Recovery Combustion Sources at U.S. Sulfite Pulp Mills, EPA,
OAR, OAQPS, Draft.Three Parts |
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10/97 |
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard
Industry - Background Information for Promulgated Air Emission
Standards, Manufacturing Processes at Kraft, Sulfite, Soda, Semi-Chemical
Mills, Mechanical, and Secondary and Non-wood Fiber Mills, US
EPA, OAR, OAQPS, October 1997, EPA-453/R-93-050b. |
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07/08/97 |
Revised
Draft,Chemical Pulping Emission Factor Development Document,
Prepared for: U.S. EPA, OAQPS. |
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10/96 |
Technical
Support Document: Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources at Kraft
and Soda Pulp Mills, US EPA, OAR, OAQPS, EPA-453/R-96-012. |
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09/25/95 |
Presumptive
MACT for Non-chemical and Other Pulp and Paper (MACT III) Mills,
US EPA, OAR, OAQPS. |
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10/93 |
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard
Industry - Background Information for Proposed Air Emission Standards,
Manufacturing Processes at Kraft, Sulfite, Soda, and Semi-Chemical
Mills, US EPA, OAR, OAQPS. EPA-453/R-93-050a |
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FACT Sheets
8/2003 |
FACT Sheet: National
Emission Standards to Control Hazardous Air Pollutants Emitted
from Pulp and Paper Mills |
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4/98 |
Series of Cluster Rule fact
sheets. |
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08/31/98 |
Interpretive and technical
amendments to the final air toxics regulation for pulp and paper
production |
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12/18/98 |
Direct Final Amendment: Alternative
Bleach Plant Standard for VATIP Mills |
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03/31/99 |
Direct Final Rule on Interpretation
and Technical Amendments |
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01/10/00 |
Proposed Amendments on the
Testing and Monitoring of Boilers and Open Biological Treament
Units used for Air Pollution Control |
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12/07/00 |
Final Amendments on the Testing
and Monitoring of Boilers and Open Biological Treament Units used
for Air Pollution Control |
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BACK
Implementation Information
4-8-04 |
Additional Information from EPA/OAQPS on the Clean Condensate Alternative in subpart R |
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3/03 |
Letter on clarification of the Clean Condensate Alternative, To Larry Webber, Georgia DNR from Doug Neeley, EPA R4, March 27, 2003. |
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For support and information on Water 9 Model |
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3/28/01 |
Letter on Performance Specifications and Applicability of 63.8 for CMS | |
5/30/01 |
Letter on UNOX Systems and NCASI Test Methods,
Letter to Larry Price, Smurfit Stone Container Corp., from J. David
Mobly, Emissions Monitoring and Analysis Division, US EPA. |
280KB |
11/5/99 |
Letter
on Pulp and Paper MACT Condensate Averaging Times, Letter to R.W.
Gore, Chief of Air Division, Alabama Dept. of Environmental Management,
from W.A. Smith, Director, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division,
EPA Region IV. |
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4/2000 |
Questions
and Answers (Q&A's) for Pulp and Paper NESHAP Second Volume(40
CFR Part 63, subpart S), US EPA/OAR/OAQPS, Program Integration
and Review Group, RTP, NC. | |
9/99 |
Questions
and Answers (Q&A's) for Pulp and Paper NESHAP (40 CFR Part 63,
subpart S), US EPA/OAR/OAQPS, Waste and Chemicals Processes Group,
RTP, NC. |
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1998 |
TAPPI Cluster Rule Symposium, Manual, TAPPI
PRESS, Technology Park/Atlanta, P.O. Box 105113, Atlanta Ga. 30348-5113 |
12/97 |
Workshops on EPA's Final Cluster Rule for
the Pulp and Paper Industry, Manual, by the American
Forest and Paper Association and the National
Council of the Paper Industry for Air and Stream Improvement |
12/97 |
Summary
Flow Diagrams of the Pulp and Paper MACT Standard, Revised, US EPA/OAR/OAQPS,
Waste and Chemicals Processes Group, RTP, NC. | |
Source Identification & Location Information
09/24/97 |
Pulp and Paper Mills Subject to Combined Air and Water Rules |
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Pulp Manufacturing Data Base, Sector Facility Indexing Project,
U.S. EPA, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance |
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Final Rule Summary Documents
12/97 |
Summary Flow Diagrams of the Pulp
and Paper MACT Standard, Revised, US EPA/OAR/OAQPS, Waste and Chemicals
Processes Group, RTP, NC. |
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9/01 |
Pulp and Paper NESHAP: A Plain
English Description , EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards,
EPA-456/R-01-002 |
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Pulp and Paper NESHAP: A Plain
English Description , EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards,
EPA-456/R-01-002-Flowchart Summary |
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Pulp and Paper NESHAP: A Plain
English Description , EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards,
EPA-456/R-01-002-Control Requirements |
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Pulp and Paper NESHAP: A Plain
English Description , EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards,
EPA-456/R-01-002-Compliance Checklists |
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Outreach and Training Materials
Special training video tape for
State and local air pollution regulators, Entitled: What Is Up with
the Pulp and Paper Cluster Rule?, Contact: EPA,
Education and Outreach Group. |
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MACT II Pulp and Paper Combustion
Sources National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
(NESHAP): A Plain English Description, EPA-456/R-01-003 (PDF format) |
appendices |
MACT II Pulp and Paper Combustion
Sources National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
(NESHAP): A Plain English Description, EPA-456/R-01-003 (WordPerfect
Format) |
appendices |
Compliance and Enforcement Information
Pulp and Paper Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources (MM) Inspector Checklist | |
Spreadsheet software for performing calculations related to the
PM bubble compliance alternative |
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OECA Pulp and Paper Sector Web Site includes the following information: |
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1) Profile of the Pulp and Paper Industry, EPA Office of Compliance
Sector Notebook Project, U.S. EPA, OECA, September 1995, EPA/310-R-95-015. |
2) Kraft Pulp Mill Compliance Assessment Guide (CAA, CWA, RCRA,
& EPCRA), U.S. EPA, OECA, May 1999, EPA/310-B-99-001. |
3) Pulp Manufacturing Data Base, Sector Facility Indexing Project,
U.S. EPA, OECA. |
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