Consolidated Federal Air Rule(CAR) for the Synthetic Organic Chemical
Manufacturing Industry
Background
The Consolidated Federal Air Rule (CAR) is a pilot rulemaking originating
from President Clinton's March 16, 1995 initiative to reinvent environmental
regulations. This rule consolidates major portions of the following new
source performance standards (NSPS) and national emission standards for
hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) applicable to storage vessels, process
vents, transfer operations, and equipment leaks within the SOCMI: 40 CFR
part 60, subparts A, Ka, Kb, VV, DDD, III, NNN, and RRR; 40 CFR part 61,
subparts A, V, Y, and BB; and 40 CFR part 63, subparts A, F, G, and H. The
rule pulls together applicable Federal SOCMI rules into one integrated set
of rules in order to simplify, clarify, and improve implementation of the
existing rules with which source owners or operators must comply. The consolidated
rule is an optional compliance alternative for SOCMI sources; sources may
simply continue to comply with existing applicable rules or choose to comply
with the consolidated rule. The effect of this consolidation will be to
improve understandability, reduce burden, clarify requirements, and improve
implementation and compliance.
Proposed and Promulated Rules
08/27/07 |
72 FR 48938 |
Direct Final |
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: General
Provisions: Consolidated Federal Air Rule-extensions to the
deadline for performance tests.
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08/27/07 |
72 FR 48953 |
Proposal |
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: General
Provisions: Proposed Consolidated Federal Air Rule-extensions to the
deadline for performance tests.
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12/14/00 |
65FR78267 |
Final Rule |
Final Rule: Consolidated Federal
Air Rule (CAR): Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry |
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Meeting Minutes and Materials
9/11/95 |
Summary of 8/30/95 CAR Stakeholders Meeting
(w/o attachments) |
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8/30/96 |
Summary of 7/17/96 CAR Stakeholders Meeting
(w/o attachments) |
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6/25/97 |
Summary of 5/29/97 CAR Stakeholders Meeting
(w/o attachments) |
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Documents
Final Rule Fact Sheet |
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Proposal preamble |
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Proposed rule |
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Enabling Document (Plain language explanation of the CAR and other
helpful guidance) |
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Background Information Document (Response to public comments) |
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Correlation tables
The correlation tables are comprehensive cross references between the underlying
requirements of the existing rules and the CAR.
Definitions |
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Pt 60 subpart A, General Provisions |
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Pt 60 subpart Ka, Petroleum Liquid Storage |
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Pt 60 subpart Kb, VOL Storage |
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Pt 60 subpart VV, SOCMI Equipment Leaks |
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Pt 60 subpart DDD, Polymers Process Vents |
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Pt 60 subpart III, SOCMI Air Oxidation Process Vents |
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Pt 60 subpart NNN, SOCMI Distillation Process Vents |
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Pt 60 subpart RRR, SOCMI Reactor Process Vents |
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Pt 61 subpart A, General Provisions |
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Pt 61 subpart V, Equipment Leaks |
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Pt 61 subpart Y, Benzene Storage |
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Pt 61 subpart BB, Benzene Transfer Operations |
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Pt 63 subpart A, General Provisions |
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Pt 63 subpart F, HON General Provisions |
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Pt 63 subpart H, HON Equipment Leaks |
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Pt 63 subpart G, HON Process Vents |
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Pt 63 subpart G, HON Storage |
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Pt 63 subpart G, HON Transfer Operations |
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Pt 63 subpart G, HON Closed Vent System Leak Inspection Procedures
(Sec. 63.148) |
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Pt 63 subpart G, HON Recordkeeping and Reporting (Sec. 63.151 and
63.152) |
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Stakeholders
List of Stakeholders |
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