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40 CFR Part 63, Table 1

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As required in § 63.9590(a), you must comply with each applicable particulate matter emission limit in the following table:

If your affected source is . . .and the affected source is categorized as . . .then you must comply with the flow-weighted mean concentration of particulate matter discharged to the atmosphere from the affected source, as determined using the procedures in § 63.9621(b), such that you must not exceed . . .
1. Ore crushing and handling emission unitsExisting0.008 grains per dry standard cubic foot (gr/dscf).
New0.005 gr/dscf.
2. Straight grate indurating furnace processing magnetiteExistingNew0.01 gr/dscf.0.006 gr/dscf.
3. Grate kiln indurating furnace processing magnetiteExistingNew0.01 gr/dscf.0.006 gr/dscf.
4. Grate kiln indurating furnace processing hematiteExistingNew0.03 gr/dscf.0.018 gr/dscf.
5. Finished pellet handling emission unitsExistingNew0.008 gr/dscf.0.005 gr/dscf.
6. Ore dryerExistingNew0.052 gr/dscf.0.025 gr/dscf.

[68 FR 61888, Oct. 30, 2003, as amended at 89 FR 16438, Mar. 6, 2024]