U.S. Code of Federal Regulations

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All TitlesTitle 40Chapter IPart 60Subpart MMMM - Subpart MMMM—Emission Guidelines and Compliance Times for Existing Sewage Sludge Incineration Units

INTRODUCTION
§ 60.5000 - What is the purpose of this subpart?
§ 60.5005 - Am I affected by this subpart?
§ 60.5010 - Is a state plan required for all states?
§ 60.5015 - What must I include in my state plan?
§ 60.5020 - Is there an approval process for my state plan?
§ 60.5025 - What if my state plan is not approvable?
§ 60.5030 - Is there an approval process for a negative declaration letter?
§ 60.5035 - What compliance schedule must I include in my state plan?
§ 60.5040 - Are there any state plan requirements for this subpart that apply instead of the requirements specified in subpart B?
§ 60.5045 - In lieu of a state plan submittal, are there other acceptable option(s) for a state to meet its section 111(d)/129 (b)(2) obligations?
§ 60.5050 - What authorities will not be delegated to state, local, or tribal agencies?
§ 60.5055 - Does this subpart directly affect SSI unit owners and operators in my state?

APPLICABILITY OF STATE PLANS
§ 60.5060 - What SSI units must I address in my state plan?
§ 60.5065 - What SSI units are exempt from my state plan?

USE OF MODEL RULE
§ 60.5070 - What is the “model rule” in this subpart?
§ 60.5075 - How does the model rule relate to the required elements of my state plan?
§ 60.5080 - What are the principal components of the model rule?

MODEL RULE—INCREMENTS OF PROGRESS
§ 60.5085 - What are my requirements for meeting increments of progress and achieving final compliance?
§ 60.5090 - When must I complete each increment of progress?
§ 60.5095 - What must I include in the notifications of achievement of increments of progress?
§ 60.5100 - When must I submit the notifications of achievement of increments of progress?
§ 60.5105 - What if I do not meet an increment of progress?
§ 60.5110 - How do I comply with the increment of progress for submittal of a control plan?
§ 60.5115 - How do I comply with the increment of progress for achieving final compliance?
§ 60.5120 - What must I do if I close my SSI unit and then restart it?
§ 60.5125 - What must I do if I plan to permanently close my SSI unit and not restart it?

MODEL RULE—OPERATOR TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION
§ 60.5130 - What are the operator training and qualification requirements?
§ 60.5135 - When must the operator training course be completed?
§ 60.5140 - How do I obtain my operator qualification?
§ 60.5145 - How do I maintain my operator qualification?
§ 60.5150 - How do I renew my lapsed operator qualification?
§ 60.5155 - What if all the qualified operators are temporarily not accessible?
§ 60.5160 - What site-specific documentation is required and how often must it be reviewed by qualified operators and plant personnel?

MODEL RULE—EMISSION LIMITS, EMISSION STANDARDS, AND OPERATING LIMITS AND REQUIREMENTS
§ 60.5165 - What emission limits and standards must I meet and by when?
§ 60.5170 - What operating limits and requirements must I meet and by when?
§ 60.5175 - How do I establish operating limits if I do not use a wet scrubber, fabric filter, electrostatic precipitator, activated carbon injection, or afterburner, or if I limit emissions in some other manner, to comply with the emission limits?
§ 60.5180 - Do the emission limits, emission standards, and operating limits apply during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction?
§ 60.5181 - How do I establish an affirmative defense for exceedance of an emission limit or standard during malfunction?

MODEL RULE—INITIAL COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS
§ 60.5185 - How and when do I demonstrate initial compliance with the emission limits and standards?
§ 60.5190 - How do I establish my operating limits?
§ 60.5195 - By what date must I conduct the initial air pollution control device inspection and make any necessary repairs?
§ 60.5200 - How do I develop a site-specific monitoring plan for my continuous monitoring, bag leak detection, and ash handling systems, and by what date must I conduct an initial performance evaluation?

MODEL RULE—CONTINUOUS COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS
§ 60.5205 - How and when do I demonstrate continuous compliance with the emission limits and standards?
§ 60.5210 - How do I demonstrate continuous compliance with my operating limits?
§ 60.5215 - By what date must I conduct annual air pollution control device inspections and make any necessary repairs?

MODEL RULE—PERFORMANCE TESTING, MONITORING, AND CALIBRATION REQUIREMENTS
§ 60.5220 - What are the performance testing, monitoring, and calibration requirements for compliance with the emission limits and standards?
§ 60.5225 - What are the monitoring and calibration requirements for compliance with my operating limits?

MODEL RULE—RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING
§ 60.5230 - What records must I keep?
§ 60.5235 - What reports must I submit?

MODEL RULE—TITLE V OPERATING PERMITS
§ 60.5240 - Am I required to apply for and obtain a Title V operating permit for my existing SSI unit?
§ 60.5245 - When must I submit a title V permit application for my existing SSI unit?

MODEL RULE-DEFINITIONS
§ 60.5250 - What definitions must I know?
Appendix - Table 1 to Subpart MMMM of Part 60—Model Rule—Increments of Progress and Compliance Schedules for Existing Sewage Sludge Incineration Units
Appendix - Table 2 to Subpart MMMM of Part 60—Model Rule—Emission Limits and Standards for Existing Fluidized Bed Sewage Sludge Incineration Units
Appendix - Table 3 to Subpart MMMM of Part 60—Model Rule—Emission Limits and Standards for Existing Multiple Hearth Sewage Sludge Incineration Units
Appendix - Table 4 to Subpart MMMM of Part 60—Model Rule—Operating Parameters for Existing Sewage Sludge Incineration Units a
Appendix - Table 5 to Subpart MMMM of Part 60—Model Rule—Toxic Equivalency Factors
Appendix - Table 6 to Subpart MMMM of Part 60—Model Rule—Summary of Reporting Requirements for Existing Sewage Sludge Incineration Units a
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