Air Toxics Notebook
Secondary Lead Smelter Industry -  Subpart X

Applicability: eCFR Subpart X [ecfr.gov]

This subpart applies to:
  1. Any of the following affected sources at secondary lead smelters:
    1. Blast, reverberatory, rotary, and electric furnaces;
    2. Refining kettles;
    3. Agglomerating furnaces;
    4. Dryers;
    5. Process fugitive emission sources;
    6. Buildings containing lead-bearing materials;
    7. Fugitive dust sources.

Definition of "Secondary Lead Smelter"
Any facility at which lead-bearing scrap material, such as lead-acid batteries, is recycled into elemental lead or lead alloys by smelting.

Exempt from this subpart:
  1. Primary lead processors
  2. Lead refiners
  3. Lead remelters
Rules apply to small, area sources? Yes
Known Sources in NDEE Jurisdiction: No
Date of Original Final Rule: 6/23/94
Amendments Dates: 01/03/2014 - Amendments
01/05/2012 - Final Rule
12/14/1999 - Amendments
06/13/1997 - Amendments
State Regulations (Title 129): Title 129, Chapter 13, Section 002.15

Previously: Chapter 28, Section 001.07.

Sources are also responsible for ensuring they are in compliance with current federal requirements found for this subpart in the CFR.
Federal Regulations: 40 CFR 63.541
Related Rules:

NSPS – 40 CFR Part 60

Subpart L – Secondary Lead Smelters

NESHAP - 40 CFR Part 63
Subpart TTT - Primary Lead Smelting
Regulations and Federal Registers:
eCFR Subpart X [ecfr.gov]

(See attached file: 1X - Fed. Reg. 2014-01-03 - Direct Final Rule.pdf)

(See attached file: 1X - Fed. Reg. 2012-01-05 - Final Residual Risk.pdf)

(See attached file: 1X - Fed. Reg. 1999-12-14 - Amendment.pdf)

(See attached file: 1X - Fed. Reg. 1997-06-16 - Amendment.pdf)

SizeFile Name
256 KB 1X - Fed. Reg. 2014-01-03 - Direct Final Rule.pdf
331 KB 1X - Fed. Reg. 2012-01-05 - Final Residual Risk.pdf
233 KB 1X - Fed. Reg. 1999-12-14 - Amendment.pdf
203 KB 1X - Fed. Reg. 1997-06-16 - Amendment.pdf
Forms:
Important Dates:
FAQs, Fact Sheets, and Rule Summaries: Texas CEQ - Rule Flowchart [tceq.texas.gov]

EPA's Subpart X Website [epa.gov] - Contains federal register notices and technical information

Presentations, Training and Articles:
Other Information and Resources:
Notes:
Page Last Updated: 12/16/22