| Applicability: |
eCFR Subpart Cb  [ecfr.gov]
This subpart applies to:
- Each municipal waste combustor (MWC) unit with a combustion capacity greater than 250 tons/day of municipal solid waste (MSW) that commenced construction on or before September 20, 1994.
Not subject to this subpart*:
- MWC capable of combusting more than 250 tons/day of MSW that have a federally enforceable permit limiting them to combusting 11 tons/day.
- Qualifying small power production facilities that burn homogenous waste to produce electricity (see section 3(17)(C) of the Federal Power Act (16 USC 796(17)(C)).
- Qualifying cogeneration facilities that burn homogenous waste to produce electricity or other forms of useful energy (see section 3(18)(B) of the Federal Power Act (16 USB 796 (18)(B)).
- Any unit combusting a single-item waste stream of tires.
- Any unit required to have a permit under Section 3005 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act
- Any materials recovery facility that combusts waste for the primary purpose of recovering metals.
- Any cofired combustor (defined in 60.51b of Subpart Eb) that has a combustion capacity of 250 tons/day or more.
- Air curtain incinerators (defined in 60.51b of Subpart Eb) that have a combustion capacity of 250 tons/day or more and combust only yard waste. These units must still meet the opacity standard under 60.37b.
- Pyrolysis/combustion units that are an integrated part of a plastics/rubber recycling unit.
- Cement kilns firing MSW.
*Many units in the above list must notify EPA and/or the state of their exempt status, provide proof of their exemption qualifications, and maintain relevant records. Please see the rule text for full details. |
| Known Sources in NDEE Jurisdiction: |
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| Date of Original Final Rule: |
12/19/95 |
| Amendments Dates: |
05/10/2006 Proposed Reconsideration
07/14/2004 Final Rule
08/25/1997 Final Rule & Court Ordered Remands
12/19/1995 Final Rule |
| State Regulations: |
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| Federal Regulations: |
40 CFR 60.30b |
| Related Rules: |
Subpart E - Incinerators with a capacity greater than 50 tons/day constructed or modified after Aug 17, 1971
Subpart Ea - Large MWC (>250 tons/day) constructed after Dec 20, 1989 and on or before Sep 20, 1994; or reconstructed or modified after Dec 20, 1989 and on or before June 19, 1996.
Subpart Eb - Large MWC (>250 tons/day) constructed after Sep 20, 1994 or reconstructed after July 19, 1996
Subpart AAAA - Small MWC (35-250 tons/day) constructed after Aug 30, 1999, or reconstructed after June 6, 2001
Subpart BBBB - Small MWC constructed on or before Aug 30, 1999
NESHAP - 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart EEE - Hazardous Waste Combustors |
| Regulations and Federal Registers: |
eCFR Subpart Cb  [ecfr.gov]
(See attached file: Cb-Eb Fed. Reg. 2007-03-20 - Proposed Reconsideration.pdf)
(See attached file: Cb-Eb Fed. Reg. 2006-05-10 - Final Rule.pdf)
(See attached file: Cb-Eb Fed. Reg. 2004-07-14 - Direct Final Rule.pdf)
(See attached file: Cb-Eb Fed. Reg. 1997-08-25 - Direct Final Rule.pdf)
(See attached file: Cb-Eb Fed Reg. 1997-08-25 - Direct Final Rule; Court Order Remands.pdf)
(See attached file: Cb-Eb Fed. Reg. 1995-12-19 - Final Rule.pdf)
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| FAQs, Fact Sheets, and Rule Summaries: |
EPA's Large Municipal Waste Combustors Website  [epa.gov] - contains federal register notices and technical information
EPA Sponsored Combustion Portal  [combustionportal.org] - Federal & state compliance information & sustainability content for combustion processes
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| Page Last Updated: |
4/13/17 |