EPA 453/B-95-001

A GUIDEBOOK ON HOW TO COMPLY WITH THE CHROMIUM ELECTROPLATINGAND ANODIZING NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS

Prepared for:

Organic Chemicals Group

Emission Standards Division

Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency

Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

Federal Small Business Assistance Program

Information Transfer and Program Integration Division (ITPID)

Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency

Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

Prepared by:

Midwest Research Institute

401 Harrison Oaks Boulevard, Suite 350

Cary, North Carolina 27513

April 1995

This report has been reviewed by the Emission Standards Division and the Information Transfer and Program Integration Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and approved for publication. Mention of trade names or commercial products is not intended to constitute endorsement or recommendation for use. For more information on this regulation, or to obtain additional copies of this guidebook, please call your State Small Business Assistance Program, your State Small Business Ombudsman; your State or local air pollution control agency; your local, regional, or national metal finishers trade association; or your EPA Regional Office. Contact EPA's Control Technology Center (CTC) Hotline at (919) 541­0800 to get information on your State small business and air program contacts, or to order single copies of this guidebook. Copies are also available through the Library Services Office (MD­35), U. S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; from the OAQPS Technology Transfer Network (TTN), (919) 541­5742 via modem (for assistance with the TTN, call (919) 541-5384); or, for a small fee, from the National Technical Information Services, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1……………….. INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 2……………….. OVERVIEW OF THE REGULATION

CHAPTER 3.……………….DOES THIS REGULATION APPLY TO ME?

CHAPTER 4………………..WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO COMPLY?

CHAPTER 5………………..HOW WILL I DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE?

CHAPTER 6………………..WHAT RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING WILL I NEED TO DO?

CHAPTER 7……………….WHAT ARE MY POLLUTION PREVENTION OPTIONS?

CHAPTER 8………………..HOW DOES THIS REGULATION RELATE TO OTHER FEDERAL AND STATE OR LOCAL REQUIREMENTS?

CHAPTER 9………………..HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?

CHAPTER 10………………WHERE CAN I GO FOR MORE INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE?


APPENDIX A. FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE; FINAL RULE

APPENDIX B. GLOSSARY OF TERMS

APPENDIX C. LIST OF KNOWN FACILITIES

APPENDIX D. DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE REGULATION

APPENDIX E. EXAMPLE FORMS