Hospital, Medical, and Infectious Waste Incinerators (HMIWI): New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), Emission Guidelines, and Federal Plan Requirements Regulations
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Rule Summary
Section 129 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), titled, “Solid Waste Combustion,” requires the EPA to develop and adopt standards for solid waste incineration units pursuant to CAA sections 111 and 129.
This suite of actions promulgate EPA’s new source performance standards (NSPS), emission guidelines (EG), and federal implementation plan (FIP) for hospital/medical/infectious waste incineration units (HMIWI). These final rules set limits for nine pollutants under CAA section 129:
- Cadmium,
- carbon monoxide,
- hydrogen chloride,
- lead,
- mercury,
- nitrogen oxides,
- particulate matter,
- polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans, and
- sulfur dioxide.
Rule History
09/06/2013 – Correction to Final Rule (78 FR 54766)
05/13/2013 – Final Rule (78 FR 28052)
04/23/2012 – Proposed Rule (77 FR 24272)
04/04/2011 – Final Rule (76 FR 18407)
05/14/2010 – Proposed Rule (75 FR 27249)
10/06/2009 – Final Rule (74 FR 51368)
12/01/2008 – Proposed Rule (73 FR 72962)
02/06/2007 – Proposed Rule (72 FR 5510)
08/15/2000 – Final Rule (65 FR 49868) (subpart HHH)
07/06/1999 – Proposed Rule (64 FR 36426) (subpart HHH)
09/15/1997 – Final Rule (62 FR 48348)
06/20/1996 – Notice of availability of supplemental information (61 FR 31736)
02/27/1995 – Proposed Rules (60 FR 10654)
Additional Resources
Hospital, Medical, and Infectious Waste Incinerators (HMIWI) Fact Sheets
2010 State Implementation Guidance Document with Appendices
1997 State Implementation Guidance Document
View the NSPS and EG supporting documents or the Federal Plan supporting documents in the docket folder to find additional related documents to this rule.
Related Rules
Hazardous Waste Combustors: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)
Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials Rulemakings
Compliance
Applicability Determination Index (ADI). The ADI is maintained by EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) and provides a data base of memoranda dealing with applicability issues. The database is searchable by Subpart.
Applicability Flowchart: 2009 Amended Regulation Controlling Emissions from HIMWI