Lead Acid Battery Manufacturing Area Sources: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)
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Rule Summary
This final national emission standard for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) applies to new and existing lead acid battery manufacturing plants that are area sources.
The Lead Acid Battery Manufacturing area source category was listed for regulation pursuant to section 112(c)(3) for its contribution of the urban hazardous air pollutants (HAP) lead and cadmium. The final rule adopts as the NESHAP for the Lead Acid Battery Manufacturing area source category the numerical emissions limits for grid casting, paste mixing, three process operations, lead oxide manufacturing, lead reclamation, and other lead emitting processes in 40 CFR 60.372 of the new source performance standards (NSPS) for lead acid batteries.
Rule History
03/03/2023 - Final NESHAP and NSPS for Lead Acid Battery Manufacturing
02/23/2022 - Proposed Rule (February 2022)
03/26/2008 - Direct Final Rule (pdf) (179 KB)
07/16/2007 - Final Rule
04/04/2007 - Proposed rule (April 2007) (pdf) (304 KB)
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