Środowisko i energia · 18/11/1994

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Illinois

On June 29, 1990, the USEPA promulgated Federal stationary source volatile organic compound (VOC) control measures representing reasonably available control technology (RACT) for emission sources located in six northeastern Illinois (Chicago area) counties: Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will. The USEPA also approved and disapproved certain VOC RACT rules previously adopted and submitted by the State of Illinois for inclusion in its State Implementation Plan (SIP). Among the State rules that USEPA disapproved was Illinois' VOC rule for ``Power driven fastener coating'' operations, which applied to the Duo-Fast Corporation's (Duo-Fast) staple manufacturing operations in Franklin Park, Illinois. As a result, Duo-Fast became subject to the federally promulgated miscellaneous metal parts and products coating rule, with more stringent emission limits, because its coating operations belong to that source category. Subsequently, Duo-Fast requested that USEPA reconsider its rules as they apply to Duo-Fast. The USEPA has considered Duo-Fast's contentions concerning its coating operations and is presenting in this document a discussion and analysis of the principal issues and USEPA's