Fact Sheet for the Proposed Amendments for Kraft Pulp Mills and Redline of NSPS Subpart BBa and MM

EPA is proposing minor amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources at Kraft, Soda, Sulfite, and Stand-Alone Semichemical Pulp Mills and to the New Source Performance Standards for Kraft Pulp Mills. The proposed amendments provide flexibility for monitoring requirements and improved regulatory clarity. These minor amendments are proposed to go into effect immediately upon promulgation.

Read a summary fact sheet of the proposal below. Also, read the redline version of the NSPS Subpart BBa and MM below.

• Fact Sheet: Proposed Amendments to Air Toxics Standards for the Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources and the Kraft Pulp Mill New Source Performance Standards (pdf) (172.69 KB)
• Redline of NSPS Subpart BBa (pdf) (104.85 KB, 10/23/2019)
  Subpart BBa—Standards of Performance for Kraft Pulp Mill Affected Sources for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After May 23, 2013
• Redline of NSPS Subpart MM (pdf) (425.7 KB, 10/23/2019)
  Subpart MM—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources at Kraft, Soda, Sulfite, and Stand-Alone Semichemical Pulp Mills