Current through August 26, 2024
Each owner or operator of an operation that converts RACM and
asbestos-containing waste material into nonasbestos (asbestos-free) material
shall:
(1) Obtain the prior written
approval of the administrator to construct the facility.
Note: The information which must be submitted to obtain
approval of the administrator is specified in
40
CFR 61.155(a). This includes
the performance test protocol, including provisions for obtaining information
required under sub. (2).
(2) Conduct a startup performance test. Test
results shall include:
(a) A detailed
description of the types and quantities of nonasbestos material, RACM and
asbestos-containing waste material processed, e.g., asbestos cement products,
friable asbestos insulation, plaster, wood, plastic, wire, etc. The tests shall
be conducted using the full range of materials that will be encountered in
actual operation of the process.
(b) Results of analyses, using polarized
light microscopy, that document the asbestos content of the wastes
processed.
(c) Results of analyses,
using transmission electron microscopy, that document that the output materials
are free of asbestos. Samples for analysis shall be collected as 8-hour
composite samples, one 200-gram (7-ounce) sample per hour, beginning with the
initial introduction of RACM or asbestos-containing waste material and
continuing until the end of the performance test.
(d) A description of operating parameters,
such as temperature and residence time, defining the full range over which the
process is expected to operate to produce nonasbestos (asbestos-free)
materials. Specify the limits for each operating parameter within which the
process will produce nonasbestos (asbestos-free) materials.
(e) The length of the test.
(3) During the initial 90 days of
operation:
(a) Continuously monitor and log
the operating parameters identified during startup performance tests that are
intended to ensure the production of nonasbestos (asbestos-free) output
material.
(b) Monitor input
materials to ensure that they are consistent with the test feed materials
described during startup performance tests in sub. (2) (a).
(c) Collect and analyze samples taken as
10-day composite samples. Samples shall consist of one 200-gram (7-ounce)
sample collected every 8 hours of operation, of all output material for the
presence of asbestos. Composite samples may be for fewer than 10 days.
Transmission electron microscopy shall be used to analyze the output material
for the presence of asbestos. During the initial 90-day period, all output
materials shall be stored on-site until either analysis shows the material to
be asbestos-free or the material is disposed of as asbestos-containing waste
material according to s.
NR 447.13.
(4) After the initial 90 days of operation:
(a) Continuously monitor and record the
operating parameters identified during startup performance testing and any
subsequent performance testing. Any output produced during a period of
deviation from the range of operating conditions established to ensure the
production of nonasbestos (asbestos-free) output materials shall be:
1. Disposed of as asbestos-containing waste
material according to s.
NR 447.13,
2.
Recycled as waste feed during process operation within the established range of
operating conditions, or
3. Stored
temporarily on-site in a leak-tight container until analyzed for asbestos
content.
(b) Collect and
analyze monthly composite samples, one 200-gram (7-ounce) sample collected
every 8 hours of operation, of the output material. Transmission electron
microscopy shall be used to analyze the output material for the presence of
asbestos.
(5) Discharge
no visible emissions to the outside air from any part of the operation, or use
the methods specified by s.
NR 447.15 to clean emissions containing particulate
asbestos material before they escape to, or are vented to, the outside
air.
(6) Maintain records on-site
and include the following information:
(a)
Results of startup performance testing and all subsequent performance testing,
including operating parameters, feed characteristic and analyses of output
materials.
(b) Results of the
composite analyses required during the initial 90 days of operation under sub.
(3).
(c) Results of the monthly
composite analyses required under sub. (4).
(d) Results of continuous monitoring and logs
of process operating parameters required under subs. (3) and (4).
(e) The information on waste shipments
received as required in s.
NR 447.17(5).
(f) For output materials where no analyses
were performed to determine the presence of asbestos, record the name and
location of the purchaser or disposal site to which the output materials were
sold or deposited and the date of sale or disposal.
(g) Retain records required by this
subsection for at least 2 years.
(7) Submit the following reports to the
department:
(a) A report for each analysis of
product composite samples performed during the initial 90 days of
operation.
(b) A quarterly report,
including the following information concerning activities during the report
period:
1. Results of analyses of monthly
product composite samples.
2. A
description of any deviation from the operating parameters established during
performance testing, the duration of the deviation and steps taken to correct
the deviation.
3. Disposition of
any product produced during a period of deviation, including whether it was
recycled, disposed of as asbestos-containing waste material or stored
temporarily on-site until analyzed for asbestos content.
4. The information on waste disposal
activities as required in s.
NR 447.17(6).
(8) Nonasbestos (asbestos-free)
output material is not subject to any of the provisions of this chapter. Output
materials in which asbestos is detected, or output materials produced when the
operating parameters deviated from those established during the startup
performance testing, unless shown by transmission electron microscopy analysis
to be asbestos-free, shall be considered to be asbestos-containing waste and
shall be handled and disposed of according to ss.
NR 447.13 and 447.17 or reprocessed while all of the
established operating parameters are being met.
