TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SUBTITLE B: AIR POLLUTION
CHAPTER II: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
PART 266 INTERPRETATION OF THE DEFINITION OF PROCESS WEIGHT RATE
SECTION 266.120 PROCESS WEIGHT RATE FOR CONVEYING OPERATIONS


 

Section 266.120  Process Weight Rate for Conveying Operations

 

Items of equipment used to classify or to separate materials in conveying operations are considered emission sources, not control equipment.

 

a)         The process weight rate for conveying operations using fluid conveyors is calculated by using the weight of material being conveyed; water, air or other transport media is not included.

 

b)         The process weight rate for conveying operations using belts, screws, etc., is calculated by using the weight of the material being conveyed.