NESHAP Compliance Reporting For IL Plating Operations

On or before July 1, 2010, plating facilities in Illinois subject to the plating or polishing operations National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) will have to submit their Notification of Compliance Status. In 2008, EPA published the NESHAP for Plating and Polishing Operations, which impacted many metal finishing operations, including facilities with plating, polishing or thermal spray processes that contain cadmium, nickel, lead, manganese and/or chromium.

The rule specifies several notification, recordkeeping and reporting requirements:
• Submit an Initial Notification by Oct. 29, 2008.
• Submit a Notification of Compliance Status by July 1, 2010 for existing processes, or at startup for new processes.
• Submit an annual compliance certification and,
• Submit an annual deviations report, if applicable.

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