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Brief Summary New EPA Regulations for Nine Metal Fabrication and Finishing Source Categories 40 CFR Part63 Subpart XXXXXX EPA has new requirements to reduce air pollution of compounds of metals such as cadmium, chromium, lead, manganese and nickel from nine metal fabrication and finishing source categories. These compounds pose health risks to anyone who breathes the air when these fumes are present. These compounds are emitted to the air from various operations at metal fabrication and finishing plants. This is a short summary of things any affected facility in the nine metal fabrication and finishing source categories must do to comply with the new rule. Existing sources must be in compliance with the regulation before July 25 2011. New sources must be in compliance when they begin to operate. For more details and assistance, please talk to your local environmental contact. These web links to government contacts are a good place to start: /ttn/atw/area/regional_contacts.pdf /contacts.aspx The rule applies ONLY to area sources where the primary activity of the facility is in one of the following nine source categories: (1) Electrical and Electronic Equipment Finishing Operations (including motor and generator manufacture, and electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, not elsewhere classified); (2) Fabricated Metal Products; (3) Fabricated Plate Work (Boiler Shops); (4) Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing; (5) Heating Equipment, except Electric; (6) Industrial Machinery and Equipment Finishing Operations (including construction machinery manufacturing; oil and gas field machinery manufacturing; and pumps and pumping equipment manufacturing); (7) Iron and Steel Forging; (8) Primary Metal Products Manufacturing; and (9)?Valves and Pipe Fittings. Many facilities perform the metal fabrication and finishing processes addressed by this rule, but are not subject to Subpart XXXXXX unless they are primarily engaged in operations which are