Section 229.112  Exemptions

Notwithstanding other provisions of this Part, the following emission units are exempt from the requirements of this Part:

a)         Any combustor required to have a permit under Section 3005 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 USC 6925;

b)         Any municipal waste combustor that meets the applicability provisions for municipal waste combustors under Subparts Cb, Ea or Eb of 40 CFR 60;

c)         Any pyrolysis unit (i.e., a unit that uses endothermic gasification to treat hospital waste or medical/infectious waste in order to render such waste harmless);

d)         Any cement kiln firing hospital waste or medical/infectious waste; or

e)         Any HMIWI that meets the applicability provisions for Standards of Performance for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators under subpart Ec of 40 CFR 60.   

(Source:  Amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 16615, effective September 30, 2011)