{"abstract":"This action promulgates new source performance standards (NSPS or standards) and emission guidelines (EG or guidelines) to reduce air emissions from hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerator(s) (HMIWI) by adding subpart Ec, standards of performance for new HMIWI, and subpart Ce, emission guidelines for existing HMIWI, to 40 CFR part 60. The standards and guidelines implement sections 111 and 129 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) as amended in 1990. The standards and guidelines apply to units whose primary purpose is the combustion of hospital waste and/or medical/infectious waste. Sources are required to achieve emission levels reflecting the maximum degree of reduction in emissions of air pollutants that the Administrator has determined is achievable, taking into consideration the cost of achieving such emission reduction, any nonair-quality health and environmental impacts, and energy requirements. The promulgated standards and guidelines establish emission limits for particulate matter (PM), opacity, sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>), hydrogen chloride (HCl), oxides of nitrogen (NO<INF>X</INF>), carbon monoxide (CO), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), dioxins and dibenzofurans (dioxins/furans), and fugitive ash emissions. Some of the pollutants being regulated are considered to be carcinogens and at sufficient concentrations can cause toxic effects following exposure. The standards and guidelines also establish requirements for HMIWI operator training/qualification, waste management plans, and testing/monitoring of pollutants and operating parameters. Additionally, the guidelines for existing HMIWI contain equipment inspection requirements and the standards for new HMIWI include siting requirements.","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission"},{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/1997/09/15/97-23835.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"60","title":40}],"citation":"62 FR 48348","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Effective Dates. The standards for new sources (Sec. 60.17 and Secs. 60.50c through 60.58c) are effective as of March 16, 1998 and the emission guidelines for existing sources (Sec. 60.30 and Secs. 60.30e through 60.39e) are effective as of November 14, 1997. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the regulations is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of March 16, 1998. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for a discussion of the schedule for judicial review.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["AD-FRL-5878-8"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"97-23835","effective_on":"1998-03-16","end_page":48391,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":null,"html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/09/15/97-23835/standards-of-performance-for-new-stationary-sources-and-emission-guidelines-for-existing-sources","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/97-23835?publication_date=1997-09-15","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-1997-09-15/97-23835/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":44,"page_views":{"count":510,"last_updated":"2026-07-27 08:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1997-09-15/pdf/97-23835.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"1997-09-15","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/1997/09/15/97-23835.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"2060-AC62":{"issue":"199704","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/2060-AC62/medical-waste-incinerators-mwi-","title":"Medical Waste Incinerators (MWI)","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=199704&RIN=2060-AC62&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Economically Significant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["2060-AC62"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":true,"signing_date":null,"start_page":48348,"subtype":null,"title":"Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators","toc_doc":null,"toc_subject":null,"topics":[],"type":"Rule","volume":62}