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Rule and Implementation Information for the Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production Industry
Announcements
On July 30, 2014, EPA signed final amendments to the national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for flexible polyurethane foam production. See the FR notices for the Federal Register notice, or the Fact Sheets summarizing the revisions.
On this page:
Rule Information
Proposed and Promulgated Rules
Subpart III - National Emission Standards for Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production
| Date | Citation | Action | Description | File Download |
| 08/14/2014 | 79 FR 48073 | Final Rule | Final Amendments |  |
| 11/04/2013 | 78 FR 66108 | Proposed Rule | Proposed Amendments | |
| 10/7/1998 | 63 FR 53979 | Rules/Regulations | Original Promulgation | |
| 02/03/1997 | 62 FR 5074 | Corrections | Added 63.1307(c)(2)(vi), (vii) and (d). Minor Errors | |
| 12/27/1996 | 61 FR 68418 | Proposed Rule | Original Proposal | |
Technical Information
Background Information Document (BID)/Response to comments
| 10/1998 | Flexible Polyurethane Foam BID for Final Rule | |
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| 9/1996 | Flexible Polyurethane Foam BID for Proposed Standards | 
(WPD format) |
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| 9/1996 | Flexible Polyurethane Foam Supplementary Information for Proposed Standards |
(WPD format) |
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| 9/1996 | Flexible Polyurethane Foam Economic Impact Analysis (EIA) for Proposed Standards | |
FACT Sheets
| 7/30/2014 | FACT SHEET - Technical - Final Amendments | |
| 9/26/2013 | FACT SHEET - Technical - Proposed Amendments | |
| 9/15/1998 | FACT SHEET - Technical - Final Rule | |
| 12/9/1996 | FACT SHEET - Technical - Proposed Rule | |
Implementation Information
Implementation Information
| 12/1998 (updated 4/2004) |
The Plain Language Guide to the Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production NESHAP (40 CFR 63, Subpart III) (EPA-456/B-98-001). Zipped file contains Word Perfect version and tables in pdf format. | |
| 12/1998 | Figures 3.2 through 3.5 of The Plain Language Guide to the Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production NESHAP in pdf format | |
Source Identification and Location Information
| 1993 | U.S. Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production Facilities [Facility List] | |
Compliance and Enforcement Information
- Applicability Determination Index (ADI). The ADI is maintained by EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) and provides a data base of memoranda dealing with applicability issues. The database is searchable by Subpart.
State Programs
- The Environmental Council of the States.
The website
provides state delegation information for environmental programs.
To view delegation information for a specific state or for a
specific program, go to http://www.sso.org.
To see delegation information for the Clean Air Act specifically,
go to http://www.sso.org/ecos/states/statutes/caa.htm.
Other
- Other Compliance Assistance Centers. EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) has created several compliance assistance centers in addition to the Ag center which may be valuable to industry in obtaining regulatory and compliance information. This link goes to the main compliance assistance center webpage which lists all centers currently available with a brief description of what type of information the center provides.
- The
Society of Plastics Industry (SPI). 
PSI is a
trade association representing plastics manufacturers and suppliers.
The website provides a variety of information on the industry
and it's members.
NOTE: Most
links on this page are pointers to other hosts and locations in the Internet.
This information is provided as a service; however the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency does not endorse, approve or otherwise support these sites.