Maryland Boilers and Industrial Furnaces: What you need to know

New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for industrial/commercial/institutional boilers: 40 CFR 60.40b to 60.49b, 40 CFR 60.40c to 60.48c, and Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) 26.11.01.01

National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers and process heaters: 40 CFR 63.7480 to 63.7575

NESHAP for industrial, commercial, and institutional boiler area sources: 40 CFR 63.11193 to 63.11237

Hazardous waste burned in boilers and industrial furnaces (BIFs): 40 CFR 266.100 to 266.112 and COMAR 26.13.05.16

NESHAP from hazardous waste combustors: 40 CFR 63.1200 to 63.1213, COMAR 26.11.15.02, and COMAR 26.11.01.01

State requirements for fuel-burning equipment:

Definitions: COMAR 26.11.01.01 and COMAR 26.11.01.03

Visible emissions: COMAR 26.11.09.05

Particulate matter emissions: COMAR 26.11.09.06 and COMAR 26.11.09.09

Sulfur oxide (SOx) emissions: COMAR 26.11.09.03 and COMAR 26.11.09.07

Nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions: COMAR 26.11.09.03 and COMAR 26.11.09.08

Used oil and waste combustible fluid: COMAR 26.11.09.10

Small wood boilers: COMAR 26.11.09.11

Biomass-burning equipment: COMAR 26.11.09.01 and COMAR 26.11.09.12

Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) Waste Management Administration

MDE Air and Radiation Management Administration

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3

See ADDRESSES & CONTACTS for addresses and telephone numbers.

See national section for basic information and federal regulations.

• Rules. In Maryland, the installation and operation of various boilers and industrial furnaces (BIFs) typically requires an air quality construction and operation permit, which ...