Ohio 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 and 40 CFR 60.40c to 60.48c

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: 40 CFR 266.100 to 266.112, Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) 3745-266-100 to 3745-266-112, and OAC 3745-50-66

NESHAP from hazardous waste combustors: 40 CFR 63.1200 to 63.1213

State requirements for fuel-burning equipment:

Definition: OAC 3745-17-01 and OAC 3745-18-01

Particulate matter emissions: OAC 3745-17-10

Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) emissions: OAC 3745-18-06

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) Division of Hazardous Waste Management

Ohio EPA Division of Air Pollution Control

Local air pollution control agencies

See ADDRESSES & CONTACTS for addresses and telephone numbers.

See national section for basic information and federal regulations.

• Rules. In Ohio, the installation and operation of various boilers and industrial furnaces typically requires an air quality construction and operation permit, known as a permit to install and operate, which identifies the applicable requirements. Applicable sources must comply with the federal New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for industrial/commercial/institutional boilers, the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers and process heaters, and the ...