Standards for Air Curtain Incinerators, Provision for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration
Mar. 23, 2026
EPA is proposing two separate and distinct actions under CAA
section 129. In the first action, the EPA proposes to consolidate the existing
provisions governing air curtain incinerators (ACI) that only burn wood wastes,
yard wastes, and clean lumber into one new rule subpart. Specifically, EPA is
proposing to consolidate the opacity limitations and associated monitoring,
recordkeeping, and reporting requirements that currently exist. EPA is also
proposing to remove the permitting requirement for this type of ACI that are
not located at major sources or subject to federal permitting requirements for
other reasons. The proposed removal would not cover ACI that are currently
subject to OSWI or LMWC rules which have already been amended to remove such
permitting requirements. In the second action, the EPA proposes to include in
the CISWI rule subparts provisions for the temporary use of CISWI units to
combust debris from a qualifying disaster or emergency on a temporary basis
without complying with CAA section 129 requirements that would otherwise apply
to CISWI units for the combustion of commercial and industrial waste during
normal operations. These additional provisions would bring the CISWI rule
subparts into alignment with existing OSWI provisions that allow such temporary
use of OSWI units to combust debris from a disaster or emergency. Comments must
be received on or before 4 May 2026. POC is Tianzhen Nie, tele: (919) 541-1815
and email:
nie.tianzhen@epa.gov.
(Federal Register 20 March 2026 [Proposed Rule] Pages 13543-13559)