40 CFR § 414.30 - Applicability; description of the other fibers subcategory.

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title: "40 CFR § 414.30 - Applicability; description of the other fibers subcategory."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "414.30"
section_name: "Applicability; description of the other fibers subcategory."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "N"
subchapter_name: "EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS"
part_number: "414"
part_name: "ORGANIC CHEMICALS, PLASTICS, AND SYNTHETIC FIBERS"
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authority: "Secs. 301, 304, 306, 307, and 501, Pub. L. 92-500, 86 Stat. 816, Pub. L. 95-217, 91 Stat. 156, Pub. L. 100-4, 101 Stat. 7 (33 U.S.C. 1311, 1314, 1316, 1317, and 1361)."
regulatory_source: "52 FR 42568, Nov. 5, 1987, unless otherwise noted."
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# 414.30 Applicability; description of the other fibers subcategory.

The provisions of this subpart are applicable to the process wastewater discharges resulting from the manufacture of products classified under SIC 2823 cellulosic man-made fibers, except Rayon, and SIC 2824 synthetic organic fibers including those fibers and fiber groups listed below. Product groups are indicated with an asterisk (*).

*Acrylic Fibers (85% Polyacrylonitrile)

*Cellulose Acetate Fibers

*Fluorocarbon (Teflon) Fibers

*Modacrylic Fibers

*Nylon 6 Fibers

Nylon 6 Monofilament

*Nylon 66 Fibers

Nylon 66 Monofilament

*Polyamide Fibers (Quiana)

*Polyaramid (Kevlar) Resin-Fibers

*Polyaramid (Nomex) Resin-Fibers

*Polyester Fibers

*Polyethylene Fibers

*Polypropylene Fibers

*Polyurethane Fibers (Spandex)

[52 FR 42568, Nov. 5, 1987, as amended at 57 FR 41844, Sept. 11, 1992]