40 CFR § 60.270b - Applicability and designation of affected facility.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s60.270b"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 60.270b - Applicability and designation of affected facility."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "60.270b"
section_name: "Applicability and designation of affected facility."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "AIR PROGRAMS"
part_number: "60"
part_name: "STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 7401"
regulatory_source: "36 FR 24877, Dec. 23, 1971, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "60"
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# 60.270b Applicability and designation of affected facility.
(a) The provisions of this subpart are applicable to the following affected facilities in steel plants that produce carbon, alloy, or specialty steels: electric arc furnaces (EAF), argon-oxygen decarburization (AOD) vessels, and dust-handling systems.
(b) The provisions of this subpart apply to each affected facility identified in paragraph (a) of this section that commences construction, modification, or reconstruction after May 16, 2022.