40 CFR § 60.5405 - What standards apply to sweetening units at onshore natural gas processing plants?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s60.5405"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 60.5405 - What standards apply to sweetening units at onshore natural gas processing plants?"
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "60.5405"
section_name: "What standards apply to sweetening units at onshore natural gas processing plants?"
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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# 60.5405 What standards apply to sweetening units at onshore natural gas processing plants?
(a) During the initial performance test required by § 60.8(b), you must achieve at a minimum, an SO<sub>2</sub> emission reduction efficiency (Z<sub>i</sub>) to be determined from Table 1 of this subpart based on the sulfur feed rate (X) and the sulfur content of the acid gas (Y) of the affected facility.
(b) After demonstrating compliance with the provisions of paragraph (a) of this section, you must achieve at a minimum, an SO<sub>2</sub> emission reduction efficiency (Z<sub>c</sub>) to be determined from Table 2 of this subpart based on the sulfur feed rate (X) and the sulfur content of the acid gas (Y) of the affected facility.