40 CFR § 63.1300 - Standards for molded flexible polyurethane foam production.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s63.1300"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 63.1300 - Standards for molded flexible polyurethane foam production."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "63.1300"
section_name: "Standards for molded flexible polyurethane foam production."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "AIR PROGRAMS"
part_number: "63"
part_name: "NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES"
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: "57 FR 61992, Dec. 29, 1992, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "63"
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# 63.1300 Standards for molded flexible polyurethane foam production.
Each owner or operator of a new or existing molded affected source shall comply with the provisions in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section.
(a) A HAP or HAP-based material shall not be used as an equipment cleaner to flush the mixhead, nor shall it be used elsewhere as an equipment cleaner in a molded flexible polyurethane foam process, with the following exception. Diisocyanates may be used to flush the mixhead and associated piping during periods of startup or maintenance, provided that the diisocyanate compounds are contained in a closed-loop system and are re-used in production.
(b) A HAP-based mold release agent shall not be used in a molded flexible polyurethane foam source process.