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Louisiana SIP: LAC 33:III Ch. 11 Section 1101 - Control of Air Pollution from Smoke; SIP effective 2011-08-04 (LAd34) to present

Regulatory Text: 
Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 33 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, Part III Air (LAC 33:III) 

Chapter 11.  Control of Emissions of Smoke

Section 1101. Control of Air Pollution from Smoke
As approved by EPA July 5, 2011 (76 FR 38977) effective August 4, 2011 (LAd34),
Regulations.gov docket ID:  EPA-R06-OAR-2007-0924 [LA021]

The revision to Section 1101 published in Federal Register August 29, 2017 (82 FR 40949)
effective September 28, 2017 (LAd58) does not change the text of Section 1101 as approved
by EPA July 5, 2011 (76 FR 38977) effective August 4, 2011 (LAd34),
Regulations.gov docket EPA-R06-OAR-2007-0924 [LA021].
The State adoption date should be 10/20/1995 and the EPA approval date should be 7/5/2011, 76 FR 38977. 
The “Ref 52.999(c)(49)” is for EPA approval of paragraph (B) adopted in the Louisiana Register
Dec 1987 at LR 13:741 and approved by EPA 03/08/89 (54 FR 09795) effective 05/08/89 (LAc49), Ref 52.999(c)(49).
 

AQ125   §1101.A;LAd34;LA021.03;AQ125;LR21:1080(10/20/1995)
   A. Purpose. It is the purpose of this regulation to 
establish emission standards on smoke.

Paragraph (B) is as adopted in the Louisiana Register Dec 1987 at LR 13:741 and approved
by EPA 03/08/89 (54 FR 09795) effective 05/08/89 (LAc49), Ref 52.999(c)(49).
   B.  Control of Smoke. The emission of smoke from any combustion unit (other than a flare, as described in LAC 33:III.1105 below) or from any type of burning in a combustion unit (other than a flare), including the incineration of industrial, commercial, institutional and municipal wastes, shall be controlled so that the shade or appearance of the emission is not darker than 20 percent average opacity as to obscure vision to a degree equivalent to the above (see Table 4) except that emitted during the cleaning of a fire box or building of a new fire, soot blowing or lancing, charging of an incinerator, equipment changes, ash removal and rapping of precipitators which may have an opacity in excess of 20 percent for not more than one six minute period in any 60 consecutive minutes.

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