40 C.F.R. § 421.134
Standards of performance for new sources.
Cite as 40 C.F.R. § 421.134 (2026)
Any new source subject to this subpart shall achieve the following new source performance standards: (a) Subpart M—Battery Cracking. NSPS Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead scrap produced Antimony 1.299 .579 Arsenic .936 .384 Lead .189 .087 Zinc .687 .283 Ammonia (as N) .000 .000 Total suspended solids 10.100 8.076 pH ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. (b) Subpart M—Blast, Reverberatory, or Rotary Furnace Wet Air Pollution Control. NSPS Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead produced from smelting Antimony 5.038 2.245 Arsenic 3.628 1.488 Lead .731 .339 Zinc 2.662 1.096 Ammonia (as N) 0.000 0.000 Total suspended solids 39.150 31.320 pH ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. (c) Subpart M—Kettle Wet Air Pollution Control. NSPS Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead produced from refining Antimony .000 .000 Arsenic .000 .000 Lead .000 .000 Zinc .000 .000 Ammonia (as N) .000 .000 Total suspended solids .000 .000 pH ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. (d) Subpart M—Lead Paste Desulfurization. NSPS Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead processed through desulfurization Antimony .000 .000 Arsenic .000 .000 Lead .000 .000 Zinc .000 .000 Ammonia (as N) .000 .000 Total suspended solids .000 .000 pH ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. (e) Subpart M—Casting Contact Cooling. NSPS Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead cast Antimony .042 .019 Arsenic .031 .013 Lead .006 .003 Zinc .022 .009 Ammonia (as N) .000 .000 Total suspended solids .330 .264 pH ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. (f) Subpart M—Truck Wash. NSPS Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead produced from smelting Antimony .041 .018 Arsenic .029 .012 Lead .006 .003 Zinc .021 .009 Ammonia (as N) .000 .000 Total suspended solids .315 .252 pH ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. (g) Subpart M—Facility Washdown. NSPS Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead produced from smelting Antimony .000 .000 Arsenic .000 .000 Lead .000 .000 Zinc .000 .000 Ammonia (as N) .000 .000 Total suspended solids .000 .000 pH ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. (h) Subpart M—Battery Case Classification. NSPS Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead scrap produced Antimony .000 .000 Arsenic .000 .000 Lead .000 .000 Zinc .000 .000 Ammonia (as N) .000 .000 Total suspended solids .000 .000 pH ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. (i) Subpart M—Employee Handwash. NSPS Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead produced from smelting Antimony .052 .023 Arsenic .038 .015 Lead .008 .004 Zinc .028 .011 Ammonia (as N) .000 .000 Total suspended solids .405 .324 pH ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. (j) Subpart M—Employee Respirator Wash. NSPS Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead produced from smelting Antimony .085 .038 Arsenic .061 .025 Lead .012 .006 Zinc .045 .018 Ammonia (as N) .000 .000 Total suspended solids .660 .528 pH ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. (k) Subpart M—Laundering of Uniforms. NSPS Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead produced from smelting Antimony .247 .110 Arsenic .178 .073 Lead .036 .017 Zinc .131 .054 Ammonia (as N) .000 .000 Total suspended solids 1.920 1.536 pH ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. [49 FR 8826, Mar. 8, 1984, as amended at 49 FR 29795, July 24, 1984]