Tables 1, 2, 3 - RACT 1

 

TABLE RACT-1

MassDEP 1-hour Ozone Standard RACT Regulations and

8-Hour Ozone Standard RACT Certification

EPA Control Technology 

Guidelines (CTGs) for VOCs

MassDEP RACT Regulations: 

Title and 310 CMR section 

number

Negative 

Declaration 

EPA MA RACT 

SIP Approval 

Dates 

MassDEP 

Certification: 

8-hour 

Ozone 

Standard 

RACT

Comments 

Pre-1990 CTGs: Group 1 

1. Stage I Vapor Control Systems 

(1975)

Organic Material Storage and 

Distribution, 7.24(3). (See comments) 

5/25/78, 43 FR22356

9/16/80, 45 FR 61293

3/10/89, 54 FR10148

6/30/93, 58 FR 34911 

9/3/99, 64 FR 48304

MassDEP 

commits to 

revise 7.24 to 

require pressure 

vent caps on all 

Stage II vacuum 

assist systems. 

Gasoline 

distribution 

regulations were 

previously in 

7.02(12). In 1990, 

all provisions were 

incorporated into 

7.24.

2. Surface Coating of Cans, Coils, 

Paper, Fabrics, Automobiles, and 

Light-duty trucks (1977)

Volatile and Halogenated Organic 

Compounds: 

7.18(4) -cans 

7.18(7) -autos/ light duty trucks

7.18(10) – coils

7.18(14) – paper

7.18(15) - fabrics

7.18(16) – vinyl

9/16/80, 45 FR 61293 

3/8/82, 47 FR 9836

11/9/83, 48 FR 51480 

Current 

regulation meets 

8-hour RACT for 

all categories. 

3. Refinery Vacuum Producing 

Systems, Wastewater Separators, and 

Process Unit Turnarounds (1977)

Yes 9/3/99, 64 FR 171 There are still no 

sources in MA. 

4. Solvent Metal Cleaning (1977) Volatile and Halogenated Organic 

Compounds, 7.18(8) – Solvent Metal 

Degreasing

9/16/80, 45 FR 61293

11/9/83, 48 FR 51480

9/3/99, 64 FR 48304

1/11/93, 58 FR 3495

MassDEP 

commits to 

revise 7.18 to 

incorporate a 
Tables 1, 2, 3 - RACT 2

6/10/93, 58 FR 34911 solvent vapor 

pressure limit of 

1.0 mm Hg to 

meet 8-hour 

RACT.

5. Tank Truck Gasoline Loading 

Terminals (1977). 

Organic Material Storage and 

Distribution: 7.24(2), 7.24 (4)

9/25/85, 50 FR 38804

5/4/89, 54 FR 19184

9/3/99, 64 FR 48304

Current 

regulation meets 

8-hour RACT.

6. Surface Coating Metal Furniture 

(1977)

Volatile and Halogenated Organic 

Compounds, 7.18(3)

9/16/80, 45 FR 61293 Current 

regulation meets 

8-hour RACT.

7. Surface Coating Magnet Wire 

(1977)

Volatile and Halogenated Organic 

Compounds, 7.18(6)

9/16/80, 45 FR 61293

Current 

regulation meets 

8-hour RACT.

8. Surface Coating Large Appliances 

(1977)

Volatile and Halogenated Organic 

Compounds, 7.18(5)

9/16/80, 45 FR 61293

Current 

regulation meets 

8-hour RACT.

9. Bulk Gasoline Plants (1977)

Organic Material Storage and 

Distribution, 7.24(1)

9/16/80, 45 FR 61923

9/3/99, 64 FR 48304

Current 

regulation meets 

8-hour RACT.

10. Fixed Roof Petroleum Tanks 

(1977)

Organic Material Storage and 

Distribution, 7.24(1);

9/16/80, 45 FR 61923

3/8/84, 49 FR 8611

9/3/99, 64 FR 48304

Current 

regulation meets 

8-hour RACT.

11. Use of Cutback Asphalt (1977) Volatile and Halogenated Organic 

Compounds, 7.18(9)

9/16/80, 45 FR 61293

11/9/83, 48 FR 51480

1/1/93, 58 FR 3495

MassDEP 

commits to 

revise regulation 

to further restrict 

cutback use and 

limit VOC 

content in 

emulsified 

asphalt. 
Tables 1, 2, 3 - RACT 3

Pre-1990 CTGs: Group II

12. Surface Coating Misc. Metal Parts 

(1978)

Volatile and Halogenated Organic 

Compounds, 7.18(11)

6/2/82, 47 FR 23927 

1/11/93, 58 FR 3495 

6/30/93, 58 FR 34911

Current 

regulation meets 

8-hour RACT.

13. Surface Coating Flat Wood 

Paneling (1978)

Volatile and Halogenated Organic 

Compounds, 7.18(24)

9/3/99, 64 FR 171 Current 

regulation meets 

8-hour RACT.

14. Leaks from Petroleum Refinery 

Equipment (1978)

Yes 9/3/99, 64 FR 171 There are still no 

sources in MA. 

15. Manufacture of Synthetic 

Pharmaceutical Product (1978)

Yes 9/3/99, 64 FR 171 There are still no 

sources in MA. 

16. Manufacture of Pneumatic Rubber 

Tires (1978)

Yes 9/3/99, 64 FR 171 There are still no 

sources in MA.

17. Graphic Arts – Rotogravure & 

Flexography (1978)

Volatile and Halogenated Organic 

Compounds, 7.18(12)

6/2/82, 47 FR 23927 

9/3/99, 64 FR 48304 

Current 

regulation meets 

8-hour RACT.

18. Petroleum Storage in External 

Floating Roof Tanks (1978) 

Organic Material Storage and 

Distribution, 7.24(1)

3/8/84, 49 FR 8611

6/30/93 58 FR 34911

9/3/99, 64 FR 48304

Current 

regulation meets 

8-hour RACT.

19. Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning 

Systems (1978)

 6/02/82, 47 FR 23927

11/09/83, 48 FR 

51480

8/31/87, 52 FR 32792

No certification 

required. 

CTG became 

moot when 

EPA delisted 

perc. as a 

VOC. 

20. Leaks from Gasoline Tank Trucks 

and Vapor Collection System (1978)

Organic Material Storage and 

Distribution, 7.24(4)

9/25/85, 50 FR 38804

9/3/99, 64 FR 48304

Current 

regulation meets 

8-hour RACT.

Pre-1990 CTGs: Group III

21. Large Petroleum Dry Cleaners 

(1982)

Yes 64 FR 171, 9/3/99 There are still no 

sources in MA.

. 

22. Manufacture of High-Density 

Polyethylene, Polypropylene and 

Polystyrene Resins (1983)

Yes 52 FR 32792, 8/31/87

64 FR 171, 9/3/99

There are still no 

sources in MA.

23. Natural Gas/Gasoline Process 

Leaks (1983)

Yes 52 FR 32792, 8/31/87 There are still no 

sources in MA.
Tables 1, 2, 3 - RACT 4

24. Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg 

Equipment Fugitive Emissions (1984)

Volatile and Halogenated Organic 

Compounds, 7.18(19)

11/19/87 Current 

regulation meets 

8-hour RACT

25. Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg 

Air Oxidation Processes (1984)

Yes 52 FR 32792, 8/31/87

64 FR 171, 9/3/99

There are still no 

sources in MA.

Post – 1990 CTGs

1. Synthetic Organic Chemical 

Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) 

Distillation Operations and Reactor 

Processes (1993)

One facility (Solutia) subject to CTG 

for distillation operations. Control 

system with a control efficiency of 

>85% (BACT in federally enforceable 

plan approval) determined to be 

equivalent to CTG RACT in 2002. 

Yes, for 

reactor 

processes.

67 FR 62190, 10/4/02 There are still no 

reactor process 

sources in MA.

Current 

requirements for 

distillation 

operations meet 

8-hour RACT.

See Table 2 -

Single Source 

RACT

2. Wood Furniture Manufacturing 

(1996)

Volatile and Halogenated Organic 

Compounds, 7.18(23) – wood products. 

EPA determined in 2002 that a 

combination of VOC regulations and 

BACT and RACT plan approvals for 

the 6 facilities covered by this CTG 

met 1-hr. RACT. 

64 FR 48304, 9/3/99

67 FR 62190, 10/4/02

Current 

requirements 

meet 8-hour 

RACT.

See Table 2 -

Single Source 

RACT

3. Ship Building and Repair (1996) Yes 67 FR 62190, 10/4/02 There are still no 

sources in MA.

4. Aerospace Coatings (1996 draft) EPA determined in 2002 that current 

requirements - a combination of VOC 

regulations and BACT and RACT plan 

approvals for the 2 facilities covered by 

CTG - met 1-hr. RACT

67 FR 62190, 10/4/02 Current 

requirements 

meet 8-hour 

RACT.

See Table 2 -

Single Source 

RACT

5. Flat Wood Paneling (2006) Yes

6. Industrial Cleaning Solvents (2006) MassDEP intends to propose 

amendments to its Solvent Metal 

Degreasing regulation, 310 CMR 

7.18(8), which, along with other 

MassDEP existing regulations that 

address cleaning operations within 

specific coating source categories, will 

meet the 2006 CTG. 
Tables 1, 2, 3 - RACT 5

7. Lithographic print materials (2006) MassDEP intends to analyze whether 

its existing regulations for this 

category are equivalent to the CTG. If 

necessary, it will adopt new regulations 

and file them as an amendment to the 

RACT SIP when finalized. 

8. Letterpress printing materials 

(2006)

See #7. 

9. Flexible packaging printing 

materials (2006)

See #7.

OTHER MassDEP VOC 

RACT REGULATIONS

In 1992, to address the lower VOC 

threshold of 50 tons, MassDEP 

grouped similar industrial processes 

and promulgated a CTG-like 

regulation for these processes, which 

were not covered by an EPA CTG. 

7.18(21) – plastic parts

7.18(22) – leather 

7.18(24) - flat wood paneling

7.18(25) – offset lithog. printing

7.18(26) – textile finishing 

7.18(27) – coating mixing tanks 

64 FR 48304, 9/3/99 Current 

requirements 

meet 8-hour 

RACT.

NOx RACT Categories

EPA’s NOx Achievable Control 

Technology (ACT) documents are 

listed below only to illustrate NOx 

RACT source categories. 

Massachusetts NOx RACT regulation, 

310 CMR 7.19, was promulgated 

before EPA issued some of the ACTs 

listed below. ACTs do not establish 

presumptive levels of control, 

therefore, MassDEP is not required to 

certify that RACT is consistent with 

the ACTs.

RACT for Sources of Oxides of 

Nitrogen (7.19) applies to all sources 

with a potential to emit > 50 tons per 

year of NOx, with certain exceptions. 

Applicability to an individual unit at a 

source is based on exceedance of a 

minimum capacity rating. 
Tables 1, 2, 3 - RACT 6

1. Nitric and Adipic Acid Plants 

(1991)

No sources. Yes There are still no 

sources in MA.

2. Combustion Turbines (1993) RACT for Sources of Oxides of

Nitrogen, 7.19(7)

Current 

regulation meets 

8-hour RACT.

3. Process Heaters (1993) RACT for Sources of Oxides of 

Nitrogen, 7.19

Current 

regulation meets 

8-hour RACT.

4. Internal Combustion Engines 

(1993)

RACT for Sources of Oxides of 

Nitrogen 7.19(8)

Current 

regulation meets 

8-hour RACT.

5. Utility Boilers (1994) RACT for Sources of Oxides of 

Nitrogen 7.19(4) 

NOx Allowance Trading Program, 7.28

MA CAIR, 7.32

Emission Standards for Power Plants, 

7.29

Current 

regulations meet 

8-hour RACT. 

NOx Allowance 

Trading Program 

sources are 

included in MA 

CAIR regulation.

Annual NOx 

emission 

standards in 7.32 

apply to largest 

MA power plants 

MA will 

submit 7.29 as 

a SIP revision 

prior to 2009

6. Cement Manufacturing (1994, 

updated 2000)

No sources. There are still no 

sources in MA.

7. ICI Boilers (1994) RACT for Sources of Oxides of 

Nitrogen: 7.19 (4); 7.19(5); 7.19(6)

Current

Regulations meet 

8-hour RACT.

8. Glass Manufacturing (1994) RACT for Sources of Oxides of 

Nitrogen, 7.19(11)

Current 

regulation meets 

8-hour RACT.

9. Iron and Steel (1994) No sources. There are still no 

sources in MA.

10. Municipal Waste Combustors 

(no ACT) 

RACT for Sources of Oxides of 

Nitrogen, 7.19(9) and Incinerators, 

7.08(2)

9/2/99 64 FR 48098 Will re-analyze 

as discussed in 

final Section 6.
Tables 1, 2, 3 - RACT 7

TABLE RACT-2 

MassDEP Single Source 1-Hour Ozone Standard RACT Determinations

And 8-Hour Ozone Standard RACT Certification

Single Source VOC RACT determinations were made for major VOC sources not covered by a CTG pursuant to 310 CMR 7.18(17). 

Single Source NOx RACT determinations were made for major NOx sources pursuant to 310 CMR 7.19(12), which covers major 

“miscellaneous” sources of NOx. 

FACILITY EPA 

APPROVAL 

of SINGLE 

SOURCE 

RACT SIP

OPEN 

FACILITY 

(Yes or 

Closed)

Major for 1-hr 

Ozone? 

NOx > 50 TPY 

&/or VOC > 50 

TPY 

Major for 8-hr 

Ozone?

NOx>100 TPY&/or 

VOC> 50 TPY 

Certification 

of 8-hour 

RACT if an 

8-hr major 

source

Comments

Cranston Print Works 11/3/89 Yes VOC VOC Current 

requirements 

meet 8-hour 

RACT. 

Spalding 11/8/89 Closed Not required

Duro Textile Printers 11/8/89 Yes VOC VOC Current 

requirements 

meet 8-hour 

RACT.

Monsanto Chemical 

(Currently Solutia)

2/21/90

10/4/02

Yes VOC VOC Current 

requirements 

meet 8-hour 

RACT.

See discussion in 

Table 1, under Post 

1990 CTGs, #1 -

SOCMI 

Boston Whaler –

Norwell

8/3/90 Closed Not required

Boston Whaler -

Rockland

8/3/90 Closed Not required

Philips Lighting 11/2/89 Closed Not required

General Motors 2/19/91 Closed Not required

Acushnet 6/13/90 Yes VOC VOC Current 

requirements 

meet 8-hour 

RACT.

RACT superceded 

by more stringent 

BACT
Tables 1, 2, 3 

- RACT 

8

Erving Paper Mills 10/16/90 Yes VOC VOC Current 

requirements 

meet 8-hour 

RACT.

Dartmouth Finishing 12/14/92 Closed Not required

S. Bent &Brothers 7/28/94 Closed Not required

Nichols and Stone 1/6/95 Yes VOC VOC Current 

requirements 

meet 8-hour 

RACT.

Britteny Dyeing and 

Finishing

3/6/95 Yes VOC VOC Current 

requirements 

meet 8-hour 

RACT.

Gillette 10/4/02 Yes VOCVOC Current 

requirements 

meet 8-hour 

RACT.

Norton (currently St. 

Gobain Abrasives, Inc. 

10/4/02 Yes VOC VOC Current 

requirements 

meet 8-hour 

RACT.

Rex 10/4/02 Closed Not required

Barnet (currently 

Alliance Leather)

10/4/02 Yes VOC VOC Current 

requirements 

meet 8-hour 

RACT.

Specialty Minerals 9/2/99 Yes NOx NOx Current 

requirements 

meet 8-hour 

RACT

Monsanto (currently 

Solutia)

9/2/99 Yes NOx NOx Current 

requirements 

meet 8-hour 

RACT

Indeck Energy Services 

(Turners Falls)

9/2/99 Closed Not required

Medusa Minerals 

(currently Old Castle 

Stone)

4/16/99 Yes NOx NOx Current 

requirements 

meet 8-hour 

RACT.
Tables 1, 2, 3 - RACT 9

TABLE RACT-3 NOx Allowance Trading Program (310 CMR 7.28) and Mass CAIR (310 CMR 7.32) Sources

Sources subject to 310 CMR 7.28 are listed below (37 facilities). All of these sources are also subject to 310 CMR 7.32. 

Sources subject to 310 CMR 7.29, Emissions Controls for Power Plants, are highlighted. 

BELLINGHAM COGENERATION, BELLINGHAM

ANP BELLINGHAM, BELLINGHAM

ANP BLACKSTONE, BLACKSTONE

MILLENNIUM POWER PARTNERS LP, CHARLTON

EXELON WEST MEDWAY LLC, MEDWAY

ANP MILFORD POWER LP, MILFORD

INDECK PEPPERELL POWER, PEPPERELL

MBTA SOUTH BOSTON POWER, BOSTON

EXELON NEW BOSTON LLC, BOSTON

TRIGEN BOSTON ENERGY, BOSTON

BRAINTREE ELECTRIC - POTTER, BRAINTREE

HARVARD UNIVERSITY, CAMBRIDGE

MIRANT KENDALL LLC, CAMBRIDGE

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CAMBRIDGE

BOSTON GENERATING MYSTIC I LLC, EVERETT

EXELON FRAMINGHAM LLC, FRAMINGHAM

LOWELL COGEN COMPANY, LOWELL

LPG ASSOCIATES LP - LOWELL POWER, LOWELL

GENERAL ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ENGINES, LYNN

PEABODY MUNICIPAL LIGHT - WATERS RIVER, PEABODY

DOMINION ENERGY-SALEM HARBOR LLC, SALEM

FORE RIVER DEVELOPMENT LLC, WEYMOUTH

DARTMOUTH POWER ASSOCATES, DARTMOUTH

BG DIGHTON POWER LLC, DIGHTON

MIRANT CANAL, SANDWICH

SOMERSET POWER LLC, SOMERSET

DOMINION ENERGY-BRAYTON POINT LLC, SOMERSET

TAUNTON MUNICIPAL LIGHT - CLEARY FLOOD, TAUNTON

BERKSHIRE POWER LLC, AGAWAM

MT TOM GENERATING COMPANY LLC, HOLYOKE

CEEMI-WOODLAND ROAD, LEE

STONY BROOK ENERGY CENTER, LUDLOW

CEEMI-DOREEN STREET, PITTSFIELD

PITTSFIELD GENERATING, PITTSFIELD

MASSPOWER, SPRINGFIELD

CEEMI-WEST SPRINGFIELD STATION, WEST SPRINGFIELD