Ozone Pollution

Control Techniques Guidelines and Alternative Control

Techniques Documents for Reducing Ozone-Causing Emissions

Control Techniques Guidelines (CTGs) are used to presumptively define VOC RACT while

Alternative Control Techniques (ACTs) describe available control technologies and their respective

cost effectiveness.

PollutantEPA Report Description

Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG)

VOC EPA-450/R-75-102

1975/11

Design Criteria for Stage I Vapor Control Systems – Gasoline Service

Stations (PDF 15 pp, 766KB)

Note – This document is regarded as a CTG although it was never

published with an EPA document number.

VOC EPA-450/2-76-028

1976/11

Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary

Sources – Volume I: Control Methods for Surface Coating Operations

(PDF 174 pp, 4.6MB)

Note – Although often listed with the CTGs for historical reasons, this

document does not define RACT for any source. It is a compilation of

control techniques.

VOC EPA-450/2-77-008

1977/05

Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary

Sources – Volume II: Surface Coating of Cans, Coils, Paper, Fabrics,

Automobiles, and Light-Duty Trucks (PDF 232 pp, 2.7MB)

VOC EPA-450/2-77-022

1977/11

Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Solvent Metal Cleaning

(PDF 229 pp, 7.0MB)

VOC EPA-450/2-77-025

1977/10

Control of Refinery Vacuum Producing Systems, Wastewater

Separators, and Process Unit Turnarounds (PDF 50 pp, 1.3MB)

VOC EPA-450/2-77-026

1977/10

Control of Hydrocarbons from Tank Truck Gasoline Loading Terminals

(PDF 62 pp, 1.6MB)

VOC EPA-450/2-77-032

1977/12

Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary

Sources – Volume III: Surface Coating of Metal Furniture (PDF 66

pp, 1.9MB)

VOC EPA-450/2-77-033

1977/12

Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary

Sources – Volume IV: Surface Coating of Insulation of Magnet Wire

(PDF 44 pp, 1.1MB)

VOC EPA-450/2-77-034

1977/12

Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary

Sources – Volume V: Surface Coating of Large Appliances (PDF 70

pp, 2.1MB)

VOC EPA-450/2-77-035

1977/12

Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Bulk Gasoline Plants

(PDF 49 pp, 1.3MB)

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PollutantEPA Report Description

VOC EPA-450/2-77-036

1977/12

Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Storage of Petroleum

Liquids in Fixed-Roof Tanks (PDF 43 pp, 1.1MB)

VOC EPA-450/2-77-037

1977/12

Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Use of Cutback Asphalt

(PDF 18 pp, 481KB)

VOC EPA-450/2-78-022

1978/05

Control Techniques for Volatile Organic Emissions from Stationary

Sources (PDF 580 pp, 21.9MB)

Note – This document is often listed with CTGs, but it does not define

RACT for any particular source

VOC EPA-450/2-78-015

1978/06

Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary

Sources – Volume VI: Surface Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts

and Products (PDF 82 pp, 2.6MB)

VOC EPA-450/2-78-032

1978/06

Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary

Sources – Volume VII: Factory Surface Coating of Flat Wood Paneling

(PDF 66 pp, 2.0MB)

VOC EPA-450/2-78-036

1978/06

Control of Volatile Organic Compound Leaks from Petroleum Refinery

Equipment (PDF 78 pp, 6.0MB)

VOC EPA-450/2-78-029

1978/12

Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Manufacture of

Synthesized Pharmaceutical Products (PDF 134 pp, 3.8MB)

VOC EPA-450/2-78-030

1978/12

Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Manufacture of Pneumatic

Rubber Tires (PDF 72 pp, 1.6MB)

VOC EPA-450/2-78-033

1978/12

Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary

Sources – Volume VIII: Graphic Arts-Rotogravure and Flexography

(PDF 64 pp, 1.9MB)

VOC EPA-450/2-78-047

1978/12

Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Petroleum Liquid Storage

in External Floating Roof Tanks (PDF 66 pp, 2.0MB)

VOC EPA-450/2-78-050

1978/12

Control of Volatile Oranic Emissions from Perchloroethylene Dry

Cleaning Systems (PDF 76 pp, 2.5MB)

Note – Perchloroethylene has been exempted as a VOC, so this CTG is

no longer relevant. However, there is a MACT standard for

perchloroethylene dry cleaners.

VOC EPA-450/2-78-051

1978/12

Control of Volatile Organic Compound Leaks from Gasoline Tank

Trucks and Vapor Collection Systems (PDF 32 pp, 887KB)

VOC EPA-450/3-82-009

1982/09

Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Large

Petroleum Dry Cleaners (PDF 174 pp, 5.0MB)

VOC EPA-450/3-83-008

1983/11

Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Manufacture of

High-Density Polyethylene, Polypropylene, and Polystyrene Resins

(PDF 308 pp, 14.0MB)

VOC EPA-450/3-83-007

1983/12

Control of Volatile Organic Compound Equipment Leaks from Natural

Gas/Gasoline Processing Plants (PDF 194 pp, 6.3MB)

VOC EPA-450/3-83-006

1984/03

Control of Volatile Organic Compound Leaks from Synthetic Organic

Chemical Polymer and Resin Manufacturing Equipment (PDF 148

pp, 6.2MB)

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PollutantEPA Report Description

VOC EPA-450/3-84-015

1984/12

Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Air Oxidation

Processes in Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry

(PDF 259 pp, 9.4MB)

VOC EPA-450/4-91-031

1993/08

Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Reactor

Processes and Distillation Operations in Synthetic Organic Chemical

Manufacturing Industry (PDF 277 pp, 8.7MB)

VOC EPA-453/R-96-007

1996/04

Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Wood Furniture

Manufacturing Operations (PDF 288 pp, 13.8MB)

Note – Wood Furniture (CTG-MACT) – Draft MACT out 5-1994; Final

CTG issued 4-1996. See also 61 FR-25223, May 20, 1996 and 61

FR-50823, September 27, 1996.

VOC EPA-453/R-94-032

1994/04

Alternative Control Technology Document – Surface Coating

Operations at Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Facilities (PDF 217 pp,

9.8MB)

Note – For CTG, see 61 FR-44050, August 27,1996

VOC

61 FR-44050

8/27/96

1996/08

Control Techniques Guidelines for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair

Operations (Surface Coating) (PDF 30 pp, 4.0MB)

Note – See also EPA-453/R-94-032.

VOC

59 FR-29216

6/06/94

1994/06

Aerospace MACT (PDF 37 pp, 5.6MB)

Note – See also EPA-453/R-97-004.

VOC EPA-453/R-97-004

1997/12

Aerospace (CTG & MACT) (PDF 62 pp, 288KB)

Note – See also 59 FR-29216, June 6, 1994.

VOC EPA-453/R-06-001

2006/09

Control Techniques Guidelines for Industrial Cleaning Solvents

(PDF 290 pp, 7.6MB)

VOC EPA-453/R-06-002

2006/09

Control Techniques Guidelines for Offset Lithographic Printing and

Letterpress Printing (PDF 52 pp, 349KB)

VOC EPA-453/R-06-003

2006/09

Control Techniques Guidelines for Flexible Package Printing (PDF

33 pp, 216KB)

VOC EPA-453/R-06-004

2006/09

Control Techniques Guidelines for Flat Wood Paneling Coatings

(PDF 27 pp, 212KB)

VOC EPA 453/R-07-003

2007/09

Control Techniques Guidelines for Paper, Film, and Foil Coatings

(PDF 102 pp, 488KB)

VOC EPA 453/R-07-004

2007/09

Control Techniques Guidelines for Large Appliance Coatings (PDF

44 pp, 374KB)

VOC EPA 453/R-07-005

2007/09

Control Techniques Guidelines for Metal Furniture Coatings (PDF

100 pp, 293KB)

VOC EPA 453/R-08-003

2008/09

Control Techniques Guidelines for Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic

Parts Coatings (PDF 143 pp, 897KB)

VOC EPA 453/R-08-004

2008/09

Control Techniques Guidelines for Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing

Materials (PDF 41 pp, 336KB)

VOC EPA 453/R-08-005

2008/09

Control Techniques Guidelines for Miscellaneous Industrial Adhesives

(PDF 47 pp, 350KB)

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PollutantEPA Report Description

VOC EPA 453/R-08-006

2008/09

Control Techniques Guidelines for Automobile and Light-Duty Truck

Assembly Coatings (PDF 44 pp, 2.64MB)

Note – See also EPA-453/R-08-002.

VOC EPA 453/R-08-002

2008/09

Protocol for Determining the Daily Volatile Organic Compound

Emission Rate of Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Primer-Surfacer

and Topcoat Operations (PDF 129 pp, 450KB)

Note – See also EPA-453/R-08-006.

Alternative Control Technology (ACT)

VOC EPA-450/3-83-012

1983/05

Control Techniques for Organic Emissions from Plywood Veneer

Dryers (PDF 113 pp, 3.4MB)

Note – This document is labeled as a control technique document

(CTD) rather than an ACT. However, the information is similar to that

in an ACT.

VOC EPA-450/3-88-007

1988/08

Reduction of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from the

Application of Traffic Markings (PDF 52 pp, 1.6MB)

Note – The Architectural and Industrial Maintenance coatings (AIM)

national rule issued in 1998 includes limits for traffic coatings and

superseded the ACT.

VOC EPA-450/3-89-007

1989/03

Alternative Control Technology Document – Ethylene Oxide

Sterilization / Fumigation Operations (PDF 102 pp, 3.2MB)

VOC EPA-450/3-89-030

1989/08

Alternative Control Technology Document – Halogenated Solvent

Cleaners (PDF 239 pp, 6.7MB)

VOC EPA-450/3-91-007

1990/12

Alternative Control Technology Document – Organic Waste Process

Vents (PDF 192 pp, 6.9MB)

VOC EPA-450/3-90-020

1990/09

Control of VOC Emissions from Polystyrene Foam Manufacturing

(PDF 113 pp, 3.5MB)

VOC EPA-453/R-92-017

1992/12

Alternative Control Technology Document – Bakery Ovens (PDF

126 pp, 1.2MB)

VOC EPA-453/R-92-018

1992/12

Control Techniques for Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from

Stationary Sources (PDF 287 pp, 9.2MB)

VOC

EPA-453/D93-056

1992/09

Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Industrial

Wastewater CTG (draft) (PDF 234 pp, 9.4MB)

Note – CTG not finalized but issued as ACT in 1994.

VOC (No Report ID)

1994/04

Industrial Wastewater Alternative Control Technology (PDF 266 pp,

9.5MB)

Note – ACT consists of cover memo with option tables + CTG (draft)

EPA-453/D-93-056.

VOC EPA-453/R-92-011

1993/03

Control of VOC Emissions from the Application of Agricultural

Pesticides (PDF 250 pp, 9.8MB)

VOC EPA-453/R-94-001

1994/01

Alternative Control Techniques Document – Volatile Organic Liquid

Storage In Floating and Fixed Roof Tanks (PDF 202 pp, 8.6MB)

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PollutantEPA Report Description

VOC EPA-453/R-93-020

1994/02

Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Batch

Processes ACT (PDF 377 pp, 11.9MB)

Note – Document also released under the Report ID of EPA-453/R93-017.

VOC EPA-453/R-94-015

1994/02

Alternative Control Techniques Document – Industrial Cleaning

Solvents (PDF 234 pp, 10.6MB)

VOC EPA-453/R-94-017

1994/02

Alternative Control Techniques Document – Surface Coating of

Automotive/Transportation and Business Machine Plastic Parts (PDF

207 pp, 6.3MB)

VOC EPA-453/R-94-031

1994/04

Alternative Control Techniques Document – Automobile Refinishing

(PDF 90 pp, 3.6MB)

Note – A national rule for autobody refinishing was issued in 1998

after the ACT.

VOC/PM EPA-453/R-94-032

1994/04

Alternative Control Techniques Document – Surface Coating

Opeations at Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Facilities (PDF 217 pp,

9.0MB)

Note – This was superseded by the Ship Building CTG which was

issued in August 1996.

VOC

EPA-453/D95-001

1993/09

Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Offset

Lithographic Printing (PDF 246 pp, 8.6MB)

Note – Draft CTG predecessor to the ACT released under the Report

ID of EPA-453/R-94-054.

VOC EPA-453/R-94-054

1994/06

Alternative Control Techniques Document: Offset Lithographic

Printing – Supplemental Information Based on Public Comment on

Draft Control Techniques Guidance announced in Federal Register

November 8, 1993 (PDF 25 pp, 57KB)

Note – See draft CTG (EPA-453/D-95-001) September 1993.

NOx

EPA-453/3-91-026

1991/12

NOx Emissions from Nitric and Adipic Acid Manufacturing Plants

(PDF 146 pp, 312KB)

NOx

EPA-453/R-93-007

1993/01

NOx Emissions from Stationary Combustion Turbines (PDF 399 pp,

1.2MB)

NOx

EPA-453/R-93-034

1993/09

NOx Emissions from Process Heaters (PDF 216 pp, 8.5MB)

Note – Revised September 1993.

NOx

EPA-453/R-93-032

1993/07

NOx Emissions from Stationary Internal Combustion Engines (PDF

340 pp, 13.3MB)

Note – Updated September 2000.

NOx

EPA-453/R-94-004

1994/03

NOx Emissions from Cement Manufacturing (PDF 198 pp, 624KB)

Note – Updated September 2000. See document EPA-457/R-00-002.

NOx

EPA-457/R-00-002

2000/09

NOx Control Technologies for the Cement Industry: Final Report

(PDF 123 pp, 1.09MB)

Note – Update to March 1994 ACT document EPA-453/R-94-004.

NOx

EPA-453/R-94-022

1994/03

NOx Emissions from Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Boilers

(PDF 479 pp, 18.8MB)

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PollutantEPA Report Description

NOx

EPA-453/R-94-023

1994/03

Alternative Control Techniques Document – NOx Emissions from

Utility Boilers (PDF 538 pp, 18.8MB)

NOx

EPA-453/R-94-037

1994/06

Alternative Control Techniques Document – NOx Emissions from

Glass Manufacturing (PDF 161 pp, 4.2MB)

NOx

EPA 453/R-94-065

1994/09

Alternative Control Techniques Document – NOx Emissions from Iron

and Steel Mills (PDF 170 pp, 7.9MB)

VOC EPA-450/3-88-009

1988/10

Reuction of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Automobile

Refinishing (PDF 112 pp, 896KB)

Other Control Technology Documents

SOx

EPA-450/2-77-019

1977/09

Final Guideline Document: Control of Sulfuric Acid Mist Emissions

from Existing Sulfuric Acid Production Units (PDF 188 pp, 5.3MB)

NOx

EPA-450/1-78-001

1978/01

Control Techniques for Nitrogen Oxides Emissions from Stationary

Sources – Second Edition (PDF 396 pp, 14.0MB)

Note – This document is the second edition of the EPA document

entitled: Control Techniques for Nitrogen Oxides Emissions from

Stationary Sources. This document was first published in 1970 as

National Air Pollution Control Administration Publication No. AP-67.

VOC EPA-450/2-78-022

1978/05

Control Techniques for Volatile Organic Emissions from Stationary

Sources (PDF 580 pp, 21.9MB)

VOC EPA-453/R-95-010

1996/04

Beyond Volatile Organic Compound-Reasonably Available Control

Technology – Control Technology Guidelines Requirements (PDF

442 pp, 10.6MB)

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