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[86 STAT. 855]
PUBLIC LAW 92-000—MMMM. DD, 1972
[86 STAT. 855]

86 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 92-500-OCT. 18, 1972

855

tives, including, where practicable, a standard permitting no discharge of pollutants. "(2) The term 'new source' means any source, the construction of which is commenced after the publication of proposed regulations prescribing a standard of performance under this section which will be applicable to such source, if such standard is thereafter promulgated in accordance with this section. "(3) The term 'source' means any building, structure, facility, or installation from which there is or may be the discharge of pollutants. "(4) The term 'owner or operator' means any person who owns, leases, operates, controls, or supervises a source. "(5) The term 'construction' means any placement, assembly, or installation of facilities or equipment (including contractual obligations to purchase such facilities or equipment) at the premises where such equipment will be used, including preparation work at such premises. " (b)(1)(A) The Administrator shall, within ninety days after the „^°7J^^J^' ybuca date of enactment of this title publish (and from time to time there- fi^*^. '**' P" niter shall revise) a list of categories of sources, which shall, at the minimum, include: "pulp and paper mills; "paper^board, builders paper and board mills; "meat product and rendering processing; "dairy product processing; "grain mills; "canned and preserved fruits and vegetables processing; "canned and preserved seafood processing; "sugar processing; "textile mills; "cement manufacturing; "feedlots; "electroplating; "organic chemicals manufacturing; "inorganic chemicals manufacturing; "plastic and synthetic materials manufacturing; "soap and detergent manufacturing; "fertilizer manufacturing; "petroleum refining; "iron and steel manufacturing; "nonferrous metals manufacturing; "phosphate manufacturing; "steam electric powerplants; "ferroalloy manufacturing; "leather tanning and finishing; "glass and asbestos manufacturing; "rubber processing; and "timber products processing. " (B) As soon as practicable, but in no case more than one year, Federal standi

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after a category of sources is included m a list under subparagraph ance, publication (A) of this paragraph, the Administrator shall propose and publish °f regulations. regulations establishing Federal standards of performance for new sources within such category. The Administrator shall afford interested persons an opportunity for written comment on such proposed r e f l a t i o n s. After considering such comments, he shall promulgate, within one hundred and twenty days after publication of such proposed regulations, such standards with such adjustments as he deems appropriate. The Administrator shall, from time to time, as technol-