National Steel Car Limited - Environmental Compliance Approval (air)

This proposal is for an Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (air) which replaces all the current Environmental Compliance Approvals for Air at this facility and includes the addition of new or historically unapproved sources for all emissions from National Steel Car Limited that manufactures custom built railcars and refurbishes rolling stock for leasing companies located in the City of Hamilton, Ontario.

The application includes all sources at the facility, including:

• dust collectors
• welding operations
• painting and combustion
• heating and general building ventilation

Emissions to the air from this facility include:

• chromium hexavalent
• nickel and nickel compounds
• particulate matter, and
• products of combustion such as nitrogen oxides

The Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (air), when issued permits modifications to the facility subject to limits on operational flexibility that include a production limit for the facility to be specified on the Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (air). The Limited Operational Flexibility conditions have an expiry date. The company will be required to make an application for amendment at that time to renew these conditions.