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Massachusetts’ own version of process safety management, 527 CMR 33, continues with first year implementation filing deadlines for manufacturing operations that “involves or produces a hazardous material”.  Five (5) permit categories have been established with Category 5 users involving or processing the greatest quantity of hazardous materials and Category 1 the least (i.e. vessels equal to...

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Massachusetts Air Source Registrations and Emissions Statements (April to July) MassDEP requires submittal of Air Source Registration/Emission Statements annually for some sources and triennially (every three years) for others. MassDEP has implemented on-line source registration filings and has staggered filing deadlines as follows – Annual filers – Operating Permit facilities must file by April 15, 2013; Non-Operating Permit facilities must...

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