Control
Technology
Center
A cooperative effort for engineering assistance to
state and local air pollution control agencies by the
Air and Energy Engineering
Research Laboratory
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Center for Environmental
Research Information
Cincinnati, OH 45268
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United States
Environmental Protection
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September 1990
v>EPA Control
Technology
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Assistance for
State and Local
Agencies and EPA
Regional Offices
control technology center
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CTC Goal
The CTC's goal is to provide technical support
to state and local agencies and EPA's regional
offices in implementing air pollution control pro-
grams. The CTC offers a wide range of engineering
assistance and technical guidance related to:
• Air toxic emissions and control
strategies
• State implementation plan and
regulation development
• New source review control technology
determinations
• Operation and maintenance problems
• General source emissions and control
evaluation
• Other control strategies
The CTC assists regulatory and permitting
agencies, but does not provide policy guidance and
compliance advice which are the responsibility of
the EPA regional offices.
The CTC provides ready access to information
and expertise available at EPA. To offer the most
comprehensive support possible, the Center draws
on professional staff from both EPA's Office of
Research and Development and Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards. Private consultants also
are available when appropriate.
STAPPA and ALAPCO advise the CTC on how
to best serve and respond to State and Local
Agency needs. The technical needs identified via
the CTC will serve as a resource for future program
development within EPA.
CTC services are available at no cost to
state and local agency and EPA regional office
staff.
The CTC provides three levels of assistance:
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• Technical Guidance
HOTLINE
The HOTLINE provides an initial rapid re-
sponse based on information available immediately
from the EPA and its contractors. By telephoning
the CTC HOTLINE, you will reach the EPA personnel
most knowledgeable about your problem.
Engineering Assistance
Where more in-depth engineering assistance
such as an engineering analysis or on-site support
may be needed, EPA and its contractors can pro-
vide assistance on a range of topics, including:
• Evaluation of source emissions
• Identification of control alternatives
• Development of control costs
• Identification of the impacts of control
technologies on air pollution
• Source testing methods and problems
• Advice on permit conditions to ensure
good operation and maintenance of
control equipment
Technical Guidance
The third level of CTC support is formal control
technology guidance and information transfer. This
guidance focuses on, but is not limited to, topics of
national interest that are identified through contact
with state and local agencies. Technical guidance
takes several forms, depending on the best method
of information transfer for each case. These in-
clude:
• Control technology documents on the
applicability of controls (e.g., control
devices, process modification) for
various emission sources,
• Personal computer software for
assessing control problems and
evaluating potential solutions, and
• Seminars and workshops on control
technology issues.
Technical guidance documents and soft-
ware produced by the CTC and notifications of
meetings sponsored by the CTC will be distrib-
uted free of charge to state and local agencies
and regional offices.
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