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Fall 2003 Regulatory Agenda
Note: EPA no longer updates this information, but it may be useful as a reference or resource.
[December 22, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 245)]
[Unified Agenda]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [frwais.access.gpo.gov]
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
40 CFR Ch. I
FRL-7571-3
Fall 2003 Regulatory Agenda
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.
_______________________________________________________________________
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes the
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda to update the public about:
? Regulations and major policies currently under development,
? Reviews of existing regulations and major policies, and
? Regulations and major policies completed or canceled since the
last Agenda.
TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA MAILING LIST: If you would like to
subscribe, please send an e-mail with your name and address to:
ncepimal@one.net, or call 800-490-9198. There is no charge for
single copies of the Agenda.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: If you have questions or comments about a
particular action, please get in touch with the agency contact listed
in each Agenda entry. If you have general questions about the Agenda or
questions about EPA's decision making process, please contact: Phil
Schwartz (1806A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; phone: (202-564-6564; e-mail:
schwartz.philip@epa.gov. We welcome your suggestions on how we can make
the Agenda more useful to you and easier to use.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Table of Contents
A. What Are Our Goals in Developing Regulations and Policies
and What Key Principles, Statutes, and Executive Orders Drive the
Rulemaking and Policymaking Process?
B. How Can You Be Involved in EPA's Rulemaking and Policymaking
Process?
C. What Actions Are Included in the Agenda?
D. How Is the Agenda Organized?
E. What Information Is in Agenda Entries?
F. How Can You Find Out More About EPA's Rulemakings?
G. What Special Attention Do We Give to the Impacts of Rules on
Small Businesses, Small Governments, and Small Nonprofit
Organizations?
H. How Can You Use Our Electronic Dockets To Participate in
Rulemaking and Policymaking`
I. Acknowledgment of Those Involved in the Rulemaking Process
A. What Are Our Goals in Developing Regulations and Policies
and What Key Principles, Statutes, and Executive Orders Drive the
Rulemaking and Policymaking Process?
Our primary objective is to protect human health and the
environment. To achieve this objective and ensure that our
decisions are cost-effective and fully protective, we conduct high
quality scientific, economic, and policy analyses. We plan and
initiate these analyses at early stages in the regulatory
development process, so that Agency decision makers are well
informed of the qualitative and quantitative benefits and costs as
they select among alternative approaches. We also believe that it
is important that we continue to apply new and improved methods to
protect the environment, such as: building flexibility into
regulations from the very beginning, creating strong partnerships
with the regulated community, vigorously engaging in public
outreach and involvement, and using effective nonregulatory
approaches. Research, testing and adoption of new environmental
protection methods is also a central tenet in environmental problem
solving. The integration of all these elements via a well managed
regulatory development process and a strong commitment to
innovative solutions will ensure that we all benefit from
significant environmental improvements that are fair, efficient,
and protective. Overall our success is measured by our
effectiveness in protecting human health and the environment.
For a more extensive discussion of our regulatory objectives
and priorities please see our Statement of Priorities in part 2 of
today's issue of the Federal Register.
Besides the fundamental environmental laws authorizing EPA
actions such as the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act, there are
legal requirements that apply to our proposing and then issuing
final regulations that are generally contained in the
Administrative Procedure Act, the Regulatory Flexibility Act as
amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act,
the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, the Paperwork Reduction Act, the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act, and the
Congressional Review Act.
We also must meet a number of requirements contained in
Executive Orders. Of particular significance for EPA rulemakings
are Executive Orders 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review; 58 FR
51735; October 4, 1993), 12898 (Environmental Justice; 59 FR 7629;
February 16, 1994), 13045 (Children's Health Protection; 62 FR
19885; April 23, 1997), 13132 (Federalism; 64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999), 13175 (Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments; 65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), and 13211 (Energy; 66
FR 28355, May 22, 2001).
You can find information on these laws and Executive orders
through links from www.epa.gov/regAgenda.
B. How Can You Be Involved in EPA's Rulemaking and Policymaking
Process?
You can make your voice heard by getting in touch with the
contact person provided in each Agenda entry. We urge you to
participate as early in the process as possible. You may also
participate by commenting on proposed rules that we publish in the
Federal Register. To be most effective, comments should contain
information and data that support your position, and you also
should explain why we should incorporate your suggestion in the
rule or nonregulatory action. You can be particularly helpful and
persuasive if you provide examples to illustrate your concerns and
offer specific alternatives.
We believe our actions will be more cost-effective and
protective if our development process includes stakeholders working
with us to identify the most practical and effective solutions to
problems, and we stress this point most strongly in all of our
training programs for rule and policy developers. Democracy gives
real power to individual citizens, but with that power comes
responsibility. Democracy is not a spectator sport. We urge you to
become involved in EPA's rulemaking and policymaking process.
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C. What Actions Are Included in the Agenda?
EPA includes all of our regulations and certain major policy
documents in the Agenda with the following exceptions. We generally
do not include minor amendments or the following categories of
actions:
? Administrative actions such as delegations of authority,
changes of address or phone numbers.
? Under the Clean Air Act: Revisions to State Implementation
Plans; Equivalent Methods for Ambient Air Quality Monitoring; Deletions
from the New Source Performance Standards source categories list;
Delegations of Authority to States; Area Designations for Air Quality
Planning Purposes.
? Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act:
Decision documents defining and establishing registration standards;
decision documents and termination decisions for the Special Review
Registration process; and data call-in requests made under section
3(c)(2)(B).
? Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Actions
regarding pesticide tolerances and food additive regulations, including
the tolerance reassessment process.
? Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: Authorization
of State solid waste management plans; hazardous waste delisting
petitions.
? Under the Clean Water Act: State Water Quality Standards;
deletions from the section 307(a) list of toxic pollutants; suspensions
of toxic testing requirements under the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES); delegations of NPDES authority to States.
? Under the Safe Drinking Water Act: Actions on State underground
injection control programs.
There is no legal significance to the omission of an item from
the Agenda.
D. How Is the Agenda Organized?
We have organized the Agenda:
1. First, into fourteen divisions based on the law that would
authorize a particular action. These divisions are:
General, which includes cross-cutting actions, such as rules
authorized by multiple statutes and general acquisition rules
? The Clean Air Act (CAA)
? The Atomic Energy Act (AEA)
? The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
? The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
? The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
? The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
? Chemical Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory
Relief Act
? The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
? The Oil Pollution Act (OPA)
? The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act Superfund (CERCLA)
? The Clean Water Act (CWA)
? The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
? The Shore Protection Act (SPA)
2. Second, by the current stage of development. The stages are:
Prerulemaking - Prerulemaking actions are generally intended to
determine whether EPA should initiate rulemaking. Prerulemakings may
include anything that influences or leads to rulemaking, such as
advance notices of proposed rulemaking (ANPRMs), significant studies or
analyses of the possible need for regulatory action, announcement of
reviews of existing regulations required under section 610 of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act, requests for public comment on the need for
regulatory action, or important preregulatory policy proposals.
Proposed Rule - This section includes EPA rulemaking actions that are
within a year of proposal (publication of Notices of Proposed
Rulemakings(NPRMs)).
Final Rule - This section includes rules that will be issued as a
finalrule within a year.
Long-Term Action - This section includes rulemakings for which the next
scheduled regulatory action is after October 2004.
Completed Action - This section contains actions that have been
promulgated and published in the Federal Register since publication of
the Spring 2003 Agenda. It also includes actions that we are no longer
considering. If an action appears in the completed section, it will not
appear in future Agendas unless we decide to initiate action again, in
which case it will appear as a new entry. EPA also announces the
results of our Regulatory Flexibility Act section 610 reviews in this
section of the Agenda.
3. Third, by the Regulation Identifier Number assigned when an
action is added to the Agenda. (In future Agendas we will organize
entries by the section number of the statute that authorizes the
rule rather than by the RIN.)
E. What Information Is in Agenda Entries?
Agenda entries include the following information, where
applicable:
Sequence Number: This indicates where the entry appears in the
Agenda.
Title: Titles for new entries (those that have not appeared in
previous Agendas) are preceded by a bullet (?). The notation
``Section 610 Review'' follows the title if we are reviewing the
rule as part of our periodic review of existing rules under section
610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 610).
Priority: Entries are placed into one of five categories
described below. OMB reviews all significant rules including both
of the first two categories, ``economically significant'' and
``other significant.''
Economically Significant: Under Executive Order 12866, a
rulemaking action that may have an annual effect on the economy of
$100 million or more or adversely affect in a material way the
economy, a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs,
the environment, public health or safety, or State, local, or
tribal governments or communities.
Other Significant: A rulemaking that is not economically
significant but is considered significant for other reasons. This
category includes rules that may:
? Create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an
action takenor planned by another agency;
? Materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants,
user fees, or loan programs or the rights and obligations of
recipients; or
? Raise novel legal or policy issues arising out of legal
mandates, the President's priorities, or the principles in Executive
Order 12866.
Substantive, Nonsignificant: A rulemaking that has substantive
impacts but is neither Significant, nor Routine and Frequent, nor
Informational/Administrative/Other.
Routine and Frequent: A rulemaking that is a specific case of
a recurring application of a regulatory program in the Code of
Federal Regulations (e.g.,
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certain State Implementation Plans, National Priority List updates,
Significant New Use Rules, State Hazardous Waste Management Program
actions, and Tolerance exemptions). If an action that would
normally be classified Routine and Frequent is reviewed by the
Office of Management and Budget under E.O. 12866, then we would
classify the action as either ``Economically Significant'' or
``Other Significant.''
Informational/Administrative/Other: An action that is not a
rulemaking that is primarily informational or pertains to agency
matters not central to accomplishing the Agency's regulatory
mandate but that the Agency places in the Agenda to inform the
public of the activity.
Also, if we believe that a rule may be ``major'' as defined in
the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801, et seq.) because it is
likely to result in an annual effect on the economy of $100 million
or more or meets other criteria specified in this law, we indicate
this under the ``Priority'' heading with the statement ``Major
under 5 U.S.C. 801.''
Legal Authority: The sections of the United States Code
(U.S.C.), Public Law (P.L.), Executive Order (E.O.), or common name
of the law that authorizes the regulatory action.
CFR Citation: The sections of the Code of Federal Regulations
that would be affected by the action.
Legal Deadline: An indication of whether the rule is subject to
a statutory or judicial deadline, the date of that deadline, and
whether the deadline pertains to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, a
Final Action, or some other action.
Abstract: A brief description of the problem the action will
address.
Timetable: The dates (and citations) that documents for this
action were published in the Federal Register and, where possible,
a projected date for the next step. Projected publication dates
frequently change during the course of developing an action. The
projections in the Agenda are our best estimates as of the date we
submit the Agenda for publication. For some entries, the timetable
indicates that the date of the next action is ``to be determined.''
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Indicates whether EPA
has prepared or anticipates that it will be preparing a regulatory
flexibility analysis under section 603 or 604 of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (RFA). Generally, such an analysis is required for
proposed or final rules subject to the RFA that EPA believes may
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities.
Small Entities Affected: Indicates whether we expect the rule
to have any effect on small businesses, small governments, or small
nonprofit organizations.
Government Levels Affected: Indicates whether we expect the
rule to have any effect on levels of government and, if so, whether
the governments are State, local, tribal, or Federal.
Federalism Implications: Indicates whether the action is
expected to have substantial direct effects on the States, on the
relationship between the national government and the States, or on
the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various
levels of government.
Unfunded Mandates: Section 202 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform
Act generally requires an assessment of anticipated costs and
benefits if a rule includes a mandate that may result in
expenditures of more than $100 million in any one year by State,
local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private
sector. If we expect to exceed this $100 million threshold, we note
it in this section.
Energy Impacts: Indicates whether the action is a significant
energy action under Executive Order 13211.
Agency Contact: The name, address, phone number, and e-mail
address, if available, of a person who is knowledgeable about the
regulation.
SAN Number: A code number that EPA uses to identify and track
rulemakings.
URL's: For some of our actions we include the Internet
addresses for: reading copies of rulemaking documents; submitting
comments on proposals; and getting more information about the
rulemaking and the program of which it is a part.
RIN: The Regulation Identifier Number is used by OMB to
identify and track rulemakings. The first four digits of the RIN
stand for the EPA office with lead responsibility for developing
the action.
F. How Can You Find Out More About EPA's Rulemakings
1. Public Dockets: When EPA announces the initiation of a
rulemaking, typically through the publication of an advance notice
of proposed rulemaking or a notice of proposed rulemaking in the
Federal Register, the Agency may establish an official docket to
accumulate materials throughout the development process for that
rulemaking. The official docket serves as the repository for the
collection of documents or information related to a particular
agency action or activity. EPA most commonly uses dockets for
rulemaking actions, but dockets may also be used for Regulatory
Flexibility Act Sec. 610 reviews of rules with significant impacts
on a substantial number of small entities and various non-
rulemaking activities, such as Federal Register documents seeking
public comments on draft guidance, policy statements, information
collection requests under the Paperwork Reduction Act, and other
non-rule activities. In 2002, EPA released its online electronic
docket and comment system, EDOCKET at http://www.epa.gov/edocket.
2. EPA Websites: Some of the actions listed in the Agenda
include a URL that provides additional information.
3. Regulatory Agenda Databases and Search Engines: If you have
access to the Internet you can use databases and their accompanying
search engines developed by the EPA and the Regulatory Information
Service Center (RISC) at the General Services Administration to
help you locate actions that are of interest to you. The EPA
Regulatory Agenda search engine is located at www.epa.gov/
regAgenda. We thoroughly update this database each spring and fall,
and we partially update it several other times during the year.
RISC's searchable databases are at http://ciir.cs.umass.edu/ua/.
4. Appendices to the Agenda:There are six appendices that
provide:
? An index based on subject matter
? A list of actions that may have a significant impact on a
substantial number of small businesses, small governments, or small
non-profit organizations
? A list of actions that may have some impact on some small
businesses, small governments, or small non-profit organizations but
which may either have less than a significant
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impact or affect fewer than a substantial number of them
? A list of the existing rules that we are reviewing under
section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act
? A list of actions that may affect State, local, or Tribal
governments
? A list of actions that may have federalism implications as
defined in Executive Order 13132
5. The Regulatory Agenda Collection in the EPA History Office has a
complete collection of Regulatory Agendas and related materials. A list
of the contents including exact citations for all Agendas is at: http:/
/www.epa.gov/history/collection/aid41.htm
6. Listservers: If you want to get automatic e-mails about areasof
particular interest, we maintain 12 collections including:
1. Air
2. Water
3. Wastes and emergency response
4. Pesticides
5. Toxicsubstances
6. Right-to-know and toxic release inventory
7. Environmental impacts
8. Endangered species
9. Meetings
10. The Science Advisory Board
11. Daily full-text notices with page numbers, and
12. General information.
For more information and to subscribe via our FR Web site,
visit: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/subscribe. If you have e-mail
without full Internet access, please send an e-mail to
envsubset@epa.gov to request instructions for subscribing to the
EPA Federal Register listservers
7. Access to Interpretive Documents: To provide a central point
of access to non-binding general policy, guidance, and interpretive
documents that describe how the Agency intends to exercise its
discretionary authority and explains what a statute or regulation
means, EPA developed a web site at http://www.epa.gov/guidance/.
The site provides access to a collection of non-binding guidance
materials issued by EPA Headquarters offices since January 1, 1999,
and was developed to assist State and Tribal officials,
representatives of companies and organizations that must comply
with environmental regulations, and individuals that are concerned
with how environmental regulations and statutes are being
implemented or enforced. The goal is that, through a central
interface to a collection of guidance materials, it will be easier
for an individual or institution to understand what guidance is
available when complying with environmental regulations.
G. What Special Attention Do We Give to the Impacts of Rules on Small
Businesses, Small Governments, and Small Nonprofit Organizations?
For each of our rulemakings we consider whether there will be
any adverse impact on any small entity. We attempt to fit the
regulatory requirements, to the extent feasible, to the scale of
the businesses, organizations, and governmental jurisdictions
subject to the regulation. Under RFA/SBREFA, the Agency must
prepare a formal analysis of the potential negative impacts on
small entities, convene a Small Business Advocacy Review Panel
(proposed rule stage), and prepare a Small Entity Compliance Guide
(final rule stage) unless the Agency certifies a rule will not have
a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. For more detailed information about the Agency's policy
and practice with respect to implementing RFA/SBREFA, please visit
the RFA/SBREFA website at http://www.epa.gov/sbrefa/. See Appendix
B at the end of the Agenda, ``Index to Environmental Protection
Agency Entries for which a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis is
Required'' for a list of these rules. See Appendix C for a list of
the rules that may affect small entities, but which we do not
expect will have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of them.
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) section 610 requires that
an agency review, within 10 years of promulgation, each rule that
has or will have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities (SEISNOSE). For EPA rules issued in 1992-
1997, EPA went beyond the requirements of the RFA by preparing
regulatory flexibility analyses for rules that would have any
adverse impact on any number of small entities, regardless of the
size of impact or number of small entities. In effect, many rules
that EPA would otherwise have certified as not having a SEISNOSE
were not formally certified during this time period. After the RFA
was amended in 1996 by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act (SBREFA), EPA returned to its earlier practice of
formally certifying rules with no SEISNOSE under the RFA while
continuing to offer outreach and accommodation to regulated small
entities for those rules. EPA has identified eight rules issued
before SBREFA was passed that were not formally certified yet do
not and will not have a SEISNOSE. EPA has determined that these
eight rules are not subject to section 610 review, and, even if a
section 610 review were conducted, revision of the rules would not
be warranted. A list of these eight rules is available at epa.gov/
sbrefa. In this Agenda we report on three ongoing reviews and three
completed reviews. See appendix 1 for a list of these actions.
H. How Can You Use Our Electronic Dockets to Participate in Rulemaking
and Policymaking?
The official public docket is the collection of materials that
is available for public viewing at the docket facility. An
electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA's
electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. EPA
Dockets (EDOCKET) is an online public docket and comment system
designed to expand access to documents in EPA's major dockets.
Dockets contain Federal Register notices, support documents, and
public comments for regulations the Agency publishes and various
non-regulatory activities. You may use EPA Dockets at http://
www.epa.gov/edocket to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and to
access those documents in the public docket that are available
electronically. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in
the appropriate docket ID number.
I. Acknowledgment of Those Involved in the Rulemaking Process
Finally, I would like to thank the members of the public who
have taken the time to get involved in the rulemaking process.
Experience has taught us that we must listen to and involve our
stakeholders if we hope to fully understand the issues and write
the most effective rules. Over the years you, the public, have
submitted an enormous number of comments on our rulemakings. We
have heard all of them and adopted many. Protecting human health
and the environment is one of our Nation's most important quests.
We thank you for joining us in this endeavor.
Dated: October 7, 2003.
Jessica L. Furey,
Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation.
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GENERAL--Prerule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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3156 SAN No. 4463 Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic (PBT) Pollutants Strategy....... 2070--AD45
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GENERAL--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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3157 SAN No. 4056 Utilization of Small, Minority and Women's Business Enterprises in 2020--AA39
Procurement Under Assistance Agreements.............................................
3158 SAN No. 3580 Incorporation of Class Deviations Into EPAAR........................... 2030--AA37
3159 SAN No. 4292 Proposed Revision to EPA's Implementing NEPA Regulations............... 2020--AA42
3160 Report to Congress on Enforcement Data Concerning Small Entities.................... 2020--AA45
3161 SAN No. 4693 Privacy Act Regulations (Revised)...................................... 2025--AA13
3162 SAN No. 4191 Revision to EPAAR 1552.211--73, Level of Effort........................ 2030--AA64
3163 SAN No. 4319 Revisions to Acquisition Regulation Concerning Conflict of Interest.... 2030--AA67
3164 SAN No. 4742 Continuation of Implementing the Empowerment Initiative................ 2030--AA81
3165 Miscellaneous Revisions to EPAAR Clauses............................................ 2030--AA84
3166 On--Site and Off--Site Background Checks Performed by EPA and Contractors........... 2030--AA85
3167 Contract Bundling Requirements...................................................... 2030--AA86
3168 SAN No. 4761 Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) FY 2002 Report to Congress.......... 2060--AK79
3169 Project XL Site--Specific Rulemaking for the NASA White Sands Test Facility in Las 2090--AA35
Cruces, New Mexico (Phases III to VI)...............................................
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GENERAL--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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3170 SAN No. 4747 Implementation of Authority To Appoint Research Scientists Under 42 USC 2030--AA83
3171 SAN No. 4270 Cross--Media Electronic Reporting (ER) and Recordkeeping Rule 2025--AA07
(CROMERRR)..........................................................................
3172 SAN No. 4733 Background Investigations for Contractors Performing Services Onsite... 2030--AA80
3173 SAN No. 4473 Regulatory Incentives for the National Environmental Performance Track 2090--AA13
Program.............................................................................
3174 SAN No. 4536 Project XL Site--Specific Rulemaking for NASA White Sands Test Facility 2090--AA27
Electronic Reporting in Las Cruces, New Mexico (Phases I and II)....................
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GENERAL--Long--Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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3175 SAN No. 4618 Revision of Procedural Rules for Hearings on Cancellations, 2020--AA44
Suspensions, Changes in Classifications, and Denials of Pesticide Registrations.....
3176 SAN No. 3240 Public Information and Confidentiality Regulations..................... 2025--AA02
3177 SAN No. 3671 Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment.............................. 2080--AA06
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GENERAL--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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3178 SAN No. 3817 Implementation of Changes to Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension 2030--AA48
Common Rule.........................................................................
3179 SAN No. 4021 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Race, Color, National Origin, 2020--AA36
Handicap, and Age in Programs and Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance.
3180 SAN No. 4572 Fellowship Grant Regulation Revision................................... 2030--AA77
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3181 SAN No. 4530 EPA Agencywide Public Involvement Policy............................... 2090--AA23
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CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA)--Prerule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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3182 SAN No. 4313 Petitions to Delist Hazardous Air Pollutants: MEK...................... 2060--AI72
3183 SAN No. 4785 NESHAP: Perchlorethylene Dry Cleaning Facilities (Section 610 Review).. 2060--AK64
3184 SAN No. 3556 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Supplemental Rule Regarding a 2060--AF36
Recycling Standard Under Section 608................................................
3185 SAN No. 4759 Revision to Policy on Control of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)...... 2060--AK75
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CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA)--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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3186 SAN No. 4415 Petitions to Delist Source Categories from the Source Category List, 2060--AJ23
Developed Pursuant to Section 112(c) of the Clean Air Act...........................
3187 SAN No. 4531 Evaluation of Updated Test Procedures for the Certification of Gasoline 2060--AJ61
Deposit Control Additives...........................................................
3188 SAN No. 3649 Amendments to Method 24 (Water--Based Coatings)........................ 2060--AF72
3189 SAN No. 4070 General Conformity Regulations; Revisions.............................. 2060--AH93
3190 SAN No. 3939 NESHAP: Group I Polymers and Resins and Group IV Polymers and Resins-- 2060--AH47
Amendments..........................................................................
3191 SAN No. 3975 Review of New Sources and Modifications in Indian Country.............. 2060--AH37
3192 SAN No. 4752 Implementation Rule for PM--2.5 NAAQS (Reg Plan Seq No. 103)........... 2060--AK74
3193 SAN No. 4119 Performance Specification 16 -- Specifications and Test Procedures for 2060--AH84
Predictive Emission Monitoring Systems in Stationary Sources........................
3194 SAN No. 4478 Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources: Municipal Solid 2060--AJ41
Waste Landfills: Amendment..........................................................
3195 SAN No. 4161 Update of Continuous Instrumental Test Methods......................... 2060--AK61
3196 SAN No. 4310 NESHAP: Printing and Publishing Industry; Amendments................... 2060--AI66
3197 SAN No. 4571 Electric Utility Steam Generating Unit MACT Regulation (Reg Plan Seq 2060--AJ65
No. 102)............................................................................
3198 SAN No. 4585 Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry NESHAP: Amendment To Implement 2060--AJ78
Court Remand........................................................................
3199 SAN No. 4620 National Emission Standards for Coke Oven Batteries -- Residual Risk 2060--AJ96
Standards...........................................................................
3200 SAN No. 4654 NESHAP: Ethylene Oxide for Sterilization Facilities -- Residual Risk 2060--AK09
Standards...........................................................................
3201 SAN No. 4655 NESHAP: Gasoline Distribution (Stage I) Residual Risk Standards........ 2060--AK10
3202 SAN No. 4672 NESHAP: Solvent Extraction for Vegetable Oil: Amendments............... 2060--AK32
3203 SAN No. 4751 Petition to Delist a Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) Source Category from 2060--AK73
Section 112 of the Clean Air Act -- Gas Turbines....................................
3204 SAN No. 4309 National VOC Emission Standards for Consumer Products; Proposed 2060--AI62
Amendments..........................................................................
3205 SAN No. 4748 Control of Hazardous Air Pollutants From Mobile Sources................ 2060--AK70
3206 SAN No. 4757 Emissions Durability Procedures for New Light--Duty Vehicles and Light-- 2060--AK76
Duty Trucks.........................................................................
3207 SAN No. 4393 Control of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE).......................... 2060--AJ00
3208 SAN No. 3412 Operating Permits: Revisions (Part 70)................................. 2060--AF70
3209 SAN No. 4535 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Process for Exempting Critical and 2060--AJ63
Emergency Uses of Methyl Bromide....................................................
3210 SAN No. 4697 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Adjusting Allowances for Class I 2060--AK45
Substances for Export to Article 5 Countries........................................
3211 SAN No. 3673 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Reconsideration of Section 608 Sales 2060--AG20
Restriction.........................................................................
3212 SAN No. 4542 Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) for the Billings/Laurel, Montana, 2008--AA00
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Area...........................................................
3213 SAN No. 3262 Inspection/Maintenance Recall Requirements............................. 2060--AE22
3214 SAN No. 4348 Inspection Maintenance Program Requirements for Federal Facilities; 2060--AI97
Amendment to the Final Rule.........................................................
3215 SAN No. 4421 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Regulations: Revisions.................. 2060--AJ25
3216 SAN No. 4450 Revisions to Regional Haze Rule To Address Concerns Raised by DC 2060--AJ31
Circuit Regarding Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART).........................
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3217 SAN No. 4570 Control of Air Pollution From Motor Vehicles and Engines: Alternative 2060--AJ72
Low--Sulfur Highway Diesel Fuel Transition Program for Alaska.......................
3218 SAN No. 4547 Modification of Authority to Grant Alternative Method Approvals........ 2060--AJ83
3219 SAN No. 4631 Adoption of the Amended International NOx Standard for Aircraft Engines 2060--AK01
3220 SAN No. 4632 Modification of Anti--Dumping Baselines for Gasoline Produced or 2060--AK02
Imported for Use in Hawaii, Alaska and the U.S. Territories.........................
3221 SAN No. 4633 Performance--Based Measurement System For Fuels: Criteria For Self-- 2060--AK03
Qualifying Alternative Test Methods; Description of Optional Statistical Quality
Control Measures....................................................................
3222 Transportation Conformity Rule Amendments for New 8--Hour Ozone and PM2.5 National 2060--AL73
Ambient Air Quality Standards.......................................................
3223 Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review 2060--AL75
(NSR): Allowables Plantwide Applicability Limit (PAL), Aggregation, and
Debottlenecking (Reg Plan Seq No. 104)..............................................
3224 Rule To Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Other Pollutants 2060--AL76
(Interstate Transport Rule).........................................................
3225 Section 126 rule: Lifting the 8--hour Stay.......................................... 2060--AL79
3226 Amendment to Marine Diesel Rule..................................................... 2060--AL81
3227 Section 126 Rule: Withdrawal of Findings for Sources in Michigan.................... 2060--AL83
3228 Lifting the Stay of the 8--Hour Portion of the Findings of Significant Contribution 2060--AL84
and Rulemaking for Purposes of Reducing Interstate Ozone Transport (NOx SIP Call)...
3229 Deferral of Effective Date of Nonattainment Designations for 8--hour Ozone National 2060--AL85
Ambient Air Quality Standards for Early Action Compact Areas........................
3230 Amendments to the Phase 2 Requirements for Spark--Ignition Nonroad Engines Less Than 2060--AL88
19 Kilowatts........................................................................
3231 Amendments to Leather Finishing NESHAP.............................................. 2060--AL89
3232 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone; Allowance System for Controlling HCFC Production, 2060--AL90
Import and Export; Correction.......................................................
3233 Amendments to the NESHAP for Cellulose Products Manufacturing....................... 2060--AL91
3234 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Process for Exempting Emergency Uses of Methyl 2060--AL94
Bromide.............................................................................
3235 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Quantity Allocation of Methyl Bromide After the 2060--AL95
Phaseout for Critical Use Exemptions................................................
3236 Five--Year Review of MACT Standards for Large MWC................................... 2060--AL97
3237 Alternative Work Practice for Leak Detection and Repair............................. 2060--AL98
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Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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3238 SAN No. 4315 Source--Specific Federal Implementation Plan for Navajo Generating 2009--AA00
Station; Navajo Nation..............................................................
3239 SAN No. 3569 Source--Specific Federal Implementation Plan for Navajo Generating 2009--AA01
Station; Four Corners Power Plant...................................................
3240 SAN No. 4755 Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs 2050--AF09
Requirements Under Clean Air Act Section 112(r)(7); Amendments to the Submission
Schedule and Data Requirements......................................................
3241 SAN No. 4768 Amendment to Subparts H and I for Emissions of Radionuclides Other Than 2060--AK81
Radon from DOE Facilities...........................................................
3242 SAN No. 4532 Motor Vehicle and Engine Compliance Program Fees for: Light--Duty 2060--AJ62
Vehicles and Trucks; Heavy--Duty Vehicles and Engines; Nonroad Engines; and
Motorcycles.........................................................................
3243 SAN No. 3470 Revision to the Guideline on Air Quality Models (Appendix W to 40 CFR 2060--AK60
Part 51): Adoption of a Preferred General Purpose (Flat and Complex Terrain)
Dispersion Model and Other Revisions................................................
3244 SAN No. 3657 NESHAP: Combustion Turbine............................................. 2060--AG67
3245 SAN No. 3343 NESHAP: Iron and Steel Foundries....................................... 2060--AE43
3246 SAN No. 3452 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous 2060--AE82
Organic Chemical Manufacturing......................................................
3247 SAN No. 3656 NESHAP: Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engine (Reg Plan Seq No. 116) 2060--AG63
3248 SAN No. 3837 NESHAP: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process 2060--AG69
Heaters (Reg Plan Seq No. 117)......................................................
3249 SAN No. 3452 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous 2060--AK59
Coating Manufacturing...............................................................
3250 SAN No. 4683 Air Quality: Revision to Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds -- 2060--AK37
Exclusion of 4 Compounds............................................................
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3251 SAN No. 2915 Methods for Measurement of Visible Emissions--Addition of Methods 203A, 2060--AF83
203B, and 203C to Appendix M of Part 51.............................................
3252 SAN No. 3900 Addition of Method 207 to Appendix M of 40 CFR Part 51 Method for 2060--AG88
Measuring Isocyanates in Stationary Source Emissions................................
3253 SAN No. 4433 Interstate Ozone Transport: Response to Court Decisions on the NOx SIP 2060--AJ16
Call, NOx SIP Call Technical Amendments, and Section 126 Rules......................
3254 SAN No. 4625 Implementation Rule for 8--hour Ozone NAAQS (Reg Plan Seq No. 119)..... 2060--AJ99
3255 SAN No. 3380 NSPS: SOCMI -- Wastewater and Amendment to Appendix C of Part 63 and 2060--AE94
Appendix J of Part 60...............................................................
3256 SAN No. 3958 Amendments to Standard of Performance for New Stationary Sources; 2060--AH23
Monitoring Requirements (40 CFR Part 60, Appendix F, Procedure 3)...................
3257 SAN No. 4508 Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources: Volatile Organic 2060--AJ53
Liquid Storage Vessels; Amendments..................................................
3258 SAN No. 4555 Electric Arc Furnace NSPS Amendment.................................... 2060--AJ68
3259 SAN No. 4605 Proposed Amendments to Performance Standards and Monitoring 2060--AJ88
Requirements for Particulate Matter at Stationary Sources...........................
3260 SAN No. 4681 Revision of Combustion Turbines NSPS --Part 60, Subpart GG............. 2060--AK35
3261 SAN No. 3449 NESHAP: Mercury Cell Chlor--Alkali Plants.............................. 2060--AE85
3262 SAN No. 3820 NESHAP: Plywood and Composite Wood Products (Reg Plan Seq No. 115)..... 2060--AG52
3263 SAN No. 3825 NESHAP: Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products (Surface Coating)....... 2060--AG56
3264 SAN No. 3826 Plastic Parts and Products (Surface Coating) NESHAP.................... 2060--AG57
3265 SAN No. 3651 NESHAP: Lime Manufacturing............................................. 2060--AG72
3266 SAN No. 3906 NESHAP: Surface Coating of Metal Cans.................................. 2060--AG96
3267 SAN No. 3907 NESHAP: Surface Coating of Automobiles and Light--Duty Trucks (Reg Plan 2060--AG99
Seq No. 118)........................................................................
3268 SAN No. 3924 NESHAP: Primary Magnesium Refining..................................... 2060--AH03
3269 SAN No. 3968 NESHAP: Site Remediation............................................... 2060--AH12
3270 SAN No. 3971 NESHAP: Organic Liquids Distribution (Non--Gasoline)................... 2060--AH41
3271 SAN No. 4115 NESHAP: Chromium Electroplating Amendment.............................. 2060--AH69
3272 SAN No. 4107 NESHAP: Asphalt/Coal Tar Application on Metal Pipes.................... 2060--AH78
3273 SAN No. 4380 NESHAP: Taconite Iron Ore Processing Industry.......................... 2060--AJ02
3274 SAN No. 4426 Clarification to Existing Part 63 NESHAP Delegations' Provisions....... 2060--AJ26
3275 SAN No. 4479 NESHAP: Gasoline Distribution Facilities -- Amendment.................. 2060--AJ42
3276 SAN No. 4591 Benzene Waste Operations NESHAP; Amendments............................ 2060--AJ87
3277 SAN No. 4685 NESHAP: Chlorine Production............................................ 2060--AK38
3278 SAN No. 4712 NESHAP: Hazardous Organic NESHAP (HON) Amendments...................... 2060--AK49
3279 SAN No. 4713 NESHAP for Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants; Amendments............... 2060--AK50
3280 SAN No. 4714 NESHAP for Petroleum Refineries: Catalytic Cracking Units, Catalytic 2060--AK51
Reforming Units, and Sulfur Recovery Units; Amendments..............................
3281 SAN No. 4719 NESHAP for Source Categories: General Provisions; Amendments for 2060--AK54
Pollution Prevention Alternative Compliance Requirements............................
3282 SAN No. 4763 NESHAP: Ethylene Processes; Amendments................................. 2060--AK80
3283 SAN No. 4464 Rulemaking on Section 126 Petitions from New York and Connecticut 2060--AJ36
Regarding Sources in Michigan; Revision of Definition of Applicable Requirement for
Title V Operating Permit Programs...................................................
3284 SAN No. 4689 Section 126 Rule Withdrawal Provision.................................. 2060--AK41
3285 SAN No. 4441 Federal Plan Requirements for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste 2060--AJ28
Incineration Units Constructed On or Before November 30, 1999.......................
3286 SAN No. 4340 Transportation Conformity Amendments: Response to March 2, 1999, Court 2060--AI56
Decision............................................................................
3287 SAN No. 4030 Expanded Definitions for Alternative--Fueled Vehicles and Engines 2060--AH52
Meeting Low--Emission Vehicle Exhaust Emission Standards............................
3288 SAN No. 4604 Modification of the Anti--Dumping Baseline Date Cut--Off Limit for Data 2060--AJ82
Used in Development of an Individual Baseline.......................................
3289 SAN No. 4626 Control of Emissions from Highway Motorcycles.......................... 2060--AJ90
3290 SAN No. 4675 Control of Emissions of Air Pollution From Nonroad Diesel Engines and 2060--AK27
Fuel (Reg Plan Seq No. 120).........................................................
3291 SAN No. 2665 Importation of Nonconforming Vehicles; Amendments to Regulations....... 2060--AI03
3292 SAN No. 4599 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes for Ozone-- 2060--AK26
Depleting Substances: N--Propyl Bromide.............................................
3293 SAN No. 4756 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Ban on Trade of Methyl Bromide to 2060--AK67
Nonparties to the Montreal Protocol.................................................
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3294 SAN No. 3560 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Refrigerant Recycling; Substitute 2060--AF37
Refrigerants........................................................................
3295 SAN No. 4487 Federal Implementation Plans for Indian Reservations in Idaho, Oregon, 2012--AA01
and Washington......................................................................
3296 SAN No. 4254 Revision to the Definition of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) to 2060--AI45
Exclude Tertiary Butyl Acetate......................................................
3297 SAN No. 4391 Rescinding Finding that Preexisting PM10 Standards No Longer Applicable 2060--AJ05
in Northern Ada County/Boise, Idaho.................................................
3298 SAN No. 4548 Compilation of Source--Specific Alternative Methods Being Approved for 2060--AJ84
Source--Category Wide Application...................................................
3299 SAN No. 4621 Control of Hazardous Air Pollutants From Mobile Sources: Default 2060--AJ97
Baseline Revision and Minor Corrections.............................................
3300 SAN No. 4634 Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Extension of California 2060--AK04
Enforcement Exemptions for Reformulated Gasoline to California Phase 3 Gasoline.....
3301 SAN No. 4699 Revisions to Clarify the Scope of the Sufficiency Monitoring 2060--AK29
Requirements for Federal and State Operating Permits Programs.......................
3302 SAN No. 4686 Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) FY 2001 Report to Congress.......... 2060--AK39
3303 SAN No. 4722 California Gasoline Technical Correction............................... 2060--AK56
3304 SAN No. 4557 Amendments to the Requirements on Variability in the Composition of 2060--AK62
Additives Certified Under the Gasoline Deposit Control Program......................
3305 SAN No. 4569 Control of Air Pollution from New Motor Vehicles; Addendum to Second 2060--AK63
Amendment to the Tier 2/Gasoline Sulfur Regulations.................................
3306 SAN No. 4706 Anti--Dumping Baseline Recalculation for Downstream Oxygenate Addition. 2060--AK69
3307 SAN No. 4758 Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modifications to Standards and 2060--AK77
Requirements for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline Including Butane Blenders
and Attest Engagements..............................................................
3308 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone; Refrigerant Recycling; Certification of Recovery 2060--AL77
and Recovery/Recycling Equipment Intended For Use With Substitute Refrigerants......
3309 Revisions to Federal Operating Permits Program Fee Payment Deadlines for California 2060--AL82
Agricultural Sources................................................................
3310 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Allocation of Essential Use Allowances for 2060--AM01
Calendar Year 2004..................................................................
3311 Air Quality Designations and Classifications for the 8--Hour Ozone NAAQS............ 2060--AM03
3312 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone; Refrigerant Recycling; Amended Leak Repair 2060--AM05
Requirements for Refrigeration and Rir--Conditioning Equipment......................
3313 SAN No. 4278 Project XL Site--Specific Rulemaking for Andersen Corporation's 2090--AA21
Facility in Bayport, Minnesota......................................................
3314 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Site--Specific Regulation 2090--AA33
for Packaging Corporation of America in Tomahawk, Wisconsin.........................
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Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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3315 SAN No. 4695 NESHAP: Off--Site Waste and Recovery Operations Residual Risk Standard. 2060--AK68
3316 SAN No. 4607 Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs 2050--AE95
Under the Clean Air Act, Section 112(r)(7); Availability of Information to the
Public; Technical Amendment.........................................................
3317 SAN No. 4619 Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs 2050--AE96
Under the Clean Air Act, Section 112(r)(3); Revisions to the List of Substances.....
3318 SAN No. 4266 Review National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Carbon Monoxide...... 2060--AI43
3319 SAN No. 4255 Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate 2060--AI44
Matter..............................................................................
3320 SAN No. 1002 NAAQS: Sulfur Dioxide (Response to Remand)............................. 2060--AA61
3321 SAN No. 2841 NESHAP: Chromium Electroplating Amendment.............................. 2060--AH08
3322 SAN No. 3751 NSPS and Emission Guidelines for Other Solid Waste Incinerators........ 2060--AG31
3323 SAN No. 3919 Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality: Permit 2060--AH01
Application Review Procedures for Non--Federal Class I Areas........................
3324 SAN No. 3525 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Update of the Substitutes List Under 2060--AG12
SNAP Program........................................................................
3325 SAN No. 4096 Phase I (FIP) To Reduce the Regional Transport of Ozone in the Eastern 2060--AH87
United States.......................................................................
3326 SAN No. 4653 NESHAP: Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities Residual Risk 2060--AK08
Standards...........................................................................
3327 SAN No. 4657 NESHAP: Group II Polymers and Resins --Residual Risk Standards......... 2060--AK13
3328 SAN No. 4660 NESHAP: Industrial Process Cooling Towers Residual Risk Standards...... 2060--AK16
3329 SAN No. 4661 NESHAP: National Emission Standards for Marine Tank Vessel Loading 2060--AK17
Operations -- Residual Risk Standard................................................
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3330 SAN No. 4662 NESHAP: Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning Facilities Residual Risk 2060--AK18
Standards...........................................................................
3331 SAN No. 4665 NESHAP: Secondary Lead Smelting Residual Risk Standards................ 2060--AK19
3332 SAN No. 4666 NESHAP: Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Surface Coating -- Residual Risk 2060--AK20
Standards...........................................................................
3333 SAN No. 4667 NESHAP: Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations -- Residual Risk 2060--AK21
Standards...........................................................................
3334 SAN No. 4668 NESHAP: Halogenated Solvent Cleaning --Residual Risk Standards......... 2060--AK22
3335 SAN No. 4669 NESHAP: Magnetic Tape Manufacturing Operations Residual Risk Standard.. 2060--AK23
3336 SAN No. 4664 NESHAP: Printing and Publishing Industry -- Residual Risk Standards.... 2060--AK24
3337 SAN No. 4663 NESHAP: Petroleum Refineries -- Residual Risk Standards................ 2060--AK25
3338 SAN No. 4750 National Emission Standards for Chromium Emissions From Hard and 2060--AK72
Decorative Chromium Electroplating and Chromium Anodizing Tanks -- Residual Risk
Standards...........................................................................
3339 SAN No. 4782 Petition to Delist Hazardous Air Pollutant : 4,4'--Methylene Diphenyl 2060--AK84
Diisocyanate........................................................................
3340 SAN No. 4656 NESHAP: Group I Polymers and Resins -- Residual Risk Standards......... 2060--AK12
3341 SAN No. 4659 NESHAP: Hazardous Organic NESHAP (HON) Residual Risk Standards......... 2060--AK14
3342 SAN No. 4658 NESHAP: Group IV Polymers and Resins -- Residual Risk Standards........ 2060--AK15
3343 SAN No. 4383 Interstate Ozone Transport: Rulemaking on Section 126 Petitions from 2060--AI99
the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, and New Jersey........................
3344 SAN No. 3910 Streamlined Evaporative Test Procedures................................ 2060--AH34
3345 SAN No. 4682 Revisions to the Appeal Procedures and the Federal NOx Budget Trading 2060--AK36
Program, Parts 78 and 97............................................................
3346 SAN No. 3922 Revised Permit Revision Procedures for the Federal Operating Permits 2060--AG92
Program--Part 71....................................................................
3347 SAN No. 4700 Selection of Sequence of Mandatory Sanctions To Be Applied Pursuant to 2060--AK46
Section 502 of the Clean Air Act....................................................
3348 SAN No. 3263 Performance Warranty and Inspection/Maintenance Test Procedures........ 2060--AE20
3349 SAN No. 3917 Transportation Conformity Rule Amendment: Clarification of Trading 2060--AH31
Provisions..........................................................................
3350 SAN No. 4584 Performance Specifications for Continuous Parameter Monitoring Systems. 2060--AJ86
3351 SAN No. 4691 Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New 2060--AK42
Source Review (NSR): Clean Units....................................................
3352 SAN No. 4783 Voluntary Superior Monitoring.......................................... 2060--AK85
3353 Consideration of Industry Petition to Remove the Two--Piece Can Subcategory From the 2060--AL86
Clean Air Act Hazardous Air Pollutant Source Category List..........................
3354 Consideration of Industry Petition to Remove Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether from 2060--AL87
the Clean Air Act List of Hazardous Air Pollutants..................................
3355 Control of Emissions of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: On--Board Diagnostic 2060--AL92
Requirments for Heavy--Duty Engines and Vehicles Above 14,000 Pounds and In--Use,
Not--To--Exceed Emission Standard Testi.............................................
3356 NESHAP: Ferroalloys Production: Ferromanganese and Silicomanganese Residual Risk 2060--AL93
Standards...........................................................................
3357 Mineral Wool Production Residual Risk Standard...................................... 2060--AL96
3358 NESHAP for Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production: Residual Risk Standards........... 2060--AL99
3359 NESHAP: Pharmaceuticals Production: Residual Risk Standards......................... 2060--AM00
3360 Repeal of Vacated PM10 National Ambient Air Quality Standards and Related 2060--AM02
Requirements........................................................................
3361 Air Quality Designations for the PM--2.5 NAAQS...................................... 2060--AM04
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CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA)--Completed Actions
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Sequence Title Identification
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3362 SAN No. 4466 Overview of Rulemakings for the Purpose of Reducing Interstate Ozone 2060--AJ20
Transport...........................................................................
3363 SAN No. 3259 Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New 2060--AL74
Source Review (NSR): Reconsideration................................................
3364 SAN No. 4104 NESHAP: Hydrochloric Acid Production Industry.......................... 2060--AH75
3365 SAN No. 3470 Revision to the Guideline on Air Quality Models (Appendix W to 40 CFR 2060--AF01
Part 51): Adoption of a Preferred Long Range Transport Model and Other Revisions....
3366 SAN No. 3346 NESHAP: Integrated Iron and Steel...................................... 2060--AE48
3367 SAN No. 3326 NESHAP: Reinforced Plastic Composites Production....................... 2060--AE79
3368 SAN No. 3746 NESHAP: Paint Stripping Operations..................................... 2060--AG26
3369 SAN No. 3902 NESHAP: Semiconductor Production....................................... 2060--AG93
3370 SAN No. 3479 Amendments to Parts 51, 52, 63, 70, and 71 Regarding the Provisions for 2060--AI01
Determining Potential To Emit.......................................................
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3371 SAN No. 3824 NESHAP: Metal Furniture (Surface Coating).............................. 2060--AG55
3372 SAN No. 3655 NESHAP: Asphalt Processing and Asphalt Roofing Manufacturing........... 2060--AG66
3373 SAN No. 3652 NESHAP: Refractory Products Manufacturing.............................. 2060--AG68
3374 SAN No. 3909 NESHAP: Printing, Coating and Dyeing of Fabrics and other Textiles..... 2060--AG98
3375 SAN No. 3904 NESHAP: Wood Building Products (Surface Coating)....................... 2060--AH02
3376 SAN No. 4022 NESHAP: Coke Ovens: Pushing, Quenching, and Battery Stacks............. 2060--AH55
3377 SAN No. 4111 NESHAP: Fumed Silica Production........................................ 2060--AH72
3378 SAN No. 4162 NESHAP: Oil and Natural Gas Production................................. 2060--AI13
3379 SAN No. 4343 NESHAP: Clay Ceramics Manufacturing.................................... 2060--AI68
3380 SAN No. 4144 NESHAP: Engine Test Cells/Stands....................................... 2060--AI74
3381 SAN No. 4449 NESHAP: Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication Operations.............. 2060--AJ19
3382 SAN No. 4325 NESHAP: Brick and Structural Clay Products Manufacturing............... 2060--AJ91
3383 SAN No. 4715 NESHAP: Sources Categories: General Provisions; and Requirements for 2060--AK52
Control Technology Determinations for Major Sources in Accordance with Clean Air Act
Sections 112(g) and 112(j); Amendments..............................................
3384 SAN No. 4723 NESHAP: Secondary Aluminum Industry Amendments......................... 2060--AK57
3385 SAN No. 4773 NESHAP: Rubber Tire Manufacturing: Technical Correction................ 2060--AK82
3386 SAN No. 4749 Amendment to Project XL Site--Specific Rulemaking for Georgia--Pacific 2060--AK71
Corporation/s Facility in Big Island, Virginia......................................
3387 SAN No. 4676 Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New 2060--AK28
Source Review (NSR): Routine Maintenance, Repair, and Replacement...................
3388 SAN No. 4495 Revisions to Regional Haze Rule To Incorporate Sulfur Dioxide 2060--AJ50
Milestones and Backstop Emissions Trading Program for Nine Western States...........
3389 SAN No. 4671 Amendments to Compliance Certification Requirements for State and 2060--AK11
Federal Operating Permits Programs..................................................
3390 SAN No. 4428 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Phaseout of Chlorobromomethane 2060--AJ27
(Halon 1011) Production and Consumption.............................................
3391 SAN No. 3741 Service Information Regulation for Light--Duty Vehicles and Trucks..... 2060--AG13
3392 SAN No. 4247 Revisions to Air Pollution Emergency Episode Requirements (Subpart H, 2060--AI47
40 CFR Part 51).....................................................................
3393 SAN No. 4583 Modification of Federal On--Board Diagnostic Regulations for 2004 Model 2060--AJ77
Year Vehicles Below 14,000 Pounds...................................................
3394 SAN No. 4600 State and Federal Operating Permits Program: Removal of Amendments to 2060--AJ89
Part 70 and Part 71 Compliance Certification Requirements...........................
3395 SAN No. 4694 Extension of Alternative Compliance Periods under the Anti--Dumping 2060--AK43
Program.............................................................................
3396 SAN No. 4721 Control of Air Pollution from New Motor Vehicles: Amendment to the Tier 2060--AK55
2 Motor Vehicle Emission Standards..................................................
3397 SAN No. 4786 Standards for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline (Section 610 2060--AK65
Review) (Completion of a Section 610 Review)........................................
3398 SAN No. 4787 Inspection/Maintenance Program Requirements (Completion of a Section 2060--AK66
610 Review).........................................................................
3399 SAN No. 4760 Stay of Authority Under 40 CFR 50.9(b) Related to Applicability of 1-- 2060--AK78
Hour Ozone Standard.................................................................
3400 SAN No. 4774 Reclassification as Nonroad Engines for Diesel Engines Used in the 2060--AK83
State of California Agricultural Pump Application...................................
3401 Revisions to the Regional Haze Rule To Correct Mobile Source Provisions in the 2060--AL80
Optional Program for Nine Western States and Eligible Indian Tribes Within That
Geographic Area.....................................................................
3402 SAN No. 4471 Project XL Site--Specific Rulemaking for Georgia--Pacific Corporation 2090--AA26
Facility in Big Island, Virginia....................................................
3403 SAN No. 4533 New Jersey Gold Track Project XL Rule.................................. 2090--AA28
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3404 SAN No. 4054 Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for the Disposal of Low-- 2060--AH63
Activity Mixed Radioactive Waste....................................................
3405 Approaches to an Integrated Framework for Management and Disposal of Low--Activity 2060--AL78
Radioactive Waste: Request for Comment..............................................
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3406 SAN No. 4003 Technical Change to Dose Methodology for 40 CFR Part 190, Subpart B and 2060--AH90
40 CFR 191, Subpart A...............................................................
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3407 SAN No. 4403 Revision of the 40 CFR Part 194 Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Compliance 2060--AJ07
Criteria............................................................................
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3408 SAN No. 4727 Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program; Priority Setting Criteria (Reg 2070--AD59
Plan Seq No. 101)...................................................................
3409 SAN No. 4789 Pesticide Worker Protection Rule (Section 610 Review) (Section 610 2070--AD66
Review).............................................................................
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3410 SAN No. 2687 Pesticides; Data Requirements for Conventional Chemicals............... 2070--AC12
3411 SAN No. 4173 Pesticides; Data Requirements for Antimicrobials....................... 2070--AD30
3412 SAN No. 4596 Pesticides; Data Requirements for Biochemical and Microbial Products... 2070--AD51
3413 SAN No. 4728 Endocrine Disrupter Screening Program; Implementing the Screening and 2070--AD61
Testing Phase (Reg Plan Seq No. 108)................................................
3414 SAN No. 4610 Acceptability of Research Using Human Subjects (Reg Plan Seq No. 107).. 2070--AD57
3415 SAN No. 4170 Pesticides; Procedures for the Registration Review Program............. 2070--AD29
3416 SAN No. 4216 Pesticides; Emergency Exemption Process Revisions (Reg Plan Seq No. 2070--AD36
106)................................................................................
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3417 SAN No. 4027 Pesticides; Tolerance Processing Fees.................................. 2070--AD23
3418 SAN No. 2659 Pesticide Management and Disposal; Standards for Pesticide Containers 2070--AB95
and Containment.....................................................................
3419 SAN No. 3731 WPS; Pesticide Worker Protection Standard (WPS); Glove Amendment....... 2070--AC93
3420 SAN No. 3892 Pesticides; Registration Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticide 2070--AD14
Products............................................................................
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FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA)--Long--Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3421 SAN No. 4175 Pesticide Tolerance Reassessment Program............................... 2070--AD24
3422 SAN No. 4602 Plant Incorporated Protectants (PIPs); Exemption for those Based on 2070--AD49
Viral Coat Proteins.................................................................
3423 SAN No. 4611 Plant--Incorporated Protectants (PIPs); Exemption for Those Derived 2070--AD55
through Genetic Engineering from Sexually Compatible Plants.........................
3424 SAN No. 4612 Plant Incorporated Protectants (PIPs); Exemption for PIPs that Act by 2070--AD56
Primarily Affecting the Plant.......................................................
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3425 SAN No. 3222 Groundwater and Pesticide Management Plan Rule......................... 2070--AC46
3426 SAN No. 4609 Pesticides; Exemption of Medical Devices Treated with Antimicrobial 2070--AD54
Pesticides..........................................................................
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FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA)--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3427 SAN No. 4767 Endangered Species and Pesticide Regulation............................ 2070--AD62
3428 SAN No. 3432 Pesticide Management and Disposal...................................... 2020--AA33
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TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA)--Prerule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3429 SAN No. 4788 Lead; Requirements for Lead--Based Paint Activities in Target Housing 2070--AD65
and Child--Occupied Facilities (Section 610 Review) (Section 610 Review)............
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TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3430 SAN No. 3557 Lead--Based Paint Activities; Training and Certification for Renovation 2070--AC83
and Remodeling (Reg Plan Seq No. 105)...............................................
3431 SAN No. 4597 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Disposal of PCBs; Implementation 2070--AD52
Issues..............................................................................
3432 SAN No. 4635 Amendment to the Premanufacture Notification Exemptions; Revisions of 2070--AD58
Exemptions for Polymers (40 CFR Part 723)...........................................
3433 SAN No. 2563 Test Rule; Certain Chemicals on the ATSDR Priority List of Hazardous 2070--AB79
Substances..........................................................................
3434 SAN No. 4395 Test Rule; Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity..................... 2070--AD44
3435 SAN No. 3301 TSCA Inventory Update Rule Revisions................................... 2070--AD63
3436 SAN No. 1923 Follow--Up Rules on Existing Chemicals................................. 2070--AA58
3437 SAN No. 4512 Significant New Use Rule; Selected Flame Retardant Chemical Substances 2070--AD48
for Use in Residential Upholstered Furniture........................................
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3438 SAN No. 4172 Lead; Notification Requirements for Lead--Based Paint Abatement 2070--AD31
Activities and Training.............................................................
3439 SAN No. 1976 Significant New Use Rules; Follow--Up Rules on Non--5(e) New Chemical 2070--AA59
Substances..........................................................................
3440 SAN No. 3495 Significant New Use Rule (SNUR); Chemical--Specific SNURs To Extend 2070--AB27
Provisions of Section 5(e) Orders...................................................
3441 SAN No. 3487 Test Rule; Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs)............................. 2070--AC76
3442 SAN No. 3990 Test Rule; Certain High Production Volume (HPV) Chemicals.............. 2070--AD16
3443 SAN No. 4425 Test Rule; In Vitro Dermal Absorption Rate Testing of Certain Chemicals 2070--AD42
of Interest to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration....................
3444 SAN No. 2178 TSCA Section 8(a) Preliminary Assessment Information Rules............. 2070--AB08
3445 SAN No. 1139 TSCA Section 8(d) Health and Safety Data Reporting Rules............... 2070--AB11
3446 SAN No. 3118 TSCA Section 8(e) Policy; Notice of Clarification...................... 2070--AC80
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TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA)--Long--Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3447 SAN No. 3148 Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Revisions............................ 2070--AC51
3448 SAN No. 3252 Lead Fishing Sinkers; Response to Citizens Petition and Proposed Ban... 2070--AC21
3449 SAN No. 4376 Lead--Based Paint Activities; Training, Accreditation, and 2070--AC64
Certification Rule and Model State Plan Rule -- Bridges and Structures..............
3450 SAN No. 3508 Lead; Management and Disposal of Lead--Based Paint Debris.............. 2070--AC72
3451 SAN No. 2150 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Exemptions From the Prohibitions 2070--AB20
Against Manufacturing, Processing, and Distribution in Commerce.....................
3452 SAN No. 3493 Test Rules and Enforceable Consent Agreements Under the Toxic 2070--AB94
Substances Control Act (Generic Entry)..............................................
3453 SAN No. 2865 Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program (VCCEP)............... 2070--AC27
3454 SAN No. 3882 Test Rule; Certain Metals.............................................. 2070--AD10
3455 SAN No. 4174 Testing Agreement for Certain Oxygenated Fuel Additives................ 2070--AD28
3456 SAN No. 3528 Significant New Use Rule; Refractory Ceramic Fibers (RCFs)............. 2070--AC37
3457 SAN No. 4176 Chemical Right--To--Know Initiative; High Production Volume (HPV) 2070--AD25
Chemicals...........................................................................
3458 SAN No. 4598 TSCA Policy Statement on Oversight of Transgenic Organisms (Including 2070--AD53
Plants).............................................................................
3459 SAN No. 4777 Lead; Amendments to Requirements for Disclosure of Known Lead--Based 2070--AD64
Paint or Lead--Based Paint Hazards in Target Housing................................
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EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT--TO--KNOW ACT (EPCRA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3460 SAN No. 4616 Clarify TRI Reporting Obligations Under EPCRA Section 313 for the Metal 2025--AA11
Mining Activities of Extraction and Beneficiation...................................
3461 SAN No. 4692 Addition of Toxicity Equivalency (TEQ) Reporting and Quantity Data for 2025--AA12
Individual Members of the Dioxin and Dioxin--Like Compounds Category Under EPCRA,
Section 313.........................................................................
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EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT--TO--KNOW ACT (EPCRA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3462 SAN No. 4781 Trade Secrecy Claims for Emergency Planning and Community Right--to-- 2050--AF10
Know Information; and Trade Secret Disclosures to Health Professionals; Amendment...
3463 SAN No. 2425 TRI; Responses to Petitions Received To Add or Delete or Modify 2025--AA00
Chemical Listings on the Toxic Release Inventory....................................
3464 SAN No. 4595 Toxic Chemical Release Reporting Using North American Industrial 2025--AA10
Classification System (NAICS).......................................................
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EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT--TO--KNOW ACT (EPCRA)--Long--Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3465 SAN No. 3215 Emergency Planning and Community Right--to--Know Act: Amendments and 2050--AE17
Streamlining Rule...................................................................
3466 SAN No. 3994 Response to a Petition Requesting Deletion of Phosmet From the 2050--AE42
Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS) List...........................................
3467 SAN No. 4753 Emergency Planning and Community Right--to--Know Act: Modification to 2050--AF08
the Threshold Planning Quantity Methodology for the Extremely Hazardous Substances
that are Solids in Solution.........................................................
3468 SAN No. 4015 TRI; Review of Chemicals on the Original TRI List...................... 2025--AA03
3469 SAN No. 4265 TRI; Revisions to the Otherwise Use Activity Exemptions and the Coal 2025--AA06
Extraction Activities Exemption.....................................................
3470 SAN No. 2847 TRI; Pollution Prevention Act Information Requirements................. 2025--AA09
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EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT--TO--KNOW ACT (EPCRA)--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3471 SAN No. 3993 Emergency Planning and Community Right--to--Know Act; Extremely 2050--AE43
Hazardous Substances List; Modification of Threshold Planning Quantity for
Isophorone Diisocyanate.............................................................
3472 SAN No. 3007 TRI; Chemical Expansion; Finalization of Deferred Chemicals............ 2025--AA01
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RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3473 SAN No. 3545 Revisions to the Comprehensive Guideline for Procurement of Products 2050--AE23
Containing Recovered Materials......................................................
3474 SAN No. 4470 Standards for the Management of Coal Combustion Wastes Generated by 2050--AE81
Commercial Electric Power Producers (Reg Plan Seq No. 110)..........................
3475 SAN No. 4230 Revisions to Solid Waste Landfill Criteria--Leachate Recirculation on 2050--AE67
Alternative Liners..................................................................
3476 SAN No. 4651 Increase Metals Reclamation From F006 Waste Streams (Reg Plan Seq No. 2050--AE97
111)................................................................................
3477 SAN No. 4778 Revisions of the Lead--Acid Battery Export Notification and Consent 2050--AF06
Requirements........................................................................
3478 SAN No. 4743 Land Disposal Restrictions: Determination of Equivalent Treatment for 2050--AF12
Macroencapsulation of Radioactive Lead Solids; Definition of Macroencapsulation.....
3479 SAN No. 3333 NESHAPS: Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Hazardous Waste 2050--AE01
Combustors (Reg Plan Seq No. 109)...................................................
3480 Regulatory Amendments to the F019 Hazardous Waste Listing To Exclude the Wastewater 2050--AG15
Treatment Sludges From the Chemical Conversion Coating Process (Zinc Phosphating) of
Automobile Bodies of Aluminum (Reg Plan Seq No. 113)................................
3481 RCRA Incentives for Performance Track Members....................................... 2090--AA34
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RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA)--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3482 SAN No. 4028 Standardized Permit for RCRA Hazardous Waste Management Facilities (Reg 2050--AE44
Plan Seq No. 123)...................................................................
3483 SAN No. 3856 Management of Cement Kiln Dust (CKD) (Reg Plan Seq No. 122)............ 2050--AE34
3484 SAN No. 3989 Methods Innovation Rule................................................ 2050--AE41
3485 SAN No. 4588 Research, Development, and Demonstration Permits for Municipal Solid 2050--AE92
Waste Landfill......................................................................
3486 SAN No. 3147 Hazardous Waste Manifest Regulation (Reg Plan Seq No. 121)............. 2050--AE21
3487 SAN No. 4084 Office of Solid Waste Burden Reduction Initiative (Reg Plan Seq No. 2050--AE50
124)................................................................................
3488 SAN No. 4091 Modifications to RCRA Rules Associated With Solvent--Contaminated 2050--AE51
Industrial Wipes....................................................................
3489 SAN No. 4092 Recycling of Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) and Mercury--Containing 2050--AE52
Equipment: Changes to Hazardous Waste Regulations (Reg Plan Seq No. 125)............
3490 SAN No. 4670 Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste............................. 2050--AE98
3491 SAN No. 4439 Project XL -- Ortho--McNeil Pilot Project Allowing On--Site Treatment 2090--AA14
of Low--Level Mixed Wastes Without RCRA Permit......................................
3492 SAN No. 4534 Project XL Site--Specific Rulemaking for Anne Arundel County 2090--AA25
Millersville Landfill, Severn, Maryland.............................................
3493 SAN No. 4565 Project XL Site--Specific Rulemaking for the IBM Semiconductor 2090--AA29
Manufacturing Facility in Hopewell Junction, New York...............................
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RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA)--Long--Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3494 SAN No. 4469 Standards for the Management of Coal Combustion Wastes -- Nonpower 2050--AE83
Producers and Minefilling...........................................................
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3495 SAN No. 4411 Regulation of Hazardous Oil--Bearing Secondary Materials from Petroleum 2050--AE78
Refining Industry and Other Hazardous Secondary Materials Processed in a
Gasification System To Produce Synthesis Gas--Final Rule............................
3496 SAN No. 4735 RCRA Burden Reduction Initiative, Phase 2.............................. 2050--AF01
3497 SAN No. 4701 E--Cycling Pilot Project for Region 3 States (ECOS); Streamlining RCRA 2003--AA00
Regulations To Encourage Reuse, Recycling, and Recovery of Electronic Equipment.....
3498 SAN No. 3189 Final Determination of the Applicability of the Toxicity Characteristic 2050--AD69
Rule to Petroleum Contaminated Media and Debris From Underground Storage Tanks......
3499 SAN No. 3066 Listing Determination and LDR for Wastes Generated During the 2050--AD80
Manufacture of Azo, Anthraquinone, and Triarylmethane Dyes and Pigments.............
3500 SAN No. 4501 Revision of Wastewater Treatment Exemptions for Hazardous Waste 2050--AE84
Mixtures............................................................................
3501 SAN No. 4606 Revisions for Transboundary Shipments of Hazardous Waste for Recovery 2050--AE93
Within the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development....................
3502 SAN No. 2647 RCRA Subtitle C Financial Test Criteria (Revision)..................... 2050--AC71
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RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA)--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3503 SAN No. 4525 Criteria for Classification of Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and 2050--AE86
Practices and Criteria for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills: Disposal of Residential
Lead--Based Paint Waste.............................................................
3504 SAN No. 4575 Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Location Restrictions for Airport Safety 2050--AE91
3505 SAN No. 4088 Recycled Used Oil Containing PCBs: Amendments.......................... 2050--AF07
3506 SAN No. 4233 Land Disposal Restrictions; Treatment Standards for Spent Potliners 2050--AE65
From Primary Aluminum Reduction (K088) and Regulatory Classification of K088
Vitrification Units.................................................................
3507 SAN No. 4238 Amendment to Project XL Rulemaking and Final Project Agreement (FPA) 2090--AA32
for New England Universities Laboratories...........................................
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COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3508 SAN No. 3439 National Priorities List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites: 2050--AD75
Proposed and Final Rules............................................................
3509 SAN No. 4737 Correction of Errors and Adjustment of CERCLA Reportable Quantities.... 2050--AF03
3510 SAN No. 4379 Standards and Practices for Conducting ``All Appropriate Inquiry'' (Reg 2050--AF04
Plan Seq No. 112)...................................................................
3511 SAN No. 4177 Revise 40 CFR Part 35 Subpart O: Cooperative Agreements and Superfund 2050--AE62
State Contracts for Superfund Response Actions......................................
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COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT--Long--Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3512 SAN No. 3423 Reportable Quantity Adjustments for Carbamates and Carbamate--Related 2050--AE12
Hazardous Waste Streams; Reportable Quantity Adjustment for Inorganic Chemical
Manufacturing Process Waste (K178)..................................................
3513 SAN No. 4201 Criteria for the Designation of Hazardous Substances under CERCLA 2050--AE63
Section 102(a)......................................................................
3514 SAN No. 4736 Administrative Reporting Exemption for Certain Air Releases of NOx..... 2050--AF02
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COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3515 SAN No. 4740 Clarification to Interim Standards and Practices for All Appropriate 2050--AF05
Inquiry Under CERCLA and Notice of Future Rulemaking Action.........................
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CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA)--Prerule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3516 SAN No. 4344 Water Quality Standards for Indian Country Waters...................... 2040--AD46
3517 SAN No. 4690 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Requirements for 2040--AD87
Municipal Wastewater Treatment During Wet Weather Conditions -- Proposed Policy.....
3518 SAN No. 4792 Sewage Sludge Round I (Section 610 Review)............................. 2040--AD96
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CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3519 SAN No. 4526 Revisions to the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution 2050--AE87
Contingency Plan; Subpart J Product Schedule Listing Requirements...................
3520 SAN No. 4766 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan for 2004/2005......................... 2040--AD92
3521 SAN No. 4540 Test Procedures: New and Updated Test Procedures for the Analysis of 2040--AD71
Pollutants Under the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act....................
3522 SAN No. 4623 Watershed Rule: Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Program Revisions (Reg 2040--AD82
Plan Seq No. 114)...................................................................
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CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA)--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3523 SAN No. 4280 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Construction and Development 2040--AD42
Industry (Reg Plan Seq No. 129).....................................................
3524 SAN No. 4370 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard 2040--AD49
Point Source Category, Dissolving Kraft and Dissolving Sulfite Subcategories (Phase
III)................................................................................
3525 SAN No. 4406 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Concentrated Aquatic Animal 2040--AD55
Production Industry.................................................................
3526 SAN No. 4407 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Meat and Poultry Products 2040--AD56
Point Source Category (Revisions)...................................................
3527 SAN No. 4776 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Centralized Waste Treatment 2040--AD95
Point Source Category (Revision)....................................................
3528 SAN No. 4264 Water Quality Standards for Alabama--Phase II.......................... 2040--AD35
3529 SAN No. 4474 Minimizing Adverse Environmental Impact From Cooling Water Intake 2040--AD62
Structures at Existing Facilities Under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act, Phase
2 (Reg Plan Seq No. 130)............................................................
3530 SAN No. 3288 Comparison of Dredged Material to Reference Sediment................... 2040--AC14
3531 SAN No. 3488 Round 2 Standards for the Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge............. 2040--AC25
3532 SAN No. 4624 Modification to Competitive Process Used by EPA for Wetland Program 2040--AD83
Development Grants..................................................................
3533 Sludge: Agency Response to the National Research Council Report on Biosolids Applied 2040--AE59
to Land and the Results of EPA's Review of Existing Sewage Sludge Regulations.......
3534 Effluent Guidelines and Standards: Recodification of Various Effluent Guidelines.... 2040--AE61
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CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA)--Long--Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3535 SAN No. 3702 Test Procedures for the Analysis of Trace Metals Under the Clean Water 2040--AC75
Act.................................................................................
3536 SAN No. 3714 Test Procedures: Increased Method Flexibility for Test Procedures 2040--AC92
Approved for Clean Water Act Compliance Monitoring..................................
3537 SAN No. 3713 Test Procedures: Performance--Based Measurement System (PBMS) 2040--AC93
Procedures and Guidance for Clean Water Act Test Procedures.........................
3538 SAN No. 4049 Test Procedures for the Analysis of Co--Planar and Mono--Ortho-- 2040--AD09
Substituted Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Under the Clean Water Act..............
3539 SAN No. 4378 Test Procedures: Revisions to Method Detection and Quantification for 2040--AD53
the Clean Water Act.................................................................
3540 SAN No. 4357 Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of the Armed Forces -- 2040--AD39
Phase II............................................................................
3541 SAN No. 4543 Minimizing Adverse Environmental Impact from Cooling Water Intake 2040--AD70
Structures at Existing Facilities Under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act, Phase
3...................................................................................
3542 SAN No. 3663 Streamlining the General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New 2040--AC58
Sources of Pollution................................................................
3543 SAN No. 3786 NPDES Streamlining Rule -- Round III................................... 2040--AC84
3544 SAN No. 3999 NPDES Permit Requirements for Municipal Sanitary and Combined Sewer 2040--AD02
Collection Systems, Municipal Satellite Collection Systems, Sanitary Sewer
Overflows, and Peak Excess Flow Treatment Facilities................................
3545 SAN No. 4493 Clean Water State Revolving Fund Regulation Revisions Re: Use as 2040--AD68
Matching Funds......................................................................
3546 SAN No. 4746 Regulations for Gray and Black Water Discharges from Cruise Ships 2040--AD89
Operating in Certain Alaskan Waters.................................................
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CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA)--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3547 SAN No. 2806 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Metal Products and Machinery 2040--AB79
Category, Phases 1 and 2............................................................
3548 SAN No. 4741 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: 2040--AD97
Amendment...........................................................................
3549 SAN No. 3155 Test Procedures for the Analysis of Miscellaneous Metals, Anions, and 2040--AC95
Volatile Organics Under the Clean Water Act, Phase One..............................
3550 SAN No. 4047 Test Procedures for the Analysis of Biological Contaminants Under the 2040--AD08
Clean Water Act.....................................................................
3551 SAN No. 4089 Test Procedures for the Analysis of Miscellaneous Metals, Anions, and 2040--AD12
Volatile Organics Under the Clean Water Act, Phase Two..............................
3552 SAN No. 4377 Test Procedures for the Analysis of Mercury Under the Clean Water Act 2040--AD52
(Method 245.7)......................................................................
3553 SAN No. 4726 Minimizing Adverse Environmental Impacts from Cooling Water Intake 2040--AD85
Structures Under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act -- Phase I Revisions.........
3554 SAN No. 2804 Clean Water Act Definition of Waters of the United States.............. 2040--AB74
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SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3555 SAN No. 3238 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Aldicarb.................. 2040--AC13
3556 SAN No. 4770 Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation for Public Water Systems 2040--AD93
Revisions...........................................................................
3557 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Minor Corrections and Clarification to 2040--AE58
Drinking Water Regulations..........................................................
3558 SAN No. 4703 Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 2............................ 2060--AD86
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SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3559 SAN No. 2340 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Groundwater Rule (Reg Plan 2040--AA97
Seq No. 126)........................................................................
3560 SAN No. 4341 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Long Term 2 Enhanced 2040--AD37
Surface Water Treatment Rule (Reg Plan Seq No. 127).................................
3561 SAN No. 4342 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Stage 2 Disinfection 2040--AD38
Byproducts Rule (Reg Plan Seq No. 128)..............................................
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3562 SAN No. 4769 National Primary and Secondary Drinking Water Regulations: Approval of 2040--AD90
Additional Method for the Detection of Coliforms and E. Coli. in Drinking Water.....
3563 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Analytical Method for Uranium.......... 2040--AE62
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SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA)--Long--Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3564 SAN No. 2281 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Radon..................... 2040--AA94
3565 SAN No. 4404 National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations (NSDWR): Methyl Tertiary 2040--AD54
Butyl Ether (MTBE) and Technical Corrections to the NSDWR...........................
3566 SAN No. 4775 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Revisions to the Total 2040--AD94
Coliform Monitoring and Analytical Requirements and Additional Distribution System
Requirements........................................................................
3567 SAN No. 4745 Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 3............................ 2040--AD99
3568 SAN No. 4236 Underground Injection Control: Update of State Programs................ 2040--AD40
3569 Drinking Water: Regulatory Determinations Regarding Contaminants on the Second 2040--AE60
Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List...........................................
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SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA)--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3570 SAN No. 4447 Drinking Water: Regulatory Determinations Regarding Contaminants on the 2040--AD61
Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List...........................................
3571 SAN No. 4424 6--Year Review of Existing National Primary Drinking Water Regulations. 2040--AD67
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SHORE PROTECTION ACT (SPA)--Long--Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3572 SAN No. 2820 Shore Protection Act, Section 4103(b) Regulations...................... 2040--AB85
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_______________________________________________________________________
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Prerule Stage
General
_______________________________________________________________________
3156. PERSISTENT, BIOACCUMULATIVE, AND TOXIC (PBT) POLLUTANTS STRATEGY
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: ``Not Yet Determined''
CFR Citation: 00 CFR NYD
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: As described in the Agency's 1998 PBT Strategy, EPA is
developing and implementing National Action Plans for certain priority
PBT pollutants. These pollutants pose risks because they are toxic,
persist in ecosystems, and accumulate in fish and up the food chain.
The PBT challenges remaining stem from the pollutants' ability to
travel long distances, to transfer rather easily among air, water, and
land, and to linger for generations. EPA is forging a new approach to
reduce risks from and exposures to priority PBT pollutants through
increased coordination among EPA national and regional programs. This
approach also requires the significant involvement of stakeholders,
including international, state, local, and tribal organizations, the
regulated community, environmental groups, and private citizens. EPA is
initially focusing action on 12 substances either individually or as
categories and two major cross--cutting issues (monitoring and
outreach/risk communication). The action plans will use the full range
of tools to prevent and reduce releases of these substances. These
tools include international, voluntary, outreach, programmatic,
remedial, compliance monitoring and assistance, enforcement, research,
and regulatory
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tools. EPA will integrate and sequence actions within and across action
plans, and will seek to leverage these actions on international and
industry--sector bases. Beyond these first 12 substances EPA will
identify additional PBTs for development of National Action Plans.
Although these plans are not regulatory actions, EPA has included them
in the Regulatory Agenda to inform the public and regulated community
because the action plans may discuss regulatory alternatives for
consideration.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Notice 06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN 4463.
Agency Contact: Tom Murray, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7409M, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 564--8829
Fax: 202 564--8901
Email: murray.tom--hq@epa.gov
Paul Matthai, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention,
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7409M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--8839
Fax: 202 564--8899
Email: matthai.paul@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2070-AD45
_______________________________________________________________________
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposed Rule Stage
General
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3157. UTILIZATION OF SMALL, MINORITY AND WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN
PROCUREMENT UNDER ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: PL 101--507; PL 102--389; PL 101--549 ``sec 1001''; 42
USC 9605(f); PL 100--590; EO 12432; EO 12138; EO 11625
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 33
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The regulation will codify revisions to the Agency's program
for the utilization of Small, Minority and Women's Business Enterprises
in procurements under assistance agreements (i.e., grants and
cooperative agreements awarded by EPA as well as grants and cooperative
agreements awarded by other agencies under interagency agreements with
EPA). The revisions are necessary to ensure consistency with the
Supreme Court's decision in Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena, 115
S.Ct. 2097 (1995), and were identified as part of the Clinton
Administration's review of affirmative action programs. They include:
(1) placing greater emphasis on requiring assistance agreement
recipients to submit documentation supporting proposed fair share
procurement objectives for Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) and
Women's Business Enterprises (WBEs) based on the availability of
qualified MBEs and WBEs in the relevant geographic market; (2)
authorizing or requiring recipients and their prime contractors to take
reasonable race/gender--conscious measures (e.g., bidding credits) in
the event that race/gender--neutral efforts prove inadequate to meet
fair share objectives; and (3) administering statutory MBE/WBE
objectives as a national goal, allowing smaller or larger fair share
objectives for particular grants or cooperative agreements based on the
availability standard.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN 4056.
Agency Contact: Mark Gordon, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, 1230, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--260--8886
Fax: 202 501--0139
Email: gordon.mark@epamail.epa.gov
David Sutton, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance, 1230A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--4444
Fax: 202 501--0756
Email: sutton.david@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2020-AA39
_______________________________________________________________________
3158. INCORPORATION OF CLASS DEVIATIONS INTO EPAAR
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 40 USC 486(c)
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1537; 48 CFR 1552
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Agency has approved a number of class deviations (e.g.,
changes to reporting requirements and monthly progress reports) to the
EPAAR since its promulgation in April 1994. This proposed rule would
incorporate most of the class deviations to the EPAAR.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/03
Final Action 01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 3580.
Agency Contact: Frances Smith, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--4368
Fax: 202 565--2475
Email: smith.frances@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2030-AA37
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3159. PROPOSED REVISION TO EPA'S IMPLEMENTING NEPA REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 4321
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 6
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The proposed revision is necessary to clarify and update
EPA's
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National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulation. The revision would
clarify Agency responsibilities for congressionally funded special
appropriation projects and EPA--funded grant programs. The revision
would clarify public involvement procedures and organization
responsibilities. The proposal would revise the list of actions which
are categorically excluded from analyses. The revision is also needed
to incorporate a number of Executive orders and other cross--cutting
requirements into the NEPA process.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/04
Final Action 02/00/05
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN 4292.
Agency Contact: Katherine Biggs, Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, 2252A, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202--564--7144
Fax: 202 564--0070
Email: biggs.katherine@epamail.epa.gov
Joseph Montgomery, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, 2252A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--7157
Email: montgomery.joseph@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2020-AA42
_______________________________________________________________________
3160. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ENFORCEMENT DATA CONCERNING SMALL
ENTITIES
Priority: Info./Admin./Other. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: 00 CFR NYD
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, December 31, 2003, Final.
Other, Statutory, December 31, 2004, Other.
Abstract: The Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002 requires
agencies to submit reports concerning enforcement activities conducted
with respect to small entities. An initial report, covering activities
in FY 2003, is due by December 31, 2003, with a final report, covering
FY 2004 activities, due one year later.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Report to Congress 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4842.
Agency Contact: Gerard Kraus, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, 2201A, Washington DC, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564--6047
Fax: 202 564--0017
Email: kraus.gerard@epa.gov
Deborah Thomas, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance, 2224A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564--5041
Fax: 202 564--0037
Email: thomas.deborah@epa.gov
RIN: 2020-AA45
_______________________________________________________________________
3161. PRIVACY ACT REGULATIONS (REVISED)
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552a
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 16 (revised)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action proposed to revise the Privacy Act regulation to
exempt new systems and systems currently claiming to be exempt from the
Act. Other revisions are generally minor and include revising the
access provision so that a copy of a record can be obtained without a
personal inspection; changing the time limit for appeals of denials
from 10 days to 30 days; changing the process for accessing Privacy Act
records and contesting Privacy Act records from the system manager to
the Freedom of Information Office; and referring appeals from denials
of system of records maintained by the Office of Inspector General to
that office for decision. The proposed rule does not have implications
on small businesses nor state/local/tribal government.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/00/04
Final Action 12/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN 4693.
Agency Contact: Judy Hutt, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Environmental Information, 2822T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566--1668
Fax: 202 566--1639
Email: hutt.judy@epa.gov
Deborah Williams, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Environmental Information, 2822T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--566--1659
Fax: 202 566--1648
Email: williams.deborah@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2025-AA13
_______________________________________________________________________
3162. REVISION TO EPAAR 1552.211--73, LEVEL OF EFFORT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301 ``Sec 205(c)''; ``63 Stat 390 as amended''
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1552
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will revise EPAAR 1552.211--73, Level of Effort, to
define more concisely the services being acquired, and to more
accurately reflect the relationship between services provided and fee
payments.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/03
Final Action 02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4191.
Agency Contact: Larry Wyborski, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--4369
Fax: 202 565--2551
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Email: wyborski.larry@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2030-AA64
_______________________________________________________________________
3163. REVISIONS TO ACQUISITION REGULATION CONCERNING CONFLICT OF
INTEREST
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: ``Not Yet Determined''
CFR Citation: 00 CFR NYD
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The purpose of this rule is to revise the Agency's conflict
of interest (COI) acquisition regulations. The specific revisions
involve more stringent requirements for submission of relevant
information from Agency contractors and potential contractors regarding
their relationships with parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries,
and sister companies. Current Agency regulations do not require the
submission of this level of information. Receipt and evaluation of this
information is critical in order for the Agency to decide whether or
not COI situations exist and how they are to be handled. This revised
rule will also codify several COI clauses that have been developed
since the issuance of the previous rule in 1994.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/03
Final Action 02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4319.
Sectors Affected: 5413 Architectural, Engineering and Related Services;
54162 Environmental Consulting Services; 5416 Management, Scientific
and Technical Consulting Services; 5417 Scientific Research and
Development Services; 562 Waste Management and Remediation Services
Agency Contact: Dan Humphries, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--4377
Email: humphries.daniel@epamail.epa.gov
Cal McWhirter, Environmental Protection Agency, Administration and
Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--4379
Fax: 202 565--2552
Email: mcwhirter.cal@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2030-AA67
_______________________________________________________________________
3164. CONTINUATION OF IMPLEMENTING THE EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: ``Not Yet Determined''
CFR Citation: 00 CFR NYD
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA's Office of Acquisition Management conducted an internal
assessment of its organization and determined that in some situations
there were too many levels of review required prior to making contract
awards and other contract--related decisions. Consequently, steps were
taken to revise internal policies to eliminate certain higher level
reviews and give authority and responsibility for making decisions
relating to contract actions to the qualified individuals most familiar
with the contracting action. This rule is being issued as a direct
final rule because the changes being made are not considered
controversial and adverse comments are not expected.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/03
Final Action 02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4742.
Agency Contact: Jill Robbins, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--1052
Fax: 202 565--2475
Email: robbins.jill@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2030-AA81
_______________________________________________________________________
3165. MISCELLANEOUS REVISIONS TO EPAAR CLAUSES
Priority: Info./Admin./Other. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; Sec (c), 63 Stat. 390, as amended; 40 USC
486 (c); 41 USC 418(b)
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1515; 48 CFR 1535; 48 CFR 1552
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule includes administrative changes to various EPAAR
clauses, such as address changes and points of contact. Nothing
substantive will be affected.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/03
Final Action 02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4813.
Agency Contact: Dan Humphries, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--4377
Email: humphries.daniel@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2030-AA84
_______________________________________________________________________
3166. ON--SITE AND OFF--SITE BACKGROUND CHECKS PERFORMED BY EPA
AND CONTRACTORS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; Sec 205(c), 63 Stat 390, as amended; 40 USC
486 (c); 41 USC 418 (b)
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1511; 48 CFR 1552
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will require contractors to perform background
checks and make suitability determinations before contractor employees
can perform services on--site.
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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/04
Final Action 05/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4814.
Agency Contact: Paul Schaffer, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--4366
Email: schaffer.paul@epa.gov
RIN: 2030-AA85
_______________________________________________________________________
3167. CONTRACT BUNDLING REQUIREMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 41 USC 418 (b); Sec 205(c), 63 Stat 390 as
amended
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1519; 48 CFR 1552
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In March of 2003, the President called on the Office of
Management and Budget to prepare a strategy for unbundling Federal
contracts. Federal contracting opportunities for Small Businesses have
been dramatically reduced because of contract bundling. Contract
bundling occurs when two or more procurement requirements for goods or
services previously provided or performed under separate, smaller
contracts is consolidated into a solicitation of offers for a single
contract that is unlikely to be suitable for award to a small business
concern. OMB's plan will require all agencies to uniformly review
requirements prior to contract bundling. In addition, the plan will
require contract bundling reviews for task and delivery orders under
multiple award contract vehicles. Senior agency management will be held
accountable for eliminating unnecessary contract bundling and
mitigating the effects of necessary and justified contract bundling. In
acquisitions where contract bundling is determined to be necessary and
justified, actions will be taken to mitigate the effects by increasing
subcontracting opportunities for small business. EPA's Office of Small
and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and OAM will be working closely
to eliminate unnecessary contract bundling and mitigate the effects of
necessary contract bundling. Additional agency guidance and training
will be forthcoming.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/03
Final Action 03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Patrick Murphy, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--4382
Email: murphy.patrick@epa.gov
RIN: 2030-AA86
_______________________________________________________________________
3168. WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT (WIPP) FY 2002 REPORT TO CONGRESS
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: PL 102--579 sec 23(a)(2)
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This Report to Congress is required by section 23(a)(2) of
the WIPP Land Withdrawal Act, which requires EPA to submit an annual
report to Congress ``on the status of and resources required for the
fulfillment of the Administrator's responsibilities under the Act''
regarding the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). This report
summarizes the activities and progress EPA has made in fulfilling its
responsibilities under the Act and outlines the resources required for
the Agency to meet its commitments. The WIPP is an underground
repository for the permanent disposal of radioactive waste generated as
byproducts from nuclear weapons production. It was constructed by the
Department of Energy (DOE) and is located near Carlsbad, New Mexico. In
1998, EPA certified that the WIPP complies with EPA's radioactive waste
disposal standards at subpart B and C of 40 CFR 191 and EPA's WIPP
compliance criteria at 40 CFR 194, and thus is safe to contain
radioactive waste. Since that time, the DOE has begun emplacing waste
in the WIPP. The waste is stored approximately 2,100 feet underground
in excavated, natural salt formations. EPA also has responsibility for
assuring continual compliance with EPA's radioactive waste disposal
standards. EPA continues to have an oversight role at the WIPP to
ensure that it continues to protect human health and the environment.
This Report summarizes EPA's activities past and present.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Report to Congress 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4761.
Agency Contact: Ray Lee, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6608J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--4625
Fax: 202 565--2062
Email: lee.ray@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK79
_______________________________________________________________________
3169. PROJECT XL SITE--SPECIFIC RULEMAKING FOR THE NASA WHITE
SANDS TEST FACILITY IN LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO (PHASES III TO VI)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 33 USC 2701--2761; 42 USC 300(f) to 300(j)--26; 42 USC
6901 to 6992(k); . . .
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The United States Environmental Protection Agency has entered
into a final project agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, New
Mexico, that would modify the reporting requirements under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Safe Drinking Water Act
(SDWA). The rule will allow the facility to submit regulatory reports
and permit information electronically rather than on paper to the New
Mexico Environment Department (NMED) Solid Waste Bureau,
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Hazardous Waste Bureau, Groundwater Bureau, and Air Quality Bureau.
Doing so will significantly reduce its regulatory reporting costs and
enhance the State's ability to analyze and manage the facility's
regulatory and permit information. The electronic reporting involves
six phases that will transition NASA from submitting data on a CD--ROM
to utilizing the internet to transmit data to NMED. This rule covers
Phases III to VI of the project, the previous NASA White Sands Test
Facility final rule covered Phases I and II.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/04
Final Action 05/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Additional Information: SAN 4836.
Agency Contact: Adam Levitan, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of the Administrator, 1807T, Washington DC, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566--1466
Fax: 202 566--2210
Email: levitan.adam@epa.gov
Donna Perla, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the
Administrator, 1807T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566--2177
Fax: 202 566--2211
Email: perla.donna@epa.gov
RIN: 2090-AA35
_______________________________________________________________________
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Final Rule Stage
General
_______________________________________________________________________
3170. IMPLEMENTATION OF AUTHORITY TO APPOINT RESEARCH SCIENTISTS UNDER
42 USC
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: 00 CFR NYD
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The proposed regulation will implement the Agency's authority
under 42 USC 6A.I.61 section 209(f) and 209(g) to appoint research
scientists and to take related personnel actions. Under 42 USC, the
Agency has authority to make appointments of research scientists and to
take related personnel actions including determining qualifications,
method of recruitment, selection, duration of appointment and pay. The
Agency's authority under 42 USC is separate from and not limited by 5
USC. The authority granted to the Agency under 42 USC derives from one
of the foundation documents of the Agency: Reorganization Plan No. 3 of
1970.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4747.
Agency Contact: John O'Brien, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3620M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564--7876
Fax: 202 564--2904
Email: obrien.johnt@epa.gov
RIN: 2030-AA83
_______________________________________________________________________
3171. CROSS--MEDIA ELECTRONIC REPORTING (ER) AND RECORDKEEPING RULE
(CROMERRR)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: PL 104--13; PL 105--277
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 3 (New); 40 CFR 9 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: As proposed, the Cross--Media Electronic Reporting (ER) and
Recordkeeping Rule (CROMERRR) was intended to provide a uniform legal
framework for paperless electronic reporting and recordkeeping,
including electronic signature/certification, across EPA's
environmental compliance programs. Based on public comment, however,
EPA now plans to focus on finalizing the electronic reporting
components of the proposed CROMERRR, and to defer further action on the
electronic recordkeeping components until a later time. Under current
plans, the final electronic reporting (ER) rule will address electronic
reporting by companies regulated under all of EPA's programs: air,
water, pesticides, toxic substances, wastes, and emergency response.
The final rule will remove existing regulatory obstacles to electronic
reporting, and it would set requirements for companies choosing to
report electronically. In addition, the rule would set the conditions
for allowing electronic reporting under State, tribal or local
environmental programs that operate under EPA authorization. The final
ER rule is intended to make electronic reporting as simple, efficient,
and cost--effective as possible for regulated companies, while ensuring
that a transition from paper to electronic reporting does not
compromise EPA's compliance and enforcement programs. Consequently, the
Agency's strategy is to impose as few specific requirements as
possible, and to keep those requirements neutral with respect to
technology, so the rule will pose no obstacles to adopting new
technologies as they emerge. To ensure that authorized programs at the
State, tribal, and local levels meet EPA's electronic reporting goals,
the final ER rule would specify a set of criteria that these program's
must satisfy as they initiate electronic reporting. In response to
public comments, EPA is also planning to include provisions for a
streamlined process for EPA to review and approve authorized program
revisions or modifications to allow electronic reporting. EPA is
required by the Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA) of 1998 to
make the option of electronic reporting and recordkeeping available,
where practicable, to its regulated community by October 2003.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/31/01 66 FR 46161
Final Action 08/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
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Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4270
Agency Contact: Evi Huffer, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Environmental Information, 2823T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566--1697
Fax: 202 566--1684
Email: huffer.evi@epa.gov
David Schwarz, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental
Information, 2823T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566--1704
Fax: 202 566--1684
Email: schwarz.david@epa.gov
RIN: 2025-AA07
_______________________________________________________________________
3172. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS FOR CONTRACTORS PERFORMING SERVICES
ONSITE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: ``Not Yet Determined''
CFR Citation: 00 CFR NYD
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, September 6, 2002, NPRM.
Final, Statutory, December 5, 2002, Final.
Abstract: Executive Orders 10450 and 12968 require that all persons
entering Federal service, including contract employees, be investigated
for suitability. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing
to amend the EPA Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR) to add a clause
requiring contractors (and subcontractors) to perform background checks
and make suitability determinations for contractor (and subcontractor)
employees performing services on or within Federally--owned or leased
space and facilities, commercial space primarily occupied by Federal
employees, and Superfund, Oil Pollution Act, and Stafford Act sites.
The clause will require contractors (and subcontractors) to perform
background checks and make suitability determinations on their
employees before the employees can perform on--site contract services
for the EPA. Contracting Officers will be allowed to waive the
requirements of the clause on a case--by--case basis. The process
contemplated by the clause will allow EPA to mitigate any actual or
potential threat to the public health, welfare and the environment.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/22/03 68 FR 2988
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4733.
Agency Contact: Paul Schaffer, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--4366
Email: schaffer.paul@epa.gov
RIN: 2030-AA80
_______________________________________________________________________
3173. REGULATORY INCENTIVES FOR THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
TRACK PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: ``Not Yet Determined''
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63; 40 CFR 262
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The National Environmental Performance Track is designed to
recognize facilities that consistently meet their legal requirements
and have implemented high--quality environmental management systems,
and to encourage them to achieve more by continuously improving their
environmental performance and informing and involving the public.
Facilities gain entrance to Performance Track by submitting an
application that documents that four specific criteria are met: an
operating environmental management system; commitment to continuous
environmental improvement through documented past improvements and
future commitments; engaging the public; and a strong record of
compliance. To promote participation in the program, and the
environmental and other benefits that will come with it, EPA intends to
offer several incentives. Among those incentives are the adjustments in
current regulatory requirements that are the subjects of this
rulemaking. These include reducing the frequency of reports required
under the Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) provisions of
the Clean Air Act; and extending on--site storage of RCRA waste to 180
days.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/13/02 67 FR 52674
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Additional Information: SAN 4473.
URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/performancetrack
Agency Contact: Robert Sachs, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of the Administrator, 1808T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--566--2884
TDD Phone: 202 566--2884
Fax: 202 566--0966
Email: sachs.robert@epamail.epa.gov
David Guest, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the
Administrator, 1808T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--566--2872
TDD Phone: 202 566--2872
Fax: 202 566--2985
Email: guest.david@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2090-AA13
_______________________________________________________________________
3174. PROJECT XL SITE--SPECIFIC RULEMAKING FOR NASA WHITE SANDS TEST
FACILITY ELECTRONIC REPORTING IN LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO (PHASES I AND
II)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has entered
into an XL (eXcellence and Leadership) Final Project Agreement (FPA)
with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) White
Sands Test Facility (WSTF) in Las Cruces, NM to implement a project
that would modify reporting requirements under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Safe Drinking Water Act
(SDWA), Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Clean Air Act (CAA). The purpose
of this NASA WSTF Electronic Reporting site--specific rule is to enable
the NASA WSTF to electronically submit compliance
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reports and permit information to the New Mexico Environment Department
(NMED) in lieu of submitting paper reports. The rule will set forth
guidelines to ensure that the information submitted by NASA WSTF to
NMED is accurate by outlining procedures for data authentication, use
of electronic signature and encryption processes. This rule will
address Phases I and II of the project covering reporting requirements
under RCRA and the SDWA. A second and subsequent rule will address
phases III--VI of the project covering additional reporting
requirements under the CWA and CAA.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/31/01 66 FR 55050
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Additional Information: SAN 4536.
Agency Contact: Kristina Heinemann, Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of the Administrator, 1807T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--566--2183
Fax: 202 566--2220
Email: heinemann.kristina@epamail.epa.gov
Donna Perla, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the
Administrator, 1807T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566--2177
Fax: 202 566--2211
Email: perla.donna@epa.gov
RIN: 2090-AA27
_______________________________________________________________________
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Long-Term Actions
General
_______________________________________________________________________
3175. REVISION OF PROCEDURAL RULES FOR HEARINGS ON CANCELLATIONS,
SUSPENSIONS, CHANGES IN CLASSIFICATIONS, AND DENIALS OF PESTICIDE
REGISTRATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136a(c) to 136a(d); 7 USC 136b(d) to 136b(f); 7
USC 136d(b) to 7 USC 136d(e); 7 USC 136w(a)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 164 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is preparing a comprehensive revision of the rules of
practice governing the conduct of licensing adjudications under the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The
existing rules of practice were originally promulgated by EPA in 1973.
In the subsequent 30 years, Congress has substantially amended FIFRA,
creating a number of additional types of licensing adjudications which
are not expressly provided for in the existing rules of practice. In
order to include provisions tailored to these new types of proceedings,
and to incorporate the standard practices which have evolved and the
precedents which have been established since these rules were first
promulgated, EPA intends to comprehensively revise the FIFRA rules of
practice.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4618.
Sectors Affected: 112 Animal Production; 111 Crop Production; 32532
Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Scott Garrison, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, 2333A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--4047
Fax: 202 564--5644
Email: garrison.scott@epamail.epa.gov
Kevin Lee, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance, 2333A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--5619
Fax: 202 564--5644
Email: lee.kevin@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2020-AA44
_______________________________________________________________________
3176. PUBLIC INFORMATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2005; 15 USC 2601 et seq; 21 USC 346; 33 USC
1251 et seq; 33 USC 1414; 42 USC 11001 et seq; 42 USC 300(f) et seq; 42
USC 4912; 42 USC 6901 et seq; 42 USC 7401 et seq; 42 USC 9601 et seq; 5
USC 552; 7 USC 136 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 2; 40 CFR 57; 40 CFR 122; 40 CFR 123; 40 CFR 145;
40 CFR 233; 40 CFR 260; 40 CFR 270; 40 CFR 271; 40 CFR 281; 40 CFR 350;
40 CFR 403; 40 CFR 85; 40 CFR 86
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, August 31, 2000, NPRM.
Abstract: EPA regulations at 40 CFR part 2, subpart B, provide
procedures for handling and disclosing information claimed as
confidential business information (CBI). Although the current
regulations have succeeded in protecting CBI, changes in Agency
workload, practice, and statutory authority have made it difficult to
handle CBI activities as expeditiously as desired. EPA is examining its
CBI regulations to determine whether changes are needed to make them
more efficient and effective. Provision 40 CFR 2.205(c), which
automatically protects CBI substantiations claimed as confidential, is
being examined individually and as part of the CBI regulations as a
whole.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 1 11/23/94 59 FR 60446
NPRM 2 10/25/99 64 FR 57421
NPRM 3 12/21/99 64 FR 71366
NPRM 4 08/30/00 65 FR 52684
ANPRM 12/21/00 65 FR 80394
NPRM To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN 3240.
Agency Contact: Doreen Sterling, Environmental Protection Agency,
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Office of Environmental Information, 2822--T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--566--1642
Fax: 202 566--1639
Email: sterling.doreen@epamail.epa.gov
Joe Sierra, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental
Information, 2822T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--566--1683
Fax: 202 566--1639
Email: sierra.joe@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2025-AA02
_______________________________________________________________________
3177. GUIDELINES FOR CARCINOGEN RISK ASSESSMENT
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: ``Not applicable''
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Agency will use these guidelines to evaluate suspect
carcinogens in line with the policies and procedures established in the
statutes administered by the EPA. These guidelines revise and replace
EPA Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment published at 51 FR 33992,
September 24, 1986. These guidelines provide EPA staff and
decisionmakers with the directions and perspectives necessary to
develop and use risk assessments. The guidelines also provide the
general public with basic information about the Agency's approaches to
risk assessment.
To develop guidelines the Agency must find a balance between
consistency and innovation. Consistent risk assessments provide
consistent bases to support regulatory decision--making. On the other
hand, innovation is necessary so the Agency will base its decisions on
current scientific thinking. In balancing these and other science
policies, the Agency relies on input from the general scientific
community through established scientific peer review processes. The
guidelines incorporate basic principles and science policies based on
evaluation of the currently available information. The revisions place
increased emphasis on the role of carcinogenic mechanisms in risk
assessment and clearer explication of underlying assumptions in risk
assessment.
These guidelines will have minimal to no impact on small businesses or
State, local, and tribal governments.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Reproposed Guidelines 04/23/96 61 FR 17960
Implementation Policy 06/25/96 61 FR 32799
Final Guidelines To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 3671.
Agency Contact: William Wood, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Research and Development, 8103, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564--3358
Email: wood.bill@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2080-AA06
_______________________________________________________________________
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Completed Actions
General
_______________________________________________________________________
3178. IMPLEMENTATION OF CHANGES TO GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND
SUSPENSION COMMON RULE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 32
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 11/26/03 68 FR 66533
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Robert Meunier
Phone: 202--564--5399
Fax: 202 565--2469
Email: meunier.robert@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2030-AA48
_______________________________________________________________________
3179. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN,
HANDICAP, AND AGE IN PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 42.101 to 42.112; 28 CFR 42.501 to 42.540; 28 CFR
42.700 to 42.736
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 08/26/03 68 FR 51333
Final Action Effective 09/25/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Ann Goode
Phone: 202--564--7334
Email: goode.ann@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2020-AA36
_______________________________________________________________________
3180. FELLOWSHIP GRANT REGULATION REVISION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 46
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 04/04/03 68 FR 16708
Interim Final Rule Effective 05/05/03
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 06/03/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: W. Scott McMoran
Phone: 202 564--5376
Fax: 202 565--2468
Email: mcmoran.scott@epa.gov
RIN: 2030-AA77
_______________________________________________________________________
3181. EPA AGENCYWIDE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT POLICY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: None
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Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 06/06/03 68 FR 33946
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Patricia Bonner
Phone: 202--566--2204
Fax: 202 566--2200
Email: bonner.patricia@epamail.epa.gov
Leanne Nurse
Phone: 202--564--7832
Fax: 202 566--2200
Email: nurse.leanne@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2090-AA23
_______________________________________________________________________
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Prerule Stage
Clean Air Act (CAA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3182. PETITIONS TO DELIST HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS: MEK
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: ``Clean Air Act Section 112(b)(3)''
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, February 28, 2000, NPRM.
Abstract: The Agency has received 4 petitions to remove certain
pollutants (i.e., methanol, methyl ethyl ketone, ethylene glycol butyl
ether, and methyl isobutyl ketone) from the list of hazardous air
pollutants (HAPs) under Section 112(b) of the Clean Air Act. The Agency
must review the petitions and either grant or deny the petition within
18 months of the date the complete petition was received. If the Agency
grants a petition, a notice of proposed rulemaking will be published in
the Federal Register, allowing the opportunity for public comment. If
the Agency denies a petition, a notice of denial will be published in
the Federal Register providing an explanation for such denial. If the
Agency grants a petition and ultimately removes the pollutant from the
HAP list then sources emitting such pollutants would not be required to
meet MACT emissions standards for the pollutant. If on the other hand,
the Agency denies the petition, then MACT standards would be issued as
currently planned under Section 112(c) and 112(d) of the Clean Air Act
for sources emitting such pollutants. Depending on the 4 individual
determinations, the Agency will issue separate notices for each.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Notice 05/02/01 66 FR 21929
NPRM 1 05/30/03 68 FR 32606
NPRM 2 11/00/03
NPRM 3 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN 4313.
Agency Contact: Kelly Rimer, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C404--01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--2962
Fax: 919 541--0840
Email: rimer.kelly@epamail.epa.gov
Dave Guinnup, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C404--01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5368
Fax: 919 541--0840
Email: guinnup.dave@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AI72
_______________________________________________________________________
3183. NESHAP: PERCHLORETHYLENE DRY CLEANING FACILITIES
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412; 5 USC 610
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On September 22, 1993 (58 FR 49354), EPA promulgated
standards to control perchlorethylene emissions from drycleaning
facilities under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (see 40 CFR part 63,
subpart M). Pursuant to section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act,
EPA has reviewed this rule to determine if it should be continued
without change, or should be amended or rescinded, to minimize adverse
economic impacts on small entities. The full results of EPA's review
have been summarized in a report and placed in docket number OAR--
2003--0029 in EPA's electronic docket system (www.epa.gov/edocket).
These results are briefly summarized here.
EPA has concluded that there is continued need for this rule to protect
public health by reducing harmful perchloroethylene (PCE) emissions as
mandated by section 112 of the Clean Air Act. EPA's review also
addressed the following issues: complaints received, complexity,
duplication and overlap. Regarding complaints, several commenters urged
EPA to make the rule more stringent to further reduce or eliminate PCE
use. The Agency is currently addressing these kinds of considerations
as part of its review of the NESHAP under Clean Air Act sections
112(d)(6) and 112(f), and therefore will not address these issues
further here.
A number of commenters cited recordkeeping burdens, but some also
acknowledged that the requirements promote efficiency and are
consistent with good business practices. Other commenters note that
while recordkeeping does impose some paperwork burden, they do not
believe it translates into significant economic cost. Another commenter
proposed ways to lessen monitoring and recordkeeping burden. The Agency
finds that revising the requirements as proposed by the commenters may
lead to increased PCE emissions and may fail to demonstrate continued
compliance.
The Agency also found that the rule's complexity is necessary to
minimize economic impacts on small businesses while ensuring emissions
reductions. The Agency received no comments requesting simplification
of the rule requirements. EPA therefore finds that revisions to the
NESHAP based on rule complexity are not necessary.
The extent to which the rule overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with
other Federal, State, or local government rules was also assessed as
part of this review. The Agency is not aware of any instance where the
NESHAP conflicts with State, local, or other requirements, and received
no comments to that effect.
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Finally, the Agency must consider the degree to which technology,
economic conditions, or other factors have changed in the area of the
rule. As noted above, although the Agency finds that no revisions to
the NESHAP are necessary for the purpose of this RFA review, the Agency
will continue to assess advances in technology as part of the ongoing
review of the NESHAP that is required by section 112(d)(6) of the Clean
Air Act.
In light of the considerations outlined above, EPA has decided to
continue this rule in effect without change. A fuller explanation of
the results of this review is given in the aforementioned report which
has been placed in the docket established for this review.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Begin Review 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4785.
Agency Contact: Tom Eagles, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6103A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--1952
Email: eagles.tom@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK64
_______________________________________________________________________
3184. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: SUPPLEMENTAL RULE REGARDING A
RECYCLING STANDARD UNDER SECTION 608
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq ``CAA 608''
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82(F)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will amend the recordkeeping aspects of the
technician certification program, clarify aspects of a sales
restriction, and adopt an updated version of ARI standard 740. The rule
will also clarify the distinction between major and non--major repairs
and amend several definitions including small appliances. The rule also
addresses the transfers of unreclaimed refrigerant between majority--
owned and majority--controlled subsidiaries.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 1 02/29/96 61 FR 7858
NPRM 11/01/96 61 FR 56493
Notice 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 3556. Additional SANs 3895, 3896. This rule
will address a potential adoption of a more flexible method for
cleaning refrigerants for refrigerant transferred between appliances
with different ownership with a potential adoption of a 3rd party
certification program for labs.
Agency Contact: Julius Banks, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--9870
Fax: 202--565--2155
Email: banks.julius@epamail.epa.gov
Tom Land, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--9185
Fax: 202--565--2155
Email: land.tom@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AF36
_______________________________________________________________________
3185. REVISION TO POLICY ON CONTROL OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 7671q
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.100(s)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is considering the proposal of revisions to its policy on
control of volatile organic compounds (VOC), including the use of
photochemical reactivity in controlling VOCs. As a first step, an ANPRM
will be issued soliciting public comment on various policy options.
Subsequent steps could range from taking no further action to
publishing a policy statement in the Federal Register. The ANPRM is to
announce that EPA is considering revision of its VOC policy which
appeared in the July 8, 1977 Federal Register (42 FR 35314) under the
title ``Recommended Policy on Control of Volatile Organic Compounds.''
That policy statement gave a broad description about how EPA would
approach VOC control. This policy also said that we would be exempting
certain organic compounds from control in volatile organic compound
regulations (to meet ozone ambient air quality limits) due to these
compounds having very low ozone forming potential. A list of exempt
compounds was later codified in the definition of VOC at 40 CFR
51.100(s) which was adopted on February 3, 1992 (57 FR 3941) for use in
State Implementation Plans. The ANPRM will ask for public comments on
various approaches EPA may use in the future to take photochemical
reactivity into account in controlling VOCs. For example, some have
argued that we should determine a specific reactivity number for each
individual compound, and to control each compound based on its
reactivity number (as opposed to treating all VOC the same way as we do
now). The ANPRM could lead to a policy statement, such as the 1977
policy statement, which would give a broad outline of the new approach
EPA would take in the future. This would not be a rulemaking, but the
revised policy could lead to new rules being adopted still further in
the future. (Any such rules would be separately noticed in the
Regulatory Agenda.) For example, the ANPRM could eventually lead to a
revision of the definition of VOC at 40 CFR 51.100(s).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Additional Information: SAN 4759.
Agency Contact: William Johnson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C539--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--5245
Fax: 919 541--0824
Email: johnson.williaml@epa.gov
Terry Keating, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
6103A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--1174
Fax: 202 564--1554
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Email: keating.terry@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK75
_______________________________________________________________________
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposed Rule Stage
Clean Air Act (CAA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3186. PETITIONS TO DELIST SOURCE CATEGORIES FROM THE SOURCE CATEGORY
LIST, DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO SECTION 112(C) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, April 21, 2000, NPRM.
Abstract: The EPA has received one petition to remove a SC (2--Piece
Can Manufacturing) from the SC List developed pursuant to section
112(c) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The most current SC list was
published on February 12, 2002 (67 FR 6521). Section 112(c)(9), which
provides the legislative authority and guidelines for such actions,
states that the Administrator may delete a SC from the list under
section 112(c), on petition of any person or on the Administrator's own
motion, whenever the Administrator determines that no source in the
category emits hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) in quantities which may
cause a lifetime risk of cancer greater than 1 in 1 million to the
individual in the population who is most exposed and that emissions
from no source in the category exceed a level which is adequate to
protect public health with an ample margin of safety and that no
adverse environmental effect will result. As of August 14, 2002, one
petition to delist a SC has been received. It contains information on
HAP emissions, exposures, health effects, human risks, and potential
ecological concerns as well as the petitioner's explanation why the 2--
Piece Can Manufacturing should be removed from the SC List. The EPA is
reviewing the petition. Once the review is completed, the EPA will
decide whether to grant or deny the petition. Section 112(c)(9)
requires that within 12 months of receipt of a petition, the
Administrator shall either grant or deny the petition by publishing a
written explanation of the reasons for the Administrator's decision.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4415.
Agency Contact: Kelly Rimer, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C404--01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--2962
Fax: 919 541--0840
Email: rimer.kelly@epamail.epa.gov
Dave Guinnup, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C404--01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5368
Fax: 919 541--0840
Email: guinnup.dave@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AJ23
_______________________________________________________________________
3187. EVALUATION OF UPDATED TEST PROCEDURES FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF
GASOLINE DEPOSIT CONTROL ADDITIVES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: ``CAA 211''
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: All gasoline must contain additives to control the formation
of deposits in the fuel supply system and engine of motor vehicles. If
uncontrolled, such deposits can result in a significant increase in
motor vehicle emissions. This action will propose that updated test
procedures be adopted for the certification of gasoline deposit control
additives regarding their ability to control fuel injector and intake
valve deposits. The adoption of the updated procedures will ensure that
the gasoline deposit control program continues to ensure an adequate
level of deposit control, thereby preventing an increase in motor
vehicle emissions. The updated test procedures require less time to
perform and are less costly. Therefore, the adoption of the proposed
procedures will reduce the burden on industry of complying with the
gasoline deposit control program. The proposed action will not impact
small businesses, or state, local, or tribal governments.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4531.
Agency Contact: Jeffrey Herzog, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, ASD, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214--4227
Fax: 734 214--4051
Email: herzog.jeff@epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AJ61
_______________________________________________________________________
3188. AMENDMENTS TO METHOD 24 (WATER--BASED COATINGS)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, June 15, 2001, Final.
Abstract: The determination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
content of a surface coating by reference Method 24 involves
determination of its water content and calculation of its VOC content
as the difference of the two measurements (volatile content minus water
content). Method 24 is inherently less precise for water--based
coatings than it is for solvent--based coatings and the imprecision
increases as water content increases. This action will amend Method 24
by adding a direct measurement procedure for measuring VOC content of
water--based coatings, thereby improving the method's precision.
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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/03
Final Action 10/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 3649.
Agency Contact: Candace Sorrell, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, D205--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--1064
Fax: 919 541--1039
Email: sorrell.candace@epamail.epa.gov
Connie Oldham, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
D205--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--7774
RIN: 2060-AF72
_______________________________________________________________________
3189. GENERAL CONFORMITY REGULATIONS; REVISIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401--7671
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.850 to 51.860; 40 CFR 93.150 to 93.160
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act prohibits Federal
entities from taking actions which do not conform to the State
implementation plan (SIP) for the attainment and maintenance of the
national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). In November 1993, EPA
promulgated two sets of regulations to implement section 176(c). First,
on November 24, EPA promulgated the Transportation Conformity
Regulations to establish the criteria and procedures for determining
that transportation plans, programs, and projects which are funded
under title 23 U.S.C. or the Federal Transit Act conform with the SIP.
Then, on November 30, EPA promulgated regulations, known as the General
Conformity Regulations, to ensure that other Federal actions also
conformed to the SIPs. The EPA has not reviewed or revised the General
Conformity Regulations since their 1993 promulgation. Several Federal
agencies have identified concerns over the implementation of the
General Conformity Regulations, including the requirements for areas
designated nonattainment for the newly promulgated NAAQS. In
conjunction with an ad hoc work group of representatives from several
Federal agencies, EPA will review the implementation of the General
Conformity Regulations. The EPA will then propose and promulgate any
appropriate revision to those regulations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/00/04
Final Action 12/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN 4070.
Agency Contact: Annie Nikbakht, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C504--02, Washington DC, DC 20460
Phone: 919 541--5246
Fax: 919 541--0824
Email: nikbakht.annie@epa.gov
Dave Stonefield, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C539--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5350
Fax: 919 541--0824
Email: stonefield.dave@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AH93
_______________________________________________________________________
3190. NESHAP: GROUP I POLYMERS AND RESINS AND GROUP IV POLYMERS AND
RESINS--AMENDMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63.480 to 63.506 (Revision); 40 CFR 63.1310 to
63.1335 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: During the development of the National Emission Standard for
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for elastomers (Group I polymers and
resins) and thermoplastics (Group IV polymers and resins) (RINs 2060--
AD56 and 2060--AE37), many of the provisions contained in the Hazardous
Organic NESHAP (HON) were referenced directly by these polymers and
resins regulations due to similarities in processes, emission
characteristics, and control technologies. On January 17, 1997, the EPA
promulgated changes to the HON to remove ambiguity, to clearly convey
EPA intent, and to make the rule easier to understand and implement in
response to industry petitions. It is necessary to make parallel
changes to the polymers and resins NESHAP; otherwise inconsistencies
will exist for NESHAPs regulating similar source categories. An ANPRM
was published in the Federal Register on 11/25/96 (61 FR 59849), to
explain the nature of changes planned. Subsequently, six litigants have
petitioned for review of the elastomers and thermoplastics regulations.
Four companies have petitioned EPA to reconsider specific provisions in
the thermoplastics regulation. Revisions will be proposed to parallel
HON changes and to resolve petitioners' issues.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM 11/25/96 61 FR 59849
NPRM 1 03/09/99 64 FR 11559
Direct Final 2 06/08/99 64 FR 30406
NPRM 2 06/08/99 64 FR 30453
NPRM 3 06/08/99 64 FR 60456
Direct Final 1 06/19/00 65 FR 38030
Direct Final 3 08/29/00 65 FR 52319
Direct Final 4 10/26/00 65 FR 64161
NPRM 4 02/23/01 66 FR 11233
Final 1 07/16/01 66 FR 36924
Final 2 08/06/01 66 FR 40903
NPRM 5 09/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 3939.
Sectors Affected: 325211 Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Bob Rosensteel, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C504--04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5608
Fax: 919 541--3470
Email: rosensteel.bob@epamail.epa.gov
Randy Waite, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C504--
04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5447
Fax: 919 541--3470
Email: waite.randy@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AH47
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3191. REVIEW OF NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONS IN INDIAN COUNTRY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: As required by the Clean Air Act's New Source Review (NSR)
provisions, the EPA is proposing Federal regulations governing
preconstruction permitting of major and minor stationary sources of air
pollution in Indian country. Pursuant to the Tribal Air Rule, eligible
Indian tribes may receive EPA authorization to develop and implement
such programs. The Federal NSR permitting programs would be effective
throughout Indian country and would be implemented by EPA if eligible
Indian Tribes do not elect, or do not receive authorization, to manage
such programs. The proposed Federal NSR rule would require sources in
Indian country, with certain exceptions, to obtain a permit prior to
construction if they are: (1) New minor sources; (2) existing minor
sources undergoing modification; or (3) existing major sources
undergoing minor modification. The proposed rule also would allow new
or existing stationary sources to accept enforceable limits on their
production capacity or hours of operation in order to be considered
minor sources and avoid being subject to other Clean Air Act
requirements such as the title V operating permit program. The proposed
Federal major NSR rule would require sources in nonattainment areas in
Indian country to obtain a permit prior to construction if they are:
(1) New major sources; or (2) existing major sources undergoing major
modification. These rules would not impose any mandates on tribal
governments to implement NSR permitting programs. Tribal governments
may be affected, however, insofar as they own or operate sources that
must obtain a permit from the EPA under the final Federal permitting
program regulations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/00/04
Final Action 12/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN 3975.
Agency Contact: Mark Sendzik, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C339--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5534
Fax: 919 541--5509
Email: sendzik.mark@epamail.epa.gov
Laura McKelvey, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C504--01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5497
Email: mckelvey.laura@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AH37
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3192. IMPLEMENTATION RULE FOR PM--2.5 NAAQS
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 103 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AK74
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3193. PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION 16 -- SPECIFICATIONS AND TEST PROCEDURES
FOR PREDICTIVE EMISSION MONITORING SYSTEMS IN STATIONARY SOURCES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Performance Specification 16 is being proposed to provide
performance criteria for predictive emission monitoring systems.
Predictive systems represent a new technology that uses process
information or parameters to predict pollutant emissions instead of
directly measuring them. The Agency is allowing their use in recently--
promulgated rules and they are being considered by a number of
regulated facilities. The specification lists the requirements for
acceptable systems that are met by passing tests that compare the
monitoring system with standardized methods and audit gases to
determine system accuracy and stability. Performance Specification 16
will primarily apply to facilities whose emissions can be predicted
from process parameters such as combustion processes (including gas
turbines and internal combustion engines).
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 11/00/03
Final Action 09/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN 4119.
Sectors Affected: 336399 All Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing;
333618 Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing; 33241 Power Boiler and
Heat Exchanger Manufacturing; 333611 Turbine and Turbine Generator Set
Unit Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Foston Curtis, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD--19, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--1063
Email: curtis.foston@epamail.epa.gov
Conniesue Oldham, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
D205--02, D205--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--7774
Email: oldham.conniesue@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AH84
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3194. STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES: MUNICIPAL
SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS: AMENDMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401; 42 USC 7411; 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7416; 42
USC 7429; 42 USC 7601
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60.750; 40 CFR 60.751; 40 CFR
60.752(b)(2)(iii)(B); 40 CFR 60.752(b)(2)(iii)(C); 40 CFR
60.752(b)(2)(iii)(D); 40 CFR 60758
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action will amend the existing regulation entitled
Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources: Municipal Solid
Waste Landfills, subpart WWW of 40 CFR Part 60, promulgated on March
12, 1996. The amendment is being undertaken in response to requests to
clarify our intent regarding what constitutes an adequate landfill gas
treatment system. This action also clarifies our intent to exempt from
control landfill gas that is treated/upgraded. Furthermore, it
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clarifies who is responsible for control of untreated landfill gas that
is sold. This action is necessary to clarify our intent regarding the
issues discussed above. It will improve implementation and compliance
with this regulation.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Proposed Amdt 05/23/02 67 FR 36476
Supplemental NPRM 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4478.
Sectors Affected: 562212 Solid Waste Landfill
Agency Contact: Jolynn Collins, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C439--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5671
Fax: 919 541--0246
Email: collins.jolynn@epamail.epa.gov
K.C. Hustvedt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C439--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--5395
RIN: 2060-AJ41
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3195. UPDATE OF CONTINUOUS INSTRUMENTAL TEST METHODS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Methods 3A, 6C, 7E, 10, and 20 of 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A
are instrumental methods that are being revised to make their
performance criteria consistent. Analyzer calibration error tests and
sampling system bias tests now required in Methods 3A, 6C, and 7E are
being added to Methods 10 and 20. Inconsistent acceptance criteria for
other performance tests and calibration gas quality are also being made
uniform. Performance criteria currently determined based on the
instrument span is being revised to an emission limit basis. This
change will fix the acceptance limits for all source tests on the
applicable emission limit and not on a span value that sources have
some discretion in choosing. These revisions were proposed on August
27, 1997, in an announcement entitled Amendments for Testing and
Monitoring Provisions. They were considered not significant at that
time. The public did not feel that the preamble to the rule provided
adequate notice of the changes being made to the methods. The
commenters requested a reproposal of these revision to the instrumental
methods to allow for adequate public review. Methods 7F and 7G are new
methods that measure nitrogen oxides electrochemically. These methods
are being proposed in response to requests made by vendors/sources.
These methods will add flexibility to the testing provisions currently
in place and will not add requirements or affect the stringency of the
underlying emission standards.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/03
Final Action 09/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN 4161.
Agency Contact: Foston Curtis, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD--19, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--1063
Email: curtis.foston@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK61
_______________________________________________________________________
3196. NESHAP: PRINTING AND PUBLISHING INDUSTRY; AMENDMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 1994, Final.
Abstract: The amendments will clarify the rule and ensure it reflects
the EPA's intent.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/03
Final Action 06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local
Additional Information: SAN 4310.
Agency Contact: Dave Salman, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C539--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--0859
Fax: 919 541--5689
Email: salman.dave@epamail.epa.gov
Dianne Byrne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C539--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5342
Fax: 919 541--5689
Email: byrne.dianne@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AI66
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3197. ELECTRIC UTILITY STEAM GENERATING UNIT MACT REGULATION
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 102 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AJ65
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3198. PORTLAND CEMENT MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY NESHAP: AMENDMENT TO
IMPLEMENT COURT REMAND
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63.1340 to 63.1359
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry NESHAP was
promulgated June 14, 1999, and has been codified in 40 Code of Federal
Regulations 63, Subpart LLL. The Sierra Club and the National Lime
Association petitioned the court to review Subpart LLL, while the
American Portland Cement Alliance (APCA) opted to negotiate a
settlement agreement. (Note that there is currently a separate rule
under development to amend Subpart LLL to implement the settlement
agreement with the APCA -- SAN 4524, RIN 2060--AJ57.) On December 15,
2000, a panel of the D.C. Circuit issued its opinion in National Lime
Assn v. EPA. The Court remanded the three standards for which we
established floors of no control (hydrogen chloride [HCl], total
hydrocarbon [THC], and mercury [Hg]). The Court found that we committed
error in not considering other means of control, in particular, control of
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HAPs in raw materials and in fossil fuels. The Court also remanded that
we consider setting beyond--the--floor standards for HAP metals, for
which particulate matter (PM) is a surrogate. This action will consist
of amendments to respond to the court remand.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4585.
Sectors Affected: 32731 Cement Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Keith Barnett, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C504--05, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5605
Fax: 919 541--5600
Email: barnett.keith@epamail.epa.gov
James Crowder, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C504--05, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--5596
Fax: 919 541--5600
Email: crowder.jim@epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AJ78
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3199. NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR COKE OVEN BATTERIES -- RESIDUAL
RISK STANDARDS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, October 27, 2001, NPRM.
Abstract: The Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 112(f), standard to protect
health and the environment is the statutory authority for this
rulemaking. In accordance with Section 112(f)(2), EPA must promulgate
residual risk standards 8 years after promulgation of emission
standards. We promulgated emission standards for charging, topside
leaks, and door leaks at coke ovens on October 27, 1993. This rule will
further reduce coke oven emissions from charging, topside leaks, and
door leaks at the affected coke plants.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/03
Final Action 08/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Additional Information: SAN 4620.
Sectors Affected: 331111 Iron and Steel Mills
Agency Contact: Lula Melton, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C439--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--2910
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: melton.lula@epamail.epa.gov
Dave Guinnup, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C404--01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5368
Fax: 919 541--0840
Email: guinnup.dave@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AJ96
_______________________________________________________________________
3200. NESHAP: ETHYLENE OXIDE FOR STERILIZATION FACILITIES -- RESIDUAL
RISK STANDARDS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, December 6, 2002, Final.
Abstract: EPA developed technology--based standards for this source
category under section 112(d) of the CAA codified in 40 CFR part 63,
subpart O. This source category covers ethylene oxide commercial
sterilizers. The current action, required by section 112(f) of the CAA,
is to assess residual risks and develop additional emission standards,
as necessary, to provide an ample margin of safety.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4654.
Sectors Affected: 3254 Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing;
311942 Spice and Extract Manufacturing
Agency Contact: David Markwordt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C439--04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--0837
Fax: 919 541--0942
Email: markwordt.david@epamail.epa.gov
Susan Wyatt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C439--
04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5674
Fax: 919 541--0942
Email: wyatt.susan@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK09
_______________________________________________________________________
3201. NESHAP: GASOLINE DISTRIBUTION (STAGE I) RESIDUAL RISK STANDARDS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, December 14, 2002, Final.
Abstract: EPA developed technology--based standards for this source
category under section 112(d) of the CAA. The current action, required
by section 112(f) of the CAA, is to assess residual risks and develop
additional emission standards, as necessary, to provide an ample margin
of safety. The sources covered are Stage I gasoline distribution
sources -- i.e., sources of air emissions from processes involved with
the wholesale distribution of gasoline to gas stations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN 4655.
Agency Contact: Stephen Shedd, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C439--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--5397
Fax: 919 685--3195
Email: shedd.steve@epa.gov
K.C. Hustvedt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
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C439--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--5395
RIN: 2060-AK10
_______________________________________________________________________
3202. NESHAP: SOLVENT EXTRACTION FOR VEGETABLE OIL: AMENDMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On April 12, 2001, EPA promulgated National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for solvent extraction
of vegetable oil. This amendment will consider adjustments to that
NESHAP in light of information gained since its promulgation.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/00/04
Final Action 03/00/05
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4672. Split from RIN 2060--AH22.
Sectors Affected: 311225 Fats and Oils Refining and Blending; 311223
Other Oilseed Processing; 311222 Soybean Processing
Agency Contact: Greg Nizich, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C439--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--3078
Fax: 919 541--0246
Email: nizich.greg@epamail.epa.gov
K.C. Hustvedt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C439--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--5395
RIN: 2060-AK32
_______________________________________________________________________
3203. PETITION TO DELIST A HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT (HAP) SOURCE CATEGORY
FROM SECTION 112 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT -- GAS TURBINES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, Other.
Abstract: The Agency has received a petition to remove the gas turbines
source category from the list of hazardous air pollutant sources under
section 112(c) of the Clean Air Act. The Agency must review the
petition and either grant or deny the petition within 12 months of the
date the complete petition is received. If the Agency grants the
petition, a notice of proposed rulemaking will be published in the
Federal Register, allowing the opportunity for public comment. If the
Agency denies the petition, a notice of denial will be published in the
Federal Register providing an explaination of the denial.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM or Notice 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN 4751.
Sectors Affected: 3336 Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission
Equipment Manufacturing; 221112 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
Agency Contact: Kelly Rimer, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C404--01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--2962
Fax: 919 541--0840
Email: rimer.kelly@epamail.epa.gov
Dave Guinnup, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C404--01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5368
Fax: 919 541--0840
Email: guinnup.dave@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK73
_______________________________________________________________________
3204. NATIONAL VOC EMISSION STANDARDS FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS; PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7511b
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 59
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Amendments to the consumer products rule are being proposed
to clarify and correct the rule.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/03
Final Action 12/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN 4309.
Sectors Affected: 32599 All Other Chemical Product Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Bruce Moore, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C504--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--5460
Fax: 919 541--0072
Email: moore.bruce@epamail.epa.gov
Dianne Byrne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C539--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5342
Fax: 919 541--5689
Email: byrne.dianne@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AI62
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3205. CONTROL OF HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FROM MOBILE SOURCES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7521
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80; 40 CFR 86
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule establishes appropriate requirements, based on the
need for and feasibility of additional requirements, to control
hazardous air pollutants (air toxics) from motor vehicles, nonroad
engines and vehicles, and their fuels. The Clean Air Act requires EPA
to periodically revise such requirements. EPA committed to this
rulemaking in its March 29, 2001 rule, Control of Emissions of
Hazardous Air Pollutants From Mobile Sources. Motor vehicles are
significant contributors to national emissions of several hazardous air
pollutants. These pollutants are known or suspected to
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have serious health or environmental impacts. Reducing emissions of
these pollutants will reduce the risk to public health and welfare.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/00/04
Final Action 07/00/05
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN 4748.
Sectors Affected: 3361 Motor Vehicle Manufacturing; 3363 Motor Vehicle
Parts Manufacturing; 32411 Petroleum Refineries; 4227 Petroleum and
Petroleum Products Wholesalers
Agency Contact: Chris Lieske, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, ASD, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214--4584
Fax: 734 214--4050
Email: lieske.christopher@epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK70
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3206. EMISSIONS DURABILITY PROCEDURES FOR NEW LIGHT--DUTY VEHICLES AND
LIGHT--DUTY TRUCKS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7521
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On October 22, 2002 the U. S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.
Circuit vacated durability provisions that automotive manufacturers
used to demonstrate that the emissions of their vehicles would comply
with emission standards for the useful lives of those vehicles. The
Court also required EPA to issue new regulations. This action fulfills
the mandate. The new durability regulations will include options that a
manufacturer may choose from to age preproduction vehicles to determine
the rate of emission deterioration over the vehicle's useful life. The
options will include a prescribed fixed driving cycle and a presribed
bench aging cycle that are used to age prototype vehicles or emission
control components to the equivalent of the useful life period of the
vehicle in a manner that replicates the aging that the vehicle or
components would see in actual use. This rule does not change the
Federal emission standards or the test procedures used to quantify
emissions.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4757.
Sectors Affected: 3361 Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Eldert Bontekoe, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214--4442
Fax: 734 214--4053
Email: bontekoe.eldert@epamail.epa.gov
Linda Hormes, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 734 214--4502
Fax: 734 214--4053
Email: hormes.linda@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK76
_______________________________________________________________________
3207. CONTROL OF METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER (MTBE)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is considering taking action to control the use of methyl
tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), which is an organic compound that is
primarily used as a fuel additive in gasoline. MTBE has been used to
meet the oxygen requirement established by the Federal Reformulated
Gasoline Program (RFG) established by the 1990 amendments to the Clean
Air Act (CAA). Over 85 percent of reformulated gasoline contains MTBE.
EPA is concerned that the widespread use of MTBE may have resulted in
the contamination of groundwater and drinking water supplies,
threatening their future use. While current detections levels are
generally believed to be below levels that may cause public health
concerns, low level MTBE contamination may render water unpotable due
to offensive taste and odor. In November 1998, EPA established a Blue
Ribbon Panel to investigate air quality benefits and water quality
concerns associated with oxygenates, including MTBE, in gasoline, and
to provide independent advice and recommendations on ways to maintain
air quality while protecting water quality. In September 1999, the
panel recommended that the use of MTBE be substantially reduced. EPA is
now evaluating the Blue Ribbon Panel's recommendations, and has
conducted a preliminary review of authorities available to address
risks associated with MTBE. EPA issued an Advance Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking to inform the public of this preliminary inquiry, and to
solicit public comment on possible regulatory action.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 03/24/00 65 FR 16094
NPRM 04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN 4393.
Agency Contact: Joseph Bachman, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 5402, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--3968
Fax: 202 565--2084
Email: bachman.joseph@epamail.epa.gov
Bob Perlis, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 2333A,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564--5636
Email: perlis.robert@epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AJ00
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3208. OPERATING PERMITS: REVISIONS (PART 70)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7661 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 52; 40 CFR 70
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In response to litigation on the operating permits rule
regulations, 40 CFR part 70, to provide more effective implementation
of part 70, and to address comments provided in response to notices of
proposed rulemaking, parts 70, 51 and 52 are
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being revised. The changes will streamline the procedures for revising
stationary--source operating permits issued by State and local
permitting authorities under title V of the Clean Air Act.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM Original 08/29/94 59 FR 44460
Supp NPRM 1 04/27/95 60 FR 20804
Supplemental NPRM 08/31/95 60 FR 45530
NPRM 03/00/04
Final Action 03/00/05
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Additional Information: SAN 3412.
Agency Contact: Ray Vogel, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C304--04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--3153
Fax: 919 541--5509
Email: vogel.ray@epamail.epa.gov
Steve Hitte, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C304--
04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--0886
Fax: 919 541--5509
Email: hitte.steve@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AF70
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3209. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: PROCESS FOR EXEMPTING CRITICAL
AND EMERGENCY USES OF METHYL BROMIDE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7671c
CFR Citation: 40 CFR Part 82
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: With this action, EPA will revise the accelerated phaseout
regulations that govern the production, import, export, transformation
and destruction of substances that deplete the ozone layer. The
amendments will incorporate exemptions permitted under the Montreal
Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and recent changes
to the Clean Air Act. Specifically, the amendments will create a
process to exempt production and consumption of quantities of methyl
bromide for critical and emergency uses from the 2005 phaseout of
methyl bromide. Because this is an exemption, the rule will confer a
benefit on affected entities.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN 4535.
Agency Contact: Kate Choban, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--9295
Fax: 202 565--2155
Email: choban.kate@epamail.epa.gov
Tom Land, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--9185
Fax: 202--565--2155
Email: land.tom@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AJ63
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3210. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: ADJUSTING ALLOWANCES FOR CLASS
I SUBSTANCES FOR EXPORT TO ARTICLE 5 COUNTRIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7601; 42 USC 7671 to 7671q
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action reinforces the economic incentives related to the
transition of Article 5 countries to ozone--depleting substance
alternatives. Currently, Article 5 allowances are determined as a
percentage of total production allowances assigned to US companies for
Class I ozone--depleting substances. In accordance with the Beijing
Amendments of the Montreal Protocol, this action establishes Article 5
allowances independently of total production allowances.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4697.
Agency Contact: Kate Choban, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--9295
Fax: 202 565--2155
Email: choban.kate@epamail.epa.gov
Tom Land, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--9185
Fax: 202--565--2155
Email: land.tom@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK45
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3211. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: RECONSIDERATION OF SECTION 608
SALES RESTRICTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7671(g) ``CAA 608''
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82(F)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is amending the rule on refrigerant recycling,
promulgated under section 608 of the Clean Air Act to clarify how the
statutory venting prohibition of the Act applies to refrigerants that
are used as substitutes for CFC and HCFC ozone--depleting refrigerants.
It also exempts refrigerants that are used as substitutes for CFC and
HCFC ozone--depleting refrigerants. It also exempts certain substitute
refrigerants from the prohibition on the basis of current evidence that
their release does not pose a threat to the environment. In addition,
EPA is extending the refrigerant sales restriction to substitute
refrigerants that consist of an ozone--depleting substance.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 12/00/03
Final Action 12/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 3673.
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Agency Contact: Julius Banks, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--9870
Fax: 202--565--2155
Email: banks.julius@epamail.epa.gov
Tom Land, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--9185
Fax: 202--565--2155
Email: land.tom@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG20
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3212. FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (FIP) FOR THE BILLINGS/LAUREL,
MONTANA, SULFUR DIOXIDE (SO2) AREA
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1701 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 52
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The State of Montana submitted a sulfur dioxide (SO2) State
Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Billings/Laurel, Montana, area. On 5/
2/02 and 5/22/03 we partially approved and partially disapproved
Montana's SO2 SIP for Billings/Laurel. EPA intends to propose a Federal
Implementation Plan (FIP) to cover those parts of the State's plan we
disapproved. EPA's FIP will assure that the Billings/Laurel area will
attain and maintain the SO2 NAAQS.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 09/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN 4542.
Sectors Affected: 32411 Petroleum Refineries
Agency Contact: Laurie Ostrand, Environmental Protection Agency,
Regional Office Denver, 8P--AR, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 303--312--6437
Fax: 303 312--6064
Email: ostrand.laurie@epamail.epa.gov
Cindy Cody, Environmental Protection Agency, Regional Office Denver,
8P--AR, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 303--312--6228
Fax: 303 312--6064
Email: cody.cynthia@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2008-AA00
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3213. INSPECTION/MAINTENANCE RECALL REQUIREMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7511(a)(2)(b); 42 USC 7511(a)(2)(b)(2)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action specifies requirements for enhanced I/M programs
to establish a program to ensure compliance with recall notices. This
is pursuant to the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/00/04
Final Action 04/00/05
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 3262.
Agency Contact: Buddy Polovick, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6406, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734--214--4928
Fax: 734 214--4052
Email: polovick.buddy@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AE22
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3214. INSPECTION MAINTENANCE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL
FACILITIES; AMENDMENT TO THE FINAL RULE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 23 USC 101; 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51 (Revision); 40 CFR 93 (New)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has had oversight
and policy development authority for Inspection and Maintenance (I/M)
programs since the passage of the Clean Air Act (CAA) in 1970. The 1977
amendments to the CAA mandated I/M for certain areas with long--term
air quality problems and the 1990 amendments set forth standards for
implementation of I/M programs. EPA used the statutory requirements of
the Act, including I/M requirements for Federal facilities, to
promulgate regulations which states would use in the development of
their I/M State Implementation Plans (SIPs). Those rule requirements
effectively gave States certain authorities over the Federal
government. The Department of Justice has now ruled that Federal
sovereign immunity was not fully waived under the CAA for those
requirements and EPA should amend its rule to remove the requirement
that States include those elements in their SIPs. EPA is proposing to:
(1) Amend the Federal facilities I/M requirements by removing that
section; (2) correct existing I/M SIP approval actions which include
these elements; (3) establish new Federal facilities I/M program
requirements which Federal facilities in I/M program areas must meet in
order to comply with the Act; and (4) designate for each State which
section of the Act Federal agencies must comply with based on how that
State promulgated its I/M regulations. These changes will have minimal
to no impact on the States as no new requirements are being created.
The States are under no obligation, legal or otherwise, to modify
existing SIPs meeting the previously applicable requirements as a
result of this action, nor will emissions reduction credit be affected.
However, the changes will clarify for affected Federal facilities what
they must do to meet the CAA requirements by establishing new
regulations per those requirements.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Additional Information: SAN 4348.
Agency Contact: Buddy Polovick, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6406, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734--214--4928
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Fax: 734 214--4052
Email: polovick.buddy@epamail.epa.gov
Sara Schneeberg, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564--5592
Email: schneeberg.sara@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AI97
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3215. AMBIENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING REGULATIONS: REVISIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 50 (Revision); 40 CFR 53 (Revision); 40 CFR 58
(Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Air pollution control authorities use air quality data to
determine compliance with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards
and in subsequent work to develop air pollution mitigation strategies.
The data come primarily from ambient air monitoring stations run by
state and local agencies, although federal, tribal, and industrial
organizations also run stations. The design of the monitoring networks
is regulated under 40 CFR 58. This rule was originally written in 1979
and several revisions have been made in the intervening years. Air
pollution control authorities have improved their parts of the network
in response to changes in air quality, advances in the understanding of
the movements and health effects of air pollutants, and developments in
air pollution measurement technology. EPA has also cooperated with air
pollution control authorities to improve the networks, but we have not
revised the applicable regulations comprehensively. The proposed
revisions would remove real or perceived constraints on redeploying air
monitoring stations; more accurately reflect the roles of EPA and other
control authorities in designing, reviewing, and modifying networks;
bring provisions related to quality assurance up to date; and recognize
technological changes. The current regulations require states to
develop plans to deploy air monitoring networks, but they do not
emphasize administering the networks. States generally develop new
plans only when new monitoring is needed, such as for a new NAAQS. The
regulations need to be revised to reflect the roles of EPA and the
state and local agencies.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 12/00/03
Final Action 04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN 4421.
Sectors Affected: 92411 Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste
Management; 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Lee Byrd, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C339--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--5367
Fax: 919 541--1903
Email: byrd.lee@epa.gov
Mike Papp, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C339--
02, RTP, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--2408
Fax: 919 541--1903
Email: papp.michael@epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AJ25
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3216. REVISIONS TO REGIONAL HAZE RULE TO ADDRESS CONCERNS RAISED BY DC
CIRCUIT REGARDING BEST AVAILABLE RETROFIT TECHNOLOGY (BART)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410; 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7421; 42 USC 7470 to
7479; 42 USC 7491; 42 USC 7492; 42 USC 7601; 42 USC 7602
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.308(e)(1); 40 CFR 51 app Y (New)
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, April 15, 2004, NPRM.
Final, Judicial, April 15, 2005, Final.
Abstract: To meet the Clean Air Act's requirements, EPA published the
regional haze rule on July 1, 1999 (64 FR 35714). On May 24, 2002, the
DC Circuit vacated certain provisions of the regional haze rule related
to best available retrofit technology (BART). Because of this court
decision, we need to propose and publish revised BART provisions in the
regional haze rule. The purpose of this effort is to provide the
appropriate changes to the BART requirements and guidelines, and to
address additional issues related to reasonable progress goals for the
visibility program. On July 20, 2001, we proposed guidelines intended
to add further clarifications to the BART requirements in the regional
haze rule. Since then, due to additional information that has come to
light since that proposal, we have decided that a supplemental proposal
is needed.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM Resubmittal 07/20/01 66 FR 38108
Supplemental NPRM 04/00/04
Final Action 04/00/05
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN 4450.
Agency Contact: Kathy Kaufman, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C504--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--0102
Fax: 919 541--5489
Email: kaufman.kathy@epamail.epa.gov
Todd Hawes, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C504--
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5591
Fax: 919 541--5489
Email: hawes.todd@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AJ31
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3217. CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM MOTOR VEHICLES AND ENGINES:
ALTERNATIVE LOW--SULFUR HIGHWAY DIESEL FUEL TRANSITION PROGRAM FOR
ALASKA
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7545; 42 USC 7601(a); 42 USC
7625--1
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 69 and 80 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action will carry out a flexibility provision for Alaska
that was included in EPA's heavy--duty diesel rule, which was
promulgated on
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January 18, 2001. That rule established more stringent national
emission standards for heavy--duty highway vehicles and engines for the
2007 model year, and a technology--enabling sulfur limit of 15 ppm for
highway diesel fuel beginning in 2006. In that rule, EPA recognized
Alaska's unique geographical, meteorological, air quality, and economic
factors and provided Alaska an opportunity to develop its own plan to
transition to low--sulfur highway diesel fuel, as an alternative to the
national transition program. Our goal in offering this flexibility is
to transition Alaska into the low--sulfur fuel program in a manner that
minimizes costs, while ensuring that the new vehicles and engines
receive the low--sulfur fuel they need. As stated in the Federal
Register notice for the diesel rule, if Alaska submits an alternative
plan by April 1, 2002, and if EPA determines that it provides a
reasonable alternative, EPA intends to initiate rulemaking and, within
one year from the date of Alaska's submittal, promulgate a final rule
to incorporate the alternative plan. A stakeholder process to develop
options is already underway in Alaska, and the State informed EPA that
it intends to submit an alternative transition plan in late 2001 or
early 2002. This action will be in response to that anticipated
submittal.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN 4570.
Sectors Affected: 336112 Light Truck and Utility Vehicle Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Richard Babst, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, EN--340--F, 6406--J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--9473
Fax: 202 565--2085
Email: babst.richard@epamail.epa.gov
Mike Shields, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
6406--J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--9038
Fax: 202 565--2085
Email: shields.mike@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AJ72
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3218. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO GRANT ALTERNATIVE METHOD APPROVALS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: ``Not Yet Determined''
CFR Citation: 00 CFR NYD
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Currently, stationary source regulations cite specific test
methods to demonstrate compliance. If a source locates a test method
which will measure the regulated pollutant(s) with similar precision
and accuracy to the method cited in the regulation, and would like to
use the alternative method, the source must petition the EPA (along
with data documenting the applicability of the alternative) to allow
the alternative method. Each of these alternative method approvals by
letter may currently only be granted to a specific source. Source
category--wide approvals must be published for comment in the Federal
Register. Due to budgetary and time constraints, the process constrains
industry trade associations from developing and submitting alternative
test methods. Therefore, the purpose of this rulemaking is to modify
the regulations to allow source category--wide alternative method
approvals to be issued by letter.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN 4547.
Agency Contact: Rima Howell, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, D205--02, EMC Building, D205--02, Research Triangle Park, NC
27711
Phone: 919--541--0443
Fax: 919 541--1039
Email: howell.rima@epamail.epa.gov
Conniesue Oldham, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
D205--02, D205--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--7774
Email: oldham.conniesue@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AJ83
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3219. ADOPTION OF THE AMENDED INTERNATIONAL NOX STANDARD FOR AIRCRAFT
ENGINES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq; ``CAA 231 to 232''; 42 USC 7571 to
7572; 5 USC 552(a)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 87.1; 40 CFR 87.21; 40 CFR 87.64; 40 CFR 87.71; 40
CFR 87.10; 40 CFR 87.31(b); 40 CFR 87.82; 40 CFR 87.89
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The purpose of this proposed rulemaking is to amend the
existing United States regulations governing the exhaust emissions from
new commercial aircraft gas turbine engines. The amendment will codify
into United States law the recently amended voluntary NOx emission
standard of the United Nation's International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO), thus bringing the United States emission standards
into alignment with the internationally adopted standards. This NOx
standard was adopted at the ICAO/Committee on Aviation Environmental
Protection (CAEP) 4 meeting in 1998. The implementation of the standard
is to begin in January 2004. Further, this amendment will establish
consistency between U.S. and international requirements and test
procedures. This action is necessary to ensure that domestic commercial
aircraft meet international standards and the public can be assured
that they are receiving the air quality benefits of the international
standards.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN 4631.
Sectors Affected: 33641 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing;
336412 Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing; 3336 Engine,
Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing; 336413 Other
Aircraft Part and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
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Agency Contact: Byran Manning, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6407, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214--4816
Fax: 734 214--4018
Email: sutton.tia@epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK01
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3220. MODIFICATION OF ANTI--DUMPING BASELINES FOR GASOLINE PRODUCED OR
IMPORTED FOR USE IN HAWAII, ALASKA AND THE U.S. TERRITORIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7545; 42 USC 7601(a)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: ``Dumping'' refers to the practice whereby refiners making
clean fuels for certain markets (such as reformulated gasoline for
clean--air purposes) take the pollutants removed from the clean fuels
and ``dump'' them into other fuels they are producing for other
markets. This, if allowed, would make those other fuels even dirtier
than before, and so the Clean Air Act prohibits this practice. EPA has
existing ``anti--dumping'' rules on the books that codify this Clean
Air Act prohibition. This action proposes to allow refiners and
importers of conventional gasoline produced or imported for use in
Hawaii, Alaska, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands,
Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to petition
EPA to modify their baselines to use the most appropriate seasonal
baseline and Complex Model for purposes of compliance with the RFG
program's anti--dumping requirements.
Specifically, this action would allow refiners and importers to
petition EPA to use the summer Complex Model for all anti--dumping
baseline and compliance determinations for conventional gasoline
produced or imported for use in Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands. This action would allow refiners and importers to
petition EPA to use the winter Complex Model for all anti--dumping
baseline and compliance purposes in Alaska. We are proposing this
action to address certain inconsistencies in the RFG program's anti--
dumping provisions which may have significant unintended negative
impacts on refiners and importers. In addition, this action proposes to
modify the anti--dumping provisions to address compliance in certain
situations where a refinery becomes nonoperational during the annual
averaging period. This action is intended to address compliance issues
where a refinery does not produce sufficient ``summer'' gasoline to
offset the higher emissions of ``winter'' gasoline due to the refinery
becoming non--operational during the annual averaging period. Today's
proposed actions would not compromise the environmental goals of the
RFG program, or result in any environmental degradation. Today's
proposed actions would not have any negative impact on small businesses
or state/local/tribal governments.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4632.
Agency Contact: Marilyn Bennett, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6406J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--8989
Fax: 202 565--2085
Email: bennett.marilyn@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK02
_______________________________________________________________________
3221. PERFORMANCE--BASED MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR FUELS: CRITERIA FOR
SELF--QUALIFYING ALTERNATIVE TEST METHODS; DESCRIPTION OF OPTIONAL
STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7545
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Transportation fuels (like gasoline and diesel fuel) are
regulated by EPA under the Clean Air Act to control the emissions that
result when they are burned in engines, and also to protect engines'
emission control equipment. Fuels regulations require measurement of
various of the fuels' properties, and prescribe ``designated''
analytical methods for that purpose. This regulation is intended to
provide a way for regulated parties to self--qualify alternatives to
the designated measurement methods that may be cheaper, quicker,
simpler, more amenable to automation, or otherwise preferable. The
regulation will also prescribe a minimum level of statistical quality
control for all fuels test methods, designated or alternative. The
regulations should quicken the adoption of new measurement technologies
by removing the need for multiple method--specific rule--makings, but
to do so in a way that will not degrade the performance of the overall
measurement system. The qualification criteria are designed to admit
only methods that are as precise as the designated methods and can be
made to accurately predict designated method measurements. Introduction
of statistical quality control for all methods should improve
measurement precision and accuracy in actual practice across all
methods.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4633.
Sectors Affected: 324199 All Other Petroleum and Coal Products
Manufacturing; 54199 All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical
Services; 42271 Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals; 48691 Pipeline
Transportation of Refined; 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument
Manufacturing
Agency Contact: John Holley, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6406J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--9305
Fax: 202 233--9557
Email: holley.john@epamail.epa.gov
Joe Sopata, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 6406J,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--9034
Fax: 202 565--2085
Email: sopata.joe@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK03
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3222. TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY RULE AMENDMENTS FOR NEW 8--HOUR
OZONE AND PM2.5 NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401--7671q
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51 and 93
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The transportation conformity rule ensures that
transportation planning is consistent with a state's plans for
achieving the air quality standards. These amendments to the existing
transportation conformity rule are necessary as a result of the new 8--
hour ozone and PM2.5 air quality standards. The main issues that will
be addressed in these amendments are the regional emissions tests that
apply before new SIPs are submitted and which particulate matter
provisions of the rule apply to PM2.5.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 11/00/03
Final Action 04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State
Additional Information: SAN 4811.
Agency Contact: Meg Patulski, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734--214--4842
Fax: 734 214--4052
Email: patulski.meg@epamail.epa.gov
Angela Spickard, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 734 214--4283
Fax: 734 214--4052
Email: spickard.angela@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AL73
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3223. PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION (PSD) AND
NONATTAINMENT NEW SOURCE REVIEW (NSR): ALLOWABLES PLANTWIDE
APPLICABILITY LIMIT (PAL), AGGREGATION, AND DEBOTTLENECKING
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 104 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AL75
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3224. RULE TO REDUCE INTERSTATE TRANSPORT OF FINE PARTICULATE
MATTER AND OTHER POLLUTANTS (INTERSTATE TRANSPORT RULE)
Priority: Economically Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect the private sector under PL
104-4.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410(a)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 72; 40 CFR 75; 40 CFR 96
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Many pollutant types and sources contribute to ambient levels
of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone that exceed national air
quality standards, and to regional haze that adversely affects
visibility in Federal class I areas. Some of these pollutants may
originate tens or hundreds of miles from the areas where violations of
the national ambient air quality standards are detected, from sources
that are outside the jurisdiction of the State that is harmed. The
Clean Air Act requires that a State take steps to prevent emissions
from sources located within its boundaries from interfering with a
downwind State's ability to meet air quality standards, or interfering
with measures to protect visibility. EPA believes it is important to
address interstate transport for PM2.5 prior to the time when State
plans addressing nonattainment of the standards are completed, so that
States can rely on upwind reductions when developing plans for
attaining the standards. The Bush Administration has proposed Clear
Skies legislation that will help reduce interstate transport of
pollution from the largest emitters in the power generation sector.
This mandatory program would dramatically reduce sulfur dioxide (SO2),
nitrogen oxides (NOx), and mercury by setting a national cap on
emissions of each pollutant from power generators. Trading would
provide sources with flexibility to reduce their emissions in most
efficient and least costly way. EPA prefers to address the issue of
transported pollution from power generators through Clear Skies
legislation rather than rulemaking. Because enactment of legislation is
inherently uncertain, in addition to promoting legislation EPA is
initiating this rulemaking as a potential substitute to achieve part of
what would be achieved by Clear Skies. Also, if analysis warrants, this
rulemaking could supplement legislation by addressing categories of
emissions sources not covered by the legislation. Further, EPA will
conduct updated transport analyses t determine whether emission
reductions beyond the already--promulgated NOx SIP Call (63 FR 57355)
are warranted for purposes of the 8--hour ozone standard. Under the
interstate transport rule, EPA would establish State--level emissions
budgets for transported pollutants, and offer compliance flexibility in
the form of an emissions trading program.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 03/00/04
Final Action 03/00/05
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN 4794.
Agency Contact: Scott Mathias, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD--15, C539--01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5310
Fax: 919 541--0237
Email: mathias.scott@epamail.epa.gov
Joe Paisie, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C504--
02, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 919--541--5556
Email: paisie.joe@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AL76
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3225. SECTION 126 RULE: LIFTING THE 8--HOUR STAY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7426
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 52; 40 CFR 75; 40 CFR 97
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 29, 2004, Final.
Abstract: Section 126 of the CAA allows States to petition EPA for a
finding that emissions from stationary sources in other States
significantly contribute to nonattainment problems in the petitioning
State. If EPA approves a petition, EPA would establish Federal
requirements for the sources. In April 1999, EPA finalized action on 8
petitions submitted by Northeastern States for purposes of mitigating
interstate transport of NOx, one of the main precursors of ground--
level ozone. Subsequent court rulings caused EPA to stay the portion of
the rule based on the 8--hour ozone standard. Now, the aforementioned
court challenges have been resolved, enabling EPA to lift the stay on
the 8--hour portion of the rule. This action would accomplish the
removal of that stay.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 02/00/04
Final Action 08/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4095.1. Split from RIN 2060--AH88.
Agency Contact: Carla Oldham, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C539--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--3347
Fax: 919 541--0824
Email: oldham.carla@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AL79
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3226. AMENDMENT TO MARINE DIESEL RULE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7621 et seq; 42 USC 7542 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 94
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In February 2003, we adopted emission standards for Category
3 marine diesel engines. The changes to 40 CFR part 94 inadvertently
displaced some of the provisions we had recently established for
recreational marine diesel engines in November 2002. This direct final
rule corrects these errors; these corrections are intended merely to
replace regulatory text we originally adopted under each program.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/03
Direct Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN 4622.1. Split from RIN 2060--AJ98.
Agency Contact: Karl Simon, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564--1106
Email: simon.karl@epamail.epa.gov
Alan Stout, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214--4805
Fax: 734--214--4834
Email: stout.alan@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AL81
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3227. SECTION 126 RULE: WITHDRAWAL OF FINDINGS FOR SOURCES IN
MICHIGAN
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 52.34
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In response to petitions submitted by four Northeastern
States, in January 2000, EPA issued the Section 126 Rule which required
sources in Michigan and certain other States to reduce nitrogen oxides
(NOx) emissions for the purpose of reducing interstate ozone transport.
EPA coordinated the Section 126 Rule with another rule known as the NOx
State implementation plan (SIP) Call, which also addresses ozone
transport in the eastern half of the United States. EPA established a
mechanism in the Section 126 Rule whereby the rule would be withdrawn
for sources in a State if the State submitted, and EPA approved, a SIP
that complied with the NOx SIP Call. This was a practical way to
address the overlap between the two rules and avoid having sources be
subject to two sets of potentially different NOx transport control
requirements. As the result of court actions, the compliance dates for
the Section 126 Rule and the NOx SIP Call have been delayed and the NOx
SIP Call has been divided into two phases. Therefore, in a separate
action, EPA recently proposed to revise the Section 126 Rule withdrawal
provision so that it will continue to operate under these new
circumstances. Under that proposal, where a State submits a NOx SIP
that meets only Phase 1 of the NOx SIP Call, EPA would need to make a
determination that the SIP controls the total group of Section 126
sources to the same stringency as the Section 126 Rule would before the
Section 126 Rule could be withdrawn. The EPA has reviewed and is in the
process of approving the Michigan NOx SIP. In this current action, EPA
is proposing that the SIP meets the newly proposed Section 126 Rule
withdrawal criteria, and therefore, EPA is proposing to withdraw the
redundant Section 126 Rule for sources in Michigan.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local
Additional Information: SAN 4796.
Agency Contact: Carla Oldham, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C539--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--3347
Fax: 919 541--0824
Email: oldham.carla@epamail.epa.gov
Doug Grano, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C539--
02, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 919--541--3292
Fax: 919 541--0824
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Email: grano.doug@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AL83
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3228. LIFTING THE STAY OF THE 8--HOUR PORTION OF THE FINDINGS OF
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION AND RULEMAKING FOR PURPOSES OF REDUCING
INTERSTATE OZONE TRANSPORT (NOX SIP CALL)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.121
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action would amend a final rule EPA issued under section
110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) related to interstate transport of
pollutants. EPA is proposing to lift the stay of our findings in the
nitrogen oxides State Implementation Plan Call (NOx SIP Call) contained
in 40 CFR 51.121(a)(2), related to the 8--hour ozone national ambient
air quality standards (NAAQS). The findings were stayed in a final rule
published in the Federal Register on September 18, 2000 (65 FR 56245).
This action does not create any new requirements; it merely
reinstitutes a requirement of the NOx SIP Call that had previously been
stayed. The background on the NOx SIP Call and the aforementioned stay
are as follows: In the final NOx SIP Call, EPA found that emissions of
NOx from 22 States and the District of Columbia (hereinafter referred
to as 23 States) significantly contribute to downwind areas'
nonattainment of the 1--hour ozone NAAQS. EPA also separately found
that NOx emissions from the same 23 States significantly contribute to
downwind nonattainment of the 8--hour ozone NAAQS. Subsequently, the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C.
Circuit) remanded the 8--hour ozone NAAQS. [American Trucking
Associations, Inc. v. EPA, 175 F.3d 1027 on rehearing 195 F.3d 4 (D.C.
Cir. 1999).] EPA stayed the 8--hour basis of the NOx SIP Call rule
based on the uncertainty created by the D.C. Circuit's decision. EPA
have now completed the actions necessary to address the aforementioned
remand, and therefore is now conducting rulemaking to lift the stay.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Local, State
Additional Information: SAN 4797.
Agency Contact: Jan King, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C539--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5665
Fax: 919 541--0824
Email: king.jan@epamail.epa.gov
Doug Grano, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C539--
02, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 919--541--3292
Fax: 919 541--0824
Email: grano.doug@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AL84
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3229. DEFERRAL OF EFFECTIVE DATE OF NONATTAINMENT DESIGNATIONS
FOR 8--HOUR OZONE NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY
ACTION COMPACT AREAS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7407; 42 USC 7601
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 81
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is proposing to defer the effective date of nonattainment
air quality designations for ``Early Action Compact Areas'' that are
violating the 8--hour ozone national ambient air quality standard, but
have agreed to reduce ground--level ozone pollution earlier than the
Clean Air Act requires. This proposal establishes the first of three
dates by which EPA would defer the effective date of nonattainment
designations for any of these areas that continues to meet all compact
milestones. In a separate action, EPA will designate these areas
``nonattainment'' by April 15, 2004; however, as long as Early Action
Compact areas meet agreed--upon milestones, the impact of nonattainment
designation for the 8--hour ozone standard will be deferred until
September 30, 2005.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/03
Final Action 04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Local, State
Additional Information: SAN 4798.
Agency Contact: David Cole, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD--15, C539--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5565
Fax: 919 541--0824
Email: cole.david@epamail.epa.gov
Valerie Broadwell, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C539--02, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 919--541--3310
Fax: 919 541--0824
Email: broadwell.valerie@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AL85
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3230. AMENDMENTS TO THE PHASE 2 REQUIREMENTS FOR SPARK--IGNITION
NONROAD ENGINES LESS THAN 19 KILOWATTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7547
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 90 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA adopted phase 2 requirements for small (less than 19
kilowatts) spark--ignition (gasoline) nonroad engines in March 1999 and
April 2000. The Phase 2 requirements are being phased--in between 2001
and 2007. (The majority of the engines covered by these regulations are
used in lawn and garden applications.) In February 2003, the Outdoor
Power Equipment Institute, a trade group representing engine
manufacturers, petitioned EPA and requested several changes to the
phase 2 regulations. This rulemaking includes several amendments to the
phase 2 requirements intended to ensure a smooth transition to the
phase 2 standards for engine manufacturers. The amendments contain a
number of changes to the averaging, banking, and
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trading program and to the certification process.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 11/00/03
Direct Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4801.
Agency Contact: Philip Carlson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, ASD, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734--214--4270
Fax: 734 214--4816
Email: carlson.philip@epamail.epa.gov
Glenn Passavant, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
ASD, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 734--214--4408
Email: passavant.glenn@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AL88
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3231. AMENDMENTS TO LEATHER FINISHING NESHAP
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On February 27, 2002, EPA promulgated National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for the Leather
Finishing Operations industry. EPA was subsequently petitioned by two
affected facilities concerning the definition of specialty leather. EPA
has engaged in negotiations with these facilities concerning the
definition and is issuing these technical corrections to address the
concerns. The amendments to the rule will clarify the definition of
specialty leather and provide a means of determining what kinds of
leather meet the definition of specialty leather.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/03
Final Action 11/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4802.
Agency Contact: William Schrock, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C504--04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--5032
Fax: 919 541--3470
Email: schrock.bill@epa.gov
Randy Waite, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C504--
04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5447
Fax: 919 541--3470
Email: waite.randy@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AL89
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3232. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE; ALLOWANCE SYSTEM FOR
CONTROLLING HCFC PRODUCTION, IMPORT AND EXPORT; CORRECTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7601; 42 USC 7671
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Although an allowance allocation system for controlling
hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) production, import, and export was
established with publication of the final rule on January 21, 2003 (SAN
4120, RIN 2060--AH67), several issues associated with that system have
arisen that need to be amended for clarity and consistency.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4804.
Agency Contact: Vera Au, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--2216
Fax: 202--565--2156
Email: au.vera@epamail.epa.gov
Tom Land, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--9185
Fax: 202--565--2155
Email: land.tom@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AL90
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3233. AMENDMENTS TO THE NESHAP FOR CELLULOSE PRODUCTS
MANUFACTURING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On July 11, 2002, EPA promulgated National Emission Standards
for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for the Cellulose Products
Manufacturing industry. The EPA was subsequently petitioned by two
affected facilities concerning several issues. The EPA has engaged in
negotiations with these facilities concerning the issues and is issuing
these amendments to address the concerns. The amendments clarify
several definitions and provide clearer and consistent directions on
complying with the standards.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/03
Final Action 11/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4808.
Agency Contact: William Schrock, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C504--04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--5032
Fax: 919 541--3470
Email: schrock.bill@epa.gov
Randy Waite, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C504--
04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5447
Fax: 919 541--3470
Email: waite.randy@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AL91
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3234. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: PROCESS FOR EXEMPTING
EMERGENCY USES OF METHYL BROMIDE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: PL 105--277, sec 764
CFR Citation: 40 CFR Part 82
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Under the Clean Air Act and the Montreal Protocol on
substances that deplete the ozone layer, this rule will seek to create
an exemption for emergency uses of methyl bromide, an ozone depleting
substance, after the phase--out date of 2005. This exemption will be
limited to no more than 20 metric tons per emergency event. This is a
deregulatory action that will decrease burden on producers, importers,
distributors and applicators of methyl bromide as well as end--users of
methyl bromide who are growers and owners of stored food products while
still achieving the environmental objectives of the program.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/03
Final Action 02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4819.
Agency Contact: Kate Choban, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--9295
Fax: 202 565--2155
Email: choban.kate@epamail.epa.gov
Hodayah Finman, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--2651
Fax: 202 565--2079
Email: finman.hodayah@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AL94
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3235. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: QUANTITY ALLOCATION OF
METHYL BROMIDE AFTER THE PHASEOUT FOR CRITICAL USE EXEMPTIONS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: PL 105--277, sec 764
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Under the Clean Air Act and the Montreal Protocol on
substances that deplete the ozone layer, this rule will seek to
allocate quantities of methyl bromide for critical use exemptions to
entities within the United States based on amounts of methyl bromide
authorized by the parties to the Montreal Protocol for use after the
2005 phase--out date. This action is a deregulatory action that will
reduce burden on producers, importers, distributors and applicators of
methyl bromide as well as end--users of methyl bromide who are growers
and owners of stored food products.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/03
Final Action 02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4820.
Agency Contact: Hodayah Finman, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--2651
Fax: 202 565--2079
Email: finman.hodayah@epamail.epa.gov
Tom Land, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--9185
Fax: 202--565--2155
Email: land.tom@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AL95
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3236. FIVE--YEAR REVIEW OF MACT STANDARDS FOR LARGE MWC
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, April 30, 2004, NPRM.
Final, Judicial, June 30, 2006, Final.
Abstract: Under section 129 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), EPA is required
to adopt and implement maximum achievable control technology (MACT)
standards for both new and existing large municipal waste combustion
units (MWC). Those MACT standards have been adopted and fully
implemented with all retrofits completed. Section 129(a)(5)of the CAA
requires EPA to review and, if necessary, revise those standards every
5 years. This rulemaking addresses those requirements and is the first
5--year review of the MACT standards. Implementation of these MACT
standards has been highly effective and has reduced dioxin/furan
emissions by more than 99 percent since 1990 and mercury emissions by
more than 95 percent since 1990. Similar reductions have occurred for
other CAA section 129 pollutants.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/00/04
Final Action 06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN 4829.
Agency Contact: Walt Stevenson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C--439--01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5264
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: stevenson.walt@epamail.epa.gov
Robert Wayland, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C--
439--01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--1045
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: wayland.robertj@epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AL97
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3237. ALTERNATIVE WORK PRACTICE FOR LEAK DETECTION AND REPAIR
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60, subpart GGG
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would amend existing regulations controlling
emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) from oil refineries under
Clean Air Act section 111. These regulations are codified at 40 CFR
part 60, subpart GGG. These regulations require periodic leak detection
and repair (LDAR) of pumps and valves. The current work practice
requires each pump and valve to be individually monitored for leaks.
Refineries have had LDAR programs in place for nearly 20 years and view
them as burdensome because they are labor intensive. Newer laser based
monitoring technology is being developed which will detect leaks at a
reduced costs because of the ability to monitor multiple components at
one time. This rule would amend the existing regulations which affect
refineries to enable the plant operators to use the new technology.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/00/04
Final Action 04/00/05
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4830.
Agency Contact: David Markwordt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C439--04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--0837
Fax: 919 541--0942
Email: markwordt.david@epamail.epa.gov
Susan Wyatt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C439--
04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5674
Fax: 919 541--0942
Email: wyatt.susan@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AL98
_______________________________________________________________________
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Final Rule Stage
Clean Air Act (CAA)
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3238. SOURCE--SPECIFIC FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR NAVAJO GENERATING
STATION; NAVAJO NATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: ``Not Yet Determined''
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 123
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA proposes to federalize standards from the Arizona and New
Mexico State Implementation Plans (SIPS) applicable to the Navajo
generating station. Where necessary, EPA's proposed emission standards
modify the standards extracted from the States' regulatory programs to
ensure comprehensive emission control and Federal consistency.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/08/99 64 FR 48725
Notice 01/26/00 65 FR 4244
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4315. Formerly listed as RIN 2060--AI79
Agency Contact: Doug McDaniel, Environmental Protection Agency,
Regional Office San Francisco, AIR8, San Francisco, CA 94105--3901
Phone: 415--744--1246
Email: mcdaniel.doug@epamail.epa.gov
Colleen McKaughan, Environmental Protection Agency, Regional Office San
Francisco, AIR1, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 520--498--0118
Fax: 520--498--1333
Email: mckaughan.colleen@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2009-AA00
_______________________________________________________________________
3239. SOURCE--SPECIFIC FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR NAVAJO GENERATING
STATION; FOUR CORNERS POWER PLANT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1740
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA proposes to federalize standards from the Arizona and New
Mexico State Implementation Plans (SIPS) applicable to the Four Corners
Plant, respectively. Where necessary, EPA's proposed emission standards
modify the standards extracted from the States' regulatory programs to
ensure comprehensive emission control and Federal consistency.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/08/99 64 FR 48731
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN 3569. NPRM-- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/
EPA--; AIR/1999/September/Day--08 /a23277.htm.; Formerly listed as RIN
2060--AF42
Agency Contact: Doug McDaniel, Environmental Protection Agency,
Regional Office San Francisco, AIR8, San Francisco, CA 94105--3901
Phone: 415--744--1246
Email: mcdaniel.doug@epamail.epa.gov
Colleen McKaughan, Environmental Protection Agency, Regional Office San
Francisco, AIR1, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 520--498--0118
Fax: 520--498--1333
Email: mckaughan.colleen@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2009-AA01
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3240. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS: RISK MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMS REQUIREMENTS UNDER CLEAN AIR ACT SECTION 112(R)(7); AMENDMENTS
TO THE SUBMISSION SCHEDULE AND DATA REQUIREMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412(r)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 68
Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, June 21, 2004, Other.
Abstract: On June 20, 1996, EPA published risk management planning
regulations mandated under the accidental release prevention provisions
of the Clean Air Act (CAA). Sources with more than a threshold quantity
of a regulated substance in a process are required to develop and
implement a risk management program that includes, for covered
processes, a five--year accident history, an off--site consequence
analysis, a prevention program, and an emergency response program. The
owners and operators of these sources must submit a risk management
plan (RMP) that summarizes the source's implementation of the risk
management program. The RMPs are to be made available to Federal,
state, and local emergency planning and response agencies and to the
public through a central location. The first submissions were received
in June 1999; to date, approximately 15,000 sources have submitted
RMPs.
EPA is proposing to modify the submission schedule under the risk
management program by adding two triggers to the requirements to
correct or update the RMP: (a) sources who have an accident that meets
the criteria for the five year accident history be required to update
their RMP within six months of the date of the accident; and (b)
sources will be required to correct their emergency contact information
within one month of a change in the information. EPA is also proposing
to add four data elements to the RMP: (a) a mandatory data element for
sources to provide the e--mail address for the emergency contact; (b)
new data elements for sources to provide the reason for an RMP update
(e.g. new regulated substance onsite, etc.) or correction; (c) a new
five--year accident history data element requirement for the owner or
operator to provide an indication of whether the accident involved an
uncontrolled/runaway reaction; and (d) additional data elements for
sources that use a contractor to fill out the RMP to provide their
name, address and telephone number. Finally, EPA proposes to remove the
requirement for sources to discuss the off--site consequence analysis
(i.e, worst--case accidental release scenario(s) and the alternative
accidental release scenario(s)) within the executive summary of the
RMP. This effort will ultimately provide the implementing agency
important contact and accident information to allow for assistance and
improved communications of information to prevent accidents.
These changes should not significantly change the associated burden.
The major change would be the accidental release update requirement;
however, the source will not need to submit again, provided there are
no other accidents or major changes, for another 5 years. EPA intends
to finalize all of these changes in time for the majority of facilities
to complete their five year updates due June 21, 2004.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/31/03 68 FR 45124
Final Action 01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4755.
Agency Contact: Vanessa Rodriquez, Environmental Protection Agency,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response, 5104A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564--7913
Fax: 202 564--8233
Email: rodriquez.vanessa@epa.gov
RIN: 2050-AF09
_______________________________________________________________________
3241. AMENDMENT TO SUBPARTS H AND I FOR EMISSIONS OF RADIONUCLIDES OTHER
THAN RADON FROM DOE FACILITIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 95--95; ``CAAA 112(g) or (q)''
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 61
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Subparts H and I of 40 CFR Part 61 establish standards under
the Clean Air Act for emissions of radionuclides other than radon from
Department of Energy (DOE) and other non--DOE federal facilities. Under
subparts H and I, regulated entities currently determine compliance
with the emission standards by utilizing the approved computer models
CAP88 and AIRDOS--PC or any other procedures for which EPA has granted
prior approval. Since promulgation of Subparts H and I, EPA has
developed an additional model, GENII--NESHAPS, which is suitable for
regulated entities to use to determine compliance, in addition to the
currently--approved models mentioned above. The model was developed to
incorporate the internal dosimetry models recommended by the
International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) and the
radiological risk estimating procedures of Federal Guidance Report 13
into updated versions of existing environmental pathway analysis
models. The model was developed under the direction of OAR's Office of
Radiation and Indoor Air, in consultation with OAR's Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS). Also, GENII--NESHAPs has
undergone Science Advisory Board (SAB) review. In this direct final
rule, EPA is updating Subparts H and I to include GENII--NESHAPS as an
approved compliance model.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 08/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State
Additional Information: SAN 4768.
Agency Contact: Eleanord Thornton, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6608J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--9773
Fax: 202 565--2065
Email: thornton.eleanord@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK81
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3242. MOTOR VEHICLE AND ENGINE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM FEES FOR: LIGHT--DUTY
VEHICLES AND TRUCKS; HEAVY--DUTY VEHICLES AND ENGINES; NONROAD ENGINES;
AND MOTORCYCLES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7552; 31 USC 9701; 42 USC 4370(c)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Under the Motor Vehicle and Engine Compliance (MVECP) Fee
Program user fees are collected for certification and compliance
activities. Currently, user fees are required by manufacturers of
light--duty vehicles, light--duty trucks, heavy--duty vehicles, heavy--
duty engines and motorcycles. Through this Notice, EPA is finalizing
the notice to update the current fee provisions for the existing
industries and incorporate fees for nonroad manufacturers. In addition,
the fee schedule will be updated to reflect costs in administering
compliance activities for new regulations such as the ``Tier 2''
automobile standards and nonroad engine standards.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/07/02 67 FR 51402
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4532.
Sectors Affected: 3331 Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery
Manufacturing; 336412 Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing;
33399 All Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing; 33611
Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing; 336311
Carburetor, Piston, Piston Ring and Valve Manufacturing; 33312
Construction Machinery Manufacturing; 3336 Engine, Turbine, and Power
Transmission Equipment Manufacturing; 333111 Farm Machinery and
Equipment Manufacturing; 33612 Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing; 333924
Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing;
333112 Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment
Manufacturing; 336112 Light Truck and Utility Vehicle Manufacturing;
333 Machinery Manufacturing; 33392 Material Handling Equipment
Manufacturing; 333131 Mining Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing;
3361 Motor Vehicle Manufacturing; 336991 Motorcycle, Bicycle and Parts
Manufacturing; 333991 Power-Driven Hand Tool Manufacturing; 33651
Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing; 33661 Ship and Boat Building
Agency Contact: Trina Vallion, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, OTAQ/CCD, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214--4449
Fax: 734 214--4053
Email: vallion.trina@epa.gov
Daniel Harrison, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
OTAQ/CCd, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 734 214--4281
Fax: 734 214--4053
Email: harrison.dan@epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AJ62
_______________________________________________________________________
3243. REVISION TO THE GUIDELINE ON AIR QUALITY MODELS (APPENDIX W TO 40
CFR PART 51): ADOPTION OF A PREFERRED GENERAL PURPOSE (FLAT AND COMPLEX
TERRAIN) DISPERSION MODEL AND OTHER REVISIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410 ``CAAA 110(a)(2)''; ``CAAA 165(e)'';
``CAAA 172(a)''; ``CAAA 172(c)''; 42 USC 7601 ``CAAA 301(a)(1)'';
``CAAA 320''
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.112; 40 CFR 51.160; 40 CFR 51.166; 40 CFR 52.21
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action would revise the Guideline on Air Quality Models,
published as appendix W to 40 CFR part 51. The guideline provides EPA--
recommended models for use in predicting ambient concentrations of
pollutants for programs ranging from Prevention of Significant
Deterioration (PSD) to State Implementation Plans (SIPs) for
controlling air pollution sources. The guideline fulfills a Clean Air
Act mandate for EPA to specify models for air management purposes. This
revision would enhance the Guideline by incorporating a new, general
purpose dispersion model called AERMOD, which would replace the
existing Industrial Source Complex (ISC3) model in many air--quality
assessments, including those involving complex terrain. An earlier
version of the AERMOD revision was previously proposed (65 FR 21505, 4/
21/2000; see SAN 3470), but not promulgated. We are reproposing it to
reflect changes made in response to public comment we received on the
April 2000 proposal.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/21/00 65 FR 21505
Notice of Data Availability 09/08/03 68 FR 52934
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN 3470.1. Split from RIN 2060--AF01.
Agency Contact: Tom Coulter, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C304--02, RTP, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--0832
Fax: 919 541--0044
Email: coulter.tom@epamail.epa.gov
Joe Tikvart, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, D243--
01, RTP, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5562
Email: tikvart.joe@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK60
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3244. NESHAP: COMBUSTION TURBINE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412 ``CAA 112''
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000, Final.
Final, Judicial, August 29, 2003, Final.
Abstract: The combustion turbine source category is listed as a major
source of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) under section 112 of the
Clean Air Act (CAA). A major source is one which emits more than 10
tons/yr of one HAP or more than 25 tons/yr of a combination of 189
HAPs. Combustion turbines also emit NOx, SO2, CO, and PM. Combustion
turbines are already regulated for NOx and SO2 emissions under section
111 of the
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CAA. The combustion turbine MACT was published in the Federal Register
on January 14, 2003. A public hearing was held on January 29, 2003 and
the public comment period closed on February 28, 2003. Comments and
data received during the comment period resulted in a reanalysis of the
MACT floor and MACT for different subcategories. Subcategories based on
fuel were developed (oil and natural gas) in response to public
comments. A delisting petition for some combustion turbine
subcategories was sent to EPA on August 28, 2002. The subcategory list
and the regulation will be revised if these combustion turbine
subcategories are delisted. The final combustion turbine MACT will be
signed by the Administrator in August 2003.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/14/03 68 FR 1888
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 3657.
Agency Contact: Sims Roy, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C439--01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--5263
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: roy.sims@epamail.epa.gov
Robert Wayland, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C--
439--01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--1045
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: wayland.robertj@epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG67
_______________________________________________________________________
3245. NESHAP: IRON AND STEEL FOUNDRIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000, Final.
Final, Judicial, August 29, 2003, Final.
Abstract: Iron foundries and steel foundries have been identified by
the EPA as potentially significant sources of air emissions of
manganese compounds, lead compounds, and other substances that are
among the pollutants listed as hazardous air pollutants in section 112
of the Clean Air Act, as amended in November of 1990. As such, these
industries may be source categories for which national emission
standards may be warranted.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/23/02 67 FR 78274
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 3343. EPA is required to promulgate
standards for all of the source categories listed in accordance with
section 112(e) by November 15, 2000.
Agency Contact: Kevin Cavender, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C439--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--2364
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: cavender.kevin@epamail.epa.gov
Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C439--
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--2837
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: fruh.steve@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AE43
_______________________________________________________________________
3246. NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS:
MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIC CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412 ``CAAA 112''
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, November 15, 2000, NPRM.
Final, Judicial, August 29, 2003, Final.
Abstract: This regulation will cover organic chemical manufacturing
processes not covered by previously promulgated MACT standards
including the Hazardous Organic NESHAP (HON). The regulation will
control process vents (continuous and batch, including mixing
operations), equipment leaks, storage tanks, wastewater, solvent
recovery, and heat exchange systems.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/04/02 67 FR 16154
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 3452.
Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Randy McDonald, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C504--04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5402
Fax: 919 541--3470
Email: mcdonald.randy@epamail.epa.gov
Randy Waite, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C504--
04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5447
Fax: 919 541--3470
Email: waite.randy@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AE82
_______________________________________________________________________
3247. NESHAP: RECIPROCATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 116 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AG63
_______________________________________________________________________
3248. NESHAP: INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND INSTITUTIONAL BOILERS AND
PROCESS HEATERS
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 117 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AG69
_______________________________________________________________________
3249. NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS:
MISCELLANEOUS COATING MANUFACTURING
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412 ``CAAA 112''
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, November 15, 2000, NPRM.
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Abstract: The Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing NESHAP rulemaking
will control air--toxic emissions from processes used in the
manufacturing of coatings, such as paint, ink and adhesives, which
contain over 5 percent hazardous air pollutants (HAP) by weight.
Controls will be based on Maximum Available Control Technology (MACT)
provisions of the Clean Air Act, and will cover process vessels,
storage tanks, equipment leaks, wastewater, and transfer/loading
operations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/04/02 67 FR 16154
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 3452.1. Split from RIN 2060--AE82.
Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Randy Mcdonald, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C504--04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5402
Fax: 919 541--3470
Email: mcdonald.randy@epamail.epa.gov
Randy Waite, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C504--
04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5447
Fax: 919 541--3470
Email: waite.randy@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK59
_______________________________________________________________________
3250. AIR QUALITY: REVISION TO DEFINITION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
-- EXCLUSION OF 4 COMPOUNDS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7407(d)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This is a deregulatory action to exclude four compounds from
the list of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) on the basis that these
compounds make a negligible contribution to tropospheric ozone
formation. These four compounds are: 1,1,1,2,2,3,3--heptafluoro--3--
methoxy--propane (n--C3F7OCH3; 3--ethoxy--,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6--
dodecafluoro--2-- (trifluoromethyl) hexane (known as HFE--7500, HFE--
s702, T--7145, and L--15381); 1,1,1,2,3,3,3--heptafluoropropane (known
as HFC 227ea); and methyl formate (HCOOCH3). These compounds have
potential for use as refrigerants, fire suppressants, aerosol
propellants, sterilants, blowing agents (used in the manufacture of
foamed plastic), and solvents. This action will remove the necessity to
control these four compounds as VOCs in State Implementation Plans for
attaining the ozone standard.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/03/03 68 FR 52373
NPRM Comment Period End 10/03/03
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4683.
Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing
Agency Contact: David Sanders, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C539--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--3356
Fax: 919 541--0824
Email: sanders.dave@epa.gov
William Johnson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C539--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--5245
Fax: 919 541--0824
Email: johnson.williaml@epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK37
_______________________________________________________________________
3251. METHODS FOR MEASUREMENT OF VISIBLE EMISSIONS--ADDITION OF METHODS
203A, 203B, AND 203C TO APPENDIX M OF PART 51
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401(b)(1); 42 USC 7410; 42 USC 7470 to 7479;
42 USC 7501 to 7508; 42 USC 7601(a)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking adds Test Methods 203A, 203B, and 203C to 40
CFR part 51, appendix M (entitled Example Test Methods for State
Implementation Plans). These methods describe procedures for estimating
the opacity of visible emissions. States have requested that EPA
promulgate these methods so that they can use them in State
Implementation Plans in enforcing visible emissions regulations from
Stationary Sources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/22/93 58 FR 61639
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 2915.
Agency Contact: Solomon Ricks, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, D243--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5242
Fax: 919 541--1039
Email: ricks.solomon@epamail.epa.gov
Frederick Thompson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
D243--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--2707
Email: thompson.frederick@epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AF83
_______________________________________________________________________
3252. ADDITION OF METHOD 207 TO APPENDIX M OF 40 CFR PART 51 METHOD FOR
MEASURING ISOCYANATES IN STATIONARY SOURCE EMISSIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 listed certain
isocyanate compounds as hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). The Agency
does not have any published test methods that would measure air
emissions of these isocyanate compounds from stationary sources. This
action would add a validated test method to measure isocyanate
emissions to appendix M of part 51. Test methods in part 51 can be
adopted by any State for use in any regulation that requires the
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measurement of any of the isocyanate compounds on the HAP list. This
action would not impose any new regulatory requirements that do not
already exist. It should benefit State governments by providing them
with a validated test procedure for measuring the emissions of
isocyanate compounds.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/08/97 62 FR 64532
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 3900.
Agency Contact: Gary McAlister, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, D243--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--1062
Fax: 919 541--1039
Email: mcalister.gary@epamail.epa.gov
Frederick Thompson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
D243--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--2707
Email: thompson.frederick@epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG88
_______________________________________________________________________
3253. INTERSTATE OZONE TRANSPORT: RESPONSE TO COURT DECISIONS ON THE NOX
SIP CALL, NOX SIP CALL TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS, AND SECTION 126 RULES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410(a)(2)(D); 42 USC 7410(k)(5)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On October 27, 1998 (63 FR 57355), EPA issued a rule to
reduce smog in the eastern half of the country. The rule required 22
States and the District of Columbia to reduce emissions of nitrogen
oxides (NOx), which reacts with other chemicals in the atmosphere to
form smog. EPA required these reductions because pollution from each of
these States was transported by the wind and significantly contributed
to unhealthy air quality in downwind states. In response to litigation
from several parties on the NOx SIP call, the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia issued a decision on March 3, 2000 making it
clear that EPA and States can and should move forward to implement this
regional strategy. The ruling remanded certain relatively minor
portions of the original rule back to the EPA. This rulemaking covers
the portion of the rule associated with the remanded issues: certain
cogeneration units, internal combustion engines, the partial State
requirements for Georgia and Missouri and the exclusion of Wisconsin.
In this rulemaking, EPA will consider the partial State issue for
Alabama Michigan and propose SIP submittal dates and compliance dates,
as well. The D.C. Circuit Court also remanded, or remanded and vacated,
the cogeneration unit issue in decisions on the NOx SIP Call Technical
Amendments, and Section 126 Rule on June 8, 2001 and May 15, 2001,
respectively. These remands will also be addressed in this rulemaking.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/22/02 67 FR 8395
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Local, State
Additional Information: SAN 4433.
Agency Contact: Jan King, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C539--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5665
Fax: 919 541--0824
Email: king.jan@epamail.epa.gov
Carla Oldham, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C539--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--3347
Fax: 919 541--0824
Email: oldham.carla@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AJ16
_______________________________________________________________________
3254. IMPLEMENTATION RULE FOR 8--HOUR OZONE NAAQS
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 119 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AJ99
_______________________________________________________________________
3255. NSPS: SOCMI -- WASTEWATER AND AMENDMENT TO APPENDIX C OF PART 63
AND APPENDIX J OF PART 60
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60, SOCMI Wastewater and app J; 40 CFR 63, app C
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking will develop a new source performance
standard to control air emissions of volatile organic compounds from
wastewater treatment operations of the synthetic chemical manufacturing
industry.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/12/94 59 FR 46780
Supp NPRM 1 10/11/95 60 FR 52889
Supp NPRM 2 12/09/98 63 FR 67988
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 3380.
Sectors Affected: 3251 Basic Chemical Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Mary Kissell, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C439--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--4516
Fax: 919 541--0246
Email: kissell.mary@epa.gov
Kent Hustvedt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C439--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--5395
Fax: 919 541--0246
Email: hustvedt.ken@epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AE94
_______________________________________________________________________
3256. AMENDMENTS TO STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES;
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (40 CFR PART 60, APPENDIX F, PROCEDURE 3)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, June 15, 2001, Final.
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Abstract: This rulemaking proposes to add a method, Method 203, for the
measurement of opacity from stationary sources, to appendix M (Example
Test Methods for State Implementation Plans) in 40 CFR part 51. This
action provides States with an instrumental test method which can be
used in determining, on a continuous basis, compliance with stationary
source opacity emission limitations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/07/92 57 FR 46114
Supplemental NPRM 05/08/03 68 FR 24692
Final Action 06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 3958.
Agency Contact: Solomon Ricks, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, D243--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5242
Fax: 919 541--1039
Email: ricks.solomon@epamail.epa.gov
Frederick Thompson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
D243--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--2707
Email: thompson.frederick@epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AH23
_______________________________________________________________________
3257. STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES: VOLATILE
ORGANIC LIQUID STORAGE VESSELS; AMENDMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401; 42 USC 7411; 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7416; 42
USC 7601
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This direct final action revises existing standards for
Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels (Including Petroleum Liquid
Storage Vessels) by amending the storage vessel volume applicability
criteria and adding a vapor pressure applicability criterion. This is a
narrow technical amendment responding to new information that came in
after the original rule was promulgated.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Proposed Amdt 02/24/03 68 FR 8574
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4508.
Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing; 324 Petroleum and Coal
Products Manufacturing; 42271 Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals
Agency Contact: Mark Morris, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C504--04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5416
Fax: 919 541--3470
Email: morris.mark@epamail.epa.gov
Randy Waite, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C504--
04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5447
Fax: 919 541--3470
Email: waite.randy@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AJ53
_______________________________________________________________________
3258. ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE NSPS AMENDMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60.270 to 60.276a
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Sources affected by the NSPS for electric arc furnaces
(aubparts AA and AAa) have expressed concerns with the requirements in
the NSPS to use a continuous opacity monitor (COM) to monitor opacity
and report periods when the COM indicated greater than 3 percent
opacity as periods of excess emissions, and have petitioned the EPA to
reconsider the COM requirements. These concerns arise from recent
information that indicate that COM readings may have an error of up to
4 percent, which in itself is greater than the 3 percent excess
emissions threshold. The EPA is reconsidering the COM requirements, and
may amend the NSPS to add alternative monitoring requirements.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Proposed Amdmt 10/16/02 67 FR 64014
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4555.
Agency Contact: Kevin Cavender, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C439--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--2364
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: cavender.kevin@epamail.epa.gov
Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C439--
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--2837
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: fruh.steve@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AJ68
_______________________________________________________________________
3259. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND MONITORING
REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICULATE MATTER AT STATIONARY SOURCES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60 app B; 40 CFR 60 app F
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action would repropose some monitoring specifications
that were originally included in an OSWER proposal to regulate air
emissions from hazardous waste combustors (as explained further below).
It revises several standards and requirements related to continuous
emission monitoring systems for particulate matter (PM). These include:
Specifications and test procedures known as Performance Specification
11 (PS--11), and quality assurance requirements known as Procedure 2.
The proposed revisions clarify and update performance standards and
monitoring requirements for facilities required to install and use
continuous monitoring equipment to measure particulate matter emissions
from stacks and ducts. The action does not change any emission
standards or add any additional recordkeeping requirements. This action
is a supplement to actions by EPA's OSWER that included proposed
regulations for hazardous waste combustors. The first action was
published in the Federal Register on
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December 30, 1997 (62 FR 67788). Recent OAR field studies have revealed
needed revisions to PS--11 and Procedure 2. In view of the significant
amount of time that has passed since the last proposal was published
(December 30, 1997) and the significant amount of knowledge we have
recently gained from our field studies, we believe that a supplemental
proposal and another opportunity for the public to comment on PS--11
and Procedure 2 are appropriate.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/12/01 66 FR 64176
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4605.
Sectors Affected: 221112 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
Agency Contact: Daniel Bivins, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, D205--02, MD--19, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--5244
Fax: 919 541--0516
Email: bivins.dan@epa.gov
Conniesue Oldham, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
D205--02, D205--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--7774
Email: oldham.conniesue@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AJ88
_______________________________________________________________________
3260. REVISION OF COMBUSTION TURBINES NSPS --PART 60, SUBPART GG
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The NSPS for Combustion Turbines has not been revised since
1980. Revisions are needed to reduce the burden on EPA and State/local
agencies, of approving, on a case by case basis, alternate testing and
monitoring protocols due to advances in emission control technologies.
The revisions are also intended to bring consistency between the
monitoring and testing requirements in the Combustion Turbines NSPS
(Part 60) and the Acid Rain Program (part 75) so that the same data can
be used to comply with both regulations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 04/14/03 68 FR 18003
Direct Final Rule Withdrawn 05/28/03 68 FR 31611
Final Action 04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Local, State
Additional Information: SAN 4681.
Sectors Affected: 211111 Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction;
2211 Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution; 211112
Natural Gas Liquid Extraction; 221 Utilities
Agency Contact: Jaime Pagan, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C439--01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5340
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: pagan.jaime@epamail.epa.gov
Sims Roy, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C439--01,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--5263
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: roy.sims@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK35
_______________________________________________________________________
3261. NESHAP: MERCURY CELL CHLOR--ALKALI PLANTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, August 29, 2003, Final.
Abstract: Section 112(c)(6) of the Clean Air Act requires us to list
categories of sources for seven specific pollutants (including mercury)
assuring that sources accounting for not less than 90 percent of the
aggregate emissions of each pollutant are subject to standards pursuant
to section 112(d)(2). Chlor--alkali plants are among the source
categories listed to achieve the 90 percent goal for mercury.
Currently, the source category includes 11 plants located in 10 states
engaged in the production of chlorine and caustic using mercury cells.
Together, these plants account for 45 percent of the nationwide mercury
inventory for non--combustion sources.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/03/02 67 FR 44672
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 3449.
Agency Contact: Iliam Rosario, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C439--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--5308
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: rosario.iliam@epa.gov
Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C439--
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--2837
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: fruh.steve@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AE85
_______________________________________________________________________
3262. NESHAP: PLYWOOD AND COMPOSITE WOOD PRODUCTS
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 115 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AG52
_______________________________________________________________________
3263. NESHAP: MISCELLANEOUS METAL PARTS AND PRODUCTS (SURFACE COATING)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, November 15, 2000, NPRM.
Final, Judicial, August 29, 2003, Final.
Abstract: This regulation will control emissions of hazardous air
pollutants (HAPs) from operations that apply surface coatings to metal
parts and products. Although this rule would cover a wide variety of
coating operations, it would not apply to specific coating operations
for which regulations have been developed (e.g., plastic parts coating,
can coating, large
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appliance coating, etc.). This regulation is required under section 112
of the Clean Air Act of 1990.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/13/02 67 FR 52780
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State
Additional Information: SAN 3825.
Sectors Affected: 331316 Aluminum Extruded Product Manufacturing;
331221 Cold-Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing; 33312 Construction
Machinery Manufacturing; 332312 Fabricated Structural Metal
Manufacturing; 33612 Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing; 331511 Iron
Foundries; 331111 Iron and Steel Mills; 33121 Iron and Steel Pipes and
Tubes Manufacturing from Purchased Steel; 335312 Motor and Generator
Manufacturing; 331319 Other Aluminum Rolling and Drawing; 332311
Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing; 326291 Rubber
Product Manufacturing for Mechanical Use; 336212 Truck Trailer
Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Kim Teal, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C539--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5580
Fax: 919 541--5689
Email: teal.kim@epamail.epa.gov
Dianne Byrne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C539--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5342
Fax: 919 541--5689
Email: byrne.dianne@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG56
_______________________________________________________________________
3264. PLASTIC PARTS AND PRODUCTS (SURFACE COATING) NESHAP
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000, Final.
Final, Judicial, August 29, 2003, Final.
Abstract: This action would address the hazardous air pollutants (HAP)
emissions from the coating of plastic parts. Pollution prevention
approaches will be considered.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/04/02 67 FR 72276
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN 3826.
Sectors Affected: 339999 All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing; 336399
All Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing; 326199 All Other Plastics
Product Manufacturing; 336999 All Other Transportation Equipment
Manufacturing; 339111 Laboratory Apparatus and Furniture Manufacturing;
337214 Nonwood Office Furniture Manufacturing; 333313 Office Machinery
Manufacturing; 32614 Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing; 33422
Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment
Manufacturing; 33995 Sign Manufacturing; 33992 Sporting and Athletic
Goods Manufacturing; 339112 Surgical and Medical Instrument
Manufacturing; 32615 Urethane and Other Foam Product (except
Polystyrene) Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Kim Teal, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C539--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5580
Fax: 919 541--5689
Email: teal.kim@epamail.epa.gov
Dianne Byrne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C539--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5342
Fax: 919 541--5689
Email: byrne.dianne@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG57
_______________________________________________________________________
3265. NESHAP: LIME MANUFACTURING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq; 44 USC 350 et seq; 5 USC 605
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000, Final.
Final, Judicial, August 29, 2003, Final.
Abstract: Section 112 of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 requires
the EPA to develop emission standards for each major source category of
hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). The standards are to be technology--
based and are to require the maximum degree of emission reduction
determined to be achievable by the Administrator of the EPA. The EPA
has determined that some lime manufacturing plants may be major sources
for one or more HAPs. As a consequence, a regulation (emission
standards) is being developed for the lime manufacturing industry.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/20/02 67 FR 78046
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 3651.
Sectors Affected: 32741 Lime Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Keith Barnett, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C504--05, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5605
Fax: 919 541--5600
Email: barnett.keith@epamail.epa.gov
Jim Crowder, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C
504--05, RTP, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5596
Fax: 919 541--5600
Email: crowder.jim@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG72
_______________________________________________________________________
3266. NESHAP: SURFACE COATING OF METAL CANS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000, Final.
Final, Judicial, August 29, 2003, Final.
Abstract: This action will result in the reduction of hazardous air
pollutants emitted by the metal can industry.
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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/15/03 68 FR 2110
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 3906.
Sectors Affected: 332115 Crown and Closure Manufacturing; 332431 Metal
Can Manufacturing; 332812 Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and
Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers
Agency Contact: Paul Almodovar, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C539--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--0283
Fax: 919 541--5689
Email: almodovar.paul@epa.gov
Dianne Byrne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C539--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5342
Fax: 919 541--5689
Email: byrne.dianne@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG96
_______________________________________________________________________
3267. NESHAP: SURFACE COATING OF AUTOMOBILES AND LIGHT--DUTY TRUCKS
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 118 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AG99
_______________________________________________________________________
3268. NESHAP: PRIMARY MAGNESIUM REFINING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000, Final.
Final, Judicial, August 29, 2003, Final.
Abstract: Section 112 of the Clean Air Act (Act), as amended November
1990, requires the EPA to regulate categories of major and area sources
of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) listed in section 112(b). The EPA
has determined that sources that manufacture primary magnesium may
reasonably be anticipated to emit several of the 189 HAPs listed
(including chlorine and hydrochloric acid) in quantities sufficient to
designate them as a major source. As a consequence, primary magnesium
refining is among the HAP emitting source categories selected for
regulation and is in the group of categories for which final rules are
scheduled to be promulgated by November 15, 2000 (58 FR 63941, December
3, 1993).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/22/03 68 FR 2970
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN 3924.
Agency Contact: Lula Melton, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C439--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--2910
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: melton.lula@epamail.epa.gov
Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C439--
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--2837
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: fruh.steve@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AH03
_______________________________________________________________________
3269. NESHAP: SITE REMEDIATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000, Final.
Final, Judicial, August 29, 2003, Final.
Abstract: This rule regulates HAP emissions from clean up of
contaminated media and waste material at industrial sites. Superfund,
RCRA corrective action, gasoline stations, farms and residential sites
are exempt from rule requirements.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/30/02 67 FR 49398
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Local, State
Additional Information: SAN 3968.
Agency Contact: Greg Nizich, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C439--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--3078
Fax: 919 541--0246
Email: nizich.greg@epamail.epa.gov
Martha Smith, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C439--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--2421
Fax: 919 541--0246
Email: smith.martha@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AH12
_______________________________________________________________________
3270. NESHAP: ORGANIC LIQUIDS DISTRIBUTION (NON--GASOLINE)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, November 15, 2000, NPRM.
Final, Judicial, August 29, 2003, Final.
Abstract: This project is to develop national emission standards for
hazardous air pollutants by establishing maximum achievable control
technology (MACT) for facilities distributing organic liquids. MACT
standards are under development to reduce the release of hazardous air
pollutants (HAPs) from all industries to protect the public health and
environment. This project should include but is not limited to those
activities associated with the storage and distribution of organic
liquids other than gasoline at sites that serve as distribution points
from which organic liquids may be obtained for further use and
processing.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/02/02 67 FR 15674
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 3971.
Agency Contact: Martha Smith, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
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and Radiation, C439--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--2421
Fax: 919 541--0246
Email: smith.martha@epamail.epa.gov
Kent Hustvedt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C439--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--5395
Fax: 919 541--0246
Email: hustvedt.ken@epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AH41
_______________________________________________________________________
3271. NESHAP: CHROMIUM ELECTROPLATING AMENDMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This final amendment will also allow hard chromium
electroplating facilities using fume suppressants for emission control
to meet a surface tension limit similar to the requirements for
decorative chromium electroplating and chromium anodizing facilities
instead of the present requirement to meet an emission limit.
Facilities choosing to use fume suppressants for emission control would
be required to monitor the surface tension at the same frequency
currently required for decorative chromium and chromium anodizing tanks
and demonstrate compliance with the surface tension operating limit.
Like decorative chromium electroplating and chromium anodizing
facilities, hard chromium electroplating facilities would now be
allowed to monitor surface tension to demonstrate compliance in lieu of
performance testing.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/05/02 67 FR 38810
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4115.
Sectors Affected: 332813 Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing
and Coloring
Agency Contact: Phil Mulrine, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C439--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5289
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: mulrine.phil@epamail.epa.gov
Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C439--
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--2837
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: fruh.steve@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AH69
_______________________________________________________________________
3272. NESHAP: ASPHALT/COAL TAR APPLICATION ON METAL PIPES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, November 15, 2000, NPRM.
Abstract: The Clean Air Act (CAA), as amended in 1990, requires the EPA
to: (1) Publish an initial list of all categories of major and area
sources of the hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) listed in section 112(b)
of the CAA; (2) promulgate a schedule establishing a date for the
promulgation of emission standards for each of the listed categories of
HAPs emission sources; and (3) develop emission standards for each
source of HAPs. These standards are to be technology--based and are to
require the maximum degree of emission reduction determined to be
achievable by the Administrator. The Agency has determined that the
application of asphalt or coal tar to metal pipes may reasonably be
anticipated to emit several of the 189 HAPs listed in section 112(b) of
the CAA. As a consequence, a regulatory development program is being
pursued for the asphalt/coal tar application on metal pipes industry to
promulgate emission standards.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/13/02 67 FR 52780
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN 4107. This action will be covered under
Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products, SAN 3825, RIN 2060--AG56.
Sectors Affected: 332812 Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and
Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers
Agency Contact: Kim Teal, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C539--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5580
Fax: 919 541--5689
Email: teal.kim@epamail.epa.gov
Dianne Byrne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C539--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5342
Fax: 919 541--5689
Email: byrne.dianne@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AH78
_______________________________________________________________________
3273. NESHAP: TACONITE IRON ORE PROCESSING INDUSTRY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, May 1, 2001, NPRM.
Final, Judicial, August 29, 2003, Final.
Abstract: The taconite iron ore processing source category is comprised
of eight facilities operating in the United States. Six facilities are
located in Minnesota and two are located in Michigan. The expected
sources of HAP emissions for this source category include: fossil fuel
combustion sources, and possibly the handling and transfer of mined ore
containing naturally occurring inorganic compounds. Anticipated HAP
emissions released from these sources primarily include: formaldehyde,
manganese, nickel, arsenic, and chromium. The quantities of HAP
released are expected to exceed major source levels.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/18/02 67 FR 77562
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN 4380. There are eight taconite processing
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facilities in the U.S.; six are located in Minnesota and two are
located in Michigan. The MACT standard for this industry group will be
shared between EPA and the State of Minnesota. State regulations
currently in place include both air emissions limitations and
prohibition of effluent discharge to Great Lakes waters, and both air
and water monitoring requirements. Other existing Federal regulations
may be affected under RCRA and TSCA.
Agency Contact: Conrad Chin, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C439--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--1512
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: chin.conrad@epamail.epa.gov
Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C439--
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--2837
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: fruh.steve@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AJ02
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3274. CLARIFICATION TO EXISTING PART 63 NESHAP DELEGATIONS' PROVISIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR Part 63
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: 40 CFR part 63 contains OAR's air--toxics emissions
regulations, often referred to as MACT rules or NESHAPS. We are
revising some part 63 standards to reflect changes in delegation
provisions. We are also revising some sections in the part 63
regulations to clarify what are standards and what are compliance
assurance measures. The benefits of the changes will include clarifying
what authorities in each standard can be delegated to State and local
air pollution control agencies and meshing the standards with revisions
previously made to other part 63 regulations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Proposed Amdt 01/16/02 67 FR 2286
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN 4426.
Agency Contact: Tom Driscoll, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, D205--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5135
Fax: 919 541--0516
Email: driscoll.tom@epamail.epa.gov
Robin Segall, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C504--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--0893
Fax: 919 541--0896
Email: segall.robin@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AJ26
_______________________________________________________________________
3275. NESHAP: GASOLINE DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES -- AMENDMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 subpart R
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On December 14, 1994, EPA promulgated National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Gasoline
Distribution Facilities (59 FR 64318). These standards are codified at
40 CFR part 63, subpart R. This action will amend that rule by adding a
DOT test method as an alternative for measuring emissions from
railcars. This method came to EPA's attention subsequent to
promulgation of the original rule.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 09/20/02 67 FR 59434
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4479.
Agency Contact: Steve Shedd, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C439--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5397
Fax: 919 541--0246
Email: shedd.steve@epamail.epa.gov
Martha Smith, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C439--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--2421
Fax: 919 541--0246
Email: smith.martha@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AJ42
_______________________________________________________________________
3276. BENZENE WASTE OPERATIONS NESHAP; AMENDMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 61
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This amendment will add a compliance option for tanks, making
the Benzene Waste Operations NESHAP consistent with the RCRA CC rules.
Hazardous waste treatment facilities have requested these amendments
because they must comply with both rules. There is no emission
reduction as a result of this action. However, facilities may save
money. We expect no negative impacts on small businesses and State/
local/tribal governments. Industry and government support this change.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 11/12/02 67 FR 68526
Direct Final Rule Withdrawn 02/06/03 68 FR 6082
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4591.
Sectors Affected: 32411 Petroleum Refineries; 325 Chemical
Manufacturing; 3311 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing;
562211 Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
Agency Contact: Bob Lucas, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C439--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--0884
Fax: 919 541--0246
Email: lucas.bob@epamail.epa.gov
Kent Hustvedt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C439--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--5395
Fax: 919 541--0246
Email: hustvedt.ken@epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AJ87
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3277. NESHAP: CHLORINE PRODUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000, Final.
Final, Judicial, August 29, 2003, Final.
Abstract: This action announces our decision not to issue regulations
for the Chlorine Production source category. The source category is
composed of nearly 50 facilities that produce chlorine using several
different methods. We have determined that 21 of these facilities are
major sources, including 20 chlor--alkali plants that produce chlorine
and caustic as co--products through the electrolysis of brine, and one
primary magnesium refining facility that produces chlorine as a by--
product of magnesium metal production. Primary magnesium refining is a
separately listed source category and, as such, the one refiner will be
addressed in a separate rulemaking. None of the 20 chlor--alkali plants
are in and of themselves major sources. All are well--controlled and
emit negligible amounts of chlorine and, in some cases, additional
negligible amounts of hydrochloric acid. These sources are major only
due to collocation. That is, they are part of larger establishments
that are major sources. These larger establishments include organic
chemical manufacturers, polymer and resin producers, and pulp and paper
mills, all of which are already subject to one or more NESHAP. Section
112(d)(4) gives us the discretion to consider risk in issuing MACT
standards for pollutants for which a health threshold has been
established, provided that the public health is protected with an ample
margin of safety. Chlorine and HC1 are both threshold pollutants for
which we have defined threshold values in the form of Inhalation
Reference Concentrations (RfCs). We have modeled chlorine and HC1
emissions from each of the 20 chlor--alkali plants and have determined
that none of the plants emit chlorine or HC1 in quantities that result
in human exposures in the ambient air at levels approaching the
threshold values. Therefore, we conclude that no further control or
regulation is necessary. NOTE: Three of the 20 chlor--alkali plants
operate mercury cells. We are addressing mercury emissions from mercury
cell chlor--alkali plants in a separate proposal, which is currently
under development. To facilitate comment, we plan to publish both the
mercury cell proposal and this action on chlorine production in the
same issue of the Federal Register.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/03/02 67 FR 44713
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4685.
Agency Contact: Iliam Rosario, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C439--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--5308
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: rosario.iliam@epa.gov
Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C439--
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--2837
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: fruh.steve@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK38
_______________________________________________________________________
3278. NESHAP: HAZARDOUS ORGANIC NESHAP (HON) AMENDMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412 ``CAA 112''
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action proposes to amend the Hazardous Organic NESHAP to
allow vapor balancing as a control option for storage vessels.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4712.
Agency Contact: Mark Morris, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C504--04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5416
Fax: 919 541--3470
Email: morris.mark@epamail.epa.gov
Randy Waite, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C504--
04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5447
Fax: 919 541--3470
Email: waite.randy@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK49
_______________________________________________________________________
3279. NESHAP FOR PRIMARY ALUMINUM REDUCTION PLANTS; AMENDMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR Part 63
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The NESHAP for Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants was
promulgated in 1997 (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart LL). The amendments
described here would revise the emission limit for polycyclic organic
matter applicable to one subcategory of source based on newly available
data more representative of performance from the top five performing
sources. The proposed amendments would also clarify language on
compliance dates and add specific provisions for startup of new or
reconstructed affected sources and affected sources that restart after
being idled for long periods of time. More time would be allowed due to
the nature of the process operation, depending on the type of source.
No additional costs or information collection requirements would be
incurred as a result of the amendments. There also are no significant
policy issues. State agency and industry representatives concur with
the changes, which will improve implementation of the 1997 rule.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/17/03 68 FR 12645
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4713.
Agency Contact: Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C439--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
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Phone: 919--541--2837
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: fruh.steve@epamail.epa.gov
Susan Wyatt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C439--
04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5674
Fax: 919 541--0942
Email: wyatt.susan@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK50
_______________________________________________________________________
3280. NESHAP FOR PETROLEUM REFINERIES: CATALYTIC CRACKING UNITS,
CATALYTIC REFORMING UNITS, AND SULFUR RECOVERY UNITS; AMENDMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The NESHAP for Petroleum Refineriesis an existing rulemaking
(40 CFR Part 63, Subpart CC) to control hazardous air pollutant
emissions from equipment in the petroleum refining industry. This
rulemaking will amend the Petroleum Refinery NESHAP to incorporate
additional complicance options for catalytic reforming units at
refineries. Clarifying language and missing tables will also be added.
This action will not increase costs or change the emission reductions
expected for this rule.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4714.
Agency Contact: Bob Lucas, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C439--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--0884
Fax: 919 541--0246
Email: lucas.bob@epamail.epa.gov
K. Hustvedt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C439--
03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--5395
Fax: 919 541--0246
Email: hustvedt.ken@epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK51
_______________________________________________________________________
3281. NESHAP FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES: GENERAL PROVISIONS; AMENDMENTS FOR
POLLUTION PREVENTION ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63.2; 40 CFR 63.17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We are proposing amendments to the Part 63 General Provisions
that would allow facilities that are subject to a maximum achievable
control technology (MACT) Subpart to discontinue unnecessary
requirements if, through pollution prevention measures, they achieve
and can demonstrate continued hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emission
reductions equivalent to or better than the MACT level of control. We
are proposing these amendments to encourage and promote pollution
prevention, which is our strategy of first choice in reducing HAP
emissions. We expect these amendments to result in no additional burden
for sources and air pollution control agencies. This effort is the
product of discussions with State and local air pollution control
officials. There also are no significant policy issues.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Proposed Amdt 05/15/03 68 FR 26249
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4719.
Agency Contact: Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C439--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--2837
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: fruh.steve@epamail.epa.gov
Susan Wyatt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C439--
04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5674
Fax: 919 541--0942
Email: wyatt.susan@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK54
_______________________________________________________________________
3282. NESHAP: ETHYLENE PROCESSES; AMENDMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 subparts XX and YY
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Ethylene Production NESHAP was promulgated on Friday,
July 12, 2002 (67 FR 46258) without petition for judicial review.
However, we did receive a letter from the affected industry association
requesting that we consider certain technical corrections. Following
review of this request, we believe some changes to the final rule are
necessary for clarity and consistency. This correction requires an
action in the form of a direct final rule which will contain rule
changes, technical amendments and clarifications.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4763.
Agency Contact: Warren Johnson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C504--04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5267
Fax: 919 541--3470
Email: johnson.warren@epamail.epa.gov
Randy Waite, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C504--
04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5447
Fax: 919 541--3470
Email: waite.randy@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK80
_______________________________________________________________________
3283. RULEMAKING ON SECTION 126 PETITIONS FROM NEW YORK AND CONNECTICUT
REGARDING SOURCES IN MICHIGAN; REVISION OF DEFINITION OF APPLICABLE
REQUIREMENT FOR TITLE V OPERATING PERMIT PROGRAMS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7426
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 52; 40 CFR 75; 40 CFR 97
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Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The EPA is proposing to revise the section 126 Rule in light
of the March 3, 2000 court decision on the NOx SIP Call. The court
vacated, and remanded to EPA for further consideration, the inclusion
of Georgia and Missouri in the NOx SIP Call in light of the Ozone
Transport Assessment Group conclusions that emissions from coarse grid
portions of States did not merit controls. The reasoning of the Court
regarding the significance of NOx emissions from sources in Georgia and
Missouri calls into question the inclusion of the coarse grid portion
of Michigan in the NOx SIP Call. In a separate proposal, EPA is
proposing to withdraw the NOx SIP Call requirements for the Michigan
coarse grid area. The section 126 Rule is based on many of the same
analyses and information used for the NOx SIP call and covers part of
Michigan. Thus, EPA is proposing to withdraw its section 126 findings
and control requirements with respect to sources located in the small
part of the coarse grid portion of Michigan that is currently covered
by the section 126 Rule. The EPA has not identified any existing
section 126 sources that would be affected by the proposal, however
this proposal would eliminate findings and control requirements for new
sources locating in the coarse grid. This proposal does not create any
new requirements, thus there are no associated costs. The EPA is also
proposing to revise the definition ``applicable requirement'' for title
V operating permit programs by providing expressly that any standard or
other requirement under section 126 is an applicable requirement and
must be included in operating permits issued under title V of the CAA.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/22/02 67 FR 8386
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4464. Split from RIN 2060--AH88.
Sectors Affected: 221112 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
Agency Contact: Carla Oldham, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C539--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--3347
Fax: 919 541--0824
Email: oldham.carla@epamail.epa.gov
Tom Helms, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C539--
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5527
Fax: 919 541--0824
Email: helms.tom@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AJ36
_______________________________________________________________________
3284. SECTION 126 RULE WITHDRAWAL PROVISION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7426
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 52
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is proposing to revise one narrow aspect of the section
126 rule, which was promulgated January 18, 2000. The rule requires
certain sources located in the eastern United States to reduce their
NOx emissions for purposes of reducing ozone transport. EPA coordinated
the section 126 rule with a related ozone transport rule, known as the
NOx State implementation plan call (NOx SIP Call), which also addresses
ozone transport in the eastern United States. The EPA established the
same compliance date for both rules, May 1, 2003. The EPA included a
provision in the section 126 rule which provided that where a State
adopted, and EPA approved, a SIP controlling transport under the NOx
SIP Call, and with a May 1, 2003 compliance date, EPA would withdraw
the section 126 requirements for sources in that State. This was a
practical way to address the overlap between the two rules and avoid
having sources be subject to two sets of potentially different NOx
transport control requirements. As the result of court actions, the
compliance dates for the section 126 Rule and the NOx SIP Call have
both been delayed until May 31, 2004. In addition, the NOx SIP Call has
been divided into two phases. Therefore, it is necessary to revise the
section 126 rule withdrawal provision so that it will continue to
operate under these new circumstances.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/04/03 68 FR 16644
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4689.
Agency Contact: Carla Oldham, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C539--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--3347
Fax: 919 541--0824
Email: oldham.carla@epamail.epa.gov
Doug Grano, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C539--
02, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 919--541--3292
Fax: 919 541--0824
Email: grano.doug@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK41
_______________________________________________________________________
3285. FEDERAL PLAN REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL SOLID
WASTE INCINERATION UNITS CONSTRUCTED ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 30, 1999
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7429
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 62
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 directed the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set emission guidelines for
existing incinerators combusting commercial or industrial waste under
sections 111 and 129. Final emission guidelines for Commercial and
Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) were published on December
1, 2000 (see 65 FR 75338). In accordance with section 129, any State
with affected sources must submit a State plan by December 1, 2001
describing how the State will implement the emission guidelines for
existing CISWI. Section 129 requires the Administrator to develop and
implement a Federal plan for existing CISWI units located in any State
which has not submitted an approvable plan within 2 years of
promulgation of the emissions guidelines. In this CISWI Federal plan
rulemaking, EPA becomes the implementing authority in those instances
where the State has failed to submit a plan or a plan has not yet been
approved. Therefore, consistent with section 129(b)(3) of the Act, EPA
is proposing a plan that applies to CISWI in any State that has not
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submitted an approvable plan within the time allotted. This action
makes no changes to the requirements in the rule, and is intended to
fulfill EPA's duty under section 129(b)(3) to promulgate a Federal plan
as a gap--filling measure until the State fulfills its statutory
obligations. When the State submits an approvable State plan, the
Federal plan will no longer apply to units in that State.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/25/02 67 FR 70640
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Additional Information: SAN 4441.
Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing; 321 Wood Product
Manufacturing
Agency Contact: David Painter, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, E143--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5515
Fax: 919 541--2664
Email: painter.david@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AJ28
_______________________________________________________________________
3286. TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY AMENDMENTS: RESPONSE TO MARCH 2, 1999,
COURT DECISION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 7671q
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 93
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Clean Air Act requires EPA to promulgate rules that
establish the criteria and procedures for determining whether highway
and transit plans, programs, and projects conform to state air quality
plans. Conformity means that the transportation actions will not cause
or worsen violations of air quality standards or delay timely
attainment of the standards. The original conformity rule was finalized
on November 24, 1993, and most recently amended on August 15, 1997. On
March 2, 1999, the U.S. Court of Appeals overturned certain provisions
of the 1997 conformity amendments. This rulemaking will amend the
conformity rule in compliance with the court decision. The rulemaking
will formalize the May 14, 1999 EPA guidance and the June 18, 1999 DOT
guidance that was issued to guide action on this issue until a
rulemaking could be issued. Specifically, the rulemaking will clarify
the types of projects that can be implemented in the absence of a
conforming transportation plan. It will also explain EPA's process for
reviewing newly submitted air quality plans and when those submissions
can be used for conformity purposes.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Proposed Amdt 06/30/03 68 FR 3904
Final Action 04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Local, State
Additional Information: SAN 4340.
Agency Contact: Angela Spickard, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 734 214--4283
Fax: 734 214--4052
Email: spickard.angela@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AI56
_______________________________________________________________________
3287. EXPANDED DEFINITIONS FOR ALTERNATIVE--FUELED VEHICLES AND ENGINES
MEETING LOW--EMISSION VEHICLE EXHAUST EMISSION STANDARDS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2001; 15 USC 2002; 15 USC 2003; 15 USC 2005; 15
USC 2006; 15 USC 213; 42 USC 7521; 42 USC 7522; 42 USC 7524; 42 USC
7525; 42 USC 7541; 42 USC 7542; 42 USC 7549; 42 USC 7550; 42 USC 7552
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86; 40 CFR 88
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action will ease the burden of certification for both
original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and after--market conversion
entities. This action will, for vehicles and engines meeting LEV
emission standards, broaden the definition of the term dedicated fuel
system, broaden the criteria for engine families, and provide an
exemption from certification fees. This action is not a deregulatory
action. This action will provide another means for small business to
remain active entities in supplying alternatively fueled vehicles to
the market place. The above three changes are intended to reduce the
cost of complying with the requirements of certification, and small
business will benefit from these changes. This action will enhance the
ability for the regulated industry to provide alternatively fueled
vehicles to the consumer in support of the Executive Order 13031.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/20/98 63 FR 38767
Notice 05/14/99 64 FR 26410
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4030.
Agency Contact: Joe Sopata, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6406J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--9034
Fax: 202 565--2085
Email: sopata.joe@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AH52
_______________________________________________________________________
3288. MODIFICATION OF THE ANTI--DUMPING BASELINE DATE CUT--OFF LIMIT FOR
DATA USED IN DEVELOPMENT OF AN INDIVIDUAL BASELINE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7521(1); 42 USC 7545; 42 USC
7601(a)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80.91(b)(1)(i); 40 CFR 80.93(a)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: ``Dumping'' refers to the practice whereby refiners making
clean fuels for certain markets (such as reformulated gasoline for
clean--air purposes) take the pollutants removed from the clean fuels
and ``dump'' them into other fuels they are producing for other
markets. This, if allowed, would make those other fuels even dirtier
than before, and so the Clean Air Act prohibits this practice. EPA has
existing ``anti--dumping'' rules on the books that codify this Clean
Air Act prohibition. This regulation is a minor
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technical amendment to those existing regulations. It would amend a
portion of those regulations to allow the use of data collected after
January 1, 1995 in the development of baselines, and it would establish
a cut--off date of January 1, 2002 for the submission of all individual
baselines under the anti--dumping program. This date is the same as
that allowed for foreign refineries seeking a unique individual
baseline under the anti--dumping program.)
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Action 05/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4604.
Agency Contact: Christine Brunner, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214--4287
Fax: 734 214--4816
Email: brunner.christine@epamail.epa.gov
Patrice Simms, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--5593
Email: simms.patrice@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AJ82
_______________________________________________________________________
3289. CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM HIGHWAY MOTORCYCLES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 7671(q)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 94
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is finalizing actions to reduce emissions from highway
motorcycles, which currently are subject to existing emission standards
that were put in place over 20 years ago. Emissions control
technologies have advanced significantly since that time, and EPA
believes it is appropriate to put in place more stringent standards for
hydrocarbon and nitrogen oxide emissions that reflect this progress.
The final standards are consistent with standards California has
recently promulgated, thereby creating the opportunity to industry to
produce and market products nationwide. EPA proposed new emission
standards for highway motorcycles on August 14, 2002 (67 FR 53050), in
a proposal that also included a proposal for evaporative emission
standards for marine vessels that use spark--ignition engines. The
final rule now involves only new emission standards for highway
motorcycles.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/14/02 67 FR 53050
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4626. Split from RIN 2060--AI11.
Sectors Affected: 42183 Industrial Machinery and Equipment Wholesalers;
333924 Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer and Stacker Machinery
Manufacturing; 335312 Motor and Generator Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Roberts French, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734--214--4380
Fax: 734 214--4050
Email: french.roberts@epamail.epa.gov
Glenn Passavant, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
ASD, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 734--214--4408
Email: passavant.glenn@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AJ90
_______________________________________________________________________
3290. CONTROL OF EMISSIONS OF AIR POLLUTION FROM NONROAD DIESEL ENGINES
AND FUEL
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 120 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AK27
_______________________________________________________________________
3291. IMPORTATION OF NONCONFORMING VEHICLES; AMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7522 ``CAA 203''; 42 USC 7525 ``CAA 206''; 42
USC 7541 ``CAA 207''; 42 USC 7542 ``CAA 208''; 42 USC 7601 ``CAA 301'';
42 USC 7522 ``CAA 203''; 42 USC 7550 ``CAA 216''; 42 USC 7601 ``CAA
301''
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 85
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action will amend the regulations in 40 CFR part 85,
subpart P to allow entry into the United States of vehicles which are
originally sold in Canada and which are identical to their U.S.
counterparts, without obtaining a certificate of conformity from EPA.
This action is in response to a petition for review of import rules.
The final rule also will address certain other issues in part 85,
subpart P and subpart R, including: (1) Formalizing a long--standing
EPA policy regarding the importation of owned vehicles that are proven
to be identical to a vehicle certified for sale in the United States;
(2) establishing new emission standards applicable to imported
nonconforming vehicles; (3) clarifying the regulatory language that
concerns exclusions and exemptions from meeting Federal emission
requirements; and (4) providing several minor clarifications to the
existing regulations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/24/94 59 FR 13912
Supplemental NPRM 02/12/96 61 FR 5840
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 2665.
Agency Contact: Joe Sopota, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6405J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564--9034
RIN: 2060-AI03
_______________________________________________________________________
3292. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: LISTING OF SUBSTITUTES FOR
OZONE--DEPLETING SUBSTANCES: N--PROPYL BROMIDE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7601; 42 USC 7671 to 7671q
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule proposes to add n--propylbromide (nPB) to the list
of
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acceptable substitutes for class I and class II ozone depleting
substances used as solvents for general metals, precision, and
electronics cleaning, as well as in aerosol solvent and adhesives end
uses. This would provide another alternative to solvents with higher
ozone depletion potential that industry is interested in using. The
rule also would propose specific conditions on the use of nPB as a
solvent. These might include limiting the specific applications in
which it may be used to those with low emissions and requiring exposure
limits consistent with industry practices. This will ensure that nPB is
used in a manner that is safe and environmentally protective. OSHA does
not currently regulate nPB. EPA would revise our ruling to adopt
whatever OSHA requires if OSHA later regulates the use of nPB. If
finalized as proposed, this rule would be consistent with most existing
industry practices and would impose little or no burden on industry.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/03/03 68 FR 33283
Final Action 06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4599. Split from RIN 2060--AJ58. The
previous ANPRM was under SAN No. 3525.
Sectors Affected: 331 Primary Metal Manufacturing; 332 Fabricated Metal
Product Manufacturing; 333 Machinery Manufacturing; 334 Computer and
Electronic Product Manufacturing; 336 Transportation Equipment
Manufacturing; 337 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing; 32615
Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Margaret Sheppard, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--9163
Fax: 202 565--2155
Email: sheppard.margaret@epamail.epa.gov
Erin Birgfeld, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--9079
Fax: 202 565--2095
Email: birgfeld.erin@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK26
_______________________________________________________________________
3293. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: BAN ON TRADE OF METHYL BROMIDE
TO NONPARTIES TO THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7671 to 7671q
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action will prohibit the import and export of methyl
bromide (class I, Group VI controlled substance) from or to a foreign
state that is not a party to the 1992 Copenhagen Amendments to the
Montreal Protocol. The rule is being published in accordance with the
Montreal Protocol and the Clean Air Act.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Action 01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4756.
Agency Contact: Tom Land, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--9185
Fax: 202--565--2155
Email: land.tom@epamail.epa.gov
Jabeen Akhtar, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--3514
Fax: 202--564--2155
Email: akhtar.jabeen@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK67
_______________________________________________________________________
3294. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: REFRIGERANT RECYCLING;
SUBSTITUTE REFRIGERANTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq; 42 USC 7671(g) ``CAA 608''
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82(F)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is amending the rule on refrigerant recycling,
promulgated under section 608 of the Clean Air Act to clarify how the
statutory venting prohibition of the act applies to refrigerants that
are used as substitutes for CFC and HCFC ozone--depleting refrigerants.
It also exempts certain substitute refrigerants from the prohibition on
the basis of current evidence that their release does not pose a threat
to the environment. In addition, EPA is extending the refrigerant sales
restriction to substitute refrigerants that consist of an ozone--
depleting substance.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/11/98 63 FR 32044
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 3560.
Agency Contact: Julius Banks, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--9870
Fax: 202--565--2155
Email: banks.julius@epamail.epa.gov
Tom Land, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--9185
Fax: 202--565--2155
Email: land.tom@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AF37
_______________________________________________________________________
3295. FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PLANS FOR INDIAN RESERVATIONS IN IDAHO,
OREGON, AND WASHINGTON
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 49.121 to 49.139; 40 CFR 49.9861 to 49.17810
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) proposes basic air
rules to apply on Indian Reservations in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
The rules provide some basic air quality protection similar to what the
State implementation plans (SIPs) require for Idaho, Oregon, and
Washington. These
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rules are needed to establish a level playing field and create basic
federally enforceable rules under the Clean Air Act.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/15/02 67 FR 11748
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Tribal
Federalism: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN 4487. EPA Region 10 would be responsible
for implementing and enforcing these proposed rules. Tribes can choose
to assist EPA or take over responsibility for their reservations, and
EPA would provide funding to tribes through grants to support their
efforts.
Agency Contact: Regina Thompson, Environmental Protection Agency,
Regional Office Seattle, OAQ--107, Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206 553--1498
Fax: 206 553--0110
Email: thompson.regina@epamail.epa.gov
Bonnie Thie, Environmental Protection Agency, Regional Office Seattle,
OAQ--107, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 206--553--1189
Fax: 206 553--0110
Email: thie.bonnie@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2012-AA01
_______________________________________________________________________
3296. REVISION TO THE DEFINITION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC) TO
EXCLUDE TERTIARY BUTYL ACETATE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.100(s)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The definition of VOC is proposed to be revised to add
tertiary butyl acetate to the list of negligibly reactive compounds.
This is a deregulatory action that will remove tertiary butyl acetate
from the necessity to be controlled as a VOC in SIPs for attaining the
ozone standard.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/30/99 64 FR 52731
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4254.
Agency Contact: William Johnson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C539--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--5245
Fax: 919 541--0824
Email: johnson.williaml@epa.gov
Terry Keating, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
6103A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--1174
Fax: 202 564--1554
Email: keating.terry@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AI45
_______________________________________________________________________
3297. RESCINDING FINDING THAT PREEXISTING PM10 STANDARDS NO LONGER
APPLICABLE IN NORTHERN ADA COUNTY/BOISE, IDAHO
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 50.6(d); 40 CFR 52.676; 40 CFR 81.313
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The EPA had previously taken action to revoke the PM--10
national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for the Boise/Ada County
area in anticipation that a revised PM--10 NAAQS would soon be in
place. However, the DC Circuit court subsequently vacated the revised
PM--10 NAAQS, the effectiveness of which served as the underlying basis
for EPA's decision to revoke the preexisting PM--10 NAAQS. Therefore,
in order to protect public health in the Boise/Ada County area, EPA is
proposing to reinstate the pre--existing PM--10 NAAQS. Without this
action there would be no Federal PM--10 NAAQS applicable to this area.
This action is tentatively subject to the terms of a settlement
agreement that was signed by all parties in January 2001. A Federal
Register notice of the proposed settlement requesting public comment
was published January 30, 2001 in accordance with section 113(g) of the
Act. No negative comments were received. EPA/DOJ signed the settlement
agreement and the State is in the process of carrying out its
obligations under the settlement agreement. The State submitted its
maintenance plan for Boise on 9/27/2002. Under the settlement, EPA
agreed to take final action on the State's submittal by 9/30/2003. On
July 30, 2003 a Feferal Register notice was published proposing to
rescind the finding that the 1987 PM10 NAAQS are not applicable in the
Ada County/Boise, Idaho area, and simultaneously, to approve a PM10 SIP
maintenance plan for the Ada County/Boise Idaho area and to redesignate
the area from nonattainment to attainment. There will be a 30--day
comment period. Written comments must be received on or before August
29, 2003. Under the settlement agreement, we must sign and forward to
the Federal Register office our final action by September 30, 2003.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 1 06/26/00 65 FR 39321
Notice 07/26/00 65 FR 45953
NPRM 07/30/03 68 FR 44715
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: Local, State
Additional Information: SAN 4391.
Agency Contact: Gary Blais, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD--15, C504--02, RTP, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--3223
Fax: 919 541--5489
Email: blais.gary@epamail.epa.gov
Geoffrey Wilcox, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
2344A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--5601
Email: wilcox.geoffrey@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AJ05
_______________________________________________________________________
3298. COMPILATION OF SOURCE--SPECIFIC ALTERNATIVE METHODS BEING APPROVED
FOR SOURCE--CATEGORY WIDE APPLICATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
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CFR Citation: 00 CFR NYD
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Sources have applied for approval of alternative test methods
for use at their facility. The Agency has approved these methods and
issued letters of approval to each requestor. The Agency has determined
that these methods could be used at similar sources, thus giving those
sources an alternative test method to the one cited in the regulation.
This action seeks to publish these facility--specific approvals in
order to provide other facilities within the source category the option
of using the alternative method.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4548.
Agency Contact: Rima Howell, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, D205--02, EMC Building, D205--02, Research Triangle Park, NC
27711
Phone: 919--541--0443
Fax: 919 541--1039
Email: howell.rima@epamail.epa.gov
Connie Oldham, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
D205--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--7774
RIN: 2060-AJ84
_______________________________________________________________________
3299. CONTROL OF HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FROM MOBILE SOURCES: DEFAULT
BASELINE REVISION AND MINOR CORRECTIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7521(1); 42 USC 7545; 42 USC
7601(a)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, October 31, 2001, Final.
Abstract: The final rule, Control of Emissions of Hazardous Air
Pollutants From Mobile Sources (66 FR 17230, 3/29/01), directed EPA to
revise the default toxics baselines in the rule to include year 2000
data when it becomes available. When revised, the default toxics
baseline values will be the average toxics values for gasoline over the
period 1998--2000. This data is now available, and this rule will
promulgate those revised baseline values, and also incorporate several
minor technical corrections to the existing rule.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4621.
Agency Contact: Christine Brunner, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214--4287
Fax: 734 214--4816
Email: brunner.christine@epamail.epa.gov
Paul Cort, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, ORC2,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 415--972--3921
Fax: 415--972--3570
Email: cort.paul@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AJ97
_______________________________________________________________________
3300. REGULATION OF FUEL AND FUEL ADDITIVES: EXTENSION OF CALIFORNIA
ENFORCEMENT EXEMPTIONS FOR REFORMULATED GASOLINE TO CALIFORNIA PHASE 3
GASOLINE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7545; 42 USC 7601(a)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80.81
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is proposing to exempt refiners, importers, and blenders
of gasoline subject to the State of California's reformulated gasoline
regulations from certain enforcement provisions in the federal
reformulated (RFG) regulations. Certain exemptions under the federal
RFG program already apply to California Phase 2 gasoline, but
additional exemptions are necessary to cover Phase 3 gasoline.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4634.
Sectors Affected: 32411 Petroleum Refineries; 32511 Petrochemical
Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Anne--Marie Pastorkovich, Environmental Protection
Agency, Air and Radiation, 6406J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564--8987
TDD Phone: 202 564--2085
Fax: 202 565--2085
Email: pastorkovich.anne--marie@epa.gov
Dave Kortum, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 6406J,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--9022
Fax: 202 565--2085
Email: kortum.dave@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK04
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3301. REVISIONS TO CLARIFY THE SCOPE OF THE SUFFICIENCY MONITORING
REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AND STATE OPERATING PERMITS PROGRAMS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 70.6(c)(1); 40 CFR 71.6(c)(1)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The purpose of these rulemakings is to clarify that under 40
CFR 70.6(c)(1) and 71.6(c)(1), all title V permits must contain
monitoring sufficient to assure compliance with the permits' terms and
conditions, as required under sections 504(a), 504 (b), 504(c) and
114(a)(3) of the Clean Air Act, where section 70.6(a)(3)(i)(B) or
section 71.6(a)(3) is not applicable. Specifically, these rulemakings
are limited to the suspension and removal of the prefatory phrase
``(c)onsistent with paragraph (a)(3) of this section`` from the
sufficiency monitoring requirement in section 70.6(c)(1) and section
71.6(c)(1). The suspension and removal will codify the Administrator's
interpretation of the title V monitoring requirements as set forth in
two adjudicatory orders issued in 2000 in response to petitions to
object to title V permits (the Pacificorp and Fort James orders) and
will be consistent
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with two prior decisions of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia Circuit concerning the title V monitoring requirements. We
are undertaking these rulemakings consistent with the defense of
pending litigation, Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA, No. 01--1204
(D.C. Cir.). In this litigation, the Utility Air Regulatory Group
(UARG) has asserted, in part, that EPA's interpretation of section
70.6(c)(1) and section 71.6(c)(1) as stated in the Pacificorp and Fort
James orders is overbroad because the prefatory language in these
sufficiency monitoring regulations (i.e., consistent with paragraph
(a)(3)) limits their scope to that of the periodic monitoring
provisions at section 70.6(a)(3) and section 71.6(a)(3). While EPA
disagrees with UARG's assertions, EPA believes that further
clarification through rulemaking would be useful. The EPA believes that
suspension and removal of the prefatory language will de--link the
sufficiency monitoring requirement from the separate periodic
monitoring requirement, and thus, make more clear the distinction
between the two requirements. Specifically, this rulemaking will
clarify that where an applicable requirement does not require any
periodic testing or monitoring, permit conditions are required to
establish ``periodic monitoring sufficient to yield reliable data from
the relevant time period that are representative of the source's
compliance with the permit'' under section 70.6(a)(3)(i)(B) or section
71.6(a)(3). Where the applicable requirement already requires
``periodic'' testing or monitoring but that monitoring is not
sufficient to assure compliance, the separate regulatory standard at
section 70.6(c)(1) or section 71.6(c)(1) applies instead to require
monitoring ``sufficient to assure compliance.'' These rulemakings do
not address any other issues related to Title V monitoring, such as the
type of monitoring required under the periodic or sufficiency
monitoring provisions. The EPA expects to consider comments on these
other monitoring issues during a separate, future notice--and--comment
rulemaking. The rulemakings simply clarify existing requirements,
rather than impose new requirements. Any future rulemaking actions on
the scope of sufficiency monitoring will be subject to OMB review
because the related proposal was found to be a ``significant regulatory
action'' under Executive Order 12866 due to ``novel legal or policy
issues.'' In addition, all such rulemaking actions have been found not
to be economically significant, and they will not result in additional
costs to State, local, or tribal governments, or to the private sector.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/17/02 67 FR 58561
Interim Final Action 09/17/02 67 FR 58529
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4699.
Agency Contact: Jeff Herring, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C304--04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--3195
Fax: 919 541--5509
Email: herring.jeff@epamail.epa.gov
Steve Hitte, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C304--
04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--0886
Fax: 919 541--5509
Email: hitte.steve@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK29
_______________________________________________________________________
3302. WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT (WIPP) FY 2001 REPORT TO CONGRESS
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: PL 102--579, sec 23(a)(2)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 194
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This Report to Congress is required by section 23(a)(2) of
the WIPP Land Withdrwal Act, which requires EPA to submit an annual
report to Congress ``on the status of and resources required for the
fulfillment of the Administrator's responsibilities under the Act''
regarding the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). This report
summarizes the activities and progress EPA has made in fulfilling its
responsibilities under the Act and outlines the resources required for
the Agency to meet its commitments. The WIPP is an underground
repository for the permanent disposal of radioactive waste generated as
byproducts from nuclear weapons production. It was constructed by the
Department of Energy (DOE) and is located near Carlsbad, New Mexico. In
1998, EPA certified that the WIPP complies with EPA's radioactive waste
disposal standards at subpart B and C of 40 CFR 191 and EPA's WIPP
compliance criteria at 40 CFR 194, and thus is safe to contain
radioactive waste. Since that time, the DOE has begun emplacing waste
in the WIPP. The waste is stored approximately 2,100 feet underground
in excavated, natural salt formations. EPA also has responsibility for
assuring continual compliance with EPA's radioactive waste disposal
standards. EPA continues to have an oversight role at the WIPP to
ensure that it continues to protect human health and the environment.
This Report summarizes EPA's actvities past and present.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4686.
Agency Contact: Ray Lee, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6608J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--4625
Fax: 202 565--2062
Email: lee.ray@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK39
_______________________________________________________________________
3303. CALIFORNIA GASOLINE TECHNICAL CORRECTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7521(1); 42 USC 7545; 42 USC
7601(a)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80.81(a)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule corrects final regulations which were published in
the Federal Register on March 29, 2001 (66 FR 17230). The corrected
regulatory provision restores the definition of California gasoline as
used in the enforcement exemptions for California gasoline under the
regulation of fuels and fuel additives.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
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Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4722.
Agency Contact: Christine Brunner, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214--4287
Fax: 734 214--4816
Email: brunner.christine@epamail.epa.gov
John Hannon, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--5563
Email: hannon.john@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK56
_______________________________________________________________________
3304. AMENDMENTS TO THE REQUIREMENTS ON VARIABILITY IN THE COMPOSITION
OF ADDITIVES CERTIFIED UNDER THE GASOLINE DEPOSIT CONTROL PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7545; 42 USC 7601(a)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80
Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, May 30, 2001, Other.
Abstract: A direct final rule and parallel notice of proposed
rulemaking were published on November 5, 2001, in response to a
settlement agreement reached with the American Chemical Council (ACC)
regarding their litigation on the Gasoline Deposit Control Additive
Rule. This litigation pertained to the information that manufacturers
must provide on additive composition at the time of certification.
Adverse comments were received on two of the four amendments. A partial
withdrawal notice was published on January 24, 2002, which withdrew the
amendments on which we received adverse comments. In this action, we
plan to finalize the provisions that were withdrawn. The provisions we
plan to finalize are based on an ACC consensus position, which reduces
the burden on manufacturers in demonstrating compliance with limits on
the compositional variability of the deposit control additives, while
maintaining the emissions control benefits of the gasoline deposit
control program.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 11/05/01 66 FR 55885
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4557.1. Split from RIN 2060--AJ69. Action
is consistent with Settlement Agreement signed with American Chemistry
Council in January 2000, which became final in August, 2000 (no
comments were received in the public notice and comment). ACC v. EPA,
D.C. Cir. No. 94--1778 (consol).
Sectors Affected: 325998 All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product
Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Jeff Herzog, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, ASD, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734--214--4227
Fax: 734 214--4816
Email: herzog.jeff@epamail.epa.gov
Andrea Medici, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
ARLO/PTSLO, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--5634
Fax: 202 564--5653
Email: medici.andrea@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK62
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3305. CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM NEW MOTOR VEHICLES; ADDENDUM TO
SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE TIER 2/GASOLINE SULFUR REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7545; 42 USC 7601(a); 42 USC 7401
to 7521(l); 42 USC 7521(m) to 7671q
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80; 40 CFR 86
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On June 12, 2002, EPA promulgated a direct final rule (SAN
4569, 67 FR 40169) that corrected, amended, and revised certain
provisions of the Tier 2/Gasoline Sulfur regulations to assist
regulated entities with program implementation and compliance. At that
time, EPA also published a concurrent proposed rule to be used in case
the direct final rule received adverse comment. Such adverse comment
was received, and a portion of that June 12 rule had to be withdrawn.
This action will respond to that adverse comment and address the
aforementioned withdrawn material.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 06/12/02 67 FR 40169
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4569.1. Split from RIN 2060--AJ71.
Sectors Affected: 336111 Automobile Manufacturing; 336112 Light Truck
and Utility Vehicle Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Mary Manners, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, ASD, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734--214--4873
Fax: 734 214--4051
Email: manners.mary@epamail.epa.gov
Robin Moran, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 734--214--4781
Fax: 734 214--4816
Email: moran.robin@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK63
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3306. ANTI--DUMPING BASELINE RECALCULATION FOR DOWNSTREAM OXYGENATE
ADDITION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7545; 42 USC 7601(a)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80.91
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would allow a refiner who added oxygenate after
sampling and just before shipment to exclude that oxygenate from its
anti--dumping baseline determination. This exclusion of oxygenate is
already allowed for a refinery's gasoline to which oxygenate was added
outside of the refinery gate. This rule will have limited application,
and could provide relief to small refiners.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Action 11/00/03
[[Page 73608]]
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4706.
Agency Contact: Christine Brunner, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214--4287
Fax: 734 214--4816
Email: brunner.christine@epamail.epa.gov
Patrice Simms, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--5593
Email: simms.patrice@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK69
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3307. REGULATION OF FUELS AND FUEL ADDITIVES: MODIFICATIONS TO STANDARDS
AND REQUIREMENTS FOR REFORMULATED AND CONVENTIONAL GASOLINE INCLUDING
BUTANE BLENDERS AND ATTEST ENGAGEMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7454(c); 42 USC 7454(k); 42 USC
7601
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Through the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, Congress
mandated that EPA promulgate regulations for reformulated and
conventional gasoline. The purpose of this mandate was to reduce
vehicle emissions of toxic and ozone--forming compounds. EPA published
the regulations on February 16, 1994. On July 11, 1997, EPA published a
proposed rule that included various minor adjustments to the 1994 rule.
The emissions benefits achieved from the reformulated gasoline and
conventional gasoline programs would not be reduced by the proposed
changes. On December 31, 1997, EPA finalized many of the proposed
changes. This rule would finalize the remaining changes that were not
included in the December 31, 1997 final rule.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/11/97 62 FR 37338
Final Partial 12/31/97 62 FR 68196
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4758.
Sectors Affected: 32411 Petroleum Refineries; 42271 Petroleum Bulk
Stations and Terminals
Agency Contact: Marilyn Bennett, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6406J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--8989
Fax: 202 565--2085
Email: bennett.marilyn@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK77
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3308. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE; REFRIGERANT RECYCLING;
CERTIFICATION OF RECOVERY AND RECOVERY/RECYCLING EQUIPMENT INTENDED FOR
USE WITH SUBSTITUTE REFRIGERANTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq; 42 USC 7671(g) ``CAA 608''
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82(F)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is amending the rule on refrigerant recycling equipment
intended for use with Substitute Refrigerants: EPA is amending the rule
on refrigerant recycling, promulgated under section 608 of the Clean
Air Act, to clarify how the requirements of section 608 extend to
refrigerant recovery and/or recycling equipment intended for use with
substitutes for CFC and HCFC refrigerants.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/11/98 63 FR 32044
Final Action 03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 3560.1. Split from RIN 2060--AF37.
Agency Contact: Julius Banks, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--9870
Fax: 202--565--2155
Email: banks.julius@epamail.epa.gov
Tom Land, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--9185
Fax: 202--565--2155
Email: land.tom@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AL77
_______________________________________________________________________
3309. REVISIONS TO FEDERAL OPERATING PERMITS PROGRAM FEE PAYMENT
DEADLINES FOR CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURAL SOURCES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 71.9(f)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The EPA is taking final action to amend the Federal Operating
Permits Program to extend the date by which state--exempt major
agricultural sources in California must pay fees and to allow their
permit applications to be considered complete even though fees will not
be paid at the time the applications are due. This action allows EPA to
process the applications and issue permits while the Agency computes a
fee amount based on the cost of administering the permits program for
these sources. The amendments extend the due date for submitting
operating permit fees to EPA until May 14, 2004 for agricultural
sources that are major sources subject to title V but are not being
permitted by 34 Clean Air Act title V operating permits programs in the
State of California.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/13/03 68 FR 25548
Direct Final Action 05/13/03 68 FR 25507
Withdrawal of Direct Final 06/27/03 68 FR 38197
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
[[Page 73609]]
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN 4791.
Agency Contact: Candace Carraway, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C304--04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--3189
Fax: 919 541--5509
Email: carraway.candace@epamail.epa.gov
David Wampler, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
AIR3, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 415--972--3975
Fax: 415--947--3579
Email: wampler.david@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AL82
_______________________________________________________________________
3310. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: ALLOCATION OF ESSENTIAL
USE ALLOWANCES FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2004
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7601; 42 USC 7671; 42 USC 7671q
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82.4
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: With this action, EPA will be allocating essential--use
allowances for import and production of class I stratospheric ozone
depleting substances (ODSs) for calendar year 2004. Essential--use
allowances permit a person to obtain controlled class I ODSs as an
exemption to the January 1, 1996 regulatory phase--out of class I ODS
solely for the designated essential purpose. This regulation will
allocate essential use allowances for CFCs for use in metered dose
inhalers for the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive lung
disease, and methyl chloroform for use in the space shuttle.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4833. The final rule must be published by
January 1, 2004, in order for the pharmaceutical companies that produce
metered dose inhalers to have access to CFCs in a timely manner. We
plan to publish the proposal in early October.
Agency Contact: Scott Monroe, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington DC, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--9712
Email: monroe.scott@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AM01
_______________________________________________________________________
3311. AIR QUALITY DESIGNATIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS FOR THE 8--
HOUR OZONE NAAQS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7407, 7501--7515,7601
CFR Citation: 40 CFR part 81
Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, April 15, 2004, Final.
Abstract: In 1997, EPA promulgated the revised National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone. This action is intended to
promulgate designations and classifications for areas across the
country as attainment/unclassifiable or nonattainment. The CAA defines
a nonattainment area to include the area that is violating the NAAQS
and any nearby areas that are contributing to the violation of the
NAAQS. The process for designations following promulgation of a NAAQS
is contained in Section 107(d)(1) of the CAA. EPA requested States and
Tribes to make recommendations regarding attainment of their areas by
July 15, 2004. EPA will review the recommended designations and may
make modifications as deemed necessary to such recommendations. If EPA
determines that a modification is needed, the EPA will notify the State
and Tribes no later than 120 days prior to promulgating final
designations, which provides an opportunity for States and Tribes to
defend their recommended positions. In cases where the States or Tribes
do not submit recommendations, EPA will promulgate the designations for
areas it deems appropriate. Final ozone designations will be
promulgated on April 15, 2004
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN 4839.
Agency Contact: Annie Nikbakht, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C504--02, Washington DC, DC 20460
Phone: 919 541--5246
Fax: 919 541--0824
Email: nikbakht.annie@epa.gov
Sharon Reinders, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C539--02, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 919 541--5284
Fax: 919 541--0824
Email: reinders.sharon@epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AM03
_______________________________________________________________________
3312. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE; REFRIGERANT RECYCLING;
AMENDED LEAK REPAIR REQUIREMENTS FOR REFRIGERATION AND AIR--CONDITIONING
EQUIPMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq; 42 USC 7671(g) ``CAA 608''
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82(F)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is amending the leak repair requirements for commercial,
comfort cooling, and industrial process refrigeration appliances,
promulgated under section 608 of the Clean Air Act. This rule will
address methods to calculate leak rates, amend definitions concerning
leak repair, and clarify how the leak repair requirements of section
608 extend to appliances using refrigerants that are substitutes for
CFC and HCFC refrigerants.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/11/98 63 FR 32044
Final Action 03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
[[Page 73610]]
Additional Information: SAN 3560.2. Split from RIN 2060. Split from RIN
2060--AF37.
Agency Contact: Julius Banks, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--9870
Fax: 202--565--2155
Email: banks.julius@epamail.epa.gov
Tom Land, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--9185
Fax: 202--565--2155
Email: land.tom@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AM05
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3313. PROJECT XL SITE--SPECIFIC RULEMAKING FOR ANDERSEN CORPORATION'S
FACILITY IN BAYPORT, MINNESOTA
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 7671q
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 52
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This site--specific rule, applicable only to the Andersen
Bayport facility, provides regulatory changes under the Clean Air Act
(CAA) to implement Andersen Corporation's XL project. In this project,
the facility will be allowed to increase production levels without
undergoing case--by--case reveiws prompted by its Volatile Organic
Compounds (VOC) emission changes, as long as its VOC emissions per unit
of production remain below the performance ratio and its overall
emissions remain below a facilitywide VOC cap.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/19/99 64 FR 19097
Final Action 04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4278.
Agency Contact: Brian Barwick, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of the Administrator, U.S. EPA Region 5, Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: 312--886--6620
Email: barwick.brian@epamail.epa.gov
David Beck, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the
Administrator, E14302, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5421
Email: beck.david@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2090-AA21
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3314. NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS:
SITE--SPECIFIC REGULATION FOR PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA IN
TOMAHAWK, WISCONSIN
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63.443; 40 CFR 63.457; 40 CFR 63.453
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This site specific regulation will allow Packaging
Corporation of America (PCA) to operate its semi--chemical pulp and
paper mill with an alternative control technology for its hazardous air
pollutants (HAPs). This alternative treatment has been approved by the
EPA and its use will be conducted as a pilot project under the May 5,
1998, Joint State/EPA Agreement to Pursue Regulatory Innovation. An
applicable federal air rule requires semi--chemical pulp and paper
mills to collect and incinerate their vent gases. As an alternative
treatment, PCA will collect and hard--pipe vent gas condensates to
their on--site wastewater treatment plant. The vent gas condensates
contain a large proportion of the vent gas HAPs, and the HAPs are
effectively treated in the wastewater treatment plant. PCA has agreed
to accept as an enforceable limit a methanol destruction rate of
approximately two times the amount of methanol that would be destroyed
with the technology prescribed in the federal air rule. Methanol is an
appropriate surrogate for the total HAPs in the vent gases. Data from a
full scale treatability study conducted by PCA in June 2001 indicate
that the alternative treatment technology may be capable of achieving
approximately five times greater methanol treatment than prescribed in
the air rule, although PCA will not have to commit to achieving this
greater destruction rate.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Action 02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4816.
Agency Contact: Eileen Furey, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of the Administrator, C--14J, Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: 312--886--7950
Fax: 312--886--0747
Email: furey.eileen@epamail.epa.gov
Eaton Weiler, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the
Administrator, C--14J, Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: 312--886--6041
Fax: 312--886--0747
Email: weiler.eaton@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2090-AA33
_______________________________________________________________________
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Long-Term Actions
Clean Air Act (CAA)
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3315. NESHAP: OFF--SITE WASTE AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS RESIDUAL RISK
STANDARD
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, July 1, 2004, Final.
Abstract: EPA developed technology--based emissions standards (MACT
standards) for this source category under section 112(d) of the Clean
Air Act, codified in 40 CFR part 63, subpart DD. The current action,
required by section 112(f) of the Clean Air Act, is to assess residual
risks after compliance with subpart DD, and develop additional enission
standards, as necessary, to provide an ample margin of safety.
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Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4695.
Sectors Affected: 56221 Waste Treatment and Disposal
Agency Contact: Elaine Manning, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C439--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5499
Fax: 919 658--3186
Email: manning.elaine@epamail.epa.gov
K.C. Hustvedt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C439--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--5395
Fax: 919 541--0246
Email: hustvedt.ken@epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK68
_______________________________________________________________________
3316. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS: RISK MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMS UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT, SECTION 112(R)(7); AVAILABILITY OF
INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC; TECHNICAL AMENDMENT
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: ``CAA 112(r)''
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 68.210
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Section 112(r)(7) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and its
implementing regulations at 40 CFR Part 68 require certain stationary
sources to report an off--site consequence analysis (OCA), including a
worst--case release scenario, in a risk management plan (RMP) that is
to be made available to the public. In response to concerns that
posting OCA information on the Internet might increase the risk of
terrorist and other criminal activities, on August 5, 1999 the Chemical
Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act
(CSISSFRRA) was enacted. The Act requires the President to promulgate
regulations governing the distribution of the OCA sections of RMPs
that, in the opinion of the President, would minimize the likelihood of
accidental releases and the risk of terrorist and other criminal
activities associated with posting this information. The President
delegated his rulemaking authority to the Attorney General and the
Administrator of EPA, who jointly promulgated the required regulations
at 40 CFR part 1400. The part 1400 regulations restrict the public's
access to the OCA sections of RMPs in certain ways. As currently
drafted, however, section 68.210(a) of part 68 states that RMPs are
available to the public under CAA section 114, which makes information
collected under the CAA, including RMPs in their entirety, available to
the public, except for confidential business information. EPA is
therefore revising 40 CFR section 68.210(a) to reflect the August 2000
rulemaking. The revision will state that OCA data is made available to
the public under the provisions of 40 CFR part 1400. This revision is
not meant to regulate any new entities.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4607.
Agency Contact: Sicy Jacob, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, 5104A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--8019
Fax: 202 564--8233
Email: jacob.sicy@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2050-AE95
_______________________________________________________________________
3317. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS: RISK MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMS UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT, SECTION 112(R)(3); REVISIONS TO THE
LIST OF SUBSTANCES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: ``CAA 112(r)''
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 68.130
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The list of substances subject to the Chemical Accident
Prevention requirements at 40 CFR part 68 was promulgated on January
31, 1994. The Clean Air Act states that the list may be revised from
time to time by EPA's own motion or by petition and shall be reviewed
at least every 5 years. Since the January 1994 final list rule, EPA has
modified the listing for hydrochloric acid; deleted a category of
explosive chemicals; exempted flammable substances in gasoline used as
fuel and in naturally occurring hydrocarbon mixtures prior to initial
processing; and excluded flammable substances used as a fuel or held
for sale as a fuel at a retail facility. In fulfillment of the
statute's 5--year review requirement, EPA has conducted a thorough
review of the list. Based on that review, EPA is proposing additions,
deletions and modifications to the list of substances. Deletions are
based on EPA's review of the chemical toxicity, physical property,
production/use quantity and accident history of currently listed
substances and new information or erroneous data that impacts the basis
of the chemical's listing. Other toxic and flammable chemicals are
proposed to be added because they meet the criteria for listing a toxic
or flammable substance. In addition, EPA proposes to revise the
reporting threshold and toxic endpoints of several toxic substances
based on updated toxicity information. Facilities (such as chemical
manufacturers, processors, and users), with more than the threshold
quantity of a listed substance in a process, are required to develop a
risk management program and submit a risk management plan to EPA. The
proposed changes to the list will ensure that facilities are properly
managing risks of the most acutely toxic and flammable chemicals that
could have an adverse impact on the facility and surrounding community
in event of an accidental release.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN 4619.
Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing; 32411 Petroleum
Refineries
Agency Contact: Kathy Franklin, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, 5104A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--7987
[[Page 73612]]
Fax: 202 564--8444
Email: franklin.kathy@epamail.epa.gov
Sicy Jacob, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid Waste and Emergency
Response, 5104A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--8019
Fax: 202 564--8233
Email: jacob.sicy@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2050-AE96
_______________________________________________________________________
3318. REVIEW NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS FOR CARBON MONOXIDE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7409
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 50
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, May 31, 2001, Final.
Abstract: Review of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS)
for carbon monoxide (CO) every 5 years is mandated by the Clean Air
Act. This review assesses the available scientific data about the
health and environmental effects of CO and translates the science into
terms that can be used in making recommendations about whether or how
the standards should be changed. The last review of the CO NAAQS was
completed in 1994 with a final decision that revisions were not
appropriate at that time.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/05
Final Action 05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN 4266.
Agency Contact: David McKee, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C539--01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--5288
Fax: 919 541--0237
Email: mckee.dave@epa.gov
Harvey Richmond, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C539--01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5271
Fax: 919 541--0237
Email: richmond.harvey@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AI43
_______________________________________________________________________
3319. REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS FOR
PARTICULATE MATTER
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7408; 42 USC 7409
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 50
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, March 31, 2005, NPRM.
Final, Judicial, December 20, 2005, Final.
Abstract: On July 18, 1997, the EPA published a final rule revising the
national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter
(PM) (62 FR 38652). While retaining the PM10 standard levels, new
standards were added for fine particles (PM2.5) to provide increased
protection against both health and environmental effects of PM. On the
same day, a Presidential Memorandum (62 FR 38421) was published that,
among other things, anticipated that EPA would complete the next review
of the PM NAAQS by July 2002. The EPA's plans and schedule for the next
periodic review of the PM NAAQS were published on October 23, 1997 (62
FR 55201). Due to the unprecedented volume of new research, the
completion of the Criteria Document has been extended. As result the
overall schedule for the review of the PM NAAQS has extended beyond the
original target of July 2002. As with other NAAQS reviews, a rigorous
assessment of relevant scientific information will be presented in a
Criteria Document (CD) prepared by EPA's National Center for
Environmental Assessment. The EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards will then prepare a Staff Paper (SP) for the Administrator
which will evaluate the policy implications of the key studies and
scientific information contained in the CD and additional technical
analyses and identify critical elements that EPA staff believe should
be considered in reviewing the standards. The CD and SP will be
reviewed by the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and the
public, and both final documents will reflect the input received
through these reviews. As the PM NAAQS review is completed, the
Administrator's proposal to revise or reaffirm the PM NAAQS will be
published with a request for public comment. Input received during the
public comment period will be considered in the Administrator's final
decision.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/05
Final Action 12/00/05
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN 4255.
Agency Contact: Mary Ross, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C539--01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--5170
Fax: 919 541--0237
Email: ross.mary@epa.gov
Karen Martin, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C539--01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5274
Fax: 919 541--0237
Email: martin.karen@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AI44
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3320. NAAQS: SULFUR DIOXIDE (RESPONSE TO REMAND)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7409 ``CAA 109''
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 50.4; 40 CFR 50.5
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On November 15, 1994, the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) proposed not to revise the existing 24--hour and annual primary
standards. The EPA sought public comment on the need to adopt
additional regulatory measures to address the health risk to asthmatic
individuals posed by short--term peak sulfur dioxide exposure. On March
7, 1995, EPA proposed implementation strategies for reducing short--
term high concentrations of sulfur dioxide emissions in the ambient
air. On May 22, 1996, EPA published its final decision not to revise
the primary sulfur dioxide NAAQS. The
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notice stated that EPA would shortly propose a new implementation
strategy to assist States in addressing short--term peaks of sulfur
dioxide. The new implementation strategy -- the Intervention Level
Program -- was proposed on January 2, 1997. In July 1996, the American
Lung Association and the Environmental Defense Fund petitioned the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit for a judicial review of EPA's
decision not to establish a new 5--minute NAAQS. On January 30, 1998,
the court found that EPA did not adequately explain its decision and
remanded the case so EPA could explain its rationale more fully. EPA
published a schedule for responding to the remand in the May 5, 1998
Federal Register. Since that notice, EPA has continued to work on the
proposed response to the remand by reviewing additional SO2 air quality
information. EPA published an informational notice in the Federal
Register on January 9, 2001 (66 FR 1665). EPA conducted monitoring to
evaluate sources of SO2 peaks and is currently analyzing these data..
The results of this project will inform the response to the remand.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM NAAQS Review 11/15/94 59 FR 58958
NPRM NAAQS impl--51 03/07/95 60 FR 12492
Final Original 05/22/96 61 FR 25566
NPRM rev. NAAQS impl 01/02/97 62 FR 210
Notice 05/05/98 63 FR 24782
Informational Notice 01/09/01 66 FR 1665
Final Action To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN 1002.
Agency Contact: Susan Stone, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C539--01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--1146
Fax: 919 541--0237
Email: stone.susan@epamail.epa.gov
Karen Martin, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C539--01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5274
Fax: 919 541--0237
Email: martin.karen@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AA61
_______________________________________________________________________
3321. NESHAP: CHROMIUM ELECTROPLATING AMENDMENT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412 ``CAA 112''
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Final standards under section 112(d) for chromium emissions
from hard and decorative chromium electroplating and chromium anodizing
tanks (40 CFR 63, Subpart N) were promulgated on January 25, 1995.
Since promulgation, the Agency has determined that a class of chromium
electroplating operations were inadvertently excluded from regulation.
Specifically, the final standards do not apply to sources engaged in
continuous chromium electroplating of steel sheet used to make cans and
other containers. It is the Agency's intent to regulate all facilities
engaged in chromium electroplating. Therefore, the Agency plans to
amend the chromium electroplating rule to extend its applicability to
continuous chromium electroplating operations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Proposed Amdt 03/00/05
Final Action 09/00/05
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 2841.
Agency Contact: Phil Mulrine, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C439--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5289
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: mulrine.phil@epamail.epa.gov
Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C439--
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--2837
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: fruh.steve@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AH08
_______________________________________________________________________
3322. NSPS AND EMISSION GUIDELINES FOR OTHER SOLID WASTE INCINERATORS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7509 ``CAA 129''
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Section 129 of the Clean Air Act of 1990 requires the Agency
to promulgate New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and Emission
Guidelines (EG) for solid waste incinerators. Section 129 specifically
required the Administrator to publish a schedule for regulating Other
Solid Waste Incinerators (OSWI). A notice published on November 9, 2000
announced that the Administrator would promulgate OSWI standards by
November 15, 2005. The notice also listed what classes of incinerators
might be covered by the OSWI standards. Standards will be set for the
following pollutants: particulate matter, opacity, sulfur dioxide,
hydrogen chloride, oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, lead cadmium,
mercury, and dioxins and dibenzofurans.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Notice 11/09/00 65 FR 66850
NPRM 11/00/04
Final Action 11/00/05
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Additional Information: SAN 3751.
Agency Contact: Fred Porter, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C439--01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5251
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: porter.fred@epamail.epa.gov
Bob Wayland, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C439--
01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--1045
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: wayland.robertj@epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG31
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3323. PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION OF AIR QUALITY: PERMIT
APPLICATION REVIEW PROCEDURES FOR NON--FEDERAL CLASS I AREAS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7670--7479 ``CAA 160--169''
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.166; 40 CFR 52.21
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Under the Clean Air Act's prevention of significant
deterioration (PSD) program, a State or tribe may redesignate their
lands as class I areas to provide enhanced protection for their air
quality resources. This rule will clarify the PSD permit review
procedures for new and modified major stationary sources near these
non--Federal class I areas. EPA seeks to develop clarifying PSD permit
application procedures that are effective, efficient, and equitable.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 05/16/97 62 FR 27158
NPRM 10/00/05
Final Action 10/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN 3919.
Agency Contact: Darrel Harmon, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6101A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--7416
Fax: 202 501--1153
Email: harmon.darrel@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AH01
_______________________________________________________________________
3324. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: UPDATE OF THE SUBSTITUTES LIST
UNDER SNAP PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7601; 42 USC 7671(k) ``CAA 612''
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82; 40 CFR 9
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Section 612 of the Clean Air Act requires EPA to identify
alternatives to class I and II ozone--depleting substances and to
publish lists of acceptable and unacceptable substitutes. Producers of
substitutes must notify EPA at least 90 days before alternatives are
introduced into interstate commerce. Unlike acceptable alternatives
(see Notices), substitutes which are deemed by EPA to be unacceptable
or acceptable subject to use restrictions must go through notice and
comment rulemaking. Substitute lists are updated intermittently
depending on the volume of notifications.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 01/16/92 57 FR 1984
NPRM 05/12/93 58 FR 28094
Final 03/18/94 59 FR 13044
Notice 1 08/26/94 59 FR 44240
NPRM 1 09/26/94 59 FR 49108
Notice 2 01/13/95 60 FR 3318
Final 1 06/13/95 60 FR 31092
Notice 3 07/28/95 60 FR 38729
NPRM 2 10/02/95 60 FR 51383
Notice 4 02/08/96 61 FR 4736
Final 2 05/22/96 61 FR 25585
NPRM 3 05/22/96 61 FR 25604
Notice 5 09/05/96 61 FR 47012
Final 3 10/16/96 61 FR 54030
Notice 6 03/10/97 62 FR 10700
NPRM 4 05/21/97 62 FR 27874
Notice 7 06/03/97 62 FR 30275
NPRM 5 02/03/98 63 FR 5491
Notice 8 02/24/98 63 FR 9151
Notice 9 05/22/98 63 FR 28251
Interim Final 7 01/26/99 64 FR 3861
Interim Final 8 01/26/99 64 FR 3865
ANPRM 9 02/18/99 64 FR 8043
NPRM 6 02/18/99 64 FR 8038
Final 5 04/28/99 64 FR 22981
Notice 10 06/08/99 64 FR 30410
Notice 11 12/06/99 64 FR 68039
Notice 12 04/11/00 65 FR 19327
Final 6 04/26/00 65 FR 24387
Notice 13 06/19/00 65 FR 37900
NPRM 10 07/11/00 65 FR 42653
Notice 14 12/18/00 65 FR 78977
Correction Notice 14 03/07/01 66 FR 13655
Notice 15 05/23/01 66 FR 28408
DF Rescind Rule 01/29/02 67 FR 4185
DF Rescind Foams Corr. 07/22/02 67 FR 47703
Notice 16 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 3525.
Agency Contact: Margaret Sheppard, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--9163
Fax: 202 565--2155
Email: sheppard.margaret@epamail.epa.gov
Jeff Cohen, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 6205J,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202--564--0135
Fax: 202--565--2095
Email: cohen.jeff@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG12
_______________________________________________________________________
3325. PHASE I (FIP) TO REDUCE THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OF OZONE IN THE
EASTERN UNITED STATES
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect State, local or tribal
governments and the private sector.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 52; 40 CFR 97
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, January 25, 2003, NPRM.
Abstract: This action would promulgate Federal Implementation Plans
(FIPs) which require nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions decreases. The
intended effect is to reduce the transport of ozone (smog) pollution
and one of its main precursors (NOx) across State boundaries in the
eastern half of the United States. On October 27, 1998, EPA published a
final rule (the NOx SIP Call) which allowed States 12 months to
develop, adopt, and submit revisions to their State Implementation
Plans (SIPs) to address the transport problem. The Administrator is
required to promulgate a FIP within 2 years of: (1) Finding that a
State has failed to make a required submittal; or (2) finding that a
submittal is not complete; or (3) disapproving a SIP submittal. On June
22, 2000, the D.C. Court of Appeals assigned a new SIP submittal date
of October 30, 2000. Eleven States (Virginia, West Virginia, Alabama,
Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, and Ohio) and the District of Columbia had not submitted
adequate SIPs, as announced in a findings rule published on December
26, 2000. All of these States have since submitted approvable plans.
(Note: The FIPs discussed here would apply to all elements of the NOx
SIP call that were
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not remanded to EPA by the court on March 3, 2000. The portions of the
SIP call that were remanded to EPA will be covered under phase 2 SIPs,
and if necessary, separate FIP actions would be prepared for those.)
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/21/98 63 FR 56393
Findings Action 12/26/00 65 FR 81366
Final Action To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State
Additional Information: SAN 4096.
Sectors Affected: 333415 Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating
Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment
Manufacturing; 325188 All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing;
325199 All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing; 325998 All Other
Miscellaneous Chemical Product Manufacturing; 324199 All Other
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; 33611 Automobile and Light
Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing; 32731 Cement Manufacturing; 331221
Cold-Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing; 221121 Electric Bulk Power
Transmission and Control; 221122 Electric Power Distribution; 327211
Flat Glass Manufacturing; 221112 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation;
327213 Glass Container Manufacturing; 32512 Industrial Gas
Manufacturing; 325131 Inorganic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing; 331111
Iron and Steel Mills; 322122 Newsprint Mills; 333618 Other Engine
Equipment Manufacturing; 327212 Other Pressed and Blown Glass and
Glassware Manufacturing; 322121 Paper (except Newsprint) Mills; 32213
Paperboard Mills; 32511 Petrochemical Manufacturing; 48621 Pipeline
Transportation of Natural Gas; 325211 Plastics Material and Resin
Manufacturing; 32211 Pulp Mills; 22133 Steam and Air-Conditioning
Supply
Agency Contact: Doug Grano, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C539--02, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 919--541--3292
Fax: 919 541--0824
Email: grano.doug@epamail.epa.gov
Jan King, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C539--02,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5665
Fax: 919 541--0824
Email: king.jan@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AH87
_______________________________________________________________________
3326. NESHAP: AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING AND REWORK FACILITIES RESIDUAL
RISK STANDARDS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, September 30, 2003, Final.
Abstract: EPA developed technology--based standards for this source
category under section 112(d) of the CAA, codified in 40 CFR part 63,
subpart GG. The current action, required by section 112(f) of the CAA,
is to assess residual risks from the same source category, and develop
additional emission standards, as necessary, to provide an ample margin
of safety.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4653.
Sectors Affected: 33641 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Tony Wayne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C435--D, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5439
Fax: 919 541--0942
Email: wayne.tony@epamail.epa.gov
Susan Wyatt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C439--
04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5674
Fax: 919 541--0942
Email: wyatt.susan@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK08
_______________________________________________________________________
3327. NESHAP: GROUP II POLYMERS AND RESINS --RESIDUAL RISK STANDARDS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, March 8, 2003, Final.
Abstract: EPA developed technology--based standards for this source
category under section 112(d) of the CAA. This source category covers
certain chemical process units used to manufacture products. The
current action, required by section 112(f) of the CAA, is to assess
residual risks from this same source category, and develop additional
emission standards, as necessary, to provide an ample margin of safety.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4657.
Sectors Affected: 325211 Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Randy McDonald, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C504--04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5402
Fax: 919 541--3470
Email: mcdonald.randy@epamail.epa.gov
Randy Waite, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C504--
04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5447
Fax: 919 541--3470
Email: waite.randy@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK13
_______________________________________________________________________
3328. NESHAP: INDUSTRIAL PROCESS COOLING TOWERS RESIDUAL RISK STANDARDS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, September 30, 2002, Final.
Abstract: A national emission standard for hazardous air pollutants
(NESHAP)
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for industrial process cooling towers (IPCT) was previously promulgated
under Section 112(d) of the Clean Air Act. That standard effectively
bans the use of chromium--based water treatment chemicals in IPCT used
to remove heat from chemical or industrial processes. The Clean Air Act
Section 112(f) requires us to assess within 8 years of promulgation of
a NESHAP the remaining risk to the public and to develop additional
more stringent standards if such standards are needed to protect the
public health with an ample margin of safety. This action is to examine
the remaining risk from IPCT and, if warranted, to develop new risk
based standards.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4660.
Agency Contact: Phil Mulrine, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C439--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5289
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: mulrine.phil@epamail.epa.gov
Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C439--
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--2837
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: fruh.steve@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK16
_______________________________________________________________________
3329. NESHAP: NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR MARINE TANK VESSEL LOADING
OPERATIONS -- RESIDUAL RISK STANDARD
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, September 19, 2003, Final.
Abstract: EPA developed technology--based standards for this source
category under section 112(d) of the CAA, codified in 40 CFR part 63,
subpart Y. This source category covers tanks or ships that contain
gasoline, crude oil, or HAPs in bulk. The current action, required by
section 112(f) of the CAA, is to assess residual risks from this same
source category, and develop additional emission standards, as
necessary, to provide an ample margin of safety.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4661.
Sectors Affected: 483 Water Transportation
Agency Contact: David Markwordt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C439--04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--0837
Fax: 919 541--0942
Email: markwordt.david@epamail.epa.gov
Susan Wyatt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C439--
04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5674
Fax: 919 541--0942
Email: wyatt.susan@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK17
_______________________________________________________________________
3330. NESHAP: PERCHLOROETHYLENE DRY CLEANING FACILITIES RESIDUAL RISK
STANDARDS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA developed technology--based emission standards for this
source category under section 112(d) of the Clean Air Act. The current
action, required by Section 112(f) of the Clean Air Act, is to assess
residual risks and develop additional emission standards, as necessary,
to provide an ample margin of safety.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN 4662.
Sectors Affected: 81232 Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-
Operated)
Agency Contact: Rhea Jones, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C539--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--2940
Fax: 919 541--5689
Email: jones.rhea@epamail.epa.gov
Dianne Byrne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C539--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5342
Fax: 919 541--5689
Email: byrne.dianne@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK18
_______________________________________________________________________
3331. NESHAP: SECONDARY LEAD SMELTING RESIDUAL RISK STANDARDS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, June 23, 2003, Final.
Abstract: National emission standards for hazardous air pollutants
(NESHAP) for secondary lead smelting were promulgated on June 23, 1995
under Clean Air Act Section 112(d). The standards establish emission
limitations and work practice standards for all new and existing
secondary lead smelters that produce refined lead from lead scrap,
mainly lead acid batteries. Clean Air Act Section 112(f) requires us to
assess within 8 years of promulgation of a NESHAP the remaining risk to
the public and to develop additional more stringent standards if such
standards are needed to protect the public health with an ample margin
of safety. This action is to examine the remaining risk from secondary
lead smelters and to develop new risk based standards, if warranted.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4665.
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Sectors Affected: 331492 Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of
Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
Agency Contact: Kevin Cavender, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C439--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--2364
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: cavender.kevin@epamail.epa.gov
Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C439--
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--2837
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: fruh.steve@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK19
_______________________________________________________________________
3332. NESHAP: SHIPBUILDING AND SHIP REPAIR SURFACE COATING -- RESIDUAL
RISK STANDARDS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, December 31, 2003, Final.
Abstract: EPA developed technology--based standards for this source
category under section 112(d) of the CAA, codified in 40 CFR Part 63,
Subpart II. This source category covers air--toxic emissions from the
painting, welding, and sandblasting of ships under construction or
repair at major sources. The current action, required by section 112(f)
of the CAA, is to assess residual risks from this same source category,
and develop additional emission standards, as necessary, to provide an
ample margin of safety.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Additional Information: SAN 4666.
Sectors Affected: 336611 Ship Building and Repairing
Agency Contact: Mohamed Serageldin, Environmental Protection Agency,
Air and Radiation, C539--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--2379
Fax: 919 541--5689
Email: serageldin.mohamed@epamail.epa.gov
Dianne Byrne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C539--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5342
Fax: 919 541--5689
Email: byrne.dianne@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK20
_______________________________________________________________________
3333. NESHAP: WOOD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS -- RESIDUAL RISK
STANDARDS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, December 7, 2003, Final.
Abstract: EPA developed technology--based standards for this source
category under section 112(d) of the CAA, codified in 40 CFR Part 63,
Subpart JJ. This source category covers air--toxic emissions from
wood--furniture manufacturing, including wood finishing, gluing, and
painting. The current action, required by section 112(f) of the CAA, is
to assess residual risks from this same source category, and develop
additional emission standards, as necessary, to provide an ample margin
of safety.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4667.
Sectors Affected: 337 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing;
337211 Wood Office Furniture Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Lynn Dail, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C--539--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--2363
Fax: 919 541--5689
Email: dail.lynn@epamail.epa.gov
Dianne Byrne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C539--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5342
Fax: 919 541--5689
Email: byrne.dianne@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK21
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3334. NESHAP: HALOGENATED SOLVENT CLEANING --RESIDUAL RISK STANDARDS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, December 2, 2002, Final.
Abstract: This action is required by the CAA to assess residual risk
and develop standards as necessary to provide an ample margin of
safety.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN 4668.
Sectors Affected: 335999 All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment
and Component Manufacturing; 332999 All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated
Metal Product Manufacturing; 336999 All Other Transportation Equipment
Manufacturing; 337124 Metal Household Furniture Manufacturing; 332116
Metal Stamping; 339 Miscellaneous Manufacturing; 336 Transportation
Equipment Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Lynn Dail, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C--539--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--2363
Fax: 919 541--5689
Email: dail.lynn@epamail.epa.gov
Dianne Byrne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C539--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5342
Fax: 919 541--5689
Email: byrne.dianne@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK22
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3335. NESHAP: MAGNETIC TAPE MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS RESIDUAL RISK
STANDARD
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, December 15, 2002, Final.
Abstract: EPA developed technology--based standards for this source
category under section 112(d) of the CAA. The current action, required
by section 112(f) of the CAA, is to assess residual risks and develop
additional emission standards, as necessary, to provide an ample margin
of safety.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4669.
Sectors Affected: 334613 Magnetic and Optical Recording Media
Manufacturing; 33461 Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical
Media
Agency Contact: Lynn Dail, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C--539--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--2363
Fax: 919 541--5689
Email: dail.lynn@epamail.epa.gov
Dianne Byrne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C539--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5342
Fax: 919 541--5689
Email: byrne.dianne@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK23
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3336. NESHAP: PRINTING AND PUBLISHING INDUSTRY -- RESIDUAL RISK
STANDARDS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, May 30, 2004, Final.
Abstract: EPA developed technology--based standards for this source
category under section 112(d) of the CAA, codified in 40 CFR part 63,
subpart KK. This source category covers air--toxic emissions from many
activities located at printing and publishing facilities -- primarily
the printing process itself, plus affiliated equipment such as
cleaning, ink and solvent mixing, chemical storage, and solvent
recovery. The current action, required by section 112(f) of the CAA, is
to assess residual risks from this same source category, and develop
additional emission standards, as necessary, to provide an ample margin
of safety.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN 4664.
Sectors Affected: 322221 Coated and Laminated Packaging Paper and
Plastics Film Manufacturing; 322222 Coated and Laminated Paper
Manufacturing; 323112 Commercial Flexographic Printing; 323111
Commercial Gravure Printing; 322212 Folding Paperboard Box
Manufacturing; 322225 Laminated Aluminum Foil Manufacturing for
Flexible Packaging Uses; 323119 Other Commercial Printing; 322223
Plastics, Foil, and Coated Paper Bag Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Dave Salman, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C539--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--0859
Fax: 919 541--5689
Email: salman.dave@epamail.epa.gov
Dianne Byrne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C539--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5342
Fax: 919 541--5689
Email: byrne.dianne@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK24
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3337. NESHAP: PETROLEUM REFINERIES -- RESIDUAL RISK STANDARDS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, August 31, 2003, Final.
Abstract: EPA developed technology--based standards for this source
category under section 112(d) of the CAA, codified in 40 CFR Part 63,
Subpart CC. This source category covers air--toxic emissions from
equipment at petroleum refineries, such as process vents, storage
vessels, and valve leaks. The current action, required by section
112(f) of the CAA, is to assess residual risks from this same source
category, and develop additional emission standards, as necessary, to
provide an ample margin of safety.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN 4663.
Sectors Affected: 32411 Petroleum Refineries
Agency Contact: Bob Lucas, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C439--03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--0884
Fax: 919 541--0246
Email: lucas.bob@epamail.epa.gov
K. Hustvedt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C439--
03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541--5395
Fax: 919 541--0246
Email: hustvedt.ken@epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK25
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3338. NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR CHROMIUM EMISSIONS FROM HARD AND
DECORATIVE CHROMIUM ELECTROPLATING AND CHROMIUM ANODIZING TANKS --
RESIDUAL RISK STANDARDS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, January 25, 2003, Final.
Abstract: A national emission standard for chromium emissions from hard
and
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decorative chromium electroplating and chromium anodizing tanks was
previously promulgated under Section 112(d) of the Clean Air Act. That
standard set emission limits for chromium emissions from hard and
decorative chromium electroplating and chromium anodizing tanks. The
Clean Air Act Section 112(f) requires us to assess within 8 years of
promulgation of a NESHAP the remaining risk to the public and to
develop additional more stringent standards if such standards are
needed to protect the public health with an ample margin of safety.
This action is to examine the remaining risk from hard and decorative
chromium electroplating and chromium anodizing tanks and, if warranted,
to develop new risk based standards.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Additional Information: SAN 4750.
Agency Contact: Phil Mulrine, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C439--02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--5289
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: mulrine.phil@epamail.epa.gov
Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C439--
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919--541--2837
Fax: 919 541--5450
Email: fruh.steve@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AK72
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3339. PETITION TO DELIST HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT : 4,4'--METHYLENE
DIPHENYL DIISOCYANATE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Clean Air Act requires EPA to regulate 188 compounds that
are listed as air toxics, also known as hazardous air pollutants. Air
toxics are those pollutants known, or suspected, to cause cancer and
other human health problems. The law allows EPA to consider petitions
to modify the list, by adding or removing substances. Individuals
seeking to remove a substance must demonstrate that there are adequate
data to determine that emissions, outdoor concentrations,
bioaccumulation, or atmospheric deposition of the substance may not
reasonably be anticipated to damage human health or the environment.
The Agency received a petition to remove 4,4'--Methylene Diphenyl
Diisocyanate (MDI) from the American Chemistry Council on December 26,
2002. Once EPA receives a petition, it conducts two reviews: a
completeness review, to determine whether there is sufficient
information on which to base a decision; and a technical review, to
evaluate the merits of the petition. The EPA also requests and
considers information from the public. After a comprehensive technical
review of both the petition and the information received from the
public to determine whether the petition satisfies the requirements of
the CAA, the review team is required to make a recommendation to the
Administrator on whether to grant the petition. If the Administrator
decides to grant a petition, a proposed rule is published in the
Federal Register which proposes a modification of the HAP list and
presents the reasoning for doing so. The proposed rule is open to
public comment and public hearing and all additional substantive
information received during the public's involvement is evaluated prior
to the decision on the issuance of a final rule. However, if the
Administrator decides to deny a petition, a notice setting forth an
explanation of the reasons for denial is published instead. A notice of
denial constitutes final Agency action of nationwide scope and
applicability, and is subject to judicial review as proided in the CAA.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN 4782.
Agency Contact: William Boyes, Environme