[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 98 (Monday, May 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25223-25224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12606]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[AD-FRL-5507-5]
Control Techniques Guidelines Document; Wood Furniture
Manufacturing Operations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of release of final control techniques guidelines (CTG)
document.
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SUMMARY: A final CTG document for control of volatile organic compounds
(VOC) emissions from wood furniture finishing and cleaning operations
is available to assist States in analyzing and determining reasonably
available control technology (RACT) for stationary sources of VOC
emissions located within ozone nonattainment areas. The document
recommends RACT for industries included in, but not limited to, nine
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes: Wood Kitchen Cabinets
(SIC 2434); Wood Household Furniture, except upholstered (SIC 2511);
Wood Household Furniture, upholstered (SIC 2512); Wood Television,
Radio, Phonograph, and Sewing Machine Cabinets (SIC 2517); Household
Furniture Not Classified Elsewhere (SIC 2519); Wood Office Furniture
(SIC 2521); Public Building and Related Furniture (SIC 2531); Wood
Office and Store Fixtures (SIC 2541); and Furniture and Fixtures Not
Elsewhere Classified (SIC 2599).
ADDRESSES: Control Techniques Guideline. Copies of the CTG may be
obtained from the US EPA Library (MD-35), Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina 27711, telephone number (919) 541-2777.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Paul Almodovar, (919) 541-0283,
Coatings and Consumer Products Group, Emission Standards Division (MD-
13), US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina 27711.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The docket is available for public
inspection at the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, which is listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice. The final CTG document is also
available on the Technology Transfer Network (TTN), on the EPA's
electronic bulletin boards. This bulletin board provides information
and technology exchange in various areas of air pollution control. The
service is free, except for the cost of a telephone call. Dial (919)
541-5742 for up to a 14,400 bps modem. If more information on TTN is
needed, call the HELP line at (919) 541-5384.
I. Background
Under the Clean Air Act (CAA), as amended in 1990, State
implementation plans (SIP) for ozone nonattainment areas must be
revised to require RACT for control of VOC emissions from sources for
which the EPA has already published a CTG or for which it will publish
a CTG between the date the Amendments were enacted and the date an area
achieves attainment status (CAA 182(b)(2)). The EPA has defined RACT as
``the lowest emission limitation that a particular source is capable of
meeting by the application of control technology that is reasonably
available considering the technological and economic feasibility''
(September 17, 1979, 44 FR 53761).
The CTG review current knowledge and data concerning the technology
and costs of various emissions control techniques. The CTG are intended
to provide State and local air pollution authorities with an
information base for proceeding with their own analyses of RACT to meet
statutory requirements.
Each CTG contains a ``presumptive norm'' for RACT for a specific
source category, based on the EPA's evaluation of the capabilities and
problems general to the category. Where applicable, the EPA recommends
that States adopt requirements consistent with the presumptive norm.
However, the presumptive norm is only a recommendation. States may
choose to develop their own RACT requirements on a case-by-case basis,
considering the emission reductions needed to obtain achievement of the
national ambient air quality standards and the economic and technical
circumstances of the individual source.
This CTG addresses RACT for control of VOC emissions from wood
furniture manufacturing operations. The VOC emissions from wood
furniture finishing, cleaning, and washoff operations are addressed.
Many of the steps in these operations involve the use of organic
solvents and are sources of VOC emissions. The sources, mechanisms, and
control of these VOC emissions are described in the CTG.
The determination of presumptive RACT for the wood furniture
industry was negotiated under the Federal Advisory Committee Act with
members of industry, environmental groups, States, and local agencies.
The regulatory negotiation was conducted in conjunction with the
negotiation for the proposed national emission standards for hazardous
air pollutants (NESHAP) for wood furniture manufacturing operations
developed under Section 112(d) of the CAA. This combined effort ensured
that both sets of requirements are consistent and coordinated. The Wood
Furniture Manufacturing Operations NESHAP was promulgated on December
7, 1995 (60 FR 62930).
II. Summary of Impacts
The EPA estimates that State and local regulations developed
pursuant to this final CTG would affect about 970 facilities and reduce
VOC emissions by an estimated 20,400 tons per year at a cost of an
estimated $20.2 million. Further information on costs and controls is
presented in the final CTG document.
III. Executive Order 12866
Under Executive Order 12866 (October 4, 1993 58 FR 51735) the EPA
must determine whether the regulatory action is ``significant'' and
therefore subject to OMB review and the requirements of the Executive
Order. The Order defines ``significant regulatory action'' as one that
is likely to result in a rule that may:
(1) 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;
(2) Create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an
action taken or planned by another agency;
(3) Materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants,
user fees, or loan programs, or the rights and obligations of
recipients thereof; or
(4) Raise novel legal or policy issues arising out of legal
mandates, the President's priorities, or the principles set forth in
the Executive Order.
It has been determined that this final CTG document is not a
``significant regulatory action'' under the terms of Executive Order
12866 and is therefore not subject to OMB review. This CTG document is
not a ``rulemaking,'' rather
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it provides information to States to aid them in developing rules.
Dated: May 9, 1996.
Mary D. Nichols,
Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 96-12606 Filed 5-17-96; 8:45 am]
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