[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 130 (Thursday, July 6, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 41594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-17068]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[AD-FRL-6730-6]
RIN 2060-AE86


National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for 
Polyether Polyols Production; Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing 
Industry; Epoxy Resins Production and Non-Nylon Polyamides Production; 
and Petroleum Refineries

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Withdrawal of amendment in direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: Due to an adverse comment, the EPA is withdrawing an amendment 
from the May 8, 2000 direct final rule for National Emission Standards 
for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Polyether Polyols Production; 
Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry; Epoxy Resins 
Production and Non-Nylon Polyamides Production; and Petroleum 
Refineries. The amendment being withdrawn deals with the definition of 
equipment leak in the Petroleum Refineries NESHAP. The withdrawal of 
the amendment from the direct final rule will only affect sources 
subject to the Petroleum Refineries NESHAP.

DATES: Amendment 6 in the direct final rule, which amends Sec. 63.641, 
published on May 8, 2000 (65 FR 26491), is withdrawn as of July 6, 
2000. The remaining amendments will be effective July 7, 2000, as 
stated in the May 8 rule.

ADDRESSES: Docket numbers A-90-20 (Hazardous Organic NESHAP); A-92-37 
(Epoxy Resins Production and Non-Nylon Polyamides Production); A-93-48 
(Petroleum Refineries); and A-96-38 (Polyether Polyols Production) 
contain supporting information used in developing the standards. The 
dockets are located at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20460, in room M-1500, Waterside Mall (ground 
floor), and may be inspected from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert E. Rosensteel at (919) 541-
5608, Emission Standards Division (MD-13), Environmental Protection 
Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, electronic mail 
address ``[email protected]''.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 8, 2000, the EPA published a direct 
final rule (65 FR 26491) and a parallel proposal (65 FR 26544) to amend 
portions of the NESHAP for Polyether Polyols Production; Synthetic 
Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry; Epoxy Resins Production and 
Non-Nylon Polyamides Production; and Petroleum Refineries. The EPA 
stated in the direct final rule that if relevant, adverse comments were 
received by June 7, 2000, the EPA would publish a document to withdraw 
the affected portions of the direct final rule before its effective 
date of July 7, 2000. The EPA received an adverse comment on Amendment 
6 in the direct final rule and, therefore, is withdrawing Amendment 6. 
This withdrawal of Amendment 6 only affects sources subject to the 
Petroleum Refineries NESHAP (40 CFR part 63, subpart CC). Amendment 6 
would have changed the definition of equipment leak to add the term 
``connectors'' to the equipment leak provisions in the NESHAP.
    The adverse comment stated that the EPA's rationale for adding 
connectors to the list of equipment in the definition of equipment leak 
was not supported by the record of the rulemaking for the Petroleum 
Refineries NESHAP. It indicated that meetings with, and correspondence 
from, EPA and Congress supported flexibility and the New Source 
Performance Standard (NSPS) option without connectors. Therefore, the 
EPA is withdrawing this amendment and will decide the appropriate 
response to this comment. The 19 amendments for which we did not 
receive adverse comments will become effective on July 7, 2000, as 
provided in the May 8, 2000 direct final rule (65 FR 26491).

    Dated: June 30, 2000.
Robert Brenner,
Acting, Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
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