[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 116 (Thursday, June 17, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 33865-33866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13679]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 61

[FRL-7773-5]
RIN 2060-AI90


National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; 
National Emission Standards for Emissions of Radionuclides Other Than 
Radon From Department of Energy Facilities; National Emission Standards 
for Radionuclide Emissions From Federal Facilities Other Than Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission Licensees and Not Covered by Subpart H; Final 
Amendment--Correction

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule; technical correction.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency published a final rule 
amending the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 
(NESHAPs), which regulate the air emissions of radionuclides other than 
radon-222 and radon-220 from facilities owned or operated by the 
Department of Energy (DOE) and from Federal Facilities other than 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensees and not covered by 
Subpart H. This document contains corrections to the final regulations, 
which were effective October 9, 2002. After publication in the Federal 
Register it was discovered that the value in table 2 of Method 114 was 
incorrect.

Dates: Effective Date:
    July 17, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eleanor Thornton-Jones, Center for 
Waste Management, Radiation Protection Division, Office of Radiation 
and Indoor Air, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mailstop 6608J, 
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, by e-mail: 
[email protected] or by phone (202) 343-9773.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Docket

    All documents relevant to this rulemaking have been placed in 
Docket A-94-60 in EPA's Air Docket. The Air Docket is located at 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 20460, in room B-102, Mail Code 6102T and is 
open between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying.

Background

    On September 9, 2002, the Environmental Protection Agency published 
in the Federal Register (65 FR 57159), a final rule amending NESHAPs, 
which regulate the air emissions of radionuclides other than radon-222 
and radon-220 from facilities owned or operated by the Department of 
Energy (DOE) (Subpart H) and from Federal Facilities other than Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensees and not covered by Subpart H 
(Subpart I). These regulations require that emissions of radionuclides 
to the ambient air shall not exceed those amounts that would cause any 
member of the public to receive in any year an effective dose 
equivalent of 10 millirem per year (mrem/yr). Also, for non-DOE Federal 
facilities, emissions of iodine shall not exceed those amounts that 
would cause any member of the public to receive in any year an 
effective dose equivalent of 3 mrem/yr. Regulated facilities 
demonstrate compliance with the standard by sampling and monitoring 
radionuclide emissions from all applicable point sources. Historically, 
radionuclide emissions from point sources are measured in accordance 
with the American National Standards Institutes's (ANSI) ``Guide to 
Sampling Airborne Radioactive Materials in Nuclear Facilities,'' ANSI 
N13.1-1969. In 1999, the American National Standards Institute 
substantively revised ANSI N13.1-1969 and renamed it ``Sampling and 
Monitoring Releases of Airborne Radioactive Substances from the Stacks 
and Ducts of Nuclear Facilities,'ANSI/HPS N13.1-1999. In 2002, the 
Agency updated its regulations at 40 CFR part 61, subparts H and I to 
require the use of ANSI/HPS N13.1-1999 for all applicable newly 
constructed or modified facilities and imposed additional inspection 
requirements on existing facilities consistent with the revised ANSI 
standard.

Need for Correction

    In 40 CFR part 61, Appendix B, Method 114, table 2, under the 
listing for ``Clean transport lines'' the Frequency of Activity Column 
states ``Visible deposits for HEPA-filtered applications. Surface 
density of 1 g/cm3.'' This should read ``Visible deposits 
for HEPA-filtered applications. Mean mass of deposited material exceeds 
1 g/m2 for other applications.'' Table 2 used in the 
Appendix B, Method 114 was orginally from the ANSI Standard (ANSI/HPS 
N13.1-1999 (Docket No. A-94-60, Item II-D-3)); Section 6.4.6 ``Cleaning 
transport lines'' explains the value used and the required process 
involved in cleaning transport lines. This section did not talk in 
terms of density but in terms of the mass of material deposited.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 61

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Radionuclides, 
Radon, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: June 7, 2004.
Bonnie C. Gitlin,
Acting Director, Radiation Protection Division.

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For the reasons set forth in preamble title 40, chapter I of the Code 
of Federal Regulations is amended as follows:

PART 61--[CORRECTED]

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1. The authority citation for part 61 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401, 7412, 7414, 7416, 7601, and 7602.


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2. In Appendix B to part 61, table 2 in Method 114 is amended by 
revising the entry for ``Clean transport lines'' to read as follows:

Appendix B to Part 61--Test Methods

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Method 114--Test Methods for Measuring Radionuclide Emissions From 
Stationary Sources

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4. Quality Assurance Methods

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     Table 2.--Maintenance, Calibration and Field Check Requirements
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       Sampling system components             Frequency of activity
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Clean transport lines..................  Visible deposits for HEPA-
                                          filtered applications. Mean
                                          mass of deposited material
                                          exceeds 1g/m2 for other
                                          applications.
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