[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 5 (Monday, January 9, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 1403-1405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-157]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051; FRL-8020-2]
RIN 2060-AJ78


National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From the 
Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of public comment period and 
announcement of a public hearing.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that the comment period on the proposed 
amendments to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 
From the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry, published on December 
2, 2005, is being extended until February 23, 2006, and that a public 
hearing on the proposed amendments will be held on January 24, 2006.

DATES: Comments. The comment period has been extended from January 17, 
2006. Comments must now be received on or before February 23, 2006.
    Public Hearing. A public hearing is scheduled for January 24, 2006, 
from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

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ADDRESSES: Comments. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. 
EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 
instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: [email protected], Attention Docket ID No. 
EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051.
     Fax: (202) 566-1741, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2002-0051.
     Mail: U.S. Postal Service, send comments to: EPA Docket 
Center (6102T), Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total 
of two copies.
     Hand Delivery: In person or by courier, deliver comments 
to: EPA Docket Center (6102T), Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-
0051, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room B-108, Washington, DC 20004. 
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of 
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of 
boxed information. Please include a total of two copies.
    Instructions. Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2002-0051. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be 
confidential business information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you 
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Send or deliver information identified 
as CBI to only the following address: Mr. Roberto Morales, OAQPS 
Document Control Officer, EPA (C404-02), Attention Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OAR-2002-0051, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. Clearly mark the 
part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, which 
means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you 
provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment 
directly to EPA without going through http://www.regulations.gov, your 
e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of 
the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on 
the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that 
you include your name and other contact information in the body of your 
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your 
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for 
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic 
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of 
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center 
homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket. All documents in the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center, 
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051, EPA West Building, Room B-102, 1301 
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public 
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public 
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the EPA 
Docket Center is (202) 566-1742. A reasonable fee may be charged for 
copying docket materials.
    Public Hearing. The public hearing will be held on January 24, 
2006, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the EPA Facility Complex at 109 T.W. 
Alexander Drive in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Persons 
interested in presenting oral testimony should contact Ms. Janet Eck, 
EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Emission Standards 
Division, Coatings and Consumer Products Group (C539-03), Research 
Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541-7946.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Keith Barnett, EPA, Office of Air 
Quality Planning and Standards, Emission Standards Division, Minerals 
and Inorganic Chemicals Group (C504-05), Research Triangle Park, NC 
27711; telephone number (919) 541-5605; facsimile number (919) 541-
5600; e-mail address [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Regulated Entities. Entities potentially affected by the proposed 
amendments to the national emission standards for hazardous air 
pollutants (NESHAP) for the manufacturing of portland cement are those 
that manufacture portland cement. Regulated categories and entities 
include:

                   Table 1.--Regulated Entities Table
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                                                 Examples of regulated
             Category               NAICS \1\           entities
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Industry.........................  32731.....  Owners or operators of
                                                portland cement
                                                manufacturing plants.
State............................  32731.....  Owners or operators of
                                                portland cement
                                                manufacturing plants.
Tribal Associations..............  32731.....  Owners or operators of
                                                portland cement
                                                manufacturing plants.
Federal Agencies.................  \2\.......  None.
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\1\ North American Industry Classification System.
\2\ None.

    This table is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a 
guide for readers regarding entities likely to be regulated by this 
action. This table lists the types of entities that may potentially be 
regulated by this action. To determine whether your facility is 
regulated by this action, you should carefully examine the 
applicability criteria in 40 CFR 63.1340 of the rule. If you have 
questions regarding the applicability of the proposed amendments to a 
particular entity, consult the person listed in the preceding FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information through http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Send or deliver information identified 
as CBI only to the following address listed in the ADDRESSES section of 
this document. Clearly mark the part or all the information you claim 
to be CBI. For CBI information submitted on a disk or CD-ROM that you 
mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as

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CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the 
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as 
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information 
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. 
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with 
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    Worldwide Web (WWW). In addition to being available in the docket, 
an electronic copy of today's proposal will also be available through 
the WWW. Following the Administrator's signature, a copy of this action 
will be posted on EPA's Technology Transfer Network (TTN) policy and 
guidance page for newly proposed or promulgated rules at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/. The TTN at EPA's Web site provides information 
and technology exchange in various areas of air pollution control.

Comment Period

    We received a request to move the date for a public hearing on the 
proposed amendments to the NESHAP for portland cement manufacturing (70 
FR 72330, December 2, 2005) from mid-December 2005 to January 24, 2006. 
We agreed to this request and are extending the comment period until 30 
days after the public hearing. Therefore, the public comment period 
will now end on February 23, 2006, rather than January 17, 2006.

How Can I Get Copies of the Proposed Amendments and Other Related 
Information?

    EPA has established the official public docket for the proposed 
rulemaking under docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051. Information on how 
to access the docket is presented above in the ADDRESSES section. In 
addition, information may be obtained from the Web page for the 
proposed rulemaking at: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/pcem/pcempg.html.

    Dated: January 3, 2006.
William L. Wehrum,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 06-157 Filed 1-6-06; 8:45 am]
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