[The Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Environmental Protection Agency Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                                  


  



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Ch. I

[FRL-5639-3]

Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: The regulatory agenda is a semiannual summary of current and 
projected rulemakings, reviews of existing regulations, and completed 
actions of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). By providing 
information about regulatory actions underway and those that we will 
issue in the coming year, we hope to encourage public participation in 
the regulatory process.

ADDRESSES: To be placed on the agenda mailing list, either write to 
USEPA/NCEPI at P.O. Box 42419, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242, or fax your 
request to (513) 489-8695. If you need confirmation that your request 
was received, you may call 1-800-490-9198.

    If you have suggestions to improve this publication, comments 
on rules that substantially impact small entities, or need general 
information about the agenda, contact Angela Suber, Regulatory 
Development Branch (2136), EPA, 401 M Street SW., Washington, DC 
20460, (202) 260-7205.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you need substantive information 
about a particular entry, the name, address, and telephone number of 
the agency contact who is most familiar with the subject matter is 
listed for each action.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory Priorities and Schedules

    Last year's Government shutdown and reduced funding for EPA 
under continuing resolutions have delayed many of EPA's regulatory 
actions. Nevertheless, EPA continues to devote its best efforts 
toward full protection of human health and the environment and 
remains fully committed to reinventing our regulations to provide 
greater environmental protection at less cost. EPA's reinvention 
efforts are described more fully in its 1996 regulatory plan, which 
is published along with this document. EPA continues to make 
efforts to reduce paperwork burden, to develop common-sense 
regulatory actions, and to delete or modify regulations currently 
in place. We will also give priority to initiatives that offer 
novel solutions to real environmental problems posed by an industry 
or locality when generally applicable mandates may prove 
ineffective or inefficient in a specific application.

How the Agenda Is Organized

    For this edition of EPA's regulatory agenda, the most important 
significant regulatory actions are included in The Regulatory Plan, 
which appears in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register. The 
Regulatory Plan entries are listed in the Table of Contents below 
and are denoted by a bracketed bold reference, which directs the 
reader to the appropriate Sequence Number in Part II.

    Each agenda entry includes the title, legal authority, CFR 
reference, legal deadline, abstract, and timetable. Each entry also 
indicates the categories of small entities and levels of government 
that may be affected by the rulemaking and whether the Agency plans 
to prepare a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis. In addition, we 
indicate whether an entry is part of the Reinventing Government 
effort. Lastly, the agenda includes an agency contact person for 
each entry.

    The agenda is organized by statute and ordered numerically 
within each statute. Entries within each statute are divided into 
five categories: (1) Prerule, (2) proposed rule, (3) final rule, 
(4) long-term actions (i.e., actions under preparation that will 
not be published until after the 1-year horizon for this agenda), 
and (5) completed actions (i.e., regulations that EPA is deleting 
from the agenda because the Agency has completed, withdrawn, or 
postponed them indefinitely). Detailed information on each of these 
categories is presented below. A bullet () preceding an 
entry indicates that this is the first time an action is appearing 
in the agenda.

I. Prerulemakings

    Prerulemaking actions are intended to determine whether to 
initiate rulemaking. Prerulemakings include anything that 
influences or leads to rulemaking, such as advance notices of 
proposed rulemaking, significant studies or analyses of the 
possible need for regulatory action, requests for public comment on 
the need for regulatory action, or important preregulatory policy 
proposals.

II. Proposed and Final Rules

    This section includes all substantial EPA regulations that are 
within a year of proposal or promulgation. The listings, however, 
generally exclude (a) specialized categories of actions (e.g., EPA 
approvals of State plans and other actions that do not apply 
nationally) and (b) routine actions (e.g., pesticide tolerances and 
minor amendments to existing rules).

    We have listed all regulations and regulatory reviews except 
those considered minor, routine, or repetitive actions. There is no 
legal significance to the inadvertent omission of an item from the 
listing. The agenda shows dates for actions on each entry; these 
dates are estimates only and should not be construed as an absolute 
Agency commitment to act on or by the date shown. The Administrator 
of EPA will review the items contained in this agenda over the next 
6 months. Entries in this agenda may be deleted, or new entries 
added as a result of that review.

    We also seek to enhance public participation in development of 
proposed rules by potentially affected stakeholders. We therefore 
invite expressions of interest to be directed to the contact person 
listed for each rule.

III. Long-Term Actions

    This section includes actions with publication dates beyond the 
next 12 months. We will continue to work with interested 
stakeholders to develop regulatory information to support these 
rulemakings.

IV. Completed Actions

    This section contains actions that appeared in the previous 
agenda but which we are deleting because they are completed or are 
no longer under consideration for rulemaking. 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.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) requires that an agency 
prepare a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for a rule unless the 
Agency certifies that the rule will not have a ``significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities'' (i.e., 
small governments, small businesses, and small nonprofit 
organizations). A

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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis must identify the extent to which 
small entities are subject to the rule's requirements, as well as 
any significant alternatives to the rule which accomplish the 
objectives of applicable statutes and which minimize any 
significant economic impacts on small entities. In the agenda, we 
have identified those rules that are likely to have any impact at 
all on small entities by indicating the type(s) of small entities 
that may be affected by the rulemaking in the ``Small Entities 
Affected'' section. The agenda also indicates in the ``Analysis'' 
section whether we believe the impact will be sufficient to warrant 
a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for a particular rule. We invite 
public comment regarding our assessment of those rulemakings that 
appear to be appropriate for Regulatory Flexibility Analysis. (See 
``Small Entities Index to the Environmental Protection Agency 
Agenda'' at the end of this document. It lists the regulatory 
actions we believe may have effects on small businesses, small 
governmental jurisdictions, or small organizations.)

    Section 610 of the RFA requires that agencies review within 10 
years of promulgation those regulations that have or will have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities. A number of actions in this edition of the agenda are the 
result of EPA's line-by-line review of existing regulations, and 
several propose to analyze and, where appropriate, amend or 
withdraw regulatory requirements that we believe may impose undue 
burdens on small entities. We also invite you to identify any 
existing rules for future review that you believe to have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities. Please provide your comments in the following format:

 Title

 Authorizing statute and Code of Federal Regulations citation

 Description of economic effects on small entities, especially 
on the commenting person or organization

 Recommendations for changes

    When we complete our review of an existing rule, we will 
indicate in the agenda whether that rulemaking will be continued 
without change or will be amended or rescinded consistent with the 
stated objectives of applicable statutes to minimize any 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities. Finally, this agenda also indicates in the ``Priority'' 
section whether a rulemaking may be considered ``major'' under the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act, which President 
Clinton signed into law on March 29, 1996.

Dated: October 25, 1996.

Rob Wolcott,

Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy, Planning, and 
Evaluation.

                   Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)--Prerule Stage                   
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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3440        SAN No. 3630.  Data Consolidated Initiative: Key Facilitator Information (Reg Plan                  
            Seq. No. 94)..........................................................................   2070-AD01  
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.          


                Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)--Proposed Rule Stage                
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
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3441        SAN No. 3932.  Pesticides; Self-Certification (Reg Plan Seq. No. 100).................    2070-AD00 
3442        SAN No. 3892.  Antimicrobial Pesticide Registration Reform............................    2070-AD14 
3443        SAN No. 2687.  Pesticide Data Requirements for Registration (Revision)................    2070-AC12 
3444        SAN No. 3731.  Modifications to Pesticide Worker Protection Standard..................    2070-AC93 
3445        SAN No. 3736.  Pesticide Export Policy................................................    2070-AD02 
3446        SAN No. 3890.  Tolerances for Pesticide Emergency Exemptions..........................   2070-AD15  
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.          


                  Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)--Final Rule Stage                 
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
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3447        SAN No. 3154.  Pesticide Tolerance Decisions Under the Delaney Clause.................    2070-AC55 
3448        SAN No. 3739.  Cross-Contamination of Pesticide Products..............................    2070-AD03 
3449        SAN No. 2684.  Regulation of Plant-Produced Pesticides Under FIFRA and FFDCA..........    2070-AC02 
3450        SAN No. 3135.  Pesticide Flammability Labeling Requirements for Total Release Foggers.    2070-AC60 
3451        SAN No. 2371.  Restricted Use Criteria for Pesticides in Groundwater..................    2070-AB60 
3452        SAN No. 3222.  Pesticides and Groundwater State Management Plan Regulation............    2070-AC46 
3453        SAN No. 2338.  Reporting Requirements for Risk/Benefit Information (Revision).........    2070-AB50 
3454        SAN No. 2720.  Policy or Procedures for Notification to the Agency of Stored                        
            Pesticides With Cancelled or Suspended Registration...................................    2070-AC08 

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3455        SAN No. 3733.  Scope and Clarification of the WPS Exceptions Process..................    2070-AC96 
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                 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)--Long-Term Actions                 
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
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3456        SAN No. 2444.  Pesticide Tolerances; Portion of Food Commodities To Be Analyzed for                 
            Pesticide Residues....................................................................    2070-AC45 
3457        SAN No. 3113.  Endangered Species Protection Program..................................    2070-AC42 
3458        SAN No. 3735.  The 10-Acre Limitation for Pesticide Small-Scale Field Testing.........    2070-AC99 
3459        SAN No. 2351.  Classification of Certain Pesticides for Restricted Use Due to                       
            Groundwater Concerns..................................................................    2070-AC33 
3460        SAN No. 1640.  Worker Protection Standards; Pesticide Hazard Communication............    2070-AC34 
3461        SAN No. 3636.  Pesticide Labeling Claims..............................................    2070-AC85 
3462        SAN No. 3732.  Exceptions to Pesticide Worker Protection Standard.....................    2070-AC95 
3463        SAN No. 2659.  Pesticide Management and Disposal: Standards for Pesticide Containers                
            and Containment.......................................................................    2070-AB95 
3464        SAN No. 2639.  Child-Resistant Packaging Regulations (Revision).......................    2070-AB96 
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                 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)--Completed Actions                 
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
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3465        SAN No. 3430.  Pesticides: Tolerance Program Revisions................................    2070-AC74 
3466        SAN No. 3734.  Pesticides; Revision of Notification Procedure.........................    2070-AC98 
3467        SAN No. 3318.  Exemption of Sterilant Pesticide Products From Regulation Under the                  
            Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)...........................    2070-AC58 
3468        SAN No. 3320.  Regulatory Relief for Low-Risk Pesticides..............................    2070-AC67 
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                               Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)--Prerule Stage                               
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
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3469        SAN No. 3880.  Reporting Threshold Amendment; Toxic Chemicals Release Reporting;                    
            Community Right-to-Know (Reg Plan Seq. No. 95)........................................    2070-AD09 
3470        SAN No. 3877.  Data Expansion Amendments; Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Community               
            Right-to-Know (Reg Plan Seq. No. 96)..................................................   2070-AD08  
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.          


                            Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)--Proposed Rule Stage                            
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
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3471        SAN No. 3301.  TSCA Inventory Update Rule Amendments (Reg Plan Seq. No. 101)..........    2070-AC61 
3472        SAN No. 3388.  Deletion of Isopropyl Alcohol; Toxic Chemical Release Reporting;                     
            Community Right-To-Know...............................................................    2070-AC77 
3473        SAN No. 2847.  Mandatory Pollution Prevention Reporting for Toxic Release Inventory                 
            (TRI).................................................................................    2070-AC24 
3474        SAN No. 3243.  Lead Hazard Standards..................................................    2070-AC63 
3475        SAN No. 3508.  TSCA Requirements for the Disposal of Lead-Based Paint Abatement Waste.    2070-AC72 
3476        SAN No. 3243.  Selected Rulemakings for Abating Lead Hazards (Reg Plan Seq. No. 102)..    2070-AD06 
3477        SAN No. 3894.  TSCA Biotechnology Follow-up Rules.....................................    2070-AD13 
3478        SAN No. 3494.  Proposed Decisions on Test Rules.......................................    2070-AB07 
3479        SAN No. 2563.  ATSDR Substances Test Rule.............................................    2070-AB79 
3480        SAN No. 2865.  Multichemical Endpoint(s) Test Rule; Developmental and Reproductive                  
            Toxicity..............................................................................    2070-AC27 
3481        SAN No. 2865.  Multichemical Endpoint Test Rule; Chemical Fate and Environmental                    
            Effects...............................................................................    2070-AC36 

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3482        SAN No. 2245.  Negotiated Consent Order and Test Rule Procedures......................    2070-AB30 
3483        SAN No. 3148.  Revised Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan..............................    2070-AC51 
3484        SAN No. 3881.  Lead Fee Rule for Lead-Based Paint Activities Training and                           
            Certification.........................................................................   2070-AD11  
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.          


                              Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)--Final Rule Stage                             
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
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3485        SAN No. 3034.  Facility Coverage Amendment; Toxic Chemical Release Reporting;                       
            Community Right-To-Know (Reg Plan Seq. No. 117).......................................    2070-AC71 
3486        SAN No. 2425.  Responses to Petitions Received To Add to or Delete Chemicals From the               
            List of Toxic Chemicals Subject to Toxic Release Reporting Under EPCRA Section 313....    2070-AC00 
3487        SAN No. 3242.  Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Requirements at Renovation of Target                     
            Housing...............................................................................    2070-AC65 
3488        SAN No. 3755.  CFR Regulatory Review Related Initiatives (Reg Plan Seq. No. 118)......    2070-AC97 
3489        SAN No. 3493.  Final Decisions on Test Rules..........................................    2070-AB94 
3490        SAN No. 1923.  Follow-Up Rules on Existing Chemicals..................................    2070-AA58 
3491        SAN No. 1976.  Follow-Up Rules on Non-5(e) New Chemical Substances....................    2070-AA59 
3492        SAN No. 3495.  Chemical-Specific Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) To Extend                        
            Provisions of Section 5(e) Orders.....................................................    2070-AB27 
3493        SAN No. 2247.  Generic Significant New Use Rule (SNUR) for Acrylate Compounds.........    2070-AB56 
3494        SAN No. 2326.  Rulemaking Concerning Certain Microbial Products (Biotechnology) Under               
            the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)...............................................    2070-AB61 
3495        SAN No. 2150.  Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs): Applications for Exemptions From the               
            Ban on Manufacturing, Processing, and Distribution....................................    2070-AB20 
3496        SAN No. 2878.  Polychlorinated Biphenyls - PCBs - Disposal Amendments.................    2070-AC01 
3497        SAN No. 2779.  Use of Acrylamide for Grouting.........................................    2070-AC17 
3498        SAN No. 3021.  Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Transformer Reclassification Rule.....    2070-AC39 
3499        SAN No. 3860.  Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Disposal Amendments (Reg Plan Seq. No.              
            119)..................................................................................    2070-AD04 
3500        SAN No. 2178.  Section 8(a) Preliminary Assessment Information Rules..................    2070-AB08 
3501        SAN No. 1139.  Section 8(d) Health and Safety Data Reporting Rules....................    2070-AB11 
3502        SAN No. 3118.  TSCA Section 8(e); Notice of Clarification and Solicitation of Public                
            Comment...............................................................................    2070-AC80 
3503        SAN No. 3559.  Notice of TSCA Section 4 Reimbursement Period and TSCA Section 12(b)                 
            Export Notification Period Sunset Dates for TSCA Section 4 Substances.................   2070-AC84  
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.          


                             Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)--Long-Term Actions                             
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
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3504        SAN No. 3007.  Chemical List Expansion; Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know              
            Act Section 313.......................................................................    2070-AC47 
3505        SAN No. 3244.  Lead-Based Paint Activities Rules; Training, Accreditation, and                      
            Certification Rule and Model State Plan Rule..........................................    2070-AC64 
3506        SAN No. 2249.  Amendments to the Asbestos Worker Protection Rule......................    2070-AC66 
3507        SAN No. 3480.  Development of Guidance as Mandated by Executive Order 12873, Section                
            503 on Environmentally Preferable Products............................................    2070-AC78 
3508        SAN No. 3631.  Evaluation of Products for Lead-Based Paint Activities.................    2070-AC88 
3509        SAN No. 3504.  Hazardous Air Pollutants Test Rule.....................................    2070-AC76 
3510        SAN No. 3882.  Test Rule for Certain Metals...........................................    2070-AD10 
3511        SAN No. 3252.  Regulatory Investigation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)               
            To Reduce Lead (Pb) Consumption and Use...............................................    2070-AC21 
3512        SAN No. 2146.  Regulatory Investigation of Formaldehyde...............................    2070-AB14 
3513        SAN No. 2560.  Procedures and Criteria for Termination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls                 
            (PCBs) Disposal Permits...............................................................    2070-AB81 
3514        SAN No. 2844.  Regulatory Investigation of Dioxin in Pulp and Paper Mill Sludge.......    2070-AC05 
3515        SAN No. 3047.  Amendments to the Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools Rule........    2070-AC62 

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3516        SAN No. 1923.  Significant New Use Rules on National Program Chemicals; Asbestos,                   
            Lead, and Refractory Ceramic Fibers...................................................    2070-AC37 
3517        SAN No. 3557.  Lead-Based Paint Activities, Training, and Certification: Renovation                 
            and Remodeling........................................................................    2070-AC83 
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                                      Clean Water Act (CWA)--Prerule Stage                                      
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
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3518        SAN No. 3662.  Water Quality Standards Regulation--Revision...........................    2040-AC56 
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                                   Clean Water Act (CWA)--Proposed Rule Stage                                   
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
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3519        SAN No. 3925.  Uniform National Discharge Standards for Armed Forces Vessels..........    2040-AC96 
3520        SAN No. 3921.  Proposed Selenium Criterion Maximum Concentration for Water Quality                  
            Guidance for the Great Lakes System...................................................    2040-AC97 
3521        SAN No. 3504.  Establishment of Numeric Criteria for Priority Toxic Pollutants for the              
            State of California...................................................................    2040-AC44 
3522        SAN No. 3618.  Guidelines Establishing Whole Effluent Toxicity West Coast Test                      
            Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants Under the Clean Water Act...................    2040-AC54 
3523        SAN No. 3788.  Streamlining the State Sewage Sludge Management Regulations............    2040-AC87 
3524        SAN No. 3713.  Streamlined Procedures and Guidance for Approving Test Procedures Under              
            40 CFR Part 136.......................................................................    2040-AC93 
3525        SAN No. 3497.  Amendments to Round I Final Sewage Sludge Use or Disposal Rule - Phase               
            Two...................................................................................    2040-AC53 
3526        SAN No. 3861.  Streamlining National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System                         
            Requirements, Including General Pretreatment Requirements (Reg Plan Seq. No. 103).....    2040-AC69 
3527        SAN No. 3209.  Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Industrial Laundries Category    2040-AB97 
3528        SAN No. 3204.  Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Transportation Equipment                   
            Cleaning Category.....................................................................    2040-AB98 
3529        SAN No. 3489.  Effluent Guidelines and Standards for Landfills and Incinerators.......    2040-AC23 
3530        SAN No. 3762.  NPDES Streamlining Rule--Round II......................................    2040-AC70 
3531        SAN No. 3786.  NPDES Streamlining Rule--Round III.....................................    2040-AC84 
3532        SAN No. 3804.  Streamlining 301(h) Waiver Renewal Requirements........................    2040-AC89 
3533        SAN No. 3700.  Streamlining Revisions to the Water Quality Planning and Management                  
            Regulations (Reg Plan Seq. No. 104)...................................................    2040-AC65 
3534        SAN No. 3702.  Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Trace                    
            Metals Under the Clean Water Act......................................................    2040-AC75 
3535        SAN No. 3701.  Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Cyanide                  
            Under the Clean Water Act.............................................................    2040-AC76 
3536        SAN No. 3767.  Reformatting of Effluent Guidelines and Standards in 40 CFR Parts 405                
            through 471...........................................................................    2040-AC79 
3537        SAN No. 3663.  Streamlining the General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New               
            Sources of Pollution..................................................................    2040-AC58 
3538        SAN No. 3714.  Increased Method Flexibility for Test Procedures Approved for Clean                  
            Water Act Compliance Monitoring Under 40 CFR Part 136.................................    2040-AC92 
3539        SAN No. 3234.  Revision of NPDES Industrial Permit Application Requirements and Form                
            2C--Wastewater Discharge Information..................................................    2040-AC26 
3540        SAN No. 3785.  Comprehensive NPDES Stormwater Phase II Regulations....................    2040-AC82 
3541        SAN No. 3887.  Proposed Revisions to the PCB Criteria for Human Health and Wildlife                 
            for the Water Quality Guidance for the Great Lakes System.............................   2040-AC94  
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.          


                                     Clean Water Act (CWA)--Final Rule Stage                                    
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
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3542        SAN No. 3497 and SAN No. 3442 (RIN 2040-AC46)  Amendments to Round I Final Sewage                   
            Sludge Use or Disposal Rule--Phase One................................................    2040-AC29 

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3543        SAN No. 1427.  Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing               
            Category..............................................................................    2040-AA13 
3544        SAN No. 2712.  Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard                
            Category..............................................................................    2040-AB53 
3545        SAN No. 2747.  Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Coastal Subcategory of the                 
            Oil and Gas Extraction Category.......................................................    2040-AB72 
3546        SAN No. 2805.  Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Centralized Waste Treatment                
            Industry..............................................................................    2040-AB78 
3547        SAN No. 2806.  Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Metal Products and Machinery               
            Category, Phase I.....................................................................    2040-AB79 
3548        SAN No. 3661.  Water Quality Standards; Establishment of Numeric Criteria for Priority              
            Toxic Pollutants; States' Compliance..................................................    2040-AC55 
3549        SAN No. 3625.  Streamlined Procedures for Developing and Maintaining Approved Publicly-             
            Owned Treatment Works Pretreatment Programs...........................................    2040-AC57 
3550        SAN No. 3722.  Amendment to Effluent Guidelines and Standards for Ore Mining and                    
            Dressing Point Source Category, New Source Performance Standards......................    2040-AC74 
3551        SAN No. 3766.  Water Quality Standards for Pennsylvania...............................    2040-AC78 
3552        SAN No. 3617.  Guidelines Establishing Oil and Grease Test Procedures for the Analysis              
            of Pollutants Under the Clean Water Act...............................................    2040-AC63 
3553        SAN No. 3679.  Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of 2,3,7,8-                 
            Substituted Dibenzo-P-Dioxins and Dibenzo Furans Under the Clean Water Act............    2040-AC64 
3554        SAN No. 3155.  Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of                          
            Miscellaneous Metals, Anions, and Volatile Organics Under the Clean Water Act.........    2040-AC95 
3555        SAN No. 3666.  Clarification of the Application Requirements for States Wanting to                  
            Designate Drinking Water Intake Zones, Thereby Prohibiting the Discharge of Vessel                  
            Sewage Within Those Zones.............................................................    2040-AC61 
3556        SAN No. 2501.  NPDES Wastewater Permit Application Forms and Regulatory Revisions for               
            Municipal Discharges and Sewage Sludge Use or Disposal................................    2040-AB39 
3557        SAN No. 2820.  Shore Protection Act, Section 4103(b) Regulations......................    2040-AB85 
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                                    Clean Water Act (CWA)--Long-Term Actions                                    
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
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3558        SAN No. 3448.  Standards for the Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge (Round II)..........    2040-AC25 
3559        SAN No. 3496.  Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Metal Products and Machinery               
            Category, Phase II....................................................................    2040-AC30 
3560        SAN No. 3444.  Criteria and Standards Reflecting Best Technology Available (BTA) for                
            Cooling Water Intake Structures Under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act...........    2040-AC34 
3561        SAN No. 3833.  Effluent Guidelines and Standards for Iron and Steel Manufacturing                   
            Point Source Category.................................................................    2040-AC90 
3562        SAN No. 2804.  Clean Water Act Section 404 Program Definition of the Waters of the                  
            United States--Isolated Waters and Artificial Waters..................................    2040-AB74 
3563        SAN No. 3224.  Comparison of Dredged Material to Reference Sediment...................    2040-AC14 
3564        SAN No. 2737.  Revisions to Ocean Dumping Regulations for Dredged Material............    2040-AB62 
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                                    Clean Water Act (CWA)--Completed Actions                                    
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
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3565        SAN No. 3581.  Leather Tanning and Finishing Effluent Guidelines--Pretreatment                      
            Standards for Existing and New Sources................................................    2040-AC48 
3566        SAN No. 3391.  Effluent Guidelines and Standards for Pesticide Formulating, Packaging,              
            and Repackaging.......................................................................    2040-AC21 
3567        SAN No. 3727.  Modification of Secondary Treatment Requirements for Discharges Into                 
            Marine Waters; Change to Eligibility for Different Averaging Period...................    2040-AC72 
3568        SAN No. 3847.  1996 Effluent Guidelines Plan..........................................    2040-AC86 
3569        SAN No. 3562.  Amendments to Requirements for Authorized State Permit Programs Under                
            Section 402 of the Clean Water Act....................................................    2040-AC43 
3570        SAN No. 3783.  Ocean Dumping Testing Requirements Clarification.......................    2040-AC81 
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                                  Atomic Energy Act (AEA)--Proposed Rule Stage                                  
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
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3571        SAN No. 1727.  Environmental Protection Standards for Low-Level Radioactive Waste.....    2060-AA04 
3572        SAN No. 2073.  Environmental Protection Agency Radiation Site Cleanup Regulation (Reg               
            Plan Seq. No. 105)....................................................................   2060-AB31  
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                                    Atomic Energy Act (AEA)--Final Rule Stage                                   
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
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3573        SAN No. 3602.  Protective Action Guidance for Drinking Water..........................    2060-AF39 
3574        SAN No. 3321.  Federal Radiation Protection Guidance for Exposure of the General                    
            Public................................................................................    2060-AE61 
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                               Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)--Proposed Rule Stage                              
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3575        SAN No. 3862.  Streamlining Revisions to the National Primary Drinking Water                        
            Regulations (Reg Plan Seq. No. 106)...................................................    2040-AC66 
3576        SAN No. 3726.  Analytical Methods for Regulated Drinking Water Contaminants...........    2040-AC77 
3577        SAN No. 3784.  Underground Injection Control Program Streamlining Rule................    2040-AC83 
3578        SAN No. 3761.  Streamlining Drinking Water Monitoring Requirements....................   2040-AC73  
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                                Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)--Final Rule Stage                                
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
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3579        SAN No. 3440.  National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper........    2040-AC27 
3580        SAN No. 3563.  Reformatting of Drinking Water Regulations.............................    2040-AC41 
3581        SAN No. 3803.  Analytic Methods for Measuring Radionuclides in the Drinking Water                   
            Program...............................................................................    2040-AC88 
3582        SAN No. 2778.  Management of Class V Injection Wells Under Part C of the Safe Drinking              
            Water Act.............................................................................    2040-AB83 
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                                Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)--Long-Term Actions                               
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3583        SAN No. 2281.  National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Radionuclides.............    2040-AA94 
3584        SAN No. 2340.  National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Groundwater Disinfection..    2040-AA97 
3585        SAN No. 2807.  National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Arsenic...................    2040-AB75 
3586        SAN No. 2772.  National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Phase VIA--Disinfection By-             
            Products Rule.........................................................................    2040-AB82 
3587        SAN No. 3176.  National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Sulfate...................    2040-AC07 
3588        SAN No. 3238.  National Primary Drinking Water Standards for Aldicarb.................    2040-AC13 
3589        SAN No. 3509.  National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Phase VI-B--Organic and                 
            Inorganic Contaminants................................................................    2040-AC22 
3590        SAN No. 2304.  National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Enhanced Surface Water                  
            Treatment Rule........................................................................    2040-AC91 
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                                Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)--Completed Actions                               
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
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3591        SAN No. 3445.  Drinking Water Microbial and Disinfection By-Product Monitoring Rule                 
            (Formerly Called the ``Information Collection Disinfection By-Products Rule'')........    2040-AC24 
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                          Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)--Prerule Stage                          
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3592        SAN No. 3886.  Review of Toxicity Characteristic Level for Silver Under the Resource                
            Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA)......................................................    2050-AE37 
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                       Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)--Proposed Rule Stage                       
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3593        SAN No. 3805.  Paint Manufacturing Wastes Listing: Hazardous Waste Management System:               
            Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste.........................................    2050-AE32 
3594        SAN No. 2634.  Revisions to the Oil Pollution Prevention Regulation...................    2050-AC62 
3595        SAN No. 3546.  Flexibility in Management Criteria for Small Municipal Solid Waste                   
            Landfills.............................................................................    2050-AE24 
3596        SAN No. 3547.  New and Revised Testing Methods Approved for RCRA Subtitle C, Hazardous              
            Waste Testing Manual, SW-846, Third Edition, Update IV................................    2050-AE25 
3597        SAN No. 3668.  Hazardous Waste Management System: Identification and Listing of                     
            Hazardous Waste; Recycled Used Oil Management Standards...............................    2050-AE28 
3598        SAN No. 2872.  Modifications to the Definition of Solid Waste and Regulations of                    
            Hazardous Waste Recycling: General (Reg Plan Seq. No. 107)............................    2050-AD18 
3599        SAN No. 3151.  Chlorinated Aliphatics Listing Determination...........................    2050-AD85 
3600        SAN No. 2390.  Corrective Action for Solid Waste Management Units (SWMUs) at Hazardous              
            Waste Management Facilities (Reg Plan Seq. No. 108)...................................    2050-AB80 
3601        SAN No. 3856.  Management of Cement Kiln Dust (CKD) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 109)...........   2050-AE34  
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                         Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)--Final Rule Stage                        
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
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3602        SAN No. 3328.  Identification and Listing of Hazardous Wastes: Hazardous Waste                      
            Identification Rule (HWIR); Waste (Reg Plan Seq. No. 120).............................    2050-AE07 
3603        SAN No. 3042.  Hazardous Waste Management System: Post-Closure Requirements...........    2050-AD55 
3604        SAN No. 3065.  Listing Determination for Hazardous Wastes--Organobromines Chemical                  
            Industry..............................................................................    2050-AD79 
3605        SAN No. 3134.  Spent Solvents Listing Determination...................................    2050-AD84 
3606        SAN No. 3427.  New and Revised Testing Methods Approved for RCRA Subtitle C, in Test                
            Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods (SW-846), Third Edition,              
            Update III............................................................................    2050-AE14 
3607        SAN No. 3179.  RCRA Subtitle D Corporate Financial Test and Guarantee.................    2050-AD77 
3608        SAN No. 3066 3068/3069  Listing Determination of Wastes Generated During the                        
            Manufacture of Azo, Anthraquinone, and Triarylmethane Dyes and Pigments...............    2050-AD80 
3609        SAN No. 3064.  Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste: Petroleum Refining                    
            Process Wastes........................................................................    2050-AD88 
3610        SAN No. 3333.  Revised Standards for Hazardous Waste Combustion Facilities (Reg Plan                
            Seq. No. 121).........................................................................    2050-AE01 
3611        SAN No. 3366.  Land Disposal Restrictions--Phase IV: Paperwork Reduction; Treatment                 
            Standards for Wood Preserving, Mineral Processing and Characteristic Metal Wastes;                  
            Related Mineral Processing Issues (Reg Plan Seq. No. 122).............................    2050-AE05 
3612        SAN No. 2982.  Requirements for Management of Hazardous Contaminated Media Commonly                 
            Referred to as Hazardous Waste Identification Rule for Contaminated Media or HWIR-                  
            Media (Reg Plan Seq. No. 123).........................................................    2050-AE22 
3613        SAN No. 2647.  RCRA Subtitle C Financial Test Criteria (Revision).....................    2050-AC71 

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3614        SAN No. 3235.  Military Munitions Rule: Hazardous Waste Identification and Management;              
            Explosives Emergencies; Redefinition of ``On-site''...................................    2050-AD90 
3615        SAN No. 2827.  RCRA Subtitle C Indian Program Authorization...........................    2050-AD07 
3616        SAN No. 2761.  Financial Test for Local Governments That Own/Operate Municipal Solid                
            Waste Landfills.......................................................................    2050-AD04 
3617        SAN No. 2751.  RCRA Subtitle D Solid Waste Facilities; State/Tribal Permit Program--                
            Determination of Adequacy.............................................................    2050-AD03 
3618        SAN No. 3545.  Revisions to the Comprehensive Guideline for Procurement of Products                 
            Containing Recovered Materials........................................................   2050-AE23  
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                        Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)--Long-Term Actions                        
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
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3619        SAN No. 3888.  Mercury Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act.............    2050-AE39 
3620        SAN No. 3425.  Facility Response Planning for Delegated Offshore Facilities...........    2050-AE18 
3621        SAN No. 3428.  Standards for the Management and Use of Slag Residues Derived from High              
            Temperature Metals Recovery (HTMR) Treatment of KO61, KO62 and F006 Wastes............    2050-AE15 
3622        SAN No. 3189.  Final Determination of the Applicability of the Toxicity Characteristic              
            Rule to Underground Storage Tanks, Contaminated Media, and Debris.....................    2050-AD69 
3623        SAN No. 3201.  Regulatory Determination on Remaining Wastes From the Combustion of                  
            Fossil Fuels..........................................................................    2050-AD91 
3624        SAN No. 3237.  Hazardous Waste Management System; Modification of the Hazardous Waste               
            Program; Mercury-Containing Lamps.....................................................    2050-AD93 
3625        SAN No. 3147.  Hazardous Waste Manifest Regulation....................................    2050-AE21 
3626        SAN No. 3433.  Underground Storage Tanks Containing Hazardous Substances - Financial                
            Responsibility Requirements...........................................................    2050-AC15 
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                        Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)--Completed Actions                        
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3627        SAN No. 3416.  Revisions to Criteria Applicable to Solid Waste Disposal Facilities                  
            That May Accept CESQG Hazardous Wastes Excluding Municipal Solid Waste Landfills......    2050-AE11 
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                                       Clean Air Act (CAA)--Prerule Stage                                       
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3628        SAN No. 3873.  Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Compliance Certification Rulemaking               
            (Reg Plan Seq. No. 97)................................................................    2060-AG85 
3629        SAN No. 3553.  Implementation of Ozone and Particulate Matter (PM) National Ambient                 
            Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and Regional Haze Regulations (Reg Plan Seq. No. 98)....    2060-AF34 
3630        SAN No. 3795.  Acid Rain Program: Elimination of Direct Sale Program and IPP Written                
            Guarantee; and ANPRM to Modify Allowance Auction......................................    2060-AG41 
3631        SAN No. 3819.  NSPS for Sewage Sludge Incinerators....................................    2060-AG50 
3632        SAN No. 3795.  Acid Rain Program: SO2 Allowance Auction and Electronic Allowance                    
            Transfer..............................................................................    2060-AG75 
3633        SAN No. 3552.  Regional Haze Protection Rule..........................................    2060-AF32 
3634        SAN No. 3645 and 3878  Control of Emissions of Air Pollution from Highway Heavy-Duty                
            Engines and Nonroad Diesel Engines (Reg Plan Seq. No. 99).............................    2060-AF76 
3635        SAN No. 3389.  Fuels and Fuel Additives Waiver Application Criteria...................   2060-AE68  
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                                    Clean Air Act (CAA)--Proposed Rule Stage                                    
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3636        SAN No. 3898.  1998 Revision of Acid Rain Allowance Allocations.......................    2060-AG86 
3637        SAN No. 3900.  Addition of Method 207 to Appendix M of 40 CFR Part 51 - Method for                  
            Measuring Isocyanates in Stationary Source Emissions,.................................    2060-AG88 
3638        SAN No. 3279.  State Implementation Plans; Milestone Compliance Demonstration.........    2060-AG89 
3639        SAN No. 3868.  Federal Operating Permits Program in Indian Country....................    2060-AG90 
3640        SAN No. 2909.  Revisions to the New Source Review Regulations.........................    2060-AD13 
3641        SAN No. 2961.  Locomotive Emission Standards..........................................    2060-AD33 
3642        SAN No. 3263.  Performance Warranty and Inspection/Maintenance Test Procedures........    2060-AE20 
3643        SAN No. 3262.  Inspection/Maintenance Recall Requirements.............................    2060-AE22 
3644        SAN No. 3353.  NAAQS: Ozone (Review) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 110)..........................    2060-AE57 
3645        SAN No. 3448.  NAAQS: Particulate Matter (Review) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 111).............    2060-AE66 
3646        SAN No. 3407.  Method 301: Field Validation of Pollution Measurement Methods for                    
            Various Medias........................................................................    2060-AF00 
3647        SAN No. 3082.  NESHAP: Ferroalloy Production..........................................    2060-AF29 
3648        SAN No. 3569.  Federal Implementation Plan To Control Emissions From Two Power                      
            Stations Located on Navajo Nation Lands...............................................    2060-AF42 
3649        SAN No. 3570.  Acid Rain Program: Revisions to the Administrative Appeal Regulations                
            Under Title IV of the Clean Air Act...................................................    2060-AF43 
3650        SAN No. 3572.  Acid Rain Program: Revisions to Applicability, Exemptions, Allocations,              
            and Small Diesel Refineries...........................................................    2060-AF45 
3651        SAN No. 3573.  Acid Rain Program: Deletion of Certain Units...........................    2060-AF46 
3652        SAN No. 3574.  Acid Rain Program: Revisions to the Permits Regulations Under Title IV               
            of the Clean Air Act To Make Technical Corrections....................................    2060-AF47 
3653        SAN No. 3576.  Control of Air Pollution From Aircraft and Aircraft Engines; Emission                
            Standards and Test Procedures.........................................................    2060-AF50 
3654        SAN No. 3637.  Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) To Control Emissions From Sources                  
            Located on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation...........................................    2060-AF84 
3655        SAN No. 3598.  Amendment of Enhanced Inspection/Maintenance Performance Standard......    2060-AG07 
3656        SAN No. 3599.  Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) Extractive Test Method -              
            Self-Validating Procedure and CEM Performance Specification...........................    2060-AG08 
3657        SAN No. 3743.  Amendments to Part 60, Part 61, and Part 63............................    2060-AG21 
3658        SAN No. 3650.  Ambient Air Quality Surveillance, Recension of NAMS Ambient Air Quality              
            Monitoring Requirements for Lead......................................................    2060-AG23 
3659        SAN No. 3748.  Consolidated Federal Air Rule for the Synthetic Organic Chemical                     
            Manufacturing Industry (Reg Plan Seq. No. 112)........................................    2060-AG28 
3660        SAN No. 3750.  Regulation Review/Burden Reduction.....................................    2060-AG30 
3661        SAN No. 3845.  Transitional Lock-In Procedures for Phase II Reformulated Gasoline                   
            (RFG) Program.........................................................................    2060-AG43 
3662        SAN No. 3808.  Acid Rain Program: Continuous Emission Monitoring Rule Revisions for                 
            Technical Issues......................................................................    2060-AG46 
3663        SAN No. 3810.  Protection of Strat. Ozone: Reconsideration of Petition Criteria/                    
            Incorporation of 1995 Protocol Decisions..............................................    2060-AG48 
3664        SAN No. 3812.  Radiation Protection Standards for Scrap Metal.........................    2060-AG51 
3665        SAN No. 3832.  Revision of PSI (Part 58 Appendix G)...................................    2060-AG62 
3666        SAN No. 3838.  Revision to Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) - Exclusion               
            of Compounds..........................................................................    2060-AG70 
3667        SAN No. 3901.  Revised Permit Revision Procedures for the Federal Operating Permits                 
            Program...............................................................................    2060-AG92 
3668        SAN No. 3913.  Revision to the Light-duty Vehicle Emission Compliance Procedure.......    2060-AH05 
3669        SAN No. 3912.  Emission Regulations for 1978 and Later New Motorcycles--Proposed                    
            Changes to the Definition of Weight Limitations for Motorcycles.......................    2060-AH06 
3670        SAN No. 3568.  Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada              
            (Reg Plan Seq. No. 113)...............................................................    2060-AG14 
3671        SAN No. 1002.  NAAQS: Sulfur Dioxide (Review) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 114).................    2060-AA61 
3672        SAN No. 3470.  Next Revision of Appendix W to 40 CFR Part 51..........................    2060-AF01 
3673        SAN No. 3105 Guidelines  Integrated NESHAP and Effluent Guidelines: Pulp and Paper                  
            (Reg Plan Seq. No. 115)...............................................................    2060-AD03 
3674        SAN No. 3215.  NESHAP: Mineral Wool Production Industry...............................    2060-AE08 
3675        SAN No. 3229.  NESHAP: Oil and Natural Gas Production.................................    2060-AE34 
3676        SAN No. 3228.  NESHAP for Formaldehyde-Based Resins (Polymers and Resins Group III)...    2060-AE36 
3677        SAN No. 3303.  NESHAP: Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing..................................    2060-AE40 
3678        SAN No. 3345.  NESHAP: Steel Pickling, HC1 Process....................................    2060-AE41 
3679        SAN No. 3304.  NESHAP: Phosphate Fertilizers Production...............................    2060-AE44 
3680        SAN No. 3341.  NESHAP--Cyanide Chemical Manufacturing.................................    2060-AE45 

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3681        SAN No. 3340.  NESHAP: Primary Copper Smelting........................................    2060-AE46 
3682        SAN No. 3479.  Amendments to Parts 51, 52, 63, 70 and 71 Regarding the Provisions for               
            Determining Potential To Emit.........................................................    2060-AE63 
3683        SAN No. 3123.  NESHAP: Wool Fiberglass Manufacturing Industry.........................    2060-AE75 
3684        SAN No. 3072.  NESHAP: Primary Aluminum Plants........................................    2060-AE76 
3685        SAN No. 3078.  NESHAP: Secondary Aluminum Industry....................................    2060-AE77 
3686        SAN No. 3079.  NESHAP: Portland Cement Manufacturing..................................    2060-AE78 
3687        SAN No. 3326.  NESHAP: Reinforced Plastic Composites Production.......................    2060-AE79 
3688        SAN No. 3408.  NESHAP: Polyether Polyols Production...................................    2060-AE81 
3689        SAN No. 3451.  NESHAP: Pharmaceuticals Production.....................................    2060-AE83 
3690        SAN No. 3450.  NESHAP: Pesticide Production (Production of Agricultural Chemicals)....    2060-AE84 
3691        SAN No. 3338.  NESHAP: Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production..........................    2060-AE86 
3692        SAN No. 3467.  NESHAP: Primary Lead Smelters..........................................    2060-AE97 
3693        SAN No. 3378.  NESHAP: Manufacturers of Acrylic/Modacrylic Fibers.....................    2060-AF06 
3694        SAN No. 3465.  NESHAP: Polycarbonates Production......................................    2060-AF09 
3695        SAN No. 3377.  Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) NESHAP...........................    2060-AF26 
3696        SAN No. 3551.  Amendments to Subpart A and B for 40 CFR 63............................    2060-AF31 
3697        SAN No. 3829.  Revisions to the Regulation for Approval of State Programs and                       
            Delegation of Federal Authorities.....................................................    2060-AG60 
3698        SAN No. 3836.  Technical Amendments to Aerospace NESHAP...............................    2060-AG65 
3699        SAN No. 3901.  Generic MACT for Source Categories with Few Sources....................    2060-AG91 
3700        SAN No. 3654.  NESHAP: Hydrogen Fluoride Production...................................    2060-AG94 
3701        SAN No. 3193.  NESHAP: Secondary Lead Smelter Amendment...............................    2060-AH07 
3702        SAN No. 2841.  NESHAP: Chromium Electroplating Amendment..............................    2060-AH08 
3703        SAN No. 3029.  Control Technology Guidelines (CTG)....................................    2060-AD05 
3704        SAN No. 3838.  Reduction of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions from Coatings                 
            Used in the Aerospace, Wood Furniture, and Shipbuilding Industries Under Clean Air Act              
            Section 183(e)........................................................................    2060-AG59 
3705        SAN No. 3139.  Amendment Concerning the Location of Selective Enforcement Audits of                 
            Foreign Manufactured Vehicles and Engines.............................................    2060-AD90 
3706        SAN No. 3091.  Specification of Substantially Similar Definition for Diesel Fuels.....    2060-AD77 
3707        SAN No. 3844.  Modifications to Standards for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline..    2060-AG76 
3708        SAN No. 3842.  Amendment Concerning Applicability of On Highway Heavy-Duty Certified                
            Engines for Use in Nonroad Heavy-Duty Vehicles and Equipment..........................    2060-AG78 
3709        SAN No. 3361.  Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines At or Below 19 Kilowatts (25                          
            Horsepower)(Phase 2) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 116)..........................................    2060-AE29 
3710        SAN No. 3352.  NSPS: Nitrogen Oxide Emissions From Fossil-Fuel Fired Steam Generating               
            Units--Revision.......................................................................    2060-AE56 
3711        SAN No. 3560.  Amendment to the Refrigerant Recycling Rule To Include All Refrigerants    2060-AF37 
3712        SAN No. 3673.  Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Reconsideration of Section 608 Sales              
            Restriction...........................................................................    2060-AG20 
3713        SAN No. 3640.  Supplemental Rule To Require Certain Products Made With HCFCs To Bear                
            Warning Label.........................................................................    2060-AF93 
3714        SAN No. 3525.  Update of the Acceptability List Under the Significance New                          
            Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program....................................................   2060-AG12  
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                                      Clean Air Act (CAA)--Final Rule Stage                                     
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
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3715        SAN No. 2942.  Compliance Assurance Monitoring Program (Previously Enhanced Monitoring              
            Program) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 124)......................................................    2060-AD18 
3716        SAN No. 3259.  New Source Review (NSR) Reform (Reg Plan Seq. No. 125).................    2060-AE11 
3717        SAN No. 3146.  NESHAPS Pertaining to Facilities Other Than Commercial Nuclear Power                 
            Reactors Licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) or by NRC Agreement                    
            States................................................................................    2060-AE39 
3718        SAN No. 3506.  Addition of Methods 204, 204A - 204F for Measurement of VOC Emissions                
            From Stationary Sources...............................................................    2060-AF02 
3719        SAN No. 3412.  Operating Permits: Revisions (Part 70) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 126).........    2060-AF70 
3720        SAN No. 2915.  Methods for Measurement of Visible Emissions - Addition of Methods                   
            203A, 203B, and 203C to Appendix M of Part 51.........................................    2060-AF83 
3721        SAN No. 3638.  Revision of EPA's Radiological Emergency Response Plan.................    2060-AF85 

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3722        SAN No. 3643.  Sales Volume Limit Provisions for Small-Volume Manufacture                           
            Certification for Clean Fuel and Conventional Vehicle Conversions and Related                       
            Provisions............................................................................    2060-AF87 
3723        SAN No. 3642.  NESHAP for Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning Facilities: Amendments.......    2060-AF90 
3724        SAN No. 3740.  Transportation Conformity Rule Amendments: Flexibility and Streamlining              
            (Reg Plan Seq. No. 127)...............................................................    2060-AG16 
3725        SAN No. 3756.  Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Reconsideration of Ban on Fire                    
            Extinguishers Containing HCFCs........................................................    2060-AG19 
3726        SAN No. 3744.  Amendment to Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources;                    
            Monitoring Requirements...............................................................    2060-AG22 
3727        SAN No. 3745.  Revision to Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds - Exclusion of HFC              
            4310me and HCFC 225ca and cb..........................................................    2060-AG24 
3728        SAN No. 3811.  Radionuclide Dose Methodology Update...................................    2060-AG49 
3729        SAN No. 3835.  Amendment to the User Fees for Radon Proficiency Programs Rule.........    2060-AG64 
3730        SAN No. 3911.  Tier II (Phase II) Study to Assess Further Reductions in LOV and LDT                 
            Tailpipe Emission Standards...........................................................    2060-AH04 
3731        SAN No. 3087.  Indian Tribes: Air Quality Planning and Management.....................    2060-AF79 
3732        SAN No. 1004.  NAAQS: Nitrogen Dioxide (Review).......................................    2060-AC06 
3733        SAN No. 2719.  Medical Waste Incinerators (MWI) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 128)...............    2060-AC62 
3734        SAN No. 3753.  Revision to NSPS: Nonmetallic Minerals Processing......................    2060-AG33 
3735        SAN No. 2932.  Guidance for the Implementation of Section 112(g)--Modifications.......    2060-AD06 
3736        SAN No. 3469.  NESHAP: Manufacture of Tetrahydrobenzaldehyde..........................    2060-AE99 
3737        SAN No. 2547.  National Emission Standard for Radon Emissions From Phosphogypsum                    
            Stacks................................................................................    2060-AF04 
3738        SAN No. 3791.  Revision of Initial List of Categories of Sources and Schedule for                   
            Standards Under Section 112(c) and (e) of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990........    2060-AG42 
3739        SAN No. 2965.  Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations NESHAP: Technical Corrections                
            and Clarifications....................................................................    2060-AG95 
3740        SAN No. 2939.  Regulations Governing Awards Under Section 113(f) of the Clean Air Act.    2060-AD81 
3741        SAN No. 2937.  Field Citation Program.................................................    2060-AD82 
3742        SAN No. 3604.  Standards for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline, Individual                     
            Baseline Fuel Adjustments.............................................................    2060-AG80 
3743        SAN No. 3610.  Transportation Conformity Rule Amendment and Solicitation for                        
            Participation in the Transportation Conformity Pilot Program..........................    2060-AG79 
3744        SAN No. 3281.  National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Automobile                 
            Refinish Coatings.....................................................................    2060-AE35 
3745        SAN No. 3351.  VOC Regulation for Architectural Coatings (Reg Plan Seq. No. 129)......    2060-AE55 
3746        SAN No. 3658.  National VOC Emission Standards for Consumer Products (Reg Plan Seq.                 
            No. 130)..............................................................................    2060-AF62 
3747        SAN No. 3660.  Open-Market Trading Guidance (Reg Plan Seq. No. 131)...................    2060-AF60 
3748        SAN No. 3300.  Revised Carbon Monoxide (CO) Standard for Class I and II Nonhandheld                 
            New Nonroad Phase I Small Spark-Ignited Engines.......................................    2060-AG81 
3749        SAN No. 3646.  National 49-State Low-Emission Vehicles Program (Reg Plan Seq. No. 132)    2060-AF75 
3750        SAN No. 3323.  Review of the Federal Test Procedure for Emissions From Motor Vehicles               
            and Motor Vehicle Engines (Reg Plan Seq. No. 133).....................................    2060-AE27 
3751        SAN No. 3843.  Revision to the Covered Areas Provision for Reformulated Gasoline......    2060-AG77 
3752        SAN No. 3789.  Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations Delegation Remand..............    2060-AG39 
3753        SAN No. 3790.  Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations Offset Remand..................    2060-AG40 
3754        SAN No. 2888.  Acid Rain Nitrogen Oxides Control Regulation...........................    2060-AD45 
3755        SAN No. 3575.  Acid Rain Phase II Nitrogen Oxides Reduction Program (Reg Plan Seq. No.              
            134)..................................................................................    2060-AF48 
3756        SAN No. 3555.  Amendment to the MVAC Rule To Include All Refrigerants.................    2060-AF35 
3757        SAN No. 3556.  Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Supplemental Rule Regarding a                     
            Recycling Standard Under Section 608..................................................    2060-AF36 
3758        SAN No. 3792.  Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities (TSDF) and                
            Hazardous Waste Generators; Organic Air Emission Standards for Tanks, Surface                       
            Impoundments, and Containers..........................................................   2060-AG44  
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                                     Clean Air Act (CAA)--Long-Term Actions                                     
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
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3759        SAN No. 3899.  NESHAP: Friction Products Manufacturing................................    2060-AG87 
3760        SAN No. 3892.  Antimicrobial Pesticide Registration Reform............................    2070-AD12 
3761        SAN No. 3009 3357  Acid Rain Opt-In Regulations.......................................    2060-AD43 

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3762        SAN No. 3302.  Consolidated Emission Reporting........................................    2060-AE32 
3763        SAN No. 3380.  NSPS: Synthetic Organic Chemicals Manufacturing Industry - Wastewater..    2060-AE94 
3764        SAN No. 3549.  NESHAP: Petroleum Refineries - FCC Units, Reformers and Sulfur Plants..    2060-AF28 
3765        SAN No. 3516.  Radiation Waste Management Regulations.................................    2060-AF41 
3766        SAN No. 3649.  Amendments to Method 24 (Water-Based Coatings).........................    2060-AF72 
3767        SAN No. 3741.  Service Information Availability.......................................    2060-AG13 
3768        SAN No. 3820.  NESHAP for Plywood and Particle Board Manufacturing....................    2060-AG52 
3769        SAN No. 3814.  Guidance for the Implementation of EPA's Radiation Protection Standards              
            for the Management and Storage of Transuranic Radioactive Waste at the Waste Isolation              
            Pilot Plant (WIPP)....................................................................    2060-AG74 
3770        SAN No. 3106.  NSPS for Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) - Revision...............................    2060-AD04 
3771        SAN No. 3656.  Internal Combustion Engine NESHAP/NSPS.................................    2060-AG63 
3772        SAN No. 3657.  Combustion Turbine NESHAP/NSPS.........................................    2060-AG67 
3773        SAN No. 3343.  NESHAP--Iron Foundries and Steel Foundries.............................    2060-AE43 
3774        SAN No. 3346.  NESHAP: Integrated Iron and Steel......................................    2060-AE48 
3775        SAN No. 3452.  NESHAP: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Production and Processes........    2060-AE82 
3776        SAN No. 3449.  NESHAP: Chlorine Production............................................    2060-AE85 
3777        SAN No. 3548.  NESHAP: Nylon 6 Production.............................................    2060-AF27 
3778        SAN No. 3550.  NESHAP: Baker's Yeast Manufacturing Industry...........................    2060-AF30 
3779        SAN No. 3746.  National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Paint                    
            Stripper Users........................................................................    2060-AG26 
3780        SAN No. 3747.  NESHAP for Boat Manufacturing..........................................    2060-AG27 
3781        SAN No. 3749.  NESHAP for Tire Manufacturing..........................................    2060-AG29 
3782        SAN No. 3752.  NESHAP for Aerosol Can Production......................................    2060-AG32 
3783        SAN No. 3754.  Petroleum Solvent Dry Cleaners MACT Standard...........................    2060-AG34 
3784        SAN No. 3821.  NESHAP for Ethylene Processes..........................................    2060-AG53 
3785        SAN No. 3823.  Large Appliance Coatings Integrated Regulation.........................    2060-AG54 
3786        SAN No. 3655.  Asphalt Roofing and Processing NESHAP..................................    2060-AG66 
3787        SAN No. 3652.  NESHAP Chromium Refractories...........................................    2060-AG68 
3788        SAN No. 3837.  NESHAP for Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers and Process              
            Heaters...............................................................................    2060-AG69 
3789        SAN No. 3651.  NESHAP: Lime Manufacturing.............................................    2060-AG72 
3790        SAN No. 3902.  NESHAP: Semiconductor Production.......................................    2060-AG93 
3791        SAN No. 3906.  NESHAP: Metal Can (Surface Coating) Industry...........................    2060-AG96 
3792        SAN No. 3905.  NESHAP: Metal Coil (Surface Coating) Industry..........................    2060-AG97 
3793        SAN No. 3909.  NESHAP: Fabric Printing, Coating and Dyeing............................    2060-AG98 
3794        SAN No. 3907.  Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Manufacturing Integrated Rule                        
            Development...........................................................................    2060-AG99 
3795        SAN No. 3908.  Offset Lithographic Printing National VOC Rule.........................    2060-AH00 
3796        SAN No. 3924.  NESHAP: Primary Magnesium Refining.....................................    2060-AH03 
3797        SAN No. 3613.  New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and Emission Guidelines for                  
            Industrial and Commercial Waste Incinerators..........................................    2060-AF91 
3798        SAN No. 3751.  New Source Performance Standards and Emission Guidelines for Other                   
            Solid Waste Incinerators..............................................................    2060-AG31 
3799        SAN No. 3919.  Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality: Permit                       
            Application Review Procedures for non-Federal Class I Areas...........................    2060-AH01 
3800        SAN No. 3824.  Metal Furniture Coatings Integrated Regulation.........................    2060-AG55 
3801        SAN No. 3904.  Flatwood Paneling (Surface Coating) Integrated Rule....................    2060-AH02 
3802        SAN No. 3825.  Surface Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products--Integrated..    2060-AG56 
3803        SAN No. 3826.  Plastic Parts Coating Integrated Rule for Volatile Organic Compounds                 
            (VOC) and Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs).............................................    2060-AG57 
3804        SAN No. 3827.  Integrated Rule for Paper, Film and Foil Coating and Coatings: MACT for              
            NESHAP; and BAC for National VOC Rule.................................................    2060-AG58 
3805        SAN No. 2940.  Regulations Governing Prior Notice of Citizen Suits Brought Under                    
            Section 304 of the Clean Air Act......................................................    2060-AD80 
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                                     Clean Air Act (CAA)--Completed Actions                                     
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3806        SAN No. 3369.  Federal Operating Permit Rules.........................................    2060-AD68 
3807        SAN No. 3264.  Inspection/Maintenance Program Requirements--Onboard Diagnostic Checks.    2060-AE19 

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3808        SAN No. 3538.  Compliance Application Guidance for 40 CFR 194.........................    2060-AG09 
3809        SAN No. 3675.  Determining Conformity of General Federal Actions to State or Federal                
            Implementation Plans (for Attainment and Unclassifiable Areas)........................    2060-AG10 
3810        SAN No. 3725.  Revision to the Maximum Oxygen Standard for Reformulated Gasoline......    2060-AG17 
3811        SAN No. 3674.  Amendments to the Final Rules NESHAP for Chromium Electroplating,                    
            NESHAP for Commercial Sterilization, NESHAP for Dry Cleaners, and NESHAP for Secondary              
            Lead Smelters.........................................................................    2060-AG36 
3812        SAN No. 3793.  Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Controls Applicable to Gasoline               
            Retailers and Wholesale Purchaser-Consumers; 10 Gallon per Minute Fuel Dispensing                   
            Limit Requirement.....................................................................    2060-AG45 
3813        SAN No. 3831.  Revision to Appendix W of 40 CFR Part 51...............................    2060-AG71 
3814        SAN No. 3446.  Revisions to Part 35, Subpart A Section 105 Air Grant Regulations......    2060-AF03 
3815        SAN No. 2535.  NSPS: Municipal Solid Waste Landfills..................................    2060-AC42 
3816        SAN No. 3373.  Radionuclide Major Source Definition...................................    2060-AD60 
3817        SAN No. 3077.  NESHAP: Printing/Publishing Industry...................................    2060-AD95 
3818        SAN No. 3166.  NESHAP: Polymers and Resins, Group I...................................    2060-AD96 
3819        SAN No. 3159.  NESHAP for Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations......................    2060-AE05 
3820        SAN No. 3187.  NESHAP: Polymers and Resins, Group IV..................................    2060-AE37 
3821        SAN No. 3466.  Delisting of Source Categories Under 112(c): Stainless and Non-                      
            Stainless Steel Manufacturing and Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Operation, Wood                        
            Treatment, and Chromium Chemicals.....................................................    2060-AF11 
3822        SAN No. 3046.  Decision on the Petition To Remove Caprolactam From the List of                      
            Hazardous Air Pollutants..............................................................    2060-AF33 
3823        SAN No. 3830.  Revision to the Rule for Approval of State Programs and Delegation of                
            Federal Authroities, and New Rule for Partial Delegation of Federal Authorities and                 
            Partial Approval of State.............................................................    2060-AG61 
3824        SAN No. 3841.  Adjustment of Reid Vapor Pressure Lower Limit for Reformulated Gasoline              
            Sold in the State of California.......................................................    2060-AG82 
3825        SAN No. 3659.  Aerosol Spray Paints VOC Rule..........................................    2060-AF61 
3826        SAN No. 2869.  Revised Light-Duty Durability Procedures for Model Year 1999 and Later.    2060-AE06 
3827        SAN No. 3541.  On-Board Diagnostics: Revision to Requirements for Storage of Engine                 
            Conditions Associated With Extinguishing a Malfunction Indicator Light................    2060-AF20 
3828        SAN No. 2637.  Alternative Test Procedure for the Voluntary Aftermarket Part                        
            Certification Program.................................................................    2060-AC50 
3829        SAN No. 3597.  Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Certification Requirements for                
            Deposit Control Additives.............................................................    2060-AG06 
3830        SAN No. 3350.  Emission Standards for Gasoline Spark-Ignition and Diesel Compression-               
            Ignition Marine Engines...............................................................    2060-AE54 
3831        SAN No. 3809.  Technical Amendment to Regulations Promulgated Under Section 608 of the              
            Clean Air Act Amendments..............................................................    2060-AG47 
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                                     Superfund (CERCLA)--Proposed Rule Stage                                    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3832        SAN No. 3885.  Streamlining the Preauthorization Mixed Funding for Application and                  
            Implementation of Claims Against Superfund............................................    2050-AE38 
3833        SAN No. 3806.  Grants for Technical Assistance Rule Reform - 40 CFR Part 35 Subpart M.    2050-AE33 
3834        SAN No. 3423.  Reportable Quantity Adjustments for Carbamates.........................    2050-AE12 
3835        SAN No. 3439.  National Priorities List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites:                     
            Proposed and Final Rules..............................................................    2050-AD75 
3836        SAN No. 3215.  Amendments to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act,                
            Sections 302 Through 312..............................................................    2050-AE17 
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                                      Superfund (CERCLA)--Final Rule Stage                                      
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3837        SAN No. 3787.  List of Regulated Substances and Thresholds for Accidental Release                   
            Prevention............................................................................    2050-AE35 
3838        SAN No. 3884.  Revision of the Local Government Reimbursement Regulation..............    2050-AE36 
3839        SAN No. 3054.  Administrative Reporting Exemptions for Certain Radionuclide Releases..    2050-AD46 
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                                      Superfund (CERCLA)--Long-Term Actions                                     
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3840        SAN No. 2394.  Reporting Exemptions for Federally-Permitted Releases of Hazardous                   
            Substances............................................................................    2050-AB82 
3841        SAN No. 3050.  Deletion of Saccharin From the List of Hazardous Wastes Under RCRA and               
            the List of Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA.........................................    2050-AD45 
3842        SAN No. 3424.  Reportable Quantity Adjustment for Radon-222...........................    2050-AE20 
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                                      Superfund (CERCLA)--Completed Actions                                     
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3843        SAN No. 2979.  Risk Management Program for Chemical Accidental Release Prevention.....    2050-AD26 
3844        SAN No. 3036.  Amendments to the Extremely Hazardous Substances List Under Section 302              
            of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act.............................    2050-AD50 
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                                          General--Proposed Rule Stage                                          
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3845        SAN No. 3765.  Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act                  
            (CERCLA) Cost Recovery................................................................    2020-AA25 
3846        SAN No. 3486.  Rules of Practice for Enforcement Actions Not Governed by the                        
            Administrative Procedure Act..........................................................    2020-AA23 
3847        SAN No. 3580.  Incorporation of Class Deviation Into EPAAR............................    2030-AA37 
3848        SAN No. 3629.  EPA Mentor-Protege Program.............................................    2030-AA40 
3849        SAN No. 3876.  Incrementally Funding Fixed Price Contracts............................    2030-AA50 
3850        SAN No. 3874.  Revision of EPA Acquisition Regulations for Quality Systems for                      
            Environmental Programs................................................................    2030-AA51 
3851        SAN No. 3875.  Notice to Clarify Existing Conflict of Interest Coverage Regarding                   
            Policy/Response Action Contractor Exclusions..........................................    2030-AA52 
3852        SAN No. 3816.  Agency Implementation of Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA)                 
            Changes to Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA)...........................................    2030-AA47 
3853        SAN No. 3854.  Value Engineering......................................................    2030-AA49 
3854        SAN No. 2662.  Amendments to Part 22 Consolidated Procedural Rules....................    2020-AA13 
3855        SAN No. 3817.  Governmentwide Implementation of Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act                
            (FASA) and Changes to OMB Suspension and Debarment Common Rule........................    2030-AA48 
3856        SAN No. 3807.  Consolidation of Good Laboratory Practice Standards (GLPS) Regulations               
            Currently Under TSCA and FIFRA Into One Rule..........................................    2020-AA26 
3857        SAN No. 2725.  FIFRA Books and Records of Pesticide Production and Distribution                     
            (Revision)............................................................................    2070-AC07 
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                                            General--Final Rule Stage                                           
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3858        SAN No. 3923.  Final Guidelines for Reproductive Toxicity Risk Assessment.............    2080-AA05 
3859        SAN No. 3671.  Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment..............................    2080-AA06 
3860        SAN No. 3670.  Proposed Guidelines for Ecological Risk Assessment.....................    2080-AA07 
3861        SAN No. 3624.  Guidelines for Neurotoxicity Risk Assessment...........................    2080-AA08 
3862        SAN No. 3240.  Public Information and Confidentiality Regulations.....................    2020-AA21 
3863        SAN No. 3432.  Pesticide Management and Disposal......................................    2070-AC81 
3864        SAN No. 3367.  Amend Subpart H Supplemental Rules To Ensure 40 CFR Part 22 Rule                     
            Conforms to the New Federal Facility Compliance Act...................................    2020-AA22 
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                                           General--Long-Term Actions                                           
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3865        SAN No. 3815.  Conforming Amendments to the EPAAR From the Federal Acquisition                      
            Streamlining Act......................................................................    2030-AA46 
3866        SAN No. 2512.  Administrative Hearing Procedures for Class II Penalties Under CERCLA                
            and Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act................................    2050-AC39 
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                                           General--Completed Actions                                           
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3867        SAN No. 2702.  Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act                  
            (CERCLA) Cost Recovery................................................................    2050-AC98 
3868        SAN No. 3578.  Revision to Submission of Invoices Clause..............................    2030-AA35 
3869        SAN No. 3579.  EPA Policies for Information Resources Management......................    2030-AA36 
3870        SAN No. 3587.  Merger of 40 CFR Parts 15 and 32 Into a Single Regulation..............    2030-AA38 
3871        SAN No. 3255.  Source Selection Procedures............................................    2030-AA29 
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                     Prerule Stage


Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3440. DATA CONSOLIDATED INITIATIVE: KEY FACILITATOR INFORMATION

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 94 in Part II of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

RIN: 2070-AD01
_______________________________________________________________________


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)               Proposed Rule Stage


Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3441. PESTICIDES; SELF-CERTIFICATION

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 100 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2070-AD00
_______________________________________________________________________




3442.  ANTIMICROBIAL PESTICIDE REGISTRATION REFORM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  7 USC 136a(h)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR Not yet determined

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory, May 1, 1997.

Abstract: This regulation will specify antimicrobial registration 
reforms that will reduce to the extent possible the review time for 
antimicrobial pesticides. The regulation will clarify criteria for 
completeness of applications, and will specify or refer to a definition 
of the various classes of antimicrobial pesticide use patterns and the 
associated data and labeling requirements that would be consistent with 
the degree and type of risk presented by each class. EPA will evaluate 
the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of various registration process 
reforms, including registrant certification, third-party certification 
by laboratories and expansion of the current notification procedures.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3892.

Agency Contact: Walter C. Francis, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7505C, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 305-6661
Fax: 703 305-5786
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AD14
_______________________________________________________________________




3443. PESTICIDE DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION (REVISION)

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

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Legal Authority:  7 USC 136a; 7 USC 136w

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 158

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This amendment will update the existing data requirements (40 
CFR 158) for evaluating the registerability of pesticide products. 
Reasons for the revisions include recent health and environmental 
concerns (e.g., groundwater contamination, worker exposure and 
neurotoxicity) advancements in testing technology, and new ecological 
risk testing approaches. The revisions will clarify all data 
requirements to reflect current practice. Procedural and explanatory 
sections of 40 CFR 158 will be amended to make them consistent with the 
revised data requirements and new use indexing implemented pursuant to 
1988 FIFRA amendments.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 2687.

Agency Contact: Amy Rispin, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7501C, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 703 305-5989
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AC12
_______________________________________________________________________




3444. MODIFICATIONS TO PESTICIDE WORKER PROTECTION STANDARD

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  7 USC 136w

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 170

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Since the issuance of the 1992 WPS and the January 1, 1995 
implementation, farmworker groups have expressed an interest in 
enhancing specific protection measures, while grower groups, the 
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture and others 
have expressed an interest in addressing practical, operational 
concerns. The Agency received various requests and comments in the form 
of letters, petitions, and individual and public meetings to address 
the concerns with the WPS. As a result, there may be a need to make 
further changes of a minor nature to the WPS rule. EPA will take such 
actions as rules, policy statements or other documents as appropriate. 
Currently planned actions are listed below:

Timetable:

Decontamination requirements  NPRM 09/29/95 (60 FR 50686)  Final Action 
06/26/96 (61 FR 33207)

Glove requirements  NPRM 10/00/96

Language and size requirements for warning signs  NPRM 09/29/95 (60 FR 
50682)  Final Action 06/26/96 (61 FR 33201)

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3731.

Agency Contact: Don Eckerman, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, (7506C), Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 703 305-7666
Fax: 703 308-2962

RIN: 2070-AC93
_______________________________________________________________________




3445. PESTICIDE EXPORT POLICY

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  7 USC 136f/FIFRA 25; 7 USC 136o; 7 USC 136w

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 168; 40 CFR 169

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is considering revisions to its pesticide export policy. 
EPA believes that certain modifications are necessary because (1) EPA's 
current policy has resulted in too many export notices on pesticides of 
little or no concern to other governments; (2) the increasing numbers 
of export notices undermines the effectiveness of the international 
Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedures, an international information 
and exchange and chemical management program developed by the Food and 
Agriculture Organizations and the United National Environment Programme 
(UNEP); (3) the costs of implementing the existing program on the U.S. 
government, other governments, and industry, should be reduced.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/96
Final Action                    03/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 3736.

Agency Contact: Deborah J. Hartman, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7501C, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 305-7100
Fax: 703 305-6244
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AD02
_______________________________________________________________________




3446.  TOLERANCES FOR PESTICIDE EMERGENCY EXEMPTIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  21 USC 346a

CFR Citation:  40 CFR Not yet determined

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, August 3, 1997.

Abstract: This regulation will set out policies and procedures under 
which EPA will establish food tolerances associated with the use of 
pesticides under emergency exemptions. Emergency exemptions are issued 
for temporary use of pesticides in States where emergency conditions 
exist. Under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the 
Food Quality Protection Act, EPA must begin to establish time-limited 
tolerances for such pesticides if the use is likely to result in 
residues in food. EPA expects to describe the procedures to be used, 
the data that will be required, and the criteria for establishing 
tolerances.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/97
Final Action                    08/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Sectors Affected:  287 Agricultural Chemicals; 01 Agricultural 
Production-Crops

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Additional Information: SAN No. 3890.

Agency Contact: Robert Forrest, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, (7505W), Washngton, 
DC20460
Phone: 703-308-8417
Fax: 703-308-8369
Email: Forrest.R[email protected]

RIN: 2070-AD15
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                  Final Rule Stage


Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)



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3447. PESTICIDE TOLERANCE DECISIONS UNDER THE DELANEY CLAUSE

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  21 USC 346/FFDCA 408

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 185; 40 CFR 186; 40 CFR 180

Legal Deadline:  Other, Judicial, September 30, 2009.
arable. Court-ordered deadlines beginning September 1995.

Abstract: Under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), EPA 
has taken a number of actions to revoke processed and raw food 
tolerances for pesticide carcinogens because of the ``Delaney Clause'' 
(section 409). On August 3, 1996, the Food Quality Protection Act was 
enacted, which removed pesticides from the coverage of the Delaney 
Clause. The agency will be taking no further actions to revoke 
tolerances based upon the Delaney Clause, and will be withdrawing these 
actions previously announced which are not yet effective.

Timetable:

Appendix I (Group A)  NPRM 07/01/94 (59 FR 33941)  Final Action 03/22/
96 (61 FR 11993)

Appendix I (Group B/D)  NPRM 01/18/95 (60 FR 3602)  Final Action 07/29/
96 (61 FR 39528)

Appendix I (Group C)  NPRM 09/15/95 (60 FR 49142)  Final Action 03/00/
97

Appendix II (Group E)  NPRM 03/01/96 (61 FR 8174)

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3154.

Agency Contact: Jean M. Frane, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7501C, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 703-305-5944
Fax: 703-305-6244
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AC55
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3448. CROSS-CONTAMINATION OF PESTICIDE PRODUCTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  7 USC 136a

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 158.167

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is evaluating its current policy on allowable limits on 
cross-contamination of pesticide products. EPA's current policy is that 
any amount of a pesticide active ingredient in another pesticide 
product must be reported to EPA as part of the registration process. 
This zero tolerance is a problem because cross-contamination is an 
inevitable outcome in the manufacture of chemicals. EPA is attempting 
to clarify situation in which the producer will be required to report 
cross-contamination. The expected output of this exercise will be clear 
guidance to the regulated community as to the levels of contamination 
that will be allowed for pesticides in other pesticide products. EPA is 
using a risk-based approach to determining acceptable levels of cross-
contamination; the levels the Agency will establish should in most 
cases, protect users and the environment from adverse effects. The 
adverse effect that can occur at the lowest levels in most cases is 
phytotoxicity.

Timetable:

(PR Notice)  Final Action 10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3739.

Agency Contact: Jim Jones, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7505W, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 703 308-8799
Fax: 703 308-8369
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AD03
_______________________________________________________________________




3449. REGULATION OF PLANT-PRODUCED PESTICIDES UNDER FIFRA AND FFDCA

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  7 USC 136 et seq; 21 USC 346a et seq

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 152.20; 40 CFR 180; 40 CFR 174

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA will make clear that the substances that plants produce 
to protect themselves against pests and disease are pesticides under 
FIFRA. The Agency designates these substances along with the genetic 
material necessary to produce them, as plant-pesticides. The Agency 
will clarify that the focus of EPA's regulation will be on these 
substances rather than on the plants that produce the pesticidal 
substance. The Agency will define the categories of plant-pesticides 
that would be regulated and those that would be exempt under FIFRA and 
FFDCA. For those plant-pesticides that would be subject to Agency 
requirements, the Agency will outline the process by which these 
pesticides will be regulated and the information that would be needed 
in the Agency's review.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/23/94                    59 FR 60496
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

[[Page 63140]]

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 2684.

Agency Contact: Flora Chow, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, (7501W), Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 703 308-8290
Email: CHOW,FLORA

RIN: 2070-AC02
_______________________________________________________________________




3450. PESTICIDE FLAMMABILITY LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR TOTAL RELEASE 
FOGGERS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  7 USC 136/FIFRA 2; 7 USC 137/FIFRA 3

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 156.10

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would require that pesticide total release foggers 
be labeled with additional flammability precautionary statements 
(including a graphic symbol) and more precise use directions. Total 
release foggers have been implicated in a number of fires and 
explosions because of their flammable propellants. The labeling of 
these products has been determined to be inadequate to mitigate this 
potential hazard.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/15/94                    59 FR 18058
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 3135.

Agency Contact: Jim Downing, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7505W, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 703 308-8641
Email: Downing, Jim

RIN: 2070-AC60
_______________________________________________________________________




3451. RESTRICTED USE CRITERIA FOR PESTICIDES IN GROUNDWATER

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  7 USC 136a /FIFRA 3

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 152.170

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the existing Restricted Use Classification 
(RUC) regulations to add criteria pertaining to pesticides' groundwater 
contamination potential. Restricted pesticides may only be used by 
trained and certified applicators. Once promulgated, criteria will 
serve as the basis for subsequent rule-making (RIN 2070-AC33) to 
actually classify selected pesticides.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/13/91                    56 FR 22076
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 2371.

Agency Contact: Christine Gillis, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7501C, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 305-5131
Email: GILLIS,CHRISTINE

RIN: 2070-AB60
_______________________________________________________________________




3452. PESTICIDES AND GROUNDWATER STATE MANAGEMENT PLAN REGULATION

Priority:  Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect State, local or tribal 
governments.

Legal Authority:  7 USC 136/FIFRA 3

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 152.170

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The regulation will designate certain individual pesticides 
to be subject to EPA approved State Management Plans (SMPs) as a 
condition of legal sale and use. This regulation would establish SMPs 
as a new regulatory requirement for those pesticides; absent an EPA-
approved state plan specifying risk-reduction measures, use of the 
chemical would be prohibited. The rule would also specify procedures 
and deadlines for development, approval and implementation of SMPs.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/26/96                    61 FR 33259
Final Action                    06/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3222.

Agency Contact: Arden Calvert, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, (7501C), Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 703 305-7099
Email: CALVERT,ARDEN

RIN: 2070-AC46
_______________________________________________________________________




3453. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR RISK/BENEFIT INFORMATION (REVISION)

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  7 USC 136d/FIFRA6

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 153; 40 CFR 159

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 6(a)(2) of FIFRA requires pesticide registrants to 
report to EPA additional factual information regarding unreasonable 
adverse effects of their products. By statutory definition, 
unreasonable risk includes risk and benefit information. In 1992 EPA 
proposed to revise its 1979 enforcement policy on section 6(a)(2) by 
expanding upon the types of information which must be reported. This 
final rule includes modifications to the 1992 proposals made by EPA in 
response to comments received on the proposed rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action Interpretive and 
Policy Rule                     08/23/78                    43 FR 37611
Final Action Enforcement Policy 07/12/79                    44 FR 40716
Final Action Codified 
Interpretive Rule               09/20/85                    50 FR 38115
NPRM                            09/24/92                    57 FR 44290
Final Action                    01/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 2338.

[[Page 63141]]

Agency Contact: James V. Roelofs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, (7501C), 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 305-7102
Email: ROELOFS,JAMES V

RIN: 2070-AB50
_______________________________________________________________________




3454. POLICY OR PROCEDURES FOR NOTIFICATION TO THE AGENCY OF STORED 
PESTICIDES WITH CANCELLED OR SUSPENDED REGISTRATION

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  7 USC 136/FIFRA 6

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 168

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This policy will clarify the requirements of section 6(g) of 
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The 
policy will provide procedures for certain persons who possess 
cancelled or suspended pesticides to notify the EPA and State and local 
officials of (1) such possessions; (2) the quantity possessed; and (3) 
the place the pesticide is stored.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/28/91                    56 FR 13042
Final Action                    03/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 2720.

Agency Contact: David Stangel, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, (2225-A), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 569-4162

RIN: 2070-AC08
_______________________________________________________________________




3455. SCOPE AND CLARIFICATION OF THE WPS EXCEPTIONS PROCESS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  7 USC 136w

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 170

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Scope and Clarification of the WPS Exceptions Process 
will involve an analysis of the existing scope of the WPS exceptions 
process, an opportunity for public comment on the analysis, and 
consideration of whether the scope should be expanded. In addition, 
guidance will be issued to clarify the types of information needed for 
each individual exception request in order for the Agency to be able to 
make a risk/benefit decision.

Timetable:

Worker Protection Standard Exceptions Process  Scope and Clarification 
Document 01/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3733.

Agency Contact: Don Eckerman, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7506C, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 703 305-7666
Fax: 703 308-2962
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AC96
_______________________________________________________________________


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                 Long-Term Actions


Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3456. PESTICIDE TOLERANCES; PORTION OF FOOD COMMODITIES TO BE ANALYZED 
FOR PESTICIDE RESIDUES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 180

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/29/93                    58 FR 50888
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jean Frane
Phone: 703 305-5944

RIN: 2070-AC45
_______________________________________________________________________




3457. ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTION PROGRAM

Priority:  Economically Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Proposed Notice                 07/03/89                    54 FR 27984
Final Notice                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Larry Turner
Phone: 703 305-5007
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AC42
_______________________________________________________________________




3458. THE 10-ACRE LIMITATION FOR PESTICIDE SMALL-SCALE FIELD TESTING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 172

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal

Agency Contact: Jim Tompkins
Phone: 703 305-5697
Fax: 703 308-1825
Email: Tompkins.J[email protected]

RIN: 2070-AC99
_______________________________________________________________________




3459. CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN PESTICIDES FOR RESTRICTED USE DUE TO 
GROUNDWATER CONCERNS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 152.170

[[Page 63142]]

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/31/91                    56 FR 22076
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Chris Gillis
Phone: 703 305-5131

RIN: 2070-AC33
_______________________________________________________________________




3460. WORKER PROTECTION STANDARDS; PESTICIDE HAZARD COMMUNICATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 170

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/21/92                    57 FR 38167
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Don Eckerman
Phone: 703 305-7666

RIN: 2070-AC34
_______________________________________________________________________




3461. PESTICIDE LABELING CLAIMS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 156.10

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Melissa L. Chun
Phone: 703 308-8318

RIN: 2070-AC85
_______________________________________________________________________




3462. EXCEPTIONS TO PESTICIDE WORKER PROTECTION STANDARD

Priority:  Routine and Frequent

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 170

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Don Eckerman
Phone: 703 305-7666
Fax: 703 308-2962
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AC95
_______________________________________________________________________




3463. PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL: STANDARDS FOR PESTICIDE 
CONTAINERS AND CONTAINMENT

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 165; 40 CFR 156

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM (Container Design, Residue 
Removal, Bulk Containment)      02/11/94                     59 FR 6712
Final Action                    10/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: Nancy Fitz
Phone: 703 305-7385
Email: FITZ,NANCY

RIN: 2070-AB95
_______________________________________________________________________




3464. CHILD-RESISTANT PACKAGING REGULATIONS (REVISION)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 157

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rosalind L. Gross
Phone: 703 308-8354
Email: GROSS,ROSALIND L

RIN: 2070-AB96
_______________________________________________________________________


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                 Completed Actions


Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3465. PESTICIDES: TOLERANCE PROGRAM REVISIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 177; 40 CFR 180; 40 CFR 185; 40 CFR 186

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - The Agency plans no 
further action.                 10/22/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Christine Gillis
Phone: 703-305-7102
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AC74
_______________________________________________________________________




3466. PESTICIDES; REVISION OF NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 152.44; 40 CFR 152.46

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/26/96                    61 FR 33039

[[Page 63143]]

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jeff Kempter
Phone: 703 305-5448
Fax: 703 305-6920
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AC98
_______________________________________________________________________




3467. EXEMPTION OF STERILANT PESTICIDE PRODUCTS FROM REGULATION UNDER 
THE FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 152.20

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn The Agency does not 
plan any further action.        10/22/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Michele E. Wingfield
Phone: 703 305-6661

RIN: 2070-AC58
_______________________________________________________________________




3468. REGULATORY RELIEF FOR LOW-RISK PESTICIDES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 152

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action List of Other 
Pesticides and Criteria         03/06/96                     61 FR 8876

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert Brennis
Phone: 703 305-7501
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AC67
_______________________________________________________________________


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                     Prerule Stage


Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3469.  REPORTING THRESHOLD AMENDMENT; TOXIC CHEMICALS RELEASE 
REPORTING; COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 95 in Part II of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

RIN: 2070-AD09
_______________________________________________________________________




3470.  DATA EXPANSION AMENDMENTS; TOXIC CHEMICAL RELEASE 
REPORTING; COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 96 in Part II of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

RIN: 2070-AD08
_______________________________________________________________________


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)               Proposed Rule Stage


Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3471. TSCA INVENTORY UPDATE RULE AMENDMENTS

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 101 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2070-AC61
_______________________________________________________________________




3472. DELETION OF ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL; TOXIC CHEMICAL RELEASE REPORTING; 
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW

Priority:  Routine and Frequent

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  40 USC 11013/EPCRA 313

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 372.65

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) itself does not meet the toxicity 
criteria for listing on the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI). It is the 
strong acid process itself which is associated with an increased cancer 
incidence. The proposed action would remove IPA from the list of 
chemicals for which reporting is required under the Emergency Planning 
and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) section 313. Because IPA is not 
manufactured by the strong-acid process and thus there are no releases 
of IPA reportable under section 313, deletion of IPA from the list 
would eliminate erroneous IPA reports.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/97
Final Action                    12/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3388.

Agency Contact: Susan B. Hazen, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 401 M Street SW. 
(7408), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-1024

RIN: 2070-AC77

[[Page 63144]]

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3473. MANDATORY POLLUTION PREVENTION REPORTING FOR TOXIC RELEASE 
INVENTORY (TRI)

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 11013/Pollution Prevention Act of 1990

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 372

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed regulation would implement the Source Reduction 
and Recycling Report provision of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990. 
Under this current data collection facilities that file EPA Form R must 
include information on the amounts of the chemical recycled,combusted 
for energy recovery,treated,and released both on-site and off-site for 
the reporting year, the prior year and the following two years. 
Facilities must also indicate changes in production from year to year 
and what source reduction activities were implemented. This proposed 
regulation would also redesign form R to make it easier and more 
logical to complete.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/25/91                    56 FR 48475
Supplementary NPRM              09/00/97
Finalization of Form R          04/00/98

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 2847.

Agency Contact: Susan B. Hazen, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, (7408), Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 260-1024

RIN: 2070-AC24
_______________________________________________________________________




3474. LEAD HAZARD STANDARDS

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  15 USC 2683

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 745

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, April 28, 1994.

Abstract: The Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 
requires EPA to promulgate regulations which identify lead-based paint 
hazards, lead-contaminated soil, and lead-contaminated dust. EPA is to 
identify the paint conditions and lead levels in dust and soil that 
would result in adverse human health effects. On July 14, 1994, EPA 
issued guidance on this topic to provide information while a proposal 
is being developed.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/96
Final Action                    09/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3243.

Agency Contact: Doreen Cantor, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, (7404), Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 260-1777
Email: Cantor, Doreen

RIN: 2070-AC63
_______________________________________________________________________




3475. TSCA REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF LEAD-BASED PAINT ABATEMENT 
WASTE

Priority:  Economically Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  15 USC 2601 to 2671; 42 USC 6901 to 6992

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 745

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Currently, waste derived from lead-based paint (LBP) 
abatements is managed under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 
(RCRA) hazardous waste regulations. Other Federal agencies (Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Health and Human 
Services) and several States and advocacy groups have expressed concern 
that the costs associated with the disposal of large volume 
architectural components (e.g., doors and windows) may interfere with 
abatement activities. EPA's Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic 
Substances and the Office of Solid Waste have initiated a joint 
rulemaking to address the disposal of these architectural components. 
This rulemaking would develop disposal standards for these components 
under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Title IV, (the definition 
of abatement under TSCA Title IV, section 401(1)(B), includes 
disposal). The TSCA regulations would establish appropriate disposal 
standards for LBP architectural components and identify recycling and 
incineration activities that would be controlled or prohibited.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/97
Final Action                    03/00/98

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 3508.

Agency Contact: Brion Cook, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, (7404), Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 260-1878
Email: Cook, Brion

RIN: 2070-AC72
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3476. SELECTED RULEMAKINGS FOR ABATING LEAD HAZARDS

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 102 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2070-AD06
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3477.  TSCA BIOTECHNOLOGY FOLLOW-UP RULES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect the private sector under       
    PL 104-4.
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  15 USC 2604

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 720

Legal Deadline: None

[[Page 63145]]

Abstract: As a follow-up to the final Biotechnology rule under the 
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA plans to address the following 
possible revisions: 1) Intergeneric Scope of Oversight: OPPT currently 
defines new microorganisms which are subject to reporting under TSCA 
section 5 as those resulting from the deliberate combination of genetic 
material originally isolated from microorganisms classified in 
different taxonomic genera. Such microorganisms are referred to as 
intergeneric microorganisms. EPA recognizes that a regulatory approach 
based on taxonomy may have some limitations, and indicated in its 1994 
proposed biotechnology regulations that it may reconsider its 
interpretation of --new-- microorganism in a later rulemaking. The 
majority of commenters on the proposed rule expressed some level of 
support for the intergeneric scope of oversight, albeit while 
encouraging EPA to make some modifications. 2) Low Risk Alternative: In 
the 1994 proposed biotechnology rule, EPA solicited comment on an 
alternative approach to oversight of research and development 
activities conducted in the environment. Under this alternative, a 
researcher could certify that a microorganism intended to be used in an 
environmental field trial met certain low risk criteria. This 
alternative contained requirements for documentation and recordkeeping 
by a Technically Qualified Individual and certification by an 
authorized official. OPPT now plans to provide an opportunity to 
comment on new information which OPPT believes may support such an 
exemption. 3) Inventory Delisting Rule: In 1978, when EPA compiled its 
initial TSCA Inventory, 192 microorganisms were reported and are 
currently listed on the Inventory. EPA believes that most, if not all, 
of the 192 microorganisms would not be considered new under the new 
rule, since the listing appear to describe microorganisms which are not 
intergeneric. (Abstract Continues - see additional information)

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/97
Final Action                    08/00/98

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Sectors Affected:  147 Chemical and Fertilizer Mineral Mining; 282 
Plastics Materials and Synthetic Resins, Synthetic Rubber, Cellulosic 
and Other Manmade Fibers, Except Glass; 285 Paints, Varnishes, 
Lacquers, Enamels, and Allied Products; 289 Miscellaneous Chemical 
Products

Additional Information: SAN No. 3894.
(Abstract Continued) In the 1994 proposed rule, EPA provided an 
opportunity for manufacturers and importers of any of the 192 
microorganisms to inform EPA whether any of the microorganisms were 
intergeneric. EPA received no information during the public comment 
period concerning any of the 192 microorganisms. Accordingly, as stated 
in the proposed rule, EPA will publish a rule removing the 192 
microorganisms from the TSCA Inventory, on the grounds that the 
microorganisms are not new and are consequently considered to be 
implicitly included on the Inventory without the need for an explicit 
listing.

Agency Contact: David Giamporcaro, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, SE., Washington, 
DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6362
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AD13
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3478. PROPOSED DECISIONS ON TEST RULES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  15 USC 2603/TSCA 4

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 799

Legal Deadline:  Other, Statutory.
NPRM must be published within one year of ITC designation.

Abstract: EPA is proposing to require testing, or will obtain testing 
through negotiated enforceable consent agreements (ECAs) or publish a 
notice which provides the reasons for not doing so. These chemicals 
have been designated for priority testing consideration by the ITC, 
recommended for testing consideration (for which the 12-month statutory 
requirement does not apply), or they have been identified for testing 
consideration by other EPA program offices and through EPA review 
processes.

Timetable:

IRIS II Chemicals (ITC List 28)  NPRM 12/00/96

OSHA Chemicals with Insuf. Skin Absorption Data (ITC List 32)  NPRM or 
ECA 12/00/96

OSHA Chemicals with No Skin Absorption Data (ITC List 31)  NPRM or ECA 
12/00/96

OSHA Chemicals with No Skin Absorption Data (ITC List 35)  NPRM or ECA 
12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3494.

Agency Contact: Frank Kover, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, (7405), Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 260-8130
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AB07
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3479. ATSDR SUBSTANCES TEST RULE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  15 USC 2603/TSCA 4; 42 USC 9604(i)/CERCLA 104(i)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 795 to 799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is using its authority under TSCA section 4 to require 
health effects testing on 11 chemical substances to fulfill data needs 
identified by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 
(ATSDR), the National Toxicology Program (NTP) and EPA pursuant to 
CERCLA section 104(i). ATSDR is charged with developing Toxicological 
Profiles for hazardous substances most commonly found at Superfund NPL 
sites and which pose a significant potential threat to health. This 
involves identifying data gaps and needs, and developing a testing 
program to meet identified needs. ATSDR's data needs were reviewed by 
NTP and EPA to avoid duplicative testing. Other Federal agencies were 
given an opportunity to indicate their interest in testing specific 
endpoints for chemicals on the list.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

[[Page 63146]]

Additional Information: SAN No. 2563.

Agency Contact: Frank Kover, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, (7405), Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 260-8130
Email: KOVER,FRANK

RIN: 2070-AB79
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3480. MULTICHEMICAL ENDPOINT(S) TEST RULE; DEVELOPMENTAL AND 
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  15 USC 2603/TSCA 4

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 799.5050

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: A multi-chemical endpoint test rule will require the testing 
of many chemicals for a specific effect or endpoint, e.g., 
neurotoxicity. This type of rule is an alternative to single chemical 
rules which require testing of one chemical for many effects. The 
multi-chemical endpoint rule approach will obtain a significant amount 
of testing while conserving Agency resources. The multi-chemical rule 
for developmental and reproductive toxicity testing will require 
testing of twelve chemicals for developmental and/or reproductive 
effects; the multi-chemical rule neurotoxicity testing will obtain base 
set neurotoxicity testing of certain production solvents. These rules 
may be amended in the future to require the same testing for other 
chemicals. Also, future multi-chemical rules will require testing of 
additional endpoints and chemicals. The testing requirements for each 
chemical in a multi-chemical rule will be listed in a single table by 
chemical under section 799.5050. This table will be amended with each 
publication of a new multi-chemical rule.

Timetable:

Multi-Chemical Rule for Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity  NPRM 
03/04/91 (56 FR 9092)  Reproposal 11/00/96

Multi-Chemical Rule for Neurotoxicity  Stay 06/27/94 (59 FR 33184)  ECA 
(for 7 Substances) 01/23/95 (60 FR 4515)  Final Revocation 01/23/95 (60 
FR 4514)

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 2865.

Agency Contact: Frank Kover, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, (7405), Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 260-8130

RIN: 2070-AC27
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3481. MULTICHEMICAL ENDPOINT TEST RULE; CHEMICAL FATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL 
EFFECTS

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  15 USC 2603/TSCA 4

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 799.5055

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Multi-chemical endpoint test rules require the testing of 
many chemicals for a specific effect or endpoint, e.g., chemical fate 
and environmental effects (formerly identified in this Agenda as 
persistent bioaccumulators ) . They are an alternative to single 
chemical rules which require testing of one chemical for many effects. 
A multi-chemical endpoint rule for chemical fate and environmental 
effects will include chemicals that EPA expects will persist and 
bioaccumulate in the environment. In the past, chemicals such as 
dioxins, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, and the polychlorinated 
biphenyls that persist (do not degrade), bioaccumulate (may enter the 
human food chain), and may be toxic have created widespread 
environmental concerns. EPA is evaluating chemicals on the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (TSCA) inventory for these characteristics and 
will identify chemicals for chemical fate and environmental effects 
testing for additional evaluation of their potential risks.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 2865.

Agency Contact: Frank Kover, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, (7405), Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 260-8130
Email: KOVER,FRANK

RIN: 2070-AC36
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3482. NEGOTIATED CONSENT ORDER AND TEST RULE PROCEDURES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  15 USC 2603/TSCA 4

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 790

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will amend the testing consent order and test 
rule development process to increase efficiency. The consent order 
process was adopted by the Agency in June 1986. Based on experience to 
date, the Agency needs to make changes in the process to reduce the 
resources required for consent order negotiation. This rule would 
propose appropriate procedural changes. Obsolete provisions will be 
eliminated for test rule development activities.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              05/17/85                    50 FR 20652
Interim Final Rule              06/30/86                    51 FR 23706
Interim Final Rule (Technical 
Modification)                   09/01/89                    54 FR 36311
NPRM                            09/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 2245.

Agency Contact: Frank Kover, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, (7405), Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 260-8130
Email: KOVER,FRANK

RIN: 2070-AB30
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3483. REVISED ASBESTOS MODEL ACCREDITATION PLAN

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

[[Page 63147]]

Legal Authority:  15 USC 2646/TSCA 6

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 763

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 28, 1992.

Abstract: The Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Reauthorization Act 
(ASHARA) amended TSCA to require that EPA revise its asbestos model 
accreditation plan to extend training and accreditation requirements to 
include persons performing certain asbestos-related work in public and 
commercial buildings, to increase the minimum number of training hours 
required for accreditation purposes and to effect other changes 
necessary to implement the amendments. This action will increase 
regulatory costs for the owners and managers of public and commercial 
building, but will also reduce asbestos exposures in these buildings.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/13/92                    57 FR 20438
Interim Final Rule              02/03/94                     59 FR 5236
Notice                          10/00/96
NPRM                            11/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 3148.

Agency Contact: Doreen Cantor, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, (7404), Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 260-1777
Email: Cantor, Doreen

RIN: 2070-AC51
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3484.  LEAD FEE RULE FOR LEAD-BASED PAINT ACTIVITIES TRAINING 
AND CERTIFICATION

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  PL 102-550; TSCA 404; Title IV of TSCA

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 745

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule is mandated by section 402(a) of the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (TSCA) for the purpose of implementing a fee 
schedule for lead-based paint activities that were addressed in the 
TSCA section 402 rule, 40 CFR Part 745 ``Lead; Requirements for Lead-
Based Paint Activities in Target Housing and Child-Occupied Facilities, 
`` which published on August 28, 1996. The fee schedule will establish 
a framework for states to process applications for training providers 
of lead-Based paint training courses and for certification of workers 
engaged in lead-based paint activities in the five disciplines 
delineated in the section 402 rule.
The fee rule in concert with the section 402 rule is intended to ensure 
that individuals conducting lead-based paint inspections, risk 
assessments and abatement in target housing and child-occupied 
facilities are properly trained and certified, and that training 
programs providing instruction in such activities are accredited. This 
rule is also intended to ensure that these activities are conducted 
according to reliable, effective and safe work practice standards and 
to provide the availability of a trained and qualified workforce to 
identify and address lead-based paint hazards. By promoting the 
establishment of this workforce the Agency will help to ensure that 
individuals and firms conducting lead-based paint activities in target 
housing and child-occupied facilities will do so in a way that 
safeguards the environment and protects the health of building 
occupants, especially children aged six years and younger.
Regarding the anticipated impact on small business, section 402(a) does 
not require or mandate the abatement of lead-based paint, nor require 
that any particular enterprise participate in the lead-based paint 
field. However, if firms choose to participate, compliance costs 
consist of two components that may impact small businesses: (1) 
accreditation and training costs for workers and supervisors, as well 
as certification fees that this rule will establish, and (2) 
incremental costs of work practice standards for abatement procedures. 
(Abstract continued - see additional information)

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis; RIA

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is a 
statutory requirement. There is a paperwork burden associated with this 
action.
Additional Information: SAN No. 3881.

Agency Contact: Betty Weiner, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, SE., Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 260-2924
Fax: 202 260-1580
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AD11

[[Page 63148]]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                  Final Rule Stage


Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)



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3485. FACILITY COVERAGE AMENDMENT; TOXIC CHEMICAL RELEASE REPORTING; 
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 117 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2070-AC71
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3486. RESPONSES TO PETITIONS RECEIVED TO ADD TO OR DELETE CHEMICALS FROM 
THE LIST OF TOXIC CHEMICALS SUBJECT TO TOXIC RELEASE REPORTING UNDER 
EPCRA SECTION 313

Priority:  Routine and Frequent

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 11013/SARA (EPCRA) 313

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 372

Legal Deadline:  Other, Statutory.
Within 180 days of receipt of these petitions, the Agency must either 
initiate rulemaking or provide an explanation in the Federal Register 
for the denial.

Abstract: These actions grant or deny petitions received to add or 
delete chemicals from the list of toxic chemicals under Section 313 of 
the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, EPCRA. The 
actions cover individual chemicals or groups of chemicals for which 
petitions have been received.

Timetable:

Alloys--Chromium, Nickel, and Copper Alloys (modify)  Response 06/00/97

Barium Compounds (delete)  Response 01/00/97

Di(2-ethylhexyl) Adipate (DEHA) (delete)  Final Action 07/31/96 (61 FR 
39891)

Diethylphthalate  NPRM 09/05/95 (60 FR 46076)  Final Action 07/27/96 
(61 FR 39356)

Dioxin, Furans, PCBs (add)  Response 02/00/97

DBNPA (delete)  Response 06/00/97

Ethylene Glycol (delete)  Response 05/00/97

Hydrochloric Acid (modify)  NPRM 11/15/95 (60 FR 57382)  Final Action 
07/25/96 (61 FR 38600)

Manganese in Slags (delete)  Response(denial) 08/24/95 (60 FR 44000)

Metallic Copper (modify)  Response 10/00/96

Phosphates and Phosphoric Acid  Response 00/00/00

Polymeric Diphenylmethane Diisocyanate  Response 10/00/96

Zinc Oxide  Response (denial) 09/12/95 (60 FR 47334)

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 2425.
Note regarding the reinventing government effort: The following actions 
are not part of the reinventing government effort: Polymeric 
Diphenylmethane Diisocyanate, and Metallic Copper.
Other deadline: Within 180 days of receipt the Agency must either 
initiate rulemaking or explain why not in the Federal Register.

Agency Contact: Susan B. Hazen, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, (7408), Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 260-1024
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AC00
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3487. LEAD-BASED PAINT DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS AT RENOVATION OF TARGET 
HOUSING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  PL 102-550, sec 406

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 745; 24 CFR 35

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, October 28, 1994.

Abstract: Section 406 of the Residential Lead-based Paint Hazard 
Reduction Act of 1992 requires EPA to develop two products: (1) a lead 
hazard information pamphlet, to be developed in consultation with HUD 
and CDC; and (2) an EPA regulation requiring renovators to provide the 
information pamphlet to clients before beginning work.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/02/94                    59 FR 11108
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 3242.

Agency Contact: Doreen Cantor, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, (7404), Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 260-1777
Email: Cantor, Doreen

RIN: 2070-AC65
_______________________________________________________________________




3488. CFR REGULATORY REVIEW RELATED INITIATIVES

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 118 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2070-AC97
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3489. FINAL DECISIONS ON TEST RULES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  15 USC 2603/TSCA 4

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is requiring testing via rules, or will obtain testing 
through enforceable consent agreements (ECAs) or publish a notice which 
provides the reasons for not doing so for chemicals listed herein. 
These chemicals have been designated for priority testing consideration 
by the ITC or recommended for testing consideration (for which the 12-
month statutory requirement does not apply). The list also includes 
chemicals or categories of chemicals which have been identified for 
testing consideration by other EPA offices and through EPA review 
processes.

Timetable:

Alkyl (C 12-C 14) Glycidyl Ethers  Enforceable Consent Agreement (ECA) 
03/22/96 (61 FR 11740)

Aryl Phosphates (ITC List 2)  ANPRM 12/29/83 (48 FR 57452)  NPRM 01/17/
92 (57 FR 2138)  Final Action (ECA) 01/00/97

Brominated Flame Retardants  NPRM 06/25/91 (56 FR 29140)  Final Action 
(ECA) 06/00/97

DiBbasic Esters (CPSC)  Final Action (ECA) 02/00/97

Hexamethylene Diisocyanate (ITC List 22)  NPRM 05/17/89 (54 FR 
21240)  Final Action 06/00/97

IRIS I Chemicals (ITC List 27)  Final Action 06/00/97

[[Page 63149]]

Mesityl Oxide  Withdrawal of Test Rule 06/27/96 (61 FR 33375)

Silicon-Based Glycidyl Ethers  Final Action (ECA) 02/00/97

TAME (OAR Request)  Final Action (ECA) 03/21/95 (60 FR 14910)

White Phosphorus (ITC List 34) - Withdrawal of Test Rule  Final Action 
(ECA) 07/30/96 (61 FR 39832)

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3493.

Agency Contact: Frank Kover, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, (7405), Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 260-8130
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AB94
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3490. FOLLOW-UP RULES ON EXISTING CHEMICALS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  15 USC 2604/TSCA 5; 15 USC 2607/TSCA 8

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 704; 40 CFR 721

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA has established a program to monitor the commercial 
development of existing chemicals of concern and/or to gather 
information to support planned or ongoing risk assessments on such 
chemicals. As these chemicals are identified, EPA will initiate 
rulemakings under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) sections 5 
and/or 8 to require reporting of appropriate needed information by the 
manufacturers, importers and/or processors of these chemicals. 
Individual proposed or final rules will be published on at least the 
chemicals listed below.

Timetable:

Benzidene-based Chemical Substances  NPRM 08/30/95 (60 FR 45119)  Final 
Action 10/00/96

Chloranil  NPRM 05/12/93 (58 FR 27980)  Final Action 02/00/97

Heavy Metal-Based Pigments in Aerosol Spray Paints  NPRM 10/00/97

2-Ethoxyethanol, 2-Methoxyethanol, & 2-methoxyethanol Acetate  NPRM 06/
00/97

2,4-Pentanedione  NPRM 09/27/89 (54 FR 39548)  Final Action 12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 1923.

Agency Contact: Frank Kover, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, (7405), Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 260-8130
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AA58
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3491. FOLLOW-UP RULES ON NON-5(E) NEW CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES

Priority:  Routine and Frequent

Legal Authority:  15 USC 2604/TSCA 5; 15 USC 2607/TSCA 8

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 704; 40 CFR 721

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA has instituted a program to regulate the commercial 
development of new chemicals that have completed premanufacture notice 
(PMN) review, where activities described in the PMN did not present an 
unreasonable risk but uncontrolled manufacture, import, processing, 
distribution, use, or disposal outside the activities described in the 
PMN may present an unreasonable risk. EPA will issue Significant New 
Use Rules (SNURs) requiring 90-day notification to EPA from any 
manufacturer, importer, or processor who would engage in activities 
that are designated as significant new uses. Under the Expedited 
Follow-up Rule (EFUR) which became effective on October 12, 1989, EPA 
will identify such new chemicals and publish them in a batch SNUR 3-4 
times per year. Chemicals that were subject to a proposed SNUR before 
the effective date of the EFUR or do not qualify under the EFUR, may be 
regulated individually by notice and comment rulemaking and are listed 
below.

Timetable:

Alkyl, Sulfonic Acid, Ammonium Salt (84-1056)  NPRM 06/11/86 (51 FR 
21199)  Final Action 01/00/97

Aluminum Cross-linked Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose  NPRM 06/11/93 (58 
FR 32628)  Final Action 01/00/97

Diphenyl-2,4,6-Trimethylbenzol Phosphine Oxide (87-586)  NPRM 02/02/88 
(53 FR 2857)  Final Action 01/00/97

1-Decanimine-N-Decyl-N-Methyl-N-Oxide (86-566)  NPRM 12/08/87 (52 FR 
46496)  Final Action 01/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 1976.

Agency Contact: James Alwood, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, (7405), Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 260-1857
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AA59
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3492. CHEMICAL-SPECIFIC SIGNIFICANT NEW USE RULES (SNURS) TO EXTEND 
PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5(E) ORDERS

Priority:  Routine and Frequent

Legal Authority:  15 USC 2604/TSCA 5

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 721

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: When the Agency determines that uncontrolled manufacture, 
import, processing, distribution, use or disposal of a premanufacture 
notification notice (PMN) substance may present an unreasonable risk, 
it may issue a section 5(e) consent order to limit these activities. 
However, such orders apply only to the PMN submitter. Once the new 
substance is entered on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) 
chemical inventory, others can manufacture, import or process the 
substance without controls. Therefore, EPA extends the controls to 
apply to others by designating manufacture, import or processing of the 
substances for uses without the specified controls as significant new 
uses. Under the Expedited Follow-Up Rule, which became effective on 
October 10, 1989 (54 FR 31314), EPA routinely publishes batch SNURs 
containing routine section 5(e) and non-5(e) SNURs. However, certain 
activities, such as modifications, withdrawals, revocations, and SNURs 
upon which comments are received in the direct final publication 
process, are subject to notice and comment rulemaking and are listed 
below.

Timetable:

Aromatic Amino Ether (P90-1840)  NPRM 06/06/94 (59 FR 29255)  Final 
Action 12/00/96

[[Page 63150]]

Batch SNUR: 84-660/-704, 84-105/-106 & -107, 85-433  NPRM 05/27/93 (58 
FR 30744)  Final Action 12/00/96

Polyalkylene Polyamine  NPRM 12/19/94 (59 FR 65248)  Final Action 11/
00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3495.

Agency Contact: James Alwood, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-1857
Email: ALWOOD,JAMES

RIN: 2070-AB27
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3493. GENERIC SIGNIFICANT NEW USE RULE (SNUR) FOR ACRYLATE COMPOUNDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  15 USC 2694/TSCA 5

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 721

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The generic acrylate significant new use rule may require any 
person who proposes to manufacture, import, or process an acrylate/
methacrylate subject to the category definition contained within the 
proposed rule to notify EPA at least 90 days in advance of the 
initiation of manufacture or processing for a significant new use. The 
significant new use rule will apply to a subset of acrylates added to 
the inventory after the effective date of the rule. It will no longer 
be necessary to issue routine 5(e) orders or chemical specific SNURs 
for those acrylates covered by the rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/22/93                    58 FR 61649
Final Action                    10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 2247.

Agency Contact: James Alwood, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, (7405), Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 260-1857
Email: ALWOOD,JAMES

RIN: 2070-AB56
_______________________________________________________________________




3494. RULEMAKING CONCERNING CERTAIN MICROBIAL PRODUCTS (BIOTECHNOLOGY) 
UNDER THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA)

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  15 USC 2604/TSCA 5

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 700; 40 CFR 720; 40 CFR 721

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is promulgating a regulation under the Toxic Substances 
Control Act (TSCA) for the oversight of certain microbial products of 
biotechnology. The rule would be issued under the authority of Section 
5 of TSCA, which generally requires that new chemical substances must 
be reviewed by EPA before they are introduced into commerce. The rule 
will contain mechanisms for exemption as well as actual exemptions, 
guidance on how the TSCA Inventory will be used, and EPA's approach to 
Research and Development with biotechnology microorganisms.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/01/94                    59 FR 45526
Final Action                    11/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 2326.

Agency Contact: Paul Campanella, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, (7405), 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-3725
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AB61
_______________________________________________________________________




3495. POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS): APPLICATIONS FOR EXEMPTIONS FROM 
THE BAN ON MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING, AND DISTRIBUTION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  15 USC 2605TSCA 6(e)(3)(B)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 761

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 6(e)(3)(B) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) 
provides that the Administrator may grant, by rule, exemptions from the 
prohibitions on the manufacturing, processing, and distribution in 
commerce of PCBs upon finding: 1) that granting the exemption will not 
pose an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment; and 
2) that good faith efforts have been made to develop a PCB substitute 
which does not pose an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the 
environment.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/06/94                    59 FR 62875
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 2150.

Agency Contact: Tony Baney, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-3933
Email: BANEY,TONY

RIN: 2070-AB20
_______________________________________________________________________




3496. POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS - PCBS - DISPOSAL AMENDMENTS

Priority:  Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  15 USC 2605(e)(1)(A)/TSCA 6(e)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 761

Legal Deadline: None

[[Page 63151]]

Abstract: After analyzing the comments received in response to an ANPRM 
issued in 1991, EPA issued a proposed rule on December 6, 1994 to 
address alternative disposal methods for newly identified scenarios 
such as large volume solids; mixed wastes such as PCB/radioactive 
wastes; and other issues, such as disposal of household wastes, small 
capacitors, and used paints. The notice also solicited comments on a 
modification to the disposal regulations which would allow for the 
recognition of PCB waste management activities under other Federal or 
State authorities and the transboundary movement of PCB wastes. Roughly 
270 sets of comments were received in response to the NPRM, a final 
rule will be drafted promulgating more than 50 changes, additions and 
deletions to the current regulations. Finally, the rule incorporated a 
reproposal of the April 6, 1990 proposed rule (55 FR 12866), which 
intended to clarify questions on whether the analysis of PCBs is to be 
conducted on a dry weight basis.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           06/10/91                    56 FR 26738
NPRM                            12/06/94                    59 FR 62788
Final Action                    03/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 2878.

Agency Contact: Tony Baney, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, (7404), Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 260-3933
Email: BANEY,TONY

RIN: 2070-AC01
_______________________________________________________________________




3497. USE OF ACRYLAMIDE FOR GROUTING

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  15 USC 2605/TSCA 6

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 764

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On October 2, 1991, EPA proposed a regulation of acrylamide 
and NMA grouts based on the unreasonable risk associated with their 
usage. EPA's rule would prohibit the manufacture, distribution in 
commerce, and use of acrylamide grout. In February 1996, EPA reopened 
the record for 30 days to take additional comments, specifically to 
seek data on the durability of acrylamide and NMA grouts. The Agency is 
currently reviewing responses.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/02/91                    56 FR 49863
Final Action                    01/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 2779.

Agency Contact: Robert C. McNally, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 260-3945
Email: McNally, Robert

RIN: 2070-AC17
_______________________________________________________________________




3498. POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS) TRANSFORMER RECLASSIFICATION RULE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  15 USC 2605/TSCA 6(e)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 761

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would relax the regulatory requirements for 
reclassifying PCB transformers to a lower regulatory status by 
modifying the current reclassification requirements of 50 degree 
centigrade temperature and 90-day testing. Results of a preliminary 
analysis indicate that many transformers never reach the required 
temperature, but still reduce PCB concentrations and that safety risks 
to employees and to the general public occur in mandating the continued 
adherence to the current regulations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/18/93                    58 FR 60970
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3021.

Agency Contact: Tony Baney, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, (7404), Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 260-3933
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AC39
_______________________________________________________________________




3499. POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS) DISPOSAL AMENDMENTS

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 119 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2070-AD04
_______________________________________________________________________




3500. SECTION 8(A) PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT INFORMATION RULES

Priority:  Routine and Frequent

Legal Authority:  15 USC 2607a/TSCA 8(a)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 712

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These rules add chemicals to the list of chemicals and 
designated mixtures subject to the requirements of the Toxic Substances 
Control Act Section 8(a) Preliminary Assessment Information Rule (40 
CFR part 712). These chemicals have been identified by the Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, other EPA offices, and other Federal 
agencies, as well as recommended for testing consideration by the 
Interagency Testing Committee. Manufacturers and importers are required 
to submit exposure-related data (EPA Form No. 7710-35) on the 
chemicals. These data will be used to monitor the levels of production, 
import and/or processing of these substances and the avenues of human 
and environmental exposure to these substances. These data will also 
support risk assessment and test rule decisions.

[[Page 63152]]

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action 35th ITC List      07/05/95                    60 FR 34879
Final Action 37th ITC List      02/28/96                     61 FR 7421
Final Action 38th ITC List      10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 2178.

Agency Contact: Frank Kover, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, (7405), Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 260-8130

RIN: 2070-AB08
_______________________________________________________________________




3501. SECTION 8(D) HEALTH AND SAFETY DATA REPORTING RULES

Priority:  Routine and Frequent

Legal Authority:  15 USC 2607(d)/TSCA 8(d)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 716

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These rules require manufacturers, importers and processors 
to submit unpublished health and safety data on chemicals added to the 
requirements of the Toxic Substances Control Act Section 8(d) Health 
and Safety Data Reporting Rule (40 CFR Part 716). These chemicals have 
been identified by the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, other 
EPA offices, and other Federal agencies, as well as recommended for 
testing consideration by the Interagency Testing Committee.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action 35th ITC List      07/05/95                    60 FR 34879
Final Action 37th ITC List      02/28/96                     61 FR 7421
Final Action 38th ITC List      10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 1139.

Agency Contact: Frank Kover, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, (7405), Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 260-8130

RIN: 2070-AB11
_______________________________________________________________________




3502. TSCA SECTION 8(E); NOTICE OF CLARIFICATION AND SOLICITATION OF 
PUBLIC COMMENT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  15 USC 2607(e)/TSCA 8(e)

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The TSCA section 8(e) Notice of Clarification and 
Solicitation of Public Comment would amend certain aspects of the 1978 
TSCA section 8(e) Statement of Interpretation and Enforcement Policy 
(1978 Policy Statement). The 1978 Policy Statement describes the types 
of information that EPA considers reportable under section 8(e), the 
substantial risk reporting provision of TSCA, and describes the 
procedures for reporting such information to EPA. This clarification 
effort derives from a review of the existing section 8(e) guidance done 
in the context of questions raised by companies considering 
participating in the Section 8(e) Compliance Audit Program (CAP). As a 
result of this review, EPA determined that parts of the 1978 Policy 
Statement concerning the reportability of information on widespread and 
previously unsuspected distribution in environmental media and 
emergency incidents of environmental contamination needed some 
refinement. The subject Federal Register action solicited comment on 
refined reporting guidance concerning widespread and previously 
unsuspected distribution in environmental media and provides additional 
circumstances where information is not reportable because it is 
considered known to the Administrator; refined reporting guidance on 
emergency incidents of environmental contamination will be developed, 
as appropriate, by the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. 
Finally, the notice solicited comments on changes to the section 8(e) 
reporting deadline, and reaffirmed the standards for claims of 
confidentiality for information contained in a notice of substantial 
risk under section 8(e).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/13/93                    58 FR 37735
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 3118.

Agency Contact: Richard Hefter, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, (7402), Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 260-3470

RIN: 2070-AC80
_______________________________________________________________________




3503. NOTICE OF TSCA SECTION 4 REIMBURSEMENT PERIOD AND TSCA SECTION 
12(B) EXPORT NOTIFICATION PERIOD SUNSET DATES FOR TSCA SECTION 4 
SUBSTANCES

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  15 USC 2603/TSCA 2; 15 USC 2611/TSCA 12

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 707; 40 CFR 790; 40 CFR 791; 40 CFR 799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is developing a list of substances that are or have been 
subject to TSCA section 4 testing actions which required testing under 
rules or Enforceable Consent Orders. EPA will identify sunset, or 
termination dates that will identify:
(1) The end of section 4 reporting requirements (40 CFR 790)
(2) The end of the reimbursement period under which persons subject to 
test rules are subject to an obligation to reimburse test sponsors (40 
CFR 791)
(3) The end of the period during which export notification requirements 
under TSCA section 12(b) are triggered.
Additionally, the notice will solicit comment on the method used by EPA 
to calculate the sunset dates for multi-chemical test rules.

[[Page 63153]]



Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3559.

Agency Contact: Frank D. Kover, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, SE., Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 260-8130

RIN: 2070-AC84
_______________________________________________________________________


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                 Long-Term Actions


Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3504. CHEMICAL LIST EXPANSION; EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-
TO-KNOW ACT SECTION 313

Priority:  Other Significant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 372

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/12/94                     59 FR 1788
Final Rule                      11/30/94                    59 FR 61432
Final Action Deferred Chemicals 05/00/98

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Susan B. Hazen
Phone: 202 260-1024
Email: HAZEN,SUSAN B

RIN: 2070-AC47
_______________________________________________________________________




3505. LEAD-BASED PAINT ACTIVITIES RULES; TRAINING, ACCREDITATION, AND 
CERTIFICATION RULE AND MODEL STATE PLAN RULE

Priority:  Economically Significant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 745

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/02/94                    59 FR 45872
Final Action (1)                08/29/96                    61 FR 45778
Final Action (2)                12/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Brion Cook
Phone: 202 260-1878

RIN: 2070-AC64
_______________________________________________________________________




3506. AMENDMENTS TO THE ASBESTOS WORKER PROTECTION RULE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 763

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/01/94                    59 FR 54746
NPRM (1)                        11/01/94                    59 FR 54746
NPRM (2)                        11/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Agency Contact: Doreen Cantor
Phone: 202 260-1777
Email: Cantor, Doreen

RIN: 2070-AC66
_______________________________________________________________________




3507. DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDANCE AS MANDATED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER 12873, 
SECTION 503 ON ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PRODUCTS

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  None

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/29/95                    60 FR 50722
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is a 
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with 
this action.

Agency Contact: Eun-Sook Goidel
Phone: 202 260-3296
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AC78
_______________________________________________________________________




3508. EVALUATION OF PRODUCTS FOR LEAD-BASED PAINT ACTIVITIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  None

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/98

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Doreen Cantor
Phone: 202 260-1777

RIN: 2070-AC88
_______________________________________________________________________




3509. HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS TEST RULE

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 789 to 795

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/26/96                    61 FR 33178
Final Action                    01/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert Reilly
Phone: 202 260-1105
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AC76
_______________________________________________________________________




3510.  TEST RULE FOR CERTAIN METALS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect the private sector under       
    PL 104-4.

[[Page 63154]]

Legal Authority:  15 USC 2603; 2611; 2625

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action is expected to obtain data that EPA believes is 
necessary to more fully evaluate the risks of certain metals. The 
Agency of Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) identified the 
need for data in toxicological profiles for the metals including 
berylium, chromium, manganese, mercury, nickel, and selenium. The 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 
(CERCLA), as amended by SARA (42 USC 9604(I)), requires ATSDR: (1) 
jointly with the EPA, to develop and prioritize a list of hazardous 
substances found at National Priority List (NPL) sites; (2) prepare 
toxicological profiles for these substances; and (3) assure the 
initiation of a research program to address identified data needs 
associated with the substances.
The metals listed here, including cadmium, are also hazardous air 
pollutants (HAPs) under the Clean Air Act (CAA) section 112. EPA would 
therefore also use the data from this action to implement several 
provisions of section 112 of the CAA, including the determination of 
risks remaining after the application of technology based on the 
standards under section 112(d) of the CAA, estimation of the risks 
associated with accidental releases, and the determination whether or 
not substances should be removed from the CAA section (b)(1) list of 
HAPs (delisting).
Additional users of the data from this action include EPA's Office of 
Water, Hazardous Waste Program under the Resource Conservation and 
Recovery Act (RCRA), the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI), the Integrated 
Risk Information System (IRIS), Office of Pesticide Programs, the 
National Toxicology Program, the National Institute of Occupational 
Safety and Health (NIOSH), the Mine Safety and Health Administration 
(MSHA), and State and local environmental authorities. Because 
different ``species'' of metal can have dramatically different 
toxicological effects on biological systems, it will be important to 
select the appropriate ``species'' for study.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3882.

Agency Contact: Robert W. Jones, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, SE., Washington, 
DC 20460
Phone: 202-260-8150
Fax: 202-260-1096
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AD10
_______________________________________________________________________




3511. REGULATORY INVESTIGATION UNDER THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT 
(TSCA) TO REDUCE LEAD (PB) CONSUMPTION AND USE

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 721; 40 CFR 750; 40 CFR 745

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           05/13/91                    56 FR 22096
Fishing Sinkers  NPRM 03/09/94 (59 FR 11122)  Final Action 12/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Doreen Cantor
Phone: 202 260-1777

RIN: 2070-AC21
_______________________________________________________________________




3512. REGULATORY INVESTIGATION OF FORMALDEHYDE

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 765

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           05/23/84                    49 FR 21870
NPRM                            00/00/00
Termination for Apparel Workers  Section 9(d) Notice 03/19/84 (49 FR 
21870)

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Frank Kover
Phone: 202 260-8130
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AB14
_______________________________________________________________________




3513. PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA FOR TERMINATION OF POLYCHLORINATED 
BIPHENYLS (PCBS) DISPOSAL PERMITS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 761

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/02/90                    55 FR 46470
Final Action                    12/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tony Baney
Phone: 202 260-3933
Email: BANEY,TONY

RIN: 2070-AB81
_______________________________________________________________________




3514. REGULATORY INVESTIGATION OF DIOXIN IN PULP AND PAPER MILL SLUDGE

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 744

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/10/91                    56 FR 21802
Response letter to EDF & NWF    12/14/92
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert C. McNally
Phone: 202 260-3945
Email: McNally,Robert C

RIN: 2070-AC05
_______________________________________________________________________




3515. AMENDMENTS TO THE ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIALS IN SCHOOLS RULE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 763

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

[[Page 63155]]

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Doreen Cantor
Phone: 202 260-1777

RIN: 2070-AC62
_______________________________________________________________________




3516. SIGNIFICANT NEW USE RULES ON NATIONAL PROGRAM CHEMICALS; ASBESTOS, 
LEAD, AND REFRACTORY CERAMIC FIBERS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 704; 40 CFR 721

Timetable:

Asbestos  NPRM 12/00/97

Lead  ANPRM 09/28/94 (59 FR 49484)  NPRM 12/00/97

Refractory Ceramic Fiber  NPRM 03/21/94 (59 FR 13294)  Final Action 12/
00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Doreen Cantor
Phone: 202 260-1777
Email: CANTER, DOREEN

RIN: 2070-AC37
_______________________________________________________________________




3517. LEAD-BASED PAINT ACTIVITIES, TRAINING, AND CERTIFICATION: 
RENOVATION AND REMODELING

Priority:  Economically Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 745

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/97
Final Action                    12/00/98

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Doreen Cantor
Phone: 202 260-1777
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AC83
_______________________________________________________________________


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                     Prerule Stage


Clean Water Act (CWA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3518. WATER QUALITY STANDARDS REGULATION--REVISION

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1313/CWA 303(c)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 131

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Water quality standards set by States and Indian Tribes 
establish the water quality goals for surface waters of the U.S. and 
the means by which attainment of these goals will be measured and 
assured. They are the foundation for protecting water quality and 
related public health and welfare and the ecological health of the 
nation's waters. Water quality standards regulations govern the 
development, review and revision of water quality standards under 
section 303 of the Clean Water Act by States and Indian Tribes and the 
review and approval of those standards by EPA. The ANPRM is a 
comprehensive review of the water quality standards regulation designed 
to determine what changes to the regulation should be made to reflect 
the experience gained in the program by EPA, States, Tribes, and 
interested parties. All major components of the Water Quality Standards 
Program will be reviewed for potential regulatory and implementation 
improvements to provide increased flexibility where appropriate and 
further strengthen the Standards Program through use of scientific 
advances as a key element of watershed-based water quality protection 
and management. Issues to be addressed include: establishing and 
revising waterbody use designations, development and implementation of 
water quality criteria including biological and sediment quality 
criteria, antidegradation policies and procedures, general policies 
such as mixing zone, variance and compliance schedule policies, and 
EPA's policy of independent application of criteria methods.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           12/00/96
NPRM                            12/00/97
Final Action                    12/00/98

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3662.

Agency Contact: Rob Wood, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
(4305), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-9536

RIN: 2040-AC56
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)               Proposed Rule Stage


Clean Water Act (CWA)



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3519.  UNIFORM NATIONAL DISCHARGE STANDARDS FOR ARMED FORCES 
VESSELS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  Clean Water Act section 312(n) as amended

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 140

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, February 10, 1998.

Abstract: The 1996 Defense Authorization Act authorizes EPA and the 
Navy, in consultation with other Federal agencies and affected States, 
to develop Uniform National Discharge Standards (UNDS) for liquid 
discharges from armed forces vessels. These regulations will enable the 
Navy to design vessels to one protective uniform standard, instead of 
attempting to conform to diverse State standards.

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Promulgation of uniform standards may result in innovative waste 
management technologies that can be transferred to the private sector. 
The first phase of the legislation requires promulgation of joint 
regulations that signify which discharges require regulation, which 
entail the use of marine pollution control devices, as well as those 
which will not require regulation. Marine pollution control devices may 
be a piece of equipment designed to control a particular waste stream, 
or a management practice that would reduce the impacts of a discharge. 
The Navy and EPA will determine the nature and environmental effects of 
vessel discharges, as well as the practicability of installing marine 
pollution control devises for those discharges that require regulation. 
This regulation only applies to vessels of the armed forces, and 
therefore will have no impact on small businesses. State governments 
will be involved in the rulemaking process as this rule may impact 
State standards, if any exist, by taking precedence over those 
standards for vessels of the armed forces. The uniform national 
standards proposed by this action will regulate those liquid vessel 
discharges that would have adverse impacts on the marine environment. 
If there is new information that suggests the standard should be 
changed, a State may petition for review any standard promulgated under 
this action.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/97
Final Action                    02/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3925.

Agency Contact: Deborah Lebow, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
(4504-F), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6419

RIN: 2040-AC96
_______________________________________________________________________




3520.  PROPOSED SELENIUM CRITERION MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION FOR 
WATER QUALITY GUIDANCE FOR THE GREAT LAKES SYSTEM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1268/CWA 118

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 132

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking proposes a new acute aquatic life criterion 
for selenium in the final Water Quality Guidance for the Great Lakes 
System (the Guidance) that was published on March 23, 1995 (60 FR 
15366). The proposal takes into account data showing that selenium's 
two most prevalent oxidation states, selenite and selenate, present 
differing potentials for aquatic toxicity, as well as new data 
indicating that all forms of selenium are additive. The new approach 
produces a different selenium acute criterion (also called the 
Criterion Maximum Concentration, or CMC) depending upon the relative 
proportions of selenite, selenate, and other forms of selenium that are 
present.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/96
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: SAN No. 3921.

Agency Contact: Mark Morris, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
(4301), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202-260-0312

RIN: 2040-AC97
_______________________________________________________________________




3521. ESTABLISHMENT OF NUMERIC CRITERIA FOR PRIORITY TOXIC POLLUTANTS 
FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1251/CWA 101; 33 USC 1313/CWA 303

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 131

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Several municipal entities and one industry in California 
sued the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) in 
State court over whether the SWRCB's water quality control plans for 
inland surface waters and enclosed bays and estuaries were adopted in 
compliance with authorizing State law. The court issued its final 
decision in March 1994; the Court agreed with the plaintiffs and found 
that the plans could not remain in effect. The SWRCB was ordered to 
rescind its plans which contain the State's numeric criteria for 
priority toxic pollutants. In the absence of State criteria, the Clean 
Water Act requires the Administrator to promulgate water quality 
criteria for priority toxic pollutants where the discharge of such 
pollutants could reasonably interfere with the State's designated uses.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/97
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 3504.

Agency Contact: Diane Frankel, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
EPA - Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco CA 95105
Phone: 415 744-2004

RIN: 2040-AC44
_______________________________________________________________________




3522. GUIDELINES ESTABLISHING WHOLE EFFLUENT TOXICITY WEST COAST TEST 
PROCEDURES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF POLLUTANTS UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1313/CWA 301; 33 USC 1314h/CWA 304(h); 33 USC 
1361/CWA 501

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 136

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend 40 CFR part 136, by adding new West 
Coast test procedures for the analysis of pollutants under section 
304(h) of the Clean Water Act. This list of approved biological test 
methods would be amended by adding methods for measuring chronic 
toxicity in estuarine and marine species exposed to pollutants in 
effluents and receiving waters. State, local and tribal governments and 
small businesses on the West Coast are already using variations of 
these methods in NPDES permits. This rule will not have a significant 
impact on State, local or Tribal governments or small businesses on the 
West Coast.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/97
Final Action                    04/00/98

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Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3618.

Agency Contact: William Telliard, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Water, (4303), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7134
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AC54
_______________________________________________________________________




3523. STREAMLINING THE STATE SEWAGE SLUDGE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1251/CWA 101

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 123; 40 CFR 501

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The requirements for States seeking authorization of their 
sewage sludge programs are set out at 40 CFR parts 123 (for National 
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) programs) and 501 (for 
non-NPDES programs). These requirements were modeled on the NPDES 
requirements for authorization of wastewater effluent discharge 
programs. Many States manage sewage sludge through their solid waste 
programs, which are often structured differently from NPDES programs. 
As a result, States may not always be able to meet all the requirements 
of parts 123 or 501. The Agency wants States with well-run sewage 
sludge management programs to be eligible for authorization without 
having to make unnecessary administrative changes to their programs. 
Proposed changes would streamline the existing regulations to ease the 
authorization process for States and ensure that decisions are made 
based on true environmental and public health considerations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/96
Final Action                    11/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3788.

Agency Contact: Wendy Bell, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
(4203), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-9534

RIN: 2040-AC87
_______________________________________________________________________




3524.  STREAMLINED PROCEDURES AND GUIDANCE FOR APPROVING TEST 
PROCEDURES UNDER 40 CFR PART 136

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1251 et seq; 33 USC 1314(h); 33 USC 1361(a)/76 
Stat. 816; PL 92-500; 91 Stat. 1567; PL 95-217; 100 Stat. 7; PL 100-4.

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 136; 40 CFR 122.21; 40 CFR 122.41; 40 CFR 122.44; 
40 CFR 123.25

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulatory action would propose the use of new, 
streamlined procedures and guidance for submitting methods to be 
approved for use in Clean Water Act compliance monitoring under 40 CFR 
Part 136, ``Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of 
Pollutants''. The new procedures would include guidance concerning the 
format, content, QA/QC, and data validation requirements for methods 
submitted for consideration. This regulatory action would also describe 
increased program guidance in the form of a clearinghouse, technical 
bulletins, and/or guidance documents geared towards clarifying 
technical and policy issues associated with the use of test methods 
approved for use in the program.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/96
Final Action                    12/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3713.

Agency Contact: William A. Telliard, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Water, (4303), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7134
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AC93
_______________________________________________________________________




3525. AMENDMENTS TO ROUND I FINAL SEWAGE SLUDGE USE OR DISPOSAL RULE - 
PHASE TWO

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1251/CWA 101; 33 USC 1345/CWA 405

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 503

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is amending the Round I Final Sewage Sludge Use or 
Disposal Regulation in two phases (i.e., Phase One and Phase Two). 
Phase Two will address issues presented by judicial remand of specific 
requirements in the final rule (part 503) and requests for 
reconsideration and will modify certain technical requirements. Some of 
the issues that may be addressed in this action include: land 
application pollutant limits for molybdenum and selenium, and measuring 
temperature in lieu of measuring THC for incineration. The proposed 
changes will impact Federal, State, local and tribal governments as 
well as small businesses. EPA expects that these changes will increase 
flexibility and thus reduce the regulatory burden.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/97
Final Action                    10/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 3497.

Agency Contact: Robert M. Southworth, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Water, (4304), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7157

RIN: 2040-AC53

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3526. STREAMLINING NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM 
REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING GENERAL PRETREATMENT REQUIREMENTS

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 103 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2040-AC69
_______________________________________________________________________




3527. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR THE INDUSTRIAL LAUNDRIES 
CATEGORY

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1311/CWA 301; 33 USC 1317/CWA 307; 33 USC 
1314/CWA 304; 33 USC 1361/CWA 501; 33 USC 1316/CWA 306

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 441

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, March 31, 1997. Final, Judicial, 
December 31, 1998.

Abstract: EPA is developing effluent limitation guidelines for 
Industrial Laundries, which supply laundered and dry-cleaned work 
uniforms, wiping towels, safety equipment (such as gloves and flame-
resistant clothing), dust covers and cloths, and similar items to 
industrial and commercial users. EPA is negotiating an extension of the 
judicial deadline for this rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/97
Final Action                    12/00/98

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3209.

Agency Contact: Susan Burris, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
(4303), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-5379
Fax: 202-260-7185
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AB97
_______________________________________________________________________




3528. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 
CLEANING CATEGORY

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1311/CWA 301; 33 USC 1317/CWA 307; 33 USC 
1314/CWA 304; 33 USC 1361/CWA 501; 33 USC 1316/CWA 306

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 442

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, March 31, 1997. Final, Judicial, 
December 31, 1998.

Abstract: EPA will propose effluent limitation guidelines for 
transportation equipment cleaning facilities, which clean the interiors 
of tank trucks, rail tank cars, intermodal tank containers, 
intermediate bulk containers, ocean/sea tankers, and tank barges. EPA 
is negotiating an extension of the judicial deadline for this rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/97
Final Action                    12/00/98

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3204.

Agency Contact: Gina Matthews, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
(4303), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6036
Fax: 202-260-7185
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AB98
_______________________________________________________________________




3529. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR LANDFILLS AND INCINERATORS

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1311/CWA 301; 33 USC 1314/CWA 304; 33 USC 
1316/CWA 306; 33 USC 1317/CWA 307; 33 USC 1361/CWA 501

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 437

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, March 31, 1997. Final, Judicial, March 
31, 1999.

Abstract: EPA is developing effluent guidelines and standards for: a) 
industrial incinerators and thermal destruction units; and b) all 
landfills with leachate collection systems. This rule was formerly 
titled ``Waste Treatment, Phase II.'' EPA is negotiating an extension 
to the judicial deadline for this rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/97
Final Action                    03/00/99

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3489.

Agency Contact: Samantha Hopkins, (Incinerators), Environmental 
Protection Agency, Water, (4303), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7149
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected] John Tinger, (Landfills), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Water, (4303), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-4992
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AC23
_______________________________________________________________________




3530. NPDES STREAMLINING RULE--ROUND II

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1311/CWA 301; 33 USC 1314/CWA 304; 33 USC 
1312/CWA 302; 33 USC 1316/CWA 306; 33 USC 1318/CWA 308; 33 USC 1342/CWA 
402; 33 USC 1361/CWA 501

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 122; 40 CFR 123; 40 CFR 124; 40 CFR 125

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On February 21, 1995, President Clinton issued a directive 
requesting that Federal agencies review their regulatory programs to 
eliminate any obsolete, ineffective, or unduly burdensome regulations. 
In response to that directive, the Office of Wastewater Management 
plans to issue a comprehensive rulemaking package revising certain 
NPDES requirements in parts 122, 123 and 124 to eliminate redundant 
regulations, provide

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clarification, and remove or streamline unnecessary procedures which do 
not provide any environmental benefits. Some of these revisions 
include: 1) consolidating regulatory definitions; 2) removal of Part 
124 Subpart F non-adversary panel hearings; 3) possible removal of 
storm water group application requirements; 4) streamlining permit 
termination procedures; and 5) revising Part 124 evidentiary hearing 
procedures.
This rulemaking is expected to affect entities who operate the NPDES 
program or who are regulated by it. This includes small businesses and 
State and local governments. Most of these effects are expected to be 
deregulatory or streamlining in nature.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/96
Final Action                    03/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3762.

Agency Contact: Thomas Charlton, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Water, (4203), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6960
Fax: 202 260-1460

RIN: 2040-AC70
_______________________________________________________________________




3531. NPDES STREAMLINING RULE--ROUND III

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1311/CWA 301; 33 USC 1312/CWA 302; 33 USC 
1314/CWA 304; 33 USC 1316/CWA 306; 33 USC 1318/CWA 308; 33 USC 1342/CWA 
402; 33 USC 1361/CWA 501

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 122; 40 CFR 123; 40 CFR 124

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On February 21, 1995, President Clinton issued a directive 
requesting that Federal agencies review their regulatory programs to 
eliminate any obsolete, ineffective, or unduly burdensome regulations. 
In response to that directive, EPA plans to issue several rulemaking 
packages to revise NPDES requirements in parts 122, 123, and 124 to 
eliminate redundant regulations, provide clarification, and remove or 
streamline unnecessary procedures. Revisions under consideration in 
this rule include adding additional permit modifications that can be 
considered minor modifications at 122.63, and changes to requirements 
concerning EPA's review of State permits. Other revisions may be 
considered as work on this rule progresses. This rulemaking is expected 
to affect entities which implement the NPDES program or are regulated 
by it. This includes small businesses and State and local governments. 
Most of these effects are expected to be deregulatory or streamlining 
in nature.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/97
Final Action                    12/00/98

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3786.

Agency Contact: Thomas Charlton, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Water, (4203), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6960
Fax: 202 260-1460

RIN: 2040-AC84
_______________________________________________________________________




3532. STREAMLINING 301(H) WAIVER RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1311/CWA 301

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 125

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is proposing an amendment to the regulations contained in 
40 CFR Part 125, Subpart G. These regulations implement Section 301(h) 
of the Clean Water Act, 33 USC Section 1311(h). Section 301(h) provides 
publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) discharging to marine waters an 
opportunity to obtain a modification of secondary treatment 
requirements if they demonstrate to EPA that they comply with a number 
of criteria aimed at protecting the marine environment. This proposal 
is designed to streamline the renewal process for POTWs with 301(h) 
modified permits. The action would eliminate unnecessary paperwork. It 
specifies that a completed application would not be required for 
renewals in cases where EPA already has the required information. 
Additional information would only be required as necessary to determine 
ongoing compliance with the 301(h) criteria. This regulation should 
reduce paperwork submissions from municipalities, which should save 
time and resources.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/97
Final Action                    10/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 3804.

Agency Contact: Deborah Lebow, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
(4504F), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6419
Fax: 202 260-9960

RIN: 2040-AC89
_______________________________________________________________________




3533. STREAMLINING REVISIONS TO THE WATER QUALITY PLANNING AND 
MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 104 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2040-AC65
_______________________________________________________________________




3534. GUIDELINES ESTABLISHING TEST PROCEDURES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF TRACE 
METALS UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1314(h)/CWA 304(h); 33 USC 1361(a)/CWA 501

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 136; 40 CFR 122.21; 40 CFR 122.41; 40 CFR 122.44; 
40 CFR 123.25; 40 CFR 403.7; 40 CFR 403.12

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulatory action would propose to amend the Guidelines 
Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants under 40 
CFR Part 136 to approve new EPA methods for the determination of trace 
metals at

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EPA's water quality criteria levels. These methods are necessary for 
the implementation of water quality-based permits under the National 
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) of the CWA. Water 
quality-based permits are necessary when technology-based controls do 
not allow a particular water body to meet the state's designated water 
quality standard. Since the methods currently approved under 40 CFR 
Part 136 were designed to meet technology-based permitting needs, and 
since these technology- based levels are as much as 280 times higher 
than water quality-based criteria for metals, approval of new EPA test 
procedures is necessary.
This action will not have a significant economic impact on state, 
local, or tribal governments or small businesses. This regulation would 
approve a test procedure to be used in measuring trace metals under the 
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System unless the Regional 
Administrator approves an alternative procedure.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/97
Final Action                    06/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3702.

Agency Contact: William A. Telliard, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Water, (4303), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7134
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AC75
_______________________________________________________________________




3535. GUIDELINES ESTABLISHING TEST PROCEDURES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF 
CYANIDE UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1314(h)/CWA 304(h); 33 USC 1361(a)/CWA 501(a)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 136; 40 CFR 122.21; 40 CFR 122.41; 40 CFR 122.44; 
40 CFR 123.25

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulatory action would amend the Guidelines 
Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants under 40 
CFR Part 136 to approve new procedures for the analysis of cyanide 
under the Clean Water Act.
Total cyanide is a toxic (priority) pollutant as defined in the Clean 
Water Act and listed at 40 CFR 423, Appendix A. The term ``total 
cyanide'' refers to all forms of cyanide, including those forms that 
are readily bioavailable such as free and weakly bound cyanide and 
those forms that are less bioavailable because the cyanide is strongly 
bound to a metal ion. Method 335.1, Cyanides Amenable to Chlorination 
(CATC), is currently approved for the measurement of free and weakly 
complexed forms of cyanides. Methods 335.2 and 335.3 are currently 
approved for measurement of total cyanides.
Subsequent to approval of Methods 335.1 and 335.3 under 40 CFR Part 
136, new data suggests that these methods may not accurately reflect 
actual cyanide concentrations found in wastewaters. Additionally, the 
approved analytical methods call for hour-long distillation, 
chlorination requiring an hour, and two separate aliquots of a given 
sample distilled and analyzed independently to determine the CATC 
levels. In order to improve the accuracy and reduce the costs of 
cyanide measurements, EPA plans to develop and propose new test 
procedures for the determination of cyanides.
This action will not have a significant economic impact on state, local 
or tribal governments or small businesses. This regulation approves a 
test procedure to be used in measuring cyanide under the National 
Pollution Discharge Elimination System unless the Regional 
Administrator approves an alternative test procedure.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/97
Final Action                    06/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3701.

Agency Contact: William A. Telliard, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Water, (4303), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7134
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AC76
_______________________________________________________________________




3536. REFORMATTING OF EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS IN 40 CFR PARTS 
405 THROUGH 471

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1251/CWA 303; 33 USC 1311/CWA 301; 33 USC 
1314/CWA 304; 33 USC 1316/CWA 306; 33 USC 1317/CWA 307

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 405 to 471 as amended

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulatory action would re-format the existing Effluent 
Limitation Guidelines and Standards found in 40 CFR Parts 405 through 
471 without making any changes to the requirements therein. The purpose 
of this action is to streamline the CFR and establish a format that is 
easier for Federal, State, and local regulators and the regulated 
community to read and understand. This action does not require State, 
local, or tribal governments or the regulated community to do anything 
beyond what is currently required. This rule, will, therefore, not 
impose any economic burden.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/96
Final Action                    05/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3767.

Agency Contact: Jan Goodwin, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
(4303), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7152
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AC79
_______________________________________________________________________




3537. STREAMLINING THE GENERAL PRETREATMENT REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING AND 
NEW SOURCES OF POLLUTION

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or

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duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1314/CWA 304; 33 USC 1317/CWA 307; 33 USC 
402(b)(8)/CWA 402(b)(8); 33 USC 1361/CWA 501

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 403

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The National Pretreatment Program was established in 1972. 
The Office of Water is exploring ways to reduce federally mandated 
activities under the program that don't result in benefits to the 
environment and to improve program efficiencies. For example, this rule 
will consider appropriate exclusions or variable requirements for 
numerous smaller facilities that contribute insignificant amounts of 
pollutants.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/97
Final Action                    06/00/98

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 3663.

Agency Contact: Jeff Smith, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
(4203), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-5586

RIN: 2040-AC58
_______________________________________________________________________




3538.  INCREASED METHOD FLEXIBILITY FOR TEST PROCEDURES APPROVED 
FOR CLEAN WATER ACT COMPLIANCE MONITORING UNDER 40 CFR PART 136

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1251 et seq; 33 USC 1314(h)/CWA 304; 33 USC 
1361(a)/76 Stat 816; PL 92-500; 91 Stat 1567; PL 95-217; 100 Stat 7; PL 
100-4

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 136; 40 CFR 122.21; 40 CFR 122.41; 40 CFR 122.44; 
40 CFR 123.25

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulatory action would highlight the flexibility 
already contained in the 600 and 1600 series methods that are currently 
approved for Clean Water Act compliance monitoring under 40 CFR Part 
136, ``Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of 
Pollutants''. These methods typically contain a statement that ``In 
recognition of advances that are occurring in analytical technology, 
and to allow the analyst to overcome sample matrix interferences, the 
analyst is permitted certain options to improve separations or lower 
the costs of measurements. These options include alternate extraction, 
concentration, cleanup procedures, and changes in columns and detectors 
. . .''. The methods further require the analyst to demonstrate that 
the method modifications will not adversely affect the quality of data 
by generating quality control results that meet the specifications 
contained in the method. Despite this stated flexibility, OW has found 
that many permitting authorities are not aware of this flexibility when 
issuing or enforcing NPDES and pretreatment permits. Therefore, this 
regulatory action will highlight the existing method flexibility and 
clarify OW's position regarding its application. This action will also 
propose to extend this flexibility to all methods currently approved 
under 40 CFR Part 136. The purpose of extending this flexibility to all 
methods is to (1) increase consistency between methods, (2) provide for 
increased recognition of advances in analytical technology, and (3) 
reduce costs associated with analytical measurements.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/97
Final Action                    06/00/98

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3714.

Agency Contact: William A. Telliard, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Water, (4303), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-5251
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AC92
_______________________________________________________________________




3539. REVISION OF NPDES INDUSTRIAL PERMIT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND 
FORM 2C--WASTEWATER DISCHARGE INFORMATION

Priority:  Economically Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1342/CWA 402

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 122.21(g)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: All existing manufacturing, commercial, mining, and 
silvicultural operations requiring a National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System (NPDES) permit must submit an application in order 
to obtain a permit. The existing industrial application form has not 
been revised since 1984 and needs to be updated to reflect statutory 
and regulatory changes in the NPDES program, advances in analytical 
methods and an increased emphasis on toxic control. The purpose of this 
action is to revise and consolidate existing application forms and 
requirements for industries, and to streamline the permit application 
process for these facilities. The Agency seeks to establish a unified 
process that minimizes the need for additional information from 
applicants while providing permit writers the necessary information, 
including toxics data, to ensure that permits adequately address 
concerns of permittees and environmental protection. The Agency seeks 
to allow the use of existing data and to avoid unnecessary reporting. 
The Agency is also considering how to utilize electronic data 
submission. Although these forms will increase the burden on permittees 
not already required to provide these data, many other permittees are 
already required to submit data. The Agency is minimizing the need for 
information from small entities, including tribal facilities. The 
burden on States would be minimized and even reduced because of 
improvements to the application forms.

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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/97
Final Action                    01/00/99

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3234.

Agency Contact: Ruby Cooper Ford, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Water, (4203), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6051

RIN: 2040-AC26
_______________________________________________________________________




3540. COMPREHENSIVE NPDES STORMWATER PHASE II REGULATIONS

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1311/CWA 301; 33 USC 1342/CWA 402; 33 USC 
1361/CWA 501

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 122; 40 CFR 124

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, September 1, 1997. Final, Judicial, 
March 1, 1999.

Abstract: EPA will be proposing changes to the stormwater regulations 
for the remaining unregulated dischargers that require regulation. Also 
known as ``Phase II dischargers,'' these sources generally could 
include all stormwater discharges from commercial, retail, and 
institutional facilities and from municipal separate storm sewer 
systems serving populations of less than 100,000. Data collected under 
sections 305(b) and 402(p)(5) of the CWA indicate that benefits will be 
derived from addressing these discharges under the Phase II program. 
Urban stormwater runoff is a real cause of water quality use 
impairment. EPA has invited stakeholders to participate in the 
development of comprehensive Phase II rules under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA). This FACA group will assist in the development of 
the rule. Currently all Phase II dischargers are required to have 
stormwater permits by 2001. EPA will be considering limiting the 
universe of Phase II sources and may recommend control options that are 
less burdensome than permits.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/97
Final Action                    03/00/99

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3785.

Agency Contact: Pamela Mazakas, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
(4203), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6599
Fax: 202 260-1460

RIN: 2040-AC82
_______________________________________________________________________




3541.  PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE PCB CRITERIA FOR HUMAN HEALTH 
AND WILDLIFE FOR THE WATER QUALITY GUIDANCE FOR THE GREAT LAKES SYSTEM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1268/CWA 118

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 132

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking proposes to revise the approach for 
calculating the baseline bioaccumulation factor (BAF) for the total 
class of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) for the Water Quality 
Guidance for the Great Lakes System (Guidance or Part 132). The new 
approach produces a different BAF value for use in the derivation of 
the human health and wildlife criteria. EPA has recalculated the human 
health and wildlife criteria using the new BAF values and is proposing 
to revise the criteria for PCBs codified in Table 3 and 4 to Part 132. 
The Agency is committed to issuing a final rule before March 1997, when 
the Great Lakes States must submit programs to implement the Guidance.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/96
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: SAN No. 3887.

Agency Contact: Mark Morris, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
(4301), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-0312

RIN: 2040-AC94
_______________________________________________________________________


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                  Final Rule Stage


Clean Water Act (CWA)



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3542. AMENDMENTS TO ROUND I FINAL SEWAGE SLUDGE USE OR DISPOSAL RULE--
PHASE ONE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1251/CWA 101; 33 USC 1345/CWA 405

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 503

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is amending the Round I Final Sewage Sludge Use or 
Disposal Regulation in two phases (i.e., Phase One and Phase Two). 
Phase I will respond to minor comments received on the Final Sewage 
Sludge Use or Disposal Round I Rule (Part 503), correct some 
publication errors, and include some technical amendments. This action 
will modify the existing regulation to make the requirements for sewage 
sludge incinerators self-implementing and provide the regulated 
community flexibility in meeting other Part 503 requirements. The 
changes should not have any adverse impact on State,local, or tribal 
government or small businesses because no additional requirements are 
being imposed.

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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/25/95                    60 FR 54771
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3497 and SAN No. 3442 (RIN 2040-AC46)

Agency Contact: Robert M. Southworth, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Water, (4304), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7157

RIN: 2040-AC29
_______________________________________________________________________




3543. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR THE PHARMACEUTICAL 
MANUFACTURING CATEGORY

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1311/CWA 301; 33 USC 1314/CWA 304; 33 USC 
1316/CWA 306; 33 USC 1317/CWA 307; 33 USC 1361/CWA 501

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 439

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, February 28, 1995. Final, Judicial, 
March 31, 1997.

Abstract: EPA is developing revised effluent limitation guidelines and 
standards for the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, including 
limitations on toxic and non-conventional volatile organic pollutants. 
EPA is negotiating an extension of the judicial deadline for this rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM (NSPS)                     10/27/83                    48 FR 49832
NPRM                            05/02/95                    60 FR 21592
Final Action                    03/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 1427.

Agency Contact: Frank Hund, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
(4303), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7182
Fax: 202-260-7185
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AA13
_______________________________________________________________________




3544. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR THE PULP, PAPER, AND 
PAPERBOARD CATEGORY

Priority:  Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect the private sector under       
    PL 104-4.

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1311/CWA 301; 33 USC 1314/CWA 304; 33 USC 
1316/CWA 306; 33 USC 1317/CWA 307; 33 USC 1361/CWA 501

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 430; 40 CFR 431

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, October 31, 1993.

Abstract: EPA is revising existing Best Practicable Technology (BPT), 
Best Conventional Pollutant Control Technology (BCT), Best Available 
Technology (BAT), New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), Pretreatment 
Standards for Existing Sources (PSES), and Pretreatment Standards for 
New sources (PSNS). The Agency is developing these revised effluent 
limitations in conjunction with development of maximum achievable 
control technology (MACT) standards, which limit air emissions under 
the Clean Air Act. (See separate Regulatory Plan entry, ``Integrated 
NESHAP and Effluent Guidelines: Pulp and Paper,'' RIN: 2060-AD03.)

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/17/93                    58 FR 66078
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 2712.

Agency Contact: Donald Anderson, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Water, (4303), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7189
Fax: 202-260-7185
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AB53
_______________________________________________________________________




3545. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR THE COASTAL SUBCATEGORY OF 
THE OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION CATEGORY

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1314/CWA 304; 33 USC 1316/CWA 306; 33 USC 
1317/CWA 307; 33 USC 1361/CWA 501; 33 USC 1311/CWA 301

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 435

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, January 31, 1995. Final, Judicial, 
October 31, 1996.

Abstract: EPA is developing effluent limitation guidelines based on 
Best Available Technology (BAT), Best Conventional Technology (BCT), 
and New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for coastal oil and gas 
extraction facilities. This regulation will apply to the facilities 
involved in exploration, development and production operations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Notice                          11/08/89                    54 FR 46919
NPRM                            02/17/95                     60 FR 9428
Final Action                    10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 2747.

Agency Contact: Charles White, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
(4303), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-5411
Fax: 202-260-7185
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AB72
_______________________________________________________________________




3546. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR THE CENTRALIZED WASTE 
TREATMENT INDUSTRY

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1311/CWA 301; 33 USC 1314/CWA 304; 33 USC 
1316/CWA 306; 33 USC 1317/CWA 307; 33 USC 1361/CWA 501

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 437

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, December 15, 1994. Final, Judicial, 
March 31, 1997.

Abstract: Centralized Waste Treatment (CWT) facilities receive 
hazardous and non-hazardous waste from off-site for treatment or 
recovery (excluding solvent recovery). EPA is developing effluent 
limitations based on Best Available Technology (BAT), Best Practicable 
Control Technology (BPT), New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), 
Pretreatment Standards for Existing Sources (PSES), and Pretreatment 
Standards for New Sources (PSNS). This rule was formerly

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titled ``Waste Treatment, Phase I.'' EPA is negotiating an extension of 
the judicial deadline for this rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/27/95                     60 FR 5464
Final Action                    03/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 2805.

Agency Contact: Jan Matuszko, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
(4303), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-9126
Fax: 202-260-7185
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AB78
_______________________________________________________________________




3547. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR THE METAL PRODUCTS AND 
MACHINERY CATEGORY, PHASE I

Priority:  Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect the private sector under       
    PL 104-4.

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1311/CWA 301; 33 USC 1314/CWA 304; 33 USC 
1316/CWA 306; 33 USC 1317/CWA 307; 33 USC 1361/CWA 501

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 438

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, March 31, 1995. Final, Judicial, March 
31, 1997.

Abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is developing 
effluent limitation guidelines for facilities that generate wastewater 
while processing metal parts; metal products; and machinery, including 
manufacture, assembly, rebuilding, repair, and maintenance. The phase I 
regulation will cover seven industrial groups: aircraft, aerospace, 
hardware, ordnance, stationary industrial equipment, mobile industrial 
equipment, and electronic equipment. This regulation is performance-
based and does not specify a method of compliance. EPA is negotiating 
an extension of the judicial deadline for this rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/30/95                    60 FR 28210
Final Action                    03/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 2806.

Agency Contact: Steven Geil, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
(4303), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-9817
Fax: 202-260-7185
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AB79
_______________________________________________________________________




3548. WATER QUALITY STANDARDS; ESTABLISHMENT OF NUMERIC CRITERIA FOR 
PRIORITY TOXIC POLLUTANTS; STATES' COMPLIANCE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1313/CWA 303

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 131

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is revising its rule promulgated on December 22, 1992, 
(National Toxics Rule or NTR) that established water quality criteria 
for 14 States that had failed to fully comply with section 303(2)(B) of 
the Clean Water Act. The NTR promulgated total recoverable metals 
criteria for 11 of these 14 States. In October 1993, the Office of 
Water issued a policy memorandum recommending a shift to the use of 
dissolved metals criteria because they more accurately reflect the 
bioavailable fraction of waterborne metals for aquatic life. This 
revision will convert the total recoverable metals criteria to 
dissolved metals criteria and bring the 11 States into alignment with 
the current policy on the use of dissolved metals.
This action is de-regulatory in nature, but is not expected to impact 
the health of aquatic life in the water column. EPA expects this rule 
to result in less stringent permit limits and therefore a potential 
cost savings in wastewater treatment for dischargers of metals in the 
11 covered States.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              05/04/95                    60 FR 22229
Final Action                    03/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: SAN No. 3661.

Agency Contact: Jackie Romney, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
(4203), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-9687

RIN: 2040-AC55
_______________________________________________________________________




3549. STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING APPROVED 
PUBLICLY-OWNED TREATMENT WORKS PRETREATMENT PROGRAMS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1314/CWA 304; 33 USC 1317/CWA 307; 33 USC 
1342(b)(8)/CWA402(b)(8); 33 USC 1361/CWA 501

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 403

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Under the current regulations, many changes to approved 
publicly owned treatment works (POTW) pretreatment programs are not 
effective until formally approved by EPA or the State. The formal 
approval procedures require two public notices of program changes. The 
entire approved POTW pretreatment program is also made a part of the 
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit of the 
POTW that administers the pretreatment program. This means that the 
POTW's NPDES permit is modified when the pretreatment program is 
revised. There are State and EPA backlogs of pretreatment program 
changes for approval. The double notice procedure is expensive and 
normally elicits little public comment.
Under the new regulations, the POTW's NPDES permit would include only 
certain significant elements of the approved POTW pretreatment program. 
EPA or the State would need to approve changes to the POTW

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pretreatment program only where the program is made less restrictive or 
when EPA or the State requests approval. In many cases, only a single 
public notice of a change to the POTW pretreatment program would be 
required.
The new regulations should reduce the administrative burden and cost 
associated with approving and maintaining approved pretreatment 
programs without affecting environmental protection. Impacts on State, 
local and tribal governments and small businesses are expected to be 
positive. The rule is deregulatory.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/30/96                    61 FR 39804
Final Action                    03/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3625.

Agency Contact: Jeff Smith, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
(4203), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-5586

RIN: 2040-AC57
_______________________________________________________________________




3550. AMENDMENT TO EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR ORE MINING AND 
DRESSING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY, NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1311/CWA 301; 33 USC 1314/CWA 304; 33 USC 
1316/CWA 306

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 440

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would amend the applicability of best practicable 
control technology (BPT), best available technology economically 
achievable (BAT), and new source performance standards (NSPS) for 
Subpart J-Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver, and Molybdenum Ores 
Subcategory of the Ore Mining and Dressing Point Source Category,40 CFR 
Part 440 with respect to the site of the A-J Gold Mine Project located 
near Juneau, Alaska.
This rule would exclude dewatered tailings from coverage for the 
frothe-flotation process alone, or in conjunction with other processes 
(40 CFR 440.100(2)). Process wastewaters separated from the dewatered 
tailings and mine drainage wastewater would continue to be covered by 
the Subpart. This revision of applicability would be done by revising 
the definition of process wastewater to exclude dewatered tailing at 
the A-J Project site which exhibits certain extreme topographical and 
climatic conditions not considered in the previous rulemaking. The 
conditions which exist at this project location limit the diversion of 
natural stream-flow and runoff around the tailings impoundment. The 
tailings impoundment is a significant part of the technology basis 
considered in the above rule to contain the process wastewater from the 
mine and mill process. Because of the topography in the A-J Project 
location, a dam to contain the tailings and treat the various 
wastewater sources must be constructed across the entire valley floor 
which results in the inability to divert natural stream-flow and runoff 
without causing potentially unacceptable non-water quality 
environmental impacts not considered in the previous rulemaking. In 
addition, because of the inability to divert stream-flow, the entire 
receiving water body must be contained within the impoundment and any 
discharge must also meet water quality standards without any mixing 
zone. EPA is examining whether there are any other potential sites with 
these conditions and what criteria could be used to identify sites for 
which the revised definition would be applicable.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/12/96                     61 FR 5364
Final Action                    05/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3722.

Agency Contact: Ronald G. Kirby, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Water, (4303), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7168
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AC74
_______________________________________________________________________




3551. WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR PENNSYLVANIA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1251/CWA 303

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 131

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA Region III disapproved portions of Pennsylvania's water 
quality standards in June 1994. The Clean Water Act requires EPA to 
promulgate replacement standards when a State fails to revise State 
standards. This rulemaking would establish Federal standards to remedy 
provisions of the State's antidegradation policy which do not meet 
Federal requirements.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/29/96                    61 FR 45379
Final Action                    11/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3766.

Agency Contact: Evelyn S. MacKnight, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Water, Region III 841 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia PA 19107
Phone: 215 566-5717
Fax: 215 566-2301

RIN: 2040-AC78
_______________________________________________________________________




3552. GUIDELINES ESTABLISHING OIL AND GREASE TEST PROCEDURES FOR THE 
ANALYSIS OF POLLUTANTS UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1316(h)/CWA 304(h); 33 USC 1361(a)/CWA 501(a)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 136; 40 CFR 122.21; 40 CFR 122.41; 40 CFR 122.44; 
40 CFR 123.25; 40 CFR 403.7; 40 CFR 403.12

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed regulation amends the Guidelines establishing 
Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants under section 304(h) of 
the Clean Water Act to replace existing gravimetric test procedures for 
the conventional pollutants, Oil and Grease (40 CFR 401.16) with EPA 
Method 1664

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consistent with the Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) phaseout requirements of 
the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. Method 1664 uses normal hexane 
(n-hexane) as the extraction solvent in place of 1,1,2-trichloro-1,2, 
2-tribluoroethane (CFC-113; Freon-113), which is used in current 40 CFR 
136 approved methods for the determination of oil and grease. Presently 
approved methods are EPA Method 413.1 in ``Methods for Chemical 
Analysis of Water and Wastes'' (EPA-600/4-79-020) and Method 5520B in 
``Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th 
edition.'' This proposal would withdraw approval of Methods 413.1 and 
5520B in order to avoid unacceptable inconsistency between results 
produced by these methods and the proposed Method 1664.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/23/96                     61 FR 1730
Final Action                    01/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3617.

Agency Contact: William A. Telliard, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Water, (4303), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7134
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AC63
_______________________________________________________________________




3553. GUIDELINES ESTABLISHING TEST PROCEDURES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF 
2,3,7,8-SUBSTITUTED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS AND DIBENZO FURANS UNDER THE CLEAN 
WATER ACT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1314(h)/CWA 304(h); 33 USC 1361(a)/CWA 501

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 136; 40 CFR 122; 40 CFR 122.21; 40 CFR 122.41; 40 
CFR 122.44; 40 CFR 123.25; 40 CFR 403.7; 40 CFR 403.12

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulatory action would amend the Guidelines 
Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants under 40 
CFR part 136 to approve EPA Method 1613 for the determination of 
2,3,7,8-substituted dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzo furans (CDDs/CDFs). 
Method 1613 is necessary to extend minimum levels of quantitation of 
CDDs/CDFs into the low part-per-quadrillion (PPQ) range to support the 
development of effluent limitations guidelines and for compliance 
monitoring under the Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System (NPDES) program and pretreatment program. This 
regulation approves a test procedure to be used in measuring 2,3,7,8 
substituted dibenzo-p-dioxins and di-benzo furans under the National 
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System unless the Regional 
Administrator approves an alternate test procedure.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/07/91                     56 FR 5090
Final Action                    10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3679.

Agency Contact: William A. Telliard, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Water, (4303), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7134
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AC64
_______________________________________________________________________




3554.  GUIDELINES ESTABLISHING TEST PROCEDURES FOR THE ANALYSIS 
OF MISCELLANEOUS METALS, ANIONS, AND VOLATILE ORGANICS UNDER THE CLEAN 
WATER ACT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1314(h)/CWA 304(h); 33 USC 1361(a)/CWA 501(a)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 136

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulatory action would amend the ``Guidelines 
Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants'' under 40 
CFR 136 to approve new procedures for the analysis of miscellaneous 
metals, anions, and volatile organics under the Clean Water Act (CWA). 
These methods are used for implementing water quality based permits 
under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) of 
the CWA. This action will not have a significant economic impact on 
state, local, or tribal governments, or small businesses. This 
regulation would approve test procedures to be used in measuring this 
group of compounds under the NPDES unless the Regional Administrator 
approves an alternative procedure.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/18/95                    60 FR 53988
Final Action                    03/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3155.

Agency Contact: William A. Telliard, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Water, (4303), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7134
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AC95
_______________________________________________________________________




3555. CLARIFICATION OF THE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR STATES WANTING 
TO DESIGNATE DRINKING WATER INTAKE ZONES, THEREBY PROHIBITING THE 
DISCHARGE OF VESSEL SEWAGE WITHIN THOSE ZONES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1322/CWA 312

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 140

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 312 of the Clean Water Act entitled Marine Sanitation 
Devices was established in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 
1972 to regulate discharges of vessel sewage. EPA is developing a 
technical amendment to clarify the regulations implementing section 
312. This proposed regulatory amendment to 40 CFR Part 140.4(b) would 
clarify the information required in a State application requesting EPA 
to designate State-specified surface water as a

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drinking water intake zone, thereby making it unlawful for vessels to 
discharge sewage within that zone. This amendment would provide 
guidance to EPA Regions and States on the specific information 
necessary for the designation of a drinking water intake zone.
This amendment will have no impact on small businesses and would only 
affect those State's choosing to request designation of no discharge 
zones. The amendment will not impact local and tribal governments. (The 
Clean Water Act section 518 does not include Tribes under Treatment as 
States in regards to section 312 of the Clean Water Act). State and 
local governments and public water supply systems should benefit from 
improved water quality near their drinking water intakes.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/16/96                    61 FR 54013
Final Action                    09/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3666.

Agency Contact: Deb Lebow, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
(4504F), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6419

RIN: 2040-AC61
_______________________________________________________________________




3556. NPDES WASTEWATER PERMIT APPLICATION FORMS AND REGULATORY REVISIONS 
FOR MUNICIPAL DISCHARGES AND SEWAGE SLUDGE USE OR DISPOSAL

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1342/CWA 402; 33 USC 1311/CWA 301; 33 USC 
1314/CWA 304; 33 USC 1318/CWA 308; 33 USC 1345/CWA 405; 33 USC 1361/CWA 
501

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 122.21(j)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The purpose of this action is to revise and consolidate 
existing application forms and requirements for Publicly Owned 
Treatment Works (POTWs) and other Treatment Works Treating Domestic 
Sewage (TWTDS), and to streamline the application process for these 
facilities. The Agency seeks to establish a unified process that 
minimizes the need for additional information from applicants while 
providing permit writers the necessary information, including toxics 
data, to ensure that permits adequately address concerns of permittees 
and environmental protection. The Agency seeks to allow the use of 
existing data and to avoid unnecessary reporting. The Agency is also 
considering how to utilize electronic data submission. Although these 
forms will increase the burden on permittees not already required to 
provide these data, many permittees are already required to submit 
these data. The Agency is minimizing the need for information from 
small entities, including tribal facilities. The burden on States would 
be minimized and even reduced because of improvements to the 
application forms.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/06/95                    60 FR 62545
Final Action                    08/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 2501.

Agency Contact: Robin Danesi, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
(4203), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-2991

RIN: 2040-AB39
_______________________________________________________________________




3557. SHORE PROTECTION ACT, SECTION 4103(B) REGULATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  33 USC 2601/Shore Protection Act of 1988 (PL 100-6-
88),4103(b)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 237

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will implement the Shore Protection Act (SPA) and 
is designed to prevent the deposit of municipal and commercial waste 
into U.S. Coastal Waters. This rule establishes minimum waste handling 
practices for vessels and waste handling facilities involved in the 
transport of municipal or commercial wastes in the coastal waters of 
the U.S. The rule may require certain vessels and waste handling 
facilities to develop an operation and maintenance manual that 
identifies procedures to prevent, report, and clean up deposits of 
waste into coastal waters. Municipalities and businesses involved with 
the vessel transportation and shore side handling of these wastes would 
be affected by this rule.
State governments in the business of transporting municipal or 
commercial waste by vessel would have to comply with the minimum waste 
handling standards. Currently no Tribes are known to be involved in 
waste handling of this type, therefore none would be affected by this 
rule. In regards to small businesses, EPA has provided guidance on 
development of operation and maintenance manuals and encourages the use 
and documentation of existing industry practices that meet or exceed 
the EPA proposed minimum waste handling standards. All indications are 
that this regulation as proposed would have a minimal economic impact. 
This regulation will result in reduction of municipal and commercial 
wastes deposited in coastal waters.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/30/94                    59 FR 44798
Final Action                    03/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Local

Additional Information: SAN No. 2820.

Agency Contact: Deb Lebow, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
(4504F), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6419

RIN: 2040-AB85

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                 Long-Term Actions


Clean Water Act (CWA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3558. STANDARDS FOR THE USE OR DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE SLUDGE (ROUND II)

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 503

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/99
Final Action                    12/00/01

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: Robert M. Southworth
Phone: 202 260-7157

RIN: 2040-AC25
_______________________________________________________________________




3559. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR THE METAL PRODUCTS AND 
MACHINERY CATEGORY, PHASE II

Priority:  Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect the private sector under       
    PL 104-4.

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 438

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/97
Final Action                    12/00/99

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: Mark Ingle
Phone: 202 260-7191
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AC30
_______________________________________________________________________




3560. CRITERIA AND STANDARDS REFLECTING BEST TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE (BTA) 
FOR COOLING WATER INTAKE STRUCTURES UNDER SECTION 316(B) OF THE CLEAN 
WATER ACT

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 125; 40 CFR 401

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/99
Final Action                    08/00/01

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Deborah Nagle
Phone: 202 260-2656

RIN: 2040-AC34
_______________________________________________________________________




3561. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR IRON AND STEEL MANUFACTURING 
POINT SOURCE CATEGORY

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 420

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/98
Interim Final Rule              12/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: George M. Jett
Phone: 202 260-7151
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AC90
_______________________________________________________________________




3562. CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 404 PROGRAM DEFINITION OF THE WATERS OF 
THE UNITED STATES--ISOLATED WATERS AND ARTIFICIAL WATERS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 232

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Hazel Groman
Phone: 202 260-8798

RIN: 2040-AB74
_______________________________________________________________________




3563. COMPARISON OF DREDGED MATERIAL TO REFERENCE SEDIMENT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 230

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/04/95                      60 FR 419
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: John Goodin
Phone: 202 260-9910

RIN: 2040-AC14
_______________________________________________________________________




3564. REVISIONS TO OCEAN DUMPING REGULATIONS FOR DREDGED MATERIAL

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 225; 40 CFR 227; 40 CFR 228

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: John Heisler
Phone: 202 260-8448

RIN: 2040-AB62

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                 Completed Actions


Clean Water Act (CWA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3565. LEATHER TANNING AND FINISHING EFFLUENT GUIDELINES--PRETREATMENT 
STANDARDS FOR EXISTING AND NEW SOURCES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 425

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Rule               07/08/96                    61 FR 35680

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: Ed Terry
Phone: 202 260-7128
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AC48
_______________________________________________________________________




3566. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR PESTICIDE FORMULATING, 
PACKAGING, AND REPACKAGING

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 455

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/06/96                    61 FR 57518

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: Shari Zuskin
Phone: 202 260-7130
Fax: 202 260-7185

RIN: 2040-AC21
_______________________________________________________________________




3567. MODIFICATION OF SECONDARY TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR DISCHARGES 
INTO MARINE WATERS; CHANGE TO ELIGIBILITY FOR DIFFERENT AVERAGING PERIOD

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 125, subpart G

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/29/96                    61 FR 45832

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Local, Federal

Agency Contact: Virginia Fox-Norse
Phone: 202 260-9129

RIN: 2040-AC72
_______________________________________________________________________




3568. 1996 EFFLUENT GUIDELINES PLAN

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR subchapter N

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final 1996 Plan                 10/07/96                    61 FR 52582

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Eric Strassler
Phone: 202 260-7150
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AC86
_______________________________________________________________________




3569. AMENDMENTS TO REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTHORIZED STATE PERMIT PROGRAMS 
UNDER SECTION 402 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 123.25; 40 CFR 123.30

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/08/96                    61 FR 20971

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Bob Klepp
Phone: 202 260-5805

RIN: 2040-AC43
_______________________________________________________________________




3570. OCEAN DUMPING TESTING REQUIREMENTS CLARIFICATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 227

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    09/30/96                    61 FR 51195

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Dave Redford
Phone: 202 260-9179
Fax: 202 260-9920

RIN: 2040-AC81
_______________________________________________________________________


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)               Proposed Rule Stage


Atomic Energy Act (AEA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3571. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION STANDARDS FOR LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201/AEA 274; 15 USC 2625

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 193

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Under 40 CFR 193, the Agency intends to set generally 
applicable standards for the management and disposal of low-level 
radioactive wastes at federal facilities under the purview of the 
Atomic Energy Act, as amended.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           08/31/83                    48 FR 39563
NPRM                            12/00/96
Final Action                    12/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 1727.

Agency Contact: Tara Chhay Cameron, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Air and Radiation, (6602J), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9310

RIN: 2060-AA04

[[Page 63170]]

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3572. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY RADIATION SITE CLEANUP REGULATION

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 105 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2060-AB31
_______________________________________________________________________


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                  Final Rule Stage


Atomic Energy Act (AEA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3573. PROTECTIVE ACTION GUIDANCE FOR DRINKING WATER

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2021(h)/AEA(h)/Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 
1970; PL 96-295, sec 304; EO 12241

CFR Citation:  41 CFR 351

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will result in Federal protective action guidance 
(PAG) for State and local officials to use in the event of a nuclear 
accident to protect the general public from the adverse health affects 
associated with the ingestion of drinking water that is contaminated 
with radioactive material. As soon as the draft guidance is developed 
it will be submitted to the PAG Subcommittee of the Federal 
Radiological Preparedness Coordinating Committee (FRPCC) for review and 
comment. Members of the PAG subcommittee include representatives from 
DOE, DOD, FEMA, NRC, HHS, USDA, DOT, and the Conference of Radiation 
Control Program Directors (CRCPD). When a consensus among the 
representatives is reached, the guidance is recommended to the full 
FRPCC for endorsement. After that endorsement is obtained a notice of 
the availability of a revised EPA 400-R-92-001, Manual of Protective 
Action Guides and Protective Actions for Nuclear Incidents will be 
published in the Federal Register.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Submission to FRPCC for 
endorsement                     02/00/97
Notice of Availability          06/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3602.

Agency Contact: Charles Blue, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 6602J, Washington, 
DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9488

RIN: 2060-AF39
_______________________________________________________________________




3574. FEDERAL RADIATION PROTECTION GUIDANCE FOR EXPOSURE OF THE GENERAL 
PUBLIC

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2021(h)/AEA 274(h)/Reorganization Plan No. 3 
of 1970

CFR Citation:  Not applicable

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will update and replace existing Presidential 
guidance for all Federal agencies in the formulation of radiation 
standards for protection of the public from ionizing radiation that was 
issued in 1960.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           06/18/86                    51 FR 22264
NPRM                            12/23/94                    59 FR 66414
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3321.
(was 2073)

Agency Contact: Allan Richardson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, (6602J), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 254-3826
Fax: 202 233-9213

RIN: 2060-AE61
_______________________________________________________________________


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)               Proposed Rule Stage


Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3575. STREAMLINING REVISIONS TO THE NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER 
REGULATIONS

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 106 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2040-AC66
_______________________________________________________________________




3576. ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR REGULATED DRINKING WATER CONTAMINANTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 300f/SDWA 1401; 42 USC 300g-1/SDWA 1412; 42 
USC 300j-9/SDWA 1450

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 143

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In promulgating National Primary Drinking Water Regulations, 
EPA includes analytical methods for determination of regulated drinking 
water contaminants. EPA approved methods include EPA methods, Standard 
Methods (methods evaluated and recommended for use by the America 
Public Health Association (APHA)), American Society for Testing and 
Materials (ASTM) Methods, United States Geological Survey (USGS)

[[Page 63171]]

Methods and others. Periodically, the Agency updates and revises 
methods to incorporate newer technologies. Standard setting 
organizations such as APHA, ASTM, and USGS also routinely revise and 
update methods.
In this regulatory effort, EPA proposes to approve new methods or newer 
versions of existing methods and at the same time withdraw approval of 
older outdated methods. The new additional methods to be proposed for 
approval will include immunoassays. Immunoassays detect target 
compounds using an antibody which binds only to that substance. These 
assays are increasingly applied to environmental analysis because of 
their selectivity, accuracy, speed, low limit of detection and economy.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/96
Final Action                    12/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3726.

Agency Contact: Dr. Jitendra Saxena, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Water, (4603), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-9579

RIN: 2040-AC77
_______________________________________________________________________




3577. UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM STREAMLINING RULE

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 300h /SDWA 1421

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 144; 40 CFR 146

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On March 16, 1995 President Clinton issued a directive to 
reduce existing paperwork burdens by 25%. To help meet this 25% 
reduction goal, the UIC program will try to reduce approximately 90,000 
hours of the paperwork burden on State and injection well operators. 
The UIC program plans to reduce the frequency of a number of regularly 
scheduled reports by 50%. The Program will include these reductions in 
the overall 25% reduction. In order to meet the 25% reduction EPA will 
consider the following changes: (1) reduction in monitoring and 
reporting frequency, and (2) reduction in requirements for state 
reviews of lifetime permits.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/97
Final Action                    09/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3784.

Agency Contact: Denny Cruz, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
(4602), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7776
Fax: 202 260-0732

RIN: 2040-AC83
_______________________________________________________________________




3578. STREAMLINING DRINKING WATER MONITORING REQUIREMENTS

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 300j-4 /SDWA 1445

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 141

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The current drinking water monitoring requirements vary by 
contaminant (e.g., inorganic vs. organic), the source of the supply 
(i.e., surface water vs. ground water) and by system size. After an 
initial series of samples, the sampling frequency increases or 
decreases based on the results of the initial series. Because there are 
numerous permutations to the possible frequencies at any one sampling 
point, the requirements are difficult to understand. And because the 
requirements presume all systems are contaminated, many systems have 
conducted expensive monitoring without finding any contamination.
EPA intends to simplify and improve the cost effectiveness of the 
current requirements for chemical contaminants by reducing the number 
of variables upon which the sampling frequencies turn, by providing 
greater latitude for state discretion in customizing the sampling 
frequencies to local circumstances (i.e., vulnerability to 
contamination) and by consolidating subsections wherever possible.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/97
Final Action                    01/00/98

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 3761.
(Combining with SAN 3565 and RIN 2040-AC52)

Agency Contact: Mike Muse, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
(4604), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-3874
Fax: 202 260-4656

RIN: 2040-AC73

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                  Final Rule Stage


Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3579. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS FOR LEAD AND COPPER

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 300g-1 /SDWA 1412

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA will promulgate revisions to the National Primary 
Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper published June 7, 1991. 
The basic lead and copper regulations will remain intact, however, EPA 
will promulgate minor revisions to refine specific requirements and 
improve implementation of the rule. Some of these revisions are 
deregulatory in nature, in that they will lessen monitoring 
requirements for public water systems which have consistently shown 
very low levels of lead and copper at the tap. EPA also plans to 
promulgate changes that will provide many community water systems more 
flexibility in the delivery of lead public education requirements, and 
allow States to invalidate inappropriate samples. Other revisions would 
promote consistent national implementation by clarifying the monitoring 
requirements that apply in different circumstances. Finally, EPA plans 
to respond to a remand in American Water Works Association v. EPA, 40 
F.3D 1266 (DC Circuit 1994), on portions of the Lead and Copper 
regulation by promulgating a revised definition of control as it 
applies to lead service line replacement and to address the current 
exemption of transient non-community water systems from coverage under 
the rule. Nationally, EPA estimates the changes will not affect the 
cost or benefits of the Lead and Copper Rule significantly. State 
governments should experience a minor decrease in costs as a result of 
these revisions. Many local and tribal governments and small businesses 
that operate public water systems should also experience a decrease in 
annual costs.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/12/96                    61 FR 16348
Final Action                    06/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3440.

Agency Contact: Judy Lebowich, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
(4603), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7595

RIN: 2040-AC27
_______________________________________________________________________




3580. REFORMATTING OF DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 300g-1 /SDWA 1412

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule reformats the current drinking water regulations to 
make them easier to understand and follow. This rule is not intended to 
change any of the regulatory requirements. The rule affects state, 
local and tribal governments in that it makes the rules easier to 
implement and thus facilitates their jobs.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Action             02/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3563.

Agency Contact: Carl Kessler, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
(4603), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-3995

RIN: 2040-AC41
_______________________________________________________________________




3581. ANALYTIC METHODS FOR MEASURING RADIONUCLIDES IN THE DRINKING WATER 
PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 300/SDWA 1412

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 143

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA approves analytical methods for analyzing regulated 
drinking water contaminants. EPA approved methods include EPA methods, 
Standard Methods (methods evaluated and recommended for use by the APHA 
(American Public Health Association), ASTM (American Society for 
Testing and Materials) Methods, USGS (United States Geological Survey) 
Methods and others). Periodically, the Agency updates and revises 
methods to incorporate newer technologies. Standard setting 
organizations such as APHA, ASTM and USGS also routinely revise and 
update methods.
In this regulatory effort, EPA proposes to approve new methods or newer 
versions of existing methods for regulated radionuclides.
The rule would allow the use of low cost, easy to use and 
technologically advanced methods for monitoring for regulated 
radionuclides in drinking water. Laboratory acceptance limits and other 
method performance requirements that were specified under previous 
rules will not be changed in this rulemaking.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/18/91                    56 FR 33050
Final Action                    11/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3803.

Agency Contact: Dr. Jitendra Saxena, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Water, (4603), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-9579

RIN: 2040-AC88
_______________________________________________________________________




3582. MANAGEMENT OF CLASS V INJECTION WELLS UNDER PART C OF THE SAFE 
DRINKING WATER ACT

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  42 USC 300h /SDWA 1421 to 1425

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 144; 40 CFR 145; 40 CFR 146

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, August 15, 1995. Final, Judicial, 
November 15, 1996.

Abstract: In the Safe Drinking Water Act, Congress required that EPA 
protect current and future underground sources of drinking water 
(USDWs) from the environmental and public health threats posed by the 
subsurface emplacement of fluids through injection wells. A Report to 
Congress entitled Class V Injection Wells --

[[Page 63173]]

Current Inventory; Effects on Ground Water; and Technical 
Recommendations, September 1987 (EPA Document Number 570/9-87-006) 
indicated that some types of Class V wells have the potential to 
contaminate USDWs. Class V injection wells are generally shallow waste 
disposal wells, storm water and agricultural drainage systems, or other 
devices that are used to release fluids either directly into or above 
USDWs. In some instances, the fluids released by these wells contain 
elevated concentrations of contaminants that may endanger drinking 
water supplies. EPA responded to the threats posed by these wells by 
developing and implementing a comprehensive strategy for the management 
of Class V injection wells. The strategy involves a tailored 
combination of guidance, education, and outreach, and enhancing the use 
of existing regulatory authorities through some minor changes to 
existing regulations. The overall goal of the strategy is to speed up 
the closure of potentially endangering Class V wells using current 
authorities and to promote the use of Best Management Practices (BMPs) 
to ensure that other Class V wells do not endanger USDWs.
The proposed regulatory changes are a key component of the 
comprehensive strategy for managing Class V wells The minor regulatory 
changes to 40 CFR parts 144 and 146 would improve the effectiveness of 
the current Class V regulations by making it easier for the regulated 
community to understand the existing requirements applicable to shallow 
disposal wells. The proposed changes include a simplification of the 
current categories of Class V wells, the clarification of certain key 
definitions to make it clear to the regulated community which types of 
shallow disposal systems are Class V wells and which are not, and the 
reclassification of deep low-level radioactive wells to Class I.
EPA is re-evaluating the proposed rule in response to comments received 
and renegotiating the judicial deadline.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/28/95                    60 FR 44652
Final Action                    11/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 2778.

Agency Contact: Lee Whitehurst, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
(4602), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-5532

RIN: 2040-AB83
_______________________________________________________________________


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                 Long-Term Actions


Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3583. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS: RADIONUCLIDES

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           09/30/86                    51 FR 34836
NPRM                            07/18/91                    56 FR 33050
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Dave Huber
Phone: 202 260-9566

RIN: 2040-AA94
_______________________________________________________________________




3584. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS: GROUNDWATER 
DISINFECTION

Priority:  Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect State, local or tribal 
governments.

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Bruce Macler
Phone: 415 744-1884

RIN: 2040-AA97
_______________________________________________________________________




3585. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS: ARSENIC

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Heather Shank-Givens
Phone: 202 260-0063

RIN: 2040-AB75
_______________________________________________________________________




3586. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS: PHASE VIA--
DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCTS RULE

Priority:  Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect State, local or tribal 
governments.

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/29/94                    59 FR 38668
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Tom Grubbs
Phone: 202 260-7270

RIN: 2040-AB82

[[Page 63174]]

_______________________________________________________________________




3587. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS: SULFATE

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/20/94                    59 FR 65578
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Jim Taft
Phone: 202 260-5519

RIN: 2040-AC07
_______________________________________________________________________




3588. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER STANDARDS FOR ALDICARB

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Heather Shank-Givens
Phone: 202 260-0063

RIN: 2040-AC13
_______________________________________________________________________




3589. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS: PHASE VI-B--ORGANIC 
AND INORGANIC CONTAMINANTS

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: David Huber
Phone: 202 260-9566

RIN: 2040-AC22
_______________________________________________________________________




3590.  NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS: ENHANCED 
SURFACE WATER TREATMENT RULE

Priority:  Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect State, local or tribal 
governments.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 300/SDWA 1412

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory, November 30, 1998. Final, Statutory, 
November 30, 2000.

Abstract: The enhanced surface water treatment rule will establish 
standards to prevent microbial contamination.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/29/94                    59 FR 38832
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 2304.

Agency Contact: Susan Shaw, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
(4603), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-8049

RIN: 2040-AC91
_______________________________________________________________________


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                 Completed Actions


Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3591. DRINKING WATER MICROBIAL AND DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT MONITORING 
RULE (FORMERLY CALLED THE ``INFORMATION COLLECTION DISINFECTION BY-
PRODUCTS RULE'')

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 141

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/14/96                    61 FR 24353

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: Tom Grubbs
Phone: 202 260-7270

RIN: 2040-AC24

[[Page 63175]]

_______________________________________________________________________


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                     Prerule Stage


Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3592.  REVIEW OF TOXICITY CHARACTERISTIC LEVEL FOR SILVER UNDER 
THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION RECOVERY ACT (RCRA)

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Major: Undetermined
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 6905; 42 USC 6912(a); 42 USC 6921; 42 USC 
6922; 42 USC 6938

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 268

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action initiates a technical review of the possible 
risks associated with management of silver-bearing wastes, which is 
being conducted in response to petitions submitted to the Agency to 
delete the toxicity characteristic level for silver. EPA will address 
all potential pathways for risks from silver-bearing wastes, including 
possible ecological effects.
Silver is on the toxicity characteristic list because it was a 
regulated drinking water contaminant. In January 1991, the Agency 
deleted the primary drinking water maximum contaminant level (MCL) for 
silver because the Agency concluded that silver causes no adverse human 
health effects. The petitioners, users of silver materials and silver 
waste generators, petitioned the Agency to delete silver from the TC 
list on the basis of the Agency's conclusions regarding silver toxicity 
to humans in deleting the MCL.
The Agency believes that before a decision can be made to delete or 
modify the toxicity characteristic level for silver, a more complete 
assessment of risks posed by management of silver-bearing wastes must 
be conducted, including a review of possible ecological risks.
Pending the outcome of this review, the Agency may revise or delete the 
TC level for silver, if warranted.

Timetable:

Technical Review  Pre-Rule 06/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3886.

Agency Contact: Tamara Irvin, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, (5304W), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703-308-8807
Fax: 703-308-0522

RIN: 2050-AE37
_______________________________________________________________________


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)               Proposed Rule Stage


Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3593. PAINT MANUFACTURING WASTES LISTING: HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT 
SYSTEM: IDENTIFICATION AND LISTING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  42 USC 6905; 42 USC 6912(a); 42 USC 6921; 42 USC 
6922; 42 USC 6926; 42 USC 6938; 42 USC 9602; 42 USC 9603; 42 USC 9604; 
33 USC 1321; 33 USC 1361

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 271; 40 CFR 302

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, September 30, 1997. Final, Judicial, 
September 30, 1998.

Abstract: This action addresses the potential risks posed by wastes 
from the production of paints, and determines whether these wastes 
should be listed as hazardous under RCRA to control these risks. Any 
new wastes listed as hazardous will also be added to the CERCLA list of 
hazardous substances. This action will be implemented by EPA and States 
authorized under RCRA. Impacts on local governments are not expected, 
and small business impacts are undetermined.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3805.

Agency Contact: Dr. Cate Jenkins, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Solid Waste and Emergency Response, (5304W), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-0453
Fax: 703 308-0514

RIN: 2050-AE32
_______________________________________________________________________




3594. REVISIONS TO THE OIL POLLUTION PREVENTION REGULATION

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1321/CWA 311(j)(l)(C)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 112

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Following a major inland oil spill with substantial 
environmental impacts (i.e., Ashland Oil in Floreffe, PA, in January 
1988), and interagency task force recommended steps to improve EPA's 
oil spill prevention program (40 CFR part 112). This program requires 
oil storage facilities to prevent and contain discharges that could 
reach waters of the United States. On October 22, 1991, the Agency 
proposed revisions to implement some of the task force recommendations. 
This action supplements the 1991 proposed revisions, and proposes to 
reduce burdens associated with the rule by reducing the recordkeeping 
provisions or exempting some facilities from some or all recordkeeping 
requirements. In proposing these burden reductions, EPA will consider 
available data on how factors, such as facility type, size, throughput, 
and location, may affect the threat of discharging oil to waters of the 
United States.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/22/91                    56 FR 54612
Supplemental NPRM               03/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

[[Page 63176]]

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 2634.

Agency Contact: Kevin Mould, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, (5203G), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 603-8728

RIN: 2050-AC62
_______________________________________________________________________




3595. FLEXIBILITY IN MANAGEMENT CRITERIA FOR SMALL MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE 
LANDFILLS

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 6949a/RCRA 4010

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 258

Legal Deadline:  Final, Judicial, March 26, 1998.

Abstract: On March 26, 1996, President Clinton signed into law the Land 
Disposal Program Flexibility Act of 1996 (LDPFA), H.R. 2036. Among 
other things, the LDPFA established a ground-water monitoring exemption 
for small municipal solid waste landfills (MSWLFs) located in dry or 
remote areas. EPA has revised the municipal solid waste disposal 
facility criteria (40 CFR Part 258) to establish a ground-water 
monitoring exemption for these facilities (the codification rule). The 
LDPFA also requires EPA to revise the Part 258 municipal solid waste 
disposal facility criteria to provide additional flexibility to small 
MSWLFs with respect to daily cover, the frequency of landfill gas 
monitoring, the use of an infiltration barrier in the final landfill 
cover, and the means for demonstrating financial assurance. These 
revisions must take into account climatic and hydrogeologic conditions 
and be protective of human health and the environment. EPA has begun 
work on a separate rulemaking to provide this flexibility while still 
ensuring protection of human health and the environment.
In 1991, the Agency promulgated final municipal solid waste disposal 
facility criteria (40 CFR Part 258), which established national minimum 
standards for municipal solid waste landfills (MSWLFs). The Part 258 
criteria provided an exemption from ground-water monitoring for small 
MSWLF units located in dry or remote areas. In providing this 
exemption, EPA sought to balance the protection of human health and the 
environment with the practicable capability of these small community 
landfill owners and operators. This ground-water monitoring exemption 
was vacated in 1993 by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of 
Columbia Circuit.
On August 10, 1995, the Agency proposed a new rule on alternative 
ground-water monitoring options for small MSWLFs located in dry or 
remote areas. The proposed rule would have provided small MSWLFs with 
flexibility in meeting the Part 258 ground-water monitoring 
requirements. (Abstract continued - See Additional Information)

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/10/95                    60 FR 40799
Final Action on Delay of 
Compliance Date                 10/06/95                    60 FR 52337
Final Action to Codify 
Legislation                     09/25/96                    61 FR 50410
NPRM Flexibility for Small 
MSWLFs                          06/00/97
Final Action Flexibility for 
Small MSWLFs                    03/00/98

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3546.
(Abstract Continued) As a result of the establishment of the Part 258 
ground-water monitoring exemption for small MSWLFs located in dry or 
remote areas, many small landfills no longer need this flexibility 
because they are not be subject to the ground-water monitoring 
requirements. Therefore, the Agency has withdrawn the proposed rule on 
alternative ground-water monitoring options, in the codification rule.

Agency Contact: Allen Geswein, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5306W, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-7261

RIN: 2050-AE24
_______________________________________________________________________




3596. NEW AND REVISED TESTING METHODS APPROVED FOR RCRA SUBTITLE C, 
HAZARDOUS WASTE TESTING MANUAL, SW-846, THIRD EDITION, UPDATE IV

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  42 USC 6912/RCRA 2002; 42 USC 6921/RCRA 3001; 42 USC 
6924/RCRA 3004; 42 USC 6925/RCRA 3005; 42 USC 6926/RCRA 3006

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 260; 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 262; 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 
265; 40 CFR 268; 40 CFR 270

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will revise certain testing methods and add other 
new testing methods that are approved or required under Subtitle C of 
RCRA. These new and revised methods will be added to EPA's solid waste 
testing guidance (``Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/
Chemical Methods,'' EPA publication SW-846). These revisions are 
necessary to provide improved and more complete analytical methods for 
RCRA-relating testing. This action will assist States and Tribal 
governments in implementing the RCRA program. There will be no impacts 
on local governments or small businesses.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 3547.

Agency Contact: Kim Kirkland, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, (5307W), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703-308-0490

RIN: 2050-AE25
_______________________________________________________________________




3597. HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: IDENTIFICATION AND LISTING OF 
HAZARDOUS WASTE; RECYCLED USED OIL MANAGEMENT STANDARDS

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 9601(37); 42 USC 9614(c); 42 USC 6905; 42 USC

[[Page 63177]]

6912(a); 42 USC 6921 to 6927; 42 USC 6930; 42 USC 6934; 42 USC 6974

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 279

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In response to a September 15, 1994, order from the United 
States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the 
Agency is reviewing the validity of the used oil mixture rule, 40 CFR 
279.10(b). EPA has concluded that further analysis is necessary to 
determine whether mixtures of used oil destined for recycling and 
characteristic hazardous wastes differ significantly from other 
mixtures containing characteristic wastes in terms of potential threat 
to human health and the environment.
The used oil mixture rule provides that a mixture of hazardous waste 
and used oil destined for recycling, if the mixture is hazardous solely 
because it exhibits a hazardous waste characteristic, is regulated 
under the used oil management standards. Under the used oil mixture 
rule, such a decharacterized mixture, therefore, is not subject to the 
hazardous waste regulations, including those relating to land disposal 
restrictions.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 3668.

Agency Contact: Tracy Bone, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, (5304W), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8826

RIN: 2050-AE28
_______________________________________________________________________




3598. MODIFICATIONS TO THE DEFINITION OF SOLID WASTE AND REGULATIONS OF 
HAZARDOUS WASTE RECYCLING: GENERAL

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 107 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2050-AD18
_______________________________________________________________________




3599. CHLORINATED ALIPHATICS LISTING DETERMINATION

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 6921/RCRA 3001; 42 USC 9602/CERCLA 102

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 271; 40 CFR 
302

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, January 19, 1997. Final, Judicial, 
July 31, 1997.

Abstract: This action addresses the potential risks posed by wastes 
from the production of chlorinated aliphatics, and determines whether 
these wastes should be listed as hazardous wastes under RCRA to control 
these risks. Any new wastes listed as hazardous will also be added to 
the CERCLA list of hazardous substances. This action will be 
implemented by EPA and States authorized under RCRA. Impacts on local 
governments are not expected, and small business impacts are 
undetermined. The date for the proposed rule is based on a consent 
decree entered into with plaintiffs in EDF v. Browner, Civil Action No. 
89-0598 (D.D.C.).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3151.

Agency Contact: Anthony Carrell, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, (5304), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-0458

RIN: 2050-AD85
_______________________________________________________________________




3600. CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT UNITS (SWMUS) AT 
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 108 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2050-AB80
_______________________________________________________________________




3601. MANAGEMENT OF CEMENT KILN DUST (CKD)

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 109 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2050-AE34
_______________________________________________________________________


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                  Final Rule Stage


Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3602. IDENTIFICATION AND LISTING OF HAZARDOUS WASTES: HAZARDOUS WASTE 
IDENTIFICATION RULE (HWIR); WASTE

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 120 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2050-AE07
_______________________________________________________________________




3603. HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: POST-CLOSURE REQUIREMENTS

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 6926/RCRA 3006; 42 USC 6912(a)/RCRA 2002(a); 
42 USC 6924/RCRA 3004; 42 USC 6925/RCRA 3005

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 270; 40 CFR 124

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Under the current RCRA regulations, a facility that needs 
post-closure care must obtain a permit. In many cases, the post-closure 
permit is an appropriate mechanism for the regulatory agency to use to 
address the environmental needs at the facility. In other cases, 
however, a permit may not be appropriate. And, in some cases, the 
facility's post-closure care needs may have already been addressed 
through other legal mechanisms, such as enforcement actions or 
Superfund

[[Page 63178]]

actions. In these cases, subsequent issuance of a post-closure permit 
would not provide any environmental benefit, although, under the 
current regulations, it is still required. This rule would remove the 
requirements to issue a permit to address post-closure care in all 
cases. A permit would remain an option, but EPA Regions and authorized 
States would be able to use other mechanisms as well, depending on the 
circumstances at the facility. States authorized to implement the RCRA 
program are currently required to adopt authority to compel corrective 
action at permitted facilities. They are not required to have similar 
authority at interim status facilities, though many States do. As a 
result, the corrective action program is implemented by the State, at 
some facilities, and by the EPA Regions at other. This rule would 
require States to adopt, as part of their authorized RCRA programs, 
authority to address corrective action at interim status facilities. 
This would result in a more consistent implementation of the corrective 
action program in the States.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/08/94                    59 FR 55778
Final Action                    02/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3042.

Agency Contact: Barbara Foster, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, (5303W), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-7057

RIN: 2050-AD55
_______________________________________________________________________




3604. LISTING DETERMINATION FOR HAZARDOUS WASTES--ORGANOBROMINES 
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 6922/RCRA 3001; 42 USC 9602/CERCLA 102; 33 USC 
1361/CERCLA 311

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 271; 40 CFR 
302

Legal Deadline:  Final, Judicial, January 30, 1997.

Abstract: This action proposes to list as a hazardous waste under RCRA 
one additional waste stream generated during the production of 
organobromine compound chemicals used as fire retardants. These wastes 
would then have to be managed in accordance with the RCRA hazardous 
waste requirements. The date for final action is based on current 
settlement negotiations with plaintiffs in EDF v. Browner, Civil Action 
No. 89-0598 (D.D.C.). landfills.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/11/94                    59 FR 24530
Final Action                    01/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3065.

Agency Contact: Anthony Carrell, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, (5304), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202-308-0458

RIN: 2050-AD79
_______________________________________________________________________




3605. SPENT SOLVENTS LISTING DETERMINATION

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 6921/RCRA 3001; 42 USC 9602/CERCLA 102

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 271; 40 CFR 
302

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, July 31, 1996. Final, Judicial, May 
31, 1997.

Abstract: This action addresses the potential human health and 
environmental risks posed by certain used solvents and wastes from 
their use, and determines whether or not these wastes should be listed 
as hazardous wastes under RCRA. If listed under RCRA these wastes would 
also be added to the CERCLA list of hazardous substances. The spent 
solvents studied are cumene, phenol, isophorone, acetonitrile, fufural, 
epichlorohydrin, methyl chloride, ethylene dibromide, benzyl chloride, 
p-dichlorobenzene, z-methoxyethanol, z-ethoxyethanol, z-ethoxyethanol 
acetate, and cyclohexanol. The legal deadline for the rule is based on 
a consent decree entered into with plaintiffs in EDF v. Browner, Civil 
Action No. 89-0598 (D.D.C.). On August 14, 1996, the Agency proposed 
not to list any of the spent solvents studied.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/14/96                    61 FR 42318
Final Action                    05/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3134.

Agency Contact: Ron Josephson, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, (5304W), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703-308-0442

RIN: 2050-AD84
_______________________________________________________________________




3606. NEW AND REVISED TESTING METHODS APPROVED FOR RCRA SUBTITLE C, IN 
TEST METHODS FOR EVALUATING SOLID WASTE, PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL METHODS (SW-
846), THIRD EDITION, UPDATE III

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 6912/RCRA 2002; 42 USC 6921/RCRA 3001; 42 USC 
6924/RCRA 3004; 42 USC 6925/RCRA 3005; 42 USC 6926/RCRA 3006

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 260; 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 262; 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 
265; 40 CFR 268; 40 CFR 270

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will revise certain testing methods and add other 
new testing methods that are approved or required under Subtitle C of 
RCRA. These new and revised methods will be added to EPA's solid waste 
testing guidance (Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/
Chemical Methods, EPA publication SW-846). The revision to the manual 
is necessary to provide improved and more complete analytical methods 
for RCRA-relating testing. This action will assist States and Tribal 
governments in implementing the RCRA program. Impacts on small 
businesses and local governments are not expected.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/25/95                    60 FR 37974
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3427.

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Agency Contact: Kim Kirkland, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, (5307W), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703-308-0490

RIN: 2050-AE14
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3607. RCRA SUBTITLE D CORPORATE FINANCIAL TEST AND GUARANTEE

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 6907/RCRA 1008; 42 USC 6944/RCRA 4004; 42 USC 
6949a/RCRA 4010

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 258

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On October 9, 1991 the Agency promulgated revised criteria 
for municipal solid waste landfills (MSWLFs) which included financial 
assurance requirements to ensure that adequate funds are readily 
available to cover the costs of closure, post-closure care, and 
corrective action associated with MSWLFs without incurring government 
response costs. The proposal would add a corporate financial test to 
the financial assurance mechanisms currently available to owners and 
operators of RCRA Subtitle D MSWLFs. EPA estimates that the rule would 
save owners and operators of MSWLFs approximately $45 million annually 
by allowing the use of a financial test rather than more expensive 
mechanisms such as surety bonds or letters of credit. The rule would 
have no impacts on local governments but could be implemented by state 
or tribal governments.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/12/94                    59 FR 51523
Final Action                    03/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3179.

Agency Contact: Dale Ruhter, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, (5303W), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8192

RIN: 2050-AD77
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3608. LISTING DETERMINATION OF WASTES GENERATED DURING THE MANUFACTURE 
OF AZO, ANTHRAQUINONE, AND TRIARYLMETHANE DYES AND PIGMENTS

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 6921/RCRA 3001; 42 USC 9602/CERCLA 102

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 271; 40 CFR 
302

Legal Deadline:  Final, Judicial, January 19, 1997.
Two waste streams are subject to later judicial deadlines: Proposed, 
01/19/97; Final, 03/31/97.

Abstract: This action addresses the potential human health and 
environmental risks posed by wastes from the manufacture of dyes and 
pigments, and determines whether these wastes should be listed as 
hazardous wastes under RCRA to control any unacceptable risks. If 
listed under RCRA, these wastes would also be added to to the CERCLA 
list of hazardous substances. As part of this effort, EPA is also 
considering opportunities for pollution prevention and recycling. This 
action will be implemented by EPA and States authorized under RCRA. 
Impacts on local governments are not expected, and small business 
impacts are undetermined at this time. Two waste streams are subject to 
later deadlines for proposed and final action. The dates for the 
proposed rules are based on current settlement discussions with 
plaintiffs in EDF v. Browner, Civil Action No. 89-0598 (D.D.C.)

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/22/94                    59 FR 66072
Additional NPRM                 01/00/97
Final Action                    01/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3066 3068/3069

Agency Contact: Wanda Levine, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, (5304W), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-0438

RIN: 2050-AD80
_______________________________________________________________________




3609. IDENTIFICATION AND LISTING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE: PETROLEUM REFINING 
PROCESS WASTES

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 6921/RCRA 3001; 42 USC 9602/CERCLA 102

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 271; 40 CFR 
302

Legal Deadline:  Final, Judicial, October 31, 1996.

Abstract: This action addresses the potential human health and 
environmental risks posed by 14 waste streams from petroleum refining 
processes, and determines whether these wastes should be listed as 
hazardous wastes under RCRA. If listed under RCRA, these wastes would 
also be added to the CERCLA list of hazardous substances. As part of 
this action, the Agency is considering opportunities for source 
reduction, recycling, reclamation or reuse in other manufacturing 
processes. This action will be implemented by EPA and authorized States 
under RCRA. Impacts on small business are expected but are not 
significant. The date for final action is the subject of further 
settlement negotiations with plaintiffs in EDF v. Browner, Civil Action 
No. 89-0598 (D.D.C.).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/20/95                    60 FR 57747
Final Action                    10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3064.
The Agency is seeking an extension to the Oct. 31, 1996 legal deadline.

Agency Contact: Maximo (Max) Diaz, Jr., Environmental Protection 
Agency, Solid Waste and Emergency Response, (5304W), Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 703 308-0439

RIN: 2050-AD88

[[Page 63180]]

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3610. REVISED STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE COMBUSTION FACILITIES

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 121 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2050-AE01
_______________________________________________________________________




3611. LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTIONS--PHASE IV: PAPERWORK REDUCTION; 
TREATMENT STANDARDS FOR WOOD PRESERVING, MINERAL PROCESSING AND 
CHARACTERISTIC METAL WASTES; RELATED MINERAL PROCESSING ISSUES

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 122 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2050-AE05
_______________________________________________________________________




3612. REQUIREMENTS FOR MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS CONTAMINATED MEDIA 
COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS HAZARDOUS WASTE IDENTIFICATION RULE FOR 
CONTAMINATED MEDIA OR HWIR-MEDIA

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 123 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2050-AE22
_______________________________________________________________________




3613. RCRA SUBTITLE C FINANCIAL TEST CRITERIA (REVISION)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 6905/RCRA 1006; 42 USC 6912(a)/RCRA 2002(a); 
42 USC 6924/RCRA 3004; 42 USC 6925/RCRA 3005

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 280; 40 CFR 761

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed revised financial responsibility test would be 
better than the current test at predicting which firms will enter 
bankruptcy and not be able to cover their financial obligations for 
liability and closure costs of hazardous waste treatment, storage and 
disposal facilities. A bankrupt firm may be unable to afford the proper 
closure of a facility which would require the government to incur 
response costs at the facility. The rule would also qualify more owners 
and operators of RCRA Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities which 
must currently use more expensive ways, such as surety bonds or letters 
of credit, of demonstrating financial assurance, to use the less 
expensive corporate financial responsibility test. The combined savings 
from screening out riskier firms and making the test more available to 
viable firms would be approximately $19 million annually in public and 
private costs. These regulatory amendments would have no effect on 
local or tribal governments.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/12/94                    59 FR 51523
Final Action                    03/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 2647.

Agency Contact: Dale Ruhter, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, (5303W), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8192

RIN: 2050-AC71
_______________________________________________________________________




3614. MILITARY MUNITIONS RULE: HAZARDOUS WASTE IDENTIFICATION AND 
MANAGEMENT; EXPLOSIVES EMERGENCIES; REDEFINITION OF ``ON-SITE''

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 6924(y)/RCRA 3004(y)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 260; 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 262; 40 CFR 263; 40 CFR 
264; 40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 266; 40 CFR 270

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory, April 6, 1993. NPRM, Judicial, 
October 31, 1995. Final, Statutory, October 6, 1994. Final, Judicial, 
December 2, 1996.

Abstract: EPA will issue a rule clarifying when military munitions 
(including chemical munitions) become hazardous wastes subject to 
Federal hazardous waste storage, treatment, and disposal rules. The 
rule will assure transportation and storage of such wastes are safe and 
protective of human health and the environment. The rule will address 
munitions in the military stockpile to be demilitarized, burning of 
excess propellants, emergency responses involving both military and 
non-military explosives, and unexploded ordnance on firing ranges. 
State National Guard units as well as Federal DOD, DOE, and DOT (Coast 
Guard) units will be subject to these rules. The rule, in lieu of 
revising the definition of ``on-site,'' will exempt transportation from 
the RCRA manifest on public or private right-of-ways between contiguous 
properties under the control of the same person. EPA and EPA-authorized 
States will implement the standards.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/08/95                    60 FR 56468
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3235.

Agency Contact: Ken Shuster, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, (5303W), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8759

RIN: 2050-AD90
_______________________________________________________________________




3615. RCRA SUBTITLE C INDIAN PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 6926(b)/3006(b)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 271; 40 CFR 270

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The RCRA statute is silent on approval of Tribal hazardous 
waste programs. This regulatory action would clarify that Indian Tribes 
may become authorized for the RCRA Subtitle C hazardous waste program 
and will also make available to Tribes RCRA grant funds to assist in 
implementation of authorized hazardous waste programs.

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Currently, authorization and grant funding is only available to States. 
The action would establish criteria which a Tribe must meet for 
authorization. This rule furthers EPA's recognition of Tribal 
sovereignty and furthers the Agency's goal of delegating environmental 
programs to Tribes. This action will impact the amount of grants given 
to States since the level of funding is likely to remain constant but 
the number of grantees is anticipated to increase. It will also impact 
the Tribes by allowing them an increased role in environmental 
regulation on Indian Country.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/14/96                    61 FR 30472
Final Action                    09/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 2827.

Agency Contact: Felicia Wright, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, (5303W), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8634

RIN: 2050-AD07
_______________________________________________________________________




3616. FINANCIAL TEST FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT OWN/OPERATE MUNICIPAL 
SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS

Priority:  Other Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 6907/RCRA 1008; 42 USC 6944/RCRA 4004; 42 USC 
6949(a)/RCRA 4010(a)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 258

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The criteria for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills require 
landfill owners/operators to assure that they can cover the costs of 
closure and post-closure care of their landfills and the costs of 
cleaning up any known releases from their landfills. This rule will 
allow local governments to meet all or part of their financial 
assurance requirements based on their financial strength. The rule will 
provide greater flexibility to local governments to demonstrate 
compliance with the financial assurance requirements. EPA estimates 
that the local government financial test would save local governments 
$105 million annually. Small local governments and Tribal governments 
that own or operate landfills would share in this savings.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/27/93                    58 FR 68353
Final Action                    11/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Additional Information: SAN No. 2761.

Agency Contact: George Garland, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, (5303W), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-7272

RIN: 2050-AD04
_______________________________________________________________________




3617. RCRA SUBTITLE D SOLID WASTE FACILITIES; STATE/TRIBAL PERMIT 
PROGRAM--DETERMINATION OF ADEQUACY

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 6945/RCRA 4005; 42 USC 6912/RCRA 2002

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 239

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action known as the State/Tribal Implementation Rule or 
STIR, will delegate to States and Indian Tribes the authority to 
control the human health and environmental risks associated with 
municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill management, particularly 
groundwater contamination. The STIR will do so by establishing criteria 
and procedures for EPA to use to determine whether State and tribal MSW 
landfill permit programs are adequate to ensure compliance with the 
Solid Waste Disposal Facility Criteria. While the Disposal Facility 
Criteria automatically apply to all MSW landfills, States and tribes 
with permit programs deemed adequate under the STIR can provide some 
flexibility on design standards and other requirements to landfill 
owners and operators who meet the Criteria's performance standards. In 
providing this flexibility, the STIR offers an opportunity to reduce 
the regulatory burden on State, tribal and local governments and on 
landfill owners and operators.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/26/96                     61 FR 2584
Final Action                    04/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 2751.

Agency Contact: Beverly Goldblatt, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Solid Waste and Emergency Response, (5306W), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-7278

RIN: 2050-AD03
_______________________________________________________________________




3618. REVISIONS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDELINE FOR PROCUREMENT OF 
PRODUCTS CONTAINING RECOVERED MATERIALS

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 6912(a)/RCRA 6002(e)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 247

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: RCRA section 6002 requires EPA to issue guidelines for 
procuring recycled products. EPA is to designate items that are made 
with recovered materials and to recommend practices for government 
procurement. Once designated, procuring agencies are required to 
purchase these items with the highest percentage of recovered materials 
practicable. On May 1, 1995, under RCRA and Executive Order 12873, 
Federal Acquisition, Recycling, and Waste Prevention, EPA designated 19 
items in a Comprehensive Procurement Guideline (CPG) (60 FR 21370). EPA 
also issued purchasing

[[Page 63182]]

recommendations in a related Recovered Materials Advisory Notice (RMAN) 
(60 FR 21386). The Order requires EPA to update the CPG and issue RMANs 
annually. The Agency consolidated EPA's five existing procurement 
guidelines (for paper and paper products, retread tires, re-refined 
lubricating oil, building insulation, and cement and concrete 
containing fly ash) into the CPG and RMAN. This action would propose 
the first update to the CPG, in which additional items would be 
designated, and additional recommendations would be discussed in the 
RMAN.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/07/96                    61 FR 57748
Final Action                    09/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3545.

Agency Contact: Terry Grist, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5306W, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-7257

RIN: 2050-AE23
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                 Long-Term Actions


Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)



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3619.  MERCURY CONTAINING AND RECHARGEABLE BATTERY MANAGEMENT 
ACT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  PL 104-142

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The purpose of this rule is to codify into the Code of 
Federal Regulations certain provisions of the ``Mercury-Containing and 
Rechargeable Battery Management Act'' that impact the May 11, 1995 
Universal Waste Rule ( 60 FR 25492). The Act was signed by the 
President on May 13, 1996 and became immediately effective nationwide 
on the date of signature. Specifically, one provision of the law 
requires the collection, storage, and transportation of the following 
types of batteries be managed according to standards established in the 
Universal Waste rule: used rechargeable batteries, lead-acid batteries 
not covered by 40 CFR Part 266, rechargeable alkaline batteries, 
certain mercury-containing batteries banned from domestic sale, and 
used consumer products containing rechargeable batteries that are not 
easily removable. The law prohibits State imposed requirements that are 
not identical to those found in the final Federal universal waste rule, 
but allows States to adopt and enforce identical standards for labeling 
and to implement and enforce collection, storage, and transport 
requirements identical to those included in the universal waste rule.
The costs of this action should be minimal to the regulated industry 
since the community regulated by the law -- battery manufacturers, 
industries that use batteries in their consumer products, and the 
retail industry -- all support the law. In addition, the regulated 
community has rechargeable battery recycling programs already in place 
and such recycling programs are in compliance with the labeling and 
management provisions of the law. Second, most States have state 
rechargeable battery recycling statutes in place but their recycling 
programs vary to some degree with respect to labeling and management 
requirements. Therefore, modifications to State statutes for 
rechargeable battery recycling will be necessary, but not costly.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3888.

Agency Contact: Bryan Groce, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, (5304W), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703-308-8750
Fax: 703-308-0522

RIN: 2050-AE39
_______________________________________________________________________




3620. FACILITY RESPONSE PLANNING FOR DELEGATED OFFSHORE FACILITIES

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 112

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Bobbie Lively-Diebold
Phone: 703 356-8774

RIN: 2050-AE18
_______________________________________________________________________




3621. STANDARDS FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND USE OF SLAG RESIDUES DERIVED FROM 
HIGH TEMPERATURE METALS RECOVERY (HTMR) TREATMENT OF KO61, KO62 AND F006 
WASTES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 266

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/29/94                    59 FR 67256
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Narendra K. Chaudhari
Phone: 703-308-0454

RIN: 2050-AE15
_______________________________________________________________________




3622. FINAL DETERMINATION OF THE APPLICABILITY OF THE TOXICITY 
CHARACTERISTIC RULE TO UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS, CONTAMINATED MEDIA, 
AND DEBRIS

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 261

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/12/93                     58 FR 8504
Final Action                    12/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John Heffelfinger
Phone: 703 603-7157

RIN: 2050-AD69

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3623. REGULATORY DETERMINATION ON REMAINING WASTES FROM THE COMBUSTION 
OF FOSSIL FUELS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Notice of Data Availability     02/12/93                     58 FR 8273
Regulatory Determination (Phase 
I Four Fossil Fuel Wastes)      08/09/93                    58 FR 42466
Regulatory Determination (Phase 
II Remaining Wastes)            04/00/98

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Rich Kinch
Phone: 703 308-8424

RIN: 2050-AD91
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3624. HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; MODIFICATION OF THE HAZARDOUS 
WASTE PROGRAM; MERCURY-CONTAINING LAMPS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 261

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/27/94                    59 FR 38288
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Rita Cestaric
Phone: 703-308-0769

RIN: 2050-AD93
_______________________________________________________________________




3625. HAZARDOUS WASTE MANIFEST REGULATION

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 260; 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 262; 40 CFR 263; 40 CFR 
264; 40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 270; 40 CFR 271

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Ann Codrington
Phone: 703-308-8825

RIN: 2050-AE21
_______________________________________________________________________




3626. UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS CONTAINING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES - 
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 280

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: Local

Agency Contact: Mark Barolo
Phone: 703 603-7141

RIN: 2050-AC15
_______________________________________________________________________


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                 Completed Actions


Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3627. REVISIONS TO CRITERIA APPLICABLE TO SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL 
FACILITIES THAT MAY ACCEPT CESQG HAZARDOUS WASTES EXCLUDING MUNICIPAL 
SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 257

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    07/01/96                    61 FR 34252

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Paul F. Cassidy
Phone: 703 308-7281

RIN: 2050-AE11
_______________________________________________________________________


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                     Prerule Stage


Clean Air Act (CAA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3628.  WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT (WIPP) COMPLIANCE 
CERTIFICATION RULEMAKING

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 97 in Part II of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

RIN: 2060-AG85
_______________________________________________________________________




3629. IMPLEMENTATION OF OZONE AND PARTICULATE MATTER (PM) NATIONAL 
AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS (NAAQS) AND REGIONAL HAZE REGULATIONS

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 98 in Part II of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

RIN: 2060-AF34
_______________________________________________________________________




3630. ACID RAIN PROGRAM: ELIMINATION OF DIRECT SALE PROGRAM AND IPP 
WRITTEN GUARANTEE; AND ANPRM TO MODIFY ALLOWANCE AUCTION

Priority:  Other Significant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  42 USC 76510

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CFR Citation:  40 CFR 73

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule and ANPRM would make technical modifications to 
minor features of the Acid Rain Allowance Trading Program. The rule 
would eliminate a small direct sale program for acid rain allowances; 
this program has never been used and is not needed. The ANPRM would 
make technical changes in the related auction program.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           10/00/96
Direct Final and Proposal       10/00/96
NPRM                            00/00/00
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3795.

Agency Contact: Eugene Casey, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6204J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9194

RIN: 2060-AG41
_______________________________________________________________________




3631. NSPS FOR SEWAGE SLUDGE INCINERATORS

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7401 to 7626

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.

Abstract: Section 129 of the Clean Air Act, as amended November 1990, 
requires the Administrator to establish new source performance 
standards and emission guidelines for new and existing solid waste 
incineration units including units that incinerate municipal sewage 
sludge. The standards and guidelines are to specify numerical emission 
limitations for the following substances: particulate matter (total and 
fine), opacity (as appropriate), sulfur dioxide, hydrogen chloride, 
oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, lead, cadmium, mercury, and 
dioxins and dibenzofurans. In addition, the standards and guidelines 
are to include requirements for emissions and parameter monitoring and 
provisions for operator training and certification.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           10/00/96
NPRM                            05/00/99
Final Action                    05/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Sectors Affected:  495 Sanitary Services

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 3819.

Agency Contact: Eugene P. Crumpler, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Air and Radiation, OAQPS (MD-13), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0881
Fax: 919 541-5600

RIN: 2060-AG50
_______________________________________________________________________




3632. ACID RAIN PROGRAM: SO2 ALLOWANCE AUCTION AND ELECTRONIC ALLOWANCE 
TRANSFER

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7651 et seq

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 73

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Title IV of the Clean Air Act, as amended (the Act), 
authorized the EPA to establish the Acid Rain Program to reduce the 
adverse health and ecological effects of acidic deposition. Under the 
Acid Rain Program, electric utilities must have an allowance for each 
ton of sulfur dioxide (SO2) that their generating facilities emit.
Title IV mandates that EPA hold or sponsor yearly auctions and direct 
sales of allowances for a small portion of the total allowances 
allocated each year. The United States General Accounting Office has 
recommended that EPA change the design of the auction so that it is a 
single-price auction, in which each bidder would pay the market-
clearing price. Currently the auction is a price-discriminating action, 
meaning that all bids are ranked beginning with the highest dollar 
amount and that each winning bidder pays what he or she bids until all 
allowances are sold. EPA is proposing to change the current design and 
timing of the acid rain allowance auctions. EPA is also proposing to 
change the requirement that additional allowances offered in EPA 
auctions have a set minimum price in whole dollars.
Title IV also provides for the transfer of allowances and states that a 
transfer will not be effective until EPA receives and records a written 
certification of the transfer signed by a responsible official of each 
party. EPA is considering development of a system to allow electronic 
submittal of allowance transfers. Under one option, the seller alone 
would submit the transfer without involving the buyer. EPA is proposing 
to allow such electronic transfers.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           10/00/96
NPRM                            00/00/00
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected:  491 Electric Services

Additional Information: SAN No. 3795.

Agency Contact: Linda Critchfield, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, 6204J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9087
Fax: 202 233-9585

RIN: 2060-AG75
_______________________________________________________________________




3633. REGIONAL HAZE PROTECTION RULE

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  Clean Air Act section 169A and 169B

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 51.300 to 51.306

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory, January 1998.

Abstract: Mandatory Federal Class I areas throughout the United States 
are being impaired by regional haze. Section 169A of the Clean Air Act 
requires the Environmental Protection Agency to issue regulations to 
protect these Class I areas from man-made visibility impairment. These 
regulations would require States to show

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reasonable progress toward reducing the effects of regional haze on 
these sensitive areas. Since 1980, technical knowledge of the causes of 
visibility impairment (i.e., emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen 
oxides, certain organic compounds, and particulate matter) has 
progressed so that innovative programs can be developed to address 
regional pollution. This rulemaking will require regional (multi-state) 
planning to address regional visibility in groupings of Class I areas. 
Control activities will be balanced with review of cost and visibility/
environmental benefits analysis.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           10/00/96
NPRM                            06/00/97
Final Action                    06/00/98

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Sectors Affected:  491 Electric Services

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 3552.

Agency Contact: Bruce Polkowsky, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, MD-15, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5532

RIN: 2060-AF32
_______________________________________________________________________




3634. CONTROL OF EMISSIONS OF AIR POLLUTION FROM HIGHWAY HEAVY-DUTY 
ENGINES AND NONROAD DIESEL ENGINES

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 99 in Part II of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

RIN: 2060-AF76
_______________________________________________________________________




3635. FUELS AND FUEL ADDITIVES WAIVER APPLICATION CRITERIA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7545/CAA 211

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 86

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking will establish regulatory criteria and 
procedures for making determinations on fuel and fuel additive waiver 
applications under section 211(f)(4) of the Clean Air Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           10/00/96
NPRM                            06/00/97
Final Action                    06/00/98

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected:  291 Petroleum Refining; 371 Motor Vehicles and Motor 
Vehicle Equipment

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 3389.

Agency Contact: Joseph Sopata, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6406J, 401 M Street SW., Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9034

RIN: 2060-AE68
_______________________________________________________________________


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)               Proposed Rule Stage


Clean Air Act (CAA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3636.  1998 REVISION OF ACID RAIN ALLOWANCE ALLOCATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect the private sector under       
    PL 104-4.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7651 et seq

CFR Citation:  40 CFR part 73

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, June 1, 1998.

Abstract: Title IV of the Clean Air Act directs the EPA to establish an 
acid rain program to reduce adverse effects of acidic deposition. The 
centerpiece of this control program is allocation of allowances, or 
authorizations to emit SO2, that are distributed by the Administrator 
in limited quantities to utility units and must be held by all affected 
units to cover their SO2 emissions. In 1993, EPA finalized the 
allowance allocations and provided, in the regulation, the methodology 
for revising the allocations in 1998 based on several statutory 
provisions. This rulemaking will implement that methodology, eliminate 
unaffected units, and eliminate unnecessary sections of regulation. 
This rulemaking will affect only utility units affected by the acid 
rain program requirements and does not affect small businesses or 
government entities.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/97
Final Action                    06/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected:  491 Electric Services

Additional Information: SAN No. 3898.

Agency Contact: Kathy Barylski, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, (6204J), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202-233-9074
Fax: 202-233-9584

RIN: 2060-AG86
_______________________________________________________________________




3637.  ADDITION OF METHOD 207 TO APPENDIX M OF 40 CFR PART 51 - 
METHOD FOR MEASURING ISOCYANATES IN STATIONARY SOURCE EMISSIONS,

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

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 
measurement of any of the isocyanate compounds on the HAP list. This 
action would not impose any new

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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                            11/00/96
Final Action                    11/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3900.

Agency Contact: Gary McAlister, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, MD-19, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919-541-1062
Fax: 919-541-1039
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AG88
_______________________________________________________________________




3638.  STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS; MILESTONE COMPLIANCE 
DEMONSTRATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect State, local or tribal 
governments.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7401-7671q

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 51

Legal Deadline:  Other, Statutory, February 15, 1997.
No set deadline. See additional information.

Abstract: The Clean Air Act requires serious and above nonattainment 
areas for ozone to achieve 15 percent reductions in volatile organic 
compound (VOC) emissions by 1996. This rule will describe the form and 
manner in which States shall submit demonstrations that have achieved 
the required percent VOC emissions reductions (milestone) by the end of 
each designated time period. Since the rule would only evaluate 
compliance with approved rules and control strategy demonstrations, the 
rule does not of itself impact small businesses. In fact, if approved 
15 percent reductions in VOC are not evaluated, projected reductions 
might not actually occur, and air pollution could exceed earlier 
estimates in the approved 15 percent plans.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/00/97
Final Action                    08/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: SAN No. 3279.
However rule must be developed prior to the 2/15/97 date for approval 
of Milestone Compliance Demonstrations from the States.

Agency Contact: Ted Creekmore, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, MD-15, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919-541-5699
Fax: 919-541-0824

RIN: 2060-AG89
_______________________________________________________________________




3639.  FEDERAL OPERATING PERMITS PROGRAM IN INDIAN COUNTRY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7661a(d)(3)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 71.4

Legal Deadline:  Other, Statutory, November 15, 1997.
Change needed prior to default effective date of programs in the Indian 
country set by 40 CFR 71.

Abstract: Recognizing its trust responsibilities to Indian Tribes, EPA 
plans to exercise its regulatory authority to issue permits to sources 
of air pollution in Indian country where sources are not regulated by 
Indian Tribes. The Federal operating permits program for stationary air 
sources should extend to all of Indian country, but the regulation that 
created the program inadvertently created a regulatory gap. A change in 
regulations is needed to assure that each major source in Indian 
country is subject to either a State, Tribal, or Federal permit 
program.
The regulatory change would create a level playing field for industry. 
Also, the regulatory change would assure that EPA can regulate sources 
that create air pollution problems in Indian country or that are 
located in Indian country and generate air pollution problems for other 
areas.
There are no anticipated impacts on small businesses or State or local 
governments. The regulatory change would eliminate a burden on Tribal 
governments. They would not need to demonstrate their jurisdiction over 
an area in order for EPA to administer a permit program for the area.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/96
Final Action                    02/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3868.

Agency Contact: Candace Carraway, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, MD-12, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919-541-3189
Fax: 919-541-5509

RIN: 2060-AG90
_______________________________________________________________________




3640. REVISIONS TO THE NEW SOURCE REVIEW REGULATIONS

Priority:  Other Significant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 4111/Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, section 
110(n)(3)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 51.160 to 51.166; 40 CFR 52.24; 40 CFR 52.10

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA plans to amend its new source review rules to comply with 
the more stringent requirements in the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 
for preconstruction review of new and modified major sources in areas 
that have been designated by EPA as failing to attain one or more of 
the national ambient air quality standards. This action has been split 
from the broader NSR rulemaking (RIN 2060-AE11) that was proposed on 
July 23, 1996.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/97
Final Action                    08/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

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Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 2909.

Agency Contact: Mike Sewell, New Source Review Section, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, (MD-12), Research Triangle Park, 
NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0873

RIN: 2060-AD13
_______________________________________________________________________




3641. LOCOMOTIVE EMISSION STANDARDS

Priority:  Economically Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7547

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 92

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 1995.

Abstract: The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 require EPA to 
promulgate emission standards for railroad locomotives. It is likely 
that railroad locomotives are significant contributors of pollution in 
some areas of the country for some pollutants. This rulemaking may 
allow for uniform control of locomotive emissions on the national 
level.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/97
Final Action                    12/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 2961.

Agency Contact: Charles Maulis, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, 2565 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 313 741-7826

RIN: 2060-AD33
_______________________________________________________________________




3642. PERFORMANCE WARRANTY AND INSPECTION/MAINTENANCE TEST PROCEDURES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7541; 42 USC 7601

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 85

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action establishes a new short test procedure for use in 
I/M programs required by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. Vehicles 
that are tested and failed using this procedure and that meet 
eligibility requirements established by the act would be eligible for 
free warranty repair from the manufacturers.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/96
Final Action                    02/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3263.

Agency Contact: Eugene J. Tierney, Chief, Inspection/Maintenance 
Section, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 2565 
Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 313 668-4456

RIN: 2060-AE20
_______________________________________________________________________




3643. INSPECTION/MAINTENANCE RECALL REQUIREMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7511 (A)(2)(b) and (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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/96
Final Action                    02/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3262.

Agency Contact: Eugene J. Tierney, Chief, Inspecion/Maintenance 
Section, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 2565 
Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 313 668-4456

RIN: 2060-AE22
_______________________________________________________________________




3644. NAAQS: OZONE (REVIEW)

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 110 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2060-AE57
_______________________________________________________________________




3645. NAAQS: PARTICULATE MATTER (REVIEW)

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 111 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2060-AE66
_______________________________________________________________________




3646. METHOD 301: FIELD VALIDATION OF POLLUTION MEASUREMENT METHODS FOR 
VARIOUS MEDIAS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7401 et seq, as amended PL 101-549; 42 USC 
7410 et seq, as amended by PL 101-549

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 60; 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: After promulgation of Method 301, questions were raised about 
the statistical calculations and clarifying the procedure for 
determining the quality of the data.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/96
Final Action                    09/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3407.

Agency Contact: Gary McAlister, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, (MD-19), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1062

RIN: 2060-AF00
_______________________________________________________________________




3647. NESHAP: FERROALLOY PRODUCTION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 1857, et seq; 44 USC 350 et seq; 5 USC 605; EO 
12866

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory, November 15, 1997.

Abstract: The Clean Air Act, as amended November 1990, requires the

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EPA to develop emission standards for each major source category of 
hazardous air pollutants. 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 EPA. The EPA has determined that 
some plants in the ferroalloy production industry may be major sources 
for one or more hazardous air pollutants. As a consequence, production 
facilities are among the HAP-emitting source categories selected for 
regulation.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/97
Final Action                    05/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3082.

Agency Contact: Conrad Chin, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1512

RIN: 2060-AF29
_______________________________________________________________________




3648. FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO CONTROL EMISSIONS FROM TWO POWER 
STATIONS LOCATED ON NAVAJO NATION LANDS

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 Navajo 
generating station and 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                            10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Sectors Affected:  491 Electric Services

Additional Information: SAN No. 3569.

Agency Contact: Kenneth Bigos (A-5), Environmental Protection Agency, 
Air and Radiation, Region 9 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 
94105
Phone: 415 744-1240

RIN: 2060-AF42
_______________________________________________________________________




3649. ACID RAIN PROGRAM: REVISIONS TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL 
REGULATIONS UNDER TITLE IV OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7601

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 78.1

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Revisions to clarify whether administrative appeals are 
prerequisite for judicial review of final actions by the administrator 
under the Acid Rain Program.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/96
Final Action                    09/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Local

Sectors Affected:  491 Electric Services

Additional Information: SAN No. 3570.

Agency Contact: Dwight C. Alpern, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, 6204J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9151

RIN: 2060-AF43
_______________________________________________________________________




3650. ACID RAIN PROGRAM: REVISIONS TO APPLICABILITY, EXEMPTIONS, 
ALLOCATIONS, AND SMALL DIESEL REFINERIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7651 et seq

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 72; 40 CFR 73

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulatory revision would streamline several portions of 
the Acid Rain Program rules and make minor revisions to the small 
diesel allowance program. Based on experience implementing the Acid 
Rain Program, EPA would make the process for exempting new units and 
retired units easier. EPA would also allow units to be deleted from the 
tables of affected units if those units could be demonstrated to be 
unaffected or if the units will not be constructed. The eligibility 
provision and allowance calculation equation for small diesel 
refineries will be corrected.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/96
Final Action                    09/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected:  491 Electric Services; 29 Petroleum Refining and 
Related Industries

Additional Information: SAN No. 3572.

Agency Contact: Kathy Barylski, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, 6204J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9074

RIN: 2060-AF45
_______________________________________________________________________




3651. ACID RAIN PROGRAM: DELETION OF CERTAIN UNITS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7651, et seq

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 73.10

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Acid Rain Program requires affected utility units to hold 
allowances sufficient to cover emissions of SO2, have an Acid Rain 
Permit under part 72, and meet appropriate monitoring requirements 
under part 75. Many affected units are listed in 40 CFR 73.10 tables 2 
and 3. In the process of implementing the Acid Rain Program, EPA has 
learned that several units listed in the tables should not be affected 
by the Acid Rain Program requirements. This action would delete 
specific named units from the tables.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/96
Interim Final Rule              09/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected:  491 Electric Services

Additional Information: SAN No. 3573.

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Agency Contact: Kathy Barylski, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, 6204J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9074

RIN: 2060-AF46
_______________________________________________________________________




3652. ACID RAIN PROGRAM: REVISIONS TO THE PERMITS REGULATIONS UNDER 
TITLE IV OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

Priority:  Other Significant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7601, 7651g

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 72

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action would make technical corrections in order to 
improve issuance of Phase I acid rain permits and facilitate approval 
of State or local permitting authorities' Phase II acid rain permitting 
programs.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/96
Final Action                    09/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Local

Sectors Affected:  491 Electric Services

Additional Information: SAN No. 3574.

Agency Contact: Dwight C. Alpern, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, 6204J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9151

RIN: 2060-AF47
_______________________________________________________________________




3653. CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT ENGINES; 
EMISSION STANDARDS AND TEST PROCEDURES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  CAA 231

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 87

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action proposes to establish CO and NOx standards for 
aircraft gas turbine engines with equal to or greater than 26.7 
kilonewtons rated thrust. These standards, which most of the affected 
engines are already achieving, will be added to current federal 
aircraft engine standards for HC emission so as to align federal 
standards with the standards established by the international 
community.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/00/97
Final Action                    02/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3576.

Agency Contact: Bryan Manning, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 2565 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 313 741-7832

RIN: 2060-AF50
_______________________________________________________________________




3654. FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (FIP) TO CONTROL EMISSIONS FROM 
SOURCES LOCATED ON THE FORT HALL INDIAN RESERVATION

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  Clean Air Act title I

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA will propose federal rulemaking for sources located on 
fee lands to implement the intent of the Clean Air Act (CAA) Title I 
program to bring about attainment of the PM-10 NAAQS both on and off 
the Fort Hall Indian Reservation.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3637.

Agency Contact: Steve Body (AT-082), Environmental Protection Agency, 
Air and Radiation, Region 10 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206 553-0782

RIN: 2060-AF84
_______________________________________________________________________




3655. AMENDMENT OF ENHANCED INSPECTION/MAINTENANCE PERFORMANCE STANDARD

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  Clean Air Act

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 51, subpart S

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action is a technical amendment to the enhanced 
inspection/ maintenance (I/M) performance standard included in the 
November 5, 1992 I/M rule (40 CFR part 51, subpart S). The amendment is 
in response to a court ruling and will have no net effect on existing 
requirements for state and local I/M programs.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/96
Final Action                    01/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3598.

Agency Contact: Eugene J. Tierney, Chief, I/M Section, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 2565 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 
48105
Phone: 313 668-4456

RIN: 2060-AG07
_______________________________________________________________________




3656. FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY (FTIR) EXTRACTIVE TEST 
METHOD - SELF-VALIDATING PROCEDURE AND CEM PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7410

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63 app A; 40 CFR 60 app F

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: A generic test procedure that any industry can follow using 
FTIR analysis will be developed. This procedure would be self-
validating. Generic procedures for using an FTIR as a continuous 
emission monitor would include several alternatives for sampling which 
would differ depending on the source.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/96
Final Action                    12/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3599.

Agency Contact: Rima Dishakjian, Environmental Protection Agency, Air

[[Page 63190]]

and Radiation, Source Characterization Group A (MD-19), Research 
Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0443

RIN: 2060-AG08
_______________________________________________________________________




3657. AMENDMENTS TO PART 60, PART 61, AND PART 63

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7401; 42 USC 7410-12; 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7416

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 60; 40 CFR 61; 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will revise the format of emission test methods 
in Parts 60, 61, and 63 of Title 40 to follow the outline established 
by the Emission Monitoring Management Council to create uniformity 
among program test methods. This action also corrects errors and 
updates procedures in the noted parts.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/96
Final Action                    12/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3743.

Agency Contact: Foston Curtis, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, Office of Air Quality Planning and, Research Triangle Park, 
NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1063
Fax: 919 541-1039

RIN: 2060-AG21
_______________________________________________________________________




3658. AMBIENT AIR QUALITY SURVEILLANCE, RECENSION OF NAMS AMBIENT AIR 
QUALITY MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FOR LEAD

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7409; 42 USC 7601(a); 42 USC 7410; 42 USC 
7613; 42 USC 7619

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 50; 40 CFR 53; 40 CFR 58

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Because of the success in the reduction of ambient lead 
levels due to the elimination of lead in gasoline and the shift towards 
focusing on point sources, the Office of Air Quality Planning and 
Standards (OAQPS) is revising the Part 58 Air Monitoring Regulations 
for Lead which would allow lead national ambient monitoring stations 
(NAMS) monitors to be discontinued. At the same time monitoring around 
point sources will be encouraged, for sources with emissions greater 
than 5 tons/year. This action is at the direct request of numerous 
State and local agencies whose NAMS lead monitors are recording values 
at the minimum detectable (MDL) of the methodology. Since small point 
sources are so variable in their emissions/impacts, that to prevent 
over-estimating ambient lead levels, complete sampling coverage is 
recommended. Complete sampling is defined as continuous or daily 
sampling. To provide complete everyday sampling at lead point sources 
at the same relative cost as the current procedure (one sample every 6 
days followed by individual filter analysis), the regulation will be 
modified to allow: (1)use 2 or 3 high- volume samplers at each 
location; (2)sample for 48 instead of 24 hours; (3)use a convenient 
continuous sampling schedule, i.e., noon-to-noon or 9a.m.-9a.m., etc.; 
(4) follow the AREAL approved procedure for compositing up to 8 filters 
in a single analysis; and (5) report monthly averages which will be 
averaged together to produce the quarterly concentration to compare 
with the standard. This rule serves as both a regulation and as a 
guideline for State and local agencies in establishing and maintaining 
their ambient air monitoring networks. Much of the language within this 
rule has not changed since it was originally written in 1979, with a 
few exception. Because this rule provides guidance as well as 
regulatory requirements, there are several sections of text that should 
be updated to reflect current ambient air monitoring information and 
references.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/97
Final Action                    10/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3650.

Agency Contact: Neil Berg, Jr., Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, Monitoring and Quality Assurance Group, Research 
Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5520
Fax: 919 541-1903

RIN: 2060-AG23
_______________________________________________________________________




3659. CONSOLIDATED FEDERAL AIR RULE FOR THE SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CHEMICAL 
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 112 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2060-AG28
_______________________________________________________________________




3660. REGULATION REVIEW/BURDEN REDUCTION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  Clean Air Act, section 407

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On March 16, 1995, President Clinton issued a report 
entitled, Reinventing Environmental Regulation, that identified 25 
initiatives to improve the current regulatory system. This action is 
part of the regulatory review process to reduce unnecessary 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements. Existing rules are being 
reviewed for excess and/or duplicative requirements. The Agency will 
publish a list of those regulations that will be revised or amended to 
reduce unnecessary recordkeeping and reporting requirements.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/96
Final Action                    09/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3750.

Agency Contact: Dave Markwordt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, OAQPS MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0837

[[Page 63191]]

Fax: 919 541-0942

RIN: 2060-AG30
_______________________________________________________________________




3661. TRANSITIONAL LOCK-IN PROCEDURES FOR PHASE II REFORMULATED GASOLINE 
(RFG) PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7545

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 80.2; 40 CFR 80.70; 40 CFR 80.72

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will provide proposed procedures for states to 
opt-out of the Reformulated Gasoline (RFG) Program before 
implementation of Phase II RFG. States will be required to announce by 
July 1997 whether their voluntary opt-in area(s) will remain in the RFG 
program. If a state decides to keep an opt-in area in the program, the 
area will be required to remain in the program for a specified period 
of time (i.e., lock-in to the program) to enable refiners to recover a 
portion of the capital investments associated with complying with Phase 
II gasoline requirements. This action provides the states the 
flexibility to opt-out of the program before implementation of Phase II 
while providing incentives to industry to supply Phase II RFG which 
provides environmental and health benefits (e.g., Phase II RFG reduces 
NOx, a precursor to ozone).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/96
Final Action                    07/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3845.

Agency Contact: Mark Coryell, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, (6406J), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9014
Fax: 202 233-9557

RIN: 2060-AG43
_______________________________________________________________________




3662. ACID RAIN PROGRAM: CONTINUOUS EMISSION MONITORING RULE REVISIONS 
FOR TECHNICAL ISSUES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7651 et seq

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 75 (Revision)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On January 11, 1993, EPA promulgated the final core acid rain 
rules, including the CEM regulation at 40 CFR Part 75. Since the rule 
was promulgated, the 263 Phase I and 783 Phase II utility units have 
already complied with this regulation by installing and completing 
certification testing by the January 1, 1995 statutory deadline. During 
implementation of the January 11, 1993 rule and of the technical 
revisions published May 17, 1995, EPA and industry found a small number 
of additional issues requiring policy guidance and rule changes. These 
issues include: using monitoring equipment capable of reading both 
controlled and uncontrolled emissions (dual range monitors); 
clarification of span language; a variation of the existing Appendix D 
method for determining SO2 emissions; an alternative method of 
determining flow (Appendix I); and greater flexibility in scheduling 
quality assurance testing.
These technical revisions will provide greater flexibility to the 
regulated community and will clarify parts of the rule. This action 
raises no major issues, but rather simplifies implementation by 
providing industry with more options and flexibility. This action is 
necessary because of the experience and additional information both EPA 
and industry has gained from 1993 to the present. Industry views this 
action as positive because it provides industry with more 
implementation flexibility.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/96
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Sectors Affected:  491 Electric Services

Additional Information: SAN No. 3808.

Agency Contact: Monika Chandra, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, 6204J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9781
Fax: 202 233-9595
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AG46
_______________________________________________________________________




3663. PROTECTION OF STRAT. OZONE: RECONSIDERATION OF PETITION CRITERIA/
INCORPORATION OF 1995 PROTOCOL DECISIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7401

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 82

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action would reconsider a certain reporting requirement 
in the petition process to import previously used ozone-depleting 
substances in response to a legal stay. In addition, technical changes 
that reflect international decisions made in Vienna, Austria in 1995 by 
countries that are signatories of the Montreal Protocol.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Notice of Stay                  01/31/96                     61 FR 3316
Proposed Extension              01/31/96                     61 FR 3361
NPRM                            10/00/96
Direct Final                    10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3810.

Agency Contact: Tom Land, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9185
Fax: 202 233-9577
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AG48
_______________________________________________________________________




3664. RADIATION PROTECTION STANDARDS FOR SCRAP METAL

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2011 et seq

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Presently, radioactive materials, particularly metals, are 
being released for recycling under standards that are not based on 
protection of human health. The proposed rule will establish protective 
risk-based standards for recycling; provide economic benefits through 
recovering the value of recycled metals; and reduce the need for 
disposal.
We use radioactive materials for purposes such as making smoke alarms, 
generating electricity, and diagnosing and treating medical problems. 
Radioactive materials are used for

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military purposes as well, particularly in developing nuclear weapons 
and providing power for submarines and surface ships. These uses 
generate materials which may contain some level of radioactivity.
Due to their ready recyclability, scrap metals may be released for 
recycling if the residual radioactive contamination is below certain 
levels. These release levels are currently specified in guidance 
developed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and federal agencies. 
However, current release criteria are not based on protection of human 
health. The current standards are based on measurement technologies and 
historical practices. Moreover, the release criteria were not intended 
to apply to recycling of materials.
The Agency is developing standards for scrap recycling which would be 
protective of public health. The rule would be based on the risks from 
recycling metals with residual radioactive contaminants. Scrap metals 
from site cleanups and ongoing operations of federal facilities and 
licensees of the NRC would be covered by the rule. EPA expects that 
these materials will be produced in sufficient quantities to warrant a 
standard, and while it is anticipated that much of this metal will not 
contain radioactivity, none should be recycled without a risk-based 
standard. Material that cannot be released for recycling would continue 
to be processed for LLW disposal.
Radiation protection standards for scrap metals would fill a regulatory 
vacuum. But most importantly, they would insure that the public is 
adequately protected from exposure to residual radioactivity in 
recycled metals. In addition, risk-based release standards would: (1) 
promote recovery of scrap metal, (2) reduce the disposal of materials 
that may not warrant disposal as low-level radioactive waste, and 
(cont.)

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/97
Final Action                    07/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Sectors Affected:  491 Electric Services; 963 Regulation and 
Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities; 
331 Steel Works, Blast Furnaces, and Rolling and Finishing Mills

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 3812.
ABSTRACT CONT: (3) potentially reduce mining and processing of virgin 
ore and the accompanying environmental consequences by making metal 
scrap available to industry.

Agency Contact: John Karhnak, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6603J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9761
Fax: 202 233-9650
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AG51
_______________________________________________________________________




3665. REVISION OF PSI (PART 58 APPENDIX G)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7403, 7410, 7511a

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 58

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Revision of appendix G to part 58 (Pollutant Standards Index 
or PSI) is needed to reflect changes in the PM and Ozone standards set 
by the standards review process. The main focus is the revision of the 
PSI function for both PM and Ozone. The changes are considered because 
the reviews for both pollutants have revealed that there is no real 
threshold for the onset of health effects for these pollutants. This 
will be reflected in the new PSI function by adding points just above 
and below the standards with appropriate language classifying the new 
intervals.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/96
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3832.

Agency Contact: Terence Fitz-Simons, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Air and Radiation, Office of Air Quality Planning and, Research 
Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0889
Fax: 919 541-1903
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AG62
_______________________________________________________________________




3666. REVISION TO DEFINITION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC) - 
EXCLUSION OF COMPOUNDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7401 to 7671q

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action is deregulatory in nature as it removes compounds 
from control as volatile organic compounds for purposes of preparing 
State Implementation Plans (SIPs) to attain the national ambient air 
quality standards for ozone under Title 1 of the Clean Air Act. These 
compounds are being deregulated because of scientific evidence of their 
low photochemical reactivity. States will no longer include control 
provisions for these compounds in their SIPs. Small businesses will not 
be affected, except that they may more freely use these compounds.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/96
Final Action                    01/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected:  367 Electronic Components and Accessories; 372 
Aircraft and Parts

Additional Information: SAN No. 3838.

Agency Contact: William L. Johnson, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Air and Radiation, OAQPS (MD-15), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5245
Fax: 919 541-0824
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AG70
_______________________________________________________________________




3667.  REVISED PERMIT REVISION PROCEDURES FOR THE FEDERAL 
OPERATING PERMITS PROGRAM

Priority:  Other Significant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7661a(d)(3)

[[Page 63193]]

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 71.1

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed regulatory change would streamline permit 
revisions procedures for stationary air sources that are subject to the 
Federal operating permits program. Revised procedures for changes at a 
source that are less environmentally significant would provide industry 
with a more timely response from the permitting agency, enabling 
industry to more quickly make the changes in their operations that 
triggered the need for a revision to the permit.
The Agency does not anticipate any significant impact on small 
businesses and State/local/Tribal governments.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/97
Final Action                    12/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected:  All

Additional Information: SAN No. 3901.

Agency Contact: Candace Carraway, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, MD-12, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919-541-3189
Fax: 919-541-5509

RIN: 2060-AG92
_______________________________________________________________________




3668.  REVISION TO THE LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLE EMISSION COMPLIANCE 
PROCEDURE

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  Clean Air Act

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The purpose of this NPRM is to propose changes to the 
emissions compliance procedures for light duty vehicles. These proposed 
changes will streamline the current process beginning with model year 
2000. These proposed changes will improve in-use emissions with a 
potential decrease in the net burden on auto manufacturers.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/97
Final Action                    12/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3913.

Agency Contact: Christi Poirier, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, 2565 Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 313 741-7808
Fax: 313 741-7869
Email: Poirier.Christi

RIN: 2060-AH05
_______________________________________________________________________




3669.  EMISSION REGULATIONS FOR 1978 AND LATER NEW MOTORCYCLES--
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE DEFINITION OF WEIGHT LIMITATIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  Clean Air Act

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will propose changes to the present regulatory 
definition of a motorcycle to allow two- or three-wheeled vehicles 
weighing up to 1749 pounds to be considered motorcycles. The proposed 
changes could reduce administrative burden on the motor cycle industry.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/00/97
Final Action                    07/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3912.

Agency Contact: Frank Lamitola, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, 2565 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 313 668-4479
Fax: 313 741-7869
Email: Lamitola.Frank

RIN: 2060-AH06
_______________________________________________________________________




3670. ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION PROTECTION STANDARDS FOR YUCCA MOUNTAIN, 
NEVADA

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 113 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2060-AG14
_______________________________________________________________________




3671. NAAQS: SULFUR DIOXIDE (REVIEW)

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 114 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2060-AA61
_______________________________________________________________________




3672. NEXT REVISION OF APPENDIX W TO 40 CFR PART 51

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  Section 110(a)(2) of the 1990 Clean Air Act 
amendments; Section 165(e) of the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments; 
Section 172(a) and (c) of the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments; Section 
301(a)(1) of the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments; Section 320 of the 1990 
Clean Air Act amendments

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 51.112; 40 CFR 51.160; 40 CFR 51.166; 40 CFR 
52.21

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action proposes revisions to the regulatory requirements 
for air quality models. Such models are used to predict 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 proposed rulemaking enhances the Guideline with new and/or 
improved techniques.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/97
Final Action                    03/00/98

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 3470.

Agency Contact: Joseph A. Tikvart, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, Air Quality Modeling Group (MD-14), Research Triangle 
Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5562

RIN: 2060-AF01

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3673. INTEGRATED NESHAP AND EFFLUENT GUIDELINES: PULP AND PAPER

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 115 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2060-AD03
_______________________________________________________________________




3674. NESHAP: MINERAL WOOL PRODUCTION INDUSTRY

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 1857 et seq; 44 USC 350 et seq; 4 USC 605; EO 
12866

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.

Abstract: The Clean Air Act, 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 emissions 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 mineral wool 
production industry 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 mineral wool 
production industry to promulgate emission standards within 7 years of 
enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/96
Final Action                    11/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3215.

Agency Contact: Mary K. Johnson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, OAQPS (MD-13), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5025

RIN: 2060-AE08
_______________________________________________________________________




3675. NESHAP: OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, sec 112

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.
This standard must be promulgated within seven years of enactment of 
the Clean Air Act.

Abstract: Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) known to be emitted from oil 
and gas production, storage, and transmission facilities include 
benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, and xylene isomers (collectively 
referred to as BTEX), along with 2,2,4-trimethylpentane and n-hexane. 
Potential HAP emission sources are glycol dehydrator reboilers (stand-
alone and co-located); condensate storage vessels; and equipment leaks 
at natural gas processing plants and off-shore production platforms.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/97
Final Action                    11/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 3229.

Agency Contact: Martha Smith, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, OAQPS, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2421

RIN: 2060-AE34
_______________________________________________________________________




3676. NESHAP FOR FORMALDEHYDE-BASED RESINS (POLYMERS AND RESINS GROUP 
III)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, sec 112

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.

Abstract: Title III of the amended Clean Air Act requires development 
of emission standards for all major sources, and selected area sources, 
emitting any of the 189 hazardous air pollutants identified in Section 
112(b) of the Act. Amino, acetal, and phenelic resins productions have 
been listed as categories of major sources based on documented 
emissions of phenol and/or formaldehyde. The purpose of the 
Formaldehyde-based Resin (Polymers and Resins Group III) project is to 
initiate the regulatory process for sources engaged in the production 
of amino, acetal, and phenolic resins, and to ultimately develop a 
NESHAP based on candidate Maximum Achievable Control Technology. This 
standard is a 7-year standard, required to be promulgated by November 
1997.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/00/97
Final Action                    11/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected:  282 Plastics Materials and Synthetic Resins, 
Synthetic Rubber, Cellulosic and Other Manmade Fibers, Except Glass

Additional Information: SAN No. 3228.

Agency Contact: John Schaefer, Environmental Engineer, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 
27711
Phone: 919 541-0296

RIN: 2060-AE36
_______________________________________________________________________




3677. NESHAP: PHOSPHORIC ACID MANUFACTURING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, sec 112

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990

Abstract: The CAAA required EPA to 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 CAAA and, to establish dates for 
the promulgation of emission standards for each of the listed 
categories of HAP emission sources and develop emission standards for 
each source of HAPs such that the schedule is met. The standards are to 
be technology-based and are to require the maximum degree of emission 
reduction determined to be achievable by the Administrator. The

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Agency has determined that the phosphoric acid manufacturing industry 
may reasonably be anticipated to emit several of the 189 HAPs listed in 
Section 112(b) of the CAAA. As a consequence, the source category is 
included on the initial list of HAP- emitting categories scheduled for 
standards promulgation within 10 years of enactment of the CAAA. The 
purpose of this action is to pursue a regulatory development program 
such that emission standards may be proposed and promulgated according 
to the mandated schedule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/96
Final Action                    11/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3303.

Agency Contact: David F. Painter, Environmental Engineer, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, OAQPS (MD-13), Research Triangle 
Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5515

RIN: 2060-AE40
_______________________________________________________________________




3678. NESHAP: STEEL PICKLING, HC1 PROCESS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  Clean Air Act, sec 112 as amended, November 1990

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.
EPA is required to promulgate national emission standards for 50% of 
the source categories listed in Sec. 112e) by Nov. 15, 1997. EPA plans 
to promulgate this standard by November 30, 1996.

Abstract: Hydrochloric acid (HC1) and chlorine are among the pollutants 
listed as hazardous air pollutants in Section 112 of the Clean Air Act, 
as amended in November of 1990. Steel pickling processes that use HC1 
solution and HC1 regeneration processes have been identified by the EPA 
as potentially significant sources of HC1 and chlorine air emissions 
and, as such, a source category for which national emission standards 
may be warranted.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/96
Final Action                    11/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3345.

Agency Contact: James H. Maysilles, Environmental Engineer, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13, Research 
Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3265

RIN: 2060-AE41
_______________________________________________________________________




3679. NESHAP: PHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS PRODUCTION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, sec 112

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990

Abstract: EPA is required to 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 CAAA and, to establish dates for the 
promulgation of emission standards for each of the listed categories of 
HAP emission sources and develop emission standards for each source of 
HAPs such that the schedule is met. The 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 phosphate fertilizer production industry may 
reasonable be anticipated to emit several of the 189 HAPs listed in 
Section 112(b) of the CAAA. As a consequence, the source category is 
included on the initial list of HAP-emitting categories scheduled for 
standards promulgation within 10 years of enactment of the CAAA. The 
purpose of this action is to pursue a regulatory development program 
such that emission standards may be proposed and promulgated according 
to the mandated schedule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/96
Final Action                    11/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3304.

Agency Contact: David F. Painter, Environmental Engineer, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, OAQPS (MD-13), Research Triangle 
Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5515

RIN: 2060-AE44
_______________________________________________________________________




3680. NESHAP--CYANIDE CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  Clean Air Act, sec 112 as amended November 1990

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.

Abstract: Cyanide compounds are among the pollutants listed as 
hazardous air pollutants in Section 112 of the Clean Air Act Amendments 
of 1990. As a consequence, the EPA has determined that sources that 
manufacture cyanide compounds may reasonable be anticipated to emit 
cyanide compounds in quantities sufficient to qualify them as major 
sources. Three source categories that either produce hydrogen cyanide 
or use it in the production of other chemicals, specifically cyanuric 
chloride and sodium cyanide, are on the initial list of HAP emitting 
source categories selected for regulation. The results of an initial 
assessment of the three source categories conducted by the Agency 
indicated that the facilities comprising each of the three source 
categories qualify as SOCMI sources. An interim final notice will be 
prepared proposing the addition of the cyanide chemical manufacturing 
source categories to the list of SOCMI processes to be regulated under 
the Hazardous Organic NESHAP.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/96
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3341.

Agency Contact: Philip B. Mulrine, Environmental Engineer, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,

[[Page 63196]]

MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5289

RIN: 2060-AE45
_______________________________________________________________________




3681. NESHAP: PRIMARY COPPER SMELTING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  Clean Air Act, sec 112 as amended November 1990

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.
EPA is required to promulgate 50% of the source categories listed in 
Section 112(e) by 11/15/97. Primary copper smelter is one of the source 
categories included in the 50%.

Abstract: The primary copper smelting industry is known to emit a 
number of the hazardous air pollutants listed in Section 112 of the 
Clean Air Act, as amended November 1990. Most smelters have extensive 
control systems for oxides of sulfur and HAPs. However, fugitive 
emissions may cause several smelters to exceed major source levels.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/00/97
Final Action                    11/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3340.

Agency Contact: Eugene P. Crumpler, Environmental Engineer, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13, Research 
Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0881

RIN: 2060-AE46
_______________________________________________________________________




3682. AMENDMENTS TO PARTS 51, 52, 63, 70 AND 71 REGARDING THE PROVISIONS 
FOR DETERMINING POTENTIAL TO EMIT

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: 
This action proposes to amend regulations already established to 
implement the new Federal air toxics program under section 112, 
including the General Provisions, the Federal operating permit program 
under title V, and the major source preconstruction programs under 
Parts C and D of Title I.
The proposed rule will address issues related to the determination of a 
stationary source's potential to emit in response to two court 
decisions.
This action resulted from splitting of RINs 2060-AC98 and 2060-2918.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/97
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 3479.

Agency Contact: Tim Smith, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, MD-12, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-4718

RIN: 2060-AE63
_______________________________________________________________________




3683. NESHAP: WOOL FIBERGLASS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 1857 et seq; 44 USC 350 et seq; 4 USC 605; EO 
12866

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.

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 emissions 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 
wool fiberglass manufacturing industry 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 
wool fiberglass manufacturing industry to promulgate emission standards 
within 7 years of enactment of the CAA amendments.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Sectors Affected:  327 Concrete, Gypsum, and Plaster Products

Additional Information: SAN No. 3123.

Agency Contact: William J. Neuffer, Environmental Engineer, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, OAQPS (MD-13), 
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5435

RIN: 2060-AE75
_______________________________________________________________________




3684. NESHAP: PRIMARY ALUMINUM PLANTS

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 1857 et seq

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.

Abstract: Title III of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 requires 
the EPA to develop emission standards for each major source category of 
hazardous air pollutants. 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 EPA. The EPA has determined that 
plants in the Primary Aluminum industry may be major sources for one or 
more hazardous air pollutants. As a consequence, a regulatory 
development program is being conducted such that emission standards 
will be proposed and promulgated by November 15, 1997.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/96
Final Action                    11/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Sectors Affected:  333 Primary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous 
Metals

[[Page 63197]]

Additional Information: SAN No. 3072.

Agency Contact: Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2837

RIN: 2060-AE76
_______________________________________________________________________




3685. NESHAP: SECONDARY ALUMINUM INDUSTRY

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 1857 et seq; 44 USC 350 et seq; 5 USC 605; EO 
12866

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.

Abstract: The Act requires EPA to 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 Act, to promulgate a schedule 
establishing a date for the promulgation of emission standards for each 
of the listed categories of HAP emission sources, and develop emission 
standards for each source of HAPs such that the schedule is met. The 
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 secondary aluminum 
industry may reasonably be anticipated to emit several of the 189 HAPs 
listed in Section 112(b) of the Act. As a consequence, the source 
category is included on the initial list of HAP emitting categories and 
is on the list of categories scheduled for standards promulgation 
within seven years of enactment of the Act. The purpose of this action 
is to pursue a regulatory development program such that emission 
standards may be proposed and promulgated according to the mandated 
schedule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Sectors Affected:  334 Secondary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous 
Metals

Additional Information: SAN No. 3078.

Agency Contact: Juan E. Santiago, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, OAQPS ESD/MICG (MD-13), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1084

RIN: 2060-AE77
_______________________________________________________________________




3686. NESHAP: PORTLAND CEMENT MANUFACTURING

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 1857 et seq; 44 USC 350 et seq; 5 USC 605; EO 
12866

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.

Abstract: Title III of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 requires 
the EPA to develop emission standards for each major source category of 
hazardous air pollutants. 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 EPA. The EPA has determined that 
most plants in the Portland cement manufacturing industry are major 
sources of hazardous air pollutants.A regulation (emission standards) 
is being developed for the Portland cement manufacturing industry, to 
be promulgated by the statutory deadline of November 15, 1997. Cement 
kilns which burn RCRA hazardous waste are subject to a separate rule 
that have been proposed by the EPA Office of Solid Waste.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/97
Final Action                    05/00/98

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Sectors Affected:  324 Cement, Hydraulic

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 3079.

Agency Contact: Joseph P. Wood, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, OAQPS (MD-13), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5446

RIN: 2060-AE78
_______________________________________________________________________




3687. NESHAP: REINFORCED PLASTIC COMPOSITES PRODUCTION

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7401 et ceq

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.

Abstract: This regulation would control emissions of hazardous air 
pollutants from plants engaged in the manufacturing of homopolymers 
and/or copolymers which contain materials designed to enhance the 
chemical, physical, and/or thermal properties of the polymer. The 
source category includes, but is not limited to processing techniques 
such as hand layup and spray layup of gelcoats that incorporate 
styrene.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/97
Final Action                    04/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected:  308 Miscellaneous Plastics Products; 371 Motor 
Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Equipment; 372 Aircraft and Parts; 394 
Dolls, Toys, Games and Sporting and Athletic Goods

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 3326.

Agency Contact: Madeleine Strum, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2383
Fax: 919-541-5689
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AE79
_______________________________________________________________________




3688. NESHAP: POLYETHER POLYOLS PRODUCTION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, section 112

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.

Abstract: Title III of the CAA requires development of emission 
standards for

[[Page 63198]]

all major sources emitting any of the 189 hazardous air pollutants 
(HAPs) identified in Section 112(b) of the CAA. Polyether Polyol 
Production has been listed as a category of major sources based on 
documented emissions of propylene oxide and ethylene oxide. This action 
will explore alternatives for controlling the release of HAPs from the 
following process areas located at polyether polyol manufacturing 
facilities: process vents (e.g. reactors), storage, equipment leaks and 
other fugitive sources, and wastewater operations. There are no 
anticipated impacts on small businesses.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/00/97
Final Action                    02/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected:  286 Industrial Organic Chemicals

Additional Information: SAN No. 3408.

Agency Contact: David Svendsgaard, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, Office of Air Quality Planning and, Research Triangle 
Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2380
Fax: 919 541-3470

RIN: 2060-AE81
_______________________________________________________________________




3689. NESHAP: PHARMACEUTICALS PRODUCTION

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  Clean Air Act as Amended in 1990, section 112

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63 subpart GGG

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.

Abstract: This regulation would control emissions of hazardous air 
pollutants from production of pharmaceuticals. Pharmaceuticals 
production was included on the initial list of categories of sources 
that was published by EPA in July 1992. Emissions from process vents, 
equipment leaks, storage tanks, and wastewater systems will be 
addressed by this regulation for both new and existing facilities.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/97
Final Action                    04/00/98

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected:  283 Drugs

Additional Information: SAN No. 3451.

Agency Contact: Randy McDonald, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5402

RIN: 2060-AE83
_______________________________________________________________________




3690. NESHAP: PESTICIDE PRODUCTION (PRODUCTION OF AGRICULTURAL 
CHEMICALS)

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 section 112

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.

Abstract: The following ten source categories (which are all 
pesticides) are listed under the Production of Agricultural Chemicals 
(PAC) industry group: 1) 2,4-D Salts and Esters Production; 2) 4-
Chloro-2-Methylphenoxyacetic Acid Production; 3) 4, 6-Dinitro-o-Cresol 
Production; 4) Captafol Production; 5) Captan Production; 6) Chloroneb 
Production; 7) Chlorothalonil Production; 8) Dacthal (tm) Production; 
9) Sodium Pentachlorophenate Production; 10) Tordon (tm) Acid 
Production.
The EPA will propose to develop standards for all pesticide producers 
including the 10 categories listed above. Any other pesticide 
production plant which produces or uses any of the 189 listed hazardous 
air pollutants will also be included. A variety of HAPs are emitted 
including, toluene, formaldehyde, methanol, chlorinated compounds, etc.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/97
Final Action                    03/15/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3450.

Agency Contact: Lalit Banker, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, ESD/MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5420

RIN: 2060-AE84
_______________________________________________________________________




3691. NESHAP: FLEXIBLE POLYURETHANE FOAM PRODUCTION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, section 112

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.

Abstract: Title III of the amended Clean Air Act (CAA) requires 
development of emission standards for all major sources, and selected 
area sources, emitting any of the 189 hazardous air pollutants (HAP) 
identified in Section 112(b) of the CAA. Flexible Polyurethane Foam 
Production has been listed as a category of major sources based on 
documented emissions of methylene chloride and 2,4-toluene 
diisocyanate. This action will explore alternatives for controlling the 
release of HAP from the following emission sources located at both 
slabstock and molded polyurethane foam production facilities: process 
vents, storage, equipment leaks and other fugitive sources, and 
transfer operations. This action, however, will not cover emissions 
from foam fabrication. In June 1996 the Agency added a separate source 
category to address HAP from fabrication operations.
Ultimately, a NESHAP for foam production will be developed based on 
candidate Maximum Achievable Control Technology. This is a 7-year 
standard, required to be promulgated by November 1997.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/96
Final Action                    10/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Sectors Affected:  306 Fabricated Rubber Products, Not Elsewhere 
Classified; 308 Miscellaneous Plastics Products

[[Page 63199]]

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 3338.

Agency Contact: David Svendsgaard, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, Office of Air Quality Planning and, Research Triangle 
Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2380
Fax: 919 541-3470

RIN: 2060-AE86
_______________________________________________________________________




3692. NESHAP: PRIMARY LEAD SMELTERS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  Clean Air Act, section 112

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.

Abstract: Primary lead smelters are a major source category of 
hazardous air pollutants. Potential emissions include compounds of 
lead, and other metallic HAPs as well as organic HAPs. Emission 
standards would establish maximum achievable control technology 
requirements for affected process units and fugitive dust sources. This 
industry is comprised of two companies which operate three smelters in 
two states.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Sectors Affected:  333 Primary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous 
Metals

Additional Information: SAN No. 3467.

Agency Contact: Kevin Cavender, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2364

RIN: 2060-AE97
_______________________________________________________________________




3693. NESHAP: MANUFACTURERS OF ACRYLIC/MODACRYLIC FIBERS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, section 112

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.

Abstract: This NESHAP will control hazardous air pollutant emissions 
from facilities that manufacture acrylic or modacrylic fibers. 
Principal pollutants identified are vinyl acetate and acrylonitrile. 
The majority of emissions occur during the polymerization reaction. 
There are only two major sources in the United States that will be 
affected by this regulation.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/97
Final Action                    03/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Sectors Affected:  282 Plastics Materials and Synthetic Resins, 
Synthetic Rubber, Cellulosic and Other Manmade Fibers, Except Glass

Additional Information: SAN No. 3378.

Agency Contact: Tony Wayne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5439

RIN: 2060-AF06
_______________________________________________________________________




3694. NESHAP: POLYCARBONATES PRODUCTION

Priority:  Other Significant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7401/CAA 112

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.

Abstract: This NESHAP will control hazardous air pollutant (HAP) 
emissions from the production of polycarbonate resins.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/97
Final Action                    12/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3465.

Agency Contact: Mark Morris, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, (MD-13), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5416

RIN: 2060-AF09
_______________________________________________________________________




3695. PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS (POTW) NESHAP

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  Clean Air Act, sec 112(e)(5) and 112(n)(3)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 1995.

Abstract: This rule will specify maximum achievable control technology 
for publicly owned treatment works (POTW)- also known as sewage/
wastewater treatment plants, or water reclamation facilities. Hazardous 
air pollutant emissions from the headworks, primary and secondary 
treatment, solids handling, and other operations will be considered in 
developing the rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/97
Final Action                    01/00/98

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Local

Additional Information: SAN No. 3377.

Agency Contact: Bob Lucas, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0884

RIN: 2060-AF26
_______________________________________________________________________




3696. AMENDMENTS TO SUBPART A AND B FOR 40 CFR 63

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  PL 101-549; Clean Air Act section 112

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63.1; 40 CFR 63.51

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The General Provisions (subpart A) were promulgated on March 
16, 1994 (59 FR 12408). The General Provisions create the technical and 
administrative framework and establish general procedures and criteria 
for implementing MACT standards. On May 16, 1994, six litigants filed 
petitions for EPA to review certain provisions of the General 
Provisions. Subpart B, the procedures for implementing Section 112(j), 
were

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promulgated on May 26, 1994. In June, 1994 litigants filed petitions 
for EPA to review the promulgated procedures. As a result of the 
litigation, it is anticipated that a number of technical and 
administrative amendments to Subpart A and B will be proposed.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/96
Final Action                    07/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Sectors Affected:  Multiple

Additional Information: SAN No. 3551.
Court schedule being developed.

Agency Contact: James Szykman, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, OAQPS (MD-13), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0164

RIN: 2060-AF31
_______________________________________________________________________




3697. REVISIONS TO THE REGULATION FOR APPROVAL OF STATE PROGRAMS AND 
DELEGATION OF FEDERAL AUTHORITIES

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  Clean Air Act section112(l)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Guidance in the form of rulemaking is being developed in 
accordance with the requirements of section 112(l) of the Clean Air Act 
Amendments of 1990 for the approval of State air toxic programs and the 
delegation of federal authorities to the States for the implementation 
and enforcement of section 112 emission standards and other 
requirements. This regulatory document will provide more flexibility to 
States in the following areas: minimum requirements for EPA approval of 
State air toxics regulations that are equivalent to or more stringent 
than the federal standards; and minimum requirements for EPA approval 
of State air toxics programs that are equivalent to or more stringent 
than the federal program. Specific issues that will be addressed 
include: alternative work practice standards; alternative monitoring, 
recordkeeping and reporting; alternative test method approval process; 
equivalency by Part 70 permits; and mechanisms and requirements for 
approval of State air toxics programs.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/96
Final Action                    10/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Sectors Affected:  Multiple

Additional Information: SAN No. 3829.

Agency Contact: Vickie Boothe, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, OAQPS MD-12, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5795
Fax: 919 541-0072

RIN: 2060-AG60
_______________________________________________________________________




3698. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO AEROSPACE NESHAP

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  Clean Air Act section 112

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The NESHAP for Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities 
was promulgated in August of 1995. Afterwards, we discovered a few 
problems with the rule and still need to publish the CTG for this 
industry. This action would correct these problems and announce the 
CTG.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/96
Final Action                    07/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected:  372 Aircraft and Parts

Additional Information: SAN No. 3836.

Agency Contact: Jim Szykman, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, OAQPS MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2452
Fax: 919 541-0942

RIN: 2060-AG65
_______________________________________________________________________




3699.  GENERIC MACT FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES WITH FEW SOURCES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  Clean Air Act section 112

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.

Abstract: Several of the source categories that are subject to MACT 
(maximum available control technology) standards contain only a few 
sources (e.g. less than 5). For such source categories, EPA plans to 
develop the underlying information through its MACT Partnership Program 
and then allow the affected sources and states to develop the detailed 
MACT requirements in a Title V operating permit. To do this, EPA needs 
to develop a generic MACT standard for these source categories. This 
reinvention to the MACT standards development process will allow for 
proper participation by all stakeholders. Given the relatively few 
affected sources caught by the generic standard, the overall cost and 
environmental effects of this action are expected to be small, 
nationally.
The MACT program addresses hazardous air pollutants. This action will 
only affect major sources of these HAPs.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/97
Final Action                    11/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected:  282 Plastics Materials and Synthetic Resins, 
Synthetic Rubber, Cellulosic and Other Manmade Fibers, Except Glass; 
286 Industrial Organic Chemicals

Additional Information: SAN No. 3901.

Agency Contact: David Markwordt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919-541-0837
Fax: 919-541-0942

RIN: 2060-AG91

[[Page 63201]]

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3700.  NESHAP: HYDROGEN FLUORIDE PRODUCTION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000. Other, Statutory, 
November 15, 2000.
10 year source category BIN

Abstract: This rule will establish maximum achievable control 
technology (MACT) for hydrogen fluoride (HF) production facilities. The 
rule will offset two HF production facilities, both of which are 
currently well-controlled. This action will result in little or no 
additional emission reduction, but will establish a federal MACT level 
for these plants.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/97
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3654.

Agency Contact: Rick Colyer, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919-541-5262
Fax: 919-541-0942
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AG94
_______________________________________________________________________




3701.  NESHAP: SECONDARY LEAD SMELTER AMENDMENT

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7402/CAA 112

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Final standards under section 112(d) for hazardous air 
pollutantsemissions from new and existing lead smelters (40 CFR 63, 
SubpartX) were promulgated on June 23, 1995. The Agency has been 
petitioned for reconsideration, and has agreed to revise portionsof the 
rule to address the comments contained in the petitions.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/96
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3193.

Agency Contact: Kevin Cavender, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, (MD-13), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2364

RIN: 2060-AH07
_______________________________________________________________________




3702.  NESHAP: CHROMIUM ELECTROPLATING AMENDMENT

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7402/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

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/97
Final Action                    12/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 2841.

Agency Contact: Phil Mulrine, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, (MD-13), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5289

RIN: 2060-AH08
_______________________________________________________________________




3703. CONTROL TECHNOLOGY GUIDELINES (CTG)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  Clean Air Act, sec 183(a)

CFR Citation:  Not applicable

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 1993.

Abstract: The Clean Air Act required EPA to issue control technology 
guidelines (CTG's) for 13, including two specifically named, source 
categories by November 15, 1993. The CTG's address volatile organic 
compounds (VOC) that are precursors to ozone formation. A CTG covering 
two of the source categories - chemical plant distillation and reactor 
process vents - was published by that date. Meanwhile, the States were 
required to develop rules for the CTG source categories by November 15, 
1994. The EPA decided to issue Alternative Control Techniques (ACT) 
documents for the remaining source categories to help the States. ACT's 
differ from CTG's in that they are information documents only; they do 
not contain recommended control levels. ACT's were issued for volatile 
organic liquid storage, batch operations, wastewater operations, 
cleanup solvents, lithographic printing, coating of plastic parts, 
shipbuilding and repair coating operations, wood furniture coatings, 
and autobody refinishing. In addition, hazardous air pollutant rules 
have been developed for three of the CTG source categories under 
Section 112 of the Clean Air Act. These three source categories are 
aerospace manufacture, wood furniture manufacture, and shipbuilding and 
repair. CTG-related requirements are being addressed in concert with 
these hazardous air pollutant rulemakings. EPA also proposed a national 
rule to limit the amount of VOC contained in coatings sold to autobody 
refinishing shops on April 30, 1996. A final rule is planned for 
February 1997.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Notice and Document 
(Shipbuilding)                  08/19/96                    61 FR 44050
Final Notice and Document (Wood 
Furniture)                      10/00/96

[[Page 63202]]

Notice of Draft Document 
(Aerospace)                     10/00/96
Final Notice and Document 
(Aerospace)                     02/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3029.
Aerospace SAN 3728, Shipbuilding SAN 3729, Wood, Furniture SAN 3730.
Agency Contacts:
Susan Wyatt (general questions ) 919-541-5674,
Mohamed Serageldin (shipbuilding) 919-541-5674,
Jim Szykman (aerospace ) 919-541-2452,
Paul Almodovar (wood furniture) 919-541-0283

Agency Contact: Susan Wyatt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, (MD-13), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5674

RIN: 2060-AD05
_______________________________________________________________________




3704. REDUCTION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC) EMISSIONS FROM 
COATINGS USED IN THE AEROSPACE, WOOD FURNITURE, AND SHIPBUILDING 
INDUSTRIES UNDER CLEAN AIR ACT SECTION 183(E)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 59

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, March 1997.

Abstract: This action would result in the reduction of volatile organic 
compound (VOC) emissions from the coatings used by the Aerospace, Wood 
Furniture and Shipbuilding industries. The Agency will study the 
various VOC pollutants contained in these coatings and will evaluate 
pollution prevention and control techniques which can reduce these 
emissions; Control Techniques Guidelines can be issued in lieu of 
regulations if they are significantly as effective in reducing VOC 
emissions from the use of these coatings in ozone nonattainment areas. 
This rulemaking will be conducted in accordance with statutory 
requirements for VOC emission reduction under Section 183(e) of the 
Clean Air Act. The development of these VOC rules will use data 
recently gathered for the development of National Emission Standards 
for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for these industries. This will 
maximize resources and avoid duplication of data gathering efforts. 
There are small businesses in these industries, but at this time it is 
not known how many will be affected by these rules or guidelines.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/96
Final Action                    07/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Sectors Affected:  37 Transportation Equipment; 45 Transportation by 
Air; 243 Millwork, Veneer, Plywood, and Structural Wood Members; 25 
Furniture and Fixtures

Additional Information: SAN No. 3838.

Agency Contact: Daniel Brown, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, OAQPS MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5305
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AG59
_______________________________________________________________________




3705. AMENDMENT CONCERNING THE LOCATION OF SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT AUDITS 
OF FOREIGN MANUFACTURED VEHICLES AND ENGINES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7525/CAA 206(b)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 86 subpart G (Revision); 40 CFR 86 subpart K 
(Revision)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action would consider an amendment to the existing 
regulations to include ports of entry as a location for EPA selection 
of foreign produced vehicles and engines for SEA emissions testing at 
laboratories in the U.S. While the regulations do not specify EPA 
authority to conduct such port selections, the increased flexibility 
provided by port selections warrants amending the regulations. 
Presently, EPA must travel overseas to conduct SEA audits of foreign 
manufactured vehicles and engines, even though most manufacturers now 
have access to laboratory facilities in the U.S. The benefits include a 
reduction in Agency cost since fewer overseas trips would be necessary. 
Also, EPA would be able to conduct more audits of foreign manufactured 
vehicles and engines.
Separate from the provisions proposed in this NPRM for amendments to 
allow port selection for SEAs, EPA is also proposing to make two other 
amendments to 40 CFR Part 86. The first would amend current Selective 
Enforcement Auditing regulations to change the minimum annual limit of 
Selective Enforcement Audits per manufacturer to two (2) per year. 
Currently, the minimum annual limit is one audit per manufacturer. 
Under the proposed amendments EPA would be able to perform a second 
audit on those manufacturers that might otherwise be limited to one 
audit.
The second additional proposed amendment to Part 86 would delete from 
Subparts A and E references to the Agency representation in certain 
types of administrative hearings. The two provisions state that the 
Office of General Counsel will represent the Agency in administrative 
procedures governing hearings on certification for light-duty vehicles, 
light-duty trucks, heavy-duty engines and motorcycles. The Agency is 
proposing to delete these two provisions in order to be consistent with 
other hearing procedures in Part 86.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3139.

Agency Contact: Richard Gezelle, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, 6403-J), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9267

RIN: 2060-AD90

[[Page 63203]]

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3706. SPECIFICATION OF SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR DEFINITION FOR DIESEL FUELS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7545/CAAA 211(f)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 80

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is proposing a definition of the term ``substantially 
similar,'' as used in section 211(f)(1)(B) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), 
with respect to diesel fuel and fuel additives. The prohibitions of 
section 211(f)(1)(A) apply to fuels and fuel additives which are not 
substantially similar to fuels or additives used to certify vehicles to 
emissions standards. This definition will enable manufacturers to 
determine whether their diesel fuels and additives are covered by, or 
excluded from, the section 211(f)(1)(B) prohibitions. This definition 
will also reduce potential burdens on manufacturers and EPA for 
processing waivers for fuels and additives under 211(f)(4).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           05/30/91                    56 FR 24362
NPRM                            03/00/97
Final Action                    12/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3091.

Agency Contact: David Korotney, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, NVFEL, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 313 668-4507

RIN: 2060-AD77
_______________________________________________________________________




3707. MODIFICATIONS TO STANDARDS FOR REFORMULATED AND CONVENTIONAL 
GASOLINE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7545/CAA 211

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 80

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Under authority of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990, EPA 
promulgated regulations to require a cleaner burning reformulated 
gasoline (RFG) in nine mandated areas of the country with the worst 
ozone air pollution problems. These areas are designated as covered 
areas, (e.g., areas in which non-RFG (conventional gasoline) is 
prohibited from being sold or dispensed to the ultimate consumers of 
the gasoline. Other ozone nonattainment areas may opt-in to the RFG 
program upon petition by the Governor of the state in which the area is 
located.
Since the RFG program became effective in January 1995, many 
enforcement related issues have been raised concerning the 
implementation of the program. Some of these issues have required the 
exercise of enforcement discretion through the use of informal question 
and answer guidance documents. This action will codify those guidances 
which are appropriate for incorporation into the RFG regulations. This 
action will also streamline, the regulations where appropriate, and 
include certain typographical and other minor corrections.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/96
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3844.

Agency Contact: Karen Smith, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, (6406J), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9006
Fax: 202 233-9557

RIN: 2060-AG76
_______________________________________________________________________




3708. AMENDMENT CONCERNING APPLICABILITY OF ON HIGHWAY HEAVY-DUTY 
CERTIFIED ENGINES FOR USE IN NONROAD HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7521 to 7525; 42 USC 7541 to 7543; 42 USC 7547

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 9; 40 CFR 89

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action would consider an amendment to the existing 
regulations to allow the use of on-highway heavy-duty certified engines 
in nonroad heavy-duty vehicles and equipment. This will eliminate 
hardships caused by the imposition of nonroad heavy-duty rules of 
specialty vehicles and equipment that have historically elected to use 
cleaner on-highway heavy-duty engines.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/96
Final Action                    06/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Analysis:  RIA

Additional Information: SAN No. 3842.

Agency Contact: John Guy, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, (6403J), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9276
Fax: 202 233-9596

RIN: 2060-AG78
_______________________________________________________________________




3709. NONROAD SPARK-IGNITION ENGINES AT OR BELOW 19 KILOWATTS (25 
HORSEPOWER)(PHASE 2)

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 116 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2060-AE29
_______________________________________________________________________




3710. NSPS: NITROGEN OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FOSSIL-FUEL FIRED STEAM 
GENERATING UNITS--REVISION

Priority:  Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, sec 407(c)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 60.40

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory, January 1, 1993. NPRM, Judicial, 
September 1, 1996. Final, Statutory, January 1, 1994. Final, Judicial, 
November 3, 1997.
Deadline may be revised.

[[Page 63204]]

Abstract: The current NSPS for electric utility and nonutility steam 
generating units were promulgated in 1979 and 1986, respectively. A 
major feature of the NSPS is NOx control through the use of low NOx 
burners or overfired air. Section 407 of the Clean Air Act requires the 
EPA to revise existing NSPS for NOx emissions from fossil-fuel fired 
steam generating units, including both electric utility and nonutility 
units. These revised standards are to reflect improvements in methods 
for the reduction of NOx emissions.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/96
Final Action                    11/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected:  491 Electric Services; 20 Food and Kindred Products

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 3352.

Agency Contact: James A. Eddinger, Environmental Engineer, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, OAQPS (MD-13), 
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5426
Fax: 919 541-0072

RIN: 2060-AE56
_______________________________________________________________________




3711. AMENDMENT TO THE REFRIGERANT RECYCLING RULE TO INCLUDE ALL 
REFRIGERANTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  PL 101-54, section 608 of the Clean Air Act 
Amendments of 1990; 42 USC 7401 et seq Section 608 CAA

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 82, subpart F

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 1994.
The venting prohibition is extended to all refrigerants as of 11/15/95; 
rules are necessary to inform the regulated community of the means by 
which to prevent venting. recovery/recycling.

Abstract: This action would facilitate fulfillment of the statutory 
mandate to apply the venting prohibition to substitute refrigerants. 
The action would provide regulations covering recovery/recycling 
equipment, recovery/recycling practices, and applicable certifications 
that would be required to accomplish compliance with the no-venting 
prohibition. Requirements would parallel those of the current section 
608 regulations, expanding applicability, where appropriate, to all 
refrigerants.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/96
Final Action                    05/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Sectors Affected:  All

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 3560.

Agency Contact: Debbie Ottinger, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9149
Fax: 202 233-9577

RIN: 2060-AF37
_______________________________________________________________________




3712. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: RECONSIDERATION OF SECTION 608 
SALES RESTRICTION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7401 et seq; Clean Air Act section 608

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 82 subpart F

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The rule will include the reconsideration of the sales 
restriction as it relates to split systems. The Agency was petitioned 
to reconsider the part of the sales restriction that included the sale 
of pre-charged split systems. It restricted such sales to certified 
technicians. Since then, EPA stayed that portion of the sales 
restriction in response to the petition. This rule will include the 
determination of the Agency related to the reconsideration. It 
addresses environmental problems of ozone depletion resulting from 
emissions of CFCs, HCFCs, and other ozone-depleting substances. Through 
restricting sales of certain pre-charged items to persons certified as 
technicians, emissions to the atmosphere are decreased. The impact on 
small businesses and governments would be negligible, since persons can 
become certified if the EPA determination is a full restriction. Most 
businesses and governments will have at least one certified technician 
on board. Also, this amendment will include corrections and 
clarifications concerning leak repair requirements. This action has no 
impact on small business and state, local, tribal and governments.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/96
Final Action                    01/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected:  358 Refrigeration and Service Industry Machinery; 52 
Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply, and Mobile Home Dealers

Additional Information: SAN No. 3673.
This action is combined with RIN 2060-AG47, SAN 3809.

Agency Contact: Mavis Sanders, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9737
Fax: 202 233-9577

RIN: 2060-AG20
_______________________________________________________________________




3713. SUPPLEMENTAL RULE TO REQUIRE CERTAIN PRODUCTS MADE WITH HCFCS TO 
BEAR WARNING LABEL

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7401 et seq, section 611

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 82 subpart F

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Friends of the Earth submitted and withdrew a petition to 
expand EPA's labeling requirements to include products containing or 
manufactured with HCFCs. EPA anticipates that for Friends of the Earth 
will submit a revised petition later this year. We are bound by statute 
to respond by 180 days. If EPA grants the petition, the proposed 
rulemaking will be the response.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/97
Final Action                    07/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

[[Page 63205]]

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3640.

Agency Contact: Mavis Sanders, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9737
Fax: 202 233-9577

RIN: 2060-AF93
_______________________________________________________________________




3714. UPDATE OF THE ACCEPTABILITY LIST UNDER THE SIGNIFICANCE NEW 
ALTERNATIVES POLICY (SNAP) PROGRAM

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7414, 7601, 7671 / Clean Air Act section 612

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 9 and 82

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 Rule                      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 Rule - 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 Rule - 2                  05/22/96                    61 FR 25585
NPRM - 3                        05/22/96                    61 FR 25604
Notice - 5                      09/05/96                    61 FR 47012
Final                           10/00/96
NPRM - 4                        10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3525.
(Generic SAN)

Agency Contact: Nancy Smacin, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9126
Fax: 202 233-9665

RIN: 2060-AG12
_______________________________________________________________________


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                  Final Rule Stage


Clean Air Act (CAA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3715. COMPLIANCE ASSURANCE MONITORING PROGRAM (PREVIOUSLY ENHANCED 
MONITORING PROGRAM)

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 124 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2060-AD18
_______________________________________________________________________




3716. NEW SOURCE REVIEW (NSR) REFORM

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 125 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2060-AE11
_______________________________________________________________________




3717. NESHAPS PERTAINING TO FACILITIES OTHER THAN COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR 
POWER REACTORS LICENSED BY THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC) OR BY 
NRC AGREEMENT STATES

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7607(d)(7)(B)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 61 subpart I

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In accordance with section 112(d)(9) of the Clean Air Act 
Amendments of 1990 (CAAA), EPA is considering whether or not to issue a 
final rule to rescind Subpart I of 40 CFR Part 61, as it applies to 
facilities licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) or NRC 
Agreement States which are not engaged in the generation of nuclear 
power (57 FR 56877, December 1, 1992). Section 112(d)(9) gives EPA the 
authority to decline to regulate NRC-licensees after the Administrator 
makes a determination, by rule, and in consultation with the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission (NRC), that the regulatory program established by 
the NRC pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act provides an ample margin of 
safety to protect the public health.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/01/92                    57 FR 56877
Notice                          09/28/95                    60 FR 50161
Final Action                    11/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3146.

Agency Contact: Gale Bonanno, Attorney Advisor, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 6602J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 292 233-9219

RIN: 2060-AE39
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3718. ADDITION OF METHODS 204, 204A - 204F FOR MEASUREMENT OF VOC 
EMISSIONS FROM STATIONARY SOURCES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7410

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 51

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) fix up 
rule requires States to adopt enforceable VOC rules. An accurate 
technique for determining capture efficiency (CE) had not been 
available in the past. This action would add seven methods to determine 
VOC emissions from stationary sources. These methods can be used to 
determine CE when used in various combinations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/02/95                    60 FR 39297
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

[[Page 63206]]

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3506.

Agency Contact: Candace Sorrell, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, Source Characterization Group A (MD-19), Research 
Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1064

RIN: 2060-AF02
_______________________________________________________________________




3719. OPERATING PERMITS: REVISIONS (PART 70)

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 126 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2060-AF70
_______________________________________________________________________




3720. 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                    51 FR 61639
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 2915.

Agency Contact: Roy Huntley, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, (MD-14), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1060

RIN: 2060-AF83
_______________________________________________________________________




3721. REVISION OF EPA'S RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  PL 96-295; EO 12777

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Radiological 
Emergency Response Plan (RERP) establishes a framework for timely, 
coordinated EPA action to protect public health and safety and the 
environment in response to a peacetime radiological incident. The 
original EPA RERP was approved in 1986. This new revision updates 
authorities, responsibilities, capabilities, and procedures for 
implementing effective radiological emergency response actions by EPA 
Offices. The RERP presents the EPA organizational structure and concept 
of operations for responding to radiological incidents as a participant 
in a Federal multi-agency response using the Federal Radiological 
Emergency Response Plan (FRERP) and the Federal Response Plan (FRP), 
and independently using the National Oil and Hazardous Substances 
Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). This revision incorporates recent 
changes to the FRERP and NCP, and many other policy updates. In short, 
this revision ensures that EPA maintains a comprehensive strategy to 
provide organized, effective assistance to State and local governments 
in the event of a radiological emergency.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Notice of Availability          12/30/96
Revise Radiological Emergency 
Response Plan                   12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3638.

Agency Contact: Craig Conklin, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6602J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9222

RIN: 2060-AF85
_______________________________________________________________________




3722. SALES VOLUME LIMIT PROVISIONS FOR SMALL-VOLUME MANUFACTURE 
CERTIFICATION FOR CLEAN FUEL AND CONVENTIONAL VEHICLE CONVERSIONS AND 
RELATED PROVISIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  CAA section 202,203,247, 301(a)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 85; 40 CFR 86; 40 CFR 88

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will temporarily raise the 10,000 vehicle sales 
volume limit for vehicle converters seeking certification under the 
small volume manufacturers provisions. In addition this action will 
adopt provisions to provide flexibility in assigned deterioration 
factors for alternative fuel vehicles. fuel vehicles.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/03/96                      61 FR 140
Final Action                    03/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3643.

Agency Contact: Cliff Tyree, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, National Fuel & Emissions Vehicle Laboratory, 2565 Plymouth 
Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 313 668-4310

RIN: 2060-AF87
_______________________________________________________________________




3723. NESHAP FOR PERCHLOROETHYLENE DRY CLEANING FACILITIES: AMENDMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7401, 7412, 7414, 7416, 7601

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63 subpart M

Legal Deadline:  Final, Judicial, December 15, 1996.

Abstract: The International Fabricare Institute (IFI) litigated on 
several issues that involved the NESHAP. A settlement agreement was 
reached and the Agency has agreed to amend the standard. As part of the 
settlement, the Agency will be grandfathering transfer machines 
installed between proposal and promulgation, as existing sources.

[[Page 63207]]

The Agency has lodged the settlement agreement with the court. Final 
action should occur in late August or early September of 1996 in order 
for the affected sources to be in compliance by the 9/23/96 compliance 
date.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/03/96                    61 FR 19887
Final Action                    10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3642.

Agency Contact: George Smith, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, ESD Combustion Group MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1549

RIN: 2060-AF90
_______________________________________________________________________




3724. TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY RULE AMENDMENTS: FLEXIBILITY AND 
STREAMLINING

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 127 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2060-AG16
_______________________________________________________________________




3725. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: RECONSIDERATION OF BAN ON FIRE 
EXTINGUISHERS CONTAINING HCFCS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7401 et seq sec 610(d)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 82 subpart C

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA will reconsider the exception for the use of class II 
substances in portable fire extinguishers under the Nonessential 
Products Ban. The current regulations provide an exemption until an 
alternative substance is commercially available. At the time the 
regulations were promulgated (December 30, 1993), EPA was aware of 
several potential substances under development and testing. These 
substances are continuing to be tested tested and developed. EPA 
believes that once these substances are available, they will be able to 
replace the use of both halon and HCFCs in portable fire extinguishers.
EPA intends to reconsider the expiration of the exemption to provide 
better guidance to the regulated community. The regulated community is 
concerned with the use of the term commercially available in the 
regulatory text. Therefore, EPA will propose revising the language by 
providing a date-certain exemption. EPA believes it can provide this 
type of certainty to the regulated community without compromising the 
goals of protecting public health and the environment.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/18/96                    61 FR 37430
Final Action                    11/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3756.

Agency Contact: Cindy Newberg, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9729
TDD: 202 233-9577
Fax: 202 233-9577

RIN: 2060-AG19
_______________________________________________________________________




3726. AMENDMENT TO STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES; 
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  Clean Air Act, section 407

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 60

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action proposes to clarify and update requirements for 
source owners and operators who must install and use continuous stack 
or duct opacity monitoring equipment. This action also proposes 
amendments regarding design and performance validation requirements for 
continuous opacity monitoring system (COMS) equipment in appendix B, 
PS-1. These amendments to subpart A and PS-1 will not change the 
affected facilities' applicable emission standards or requirement to 
monitor. The amendments will: (1) clarify owner and operator and 
monitor vender obligations, (2) reaffirm and update COMS design and 
performance requirements, and (3) provide EPA and affected facilities 
with equipment assurances for carrying out effective monitoring. The 
specifications shall apply to all COMS's installed or replaced after 
the date of promulgation. Following promulgation, a source owner, 
operator, or manufacturer will be subject to these performance 
specifications if installing a new COMS, relocating a COMS, replacing a 
COMS, recertifying a COMS that has undergone substantial refurbishing, 
or has been specifically required to recertify the COMS with these 
revisions.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/24/94                    59 FR 60585
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3744.

Agency Contact: Solomon Ricks, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, Office of Air Quality Planning and, Research Triangle Park, 
NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5242
Fax: 919 541-1039

RIN: 2060-AG22
_______________________________________________________________________




3727. REVISION TO DEFINITION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS - EXCLUSION 
OF HFC 4310ME AND HCFC 225CA AND CB

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7401 to 7671q

CFR Citation:  49 CFR 51.100(s)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The definition of volatile organic compound (VOC) at 40 CFR 
51.100(s) is being revised to add HFC 43-10me and HCFC 225ca and cb to 
the list of compounds having negligible photochemical reactivity. This 
will have the effect of removing these compounds from regulation as 
VOC.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/01/96                    61 FR 19231
Final Action                    10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3745.

Agency Contact: William Johnson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, OAQPS (MD-15), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5245

[[Page 63208]]

Fax: 919 541-0824

RIN: 2060-AG24
_______________________________________________________________________




3728. RADIONUCLIDE DOSE METHODOLOGY UPDATE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 300 et seq

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The primary purpose of this rule is to propose more accurate 
controls of radioactivity in drinking water through a technical 
correction in does methodology for beta and photon emitters only.
EPA has decided to use the Federal Guidance Report (FGR)-11 (1988) as 
the method for dose conversion for beta and photon emitters. Use of 
this method will provide consistency with other federal agencies. The 
newly revised concentrations in water using the FGR-11 method will 
replace the values published earlier in the National Bureau of 
Standards (NBS) Handbook 69, as amended in August 1963. The current 
beta and photon emitters MCL, as calculated in NBS 69 (1963), is 4 
millirem/year total body or organ dose equivalent dose methodology. EPA 
is proposing a 4 mrem/year effective dose equivalent (EDE) dose 
methodology.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Sectors Affected:  494 Water Supply

Additional Information: SAN No. 3811.

Agency Contact: John Karhnak, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6603J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9761
Fax: 202 233-9650
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AG49
_______________________________________________________________________




3729. AMENDMENT TO THE USER FEES FOR RADON PROFICIENCY PROGRAMS RULE

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  15 USC 2661-2665

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 195 and 700 (revision)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The User Fees for Radon Proficiency Programs Final Rule 
established fees in 1994 that EPA will collect annually to support its 
voluntary Radon Proficiency Programs. The rule requires individuals and 
organizations applying to or participating in the Radon Proficiency 
Program (RPP) to pay annual fees. The final rule states that EPA shall 
adjust the fees over the next two years to a level that will ultimately 
be sufficient to recover the full annual costs of the program. Through 
this technical amendment, EPA will revise its fee schedule to collect a 
larger percentage of its annual (FY 96) operating costs. The annual 
fees will also reflect changes in the proficiency programs, 
participation, inflation, etc. In the calculation of the annual fees, 
the Agency will take into consideration the impact of the third year of 
fee collection on the radon industry.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Sectors Affected:  152 General Building Contractors-Residential 
Buildings; 171 Plumbing, Heating and Air-Conditioning; 382 Laboratory 
Apparatus and Analytical, Optical, Measuring, and Controlling 
Instruments; 873 Research, Development, and Testing Services

Additional Information: SAN No. 3835.

Agency Contact: James W. Long, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6604J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9433
Fax: 202 233-9652
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AG64
_______________________________________________________________________




3730.  TIER II (PHASE II) STUDY TO ASSESS FURTHER REDUCTIONS IN 
LOV AND LDT TAILPIPE EMISSION STANDARDS

Priority:  Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect the private sector under       
    PL 104-4.

Legal Authority:  PL 91-190; sec 203(i)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 86

Legal Deadline:  Other, Statutory, June 1, 1997.
Report to Congress.

Abstract: EPA is mandated by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 to 
study whether or not further reductions in emissions from light-duty 
vehicles and light-duty trucks should be required through lowering 
tailpipe emissions standards. EPA is required to submit a report to 
Congress not later than June 1, 1997. The report will consider whether 
there is a need for further reductions in emissions, whether the 
technology is available to meet the more stringent standards, and 
whether further reductions in emissions will be needed and cost 
effective taking into consideration alternative means of attaining or 
maintaining national ambient air quality standards.

Timetable:

Report to Congress  Final 06/01/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3911.

Agency Contact: John German, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 2565 Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 313 668-4214
Fax: 313 741-7869

RIN: 2060-AH04
_______________________________________________________________________




3731. INDIAN TRIBES: AIR QUALITY PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7405/CAA 105

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 35

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, April 15, 1992.

Abstract: The Clean Air Act of 1990 requires EPA to promulgate 
regulations identifying those provisions of the CAA for which it is 
appropriate to treat tribes in the same manner as States. For the 
provisions specified, a Tribe may develop and implement one or more of 
its own air quality programs. In addition to specifying the CAA 
provisions for which it is appropriate to treat Tribes in the same 
manner as States, the rule also establishes the requirements that 
Indian Tribes must

[[Page 63209]]

meet if they choose to seek such treatment, and provides for awards of 
Federal financial assistance to the Tribes.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/25/94                    59 FR 43956
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3087.

Agency Contact: David R. LaRoche, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, SE., Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7652

RIN: 2060-AF79
_______________________________________________________________________




3732. NAAQS: NITROGEN DIOXIDE (REVIEW)

Priority:  Other Significant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7408/CAA 108; 42 USC 7409/CAA 109

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 50.11

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, October 2, 1995. Final, Judicial, 
October 1, 1996.

Abstract: Based on the revised air quality criteria, EPA will determine 
whether revisions to the standards are appropriate.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/02/95                    60 FR 52874
Final Action                    10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 1004.

Agency Contact: John Haines, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, AQSSD/HESG (MD-15), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5533

RIN: 2060-AC06
_______________________________________________________________________




3733. MEDICAL WASTE INCINERATORS (MWI)

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 128 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2060-AC62
_______________________________________________________________________




3734. REVISION TO NSPS: NONMETALLIC MINERALS PROCESSING

Priority:  Routine and Frequent

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7411

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 60

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 111(b)(1)(B) requires EPA to at least every 8 years, 
review and, if appropriate, revise NSPS. Comments and suggested 
revisions were received from the National Stone Association (NSA) on 
this NSPS. The main concerns of NSA are some emission testing 
requirements and notification requirements. This revision will address 
NSA's concerns as well as other comments on this NSPS.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/27/96                    61 FR 33415
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Sectors Affected:  144 Sand and Gravel; 142 Crushed and Broken Stone, 
Including Riprap; 145 Clay, Ceramic, and Refractory Minerals; 149 
Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Minerals, Except Fuels

Additional Information: SAN No. 3753.

Agency Contact: Bill Neuffer, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, OAQPS MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5435
Fax: 919 541-5600

RIN: 2060-AG33
_______________________________________________________________________




3735. GUIDANCE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 112(G)--MODIFICATIONS

Priority:  Other Significant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, sec 112(g)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, May 1, 1992. Final, Judicial, 
December 13, 1996.

Abstract: Guidance in the form of a rulemaking is being developed in 
accordance with the requirements of section 112(g) of the Clean Air Act 
Amendments of 1990 for constructed and reconstructed major sources of 
hazardous air pollutants (HAPs).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/01/94                    59 FR 15504
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 2932.

Agency Contact: Gerri Pomerantz, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, (MD-12), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2317

RIN: 2060-AD06
_______________________________________________________________________




3736. NESHAP: MANUFACTURE OF TETRAHYDROBENZALDEHYDE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  Clean Air Act section 112(d)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.

Abstract: The purpose of this action is to develop a MACT standard for 
the production of Tetrahydrobenzaldehyde. (Referred to in the initial 
Source Category List as Butadiene Dimmers). The emissions sources that 
will be controlled are process vents (e.g. reactors); storage; 
equipment leaks and other fugitive sources; transfer operations; and 
wastewater operations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final                    10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Sectors Affected:  286 Industrial Organic Chemicals

Additional Information: SAN No. 3469.

Agency Contact: John M. Schaefer, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

[[Page 63210]]

Phone: 919 541-0296

RIN: 2060-AE99
_______________________________________________________________________




3737. NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARD FOR RADON EMISSIONS FROM PHOSPHOGYPSUM 
STACKS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7401/CAA 112

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 61

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA has granted a petition for reconsideration for the 
portion of the rule which regulates phosphogypsum for research and 
development uses. This regulatory proceeding would result in a proposed 
rule which may increase the limit and reduce the certification 
requirements for that use.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final                           03/00/97
- Notice of Reconsideration  NPRM 05/08/96 (61 FR 20775)

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 2547.

Agency Contact: Julie Rosenberg, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, (6602J), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9474

RIN: 2060-AF04
_______________________________________________________________________




3738. REVISION OF INITIAL LIST OF CATEGORIES OF SOURCES AND SCHEDULE FOR 
STANDARDS UNDER SECTION 112(C) AND (E) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS 
OF 1990

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  CAA 112

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 112 of the Clean Air Act requires the EPA to publish 
a list of major and area source categories which emit one or more of 
the 189 hazardous air pollutants identified in Section 112. The list of 
source categories was finalized in July 1992, and contained 174 
categories. Section 112 further requires the Agency to prioritize the 
listed categories such that standards are promulgated for 40 source 
categories within 2 years of enactment, 25% of all initially listed 
categories within 4 years, 50% within 7 years, and 100% within 10 
years. The schedule for the promulgation of emissions standards was 
published in December 1993.
This action revises the initial list of source categories and the 
corresponding schedule for emission standards. This is in accordance 
with the statute, which requires the Agency to periodically amend the 
list in response to public comment or new information, and no less 
often than every eight years. As a result of several additions and 
deletions of source categories, the list now contains 175 categories. 
Categories may be added at any time contingent upon showing that the 
category is a category of major sources or that a category of area 
sources poses a threat of adverse effect and warrants regulation under 
Section 112. Actions to add or remove area source categories are 
handled through separate Federal Register notices in order to provide 
the opportunity for public comment on them. Actions included within 
this action are: 1) adding categories of major sources, where major 
sources have been identified; 2) deleting categories of major sources 
which, upon further study, have been found to not contain major 
sources; 3) moving categories to different, more appropriate industry 
groups for purposes of clarity; 4) modifying titles and definitions of 
listed source categories to clarify applicability; and 5) reporting 
other relevant source category actions that were published 
independently of this action.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Correction Notice               07/18/96                    61 FR 37542
(first)  Notice of Revision 06/04/96 (61 FR 28197)

(second)  Notice of Revision 03/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3791.

Agency Contact: David J. Svendsqaard, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Air and Radiation, (MD-13), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2380

RIN: 2060-AG42
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3739.  WOOD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS NESHAP: TECHNICAL 
CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation:  40 CFR part 63 subpart JJ

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will amend and make technical corrections and 
clarifications to the final Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations 
NESHAP, which was promulgated on December 7, 1996 (60 FR 62930). This 
action will address litigation issues brought up after promulgation of 
the standards, as well as, the resolution of these issues. In addition, 
this action will clarify aspects for the final rule such as 
applicability, emission limits, and will make editorial corrections to 
the final rule as was published in the Federal Register.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              01/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 2965.

Agency Contact: Paul Almodovar, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0283
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AG95
_______________________________________________________________________




3740. REGULATIONS GOVERNING AWARDS UNDER SECTION 113(F) OF THE CLEAN AIR 
ACT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7413(f)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 65

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 113(f) of the Clean Air Act granted to the 
Administrator

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authority to pay an award to any person who furnishes information or 
services which lead to a criminal conviction or a civil penalty for any 
violation of Title I, III, IV, V, or VI of the Act enforced under 
section 113. Section 113(f) authorizes the Administrator to prescribe, 
by regulation, additional criteria for eligibility for such an award. 
EPA intends that the rule set forth such additional criteria. The rule 
also describes criteria for assessing the value of information and 
services when considering paying an award, and what is needed to 
adequately petition the Administrator for consideration of payment. The 
rule will also address confidentiality matters; some citizens provide 
information or services on a confidential basis. Furthermore, to 
implement the goal of the program, the rule will provide direction for 
providing information or services to the Agency.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/03/94                    59 FR 22795
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 2939.

Agency Contact: Cary Secrest, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, (2242-A), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8661

RIN: 2060-AD81
_______________________________________________________________________




3741. FIELD CITATION PROGRAM

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7413(d)/CAAA 113(d)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 59

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Clean Air Act Amendments gives EPA the authority to issue 
on-the-spot field citations for minor violations of the Clean Air Act, 
with penalties of up to $5,000 per day of violation. Section 113(d) of 
the Act requires the field citation program to be implemented through 
regulations which provide the informal hearing procedures. These 
hearing procedures are not required to be as rigorous as those imposed 
by the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), but nevertheless must 
provide due process. Agency guidance providing appropriate penalties 
for specific minor violations will be prepared for EPA employees and 
made available to the regulated community. Training on the issuance of 
field citations will also be developed.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/03/94                    59 FR 22776
Final Action                    10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 2937.

Agency Contact: Cary Secrest, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, OECA (2242-A), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-8661

RIN: 2060-AD82
_______________________________________________________________________




3742. STANDARDS FOR REFORMULATED AND CONVENTIONAL GASOLINE, INDIVIDUAL 
BASELINE FUEL ADJUSTMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7414/CAA 114; 42 USC 7545(c)/CAA 211(c); 42 
USC 7601/CAA 301

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 80

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would establish criteria by which a refiner could 
receive an adjustment to its baseline under certain circumstances. 
Baseline adjustments reduce the cost of compliance (primarily with the 
anti-dumping requirements of the reformulated gasoline program) for 
those refiners which would otherwise be extremely burdened.
Baseline adjustments under certain circumstances were provided for in 
the December 1993 final Reformulated Gasoline and Anti- Dumping rule. 
However, baseline adjustments are only allowed under certain narrowly 
defined circumstances; broad adjustments are beyond EPA's discretion. 
The circumstances for which baseline adjustments would be allowed under 
this rule are as follows: 1) production of JP-4 in 1990; 2) use of an 
extremely low-sulfur crude in 1990; 3) having extremely low baseline 
values for sulfur and solefins. Refiners must meet specific criteria in 
order to qualify for one or more of these adjustments.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/04/95                    60 FR 40009
Final Action                    10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3604.

Agency Contact: Christine M. Brunner, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Air and Radiation, 2565 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 313 668-4287
Fax: 313 741-7869

RIN: 2060-AG80
_______________________________________________________________________




3743. TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY RULE AMENDMENT AND SOLICITATION FOR 
PARTICIPATION IN THE TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY PILOT PROGRAM

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7401 to 7671/CAA 176

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 93

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Transportation Conformity rule promulgated in November 
1993 ensures that transportation and air quality planning are 
consistent with Clean Air Act air quality standards. This action is 
part of an Agency effort to streamline the existing conformity 
regulation and offer flexibility in the conformity process. This action 
would amend the conformity regulation to allow EPA to create and 
implement a conformity pilot program.
The rule amendment would allow EPA to exempt up to six areas from 
certain requirements of the conformity rule.

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The main objective of the pilot program is to offer State and local air 
and transportation agencies the flexibility to identify the conformity 
procedures that work best for their area. This action will enable EPA 
to test out innovative methods of streamlining the conformity 
regulation's requirements while ensuring that Clean Air Act objectives 
are met. In addition to the rule amendment, this action also includes 
the pilot program's proposed eligibility and application requirements, 
selection criteria, and implementation procedures.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/09/96                    61 FR 35994
Final Action                    11/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 3610.

Agency Contact: Meg Patulski, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 2565 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 313 741-7842
Fax: 313 668-4531
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AG79
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3744. NATIONAL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND EMISSION STANDARDS FOR 
AUTOMOBILE REFINISH COATINGS

Priority:  Other Significant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, sec 183(e)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 59

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, March 1997.

Abstract: Section 183(e) requires EPA to study the emissions of 
volatile organic compounds (VOC) from consumer and commercial products, 
list those categories of products that account for at least 80 percent 
of the total VOC emissions from consumer and commercial products in 
areas classified as nonattainment for ozone, divide the list into four 
groups, and regulate one group every 2 years using best available 
controls (BAC). Based on the criteria described in the consumer and 
commercial product study (March 1995), and category listing (March 
1995), EPA has determined that VOC emissions from automobile refinish 
coatings should be regulated by March 1997. Automobile refinish 
coatings can be generally classified as primers and topcoats, each 
consisting of several different types. the proposed rule divides 
automobile refinish coatings into 6 categories, and contains VOC 
content limits for each category. Automobile refinish coatings are used 
by body shops and by do-it-yourselfers. However, the proposed rule does 
not directly affect these small businesses. Rather, the rule would 
apply to coating manufacturers and importers, and would limit the VOC 
content of coatings that are produced for sale in the United States.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/30/96                    61 FR 19005
Final Action                    02/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 3281.

Agency Contact: Mark Morris, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5416

RIN: 2060-AE35
_______________________________________________________________________




3745. VOC REGULATION FOR ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 129 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2060-AE55
_______________________________________________________________________




3746. NATIONAL VOC EMISSION STANDARDS FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 130 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2060-AF62
_______________________________________________________________________




3747. OPEN-MARKET TRADING GUIDANCE

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 131 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2060-AF60
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3748. REVISED CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) STANDARD FOR CLASS I AND II 
NONHANDHELD NEW NONROAD PHASE I SMALL SPARK-IGNITED ENGINES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7521CAA 201

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 90

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This direct final rule revises the existing new nonroad Phase 
I small spark-ignited (SI) engine regulations. Briggs and Stratton 
Corporation submitted a petition to the Administrator on March 4, 1996, 
asking the Agency to reconsider the existing regulation and to either 
allow the use of oxygenated certification fuels with the current CO 
standard or revise the existing carbon monoxide (CO) emission standard 
for class I and II nonhandheld engines. Briggs and Stratton argues that 
the majority of nonhandheld engines sold in the United States can not 
meet the current CO standard when tested on the monoxygenated 
certification test fuel specified in the regulations. EPA has finalized 
the CO standard on the basis of data provided to the Agency by Briggs 
and Stratton. The Agency had assumed that the data was collected using 
Indolene (a monoxygenated, nonreformulated gasoline) as the test fuel. 
In fact, Briggs and Stratton had used California's Phase II 
Reformulated Gasoline (RFG) in the testing, but had not informed EPA of 
this before the rule was finalized. The use of an oxygenated fuel has 
an effect on the emissions from these engines, particularly CO, and 
Briggs and Stratton had used California's Phase II Reformulated 
Gasoline (RFG) in the testing, but had not informed EPA of this before 
the rule was finalized. The use of an oxygenated fuel has an effect on 
the emissions from these engines, particularly CO, and Briggs and 
Stratton has suggested that the CO standard that the Agency finalized 
was thus more stringent than is feasible based on their data.

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EPA staff are analyzing new data provided by Briggs and Stratton 
concerning the amount of the CO emission offset between Indolene and 
RFG for nonhandheld engines. Based on data analysis and documentation 
provided by Briggs and Stratton in support of their petition, EPA 
intends to determine the amount of the emission offset and consider 
raising the Phase I CO emission standard for nonhandheld engines 
accordingly. In their petition to EPA, Briggs and Stratton assert that 
raising the CO standard should result in reduced emissions of 
hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen, which are the primary pollutants 
of concern under the Phase I small SI rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/03/96                    61 FR 34778
Final Action                    10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 3300.

Agency Contact: Laurel Horne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 2565 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 313 741-7803
Fax: 313 741-7816

RIN: 2060-AG81
_______________________________________________________________________




3749. NATIONAL 49-STATE LOW-EMISSION VEHICLES PROGRAM

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 132 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2060-AF75
_______________________________________________________________________




3750. REVIEW OF THE FEDERAL TEST PROCEDURE FOR EMISSIONS FROM MOTOR 
VEHICLES AND MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINES

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 133 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2060-AE27
_______________________________________________________________________




3751. REVISION TO THE COVERED AREAS PROVISION FOR REFORMULATED GASOLINE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7545/CAA 211

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 80

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Under authority of the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990, EPA 
promulgated regulations to require a cleaner burning ``reformulated 
gasoline'' (RFG) in nine mandated areas of the country with the worst 
ozone air pollution problems. These areas are designated as ``covered 
areas,'' (e.g., areas in which non-RFG (``conventional gasoline'') is 
prohibited from being sold or dispensed to the ultimate consumers of 
the gasoline.
The RFG regulations also include a provision which allows a State, upon 
petition by the Governor, to have other areas designated as 
nonattainment for ozone included as ``covered areas'' under the Federal 
RFG program (the ``opt-in'' provision).
This action will expand the opt-in provision to include areas that that 
formerly were in nonattainment for ozone as well as areas presently in 
nonattainment for ozone. This action will give States the flexibility 
to use the RFG program in their maintenance plans and as contingency 
measures for those areas that have been redesignated to attainment 
status, but are in need of ozone controls to maintain that status.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Action             10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 3843.

Agency Contact: Marylin Bennett, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, (6406J), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9006
Fax: 202 233-9557

RIN: 2060-AG77
_______________________________________________________________________




3752. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF AIR REGULATIONS DELEGATION REMAND

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  CAA 328

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 55

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The EPA promulgated the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Air 
Regulations on September 4, 1992. The regulations allowed States to 
request delegation of the authority to implement and enforce the 
regulations for sources located within 25 miles of the State's seaward 
boundary, but prohibited such delegation of the authority for sources 
locating beyond that limit. Since section 328(a)(3) of the Clean Air 
Act requires EPA to allow delegation for both types of sources, EPA 
requested and received a remand on this issue. The notice proposes 
revision to the OCS Air Regulations to allow delegation of the 
implementation and enforcement authority to State and local air 
pollution control agencies for sources locating beyond 25 mile of the 
States' seaward boundaries.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/20/96                    61 FR 25173
Final Action                    05/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3789.

Agency Contact: David H. Stonefield, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Air and Radiation, (MD-15), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5350

RIN: 2060-AG39
_______________________________________________________________________




3753. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF AIR REGULATIONS OFFSET REMAND

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  CAA 328

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 55

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The EPA promulgated the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Air 
Regulations on September 4, 1992. As a result of a challenge, the court 
vacated the special offset provision

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which EPA had included in the OCS regulations and remanded that issue 
to EPA for reconsideration. This interim final rule revises the OCS 
regulations to require that new or modified OCS sources meet the same 
offset requirements as imposed in the corresponding onshore area. As a 
result some OCS sources may be required to obtain additional offset 
credits.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              05/20/96                    61 FR 25149
Final Action                    06/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3790.

Agency Contact: David H. Stonefield, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Air and Radiation, (MD-15), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5350

RIN: 2060-AG40
_______________________________________________________________________




3754. ACID RAIN NITROGEN OXIDES CONTROL REGULATION

Priority:  Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

Legal Authority:  PL 101-549, sec 407; Clean Air Act Amendments of 
1990, Title IV

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 76

Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Statutory, May 15, 1992, for Group I boilers.
Final, Judicial, October 31, 1993, for Group I boilers.
NPRM, Statutory, January 1, 1996, for Group II boilers.
Final, Statutory, January 1, 1997, for Group II boilers.

Abstract: This regulatory action establishes NOx emission limitations 
for Phase I tangentially fired and dry bottom wall-fired boilers (Group 
I - Section 407(b)(1)) which must be met by January 1, 1995. Emissions 
limits for all other types of boilers Group II, Section 407(b)(2)), 
including cyclones and wet bottom wall-fired units, will be effective 
in 2000 and will be set in a later rulemaking (2060-AF48). Boilers from 
both groups that are listed under Phase II will be subject to their 
relevant emissions limits after 2000. In addition, the rule will 
determine conditions of applications for emission averaging and 
alternative emission limits for both groups of boilers. The final 
action (59 FR 13538) on Group I Phase I Boilers was vacated by the U.S. 
Court of Appeals on 11/22/94. A direct final rule was promulgated April 
13, 1995.

Timetable:

Group I Phase I Boilers  NPRM 11/25/92 (57 FR 228)  Final Action 03/22/
94 (59 FR 13538)  Direct Final Action 04/13/95 (60 FR 18751)

Group I Phase II Boilers  NPRM 01/19/96 (61 FR 1442)

Group II Boilers  Final Action 01/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Local

Additional Information: SAN No. 2888.

Agency Contact: Larry Kertcher, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, (6204J), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9180

RIN: 2060-AD45
_______________________________________________________________________




3755. ACID RAIN PHASE II NITROGEN OXIDES REDUCTION PROGRAM

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 134 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 2060-AF48
_______________________________________________________________________




3756. AMENDMENT TO THE MVAC RULE TO INCLUDE ALL REFRIGERANTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7401 et seq; Title VI, Section 609

CFR Citation:  42 CFR 82, subpart B

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 1994.
Both the venting prohibition and the MVAC ``refrigerant'' definition 
expand to cover all refrigerants, beginning 11/15/95, according to 
sections 608 and 609 of the Clean Air Act.

Abstract: This action would facilitate fulfillment of two statutory 
requirements; the extension of the no-venting prohibition to all 
refrigerants under section 608 and the section 609 requirement that the 
term refrigerant, after November 15, 1995, include substitute 
refrigerants. The action would extend the applicable current 
requirements of the motor vehicle air-conditioning rule to the 
substitute refrigerants. This would require recovery and recycling of 
these refrigerants, in addition to the class I and class II 
refrigerants already covered under the MVAC rule. It would also require 
approved recycling equipment and specific certifications of equipment 
and technicians. The MVAC refrigerant definition was expanded to cover 
all refrigerants, beginning November 15, 1995, according to sections 
608 and 609 of the Clean Air Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/06/96                     61 FR 9014
Final Action                    11/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Sectors Affected:  75 Automotive Repair, Services, and Parking

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 3555.

Agency Contact: Christine Dibble, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9147
Fax: 202 233-9577

RIN: 2060-AF35
_______________________________________________________________________




3757. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: SUPPLEMENTAL RULE REGARDING A 
RECYCLING STANDARD UNDER SECTION 608

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7401 et seq, section 608

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 82, subpart F

Legal Deadline:  Other, Statutory, May 15, 1995.
The current rule sunsets the reclamation standard after May 15, 1995. 
Industry is requesting a change to that sunset, which would require a 
final rule by that 5/15/95 date.

Abstract: The current rule sunsets the requirement that a reclamation 
standard be met, as of May 1, 1995. Several members of the regulated 
community have approached EPA requesting that the requirement not be 
sunsetted or that it be replaced with a somewhat less stringent 
standard. This amendment will incorporate a level of continued required 
reclamation and/or recycling standard that the majority of the affected 
industry agrees is beneficial in order to encourage compliance.

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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/29/96                     61 FR 7858
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3556.
 Additional SANs 3895, 3896
The current rule sunsets the reclamation standard after May 15, 1995. 
Industry is requesting a change to that sunset, which would require a 
final rule by that 5/15/95 date.

Agency Contact: Cindy Newberg, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9729
Fax: 202 233-9665

RIN: 2060-AF36
_______________________________________________________________________




3758. HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES (TSDF) 
AND HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATORS; ORGANIC AIR EMISSION STANDARDS FOR 
TANKS, SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS, AND CONTAINERS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major under 5 USC 801.

Legal Authority:  RCRA 3002 and RCRA 3004

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 265

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These standards were promulgated on December 6, 1994 and will 
be effective on June 6, 1996. The final standards control organic air 
emissions from hazardous waste TSDF and generator sites. These 
emissions have been shown to contribute greatly to ground-level ozone 
formation and to cancer incidence among exposed populations.
Following promulgation, several affected sources contacted the EPA for 
clarification on certain requirements of the final standards and to 
dispute the necessity of certain technical requirements. The EPA has 
reviewed the final provision to determine whether the intended 
requirements are correctly conveyed in the final rule language.
The EPA has identified certain provisions for which the published 
language suggests a requirement that is more stringent than our intent, 
and in which the intended emission reductions can be achieved with less 
burdensome standards. The EPA intends to amend the final rule to 
include several revised provisions, including the following: certain 
fixed-roof tanks may be equipped with pressure relief devices that vent 
to the atmosphere; containers may be vented during loading and emptying 
operations; a facility may comply with the final rule using an 
implementation schedule in several different circumstances; and the 
frequency of monitoring for certain equipment shall be semi-annual 
rather than annual. These amendments will be published in two Federal 
Register notices; one for clarifying amendments and one for revisions. 
Any amendments published by the action will be deregulatory and will 
result in less extensive requirements than the published rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/14/95                    60 FR 41870
Technical Amendments            02/09/96                     61 FR 4903
Final Action                    10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3792.

Agency Contact: Michele Aston, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, (MD-13) OAQPS/ESD/WCPG, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2363

RIN: 2060-AG44
_______________________________________________________________________


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                 Long-Term Actions


Clean Air Act (CAA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3759.  NESHAP: FRICTION PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect the private sector under       
    PL 104-4.

Legal Authority:  PL 91-190; sec 203; CAA Section 112

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.

Abstract: The friction products source category includes any facility 
that manufactures or remanufactures friction products such as 
automobile brakes, brake pads, disk pads and clutch pads, including 
facilities that use non-asbestiform mineral fibers and asbestos 
replacement material. Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) are emitted from 
solvents contained in the adhesives used to bond the friction material 
to the automobile part.
Owners/operators of friction products facilities reported in 1992 that 
HAPs are emitted above major source thresholds (in excess of 10 tons 
per year of a single HAP or 25 tons per year of more than one HAP). 
Specifically, the HAPs reported include phenol, toluene, methyl 
chloroform, and methylethylketone, four of the 189 HAPs, listed in 
section 112(b) of the Clean Air Act (Act), as amended in 1990. Phenol 
is an extreme irritant, and is toxic (lethal) via oral exposure; 
toluene causes developmental effects, central nervous system 
dysfunction, attention deficits, and craniofacial and limb anomalies; 
methyl ethyl ketone and methyl chloroform (1, 1, 1 - trichloroethane) 
are a mild irritants and cause central nervous system depression. These 
four HAPs are not classifiable as to human carcinogenicity. Owners/
operators reported that these particular HAPs are emitted during heated 
processes such as curing, bonding and debonding processes. It is 
expected that substantial reductions in these emissions can be achieved 
at the ``floor'' levels of controls under Section 112(b).
The Agency plans to collect current information from owners/operators 
via a voluntary submission through trade association participation. 
Information regarding business size, quantities of pollutants, 
processes, air pollution control devices, pollution prevention 
practices and workplace practices in the industry will be requested. 
Based

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on this information and any needed new information to be developed by 
EPA and the industry, the Agency plans to propose and promulgate a 
maximum achievable control technology (MACT) or generally available 
control technology (GACT) standard for existing sources and new 
sources. Impacts on small businesses, (including SBREFA analyses) and 
on state/local/tribal governments will be assessed.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/99
Final Action                    11/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3899.

Agency Contact: Susan Zapata, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919-541-5167
Fax: 919-541-5600
Email: http://www.epa.gov/zapata.susan

RIN: 2060-AG87
_______________________________________________________________________




3760.  ANTIMICROBIAL PESTICIDE REGISTRATION REFORM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  7 USC 136a(h)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR Not yet determined

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory, May 1, 1997.

Abstract: This regulation will specify anitmicrobial registration 
reforms that will reduce to the extent possible the review time for 
antimicrobial pesticides. The regulation will clarify criteria for 
completeness of applications, and will specify or refer to a definition 
of the various classes of antimicrobial pesticide use patterns and the 
associated data and labeling requirements that would be consistent with 
the degree and type of risk presented by each class. EPA will evaluate 
the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of various registration process 
reforms, including registrant certification, third-party certification 
by laboratories and expansion of the current notification procedures.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3892.

Agency Contact: Walter C. Francis, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7505C, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703-305-6661
Fax: 703-305-5786
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AD12
_______________________________________________________________________




3761. ACID RAIN OPT-IN REGULATIONS

Priority:  Other Significant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 74

Timetable:

Combustion Sources  NPRM 09/24/93 (58 FR 50088)  Final 04/04/95 (60 FR 
17100)

Process Sources  NPRM 00/00/00  Final 00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Local

Agency Contact: Robert Miller
Phone: 202 233-9077

RIN: 2060-AD43
_______________________________________________________________________




3762. CONSOLIDATED EMISSION REPORTING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 51

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: David Misenheimer
Phone: 919 541-5473

RIN: 2060-AE32
_______________________________________________________________________




3763. NSPS: SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CHEMICALS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY - 
WASTEWATER

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 60

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/12/94                    59 FR 46780
Final Action                    11/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: Mary Tom Kissell
Phone: 919 541-4516

RIN: 2060-AE94
_______________________________________________________________________




3764. NESHAP: PETROLEUM REFINERIES - FCC UNITS, REFORMERS AND SULFUR 
PLANTS

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/97
Final Action                    12/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Bob Lucas
Phone: 919 541-0884

RIN: 2060-AF28
_______________________________________________________________________




3765. RADIATION WASTE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/97
Final Action                    10/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Ambika Bathija
Phone: 202 233-9445

RIN: 2060-AF41
_______________________________________________________________________




3766. AMENDMENTS TO METHOD 24 (WATER-BASED COATINGS)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 60

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/97
Final Action                    10/00/98

[[Page 63217]]

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Candace Sorrell
Phone: 919 541-1064

RIN: 2060-AF72
_______________________________________________________________________




3767. SERVICE INFORMATION AVAILABILITY

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 86

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: David Dickinson
Phone: 202 233-9256
Fax: 202 233-9596
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AG13
_______________________________________________________________________




3768. NESHAP FOR PLYWOOD AND PARTICLE BOARD MANUFACTURING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/98
Final Action                    11/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: Stephen A. Shedd
Phone: 919 541-5397
Fax: 919 541-3470

RIN: 2060-AG52
_______________________________________________________________________




3769. GUIDANCE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EPA'S RADIATION PROTECTION 
STANDARDS FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND STORAGE OF TRANSURANIC RADIOACTIVE 
WASTE AT THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT (WIPP)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 191

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Betsy Forinash
Phone: 202 233-9233
Fax: 202 233-9626
Email: Forinash.B[email protected]

RIN: 2060-AG74
_______________________________________________________________________




3770. NSPS FOR SULFUR DIOXIDE (SO2) - REVISION

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 60

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jim Eddinger
Phone: 919 541-5426

RIN: 2060-AD04
_______________________________________________________________________




3771. INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE NESHAP/NSPS

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 60; 40 CFR 63

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/99
Final Action                    11/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Local, Tribal

Agency Contact: Amanda Agnew
Phone: 919 541-5268

RIN: 2060-AG63
_______________________________________________________________________




3772. COMBUSTION TURBINE NESHAP/NSPS

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  44 CFR 60

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/99
Final Action                    11/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Sims Roy
Phone: 919 541-5263

RIN: 2060-AG67
_______________________________________________________________________




3773. NESHAP--IRON FOUNDRIES AND STEEL FOUNDRIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/99

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: James H. Maysilles
Phone: 919 541-3265

RIN: 2060-AE43
_______________________________________________________________________




3774. NESHAP: INTEGRATED IRON AND STEEL

Priority:  Economically Significant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/98
Final Action                    11/00/99

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: Phil Mulrine
Phone: 919 541-5289

RIN: 2060-AE48
_______________________________________________________________________




3775. NESHAP: MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIC CHEMICAL PRODUCTION AND PROCESSES

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/99
Final Action                    11/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

[[Page 63218]]

Agency Contact: Randy McDonald
Phone: 919 541-5402

RIN: 2060-AE82
_______________________________________________________________________




3776. NESHAP: CHLORINE PRODUCTION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: Iliam D. Rosario
Phone: 919 541-5308

RIN: 2060-AE85
_______________________________________________________________________




3777. NESHAP: NYLON 6 PRODUCTION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Mark Morris
Phone: 919 541-5416

RIN: 2060-AF27
_______________________________________________________________________




3778. NESHAP: BAKER'S YEAST MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/98
Final Action                    06/00/99

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Tony Wayne
Phone: 919 541-5439

RIN: 2060-AF30
_______________________________________________________________________




3779. NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARD FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR PAINT 
STRIPPER USERS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/99
Final Action                    11/15/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Vickie Boothe
Phone: 919 541-0164
Fax: 919 541-0072

RIN: 2060-AG26
_______________________________________________________________________




3780. NESHAP FOR BOAT MANUFACTURING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/99
Final Action                    12/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Madeleine Strum
Phone: 919 541-2383
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: Strum.M[email protected]

RIN: 2060-AG27
_______________________________________________________________________




3781. NESHAP FOR TIRE MANUFACTURING

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/98
Final Action                    11/00/99

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Tony Wayne
Phone: 919 541-5439
Fax: 919 541-0942

RIN: 2060-AG29
_______________________________________________________________________




3782. NESHAP FOR AEROSOL CAN PRODUCTION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/98
Final Action                    11/00/99

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Fred Dimmick
Phone: 919 541-5625
Fax: 919 541-0942

RIN: 2060-AG32
_______________________________________________________________________




3783. PETROLEUM SOLVENT DRY CLEANERS MACT STANDARD

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/99

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Fred Dimmick
Phone: 919 541-5625
Fax: 919 541-0942

RIN: 2060-AG34
_______________________________________________________________________




3784. NESHAP FOR ETHYLENE PROCESSES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/98
Final Action                    11/00/99

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Warren R. Johnson, Jr.

[[Page 63219]]

Phone: 919 541-5124
Fax: 919 541-0072
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AG53
_______________________________________________________________________




3785. LARGE APPLIANCE COATINGS INTEGRATED REGULATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63; 40 CFR 59

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/99
Final Action                    11/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Agency Contact: Mohamed Serageldin
Phone: 919 541-2379
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AG54
_______________________________________________________________________




3786. ASPHALT ROOFING AND PROCESSING NESHAP

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/99
Interim Final Rule              00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: Juan E. Santiago
Phone: 919 541-1084

RIN: 2060-AG66
_______________________________________________________________________




3787. NESHAP CHROMIUM REFRACTORIES

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Susan Fairchild-Zapata
Phone: 919 541-5167

RIN: 2060-AG68
_______________________________________________________________________




3788. NESHAP FOR INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BOILERS AND 
PROCESS HEATERS

Priority:  Economically Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/00/00
NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: James Eddinger
Phone: 919 541-5426
Fax: 919 541-0072

RIN: 2060-AG69
_______________________________________________________________________




3789. NESHAP: LIME MANUFACTURING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: Joseph Wood
Phone: 919 541-5446

RIN: 2060-AG72
_______________________________________________________________________




3790.  NESHAP: SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect the private sector under       
    PL 104-4.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000. Other, Statutory, 
November 15, 2000.
10 year source category BIN

Abstract: This rule will establish MACT (maximum available control 
technology) for semiconductor production facilities. This action will 
result in little or no additional emission reduction, but will 
establish a federal MACT level for large facilities (when and if 
necessary).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/97
Final Action                    12/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3902.

Agency Contact: Tony Wayne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919-541-5439
Fax: 919-541-0942

RIN: 2060-AG93
_______________________________________________________________________




3791.  NESHAP: METAL CAN (SURFACE COATING) INDUSTRY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.

Abstract: This action will result in the reduction of hazardous air 
pollutants emitted by the metal can industry. The Agency will study 
what pollutants are emitted and evaluate the control techniques, 
including pollution prevention, that are used to reduce these 
emissions. The Agency will also determine what, if any, impact the rule 
would have on small businesses.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/99
Final Action                    11/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3906.

Agency Contact: Gail Lacy, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5261
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AG96

[[Page 63220]]

_______________________________________________________________________




3792.  NESHAP: METAL COIL (SURFACE COATING) INDUSTRY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.

Abstract: This action will result in the reduction of hazardous air 
pollutants emitted by the metal coil surface coating industry. The 
Agency will study what pollutants are emitted and evaluate the control 
techniques, including pollution prevention, that are used to reduce 
these emissions. The Agency will also determine what, if any, impact 
the rule would have on small businesses.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/99
Final Action                    11/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3905.

Agency Contact: Gail Lacy, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5261
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AG97
_______________________________________________________________________




3793.  NESHAP: FABRIC PRINTING, COATING AND DYEING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.

Abstract: This action will result in the reduction of hazardous air 
pollutants (HAP) emitted from fabric printing coating and dyeing. The 
Agency will identify and study the types and sources of HAP emissions 
from these processes, and evaluate pollution prevention and other 
control techniques which can reduce these emissions.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/99
Final Action                    11/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3909.

Agency Contact: Dave Salman, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0859
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AG98
_______________________________________________________________________




3794.  AUTOMOBILE AND LIGHT-DUTY TRUCK MANUFACTURING INTEGRATED 
RULE DEVELOPMENT

Priority:  Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63; 40 CFR 59

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.

Abstract: This action will result in the reduction of hazardous air 
pollutants (HAPs), emitted by the automobile and light-duty truck 
manufacturing industry, and the reduction of volatile organic compound 
(VOC) emissions from the coatings used by this industry. The Agency 
will study the HAP and VOC emitted by the industry and will evaluate 
pollution prevention and other control techniques which can reduce 
these emissions. Although separate rulemakings will be required to meet 
the statutory requirements for HAP emission reduction (section 112 of 
the Clean Air Act) and VOC emission reduction (section 183(e) of the 
Clean Air Act), the development of the individual rules will be 
integrated to maximize resources, avoid duplication of data gathering 
efforts and ensure compatibility of the HAP and VOC requirements. 
Automobile and light-duty truck assembly plants are unlikely to be 
small businesses.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/99
Final Action                    11/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3907.

Agency Contact: Dave Salman, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0859
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AG99
_______________________________________________________________________




3795.  OFFSET LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING NATIONAL VOC RULE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 59

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will result in the reduction of volatile organic 
compound (VOC) emissions from offset lithographic printing.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/98
Final Action                    11/00/99

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3908.

Agency Contact: Dave Salman, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0859
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AH00
_______________________________________________________________________




3796.  NESHAP: PRIMARY MAGNESIUM REFINING

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  Section 112 of the Clean Air Act

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 60

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.

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

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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                            05/00/99
Final Action                    05/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3924.

Agency Contact: Iliam D. Rosario, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5308
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AH03
_______________________________________________________________________




3797. NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS (NSPS) AND EMISSION GUIDELINES 
FOR INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL WASTE INCINERATORS

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 60

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM Comment Period End        12/28/94                    59 FR 66850
NPRM                            11/00/99
Final Action                    11/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: George Smith
Phone: 919 541-1549

RIN: 2060-AF91
_______________________________________________________________________




3798. NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND EMISSION GUIDELINES FOR OTHER 
SOLID WASTE INCINERATORS

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 60

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           12/28/94                    59 FR 66850
NPRM                            12/00/99
Final Action                    11/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: George Smith
Phone: 919 541-1549
Fax: 919 541-0072

RIN: 2060-AG31
_______________________________________________________________________




3799.  PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION OF AIR QUALITY: 
PERMIT APPLICATION REVIEW PROCEDURES FOR NON-FEDERAL CLASS I AREAS

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  42 USC sections 7670-7479; Clean Air Act sections 
160-169

CFR Citation:  40 CFR section 51.166; 40 CFR Section 52.21

Legal Deadline:  Other, Judicial, July 16, 1996.
In July 16, 1996 letters to the Governors of Michigan and Wisconsin, 
the Administrator committed to completing the ANPRM ``shortly''

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

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/97
Final Action                    10/00/98

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3919.
In 7/16/96 letters to Governors of MI and WI the Administrator 
committed to completing the ANPRM ``shortly.''

Agency Contact: David LaRoche, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, (6102), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7652
Fax: 202 260-8509
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AH01
_______________________________________________________________________




3800. METAL FURNITURE COATINGS INTEGRATED REGULATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63; 40 CFR 59

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/99
Final Action                    11/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Agency Contact: Dr. Mohamed Serageldin
Phone: 919 541-2379
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AG55
_______________________________________________________________________




3801.  FLATWOOD PANELING (SURFACE COATING) INTEGRATED RULE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.

Abstract: This action will result in the reduction of hazardous air 
pollutants (HAP) emitted by the flatwood paneling surface coating 
industry, and the reduction of volatile organic compound (VOC) 
emissions from coatings used by these industry. The Agency will study 
the various HAP and VOC pollutants emitted by the industry and will 
evaluate pollution prevention and control techniques which can reduce 
these emissions. Although separate rulemakings will be required to meet 
the statutory requirements for HAP emission reduction (section 183(e) 
of the Clean Air Act), the development of the individual rules will be 
integrated to maximize resources and avoid duplication of data 
gathering efforts.

[[Page 63222]]

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/98
Final Action                    05/00/99

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3904.

Agency Contact: Paul Almodovar, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0283
Fax: 919 541-5689

RIN: 2060-AH02
_______________________________________________________________________




3802. SURFACE COATING OF MISCELLANEOUS METAL PARTS AND PRODUCTS--
INTEGRATED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63; 40 CFR 59

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/99
Final Action                    11/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: Bruce Moore
Phone: 919 541-5460
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AG56
_______________________________________________________________________




3803. PLASTIC PARTS COATING INTEGRATED RULE FOR VOLATILE ORGANIC 
COMPOUNDS (VOC) AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS (HAPS)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 59; 40 CFR 63

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/99
Final Action                    11/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: Ellen Ducey
Phone: 919 541-5408
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AG57
_______________________________________________________________________




3804. INTEGRATED RULE FOR PAPER, FILM AND FOIL COATING AND COATINGS: 
MACT FOR NESHAP; AND BAC FOR NATIONAL VOC RULE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63; 40 CFR 59

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/99
Final Action                    11/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Daniel Brown
Phone: 919 541-5303
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AG58
_______________________________________________________________________




3805. REGULATIONS GOVERNING PRIOR NOTICE OF CITIZEN SUITS BROUGHT UNDER 
SECTION 304 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 54

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/10/93                     58 FR 7870
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Marie Miller
Phone: 202 564-2260

RIN: 2060-AD80
_______________________________________________________________________


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                 Completed Actions


Clean Air Act (CAA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3806. FEDERAL OPERATING PERMIT RULES

Priority:  Economically Significant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 71

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    07/01/96                    61 FR 34202

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Candace Carraway
Phone: 919 541-3189

RIN: 2060-AD68
_______________________________________________________________________




3807. INSPECTION/MAINTENANCE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS--ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC 
CHECKS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 85

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/06/96                    61 FR 40940

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Eugene J. Tierney
Phone: 313 668-4456

RIN: 2060-AE19
_______________________________________________________________________




3808. COMPLIANCE APPLICATION GUIDANCE FOR 40 CFR 194

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 191; 40 CFR 194

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Notice of Availability of Final 
Guidance                        05/01/96                    61 FR 19283

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Agnes Ortiz
Phone: 202 233-9466

RIN: 2060-AG09

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_______________________________________________________________________




3809. DETERMINING CONFORMITY OF GENERAL FEDERAL ACTIONS TO STATE OR 
FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PLANS (FOR ATTAINMENT AND UNCLASSIFIABLE AREAS)

Priority:  Economically Significant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 93

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn The Agency plans no 
further action on this rule.    10/10/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Gary Blais
Phone: 202 260-4491

RIN: 2060-AG10
_______________________________________________________________________




3810. REVISION TO THE MAXIMUM OXYGEN STANDARD FOR REFORMULATED GASOLINE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 80.41(g)

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

FINAL                           03/25/96                    61 FR 12030

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Christine Brunner
Phone: 313 668-4287

RIN: 2060-AG17
_______________________________________________________________________




3811. AMENDMENTS TO THE FINAL RULES NESHAP FOR CHROMIUM ELECTROPLATING, 
NESHAP FOR COMMERCIAL STERILIZATION, NESHAP FOR DRY CLEANERS, AND NESHAP 
FOR SECONDARY LEAD SMELTERS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/03/96                    61 FR 27785

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Lalit Banker
Phone: 919 541-5420

RIN: 2060-AG36
_______________________________________________________________________




3812. REGULATION OF FUEL AND FUEL ADDITIVES: CONTROLS APPLICABLE TO 
GASOLINE RETAILERS AND WHOLESALE PURCHASER-CONSUMERS; 10 GALLON PER 
MINUTE FUEL DISPENSING LIMIT REQUIREMENT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 80

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final                    06/26/96                    61 FR 33034

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Karl J. Simon
Phone: 202 233-9299
Fax: 202 233-9596

RIN: 2060-AG45
_______________________________________________________________________




3813. REVISION TO APPENDIX W OF 40 CFR PART 51

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 51.112; 40 CFR 51.160; 40 CFR 52.166; 40 CFR 
52.21

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim/Direct Final            08/12/96                    61 FR 41837

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: Tom Coulter
Phone: 919 541-0832
Fax: 919 541-0044
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AG71
_______________________________________________________________________




3814. REVISIONS TO PART 35, SUBPART A SECTION 105 AIR GRANT REGULATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 35, subpart A

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              01/04/95                      60 FR 366

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Agency Contact: William Houck
Phone: 202 260-1754

RIN: 2060-AF03
_______________________________________________________________________




3815. NSPS: MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS

Priority:  Economically Significant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 60

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/12/96                     61 FR 9905

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: Martha Smith
Phone: 919 541-2421

RIN: 2060-AC42
_______________________________________________________________________




3816. RADIONUCLIDE MAJOR SOURCE DEFINITION

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - The Agency does not 
plan any further action.        10/15/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Gale Bonanno
Phone: 202 233-9219

RIN: 2060-AD60
_______________________________________________________________________




3817. NESHAP: PRINTING/PUBLISHING INDUSTRY

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/30/96                    61 FR 27132

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: David Salman
Phone: 919 541-0859

RIN: 2060-AD95

[[Page 63224]]

_______________________________________________________________________




3818. NESHAP: POLYMERS AND RESINS, GROUP I

Priority:  Other Significant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    09/05/96                    61 FR 46985

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Robert Rosensteel
Phone: 919 541-5608

RIN: 2060-AD96
_______________________________________________________________________




3819. NESHAP FOR OFF-SITE WASTE AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    07/01/96                    61 FR 34140

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Michele Aston
Phone: 919 541-5032

RIN: 2060-AE05
_______________________________________________________________________




3820. NESHAP: POLYMERS AND RESINS, GROUP IV

Priority:  Other Significant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    09/12/96                    61 FR 48208

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Robert Rosensteel
Phone: 919 541-5608

RIN: 2060-AE37
_______________________________________________________________________




3821. DELISTING OF SOURCE CATEGORIES UNDER 112(C): STAINLESS AND NON-
STAINLESS STEEL MANUFACTURING AND ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE (EAF) OPERATION, 
WOOD TREATMENT, AND CHROMIUM CHEMICALS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  None

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/04/96                    61 FR 28197

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: David Svendsgaard
Phone: 919 541-2380

RIN: 2060-AF11
_______________________________________________________________________




3822. DECISION ON THE PETITION TO REMOVE CAPROLACTAM FROM THE LIST OF 
HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/18/96                    61 FR 30816

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Pate
Phone: 919 541-5347

RIN: 2060-AF33
_______________________________________________________________________




3823. REVISION TO THE RULE FOR APPROVAL OF STATE PROGRAMS AND DELEGATION 
OF FEDERAL AUTHROITIES, AND NEW RULE FOR PARTIAL DELEGATION OF FEDERAL 
AUTHORITIES AND PARTIAL APPROVAL OF STATE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 63 subpart E

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final                    07/10/96                    61 FR 36295

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Sheila Milliken
Phone: 919 541-2625
Fax: 919 541-5509

RIN: 2060-AG61
_______________________________________________________________________




3824. ADJUSTMENT OF REID VAPOR PRESSURE LOWER LIMIT FOR REFORMULATED 
GASOLINE SOLD IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 80.42(c)(1)

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Action             05/08/96                    61 FR 20738

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Anne Pastorkovich
Phone: 202 233-9013
Fax: 202 233-9556
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AG82
_______________________________________________________________________




3825. AEROSOL SPRAY PAINTS VOC RULE

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 59

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - The Agency does not 
plan any further action.        10/04/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: Paul Almodovar
Phone: 919 541-0283

RIN: 2060-AF61
_______________________________________________________________________




3826. REVISED LIGHT-DUTY DURABILITY PROCEDURES FOR MODEL YEAR 1999 AND 
LATER

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 86

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn The Agency does not 
plan any further action.        10/16/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

[[Page 63225]]

Agency Contact: Eldert Boutekoe
Phone: 313 668-4442

RIN: 2060-AE06
_______________________________________________________________________




3827. ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS: REVISION TO REQUIREMENTS FOR STORAGE OF 
ENGINE CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH EXTINGUISHING A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR 
LIGHT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 86

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/02/95                    60 FR 39264

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Todd Sherwood
Phone: 313 668-4405

RIN: 2060-AF20
_______________________________________________________________________




3828. ALTERNATIVE TEST PROCEDURE FOR THE VOLUNTARY AFTERMARKET PART 
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 85

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM (Supplemental)             01/30/91                     56 FR 3746

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: John L. Wehrly
Phone: 313 668-4286

RIN: 2060-AC50
_______________________________________________________________________




3829. REGULATION OF FUEL AND FUEL ADDITIVES: CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 
FOR DEPOSIT CONTROL ADDITIVES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major under 5 USC 801.

Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect the private sector under       
    PL 104-4.

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 80

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    07/05/96                    61 FR 35309

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jeff Herzog
Phone: 313 668-4227
Fax: 313 741-7869

RIN: 2060-AG06
_______________________________________________________________________




3830. EMISSION STANDARDS FOR GASOLINE SPARK-IGNITION AND DIESEL 
COMPRESSION-IGNITION MARINE ENGINES

Priority:  Economically Significant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 91

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/04/96                    61 FR 52087

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Deanne North
Phone: 313 668-4331

RIN: 2060-AE54
_______________________________________________________________________




3831. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO REGULATIONS PROMULGATED UNDER SECTION 608 
OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 82

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn -This action has been 
combined with RIN 2060-AG20, SAN 
3673.                           10/22/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Cindy Newberg
Phone: 202 233-9729
Fax: 202 233-9577
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AG47
_______________________________________________________________________


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)               Proposed Rule Stage


Superfund (CERCLA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3832.  STREAMLINING THE PREAUTHORIZATION MIXED FUNDING FOR 
APPLICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CLAIMS AGAINST SUPERFUND

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 9601

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 307

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Current regulations at 40 CFR part 307 provide for the 
preauthorization of claims against the Superfund in instances where the 
Agency makes a determination that mixed funding is appropriate. This 
process has been labeled by many stakeholders as overly burdensome. The 
Agency has reviewed the current process in order to identify areas in 
which burdens may be lessened and requirements may be streamlined. As a 
result, the Agency proposes to amend the current regulation to: 
streamline the application process by eliminating duplicative 
information requirements; minimize the requirements related to 
management, oversight, and reporting of the cleanup, by removing the 
requirement to be guided by the Federal Acquisition Requirements, and 
replacing the requirement of maximum free and open competition with a 
``bright-line'' standard; allow claimants to provide independent 
certification of claims and supporting documentation; streamline the 
actual payment process by taking advantage of the electronic funds 
transfer process; ensure that cost recovery concerns are addressed by 
requiring claimants, within a settlement document, to reimburse the 
Fund for costs not recovered (only in the event cost recovery is 
initiated), due to claimants' failure to provide adequate documentary 
support or upon a determination that response costs expended (and 
claimed) were not reasonable or not incurred consistent with the NCP; 
and ensure proper accounting by requiring offsets for funds owed to the 
Agency by claimants.

[[Page 63226]]

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3885.

Agency Contact: Seth Bruckner, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, (5204G), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703-603-8766
Fax: 703-603-9100
Email: Bruckner.S[email protected]

RIN: 2050-AE38
_______________________________________________________________________




3833. GRANTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE RULE REFORM - 40 CFR PART 35 
SUBPART M

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 9617(e)/CERCLA 117

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 35

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed revisions to the Technical Assistance Grants 
(TAG) Rule contain four main components that will simplify the 
application and administrative processes. The first component to the 
TAG Rule would eliminate the condition that response action be underway 
or scheduled to begin for EPA to provide formal notice that a grant may 
soon be awarded. TAG eligibility would be triggered once the site is 
proposed for listing on the NPL. A second component would eliminate the 
requirement that budget periods may not exceed 3 years. Budget periods 
would be negotiated with TAG applicants so that they have flexibility 
to synchronize the period of time during which the recipient 
anticipates having a technical advisor involved with the schedule of 
work at a site. A third component would eliminate the 20 percent 
ceiling for administrative costs of a grant so that recipients do not 
need to differentiate between programmatic and administrative cost. 
This will reduce information collection burden. A fourth component to 
the TAG Rule is the elimination of the distinction between sole and 
multiple applicants, since both must meet identical criteria. The 
requirement that the applicant demonstrate that there is an actual or 
potential health threat posed to group members by the site would also 
be deleted since EPA believes that there is a potential health threat 
at all Superfund sites. EPA also believes that all Superfund sites pose 
potential economic and recreational threats to adjacent communities, 
and that there is no need for the applicant to provide evidence of 
those threats. Furthermore, EPA may already have sufficient information 
from various sources concerning the potential health, economic, and 
recreational threats posed by Superfund sites.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3806.

Agency Contact: Nicole Lacoste, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5203G, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 603-8842
Fax: 703 603-9100

RIN: 2050-AE33
_______________________________________________________________________




3834. REPORTABLE QUANTITY ADJUSTMENTS FOR CARBAMATES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  PL 96-510, sec 102(a); PL 99-499

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 302

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA has listed carbamate waste streams as hazardous wastes 
under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). RCRA listed 
wastes, by statute, automatically become hazardous substances under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(CERCLA) and are assigned a one pound statutory reportable quantity 
(RQ) unless EPA adjusts them. These substances also become subject to 
reporting requirements under the Emergency Planning and Community Right 
to Know Act (EPCRA) with a one pound threshold. EPA, in this action, 
will propose RQ adjustments for the carbamates. Most RQ adjustments are 
expected to be greater than one pound. Raising the RQs for these 
substances would decrease the burden on 1) the regulated community for 
complying with the reporting requirements under CERCLA and EPCRA; 2) 
Federal, State, and local authorities for program implementation; and 
3) Federal, State, or local authorities, if they release hazardous 
substances at the RQ level or greater.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3423.

Agency Contact: Frank Avvisato, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, (5204G), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 603-8949

RIN: 2050-AE12
_______________________________________________________________________




3835. NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST FOR UNCONTROLLED HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES: 
PROPOSED AND FINAL RULES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 9605/CERCLA 105

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 300.425

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action proposes to revise the sites included on the 
National Priorities List (NPL) of uncontrolled waste sites in the 
National Contingency Plan (NCP). CERCLA requires that the Agency revise 
the NPL at least annually. Periodic revisions will allow EPA to include 
sites on the NPL with known or threatened hazardous substance releases 
and to delete sites that have been cleaned up.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM Proposal 17                08/23/94                    59 FR 43314
Final Action Final 13           12/16/94                    59 FR 65206
NPRM Proposal 18                02/13/95                     60 FR 8212
Final Action Final 14           04/25/95                    60 FR 20330

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Final Action (Southern 
Shipbuilding)                   05/26/95                    60 FR 27896
Final 15                        09/29/95                    60 FR 50435
NPRM Proposal 19                10/02/95                    60 FR 51390
NPRM Proposal 20                06/17/96                    61 FR 30575
Final 16                        06/17/96                    61 FR 30510
NPRM Proposal 21                11/00/96
Final 17                        11/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3439.

Agency Contact: Terry Keidan, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, (5204G), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 603-8852

RIN: 2050-AD75
_______________________________________________________________________




3836. AMENDMENTS TO THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW 
ACT, SECTIONS 302 THROUGH 312

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  PL 99-499

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 355; 40 CFR 370

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposal will include a modification to the chemical 
inventory reporting forms under Section 312 of the Emergency Planning 
and Community Right-to-Know Act, as well as modifications to other 
sections (302-312) of the law.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3215.

Agency Contact: John Ferris, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, (5101), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-4043

RIN: 2050-AE17
_______________________________________________________________________


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                  Final Rule Stage


Superfund (CERCLA)



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3837.  LIST OF REGULATED SUBSTANCES AND THRESHOLDS FOR 
ACCIDENTAL RELEASE PREVENTION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 7412(r); 42 USC 7601

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 68

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing 
several modifications to provisions of the rule listing regulated 
substances and threshold quantities under section 112(r) of the Clean 
Air act as Amended. EPA is proposing to delete the category of 
explosives listed by DOT as Division 1.1 from the list of regulated 
substances. Flammable substances in gasoline used as fuel and in 
naturally occurring hydrocarbon mixtures prior to initial processing 
are proposed for exemption under the threshold quantity determinations. 
Modifications to the definition of stationary source are proposed to 
clarify the exemption of transportation and storage incident to 
transportation and to clarify that naturally occurring hydrocarbon 
reservoirs are not stationary sources or parts of stationary sources. 
EPA proposes to clarify that 40 CFR part 68 does not apply to 
facilities located on the Outer Continental Shelf. EPA believes these 
changes will better focus on the high hazard/high risk substances and 
operations covered under the Risk Management Program rule for 
accidental release prevention. These changes will reduce the number of 
stationary sources subject to the requirements of the risk management 
program rule and decrease the burden on the regulated community.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/15/96                    61 FR 16598
Final Action                    09/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3787.

Agency Contact: Vanessa Rodriguez, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Solid Waste and Emergency Response, (5101), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202-260-7913
Fax: 202-260-0927

RIN: 2050-AE35
_______________________________________________________________________




3838.  REVISION OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT REIMBURSEMENT REGULATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 9600

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 310

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Local governments play an important role in protecting human 
health and the environment. Local governments are usually the first 
government representatives on the scene of an environmental emergency 
response action. They play a critical role in carrying out temporary 
emergency measures to prevent or mitigate releases or threatened 
releases of hazardous substances. Conducting such measures has placed a 
significant financial burden on local governments. EPA is charged with 
alleviating that burden by reimbursing governments for certain 
emergency response activities. The rules for reimbursement were 
originally set forth by the Agency in January of 1993. This rulemaking 
will revise those rules by: 1) eliminating several requirements that 
may broaden the number of eligible local governments and Indian Tribes; 
2) streamlining the application process;

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and 3) reducing the burden on eligible local governments and Indian 
Tribes. There are a number of requirements that may change with this 
rulemaking; for example, EPA intends to eliminate the requirement that 
the local government contact the Agency within 24 hours. EPA will 
reduce the reporting burden on applicants by requesting that they 
certify in many cases rather than demonstrate compliance with the 
program requirements. The anticipated impact of this action is to 
provide a greater number of local governments and Indian Tribes with 
easier access to Federal funding, thereby improving their ability to 
protect human health and the environment.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Local, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3884.

Agency Contact: Lisa Boynton, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, (5204G), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703-603-9052
Fax: 703-603-9012

RIN: 2050-AE36
_______________________________________________________________________




3839. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTING EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTAIN RADIONUCLIDE 
RELEASES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 9602 to 9604; 42 USC 9615; 33 USC 1321; 33 USC 
1361

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 302.6(c); 40 CFR 355.40(a)(2)(vi)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule affects the requirement in Superfund and the 
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act that facilities 
immediately report to State, local and federal authorities the release 
of a hazardous substances in an amount that equals or exceeds a 
reportable quantity. In 1989, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
set reportable quantities for radionuclides (a category of hazardous 
substances) by regulation. In that same rule, EPA also established four 
exemptions to the general reporting requirement, to exclude from it 
certain releases of naturally occurring radionuclides for which the 
government does not need reports. These exemptions are for releases 
from: (1) large land holdings; (2) disturbances of land for purposes 
other than mining; (3) the dumping of coal and coal ash at utility and 
industrial facilities with coal-fired boilers; and (4) coal and ash 
piles at those facilities.
Later, a court ruled that the Agency had promulgated the four 
exemptions without giving the public opportunity to comment. The Agency 
subsequently provided the opportunity for public notice and comment on 
these exemptions. Based on those comments, the Agency is now seeking 
further comments on the possibility of broadening the exemptions. 
Depending upon the Agency's analysis of comments received, it could in 
a final rule, either reaffirm or modify the exemptions. Modification of 
the exemptions would further reduce the burden on facilities which must 
report, and on the State and local authorities which must receive and 
evaluate reports to determine whether reported releases pose a threat 
to human health and the environment.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/30/92                    57 FR 56726
Supplemental Notice             08/04/95                    60 FR 40042
Final Action                    02/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Sectors Affected:  49 Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services; 16 Heavy 
Construction Other Than Building Construction-Contractors; 01 
Agricultural Production-Crops; 10 Metal Mining

Additional Information: SAN No. 3054.

Agency Contact: Lynn Beasley, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, (5202G), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 603-9086

RIN: 2050-AD46
_______________________________________________________________________


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                 Long-Term Actions


Superfund (CERCLA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3840. REPORTING EXEMPTIONS FOR FEDERALLY-PERMITTED RELEASES OF HAZARDOUS 
SUBSTANCES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 117; 40 CFR 302; 40 CFR 355

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/19/88                    53 FR 27268
Supplemental Notice             07/11/89                    54 FR 29306
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Lynn Beasley
Phone: 703 603-9086

RIN: 2050-AB82
_______________________________________________________________________




3841. DELETION OF SACCHARIN FROM THE LIST OF HAZARDOUS WASTES UNDER RCRA 
AND THE LIST OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES UNDER CERCLA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 261.33(f); 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 302.4

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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Wanda L. Levine
Phone: 703 308-0438

RIN: 2050-AD45
_______________________________________________________________________




3842. REPORTABLE QUANTITY ADJUSTMENT FOR RADON-222

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 302

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Lynn Beasley
Phone: 703 603-9086

RIN: 2050-AE20
_______________________________________________________________________


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                 Completed Actions


Superfund (CERCLA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3843. RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR CHEMICAL ACCIDENTAL RELEASE PREVENTION

Priority:  Economically Significant

Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect State, local or tribal 
governments.
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 68

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/20/96                    61 FR 31668

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: Lyse Helsing
Phone: 202 260-6128

RIN: 2050-AD26
_______________________________________________________________________




3844. AMENDMENTS TO THE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES LIST UNDER 
SECTION 302 OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 355

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/07/96                    61 FR 20473

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: John Ferris
Phone: 202 260-4043

RIN: 2050-AD50
_______________________________________________________________________


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)               Proposed Rule Stage


General



_______________________________________________________________________




3845. COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY 
ACT (CERCLA) COST RECOVERY

Priority:  Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  42 USC 9665 to 9857/CERCLA 115; 33 USC 1321(c)(2)/
CERCLA 107

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 308

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would establish a new methodology for allocating 
EPA's indirect costs to individual Superfund sites for cost recovery. 
The proposed methodology would allocate 100% of recoverable indirect 
costs to sites for potential recovery, compared to the current 
methodology which allocates approximately 33% of indirect costs to 
sites.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 3765.

Agency Contact: Chad Littleton, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, (2273A), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 603-9068

RIN: 2020-AA25
_______________________________________________________________________




3846. RULES OF PRACTICE FOR ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS NOT GOVERNED BY THE 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1319/CWA 309; 33 USC 1321/CWA 311; 42 USC 
9609/CERCLA 109; 42 USC 7413/CAA 113; 42 USC 11045/EPCRA 325; 42 USC 
300/SDWA 1423

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 22

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will consolidate and harmonize in a single 
regulation the various procedural guidances and regulations which EPA 
presently employs in response to Congressional direction to provide 
streamlined procedure for the assessment of certain administrative 
penalties. Although the

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substantive requirements of various statutes differ, each authorizes 
the Administrator to assess civil penalties without recourse to the 
Administrative Procedure Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/01/91                    56 FR 29996
Reproposal                      10/00/96
Final Action                    06/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3486.

Agency Contact: Robert Kinney, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, (2243A), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-3712

RIN: 2020-AA23
_______________________________________________________________________




3847. INCORPORATION OF CLASS DEVIATION INTO EPAAR

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  40 USC 486(c)

CFR Citation:  48 CFR 1506; 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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/00/97
Final Action                    07/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no 
statutory requirement. There is a paperwork burden associated with this 
action.
Additional Information: SAN No. 3580.

Agency Contact: Edward Chambers, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Administration and Resource Management, 3802F, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6028

RIN: 2030-AA37
_______________________________________________________________________




3848. EPA MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  40 USC 486(c)

CFR Citation:  48 CFR 1544; 48 CFR 1552

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule will amend EPA's Acquisition Regulation 
(EPAAR) to establish a Mentor-Protege Program. Participating prime 
contractors serving as Mentors will provide technical and managerial 
support to Protege small disadvantaged business subcontractors.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/97
Final Action                    12/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no 
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with 
this action.
Additional Information: SAN No. 3629.

Agency Contact: Edward Chambers, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Administration and Resource Management, 3802F, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6028

RIN: 2030-AA40
_______________________________________________________________________




3849.  INCREMENTALLY FUNDING FIXED PRICE CONTRACTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect the private sector under       
    PL 104-4.

Legal Authority:  40 USC 486 (c)

CFR Citation:  48 CFR 1532

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule will add subpart 1532.7, Contract Funding, 
to the Environmental Protection Agency's Acquisition Regulation 
(EPAAR). It also will revise Part 1552 of the EPAAR to include a clause 
for incrementally funding fixed price contracts.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/00/97
Final Action                    06/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no 
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with 
this action.
Additional Information: SAN No. 3876.

Agency Contact: Frances Smith, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Administration and Resource Management, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 260 260-9948
Fax: 202 260-1203

RIN: 2030-AA50
_______________________________________________________________________




3850.  REVISION OF EPA ACQUISITION REGULATIONS FOR QUALITY 
SYSTEMS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  40 USC 486(c)

CFR Citation:  48 CFR 1546.2

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is updating the quality assurance requirements in its 
Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR). The Agency relies on environmental 
measurement data in many of its activities, including regulatory 
development, the application of regulations (e.g., permitting, 
enforcement actions), and research programs. The Agency must be ensured 
that the data are of appropriate type and quality to support the 
proposed use (that data meet the needs for rule-making, enforcement 
action, etc.) The extramural community has been using the existing 
EPAAR QA requirements since 1984 and recognizes the need to update 
these requirements to reflect the current understanding of quality 
systems.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/00/97
Final Action                    07/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no 
statutory requirement. The agency has not yet determined whether there 
is a paperwork burden associated with this action.
Additional Information: SAN No. 3874.

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Agency Contact: Linda Avellar, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Administration and Resource Management, (3802F), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202-260-6800
Fax: 202-260-1203

RIN: 2030-AA51
_______________________________________________________________________




3851.  NOTICE TO CLARIFY EXISTING CONFLICT OF INTEREST COVERAGE 
REGARDING POLICY/RESPONSE ACTION CONTRACTOR EXCLUSIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect the private sector under       
    PL 104-4.

Legal Authority:  40 USC 486 (c)

CFR Citation:  48 CFR 1552

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule will revise EPAAR coverage to clarify that 
existing coverage prohibiting Headquarters support contractors from 
entering into response action contracts, also prohibits Superfund 
response action contractors from receiving Headquarters support 
contracts.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/96
Final Action                    04/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no 
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with 
this action.
Additional Information: SAN No. 3875.

Agency Contact: Louise Senzel, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Administration and Resource Management, (3802F), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6204
Fax: 202 260-1203

RIN: 2030-AA52
_______________________________________________________________________




3852. AGENCY IMPLEMENTATION OF FEDERAL ACQUISITION STREAMLINING ACT 
(FASA) CHANGES TO TRUTH IN NEGOTIATIONS ACT (TINA)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  40 USC 390/EPAAR 205

CFR Citation:  48 CFR 1523

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA), P.L. 103-
355, changed the nature of contract pricing information that 
contractors must submit in their proposals. Specifically, the term cost 
or pricing information is being introduced and differentiated from the 
current requirements for cost or pricing data. This action will amend 
EPA's acquisition rules and provide guidance for contractors.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/97
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is a 
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with 
this action.
Additional Information: SAN No. 3816.

Agency Contact: Larry Wyborski, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Administration and Resource Management, (3802F), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6482
Fax: 202 260-1203

RIN: 2030-AA47
_______________________________________________________________________




3853.  VALUE ENGINEERING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  40 USC 486(c)/EPAAR 205(c) ; 63 Stat.390 as amended

CFR Citation:  48 CFR 1548; 48 CFR 1552

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory, February 10, 1997. Final, Statutory, 
March 10, 1997.

Abstract: This rulemaking will add coverage in the EPA Acquisition 
Regulation on policy for using value engineering technique in Agency 
contracts, as required by the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/00/97
Final Action                    06/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is a 
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with 
this action.
Additional Information: SAN No. 3854.

Agency Contact: Paul Schaffer, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Administration and Resource Management, (3802F), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-9032
Fax: 202 260-1203

RIN: 2030-AA49
_______________________________________________________________________




3854. AMENDMENTS TO PART 22 CONSOLIDATED PROCEDURAL RULES

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  7 USC 136l; 15 USC 2615(a); 15 USC 2647; 33 USC 
1319(g); 33 USC 1415(a); 33 USC 1418; 42 USC 6912; 42 USC 7413(d)(1); 
42 USC 7601; 42 USC 7607(a); 42 USC 9609; 42 USC 11045; 42 USC 300g-
3(b)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 22

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Agency is proposing amendments to the Consolidated Rules 
of Practice under 40 CFR Part 22 which are the procedural rules used in 
administrative hearings and practice. These amendments will include 
technical corrections as well as substantive amendments. The proposed 
substantive amendments pertain to the handling and use of Confidential 
Business Information, burdens of proof, motion practice, cross appeals, 
and more.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

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Additional Information: SAN No. 2662.

Agency Contact: Helene Ambrosino, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, (2201A), Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-2626

RIN: 2020-AA13
_______________________________________________________________________




3855. GOVERNMENTWIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF FEDERAL ACQUISITION STREAMLINING 
ACT (FASA) AND CHANGES TO OMB SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT COMMON RULE

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  EO 12549, EO 12689 and FASA

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 32

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Periodically OMB amends the Governmentwide Common Rule for 
Suspension and Debarment. All agencies must issue changes to their 
individual codified versions to conform to those changes. Currently, 
the Interagency Suspension and Debarment Coordinating Committee is 
considering changes that will conform to those made to the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) as a result of the Federal Acquisition 
Streamlining Act (FASA). In addition, several proposals to reduce 
paperwork burden and improve the rule are being considered. If OMB 
approves those recommendations, a drafting committee would likely have 
a proposed rule ready for publication in the Federal Register by early 
to midsummer 1996.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/00/97
Final Action                    07/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no 
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with 
this action.
Additional Information: SAN No. 3817.

Agency Contact: Robert F. Meunier, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Administration and Resource Management, (3901F), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-8030
Fax: 202 260-9575

RIN: 2030-AA48
_______________________________________________________________________




3856. CONSOLIDATION OF GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE STANDARDS (GLPS) 
REGULATIONS CURRENTLY UNDER TSCA AND FIFRA INTO ONE RULE

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  7 USC 136 et seq; 15 USC 2601 et seq

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 160; 40 CFR 792

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On November 29, 1983, EPA published Good Laboratory Practice 
Standards (GLPS) regulations intended to help ensure data integrity for 
studies required to support marketing and research permits under the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the 
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). These rules were last amended on 
August 17, 1989. GLPS data integrity measures can be applied to a wide 
variety of scientific studies. Although the TSCA and FIFRA GLPS contain 
identical provisions they were published as separate rules to account 
for statutory and program differences between TSCA and FIFRA, such as 
differences in records retention requirements. EPA believes it will be 
able to address the differences between TSCA and FIFRA, such as 
differences in records retention requirements. EPA believes it will be 
able to address the differences of those programs without duplicating 
the entire GLP standard in two places.
This action is intended to consolidate EPA's GLPS into one rule. 
Program-specific requirements will be addressed in either separate 
sections of the consolidated rule, or in separate rules as is 
determined appropriate. This action is not intended to change the 
requirements, applicability, or enforceability of GLPS with respect to 
any statute.
EPA has received comments from stakeholders regarding the 
understandability of many aspects of the GLPS, and over the years has 
issued numerous clarifications. EPA believes that some clarifications, 
if included directly in the rule, would make the rule easier to 
understand and enhance compliance. Therefore, EPA intends to include 
such clarifications where appropriate in this rulemaking. Finally, in 
the interest of maintaining consistency between EPA's and Food and Drug 
Administration's regulations, EPA will determine any modifications that 
have occurred to the FDA GLP rule and consider incorporation of such 
changes into the EPA rule. This action will serve to reduce the total 
regulatory text in the Code of Federal Regulations by an estimated ten 
pages, by consolidating 23 pages of text to approximately 13. In the 
process it will provide a generic GLP rule that may be used by other 
programs in the Agency.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/96
Final Action                    02/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3807.

Agency Contact: Stephen J. Howie, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, (2225A), Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-4146
Fax: 202 564-0028
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2020-AA26
_______________________________________________________________________




3857. FIFRA BOOKS AND RECORDS OF PESTICIDE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION 
(REVISION)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  7 USC 136f/FIFRA 8

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 169

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action would amend the recordkeeping requirements for 
registrants and applicants for registration under FIFRA Section 8. It 
will also examine recordkeeping affected by the 1988 amendments to 
FIFRA and amend 40 CFR 169, as necessary.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/96
Final Action                    01/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

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Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SAN No. 2725.

Agency Contact: Steve Howie, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, 2225A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8383
Email: Howie,Steve

RIN: 2070-AC07
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                  Final Rule Stage


General



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3858. FINAL GUIDELINES FOR REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY RISK ASSESSMENT

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  Not applicable

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final Guidelines for Reproductive Toxicity Risk 
Assessment (hereafter Guidelines) are intended to guide Agency 
evaluation of suspect reproductive toxicants in line with the policies 
and procedures established in the statutes administered by the EPA. 
These Guidelines set forth principles and procedures to guide EPA 
scientists in the conduct of Agency risk assessments and to inform 
Agency decision makers and the public about these procedures. In 
particular, the Guidelines emphasize that risk assessments will be 
conducted on a case-by-case basis, giving full consideration to all 
relevant scientific information. This case-by-case approach means that 
Agency experts study scientific information on each chemical under 
review and use the most scientifically appropriate interpretation to 
assess risk. The Guidelines also stress that this information will be 
fully presented in Agency risk assessment documents, and that Agency 
scientists will identify the strengths and weaknesses of each 
assessment by describing uncertainties, assumptions, and limitations, 
as well as the scientific basis and rationale for each assessment. They 
incorporate current scientific thinking and sound science policies 
based on evaluation of the currently available information.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Proposed Guidelines for Females 06/30/88                    53 FR 24834
Proposed Guidelines for Males   06/30/88                    53 FR 24850
Final Guidelines for Males and 
Females                         10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3923.

Agency Contact: William P. Wood, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Research and Development, Risk Assessment Forum (8103), 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6743

RIN: 2080-AA05
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3859. GUIDELINES FOR CARCINOGEN RISK ASSESSMENT

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  Not applicable

CFR Citation:  None

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 decision-
makers 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 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

________________________________________________________________________

Proposed Guidelines             08/27/86                    51 FR 33992
Reproposed Guidelines           04/23/96                    61 FR 17960
Implementation Policy           06/25/96                    61 FR 32799
Final Guidelines                06/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3671.

Agency Contact: William P. Wood, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Research and Development, Risk Assessment Forum (8103), 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6743

RIN: 2080-AA06
_______________________________________________________________________




3860. PROPOSED GUIDELINES FOR ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  Not applicable

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Guidelines for Ecological Risk Assessment are intended to 
guide Agency evaluations of ecological risks in line with the policies 
and procedures established in the statutes administered by EPA. These 
Guidelines set forth principles and procedures to guide EPA scientists 
in the conduct of Agency risk assessments and to inform Agency decision 
makers and the public about these procedures. In particular, the 
Guidelines expand on the general ecological risk assessment process 
described in the Agency report ``Framework for Ecological Risk 
Assessment,'' (EPA/630/R-92/001) and

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covers a broad range of ecological concerns. The Guideline stresses the 
need for sound initial planning of the ecological risk assessment as 
well as appropriate characterization of the risks, including 
identification of the major assumptions, uncertainties, and limitations 
of the assessment.
These guidelines will have minimal to no impact on small businesses or 
state, local and tribal governments.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Proposed Guidelines             09/09/96                    61 FR 47552
Final Guidelines                04/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3670.

Agency Contact: William P. Wood, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Research and Development, Risk Assessment Forum (8103), 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6743

RIN: 2080-AA07
_______________________________________________________________________




3861. GUIDELINES FOR NEUROTOXICITY RISK ASSESSMENT

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  Not applicable

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These proposed Guidelines for Neurotoxicity Risk Assessment 
(hereafter Guidelines) are intended to guide Agency evaluation of 
suspect neurotoxicants in line with the policies and procedures 
established in the statutes administered by the EPA. These Guidelines 
set forth principles and procedures to guide EPA scientists in the 
conduct of Agency risk assessments and to inform Agency decision makers 
and the public about these procedures. In particular, the Guidelines 
emphasize that risk assessments will be conducted on a case-by-case 
basis, giving full consideration to all relevant scientific 
information. This case-by-case approach means that Agency experts study 
scientific information on each chemical under review and use the most 
scientifically appropriate interpretation to assess risk. The 
Guidelines also stress that this information will be fully presented in 
Agency risk assessment documents, and that Agency scientists will 
identify the strengths and weaknesses of each assessment by describing 
uncertainties, assumptions, and limitations, as well as the scientific 
basis and rationale for each assessment.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Proposed Guidelines             10/04/96                    61 FR 52032
Final Guidelines                03/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3624.

Agency Contact: William P. Wood, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Research and Development, (8103), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6743

RIN: 2080-AA08
_______________________________________________________________________




3862. PUBLIC INFORMATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY REGULATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  5 USC 552; 7 USC 136 et seq; 33 USC 1251 et seq; 42 
USC 300f et seq; 42 USC 6901 et seq; 42 USC 7401 et seq; 42 USC 9601 et 
seq; 42 USC 11001 et seq; 15 USC 2601 et seq; 42 USC 4912; 33 USC 1414; 
21 USC 346; 15 USC 2005

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: None

Abstract: EPA regulations at 40 CFR part 2, subpart B, provide 
procedures for handling and disclosing information claimed as CBI. 
Although these regulations have succeeded in protecting business 
information, changes in Agency workload, practice, and statutory 
authority have outstripped the ability of these regulations to cut down 
on unnecessary procedures, expedite activities involving confidential 
business information, and simplify the regulations. In addition, EPA 
would consolidate confidentiality provisions from other Parts of 40 
CFR.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/23/94                    59 FR 60446
Final Action                    06/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3240.

Agency Contact: Donald A. Sadowsky, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Office of General 
Counsel (2379), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-5469

RIN: 2020-AA21
_______________________________________________________________________




3863. PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  7 USC 136 et seq

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 165

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action develops procedures for mandatory and voluntary 
recall actions under section 19(b) of FIFRA and would establish 
criteria for acceptable storage and disposal plans which registrants 
may submit to this Agency to become eligible for reimbursement of 
storage costs. This action establishes procedures for indemnification 
of owners of suspended and cancelled pesticides for disposal.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/05/93                    58 FR 26856
Final Action                    03/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3432.

Agency Contact: David Stangel, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, (2225-A), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4162

RIN: 2070-AC81
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3864. AMEND SUBPART H SUPPLEMENTAL RULES TO ENSURE 40 CFR PART 22 RULE 
CONFORMS TO THE NEW FEDERAL FACILITY COMPLIANCE ACT

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  42 USC 6961(b)(2)

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 22.37(g)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In October 1992, Congress passed the FFCA which amended the

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The FFCA provided EPA 
with administrative order authority. When issuing these orders, EPA 
will use the 40 CFR section 22 hearing procedures. In the part 22 
procedures, Sections 31 and 32, the Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) 
issues a final order. However, in the FFCA, Congress stated that no 
order would be final until the Federal agency has an opportunity to 
confer with the Administrator. As the procedures are currently 
structured, the Federal agency only has the opportunity to confer after 
appealing to the EAB. Thus, there is a direct contradiction between the 
rules promulgated and the FFCA. We would propose an amendment to state 
that, in the case of a Federal agency, an EAB order is not final for 
purposes of the FFCA.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/22/95                    60 FR 15208
Final Action                    11/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3367.

Agency Contact: Sally Dalzell, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, (2232), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-9808

RIN: 2020-AA22
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                 Long-Term Actions


General



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3865. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE EPAAR FROM THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION 
STREAMLINING ACT

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

CFR Citation:  48 CFR 1523

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              11/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is a 
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with 
this action.

Agency Contact: Larry Wyborski
Phone: 202 260-6482
Fax: 202 260-1203

RIN: 2030-AA46
_______________________________________________________________________




3866. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING PROCEDURES FOR CLASS II PENALTIES UNDER 
CERCLA AND EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 22

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              05/16/89                    54 FR 21174
Final Action                    12/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: Sandra Connors
Phone: 202 564-4200

RIN: 2050-AC39
_______________________________________________________________________


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                 Completed Actions


General



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3867. COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY 
ACT (CERCLA) COST RECOVERY

Priority:  Economically Significant

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 300; 40 CFR 308

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn Combined with RIN: 
2020-AA25.                      10/24/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Lisa Comer
Phone: 703 603-9068

RIN: 2050-AC98
_______________________________________________________________________




3868. REVISION TO SUBMISSION OF INVOICES CLAUSE

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

CFR Citation:  48 CFR 1532; 48 CFR 1552

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/10/96                    61 FR 29314

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no 
statutory requirement. There is a paperwork burden associated with this 
action.

Agency Contact: Larry Wyborski
Phone: 202 260-6482

RIN: 2030-AA35
_______________________________________________________________________




3869. EPA POLICIES FOR INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  48 CFR 1552

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/28/96                    61 FR 33693

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations

Government Levels Affected: None

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no 
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with 
this action.

Agency Contact: Edward Chambers
Phone: 202 260-6028

RIN: 2030-AA36

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3870. MERGER OF 40 CFR PARTS 15 AND 32 INTO A SINGLE REGULATION

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

CFR Citation:  40 CFR 15; 40 CFR 32

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/06/96                    61 FR 28755

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert F. Meunier
Phone: 202 260-8030

RIN: 2030-AA38
_______________________________________________________________________




3871. SOURCE SELECTION PROCEDURES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  48 CFR 1515

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final                           09/06/96                    61 FR 47065

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no 
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with 
this action.

Agency Contact: Louise Senzel
Phone: 202 260-6204

RIN: 2030-AA29
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