[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Environmental Protection Agency Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]
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Part XXII
Environmental Protection Agency
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
40 CFR Ch. I
FRL-6958-4
April 2001 Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.
_______________________________________________________________________
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes the
Semiannual Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions to update the
public about:
Regulations and major policies currently under development,
Reviews of existing regulations and major policies, and
Regulations and major policies completed or canceled since the
last Agenda.
TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA MAILING LIST: Starting with the October
2001 edition we will resume free distribution of the Agenda. If you
would like to subscribe, please contact: Janice Ndunguru (1806A),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; phone: (202) 564-6572; e-mail:
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions or comments
about a particular rule, please get in touch with the agency contact
listed for that rule. If you have general questions about the Agenda or
about EPA's decisionmaking process, please contact: Phil Schwartz
(1806A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; phone: (202) 564-6564; e-mail:
[email protected]. We welcome your suggestions on how we can make
the Agenda more useful to you and easier to use.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
A. The Transition of Administrations and the Status of EPA's
Rulemakings
B. What Principles and Objectives Guide EPA in Developing Regulations?
C. How Does EPA Develop Rules and Policies and How Can You Participate?
D. What Actions Are Included in the Agenda?
E. How Is the Agenda Organized?
F. What Information Is in Agenda Entries?
G. What Tools Are Available To Help Quickly Identify Actions That Are
of Interest to You?
H. How Can You Access Federal Register Documents via the Internet and
via E-mail?
I. What Special Attention Do We Give to the Impacts of Rules on Small
Entities?
A. The Transition of Administrations and the Status of EPA's
Rulemakings
The regulations listed in this agenda are required by law or
are necessary to interpret the law. While this is the first
regulatory agenda of the Bush Administration, the timing is such
that our efforts won't be fully reflected in the agenda until the
October edition.
B. What Principles and Objectives Guide EPA in Developing Regulations?
The quality of the science, economic, and policy analysis that
underlie EPA regulations is vital to the credibility of EPA
decisions and ultimately our effectiveness in protecting human
health and the environment. Additionally, continued testing and
adoption of new environmental protection methods must be a central
tenet in environmental problem solving. A well managed regulatory
process and a strong commitment to innovative solutions will ensure
that the significant environmental improvements that we all want to
achieve are cost-effective, fair and fully protective.
Much of the success over the last 31 years and seven
administrations in cleaning up the Nation's water, air, and land is
attributable to the system of Federal and State regulation that has
directed and coordinated private investment in pollution control
and prevention. While regulation will remain an important tool to
implement environmental policy, it is not the only one. Instead,
EPA must increasingly act as an innovator, educator, and leader in
administering a broad set of new tools -- including new methods to
design and administer regulations -- that engage all segments of
our society in responsive behaviors that protect the environment
while promoting appropriate economic growth. For example, we have
worked with businesses and community leaders to develop more than
40 voluntary partnership programs to help achieve environmental
objectives with the greatest possible efficiency. For more
information about these programs visit: www.epa.gov/partners.
EPA's regulatory process must ensure that the Nation's
environmental protection system produces the best outcomes at an
acceptable cost, where cost considerations are appropriate.
Appropriate scientific, economic and policy analyses must be
planned at early stages in the regulatory development process so
that senior Agency decision makers understand the benefits and
costs of policy options from which to choose. Additionally, it is
important that we continue to apply new methods to protect the
environment--by building flexibility into regulations up front,
through nonregulatory approaches where effective, by creating
strong partnerships with States, and by vigorously using public
outreach and involvement.
The basic legal requirements we must follow when we issue a
regulation generally are contained in the Administrative Procedure
Act, the Regulatory Flexibility Act as amended by the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act, the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act, the Paperwork Reduction Act, the National Technology
Transfer and Advancement Act, and the Congressional Review Act. You
can find information on many of these statutes at http://
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/.
We also must meet a number of requirements contained in
Executive orders. Of particular significance for EPA rulemakings
are Executive Orders 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review), 13045
(Children's Health Protection), 13175 (Consultation and
Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments), and 13132
(Federalism). You can find information on these and other Executive
orders at http://www.nara.gov/fedreg/eo.html.
C. How Does EPA Develop Rules and Policies and How Can You Participate?
You may participate by contacting the expert responsible for
developing a particular rule. You may also participate by
commenting on proposed rules that we publish in the Federal
Register. Once we have proposed a rule, we will consider your
comments and address them before issuing a final rule. To be most
effective, comments should contain information and data that
support your position, and you also should explain why we should
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incorporate your suggestion in the final rule. You can be
particularly helpful and persuasive if you provide examples to
illustrate your concerns and offer specific alternatives.
The agenda also includes some of our more important guidance
documents which reflect EPA's thinking in major policy areas. We
invite you to take part in developing these documents.
For a detailed description of our rule and policy development
process request a copy of ``Initiation of EPA's New Regulatory and
Policy Development Process'' from Janice Ndunguru at 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; e-mail:
[email protected]; phone: (202) 564-6572.
D. What Actions Are Included in the Agenda?
EPA includes regulations and certain major policy documents in
the Agenda. We do not generally include minor amendments or the
following categories of actions in the Agenda:
Under the Clean Air Act: Revisions to State Implementation
Plans; Equivalent Methods for Ambient Air Quality Monitoring; Deletions
from the New Source Performance Standards source categories list;
Delegations of Authority to States; Area Designations for Air Quality
Planning Purposes.
Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act:
Actions regarding pesticide tolerances and food additive regulations;
decision documents defining and establishing registration standards;
decision documents and termination decisions for the Special Review
Registration process; and data call-in requests made under section
3(c)(2)(B).
Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act:
Authorization of State solid waste management plans; hazardous waste
delisting petitions.
Under the Clean Water Act: State Water Quality Standards;
Deletions from the section 307(a) list of toxic pollutants; Suspensions
of toxic testing requirements under the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES); Delegations of NPDES authority to States.
Under the Safe Drinking Water Act: Actions on State
underground injection control programs.
There is no legal significance to the omission of an item from
the agenda.
E. How Is the Agenda Organized?
We have organized the agenda:
First, by the law that would authorize a particular
regulation;
Second, by the current stage of development (proposal, final,
etc.); and
Third, by the section number of the statute which requires or
authorizes the rule.
The following 14 sections deal with 13 laws that EPA
administers and a fourteenth broader section called ``General''
that includes cross-cutting actions, such as rules authorized by
multiple statutes and general acquisition rules:
1. General
2. The Clean Air Act (CAA)
3. The Atomic Energy Act (AEA)
4. The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
5. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
6. The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
7. The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
8. Chemical Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory
Relief Act
9. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
10. The Oil Pollution Act (OPA)
11. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act Superfund (CERCLA)
12. The Clean Water Act (CWA)
13. The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
14. The Shore Protection Act (SPA)
In each of these 14 sections, there are up to 5 headings
covering the following stages of rulemaking:
1. Prerulemakings - Prerulemaking actions are intended to determine
whether EPA should initiate rulemaking. Prerulemakings may include
anything that influences or leads to rulemaking, such as advance
notices of proposed rulemaking (ANPRMs), significant studies or
analyses of the possible need for regulatory action, announcement of
reviews of existing regulations required under section 610 of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act, requests for public comment on the need for
regulatory action, or important preregulatory policy proposals.
2. Proposed Rules - This section includes EPA rulemaking actions that
are within a year of proposal (publication of Notices of Proposed
Rulemakings (NPRMs)).
3. Final Rules - This section includes rules that are within a year of
final promulgation.
4. Long-Term Actions - This section includes rulemakings for which the
next scheduled regulatory action is after March 2002.
5. Completed Actions - This section contains actions that have been
promulgated and published in the Federal Register since publication of
the October 2000 Agenda. It also includes actions that we are no longer
considering. 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. EPA also announces the
results of our Regulatory Flexibility Act section 610 reviews in this
section of the Agenda.
F. What Information Is in Agenda Entries?
Agenda entries include the following information, where
applicable:
Sequence Number: This indicates where the entry appears in the
Agenda.
Title: Titles for new entries (those that haven't appeared in
previous Agendas) are preceded by a bullet (). The notation
``Section 610 Review'' follows the title if we are reviewing the
rule as part of our periodic review of existing rules under section
610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 610).
Priority: Entries are placed into one of five categories
described below.
Economically Significant: As defined in Executive Order 12866,
a rulemaking action that will have an annual effect on
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the economy of $100 million or more or will adversely affect in a
material way the economy, a sector of the economy, productivity,
competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or
State, local, or tribal governments or communities. OMB reviews all
economically significant rules under Executive Order 12866.
Other Significant: A rulemaking that is not economically
significant but is considered significant by the agency. This
category includes rules that are an EPA priority and rules that EPA
anticipates will be reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget
under Executive Order 12866 because they are likely to:
Create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an
action taken or planned by another agency;
Materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants,
user fees, or loan programs or the rights or obligations of recipients;
or
Raise novel legal or policy issues.
Substantive, Nonsignificant: A rulemaking that has substantive
impacts but is neither Significant, nor Routine and Frequent, nor
Informational/Administrative/Other.
Routine and Frequent: A rulemaking that is a specific case of
a multiple recurring application of a regulatory program in the
Code of Federal Regulations and that does not alter the body of the
regulation.
Informational/Administrative/Other: A rulemaking that is
primarily informational or pertains to agency matters not central
to accomplishing the agency's regulatory mandate but that the
agency places in the Agenda to inform the public of the activity.
Also, if we believe that a rule may be ``major'' as defined in
the congressional review provisions of the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) (5 U.S.C. 801; Public
Law 104-121) because it is likely to result in an annual effect on
the economy of $100 million or more or meets other criteria
specified in this law, we indicate this under the ``Priority''
heading with the statement ``Major under 5 U.S.C. 801.''
Legal Authority: The sections of the United States Code
(U.S.C.), Public Law (P.L.), Executive Order (E.O.), or common name
of the law that authorizes the regulatory action.
CFR Citation: The sections of the Code of Federal Regulations
that will be affected by the action.
Legal Deadline: An indication of whether the rule is subject to
a statutory or judicial deadline, the date of that deadline, and
whether the deadline pertains to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, a
Final Action, or some other action.
Abstract: A brief description of the problem the regulation
will address; the need for a Federal solution; to the extent
available, the alternatives that the agency is considering to
address the problem; and the potential advantages and disadvantages
of the action.
Timetable: The dates (and citations) that documents for this
action were published in the Federal Register and, where possible,
a projected date for the next step. Projected publication dates
frequently change during the course of a rule development. The
projections in the agenda are our best estimates as of the date we
submit the agenda for publication. For some entries, the timetable
indicates that the date of the next action is ``to be determined.''
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Indicates whether EPA
has prepared or anticipates that it will be preparing a regulatory
flexibility analysis under section 603 or 604 of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act. Generally, such an analysis is required for
proposed or final rules that EPA believes may have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Small Entities Affected: Indicates whether we expect the rule
to have any effect on small entities.
Government Levels Affected: Indicates whether we expect the
rule to have any effect on levels of government and, if so, whether
the governments are State, local, tribal, or Federal.
Federalism Implications: Indicates whether the action is
expected to have substantial direct effects on the States, on the
relationship between the national government and the States, or on
the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various
levels of government.
Unfunded Mandates: Section 202 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform
Act requires an assessment of anticipated costs and benefits if a
rule includes a mandate that may result in expenditures of more
than $100 million in any one year by State, local, and tribal
governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector. If we
expect to exceed this $100 million threshold, we note it in this
section.
Agency Contact: The name, address, phone number, and e-mail
address, if available, of a person who is knowledgeable about the
regulation.
SAN Number: A code number that EPA uses to identify and track
rulemakings.
RIN: The Regulation Identifier Number is used by OMB to
identify and track rulemakings. The first four digits of the RIN
stand for the EPA office with lead responsibility for developing
the action.
G. What Tools Are Available To Help Quickly Identify Rules That Are of
Interest to You?
The Regulatory Information Service Center (RISC), the
Government Printing Office (GPO), and the EPA have created a number
of aids to help you find actions that are of interest to you.
For Rules That Directly Affect a Particular Industry: See
Appendix F ``Subject Index to the Unified Agenda.'' If you have
access to the Internet, you can use the EPA Regulatory Agenda
search engine which is located in the Small Business Regulatory
Library section of the EPA Web site at www.epa.gov/regagenda. Click
on ``Search Regulatory Action Database'' and then ``Access the
Database''. This tool can be used to search all Agenda entries by
keyword and we invite everyone to use it. The GPO also has a search
engine which is located at .
For Rules With Economic Impacts Over $100 Million: EPA is
developing 21 rules that are expected to have annualized economic
impacts of more than $100 million.
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Number Rules that are expected to have annualized economic impacts over $100 million RIN
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1 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Radon..................................... 2040-AA94
2 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Groundwater Rule.......................... 2040-AA97
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3 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Arsenic and Clarifications to Compliance 2040-AB75
and New Source Compliance Monitoring..................................................
4 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Metal Products and Machinery Category, Phases 2040-AB79
1 and 2...............................................................................
5 Revisions to NPDES Requirements for Municipal Sanitary Sewer Collection Systems........ 2040-AD02
6 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for Feedlots Point Source Category, and NPDES 2040-AD19
Regulation for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations.................................
7 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water 2040-AD37
Treatment Rule........................................................................
8 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Stage 2 Disinfectants/Disinfection 2040-AD38
Byproducts Rule.......................................................................
9 Corrective Action for Solid Waste Management Units (SWMUs) at Hazardous Waste 2050-AB80
Management Facilities.................................................................
10 Standards for the Management of Coal Combustion Wastes Generated by Commercial Electric 2050-AE81
Power Producers.......................................................................
11 Standards for the Management of Coal Combustion Wastes -- Non-Power Producers and 2050-AE83
Minefilling...........................................................................
12 NESHAP: Plywood and Composite Wood Products............................................ 2060-AG52
13 NESHAP: Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engine....................................... 2060-AG63
14 NESHAP: Combustion Turbine............................................................. 2060-AG67
15 NESHAP: Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters........... 2060-AG69
16 NESHAP: Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Manufacturing (Surface Coating)................ 2060-AG99
17 Phase I Federal Implementation Plans (FIPs) To Reduce the Regional Transport of Ozone 2060-AH87
in the Eastern United States..........................................................
18 Control of Emissions from Nonroad Large Spark Ignition Engines, Recreational Engines 2060-AI11
(Marine and Land-based), and Highway Motorcycles......................................
19 Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter............ 2060-AI44
20 Interstate Ozone Transport: Rulemaking on Section 126 Petitions from the District of 2060-AI99
Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, and New Jersey..........................................
21 Rulemakings for the Purpose of Reducing Interstate Ozone Transport..................... 2060-AJ20
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For Rules With Impacts on Small Businesses, Small Governments, and
Small Organizations:
Go to Appendix B following this Agenda for the lists of the
rules that we expect may have a significant impact on a substantial
number of small entities. These lists are also available on the
Internet. The small businesses list is at http://ciir.cs.umass.edu/
ua/April2001/entities/sm--index-2.html. The small governments list
is at http://ciir.cs.umass.edu/ua/April2001/entities/sm--index-
3.html. And the small organizations list is at http://
ciir.cs.umass.edu/ua/April2001/entities/sm--index-4.html.
For Rules That We Expect Will Have Some Impact on Some Small Entities
but Less Than a Significant Impact on a Substantial Number of Them:
See Appendix C following this Agenda, ``Index to Entries That
May Affect Small Entities When a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Is
Not Required.'' This list is available on the Internet at http://
ciir.cs.umass.edu/ua/April2001/entities/smgov-5.html.
For Rules With Impacts on State, Local, or Tribal Governments,
or Other Federal Agencies:
See Appendix D following this Agenda, ``Index to Entries That
May Affect Government Levels.'' This list is available on the
Internet at http://ciir.cs.umass.edu/ua/April2001/entities/smgov-
8.html.
H. How Can You Access Federal Register Documents via the Internet and
via E-mail?
Like many organizations in the public and private sector, EPA
is harnessing the power of the Internet to meet the needs of those
we serve. The EPA Web site offers more than 100,000 files online.
If you want to get automatic e-mails about areas of particular
interest as they appear in the Federal Register (FR), we maintain
12 collections including: air; water; wastes and emergency
response; pesticides; toxic substances; right-to-know and toxic
release inventory; environmental impacts; endangered species;
meetings; the Science Advisory Board; daily full-text notices with
page numbers; and general information. For more information and to
subscribe via our FR Web site, visit: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/
subscribe.htm. If you have e-mail without full Internet access,
please send an e-mail to [email protected] to request instructions
for subscribing to the EPA Federal Register listservers.
Several Web sites allow access to the full text of Federal
Register documents.
The Government Printing Office site has a number of databases
online including the Unified Agenda and the Federal Register going back
to 1994. This site is the official source for the electronic Federal
Register. It provides public access via telnet, Internet, and dial-up
connection and is located at http://www.access.gpo.gov/su--docs/aces/
aaces002.html.
EPA's site (http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/) has environmental
rules issued by EPA and other Federal agencies dating back to October
1994 and lets you search by date, page citation or keyword. It includes
links to the Regulatory Information Service Center and Government
Printing Office sites. We also have a Regulatory Agenda search engine
at: http://www.epa/regagenda. To use, first select ``Search Regulatory
Action Database'' and then select ``Access the Database''.
The Regulatory Information Service Center of the General
Services Administration maintains a site to help users who want to find
information about Federal, State, and local regulations at http://
www.reginfo.gov/. This site includes links to all agencies'
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regulatory agendas and regulatory plans going back to October 1995.
In the ``Additional Information'' section of many of the
entries in this Agenda we include the Internet address for
documents that we have already published as part of the rulemaking.
I. What Special Attention Do We Give to the Impacts of Rules on Small
Entities?
For each of our rulemakings we consider whether there will be
any adverse impact on any small entity. We attempt to fit the
regulatory requirements, to the extent feasible, to the scale of
the businesses, organizations, and governmental jurisdictions
subject to the regulation.
For Rules Under Development Expected To Have Some Impact on Small
Entities, but Not a Significant Impact on a Substantial Number
In the ``Small Entities Affected'' section, we indicate
whether we expect an action will have an impact on small
businesses, governments, or nonprofit organizations, but one which
is less than a significant impact on a substantial number. In
Appendix C at the end of the Agenda, we list all actions that we
believe will not have a significant impact on a substantial number
of small entities but which will have some impact on small
entities.
Regulatory Flexibility Act Considerations: For Rules That May Have a
Significant Impact on a Substantial Number of Small Entities
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) as amended by the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) requires that
we pay particular attention to the impact of regulations on small
entities (i.e., small businesses, small governmental jurisdictions,
and small nonprofit organizations). The RFA/SBREFA applies to rules
we are now developing and requires us to carry out particular
procedures under certain circumstances. We have developed a Web
site to provide detailed information on EPA's activities related to
RFA/SBREFA (www.epa.gov/sbrefa) and some of that information is
summarized below:
1. Convene a Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) Panel prior to
proposing any rule subject to notice-and-comment requirements unless
the Agency certifies the rule will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities (RFA section 609).
SBREFA also established the EPA's Small Business Advocacy Chair who
chairs each SBAR Panel. A SBAR Panel has four members: The Chair, the
Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration, the
Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
within the Office of Management and Budget, and a senior manager from
the EPA program office responsible for the subject rule. In the case of
rules requiring a SBAR Panel, the Agency's small entity outreach prior
to the convening of a Panel culminates in the development of a summary
document that contains information on the potential impact of a
proposed rule on small entities, and particularly on the issues
referenced in RFA section 609. This summary serves as the basis for
convening the Panel. The Panel then conducts its review, carries out
its own small entity outreach, and prepares a report based on the
comments from the small entity representatives and the Panel's
deliberations. The Panel's final report is provided to the EPA
Administrator and is made a part of the rulemaking record. Rules listed
in the second appendix at the end of the Agenda may require Small
Business Advocacy Review Panels.
2. At the proposed and final rule stages of rule development, the
Agency must prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis for any rule
subject to notice and comment rulemaking requirements (RFA sections 603
and 604), unless the Administrator certifies that the rule will not
have a ``significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities'' (RFA section 605). A regulatory flexibility analysis must,
among other items specified in the RFA, identify the extent to which
small entities will be subject to the rule's requirements and describe
any significant alternatives to the rule that accomplish the objectives
of applicable statutes and which minimize any significant economic
impacts on small entities. We have listed in the second index at the
end of the Agenda all rules under development that may require a
regulatory flexibility analysis.
3. RFA section 610 requires that an agency review within 10 years of
promulgation those regulations that have or will have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. We undertake
these reviews to decide whether we should continue the rule unchanged,
amend it, or withdraw it. We announce our forthcoming 610 reviews in
the ``Prerule'' section of the Agenda. We encourage small entities to
provide comments on the need to change these rules. We will consider
all of your comments as we decide whether to continue, amend, or
withdraw these rules. We particularly encourage comments by small
entities about how rules could be made clearer, more effective, or
remove conflicting or overlapping requirements with other Federal or
State regulations. In this Agenda we report on the results of the
review of the Effluent Guideline for Organic Chemicals, Plastics, and
Synthetic Fibers. If you have general questions about our 610 review
program or suggestions for other rules we should review under section
610, please contact Phil Schwartz (1806A), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; fax: (202)
564-6564, e-mail: [email protected].
The April 2001 EPA Agenda follows.
Dated: April 19, 2001.
Thomas J. Gibson,
Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation.
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GENERAL--Prerule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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3205 SAN No. 4533 New Jersey Gold Track Project XL Rule.................................. 2002-AA00
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GENERAL--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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3206 SAN No. 4056 Utilization of Small, Minority and Women's Business Enterprises in 2020-AA39
Procurement Under Assistance Agreements.............................................
3207 SAN No. 4191 Revision to EPAAR 1552.211-73, Level of Effort......................... 2030-AA64
3208 SAN No. 4319 Revisions to Acquisition Regulation Concerning Conflict of Interest.... 2030-AA67
3209 SAN No. 3876 Incrementally Funding Fixed Price Contracts............................ 2030-AA50
3210 SAN No. 3817 Implementation of Changes to Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension 2030-AA48
Common Rule.........................................................................
3211 SAN No. 3933 Environmental Impact Assessment of Nongovernmental Activities in 2020-AA34
Antarctica..........................................................................
3212 SAN No. 4292 Proposed Revision to EPA's Implementing NEPA Regulations............... 2020-AA42
3213 SAN No. 3240 Public Information and Confidentiality Regulations..................... 2025-AA02
3214 SAN No. 4270 Cross-Media Electronic Reporting (ER) and Recordkeeping Rule........... 2025-AA07
3215 SAN No. 4463 Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic (PBT) Pollutants Strategy....... 2070-AD45
3216 SAN No. 4473 Regulatory Incentives for the National Environmental Achievement Track 2090-AA13
Program.............................................................................
3217 SAN No. 4536 Project XL Site-Specific Rulemaking for NASA White Sands Test Facility 2090-AA27
Electronic Reporting in Las Cruces, New Mexico......................................
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GENERAL--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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3218 SAN No. 4187 EPAAR Coverage on Local Hiring and Training............................ 2030-AA62
3219 SAN No. 4226 Incorporating Informal Clauses (EP) Into the EPAAR..................... 2030-AA66
3220 SAN No. 3580 Incorporation of Class Deviations Into EPAAR........................... 2030-AA37
3221 SAN No. 4180 Rewriting of EPA Regulations Implementing the Freedom of Information 2025-AA04
Act.................................................................................
3222 SAN No. 4185 Electronic Funds Transfer.............................................. 2030-AA57
3223 SAN No. 4351 Warrants for On-Scene Coordinators..................................... 2030-AA68
3224 SAN No. 4400 Administrative Corrections to EPAAR 1515, Contracting by Negotiation... 2030-AA73
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GENERAL--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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3225 SAN No. 3807 Consolidation of Good Laboratory Practice Standards (GLPS) Regulations 2020-AA26
Currently Under TSCA and FIFRA Into One Rule........................................
3226 SAN No. 4021 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Race, Color, National Origin, 2020-AA36
Handicap, and Age in Programs and Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance.
3227 SAN No. 3671 Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment.............................. 2080-AA06
3228 SAN No. 4530 EPA Draft Agencywide Public Involvement Policy......................... 2090-AA23
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GENERAL--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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3229 SAN No. 3736 Revision to 40 CFR 35 Subpart A and Promulgation of Performance 2030-AA55
Partnership (State) Grant Regulation................................................
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3230 SAN No. 4128 Revision to 40 CFR 35 Subpart A and Promulgation of Performance 2030-AA56
Partnership (Tribal) Grant Rule.....................................................
3231 SAN No. 3629 EPA Mentor-Protege Program............................................. 2030-AA40
3232 SAN No. 3874 Deletion of EPA Acquisition Regulations for Quality Systems for 2030-AA51
Environmental Programs..............................................................
3233 SAN No. 4483 Joint Rule Amending Federal Nondiscrimination Regulations: Definition 2020-AA43
for Program or Activity.............................................................
3234 SAN No. 4396 Business Ownership Representation...................................... 2030-AA69
3235 SAN No. 4397 Contractor Diversity Clause............................................ 2030-AA70
3236 SAN No. 4427 Report on PM2.5 Federal Reference Method Field Study................... 2080-AA09
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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3237 SAN No. 3263 Performance Warranty and Inspection/Maintenance Test Procedures........ 2060-AE20
3238 SAN No. 3262 Inspection/Maintenance Recall Requirements............................. 2060-AE22
3239 SAN No. 3412 Operating Permits: Revisions (Part 70)................................. 2060-AF70
3240 SAN No. 3649 Amendments to Method 24 (Water-Based Coatings)......................... 2060-AF72
3241 SAN No. 3741 Service Information Availability....................................... 2060-AG13
3242 SAN No. 3820 NESHAP: Plywood and Composite Wood Products............................ 2060-AG52
3243 SAN No. 3917 Transportation Conformity Rule Amendment: Clarification of Trading 2060-AH31
Provisions..........................................................................
3244 SAN No. 3910 Streamlined Evaporative Test Procedures................................ 2060-AH34
3245 SAN No. 4022 NESHAP: Coke Ovens: Pushing, Quenching, and Battery Stacks............. 2060-AH55
3246 SAN No. 4045 Rulemaking To Modify the List of Source Categories From Which Fugitive 2060-AH58
Emissions Are Considered in Major Source Determinations.............................
3247 SAN No. 4120 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Allowance System for Controlling 2060-AH67
HCFC Production, Import & Export....................................................
3248 SAN No. 4111 NESHAP: Fumed Silica Production........................................ 2060-AH72
3249 SAN No. 4104 NESHAP: Hydrochloric Acid Production Industry.......................... 2060-AH75
3250 SAN No. 4107 NESHAP: Asphalt/Coal Tar Application on Metal Pipes.................... 2060-AH78
3251 SAN No. 4113 NESHAP: Clay Minerals Processing....................................... 2060-AH79
3252 SAN No. 4098 NESHAP: Uranium Hexafluoride Production................................ 2060-AH83
3253 SAN No. 4119 Performance Specification 16 - Specifications and Test Procedures for 2060-AH84
Predictive Emission Monitoring Systems in Stationary Sources........................
3254 SAN No. 4003 Technical Change to Dose Methodology for 40 CFR 191, Subpart A......... 2060-AH90
3255 SAN No. 4464 Rulemaking on Section 126 Petitions from New York and Connecticut 2060-AJ36
Regarding Sources in Michigan.......................................................
3256 SAN No. 3656 NESHAP: Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engine....................... 2060-AG63
3257 SAN No. 3657 NESHAP: Combustion Turbine............................................. 2060-AG67
3258 SAN No. 3343 NESHAP: Iron Foundries and Steel Foundries............................. 2060-AE43
3259 SAN No. 3346 NESHAP: Integrated Iron and Steel...................................... 2060-AE48
3260 SAN No. 3326 NESHAP: Reinforced Plastic Composites Production....................... 2060-AE79
3261 SAN No. 3452 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous 2060-AE82
Organic Chemical Manufacturing and Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing..............
3262 SAN No. 3449 NESHAP: Chlorine Production............................................ 2060-AE85
3263 SAN No. 3551 Amendments to General Provisions Subparts A and B for 40 CFR 63........ 2060-AF31
3264 SAN No. 3825 NESHAP: Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products (Surface Coating)....... 2060-AG56
3265 SAN No. 3655 NESHAP: Asphalt Roofing and Processing................................. 2060-AG66
3266 SAN No. 3652 NESHAP: Refractories Manufacturing..................................... 2060-AG68
3267 SAN No. 3837 NESHAP: Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers and Process 2060-AG69
Heaters.............................................................................
3268 SAN No. 3651 NESHAP: Lime Manufacturing............................................. 2060-AG72
3269 SAN No. 3902 NESHAP: Semiconductor Production....................................... 2060-AG93
3270 SAN No. 3906 NESHAP: Metal Can (Surface Coating) Industry........................... 2060-AG96
3271 SAN No. 3909 NESHAP: Fabric Printing, Coating and Dyeing............................ 2060-AG98
3272 SAN No. 3907 NESHAP: Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Manufacturing (Surface Coating) 2060-AG99
3273 SAN No. 3924 NESHAP: Primary Magnesium Refining..................................... 2060-AH03
3274 SAN No. 2841 NESHAP: Chromium Electroplating Amendment.............................. 2060-AH08
3275 SAN No. 3968 NESHAP: Site Remediation............................................... 2060-AH12
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3276 SAN No. 3972 NESHAP: Rocket Engine Test Firing...................................... 2060-AH35
3277 SAN No. 3971 NESHAP: Organic Liquids Distribution (Non-Gasoline).................... 2060-AH41
3278 SAN No. 3824 Metal Furniture (Surface Coating) NESHAP............................... 2060-AG55
3279 SAN No. 3826 Plastic Parts (Surface Coating) NESHAP................................. 2060-AG57
3280 SAN No. 3904 NESHAP: Wood Building Products (Surface Coating)....................... 2060-AH02
3281 SAN No. 3139 Location of Selective Enforcement Audits of Foreign Manufactured 2060-AD90
Vehicles and Engines; Amendment.....................................................
3282 SAN No. 3979 Review of Federal Test Procedures for Emissions From Motor Vehicles; 2060-AH38
Test Procedure Adjustments to Fuel Economy and Emission Test Results................
3283 SAN No. 3673 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Reconsideration of Section 608 Sales 2060-AG20
Restriction.........................................................................
3284 SAN No. 4487 Federal Implementation Plans for Indian Reservations in Idaho, Oregon 2012-AA01
and Washington......................................................................
3285 SAN No. 4511 Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs 2050-AE85
Under the Clean Air Act, Section 112(r)(7); Third Party Audit Provisions............
3286 SAN No. 4115 NESHAP: Chromium Electroplating Amendment.............................. 2060-AH69
3287 SAN No. 4154 Control of Emissions from Nonroad Large Spark-Ignition Engines, 2060-AI11
Recreational Engines (Marine and Land-Based), and Highway Motorcycles...............
3288 SAN No. 4253 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Process for Exempting Quarantine and 2060-AI42
Preshipment Methyl Bromide and Trade Ban With Non-Parties to the Montreal Protocol..
3289 SAN No. 4255 Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate 2060-AI44
Matter..............................................................................
3290 SAN No. 4340 Transportation Conformity Amendments: Response to March 2, 1999, Court 2060-AI56
Decision............................................................................
3291 SAN No. 4309 National VOC Emission Standards for Consumer Products; Proposed 2060-AI62
Amendments..........................................................................
3292 SAN No. 4310 NESHAP for the Printing and Publishing Industry; Amendments............ 2060-AI66
3293 SAN No. 4325 NESHAP: Brick and Structural Clay Products Manufacturing............... 2060-AI67
3294 SAN No. 4343 NESHAP: Clay Ceramics Manufacturing.................................... 2060-AI68
3295 SAN No. 4313 Petitions to Delist Hazardous Air Pollutants (e.g., MEK, EGBE, 2060-AI72
Methanol, and MIBK) from Section 112(b)(1) of the CAA...............................
3296 SAN No. 4144 NESHAP: Engine Test Facilities......................................... 2060-AI74
3297 SAN No. 4346 NESHAP: Lightweight Aggregate Manufacturing............................ 2060-AI75
3298 SAN No. 4306 Development of Reference Method for the Determination of Source 2060-AI96
Emissions of Filterable Fine Particulate Matter as PM2.5............................
3299 SAN No. 4348 Inspection Maintenance Program Requirements for Federal Facilities; 2060-AI97
Amendment to the Final Rule.........................................................
3300 SAN No. 4393 Control of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE).......................... 2060-AJ00
3301 SAN No. 4380 NESHAP: Taconite Iron Ore Processing Industry.......................... 2060-AJ02
3302 SAN No. 4413 NESHAP: Aluminum Die Casting and Aluminum Foundries.................... 2060-AJ09
3303 SAN No. 4390 New Source Review (NSR) Improvement: Utility Sector Offramp Program.... 2060-AJ14
3304 SAN No. 4410 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone Allocation of Essential-Use 2060-AJ15
Allowances for Calendar Year 2001: Laboratory Essential Use Exemptions..............
3305 SAN No. 4433 Rulemaking for Purposes of Reducing Interstate Ozone Transport: 2060-AJ16
Response to March 3, 2000 Decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia Circuit........................................................
3306 SAN No. 4460 NESHAP for Friction Products Manufacturing............................. 2060-AJ18
3307 SAN No. 4449 NESHAP for Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication Operations........... 2060-AJ19
3308 SAN No. 4466 Rulemakings for the Purpose of Reducing Interstate Ozone Transport..... 2060-AJ20
3309 SAN No. 4415 Petitions to Delist Source Categories from the Source Category List, 2060-AJ23
Developed Pursuant to Section 112(c) of the Clean Air Act...........................
3310 SAN No. 4421 Revising Regulations on Ambient Air Quality Monitoring................. 2060-AJ25
3311 SAN No. 4426 Clarification to Existing Part 63 NESHAP Delegations' Provisions-Work 2060-AJ26
Practices...........................................................................
3312 SAN No. 4441 Federal Plan for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration 2060-AJ28
Units...............................................................................
3313 SAN No. 4448 Revisions to Part 97 Federal NOx Budget Trading Program Allowance 2060-AJ30
Allocation Method and Part 75 Output and Emissions Monitoring Provisions............
3314 SAN No. 4450 Guidelines for Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART)............... 2060-AJ31
3315 SAN No. 4457 NESHAP: Pesticides Active Ingredients--Amendments...................... 2060-AJ34
3316 SAN No. 4538 Revisions to the Part 97 Federal NOx Budget Trading Program, the Part 2060-AJ43
75 Emissions Monitoring Provisions, the Part 72 Permits Regulation Provisions, and
the Part 78 Appeal Procedures.......................................................
3317 SAN No. 4484 NESHAP: Amino/Phenolic Resins: Amendment............................... 2060-AJ45
3318 SAN No. 4454 Federal Plan for Small Municipal Waste Combustion Units................ 2060-AJ46
3319 SAN No. 4520 Petition by Colorado To Relax the Reid Vapor Pressure Standard for 2060-AJ55
Gasoline for 2001...................................................................
3320 SAN No. 4535 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Process for Exempting Critical and 2060-AJ63
Emergency Uses of Methyl Bromide....................................................
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CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA)--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3321 SAN No. 3569 Source-Specific Federal Implementation Plan for Navajo Generating 2009-AA01
Station; Four Corners Power Plant...................................................
3322 SAN No. 3259 New Source Review (NSR) Improvement.................................... 2060-AE11
3323 SAN No. 3380 NSPS: Synthetic Organic Chemicals Manufacturing Industry - Wastewater 2060-AE94
(FINAL) & Amend. to Appendix C of Part 63 & Appendix J of Part 60...................
3324 SAN No. 3549 NESHAP: Petroleum Refineries; Catalytic Cracking Units, Catalytic 2060-AF28
Reforming Units and Sulfur Recovery Units...........................................
3325 SAN No. 2915 Methods for Measurement of Visible Emissions--Addition of Methods 203A, 2060-AF83
203B, and 203C to Appendix M of Part 51.............................................
3326 SAN No. 3568 Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada 2060-AG14
3327 SAN No. 3900 Addition of Method 207 to Appendix M of 40 CFR Part 51 Method for 2060-AG88
Measuring Isocyanates in Stationary Source Emissions................................
3328 SAN No. 3970 NESHAP: Cellulose Production Manufacturing............................. 2060-AH11
3329 SAN No. 3969 NESHAP: Municipal Solid Waste Landfills................................ 2060-AH13
3330 SAN No. 3958 Addition of Opacity Method to Appendix M of 40 CFR Part 51 (Method 203) 2060-AH23
3331 SAN No. 3986 Consolidated Emissions Reporting Rule.................................. 2060-AH25
3332 SAN No. 4030 Expanded Definitions for Alternative-Fueled Vehicles and Engines 2060-AH52
Meeting Low-Emission Vehicle Exhaust Emission Standards.............................
3333 SAN No. 4123 NESHAP: Pulp and Paper Production; Amendments to the Promulgated Rule.. 2060-AH74
3334 SAN No. 4114 NESHAP: Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production................... 2060-AH82
3335 SAN No. 4096 Phase I Federal Implementation Plans (FIPs) To Reduce the Regional 2060-AH87
Transport of Ozone in the Eastern United States.....................................
3336 SAN No. 4082 NESHAP: Wet-Formed Fiberglass Mat Production........................... 2060-AH89
3337 SAN No. 4077 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Reconsideration on the 610 2060-AH99
Nonessential Products Ban...........................................................
3338 SAN No. 4254 Revision to the Definition of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) to 2060-AI45
Exclude Tertiary Butyl Acetate......................................................
3339 SAN No. 1002 NAAQS: Sulfur Dioxide (Response to Remand)............................. 2060-AA61
3340 SAN No. 3470 Requirements for Preparation, Adoption, and Submittal of State 2060-AF01
Implementation Plans (Guideline on Air Quality Models)..............................
3341 SAN No. 3340 NESHAP: Primary Copper Smelting........................................ 2060-AE46
3342 SAN No. 3550 NESHAP: Manufacturing of Nutritional Yeast............................. 2060-AF30
3343 SAN No. 3747 NESHAP: Boat Manufacturing............................................. 2060-AG27
3344 SAN No. 3749 NESHAP: Tire Manufacturing............................................. 2060-AG29
3345 SAN No. 3823 NESHAP: Large Appliance (Surface Coating).............................. 2060-AG54
3346 SAN No. 3905 NESHAP: Metal Coil (Surface Coating) Industry.......................... 2060-AG97
3347 SAN No. 3964 NESHAP: Leather Finishing Operations................................... 2060-AH17
3348 SAN No. 3903 NESHAP: Solvent Extraction for Vegetable Oil Production................ 2060-AH22
3349 SAN No. 3939 NESHAP: Group I Polymers and Resins and Group IV Polymers and Resins- 2060-AH47
Amendments..........................................................................
3350 SAN No. 2665 Importation of Nonconforming Vehicles; Amendments to Regulations....... 2060-AI03
3351 SAN No. 3556 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Supplemental Rule Regarding a 2060-AF36
Recycling Standard Under Section 608................................................
3352 SAN No. 3560 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Refrigerant Recycling Rule Amendment 2060-AF37
To Include Substitute Refrigerants..................................................
3353 SAN No. 3525 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Update of the Substitutes List Under 2060-AG12
the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program..............................
3354 SAN No. 3827 Paper and Other Web Coating NESHAP..................................... 2060-AG58
3355 SAN No. 4315 Source-Specific Federal Implementation Plan for Navajo Generating 2009-AA00
Station; Navajo Nation..............................................................
3356 SAN No. 4105 NESHAP: Generic MACT for Carbon Black, Ethylene, Cyanide and Spandex... 2060-AH68
3357 SAN No. 4316 NESHAP for Ethylene Oxide Commercial Sterilization Operations- 2060-AI64
Monitoring Amendments...............................................................
3358 SAN No. 4273 Amend Subpart H and I, 40 CFR Part 61, for Emissions of Radionuclides 2060-AI90
Other Than Radon From DOE Facilities................................................
3359 SAN No. 4299 Revision to Method 24 for Electrical Insulating Varnishes.............. 2060-AI94
3360 SAN No. 4358 Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Reformulated Gasoline 2060-AI98
Adjustment..........................................................................
3361 SAN No. 4417 Removal of Aluminum Die Casting and Aluminum Foundries From the 2060-AJ11
Secondary Aluminum NESHAP and Applicability Stay for These Industries...............
3362 SAN No. 4458 NESHAP for Pharmaceuticals Production: Direct Final Amendments......... 2060-AJ17
3363 SAN No. 4428 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Phaseout of Chlorobromomethane 2060-AJ27
(Halon 1011) Production and Consumption.............................................
3364 SAN No. 4442 NESHAP for Source Categories: Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing and 2060-AJ29
Phosphate Fertilizers Production -- Amendments......................................
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3365 SAN No. 4478 Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources: Municipal Solid 2060-AJ41
Waste Landfills: Amendment..........................................................
3366 SAN No. 4479 NESHAP: Gasoline Distribution Facilities -- Amendment.................. 2060-AJ42
3367 SAN No. 4491 Section 126 Rule Revision Correcting NOx Allowance Allocations for 2060-AJ47
Certain Units in the Federal NOx Budget Trading Program.............................
3368 SAN No. 4492 Revision to Interim Approval Requirements.............................. 2060-AJ48
3369 SAN No. 4507 Standards of Performance for New Sources and Emission Guidelines for 2060-AJ52
Existing Sources: Large Municipal Waste Combustors Amendment of Startup, Shutdown,
and Malfunction Provisions..........................................................
3370 SAN No. 4524 Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry NESHAP: Amendments to Rule...... 2060-AJ57
3371 SAN No. 4528 Modification of the Anti-Dumping Baseline Date Cut-Off Limit for Data 2060-AJ59
Used in Development of an Individual Baseline.......................................
3372 SAN No. 4529 Change in Definition of ``major source'' for Operating Permits......... 2060-AJ60
3373 SAN No. 4544 NESHAP: Ferroalloy Production: Ferromanganese and Silicomanganese...... 2060-AJ64
3374 SAN No. 4517 Project XL Site-Specific Rulemaking for Weyerhaeuser Company Flint 2090-AA20
River Operations....................................................................
3375 SAN No. 4278 Project XL Site-Specific Rulemaking for Andersen Corporation's Facility 2090-AA21
in Bayport, Minnesota...............................................................
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CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA)--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3376 SAN No. 3553 Implementation of Ozone and Particulate Matter (PM) National Ambient 2060-AF34
Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and Regional Haze Regulations.........................
3377 SAN No. 3922 Revised Permit Revision Procedures for the Federal Operating Permits 2060-AG92
Program.............................................................................
3378 SAN No. 3975 Review of Minor New Sources and Modifications in Indian Country........ 2060-AH37
3379 SAN No. 4046 Federal Major New Source Review (NSR) Program for Nonattainment Areas.. 2060-AH53
3380 SAN No. 4070 General Conformity Regulations; Revisions.............................. 2060-AH93
3381 SAN No. 4247 Revisions to Air Pollution Emergency Episode Requirements (Subpart H, 2060-AI47
40 CFR Part 51).....................................................................
3382 SAN No. 3638 Revision of EPA's Radiological Emergency Response Plan................. 2060-AI49
3383 SAN No. 3746 NESHAP: Paint Stripping Operations..................................... 2060-AG26
3384 SAN No. 3479 Amendments to Parts 51, 52, 63, 70 and 71 Regarding the Provisions for 2060-AI01
Determining Potential To Emit.......................................................
3385 SAN No. 4162 NESHAP: Oil and Natural Gas Production................................. 2060-AI13
3386 SAN No. 2937 Field Citation Program................................................. 2020-AA32
3387 SAN No. 3751 NSPS and Emission Guidelines for Other Solid Waste Incinerators........ 2060-AG31
3388 SAN No. 3919 Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality: Permit 2060-AH01
Application Review Procedures for Non-Federal Class I Areas.........................
3389 SAN No. 4245 Consumer and Commercial Products: Flexible Package Printing Materials: 2060-AI31
Determination on Control Techniques Guidelines in Lieu of Regulation................
3390 SAN No. 4542 Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) for the Billings/Laurel, Montana 2008-AA00
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Area...........................................................
3391 SAN No. 4266 Review National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Carbon Monoxide...... 2060-AI43
3392 SAN No. 4274 Identification of Additional Ozone Areas Attaining the 1-Hour Standard 2060-AI57
and to Which the 1-Hour Standard Is No Longer Applicable (7 Areas)..................
3393 SAN No. 4276 Revision to NOx SIP Call Emission Budgets for Connecticut, 2060-AI80
Massachusetts and Rhode Island......................................................
3394 SAN No. 4383 Interstate Ozone Transport: Rulemaking on Section 126 Petitions From 2060-AI99
the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, and New Jersey........................
3395 SAN No. 4391 Rescinding Finding That Pre-existing PM10 Standards Are No Longer 2060-AJ05
Applicable in Northern Ada County/Boise, Idaho......................................
3396 SAN No. 4471 Project XL Site-Specific Rulemaking for Georgia-Pacific Corporation's 2090-AA26
Facility in Big Island, Virginia....................................................
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CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA)--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3397 SAN No. 3407 Method 301: Field Validation of Pollution Measurement Methods for 2060-AF00
Various Media; Revisions............................................................
3398 SAN No. 3743 Amendments for Testing and Monitoring Provisions to Part 60, Part 61, 2060-AG21
and Part 63.........................................................................
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3399 SAN No. 3748 Consolidated Federal Air Rule for the Synthetic Organic Chemical 2060-AG28
Manufacturing Industry..............................................................
3400 SAN No. 4103 NESHAP: Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants From the Synthetic Organic 2060-AH81
Chemical Industry (SOCMI) & Other Processes Subject to the Negotiated Regulation for
Equipment Leaks.....................................................................
3401 SAN No. 4333 Decision on a Petition From the Territory of American Samoa To Be 2060-AI60
Exempted From the Gasoline Anti-Dumping Regulations.................................
3402 SAN No. 4504 NESHAP: Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations; Final Rule--Settle 2060-AJ44
Agreement; and NESHAP for Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations; Technical
Amendment...........................................................................
3403 SAN No. 3304 NESHAP: Phosphate Fertilizers Production............................... 2060-AE44
3404 SAN No. 3754 Petroleum Solvent Dry Cleaners Maximum Achievable Control Technology 2060-AG34
(MACT) Standard.....................................................................
3405 SAN No. 3829 Revisions to the Regulation for Approval of State Programs and 2060-AG60
Delegation of Federal Authorities 112(l)............................................
3406 SAN No. 3899 NESHAP: Friction Products Manufacturing................................ 2060-AG87
3407 SAN No. 3962 NESHAP: Manufacture of Carbon Black.................................... 2060-AH19
3408 SAN No. 3973 NESHAP: Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication Operations.............. 2060-AH42
3409 SAN No. 4218 NESHAP: Process Heaters................................................ 2060-AI35
3410 SAN No. 4455 NESHAP: Amino/Phenolic Resins Amendment................................ 2060-AJ32
3411 SAN No. 3613 NSPS and Emission Guidelines for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste 2060-AF91
Incineration Units..................................................................
3412 SAN No. 4271 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Incorporation of Clean Air Act 2060-AI41
Amendments for Reduction in Class I, Group VI Controlled Substances.................
3413 SAN No. 4385 Amendments to Vehicle Inspection Maintenance Program Requirements 2060-AJ03
Implementing the Onboard Diagnostic Check; Amendment to the Final Rule..............
3414 SAN No. 4110 NESHAP: Alumina Processing............................................. 2060-AH70
3415 SAN No. 4240 NESHAP: Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources at Kraft, Soda, Sulfite 2060-AI34
and Stand-Alone Semichemical Pulp Mills.............................................
3416 SAN No. 4251 Control of Emissions of Air Pollution from New Compression-Ignition and 2060-AI36
Spark-Ignition Recreational Marine Engines..........................................
3417 SAN No. 4243 Standards and Guidelines for Small Municipal Waste Combustion Units.... 2060-AI51
3418 SAN No. 4284 Revision of Schedule for Standards Under Section 112 of the CAA........ 2060-AI52
3419 SAN No. 4285 Control of Emissions of Hazardous Pollutants from Motor Vehicles and 2060-AI55
Motor Vehicle Fuels.................................................................
3420 SAN No. 4286 National Emission Standards for Benzene Emissions from Coke Byproduct 2060-AI65
Recovery Plants (Part 61, Subpart L)................................................
3421 SAN No. 4355 Heavy-Duty Engine Emission Standards & Diesel Fuel Sulfur Control 2060-AI69
Requirements........................................................................
3422 SAN No. 4353 Amendments to the Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities NESHAP 2060-AI77
for the HAP and VOC Content Limits for Primer Operations and Stay of Compliance.....
3423 SAN No. 4354 NESHAP: Pharmaceuticals Production; Final Amendments................... 2060-AI78
3424 SAN No. 4304 National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Ozone - Corrections Notice... 2060-AI95
3425 SAN No. 4387 Amendments to State and Federal Operating Permits Programs, Part 70 and 2060-AJ04
Part 71, Compliance Certification Requirements......................................
3426 SAN No. 4414 Revision of Standards of Performance for Nitrogen Oxide Emissions from 2060-AJ22
New Fossil-Fuel Fired Steam Generating Units........................................
3427 SAN No. 4416 Revision to the Source Category Listing for Section 112(d)(2) 2060-AJ24
Rulemaking Pursuant to Section 112(c)(6) Requirements...............................
3428 SAN No. 4456 Stratospheric Ozone Protection: Allocation of Essential Use Allowances 2060-AJ33
for Calendar Year 2001..............................................................
3429 SAN No. 4465 Stay of the 8-Hour Portion of Findings of Significant Contribution and 2060-AJ37
Rulemaking for Purposes of Reducing Interstate Ozone Transport......................
3430 SAN No. 4468 National Air Toxics Program: Integrated Strategy, Report to Congress... 2060-AJ38
3431 SAN No. 4471 Project XL Site-Specific Rulemaking for Georgia-Pacific Corporation's 2060-AJ39
Facility in Big Island, Virginia....................................................
3432 SAN No. 4336 Amendments to NESHAP: Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations........... 2060-AJ40
3433 SAN No. 4527 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes for Ozone- 2060-AJ58
Depleting Substances--N-Propylbromide...............................................
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ATOMIC ENERGY ACT (AEA)--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3434 SAN No. 3602 Protective Action Guidance for Drinking Water.......................... 2060-AF39
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3435 SAN No. 4054 Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for the Disposal of Low- 2060-AH63
Activity Mixed Radioactive Waste....................................................
3436 SAN No. 4403 Revision of the 40 CFR Part 194 Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Compliance 2060-AJ07
Criteria............................................................................
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FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3437 SAN No. 2684 Plant Incorporated Protectants (Formerly Plant Pesticides) Rulemakings. 2070-AC02
3438 SAN No. 2687 Data Requirements for Pesticide Registration; Toxicology, Exposure and 2070-AC12
Residue Chemistry...................................................................
3439 SAN No. 4170 Pesticides; Procedures for Registration Review Program................. 2070-AD29
3440 SAN No. 4173 Data Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticide Registration; Product 2070-AD30
Chemistry Requirements..............................................................
3441 SAN No. 4496 Data Requirement for Pesticide Registration; Environmental Fate and 2070-AD47
Ecological Effects..................................................................
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FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3442 SAN No. 2659 Pesticide Management and Disposal; Standards for Pesticide Containers 2070-AB95
and Containment.....................................................................
3443 SAN No. 3222 Groundwater and Pesticide Management Plan Rule......................... 2070-AC46
3444 SAN No. 3731 WPS; Pesticide Worker Protection Standard; Glove Amendment............. 2070-AC93
3445 SAN No. 3892 Registration Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticide Products; and 2070-AD14
Other Pesticide Regulatory Changes..................................................
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FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA)--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3446 SAN No. 4216 Regulatory Review of Pesticide Emergency Exemption Regulations......... 2070-AD36
3447 SAN No. 3432 Pesticide Management and Disposal...................................... 2020-AA33
3448 SAN No. 4143 Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program.................................. 2070-AD26
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FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA)--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3449 SAN No. 3890 Tolerances for Pesticide Emergency Exemptions.......................... 2070-AD15
3450 SAN No. 2720 Policy or Procedures for Notification to the Agency of Stored 2020-AA29
Pesticides With Canceled or Suspended Registration..................................
3451 SAN No. 4347 Registration of Granular Fertilizer-Pesticide Combination Products..... 2070-AD40
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TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3452 SAN No. 2563 Test Rule; ATSDR Substances............................................ 2070-AB79
3453 SAN No. 4174 TSCA Section 4 Enforceable Consent Agreement for Certain Oxygenated 2070-AD28
Fuel Additives......................................................................
3454 SAN No. 4395 Test Rule; Multi-Substance Rule for the Testing of Developmental and 2070-AD44
Reproductive Toxicity...............................................................
3455 SAN No. 1923 Follow-Up Rules on Existing Chemicals.................................. 2070-AA58
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3456 SAN No. 4512 Significant New Use Rule; Selected Flame Retardant Chemical Substances 2070-AD48
for use in Residential Upholstered Furniture........................................
3457 SAN No. 3557 Lead-Based Paint Activities; Training and Certification for Renovation 2070-AC83
and Remodeling......................................................................
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TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3458 SAN No. 3301 TSCA Inventory Update Rule Amendments.................................. 2070-AC61
3459 SAN No. 3493 Test Rule; Generic Entry for ITC Related Testing Decisions............. 2070-AB94
3460 SAN No. 3487 Test Rule; Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs)............................. 2070-AC76
3461 SAN No. 3990 Test Rule; Certain High Production Volume (HPV) Chemicals.............. 2070-AD16
3462 SAN No. 4425 Test Rule; In Vitro Dermal Absorption Rate Testing of Certain Chemicals 2070-AD42
of Interest to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration....................
3463 SAN No. 1976 Follow-Up Rules on Non-5(e) New Chemical Substances.................... 2070-AA59
3464 SAN No. 3495 Significant New Use Rule (SNUR); Chemical-Specific SNURs To Extend 2070-AB27
Provisions of Section 5(e) Orders...................................................
3465 SAN No. 4475 Significant New Use Rule; Certain Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonyl (Pfos) 2070-AD43
Containing Chemical Substances......................................................
3466 SAN No. 2150 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Exemptions From the Prohibitions 2070-AB20
Against Manufacturing, Processing, and Distribution in Commerce.....................
3467 SAN No. 2779 Acrylamide; Prohibition on Manufacture, Importation, Distribution and 2070-AC17
Use of Acrylamide for Grouting......................................................
3468 SAN No. 3528 Significant New Use Rule; Refractory Ceramic Fibers.................... 2070-AC37
3469 SAN No. 2178 TSCA Section 8(a) Preliminary Assessment Information Rules............. 2070-AB08
3470 SAN No. 1139 TSCA Section 8(d) Health and Safety Data Reporting Rules............... 2070-AB11
3471 SAN No. 3559 Notice of TSCA Section 4 Reimbursement Period and TSCA Section 12(b) 2070-AC84
Export Notification Period Sunset Dates for TSCA Section 4 Substances...............
3472 SAN No. 4172 Lead; Notification Requirements for Lead-Based Paint Abatement 2070-AD31
Activities and Training.............................................................
3473 SAN No. 3118 TSCA Section 8(e) Policy; Notice of Clarification...................... 2070-AC80
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TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA)--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3474 SAN No. 4027 Pesticides; Tolerance Processing Fees.................................. 2070-AD23
3475 SAN No. 4175 Pesticide Tolerance Reassessment Program............................... 2070-AD24
3476 SAN No. 2865 Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program (VCCEP)............... 2070-AC27
3477 SAN No. 3882 Test Rule; Certain Metals.............................................. 2070-AD10
3478 SAN No. 3252 Lead; Regulatory Investigation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act 2070-AC21
(TSCA) To Reduce Lead (Pb) Consumption and Use......................................
3479 SAN No. 3148 Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Revisions............................ 2070-AC51
3480 SAN No. 4179 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Use Authorizations................... 2070-AD27
3481 SAN No. 4376 Lead-Based Paint Activities; Training, Accreditation, and Certification 2070-AC64
Rule and Model State Plan Rule - Building and Structures............................
3482 SAN No. 3508 Lead; Management and Disposal of Lead-Based Paint Debris............... 2070-AC72
3483 SAN No. 4176 Chemical Right-to-Know Initiative; High Production Volume (HPV) 2070-AD25
Chemicals...........................................................................
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TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA)--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3484 SAN No. 3021 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Reclassification of PCB and PCB 2070-AC39
Contaminated Electrical Equipment Final Rule........................................
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3485 SAN No. 2249 Asbestos Worker Protection Rule Amendments............................. 2070-AC66
3486 SAN No. 3243 Lead; Identification of Dangerous Levels of Lead Pursuant to TSCA 2070-AC63
Section 403.........................................................................
3487 SAN No. 4488 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Return of PCB Waste from U.S. 2070-AD46
Territories Outside the Customs Territory of the United States......................
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EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT (EPCRA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3488 SAN No. 4265 TRI; Revisions to the Otherwise Use Activity Exemptions and the Coal 2025-AA06
Extraction Activities Exemption.....................................................
3489 SAN No. 4392 TRI: APA Petition-EPCRA 313 Definition of ``Overburden'' as it relates 2025-AA08
to the mining industry..............................................................
3490 SAN No. 3215 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act: Amendments and 2050-AE17
Streamlining Rule...................................................................
3491 SAN No. 3993 Modification of Threshold Planning Quantity for Isophorone Diisocyanate 2050-AE43
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EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT (EPCRA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3492 SAN No. 2425 TRI; Responses to Petitions Received To Add or Delete or Modify 2025-AA00
Chemical Listings on the Toxic Release Inventory....................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT (EPCRA)--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3493 SAN No. 3007 TRI; Chemical Expansion; Finalization of Deferred Chemicals............ 2025-AA01
3494 SAN No. 4015 TRI; Review of Chemicals on the Original TRI List...................... 2025-AA03
3495 SAN No. 2847 TRI; Pollution Prevention Act Information Requirements................. 2025-AA09
3496 SAN No. 3994 Response to a Petition Requesting Deletion of Phosmet from the 2050-AE42
Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHSs) List..........................................
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EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT (EPCRA)--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3497 SAN No. 4259 TRI; Lowering of EPCRA Section 313 Reporting Thresholds for Lead and 2025-AA05
Lead Compounds......................................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3498 SAN No. 3989 Removal of Requirement To Use SW-846 Methods (Test Methods for 2050-AE41
Evaluating Solid Waste: Physical/Chemical Methods)..................................
3499 SAN No. 4028 Standardized Permit for RCRA Hazardous Waste Management Facilities..... 2050-AE44
3500 SAN No. 3066 Listing Determination of Wastes Generated During the Manufacture of 2050-AD80
Azo, Anthraquinone, and Triarylmethane Dyes and Pigments............................
3501 SAN No. 3545 Revisions to the Comprehensive Guideline for Procurement of Products 2050-AE23
Containing Recovered Materials......................................................
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3502 SAN No. 3333 NESHAPS: Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Hazardous Waste 2050-AE01
Combustors-Phase II Covering Boilers and Certain Industrial Furnaces................
3503 SAN No. 3147 Hazardous Waste Manifest Regulation.................................... 2050-AE21
3504 SAN No. 4084 Office of Solid Waste Burden Reduction Project......................... 2050-AE50
3505 SAN No. 4091 Modifications to RCRA Rules Associated With Solvent-Contaminated Shop 2050-AE51
Towels and Wipes....................................................................
3506 SAN No. 4092 Glass-to-Glass Recycling of Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs): Changes to 2050-AE52
Hazardous Waste Regulations.........................................................
3507 SAN No. 4093 Reinventing the Land Disposal Restrictions Program..................... 2050-AE53
3508 SAN No. 4230 Revisions to Solid Waste Landfill Criteria--Leachate Recirculation on 2050-AE67
Alternative Liners..................................................................
3509 SAN No. 4411 Proposed Rule: Regulation of Oil Bearing Wastes From Petroleum 2050-AE78
Refineries Gasified To Produce Synthesis Gas........................................
3510 SAN No. 4418 NESHAPS: Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Hazardous Waste 2050-AE79
Combustors..........................................................................
3511 SAN No. 4470 Standards for the Management of Coal Combustion Wastes Generated by 2050-AE81
Commercial Electric Power Producers.................................................
3512 SAN No. 4501 Revision of Wastewater Treatment Exemptions for Hazardous Waste 2050-AE84
Mixtures............................................................................
3513 SAN No. 4525 Amendment to the Definition of Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Unit..... 2050-AE86
3514 SAN No. 4439 Project XL -- Ortho-McNeil Pilot Project Allowing On-Site Treatment of 2090-AA14
Low-Level Mixed Wastes Without RCRA Permit..........................................
3515 SAN No. 4534 Project XL Site-Specific Rulemaking for Anne Arundel County 2090-AA25
Millersville Landfill, Severn, Maryland.............................................
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RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3516 SAN No. 3805 Paint Manufacturing Wastes Listing: Hazardous Waste Management System: 2050-AE32
Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste.......................................
3517 SAN No. 3856 Management of Cement Kiln Dust (CKD)................................... 2050-AE34
3518 SAN No. 4017 Storage, Treatment, Transportation, and Disposal of Mixed Waste........ 2050-AE45
3519 SAN No. 4088 Recycled Used Oil Containing PCBs...................................... 2050-AE47
3520 SAN No. 4083 Listing of Hazardous Waste; Inorganic Chemical Wastes; Land Disposal 2050-AE49
Restrictions for Newly Listed Wastes; CERCLA Hazardous Substances Reportable
Quantities..........................................................................
3521 SAN No. 2647 RCRA Subtitle C Financial Test Criteria (Revision)..................... 2050-AC71
3522 SAN No. 3328 Hazardous Waste Identification Rule (HWIR): Identification and Listing 2050-AE07
of Hazardous Wastes.................................................................
3523 SAN No. 4419 Amendments to the Corrective Action Management Unit Rule............... 2050-AE77
3524 SAN No. 4437 Project XL Site-Specific Rulemaking for the U.S. Filter Recovery 2090-AA15
Services, Roseville, Minnesota, and Approved Generators and Transporters of USFRS XL
Waste...............................................................................
3525 SAN No. 4498 Project XL Site-Specific Rulemaking for Yolo County Landfill, Davis, 2090-AA18
Yolo County, California.............................................................
3526 SAN No. 4516 Project XL Notice of Proposed Rule for Autoliv Inc. Site-Specific 2090-AA19
Rulemaking..........................................................................
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RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA)--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3527 SAN No. 3428 Hazardous Waste Management System: Slag Residues Derived From High 2050-AE15
Temperature Metals Recovery (HTMR) Treatment of KO61, KO62 and F0006 Wastes.........
3528 SAN No. 3668 Hazardous Waste Identification; Recycled Used Oil Management Standards. 2050-AE28
3529 SAN No. 3888 Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act; 2050-AE39
Codification of Waste Management Provisions.........................................
3530 SAN No. 4090 RCRA Appendix VIII Streamlining........................................ 2050-AE55
3531 SAN No. 3189 Final Determination of the Applicability of the Toxicity Characteristic 2050-AD69
Rule to Petroleum Contaminated Media and Debris from Underground Storage Tanks......
3532 SAN No. 2390 Corrective Action for Solid Waste Management Units (SWMUs) at Hazardous 2050-AB80
Waste Management Facilities.........................................................
3533 SAN No. 4094 Land Disposal Restrictions; Potential Revisions for Mercury Listed and 2050-AE54
Characteristic Wastes...............................................................
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3534 SAN No. 4233 Land Disposal Restrictions; Treatment Standards for Spent Potliners 2050-AE65
from Primary Aluminum Reduction (K088) and Regulatory Classification of K088
Vitrification Units.................................................................
3535 SAN No. 4263 Temporary Suspension of Toxicity Characteristic Rule for Specific Lead- 2050-AE68
Based Paint Debris..................................................................
3536 SAN No. 4208 Requirements for Zinc Fertilizer Made From Recycled Hazardous Secondary 2050-AE69
Materials...........................................................................
3537 SAN No. 4430 RCRA Controls for Wastewater Treatment Units........................... 2050-AE82
3538 SAN No. 4469 Standards for the Management of Coal Combustion Wastes - Non-Power 2050-AE83
Producers and Minefilling...........................................................
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RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA)--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3539 SAN No. 3151 Listing Determination for Wastewater and Wastewater Treatment Sludges 2050-AD85
from Chlorinated Aliphatics Productions; Land Disposal Restrictions for Newly
Identified Waste....................................................................
3540 SAN No. 4360 Deferral of Phase IV Standards for PCBs as a Constituent Subject to 2050-AE76
Treatment in Soil...................................................................
3541 SAN No. 4438 Project XL -- IBM VT Pilot Project providing a site-specific exemption 2090-AA11
of a metallization process from the F006 listing description........................
3542 SAN No. 4497 Project XL Site-Specific Rulemaking for Buncombe County Landfill, 2090-AA22
Alexander, North Carolina...........................................................
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OIL POLLUTION ACT (OPA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3543 SAN No. 2634 Oil Pollution Prevention Regulation: Revisions......................... 2050-AC62
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COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3544 SAN No. 3423 Reportable Quantity Adjustments for Carbamates......................... 2050-AE12
3545 SAN No. 3439 National Priorities List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites: 2050-AD75
Proposed and Final Rules............................................................
3546 SAN No. 4177 Revise 40 CFR Part 35 Subpart O: Cooperative Agreements and Superfund 2050-AE62
State Contracts for Superfund Response Actions......................................
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COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3547 SAN No. 2394 Reporting Exemptions for Federally Permitted Releases of Hazardous 2050-AB82
Substances..........................................................................
3548 SAN No. 3885 Streamlining the Preauthorization Mixed Funding for Application and 2050-AE38
Implementation of Claims Against Superfund..........................................
3549 SAN No. 4201 Criteria for the Designation of Hazardous Substances under CERCLA 2050-AE63
Section 102(a)......................................................................
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COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3550 SAN No. 3806 Grants for Technical Assistance Rule Reform--40 CFR Part 35 Subpart M.. 2050-AE33
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CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3551 SAN No. 4280 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Construction and Development 2040-AD42
Industry............................................................................
3552 SAN No. 4407 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Meat Products Point Source 2040-AD56
Category (Revisions)................................................................
3553 SAN No. 4264 Water Quality Standards for Alabama--Phase II.......................... 2040-AD35
3554 SAN No. 4344 Water Quality Standards for Indian Country Waters...................... 2040-AD46
3555 SAN No. 4047 Test Procedures for the Analysis of Cryptosporidium and Giardia Under 2040-AD08
the Safe Drinking Water and Clean Water Acts........................................
3556 SAN No. 4214 Test Procedures for the Analysis of E. Coli and Enterococci Under the 2040-AD34
Clean Water Act.....................................................................
3557 SAN No. 4474 Minimizing Adverse Environmental Impact From Cooling Water Intake 2040-AD62
Structures at Existing Facilities Under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act, Phase
2...................................................................................
3558 SAN No. 3786 NPDES Streamlining Rule -- Round III................................... 2040-AC84
3559 SAN No. 3999 NPDES Requirements for Municipal Sanitary Sewer Collection Systems, 2040-AD02
Municipal Satellite Collection Systems, and Sanitary Sewer Overflows................
3560 SAN No. 4332 Recognition Awards Under the Clean Water Act........................... 2040-AD44
3561 SAN No. 4446 Ocean Discharges Criteria Revisions.................................... 2040-AD60
3562 SAN No. 2804 Clean Water Act Definition of Waters of the United States.............. 2040-AB74
3563 SAN No. 4493 Clean Water State Revolving Fund Regulation Revisions Re: Use as 2040-AD68
Matching Funds......................................................................
3564 SAN No. 4541 Test Procedures for the Analysis of Mercury Under the Clean Water Act 2040-AD72
(Revisions to Method 1631)..........................................................
3565 SAN No. 4514 Proposal to Revise and to Ratify or Withdraw Whole Effluent Toxicity 2040-AD73
Test Methods........................................................................
3566 SAN No. 4526 Revisions to the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution 2050-AE87
Contingency Plan; Subpart J Product Schedule Listing Requirements...................
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CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3567 SAN No. 4192 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Bleached Papergrade Kraft 2040-AD23
Subcategory of the Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Category; Certification in Lieu of
Monitoring for Chloroform...........................................................
3568 SAN No. 4168 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Coal Mining Point Source 2040-AD24
Category (Revisions)................................................................
3569 SAN No. 3155 Test Procedures for the Analysis of Miscellaneous Metals, Anions, and 2040-AC95
Volatile Organics Under the Clean Water Act, Phase One..............................
3570 SAN No. 4409 Test Procedures: Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act Methods 2040-AD59
Update..............................................................................
3571 SAN No. 3444 Minimizing Adverse Environmental Impact From Cooling Water Intake 2040-AC34
Structures at New Facilities Under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act, Phase 1...
3572 SAN No. 3663 Streamlining the General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New 2040-AC58
Sources of Pollution................................................................
3573 SAN No. 3288 Comparison of Dredged Material to Reference Sediment................... 2040-AC14
3574 SAN No. 3488 Round 2 Standards for the Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge............. 2040-AC25
3575 SAN No. 4515 Procedures for Tribes to Obtain Approval for Treatment as a State To 2040-AD69
Receive Funding for the Beaches Program.............................................
3576 SAN No. 4476 Pretreatment Program Reinvention Pilot Projects Under Project XL....... 2090-AA16
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CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA)--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3577 SAN No. 2806 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Metal Products and Machinery 2040-AB79
Category, Phases 1 and 2............................................................
3578 SAN No. 3833 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Iron and Steel Manufacturing 2040-AC90
Point Source Category (Revisions)...................................................
3579 SAN No. 4050 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard 2040-AD10
Category, Phase II..................................................................
3580 SAN No. 4153 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for Feedlots Point Source Category, 2040-AD19
and NPDES Regulation for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations.....................
3581 SAN No. 4370 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Dissolving Kraft and 2040-AD49
Dissolving Sulfite Subcategories of the Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Point Source
Category (Phase III)................................................................
3582 SAN No. 4406 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Aquatic Animal Production 2040-AD55
Industry............................................................................
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3583 SAN No. 4408 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Industrial Container and Drum 2040-AD57
Cleaning Point Source Category......................................................
3584 SAN No. 3662 Water Quality Standards Regulation -- Revision......................... 2040-AC56
3585 SAN No. 3702 Test Procedures for the Analysis of Trace Metals Under the Clean Water 2040-AC75
Act.................................................................................
3586 SAN No. 3714 Increased Method Flexibility for Test Procedures Approved for Clean 2040-AC92
Water Act Compliance Monitoring.....................................................
3587 SAN No. 3713 Performance-Based Measurement System (PBMS) Procedures and Guidance for 2040-AC93
Clean Water Act Test Procedures.....................................................
3588 SAN No. 4049 Test Procedures for the Analysis of Co-Planar and Mono-Ortho- 2040-AD09
Substituted Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Under the Clean Water Act..............
3589 SAN No. 4089 Test Procedures for the Analysis of Miscellaneous Metals, Anions, and 2040-AD12
Volatile Organics Under the Clean Water Act, Phase Two..............................
3590 SAN No. 4377 Test Procedures for the Analysis of Mercury Under the Clean Water Act 2040-AD52
(Method 245.7)......................................................................
3591 SAN No. 4378 Revisions to Method Detection and Quantification for Use Under the 2040-AD53
Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act.........................................
3592 SAN No. 4357 Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of the Armed Forces - 2040-AD39
Phase II............................................................................
3593 SAN No. 4543 Minimizing Adverse Environmental Impact from Cooling Water Intake 2040-AD70
Structures at Existing Facilities Under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act, Phase
3...................................................................................
3594 SAN No. 3234 Revision of NPDES Industrial Permit Application Requirements and Form 2040-AC26
2C--Wastewater Discharge Information................................................
3595 SAN No. 4375 Revision to Clean Water Act Regulatory Definition of ``Fill Material''. 2040-AD51
3596 SAN No. 4540 Test Procedures: New and Updated Test Procedures for the Analysis of 2040-AD71
Pollutants Under the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act....................
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CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA)--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3597 SAN No. 2805 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Centralized Waste Treatment 2040-AB78
Industry............................................................................
3598 SAN No. 3767 Reformatting of Effluent Guidelines and Standards in 40 CFR Parts 401 2040-AC79
Through 471.........................................................................
3599 SAN No. 4086 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for Synthetic-Based Drilling Fluids 2040-AD14
in the Oil and Gas Extraction Point Source Category (Revisions).....................
3600 SAN No. 4364 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Organic Chemicals, Plastics 2040-AD45
and Synthetic Fibers Category.......................................................
3601 SAN No. 4195 Water Quality Standards for Alabama--Phase I........................... 2040-AD25
3602 SAN No. 4235 Amend the Final Water Quality Guidance for the Great Lakes System to 2040-AD32
Prohibit Mixing Zones for Bioaccumulative Chemicals of Concern......................
3603 SAN No. 4422 Promulgation of Provisions in the Final Water Quality Guidance for the 2040-AD66
Great Lakes System for Waters Within the Great Lakes Basin..........................
3604 SAN No. 4261 Further Revisions to Clean Water Act Definition of Discharge of Dredged 2040-AD41
Material............................................................................
3605 SAN No. 4207 Round I Sewage Sludge Use or Disposal Rule -- Phase Two Amendments..... 2040-AC53
3606 SAN No. 4440 Site-Specific Rule Under XL To Grant Waiver From BMP Regulations Under 2090-AA12
CWA Cluster Rules...................................................................
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SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA)--Prerule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3607 SAN No. 4212 Use of Screening Methods for Compliance Monitoring of Drinking Water 2040-AD31
Contaminants........................................................................
3608 SAN No. 3238 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Aldicarb.................. 2040-AC13
3609 SAN No. 4447 Drinking Water: Regulatory Determinations Regarding Contaminants on the 2040-AD61
Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List...........................................
3610 SAN No. 4424 6-Year Review of Existing National Primary Drinking Water Regulations.. 2040-AD67
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SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3611 SAN No. 4341 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Long Term 2 Enhanced 2040-AD37
Surface Water Treatment Rule........................................................
3612 SAN No. 4342 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Stage 2 Disinfectants/ 2040-AD38
Disinfection Byproducts Rule........................................................
3613 SAN No. 4369 Regulated Drinking Water Contaminant Occurrence Reporting.............. 2040-AD48
3614 SAN No. 4404 National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations (NSDWR): Methyl Tertiary 2040-AD54
Butyl Ether (MTBE) and Technical Corrections to the NSDWR...........................
3615 SAN No. 4451 Underground Injection Control Class V Phase 2 Revisions................ 2040-AD63
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SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3616 SAN No. 2281 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Radon..................... 2040-AA94
3617 SAN No. 2340 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Ground Water Rule......... 2040-AA97
3618 SAN No. 2807 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Arsenic and Clarifications 2040-AB75
to Compliance and New Source Contaminant Monitoring.................................
3619 SAN No. 3176 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Sulfate................... 2040-AC07
3620 SAN No. 4147 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Long Term 1 Enhanced 2040-AD18
Surface Water Treatment Rule........................................................
3621 SAN No. 4146 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Filter Backwash Recycling 2040-AD65
Rule................................................................................
3622 SAN No. 4236 Update of State Underground Injection Control Programs................. 2040-AD40
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SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA)--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3623 SAN No. 4373 Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule - List 2....................... 2040-AD58
3624 SAN No. 3563 Reformatting of Drinking Water Regulations............................. 2040-AC41
3625 SAN No. 3992 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Radium, Uranium, Alpha, 2040-AC98
Beta and Photon Emitters............................................................
3626 SAN No. 4281 Revision to the Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (IESWTR) 2040-AD43
and the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (DBPR) and Primacy
Requirements........................................................................
3627 SAN No. 4152 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Regulations........................ 2040-AD20
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SHORE PROTECTION ACT (SPA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3628 SAN No. 2820 Shore Protection Act, Section 4103(b) Regulations...................... 2040-AB85
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_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Prerule Stage
General
_______________________________________________________________________
3205. NEW JERSEY GOLD TRACK PROJECT XL RULE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Gold Track Program is a crucial part of NJDEP's efforts
to create a State-run tiered performance-based program. Currently,
facilities may join NJDEP's Silver Track Program, which is a lower-
level tier that provides recognition for commitments to a certain level
of environmental enhancement. Gold Track expands upon these
environmental commitments, and offers proportionally greater
recognition, as well as actual federal regulatory flexibility to
participating facilities. NJDEP is partnering with EPA in the Gold
Track effort under the XL program, so as to
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be able to offer federal regulatory flexibility to Gold Track
participants.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 06/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 4533
Agency Contact: Chad Carbone, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of the Administrator, 1802, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-4296
Fax: 202 260-1812
Email: [email protected]
Aleksandra Dobkowski-Joy, Environmental Protection Agency, Regional
Office New York, Region Z
Phone: 212 637-3676
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2002-AA00
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Proposed Rule Stage
General
_______________________________________________________________________
3206. UTILIZATION OF SMALL, MINORITY AND WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN
PROCUREMENT UNDER ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: PL 101-507; PL 102-389; PL 101-549 sec 1001; 42 USC
9605(f); PL 100-590; EO 12432; EO 12138; EO 11625
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 33
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The regulation will codify revisions to the Agency's program
for the utilization of Small, Minority and Women's Business Enterprises
in procurements under assistance agreements (i.e., grants and
cooperative agreements awarded by EPA as well as grants and cooperative
agreements awarded by other agencies under interagency agreements with
EPA). The revisions are necessary to ensure consistency with the
Supreme Court's decision in Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena, 115
S.Ct. 2097 (1995), and were identified as part of the Clinton
Administration's review of affirmative action programs. They include:
(1) placing greater emphasis on requiring assistance agreement
recipients to submit documentation supporting proposed fair share
procurement objectives for Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) and
Women's Business Enterprises (WBEs) based on the availability of
qualified MBEs and WBEs in the relevant geographic market; (2)
authorizing or requiring recipients and their prime contractors to take
reasonable race/gender-conscious measures (e.g., bidding credits) in
the event that race/gender-neutral efforts prove inadequate to meet
fair share objectives; and (3) administering statutory MBE/WBE
objectives as a national goal, allowing smaller or larger fair share
objectives for particular grants or cooperative agreements based on the
availability standard.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/00/01
Final Action 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4056
Agency Contact: Mark Gordon, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, 1230, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-8886
Fax: 202 401-1080
David Sutton, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance, 1230A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4444
Fax: 202 501-0756
RIN: 2020-AA39
_______________________________________________________________________
3207. REVISION TO EPAAR 1552.211-73, LEVEL OF EFFORT
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301, sec 205(c); 63 Stat 390 as amended
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1552
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will revise EPAAR 1552.211-73, Level of Effort, to
define more concisely the services being acquired, and to more
accurately reflect the relationship between services provided and fee
payments.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 08/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
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. 4191
Agency Contact: Larry Wyborski, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4369
Fax: 202 565-2552
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2030-AA64
_______________________________________________________________________
3208. REVISIONS TO ACQUISITION REGULATION CONCERNING CONFLICT OF
INTEREST
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The purpose of this rule is to revise the Agency's conflict
of interest (COI) acquisition regulations. The specific revisions
involve more stringent requirements for submission of relevant
information from Agency contractors and potential contractors regarding
their relationships with parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries,
and sister companies. Current Agency regulations do not require the
submission of this level of information. Receipt and evaluation of
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this information is critical in order for the Agency to decide whether
or not COI situations exist and how they are to be handled. This
revised rule will also codify several COI clauses that have been
developed since the issuance of the previous rule in 1994.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/01
Final Action 09/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
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. 4319
Sectors Affected: 5416 Management, Scientific and Technical Consulting
Services; 54162 Environmental Consulting Services; 5417 Scientific
Research and Development Services; 562 Waste Management and Remediation
Services; 5413 Architectural, Engineering and Related Services
Agency Contact: Bruce M. Bakaysa, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4373
Fax: 202 565-2552
Email: [email protected]
Cal McWhirter, Environmental Protection Agency, Administration and
Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4379
Fax: 202 565-2552
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2030-AA67
_______________________________________________________________________
3209. 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 05/00/01
Final Action 08/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
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 Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4368
Fax: 202 565-2475
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2030-AA50
_______________________________________________________________________
3210. IMPLEMENTATION OF CHANGES TO GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND
SUSPENSION COMMON RULE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: EO 12549; EO 12689 and FASA
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 32
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Periodically OMB amends the Government-wide Common Rule for
suspension and debarment of contractors and assistance participants who
threaten the integrity of Federal programs because of criminal
misconduct or poor performance. All agencies must issue changes to
their individual codified versions to conform to the Common Rule.
Recently, the Interagency Suspension and Debarment Coordinating
Committee prepared recommendations for comprehensive changes to the
Common Rule to conform to changes made in the Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) as a result of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining
Act (FASA). In addition, several other proposals to improve or change
the rule were recommended by various agencies. In December 1996, OMB
declined to implement the changes at that time due to differences with
some agencies about some changes unrelated to those occasioned by FASA.
Among other things, FASA replaced the small purchase threshold
($25,000) with the simplified acquisition amount ($100,000). That
change unintentionally exposed certain EPA programs to participation by
contractors who may have been debarred for serious misconduct already.
OMB has agreed to permit agencies to amend the coverage section of
their individual agency rules to reduce or eliminate exposure to
suspended or debarred persons.
EPA intends to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend 40 CFR
32.110 to reduce EPA exposure to such consequences.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/00/01
Final Action 12/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3817
This is an assistance-related statutory requirement. There is no
paperwork burden associated with this action.
Agency Contact: Robert Meunier, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3901R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-5399
Fax: 202 565-2469
RIN: 2030-AA48
_______________________________________________________________________
3211. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF NONGOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES IN
ANTARCTICA
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 2401 et seq, as amended; 16 USC 2403(a); PL
104-227
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 8
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, October 2, 1998, The Interim Final
Rule, effective 7/14/98, through the year 2000-2001 austral summer.
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Abstract: The purpose of this action is to develop regulations for: (1)
the environmental impact assessment of nongovernmental activities,
including tourism, for which the United States is required to give
advance notice under paragraph 5 of Article VII of the Antarctic Treaty
and (2) coordination of the review of information regarding
environmental impact assessment received by the United States from
other parties under the Protocol on Environmental Protection. The
Office of Federal Activities (OECA/OFA) will use the decisionmaking
process of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to analyze the
environmental setting; the types of nongovernmental activities,
including tourism, to be addressed by the regulations; their potential
for impact; and the alternatives available under rulemaking for
environmental impact assessments for nongovernmental activities. An
interim final rule, 40 CFR part 8, promulgated April 30, 1997, and on
July 15, 1998 extended through the 2000-2001 austral summer, will be
replaced by a final rule. The interim final rule was effective
immediately so that the U.S. could ratify the Protocol and implement
its obligations under the Protocol as soon as it entered into force.
These rules are being developed in coordination with other Federal
agencies with specific interests in and expertise with Antarctica
including the Department of State, National Science Foundation,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Coast Guard,
Marine Mammal Commission, Department of Justice, and the Council on
Environmental Quality.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 04/30/97 62 FR 23538
Extend Effectve Date Interim
Rule 04/15/98 63 FR 18352
NPRM 04/00/01
Final Action 05/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations
Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 3933
Interim Final Rule-http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-
IMPACT/1997/April/Day-30/i11075.htm
Extend Effectve Date- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-
IMPACT/1998/April/Day-15/i10007.htm
Agency Contact: Joseph Montgomery, Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, 2252A, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 564-7157
Fax: 202 564-0070
Email: [email protected]
Katherine Biggs, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance, 2252A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-7144
Fax: 202 564-0072
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2020-AA34
_______________________________________________________________________
3212. PROPOSED REVISION TO EPA'S IMPLEMENTING NEPA REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 4321
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 6
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The proposed revision is necessary to clarify and update
EPA's National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulation. The revision
would clarify Agency responsibilities for Congressionally funded
special appropriation projects and EPA-funded grant programs. The
revision would clarify public involvement procedures and organization
responsibilities. The proposal would revise the list of actions which
are categorically excluded from analyses. The revision is also needed
to incorporate a number of Executive orders and other cross-cutting
requirements into the NEPA process.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/00/01
Final Action 10/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 4292
Agency Contact: Joseph Montgomery, Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, 2252A, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 564-7157
Fax: 202 564-0070
Email: [email protected]
Marguerite Duffy, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, 2252A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-7148
RIN: 2020-AA42
_______________________________________________________________________
3213. PUBLIC INFORMATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2005; 15 USC 2601 et seq; 21 USC 346; 33 USC
1251 et seq; 33 USC 1414; 42 USC 11001 et seq; 42 USC 300(f) et seq; 42
USC 4912; 42 USC 6901 et seq; 42 USC 7401 et seq; 42 USC 9601 et seq; 5
USC 552; 7 USC 136 et seq
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: NPRM, Statutory, August 31, 2000, Proposed rule to
eliminate the special treatment of CBI substantiations.
Abstract: EPA regulations at 40 CFR part 2, subpart B, provide
procedures for handling and disclosing information claimed as
confidential business information (CBI). Although the current
regulations have succeeded in protecting CBI, changes in Agency
workload, practice, and statutory authority have made it difficult to
handle CBI activities as expeditiously as desired. EPA is examining its
CBI regulations to determine what changes are needed to make the
regulations as efficient and effective as possible. Provision 40 CFR
2.205(c), which automatically protects CBI substantiations claimed as
confidential, is being examined individually and as part of the CBI
regulations as a whole.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM/CBI Regs Proposal to revise
EPA's CBI regulations 11/23/94 59 FR 60446
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Final/CBI Substant. Final rule
to eliminate special treatment
of substantiations 04/00/01
NPRM/CBI Regs Proposal to revise
CBI regs--40 CFR Part 2, Subpart
B To Be Determined
Final Rule/CBI Regs Final rule
revising CBI regs--40 CFR Part
2, Subpart B To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3240
Formerly listed as RIN 2020-AA21.
Agency Contact: Alan Margolis, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Environmental Information, 2822, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-9329
Fax: 202 401-4544
Email: [email protected]
Rebecca Moser, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental
Information, 2822, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6780
Fax: 202 260-8550
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2025-AA02
_______________________________________________________________________
3214. CROSS-MEDIA ELECTRONIC REPORTING (ER) AND RECORDKEEPING RULE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: PL 104-13; PL 105-277
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 3 (New); 40 CFR 9 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Cross-Media Electronic Reporting (ER) and Recordkeeping
Rule will provide a uniform legal framework for paperless electronic
reporting and recordkeeping, including electronic signature/
certification, across EPA's environmental compliance programs. The rule
will both remove current legal requirements for paper that create
obstacles to electronic reporting and recordkeeping and provide for
mechanisms to assure the legal validity and authenticity of electronic
documents and associated electronic signatures, whether transmitted as
reports or maintained as records. This rule is important because the
legal and electronic signature issues remain the chief obstacle to
implementation of paperless electronic reporting, and affect the
overall enforceability of environmental programs both federally and
under state delegation/authorization. Also, the Government Paperwork
Elimination Act of 1998 requirements and the Administrator's
Reinventing Environmental Information (REI) Action Plan goal of
universal ER availability by 2003 can only be met if this rulemaking
has active participation by the AA-ships and moves on a fast track.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/00/01
Final Action 02/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
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. 4270
Formerly listed as RIN 2020-AA41.
Agency Contact: Evi Huffer, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Environmental Information, 2823, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-8791
Fax: 202 401-0182
Email: [email protected]
David Schwarz, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental
Information, 2823, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-2710
Fax: 202 401-0182
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2025-AA07
_______________________________________________________________________
3215. PERSISTENT, BIOACCUMULATIVE, AND TOXIC (PBT) POLLUTANTS
STRATEGY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed
National Action Plans under a national strategy to overcome the
remaining challenges in addressing priority PBT pollutants. These
pollutants pose risks because they are toxic, persist in ecosystems,
and accumulate in fish and up the food chain. The PBT challenges
remaining stem from the pollutants' ability to travel long distances,
to transfer rather easily among air, water, and land, and to linger for
generations. EPA is committing, through this strategy, to create an
enduring cross-office system that will address the cross-media issues
associated with priority PBT pollutants. This strategy fortifies
existing EPA commitments related to priority PBTs, such as the 1997
Canada / U.S. Binational Toxics Strategy (BNS), the North American
Agreement on Environmental Cooperation, and the recently released Clean
Water Action Plan. EPA is forging a new approach to reduce risks from
and exposures to priority PBT pollutants through increased coordination
among EPA national and regional programs. This approach also requires
the significant involvement of stakeholders, including international,
state, local, and tribal organizations, the regulated community,
environmental groups, and private citizens. EPA is carrying out this
strategy through the implementation of National Action Plans for
Priority PBT Pollutants. EPA is initially focusing action on 12 BNS
Level 1 substances either individually or as categories and two major
cross-cutting issues (monitoring and outreach/risk communication). The
action plans will use the full range of its tools to prevent and reduce
releases of these substances. These tools include international,
voluntary, regulatory, programmatic, remedial, compliance monitoring
and assistance, enforcement, research, and outreach tools. EPA will
integrate and sequence actions within and across action plans, and will
seek to leverage these actions on international and industry-sector
bases. Beyond these first 12 substances EPA will identify additional
PBTs for development of National Action Plans.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Notice Multimedia Strategy for
PBTs 11/17/98 63 FR 63926
Notice Draft Action Plan for
Mercury 09/16/99 64 FR 50284
Notice Proposed Action Plan for
Alkyl-lead 08/25/00 65 FR 51823
[[Page 26143]]
Notice Proposed Action Plan for
Octachlorostyrene (OCS) 08/25/00 65 FR 51825
Notice Draft Action Plan for
Level 1 Pesticides 11/01/00 65 FR 65314
Notice Draft Action Plan for
Hexachlorobezene (HCB) 12/08/00 65 FR 77026
Notice Draft Action Plan for
Benzo(a)pyrene (B(a)P) 05/00/01
Notice Final Action Plan for
Mercury 08/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4463
Agency Contact: Tom Murray, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7409, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-1876
Fax: 202 260-0178
Email: [email protected]
Paul Matthai, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention,
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7409, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-3385
Fax: 202 260-0178
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AD45
_______________________________________________________________________
3216. REGULATORY INCENTIVES FOR THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT
TRACK PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The National Environmental Achievement Track is designed to
recognize facilities that consistently meet their legal requirements
and have implemented high-quality environmental management systems, and
to encourage them to achieve more by continuously improving their
environmental performance and informing and involving the public.
Facilities gain entrance to Achievement Track by submitting an
application that documents that four specific criteria are met. To
promote participation in the program and the environmental and other
benefits that will come with it, EPA intends to offer several
incentives. Among those incentives are the adjustments in current
regulatory requirements that are the subjects of this rulemaking. These
include reducing the frequency of reports required under the Maximum
Achievable Control Technology (MACT) provisions of the Clean Air Act;
streamlined by publically owned treatment works (POTWs) under the Clean
Water Act; and opportunity for Achievement Track facilities to
consolidate reporting under various environmental statutes into a
single report.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State
Federalism: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 4473
Agency Contact: Frederick W. Talcott, Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of the Administrator, 2129, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-2768
Fax: 202 401-3998
Email: [email protected]
Daniel J. Fiorino, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the
Administrator, 2129
Phone: 202 260-2749
Fax: 202 401-3998
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2090-AA13
_______________________________________________________________________
3217. PROJECT XL SITE-SPECIFIC RULEMAKING FOR NASA WHITE SANDS
TEST FACILITY ELECTRONIC REPORTING IN LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The purpose of the NASA WSTF Electronic Reporting site
specific rule is to enable the NASA White Sands Test Facility to
electronically submit compliance reports and permit information to the
New Mexico Environmental Department (NMED) in lieu of submitting paper
reports. The rule will set forth guidelines to ensure that the
information submitted by NASA WSTF to NMED is accurate by outlining
procedures for data authentication, use of electronic signature and
encryption processes.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4536
Agency Contact: John DuPree, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
the Administrator, 1802, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-4468
Fax: 202 260-3125
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2090-AA27
[[Page 26144]]
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Final Rule Stage
General
_______________________________________________________________________
3218. EPAAR COVERAGE ON LOCAL HIRING AND TRAINING
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301, sec 205(c); 63 Stat 390 as amended
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1526; 48 CFR 1552
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will amend the EPA Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR)
to include part 1526, Other Socioeconomic Programs, and to revise part
1552, Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses. The purpose is to
provide an incentive for prime contractors to utilize local hiring and
provide training to local hires in specific geographical locations
where contractual requirements will be performed. This incentive will
support economic development in areas where EPA contracts are
performed.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/09/98 63 FR 67845
Final Action 06/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
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. 4187
NPRM-http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-
GENERAL/1998/December/Day-09/g32683.htm
Agency Contact: Frances Smith, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4368
Fax: 202 565-2475
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2030-AA62
_______________________________________________________________________
3219. INCORPORATING INFORMAL CLAUSES (EP) INTO THE EPAAR
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301, sec 205(c); 63 Stat 390, as amended
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule is being promulgated to amend the EPAAR to
incorporate Environmental Protection (EP) clauses into the EPAAR. There
are a large number of EP clauses being used by contracting officers.
This promulgation will capture those EP clauses that have not been
submitted for public comment. Most of the EP clauses are used in
contracts on a case-by-case basis. The contractor concurs with use of
such clauses.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 10/02/00 65 FR 58921
Final Action 06/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
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. 4226
Agency Contact: Paul Schaffer, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4366
Fax: 202 565-2551
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2030-AA66
_______________________________________________________________________
3220. INCORPORATION OF CLASS DEVIATIONS INTO EPAAR
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 40 USC 486(c)
CFR Citation: 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 03/16/00 65 FR 14405
Final Action 06/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
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: Frances Smith, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4368
Fax: 202 565-2475
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2030-AA37
_______________________________________________________________________
3221. REWRITING OF EPA REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE FREEDOM OF
INFORMATION ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 2
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document proposes revisions to EPA's regulations under
the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The FOIA regulations have been
streamlined and written in plain English wherever possible. These
revisions reflect the principles established by President Clinton and
Attorney General Reno in their FOIA Policy Memoranda of October 4,
1993. They also reflect developments in the case law and include
updated cost figures for calculating and charging fees. In addition,
the proposed revisions include provisions implementing the Electronic
Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996. These revisions will
simplify and expedite responses to FOIA requests.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM Revised Freedom of
Information Act Regulations 04/12/00 65 FR 19703
Final Action Revised Freedom of
Information Act Regulations 06/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
[[Page 26145]]
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4180
Formerly listed as RIN 2020-AA40.
Agency Contact: Jeralene Green, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Environmental Information, 2822, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-1050
Fax: 202 260-8550
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2025-AA04
_______________________________________________________________________
3222. ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301, sec 205(c); 63 Stat 390 as amended
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1532.11
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule complies with the revised Federal Acquisition
Regulations (FAR) coverage regarding implementation of the Debt
Collection Improvement Act. Because the revised FAR offers choices in
implementation, each agency must communicate with its vendor community
its choices. This rule will let our vendor community know that EPA will
require the use of FAR Clause 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds
Transfer (Non-CCR), as prescribed in FAR 32.1105(a)(2). Within the
Clause, under (c) the payment office shall be inserted as the
prescribed designated office. Further inserted shall be that the
required EFT information shall be provided no later than 15 days prior
to submission of the first request for payment.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 06/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
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. 4185
Agency Contact: Calvin McWhirter, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4379
Fax: 202 565-2552
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2030-AA57
_______________________________________________________________________
3223. WARRANTS FOR ON-SCENE COORDINATORS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is amending the EPA
Acquisition Regulations (EPAAR) to include a clause concerning the
issuance of warrants for on-scene coordinators. The intent is to allow
program officials with remedial type requirements to receive on-scene
coordinator warrants so that they can issue letter contracts.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 03/01/01 66 FR 12897
Final Action 05/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
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. 4351
Agency Contact: Frances Smith, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4368
Fax: 202 565-2475
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2030-AA68
_______________________________________________________________________
3224. ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTIONS TO EPAAR 1515, CONTRACTING BY
NEGOTIATION
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Administrative corrections will be made to EPAAR 1515 for
clarification purposes.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 07/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
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. 4400
Agency Contact: Leigh Pomponio, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4364
Fax: 202 565-2475
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2030-AA73
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Long-Term Actions
General
_______________________________________________________________________
3225. CONSOLIDATION OF GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE STANDARDS (GLPS)
REGULATIONS CURRENTLY UNDER TSCA AND FIFRA INTO ONE RULE
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2601 et seq; 7 USC 136 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 10
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 01/22/99 64 FR 3456
NPRM 12/29/99 64 FR 72972
Final Action To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 3807
Agency Contact: David Stangel, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, 2225A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4162
Fax: 202 564-0028
RIN: 2020-AA26
_______________________________________________________________________
3226. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN,
HANDICAP, AND AGE IN PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 794; 42 USC 2000d to 2000d-7; 42 USC 6101 to
6107; EO 12250
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 42.101 to 42.112; 28 CFR 42.501 to 42.540; 28 CFR
42.700 to 42.736
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Department of Justice proposes to make amendments to its
regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
(Title VI), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1972 (Section
504), and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (Age Discrimination Act).
Together, these statutes prohibit discrimination on the basis of race,
color, national origin, disability, and age in programs or activities
that receive Federal financial assistance. In 1988, the Civil Rights
Restoration Act (CRRA) added definitions of program or activity and
program to Title VI and added a definition of program or activity to
Section 504 and the Age Discrimination Act. The added definitions were
designed to clarify the broad scope of coverage of recipients' programs
or activities under these statutes. The promulgation of this proposed
regulation explicitly incorporates the CRRA's definition of program or
activity and program into the Department's Title VI, Section 504, and
Age Discrimination Act regulations. The Department's proposed
regulation will be published as part of a joint Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking involving up to 24 Federal agencies.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/06/00 65 FR 76460
NPRM Comment Period End 01/05/01
Final Action To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4021
Agency Contact: Ann Goode, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, 1201, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-7272
RIN: 2020-AA36
_______________________________________________________________________
3227. GUIDELINES FOR CARCINOGEN RISK ASSESSMENT
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: Not applicable
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
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.
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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 the 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
________________________________________________________________________
Reproposed Guidelines 04/23/96 61 FR 17960
Implementation Policy 06/25/96 61 FR 32799
Final Guidelines To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3671
Agency Contact: William Wood, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Research and Development, 8103, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-3358
RIN: 2080-AA06
_______________________________________________________________________
3228. EPA DRAFT AGENCYWIDE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT POLICY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency is revising its 1981
Public Participation Policy. The revised policy is being issued as the
Draft 2000 Public Involvement Policy for 120-day public comment. The
Draft Policy was updated to reflect changes over the past nineteen
years such as additional Agency responsibilities, new regulations,
expanded public involvement techniques, and the changed nature of
public access due to the Internet. The Policy will provide guidance and
direction to EPA officials on reasonable and effective means to involve
the public in its regulatory and program decisions.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Draft Policy in FR Draft Public
Involvement Policy 12/28/00 65 FR 82335
Final Action Final Public
Involvement Policy To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4530
Agency Contact: Patricia Bonner, Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of the Administrator, 1807, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-0599
Fax: 202 260-4903
Email: [email protected]
Lisa Kahn, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the
Administrator, 1807
Phone: 202 260-4545
Fax: 202 260-4903
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2090-AA23
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Completed Actions
General
_______________________________________________________________________
3229. REVISION TO 40 CFR 35 SUBPART A AND PROMULGATION OF PERFORMANCE
PARTNERSHIP (STATE) GRANT REGULATION
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 35
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 01/09/01 66 FR 1725
Final Action Effective Date
Delayed 02/07/01 66 FR 9602
Final Action Effective 04/09/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Scott McMoran
Phone: 202 564-5376
RIN: 2030-AA55
_______________________________________________________________________
3230. REVISION TO 40 CFR 35 SUBPART A AND PROMULGATION OF PERFORMANCE
PARTNERSHIP (TRIBAL) GRANT RULE
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 35
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 01/16/01 66 FR 3781
Final Action Effective Date
Delayed 02/09/01 66 FR 9661
Final Action Effective 04/17/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Michelle McClendon
Phone: 202 564-5357
Fax: 202 565-2470
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2030-AA56
_______________________________________________________________________
3231. EPA MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1544; 48 CFR 1552
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 10/02/00 65 FR 58921
Merged Into RIN 2030-AA66, SAN
4226 03/13/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Frances Smith
Phone: 202 564-4368
Fax: 202 565-2475
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2030-AA40
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3232. DELETION OF EPA ACQUISITION REGULATIONS FOR QUALITY SYSTEMS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1546.2
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 12/20/00 65 FR 79781
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Linda Avellar
Phone: 202 564-4356
Fax: 202 565-2475
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2030-AA51
_______________________________________________________________________
3233. JOINT RULE AMENDING FEDERAL NONDISCRIMINATION
REGULATIONS: DEFINITION FOR PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 20 USC 1682 et seq
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 54 (New)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On June 17, 1980, the Department of Justice published a
proposed regulation to implement the requirements of title IX of the
Education Amendments of 1972, as amended, which prohibits
discrimination on the basis of an individual's sex in federally
assisted educational programs. That regulation was never issued in
final form. As a result of subsequent statutory amendments, it was
necessary to revise the prior proposed title IX regulation and begin a
new rulemaking process. The Department's regulation was published as a
common rule with other agencies that need title IX
regulations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/29/99 64 FR 58567
NPRM Comment Period End 12/28/99
Final Action 08/30/00 65 FR 52858
Final Action Effective 09/29/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Additional Information: SAN No. 4483
Agency Contact: Mike Mattheisen, Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
Phone: 202 564-7291
RIN: 2020-AA43
_______________________________________________________________________
3234. BUSINESS OWNERSHIP REPRESENTATION
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1504
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 12/05/00 65 FR 75863
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Frances Smith
Phone: 202 564-4368
Fax: 202 565-2475
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2030-AA69
_______________________________________________________________________
3235. CONTRACTOR DIVERSITY CLAUSE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn - No Further Action 04/18/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Frances Smith
Phone: 202 564-4368
Fax: 202 565-2475
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2030-AA70
_______________________________________________________________________
3236. REPORT ON PM2.5 FEDERAL REFERENCE METHOD FIELD STUDY
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
CFR Citation: None
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Report to Congress Submitted to
Congress 01/18/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Elizabeth Hunike
Phone: 919 541-3737
Fax: 919 541-1153
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2080-AA09
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Proposed Rule Stage
Clean Air Act (CAA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3237. 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 06/00/01
Final Action 01/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3263
Agency Contact: Buddy Polovick, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 734 214-4928
Fax: 734 214-4052
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AE20
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3238. INSPECTION/MAINTENANCE RECALL REQUIREMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7511(a)(2)(b); 42 USC 7511(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 08/00/01
Final Action 02/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3262
Agency Contact: Buddy Polovick, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 734 214-4928
Fax: 734 214-4052
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AE22
_______________________________________________________________________
3239. OPERATING PERMITS: REVISIONS (PART 70)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7661 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 52; 40 CFR 70
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In response to litigation on the operating permits rule
regulations, 40 CFR part 70, to provide more effective implementation
of part 70, and to address comments provided in response to notices of
proposed rulemaking, parts 70, 51 and 52 are being revised. The changes
streamline the procedures for revising stationary-source operating
permits issued by State and local permitting authorities under title V
of the Clean Air Act.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/29/94 59 FR 44460
Supplemental NPRM Part 71 04/27/95 60 FR 20804
Supplemental NPRM Part 70 08/31/95 60 FR 45530
Direct Final Interim Approval
Extension 07/27/98 63 FR 40054
NPRM Interim Approval Extension 07/27/98 63 FR 40053
NPRM 08/00/01
Final Action 08/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Additional Information: SAN No. 3412
Agency Contact: Ray Vogel, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-12, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3153
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AF70
_______________________________________________________________________
3240. AMENDMENTS TO METHOD 24 (WATER-BASED COATINGS)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, June 15, 2001.
Abstract: The determination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
content of a surface coating by reference Method 24 involves
determination of its water content and calculation of its VOC content
as the difference of the two measurements (volatile content minus water
content). Method 24 is inherently less precise for water-based coatings
than it is for solvent-based coatings and the imprecision increases as
water content increases. This action will amend Method 24 by adding a
direct measurement procedure for measuring VOC content of water-based
coatings. This amendment will improve the precision of Method 24 for
water-based coatings.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/00/01
Final Action 09/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3649
Agency Contact: Candace Sorrell, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-19, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 919 541-1064
Fax: 919 541-1039
Email: [email protected]
Bill Lamason, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-
19, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5374
Fax: 919 541-1039
RIN: 2060-AF72
_______________________________________________________________________
3241. SERVICE INFORMATION AVAILABILITY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7521(m)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will require manufacturers of automobiles to
provide necessary information needed to make use of emission control
diagnostic systems as well as that needed to make emission-related
diagnosis and repairs by any person engaged in the repairing or
servicing of motor vehicles or motor vehicle engines. This will allow
independent service repair garages, individual owners, parts
manufacturers, etc., to have access to emission control information to
better service automobiles and ensure clean air compliance
requirements.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3741
Agency Contact: Holly Pugliese, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4288
Fax: 734 214-4053
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG13
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3242. NESHAP: PLYWOOD AND COMPOSITE WOOD PRODUCTS
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect the private sector under PL
104-4.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412(d)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Abstract: This project is to develop national emission standards for
hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) by establishing maximum achievable
control technology (MACT) for facilities manufacturing wood panels and
engineered wood products. MACT standards are under development to
reduce the release of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) from all
industries to protect the public health and environment. Emissions of
HAP from this industry have been associated with, but are not limited
to, the drying of wood and binders. This rule is anticipated to apply
to the manufacture of products involving wood and some kind of binder
or bonding agent. This project may include, but is not limited to,
facilities that manufacture waferboard, hardboard fiber board (MDF),
oriented strandboard (OSB), medium density fiberboard, particleboard,
strawboard, hardwood and softwood plywood, glue-laminated lumber,
laminated veneer lumber, and engineered wood products. The source
category may also include lumber drying kilns at sawmills which are
located on the same site as a facility that manufactures any of the
wood products mentioned above. The project may also include some
coatings operations. The name of the source category was formerly
Plywood and Particleboard MACT.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3820
Sectors Affected: 32121 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product
Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Mary Tom Kissell, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-4516
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]
Kent C. Hustvedt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
MD-13, RTP, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5395
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG52
_______________________________________________________________________
3243. TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY RULE AMENDMENT: CLARIFICATION OF TRADING
PROVISIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 7671 CAA sec 176(c)
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. The Open Market
Trading Guidance provides guidance to states for establishing a method
to quantify emissions reductions (called discrete emissions reductions
or DERs) that can be traded among parties and how such trading should
occur. This action will amend the transportation conformity rule to
clarify how emissions trading could be reconciled in the conformity
process.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3917
Agency Contact: Laura Voss, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, NFEVL, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4858
Fax: 734 214-4531
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH31
_______________________________________________________________________
3244. STREAMLINED EVAPORATIVE TEST PROCEDURES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7521(m)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action will streamline the test procedure used to
establish compliance with evaporative emission requirements for light
duty vehicles and trucks. The current test procedure requires both two
and three day diurnal emission tests, as well as running-loss testing.
The revisions will delete the three day requirement and add
flexibilities for running-loss compliance. This will enable
manufacturers to save significant resources without any decrease in
environmental benefits.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/00/01
Final Action 03/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3910
Agency Contact: David Goodi, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, NFEVL, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4480
RIN: 2060-AH34
_______________________________________________________________________
3245. NESHAP: COKE OVENS: PUSHING, QUENCHING, AND BATTERY STACKS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Abstract: There are currently 25 active domestic coke plants, 20 of
which are furnace coke plants and 5 of which are foundry coke plants.
Coke oven batteries used to produce metallurgical coke at these plants
emit hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) such as coke oven emissions and
polycyclic organic matter listed in section 112 of the Clean Air Act
(CAA). This action will establish a National Emission Standard for
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)
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for three specific operations associated with coke ovens, namely
pushing, quenching, and battery stacks.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/00/01
Final Action 03/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4022
Sectors Affected: 324199 All Other Petroleum and Coal Products
Manufacturing; 331111 Iron and Steel Mills
Agency Contact: Lula Melton, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2910
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Al Vervaert, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5602
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH55
_______________________________________________________________________
3246. RULEMAKING TO MODIFY THE LIST OF SOURCE CATEGORIES FROM WHICH
FUGITIVE EMISSIONS ARE CONSIDERED IN MAJOR SOURCE DETERMINATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7602 CAA sec 302(j)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 52; 40 CFR 70; 40 CFR 71
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking will modify the list of source categories for
which fugitive emissions are to be considered in major source
determinations under the New Source Review (Prevention of Significant
Deterioration and Nonattainment New Source Review) and title V
programs. As provided by section 302(j) of the Act, EPA adopted rules
on August 7, 1980 that require, for specific source categories, the
inclusion of fugitive emissions when determining if a stationary source
is a major source. In its 1980 rulemaking, EPA identified one such
specific source category as those stationary source categories being
regulated, as of August 7, 1980, under section 111 or 112 of the Clean
Air Act. Moreover, EPA indicated that at the time of any future
rulemaking proposing to regulate additional categories of sources under
section 111 or 112, the EPA would conduct a parallel rulemaking under
section 302(j) to determine whether fugitive emissions from sources
within these source categories needed to be considered in determining
whether the sources were major stationary sources. EPA did not conduct
these parallel rulemakings as intended and is now conducting a
rulemaking pursuant to section 302(j) to address the source categories
which became subject to section 111 and 112 standards after August 7,
1980.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/00/01
Final Action 10/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Federalism: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 4045
Agency Contact: Joanna Swanson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-12, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5282
Fax: 919 541-5509
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH58
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3247. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: ALLOWANCE SYSTEM FOR
CONTROLLING HCFC PRODUCTION, IMPORT & EXPORT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82.5(h); 40 CFR 82.6(h); 40 CFR 82.8; 40 CFR
82.4(n)-(s); 40 CFR 82.4(u)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Stratospheric Protection Division currently oversees an
allowance allocation system for the class I ozone-depleting substances.
An allowance allocation system for class II ozone-depleting substances
or hydrochloroflurocarbons (HCFCs) had not been established prior to
1998 because consumption figures had hovered around 80% of the cap
imposed by the Montreal Protocol in 1992. The HCFC consumption figures
for 1999 indicate that the US is within 95% of the cap; the figures for
2000 were in the low 90s. Since the US is in danger of violating this
cap if high HCFC consumption rates continue into 2001, the system for
allocating allowances must be in place as soon as possible in order to
control HCFC consumption for all four quarters of 2002.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM 04/04/99 64 FR 16373
NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 12/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4120
Additional deadline: Montreal Protocol. The Protocol requires
compliance with formulary caps of all parties' consumption and
production of HCFCs.
The ANPRM is available on the Internet at:
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/1999/
April/Day-05/a8258.htm
Agency Contact: Vera Au, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6205J
Phone: 202 564-2216
Fax: 202 565-2156
Email: [email protected]
Sue Stendebach, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
6205J
Phone: 202 564-9117
Fax: 202 565-2095
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH67
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3248. NESHAP: FUMED SILICA PRODUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412 CAAA Section 112; EO 12866
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: None
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Abstract: Fumed silica is produced at four facilities is three states.
There is no NSPS for the source category. Based on preliminary results
of a screening study, the source category emits chlorine, HCl, and
chlorinated organics.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 04/00/01
Final Action 02/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4111
Sectors Affected: 325188 All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Bill Maxwell, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5430
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
Bob Wayland, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1045
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH72
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3249. NESHAP: HYDROCHLORIC ACID PRODUCTION INDUSTRY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1857 et seq; 44 USC 350 et seq; 5 USC 605; EO
12291; EO 12866
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: None
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 (HAPs). 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 the EPA. The EPA
has determined that some hydrochloric acid plants may be major sources
for one or more HAPs. As a consequence, a regulation (emission
standards) will be developed for the hydrochloric acid production
industry.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 04/00/01
Final Action 02/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4104
Sectors Affected: 325211 Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing;
325199 All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing; 325181 Alkalies
and Chlorine Manufacturing; 325188 All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Bill Maxwell, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5430
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
Bob Wayland, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1045
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH75
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3250. NESHAP: ASPHALT/COAL TAR APPLICATION ON METAL PIPES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, May 1, 2001.
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 emission 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
application of asphalt or coal tar to metal pipes 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 asphalt/coal tar application on metal pipes industry to
promulgate emission standards.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4107
Sectors Affected: 332812 Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and
Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers
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]
Susan Wyatt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
RTP, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5674
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH78
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3251. NESHAP: CLAY MINERALS PROCESSING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, May 1, 2001.
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 emission 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
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require the maximum degree of emission reduction determined to be
achievable by the Administrator. The Agency has determined that the
clay products 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
clay products manufacturing industry to promulgate emission standards.
EPA plans to propose four separate standards for the clay products
manufacturing industry (see 64 FR 63028, 11/18/99). This action will
propose and promulgate standards for the clay minerals processing
portion of the industry.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4113
Sectors Affected: 327121 Brick and Structural Clay Tile Manufacturing;
327122 Ceramic Wall and Floor Tile Manufacturing; 327123 Other
Structural Clay Product Manufacturing; 327124 Clay Refractory
Manufacturing; 212324 Kaolin and Ball Clay Mining; 327992 Ground or
Treated Mineral and Earth Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Steve Shedd, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5397
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]
Kent Hustvedt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-
13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5395
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH79
_______________________________________________________________________
3252. NESHAP: URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE PRODUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Abstract: This project will develop national emissions standards for
hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) by establishing emissions limitations
for hazardous air pollutants (HAP) which can be emitted by the two
known sources in this category. The emissions limitations are to be
based upon the application of the maximum achievable control technology
(MACT). The purpose of the NESHAP is to reduce emissions of HAP to
protect public health and the environment. The project will begin in
2000. Initially, information on the industry processes and emissions of
HAP will be analyzed to identify available emissions control
technologies. That work will be followed by the development, proposal
and promulgation of NESHAP.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4098
Sectors Affected: 331419 Primary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous
Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
Agency Contact: Jeff Telander, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5427
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Jim Crowder, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5596
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH83
_______________________________________________________________________
3253. PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION 16 - SPECIFICATIONS AND TEST PROCEDURES
FOR PREDICTIVE EMISSION MONITORING SYSTEMS IN STATIONARY SOURCES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411 CAA sec 111
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, April 15, 2001.
Abstract: Performance Specification 16 is being proposed to provide
performance criteria for predictive emission monitoring systems.
Predictive systems represent a new technology that uses process
information or parameters to predict pollutant emissions instead of
directly measuring them. The Agency is allowing their use in recently-
promulgated rules and they are being considered by a number of
regulated facilities. The specification lists the requirements for
acceptable systems that are met by passing tests that compare the
monitoring system with standardized methods and audit gases to
determine system accuracy and stability. Performance Specification 16
will primarily apply to facilities whose emissions can be predicted
from process parameters such as combustion processes (including gas
turbines and internal combustion engines).
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 05/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 4119
Sectors Affected: 33241 Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing;
333611 Turbine and Turbine Generator Set Unit Manufacturing; 333618
Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing; 336399 All Other Motor Vehicle
Parts Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Foston Curtis, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-19, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 919 541-1063
William H. Lamason, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
MD-19, Washington, DC 20460
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Phone: 919 541-5374
RIN: 2060-AH84
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3254. TECHNICAL CHANGE TO DOSE METHODOLOGY FOR 40 CFR 191, SUBPART A
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 2021 Atomic Energy Act of 1954; Reorganization
Plan No. 3 of 1970; Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 190(B); 40 CFR 191(A)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The purpose of this action is to make a technical change to
the dose methodology used in subpart A of 40 CFR 191, entitled
``Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for the Management and
Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Waste and Transuranic Waste
The current methodology is outdated. The dose methodology used in the
rule published on September 19, 1985, was based on the target organ
approach recommended by the International Commission on Radiological
Protection (ICRP) in Report 2. Since that time science has
progressed and a new methodology based on an effective dose equivalent
approach is currently being recommended by the ICRP in Report
26. This action would update the 40 CFR 191, subpart A dose
limits published in 1985 from the target organ to the state-of-the-art
effective dose equivalent system. There would be no change in the level
of protection, just the scientific methodology for determining
compliance with the levels of protection established in 1985.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/01
Final Action 06/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4003
Agency Contact: Ray Clark, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6608J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9198
Fax: 202 565-2065
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH90
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3255. RULEMAKING ON SECTION 126 PETITIONS FROM NEW YORK AND CONNECTICUT
REGARDING SOURCES IN MICHIGAN
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7426
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 52; 40 CFR 75; 40 CFR 97
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The EPA is proposing to revise the section 126 rule in light
of the March 3, 2000 Court decision (Michigan v. EPA, No. 98-1497) on
the NOx SIP Call. The court vacated, and remanded to EPA for further
consideration, the inclusion of Georgia and Missouri in the NOx SIP
Call in light of the Ozone Transport Assessment Group conclusions that
emissions from coarse grid portions of States did not merit controls.
The reasoning of the Court regarding the significance of NOx emissions
from sources in Georgia and Missouri calls into question the inclusion
of the coarse grid portion of Michigan in the NOx SIP Call. In a
separate proposal on the NOx SIP Call, EPA is proposing to withdraw the
NOx SIP Call requirements for the Michigan coarse grid area. The
section 126 rule is based on many of the same analyses and information
used for the NOx SIP call and covers part of Michigan. Thus, in light
of the court ruling, EPA is proposing to withdraw its section 126
findings and control requirements under the 1-hour ozone standard with
respect to sources located in the small part of the coarse grid portion
of Michigan that is currently covered by the section 126 rule. The EPA
has not identified any existing section 126 sources that would be
affected by the proposal, however this proposal would eliminate
findings and control requirements for new sources locating in the
coarse grid. This proposal does not create any new requirements, thus
there are no associated costs. The proposal does not raise any novel
legal or policy issues. It is consistent with the Court ruling on the
NOx SIP Call and EPA's new proposed action on the NOx SIP Call.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 04/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 4464
Split from RIN 2060-AH88.
Sectors Affected: 221112 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
Agency Contact: Carla Oldham, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-15, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3347
Fax: 919 541-0824
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AJ36
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3256. NESHAP: RECIPROCATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412 CAA sec 112; PL 101-549
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Abstract: The stationary reciprocating internal combustion engine
source category is listed as a major source of hazardous air pollutants
(HAPs) under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). A major source is
one which emits more than 10 tons/yr of one HAP or more than 25 tons/yr
of a combination of 189 HAPs. The EPA will gather information on HAP
emissions from internal combustion engines and determine the
appropriate maximum achievable control technology (MACT) to reduce HAP
emissions. The EPA will use information that has already been
developed, if possible, by gathering information by working with State/
local agencies, vendors, manufacturers of internal combustion engines,
owners and operators of internal combustion engines, and
environmentalists.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3656
Agency Contact: Sims Roy, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
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and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5263
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
Robert J. Wayland, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1045
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG63
_______________________________________________________________________
3257. NESHAP: COMBUSTION TURBINE
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect the private sector under PL
104-4.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412 CAA sec 112
CFR Citation: 44 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Abstract: The combustion turbine source category is listed as a major
source of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) under section 112 of the
Clean Air Act (CAA). A major source is one which emits more than 10
tons/yr of one HAP or more than 25 tons/yr of a combination of 189
HAPs. Combustion turbines also emit NOx, SO2, CO, and PM. Combustion
turbines are already regulated for NOx and SO2 emissions under section
111 of the CAA. The EPA will gather information on HAP emissions from
combustion turbines and determine the appropriate maximum achievable
control technology (MACT) to reduce HAP emissions. The EPA information
that has already been developed will be used if possible and additional
information will be gathered by working with State/local agencies,
vendors, manufacturers of combustion turbines, owners and operators of
combustion turbines, and environmentalists.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: Local
Additional Information: SAN No. 3657
Agency Contact: Sims Roy, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5263
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
Robert J. Wayland, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1045
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG67
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3258. NESHAP: IRON FOUNDRIES AND STEEL FOUNDRIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000, See additional
information.
Abstract: Iron foundries and steel foundries have been identified by
the EPA as potentially significant sources of air emissions of
manganese compounds, lead compounds, and other substances that are
among the pollutants listed as hazardous air pollutants in section 112
of the Clean Air Act, as amended in November of 1990. As such, these
industries may be source categories for which national emission
standards may be warranted.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/01
Final Action 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3343
EPA is required to promulgate standards for all of the source
categories listed in accordance with section 112(e) by November 15,
2000.
Agency Contact: Jim Maysilles, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3265
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Al Vervaert, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5602
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AE43
_______________________________________________________________________
3259. NESHAP: INTEGRATED IRON AND STEEL
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412 CAAA sec 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Abstract: The Clean Air Act, as amended November 1990, requires the EPA
to regulate categories of major and area sources of hazardous air
pollutants (HAP). The EPA has determined that integrated iron and steel
mills emit several of the 188 HAP listed (including compounds of
chromium, lead, manganese, toluene, and polycyclic organic matter) in
quantities sufficient to designate them as major sources. As a
consequence, integrated iron and steel facilities are among the HAP-
emitting source categories selected for regulation.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/00/01
Final Rule 03/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 3346
Agency Contact: Phil Mulrine, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5289
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Al Vervaert, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5602
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AE48
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3260. NESHAP: REINFORCED PLASTIC COMPOSITES PRODUCTION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Abstract: Project is to develop a NESHAP for the source category which
involves the manufacture of composite products involving thermoset
resins and re-enforcements. Some of the specific products in the source
category are tubs/showers, auto/truck parts, appliances, furniture,
piping, construction materials, sporting goods using such materials,
and intermediate compounds such as bulk molding compound and sheet
molding compounds. The most common HAP in the resins used is styrene,
which is present in polyester and vinylester resins as a monomer.
Styrene is listed as a candidate urban area source HAP. So is methylene
chloride, which is sometimes used for cleaning, and xylenes, which may
appear in some mold release formulas. All HAP, except for methylene
chloride, are also VOC's.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3326
Agency Contact: Keith Barnett, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5605
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]
Penny Lassiter, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-
13, RTP, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5396
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AE79
_______________________________________________________________________
3261. NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS:
MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIC CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING AND MISCELLANEOUS COATING
MANUFACTURING
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412 CAAA sec 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Abstract: This regulation will cover organic chemical manufacturing
processes not covered by the HON or other MACT standards. The
regulation will control process vents (continuous and batch, including
mixing operations), equipment leaks, storage tanks, wastewater, solvent
recovery, and heat exchange systems.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3452
Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Randy McDonald, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, RTP, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5402
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]
Penny Lassiter, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-
13, RTP, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5396
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AE82
_______________________________________________________________________
3262. NESHAP: CHLORINE PRODUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412 CAAA sec 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Abstract: The chlorine production source category includes facilities
engaged in the production of chlorine and sodium hydroxide (caustic) by
one of the following electrolytic processes: diaphragm cell, membrane
cell, and mercury cell. Hazardous air pollutants emitted include
chlorine, hydrogen chloride, and mercury. None of the facilities are
major sources on their own. However, several are co-located with major
sources (e.g., pulp and paper plants, polymer plants, synthetic organic
chemical plants, etc.). Emissions of chlorine and hydrogen chloride are
very minor and the Agency is evaluating whether regulation of these
HAPs is warranted. Relative to mercury, which is among five pollutants
listed for regulation under section 112(c)(6) due to their persistent
and bioaccumulative effects, the Agency intends to subject to
regulation under section 112(d)(2) all mercury cell facilities
regardless of major source status.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 04/00/01
Final Action 04/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 3449
Agency Contact: Iliam 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]
Al Vervaert, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5602
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AE85
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3263. AMENDMENTS TO GENERAL PROVISIONS SUBPARTS A AND B FOR 40 CFR 63
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412 CAA sec 112; PL 101-549
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63.1 to 63.15; 40 CFR 63.50 to 63.56
Legal Deadline: None
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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),
was 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:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/23/01 66 FR 16317
NPRM Comment Period End 05/22/01
Final Action 02/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 3551
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]
Susan Wyatt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
RTP, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5674
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AF31
_______________________________________________________________________
3264. NESHAP: MISCELLANEOUS METAL PARTS AND PRODUCTS (SURFACE COATING)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, May 1, 2001.
Abstract: This regulation will control emissions of hazardous air
pollutants (HAPs) from operations that apply surface coatings to metal
parts and products. Although this rule would cover a wide variety of
coating operations, it would not apply to specific coating operations
for which regulations have been developed (e.g., plastic parts coating,
can coating, large appliance coating, etc.). This regulation is
required under section 112 of the Clean Air Act of 1990.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 3825
Agency Contact: Bruce Moore, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5460
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
Dianne Byrne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-
13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5342
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG56
_______________________________________________________________________
3265. NESHAP: ASPHALT ROOFING AND PROCESSING
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412 CAAA sec 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, May 1, 2001.
Abstract: The CAA required EPA to publish an initial list of all
categories of major and area sources of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs)
listed in section 112(b) of the CAA and to establish and meet dates for
promulgation of emissions standards for each of the listed categories
of HAP emissions sources. The standards are to be technology-based and
are to require the maximum degree of reduction determined to be
achievable by the Administrator. The EPA has determined that the
asphalt roofing and processing industry may be reasonably anticipated
to emit one or more of the pollutants listed in section 112(b) of the
CAA. As a consequence, the source category is included on the initial
list of HAP-emitting categories scheduled for standards promulgation
within ten years of enactment of the CAA Amendments of 1990. 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:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/01
Interim Final 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3655
Sectors Affected: 324122 Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials
Manufacturing
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]
Susan Wyatt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
RTP, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5674
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG66
_______________________________________________________________________
3266. NESHAP: REFRACTORIES MANUFACTURING
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412 CAA sec 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Abstract: The Clean Air Act requires EPA to publish an initial list of
all categories of major and area sources of hazardous air pollutants
(HAPs) listed in section 112(b) of the Act and to
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establish and meet dates for promulgation of emission standards for
each of the listed categories of HAP emission sources. 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 refractory products manufacturing source category is included on
the initial list of HAP-emitting categories under the name chromium
refractories, and the rule is scheduled for promulgation within ten
years of enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. Testing
conducted and information obtained to date indicate 15 major sources
exist in this source category and will be affected by this rulemaking.
The EPA has determined that the refractory products manufacturing
industry emits HAPs including chromium compounds, ethylene glycol,
phenol, methanol, hydrochloric acid, formaldehyde, polycyclic organic
matter (POM) and hydrogen fluoride; eight of the 189 HAPs listed in
section 112 of the Act. Impacts on small businesses and on State/local/
tribal governments are being assessed.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3652
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: [email protected]
Jim Crowder, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5596
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG68
_______________________________________________________________________
3267. NESHAP: INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BOILERS AND
PROCESS HEATERS
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect the private sector under PL
104-4.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Abstract: The Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990, requires EPA to
develop emission standards for sources of hazardous air pollutants
(HAPs). Industrial boilers, institutional/commercial boilers and
process heaters are among the potential source categories to be
regulated under section 112 of the CAA. Emissions of HAPs will be
addressed by this rulemaking for both new and existing sources. EPA
promulgated an NSPS for these source categories in 1987 and 1990. The
standards for the NESHAP are to be technology-based and are to require
the maximum achievable control technology (MACT) as described in
section 112 of the CAA.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 02/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3837
Agency Contact: James Eddinger, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5426
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
William Maxwell, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5430
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG69
_______________________________________________________________________
3268. NESHAP: LIME MANUFACTURING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq; 44 USC 350 et seq; 5 USC 605
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Abstract: Section 112 of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 requires
the EPA to develop emission standards for each major source category of
hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). 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 the EPA. The EPA
has determined that some lime manufacturing plants may be major sources
for one or more HAPs. As a consequence, a regulation (emission
standards) is being developed for the lime manufacturing industry.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3651
Sectors Affected: 32741 Lime Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Joseph Wood, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5446
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Jim Crowder, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5596
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG72
_______________________________________________________________________
3269. NESHAP: SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 BBBBB
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
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Abstract: This rule will establish a MACT (maximum available control
technology) for semiconductor production facilities. There are
currently 2 major sources that would be affected by the NESHAP. This
action will result in little or no additional emission reduction but
will establish a Federal MACT level for large facilities.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/01
Final Action 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3902
Sectors Affected: 334413 Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
Agency Contact: John Schaefer, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0296
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]
Penny Lassiter, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-
13, RTP, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5396
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG93
_______________________________________________________________________
3270. 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.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3906
Agency Contact: Paul A. 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]
Dianne Byrne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-
13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5342
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG96
_______________________________________________________________________
3271. NESHAP: FABRIC PRINTING, COATING AND DYEING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, May 1, 2001.
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 04/00/01
Final Action 04/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 3909
Sectors Affected: 3133 Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating
Mills; 3132 Fabric Mills; 3141 Textile Furnishings Mills; 3399 Other
Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Vinson Hellwig, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2317
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
Dianne Byrne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-
13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5342
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG98
_______________________________________________________________________
3272. NESHAP: AUTOMOBILE AND LIGHT-DUTY TRUCK MANUFACTURING (SURFACE
COATING)
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action will result in the reduction of hazardous air
pollutants (HAPs) emitted from the coatings used by the automobile and
light-duty truck manufacturing industry. The Agency will study the HAP
emitted by the industry and will evaluate pollution prevention and
other control techniques which can reduce these emissions.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 06/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
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
Email: [email protected]
Dianne Byrne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-
13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5342
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG99
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3273. NESHAP: PRIMARY MAGNESIUM REFINING
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412 CAA sec 112
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 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 05/00/01
Final Action 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 3924
Agency Contact: Iliam 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]
Al Vervaert, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5602
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH03
_______________________________________________________________________
3274. NESHAP: CHROMIUM ELECTROPLATING AMENDMENT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412 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 08/00/01
Final Action 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
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
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Al Vervaert, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5602
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH08
_______________________________________________________________________
3275. NESHAP: SITE REMEDIATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq; PL 101-549 104 Stat. 2399
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Abstract: This rule will specify maximum achievable control technology
for site remediation. Hazardous air pollutant emissions from spills of
organic liquids, the excavation, transportation, and treatment of
contaminated soils and groundwater, and other operations will be
considered in developing the rule.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/01
Final Action 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 3968
Agency Contact: Greg Nizich, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3078
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]
Martha Smith, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-
13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2421
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH12
_______________________________________________________________________
3276. NESHAP: ROCKET ENGINE TEST FIRING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, May 1, 2001.
Abstract: As required by section 112(c) of the Clean Air Act, the
Environmental Protection Agency has developed a list of categories of
sources of hazardous air pollutants (HAP's). The HAP's are listed in
section 112(b) of the Clean Air Act. The Rocket Engine Test Firing
source category and the Engine Test Facilities source category are
included on EPA's list of sources of HAP's. The Rocket Engine Test
Firing source category includes facilities engaged in test firing of
rocket engines using solid or liquid propellants. The Engine Test
Facilities source category includes any facility engaged in the testing
of stationary or mobile engines, including turbines and reciprocating
engines.
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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
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. 3972
Agency Contact: Rick Copland, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5265
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
Robert J. Wayland, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1045
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH35
_______________________________________________________________________
3277. NESHAP: ORGANIC LIQUIDS DISTRIBUTION (NON-GASOLINE)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Abstract: This project is to develop national emission standards for
hazardous air pollutants by establishing maximum achievable control
technology (MACT) for facilities distributing organic liquids. MACT
standards are under development to reduce the release of hazardous air
pollutants (HAPs) from all industries to protect the public health and
environment. This project should include but is not limited to those
activities associated with the storage and distribution of organic
liquids other than gasoline at sites that serve as distribution points
from which organic liquids may be obtained for further use and
processing.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 06/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3971
Agency Contact: Martha Smith, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2421
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]
Kent C. Hustvedt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
MD-13, RTP, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5395
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH41
_______________________________________________________________________
3278. METAL FURNITURE (SURFACE COATING) NESHAP
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Abstract: This regulation will apply to surface coating of metal
furniture products and parts. This regulation will reduce nationwide
emissions of HAPs from surface coating of metal furniture products and
parts, which is required under section 112 of the Clean Air Act.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3824
Sectors Affected: 337124 Metal Household Furniture Manufacturing; 33636
Motor Vehicle Fabric Accessories and Seat Manufacturing; 337215
Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing; 337127
Institutional Furniture Manufacturing; 332116 Metal Stamping; 332612
Wire Spring Manufacturing; 337215 Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and
Locker Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Mohamed Serageldin, Environmental Protection Agency,
Air and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2379
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
Dianne Byrne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-
13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5342
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG55
_______________________________________________________________________
3279. PLASTIC PARTS (SURFACE COATING) NESHAP
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Abstract: This action would address the hazardous air pollutants (HAP)
emissions from the coating of plastic parts. Pollution prevention
approaches will be considered.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/01
Final Action 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 3826
Agency Contact: Kim Teal, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5580
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
Dianne Byrne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-
13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5342
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG57
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3280. NESHAP: WOOD BUILDING PRODUCTS (SURFACE COATING)
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 by the wood building product surface coating
industry. The Agency will study the various HAP emitted by the industry
and evaluate pollution prevention and control techniques which can
reduce these emissions.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/00/01
Final Action 03/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
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. 3904
Sectors Affected: 321911 Wood Window and Door Manufacturing; 321918
Other Millwork (including Flooring ); 321999 All Other Miscellaneous
Wood Product Manufacturing; 321212 Softwood Veneer and Plywood
Manufacturing; 321219 Reconstituted Wood Product Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Luis Lluberas, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2659
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
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-AH02
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3281. LOCATION OF SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT AUDITS OF FOREIGN MANUFACTURED
VEHICLES AND ENGINES; AMENDMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7525 CAA sec 206(b)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86G (Revision); 40 CFR 86K (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:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 05/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3139
Agency Contact: Richard Gezelle, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6403J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9267
RIN: 2060-AD90
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3282. REVIEW OF FEDERAL TEST PROCEDURES FOR EMISSIONS FROM MOTOR
VEHICLES; TEST PROCEDURE ADJUSTMENTS TO FUEL ECONOMY AND EMISSION TEST
RESULTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 101-549
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 600; 40 CFR 86
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action considers potential adjustments to fuel economy
and emission test results to compensate for test procedure changes
previously adopted; it applies to light-duty vehicles and light-duty
trucks. This aspect of the previous rulemaking (SAN 3323, RIN 2060-
AE27) was deferred.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 04/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3979
Agency Contact: R. W. Nash, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, AAVRAG, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 743 214-4412
RIN: 2060-AH38
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3283. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: RECONSIDERATION OF SECTION 608
SALES RESTRICTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7671(g) CAA sec 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 chlorofluorocarbons, hydrochlorofluorocarbons, 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. This
action has no impact on small business and State, local, and tribal
governments.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 04/00/01
Final Action 01/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3673
Agency Contact: Vera Au, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6205J
Phone: 202 564-2216
Fax: 202 565-2156
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG20
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3284. FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PLANS FOR INDIAN RESERVATIONS IN
IDAHO, OREGON AND WASHINGTON
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 49.121 to 49.139; 40 CFR 49.9861 to 49.17810
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) proposes basic air
rules to apply on Indian Reservations in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
The rules provide some basic air quality protection similar to what the
state implementation plans (SIPs) require for Idaho, Oregon, and
Washington. These rules are needed to establish a level playing field
and create basic federally enforceable rules under the Clean Air Act.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 09/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4487
EPA Region 10 would be responsible for implementing and enforcing these
proposed rules. Tribes can choose to assist EPA or take over
responsibility for their reservations, and EPA would provide funding to
tribes through grants to support their efforts.
Agency Contact: Regina Thompson, Environmental Protection Agency,
Regional Office Seattle, OAQ-107, 1200 6th Avenue; Seattle, Washington
98101
Phone: 206 553-1498
Fax: 206 553-0110
Email: [email protected]
Bonnie Thie, Environmental Protection Agency, Regional Office Seattle,
OAQ-107
Phone: 206 553-1189
Fax: 206 553-0110
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2012-AA01
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3285. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS: RISK
MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT, SECTION 112(R)(7); THIRD
PARTY AUDIT PROVISIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412(r); 7601 (a)(1)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 68
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action establishes requirements, incentives, and
procedures for third party audits of Risk Management Plans (RMPs) under
40 CFR part 68 that would reduce the need for, and thus the incidence
of, government audits of RMPs submitted by facilities that volunteer
for such an audit. In this context, a ``third party'' is someone not
employed by either an RMP-regulated facility or a government agency
responsible for implementing the RMP program (``implementing agency'').
In the preamble to the final Risk Management Program rule, EPA endorsed
the concept of using third parties to assist in rule compliance and
oversight (61 FR 31705), provided that any such proposal: not weaken
the compliance responsibilities of facility owner/operators; offer cost
savings and benefits to the industry, community, and implementing
agencies that significantly exceed the cost of implementing the
approach; lead to a net increase in process safety, particularly for
smaller, less technically sophisticated facilities; and promote cost-
effective agency prioritization of oversight resources. However, no
specific criteria or requirements were specified in the RMP rule to
regulate the activities of facilities, implementing agencies, or third
parties with respect to third party assistance.
A facility's participation in the third party audit program proposed by
this action would be totally voluntary. For facilities who choose not
to participate in the program, this action would have no effect.
However if a facility participates, this regulation would establish the
requirements and regulatory incentives for their participation. For
participating sources, the action would offer the potential for reduced
regulatory burden (while maintaining their compliance
responsibilities), flexible auditing options, and other benefits,
provided the source meets the applicable
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requirements described in the rule. This action also would specify the
proposed qualification requirements for persons desiring to act as
third party auditors.
EPA believes that this action would promote increased safety among
facilities covered by the risk.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Federalism: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 4511
Sectors Affected: 49312 Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
Facilities; 22132 Sewage Treatment Facilities; 22131 Water Supply and
Irrigation Systems; 31161 Animal Slaughtering and Processing; 49311
General Warehousing and Storage Facilities; 42291 Farm Supplies
Wholesalers; 42269 Other Chemical and Allied Products Wholesalers;
49313 Farm Product Warehousing and Storage Facilities; 32512 Industrial
Gas Manufacturing; 11511 Support Activities for Crop Production
Agency Contact: James Belke, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, 5104A
Phone: 202 564-8023
Fax: 202 564-8444
Email: [email protected]
Breeda Reilly, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid Waste and
Emergency Response, 5104A
Phone: 202 564-7983
RIN: 2050-AE85
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3286. NESHAP: CHROMIUM ELECTROPLATING AMENDMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Since the promulgation of the chromium electroplating NESHAP
we have been informed of several sources that are experiencing
difficulty in complying with the concentration limit for new sources
even though they have installed and operate composite mesh pad scrubber
technology similar or identical to that used as the basis for the MACT
emission limit. These sources operate new state-of-the-art plating
tanks not encountered during rule development which feature enclosing
hoods that completely cover the surface of the plating tank. This
covered tank design allows for effective capture and ventilation at
substantially lower exhaust air flow rates than otherwise encountered
with more conventional exterior hooding. Although these sources exceed
the new source standard concentration limit of 0.015 mg/dscm, actual
mass rate emissions are more than 50 percent lower than would otherwise
be achieved with more conventional hooding and higher ventilation
rates. The chromium electroplating standard will be amended to include
this alternative type of control system.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 04/00/01
Final Action 10/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 4115
Sectors Affected: 332813 Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing
and Coloring
Agency Contact: Phil Mulrine, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5289
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Al Vervaert, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5602
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH69
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3287. CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NONROAD LARGE SPARK-IGNITION ENGINES,
RECREATIONAL ENGINES (MARINE AND LAND-BASED), AND HIGHWAY MOTORCYCLES
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 7671(q)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 94
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, September 29, 2000.
Final, Judicial, December 31, 2001.
Abstract: Emissions from large spark-ignition engines are currently
unregulated. EPA and California Air Resources Board (CARB) are
cooperating in an effort to set emission standards for these engines to
substantially reduce their contribution to the emission inventory.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Proposed Finding 02/08/99 64 FR 6008
ANPRM Final Finding 12/07/00 65 FR 76790
NPRM 09/00/01
Final Action 09/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4154
Sectors Affected: 42183 Industrial Machinery and Equipment Wholesalers;
333924 Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer and Stacker Machinery
Manufacturing; 335312 Motor and Generator Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Alan Stout, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, EPCD, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4805
Fax: 734 214-4816
Email: [email protected]
Don Kopinski, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, Ann
Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4229
Fax: 734 214-4781
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AI11
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3288. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: PROCESS FOR EXEMPTING
QUARANTINE AND PRESHIPMENT METHYL BROMIDE AND TRADE BAN WITH NON-PARTIES
TO THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7671 to 7671(q)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82.1 to 82.13
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Montreal Protocol exempts quarantine and preshipment
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from the methyl bromide production and import baseline; therefore, a
regulation must be promulgated to allow for the exemption in EPA's
current allowance system.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 11/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4253
OLD TITLE: Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Process for Exempting
Quarantine and Preshipment Methyl Bromide Used in the United States and
Baseline Adjustments
Agency Contact: Tom Land, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6205J
Phone: 202 564-9185
Fax: 202 565-2093
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AI42
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3289. REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS FOR
PARTICULATE MATTER
Priority: Economically Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7408; 42 USC 7409
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 50
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, July 1, 2002, Under the Clean Air
Act, the next standards review is to be completed July 2002.
Abstract: On July 18, 1997, the EPA published a final rule revising the
national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter
(PM) (62 FR 38652). While retaining the PM10 standard levels, new
standards were added for fine particles (PM2.5) to provide increased
protection against both health and environmental effects of PM. On the
same day, a Presidential Memorandum (62 FR 38421, July 16, 1997) was
published that, among other things, directed EPA to complete the next
review of the PM NAAQS by July 2002. The EPA's plans and schedule for
the next periodic review of the PM NAAQS were published on October 23,
1997 (62 FR 55201). As with other NAAQS reviews, a rigorous assessment
of relevant scientific information will be presented in a Criteria
Document (CD), and the preparation of this document is currently under
way by the EPA's National Center for Environmental Assessment. The
EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards will also prepare a
Staff Paper (SP) for the Administrator which will evaluate the policy
implications of the key studies and scientific information contained in
the CD and additional technical analyses and identify critical elements
that EPA staff believe should be considered in reviewing the standards.
The SP and CD will be reviewed by the Clean Air Scientific Advisory
Committee (CASAC) and the public; both will reflect the input received
through these reviews. As the PM NAAQS review is completed, the
Administrator's proposal to revise or reaffirm the PM NAAQS will be
published with a request for public comment. Input received during the
public comment period will be reflected in the Administrator's final
decision which will be published in July 2002.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 08/00/01
Final Action 07/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4255
Agency Contact: Mary A. Ross, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-15, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5170
Fax: 919 541-0237
Email: [email protected]
Karen Martin, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-
13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5274
Fax: 919 541-0877
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AI44
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3290. TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY AMENDMENTS: RESPONSE TO MARCH 2, 1999,
COURT DECISION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401-7671q
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 93
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Clean Air Act requires EPA to promulgate rules that
establish the criteria and procedures for determining whether highway
and transit plans, programs, and projects conform to state air quality
plans. ``Conformity'' means that the transportation actions will not
cause or worsen violations of air quality standards or delay timely
attainment of the standards. The original conformity rule was finalized
on November 24, 1993, and most recently amended on August 15, 1997. On
March 2, 1999, the U.S. Court of Appeals overturned certain provisions
of the 1997 conformity amendments. This rulemaking will amend the
conformity rule in compliance with the court decision. The rulemaking
will formalize the May 14, 1999 EPA guidance and the June 18, 1999 DOT
guidance that was issued to guide action on this issue until a
rulemaking could be issued. Specifically, the rulemaking will clarify
the types of projects that can be implemented in the absence of a
conforming transportation plan. It will also explain EPA's process for
reviewing newly submitted air quality plans and when those submissions
can be used for conformity purposes.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 04/00/01
Final Action 12/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4340
Agency Contact: Kathryn Sargeant, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, NFEVL, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4441
Fax: 734 214-4052
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AI56
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3291. NATIONAL VOC EMISSION STANDARDS FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS; PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 59
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Amendments to the consumer products rule are being proposed
to clarify and correct the rule.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4309
Agency Contact: Bruce Moore, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5460
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
Dianne Byrne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-
13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5342
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AI62
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3292. NESHAP FOR THE PRINTING AND PUBLISHING INDUSTRY; AMENDMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412 CAAA 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 1994.
Abstract: The amendments will clarify the rule and ensure it reflects
the EPA's intent.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/00/01
Final Action 02/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4310
Agency Contact: Dave Salman, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, (MD-13), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0859
Email: [email protected]
Dianne Byrne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-
13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5342
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AI66
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3293. NESHAP: BRICK AND STRUCTURAL CLAY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, May 1, 2001.
Abstract: The brick and structural clay products industry primarily
includes facilities that manufacture brick, clay, pipe, roof tile,
extruded floor and wall tile, and other extruded dimensional clay
products from clay, shale, or a combination of the two. The manufacture
of brick and structural clay products involves mining, raw material
processing (crushing, grinding, and screening), mixing, forming,
cutting or shaping, drying, and firing.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 02/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4325
Split from RIN 2060-AH79.
Sectors Affected: 327121 Brick and Structural Clay Tile Manufacturing;
327123 Other Structural Clay Product Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Mary Johnson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5025
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Jim Crowder, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5596
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AI67
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3294. NESHAP: CLAY CERAMICS MANUFACTURING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Ceramics are defined as a class of inorganic, nonmetallic
solids that are subject to high temperature in manufacture and/or use.
The clay ceramics manufacturing source category includes facilities
that manufacture traditional ceramics. Traditional ceramics include
ceramic tile, dinnerware, sanitaryware, pottery, and porcelain. The
primary raw material used in the manufacture of traditional ceramics is
clay. the manufacture of clay ceramics involves raw material processing
(crushing, grinding, and screening), mixing, forming, shaping, drying,
glazing, and firing.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 02/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4343
Split from RIN 2060-AH79
Sectors Affected: 327122 Ceramic Wall and Floor Tile Manufacturing;
327111 Vitreous China Plumbing Fixture and China and Earthenware
Fittings and Bathroom Accessories Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Mary Johnson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5025
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
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Jim Crowder, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5596
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AI68
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3295. PETITIONS TO DELIST HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS (E.G., MEK, EGBE,
METHANOL, AND MIBK) FROM SECTION 112(B)(1) OF THE CAA
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act Section 112(b)(3)
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, February 28, 2000.
Abstract: The Agency has received 4 petitions to remove certain
pollutants (i.e., methanol, methyl ethyl ketone, ethylene glycol butyl
ether, and methyl isobutyl ketone) from the list of hazardous air
pollutants (HAPs) under Section 112(b) of the Clean Air Act. The Agency
must review the petitions and either grant or deny the petition within
18 months of the date the complete petition was received. If the Agency
grants a petition, a notice of proposed rulemaking will be published in
the Federal Register, allowing the opportunity for public comment. If
the Agency denies a petition, a notice of denial will be published in
the Federal Register providing an explanation for such denial. If the
Agency grants a petition and ultimately removes the pollutant from the
HAP list then sources emitting such pollutants would not be required to
meet MACT emissions standards for the pollutant. If on the other hand,
the Agency denies the petition, then MACT standards would be issued as
currently planned under Section 112(c) and 112(d) of the Clean Air Act
for sources emitting such pollutants. Depending on the 4 individual
determinations, the Agency will issue separate notices for each.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 07/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 4313
Agency Contact: Chuck French, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0467
Email: [email protected]
Dave Guinnup, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-
13, RTP, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5368
RIN: 2060-AI72
_______________________________________________________________________
3296. NESHAP: ENGINE TEST FACILITIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, May 1, 2001.
Abstract: As required by section 112(c) of the Clean Air Act, the
Environmental Protection Agency has developed a list of categories of
sources of hazardous air pollutants (HAP's). The HAP's are listed in
section 112(b) of the Clean Air Act. The Engine Test Facilities source
category are included on EPA's list of sources of HAP's. The Engine
Test Facilities source category includes any facility engaged in the
testing of stationary or mobile engines, including turbines and
reciprocating engines and rocket engines. Aircraft engine testing
consists of facilities which perform testing on uninstalled aircraft
engines. Non-aerospace engine test facilities consists of facilities
which perform testing on uninstalled engines such as automotive
engines, stationary turbines, IC engines, and diesel engines.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
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. 4144
Split from RIN 2060-AH35
Agency Contact: Jaime Pagan, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, RTP, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5340
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AI74
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3297. NESHAP: LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE MANUFACTURING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Abstract: EPA is required under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act to
develop maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standards for
various industrial source categories. The lightweight aggregate
manufacturing industry is currently part of the clay products MACT
source category. However, EPA is developing a separate MACT standard
for lightweight aggregate in anticipation that the current clay
products source category will be broken down into 4 separate source
categories, including lightweight aggregate. The lightweight aggregate
manufacturing source category will be proposed at the time the MACT
standard is proposed. Lightweight aggregate kilns that burn hazardous
waste are subject to the hazardous waste combustor MACT standard.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/01
Final Action 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4346
Split from RIN 2060-AH79
Sectors Affected: 327992 Ground or Treated Mineral and Earth
Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Gene Crumper, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0881
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
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Al Vervaert, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5602
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AI75
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3298. DEVELOPMENT OF REFERENCE METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF SOURCE
EMISSIONS OF FILTERABLE FINE PARTICULATE MATTER AS PM2.5
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51 app M
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, June 15, 2001.
Abstract: Under this action, EPA is initiating the publication of a
reference test method that can be used to quantify that portion of
particulate matter emissions that are solid at stack conditions and are
equal to or less than 2.5 uM in aerodynamic diameter. This test method
is to be used in conjunction with existing and future reference methods
which are designed to quantify condensable particulate and particulate
precursors. Condensable particulate is that portion of particulate
matter emissions that are gaseous at stack conditions but which quickly
condense to a solid form when released to the atmosphere. Particulate
precursors are gaseous compounds which become solids as a result of
chemical reactions in the atmosphere. This test method supports the
amended National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for particulate
matter which was promulgated on July 18, 1997. The NAAQS was revised by
adding new standards for particulate of 2.5 uM aerodynamic diameter. An
important foundation element of State efforts to attain the NAAQS will
be the development of reliable inventories of baseline particulate and
particulate precursor emissions. The emission inventories developed
should be based upon credible source tests of individual facilities or
emission factors developed from credible source tests. At the present
time there is no reference test method available for quantifying the
filterable particulate matter of 2.5 uM aerodynamic diameter from
emission sources.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 06/00/01
Final Action 08/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4306
Sectors Affected: 21231 Stone Mining and Quarrying; 221112 Fossil Fuel
Electric Power Generation; 3212 Veneer, Plywood and Engineered Wood
Product Manufacturing; 32411 Petroleum Refineries; 3251 Basic Chemical
Manufacturing; 327 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; 3311 Iron
and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing; 3313 Alumina and Aluminum
Production and Processing; 3314 Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum)
Production and Processing; 3315 Foundries
Agency Contact: Ronald E. Myers, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-19, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 919 541-5407
Fax: 919 541-1039
Email: [email protected]
Tom Logan, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-19,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 919 541-2580
Fax: 919 541-1039
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AI96
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3299. INSPECTION MAINTENANCE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL
FACILITIES; AMENDMENT TO THE FINAL RULE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq; 23 USC 101
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51 (Revision); 40 CFR 93 (New)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has had oversight
and policy development authority for Inspection and Maintenance (I/M)
programs since the passage of the Clean Air Act (CAA) in 1970. The 1977
amendments to the CAA mandated I/M for certain areas with long-term air
quality problems and the 1990 amendments set forth standards for
implementation of I/M programs. EPA used the statutory requirements of
the Act, including I/M requirements for Federal facilities, to
promulgate regulations which states would use in the development of
their I/M State Implementation Plans (SIPs). Those rule requirements
effectively gave States certain authorities over the Federal
government. The Department of Justice has now ruled that Federal
sovereign immunity was not fully waived under the CAA for those
requirements and EPA should amend its rule to remove the requirement
that States include those elements in their SIPs. EPA is proposing to:
(1) Amend the Federal facilities I/M requirements by removing that
section; (2) correct existing I/M SIP approval actions which include
these elements; (3) establish new Federal facilities I/M program
requirements which Federal facilities in I/M program areas must meet in
order to comply with the Act; and (4) designate for each State which
section of the Act Federal agencies must comply with based on how that
State promulgated its I/M regulations. These changes will have minimal
to no impact on the States as no new requirements are being created.
The States are under no obligation, legal or otherwise, to modify
existing SIPs meeting the previously applicable requirements as a
result of this action, nor will emissions reduction credit be affected.
However, the changes will clarify for affected Federal facilities what
they must do to meet the CAA requirements by establishing new
regulations per those requirements.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 05/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4348
Agency Contact: Buddy Polovick, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 734 214-4928
Fax: 734 214-4052
Email: [email protected]
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Sara Schneeberg, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation
Phone: 202 564-5592
RIN: 2060-AI97
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3300. CONTROL OF METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER (MTBE)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is considering taking action to control the use of Methyl
Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE), which is an organic compound that is
primarily used as a fuel additive in gasoline. MTBE has been used to
meet the oxygen requirement established by the Federal Reformulated
Gasoline Program (RFG) established by the 1990 amendments to the Clean
Air Act (CAA). Over 85 percent of reformulated gasoline contains MTBE.
EPA is concerned that the widespread use of MTBE may have resulted in
the contamination of groundwater and drinking water supplies,
threatening their future use. While current detections levels are
generally believed to be below levels that may cause public health
concerns, low level MTBE contamination may render water unpotable due
to offensive taste and odor. In November of 1998, EPA established a
Blue Ribbon Panel to investigate air quality benefits and water quality
concerns associated with oxygenates, including MTBE, in gasoline, and
to provide independent advice and recommendations on ways to maintain
air quality while protecting water quality. In September, 1999, the
panel recommended that the use of MTBE be substantially reduced. EPA is
now evaluating the Blue Ribbon Panel's recommendations, and has
conducted a preliminary review of authorities available to address
risks associated with MTBE. EPA intends to issue an Advance Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking to inform the public of this preliminary inquiry,
and to solicit public comment on possible regulatory action.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM 03/24/00 65 FR 16094
NPRM 05/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 4393
Agency Contact: Karen Smith, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 5402, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9674
Fax: 202 565-2084
Email: [email protected]
Bob Perlis, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 2333A
Phone: 202 564-5636
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AJ00
_______________________________________________________________________
3301. NESHAP: TACONITE IRON ORE PROCESSING INDUSTRY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412 CAA 112
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, May 1, 2001.
Abstract: The taconite iron ore processing source category is comprised
of nine facilities operating in the United States. Seven facilities are
located in Minnesota and two are located in Michigan. The expected
sources of HAP emissions for this source category include: fossil fuel
combustion sources, and possibly the handling and transfer of mined ore
containing naturally occurring inorganic compounds. Anticipated HAP
emissions released from these sources primarily include: formaldehyde,
manganese, nickel, arsenic, and chromium. The quantities of HAP
released are expected to exceed major source levels.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 06/00/01
Final Action 03/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 4380
There are nine taconite processing facilities in the U.S.; seven are
located in Minnesota and two are located in Michigan. The MACT standard
for this industry group will be shared between EPA and the State of
Minnesota. State regulations currently in place include both air
emissions limitations and prohibition of effluent discharge to Great
Lakes waters, and both air and water monitoring requirements. Other
existing Federal regulations may be affected under RCRA and TSCA.
Agency Contact: Conrad Chin, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1512
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Al Vervaert, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5602
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AJ02
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3302. NESHAP: ALUMINUM DIE CASTING AND ALUMINUM FOUNDRIES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: CAA sec 112
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The completed Secondary Aluminum Production NESHAP included
some aluminum die casting facilities and aluminum foundries under its
applicability. EPA has based its MACT standard for aluminum die casting
and aluminum foundries, as well as its assessment of the economic
impacts on small businesses in these industries, on information on
representative facility practices provided to EPA by these industries
to date. However, affected facilities in these industries have
expressed concern that the information and assumptions upon which EPA
has relied may be incomplete or may not adequately represent the
processes and emissions at such facilities. Therefore, EPA will
initiate a formal process to collect further information from the
facilities in these industries on the activities in which they engage
and the potential of these activities to contribute to HAP emissions.
After evaluating this information, EPA will make a new determination
concerning MACT requirements for both major
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facilities and area sources in these industries. EPA expects to adopt
any alternative MACT standard applicable to these industries, and to
take final action to remove the aluminum die casting and aluminum
foundry industries from the current standard, within two years.
Alternatively, if the information collected by EPA shows there is not a
need to develop separate MACT requirements for these industries, then
these industry sectors will remain under the coverage of the existing
secondary aluminum production NESHAP.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM 09/14/00 65 FR 55489
NPRM 03/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4413
Sectors Affected: 331521 Aluminum Die-Castings; 331524 Aluminum
Foundries
Agency Contact: Juan E. Santiago, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1084
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Jim Crowder, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5596
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AJ09
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3303. NEW SOURCE REVIEW (NSR) IMPROVEMENT: UTILITY SECTOR OFFRAMP
PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 7671q
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 52.21
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The New Source Review (NSR) Program is the principal means by
which EPA assures that new pollution sources install reasonably
effective air pollution controls before they are allowed to begin
operation. EPA is currently involved in a comprehensive rulemaking
(``NSR Reform'', SAN 3259), intended to streamline the NSR program and
reduce its administrative burden. This new rulemaking is an outgrowth
of that reform effort, and will provide industries with the flexibility
to focus more on existing pollution sources, with the goal of achieving
as good or better environmental results than could be achieved focusing
strictly on new sources. The New Source Review Improvement Utility
Sector Offramp Program is a proposed rulemaking that is an outgrowth of
this action and will provide industries with the flexibility to focus
more on existing pollution sources, with the goal of achieving as good
or better environmental results than could be achieved focusing
strictly on new sources. The New Source Review Improvement Utility
Sector Offramp Program is a proposed rulemaking that is an outgrowth of
this action and will provide industries with the flexibility to focus
more on existing pollution sources, with the goal of achieving as good
or better environmental results than could be achieved focusing
strictly on new sources. The New Source Review Improvement Utility
Sector Offramp Program is a proposed rulemaking that is an outgrowth of
this action and will provide industries with the flexibility to focus
more on existing pollution sources, with the goal of achieving as good
or better environmental results than could be achieved focusing
strictly on new sources. The New Source Review Improvement Utility
Sector Offramp Program is a proposed rulemaking that is an outgrowth of
this action and will provide industries with the flexibility to focus
more on existing pollution sources, with the goal of achieving as good
or better environmental results than could be achieved focusing
strictly on new sources. The New Source Review Improvement Utility
Sector Offramp Program is a proposed rulemaking that is an outgrowth of
this action and will provide industries with the flexibility to focus
more on existing pollution sources, with the goal of achieving as good
or better environmental results than could be achieved focusing
strictly on new sources. The New Source Review Improvement Utility
Sector Offramp Program is a proposed rulemaking that is an outgrowth of
this action and will provide industries with the flexibility to focus
more on existing pollution sources, with the goal of achieving as good
or better environmental results than could be achieved focusing
strictly on new sources. The New Source Review Improvement Utility
Sector Offramp Program is a proposed rulemaking that is an outgrowth of
this action and will provide industries with the flexibility to focus
more on existing pollution sources, with the goal of schieving as good
or better environmental results than could be achieved focusing
strictly on new sources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/00/01
Final Action 08/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4390
See also SAN 3259
Agency Contact: Kathy Kaufman, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-12, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0102
Fax: 919 541-5509
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AJ14
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3304. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE ALLOCATION OF ESSENTIAL-USE
ALLOWANCES FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2001: LABORATORY ESSENTIAL USE EXEMPTIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7601; 42 USC 7671-7671(q)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will set essential-use allowances for 2000 under
the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
(Protocol). Essential-use allowances permit a person to obtain
controlled ozone-depleting substances, such as chlorofluorocarbons
(CFCs), as an exemption to the January 1, 1996 regulatory phaseout of
production and import. Essential-use allowances are allocated to a
person for exempted production or importation of a specific quantity of
a controlled substance
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solely for the designated essential purpose.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/02/99 64 FR 59141
Direct Final Rule 2001 De
Minimis Exemption 03/13/01 66 FR 14759
NPRM 2001 De Minimis Exemption 04/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4410
Split from RIN 2060-AI73.
Sectors Affected: 325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing; 927
Space Research and Technology
Agency Contact: Erin Birgfeld, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6205J
Phone: 202 564-9079
Fax: 202 565-2095
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AJ15
_______________________________________________________________________
3305. RULEMAKING FOR PURPOSES OF REDUCING INTERSTATE OZONE TRANSPORT:
RESPONSE TO MARCH 3, 2000 DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410(a)(2)(D); 7410(k)(5)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On October 27, 1998 (63 FR 57355), EPA issued a rule to
reduce smog in the eastern half of the country. The rule required 22
States and the District of Columbia to reduce emissions of nitrogen
oxides (NOx), which reacts with other chemicals in the atmosphere to
form smog. EPA required these reductions because pollution from each of
these States was transported by the wind and significantly contributed
to unhealthy air quality in downwind states. In response to litigation
from several parties on the NOx SIP call, the United States Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a decision on March 3, 2000
making it clear that EPA and States can and should move forward to
implement this regional strategy. The ruling remanded certain
relatively minor portions of the original rule back to the EPA. This
rulemaking covers the portion of the rule associated with the remanded
issues: certain cogeneration units, internal combustion engines, the
partial State requirements for Georgia & Missouri and the exclusion of
Wisconsin. In this rulemaking, EPA will consider the partial State
issue for Alabama & Michigan as well.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/00/01
Final Action 08/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 4433
Agency Contact: Kimber Scavo, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-15 Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3354
Fax: 919 541-0824
Email: [email protected]
Carla Oldham, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-
15, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3347
Fax: 919 541-0824
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AJ16
_______________________________________________________________________
3306. NESHAP FOR FRICTION PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Abstract: This action will propose NESHAP for friction products
manufacturing in order to comply with the Clean Air Act of 1990 (CAA).
The friction products source category includes any facility that
manufactures friction products such as brakes and clutches. The rule is
expected to limit HAP emissions, including toluene, hexane, and 1,1,1
trichloroethane) from solvent mixing operations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4460
Sectors Affected: 3369 Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing;
3363 Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing; 3364 Aerospace Product and
Parts Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Kevin Cavender, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2364
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: