[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Environmental Protection Agency Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
40 CFR Ch. I
FRL-7461-6
Spring 2003 Regulatory Agenda
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes the
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda to update the public about:
[sbull] Regulations and major policies currently under development,
[sbull] Reviews of existing regulations and major policies, and
[sbull] Regulations and major policies completed or canceled since the
last Agenda.
TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA MAILING LIST: If you would like to
subscribe, please send an e-mail with your name and address to:
[email protected], or call 800-490-9198. There is no charge for single
copies of the Agenda.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO MAKE GENERAL SUGGESTIONS CONTACT: If you
have questions or comments about a particular action, please get in
touch with the agency contact listed in each Agenda entry. If you have
general questions about or suggestions for improving the Agenda or
questions about EPA's decision making process, please contact: Phil
Schwartz (1806A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; phone: (202)564-6564; e-mail:
[email protected]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
a. What Is EPA's Goal in Developing Regulations and Policies and What
Key Principles Drive EPA's Rulemaking and Policymaking Process?
b. What Laws and Executive Orders Apply to EPA's Regulatory Development
Efforts?
c. How Can You be Involved in EPA's Rule and Policy Making Process?
d. What Actions Are Included in the Agenda?
e. How Is the Agenda Organized?
f. What Information Is in Agenda Entries?
g. How Can You Find Out More About EPA Rulemakings?
h. What Special Attention Do We Give to the Impacts of Rules on Small
Businesses, Small Governments, and Small Nonprofit Organizations:
i. Acknowledgment of Those Involved in the Rulemaking Process
A. What Is EPA's Goal in Developing Regulations and Policies and What
Key Principles Drive EPA's Rulemaking and Policymaking Process?
Our primary objective is to protect human health and the
environment. To achieve this objective and ensure that our
decisions are cost-effective and fully protective, we conduct high
quality scientific, economic, and policy analyses. These analyses
are planned and initiated at early stages in the regulatory
development process, so that Agency decision makers are well
informed of the qualitative and quantitative benefits and costs as
they select among alternative approaches. It is also important that
we continue to apply new and improved methods to protect the
environment, such as: building flexibility into regulations from
the very beginning, creating strong partnerships with the regulated
community, vigorously engaging in public outreach and involvement,
and using effective nonregulatory approaches. Research, testing and
adoption of new environmental protection methods is also a central
tenet in environmental problem solving. The integration of all
these elements via a well managed regulatory development process
and a strong commitment to innovative solutions will ensure that we
all benefit from significant environmental improvements that are
fair, efficient, and protective. Our overall success is measured by
our effectiveness in protecting human health and the environment.
B. What Laws and Executive Orders Apply to EPA's Regulatory Development
Efforts?
Besides the fundamental environmental laws authorizing EPA
actions such as the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act, there are
legal requirements that apply to the issuance of regulations that
are generally 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.
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; 58 FR
51735; October 4, 1993), 12898 (Environmental Justice; 59 FR 7629;
February 16, 1994 ), 13045 (Children's Health Protection; 62 FR
19885; April 23, 1997), 13132 (Federalism; 64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999), 13175 (Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments; 65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), and 13211 (Energy; 66
FR 28355, May 22, 2001).
You can find information on these laws and Executive orders
through links from www.epa.gov/regagenda.
C. How Can You Be Involved in EPA's Rule and Policy Making Process?
You can make your voice heard by getting in touch with the
contact person provided in each Agenda entry. We urge you to
participate as early in the process as possible. You may also
participate by commenting on proposed rules that we publish in the
Federal Register. To be most effective, comments should contain
information and data that support your position, and you also
should explain why we should incorporate your suggestion in the
rule or non-regulatory action. It is also particularly helpful and
persuasive if you provide examples to illustrate your concerns and
offer specific alternatives.
We believe our actions will be more cost-effective and
protective if our development process includes stakeholders working
with us to identify the most practical and effective solutions to
problems. We urge you to become involved in this process.
D. What Actions Are Included in the Agenda?
EPA includes regulations and certain major policy documents in
the Agenda. We generally do not include minor amendments or the
following categories of actions:
[sbull] Administrative actions such as delegations of authority,
changes of address or phone numbers.
[sbull] Under the Clean Air Act: Revisions to State Implementation
Plans; Equivalent Methods for Ambient Air Quality Monitoring; Deletions
from
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the New Source Performance Standards source categories list;
Delegations of Authority to States; Area Designations for Air Quality
Planning Purposes.
[sbull] Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act:
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).
[sbull] Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Actions
regarding pesticide tolerances and food additive regulations, including
the tolerance reassessment process.
[sbull] Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: Authorization
of State solid waste management plans; hazardous waste delisting
petitions.
[sbull] 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.
[sbull] 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:
[sbull] First, into fourteen divisions based on the law that would
authorize a particular action. These divisions are:
1. General, which includes cross-cutting actions, such as rules
authorized by multiple statutes and general acquisition rules
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 (CERCLA) Superfund
12. The Clean Water Act (CWA)
13. The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
14. The Shore Protection Act (SPA)
[sbull] Second, by the current stage of development. The stages are:
1. Prerulemaking - Prerulemaking actions are generally 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 Rule - This section includes EPA rulemaking actions that
are within a year of proposal (publication of Notices of Proposed
Rulemakings (NPRMs)).
3. Final Rule - This section includes rules that will be issued as a
final rule within a year.
4. Long-Term Action - This section includes rulemakings for which the
next scheduled regulatory action is after May 2004.
5. Completed Action - This section contains actions that have been
promulgated and published in the Federal Register since publication of
the Fall 2002 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.
[sbull] Third, by the section number of the statute which requires or
authorizes the rule.
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 have not appeared in
previous Agendas) are preceded by a bullet ([sbull]). 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. OMB reviews all significant rules including both
of the first two categories, ``economically significant'' and
``other significant.''
Economically Significant: Under Executive Order 12866, a
rulemaking action that may have an annual effect on the economy of
$100 million or more or 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.
Other Significant: A rulemaking that is not economically
significant but is considered significant for other reasons. This
category includes rules that may:
[sbull] Create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an
action taken or planned by another agency;
[sbull] Materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants,
user fees, or loan programs or the rights and obligations of
recipients; or
[sbull] Raise novel legal or policy issues arising out of legal
mandates, the President's priorities, or the principles in Executive
Order 12866.
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 recurring application of a regulatory program in
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the Code of Federal Regulations (e.g., certain State Implementation
Plans, National Priority List updates, Significant New Use Rules,
State Hazardous Waste Management Program actions, and Tolerance
exemptions). If an action that would normally be classified Routine
and Frequent is reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget
under E.O. 12866, then we would classify the action as either
``Economically Significant'' or ``Other Significant.''
Informational/Administrative/Other: An action 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 Act (5 U.S.C. 801, et seq.) 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 would 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 action will
address.
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 developing an action. 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 (RFA). Generally, such an analysis is required for
proposed or final rules subject to the RFA 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 businesses, small governments, or small
nonprofit organizations
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 generally 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.
Energy Impacts: Indicates whether the action is a significant
energy action under Executive Order 13211.
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.
URLs: For some of our actions we include the Internet addresses
for: reading copies of rulemaking documents; submitting comments on
proposals; and getting more information about the rulemaking and
the program of which it is a part.
RIN: The Regulatory 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. How Can You Find Out More About EPA Rulemakings?
1. Regulatory Agenda Databases and Search Engines: If you have access
to the Internet you can use databases and their accompanying search
engines developed by the EPA and the Regulatory Information Service
Center (RISC) at the General Services Administration to help you locate
actions that are of interest to you. The EPA Regulatory Agenda search
engine is located at www.epa.gov/regagenda. We thoroughly update this
database each spring and fall and we partially update it several other
times during the year. RISC's searchable databases are at http://
ciir.cs.umass.edu/ua/. They includes links to all agencies' Regulatory
Agendas and Regulatory Plans going back to October 1995.
2. Appendices to the Agenda: There are six appendices that provide:
[sbull] An index based on subject matter
[sbull] A list of actions that may have a significant impact on a
substantial number of small businesses, small governments, or small
non-profit organizations
[sbull] A list of actions that may have some impact on some small
businesses, small governments, or small non-profit organizations but
which may either have less than a significant impact or affect fewer
than a substantial number of them
[sbull] A list of the existing rules that we are reviewing under
section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act
[sbull] A list of actions that may affect State, local, or tribal
governments, and
[sbull] A list of actions that may have federalism implications as
defined in Executive Order 13132.
3. Public Dockets and Other URLs for Individual Actions: When EPA
announces the initiation of a rulemaking, typically through the
publication of an advance notice of proposed rulemaking or a notice of
proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register, the Agency may establish
an official docket to accumulate materials throughout the development
process for that rulemaking. The official docket serves as the
repository for the collection of documents or information related to a
particular agency action or activity. EPA most commonly uses dockets
for rulemaking actions, but dockets may also be used for various other
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rulemaking activities, such as Federal Register documents seeking
public comments on draft guidance, policy statements, information
collection requests under the Paperwork Reduction Act, and other non-
rule activities. In 2002, EPA released its online electronic docket and
comment system, EDOCKET at http://www.epa.gov/edocket. For those
matters included in EDOCKET, you may use EDOCKET to submit or view
public comments, to access the index listing of the contents of the
official public docket, and to access those documents in the public
docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select
``search,'' then key in the appropriate docket identification number
for the particular rulemaking action. In addition, the Agenda entry may
provide other URL addresses that link to more information about the
individual action or related program.
4. EPA's FY03 Regulatory Plan: The Regulatory Plan, which is published
in the fall of each year, covers the core of our priority actions that
we expected to be published by September 2003. We have 34 actions in
the December 2002 Plan. There are entries for each of these actions in
the Spring 2003 Regulatory Agenda, but we discuss them in greater
detail in the Plan. You can view the Plan at www.epa.gov/regagenda
5. The Regulatory Agenda Collection in the EPA History Office has a
complete collection of Regulatory Agendas and related materials. A list
of the contents including exact citations for all Agendas is at: http:/
/www.epa.gov/history/collection/aid41.htm
6. Listservers: If you want to get automatic e-mails about areas of
particular interest, we maintain 12 collections including:
[sbull] Air
[sbull] Water
[sbull] Wastes and emergency response
[sbull] Pesticides
[sbull] Toxic substances
[sbull] Right-to-know and toxic release inventory
[sbull] Environmental impacts
[sbull] Endangered species
[sbull] Meetings;
[sbull] The Science Advisory Board
[sbull] Daily full-text notices with page numbers, and
[sbull] General information.
For more information and to subscribe via our FR Web site,
visit: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/subscribe. 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
7. Access to Interpretive Documents: To provide a central point of
access to non-binding general policy, guidance, and interpretive
documents that describe how the Agency intends to exercise its
discretionary authority and explains what a statute or regulation
means, EPA developed a web site at http://www.epa.gov/guidance/. The
site provides access to a collection of non-binding guidance materials
issued by EPA Headquarters offices since January 1, 1999, and was
developed to assist State and tribal officials, representatives of
companies and organizations that must comply with environmental
regulations, and individuals that are concerned with how environmental
regulations and statutes are being implemented or enforced. The goal is
that, through a central interface to a collection of guidance
materials, it will be easier for an individual or institution to
understand what guidance is available when complying with environmental
regulations.
H. What Special Attention Do We Give to the Impacts of Rules on Small
Businesses, Small Governments, and Small Nonprofit Organizations?
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. Under RFA/SBREFA, the Agency must
prepare a formal analysis of the potential negative impacts on
small entities, convene a Small Business Advocacy Review Panel
(proposed rule stage), and prepare a Small Entity Compliance Guide
(final rule stage) unless the Agency certifies a rule will not have
a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. For more detailed information about the Agency's policy
and practice with respect to implementing RFA/SBREFA, please visit
the RFA/SBREFA website at http://www.epa.gov/sbrefa/.See Appendix B
at the end of the Agenda, ``Index to Environmental Protection
Agency Entries for which a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis is
Required'' for a list of these rules. See Appendix C for a list of
the rules that may affect small entities, but which we do not
expect will have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of them.
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA ) section 610 requires that
an agency review, within 10 years of promulgation, each rule that
has or will have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities (SISNOSE). For EPA rules issued in 1992-
1997, EPA went beyond the requirements of the RFA by preparing
regulatory flexibility analyses for rules that would have any
adverse impact on any number of small entities, regardless of the
size of impact or number of small entities. In effect, many rules
that EPA would otherwise have certified as not having a SISNOSE
were not formally certified during this time period. After the RFA
was amended in 1996 by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act (SBREFA), EPA returned to its earlier practice of
formally certifying rules with no SISNOSE under the RFA while
continuing to offer outreach and accommodation to regulated small
entities for those rules. EPA has identified seven rules issued
before SBREFA was passed that were not formally certified yet do
not and will not have a SISNOSE. EPA has determined that these
seven rules are not subject to section 610 review, and, even if a
section 610 review were conducted, revision of the rules would not
be warranted. A list of these seven rules is available at epa.gov/
sbrefa.
There are six rules for which we are conducting section 610
reviews this year. We undertake these reviews to decide whether we
should continue the rule unchanged, amend it, or withdraw it. We
announce our forthcoming section 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 these rules could be made clearer, more effective, or
remove conflicting or overlapping requirements
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with other Federal or State regulations. The six reviews are:
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Review RIN and EDOCKET ID Rule Being Reviewed
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2040-AD96; OW-2003-0016 Standards for the Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge
2060-AK64; OAR-2003-0029 NESHAPs for Source Categories, Perchloroethylene Dry
Cleaning Facilities
2060-AK65; OAR-2003-0030 Regulations of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Standards
for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline
2060-AK66; OAR-2003-0031 Inspection and Maintenance Requirements for Mobile
Sources of Air Pollution
2070-AD65; OPPT-2003-0015 Lead; Requirements for Lead-Based Paint Activities in
Target Housing and Child-Occupied Facilities
2070-AD66; OPP-2003-0115 Worker Protection Standards for Pesticides
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EPA has established an official public docket for each of these
610 reviews under a docket identification (ID) number as indicated
above. The official public docket is the collection of materials
that is available for public viewing at the docket facility. An
electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA's
electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may
use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket to submit or view
public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the
official public docket, and to access those documents in the public
docket that are available electronically. Once in the system,
select ``search,'' then key in the appropriate docket ID number.
Certain types of information will not be placed in the EPA
Dockets. Information claimed as confidential business information
(CBI) and other information whose disclosure is restricted by
statute, which is not included in the official public docket, will
not be available for public viewing in EPA's electronic public
docket. EPA's policy is that copyrighted material will not be
placed in EPA's electronic public docket but will be available only
in printed, paper form in the official public docket. To the extent
feasible, publicly available docket materials will be made
available in EPA's electronic public docket. When a document is
selected from the index list in EPA Dockets, the system will
identify whether the document is available for viewing in EPA's
electronic public docket. Although not all docket materials may be
available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly
available docket materials through the docket facility identified
above. EPA intends to work towards providing electronic access to
all of the publicly available docket materials through EPA's
electronic public docket.
Unless otherwise indicated, please direct your comments to the
identified Docket ID number for the specific 610 review item. For
these 610 reviews, please DO NOT submit CBI or information that is
otherwise protected by statute. You may submit comments
electronically, by mail, or through hand delivery/courier using one
of the following methods:
1. Electronically. If you submit an electronic comment as prescribed
below, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing address, and
an e-mail address or other contact information in the body of your
comment. Also include this contact information on the outside of any
disk or CD ROM you submit, and in any cover letter accompanying the
disk or CD ROM. This ensures that you can be identified as the
submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA
cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further
information on the substance of your comment. EPA's policy is that EPA
will not edit your comment, and any identifying or contact information
provided in the body of a comment will be included as part of the
comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made
available in EPA's electronic public docket. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment.
i. EPA Dockets. Your use of EPA's electronic public docket to submit
comments to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for receiving
comments. Go directly to EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket, and
follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once in the
system, select ``search,'' and then key in the appropriate Docket ID
number. The system is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA
will not know your identity, e-mail address, or other contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
ii. Disk or CD ROM. You may submit comments on a disk or CD ROM
that you mail to the mailing address identified below. These
electronic submissions will be accepted in WordPerfect or ASCII
file format. Avoid the use of special characters and any form of
encryption.
2. By Mail. Send your comments, identified by the appropriate Docket ID
number, to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection
Agency, Mailcode: [insert ], 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC, 20460
3. By Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver your comments, identified by
the appropriate Docket ID number, to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA
West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The EPA
Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number
for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1742. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation as identified
below.
For public commenters, it is important to note that EPA's
policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or
on paper, will be made available for public viewing in EPA's
electronic public docket as EPA receives them and without change,
unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or
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other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. When
EPA identifies a comment containing copyrighted material, EPA will
provide a reference to that material in the version of the comment
that is placed in EPA's electronic public docket. The entire
printed comment, including the copyrighted material, will be
available in the public docket. Public comments submitted on
computer disks that are mailed or delivered to the docket will be
transferred to EPA's electronic public docket. Public comments that
are mailed or delivered to the docket will be scanned and placed in
EPA's electronic public docket. Where practical, physical objects
will be photographed, and the photograph will be placed in EPA's
electronic public docket along with a brief description written by
the docket staff.
Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the
specified comment period. Comments received after the close of the
comment period will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not required to
consider these late comments. For these actions, please DO NOT
submit CBI or information that is otherwise protected by statute.
I. Acknowledgment of Those Involved in the Rulemaking Process
Finally, I would like to thank the members of the public who
have taken the time to get involved in the rulemaking process.
Experience has taught us that we must listen to and involve our
stakeholders if we hope to fully understand the issues and write
the most effective rules. Over the years you, the public, have
submitted an enormous number of comments on our rulemakings. We
have heard all of them and adopted many. We look forward to your
continued participation in the Agency's rulemaking.
Dated: April 21, 2003.
Jessica L. Furey,
Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation.
GENERAL--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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3005 SAN No. 4056 Utilization of Small, Minority and Women's Business Enterprises in 2020-AA39
Procurement Under Assistance Agreements.............................................
3006 SAN No. 3580 Incorporation of Class Deviations Into EPAAR........................... 2030-AA37
3007 SAN No. 4292 Proposed Revision to EPA's Implementing NEPA Regulations............... 2020-AA42
3008 SAN No. 4618 Revision of Procedural Rules for Hearings on Cancellations, 2020-AA44
Suspensions, Changes in Classifications, and Denials of Pesticide Registrations.....
3009 SAN No. 4693 Privacy Act Regulations (Revised)...................................... 2025-AA13
3010 SAN No. 4191 Revision to EPAAR 1552.211-73, Level of Effort......................... 2030-AA64
3011 SAN No. 4319 Revisions to Acquisition Regulation Concerning Conflict of Interest.... 2030-AA67
3012 SAN No. 4742 Continuation of Implementing the Empowerment Initiative................ 2030-AA81
3013 SAN No. 4463 Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic (PBT) Pollutants Strategy....... 2070-AD45
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3014 SAN No. 4747 Implementation of Authority To Appoint Research Scientists Under 42 USC 2030-AA83
3015 SAN No. 3817 Implementation of Changes to Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension 2030-AA48
Common Rule.........................................................................
3016 SAN No. 4270 Cross-Media Electronic Reporting (ER) and Recordkeeping Rule (CROMERRR) 2025-AA07
3017 SAN No. 4572 Fellowship Grant Regulation Revision................................... 2030-AA77
3018 SAN No. 4733 Background Investigations for Contractors Performing Services Onsite... 2030-AA80
3019 SAN No. 4761 Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) FY 2002 Report to Congress.......... 2060-AK79
3020 SAN No. 4473 Regulatory Incentives for the National Environmental Performance Track 2090-AA13
Program.............................................................................
3021 SAN No. 4530 EPA Agencywide Public Involvement Policy............................... 2090-AA23
3022 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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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3023 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.
3024 SAN No. 3240 Public Information and Confidentiality Regulations..................... 2025-AA02
3025 SAN No. 3671 Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment.............................. 2080-AA06
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GENERAL--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3026 SAN No. 4780 Administrative Changes and Technical Amendments to EPAAR............... 2030-AA82
3027 SAN No. 4180 Rewriting of EPA Regulations Implementing the Freedom of Information 2025-AA04
Act.................................................................................
3028 SAN No. 4650 Contractor Performance Evaluations..................................... 2030-AA79
3029 SAN No. 4435 Project XL Site-Specific Rule for International Paper Mill in Jay, 2090-AA31
Maine...............................................................................
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Regulation
Identification Title Date Comments
Number
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2030-AA50 SAN No. 3876 Incrementally Funding Fixed Price Contracts 05/06/2003 Withdrawn - No further
action anticipated.
2030-AA57 SAN No. 4185 Electronic Funds Transfer 05/06/2003 Withdrawn - No further
action anticipated.
2030-AA62 SAN No. 4187 EPAAR Coverage on Local Hiring and Training 03/13/2003 Withdrawn - Superseded by
Coverage in HubZone
Program
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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3030 SAN No. 4785 NESHAP: Perchlorethylene Dry Cleaning Facilities (Section 610 Review).. 2060-AK64
3031 SAN No. 4786 Standards for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline (Section 610 2060-AK65
Review).............................................................................
3032 SAN No. 4787 Inspection/Maintenance Program Requirements (Section 610 Review)....... 2060-AK66
3033 SAN No. 4759 Revision to Policy on Control of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)...... 2060-AK75
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3034 SAN No. 4755 Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs 2050-AF09
Requirements Under Clean Air Act Section 112(r)(7); Amendments to the Submission
Schedule and Data Requirements......................................................
3035 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...........................
3036 SAN No. 4531 Evaluation of Updated Test Procedures for the Certification of Gasoline 2060-AJ61
Deposit Control Additives...........................................................
3037 SAN No. 3649 Amendments to Method 24 (Water-Based Coatings)......................... 2060-AF72
3038 SAN No. 4070 General Conformity Regulations; Revisions.............................. 2060-AH93
3039 SAN No. 3470 Revision to the Guideline on Air Quality Models (Appendix W to 40 CFR 2060-AK60
Part 51): Adoption of a Preferred General Purpose (Flat and Complex Terrain)
Dispersion Model and Other Revisions................................................
3040 SAN No. 3746 NESHAP: Paint Stripping Operations..................................... 2060-AG26
3041 SAN No. 4683 Air Quality: Revision to Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds -- 2060-AK37
Exclusion of 4 Compounds............................................................
3042 SAN No. 3975 Review of Minor New Sources and Modifications in Indian Country........ 2060-AH37
3043 SAN No. 4625 Implementation Rule for 8-hour Ozone NAAQS............................. 2060-AJ99
3044 SAN No. 4752 Implementation Rule for PM-2.5 NAAQS................................... 2060-AK74
3045 SAN No. 3958 Amendments to Standard of Performance for New Stationary Sources; 2060-AH23
Monitoring Requirements (40 CFR Part 60, Appendix F, Procedure 3)...................
3046 SAN No. 4119 Performance Specification 16 -- Specifications and Test Procedures for 2060-AH84
Predictive Emission Monitoring Systems in Stationary Sources........................
3047 SAN No. 4161 Revisions to Methods 3A, 6C, 7E, 10, and 20............................ 2060-AK61
3048 SAN No. 4310 NESHAP: Printing and Publishing Industry; Amendments................... 2060-AI66
3049 SAN No. 4313 Petitions To Delist Hazardous Air Pollutants: MEK...................... 2060-AI72
3050 SAN No. 4571 Electric Utility Steam Generating Unit MACT Regulation................. 2060-AJ65
3051 SAN No. 4585 Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry NESHAP: Amendment To Implement 2060-AJ78
Court Remand........................................................................
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3052 SAN No. 4620 National Emission Standards for Coke Oven Batteries -- Residual Risk 2060-AJ96
Standards...........................................................................
3053 SAN No. 4672 NESHAP: Solvent Extraction for Vegetable Oil: Amendments............... 2060-AK32
3054 SAN No. 4713 NESHAP for Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants; Amendments............... 2060-AK50
3055 SAN No. 4719 NESHAP for Source Categories: General Provisions; Amendments for 2060-AK54
Pollution Prevention Alternative Compliance Requirements............................
3056 SAN No. 4751 Petition To Delist a Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) Source Category From 2060-AK73
Section 112 of the Clean Air Act -- Gas Turbines....................................
3057 SAN No. 4689 Section 126 Rule Withdrawal Provision.................................. 2060-AK41
3058 SAN No. 4340 Transportation Conformity Amendments: Response to March 2, 1999, Court 2060-AI56
Decision............................................................................
3059 SAN No. 4309 National VOC Emission Standards for Consumer Products; Proposed 2060-AI62
Amendments..........................................................................
3060 SAN No. 4675 Control of Emissions of Air Pollution From Nonroad Diesel Engines and 2060-AK27
Fuel................................................................................
3061 SAN No. 4757 Emissions Durability Procedures for New Light-Duty Vehicles and Light- 2060-AK76
Duty Trucks.........................................................................
3062 SAN No. 4393 Control of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE).......................... 2060-AJ00
3063 SAN No. 3412 Operating Permits: Revisions to Part 70................................ 2060-AF70
3064 SAN No. 4700 Selection of Sequence of Mandatory Sanctions To Be Applied Pursuant to 2060-AK46
Section 502 of the Clean Air Act....................................................
3065 SAN No. 4535 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Process for Exempting Critical and 2060-AJ63
Emergency Uses of Methyl Bromide....................................................
3066 SAN No. 4599 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes for Ozone- 2060-AK26
Depleting Substances: N-Propylbromide...............................................
3067 SAN No. 4697 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Adjusting Allowances for Class I 2060-AK45
Substances for Export to Article 5 Countries........................................
3068 SAN No. 3673 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Reconsideration of Section 608 Sales 2060-AG20
Restriction.........................................................................
3069 SAN No. 4542 Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) for the Billings/Laurel, Montana 2008-AA00
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Area...........................................................
3070 SAN No. 3263 Performance Warranty and Inspection/Maintenance Test Procedures........ 2060-AE20
3071 SAN No. 3262 Inspection/Maintenance Recall Requirements............................. 2060-AE22
3072 SAN No. 3917 Transportation Conformity Rule Amendment: Clarification of Trading 2060-AH31
Provisions..........................................................................
3073 SAN No. 4348 Inspection Maintenance Program Requirements for Federal Facilities; 2060-AI97
Amendment to the Final Rule.........................................................
3074 SAN No. 4391 Rescinding Finding That Pre-Existing PM10 Standards Are No Longer 2060-AJ05
Applicable in Northern Ada County/Boise, Idaho......................................
3075 SAN No. 4421 Revising Regulations on Ambient Air Quality Monitoring................. 2060-AJ25
3076 SAN No. 4450 Revisions to Regional Haze Rule To Address Concerns Raised by DC Court 2060-AJ31
Circuit Regarding Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART).........................
3077 SAN No. 4570 Control of Air Pollution From Motor Vehicles and Engines: Alternative 2060-AJ72
Low-Sulfur Highway Diesel Fuel Transition Program for Alaska........................
3078 SAN No. 4583 Modification of Federal On-Board Diagnostic Regulations for 2004 Model 2060-AJ77
Year Vehicles Below 14,000 Pounds...................................................
3079 SAN No. 4547 Modification of Authority To Grant Alternative Method Approvals........ 2060-AJ83
3080 SAN No. 4584 Performance Specifications for Continuous Parameter Monitoring Systems. 2060-AJ86
3081 SAN No. 4631 Adoption of the Amended International NOx Standard for Aircraft Engines 2060-AK01
3082 SAN No. 4632 Modification of Anti-Dumping Baselines for Gasoline Produced or 2060-AK02
Imported for Use in Hawaii, Alaska, and the U.S. Territories........................
3083 SAN No. 4633 Performance-Based Measurement System for Fuels: Criteria for Self- 2060-AK03
Qualifying Alternative Test Methods; Description of Optional Statistical Quality
Control Measures....................................................................
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3084 SAN No. 4315 Source-Specific Federal Implementation Plan for Navajo Generating 2009-AA00
Station; Navajo Nation..............................................................
3085 SAN No. 3569 Source-Specific Federal Implementation Plan for Navajo Generating 2009-AA01
Station; Four Corners Power Plant...................................................
3086 SAN No. 4768 Amendment to Subparts H and I for Emissions of Radionuclides Other Than 2060-AK81
Radon From DOE Facilities...........................................................
3087 SAN No. 4466 Overview of Rulemakings for the Purpose of Reducing Interstate Ozone 2060-AJ20
Transport...........................................................................
3088 SAN No. 4532 Motor Vehicle and Engine Compliance Program Fees for: Light-Duty 2060-AJ62
Vehicles and Trucks; Heavy-Duty Vehicles and Engines; Nonroad Engines; and
Motorcycles.........................................................................
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3089 SAN No. 4104 NESHAP: Hydrochloric Acid Production Industry.......................... 2060-AH75
3090 SAN No. 3470 Revision to the Guideline on Air Quality Models (Appendix W to 40 CFR 2060-AF01
Part 51): Adoption of a Preferred Long Range Transport Model and Other Revisions....
3091 SAN No. 3657 NESHAP: Combustion Turbine............................................. 2060-AG67
3092 SAN No. 3343 NESHAP: Iron and Steel Foundries....................................... 2060-AE43
3093 SAN No. 3346 NESHAP: Integrated Iron and Steel...................................... 2060-AE48
3094 SAN No. 3326 NESHAP: Reinforced Plastic Composites Production....................... 2060-AE79
3095 SAN No. 3452 NESHAP: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing................... 2060-AE82
3096 SAN No. 3656 NESHAP: Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engine....................... 2060-AG63
3097 SAN No. 3837 NESHAP: Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers and Process 2060-AG69
Heaters.............................................................................
3098 SAN No. 3902 NESHAP: Semiconductor Production....................................... 2060-AG93
3099 SAN No. 3452 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous 2060-AK59
Coating Manufacturing...............................................................
3100 SAN No. 2915 Methods for Measurement of Visible Emissions -- Addition of Methods 2060-AF83
203A, 203B, and 203C to Appendix M of Part 51.......................................
3101 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................................
3102 SAN No. 4433 Interstate Ozone Transport: Response to Court Decisions on the NOx SIP 2060-AJ16
Call, NOx SIP Call Technical Amendments, and Section 126 Rules......................
3103 SAN No. 3380 NSPS: SOCMI -- Wastewater and Amendment to Appendix C of Part 63 and 2060-AE94
Appendix J of Part 60...............................................................
3104 SAN No. 4478 Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources: Municipal Solid 2060-AJ41
Waste Landfills: Amendment..........................................................
3105 SAN No. 4508 Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources: Volatile Organic 2060-AJ53
Liquid Storage Vessels; Amendments..................................................
3106 SAN No. 4555 Electric Arc Furnace NSPS Amendment.................................... 2060-AJ68
3107 SAN No. 4605 Proposed Amendments to Performance Standards and Monitoring 2060-AJ88
Requirements for Particulate Matter at Stationary Sources...........................
3108 SAN No. 4681 Revision of Combustion Turbines NSPS -- Part 60, Subpart GG............ 2060-AK35
3109 SAN No. 3449 NESHAP: Mercury Cell Chlor-Alkali Plants............................... 2060-AE85
3110 SAN No. 3820 NESHAP: Plywood and Composite Wood Products............................ 2060-AG52
3111 SAN No. 3824 NESHAP: Metal Furniture (Surface Coating).............................. 2060-AG55
3112 SAN No. 3825 NESHAP: Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products (Surface Coating)....... 2060-AG56
3113 SAN No. 3826 Plastic Parts and Products (Surface Coating) NESHAP.................... 2060-AG57
3114 SAN No. 3655 NESHAP: Asphalt Processing and Asphalt Roofing Manufacturing........... 2060-AG66
3115 SAN No. 3652 NESHAP: Refractory Products Manufacturing.............................. 2060-AG68
3116 SAN No. 3651 NESHAP: Lime Manufacturing............................................. 2060-AG72
3117 SAN No. 3906 NESHAP: Surface Coating of Metal Cans.................................. 2060-AG96
3118 SAN No. 3909 NESHAP: Printing, Coating, and Dyeing of Fabrics and Other Textiles.... 2060-AG98
3119 SAN No. 3907 NESHAP: Surface Coating of Automobiles and Light-Duty Trucks........... 2060-AG99
3120 SAN No. 3904 NESHAP: Wood Building Products (Surface Coating)....................... 2060-AH02
3121 SAN No. 3924 NESHAP: Primary Magnesium Refining..................................... 2060-AH03
3122 SAN No. 3968 NESHAP: Site Remediation............................................... 2060-AH12
3123 SAN No. 3971 NESHAP: Organic Liquids Distribution (Non-Gasoline).................... 2060-AH41
3124 SAN No. 4022 NESHAP: Coke Ovens: Pushing, Quenching, and Battery Stacks............. 2060-AH55
3125 SAN No. 4115 NESHAP: Chromium Electroplating Amendment.............................. 2060-AH69
3126 SAN No. 4111 NESHAP: Fumed Silica Production........................................ 2060-AH72
3127 SAN No. 4107 NESHAP: Asphalt/Coal Tar Application on Metal Pipes.................... 2060-AH78
3128 SAN No. 4343 NESHAP: Clay Ceramics Manufacturing.................................... 2060-AI68
3129 SAN No. 4144 NESHAP: Engine Test Cells/Stands....................................... 2060-AI74
3130 SAN No. 4380 NESHAP: Taconite Iron Ore Processing Industry.......................... 2060-AJ02
3131 SAN No. 4449 NESHAP: Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication Operations.............. 2060-AJ19
3132 SAN No. 4426 Clarification to Existing Part 63 NESHAP Delegations' Provisions....... 2060-AJ26
3133 SAN No. 4479 NESHAP: Gasoline Distribution Facilities -- Amendment.................. 2060-AJ42
3134 SAN No. 4591 Benzene Waste Operations NESHAP; Amendments............................ 2060-AJ87
3135 SAN No. 4325 NESHAP: Brick and Structural Clay Products Manufacturing............... 2060-AJ91
3136 SAN No. 4685 NESHAP: Chlorine Production............................................ 2060-AK38
3137 SAN No. 4712 NESHAP: Hazardous Organic NESHAP (HON) Amendments...................... 2060-AK49
3138 SAN No. 4714 NESHAP for Petroleum Refineries: Catalytic Cracking Units, Catalytic 2060-AK51
Reforming Units, and Sulfur Recovery Units; Amendments..............................
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3139 SAN No. 4715 NESHAP: Sources Categories: General Provisions; and Requirements for 2060-AK52
Control Technology Determinations for Major Sources in Accordance With Clean Air Act
Sections 112(g) and 112(j)..........................................................
3140 SAN No. 4723 NESHAP: Secondary Aluminum Industry Amendments......................... 2060-AK57
3141 SAN No. 4763 NESHAP: Ethylene Processes; Amendments................................. 2060-AK80
3142 SAN No. 4773 NESHAP: Rubber Tire Manufacturing: Technical Correction................ 2060-AK82
3143 SAN No. 4749 Amendment to Project XL Site-Specific Rulemaking for Georgia-Pacific 2060-AK71
Corporation Facility in Big Island, Virginia........................................
3144 SAN No. 4464 Rulemaking on Section 126 Petitions From New York and Connecticut 2060-AJ36
Regarding Sources in Michigan; Revision of Definition of Applicable Requirement for
Title V Operating Permit Programs...................................................
3145 SAN No. 4441 Federal Plan Requirements for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste 2060-AJ28
Incineration Units Constructed On or Before November 30, 1999.......................
3146 SAN No. 4676 Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New 2060-AK28
Source Review (NSR): Routine Maintenance, Repair, and Replacement...................
3147 SAN No. 4495 Revisions to Regional Haze Rule To Incorporate Sulfur Dioxide 2060-AJ50
Milestones and Backstop Emissions Trading Program for Nine Western States...........
3148 SAN No. 4030 Expanded Definitions for Alternative-Fueled Vehicles and Engines 2060-AH52
Meeting Low-Emission Vehicle Exhaust Emission Standards.............................
3149 SAN No. 4604 Modification of the Anti-Dumping Baseline Date Cut-Off Limit for Data 2060-AJ82
Used in Development of an Individual Baseline.......................................
3150 SAN No. 4626 Control of Emissions from Spark Ignition Marine Vessels and Highway 2060-AJ90
Motorcycles.........................................................................
3151 SAN No. 2665 Importation of Nonconforming Vehicles; Amendments to Regulations....... 2060-AI03
3152 SAN No. 4671 Amendments to Compliance Certification Requirements for State and 2060-AK11
Federal Operating Permits Programs..................................................
3153 SAN No. 4756 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Ban on Trade of Methyl Bromide to 2060-AK67
Non-Parties to the Montreal Protocol................................................
3154 SAN No. 4428 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Phaseout of Chlorobromomethane 2060-AJ27
(Halon 1011) Production and Consumption.............................................
3155 SAN No. 3556 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Supplemental Rule Regarding a 2060-AF36
Recycling Standard Under Section 608................................................
3156 SAN No. 3560 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Refrigerant Recycling Rule Amendment 2060-AF37
To Include Substitute Refrigerants..................................................
3157 SAN No. 4487 Federal Implementation Plans for Indian Reservations in Idaho, Oregon 2012-AA01
and Washington......................................................................
3158 SAN No. 3741 Service Information Regulation for Light-Duty Vehicles and Trucks...... 2060-AG13
3159 SAN No. 4254 Revision to the Definition of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) To 2060-AI45
Exclude Tertiary Butyl Acetate......................................................
3160 SAN No. 4548 Compilation of Source-Specific Alternative Methods Being Approved for 2060-AJ84
Source-Categorywide Application.....................................................
3161 SAN No. 4600 State and Federal Operating Permits Program: Removal of Amendments to 2060-AJ89
Part 70 and Part 71 Compliance Certification Requirements...........................
3162 SAN No. 4621 Control of Hazardous Air Pollutants From Mobile Sources: Default 2060-AJ97
Baseline Revision and Minor Corrections.............................................
3163 SAN No. 4634 Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Extension of California 2060-AK04
Enforcement Exemptions for Reformulated Gasoline to California Phase 3 Gasoline.....
3164 SAN No. 4699 Revisions To Clarify the Scope of the Sufficiency Monitoring 2060-AK29
Requirements for Federal and State Operating Permits Programs.......................
3165 SAN No. 4686 Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) FY 2001 Report to Congress.......... 2060-AK39
3166 SAN No. 4694 Extension of Alternative Compliance Periods Under the Anti-Dumping 2060-AK43
Program.............................................................................
3167 SAN No. 4721 Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Amendment to the Tier 2060-AK55
2 Motor Vehicle Emission Standards..................................................
3168 SAN No. 4722 California Gasoline Technical Correction............................... 2060-AK56
3169 SAN No. 4557 Amendments to the Requirements on Variability in the Composition of 2060-AK62
Additives Certified Under the Gasoline Deposit Control Program......................
3170 SAN No. 4569 Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles; Addendum to Second 2060-AK63
Amendment to the Tier 2/Gasoline Sulfur Regulations.................................
3171 SAN No. 4706 Anti-Dumping Baseline Recalculation for Downstream Oxygenate Addition.. 2060-AK69
3172 SAN No. 4758 Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modifications to Standards and 2060-AK77
Requirements for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline Including Butane Blenders
and Attest Engagements..............................................................
3173 SAN No. 4760 Stay of Authority Under 40 CFR 50.9(b) Related to Applicability of 1- 2060-AK78
Hour Ozone Standard.................................................................
3174 SAN No. 4774 Reclassification as Nonroad Engines for Diesel Engines Used in the 2060-AK83
State of California Agricultural Pump Application...................................
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3175 SAN No. 4278 Project XL Site-Specific Rulemaking for Andersen Corporation Facility 2090-AA21
in Bayport, Minnesota...............................................................
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3176 SAN No. 4695 NESHAP: Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations Residual Risk Standard.. 2060-AK68
3177 SAN No. 4607 Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs 2050-AE95
Under the Clean Air Act, Section 112(r)(7); Availability of Information to the
Public; Technical Amendment.........................................................
3178 SAN No. 4619 Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs 2050-AE96
Under the Clean Air Act, Section 112(r)(3); Revisions to the List of Substances.....
3179 SAN No. 4266 Review National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Carbon Monoxide...... 2060-AI43
3180 SAN No. 4255 Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate 2060-AI44
Matter..............................................................................
3181 SAN No. 1002 NAAQS: Sulfur Dioxide (Response to Remand)............................. 2060-AA61
3182 SAN No. 2841 NESHAP: Chromium Electroplating Amendment.............................. 2060-AH08
3183 SAN No. 3939 NESHAP: Group I Polymers and Resins and Group IV Polymers and Resins- 2060-AH47
Amendments..........................................................................
3184 SAN No. 3479 Amendments to Parts 51, 52, 63, 70 and 71 Regarding the Provisions for 2060-AI01
Determining Potential To Emit.......................................................
3185 SAN No. 3751 NSPS and Emission Guidelines for Other Solid Waste Incinerators........ 2060-AG31
3186 SAN No. 3919 Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality: Permit 2060-AH01
Application Review Procedures for Non-Federal Class I Areas.........................
3187 SAN No. 3525 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Update of the Substitutes List Under 2060-AG12
(SNAP) Program......................................................................
3188 SAN No. 4096 Phase I (FIP) To Reduce the Regional Transport of Ozone in the Eastern 2060-AH87
United States.......................................................................
3189 SAN No. 4162 NESHAP: Oil and Natural Gas Production................................. 2060-AI13
3190 SAN No. 4653 NESHAP: Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities Residual Risk 2060-AK08
Standards...........................................................................
3191 SAN No. 4654 NESHAP: Ethylene Oxide for Sterilization Facilities -- Residual Risk 2060-AK09
Standards...........................................................................
3192 SAN No. 4655 NESHAP: Gasoline Distribution (Stage I) Residual Risk Standards........ 2060-AK10
3193 SAN No. 4657 NESHAP: Group II Polymers and Resins -- Residual Risk Standards........ 2060-AK13
3194 SAN No. 4660 NESHAP: Industrial Process Cooling Towers Residual Risk Standards...... 2060-AK16
3195 SAN No. 4661 NESHAP: National Emission Standards for Marine Tank Vessel Loading 2060-AK17
Operations -- Residual Risk Standard................................................
3196 SAN No. 4662 NESHAP: Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning Facilities Residual Risk 2060-AK18
Standards...........................................................................
3197 SAN No. 4665 NESHAP: Secondary Lead Smelting Residual Risk Standards................ 2060-AK19
3198 SAN No. 4666 NESHAP: Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Surface Coating Residual Risk 2060-AK20
Standards...........................................................................
3199 SAN No. 4667 NESHAP: Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations Residual Risk Standards 2060-AK21
3200 SAN No. 4668 NESHAP: Halogenated Solvent Cleaning Residual Risk Standards........... 2060-AK22
3201 SAN No. 4669 NESHAP: Magnetic Tape Manufacturing Operations Residual Risk Standard.. 2060-AK23
3202 SAN No. 4664 NESHAP: Printing and Publishing Industry Residual Risk Standards....... 2060-AK24
3203 SAN No. 4663 NESHAP: Petroleum Refineries Residual Risk Standards................... 2060-AK25
3204 SAN No. 4750 National Emission Standards for Chromium Emissions From Hard and 2060-AK72
Decorative Chromium Electroplating and Chromium Anodizing Tanks -- Residual Risk
Standards...........................................................................
3205 SAN No. 4782 Petition To Delist Hazardous Air Pollutant: 4,4'-Methylene Diphenyl 2060-AK84
Diisocyanate........................................................................
3206 SAN No. 4656 NESHAP: Group I Polymers and Resins -- Residual Risk Standards......... 2060-AK12
3207 SAN No. 4659 NESHAP: Hazardous Organic NESHAP (HON) -- Residual Risk Standards...... 2060-AK14
3208 SAN No. 4658 NESHAP: Group IV Polymers and Resins -- Residual Risk Standards........ 2060-AK15
3209 SAN No. 4383 Interstate Ozone Transport: Rulemaking on Section 126 Petitions From 2060-AI99
the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, and New Jersey........................
3210 SAN No. 3910 Streamlined Evaporative Test Procedures................................ 2060-AH34
3211 SAN No. 4748 Control of Hazardous Air Pollutants From Mobile Sources................ 2060-AK70
3212 SAN No. 4682 Revisions to the Appeal Procedures and the Federal NOx Budget Trading 2060-AK36
Program, Parts 78 and 97............................................................
3213 SAN No. 3922 Revised Permit Revision Procedures for the Federal Operating Permits 2060-AG92
Program -- Part 71..................................................................
3214 SAN No. 4247 Revisions to Air Pollution Emergency Episode Requirements (Subpart H, 2060-AI47
40 CFR Part 51).....................................................................
3215 SAN No. 4691 Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New 2060-AK42
Source Review (NSR): Clean Units....................................................
3216 SAN No. 4783 Voluntary Superior Monitoring.......................................... 2060-AK85
3217 SAN No. 4471 Project XL Site-Specific Rulemaking for Georgia-Pacific Corporation 2090-AA26
Facility in Big Island, Virginia....................................................
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3218 SAN No. 4533 New Jersey Gold Track Project XL Rule.................................. 2090-AA28
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Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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3219 SAN No. 4154 Emissions From Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines and Standards for 2060-AI11
Recreational Spark-Ignition Engines.................................................
3220 SAN No. 4120 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Allowance System for Controlling 2060-AH67
HCFC Production, Import and Export..................................................
3221 SAN No. 4454 Federal Plan Requirements for Small Municipal Waste Combustion Units 2060-AJ46
Constructed On or Before August 30, 1999............................................
3222 SAN No. 3827 Paper and Other Web Coating NESHAP..................................... 2060-AG58
3223 SAN No. 3969 NESHAP: Municipal Solid Waste Landfills................................ 2060-AH13
3224 SAN No. 4273 Amend Subpart H and I, 40 CFR Part 61, for Emissions of Radionuclides 2060-AI90
Other Than Radon From DOE Facilities................................................
3225 SAN No. 4460 NESHAP: Friction Materials Manufacturing............................... 2060-AJ18
3226 SAN No. 4457 NESHAP: Pesticides Active Ingredients -- Amendments.................... 2060-AJ34
3227 SAN No. 4524 NESHAP: Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry, Amendments to Rule To 2060-AJ57
Implement Settlement Agreement......................................................
3228 SAN No. 4546 NESHAP: Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) -- Amendments............ 2060-AJ66
3229 SAN No. 4684 Modification of Source Category Listing for Seven Specific Pollutants -- 2060-AK34
CAA Section 112(c)(6)..............................................................
3230 SAN No. 4687 NESHAP: Revision of Area Source Category List Under Section 112(c)(3) 2060-AK40
and 112(k)(3)(B)(ii)................................................................
3231 SAN No. 4717 Site-Specific Rule for Weyerhauser Sulfite Mill........................ 2060-AK53
3232 SAN No. 3259 Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New 2060-AE11
Source Review (NSR): Baseline Emissions Determination, Actual-to-Future-Actual
Methodology, Plantwide Applicability................................................
3233 SAN No. 4622 Control of Emissions of Air Pollution From New Marine Compression- 2060-AJ98
Ignition Engines At or Above 30 Liters per Cylinder.................................
3234 SAN No. 4647 Reduction of the Ambient Air Monitoring Fine Particulate Collocated 2060-AK05
Precision Requirement...............................................................
3235 SAN No. 4688 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes for Ozone- 2060-AK30
Depleting Substances................................................................
3236 SAN No. 4696 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Additional Reconsideration of 2060-AK44
Petition Criteria and Incorporation of Montreal Protocol Decisions..................
3237 SAN No. 4710 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Allocation of Essential Use 2060-AK48
Allowances for Calendar Year 2003...................................................
3238 SAN No. 4253 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Process for Exempting Quarantine and 2060-AI42
Preshipment Applications of Methyl Bromide..........................................
3239 SAN No. 4387 Amendments to State and Federal Operating Permits Programs, Part 70 and 2060-AJ04
Part 71, Compliance Certification Requirements......................................
3240 SAN No. 4557 Revision to the Requirements on Variability in the Composition of 2060-AJ69
Additives Certified Under the Gasoline Deposit Control Program......................
3241 SAN No. 4569 Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles; Second Amendment to 2060-AJ71
the Tier 2/Gasoline Sulfur Regulations..............................................
3242 SAN No. 4707 Amendment to the Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards and Highway 2060-AK47
Diesel Fuel Sulfur Regulations......................................................
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CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA)--Discontinued Entries
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Identification Title Date Comments
Number
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2050-AE85 SAN No. 4511 Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under 03/12/2003 Withdrawn - Agency Plans No
the Clean Air Act, Section 112(r)(7); Third Party Audit Provisions Further Action
2060-AH35 SAN No. 3972 NESHAP: Rocket Engine Test Firing 03/17/2003 Withdrawn-Agency Plans No
Further Action
[[Page 30954]]
2060-AH38 SAN No. 3979 Review of Federal Test Procedures for Emissions From Motor Vehicles; Test 03/17/2003 Withdrawn-Agency Plans No
Procedure Adjustments to Fuel Economy and Emission Test Results Further Action
2060-AH53 SAN No. 4046 Federal Major New Source Review (NSR) Program for Nonattainment Areas 02/27/2003 Withdrawn-Agency Plans No
Further Action
2060-AH58 SAN No. 4045 Rulemaking To Modify the List of Source Categories From Which Fugitive 02/27/2003 Withdrawn-Agency Plans No
Emissions Are Considered in Major Source Determinations Further Action
2060-AI67 SAN No. 4325 NESHAP: Brick and Structural Clay Products Manufacturing 04/10/2003 Duplicate of RIN 2060-AJ91,
SAN4325
2060-AJ14 SAN No. 4390 Utility Sector New Source Review (NSR) Alternative Compliance Program 02/27/2003 Withdrawn-Agency Plans No
Further Action
2060-AJ67 SAN No. 4554 Control of Hazardous Air Pollutants From Mobile Sources; Correction 03/19/2003 Withdrawn-Duplicate of RIN
2060-AK56
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ATOMIC ENERGY ACT (AEA)--Prerule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3243 SAN No. 4054 Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for the Disposal of Low- 2060-AH63
Activity Mixed Radioactive Waste....................................................
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ATOMIC ENERGY ACT (AEA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3244 SAN No. 4003 Technical Change to Dose Methodology for 40 CFR Part 190, Subpart B and 2060-AH90
40 CFR 191, Subpart A...............................................................
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ATOMIC ENERGY ACT (AEA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3245 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)--Prerule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3246 SAN No. 4727 Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program; Priority Setting Criteria....... 2070-AD59
3247 SAN No. 4610 Acceptability of Research Using Human Subjects......................... 2070-AD57
3248 SAN No. 4216 Pesticides; Emergency Exemption Process Revisions...................... 2070-AD36
3249 SAN No. 4789 Pesticide Worker Protection Rule (Section 610 Review).................. 2070-AD66
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FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3250 SAN No. 2687 Pesticides; Data Requirements for Conventional Chemicals............... 2070-AC12
3251 SAN No. 4173 Pesticides; Data Requirements for Antimicrobials....................... 2070-AD30
[[Page 30955]]
3252 SAN No. 4596 Pesticides; Data Requirements for Biochemical and Microbial Products... 2070-AD51
3253 SAN No. 4728 Endocrine Disrupter Screening Program; Implementing Screening and 2070-AD61
Testing Phase.......................................................................
3254 SAN No. 4767 Endangered Species and Pesticide Regulation............................ 2070-AD62
3255 SAN No. 4170 Pesticides; Procedures for the Registration Review Program............. 2070-AD29
3256 SAN No. 4609 Pesticides; Exemption of Medical Devices Treated With Antimicrobial 2070-AD54
Pesticides..........................................................................
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FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3257 SAN No. 4027 Pesticides; Tolerance Processing Fees.................................. 2070-AD23
3258 SAN No. 4602 Plant Incorporated Protectants (PIPs); Exemption for Those Based on 2070-AD49
Viral Coat Proteins.................................................................
3259 SAN No. 2659 Pesticide Management and Disposal; Standards for Pesticide Containers 2070-AB95
and Containment.....................................................................
3260 SAN No. 3731 Pesticide Worker Protection Standard (WPS); Glove Amendment............ 2070-AC93
3261 SAN No. 3892 Pesticides; Registration Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticide 2070-AD14
Products............................................................................
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FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA)--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3262 SAN No. 4175 Pesticide Tolerance Reassessment Program............................... 2070-AD24
3263 SAN No. 3432 Pesticide Management and Disposal...................................... 2020-AA33
3264 SAN No. 4611 Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs); Exemption for Those Derived 2070-AD55
Through Genetic Engineering From Sexually Compatible Plants.........................
3265 SAN No. 4612 Plant Incorporated Protectants (PIPs); Exemption for PIPs That Act by 2070-AD56
Primarily Affecting the Plant.......................................................
3266 SAN No. 3222 Groundwater and Pesticide Management Plan Rule......................... 2070-AC46
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FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA)--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3267 SAN No. 2684 Plant-Incorporated Protectants (Formerly Plant Pesticides) Rulemakings. 2070-AC02
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TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA)--Prerule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3268 SAN No. 4788 Lead; Requirements for Lead-Based Paint Activities in Target Housing 2070-AD65
and Child-Occupied Facilities (Section 610 Review)..................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3269 SAN No. 3557 Lead-Based Paint Activities; Training and Certification for Renovation 2070-AC83
and Remodeling......................................................................
3270 SAN No. 4635 Amendment to the Premanufacture Notification Exemptions; Revisions of 2070-AD58
Exemptions for Polymers (40 CFR Part 723)...........................................
3271 SAN No. 2563 Test Rule; Certain Chemicals on the ATSDR Priority List of Hazardous 2070-AB79
Substances..........................................................................
3272 SAN No. 4395 Test Rule; Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity..................... 2070-AD44
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3273 SAN No. 1923 Follow-Up Rules on Existing Chemicals.................................. 2070-AA58
3274 SAN No. 4512 Significant New Use Rule; Selected Flame Retardant Chemical Substances 2070-AD48
for Use in Residential Upholstered Furniture........................................
3275 SAN No. 4777 Lead; Amendments to Requirements for Disclosure of Known Lead-Based 2070-AD64
Paint or Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Target Housing.................................
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TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3276 SAN No. 3252 Lead Fishing Sinkers; Response to Citizens Petition and Proposed Ban... 2070-AC21
3277 SAN No. 3508 Lead; Management and Disposal of Lead-Based Paint Debris............... 2070-AC72
3278 SAN No. 4172 Lead; Notification Requirements for Lead-Based Paint Abatement 2070-AD31
Activities and Training.............................................................
3279 SAN No. 1976 Significant New Use Rules; Follow-Up Rules on Non-5(e) New Chemical 2070-AA59
Substances..........................................................................
3280 SAN No. 3495 Significant New Use Rule (SNUR); Chemical-Specific SNURs To Extend 2070-AB27
Provisions of Section 5(e) Orders...................................................
3281 SAN No. 3493 Test Rule; Generic Entry for ITC Related Testing Decisions............. 2070-AB94
3282 SAN No. 3990 Test Rule; Certain High Production Volume (HPV) Chemicals.............. 2070-AD16
3283 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....................
3284 SAN No. 2178 TSCA Section 8(a) Preliminary Assessment Information Rules............. 2070-AB08
3285 SAN No. 1139 TSCA Section 8(d) Health and Safety Data Reporting Rules............... 2070-AB11
3286 SAN No. 3118 TSCA Section 8(e) Policy; Notice of Clarification...................... 2070-AC80
3287 SAN No. 3301 TSCA Inventory Update Rule Revisions................................... 2070-AD63
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TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA)--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3288 SAN No. 3148 Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Revisions............................ 2070-AC51
3289 SAN No. 4376 Lead-Based Paint Activities; Training, Accreditation, and Certification 2070-AC64
Rule and Model State Plan Rule -- Bridges and Structures............................
3290 SAN No. 2150 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Exemptions From Prohibitions Against 2070-AB20
Manufacturing, Processing, and Distribution in Commerce.............................
3291 SAN No. 4597 Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls: Implementation Issues........... 2070-AD52
3292 SAN No. 2865 Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program (VCCEP)............... 2070-AC27
3293 SAN No. 3487 Test Rule; Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs)............................. 2070-AC76
3294 SAN No. 3882 Test Rule; Certain Metals.............................................. 2070-AD10
3295 SAN No. 4174 Testing Agreement for Certain Oxygenated Fuel Additives................ 2070-AD28
3296 SAN No. 3528 Significant New Use Rule; Refractory Ceramic Fibers (RCFs)............. 2070-AC37
3297 SAN No. 4176 Chemical Right-to-Know Initiative; High Production Volume (HPV) 2070-AD25
Chemicals...........................................................................
3298 SAN No. 4598 TSCA Policy Statement on Oversight of Transgenic Organisms (Including 2070-AD53
Plants).............................................................................
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TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA)--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3299 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...............
3300 SAN No. 3301 TSCA Inventory Update Rule Amendments.................................. 2070-AC61
3301 SAN No. 4475 Significant New Use Rule; Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonates (PFOA)............. 2070-AD43
3302 SAN No. 4734 Sustainable Futures; Voluntary Pilot Project Under the TSCA New 2070-AD60
Chemical Program....................................................................
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TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA)--Discontinued Entries
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Regulation
Identification Title Date Comments
Number
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2070-AC17 SAN No. 2779 Acrylamide and N-methylolacrylamide Grouts 12/02/2002 Withdrawn
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EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT (EPCRA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3303 SAN No. 4781 Trade Secrecy Claims for Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know 2050-AF10
Information; and Trade Secret Disclosures to Health Professionals; Amendment........
3304 SAN No. 3994 Response to a Petition Requesting Deletion of Phosmet From the 2050-AE42
Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS) List...........................................
3305 SAN No. 4753 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act: Modification to the 2050-AF08
Threshold Planning Quantity Methodology for the Extremely Hazardous Substances That
Are Solids in Solution..............................................................
3306 SAN No. 4265 TRI; Revisions to the Otherwise Use Activity Exemptions and the Coal 2025-AA06
Extraction Activities Exemption.....................................................
3307 SAN No. 4616 Clarify TRI Reporting Obligations Under EPCRA Section 313 for the Metal 2025-AA11
Mining Activities of Extraction and Beneficiation...................................
3308 SAN No. 4692 Addition of Toxicity Equivalency (TEQ) Reporting and Quantity Data for 2025-AA12
Individual Members of the Dioxin and Dioxin-like Compounds Category Under EPCRA,
Section 313.........................................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT (EPCRA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3309 SAN No. 2425 TRI; Responses to Petitions Received To Add or Delete or Modify 2025-AA00
Chemical Listings on the Toxic Release Inventory....................................
3310 SAN No. 4595 Toxic Chemical Release Reporting Using North American Industrial 2025-AA10
Classification System (NAICS).......................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT (EPCRA)--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3311 SAN No. 3215 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act: Amendments and 2050-AE17
Streamlining Rule...................................................................
3312 SAN No. 3993 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act; Extremely Hazardous 2050-AE43
Substances List; Modification of Threshold Planning Quantity for Isophorone
Diisocyanate........................................................................
3313 SAN No. 3007 TRI; Chemical Expansion; Finalization of Deferred Chemicals............ 2025-AA01
3314 SAN No. 4015 TRI; Review of Chemicals on the Original TRI List...................... 2025-AA03
3315 SAN No. 2847 TRI; Pollution Prevention Act Information Requirements................. 2025-AA09
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EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT (EPCRA)--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3316 SAN No. 4392 TRI: APA Petition-EPCRA 313 Definition of Overburden as It Relates to 2025-AA08
the Mining Industry.................................................................
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RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3317 SAN No. 3545 Revisions to the Comprehensive Guideline for Procurement of Products 2050-AE23
Containing Recovered Materials......................................................
3318 SAN No. 4230 Revisions to Solid Waste Landfill Criteria; Leachate Recirculation on 2050-AE67
Alternative Liners..................................................................
3319 SAN No. 3066 Listing Determination and LDR for Wastes Generated During the 2050-AD80
Manufacture of Azo, Anthraquinone, and Triarylmethane Dyes and Pigments.............
3320 SAN No. 4091 Modifications to RCRA Rules Associated With Solvent-Contaminated 2050-AE51
Industrial Wipes....................................................................
3321 SAN No. 4501 Revision of Wastewater Treatment Exemptions for Hazardous Waste 2050-AE84
Mixtures............................................................................
3322 SAN No. 4651 Increase Metals Reclamation From F006 Waste Streams.................... 2050-AE97
3323 SAN No. 4670 Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste............................. 2050-AE98
3324 SAN No. 4088 Recycled Used Oil Containing PCBs: Amendments.......................... 2050-AF07
3325 SAN No. 4778 Revisions of the Lead-Acid Battery Export Notification and Consent 2050-AF06
Requirements........................................................................
3326 SAN No. 4743 Land Disposal Restrictions: Determination of Equivalent Treatment for 2050-AF12
Macroencapsulation of Radioactive Lead Solids; Definition of Macroencapsulation.....
3327 SAN No. 3333 NESHAPS: Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Hazardous Waste 2050-AE01
Combustors..........................................................................
3328 SAN No. 4534 Project XL Site-Specific Rulemaking for Anne Arundel County 2090-AA25
Millersville Landfill, Severn, Maryland.............................................
3329 SAN No. 4565 Project XL Site-Specific Rulemaking for IBM Semiconductor Manufacturing 2090-AA29
Facility in Hopewell Junction, New York.............................................
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RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3330 SAN No. 4028 Standardized Permit for RCRA Hazardous Waste Management Facilities..... 2050-AE44
3331 SAN No. 3856 Management of Cement Kiln Dust (CKD)................................... 2050-AE34
3332 SAN No. 4525 Criteria for Classification of Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and 2050-AE86
Practices and Criteria for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills: Disposal of Residential
Lead-Based Paint Waste..............................................................
3333 SAN No. 3989 Methods Innovation Rule................................................ 2050-AE41
3334 SAN No. 4575 Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Location Restrictions for Airport Safety 2050-AE91
3335 SAN No. 4588 Research, Development, and Demonstration Permits for Municipal Solid 2050-AE92
Waste Landfill......................................................................
3336 SAN No. 3147 Hazardous Waste Manifest Regulation.................................... 2050-AE21
3337 SAN No. 4084 Office of Solid Waste Burden Reduction Project......................... 2050-AE50
3338 SAN No. 4411 Regulation of Hazardous Oil-Bearing Secondary Materials From Petroleum 2050-AE78
Refining Industry and Other Hazardous Secondary Materials Processed in a
Gasification System To Produce Synthesis Gas........................................
3339 SAN No. 4701 E-Cycling Pilot Project for Region 3 States (ECOS); Streamlining RCRA 2003-AA00
Regulations to Encourage Reuse, Recycling, and Recovery of Electronic Equipment.....
3340 SAN No. 4092 Recycling of Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) and Mercury-Containing Equipment: 2050-AE52
Changes to Hazardous Waste Regulations..............................................
3341 SAN No. 4439 Project XL -- Ortho-McNeil Pilot Project Allowing On-Site Treatment of 2090-AA14
Low-Level Mixed Wastes Without RCRA Permit..........................................
3342 SAN No. 4238 Amendment to Project XL Rulemaking and Final Project Agreement (FPA) 2090-AA32
for New England Universities Laboratories...........................................
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RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA)--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3343 SAN No. 4470 Standards for the Management of Coal Combustion Wastes Generated by 2050-AE81
Commercial Electric Power Producers.................................................
3344 SAN No. 4469 Standards for the Management of Coal Combustion Wastes -- Non-Power 2050-AE83
Producers and Minefilling...........................................................
3345 SAN No. 4735 RCRA Burden Reduction Initiative, Phase 2.............................. 2050-AF01
3346 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......
3347 SAN No. 4606 Revisions for Transboundary Shipments of Hazardous Waste for Recovery 2050-AE93
Within the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development....................
[[Page 30959]]
3348 SAN No. 2647 RCRA Subtitle C Financial Test Criteria (Revision)..................... 2050-AC71
3349 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.................................................................
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RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA)--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3350 SAN No. 4094 Land Disposal Restrictions; Notice of Data Availability: Mercury 2050-AE54
Treatability Studies................................................................
3351 SAN No. 4731 Land Disposal Restrictions; National Treatment Variance for 2050-AE99
Radioactively Contaminated Cadmium, Mercury, and Silver Waste Batteries.............
3352 SAN No. 4418 NESHAPS: Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Hazardous Waste 2050-AE79
Combustors..........................................................................
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COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3353 SAN No. 3423 Reportable Quantity Adjustments for Carbamates and Carbamate-Related 2050-AE12
Hazardous Waste Streams; Reportable Quantity Adjustment for Inorganic Chemical
Manufacturing Process Waste.........................................................
3354 SAN No. 4737 Correction of Errors and Adjustment of CERCLA Reportable Quantities.... 2050-AF03
3355 SAN No. 4379 Standards and Practices for Conducting ``All Appropriate Inquiry''..... 2050-AF04
3356 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--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3357 SAN No. 4740 Clarification to Interim Standards and Practices for ``All Appropriate 2050-AF05
Inquiry'' Under CERCLA and Notice of Future Rulemaking Action.......................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3358 SAN No. 3439 National Priorities List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites........ 2050-AD75
3359 SAN No. 4201 Criteria for the Designation of Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA 2050-AE63
Section 102(a)......................................................................
3360 SAN No. 4736 Administrative Reporting Exemption for Certain Air Releases of NOx..... 2050-AF02
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CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA)--Prerule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3361 SAN No. 4792 Sewage Sludge Standards To Determine the Financial Impact on Small 2040-AD96
Entities in the Wastewater Treatment Sector (Section 610 Review)....................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3362 SAN No. 4526 Revisions to the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution 2050-AE87
Contingency Plan; Subpart J Product Schedule Listing Requirements...................
3363 SAN No. 4766 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan for 2004/2005......................... 2040-AD92
3364 SAN No. 4741 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: 2040-AD97
Amendment...........................................................................
3365 SAN No. 4377 Test Procedures for the Analysis of Mercury Under the Clean Water Act 2040-AD52
(Method 245.7)......................................................................
3366 SAN No. 4378 Test Procedures: Revisions to Method Detection and Quantification for 2040-AD53
the Clean Water Act.................................................................
3367 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....................
3368 SAN No. 3999 NPDES Permit Requirements for Municipal Sanitary and Combined Sewer 2040-AD02
Collection Systems, Municipal Satellite Collection Systems, Sanitary Sewer
Overflows, and Peak Excess Flow Treatment Facilities................................
3369 SAN No. 4690 Guidance Regarding National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 2040-AD87
Permit Requirements for Municipal Wastewater Treatment During Wet Weather Conditions
3370 SAN No. 4623 Watershed Rule: Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Program Revisions...... 2040-AD82
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CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3371 SAN No. 2806 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Metal Products and Machinery 2040-AB79
Category, Phases 1 and 2............................................................
3372 SAN No. 4280 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Construction and Development 2040-AD42
Industry............................................................................
3373 SAN No. 4407 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Meat and Poultry Products 2040-AD56
Point Source Category (Revisions)...................................................
3374 SAN No. 4776 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Centralized Waste Treatment 2040-AD95
Point Source Category (Revision)....................................................
3375 SAN No. 4047 Test Procedures for the Analysis of Biological Contaminants Under the 2040-AD08
Clean Water Act.....................................................................
3376 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...................................................................................
3377 SAN No. 4726 Minimizing Adverse Environmental Impacts From Cooling Water Intake 2040-AD85
Structures Under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act -- Phase I Revisions.........
3378 SAN No. 3288 Comparison of Dredged Material to Reference Sediment................... 2040-AC14
3379 SAN No. 3488 Round 2 Standards for the Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge............. 2040-AC25
3380 SAN No. 4624 Modification to Competitive Process Used by EPA for Wetland Program 2040-AD83
Development Grants..................................................................
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CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA)--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3381 SAN No. 4370 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard 2040-AD49
Point Source Category, Dissolving Kraft and Dissolving Sulfite Subcategories (Phase
III)................................................................................
3382 SAN No. 4406 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Concentrated Aquatic Animal 2040-AD55
Production Industry.................................................................
3383 SAN No. 4264 Water Quality Standards for Alabama--Phase II.......................... 2040-AD35
3384 SAN No. 4344 Water Quality Standards for Indian Country Waters...................... 2040-AD46
3385 SAN No. 3702 Test Procedures for the Analysis of Trace Metals Under the Clean Water 2040-AC75
Act.................................................................................
3386 SAN No. 3714 Test Procedures: Increased Method Flexibility for Test Procedures 2040-AC92
Approved for Clean Water Act Compliance Monitoring..................................
3387 SAN No. 3713 Test Procedures: Performance-Based Measurement System (PBMS) Procedures 2040-AC93
and Guidance for Clean Water Act Test Procedures....................................
3388 SAN No. 3155 Test Procedures for the Analysis of Miscellaneous Metals, Anions, and 2040-AC95
Volatile Organics Under the Clean Water Act, Phase One..............................
3389 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..............
3390 SAN No. 4089 Test Procedures for the Analysis of Miscellaneous Metals, Anions, and 2040-AD12
Volatile Organics Under the Clean Water Act, Phase Two..............................
3391 SAN No. 4357 Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of the Armed Forces - 2040-AD39
Phase II............................................................................
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3392 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...................................................................................
3393 SAN No. 3663 Streamlining the General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New 2040-AC58
Sources of Pollution................................................................
3394 SAN No. 3786 NPDES Streamlining Rule -- Round III................................... 2040-AC84
3395 SAN No. 2804 Clean Water Act Definition of Waters of the United States.............. 2040-AB74
3396 SAN No. 4493 Clean Water State Revolving Fund Regulation Revisions Re: Use as 2040-AD68
Matching Funds......................................................................
3397 SAN No. 4746 Regulations for Gray and Black Water Discharges From Cruise Ships 2040-AD89
Operating in Certain Alaskan Waters.................................................
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CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA)--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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3398 SAN No. 2634 Oil Pollution Prevention Regulation: Spill Prevention, Control, and 2050-AF11
Countermeasures (SPCC) Extension....................................................
3399 SAN No. 4153 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Regulation and 2040-AD19
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)
3400 SAN No. 4409 Test Procedures: Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act Methods 2040-AD59
Update..............................................................................
3401 SAN No. 4541 Test Procedures for the Analysis of Mercury Under the Clean Water Act 2040-AD72
(Revisions to Method 1631)..........................................................
3402 SAN No. 4514 Test Procedures: Rule To Revise and To Ratify or Withdraw Whole 2040-AD73
Effluent Toxicity Test Methods......................................................
3403 SAN No. 4765 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System: Modification of Permit 2040-AD98
Deadline for Storm Water Discharges From Oil and Gas Construction Activity That
Disturbs One to Five Acres..........................................................
3404 SAN No. 4729 Withdrawal of Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Program Revisions........ 2040-AD84
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CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA)--Discontinued Entries
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Regulation
Identification Title Date Comments
Number
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2040-AD60 SAN No. 4446 Ocean Discharges Criteria Revisions 04/30/2003 Withdrawn - Agency plans no
further action.
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SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA)--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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3405 SAN No. 4341 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Long-Term 2 Enhanced 2040-AD37
Surface Water Treatment Rule........................................................
3406 SAN No. 4342 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Stage 2 Disinfection 2040-AD38
Byproducts Rule.....................................................................
3407 SAN No. 4703 Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 2............................ 2060-AD86
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SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA)--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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3408 SAN No. 2340 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Ground Water Rule......... 2040-AA97
3409 SAN No. 4447 Drinking Water: Regulatory Determinations Regarding Contaminants on the 2040-AD61
Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List...........................................
3410 SAN No. 4424 Six-Year Review of Existing National Primary Drinking Water Regulations 2040-AD67
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SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA)--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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3411 SAN No. 2281 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Radon..................... 2040-AA94
3412 SAN No. 3238 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Aldicarb.................. 2040-AC13
3413 SAN No. 4404 National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations (NSDWR): Methyl Tertiary 2040-AD54
Butyl Ether (MTBE) and Technical Corrections to the NSDWR...........................
3414 SAN No. 4769 National Primary and Secondary Drinking Water Regulations: Approval of 2040-AD90
Additional Method for the Detection of Coliforms and E. Coli. in Drinking Water.....
3415 SAN No. 4775 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Revisions to the Total 2040-AD94
Coliform Monitoring and Analytical Requirements and Additional Distribution System
Requirements........................................................................
3416 SAN No. 4745 Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 3............................ 2040-AD99
3417 SAN No. 4236 Underground Injection Control: Update of State Programs................ 2040-AD40
3418 SAN No. 4770 Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation for Public Water Systems 2040-AD93
Revisions...........................................................................
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SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA)--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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3419 SAN No. 4638 Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation: Analytical Method for 2040-AD81
Aeromonas & National Primary & Secondary Drinking Water Regulations: Analytical
Methods for Chemical & Microbiological Contaminants.................................
3420 SAN No. 4764 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Minor Revision To Clarify 2040-AD91
Arsenic Standard....................................................................
3421 SAN No. 4561 Minor Revisions to the Public Notification Rule, Consumer Confidence 2040-AD77
Report Rule, and Primacy Rule.......................................................
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SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA)--Discontinued Entries
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Regulation
Identification Title Date Comments
Number
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2040-AD86 SAN No. 4703 Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 2 05/06/2003 Duplicate of RIN 2060-AD86
2040-AD88 SAN No. 4703 Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 2 04/09/2003 Withdrawn - Duplicate of
RIN 2040-AD86
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SHORE PROTECTION ACT (SPA)--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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3422 SAN No. 2820 Shore Protection Act, Section 4103(b) Regulations...................... 2040-AB85
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_______________________________________________________________________
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposed Rule Stage
General
_______________________________________________________________________
3005. 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
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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 05/00/03
Final Action 01/00/05
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local, Tribal
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: 202 501-0139
Email: [email protected]
David Sutton, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance, 1230A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4444
Fax: 202 501-0756
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2020-AA39
_______________________________________________________________________
3006. 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 05/00/03
Final Action 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
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
_______________________________________________________________________
3007. 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 06/00/03
Final Action 12/00/03
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]
Katherine Biggs, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance, 2252A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-7144
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2020-AA42
_______________________________________________________________________
3008. REVISION OF PROCEDURAL RULES FOR HEARINGS ON CANCELLATIONS,
SUSPENSIONS, CHANGES IN CLASSIFICATIONS, AND DENIALS OF PESTICIDE
REGISTRATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136a(c) to 136a(d); 7 USC 136b(d) to 136b(f); 7
USC 136d(b) to 7 USC 136d(e); 7 USC 136w(a)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 164 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is preparing a comprehensive revision of the Rules of
Practice governing the conduct of licensing adjudications under the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The
existing Rules of Practice were originally promulgated by EPA in 1973.
In the subsequent 19 years, Congress has substantially amended FIFRA,
creating a number of additional types of licensing adjudications which
are not expressly provided for in the existing Rules of Practice. In
order to include provisions tailored to these new types of proceedings,
and to incorporate the standard practices which have evolved and the
precedents which have been established since these rules were first
promulgated, EPA intends to comprehensively revise the FIFRA Rules of
Practice.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
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Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4618
Sectors Affected: 111 Crop Production; 112 Animal Production; 32532
Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Scott Garrison, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, 2333A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4047
Fax: 202 564-5644
Email: [email protected]
Kevin Lee, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance, 2333A
Phone: 202 564-5619
Fax: 202 564-5644
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2020-AA44
_______________________________________________________________________
3009. PRIVACY ACT REGULATIONS (REVISED)
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552a
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 16 (Revised)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action proposed to revise the Privacy Act regulation to
exempt new systems and systems currently claiming to be exempt from the
Act. Other revisions are generally minor and include revising the
access provision so that a copy of a record can be obtained without a
personal inspection; changing the time limit for appeals of denials
from 10 days to 30 days; changing the process for accessing Privacy Act
records and contesting Privacy Act records from the system manager to
the Freedom of Information Office; and referring appeals from denials
of system of records maintained by the Office of Inspector General to
that office for decision. The proposed rule does not have implications
on small businesses nor state/local/tribal government.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/03
Final Action To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4693
Agency Contact: Judy E Hutt, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Environmental Information, 2822T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1668
Fax: 202 566-1639
Email: [email protected]
Deborah Williams, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Environmental Information
Phone: 202 566-1659
Fax: 202 566-1648
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2025-AA13
_______________________________________________________________________
3010. REVISION TO EPAAR 1552.211-73, LEVEL OF EFFORT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
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 Pending Legal Review 06/00/03
Final Action 09/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
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
_______________________________________________________________________
3011. 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 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 06/00/03
Final Action 09/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4319
Sectors Affected: 5413 Architectural, Engineering and Related Services;
5416 Management, Scientific and Technical Consulting Services; 54162
Environmental Consulting Services; 5417 Scientific Research and
Development Services; 562 Waste Management and Remediation Services
Agency Contact: Dan Humphries, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4377
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
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3012. [bull] CONTINUATION OF IMPLEMENTING THE EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA's Office of Acquisition Management conducted an internal
assessment of its organization and determined that in some situations
there were too many levels of review required prior to making contract
awards and other contract-related decisions. Consequently, steps were
taken to revise internal policies to eliminate certain higher level
reviews and give authority and responsibility for making decisions
relating to contract actions to the qualified individuals most familiar
with the contracting action. This rule is being issued as a direct
final rule because the changes being made are not considered
controversial and adverse comments are not expected.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/03
Final Action 07/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4742
Agency Contact: Jill Robbins, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-1052
Fax: 202 565-2475
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2030-AA81
_______________________________________________________________________
3013. PERSISTENT, BIOACCUMULATIVE, AND TOXIC (PBT) POLLUTANTS STRATEGY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: As described in the Agency's 1998 PBT Strategy, EPA is
developing and implementing National Action Plans for certain 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 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
initially focusing action on 12 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 tools
to prevent and reduce releases of these substances. These tools include
international, voluntary, outreach, programmatic, remedial, compliance
monitoring and assistance, enforcement, research, and regulatory 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. Although
these Plans are not regulatory actions, EPA has included them in the
Regulatory Agenda to inform the public and regulated community because
the Action Plans may discuss regulatory alternatives for consideration.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Notice-Multimedia Strategy for
PBTs 11/17/98 63 FR 63926
Notice-Draft National Action
Plan for Mercury 11/17/98 63 FR 63926
Notice-Proposed National Action
Plan for Alkyl-Lead 08/25/00 65 FR 51823
Notice-Proposed National 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-Final Action Plan for
Alkyl-Lead 07/23/02 67 FR 48177
Notice-Reproposed Action Plan
for Mercury 10/00/03
Notice-Draft Action Plan for
Benzo(a)pyrene (B(a)P) 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4463
Agency Contact: Tom Murray, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7409M, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 564-8829
Fax: 202 564-8901
Email: [email protected]
Paul Matthai, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention,
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7409M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8839
Fax: 202 564-8899
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AD45
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_______________________________________________________________________
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Final Rule Stage
General
_______________________________________________________________________
3014. [bull] IMPLEMENTATION OF AUTHORITY TO APPOINT RESEARCH SCIENTISTS
UNDER 42 USC
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The proposed regulation will implement the Agency's authority
under 42 USC 6A.I.61 section 209(f) and 209(g) to appoint research
scientists and to take related personnel actions. Under 42 USC, the
Agency has authority to make appointments of research scientists and to
take related personnel actions including determining qualifications,
method of recruitment, selection, duration of appointment and pay. The
Agency's authority under 42 USC is separate from and not limited by 5
USC. The authority granted to the Agency under 42 USC derives from one
of the foundation documents of the Agency: Reorganization Plan No. 3 of
1970.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Action 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4747
Agency Contact: John O'Brien, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3620M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-6729
Fax: 202 564-2904
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2030-AA83
_______________________________________________________________________
3015. 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 Governmentwide 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 01/23/02 67 FR 3265
Final Action 10/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3817
Agency Contact: Robert F. Meunier, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3901R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-5399
Fax: 202 565-2469
RIN: 2030-AA48
_______________________________________________________________________
3016. CROSS-MEDIA ELECTRONIC REPORTING (ER) AND RECORDKEEPING RULE
(CROMERRR)
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: As proposed, the Cross-Media Electronic Reporting (ER) and
Recordkeeping Rule (CROMERRR) was intended to provide a uniform legal
framework for paperless electronic reporting and recordkeeping,
including electronic signature/certification, across EPA's
environmental compliance programs. Based on public comment, however,
EPA now plans to focus on finalizing the electronic reporting
components of the proposed CROMERRR, and to defer further action on the
electronic recordkeeping components until a later time. Under current
plans, the final electronic reporting (ER) rule will address electronic
reporting by companies regulated under all of EPA's programs: air,
water, pesticides, toxic substances, wastes, and emergency response.
The final rule will remove existing regulatory obstacles to electronic
reporting, and it would set requirements for companies choosing to
report electronically. In addition, the rule would set the conditions
for allowing electronic reporting under State, tribal or local
environmental programs that operate under EPA authorization. The final
ER rule is intended to make electronic reporting as simple, efficient,
and cost-effective as possible for regulated companies, while ensuring
that a transition from paper to electronic reporting does not
compromise EPA's compliance and enforcement programs. Consequently, the
Agency's strategy is to impose as few specific requirements as
possible, and to keep those requirements neutral with respect to
technology, so the rule will pose no obstacles to adopting new
technologies as they emerge. To ensure that authorized programs at the
State, tribal, and local levels meet EPA's electronic reporting goals,
the final ER rule would specify a set of criteria that these program's
must satisfy as they initiate electronic reporting. In response to
public comments, EPA is also planning to include provisions for a
streamlined process for EPA to review and approve authorized program
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revisions or modifications to allow electronic reporting. EPA is
required by the Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA) of 1998 to
make the option of electronic reporting and recordkeeping available,
where practicable, to its regulated community by October 2003.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/31/01 66 FR 46161
Final Action 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4270
Agency Contact: Evi Huffer, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Environmental Information, 2823T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1697
Fax: 202 566-1684
Email: [email protected]
David Schwarz, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental
Information, 2823T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1704
Fax: 202 566-1684
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2025-AA07
_______________________________________________________________________
3017. FELLOWSHIP GRANT REGULATION REVISION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 46
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Fellowship Rule (part 46) establishes the requirements
applicable to granting all EPA fellowships. It supplements 40 CFR part
30, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements
with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit
Organizations.'' The rule requires submission of data to the Agency,
however, a new ICR is not required. The rule is already cleared under
current ICR approval.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 04/04/03 68 FR 16708
Interim Final Rule Effective 05/05/03
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 06/03/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4572
Agency Contact: W. Scott McMoran, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3903R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-5376
Fax: 202 565-2468
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2030-AA77
_______________________________________________________________________
3018. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS FOR CONTRACTORS PERFORMING SERVICES
ONSITE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, September 6, 2002.
Final, Statutory, December 5, 2002.
Abstract: Executive Orders 10450 and 12968 require that all persons
entering Federal service, including contract employees, be investigated
for suitability. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing
to amend the EPA Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR) to add a clause
requiring contractors (and subcontractors) to perform background checks
and make suitability determinations for contractor (and subcontractor)
employees performing services on or within Federally owned or leased
space and facilities, commercial space primarily occupied by Federal
employees, and Superfund, Oil Pollution Act, and Stafford Act sites.
The clause will require contractors (and subcontractors) to perform
background checks and make suitability determinations on their
employees before the employees can perform on-site contract services
for the EPA. Contracting Officers will be allowed to waive the
requirements of the clause on a case-by-case basis. The process
contemplated by the clause will allow EPA to mitigate any actual or
potential threat to the public health, welfare and the environment.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/22/03 68 FR 2988
Final Action 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4733
Agency Contact: Paul Schaffer, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4366
Fax: 202 565-2475
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2030-AA80
_______________________________________________________________________
3019. [bull] WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT (WIPP) FY 2002 REPORT TO
CONGRESS
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: PL 102-579 sec 23(a)(2)
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This Report to Congress is required by Section 23(a)(2) of
the WIPP Land Withdrawal Act, which requires EPA to submit an annual
report to Congress ``on the status of and resources required for the
fulfillment of the Administrator's responsibilities under the Act''
regarding the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). This report
summarizes the activities and progress EPA has made in fulfilling its
responsibilities under the Act and outlines the resources required for
the Agency to meet its commitments. The WIPP is an underground
repository for the permanent disposal of radioactive waste generated as
by-products from nuclear weapons production. It was constructed by the
Department of Energy (DOE) and is located near Carlsbad, New Mexico. In
1998, EPA certified that the WIPP complies with EPA's radioactive waste
disposal standards at subpart B and C of 40 CFR 191 and EPA's WIPP
compliance criteria at 40 CFR 194, and thus is safe to contain
radioactive waste. Since that time, the DOE has begun emplacing waste
in the WIPP. The waste is stored
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approximately 2,100 feet underground in excavated, natural salt
formations. EPA also has responsibility for assuring continual
compliance with EPA's radioactive waste disposal standards. EPA
continues to have an oversight role at the WIPP to ensure that it
continues to protect human health and the environment. This Report
summarizes EPA's activities past and present.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Report to Congress 07/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4761
Agency Contact: Raymond Lee, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6608J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-7738
Fax: 202 565-2062
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AK79
_______________________________________________________________________
3020. REGULATORY INCENTIVES FOR THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
TRACK PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The National Environmental Performance 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 Performance Track by submitting an
application that documents that four specific criteria are met:
operating environmental management system; commitment to continuous
environmental improvement through documented past improvements and
future commitments; engaging the public; and a strong record of
compliance. 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 reporting by publicly owned treatment
works (POTWs) under the Clean Water Act; extending on-site storage of
RCRA waste to 180 days; and soliciting comment on opportunities for
Performance Track facilities to consolidate reporting under various
environmental statutes into a single report.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/13/02 67 FR 52674
Final Action 09/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 4473
Agency Contact: Robert Sachs, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of the Administrator, 1808, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-2884
Fax: 202 566-2989
Email: [email protected]
David Guest, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the
Administrator, 1808, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-2872
Fax: 202 566-2989
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2090-AA13
_______________________________________________________________________
3021. EPA 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 Policy was updated to reflect changes
over the intervening 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
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM-Draft Public Involvement
Policy 12/28/00 65 FR 82335
Final Public Involvement Policy 05/00/03
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, 1807T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-2204
Fax: 202 566-2200
Email: [email protected]
Scott Bowles, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the
Administrator, 1807T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-2208
Fax: 202 566-2200
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2090-AA23
_______________________________________________________________________
3022. 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 White Sands Test Facility (WSTF)
Electronic Reporting site-specific rule is to enable the NASA WSTF 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 10/31/01 66 FR 55050
Final Action 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
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Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Additional Information: SAN No. 4536
Agency Contact: Kristina Heinemann, Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of the Administrator, 1807T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-2183
Fax: 202 566-2220
Email: [email protected]
Donna Perla, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the
Administrator, 1807T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-2177
Fax: 202 566-2211
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2090-AA27
_______________________________________________________________________
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Long-Term Actions
General
_______________________________________________________________________
3023. 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
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: 202 564-7334
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2020-AA36
_______________________________________________________________________
3024. 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 whether changes are needed to make them
more efficient and effective. 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 rev CBI Withdrawn 12/21/
2000, 65 FR 80395 11/23/94 59 FR 60446
NPRM - Gen CBI regs Proposal to
revise CBI regs--40 CFR Part 2,
Subpart B To Be Determined
Final - Gen 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
Agency Contact: Alan D. Margolis, Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Environmental Information, 2822T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1644
Fax: 202 566-1639
Email: [email protected]
Rebecca Moser, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental
Information, 2822, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1679
Fax: 202 566-1639
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2025-AA02
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3025. 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.
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 P. Wood, Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Research and Development, 8103, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-3358
RIN: 2080-AA06
_______________________________________________________________________
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Completed Actions
General
_______________________________________________________________________
3026. [bull] ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO EPAAR
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 30 sec 205(c); 63 Stat 390 as amended; 40 USC
486(c); 41 USC 418b
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1515 and 1533
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The action will remove unnecessary processes from the EPA
Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR). An EPA Procurement Workgroup
recommended that certain changes be made to the EPA Acquisition
Regulation (EPAAR) to remove unnecessary processes from the EPAAR.
There is no anticipated impact on small business and state/local/tribal
governments.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Action 03/14/02 67 FR 11439
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4780
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-AA82
_______________________________________________________________________
3027. REWRITING OF EPA REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE FREEDOM OF
INFORMATION ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 2
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 11/05/02 67 FR 67303
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Alan D. Margolis
Phone: 202 566-1644
Fax: 202 566-1639
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2025-AA04
_______________________________________________________________________
3028. CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1509; 48 CFR 1552
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 10/31/02 67 FR 66342
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-AA79
_______________________________________________________________________
3029. [bull] PROJECT XL SITE-SPECIFIC RULE FOR INTERNATIONAL PAPER MILL
IN JAY, MAINE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1342 and 1361
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 430
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: To allow this XL project to be implemented, the Agency is
finalizing a rule that exempts the IP-Androscoggin Mill from the Best
Management Practices (BMP) requirements specified in 40 CFR 430.03.
This site-specific rule provides that, in lieu of imposing the
requirements specified in section 430.03, the permitting authority
shall establish conditions for the discharge
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of COD and color for this mill on the basis of best professional
judgement. Because both EPA and the Maine Department of Environmental
Protection will be signatories to the Final Project Agreement (FPA),
EPA expects that the requirements for COD and color will be based on
the values and procedures specified in the FPA. Subsequent to issuance
of this site-specific rule, the appropriate permitting authority(ies)
will amend or reissue the IP-Androscoggin effluent discharge permit to
remove the requirements corresponding to 40 CFR 430.03 and put in place
instead numeric effluent limitations on COD and color that reflect, in
the first phase, current effluent quality and, in the second phase,
improved effluent quality resulting from the implementation by the IP-
Androscoggin Mill of alternative effluent improvement projects called
for by this project.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/16/00 65 FR 31120
Final Action 07/27/00 65 FR 46104
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Additional Information: SAN No. 4435
Agency Contact: Chris Rascher, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of the Administrator
Phone: 617 918-1834
Email: [email protected]
Kristina Heinemann, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the
Administrator, 1807T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-2183
Fax: 202 566-2220
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2090-AA31
_______________________________________________________________________
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Prerule Stage
Clean Air Act (CAA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3030. [bull] NESHAP: PERCHLORETHYLENE DRY CLEANING FACILITIES (SECTION
610 REVIEW)
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412; 5 USC 610
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On September 22, 1993 (58 FR 49354), EPA promulgated
standards to control perchlorethylene emissions from drycleaning
facilities under authority of section 112 of the Clean Air Act. These
standards are codified in the Code of Federal Regulations at 40 CFR
part 63, subpart M. In developing these standards, EPA performed a
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis which indicated the rule could have a
significant impact on a substantial number of small businesses. EPA
then used this analysis to develop the rule in a way that mitigated
small-business impact to the extent possible while still fulfilling the
Clean Air Act's mandates.
EPA is now initiating a review of this rule under section 610 of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act to determine if the rule should be continued
without change, or should be amended or rescinded, to minimize adverse
economic impacts on small entities. EPA will consider, and solicits
comments on, the following factors: (1) The continued need for the
rule; (2) the nature of complaints or comments received concerning the
rule; (3) the complexity of the rule; (4) the extent to which the rule
overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with other Federal, State, or local
government rules; and (5) the degree to which technology, economic
conditions, or other factors have changed in the area affected by the
rule. Comments must be received by July 31, 2003.
In submitting comments, please reference Docket ID number OAR-2003-
0029, and follow the instructions provided in Unit H of the preamble to
the Spring Regulatory Agenda.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Begin Review 05/00/03
End Review 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4785
Agency Contact: Thomas Eagles, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6103A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-1952
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AK64
_______________________________________________________________________
3031. [bull] STANDARDS FOR REFORMULATED AND CONVENTIONAL GASOLINE
(SECTION 610 REVIEW)
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7545; 5 USC 610
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On February 16, 1994, (59 FR 7716), EPA promulgated standards
for reformulated and conventional gasoline under authority of section
211 of the Clean Air Act. These standards are codifed in the Code of
Federal Regulations at 40 CFR part 80. In developing those standards,
EPA performed a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis which indicated the
rule could have a significant impact on a substantial number of small
businesses. EPA then used that analysis to develop the rule in a way
that mitigated small-business impact to the extent possible while still
fulfilling the Clean Air Act's mandates.
EPA is now initiating a review of this rule under Section 610 of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act to determine if the rule should be continued
without change, or should be amended or rescinded, to minimize adverse
economic impacts on small entities. EPA will consider, and solicits
comments on, the following factors: (1) The continued need for the
rule; (2) The nature of complaints or comments received concerning the
rule; (3) The complexity of the rule; (4) The extent to which the rule
overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with other Federal, State, or local
government rules; and (5) the degree to which technology, economic
conditions, or other factors have changed in the area affected by the
rule. Comments must be received by July 31, 2003.
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In submitting comments, please reference Docket ID number OAR-2003-
0030, and follow the instructions provided in Unit H of the preamble to
the Spring Regulatory Agenda.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Begin Review 05/00/03
End Review 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4786
Agency Contact: Thomas Eagles, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6103A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-1952
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AK65
_______________________________________________________________________
3032. [bull] INSPECTION/MAINTENANCE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (SECTION 610
REVIEW)
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7511; 5 USC 610
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51 subpart S
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On November 5, 1992 (57 FR 52950), EPA promulgated a
rulemaking laying out the requirements for the automobile inspection
and maintenance program under section 182(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Clean Air
Act. These requirements are codifed in the Code of Federal Regulations
at 40 CFR part 51 subpart S. In developing this rule, EPA performed a
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis which indicated the rule could have a
significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. EPA then
used this analysis to develop the rule in a way that mitigated small-
entity impact to the extent possible while still fulfilling the Clean
Air Act's mandates.
EPA is now initiating a review of this rule under Section 610 of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act to determine if the rule should be continued
without change, or should be amended or rescinded, to minimize adverse
economic impacts on small entities. EPA will consider, and solicits
comments on, the following factors: (1) The continued need for the
rule; (2) the nature of complaints or comments received concerning the
rule; (3) the complexity of the rule; (4) the extent to which the rule
overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with other Federal, State, or local
government rules; and (5) the degree to which technology, economic
conditions, or other factors have changed in the area affected by the
rule. Comments must be received by July 31, 2003.
In submitting comments, please reference Docket ID number OAR-2003-
0031, and follow the instructions provided in Unit H of the preamble to
the Spring Regulatory Agenda.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Begin Review 05/00/03
End Review 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4787
Agency Contact: Thomas Eagles, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6103A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-1952
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AK66
_______________________________________________________________________
3033. [bull] REVISION TO POLICY ON CONTROL OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
(VOC)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 7671q
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.100(s)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is considering the proposal of revisions to its policy on
control of volatile organic compounds (VOC), including the use of
photochemical reactivity in controlling VOCs. As a first step, an ANPRM
will be issued soliciting public comment on various policy options.
Subsequent steps could range from taking no further action to
publishing a policy statement in the Federal Register.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Additional Information: SAN No. 4759
Agency Contact: William L. Johnson, Environmental Protection Agency,
Air and Radiation, C539-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5245
Fax: 919 541-0824
Email: [email protected]
Terry Keating, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
6103A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-1174
Fax: 202 564-1554
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AK75
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_______________________________________________________________________
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposed Rule Stage
Clean Air Act (CAA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3034. [bull] ACCIDENTAL RELEASE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS: RISK MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMS REQUIREMENTS UNDER CLEAN AIR ACT SECTION 112(R)(7); AMENDMENTS
TO THE SUBMISSION SCHEDULE AND DATA REQUIREMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412(r)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 68
Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, Reports are due to the Agency by 6/
21/2004.
Abstract: On June 20, 1996, EPA published risk management planning
regulations mandated under the accidental release prevention provisions
of the Clean Air Act (CAA). Sources with more than a threshold quantity
of a regulated substance in a process are required to develop and
implement a risk management program that includes, for covered
processes, a five-year accident history, an off-site consequence
analysis, a prevention program, and an emergency response program. The
owners and operators of these sources must submit a risk management
plan (RMP) that summarizes the source's implementation of the risk
management program. The RMPs are to be made available to Federal,
state, and local emergency planning and response agencies and to the
public through a central location. The first submissions were received
in June 1999; to date, approximately 15,000 sources have submitted
RMPs.
EPA is proposing to modify the submission schedule under the risk
management program by adding two triggers to the requirements to
correct or update the RMP: (a) sources who have an accident that meets
the criteria for the five year accident history be required to update
their RMP within six months of the date of the accident; and (b)
sources will be required to correct their emergency contact information
within one month of a change in the information. EPA is also proposing
to add four data elements to the RMP: (a) a mandatory data element for
sources to provide the e-mail address for the emergency contact; (b)
new data elements for sources to provide the reason for an RMP update
(e.g. new regulated substance onsite, etc.) or correction; (c) a new
five-year accident history data element requirement for the owner or
operator to provide an indication of whether the accident involved an
uncontrolled/runaway reaction; and (d) additional data elements for
sources that use a contractor to fill out the RMP to provide their
name, address and telephone number. Finally, EPA proposes to remove the
requirement for sources to discuss the off-site consequence analysis
(i.e, worst-case accidental release scenario(s) and the alternative
accidental release scenario(s)) within the executive summary of the
RMP. This effort will ultimately provide the implementing agency
important contact and accident information to allow for assistance and
improved communications of information to prevent accidents.
These changes should not significantly change the associated burden.
The major change would be the accidental release update requirement;
however, the source will not need to submit again, provided there are
no other accidents or major changes, for another 5 years. EPA intends
to finalize all of these changes in time for the majority of facilities
to complete their five year updates due June 21, 2004.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4755
Agency Contact: Vanessa Rodriguez, Environmental Protection Agency,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response, 5104A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-7913
Fax: 202 564-8233
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2050-AF09
_______________________________________________________________________
3035. PETITIONS TO DELIST SOURCE CATEGORIES FROM THE SOURCE CATEGORY
LIST, DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO SECTION 112(C) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, April 21, 2000.
Abstract: The EPA has received 1 petition to remove a SC (2-Piece Can
Manufacturing) from the SC List developed pursuant to section 112(c) of
the Clean Air Act (CAA). The most current SC List was published on
February 12, 2002 (67 FR 6521). Section 112(c)(9), which provides the
legislative authority and guidelines for such actions, states that the
Administrator may delete a SC from the list under section 112(c), on
petition of any person or on the Administrator's own motion, whenever
the Administrator determines that no source in the category emits
hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) in quantities which may cause a
lifetime risk of cancer greater than 1 in one million to the individual
in the population who is most exposed and that emissions from no source
in the category exceed a level which is adequate to protect public
health with an ample margin of safety and that no adverse environmental
effect will result. As of August 14, 2002, one petition to delist a SC
has been received. It contains information on HAP emissions, exposures,
health effects, human risks, and potential ecological concerns as well
as the petitioner's explanation why the 2-Piece Can Manufacturing
should be removed from the SC List. The EPA is reviewing the petition.
Once the review is completed, the EPA will decide whether to grant or
deny the petition. Section 112(c)(9) requires that within 12 months of
receipt of a petition, the Administrator shall either grant or deny the
petition by publishing a written explanation of the reasons for the
Administrator's decision.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4415
Agency Contact: Kelly Rimer, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C404-01, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 919 541-2962
Fax: 919 541-0840
Email: [email protected]
David E. Guinnup, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C404-01
[[Page 30974]]
Phone: 919 541-5368
Fax: 919 541-0840
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AJ23
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3036. EVALUATION OF UPDATED TEST PROCEDURES FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF
GASOLINE DEPOSIT CONTROL ADDITIVES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: CAA 211
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: All gasoline must contain additives to control the formation
of deposits in the fuel supply system and engine of motor vehicles. If
uncontrolled, such deposits can result in a significant increase in
motor vehicle emissions. This action will propose that updated test
procedures be adopted for the certification of gasoline deposit control
additives regarding their ability to control fuel injector and intake
valve deposits. The adoption of the updated procedures will ensure that
the gasoline deposit control program continues to ensure an adequate
level of deposit control, thereby preventing an increase in motor
vehicle emissions. The updated test procedures require less time to
perform and are less costly. Therefore, the adoption of the proposed
procedures will reduce the burden on industry of complying with the
gasoline deposit control program. The proposed action will not impact
small businesses, or state, local, or tribal governments.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4531
Agency Contact: Jeffrey A. Herzog, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, ASD, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 734 214-4227
Fax: 734 214-4051
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AJ61
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3037. 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, thereby improving the method's precision.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/00/03
Final Action 10/00/04
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, D205-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1064
Fax: 919 541-1039
Email: [email protected]
Conniesue Oldham, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
D205-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-7774
Fax: 919 541-1039
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AF72
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3038. GENERAL CONFORMITY REGULATIONS; REVISIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401-7671
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.850 to 51.860; 40 CFR 93.150 to 93.160
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act prohibits Federal
entities from taking actions which do not conform to the State
implementation plan (SIP) for the attainment and maintenance of the
national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). In November 1993, EPA
promulgated two sets of regulations to implement section 176(c). First,
on November 24, EPA promulgated the Transportation Conformity
Regulations to establish the criteria and procedures for determining
that transportation plans, programs, and projects which are funded
under title 23 U.S.C. or the Federal Transit Act conform with the SIP.
Then, on November 30, EPA promulgated regulations, known as the General
Conformity Regulations, to ensure that other Federal actions also
conformed to the SIPs. The EPA has not reviewed or revised the General
Conformity Regulations since their 1993 promulgation. Several Federal
agencies have identified concerns over the implementation of the
General Conformity Regulations, including the requirements for areas
designated nonattainment for the newly promulgated NAAQS. In
conjunction with an ad hoc work group of representatives from several
Federal agencies, EPA will review the implementation of the General
Conformity Regulations. The EPA will then propose and promulgate any
appropriate revision to those regulations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 08/00/03
Final Action 12/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4070
Agency Contact: Annie Nikbakht, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C539-02, Durham, NC 27701
Phone: 919 541-5246
Fax: 919 541-0824
Email: [email protected]
Dave Stonefield, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
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C539-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5350
Fax: 919 541-0824
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH93
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3039. [bull] REVISION TO THE GUIDELINE ON AIR QUALITY MODELS (APPENDIX W
TO 40 CFR PART 51): ADOPTION OF A PREFERRED GENERAL PURPOSE (FLAT AND
COMPLEX TERRAIN) DISPERSION MODEL AND OTHER REVISIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410; CAAA 110(a)(2); CAAA 165(e); CAAA 172(a);
CAAA 172(c); 42 USC 7601; CAAA 301(a)(1); CAAA 320
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.112; 40 CFR 51.160; 40 CFR 51.166; 40 CFR 52.21
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action would revise the Guideline on Air Quality Models,
published as appendix W to 40 CFR part 51. The Guideline provides EPA-
recommended models for use in predicting ambient concentrations of
pollutants for programs ranging from Prevention of Significant
Deterioration (PSD) to State Implementation Plans (SIPs) for
controlling air pollution sources. The Guideline fulfills a Clean Air
Act mandate for EPA to specify models for air management purposes. This
revision would enhance the Guideline by incorporating a new, general-
purpose dispersion model called AERMOD, which would replace the
existing Industrial Source Complex (ISC3) model in many air-quality
assessments, including those involving complex terrain. An earlier
version of the AERMOD revision was previously proposed (65 FR 21505, 4/
21/2000; see SAN 3470), but not promulgated. We are reproposing it to
reflect changes made in response to public comment we received on the
April 2000 proposal.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 04/21/00 65 FR 21505
Supplemental NPRM 05/00/03
Final Action 09/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3470
Agency Contact: Tom Coulter, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C339-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0832
Email: [email protected]
Joseph A. Tikvart, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
D243-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5562
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AK60
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3040. NESHAP: PAINT STRIPPING OPERATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Abstract: The EPA has determined that paint stripping operations emit
at least one of the HAP's listed in section 112(b) of the Clean Air
Act. As a result, the source category was included on the initial list
of HAP-emitting categories scheduled for promulgation within 10 years
of enactment of the Act. There are several emission standards for other
source categories (for example, aerospace manufacturing and wood
furniture manufacturing) that already address emissions from paint
stripping operations. We are currently in the process of determining if
there are any other major sources of HAP emissions from paint stripping
operations that are not already regulated. Furthermore, HAP emissions
from paint stripping operations that are area sources will be regulated
in the future as part of the urban air toxics strategy.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3746
Agency Contact: Jaime Pagan, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C439-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5340
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
Robert J. Wayland, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C439-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1045
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG26
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3041. AIR QUALITY: REVISION TO DEFINITION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
-- EXCLUSION OF 4 COMPOUNDS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7407(d)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This is a deregulatory action to exclude four compounds from
the list of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) on the basis that these
compounds make a negligible contribution to tropospheric ozone
formation. These four compounds are: 1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptafluoro-3-
methoxy-propane (n-C3F7OCH3; 3-ethoxy-,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6-
dodecafluoro-2- (trifluoromethyl) hexane (known as HFE-7500, HFE-s702,
T-7145, and L-15381); 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane (known as HFC
227ea); and methyl formate (HCOOCH3). These compounds have potential
for use as refrigerants, fire suppressants, aerosol propellants,
sterilants, blowing agents (used in the manufacture of foamed plastic),
and solvents. This action will remove the necessity to control these
four compounds as VOCs in State Implementation Plans for attaining the
ozone standard.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 05/00/03
Final Action 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4683
Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing
Agency Contact: David Sanders, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
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and Radiation, C539-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3356
Fax: 919 541-0824
Email: [email protected]
William L. Johnson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C539-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5245
Fax: 919 541-0824
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AK37
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3042. REVIEW OF MINOR NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONS IN INDIAN COUNTRY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: As required by the Clean Air Act's New Source Review (NSR)
provisions, the EPA is proposing Federal regulations governing
preconstruction permitting of minor and major stationary sources of air
pollution in Indian country. Pursuant to the Tribal Air Rule, eligible
Indian Tribes may receive EPA authorization to develop and implement
such programs. The Federal NSR permitting programs would be effective
throughout Indian country and would be implemented by EPA if eligible
Indian Tribes do not elect, or do not receive authorization, to manage
such programs. The proposed Federal minor NSR rule would require
sources in Indian country, with certain exceptions, to obtain a permit
prior to construction if they are: (1) new minor sources, (2) existing
minor sources undergoing modification, or (3) existing major sources
undergoing minor modification. The proposed rule also would allow new
or existing stationary sources to accept enforceable limits on their
production capacity or hours of operation in order to be considered
minor sources and avoid being subject to other Clean Air Act
requirements such as the title V operating permit program. The proposed
Federal major NSR rule would require sources in nonattainment areas in
Indian country to obtain a permit prior to construction if they are:
(1) new major sources, or (2) existing major sources undergoing major
modification. These rules would not impose any mandates on Tribal
governments to implement NSR permitting programs. Tribal governments
may be affected, however, insofar as they own or operate sources that
must obtain a permit from the EPA under the final Federal permitting
program regulations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 08/00/03
Final Action 08/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3975
Agency Contact: Mark Sendzik, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C339-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5534
Fax: 919 541-5509
Email: [email protected]
Laura McKelvey, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C504-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5497
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH37
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3043. IMPLEMENTATION RULE FOR 8-HOUR OZONE NAAQS
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 7408; 42 USC 7410; 42 USC 7501 to 7511f; 42 USC
7601(a)(1)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would provide specific requirements for State and
local air pollution control agencies and tribes to prepare State
Implementation Plans (SIPs) and Tribal Implementation Plans (TIPs)
under the 8-hour national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for
ozone, published by EPA on July 18, 1997. The Clean Air Act (CAA)
requires EPA to set ambient air quality standards and requires States
to submit SIPs to implement those standards. The 1997 standards were
challenged in court, but in February 2001, the Supreme Court determined
that EPA has authority to implement a revised ozone standard, but ruled
that EPA must reconsider its implementation plan for moving from the 1-
hour standard to the revised standard. The Supreme Court identified
conflicts between different parts of the CAA related to implementation
of a revised NAAQS, provided some direction to EPA for resolving the
conflicts, and left it to EPA to develop a reasonable approach for
implementation. Thus, this rulemaking must address the requirements of
the CAA and the Supreme Court's ruling. This rule would provide
detailed provisions to address the CAA requirements for SIPs and TIPs
and would thus affect States and tribes. States with areas that are not
attaining the 8-hour ozone NAAQS will have to develop -- as part of
their SIPs -- emission limits and other requirements to attain the
NAAQS within the timeframes set forth in the CAA. Tribal lands that are
not attaining the 8-hour ozone standard may be affected, and could
voluntarily submit a TIP, but would not be required to submit a TIP. In
cases where a TIP is not submitted, EPA would have the responsibility
for planning in those areas.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 05/00/03
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4625
Agency Contact: John Silvasi, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C539-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5666
Fax: 919 541-0824
Email: [email protected]
Denise Gerth, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C539-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5550
Fax: 919 541-0824
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AJ99
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3044. [bull] IMPLEMENTATION RULE FOR PM-2.5 NAAQS
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect State, local or tribal
governments and the private sector.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410; 42 USC 7501 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In 1997, EPA promulgated revised National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM-2.5). The rule
described in this paragraph -- the Implementation Rule for PM-2.5 NAAQS
-- will include requirements and guidance for State and local air
pollution agencies to develop and submit State implementation plans
(SIPs) designed to bring the areas into attainment with the 1997
standards. These SIP-development activities include conducting
technical analyses to identify effective strategies for reducing
emissions contributing to PM-2.5 levels, and adopting regulations as
needed in order to attain the standards. Ambient air quality monitoring
for 1999-2001 shows that areas exceeding the standards are located
throughout the eastern half of the U.S. and in California. Estimates
show that compliance with the standards will prevent thousands of
premature deaths from heart and lung disease, tens of thousands of
hospital admissions and emergency room visits, and millions of absences
from school and work every year.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 09/00/03
Final Action 09/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local, Tribal
Federalism: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 4752
Agency Contact: Richard Damberg, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C504-02, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 919 541-5592
Fax: 919 541-5489
Email: [email protected]
Joe Paisie, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C504-02
Phone: 919 541-5556
Fax: 919 541-5489
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AK74
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3045. AMENDMENTS TO STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES;
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (40 CFR PART 60, APPENDIX F, PROCEDURE 3)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, June 15, 2001.
Abstract: This rulemaking proposes to add a method, Method 203, for the
measurement of opacity from stationary sources, to appendix M (Example
Test Methods for State Implementation Plans) in 40 CFR part 51. This
action provides States with an instrumental test method which can be
used in determining, on a continuous basis, compliance with stationary
source opacity emission limitations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/07/92 57 FR 46114
Supplemental NPRM 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3958
Agency Contact: Solomon O. Ricks, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-19, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 919 541-5242
Fax: 919 541-1039
Email: [email protected]
Frederick J. Thompson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-19, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2707
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH23
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3046. PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION 16 -- SPECIFICATIONS AND TEST PROCEDURES
FOR PREDICTIVE EMISSION MONITORING SYSTEMS IN STATIONARY SOURCES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Legal Deadline: None
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 06/00/03
Final Action 06/00/04
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
Email: [email protected]
Conniesue Oldham, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
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D205-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-7774
Fax: 919 541-1039
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH84
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3047. [bull] REVISIONS TO METHODS 3A, 6C, 7E, 10, AND 20
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Methods 3A, 6C, 7E, 10, and 20 of 40 CFR part 60, appendix A
are instrumental methods that are being revised to make their
performance criteria consistent. Analyzer calibration error tests and
sampling system bias tests now required in Methods 3A, 6C, and 7E are
being added to Methods 10 and 20. Inconsistent acceptance criteria for
other performance tests and calibration gas quality are also being made
uniform. Performance criteria currently determined based on the
instrument span is being revised to an emission limit basis. This
change will fix the acceptance limits for all source tests on the
applicable emission limit and not on a span value that sources have
some discretion in choosing. These revisions were proposed on August
27, 1997, in an announcement entitled ``Amendments for Testing and
Monitoring Provisions.'' They were considered not significant at that
time. The public did not feel that the preamble to the rule provided
adequate notice of the changes being made to the methods. The
commenters requested a reproposal of these revisions to the
instrumental methods to allow for adequate public review. Methods 7F
and 7G are new methods that measure nitrogen oxides electrochemically.
These methods are being proposed in response to requests made by
vendors/sources. These methods will add flexibility to the testing
provisions currently in place and will not add requirements or affect
the stringency of the underlying emission standards.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/03
Final Rule 04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4161
Agency Contact: Foston Curtis, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-19, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 919 541-1063
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AK61
_______________________________________________________________________
3048. NESHAP: PRINTING AND PUBLISHING INDUSTRY; AMENDMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
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 06/00/03
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local
Additional Information: SAN No. 4310
Agency Contact: Dave Salman, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C539-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0859
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
Dianne Byrne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C435-
D, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5342
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AI66
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3049. PETITIONS TO DELIST HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS: MEK
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112(b)(3)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, February 28, 2000.
Abstract: The Agency has received four 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 four individual
determinations, the Agency will issue separate notices for each.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Denial Notice: Methanol Petition05/02/01 66 FR 21929
NPRM: MEK-Delist/Denial Notice-3
Petitions by 06/2002 05/00/03
NPRM: EGBE-Delist/Denial Notice 10/00/03
NPRM: MIBK-Delist/Denial Notice 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 4313
Agency Contact: Kelly Rimer, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C404-01, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 919 541-2962
Fax: 919 541-0840
Email: [email protected]
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David E. Guinnup, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C404-01
Phone: 919 541-5368
Fax: 919 541-0840
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AI72
_______________________________________________________________________
3050. ELECTRIC UTILITY STEAM GENERATING UNIT MACT REGULATION
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect State, local or tribal
governments and the private sector.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, December 15, 2003.
Final, Judicial, December 15, 2004.
Abstract: In December 2000, the EPA determined that regulation of
hazardous air pollutant emissions (HAP) from oil- and coal-fired
electric utility steam generating units was necessary and appropriate.
This finding was based on the results of the study mandated by section
112(n)(1)(A) of the Clean Air Act, as amended. The regulation(s) will
be developed under section 112 and will result in standards based on
the use of maximum achievable control technology (MACT). The primary
benefit will be the reduction of mercury emissions to the atmosphere
from coal-fired units but other HAP will also be reduced. Small
businesses and State/local/tribal governments could be impacted
(particularly those governments owning or operating oil- or coal-fired
electric generation facilities).
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/03
Final Action 12/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4571
Sectors Affected: 221112 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
Agency Contact: Robert J. Wayland, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C439-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1045
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
William H. Maxwell, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C439-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5430
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AJ65
_______________________________________________________________________
3051. PORTLAND CEMENT MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY NESHAP: AMENDMENT TO
IMPLEMENT COURT REMAND
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63.1340 to 63.1359
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry NESHAP was
promulgated June 14, 1999, and has been codified in 40 CFR 63, subpart
LLL. The Sierra Club and the National Lime Association petitioned the
court to review subpart LLL, while the American Portland Cement
Alliance (APCA) opted to negotiate a settlement agreement. (Note that
there is currently a separate rule under development to amend subpart
LLL to implement the settlement agreement with the APCA -- SAN 4524,
RIN 2060-AJ57). On December 15, 2000, a panel of the D.C. Circuit
issued its opinion in National Lime Ass'n v. EPA. The Court remanded
the three standards for which we established floors of no control
(hydrogen chloride (HCl), total hydrocarbon (THC), and mercury (Hg)).
The Court found that we committed error in not considering other means
of control, in particular, control of HAPs in raw materials and in
fossil fuels. The Court also remanded that we consider setting beyond-
the-floor standards for HAP metals, for which particulate matter (PM)
is a surrogate. This action will consist of amendments to respond to
the court remand.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4585
Sectors Affected: 32731 Cement Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Keith Barnett, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C504-05, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5605
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
James U. Crowder, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C504-05, Research Triangle Pa, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5596
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AJ78
_______________________________________________________________________
3052. NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR COKE OVEN BATTERIES -- RESIDUAL
RISK STANDARDS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, October 27, 2001, National Emission
Standards for Coke Ovens - Residual Risk Standards.
Abstract: The Clean Air Act (CAA) section 112(f), standard to protect
health and the environment is the statutory authority for this
rulemaking. In accordance with section 112(f)(2), EPA must promulgate
residual risk standards 8 years after promulgation of emission
standards. We promulgated emission standards for charging, topside
leaks, and door leaks at coke ovens on October 27, 1993. This rule will
further reduce coke oven emissions from charging, topside leaks, and
door leaks at the affected coke plants.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/00/03
Final Action 08/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
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Additional Information: SAN No. 4620
Sectors Affected: 331111 Iron and Steel Mills
Agency Contact: Lula Melton, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C435-D, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2910
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
David E. Guinnup, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C404-01
Phone: 919 541-5368
Fax: 919 541-0840
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AJ96
_______________________________________________________________________
3053. NESHAP: SOLVENT EXTRACTION FOR VEGETABLE OIL: AMENDMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On April 12, 2001, EPA promulgated National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for solvent extraction
of vegetable oil. This amendment will consider adjustments to that
NESHAP in light of information gained since its promulgation.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4672
Sectors Affected: 311222 Soybean Processing; 311223 Other Oilseed
Processing; 311225 Fats and Oils Refining and Blending; 311225 Fats and
Oils Refining and Blending
Agency Contact: James F. Durham, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5672
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]
Kent C. Hustvedt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C439-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5395
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AK32
_______________________________________________________________________
3054. NESHAP FOR PRIMARY ALUMINUM REDUCTION PLANTS; AMENDMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The NESHAP for Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants was
promulgated in 1997 (40 CFR part 63, subpart LL). The amendments
described here would revise the emission limit for polycyclic organic
matter applicable to one subcategory of source based on newly available
data more representative of performance from the top five performing
sources. The proposed amendments would also clarify language on
compliance dates and add specific provisions for startup of new or
reconstructed affected sources and affected sources that restart after
being idled for long periods of time. More time would be allowed due to
the nature of the process operation, depending on the type of source.
No additional costs or information collection requirements would be
incurred as a result of the amendments. There also are no significant
policy issues. State agency and industry representatives concur with
the changes, which will improve implementation of the 1997 rule.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/03
Final Action 09/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4713
Agency Contact: Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C439-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2837
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
Susan Wyatt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C435-
D, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5674
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AK50
_______________________________________________________________________
3055. NESHAP FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES: GENERAL PROVISIONS; AMENDMENTS FOR
POLLUTION PREVENTION ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63.2; 40 CFR 63.17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We are proposing amendments to the part 63 General Provisions
that would allow facilities that are subject to a maximum achievable
control technology (MACT) subpart to discontinue unnecessary
requirements if, through pollution prevention measures, they achieve
and can demonstrate continued hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emission
reductions equivalent to or better than the MACT level of control. We
are proposing these amendments to encourage and promote pollution
prevention, which is our strategy of first choice in reducing HAP
emissions. We expect these amendments to result in no additional burden
for sources and air pollution control agencies. This effort is the
product of discussions with State and local air pollution control
officials. There also are no significant policy issues.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4719
Agency Contact: Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C439-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2837
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
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Susan Wyatt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C435-
D, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5674
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AK54
_______________________________________________________________________
3056. [bull] PETITION TO DELIST A HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT (HAP) SOURCE
CATEGORY FROM SECTION 112 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT -- GAS TURBINES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, 12 months from the date of the
receipt of the last information completing the petition.
Abstract: The Agency has received a petition to remove the Gas Turbines
source category from the list of hazardous air pollutant sources under
section 112(c) of the Clean Air Act. The Agency must review the
petition and either grant or deny the petition within 12 months of the
date the complete petition is received. If the Agency grants the
petition, a notice of proposed rulemaking will be published in the FR,
allowing the opportunity for public comment. If the Agency denies the
petition, a notice of denial will be published in the FR providing an
explanation of the denial.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM or Notice (NPRM Issued Only
If Petition Is Granted) 10/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 4751
Sectors Affected: 3336 Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission
Equipment Manufacturing; 221112 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
Agency Contact: Kelly Rimer, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C404-01, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 919 541-2962
Fax: 919 541-0840
Email: [email protected]
David E. Guinnup, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C404-01
Phone: 919 541-5368
Fax: 919 541-0840
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AK73
_______________________________________________________________________
3057. SECTION 126 RULE WITHDRAWAL PROVISION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7426
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 52
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is proposing to revise one narrow aspect of the Section
126 Rule, which was promulgated January 18, 2000. The rule requires
certain sources located in the eastern United States to reduce their
NOx emissions for purposes of reducing ozone transport. EPA coordinated
the Section 126 Rule with a related ozone transport rule, known as the
NOx State implementation plan call (NOx SIP Call), which also addresses
ozone transport in the eastern United States. The EPA established the
same compliance date for both rules, May 1, 2003. EPA included a
provision in the Section 126 Rule which provided that where a State
adopted, and EPA approved, a SIP controlling transport under the NOx
SIP Call, and with a May 1, 2003 compliance date, EPA would withdraw
the Section 126 requirements for sources in that State. This was a
practical way to address the overlap between the two rules and avoid
having sources be subject to two sets of potentially different NOx
transport control requirements. As the result of court actions, the
compliance dates for the Section 126 Rule and the NOx SIP Call have
both been delayed until May 31, 2004. In addition, the NOx SIP Call has
been divided into two phases. Therefore, it is necessary to revise the
Section 126 Rule withdrawal provision so that it will continue to
operate under these new circumstances. This proposal would not create
any new requirements and there are no associated costs.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4689
Agency Contact: Carla Oldham, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C539-02, RTP, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3347
Fax: 919 541-0824
Email: [email protected]
Doug Grano, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C539-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3292
Fax: 919 541-0824
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AK41
_______________________________________________________________________
3058. 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.
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Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4340
Agency Contact: Angela Spickard, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, NFEVL, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4283
Fax: 734 214-4052
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AI56
_______________________________________________________________________
3059. NATIONAL VOC EMISSION STANDARDS FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS; PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7511b
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:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/03
Final Action 05/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4309
Sectors Affected: 32599 All Other Chemical Product Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Bruce Moore, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C435-D, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5460
Fax: 919 541-0072
Email: [email protected]
Dianne Byrne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C435-
D, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5342
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AI62
_______________________________________________________________________
3060. CONTROL OF EMISSIONS OF AIR POLLUTION FROM NONROAD DIESEL ENGINES
AND FUEL
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect the private sector under PL
104-4.
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2002
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 89
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On October 23, 1998, EPA finalized emission standards for
nonroad compression ignition (i.e., diesel) engines for engines over 37
kW(50hp). The regulation reduced the NOx + HC emissions standard by 30
percent to 37 percent (based on the power class) from the previous 6.9
g/hp-hr NOx and 1.0 g/hp-hr HC standard beginning in 1999. As a follow-
up to that 1998 rulemaking, the Agency is now undertaking a technology
review, pursuant to the Clean Air Act, to assess whether more stringent
standards are now feasible, and to promulgate such standards if the
findings are positive. The technology review will reassess the NOx + HC
standards and will set the next phase of particulate matter standards
for over 37 kW and up to 560 kW. The emission limits will also be
reexamined for the under 37 kW scheduled for implementation in 2004.
The issue of the sulfur content of nonroad diesel fuel will be raised
and consideration given to lowering the fuel sulfur level with an
ultimate 15 ppm cap. The certification duty cycle for this class of
engines will also be revisited to implement a transient duty cycle that
gives some assurance of better in-use control of particulate matter.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local
Additional Information: SAN No. 4675
Agency Contact: Cleophas Jackson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, ASD, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 734 214-4824
Fax: 734 214-4816
Email: [email protected]
William Charmley, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
ASD
Phone: 734 214-4466
Fax: 734 214-4050
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AK27
_______________________________________________________________________
3061. [bull] EMISSIONS DURABILITY PROCEDURES FOR NEW LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLES
AND LIGHT-DUTY TRUCKS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7521
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On October 22, 2002, the United States Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia Circuit vacated durability provisions that
automotive manufacturers used to demonstrate that the emissions of
their vehicles would comply with emission standards for the useful
lives of those vehicles. The Court also required EPA to issue new
regulations. This action fulfills the mandate. The new durability
regulations will include options that a manufacturer may choose from to
age preproduction vehicles to determine the rate of emission
deterioration over the vehicle's useful life. The options will include
a prescribed fixed driving cycle and a prescribed bench aging cycle
that are used to age prototype vehicles or emission control components
to the equivalent of the useful life period of the vehicle in a manner
that replicates the aging that the vehicle or components would see in
actual use. This rule does not change the Federal emission standards or
the test procedures used to quantify emissions.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4757
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Sectors Affected: 3361 Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Eldert Bontekoe, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 734 214-4442
Fax: 734 214-4053
Email: [email protected]
Linda Hormes, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
NFEVL, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4502
Fax: 734 214-4053
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AK76
_______________________________________________________________________
3062. 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 issued an ANPRM to inform the public of
this preliminary inquiry, and to solicit public comment on possible
regulatory action.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 03/24/00 65 FR 16094
NPRM 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 4393
Agency Contact: Joseph Bachman, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 5402, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-3968
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
_______________________________________________________________________
3063. OPERATING PERMITS: REVISIONS TO 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 will 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
NPRM 12/00/03
Final Action 12/00/04
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, C304-04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3153
Fax: 919 541-5509
Email: [email protected]
Steve Hitte, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C304-
04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0886
Fax: 919 541-5509
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AF70
_______________________________________________________________________
3064. SELECTION OF SEQUENCE OF MANDATORY SANCTIONS TO BE APPLIED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 502 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7661a(d); 42 USC 7661a(g); 42 USC 7661a(i)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 70
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would establish the order of sanctions for
operating permits program deficiencies under the mandatory sanctions
provisions of title V of the Clean Air Act. This rule would stipulate
that an emission offset sanction applies first and a highway funding
sanction six months later. Sanction application under section 502 of
the Clean Air Act is automatic under the timeframes prescribed once EPA
selects the sanction order; EPA's only discretion concerns the ordering
of sanctions as discussed above. Thus, the only relevant potential
impact is the effect of applying, as a general matter, the emission
offset sanction six months before the highway sanction. The EPA does
not believe this will have a significant impact given the short period
of time the offset sanction will apply before the highway sanction
would apply when States fail to correct title V deficiencies. Moreover,
EPA also believes that, in the event applying the highway sanction is
not necessary six months following the offset sanction, because the
State has corrected the
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deficiency prompting the finding, applying the offset sanction first
eliminates the need for EPA and other agencies to bear the greater
administrative and implementation burden of having to effectuate the
highway sanction.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/03
Final Action 09/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4700
Agency Contact: Scott Voorhees, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C304-04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5348
Fax: 919 541-5509
Email: [email protected]
Steve Hitte, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C304-
04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0886
Fax: 919 541-5509
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AK46
_______________________________________________________________________
3065. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: PROCESS FOR EXEMPTING CRITICAL
AND EMERGENCY USES OF METHYL BROMIDE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7671c
CFR Citation: 40 CFR Part 82
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: With this action, EPA will revise the accelerated phaseout
regulations that govern the production, import, export, transformation
and destruction of substances that deplete the ozone layer. The
amendments will incorporate exemptions permitted under the Montreal
Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and recent changes
to the Clean Air Act. Specifically, the amendments will create a
process to exempt production and consumption of quantities of methyl
bromide for critical and emergency uses from the 2005 phaseout of
methyl bromide. Because this is an exemption, the rule will confer a
benefit on affected entities.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 4535
Agency Contact: Hodayah Finman, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-2651
Fax: 202 565-2079
Email: [email protected]
Tom Land, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 6205J,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9185
Fax: 202 565-2155
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AJ63
_______________________________________________________________________
3066. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: LISTING OF SUBSTITUTES FOR
OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES: N-PROPYLBROMIDE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7601; 42 USC 7671 to 7671q
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule proposes to add n-propylbromide (nPB) to the list
of acceptable substitutes for class I and class II ozone depleting
substances used as solvents for general metals, precision, and
electronics cleaning, as well as in aerosol solvent applications. This
would provide another alternative to solvents with higher ozone
depletion potential that industry is interested in using. The rule
would propose finding nPB not acceptable as a substitute for use in
adhesives due to its toxicity and the greater emissions from that
application. The rule also would propose specific conditions on the use
of nPB as a solvent. These might include limiting the specific
applications in which it may be used to those with low emissions and
requiring exposure limits consistent with industry practices. This will
ensure that nPB is used in a manner that is safe and environmentally
protective. OSHA does not currently regulate nPB. EPA would revise our
ruling to adopt whatever OSHA requires if OSHA later regulates the use
of nPB. If finalized as proposed, this rule would be consistent with
most existing industry practices and would impose little or no burden
on industry.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 05/00/03
Final Action 06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4599
Sectors Affected: 331 Primary Metal Manufacturing; 332 Fabricated Metal
Product Manufacturing; 333 Machinery Manufacturing; 334 Computer and
Electronic Product Manufacturing; 336 Transportation Equipment
Manufacturing; 337 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing; 32615
Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Margaret Sheppard, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9163
Fax: 202 565-2155
Email: [email protected]
Erin Birgfeld, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9079
Fax: 202 565-2155
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AK26
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3067. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: ADJUSTING ALLOWANCES FOR CLASS
I SUBSTANCES FOR EXPORT TO ARTICLE 5 COUNTRIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7601; 42 USC 7671 to 7671q
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action reinforces the economic incentives related to the
transition of Article 5 countries to ozone-depleting substance
alternatives. Currently, Article 5 allowances are
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determined as a percentage of total production allowances assigned to
U.S. companies for class I ozone-depleting substances. In accordance
with the Beijing Amendments of the Montreal Protocol, this action
establishes Article 5 allowances independent of total production
allowances.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4697
Agency Contact: Suzanne Kocchi, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-5289
Fax: 202 565-2155
Email: [email protected]
Tom Land, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 6205J,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9185
Fax: 202 565-2155
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AK45
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3068. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: RECONSIDERATION OF SECTION 608
SALES RESTRICTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7671(g) CAA 608
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82(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 05/00/03
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3673
Agency Contact: Julius Banks, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9870
Fax: 202 565-2155
Email: [email protected]
Tom Land, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 6205J,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9185
Fax: 202 565-2155
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG20
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3069. FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (FIP) FOR THE BILLINGS/LAUREL, MONTANA
SULFUR DIOXIDE (SO2) AREA
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1701 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 52
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The State of Montana submitted a sulfur dioxide (SO2) State
Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Billings/Laurel, Montana area. On 7/
28/99 we proposed to partially approve, conditionally approve and
partially disapprove Montana's SO2 SIP for Billings/Laurel. EPA intends
to propose a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) to cover those parts of
the State's plan we disapprove. EPA's FIP will assure that the
Billings/Laurel area will attain and maintain the SO2 NAAQS.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 4542
Sectors Affected: 32411 Petroleum Refineries
Agency Contact: Laurie Ostrand, Environmental Protection Agency,
Regional Office Denver, 8P-AR, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 303 312-6437
Fax: 303 312-6064
Email: [email protected]
Larry Svoboda, Environmental Protection Agency, Regional Office Denver,
8P-AR
Phone: 303 312-6004
Fax: 303 312-6064
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2008-AA00
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3070. 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:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 02/00/04
Final Action 12/00/05
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 3263
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Agency Contact: Buddy Polovick, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6406, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 734 214-4928
Fax: 734 214-4052
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AE20
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3071. 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:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 09/00/03
Final Action 04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3262
Agency Contact: Buddy Polovick, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6406, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 734 214-4928
Fax: 734 214-4052
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AE22
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3072. TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY RULE AMENDMENT: CLARIFICATION OF TRADING
PROVISIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 7671 CAA 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:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 3917
Agency Contact: Angela Spickard, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, NFEVL, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4283
Fax: 734 214-4052
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH31
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3073. INSPECTION MAINTENANCE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL
FACILITIES; AMENDMENT TO THE FINAL RULE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 23 USC 101; 42 USC 7401 et seq
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 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Additional Information: SAN No. 4348
Agency Contact: Buddy Polovick, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6406, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 734 214-4928
Fax: 734 214-4052
Email: [email protected]
Sara Schneeberg, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation
Phone: 202 564-5592
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AI97
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3074. RESCINDING FINDING THAT PRE-EXISTING PM10 STANDARDS ARE NO LONGER
APPLICABLE IN NORTHERN ADA COUNTY/BOISE, IDAHO
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 50.6(d); 40 CFR 52.676; 40 CFR 81.313
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The EPA had previously taken action to revoke the PM-10
national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for the Boise/Ada County
area in anticipation that a revised PM-10 NAAQS would soon be in place.
However, the DC Circuit court subsequently vacated the revised PM-10
NAAQS, the effectiveness of which served as the underlying basis for
EPA's decision to revoke the pre-existing PM-10 NAAQS. Therefore, in
order to protect public health in the Boise/Ada County area, EPA is
proposing to reinstate the pre-existing PM-10 NAAQS. Without this
action there would be no Federal PM-10 NAAQS applicable to this area.
This action is tentatively subject to the terms of a settlement
agreement that was signed by all parties in January 2001. A Federal
Register notice of the proposed settlement requesting public comment
was published January 30, 2001, in accordance with section 113(g) of
the Act. No negative comments were received. EPA/DOJ signed the
settlement agreement and the State is in the process of carrying out
its obligations under the settlement agreement. The State submitted its
maintenance plan for Boise on 9/27/2002. Under the settlement, EPA
agreed to take final action on the State's submittal by 9/30/2003.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 06/26/00 65 FR 39321
NPRM Comment Period Extended 07/26/00 65 FR 45953
NPRM 05/00/03
Final Action 09/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Additional Information: SAN No. 4391
Agency Contact: Gary Blais, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-15, C504-02, RTP, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3223
Fax: 919 541-5489
Email: [email protected]
Geoffrey Wilcox, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
2344A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-5601
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AJ05
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3075. REVISING REGULATIONS ON AMBIENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 50 (Revision); 40 CFR 53 (Revision); 40 CFR 58
(Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Air pollution control authorities use air quality data to
determine compliance with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards
and in subsequent work to develop air pollution mitigation strategies.
The data come primarily from ambient air monitoring stations run by
state and local agencies, although federal, tribal, and industrial
organizations also run stations. The design of the monitoring networks
is regulated under 40 CFR 58. This rule was originally written in 1979
and several revisions have been made in the intervening years. Air
pollution control authorities have improved their parts of the network
in response to changes in air quality, advances in the understanding of
the movements and health effects of air pollutants, and developments in
air pollution measurement technology. EPA has also cooperated with air
pollution control authorities to improve the networks, but we have not
revised the applicable regulations comprehensively. The proposed
revisions would remove real or perceived constraints on redeploying air
monitoring stations; more accurately reflect the roles of EPA and other
control authorities in designing, reviewing, and modifying networks;
bring provisions related to quality assurance up to date; and recognize
technological changes. The current regulations require states to
develop plans to deploy air monitoring networks, but they do not
emphasize administering the networks. States generally develop new
plans only when new monitoring is needed, such as for a new NAAQS. The
regulations need to be revised to reflect the roles of EPA and the
state and local agencies.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/00/03
Final Action 04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4421
Sectors Affected: 92411 Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste
Management; 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Lee Ann Byrd, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C339-02, RTP, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5367
Fax: 919 541-1903
Email: [email protected]
Michael Papp, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C339-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2408
Fax: 919 541-1903
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AJ25
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3076. REVISIONS TO REGIONAL HAZE RULE TO ADDRESS CONCERNS RAISED BY DC
COURT CIRCUIT REGARDING BEST AVAILABLE RETROFIT TECHNOLOGY (BART)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410; 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7421; 42 USC 7470 to
7479; 42 USC 7491; 42 USC 7492; 42 USC 7601; 42 USC 7602
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.308(e)(1); 40 CFR 51 app Y (New)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: To meet the Clean Air Act's requirements, EPA published the
regional haze rule on July 1, 1999 (64 FR 35714). On May 24, 2002, the
DC Circuit Court vacated certain provisions of the regional haze rule
related to best available retrofit technology (BART). Because of this
court decision, we will
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need to repropose and publish revised BART provisions in the regional
haze rule. On July 20, 2001, we proposed guidelines intended to add
further clarifications to the BART requirements in the regional haze
rule. These proposed BART guidelines also will require a reproposal.
The purpose of this rulemaking is to provide the appropriate changes to
the BART requirements and guidelines, and to address additional issues
related to reasonable progress goals for the visibility program.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 07/20/01 66 FR 38108
Supplemental NPRM 04/00/04
Final Action 04/00/05
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4450
Agency Contact: Kathy Kaufman, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C304-04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0102
Fax: 919 541-5489
Email: [email protected]
Todd Hawes, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C504-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5591
Fax: 919 541-5489
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AJ31
_______________________________________________________________________
3077. CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM MOTOR VEHICLES AND ENGINES:
ALTERNATIVE LOW-SULFUR HIGHWAY DIESEL FUEL TRANSITION PROGRAM FOR ALASKA
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7545; 42 USC 7601(a); 42 USC 7625-
1
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 69 and 80 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action will carry out a flexibility provision for Alaska
that was included in EPA's heavy-duty diesel rule, which was
promulgated on January 18, 2001. That rule established more stringent
national emission standards for heavy-duty highway vehicles and engines
for the 2007 model year, and a technology-enabling sulfur limit of 15
ppm for highway diesel fuel beginning in 2006. In that rule, EPA
recognized Alaska's unique geographical, meteorological, air quality,
and economic factors and provided Alaska an opportunity to develop its
own plan to transition to low-sulfur highway diesel fuel, as an
alternative to the national transition program. Our goal in offering
this flexibility is to transition Alaska into the low-sulfur fuel
program in a manner that minimizes costs, while ensuring that the new
vehicles and engines receive the low-sulfur fuel they need. As stated
in the Federal Register notice for the diesel rule, if Alaska submits
an alternative plan by April 1, 2002, and if EPA determines that it
provides a reasonable alternative, EPA intends to initiate rulemaking
and, within one year from the date of Alaska's submittal, promulgate a
final rule to incorporate the alternative plan. A stakeholder process
to develop options is already underway in Alaska, and the State
informed EPA that it intends to submit an alternative transition plan
in late 2001 or early 2002. This action will be in response to that
anticipated submittal.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 4570
Sectors Affected: 336112 Light Truck and Utility Vehicle Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Richard Babst, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, EN-340-F, 6406-J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9473
Fax: 202 565-2085
Email: [email protected]
Mike Shields, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 6406-
J
Phone: 202 564-9038
Fax: 202 565-2085
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AJ72
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3078. MODIFICATION OF FEDERAL ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC REGULATIONS FOR 2004
MODEL YEAR VEHICLES BELOW 14,000 POUNDS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1701q
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule proposes revisions to the existing Light-Duty On-
Board Diagnostic Requirements, including revisions that will: (1)
require vehicle manufacturers to monitor the catalyst for NOx emission
performance in addition to existing requirements to monitor NMHC
performance, whichever is more stringent; (2) require monitoring of the
evaporative emissions systems for the presence of 0.020`` leaks or
greater and allow for non-intrusive, engine-off methods to perform
monitoring instead of the current requirements to monitor for the
presence of a 0.040'' leak or greater during vehicle operation; (3)
allow the use of the Control Area Network (CAN) Protocol (SAE 15765-4)
for OBD communications in addition to the other allowable SAE (J1850,
J1939) and ISO (9141, 14230-4); (4) new software and hardware changes
to aid in OBD-I/M program implementation including adding vehicle
identification number (VIN) to the generic datastream, confining the
physical location of the data link connector, and allowing the use of
the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) and a special key sequence to
indicate readiness; (5) add new generic data stream parameters to aid
in the repair and diagnosis of vehicle malfunctions;(6) require
manufacturers to record critical pieces of OBD information under the
CAP 2000 In-Use Verification Program (IUVP); and(7) establish new OBD
in-use performance demonstration standards used to determine
appropriate frequency of monitoring in the real world; such in-use
performance standards do not currently exist which places a greater
burden on our in use program.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
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Additional Information: SAN No. 4583
Sectors Affected: 33611 Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle
Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Arvon Mitcham, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6402, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 734 214-4522
Fax: 734 214-4053
Email: [email protected]
Holly Pugliese, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
6402
Phone: 734 214-4288
Fax: 734 214-4053
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AJ77
_______________________________________________________________________
3079. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO GRANT ALTERNATIVE METHOD APPROVALS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Currently, stationary source regulations cite specific test
methods to demonstrate compliance. If a source locates a test method
which will measure the regulated pollutant(s) with similar precision
and accuracy to the method cited in the regulation, and would like to
use the alternative method, the source must petition the EPA (along
with data documenting the applicability of the alternative) to allow
the alternative method. Each of these alternative method approvals by
letter may currently only be granted to a specific source. Source
category-wide approvals must be published for comment in the Federal
Register. Due to budgetary and time constraints, the process constrains
industry trade associations from developing and submitting alternative
test methods. Therefore, the purpose of this rulemaking is to modify
the regulations to allow source category-wide alternative method
approvals to be issued by letter.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 4547
Agency Contact: Rima Howell, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, D205-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0443
Fax: 919 541-1039
Email: [email protected]
Conniesue Oldham, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
D205-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-7774
Fax: 919 541-1039
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AJ83
_______________________________________________________________________
3080. PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONTINUOUS PARAMETER MONITORING
SYSTEMS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60 app B; 40 CFR 60 app F
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action proposes Performance Specification 17 (PS-17),
Quality Assurance (QA) Procedure 4, and amendments to appendix F, QA
Procedure 1. Performance Specification 17 and QA Procedure 4 apply to
continuous parameter monitoring systems (CPMS). Many of the rules
promulgated under 40 CFR part 63 require owners and operators of
affected emission units to install and operate CPMS to monitor various
parameters, such as temperature, pressure, flow rate, and pH,
associated with the operation and performance of emission control
devices. However, few, if any, of those rules specify complete
procedures for ensuring the quality of the data measured by CPMS. The
proposed PS-17 establishes procedures and other requirements that will
ensure that those CPMS are properly selected, installed, and placed
into operation. The proposed QA Procedure 4 specifies procedures that
will ensure that those CPMS provide quality data on an ongoing basis.
Both PS-17 and QA Procedure 4 will help to ensure compliance with
emission limitations established under 40 CFR part 63. Procedure 1 of
appendix F currently addresses QA procedures for continuous emission
monitoring systems (CEMS) that measure a single pollutant. The proposed
amendments to QA Procedure 1 broadens the procedure to address the
unique requirements of CEMS that are used for monitoring multiple
pollutants. Because several of the regulations promulgated under 40 CFR
part 63 require multiple pollutant CEMS, these amendments are needed to
ensure those CEMS are operated in a manner that ensures the quality of
the emission data collected. This action is not expected to have any
impacts on small entities or State, local, or tribal governments.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4584
Sectors Affected: 21 Mining; 22 Utilities; 31-33 Manufacturing; 486
Pipeline Transportation; 562212 Solid Waste Landfill; 562213 Solid
Waste Combustors and Incinerators
Agency Contact: Barrett Parker, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, EN-341W, D205-02
Phone: 919 541-5635
Fax: 919 541-0516
Email: [email protected]
Frederick J. Thompson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-19, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2707
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AJ86
_______________________________________________________________________
3081. ADOPTION OF THE AMENDED INTERNATIONAL NOX STANDARD FOR AIRCRAFT
ENGINES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq; CAA 231 to 232; 42 USC 7571-7572;
5 USC 552(a)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 87.1; 40 CFR 87.21; 40 CFR 87.64; 40 CFR 87.71; 40
CFR 87.10; 40 CFR 87.31(b); 40 CFR 87.82; 40 CFR 87.89
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The purpose of this proposed rulemaking is to amend the
existing
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United States regulations governing the exhaust emissions from new
commercial aircraft gas turbine engines. The amendment will codify into
United States law the recently amended voluntary NOx emission standard
of the United Nation's International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO), thus bringing the United States emission standards into
alignment with the internationally adopted standards. This NOx standard
was adopted at the ICAO/Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection
(CAEP) 4 meeting in 1998. The implementation of the standard is to
begin in January 2004. Further, this amendment will establish
consistency between U.S. and international requirements and test
procedures. This action is necessary to ensure that domestic commercial
aircraft meet international standards and the public can be assured
that they are receiving the air quality benefits of the international
standards.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4631
Sectors Affected: 336412 Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts
Manufacturing; 336413 Other Aircraft Part and Auxiliary Equipment
Manufacturing; 33641 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing; 3336
Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Bryan Manning, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, NFEVL, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4832
Fax: 734 214-4816
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AK01
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3082. MODIFICATION OF ANTI-DUMPING BASELINES FOR GASOLINE PRODUCED OR
IMPORTED FOR USE IN HAWAII, ALASKA, AND THE U.S. TERRITORIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7545; 42 USC 7601(a)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: ``Dumping'' refers to the practice whereby refiners making
clean fuels for certain markets (such as reformulated gasoline for
clean-air purposes) take the pollutants removed from the clean fuels
and ``dump'' them into other fuels they are producing for other
markets. This, if allowed, would make those other fuels even dirtier
than before, and so the Clean Air Act prohibits this practice. EPA has
existing ``anti-dumping'' rules on the books that codify this Clean Air
Act prohibition. This action proposes to allow refiners and importers
of conventional gasoline produced or imported for use in Hawaii,
Alaska, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to petition EPA to
modify their baselines to use the most appropriate seasonal baseline
and Complex Model for purposes of compliance with the RFG program's
anti-dumping requirements. Specifically, this action would allow
refiners and importers to petition EPA to use the summer Complex Model
for all anti-dumping baseline and compliance determinations for
conventional gasoline produced or imported for use in Hawaii, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. This action would allow
refiners and importers to petition EPA to use the winter Complex Model
for all anti-dumping baseline and compliance purposes in Alaska. We are
proposing this action to address certain inconsistencies in the RFG
program's anti-dumping provisions which may have significant unintended
negative impacts on refiners and importers. In addition, this action
proposes to modify the anti-dumping provisions to address compliance in
certain situations where a refinery becomes non-operational during the
annual averaging period. This action is intended to address compliance
issues where a refinery does not produce sufficient ``summer'' gasoline
to offset the higher emissions of ``winter'' gasoline due to the
refinery becoming non-operational during the annual averaging period.
Today's proposed actions would not compromise the environmental goals
of the RFG program, or result in any environmental degradation. Today's
proposed actions would not have any negative impact on small businesses
or state/local/tribal governments.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4632
Agency Contact: Marilyn Bennett, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6406J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8989
Fax: 202 565-2085
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AK02
_______________________________________________________________________
3083. PERFORMANCE-BASED MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR FUELS: CRITERIA FOR SELF-
QUALIFYING ALTERNATIVE TEST METHODS; DESCRIPTION OF OPTIONAL STATISTICAL
QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7545
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Transportation fuels (like gasoline and diesel fuel) are
regulated by EPA under the Clean Air Act to control the emissions that
result when they are burned in engines, and also to protect engines'
emission control equipment. Fuels regulations require measurement of
various of the fuels' properties, and prescribe ``designated''
analytical methods for that purpose. This regulation is intended to
provide a way for regulated parties to self-qualify alternatives to the
designated measurement methods that may be cheaper, quicker, simpler,
more amenable to automation, or otherwise preferable. The regulation
will also prescribe a minimum level of statistical quality control for
all fuels test methods, designated or alternative. The regulations
should quicken the adoption of new measurement technologies by removing
the need for multiple method-specific rule-makings, but to do so in a
way that will not degrade the performance of the overall measurement
system. The qualification criteria are designed to admit only methods
that are as precise as the
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designated methods and can be made to accurately predict designated
method measurements. Introduction of statistical quality control for
all methods should improve measurement precision and accuracy in actual
practice across all methods.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4633
Sectors Affected: 324199 All Other Petroleum and Coal Products
Manufacturing; 54199 All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical
Services; 42271 Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals; 48691 Pipeline
Transportation of Refined; 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument
Manufacturing
Agency Contact: John Holley, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6406J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9305
Fax: 202 233-9557
Email: [email protected]
Joseph Sopata, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
6406J
Phone: 202 564-9034
Fax: 202 565-2085
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AK03
_______________________________________________________________________
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Final Rule Stage
Clean Air Act (CAA)
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3084. SOURCE-SPECIFIC FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR NAVAJO GENERATING
STATION; NAVAJO NATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 123
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA proposes to federalize standards from the Arizona and New
Mexico State Implementation Plans (SIPS) applicable to the Navajo
generating station. Where necessary, EPA's proposed emission standards
modify the standards extracted from the States' regulatory programs to
ensure comprehensive emission control and Federal consistency.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/08/99 64 FR 48725
Notice 01/26/00 65 FR 4244
Final Action 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4315
Agency Contact: Douglas McDaniel, Environmental Protection Agency,
Regional Office San Francisco, Region 9, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901
Phone: 415 744-1246
Colleen McKaughan, Environmental Protection Agency, Regional Office San
Francisco, AIR1
Phone: 520 498-0118
Fax: 520 498-1333
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2009-AA00
_______________________________________________________________________
3085. SOURCE-SPECIFIC FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR NAVAJO GENERATING
STATION; FOUR CORNERS POWER PLANT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1740
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA proposes to federalize standards from the Arizona and New
Mexico State Implementation Plans (SIPS) applicable to the Four Corners
Plant, respectively. Where necessary, EPA's proposed emission standards
modify the standards extracted from the States' regulatory programs to
ensure comprehensive emission control and Federal consistency.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/08/99 64 FR 48731
Final Action 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 3569
Agency Contact: Douglas McDaniel, Environmental Protection Agency,
Regional Office San Francisco, Region 9, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901
Phone: 415 744-1246
Colleen McKaughan, Environmental Protection Agency, Regional Office San
Francisco, AIR1
Phone: 520 498-0118
Fax: 520 498-1333
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2009-AA01
_______________________________________________________________________
3086. [bull] AMENDMENT TO SUBPARTS H AND I FOR EMISSIONS OF
RADIONUCLIDES OTHER THAN RADON FROM DOE FACILITIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 95-95; CAAA 112(g) and 112(q)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 61
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Subparts H and I of 40 CFR part 61 establish standards under
the Clean Air Act for emissions of radionuclides other than radon from
Department of Energy (DOE) and other non-DOE federal facilities. Under
subparts H and I, regulated entities currently determine compliance
with the emission standards by utilizing the approved computer models
CAP88 and AIRDOS-PC or any other procedures for which EPA has granted
prior approval. Since promulgation of subparts H and I, EPA has
developed an additional model, GENII-NESHAPS, which is suitable for
regulated entities to use to determine compliance, in addition to the
currently-approved models mentioned above. The model was developed to
incorporate the internal dosimetry models recommended by the
International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) and the
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radiological risk estimating procedures of Federal Guidance Report 13
into updated versions of existing environmental pathway analysis
models. The model was developed under the direction of OAR's Office of
Radiation and Indoor Air, in consultation with OAR's Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS). Also, GENII-NESHAPs has
undergone Science Advisory Board (SAB) review. In this direct final
rule, EPA is updating subparts H and I to include GENII-NESHAPS as an
approved compliance model.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 10/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local
Additional Information: SAN No. 4768
Agency Contact: Sanjib Chaki, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6608J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9215
Fax: 202 565-2065
Email: [email protected]
Eleanor Thornton, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
6608J
Phone: 703 305-6799
Fax: 202 565-2065
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AK81
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3087. OVERVIEW OF RULEMAKINGS FOR THE PURPOSE OF REDUCING INTERSTATE
OZONE TRANSPORT
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Clean Air Act (CAA) requires that a state implementation
plan (SIP) contain provisions to prevent a States' facilities or
sources from contributing significantly to air pollution that is
transported downwind to other States, exacerbating their inability to
meet the national ambient air quality standards for ozone. Through a
two-year effort known as the Ozone Transport Assessment Group (OTAG),
EPA worked in partnership with the 37 easternmost States and the
District of Columbia, industry representatives, and environmental
groups to address ozone precursor and ozone transport. This multiyear
collaboration resulted in the most comprehensive analysis of ozone
transport ever conducted. The OTAG States voted in favor of a range of
strategies to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions from utilities and other
major sources. Building on the recommendations of OTAG, EPA issued a
rule known as the NOx SIP Call (10/27/98, 63 FR 57355) requiring 22
States and the District of Columbia to submit revisions to their SIPs
to address the regional transport of nitrogen oxides (a precursor to
ozone formation known as NOx). By reducing emissions of NOx, the
actions directed by these plans will decrease the formation and
transport of ozone across State boundaries in the eastern half of the
United States. This rule was challenged in court, and on March 3, 2000,
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a
decision largely upholding the NOx SIP Call, but remanded four narrow
issues to EPA for further rulemaking action. In an August 30, 2000
Court Order, emission reduction measures are required to be in place by
May 31, 2004. On June 8, 2001, the Court made a related decision
concerning the NOx SIP Call Technical Amendment rulemakings which
largely upheld Phase I of the NOx SIP Call, but remanded one issue to
EPA. EPA is now addressing the remanded issues in separate rulemakings
(see SAN 4433 and SAN 4679 in today's Regulatory Agenda). A notice of
data availability was published on 8/3/01 which made new data publicly
available for notice-and-comment. A second notice of data availability
was published in on March 11, 2002, listing additional items which were
made publicly available. Final action was published on 5/1/02 (67 FR
21868). In addition to the SIP Call provisions, Federal Implementation
Plans (FIPs) may also be needed to reduce regional transport if any
affected State fails to adequately revise its SIP to comply with the
NOx SIP call (see SAN 4096 in today's Regulatory Agenda). In addition
to the SIP Call remedy, the Clean Air Act also gave States the right to
petition EPA to take other Federal action to prevent ozone transport
that affects downwind States. Accordingly, under section 126 of the
CAA, eight northeastern States filed petitions requesting EPA to make
findings and require decreases in NOx emissions. Subsequently, EPA
issued a final rule on the petitions, specifying a NOx emissions
trading program as the required Federal remedy (1/18/00, 65 FR 2764).
EPA is coordinating all three approaches to regional ozone control -
i.e., SIP Call, FIPs, and Section 126 actions - to avoid duplication
and maximize effectiveness.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM NOx FIPs (SAN 4096) 10/21/98 63 FR 56393
Final Action NOx SIP Call 10/27/98 63 FR 57355
Final Action Section 126
Findings 05/25/99 64 FR 28250
Final Action Section 126
Approvals and Remedy 01/18/00 65 FR 2674
NODA-NOx SIP Call/Section 126
Rule 08/03/01 66 FR 40609
NPRM-Phase II NOx SIP Call
Proposal (SAN 4433) 02/22/02 67 FR 8395
NODA-NOx SIP Call/Section126
Rule 03/11/02 67 FR 10844
Final Action-Data Harmonization/
Section 126/NOx SIP Call 04/30/02 67 FR 21522
Final Action-Response to Remands
Concerning Growth Factors 05/01/02 67 FR 21868
Final Action-Final Phase II NOx
SIP Call (SAN 4433) 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 4466
Agency Contact: Jan King, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C539-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5665
Fax: 919 541-0824
Email: [email protected]
Carla Oldham, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C539-
02, RTP, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3347
Fax: 919 541-0824
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Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AJ20
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3088. MOTOR VEHICLE AND ENGINE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM FEES FOR: LIGHT-DUTY
VEHICLES AND TRUCKS; HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES AND ENGINES; NONROAD ENGINES;
AND MOTORCYCLES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7552; 31 USC 9701; 42 USC 4370(c)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Under the Motor Vehicle and Engine Compliance (MVECP) Fee
Program user fees are collected for certification and compliance
activities. Currently, user fees are required by manufacturers of
light-duty vehicles, light-duty trucks, heavy-duty vehicles, heavy-duty
engines, and motorcycles. Through this Notice, EPA is finalizing the
notice to update the current fee provisions for the existing industries
and incorporate fees for nonroad manufacturers. In addition, the fee
schedule will be updated to reflect costs in administering compliance
activities for new regulations such as the ``Tier 2 automobile
standards and nonroad engine standards.''
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/07/02 67 FR 51402
Final Action 09/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4532
Sectors Affected: 333 Machinery Manufacturing; 3331 Agriculture,
Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing; 333111 Farm Machinery
and Equipment Manufacturing; 333112 Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home
Lawn and Garden Equipment Manufacturing; 33312 Construction Machinery
Manufacturing; 333131 Mining Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing;
3336 Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing;
33651 Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing; 3361 Motor Vehicle
Manufacturing; 33611 Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle
Manufacturing; 336112 Light Truck and Utility Vehicle Manufacturing;
33612 Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing; 336311 Carburetor, Piston, Piston
Ring and Valve Manufacturing; 336412 Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts
Manufacturing; 33661 Ship and Boat Building; 336991 Motorcycle, Bicycle
and Parts Manufacturing; 333 Machinery Manufacturing; 33392 Material
Handling Equipment Manufacturing; 333924 Industrial Truck, Tractor,
Trailer and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing; 33399 All Other General
Purpose Machinery Manufacturing; 333991 Power-Driven Hand Tool
Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Trina D. Vallion, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, OTAQ/CCD, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 734 214-4449
Fax: 734 214-4053
Email: [email protected]
Daniel Harrison, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
OTAQ/CCd
Phone: 734 214-4281
Fax: 734 214-4053
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AJ62
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3089. 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: Final, Judicial, February 28, 2003.
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) has been developed for the hydrochloric acid production
industry (including fume silica production facilities).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/18/01 66 FR 48174
Final Action 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
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: William H. Maxwell, Environmental Protection Agency,
Air and Radiation, C439-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5430
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
Robert J. Wayland, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C439-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1045
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH75
_______________________________________________________________________
3090. REVISION TO THE GUIDELINE ON AIR QUALITY MODELS (APPENDIX W TO 40
CFR PART 51): ADOPTION OF A PREFERRED LONG RANGE TRANSPORT MODEL AND
OTHER REVISIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410 CAAA 110(a)(2); CAAA 165(e); CAAA 172(a);
CAAA 172(c); 42 USC 7601 CAAA 301(a)(1); CAAA 320
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.112; 40 CFR 51.160; 40 CFR 51.166; 40 CFR 52.21
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action would revise the Guideline on Air Quality Models,
published as appendix W to 40 CFR part 51. The Guideline provides EPA-
recommended models for use in predicting ambient concentrations of
pollutants for programs ranging from Prevention of Significant
Deterioration (PSD) to State Implementation Plans (SIPs) for
controlling air pollution sources. The Guideline fulfills a Clean Air
Act mandate for EPA to specify
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models for air management purposes. This revision would enhance the
Guideline by incorporating a new dispersion model called CALPUFF, a
technique for assessing long-range transport of pollutants and their
impacts on designated Federal clean-air regions called Class I Areas.
It would also make various editorial changes to update and reorganize
information to make the Guideline more user-friendly. (It should be
noted that this final rule promulgates only a part of the proposal
which was published on April 21, 2000, 65 FR 21505. The other principal
revision in that April 2000 proposal -- the addition of a new, general-
purpose dispersion model -- is being reproposed to reflect changes made
in response to public comment ; see SAN 3470.1 elsewhere in today's
Regulatory Agenda.)
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/21/00 65 FR 21505
Final Action 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3470
Agency Contact: Tom Coulter, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C339-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0832
Email: [email protected]
Joseph A. Tikvart, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
D243-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5562
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AF01
_______________________________________________________________________
3091. NESHAP: COMBUSTION TURBINE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412 CAA 112
CFR Citation: 40 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:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/14/03 68 FR 1888
Final Action 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3657
Agency Contact: Sims Roy, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C439-01, 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,
C439-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1045
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG67
_______________________________________________________________________
3092. NESHAP: IRON 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:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/23/02 67 FR 78274
Final Action 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3343
Agency Contact: Kevin Cavender, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C439-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2364
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C439-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2837
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AE43
_______________________________________________________________________
3093. NESHAP: INTEGRATED IRON AND STEEL
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412; CAAA 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, February 28, 2003.
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.
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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/13/01 66 FR 36836
Final Action 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3346
Agency Contact: Philip B. Mulrine, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C504-05, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5289
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C439-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2837
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AE48
_______________________________________________________________________
3094. 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.
Final, Statutory, February 28, 2003, Settlement Agreement for
Administrator's Signature.
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:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/02/01 66 FR 40324
Final Action 05/00/03
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, C504-05, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5605
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Penny E. Lassiter, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C435-D, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5396
Fax: 919 541-6470
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AE79
_______________________________________________________________________
3095. NESHAP: MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIC CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412; CAAA 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 previously promulgated MACT standards
including the Hazardous Organic NESHAP (HON). 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 04/04/02 67 FR 16154
Final Action 08/00/03
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, C504-04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5402
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]
Penny E. Lassiter, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C435-D, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5396
Fax: 919 541-6470
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AE82
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3096. NESHAP: RECIPROCATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
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 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
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NPRM 12/19/02 67 FR 77830
Final Action 02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
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Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Additional Information: SAN No. 3656
Agency Contact: Sims Roy, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C439-01, 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,
C439-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1045
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG63
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3097. 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:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/13/03 68 FR 1660
Final Action 02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3837
Agency Contact: James A. Eddinger, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C439-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5426
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
William H. Maxwell, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C439-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5430
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG69
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3098. NESHAP: SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Final, Judicial, February 28, 2003.
Abstract: This rule will establish a MACT (maximum available control
technology) for semiconductor production facilities. There is currently
1 major source 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:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 05/08/02 67 FR 30848
Final Action 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
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: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Penny E. Lassiter, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C435-D, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5396
Fax: 919 541-6470
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG93
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3099. [bull] NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS:
MISCELLANEOUS COATING MANUFACTURING
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412; CAAA 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Abstract: The Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing NESHAP rulemaking
will control air-toxic emissions from processes used in the
manufacturing of coatings, such as paint, ink, and adhesives, which
contain over 5 percent hazardous air pollutants (HAP) by weight.
Controls will be based on Maximum Available Control Technology (MACT)
provisions of the Clean Air Act, and will cover process vessels,
storage tanks, equipment leaks, wastewater, and transfer/loading
operations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 04/04/02 67 FR 16154
Final Action 08/00/03
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, C504-04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5402
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]
Penny E. Lassiter, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C435-D, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5396
Fax: 919 541-6470
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AK59
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3100. METHODS FOR MEASUREMENT OF VISIBLE EMISSIONS -- ADDITION OF
METHODS 203A, 203B, AND 203C TO APPENDIX M OF PART 51
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401(b)(1); 42 USC 7410; 42 USC 7470 to 7479;
42 USC 7501 to 7508; 42 USC 7601(a)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking adds Test Methods 203A, 203B, and 203C to 40
CFR part 51, appendix M (entitled Example Test Methods for State
Implementation Plans). These methods describe procedures for estimating
the opacity of visible emissions. States have requested that EPA
promulgate these methods so that they can use them in State
Implementation Plans in enforcing visible emissions regulations from
Stationary Sources.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 11/22/93 58 FR 61639
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 2915
Agency Contact: Solomon O. Ricks, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-19, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 919 541-5242
Fax: 919 541-1039
Email: [email protected]
Frederick J. Thompson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-19, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2707
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AF83
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3101. ADDITION OF METHOD 207 TO APPENDIX M OF 40 CFR PART 51 METHOD FOR
MEASURING ISOCYANATES IN STATIONARY SOURCE EMISSIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 listed certain
isocyanate compounds as hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). The Agency
does not have any published test methods that would measure air
emissions of these isocyanate compounds from stationary sources. This
action would add a validated test method to measure isocyanate
emissions to appendix M of part 51. Test methods in part 51 can be
adopted by any State for use in any regulation that requires the
measurement of any of the isocyanate compounds on the HAP list. This
action would not impose any new regulatory requirements that do not
already exist. It should benefit State governments by providing them
with a validated test procedure for measuring the emissions of
isocyanate compounds.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 12/08/97 62 FR 64532
Final Action 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3900
Agency Contact: Gary McAlister, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-19, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 919 541-1062
Fax: 919 541-1039
Email: [email protected]
Frederick J. Thompson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-19, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2707
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG88
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3102. INTERSTATE OZONE TRANSPORT: RESPONSE TO COURT DECISIONS ON THE NOX
SIP CALL, NOX SIP CALL TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS, AND SECTION 126 RULES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410(a)(2)(D); 42 USC 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 and Missouri, and the exclusion
of Wisconsin. In this rulemaking, EPA will consider the partial State
issue for Alabama and Michigan and propose SIP submittal dates and
compliance dates as well. The D.C. Circuit Court also remanded, or
remanded and vacated, the cogeneration unit issue in decisions on the
NOx SIP Call Technical Amendments, and section 126 rule on June 8,
2001, and May 15, 2001, respectively. These remands will also be
addressed in this rulemaking.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 02/22/02 67 FR 8395
Final Action 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Additional Information: SAN No. 4433
Agency Contact: Jan King, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C539-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5665
Fax: 919 541-0824
Email: [email protected]
Carla Oldham, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C539-
02, RTP, NC 27711
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Phone: 919 541-3347
Fax: 919 541-0824
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AJ16
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3103. NSPS: SOCMI -- WASTEWATER AND AMENDMENT TO APPENDIX C OF PART 63
AND APPENDIX J OF PART 60
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will develop a new source performance standard to
control air emissions of volatile organic compounds from wastewater
treatment operations of the synthetic chemical manufacturing industry.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 09/12/94 59 FR 46780
First Supplemental NPRM 10/11/95 60 FR 52889
Second Supplemental NPRM-
Appendix J to Part 60 12/09/98 63 FR 67988
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3380
Sectors Affected: 3251 Basic Chemical Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Mary Tom Kissell, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C435-D, 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,
C439-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5395
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AE94
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3104. STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES: MUNICIPAL
SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS: AMENDMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401; 42 USC 7411; 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7416; 42
USC 7429; 42 USC 7601
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60.750; 40 CFR 60.751; 40 CFR
60.752(b)(2)(iii)(B); 40 CFR 60.752(b)(2)(iii)(C); 40 CFR
60.752(b)(2)(iii)(D); 40 CFR 60758
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action will amend the existing regulation entitled
Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources: Municipal Solid
Waste Landfills, subpart WWW of 40 CFR part 60, promulgated on March
12, 1996. The amendment is being undertaken in response to requests to
clarify our intent regarding what constitutes an adequate landfill gas
treatment system. This action also clarifies our intent to exempt from
control landfill gas that is treated/upgraded. Furthermore, it
clarifies who is responsible for control of untreated landfill gas that
is sold. This action is necessary to clarify our intent regarding the
issues discussed above. It will improve implementation and compliance
with this regulation.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM-NSPS: Municipal Solid Waste
Landfills 05/23/02 67 FR 36476
Final Action 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4478
Sectors Affected: 562212 Solid Waste Landfill
Agency Contact: JoLynn Collins, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C439-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5671
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]
Kent C. Hustvedt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C439-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5395
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AJ41
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3105. STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES: VOLATILE
ORGANIC LIQUID STORAGE VESSELS; AMENDMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401; 42 USC 7411; 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7416; 42
USC 7601
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This direct final action revises existing standards for
Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels (Including Petroleum Liquid
Storage Vessels) by amending the storage vessel volume applicability
criteria and adding a vapor pressure applicability criterion. This is a
narrow technical amendment responding to new information that came in
after the original rule was promulgated.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 02/24/03 68 FR 8574
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4508
Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing; 324 Petroleum and Coal
Products Manufacturing; 42271 Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals
Agency Contact: Mark Morris, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C435-D, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5416
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]
Penny E. Lassiter, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C435-D, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5396
Fax: 919 541-6470
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AJ53
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3106. ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE NSPS AMENDMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60.270 to 60.276a
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Sources affected by the NSPS for electric arc furnaces
(subparts AA, and AAa) have expressed concerns with the requirements in
the NSPS to use a continuous opacity monitor (COM) to monitor opacity
and report periods when the COM indicated greater than 3 percent
opacity as periods of excess emissions, and have petitioned the EPA to
reconsider the COM requirements. These concerns arise from recent
information that indicate that COM readings may have an error of up to
4 percent, which in itself is greater than the 3 percent excess
emissions threshold. The EPA is reconsidering the COM requirements, and
may amend the NSPS to add alternative monitoring requirements.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/16/02 67 FR 64014
Final Action 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4555
Agency Contact: Kevin Cavender, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C439-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2364
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C439-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2837
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AJ68
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3107. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND MONITORING
REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICULATE MATTER AT STATIONARY SOURCES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60 app B; 40 CFR 60 app F
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action would repropose some monitoring specifications
that were originally included in an OSWER proposal to regulate air
emissions from hazardous waste combustors (as explained further below).
It revises several standards and requirements related to continuous
emission monitoring systems for particulate matter (PM). These include:
specifications and test procedures known as Performance Specification
11 (PS-11), and quality assurance requirements known as ``Procedure
2.'' The proposed revisions clarify and update performance standards
and monitoring requirements for facilities required to install and use
continuous monitoring equipment to measure particulate matter emissions
from stacks and ducts. The action does not change any emission
standards or add any additional recordkeeping requirements. This action
is a supplement to actions by EPA's OSWER that included proposed
regulations for hazardous waste combustors. The first action was
published in the Federal Register on December 30, 1997 (62 FR 67788).
Recent OAR field studies have revealed needed revisions to PS-11 and
Procedure 2. In view of the significant amount of time that has passed
since the last proposal was published (December 30, 1997) and the
significant amount of knowledge we have recently gained from our field
studies, we believe that a supplemental proposal and another
opportunity for the public to comment on PS-11 and Procedure 2 are
appropriate.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 12/12/01 66 FR 64176
Final Action 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4605
Sectors Affected: 221112 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
Agency Contact: Dan Bivins, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, D205-02, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 919 541-5244
Fax: 919 541-0516
Email: [email protected]
Conniesue Oldham, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
D205-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-7774
Fax: 919 541-1039
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AJ88
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3108. REVISION OF COMBUSTION TURBINES NSPS -- PART 60, SUBPART GG
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The NSPS for Combustion Turbines has not been revised since
1980. Revisions are needed to reduce the burden on EPA and State/local
agencies, of approving, on a case by case basis, alternate testing and
monitoring protocols due to advances in emission control technologies.
The revisions are also intended to bring consistency between the
monitoring and testing requirements in the Combustion Turbines NSPS
(part 60) and the Acid Rain Program (part 75) so that the same data can
be used to comply with both regulations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Additional Information: SAN No. 4681
Sectors Affected: 2211 Electric Power Generation, Transmission and
Distribution; 211111 Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction; 211112
Natural Gas Liquid Extraction; 221 Utilities
Agency Contact: Jaime Pagan, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C439-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5340
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
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Sims Roy, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C439-01,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5263
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AK35
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3109. NESHAP: MERCURY CELL CHLOR-ALKALI PLANTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, May 15, 2002.
Abstract: Section 112(c)(6) of the Clean Air Act requires us to list
categories of sources for seven specific pollutants (including mercury)
assuring that sources accounting for not less than 90 percent of the
aggregate emissions of each pollutant are subject to standards pursuant
to section 112(d)(2). Chlor-alkali plants are among the source
categories listed to achieve the 90 percent goal for mercury.
Currently, the source category includes 11 plants located in 10 states
engaged in the production of chlorine and caustic using mercury cells.
Together, these plants account for 45 percent of the nationwide mercury
inventory for non-combustion sources.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 07/03/02 67 FR 44672
Final Action 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3449
Agency Contact: Iliam D. Rosario, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C439-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5308
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C439-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2837
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AE85
_______________________________________________________________________
3110. 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:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/09/03 68 FR 1276
Final Action 02/00/04
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, C435-D, 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,
C439-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5395
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG52
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3111. NESHAP: METAL FURNITURE (SURFACE COATING)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, February 28, 2003, Settlement
Agreement for the Administrator's signature.
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:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/24/02 67 FR 20206
Final Action 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
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, C435-D, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
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Phone: 919 541-2379
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
Dianne Byrne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C435-
D, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5342
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG55
_______________________________________________________________________
3112. NESHAP: MISCELLANEOUS METAL PARTS AND PRODUCTS (SURFACE COATING)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
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:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 08/13/02 67 FR 52780
Final Action 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local
Additional Information: SAN No. 3825
Sectors Affected: 331111 Iron and Steel Mills; 33121 Iron and Steel
Pipes and Tubes Manufacturing from Purchased Steel; 331221 Cold-Rolled
Steel Shape Manufacturing; 331316 Aluminum Extruded Product
Manufacturing; 331319 Other Aluminum Rolling and Drawing; 331511 Iron
Foundries; 332311 Prefabricated Metal Building and Component
Manufacturing; 33612 Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing; 335312 Motor and
Generator Manufacturing; 33312 Construction Machinery Manufacturing;
332312 Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing; 326291 Rubber Product
Manufacturing for Mechanical Use; 336212 Truck Trailer Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Kim Teal, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C435-D, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5580
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
Dianne Byrne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C435-
D, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5342
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG56
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3113. PLASTIC PARTS AND PRODUCTS (SURFACE COATING) NESHAP
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
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:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/04/02 67 FR 72276
Final Action 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3826
Sectors Affected: 337214 Nonwood Office Furniture Manufacturing; 32614
Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing; 32615 Urethane and Other Foam
Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing; 326199 All Other Plastics
Product Manufacturing; 333313 Office Machinery Manufacturing; 33422
Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment
Manufacturing; 336399 All Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing;
336999 All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; 339111
Laboratory Apparatus and Furniture Manufacturing; 339112 Surgical and
Medical Instrument Manufacturing; 33992 Sporting and Athletic Goods
Manufacturing; 33995 Sign Manufacturing; 339999 All Other Miscellaneous
Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Kim Teal, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C435-D, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5580
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
Dianne Byrne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C435-
D, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5342
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG57
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3114. NESHAP: ASPHALT PROCESSING AND ASPHALT ROOFING MANUFACTURING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, February 28, 2003.
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.
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Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 11/21/01 66 FR 58610
Final Action 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3655
Sectors Affected: 324122 Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials
Manufacturing; 32411 Petroleum Refineries
Agency Contact: Rick Colyer, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C435-D, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5262
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
James U. Crowder, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C504-05, Research Triangle Pa, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5596
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG66
_______________________________________________________________________
3115. NESHAP: REFRACTORY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412; CAA 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Final, Judicial, February 28, 2003.
Abstract: The proposed rulemaking will apply to existing and new
refractory products manufacturing facilities. There are approximately 8
existing refractory products manufacturing facilities in the United
States located at major source facilities. It is estimated that no new
refractory products manufacturing facilities will be built at least for
the next 3 years. The HAP that will be reduced by this proposed rule
are polycyclic organic matter (POM), phenol, formaldehyde, methanol,
and ethylene glycol. Implementation of the proposed rule would reduce
emissions of air toxics by approximately 132 tons per year, a reduction
of 46 percent from current levels. No significant adverse economic
impact is expected to occur as a result of implementing this proposed
rulemaking. The capital cost associated with the proposed rulemaking is
approximately $3.5 million. The total annual cost of the proposed
rulemaking is approximately $1.7 million.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/20/02 67 FR 42108
Final Action 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3652
Agency Contact: Susan Fairchild, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, C504-05, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5167
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
James U. Crowder, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
C504-05, Research Triangle Pa, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5596
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG68
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3116. 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:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/20/02 67 FR 78046
Final Action 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3651
Sectors Affected: 32741 Lime Manufacturing
Agency Contact: Keith Barnett, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, C504-05, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5605
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: