[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Environmental Protection Agency Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Part XXIV





Environmental Protection Agency





-----------------------------------------------------------------------



Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

[[Page 23156]]



ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)                                  


  



_______________________________________________________________________

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)

40 CFR Ch. I

FRL 8281-7

Spring 2007 Regulatory Agenda

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

_______________________________________________________________________

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes the 
semiannual regulatory agenda to update the public about:

 Regulations and major policies currently under development,

 Reviews of existing regulations and major policies, and

 Rules and major policymakings 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: nscep-
[email protected], or call 800-490-9198. There is no charge for a 
single copy of the agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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 
decisionmaking process, please contact: Phil Schwartz (1803A), 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 564-6564; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   

Table of Contents

A. What Are EPA's Regulatory Goals and What Key Principles, Statutes, 
and Executive Orders Inform Our Rule and Policymaking Process?

B. How Can You Be Involved in EPA's Rule and Policymaking Process?

C. What Actions Are Included in the Agenda and What Is the Relationship 
Between the Agenda and Regulatory Plan?

D. How Is the Agenda Organized?

E. What Information Is in Agenda Entries?

F. How Can You Find Out More About EPA Rulemakings?

G. What Special Attention Do We Give to the Impacts of Rules on Small 
Businesses, Small Governments, and Small Nonprofit Organizations?

H. Thank You for Collaborating With Us

A. What Are EPA's Regulatory Goals and What Key Principles, Statutes, 
and Executive Orders Inform Our Rule and Policymaking Process?

    Our primary objective is to protect human health and the 
environment. One way we achieve this objective is through the 
development of regulations. In the United States, Congress passes 
laws and authorizes certain Government agencies, including EPA, to 
create and enforce regulations. EPA regulations cover a range of 
environmental and public health protection issues, from setting 
standards for clean water to establishing requirements for proper 
handling of toxic wastes to controlling air pollution from industry 
and other sources.

    To ensure that our regulatory decisions are scientifically 
sound, cost-effective, fair, and effective in achieving 
environmental goals, 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 
decisionmakers 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. We seek collaborative solutions to shared 
challenges. Research, testing, and adoption of new environmental 
protection methods are also a central tenet in environmental 
problemsolving. The integration of all of 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. For a 
more expansive discussion of our regulatory philosophy and 
priorities, please see the Statement of Priorities in the FY 2007 
Regulatory Plan (www.epa.gov/regagenda).  

    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.

B. How Can You Be Involved in EPA's Rule and Policymaking 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 (FR). 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. You can be 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

[[Page 23157]]

solutions to problems, and we stress this point most strongly in 
all of our training programs for rule and policy developers. 
Democracy gives real power to individual citizens, but with that 
power comes responsibility. We urge you to become involved in EPA's 
rule and policymaking process.

C. What Actions Are Included in the Agenda and What Is the Relationship 
Between the Agenda and Regulatory Plan?

     EPA includes regulations and certain major policy documents in 
the agenda. However, there is no legal significance to the omission 
of an item from the agenda, and we generally do not include minor 
amendments or the following categories of actions:

 Administrative actions such as delegations of authority, 
changes of address or phone numbers.

 Under the Clean Air Act: Revisions to State Implementation 
Plans; Equivalent Methods for Ambient Air Quality Monitoring; Deletions 
from the New Source Performance Standards source categories list; 
Delegations of Authority to States; Area Designations for Air Quality 
Planning Purposes.

 Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: 
Registration-related decisions, actions affecting the status of 
currently registered pesticides, and data call-ins.

 Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Actions 
regarding pesticide tolerances and food additive regulations.

 Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: 
Authorization of State solid waste management plans; hazardous waste 
delisting petitions.

 Under the Clean Water Act: State Water Quality Standards; 
deletions from the section 307(a) list of toxic pollutants; suspensions 
of toxic testing requirements under the National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System (NPDES); delegations of NPDES authority to States.

 Under the Safe Drinking Water Act: Actions on State 
underground injection control programs.

    The Regulatory Plan, which is required by Executive Order 
(E.O.) 12866, is published along with the fall edition of the 
regulatory agenda. The Plan includes a limited number of EPA 
actions, typically 20-45, which will be published during the 
current fiscal year and which are the centerpieces of our 
regulatory priorities. Plan entries include all of the information 
included in agenda entries described in section E, below, as well 
as additional information about alternatives, the need for a 
Federal solution, costs, benefits, and risks. You can see EPA's 
current regulatory plan at our epa.gov/regagenda website.

D. How Is the Agenda Organized?

     We have organized the Agenda:

     First, into 14 divisions based on the law that would authorize 
a particular action. These divisions are:

1. General, which includes crosscutting 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 Superfund (CERCLA)

12. The Clean Water Act (CWA)

13. The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)

14. The Shore Protection Act (SPA)

     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 March 2008.

5. Completed Action -- This section contains actions that have been 
promulgated and published in the Federal Register since publication of 
the fall 2006 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.

E. 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 (). 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 (RFA) (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,

[[Page 23158]]

``economically significant'' and ``other significant.''

Economically Significant: Under E.O. 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:

1. Create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an action 
taken or planned by another agency;

2. Materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants, user 
fees, or loan programs or the rights and obligations of recipients; or

3. 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 not Significant, Routine and Frequent, or Informational/ 
Administrative/Other.

Routine and Frequent: A rulemaking that is a specific case of a 
recurring application of a regulatory program in 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 an action outside the scope of E.O. 12866.

     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 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 E.O. 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: An identification number that EPA uses to track rulemakings 
and other actions under development.

URLs: The URL for submitting electronic comments is 
www.regulations.gov. Once there, follow the on-line instructions to 
access the docket and submit comments. A Docket identification (ID) 
number will assist in the search for materials. We include this number 
in the additional information section of many of the Agenda entries 
that have already been proposed. For some of our actions we include the 
Internet addresses for rulemaking documents and for 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.

F. How Can You Find Out More About EPA Rulemakings?
1. Public Dockets

    When EPA publishes either an ANPRM or an NPRM in the Federal 
Register, the Agency establishes a docket to accumulate materials 
throughout the development process for that rulemaking. The 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 Regulatory Flexibility Act section 610 reviews of 
rules with significant impacts on a substantial number of small 
entities and various non-rulemaking activities, such as Federal 
Register documents seeking public comments on draft guidance, 
policy statements, information collection requests under the 
Paperwork

[[Page 23159]]

Reduction Act, and other non-rule activities.

2. EPA Websites

    As mentioned above, some of the actions listed in the Agenda 
include a URL that provides additional information.

3. 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 are working on making the site easier 
to use and to provide more frequent updates. If you have any 
thoughts or suggestions, please contact us at: http://
yosemite.epa.gov/OPEI/smallbus.nsf/Contactus?openform. RISC's 
searchable databases are at http://ciir.cs.umass.edu/ua/.

4. Agenda Indexes

    There are five indexes that provide:

a. A list of the existing rules that we are reviewing under section 610 
of the RFA;

b. A list of actions that may have a significant impact on a 
substantial number of small businesses, small governments, or small 
non-profit organizations ;

c. A list of actions that may have some impact on some small 
businesses, small governments, or small nonprofit organizations but 
which may either have less than a significant impact or affect fewer 
than a substantial number of them;

d. A list of actions that may affect State, local, or tribal 
governments; and

e. A list of actions that may have federalism implications as defined 
in E.O. 13132.

     There is a sixth index included in the Unified Agenda, a 
subject matter index. This index is not included in EPA's agenda 
reprints for reasons of costs and because of the availability of 
the search engines described in no. 3, immediately above.

5. Listservers

      If you want to get automatic e-mails about areas of 
particular interest, we maintain 12 listservers including:

a. Air

b. Water

c. Wastes and emergency response

d. Pesticides

e. Toxic substances

f. Right-to-know and toxic release inventory

g. Environmental impacts

h. Endangered species

i. Meetings

j. The Science Advisory Board

k. Daily full-text notices with page numbers, and

l. General information.

     For more information and to subscribe via our FR website, 
visit:

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/subscribe.htm.

    If you have e-mail without full Internet access, please send an 
e-mail to [email protected] to request instructions for subscribing 
to the EPA Federal Register listservers.

 G. 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 Regulatory 
Flexibility Act as amended by the Small Business Regulatory 
Enforcement Fairness Act), 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 Index 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 Index 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.

     Section 610 of the RFA 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 (SEISNOSE). We have no section 610 reviews planned until 
2008.

 H. Thank You for Collaborating with Us

     Finally, we would like to thank those of you who choose to 
join with us in solving the complex issues involved in protecting 
human health and the environment. Collaborative efforts such as 
EPA's open rulemaking process are a proven tool for solving the 
environmental problems we face and the regulatory agenda is an 
important part of that process.

Dated: March 13, 2007.

 Louise P. Wise,

Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and 
Innovation.

                                          GENERAL--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2702        SAN No. 4319 Revisions to Acquisition Regulation Concerning Conflict of Interest......    2030-AA67
2703        SAN No. 4904 Security Requirements for Toxic Substances Control Act Confidential          2030-AA88
            Business Information Access for Contractors...........................................
2704        SAN No. 4903 Award-Term Contracting...................................................    2030-AA89
2705        SAN No. 4931 Accessibility Standards for Contract Deliverables (Section 508)..........    2030-AA90
2706        SAN No. 5121 Age Discrimination Regulations--EPA-assisted Programs--Age Discrimination    2090-AA37
            Act of 1975...........................................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


[[Page 23160]]


                                            GENERAL--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2707        SAN No. 3580 Incorporation of Class Deviations Into EPAAR.............................    2030-AA37
2708        SAN No. 4292 Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act and        2020-AA42
            Assessing the Environmental Effects Abroad of EPA Actions.............................
2709        SAN No. 4536 Project XL Site-Specific Rulemaking for NASA White Sands Test Facility       2090-AA27
            Electronic Reporting in Las Cruces, New Mexico (Phases I-II)..........................
2710        SAN No. 4056 Utilization of Small, Minority, and Women's Business Enterprises in          2090-AA38
            Procurement Under Assistance Agreements...............................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                           GENERAL--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2711        SAN No. 3240 Public Information and Confidentiality Regulations.......................    2025-AA02
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                           GENERAL--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2712        SAN No. 4056 Utilization of Small, Minority, and Women's Business Enterprises in          2020-AA39
            Procurement Under Assistance Agreements...............................................
2713        SAN No. 5092 Implementation of 2 CFR Part 180.........................................    2030-AA94
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                       CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA)--Prerule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2714        SAN No. 5137 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Restricting Access to Pre-2005 Stocks     2060-AO29
            of Methyl Bromide.....................................................................
2715        SAN No. 5129 Control of Emissions From New Marine Compression-Ignition Engines At or      2060-AO38
            Above 30 Liters per Cylinder..........................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                    CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2716        SAN No. 4768 Amendment to Subparts H and I for Emissions of Radionuclides Other Than      2060-AK81
            Radon From DOE Facilities.............................................................
2717        SAN No. 3649 Amendments to Method 24 (Water-Based Coatings)...........................    2060-AF72
2718        SAN No. 4070 General Conformity Regulations; Revisions................................    2060-AH93
2719        SAN No. 4309 National VOC Emission Standards for Consumer Products and Architectural      2060-AI62
            and Industrial Maintenance Coatings; Amendments.......................................
2720        SAN No. 4599 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes for Ozone-         2060-AK26
            Depleting Substances: N-Propyl Bromide................................................
2721        SAN No. 5113 Modification to the Public Hearing and Submittal Requirements for State      2004-AA02
            Implementation Plans..................................................................
2722        SAN No. 4584 Performance Specifications for Continuous Parameter Monitoring Systems...    2060-AJ86
2723        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......................................................................
2724        SAN No. 4819 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Process for Exempting Emergency Uses      2060-AL94
            of Methyl Bromide.....................................................................
2725        SAN No. 4871 Control of Emissions From New Locomotives and New Marine Diesel Engines      2060-AM06
            Less Than 30 Liters per Cylinder......................................................
2726        SAN No. 4873 NESHAP: Area Source Standards--Glass Manufacturing Industry and Clay         2060-AM12
            Ceramics Industry.....................................................................
2727        SAN No. 4874 NESHAP: Area Source Standards for Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacturing...    2060-AM19

[[Page 23161]]

 
2728        SAN No. 4879 Area Source National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants         2060-AM36
            (NESHAP) for Iron and Steel Foundries.................................................
2729        SAN No. 4886 NESHAP: Area Source Standards--Plating and Polishing.....................    2060-AM37
2730        SAN No. 4884 Area Source National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants         2060-AM44
            (NESHAP) for Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers........................
2731        SAN No. 4885 Flexible Air Permit Rule.................................................    2060-AM45
2732        SAN No. 4888 Area Source NESHAP for Secondary Nonferrous Metals.......................    2060-AM70
2733        SAN No. 4889 NESHAP for Stainless and Nonstainless Steel Electric Arc Furnace (EAF)       2060-AM71
            Manufacturing--Area Source............................................................
2734        SAN No. 4908 NESHAP: General Provisions (Once In Always In)--Amendments...............    2060-AM75
2735        SAN No. 4926 NESHAP: Defense Land Systems and Miscellaneous Equipment.................    2060-AM84
2736        SAN No. 4927 NESHAP: Iron and Steel Foundries; Amendments.............................    2060-AM85
2737        SAN No. 4940 Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Non-Attainment New         2060-AM91
            Source Review (NSR): Reconsideration of Inclusion of Fugitive Emissions...............
2738        SAN No. 4699.2 Implementing Periodic Monitoring in Federal and State Operating Permit     2060-AN00
            Programs..............................................................................
2739        SAN No. 4960 Response to Petition of Reconsideration for Findings of Significant          2060-AN12
            Contribution and Rulemaking for Georgia for Purposes of Reducing Ozone Interstate
            Transport.............................................................................
2740        SAN No. 4970 Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources, Emission Guidelines     2060-AN17
            for Existing Sources, and Federal Plan: Small Municipal Waste Combustors: Amendments..
2741        SAN No. 4978 NESHAP: Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations--       2060-AN21
            Area Sources..........................................................................
2742        SAN No. 5008 Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone...........    2060-AN24
2743        SAN No. 4794.2 Prevention of Significant Deterioration, Non-Attainment New Source         2060-AN28
            Review, and New Source Performance Standards: Emissions Test for Electric Generating
            Units.................................................................................
2744        SAN No. 4988 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Polyvinyl          2060-AN33
            Chloride and Copolymers Production, Amendments........................................
2745        SAN No. 4866.1 NESHAP: Site Remediation Amendments--Response to Litigation............    2060-AN36
2746        SAN No. 5012 NESHAP: Acrylic/Modacrylic Fibers, Chemical Manufacturing: Chromium          2060-AN44
            Compounds, Flexible Foam Fabrication, and Foam Production, Carbon Black Production,
            Lead Acid Battery Manufacturing, Wood Preserving......................................
2747        SAN No. 5015 NESHAP: Area Source Standards--Chemical Preparations Industry............    2060-AN46
2748        SAN No. 5016 NESHAP: Area Source Standards--Paint and Allied Products.................    2060-AN47
2749        SAN No. 5017 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Amending Requirements To Import Used      2060-AN48
            Ozone-Depleting Substances for Destruction in the United States.......................
2750        SAN No. 5020 Action on Petition To List Diesel Exhaust as a Hazardous Air Pollutant...    2060-AN49
2751        SAN No. 5052 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Ban on the Import of Pre-Charged          2060-AN58
            Products..............................................................................
2752        SAN No. 4752.1 Transition to New or Revised Particulate Matter (PM) NAAQS.............    2060-AN59
2753        SAN No. 5025 Revisions to the Definition of Potential To Emit (PTE)...................    2060-AN65
2754        SAN No. 5029 Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles and New Motor Vehicle       2060-AN68
            Engines: SAFETEA-LU HOV Facilities Rule...............................................
2755        SAN No. 5030 National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol            2060-AN69
            Coatings..............................................................................
2756        SAN No. 5036 Petroleum Refineries--New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)--Subpart J.    2060-AN72
2757        SAN No. 5045 Revision to Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds--Exclusion of Four      2060-AN75
            Compounds.............................................................................
2758        SAN No. 5059 Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Lead............    2060-AN83
2759        SAN No. 5093 Risk and Technology Review Phase II......................................    2060-AN85
2760        SAN No. 5076 Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Non-Attainment New         2060-AN88
            Source Review (NSR): Reasonable Possibility in Recordkeeping..........................
2761        SAN No. 5100 Refinement to Increment Modeling Procedures..............................    2060-AO02
2762        SAN No. 5071 Hospital/ Medical/ Infectious Waste Incineration Units--Response to          2060-AO04
            Remand and 5-Year Technology Review...................................................
2763        SAN No. 4839.6 Final Extension of the Deferred Effective Date for 8-Hour Ozone            2060-AO05
            National Ambient Air Quality Standards for the Denver Early Action Compact............
2764        SAN No. 4891.1 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous    2060-AO07
            Organic Chemical Manufacturing; Second Group of Amendments............................
2765        SAN No. 5115 Air Quality Index Reporting and Significant Harm Level for PM2.5.........    2060-AO11
2766        SAN No. 5105 Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units; Response to        2060-AO12
            Remand of New Source Performance Standards and Emission Guidelines....................
2767        SAN No. 5132 Consumer and Commercial Products, Group 3: Control Techniques Guidelines     2060-AO14
            in Lieu of Regulations for Paper, Film, and Foil Coatings; Metal Furniture Coatings;
            and Large Appliance Coatings..........................................................
2768        SAN No. 4585.1 NESHAP: Portland Cement Notice of Reconsideration......................    2060-AO15

[[Page 23162]]

 
2769        SAN No. 5126 Risk and Technology Review for Group 1: Polymers and Resins I; Polymers      2060-AO16
            and Resins II, Acetal Resins, and Hydrogen Fluoride...................................
2770        SAN No. 5131 Air Quality: Revision to Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds--          2060-AO17
            Exclusion of a Family of Four Hydrofluoropolyethers (HFPEs)...........................
2771        SAN No. 5120 Response to Request for Reconsideration of Final Air Emission MACT Rules     2060-AO18
            for Large Municipal Waste Combustors (MWCs)...........................................
2772        SAN No. 5068 Prevention of Significant Deterioration for PM2.5--Increments,               2060-AO24
            Significant Impact Levels, and Significant Monitoring Concentrations..................
2773        SAN No. 5136 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Extension of Global Lab and Analytical    2060-AO28
            Use Exemption for Essential Class I Ozone Depleting Substances........................
2774        SAN No. 5138 Protection of the Stratospheric Ozone: The 2008 Critical Use Exemption       2060-AO30
            From the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide...................................................
2775        SAN No. 5109 Revisions to Cogeneration Unit Definition under CAIR, CAMR, and NESHAP       2060-AO33
            and Corrections to CAIR and Acid Rain Program Rules...................................
2776        SAN No. 5107 Update of Test Procedure Schedule for All-Terrain Vehicles...............    2060-AO35
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                      CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2777        SAN No. 4315 Source-Specific Federal Implementation Plan for Navajo Generating            2009-AA00
            Station; Navajo Nation................................................................
2778        SAN No. 3569 Source-Specific Federal Implementation Plan for Four Corners Power Plant;    2009-AA01
            Navajo Nation.........................................................................
2779        SAN No. 4531 Evaluation of Updated Test Procedures for the Certification of Gasoline      2060-AJ61
            Deposit Control Additives.............................................................
2780        SAN No. 3975 Review of New Sources and Modifications in Indian Country................    2060-AH37
2781        SAN No. 4752 Clean Air Fine Particle Implementation Rule..............................    2060-AK74
2782        SAN No. 3380 NSPS: SOCMI--Wastewater and Amendment to Appendix C of Part 63 and           2060-AE94
            Appendix J of Part 60.................................................................
2783        SAN No. 3958 Amendments to Standard of Performance for New Stationary Sources;            2060-AH23
            Monitoring Requirements...............................................................
2784        SAN No. 4668 NESHAP: Halogenated Solvent Cleaning--Residual Risk Standards............    2060-AK22
2785        SAN No. 4719 NESHAP: General Provisions; Amendments for Pollution Prevention              2060-AK54
            Alternative Compliance Requirements...................................................
2786        SAN No. 4604 Modification of the Anti-Dumping Baseline Date Cut-Off Limit for Data        2060-AJ82
            Used in Development of an Individual Baseline.........................................
2787        SAN No. 4542 Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) for the Billings/Laurel, Montana,          2008-AA00
            Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Area.............................................................
2788        SAN No. 4348 Inspection/Maintenance Program Requirements for Federal Facilities;          2060-AI97
            Amendment to the Final Rule...........................................................
2789        SAN No. 4632 Modification of Anti-Dumping Baselines for Gasoline Produced or Imported     2060-AK02
            for Use in Hawaii, Alaska and the U.S. Territories....................................
2790        SAN No. 4722 California Gasoline Technical Correction.................................    2060-AK56
2791        SAN No. 4706 Anti-Dumping Baseline Recalculation for Downstream Oxygenate Addition....    2060-AK69
2792        SAN No. 4793 Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New          2060-AL75
            Source Review (NSR): Debottlenecking, Aggregation, and Project Netting................
2793        SAN No. 4809 Control of Emissions of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: On-Board      2060-AL92
            Diagnostic Requirements for Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles Above 14,000 Pounds and In-
            Use, Not-To-Exceed Emission Standard Test.............................................
2794        SAN No. 4830 Alternative Work Practice for Leak Detection and Repair..................    2060-AL98
2795        SAN No. 4846 NESHAP and NSPS for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills--Amendments..........    2060-AM08
2796        SAN No. 4856 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Amendments to the Section 608 Leak        2060-AM09
            Repair Regulations....................................................................
2797        SAN No. 4859 NESHAP: Area Source Standards--Ethylene Oxide Hospital Sterilization.....    2060-AM14
2798        SAN No. 4882 Control of Emissions From Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines and Equipment...    2060-AM34
2799        SAN No. 4900 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Import Petitioning Requirements for       2060-AM46
            Halon-1301 Aircraft Fire Extinguishing Vessels........................................
2800        SAN No. 4916 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone; Refrigerant Recycling; Certification      2060-AM49
            of Recovery and Recovery/Recycling Equipment Intended for Use With Substitute
            Refrigerants..........................................................................
2801        SAN No. 4918 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes in the Motor       2060-AM54
            Vehicle Air Conditioning Sector Under the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP)
            Program...............................................................................
2802        SAN No. 4901 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Modifications to the Technician           2060-AM55
            Certification Requirements Under Section 608 of the Clean Air Act.....................

[[Page 23163]]

 
2803        SAN No. 4907 NESHAP: Gasoline Distribution Area Source Standards......................    2060-AM74
2804        SAN No. 4915 Standards of Performance for Stationary Spark Ignited Internal Combustion    2060-AM81
            Engines...............................................................................
2805        SAN No. 4757.1 Component Durability Procedures for New Light Duty Vehicles, Light Duty    2060-AN01
            Trucks, and Heavy Duty Vehicles.......................................................
2806        SAN No. 4958 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Surface Coating    2060-AN10
            of Automobiles and Light-Duty Trucks; Amendments......................................
2807        SAN No. 4969 Revisions to the Continuous Emissions Monitoring Rule for the Acid Rain      2060-AN16
            Program and the NOx Budget Trading Program............................................
2808        SAN No. 4951 Revisions to Air Emissions Reporting Requirements........................    2060-AN20
2809        SAN No. 4991 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Revision to Listing of Carbon Dioxide     2060-AN30
            Total Flooding Fire Extinguishing Systems Restricting Use to Only Unoccupied Areas....
2810        SAN No. 4993 Optional Chassis Certification for Diesel Vehicles.......................    2060-AN39
2811        SAN No. 5011 Federal Plan Requirements for Other Solid Waste Incineration Units           2060-AN43
            Constructed On or Before December 9, 2004.............................................
2812        SAN No. 5014 NESHAP: Area Source Standards--Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines.    2060-AN62
2813        SAN No. 5022 Requirements for Reformulated Gasoline (RFG) Under the 8-Hour Ozone          2060-AN63
            Standard for Bump-Up Areas Designated Attainment for the 1-Hour Ozone Standard Prior
            to Revocation.........................................................................
2814        SAN No. 5035 New Source Performance Standards (NSPS): Equipment Leaks-Subparts VV and     2060-AN71
            GGG...................................................................................
2815        SAN No. 5043 Defect Reporting for On-Highway Motor Vehicles and Engines...............    2060-AN73
2816        SAN No. 5048 Renewable Fuels Standard Rule............................................    2060-AN76
2817        SAN No. 5049 Prevention of Significant Deterioration, Non-Attainment New Source           2060-AN77
            Review, and Title V: Treatment of Corn Milling Facilities Under the ``Major Emitting
            Facility'' Definition.................................................................
2818        SAN No. 5055 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for                 2060-AN80
            Semiconductor Manufacturing: Amendments...............................................
2819        SAN No. 5056 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Allocation of Essential Use Allowances    2060-AN81
            for Calendar Year 2007................................................................
2820        SAN No. 5057 Transportation Conformity Rule Amendments To Implement Provisions            2060-AN82
            Contained in the 2005 Transportation Bill (SAFETEA-LU)................................
2821        SAN No. 5061 Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and National Emission    2060-AN84
            Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Revisions to Initial Performance Test
            Provisions............................................................................
2822        SAN No. 4752.2 Final Rule for Implementation of the New Source Review (NSR) Program       2060-AN86
            for PM2.5.............................................................................
2823        SAN No. 4697.1 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Adjusting Allowances for Class I        2060-AN87
            Substances for Export to Article 5 Countries..........................................
2824        SAN No. 5077 Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Non-Attainment New         2060-AN92
            Source Review (NSR): Removal of Vacated Elements......................................
2825        SAN No. 5080 Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Updated Volatility Standard for      2060-AN94
            Alaska Only...........................................................................
2826        SAN No. 5089 Reconsideration of New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Electric      2060-AN97
            Utility, Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Steam Generating Units.............
2827        SAN No. 5094 Clean Air Mercury Rule: Federal Plan.....................................    2060-AN98
2828        SAN No. 4625.6 Phase 2 of the Final Rule To Implement the 8-Hour Ozone National           2060-AO00
            Ambient Air Quality Standard---Notice of Reconsideration..............................
2829        SAN No. 5112 Two Optional Methods for Relative Accuracy Test Audits of Mercury            2060-AO01
            Monitoring Systems Installed on Combustion Flue Gas Streams...........................
2830        SAN No. 5106 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Shipbuilding       2060-AO03
            and Ship Repair (Surface Coating) Operations--Amendment...............................
2831        SAN No. 4421.1 Ambient Air Monitoring Regulations: Correcting and Other Amendments....    2060-AO06
2832        SAN No. 4161.1 Update of Continuous Instrumental Test Methods: Technical Amendments...    2060-AO09
2833        SAN No. 4599.2 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes for Ozone-       2060-AO10
            Depleting Substances--N-Propyl Bromide in Solvent Cleaning............................
2834        SAN No. 5130 Change in Regulatory Deadline for Rulemaking To Address the Control of       2060-AO26
            Emissions From New Marine Compression-Ignition Engines At or Above 30 Liters per
            Cylinder..............................................................................
2835        SAN No. 5114 Amendment of Definitions for National Emissions Standards for Hazardous      2060-AO31
            Pollutants for Radionuclides, Subparts H and I........................................
2836        SAN No. 5065 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Revision of Refrigerant Recycling and     2060-AO32
            Recovery Equipment Standards..........................................................
2837        SAN No. 5104 Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Extension of the Reformulated        2060-AO34
            Gasoline Program to the East St. Louis, Illinois, Ozone Non-Attainment Area...........
2838        SAN No. 5124 Fuel Economy Regulations for Automobiles: Technical Amendments and           2060-AO36
            Corrections...........................................................................
2839        SAN No. 5125 Nonroad Diesel Technical Amendments......................................    2060-AO37

[[Page 23164]]

 
2840        SAN No. 5140 Recommended Test Methods for State Implementation Plans (40 CFR Part 51,     2060-AO39
            Appendix M), Addition of Method 207, ``Pre-Survey Procedure for Corn Wet-Milling
            Facility Emission Sources''...........................................................
2841        SAN No. 5141 Response to Reconsideration Regarding NESHAP Startup, Shutdown, and          2060-AO40
            Malfunction Amendments................................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                     CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA)--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2842        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...................................................................
2843        SAN No. 4266 Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Carbon Monoxide.    2060-AI43
2844        SAN No. 3939 NESHAP: Group I Polymers and Resins and Group IV Polymers and Resins--       2060-AH47
            Amendments............................................................................
2845        SAN No. 3919 Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality: Permit               2060-AH01
            Application Review Procedures for Non-Federal Class I Areas...........................
2846        SAN No. 4751 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary      2060-AK73
            Combustion Turbines--Petition To Delist...............................................
2847        SAN No. 4782 Petition To Delist Hazardous Air Pollutant: 4,4'--Methylene Diphenyl         2060-AK84
            Diisocyanate..........................................................................
2848        SAN No. 4689 Section 126 Rule Withdrawal Provision....................................    2060-AK41
2849        SAN No. 2665 Importation of Nonconforming Vehicles; Amendments to Regulations.........    2060-AI03
2850        SAN No. 5047 NESHAP: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants:            2050-AG29
            Standards for Hazardous Waste Combustors (Reconsideration of the Particulate Matter
            Standard).............................................................................
2851        SAN No. 5047.1 NESHAP: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants:          2050-AG35
            Standards for Hazardous Waste Combustors (Response to Petitions for Reconsideration)..
2852        SAN No. 3917 Transportation Conformity Rule Amendment: Clarification of Trading           2060-AH31
            Provisions............................................................................
2853        SAN No. 4796 Section 126 Rule: Withdrawal of Findings for Sources in Michigan.........    2060-AL83
2854        SAN No. 4797 Lifting the Stay of the Eight-Hour Portion of the Findings of Significant    2060-AL84
            Contribution and Rulemaking for Purposes of Reducing Interstate Ozone Transport (``NOx
            SIP Call'')...........................................................................
2855        SAN No. 4849 Petition To Delist a Hazardous Air Pollutant From Section 112 of the         2060-AM20
            Clean Air Act: Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (MIBK)..........................................
2856        SAN No. 4676.3 Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Non-Attainment New       2060-AM62
            Source Review (NSR): Routine Maintenance, Repair, and Replacement (RMRR); Maintenance
            and Repair Amendments.................................................................
2857        SAN No. 4699.1 Request for Comments on Potentially Inadequate Monitoring in Clean Air     2060-AM63
            Applicable Requirements and on Methods To Improve Such Monitoring.....................
2858        SAN No. 4929 NESHAP: Taconite Iron Ore Processing; Amendments.........................    2060-AM87
2859        SAN No. 4625.4 Implementation Rule for 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS: Reconsideration;               2060-AN26
            Overwhelming Transport Classification.................................................
2860        SAN No. 4910.1 NESHAP: Organic Liquid Distribution (Non-Gasoline); Amendments.........    2060-AN37
2861        SAN No. 5009 Notice for Information on Determining the Emissions Reductions Achieved      2060-AN42
            From Limiting the VOC Content of Architectural Coatings...............................
2862        SAN No. 5079 Rule Interpreting the Scope of Title V Operating Permit Modifications        2060-AN93
            Where EPA Has Approved Alternative Monitoring and Testing Provisions..................
2863        SAN No. 5095 NESHAP: Mercury Cell Chlor-Alkali Plants--Amendments.....................    2060-AN99
2864        SAN No. 5122 Area Source NESHAP for Ferroalloys Production............................    2060-AO13
2865        SAN No. 5111 Review of the Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Nitrogen     2060-AO19
            Dioxide...............................................................................
2866        SAN No. 5116 Reconsideration of Stationary Combustion Turbine NSPS (Subpart KKKK).....    2060-AO23
2867        SAN No. 5135 NESHAP--Area Source Standards--Nine Metal Fabrication and Finishing          2060-AO27
            Source Categories (12 SIC's, 25 NAICS Codes)..........................................
2868        SAN No. 5145 Review of New Source Performance Standards--Nonmetallic Minerals.........    2060-AO41
2869        SAN No. 5143 Review of New Source Performance Standards--Portland Cement..............    2060-AO42
2870        SAN No. 5142 Review of New Source Performance Standards (Subpart UUU)--Mineral Dryers/    2060-AO43
            Calciners.............................................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


[[Page 23165]]


                                     CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA)--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2871        SAN No. 1002 NAAQS: Sulfur Dioxide (Response to Remand)...............................    2060-AA61
2872        SAN No. 4585 Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry NESHAP: Amendment To Implement        2060-AJ78
            Court Remand..........................................................................
2873        SAN No. 4657 NESHAP: Group II Polymers and Resins--Residual Risk Standards............    2060-AK13
2874        SAN No. 4659 NESHAP: Hazardous Organic NESHAP (HON) Residual Risk Standards...........    2060-AK14
2875        SAN No. 4748 Control of Hazardous Air Pollutants From Mobile Sources..................    2060-AK70
2876        SAN No. 4799 Consideration of Industry Petition To Remove the Two-Piece Can               2060-AL86
            Subcategory From the Clean Air Act Hazardous Air Pollutant Source Category List.......
2877        SAN No. 4875 NESHAP: Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities--Area Source Rule......    2060-AM16
2878        SAN No. 4865 Strategy for Addressing Air Emissions From Animal Feeding Operations.....    2060-AM26
2879        SAN No. 4866 NESHAP: Site Remediation: Amendments.....................................    2060-AM30
2880        SAN No. 4906 NESHAP: Area Source Standards--Clay Ceramics Industry....................    2060-AM53
2881        SAN No. 3259.2 Nonattainment Major New Source Review (NSR)............................    2060-AM59
2882        SAN No. 4959 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes for Ozone-         2060-AN11
            Depleting Substances in Foam Blowing..................................................
2883        SAN No. 4962 Fuel Economy Labeling of Motor Vehicles: Revisions To Improve Calculation    2060-AN14
            of Fuel Economy Estimates.............................................................
2884        SAN No. 4987 Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boiler and Process Heater          2060-AN32
            NESHAP, Reconsideration of Emissions Averaging Provision and Technical Corrections....
2885        SAN No. 5010 Air Quality: Revision to Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds--          2060-AN34
            Exclusion of HFE-7300.................................................................
2886        SAN No. 4998 Treatment of Data Influenced by Exceptional Events.......................    2060-AN40
2887        SAN No. 5013 NESHAP for Area Sources: Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production,       2060-AN45
            Primary Copper Smelting, Secondary Copper Smelting, Primary Nonferrous Metals (Zinc,
            Cadmium, and Beryllium)...............................................................
2888        SAN No. 5051 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: 2007 Critical Use Exemptions for          2060-AN54
            Methyl Bromide........................................................................
2889        SAN No. 5027 Amendment to Tier 2 Vehicle Emission Standards and Gasoline Sulfur           2060-AN66
            Requirements: Exemption for U.S. Territories..........................................
2890        SAN No. 5044 Interpretive Rulemaking To Clarify the Scope of Certain Monitoring           2060-AN74
            Requirements for Federal and State Operating Permits Programs.........................
2891        SAN No. 4839.5 Final Extension of the Deferred Effective Date of Non-Attainment           2060-AN90
            Designations for 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS for Early Action Compact Areas....................
2892        SAN No. 5073 Other Solid Waste Incineration Units: Response to Petition for               2060-AN91
            Reconsideration.......................................................................
2893        SAN No. 5083 Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission             2060-AN95
            Guidelines for Existing Sources--Other Solid Waste Incineration Units: Technical
            Amendment.............................................................................
2894        SAN No. 5084 Standards of Performance for New Industrial--Commercial--Institutional       2060-AN96
            Steam Generating Units: Amendment for Facility-Specific NOx Standard..................
2895        SAN No. 4571.4 Notice of Status of Submission of Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR) State      2060-AO08
            Plans for New and Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Steam Generating Units
2896        SAN No. 5103 Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) and Federal Implementation Plans for        2060-AO21
            CAIR; Corrections.....................................................................
2897        SAN No. 4625.7 Implementation of the 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality            2060-AO22
            Standard (NAAQS) Phase II: Correction Notice..........................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                  ATOMIC ENERGY ACT (AEA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2898        SAN No. 4054 Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for the Disposal of Low-        2060-AH63
            Activity Mixed Radioactive Waste......................................................
2899        SAN No. 4003 Technical Change to Dose Methodology for 40 CFR 190, Subpart B and 40 CFR    2060-AH90
            191, Subpart A........................................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                    ATOMIC ENERGY ACT (AEA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2900        SAN No. 4964 Amendment of the Standards for Radioactive Waste Disposal in Yucca           2060-AN15
            Mountain, Nevada......................................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


[[Page 23166]]


                                  NOISE CONTROL ACT (NCA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2901        SAN No. 5102 Revision of Hearing-Protector Regulations................................    2060-AO25
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                   FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA)--Prerule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2902        SAN No. 4728 Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP); Implementing the Screening     2070-AD61
            and Testing Phase.....................................................................
2903        SAN No. 4985 Pesticides; Determination of Status of Prions as Pests...................    2070-AJ26
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2904        SAN No. 4173 Pesticides; Data Requirements for Antimicrobials.........................    2070-AD30
2905        SAN No. 4602 Plant Incorporated Protectants (PIPs); Exemption for Those Based on Viral    2070-AD49
            Coat Protein Genes....................................................................
2906        SAN No. 5007 Pesticides; Competency Standards for Occupational Users..................    2070-AJ20
2907        SAN No. 5006 Pesticides; Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Revisions............    2070-AJ22
2908        SAN No. 5005 Pesticides; Data Requirements for Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs)..    2070-AJ27
2909        SAN No. 5031 Pesticides; Expansion of Crop Grouping Program...........................    2070-AJ28
2910        SAN No. 5050 Pesticide Agricultural Container Recycling Program.......................    2070-AJ29
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                  FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2911        SAN No. 2687 Pesticides; Data Requirements for Conventional Chemicals.................    2070-AC12
2912        SAN No. 4596 Pesticides; Data Requirements for Biochemical and Microbial Products.....    2070-AD51
2913        SAN No. 4611 Plant Incorporated Protectants (PIPs); Exemption for Those Derived           2070-AD55
            Through Genetic Engineering From Sexually Compatible Plants...........................
2914        SAN No. 4612 Plant Incorporated Protectants (PIPs); Exemption for PIPs That Act by        2070-AD56
            Primarily Affecting the Plant.........................................................
2915        SAN No. 3222 Groundwater and Pesticide Management Plan Rule...........................    2070-AC46
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                 FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA)--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2916        SAN No. 4027 Pesticides; Tolerance Processing Fees....................................    2070-AJ23
2917        SAN No. 4618 Revision of Procedural Rules for Hearings on Cancellations, Suspensions,     2015-AA00
            Changes in Classifications, and Denials of Pesticide Registrations....................
2918        SAN No. 3892 Pesticides; Registration Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticide            2070-AD14
            Products..............................................................................
2919        SAN No. 5082 Regulations To Facilitate Compliance With the Federal Insecticide,           2070-AJ32
            Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act by Producers of Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs)..
2920        SAN No. 5101 Plant-Incorporated Protectant--Associated Fusion Proteins (PIP-AFPs).....    2070-AJ33
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


[[Page 23167]]


                 FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA)--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2921        SAN No. 4618 Revision of Procedural Rules for Hearings on Cancellations, Suspensions,     2020-AA44
            Changes in Classifications, and Denials of Pesticide Registrations....................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                               TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA)--Prerule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2922        SAN No. 5058 Nanoscale Materials Under TSCA...........................................    2070-AJ30
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                            TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2923        SAN No. 2150 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Exemptions From the Prohibitions           2070-AB20
            Against Manufacturing, Processing, and Distribution in Commerce.......................
2924        SAN No. 3990 Test Rule; Testing of Certain High Production Volume (HPV) Chemicals.....    2070-AD16
2925        SAN No. 4512 Significant New Use Rule (SNUR); Selected Flame Retardant Chemical           2070-AD48
            Substances for Use in Residential Upholstered Furniture...............................
2926        SAN No. 4777 Lead-Based Paint; Amendments to the Requirements for Disclosure of Known     2070-AD64
            Lead-Based Paint or Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Target Housing........................
2927        SAN No. 4878 TSCA Inventory Nomenclature for Enzymes and Proteins.....................    2070-AJ04
2928        SAN No. 4975 Effects of Transfers of Ownership on Obligations Under Section 5 of TSCA.    2070-AJ15
2929        SAN No. 4984 Clarification on Guidance for Activated Phosphors........................    2070-AJ21
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                              TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2930        SAN No. 3252 Lead Fishing Sinkers; Response to Citizens Petition and Proposed Ban.....    2070-AC21
2931        SAN No. 4635 Amendment to the Premanufacture Notification Exemptions; Revisions of        2070-AD58
            Exemptions for Polymers...............................................................
2932        SAN No. 1976 Significant New Use Rules (SNURs); Follow-Up Rules on Non-5(e) New           2070-AA59
            Chemical Substances...................................................................
2933        SAN No. 3495 Significant New Use Rule (SNUR); Chemical-Specific SNURs To Extend           2070-AB27
            Provisions of Section 5(e) Orders.....................................................
2934        SAN No. 4983 Significant New Use Rule (SNUR); Mercury Switches in Motor Vehicles......    2070-AJ19
2935        SAN No. 2178 TSCA Section 8(a) Preliminary Assessment Information Rules...............    2070-AB08
2936        SAN No. 1139 TSCA Section 8(d) Health and Safety Data Reporting Rules.................    2070-AB11
2937        SAN No. 4176 Voluntary High Production Volume (HPV) Chemical Challenge Program........    2070-AD25
2938        SAN No. 3493.4 Testing Agreement for Diethanolamine...................................    2070-AJ09
2939        SAN No. 3493.5 Testing Agreement for Hydrogen Fluoride................................    2070-AJ10
2940        SAN No. 3493.7 Testing Agreement for Phthalic Anhydride...............................    2070-AJ11
2941        SAN No. 3493.6 Testing Agreement for Maleic Anhydride.................................    2070-AJ13
2942        SAN No. 4974 Significant New Use Rule; Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonates (PFAS)...............    2070-AJ18
2943        SAN No. 1923.1 Significant New Use Rule for Chloranil.................................    2070-AJ31
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                             TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA)--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2944        SAN No. 3148 Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Revisions..............................    2070-AC51
2945        SAN No. 4376 Lead-Based Paint Activities; Bridges and Structures; Training,               2070-AC64
            Accreditation, and Certification Rule and Model State Plan Rule.......................

[[Page 23168]]

 
2946        SAN No. 3557 Lead-Based Paint Activities; Amendments for Renovation, Repair, and          2070-AC83
            Painting..............................................................................
2947        SAN No. 4597 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Disposal of PCBs; Implementation Issues    2070-AD52
2948        SAN No. 2563 Test Rule; Certain Chemicals on the ATSDR Priority List of Hazardous         2070-AB79
            Substances............................................................................
2949        SAN No. 3493 Future Testing for Existing Chemicals (Overview Entry)...................    2070-AB94
2950        SAN No. 4876 Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program (VCCEP).................    2070-AC27
2951        SAN No. 3487 Test Rule; Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs)...............................    2070-AC76
2952        SAN No. 3882 Test Rule; Certain Metals................................................    2070-AD10
2953        SAN No. 4174 Testing Agreement for Certain Oxygenated Fuel Additives..................    2070-AD28
2954        SAN No. 4395 Test Rule; Multiple Substance Rule for the Testing of Developmental and      2070-AD44
            Reproductive Toxicity.................................................................
2955        SAN No. 1923 Follow-Up Rules on Existing Chemicals....................................    2070-AA58
2956        SAN No. 3528 Significant New Use Rule (SNUR); Refractory Ceramic Fibers (RCFs)........    2070-AC37
2957        SAN No. 4598 TSCA Policy Statement on Oversight of Transgenic Organisms (Including        2070-AD53
            Plants)...............................................................................
2958        SAN No. 2150.1 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Exemption Request From U.S. Maritime     2070-AJ05
            Administration (MARAD)................................................................
2959        SAN No. 3493.1 Testing Agreement for Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA)....................    2070-AJ06
2960        SAN No. 3493.2 Testing Agreement for Aryl Phosphates (ITC List 2).....................    2070-AJ07
2961        SAN No. 3493.3 Test Rule; Brominated Flame Retardants (BFRs)..........................    2070-AJ08
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                             TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA)--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2962        SAN No. 4858 Notification of Chemical Exports Under TSCA Section 12(b)................    2070-AJ01
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT--TO--KNOW ACT (EPCRA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2963        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................................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                 EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT--TO--KNOW ACT (EPCRA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2964        SAN No. 3215 Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: Amendments to Parts      2050-AE17
            355 and 370...........................................................................
2965        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)--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2966        SAN No. 4616 Clarify TRI Reporting Obligations Under EPCRA Section 313 for the Metal      2025-AA11
            Mining Activities of Extraction and Beneficiation.....................................
2967        SAN No. 2425.4 TRI; Response to Petition To Delete Chromium, Antimony, and Titanate       2025-AA16
            From the Metal Compound Categories Listed on the Toxics Release Inventory.............
2968        SAN No. 2425.1 TRI; Response to Petition To Add Diisononyl Phthalate to the Toxics        2025-AA17
            Release Inventory List of Toxic Chemicals.............................................
2969        SAN No. 2425.3 TRI; Response to Petition To Delete Acetonitrile From the Toxics           2025-AA19
            Release Inventory List of Toxic Chemicals.............................................

[[Page 23169]]

 
2970        SAN No. 3215.1 Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: Amendments and         2050-AG40
            Streamlining Rule.....................................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                 EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT--TO--KNOW ACT (EPCRA)--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2971        SAN No. 4896 Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Burden Reduction Rule.................    2025-AA14
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                          RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA)--Prerule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2972        SAN No. 4470 Standards for the Management of Coal Combustion Wastes Generated by          2050-AE81
            Commercial Electric Power Producers...................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                       RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2973        SAN No. 4977 Expanding the Comparable Fuels Exclusion Under RCRA......................    2050-AG24
2974        SAN No. 4670.1 Definition of Solid Wastes Revisions...................................    2050-AG31
2975        SAN No. 4828 RCRA Incentives for Performance Track Members............................    2090-AA34
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                         RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2976        SAN No. 3545 Revisions to the Comprehensive Guideline for Procurement of Products         2050-AE23
            Containing Recovered Materials........................................................
2977        SAN No. 5019 Criteria for Safe and Environmentally Protective Use of Granular Mine        2050-AG27
            Tailings..............................................................................
2978        SAN No. 5128 Waste Management System; Testing and Monitoring Activities; Methods          2050-AG38
            Innovation Rule; Correction...........................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                        RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA)--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2979        SAN No. 3856 Management of Cement Kiln Dust (CKD).....................................    2050-AE34
2980        SAN No. 4411 Regulation of Oil-Bearing Hazardous Secondary Materials From the             2050-AE78
            Petroleum Refining Industry Processed in a Gasification System To Produce Synthesis
            Gas...................................................................................
2981        SAN No. 4735 RCRA Smarter Waste Reporting.............................................    2050-AF01
2982        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.......
2983        SAN No. 4091 Modifications to RCRA Rules Associated With Solvent-Contaminated             2050-AE51
            Industrial Wipes......................................................................
2984        SAN No. 4606 Revisions to the Export Requirements for Wastes Destined for the OECD        2050-AE93
            Countries and for Spent Lead Acid Batteries...........................................
2985        SAN No. 2647 RCRA Subtitle C Financial Test Criteria (Revision).......................    2050-AC71

[[Page 23170]]

 
2986        SAN No. 4834 Hazardous Waste Management System: Identification and Listing of             2050-AG15
            Hazardous Waste (F019 Listing Amendment in Wastewater Treatment Sludges From Zinc
            Phosphating Processes in Automotive Assembly Plants)..................................
2987        SAN No. 4920 Rulemaking To Streamline Laboratory Waste Management in Academic and         2050-AG18
            Research Laboratories.................................................................
2988        SAN No. 3147.1 Hazardous Waste Manifest Revisions--Standards and Procedures for           2050-AG20
            Electronic Manifests..................................................................
2989        SAN No. 5070 Revisions to Land Disposal Restrictions Treatment Standards and              2050-AG34
            Amendments to Recycling Requirements for Spent Petroleum Refining Hydrotreating and
            Hydrorefining Catalysts...............................................................
2990        SAN No. 5127 Amendment to the Universal Waste Rule: Addition of Pharmaceuticals and       2050-AG39
            Consumer Products in Consumer Product Packaging.......................................
2991        SAN No. 4565 Project XL Site-Specific Rulemaking for the IBM Semiconductor                2090-AA29
            Manufacturing Facility in Hopewell Junction, New York.................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                        RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA)--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2992        SAN No. 4469 Standards for the Management of Coal Combustion Wastes--Non-Power            2050-AE83
            Producers and Minefilling.............................................................
2993        SAN No. 4778 Revisions of the Lead-Acid Battery Export Notification and Consent           2050-AF06
            Requirements..........................................................................
2994        SAN No. 4743 Land Disposal Restrictions: Modifying the Land Disposal Treatment            2050-AF12
            Standard for Radioactive Lead Solids and Hazardous Debris; Definition of
            Macroencapsulation....................................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                    OIL POLLUTION ACT (OPA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2995        SAN No. 2634.5 Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure    2050-AG36
            (SPCC) Requirements--Extension of Compliance Dates....................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                   OIL POLLUTION ACT (OPA)--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2996        SAN No. 2634.3 Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure    2050-AG23
            (SPCC) Requirements--Amendments.......................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


            COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2997        SAN No. 3439 National Priorities List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites..........    2050-AD75
2998        SAN No. 5117 CERCLA Notification Requirements and the Agricultural Sector.............    2050-AG37
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


[[Page 23171]]


             COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2999        SAN No. 4177 Cooperative Agreements and Superfund State Contracts for Superfund           2050-AE62
            Response Actions......................................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


             COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3000        SAN No. 4737 Correction of Errors and Adjustment of CERCLA Reportable Quantities......    2050-AF03
3001        SAN No. 4971 National Contingency Plan Revisions To Align With the National Response      2050-AG22
            Plan..................................................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                   CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3002        SAN No. 4357 Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of the Armed Forces--       2040-AD39
            Phase II..............................................................................
3003        SAN No. 4746 Regulations for Gray and Black Water Discharges From Cruise Ships            2040-AD89
            Operating in Certain Alaskan Waters...................................................
3004        SAN No. 4980 Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Chlorine and               2040-AE82
            Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Manufacturing Process.........................................
3005        SAN No. 5064 2008 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan....................................    2040-AE89
3006        SAN No. 2634.2 Revisions to the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC)      2050-AG16
            Rule..................................................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                     CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3007        SAN No. 4690 NPDES Permit Requirements for Peak Wet Weather Discharges From Publicly      2040-AD87
            Owned Treatment Works Treatment Plants Serving Sanitary Sewer Collection Systems
            Policy................................................................................
3008        SAN No. 4996 Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Rule...............................    2040-AE80
3009        SAN No. 5040 Water Transfers Rule.....................................................    2040-AE86
3010        SAN No. 5098 Implementation Guidance for Mercury Water Quality Criteria...............    2040-AE87
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                    CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA)--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3011        SAN No. 4526 Revisions to the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution             2050-AE87
            Contingency Plan; Subpart J Product Schedule Listing Requirements.....................
3012        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)..................................................................................
3013        SAN No. 3713 Test Procedures: Performance-Based Measurement System (PBMS) Procedures      2040-AC93
            and Guidance for Clean Water Act Test Procedures......................................
3014        SAN No. 4049 Test Procedures for the Analysis of Co-Planar and Mono-Ortho-Substituted     2040-AD09
            Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Under the Clean Water Act............................
3015        SAN No. 3786 NPDES Applications Revisions.............................................    2040-AC84
3016        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.............................................
3017        SAN No. 4822 Effluent Guidelines and Standards: Recodification of Various Effluent        2040-AE61
            Guidelines............................................................................
3018        SAN No. 4948 Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Airport Deicing            2040-AE69
            Operations............................................................................
3019        SAN No. 4949 Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Drinking Water Supply      2040-AE74
            and Treatment.........................................................................
3020        SAN No. 4967 New/Revised Ambient Water Quality Criteria (AWQC) for Recreational Waters    2040-AE77
3021        SAN No. 3663.1 Availability of and Procedures for Removal Credits.....................    2040-AE88

[[Page 23172]]

 
3022        SAN No. 5119 Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Construction and       2040-AE91
            Development Point Source Category.....................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                    CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA)--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3023        SAN No. 3702 Test Procedures for the Analysis of Trace Metals Under the Clean Water       2040-AC75
            Act...................................................................................
3024        SAN No. 3714 Test Procedures: Increased Method Flexibility for Test Procedures            2040-AC92
            Approved for Clean Water Act Compliance Monitoring....................................
3025        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......................
3026        SAN No. 4950 Test Procedures for the Analysis of E. coli, Enterococci, Fecal              2040-AE68
            Coliforms, and Salmonella Under the Clean Water Act...................................
3027        SAN No. 4965 2006 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan....................................    2040-AE76
3028        SAN No. 4995 Rulemaking on Direct Application of Pesticides to Waters of the United       2040-AE79
            States in Compliance With FIFRA.......................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                               SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3029        SAN No. 4821 Drinking Water: Regulatory Determinations Regarding Contaminants on the      2040-AE60
            Second Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List......................................
3030        SAN No. 4966 Drinking Water Regulations for Aircraft Public Water System..............    2040-AE84
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3031        SAN No. 4745 Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 3..............................    2040-AD99
3032        SAN No. 4981 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper: Short-      2040-AE83
            Term Regulatory Revisions and Clarifications..........................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA)--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3033        SAN No. 2281 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Radon.......................    2040-AA94
3034        SAN No. 3238 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Aldicarb....................    2040-AC13
3035        SAN No. 4404 National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations (NSDWR): Methyl Tertiary       2040-AD54
            Butyl Ether (MTBE) and Technical Corrections to the NSDWR.............................
3036        SAN No. 4775 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Revisions to the Total          2040-AD94
            Coliform Monitoring and Analytical Requirements and Additional Distribution System
            Requirements..........................................................................
3037        SAN No. 4236 Underground Injection Control: Update of State Programs..................    2040-AD40
3038        SAN No. 5066 Second 6-Year Review of Existing National Primary Drinking Water             2040-AE90
            Regulations...........................................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


[[Page 23173]]


                                SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA)--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3039        SAN No. 4770 Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation for Public Water Systems       2040-AD93
            Revisions.............................................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                  SHORE PROTECTION ACT (SPA)--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3040        SAN No. 2820 Shore Protection Act, Section 4103(b) Regulations........................    2040-AB85
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)               Proposed Rule Stage


General



_______________________________________________________________________




2702. 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                            06/00/07
Final Action                    12/00/07

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; 
54162 Environmental Consulting Services; 5416 Management, Scientific 
and Technical Consulting Services; 5417 Scientific Research and 
Development Services; 562 Waste Management and Remediation Services

Agency Contact: Daniel 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
_______________________________________________________________________




2703. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT 
CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION ACCESS FOR CONTRACTORS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301 sec 205(c); 63 Stat 390, as amended; 40 USC 
486(c); 41 USC 418b

CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1552; 48 CFR 1535

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Current security requirements for Toxic Substances Contract 
Act Confidential Business Information (TSCA CBI) access for contractors 
are implemented in three Environmental Protection Agency contract 
clauses, 1552.235-75, 1552.235-76, and 1552.235-78. Security 
requirements for the Government and contractors have been updated in a 
2003 TSCA CBI Protection Manual. This rulemaking will implement the new 
TSCA CBI requirements into the three EPAAR clauses cited above.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/07
Final Action                    12/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4904;

Agency Contact: Linda Clement, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4356
Fax: 202 565-2552
Email: [email protected]

Harry Lewis, Environmental Protection Agency, Administration and 
Resources Management, 7407, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8642
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2030-AA88

[[Page 23174]]

_______________________________________________________________________




2704. AWARD-TERM CONTRACTING

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority: 41 USC 418(b); 5 USC 301, sec 205(c); 63 Stat 390, as 
amended

CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1516; 48 CFR 1552

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
amend the EPA Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR) to add guidance on the use 
of award-term contracts. The guidance is necessary for contracting 
officers seeking to include award-term provisions in contracts. This 
guidance will establish a solicitation provision and contract clause in 
the EPAAR.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/07
Final Action                    01/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4903;

Agency Contact: Ed Chambers, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4376
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2030-AA89
_______________________________________________________________________




2705. ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR CONTRACT DELIVERABLES (SECTION 508)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301, sec 205(c); 41 USC 418(b)

CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1511; 48 CFR 1552

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will amend the Environmental Protection Agency 
Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR) to require contractors to identify 
applicable accessibility (508) standards in contract deliverables.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/07
Final Action                    04/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4931;

Agency Contact: Ed Chambers, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4376
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2030-AA90
_______________________________________________________________________




2706. [bull] AGE DISCRIMINATION REGULATIONS--EPA-ASSISTED PROGRAMS--AGE 
DISCRIMINATION ACT OF 1975

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 6101 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 7.10 to 7.180

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 prohibits discrimination 
based on age in programs or activities that receive Federal financial 
assistance, and requires Federal agencies to issue regulations 
implementing the Act. Recipients are aware of this prohibition and are 
already in compliance with this requirement. This amendment will add 
age as a protected classification to EPA's nondiscrimination 
regulations (40 CFR part 7), which already prohibit discrimination 
based on race, color, national origin, sex, or handicap in EPA-assisted 
programs or activities pursuant to title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and section 13 of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972. The 1975 Age 
Discrimination Act uses the same prohibitory language as title VI and 
section 504. Promulgating this amendment will bring EPA in line with 
other Federal agencies that have already issued age discrimination 
regulations--such as U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS is responsible for 
approving age discrimination regulations before they are published, and 
has already approved EPA's proposed amendment.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5121;

Agency Contact: Thomas Walker, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of the Administrator, 1201A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9680
Fax: 202 233-0630
Email: [email protected]

Yasmin Yorker, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the 
Administrator, 1201A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9682
Fax: 202 233-0630
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2090-AA37
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                  Final Rule Stage


General



_______________________________________________________________________




2707. 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

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Action             06/00/07

[[Page 23175]]

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
_______________________________________________________________________




2708. PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT 
AND ASSESSING THE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ABROAD OF EPA ACTIONS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 4321

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 6

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to amend its 
procedures for implementing the requirements of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). The proposed rule would also 
include minor, technical amendments to the Agency's procedures for 
implementing Executive Order 12114 ``Environmental Effects Abroad of 
Major Federal Actions.''

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/19/06                    71 FR 76082
NPRM Comment Period End         02/20/07
Final Action                    08/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4292; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-GENERAL/2006/December/Day-19/
g21402.pdf;

Agency Contact: Robert Hargrove, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, 2252A, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-7157
Fax: 202 564-0070
Email: [email protected]

Jaime Loichinger, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, 2252A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-0276
Fax: 202 564-0070
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2020-AA42
_______________________________________________________________________




2709. PROJECT XL SITE-SPECIFIC RULEMAKING FOR NASA WHITE SANDS TEST 
FACILITY ELECTRONIC REPORTING IN LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO (PHASES I-II)

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority: Safe Drinking Water Act; 42 USC 300f to 300J-26; Solid 
Waste Disposal Act; 42 USC 6901 to 6992k

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has entered 
into an XL (eXcellence and Leadership) Final Project Agreement (FPA) 
with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) White 
Sands Test Facility (WSTF) in Las Cruces, New Mexico, to implement a 
project that would modify reporting requirements under the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(SDWA), Clean Water Act (CWA), and the Clean Air Act (CAA). The purpose 
of this NASA WSTF Electronic Reporting site-specific rule is to enable 
the NASA WSTF to electronically submit compliance reports and permit 
information to the New Mexico Environment 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. This rule will address Phases I 
and II of the project covering reporting requirements under RCRA and 
the SDWA. A second and subsequent rule will address Phases III to VI of 
the project covering additional reporting requirements under the CWA 
and CAA.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/31/01                    66 FR 55050
NPRM Comment Period End         11/30/01
Final Action                    10/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

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]

Gerald Filbin, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the 
Administrator, 1807T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-2182
Fax: 202 566-2211
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2090-AA27
_______________________________________________________________________




2710. 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; 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

[[Page 23176]]

submit documentation supporting proposed fair share procurement 
objectives for Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) and Women's 
Business Enterprises (WBEs) based on the availability of qualified MBEs 
and WBEs in the relevant geographic market; (2) authorizing or 
requiring recipients and their prime contractors to take reasonable 
race/gender-conscious measures (e.g., bidding credits) in the event 
that race/gender-neutral efforts prove inadequate to meet fair share 
objectives; and (3) administering statutory MBE/WBE objectives as a 
national goal, allowing smaller or larger fair share objectives for 
particular grants or cooperative agreements based on the availability 
standard.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/24/03                    68 FR 43824
Final Action                    04/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4056; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-GENERAL/2003/July/Day-24/g18002.pdf;

Agency Contact: Kimberly Patrick, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of the Administrator, 1230N, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-5386
Email: [email protected]

Jeanette Brown, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the 
Administrator, 1230N, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4100
Email: [email protected]

Related RIN: Previously reported as 2020-AA39
RIN: 2090-AA38
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                 Long-Term Actions


General



_______________________________________________________________________




2711. 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 1                          11/23/94                    59 FR 60446
NPRM 2                          10/25/99                    64 FR 57421
NPRM 3                          12/21/99                    64 FR 71366
NPRM 4                          08/30/00                    65 FR 52684
ANPRM                           12/21/00                    65 FR 80394
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected:  Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3240; EPA publication information: NPRM 
1-Withdrawn 12/21/2000, 65 FR 80395;

Agency Contact: Sara Hisel-McCoy, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Environmental Information, 2822-T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1649
Fax: 202 566-1639
Email: [email protected]

Joe Sierra, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental 
Information, 2822-T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1683
Fax: 202 566-1639
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2025-AA02

[[Page 23177]]

_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                 Completed Actions


General



_______________________________________________________________________




2712. UTILIZATION OF SMALL, MINORITY, AND WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISES 
IN PROCUREMENT UNDER ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Transferred to RIN 2090-AA38    03/22/07

RIN: 2020-AA39
_______________________________________________________________________




2713. IMPLEMENTATION OF 2 CFR PART 180

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

CFR Citation: 2 CFR 1532

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/19/07                     72 FR 2421

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Suzanne Hersh
Phone: 202 564-5374
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2030-AA94
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                     Prerule Stage


Clean Air Act (CAA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2714. [bull] PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: RESTRICTING ACCESS TO 
PRE-2005 STOCKS OF METHYL BROMIDE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7671 to 7671q; 42 USC 7401 to 7671q

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is concerned with the environmental impacts that could 
result from the need to manufacture additional methyl bromide to serve 
the needs of approved critical users where part of their overall need 
could be served by drawing from the inventory of methyl bromide 
produced prior to January 1, 2005. Therefore, EPA intends to issue an 
advance notice considering the need to propose a regulation restricting 
access to pre-2005 inventory only to meet the needs of the approved 
critical users, recognizing that such a restriction would not replace, 
in whole or in part, the critical use nomination process. This 
restriction would ensure that those uses of methyl bromide that do not 
seek and receive a critical use nomination could not access pre-
phaseout inventory.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           09/00/07
NPRM                            06/00/08
Final Action                    01/00/09

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5137;

Agency Contact: Cindy Newberg, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9729
Fax: 202 343-2337
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO29
_______________________________________________________________________




2715. [bull] CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NEW MARINE COMPRESSION-IGNITION 
ENGINES AT OR ABOVE 30 LITERS PER CYLINDER

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 1042

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Emissions from category 3 marine engines (greater than 30 
liters per cylinder) contribute significantly to unhealthful levels of 
ambient particulate matter and ozone in many parts of the United 
States. These engines are highly mobile and are not easily controlled 
at a State or local level. EPA currently regulates marine diesel 
engines on ships flagged in the United States. This rulemaking will 
consider new standards for oxides of nitrogen and particulate matter. 
Technologies under consideration include aftertreatment devices and the 
use of distillate or low sulfur fuel. This rule will consider whether 
it is appropriate to apply these standards to foreign flagged vessels 
that use U.S. ports.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           04/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 5129;

Agency Contact: Michael Samulski, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, OAR/OTAQ/ASD, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4532
Fax: 734 214-4050
Email: [email protected]

Jean-Marie Revelt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
OAR/OTAQ/ASD, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4822
Fax: 734 214-4816
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO38

[[Page 23178]]

_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)               Proposed Rule Stage


Clean Air Act (CAA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2716. AMENDMENT TO SUBPARTS H AND I FOR EMISSIONS OF RADIONUCLIDES OTHER 
THAN RADON FROM DOE FACILITIES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: PL 95-95; CAA 112(g) or (q)

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 61

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Subparts H and I of 40 CFR 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 
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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 4768;

Agency Contact: Behram Shroff, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6608J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9707
Fax: 202 343-2304
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AK81
_______________________________________________________________________




2717. 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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/08

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, E143-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1064
Fax: 919 541-0516
Email: [email protected]

Conniesue Oldham, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
E143-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-7774
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AF72
_______________________________________________________________________




2718. GENERAL CONFORMITY REGULATIONS; REVISIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 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 that 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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4070;

Agency Contact: Tom Coda, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C539-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3037
Fax: 919 541-0824
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AH93

[[Page 23179]]

_______________________________________________________________________




2719. NATIONAL VOC EMISSION STANDARDS FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND 
ARCHITECTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE COATINGS; AMENDMENTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7511b

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 59

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action consists of amendments to the consumer products 
and the architectural and industrial (AIM) coatings part 59 VOC rules 
under section 183(e). Consistent with Clean Air Act Advisory Committee 
recommendations AQM2.3 and AQM2.4, these rules are being updated to 
align them with the model rules adopted by the Ozone Transport 
Commission. In addition, this action will subsume SAN 5009, Determining 
Emissions Reductions Achieved from Rules Limiting VOC Content of AIM 
Coatings.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/07
Final Action                    11/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4309;

Sectors Affected: 32599 All Other Chemical Product Manufacturing

Agency Contact: Bruce Moore, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, E143-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5460
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]

Robin Dunkins, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
E143-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5335
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AI62
_______________________________________________________________________




2720. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: LISTING OF SUBSTITUTES FOR 
OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES: N-PROPYL BROMIDE

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 would list whether n-propyl bromide (nPB) is an 
acceptable substitute for class I and class II ozone depleting 
substances used in aerosol solvent and adhesives end uses. This could 
provide another alternative to solvents with higher ozone depletion 
potential that industry is interested in using. Provisions in this rule 
could include specific conditions on the use of nPB as a solvent, such 
as limiting the specific applications in which it may be used to those 
with low emissions and requiring exposure limits consistent with 
industry practices. Any conditions would be for the purpose of ensuring 
that nPB is used in a manner that is safe and environmentally 
protective. OSHA does not currently regulate nPB. If EPA establishes 
any use conditions in a final rule, we would revise our ruling to adopt 
whatever OSHA requires if OSHA later regulates the use of nPB.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/03/03                    68 FR 33283
NPRM Correction                 10/02/03                    68 FR 56809
NPRM 2--Adhesives               04/00/07
Final Action                    01/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4599; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2003/June/Day-03/a13254.htm; 
Split from RIN 2060-AJ58. The previous ANPRM was under SAN No. 3525.; 
EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0064

Sectors Affected: 334 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; 
332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; 337 Furniture and Related 
Product Manufacturing; 333 Machinery Manufacturing; 331 Primary Metal 
Manufacturing; 336 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; 32615 
Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov\ozone\title6

Agency Contact: Margaret Sheppard, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9163
Fax: 202 343-2337
Email: [email protected]

Monica Shimamura, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9337
Fax: 202 343-2338
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AK26
_______________________________________________________________________




2721. [bull] MODIFICATION TO THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SUBMITTAL 
REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 23 USC 101; 42 USC 7401 to 7641q

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.102(a) and (f), 51.103; 40 CFR 52.0

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The current regulation as written requires States to hold 
public hearings for any revision to State implementation plans. States 
currently hold public hearings whether or not the public attends and 
participates in these hearings. Many of these plan revisions are minor 
or noncontroversial in nature, and no member of the public or the 
regulated community attends or participates in the hearing. These 
hearings consume both valuable time and resources. Rather than 
requiring a public hearing for all SIP revisions, the proposed revision 
will allow States to determine those actions for which there may be 
little or no interest by the public or the regulated community and, for 
those actions, to provide the public the opportunity to request a 
public hearing. If no request for public hearing is made, then the 
State would have fulfilled the requirements, and no public hearing is 
required to be held. Whether or not a public hearing is held, the State 
is required to provide a 30-day period for the written submission of 
comments from the

[[Page 23180]]

public. EPA believes this rule revision will have no affect on public 
participation in the rulemaking process, but will help State agencies 
reduce costs by not needing to pay for facilities for public hearings 
for which no one is interested in attending and participating. In 
addition, it will increase efficiency by allowing limited staff 
resources to be devoted to productive activities rather than staffing a 
hearing that is not attended.
This proposed revision will also establish the minimum required number 
of electronic (1) and hard copies (2) to be submitted with all official 
SIP submittals or preliminary requests for EPA review from the current 
requirement of submitting 5 hard copies. With today's use of electronic 
processing and the use of the Internet these revisions align the 
regulatory requirements with the way States and EPA interact and with 
the way information is made available to the public. Rulemaking dockets 
are now available electronically, providing greater access to the 
public because there are no geographic or time limits on where or when 
documents may be obtained. Previously, when the dockets were comprised 
solely of hard copies of documents, the public needed to travel to 
specified locations to review the docket and the docket was available 
only during business hours. These revisions will reduce costs for 
States but will not interfere with the public's access to SIP revisions 
being reviewed by EPA. Rather, as described above, the availability of 
electronic files simplifies access for the public. Since the 
promulgation of 40 CFR EPA Regional Offices 3, 4, 7, and 8 have 
relocated. EPA is updating addresses to provide the public with the 
current address.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Local, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 5113;

Agency Contact: Sean Lakeman, Environmental Protection Agency, Regional 
Office Atlanta, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404 562-9043
Fax: 404 562-9019
Email: [email protected]

Jerry Stubberfield, Environmental Protection Agency, Regional Office 
Atlanta, C404-02, Durham, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0876
Fax: 919 541-7925
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2004-AA02
_______________________________________________________________________




2722. PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONTINUOUS PARAMETER MONITORING 
SYSTEMS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412(b)(5) et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 subpart SS; 40 CFR 63.8; 40 CFR 60, app B; 40 
CFR 60, app F

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The PS-17 and QA Procedure 4 would apply to continuous 
parameter monitoring systems (CPMS) that are required under an 
applicable subpart to parts 60, 61, or 63. Therefore, this rulemaking 
would not require the installation or operation of additional CPMS. The 
specific types of CPMS covered by the proposed PS-17 and QA Procedure 4 
are those that are used to measure and record temperature, pressure, 
liquid flow rate, gas flow rate, mass flow rate, pH, or conductivity on 
a continuous basis. The proposed PS-17 establishes procedures and other 
requirements that will help to ensure that CPMS are properly selected, 
installed, and placed into operation. The proposed QA Procedure 4 
specifies procedures that will help to ensure that CPMS provide quality 
data on an ongoing basis. The proposed amendments to QA Procedure 1, of 
40 CFR 60, appendix F, add provisions to address CPMS that are used to 
monitor multiple pollutants and are subject to PS-9 or PS-15. The 
amendments to 40 CFR 63, subpart A, ensure consistency among the 
proposed PS-17, QA Procedure 4, and the General Provisions to part 63. 
The amendments to section 63.996(c) of 40 CFR 63, subpart SS, ensure 
consistency among PS-17, QA Procedure 4, and the monitoring 
requirements of subpart SS.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4584;

Sectors Affected: 31-33 Manufacturing; 21 Mining; 486 Pipeline 
Transportation; 562213 Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators; 562212 
Solid Waste Landfill; 22 Utilities

Agency Contact: Barrett Parker, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, D243-05, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5365
Fax: 919 541-1039
Email: [email protected]

Bob Schell, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C504-
04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-4116
Fax: 919 541-1039
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AJ86
_______________________________________________________________________




2723. 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

[[Page 23181]]

multiple method-specific rulemakings, but to do so in a way that will 
not degrade the performance of the overall measurement system. 
Introduction of statistical quality control for all methods should 
improve measurement precision and accuracy in actual practice across 
all methods.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/07

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; 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing; 42271 
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals; 48691 Pipeline Transportation of 
Refined

Agency Contact: John Holley, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6406J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9305
Fax: 202 233-9557
Email: [email protected]

Joe Sopata, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 6406J, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9034
Fax: 202 565-2085
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AK03
_______________________________________________________________________




2724. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: PROCESS FOR EXEMPTING EMERGENCY 
USES OF METHYL BROMIDE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7671 to 7671q

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Under the Clean Air Act and the Montreal Protocol on 
substances that deplete the ozone layer, this rule will seek to create 
an exemption for emergency uses of methyl bromide, an ozone depleting 
substance, after the phase-out date of 2005. This exemption will be 
limited to no more than 20 metric tons per emergency event. This is a 
deregulatory action that will decrease burden on producers, importers, 
distributors, and applicators of methyl bromide as well as end-users of 
methyl bromide who are growers and owners of stored food products, 
while still achieving the environmental objectives of the program.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4819;

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/ozone/mbr

Agency Contact: Marta Montoro, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9321
Fax: 202 565-2079
Email: [email protected]

Ross Brennan, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9226
Fax: 202 565-2155
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AL94
_______________________________________________________________________




2725. CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NEW LOCOMOTIVES AND NEW MARINE DIESEL 
ENGINES LESS THAN 30 LITERS PER CYLINDER

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 7522 to 7621

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 92; 40 CFR 94

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Emissions from locomotive and marine diesel engines 
contribute significantly to unhealthful levels of ambient particulate 
matter and ozone in many parts of the United States. These engines are 
highly mobile and are not easily controlled at a State or local level. 
EPA currently regulates the manufacturers of these engines when they 
are produced or remanufactured at a level similar to early 1990s on-
highway diesel trucks. This rulemaking will propose to set an 
additional tier of more stringent particulate matter and nitrogen 
oxides emission standards for new marine diesel engines below 30 liters 
per cylinder (category 1 and category 2 marine diesel engines) and new 
locomotive engines. The standards under consideration are expected to 
be based on the use of high-efficiency aftertreatment technologies like 
those that will be used to meet EPA's recent heavy-duty and nonroad 
diesel standards. These technologies, which could reduce emissions by 
90 percent, would be enabled by the availability and use of low sulfur 
diesel fuel.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           06/29/04                    69 FR 39276
ANPRM Comment Period End        08/30/04
NPRM                            04/03/07                    72 FR 15938
NPRM Comment Period End         07/02/07
Final Action                    05/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4871

Agency Contact: Jean-Marie Revelt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, OAR/OTAQ/ASD, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4822
Fax: 734 214-4816
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM06
_______________________________________________________________________




2726. NESHAP: AREA SOURCE STANDARDS--GLASS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY AND 
CLAY CERAMICS INDUSTRY

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 7626; CAA

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Final, Judicial, December 15, 2007, Two of ten area source category 
standards to be promulgated by 12/15/2007 as per 3/31/2006 order.

Abstract: The processes involved in glass manufacturing include raw 
material storage, handling and mixing, high temperature (usually 
furnace) melting, forming, coating, and other processes specific to 
particular

[[Page 23182]]

products. The hazardous air pollutants (HAP) for which glass 
manufacturing was listed are lead, arsenic, mercury, nickel, chromium, 
and manganese. Approximately 150 facilities currently operate in the 
U.S. producing containers, flat glass, and specialty glass. The 
specialty glass subcategory includes lighting, lead crystal, art glass, 
opthalmic lenses, tableware, and technical glass components and 
products. Two small businesses exist in the source category, both of 
which manufacture containers. One of the two is currently well 
controlled and the regulation will not impose additional control 
requirements on that facility. The other small business may, depending 
on the quantity of toxic components in the glass formulation, be 
required to add air pollution controls according to the rules 
requirements, specifically, a baghouse and leak detector on the furnace 
and toxic raw materials used in the glass recipe. Glass manufacturers 
use HAP metals in raw materials in the glass `recipe' fed to the 
furnace to impart specific properties to the final product. About 1,500 
tons per year of HAP are released into the ambient air by glass 
manufacturing plants. HAP emission sources include raw material 
storage, furnace, and melting operations. Air pollution control devices 
are generally available for toxic emission points within the glass 
manufacturing industry. We anticipate that the rule will have 
regulatory cutoffs, such as total amount of glass produced per year and 
a weight percent of HAP metals in the total recipe. These cutoffs would 
exempt glass manufacturers from certain provisions of the rule. 
However, we intend to require all glass plants producing more than 50 
tons per year of glass to be subject to minimum reporting requirements. 
Furthermore, we intend for glass manufacturers not using one of the HAP 
metals listed above to be subject to only one-time reporting until they 
change any glass product recipe causing them to become subject to the 
rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/07
Final Action                    12/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4873; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OAR-2006-0360

Agency Contact: Susan Fairchild, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, C-504-05, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5167
Email: [email protected]

Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, D 243-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2837
Fax: 919 541-3207
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM12
_______________________________________________________________________




2727. NESHAP: AREA SOURCE STANDARDS FOR MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL 
MANUFACTURING

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, December 15, 2008, One of ten area 
source category standards to be promulgated by 12/15/2008 as per 3/31/
2006 order.

Abstract: This rule will regulate hazardous air pollutant (HAP) 
emissions from the chemical manufacturing industry, including 
industrial organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals, pharmaceuticals, 
pesticides, and polymers and resins. These source categories were 
listed for regulation under the Urban Air Toxic Strategy to address HAP 
emissions from area sources.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/08
Final Action                    01/00/09

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 4874;

Agency Contact: Randy McDonald, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, C504-04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5402
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM19
_______________________________________________________________________




2728. AREA SOURCE NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR 
POLLUTANTS (NESHAP) FOR IRON AND STEEL FOUNDRIES

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

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 30, 2000.
Final, Judicial, December 15, 2007, One of ten area source category 
standards to be promulgated as per March 31, 2006 order.

Abstract: Section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) outlines the statutory 
requirements for the EPA's stationary source air toxics program. 
Section 112(k) requires the development of standards for area sources 
which account for 90 percent of the emissions in urban areas of the 33 
urban hazardous air pollutants (HAP) listed in the Integrated Urban Air 
Toxics Strategy. These area source standards can require control levels 
which are equivalent to either maximum achievable control technology 
(MACT) or generally available control technology (GACT), as defined in 
section 112. Both iron foundries and steel foundries were listed as 
high priority source categories via a toxicity-weighting analysis. 
Extensive data gathering and analyses were performed during the 
development of MACT standards for major iron and steel foundries in 
1998. Although primarily a 1998 snapshot of the industry, this database 
was continually updated with new information regarding plant closures 
and new control equipment installation throughout the major source rule 
development. Consequently, this database includes the most recent data 
for a substantial number of area source foundries, and forms the 
foundation of the environmental and economic impact analysis for area 
source iron and steel foundries. We intend to apply GACT as control 
options for regulated emission sources. Several HAPs have been 
identified that may be present in air emissions in significant enough 
quantities to be of concern. The metal HAPs emitted from melting 
furnaces include cadmium, chromium, lead, manganese, and nickel. 
Aromatic organic HAPs

[[Page 23183]]

produced by mold- and core-making lines, melting furnaces, and pouring, 
cooling, and shakeout (PCS) lines contain acetophenone, benzene, 
cumene, dibenzofurans, dioxins, naphthalene, phenol, pyrene, toluene, 
and xylene. The nonaromatic organic HAPs emitted are formaldehyde, 
methanol, and triethylamine. There are approximately 240 area source 
iron foundries in the U.S., with about 70 percent being small 
businesses. We estimate that 60 percent of the area source iron 
foundries have production under 10,000 tons per year. There are 
approximately 190 area source steel foundries in the U.S., with about 
70 percent being small businesses. We estimate that 80 percent of the 
area source steel foundries have production under 10,000 tons per year. 
Approximately 75 percent of the iron foundries are located in the 
urbanized areas or urban clusters; approximately 80 percent of the 
steel foundries are located in the urbanized areas or urban clusters. A 
preliminary analytical blue print was prepared in July 2006.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/07
Final Action                    12/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Local, State

Federalism:  Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 4879

Agency Contact: Conrad Chin, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, D243-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1512
Email: [email protected]

Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, D 243-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2837
Fax: 919 541-3207
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM36
_______________________________________________________________________




2729. NESHAP: AREA SOURCE STANDARDS--PLATING AND POLISHING

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, June 15, 2008, One of ten area source 
category standards to be promulgated as per March 31, 2006 order.

Abstract: Section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) outlines the statutory 
requirements for the EPA's stationary source air toxics program. 
Section 112(k) requires the development of standards for area sources 
which account for 90 percent of the emissions in urban areas of the 33 
urban hazardous air pollutants (HAP) listed in the Integrated Urban Air 
Toxics Strategy. These area source standards can require control levels 
which are equivalent to either maximum achievable control technology 
(MACT) or generally available control technology (GACT), as defined in 
section 112. The Integrated Urban Air Toxics Strategy lists plating and 
polishing as an area source category.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/08
Final Action                    06/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected:  Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 4886

Agency Contact: Donna Jones, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, D243-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone: 919 541-5251
Fax: 919 541-3207
Email: [email protected]

Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, D 243-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2837
Fax: 919 541-3207
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM37
_______________________________________________________________________




2730. AREA SOURCE NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR 
POLLUTANTS (NESHAP) FOR INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND INSTITUTIONAL 
BOILERS

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

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, December 15, 2007, Court order calls 
for EPA to issue standards for categories of area sources under 
112(c)(6).

Abstract: Section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) outlines the statutory 
requirements for EPA's stationary source air toxics program. Section 
112(k) requires development of standards for area sources which account 
for 90 percent of the emissions in urban areas of the 33 urban 
hazardous pollutants (HAP) listed in the Integrated Urban Air Toxics 
Strategy. These area source standards can require control levels which 
are equivalent to either maximum achievable control technology (MACT) 
or generally available control technology (GACT). The Integrated Air 
Toxics Strategy lists industrial boilers and commercial/institutional 
boilers as area source categories. Both industrial boilers and 
institutional/commercial boilers are on the list of section 112(c)(6) 
source categories.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/07
Final Action                    09/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected:  Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 4884;

Agency Contact: Jim Eddinger, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, D243-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5426
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]


[[Page 23184]]


Robert J. Wayland, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
D243-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1045
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM44
_______________________________________________________________________




2731. FLEXIBLE AIR PERMIT RULE

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act title V

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 70

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is conducting a flexible permits rulemaking based on what 
it has learned from its field experiences. The term ``flexible permit'' 
is used to describe air permits with conditions designed to reduce the 
administrative ``friction''--costs, time, delay, uncertainty, and risk-
-experienced by sources and permitting authorities when implementing a 
permit or making changes under the permit. This is typically 
accomplished by authorizing a source to make certain types of changes 
(e.g., additional equipment and/or modifications to a source's method 
of operation, equipment, raw materials, emission factors, or monitoring 
parameters) without requiring further review and/or approval, provided 
the source meets specific criteria outlined in its permit. While the 
chosen solution will depend on individual State permitting rules and 
requirements, such techniques typically include descriptions of changes 
or categories of changes authorized to occur under the approved permit 
terms, one or more emissions caps to safeguard NAAQS and/or to assure 
certain requirements are not applicable, procedures for testing 
pollution control device performance and updating emissions factors or 
parameter values without requiring the permit to be amended or re-
opened, streamlining of redundant requirements by applying the most 
stringent applicable requirement, and provisions to encourage pollution 
prevention. Flexible permitting has the potential to benefit a wide 
variety of types of facilities that are regulated under the CAA's title 
V operating permits program. Among the benefits flexible permits are 
anticipated to provide are: Improved knowledge of a facility's 
emissions for the entire site; improved public understanding of a 
facility's activities over an extended period of time; increased 
certainty and flexibility to make changes in response to the market; 
and no less environmental protection (i.e., often more occurs from the 
use of emissions caps and the increased use of pollution prevention 
practices).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/07
Final Action                    03/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4885;

Agency Contact: Mike Trutna, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C304-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 20460
Phone: 919 541-5345
Fax: 919 541-4028
Email: [email protected]

Stacey Coburn, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
6103A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-2569
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM45
_______________________________________________________________________




2732. AREA SOURCE NESHAP FOR SECONDARY NONFERROUS METALS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 30, 2000.
Final, Judicial, December 15, 2008, Court -ordered (part of area source 
deadline suit).

Abstract: Section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) requires the 
development of standards for area sources, which account for 90 percent 
of the emissions in urban areas of the 33 urban hazardous air 
pollutants (HAP) listed in the Integrated Urban Air Toxics Strategy. 
The secondary nonferrous metals source category includes establishments 
primarily engaged in recovering nonferrous metals and alloys from new 
and used scrap and dross or in producing alloys from purchased refined 
metals. The secondary nonferrous metals source category is listed to 
address emissions of lead from furnace operations. Plants engaged in 
the recovery of tin, brass, bronze, and zinc through secondary smelting 
and refining are included in this industry. Secondary refining and 
smelting produces metals from scrap and process waste. Scrap is bits 
and pieces of metal parts, bars, turnings, sheets, and wire that are 
off-specification or worn-out but are capable of being recycled. Two 
metal recovery technologies are generally used to produce refined 
metals: Pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical processes. 
Pyrometallurgical technologies are processes that use heat to separate 
desired metals from other less or undesirable materials, while with 
hydrometallurgical technologies the desired metals are separated from 
undesirables using techniques that capitalize on differences between 
constituent solubilities and/or electrochemical properties while in 
aqueous solutions. There are no air emissions from hydrometallurgical 
processes; therefore, the standard will only address pyrometallurgical 
(furnace) operations. The secondary nonferrous metals area source rule 
will address furnace melting operations for metals other than iron and 
steel and their alloys, with the exception of secondary lead, copper, 
and mercury. Secondary lead is addressed under the secondary lead 
NESHAP requirement for area sources; likewise, secondary copper is 
addressed under the secondary copper NESHAP area source standard; and 
the secondary Mercury standard, a RCRA air rule, regulates secondary 
Mercury operations; therefore, these operations will not be included 
under this rule,

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 4888; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OAR-2006-0940

Agency Contact: Susan Fairchild, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, C-504-05, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5167
Email: [email protected]


[[Page 23185]]


Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, D 243-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2837
Fax: 919 541-3207
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM70
_______________________________________________________________________




2733. NESHAP FOR STAINLESS AND NONSTAINLESS STEEL ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE 
(EAF) MANUFACTURING--AREA SOURCE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 30, 2000.
Final, Judicial, December 15, 2007, One of ten area source category 
standards to be promulgated as per March 31, 2006 order.

Abstract: There are approximately 93 small steel mills (minimills) that 
melt steel scrap in 142 electric arc furnaces (EAF). Minimills account 
for roughly half of U.S. steel production (50 million tons per year). 
The scrap charged to the furnace is the source of HAP emissions. A 
major source of scrap is recycled automobiles, which may contain 
mercury switches, lead components, oil, grease, plastics, and other 
materials that can contribute to HAP emissions. Pollutants of interest 
for the EAF NESHAP are manganese, lead, chromium, nickel, and mercury.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/07
Final Action                    12/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 4889; EPA Docket information: OAR-2004-
0083

Agency Contact: Phil Mulrine, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C439-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5289
Email: [email protected]

Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, D 243-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2837
Fax: 919 541-3207
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM71
_______________________________________________________________________




2734. NESHAP: GENERAL PROVISIONS (ONCE IN ALWAYS IN)--AMENDMENTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63.1

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed amendments would revise and codify EPA's policy 
on when a major source can become an area source, and thus become not 
subject to national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants 
(NESHAP) for major sources. EPA is reconsidering the policy, 
established in a May 16, 1995, memorandum, which allows sources to 
attain area source status prior to the source's first substantive 
compliance date of an applicable NESHAP for major sources. No source 
would be subject to the requirements unless they voluntarily decided to 
implement them.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/03/07                       72 FR 69
NPRM Comment Period End         03/05/07
NPRM Comment Period Extended    04/00/07
Final Action                    12/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4908;

Agency Contact: Rick Colyer, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, D205-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5262
Email: [email protected]

Michael Regan, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
D205-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5294
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM75
_______________________________________________________________________




2735. NESHAP: DEFENSE LAND SYSTEMS AND MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulation will control emissions of hazardous air 
pollutants (HAP) from surface coating operations performed on-site at 
installations owned or operated by the Armed Forces of the United 
States (including the Coast Guard and the National Guard of any such 
State) or the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the 
surface coating of military munitions manufactured by or for the Armed 
Forces of the United States (including the Coast Guard and the National 
Guard of any such State). Aerospace and shipbuilding surface coating 
operations at these installations were originally covered by the 
already promulgated MACT standards for aerospace manufacturing and 
rework and shipbuilding and ship repair. However, other recently 
promulgated surface coating MACT standards were also expected to 
address other surface coating operations at these installations (e.g., 
miscellaneous metal parts and products, plastic parts and products, 
etc.). Following proposal of these standards EPA received comments 
indicating that a separate standard for defense operations is a better 
approach. Accordingly, this rulemaking will address all surface coating 
activities at these installations that do not meet the applicability 
criteria of either the Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework or 
Shipbuilding and Ship Repair MACT standards.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4926;

Agency Contact: Kim Teal, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, E143-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5580
Email: [email protected]


[[Page 23186]]


Robin Dunkins, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
E143-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5335
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM84
_______________________________________________________________________




2736. NESHAP: IRON AND STEEL FOUNDRIES; AMENDMENTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, March 23, 2007, OGC and DOJ working 
with industry to develop settlement agreement, which will have proposal 
and promulgation deadlines.

Abstract: The EPA promulgated National Emission Standards for Hazardous 
Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for iron and steel foundries on April 22, 2004. 
EPA was subsequently petitioned by industry concerning several issues. 
EPA has engaged in negotiations with industry concerning these issues 
and is issuing these amendments to address the concerns. The amendments 
clarify several sections of the rule and provide clearer and more 
consistent directions on complying with the standards. The amendments 
are being promulgated in two groups, denoted by ``1'' and ``2'' in the 
schedule below.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action 1                  05/20/05                    70 FR 29400
Proposed Amendment              04/00/07
Final Amendment                 08/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Federalism:  Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 4927; EPA publication information: 
Final Action 1 - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2005/May/Day-20/
a9592.htm;

Agency Contact: Phil Mulrine, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C439-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5289
Email: [email protected]

Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, D 243-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2837
Fax: 919 541-3207
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM85
_______________________________________________________________________




2737. PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION (PSD) AND NON-ATTAINMENT 
NEW SOURCE REVIEW (NSR): RECONSIDERATION OF INCLUSION OF FUGITIVE 
EMISSIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act title I

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51 and 52

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On July 11, 2003, EPA received a petition for reconsideration 
on behalf of Newmont USA Limited, dba Newmont Mining Corporation 
(``Newmont'') that stated that the December 31, 2002 (67 FR 80185), 
final rule included fugitive emissions for the purposes of determining 
whether a facility had undergone a major modification for the first 
time. The EPA is announcing its reconsideration of this issue arising 
from its final rules of December 31, 2002.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4940;

Agency Contact: Lynn Hutchinson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, C504-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5795
Fax: 919 541-5509
Email: [email protected]

Pam Long, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C339-03, 
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0641
Fax: 919 541-5509
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM91
_______________________________________________________________________




2738. IMPLEMENTING PERIODIC MONITORING IN FEDERAL AND STATE OPERATING 
PERMIT PROGRAMS

Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 70.6(c)(1); 40 CFR 71.6(c)(1); 40 CFR 64

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would revise the Compliance Assurance Monitoring 
rule (40 CFR part 64) to be implemented through the operating permits 
rule (40 CFR parts 70 and 71) to define when periodic monitoring for 
monitoring stationary source compliance must be created, and to include 
specific criteria that periodic monitoring must meet. This rule 
satisfies our four-step strategy announced in the final Umbrella 
Monitoring Rule (published January 22, 2004) to address monitoring 
inadequacies. The four steps were: 1) To clarify the role of title V 
permits in monitoring [Umbrella Monitoring Rule]; 2) to provide 
guidance for improved monitoring in PM-Fine SIPs; 3) to take comment on 
correction of inadequate monitoring provisions in underlying rules; and 
4) to provide guidance on periodic monitoring. We have completed the 
RIA data collection and most of the analyses, and are beginning review 
with OPEI and an economic sub-work group.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected:  Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4699.2; Split from RIN 2060-AK29.

Agency Contact: Peter Westlin, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, D243-05, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1058
Fax: 919 541-1039
Email: [email protected]

Robin Langdon, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-4048
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN00

[[Page 23187]]

_______________________________________________________________________




2739. RESPONSE TO PETITION OF RECONSIDERATION FOR FINDINGS OF 
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION AND RULEMAKING FOR GEORGIA FOR PURPOSES OF 
REDUCING OZONE INTERSTATE TRANSPORT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act title I

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 78; 40 CFR 97

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In this action, EPA is responding to a petition for 
reconsideration of a final rule we issued under section 110 of the 
Clean Air Act (CAA) related to the interstate transport of nitrogen 
oxides (NOx). On April 21, 2004, EPA issued a final rule that required 
the State of Georgia to submit SIP revisions that prohibit specified 
amounts of NOx emissions--one of the precursors to ozone (smog) 
pollution--for the purposes of reducing NOx and ozone transport across 
State boundaries in the eastern half of the United States. 
Subsequently, the Georgia Coalition for Sound Environmental Policy 
(GCSEP) filed a petition for reconsideration requesting that EPA 
reconsider the inclusion of the State of Georgia in the rule and also 
requested a stay of the applicability of the requirements as to the 
State of Georgia. In response to that petition, EPA proposed to stay 
the effectiveness of the 2004 rule on March 1, 2005 (70 FR 9897), and 
is undertaking the rulemaking described here to address the issues 
raised by the petitioners.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 4960;

Agency Contact: Tim Smith, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C539-04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-4718
Fax: 919-541-5489
Email: [email protected]

Carla Oldham, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C539-
04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3347
Fax: 919 541-5489
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN12
_______________________________________________________________________




2740. STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES, EMISSION 
GUIDELINES FOR EXISTING SOURCES, AND FEDERAL PLAN: SMALL MUNICIPAL WASTE 
COMBUSTORS: AMENDMENTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: CAA sec 111 and 129

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60 subparts AAAA and BBBB; 40 CFR 62 subpart JJJ

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would amend the final (December 2000) small 
municipal waste combustors (MWC) new source performance standards 
(NSPS), emission guidelines (EG), and Federal 111(d) plan. The small 
MWC rule regulates owners and operators of small MWC, which are MWC 
units with capacities between 35 tons per day (tpd) and 250 tpd. The 
amendments will not change the response (the types of emission controls 
that will be used) of the facilities to the rule, but will provide 
clarification and correction. Specifically, the amendments will 
include: (1) Fixing typographical errors created by the Office of the 
Federal Register; (2) approval of State operator training programs for 
MWC operators in the State of Minnesota (this was previously done for 
MWC operators in the States of Maryland and Connecticut); (3) 
addressing carbon monoxide (CO) emission limits during MWC malfunctions 
(this same provision was already added to large MWC standards in a 
previous rulemaking); (4) revising a CO limit for one type of MWC and a 
NOx limit for another type of MWC; and (5) removing one voluntary 
consensus standard, ASTM D-6522, which is not an appropriate test 
method for this industry. These changes need to be made to address 
compliance issues for this rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/07
Direct Final Action             04/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 4970;

Agency Contact: Brian Shrager, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C439-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-7689
Fax: 919 541-7689
Email: [email protected]

Walt Stevenson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
C439-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5264
Fax: 919 541-5264
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN17
_______________________________________________________________________




2741. NESHAP: PAINT STRIPPING AND MISCELLANEOUS SURFACE COATING 
OPERATIONS--AREA SOURCES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, December 15, 2007, One of ten area 
source category standards to be promulgated as per 3/31/2006 order.

Abstract: These standards are being developed under the Clean Air Act, 
section 112(k). Under section 112(k), EPA developed a national strategy 
to address air-toxic pollution from ``area'' sources, which are sources 
that emit hazardous air pollutants (HAP) below the major source level 
of 10 tons per year of a single HAP or 25 tons per year of all HAP. As 
part of that strategy, Autobody Refinishing, Paint Stripping, and 
Plastic Parts and Products (Surface Coating) source categories were 
listed for regulation. These standards will establish requirements to 
control pollution from facilities engaged in autobody refinishing, 
paint stripping, and surface coating of miscellaneous parts and 
products comprised of metal and plastic substrates. Facilities in these 
source categories are known to emit benzene, cadmium compounds, 
chromium compounds, lead compounds, manganese compounds, and nickel 
compounds. Previously EPA promulgated national emission standards for 
hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for major sources engaged in

[[Page 23188]]

refinishing, paint stripping, and surface coating activities.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/07
Final Action                    12/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 4978;

Agency Contact: Warren Johnson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, E143-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5214
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]

Robin Dunkins, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
E143-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5335
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN21
_______________________________________________________________________




2742. REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS FOR OZONE

Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7408; 42 USC 7409

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, July 18, 2002, CAA Amendments of 
1977.
NPRM, Judicial, June 20, 2007.
Final, Judicial, March 12, 2008.

Abstract: The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 require EPA to review 
and, if necessary, revise national ambient air quality standards 
(NAAQS) periodically. On July 18, 1997, the EPA published a final rule 
revising the NAAQS for ozone. The primary and secondary NAAQS were 
strengthened to provide increased protection against both health and 
environmental effects of ozone. The EPA's work plan/schedule for the 
next review of the ozone Criteria Document was published on November 
2002. The first external review draft Criteria Document, a rigorous 
assessment of relevant scientific information, was released on January 
31, 2005. The EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards will 
prepare a Staff Paper for the Administrator, which will evaluate the 
policy implications of the key studies and scientific information 
contained in the Criteria Document and additional technical analyses, 
and identify critical elements that EPA staff believe should be 
considered in reviewing the standards. The Criteria Document and Staff 
Paper will be reviewed by the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee 
and the public, and both final documents will reflect the input 
received through these reviews. As the ozone NAAQS review is completed, 
the Administrator's proposal to reaffirm or revise the ozone NAAQS will 
be published with a request for public comment. Input received during 
the public comment period will be considered in the Administrator's 
final decision.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Notice                          12/29/05                    70 FR 77155
NPRM                            07/00/07
Final Action                    03/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 5008;

Agency Contact: Dave McKee, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C504-06, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5288
Fax: 919 541-0237
Email: [email protected]

Karen Martin, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C504-
06, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5274
Fax: 919 541-0237
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN24
_______________________________________________________________________




2743. PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION, NON-ATTAINMENT NEW SOURCE 
REVIEW, AND NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS: EMISSIONS TEST FOR 
ELECTRIC GENERATING UNITS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act, title I, parts C and D, and sec 
111(a)(4)

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 52

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking would create a revised emissions test for 
existing electric generating units (EGUs) that are subject to the 
regulations governing the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) 
and nonattainment major New Source Review (NSR) programs mandated by 
parts C and D of title I of the Clean Air Act (CAA). This revised 
emissions test would be available for EGUs that are also subject to the 
EPA-administered Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) NOx Annual Trading 
Program or the CAIR SO2 Trading Program. This emissions test could be 
extended to other CAIR and non-CAIR EGUs. For existing major stationary 
sources, the NSR base program emissions test is applied when the source 
proposes to modify an emissions unit such that the change is a physical 
change or change in the method of operation, and the test compares 
actual emissions to either potential emissions or projected actual 
emissions. Under this rulemaking's revised NSR emissions test (a 
maximum hourly test like that used in the NSPS program), we would 
compare the EGU's maximum hourly emissions (considering controls) 
before the change for the past 5 years to the maximum hourly emissions 
after the change. The maximum hourly emissions will be either a maximum 
achieved and maximum achievable hourly emissions, measured on an input 
or an output basis. The supplemental notice will include proposed 
regulatory language for the maximum achieved and achievable options 
(input and output basis for each). The supplemental notice will also 
include data, information, and analyses concerning the impacts of the 
proposed options. The supplemental notice will also include an option 
in which the current regulations (annual emissions test) are retained, 
but the baseline period is extended from 5 to 10 years.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/20/05                    70 FR 61081
Supplemental NPRM               04/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

[[Page 23189]]

Additional Information: SAN No. 4794.2; EPA publication information: 
NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2005/October/Day-20/
a20983.htm; Split from RIN 2060-AM95.

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/nsr

Agency Contact: Janet McDonald, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1450
Email: [email protected]

Dave Svendsgaard, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
C504-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2380
Fax: 919 541-5509
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN28
_______________________________________________________________________




2744. NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS: 
POLYVINYL CHLORIDE AND COPOLYMERS PRODUCTION, AMENDMENTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 4701 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63.210 to 63.217

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action would amend the National Emission Standards for 
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Polyvinyl Chloride and 
Copolymers. These standards were proposed on December 8, 2000 (65 FR 
76958), and originally promulgated on July 10, 2002 (67 FR 45886), but 
were vacated by the DC Circuit on June 18, 2004, in Mossville 
Environmental Action v. EPA, 370 F.3d 1232 (DC Cir. 2004). This action 
assures continuity of the parts of the standard that were upheld by the 
court, and addresses the component of these standards, regarding the 
use of vinyl chloride as a surrogate for all other HAP, that was not 
upheld by the court.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/07
Final Action                    06/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 4988; EPA Docket information: OAR-2002-
0037

Agency Contact: Greg Nizich, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, E143-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone: 919 541-3078
Email: [email protected]

KC Hustvedt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C143-
01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5395
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN33
_______________________________________________________________________




2745. NESHAP: SITE REMEDIATION AMENDMENTS--RESPONSE TO LITIGATION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 subpart GGGGG

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Site Remediation regulation was promulgated on October 8, 
2003. We were challenged by the Sierra Club on several provisions in 
the rule. We anticipate that settlement negotiations will result in 
certain revisions to the rule's requirements. The revisions could 
remove an exemption for certain sources thereby increasing the 
compliance costs of the final rule by up to $7.7 million.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4866.1; Split from RIN 2060-AM30.; EPA 
Docket information: OAR-2002-0021

Agency Contact: Greg Nizich, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, E143-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone: 919 541-3078
Email: [email protected]

Kent 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-AN36
_______________________________________________________________________




2746. NESHAP: ACRYLIC/MODACRYLIC FIBERS, CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING: 
CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS, FLEXIBLE FOAM FABRICATION, AND FOAM PRODUCTION, 
CARBON BLACK PRODUCTION, LEAD ACID BATTERY MANUFACTURING, WOOD 
PRESERVING

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, June 15, 2007, six area source 
categories to be final as per March 31, 2006 order.

Abstract: Section 112(k)(3) of the Clean Air Act requires EPA to 
prepare a comprehensive strategy to control emissions of hazardous air 
pollutants (HAPs) from area sources in urban areas. The strategy must 
identify at least 30 HAPs that, as the result of emissions from area 
sources, present the greatest threat to public health in urban areas. 
The strategy must also identify the source categories that emit the 
listed urban HAPs. EPA must subject to regulation those listed source 
categories such that 90 percent of the aggregate emissions of the urban 
HAPs are subjected to standards. The strategy was published on July 19, 
1999, and listed various area source categories emitting at least one 
of the urban HAPs. EPA eventually listed a total of 70 source 
categories that collectively account for at least 90 percent of the 
urban HAPs in urban areas. As such, EPA is required to subject these 
source categories to regulations issued under section 112(d). 
Furthermore, EPA has received a court order requiring that the Agency 
complete the 112(k) mandate by certain dates. Specifically, the court 
order requires that EPA issue regulations affecting six of these area 
source categories by June 15, 2007. This action will satisfy the second 
date under this mandate by consolidating activities into one notice for 
the following seven source categories: Acrylic Fibers/Modacrylic Fibers 
Production; Chemical Manufacturing: Chromium Compounds, Flexible 
Polyurethane Foam Fabrication

[[Page 23190]]

Operations, Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production, Carbon Black 
Production, Lead Acid Battery Manufacturing, and Wood Preserving. These 
source categories have been selected because our information indicates 
that one of the following situations apply: 1) There are only 1 to 2 
sources in the source category that are well-controlled and subject to 
existing regulations and/or permit conditions (Acrylic/Modacrylic 
Fibers; Chemical Manufacturing: Chromium Chemicals, Carbon Black 
Production); 2) the urban HAPs emitted from the source category have 
been eliminated as a result of other regulatory programs (e.g., OSHA) 
(Flexible Foam Production, Flexible Foam Manufacturing, Wood 
Preserving); 3) all existing sources within the source category can 
meet current requirements (e.g., NSPS) that apply to new sources ( Lead 
Acid Battery Manufacturing).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/04/07                    72 FR 16635
NPRM Comment Period End         05/04/07
Final Action                    06/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 5012;

Agency Contact: Sharon Nizich, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C439-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2825
Fax: 919-541-0072
Email: [email protected]

Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, D 243-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2837
Fax: 919 541-3207
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN44
_______________________________________________________________________




2747. NESHAP: AREA SOURCE STANDARDS--CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS INDUSTRY

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, June 15, 2009, Court ordered--part of 
area source deadlines.

Abstract: This rule will regulate hazardous air pollutant (HAP) 
emissions from area sources in the chemical preparations industry. This 
source category was listed for regulation under EPA's Urban Air Toxic 
Strategy to address HAP emissions from area sources.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 5015;

Agency Contact: Jeff Telander, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C504-05, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone: 919 541-5427
Email: [email protected]

Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, D 243-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2837
Fax: 919 541-3207
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN46
_______________________________________________________________________




2748. NESHAP: AREA SOURCE STANDARDS--PAINT AND ALLIED PRODUCTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, December 15, 2008, Court-ordered--part 
of area source deadlines.

Abstract: This rule will regulate hazardous air pollutant (HAP) 
emissions from area sources in the Paint and Allied Products industry. 
This source category was listed for regulation under EPA's Urban Air 
Toxic Strategy to address HAP emissions from area sources.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 5016;

Agency Contact: Mohamed Serageldin, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Air and Radiation, C504-05, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2379
Email: [email protected]

Robin Dunkins, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
E143-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5335
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN47
_______________________________________________________________________




2749. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: AMENDING REQUIREMENTS TO IMPORT 
USED OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES FOR DESTRUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7671 to 7671q

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulation will streamline the process for importing 
used ozone-depleting substances for destruction in the United States. 
This will further reduce the amount of substances that could otherwise 
harm the ozone layer.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 5017

Agency Contact: Kirsten Cappel, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, 6205J, Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9556
Fax: 202 343-2338
Email: [email protected]

Julius Banks, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9870
Fax: 202 565-2155
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN48

[[Page 23191]]

_______________________________________________________________________




2750. ACTION ON PETITION TO LIST DIESEL EXHAUST AS A HAZARDOUS AIR 
POLLUTANT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112(b)(3)

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, March 14, 2007, As per 12/2005 Consent 
Decree, extended several times from original date of 6/12/2006.
Final, Judicial, May 1, 2007, As per 12/2005 Consent Decree. Only 
required if Agency proposes to grant petition.

Abstract: EPA received a petition from Environmental Defense to list 
Diesel Exhaust as a Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP). This notice 
announces EPA's decision to deny the petition. This decision is based 
on several considerations. First, diesel exhaust is a mixture of 
numerous chemicals and its composition can vary between engines and 
under different operating conditions. Thus, ``diesel exhaust'' is not 
appropriate for listing because it does not present an effective 
regulatory target. Second, adding an emission mixture such as diesel 
exhaust to the list of hazardous air pollutants appears to be contrary 
to Congress' intent that EPA list individual substances rather than 
mixtures. Finally, adding diesel exhaust to the list of hazardous air 
pollutants would have little practical impact on public health or the 
environment because EPA is already addressing emissions from diesel 
engines through a number of voluntary and regulatory programs, and 
adding diesel exhaust to the list of HAP would not likely impact the 
level of control achieved in these programs.
The deadline for signature of the Federal Register notice is November 
15, 2006. (Received extension by litigants December 14, 2006; Received 
another extension by litigants March 14, 2007.)

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5020; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OAR-2005-0489

Agency Contact: Jaime Pagan, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5340
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]

Robert Wayland, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
D243-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1045
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN49
_______________________________________________________________________




2751. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: BAN ON THE IMPORT OF PRE-
CHARGED PRODUCTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414, 7601, 7671 to 7671q

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is concerned with the environmental impacts that could 
result from the potential continued imports of HCFC pre-charged 
products after the phaseout of production and importation of bulk 
substances. Similar concerns resulted in banning the imports of CFC 
pre-charged refrigeration products after the 1996 phaseout of 
production and import of bulk substances. Therefore, EPA intends to 
propose regulations banning the imports of HCFC pre-charged products 
under the provisions within title VI of CAAA.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/07
Final Action                    01/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5052;

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/ozone/title6

Agency Contact: Cindy Newberg, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9729
Fax: 202 343-2337
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN58
_______________________________________________________________________




2752. TRANSITION TO NEW OR REVISED PARTICULATE MATTER (PM) NAAQS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410; 42 USC 7501 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51

Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, January 31, 2006, The 12/20/05 PM 
NAAQS proposal stated EPA will issue ANPRM for implementation.

Abstract: In 1997, EPA promulgated revised National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM-2.5). EPA will be 
proposing revised NAAQS for PM-2.5 and new standard PM10-2.5 on 
December 20, 2005. In order to provide insight for the public on what 
EPA is thinking in regards to implementing the revised standard for 
PM2.5 and the transition from a PM10 standard to a PM10-2.5 standard, 
EPA is providing this advance notice of proposed rulemaking. This ANPRM 
should also provide an opportunity for the public to provide input on 
the best way to implement these actions. Public comment period will be 
extended until July 10, 2006. A proposal will be developed after the PM 
NAAQS are finalized in September 2006.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           02/09/06                     71 FR 6718
NPRM                            07/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4752.1; EPA publication information: 
ANPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/February/Day-09/
a1798.htm; Split from RIN 2060-AK74.

Agency Contact: Barbara Driscoll, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, C539-04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1051
Fax: 919 541-5489
Email: [email protected]

Joe Paisie, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C504-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5556

[[Page 23192]]

Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN59
_______________________________________________________________________




2753. REVISIONS TO THE DEFINITION OF POTENTIAL TO EMIT (PTE)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401; 42 USC 7412; 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7416; 42 
USC 7601

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 52; 40 CFR 63; 40 CFR 70; 40 CFR 71

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA proposes to clarify the options that exist for limiting 
potential to emit (PTE) for sources that wish to avoid major source 
requirements. To that end, EPA proposes to revise the PTE definition 
for several CAA programs to explain the types of limits that are 
effective in restricting a source's PTE regulated pollutants. EPA's 
requirement that PTE limits must be federally enforceable to be 
considered effective in restricting PTE is at issue as a result of 
three court decisions. EPA's proposal will address this requirement.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 5025;

Agency Contact: Grecia Castro, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C504-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1351
Fax: 919 541-5509
Email: [email protected]

Lynn Hutchinson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
C504-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5795
Fax: 919 541-5509
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN65
_______________________________________________________________________




2754. CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM NEW MOTOR VEHICLES AND NEW MOTOR 
VEHICLE ENGINES: SAFETEA-LU HOV FACILITIES RULE

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 23 USC 1121

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, February 6, 2006, Language from 
Congress requires a final regulatory action.

Abstract: It is the sense of Congress to encourage the purchase and use 
of hybrid and other fuel efficient vehicles, which have been proven to 
minimize air emissions and decrease consumption of fossil fuels. This 
regulation establishes the criteria for certifying a vehicle as low 
emitting and energy-efficient. State HOV programs will reference this 
regulation in their request to Federal Highway Administration for 
exceptions to the 2-person minimum occupancy HOV requirement. These 
regulations are optional for States to implement and will sunset in 
2009.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: SAN No. 5029;

Agency Contact: Mary Manners, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4873
Email: [email protected]

Tandi Bagian, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, AAIO, 
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4901
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN68
_______________________________________________________________________




2755. NATIONAL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND EMISSION STANDARDS FOR AEROSOL 
COATINGS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7511b

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 59, subpart E

Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, September 30, 2007, sec 183(e) VOC 
rules as per March 31, 2006 order.

Abstract: Under section 183(e) of the Clean Air Act, the EPA is 
required to list and schedule for regulation those categories of 
consumer or commercial products that account for at least 80 percent of 
volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions, on a reactivity adjusted 
basis, in areas that violate the National Ambient Air Quality Standard 
for ozone. This rule is intended to meet that requirement for the 
aerosol spray paint category listed on March 23, 1995. This national 
regulation will establish a uniform reactivity-based standard for 
aerosol spray paints modeled after the California Air Resource Board 
(CARB) Regulation for Reducing the Ozone Formed from Aerosol Coating 
Product Emissions. EPA granted final approval of the revisions to the 
California State Implementation Plan containing this regulation on 
September 13, 2005. Although mass-based VOC reductions have been made 
in the aerosol coating category, this reactivity-based approach will 
achieve additional reductions in ozone formation where further mass-
based reductions have proven to be technologically infeasible. This 
national rule is projected to better control a product's contribution 
to ozone formation by encouraging reductions of higher reactivity VOCs, 
rather than treating all VOCs in a product alike through a mass-based 
approach.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/07
Final Action                    10/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5030;

Agency Contact: Kaye Whitfield, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, C504-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2509
Fax: 919 541-0072
Email: [email protected]

Robin Dunkins, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
E143-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5335
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN69

[[Page 23193]]

_______________________________________________________________________




2756. PETROLEUM REFINERIES--NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS (NSPS)--
SUBPART J

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60

Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, April 28, 2007, Lawsuit by Sierra Club 
and Our Children's Earth Foundation.
Final, Judicial, April 28, 2008, Lawsuit by Sierra Club and Our 
Children's Earth Foundation.

Abstract: Section 111(b)(1)(B) of the Clean Air Act requires EPA to 
review new source performance standards at least every 8 years. Under 
this project, we will review and, if appropriate, revise the new source 
performance standards for petroleum refineries (subpart J in part 60). 
We will determine if actual emission reductions currently being 
achieved due to other programs are greater than the requirements in the 
current NSPS standards, and whether the current standards should be 
revised.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/07
Final Action                    04/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5036

Agency Contact: Bob Lucas, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C439-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0884
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]

Kent 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-AN72
_______________________________________________________________________




2757. REVISION TO DEFINITION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS--EXCLUSION OF 
FOUR COMPOUNDS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: CAA

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.100

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The EPA is proposing to add four compounds (benzotrifluoride, 
dimethyl succinate, propylene carbonate, and dimethyl carbonate) to the 
list of negligibly reactive compounds in EPA's definition of VOC.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 5045;

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
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN75
_______________________________________________________________________




2758. REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS FOR LEAD

Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7408; 42 USC 7409

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, September 1, 2008, Court-ordered 
schedule.

Abstract: On October 5, 1978, the EPA promulgated primary and secondary 
NAAQS for lead under section 109 of the Act (43 FR 46258). Both primary 
and secondary standards were set at a level of 1.5 [micro]/m3 as a 
quarterly average (maximum arithmetic mean averaged over a calendar 
quarter). Subsequent to this initial standard-setting, the Clean Air 
Act requires that the standard be reviewed periodically. The last such 
review occurred during the period 1986 to 1990. For that review, an Air 
Quality Criteria Document (AQCD) was completed in 1986 with a 
supplement in 1990. Based on information contained in the AQCD, an EPA 
Staff Paper and Exposure Assessment were prepared. Following the 
completion of these documents, the agency did not propose any revisions 
to the 1978 Pb NAAQS. The current review of the Pb air-quality criteria 
was initiated in November 2004 by EPA's National Center for 
Environmental Assessment (NCEA) with a general call for information 
published in the Federal Register. In January 2005, NCEA released a 
work plan for the review and revision of the Pb AQCD. Workshops were 
held to provide author feedback on a developing draft of the AQCD in 
August 2005. The draft AQCD was released December 1, 2005. The EPA 
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards will prepare a Staff Paper 
for the Administrator, which will evaluate the policy implications of 
the key studies and scientific information contained in the AQCD and 
additional technical analyses, and identify critical elements that EPA 
staff believe should be considered in reviewing the standards. The AQCD 
and Staff Paper will be reviewed by the Clean Air Scientific Advisory 
Committee (CASAC) and the public, and both final documents will reflect 
the input received through these reviews. As the lead NAAQS review is 
completed, the Administrator's proposal to reaffirm or revise the lead 
NAAQS will be published with a request for public comment. Input 
received during the public comment period will be considered in the 
Administrator's final decision.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/00/08
Final Action                    09/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism:  Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 5059

Agency Contact: Ginger Tennant, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, C504-06, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-4072
Fax: 919 541-0237
Email: [email protected]


[[Page 23194]]


Karen Martin, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C504-
06, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5274
Fax: 919 541-0237
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN83
_______________________________________________________________________




2759. RISK AND TECHNOLOGY REVIEW PHASE II

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: CAA sec 112(f)(2), 112(d)(6)

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is required to evaluate the risk remaining at facilities 
8 years after they are required to comply with MACT air-toxic emission 
standards according to section 112 (f)(2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). 
EPA is also required to review and revise the MACT standards if needed 
every 8 years with regard to practices, processes, and control 
technologies according to section 112(d)(6) of the CAA. EPA will 
combine the remaining MACT source categories requiring residual risk 
and technology reviews into several groups to enable us to more closely 
meet statutory dates, raise and resolve programmatic issues in one 
action, minimize resources by using available data and focusing on high 
risk sources, and provide consistent review and analysis. We will use 
available data including emissions from the most recent 2002 national 
emission inventory (NEI) and augment it with available site-specific 
data. We will focus this action on 33 MACT standards with compliance 
dates of 2002 and earlier and will model each MACT source category to 
obtain inhalation risks, including cancer risk and incidence, 
population cancer risk, and non-cancer effects (chronic and acute). We 
will follow the Benzene Policy to identify the source categories as low 
risk, acceptable risk, or unacceptable risk. We then plan to publish 
the emissions data and risk results in an ANPRM before the end of the 
2006 calendar year and solicit public comments and corrections, 
including better source data. We will then remodel the categories based 
on the updated data. EPA will then set aside low-risk source categories 
and persistent bio-accumulative (PB) source categories. The PB source 
categories require multi-pathway analysis and will be addressed on a 
slower track. EPA will then focus on the remaining categories, 
evaluating the effectiveness and cost of additional risk reduction 
options and making acceptability and ample-margin-of-safety 
determinations. We intend to propose an NPRM in the spring of 2007, 
address public comments, and promulgate the final action in spring of 
2008 on the first group of MACT categories. Where additional controls 
are identified, standards would be developed that include technology, 
work practice, or performance standards as amendments to the existing 
MACT standards. For source categories where additional standards are 
needed to provide an ample margin of safety, a low risk exemption would 
be provided and EPA would use an analysis to identify low risk source 
characteristics that would exempt a portion of the source category from 
additional requirements. Site-specific risk assessments could also be 
used to show low risk. A total facility low risk determination (TFLRD) 
will be presented as a voluntary approach where a facility can perform 
a site-specific risk assessment to determine if it is low risk. Low 
risk facilities would satisfy all of their residual risk requirements 
by demonstrating compliance with the TFLRD approach.
The 33 MACT source categories are listed below.
1. Chromium Electroplating
2. Polymers & Resins II
3. Secondary Lead Smelters
4. Petroleum Refineries
5. Aerospace
6. Marine Vessels
7. Wood Furniture
8. Shipbuilding
9. Printing & Publishing
10. Off-site Waste Treatment
11. Polymers & Resins I
12. Polymers & Resins IV
13. Primary Aluminum
14. Pulp & Paper MACT I and III
15. Pharmaceuticals
16. Flexible Polyurethane Foam
17. Ferroalloys
18. Polyether Polyols
19. Mineral Wool
20. Primary Lead Smelting
21. Phosphoric Acid
22. Phosphate Fertilizers
23. Wool Fiberglass
24. Portland Cement
25. Oil & Natural Gas
26. Natural Gas Transmission
27. Steel Pickling
28. GMACT I Acetal Resins
29. GMACT II Acrylic/Modacrylic fibers
30. GMACT III Hydrogen Fluoride
31. GMACT IV Polycarbonates
32. POTW
33. Secondary Aluminum

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/07
Final Rule                      06/00/09

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5093;

Sectors Affected: 3364 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing; 3313 
Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing; 32731 Cement 
Manufacturing; 3341 Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing; 
32411 Petroleum Refineries; 331492 Secondary Smelting, Refining, and 
Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum); 22132 Sewage 
Treatment Facilities

Agency Contact: Paula Hirtz, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, E143-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2618
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]

Ken Hustvedt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, E143-
01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5395
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN85

[[Page 23195]]

_______________________________________________________________________




2760. PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION (PSD) AND NON-ATTAINMENT 
NEW SOURCE REVIEW (NSR): REASONABLE POSSIBILITY IN RECORDKEEPING

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: CAA title 1 C and D

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51, app S; 40 CFR 51.165; 40 CFR 51.166; 40 CFR 
52.21

Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, September 30, 2007, OGC told the court 
that the final would be signed in September EPA is at risk of being put 
on a court-ordered deadline.

Abstract: This rulemaking would clarify the ``reasonable possibility'' 
recordkeeping standard that we promulgated in the NSR Reform rule of 
2002. In June 2005, the DC Circuit Court remanded the rule for EPA to 
provide such clarification. For tracking and reporting, certain records 
must be kept only if there is a ``reasonable possibility'' that a 
proposed project will result in a significant emissions increase. We 
are proposing one or more scenarios under which the recordkeeping 
standard is applicable.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/08/07                    72 FR 10445
NPRM Comment Period End         05/07/07
Final Action                    08/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5076; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2007/March/Day-08/a3897.htm;

Agency Contact: Lisa Sutton, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C339-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3450
Fax: 919 541-5509
Email: [email protected]

Jessica Montanez, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
C504-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3407
Fax: 919 541-5509
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN88
_______________________________________________________________________




2761. [bull] REFINEMENT TO INCREMENT MODELING PROCEDURES

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

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Part C of title I of the Clean Air Act (CAA) contains the 
requirements for a component of the major New Source Review (NSR) 
program known as the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) 
program. This program sets forth procedures for the preconstruction 
review and permitting of new and modified major stationary sources of 
air pollution located in areas meeting the National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards (NAAQS); i.e., ``attainment'' areas, or in areas for which 
there is insufficient information to classify an area as either 
attainment or nonattainment; i.e., ``unclassifiable'' areas. The 
applicability of the PSD program to a particular source must be 
determined in advance of construction and is pollutant-specific.
The PSD program also established increments, which are maximum 
increases in ambient air concentrations allowed in a PSD area over a 
baseline concentration. These increments follow the three-tiered area 
classification system established by Congress in section 163 of the 
CAA. Class I areas include certain national parks and wilderness areas 
that were designated by Congress as areas of special national concern, 
where the need to prevent air quality deterioration is the greatest. 
class II areas are all areas not specifically designated in the CAA as 
class I areas and class III areas are the ones originally designated as 
Class II, where higher levels of industrial development (and emission 
growth) are desired.
In this rulemaking, we propose to refine several aspects of the method 
that may be used to calculate an increase in concentration for 
increment purposes. These refinements are intended to clarify how 
States and regulated sources may calculate increases in concentration 
for purposes of determining compliance with the PSD increments.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism:  Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 5100;

Agency Contact: Jessica Montanez, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, C504-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3407
Fax: 919 541-5509
Email: [email protected]

Dave Svendsgaard, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
C504-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2380
Fax: 919 541-5509
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO02
_______________________________________________________________________




2762. [bull] HOSPITAL/ MEDICAL/INFECTIOUS WASTE INCINERATION UNITS--
RESPONSE TO REMAND AND 5-YEAR TECHNOLOGY REVIEW

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60

Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, January 27, 2007, As per 1/27/2006 
Settlement Agreement.
Final, Judicial, January 27, 2008, As per 1/27/2006 Settlement 
Agreement.

Abstract: Under section 129 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), EPA is required 
to adopt and implement maximum achievable control technology (MACT) 
standards for both new and existing hospital/medical/infectious waste 
incineration units (HMIWI). Regulations for HMIWI were promulgated on 
September 15, 1997, and those standards have been adopted and fully 
implemented with all retrofits completed. However, these regulations 
were subsequently remanded by the Court on March 2, 1999. The 
fundamental issue leading to the remand was the approach and 
methodology used by EPA to develop the HMIWI regulations. In effect, 
the Court questioned whether the regulations developed by EPA reflected

[[Page 23196]]

the actual emission performance of the best controlled similar unit for 
new HMIWI and the average of the best performing 12 percent of units 
for existing HMIWI, and remanded the regulations to EPA for further 
explanation of its reasoning in determining the minimum regulatory 
``floors'' for new and existing HMIWI. The purpose of the first part of 
this project is to respond to this remand. The second part of this 
project pertains to Clean Air Act section 129(a)(5), which requires EPA 
to review and, if necessary, revise standards developed under section 
129 every 5 years. This process, known as the 5-year technology review, 
involves assessing the current environmental performance of hospital/
medical/infectious waste incineration units and revising the emission 
limits to reflect this actual performance. The purpose of the second 
part of this project is to review the performance of control technology 
and the associated emission reductions achieved by the promulgated 
HMIWI regulations to determine whether they should be revised to better 
reflect MACT. We note that implementation of these MACT standards has 
been highly effective, reducing emissions of the nine section 129 
pollutants (particulate matter, carbon monoxide, dioxins/furans, sulfur 
dioxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrogen chloride, lead, mercury, and 
cadmium) by more than 95 percent, and has reduced dioxin/furan and 
mercury emissions by more than 99 percent since 1995. Additionally, the 
number of operational units has dropped significantly since 
promulgation in 1997 from 2,400 units to approximately 80 units today. 
The amendments resulting from this 5-year review are expected to be 
minor, but will prevent backsliding of HMIWI unit performance.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/06/07                     72 FR 5509
NPRM Comment Period End         04/09/07
Final Action                    02/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5071; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2007/February/Day-06/a1617.htm; 
EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0534

URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/129/hmiwi/rihmiwi.html

Agency Contact: Mary Johnson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, D243-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5025
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]

Brian Shrager, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
C439-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-7689
Fax: 919 541-7689
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO04
_______________________________________________________________________




2763. [bull] FINAL EXTENSION OF THE DEFERRED EFFECTIVE DATE FOR 8-HOUR 
OZONE NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS FOR THE DENVER EARLY ACTION 
COMPACT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7407; 42 USC 7501 to 7515; 42 USC 7601

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 81

Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, March 1, 2007, NPRM must publish by 03/
01/2007 to allow sufficient time to publish Final by 06/01/2007 -- 30 
days prior to 07/01/2007 effective date.
Final, Judicial, June 1, 2007, Final to be published 06/01/2007 to be 
effective 07/01/2007 to avoid Denver going into nonattainment.

Abstract: This rule proposes to defer the effective date of 
nonattainment designations for the Denver Early Action Compact (EAC) 
area from July 1, 2007, until April 15, 2008. In a previous rulemaking 
(November 29, 2006), EPA deferred until April 15, 2008, the 
nonattainment designations for 13 other EAC areas which agreed to 
reduce ground-level ozone pollution earlier than the Clean Air Act 
requires and to attain the National Ambient Air Quality Standards 
(NAAQS) for ozone by December 31, 2007. This action must be finalized 
and published in the Federal Register by March 1, 2007, in order to 
obtain public comments, finalize a rule, and publish by June 1, 2007, 
which will make it effective 30 days prior to the July 1, 2007, 
deferral date. If this timing is not met then Denver will automatically 
lapse into nonattainment.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/01/07                     72 FR 9285
NPRM Comment Period End         04/02/07
Final Action                    06/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 4839.6; EPA publication information: 
NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/August/Day-09/
a12960.htm; Split from RIN 2060-AN90. Split from RIN 2060-AN04. Split 
from RIN 2060-AM03. Promulgation of SAN 4839 will include the material 
formerly proposed as SAN 4798. SAN 4798 has been merged into SAN 4839.

Agency Contact: Barbara Driscoll, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, C539-04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1051
Fax: 919 541-5489
Email: [email protected]

David Cole, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C304-
05, Research Triangle Park, NC 20460
Phone: 919 541-5565
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO05
_______________________________________________________________________




2764. [bull] NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS: 
MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIC CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING; SECOND GROUP OF AMENDMENTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: A final rule for this source category was published on 
November 10, 2003. Several parties petitioned the rule and final 
amendments to address issues raised by the petitioners were published 
on July 14, 2006. This action will correct several errors in the final 
amendments. Also, this action will propose an alternative control 
option for wastewater treatment tanks operated

[[Page 23197]]

under negative pressure. Because the rule references the HON, the 
change will be made to the wastewater standards in the HON.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/07
Final Action                    12/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4891.1; EPA publication information: 
NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2005/December/Day-08/
a23666.htm; Split from RIN 2060-AM43.

Agency Contact: Randy McDonald, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, C504-04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5402
Email: [email protected]

Ken Hustvedt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, E143-
01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5395
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO07
_______________________________________________________________________




2765. [bull] AIR QUALITY INDEX REPORTING AND SIGNIFICANT HARM LEVEL FOR 
PM2.5

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 58.50; 40 CFR 58, app G; 40 CFR 51.150 subpart H

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On July 23, 1999, EPA adopted revisions to the uniform air 
quality index used by States for daily air quality reporting to the 
general public in accordance with section 319 of the Clean Air Act 
(Act). These changes included the addition of the following elements: A 
new category described as ``unhealthy for sensitive groups''; two new 
requirements, 1) to report a pollutant-specific sensitive group 
statement when the index is above 100 and 2) to use specific colors if 
the index is reported in a color format; new breakpoints for the ozone 
(O3) sub-index in terms of 8-hour average O3 concentrations; a new sub-
index for fine particulate matter (PM2.5); and conforming changes to 
the sub-indices for coarse particulate matter (PM10), carbon monoxide 
(CO), and sulfur dioxide (SO2). In addition, EPA changed the name of 
the index from the Pollutant Standards Index to the Air Quality Index 
(AQI). The revisions enhance the communication of pollutant-specific 
health effects information to members of sensitive groups, including 
precautionary actions that can be taken by individuals to reduce 
exposures of concern. The revisions also enhance the usefulness of the 
AQI with regard to other programs that provide air quality information 
and related health information to the general public, including State 
and local real-time air quality data mapping and community action 
programs.
In 2006, EPA promulgated a revised national ambient air quality 
standard (NAAQS) for PM2.5 levels of 35 ug/m3, 24-hour average. The 
purpose of this rulemaking is to make revisions to the AQI sub-index 
for PM2.5 to be consistent with the new daily standard. It is important 
to make this revision expeditiously to allow members of the public, 
especially members of sensitive groups, to take exposure reduction 
measures when PM2.5 levels are forecasted to be high. State and local 
air agencies are encouraging EPA to make the revisions as soon as 
possible.
EPA has never set a Significant Harm Level (SHL) for PM2.5. There are 
SHLs for sulfur dioxide, ozone, carbon monoxide, PM10, and nitrogen 
dioxide. Designated areas must have contingency plans in place to 
prevent ever reaching this level. There is not currently an SHL for 
PM2.5. The SHL is typically the same concentration as the 500 level of 
the AQI. So along with revising the AQI for PM2.5, we will also set an 
SHL for PM2.5.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/07
Final Action                    12/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 5115;

Agency Contact: Susan Stone, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C504-06, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1146
Email: [email protected]

Tom Helms, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C304-04, 
Research Triangle Park, NC 20460
Phone: 919 541-5527
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO11
_______________________________________________________________________




2766. [bull] COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTE INCINERATION UNITS; 
RESPONSE TO REMAND OF NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND EMISSION 
GUIDELINES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60; 40 CFR 62

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will propose EPA's response to the remand of the 
Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) New Source 
Performance Standards and Emission Guidelines under section 129 of the 
CAA. This action also will propose several amendments to the standards. 
We are considering covering the following types of units located at 
commercial or industrial facilities that currently are not covered 
under CISWI: Units with waste heat recovery, units that burn more than 
30 percent municipal solid waste at commercial/industrial facilities, 
and cyclonic burn barrels. We also will clarify provisions regarding 
air curtain incinerators, the exemption for chemical recovery units, 
the exemption for spent sulfuric acid production, startup and shutdown, 
and the definition of clean wood waste. Finally, in response to the 
voluntary remand of the CISWI rules, we will examine and revise as 
appropriate the methodology for developing the MACT floors and emission 
limits.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

[[Page 23198]]

Additional Information: SAN No. 5105;

Agency Contact: Brian Shrager, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C439-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-7689
Fax: 919 541-7689
Email: [email protected]

Mary Johnson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, D243-
01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5025
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO12
_______________________________________________________________________




2767. [bull] CONSUMER AND COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS, GROUP 3: CONTROL 
TECHNIQUES GUIDELINES IN LIEU OF REGULATIONS FOR PAPER, FILM, AND FOIL 
COATINGS; METAL FURNITURE COATINGS; AND LARGE APPLIANCE COATINGS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, September 30, 2007.

Abstract: This action announces the Administrator's determination under 
section 183(e) for three categories of consumer and commercial products 
that control techniques guidelines (CTG) are substantially as effective 
in reducing VOC emissions in ozone nonattainment areas as national 
rules for these categories. The proposal will solicit comments on the 
proposed determinations and will announce draft control technique 
recommendations for each of the product categories. The final notice 
will finalize the determination and will announce availability of CTGs 
covering these categories. There is a court-ordered deadline of 
September 30, 2007 for the final determination and issuance of CTGs.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/07
Final Action                    10/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5132;

Agency Contact: Bruce Moore, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, E143-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5460
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]

Robin Dunkins, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
E143-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5335
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO14
_______________________________________________________________________




2768. [bull] NESHAP: PORTLAND CEMENT NOTICE OF RECONSIDERATION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63.1340 to 63.1359

Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, December 20, 2007, Settlement 
Agreement.

Abstract: On December 20, 2006, we published final amendments to the 
Portland Cement NESHAP. These amendments were in response to a remand 
by the DC Circuit Court of portions of the final rule published in 
1999. At the same time as the final amendments were published, we also 
published a notice of reconsideration of the final new source limits 
for mercury and total hydrocarbons (a surrogate for non-dioxin organic 
HAP). We also are reconsidering the ban on the use of certain mercury 
containing fly ash in both new and existing kilns. We took this action 
because there are still substantive technical issues, and there was not 
sufficient opportunity for public comment on parts of the final action. 
In addition to these reconsiderations, we anticipate we may receive a 
reconsideration request from the industry on other parts of the final 
rule, specifically the work practice standard for existing kilns to not 
recycle cement kiln dust to the extent that product quality is 
adversely affected.
We have stated in the notice that we will complete this reconsideration 
by December 20, 2007. As part of this effort, we are requesting that 
five cement facilities that have wet scrubbers or lime spray dryers for 
SO2 control perform inlet and outlet testing for speciated mercury 
emissions and submit the test data to EPA to be used in the 
reconsideration for the new source mercury standard. We are assuming 
that the cement industry will provide any additional data they want us 
to consider on the other matters under reconsideration and have no 
other plans for any other testing programs or data gathering at this 
time.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/07
Final Action                    12/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4585.1; Split from RIN 2060-AJ78.; EPA 
Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051

Agency Contact: Keith Barnett, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, D243-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5605
Fax: 919 541-3207
Email: [email protected]

Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, D 243-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2837
Fax: 919 541-3207
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO15
_______________________________________________________________________




2769. [bull] RISK AND TECHNOLOGY REVIEW FOR GROUP 1: POLYMERS AND RESINS 
I; POLYMERS AND RESINS II, ACETAL RESINS, AND HYDROGEN FLUORIDE

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: CAA sec 112(f)(2); CAA sec 112(d)(6)

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is required to evaluate the risk remaining at facilities 
8 years after they are required to comply with MACT air-toxic emission 
standards according to section 112 (f)(2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). 
EPA is also required to review and revise the MACT standards if needed 
every 8 years with regard to practices, processes, and control 
technologies according to section 112(d)(6) of the CAA. We will use 
available data

[[Page 23199]]

including emissions from the most recent 2002 national emission 
inventory (NEI) and augment it with available site-specific data. We 
will model each MACT source category to obtain inhalation risks, 
including cancer risk and incidence, population cancer risk, and non-
cancer effects (chronic and acute). We will follow the Benzene Policy 
to identify the source categories as low risk, acceptable risk, or 
unacceptable risk.
This action is called Risk and Technology Review (RTR) Group 1. It will 
address EPA's obligation to conduct a residual risk review and to 
conduct a technology review. It includes nine source categories, each 
affected by one of four MACT standards. The nine source categories are: 
Polysulfide rubber (P&R I MACT); ethylene propylene rubber (P&R I 
MACT); butyl rubber (P&R I MACT); neoprene (P&R I MACT); epoxy resins 
(P&R II MACT); non-nylon polyamides (P&R II MACT); hydrogen fluoride 
(GMACT); acetal resins (GMACT); and mineral wool (Mineral Wool MACT).
We will also conduct a technology review. Where additional controls are 
identified, standards would be developed that include technology, work 
practice, or performance standards as amendments to the existing MACT 
standards.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5126;

Agency Contact: Mary Kissell, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, E143-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 20460
Phone: 919 541-4516
Fax: 919 685-3219
Email: [email protected]

Ken Hustvedt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, E143-
01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5395
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO16
_______________________________________________________________________




2770. [bull] AIR QUALITY: REVISION TO DEFINITION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC 
COMPOUNDS--EXCLUSION OF A FAMILY OF FOUR HYDROFLUOROPOLYETHERS (HFPES)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act title I

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.100(s)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This is a deregulatory action to exclude these HFPEs from the 
list of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) on the basis that, as a 
precursor, these compounds make a negligible contribution to the 
formation of tropospheric ozone. These compounds have the potential for 
use as refrigerants because they are not stratospheric ozone depleters. 
This action will remove the necessity to control these particular HFPEs 
as VOCs in State Implementation Plans for attaining the ozone standard.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5131;

Agency Contact: Dave Sanders, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C539-01, 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-AO17
_______________________________________________________________________




2771. [bull] RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OF FINAL AIR 
EMISSION MACT RULES FOR LARGE MUNICIPAL WASTE COMBUSTORS (MWCS)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 129

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60

Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, July 16, 2007, Litigation stayed until 
7/16/2007--EPA must publish final response to request for 
reconsideration by that date.

Abstract: EPA originally adopted air emission standards for new and 
existing large municipal waste combustors (MWCs) in 1995. As required 
by section 129 of the CAA, EPA reviewed these standards and proposed 
revised standards. The proposal occurred on December 19, 2005, and 
final standards were published on May 10, 2006 (71 FR 27323). A number 
of individuals, including Earthjustice, filed litigation on various 
aspects of the standards. Earthjustice also filed a request for EPA to 
reconsider four items included in the final standards. Earthjustice did 
not believe the changes made to the four items following proposal were 
adequately explained in the final FR notice. EPA agreed to reconsider 
the items and, following reconsideration, would publish a FR notice 
explaining EPA's logic for the changes, take comment on the action, and 
publish a final action. In response to this commitment by EPA, the 
Court has ``held'' the litigation until the reconsideration action is 
complete. EPA has committed to the Court to complete the 
reconsideration (proposal and final FR action) within 9 months. The 
Court then issued an order for EPA to complete the reconsideration in 9 
months. EPA filed its motion with the Court on October 16, 2006, and 
has, therefore, committed to complete the reconsideration by July 16, 
2007 (9 months).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/20/07                    72 FR 13016
NPRM Comment Period End         04/19/07
Final Action                    07/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5120;

Agency Contact: Walt Stevenson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, C439-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5264
Fax: 919 541-5264
Email: [email protected]


[[Page 23200]]


Brian Shrager, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
C439-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-7689
Fax: 919 541-7689
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO18
_______________________________________________________________________




2772. [bull] PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION FOR PM2.5--
INCREMENTS, SIGNIFICANT IMPACT LEVELS, AND SIGNIFICANT MONITORING 
CONCENTRATIONS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 52.21; 40 CFR 51.166

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 166 of the Clean Air Act authorizes the Environmental 
Protection Agency to establish regulations to prevent significant 
deterioration (PSD) of air quality due to emissions of any pollutant 
for which a NAAQS has been promulgated. The NAAQS for PM2.5 was 
promulgated in 1997. On November 1, 2005, EPA proposed regulations for 
the implementation of the PM2.5 program including the New Source Review 
(NSR) provisions. In that NPRM, we indicated that we would be proposing 
a separate rule for developing increments, Significant Impact Levels 
(SILs) and Significant Monitoring Concentrations (SMCs), to facilitate 
implementation of a PM2.5 PSD program. Increments are maximum allowable 
increases in ambient PM2.5 concentrations (PM2.5 increments) allowed in 
an area above the baseline concentration. SILs are a screening tool 
used by a major PSD source to determine if it needs to do a 
comprehensive increments analysis. If a source's impacts of PM2.5 
emissions are less than the corresponding SIL, the source's impacts are 
considered to be de minimis and no further modeling analyses are 
required. Similarly, SMCs are a screening tool used by a major PSD 
source to determine if site-specific ambient monitoring is necessary.
In this NPRM, we are proposing three options each for developing PM2.5 
increments, SILs and SMCs. EPA's proposed increment options are the 
percent of NAAQS option, also known as the ``safe harbor'' approach, 
the ``Equivalent Increment'' approach and a variation of the second 
option that also considers the stringency of PM2.5 NAAQS. For SILs we 
would be seeking comments on three options--percent of increments 
option, emissions ratio of PM10 option, and NAAQS ratio of PM10 option. 
For SMCs the three options would be Emissions Ratio option, NAAQS Ratio 
option, and Lowest Detectable Concentration option.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5068;

Agency Contact: Raj Rao, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C339-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone: 919 541-5344
Fax: 919 541-5509
Email: [email protected]

Dan Deroeck, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C339-
03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone: 919 541-5593
Fax: 919-685-3009
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO24
_______________________________________________________________________




2773. [bull] PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: EXTENSION OF GLOBAL LAB 
AND ANALYTICAL USE EXEMPTION FOR ESSENTIAL CLASS I OZONE DEPLETING 
SUBSTANCES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7601; 42 USC 7671 to 7671q

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82.8(b)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is proposing to extend the global lab and analytical use 
exemption for production and import of class I ozone depleting 
substances from December 31, 2007, to December 31, 2009, authorized by 
the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the 
Ozone Layer and consistent with the Clean Air Act Amendments. The 
exemption applies to production and import of ozone-depleting 
substances for essential laboratory and analytical uses as defined by 
the Montreal Protocol. The Montreal Protocol has permitted this 
exemption since 1994. EPA is also proposing to apply the exemption to 
methyl bromide produced and imported after the January 1, 2005, 
phaseout date, authorized by the Parties to the Protocol in Decision 
XVII/15.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/07
Final Action                    12/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5136;

Agency Contact: Staci Gatica, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9469
Email: [email protected]

Marta Montoro, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9321
Fax: 202 565-2079
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO28
_______________________________________________________________________




2774. [bull] PROTECTION OF THE STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: THE 2008 CRITICAL 
USE EXEMPTION FROM THE PHASEOUT OF METHYL BROMIDE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7671c(d)(6)

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is proposing an exemption to the phaseout of methyl 
bromide to meet the needs of 2008 critical uses. Specifically, EPA is 
authorizing uses that will qualify for the 2008 critical use exemption 
and the amount of methyl bromide that may be produced, imported, or 
supplied from inventory for those uses in 2008. EPA takes this action 
under the authority of the Clean Air Act to reflect recent consensus 
decisions taken by the parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances 
that Deplete the Ozone Layer at the 18th Meeting of the Parties.

[[Page 23201]]

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5138;

Agency Contact: Aaron Levy, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9215
Fax: 202 343-2338
Email: [email protected]

Marta Montoro, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9321
Fax: 202 565-2079
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO30
_______________________________________________________________________




2775. [bull] REVISIONS TO COGENERATION UNIT DEFINITION UNDER CAIR, CAMR, 
AND NESHAP AND CORRECTIONS TO CAIR AND ACID RAIN PROGRAM RULES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: CAA sec 111; 42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51, 72, et seq; 40 CFR 60, 72, 75

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is proposing action to revise the thermal efficiency 
standard that is part of the cogeneration unit definition under the 
Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), Federal Implementation Plan for CAIR, 
Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR), and Proposed Federal Plan for CAMR. 
Units meeting the cogeneration unit definition may be exempt from these 
rules. Specifically, EPA is proposing to revise the thermal efficiency 
standard in the cogeneration unit definition so that the standard would 
apply only to the fossil fuel portion of a unit's energy input. This 
change to the CAIR, CAIR FIP, CAMR, and proposed CAMR Federal Plan 
would likely result in exempting some additional cogeneration units 
from these rules.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/07
Final Action                    09/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5109;

Agency Contact: Elyse Steiner, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6204J, Washington, DC 20005-4113
Phone: 202 343-9141
Fax: 202 343-2359
Email: [email protected]

Meg Victor, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 6204J, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9193
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO33
_______________________________________________________________________




2776. [bull] UPDATE OF TEST PROCEDURE SCHEDULE FOR ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 1051

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In the FRM for new emission standards for recreational 
vehicles, we stated our intent to revisit and potentially develop a new 
exhaust emission test procedure for all terrain vehicles (ATVs). In the 
interim, an optional steady-State test procedure was allowed through 
the 2008 model year. In this action, we will extend the period in which 
the optional test procedure may be used. We will also discuss the 
current state of the evaluation of a potential new ATV test procedure.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/07
Direct Final Action             05/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5107;

Agency Contact: Michael Samulski, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, OAR/OTAQ/ASD, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4532
Fax: 734 214-4050
Email: [email protected]

Glenn Passavant, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
OAR/OTAQ/ASD, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4408
Fax: 734 214-4050
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO35
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                  Final Rule Stage


Clean Air Act (CAA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2777. 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 is finalizing Federal Implementation Plans to regulate 
emissions from the Navajo Generating Station and the Four Corners Power 
Plant. The plants were previously complying with emissions limits in 
the Arizona and New Mexico State Implementation Plans. However, EPA's 
promulgation of the Tribal Authority Rule clarified that State air 
quality regulations generally could not be extended to facilities 
located on the reservation. These FIPs establish federally enforceable 
emissions limitations for sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, total 
particulate matter, and opacity, and a requirement for control measures 
for dust.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/08/99                    64 FR 48725

[[Page 23202]]

Notice                          01/26/00                     65 FR 4244
Final Action                    04/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4315; Formerly listed as RIN 2060-AI79

Agency Contact: Rebecca Rosen, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Regional Office San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: 415 947-4152
Email: [email protected]

Colleen McKaughan, Environmental Protection Agency, AIR1, 4000 U.S. 
Courthouse, 230 North 1st Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85025
Phone: 520 498-0118
Fax: 520 498-1333
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2009-AA00
_______________________________________________________________________




2778. SOURCE-SPECIFIC FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR FOUR CORNERS POWER 
PLANT; NAVAJO NATION

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 1740

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is finalizing Federal Implementation Plans to regulate 
emissions from the Navajo Generating Station and the Four Corners Power 
Plant. The plants were previously complying with emissions limits in 
the Arizona and New Mexico State Implementation Plans. However, EPA's 
promulgation of the Tribal Authority Rule clarified that State air 
quality regulations generally could not be extended to facilities 
located on the reservation. These FIPs establish federally enforceable 
emissions limitations for sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, total 
particulate matter, and opacity, and a requirement for control measures 
for dust.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Reproposal                      09/12/06                    71 FR 53631
Final Action                    04/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Federalism:  Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 3569;NPRM-http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/
EPA-AIR/2006/September/Day-12/a15097.pdf; Formerly listed as RIN 2060-
AF42

Agency Contact: Rebecca Rosen, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Regional Office San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: 415 947-4152
Email: [email protected]

Colleen McKaughan, Environmental Protection Agency, AIR1, 4000 U.S. 
Courthouse, 230 North 1st Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85025
Phone: 520 498-0118
Fax: 520 498-1333
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2009-AA01
_______________________________________________________________________




2779. 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. This proposed action will not impact 
small businesses, or State, local, or tribal governments.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4531;

Agency Contact: Jeff Herzog, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, ASD, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4227
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AJ61
_______________________________________________________________________




2780. REVIEW OF NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONS IN INDIAN COUNTRY

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 49

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 stationary sources throughout 
Indian Country and major stationary sources of air pollution in 
nonattainment areas in Indian country. The proposed Federal NSR rules 
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, (3) new 
major sources in nonattainment areas in Indian country, (4) existing 
major sources in nonattainment areas in Indian country undergoing minor 
modification, or (5) existing major sources in nonattainment areas in 
Indian Country undergoing major modification. The proposed rule would 
also allow new or existing stationary sources of regulated NSR 
pollutants and HAPs 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 permits program. Pursuant to the Tribal Air Rule, 
eligible Indian Tribes may receive EPA authorization to develop and 
implement such programs, but these permitting programs would be

[[Page 23203]]

implemented by EPA if eligible Indian Tribes do not elect, or do not 
receive authorization to manage, such programs. 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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/21/06                    71 FR 48696
Final Action                    02/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3975; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/August/Day-21/a6926.htm;

Agency Contact: Jessica Montanez, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, C504-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3407
Fax: 919 541-5509
Email: [email protected]

Raj Rao, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C339-03, 
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone: 919 541-5344
Fax: 919 541-5509
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AH37
_______________________________________________________________________




2781. CLEAN AIR FINE PARTICLE IMPLEMENTATION RULE

Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410; 42 USC 7501 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In 1997, EPA promulgated National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM-2.5). EPA 
designations of 39 nonattainment areas for the PM2.5 standards became 
effective on April 5, 2005. The Clean Air Fine Particle Implementation 
Rule, which was proposed in the Federal Register on November 1, 2005, 
includes requirements and guidance for State and local air pollution 
agencies to follow in developing State implementation plans (SIPs) 
designed to bring areas into attainment with the 1997 standards. These 
SIP development activities include technical analyses to identify 
effective strategies for reducing emissions contributing to PM-2.5 
levels, and the adoption of regulations as needed in order to attain 
the standards. 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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/01/05                    70 FR 65984
Final Action                    04/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4752; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2005/November/Day-01/a20455.htm;

Agency Contact: Rich Damberg, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C504-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5592
Fax: 919 541-3207
Email: [email protected]

Kimber Scavo, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C504-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3354
Fax: 919-541-4028
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AK74
_______________________________________________________________________




2782. NSPS: SOCMI--WASTEWATER AND AMENDMENT TO APPENDIX C OF PART 63 AND 
APPENDIX J OF PART 60

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60, appendix J to part 60; 40 CFR 63, appendix C 
to part 63

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These standards are based on a combination of control 
techniques that require removal or destruction of volatile organic 
compounds from wastewater at synthetic organic chemical manufacturing 
industry plants. Designated chemical process units, i.e., process lines 
or process units, would be subject to the rule. Constructed, 
reconstructed, or modified designated chemical process units would be 
required to apply appropriate controls to affected wastewater tanks, 
surface impoundments, containers, individual drain systems, and oil and 
water separators, and to treat process wastewater to remove or destroy 
the volatile organic compounds. On September 12, 1994, EPA proposed 
Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources: Volatile Organic 
Compound Emissions from the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing 
Industry (SOCMI) Wastewater (40 CFR part 60, subpart YYY). On October 
11, 1995, the EPA issued a supplemental proposal, which clarified and 
revised the previously proposed rule. On December 9, 1998, EPA 
published a supplement to the proposed rule that consisted of revised 
definitions, alternative test procedures, and clarifications of 
requirements, and that proposed to add Appendix J to 40 CFR part 60. In 
conjunction with the rule development for the NSPS, amendments to 
appendix C to part 63 were proposed on June 30, 2004. The final rule 
will encompass the clarifications and revisions to subpart YYY , 
appendix J, and 40 CFR part 63, appendix C.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM (NSPS)                     09/12/94                    59 FR 46780
Supplemental NPRM 1             10/11/95                    60 FR 52889
Supplemental NPRM 2             12/09/98                    63 FR 67988
NPRM Amendment                  06/30/04                    69 FR 39383
Final Action                    03/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3380; EPA publication information: 
Supplemental NPRM 2 - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/1998/
December/Day-09/a28472a.htm;

[[Page 23204]]

Sectors Affected: 3251 Basic Chemical Manufacturing

Agency Contact: Brenda Shine, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C439-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3608
Email: [email protected]

Kent 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
_______________________________________________________________________




2783. AMENDMENTS TO STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES; 
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60, app F, prodedure 3

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, June 15, 2001.

Abstract: This rulemaking adds a procedure 3 to appendix F of 40 CFR 
part 60. This action provides quality assurance specifications for 
continuous opacity monitor systems (COMSs) installed for compliance. 
States may cite this procedure for sources with installed COMS subject 
to compliance limitations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    09/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3958;

Agency Contact: Tom Logan, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, E143-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2580
Fax: 919 541-0516
Email: [email protected]

Conniesue Oldham, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
E143-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-7774
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AH23
_______________________________________________________________________




2784. NESHAP: HALOGENATED SOLVENT CLEANING--RESIDUAL RISK STANDARDS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, December 2, 2002.
Final, Judicial, April 16, 2007, Consent decree.

Abstract: The Halogenated Solvent Cleaning NESHAP limits emissions of 
HAP from solvent cleaning machines that use any of the following 
halogenated solvents: Methylene chloride, perchloroethylene, 
trichloroethylene, 1,1,1, - trichloroethane, carbon tetrachloride, 
chloroform, or any combination of these solvents in a total 
concentration greater than 5 percent by weight. Each individual solvent 
cleaning machine is an affected source. The Halogenated Solvent 
Cleaning NESHAP was projected to reduce nationwide emissions of 
hazardous air pollutants (HAP) from halogenated solvent cleaning 
machines by 85,300 tons per year, or 63 percent of the 1991 baseline 
emissions of 140,525 tons per year. On December 3, 1999, the rule was 
amended by adding compliance options for continuous web cleaning 
machines. Continuous web cleaning machines are considered a subset of 
in-line cleaning machines and are defined as: ``A solvent cleaning 
machine in which parts such as film, coils, wire, and metal strips are 
cleaned at speeds typically in excess of 11 feet per minute. Parts are 
generally uncoiled, cleaned such that the same part is simultaneously 
entering and exiting the solvent application area of the solvent 
cleaning machine, and then recoiled or cut.`` This action is required 
by the CAA to assess residual risk and develop standards as necessary 
to provide an ample margin of safety.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/17/06                    71 FR 47670
Notice of Data Availability 
(NODA)                          12/14/06                    71 FR 75182
Final Action                    04/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4668; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/August/Day-17/a6927.htm;

Sectors Affected: 335999 All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment 
and Component Manufacturing; 332999 All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated 
Metal Product Manufacturing; 336999 All Other Transportation Equipment 
Manufacturing; 337124 Metal Household Furniture Manufacturing; 332116 
Metal Stamping; 339 Miscellaneous Manufacturing; 336 Transportation 
Equipment Manufacturing

Agency Contact: Lynn Dail, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C539-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2363
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]

Robin Dunkins, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
E143-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5335
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AK22
_______________________________________________________________________




2785. NESHAP: 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; 40 CFR 63.18

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: We are amending the part 63 General Provisions to allow 
facilities that are subject to a maximum achievable control technology 
(MACT) 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. The amendments would also allow 
a source to avoid MACT by completely eliminating HAP emissions. We are 
promulgating these

[[Page 23205]]

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.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/15/03                    68 FR 26249
Final Action                    06/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4719; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2003/May/Day-15/a12180.htm;

Agency Contact: Rick Colyer, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, D205-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5262
Email: [email protected]

Michael Regan, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
D205-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5294
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AK54
_______________________________________________________________________




2786. MODIFICATION OF THE ANTI-DUMPING BASELINE DATE CUT-OFF LIMIT FOR 
DATA USED IN DEVELOPMENT OF AN INDIVIDUAL BASELINE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7521(1); 42 USC 7545; 42 USC 
7601(a)

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80.91(b)(1)(i); 40 CFR 80.93(a)

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 regulation is a minor technical amendment to 
those existing regulations. It would amend a portion of those 
regulations to allow the use of data collected after January 1, 1995, 
in the development of baselines, and it would establish a cut-off date 
of January 1, 2002, for the submission of all individual baselines 
under the anti-dumping program. This date is the same as that allowed 
for foreign refineries seeking a unique individual baseline under the 
anti-dumping program.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Rule               01/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4604;

Agency Contact: Christine Brunner, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, 6407, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4287
Email: [email protected]

Patrice Sims, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8643
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AJ82
_______________________________________________________________________




2787. FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (FIP) FOR THE BILLINGS/LAUREL, 
MONTANA, SULFUR DIOXIDE (SO2) AREA

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 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 
May 2, 2002 and May 22, 2003 we partially and limitedly approved and 
partially and limitedly disapproved 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 disapproved. EPA's FIP will 
assure that the Billings/Laurel area will attain and maintain the SO2 
NAAQS.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/12/06                    71 FR 39259
Final Action                    06/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4542; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/July/Day-12/a6096.htm;

Sectors Affected: 32411 Petroleum Refineries

Agency Contact: Laurie Ostrand, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Regional Office Denver, 8P-AR, Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303 312-6437
Fax: 303 312-6064
Email: [email protected]

Cynthia Cody, Environmental Protection Agency, Regional Office Denver, 
8P-AR, Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303 312-6228
Fax: 303 312-6064
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2008-AA00
_______________________________________________________________________




2788. 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

[[Page 23206]]

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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Rule               12/00/07

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, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4928
Fax: 734 214-4052
Email: [email protected]

Sara Schneeberg, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-5592
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AI97
_______________________________________________________________________




2789. 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 that may have significant unintended 
negative impacts on refiners and importers. 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                            01/04/05                      70 FR 646
Final Action                    06/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4632; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2005/January/Day-04/a043.htm;

Agency Contact: Marilyn Bennett, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, 6406J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9624
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AK02
_______________________________________________________________________




2790. CALIFORNIA GASOLINE TECHNICAL CORRECTION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7521(1); 42 USC 7545; 42 USC 
7601(a)

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80.81(a)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule corrects final regulations that were published in 
the Federal Register on March 29, 2001 (66 FR 17230). The corrected 
regulatory provision restores the definition of California gasoline as 
used in the enforcement exemptions for California gasoline under the 
regulation of fuels and fuel additives.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Rule               12/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4722;

Agency Contact: Christine Brunner, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, 6407, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4287
Email: [email protected]


[[Page 23207]]


John Hannon, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-5563
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AK56
_______________________________________________________________________




2791. ANTI-DUMPING BASELINE RECALCULATION FOR DOWNSTREAM OXYGENATE 
ADDITION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7545; 42 USC 7601(a)

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80.91

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would allow a refiner who added oxygenate after 
sampling and just before shipment to exclude that oxygenate from its 
anti-dumping baseline determination. This exclusion of oxygenate is 
already allowed for a refinery's gasoline to which oxygenate was added 
outside of the refinery gate. This rule will have limited application, 
and could provide relief to small refiners.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Rule               04/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4706;

Agency Contact: Christine Brunner, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, 6407, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4287
Email: [email protected]

Patrice Sims, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8643
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AK69
_______________________________________________________________________




2792. PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION (PSD) AND NONATTAINMENT 
NEW SOURCE REVIEW (NSR): DEBOTTLENECKING, AGGREGATION, AND PROJECT 
NETTING

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.165; 40 CFR 51.166; 40 CFR 52.21

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This project will revise rules governing the major new source 
review (NSR) programs mandated by parts C and D of title I of the Clean 
Air Act (CAA). The new regulations will clarify and codify our policy 
of when multiple activities at a single major stationary source must be 
considered together for the purposes of determining major NSR 
applicability (``aggregation''). Also, we are changing the way 
emissions from permitted emissions units upstream or downstream from 
those undergoing a physical change or change in the method of operation 
are considered when determining if a proposed project will result in a 
significant emissions increase (``debottlenecking''). Finally, we are 
clarifying how emissions decreases from a project may be included in 
the calculation to determine if a significant emissions increase will 
result from a project (``project netting''). When final, these rules 
will improve implementation of the program by articulating and 
codifying principles for determining major NSR applicability that we 
currently address through guidance only. These rule changes reflect the 
EPA's consideration of the EPA's 2002 Report to the President and its 
associated recommendations as well as discussions with various 
stakeholders including representatives of environmental groups, State 
and local governments, and industry.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/14/06                    71 FR 54235
Final Action                    09/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 4793; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/September/Day-14/a15248.htm

Agency Contact: Dave Svendsgaard, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, C504-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2380
Fax: 919 541-5509
Email: [email protected]

Lisa Sutton, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C339-
03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3450
Fax: 919 541-5509
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AL75
_______________________________________________________________________




2793. CONTROL OF EMISSIONS OF AIR POLLUTION FROM NEW MOTOR VEHICLES: ON-
BOARD DIAGNOSTIC REQUIREMENTS FOR HEAVY-DUTY ENGINES AND VEHICLES ABOVE 
14,000 POUNDS AND IN-USE, NOT-TO-EXCEED EMISSION STANDARD TEST

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 7671q

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is proposing to establish On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) 
requirements for Heavy-Duty On-Highway and Non-Road vehicles and 
engines greater than 14,000 pounds gross vehicle weight. This action 
will also propose to require manufacturers of these vehicles and 
engines to make available emissions-related service information to 
after-market service providers. OBD systems are intended to monitor the 
performance of emission controls on these vehicles and engines to 
ensure proper functionality and compliance with emissions standards. 
This notice also proposes a manufacturer run in-use testing program for 
heavy-duty engines and vehicles to assess compliance with the 
applicable not-to-exceed standards beginning in 2007. This portion of 
the notice has a court-ordered date for May 2004 and final May 2005 as 
a result of a settlement between EPA , ARB, and Engine Manufacturers.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/24/07                     72 FR 3200
NPRM Comment Period End         03/26/07
Final Action                    07/00/07

[[Page 23208]]

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4809; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2007/January/Day-24/a110a.htm;

Agency Contact: Todd Sherwood, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, AALDOC, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4405
Email: [email protected]

Holly Pugliese, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
AAPTIG, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4288
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AL92
_______________________________________________________________________




2794. ALTERNATIVE WORK PRACTICE FOR LEAK DETECTION AND REPAIR

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60; 40 CFR 61; 40 CFR 63; 40 CFR 65

Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, March 31, 2007, Thompson Report 
commitment date for proposal and March, 2007 for promulgation.

Abstract: This rule would amend existing regulations controlling 
emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and hazardous air 
pollutants (HAP) under the Clean Air Act. These regulations are 
codified at 40 CFR part 60, 61, 63, and 65. These regulations require 
periodic leak detection and repair (LDAR) of pumps, valves, and 
connectors. The current work practice requires each pump, valve, and 
connector to be individually monitored for leaks. Facilities have had 
LDAR programs in place for over 20 years and view them as burdensome 
because they are labor intensive. Newer image-based monitoring 
technology is being developed that will detect leaks at a reduced cost 
because of the ability to monitor multiple components at one time. This 
rule would amend the existing regulations to enable the plant operators 
to use the new technology.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/06/06                    71 FR 17401
Extended NPRM Comment Period End06/07/06                    71 FR 32885
Final Action                    07/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4830;

Agency Contact: David Markwordt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, E143-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0837
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]

KC Hustvedt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C143-
01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5395
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AL98
_______________________________________________________________________




2795. NESHAP AND NSPS FOR MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS--AMENDMENTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 7601

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63.1960; 40 CFR 63.1975; 40 CFR 63.1980

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will address issues concerning the National 
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Municipal Solid Waste 
Landfills that was published on January 16, 2003. We will revise the 
startup, shutdown, and malfunction provisions promulgated in the rule 
in response to requests for more flexibility. We will clarify that the 
moisture balance calculations should be calculated on a wet weight 
basis as a response to requests about the intent of the promulgated 
rule. We will correct errors in the compliance dates for the rule.
Another aspect of 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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/08/06                    71 FR 53272
Final Action                    01/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Local, Tribal

Energy Effects:  Statement of Energy Effects planned as required by 
Executive Order 13211.

Additional Information: SAN No. 4846; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/September/Day-08/a7493.htm; 
NPRM was published 09/08/2006 (71 FR 53272) as RIN 2060-AJ41.

Agency Contact: Karen Rackley, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, E143-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone: 919 541-0634
Email: [email protected]

Kent 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]

Related RIN: Previously reported as 2060-AH13, Previously reported as 
2060-AJ41
RIN: 2060-AM08
_______________________________________________________________________




2796. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: AMENDMENTS TO THE SECTION 608 
LEAK REPAIR REGULATIONS

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

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 7671q

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82, subpart F

[[Page 23209]]

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking will propose changes and amendments to the 
refrigerant leak repair regulations (40 CFR 82, subpart F) promulgated 
under section 608 of the Clean Air Act. The goal of the regulations is 
to protect the stratospheric ozone layer by promulgating regulations 
that reduce the use and emissions of ozone-depleting refrigerants to 
the lowest achievable level. This proposal will clarify the leak repair 
regulations by requiring that owners and operators of comfort cooling, 
commercial refrigeration, and industrial process refrigeration 
appliances that have ozone-depleting charges greater than 50 pounds 
calculate leak rates, verify all repairs, and document repair efforts. 
This rulemaking will provide further clarity by adding definitions and 
discussing compliance scenarios.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4856;

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/608

Agency Contact: Julius Banks, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9870
Fax: 202 565-2155
Email: [email protected]

Nancy Smagin, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 6205-
J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9126
Fax: 202 343-2337
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM09
_______________________________________________________________________




2797. NESHAP: AREA SOURCE STANDARDS--ETHYLENE OXIDE HOSPITAL 
STERILIZATION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 30, 2000.
NPRM, Judicial, October 31, 2006, As per 5/22/2003 Revised Partial 
Consent Decree.
Final, Judicial, December 20, 2007, As per 5/22/2003 Revised Partial 
Consent Decree.

Abstract: On November 6, 2006, the Agency proposed two options to 
address the Clean Air Act requirements for hospital sterilizers. One 
option requires no action and the other action requires implementation 
of a work practice. The Clean Air Act requires that EPA list area 
source categories that contribute to the emissions of 30 listed urban 
HAPs, and that are, or will be, subject to standards under section 112 
of the Act. Sterilization processes use ethylene oxide, which is one of 
the 30 listed HAPs. Hospital sterilization, a listed area source 
category, is a major contributor of ethylene oxide emissions in urban 
areas.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/06/06                    71 FR 64907
NPRM Comment Period End         01/05/07
Final Action                    01/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4859; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/November/Day-06/a18644.htm;

Agency Contact: David Markwordt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, E143-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0837
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]

KC Hustvedt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C143-
01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5395
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM14
_______________________________________________________________________




2798. CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NONROAD SPARK-IGNITION ENGINES AND 
EQUIPMENT

Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7521-7601(a)

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 90

Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, December 1, 2004.
Final, Statutory, December 31, 2005.

Abstract: In this action, we are proposing exhaust emission standards 
for spark-ignition marine engines and small land-based engines (<19 
kW). We are also proposing evaporative emission standards for vessels 
and equipment using these engines. Nationwide, these emission sources 
contribute to ozone, carbon monoxide (CO), and particulate matter (PM) 
nonattainment. These pollutants cause a range of adverse health 
effects, especially in terms of respiratory impairment and related 
illnesses. The proposed standards would help States achieve and 
maintain air quality standards. In addition, these standards would help 
reduce acute exposure to CO, air toxics, and PM.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4882

Agency Contact: Glenn Passavant, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, OAR/OTAQ/ASD, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4408
Fax: 734 214-4050
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM34
_______________________________________________________________________




2799. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: IMPORT PETITIONING REQUIREMENTS 
FOR HALON-1301 AIRCRAFT FIRE EXTINGUISHING VESSELS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7671 to 7671q

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82

Legal Deadline: None

[[Page 23210]]

Abstract: This rule will provide an exemption under the import 
petitioning requirements for used ozone-depleting substances. The 
petitioning requirements outline the information that importers must 
submit to the Administrator at least 40 working days before a shipment 
is to leave the foreign port of export. This rule will reduce the 
administrative burden of anyone petitioning to import aircraft fire 
extinguishing spherical pressure vessels containing halon-1301 (``halon 
bottles'') for hydrostatic testing in the United States. The rule would 
require importers to adhere to all import petitioning requirements but 
would require one petition to be submitted annually for all shipments 
rather than submission of a petition for each individual shipment 40 
working days prior to export. Halon bottles are individual bottles 
containing halon-1301 that are connected to a larger fire suppression 
system within an aircraft. The halon bottles are brought into the 
United States for hydrostatic testing in which the halon is removed, 
the bottles are tested to ensure durability and effectiveness, and the 
same amount or more of halon is replaced back in the bottles and 
exported once again. The halon bottles must be routinely tested under 
Federal Aviation Administration and United States Department of 
Transportation regulations. The exemption to minimize the import 
petitioning requirements is being initiated because the bottles are not 
being imported for the eventual use or resale of the halon contained in 
the bottles and because hydrostatic testing of the bottles is required 
under FAA and DOT regulations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/11/06                    71 FR 18259
Direct Final Action             04/11/06                    71 FR 18219
Withdrawal of DFRM              06/07/06                    71 FR 32840
Final Action                    06/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4900; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/April/Day-11/a3462.htm; EPA 
Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0131

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov\ozone\title6

Agency Contact: Bella Maranion, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9749
Fax: 202 343-2338
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM46
_______________________________________________________________________




2800. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE; REFRIGERANT RECYCLING; 
CERTIFICATION OF RECOVERY AND RECOVERY/RECYCLING EQUIPMENT INTENDED FOR 
USE WITH SUBSTITUTE REFRIGERANTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act

CFR Citation: None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would amend the rule on refrigerant recycling 
equipment intended for use with Substitute Refrigerants. This amendment 
would clarify how the requirements of Clean Air Act section 608 extend 
to refrigerant recovery and/or recycling equipment intended for use 
with substitutes for CFC and HCFC refrigerants.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    07/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4916;

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/608

Agency Contact: Julius Banks, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9870
Fax: 202 565-2155
Email: [email protected]

Nancy Smagin, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 6205-
J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9126
Fax: 202 343-2337
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM49
_______________________________________________________________________




2801. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: LISTING OF SUBSTITUTES IN THE 
MOTOR VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING SECTOR UNDER THE SIGNIFICANT NEW 
ALTERNATIVES POLICY (SNAP) PROGRAM

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7671k

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82.180

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking will propose to list two new alternatives to 
ozone depleting substances in the motor vehicle air conditioning sector 
and outline the conditions necessary for their safe use. Our analysis 
indicates that these new alternatives have better energy efficiency and 
lower impacts on the environment than currently available systems. If 
EPA takes final action approving these systems under SNAP, EPA would 
expand the options available to the automotive industry. The automotive 
industry, if it chose to adopt these technologies, would be required to 
comply with the conditions necessary to deploy these systems in a safe 
manner.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/21/06                    71 FR 55140
NPRM Comment Period End         10/23/06
Final Action                    07/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4918;

Agency Contact: Karen Thundiyil, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9464
Email: [email protected]

Jeff Cohen, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 6205J, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9005
Fax: 202 343-2337
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM54

[[Page 23211]]

_______________________________________________________________________




2802. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: MODIFICATIONS TO THE TECHNICIAN 
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER SECTION 608 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT

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: EPA is amending appendix D to subpart F of 40 CFR 82--
Standards for Becoming a Certifying Program for Technicians. The 
Refrigerant Recycling Regulations governing standards for certifying 
programs for technicians were promulgated under section 608 of the 
Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (May 1994; 59 FR 28660). These 
regulations were amended on November 9, 1994 (59 FR 559120), to clarify 
the scope of the technician certification requirements and to provide a 
limited exemption from certification requirements for apprentices. The 
amendment to the regulation will provide specific requirements for 
programs applying to become certifying organizations, will specify 
reporting and recordkeeping requirements in order to enhance 
implementation of the program, and will define other administrative 
components of the program to improve accountability.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    07/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4901;

Agency Contact: Nancy Smagin, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6205-J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9126
Fax: 202 343-2337
Email: [email protected]

Julius Banks, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9870
Fax: 202 565-2155
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM55
_______________________________________________________________________




2803. NESHAP: GASOLINE DISTRIBUTION AREA SOURCE STANDARDS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, October 31, 2006, As per 05/22/2003 
Revised Partial Consent Decree.
Final, Judicial, December 20, 2007, As per 05/22/2003 Revised Parital 
Consent Decree.

Abstract: The Clean Air Act (CAA) includes two provisions--sections 
112(c)(3) and 112(k)(3)(B)(ii)--that instruct us to identify and list 
source categories that contribute to the emissions of the 30 ``listed'' 
(or area source) Hazardous Air Pollutants(HAP), and that are, or will 
be, subject to standards under section 112 of the CAA. EPA listed 
``Gasoline Distribution Stage I'' as a new area source category in the 
Integrated Urban Strategy for National Air Toxics Program (July 19, 
1999, 40 FR 38706). Further, we agreed under a 2003 consent agreement 
to propose a rule for this area source category on or before October 
31, 2006, and promulgate a final rule by December 20, 2007. No 
definitions are published for ``Gasoline Distribution Area Sources.'' 
However, it is generally understood to include gasoline storage and 
transfer operations as gasoline is moved from the production refinery 
process units to and including the gasoline station storage tank. 
Vehicle refueling operations had been separated when this source 
category was listed since it is currently regulated under CAA sections 
182(b)(3) and 202(a)(6). Area sources emit or have a potential to emit 
less than 10 tons per year of any single HAP or less than 25 tons per 
year of total HAP. The higher emitting sources (major sources) in this 
industry are already regulated (40 CFR 63, subpart R) under CAA section 
112 national emission standards.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/09/06                    71 FR 66064
NPRM Comment Period End         01/08/07
NPRM Comment Period Extended    01/08/07                      72 FR 726
Final Action                    01/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4907; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/November/Day-09/a18656.htm

Agency Contact: Stephen Shedd, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C439-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5397
Fax: 919 685-3195
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM74
_______________________________________________________________________




2804. STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR STATIONARY SPARK IGNITED INTERNAL 
COMBUSTION ENGINES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 111

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60

Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, May 23, 2006, Consent Decree entered 7/
15/2004 regarding NSPS forcompression-ignited stationary engines and 
NSPS for spark-ignited engines.
Final, Judicial, December 20, 2007, Consent Decree entered 7/15/2004 
regarding NSPS forcompression-ignited stationary engines and NSPS for 
spark-ignited engines.

Abstract: This project is to develop New Source Performance Standards 
(NSPS) for stationary reciprocating internal combustion spark-ignited 
engines. This includes two stroke lean burn (2SLB) engines, four stroke 
lean burn (4SLB) engines, and four stroke rich burn (4SRB) engines. 
These standards are being developed under section 111 of the CAA to 
require the application of the best system of emission reduction taking 
into account the cost of achieving emission reductions and 
environmental and energy impacts. The pollutants that will be addressed 
in this rulemaking are PM, NOx, SO2, and CO. The project is on a 
litigated schedule to propose by May 2006 and to promulgate by December 
2007. Information gathering began in early April 2004 and will result 
in the development of regulatory packages to propose and promulgate an 
NSPS standard.

[[Page 23212]]

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/12/06                    71 FR 33804
Final Action                    12/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Local, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 4915; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/June/Day-12/a4919.htm;

Agency Contact: Jaime Pagan, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5340
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]

Robert Wayland, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
D243-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1045
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM81
_______________________________________________________________________




2805. COMPONENT DURABILITY PROCEDURES FOR NEW LIGHT DUTY VEHICLES, LIGHT 
DUTY TRUCKS, AND HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 pre-production 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 emissions standards 
or the test procedures used to quantify emissions. Although there is no 
court-ordered deadline, this is a court-ordered action. During the 
comment period of the NPRM the Agency received a comment from the Afton 
Chemical Corporation (formally known as Ethyl Corporation) suggesting 
that EPA did not address the component durability portion of the new 
vehicle emissions certification process and should establish a 
procedure for rulemaking requesting comment on whether our current 
component durability process is appropriate or if we should revise the 
process to include a limited amount of testing.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Supplemental 2 NPRM             01/17/06                     71 FR 2843
Final Action                    08/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4757.1; EPA publication information: 
Supplemental 2 NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/January/
Day-17/a073.htm; Split from RIN 2060-AK76.

Agency Contact: Linda Hormes, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, AAPTIG, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4502
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN01
_______________________________________________________________________




2806. NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS: SURFACE 
COATING OF AUTOMOBILES AND LIGHT-DUTY TRUCKS; AMENDMENTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 subpart IIII

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will be done as two separate amendments to the 
final National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the 
surface coating of automobiles and light-duty trucks. The first 
amendment will add an option to include the coating of heavier vehicles 
under the automobile and light-duty truck rule. The second amendment 
will clarify the interaction between this rule and the NESHAP for 
surface coating of plastic parts and products. The second amendment 
also will improve the rule by clarifying specific provisions and 
correcting errors in the original printing of the final rule and 
announce the availability of a revised version of the Protocol for 
Determining the Daily Volatile Organic Compound Emission Rate of 
Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Topcoat Operations. The original final 
rule was published in the Federal Register on April 26, 2004 (69 FR 
22602). The rule affects the surface coating of automobile and light-
duty truck bodies and body parts for use in new vehicles at facilities 
that are major sources of hazardous air pollutants.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/22/06                    71 FR 76956
NPRM Comment Period End         01/22/07
Direct Final Rule               12/22/06                    71 FR 76922
Direct Final Amendment          04/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4958; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/December/Day-22/a21974.htm;

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]

KC Hustvedt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C143-
01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5395
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN10

[[Page 23213]]

_______________________________________________________________________




2807. REVISIONS TO THE CONTINUOUS EMISSIONS MONITORING RULE FOR THE ACID 
RAIN PROGRAM AND THE NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 75 (Revision)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would modify the existing requirements for sources 
affected by the Acid Rain Program, and the NOx Budget Trading Program. 
The Acid Rain Continuous Emission Monitoring (CEM) rule would be 
revised to improve implementation by making improvements to the 
monitoring and reporting process that will benefit both EPA and the 
facilities affected by the rule. These amendments will have no 
environmental impacts, and are expected to reduce the ongoing costs and 
burden associated with reporting emissions under the current rule by 
instituting a revised reporting procedure that will reduce the 
redundancy that currently exists with the existing procedures. 
Specifically, as part of its reengineering efforts, EPA is replacing 
the existing record type dependant reporting format with an XML data 
reporting format that takes advantage of technological advances in data 
management. This fundamental change is expected to reduce the costs of 
programming data collection systems at the affected facilities and 
should provide EPA with the flexibility to better adapt its systems to 
unique data configurations, which are not currently easily (or 
properly) adaptable by the current reporting structure. EPA expects to 
reduce the cost and burden associated with resubmittals of data reports 
due to errors identified after the submittals are made. This action 
also attempts to clarify, simplify, and enhance certain sections in the 
CEM rule to make it easier for sources to understand and comply with 
the regulation. Examples include: Providing a mechanism for a source to 
utilize the concept of long-term cold storage; clarifying that only one 
monitoring methodology should be specified at any time; and modifying 
the quality assurance timing requirements for ozone-season-only 
reporters. These amendments need to be finalized prior to the planned 
implementation date of January 1, 2007.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/22/06                    71 FR 49254
NPRM Comment Period End         10/23/06
Final Action                    06/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4969; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/August/Day-22/a6819.htm;

Agency Contact: Matthew Boze, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6204J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9211
Fax: 202 343-9211
Email: [email protected]

Beth Murray, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 6204J, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9211
Fax: 202 343-9211
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN16
_______________________________________________________________________




2808. REVISIONS TO AIR EMISSIONS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51, subpart A

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action seeks to combine and consolidate air emission 
reporting requirements from three regulations. The three regulations 
are the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), the Consolidated Emissions 
Reporting Rule (CERR), and the NOx SIP Call. Each of these regulations 
has associated emissions reporting requirements. The purpose of this 
action is to resolve differences in the reporting requirements in the 
three regulations so that the regulated community will have a single 
location in the Code of Federal Regulations that details air emission 
reporting requirements. For example, the CERR and the NOx SIP Call use 
similar but not identical terminology to describe what data must be 
reported to EPA. The proposed rule would resolve these differences.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/03/06                       71 FR 69
Final Action                    06/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Local, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 4951; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/January/Day-03/a24614.htm; 
EPA Docket information: OAR-2004-0489

Agency Contact: Dennis Beauregard, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, C339-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone: 919 541-5512
Fax: 919 541-0684
Email: [email protected]

Doug Solomon, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C339-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone: 919 541-4132
Fax: 919 541-0684
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN20
_______________________________________________________________________




2809. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: REVISION TO LISTING OF CARBON 
DIOXIDE TOTAL FLOODING FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS RESTRICTING USE TO 
ONLY UNOCCUPIED AREAS

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: Section 612 of the Clean Air Act requires EPA to identify 
alternatives to Class I and II ozone-depleting substances and to 
publish lists of acceptable and unacceptable substitutes. Producers of 
substitutes must notify EPA at least 90 days before alternatives are 
introduced into interstate commerce. Substitutes which are deemed by 
EPA to be unacceptable or acceptable subject to use restrictions must 
go through notice and comment rulemaking. Substitute lists are updated 
intermittently depending on the volume of notifications. Independent of 
any

[[Page 23214]]

petitions or notifications received, EPA may also initiate updates to 
the substitute lists based on new data on either additional substitutes 
or on characteristics of substitutes previously reviewed. Based on new 
information on the continued and growing use of carbon dioxide total 
flooding fire extinguishing systems, EPA is revising its listing of 
carbon dioxide as an acceptable total flooding substitute for ozone-
depleting halons to acceptable subject to narrowed use limits. Use 
would be limited to unoccupied areas where personnel could not be 
exposed to lethal concentration of the agent. Recent changes to 
national fire protection industry standards reflect need to improve 
personnel safety requirements for carbon dioxide systems by limiting 
its applications. Carbon dioxide total flooding fire extinguishing 
systems are used in some industrial applications such as automobile 
paint rooms and in marine applications such as machinery spaces. 
Restricted use limits on carbon dioxide total flooding systems supports 
the use of substitutes that are not potentially lethal to personnel 
that could be exposed.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    07/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4991;

Agency Contact: Bella Maranion, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9749
Fax: 202 343-2338
Email: [email protected]

Jeff Cohen, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 6205J, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9005
Fax: 202 343-2337
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN30
_______________________________________________________________________




2810. OPTIONAL CHASSIS CERTIFICATION FOR DIESEL VEHICLES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7601(a)

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86.1863-07

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Prior to the heavy-duty 2007 rulemaking (HD 2007), we have 
required that crankcase emissions be controlled only on naturally 
aspirated diesel engines. We made an exception for turbocharged heavy-
duty diesel engines in the past because of concerns regarding fouling 
that could occur from diesel PM and engine oil, which are included in 
the crankcase emissions, when routing the crankcase blow-by into the 
turbocharger and aftercooler. However, this was an environmentally 
significant exception since most heavy-duty diesel trucks use 
turbocharged engines, and a single engine can emit over 100 pounds of 
NOx, NMHC, and PM from the crankcase over its lifetime. Therefore, 
given the availability of technologies to control crankcase emissions 
and the significant environmental benefit from eliminating those 
emissions, we are proposing new requirements for crankcase emissions in 
the HD 2007 rulemaking. Those provisions require that heavy-duty diesel 
engines either close the crankcase or account for any crankcase 
emissions within the total compliance limits of the tailpipe emissions 
standard. This requirement had the unintended consequence of confusing 
which crankcase provisions should apply to these heavy-duty diesel 
engines, those of subpart S or the newly defined diesel provisions of 
40 CFR section 86.007-11. It was our intention that these vehicles meet 
the newly defined requirements of closed crankcase provisions just as 
other heavy-duty diesel engines must. Therefore, we are finalizing a 
change to the HD 2007 that explicitly defines the crankcase provisions 
applicable for heavy-duty chassis certified diesel engines under 14,000 
pounds as those provisions defined under 40 CFR section 86.007-11. 
There are no environmental impacts. This represents a cost savings to 
the manufacturers of highway heavy-duty diesel engines.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Rule               01/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4993;

Agency Contact: Zuimdie Guerra, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, ASD, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4387
Fax: 734 214-4816
Email: [email protected]

Cleophas Jackson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
CISD, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4824
Fax: 734 214-4816
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN39
_______________________________________________________________________




2811. FEDERAL PLAN REQUIREMENTS FOR OTHER SOLID WASTE INCINERATION UNITS 
CONSTRUCTED ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 9, 2004

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: CAA sec 129 and 111(d)

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 62 (New)

Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, December 16, 2007, See the legal 
deadline information in the additional information below.

Abstract: In this OSWI Federal plan rulemaking, EPA becomes an 
implementing authority in those instances where the State or local 
agency has failed to submit a plan or a plan has not yet been approved. 
Therefore, consistent with section 129(b)(3) of the Act, this 
rulemaking would impose a Federal plan that applies to OSWI in any 
State, tribe, or locale that has not submitted an approvable plan 
within the time allotted. This action makes no changes to the 
requirements in the December 2005 rule, and is intended to fulfill 
EPA's duty under section129(b)(3) to promulgate a Federal plan as a 
gap-filling measure until the State fulfills its statutory obligations. 
When the State submits an approvable State plan, the Federal plan will 
no longer apply to units in that State.

[[Page 23215]]

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/18/06                    71 FR 75816
NPRM Comment Period End         02/16/07
Final Action                    04/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 5011; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WASTE/2006/December/Day-18/
f21285.htm; Legal Deadline continued: Federal Plan must be promulgated 
2 years after the final publication of the Emission Guidelines rule 
(December 16, 2005, 70 FR 74869, http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/
2005/December/Day-16/a23716.htm); EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-
2006-0364

Agency Contact: Martha Smith, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, E143-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2421
Fax: 919 541-0234
Email: [email protected]

Robin Dunkins, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
E143-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5335
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN43
_______________________________________________________________________




2812. NESHAP: AREA SOURCE STANDARDS--RECIPROCATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION 
ENGINES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, October 31, 2006, As per 05/22/2003 
Revised Partial Consent Decree.
Final, Judicial, December 20, 2007, As per 05/22/2003 Revised Partial 
Consent Decree.

Abstract: We are under a consent decree to propose area-source emission 
standards for hazardous air pollutants (HAP) from stationary 
reciprocating internal combustion engines. This action will propose 
standards for stationary engines smaller than 500 horsepower located at 
major sources of HAP. In addition we intend to propose standards for 
stationary engines of all sizes located at area sources of HAP.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/12/06                    71 FR 33804
Final Action                    12/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5014; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/June/Day-12/a4919.htm;

Agency Contact: Jaime Pagan, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 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, 
D243-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1045
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN62
_______________________________________________________________________




2813. REQUIREMENTS FOR REFORMULATED GASOLINE (RFG) UNDER THE 8-HOUR 
OZONE STANDARD FOR BUMP-UP AREAS DESIGNATED ATTAINMENT FOR THE 1-HOUR 
OZONE STANDARD PRIOR TO REVOCATION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Reformulated Gasoline (RFG) is gasoline blended to reduce 
emissions that cause ozone smog. The Clean Air Act (CAA) requires 
certain areas to use RFG, depending on how serious the ozone problem--
i.e., how far it is from attaining the National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards (NAAQS) for ozone. In some cases, areas that previously had a 
less-serious ozone problem subsequently experience worse air quality, 
and in such cases the Clean Air Act requires them to be ``bumped up'' 
to a higher category, thereby requiring RFG use. One complication is 
that the Agency is now implementing the transition from the previous 
ozone standard, based on the amount of pollution measured over a 1-hour 
period, to the new ozone standard, based on an 8-hour period. This rule 
would set regulations for such cases. EPA is inviting comment on two 
options for such cases. Under the first option, an area would be 
required to use RFG at least until it is redesignated to attainment for 
the 8-hour NAAQS. This option would rely on an antibacksliding approach 
that emphasizes that the area is still an ozone nonattainment area 
notwithstanding its redesignation to attainment of the 1-hour NAAQS. 
EPA would interpret the Act as requiring continued use of RFG in the 
proposal areas due to their continued status as ozone nonattainment 
areas under the 8-hour NAAQS. An area would remain an RFG area at least 
until it is redesignated to attainment for the 8-hour NAAQS. Under the 
second option, EPA would interpret CAA section 211(k)(10)(D) such that 
an area would no longer be considered an RFG area after redesignation 
to attainment for the 1-hour NAAQS, if the State requests removal of 
RFG and demonstrates that removal would not result in loss of emission 
reductions relied upon in the State attainment plan. This option would 
allow for removal of the RFG program for proposal areas during 
transition to the 8-hour NAAQS, unlike the approach adopted for other 
bump-up areas. This option would implement an antibacksliding approach 
with a trigger date (date of revocation of the 1-hour NAAQS) that is 
different from that otherwise used. EPA recently redesignated Atlanta 
to attainment of the 1-hour NAAQS, prior to revocation of the 1-hour 
NAAQS. Thus, Atlanta is the only bump-up area that would fall within 
the scope of this proposal.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/23/06                    71 FR 36042
NPRM Comment Period End         08/22/06
Final Action                    06/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

[[Page 23216]]

Additional Information: SAN No. 5022; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/June/Day-23/a5620.htm;

Agency Contact: Kurt Gustafson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9219
Email: [email protected]

Leila Cook, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, AASMCG, 
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4820
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN63
_______________________________________________________________________




2814. NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS (NSPS): EQUIPMENT LEAKS-SUBPARTS 
VV AND GGG

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60

Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, October 31, 2006, Settlement 
Agreement.
Final, Statutory, October 31, 2007, Settlement Agreement.

Abstract: Section 111(b)(1)(B) of the Clean Air Act requires EPA to 
review new source performance standards at least every 8 years. Under 
this project, EPA will review and, if appropriate, revise the new 
source performance standards for equipment leaks (subparts VV and GGG 
in part 60). Equipment leaks are defined as leaks from valves, pumps, 
compressors, sampling connections, open-ended lines, and pressure 
relief valves at SOCMI sources (subpart VV) and oil refineries (subpart 
GGG). EPA will determine if actual emission reductions currently being 
achieved due to other programs are greater than the requirements in the 
current NSPS standards, and whether the current NSPS standards should 
be revised.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/07/06                    71 FR 65302
NPRM Comment Period End         01/08/07
Final Action                    11/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5035;

Agency Contact: Karen Rackley, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, E143-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone: 919 541-0634
Email: [email protected]

Kent 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-AN71
_______________________________________________________________________




2815. DEFECT REPORTING FOR ON-HIGHWAY MOTOR VEHICLES AND ENGINES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA regulations require manufacturers to report defects of 
emissions-related equipment or emissions control systems of on-highway 
motor vehicles and heavy-duty engines. Under the current regulations a 
defect report is required when a manufacturer determines that the same 
defect has occurred in 25 or more vehicles or engines. This is an 
unreasonably small threshold for large engine families/test groups. 
This action would create new thresholds that would depend upon the size 
of the engine family/test group. It would also obligate manufacturers 
to conduct investigations under certain circumstances to determine if 
an emission-related defect is present. The investigations would be 
triggered by warranty information, parts shipments, and any other 
information that may be available to indicate a need for an 
investigation.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5043;

Agency Contact: Christine Mikolajczyk, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Air and Radiation, AAPTIG, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4403
Email: [email protected]

Lynn Sohacki, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
AALDVG, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4851
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN73
_______________________________________________________________________




2816. RENEWABLE FUELS STANDARD RULE

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: PL 109-58

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80.1101

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, August 6, 2006, The Energy Policy Act 
of 2005 requires that EPA promulgate RFS regulations.

Abstract: The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (the ``Act''), signed into law 
on August 8, 2005, requires EPA to promulgate regulations implementing 
the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) within one year of enactment. The 
RFS requires specific volumes of renewable fuel to be in gasoline sold 
in the U.S. starting with 4.0 billion gal per yr in 2006 up to 7.5 
billion gal per yr in 2012. The Act provides that if EPA fails to 
promulgate regulations within one year, then a default value of 2.78 
percent renewable fuel in gasoline will be in effect for 2006. We 
recently promulgated a rule ( ``Renewable Fuel Standards Requirements 
for 2006,'' 70 FR 77325, 12/30/05) to implement the default standard. 
The Agency must complete its obligation under the Act by promulgating a 
rule that implements the RFS for years 2007 and beyond. Such a rule 
must establish how the renewable fuel standard is defined and 
calculated, what parties are liable, and how compliance with the 
standard is to be determined. In addition, the rule must establish a 
system by which renewable fuel credits can be generated and traded/sold 
between parties. This statutory provision is subject to multiple 
interpretations of key terms. The ``Renewable Fuel Standard 
Requirements for 2006'' that we promulgated on December 30, 2005 
interprets the default provision so that it can be implemented with 
certainty in the event EPA fails to promulgate the RFS within 1 year of 
enactment. It provides for refiners, importers, and

[[Page 23217]]

blenders to meet the 2.78 percent requirement collectively, rather than 
on an individual basis. Since our projections show that this value is 
highly likely to be met in 2006 under planned practices of the refining 
industry, we do not anticipate any impacts on the industry in general, 
nor any on small businesses. It will have no effect on State, local or 
tribal governments.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/22/06                    71 FR 55552
Final Action                    04/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Energy Effects:  Statement of Energy Effects planned as required by 
Executive Order 13211.

Additional Information: SAN No. 5048; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/September/Day-22/a7887a.htm;

Agency Contact: Barry Garelick, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, 6406J, Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202 343-9028
Fax: 202 343-2802
Email: [email protected]

David Korotney, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, Ann 
Arbor, MI 48104
Phone: 734 214-4507
Fax: 734 214-4050
Email: [email protected];

RIN: 2060-AN76
_______________________________________________________________________




2817. PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION, NON-ATTAINMENT NEW SOURCE 
REVIEW, AND TITLE V: TREATMENT OF CORN MILLING FACILITIES UNDER THE 
``MAJOR EMITTING FACILITY'' DEFINITION

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 52; 40 CFR 70; 40 CFR 71

Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, February 28, 2006, DA committed a 2/
28/06 signature on NPRM to Senator Thune.

Abstract: Given widespread concerns about our Nation's fuel supply and 
Congress' recent recognition of the enormous role that domestically 
produced ethanol can play in reducing our dependence on foreign oil (by 
Congress' enactment of the renewable fuels standard in the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005), EPA will examine the treatment of ethanol 
production facilities under the New Source Review and title V operating 
permit programs. Specifically, a source emitting greater than the major 
source threshold may be subject to New Source Review, operating 
permits, and other regulations. A source in one of 27 listed source 
categories (including chemical process plants) has a major source 
threshold of 100 tons per year. Conversely, sources not in the one of 
the 27 listed source categories have a major source threshold of 250 
tons per year. EPA will determine through this rulemaking whether 
ethanol production facilities were originally intended to be in the 
chemical process plants source category when these categories were 
developed.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/09/06                    71 FR 12240
Final Action                    04/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 5049; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/March/Day-09/a2148.htm;

Agency Contact: Joanna Swanson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, C304-04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5282
Fax: 919 541-5509

Juan Santiago, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
C304-04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1084
Fax: 919 541-5509

RIN: 2060-AN77
_______________________________________________________________________




2818. NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR 
SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING: AMENDMENTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: CAA title III

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The promulgated National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants for Semiconductor Manufacturing included process vent 
requirements for inorganic HAP streams or inorganic process HAP 
streams. However, a small minority of process vents in the industry 
contain emission streams that combine inorganic and organic HAPs. The 
purpose of this amendment is to add a definition for mixed stream 
process vents in order to clarify the rule requirements and avoid the 
confusion caused by the current rule. These amendments will not add 
additional burden or cost to the rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/19/06                    71 FR 61701
NPRM Comment Period End         12/04/06
Final Action                    04/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5055;

Agency Contact: John Schaefer, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C504-04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0296
Fax: 919 541-1039
Email: [email protected]

Bob Schell, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C504-
04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-4116
Fax: 919 541-1039
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN80
_______________________________________________________________________




2819. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: ALLOCATION OF ESSENTIAL USE 
ALLOWANCES FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2007

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act

[[Page 23218]]

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is seeking to allocate essential use allowances for 
import and production of class I stratospheric ozone depleting 
substances for calendar 2007. Essential allowances enable a person to 
obtain newly produced or imported controlled class I ozone-depleting 
substances under the essential exemption to the regulatory phaseout of 
these chemicals, which became effective on January 1, 1996. Essential 
uses include the manufacture of important medical devices such as 
asthma inhalers.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/03/06                    71 FR 64670
NPRM Comment Period End         12/04/06
Final Action                    04/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5056; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- NPRM: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/November/Day-03/
a18581.htm; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0159

URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/phaseout/index.html

Agency Contact: Kirsten Cappel, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, 6205J, Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9556
Fax: 202 343-2338
Email: [email protected]

Ross Brennan, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9226
Fax: 202 565-2155
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN81
_______________________________________________________________________




2820. TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY RULE AMENDMENTS TO IMPLEMENT PROVISIONS 
CONTAINED IN THE 2005 TRANSPORTATION BILL (SAFETEA-LU)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7506

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 93; 40 CFR 51.390

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, August 9, 2007, SAFETEA-LU requires 
that EPA revise the transportation conformity rule to address the 
statutory provisions.

Abstract: The transportation conformity rule ensures that 
transportation planning is consistent with a State's plan for achieving 
the air quality standards. These amendments to the rule are necessary 
as a result of the changes to the Clean Air Act's transportation 
conformity provisions as mandated by the recent transportation bill, 
SAFETEA-LU. SAFETEA-LU revised a number of aspects of the Clean Air 
Act's transportation conformity provisions including: 1) Providing an 
additional 6 months to re-determine conformity after new State 
implementation plan (SIP) motor vehicle emissions budgets are found 
adequate, approved or promulgated; 2) changing the frequency 
requirements for transportation conformity determinations; 3) providing 
an option for reducing the time period covered by conformity 
determinations; 4) providing procedures for areas to use in 
substituting or adding transportation control measures (TCMs) to 
approved SIPs; 5) adding a 1-year grace period for conformity lapses; 
and 6) streamlining requirements for conformity SIPs.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 5057;

Agency Contact: Rudolph Kapichak, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, AASMCG, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4574
Fax: 734 214-4052
Email: [email protected]

Laura Berry, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
AASMCG, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4858
Fax: 734 214-4052
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN82
_______________________________________________________________________




2821. STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES AND NATIONAL 
EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS: REVISIONS TO INITIAL 
PERFORMANCE TEST PROVISIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60; 40 CFR 61; 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule will extend the time period required for 
source owners and operators to conduct initial performance tests in 
response to force majeures. A force majeure is defined as an event 
caused by circumstances beyond the control of the affected facility, 
its contractors, or any entity controlled by the affected facility that 
results in not meeting the regulatory requirement to conduct 
performance tests within the specified timeframe despite the affected 
facility's best efforts to fulfill the obligation. Examples of such 
events are acts of nature, acts of war or terrorism, or equipment 
failure or safety hazard beyond the control of the affected facility.
We recognize that there may be circumstances beyond a source owner's or 
operator's control that could cause a performance test deadline to be 
missed and that we must provide a mechanism for consideration of these 
circumstances and granting of extensions where warranted. Under current 
rules, a source owner or operator who is unable to comply with testing 
requirements within the allotted timeframe due to a force majeure is 
regarded as being in violation and subject to enforcement action. As a 
matter of policy, EPA has exercised enforcement discretion to avoid 
finding such sources in violation. However, because these failures 
result in

[[Page 23219]]

circumstances beyond the control of the source owner or operator, we 
believe that a more reasonable approach is to provide an opportunity to 
such owners and operators to make good faith demonstrations and obtain 
extensions of the performance testing deadline in appropriate 
circumstances.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/09/06                    71 FR 45487
Final Action                    08/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5061; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/August/Day-09/a12966.htm;

Agency Contact: Lula Melton, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C304-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 20460
Phone: 919 541-2910
Fax: 919 541-1039
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN84
_______________________________________________________________________




2822. FINAL RULE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW SOURCE REVIEW (NSR) 
PROGRAM FOR PM2.5

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410; 42 USC 7501 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In 1997, EPA promulgated National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5). EPA designations 
of 39 nonattainment areas for the PM2.5 standards became effective on 
April 5, 2005. The Clean Air Fine Particle Implementation Rule, which 
was proposed in the Federal Register on November 1, 2005, includes 
requirements and guidance for State and local air pollution agencies to 
follow in developing State implementation plans (SIPs) designed to 
bring areas into attainment with the 1997 standards. The proposed rule 
also included the New Source Review (NSR) provisions for implementing 
the PM2.5 program. In this final action, we have split the NSR 
provisions of the proposed rule as a separate package. This rule will 
address the applicability of NSR to precursors, Major Source Threshold 
and Significant Emissions Rate for PM2.5, preconstruction monitoring 
requirements, offset provisions and interpollutant trading of offsets, 
and finally the transition provisions.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4752.2; Split from RIN 2060-AK74.

Agency Contact: Raj Rao, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C339-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone: 919 541-5344
Fax: 919 541-5509
Email: [email protected]

Dan Deroeck, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C339-
03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone: 919 541-5593
Fax: 919-685-3009
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN86
_______________________________________________________________________




2823. 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 amends prior action by the Agency related to the 
transition of article 5 countries to ozone-depleting substance 
alternatives. Currently, article 5 allowances are 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 revises established 
article 5 allowances independently of total production allowances based 
on new data.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/23/06                    71 FR 49395
Final Action                    11/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4697.1; EPA publication information: 
NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/August/Day-23/
a13951.htm; Split from RIN 2060-AK45; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OAR-2005-0151

URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/phaseout/index.html

Agency Contact: Cindy Newberg, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9729
Fax: 202 343-2337
Email: [email protected]

Ross Brennan, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9226
Fax: 202 565-2155
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN87
_______________________________________________________________________




2824. PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION (PSD) AND NON-ATTAINMENT 
NEW SOURCE REVIEW (NSR): REMOVAL OF VACATED ELEMENTS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: CAA title I parts C and D

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.165; 40 CFR 51.166; 40 CFR 52.21

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The purpose of this rulemaking is to remove regulatory 
language from our NSR rules that was vacated by the court after 
promulgation. Specific elements addressed by this rulemaking are the: 
(1) Clean Unit applicability test and (2) exemption for Pollution 
Control Projects (PCP).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

[[Page 23220]]

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5077;

Agency Contact: David Painter, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C504-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5515
Fax: 919 541-5509
Email: [email protected]

Dave Svendsgaard, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
C504-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2380
Fax: 919 541-5509
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN92
_______________________________________________________________________




2825. REGULATION OF FUELS AND FUEL ADDITIVES: UPDATED VOLATILITY 
STANDARD FOR ALASKA ONLY

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: CAA 211

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would revise EPA's gasoline-engine emission 
regulations to allow the use of the latest version of ASTM technical 
standards for Alaska. Gasoline-powered engines in Alaska face special 
challenges. Extremely cold winter temperatures increase the risk that 
engines using typical gasoline blends will suffer from difficulty in 
cold starting. To address these unique circumstances, the new ASTM 
4814-04 standards for gasoline include special subclasses for gasoline 
used in extremely cold conditions. The new parameters enhance vehicle 
cold start and warm-up performance by allowing slightly different 
volatility characteristics for gasoline. Current EPA regulations allow 
only the use of the older 1988 version of the ASTM gasoline standards, 
which do not address Alaska's cold climate. This rulemaking is intended 
to adopt new specifications by changing the ``Substantially Similar'' 
definition to include the new standards in ASTM 4814-04 for Alaska 
only. This action is supported by automobile manufacturers and Alaska 
refiners.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Rule               06/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5080;

Agency Contact: Jamie Dong, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6406J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9672
Email: [email protected]

Dave Kortum, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 6406J, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9022
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN94
_______________________________________________________________________




2826. RECONSIDERATION OF NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS (NSPS) FOR 
ELECTRIC UTILITY, INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND INSTITUTIONAL STEAM 
GENERATING UNITS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: CAA 111

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60

Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, April 13, 2007, Court deadline for 
final amendments.

Abstract: EPA is granting reconsideration on the recently finalized 
boiler NSPS amendments. Issues under reconsideration include the 
appropriate averaging time for facilities using particulate matter 
continuous emission monitoring systems (PM CEMS) and appropriate 
parametric monitoring requirements for facilities without PM CEMS. 
Minor recordkeeping requirements will also be under reconsideration.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/09/07                     72 FR 6320
NPRM Comment Period End         03/12/07
Extension of Comment Period     03/06/07                     72 FR 9903
Final Action                    04/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5089;

Agency Contact: Christian Fellner, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, D243-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-4003
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]

Bill Maxwell, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, D243-
01, Research Triangle Park, SC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5430
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN97
_______________________________________________________________________




2827. CLEAN AIR MERCURY RULE: FEDERAL PLAN

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: CAA sec 111

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action is a Federal Plan to implement the requirements 
of the Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR) for any States that do not submit 
an approvable State Plan within the 2-year timeline specified in the 
final CAMR, as well as the two tribes affected by the rule. The Federal 
Plan implements the requirements of CAMR by requiring that these States 
and tribes participate in the EPA-administered CAMR cap-and-trade 
program. While this rule provides for Federal implementation of the cap 
and trade program, it makes no other substantive changes to the model 
cap and trade program already finalized as part of CAMR. During the 
CAMR rulemaking process, EPA conducted extensive analysis of the 
economic, environmental, and health impacts of CAMR. Because the 
requirements and major programmatic elements of CAMR remain the same 
under the Federal Plan, these analyses remain unchanged under this 
action, as do conclusions regarding consideration of Executive orders. 
This rule also reflects any modifications based on the CAMR Final 
Action on Reconsideration.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/22/06                    71 FR 77100
NPRM Comment Period End         02/20/07
Final Action                    09/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

[[Page 23221]]

Government Levels Affected: Local, State, Tribal

Energy Effects:  Statement of Energy Effects planned as required by 
Executive Order 13211.

Additional Information: SAN No. 5094; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/December/Day-22/a21573.htm;

Agency Contact: Kevin Culligan, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, 6204J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9172
Email: [email protected]

Meg Victor, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 6204J, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9193
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN98
_______________________________________________________________________




2828. PHASE 2 OF THE FINAL RULE TO IMPLEMENT THE 8-HOUR OZONE NATIONAL 
AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARD---NOTICE OF RECONSIDERATION

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq; 23 USC 101

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 81

Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, December 15, 2006, Court Promise. Court 
has stayed litigation with NRDC pending EPA action on reconsideration 
requests.

Abstract: In this notice, EPA would announce its decision to reconsider 
and take additional comment on three provisions in the final Phase 2, 
8-hour ozone implementation rule: (1) The determination that electric 
generating units (EGUs) that comply with rules implementing the Clean 
Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) and are located in States where all required 
CAIR emissions reductions are achieved from EGUs meet the 8-hour ozone 
State implementation plan (SIP) requirement for application of 
reasonably available control technology (RACT) for nitrogen oxide (NOx) 
emissions; (2) a new source review (NSR) requirement allowing sources 
to use certain emission reductions as offsets under certain 
circumstances; and (3) an NSR provision addressing when requirements 
for the lowest achievable emission rate (LAER) and emission offsets may 
be waived. These issues are also issues in a petition for judicial 
review; the court has granted EPA a stay of litigation on these three 
issues until December 15, 2006, so the reconsideration action must be 
completed by then.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/19/06                    71 FR 75902
NPRM Comment Period End         01/18/07
Extension of Comment Period     01/12/07                     72 FR 1473
Final Action                    06/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4625.6; EPA publication information: 
NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/December/Day-19/
a21379.htm; Split from RIN 2060-AJ99.

Agency Contact: John Silvasi, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C539-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5666
Email: [email protected]

Denise Gerth, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C539-
01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5550
Fax: 919 541-0824
Email: [email protected]

Related RIN: Split from 2060-AJ99
RIN: 2060-AO00
_______________________________________________________________________




2829. [bull] TWO OPTIONAL METHODS FOR RELATIVE ACCURACY TEST AUDITS OF 
MERCURY MONITORING SYSTEMS INSTALLED ON COMBUSTION FLUE GAS STREAMS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63, app A

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action proposes to add two optional test methods for 
mercury emissions to an existing regulatory method requirement. Either 
or both of these methods may then be used at the discretion of the 
emission source in place of the existing specified method as an 
alternative means of performing relative accuracy test audits of flue 
gas mercury continuous emission monitors. Either of these methods is 
considered to be equal in the quality of the results produced to the 
existing method. Use of either proposed method is not required, but 
either may be preferred over the existing method requirement because of 
decreased costs and more timely results. This action does not change 
any emission standards or add any additional recordkeeping 
requirements. This action is in regard to testing and monitoring 
requirements for mercury specified in the Federal Register on May 18, 
2005 (70 FR 28606). Since that time EPA has received numerous comments 
concerning the desirability of allowing use of these optional methods, 
as they may produce equally acceptable measures of the relative 
accuracy achieved by mercury monitoring systems. An instrumental test 
method for mercury and a sorbent trap test method for mercury are being 
proposed for addition to appendix A of 40 CFR part 63. Their intended 
use is for the performance of relative accuracy test audits on 
installed mercury continuous emission monitors. These methods are being 
proposed so they may be cited as optional alternatives to the current 
method requirement as noted above. Use of either optional method may be 
found to be less costly and more timely than the current method 
requirement, which may still be used.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Rule               05/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 5112;

Agency Contact: William Grimley, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, E143-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1065
Fax: 919 541-1039
Email: [email protected]

Robin Segall, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, E143-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0893

[[Page 23222]]

Fax: 919 541-0516
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO01
_______________________________________________________________________




2830. [bull] NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS: 
SHIPBUILDING AND SHIP REPAIR (SURFACE COATING) OPERATIONS--AMENDMENT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, January 2, 2007, Compliance date for 
another MACT and this industry would be subject to if these amendments 
are not in place before then.

Abstract: On December 15, 1995, the EPA issued national emission 
standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) under section 112 of 
the Clean Air Act for shipbuilding and ship repair (surface coating) 
operations. The NESHAP requires existing and new major sources to 
control emissions of hazardous air pollutants to the extent achievable 
by the use of maximum achievable control technology. This action is 
intended to more clearly state the distinction between and the 
definition of ship and pleasure craft. It is being issued in response 
to questions concerning whether yachts greater than 20 meters (78.7 
feet) in length are ships and, therefore, subject to the NESHAP or 
pleasure craft. The direct final rule will revise the definitions of 
pleasure craft and ship and include size criteria to ensure that all 
activities intended to be subject to the NESHAP are in fact subject to 
it.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/29/06                    71 FR 78392
NPRM Comment Period End         01/29/07
Direct Final Rule               12/29/06                    71 FR 78369
Withdrawal of Direct Rule       02/27/07                     72 FR 8630
Final Action                    07/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5106; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/December/Day-29/a22428.htm;

Agency Contact: Mohamed Serageldin, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Air and Radiation, C504-05, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2379
Email: [email protected]

Robin Dunkins, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
E143-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5335
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO03
_______________________________________________________________________




2831. [bull] AMBIENT AIR MONITORING REGULATIONS: CORRECTING AND OTHER 
AMENDMENTS

Priority: Other Significant

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: EPA recently finalized changes to the ambient air monitoring 
regulations in 40 CFR parts 50, 53, and 58 in support of revisions to 
the PM National Ambient Air Quality Standards that were finalized in a 
concurrent rulemaking. Additional changes were made in monitoring 
regulations to implement portions of the National Ambient Air 
Monitoring Strategy; to take advantage of new continuous particulate 
matter monitoring technological developments; to update quality 
assurance procedures; and to more accurately reflect the roles of EPA 
and other control authorities in designing, reviewing, and modifying 
ambient air networks. Following the publication of the final monitoring 
rule, several passages containing potentially ambiguously worded rule 
and/or preamble text were discovered. Additionally, several text blocks 
pertaining to PM10 monitoring network design were found to be missing, 
having been inadvertently omitted from the final rule draft. In this 
Direct Final action, EPA will clarify the specific instances of 
ambiguous rule wording, restore omitted text, and document Federal 
Register printing errors in tables and equations that occurred when the 
final rule was published on October 17, 2006.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Action             05/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4421.1; EPA publication information: 
NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/January/Day-17/
a179.htm; Split from RIN 2060-AJ25; Individual Document id in the EPA 
docket: OAR-2004-0018

Agency Contact: Lewis Weinstock, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, D243-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3661
Fax: 919 541-1903
Email: [email protected]

Tim Hanley, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, D243-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-4417
Fax: 919 541-1903
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO06
_______________________________________________________________________




2832. [bull] UPDATE OF CONTINUOUS INSTRUMENTAL TEST METHODS: TECHNICAL 
AMENDMENTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This direct final action amends a rulemaking entitled 
``Update of Continuous Instrumental Test Methods'' that was promulgated 
on May 15, 2006. This rulemaking updated, harmonized, and simplified 
Methods 3A, 6C, 7E, 10, and 20, which measure oxygen, carbon dioxide, 
sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and carbon monoxide emissions from 
stationary sources. As published, the final rule contains inadvertent 
errors and created minor unanticipated test situations that need to be 
clearly addressed. This direct final corrects the errors and clearly 
explains how the unanticipated situations are handled. These amendments 
do not make significant changes or add new provisions to the rule nor 
raise issues that have not been addressed in the public comment period 
to the updated rule. We are

[[Page 23223]]

simply correcting errors and clarifying portions to reflect the intent 
of the rule and make them more understandable by applicable parties.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Rule               05/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4161.1; Split from RIN 2060-AK61.

Agency Contact: Foston Curtis, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, MD-19, Research Triangle Park, NC 20460
Phone: 919 541-1063
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO09
_______________________________________________________________________




2833. [bull] PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: LISTING OF SUBSTITUTES 
FOR OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES--N-PROPYL BROMIDE IN SOLVENT CLEANING

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 would list whether n-propyl bromide (nPB) is an 
acceptable substitute for class I and class II ozone depleting 
substances used as solvents for general metals, precision, and 
electronics cleaning. This could provide another alternative to 
solvents with higher ozone depletion potential that industry is 
interested in using. Any use conditions would be for the purpose of 
ensuring that nPB is used in a manner that is safe and environmentally 
protective.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/03/03                    68 FR 33283
Final Action                    04/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4599.2; EPA publication information: 
NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2003/June/Day-03/a13254.htm; 
Split from RIN 2060-AK26. Split from RIN 2060-AJ58. The previous ANPRM 
was under SAN No. 3525; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0064

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov\ozone\title6

Agency Contact: Margaret Sheppard, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9163
Fax: 202 343-2337
Email: [email protected]

Monica Shimamura, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9337
Fax: 202 343-2338
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO10
_______________________________________________________________________




2834. [bull] CHANGE IN REGULATORY DEADLINE FOR RULEMAKING TO ADDRESS THE 
CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NEW MARINE COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES AT OR 
ABOVE 30 LITERS PER CYLINDER

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 94

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In a 2003 FRM promulgating new standards for these engines 
(68 FR 9746, February 28, 2003), we established a regulatory deadline 
of April 27, 2007, to finalize a new tier of standards that would 
reflect both the state of technology that may permit deeper emission 
reductions and the status of international action for more stringent 
standards. Since that time, we have continued to engage the industry 
and other stakeholders and to assess emission control technology. In 
addition, we have worked through the International Maritime 
Organization to further the goal of more stringent exhaust emission 
standards for all ships used in international traffic. However, the 
international process has taken longer than anticipated. The purpose of 
this action is to put a new regulatory deadline in place recognizing 
the current situation. Because of the long lead times associated with 
ship designs and the role of the international process in addressing 
emissions from foreign flagged ships, we do not believe that this 
process extension will delay the achievement of further emission 
reductions from these marine engines.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Rule               04/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5130;

Agency Contact: Michael Samulski, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, OAR/OTAQ/ASD, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4532
Fax: 734 214-4050
Email: [email protected]

Jean-Marie Revelt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
OAR/OTAQ/ASD, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4822
Fax: 734 214-4816
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO26
_______________________________________________________________________




2835. [bull] AMENDMENT OF DEFINITIONS FOR NATIONAL EMISSIONS STANDARDS 
FOR HAZARDOUS POLLUTANTS FOR RADIONUCLIDES, SUBPARTS H AND I

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 61.90(a); 40 CFR 61.101(a)

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. The 
current definition of ``effective dose equivalent'' refers to a method 
of calculation in International Commission on Radiological Protection 
(ICRP) publication no. 26. Removing this reference will prevent 
confusion if EPA incorporates newer ICRP methods for calculating 
effective dose equivalent in its compliance models.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Rule               12/00/07

[[Page 23224]]

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 5114;

Agency Contact: Behram Shroff, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6608J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9707
Fax: 202 343-2304
Email: [email protected]

Dan Schultheisz, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
6608J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9349
Fax: 202 343-2304
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO31
_______________________________________________________________________




2836. [bull] PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: REVISION OF REFRIGERANT 
RECYCLING AND RECOVERY EQUIPMENT STANDARDS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The existing regulations covering specifications for motor 
vehicle air conditioning refrigerant recovery/recycling machines 
reference outdated Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) standards. 
This regulation will update existing regulations to match newly updated 
SAE standards.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Rule               04/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5065;

URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/ozone/snap/refrigerants/lists/mvacs.html

Agency Contact: Karen Thundiyil, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9464
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO32
_______________________________________________________________________




2837. [bull] REGULATION OF FUELS AND FUEL ADDITIVES: EXTENSION OF THE 
REFORMULATED GASOLINE PROGRAM TO THE EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS, OZONE 
NON-ATTAINMENT AREA

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 211(k)(6)

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80.70

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, January 28, 2007, EPA directed by sec 
211(k) of the Clean Air Act to set an effective date within one year of 
receipt by petition of the Governor.
Other, Judicial, March 28, 2007, Withdrawal of DFR must be published by 
03/28/2007 to cancel compliance date.

Abstract: Under section 211(k)(6) of the Clean Air Act, as amended 
(Act), the Administrator of EPA shall require the sale of reformulated 
gasoline (RFG) in ozone nonattainment areas upon the application of the 
Governor of the State in which the nonattainment area is located. EPA 
received an application July 10, 2006, from the Honorable Rod R. 
Blagojevich, Governor of the State of Illinois, for the East St. Louis 
moderate ozone nonattainment area to be included in the reformulated 
gasoline program. This notice proposes to extend the Act's prohibition 
against the sale of conventional (i.e., non-reformulated) gasoline in 
RFG areas to the East St. Louis, Illinois, moderate ozone nonattainment 
area.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/27/06                    71 FR 77690
NPRM Comment Period End         01/26/07
Direct Final Action             12/27/06                    71 FR 77615
Withdrawal of Direct Final      03/29/07                    72 FR 14681
Final Action                    05/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5104; EPA publication information: 
Direct Final Action - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/
December/Day-27/a22162.htm;

Agency Contact: Kurt Gustafson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9219
Email: [email protected]

Leila Cook, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, AASMCG, 
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4820
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO34
_______________________________________________________________________




2838. [bull] FUEL ECONOMY REGULATIONS FOR AUTOMOBILES: TECHNICAL 
AMENDMENTS AND CORRECTIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 49 USC 32901 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 600

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action amends and corrects portions of the Environmental 
Protection Agency's (EPA) existing fuel economy regulations, located at 
40 CFR part 600. There are two reasons for this action. First, some 
minor corrections and amendments are needed to correct portions of 
EPA's final rule for fuel economy labeling requirements for cars and 
light trucks (71 FR 77872, December 27, 2006). Some typographical 
errors and errors of omission will be corrected. Second, the Department 
of Transportation finalized new average fuel economy standards for 
light trucks on April 6, 2006 (71 FR 77872). This rule amended the 
existing DOT regulations at 49 CFR part 523, 533, and 537, by adding 
new definitions, setting new fuel economy standards for light trucks, 
and amending some reporting requirements. In order for DOT to execute 
its new requirements, DOT's regulations rely on EPA to reference the 
new definitions and collect the new information from automobile 
manufacturers, so that EPA can determine the new light truck average 
fuel economy targets. The new definitions include ``medium duty 
passenger vehicle'' and ``footprint.'' Under the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (EPCA), EPA is required to calculate the average fuel 
economy of a manufacturer using methods it prescribes by regulation. 
(49 U.S.C. 32904(a)(1)(A)). EPA has conducted this activity for about 
30 years and this rulemaking only updates the information the Agency 
will receive from the auto manufacturers. The changes adopted by DOT 
include a new

[[Page 23225]]

requirement to determine the ``footprint'' for each model type of 
vehicle, so that target standards can be calculated. EPA must therefore 
collect ``footprint'' data from auto manufacturers, which includes 
measurements for front track width, rear track width, wheelbase, and 
final sales of each model type. EPA's current regulations do not 
require manufacturers to submit this information, thus a minor 
amendment is needed to add this information collection. The DOT rule 
takes effect with 2008 model year trucks, which can begin to be 
produced as early as January 2, 2007; thus it is important that EPA 
begin collecting this new information as soon as possible. These 
changes do not change the existing EPA test procedures or calculation 
methods for average fuel economy.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Rule               06/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5124;

Agency Contact: Linda Hormes, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, AAPTIG, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4502
Email: [email protected]

David Good, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, AAPTIG, 
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4450
Fax: 734 214-4053
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO36
_______________________________________________________________________




2839. [bull] NONROAD DIESEL TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: EO 12866; EO 13132; EO 13175; EO 13045; EO 13211

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 89; 40 CFR 1039

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In this rulemaking, EPA is making certain technical 
corrections to the existing rules establishing emission standards for 
nonroad diesel engines (40 CFR parts 89 and 1039). We are amending 
those rules to provide nonroad diesel equipment manufacturers with 
production technical relief provisions that address minor technical 
compliance problems that were not foreseen when the original rule was 
promulgated.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Rule               05/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5125;

Agency Contact: Zuimdie Guerra, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, ASD, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4387
Fax: 734 214-4816
Email: [email protected]

Cleophas Jackson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
CISD, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4824
Fax: 734 214-4816
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO37
_______________________________________________________________________




2840. [bull] RECOMMENDED TEST METHODS FOR STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS (40 
CFR PART 51, APPENDIX M), ADDITION OF METHOD 207, ``PRE-SURVEY PROCEDURE 
FOR CORN WET-MILLING FACILITY EMISSION SOURCES''

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action proposes to add a test method for measuring VOC 
emissions from corn wet milling operations to 40 CFR part 51, appendix 
M, ``Recommended Test Methods for State Implementation Plans.''

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Rule               12/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5140;

Agency Contact: Gary McAlister, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, E143-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1062
Fax: 919 541-0516
Email: [email protected]

Candace Sorrell, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
E143-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1064
Fax: 919 541-0516
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO39
_______________________________________________________________________




2841. [bull] RESPONSE TO RECONSIDERATION REGARDING NESHAP STARTUP, 
SHUTDOWN, AND MALFUNCTION AMENDMENTS

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, April 12, 2007, Issue response before 
the next status report.

Abstract: On June 19, 2006, EarthJustice on behalf of the Coalition for 
a Safe Environment petitioned the Administrator to reconsider a final 
action taken on startup, shutdown, and malfunction provisions in the 
part 63 General Provisions. This action will announce EPA's response to 
that petition.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5141;

Agency Contact: Rick Colyer, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, D205-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5262
Email: [email protected]

Michael Regan, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
D205-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5294
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO40

[[Page 23226]]

_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                 Long-Term Actions


Clean Air Act (CAA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2842. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS: RISK MANAGEMENT 
PROGRAMS UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT, SECTION 112(R)(7); AVAILABILITY OF 
INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC; TECHNICAL AMENDMENT

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority: CAA 112(r)

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 68.210

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 112(r)(7) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and its 
implementing regulations at 40 CFR part 68 require certain stationary 
sources to report an Off-site Consequence Analysis (OCA), including a 
worst-case release scenario, in a Risk Management Plan (RMP) that is to 
be made available to the public. In response to concerns that posting 
OCA information on the Internet might increase the risk of terrorist 
and other criminal activities, on August 5, 1999, the Chemical Safety 
Information, Site Security, and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act (CSISSFRRA) 
was enacted. The Act requires the President to promulgate regulations 
governing the distribution of the OCA sections of RMPs that, in the 
opinion of the President, would minimize the likelihood of accidental 
releases and the risk of terrorist and other criminal activities 
associated with posting this information. The President delegated his 
rulemaking authority to the Attorney General and the Administrator of 
EPA, who jointly promulgated the required regulations at 40 CFR part 
1400. The part 1400 regulations restrict the public's access to the OCA 
sections of RMPs in certain ways. As currently drafted, however, 
section 68.210(a) of part 68 states that RMPs are available to the 
public under CAA section 114, which makes information collected under 
the CAA, including RMPs in their entirety, available to the public, 
except for confidential business information. EPA is therefore revising 
40 CFR section 68.210(a) to reflect the August 2000 rulemaking. The 
revision will state that OCA data is made available to the public under 
the provisions of 40 CFR part 1400. This revision is not meant to 
regulate any new entities.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4607;

Agency Contact: Sicy Jacob, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5104A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8019
Fax: 202 564-2625
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AE95
_______________________________________________________________________




2843. REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS FOR CARBON 
MONOXIDE

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7409

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, August 1, 1999.

Abstract: Review of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) 
for carbon monoxide (CO) every 5 years is mandated by the Clean Air 
Act. This review assesses the available scientific data about the 
health and environmental effects of CO and translates the science into 
terms that can be used in making recommendations about whether or how 
the standards should be changed. The last review of the CO NAAQS was 
completed in 1994 with a final decision that revisions were not 
appropriate at that time.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/09
Final Action                    11/00/09

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 4266;

Agency Contact: Dave Mckee, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C504-06, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5288
Fax: 919 541-0237
Email: [email protected]

Harvey Richmond, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
C504-06, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5271
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AI43
_______________________________________________________________________




2844. NESHAP: GROUP I POLYMERS AND RESINS AND GROUP IV POLYMERS AND 
RESINS--AMENDMENTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63.480 to 63.506 (Revision); 40 CFR 63.1310 to 
63.1335 (Revision)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: During the development of the National Emission Standard for 
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for elastomers (Group I polymers and 
resins) and thermoplastics (Group IV polymers and resins) (RINs 2060-
AD56 and 2060-AE37), many of the provisions contained in the Hazardous 
Organic NESHAP (HON) were referenced directly by these polymers and 
resins regulations due to similarities in processes, emission 
characteristics, and control technologies. On January 17, 1997, the EPA 
promulgated changes to the HON to remove ambiguity, to clearly convey 
EPA intent, and to make the rule easier to understand and implement in 
response to industry petitions. It is necessary to make parallel 
changes to the polymers and resins NESHAP; otherwise inconsistencies 
will exist for NESHAPs regulating similar source categories. An ANPRM 
was published in the Federal Register on November 25, 1996 (61 FR 
59849), to explain the nature of changes planned. Subsequently, six 
litigants have petitioned for review of the elastomers and 
thermoplastics regulations. Four companies have petitioned EPA to 
reconsider specific provisions in the thermoplastics regulation. 
Revisions will be proposed to parallel HON changes and to resolve 
petitioners' issues.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           11/25/96                    61 FR 59849
Direct Final--pet jud rev       03/09/99                    64 FR 11536
NPRM--pet jud rev               03/09/99                    64 FR 11555
Direct Final--comp ext          05/07/99                    64 FR 24511
Direct Final--pet rec equip 
leaks                           06/08/99                    64 FR 30406
NPRM 2                          06/08/99                    64 FR 30453
NPRM 3                          06/08/99                    64 FR 30456

[[Page 23227]]

Direct Final--stay notice       06/30/99                    64 FR 35023
NPRM--stay notice               06/30/99                    64 FR 35107
Direct Final00                  08/29/00                    65 FR 52319
NPRM00                          08/29/00                    65 FR 52392
Direct Final 4                  10/26/00                    65 FR 64161
Final Action01                  02/23/01                    66 FR 11233
Direct Final Comp.              02/26/01                    66 FR 11543
NPRM Compliance01               02/26/01                     66 FR 1550
Final 1                         07/16/01                    66 FR 36924
Final 2                         08/06/01                    66 FR 40903
NPRM                            12/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3939; EPA publication information: 
ANPRM-Petitions for Jud. Rev-Dow, UCC, Exxon);

Sectors Affected: 325211 Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing

Agency Contact: David Markwordt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, E143-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0837
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]

Ken Hustvedt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, E143-
01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5395
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AH47
_______________________________________________________________________




2845. PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION OF AIR QUALITY: PERMIT 
APPLICATION REVIEW PROCEDURES FOR NON-FEDERAL CLASS I AREAS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7670 to 7479; CAA 160 to 169

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.166; 40 CFR 52.21

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Under the Clean Air Act's prevention of significant 
deterioration (PSD) program, a State or tribe may redesignate its lands 
as class I areas to provide enhanced protection for its air quality 
resources. This rule will clarify the PSD permit review procedures for 
new and modified major stationary sources near these non-Federal class 
I areas. EPA seeks to develop clarifying PSD permit application 
procedures that are effective, efficient, and equitable.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           05/16/97                    62 FR 27158
NPRM                             To Be                       Determined
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3919;

Agency Contact: Darrel Harmon, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6101A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-7416
Fax: 202 501-1153
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AH01
_______________________________________________________________________




2846. NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR 
STATIONARY COMBUSTION TURBINES--PETITION TO DELIST

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: None

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 
Federal Register, allowing the opportunity for public comment. If the 
Agency denies the petition, a notice of denial will be published in the 
Federal Register providing an explanation of the denial.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM--Delisting                 04/07/04                    69 FR 18327
NPRM--STAY                      04/07/04                    69 FR 18338
Final Action--STAY              08/18/04                    69 FR 51184
Final Action                    06/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4751; EPA publication information: 
NPRM-STAY - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2004/April/Day-07/
a7775.htm

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, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2962
Fax: 919 541-1039
Email: [email protected]

Dave Guinnup, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C404-
01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5368
Fax: 919 541-0840
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AK73
_______________________________________________________________________




2847. PETITION TO DELIST HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT: 4,4'--METHYLENE 
DIPHENYL DIISOCYANATE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Clean Air Act requires EPA to regulate 188 compounds that 
are listed as air toxics, also known as hazardous air pollutants. Air 
toxics are those pollutants known, or suspected, to cause cancer and 
other human health problems. The law allows EPA to consider petitions 
to modify the list, by adding or removing substances. Individuals 
seeking to remove a substance must demonstrate that there are adequate 
data to determine that emissions, outdoor concentrations, 
bioaccumulation, or atmospheric deposition of the substance may not 
reasonably be anticipated to damage human health or the environment. 
The Agency received a petition to remove 4,4'-Methylene Diphenyl 
Diisocyanate (MDI) from the American Chemistry Council on December 26, 
2002. Once EPA receives a petition, it conducts two

[[Page 23228]]

reviews: A completeness review, to determine whether there is 
sufficient information on which to base a decision; and a technical 
review, to evaluate the merits of the petition. The EPA also requests 
and considers information from the public. After a comprehensive 
technical review of both the petition and the information received from 
the public to determine whether the petition satisfies the requirements 
of the CAA, the review team is required to make a recommendation to the 
Administrator on whether to grant the petition. If the Administrator 
decides to grant a petition, a proposed rule is published in the 
Federal Register which proposes a modification of the HAP list and 
presents the reasoning for doing so. The proposed rule is open to 
public comment and public hearing and all additional substantive 
information received during the public's involvement is evaluated prior 
to the decision on the issuance of a final rule. However, if the 
Administrator decides to deny a petition, a notice setting forth an 
explanation of the reasons for denial is published instead. A notice of 
denial constitutes final Agency action of nationwide scope and 
applicability, and is subject to judicial review as provided in the 
CAA.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Notice of Complete Petition     05/26/05                    70 FR 30407
NPRM                            08/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 4782;

Agency Contact: Greg Nizich, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, E143-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone: 919 541-3078
Email: [email protected]

Scott Jenkins, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
C445-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1167
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AK84
_______________________________________________________________________




2848. 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. That 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. The 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 action also proposes to 
withdraw the section 126 rule in States that meet the proposed revised 
criteria.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/04/03                    68 FR 16644
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4689; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2003/April/Day-04/a8152.htm;

Agency Contact: Carla Oldham, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C539-04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3347
Fax: 919 541-5489
Email: [email protected]

Doug Grano, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C539-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3292
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AK41
_______________________________________________________________________




2849. IMPORTATION OF NONCONFORMING VEHICLES; AMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7522 ``CAA 203''; 42 USC 7525 ``CAA 206''; 42 
USC 7541 ``CAA 207''; 42 USC 7542 ``CAA 208''; 42 USC 7601 ``CAA 301''; 
42 USC 7522 ``CAA 203''; 42 USC 7550 ``CAA 216''; 42 USC 7601 ``CAA 
301''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 85

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will amend the regulations in 40 CFR part 85, 
subpart P, to allow entry into the United States of vehicles which are 
originally sold in Canada and which are identical to their U.S. 
counterparts, without obtaining a certificate of conformity from EPA. 
This action is in response to a petition for review of import rules. 
The final rule also will address certain other issues in part 85, 
subpart P and subpart R, including: (1) Formalizing a long-standing EPA 
policy regarding the importation of owned vehicles that are proven to 
be identical to a vehicle certified for sale in the United States; (2) 
establishing new emission standards applicable to imported 
nonconforming vehicles; (3) clarifying the regulatory language that 
concerns exclusions and exemptions from meeting Federal emission 
requirements; and (4) providing several minor clarifications to the 
existing regulations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/24/94                    59 FR 13912
Final Action                    05/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 2665;

[[Page 23229]]

Agency Contact: Bob Doyle, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6405J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9258
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AI03
_______________________________________________________________________




2850. NESHAP: NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS: 
STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE COMBUSTORS (RECONSIDERATION OF THE 
PARTICULATE MATTER STANDARD)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412; 42 USC 7414

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA promulgated national emission standards for hazardous air 
pollutants for hazardous waste combustors on October 12, 2005. 
Following promulgation of the final rule, the EPA Administrator 
received four petitions for reconsideration pursuant to section 
307(d)(7)(B) of the Clean Air Act. Under this section of the Clean Air 
Act, the Administrator shall initiate reconsideration proceedings if 
the petitioner can show that it was impracticable to raise an objection 
to a rule within the public comment period or that the grounds for the 
objection arose after the public comment period.
On March 23, 2006, EPA granted reconsideration of and requested comment 
on one issue raised in two of the petitions. The issue under 
reconsideration is the new source standard for particulate matter for 
cement kilns that burn hazardous wastes. In this final rule EPA plans 
to issue its final reconsideration determination of this emission 
standard. This final rule will be issued in conjunction with another 
rule related to the reconsideration proceedings (SAN 5047.1).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/23/06                    71 FR 14665
Administrative Stay             03/23/06                    71 FR 14655
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 5047; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/March/Day-23/a2703.htm; EPA 
Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0022

URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/hwcmact/

Agency Contact: Frank Behan, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5302P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8476
Fax: 703 308-8433
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AG29
_______________________________________________________________________




2851. NESHAP: NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS: 
STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE COMBUSTORS (RESPONSE TO PETITIONS FOR 
RECONSIDERATION)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 6924; 42 USC 6925; 42 USC 7412; 42 USC 7414

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (Revision); 40 CFR 264 (Revision); 40 CFR 266 
(Revision)

Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, April 16, 2007.
EPA's promise to court to complete reconsideration. (Sierra Club v. EPA 
No 05-1441 (D.C. Cir.)) July 16, 2007, EPA to inform court of Agency's 
intended disposition of rule in light of Brick MACT decision.

Abstract: EPA promulgated national emission standards for hazardous air 
pollutants for hazardous waste combustors on October 12, 2005. 
Following promulgation of the final rule, the EPA Administrator 
received four petitions for reconsideration pursuant to section 
307(d)(7)(B) of the Clean Air Act. Under this section of the Clean Air 
Act, the Administrator shall initiate reconsideration proceedings if 
the petitioner can show that it was impracticable to raise an objection 
to a rule within the public comment period or that the grounds for the 
objection arose after the public comment period. On September 6, 2006, 
EPA granted reconsideration of and requested comment on seven issues 
raised in the petitions. EPA also proposed several amendments and 
corrections to the October 2005 final rule that clarify several 
compliance and monitoring amendments. This final rule will be issued in 
conjunction with another rule related to the reconsideration 
proceedings (SAN 5047).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/06/06                    71 FR 52624
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 5047.1; EPA publication information: 
NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/September/Day-06/
a7251.htm; Split from RIN 2050-AG29; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OAR-2004-0022

URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/hwcmact/

Agency Contact: Frank Behan, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5302P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8476
Fax: 703 308-8433
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AG35
_______________________________________________________________________




2852. 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

[[Page 23230]]

emissions trading could be reconciled in the conformity process.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/08

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: 734 214-4238
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AH31
_______________________________________________________________________




2853. SECTION 126 RULE: WITHDRAWAL OF FINDINGS FOR SOURCES IN MICHIGAN

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 52.34

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA coordinated the section 126 rule with another rule known 
as the NOx State implementation plan (SIP) Call, because both rules 
addresses ozone transport in the eastern half of the United States. EPA 
established a mechanism in the section 126 rule whereby the rule would 
be withdrawn for sources in a State if the State submitted, and EPA 
approved, a SIP that complied with the NOx SIP Call. 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 
been delayed and the NOx SIP Call has been divided into two phases. 
Therefore, in a separate action, EPA proposed to revise the section 126 
rule withdrawal provision so that it will continue to operate under 
these new circumstances. Under that proposal, where a State submits a 
NOx SIP that meets only Phase I of the NOx SIP Call, EPA would need to 
make a determination that the SIP controls the total group of section 
126 sources to the same stringency as the section 126 rule would before 
the section 126 rule could be withdrawn. In this current action, EPA is 
proposing that the Michigan Phase I SIP meets the proposed revised 
section 126 rule withdrawal criteria, and therefore, if EPA finalizes 
the withdrawal criteria as proposed, EPA would withdraw the section 126 
rule for sources in Michigan.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local

Additional Information: SAN No. 4796;

Agency Contact: Carla Oldham, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C539-04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3347
Fax: 919 541-5489
Email: [email protected]

Doug Grano, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C539-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3292
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AL83
_______________________________________________________________________




2854. LIFTING THE STAY OF THE EIGHT-HOUR PORTION OF THE FINDINGS OF 
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION AND RULEMAKING FOR PURPOSES OF REDUCING 
INTERSTATE OZONE TRANSPORT (``NOX SIP CALL'')

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.121

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In the Nitrogen Oxides State Implementation Plan Call (NOx 
SIP Call)(63 FR 57356, October 27, 1998), EPA found that emissions of 
NOx from 22 States and the District of Columbia (hereinafter referred 
to as `23 States') significantly contribute to downwind areas' 
nonattainment of the 1-hour ozone NAAQS. EPA also separately found that 
NOx emissions from the same 23 States significantly contribute to 
downwind nonattainment of the 8-hour ozone NAAQS. Subsequently, the 
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (DC Circuit) 
remanded the 8-hour ozone NAAQS. [American Trucking Associations, Inc. 
v. EPA, 175 F.3d 1027 on rehearing 195 F.3d 4 (DC Cir. 1999).] EPA 
stayed the 8-hour basis of the NOx SIP Call rule on September 18, 2000 
(65 FR 56245) based on the uncertainty created by the DC Circuit's 
decision. EPA has now completed the actions necessary to address the 
aforementioned remand, and therefore is now conducting rulemaking to 
lift the stay. EPA is proposing to lift the stay of our findings in the 
NOx SIP Call contained in 40 CFR section 51.121(a)(2), related to the 
8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). This 
action does not create any new requirements; it merely reinstitutes a 
requirement of the NOx SIP Call that had previously been stayed.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Local, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 4797;

Agency Contact: Jan King, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C539-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5665
Email: [email protected]

Doug Grano, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C539-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3292
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AL84
_______________________________________________________________________




2855. PETITION TO DELIST A HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT FROM SECTION 112 OF 
THE CLEAN AIR ACT: METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE (MIBK)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Ketones Panel of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) has 
petitioned the Agency to remove methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) from the 
Clean Air Act (CAA) hazardous air pollutant (HAP) list. The ACC

[[Page 23231]]

originally submitted the petition in April of 1997. EPA suspended 
review of the petition pending the completion of 2-generation 
reproductive effects study. That study is now complete. On October 17, 
2003, the ACC submitted an addendum to the 1997 petition, which 
includes: The results of the 2-generation reproductive effects study; a 
presentation of the updated EPA IRIS file for MIBK, updated air 
dispersion modeling, and an analysis of potential transformation 
products. Based on this new submission, the ACC requested that EPA 
reopen its review of the MIBK petition. EPA did reopen its review of 
the petition. However, since the last submittal by the petitioner, a 2-
year MIBK bioassay by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) has been 
completed. A draft report of this study was reviewed by the NTP Board 
of Scientific Counselors Technical Reports Review Subcommittee, which 
accepted unanimously the conclusions in the report that there is some 
evidence of carcinogenic activity of MIBK. EPA has notified the 
petitioner that further review of the petition will require that the 
petitioner submit information regarding the relevance of the NTP study 
and a risk characterization for the human risk of cancer from MIBK 
exposures, which would include the derivation of a cancer unit risk 
estimate. Given the significant time that will be necessary to prepare 
and submit this information, we are considering the MIBK petition 
review a long-term action.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Notice                          07/19/04                    69 FR 42954
NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4849

Agency Contact: Mark Morris, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C404-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5416
Email: [email protected]

Dave Guinnup, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C404-
01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5368
Fax: 919 541-0840
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM20
_______________________________________________________________________




2856. PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION (PSD) AND NON-ATTAINMENT 
NEW SOURCE REVIEW (NSR): ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND REPLACEMENT 
(RMRR); MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR AMENDMENTS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.165; 40 CFR 51.166; 40 CFR 52.21

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking is a follow up to SAN 4676, which is a final 
rule that specifies categories of equipment replacement activities that 
would qualify as ``routine maintenance, repair, and replacement'' 
(RMRR) under the Clean Air Act's New Source Review (NSR) Program (40 
CFR parts 51 and 52). SAN 4676's final action--referred to as the 
``equipment replacement provision'' (ERP)--was promulgated in the 
Federal Register on October 27, 2003 (68 FR 61248). The action 
summarized here, SAN 4676.3, when finalized, will establish a 
regulatory definition for maintenance and repair activities (that are 
not equipment replacements) that qualify for the RMRR Exclusion from 
Major NSR. We previously proposed options for this SAN in our RMRR 
proposal on December 31, 2002 (67 FR 80920). However, this action will 
propose and take comments on an additional approach.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Federalism:  Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 4676.3; EPA publication information: 
NPRM-Publication date is projected; Split from RIN 2060-AK28

Agency Contact: David Painter, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C504-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5515
Fax: 919 541-5509
Email: [email protected]

Dave Svendsgaard, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
C504-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2380
Fax: 919 541-5509
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM62
_______________________________________________________________________




2857. REQUEST FOR COMMENTS ON POTENTIALLY INADEQUATE MONITORING IN CLEAN 
AIR APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS AND ON METHODS TO IMPROVE SUCH MONITORING

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60; 40 CFR 61; 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This project is part of a four-pronged approach to improve 
emissions monitoring in air regulations. The purpose of this project is 
to identify and update existing regulations with poor or no emissions 
monitoring provisions. More specifically, the purpose of this project 
is to review parts 60, 61, and 63 regulations where the emissions 
monitoring provisions are deemed inadequate to provide a reasonable 
assurance of compliance. An ANPRM was published asking for comments on 
updating existing regulations with poor or no emissions monitoring 
provisions. A response to comments document has been prepared. In 
addition, a database including the initial review of the emissions 
monitoring provisions' inadequacies of parts 60, 61, and 63 rules has 
been completed.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           02/16/05                     70 FR 7905
NPRM                            10/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4699.1; EPA publication information: 
ANPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2005/February/Day-16/
a2995.htm;

[[Page 23232]]

Split from RIN 2060-AK29; Individual Document id in the EPA docket: 
http://www.epa.gov/edocket

Agency Contact: Tom Driscoll, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, D243-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5135
Fax: 919 541-4028
Email: [email protected]

Barrett Parker, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
D243-05, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5365
Fax: 919 541-1039
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM63
_______________________________________________________________________




2858. NESHAP: TACONITE IRON ORE PROCESSING; AMENDMENTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA promulgated National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Taconite Iron Ore Processing on October 30, 
2003 (68 FR 61867). EPA was subsequently petitioned by National 
Wildlife Federation (NWF) concerning several technical issues, 
including the alleged failure of EPA to establish emissions standards 
for mercury and asbestos. EPA has decided to voluntarily remand both 
the mercury and asbestos sections of the rule. The motions for both 
remands were granted by the United States Court of Appeals.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/09

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: SAN No. 4929;

Agency Contact: Conrad Chin, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, D243-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1512
Email: [email protected]

Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, D 243-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2837
Fax: 919 541-3207
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM87
_______________________________________________________________________




2859. IMPLEMENTATION RULE FOR 8-HOUR OZONE NAAQS: RECONSIDERATION; 
OVERWHELMING TRANSPORT CLASSIFICATION

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7408; 42 USC 7410; 42 USC 7501 to 7511f; 42 USC 
7601(a)(1)

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 50; 40 CFR 81

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule was issued as a result of EPA's Reconsideration of 
the Phase I Rule to Implement the 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS as requested by 
Earthjustice. Specifically, this rule will address the Overwhelming 
Transport Classification. The Phase I Rule provided 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, the Phase I 
Rule addressed the requirements of the CAA and the Supreme Court's 
ruling.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/27/06                    71 FR 15098
Final Action                    08/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4625.4; EPA publication information: 
NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/March/Day-27/a2909.htm; 
Split from RIN 2060-AJ99.

Agency Contact: Denise Gerth, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C539-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5550
Fax: 919 541-0824
Email: [email protected]

John Silvasi, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C539-
01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5666
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN26
_______________________________________________________________________




2860. NESHAP: ORGANIC LIQUID DISTRIBUTION (NON-GASOLINE); AMENDMENTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, October 31, 2006.

Abstract: We are currently in litigation/settlement discussions in 
response to a Petition for Reconsideration of the final rule. The 
outcome could result in an amendment to the rule that would require 
control of wastewater emission sources at OLD facilities.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4910.1; Split from RIN 2060-AM77.

Agency Contact: Brenda Shine, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C439-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3608
Email: [email protected]

Kent Hustvedt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
C439-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

[[Page 23233]]

Phone: 919 541-5395
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN37
_______________________________________________________________________




2861. NOTICE FOR INFORMATION ON DETERMINING THE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS 
ACHIEVED FROM LIMITING THE VOC CONTENT OF ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: CAAA sec 110

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action is a Proposed Rulemaking (PRM) to discuss and 
take comment on approaches for calculating emission reductions from the 
national architectural and industrial maintenance (AIM) coating rule 
and other architectural rules. Review of the comments received could 
result in a rule or policy guidance on calculation methodology. 
Conference calls have been initiated in order that EPA proceed to move 
forward with drafting an NPRM due to interest from both States and the 
regulated community.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           08/31/05                    70 FR 51694
Comment Period Extended         10/13/05                    70 FR 59680
Second Comment Period Extended  12/20/05                    70 FR 75439
NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5009; EPA publication information: 
ANPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2005/August/Day-31/
a17357.htm;

Agency Contact: Dave Sanders, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C539-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3356
Fax: 919 541-0824
Email: [email protected]

Marcia Spink, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
3AP20, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029
Phone: 215 814-2104
Fax: 215 814-2124
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN42
_______________________________________________________________________




2862. RULE INTERPRETING THE SCOPE OF TITLE V OPERATING PERMIT 
MODIFICATIONS WHERE EPA HAS APPROVED ALTERNATIVE MONITORING AND TESTING 
PROVISIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 70; 40 CFR 71

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The purpose of this rulemaking is to clarify the meaning of 
``significant permit modification'' (in 40 CFR parts 70 and 71) as it 
pertains to an alternative emissions monitoring and testing request 
that has been approved by EPA, and to clarify how the approved request 
becomes incorporated into a title V operating permit. The EPA routinely 
receives requests from industry to approve alternative monitoring and 
testing provisions. The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), under 
sections 60.8(b), 61.13(h), 63.7(f), 51.212(b)(2), 60.13(l), 61.14(g), 
and 63.8(f), authorizes EPA to approve an alternative monitoring or 
testing request, provided an adequate demonstration of equivalency with 
the required monitoring or testing has been made. EPA believes that the 
approved alternative monitoring or testing provisions should be 
incorporated into the title V operating permit quickly and without 
burden to the permitting authority or the source.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Rule               10/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 5079;

Agency Contact: Tom Driscoll, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, D243-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5135
Fax: 919 541-4028
Email: [email protected]

Barrett Parker, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
D243-05, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5365
Fax: 919 541-1039
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN93
_______________________________________________________________________




2863. NESHAP: MERCURY CELL CHLOR-ALKALI PLANTS--AMENDMENTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: None

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 nine plants in eight 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. Periodically, mercury cell chlor-
alkali plants must replace mercury in the cells. Since mercury is not 
consumed by the process, this mercury leaves the plant site in 
products, wastes, or through the air. However, mercury cell plants are 
not able to account for a considerable amount of the mercury that must 
be replaced. As cited in the preamble to the final rule, there were 
around 65 tons of mercury unaccounted for in 2000 (68 FR 70920). 
However, in 2005 only three tons of mercury were unaccounted for, from 
mercury cell plants. Since the amount of mercury in products, and 
wastes, and mercury emitted to the air through stacks are not well 
quantified, NRDC maintains that all this ``missing'' mercury is emitted 
via fugitive emissions from the cell rooms. NRDC submitted a petition 
for reconsideration requesting EPA to more accurately quantify the 
emissions of mercury from this industry. In response to NRDC's 
petition, the EPA is initiating a testing and monitoring study to 
evaluate and better characterize fugitive emissions from mercury cell 
chlor-alkali plants. The results of this study will improve EPA's 
ability to measure and predict mercury emissions from chlor-alkali 
plants.

[[Page 23234]]

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5095;

Agency Contact: Donna Jones, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, D243-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone: 919 541-5251
Fax: 919 541-3207
Email: [email protected]

Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, D 243-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2837
Fax: 919 541-3207
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN99
_______________________________________________________________________




2864. [bull] AREA SOURCE NESHAP FOR FERROALLOYS PRODUCTION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section112 (k) of the Clean Air Act requires the development 
of standards for area sources that account for 90 percent of the 
emissions in urban areas of the 33 urban hazardous air pollutants (HAP) 
listed in the Integrated Urban Air Toxics Strategy. The Integrated 
Urban Air Toxics Strategy lists ferroalloys production as an area 
source category. Pollutants emitted include mostly metallic HAP such as 
manganese, nickel, and chromium compounds, as well as polycyclic 
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) such as benzoanthracene and benzopyrene. 
Ferroalloys are alloys of iron in which one or more chemical elements 
are added into molten metal, usually in steelmaking. Worldwide, the 
principal ferroalloys are those of chromium, manganese, and silicon. 
Ferroalloys are also made with boron, titanium, cobalt, columbium, 
molybdenum, nickel, and vanadium, etc. Although calcium carbide and 
silicon metal are not ferroalloys, they are included in the proposed 
ferroalloys source category because each is manufactured using 
virtually the same equipment and processes as ferroalloys. This source 
category is currently regulated under both the new source performance 
standards (NSPS) and the national emissions standards for hazardous air 
pollutants (NESHAP) for major sources. There are approximately 19 area 
source facilities in the U.S. An informal information collection 
request was sent out to the facilities that use electric arc furnaces 
for production in July 2006.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: SAN No. 5122;

Agency Contact: Conrad Chin, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, D243-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1512
Email: [email protected]

Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, D 243-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2837
Fax: 919 541-3207
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO13
_______________________________________________________________________




2865. [bull] REVIEW OF THE PRIMARY NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARD 
FOR NITROGEN DIOXIDE

Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7408; 42 USC 7409

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 require EPA to review 
and, if appropriate, revise air quality criteria primary (health-based) 
and secondary (welfare-based) national ambient air quality standards 
(NAAQS) periodically. On October 11, 1995, the EPA published a final 
rule not to revise either the primary or secondary NAAQS for nitrogen 
dioxide (NO2). That action provided the Administrator's final 
determination, after careful evaluation of comments received on the 
October 1995 proposal, that revisions to neither the primary nor the 
secondary NAAQS for NO2 were appropriate at that time. On December 9, 
2005, the EPA/ORD initiated the current periodic review of NO2 air 
quality criteria, the scientific basis for the NAAQS, with a call for 
information in the Federal Register. (This regulatory action is for the 
Agency's review of the primary NO2 NAAQS. Review of the secondary NO2 
NAAQS will be part of a separate regulatory action combined with review 
of the sulfur dioxide NAAQS.) The EPA's ORD and OAR will prepare a plan 
for the primary NO2 NAAQS review, which will be an integrated plan for 
addressing policy-relevant scientific and technical issues and will 
include a schedule for the review. Subsequently, a Science Assessment 
and a Policy Assessment will be prepared jointly by ORD and OAR. The 
Policy Assessment will evaluate the policy implications of key 
information contained in the Science Assessment, as well as any 
appropriate technical analyses. These documents will be reviewed by the 
Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC), an independent science 
advisory committee established to review the scientific and technical 
basis of the NAAQS, and the public, and both final documents will 
reflect the input received through these reviews. As the primary NO2 
NAAQS review is completed, the Administrator's proposal to retain or 
revise the NO2 NAAQS will be published with a request for public 
comment. Input received during the public comment period will be 
considered in the Administrator's final decision.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/09
Final Action                    06/00/10

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 5111;

Agency Contact: David McKee, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C504-06, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5288
Fax: 919 541-0237
Email: [email protected]


[[Page 23235]]


Karen Martin, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C504-
06, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5274
Fax: 919 541-0237
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO19
_______________________________________________________________________




2866. [bull] RECONSIDERATION OF STATIONARY COMBUSTION TURBINE NSPS 
(SUBPART KKKK)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: CAA 111

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is granting reconsideration on several relatively minor 
issues in the recently finalized stationary combustion turbine NSPS 
rule, subpart KKKK. The final rule does not require NOx continuous 
emission monitors (CEMS), but many new turbines will be required to 
install CEMS due to other regulatory programs. The credible evidence 
rule requires that units with CEMS demonstrate continuous compliance. 
Issues under reconsideration include if EPA should add a detailed 
methodology for units with CEMS to determine and report compliance 
under all situations. EPA will also be proposing to clarify that new, 
reconstruction, and modification should be determined in a similar 
manner as the previous stationary combustion turbine NSPS, subpart GG. 
EPA is not reconsidering the emission standards.
Any changes that result from the reconsideration are not anticipated to 
result in additional controls being required or an increase in 
compliance costs.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/08
Final Action                    02/00/09

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 5116;

Agency Contact: Christian Fellner, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, D243-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-4003
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]

Jaime Pagan, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5340
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO23
_______________________________________________________________________




2867. [bull] NESHAP--AREA SOURCE STANDARDS--NINE METAL FABRICATION AND 
FINISHING SOURCE CATEGORIES (12 SIC'S, 25 NAICS CODES)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112(k)

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, June 15, 2008, Court-ordered deadline.

Abstract: Section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) outlines the statutory 
requirements for the EPA's stationary source air toxics program. 
Section 112(k) requires the development of standards for area sources 
which account for 90 percent of the emissions in urban areas of the 33 
urban hazardous air pollutants (HAP) listed in the Integrated Urban Air 
Toxics Strategy. These area source standards can require control levels 
equivalent to generally available control technology (GACT). The 
following nine metal fabrication and finishing area source categories 
have been identified as contributing to the 33 urban HAP emissions (Cd, 
Cr, Mn. Ni, Pb): (1) Electrical and Electronic Equipment Finishing 
Operations (SICs 3699, 3621), (2) Fabricated Metal Products (SIC 3499), 
(3) Fabricated Plate Work (Boiler Shops) (SIC 3443), (4) Fabricated 
Structural Metal Manufacturing (SIC 3441), (5) Heating Equipment, 
except Electric (SIC 3433), (6) Industrial Machinery and Equipment: 
Finishing Operations (SIC's 3531, 3533, 3561), (7) Iron and Steel 
Forging (SIC 3462), (8) Primary Metal Products Manufacturing (SIC 
3399), (9) Valves and Pipe Fittings (SIC 3494). These nine industry 
sectors have common and similar processes that can emit air pollutants: 
abrasive blasting, welding, painting, plating, and machining/grinding.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected:  Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 5135;

Agency Contact: Donnalee Jones, Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
and Radiation, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5251
Fax: 919 541-3207
Email: [email protected]

Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, D 243-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2837
Fax: 919 541-3207
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO27
_______________________________________________________________________




2868. [bull] REVIEW OF NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS--NONMETALLIC 
MINERALS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, April 16, 2008, As per 11/16/2006 
Consent Decree.
Final, Judicial, April 16, 2009, As per 11/16/2006 Consent Decree.

Abstract: Section 111(b)(1)(B) of the Clean Air Act mandates that EPA 
review and if appropriate revise existing NSPS at least every 8 years. 
The NSPS was initially promulgated on August 1, 1985. The NSPS was 
reviewed in the mid-1990's. Final revisions for that review were 
promulgated on June 9, 1997. On October 2006, EPA entered into a 
consent decree with the Sierra Club and other environmental groups. The 
decree requires proposal of any further revisions by April 2008 and 
final revisions promulgated on April 2009.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/08
Final Action                    04/00/09

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

[[Page 23236]]

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5145;

Agency Contact: Bill Neuffer, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, D 243-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 20460
Phone: 919 541-5435
Fax: 919 541-3207
Email: [email protected]

Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, D 243-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2837
Fax: 919 541-3207
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO41
_______________________________________________________________________




2869. [bull] REVIEW OF NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS--PORTLAND CEMENT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 111

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60, subpart F

Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, May 31, 2008, Court-ordered deadline.
Final, Judicial, May 31, 2009, Court-ordered deadline.

Abstract: New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) regulate criteria 
pollutants from new stationary sources. The Portland Cement NSPS were 
originally promulgated in 1971, and last reviewed in 1988. Section 111 
of the Clean Air Act requires that NSPS be reviewed every 8 years, and 
revised as appropriate, so the review is overdue. The Sierra Club filed 
a lawsuit to compel us to perform this review. We have agreed to review 
the NSPS and propose any appropriate changes by May 31, 2008, and to 
promulgate the final changes by May 31, 2009.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/08
Final Action                    06/00/09

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5143;

Agency Contact: Keith Barnett, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, D243-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5605
Fax: 919 541-3207
Email: [email protected]

Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, D 243-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2837
Fax: 919 541-3207
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO42
_______________________________________________________________________




2870. [bull] REVIEW OF NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS (SUBPART UUU)--
MINERAL DRYERS/CALCINERS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Clean Air Act

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 111(b)(1)(B) of the Clean Air Act mandates that EPA 
review, and if appropriate, revise existing NSPSs at least every 8 
years. This NSPS was proposed on April 23, 1986; and promulgated on 
September 28, 1992. There have been no prior reviews of this NSPS.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5142;

Agency Contact: Bill Neuffer, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, D 243-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 20460
Phone: 919 541-5435
Fax: 919 541-3207
Email: [email protected]

Steve Fruh, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, D 243-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2837
Fax: 919 541-3207
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO43
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                 Completed Actions


Clean Air Act (CAA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2871. NAAQS: SULFUR DIOXIDE (RESPONSE TO REMAND)

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 50.4; 40 CFR 50.5

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       03/07/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dave Mckee
Phone: 919 541-5288
Fax: 919 541-0237
Email: [email protected]

Susan Stone
Phone: 919 541-1146
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AA61
_______________________________________________________________________




2872. PORTLAND CEMENT MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY NESHAP: AMENDMENT TO 
IMPLEMENT COURT REMAND

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63.1340 to 63.1359

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/02/05                    70 FR 72330
Extension of Public Comment 
Period                          01/09/06                     71 FR 1403
Reopening of Public Comment 
Period                          07/18/06                    71 FR 40679
FR Notice                       12/20/06                    71 FR 76553
Final Action                    12/20/06                    71 FR 76518

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Keith Barnett
Phone: 919 541-5605

[[Page 23237]]

Fax: 919 541-3207
Email: [email protected]

Steve Fruh
Phone: 919 541-2837
Fax: 919 541-3207
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AJ78
_______________________________________________________________________




2873. NESHAP: GROUP II POLYMERS AND RESINS--RESIDUAL RISK STANDARDS

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       01/09/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Randy McDonald
Phone: 919 541-5402
Email: [email protected]

KC Hustvedt
Phone: 919 541-5395
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AK13
_______________________________________________________________________




2874. NESHAP: HAZARDOUS ORGANIC NESHAP (HON) RESIDUAL RISK STANDARDS

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/14/06                    71 FR 34422
Final Action                    12/21/06                    71 FR 76603

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Randy McDonald
Phone: 919 541-5402
Email: [email protected]

KC Hustvedt
Phone: 919 541-5395
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AK14
_______________________________________________________________________




2875. CONTROL OF HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FROM MOBILE SOURCES

Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80; 40 CFR 86

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/29/06                    71 FR 15804
Final Action                    02/26/07                     72 FR 8428

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Christopher Lieske
Phone: 734 214-4584
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AK70
_______________________________________________________________________




2876. CONSIDERATION OF INDUSTRY PETITION TO REMOVE THE TWO-PIECE CAN 
SUBCATEGORY FROM THE CLEAN AIR ACT HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT SOURCE 
CATEGORY LIST

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       03/07/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Mark Morris
Phone: 919 541-5416
Email: [email protected]

Dave Guinnup
Phone: 919 541-5368
Fax: 919 541-0840
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AL86
_______________________________________________________________________




2877. NESHAP: OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION FACILITIES--AREA SOURCE 
RULE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63.760 to 63.779

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/08/05                    70 FR 39441
Final Action                    01/03/07                       72 FR 26

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Greg Nizich
Phone: 919 541-3078
Email: [email protected]

Kent Hustvedt
Phone: 919 541-5395
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM16
_______________________________________________________________________




2878. STRATEGY FOR ADDRESSING AIR EMISSIONS FROM ANIMAL FEEDING 
OPERATIONS

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       04/13/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Bill Schrock
Phone: 919 541-5032
Email: [email protected]

Robin Dunkins
Phone: 919 541-5335
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM26
_______________________________________________________________________




2879. NESHAP: SITE REMEDIATION: AMENDMENTS

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/01/06                    71 FR 25531
Final Action                    11/29/06                    71 FR 69011

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Greg Nizich
Phone: 919 541-3078
Email: [email protected]

Kent Hustvedt
Phone: 919 541-5395
Fax: 919 541-0246

[[Page 23238]]

Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM30
_______________________________________________________________________




2880. NESHAP: AREA SOURCE STANDARDS--CLAY CERAMICS INDUSTRY

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       03/14/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Bill Neuffer
Phone: 919 541-5435
Fax: 919 541-3207
Email: [email protected]

Steve Fruh
Phone: 919 541-2837
Fax: 919 541-3207
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM53
_______________________________________________________________________




2881. NONATTAINMENT MAJOR NEW SOURCE REVIEW (NSR)

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51, app S

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/08/07                    72 FR 10367

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Agency Contact: Lisa Sutton
Phone: 919 541-3450
Fax: 919 541-5509
Email: [email protected]

Janet McDonald
Phone: 919 541-1450
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AM59
_______________________________________________________________________




2882. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: LISTING OF SUBSTITUTES FOR 
OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES IN FOAM BLOWING

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/28/07                    72 FR 14432

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jeff Cohen
Phone: 202 343-9005
Fax: 202 343-2337
Email: [email protected]

Margaret Sheppard
Phone: 202 343-9163
Fax: 202 343-2337
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN11
_______________________________________________________________________




2883. FUEL ECONOMY LABELING OF MOTOR VEHICLES: REVISIONS TO IMPROVE 
CALCULATION OF FUEL ECONOMY ESTIMATES

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 600

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/01/06                     71 FR 5426
Final Action                    12/27/06                    71 FR 77872

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Roberts French
Phone: 734 214-4380
Email: [email protected]

Robin Moran
Phone: 734 214-4781
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN14
_______________________________________________________________________




2884. INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND INSTITUTIONAL BOILER AND PROCESS 
HEATER NESHAP, RECONSIDERATION OF EMISSIONS AVERAGING PROVISION AND 
TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63.7480

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/31/05                    70 FR 62264
Final Action                    12/06/06                    71 FR 70651

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jim Eddinger
Phone: 919 541-5426
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]

Robert Wayland
Phone: 919 541-1045
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN32
_______________________________________________________________________




2885. AIR QUALITY: REVISION TO DEFINITION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS-
-EXCLUSION OF HFE-7300

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.100(s)

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/09/06                     71 FR 6729
Final Action                    01/18/07                     72 FR 2193

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dave Sanders
Phone: 919 541-3356
Fax: 919 541-0824
Email: [email protected]

William L. Johnson
Phone: 919 541-5245
Fax: 919 541-0824
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN34
_______________________________________________________________________




2886. TREATMENT OF DATA INFLUENCED BY EXCEPTIONAL EVENTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 50

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/22/07                    72 FR 13560

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Agency Contact: Larry Wallace
Phone: 919 541-0906
Fax: 919 541-5489

[[Page 23239]]

Email: [email protected]

Eric Ginsburg
Phone: 919 541-0877
Fax: 919 541-4511
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN40
_______________________________________________________________________




2887. NESHAP FOR AREA SOURCES: POLYVINYL CHLORIDE AND COPOLYMERS 
PRODUCTION, PRIMARY COPPER SMELTING, SECONDARY COPPER SMELTING, PRIMARY 
NONFERROUS METALS (ZINC, CADMIUM, AND BERYLLIUM)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/06/06                    71 FR 59302
Final Action                    01/23/07                     72 FR 2930

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sharon Nizich
Phone: 919 541-2825
Fax: 919-541-0072
Email: [email protected]

Steve Fruh
Phone: 919 541-2837
Fax: 919 541-3207
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN45
_______________________________________________________________________




2888. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: 2007 CRITICAL USE EXEMPTIONS 
FOR METHYL BROMIDE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/06/06                    71 FR 38325
Final Action                    12/14/06                    71 FR 75386

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Marta Montoro
Phone: 202 343-9321
Fax: 202 565-2079
Email: [email protected]

Ross Brennan
Phone: 202 343-9226
Fax: 202 565-2155
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN54
_______________________________________________________________________




2889. AMENDMENT TO TIER 2 VEHICLE EMISSION STANDARDS AND GASOLINE SULFUR 
REQUIREMENTS: EXEMPTION FOR U.S. TERRITORIES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80(H)

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/28/06                    71 FR 78123
Direct Final Rule               12/28/06                    71 FR 78086

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Alvaro Alvarado
Phone: 202 343-9473
Email: [email protected]

Leila Cook
Phone: 734 214-4820
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN66
_______________________________________________________________________




2890. INTERPRETIVE RULEMAKING TO CLARIFY THE SCOPE OF CERTAIN MONITORING 
REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AND STATE OPERATING PERMITS PROGRAMS

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 70; 40 CFR 71

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/02/06                    71 FR 32006
Final Action                    12/15/06                    71 FR 75422

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Agency Contact: Peter Westlin
Phone: 919 541-1058
Fax: 919 541-1039
Email: [email protected]

Barrett Parker
Phone: 919 541-5365
Fax: 919 541-1039
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN74
_______________________________________________________________________




2891. FINAL EXTENSION OF THE DEFERRED EFFECTIVE DATE OF NON-ATTAINMENT 
DESIGNATIONS FOR 8-HOUR OZONE NAAQS FOR EARLY ACTION COMPACT AREAS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 81

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/09/06                    71 FR 45492
Final Action                    11/29/06                    71 FR 69022
Correction Notice               12/15/06                    71 FR 75431

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State

Agency Contact: Barbara Driscoll
Phone: 919 541-1051
Fax: 919 541-5489
Email: [email protected]

David Cole
Phone: 919 541-5565
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN90
_______________________________________________________________________




2892. OTHER SOLID WASTE INCINERATION UNITS: RESPONSE TO PETITION FOR 
RECONSIDERATION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Notice of Reconsideration of 
Final Rule                      06/28/06                    71 FR 36726
Final Action                    01/22/07                     72 FR 2620

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Martha Smith
Phone: 919 541-2421
Fax: 919 541-0234
Email: [email protected]

Robin Dunkins
Phone: 919 541-5335
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN91

[[Page 23240]]

_______________________________________________________________________




2893. STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES AND EMISSION 
GUIDELINES FOR EXISTING SOURCES--OTHER SOLID WASTE INCINERATION UNITS: 
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/24/06                    71 FR 68743
Direct Final Rule               11/24/06                    71 FR 67802

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Martha Smith
Phone: 919 541-2421
Fax: 919 541-0234
Email: [email protected]

Robin Dunkins
Phone: 919 541-5335
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN95
_______________________________________________________________________




2894. STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW INDUSTRIAL--COMMERCIAL--
INSTITUTIONAL STEAM GENERATING UNITS: AMENDMENT FOR FACILITY-SPECIFIC 
NOX STANDARD

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60.40b

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/16/06                    71 FR 66720
Direct Final Rule               11/16/06                    71 FR 66681

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jim Eddinger
Phone: 919 541-5426
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]

Robert J. Wayland
Phone: 919 541-1045
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN96
_______________________________________________________________________




2895. [bull] NOTICE OF STATUS OF SUBMISSION OF CLEAN AIR MERCURY RULE 
(CAMR) STATE PLANS FOR NEW AND EXISTING STATIONARY SOURCES: ELECTRIC 
UTILITY STEAM GENERATING UNITS

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 7411; 42 USC 7401; 42 USC 7403; 42 USC 7426; 42 
USC 7601; 42 USC 7651

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60; 40 CFR 72; 40 CFR 75

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: CAMR requires that States and Tribes submit, by November 17, 
2006, plans that detail how they will achieve the mandated mercury 
emission reductions. At present, some States have submitted plans, 
others are still in the process of developing plans, and some are 
choosing not to submit but to instead use the Federal Plan (which is 
soon to be proposed). This rule makes a finding that certain States 
submitted CAMR State Plans by the November deadline. In conjunction 
with this rule, EPA will send letters to each State or Tribe as a 
courtesy. This rule does not modify CAMR in any way and simply serves 
to acknowledge submission of State Plans by the deadline. The rule also 
acknowledges the efforts of those States and Tribes that have not yet 
submitted a plan and reaffirms EPA's preference to use States' and 
Tribes' approaches to achieving the required emission reductions, 
rather than using a Federal Plan.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/14/06                    71 FR 75117

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Energy Effects:  Statement of Energy Effects planned as required by 
Executive Order 13211.

Additional Information: SAN No. 4571.4; EPA publication information: 
Final Action - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/December/Day-
14/a21283.htm; Split from RIN 2060-AJ65; EPA Docket information: OAR-
2002-0056

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/utility/utiltoxpg.html

Agency Contact: Sam Waltzer, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C439-01, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9175
Fax: 202 565-2140
Email: [email protected]

Murat Kavlak, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, C439-
01, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9634
Fax: 202 565-2140
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO08
_______________________________________________________________________




2896. [bull] CLEAN AIR INTERSTATE RULE (CAIR) AND FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION 
PLANS FOR CAIR; CORRECTIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 96; 40 CFR 97

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) and the CAIR FIP contain 
minor, non-substantive errors that may prove to be misleading and are 
in need of clarification. This new action corrects typographical 
errors, makes minor word corrections, and corrects or provides more 
specificity in references to other paragraphs or sections within the 
regulatory text. This action does not change any of the CAIR or CAIR 
FIP rule requirements.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/13/06                    71 FR 74792

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5103; EPA publication information: 
Final Action - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/December/Day-
13/a21199.htm

[[Page 23241]]

Agency Contact: Carla Oldham, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C539-04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3347
Fax: 919 541-5489
Email: [email protected]

Barbara Driscoll, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
C539-04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1051
Fax: 919 541-5489
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO21
_______________________________________________________________________




2897. [bull] IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 8-HOUR OZONE NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR 
QUALITY STANDARD (NAAQS) PHASE II: CORRECTION NOTICE

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410; 42 USC 7501 to 7511f; 42 USC 7601(a)(1)

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 50; 40 CFR 81

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This notice makes corrections to the preamble of the final 
Phase 2 rule To Implement the 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards (NAAQS). The preamble of the Phase 2 rule cites section 
172(e) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) in the discussion of reasonable 
further progress requirements, and this correction notice clarifies 
that section 172(c) of the CAA should have been cited. This notice is 
modifying several incorrect citations in appendix A of the preamble to 
the Phase 2 rule; that appendix addresses calculation of reasonable 
further progress (RFP) targets.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action, Correction        10/04/06                    71 FR 58498

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4625.7; EPA publication information: 
Final Action, Correction - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/
October/Day-04/a16377.htm; Split from RIN 2060-AN23. Split from RIN 
2060-AJ99.

Agency Contact: Denise Gerth, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, C539-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5550
Fax: 919 541-0824
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO22
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)               Proposed Rule Stage


Atomic Energy Act (AEA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2898. ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION PROTECTION STANDARDS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF 
LOW-ACTIVITY MIXED RADIOACTIVE WASTE

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2021 Atomic Energy Act of 1954; Reorganization 
Plan No. 3 of 1970; Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 193

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking would address the problem of disposal of low-
activity mixed radioactive wastes, consisting of a chemically hazardous 
component and low levels of radioactivity. These wastes are anticipated 
to arise in the commercial sector from various sources. The rulemaking 
is intended to increase disposal options for these wastes and offer a 
streamlined regulatory process which melds hazardous chemical 
protection and radioactivity protection requirements while protecting 
public health and safety. The rule would not mandate a disposal method, 
but rather would permit an alternative to existing disposal methods. 
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is anticipated to be the 
implementing Agency for the application of this rule. An Advanced 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was issued to solicit early public input 
on this issue.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           11/18/03                    68 FR 65120
NPRM                            06/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4054; EPA publication information: 
ANPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WASTE/2003/November/Day-18/
f28651.htm;

Agency Contact: Daniel Schultheisz, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Air and Radiation, 6608J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9349
Fax: 202 343-2304
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AH63
_______________________________________________________________________




2899. TECHNICAL CHANGE TO DOSE METHODOLOGY FOR 40 CFR 190, SUBPART B AND 
40 CFR 191, SUBPART A

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2021 Atomic Energy Act of 1954; Reorganization 
Plan No. 3 of 1970; Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 190(B); 40 CFR 191(A)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The purpose of this action is to make a technical change to 
the dose methodology used in subpart A of 40 CFR 191, entitled 
Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for the Management and 
Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Waste, and Transuranic 
Waste. The current methodology is outdated. The dose methodology used 
in the rule published on September 19, 1985, was based on the target 
organ approach recommended by the International Commission on 
Radiological Protection (ICRP) in Report No. 2. Since that time science 
has progressed and a new methodology based on an effective dose 
equivalent approach is currently being recommended by the ICRP in 
Report

[[Page 23242]]

No. 26. This action would update the 40 CFR 191, subpart A dose limits 
published in 1985 from the target organ to the state-of-the-art 
effective dose equivalent system. There would be no change in the level 
of protection, just the scientific methodology for determining 
compliance with the levels of protection established in 1985.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4003;

Agency Contact: Ray Clark, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6608J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9198
Fax: 202 343-9198
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AH90
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                  Final Rule Stage


Atomic Energy Act (AEA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2900. AMENDMENT OF THE STANDARDS FOR RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL IN YUCCA 
MOUNTAIN, NEVADA

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: PL 102-486

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 197

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will amend the standards for Yucca Mountain, 
Nevada (40 CFR part 197). These standards were issued in 2001 and were 
partially remanded by a Federal court in 2004. These amendments will 
address the remanded portion of the standards, viz., the compliance 
period. Yucca Mountain is the site of a potential geologic repository 
for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. It is about 
100 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada, and straddles the boundaries 
of the Nevada Test Site, Bureau of Land Management land, and an Air 
Force bombing range. The site is being developed by the Department of 
Energy (DOE). The DOE will submit a license application to the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission (NRC). EPA was given the authority to set Yucca 
Mountain-specific standards in the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EnPA). 
The EnPA also requires NRC to adopt our standards in its licensing 
regulations and use them as a basis to judge compliance of the 
repository's performance. The Agency issued final Yucca Mountain 
standards in 2001. In July 2004, the DC Circuit Court returned the 
standards to EPA for reconsideration of the regulatory time frame. The 
Court found that the 10,000-year compliance period violates our 
authorizing statute for Yucca Mountain regulation because it is not 
``based upon and consistent with'' scientific recommentations required 
from the National Academy of Sciences under the legislation. To address 
the Court's opinion, we must reassess the time frame in light of the 
National Academy's recommendation that compliance must be addressed at 
the time of peak dose, which may be as long as several hundred thousand 
years into the future.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/22/05                    70 FR 49014
Final Action                    04/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4964; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2005/August/Day-22/a16193.htm;

Agency Contact: Ray Clark, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6608J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9198
Fax: 202 343-9198
Email: [email protected]

Raymond Lee, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 6608J, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9463
Fax: 202 343-2503
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AN15
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)               Proposed Rule Stage


Noise Control Act (NCA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2901. [bull] REVISION OF HEARING-PROTECTOR REGULATIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Noise Control Act of 1972, sec 8

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 211, subpart B

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Office of Air and Radiation plans to undertake a revision 
of EPA's regulation at 40 CFR part 211, subpart B, regarding the 
labeling of products that are sold wholly or in part on the basis of 
their ability to reduce the level of sound entering a person's ears, 
typically referred to as ``Hearing Protectors.'' This action is being 
taken under the authority of section 8 of the Noise Control Act of 
1972, which authorizes EPA to revise the current compliance test 
methodologies as necessary, and incorporate new test methods and rating 
schemes to address hearing protector technologies that have evolved 
since initial promulgation of the regulation in 1979.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5102;

[[Page 23243]]

Agency Contact: Ken Feith, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation, 6103, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-1679
Fax: 202 564-1677
Email: [email protected]

Catrice Jefferson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, 
6103, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-1668
Fax: 202 564-1677
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2060-AO25
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                     Prerule Stage


Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2902. ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR SCREENING PROGRAM (EDSP); IMPLEMENTING THE 
SCREENING AND TESTING PHASE

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603 ``TSCA''; 21 USC 346(a) ``FFDCA''; 42 USC 
300(a)(17) ``SDWA''; 7 USC 136 ``FIFRA''

CFR Citation: None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 408(p) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 
as amended by the 1996 Food Quality Protection Act, directs EPA to 
establish and implement a program whereby industry will be required to 
screen and test all pesticide chemicals to determine whether certain 
substances may have an effect in humans that is similar to an effect 
produced by a naturally occurring estrogen, or such other endocrine 
effect as the Administrator may designate. The requirements of section 
408(p) were implemented through the creation of the Endocrine Disruptor 
Screening Program (EDSP) in 1998. The EDSP has the following three 
components that are proceeding simultaneously: 1) Developing and 
validating assays; 2) setting chemical testing priorities; and 3) 
establishing 408(p) testing orders and related data procedures. A 
Federal Advisory Committee Act committee is providing advice to the 
EDSP on assay development and validation. For chemical testing 
priorities, the approach to selecting the first 50 to 100 chemicals was 
finalized in September 2005 (70 FR 56449), and EPA is implementing that 
approach. For establishing the testing orders and related data 
procedures, EPA intends to focus on the initial 50 to 100 chemicals. 
The Agency intends to conduct a review of the data received from the 
screening of the initial group of chemicals to evaluate whether the 
program could be improved or optimized, and if so, how.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Draft Procedures                08/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4728; EPA publication information: 
Notice-Notice; Split from RIN 2070-AD26. In August 2000, the Agency 
submitted the required Status Report to Congress. In March 2002, the 
Agency submitted the requested status report to Congress on the 
Endocrine Disruptor Methods Validation subcommittee under the National 
Advisory Council on Environmental Policy and Technology.

URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/oscpendo/index.htm

Agency Contact: William Wooge, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7201M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8476
Fax: 202 564-8482
Email: [email protected]

Joe Nash, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8886
Fax: 202 564-4765
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AD61
_______________________________________________________________________




2903. PESTICIDES; DETERMINATION OF STATUS OF PRIONS AS PESTS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 7 USC 136; 7 USC 136w

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 152

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In 2004, the Agency stated that it considered prions 
(proteinaceous infectious particles) to be a ``pest'' under the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The Agency is 
further reviewing the relationship of prions to FIFRA and considering 
whether any additional or different approaches to prions or products 
intended to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate prions are appropriate 
or necessary under FIFRA. The Agency may issue an ANPRM to seek comment 
and foster discussion of this issue.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           08/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4985;

Agency Contact: Carlton Kempter, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7510P, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 305-5448
Fax: 703 305-6467
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AJ26

[[Page 23244]]

_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)               Proposed Rule Stage


Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2904. PESTICIDES; DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR ANTIMICROBIALS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 7 USC 136 to 136y

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 158

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA will update and revise its pesticide data requirements 
for antimicrobial pesticide products. The revisions will codify data 
requirements to reflect current regulatory and scientific standards. 
The data requirements will cover all scientific disciplines for 
antimicrobial pesticides, including product chemistry and residue 
chemistry, toxicology, and environmental fate and effects.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected:  Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4173;

Sectors Affected: 32519 Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing; 
32551 Paint and Coating Manufacturing; 32532 Pesticide and Other 
Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing; 32561 Soap and Cleaning Compound 
Manufacturing

URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/regulating/data.htm

Agency Contact: Paul Parsons, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7506P, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 703 308-9073
Fax: 703 305-5884
Email: [email protected]

Jean Frane, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7506P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 305-5944
Fax: 703 305-5884
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AD30
_______________________________________________________________________




2905. PLANT INCORPORATED PROTECTANTS (PIPS); EXEMPTION FOR THOSE BASED 
ON VIRAL COAT PROTEIN GENES

Priority: Other Significant

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

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 174

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is considering the addition of plant-incorporated 
protectants based on viral coat protein genes to its plant-incorporated 
protectants exemptions at 40 CFR 174. Substances which plants produce 
for protection against pests, and the genetic material necessary to 
produce them, are pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide 
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), if humans intend these substances to 
``prevent, repel or mitigate any pest.'' These substances are also 
``pesticide chemical residues'' under the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). Therefore, EPA is concurrently considering the 
exemption of plant-incorporated protectants based on viral coat protein 
genes from the requirement of a tolerance under section 408 of the 
FFDCA. Due to public interest and new scientific information, 
additional public comment on this proposal, originally published in 
1994, was requested in a 2001 Supplemental Proposal (66 FR 37855).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/23/94                    59 FR 60496
Supplemental NPRM 1             07/22/96                    61 FR 37891
Supplemental NPRM 2             05/16/97                    62 FR 27132
Supplemental NPRM 3             04/23/99                    64 FR 19958
Supplemental NPRM 4             07/19/01                    66 FR 37855
Reproposal                      04/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4602; This action is a continuation of 
the action described in RIN 2070-AC02. Since several pieces of that 
action are now finalized, the Agency is splitting this piece into a 
separate Agenda entry so that it can continue to be tracked separately.

Sectors Affected: 111 Crop Production; 32532 Pesticide and Other 
Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing; 54171 Research and Development in 
the Physical Sciences and Engineering Sciences

URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/biopesticides/pips/index.htm

Agency Contact: Melissa Kramer, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7202M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8497
Fax: 202 564-8502
Email: [email protected]

Tom McClintock, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7202M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8488
Fax: 202 564-8502
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AD49
_______________________________________________________________________




2906. PESTICIDES; COMPETENCY STANDARDS FOR OCCUPATIONAL USERS

Priority: Other Significant

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

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 171; 40 CFR 156; 40 CFR 152

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The EPA is proposing change to Federal regulations guiding 
the certified pesticide applicator program (40 CFR 171). Change is 
sought to strengthen the regulations so that they may better protect 
pesticide applicators and the public from harm due to pesticide 
exposure. Changes would include having occupational users of pesticides 
demonstrate competency by meeting minimum competency requirements, and 
requiring additional competency determinations of those who use the 
most toxic pesticides in a manner that could result in significant 
exposure to the public. The need for change arose from EPA discussions 
with key stakeholders. EPA has been in extensive discussions with 
stakeholders since 1997 when the Certification and Training Assessment 
Group (CTAG) was established. CTAG is a forum used by regulatory and 
academic stakeholders to discuss the

[[Page 23245]]

current state of, and the need for improvements in, the national 
certified pesticide applicator program. Throughout these extensive 
interactions with stakeholders, EPA has learned of the need for changes 
to the regulation.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected:  Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 5007

Agency Contact: Kathy Davis, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7506P, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 703 308-7002
Fax: 703 308-2962
Email: [email protected]

Donald Eckerman, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7506P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 305-5062
Fax: 703 308-2962
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AJ20
_______________________________________________________________________




2907. PESTICIDES; AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION STANDARD REVISIONS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 7 USC 136; 7 USC 136w

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 156; 40 CFR 170

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The EPA is developing a proposal to revise the Federal 
regulations guiding agricultural worker protection (40 CFR 170). The 
changes under consideration are intended to help agricultural workers 
protect themselves from potential exposure to pesticides and pesticide 
residues. In addition, EPA is proposing to make adjustments to improve 
and clarify current requirements and facilitate enforcement. Other 
changes sought are to establish a right-to-know Hazard Communication 
program and make improvements to pesticide safety training, with 
improved worker safety the intended outcome. The need for change arose 
from EPA discussions with key stakeholders beginning in 1996 and 
continuing through 2004. EPA held nine public meetings throughout the 
country during which the public submitted written and verbal comments 
on issues of their concern. In 2000 through 2004, EPA held meetings 
where invited stakeholders identified their issues and concerns with 
the regulations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected:  Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 5006

Agency Contact: Don Eckerman, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7506P, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 703 305-5062
Fax: 703 308-2962
Email: [email protected]

Kathy Davis, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7506P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-7002
Fax: 703 308-2962
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AJ22
_______________________________________________________________________




2908. PESTICIDES; DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR PLANT-INCORPORATED PROTECTANTS 
(PIPS)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 174

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA intends to propose codifying data requirements for the 
pesticide registration of plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs). These 
data requirements are intended to provide EPA with data and other 
information necessary for the registration of PIPs. These requirements 
would improve the Agency's ability to make regulatory decisions about 
the human health and environmental effects of these products. By 
codifying data requirements specific to PIPs, the regulated community 
would have a better understanding of and could better prepare for the 
registration process. This proposed rule is one in a series of 
proposals to update and clarify pesticide data requirements.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected:  Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 5005

Agency Contact: Kristen Brush, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7506P, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 703 308-0308
Email: [email protected]

William Schneider, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7511P, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 703 308-8683
Fax: 703 308-7026
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AJ27
_______________________________________________________________________




2909. PESTICIDES; EXPANSION OF CROP GROUPING PROGRAM

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 21 USC 346a

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 180

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is revising the pesticide crop grouping regulations to 
create new crop groupings, add new subgroups, and expand existing crop 
groups by adding new commodities. EPA expects these revisions to 
promote greater use of crop grouping for tolerance-setting purposes and 
to facilitate the availability of pesticides for minor crop uses. This 
proposal is the first one in a series of proposals for revisions to 
crop grouping regulations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

[[Page 23246]]

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5031

Agency Contact: Rame Cromwell, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7506P, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 703 308-9068
Fax: 703 305-5884
Email: [email protected]

Jean Frane, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7506P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 305-5944
Fax: 703 305-5884
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AJ28
_______________________________________________________________________




2910. PESTICIDE AGRICULTURAL CONTAINER RECYCLING PROGRAM

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 7 USC 136 to 136y

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 165

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA will propose to require that manufacturers of 
agricultural and professional specialty pesticides support (either by 
managing and operating, or contracting with another organization) a 
container recycling program that meets the standards of the American 
National Standards Institute (ANSI). The proposed regulation will 
ensure the continued operation of an existing but endangered nationwide 
infrastructure for voluntary recycling of plastic pesticide containers.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected:  Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5050

Agency Contact: Jeanne Kasai, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7506P, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 703 308-3240
Fax: 703 308-2962
Email: [email protected]

Nancy Fitz, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7506P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 305-7385
Fax: 703 308-2962
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AJ29
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                  Final Rule Stage


Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2911. PESTICIDES; DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR CONVENTIONAL CHEMICALS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 7 USC 136 to 136y

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 158

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is revising its data requirements for the registration of 
conventional pesticide products. In this action, the Agency is revising 
data requirements that pertain to product chemistry, toxicology, 
residue chemistry, applicator exposure, post-application exposure, 
nontarget terrestrial and aquatic organisms, nontarget plant 
protection, and environmental fate. When promulgated, the data 
requirements will reflect current scientific knowledge and 
understanding. These revisions will improve the Agency's ability to 
make regulatory decisions about the human health and environmental 
effects of pesticide products to better protect wildlife, the 
environment, and people, including sensitive subpopulations. Coupled 
with revision of data requirements, EPA is reformatting the 
requirements and revising its general procedures and policies 
associated with data submission. By codifying existing data 
requirements, which are currently applied on a case-by-case basis, the 
pesticide industry, along with other partners in the regulated 
community, would attain a better understanding and could better prepare 
for the pesticide registration process.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/11/05                    70 FR 12277
Notice of Public Meeting        04/01/05                    70 FR 16785
Extension of Comment Period     06/08/05                    70 FR 33414
Final Action                    09/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 2687; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/March/Day-11/p4466.htm; 
Individual Document id in the EPA docket: http://www.epa.gov/edocket

Sectors Affected: 32532 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical 
Manufacturing

URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/regulating/data.htm

Agency Contact: Vera Au, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7506P, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 703 308-9069
Fax: 703 305-5884
Email: [email protected]

Jean Frane, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7506P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 305-5944
Fax: 703 305-5884
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AC12
_______________________________________________________________________




2912. PESTICIDES; DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR BIOCHEMICAL AND MICROBIAL 
PRODUCTS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 7 USC 136 to 136y

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 158

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA will update the data requirements necessary to register a 
biochemical or microbial pesticide product. The revisions will codify 
data requirements to reflect current regulatory and scientific 
standards. The

[[Page 23247]]

data requirements will cover all scientific disciplines for biochemical 
and microbial pesticides, including product chemistry and residue 
chemistry, toxicology, and environmental fate and effects. The revision 
will not include plant-incorporated protectants.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    09/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 4596; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/March/Day-08/p2185.htm;

Sectors Affected: 32532 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical 
Manufacturing

URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/regulating/data.htm

Agency Contact: Candace Brassard, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7506P, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 305-6598
Fax: 703 305-5884
Email: [email protected]

Jean Frane, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7506P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 305-5944
Fax: 703 305-5884
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AD51
_______________________________________________________________________




2913. PLANT INCORPORATED PROTECTANTS (PIPS); EXEMPTION FOR THOSE DERIVED 
THROUGH GENETIC ENGINEERING FROM SEXUALLY COMPATIBLE PLANTS

Priority: Other Significant

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

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 174

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is withdrawing this proposed action because the original 
proposal was issued in 1994, and the Agency has determined that the 
record does not address the recent scientific information developed 
since the original proposal. Consequently, the record would not provide 
adequate, up-to-date support for the proposed rule. If EPA were to 
pursue such an exemption, the Agency would issue a new proposed rule. 
However, withdrawing the 1994 proposal does not preclude EPA's pursuing 
the same approach in the future. In addition, EPA's priorities have 
changed since 1994. At that time, EPA believed that an exemption for 
PIPs derived through genetic engineering from plants sexually 
compatible with the recipient plant had the potential to cover a number 
of low-risk products. However, experience in the last decade has shown 
that such PIPs have not been developed in great numbers. In light of 
the expected limited utility of such an exemption, EPA does not 
consider it prudent to expend resources for an exemption that would 
likely benefit only very few entities. Should the Agency decide to 
pursue such a rulemaking in the future, EPA will create a new entry for 
that effort in the Regulatory Agenda.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/23/94                    59 FR 60496
Supplemental NPRM 1             07/22/96                    61 FR 37891
Supplemental NPRM 2             05/16/97                    62 FR 27132
Supplemental NPRM 3             04/23/99                    64 FR 19958
Supplemental NPRM 4             07/19/01                    66 FR 37855
Supplemental NPRM 5             08/20/01                    66 FR 43552
Notice: Withdrawal of NPRM      05/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4611; EPA publication information: 
Supplemental NPRM 3-Request for Comment on Alternate Name; This action 
is a continuation of the action described in RIN 2070-AC02. Since 
several pieces of that action are now finalized, the Agency is 
splitting this piece into a separate Agenda entry so that it can 
continue to be tracked separately.

Sectors Affected: 111 Crop Production; 32532 Pesticide and Other 
Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing; 54171 Research and Development in 
the Physical Sciences and Engineering Sciences

URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/biopesticides/pips/index.htm

Agency Contact: Elizabeth Milewski, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7202M, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8492
Fax: 202 564-8502
Email: [email protected]

Janet Andersen, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7511P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8712
Fax: 703 308-7026
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AD55
_______________________________________________________________________




2914. PLANT INCORPORATED PROTECTANTS (PIPS); EXEMPTION FOR PIPS THAT ACT 
BY PRIMARILY AFFECTING THE PLANT

Priority: Other Significant

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

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 174

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is withdrawing this proposed action because the original 
proposal was issued in 1994, and the Agency has determined that the 
record does not address the recent scientific information developed 
since the original proposal. Consequently, the record would not provide 
adequate, up-to-date support for the proposed rule. If EPA were to 
pursue such an exemption, the Agency would issue a new proposed rule. 
However, withdrawing the 1994 proposal does not preclude EPA's pursuing 
the same approach in the future. At that time, EPA will create a new 
entry for that effort in the Regulatory Agenda.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM Original                   11/23/94                    59 FR 60496
Supplemental NPRM               07/22/96                    61 FR 37891
Supplemental NPRM 2             05/16/97                    62 FR 27132
Supplemental NPRM 3             04/23/99                    64 FR 19958

[[Page 23248]]

Supplemental NPRM 4             07/19/01                    66 FR 37855
Notice: Withdrawal of NPRM      05/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4612; EPA publication information: NPRM 
Original-FIFRA Exemption; This action is a continuation of the action 
described in RIN 2070-AC02. Since several pieces of that action are now 
finalized, the Agency is splitting this piece into a separate Agenda 
entry so that it can continue to be tracked.

Sectors Affected: 111 Crop Production; 32532 Pesticide and Other 
Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing; 54171 Research and Development in 
the Physical Sciences and Engineering Sciences

URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/biopesticides/pips/index.htm

Agency Contact: Elizabeth Milewski, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7202M, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8492
Fax: 202 564-8502
Email: [email protected]

Janet Andersen, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7511P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8712
Fax: 703 308-7026
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AD56
_______________________________________________________________________




2915. GROUNDWATER AND PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT PLAN RULE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 7 USC 136(a) ``FIFRA sec 3''; 7 USC 136(w)

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 152.170

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: As proposed, this regulation would have established Pesticide 
Management Plans (PMPs) as a new regulatory requirement for certain 
pesticides. Unless a State or tribal authority had an EPA-approved Plan 
specifying risk-reduction measures, use of the chemical would be 
prohibited. The rule would also specify procedures and deadlines for 
development, approval, and modification of plans by States and tribal 
authorities. Several parameters of the program described in the 
proposed rule were reconsidered to determine whether the program could 
address water quality issues rather than groundwater only, and to 
determine the best partnership approach to implementation. During this 
period, the risk level associated with the named pesticides was 
reexamined and reduced. Moreover, since the proposal in 1996, many 
States have adopted the original concept and framework of Pesticide 
Management Plans and these programs are operational today. This 
experience and growth in knowledge has exceeded the requirements and 
specifications of the original proposal. Accordingly, EPA intends to 
withdraw the proposed rule in the near future.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/26/96                    61 FR 33259
Notice of Availability regarding 
Metolachlor                     02/23/00                     65 FR 8925
Supplemental NPRM               03/24/00                    65 FR 15885
Notice: Withdrawal of NPRM      05/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3222; EPA publication information: 
Notice-Notice of Availability regarding Metolachlor

Sectors Affected: 9241 Administration of Environmental Quality Programs

Agency Contact: Charles Evans, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7506P, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 703 305 7199
Email: [email protected]

Jean Frane, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7506P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 305-5944
Fax: 703 305-5884
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AC46
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                 Long-Term Actions


Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2916. PESTICIDES; TOLERANCE PROCESSING FEES

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 21 USC 346(a)

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 180; 40 CFR 178

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 408(m) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
requires EPA to charge tolerance fees that, in the aggregate, will 
cover all costs associated with processing tolerance actions, including 
filing a tolerance petition, and establishing, modifying, leaving in 
effect, or revoking a tolerance or tolerance exemption. EPA developed a 
final rule that would have adjusted the fee structure and fee amounts 
for tolerance actions. A final rule completed OMB review on December 
31, 2003, but has not been issued because the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act of 2004, signed on January 23, 2004, prohibits EPA 
from collecting any tolerances fees until September 30, 2008. This 
prohibition was expanded in 2005 to include a prohibition on using 
Federal funding to perform any work on a final tolerance fee 
rulemaking. As such, no rulemaking activities are currently planned.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/09/99                    64 FR 31039
Supplemental NPRM               07/24/00                    65 FR 45569
Supplemental NPRM 2             08/31/00                    65 FR 52979
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

[[Page 23249]]

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4027; EPA publication information: 
NPRM-Pesticides--Tolerance Processing Fees

Sectors Affected: 32532 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical 
Manufacturing

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/pesticides/regulating/fees/index.htm

Agency Contact: Lindsay Moose, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7501P, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 703 305-7108
Fax: 703 305-6244
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AJ23
_______________________________________________________________________




2917. 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 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 30 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 revise the FIFRA Rules of Practice.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/08
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4618

Sectors Affected: 112 Animal Production; 111 Crop Production; 32532 
Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing

Agency Contact: Scott Garrison, Environmental Protection Agency, 2333A, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4047
Fax: 202 564-5644
Email: [email protected]

Related RIN: Previously reported as 2020-AA44
RIN: 2015-AA00
_______________________________________________________________________




2918. PESTICIDES; REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ANTIMICROBIAL PESTICIDE 
PRODUCTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 7 USC 136(a)(h); 7 USC 136(w)

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 152

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, September 15, 2000, The Final Rule is 
due 240 days after close of comment period.

Abstract: This regulation will specify antimicrobial registration 
reforms that will reduce to the extent possible the review time for 
antimicrobial pesticides. The regulation will clarify criteria for 
completeness of applications, and will specify or refer to a definition 
of the various classes of antimicrobial pesticide use patterns and the 
associated data and labeling requirements that would be consistent with 
the degree and type of risk presented by each class. In addition, the 
regulation will also include labeling standards for public health 
antimicrobial products.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/17/99                    64 FR 50671
Notice                          11/16/99                    64 FR 62145
Final Action 1                  12/14/01                    66 FR 64759
Final Action 2                   To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3892; EPA publication information: 
Final Action 1 - http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/
getdoc.cgi?dbname=2001--register&docid=fr14de01-9.pdf;

Sectors Affected: 32519 Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing; 
32551 Paint and Coating Manufacturing; 32532 Pesticide and Other 
Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing; 32561 Soap and Cleaning Compound 
Manufacturing

URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/oppad001/regpolicy.htm

Agency Contact: Jean Frane, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7506P, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 703 305-5944
Fax: 703 305-5884
Email: [email protected]

Cleo Pizana, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7510P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-6431
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AD14
_______________________________________________________________________




2919. REGULATIONS TO FACILITATE COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, 
FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT BY PRODUCERS OF PLANT-INCORPORATED 
PROTECTANTS (PIPS)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 7 USC 136 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 174; 40 CFR 152; 40 CFR 156; 40 CFR 167; 40 CFR 
168; 40 CFR 169; 40 CFR 172

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs) are pesticidal 
substances intended to be produced and used in living plants and the 
genetic material needed for their production. EPA has been regulating 
PIPs under FIFRA, including issuing experimental use permits and 
commercial registrations, for over 10 years, with the first commercial 
registration of a PIP under FIFRA issued in 1995. On July 19, 2001, EPA 
published rules establishing much of the current regulatory structure 
for PIPs. This rulemaking effort is intended to address the issues that 
were not

[[Page 23250]]

addressed in 2001, including defining the nature of regulated 
production of PIPs and associated issues such as reporting, product 
labeling, and recordkeeping. The rule will affect those persons who 
produce PIPs and is expected to clarify the legal requirements of their 
products at various production phases, improving their ability to 
conduct business. It is expected to also improve the ability of the EPA 
to identify and respond to instances where there are potentially 
significant violations. EPA also intends to address activities that the 
Agency does not believe warrant regulation and will consider exempting 
those activities, as appropriate, from FIFRA in whole or in part.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 5082

Agency Contact: Stephen Howie, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7202M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-4146
Fax: 202 564-8502
Email: [email protected]

Elizabeth Milewski, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7202M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8492
Fax: 202 564-8502
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AJ32
_______________________________________________________________________




2920. [bull] PLANT-INCORPORATED PROTECTANT--ASSOCIATED FUSION PROTEINS 
(PIP-AFPS)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 7 USC 136

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 174.3

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Agency is determining the regulatory status of a specific 
type of protein that may arise as a result of inserting genetic 
material into a plant to produce a plant-incorporated protectant (PIP); 
e.g., (1) transgene/plant-fusion protein--a protein produced from a 
fusion of PIP genetic material with plant genetic material and (2) 
transgene/transgene-fusion protein--a protein produced from an internal 
rearrangement within the PIP genetic material. This type of protein 
called a Plant-Incorporated Protectant-Associated Fusion Protein (PIP-
AFP), and the genetic material necessary to produce it, should be 
considered part of the PIP and thus regulated by EPA under FIFRA and 
FFDCA section 408. PIP-AFPs can occur during the insertional event when 
a genetic construct becomes integrated into the genome in such a way 
that some regulatory control regions are lost or genetic information 
fused.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5101

Agency Contact: Kenneth Haymes, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7202M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-0306
Fax: 202 564-8502
Email: [email protected]

Elizabeth Milewski, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7202M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8492
Fax: 202 564-8502
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AJ33
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                 Completed Actions


Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2921. REVISION OF PROCEDURAL RULES FOR HEARINGS ON CANCELLATIONS, 
SUSPENSIONS, CHANGES IN CLASSIFICATIONS, AND DENIALS OF PESTICIDE 
REGISTRATIONS

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Transferred to RIN 2015-AA00    03/14/07

RIN: 2020-AA44

[[Page 23251]]

_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                     Prerule Stage


Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2922. NANOSCALE MATERIALS UNDER TSCA

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2601 et seq

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Nanoscale materials are chemical substances containing 
structures on the scale of approximately 1 to 100 nanometers, and may 
have different molecular organizations and properties than the same 
chemical substances on a larger scale. Because such materials may have 
novel properties and present novel issues, evaluating and managing 
health and environmental risks of nanoscale materials poses a new 
challenge. Under the Toxic Substances Control Act, EPA has the 
authority to require the development of data necessary for the 
assessment of chemical substances and mixtures from persons that 
manufacture or process them when statutory findings concerning (1) 
production volume and exposure/entry into the environment or (2) 
potential hazard can be made, and to prevent and eliminate unreasonable 
risk of injury to human health and environment from chemical substances 
and mixtures. The Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) is 
establishing a voluntary program to assemble existing data and 
information from manufacturers and processors of certain nanoscale 
materials. With this assembled material, EPA will take appropriate 
steps to protect human health and the environment from unreasonable 
risk from these substances. In October 2006, EPA announced a 
collaborative process to design a nanoscale material stewardship 
program inviting 500 organizations and agencies to participate. In 
addition to the development of a document that describes the specific 
elements of the voluntary program, the Agency intends to develop other 
materials for which it will seek stakeholder input. This includes an 
updated document that describes the approach to nanoscale materials 
under TSCA and a paper that describes determining the inventory status 
of nanoscale materials.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Draft                           05/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 5058

Agency Contact: Jim Alwood, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8974
Fax: 202 564-9490
Email: [email protected]

Jim Willis, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-0104
Fax: 202 564-9490
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AJ30
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)               Proposed Rule Stage


Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2923. POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS); EXEMPTIONS FROM THE PROHIBITIONS 
AGAINST MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING, AND DISTRIBUTION IN COMMERCE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 761

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 6(e)(3)(B) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) 
provides that the Administrator may grant, by rule, exemptions from the 
prohibitions against manufacturing, processing, and distribution in 
commerce of PCBs upon finding that 1) no unreasonable risk to health or 
the environment will occur and 2) good faith efforts have been made by 
the petitioner to develop a substitute for PCB which does not pose an 
unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM: New DOD Petition          06/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 2150;

Sectors Affected: 2211 Electric Power Generation, Transmission and 
Distribution; 31-33 Manufacturing; 5133 Telecommunications

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/pcb

Agency Contact: Tom Simons, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404T, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 566-0517
Fax: 202 566-0473
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AB20
_______________________________________________________________________




2924. TEST RULE; TESTING OF CERTAIN HIGH PRODUCTION VOLUME (HPV) 
CHEMICALS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 790 to 799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is issuing test rules under section 4(a) of the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (TSCA) to require testing and recordkeeping 
requirements for certain high production volume (HPV) chemicals (i.e., 
chemicals which are manufactured (including imported) in the aggregate 
at more than 1 million pounds on an annual basis) that have not been 
sponsored under the voluntary HPV Challenge Program. Although varied 
based on specific data needs for the particular chemical, the data 
generally collected under these rules may include: Acute toxicity, 
repeat dose toxicity, developmental and reproductive toxicity, 
mutagenicity, ecotoxicity, and environmental fate. The first rule 
proposed testing for 37 HPV chemicals with substantial worker

[[Page 23252]]

exposure. When finalized on March 16, 2006, the number of chemicals 
included in the first final rule was reduced to 17 based on new 
information on annual production volumes, worker exposure, and 
commitments to the voluntary HPV Challenge Program. Subsequent test 
rules, including a proposed rule scheduled to be published in spring of 
2007 will require similar screening level testing for other unsponsored 
HPV Challenge Program chemicals.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/26/00                    65 FR 81658
Final Rule                      03/16/06                    71 FR 13709
Second NPRM                     09/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3990; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-TOX/2000/December/Day-26/t32497.htm; 
EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0033

Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing; 32411 Petroleum 
Refineries

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/opptintr/chemtest

Agency Contact: Paul Campanella, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8091
Fax: 202 564-4765
Email: [email protected]

Greg Schweer, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8469
Fax: 202 564-4765
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AD16
_______________________________________________________________________




2925. SIGNIFICANT NEW USE RULE (SNUR); SELECTED FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICAL 
SUBSTANCES FOR USE IN RESIDENTIAL UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE

Priority: Routine and Frequent

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604 ``TSCA 5''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 704; 40 CFR 721; 40 CFR 707; 40 CFR 710

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In support of the residential upholstered furniture (RUF) 
flammability standards under consideration by the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission (CPSC), EPA would propose a significant new use rule 
(SNUR) under section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) 
covering certain flame retardant chemicals for use in RUF. The SNUR 
would require companies intending to import, manufacture, or process 
these chemicals for use as a flame retardant in RUF to submit a 
significant new use notice (SNUN) to the Agency at least 90 days prior 
to beginning those activities. The required notice will provide EPA 
with the opportunity to evaluate their use as flame retardant chemicals 
in RUF, and if necessary to prohibit or limit such activity before it 
occurs to prevent any unreasonable risk of injury to human health or 
the environment.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 4512; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2002-0074

Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing; 313 Textile Mills; 337121 
Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing

Agency Contact: John Bowser, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8082
Fax: 202 564-4775
Email: [email protected]

Amy Breedlove, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9823
Fax: 202 564-4775
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AD48
_______________________________________________________________________




2926. LEAD-BASED PAINT; AMENDMENTS TO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR DISCLOSURE OF 
KNOWN LEAD-BASED PAINT OR LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS IN TARGET HOUSING

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 4852d

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 745.100; 40 CFR 745.101; 40 CFR 745.102; 40 CFR 
745.103; 40 CFR 745.107; 40 CFR 745.110; 40 CFR 745.113; 40 CFR 
745.115; 40 CFR 745.118; 40 CFR 745.119

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA intends to amend existing requirements to clarify to 
which target housing transactions the rule applies; add or clarify 
definitions of important terms; clarify the disclosure responsibilities 
of agents; clarify what information must be disclosed; clarify 
recordkeeping requirements to support enforcement; and amend existing 
regulatory text to resolve some inconsistent interpretations and to 
incorporate interpretations that have been issued through guidance. 
Small businesses and State/local/tribal governments that sell or lease 
target housing will be affected in that they will need to become 
familiar with new/revised requirements that apply to these 
transactions. Overall burden is not expected to increase significantly.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected:  Businesses, Organizations

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4777

Sectors Affected: 92511 Administration of Housing Programs;

[[Page 23253]]

53111 Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings; 53121 Offices of 
Real Estate Agents and Brokers; 522292 Real Estate Credit; 531311 
Residential Property Managers

URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/oppt/lead/

Agency Contact: Cindy Wheeler, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404T, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 566-0484
Fax: 202 566-0471
Email: [email protected]

John Wilkins, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-0477
Fax: 202 566-0471
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AD64
_______________________________________________________________________




2927. TSCA INVENTORY NOMENCLATURE FOR ENZYMES AND PROTEINS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2607

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 720.45

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) issued in 
November 2004, EPA announced and sought comment on whether it should 
establish new procedures and regulations for naming enzymes and 
proteins when listing such substances on the Toxic Substances Control 
Act (TSCA) Chemical Substances Inventory (TSCA Inventory). The ANPRM 
outlined four identification elements that EPA currently believes are 
appropriate for use in developing unique TSCA Inventory nomenclature 
for proteinaceous enzymes. The Agency also solicited public comment on 
several specific questions relating to this topic. EPA is currently 
evaluating the comments received and is developing a proposed 
rulemaking.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           11/15/04                    69 FR 65565
NPRM                            12/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4878; EPA publication information: 
ANPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-TOX/2004/November/Day-15/
t25307.htm; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0058

Agency Contact: Greg Fritz, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8583
Fax: 202 564-9490
Email: [email protected]

Loraine Passe, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7406M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9064
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AJ04
_______________________________________________________________________




2928. EFFECTS OF TRANSFERS OF OWNERSHIP ON OBLIGATIONS UNDER SECTION 5 
OF TSCA

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 720

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Companies frequently transfer ownership or other rights with 
respect to a chemical substance to a different company or person. These 
transfers may have regulatory implications because of the transferor's 
earlier submittal under the Toxic Substances Control Act (the Act) of a 
premanufacture notice, a significant new use notice or an exemption 
notice to EPA for the chemical substance. Either prior to or after 
commencing the manufacture of the chemical substance, the company may 
want to transfer the right to manufacture the chemical substance to a 
new company as part of a merger, corporate reorganization, or other 
business transaction. The Act can be interpreted as requiring the 
transferee of a right to manufacture to submit a new premanufacture 
notice to the Agency, because the transferee is a new person. However, 
the Agency has not always required the transferee to submit a new 
notice and has allowed the transferee to manufacture the chemical 
substance under the original company's authorization. Because there are 
no rules or formal guidance concerning the procedure for transferring 
rights to manufacture, this issue has not been addressed in a clear and 
consistent manner. Furthermore, it is not clear if a transferee of a 
right to manufacture is liable under the Act to the same extent as the 
transferor. Therefore, to clarify these issues, EPA proposes to adopt a 
rule to accomplish several purposes: (1) To provide a clear procedural 
mechanism to facilitate the transfer of rights to manufacture to new 
persons; (2) to require the transferee to specifically assume all of 
the legal obligations associated with the transferred right to 
manufacture; and (3) to provide notice to the Agency of a proposed 
transfer of a right to manufacture, thereby allowing the Agency to 
engage in more meaningful compliance monitoring.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4975

Agency Contact: James Vinch, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-1256
Fax: 202 564-1256
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AJ15
_______________________________________________________________________




2929. CLARIFICATION ON GUIDANCE FOR ACTIVATED PHOSPHORS

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 720

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is developing guidance to clarify the chemical 
identification of activated phosphors for purposes of the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Substance Inventory (TSCA 
Inventory). Specifically, the Agency is developing guidance to clarify 
that an activated phosphors not currently listed on the TSCA Inventory 
is considered a new chemical under TSCA. Prior to initiating the 
manufacture or import of a new chemical, TSCA section 5 requires a 
company to submit a premanufacture notice (PMN) to EPA. Apparently this 
has not been clear and

[[Page 23254]]

several firms have initiated the manufacture of activated phosphor 
materials that are not listed on the TSCA Inventory without having 
submitted the required PMN. EPA intends to seek public comment on draft 
guidance in this area to ensure that the necessary clarity is provided.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Notice                          07/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4984

Agency Contact: David Schutz, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-9262
Fax: 202 564-9262
Email: [email protected]

Miriam Wigganslewis, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-9373
Fax: 202 564-9262
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AJ21
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                  Final Rule Stage


Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2930. LEAD FISHING SINKERS; RESPONSE TO CITIZENS PETITION AND PROPOSED 
BAN

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2605 ``TSCA 6''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 745

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On October 20, 1992, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), 
Federation of Fly Fishers, Trumpeter Swan Society, and North American 
Loon Fund petitioned EPA under section 21 of the Toxic Substances 
Control Act (TSCA), and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), to 
initiate rulemaking proceedings under section 6 of TSCA to require that 
the sale of lead fishing sinkers be accompanied by an appropriate label 
or notice warning that such products are toxic to wildlife. EPA granted 
the petition; however, the Agency believes that a labeling provision 
would not adequately address the risk of injury to waterfowl and other 
birds (waterbirds) from ingestion of lead fishing sinkers. In addition, 
EPA also believes that zinc fishing sinkers adversely affect waterbirds 
and can cause mortality. Therefore, EPA has proposed a rule under 
section 6(a) of TSCA to prohibit the manufacturing, processing, and 
distribution in commerce in the United States of certain smaller size 
fishing sinkers containing lead and zinc and mixed with other 
substances, including those made of brass. EPA intends to publish a 
notice withdrawing the proposal.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           05/13/91                    56 FR 22096
NPRM                            03/09/94                    59 FR 11122
Notice: Withdrawal of NPRM      05/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3252; EPA publication information: 
NPRM--Proposed Ban of Fishing Sinkers

URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/oppt/lead/

Agency Contact: Doreen Cantor, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404T, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 566-0486
Fax: 202 566-0471
Email: [email protected]

Julie Simpson, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1980
Fax: 202 566-0471
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AC21
_______________________________________________________________________




2931. AMENDMENT TO THE PREMANUFACTURE NOTIFICATION EXEMPTIONS; REVISIONS 
OF EXEMPTIONS FOR POLYMERS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 723

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In September 2005, EPA proposed an amendment to the Polymer 
Exemption Rule, which provides an exemption from the premanufacture 
notification (PMN) requirements of the Toxic Substances Control Act 
(TSCA). The proposed amendment would exclude from eligibility polymers 
containing as an integral part of their composition, except as 
impurities, certain perfluoroalkyl moieties consisting of a CF3- or 
longer chain length. This proposed exclusion includes polymers that 
contain any one or more of the following: Perfluoroalkyl sulfonates 
(PFAS); perfluoroalkyl carboxylates (PFAC); fluorotelomers; or 
perfluoroalkyl moieties that are covalently bound to either a carbon or 
sulfur atom where the carbon or sulfur atom is an integral part of the 
polymer molecule. If finalized as proposed, any person who intends to 
manufacture (or import) any of these polymers not already on the TSCA 
Inventory would have to complete the TSCA premanufacture review process 
prior to commencing the manufacture or import of such polymers. EPA 
believes this proposed change to the current regulation is necessary 
because, based on recent information, EPA can no longer conclude that 
these polymers ``will not present an unreasonable risk to human health 
or the environment,'' which is the determination necessary to support 
an exemption under TSCA, such as the Polymer Exemption Rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/07/06                    71 FR 11485
Final Action                    01/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

[[Page 23255]]

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4635; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-TOX/2006/March/Day-07/t2152.pdf;

Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing; 327 Nonmetallic Mineral 
Product Manufacturing; 326 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing

Agency Contact: Geraldine Hilton, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8986
Fax: 202 564-9490
Email: [email protected]

Rebecca Cool, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9138
Fax: 202 564-9490
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AD58
_______________________________________________________________________




2932. SIGNIFICANT NEW USE RULES (SNURS); FOLLOW-UP RULES ON NON-5(E) NEW 
CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES

Priority: Routine and Frequent

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604 ``TSCA 5''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 721

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM: 84-1056                   06/11/86                    51 FR 21199
NPRM: 86-566                    12/08/87                    52 FR 46496
NPRM: Aluminum Cross-Linked 
Sodium Carboxy methylcellulose  06/11/93                    58 FR 32628
Final Action: 84-1056           12/00/07
Final Action: 86-566            12/00/07
Final Action: Aluminum Cross-
Linked Sodium Carboxy 
methylcellulose                 12/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 1976; EPA publication information: 
NPRM: 84-1056-Alkyl & Sulfonic Acid & Ammonium Salt (84-1056);

Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing; 324 Petroleum and Coal 
Products Manufacturing

URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/newchems/cnosnurs.htm

Agency Contact: Karen Chu, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8773
Fax: 202 564-9490
Email: [email protected]

Rebecca Cool, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9138
Fax: 202 564-9490
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AA59
_______________________________________________________________________




2933. SIGNIFICANT NEW USE RULE (SNUR); CHEMICAL-SPECIFIC SNURS TO EXTEND 
PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5(E) ORDERS

Priority: Routine and Frequent

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 721

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM: Aromatic Amino Ether (P90-
1840)                           06/06/94                    59 FR 29255
NPRM: Alkenyl Ether of 
Alkanetriol Polymer (93-458)    12/19/94                    59 FR 65289
NPRM: Certain Chemical 
Substances (91-1299/95-1667 91-
1298 91-1297)                   06/26/97                    62 FR 34421
Direct Final Rule: Certain 
Chemical Substances Batch FY06-110/06/06                    71 FR 59066
Direct Final Rule: Certain 
Chemical Substances, Batch FY07-
1                               03/29/07                    72 FR 14681
Direct Final Rule: Certain 
Chemical Substances, Batch FY07-
2                               05/00/07
Final Action: Alkenyl Ether of 
Alkanetriol Polymer (93-458)    12/00/07
Final Action: Aromatic Amino 
Ether (P90-1840)                12/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

[[Page 23256]]

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3495; EPA publication information: 
Direct Final Action: SNUR Revocation - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-
TOX/2006/October/Day-06/t16574.htm;

Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing; 324 Petroleum and Coal 
Products Manufacturing

URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/newchems/cnosnurs.htm

Agency Contact: Karen Chu, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8773
Fax: 202 564-9490
Email: [email protected]

Rebecca Cool, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9138
Fax: 202 564-9490
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AB27
_______________________________________________________________________




2934. SIGNIFICANT NEW USE RULE (SNUR); MERCURY SWITCHES IN MOTOR 
VEHICLES

Priority: Routine and Frequent

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 721

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA proposed a significant new use rule (SNUR) under section 
5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for mercury used in 
convenience light switches, anti-lock braking system (ABS) sensors, and 
active ride control sensors in motor vehicles. This action would 
require persons who intend to manufacture, import, or process mercury 
for these uses, including when mercury is imported or processed as part 
of an article, to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing such 
activity. The required notice would provide EPA with the opportunity to 
evaluate the use of mercury in these switches, and, if necessary, to 
prohibit or limit such activity before it occurs to prevent 
unreasonable risk of injury to human health or the environment.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/11/06                    71 FR 39035
Final Action                    05/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4983; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-TOX/2006/July/Day-11/t10858.pdf;

Sectors Affected: 335931 Current-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing; 
3363 Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing

Agency Contact: Benjamin Lim, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404T, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 566-0482
Fax: 202 566-0469
Email: [email protected]

Nancy Wilson, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-0492
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AJ19
_______________________________________________________________________




2935. TSCA SECTION 8(A) PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT INFORMATION RULES

Priority: Routine and Frequent

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2607(a) ``TSCA 8(a)''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 712

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action: 51st ITC List     06/11/03                    68 FR 34832
Final Action: 53rd ITC List     12/07/04                    69 FR 70552
Final Action: 55th, 56th, and 
58th ITC Lists                  08/16/06                    71 FR 47122
Final Action: 60th ITC List     09/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 2178; EPA publication information: 
Final 51st ITC List-51st ITC List;

Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing; 32411 Petroleum 
Refineries

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest

Agency Contact: Joseph Nash, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8886
Fax: 202 564-4765
Email: [email protected]

Gerry Brown, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8086
Fax: 202 564-4765
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AB08
_______________________________________________________________________




2936. TSCA SECTION 8(D) HEALTH AND SAFETY DATA REPORTING RULES

Priority: Routine and Frequent

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2607(d) ``TSCA 8(d)''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 716

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These rules require chemical manufacturers, importers, and 
processors to submit unpublished health and safety data on chemicals 
added to the Toxic Substances Control

[[Page 23257]]

Act (TSCA) section 8(d) Health and Safety Data Reporting Rule (40 CFR 
part 716). These chemicals have been identified by the Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, other EPA offices, and other Federal 
agencies, as well as recommended for testing consideration by the 
Interagency Testing Committee (ITC). The Regulatory Agenda identifies 
the most recent rules and any anticipated rules.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action: 51st ITC List (has 
actions from lists 43, 47, and 
50)                             05/04/04                    69 FR 24517
Final Action: 55th, 56th, and 
58th ITC Lists                  08/16/06                    71 FR 47130
Final Action: 60th ITC List     09/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 1139; EPA publication information: 
Final: 55th and 56th ITC Lists - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-TOX/
2006/August/Day-16/t13489.htm

Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing; 32411 Petroleum 
Refineries

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest

Agency Contact: Joe Nash, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8886
Fax: 202 564-4765
Email: [email protected]

Gerry Brown, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8086
Fax: 202 564-4765
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AB11
_______________________________________________________________________




2937. VOLUNTARY HIGH PRODUCTION VOLUME (HPV) CHEMICAL CHALLENGE PROGRAM

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2601 et seq (TSCA)

CFR Citation: None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: One of the key components of the Chemical Right-to-Know 
(ChemRTK) Initiative is the HPV Challenge Program. The goal of this 
program is to ensure that a baseline set of health and environmental 
effects data on approximately 2,800 high production volume (HPV) 
chemicals is made available to EPA and the public. U.S. HPV chemicals 
are industrial chemicals that are manufactured or imported into the 
United States in volumes of 1 million pounds or more per year. U.S. 
Manufacturers and importers of HPV chemicals were invited to 
voluntarily sponsor chemicals in the HPV Challenge Program. Sponsorship 
entails the identification and initial assessment of the adequacy of 
existing information, the conduct of new testing only if adequate 
information does not exist, and making the new and existing test 
results available to the public. The Agency is considering specific 
chemicals which are not voluntarily sponsored in the HPV Challenge 
Program as candidates for rules under section 4 and 8 of the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (TSCA). Although this Initiative is not a 
rulemaking, EPA has included it in the Regulatory Agenda to inform the 
public.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Notice                          12/26/00                    65 FR 81686
Notice: Status                  06/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4176; EPA publication information: 
Notice-Data Collection and Development on HPV Chemicals; See also items 
identified under the following RINs 2070-AD09; 2070-AD38; RIN 2070-
AD16; RIN 2070-AC27.

Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing; 32411 Petroleum 
Refineries

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/chemrtk/volchall.htm

Agency Contact: Diane Sheridan, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8176
Fax: 202 564-4775
Email: [email protected]

Abeer Hashem, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-3128
Fax: 202 564-4775
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AD25
_______________________________________________________________________




2938. TESTING AGREEMENT FOR DIETHANOLAMINE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603 ``TSCA 4''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 790 to 799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 4 of TSCA gives EPA the authority to require chemical 
manufacturers and processors to test existing chemicals. Under section 
4, EPA can by rule require testing after finding that (1) a chemical 
may present an unreasonable risk of injury to human health or the 
environment, and/or the chemical is produced in substantial quantities 
and enters the environment in substantial quantities or there is or may 
be significant or substantial human exposure to the chemical; (2) the 
available data to evaluate the chemical are inadequate; and (3) testing 
is necessary to develop the needed data. The Chemical Testing Program 
in EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) also works 
with members of the U.S. chemical industry to develop needed data via 
TSCA section 4 Enforceable Consent Agreements (ECAs) and Voluntary 
Testing Agreements (VTAs). ECAs and VTAs are usually less resource 
intensive than formal TSCA rulemaking and allow EPA to consider agreed-
upon pollution prevention and other types of product stewardship 
initiatives by the chemical industry as a possible substitute for or 
adjunct to certain types of needed testing. EPA proposed health effects 
testing under TSCA section 4(a) for a number of hazardous air 
pollutants (HAPs), including diethanolamine (61 FR 33178, June 26, 1996 
(FRL-4869-1), as amended by 62 FR 67466, December 24, 1997 (FRL-5742-
2). In the proposed

[[Page 23258]]

HAPs test rule, as amended, EPA invited the submission of proposals for 
developing needed HAPs data via ECAs, including developing 
pharmacokinetics studies that would permit extrapolation from oral data 
to predict risk from inhalation exposure. In response to EPA's request 
for proposals for ECAs, the Alkanolamines Panel submitted a proposal on 
November 25, 1996, for alternative testing involving PK studies. ORD/
NCEA performed a technical analysis of the proposal in November of 
1997. A public meeting was held on February 24, 1998. The Alkanolamines 
Panel of ACC has submitted three update letters, one in April 1999, one 
in May of 2003 and one in January of 2005. Under this action, EPA will 
continue negotiations to develop an ECA that will provide health 
effects testing sufficient to meet the data needs specified in the 
proposed HAPs section 4 test rule, as amended.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action: ECA and Consent 
Order                           12/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3493.4

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest

Agency Contact: Greg Schweer, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8469
Fax: 202 564-4765
Email: [email protected]

Richard Leukroth, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8167
Fax: 202 564-8167
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AJ09
_______________________________________________________________________




2939. TESTING AGREEMENT FOR HYDROGEN FLUORIDE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603 ``TSCA 4''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 790 to 799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 4 of TSCA gives EPA the authority to require chemical 
manufacturers and processors to test existing chemicals. Under section 
4, EPA can by rule require testing after finding that (1) a chemical 
may present an unreasonable risk of injury to human health or the 
environment, and/or the chemical is produced in substantial quantities 
and enters the environment in substantial quantities or there is or may 
be significant or substantial human exposure to the chemical; (2) the 
available data to evaluate the chemical are inadequate; and (3) testing 
is necessary to develop the needed data. The Chemical Testing Program 
in EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) also works 
with members of the U.S. chemical industry to develop needed data via 
TSCA section 4 Enforceable Consent Agreements (ECAs) and Voluntary 
Testing Agreements (VTAs). ECAs and VTAs are usually less resource 
intensive than formal TSCA rulemaking and allow EPA to consider agreed-
upon pollution prevention and other types of product stewardship 
initiatives by the chemical industry as a possible substitute for or 
adjunct to certain types of needed testing. EPA proposed health effects 
testing under TSCA section 4(a) for a number of hazardous air 
pollutants (HAPs), including hydrogen fluoride (61 FR 33178, June 26, 
1996 (FRL-4869-1), as amended by 62 FR 67466, December 24, 1997 (FRL-
5742-2). In the proposed HAPs test rule, as amended, EPA invited the 
submission of proposals for developing needed HAPs data via ECAs, 
including developing pharmacokinetics studies that would permit 
extrapolation from oral data to predict risk from inhalation exposure. 
In response to EPA's request for proposals for ECAs, the Hydrogen 
Fluoride (HF) Panel submitted a proposal for alternative testing 
involving PK studies for HF on November 27, 1996. EPA responded to this 
proposal by letter on June 26, 1997, indicating that this approach 
could offer sufficient merit to proceed with ECA negotiations. Under 
this action, EPA will continue negotiations to develop an ECA for 
health effects testing sufficient to meet the data needs specified in 
the proposed HAPs section 4 test rule, as amended.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action: ECA and Consent 
Order                           12/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3493.5

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest

Agency Contact: Greg Schweer, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8469
Fax: 202 564-4765
Email: [email protected]

Richard Leukroth, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8167
Fax: 202 564-8167
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AJ10
_______________________________________________________________________




2940. TESTING AGREEMENT FOR PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603 ``TSCA 4''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 790 to 799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 4 of TSCA gives EPA the authority to require chemical 
manufacturers and processors to test existing chemicals. Under section 
4, EPA can by rule require testing after finding that (1) a chemical 
may present an unreasonable risk of injury to human health or the 
environment, and/or the chemical is produced in substantial quantities 
and enters the environment in substantial quantities or there is or may 
be significant or substantial human exposure to the chemical; (2) the 
available data to evaluate the chemical are inadequate;

[[Page 23259]]

and (3) testing is necessary to develop the needed data. The Chemical 
Testing Program in EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics 
(OPPT) also works with members of the U.S. chemical industry to develop 
needed data via TSCA section 4 Enforceable Consent Agreements (ECAs) 
and Voluntary Testing Agreements (VTAs). ECAs and VTAs are usually less 
resource intensive than formal TSCA rulemaking and allow EPA to 
consider agreed-upon pollution prevention and other types of product 
stewardship initiatives by the chemical industry as a possible 
substitute for or adjunct to certain types of needed testing. EPA 
proposed health effects testing under TSCA section 4(a) for a number of 
hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), including phthalic anhydride (61 FR 
33178, June 26, 1996 (FRL-4869-1), as amended by 62 FR 67466, December 
24, 1997 (FRL-5742-2). In the proposed HAPs test rule, as amended, EPA 
invited the submission of proposals for developing needed HAPs data via 
ECAs, including developing pharmacokinetics studies that would permit 
extrapolation from oral data to predict risk from inhalation exposure. 
In response to EPA's request for proposals for ECAs, the Phthalic 
Anhydride (PA) Panel submitted a proposal for alternative testing 
involving PK studies for PA on November 22, 1996. EPA responded to this 
proposal by letter on July 10, 1997, indicating that this approach 
could offer sufficient merit to proceed with ECA negotiations. Under 
this action, EPA will continue negotiations to develop an ECA for 
health effects testing sufficient to meet the data needs specified in 
the proposed HAPs section 4 test rule, as amended.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action: ECA               12/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3493.7

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest

Agency Contact: Greg Schweer, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8469
Fax: 202 564-4765
Email: [email protected]

Richard Leukroth, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8167
Fax: 202 564-8167
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AJ11
_______________________________________________________________________




2941. TESTING AGREEMENT FOR MALEIC ANHYDRIDE

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603 ``TSCA 4''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 790 to 799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 4 of TSCA gives EPA the authority to require chemical 
manufacturers and processors to test existing chemicals. Under section 
4, EPA can by rule require testing after finding that (1) a chemical 
may present an unreasonable risk of injury to human health or the 
environment, and/or the chemical is produced in substantial quantities 
and enters the environment in substantial quantities or there is or may 
be significant or substantial human exposure to the chemical; (2) the 
available data to evaluate the chemical are inadequate; and (3) testing 
is necessary to develop the needed data. The Chemical Testing Program 
in EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) also works 
with members of the U.S. chemical industry to develop needed data via 
TSCA section 4 Enforceable Consent Agreements (ECAs) and Voluntary 
Testing Agreements (VTAs). ECAs and VTAs are usually less resource 
intensive than formal TSCA rulemaking and allow EPA to consider agreed-
upon pollution prevention and other types of product stewardship 
initiatives by the chemical industry as a possible substitute for or 
adjunct to certain types of needed testing. EPA proposed health effects 
testing under TSCA section 4(a) for a number of hazardous air 
pollutants (HAPs), including maleic anhydride (61 FR 33178, June 26, 
1996 (FRL-4869-1), as amended by 62 FR 67466, December 24, 1997 (FRL-
5742-2). In the proposed HAPs test rule, as amended, EPA invited the 
submission of proposals for developing needed HAPs data via ECAs, 
including developing pharmacokinetics studies that would permit 
extrapolation from oral data to predict risk from inhalation exposure. 
In response to EPA's request for proposals for ECAs, the Maleic 
Anhydride (MA) Panel submitted a proposal for alternative testing 
involving PK studies for MA on November 8, 1996. EPA responded to the 
Panel's proposal by letter on July 10, 1997, indicating that this 
approach could offer sufficient merit to proceed with ECA negotiations. 
Under this action, EPA will continue negotiations to develop an ECA for 
health effects testing sufficient to meet the data needs specified in 
the proposed HAPs section 4 test rule, as amended.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action: ECA and Consent 
Order                           12/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3493.6

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest

Agency Contact: Greg Schweer, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8469
Fax: 202 564-4765
Email: [email protected]

Richard Leukroth, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8167
Fax: 202 564-8167
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AJ13
_______________________________________________________________________




2942. SIGNIFICANT NEW USE RULE; PERFLUOROALKYL SULFONATES (PFAS)

Priority: Routine and Frequent

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604; 15 USC 2607; 15 USC 2625

[[Page 23260]]

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 721.9582 (Amended)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is proposing to amend a significant new use rule (SNUR) 
under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 
certain perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (PFAS) substances that were not 
addressed by the previous PFAS SNURs (67 FR 11008, March 11, 2002; 67 
FR 72854, December 9, 2002), codified at 40 CFR 721.9582. EPA is 
proposing to amend the PFAS SNUR at 40 CFR 721.9582 by adding a new 
table 3 containing all PFAS chemicals currently on the TSCA Inventory 
but not already subject to the PFAS SNUR. This proposed rule would 
require manufacturers, including importers, to notify EPA at least 90 
days before commencing the manufacture or import of these chemical 
substances for the significant new uses described in this document. EPA 
believes that this action is necessary because the PFAS component of 
these chemical substances may be hazardous to human health and the 
environment. The required notice will provide EPA the opportunity to 
evaluate intended significant new uses and associated activities before 
they occur and, if necessary, to prohibit or limit those activities.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/10/06                    71 FR 12311
Final Action                    08/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4974; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/EPA-TOX/2006/March/Day-10/t3444.htm; EPA Docket 
information: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0015

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/opptintr/newchems/cnosnurs.htm

Agency Contact: Amy Breedlove, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-9823
Fax: 202 564-4775
Email: [email protected]

Jim Alwood, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8974
Fax: 202 564-9490
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AJ18
_______________________________________________________________________




2943. SIGNIFICANT NEW USE RULE FOR CHLORANIL

Priority: Routine and Frequent

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604 ``TSCA 5''; 15 USC 2607 ``TSCA 8''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 704; 40 CFR 707; 40 CFR 710; 40 CFR 721

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Chloranil is used as a basic feedstock for certain dyes and 
pigments and in the production of rubber tires. Chloranil was one of 
the chemicals identified for testing in the Dioxin/Furan (D/F) test 
rule. Early testing results revealed that dioxin levels in Chloranil 
could vary by more than two orders of magnitude depending on the 
chemical manufacturing process involved. It appeared that the ``low 
dioxin'' manufacturing process could produce Chloranil with dioxin 
contamination levels below 20 ppb TEQ. Based on this information, EPA 
entered into a formal agreement with Chloranil importers (there was no 
domestic production of ``high dioxin'' Chloranil) to only import 
Chloranil made through the ``low dioxin'' process. As a followup to 
this agreement, a Chloranil Significant New Use Rule (SNUR) was 
proposed in 1993. Under the provisions of the draft SNUR, any Chloranil 
imported or domestically produced with dioxin contamination levels 
greater than 20 ppb TEQ would be considered a new use and require 
reporting under section 5(a)(1)(A) of the Toxic Substances Control Act. 
In the SNUR proposal, EPA stated that it would not promulgate a final 
rule until it had all of the D/F test rule data. EPA accepted the final 
test rule data in June of 2001. The test rule requirements continue to 
apply to any new manufacturer or importer of Chloranil. No new importer 
or manufacturer has identified themselves, although EPA has received 
inquiries from time to time about the applicability of the test rule to 
new imports. OPPT therefore believes that all importation of Chloranil 
is still covered under the formal agreements and that there is no 
current import or domestic manufacture of high dioxin Chloranil. 
Because a significant time has passed since the proposal OPPT is 
considering the options of reproposing the rule, reopening the comment 
period, and proceeding directly to developing a final rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/12/93                    58 FR 28000
Final Action                    10/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 1923.1; Split from RIN 2070-AA58.

Agency Contact: Dwain Winters, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404T, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 566-1977
Fax: 202 566-0470
Email: [email protected]

Brian Symmes, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1983
Fax: 202 566-0470
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AJ31

[[Page 23261]]

_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                 Long-Term Actions


Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2944. ASBESTOS MODEL ACCREDITATION PLAN REVISIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2646 ``TSCA 206''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 763

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

Abstract: The Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Reauthorization Act 
(ASHARA) amended TSCA to require that EPA revise its asbestos model 
accreditation plan (MAP) to extend training and accreditation 
requirements to include persons performing certain asbestos-related 
work in public or commercial buildings, to increase the minimum number 
of training hours required for accreditation purposes, and to effect 
other changes necessary to implement the amendments. On February 3, 
1994, EPA issued an interim final rule to revise the asbestos MAP to 
clarify the types of persons who must be accredited to work with 
asbestos in schools and public or commercial buildings; to increase the 
minimum number of hours of training for asbestos abatement workers and 
contractor/supervisors, including additional hours of hands-on health 
and safety training; and to effect a variety of other necessary changes 
as mandated by section 15(a)(3) of the ASHARA. This interim final rule 
satisfied the statutory deadline. EPA will continue to consider 
finalizing the MAP rule and/or promulgating regulatory revisions to 
sunset current EPA MAP accreditations granted to training providers.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Model Plan                      05/13/92                    57 FR 20438
Interim Final Action            02/03/94                     59 FR 5236
Final Action                    05/00/09

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Federalism:  Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 3148

Sectors Affected: 611519 Other Technical and Trade Schools

URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/

Agency Contact: Robert Courtnage, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404T, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1081
Fax: 202 566-0473
Email: [email protected]

Shiela Canavan, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1980
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AC51
_______________________________________________________________________




2945. LEAD-BASED PAINT ACTIVITIES; BRIDGES AND STRUCTURES; TRAINING, 
ACCREDITATION, AND CERTIFICATION RULE AND MODEL STATE PLAN RULE

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

Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect State, local or tribal 
governments and the private sector.

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2682; 15 USC 2684; PL 102-550 sec 402; PL 102-
550 sec 404

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 745

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

Abstract: The Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 
mandates EPA promulgate regulations governing lead-based paint (LBP) 
activities to ensure that individuals engaged in such activities are 
properly trained, that LBP training programs are accredited, and that 
contractors engaged in such activities are certified. In addition, EPA 
must promulgate a Model State program, which may be adopted by any 
State that seeks to administer and enforce a State Program. EPA 
promulgated regulations for LBP activities in target housing and child-
occupied facilities as well as training and certification of training 
programs for LBP activities in 1996 (see 40 CFR 745). Regulations for 
LBP activities in public and commercial buildings and bridges and other 
structures are still under development.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/09

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected:  Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4376

Sectors Affected: 23411 Highway and Street Construction; 611519 Other 
Technical and Trade Schools

URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/oppt/lead/

Agency Contact: Cindy Wheeler, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404T, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 566-0484
Fax: 202 566-0471
Email: [email protected]

Julie Simpson, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1980
Fax: 202 566-0471
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AC64
_______________________________________________________________________




2946. LEAD-BASED PAINT ACTIVITIES; AMENDMENTS FOR RENOVATION, REPAIR, 
AND PAINTING

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 2682 and 2684 (TSCA sec 402 and 404)

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 745

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, October 28, 1996.

Abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency is developing a 
comprehensive program for the management of renovation, repair, and 
painting activities involving lead-based paint hazards. The program 
will be comprised of a combination of approaches including an extensive 
education and outreach campaign for lead-safe work practices, and 
training for industry, an outreach campaign designed to expand consumer 
awareness and create demand for the

[[Page 23262]]

use of lead-safe work practices and the proposal of regulatory 
requirements. On January 10, 2006, the EPA proposed regulatory 
requirements for renovation, repair, and painting contractors involved 
in activities where, as a result of their work, lead hazards are 
created. [Modifications to the abatement requirements will also be 
considered to ensure compatibility between the existing requirements 
and any future renovation requirements.]

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/10/06                     71 FR 1588
Notice of Availability; 
Supplemental Economic Analysis  03/02/06                    71 FR 10628
Notice of Availability; Draft 
Pamphlet                        03/08/06                    71 FR 11570
Request for Comment; Lead Paint 
Test Kit Development            03/16/06                    71 FR 13561
NPRM: Extension of Comment 
Period                          04/06/06                    71 FR 17409
Notice of Availability: Study 
Results                         03/12/07                    72 FR 12582
Final Action                    06/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3557; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-TOX/2006/January/Day-10/t071.htm; EPA 
Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0049; Individual Document id in 
the EPA docket: www.regulations.gov

Sectors Affected: 23599 All Other Special Trade Contractors; 23551 
Carpentry Contractors; 53111 Lessors of Residential Buildings and 
Dwellings; 23322 Multifamily Housing Construction; 23521 Painting and 
Wall Covering Contractors; 531311 Residential Property Managers; 23321 
Single Family Housing Construction; 54138 Testing Laboratories

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/oppt/lead/pubs/renovation.htm

Agency Contact: Mike Wilson, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404T, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 566-0521
Fax: 202 566-0471
Email: [email protected]

Julie Simpson, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1980
Fax: 202 566-0471
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AC83
_______________________________________________________________________




2947. POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS); DISPOSAL OF PCBS; IMPLEMENTATION 
ISSUES

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

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2605(e) ``TSCA 6''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 761 (Revision)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed regulation will clarify and expand on 
implementation issues that have arisen as a result of the publication 
of the 1998 PCB Disposal Amendments (63 FR 35384). Topics will include 
but not be limited to, Use Authorizations, Public Participation 
Process, Appeals Process, Natural Gas Pipelines, Testing and Analysis, 
Manifesting of PCB Waste, Publication Process for Validated Alternate 
Decontamination Solvents, and PCB Analytical Methods and Storage of 
Dedicated PCB Equipment. The action to authorize certain non-liquid PCB 
applications is also included in this action.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4597

Sectors Affected: 31-33 Manufacturing; 81 Other Services (except Public 
Administration); 54 Professional, Scientific and Technical Services; 92 
Public Administration; 53 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing; 48-49 
Transportation; 22 Utilities; 562 Waste Management and Remediation 
Services

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/pcb

Agency Contact: Sara McGurk, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404T, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 566-0480
Fax: 202 566-0473
Email: [email protected]

Peter Gimlin, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-0515
Fax: 202 566-0473
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AD52
_______________________________________________________________________




2948. TEST RULE; CERTAIN CHEMICALS ON THE ATSDR PRIORITY LIST OF 
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603 ``TSCA 4''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 790-799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is developing a test rule under section 4(a) of the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (TSCA) requiring manufacturers and processors of 
four chemicals to fulfill data needs identified by the Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and EPA pursuant to the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(CERCLA) section 104(i). Under CERCLA, ATSDR is to establish a list of 
priority hazardous substances found at superfund sites, develop 
toxicological profiles for the hazardous substances, identify priority 
data needs, and establish a research program obtaining the necessary 
data. This action is a component of ATSDR's research program. Data from 
this action would provide specific information about the substances for 
the public and scientific community. The information would be used in 
conducting comprehensive public health assessments of populations 
living near hazardous waste sites. Scientific data improves the quality 
of risk assessments used by EPA, other Federal agencies, and State and 
local

[[Page 23263]]

governments. The risk assessments affect standards, guidelines, 
listing/delisting, and other decisions affecting public health and the 
environment. In addition, this action would require manufacturers and 
processors to develop data for these chemicals that will be used by EPA 
under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to evaluate residual risks from hazardous 
air pollutants (HAPs) on the list of HAPs in the CAA under section 
112(f), 42 U.S.C. 7412(f) and sections 112(d and e). Data from this 
action would also be used to support implementation of several 
provisions of section 112 of the CAA, including determining risks 
remaining after the application of technology-based standards under 
section 112(d) of the CAA, estimating the risks associated with 
accidental releases, and determining whether or not substances should 
be removed (delisted) from section (b)(1) of the CAA list of HAPS.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/20/06                    71 FR 61926
NPRM Comment Period End         12/19/06
Extension of Comment Period     12/18/06                    71 FR 75704
Final Action                    05/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 2563; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/October/Day-20/a17569.htm

Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing; 32411 Petroleum 
Refineries

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest

Agency Contact: Robert Jones, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8161
Fax: 202 564-4765
Email: [email protected]

Greg Schweer, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8469
Fax: 202 564-4765
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AB79
_______________________________________________________________________




2949. FUTURE TESTING FOR EXISTING CHEMICALS (OVERVIEW ENTRY)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603 ``TSCA 4''; 15 USC 2611 ``TSCA 12''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 790 to 799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 4 of TSCA gives EPA the authority to require chemical 
manufacturers and processors to test existing chemicals. Under section 
4, EPA can by rule require testing after finding that (1) a chemical 
may present an unreasonable risk of injury to human health or the 
environment, and/or the chemical is produced and enters the environment 
in substantial quantities, or there is or may be significant or 
substantial human exposure to the chemical; (2) the available data to 
evaluate the chemical are inadequate; and (3) testing is needed to 
develop the needed data. The Chemical Testing Program in EPA's Office 
of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) also works with members of 
the U.S. chemical industry to develop needed data via TSCA section 4 
Enforceable Consent Agreements (ECAs) and Voluntary Testing Agreements 
(VTAs). ECAs and VTAs are usually less resource intensive than formal 
TSCA rule-making and allow EPA to consider agreed-upon pollution 
prevention and other types of product stewardship initiatives by the 
chemical industry as a possible substitute for or adjunct to certain 
types of needed testing. For chemicals that have been designated for 
priority testing consideration by the Interagency Testing Committee 
(ITC) the Agency will consider whether to require testing of the 
chemical through rulemaking or ECA or will publish a notice which 
provides the reasons for not doing so in the case of a particular 
chemical (such reasons may involve the existence of a VTA). The Agency 
may also consider test rules, ECAs, or VTAs for chemicals or categories 
of chemicals which have been identified for testing consideration by 
other Federal or other EPA offices through EPA review processes. This 
regulatory agenda entry is considered a ``generic entry'' because it is 
intended to alert the public that within the next 6 months the Agency 
may consider other chemicals for test rules, ECAs, or VTAs that are not 
yet identified. A separate activity-specific entry will be included in 
the regulatory agenda once the Agency decides to develop a test rule, 
ECA, or VTA.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           08/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3493; EPA publication information: 
ANPRM-Placeholder for potential new action in next 6 months.

Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing; 32411 Petroleum 
Refineries

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest

Agency Contact: Greg Schweer, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8469
Fax: 202 564-4765
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AB94
_______________________________________________________________________




2950. VOLUNTARY CHILDREN'S CHEMICAL EVALUATION PROGRAM (VCCEP)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2601 et seq (TSCA)

CFR Citation: None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This is a voluntary program to evaluate commercial chemicals 
to which children may have a high likelihood of exposure. Designed with 
extensive stakeholder participation, the purpose of this voluntary 
program is to obtain toxicity and exposure data needed to assess the 
risk of childhood exposure to commercial chemicals. EPA launched a 
pilot of this program on December 26, 2000. Manufacturers of 20 of the 
23 pilot chemicals have volunteered to sponsor their chemicals in tier 
1 in the pilot. A workshop was held in December 2001 to provide 
sponsors with additional guidance on the scope and content of the 
exposure

[[Page 23264]]

assessments they will prepare. A peer consultation process is being 
used to evaluate the scientific merits of the hazard, exposure, and 
risk assessments submitted by sponsors. Assessments for nine chemicals 
have been evaluated in the peer consultation process. Information on 
VCCEP and the chemical assessments submitted to date are available to 
the public at www.epa.gov/chemrtk/vccep1. Although not currently 
involving a rulemaking, EPA has included this pilot program in the 
Regulatory Agenda to inform the public about activities like this 
related to its chemical testing program.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Notice: Initiation of 
Stakeholder Process and Public 
Meeting                         08/26/99                    64 FR 46673
Notice: Stakeholder Involvement 
Process and Public Meeting      03/29/00                    65 FR 16590
Notice Announcing VCCEP and 
Pilot                           12/26/00                    65 FR 81700
Notice: Pilot Evaluation Request 
for Feedback                    11/20/06                    71 FR 67121
Notice                           To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4876

Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing; 32411 Petroleum 
Refineries

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/chemrtk/vccep

Agency Contact: Ward Penberthy, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8171
Fax: 202 564-4765
Email: [email protected]

Catherine Roman, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8172
Fax: 202 564-4765
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AC27
_______________________________________________________________________




2951. TEST RULE; HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS (HAPS)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603 ``TSCA 4''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 790 to 799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is proposing health effects testing under TSCA section 4 
in support of programs and activities required under section 112 of the 
Clean Air Act (CAA), governing Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs). Section 
112 of the CAA directs EPA to determine the risk to health and the 
environment remaining after application of technology-based emissions 
standards to major and area sources. Section 112 also sets forth a 
mechanism for revising and modifying the statutory list of 189 HAPs 
under section 112(b), and requirements for an accidental release 
control program. These data will also be important for the Right-To-
Know program, given the large release of these chemicals to the 
atmosphere. In order to implement these and other programs and 
requirements under section 112, EPA must identify the health and 
environmental effects of potential concern from exposure to HAPs, 
ascertain the minimum data needed to adequately characterize those 
health and environmental effects, and assess the risks posed by HAPs. 
In addition, under section 103(d), EPA is required to conduct a 
research program on the short- and long-term effects of air pollutants 
on human health, ascertain the minimum data needed to adequately 
characterize those health and environmental effects, and assess the 
risks posed by HAPs.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/26/96                    61 FR 33178
Supplemental NPRM               12/24/97                    62 FR 67466
Supplemental NPRM 2             04/21/98                    63 FR 19694
NPRM--Reproposal                06/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3487

Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing; 32411 Petroleum 
Refineries

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest

Agency Contact: Rich Leukroth, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8167
Fax: 202 564-4765
Email: [email protected]

Greg Schweer, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8469
Fax: 202 564-4765
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AC76
_______________________________________________________________________




2952. TEST RULE; CERTAIN METALS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603 ``TSCA 4''; 15 USC 2625 ``TSCA 26''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 790 to 799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is coordinating an evaluation of the data needs for 
assessing potential adverse affects that exposures to metals pose for 
health and the environment with the Agency's efforts to develop a 
framework for assessing potential risks from exposures to metals. This 
activity is intended to lead to EPA proposing a test rule under section 
4(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). A test rule would 
require manufacturers and processors of certain metals (beryllium, 
chromium, manganese, mercury, nickel, and selenium) to fulfill data 
needs identified by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 
Registry (ATSDR) and EPA pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) section 104(I) and 
the Clean Air Act (CAA) section 112. Under CERCLA, ATSDR is to 
establish a list of priority hazardous substances found at superfund 
sites, develop toxicological profiles for the hazardous substances, 
identify priority data needs, and establish a research program 
obtaining the necessary data. This action is a component of ATSDR's 
research program. Data from this action would provide specific 
information about the substances for the public and scientific 
communities. Data from this action would also be used to

[[Page 23265]]

implement several provisions of section 112 of the CAA, including 
determining risks remaining after the application of technology based 
on standards under section 112(d) of the CAA, estimating the risks 
associated with accidental releases, and determining whether or not 
substances should be removed from the CAA section (b)(1) list of HAPs 
(delisting).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3882

Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing; 32411 Petroleum 
Refineries

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest

Agency Contact: Robert Jones, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8161
Fax: 202 564-4765
Email: [email protected]

Greg Schweer, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8469
Fax: 202 564-4765
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AD10
_______________________________________________________________________




2953. TESTING AGREEMENT FOR CERTAIN OXYGENATED FUEL ADDITIVES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603 ``TSCA 4''; 15 USC 2625 ``TSCA 26''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 790 to 799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA's Office of Air and Radiation (OAR), in the 
administration of section 211 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), has requested 
that OPPT use its TSCA section 4 testing authority to obtain health 
effects data on a number of Oxygenated Fuel Additives (OFAs). These 
data are needed by EPA and others to increase understanding of the 
toxicity of these substances individually and in comparison to each 
other as well as to other OFAs such as methyl t-butyl ether (MTBE). EPA 
will be soliciting interested parties to work on an Enforceable Consent 
Agreement (ECA) under TSCA section 4, through which responsible parties 
can agree to provide data to EPA. Although not currently a rulemaking, 
EPA is including this in the Regulatory Agenda to inform the public of 
this activity, which will have a regulatory impact once an ECA or other 
testing action is proposed.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Notice Soliciting Participation  To Be                       Determined
Final: ECA and Consent Order     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4174; EPA publication information: 
Notice Soliciting Participation-Solicit Interested Parties

Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing; 32411 Petroleum 
Refineries

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest

Agency Contact: Greg Schweer, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8469
Fax: 202 564-4765
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AD28
_______________________________________________________________________




2954. TEST RULE; MULTIPLE SUBSTANCE RULE FOR THE TESTING OF 
DEVELOPMENTAL AND REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603 ``TSCA 4''; 15 USC 2625 ``TSCA 26''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 790 to 799; 40 CFR 704

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On March 4, 1991, EPA issued a proposed TSCA section 4 Test 
Rule to require testing of 12 chemicals for developmental and/or 
reproductive effects. Since issuing that proposed rule, 11 of the 
subject chemical substances have been sponsored under the international 
OECD HPV Screening Information Data Set (SIDS) Program, EPA's voluntary 
HPV Chemical Challenge Program, and/or the International Council of 
Chemical Associations (ICCA). Information obtained under these various 
data collection/development programs will be used to inform EPA's 
decision regarding the need to re-propose and ultimately finalize this 
TSCA section 4 Test Rule for some or all of the subject chemicals and 
for which endpoints they should be tested.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM--Original                  03/04/91                     56 FR 9092
NPRM--Reproposal                 To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4395

Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing; 32411 Petroleum 
Refineries

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest

Agency Contact: Catherine Roman, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8172
Fax: 202 564-4765
Email: [email protected]

Greg Schweer, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8469
Fax: 202 564-4765
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AD44
_______________________________________________________________________




2955. FOLLOW-UP RULES ON EXISTING CHEMICALS

Priority: Routine and Frequent

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604 ``TSCA 5''; 15 USC 2607 ``TSCA 8''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 704; 40 CFR 707; 40 CFR 710; 40 CFR 721

[[Page 23266]]

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM: 2,4-Pentanedione          09/27/89                    54 FR 39548
NPRM: Heavy Metals              01/15/02                     67 FR 1937
Final Action: 2,4-Pentanedione  12/00/08
Final Action: Heavy Metals      12/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 1923

Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing; 32411 Petroleum 
Refineries

Agency Contact: Diane Sheridan, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8176
Fax: 202 564-4775
Email: [email protected]

Amy Breedlove, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9823
Fax: 202 564-4775
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AA58
_______________________________________________________________________




2956. SIGNIFICANT NEW USE RULE (SNUR); REFRACTORY CERAMIC FIBERS (RCFS)

Priority: Routine and Frequent

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604 ``TSCA 5''; 15 USC 2605 ``TSCA 6''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 704; 40 CFR 721

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA has instituted a program to monitor the commercial 
development of existing chemicals of concern and/or to gather 
information to support risk assessments on such chemicals. As these 
chemicals are identified, EPA will initiate rulemakings under the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (TSCA) sections 5 and/or 6 to require reporting 
by the manufacturers, importers, and/or processors of these chemicals.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/21/94                    59 FR 13294
Final Action                    09/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3528

Sectors Affected: 327999 All Other Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Mineral 
Product Manufacturing

Agency Contact: Robert Courtnage, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404T, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1081
Fax: 202 566-0473
Email: [email protected]

Peter Gimlin, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-0515
Fax: 202 566-0473
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AC37
_______________________________________________________________________




2957. TSCA POLICY STATEMENT ON OVERSIGHT OF TRANSGENIC ORGANISMS 
(INCLUDING PLANTS)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 720

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: As a follow up to the final Biotechnology Rule under the 
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) EPA intends to address TSCA 
oversight of transgenic plants and other organisms. Recent information 
indicates that transgenic plants and other organisms are being 
developed for uses which appear to be subject to TSCA jurisdiction. For 
example, plants are being genetically modified to produce industrial 
grade, rather than food grade, oils. Many of these plants are subject 
to oversight by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture while being tested in the 
environment. Following APHIS approval of a petition for non-regulated 
status filed pursuant to APHIS' regulations implementing the Federal 
Plant Pest Act at 7 CFR part 340, however, these plants cease to be 
subject to regulation by USDA. Additionally, transgenic animals that 
are not under the jurisdiction of FDA appear to be subject to TSCA. 
Such animals may be genetically improved livestock for commercial 
purposes. The policy statement would address whether EPA should 
exercise jurisdiction under TSCA over such transgenic organisms prior 
to their commercial use.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4598

Agency Contact: Flora Chow, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8983
Fax: 202 564-9062
Email: [email protected]

Rebecca Cool, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9138
Fax: 202 564-9490
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AD53

[[Page 23267]]

_______________________________________________________________________




2958. POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS); EXEMPTION REQUEST FROM U.S. 
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION (MARAD)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 761

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) is responsible for 
disposing of surplus Navy non-combatant ships; many of these ships 
contain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in electrical equipment, and 
are contaminated with greater than 50 ppm PCBs in paint, gaskets, and 
cable that cannot be easily removed. In 2003, MARAD exported four 
surplus ships to a shipyard in the United Kingdom, Able UK, for 
scrapping; however, the planned export of an additional nine ships had 
been prevented by a temporary restraining order issued by the U.S. 
District Court for DC. Although EPA issued a letter of enforcement 
discretion in May 2003, on July 29, 2004, MARAD submitted a partial 
petition for an export ban exemption under TSCA 6(e)(3) (B). Upon 
receipt of a completed petition, perhaps sometime in 2008, the Agency 
will conclude its review. EPA can grant these petitions through notice-
and-comment rulemaking for a period of up to 1 year, provided it can 
make a finding of no unreasonable risk and good faith efforts to find 
substitutes.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 2150.1; Split from RIN 2070-AB20. EPA 
Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2004-0107

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/pcb/

Agency Contact: Peter Gimlin, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404T, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 566-0515
Fax: 202 566-0473
Email: [email protected]

Lynn Vendinello, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-0514
Fax: 202 566-0473
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AJ05
_______________________________________________________________________




2959. TESTING AGREEMENT FOR PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID (PFOA)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603 ``TSCA 4''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 790 to 799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: PFOA is a synthetic (man-made) chemical that does not occur 
naturally in the environment. EPA identified data gaps regarding the 
sources and exposure pathways of PFOA and is seeking additional data 
concerning the potential relationship between fluoropolymer and 
fluorotelomer based polymer chemicals and PFOA. EPA has invited 
interested parties to monitor and participate in negotiations for 
developing several industry sponsored testing programs concerning 
fluoropolymers and fluorotelomer based polymers which may metabolize or 
degrade to PFOA. These testing programs would be set in place 
preferably as publicly negotiated enforceable consent agreements (ECAs) 
under section 4 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) among EPA, 
industry, and interested parties under section 4 of TSCA, but may also 
be established as negotiated memoranda of understanding (MOUs) where 
circumstances preclude moving forward under ECAs. The goal of the PFOA 
ECA process is to better understand the sources and exposure pathways 
leading to the presence of PFOA in humans and the environment.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action: ECA and CO for 
Fluoropolymer Chemicals 
Incineration                    07/08/05                    70 FR 39630
Final Action: ECA and CO for 
Fluorotelomer- based Polymer 
Chemicals Incineration          07/08/05                    70 FR 39624
Notice: Telomer Report          08/00/08
Notice: Fluoropolymer Report    10/00/09

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3493.1; EPA publication information: 
Final: ECA and CO for Fluorotelomer- based Polymer Chemicals 
Incineration - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-TOX/2005/July/Day-08/
t13492.htm; EPA Docket information: OPPT-2003-0012

URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/oppt/pfoa/index.htm

Agency Contact: Greg Schweer, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8469
Fax: 202 564-4765
Email: [email protected]

Rich Leukroth, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8167
Fax: 202 564-4765
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AJ06
_______________________________________________________________________




2960. TESTING AGREEMENT FOR ARYL PHOSPHATES (ITC LIST 2)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603 TSCA 4

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 790 to 799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On January, 17, 1972 (57 FR 2138), EPA published a proposed 
TSCA section 4 test rule covering a number of aryl phosphate base 
stocks. On March 30, 1993, EPA announced initiation of negotiations 
with the Aryl Phosphates Panel of the Chemical

[[Page 23268]]

Manufacturers Association (now the American Chemistry Council or ACC) 
to develop a TSCA section 4 Enforceable Consent Agreement (ECA) for 
aryl phosphate base stocks as an alternative approach to testing under 
the proposed rule (58 FR 16669). On October 9, 1998, EPA sent letters 
to the Chief Executive Officers of companies, including those who were 
participating in the development of this ECA, to announce EPA's High 
Production Volume (HPV) Chemical Challenge Program. Consistent with the 
international OECD Screening Information Data Set (SIDS) Program, EPA's 
HPV Challenge Program encourages U.S. chemical producers and importers 
to voluntarily provide existing screening level data, or, if none 
exist, to develop such data on U.S. HPV chemicals. Because some overlap 
of testing requirements in the HPV Challenge and this ECA initiative 
were identified, the industry committed to develop the screening level 
data for the HPV Challenge Program before continuing with further 
development of the ECA. In this way, results from the HPV Challenge 
program would feed back into consideration of needs for the ECA testing 
and, where possible, could avert some or all of the overlap testing 
requirements. After completion of the industry's commitments under the 
HPV Challenge Program, EPA will evaluate the need for any additional 
testing of the subject AP base stocks under an ECA.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           12/29/83                    48 FR 57452
NPRM                            01/17/92                     57 FR 2138
Final Action: ECA and Consent 
Order                            To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3493.2

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest

Agency Contact: Greg Schweer, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8469
Fax: 202 564-4765
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AJ07
_______________________________________________________________________




2961. TEST RULE; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS (BFRS)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603 ``TSCA 4''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 790 to 799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On June 25, 1991 (56 FR 29140), EPA issued a proposed TSCA 
section 4 Test Rule for health and environmental effects and chemical 
fate testing of five brominated flame retardants. Since issuing that 
proposed rule, all of the subject chemical substances have been 
sponsored under the international OECD HPV Screening Information Data 
Set (SIDS) Program, EPA's voluntary US HPV Chemical Challenge Program, 
and/or EPA's Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program (VCCEP). 
Information obtained under these various data collection/development 
programs will be used to inform EPA's decision regarding the need to 
re-propose and ultimately finalize this TSCA section 4 Test Rule for 
some or all of the subject chemicals and for which endpoints they 
should be tested.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/25/91                    56 FR 29140
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3493.3

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest

Agency Contact: Greg Schweer, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405M, Washington, DC 
20460
Phone: 202 564-8469
Fax: 202 564-4765
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AJ08
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                 Completed Actions


Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2962. NOTIFICATION OF CHEMICAL EXPORTS UNDER TSCA SECTION 12(B)

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 707

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/09/06                     71 FR 6733
Final Action                    11/14/06                    71 FR 66234
Technical Correction            11/28/06                    71 FR 68750

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Greg Schweer
Phone: 202 564-8469
Fax: 202 564-4765
Email: [email protected]

Ken Moss
Phone: 202 564-8179
Fax: 202 564-4765
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2070-AJ01

[[Page 23269]]

_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)               Proposed Rule Stage


Emergency Planning and Community Right--to--Know Act (EPCRA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2963. EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT: MODIFICATION 
TO THE THRESHOLD PLANNING QUANTITY METHODOLOGY FOR THE EXTREMELY 
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES THAT ARE SOLIDS IN SOLUTION

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 11001

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 355

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is considering an alternative approach for the threshold 
planning quantity (TPQ) for chemicals on the Extremely Hazardous 
Substances (EHS) List that are handled as solids in solution. The 
current TPQ for solids in solution is based on the assumption that the 
entire quantity of the solid chemical at a facility could potentially 
be released to air in event of an accident. EPA will propose a rule 
that would revise the TPQ for solids in solution and seek comment on an 
alternative approach. EPA is pursuing this proposal in part based on 
industry's request to revisit the TPQ rationale for the chemical 
paraquat dichloride (handled as a solid in aqueous solution). If the 
TPQ for solids in solution is raised, it would result in relieving some 
facilities (number and type unknown at this time) from the regulatory 
emergency planning and notification requirements under section 302-304 
of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). EPA 
intends to evaluate various experimental data for accidental air 
releases of solutions containing solid chemicals when developing 
revised TPQs. EPA would also seek public comment on the appropriateness 
of considering aerosol size as a factor for potential off-site exposure 
to communities.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4753;

Agency Contact: Kathy Franklin, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5104A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-7987
Fax: 202 564-2625
Email: [email protected]

Sicy Jacob, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid Waste and Emergency 
Response, 5104A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8019
Fax: 202 564-2625
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AF08
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                  Final Rule Stage


Emergency Planning and Community Right--to--Know Act (EPCRA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2964. EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT: AMENDMENTS TO 
PARTS 355 AND 370

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 11002; 42 USC 11004; 42 USC 11048; 42 USC 
11021; 42 USC 11022

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 355; 40 CFR 370

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will address some of the remaining issues from the 
proposed rule of June 8, 1998. Reporting thresholds for gasoline and 
diesel fuel at retail gas stations were finalized on February 11, 1999 
(64 FR 7031). This rule will address those reporting changes in section 
B of the preamble to the proposed rule under the heading ``Other 
Regulatory Changes.'' The revisions in this rule will have only minimal 
impact on the regulated community. Most of the changes are minor 
revisions and clarifications of interpretation that EPA has been 
providing the regulated communities. In addition, as stated in the 
proposed rule, 40 CFR parts 355 and 370 will be reorganized and 
rewritten in Plain English format to make them clearer and easier to 
use.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/08/98                    63 FR 31268
Final Action                    12/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3215;

Agency Contact: Sicy Jacob, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5104A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8019
Fax: 202 564-2625
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AE17
_______________________________________________________________________




2965. ADDITION OF TOXICITY EQUIVALENCY (TEQ) REPORTING AND QUANTITY DATA 
FOR INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE DIOXIN AND DIOXIN-LIKE COMPOUNDS CATEGORY 
UNDER EPCRA, SECTION 313

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 11001 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 372

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Under section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community 
Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) (i.e., the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)), 
dioxin and dioxin-like compounds are reported in units of grams for the 
category. This project will add toxic equivalency (TEQ) reporting for 
the category and quantity data for individual members of the category 
to the grams only reporting currently required for the category under 
EPCRA section 313. TEQs are a weighted quantity measure based on the 
toxicity of each dioxin congener relative to the most toxic dioxin 
congeners, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and 1,2,3,7,8-
pentachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin. The addition of TEQ reporting will

[[Page 23270]]

allow better understanding of the releases and waste management 
quantities currently reported to the TRI for dioxin and dioxin-like 
compounds. TEQ reporting will also make it easier to compare TRI data 
on dioxin and dioxin-like compounds with other EPA activities that 
present data on dioxin and dioxin-like compounds in terms of TEQs. 
Several industry groups have written OMB supporting the addition of TEQ 
reporting to TRI.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/07/05                    70 FR 10919
Final Action                    05/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 4692; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-TOX/2005/March/Day-07/t4339.htm; TRI 
has not converted to NAICS so the Standard Industrial Classification 
(SIC) Codes are listed: SIC Code 10 Metal Mining (except SIC codes 
1011, 1081, and 1094), SIC Code 12 Coal Mining (except SIC code 1241), 
SIC Code 20-39 Manufacturing, SIC Codes 4911, 4931, and 4939 Electric 
Utilities (limited to facilities that combust coal and/or oil for the 
purpose of generating power for distribution in commerce), SIC Code 
4953 Commercial Hazardous Waste Treatment (limited to facilities 
regulated under the RCRA, subtitle C, 42 U.S.C. sec. 6921 et seq.), SIC 
Code 5169 Chemicals and Allied Products-Wholesale, SIC Code 5171 
Petroleum Bulk Terminals and Plants, SIC Code 7389 Solvent Recovery 
Services (limited to facilities primarily engaged in solvent recovery 
services on a contract or fee basis).

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/tri

Agency Contact: Daniel Bushman, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Environmental Information, 2844T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-0743
Fax: 202 566-0741
Email: [email protected]

Ben Smith, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental 
Information, 2844T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-0816
Fax: 202 566-0741
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2025-AA12
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                 Long-Term Actions


Emergency Planning and Community Right--to--Know Act (EPCRA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2966. CLARIFY TRI REPORTING OBLIGATIONS UNDER EPCRA SECTION 313 FOR THE 
METAL MINING ACTIVITIES OF EXTRACTION AND BENEFICIATION

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

Legal Authority: 42 USC 11001 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 372

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) currently requires 
reporting from metal mining facilities if they manufacture or process 
25,000 pounds or more of a listed chemical or otherwise use 10,000 
pounds or more of a listed chemical. These mining facilities engage in 
the removal of naturally occurring materials from the earth. EPA had 
considered naturally occurring materials to be manufactured by natural 
processes. A recent court order set aside EPA's interpretation of 
manufacture stating that naturally occurring ores cannot be 
manufactured within the meaning of EPCRA section 313. EPA is 
considering clarifying how the definitions of manufacturing and 
processing under EPCRA section 313 apply to the mining sector processes 
of extraction and beneficiation. This action will not affect the coal 
extraction activities exemption.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/09
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected:  Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism:  Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 4616;

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/tri

Agency Contact: Marc Edmonds, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Environmental Information, 2844T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-0758
Fax: 202 566-0741
Email: [email protected]

Ben Smith, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental 
Information, 2844T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-0816
Fax: 202 566-0741
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2025-AA11
_______________________________________________________________________




2967. TRI; RESPONSE TO PETITION TO DELETE CHROMIUM, ANTIMONY, AND 
TITANATE FROM THE METAL COMPOUND CATEGORIES LISTED ON THE TOXICS RELEASE 
INVENTORY

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

Legal Authority: 42 USC 11013 ``EPCRA 313''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 372

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will respond to a petition received by EPA to 
delete chromium, antimony, and titanate from the list of toxic 
chemicals reportable under section 313 of the Emergency Planning and 
Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). EPA will respond to the petition 
by either granting or denying the petition. If EPA grants the petition, 
a notice of proposed rulemaking will be published in the Federal 
Register; if EPA denies the petition, a notice of petition denial will 
be published. Chromium, antimony, and titantate is reportable under the 
chromium and antimony compound categories; the deletion of this 
chemical would eliminate all the reporting requirements under the Toxic 
Chemical Release Reporting Rule.

[[Page 23271]]

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Response                         To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 2425.4; EPA publication information: 
Response-Chromium, Antimony, and Titanate (Request to Delete); Split 
from RIN 2025-AA00. Formerly listed as RIN 2070-AC00. Statutory 
deadline: Within 180 days of receipt the Agency must either initiate 
rulemaking or explain why not in the Federal Register. Manufacturing 
industries in SIC codes 20-39 plus the following industries and SIC 
codes: Metal Mining (SIC code 10 except SIC codes 1011, 1081, and 
1094); Coal Mining (SIC code 12 except SIC code 1241); Electric 
Utilities (SIC codes 4911, 4931, 4939); Commercial Hazardous Waste 
Treatment (SIC code 4953); Chemicals and Allied Products-Wholesale (SIC 
code 5169); Petroleum Bulk Terminals and Plants (SIC code 5171); and 
Solvent Recovery Services (SIC code 7389).

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/tri

Agency Contact: Daniel Bushman, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Environmental Information, 2844T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-0743
Fax: 202 566-0741
Email: [email protected]

Ben Smith, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental 
Information, 2844T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-0816
Fax: 202 566-0741
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2025-AA16
_______________________________________________________________________




2968. TRI; RESPONSE TO PETITION TO ADD DIISONONYL PHTHALATE TO THE 
TOXICS RELEASE INVENTORY LIST OF TOXIC CHEMICALS

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

Legal Authority: 42 USC 11013 ``EPCRA 313''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 372

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will respond to a petition received by EPA to add 
diisononyl phthalate to the list of toxic chemicals reportable under 
section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act 
(EPCRA). EPA will respond to the petition by either granting or denying 
the petition. If EPA grants the petition, a notice of proposed 
rulemaking will be published in the Federal Register; if EPA denies the 
petition, a notice of petition denial will be published. The addition 
of this chemical would make it subject to all the reporting 
requirements under the Toxic Chemical Release Reporting Rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/05/00                    65 FR 53681
Notice of Data Availability     06/14/05                    70 FR 34437
Final Action                    02/00/09

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 2425.1; EPA publication information: 
Notice of Data Availability - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WASTE/
2005/June/Day-14/f11664.htm; Split from RIN 2025-AA00. Formerly listed 
as RIN 2070-AC00. Statutory deadline: Within 180 days of receipt the 
Agency must either initiate rulemaking or explain why not in the 
Federal Register. Manufacturing industries in SIC codes 20-39 plus the 
following industries and SIC codes: Metal Mining (SIC code 10 except 
SIC codes 1011, 1081, and 1094); Coal Mining (SIC code 12 except SIC 
code 1241); Electric Utilities (SIC codes 4911, 4931, 4939); Commercial 
Hazardous Waste Treatment (SIC code 4953); Chemicals and Allied 
Products-Wholesale (SIC code 5169); Petroleum Bulk Terminals and Plants 
(SIC code 5171); and Solvent Recovery Services (SIC code 7389).

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/tri

Agency Contact: Daniel Bushman, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Environmental Information, 2844T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-0743
Fax: 202 566-0741
Email: [email protected]

Ben Smith, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental 
Information, 2844T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-0816
Fax: 202 566-0741
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2025-AA17
_______________________________________________________________________




2969. TRI; RESPONSE TO PETITION TO DELETE ACETONITRILE FROM THE TOXICS 
RELEASE INVENTORY LIST OF TOXIC CHEMICALS

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

Legal Authority: 42 USC 11013 ``EPCRA 313''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 372

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will respond to a petition received by EPA to 
delete acetonitrile from the list of toxic chemicals reportable under 
section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act 
(EPCRA). EPA will respond to the petition by either granting or denying 
the petition. If EPA grants the petition, a notice of proposed 
rulemaking will be published in the Federal Register; if EPA denies the 
petition, a notice of petition denial will be published. The deletion 
of this chemical would eliminate all the reporting requirements under 
the Toxic Chemical Release Reporting Rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Response                        05/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 2425.3; EPA publication information: 
Response-Acetonitrile (Request to Delete); Split from RIN 2025-AA00. 
Formerly listed as RIN 2070-AC00. Statutory deadline: Within 180 days 
of receipt the Agency must either initiate rulemaking or explain why 
not in the Federal Register. Manufacturing industries in SIC codes 20-
39 plus the following industries and SIC codes:

[[Page 23272]]

Metal Mining (SIC code 10 except SIC codes 1011, 1081, and 1094); Coal 
Mining (SIC code 12 except SIC code 1241); Electric Utilities (SIC 
codes 4911, 4931, 4939); Commercial Hazardous Waste Treatment (SIC code 
4953); Chemicals and Allied Products-Wholesale (SIC code 5169); 
Petroleum Bulk Terminals and Plants (SIC code 5171); and Solvent 
Recovery Services (SIC code 7389).

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/tri

Agency Contact: Daniel Bushman, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Environmental Information, 2844T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-0743
Fax: 202 566-0741
Email: [email protected]

Ben Smith, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental 
Information, 2844T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-0816
Fax: 202 566-0741
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2025-AA19
_______________________________________________________________________




2970. [bull] EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT: 
AMENDMENTS AND STREAMLINING RULE

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 11002; 42 USC 11004; 42 USC 11048; 42 USC 
11021; 42 USC 11022

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 370

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This supplemental proposal will address reporting thresholds 
for rock salt, sand, gravel and other chemicals those pose minimal 
risk. The proposed rule was published on June 8, 1998 (63 FR 31268). 
This supplemental rule, when finalized, will minimize burden for those 
facilities that are currently reporting chemicals that pose minimal 
risk under sections 311 and 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community 
Right-To-Know Act. This rule, when finalized, may also reduce the 
number of facilities subject to these reporting requirements. The 
reporting requirements under sections 311 and 312 are intended to 
enhance communities' and emergency response officials' awareness of 
chemical hazards; to facilitate the development of State and local 
emergency response plans; and to aid communities and emergency response 
officials in preparing for and responding to emergencies safely and 
effectively. By proposing to provide relief from routine reporting of 
substances with minimal hazards and minimal risk, State and local 
officials can focus on chemicals that may pose more significant hazard 
or may present greater risks to the community.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Supplemental NPRM                To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3215.1; Split from RIN 2050-AE17.

Agency Contact: Sicy Jacob, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5104A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8019
Fax: 202 564-2625
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AG40
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                 Completed Actions


Emergency Planning and Community Right--to--Know Act (EPCRA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2971. TOXICS RELEASE INVENTORY REPORTING BURDEN REDUCTION RULE

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 372

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/04/05                    70 FR 57822
Final Action                    12/22/06                    71 FR 76932

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Agency Contact: Marc Edmonds
Phone: 202 566-0758
Fax: 202 566-0741
Email: [email protected]

Larry Reisman
Phone: 202 566-0751
Fax: 202 566-0727
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2025-AA14

[[Page 23273]]

_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                     Prerule Stage


Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2972. STANDARDS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF COAL COMBUSTION WASTES GENERATED 
BY COMMERCIAL ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCERS

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

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority: 42 USC 6907(a)(3); 42 USC 6944(a)

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 257

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action is for the development of non-hazardous waste 
regulations under subtitle D of the RCRA statute. The regulations will 
apply to landfill and surface impoundment facilities that manage coal 
combustion wastes generated by steam electric power generators, i.e., 
electric utilities and independent power producers. This action results 
from EPA's regulatory determination for fossil fuel combustion wastes 
(65 FR 32214, May 22, 2000), which concluded that waste management 
regulations under RCRA are appropriate for certain coal combustion 
wastes. The intended benefits of this action will be to prevent 
contamination or damage to ground waters and surface waters, thereby 
avoiding risk to human health and the environment, including ecological 
risks. The Agency is currently analyzing the human health and eco 
risks, costs, and economic impact of this action as it develops the 
proposed regulation. The Agency has considered alternatives to this 
action, including regulating these wastes as hazardous wastes under 
subtitle C of RCRA, but has rejected this approach as discussed in the 
regulatory determination (65 FR 32214, May 22, 2000). EPA has also 
considered issuing guidance instead of regulations to industry and 
State and local governments to focus on these remaining waste 
management issues, particularly since the industry has improved its 
waste management practices and most State regulatory programs are 
similarly improving. To this end, the Agency will be issuing a Notice 
of Data Availability (NODA) announcing the availability for public 
inspection and comment of new information and data on the management of 
coal combustion wastes that the Agency will consider in deciding next 
steps in this effort.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NODA                            05/00/07
NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Federalism:  Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 4470; This effort may also impact 
Federal, State, local or tribal governments that own coal-burning 
commercial electric power generating facilities.

Sectors Affected: 221112 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation

Agency Contact: Alexander Livnat, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Solid Waste and Emergency Response, 5306P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-7251
Fax: 703 605-0595
Email: [email protected]

Steve Souders, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid Waste and 
Emergency Response, 5306P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8431
Fax: 703 605-0595
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AE81
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)               Proposed Rule Stage


Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2973. EXPANDING THE COMPARABLE FUELS EXCLUSION UNDER RCRA

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: RCRA 4004

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261.38

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA currently excludes specific industrial wastes, also known 
as comparable fuels, from most Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 
(RCRA) hazardous waste management requirements when the wastes are used 
for energy production and do not contain hazardous constituent levels 
that exceed those found in a typical benchmark fuel that facilities 
would otherwise use. Using such wastes as fuel saves energy by reducing 
the amount of hazardous waste that would otherwise be treated and 
disposed; promotes energy production from a domestic, renewable source; 
and reduces use of fossil fuels. With an interest in supplementing the 
Nation's energy supplies and to ensure that energy sources are managed 
only to the degree necessary to protect human health and the 
environment, EPA, as part of the Resource Conservation Challenge, is 
examining the effectiveness of the current comparable fuel program and 
considering whether other industrial wastes could be safely used as 
fuel as well.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 4977;

Agency Contact: Mary Jackson, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5302P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8453
Fax: 703 308-8433
Email: [email protected]

Hugh Davis, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid Waste and Emergency 
Response, 5302P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 306-0206
Fax: 703 308-8433
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AG24

[[Page 23274]]

_______________________________________________________________________




2974. DEFINITION OF SOLID WASTES REVISIONS

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

Legal Authority: 42 USC 6903 ``RCRA sec 1004''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261.2

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On October 28, 2003 (68 FR 61558), EPA proposed revisions to 
the definition of solid waste for hazardous secondary materials being 
reclaimed in a continuous process in the generating industry in an 
effort to increase the recycling of such materials. The Agency also 
took comment on a broader proposal to exclude hazardous secondary 
materials from being a solid waste under RCRA subtitle C. This proposal 
was in part prompted by various court decisions about the extent of 
RCRA jurisdiction over hazardous secondary materials being recycled. In 
the same notice, the Agency also proposed criteria for determining 
whether or not hazardous secondary materials are recycled legitimately; 
the legitimacy criteria would apply to both those hazardous secondary 
materials that were excluded, as well as those that would remain 
subject to regulation under subtitle C of RCRA. EPA received numerous 
comments on the proposal. In addition, EPA has conducted studies of 
recycling practices and the circumstances under which recycling of 
hazardous secondary materials are reclaimed in an environmentally sound 
manner, as well as when such reclamation has caused environmental 
problems. Based on the comments received and the new information being 
made available for public comment, the Agency has issued a supplemental 
proposal to exclude from being a solid waste certain hazardous 
secondary materials that are reclaimed. We are also taking comment on 
revisions being considered to the legitimacy criteria, as well as 
taking comment on a variance process regarding hazardous secondary 
materials that are recycled.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/28/03                    68 FR 61558
Supplemental NPRM               03/26/07                    72 FR 14172
Supplemental NPRM Comment Period 
End                             05/25/07
Final Action                    08/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 4670.1; EPA publication information: 
NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WASTE/2003/October/Day-28/
f26754.htm; Split from RIN 2050-AE98.

Agency Contact: Marilyn Goode, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5304P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8800
Fax: 703 308-0514
Email: [email protected]

Tracy Atagi, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid Waste and Emergency 
Response, 5304P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8672
Fax: 703 308-0514
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AG31
_______________________________________________________________________




2975. RCRA INCENTIVES FOR PERFORMANCE TRACK MEMBERS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 262; 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 268; 40 CFR 
279

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The National Environmental Performance Track program was 
designed and endorsed across the Agency with support and collaboration 
among EPA, States, and environmental non-governmental organizations. 
Launched in 2000 and supported by each succeeding Administrator, 
Performance Track recognizes and drives environmental excellence by 
encouraging facilities with strong environmental programs to go above 
and beyond their legal requirements.
To become a member, a facility must meet four criteria: Have in place 
for at least 1 year a well-functioning environmental management system, 
have maintained a record of sustained regulatory compliance, make a 
commitment to community outreach and annual public reporting, and make 
a commitment to continuous environmental improvement. With respect to 
the last criterion, members set and make good faith efforts to achieve 
typically four public and measurable goals to improve the quality of 
our Nation's air, water, and land. The 470 Performance Track members 
include major corporations, small businesses, and public facilities 
from 46 States that are steering a course toward environmental 
excellence. Through more than 1,500 commitments to continuous 
improvement, Performance Track members have collectively reduced their 
water use by 3.5 billion gallons, greenhouse gas emissions by 88,000 
metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, hazardous waste generation by 
130,000 tons, non-hazardous waste generation by 600,000 tons, emissions 
of sulfur oxides by 17,000 tons, and conserved more than 14,000 acres 
of habitat.
EPA provides incentives for Performance Track members in recognition of 
their strong compliance records, sound environmental management 
systems, and transparency in setting and reporting on public goals. In 
this action, EPA plans to propose: A streamlined process for permit 
modifications; performance-based standards for tanks and new 
capabilities for standardized permits. EPA will also take comment on 
two topics: (1) Alternative requirements for small-quantity generators 
that experience episodic generation events that would otherwise cause a 
shift in generator status for the facility and (2) reduced duplication 
between RCRA and CAA standards. These incentives will be available only 
to facilities that are members of the Performance Track program. Should 
a facility choose to leave the program, any regulatory benefits they 
receive will no longer be available. None of the proposed provisions in 
this action will involve any reduction in environmental protection.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/07
Final Action                    11/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 4828;

Agency Contact: Robert Sachs, Environmental Protection Agency,

[[Page 23275]]

Office of the Administrator, 1807T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-2884
TDD Phone: 202 566-2884
Fax: 202 566-0966
Email: [email protected]

Andy Teplitzky, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the 
Administrator, 1807T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-2947
TDD Phone: 202 566-2872
Fax: 202 566-0966
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2090-AA34
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                  Final Rule Stage


Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2976. REVISIONS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDELINE FOR PROCUREMENT OF 
PRODUCTS CONTAINING RECOVERED MATERIALS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 6912(a)

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 247

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: RCRA section 6002 and E.O. 13101 require EPA to prepare 
guidelines in the Federal Register that designate items that are or can 
be made with recovered materials and to issue recommendations for 
government procurement of these items. Once designated, procuring 
agencies are required to purchase these items with the highest 
percentage of recovered materials practicable. Government procurement 
of EPA-designated items containing recovered materials fosters markets 
for recovered materials and, thereby, closes the recycling loop. To 
date, EPA has designated 61 items under four Comprehensive Procurement 
Guidelines (CPG1, CPG2, CPG3, and CPG4). EPA has also issued a 
Recovered Materials Advisory Notice (RMAN) with each CPG, that provides 
recommendations on buying the designated items. The E.O. requires EPA 
to update the CPG every 2 years. EPA has proposed one new and one 
revised item designation in CPG5. In addition CPG Nylon Carpet was 
originally proposed with CPG 4 but was not included in the final 
designation because more information was needed. A Notice of Data 
Availability was issued asking for that information. EPA is now 
considering finalizing the CPG for Nylon Carpet separately from CPG 4 
and 5.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM-CPG1                       04/20/94                    59 FR 18892
Final CPG1                      05/01/95                    60 FR 21370
NPRM CPG2                       11/07/96                    61 FR 57748
Final CPG2                      11/13/97                    62 FR 60962
NPRM-CPG3                       08/26/98                    63 FR 45558
Final-CPG3-RMAN3                01/19/00                     65 FR 3069
NPRM CPG4                       08/28/01                    66 FR 45256
NODA on Nylon Carpet            07/16/03                    68 FR 42040
NPRM-CPG5                       12/10/03                    68 FR 68813
Final-CPG4-RMAN4                04/30/04                    69 FR 24028
Final CPG 5                     09/00/07
Final CPG for Nylon Carpet       To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 3545; EPA publication information: 
NPRM-CPG3-(CPG3 and RMAN 3); Marlene Reddoor is the contact for the 
nylon carpet rule; EPA Docket information: For CPG V rule; EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2003-0005

Sectors Affected: 92119 All Other General Government; 92111 Executive 
Offices

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/cpg

Agency Contact: Susan Nogas, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5306P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-0199
Fax: 703 308-8686
Email: [email protected]

Marlene Reddoor, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid Waste and 
Emergency Response, 5306P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-7276
Fax: 703 308-8686
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AE23
_______________________________________________________________________




2977. CRITERIA FOR SAFE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY PROTECTIVE USE OF GRANULAR 
MINE TAILINGS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: PL 109-59

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 278

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, February 6, 2006, The 2005 
Transportation Equity Act requires the Agency to establish criteria 
within 180 days of enactment.

Abstract: The 2005 Transportation Equity Act requires EPA to establish 
criteria for the safe and environmentally protective use of granular 
mine tailings (chat) from the Tar Creek, Oklahoma Mining District in 
cement and concrete products and in transportation construction 
projects.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/04/06                    71 FR 16729
Final Action                    06/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 5019; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WASTE/2006/April/Day-04/f3104.htm; 
EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-RCRA-2006-0097

Agency Contact: Stephen Hoffman, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5307P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8413
Fax: 703 605-0595
Email: [email protected]

Richard Kinch, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid Waste and 
Emergency Response, 5307P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8214
Fax: 703 308-8686

[[Page 23276]]

Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AG27
_______________________________________________________________________




2978. [bull] WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; TESTING AND MONITORING ACTIVITIES; 
METHODS INNOVATION RULE; CORRECTION

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority: 33 USC 1345(d); 33 USC 1345 (e); 42 USC 6902(a); 42 
USC 6907; 42 USC 6912(1); 42 USC 6944; 42 USC 6945(c); 42 USC 6949(c)

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 258

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule is necessary because it amends and corrects the 
table in Appendix II to part 258 of 40 CFR by (1) removing three 
chemical entries and (2) adding two chemical entries. The chemical 
entry errors being corrected by these amendments inadvertently occurred 
as a result of publication of the final MIR on June 14, 2006 (70 FR 
34538). The first chemical entry being removed from the table in 
Appendix II, part 258, is as follows (written here exactly as the entry 
incorrectly appears in the appendix): ``1,1-Dichloroethylene; 1,1-
Dichoroethene; Vinylidene chloride cis-1,2-Dichlorethylene; cis-1,2-
Dichloroethene.'' This entry is being removed because it incorrectly 
addresses two different chemicals and their synonyms under one entry. 
To correct and replace this entry, we are adding the following two 
chemical entries: ``1,1-Dichloroethylene; 1,1-Dichloroethene; 
Vinylidene chloride'' and ``cis-1,1-dichloroethylene; cis-1,2-
Dichloroethene.'' The other two chemical entries being deleted are: 
``alpha, alpha-Dimethylphenethylamine,`` and ''2,3,7,8-TCDD; 2,3,7,8-
Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin.`` These chemical entries are being removed 
because those chemicals did not appear in the table prior to 
publication of the MIR and were inadvertently added during development 
and publication of the MIR.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    07/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5128

Agency Contact: Kim Kirkland, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5397P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-0490
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AG38
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                 Long-Term Actions


Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2979. MANAGEMENT OF CEMENT KILN DUST (CKD)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 6912(a) ``RCRA 2002(a)''; 42 USC 6921(a) ``RCRA 
3001(a)''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 256; 40 CFR 259; 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 264

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In December 1993, EPA submitted a Report to Congress with its 
findings on the nature and management practices associated with cement 
kiln dust (CKD). In 1995, EPA determined that some additional control 
of CKD was needed and published a regulatory determination (60 FR 7366; 
February 7, 1995). On August 20, 1999, EPA issued a proposed rule (64 
FR 45632) outlining the Agency's preferred regulatory approach (i.e., 
an exemption from hazardous waste listing for properly managed CKD) and 
several optional approaches including requirements solely under RCRA 
subtitle D. On July 25, 2002, the Agency published a notice (67 FR 
48648) to announce the availability for public inspection and comment 
of recently acquired data on CKD. The Agency is now considering an 
approach whereby it would finalize the proposed option of issuing the 
protective CKD management standards as described in the August 20, 
1999, proposal as a RCRA subtitle D rule. The Agency would temporarily 
suspend its active consideration of the proposed listing of mismanaged 
CKD as a hazardous waste, and assess how CKD management practices and 
State regulatory programs evolve over the next 3 to 5 years. Based on 
this assessment, EPA will then proceed to either formally withdraw or 
promulgate the portion of the 1999 proposal that classifies as a RCRA 
hazardous waste CKD that has been egregiously mismanaged. EPA will be 
promoting pollution prevention, recycling, and safer disposal of CKD by 
considering finalization of protective management standards for this 
waste. The Agency believes that these management standards are a 
creative, affordable, and common sense approach that can protect human 
health and the environment without imposing unnecessary regulatory 
burdens on the cement industry. These standards provide a new, tailored 
framework that safeguards ground water and limits risk from releases of 
dust to air. A Notice of Data Availability is being developed to seek 
comment on new data regarding the management of cement kiln dust.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Regulatory Determination        02/07/95                     60 FR 7366
NPRM                            08/20/99                    64 FR 45632
Notice--Extend Comment Period   10/28/99                    64 FR 58022
NoDA 1                          07/25/02                    67 FR 48648
Notice--Extend Comment Period   11/08/02                    67 FR 68130
Notice of Data Availability     05/00/08
Final Action                    04/00/09

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 3856; EPA publication information: 
Regulatory Determination- Regulatory Determination;

Sectors Affected: 32731 Cement Manufacturing

Agency Contact: Jana Englander, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5306P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8711
Fax: 703 605-0595
Email: [email protected]


[[Page 23277]]


Steve Souders, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid Waste and 
Emergency Response, 5306P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8431
Fax: 703 605-0595
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AE34
_______________________________________________________________________




2980. REGULATION OF OIL-BEARING HAZARDOUS SECONDARY MATERIALS FROM THE 
PETROLEUM REFINING INDUSTRY PROCESSED IN A GASIFICATION SYSTEM TO 
PRODUCE SYNTHESIS GAS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 6905; 42 USC 6912(a); 42 USC 6921; 42 USC 6922; 
42 USC 6923; 42 USC 6924; 42 USC 6925; 42 USC 6926; 42 USC 6927; 42 USC 
6930; 42 USC 6934; 42 USC 6935; 42 USC 6937; 42 USC 6938; 42 USC 6939; 
42 USC 6974

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 260; 40 CFR 261

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering 
finalizing revisions to the RCRA hazardous regulations to exclude oil-
bearing secondary materials, generated by the petroleum refining 
industry, from the definition of solid waste if the materials are 
destined to be processed in a gasification device manufacturing 
synthesis gas fuel. We are considering this exclusion in order to 
clarify and simplify RCRA jurisdiction, and to be consistent with other 
comparable existing exclusions in the petroleum refining industry.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/25/02                    67 FR 13684
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: SAN No. 4411; This is an extension of a 
previous notice that contained the following RIN: 2050-AD88.

Sectors Affected: 32411 Petroleum Refineries

Agency Contact: Elaine Eby, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5302P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8449
Fax: 703 308-8433
Email: [email protected]

Larry Gonzalez, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid Waste and 
Emergency Response, 5302P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8805
Fax: 703 308-8433
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AE78
_______________________________________________________________________




2981. RCRA SMARTER WASTE REPORTING

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 6907; 42 USC 6912(a); 42 USC 6921 to 6927; 42 
USC 6930; 42 USC 6934; 42 USC 6935; 42 USC 6937 to 6939; 42 USC 6944; 
42 USC 6949(a); 42 USC 6974; PL 104-13

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 260.31; 40 CFR 261.4; 40 CFR 261.38; 40 CFR 
262.40; 40 CFR 262.41; 40 CFR 264.16; 40 CFR 264.52; 40 CFR 264.56; 40 
CFR 264.73; 40 CFR 264.75; 40 CFR 264.98 et seq; 40 CFR 265.16; 40 CFR 
265.52; 40 CFR 265.56; 40 CFR 265.73; 40 CFR 265.98 et seq; 40 CFR 
266.103; 40 CFR 268.7; 40 CFR 268.9; 40 CFR 270.16; 40 CFR 270.17; 40 
CFR 270.30

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: As part of its response to the Paperwork Reduction Act, EPA 
formed the RCRA Burden Reduction Initiative. The Agency is reviewing 
additional burden reduction opportunities, some of which were proposed 
but not included in the Burden Reduction Initiative final rule. 
Additionally, EPA will look for opportunities for burden reduction 
within the Biennial Report. Moving from a paper system to an electronic 
system focused on information gathered and generated by Treatment, 
Storage, and Disposal Facilities may provide for significant burden 
reduction savings.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4735;

Agency Contact: Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5302P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-5477
Fax: 703 308-8433
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AF01
_______________________________________________________________________




2982. E-CYCLING PILOT PROJECT FOR REGION 3 STATES (ECOS); STREAMLINING 
RCRA REGULATIONS TO ENCOURAGE REUSE, RECYCLING, AND RECOVERY OF 
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 6905; 42 USC 6912(a); 42 USC 6921; 42 USC 6922; 
42 USC 6924(y); 42 USC 6938

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261.4(a)(24); 40 CFR 261.40

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This project is the result of an Environmental Council of 
States (ECOS) partnership agreement that EPA Region 3 entered into with 
the six State environmental agencies. As part of the partnership 
agreement, the Region agreed to prepare a regional rule and to expedite 
its promulgation by using the direct final rulemaking process. The 
direct final was withdrawn because there were adverse comments on the 
rule. Originally, this regional rule was to be used as a model for 
electronic recycling nationwide. By using this innovative approach to 
have a regional e-Cycling Pilot Project, EPA Region 3 and the Mid-
Atlantic States (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV) will be able to provide 
additional information about encouraging recycling activities for 
electronic materials that are collected and dismantled for recovery of 
useful elements. However, the usefulness of this rule as a pilot 
project will likely be overtaken upon promulgation of EPA's national 
proposed cathode ray tube (CRT) exclusion from the definition of solid 
waste (e.g., CRTs are the video display components of televisions and 
computer monitors). The national rule is currently being reviewed 
within the Agency.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/26/02                    67 FR 78761
Direct Final                    12/26/02                    67 FR 78718
Direct Final Withdrawn          02/24/03                     68 FR 8553
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

[[Page 23278]]

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 4701; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2002--
register&docid=fr26de02-26.pdf;

Agency Contact: Marie Holman, Environmental Protection Agency, Regional 
Office Philadelphia, 3EI00, Philadelphia, PA 19130
Phone: 215 814-5463
Email: [email protected]

Sandra Panetta, Environmental Protection Agency, Regional Office 
Philadelphia, 1807T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-2184
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2003-AA00
_______________________________________________________________________




2983. MODIFICATIONS TO RCRA RULES ASSOCIATED WITH SOLVENT-CONTAMINATED 
INDUSTRIAL WIPES

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 6921

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA proposed to modify the RCRA regulations for management of 
solvent-contaminated industrial wipes in response to stakeholder 
concerns that industrial wipes are over-regulated because they pose 
little threat to human health and the environment. Industrial wipes are 
used with solvents across industry in various ways; EPA estimates that 
there are approximately 471,000 users of industrial wipes in 13 
economic sub-sectors, but many users use small numbers of wipes with 
small amounts of solvents on them.
If finalized, this regulation would provide regulatory relief for two 
types of solvent-contaminated industrial wipes: (1) Disposable wipes, 
which are disposed of in a landfill or by combustion after use, and (2) 
reusable wipes, which are laundered after use to remove the solvent and 
then are used again. EPA proposed to conditionally exclude disposable 
industrial wipes from the definition of hazardous waste and to 
conditionally exclude reusable industrial wipes from the definition of 
solid waste. The regulation, if finalized, is estimated to result in 
$34 million of savings throughout the economy and has been developed 
with conditions to ensure that management of these solvents remains 
protective of human health and the environment.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/20/03                    68 FR 65586
Final Action                    06/00/08
Notice of Data Availability      To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 4091; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WASTE/2003/November/Day-20/
f28652.htm; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-RCRA-2003-0004

Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing; 334 Computer and 
Electronic Product Manufacturing; 332 Fabricated Metal Product 
Manufacturing; 337 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing; 333 
Machinery Manufacturing; 441 Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers; 812 
Personal and Laundry Services; 323 Printing and Related Support 
Activities; 811 Repair and Maintenance; 336 Transportation Equipment 
Manufacturing

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/id/solvents/wipes.htm

Agency Contact: Teena Wooten, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5304P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8751
Fax: 703 308-0514
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AE51
_______________________________________________________________________




2984. REVISIONS TO THE EXPORT REQUIREMENTS FOR WASTES DESTINED FOR THE 
OECD COUNTRIES AND FOR SPENT LEAD ACID BATTERIES

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 6901 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 262, subpart H (Revision); 40 CFR 262.58; 40 CFR 
264.12(a)(2); 40 CFR 265.12(a)(2)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Agency is considering amending the existing regulation 
under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regarding the 
transboundary movement of hazardous waste among countries belonging to 
the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), as 
specified in 40 CFR 262 subpart H. Proposed regulatory changes under 
consideration include, but are not limited to, reducing the number of 
control levels, exempting qualifying shipments sent for laboratory 
analysis from certain paperwork requirements, requiring recovery 
facilities to submit a certificate of recovery, and adding provisions 
for the return or re-export of wastes subject to Amber control 
procedures under the OECD framework. These amendments would implement 
revisions that the OECD made to both its framework for hazardous waste 
transboundary movements between member countries and to its waste 
lists. The revisions were adopted by the OECD to create a more 
streamlined, uniform system for exports and imports, resulting in a 
more efficient international recycling market and increased recycling 
among the member countries. Since the United States supported the 2001 
Decision and is a party to the OECD, the United States is legally 
obligated to implement these changes within its domestic regulations. 
Besides addressing the amendments adopted by the OECD in 2001 and 2004, 
the Agency may also seek to clarify certain existing provisions in 
subpart H that were identified as potentially ambiguous to the 
regulated community. In addition to the OECD amendments, the Agency is 
considering amending the regulations under RCRA regarding the 
transboundary movements of spent lead-acid batteries being reclaimed, 
as specified in 40 CFR part 266 subpart G. Currently, spent lead-acid 
batteries destined for export/reclamation are not subject to the export 
notification and consent requirements specified in 40 CFR part 262. 
Allowing the export of spent lead-acid batteries without prior notice 
and consent of the receiving country is not consistent with widely-
accepted international practices. These proposed amendments would 
require appropriate notice and consent for those batteries intended for 
export/reclamation. EPA is considering amending the current regulations 
in the interest of harmonizing them with both the amendments adopted by 
the OECD

[[Page 23279]]

in 2001 and EPA's existing export requirements for RCRA Universal 
Waste.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4606; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2005-0018; Merged with RIN 2050-AF06

Agency Contact: Laura Coughlan, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5304P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-0005
Fax: 703 308-0514
Email: [email protected]

Frank McAlister, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid Waste and 
Emergency Response, 5304P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8196
Fax: 703 308-0514
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AE93
_______________________________________________________________________




2985. RCRA SUBTITLE C FINANCIAL TEST CRITERIA (REVISION)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 6912(a); 42 USC 6924; 42 USC 6925; 42 USC 6926

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

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA's regulations require companies to provide financial 
assurance for environmental obligations, and allow companies that meet 
certain requirements to self insure their environmental obligations for 
closure, post-closure care, and third-party liability. EPA proposed a 
revised financial test that the Agency believed would be better at 
predicting which firms will enter bankruptcy and be unable to cover 
their financial assurance obligations at hazardous waste treatment, 
storage, and disposal facilities. The proposal considered several 
alternative financial tests, and the analysis supporting the original 
proposal found that the savings from the proposed alternative would be 
$19 million in public and private costs. If EPA promulgates a revised 
financial test, it may affect companies that treat, store or dispose, 
of hazardous waste. EPA recently asked the Environmental Financial 
Advisory Board (a Federal advisory committee) to evaluate the financial 
test that was proposed in 1991. Specifically, EPA has asked the Board 
whether EPA should adopt the financial test proposed in 1991 or whether 
advancements in financial analysis have provided better potential tests 
in the meantime. In January of 2006, the Board communicated its initial 
findings.
In an October 20, 2006, response to a recommendation from the Office of 
Inspector General, the Agency committed to making a decision by the 
second quarter of FY 2007 on whether to proceed with a rulemaking to 
revise the corporate financial test. The Agency will consider the 
Environmental Financial Advisory Board recommendation, and other 
information, in making that decision. If the Agency decides to proceed 
with a rulemaking, it will issue a new proposed rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM Original                   07/01/91                    56 FR 30201
NPRM                            10/12/94                    59 FR 51523
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 2647;

Sectors Affected: 325188 All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical 
Manufacturing; 325199 All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing; 
33299 All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; 333999 All 
Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing; 325998 All Other 
Miscellaneous Chemical Product Manufacturing; 336399 All Other Motor 
Vehicle Parts Manufacturing; 331311 Alumina Refining; 4411 Automobile 
Dealers; 323110 Commercial Lithographic Printing; 334 Computer and 
Electronic Product Manufacturing; 22111 Electric Power Generation; 
332813 Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing and Coloring; 
325193 Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing; 221112 Fossil Fuel Electric Power 
Generation; 45431 Fuel Dealers; 4471 Gasoline Stations; 811111 General 
Automotive Repair; 32512 Industrial Gas Manufacturing; 325131 Inorganic 
Dye and Pigment Manufacturing; 33271 Machine Shops; 56292 Materials 
Recovery Facilities; 333319 Other Commercial and Service Industry 
Machinery Manufacturing; 32551 Paint and Coating Manufacturing; 32511 
Petrochemical Manufacturing; 42271 Petroleum Bulk Stations and 
Terminals; 32411 Petroleum Refineries; 325211 Plastics Material and 
Resin Manufacturing; 323114 Quick Printing; 22132 Sewage Treatment 
Facilities; 48422 Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, 
Local; 311942 Spice and Extract Manufacturing; 336 Transportation 
Equipment Manufacturing; 56211 Waste Collection; 56221 Waste Treatment 
and Disposal

Agency Contact: Barbara Foster, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5303P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-7057
Fax: 703 308-8609
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AC71
_______________________________________________________________________




2986. HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: IDENTIFICATION AND LISTING OF 
HAZARDOUS WASTE (F019 LISTING AMENDMENT IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT SLUDGES 
FROM ZINC PHOSPHATING PROCESSES IN AUTOMOTIVE ASSEMBLY PLANTS)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 3001

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261.31; 40 CFR 302.4

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Automobile manufacturers are adding aluminum or aluminized 
components to automobiles to reduce the weight of vehicles to increase 
fuel economy. When aluminum components are added to the automobile 
assembly process, the current Federal regulations require that the 
wastewater treatment sludges generated from this conversion coating 
process be managed as a hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation 
and Recovery Act. EPA intends to reduce burden on the regulated 
community by revising the current RCRA regulations that apply to the 
wastewater treatment sludges from the chemical conversion coating (zinc 
phosphating) of aluminum.

[[Page 23280]]

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/18/07                     72 FR 2219
Final Action                    06/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: SAN No. 4834; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgst/EPA-WASTE/2007/January/Day-18/f640.htm; 
EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-RCRA-2006-0984

URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/id/f019/f019.htm

Agency Contact: James Michael, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5304P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8610
Fax: 703 308-0514
Email: [email protected]

Robert Kayser, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid Waste and 
Emergency Response, 5304P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-7304
Fax: 703 308-0514
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AG15
_______________________________________________________________________




2987. RULEMAKING TO STREAMLINE LABORATORY WASTE MANAGEMENT IN ACADEMIC 
AND RESEARCH LABORATORIES

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 6922

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 262

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The College and University Laboratory rulemaking is focusing 
on the ways to make the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act a better 
fit for the laboratory setting and to improve reuse, recycling, and the 
overall management of chemicals in the laboratory settings. EPA 
recognizes the unique aspects of academic laboratories compared with 
large manufacturing processes. For example, academic laboratories 
generate small amounts of many different wastes while large 
manufacturing processes tend to generate large amounts of a few wastes. 
Our goal is to improve the program to better protect human health and 
the environment, through standards that are harmonious with the way 
academic laboratories operate. Our aim is to improve compliance, not by 
relaxing the standards, but by improving the fit through regulatory 
changes to 40 CFR 262.34.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/23/06                    71 FR 29712
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4920; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WASTE/2006/May/Day-23/f4654.htm; No 
legal deadline; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-RCRA-2003-0012

Sectors Affected: 6113 Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools; 
6112 Junior Colleges

Agency Contact: Patricia Mercer, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5304P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8408
Fax: 703 308-0514
Email: [email protected]

Kristin Fitzgerald, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid Waste and 
Emergency Response, 5304P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8286
Fax: 703 308-0522
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AG18
_______________________________________________________________________




2988. HAZARDOUS WASTE MANIFEST REVISIONS--STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR 
ELECTRONIC MANIFESTS

Priority: Other Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

Legal Authority: 42 USC 6922; 42 USC 6923; 42 USC 6924; 42 USC 6926; PL 
105-277

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 260; 40 CFR 262; 40 CFR 263; 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 
265; 40 CFR 271

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action is aimed at continuing the development of 
regulatory standards and procedures that will govern the initiation, 
signing, transmittal, and retention of hazardous waste manifests using 
electronic documents and systems. EPA proposed electronic manifest 
standards in May 2001 as part of a more general manifest revision 
action that also addressed standardizing the paper manifest form's data 
elements and procedures for its use across all States. The Manifest 
Form Revisions was decoupled from action on the electronic manifest, 
and the Final Form Revisions Rule was published on June 16, 2005.
The May 2001 proposed rule included: (1) Electronic file formats for 
the manifest data elements; (2) electronic signature options; and (3) 
computer security controls aimed at ensuring data integrity and 
reliable systems. Subsequently in May 2004, a stakeholder meeting 
collected additional stakeholder views on the future direction of the 
electronic manifest. Based on the record developed for the proposed 
standards and the additional views from stakeholders at the May 2004 
meeting, EPA is considering final action on the proposed standards. 
However, since the publication of the proposed rule in 2001, EPA has 
found that there is a fairly broad consensus in favor of the 
development of a national e-manifest system by EPA. EPA is now 
considering the option of developing a national system, but EPA's 
ability to pursue this option will depend on new funding being 
authorized or on new authority for EPA to collect user fees.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/22/01                    66 FR 28240
Notice of Public Meeting        04/01/04                    69 FR 17145
NODA                            04/18/06                    71 FR 19842
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 3147.1; EPA publication information: 
NPRM - http://www.gpo.gov/su--docs/aces/fr-cont.html; Split from RIN 
2050-AE21; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-RCRA-2001-0032

Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing; 2211 Electric Power 
Generation, Transmission and

[[Page 23281]]

Distribution; 332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; 2122 Metal 
Ore Mining; 2111 Oil and Gas Extraction; 326 Plastics and Rubber 
Products Manufacturing; 331 Primary Metal Manufacturing; 323 Printing 
and Related Support Activities; 3221 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills; 
482 Rail Transportation; 484 Truck Transportation; 5621 Waste 
Collection; 56221 Waste Treatment and Disposal; 483 Water 
Transportation

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/gener/manifest/

Agency Contact: Rich LaShier, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5304P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8796
Fax: 703 308-0514
Email: [email protected]

Bryan Groce, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid Waste and Emergency 
Response, 5304P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8750
Fax: 703 308-0514
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AG20
_______________________________________________________________________




2989. REVISIONS TO LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTIONS TREATMENT STANDARDS AND 
AMENDMENTS TO RECYCLING REQUIREMENTS FOR SPENT PETROLEUM REFINING 
HYDROTREATING AND HYDROREFINING CATALYSTS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 1006; 42 USC 2002(a); 42 USC 3001 to 3009; 42 
USC 3014; 42 USC 6905; 42 USC 6906; 42 CFR 6912; 42 USC 6921; 42 USC 
6922; 42 USC 6924 to 6927; 42 USC 6934; 42 USC 6937; 42 USC 6938

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 266; 40 CFR 286.40

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Pursuant to regulations found at 40 CFR 260.20, the Vanadium 
Producers and Reclaimers Association (VPRA) submitted a rulemaking 
petition to the EPA requesting that the Agency amend the hazardous 
waste regulations affecting the treatment and disposal of certain 
petroleum refinery process wastes. Specifically, VPRA requested that 
EPA revise the treatment standards under the Land Disposal Restrictions 
(LDR) Program for the disposal of spent hydrotreating and hydrorefining 
catalysts (waste codes K171 and K172, respectively). EPA is publishing 
a notice in response to the rulemaking petition, by proposing to amend 
the Land Disposal Restriction (LDR) requirements for EPA Waste Code 
K172 by adding numeric treatment standards for certain polynuclear 
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). EPA is also responding to other elements 
of the rulemaking petition in this notice. Finally, in response to 
separate comments received from petroleum industry representatives, EPA 
is taking this opportunity to propose changes to its regulations to 
help encourage consistent levels of recycling of spent hydrotreating 
and hydrorefining catalysts, in a manner that protects human health and 
the environment.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 5070;

Agency Contact: Ross Elliott, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5304P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8748
Fax: 703 308-7903
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AG34
_______________________________________________________________________




2990. [bull] AMENDMENT TO THE UNIVERSAL WASTE RULE: ADDITION OF 
PHARMACEUTICALS AND CONSUMER PRODUCTS IN CONSUMER PRODUCT PACKAGING

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 3007; 42 USC 6912(a); 42 USC 6921; 42 USC 6922; 
42 USC 6924; 42 USC 6926; 42 USC 6927; 42 USC 6938

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 273

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will propose adding hazardous pharmaceutical and 
consumer product (in the consumer product packaging) wastes to the 
universal waste system. This incorporation is appropriate because these 
wastes are produced by a various and vast community of generators and 
are often mismanaged due to health care workers and retail chain 
employees being unfamiliar with the Resource Conservation and Recovery 
Act regulations. This proposed action will streamline the current 
regulations governing these wastes, ensuring that hazardous 
pharmaceutical and consumer product wastes are properly managed.
Expansion of the universal waste system to include hazardous 
pharmaceutical wastes will allow all pharmaceuticals, waste-like or 
product-like, to be sent to reverse distribution centers, which have 
expertise in making hazardous waste determinations and in managing 
hazardous waste. In addition, the inclusion of hazardous pharmaceutical 
wastes in the universal waste rule will also encourage health care 
facilities to manage all their pharmaceutical wastes as universal 
wastes, particularly wastes that are not regulated as hazardous but 
which nonetheless pose hazards. Finally, the addition of hazardous 
pharmaceutical wastes to the rule will facilitate the collection of 
personal medications from the public at various health care facilities 
so that they can be properly managed.
The incorporation of hazardous consumer product wastes into the 
universal waste rule will facilitate the recycling of these products 
and therefore, reduce their illegal disposal into municipal solid waste 
landfills and combustors. In addition, consumer products, similar to 
pharmaceuticals, are often returned by retailers for manufacturer 
credit. Under the rule, consumer product, regardless of the reason for 
their return or recall, will not be considered waste until deemed so by 
the redistribution center. Deferring the waste determination will 
simplify the compliance requirements for retail stores and will ensure 
the proper management of these wastes by transferring the function to 
those who have the expertise in waste determination and management: The 
manufacturers.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           12/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

[[Page 23282]]

Government Levels Affected: Local, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 5127;

Agency Contact: Lisa Lauer, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5304P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-7418
Fax: 703 308-0514
Email: [email protected]

Patricia Mercer, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid Waste and 
Emergency Response, 5304P, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8408
Fax: 703 308-0514
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AG39
_______________________________________________________________________




2991. PROJECT XL SITE-SPECIFIC RULEMAKING FOR THE IBM SEMICONDUCTOR 
MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN HOPEWELL JUNCTION, NEW YORK

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority: 42 USC 6905; 42 USC 6912(a); 42 USC 6921; 42 USC 6922; 
42 USC 6924(y); 42 USC 6938

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261.4(a)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking provides a site-specific exclusion from the 
regulatory definition of solid waste for certain wastewater treatment 
sludges (otherwise designated as Hazardous Waste No. F006) when they 
are used as ingredients in the production of cement. Without this 
exclusion, the sludges being legitimately recycled as substitutes for 
raw materials would remain subject to hazardous waste regulatory 
requirements, including the need for a storage permit by the cement 
manufacturer, which is a major disincentive to recycling the sludges in 
this manner. This XL project tests the presumption that these sludges 
can be safely recycled without regulatory oversight.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/06/01                    66 FR 30349
Supplemental NPRM               04/14/03                    68 FR 18042
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 4565; Project Sponsor has notified 
Agency of desire to withdraw project and therefore the Agency will 
withdraw the proposal.

Agency Contact: Sandra Panetta, Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of the Administrator, 1807, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-2184
Fax: 202 566-2200
Email: [email protected]

Andrew Baca, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the 
Administrator, 5301W, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-6787
Fax: 703 308-0513
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2090-AA29
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                 Completed Actions


Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2992. STANDARDS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF COAL COMBUSTION WASTES--NON-POWER 
PRODUCERS AND MINEFILLING

Priority: Economically Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 6907(a)(3); 42 USC 6944

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 257

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action results from EPA's regulatory determination for 
fossil fuel combustion wastes (see 65 FR 32214, May 22, 2000), in which 
the Agency concluded that coal combustion wastes could pose significant 
risks to human health and the environment if they are not properly 
managed. As described in the regulatory determination, there is 
sufficient evidence that adequate controls may not be in place. The 
intended benefits of this action will be to prevent contamination or 
damage to ground waters and surface waters, thereby avoiding risk to 
human health and the environment, including ecological risks.
The National Research Council (NRC) established the Committee on Mine 
Placement of Coal Combustion Wastes in September 2004. The NRC 
published the committee's findings on March 1, 2006, in a report 
entitled ``Managing Coal Combustion Residues in Mines. The NRC stated 
that there are three primary regulatory mechanisms that could be used 
to develop enforceable standards: (1) Changes to the Surface Mining 
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) regulations to address coal 
combustion residues (CCRs, also known as coal combustion byproducts 
(CCBs) and coal combustion wastes); (2) Joint Department of Interior's 
Office of Surface Mining (OSM) and EPA rules pursuant to the authority 
of SMCRA and RCRA (the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act); or (3) 
RCRA-D rules that are enforceable through a SMCRA permit. Regardless of 
the regulatory mechanism selected, the NRC recommended that 
coordination between OSM and EPA efforts is needed and would foster 
regulatory consistency with EPA's intended rule-making proposal for CCR 
disposal in landfills and impoundments.
As such OSM plans to revise their regulations so that they will 
expressly provide for the placement of CCBs as part of surface coal 
mining and reclamation operations permitted under title V of SMCRA and 
in the reclamation of abandoned mine lands under an abandoned mine 
lands (AML) reclamation program approved under section 405 of the Act. 
OSM intends for these regulations to minimize the possibility that the 
placement of CCB could cause adverse impacts on public health and the 
environment.
With respect to CCB placement in mines with SMCRA permits, OSM is 
considering the adoption of regulations that would specifically 
identify the permit application requirements and performance standards 
in the existing regulations in 30 CFR Chapter VII that

[[Page 23283]]

apply to the use and disposal of CCBs in mines.
OSM is considering modifying 30 CFR 774.13(b) to specify that permit 
revision applications proposing the placement of CCBs must be processed 
as significant revisions, which means that they would be subject to all 
the notice and public participation requirements that apply to 
applications for new permits.
Another possible revision is to 30 CFR part 874 that would include 
minimum requirements applying to any AML reclamation project funded or 
otherwise conducted under an AML reclamation plan and program approved 
under section 405 of SMCRA. These requirements would apply to any 
reclamation project funded under the grants awarded pursuant to section 
405(h) and to AML reclamation projects conducted under the provisions 
of 30 CFR 874.17. The requirements would not apply to other types of 
AML reclamation projects, as those projects would be outside the scope 
of SMCRA. However, OSM believes that any requirements that are 
developed could serve as a template for states to impose comparable 
requirements for the use and disposal of CCBs on other abandoned mine 
lands under other provisions of law.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       03/16/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4469; This rule may also impact 
Federal, State, local or tribal governments that own/operate coal-
burning facilities (excluding facilities that primarily generate 
electric power for sale) or coal mines that accept coal combustion 
wastes.

Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing; 2121 Coal Mining; 22112 
Electric Power Transmission, Control and Distribution; 311 Food 
Manufacturing; 337 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing; 62 
Health Care and Social Assistance; 322 Paper Manufacturing; 331 Primary 
Metal Manufacturing; 313 Textile Mills; 336 Transportation Equipment 
Manufacturing

URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/fossil/index.htm

Agency Contact: Bonnie Robinson, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5306W, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8429
Fax: 703 308-8686
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AE83
_______________________________________________________________________




2993. REVISIONS OF THE LEAD-ACID BATTERY EXPORT NOTIFICATION AND CONSENT 
REQUIREMENTS

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR subpart G 266.80 (a)

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn-Merged Into RIN 2050-
AE93                            04/12/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Laura Coughlan
Phone: 703 308-0005
Fax: 703 308-0514
Email: [email protected]

Frank McAlister
Phone: 703 308-8196
Fax: 703 308-0514
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AF06
_______________________________________________________________________




2994. LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTIONS: MODIFYING THE LAND DISPOSAL TREATMENT 
STANDARD FOR RADIOACTIVE LEAD SOLIDS AND HAZARDOUS DEBRIS; DEFINITION OF 
MACROENCAPSULATION

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 268.42

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       02/22/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Agency Contact: Juan Parra
Phone: 703 308-0478
Fax: 703 308-8433
Email: [email protected]

Hugh Davis
Phone: 703 306-0206
Fax: 703 308-8433
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AF12
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                  Final Rule Stage


Oil Pollution Act (OPA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2995. [bull] OIL POLLUTION PREVENTION; SPILL PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND 
COUNTERMEASURE (SPCC) REQUIREMENTS--EXTENSION OF COMPLIANCE DATES

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 33 USC 1321

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 112

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency plans to extend the dates 
by which facilities must prepare or amend Spill Prevention, Control, 
and Countermeasure Plans (SPCC Plans), and implement those Plans. This 
action would allow the Agency time to promulgate further revisions to 
the July 17, 2002, SPCC rule before owners and operators are required 
to meet requirements of the rule related to preparing or amending, and 
implementing SPCC Plans. EPA expects to propose further revisions to 
the SPCC rule in 2007.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/26/06                    71 FR 77357
NPRM Comment Period End         01/25/07
Final Action                    05/00/07

[[Page 23284]]

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 2634.5; EPA publication information: 
NODA re certain facilities - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WATER/
2004/September/Day-20/w21065.htm; Split from RIN 2050-AG23. Split from 
RIN 2050-AG16.

Agency Contact: Vanessa Rodriguez, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Solid Waste and Emergency Response, 5104A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-7913
Fax: 202 564-2625
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AG36
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                 Completed Actions


Oil Pollution Act (OPA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2996. OIL POLLUTION PREVENTION; SPILL PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND 
COUNTERMEASURE (SPCC) REQUIREMENTS--AMENDMENTS

Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 112

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NODA re Certain Facilities      09/20/04                    69 FR 56184
NODA re Oil-Filled and Process 
Equipment                       09/20/04                    69 FR 56182
NPRM                            12/12/05                    70 FR 73543
Final Action                    12/26/06                    71 FR 77266

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Agency Contact: Vanessa Rodriguez
Phone: 202 564-7913
Fax: 202 564-2625
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AG23
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)               Proposed Rule Stage


Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act



_______________________________________________________________________




2997. NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST FOR UNCONTROLLED HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 9605

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 300.425

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will revise the sites included on the National 
Priorities List (NPL) of uncontrolled waste sites in the National 
Contingency Plan (NCP). CERCLA requires that the Agency revise the NPL 
at least annually. Periodic revisions will allow EPA to include sites 
on the NPL with known or threatened hazardous substance releases and to 
delete sites that have been cleaned up.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final 20                        03/06/98                    63 FR 11332
NPRM 24                         03/06/98                    63 FR 11340
Final 21                        07/28/98                    63 FR 40182
NPRM 25                         07/28/98                    63 FR 40247
Final Tex-Tin                   09/18/98                    63 FR 49855
Final 22                        09/29/98                    63 FR 51848
NPRM 26                         09/29/98                    63 FR 51882
Final 23                        01/19/99                     64 FR 2942
NPRM 27                         01/19/99                     64 FR 2950
NPRM Midnight Mine              02/16/99                     64 FR 7564
NPRM 28                         04/23/99                    64 FR 19968
Final 24                        05/10/99                    64 FR 24949
NPRM Almeda                     05/10/99                    64 FR 24990
Final 25                        07/22/99                    64 FR 39878
NPRM 29                         07/22/99                    64 FR 39886
Final Pools Prairie             09/17/99                    64 FR 50459
NPRM 30                         10/22/99                    64 FR 56992
Final Action                    10/22/99                    64 FR 56966
Final 26                        02/04/00                     65 FR 5435
NPRM 31                         02/04/00                     65 FR 5468
Final 28                        05/11/00                    65 FR 30482
NPRM 32                         05/11/00                    65 FR 30489
Final 29                        07/27/00                    65 FR 46096
NPRM 33                         07/27/00                    65 FR 46131
NPRM Alabama/Malone             08/24/00                    65 FR 51567
Final 30                        12/01/00                    65 FR 75179
NPRM 34                         12/01/00                    65 FR 75215
NPRM 35                         01/11/01                     66 FR 2380
Final 31                        06/14/01                    66 FR 32235
NPRM 36                         06/14/01                    66 FR 32287
Final 32                        09/13/01                    66 FR 47583
NPRM 37                         09/13/01                    66 FR 47612
NPRM Libby/Omaha                02/26/02                     67 FR 8836
Final adds 19 sites             09/05/02                    67 FR 56757
NPRM 38                         09/05/02                    67 FR 56794
Final Action                    10/24/02                    67 FR 65315
Final Action                    04/30/03                    68 FR 23077
NPRM 1                          04/30/03                    68 FR 23094
Final 35 (adds 12 sites)        09/29/03                    68 FR 55875
NPRM 40                         03/08/04                    69 FR 10646
Final 36                        07/23/04                    69 FR 43755
NPRM Vieques                    08/13/04                    69 FR 50115
Final 37                        09/23/04                    69 FR 56949
NPRM 41                         09/23/04                    69 FR 56970
Final Vieques                   02/11/05                     70 FR 7184
Final 38                        04/27/05                    70 FR 21644
NPRM 42                         04/27/05                    70 FR 21718
Final 39                        09/14/05                    70 FR 54286
NPRM 43                         09/14/05                    70 FR 54327
Final 40                        04/19/06                    71 FR 20016
NPRM 44                         04/19/06                    71 FR 20052
NPRM 45                         09/27/06                    71 FR 56433
Final 41                        05/00/07
Final 42                        05/00/07
NPRM 46                         05/00/07
Final 43                        09/00/07
NPRM 47                         09/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 3439; EPA publication information: NPRM 
24-24; EPA Docket information: www.regulations.gov EPA-HQ-SFUND-2006-
XXXX

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/superfund

[[Page 23285]]

Agency Contact: Terry Jeng, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5204G, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 603-8852
Fax: 703 603-9104
Email: [email protected]

Victoria Roden, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid Waste and 
Emergency Response, 5204G, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 603-8833
Fax: 703 603-9104
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AD75
_______________________________________________________________________




2998. [bull] CERCLA NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND THE AGRICULTURAL 
SECTOR

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 9603; 42 USC 11004

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 302; 40 CFR 355

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In an effort to reduce future release notification reports to 
the National Response Center from the animal agricultural industry, the 
Agency is considering a rulemaking proposing to exempt from CERCLA 
notification requirements air releases of hazardous substances, 
ammonia, and hydrogen sulfide from animal waste from all agricultural 
species. As part of this evaluation, EPA does not anticipate exempting 
releases of hazardous substances to water from agricultural operations, 
nor is EPA considering exempting all types of hazardous substance 
releases to air associated with agriculture. That is, EPA is not 
considering exempting ammonia releases from ammonia storage tanks 
located at agricultural operations, and thus they would still be 
reportable at or above their reportable quantity.
Because the EPCRA emergency notification requirements to State and 
local emergency planning committees are linked by statute to the CERCLA 
notification requirements, this rulemaking will also address those 
EPCRA emergency notification requirements.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 5117;

Agency Contact: Lynn Beasley, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5104A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-1965
Fax: 202 564-2625
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AG37
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                  Final Rule Stage


Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act



_______________________________________________________________________




2999. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND SUPERFUND STATE CONTRACTS FOR SUPERFUND 
RESPONSE ACTIONS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 9604(a) to (j)

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 35 subpart O

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: 40 CFR part 35 subpart O prescribes requirements for 
administering cooperative agreements (CAs) awarded to States, Indian 
tribes, and political subdivisions to conduct remedial actions, non-
time-critical removal actions, pre-remedial activities, and other 
response activities authorized by the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) section 104(a) to 
(j). In addition, subpart O prescribes requirements for the Superfund 
State Contract that is necessary whenever EPA or a political 
subdivision is the lead agency for a CERCLA remedial action. Subpart O 
was promulgated on June 5, 1990, and became effective on July 5, 1990. 
Since then, the Superfund program has demonstrated several process 
improvements that are not authorized under the current regulation. For 
example, the 16 Block Funding Reform pilots established during 1997 to 
2000 generated at least 60 approved requests for deviations from 
subpart O and 40 CFR part 31. The planned revisions to subpart O are 
expected to make it possible to use the process innovations tested in 
the pilot projects without having to obtain deviations. The planned 
revisions are also expected to update cross-references to other 
regulations that have changed, and eliminate references to obsolete 
forms and regulations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4177;

Agency Contact: Angelo Carasea, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5204G, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 603-8828
Fax: 703 603-9104
Email: [email protected]

Victoria Roden, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid Waste and 
Emergency Response, 5204G, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 603-8833
Fax: 703 603-9104
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AE62

[[Page 23286]]

_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                 Long-Term Actions


Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act



_______________________________________________________________________




3000. CORRECTION OF ERRORS AND ADJUSTMENT OF CERCLA REPORTABLE 
QUANTITIES

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 9602 to 9603

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 302 (Revision)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Agency is considering a proposal for corrections and 
other changes to 40 CFR 302.4, the Designation of Hazardous Substances. 
The proposal may include the correction of entries for individual 
substances, entries for F- and K- waste streams and entries in Appendix 
A of 40 CFR 302.4. Other aspects of the proposal may include additional 
substances as entries in Table 302.4, appendix A to section 302.4, and 
the table in section 302.6(b)(iii); removal of other entries from these 
lists; and amendments to certain footnotes that explain entries in 
Table 302.4.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 4737;

Agency Contact: Lynn Beasley, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5104A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-1965
Fax: 202 564-2625
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AF03
_______________________________________________________________________




3001. NATIONAL CONTINGENCY PLAN REVISIONS TO ALIGN WITH THE NATIONAL 
RESPONSE PLAN

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 9601 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 300

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The purpose of this regulation is to revise the National 
Contingency Plan (NCP) to align it with the National Response Plan 
(NRP), as required by the Department of Homeland Security. The purpose 
of the NCP is to provide the organizational structure and procedures 
for preparing for and responding to discharges of oil and releases of 
hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants. (40 CFR 300.1). The 
purpose of the NRP is to provide a common organizational structure and 
procedures for Federal departments and agencies to provide emergency 
and disaster assistance to State, tribal, and local governments for 
incidents of national significance. The NRP was developed by the 
Department of Homeland Security, in close consultation with Federal 
(including EPA), State, tribal, local governments; first responder 
organizations; and private sector preparedness and relief groups. 
Alignment of the NCP with the NRP will facilitate smooth integration of 
emergency response activities under the NCP with the NRP when both 
plans are activated. The NRP does not alter the existing authorities of 
Federal departments and agencies, but rather, establishes the 
coordinating structures, processes, and protocols required to integrate 
the authorities of various agencies into an all-hazard approach to 
incident management. EPA is making another minor revision to the NCP. 
The descriptions of Federal agency capabilities are being updated, and 
modifications are being made, where appropriate, to reflect the new 
Department of Homeland Security organization.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Federalism:  Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 4971;

Agency Contact: Lynn Beasley, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5104A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-1965
Fax: 202 564-2625
Email: [email protected]

Jean Schumann, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid Waste and 
Emergency Response, 5104A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-1977
Fax: 202 564-2620
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AG22
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)               Proposed Rule Stage


Clean Water Act (CWA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3002. UNIFORM NATIONAL DISCHARGE STANDARDS FOR VESSELS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES--PHASE II

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 33 USC 1322; 33 USC 1361

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 1700

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, May 10, 2001.

Abstract: This action is Phase II of implementing regulations on 
Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of the Armed Forces. 
In 1996 the Clean Water Act was amended to create section 312(n), 
Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of the Armed Forces. 
Section 312(n) directs EPA and DOD to work together to provide Armed 
Forces vessels with a nationally uniform set of discharge standards, 
which preempt State discharge standards for these vessels. The purpose 
of the statute is to allow DOD to plan, design, and build 
environmentally sound vessels; to encourage innovative pollution 
control technology; and to improve operational flexibility. EPA and DOD 
jointly promulgated Phase I of these regulations, 40 CFR part 1700, on 
May 10, 1999 (64 FR 25126). The Phase I rulemaking concluded that 25 
discharges from Armed Forces vessels would require control devices. 
Some of these discharges have the potential to introduce oil or other 
organics into receiving waters (such as bilge water); some have the 
potential to introduce copper or other metals (such as hull coating 
leachate); and some have the potential to introduce nonindigenous 
invasive aquatic species (such as ballast water). Phase II will 
establish

[[Page 23287]]

performance standards for control devices for these 25 discharges. The 
Phase II performance standards will be promulgated in five ``batches.'' 
Each batch will address several performance standards. Once DOD 
implements rules for achieving the standards set in Phase II, covered 
discharges from Armed Forces vessels will be required to meet these 
standards and will not be subject to discharge standards established by 
States.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/07
Final Action                    01/00/09

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Federalism:  This action may have federalism implications as defined in 
EO 13132.

Additional Information: SAN No. 4357;

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/regulatory/unds/index.html

Agency Contact: Brian Rappoli, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
4504T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1548
Fax: 202 566-1546
Email: [email protected]

Jonathan Amson, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 4504T, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1276
Fax: 202 566-1546
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AD39
_______________________________________________________________________




3003. REGULATIONS FOR GRAY AND BLACK WATER DISCHARGES FROM CRUISE SHIPS 
OPERATING IN CERTAIN ALASKAN WATERS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: PL 106-554, sec 1404 to 1407

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Title XIV: Certain Alaska Cruise Ship Operations (HR 4577) 
authorizes EPA to establish effluent standards for black and gray water 
from cruise ships into the waters of Alaska, the Alexander Archipelago, 
and the Kachemak Bay National Marine Estuarine Research Reserve. EPA 
will develop those standards based on the best available scientific 
information on the environmental effects of the regulated discharges 
and the availability of new technologies for wastewater treatment. The 
implementation of these regulations will reduce the environmental 
impacts of cruise ships operating in the waters of Alaska, the 
Alexander Archipelago, and the Kachemak Bay National Marine Estuarine 
Research Reserve.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/07
Final Action                    12/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4746; This rule was formerly known as 
``Regulations for Cruise Ships Operating in Alaskan Waters.''

Sectors Affected: 483114 Coastal and Great Lakes Passenger 
Transportation; 483112 Deep Sea Passenger Transportation

Agency Contact: Elizabeth Kim, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
4504T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1270
Fax: 202 566-1546
Email: [email protected]

David Redford, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 4504T, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1288
Fax: 202 566-1546
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AD89
_______________________________________________________________________




3004. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR CHLORINE AND 
CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON MANUFACTURING PROCESS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 30 USC 1311 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 414 (Revision); 40 CFR 415 (Revision)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is considering revising the existing effluent guidelines 
and standards for the manufacture of chlorinated hydrocarbons and 
elemental chlorine. We refer to this industrial segment as chlorine and 
chlorinated hydrocarbons manufacturing, or CCH. Currently, wastewater 
discharges from chlorinated hydrocarbons manufacturing are subject to 
the Organic Chemicals, Plastics, and Synthetic Fibers (OCPSF) Point 
Source Category (40 CFR part 414). The wastewater discharges from 
chlorine manufacturing through the chlor-alkali manufacturing process 
are subject to the Inorganic Chemicals Point Source Category (40 CFR 
part 415). Based on a preliminary study, discharges from vinyl chloride 
and chlor-alkali manufacturing might contain significant quantities of 
toxic pollutants, including dioxin, and in the 2004 Effluent Guidelines 
Program Plan, EPA identified these two industrial sectors as candidates 
for possible regulatory revision. EPA has since expanded its review to 
include all manufacturing processes that produce elemental chlorine and 
the manufacture of chlorinated hydrocarbons. Chlorinated hydrocarbons 
that are regulated under the Pesticide Chemicals Manufacturing Point 
Source Category (40 CFR 455) or the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Point 
Source Category (40 CFR 439) are not included in the CCH manufacturing 
segment. Preliminary estimates of the scope of the rulemaking are that 
60 to 70 facilities might be affected.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/08
Final Action                    03/00/11

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected:  Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism:  Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 4980; This action was previously titled 
Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Vinyl Chloride 
and Chlor-Alkali Point Source Categories; EPA Docket information: EPA-
HQ-OW-2005-0012

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/waterscience/guide/cch/

Agency Contact: Samantha Lewis, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
4303T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1058
Fax: 202 566-1053

[[Page 23288]]

Email: [email protected]

Paul Shriner, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 4303T, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1076
Fax: 202 566-1053
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AE82
_______________________________________________________________________




3005. 2008 EFFLUENT GUIDELINES PROGRAM PLAN

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: CWA 33 USC 1251, et seq; 33 USC 1311(d); 33 USC 
1314(b); 33 USC 1314(g); 33 USC 1314(m); 33 USC 1316; 33 USC 1317(b)

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, December 21, 2008, Final Plan.

Abstract: EPA publishes a final Effluent Guidelines Plan every other 
year after taking comment on a preliminary plan, as required by section 
304(m) of the Clean Water Act. EPA intends to publish the next 
preliminary Effluent Guidelines Plan by the end of 2007, in 
anticipation of publishing a final Effluent Guidelines Plan in 2008. 
The 2007 preliminary plan will discuss EPA's annual review of effluent 
limitations guidelines and standards undertaken pursuant to sections 
304(b), 304(g), and 307(b). It will also solicit comment on guidelines 
that EPA is considering for possible revision or new guidelines that 
may be developed, and will provide a preliminary schedule for such 
rulemaking.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Proposed Plan                   10/00/07
Final Plan                      12/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5064;

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/guide/plan.html

Agency Contact: Carey Johnston, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
4303T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1014
Fax: 202 566-1053
Email: [email protected]

Jan Matuszko, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 4303T, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1035
Fax: 202 566-1053
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AE89
_______________________________________________________________________




3006. REVISIONS TO THE SPILL PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND COUNTERMEASURE 
(SPCC) RULE

Priority: Other Significant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority: 33 USC 1321

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 112

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA will propose to amend 40 CFR part 112, which includes the 
Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule promulgated 
under the authority of the Clean Water Act. The proposed rule may 
include a variety of issues associated with the July 2002 SPCC final 
rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Notice Clarifying Certain Issues05/25/04                    69 FR 29728
NPRM 1-yr Compliance Extension  06/17/04                    69 FR 34014
Final 18 months Compliance 
Extension                       08/11/04                    69 FR 48794
NODA re Certain Facilities      09/20/04                    69 FR 56184
NODA re Oil-Filled and Process 
Equipment                       09/20/04                    69 FR 56182
NPRM                            09/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 2634.2; Split from RIN 2050-AC62.

Agency Contact: Hugo Fleischman, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5104A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-1968
Fax: 202 564-2625
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AG16
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                  Final Rule Stage


Clean Water Act (CWA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3007. NPDES PERMIT REQUIREMENTS FOR PEAK WET WEATHER DISCHARGES FROM 
PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS TREATMENT PLANTS SERVING SANITARY SEWER 
COLLECTION SYSTEMS POLICY

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 33 USC 1311; 33 USC 1318; 33 USC 1342; 33 USC 1361

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 122.41(m)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: During periods of wet weather, wastewater flows received by 
municipal sewage treatment plants can significantly increase, which can 
create operational challenges for sewage treatment facilities. Where 
peak flows approach or exceed the design capacity of a treatment plant 
they can seriously reduce treatment efficiency or damage treatment 
units. In addition to hydraulic concerns, wastewater associated with 
peak flows may have low organic strength, which can also decrease 
treatment efficiencies. One engineering practice that some facilities 
use to protect biological treatment units from damage and to prevent 
overflows and backups elsewhere in the system is referred to as wet 
weather blending. Wet weather blending occurs during peak wet weather 
flow events when flows that exceed the capacity of the biological units 
are routed around the biological units and blended with effluent from 
the biological units prior to discharge. Regulatory agencies, sewage 
treatment plant operators, and representatives of environmental 
advocacy groups have expressed uncertainty about National Pollutant 
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requirements addressing such 
situations. EPA requested public comment on a proposed policy published 
on November 7, 2003. Based on a review of all the information received, 
EPA has decided not to

[[Page 23289]]

finalize the policy as proposed in November 2003. On December 22, 2005, 
EPA requested public comment on an alternative Peak Flows Policy that 
is significantly different than the 2003 draft policy.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

1st Draft Policy                11/07/03                    68 FR 63042
2nd Draft Policy                12/22/05                    70 FR 76013
Final Policy                    04/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Local, State, Tribal

Federalism:  Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 4690; EPA publication information: 2nd 
Draft Policy - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WATER/2005/December/Day-
22/w7696.htm; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OW-2005-0523

Sectors Affected: 22132 Sewage Treatment Facilities

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/npdes

Agency Contact: Kevin Weiss, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
4203M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-0742
Fax: 202 564-6392
Email: [email protected]

Mohammed Billah, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 4203M, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-0729
Fax: 202 564-0717
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AD87
_______________________________________________________________________




3008. CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATION RULE

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: CWA 301, 304, 306, 307, 308, 402, 501

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 122; 40 CFR 412

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking is in response to the Second Circuit's 
February 28, 2005, decision in Waterkeeper Alliance v. EPA, which 
vacated provisions in the Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) 
rule found at 40 CFR 412. Two vacatures from the case affect the 1) 
duty that all CAFOs need to apply for an NPDES permit and 2) provisions 
that nutrient management plans (NMPs) need only be kept onsite. This 
proposed rule would remove the duty to apply for all CAFOs and replace 
it with a requirement for CAFOs to apply for a permit if they discharge 
or are designed, constructed, maintained, or operated such that a 
discharge will occur. The proposed rule also would establish a process 
to address the court's concerns that the information within NMPs be 
available for public comment, reviewed by the permit authority, and 
incorporated into the permit. It is EPA's intention to make only those 
changes necessary to address the issues raised by the court.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/30/06                     71 FR37744
Final Action                    06/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 4996; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WATER/2006/June/Day-30/w5773.htm;

Agency Contact: George Utting, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
4203M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-0744
Email: [email protected]

Gregory Beatty, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 4203M, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-0724
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AE80
_______________________________________________________________________




3009. WATER TRANSFERS RULE

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 33 USC 1251 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 122.3

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking addresses the question of whether the 
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting 
program under section 402 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) is applicable to 
water control facilities that merely convey or connect navigable 
waters. For purposes of this action, the term ``water transfer'' refers 
to any activity that conveys or connects navigable waters (as that term 
is defined in the CWA) without subjecting the water to intervening 
industrial, municipal, or commercial use. This rulemaking focuses 
exclusively on water transfers and is not relevant to whether any other 
activity is subject to the CWA permitting requirement.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/07/06                    71 FR 32887
Final Action                    12/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: SAN No. 5040; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WATER/2006/June/Day-07/w8814.htm; EPA 
Docket information: EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0141

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/npdes/agriculture

Agency Contact: Jeremy Arling, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
4203M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-2218
Fax: 202 564-6384
Email: [email protected]

Karyn Wendelowski, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 2355A, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-5493
Fax: 202 564-5477
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AE86
_______________________________________________________________________




3010. IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE FOR MERCURY WATER QUALITY CRITERIA

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 33 USC 1251 et seq

CFR Citation: None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In the 2001 Federal Register notice of the availability of 
EPA's recommended water quality criterion for methylmercury, EPA stated 
that it would develop associated procedures and guidance for 
implementing the criterion. For States and authorized tribes exercising 
responsibility under

[[Page 23290]]

CWA section 303(c), this document provides technical guidance on how 
they might want to use the recommended 2001 fish tissue-based criterion 
to develop and implement their own water quality standards for 
methylmercury. The guidance addresses topics related to adoption and 
revision of standards, monitoring, waterbody assessment, TMDL 
development, and NPDES permitting. Also, EPA published a national 
advisory for fish consumption due to mercury in March 2003; the 
implementation guidance will clarify the relationship between this 
advisory and the recommended criterion. Since atmospheric deposition is 
considered to be a major source of mercury for many waterbodies, 
implementing this criterion involves coordination across many media and 
program areas.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Document                  01/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 5098; FDMS Docket number: Docket ID No. 
EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0656

URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/criteria/methylmercury

Agency Contact: Fred Leutner, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
4305T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-0378
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AE87
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                 Long-Term Actions


Clean Water Act (CWA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3011. REVISIONS TO THE NATIONAL OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES POLLUTION 
CONTINGENCY PLAN; SUBPART J PRODUCT SCHEDULE LISTING REQUIREMENTS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 33 USC 1321(d)(2); CWA 311(d)(2)

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 300

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will propose revisions to subpart J of the 
National Contingency Plan (NCP). The Clean Water Act requires EPA to 
prepare a schedule of dispersants, other chemicals, and other spill 
mitigating devices and substances, if any, that may be used in carrying 
out the NCP. Under subpart J, respondents wishing to add a product to 
the Product Schedule must submit technical product data to EPA. This 
rulemaking will propose revisions to subpart J to clarify and change 
protocols for effectiveness and toxicity testing. It will clarify EPA 
authority to remove products from the Product Schedule. These changes 
will help ensure protection of the environment when these products are 
used to clean up and mitigate oil spills (1) into or upon navigable 
waters, adjoining shorelines, the waters of the contiguous zone, or (2) 
which may affect natural resources belonging to or under the exclusive 
management authority of the United States.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 4526;

Sectors Affected: 3251 Basic Chemical Manufacturing; 325 Chemical 
Manufacturing; 3259 Other Chemical Product Manufacturing; 54 
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/oilspill

Agency Contact: William Nichols, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response, 5104A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-1970
Fax: 202 564-2625
Email: [email protected]

Leigh DeHaven, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid Waste and 
Emergency Response, 5104A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-1974
Fax: 202 564-2625
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2050-AE87
_______________________________________________________________________




3012. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR THE PULP, PAPER, AND 
PAPERBOARD POINT SOURCE CATEGORY, DISSOLVING KRAFT AND DISSOLVING 
SULFITE SUBCATEGORIES (PHASE III)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 33 USC 1311; 33 USC 1314; 33 USC 1316; 33 USC 1317; 33 
USC 1318; 33 USC 1342; 33 USC 1361

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 430.10 to 430.18; 40 CFR 430.40 to 430.48

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On December 17, 1993, EPA proposed revised effluent 
limitations, guidelines, and standards and best management practices 
regulations for the Dissolving Kraft and Dissolving Sulfite 
Subcategories of the Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Point Source Category 
(40 CFR part 430). EPA refers to this rulemaking as Pulp and Paper 
Phase III. EPA considered the public comments on the proposed rule and 
the new data acquired since proposal.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/17/93                    58 FR 66078
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 4370;

Sectors Affected: 3221 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills

URL For More Information:

[[Page 23291]]

http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/pulppaper/reg.html

Agency Contact: Donald Anderson, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Water, 4303T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1021
Fax: 202 566-1053
Email: [email protected]

Ahmar Siddiqui, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 4303T, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1044
Fax: 202 566-1053
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AD49
_______________________________________________________________________




3013. TEST PROCEDURES: PERFORMANCE-BASED MEASUREMENT SYSTEM (PBMS) 
PROCEDURES AND GUIDANCE FOR CLEAN WATER ACT TEST PROCEDURES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 33 USC 1314; 33 USC 1361(a)

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 136

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action would establish performance-based measurement 
procedures and guidance for use in Clean Water Act compliance 
monitoring under 40 CFR part 136, Guidelines Establishing Test 
Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants. The new procedures would 
also discuss the format, content, quality assurance/quality control, 
and data validation requirements for use of test methods. It would also 
describe EPA's planned steps to provide additional information through 
technical bulletins, and/or guidance documents geared towards 
clarifying technical and policy issues associated with the use of test 
methods approved for use in the program.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/28/97                    62 FR 14975
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3713; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WATER/1997/March/Day-28/w7221.htm;

Agency Contact: Richard Reding, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
4303T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-2237
Fax: 202 566-1053
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AC93
_______________________________________________________________________




3014. TEST PROCEDURES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF CO-PLANAR AND MONO-ORTHO-
SUBSTITUTED POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS) UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 33 USC 1314; 33 USC 1361(a)

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 136

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposal would amend the Guidelines Establishing Test 
Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants under 40 CFR parts 136 and 
503 to approve EPA Method 1668 for the congener-specific determination 
of co-planar and mono-ortho-substituted polychlorinated biphenyls 
(PCBs) in effluent, ambient water, and sludge. This method is necessary 
for the implementation of water quality-based permits under the 
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) of the Clean 
Water Act. Water quality-based permits are necessary when technology-
based controls do not ensure that a particular water body would meet 
the State's water quality standard. At present there is no EPA 
analytical method for determination of these PCBs at the levels of 
concern.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4049;

URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/methods

Agency Contact: Richard Reding, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
4303T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-2237
Fax: 202 566-1053
Email: [email protected]

Brian Englert, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 4303T, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-0754
Fax: 202 566-1053
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AD09
_______________________________________________________________________




3015. NPDES APPLICATIONS REVISIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

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

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA plans to revise NPDES requirements in parts 122, 123, and 
124 to eliminate redundant regulations, provide clarification, and 
remove or streamline unnecessary procedures. Revisions under 
consideration in this rule include modifying and streamlining existing 
permit application requirements. Other revisions may be considered as 
work on this rule progresses. This rulemaking is expected to affect 
entities that implement the NPDES program or are regulated by it. This 
includes small businesses and State, tribal, and local governments. 
Most of these effects are expected to be deregulatory or streamlining 
in nature.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/08
Final Action                    04/00/09

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 3786; EPA publication information: 
Final Action-projected date;

[[Page 23292]]

Agency Contact: Karen Metchis, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
4203M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-0734
Fax: 202 564-9544
Email: [email protected]

Tom Laverty, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 4203M, Washington, 
DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-7974
Fax: 202 564-9544
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AC84
_______________________________________________________________________




3016. NPDES PERMIT REQUIREMENTS FOR MUNICIPAL SANITARY AND COMBINED 
SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEMS, MUNICIPAL SATELLITE COLLECTION SYSTEMS, 
SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS, AND PEAK EXCESS FLOW TREATMENT FACILITIES

Priority: Other Significant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority: 33 USC 1311``CWA 301''; 33 USC 1314``CWA 304''; 33 USC 
1318``CWA 308''; 33 USC 1342``CWA 402''; 33 USC 1361``CWA 501(a)''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 122.38; 40 CFR 122.41; 40 CFR 122.42

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is considering whether to develop a notice of rulemaking 
outlining a broad-based regulatory framework for sanitary sewer 
collection systems under the NPDES program. The Agency is considering 
proposing standard permit conditions for inclusion in permits for 
publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) and municipal sanitary sewer 
collection systems. The standard requirements would address reporting, 
public notification, and recordkeeping requirements for sanitary sewer 
overflows (SSOs); capacity assurance, management, and operation and 
maintenance requirements for municipal sanitary sewer collection 
systems; and a prohibition on SSOs. The Agency is also considering 
proposing a regulatory framework for applying NPDES permit conditions, 
including applicable standard permit conditions, to municipal satellite 
collection systems. Municipal satellite collection systems are sanitary 
sewers owned or operated by a municipality that conveys wastewater to a 
POTW operated by a different municipality.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected:  Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Local, State, Tribal

Federalism:  Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 3999; EPA publication information: 
Final Action-projected date; Note: This rule was formerly known as 
``Revisions to NPDES Requirements for Compliance Reporting and 
Collection System Discharges.''

Sectors Affected: 22132 Sewage Treatment Facilities

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/npdes

Agency Contact: Kevin Weiss, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
4203M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-0742
Fax: 202 564-6392
Email: [email protected]

Jennifer Malloy, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 4203M, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-6392
Fax: 202 564-6392
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AD02
_______________________________________________________________________




3017. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS: RECODIFICATION OF VARIOUS 
EFFLUENT GUIDELINES

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority: Clean Water Act 301; Clean Water Act 304; Clean Water 
Act 306; Clean Water Act 307; Clean Water Act 308; Clean Water Act 402; 
Clean Water Act 501

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 401; 40 CFR 419

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Several years ago, OW conducted a comprehensive review of 
effluent guidelines and removed from the Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) provisions contained in a number of regulations that were 
obsolete or redundant (60 FR 33926, June 29, 1995). In addition to 
removing these provisions, EPA's Office of Water identified additional 
opportunities for further streamlining some of the effluent guidelines. 
This action would recodify the effluent limitations and standards for 
one point source category and the general definitions without making 
any legally substantive changes in the requirements. The revised and 
shorter format will enable Federal, State, and local regulators and the 
regulated community to more easily read, understand, and implement the 
regulations. By reducing the number of pages in title 40, the new 
format will also afford some long-term savings in the annual cost of 
printing these regulations. The point source category that would be 
recodified by this action is Petroleum Refining (part 419). The 
revisions would also expand the list of general definitions in section 
401.11.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 4822;

Agency Contact: Debra Nicoll, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
4303T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1020
Fax: 202 566-1053
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AE61
_______________________________________________________________________




3018. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR AIRPORT DEICING 
OPERATIONS

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

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority: CWA 301; CWA 304; CWA 306; CWA 307; CWA 308; CWA 402; 
CWA 501

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In EPA's 2004 Effluent Guidelines Plan, we announced that we 
would begin development of a regulation to control the pollutants 
discharged from airport deicing operations. Based on preliminary study 
and on public comments, discharges from deicing operations have the 
potential to cause fish kills, algae blooms, and contamination to 
surface

[[Page 23293]]

or ground waters. A likely source of pollutants is aircraft deicing 
fluid (ADF) that is not properly recaptured, re-used, or treated before 
discharge. Deicing agents typically contain glycols and additives. 
There is great disparity among airports in terms of wastewater 
treatment and also in terms of discharge permits. Based on preliminary 
estimates, airports annually discharge approximately 21 million gallons 
of ADF. Early estimates of potential reductions from treatment 
technology and from pollution prevention practices indicate that those 
discharges could be lowered to 4 million gallons. Effluent guidelines 
for these operations would apply only to wastewaters that are 
considered point source discharges. Discharges that are non-point 
sources would not be subject to any potential effluent guidelines.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/08
Final Action                    12/00/09

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism:  Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 4948; EPA Docket information: OW-2004-
0038

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/waterscience/guide/airport

Agency Contact: Eric Strassler, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
4303T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1026
Fax: 202 566-1053
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AE69
_______________________________________________________________________




3019. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR DRINKING WATER 
SUPPLY AND TREATMENT

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

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority: CWA 301; CWA 304; CWA 306; CWA 307; CWA 308; CWA 402; 
CWA 501

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In EPA's 2004 Effluent Guidelines Plan, we announced that we 
would begin development of a regulation to control the pollutants 
discharged from drinking water treatment plants. Based on preliminary 
study and on public comments, discharges from drinking water facilities 
have the potential to discharge significant quantities of conventional 
and toxic pollutants, including metals, chlorine, and salts. Some of 
the sources of these pollutants are treatment sludges and reverse 
osmosis reject wastewaters. The preliminary data is not conclusive, and 
additional study and analysis of treatability is necessary to determine 
whether pollutant reductions are technologically feasible and 
economically achievable. The early steps of regulatory development, 
especially gathering additional discharge data, will be critical to 
better informed decisions on how to proceed. EPA is preparing to 
conduct a study of a representative sample of the industry, along with 
wastewater sampling of facilities representing different size 
categories and treatment technologies.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/08
Final Action                    12/00/09

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism:  Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 4949; EPA Docket information: OW-2004-
0035

URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/guide/dw/index.htm

Agency Contact: Tom Born, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
4303T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1001
Fax: 202 566-1053
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AE74
_______________________________________________________________________




3020. NEW/REVISED AMBIENT WATER QUALITY CRITERIA (AWQC) FOR RECREATIONAL 
WATERS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: CWA 304(a)(9)

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, October 5, 2005.

Abstract: The results of four fresh water (Great Lakes) epidemiology 
studies and companion rapid fecal indicator validation studies will be 
analyzed and evaluated whether to be used in establishing the criteria 
recommended for certain fresh waters designated for primary contact 
recreation.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Draft Guidance                   To Be                       Determined
Final Guidance                   To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal

Additional Information: SAN No. 4967;

Agency Contact: Stephen Schaub, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
4304T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1126
Fax: 202 566-1126
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AE77
_______________________________________________________________________




3021. AVAILABILITY OF AND PROCEDURES FOR REMOVAL CREDITS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 33 USC 1251``CWA 101''; 33 USC 1288 ``CWA 208''; 33 
USC 1311 ``CWA 301''; 33 USC 1314 ``CWA 304''; 33 USC 1317 ``CWA 307''; 
33 USC 1318 ``CWA 308''; 33 USC 1319 ``CWA 309''; 33 USC 1342 ``CWA 
402''; 33 USC 1345 ``CWA 405''; 33 USC 1361 ``CWA 501''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 403

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action is an update to the removal credits regulation 
found at 40 CFR 403.7. Specifically, EPA will propose to amend the list 
of pollutants eligible for removal credits in 40 CFR 403.7, Appendix G, 
Table II, to add 16 pollutants that EPA has determined would not need 
to be regulated under the sewage sludge regulations. These 16 
pollutants have gone through the same assessment as the pollutants 
currently identified as eligible for removal credits in Table II; the 
assessment included public notice and comment in conjunction with a 
related Office of Water action.

[[Page 23294]]

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           10/14/05                    70 FR 60199
NPRM                            01/00/10
Final Action                    01/00/11

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 3663.1; EPA publication information: 
ANPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WATER/2005/October/Day-14/
w20000.htm; Split from RIN 2040-AC58.

Agency Contact: Jennifer Chan, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
4203M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-0995
Fax: 202 564-6431
Email: [email protected]

Jan Pickrel, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 4203M, Washington, 
DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-7904
Fax: 202 564-6431
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AE88
_______________________________________________________________________




3022. [bull] EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR THE 
CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT POINT SOURCE CATEGORY

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

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority: CWA 301; CWA 304; CWA 306; CWA 501

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, December 1, 2008.
Final, Judicial, December 1, 2009.

Abstract: This rulemaking will establish effluent limitations and 
standards for stormwater discharges associated with construction and 
development activities. This rulemaking and its schedule respond to a 
court order that requires the Agency to promulgate final regulations by 
December of 2009. The effluent limitations and standards will control 
the discharge of pollutants such as sediment in stormwater runoff from 
construction and development activities and will be implemented through 
the issuance of NPDES permits.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/08
Final Action                    12/00/09

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism:  Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 5119;

Agency Contact: Jesse Pritts, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
4303T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1038
Fax: 202 566-1053
Email: [email protected]

Eric Strassler, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 4303T, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1026
Fax: 202 566-1053
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AE91
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                 Completed Actions


Clean Water Act (CWA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3023. TEST PROCEDURES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF TRACE METALS UNDER THE CLEAN 
WATER ACT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 136

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       03/07/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Agency Contact: Robin Oshiro
Phone: 202 566-1075
Fax: 202 566-1053
Email: [email protected]

Richard Reding
Phone: 202 566-2237
Fax: 202 566-1053
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AC75
_______________________________________________________________________




3024. TEST PROCEDURES: INCREASED METHOD FLEXIBILITY FOR TEST PROCEDURES 
APPROVED FOR CLEAN WATER ACT COMPLIANCE MONITORING

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 136

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       03/19/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Agency Contact: Richard Reding
Phone: 202 566-2237
Fax: 202 566-1053
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AC92
_______________________________________________________________________




3025. TEST PROCEDURES: NEW AND UPDATED TEST PROCEDURES FOR THE ANALYSIS 
OF POLLUTANTS UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT AND SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 122; 40 CFR 136; 40 CFR 141

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/12/07                    72 FR 11199

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Agency Contact: Meghan Hessenauer
Phone: 202 566-1040
Fax: 202 566-1053
Email: [email protected]

Marion Kelly
Phone: 202 566-1045
Fax: 202 566-1053

[[Page 23295]]

Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AD71
_______________________________________________________________________




3026. TEST PROCEDURES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF E. COLI, ENTEROCOCCI, FECAL 
COLIFORMS, AND SALMONELLA UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR sec 136 and 503

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/26/07                    72 FR 14219

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robin Oshiro
Phone: 202 566-1075
Fax: 202 566-1053
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AE68
_______________________________________________________________________




3027. 2006 EFFLUENT GUIDELINES PROGRAM PLAN

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: None

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/29/05                    70 FR 51042
Final Plan                      12/21/06                    71 FR 76644

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Carey Johnston
Phone: 202 566-1014
Fax: 202 566-1053
Email: [email protected]

Janet Goodwin
Phone: 202 566-1060
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AE76
_______________________________________________________________________




3028. RULEMAKING ON DIRECT APPLICATION OF PESTICIDES TO WATERS OF THE 
UNITED STATES IN COMPLIANCE WITH FIFRA

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 122.3

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/01/05                     70 FR 5093
Final Action                    11/27/06                    71 FR 68483

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Agency Contact: Virginia Garelick
Phone: 202 564-2316
Fax: 202 564-6384
Email: [email protected]

Allison Wiedeman
Phone: 202 564-0901
Fax: 202 564-6384
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AE79
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)               Proposed Rule Stage


Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3029. DRINKING WATER: REGULATORY DETERMINATIONS REGARDING CONTAMINANTS 
ON THE SECOND DRINKING WATER CONTAMINANT CANDIDATE LIST

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

Legal Authority: 42 USC 300g-1(b)

CFR Citation: None

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, August 6, 2006, SDWA requires 
regulatory determinations every 5 years. Last round was made in August 
2003.

Abstract: The 1996 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) 
require EPA to publish a list of non-regulated contaminants every 5 
years, which may warrant regulation due to their health effects and 
their potential for occurrence in public water systems (PWSs). The 
first Contaminant Candidate List (CCL), was published in the Federal 
Register on March 2, 1998 (63 FR 10247). The second CCL was published 
on February 22, 2005 (70 FR 9017). In addition to publishing the 
drinking water CCL, the SDWA also requires the Agency to select five or 
more contaminants from the second CCL and determine whether to regulate 
these contaminants with a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation 
(NPDWR). In order to make a determination of whether to develop an 
NPDWR for a contaminant, the SDWA requires three statutory tests be 
met: 1) The contaminant may have an adverse effect on the health of 
persons; 2) the contaminant is known to occur or there is a substantial 
likelihood that the contaminant will occur in public water systems with 
a frequency and at levels of public health concern; and 3) in the sole 
judgment of the Administrator, regulation of the contaminant presents a 
meaningful opportunity for health risk reduction for persons served by 
public water systems. Using these three statutory tests to make 
regulatory decisions, there are three possible outcomes: 1) Regulate 
the contaminant with an NPDWR; 2) develop guidance (e.g., Health or 
Consumer Advisory); or 3) determine no action is necessary.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Preliminary Notice              04/00/07
Final Notice                    04/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4821;

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/safewater/ccl/index.html

Agency Contact: Wynne Miller, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
4607M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4887
Fax: 202 564-3760
Email: [email protected]

Thomas Carpenter, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 4607M, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4885
Fax: 202 564-3760
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AE60

[[Page 23296]]

_______________________________________________________________________




3030. DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS FOR AIRCRAFT PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM

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

Legal Authority: 42 USC 300f et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The action is to tailor drinking water rule requirements to 
the unique characteristics of aircraft to ensure that the water 
passengers drink while on an airplane is safe. This action is necessary 
because aircraft public water systems are very different from 
traditional public water systems. Aircraft fly to multiple destinations 
throughout the course of any given day and may board water from 
different sources along the way. Depending on the quality of the water 
that is boarded from these multiple sources and the care used to board 
the water, contamination could be introduced. This increases the 
vulnerability of the aircraft's water system to contamination when 
compared to a typical public water system. In the United States water 
loaded aboard passenger aircraft comes from public water systems. The 
water provided by public water systems that are regulated by State and 
Federal authorities is among the safest in the world; however, a 
significant percentage of passenger aircraft travel includes 
international destinations. These aircraft may board water from foreign 
sources which are not subject to EPA drinking water standards. 
Therefore, this action also will address the boarding of foreign water 
by U.S. aircraft.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/07
Final Action                    01/00/09

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism:  Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 4966;

URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/airlinewater/index2.html

Agency Contact: Rick Naylor, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
4606M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-3847
Fax: 202 564-3847
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AE84
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                  Final Rule Stage


Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3031. DRINKING WATER CONTAMINANT CANDIDATE LIST 3

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 300g-1(b)

CFR Citation: None

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, February 24, 2010, SDWA requires EPA 
to publish a list of candidate contaminants every 5 years. CCL2 
published 02/24/2005.

Abstract: The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) as amended in 1996 
requires EPA to publish a list every 5 years of contaminants that are 
known or anticipated to occur in public water systems, and which may 
require regulation under the SDWA. The purpose of this action is to 
prepare and publish the third Contaminant Candidate List (CCL). In 
preparing the third list, EPA will evaluate the classification approach 
recommended by the National Academy of Sciences' National Research 
Council (NRC) and, as applicable, use the NRC approach to identify and 
narrow a very broad universe of potential contaminants into a smaller, 
more focused list for future CCLs. If we identify additional 
contaminants early in the evaluation process, we may consider those 
contaminants in the regulatory determinations for 2007.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Preliminary Final Rule          02/00/08
Final Action                    08/00/09

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4745;

Agency Contact: Thomas Carpenter, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Water, 4607M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4885
Fax: 202 564-3760
Email: [email protected]

Yvette Selby, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 4607M, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-5245
Fax: 202 564-3760
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AD99
_______________________________________________________________________




3032. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS FOR LEAD AND COPPER: 
SHORT-TERM REGULATORY REVISIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: SDWA; 42 USC sec 300f et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action (proposed in the Federal Register on July 18, 
2006 (71 FR 40827)) is minor as it makes minor additions and 
clarifications to an existing regulation. EPA undertook several 
activities in 2004 to determine whether a national problem exists 
related to elevated drinking water lead levels comparable to that in 
the District of Columbia. This evaluation, while it did not reveal a 
national problem comparable to DC, highlighted areas for improvement 
and clarification to the existing lead and copper rule and associated 
guidance materials. Several short-term actions will be initiated in 
2005 and completed during the 2005 to 2006 time frame. EPA also 
identified several regulatory changes that will be considered as part 
of identifying more comprehensive changes to the rule. These 
considerations are longer-term as they require additional data 
collection,

[[Page 23297]]

research, analysis, and stakeholder involvement to support decisions. 
These longer-term regulatory changes will be examined by a separate 
workgroup under an additional regulatory action. This action addresses 
the regulatory revisions to be completed in the 2005 to 2006 time 
frame. Regulatory changes to be addressed include clarifications about 
sample collection; clarifications to definitions for monitoring and 
compliance periods; modifications regarding public water system 
notification to their State of treatment changes prior to the change; 
revisions to language related to criteria for reduced monitoring; 
revisions to language regarding consideration of lead service line 
replacement for compliance purposes; revisions to language related to 
flushing guidance; and additional requirements for consumer 
notification of lead monitoring results.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/18/06                    71 FR 40828
Final Action                    09/00/07

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Local, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 4981; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WATER/2006/July/Day-18/w6250.htm;

URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lcmr/implement.html

Agency Contact: Jeffrey Kempic, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
4607M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4880
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AE83
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                 Long-Term Actions


Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3033. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS: RADON

Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

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

Legal Authority: 42 USC 300f, et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142

Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, February 6, 1999, Publish radon 
health risk reduction and cost analysis.
NPRM, Statutory, August 6, 1999.
Final, Statutory, November 2, 2000.

Abstract: In 1999, EPA proposed regulations for radon that provide 
flexibility in how to manage the health risks from radon in drinking 
water. The proposal was based on the unique framework in the 1996 SDWA. 
The proposed regulation would provide for either a maximum contaminant 
level (MCL), or an alternative maximum contaminant level (AMCL) with a 
multimedia mitigation (MMM) program to address radon in indoor air. 
Under the proposal, public water systems in States that adopted 
qualifying MMM programs would be subject to the AMCL, while those in 
States that did not adopt such programs would be subject to the MCL.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           09/30/86                    51 FR 34836
NPRM Original                   07/18/91                    56 FR 33050
Notice99                        02/26/99                     64 FR 9560
NPRM                            11/02/99                    64 FR 59246
Final Action                    05/00/09

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Federalism:  This action may have federalism implications as defined in 
EO 13132.

Additional Information: SAN No. 2281; EPA publication information: NPRM 
- http://www.epa.gov/egwdw/radon/proposal.html; EPA Docket information: 
EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0041

Sectors Affected: 22131 Water Supply and Irrigation Systems

URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw/radon.html

Agency Contact: Rebeccak Allen, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
4607M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4689
Fax: 202 564-3760
Email: [email protected]

Eric Burneson, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 4607M, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-5250
Fax: 202 564-3760
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AA94
_______________________________________________________________________




3034. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS: ALDICARB

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority: 42 USC 300f et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA promulgated MCLs for aldicarb, aldicarb sulfoxide, and 
aldicarb sulfone in the Phase II rulemaking in 1991 at levels of 0.003, 
0.004, and 0.002 ug/l, respectively. In response to an administrative 
petition from the manufacturer Rhone-Poulenc, the Agency issued an 
administrative stay of the effective date. EPA will reexamine risk 
assessment and occurrence data on aldicarb and make a determination of 
what further action is appropriate.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected:  Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local, Tribal

Federalism:  Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 3238;

Sectors Affected: 22131 Water Supply and Irrigation Systems

Agency Contact: Dan Olson, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
4607M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-5239
Fax: 202 564-3760

[[Page 23298]]

Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AC13
_______________________________________________________________________




3035. NATIONAL SECONDARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS (NSDWR): METHYL 
TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER (MTBE) AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE NSDWR

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 300f et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 143 (Revision)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) is an automobile fuel 
additive, introduced in the late 1970s during lead phase-out as an 
octane enhancer. It has been used in increasing quantity in the 1990s 
to meet the requirement of the Federal Reformulated Gasoline (RFG) and 
Oxyfuels programs required by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. 
However, MTBE has been detected in ground water and drinking water in a 
number of States due to leaking underground storage tanks and leaking 
pipelines. Although most of these detections are at levels well below 
health concern, MTBE's distinctive turpentine-like taste and odor can 
be detected at low levels. Presently, the Water program is collecting 
and analyzing research information on occurrence, health effects, 
method sensitivity, and treatment effectiveness.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 4404;

Sectors Affected: 22131 Water Supply and Irrigation Systems

Agency Contact: Irene Dooley, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
4607M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4699
Fax: 202 564-3760
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AD54
_______________________________________________________________________




3036. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS: REVISIONS TO THE 
TOTAL COLIFORM MONITORING AND ANALYTICAL REQUIREMENTS AND ADDITIONAL 
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

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

Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect State, local or tribal 
governments and the private sector.

Legal Authority: 42 USC 300f et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA is revising the Total Coliform Rule (TCR), which was 
published in 1989. On July 18, 2003, EPA published a Federal Register 
(68 FR 42907) Notice of Intent to revise the TCR. EPA intends revisions 
to the TCR to maintain or provide for greater human health protection 
than under the existing TCR while improving system efficiency. A 
Federal Advisory Committee recommended that EPA, as part of the TCR 6-
year review process, ``initiate a process for addressing cross-
connection control and backflow prevention requirements and consider 
additional distribution system requirements related to significant 
health risks. ``The original TCR, promulgated in 1989, protects human 
health by requiring microbial monitoring in drinking water distribution 
systems. The TCR does not include distribution system corrective or 
protective requirements to reduce contamination from coliforms and 
other contaminants. Since then, EPA has gained a better understanding 
of distribution system impacts on human health and, therefore, intends 
to strengthen the TCR by adding distribution system requirements. The 
process to do so involves a performance evaluation, development of 
issue papers on both distribution systems and total coliform, 
stakeholders meetings, and proposed and final rules.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/10
Final Action                    12/00/12

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Federalism:  Undetermined

Additional Information: SAN No. 4775;

URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/safewater/tcr/tcr.html

Agency Contact: Kenneth Rotert, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
4607M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-5280
Fax: 202 564-3767
Email: [email protected]

Jennifer Mclain, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 4607M, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-5248
Fax: 202 564-3767
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AD94
_______________________________________________________________________




3037. UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL: UPDATE OF STATE PROGRAMS

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority: 42 USC 300h-1``SDWA 1422''; 42 USC 300h-4``SDWA 1425''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 147 (Revision)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EPA provides a place in part 147 of its UIC regulations where 
all the State UIC programs are summarized. Included in this 
summarization are all the authorities and regulations used by the 
States to implement the UIC program, as well as all other documents 
that are relevant to the program. The primary reason for this is to 
provide one place where all the UIC programs nationwide are presented. 
A second reason is to allow EPA to incorporate by reference into the 
Code of Federal Regulations the State program authorities. Current 
citations to State regulations in 40 CFR part 147 are out of date for 
many States. This update is necessary to ensure that the CFR accurately 
reflects current approved State UIC programs and that elements of those 
programs are federally enforceable if necessary. EPA Regional Offices 
will be submitting State revision packages as they are completed. Part 
147 will then be updated in several stages. This is the first stage. 
This effort should have no impact on the regulated community because we 
will merely be incorporating by reference elements of already effective 
State programs.

[[Page 23299]]

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Rule                To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Additional Information: SAN No. 4236;

Agency Contact: Denny Cruz, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
4606M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-3827
Fax: 202 564-3756
Email: [email protected]

Marilyn Ginsberg, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 4606M, 
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-3881
Fax: 202 564-3756
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AD40
_______________________________________________________________________




3038. SECOND 6-YEAR REVIEW OF EXISTING NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER 
REGULATIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 300f et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, August 6, 2008, Complete review for 
contaminants with NPDWRs promulgated prior to August 2002.

Abstract: The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requires EPA to review and 
revise, if appropriate, all National Primary Drinking Water Regulations 
(NPDWRs) no less frequently than once every 6 years. According to SDWA, 
any revisions of drinking water regulations must maintain, or increase, 
the level of public health protection provided; however, EPA may 
identify regulatory changes that will streamline or reduce existing 
requirements without lessening the level of public health protection. 
As part of this action, the Office of Water (OW) will implement the 
existing protocol for conducting each 6-year review (developed under 
the first 6-year review cycle) to review critical elements for 
regulated chemical contaminants (e.g., health risks, occurrence, 
analytical methods, treatment technologies). No new requirements will 
be imposed by this action. The purpose of the review is to determine 
whether new data, technology, or other factors exist that justify 
revisions to existing NPDWRs. The outcome of the review will be a 
Federal Register notice making available the results of the Agency's 
review and recommendations for any regulations the Agency may consider 
revising.
Because this action does not change or add to existing requirements, OW 
will not be performing a formal economic analysis or consulting with 
small businesses, governments, or tribal officials. OW does not plan to 
generate new data as part of this action; the review will be based on 
recent compliance data from public water systems and existing data on 
health effects (such as completed IRIS and OPPTS health risk 
assessments) and analytical methods.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Preliminary Notice              03/00/09
Final Notice                    07/00/10

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: SAN No. 5066;

Agency Contact: Rebeccak Allen, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
4607M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4689
Fax: 202 564-3760
Email: [email protected]

Rajiv Khera, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 4607M, Washington, 
DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4881
Fax: 202 564-3760
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AE90
_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                 Completed Actions


Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3039. UNREGULATED CONTAMINANT MONITORING REGULATION FOR PUBLIC WATER 
SYSTEMS REVISIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141.40

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/22/05                     70 FR 4903
Final Action                    01/04/07                      72 FR 368

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal

Agency Contact: Dave Munch
Phone: 513 569-7843
Email: [email protected]

Dan Hautman
Phone: 513 569-7274
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AD93

[[Page 23300]]

_______________________________________________________________________


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                 Long-Term Actions


Shore Protection Act (SPA)



_______________________________________________________________________




3040. SHORE PROTECTION ACT, SECTION 4103(B) REGULATIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 33 USC 2601 ``Shore Protection Act of 1988''; PL 100-
688 ``4103(b)''

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 237

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/30/94                    59 FR 44798
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local

Additional Information: SAN No. 2820;

Agency Contact: David Redford, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 
4504T, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1288
Fax: 202 566-1546
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2040-AB85
[FR Doc. 07-01422 Filed 04-27-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-S
