United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2008_register executive 2010-09-23 article Part V Proposed Rules D09002ee1c808a466 D09002ee1c808a54e United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This action proposes amendments to the national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for mercury emissions from mercury cell chlor-alkali plants. This NESHAP (hereafter called the "2003 Mercury Cell MACT") limited mercury air emissions from these plants. Following promulgation of the 2003 Mercury Cell Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) NESHAP, EPA received a petition to reconsider several aspects of the rule from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). NRDC also filed a petition for judicial review of the rule in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. By a letter dated April 8, 2004, EPA granted NRDC's petition for reconsideration, and on July 20, 2004, the Court placed the petition for judicial review in abeyance pending EPA's action on reconsideration. This action is EPA's proposed response to NRDC's petition for reconsideration. We are not proposing any amendments to the control and monitoring requirements for stack emissions of mercury established by the 2003 Mercury Cell MACT. This proposed rule would amend the requirements for cell room fugitive mercury emissions to require work practice standards for the cell rooms and to require instrumental monitoring of cell room fugitive mercury emissions. This proposed rule would also amend aspects of these work practice standards and would correct errors and inconsistencies in the 2003 Mercury Cell MACT that have been brought to our attention. 73 FR 33258 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2008-06-11/E8-12618 E8-12618 fr11jn08-25 RIN 2060-AN99 6560-50-P EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0017 FRL-8576-3 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2008-06-11/E8-12618 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-06-11/html/E8-12618.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-06-11/pdf/E8-12618.pdf Environmental Protection Air Pollution Control Hazardous Substances Incorporation by Reference Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 25 p. 33258 33282 73 FR 33258 Title 40 Part 63 40 CFR Part 63 RIN 2060-AN99 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Mercury Emissions from Mercury Cell Chlor-Alkali Plants; Federal Register Vol. 73, Issue PRORULE E8-12618 V ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2008-08-11 EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0017 FRL-8576-3 6560-50-P E8-12618 Proposed rule.

This action proposes amendments to the national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for mercury emissions from mercury cell chlor-alkali plants. This NESHAP (hereafter called the "2003 Mercury Cell MACT") limited mercury air emissions from these plants. Following promulgation of the 2003 Mercury Cell Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) NESHAP, EPA received a petition to reconsider several aspects of the rule from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). NRDC also filed a petition for judicial review of the rule in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. By a letter dated April 8, 2004, EPA granted NRDC's petition for reconsideration, and on July 20, 2004, the Court placed the petition for judicial review in abeyance pending EPA's action on reconsideration. This action is EPA's proposed response to NRDC's petition for reconsideration. We are not proposing any amendments to the control and monitoring requirements for stack emissions of mercury established by the 2003 Mercury Cell MACT. This proposed rule would amend the requirements for cell room fugitive mercury emissions to require work practice standards for the cell rooms and to require instrumental monitoring of cell room fugitive mercury emissions. This proposed rule would also amend aspects of these work practice standards and would correct errors and inconsistencies in the 2003 Mercury Cell MACT that have been brought to our attention.

Comments. Comments must be received on or before August 11, 2008. Dr. Donna Lee Jones, Sector Policies and Programs Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (D243-02), Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, telephone number: (919) 541-5251; fax number: Environmental Protection Air Pollution Control Hazardous Substances Incorporation by Reference Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Mercury Emissions from Mercury Cell Chlor-Alkali Plants, a-and-r-docket@epa.gov jones.donnalee@epa.gov http://www.epa.gov/oar/docket.html http://www.epa.gov/region5/air/mercury/9thcl2report.pdf http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/ http://www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov Vol. 73, no. 113 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2008-06-11 continuing daily deposited born digital 315 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2008-06-11 P0b002ee1809b9bb5 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr11jn08 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2008-06-11 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-06-11/pdf/FR-2008-06-11.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-06-11/xml/FR-2008-06-11.xml fdlp 32983 33289 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-05 FR-2008-06-11 machine generated eng FR FR-2008-06-11 73 113