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 2011_register executive 2011-03-12 article Part V Proposed Rules D09002ee1c800359c D09002ee1c80036c5 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 (Mercury Cell NESHAP). On June 11, 2008, EPA proposed amendments to this NESHAP in response to a petition for reconsideration filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). This action is a supplement to the June 11, 2008, proposal. Specifically, this action proposes two options for amending the NESHAP for mercury emissions from mercury cell chlor-alkali plants. The first option would require the elimination of mercury emissions and thus encourage the conversion to non-mercury technology. The second option would require the measures proposed in 2008. These measures, which included significant improvements in the work practices to reduce fugitive emissions from the cell room, would result in near-zero levels of mercury emissions while still allowing the mercury cell facilities to continue to operate. We are specifically requesting comment on which of these options is more appropriate, and may finalize either option or a combination of elements from them. In addition, this action proposes several amendments that would apply regardless of which option we select. These proposed amendments are provisions of the existing NESHAP that would apply to periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM), and corrections to compliance errors in the currently effective rule. 76 FR 13852 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-03-14/2011-5530 2011-5530 fr14mr11-38 RIN 2060-AN99 6560-50-P EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0017 FRL-9278-5 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-03-14/2011-5530 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-03-14/html/2011-5530.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-03-14/pdf/2011-5530.pdf Environmental Protection Air Pollution Control Hazardous Substances Incorporation by Reference Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 27 p. 13852 13878 76 FR 13852 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. 76, Issue PRORULE 2011-5530 V ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2011-05-13 2011-04-13 EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0017 FRL-9278-5 6560-50-P 2011-5530 Supplemental 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 (Mercury Cell NESHAP). On June 11, 2008, EPA proposed amendments to this NESHAP in response to a petition for reconsideration filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). This action is a supplement to the June 11, 2008, proposal. Specifically, this action proposes two options for amending the NESHAP for mercury emissions from mercury cell chlor-alkali plants. The first option would require the elimination of mercury emissions and thus encourage the conversion to non-mercury technology. The second option would require the measures proposed in 2008. These measures, which included significant improvements in the work practices to reduce fugitive emissions from the cell room, would result in near-zero levels of mercury emissions while still allowing the mercury cell facilities to continue to operate. We are specifically requesting comment on which of these options is more appropriate, and may finalize either option or a combination of elements from them. In addition, this action proposes several amendments that would apply regardless of which option we select. These proposed amendments are provisions of the existing NESHAP that would apply to periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM), and corrections to compliance errors in the currently effective rule.

Comments must be received on or before May 13, 2011. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, comments on the information collection provisions must be received by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on or before April 13, 2011. Sharon Nizich, 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) 541-2825; fax number: (919) 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 nizich.sharon@epa.gov http://www.epa.gov/ncea/iris/subst/0370.htm http://www.epa.gov/oar/docket.html http://www.epa.gov/reg5oair/mercury/reducing.html#regulation http://www.epa.gov/ttn/ecas/ria.html http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/ http://www.regulations.gov http://yosemite.epa.gov/opei/RuleGate.nsf/ Vol. 76, no. 49 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2011-03-14 continuing daily deposited born digital 387 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-03-14 P0b002ee180c266fb 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr14mr11 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-03-14 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-03-14/pdf/FR-2011-03-14.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-03-14/xml/FR-2011-03-14.xml fdlp 13501 13878 DGPO 2011-03-12 2024-06-04 FR-2011-03-14 machine generated eng FR FR-2011-03-14 76 49