United States Government Printing Office printer prt distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Federal Register Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 1997_register executive 2010-09-24 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee180a3fc09 D09002ee180a3fd49 United States Part II originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Other Processes Subject to The originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Rule originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency On April 22, 1994 and June 6, 1994, the EPA issued the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories: Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Other Processes Subject to the Negotiated Regulation for Equipment Leaks. This rule is commonly known as the Hazardous Organic NESHAP or the HON. In June 1994, petitions for review of the April 1994 rule were filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The petitioners raised over 75 technical issues and concerns with drafting clarity of the rule. On August 26, 1996, the EPA proposed correcting amendments to the rule to address the petitioners' issues. Among the proposed amendments were proposed revisions to definitions that apply to wastewater and wastewater treatment and revised control and compliance provisions for wastewater. A new compliance date of April 22, 1999, was proposed for process wastewater, heat exchange systems, equipment subject to the provisions of Sec. 63.149, and maintenance wastewater. The EPA also proposed a separate compliance date for wastewater streams affected by the omission of nitrobenzene from the list of compounds subject to the wastewater provisions. The proposed revisions to the other provisions to the rule also included corrections and clarifications to ensure the rule is implemented as intended. The proposed amendments also included some additional compliance options that would reduce the burden associated with the recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the rule. Today's action takes final action on those proposed amendments. These amendments to the rule will not change the basic control requirements of the rule or the level of health protection it provides. The rule requires new and existing major sources to control emissions of hazardous air pollutants to the level reflecting application of the maximum achievable control technology. 62 FR 2722 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/granule/FR-1997-01-17/97-143 97-143 fr17ja97-27 RIN 2060-AC19 6560-50-P AD-FRL-5672-5 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/granule/FR-1997-01-17/97-143/content-detail.html http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-01-17/html/97-143.htm http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-01-17/pdf/97-143.pdf 107 p. 2722 2828 62 FR 2722 Title 40 Part 63 40 CFR Part 63 RIN 2060-AC19 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories: Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants From the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Other Processes Subject to the Negotiated Regulation for Equipment Leaks; Rule Clarifications; Federal Register Vol. 62, Issue RULE 97-143 Part II Environmental Protection Agency National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Other Processes Subject to the Rule ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 1997-01-17 AD-FRL-5672-5 6560-50-P 97-143 Final rule: Amendments.

On April 22, 1994 and June 6, 1994, the EPA issued the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories: Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Other Processes Subject to the Negotiated Regulation for Equipment Leaks. This rule is commonly known as the Hazardous Organic NESHAP or the HON. In June 1994, petitions for review of the April 1994 rule were filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The petitioners raised over 75 technical issues and concerns with drafting clarity of the rule. On August 26, 1996, the EPA proposed correcting amendments to the rule to address the petitioners' issues. Among the proposed amendments were proposed revisions to definitions that apply to wastewater and wastewater treatment and revised control and compliance provisions for wastewater. A new compliance date of April 22, 1999, was proposed for process wastewater, heat exchange systems, equipment subject to the provisions of Sec. 63.149, and maintenance wastewater. The EPA also proposed a separate compliance date for wastewater streams affected by the omission of nitrobenzene from the list of compounds subject to the wastewater provisions. The proposed revisions to the other provisions to the rule also included corrections and clarifications to ensure the rule is implemented as intended. The proposed amendments also included some additional compliance options that would reduce the burden associated with the recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the rule. Today's action takes final action on those proposed amendments. These amendments to the rule will not change the basic control requirements of the rule or the level of health protection it provides. The rule requires new and existing major sources to control emissions of hazardous air pollutants to the level reflecting application of the maximum achievable control technology.

January 17, 1997. For general questions, contact Dr. Janet S. Meyer, Coatings and Consumer Products Group, at (919) 541-5254 or Mary Tom Kissell, Waste and Chemical Processes Group, at (919) 541- 4516. For technical questions on wastewater provisions, contact Elaine Manning, Waste and Chemical Processes Group, telephone number (919) Vol. 62, no. 12 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 1997-01-17 continuing daily deposited born digital 354 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-01-17 P0b002ee180a3fb4f 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr17ja97 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-01-17/content-detail.html http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-01-17/pdf/FR-1997-01-17.pdf fdlp 2547 2889 DGPO 2010-07-15 2010-07-15 FR-1997-01-17 machine generated eng FR FR-1997-01-17 62 12