[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 72 (Tuesday, April 15, 1997)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 18308] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-9584] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 60 [FRL-5811-2] RIN 2060-AH16 Revision of New Source Performance Standards for the Phosphate Fertilizer Industry: Granular Triple Superphosphate Storage Facilities AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Proposed rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (Agency) proposes to clarify the coverage of the new source performance standards (NSPS) to limit their applicability to those facilities which store fresh granular triple superphosphate (GTSP). As a result of the proposed revisions, the NSPS would include a work practice through which manufacturers would hold fresh GTSP in storage until it had cured prior to shipment to their customers. The proposed revisions would limit the testing and recordkeeping requirements of Subpart X to only those facilities associated with the manufacture of GTSP and, thereby, remove any recordkeeping burden currently imposed upon downstream distributors and users of this product. In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, the Agency is making these revisions without prior proposal. A detailed rationale for the action is set forth in the direct final rule. If no adverse comments are received in response to that direct final rule, no further activity is contemplated in relation to this proposed rule. If the Agency receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. The Agency will address those comments in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. Any rules for which no adverse or critical comment is received will become final after the designated period. The Agency will not institute a second comment period on this document. Any parties interested in commenting on this document should do so at this time. DATES: Comments on this action must be received by May 15, 1997. ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit written comments (in duplicate if possible) to Public Docket No. A-97-4 at the following address: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center (6102), 401 M Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460. The Agency requests that a separate copy also be sent to the contact person listed below. The docket is located at the above address in Room M-1500, Waterside Mall (ground floor), and may be inspected from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The docket is an organized and complete file of all the information submitted to or otherwise considered by the Agency in the development of this rulemaking. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning specific aspects of this action, contact Mr. David Painter [telephone number (919) 541-5515], Minerals and Inorganic Chemicals Group, Emission Standards Division (MD-13), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the direct final rule published in the Final Rules section of this Federal Register. Dated: April 8, 1997. Carol M. Browner, Administrator. [FR Doc. 97-9584 Filed 4-14-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P