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Part XXII
Environmental Protection Agency
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Ch. I
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October 1998 Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes the
Semiannual Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions to update the
public about our:
Regulations currently under development,
Reviews of existing regulations, and
Rulemakings completed or canceled since the last Agenda.
EPA believes that, if the people affected by rules participate in
developing them, we will wind up with rules that are clearer, less
burdensome, and more effective.
ADDRESSES TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA MAILING LIST: If you would like to
receive copies of future Agendas, please send a note with your mailing
address to one of the following:
By Mail to USEPA/NCEPI at P.O. Box 42419, Cincinnati, Ohio
45242,
By Fax to (513) 489-8695, or
By E-mail to [email protected].
There is no charge for the Agenda.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: We welcome your comments and
suggestions. If you have general comments or questions about EPA's
rulemaking process, please direct them to: Philip Schwartz (2136),
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW., Washington, DC
20460; phone: (202) 260-5493, fax: (202) 260-5478, e-mail:
Schwartz.P[email protected].
If you have questions or comments about a particular rule,
please communicate directly with the agency contact listed for that
rule.
You can also get information on current EPA rulemakings from
our Internet site on environmental regulations that we update every
day. This site includes the text of proposed and final
environmental rules issued by the EPA and by other agencies. It
also includes an electronic version of this Agenda and EPA's
regulatory plan published in part 2 of this issue of the Federal
Register. The site is located at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/
rules.html and is part of EPA's large agencywide Internet site
which we invite you to visit at http://www.epa.gov.
We expect that the EPA net site will be an increasingly
important means of communication between EPA and the public. We
inaugurated this site about 4 years ago, and it has more than
100,000 documents and files currently available on-line. The site
receives more than 30 million requests monthly.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Rulemaking Process
Congress has established a number of requirements that agencies
must meet when they issue regulations. These requirements are
designed to support the development of quality regulations and
protect the rights of people affected by agencies' rules. These
requirements are 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. An Internet
site that contains information on Federal statutes is http://
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/.
President Clinton also established requirements that executive
agencies must meet when developing regulations. Of particular
significance for EPA rulemakings are Executive Orders 12866
(Regulatory Planning and Review), 12875 (Enhancing the
Intergovernmental Partnership), 13045 (Children's Health
Protection), and 13084 (Consultation and Coordination with Indian
Tribal Governments). An Internet site that contains information on
Executive orders is http://library.whitehouse.gov/.
We encourage you to participate in the rulemaking process to
make your views known and help us develop rules that:
Protect human health,
Preserve and enhance the environment, and
Meet environmental goals without being unnecessarily
burdensome.
You can do this by getting in touch with the contact person for a
particular rule and asking them about what opportunities are available
to participate in developing the rule. You also can comment on proposed
rules that we publish in the Federal Register and post on our Internet
site. We will consider your comments and address them before issuing a
final rule. To be most effective, comments should contain information
and data which support your position, and you should explain why we
should incorporate your suggestion in the final rule.
If you are interested in a particular rulemaking listed in the
Agenda, contact the individual listed in the Agenda entry. Areas in
which we are initiating regulatory action are listed in the
Proposed Rules sections of this Agenda. Areas under consideration
for regulatory action are listed in the Prerule sections.
In addition to rules, we also have included in this Agenda some
of our more important guidance documents. While these documents do
not have the force and effect of law because they are not legally
binding on EPA or outside parties, they will guide our thinking in
major policy areas, and we also invite you to participate in
developing these documents.
EPA's Regulatory Philosophy and Priorities
EPA's efforts to develop a system that works better and costs
less are focused on five areas: Greater public access to
information, more regulatory flexibility to obtain better results,
stronger partnerships with States and industries, more compliance
assistance, and less paperwork and red tape. To learn more about
what we are accomplishing in these areas, please refer to the
``Statement of Regulatory Priorities'' contained in EPA's
regulatory plan in part 2 of this issue of the Federal Register.
What Actions Are Included in the Agenda?
EPA includes regulations and certain major policy documents in
the Agenda. We do not generally include minor amendments or the
following categories of actions in the Agenda:
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;
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Area Designations for Air Quality Planning Purposes.
Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act:
Actions regarding pesticide tolerances and food additive regulations;
decision documents defining and establishing registration standards;
decision documents and termination decisions for the Rebuttable
Presumption Against Registration process; and data call-in requests
made under section 3(c)(2)(B).
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 Office of Management and Budget has exempted most of these
actions from the Executive Order 12866 review procedures. There is
no legal significance to the omission of an item from the Agenda.
How the Agenda Is Organized and the Relationship Between the Regulatory
Agenda and Regulatory Plan
In accordance with E.O. 12866, we publish the EPA Agenda of
Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions in April and October of each
year as part of the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and
Deregulatory Actions. Also, in accordance with E.O. 12866, we
publish the Regulatory Plan as part of the October Agenda. Entries
in the Plan contain all of the information that is included in the
Agenda entries, as well as some additional information on risks,
costs, and benefits. Rules included in the Plan are the most
significant rules that we expect to publish between October 1,
1998, and September 30, 1999. The Agenda contains information on
actions that are less significant than the rules that are covered
in the Plan. The Agenda also includes a list of rules that we will
publish after September 30, 1999.
We have organized both the Agenda and the Plan:
First, by the law that would authorize a particular
regulation;
Second, by the current stage of development (proposal, final,
etc.); and
Third, by the section number of the statute which requires or
authorizes the rule.
The following 13 sections deal with 12 laws that EPA
administers and a thirteenth broader section called ``General''
that includes cross-cutting actions, such as general acquisition
rules and rules authorized by multiple statutes:
1. General
2. The Clean Air Act (CAA)
3. The Atomic Energy Act (AEA)
4. The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
5. The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
6. The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
7. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
8. The Oil Pollution Act (OPA)
9. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act [Superfund] (CERCLA)
10. The Clean Water Act (CWA)
11. The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
12. The Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA)
13. The Shore Protection Act (SPA)
In each of these 13 sections there are up to five headings
covering the following stages of rulemaking:
1. Prerulemakings--Prerulemaking actions are 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, requests for
public comment on the need for regulatory action, or important
preregulatory policy proposals. Finally, we also announce our intent to
review certain existing regulations under section 610 of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act in this section of the Agenda.
2. Proposed Rules--This section includes EPA rulemaking actions that
are within a year of proposal (publication of Notices of Proposed
Rulemakings (NPRMs)).
3. Final Rules--This section includes rules that are within a year of
final promulgation.
4. Long-Term Actions--This section includes prerulemakings, proposed,
and final rules with expected publication dates beyond the next 12
months.
5. Completed Actions--This section contains actions that have been
promulgated and published in the Federal Register since publication of
the April 1998 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 Regultory Flexibility Act section 610 reviews in this
section of the Agenda.
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 haven't 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 (5 U.S.C. 610).
Priority: Entries are placed into one of five categories described
below.
Economically Significant: As defined in Executive Order 12866, a
rulemaking action that will have an annual effect on the economy of
$100 million or more or will 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 by the agency. This category includes
rules that are an EPA priority and rules that EPA anticipates will be
reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget under E.O. 12866
because they are likely to:
create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an
action taken or planned by another agency;
materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants,
user fees, or loan programs or the rights or obligations of recipients;
or
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raise novel legal or policy issues.
Substantive, Nonsignificant: A rulemaking that has substantive
impacts but is neither Significant, nor Routine and Frequent, nor
Informational/Administrative/Other.
Routine and Frequent: A rulemaking that is a specific case of a
multiple recurring application of a regulatory program in the Code of
Federal Regulations and that does not alter the body of the regulation.
Informational/Administrative/Other: A rulemaking that is primarily
informational or pertains to agency matters not central to
accomplishing the agency's regulatory mandate but that the agency
places in the Agenda to inform the public of the activity.
Also, if we believe that a rule may be ``major'' as defined in section
804 of the congressional review provisions of the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) (5 U.S.C. 804; Pub.L. 104-
121) 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 will
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 regulation 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 a rule development. The projections in the Agenda
are our best estimates as of the date we submit the Agenda for
publication. If a date appears in this section as 00/00/00, the date of
the action is currently undetermined. ``Undetermined'' indicates we are
very uncertain about the date of completion of the action we will take
next. Dates in 2000 or later are printed in the same form as other
dates, using the last two digits of the year.
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 Regulatory
Flexibility Act. Generally, such an analysis is required for proposed
or final rules that EPA believes may have a significant impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
Small Entities Affected: Indicates which small entities (businesses,
governmental jurisdictions, or organizations), if any, may be affected
by the rule.
Government Levels Affected: Indicates whether the rule is expected to
affect levels of government and, if so, whether the governments are
State, local, tribal, or Federal.
Unfunded Mandates: Section 202 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
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 1 year by State, local, and tribal governments, in the
aggregate, or by the private sector. If the section 202 threshold is
expected to be exceeded, we note that in this section.
Reinventing Government: If an action is part of the President's
Reinventing Government Initiative, we indicate it in this section.
Agency Contact: The name, address, phone number, and e-mail address, if
available, of a person who is knowledgeable about the regulation.
SAN Number: A code number that EPA uses to identify and track
rulemakings.
RIN: The Regulatory Identifier Number is a code number that OMB uses to
identify and track rulemakings.
Plan Entries
The Plan, which includes a Statement of Regulatory Priorities
and information about the most significant actions that we will
publish between October 1, 1998, and September 30, 1999, is
published in part 2 of today's Federal Register. Plan entries
include all of the Agenda data fields described above, plus up to
five other types of information: Statement of Need, Summary of the
Legal Basis, Alternatives, Anticipated Costs and Benefits, and a
discussion of Risks.
Regulatory Flexibility Act Considerations
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) requires that an agency
prepare a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for any rule subject to
notice and comment rulemaking requirements, unless the agency
certifies that the rule will not have a ``significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities'' (i.e., small
governments, small businesses, and small nonprofit organizations).
A Regulatory Flexibility Analysis must, among other items specified
in the RFA, identify the extent to which small entities will be
subject to the rule's requirements and describe any significant
alternatives to the rule which accomplish the objectives of
applicable statutes and which minimize any significant economic
impacts on small entities. We have listed in the first index at the
end of the Agenda all rules under development that we expect will
require a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis.
In the ``Small Entities Affected'' section, we say whether we
expect the action will have an impact on small entities that is
less than a significant impact on a substantial number of small
entities. All of the actions so identified are listed in the second
index at the end of the Agenda.
Section 610 of the RFA requires that an agency review within 10
years of promulgation those regulations that have or will have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. We undertake these reviews to decide whether we should
continue the rule unchanged, amend it, or withdraw it. We encourage
small entities to provide comments on the need to change these
rules, as these comments will factor into the Agency's
determination to continue or amend the rules. In the ``Prerule''
sections of this Agenda, we report on two ongoing and one new 610
reviews. These entries have ``Section 610 Review'' after the title
of the action. We also report on the status of nine previously
initiated section 610 reviews in the ``Completed Actions'' sections
of the Agenda. One rule previously identified as needing a 610
review, Importation of Nonconforming Vehicles, upon closer
inspection turned out not to require one.
Dated: September 4, 1998.
David Gardiner,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy.
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General--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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3374 SAN No. 4056 Utilization of Small, Minority and Women's Business Enterprises in
Procurement Under Assistance Agreements............................................... 2020-AA39
3375 SAN No. 4180 Rewriting of EPA Regulations Implementing the Freedom of Information
Act................................................................................... 2020-AA40
3376 SAN No. 3736 Revision to 40 CFR 35 Subpart A and Promulgation of Performance
Partnership (State) Grant Regulation (Reg Plan Seq. No. 98)........................... 2030-AA55
3377 SAN No. 4128 Revision to 40 CFR 35 Subpart A and Promulgation of Performance
Partnership (Tribal) Grant Rule (Reg Plan Seq. No. 99)................................ 2030-AA56
3378 SAN No. 4184 Contracting by Negotiation............................................. 2030-AA59
3379 SAN No. 4186 EPAAR Coverage on Contractor Performance Evaluations................... 2030-AA61
3380 SAN No. 4187 EPAAR Coverage on Local Hiring and Training............................ 2030-AA62
3381 SAN No. 4188 Service Contracting--Avoiding Improper Personal Services Relationships. 2030-AA63
3382 SAN No. 4191 Revision to EPAAR 1552.211-73, Level of Effort......................... 2030-AA64
3383 SAN No. 3580 Incorporation of Class Deviation Into EPAAR............................ 2030-AA37
3384 SAN No. 3629 EPA Mentor-Protege Program............................................. 2030-AA40
3385 SAN No. 3876 Incrementally Funding Fixed Price Contracts............................ 2030-AA50
3386 SAN No. 3874 Revision of EPA Acquisition Regulations for Quality Systems for
Environmental Programs................................................................ 2030-AA51
3387 SAN No. 3817 Implementation of Changes to 40 CFR Part 32............................ 2030-AA48
3388 SAN No. 3807 Consolidation of Good Laboratory Practice Standards (GLPS) Regulations
Currently Under TSCA and FIFRA Into One Rule.......................................... 2020-AA26
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General--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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3389 SAN No. 4185 Electronic Funds Transfer.............................................. 2030-AA57
3390 SAN No. 4183 Agency Protest Solicitation Notification............................... 2030-AA58
3391 SAN No. 3671 Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment.............................. 2080-AA06
3392 SAN No. 2662 Amendments to Part 22 Consolidated Procedural Rules.................... 2020-AA13
3393 SAN No. 3240 Public Information and Confidentiality Regulations..................... 2020-AA21
3394 SAN No. 3933 Environmental Impact Assessment of Nongovernmental Activities in
Antarctica............................................................................ 2020-AA34
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General--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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3395 SAN No. 2939 Regulations Governing Awards Under Section 113(f) of the Clean Air Act. 2020-AA31
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General--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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3396 SAN No. 4021 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Educational Programs Receiving
Federal Assistance.................................................................... 2020-AA36
3397 SAN No. 4189 Quick-Closeout Procedures.............................................. 2030-AA60
3398 SAN No. 3624 Guidelines for Neurotoxicity Risk Assessment........................... 2080-AA08
3399 SAN No. 3854 Value Engineering...................................................... 2030-AA49
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Clean Air Act (CAA)--Prerule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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3400 SAN No. 3986 Consolidated Emission Reporting Rule................................... 2060-AH25
3401 SAN No. 4120 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Allowance System for Controlling
HCFC Production, Import and Export.................................................... 2060-AH67
3402 SAN No. 4136 Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources; New Residential
Wood Heaters (Section 610 Review)..................................................... 2060-AI05
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Clean Air Act (CAA)--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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3403 SAN No. 4159 Redefinition of Glycol Ethers Listed as HAPs Under the Clean Air Act,
and Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA................................................. 2060-AI08
3404 SAN No. 4043 Control of Emissions of Air Pollution From 2004 and Later Model Year
Highway Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines..................................................... 2060-AI12
3405 SAN No. 4148 Conformity Pilot....................................................... 2060-AI14
3406 SAN No. 3263 Performance Warranty and Inspection/Maintenance Test Procedures........ 2060-AE20
3407 SAN No. 3262 Inspection/Maintenance Recall Requirements............................. 2060-AE22
3408 SAN No. 3380 NSPS: Synthetic Organic Chemicals Manufacturing Industry - Wastewater.. 2060-AE94
3409 SAN No. 3407 Method 301: Field Validation of Pollution Measurement Methods for
Various Media; Revisions.............................................................. 2060-AF00
3410 SAN No. 3549 NESHAP: Petroleum Refineries - FCC Units, Reformers and Sulfur Plants.. 2060-AF28
3411 SAN No. 3553 Implementation of Ozone and Particulate Matter (PM) National Ambient
Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and Regional Haze Regulations (Reg Plan Seq. No. 100)... 2060-AF34
3412 SAN No. 3516 Comprehensive Radiation Waste Management Regulation.................... 2060-AF41
3413 SAN No. 3569 Federal Implementation Plan To Control Emissions From Two Power
Stations Located on Navajo Nation Lands............................................... 2060-AF42
3414 SAN No. 3637 Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) To Control Emissions From Sources
Located on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation........................................... 2060-AF84
3415 SAN No. 3568 Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
(Reg Plan Seq. No. 101)............................................................... 2060-AG14
3416 SAN No. 3744 Amendment to Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources;
Monitoring Requirements (PS-1)........................................................ 2060-AG22
3417 SAN No. 3748 Consolidated Federal Air Rule for the Synthetic Organic Chemical
Manufacturing Industry (Reg Plan Seq. No. 102)........................................ 2060-AG28
3418 SAN No. 3819 NSPS: Sewage Sludge Incinerators....................................... 2060-AG50
3419 SAN No. 3966 Storage Tank Rule Revisions............................................ 2060-AH15
3420 SAN No. 3917 Transportation Conformity Rule Amendment: Clarification of Trading
Provisions............................................................................ 2060-AH31
3421 SAN No. 3910 Streamlined Evaporative Test Procedures................................ 2060-AH34
3422 SAN No. 3975 Review of Minor New Sources and Modifications in Indian Country........ 2060-AH37
3423 SAN No. 3977 Revisions to Clarify the Permit Content Requirements for State
Operating Permits..................................................................... 2060-AH46
3424 SAN No. 4046 Revisions to New Source Review (NSR) Regulations to Implement the New
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Ozone.............................. 2060-AH53
3425 SAN No. 4022 NESHAP: Coke Ovens: Pushing, Quenching, and Battery Stacks............. 2060-AH55
3426 SAN No. 4067 Acid Rain Program: Determination on Section 75.7 (EPA Study of Bias
Test) and Section 75.8 (Relative Accuracy and Availability Analysis).................. 2060-AH64
3427 SAN No. 4106 Final Rule To Amend the National Emission Standards for Magnetic Tape
Manufacturing Operations.............................................................. 2060-AH71
3428 SAN No. 4103 NESHAP: Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants From the Synthetic Organic
Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) & Other Processes Subject to the Negotiated
Regulation for Equipment.............................................................. 2060-AH81
3429 SAN No. 4119 Performance Specification 16 - Specifications and Test Procedures for
Predictive Emission Monitoring Systems in Stationary Sources.......................... 2060-AH84
3430 SAN No. 4096 Federal Implementation Plans To Reduce the Regional Transport of Ozone
in the Eastern United States; Proposed Rules.......................................... 2060-AH87
3431 SAN No. 4095 Findings of Significant Contribution and Rulemaking on Section 126
Petitions for Purposes of Reducing Interstate Ozone Transport......................... 2060-AH88
3432 SAN No. 4082 Wet-formed Fiberglass Mat Production NESHAP............................ 2060-AH89
3433 SAN No. 4003 Technical Change to Dose Methodology for 40 CFR 191, Subpart A......... 2060-AH90
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3434 SAN No. 4073 Revisions to the Pollutant Standards Index and Significant Harm Level
Programs for Ozone and Particulate Matter............................................. 2060-AH92
3435 SAN No. 4070 General Conformity Regulations; Revisions.............................. 2060-AH93
3436 SAN No. 3893 Review of Operating Permits Issued by Indian Tribes.................... 2060-AH98
3437 SAN No. 4077 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Reconsideration on the 610
Nonessential Products Ban............................................................. 2060-AH99
3438 SAN No. 3951 Control of Emissions From New Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines At or
Below 19 Kilowatts, Minor Amendments to the Phase I Emission Standards................ 2060-AI02
3439 SAN No. 4129 Notice of Temporary Stay, Notice of Proposed Compliance Extension;
Equivalency Determination-National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants:
Halogenated Solvent................................................................... 2060-AI04
3440 SAN No. 4078 Control of Emissions of Air Pollution From New Marine Diesel Engines at
or above 37 Kilowatts................................................................. 2060-AI17
3441 SAN No. 4211 Tier II Light-Duty Vehicle, Light-Duty Truck, and Heavy-Duty Gasoline
Vehicle Emission Standards and Gasoline Sulfur Standards (Reg Plan Seq. No. 103)...... 2060-AI23
3442 SAN No. 1002 NAAQS: Sulfur Dioxide (Review and Implementation) (Reg Plan Seq. No.
104).................................................................................. 2060-AA61
3443 SAN No. 3470 Revision of Appendix W to 40 CFR Part 51............................... 2060-AF01
3444 SAN No. 3228 NESHAP for the Manufacturing of Amino and Phenolic Resins (Polymers and
Resins Group III)..................................................................... 2060-AE36
3445 SAN No. 3078 NESHAP: Secondary Aluminum Industry.................................... 2060-AE77
3446 SAN No. 3378 NESHAP: Acrylic/Modacrylic Fibers Manufacturing........................ 2060-AF06
3447 SAN No. 3465 NESHAP: Polycarbonates Production...................................... 2060-AF09
3448 SAN No. 3377 NESHAP: Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW).......................... 2060-AF26
3449 SAN No. 3550 NESHAP: Manufacturing of Nutritional Yeast............................. 2060-AF30
3450 SAN No. 3551 Amendments to General Provisions Subpart A and B for 40 CFR 63......... 2060-AF31
3451 SAN No. 3821 NESHAP: Ethylene Processes............................................. 2060-AG53
3452 SAN No. 3829 Revisions to the Regulation for Approval of State Programs and
Delegation of Federal Authorities 112(l).............................................. 2060-AG60
3453 SAN No. 3651 NESHAP: Lime Manufacturing............................................. 2060-AG72
3454 SAN No. 3901 Generic MACT for Source Categories (Acrylic Modacrylic Fibers,
Polycarbonates, Hydrogen Fluoride, and Acetal Resins)................................. 2060-AG91
3455 SAN No. 3902 NESHAP: Semiconductor Production....................................... 2060-AG93
3456 SAN No. 3654 NESHAP: Hydrogen Fluoride Production................................... 2060-AG94
3457 SAN No. 2841 NESHAP: Chromium Electroplating Amendment.............................. 2060-AH08
3458 SAN No. 3959 National Strategy for Urban Area Sources of Toxic Air Emissions........ 2060-AH21
3459 SAN No. 3973 NESHAP: Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication Operations.............. 2060-AH42
3460 SAN No. 3939 NESHAP: Group I Polymers and Resins and Group IV Polymers and Resins
and Group IV Polymers and Resins...................................................... 2060-AH47
3461 SAN No. 3479 Amendments to Parts 51, 52, 63, 70 and 71 Regarding the Provisions for
Determining Potential To Emit......................................................... 2060-AI01
3462 SAN No. 3979 Review of Federal Test Procedures for Emissions From Motor Vehicles;
Test Procedure Adjustments to Fuel Economy and Emission Test Results.................. 2060-AH38
3463 SAN No. 3091 Specification of Substantially Similar Definition for Diesel Fuels..... 2060-AD77
3464 SAN No. 3673 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Reconsideration of Section 608 Sales
Restriction........................................................................... 2060-AG20
3465 SAN No. 3983 Servicing of Motor Vehicle Air Conditioners: Standards for Equipment
That Recovers and Recycles Refrigerants Other Than CFC-12 and HFC-134a................ 2060-AH29
3466 SAN No. 3640 Supplemental Rule To Require Certain Products Made With HCFCs To Bear
Warning Label......................................................................... 2060-AF93
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Clean Air Act (CAA)--Final Rule Stage
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Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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3467 SAN No. 4115 NESHAP: Chromium Electroplating Amendment.............................. 2060-AH69
3468 SAN No. 3898 1998 Revision of Acid Rain Allowance Allocations....................... 2060-AG86
3469 SAN No. 3259 New Source Review (NSR) Reform (Reg Plan Seq. No. 126)................. 2060-AE11
3470 SAN No. 3082 NESHAP: Ferroalloy Production.......................................... 2060-AF29
3471 SAN No. 3573 Acid Rain Program: Deletion of Certain Units........................... 2060-AF46
3472 SAN No. 3412 Operating Permits: Revisions (Part 70) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 127)......... 2060-AF70
3473 SAN No. 2915 Methods for Measurement of Visible Emissions - Addition of Methods
203A, 203B, and 203C to Appendix M of Part 51......................................... 2060-AF83
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3474 SAN No. 3643 Sales Volume Limit Provisions for Small-Volume Manufacture
Certification for Clean Fuel and Conventional Vehicle Conversions and Related
Provisions............................................................................ 2060-AF87
3475 SAN No. 3741 Service Information Availability....................................... 2060-AG13
3476 SAN No. 3743 Amendments to Part 60, Part 61, and Part 63 and Addition of Method 14A
to Part 60............................................................................ 2060-AG21
3477 SAN No. 3750 Regulation Review/Burden Reduction..................................... 2060-AG30
3478 SAN No. 3808 Acid Rain Program: Continuous Emission Monitoring (CEM) Rule Revisions. 2060-AG46
3479 SAN No. 3835 Amendment to the User Fees for Radon Proficiency Programs Rule......... 2060-AG64
3480 SAN No. 3900 Addition of Method 207 to Appendix M of 40 CFR Part 51 - Method for
Measuring Isocyanates in Stationary Source Emissions.................................. 2060-AG88
3481 SAN No. 3868 Federal Operating Permits Program in Indian Country.................... 2060-AG90
3482 SAN No. 3913 Revision to the Light-Duty Vehicle Emission Compliance Procedure....... 2060-AH05
3483 SAN No. 3945 Finding of Significant Contribution and Rulemaking for Certain States
in the Ozone Transport Assessment Group (OTAG) Region for Purposes of Reducing
Regional Transport of Ozone........................................................... 2060-AH10
3484 SAN No. 3958 Addition of Opacity Method to Appendix M of 40 CFR Part 51 (Method 203) 2060-AH23
3485 SAN No. 4030 Expanded Definitions for Alternative-Fueled Vehicles and Engines
Meeting Low-Emission Vehicle Exhaust Emission Standards............................... 2060-AH52
3486 SAN No. 4052 Revisions to the Permits and Sulfur Dioxide Allowance System
Regulations Under Title IV of the Clean Air Act....................................... 2060-AH60
3487 SAN No. 4126 NESHAP: Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations, Amendments............ 2060-AH66
3488 SAN No. 4123 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source
Category: Pulp and Paper Production; Amendments to the Promulgated Rule............... 2060-AH74
3489 SAN No. 4076 Supplemental Rulemaking for Certain States in the Ozone Transport
Assessment Group Region for Purposes of Reducing Regional Transport of Ozone.......... 2060-AH91
3490 SAN No. 4125 Electric Arc Furnace NSPS Amendment.................................... 2060-AH95
3491 SAN No. 4108 NESHAP: Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations; Final Rule--Settlement
Agreement; and NESHAP for Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations for Technical
Amendments............................................................................ 2060-AH96
3492 SAN No. 4130 Acid Rain Program: Proposed Revision of Test Method 1, 2, and 2F for
Measuring Volumetric Flow in Stacks................................................... 2060-AH97
3493 SAN No. 4165 Optional Certification Streamlining Procedures for LDVs, LDTs, and HDEs 2060-AI15
3494 SAN No. 3740 Transportation Conformity Rule Amendments: Flexibility and Streamlining 2060-AI16
3495 SAN No. 3105 Amendments--Integrated NESHAP and Effluent Guidelines: Pulp and Paper
(Reg Plan Seq. No. 128)............................................................... 2060-AD03
3496 SAN No. 3461 NESHAP: Mineral Wool Production Industry............................... 2060-AE08
3497 SAN No. 3229 NESHAP: Oil and Natural Gas Production and Natural Gas Transmission and
Storage............................................................................... 2060-AE34
3498 SAN No. 3303 NESHAP: Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing.................................. 2060-AE40
3499 SAN No. 3345 NESHAP: Steel Pickling, HC1 Process.................................... 2060-AE41
3500 SAN No. 3304 NESHAP: Phosphate Fertilizers Production............................... 2060-AE44
3501 SAN No. 3340 NESHAP: Primary Copper Smelting........................................ 2060-AE46
3502 SAN No. 3123 NESHAP: Wool Fiberglass Manufacturing Industry......................... 2060-AE75
3503 SAN No. 3079 NESHAP: Portland Cement Manufacturing.................................. 2060-AE78
3504 SAN No. 3408 NESHAP: Polyether Polyols Production................................... 2060-AE81
3505 SAN No. 3450 NESHAP: Pesticide Active Ingredient Production (Production of
Agricultural Chemicals)............................................................... 2060-AE84
3506 SAN No. 3338 NESHAP: Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production.......................... 2060-AE86
3507 SAN No. 3467 NESHAP: Primary Lead Smelters.......................................... 2060-AE97
3508 SAN No. 2547 NESHAP: Radon Emissions From Phosphogypsum Stacks...................... 2060-AF04
3509 SAN No. 3836 NESHAP: Aerospace Technical Amendments................................. 2060-AG65
3510 SAN No. 4162 NESHAP: Oil and Natural Gas Production and NESHAP: Natural Gas
Transmission and Storage , Amendments to Proposed Rule................................ 2060-AI13
3511 SAN No. 2937 Field Citation Program................................................. 2020-AA32
3512 SAN No. 3604 Standards for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline, Individual
Baseline Fuel Adjustments............................................................. 2060-AG80
3513 SAN No. 3610 Transportation Conformity Rule Amendment and Solicitation for
Participation in the Pilot Program.................................................... 2060-AG79
3514 SAN No. 3281 National VOC Emission Standards for Automobile Refinish Coatings....... 2060-AE35
3515 SAN No. 3351 VOC Regulation for Architectural Coatings (Reg Plan Seq. No. 129)...... 2060-AE55
3516 SAN No. 3658 National VOC Emission Standards for Consumer Products (Reg Plan Seq.
No. 130).............................................................................. 2060-AF62
3517 SAN No. 3828 Reduction of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions From Coatings
Used in the Aerospace, Wood Furniture, and Shipbuilding Industries Under Clean Air Act
Section 183(e)........................................................................ 2060-AG59
3518 SAN No. 3645 Control of Emissions of Air Pollution From Highway Heavy-Duty Engines
and Diesel Engines (Reg Plan Seq. No. 131)............................................ 2060-AF76
3519 SAN No. 2665 Importation of Nonconforming Vehicles; Amendments to Regulations....... 2060-AI03
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3520 SAN No. 3843 Revision to the Covered Areas Provision for Reformulated Gasoline...... 2060-AG77
3521 SAN No. 3842 Applicability of On-Highway Heavy-Duty Certified Engines for Use in
Nonroad Heavy-Duty Vehicles and Equipment; Amendment.................................. 2060-AG78
3522 SAN No. 3361 Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines At or Below 19 Kilowatts (25 Horsepower)
(Phase 2) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 132)..................................................... 2060-AE29
3523 SAN No. 3352 NSPS: Nitrogen Oxide Emissions From Fossil-Fuel Fired Steam Generating
Units--Revision....................................................................... 2060-AE56
3524 SAN No. 3556 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Supplemental Rule Regarding a
Recycling Standard Under Section 608.................................................. 2060-AF36
3525 SAN No. 3560 Refrigerant Recycling Rule Amendment To Include Substitute Refrigerants 2060-AF37
3526 SAN No. 3525 Update of the Substitutes List Under the Significant New Alternatives
Policy (SNAP) Program................................................................. 2060-AG12
3527 SAN No. 3792 Technical Amendments to Hazardous Waste TSDF & Hazardous Waste
Generators: Organic Air Emission Standards for Tanks, Surface Impoundments &
Containers............................................................................ 2060-AG44
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Clean Air Act (CAA)--Long-Term Actions
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Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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3528 SAN No. 4105 NESHAP: Carbon Black Production........................................ 2060-AH68
3529 SAN No. 4110 Alumina Processing NESHAP.............................................. 2060-AH70
3530 SAN No. 4154 Control of Emissions From Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines Rated Over 19
kW.................................................................................... 2060-AI11
3531 SAN No. 3341 NESHAP: Cyanide Chemical Manufacturing................................. 2060-AE45
3532 SAN No. 3346 NESHAP: Integrated Iron and Steel...................................... 2060-AE48
3533 SAN No. 3649 Amendments to Method 24 (Water-Based Coatings)......................... 2060-AF72
3534 SAN No. 3820 NESHAP: Plywood and Particleboard Manufacturing........................ 2060-AG52
3535 SAN No. 3922 Revised Permit Revision Procedures for the Federal Operating Permits
Program............................................................................... 2060-AG92
3536 SAN No. 3970 NESHAP: Miscellaneous Cellulose Production............................. 2060-AH11
3537 SAN No. 3969 NESHAP: Municipal Solid Waste Landfills................................ 2060-AH13
3538 SAN No. 4045 Rulemaking To Modify the List of Source Categories From Which Fugitive
Emissions Are Considered in Major Source Determinations............................... 2060-AH58
3539 SAN No. 4111 NESHAP: Fumed Silica Production........................................ 2060-AH72
3540 SAN No. 4102 NESHAP: Taconite Iron Ore Processing................................... 2060-AH73
3541 SAN No. 4104 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the
Hydrochloric Acid Production.......................................................... 2060-AH75
3542 SAN No. 4116 NESHAP: Ammonium Sulphate Production (Caprolactam By-Product).......... 2060-AH77
3543 SAN No. 4107 NESHAP: Asphalt/Coal Tar Application on Metal Pipes.................... 2060-AH78
3544 SAN No. 4113 NESHAP: Clay Products Manufacturing.................................... 2060-AH79
3545 SAN No. 4112 NESHAP: Hydrogen Chloride Production................................... 2060-AH80
3546 SAN No. 4114 NESHAP: Polyvinyl Chloride Production.................................. 2060-AH82
3547 SAN No. 4098 NESHAP: Uranium Hexafluoride Production................................ 2060-AH83
3548 SAN No. 3656 NESHAP/NSPS: Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engine.................. 2060-AG63
3549 SAN No. 3657 NESHAP/NSPS: Combustion Turbine........................................ 2060-AG67
3550 SAN No. 3343 NESHAP: Iron Foundries and Steel Foundries............................. 2060-AE43
3551 SAN No. 3326 NESHAP: Reinforced Plastic Composites Production....................... 2060-AE79
3552 SAN No. 3452 NESHAP: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Production and Processes........ 2060-AE82
3553 SAN No. 3449 NESHAP: Chlorine Production............................................ 2060-AE85
3554 SAN No. 3746 NESHAP: Paint Stripping Operations..................................... 2060-AG26
3555 SAN No. 3747 NESHAP: Boat Manufacturing............................................. 2060-AG27
3556 SAN No. 3749 NESHAP: Tire Manufacturing............................................. 2060-AG29
3557 SAN No. 3754 Petroleum Solvent Dry Cleaners Maximum Achievable Control Technology
(MACT) Standard....................................................................... 2060-AG34
3558 SAN No. 3823 Large Appliance (Surface Coating) NESHAP/VOC Reductions................ 2060-AG54
3559 SAN No. 3655 NESHAP: Asphalt Roofing and Processing................................. 2060-AG66
3560 SAN No. 3652 NESHAP: Refractories Manufacturing..................................... 2060-AG68
3561 SAN No. 3837 NESHAP: Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers and Process
Heaters............................................................................... 2060-AG69
3562 SAN No. 3872 Industrial Combustion Coordinated Rulemaking - ICCR Project............ 2060-AG84
3563 SAN No. 3899 NESHAP: Friction Products Manufacturing................................ 2060-AG87
3564 SAN No. 3906 NESHAP: Metal Can (Surface Coating) Industry........................... 2060-AG96
3565 SAN No. 3905 NESHAP: Metal Coil (Surface Coating) Industry.......................... 2060-AG97
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3566 SAN No. 3909 NESHAP: Fabric Printing, Coating and Dyeing............................ 2060-AG98
3567 SAN No. 3907 Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Manufacturing (Surface Coating) NESHAP/
VOC Reductions........................................................................ 2060-AG99
3568 SAN No. 3908 Offset Lithographic Printing National VOC Rule......................... 2060-AH00
3569 SAN No. 3924 NESHAP: Primary Magnesium Refining..................................... 2060-AH03
3570 SAN No. 3968 NESHAP: Site Remediation............................................... 2060-AH12
3571 SAN No. 3967 NESHAP: Spandex Production............................................. 2060-AH14
3572 SAN No. 3964 NESHAP: Leather Tanning and Finishing Operations....................... 2060-AH17
3573 SAN No. 3962 NESHAP: Manufacture of Carbon Black.................................... 2060-AH19
3574 SAN No. 3903 NESHAP: Vegetable Oil Production....................................... 2060-AH22
3575 SAN No. 3972 NESHAP: Rocket Engine Test Firing/Engine Test Facilities............... 2060-AH35
3576 SAN No. 3971 NESHAP: Organic Liquid Distribution.................................... 2060-AH41
3577 SAN No. 3613 NSPS: New Source Performance Standards and Emission Guidelines for
Industrial and Commercial Waste Incinerators.......................................... 2060-AF91
3578 SAN No. 3751 NSPS: New Source Performance Standards and Emission Guidelines for
Other Solid Waste Incinerators........................................................ 2060-AG31
3579 SAN No. 3919 Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality: Permit
Application Review Procedures for Non-Federal Class I Areas........................... 2060-AH01
3580 SAN No. 3824 Metal Furniture (Surface Coatings) NESHAP/VOC Reductions............... 2060-AG55
3581 SAN No. 3825 NESHAP/VOC Reductions Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products (Surface
Coating).............................................................................. 2060-AG56
3582 SAN No. 3826 Plastic Parts (Surface Coating) NESHAP/VOC Reductions.................. 2060-AG57
3583 SAN No. 3827 Paper and Other Web Coating Reductions NESHAP/ VOC Rule................ 2060-AG58
3584 SAN No. 3904 Wood Building Products (Surface Coating) NESHAP/VOC Reductions......... 2060-AH02
3585 SAN No. 3139 Location of Selective Enforcement Audits of Foreign Manufactured
Vehicles and Engines; Amendment....................................................... 2060-AD90
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Clean Air Act (CAA)--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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3586 SAN No. 4042 Clean Fuel Fleet Program; Rule Amendment............................... 2060-AH56
3587 SAN No. 4140 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Halon Recycling and Recovery
Equipment Certification............................................................... 2060-AI07
3588 SAN No. 4151 Industrial Process Cooling Tower NESHAP Amendment...................... 2060-AI10
3589 SAN No. 4038 Federal Implementation Plan for a Fifteen Percent Reduction in Volatile
Organic Compounds in the District of Columbia......................................... 2060-AH51
3590 SAN No. 2961 Locomotive Emission Standards.......................................... 2060-AD33
3591 SAN No. 3638 Revision of EPA's Radiological Emergency Response Plan................. 2060-AF85
3592 SAN No. 3598 Amendment of Enhanced Inspection/Maintenance Performance Standard...... 2060-AG07
3593 SAN No. 3810 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Reconsideration of Petition Criteria
and Incorporation of Montreal Protocol Decisions...................................... 2060-AG48
3594 SAN No. 3812 Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Scrap Metal from
Nuclear Facilities.................................................................... 2060-AG51
3595 SAN No. 3873 Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Compliance Certification Rulemaking. 2060-AG85
3596 SAN No. 3911 Tier II (Phase II) Study to Assess Further Reductions in Light-Duty
Vehicles and Light-Duty Trucks Tailpipe Emission Standards............................ 2060-AH04
3597 SAN No. 3912 Emission Regulations for 1978 and Later New Motorcycles-- Proposed
Changes to the Definition of Weight Limitations for Motorcycles....................... 2060-AH06
3598 SAN No. 3982 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Control of Methyl Bromide Emissions
Through Use of Tarps.................................................................. 2060-AH26
3599 SAN No. 3943 Revision of Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds - Exclusion of
Methyl Acetate........................................................................ 2060-AH27
3600 SAN No. 3978 Revisions to Service Information Availability Requirements............. 2060-AH28
3601 SAN No. 3915 Control of Emissions: Technical Amendments for Non-Road Compression
Ignition Engines...................................................................... 2060-AH33
3602 SAN No. 3981 Revisions for Opting Into the Acid Rain Program........................ 2060-AH36
3603 SAN No. 3984 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Manufacture of Halon Blends,
Intentional Release of Halons, Technician Training and Disposal of Halon and Halon-
Containing Equipment.................................................................. 2060-AH44
3604 SAN No. 3916 Urban Bus Retrofit/Rebuild Program Regulations Amendment............... 2060-AH45
3605 SAN No. 4078 Control of Emissions of Air Pollution From New Marine Diesel Engines at
or Above 37 Kilowatts................................................................. 2060-AH50
3606 SAN No. 4035 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Interpretation of Methyl Bromide
Labeling Requirements................................................................. 2060-AH54
3607 SAN No. 4032 Transportation Conformity for Transitional Ozone Areas................. 2060-AH59
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3608 SAN No. 4033 Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) Program Requirement - On-Board Diagnostic
Checks; Amendment to the Final Rule................................................... 2060-AH62
3609 SAN No. 4127 Alternative Flare Specifications for Hydrogen Fueled Flares............ 2060-AH94
3610 SAN No. 3168 NESHAP: Petroleum Refineries - Amendments to Final Rule................ 2060-AI00
3611 SAN No. 4197 Lead Phasedown (Section 610 Review).................................... 2060-AI18
3612 SAN No. 4199 NSPS for Industrial Surface Coating: Metal Coils (Section 610 Review).. 2060-AI19
3613 SAN No. 4200 NSPS for Industrial Surface Coating: Metal Furniture (Section 610
Review)............................................................................... 2060-AI20
3614 SAN No. 4198 NSPS for Industrial Surface Coating: Large Appliances (Section 610
Review)............................................................................... 2060-AI21
3615 SAN No. 4137 Arizona FIP: Moderate Area PM-10 Plan for Phoenix...................... 2060-AI22
3616 SAN No. 4150 Amendments to Municipal Solid Waste Landfills.......................... 2060-AI09
3617 SAN No. 3451 NESHAP: Pharmaceuticals Production..................................... 2060-AE83
3618 SAN No. 3469 NESHAP: Manufacture of Tetrahydrobenzaldehyde.......................... 2060-AE99
3619 SAN No. 3791 Revision of List of Categories of Sources and Schedule for Standards
Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act................................................ 2060-AG42
3620 SAN No. 2965 NESHAP: Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations; Technical Corrections
and Clarifications.................................................................... 2060-AG95
3621 SAN No. 3960 Specific Pollutants: List of Categories Emitting Seven Specified
Hazardous Air Pollutants.............................................................. 2060-AH20
3622 SAN No. 3660 Open-Market Trading Guidance........................................... 2060-AF60
3623 SAN No. 3300 Revised Carbon Monoxide (CO) Standard for Class I and II Nonhandheld
New Nonroad Phase I Small Spark-Ignited Engines....................................... 2060-AG81
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Atomic Energy Act (AEA)--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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3624 SAN No. 4054 Radiation Waste Management Regulation.................................. 2060-AH63
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Atomic Energy Act (AEA)--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3625 SAN No. 3602 Protective Action Guidance for Drinking Water.......................... 2060-AF39
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Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)--Prerule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3626 SAN No. 4170 Pesticides; Procedures for Registration Review Program................. 2070-AD29
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Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)--Proposed Rule Stage
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Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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3627 SAN No. 4175 Pesticide Tolerance Reassessment Program (Reg Plan Seq. No. 105)....... 2070-AD24
3628 SAN No. 4143 Endocrine Disruptor Screening and Testing Program (Reg Plan Seq. No.
106).................................................................................. 2070-AD26
3629 SAN No. 3890 Tolerances for Pesticide Emergency Exemptions.......................... 2070-AD15
3630 SAN No. 3735 The 10-Acre Limitation for Pesticide Small-Scale Field Testing......... 2070-AC99
3631 SAN No. 3892 Antimicrobial Pesticide Products; Other Pesticide Regulatory Changes... 2070-AD14
3632 SAN No. 4026 Exemption of Certain Pesticide Substances From FIFRA Requirements...... 2070-AD21
3633 SAN No. 4027 Pesticides; Tolerance Processing Fees.................................. 2070-AD23
3634 SAN No. 2687 Data Requirements for Pesticide Registration (Revision)................ 2070-AC12
3635 SAN No. 1640 WPS; Pesticide Worker Protection Standards; Pesticide Hazard
Communication......................................................................... 2070-AC34
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3636 SAN No. 4173 Data Requirements for Antimicrobial Registrations...................... 2070-AD30
3637 SAN No. 2659 Pesticide Management and Disposal: Standards for Pesticide Containers
and Containment....................................................................... 2070-AB95
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Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)--Final Rule Stage
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Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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3638 SAN No. 3731 WPS; Pesticide Worker Protection Standard; Glove Amendment............. 2070-AC93
3639 SAN No. 2684 Regulation of Plant-Produced Pesticides Under FIFRA and FFDCA.......... 2070-AC02
3640 SAN No. 3222 Ground Water and Pesticide Management Plan (Reg Plan Seq. No. 133)..... 2070-AC46
3641 SAN No. 3432 Pesticide Management and Disposal...................................... 2020-AA33
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Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)--Long-Term Actions
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Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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3642 SAN No. 2720 Policy or Procedures for Notification to the Agency of Stored
Pesticides With Cancelled or Suspended Registration................................... 2020-AA29
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Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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3643 SAN No. 2444 Pesticide Tolerances; Portion of Food Commodities To Be Analyzed for
Pesticide Residues.................................................................... 2070-AC45
3644 SAN No. 4025 Exemption of Certain Inert Ingredients From the Definition of Pesticide
Chemical Residue Under FFDCA.......................................................... 2070-AD20
3645 SAN No. 3135 Pesticide Flammability Labeling Requirements for Total Release Foggers. 2070-AC60
3646 SAN No. 2371 Restricted Use Criteria for Pesticides in Groundwater.................. 2070-AB60
3647 SAN No. 3636 Pesticide Labeling Claims.............................................. 2070-AC85
3648 SAN No. 2725 FIFRA Books and Records of Pesticide Production and Distribution
(Revision)............................................................................ 2020-AA28
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Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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3649 SAN No. 4176 Chemical Right-to-Know Initiative (Reg Plan Seq. No. 107).............. 2070-AD25
3650 SAN No. 4174 TSCA Section 4 Enforceable Consent Agreement for Certain Oxygenated
Fuel Additives........................................................................ 2070-AD28
3651 SAN No. 2425 TRI; Responses to Petitions Received To Add or Delete Chemicals From
the Toxic Release Inventory........................................................... 2070-AC00
3652 SAN No. 3148 Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Revisions............................ 2070-AC51
3653 SAN No. 3301 TSCA Inventory Update Rule Amendments (Reg Plan Seq. No. 108).......... 2070-AC61
3654 SAN No. 3244 Lead-Based Paint Activities Rules; Training, Accreditation, and
Certification Rule and Model State Plan Rule.......................................... 2070-AC64
3655 SAN No. 3508 Lead; TSCA Requirements for the Disposal of Lead-Based Paint Debris.... 2070-AC72
3656 SAN No. 3243 Lead; Rulemakings Under TSCA Section 402, Lead-Based Paint Activities
(Reg Plan Seq. No. 109)............................................................... 2070-AD06
3657 SAN No. 3990 Multi-Chemical Test Rule; High Production Volume Chemicals............. 2070-AD16
3658 SAN No. 3494 Test Rules; Generic Entry for Proposed Decisions....................... 2070-AB07
3659 SAN No. 2563 Test Rule; ATSDR Substances............................................ 2070-AB79
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3660 SAN No. 2865 Multi-Chemical Test Rule; Children's Health............................ 2070-AC27
3661 SAN No. 3882 Test Rule for Certain Metals........................................... 2070-AD10
3662 SAN No. 1923 Follow-Up Rules on Existing Chemicals.................................. 2070-AA58
3663 SAN No. 3894 TSCA Biotechnology Follow-Up Rules..................................... 2070-AD13
3664 SAN No. 3047 Asbestos; Amendments to the Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools
Rule, Model Accreditation Plan, and Worker Protection Rule (Reg Plan Seq. No. 110).... 2070-AC62
3665 SAN No. 2249 Asbestos Worker Protection Rule; Amendments............................ 2070-AC66
3666 SAN No. 4179 PCBs; Polychlorinated Biphenyl; Use Authorizations (Reg Plan Seq. No.
111).................................................................................. 2070-AD27
3667 SAN No. 3557 Lead-Based Paint Activities; Training and Certification for Renovation
and Remodeling........................................................................ 2070-AC83
3668 SAN No. 4172 Lead-Based Paint; Notification of Commencement of Abatement Activities. 2070-AD31
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Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)--Final Rule Stage
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Number Number
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3669 SAN No. 3243 Lead; TSCA Section 403; Identification of Dangerous Levels of Lead (Reg
Plan Seq. No. 134).................................................................... 2070-AC63
3670 SAN No. 3480 Development of Guidance as Mandated by Executive Order 12873, Section
503 on Environmentally Preferable Products............................................ 2070-AC78
3671 SAN No. 3493 Test Rules; Generic Entry for Final Decisions.......................... 2070-AB94
3672 SAN No. 3487 Test Rule; Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs)............................. 2070-AC76
3673 SAN No. 1976 Follow-Up Rules on Non-5(e) New Chemical Substances.................... 2070-AA59
3674 SAN No. 3495 Chemical-Specific Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) To Extend
Provisions of Section 5(e) Orders..................................................... 2070-AB27
3675 SAN No. 2150 PCBs; Polychlorinated Biphenyls; Exemptions From the Prohibitions
against Manufacturing, Processing, and Distribution in Commerce....................... 2070-AB20
3676 SAN No. 3528 Refractory Ceramic Fibers; Significant New Use Rules on National
Program Chemicals..................................................................... 2070-AC37
3677 SAN No. 3021 PCBs; Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Transformer Reclassification
Rule.................................................................................. 2070-AC39
3678 SAN No. 2178 TSCA Section 8(a) Preliminary Assessment Information Rules............. 2070-AB08
3679 SAN No. 1139 TSCA Section 8(d) Health and Safety Data Reporting Rules............... 2070-AB11
3680 SAN No. 2779 Use of Acrylamide for Grouting......................................... 2070-AC17
3681 SAN No. 3118 TSCA Section 8(e) Policy; Notice of Clarification...................... 2070-AC80
3682 SAN No. 3559 Notice of TSCA Section 4 Reimbursement Period and TSCA Section 12(b)
Export Notification Period Sunset Dates for TSCA Section 4 Substances................. 2070-AC84
3683 SAN No. 3881 Lead-Based Paint; Fees for Accreditation and Certification Activities.. 2070-AD11
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Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)--Long-Term Actions
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Number Number
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3684 SAN No. 3877 TRI; Data Expansion Amendments; Toxic Chemical Release Reporting;
Community Right-to-Know............................................................... 2070-AD08
3685 SAN No. 2245 Test Rules; Negotiated Consent Order and Test Rule Procedures.......... 2070-AB30
3686 SAN No. 3252 Lead; Regulatory Investigation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA) To Reduce Lead (Pb) Consumption and Use........................................ 2070-AC21
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Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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3687 SAN No. 4202 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Disposal Amendments (Section 610
Review)............................................................................... 2070-AD32
3688 SAN No. 4203 Asbestos Worker Protection Rule (Section 610 Review)................... 2070-AD33
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3689 SAN No. 4204 Amendments to the Asbestos Containing Materials in Schools Rule
(Section 610 Rule).................................................................... 2070-AD34
3690 SAN No. 4205 Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan (Section 610 Review)................. 2070-AD35
3691 SAN No. 3242 Lead-Based Paint; Disclosure Requirements at Renovation of Target
Housing............................................................................... 2070-AC65
3692 SAN No. 2146 Regulatory Investigation of Formaldehyde............................... 2070-AB14
3693 SAN No. 2844 Regulatory Investigation of Dioxin in Pulp and Paper Mill Sludge....... 2070-AC05
3694 SAN No. 2878 PCBs; Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Disposal Amendments............. 2070-AD04
3695 SAN No. 3834 TSCA Section 8(d) Health and Safety Data Model Reporting Rule
Amendments............................................................................ 2070-AD17
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Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3696 SAN No. 2847 TRI; Pollution Prevention Act Information Requirements (Reg Plan Seq.
No. 112).............................................................................. 2070-AC24
3697 SAN No. 3007 TRI; Chemical Expansion; Finalization of Deferred Chemicals (Reg Plan
Seq. No. 113)......................................................................... 2070-AC47
3698 SAN No. 3880 TRI; Reporting Threshold Amendment; Toxic Chemicals Release Reporting;
Community Right-to-Know (Reg Plan Seq. No. 114)....................................... 2070-AD09
3699 SAN No. 4015 TRI; Review of Chemicals on the Original TRI List (Reg Plan Seq. No.
115).................................................................................. 2070-AD18
3700 SAN No. 4023 TRI; Addition of Oil and Gas Exploration and Production to the Toxic
Release Inventory (Reg Plan Seq. No. 116)............................................. 2070-AD19
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3701 SAN No. 4163 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Programs; Amendments to
Hazardous Chemical Reporting Thresholds for Gasoline and Diesel Fuel at Retail Gas
Stations.............................................................................. 2050-AE58
3702 SAN No. 4029 Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs
Under the Clean Air Act, Section 112(r)(7): Amendment................................. 2050-AE46
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Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3703 SAN No. 3215 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act: Amendments and
Streamlining Rule..................................................................... 2050-AE17
3704 SAN No. 3994 Modification of the Extremely Hazardous Substance (EHS) List........... 2050-AE42
3705 SAN No. 3993 Modification of Threshold Planning Quantity for Isophorone Diisocyanate 2050-AE43
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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)--Prerule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3706 SAN No. 4017 Hazardous Waste Storage and Disposal Regulation Related to Low Level
Mixed Waste; Proposed Modifications (Reg Plan Seq. No. 97)............................ 2050-AE45
3707 SAN No. 4093 Reinventing the Land Disposal Restrictions Program..................... 2050-AE53
3708 SAN No. 4094 Land Disposal Restrictions; Potential Revisions for Mercury Listed and
Characteristic Wastes; ANPRM.......................................................... 2050-AE54
3709 SAN No. 3886 Review of Toxicity Characteristic Level for Silver Under the Resource
Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA)...................................................... 2050-AE37
3710 SAN No. 4084 RCRA Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden Reduction; ANPRM............... 2050-AE50
3711 SAN No. 4090 RCRA Appendix VIII Streamlining; ANPRM................................. 2050-AE55
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3712 SAN No. 3201 Regulatory Determination on Remaining Wastes From the Combustion of
Fossil Fuels.......................................................................... 2050-AD91
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3713 SAN No. 4091 Modifications to RCRA Rules Associated With Solvent-Contaminated Shop
Towels and Wipers..................................................................... 2050-AE51
3714 SAN No. 4092 Glass-to-Glass Recycling of Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs): Changes to
Hazardous Waste Regulations........................................................... 2050-AE52
3715 SAN No. 4028 Standardized Permit for RCRA Hazardous Waste Management Facilities (Reg
Plan Seq. No. 117).................................................................... 2050-AE44
3716 SAN No. 3147 Hazardous Waste Manifest Regulation (Reg Plan Seq. No. 118)............ 2050-AE21
3717 SAN No. 3989 Removal of Requirement To Use SW-846 Methods (Test Methods for
Evaluating Solid Waste: Physical/Chemical Methods).................................... 2050-AE41
3718 SAN No. 2872 Modifications to the Definition of Solid Waste and Regulations of
Hazardous Waste Recycling: General.................................................... 2050-AD18
3719 SAN No. 3151 Chlorinated Aliphatics Listing Determination........................... 2050-AD85
3720 SAN No. 3066 Listing Determination of Wastes Generated During the Manufacture of
Azo, Anthraquinone, and Triarylmethane Dyes and Pigments.............................. 2050-AD80
3721 SAN No. 3545 Revisions to the Comprehensive Guideline for Procurement of Products
Containing Recovered Materials........................................................ 2050-AE23
3722 SAN No. 3856 Management of Cement Kiln Dust (CKD) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 119)........... 2050-AE34
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3723 SAN No. 3333 Revised Standards for Hazardous Waste Combustion Facilities (Reg Plan
Seq. No. 135)......................................................................... 2050-AE01
3724 SAN No. 3888 Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act;
Codification of Waste Management Provisions........................................... 2050-AE39
3725 SAN No. 4088 Recycled Used Oil Containing PCBs...................................... 2050-AE47
3726 SAN No. 3042 Hazardous Waste Management System: Post-Closure Requirements........... 2050-AD55
3727 SAN No. 3134 Spent Solvents Listing Determination................................... 2050-AD84
3728 SAN No. 3237 Hazardous Waste Management System; Modification of the Hazardous Waste
Program; Mercury-Containing Lamps..................................................... 2050-AD93
3729 SAN No. 2982 Hazardous Remediation Waste Management Requirements (Commonly Referred
to as Hazardous Waste Identification Rule for Contaminated Media or HWIR-Media)....... 2050-AE22
3730 SAN No. 2647 RCRA Subtitle C Financial Test Criteria (Revision)..................... 2050-AC71
3731 SAN No. 2751 RCRA Subtitle D Solid Waste Facilities; State Permit Program--
Determination of Adequacy (State Implementation Rule)................................. 2050-AD03
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3732 SAN No. 3428 Hazardous Waste Management System: Slag Residues Derived From High
Temperature Metals Recovery (HTMR) Treatment of KO61, KO62 and F0006 Wastes........... 2050-AE15
3733 SAN No. 3668 Hazardous Waste Identification; Recycled Used Oil Management Standards. 2050-AE28
3734 SAN No. 3805 Paint Manufacturing Wastes Listing: Hazardous Waste Management System:
Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste......................................... 2050-AE32
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3735 SAN No. 4083 Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste; Inorganic Chemical
Industry Wastes; and CERCLA Hazardous Substance Designation and Reportable Quantities. 2050-AE49
3736 SAN No. 4158 Interim Emergency Rule Revising Land Disposal Restriction Treatment
Standards for Aluminum Potliners--K088 Waste.......................................... 2050-AE59
3737 SAN No. 3328 Hazardous Waste Identification Rule (HWIR): Identification and Listing
of Hazardous Wastes................................................................... 2050-AE07
3738 SAN No. 3189 Final Determination of the Applicability of the Toxicity Characteristic
Rule to Underground Storage Tanks, Contaminated Media, and Debris..................... 2050-AD69
3739 SAN No. 2390 Corrective Action for Solid Waste Management Units (SWMUs) at Hazardous
Waste Management Facilities........................................................... 2050-AB80
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3740 SAN No. 3050 Deletion of Saccharin From the List of Hazardous Wastes Under RCRA and
the List of Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA......................................... 2050-AD45
3741 SAN No. 4134 Final Rule on Land Disposal Restrictions for First Third Scheduled
Wastes (Section 610 Review)........................................................... 2050-AE56
3742 SAN No. 4139 Technical Standards and Corrective Action Requirements for Owners and
Operators of Underground Storage Tanks (Section 610 Review)........................... 2050-AE57
3743 SAN No. 3065 Listing Determination for Hazardous Wastes--Organobromines Chemical
Industry.............................................................................. 2050-AD79
3744 SAN No. 3064 Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste: Petroleum Refining
Process Wastes; Land Disposal Restrictions for Newly Identified Wastes; and CERCLA
Hazardous Substance Designation....................................................... 2050-AD88
3745 SAN No. 3366 Land Disposal Restrictions Phase IV: Treatment Standards for Metal
Wastes and Mineral Processing wastes; Mineral Processing Secondary Materials and
Bevill Exclusion Issues............................................................... 2050-AE05
3746 SAN No. 3433 Underground Storage Tanks Containing Hazardous Substances-- Financial
Responsibility Requirements........................................................... 2050-AC15
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Oil Pollution Act (OPA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3747 SAN No. 2634 Oil Pollution Prevention Regulation: Revisions......................... 2050-AC62
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Oil Pollution Act (OPA)--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3748 SAN No. 3425 Facility Response Planning for Delegated Offshore Facilities........... 2050-AE18
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3749 SAN No. 3885 Streamlining the Preauthorization Mixed Funding for Application and
Implementation of Claims Against Superfund............................................ 2050-AE38
3750 SAN No. 3806 Grants for Technical Assistance Rule Reform--40 CFR Part 35 Subpart M.. 2050-AE33
3751 SAN No. 3423 Reportable Quantity Adjustments for Carbamates......................... 2050-AE12
3752 SAN No. 3439 National Priorities List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites:
Proposed and Final Rules.............................................................. 2050-AD75
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3753 SAN No. 4075 Revocation of Caprolactam's Designation as a Hazardous Substance Under
CERCLA................................................................................ 2050-AE48
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3754 SAN No. 2394 Reporting Exemptions for Federally Permitted Releases of Hazardous
Substances............................................................................ 2050-AB82
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3755 SAN No. 3424 Reportable Quantity Adjustment for Radon-222........................... 2050-AE20
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Clean Water Act (CWA)--Prerule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3756 SAN No. 4133 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Ore Mining and Dressing Point
Source Category, Gold Placer Mine Subcategory (Section 610 Review).................... 2040-AD13
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Clean Water Act (CWA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3757 SAN No. 4145 Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Program Regulations Revisions.......... 2040-AD22
3758 SAN No. 4086 Revisions to Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Oil and Gas
Extraction Point Source Category...................................................... 2040-AD14
3759 SAN No. 2805 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Centralized Waste Treatment
Industry.............................................................................. 2040-AB78
3760 SAN No. 3767 Reformatting of Effluent Guidelines and Standards in 40 CFR Parts 405
through 471........................................................................... 2040-AC79
3761 SAN No. 3804 Streamlining 301(h) Waiver Renewal Requirements........................ 2040-AC89
3762 SAN No. 3833 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for Iron and Steel Manufacturing
Point Source Category................................................................. 2040-AC90
3763 SAN No. 3702 Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Trace
Metals Under the Clean Water Act...................................................... 2040-AC75
3764 SAN No. 3444 Best Technology Available (BTA) for Cooling Water Intake Structures
Under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act (Reg Plan Seq. No. 120)................... 2040-AC34
3765 SAN No. 3234 Revision of NPDES Industrial Permit Application Requirements and Form
2C--Wastewater Discharge Information (Reg Plan Seq. No. 121).......................... 2040-AC26
3766 SAN No. 3663 Streamlining the General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New
Sources of Pollution (Reg Plan Seq. No. 122).......................................... 2040-AC58
3767 SAN No. 3999 Revisions to NPDES Requirements for Compliance Reporting and Collection
System Discharges..................................................................... 2040-AD02
3768 SAN No. 4051 Establishment of Electronic Reporting for NPDES Permittees............. 2040-AD11
3769 SAN No. 2804 Clean Water Act Definition of the Waters of the United States.......... 2040-AB74
3770 SAN No. 4207 Amendments to Round I Final Sewage Sludge Use or Disposal Rule --Phase
Two................................................................................... 2040-AC53
3771 SAN No. 4047 Test Procedures for the Analysis of Cryptosporidium and Giardia Under
the Safe Drinking Water and Clean Water Acts.......................................... 2040-AD08
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Clean Water Act (CWA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3772 SAN No. 4195 Water Quality Standards for Alabama.................................... 2040-AD25
3773 SAN No. 4193 Water Quality Standards; Establishment of Numeric Criteria for Priority
Toxic Pollutants; States' Compliance--Revision of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
Criteria.............................................................................. 2040-AD27
3774 SAN No. 3762 NPDES Streamlining Rule--Round II (Reg Plan Seq. No. 136).............. 2040-AC70
3775 SAN No. 4039 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard
Category; Incentives Amendment........................................................ 2040-AD05
3776 SAN No. 3504 Establishment of Numeric Criteria for Priority Toxic Pollutants for the
State of California................................................................... 2040-AC44
3777 SAN No. 3617 Guidelines Establishing Oil and Grease Test Procedures for the Analysis
of Pollutants Under the Clean Water Act............................................... 2040-AC63
3778 SAN No. 3701 Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Cyanide
Under the Clean Water Act............................................................. 2040-AC76
3779 SAN No. 3714 Increased Method Flexibility for Test Procedures Approved for Clean
Water Act Compliance Monitoring Under 40 CFR Part 136................................. 2040-AC92
3780 SAN No. 3713 Performance Based Measurement System (PBMS) Procedures and Guidance for
Test Procedures at 40 CFR Part 136.................................................... 2040-AC93
3781 SAN No. 3155 Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of
Miscellaneous Metals, Anions, and Volatile Organics Under the Clean Water Act, Phase
One................................................................................... 2040-AC95
3782 SAN No. 4048 Test Procedures for the Analysis of Mercury Under the Clean Water Act.. 2040-AD07
3783 SAN No. 3209 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Industrial Laundries Point
Source Category (Reg Plan Seq. No. 137)............................................... 2040-AB97
3784 SAN No. 3925 Uniform National Discharge Standards for Armed Forces Vessels - Phase I 2040-AC96
3785 SAN No. 2501 NPDES Wastewater Permit Application Forms and Regulatory Revisions for
Municipal Discharges and Sewage Sludge Use or Disposal (Reg Plan Seq. No. 138)........ 2040-AB39
3786 SAN No. 3785 NPDES Comprehensive Stormwater Phase II Regulations (Reg Plan Seq. No.
139).................................................................................. 2040-AC82
3787 SAN No. 3288 Comparison of Dredged Material to Reference Sediment................... 2040-AC14
3788 SAN No. 3497 Amendments to Round I Final Sewage Sludge Use or Disposal Rule--Phase
One................................................................................... 2040-AC29
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
Clean Water Act (CWA)--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3789 SAN No. 4153 Effluent Limitations, Guidelines, and Standards for the Feedlots Point
Source Category, Swine and Poultry Subcategories, and NPDES Regulation for
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations................................................ 2040-AD19
3790 SAN No. 4167 Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Feedlots Point
Source Category, Dairy and Beef Cattle Subcategories.................................. 2040-AD21
3791 SAN No. 4168 Revisions to Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Coal Mining
Point Source Category................................................................. 2040-AD24
3792 SAN No. 3661 Water Quality Standards; Establishment of Numeric Criteria for Priority
Toxic Pollutants; States' Compliance.................................................. 2040-AC55
3793 SAN No. 3921 Selenium Criterion Maximum Concentration for Water Quality Guidance for
the Great Lakes System................................................................ 2040-AC97
3794 SAN No. 2806 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Metal Products and Machinery
Category, Phases 1 and 2.............................................................. 2040-AB79
3795 SAN No. 3204 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Transportation Equipment
Cleaning Category..................................................................... 2040-AB98
3796 SAN No. 3489 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for Landfills........................ 2040-AC23
3797 SAN No. 4041 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for Industrial Waste Combustors...... 2040-AD03
3798 SAN No. 4050 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard
Category, Phase II.................................................................... 2040-AD10
3799 SAN No. 4192 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard
Category; Monitoring Amendment........................................................ 2040-AD23
3800 SAN No. 3662 Water Quality Standards Regulation--Revision........................... 2040-AC56
3801 SAN No. 3618 Guidelines Establishing Whole Effluent Toxicity West Coast Test
Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants Under the Clean Water Act................... 2040-AC54
3802 SAN No. 4049 Test Procedures for the Analysis of Co-Planar and Mono-Ortho-
Substituted Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Under the Clean Water Act................ 2040-AD09
3803 SAN No. 4089 Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of
Miscellaneous Metals, Anions, and Volatile Organics Under the Clean Water Act, Phase
Two................................................................................... 2040-AD12
3804 SAN No. 3786 NPDES Streamlining Rule--Round III..................................... 2040-AC84
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3805 SAN No. 3488 Standards for the Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge (Round II).......... 2040-AC25
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Clean Water Act (CWA)--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3806 SAN No. 4124 1998 Effluent Guidelines Plan.......................................... 2040-AD16
3807 SAN No. 1427 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Category.............................................................................. 2040-AA13
3808 SAN No. 3995 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Pesticide Chemicals
Manufacturing Amendment; Pretreatment Standards; New and Existing Sources............. 2040-AD01
3809 SAN No. 3700 Streamlining Revisions to the Water Quality Planning and Management
Regulations........................................................................... 2040-AC65
3810 SAN No. 3788 Streamlining the State Sewage Sludge Management Regulations............ 2040-AC87
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Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3811 SAN No. 4131 Drinking Water Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Program.............. 2040-AD15
3812 SAN No. 2281 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Radon (Reg Plan Seq. No.
123).................................................................................. 2040-AA94
3813 SAN No. 2340 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Ground Water Rule (Reg
Plan Seq. No. 124).................................................................... 2040-AA97
3814 SAN No. 4009 Public Water System Public Notification Regulation (Reg Plan Seq. No.
125).................................................................................. 2040-AD06
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Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3815 SAN No. 4044 National Primary and Secondary Drinking Water Regulations: Analytical
Methods for Certain Pesticides and Microbial Contaminants............................. 2040-AD04
3816 SAN No. 2772 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Stage I Disinfectant/
Disinfection By-Products Rule (Reg Plan Seq. No. 140)................................. 2040-AB82
3817 SAN No. 3440 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper........ 2040-AC27
3818 SAN No. 3563 Reformatting of Drinking Water Regulations............................. 2040-AC41
3819 SAN No. 2304 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Interim Enhanced Surface
Water Treatment Rule (Reg Plan Seq. No. 141).......................................... 2040-AC91
3820 SAN No. 2778 Management of Class V Injection Wells Under Part C of the Safe Drinking
Water Act............................................................................. 2040-AB83
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Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3821 SAN No. 4146 Filter Backwash Recycling Regulation................................... 2040-AD17
3822 SAN No. 4147 Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule...................... 2040-AD18
3823 SAN No. 4152 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Regulations........................ 2040-AD20
3824 SAN No. 2807 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Arsenic................... 2040-AB75
3825 SAN No. 3176 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Sulfate................... 2040-AC07
3826 SAN No. 3238 National Primary Drinking Water Standards for Aldicarb................. 2040-AC13
3827 SAN No. 3992 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Radium, Uranium, Alpha,
Beta and Photon Emitters.............................................................. 2040-AC98
3828 SAN No. 3761 Streamlining Drinking Water Monitoring Requirements.................... 2040-AC73
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Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3829 SAN No. 4040 Revision of Existing Variances and Exemptions Regulation To Comply With
Requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act........................................... 2020-AA37
3830 SAN No. 3996 Revisions to State Primacy Requirements To Implement Federal Drinking
Water Regulations..................................................................... 2040-AD00
3831 SAN No. 3726 National Primary and Secondary Drinking Water Regulations: Analytic
Methods for Organic, Inorganic and Microbiological Contaminants and Pesticides........ 2040-AC77
3832 SAN No. 3947 Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report Regulations.................. 2040-AC99
3833 SAN No. 3936 Safe Drinking Water Public Water Supply System Program: Citizen
Collection Action; Notice of Complaint Seeking Review of Penalty Order................ 2020-AA35
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Marine Protection Research and Sanctuary Act (MPRSA)--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3834 SAN No. 2737 Revisions to Ocean Dumping Regulations for Dredged Material............ 2040-AB62
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shore Protection Act (SPA)--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3835 SAN No. 2820 Shore Protection Act, Section 4103(b) Regulations...................... 2040-AB85
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_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Proposed Rule Stage
General
_______________________________________________________________________
3374. 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 sec 1001; 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 Administration's
recent review of affirmative action programs. They include: 1) placing
greater emphasis on requiring assistance agreement recipients to 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 09/00/99
Final Action 12/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4056
Agency Contact: Mark Gordon, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, 1230, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-8886
Fax: 202 401-1080
Rebecca Neer, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization, 1230, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 280-4841
RIN: 2020-AA39
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3375. REWRITING OF EPA REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE FREEDOM OF
INFORMATION ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 2
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document sets forth proposed revisions to the Agency's
regulations under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The FOIA
regulations have been streamlined and condensed, in accordance with the
principles of the National Performance Review, with more ``user-
friendly'' language wherever possible. These revisions also reflect the
principles established by President Clinton and Attorney General Reno
in their FOIA Policy Memoranda of October 4, 1993. Additionally, the
regulations have been updated to reflect developments in the case law
and to include updated cost figures to be used in calculating and
charging fees. These proposed revisions also contain new provisions
implementing the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of
1996. These revisions will simplify and expedite responses to FOIA
requests.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4180
Agency Contact: John Heinz, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, 2377, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-5460
Fax: 202 260-0020
Email: [email protected]
Alan Margolis, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance, 2377
Phone: 202 260-5459
RIN: 2020-AA40
_______________________________________________________________________
3376. REVISION TO 40 CFR 35 SUBPART A AND PROMULGATION OF PERFORMANCE
PARTNERSHIP (STATE) GRANT REGULATION
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 98 in Part II of this issue of
the Federal Register.
RIN: 2030-AA55
_______________________________________________________________________
3377. REVISION TO 40 CFR 35 SUBPART A AND PROMULGATION OF PERFORMANCE
PARTNERSHIP (TRIBAL) GRANT RULE
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 99 in Part II of this issue of
the Federal Register.
RIN: 2030-AA56
_______________________________________________________________________
3378. CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301 sec 205(c); 63 Stat 390 as amended
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1503; 48 CFR 1515; 48 CFR 1552
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule is being promulgated to redesignate EPAAR subparts
and sections for structural conformance with the FAR part 15 rewrite as
published on September 30, 1997, and EPA implemented on December 19,
1997. The EPAAR is in substantive compliance, but requires extensive
redesignation for structural conformance to the FAR. Also, EPAAR 1515
is of critical importance to the effective and efficient accomplishment
of EPA acquisitions. The substance of EPAAR 1515 was published
previously for public comment.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/98
Final Action 02/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with
this action.
Additional Information: SAN No. 4184
Agency Contact: Louise Senzel, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4367
Fax: 202 565-2551
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2030-AA59
_______________________________________________________________________
3379. EPAAR COVERAGE ON CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301 Sec 205(c); 63 Stat 390 as amended
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1509; 48 CFR 1552
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will establish a solicitation provision and
contract clause in the EPA Acquisition Regulation to be used when
evaluating contractor performance. The rule provides a uniform method
for determining and recording the effectiveness of contractors in
meeting contractual obligations. It also provides a systematic approach
for identifying and maintaining records of contractors' performance
histories. This rule will satisfy the Federal Acquisition Regulation
requirements pertaining to the establishment of a past performance
evaluation system.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/16/98 63 FR 49530
Final 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is a
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with
this action.
Additional Information: SAN No. 4186
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-AA61
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_______________________________________________________________________
3380. EPAAR COVERAGE ON LOCAL HIRING AND TRAINING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301 sec 205(c); 63 Stat 390 as amended
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1526; 48 CFR 1552
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will amend the EPA Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR)
to include part 1526, Other Socioeconomic Programs, and to revise part
1552, Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses. The purpose is to
provide an incentive for prime contractors to utilize local hiring and
provide training to local hires in specific geographical locations
where contractual requirements will be performed and to support
economic development in areas where underemployment is high and jobs
are scarce.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/98
Final Action 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with
this action.
Additional Information: SAN No. 4187
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-AA62
_______________________________________________________________________
3381. SERVICE CONTRACTING--AVOIDING IMPROPER PERSONAL SERVICES
RELATIONSHIPS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301 sec 205(c); 63 Stat 390 as amended
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1537; 48 CFR 1552
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule is being promulgated to amend the EPAAR to
highlight the proper relationship between the Government and its
contractors in nonpersonal services contracts. The Agency recognizes
that regardless of the express terms of its contracts, if a contract is
administered improperly, an improper personal services relationship may
be the result. Accordingly, the Agency will use this rule to state the
manner in which nonpersonal services contracts must be administered to
avoid creating an improper employer-employee relationship.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/98
Final 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with
this action.
Additional Information: SAN No. 4188
Agency Contact: Louise Senzel, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4367
Fax: 202 565-2551
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2030-AA63
_______________________________________________________________________
3382. REVISION TO EPAAR 1552.211-73, LEVEL OF EFFORT
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301 Sec 205(c); 63 Stat 390 as amended
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1552
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will revise EPAAR 1552.211-73, Level of Effort, to
define more concisely the services being acquired, and to more
accurately reflect the relationship between services provided and fee
payments.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/98
Final Action 02/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with
this action.
Additional Information: SAN No. 4191
Agency Contact: Larry Wyborski, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4369
Fax: 202 565-2551
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2030-AA64
_______________________________________________________________________
3383. INCORPORATION OF CLASS DEVIATION 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
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/98
Final Action 02/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no
statutory requirement. There is a paperwork burden associated with this
action.
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
RIN: 2030-AA37
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3384. EPA MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 40 USC 486(c)
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1544; 48 CFR 1552
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule will amend EPA's Acquisition Regulation
(EPAAR) to establish a Mentor-Protege Program. Participating prime
contractors serving as mentors will provide technical and managerial
support to protege small disadvantaged business subcontractors.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/99
Final Action 03/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with
this action.
Additional Information: SAN No. 3629
Agency Contact: Frances Smith, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4368
Fax: 202 565-2475
RIN: 2030-AA40
_______________________________________________________________________
3385. INCREMENTALLY FUNDING FIXED PRICE CONTRACTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 40 USC 486 (c)
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1532
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule will add subpart 1532.7, Contract Funding,
to the Environmental Protection Agency's Acquisition Regulation
(EPAAR). It also will revise part 1552 of the EPAAR to include a clause
for incrementally funding fixed price contracts.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/98
Final Action 03/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with
this action.
Additional Information: SAN No. 3876
Agency Contact: Frances Smith, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 260 564-4368
Fax: 202 565-2475
RIN: 2030-AA50
_______________________________________________________________________
3386. REVISION OF EPA ACQUISITION REGULATIONS FOR QUALITY SYSTEMS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 40 USC 486(c)
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1546.2
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is updating the quality assurance requirements in its
Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR). The Agency relies on environmental
measurement data in many of its activities, including regulatory
development, the application of regulations (e.g., permitting,
enforcement actions), and research programs. The Agency must be ensured
that the data are of appropriate type and quality to support the
proposed use (that data meet the needs for rulemaking, enforcement
action, etc.). The extramural community has been using the existing
EPAAR QA requirements since 1984 and recognizes the need to update
these requirements to reflect the current understanding of quality
systems.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/99
Final Action 03/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no
statutory requirement. The agency has not yet determined whether there
is a paperwork burden associated with this action.
Additional Information: SAN No. 3874
Agency Contact: Linda Avellar, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4356
Fax: 202 565-2475
RIN: 2030-AA51
_______________________________________________________________________
3387. IMPLEMENTATION OF CHANGES TO 40 CFR PART 32
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: EO 12549; EO 12689 and FASA
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 32
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Periodically OMB amends the Governmentwide Common Rule for
suspension and debarment of contractors and assistance participants who
threaten the integrity of Federal programs because of criminal
misconduct or poor performance. All agencies must issue changes to
their individual codified versions to conform to the Common Rule.
Recently, the Interagency Suspension and Debarment Coordinating
Committee prepared recommendations for comprehensive changes to the
Common Rule to conform to changes made in the Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) as a result of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining
Act (FASA). In addition, several other proposals to improve or change
the rule were recommended by various agencies. In December, 1996, OMB
declined to implement the changes at this time due to differences with
some agencies about some changes unrelated to those occasioned by FASA.
Among other things, FASA replaced the small purchase threshold
($25,000) with the simplified acquisition amount ($100,000). That
change unintentionally exposed certain EPA programs to participation by
contractors who may have been debarred for serious misconduct already.
OMB has agreed to permit agencies to amend the coverage section of
their individual agency rules to reduce or eliminate exposure to
suspended or debarred persons.
EPA intends to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend 40 CFR
[[Page 62370]]
32.110 to reduce EPA exposure to such consequences.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/00/99
Final Action 10/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3817
This is an assistance-related statutory requirement. There is no
paperwork burden associated with this action.
Agency Contact: Robert Meunier, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3901R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-5399
Fax: 202 565-2469
RIN: 2030-AA48
_______________________________________________________________________
3388. CONSOLIDATION OF GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE STANDARDS (GLPS)
REGULATIONS CURRENTLY UNDER TSCA AND FIFRA INTO ONE RULE
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136 et seq; 15 USC 2601 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 160; 40 CFR 792
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On November 29, 1983, EPA published Good Laboratory Practice
Standards (GLPS) regulations intended to help ensure data integrity for
studies required to support marketing and research permits under the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). These rules were last amended on
August 17, 1989. GLPS data integrity measures can be applied to a wide
variety of scientific studies. Although the TSCA and FIFRA GLPS contain
identical provisions, they were published as separate rules to account
for statutory and program differences between TSCA and FIFRA, such as
differences in records retention requirements. EPA believes it will be
able to address the differences between TSCA and FIFRA, such as
differences in records retention requirements. EPA believes it will be
able to address the differences of those programs without duplicating
the entire GLP standard in two places.
This action is intended to consolidate EPA's GLPS into one rule.
Program-specific requirements will be addressed in either separate
sections of the consolidated rule, or in separate rules as is
determined appropriate. This action is not intended to change the
requirements, applicability, or enforceability of GLPS with respect to
any statute.
EPA has received comments from stakeholders regarding the
understandability of many aspects of the GLPS, and over the years has
issued numerous clarifications. EPA believes that some clarifications,
if included directly in the rule, would make the rule easier to
understand and enhance compliance. Therefore, EPA intends to include
such clarifications where appropriate in this rulemaking. Finally, in
the interest of maintaining consistency between EPA's and Food and Drug
Administration's regulations, EPA will determine any modifications that
have occurred to the FDA GLP rule and consider incorporation of such
changes into the EPA rule. This action will serve to reduce the total
regulatory text in the Code of Federal Regulations by an estimated 10
pages, by consolidating 23 pages of text to approximately 13. In the
process it will provide a generic GLP rule that may be used by other
programs in the Agency.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/98
Final Action 07/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3807
Agency Contact: David Stangel, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, 2225A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4162
Fax: 202 564-0028
RIN: 2020-AA26
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Final Rule Stage
General
_______________________________________________________________________
3389. ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301 Sec 205(c); 63 Stat 390 as amended
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1532.11
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule complies with the revised Federal Acquisition
Regulations (FAR) coverage regarding implementation of the Debt
Collection Improvement Act. Because the revised FAR offers choices in
implementation, each agency must communicate with its vendor community
its choices. This rule will let our vendor community know that EPA will
require the use of FAR Clause 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds
Transfer (Non-CCR), as prescribed in FAR 32.1105(a)(2). Within the
Clause, under (c) ``the payment office'' shall be inserted as the
prescribed designated office. Further inserted shall be that the
required EFT information shall be provided ``no later than 15 days
prior to submission of the first request for payment.''
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 02/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with
this action.
Additional Information: SAN No. 4185
[[Page 62371]]
Agency Contact: Sheila Ames, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4354
Fax: 202 565-2552
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2030-AA57
_______________________________________________________________________
3390. AGENCY PROTEST SOLICITATION NOTIFICATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301 Sec. 205(c); 63 Stat 390 as amended
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1533; 48 CFR 1552
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will establish a solicitation notice regarding
Agency protests in the EPA Acquisition Regulation. All solicitations
currently contain a notice on how to protest an acquisition to the
Agency. This notification is to be published in the EPAAR, since it
affects parties outside the Agency.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 03/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with
this action.
Additional Information: SAN No. 4183
Agency Contact: Linda Avellar, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4356
Fax: 202 565-2551
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2030-AA58
_______________________________________________________________________
3391. GUIDELINES FOR CARCINOGEN RISK ASSESSMENT
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: Not applicable
CFR Citation: None
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Agency will use these guidelines to evaluate suspect
carcinogens in line with the policies and procedures established in the
statutes administered by the EPA. These guidelines revise and replace
EPA Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment published at 51 FR 33992,
September 24, 1986. These guidelines provide EPA staff and decision-
makers with the directions and perspectives necessary to develop and
use risk assessments. The guidelines also provide the general public
with basic information about the Agency's approaches to risk
assessment.
To develop guidelines the Agency must find a balance between
consistency and innovation. Consistent risk assessments provide
consistent bases to support regulatory decision-making. On the other
hand, innovation is necessary so the Agency will base its decisions on
current scientific thinking. In balancing these and other science
policies, the Agency relies on input from the general scientific
community through established scientific peer review processes. The
guidelines incorporate basic principles and science policies based on
evaluation of the currently available information. The revisions place
increased emphasis on the role of carcinogenic mechanisms in risk
assessment and clearer explication of underlying assumptions in risk
assessment.
These guidelines will have minimal to no impact on small businesses or
State, local, and tribal governments.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Reproposed Guidelines 04/23/96 61 FR 17960
Implementation Policy 06/25/96 61 FR 32799
Final Guidelines 06/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3671
Agency Contact: William Wood, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Research and Development, 8103, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-3358
RIN: 2080-AA06
_______________________________________________________________________
3392. AMENDMENTS TO PART 22 CONSOLIDATED PROCEDURAL RULES
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136l; 15 USC 2615(a); 15 USC 2647; 33 USC
1319(g); 33 USC 1415(a); 33 USC 1418; 42 USC 6912; 42 USC 7413(d)(1);
42 USC 7601; 42 USC 7607(a); 42 USC 9609; 42 USC 11045; 42 USC 300g-
3(b)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 22
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Agency has proposed (February 25, 1998) amendments to the
Consolidated Rules of Practice under 40 CFR part 22 which are the
procedural rules used in administrative hearings and practice. These
amendments will include technical corrections as well as substantive
amendments. The proposed substantive amendments pertain to the handling
and use of Confidential Business Information, burdens of proof, motion
practice, cross appeals, and more.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/25/98 63 FR 9465
Final Action 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 2662
Agency Contact: Scott Garrison, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, 2248A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4047
RIN: 2020-AA13
_______________________________________________________________________
3393. PUBLIC INFORMATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 7 USC 136 et seq; 33 USC 1251 et seq; 42
USC 300f et seq; 42 USC 6901 et seq; 42 USC 7401 et seq; 42 USC 9601 et
seq; 42 USC 11001 et seq; 15 USC 2601 et seq; 42 USC 4912; 33 USC 1414;
21 USC 346; 15 USC 2005
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
[[Page 62372]]
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA regulations at 40 CFR part 2, subpart B, provide
procedures for handling and disclosing information claimed as CBI.
Although these regulations have succeeded in protecting business
information, changes in Agency workload, practice, and statutory
authority have outstripped the ability of these regulations to cut down
on unnecessary procedures, expedite activities involving confidential
business information, and simplify the regulations. In addition, EPA
would consolidate confidentiality provisions from other parts of 40
CFR.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/23/94 59 FR 60446
Final Action 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3240
Agency Contact: Alan Margolis, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, 2379, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-5459
RIN: 2020-AA21
_______________________________________________________________________
3394. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF NONGOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES IN
ANTARCTICA
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 2401 et seq as amended, 16 USC 2403a; PL 104-
227
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 8
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, October 2, 1998, See additional information.
Abstract: The purpose of this action is to develop regulations for: (1)
the environmental impact assessment of nongovernmental activities,
including tourism, for which the United States is required to give
advance notice under paragraph 5 of Article VII of the Antarctic Treaty
and (2) coordination of the review of information regarding
environmental impact assessment received by the United States from
other parties under the Protocol on Environmental Protection. The
Office of Federal Activities (OECA/OFA) will use the decisionmaking
process of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to analyze the
environmental setting; the types of nongovernmental activities,
including tourism, to be addressed by the regulations; their potential
for impact; and the alternatives available under rulemaking for
environmental impact assessments for nongovernmental activities. An
interim final rule, 40 CFR part 8, promulgated April 30, 1997, and on
July 15, 1998 extended through the 2000-2001 austral summer, will be
replaced by a final rule. The interim final rule was effective
immediately so that the U.S. could ratify the Protocol and implement
its obligations under the Protocol as soon as it entered into force.
These rules are being developed in coordination with other Federal
agencies with specific interests in and expertise with Antarctica
including the Department of State, National Science Foundation,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Coast Guard,
Marine Mammal Commission, Department of Justice, and the Council on
Environmental Quality.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 04/30/97 62 FR 23538
Extension of Effective Date
Interim Rule 04/15/98 63 FR 18323
Final Action 09/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3933
Legal Description: The Interim Final Rule, effective 7/14/98, through
the year 2000-2001 austral summer.
Agency Contact: Joseph Montgomery, Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, 2252A, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 564-7157
Fax: 202 564-0072
Email: [email protected]
Katherine Biggs, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance, 2252A
Phone: 202 564-7144
Fax: 202 564-0072
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2020-AA34
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Long-Term Actions
General
_______________________________________________________________________
3395. REGULATIONS GOVERNING AWARDS UNDER SECTION 113(F) OF THE CLEAN AIR
ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 65
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/03/94 59 FR 22795
Final Action 00/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Cary Secrest
Phone: 202 564-8661
RIN: 2020-AA31
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_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Completed Actions
General
_______________________________________________________________________
3396. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
RECEIVING FEDERAL ASSISTANCE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR F
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn - Merged into RIN
1190-AA28 of the Dept. of
Justice. 08/25/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Ann Goode
Phone: 202 260-4581
RIN: 2020-AA36
_______________________________________________________________________
3397. QUICK-CLOSEOUT PROCEDURES
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301, sec 205(c); 63 Stat 390, as amended
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1542; 48 CFR 1552
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will eliminate EPAAR coverage which duplicates FAR
coverage; it will also make several administrative changes to EPAAR
1552.209-71 (Organizational Conflicts of Interest), EPAAR 1552.216-74
(Payment of Fee), and EPAAR 1552.211.70 (Reports of Work). The
administrative changes involve adding an Alternate I to 1552.209-71,
revising the OMB clearance expiration date to 1552.211-70, and revising
the cite reference to 1552.212-70.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 09/03/98 63 FR 46898
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with
this action.
Additional Information: SAN No. 4189
Agency Contact: Paul Schaffer, Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resources Management, 3802R, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4366
Fax: 202 565-2551
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2030-AA60
_______________________________________________________________________
3398. GUIDELINES FOR NEUROTOXICITY RISK ASSESSMENT
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: None
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Guidelines - Completed in
February, 1998 05/14/98 63 FR 26926
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: William Wood
Phone: 202 564-3358
RIN: 2080-AA08
_______________________________________________________________________
3399. VALUE ENGINEERING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1548; 48 CFR 1552
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn - The Agency plans no
further action. 08/12/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is a
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with
this action.
Agency Contact: Paul Schaffer
Phone: 202 564-4366
Fax: 202 565-2552
RIN: 2030-AA49
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Prerule Stage
Clean Air Act (CAA)
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3400. CONSOLIDATED EMISSION REPORTING RULE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410(a)(2)
CFR Citation: 12 CFR 120.2(d)(4); 40 CFR 51.321 to 51.323
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Three sections of the Clean Air Act and its amendments
require State agencies to report emission estimates to EPA. Some of
these sections contain obsolete wording, inconsistent instructions, and
duplicate reporting requirements. This rule will consolidate the
requirements into one area, eliminate obsolete wording, eliminate
duplicate reporting requirements, and provide options for collecting
and reporting data. There will be no impact on small businesses. State
agencies will continue to report the same or reduced amounts of data to
EPA. The rule will provide for flexibility in collecting and reporting
data. There will be no affect on local agencies.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM 10/00/98
NPRM 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 3986
Agency Contact: Steven Bromberg, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-14, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
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Phone: 919 514-0875
Fax: 919 541-0684
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH25
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3401. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: ALLOWANCE SYSTEM FOR
CONTROLLING HCFC PRODUCTION, IMPORT AND EXPORT
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82.8
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action will begin with development of an ANPRM which
will outline a variety of options under which the Stratospheric
Protection Division could develop and implement an allowance
distribution system for HCFCs, and request comment on which options
would be most appropriate. SPD currently oversees an allowance
allocation system for the class I ozone-depleting substances. A class
II allowance distribution system had not been required, because of the
early estimates that the U.S. would not reach its HCFC production and
consumption cap imposed by the Montreal Protocol in the near future. As
people phase out of class I substances, the demand for HCFCs has
increased, as has the production and importation to meet that demand.
As a consequence, EPA is exploring potential options for an allowance
distribution system that would ensure that the U.S. does not violate
its HCFC cap under the Montreal Protocol.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM 10/00/98
NPRM 04/00/99
Final Action 11/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4120
Additional deadline: Montreal Protocol. The Protocol requires
compliance with a formulary cap of all Parties' consumption of HCFCs.
Agency Contact: Ben DeAngelo, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9295
Fax: 202 565-2093
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH67
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3402. STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES; NEW
RESIDENTIAL WOOD HEATERS (SECTION 610 REVIEW)
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 5 USC 610; Clean Air Act sec 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On February 26, 1988, EPA promulgated standards of
performance limiting emissions of particulate matter (PM) from new
residential wood heaters. Wood heaters were determined to cause, or
contribute significantly to, air pollution which may reasonably be
anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. EPA performed a
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for this rule and determined that it
would have a significant impact on a substantial number of small
entities.
EPA is initiating a review of this rule under section 610 of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act to determine if the rule should be continued
without change, or should be amended or rescinded, to minimize adverse
economic impacts on small entities. EPA will consider, and solicits
comment on, the following factors: (1) the continued need for the rule;
(2) the nature of complaints or comments received concerning the rule;
(3) the complexity of the rule; (4) the extent to which the rule
overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with other Federal, State, or local
government rules; and (5) the degree to which technology, economic
conditions, or other factors have changed in the area affected by the
rule.
This rule is also being separately reviewed as part of a process to
reduce unnecessary recordkeeping and reporting requirements. (See RIN
2060-AG30)
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Complete Review 03/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4136
Agency Contact: Richard Colyer, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5262
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]
Susan Wyatt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5674
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AI05
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Proposed Rule Stage
Clean Air Act (CAA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3403. REDEFINITION OF GLYCOL ETHERS LISTED AS HAPS UNDER THE
CLEAN AIR ACT, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES UNDER CERCLA
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq; 42 USC 9602; 33 USC 1321 and 1361
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (Revision); 40 CFR 302 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The proposed action will redefine the glycol ethers category
of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) regulated under the Clean Air Act
and hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Emergency Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act. The new definition will omit specific
compounds of high molecular weight used as surfactants by the soap and
detergent industry. These compounds have low volatility, so only minor
amounts are emitted during manufacture and use of soaps and detergents.
The compounds also have low toxicity, so the small amounts that
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are released are extremely unlikely to cause any harm to health or the
environment. The proposal will reduce the burden of environmental
regulations on soap and detergent manufacturers, and will have no
adverse environmental impact.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/00/98
Final Action 01/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Sectors Affected: 325611 Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing
Additional Information: SAN No. 4159
Development, implementation, and enforcement of emission standards by
Federal and State government for the soap and detergent industry will
be somewhat simplified by the omission of compounds of high molecular
weight and low volatility.
Agency Contact: Dr. Roy L. Smith, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-15, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5362
Fax: 919 541-5362
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AI08
_______________________________________________________________________
3404. CONTROL OF EMISSIONS OF AIR POLLUTION FROM 2004 AND LATER
MODEL YEAR HIGHWAY HEAVY-DUTY DIESEL ENGINES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 7601; 42 USC 7521
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86; 40 CFR 88
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action will focus on the emission standards and related
requirements for control of air pollution from 2004 and later model
year highway heavy-duty engines. It will include an assessment of the
feasibility of the requirements for these engines promulgated in 1997
plus further consideration of a number of issues left open in the rule
including potential diesel fuel changes, diesel particulate control,
and other initiatives to control emissions in use.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4043
Agency Contact: Glenn W. Passavant, Environmental Protection Agency,
Air and Radiation, EPCD, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4408
Email: [email protected]
Christopher Lieske, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
EPCD, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 313 668-4584
Fax: 313 741-7816
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AI12
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3405. CONFORMITY PILOT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401; 42 USC 7671g
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 93
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action would approve the conformity procedures developed
by an area that has been selected to participate in the transportation
conformity pilot program. Because EPA may select up to six areas to
participate in the pilot program, there may be six separate approval
actions. These approval actions will be in the form of conformity SIP
approvals.
The purpose and anticipated impact of the pilot program itself were
discussed in the rulemaking that established the pilot program. See
``Transportation Conformity Rule Amendment and Solicitation for
Participation in the Conformity Pilot Program.''
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4148
Agency Contact: Meg Patulski, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, NFEVL, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4842
Fax: 734 214-4531
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AI14
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3406. PERFORMANCE WARRANTY AND INSPECTION/MAINTENANCE TEST PROCEDURES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7541; 42 USC 7601
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 85
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action establishes a new short test procedure for use in
I/M programs required by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. Vehicles
that are tested and failed using this procedure and that meet
eligibility requirements established by the act would be eligible for
free warranty repair from the manufacturers.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/00/99
Final Action 08/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3263
Agency Contact: Eugene Tierney, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, NFEVL, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4456
RIN: 2060-AE20
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3407. INSPECTION/MAINTENANCE RECALL REQUIREMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7511(A)(2)(b); 42 USC 7511(A)(2)(b)(2)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action specifies requirements for enhanced I/M programs
to establish a program to ensure compliance with recall notices. This
is pursuant to the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.
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Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/99
Final Action 12/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3262
Agency Contact: Eugene Tierney, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, NFEVL, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4456
RIN: 2060-AE22
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3408. NSPS: SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CHEMICALS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY -
WASTEWATER
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Judicial, August 31, 1994.
Abstract: This rule will develop a new source performance standard to
control air emissions of volatile organic compounds from wastewater
treatment operations at the synthetic chemical manufacturing industry.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/12/94 59 FR 46780
Supplemental NPRM (First) 10/11/95 60 FR 52889
Supplemental NPRM (Second) 10/00/98
Final Action 04/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 3380
Agency Contact: Mary Kissell, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-4516
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AE94
_______________________________________________________________________
3409. METHOD 301: FIELD VALIDATION OF POLLUTION MEASUREMENT METHODS FOR
VARIOUS MEDIA; REVISIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq as amended by PL 101-549; 42 USC
7410 et seq as amended by PL 101-549
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60; 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: After promulgation of Method 301, questions were raised about
the statistical calculations and the procedure for determining the
quality of the data. This rule will clarify those rule provisions.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/98
Final 01/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 3407
Agency Contact: Gary McAlister, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-19, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1062
RIN: 2060-AF00
_______________________________________________________________________
3410. NESHAP: PETROLEUM REFINERIES - FCC UNITS, REFORMERS AND SULFUR
PLANTS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq as amended by PL 101-549 104 Stat.
2399
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.
Abstract: Title III of the Clean Air Act amendments of 1990 requires
EPA to develop national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants
(NESHAPs). EPA promulgated NESHAP rules for petroleum refineries on
August 18, 1995 (RIN 2060-AD94). This action covers three process vents
not covered under RIN 2060-AD94. These are the catalyst regeneration
vents from fluid catalytic cracking units (FCCU) and catalytic
reformers and the tail gas vents from sulfur recovery plants.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/98
Final Action 05/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: 32411 Petroleum Refineries
Additional Information: SAN No. 3549
Agency Contact: Bob Lucas, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0884
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AF28
_______________________________________________________________________
3411. IMPLEMENTATION OF OZONE AND PARTICULATE MATTER (PM) NATIONAL
AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS (NAAQS) AND REGIONAL HAZE REGULATIONS
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 100 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AF34
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3412. COMPREHENSIVE RADIATION WASTE MANAGEMENT REGULATION
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 2011 to 2296; 5 USC app 1; 15 USC 2601 to 2671
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The proper management (i.e., storage, treatment and disposal)
of radioactive wastes depends on a number of factors. These include the
type and quantity of waste, the availability of storage, treatment and
disposal facilities, and the cost of management of these wastes.
Another rulemaking, EPA's radiation site cleanup rule, will be
concerned with the cleanup standards for sites contaminated with
radioactivity. As contaminated sites are cleaned up, a tremendous
quantity of radiation contaminated waste, including mixed waste, will
be generated. The Agency intends that the comprehensive radiation waste
management rule will promote consistent, protective, and
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cost-effective management of such wastes at Federal facilities.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/98
Final Action 10/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3516
Agency Contact: Albert Colli, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6602J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9300
RIN: 2060-AF41
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3413. FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO CONTROL EMISSIONS FROM TWO POWER
STATIONS LOCATED ON NAVAJO NATION LANDS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1740
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA proposes to federalize standards from the Arizona and New
Mexico State Implementation Plans (SIPS) applicable to the Navajo
generating station and the Four Corners Plant, respectively. Where
necessary, EPA's proposed emission standards modify the standards
extracted from the States' regulatory programs to ensure comprehensive
emission control and Federal consistency.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 3569
Agency Contact: Kenneth Bigos, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, Region IX, San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: 415 744-1240
RIN: 2060-AF42
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3414. FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (FIP) TO CONTROL EMISSIONS FROM
SOURCES LOCATED ON THE FORT HALL INDIAN RESERVATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act, title I
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA will propose Federal rulemaking for sources located on
the Reservation to implement the intent of the Clean Air Act (CAA)
title I program to bring about attainment of the PM-10 NAAQS both on
and off the Fort Hall Indian Reservation.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/99
Final Action 07/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3637
Agency Contact: Steve Body, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, Region 10, Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206 553-0782
RIN: 2060-AF84
_______________________________________________________________________
3415. ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION PROTECTION STANDARDS FOR YUCCA MOUNTAIN,
NEVADA
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 101 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AG14
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3416. AMENDMENT TO STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES;
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (PS-1)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 407
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action proposes to clarify and update requirements for
source owners and operators who must install and use continuous stack
or duct opacity monitoring equipment. This action also proposes
amendments regarding design and performance validation requirements for
continuous opacity monitoring system (COMS) equipment in appendix B,
PS-1. These amendments to subpart A and PS-1 will not change the
affected facilities' applicable emission standards or requirement to
monitor. The amendments will: (1) clarify owner and operator and
monitor vender obligations, (2) reaffirm and update COMS design and
performance requirements, and (3) provide EPA and affected facilities
with equipment assurances for carrying out effective monitoring. The
specifications shall apply to all COMS's installed or replaced after
the date of promulgation. Following promulgation, a source owner,
operator, or manufacturer will be subject to these performance
specifications if installing a new COMS, relocating a COMS, replacing a
COMS, recertifying a COMS that has undergone substantial refurbishing,
or has been specifically required to recertify the COMS with these
revisions.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/24/94 59 FR 60585
Supplemental NPRM 10/00/98
Final Action 03/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3744
Agency Contact: Solomon Ricks, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-19, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5242
Fax: 919 541-1039
RIN: 2060-AG22
_______________________________________________________________________
3417. CONSOLIDATED FEDERAL AIR RULE FOR THE SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CHEMICAL
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 102 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AG28
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3418. NSPS: SEWAGE SLUDGE INCINERATORS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
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Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 7626
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Abstract: Section 129 of the Clean Air Act, as amended November 1990,
requires the Administrator to establish new source performance
standards and emission guidelines for new and existing solid waste
incineration units including units that incinerate municipal sewage
sludge. The standards and guidelines are to specify numerical emission
limitations for the following substances: particulate matter (total and
fine), opacity (as appropriate), sulfur dioxide, hydrogen chloride,
oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, lead, cadmium, mercury, and
dioxins and dibenzofurans. In addition, the standards and guidelines
are to include requirements for emissions and parameter monitoring and
provisions for operator training and certification.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM 01/14/97 62 FR 1868
NPRM 08/00/99
Final Action 08/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Sectors Affected: 22132 Sewage Treatment Facilities
Additional Information: SAN No. 3819
Agency Contact: Eugene Crumpler, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0881
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Al Vervaert, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Traingle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5602
RIN: 2060-AG50
_______________________________________________________________________
3419. STORAGE TANK RULE REVISIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 7671
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60 (Revision); 40 CFR 61 (Revision); 40 CFR 63
(Revision); 40 CFR 264 (Revision); 40 CFR 265 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The purpose of this action is to revise storage tank air
regulations in several parts of title 40 of the CFR. Such revisions
include rule corrections, the addition of test methods, and the
elimination of some recordkeeping requirements.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State
Sectors Affected: 32411 Petroleum Refineries; 32511 Petrochemical
Manufacturing; 325193 Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing
Additional Information: SAN No. 3966
Agency Contact: Mark Morris, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5416
RIN: 2060-AH15
_______________________________________________________________________
3420. TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY RULE AMENDMENT: CLARIFICATION OF TRADING
PROVISIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 7671 Clean Air Act sec 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 emissions trading could be reconciled in the conformity
process.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3917
Agency Contact: Laura Voss, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, NFEVL, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4858
Fax: 734 214-4531
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH31
_______________________________________________________________________
3421. STREAMLINED EVAPORATIVE TEST PROCEDURES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7521(m)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action will streamline the test procedure used to
establish compliance with evaporative emission requirements for light
duty vehicles and trucks. The current test procedure requires both two
and three day diurnal emission tests; as well as running lost testing.
The revisions will delete the three day requirement and add
flexibilities for running loss compliance. This will enable
manufacturers to save significant resources without any loss in
environmental benefits.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3910
Agency Contact: Lynn Sohacki, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, NFEVL, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4851
RIN: 2060-AH34
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3422. REVIEW OF MINOR NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONS IN INDIAN COUNTRY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.165; 40 CFR 51.166; 40 CFR 52.10; 40 CFR 52.21
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Consistent with its trust responsibility to Indian tribes,
EPA proposes to develop a permit program that would extend to Indian
country some of the same protections that States afford their citizens
through minor new source review and non-attainment major new source
review programs. The proposed rule would require that stationary air
sources located in Indian country obtain a permit prior to construction
or undergoing modification, in certain cases. Permits would be required
of minor sources that exceed a specified emissions threshold if they
propose to construct or make a modification that will increase
emissions from the source. The proposed rule would allow existing
stationary sources to accept federally enforceable limits in order to
be considered as minor sources for the applicability of other source
requirements.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/00/99
Final Action 07/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3975
Agency Contact: Lynn Hutchinson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-12, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5795
Fax: 919 541-5509
RIN: 2060-AH37
_______________________________________________________________________
3423. REVISIONS TO CLARIFY THE PERMIT CONTENT REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE
OPERATING PERMITS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 41 USC 7661 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 70.6
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The proposed rule will revise the permit content requirements
for State operating permit programs to clarify EPA's existing
regulations and policy that require all applicable requirements to be
included in title V operating permits. This action will also require a
few approved State programs that are inconsistent with this policy and
that EPA did not identify as such during program approval actions to be
revised. In addition, this action will take comment on allowing an
exemption from permit content requirements for insignificant activities
that are subject to certain applicable requirements that are found only
in State Implementation Plans and will finalize such provisions if it
is convinced by comments that such a policy is appropriate. The benefit
of the proposed action is that it will clarify existing permit content
requirements. There is no anticipated impact on small businesses as
this rulemaking only clarifies existing requirements and takes comment
on exemptions that may further streamline permits. Impact on State or
local governments is limited to a small number of State programs where
certain applicable requirements are exempt from permit content
requirements in conflict with existing EPA requirements.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/00/99
Final Action 11/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3977
Agency Contact: Jeff Herring, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-12, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3195
RIN: 2060-AH46
_______________________________________________________________________
3424. REVISIONS TO NEW SOURCE REVIEW (NSR) REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE
NEW NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS (NAAQS) FOR OZONE
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.160 to 51.166; 40 CFR 52.21; 40 CFR 52.24
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Clean Air Act requires that construction permit programs
for new or modified major stationary sources of air pollution be
established for areas not attaining the NAAQS. Regulations setting
forth requirements for State and Federal permitting programs are found
at 40 CFR 51.160-166 and 52.21 and 52.24, respectively.
The proposed regulations implement preconstruction permit requirements
for new and modified major stationary sources locating in areas that do
not meet the new, 8-hour NAAQS for ozone, but do meet the 1-hour ozone
standard. The rules are intended to implement the major NSR provisions
in a flexible, common sense, cost-effective, and non-burdensome manner
by allowing States with these nonattainment areas to make minimal
changes to their existing major preconstructed permit programs in their
State implementation plans. The EPA will continue to work with other
Federal agencies, State and local governments, small businesses,
industry, and environmental and public health groups to develop the
requirements.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/98
Final Action 05/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4046
Agency Contact: David Solomon, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-12, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5375
RIN: 2060-AH53
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3425. NESHAP: COKE OVENS: PUSHING, QUENCHING, AND BATTERY STACKS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
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Abstract: There are currently 25 active domestic coke plants, 20 of
which are furnace coke plants and 5 of which are foundry coke plants.
Coke oven batteries used to produce metallurgical coke at these plants
emit hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) such as coke oven emissions and
polycylic organic matter listed in section 112 of the Clean Air Act
(CAA).
This action will establish a National Emission Standard for Hazardous
Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for three specific operations associated with
coke ovens, namely pushing, quenching, and battery stacks.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/99
Final 05/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Sectors Affected: 324199 All Other Petroleum and Coal Products
Manufacturing; 331111 Iron and Steel Mills
Additional Information: SAN No. 4022
Agency Contact: Lula Melton, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2910
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Al Vervaert, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5602
RIN: 2060-AH55
_______________________________________________________________________
3426. ACID RAIN PROGRAM: DETERMINATION ON SECTION 75.7 (EPA STUDY OF
BIAS TEST) AND SECTION 75.8 (RELATIVE ACCURACY AND AVAILABILITY
ANALYSIS)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7651 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 75 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On January 11, 1993, EPA promulgated the final core acid rain
rules, including the Continuous Emission Monitoring (CEM) regulation at
40 CFR part 75. Since the rule was promulgated, the 263 Phase I and 783
Phase II utility units have already begun to comply with this
regulation by installing and completing certification testing by the
January 1, 1995 statutory deadline.
As part of the original acid rain rulemaking and subsequent settlements
with industry and environment groups, the Agency agreed to undertake
field studies and analyze performance data to determine if current bias
test requirement should be tightened (environmental group request). The
regulatory requirements that were originally at issue have been shown
to be workable and effective and are now generally accepted as integral
parts of the acid rain regulations. In particular, through the field
tests and analysis of 3 years' worth of performance test data, the
Agency is in a position to allay industry's concern that the bias test
is arbitrary and environmentalists' concern that the relative accuracy
test and availability trigger condition are insufficiently stringent.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Notice of Proposed
Determinations 05/21/98 63 FR 28195
NPRM 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Sectors Affected: 221111 Hydroelectric Power Generation
Additional Information: SAN No. 4067
Agency Contact: Elliot Lieberman, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6204J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9136
Fax: 202 564-2141
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH64
_______________________________________________________________________
3427. FINAL RULE TO AMEND THE NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR MAGNETIC
TAPE MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63.703(c)(4); 40 CFR 63.705
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The EPA is amending the promulgated emission standards for
Magnetic Tape Manufacturing to include an additional compliance option
for facilities that choose to control their coatings operation to a
hazardous air pollutant (HAP) reduction efficiency greater than 95% by
weight. In the currently promulgated standard, compliance options are
provided whereby a facility operator may choose to control HAP
emissions from all coating operations by an overall HAP control
efficiency of at least 97%, 98% or 98%, in lieu of controlling 10, 15,
or 20 HAP solvent storage tanks, respectively. This amendment would
provide a further option that a facility operator controlling the
coating operations by one of those higher control efficiencies could
choose to leave uncontrolled certain combinations of storage tanks and/
or pieces of mix preparation equipment.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/98
Final 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4106
Agency Contact: Michele Aston, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2363
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]
Gail Lacy, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Reserach Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5261
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH71
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3428. NESHAP: ORGANIC HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FROM THE SYNTHETIC
ORGANIC CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY (SOCMI) & OTHER PROCESSES
SUBJECT TO THE NEGOTIATED REGULATION FOR EQUIPMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63.100 to 63.152
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The actions will amend the HON that was first promulgated on
April 22, 1994, to clarify applicability of process vent requirements.
The changes to the rule will clarify the EPA's intent regarding the
meaning of the term process vent and address the way these provisions
are to be implemented through the permit rule. The need for this action
became apparent recently when it was learned that industry was
interpreting the definition more narrowly than we intended, and thus,
not identifying all process vents subject to the HON. These amendments
will clarify the rule to ensure consistent interpretations of the term
process vent while preserving the intended applicability of the
requirements. These clarifications will not increase or lower or
otherwise affect emissions or environmental protection. Additionally,
the actions may clarify additional sections of the HON and correct any
typographical errors noted. These actions may contain guidance as well
as amended rule language.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/98
Final Rule 06/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4103
Agency Contact: Jan Meyer, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5254
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
Trish Koman, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC27711
Phone: 919 541-4120
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH81
_______________________________________________________________________
3429. PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION 16 - SPECIFICATIONS AND TEST PROCEDURES
FOR PREDICTIVE EMISSION MONITORING SYSTEMS IN STATIONARY SOURCES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act section 111
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Performance Specification 16 is being proposed to provide
performance criteria for predictive emission monitoring systems.
Predictive systems represent a new technology that uses process
information or parameters to predict pollutant emissions instead of
directly measuring them. The Agency is allowing their use in recently-
promulgated rules and they are being considered by a number of
regulated facilities. The specification lists the requirements for
acceptable systems that are met by passing tests that compare the
monitoring system with standardized methods and audit gases to
determine system accuracy and stability. Performance Specification 16
will primarily apply to facilities whose emissions can be predicted
from process parameters such as combustion processes (including gas
turbines and internal combustion engines).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Sectors Affected: 33241 Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing;
333611 Turbine and Turbine Generator Set Unit Manufacturing; 336399 All
Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing; 333618 Other Engine Equipment
Manufacturing
Additional Information: SAN No. 4119
Agency Contact: Foston Curtis, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-19, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1063
William H. Lamason, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
MD-19
Phone: 919 541-5374
RIN: 2060-AH84
_______________________________________________________________________
3430. FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PLANS TO REDUCE THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OF
OZONE IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES; PROPOSED RULES
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 52; 40 CFR 97; 40 CFR 98
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, See additional information.
Abstract: This action proposes to require emissions decreases in 22
States and the District of Columbia. The intended effect is to reduce
the transport of ozone (smog) pollution and one of its main precursors-
-emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx)--across State boundaries in the
eastern half of the United States. The emission sources affected by
this action are in the Ozone Transport Assessment Group (OTAG) Region.
On November 7, 1997, EPA proposed to find that the transport of ozone
from certain States in the OTAG region (the 37 eastern most States and
the District of Columbia) contribute significantly to nonattainment of
the ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS), or interfere
with maintenance of the NAAQS, in downwind States. Further, EPA
proposed the appropriate levels of NOx emissions that each of the
affected States will be required to achieve. That proposal allows
States 12 months to develop, adopt, and submit revisions to their State
implementation plans (SIPs) in response to the final rulemaking.
The Administrator is required to promulgate a Federal implementation
plan (FIP) within 2 years of: (1) finding that a State has failed to
make a required submittal or (2) finding that a submittal is not
complete or (3) disapproving a SIP submittal. Although the Clean Air
Act allows EPA up to 2 years after the finding to promulgate a FIP, EPA
intends to expedite the FIP
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promulgation to help assure that the downwind States realize the air
quality benefits of regional NOx reductions as soon as practicable.
Therefore, EPA is proposing FIPs at the same time as final action is
taken on the November 7, 1997, proposal. Furthermore, EPA intends to
make a finding and promulgate a FIP immediately after the SIP submittal
due date for each upwind State that fails to submit a SIP.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/98
Final Action 12/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4096
Agency Contact: Doug Grano, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-15, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3292
Fax: 919 541-0824
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH87
_______________________________________________________________________
3431. FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION AND RULEMAKING ON SECTION 126
PETITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF REDUCING INTERSTATE OZONE TRANSPORT
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7426
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 52; 40 CFR 75; 40 CFR 97
Legal Deadline:
Other, Statutory, April 30, 1998, See additional information.
Abstract: In August 1997, eight northeastern States (Connecticut,
Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island,
Pennsylvania, and Vermont) submitted individual petitions to EPA under
section 126 of the Clean Air Act. Each petition requests that EPA make
a finding that certain major stationary sources in upwind States
contribute significantly to ozone nonattainment problems in the
petitioning State. The petitions target sources in the eastern half of
the United States. If EPA grants the requested findings, EPA must
establish Federal emission control requirements for the affected
sources. Sources would have to comply with the emissions limits within
three years from the finding. These sources may also subjected to
State-adopted emission limitations and control schedules in response to
a separate EPA rulemaking action on regional ozone transport that EPA
proposed in October 1997. In this related action, EPA made a proposed
finding that emissions from 22 eastern States and the District of
Columbia significantly contribute to nonattainment problems in downwind
States. EPA proposed that these States and DC must revise their State
implementation plans to include provisions that will reduce State-wide
nitrogen oxide emissions (an ozone precursor) to a specified level.
Because this ozone transport rulemaking overlaps considerably with the
section 126 petition process, EPA believes it is important to
coordinate the two actions as much as possible. On December 17, 1997,
EPA signed a memorandum of agreement with the eight petitioning States
concerning the schedule for EPA action on the petitions. The agreement
provides EPA with additional time beyond the statutory deadline for
analyzing the technical merits of the petitions and carrying out the
rulemaking process. The agreement is designed to ensure that EPA will
take timely action on the petitions while recognizing that EPA is
simultaneously examining ozone transport through a State-based process.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 04/30/98 63 FR 24058
NPRM 10/00/98
Final Action 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: Local, Federal
Sectors Affected: 221112 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
Additional Information: SAN No. 4095
Legal Deadline continued: Memorandum of Agreement: The section 126
petitions request EPA to establish emission limitations and compliance
schedules for groups of stationary sources that may also be subject to
emissions limitations in State implementation plans submitted in
response to an ozone transport rulemaking that EPA proposed in October
1997. The Clean Air Act establishes deadlines for taking final action
on section 126 petitions. However EPA has negotiated and signed a
memorandum of agreement with the petitioning States on a schedule for
taking action on the petitions which goes beyond the statutory
timeframe. The memorandum of agreement is designed to ensure that EPA
will take timely action on the petitions while recognizing that EPA is
simultaneously examining regional ozone transport in a separate
rulemaking. The memorandum of agreement requires EPA to meet the
following schedule:
ANPRM: publish in Federal Register by April 30, 1998.
NPRM: publish in Federal Register by September 30, 1998.
Final action by April 30, 1999.
The petitioning States have sued EPA for missing the statutory deadline
for action and they intend to submit to the court a proposed consent
decree that incorporates the terms of the memorandum of agreement.
Agency Contact: Carla Oldham, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-15, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3347
Fax: 919 541-0824
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH88
_______________________________________________________________________
3432. WET-FORMED FIBERGLASS MAT PRODUCTION NESHAP
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1857 et seq; 44 USC 350 et seq; 5 USC 605; EO
12866
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Abstract: The CAA required the EPA to publish an initial list of all
categories of major and area sources of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs)
listed in section 112(b) of the CAA and to establish and meet dates for
promulgation of emission standards for each of the listed categories of
HAP emissions sources. The wet-formed fiberglass mat production
industry is not included in
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the initial list of categories for standards development but
information available to the Administrator suggests that the industry
is a major source of HAP emissions and, as such, emission standards
shall be developed for this industry. The standards are to be
technology-based and are to require the maximum degree of reduction
determined to be achievable by the Administrator. The EPA has
determined that the wet-formed fiberglass mat production industry may
be reasonably expected to emit one of the pollutants listed in section
112(b) of the CAA. The purpose of this action is to include the
industry in the source category list and to pursue a regulatory
development program such that emission standards may be proposed and
promulgated for this industry.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/98
Final Rule 12/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 4082
Agency Contact: Juan Santiago, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1084
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Jim Crowder, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5596
RIN: 2060-AH89
_______________________________________________________________________
3433. TECHNICAL CHANGE TO DOSE METHODOLOGY FOR 40 CFR 191, SUBPART A
Priority: Routine and Frequent
Legal Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954; Reorganization Plan No. 3
of 1970; Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 191(A)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action is a technical change to the dose methodology for
subpart A, Environmental Standards for Management and Storage, of 40
CFR 191, Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for the
Management and Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level and
Transuranic Radioactive Wastes. The current methodology is outdated.
The new method, which would be employed as a result of this action, is
consistent with recent radiation protection standards as well as
Federal Guidance reports issued by EPA. No significant impacts from
this action are anticipated.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/98
Final Action 12/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 4003
Agency Contact: Ray Clark, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6602J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9198
Fax: 202 233-9629
RIN: 2060-AH90
_______________________________________________________________________
3434. REVISIONS TO THE POLLUTANT STANDARDS INDEX AND SIGNIFICANT HARM
LEVEL PROGRAMS FOR OZONE AND PARTICULATE MATTER
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This regulation will update the Pollutant Standards Index
(PSI) and the Significant Harm Level (SHL) Programs to reflect
revisions to the NAAQS for ozone and particulate matter. The PSI
program is codified in section 58.50 and appendix G to part 58, and the
SHL program is codified in sections 51.150 to 51.153 and appendix L to
part 51, of the CFR. Also included in this regulatory package is the
deletion of the last sentence in section 51.115(e) of the CFR.
Section 58.50 and appendix G to part 58 require that States report to
the public an air quality index, the Pollutant Standards Index, which
translates ambient concentrations of five of the criteria pollutants to
a uniform, numerical index, ranging from 0 to 500. The scale of the PSI
is based on human health effects information. Revisions will be made to
the ambient concentrations which specify the breakpoints between the
PSI categories (i.e., the good, moderate, unhealthful, very
unhealthful, and hazardous categories) and associated example health
advisories.
Sections 51.150-51.153 of the CFR require that States have contingency
plans to prevent air pollution emergency episodes from reaching the
significant harm level. Appendix L provides example guidance to the
States on appropriate courses of action that should be taken at each
stage of the episode (i.e., alert, warning and emergency) to ensure the
SHL is not reached.
Section 51.115(e) reads: In developing an ozone control strategy for a
particular area, background ozone concentrations and ozone transported
into an area must be considered. States may assume that the ozone
standard will be attained in the upwind areas. Because of the increase
in knowledge about transport and because of action taken in the NOx
State Implementation Plan (SIP) call, the second sentence of this
section is now inconsistent with the current requirements for SIP
development and needs to be removed.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/98
Final Action 03/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4073
Agency Contact: Susan Stone, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-15, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1146
Fax: 919 541-0237
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH92
_______________________________________________________________________
3435. GENERAL CONFORMITY REGULATIONS; REVISIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 7671
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CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.850 to 860; 40 CFR 93.150 to 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 which are funded under title 23 U.S.C. or the
Federal Transit Act conform with the SIP. Then, on November 30, EPA
promulgated regulations, know as the General Conformity Regulations, to
ensure that other Federal actions also conformed to the SIPs. Since
1993, EPA has amended the transportation conformity rule three times in
response to stakeholders' requests. The EPA is working on a separate
revision to address transportation conformity in transitional areas
which will be final by December 1998. 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 04/00/99
Final Action 12/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4070
Agency Contact: David H. Stonefield, Environmental Protection Agency,
Air and Radiation, MD-15, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5350
Fax: 919 541-0824
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH93
_______________________________________________________________________
3436. REVIEW OF OPERATING PERMITS ISSUED BY INDIAN TRIBES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7661 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 70.4
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The current regulation that sets forth minimum standards for
State operating permits programs does not require that citizens be
allowed to appeal permit decisions made by tribal permitting
authorities. The proposed rule would require that tribes allow for
judicial review or that they develop alternative options for citizen
recourse. The benefit of the proposed action is that citizens would be
able to hold those responsible for issuing permits accountable for
their actions. There is no anticipated impact on small businesses.
Tribal governments that develop operating permits programs will need to
provide citizens an opportunity to challenge permitting actions in
order to obtain EPA approval of their permits programs.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/98
Final Action 03/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3893
Agency Contact: Candace Carraway, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-12, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3189
Fax: 919 541-5509
RIN: 2060-AH98
_______________________________________________________________________
3437. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: RECONSIDERATION ON THE 610
NONESSENTIAL PRODUCTS BAN
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7601; 42 USC 7671 to 7671(q)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82(C)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action would propose to extend the current class I and
class II bans on the sale and distribution of nonessential uses of
ozone-depleting substances where sufficient substitutes are already
readily available. As part of the initial 1993 rulemaking, EPA banned
the use of ozone-depleting substances in aerosols, pressurized
dispensers, and foams where substitutes were available. Since that
rulemaking was issued, the phaseout of production and consumption of
class I substances has become effective and the Significant New
Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program under section 612 has been
promulgated. The phaseout of newly manufactured class I substances and
the identification of new acceptable substitutes for both class I and
class II applications provide compelling reasons to reconsider the
initial decisions regarding both product-specific exemptions and the
decision to limit the ban's effect on major sectors that traditionally
used ozone-depleting substances. Most domestic manufacturers have
already incorporated the non-ozone-depleting substances in their
products. The continued availability and use of ozone-depleting
substances in parts and products manufactured abroad, which are sold or
incorporated into larger products that are then sold into interstate
commerce in the United States, negatively affects the competitiveness
of domestic manufacturers who use substitute substances in their
production. Therefore, it is appropriate to reconsider the
applicability of the class I ban to both specific products and product
categories. Amending these requirements would limit the potential use
of ozone-depleting substances in applications where substitutes are
available and thus, further protect the stratospheric ozone layer.
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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/98
Final Rule 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4077
Agency Contact: Cindy Newberg, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9729
Fax: 202 564-2096
RIN: 2060-AH99
_______________________________________________________________________
3438. CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NEW NONROAD SPARK-IGNITION ENGINES AT OR
BELOW 19 KILOWATTS, MINOR AMENDMENTS TO THE PHASE I EMISSION STANDARDS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7547; 42 USC 7601(a)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 90
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This direct final rule revises the existing new nonroad Phase
1 small spark-ignited (SI) engine regulations. Although no adverse
comments are anticipated, EPA will simultaneously propose this action.
Subsequent to the July 3, 1995, Federal Register publication of the
Phase 1 small spark-ignited (SI) engine final rule, several
typographical errors and incorrect figure references have been
identified. In addition, corrections need to be made to a handful of
minor test procedure issues. Representatives of the small SI engine
industry have been requesting that EPA make these corrections to the
final Phase 1 small SI engine rulemaking in order that they may certify
their 1997 model year engines without making unnecessary alternative
test procedure demonstrations. In addition, finalization of this Phase
1 amendment package will decrease the complexity of the development of
court-ordered Phase 2 regulations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: 336399 All Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
Additional Information: SAN No. 3951
Agency Contact: Paul Machiele, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, EPCD, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4264
RIN: 2060-AI02
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3439. NOTICE OF TEMPORARY STAY, NOTICE OF PROPOSED COMPLIANCE EXTENSION;
EQUIVALENCY DETERMINATION-NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR
POLLUTANTS: HALOGENATED SOLVENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Halogenated solvent cleaning emissions include: 1,1,1
trichloroethane, perchloroethylene, methylene chloride,
trichloroethylene, carbon tetrachloride, and chloroform. This rule was
promulgated on December 2, 1994 and codified at 40 CFR part 63, subpart
T. This action will announce a temporary 3-month stay for good cause
and a proposed compliance extension for continuous web cleaning
machines. This action will also amend the final halogenated solvent
cleaning NESHAP to include equivalency determinations for different
control equipment for batch vapor cleaners to those required by the
rule. These equivalency determinations have been requested by a
halogenated solvent cleaning machine manufacturer.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/29/93 58 FR 62566
Final Rule 12/02/94 59 FR 61801
Correction Notice 12/30/94 59 FR 67750
Correction Notice 06/05/95 60 FR 29484
NPRM - Equivalency Determination05/05/98 63 FR 24765
Notice - Temporary Stay 05/05/98 63 FR 24749
NPRM - Equivalency
Determination, Batch Cleaners 10/00/98
Final Rule - Compliance
Extension 10/00/98
NPRM - Equivalency
Determination, Continuous Web
Cleaners 03/00/99
Final Rule - Equivalency
Determination, Batch Cleaners 03/00/99
Final Rule - Equivalency
Determination, Continuous Web
Cleaners 03/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Sectors Affected: 332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
Additional Information: SAN No. 4129
Agency Contact: Paul Almodovar, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0283
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
Trish Koman, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-4120
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AI04
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3440. CONTROL OF EMISSIONS OF AIR POLLUTION FROM NEW MARINE
DIESEL ENGINES AT OR ABOVE 37 KILOWATTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7547(a)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 89
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Judicial, November 25, 1998, Consent Decree.
Final, Judicial, November 26, 1999, Consent Decree.
Abstract: The ANPRM notifies and invites comments from the public on
EPA's plans to propose stringent standards for control of emissions of
oxides of nitrogen, hydrocarbons, and particulate matter from diesel
marine engines at or above 37 kilowatts. The ANPRM contains a broad
outline of
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EPA's plans for defining a national emission control program for these
engines, including engine categories to be covered, emission standard
levels being considered, and potential compliance programs. Results of
a Nonroad Engine and Vehicle Emission Study conducted by EPA indicated
the need for regulation of categories or classes of new nonroad engines
and vehicles that are significant contributors to ozone or CO in NAAQS
nonattainment areas. Such a finding led to control of emissions from
various nonroad sources. This action outlines a strategy to control
emissions from one nonroad source: diesel marine engines. If the
emission control program discussed in the ANPRM is implemented, EPA
would expect to see NOx and PM reductions comparable to their land-
based counterparts on a per engine basis, for marine engines which are
derivatives of land-based engines.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM 05/22/98 63 FR 28309
NPRM 11/00/98
Final Action 11/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: 336399 All Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing;
335312 Motor and Generator Manufacturing
Additional Information: SAN No. 4078
This was previously listed as RIN 2060-AH65.
Agency Contact: Alan Stout, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4805
Paul Machiele, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, Ann
Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 313 668-4264
RIN: 2060-AI17
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3441. TIER II LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLE, LIGHT-DUTY TRUCK, AND HEAVY-
DUTY GASOLINE VEHICLE EMISSION STANDARDS AND GASOLINE SULFUR STANDARDS
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 103 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AI23
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3442. NAAQS: SULFUR DIOXIDE (REVIEW AND IMPLEMENTATION)
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 104 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AA61
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3443. REVISION OF APPENDIX W TO 40 CFR PART 51
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 sec 110(a)(2); Clean
Air Act Amendments of 1990 sec 165(e); Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
sec 172(a); Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 sec 172(c); Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990 sec 301(a)(1); Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 sec
320
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.112; 40 CFR 51.160; 40 CFR 51.166; 40 CFR
52.21
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action proposes revisions to the Guideline on Air
Quality Models, published as appendix W to 40 CFR part 51. Such models
are used to predict ambient concentrations of pollutants for programs
ranging from Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) to State
Implementation Plans (SIPs) for controlling air pollution sources.
Appendix W to 40 CFR part 51 fulfills a Clean Air Act mandate for EPA
to specify models for air management purposes. This proposed rulemaking
enhances appendix W with new and/or improved techniques.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/98
Final Action 09/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3470
Agency Contact: Tom Coulter, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-14, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0832
RIN: 2060-AF01
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3444. NESHAP FOR THE MANUFACTURING OF AMINO AND PHENOLIC RESINS
(POLYMERS AND RESINS GROUP III)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 sec 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.
Abstract: Title III of the amended Clean Air Act requires development
of emission standards for all major sources, and selected area sources,
emitting any of the 188 hazardous air pollutants identified in section
112(b) of the Act. Amino, and phenelic resins productions have been
listed as categories of major sources based on documented emissions of
phenol and/or formaldehyde. The purpose of the NESHAP for the
Manufacturing of Amino and Phenolic Resins (Polymers and Resins Group
III) project is to initiate the regulatory process for sources engaged
in the production of amino, and phenolic resins, and to ultimately
develop a NESHAP based on candidate Maximum Achievable Control
Technology.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/98
Final Action 05/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: 325211 Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
Additional Information: SAN No. 3228
Agency Contact: John Schaefer, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0296
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AE36
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3445. NESHAP: SECONDARY ALUMINUM INDUSTRY
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1857 et seq; 44 USC 350 et seq; 5 USC 605; EO
12866
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.
Abstract: The Act requires EPA to publish an initial list of all
categories of major and area sources of the hazardous air pollutants
(HAPs) listed in section 112(b) of the Act, to promulgate a schedule
establishing a date for the promulgation of emission standards for each
of the listed categories of HAP emission sources, and develop emission
standards for each source of HAPs such that the schedule is met. The
standards are to be technology-based and are to require the maximum
degree of emission reduction determined to be achievable by the
Administrator. The Agency has determined that the secondary aluminum
industry may reasonably be anticipated to emit several of the 189 HAPs
listed in section 112(b) of the Act. As a consequence, the source
category is included on the initial list of HAP emitting categories and
is on the list of categories scheduled for standards promulgation
within seven years of enactment of the Act. The purpose of this action
is to pursue a regulatory development program that would help to ensure
that emission standards may be proposed and promulgated.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/98
Final Action 10/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 3078
Agency Contact: Juan Santiago, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1084
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Jim Crowder, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5596
RIN: 2060-AE77
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3446. NESHAP: ACRYLIC/MODACRYLIC FIBERS MANUFACTURING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 sec 112 (d)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.
Abstract: This NESHAP will control hazardous air pollutant emissions
from existing and new facilities that manufacture or produce as an
interim process acrylic or modacrylic fibers. Principal pollutants
identified are vinyl acetate and acrylonitrile. The majority of
emissions occur during the polymerization reaction and spinning
process. There are only three major sources in the United States that
will be affected by this regulation.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/98
Final 05/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 3378
Agency Contact: Tony Wayne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5439
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]
Susan Wyatt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
TDD: 919 541-5674
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AF06
_______________________________________________________________________
3447. NESHAP: POLYCARBONATES PRODUCTION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 Clean Air Act sec 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.
Abstract: This NESHAP will control hazardous air pollutant (HAP)
emissions from the production of polycarbonate resins. This source
category is being included in the General MACT Standard. The schedule
below reflects the schedule of that rulemaking.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/98
Final Action 05/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3465
Agency Contact: Mark Morris, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5416
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AF09
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3448. NESHAP: PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS (POTW)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 sec 112(e)(5); Clean
Air Act Amendments of 1990 sec 112(n)(3)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 1995.
Abstract: This rule will specify maximum achievable control technology
for publicly owned treatment works (POTW), also known as sewage/
wastewater treatment plants, or water reclamation facilities. Hazardous
air pollutant emissions from the headworks, primary and secondary
treatment, solids handling, and other operations will be considered in
developing the rule.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/98
Final Action 05/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions
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Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Additional Information: SAN No. 3377
Agency Contact: Bob Lucas, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0884
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AF26
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3449. NESHAP: MANUFACTURING OF NUTRITIONAL YEAST
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112 (d)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Statutory, November 14, 2000.
Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Abstract: Section 112 of the Act requires major sources of hazardous
air pollutants to achieve a maximum degree of emission reduction based
on the maximum achievable control technology (MACT). This regulatory
action will establish this level of control for both new and existing
sources in the baker's yeast manufacturing industry. This industry is
currently comprised of 11 sources of 5 different manufacturers located
in 8 different states. The only known HAP emission from this source is
acetaldehyde. It is produced as a by-product during the fermentation
process. It is likely that regulatory options will set maximum emission
limits of acetaldehyde, which will be achievable by improved process
control to reduce formation of this by-product.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/98
Final Action 09/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Sectors Affected: 311999 All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
Additional Information: SAN No. 3550
Agency Contact: Michele Aston, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2363
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]
Susan Wyatt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5674
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: wyatt.susan
RIN: 2060-AF30
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3450. AMENDMENTS TO GENERAL PROVISIONS SUBPART A AND B FOR 40 CFR 63
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 101-549; 42 USC 7401 Clean Air Act sec 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63.1; 40 CFR 63.51
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The General Provisions (subpart A) were promulgated on March
16, 1994 (59 FR 12408). The General Provisions create the technical and
administrative framework and establish general procedures and criteria
for implementing MACT standards. On May 16, 1994, six litigants filed
petitions for EPA to review certain provisions of the General
Provisions. Subpart B, the procedures for implementing section 112(j),
were promulgated on May 26, 1994. In June, 1994 litigants filed
petitions for EPA to review the promulgated procedures. As a result of
the litigation, it is anticipated that a number of technical and
administrative amendments to subpart A and B will be proposed.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/98
Final Action 05/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 3551
Agency Contact: James Szykman, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2452
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]
Susan Wyatt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5674
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AF31
_______________________________________________________________________
3451. NESHAP: ETHYLENE PROCESSES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Final, Statutory, November 20, 2000.
Abstract: Title III of the Clean Air Act requires development of
emission standards for all major sources emitting any of the 188
hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) identified in section 112(b) of the
CAA. Ethylene Processes is listed as a category of major sources based
on process knowledge emissions of benzene and butadiene. This action
will explore alternatives controlling the release of HAPs from the
following process areas located at ethylene process facilities: process
streams, storage, equipment leaks and other fugitive sources, and
wastewater operations. There are no anticipated impacts on small
businesses.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/99
Final 06/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Sectors Affected: 325193 Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing
Additional Information: SAN No. 3821
Agency Contact: Warren Johnson,Jr., Environmental Protection Agency,
Air and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5124
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG53
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3452. REVISIONS TO THE REGULATION FOR APPROVAL OF STATE PROGRAMS AND
DELEGATION OF FEDERAL AUTHORITIES 112(L)
Priority: Other Significant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112(l)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63(E)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Guidance in the form of rulemaking is being developed in
accordance with the requirements of section 112(l) of the Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990 for the approval of State air toxic programs and the
delegation of Federal authorities to the States for the implementation
and enforcement of section 112 emission standards and other
requirements. This regulatory document will provide some flexibility to
States in the following areas: minimum requirements for EPA approval of
State air toxics regulations that are equivalent to or more stringent
than the Federal standards and minimum requirements for EPA approval of
State air toxics programs that are equivalent to or more stringent than
the Federal program. Specific issues that will be addressed include:
alternative work practice standards; alternative monitoring,
recordkeeping, and reporting; alternative test method approval process;
equivalency by permits; and mechanisms and requirements for approval of
State air toxics programs. Additionally, the Partial Approval and
Delegable Authorities rulemakings will be added to this rulemaking. The
Partial Approval language will provide flexibility to States by
allowing States to accept delegation of parts of standards. This will
allow them to implement and enforce these provisions on a smaller
scale. The delegable authorities rulemaking will clarify what
authorities EPA has delegated to States when the part 63, subpart A,
general provisions have been delegated. Due to a lack of clear
guidance, the EPA Regions have not been consistent in the delegation of
general provisions to States.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/98
Final Action 07/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 3829
Agency Contact: Tom Driscoll, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-12, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5135
Fax: 919 541-5509
RIN: 2060-AG60
_______________________________________________________________________
3453. NESHAP: LIME MANUFACTURING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 Clean Air Act sec 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Abstract: Title III of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 requires
the EPA to develop emission standards for each major source category of
hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). The standards are to be technology-
based and are to require the maximum degree of emission reduction
determined to be achievable by the Administrator of the EPA. The EPA
has determined that some lime manufacturing plants may be major sources
for one or more HAPs. As a consequence, a regulation (emission
standards) is being developed for the lime manufacturing industry.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/00/99
Final Action 09/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3651
Agency Contact: Joseph Wood, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5446
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Jim Crowder, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5596
RIN: 2060-AG72
_______________________________________________________________________
3454. GENERIC MACT FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES (ACRYLIC MODACRYLIC FIBERS,
POLYCARBONATES, HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, AND ACETAL RESINS)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.
Abstract: Several of the source categories that are subject to MACT
(maximum available control technology) standards contain only a few
sources (e.g., less than five). For such source categories, EPA plans
to develop the underlying information through its MACT Partnership
Program and then allow the affected sources and states to develop the
detailed MACT requirements. To do this, EPA needs to develop a generic
MACT standard for these source categories. This reinvention to the MACT
standards development process will allow for proper participation by
all stakeholders. Given the relatively few affected sources caught by
the generic standard, the overall cost and environmental effects of
this action are expected to be small, nationally.
The MACT program addresses hazardous air pollutants. This action will
only affect major sources of these HAPs.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/98
Final Action 05/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3901
Agency Contact: David Markwordt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
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Phone: 919 541-0837
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]
Susan Wyatt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5674
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG91
_______________________________________________________________________
3455. NESHAP: SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Abstract: This rule will either establish MACT (maximum available
control technology) for semiconductor production facilities. There are
currently 6 major sources that would be affected by the NESHAP. This
action will result in little or no additional emission reduction but
will establish a Federal MACT level for large facilities. It is
anticipated that no major sources subject to the rule at time of
promulgation.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/00/99
Final Action 09/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 3902
Agency Contact: Tony Wayne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5439
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]
Susan Wyatt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5674
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG93
_______________________________________________________________________
3456. NESHAP: HYDROGEN FLUORIDE PRODUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Abstract: This rule will establish maximum achievable control
technology (MACT) for hydrogen fluoride (HF) production facilities. The
rule will affect one HF production facility, which is currently well-
controlled. This action will result in little or no additional emission
reduction but will establish a Federal MACT level for this plant. The
rule is being proposed as part of the so-called generic MACT rule.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/98
Final Action 05/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 3654
Agency Contact: Rick Colyer, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5262
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]
Susan Wyatt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5674
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG94
_______________________________________________________________________
3457. NESHAP: CHROMIUM ELECTROPLATING AMENDMENT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7402 CAA 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Final standards under section 112(d) for chromium emissions
from hard and decorative chromium electroplating and chromium anodizing
tanks (40 CFR 63, subpart N) were promulgated on January 25, 1995.
Since promulgation, the Agency has determined that a class of chromium
electroplating operations were inadvertently excluded from regulation.
Specifically, the final standards do not apply to sources engaged in
continuous chromium electroplating of steel sheet used to make cans and
other containers. It is the Agency's intent to regulate all facilities
engaged in chromium electroplating. Therefore, the Agency plans to
amend the chromium electroplating rule to extend its applicability to
continuous chromium electroplating operations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/98
Final 06/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 2841
Agency Contact: Phil Mulrine, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5289
Al Vervaert, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5602
RIN: 2060-AH08
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3458. NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR URBAN AREA SOURCES OF TOXIC AIR EMISSIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412(k) Clean Air Act sec 112(k); 42 USC
7412(c)(3) Clean Air Act sec 112(c)(3)
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 1995.
Final, Judicial, August 31, 1998.
Abstract: Congress directed EPA in the 1990 Amendments to the Clean Air
Act to study the nature and magnitude of air toxic emissions, exposures
and risks in U.S. cities. This was in response to growing evidence that
an urban soup existed that was causing cancer and other effects, and
which may not adequately be addressed by the MACT program on major
sources. The 1990 Amendments call for EPA to appraise
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the sources and pollutants which contribute most to the urban soup
phenomenon, and to publish a national strategy by 1995 that summarizes
these findings and identifies actions to mitigate the problem. This
strategy will contain (1) general and specific recommendations for
additional research, (2) an accounting of actions and measures
undertaken by the EPA and state and local agencies that reduce
emissions of the hazardous substances of particular concern, and (3) a
call for additional measures needed to complete sufficient mitigation
of the problem. This action is not considered deregulatory. This action
has no direct impacts on small businesses; however, as the strategy is
subsequently implemented through later actions and specific rules, some
small businesses may be regulated as a consequence of carrying out the
regulatory recommendations in the strategy.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Announcement 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 3959
Agency Contact: Laura McKelvey, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-15, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5497
Fax: 919 541-7690
RIN: 2060-AH21
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3459. NESHAP: FLEXIBLE POLYURETHANE FOAM FABRICATION OPERATIONS
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412 Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, section
112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 2000.
Abstract: The Clean Air Act (CAA) requires development of emission
standards for sources emitting any of the hazardous air pollutants HAP
listed in section 112(b) of the CAA. Flexible Polyurethane Foam
Fabrication Operations is listed as a category of major sources based
on documented emissions of the following HAP: methylene chloride,
trichlorethane, hydrogen cyanide, and hydrogen chloride. This source
category covers emissions from various polyurethane foam bonding
operations, including foam gluing and flame lamination. This action
will explore alternatives for reducing HAP emissions from the following
emission sources located at foam fabrication plants: process vents, raw
material storage and transfer operations, and equipment leaks.
Ultimately, a NESHAP for this source category will be developed based
on Maximum Achievable Control Technology.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 07/00/99
Final 09/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Sectors Affected: 326299 All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing;
326199 All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
Additional Information: SAN No. 3973
Agency Contact: David Svendsgaard, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2380
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH42
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3460. NESHAP: GROUP I POLYMERS AND RESINS AND GROUP IV POLYMERS AND
RESINS AND GROUP IV POLYMERS AND RESINS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63.480 to 506 (Revision); 40 CFR 63.1310 to 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 ANPR,
was published in the Federal Register on 11/25/96 (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. There are no impacts anticipated for small
businesses or State/local/tribal governments.
Timetable:
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ANPRM 11/25/96 61 FR 59849
NPRM 10/00/98
Final 07/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Sectors Affected: 325211 Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
Additional Information: SAN No. 3939
Agency Contact: Robert Rosensteel, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5608
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH47
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3461. AMENDMENTS TO PARTS 51, 52, 63, 70 AND 71 REGARDING THE PROVISIONS
FOR DETERMINING POTENTIAL TO EMIT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
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CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action proposes to amend regulations already established
to implement the new Federal air toxics program under section 112,
including the General Provisions, the Federal operating permit program
under title V, and the major source preconstruction programs under
parts C and D of title I.
The proposed rule will address issues related to the determination of a
stationary source's potential to emit in response to three court
decisions.
This action resulted from splitting of RINs 2060-AC98 and 2060-AC63.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 12/00/98
Final Rule 12/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3479
Agency Contact: Karen Blanchard, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-12, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5503
RIN: 2060-AI01
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3462. REVIEW OF FEDERAL TEST PROCEDURES FOR EMISSIONS FROM MOTOR
VEHICLES; TEST PROCEDURE ADJUSTMENTS TO FUEL ECONOMY AND EMISSION TEST
RESULTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 101-549
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86; 40 CFR 600
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action considers potential adjustments to fuel economy
and emission test results to compensate for test procedure changes
previously adopted; it applies to light-duty vehicles and light-duty
trucks. This aspect of the previous rulemaking (SAN-3323, RIN 2060-
AE27) was deferred.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 12/00/98
Final Rule 12/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3979
Agency Contact: R. W. Nash, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, VPCD, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 743 214-4412
RIN: 2060-AH38
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3463. SPECIFICATION OF SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR DEFINITION FOR DIESEL FUELS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7545 Clean Air Act sec 211(f)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is proposing a definition of the term ``substantially
similar,'' as used in section 211(f)(1)(B) of the Clean Air Act (CAA),
with respect to diesel fuel and fuel additives. The prohibitions of
section 211(f)(1)(A) apply to fuels and fuel additives which are not
substantially similar to fuels or additives used to certify vehicles to
emissions standards. This definition will enable manufacturers to
determine whether their diesel fuels and additives are covered by, or
excluded from, the section 211(f)(1)(B) prohibitions. This definition
will also reduce potential burdens on manufacturers and EPA for
processing waivers for fuels and additives under 211(f)(4).
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM 05/30/91 56 FR 24362
NPRM 10/00/98
Final Action 02/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3091
Agency Contact: David Korotney, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, NFEVL, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4507
RIN: 2060-AD77
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3464. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: RECONSIDERATION OF SECTION 608
SALES RESTRICTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq Clean Air Act sec 608
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82(F)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The rule will include the reconsideration of the sales
restriction as it relates to split systems. The Agency was petitioned
to reconsider the part of the sales restriction that included the sale
of pre-charged split systems. It restricted such sales to certified
technicians. Since then, EPA stayed that portion of the sales
restriction in response to the petition. This rule will include the
determination of the Agency related to the reconsideration. It
addresses environmental problems of ozone depletion resulting from
emissions of chlorofluorocarbons, hydrochlorofluorocarbons, and other
ozone-depleting substances. Through restricting sales of certain pre-
charged items to persons certified as technicians, emissions to the
atmosphere are decreased. The impact on small businesses and
governments would be negligible, since persons can become certified if
the EPA determination is a full restriction. Most businesses and
governments will have at least one certified technician on board. This
action has no impact on small business and State, local, and tribal
governments.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/00/98
Final Action 01/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 3673
This action is combined with RIN 2060-AG47, SAN 3809.
Agency Contact: Vera Au, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-2216
Fax: 202 565-2093
RIN: 2060-AG20
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3465. SERVICING OF MOTOR VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONERS: STANDARDS FOR
EQUIPMENT THAT RECOVERS AND RECYCLES REFRIGERANTS OTHER THAN CFC-12 AND
HFC-134A
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7671
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82(B) (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule serves to amend the regulations initially
promulgated on July 14, 1992, under section 609 of the CAA.
Specifically, this rule fulfills the statutory mandate set forth in
section 609 requiring the Administrator to promulgate regulations for
the proper recycling in motor vehicle air conditioners (MVACs) of any
refrigerants that substitute for CFC-12. Specifically, section 609
requires EPA to establish standards for refrigerant recycling equipment
and for the proper use of such equipment. This rule will provide
flexibility for service technicians to meet section 609 requirements,
because in addition to using equipment that recovers and recycles CFC-
12 and HFC-134a refrigerants, technicians will now be permitted to use
equipment that recovers and recycles other substitute refrigerants
listed as acceptable under EPA's SNAP program.
This rule will affect, although not adversely affect, those small
entities such as independent repair shops, service station, truck fleet
shops, collision repair shops, new car and truck dealers, car and truck
rental shops, and radiator repair shops that choose to service vehicles
that contain refrigerants other than CFC-12 or HFC-134a that are listed
as acceptable under EPA's SNAP program. Specifically, it will allow
them to use equipment to recycle these refrigerants.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/00/99
Final Action 08/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3983
Agency Contact: Christine Dibble, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9147
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH29
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3466. SUPPLEMENTAL RULE TO REQUIRE CERTAIN PRODUCTS MADE WITH HCFCS TO
BEAR WARNING LABEL
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq Clean Air Act sec 611
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82(F)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Friends of the Earth submitted and withdrew a petition to
expand EPA's labeling requirements to include products containing or
manufactured with HCFCs. EPA anticipates that Friends of the Earth will
submit a revised petition later this year. We are bound by statute to
respond by 180 days. If EPA grants the petition, the proposed
rulemaking will be the response.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 08/00/99
Final Action 08/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3640
Agency Contact: Sue Stendebach, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9117
TDD: 202 565-2906
Fax: 202 233-9665
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AF93
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Final Rule Stage
Clean Air Act (CAA)
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3467. NESHAP: CHROMIUM ELECTROPLATING AMENDMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Since the promulgation of the chromium electroplating NESHAP
we have been informed of several sources that are experiencing
difficulty in complying with the concentration limit for new sources
even though they have installed and operate composite mesh pad scrubber
technology similar or identical to that used as the basis for the MACT
emission limit. These sources operate new state-of-the-art plating
tanks not encountered during rule development which feature enclosing
hoods that completely cover the surface of the plating tank. This
covered tank design allows for effective capture and ventilation at
substantially lower exhaust air flow rates than otherwise encountered
with more conventional exterior hooding. Although these sources exceed
the new source standard concentration limit of 0.015 mg/dscm, actual
mass rate emissions are more than 50 percent lower than would otherwise
be achieved with more conventional hooding and higher ventilation
rates. The chromium electroplating standard will be amended to include
this alternative type of control system.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Direct Final Rule 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Sectors Affected: 332813 Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing
and Coloring
Additional Information: SAN No. 4115
Agency Contact: Phil Mulrine, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5289
Fax: 919 541-5600
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Email: [email protected]
Al Vervaert, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5602
RIN: 2060-AH69
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3468. 1998 REVISION OF ACID RAIN ALLOWANCE ALLOCATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7651 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 73
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, June 1, 1998.
Abstract: Title IV of the Clean Air Act directs the EPA to establish an
acid rain program to reduce adverse effects of acidic deposition. The
centerpiece of this control program is allocation of allowances, or
authorizations to emit SO2, that are distributed by the Administrator
in limited quantities to utility units and must be held by all affected
units to cover their SO2 emissions. In 1993, EPA finalized the
allowance allocations and provided, in the regulation, the methodology
for revising the allocations in 1998 based on several statutory
provisions. This rulemaking will implement that methodology, eliminate
unaffected units, and eliminate unnecessary sections of regulation.
This rulemaking will affect only utility units affected by the acid
rain program requirements and does not affect small businesses or
government entities.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/07/98 63 FR 714
Final Action 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: 221111 Hydroelectric Power Generation; 221119 Other
Electric Power Generation; 221121 Electric Bulk Power Transmission and
Control; 221122 Electric Power Distribution
Additional Information: SAN No. 3898
Agency Contact: Kathy Barylski, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6204J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9074
Fax: 202 565-2139
RIN: 2060-AG86
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3469. NEW SOURCE REVIEW (NSR) REFORM
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 126 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AE11
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3470. NESHAP: FERROALLOY PRODUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1857 et seq; 44 USC 350 et seq; 5 USC 605; EO
12866
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Statutory, November 15, 1997.
Abstract: The Clean Air Act, as amended November 1990, requires the EPA
to develop emission standards for each major source category of
hazardous air pollutants. The standards are to be technology-based and
are to require the maximum degree of emission reduction determined to
be achievable by the Administrator of EPA. The EPA has determined that
two plants in the ferroalloy production industry are major sources for
one or more hazardous air pollutants. As a consequence, production
facilities are among the HAP-emitting source categories selected for
regulation.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 08/04/98 63 FR 41508
Final Action 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 3082
Agency Contact: Conrad Chin, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1512
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Al Vervaert, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5602
RIN: 2060-AF29
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3471. ACID RAIN PROGRAM: DELETION OF CERTAIN UNITS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7651 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 73.10
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Acid Rain Program requires affected utility units to hold
allowances sufficient to cover emissions of SO2, have an Acid Rain
Permit under part 72, and meet appropriate monitoring requirements
under part 75. Many affected units are listed in 40 CFR 73.10 tables 2
and 3. In the process of implementing the Acid Rain Program, EPA has
learned that several units listed in the tables should not be affected
by the Acid Rain Program requirements. This action would delete
specific named units from the tables.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 12/27/96 61 FR 68340
Final Action 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: 221111 Hydroelectric Power Generation
Additional Information: SAN No. 3573
This rule is linked to Revision of Acid Rain Allowance Allocation Rule,
RIN 2060-AG86.
Agency Contact: Kathy Barylski, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6204J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9074
Fax: 202 565-2139
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AF46
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3472. OPERATING PERMITS: REVISIONS (PART 70)
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 127 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AF70
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3473. METHODS FOR MEASUREMENT OF VISIBLE EMISSIONS - ADDITION OF METHODS
203A, 203B, AND 203C TO APPENDIX M OF PART 51
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401(b)(1); 42 USC 7410; 42 USC 7470 to 7479;
42 USC 7501 to 7508; 42 USC 7601(a)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking adds Test Methods 203A, 203B, and 203C to 40
CFR part 51, appendix M (entitled Example Test Methods for State
Implementation Plans). These methods describe procedures for estimating
the opacity of visible emissions. States have requested that EPA
promulgate these methods so that they can use them in State
Implementation Plans in enforcing visible emissions regulations from
Stationary Sources.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 11/22/93 58 FR 61639
Final Action 03/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 2915
Agency Contact: Frederick Thompson, Environmental Protection Agency,
Air and Radiation, MD-19, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2707
RIN: 2060-AF83
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3474. SALES VOLUME LIMIT PROVISIONS FOR SMALL-VOLUME MANUFACTURE
CERTIFICATION FOR CLEAN FUEL AND CONVENTIONAL VEHICLE CONVERSIONS AND
RELATED PROVISIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 202; Clean Air Act sec 203; Clean
Air Act sec 247; Clean Air Act sec 301(a)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 85; 40 CFR 86; 40 CFR 88
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action will temporarily raise the 10,000 vehicle sales
volume limit for vehicle converters seeking certification under the
small-volume manufacturers provisions. In addition, this action will
adopt provisions to provide flexibility in assigned deterioration
factors for alternative fuel vehicles.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/03/96 61 FR 140
Final Action 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3643
Agency Contact: Clifford Tyree, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, NFEVL, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 313 668-4310
RIN: 2060-AF87
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3475. SERVICE INFORMATION AVAILABILITY
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7521(m)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will require manufacturers of automobiles to
provide necessary information needed to make use of emission control
diagnostic systems as well as that needed to make emission-related
diagnosis and repairs by any person engaged in the repairing or
servicing of motor vehicles or motor vehicle engines. This will allow
independent service repair garages, individual owners, parts
manufacturers, etc., to have access to emission control information to
better service automobiles and ensure clean air compliance
requirements.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Final Rule 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3741
Agency Contact: David Dickinson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9296
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG13
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3476. AMENDMENTS TO PART 60, PART 61, AND PART 63 AND ADDITION OF METHOD
14A TO PART 60
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401; 42 USC 7410 to 7412; 42 USC 7414; 42 USC
7416
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60; 40 CFR 61; 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking will amend the emission test methods and
performance specifications in appendices A and B of part 60, appendix B
of part 61, and appendix A of part 63 by revising the method format to
conform with Environmental Monitoring Management Council (EMMC)
guidelines. Conformance to the guidelines will promote consistency
among inter-program methods. In addition, minor technical and printing
errors in the methods will be corrected. Similar errors in various
subparts of part 60 will also be corrected. Performance specification
15 is also being proposed in this rulemaking.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 08/27/97 62 FR 45369
Final Action 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3743
Agency Contact: Foston Curtis, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-19, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1063
Fax: 919 541-1039
RIN: 2060-AG21
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3477. REGULATION REVIEW/BURDEN REDUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
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duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 407
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On March 16, 1995, President Clinton issued a report
entitled, Reinventing Environmental Regulation, that identified 25
initiatives to improve the current regulatory system. This action is
part of the regulatory review process to reduce unnecessary
recordkeeping and reporting requirements. Existing rules are being
reviewed for excess and/or duplicative requirements. The Agency will
publish a list of those regulations that will be revised or amended to
reduce unnecessary recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 09/11/96 61 FR 47840
Final Action 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3750
Agency Contact: David Markwordt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0837
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]
Susan Wyatt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5674
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG30
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3478. ACID RAIN PROGRAM: CONTINUOUS EMISSION MONITORING (CEM) RULE
REVISIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7651 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 75 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On January 11, 1993, EPA promulgated the final core acid rain
rules, including the CEM regulation at 40 CFR part 75. Since the rule
was promulgated, the 263 Phase I and 783 Phase II utility units have
already begun to comply with this regulation by installing and
completing certification testing by the January 1, 1995, statutory
deadline.
As a result of on-going internal and external assessment of the Acid
Rain Program monitoring and reporting requirements, EPA, State
environmental agencies, and affected utilities have identified areas of
the part 75 CEM regulations which would benefit from revision or
clarification. Many of the suggested revisions will add increased
flexibility to the utility industry in implementing and complying with
the requirements of part 75. Other revisions will clarify existing
provisions in an effort to make the regulation more understandable.
Still other revisions will provide increased quality assurance of the
Acid Rain Program CEM data. These issues include allowing reduced
monitoring and reporting requirements for low emitting units, more
effective and economical quality assurance requirements, greater
flexibility for fuel sampling and fuel flowmeter testing procedures
under appendix D, clarification of span/range equipment specifications,
greater flexibility for monitoring controlled emissions, and greater
flexibility for using backup monitors during malfunction of the primary
monitor. This action is necessary because of the experience and
additional information both EPA and industry have gained from 1993 to
the present. Industry views this action as positive because it provides
industry with more implementation flexibility.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 05/21/98 63 FR 28032
Final Action 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3808
Agency Contact: Monika Chandra, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6204J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9781
Fax: 202 565-2141
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG46
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3479. AMENDMENT TO THE USER FEES FOR RADON PROFICIENCY PROGRAMS RULE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2661 to 2665
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 195; 40 CFR 700 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The User Fees for Radon Proficiency Programs Final Rule
established fees in 1994 that EPA will collect annually to support its
voluntary Radon Proficiency Programs. The rule requires individuals and
organizations applying to or participating in the Radon Proficiency
Program (RPP) to pay annual fees. The final rule states that EPA shall
adjust the fees over the next year to a level that will ultimately be
sufficient to recover the full annual costs of the program. Through
this technical amendment, EPA will revise its fee schedule to collect a
larger percentage of its annual (FY 97) operating costs. The annual
fees will also reflect changes in the proficiency programs,
participation, inflation, etc. In the calculation of the annual fees,
the Agency will take into consideration the impact of the fourth year
of fee collection on the radon industry.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Final Action 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal
Sectors Affected: 23511 Plumbing, Heating and Air-Conditioning
Contractors
Additional Information: SAN No. 3835
Agency Contact: James Long, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6604J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9433
Fax: 202 565-2038
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Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG64
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3480. ADDITION OF METHOD 207 TO APPENDIX M OF 40 CFR PART 51 - METHOD
FOR MEASURING ISOCYANATES IN STATIONARY SOURCE EMISSIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 listed certain
isocyanate compounds as hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). The Agency
does not have any published test methods that would measure air
emissions of these isocyanate compounds from stationary sources. This
action would add a validated test method to measure isocyanate
emissions to appendix M of part 51. Test methods in part 51 can be
adopted by any State for use in any regulation that requires the
measurement of any of the isocyanate compounds on the HAP list. This
action would not impose any new regulatory requirements that do not
already exist. It should benefit State governments by providing them
with a validated test procedure for measuring the emissions of
isocyanate compounds.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 12/08/97 62 FR 64532
Final Action 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3900
Agency Contact: Gary McAlister, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-19, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1062
Fax: 919 541-1039
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG88
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3481. FEDERAL OPERATING PERMITS PROGRAM IN INDIAN COUNTRY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7661a(d)(3)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 71.4
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.
Abstract: Recognizing its trust responsibilities to Indian tribes, EPA
plans to exercise its regulatory authority to issue permits to sources
of air pollution in Indian country where sources are not regulated by
Indian tribes. The Federal operating permits program for stationary air
sources should extend to all of Indian country, but the regulation that
created the program inadvertently created a regulatory gap. A change in
regulations is needed to assure that each major source in Indian
country is subject to either a State, tribal, or Federal permit
program.
The regulatory change would create a level playing field for industry.
Also, the regulatory change would assure that EPA can regulate sources
that create air pollution problems in Indian country or that are
located in Indian country and generate air pollution problems for other
areas.
There are no anticipated impacts on small businesses or State or local
governments. The regulatory change would eliminate a burden on tribal
governments. They would not need to demonstrate their jurisdiction over
an area in order for EPA to administer a permit program for the area.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 03/21/97 62 FR 13748
Final Action 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3868
Agency Contact: Candace Carraway, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-12, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3189
Fax: 919 541-5509
RIN: 2060-AG90
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3482. REVISION TO THE LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLE EMISSION COMPLIANCE PROCEDURE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The purpose of this NPRM is to propose changes to the
emissions compliance procedures for light-duty vehicles. These proposed
changes will streamline the current process beginning with model year
2000. These proposed changes will improve in-use emissions with a
potential decrease in the net burden on auto manufacturers.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 07/15/98 63 FR 39653
Final Action 01/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3913
Agency Contact: Linda Hormes, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, NFEVL, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4502
RIN: 2060-AH05
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3483. FINDING OF SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION AND RULEMAKING FOR CERTAIN
STATES IN THE OZONE TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT GROUP (OTAG) REGION FOR
PURPOSES OF REDUCING REGIONAL TRANSPORT OF OZONE
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410(a)(2)(D); 42 USC 7410(k)(5)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 52(a)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Ozone and ozone precursors are transported across the
northeastern United States. The Ozone Transport Assessment Group (OTAG)
was formed in 1995 to document the amount and extent of this transport
and to develop control recommendations. The OTAG was a collaborative
process conducted by the affected States. This action builds on the
work of the OTAG. Controls are intended to reduce the
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ozone and ozone precursors ``blowing into'' the nonattainment areas and
allow the impacted States to design local control programs that they
can consider in their strategies. This action proposed to find that 22
States and DC in the OTAG Region significantly contribute to
nonattainment of the ozone NAAQS or interferes with maintenance of the
NAAQS. EPA proposed appropriate levels of NOx emissions that each of
the affected States will be required to achieve.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Notice of Intent 01/10/97 62 FR 1422
NPRM 10/10/97 62 FR 60318
NPRM Supplemental 05/18/98 63 FR 25902
Final Action 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3945
Litigation on ozone nonattainment plans for serious and severe
nonattainment areas. Sect. 126 petitions involved as are dates
contained in Mary Nichols' Memorandum entitled ``Ozone Attainment
Demonstrations'' 3/2/95.
Agency Contact: Kimber Scavo, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-15, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3354
Fax: 919 541-0824
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH10
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3484. ADDITION OF OPACITY METHOD TO APPENDIX M OF 40 CFR PART 51 (METHOD
203)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking proposes to add a method, Method 203, for the
measurement of opacity from stationary sources, to appendix M (Example
Test Methods for State Implementation Plans) in 40 CFR part 51. This
action provides States with an instrumental test method which can be
used in determining, on a continuous basis, compliance with stationary
source opacity emission limitations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/07/92 57 FR 46114
Final Action 05/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3958
Agency Contact: Solomon Ricks, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-19, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5242
Fax: 919 541-1039
RIN: 2060-AH23
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3485. EXPANDED DEFINITIONS FOR ALTERNATIVE-FUELED VEHICLES AND ENGINES
MEETING LOW-EMISSION VEHICLE EXHAUST EMISSION STANDARDS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2001; 15 USC 2002; 15 USC 2003; 15 USC 2005;
15 USC 2006; 15 USC 213; 42 USC 7521; 42 USC 7522; 42 USC 7524; 42 USC
7525; 42 USC 7541; 42 USC 7542; 42 USC 7549; 42 USC 7550; 42 USC 7552
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86; 40 CFR 88
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action will ease the burden of certification for both
Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and after-market conversion
entities. This action will, for vehicles and engines meeting LEV
emission standards, broaden the definition of the term dedicated fuel
system, broaden the criteria for engine families, and provide an
exemption from certification fees. This action is not a deregulatory
action. This action will provide another means for small business to
remain active entities in supplying alternatively fueled vehicles to
the market place. The above three changes are intended to reduce the
cost of complying with the requirements of certification, and small
business will benefit from these changes. This action will enhance the
ability for the regulated industry to provide alternatively fueled
vehicles to the consumer in support of the Executive Order 13031.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 07/20/98 63 FR 38767
Final Action 07/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4030
Agency Contact: Clifford Tyree, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, AAVP, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4310
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH52
_______________________________________________________________________
3486. REVISIONS TO THE PERMITS AND SULFUR DIOXIDE ALLOWANCE SYSTEM
REGULATIONS UNDER TITLE IV OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7601; 42 USC 7651 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 72; 40 CFR 73
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking would amend certain provisions in the Permits
and Sulfur Dioxide Allowance Rules under title IV of the Clean Air Act
to improve the operation of the Allowance Tracking System and the
allowance market. The revisions are proposed in light of the Agency's
experience in implementing the acid rain rules (first promulgated in
1993) and would result in a small extension of the allowance transfer
deadline, allowing a limited number of allowances to be held for a unit
outside the unit's account, and the deletion of one of the signature
requirements on allowance transfer requests.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 08/03/98 63 FR 41357
Final Action 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Sectors Affected: 221122 Electric Power Distribution; 221121 Electric
Bulk Power Transmission and Control
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Additional Information: SAN No. 4052
Agency Contact: Donna Deneen, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6204J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9089
Fax: 202 565-2141
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH60
_______________________________________________________________________
3487. NESHAP: WOOD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS, AMENDMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Judicial, June 18, 1998, Proposed amendments based on settlement
agreements.
Final, Judicial, December 18, 1998, Final amendments based on
settlement agreements.
Abstract: This action will amend the final Wood Furniture Manufacturing
Operations NESHAP which was promulgated on December 7, 1995 (60 FR
62930). This action will address litigation issues, as well as propose
resolution to these issues as agreed with the litigants.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/24/98 63 FR 34336
Final Action 01/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: 337122 Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture
Manufacturing; 337121 Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing;
337127 Institutional Furniture Manufacturing
Additional Information: SAN No. 4126
Agency Contact: Paul Almodsvar, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0283
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
Trish Koman, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-4021
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH66
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3488. NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR
SOURCE CATEGORY: PULP AND PAPER PRODUCTION; AMENDMENTS TO THE
PROMULGATED RULE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63.440 to 63.459 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The purpose of this action is to clarify sections of the
promulgated pulp and paper industry maximum achievable control
technology (MACT) standards where commenters have indicated that the
wording is confusing. This action will also correct any typographical
errors noted. This action will contain guidance and amended rule
language.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Correction Notice 10/00/98
Direct Final Rule Amendment 10/00/98
Final Rule - Interpretations and
Technical Amendment 10/00/98
Final Action - Interpretations
and Technical Amendment 01/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4123
Agency Contact: Penny Lassiter, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5396
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]
Stephen Shedd, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-
13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5397
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH74
_______________________________________________________________________
3489. SUPPLEMENTAL RULEMAKING FOR CERTAIN STATES IN THE OZONE TRANSPORT
ASSESSMENT GROUP REGION FOR PURPOSES OF REDUCING REGIONAL TRANSPORT OF
OZONE
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410(a)(2)(D); 42 USC 7410(k)(5)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51(G); 40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 52(A); 40 CFR 76; 40 CFR
96
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On October 10, 1997, the Administrator signed a proposed rule
making a finding of significant contribution and assigning Statewide
NOx emission budgets to 22 States and the District of Columbia for
purposes of reducing regional transport of ozone. The Agency has
several follow-up items resulting from discussions with OMB and
management within EPA that need to be proposed as part of the effort to
reduce transport. This supplemental proposal includes the rule language
for the NOx emission budgets, a model cap-and-trade rule, air quality
analyses of the proposed emission budgets, emissions reporting
requirements, a discussion of the interaction with the title IV NOx
rule, and alternative approaches to the proposed emission budgets.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Supplemental NPRM 05/11/98 63 FR 25902
Final Action 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal
Sectors Affected: 336111 Automobile Manufacturing; 336112 Light Truck
and Utility Vehicle Manufacturing; 33612 Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing
Additional Information: SAN No. 4076
Agency Contact: Kimber Scavo, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-15, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3354
Fax: 919 541-0824
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Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH91
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3490. ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE NSPS AMENDMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not yet determined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The NSPS currently requires monitoring of the furnace
pressure by installing a pressure sensor in the furnace or in the duct
connected to the furnace. Maintaining an operating pressure sensor
under these conditions of extreme temperatures is difficult. The NSPS
will be amended to allow daily observations of visible emissions from
the shop in conjunction with monitoring of primary and secondary
emission control system parameters, in lieu of monitoring internal
furnace pressure. This amendment was recommended by the iron and steel
common sense initiative.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4125
Agency Contact: Kevin Cavender, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2364
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Al Vervaert, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5602
RIN: 2060-AH95
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3491. NESHAP: OFF-SITE WASTE AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS; FINAL RULE--
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT; AND NESHAP FOR OFF-SITE WASTE AND RECOVERY
OPERATIONS FOR TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The actions will amend the Off-site Waste and Recovery
Operations rule that was promulgated on July 1, 1996, based on the
settlement agreement with the Chemical Manufacturers Association, the
Hazardous Waste Management Association, and the Environmental
Technology Council. The changes to the rule will clarify the EPA's
intent and do not increase or lower or otherwise affect emissions or
environmental protection. Additionally, the actions will clarify
sections of the promulgated off-site waste and recovery operations
regulation and correct any typographical errors noted. These actions
will contain guidance and amended rule language.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Sectors Affected: 32411 Petroleum Refineries; 325412 Pharmaceutical
Preparation Manufacturing
Additional Information: SAN No. 4108
Agency Contact: Elaine Manning, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5499
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH96
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3492. ACID RAIN PROGRAM: PROPOSED REVISION OF TEST METHOD 1, 2, AND 2F
FOR MEASURING VOLUMETRIC FLOW IN STACKS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401; 42 USC 7411; 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7416;
42 USC 7429; 42 USC 7601
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60; 40 CFR 60, app A ``Test Methods 1 and 2''; 40
CFR 75
Legal Deadline:
Other, Statutory, December 31, 1998, Voluntary.
Abstract: EPA Test Methods are Agency-approved procedures used by test
teams to accurately determine emissions from sources; e.g., power
plants. The proposed revisions to Test Methods 1, 2, and 2F will
improve the accuracy of the determination of volumetric flow
measurements in utility stacks. These revisions will affect electric
utilities and other sources covered by EPA's Acid Rain Program and
possibly by other air quality control regulations; e.g., New Source
Performance Standards, Prevention of Significant Deterioration, and
State emission limits. Currently, the Test Methods do not allow yaw or
pitch angles or wall effects to be considered in calculating volumetric
flow. In the Acid Rain Program and in other programs requiring
reporting of mass emission rates, e.g., lbs SO2/hour, not allowing
these parameters in the calculation of volumetric flow may cause
overreporting of pollutant emissions in some situations. The Test
Method revisions are also expected to help reduce such overreporting as
well as the disparity between stack-measured power plant heat rate and
combustion-calculated heat rate. Heat rate is important to power plants
because it affects, e.g., electric rates, and limitations on plant
operations in State permits.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 01/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4130
Agency Contact: John Schakenbach, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6204J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9158
Elliot Lieberman, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9136
RIN: 2060-AH97
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3493. OPTIONAL CERTIFICATION STREAMLINING PROCEDURES FOR LDVS,
LDTS, AND HDES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2001; 15 USC 2002; 15 USC 2003; 15 USC 2005;
15 USC 2006; 15 USC 213; 42 USC 7521; 42 USC 7522; 42 USC 7524; 42 USC
7525; 42 USC 7541; 42 USC 7542; 42 USC 7549; 42 USC 7550; 42 USC 7552
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86; 40 CFR 88
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action will ease the burden of certification for both
Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and after-market conversion
entities that meet Clean-Fuel Vehicle requirements.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/20/98 63 FR 38767
Final Action 01/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4165
Agency Contact: Clifford Tyree, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 313 668-4310
Fax: 313 741-7869
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AI15
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3494. TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY RULE AMENDMENTS: FLEXIBILITY
AND STREAMLINING
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7521(a); Clean Air Act sec 176(c)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 93
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) of 1990 recognized that
transportation planning and air quality planning must be coordinated
towards achieving the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).
The transportation conformity rule was promulgated in November of 1993,
in response to CAAA concerns. Conformity ensures that transportation
planning does not (a) produce new air quality violations, (b) worsen
existing violations, and (c) delay timely attainment of the NAAQS. This
rulemaking is the third in a series of amendments to the original
transportation conformity rule. This rulemaking will streamline the
original rule to simplify the conformity process in response to
conformity stakeholder concerns. Flexibility will be added for rural
nonattainment areas. Difficulties associated with the build/no-build
test and adding transportation projects to plans will be resolved, and
non-Federal projects will have additional flexibility through these
amendments.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/09/96 61 FR 36112
Final Action 11/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3740
This rule was previously listed as RIN 2060-AG16.
Agency Contact: Kathryn Sargeant, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, NFEVL, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4441
RIN: 2060-AI16
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3495. AMENDMENTS--INTEGRATED NESHAP AND EFFLUENT GUIDELINES: PULP AND
PAPER
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 128 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AD03
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3496. NESHAP: MINERAL WOOL PRODUCTION INDUSTRY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1857 et seq; 44 USC 350 et seq; 4 USC 605; EO
12866
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.
Abstract: The Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990, requires the EPA to
(1) publish an initial list of all categories of major and area sources
of the hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) listed in section 112(b) of the
CAA, (2) promulgate a schedule establishing a date for the promulgation
of emissions standards for each of the listed categories of HAPs
emission sources, and (3) develop emission standards for each source of
HAPs. These standards are to be technology-based and are to require the
maximum degree of emission reduction determined to be achievable by the
Administrator. The Agency has determined that the mineral wool
production industry emits several of the 188 HAPs listed in section
112(b) of the CAA. As a consequence, a regulatory development program
is being pursued for the mineral wool production industry to promulgate
emission standards.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/08/97 62 FR 25370
Final Action 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3461
Agency Contact: Mary Johnson, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5025
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Jim Crowder, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5596
RIN: 2060-AE08
_______________________________________________________________________
3497. NESHAP: OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION AND NATURAL GAS
TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.
Abstract: Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) known to be emitted from oil
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and gas production, storage, and transmission facilities include
benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, and xylene isomers (collectively
referred to as BTEX), along with 2,2,4-trimethylpentane and n-hexane.
Potential HAP emission sources are glycol dehydrator reboilers (stand-
alone and co-located); condensate storage vessels; and equipment leaks
at natural gas processing plants.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/06/98 63 FR 6288
Final Action 05/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 3229
Agency Contact: Greg Nizich, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3078
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AE34
_______________________________________________________________________
3498. NESHAP: PHOSPHORIC ACID MANUFACTURING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 sec 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997, Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.
Abstract: The CAAA required EPA to publish an initial list of all
categories of major and area sources of the hazardous air pollutants
(HAPs) listed in section 112(b) of the CAAA and to establish dates for
the promulgation of emission standards for each of the listed
categories of HAP emission sources and develop emission standards for
each source of HAPs so that the schedule is met. The standards are to
be technology-based and are to require the maximum degree of emission
reduction determined to be achievable by the Administrator. The Agency
has determined that the phosphoric acid manufacturing industry emits
several of the 189 HAPs listed in section 112(b) of the CAAA. The
purpose of this action is to pursue a regulatory development program
that would ensure that emission standards may be proposed and
promulgated for this industry.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/27/96 61 FR 68430
Final Action 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3303
Agency Contact: David Painter, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5515
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Jim Crowder, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5596
RIN: 2060-AE40
_______________________________________________________________________
3499. NESHAP: STEEL PICKLING, HC1 PROCESS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 sec 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.
Abstract: Hydrochloric acid (HC1) and chlorine are among the pollutants
listed as hazardous air pollutants in section 112 of the Clean Air Act,
as amended in November of 1990. Steel pickling processes that use HC1
solution and HC1 regeneration processes have been identified by the EPA
as potentially significant sources of HC1 and chlorine air emissions
and, as such, a source category for which national emission standards
may be warranted.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/18/97 62 FR 49052
Final Action 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 3345
Agency Contact: James Maysilles, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3265
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Al Vervaert, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Resarch Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5602
RIN: 2060-AE41
_______________________________________________________________________
3500. NESHAP: PHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS PRODUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 sec 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997, Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.
Abstract: EPA is required to publish an initial list of all categories
of major and area sources of the hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) listed
in section 112(b) of the CAAA and, to establish dates for the
promulgation of emission standards for each of the listed categories of
HAP emission sources and develop emission standards for each source of
HAPs so that the schedule is met. The standards are to be technology-
based and are to require the maximum degree of emission reduction
determined to be achievable by the Administrator. The Agency has
determined that the phosphate fertilizer production industry emits
several of the 189 HAPs listed in section 112(b) of the CAAA. The
purpose of this action is to pursue a regulatory development program
that would ensure that emission standards may be proposed and
promulgated for this industry.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/27/96 61 FR 68430
Final Action 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3304
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Agency Contact: David Painter, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5515
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Jim Crowder, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5596
RIN: 2060-AE44
_______________________________________________________________________
3501. NESHAP: PRIMARY COPPER SMELTING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 sec 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.
Abstract: The primary copper smelting industry is known to emit a
number of the hazardous air pollutants listed in section 112 of the
Clean Air Act. The industry is comprised of seven smelters located in
four states. All have extensive control systems for oxides of sulfur
and HAPs. However, fugitive emissions may cause several smelters to
exceed major source levels.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/20/98 63 FR 19582
Final Action 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3340
Agency Contact: Eugene Crumpler, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0881
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Al Verveart, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Reseach Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5602
RIN: 2060-AE46
_______________________________________________________________________
3502. NESHAP: WOOL FIBERGLASS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1857 et seq; 44 USC 350 et seq; 4 USC 605; EO
12866
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.
Abstract: The Clean Air Act (CAA), as amended in 1990, requires the EPA
to (1) publish an initial list of all categories of major and area
sources of the hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) listed in Section 112(b)
of the CAA, (2) promulgate a schedule establishing a date for the
promulgation of emissions standards for each of the listed categories
of HAPs emission sources, and (3) develop emission standards for each
source of HAPs. These standards are to be technology-based and are to
require the maximum degree of emission reduction determined to be
achievable by the Administrator. The Agency has determined that the
wool fiberglass manufacturing industry may reasonably be anticipated to
emit several of the 189 HAPs listed in section 112(b) of the CAA. As a
consequence, a regulatory development program is being pursued for the
wool fiberglass manufacturing industry to promulgate emission
standards.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/31/97 62 FR 15228
Final Action 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Sectors Affected: 32742 Gypsum and Gypsum Product Manufacturing
Additional Information: SAN No. 3123
Agency Contact: William Neuffer, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5435
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Jim Crowder, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5596
RIN: 2060-AE75
_______________________________________________________________________
3503. NESHAP: PORTLAND CEMENT MANUFACTURING
Priority: Other Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1857 et seq; 44 USC 350 et seq; 5 USC 605; EO
12866
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.
Abstract: Title III of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 requires
the EPA to develop emission standards for each major source category of
hazardous air pollutants. The standards are to be technology-based and
are to require the maximum degree of emission reduction determined to
be achievable by the Administrator of EPA. The EPA has determined that
most plants in the Portland cement manufacturing industry source
category are major sources of hazardous air pollutants. A regulation
(emission standards) is being developed for the Portland cement
manufacturing industry. Cement kilns which burn RCRA hazardous waste
are subject to a separate rule that has been proposed by the EPA Office
of Solid Waste.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/24/98 63 FR 14182
Final Action 05/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Sectors Affected: 32731 Cement Manufacturing
Additional Information: SAN No. 3079
Agency Contact: Joseph Wood, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5446
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Jim Crowder, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5596
RIN: 2060-AE78
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3504. NESHAP: POLYETHER POLYOLS PRODUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 sec 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.
Abstract: Title III of the CAA requires development of emission
standards for all major sources emitting any of the hazardous air
pollutants (HAPs) identified in section 112(b) of the CAA. Polyether
Polyol Production is listed as a category of major sources based on
documented emissions of propylene oxide and ethylene oxide. This action
will regulate the release of HAPs from the following process areas
located at polyether polyol manufacturing facilities: process vents
(e.g., reactors), storage, equipment leaks and other fugitive sources,
and wastewater operations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/04/97 62 FR 46804
Correction Notice 10/20/97 62 FR 54410
Final Action 02/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3408
Agency Contact: David Svendsgaard, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2380
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AE81
_______________________________________________________________________
3505. NESHAP: PESTICIDE ACTIVE INGREDIENT PRODUCTION (PRODUCTION OF
AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.
Abstract: The following ten source categories (which are all pesticide
active ingredients) are listed under the Production of Agricultural
Chemicals (PAC) industry group: 1) 2,4-D Salts and Esters Production;
2) 4-Chloro-2-Methylphenoxyacetic Acid Production; 3) 4, 6-Dinitro-o-
Cresol Production; 4) Captafol Production; 5) Captan Production; 6)
Chloroneb Production; 7) Chlorothalonil Production; 8) Dacthal (tm)
Production; 9) Sodium Pentachlorophenate Production; 10) Tordon (tm)
Acid Production.
On November 10, 1997, the EPA proposed standards for all pesticide
active ingredient producers including the 10 categories listed above.
Any other pesticide active ingredient production plant which produces
or uses any of the 188 listed hazardous air pollutants was also
included. A variety of HAPs are emitted including, toluene, methyl
chloride, methanol, chlorinated compounds, etc.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/10/97 62 FR 60565
Final Rule 03/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3450
Agency Contact: Lalit Banker, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5420
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AE84
_______________________________________________________________________
3506. NESHAP: FLEXIBLE POLYURETHANE FOAM PRODUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 sec 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.
Abstract: Title III of the amended Clean Air Act (CAA) requires
development of emission standards for all major sources, and selected
area sources, emitting any of the hazardous air pollutants (HAP)
identified in section 112(b) of the CAA. Flexible Polyurethane Foam
Production is listed as a category of major sources based on documented
emissions of methylene chloride and 2,4-toluene diisocyanate. This
action will regulate the release of HAP from the following emission
sources located at slabstock, rebond, and molded polyurethane foam
production facilities: process vents, storage, equipment leaks and
other fugitive sources, and transfer operations. This action, however,
will not cover emissions from foam fabrication (i.e., gluing and flame
lamination). In June 1996 the Agency added a separate source category
to address HAP from fabrication operations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/27/96 61 FR 68406
Correction Notice 02/03/97 62 FR 05074
Final Action 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Sectors Affected: 32615 Urethane and Other Foam Product (except
Polystyrene) Manufacturing
Additional Information: SAN No. 3338
Agency Contact: David Svendsgaard, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2380
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AE86
_______________________________________________________________________
3507. NESHAP: PRIMARY LEAD SMELTERS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997, Statutory Section 112 of the CAA.
Abstract: Primary lead smelters are a major source category of
hazardous air pollutants. Potential emissions include compounds of
lead, and other metallic HAPs as well as organic HAPs. Emission
standards would establish maximum achievable control technology
requirements for affected process units and fugitive dust sources. This
industry is comprised of two companies which operate three smelters in
two states.
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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/17/98 63 FR 19200
Final Action 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Sectors Affected: 331419 Primary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous
Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
Additional Information: SAN No. 3467
Agency Contact: Kevin Cavender, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2364
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Al Vervaert, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5602
RIN: 2060-AE97
_______________________________________________________________________
3508. NESHAP: RADON EMISSIONS FROM PHOSPHOGYPSUM STACKS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 Clean Air Act sec 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 61
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA has granted a petition for reconsideration for the
portion of the rule which regulates phosphogypsum for research and
development uses. This regulatory proceeding would result in a final
rule which may increase the limit and reduce the certification
requirements for that use.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/08/96 61 FR 20775
Final Action 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 2547
Agency Contact: Martin Offutt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6602J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9766
RIN: 2060-AF04
_______________________________________________________________________
3509. NESHAP: AEROSPACE TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The NESHAP for Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities
was promulgated in September of 1995. Afterwards, EPA discovered a few
problems with the rule and needed to publish the Control Techniques
Guideline (CTG) for this industry. This final rule (63 FR 15006)
corrected these problems and announced the final CTG. An additional set
of amendments was proposed (63 FR 15034) at the same time, which
addressed issues with General Aviation.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/29/96 61 FR 55842
NPRM Technical Correction 03/27/98 63 FR 15034
Final Action Control Techniques
Guideline (CTG) 03/27/98 63 FR 15006
Final Action Technical
Correction 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: 336411 Aircraft Manufacturing
Additional Information: SAN No. 3836
Agency Contact: Barbara Driscoll, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0164
Fax: 919 541-0942
RIN: 2060-AG65
_______________________________________________________________________
3510. NESHAP: OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION AND NESHAP:
NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE , AMENDMENTS TO PROPOSED RULE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 1997.
Abstract: Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) known to be emitted from oil
and gas production, storage, and transmission facilities include
benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, and xylene isomers (collectively
referred to as BTEX), along with 2,2,4-trimethylpentane and n-hexane.
Potential HAP emission sources are glycol dehydrator reboilers (stand-
alone and co-located); condensate storage vessels; and equipment leaks
at natural gas processing plants.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/02/98 63 FR 6288
Final Action 05/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 4162
Agency Contact: Stephen Shedd, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5397
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AI13
_______________________________________________________________________
3511. FIELD CITATION PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7413(d) Clean Air Act sec 113(d)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 59
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Clean Air Act Amendments give EPA the authority to issue
on-the-spot field citations for minor violations of the Clean Air Act,
with penalties of up to $5,000 per day of violation. Section 113(d) of
the Act requires the field citation program to be implemented through
regulations which provide the informal hearing procedures. These
hearing procedures are not required to be as rigorous as those imposed
by the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), but nevertheless must
provide due process. Agency guidance providing appropriate penalties
for specific minor violations will be prepared for EPA employees and
made available to the regulated community. Training on the issuance of
field citations will also be developed.
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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/03/94 59 FR 22776
Final Action 03/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 2937
Agency Contact: Cary Secrest, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, 2242A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8661
RIN: 2020-AA32
_______________________________________________________________________
3512. STANDARDS FOR REFORMULATED AND CONVENTIONAL GASOLINE, INDIVIDUAL
BASELINE FUEL ADJUSTMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414 Clean Air Act sec 114; 42 USC 7545(c)
Clean Air Act sec 211(c); 42 USC 7601 Clean Air Act sec 301
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would establish criteria by which a refiner could
receive an adjustment to its baseline under certain circumstances.
Baseline adjustments reduce the cost of compliance (primarily with the
antidumping requirements of the reformulated gasoline program) for
those refiners which would otherwise be extremely burdened.
Baseline adjustments under certain circumstances were provided for in
the December 1993 final Reformulated Gasoline and Anti-Dumping rule.
However, baseline adjustments are only allowed under certain narrowly
defined circumstances; broad adjustments are beyond EPA's discretion.
The circumstances for which baseline adjustments would be allowed under
this rule are as follows: (1) production of JP-4 in 1990; (2) use of an
extremely low-sulfur crude in 1990; and (3) having extremely low
baseline values for sulfur and olefins. Refiners must meet specific
criteria in order to order to qualify for one or more of these
adjustments.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/04/95 60 FR 40009
Final Rule 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3604
Agency Contact: Christine Brunner, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, NFEVL, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4287
RIN: 2060-AG80
_______________________________________________________________________
3513. TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY RULE AMENDMENT AND SOLICITATION FOR
PARTICIPATION IN THE PILOT PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 7671, Clean Air Act sec 176
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. This action is
part of an Agency effort to streamline the existing conformity
regulation and offer flexibility in the conformity process. This action
would amend the conformity regulation to allow EPA to create and
implement a conformity pilot program.
The rule amendment would allow EPA to exempt up to six areas from
certain requirements of the conformity rule. The main objective of the
pilot program is to offer State and local air and transportation
agencies the flexibility to identify the conformity procedures that
work best for their area. This action will enable EPA to test out
innovative methods of streamlining the conformity regulation's
requirements while ensuring that Clean Air Act objectives are met. In
addition to the rule amendment, this action also includes the pilot
program's proposed eligibility and application requirements, selection
criteria, and implementation procedures.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/09/96 61 FR 35994
Final Action 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3610
Agency Contact: Meg Patulski, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, NFEVL, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4842
Fax: 734 214-4531
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG79
_______________________________________________________________________
3514. NATIONAL VOC EMISSION STANDARDS FOR AUTOMOBILE REFINISH COATINGS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 sec 183(e)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 59
Legal Deadline:
Final, Judicial, August 15, 1998.
Abstract: Section 183(e) requires EPA to study the emissions of
volatile organic compounds (VOC) from consumer and commercial products,
list those categories of products that account for at least 80 percent
of the total VOC emissions from consumer and commercial products in
areas classified as nonattainment for ozone, divide the list into four
groups, and regulate one group every 2 years using best available
controls (BAC). Based on the criteria described in the consumer and
commercial product study (March 1995), and category listing (March
1995), EPA has determined that VOC emissions from automobile refinish
coatings should be regulated. Automobile refinish coatings can be
generally classified as primers and
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topcoats, each consisting of several different types. The proposed rule
divides automobile refinish coatings into 6 categories, and contains
VOC content limits for each category. Automobile refinish coatings are
used by body shops and by do-it-yourselfers. However, the proposed rule
does not directly affect these small businesses. Rather, the rule would
apply to coating manufacturers and importers, and would limit the VOC
content of coatings that are produced for sale in the United States.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/30/96 61 FR 19005
Supplemental NPRM 12/30/97 62 FR 67784
Final Action 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3281
Agency Contact: Mark Morris, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5416
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AE35
_______________________________________________________________________
3515. VOC REGULATION FOR ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 129 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AE55
_______________________________________________________________________
3516. NATIONAL VOC EMISSION STANDARDS FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 130 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AF62
_______________________________________________________________________
3517. REDUCTION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC) EMISSIONS FROM
COATINGS USED IN THE AEROSPACE, WOOD FURNITURE, AND SHIPBUILDING
INDUSTRIES UNDER CLEAN AIR ACT SECTION 183(E)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 59
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action would result in the reduction of volatile organic
compound (VOC) emissions from the coatings used by the Aerospace, Wood
Furniture and Shipbuilding industries. The Agency will study the
various VOC pollutants contained in these coatings and will evaluate
pollution prevention and control techniques which can reduce these
emissions; Control Techniques Guidelines can be issued in lieu of
regulations if they are substantially as effective in reducing VOC
emissions from the use of these coatings in ozone nonattainment areas.
This rulemaking will be conducted in accordance with statutory
requirements for VOC emission reduction under section 183(e) of the
Clean Air Act. Data recently gathered for the development of National
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for these
industries will be used to maximize resources and avoid duplication of
data gathering efforts.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/22/97 62 FR 44672
Final Action 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 3828
Agency Contact: Daniel Brown, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5305
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
Trish Koman, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-4021
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG59
_______________________________________________________________________
3518. CONTROL OF EMISSIONS OF AIR POLLUTION FROM HIGHWAY HEAVY-DUTY
ENGINES AND DIESEL ENGINES
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 131 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AF76
_______________________________________________________________________
3519. IMPORTATION OF NONCONFORMING VEHICLES; AMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7522 Clean Air Act sec 203; 42 USC 7525 Clean
Air Act sec 206; 42 USC 7541 Clean Air Act sec 207; 42 USC 7542 Clean
Air Act sec 208; 42 USC 7601 Clean Air Act sec 301; 42 USC 7550 Clean
Air Act sec 216
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 U.S. 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 longstanding EPA policy
regarding the importation of owned vehicles that are proven to be
identical to a vehicle certified for sale in the U.S., 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
Supplemental NPRM 02/12/96 61 FR 5840
Final Action 11/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 2665
Agency Contact: Len Lazarus, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
[[Page 62408]]
and Radiation, 6405J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9281
RIN: 2060-AI03
_______________________________________________________________________
3520. REVISION TO THE COVERED AREAS PROVISION FOR REFORMULATED GASOLINE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7545 Clean Air Act sec 211
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Under authority of the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990, EPA
promulgated regulations to require a cleaner burning reformulated
gasoline (RFG) in nine mandated areas of the country with the worst
ozone air pollution problems. These areas are designated as covered
areas (e.g., areas in which non-RFG (conventional gasoline) is
prohibited from being sold or dispensed to the ultimate consumers of
the gasoline).
The RFG regulations also include a provision which allows a State, upon
petition by the Governor, to have other areas designated as
nonattainment for ozone included as covered areas under the Federal RFG
program (the opt-in provision).
This action will expand the opt-in provision to include areas that
formerly were in nonattainment for ozone as well as areas presently in
nonattainment for ozone. This action will give States the flexibility
to use the RFG program in their maintenance plans and as contingency
measures for those areas that have been redesignated to attainment
status but are in need of ozone controls to maintain that status.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/26/97 62 FR 25074
Final Rule 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 3843
Agency Contact: Karen Smith, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6406J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9674
RIN: 2060-AG77
_______________________________________________________________________
3521. APPLICABILITY OF ON-HIGHWAY HEAVY-DUTY CERTIFIED ENGINES FOR USE
IN NONROAD HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT; AMENDMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7521; 42 USC 7522; 42 USC 7523; 42 USC 7524;
42 USC 7525; 42 USC 7541; 42 USC 7542; 42 USC 7543; 42 USC 7547
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 9; 40 CFR 89
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action would consider an amendment to the existing
regulations to allow the use of on-highway heavy-duty certified engines
in nonroad heavy-duty vehicles and equipment. This will eliminate
hardships caused by the imposition of nonroad heavy-duty rules on
specialty vehicles and equipment that have historically elected to use
cleaner on-highway heavy-duty engines.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3842
Agency Contact: John Guy, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6403J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9276
RIN: 2060-AG78
_______________________________________________________________________
3522. NONROAD SPARK-IGNITION ENGINES AT OR BELOW 19 KILOWATTS (25
HORSEPOWER) (PHASE 2)
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 132 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AE29
_______________________________________________________________________
3523. NSPS: NITROGEN OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FOSSIL-FUEL FIRED STEAM
GENERATING UNITS--REVISION
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 sec 407(c)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60.40
Legal Deadline:
Final, Judicial, September 3, 1998, Deadlines may be revised.
Abstract: The current NSPS for electric utility and nonutility steam
generating units were promulgated in 1979 and 1986, respectively. A
major feature of the NSPS is NOx control through the use of low NOx
burners or overfired air. Section 407 of the Clean Air Act requires the
EPA to revise existing NSPS for NOx emissions from fossil-fuel fired
steam generating units, including both electric utility and nonutility
units. These revised standards are to reflect improvements in methods
for the reduction of NOx emissions. The proposed revisions are based on
the performance of selective catalytic reduction(SCR).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/09/97 62 FR 36948
Final Action 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: 221112 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
Additional Information: SAN No. 3352
Agency Contact: James Eddinger, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5426
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
Doug Bell, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5568
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AE56
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3524. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: SUPPLEMENTAL RULE REGARDING A
RECYCLING STANDARD UNDER SECTION 608
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq Clean Air Act sec 608
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82(F)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will amend the recordkeeping aspects of the
technician certification program, clarify aspects of a sales
restriction, and adopt an updated version of ARI standard 740. The rule
will also clarify the distinction between major and non-major repairs
and amend several definitions including small appliances. The rule also
addresses the transfers of unreclaimed refrigerant between majority-
owned and majority-controlled subsidiaries.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 1 02/29/96 61 FR 7858
NPRM 11/01/96 61 FR 56493
Final Action 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3556
Additional SANs 3895, 3896
This rule will be a reproposal. This rule will address a potential
adoption of a more flexible method for cleaning refrigerants for
refrigerant transferred between appliances with different ownership
with a potential adoption of a 3rd party certification program for
labs.
Agency Contact: Michael Forlini, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9475
Fax: 202 564-9665
RIN: 2060-AF36
_______________________________________________________________________
3525. REFRIGERANT RECYCLING RULE AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE SUBSTITUTE
REFRIGERANTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 101-54; 42 USC 7671(g) Clean Air Act sec 608; 42
USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82(F)
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 15, 1995.
Abstract: This action would facilitate fulfillment of the statutory
mandate to apply the venting prohibition to substitute refrigerants.
The action would provide regulations covering recovery/recycling
equipment, recovery/recycling practices, and applicable certifications
that would be required to accomplish compliance with the venting
prohibition. Requirements would parallel those of the current section
608 regulations, expanding applicability, where appropriate, to
substitute refrigerants.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/11/98 63 FR 32044
Final Action 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3560
Agency Contact: Deborah Ottinger, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9149
Fax: 202 565-2093
RIN: 2060-AF37
_______________________________________________________________________
3526. UPDATE OF THE SUBSTITUTES LIST UNDER THE SIGNIFICANT NEW
ALTERNATIVES POLICY (SNAP) PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7601; 42 USC 7671k Clean Air Act
sec 612
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 9; 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. Unlike acceptable alternatives
(see Notices), 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.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 01/16/92 57 FR 1984
NPRM 05/12/93 58 FR 28094
Final Rule 03/18/94 59 FR 13044
Notice 1 08/26/94 59 FR 44240
NPRM 1 09/26/94 59 FR 49108
Notice 2 01/13/95 60 FR 3318
Final Rule 06/13/95 60 FR 31092
Notice 3 07/28/95 60 FR 38729
NPRM 2 10/02/95 60 FR 51383
Notice 4 02/08/96 61 FR 4736
Final Rule 05/22/96 61 FR 25585
NPRM 3 05/22/96 61 FR 25604
Notice 5 09/05/96 61 FR 47012
Final Rule 10/16/96 61 FR 54030
Notice 6 03/10/97 62 FR 10700
NPRM 4 05/21/97 62 FR 27874
Notice 7 06/03/97 62 FR 30275
NPRM 02/03/98 63 FR 5491
Notice 8 02/24/98 63 FR 9151
Notice 9 05/22/98 63 FR 28251
Final Rule 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3525
(Generic SAN)
Agency Contact: Melissa Payne, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9738
Fax: 202 565-2096
RIN: 2060-AG12
_______________________________________________________________________
3527. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO HAZARDOUS WASTE TSDF & HAZARDOUS WASTE
GENERATORS: ORGANIC AIR EMISSION STANDARDS FOR TANKS, SURFACE
IMPOUNDMENTS & CONTAINERS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Resource Conservation Recovery Act sec 3002; Resource
Conservation Recovery Act sec 3004
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 270
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: These standards were promulgated on December 6, 1994, and
were effective on December 6, 1996.
[[Page 62410]]
The final standards control organic air emissions from hazardous waste
TSDF and generator sites. These emissions have been shown to contribute
greatly to ground-level ozone formation and to cancer incidence among
exposed populations.
Following promulgation, the EPA identified certain provisions for which
the intended emission reductions can be achieved with less burdensome
standards. The EPA amended the final rule on 11/25/96 to include
several revised provisions, including the following: certain fixed-roof
tanks may be equipped with pressure relief devices that vent to the
atmosphere; containers may be vented during loading and emptying
operations; a facility may comply with the final rule using an
implementation schedule in several different circumstances; and the
frequency of monitoring for certain equipment shall be semiannual
rather than annual. An additional amendment was promulgated 12/8/97 to
clarify the intent and effect of a few amendment provisions which were
not clear in the 11/25/96 amendment notice. EPA had been considering an
additional amendment to show facilities to vent emissions from tank
enclosures to non-combustion devices. After reviewing relevant
information, EPA has decided to not add such a provision. EPA will
publish an amendment to correct minor wording errors, in the early fall
of 1998.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/14/95 60 FR 41870
Technical Amendments 02/09/96 61 FR 4903
Final 11/25/96 61 FR 59931
Technical Amendments 12/08/97 62 FR 64636
Technical Amendment 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3792
Agency Contact: Michele Aston, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2363
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]
Susan Wyatt, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5674
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG44
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Long-Term Actions
Clean Air Act (CAA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3528. NESHAP: CARBON BLACK PRODUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: John Schaefer
Phone: 919 541-0296
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH68
_______________________________________________________________________
3529. ALUMINA PROCESSING NESHAP
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal
Agency Contact: Juan Santiago
Phone: 919 541-1084
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Jim Crowder
Phone: 919 541-5596
RIN: 2060-AH70
_______________________________________________________________________
3530. CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NONROAD SPARK-IGNITION ENGINES
RATED OVER 19 KW
Priority: Economically Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 7671q
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 94
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Judicial, September 30, 2000.
Final, Judicial, December 31, 2001.
Abstract: Emissions from large spark-ignition engines are currently
unregulated. EPA and CARB are cooperating in an effort to set emission
standards for these engines to substantially reduce their contribution
to the emission inventory.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/99
Final Action 12/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: 333924 Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer and
Stacker Machinery Manufacturing; 42183 Industrial Machinery and
Equipment Wholesalers; 335312 Motor and Generator Manufacturing
Additional Information: SAN No. 4154
Agency Contact: Alan Stout, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, EPCD, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4805
Fax: 734 214-4816
Email: [email protected]
Don Kopinski, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation, EPCD,
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4229
Fax: 734 214-4816
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AI11
_______________________________________________________________________
3531. NESHAP: CYANIDE CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
[[Page 62411]]
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Keith Barnett
Phone: 919 541-5605
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AE45
_______________________________________________________________________
3532. NESHAP: INTEGRATED IRON AND STEEL
Priority: Economically Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Rule 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Phil Mulrine
Phone: 919 541-5289
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Al Vervaert
Phone: 919 541-5602
RIN: 2060-AE48
_______________________________________________________________________
3533. AMENDMENTS TO METHOD 24 (WATER-BASED COATINGS)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Action 10/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Candace Sorrell
Phone: 919 541-1064
RIN: 2060-AF72
_______________________________________________________________________
3534. NESHAP: PLYWOOD AND PARTICLEBOARD MANUFACTURING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Penny Lassiter
Phone: 919 541-5396
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG52
_______________________________________________________________________
3535. REVISED PERMIT REVISION PROCEDURES FOR THE FEDERAL OPERATING
PERMITS PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 71.1
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/00/00
Final Action 09/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Scott Voorhees
Phone: 919 541-5348
Fax: 919 541-5509
RIN: 2060-AG92
_______________________________________________________________________
3536. NESHAP: MISCELLANEOUS CELLULOSE PRODUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: William Schrock
Phone: 919 541-5032
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH11
_______________________________________________________________________
3537. NESHAP: MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal
Agency Contact: Michele Laur
Phone: 919 541-2421
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH13
_______________________________________________________________________
3538. RULEMAKING TO MODIFY THE LIST OF SOURCE CATEGORIES FROM WHICH
FUGITIVE EMISSIONS ARE CONSIDERED IN MAJOR SOURCE DETERMINATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 52; 40 CFR 70; 40 CFR 71
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/00/00
Final Action 02/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Steve Hitte
Phone: 919 541-0886
Fax: 919 541-5509
RIN: 2060-AH58
_______________________________________________________________________
3539. NESHAP: FUMED SILICA PRODUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
[[Page 62412]]
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/01
Final Rule 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jeff Telander
Phone: 919 541-5427
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Jim Crowder
Phone: 919 541-5596
RIN: 2060-AH72
_______________________________________________________________________
3540. NESHAP: TACONITE IRON ORE PROCESSING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/00/00
Final Rule 03/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Conrad Chin
Phone: 919 541-1512
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Al Vervaert
Phone: 919 541-5602
RIN: 2060-AH73
_______________________________________________________________________
3541. NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR THE
HYDROCHLORIC ACID PRODUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/01
Final Action 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Joseph Wood
Phone: 919 541-5446
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Jim Crowder
Phone: 919 541-5596
RIN: 2060-AH75
_______________________________________________________________________
3542. NESHAP: AMMONIUM SULPHATE PRODUCTION (CAPROLACTAM BY-PRODUCT)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/01
Final Rule 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Agency Contact: Jeff Telander
Phone: 919 541-5427
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Jim Crowder
Phone: 919 541-5596
RIN: 2060-AH77
_______________________________________________________________________
3543. NESHAP: ASPHALT/COAL TAR APPLICATION ON METAL PIPES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/01
Final Action 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Bill Neuffer
Phone: 919 541-5435
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Jim Crowder
Phone: 919 541-5596
RIN: 2060-AH78
_______________________________________________________________________
3544. NESHAP: CLAY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/00
Final Action 12/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Bill Neuffer
Phone: 919 541-5435
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Jim Crowder
Phone: 919 541-5596
RIN: 2060-AH79
_______________________________________________________________________
3545. NESHAP: HYDROGEN CHLORIDE PRODUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/00
Final Rule 11/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Kenneth Durkee
Phone: 919 541-5425
Joseph Wood
Phone: 919 541-5446
RIN: 2060-AH80
_______________________________________________________________________
3546. NESHAP: POLYVINYL CHLORIDE PRODUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Rule 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Warren Johnson,Jr.
Phone: 919 541-5124
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH82
_______________________________________________________________________
3547. NESHAP: URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE PRODUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/01
Final 05/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
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Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Agency Contact: David Painter
Phone: 919 541-5515
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Jim Crowder
Phone: 919 541-5596
RIN: 2060-AH83
_______________________________________________________________________
3548. NESHAP/NSPS: RECIPROCATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60; 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal
Agency Contact: Amanda Agnew
Phone: 919 541-5268
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
Doug Bell
Phone: 919 541-5568
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG63
_______________________________________________________________________
3549. NESHAP/NSPS: COMBUSTION TURBINE
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
CFR Citation: 44 CFR 60
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Sims Roy
Phone: 919 541-5263
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
Doug Bell
Phone: 919 541-5568
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG67
_______________________________________________________________________
3550. NESHAP: IRON FOUNDRIES AND STEEL FOUNDRIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Agency Contact: James Maysilles
Phone: 919 541-3265
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Al Vervaert
Phone: 919 541-5602
RIN: 2060-AE43
_______________________________________________________________________
3551. NESHAP: REINFORCED PLASTIC COMPOSITES PRODUCTION
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Madeleine Strum
Phone: 919 541-2383
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
Trish Koman
Phone: 919 541-4120
Fax: 919 541-4689
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AE79
_______________________________________________________________________
3552. NESHAP: MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIC CHEMICAL PRODUCTION AND PROCESSES
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Rule 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Randy McDonald
Phone: 919 541-5402
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AE82
_______________________________________________________________________
3553. NESHAP: CHLORINE PRODUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Iliam Rosario
Phone: 919 541-5308
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Al Vervaert
Phone: 919 541-5602
RIN: 2060-AE85
_______________________________________________________________________
3554. NESHAP: PAINT STRIPPING OPERATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Rule 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Steve Fruh
Phone: 919 541-2837
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]
Carolyn Wigington
Phone: 919 541-5376
Fax: 919 541-0072
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG26
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_______________________________________________________________________
3555. NESHAP: BOAT MANUFACTURING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/99
Final Action 12/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Madeleine Strum
Phone: 919 541-2383
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
Trish Koman
Phone: 919 541-4120
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG27
_______________________________________________________________________
3556. NESHAP: TIRE MANUFACTURING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Tony Wayne
Phone: 919 541-5439
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]
Susan Wyatt
Phone: 919 541-5674
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG29
_______________________________________________________________________
3557. PETROLEUM SOLVENT DRY CLEANERS MAXIMUM ACHIEVABLE CONTROL
TECHNOLOGY (MACT) STANDARD
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: James Szykman
Phone: 919 541-2452
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]
Susan Wyatt
Phone: 919 541-5674
Fax: 919 541-0942
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG34
_______________________________________________________________________
3558. LARGE APPLIANCE (SURFACE COATING) NESHAP/VOC REDUCTIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63; 40 CFR 59
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal
Agency Contact: Mohamed Serageldin
Phone: 919 541-2379
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
Trish Koman
Phone: 919 541-4120
RIN: 2060-AG54
_______________________________________________________________________
3559. NESHAP: ASPHALT ROOFING AND PROCESSING
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/99
Interim Final Rule 10/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Juan Santiago
Phone: 919 541-1084
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Jim Crowder
Phone: 919 541-5596
RIN: 2060-AG66
_______________________________________________________________________
3560. NESHAP: REFRACTORIES MANUFACTURING
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/00
Final Action 12/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Susan Zapata
Phone: 919 541-5167
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Jim Crowder
Phone: 919 541-5596
RIN: 2060-AG68
_______________________________________________________________________
3561. NESHAP: INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BOILERS AND
PROCESS HEATERS
Priority: Economically Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Rule 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: James Eddinger
Phone: 919 541-5426
Fax: 919 541-5450
Doug Bell
Phone: 919 541-5568
RIN: 2060-AG69
_______________________________________________________________________
3562. INDUSTRIAL COMBUSTION COORDINATED RULEMAKING - ICCR PROJECT
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
[[Page 62415]]
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Fred Porter
Phone: 919 541-5251
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG84
_______________________________________________________________________
3563. NESHAP: FRICTION PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/00
Final Action 12/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Susan Zapata
Phone: 919 541-5167
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Jim Crowder
Phone: 919 541-5596
RIN: 2060-AG87
_______________________________________________________________________
3564. NESHAP: METAL CAN (SURFACE COATING) INDUSTRY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Gail Lacy
Phone: 919 541-5261
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
Trish Koman
Phone: 919 541-4120
RIN: 2060-AG96
_______________________________________________________________________
3565. NESHAP: METAL COIL (SURFACE COATING) INDUSTRY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Gail Lacy
Phone: 919 541-5261
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
Trish Koman
Phone: 919 541-4120
RIN: 2060-AG97
_______________________________________________________________________
3566. NESHAP: FABRIC PRINTING, COATING AND DYEING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Paul Almodsvar
Phone: 919 541-0283
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG98
_______________________________________________________________________
3567. AUTOMOBILE AND LIGHT-DUTY TRUCK MANUFACTURING (SURFACE COATING)
NESHAP/VOC REDUCTIONS
Priority: Economically Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63; 40 CFR 59
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Dave Salman
Phone: 919 541-0859
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
Trish Koman
Phone: 919 541-4120
RIN: 2060-AG99
_______________________________________________________________________
3568. OFFSET LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING NATIONAL VOC RULE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 59
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/00/00
Final Action 03/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Daniel Brown
Phone: 919 541-5305
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
Trish Koman
Phone: 919 541-4021
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH00
_______________________________________________________________________
3569. NESHAP: PRIMARY MAGNESIUM REFINING
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Iliam Rosario
Phone: 919 541-5308
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: [email protected]
Al Vervaert
Phone: 919 541-5602
RIN: 2060-AH03
_______________________________________________________________________
3570. NESHAP: SITE REMEDIATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
[[Page 62416]]
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/00
Final Rule 03/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Bob Lucas
Phone: 919 541-0884
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH12
_______________________________________________________________________
3571. NESHAP: SPANDEX PRODUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Mary Kissell
Phone: 919 541-4516
Fax: 919 541-0246
K.C. Hustvedt
Phone: 919 541-5395
RIN: 2060-AH14
_______________________________________________________________________
3572. NESHAP: LEATHER TANNING AND FINISHING OPERATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: William Schrock
Phone: 919 541-5032
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH17
_______________________________________________________________________
3573. NESHAP: MANUFACTURE OF CARBON BLACK
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: John Schaefer
Phone: 919 541-0296
Fax: 919 541-3470
RIN: 2060-AH19
_______________________________________________________________________
3574. NESHAP: VEGETABLE OIL PRODUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Rule 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: James Durham
Phone: 919 541-5672
Fax: 919 541-0246
K.C. Hustvedt
Phone: 919 541-5395
RIN: 2060-AH22
_______________________________________________________________________
3575. NESHAP: ROCKET ENGINE TEST FIRING/ENGINE TEST FACILITIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: George F. Smith
Phone: 919 541-1549
Fax: 919 541-5450
Doug Bell
Phone: 919 541-5568
RIN: 2060-AH35
_______________________________________________________________________
3576. NESHAP: ORGANIC LIQUID DISTRIBUTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/00
Final Action 05/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Stephen Shedd
Phone: 919 541-5397
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH41
_______________________________________________________________________
3577. NSPS: NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND EMISSION GUIDELINES FOR
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL WASTE INCINERATORS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM Comment Period End 12/28/94 59 FR 66850
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Richard Crume
Phone: 919 541-5294
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
Doug Bell
Phone: 919 541-5568
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AF91
_______________________________________________________________________
3578. NSPS: NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND EMISSION GUIDELINES FOR
OTHER SOLID WASTE INCINERATORS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
[[Page 62417]]
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 12/28/94 59 FR 66850
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Richard Crume
Phone: 919 541-5294
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: [email protected]
Doug Bell
Phone: 919 541-5568
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: bell [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG31
_______________________________________________________________________
3579. PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION OF AIR QUALITY: PERMIT
APPLICATION REVIEW PROCEDURES FOR NON-FEDERAL CLASS I AREAS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR sec 51.166; 40 CFR sec 52.21
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 05/16/97 62 FR 27158
NPRM 10/00/99
Final Rule 10/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: David LaRoche
Phone: 202 260-7652
Fax: 202 260-8509
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH01
_______________________________________________________________________
3580. METAL FURNITURE (SURFACE COATINGS) NESHAP/VOC REDUCTIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63; 40 CFR 59
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal
Agency Contact: Mohamed Serageldin
Phone: 919 541-2379
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
Trish Koman
Phone: 919 541-4120
RIN: 2060-AG55
_______________________________________________________________________
3581. NESHAP/VOC REDUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS METAL PARTS AND PRODUCTS
(SURFACE COATING)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63; 40 CFR 59
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/00/00
Final 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Bruce Moore
Phone: 919 541-5460
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
Trish Koman
Phone: 919 541-4021
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG56
_______________________________________________________________________
3582. PLASTIC PARTS (SURFACE COATING) NESHAP/VOC REDUCTIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 59; 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/00/00
Final Action 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Ellen Ducey
Phone: 919 541-5408
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
Trish Koman
Phone: 919 541-4021
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG57
_______________________________________________________________________
3583. PAPER AND OTHER WEB COATING REDUCTIONS NESHAP/ VOC RULE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63; 40 CFR 59
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Daniel Brown
Phone: 919 541-5305
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
Trish Koman
Phone: 919 541-4120
RIN: 2060-AG58
_______________________________________________________________________
3584. WOOD BUILDING PRODUCTS (SURFACE COATING) NESHAP/VOC REDUCTIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Paul Almodovar
Phone: 919 541-0283
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
Trish Koman
Phone: 919 541-4021
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH02
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_______________________________________________________________________
3585. LOCATION OF SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT AUDITS OF FOREIGN MANUFACTURED
VEHICLES AND ENGINES; AMENDMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86G (Revision); 40 CFR 86K (Revision)
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Richard Gezelle
Phone: 202 564-9267
RIN: 2060-AD90
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Completed Actions
Clean Air Act (CAA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3586. CLEAN FUEL FLEET PROGRAM; RULE AMENDMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 88
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final 04/23/98 63 FR 20103
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sally Newstead
Phone: 734 214-4474
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH56
_______________________________________________________________________
3587. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: HALON RECYCLING AND
RECOVERY EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 40 CFR 82
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Judicial, The settlement agreement requires signature by 7/31/98.
Abstract: This action regards a potential need to, in the interest of
reducing unnecessary emissions of halons (a group of Class I ozone
depleting substances), require the certification of halon recycling and
recovery equipment and allowing halon removal only through the use of
certified equipment. This proposed action is in response to a lawsuit
filed by the Sierra Club. In a consent decree between EPA and the
Sierra Club (notice of which was published on September 17, 1996, in
the Federal Register at 61 FR 48950) the Agency agreed to, among other
things, by May 29, 1998 either (1) issue a proposed rule requiring the
certification of recycling and recovery equipment for halons and
allowing the removal of halons only through use of certified equipment;
or (2) issue a direct final determination that no such rule is either
necessary or appropriate under section 608(a)(2) of the Clean Air Act.
If EPA issues a proposed rule under (1) or receives adverse comment on
the direct final determination under (2), the Administrator shall take
final action no later than January 29, 1999.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Proposed Determination 08/11/98 63 FR 42791
Direct Final Determination 08/11/98 63 FR 42728
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4140
Agency Contact: Lisa Chang, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9742
Fax: 202 565-2096
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AI07
_______________________________________________________________________
3588. INDUSTRIAL PROCESS COOLING TOWER NESHAP AMENDMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (Revision)
Legal Deadline:
Other, Statutory, June 13, 1998, Settlement Agreement.
Abstract: As the result of a settlement agreement with Libbey-Owens-
Ford Company, the Industrial Process Cooling Tower NESHAP is being
amended to allow facilities to maintain records indicating chromium-
based water treatment chemicals are no longer used as an alternative
means of demonstrating compliance.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 07/23/98 63 FR 39517
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal
Sectors Affected: 32411 Petroleum Refineries
Additional Information: SAN No. 4151
Agency Contact: Phil Mulrine, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5289
RIN: 2060-AI10
_______________________________________________________________________
3589. FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR A FIFTEEN PERCENT REDUCTION IN
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 52
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn - D.C. has issued
final rules. Therefore no FIP is
required 08/24/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Sally Brooks
Phone: 215 814-2056
RIN: 2060-AH51
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_______________________________________________________________________
3590. LOCOMOTIVE EMISSION STANDARDS
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 92
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Rule 04/16/98 63 FR 18977
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Charles Moulis
Phone: 734 214-4826
RIN: 2060-AD33
_______________________________________________________________________
3591. REVISION OF EPA'S RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn - The Agency plans no
further regulatory action. 08/25/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Craig Conklin
Phone: 202 564-9222
RIN: 2060-AF85
_______________________________________________________________________
3592. AMENDMENT OF ENHANCED INSPECTION/MAINTENANCE PERFORMANCE STANDARD
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51(s)
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 02/10/98 63 FR 6645
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Eugene Tierney
Phone: 734 214-4456
RIN: 2060-AG07
_______________________________________________________________________
3593. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: RECONSIDERATION OF PETITION
CRITERIA AND INCORPORATION OF MONTREAL PROTOCOL DECISIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 08/04/98 63 FR 41625
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Tom Land
Phone: 202 564-9185
Fax: 202 565-2093
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG48
_______________________________________________________________________
3594. ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION PROTECTION STANDARDS FOR SCRAP METAL FROM
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn - The Agency plans no
further action on this rule. 08/25/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Agency Contact: John Karhnak
Phone: 202 564-9280
Fax: 202 565-2042
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG51
_______________________________________________________________________
3595. WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT (WIPP) COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION
RULEMAKING
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 194
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 05/18/98 63 FR 27353
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Mary Kruger
Phone: 202 564-9310
RIN: 2060-AG85
_______________________________________________________________________
3596. TIER II (PHASE II) STUDY TO ASSESS FURTHER REDUCTIONS IN LIGHT-
DUTY VEHICLES AND LIGHT-DUTY TRUCKS TAILPIPE EMISSION STANDARDS
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn - Merged Into RIN
2060-AI23, SAN No. 4211. 10/20/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Karl Simon
Phone: 202 260-3623
Fax: 202 260-6011
RIN: 2060-AH04
_______________________________________________________________________
3597. EMISSION REGULATIONS FOR 1978 AND LATER NEW MOTORCYCLES--PROPOSED
CHANGES TO THE DEFINITION OF WEIGHT LIMITATIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 03/11/98 63 FR 11847
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Linda Hormes
Phone: 734 214-4502
Fax: 313 741-7869
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH06
_______________________________________________________________________
3598. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: CONTROL OF METHYL BROMIDE
EMISSIONS THROUGH USE OF TARPS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82
[[Page 62420]]
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final 02/05/98 63 FR 6008
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Carol Weisner
Phone: 202 564-9193
Fax: 202 565-2096
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH26
_______________________________________________________________________
3599. REVISION OF DEFINITION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS - EXCLUSION
OF METHYL ACETATE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.100(s)
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 04/09/98 63 FR 17331
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: William L. Johnson
Phone: 919 541-5245
Fax: 919 541-0824
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH27
_______________________________________________________________________
3600. REVISIONS TO SERVICE INFORMATION AVAILABILITY REQUIREMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 9; 40 CFR 86
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn - The Agency plans no
further action. 08/04/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Cheryl Adelman
Phone: 313 668-4434
Fax: 313 741-7869
RIN: 2060-AH28
_______________________________________________________________________
3601. CONTROL OF EMISSIONS: TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS FOR NON-ROAD
COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 89
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Merged With RIN 2060-AF76, SAN
3645 08/20/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Gregory Orehowsky
Phone: 202 233-9292
Fax: 202 233-9596
RIN: 2060-AH33
_______________________________________________________________________
3602. REVISIONS FOR OPTING INTO THE ACID RAIN PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 74.4
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 04/16/98 63 FR 18837
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Kathy Barylski
Phone: 202 564-9074
Fax: 202 564-2139
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH36
_______________________________________________________________________
3603. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: MANUFACTURE OF HALON BLENDS,
INTENTIONAL RELEASE OF HALONS, TECHNICIAN TRAINING AND DISPOSAL OF HALON
AND HALON-CONTAINING EQUIPMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 03/05/98 63 FR 11084
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Lisa Chang
Phone: 202 564-9742
Fax: 202 565-2096
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH44
_______________________________________________________________________
3604. URBAN BUS RETROFIT/REBUILD PROGRAM REGULATIONS AMENDMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 85 (O)
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 03/26/98 63 FR 14626
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Tom Stricker
Phone: 202 564-9322
RIN: 2060-AH45
_______________________________________________________________________
3605. CONTROL OF EMISSIONS OF AIR POLLUTION FROM NEW MARINE DIESEL
ENGINES AT OR ABOVE 37 KILOWATTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 89
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Merged With RIN 2060-AF76 08/11/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Alan Stout
Phone: 313 741-7805
Fax: 313 741-7816
Paul Machiele
Phone: 313 668-4264
RIN: 2060-AH50
_______________________________________________________________________
3606. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE: INTERPRETATION OF METHYL
BROMIDE LABELING REQUIREMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Notice of Clarification 05/15/98 63 FR 26983
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
[[Page 62421]]
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Carol Weisner
Phone: 202 564-9193
Fax: 202 564-2096
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH54
_______________________________________________________________________
3607. TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY FOR TRANSITIONAL OZONE AREAS
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 93
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn - The Agency plans no
further action. 08/04/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Kathryn Sargeant
Phone: 313 668-4441
Fax: 313 668-4531
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH59
_______________________________________________________________________
3608. INSPECTION/MAINTENANCE (I/M) PROGRAM REQUIREMENT - ON-BOARD
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKS; AMENDMENT TO THE FINAL RULE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 85
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Rule 04/27/98 63 FR 24429
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Buddy Polovick
Phone: 734 214-3928
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH62
_______________________________________________________________________
3609. ALTERNATIVE FLARE SPECIFICATIONS FOR HYDROGEN FUELED FLARES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60.18 (Revision); 40 CFR 63.11 (Revision
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 05/04/98 63 FR 24436
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Robert Rosensteel
Phone: 919 541-5608
RIN: 2060-AH94
_______________________________________________________________________
3610. NESHAP: PETROLEUM REFINERIES - AMENDMENTS TO FINAL RULE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63.640; 40 CFR 63.641; 40 CFR 63.644; 40 CFR
63.645; 40 CFR 63.648; 40 CFR 63.654
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 06/09/98 63 FR 31358
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Agency Contact: James Durham
Phone: 919 541-5672
Fax: 919 541-0246
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AI00
_______________________________________________________________________
3611. LEAD PHASEDOWN (SECTION 610 REVIEW)
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7545
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In 1996, as part of a program to reduce regulatory burden,
EPA promulgated a final rule to reduce the recordkeeping and reporting
burden of the Lead Phasedown rule (61 FR 3872, 2/2/96). Subsequently,
in the April 25, 1997 issue of the Regulatory Agenda (62 FR 22297), EPA
announced the review of this rule under Section 610 of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act, and solicited public comment on whether additional
changes to that rule would further reduce impacts on small entities
while still accomplishing the objectives of the statute authorizing the
rule. No public comments were received, and EPA has not found
additional changes that would benefit small entities beyond those
announced in the 1995 rule cited above. EPA has also determined that
this rule continues to be necessary to maintain the ban on lead in
gasoline under the Clean Air Act. Therefore, EPA intends to continue
the Lead Phasedown rule in its present form and with this notice, EPA
hereby concludes its section 610 review of this rule.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
End Review - Decision to leave
rule unchanged at this time. 08/28/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4197
Agency Contact: Thomas Eagles, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6103, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-5585
RIN: 2060-AI18
_______________________________________________________________________
3612. NSPS FOR INDUSTRIAL SURFACE COATING: METAL COILS (SECTION
610 REVIEW)
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In 1996, as part of a program to reduce regulatory burden,
EPA promulgated a final rule to reduce the recordkeeping and reporting
burden of the Metal Coils rule (61 FR 47840, 9/11/96). Subsequently, in
the April 25, 1997 issue of the Regulatory Agenda (62 FR 22297), EPA
announced the review of this rule under Section 610 of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act, and solicited public comment on whether additional
changes to that rule would further reduce impacts on small entities
while still accomplishing the objectives of the statute authorizing the
rule. No
[[Page 62422]]
public comments were received, and EPA has not found additional changes
that would benefit small entities beyond those announced in the 1996
rule cited above. EPA has also determined that this rule continues to
be necessary to reduce emissions of smog-causing volatile organic
compounds as required by the Clean Air Act. Therefore, EPA intends to
continue the Metal Coils rule in its present form and with this notice,
EPA hereby concludes its section 610 review of this rule.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
End Review - Decision to leave
rule unchanged at this time 08/28/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4199
Agency Contact: Thomas Eagles, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6103, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-5585
RIN: 2060-AI19
_______________________________________________________________________
3613. NSPS FOR INDUSTRIAL SURFACE COATING: METAL FURNITURE
(SECTION 610 REVIEW)
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In 1996, as part of a program to reduce regulatory burden,
EPA promulgated a final rule to reduce the recordkeeping and reporting
burden of the Metal Furniture rule (61 FR 47840, 9/11/96).
Subsequently, in the April 25, 1997 issue of the Regulatory Agenda (62
FR 22297), EPA announced the review of this rule under section 610 of
the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and solicited public comment on whether
additional changes to that rule would further reduce impacts on small
entities while still accomplishing the objectives of the statute
authorizing the rule. No public comments were received, and EPA has not
found additional changes that would benefit small entities beyond those
announced in the 1996 rule cited above. EPA has also determined that
this rule continues to be necessary to reduce emissions of smog-causing
volatile organic compounds as required by the Clean Air Act. Therefore
EPA intends to continue the Metal Furniture rule in its present form,
and with this notice EPA hereby concludes its section 610 review of
this rule.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
End Review - Decision To Leave
Rule Unchanged at This Time 08/28/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4200
Agency Contact: Thomas Eagles, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6103, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-5585
RIN: 2060-AI20
_______________________________________________________________________
3614. NSPS FOR INDUSTRIAL SURFACE COATING: LARGE APPLIANCES
(SECTION 610 REVIEW)
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In 1996, as part of a program to reduce regulatory burden,
EPA promulgated a final rule to reduce the recordkeeping and reporting
burden of the Large Appliances rule (61 FR 47840, 9/11/96).
Subsequently, in the April 25, 1997 issue of the Regulatory Agenda (62
FR 22297), EPA announced the review of this rule under section 610 of
the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and solicited public comment on whether
additional changes to that rule would further reduce impacts on small
entities while still accomplishing the objectives of the statute
authorizing the rule. No public comments were received, and EPA has not
found additional changes that would benefit small entities beyond those
announced in the 1996 rule cited above. EPA has also determined that
this rule continues to be necessary to reduce emissions of smog-causing
volatile organic compounds as required by the Clean Air Act. Therefore,
EPA intends to continue the Large Appliances rule in its present form,
and with this notice, EPA hereby concludes its section 610 review of
this rule.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
End Review - Decision To Leave
Rule Unchanged at This Time 08/28/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4198
Agency Contact: Thomas Eagles, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6103, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-5585
RIN: 2060-AI21
_______________________________________________________________________
3615. ARIZONA FIP: MODERATE AREA PM-10 PLAN FOR PHOENIX
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 110(c)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 52.123; 40 CFR 52.124; 40 CFR 52.127; 40 CFR
52.128
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, March 20, 1998. Final, Judicial, July
18, 1998.
Abstract: EPA promulgated a Federal implementation plan (FIP) to
address the moderate area PM-10 requirements for the Phoenix PM-10
nonattainment area. Specifically, for both the annual and 24-hour PM-10
standards, EPA is promulgating a demonstration that reasonably
available control measures (RACM) will be implemented as soon as
possible, a demonstration that it is impracticable for the area to
attain the standards by the statutory attainment deadline, and a
demonstration that reasonable further progress (RFP) is being met.
As part of the FIP, EPA is promulgating a fugitive dust rule to control
PM-10 emissions from vacant lots, unpaved parking lots, and unpaved
roads, and is also promulgating an enforceable commitment to ensure
that RACM for agricultural sources will be proposed by September 1999,
finalized by April 2000, and implemented by June 2000.
In addition, EPA made its disapproval of the Arizona moderate area
plan's RACM, RFP, and impracticability
[[Page 62423]]
demonstrations final, because those demonstrations do not adequately
address the Act's moderate area PM-10 requirements.
EPA recently established a new standard for PM-2.5 and also revised the
PM-10 standards; however, this action does not address those standards.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/01/98 63 FR 15920
Final Action 08/03/98 63 FR 41325
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4137
Agency Contact: Doris Lo, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation
Phone: 415 744-1287
RIN: 2060-AI22
_______________________________________________________________________
3616. AMENDMENTS TO MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS
Priority: Economically Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411 Clean Air Act sec 111
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The purpose of this action is to develop standards for
regulating non-methane organic compounds (NMOC) emissions from new and
modified municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills under Section 111(b).
Section 111(d) requires States to develop emission standards for
existing landfills based on EPA guidelines. The intended effect of the
standards and guidelines is to require certain municipal solid waste
landfills to control emissions to the level achievable by the best
demonstrated system of continuous emission reduction, considering
costs, nonair quality health, and environmental and energy impacts.
EPA has worked with landfill owners and operators, including local
governments and private owners, to produce a regulation based on
common-sense techniques, providing maximum flexibility for owners and
operators, and achieving the desired emissions reductions in the most
cost-effective way. The rule focuses on only the largest sources of
emissions, thereby avoiding regulation of small landfills where
controls would be inefficient and onerous. The rule also provides
complete flexibility to design a control system based on the
particular, site-specific conditions at each landfill.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/16/98 63 FR 32783
Direct Final Rule 06/16/98 63 FR 32743
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Additional Information: SAN No. 4150
Agency Contact: Martha Smith, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2421
RIN: 2060-AI09
_______________________________________________________________________
3617. NESHAP: PHARMACEUTICALS PRODUCTION
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63(G)
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 09/21/98 63 FR 50280
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Randy McDonald
Phone: 919 541-5402
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AE83
_______________________________________________________________________
3618. NESHAP: MANUFACTURE OF TETRAHYDROBENZALDEHYDE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63(F); 40 CFR 63(G); 49 CFR 63(H)
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 05/12/98 63 FR 26078
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: John Schaefer
Phone: 919 541-0296
Fax: 919 541-3470
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AE99
_______________________________________________________________________
3619. REVISION OF LIST OF CATEGORIES OF SOURCES AND SCHEDULE FOR
STANDARDS UNDER SECTION 112 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Notice of Revision - Second
Notice 02/12/98 63 FR 07155
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: David Svendsgaard
Phone: 919 541-2380
Fax: 919 541-3470
RIN: 2060-AG42
_______________________________________________________________________
3620. NESHAP: WOOD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS; TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63(JJ)
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 06/09/97 62 FR 31361
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Paul Almodovar
Phone: 919 541-0283
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
Trish Koman
Phone: 919 541-4021
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AG95
_______________________________________________________________________
3621. SPECIFIC POLLUTANTS: LIST OF CATEGORIES EMITTING SEVEN SPECIFIED
HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
[[Page 62424]]
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 04/10/98 63 FR 17338
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Laurel Driver
Phone: 919 541-2859
Fax: 919 541-7690
RIN: 2060-AH20
_______________________________________________________________________
3622. OPEN-MARKET TRADING GUIDANCE
Priority: Other Significant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn - Included in EPA's
Incentive Program Guidance-Due
in Spring 08/07/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Nancy Mayer
Phone: 919 541-5390
Fax: 919 541-0839
RIN: 2060-AF60
_______________________________________________________________________
3623. REVISED CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) STANDARD FOR CLASS I AND II
NONHANDHELD NEW NONROAD PHASE I SMALL SPARK-IGNITED ENGINES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 90
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 11/13/97 62 FR 58300
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Cheryl Caffrey
Phone: 734 214-4849
RIN: 2060-AG81
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Proposed Rule Stage
Atomic Energy Act (AEA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3624. RADIATION WASTE MANAGEMENT REGULATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954; Reorganization Plan No. 3
of 1970; Waste Policy Act of 1982
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 193
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action is directed to the disposal of low-activity
radioactive wastes in disposal facilities that meet the design
requirements for RCRA-C disposal cells. The wastes to be disposed of in
these cells are intended to be mixed 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
rule is intended to increase disposal options for these wastes and
offer a streamline regulatory process which melds hazardous chemical
protection and radioactivity protection requirements while protecting
public health and safety. The rule is permissive in the sense that the
disposal method proposed is not a mandated disposal method, but rather
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.
Timetable:
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NPRM 03/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4054
Agency Contact: Mary Kruger, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation, 6602J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-9310
Fax: 202 565-2062
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2060-AH63
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Long-Term Actions
Atomic Energy Act (AEA)
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3625. PROTECTIVE ACTION GUIDANCE FOR DRINKING WATER
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 41 CFR 351
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Notice of Availability 04/00/00
Notice of Submission to FRPCC
for Endorsement 04/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Charles Blue
Phone: 202 564-9488
RIN: 2060-AF39
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Prerule Stage
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
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3626. PESTICIDES; PROCEDURES FOR REGISTRATION REVIEW PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136a(g)
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Agency is establishing procedures to implement section
3(g) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
which provides for periodic review of pesticide registrations. The goal
of these regulations is to review a pesticide's registration every 15
years. However, pesticides cannot be canceled as a result of
registration review. For cancellations, EPA must continue to follow the
procedures specified in FIFRA section 6. EPA will use authority in
FIFRA section 3(c)(2)(B) to require submission of data needed for
registration review. FIFRA sections 3(c)(1), 3(c)(2)(B) and 3(c)(2)(D)
will apply to data submission, compensation and exemption for data
required for registration review.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM 01/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4170
Agency Contact: Vivian Prunier, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7506C, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 703 308-9341
Fax: 703 308-5884
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AD29
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Proposed Rule Stage
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3627. PESTICIDE TOLERANCE REASSESSMENT PROGRAM
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 105 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2070-AD24
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3628. ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR SCREENING AND TESTING PROGRAM
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 106 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2070-AD26
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3629. TOLERANCES FOR PESTICIDE EMERGENCY EXEMPTIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 346a
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 176
Legal Deadline:
Other, Statutory, Statutory.
Final, Statutory, August 3, 1997.
Abstract: This regulation will set out policies and procedures under
which EPA will establish food tolerances associated with the use of
pesticides under emergency exemptions. Emergency exemptions are issued
for temporary use of pesticides in States where emergency conditions
exist. Under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the
Food Quality Protection Act, EPA must establish time-limited tolerances
for such pesticides if the use is likely to result in residues in food.
EPA expects to describe the procedures to be used, and the criteria for
establishing tolerances.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 11/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Sectors Affected: 32532 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical
Manufacturing
Additional Information: SAN No. 3890
Agency Contact: Robert Forrest, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7505C, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 703 308-9376
Fax: 703 308-5433
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AD15
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3630. THE 10-ACRE LIMITATION FOR PESTICIDE SMALL-SCALE FIELD TESTING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136c
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 172
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA will propose a modification to its pesticide experimental
use permit (EUP) regulations that will permit field testing of new
pesticides or existing pesticides for new uses on a greater number of
acres without an experimental use permit. Currently such testing is
limited to 10 acres cumulative total per pesticide under a presumption
that this limited testing poses no adverse effects, and therefore does
not warrant the Agency's oversight under the EUP program. This action
would reduce burdens on pesticide producers who currently must obtain
an experimental use permit for greater than 10 acres testing. Little
impact would be expected on small businesses, because they rarely
engage in pesticide field testing of new chemicals or new uses.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3735
Agency Contact: Jim Tompkins, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7505C, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 703 305-5697
Fax: 703 308-1825
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Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AC99
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3631. ANTIMICROBIAL PESTICIDE PRODUCTS; OTHER PESTICIDE REGULATORY
CHANGES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136a(h); 7 USC 136w
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 152; 40 CFR 156
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Statutory, May 1, 1997.
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. EPA will evaluate
the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of various registration process
reforms, including registrant certification, and expansion of the
current notification procedures. This regulation will also implement
some general provisions of FIFRA pertaining to all pesticides,
including labeling requirements and notification procedures.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/00/98
Final 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3892
Agency Contact: Jean Frane, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7506C, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 703 305-5944
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AD14
_______________________________________________________________________
3632. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN PESTICIDE SUBSTANCES FROM FIFRA REQUIREMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: FIFRA 25(b)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 152.25(g)(1)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule would exempt from regulation under section
25(b)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA) certain substances when used, sold or distributed as pesticide
active ingredients. EPA believes regulation of these substances is not
necessary to prevent unreasonable adverse effects on the environment,
and these substances are not of a character necessary to be subject to
FIFRA in order to carry out its purposes. Substances exempted are
pesticides and would continue to be distributed and sold as pesticides
after promulgation of a final rule. If exemptions are established,
false claims and advertising would still be subject to jurisdiction of
the Federal Trade Commission or could result in civil liabilities for
the manufacturer and distributor. This proposal, and any subsequent
final rule, would not establish or alter exemptions or tolerances for
the listed substance under provisions of the Federal Food, Drug and
Cosmetic Act.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 09/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Sectors Affected: 32532 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical
Manufacturing
Additional Information: SAN No. 4026
Agency Contact: Sheryl Reilly, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7501C, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 703 308-8265
Fax: 703 308-7026
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AD21
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3633. PESTICIDES; TOLERANCE PROCESSING FEES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 346a
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 180.33
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In 1996, the Food Quality Protection Act amended the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require 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. Since 1983 (the last time a cost analysis was
conducted), factors such as expanded data requirements, changes in risk
assessment methods, improvements in data base management and tracking
systems, and the increasing complexity of scientific review of
petitions have resulted in costs substantially exceeding the fees
currently charged. This proposed rule will adjust the fee structure and
fee amounts for tolerance actions.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 11/00/98
Final Rule 06/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Sectors Affected: 32532 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical
Manufacturing
Additional Information: SAN No. 4027
Agency Contact: Carol Peterson, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7506C, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 703 305-6598
Fax: 703 305-5884
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AD23
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3634. DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR PESTICIDE REGISTRATION (REVISION)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
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duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136a to 136y
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 158
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA will update the data requirements specifically necessary
for the Agency to evaluate the registrability of pesticide products.
The revisions will clarify all data requirements to reflect current
practice. Procedural and explanatory sections of the current
regulations will be amended to make them consistent with the revised
data requirements and new use indexing.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 40 CFR 158 05/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 2687
Agency Contact: Paul Parsons, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7506C, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 703 308-9073
Fax: 703 305-5884
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AC12
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3635. WPS; PESTICIDE WORKER PROTECTION STANDARDS; PESTICIDE HAZARD
COMMUNICATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136w; Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act sec 25
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 170
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In 1992, EPA proposed to require the provision of hazard
information to agricultural workers covered by the Worker Protection
Standard. The requirements as proposed were designed to be
substantially equivalent to the Hazard Communication Standard
promulgated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Specific hazard information would be made available to agricultural
workers and pesticide handlers concerning the pesticides to which they
are exposed. EPA is reconsidering the specifics of the proposal. During
1998, EPA plans to hold discussions on options with various
stakeholders.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 08/21/92 57 FR 38167
NPRM 08/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 1640
Agency Contact: Jeanne Heying, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7506C, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 703 308-3240
Fax: 703 308-2962
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AC34
_______________________________________________________________________
3636. DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR ANTIMICROBIAL REGISTRATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136a to 136y
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 158
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA will update and revise its pesticide data requirements
for antimicrobial products. The data requirements specify the data that
is required for EPA to evaluate the registrability of a pesticide
product. The revisions will clarify all data requirements to reflect
current practice. Procedural and explanatory sections of the current
regulations will be amended to make them consistent with the revised
data requirements and new use indexing.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM - 40 CFR 158, subpart W 02/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4173
Agency Contact: Paul Parsons, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7506C, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 703 308-9073
Fax: 703 305-5884
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AD30
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3637. PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL: STANDARDS FOR PESTICIDE
CONTAINERS AND CONTAINMENT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136q FIFRA sec 19; 7 USC 136a FIFRA sec 3; 7
USC 136w FIFRA sec 25
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 165; 40 CFR 156
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, December 24, 1991.
Abstract: The 1988 amendments to FIFRA section 19 significantly
expanded and strengthened EPA's authority to regulate the management of
pesticides and their containers, including storage, transportation and
disposal. As proposed, this rule would establish standards for removal
of pesticides from containers and for rinsing containers; facilitate
the safe use, refill, reuse, and disposal of pesticide containers by
establishing standards for container design, labeling and refilling;
and establish requirements for containment of stationary bulk
containers and for containment of pesticide dispensing areas.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM - Container Design &
Residue Removal & Bulk
Containment 02/11/94 59 FR 6712
Supplemental NPRM 11/00/98
Final Action 11/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 2659
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Agency Contact: Nancy Fitz, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7506C, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 703 305-7385
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AB95
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Final Rule Stage
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3638. WPS; PESTICIDE WORKER PROTECTION STANDARD; GLOVE AMENDMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136w
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 170
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Since the issuance of the 1992 WPS and the January 1, 1995
implementation, farmworker groups have expressed an interest in
enhancing specific protection measures, while grower groups, the
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture and others
have expressed an interest in addressing practical, operational
concerns. The Agency received various requests and comments in the form
of letters, petitions, and individual and public meetings to address
the concerns with the WPS. As a result, there may be a need to make
further changes of a minor nature to the WPS rule. EPA will take such
actions as rules, policy statements or other documents as appropriate,
and provide Regulatory Agenda entries when actions are planned.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 09/09/97 62 FR 47544
Final 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3731
Agency Contact: John R. MacDonald, Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7506C,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 305-7370
Fax: 703 308-2962
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AC93
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3639. REGULATION OF PLANT-PRODUCED PESTICIDES UNDER FIFRA AND FFDCA
Priority: Other Significant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136 et seq; 21 USC 346a et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 152.20; 40 CFR 174
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Substances that plants produce to protect themselves against
pests are pesticides under FIFRA. The Agency designates these
substances, along with the genetic material necessary to produce them,
plant-pesticides. This rulemaking will exempt several categories of
plant-pesticides from FIFRA and FFDCA regulations; confirms that plants
used as biological control agents are exempt from regulation under
FIFRA, and establishes a new part in title 40 of the CFR, part 174,
which consolidates regulations specific for plant-pesticides in one
part of the CFR. The proposed consolidation is expected to benefit the
public by providing greater focus, enhanced clarity and ease of use.
These actions will reduce burden on both the regulated community and
EPA.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 11/23/94 59 FR 60496
Supplemental NPRM 07/22/96 61 FR 37891
Supplemental NPRM 05/16/97 62 FR 27132
Final Rule 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 2684
Agency Contact: Janet Andersen, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7501W, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 703 308-8712
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AC02
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3640. GROUND WATER AND PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT PLAN
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 133 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2070-AC46
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3641. PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 165
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action develops procedures for mandatory and voluntary
recall actions under section 19(b) of FIFRA and would establish
criteria for acceptable storage and disposal plans which registrants
may submit to this Agency to become eligible for reimbursement of
storage costs. This action establishes procedures for indemnification
of owners of suspended and canceled pesticides for disposal.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 05/05/93 58 FR 26856
Final 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3432
Agency Contact: David Stangel, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Enforcement and Compliance
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Assurance, 2225A, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4162
RIN: 2020-AA33
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Long-Term Actions
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3642. POLICY OR PROCEDURES FOR NOTIFICATION TO THE AGENCY OF STORED
PESTICIDES WITH CANCELLED OR SUSPENDED REGISTRATION
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 168
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 03/28/91 56 FR 13042
Final 00/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Agency Contact: David Stangel
Phone: 202 569-4162
RIN: 2020-AA29
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Completed Actions
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3643. PESTICIDE TOLERANCES; PORTION OF FOOD COMMODITIES TO BE ANALYZED
FOR PESTICIDE RESIDUES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 180
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn - The Agency plans no
further action at this time. 07/24/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jean Frane
Phone: 703 305-5944
RIN: 2070-AC45
_______________________________________________________________________
3644. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN INERT INGREDIENTS FROM THE DEFINITION OF
PESTICIDE CHEMICAL RESIDUE UNDER FFDCA
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 180
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 03/04/98 63 FR 10718
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Robert Torla
Phone: 703 308-8098
Fax: 703 308-7026
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AD20
_______________________________________________________________________
3645. PESTICIDE FLAMMABILITY LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR TOTAL RELEASE
FOGGERS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 156.10
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 02/23/98 63 FR 9078
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jim Downing
Phone: 703 308-9071
Fax: 703 305-5884
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AC60
_______________________________________________________________________
3646. RESTRICTED USE CRITERIA FOR PESTICIDES IN GROUNDWATER
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 152.170
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn - The Agency Plans To
Do This As a Nonregulatory
Action. 07/24/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Joe Hogue
Phone: 703 308-9072
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AB60
_______________________________________________________________________
3647. PESTICIDE LABELING CLAIMS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 156.10
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn - No Further
Regulatory Action Is Planned. 07/24/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Melissa Chun
Phone: 703 305-4027
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AC85
_______________________________________________________________________
3648. FIFRA BOOKS AND RECORDS OF PESTICIDE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION
(REVISION)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 169
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Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn - The Agency plans no
further action. 08/25/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Steve Howie
Phone: 703 308-8383
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2020-AA28
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Proposed Rule Stage
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3649. CHEMICAL RIGHT-TO-KNOW INITIATIVE
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 107 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2070-AD25
_______________________________________________________________________
3650. TSCA SECTION 4 ENFORCEABLE CONSENT AGREEMENT FOR CERTAIN
OXYGENATED FUEL ADDITIVES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603; 15 USC 2611; 15 USC 2625
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 790; 40 CFR 799
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) alcohol is commonly found
at concentrations above the current EPA draft lifetime health advisory
for drinking water at many point source-gasoline release sites. MTBE is
significantly more persistent than benzene, toluene, ethyl-benzene and
xylenes (BTEX) in the subsurface. Releases of fuel oxygenates occur
during manufacture, distribution, storage, and use, particularly from
point sources such as underground storage tanks, pipelines and
refueling facilities. The Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) estimates that
MTBE releases in the United States exceeded 3.3 million pounds in 1994.
EPA has not established water quality criteria for fuel oxygenates for
protection of freshwater or marine aquatic life. The American Petroleum
Institute (API) has recently completed a search and evaluation of
extant literature on the acute and chronic toxicity of oxygenates for
aquatic organisms and has provided the results to EPA. From the data
gaps identified through that effort, testing to fill critical needs is
expected to be conducted within a year of the API submission. Current
actions should provide an appropriate basis for later determining
whether additional effects testing or research is needed.
Most of the testing and research on the toxicity of oxygenates has been
concerned with the effects of inhaled MTBE in laboratory and human
volunteers. Virtually no information exists on the effects of ingested
oxygenates on humans, with the notable exception of the extensive
database on the health effects of ingested alcohol. The lack of a more
substantial health effects database has made it difficult to develop a
final drinking water Health Advisory or derive an oral Reference Dose
(RfD) for MTBE and other oxygenates. Further subchronic and chronic
data are necessary to develop a final Health Advisory. This action,
which would reflect a cooperative effort between EPA and Industry to
develop a testing program, would serve as a mechanism to develop the
needed data.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Notice To Solicit Interested
Parties 10/00/98
Notice Announcing ECA 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4174
Agency Contact: Charles M. Auer, Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-3749
Fax: 202 260-8168
Email: [email protected]
J. Michael Davies, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, MD-52, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 919 541-4162
RIN: 2070-AD28
_______________________________________________________________________
3651. TRI; RESPONSES TO PETITIONS RECEIVED TO ADD OR DELETE CHEMICALS
FROM THE TOXIC RELEASE INVENTORY
Priority: Routine and Frequent
Legal Authority: 42 USC 11013 EPCRA sec 313
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 372
Legal Deadline:
Other, Statutory, Agency must respond to the petition within 180 days
of receipt.
Abstract: These actions grant or deny petitions received to add or
delete chemicals from the list of toxic chemicals under section 313 of
the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, EPCRA. The
actions cover individual chemicals or groups of chemicals for which
petitions have been received.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Notice -DBNPA (Request To
Delete) 10/27/95 60 FR 54949
Response -Dioxin & Dioxin-Like
Compounds (Furans & PCBs) (Req.
To Add) 05/07/97 62 FR 24887
Notice of Denial -Phosphoric
Acid (Request To Delete) 01/23/98 63 FR 3566
Notice of Denial -Methyl Ethyl
Ketone (MEK) (Request To Delete)03/30/98 63 FR 15195
Response -Acetonitrile (Request
to Delete) 10/00/98
Response -Chromite Ore (Request
To Delete) 10/00/98
Response -Methyl Isobutyl Ketone
(MIBK) (Request To Delete) 10/00/98
Final Response -DBNPA (Request
To Delete) 11/00/98
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Reponse -Di(2-ethylhexyl)
Phthalate (DEHP) (Request To
Delete) 12/00/98
Response -Alloys--Chrominum &
Nickel & and Copper Alloys (Req.
To Modify) 03/00/99
Final Response -Dioxin & Dioxin-
Like Compounds (Furans &
PCBs)(Req. To Add) 09/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 2425
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).
Agency Contact: Daniel R. Bushman, Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7408,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-3882
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AC00
_______________________________________________________________________
3652. ASBESTOS MODEL ACCREDITATION PLAN REVISIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2646
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 to extend training and accreditation requirements to
include persons performing certain asbestos-related work in public and
commercial buildings, to increase the minimum number of training hours
required for accreditation purposes and to effect other changes
necessary to implement the amendments. The upcoming notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM) will improve harmony with the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration's regulations and provide clarifications.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/13/92 57 FR 20438
Interim Final Rule 02/03/94 59 FR 5236
NPRM 06/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3148
Agency Contact: Tony Baney, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-3933
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AC51
_______________________________________________________________________
3653. TSCA INVENTORY UPDATE RULE AMENDMENTS
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 108 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2070-AC61
_______________________________________________________________________
3654. LEAD-BASED PAINT ACTIVITIES RULES; TRAINING, ACCREDITATION, AND
CERTIFICATION RULE AND MODEL STATE PLAN RULE
Priority: Economically Significant
Legal Authority: PL 102-550 sec 402; PL 102-550 sec 404; 15 USC 2603
TSCA title IV
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 to promulgate regulations governing lead-based paint
activities to ensure that individuals engaged in such activities are
properly trained, that 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
which seeks to administer and enforce a State Program.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 1 (Residential) 09/02/94 59 FR 45872
Final Action 1 (Residential) 08/29/96 61 FR 45778
Interim Final Rule - Minor
Amendment to Grant Provisions 08/04/98 63 FR 41430
NPRM 2 (Buildings & Structures) 09/00/99
Final Action 2 (Buildings &
Structures) 09/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3244
Agency Contact: Ellie Clark, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-3402
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AC64
_______________________________________________________________________
3655. LEAD; TSCA REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF LEAD-BASED PAINT
DEBRIS
Priority: Economically Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2601 to 2671; 42 USC 6901 to 6992
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 745
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Currently, waste derived from lead-based paint (LBP)
abatements is managed under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA)
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hazardous waste regulations. Other Federal agencies (Department of
Housing and Urban Development, Department of Health and Human Services)
and several States and advocacy groups have expressed concern that the
costs associated with the disposal of large volume architectural
components (e.g., doors and windows) may interfere with abatement
activities. EPA's Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
and the Office of Solid Waste have initiated a joint rulemaking to
address the disposal of these architectural components. This rulemaking
would develop disposal standards for these components under the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) title IV, (the definition of abatement
under TSCA title IV, section 401(1)(B), includes disposal). The TSCA
regulations would establish appropriate disposal standards for LBP
architectural components and identify recycling and incineration
activities that would be controlled or prohibited. To minimize
duplication of waste management requirements, EPA is developing a
companion RCRA rule to suspend temporarily hazardous waste management
regulations applicable to lead-based paint debris which will be subject
to the new TSCA standards.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/98
Final Action 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3508
This SAN and RIN includes RCRA companion rule: Temporary Suspension of
Toxicity Characteristic Rule for Specified Lead-Based Paint Debris.
Agency Contact: Ellie Clark, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-3402
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AC72
_______________________________________________________________________
3656. LEAD; RULEMAKINGS UNDER TSCA SECTION 402, LEAD-BASED PAINT
ACTIVITIES
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 109 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2070-AD06
_______________________________________________________________________
3657. MULTI-CHEMICAL TEST RULE; HIGH PRODUCTION VOLUME CHEMICALS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 799
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action is related to Vice President Gore's challenge to
industry on the eve of Earth Day, April 21, 1998, to come forward
quickly with needed test data on high production volume (HPV)
chemicals. This challenge encompasses approximately 3,000 chemicals
which are manufactured (including imported) in the aggregate at more
than 1 million pounds on an annual basis. The data needed on these
chemicals are: acute toxicity, repeat dose toxicity, developmental and
reproductive toxicity; mutagenicity; ecotoxicity and environmental
fate. This rule will require testing and recordkeeping requirements for
those chemicals for which industry does not voluntarily agree to
provide testing in a timely manner. The action is part of the Chemical
Right-to-Know Initiative, which is described in the Regulatory Plan.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/00/99
Final Action 12/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: 32411 Petroleum Refineries
Additional Information: SAN No. 3990
Agency Contact: Frank Kover, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-1830
Fax: 202 260-1096
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AD16
_______________________________________________________________________
3658. TEST RULES; GENERIC ENTRY FOR PROPOSED DECISIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603 TSCA 4
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 799
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory.
NPRM must be published within one year of ITC designation.
Abstract: EPA is proposing to require testing, or will obtain testing
through negotiated enforceable consent agreements (ECAs) or publish a
notice which provides the reasons for not doing so. These chemicals
have been designated for priority testing consideration by the ITC,
recommended for testing consideration (for which the 12-month statutory
requirement does not apply), or they have been identified for testing
consideration by other EPA program offices and through EPA review
processes.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM - ITC II Chemicals (ITC
List 28) 12/00/98
NPRM - OSHA Chemicals with
Insuf. Skin Absorption Data (ITC
List 32) 12/00/98
NPRM - OSHA Chemicals with No
Skin Absorption Data (ITC List
31) 12/00/98
NPRM - OSHA Chemicals with No
Skin Absorption Data (ITC List
35) 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3494
NPRM must be published within one year of ITC designation.
Agency Contact: Frank Kover, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-8130
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AB07
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_______________________________________________________________________
3659. TEST RULE; ATSDR SUBSTANCES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603 TSCA 4; 42 USC 9604(i) CERCLA 104(i); 15
USC 2611
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 795 to 799
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is proposing a test rule under section 4(a) of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) requiring manufacturers and processors of
eight chemicals (benzene, chloroethane, methylene chloride,
perchloroethylene, hydrogen cyanide, sodium cyanide, toluene, and
trichloroethylene) to fulfill data needs identified by the Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), the National Toxicology
Program (NTP), and EPA pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) section 104(i).
Under CERCLA, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
(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 governments. The risk assessments affect standards,
guidelines, listing/delisting, and other decisions affecting public
health and the environment.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 2563
Agency Contact: Frank Kover, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-8130
Fax: 202 260-1096
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AB79
_______________________________________________________________________
3660. MULTI-CHEMICAL TEST RULE; CHILDREN'S HEALTH
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603 TSCA 4
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 799
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: A multi-chemical test rule will propose the testing of
chemicals to which the general population, including children, have
potentially high exposure. The chemical selection criteria will include
high production volume, indoor air pollutant present in consumer
products, presence with high frequency in consumer products, TRI
chemical with annual release to environment of more than 1 million
pounds, pesticide inert, unregulated drinking water contaminant,
presence in breast milk, and nominations from other government
agencies. The test battery will include acute and subchronic toxicity,
developmental neurotoxicity, 2-generation reproductive toxicity,
mutagenicity, oncogenicity, and pharmacokinetics. This Children's
Health test rule will focus on chemicals with a high potential for
exposure; future test rules may also consider chemicals with
suggestive, but not fully characterized, evidence of toxicity. The
purpose of this and future Children's Health test rules is to improve
our understanding of the risks posed to children's health by chemicals
to which they may be exposed in the home, school, and the environment.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 2865
Agency Contact: Catherine Roman, Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-8155
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AC27
_______________________________________________________________________
3661. TEST RULE FOR CERTAIN METALS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603 TSCA 4; 15 USC 2611; 15 USC 2625; 42 USC
9604(i) CERCLA
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 795 to 799
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is proposing a test rule under section 4(a) of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) requiring 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), the National Toxicology
Program (NTP), and EPA pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) section 104(I).
Under CERCLA, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
(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 governments. The risk assessments affect standards,
guidelines, listing/delisting, and other decisions affecting public
health and the environment.
The metals listed here, including cadmium, are also hazardous air
pollutants (HAPs) under the Clean Air Act (CAA) section 112. Data from
this
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action would also be used to 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 09/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3882
Agency Contact: Frank Kover, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-8130
Fax: 202 260-1096
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AD10
_______________________________________________________________________
3662. FOLLOW-UP RULES ON EXISTING CHEMICALS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604 TSCA 5; 15 USC 2607 TSCA 8
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 704; 40 CFR 721
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA has established a program to monitor the commercial
development of existing chemicals of concern and/or to gather
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 SNUR 09/27/89 54 FR 39548
NPRM - Chloranil 05/12/93 58 FR 27980
NPRM - Benzidine-Based Chemical
Substances 08/30/95 60 FR 45119
Final Action - Benzidine-Based
Chemical Substances 10/07/96 61 FR 52287
NPRM - Certain Chemical
Substances No Longer in
Production SNUR 10/00/98
NPRM - Heavy Metal-Based
Pigments in Aerosol Spray Paints
SNUR 10/00/98
Final Action - Final Chloranil
SNUR 10/00/98
NPRM - Amendment to Benzidine-
Based Chemical Substances SNUR 12/00/98
NPRM - Flame-Retardant Chemicals12/00/98
NPRM - Methylcyclopentane SNUR 12/00/98
NPRM -o-Tolidine & o-
Dianisidine-Based Dyes
(Benzidine Congener Dyes) 12/00/98
NPRM -p-Aminophenol &
Bromochloro- methane 8(a)
Chemical-Specific Rule 12/00/98
NPRM - 2 & 4-Pentanedione SNUR
(Reproposal) 05/00/99
NPRM - 2-Ethoxyethanol & 2-
Methoxyethanol & 2-
Methoxyethanol Acetate 05/00/99
Final Action - Amendment to
Benzidine-Based Chemical
Substances SNUR 05/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 1923
Agency Contact: Barbara Leczynski, Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-1864
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AA58
_______________________________________________________________________
3663. TSCA BIOTECHNOLOGY FOLLOW-UP RULES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604 TSCA 5(a)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 720; 40 CFR 725 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: As a follow-up to the final Biotechnology rule under the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA plans to address the following
actions: 1) Intergeneric Scope of Oversight: OPPT currently defines new
microorganisms which are subject to reporting under TSCA section 5 as
those resulting from the deliberate combination of genetic material
originally isolated from microorganisms classified in different
taxonomic genera. Such microorganisms are referred to as intergeneric
microorganisms. EPA indicated in its 1994 proposed biotechnology
regulations that it may reconsider its interpretation of ``new''
microorganism in a later rulemaking, based on the more current state of
scientific knowledge about the manner in which genetic material is
exchanged among microorganisms in the environment. 2) TSCA Oversight of
Transgenic Plants. Certain transgenic plants which express products or
which are used for purposes subject to EPA jurisdiction under TSCA may
be used for commercial purposes in the United States without oversight
by EPA. Such uses include: plants used as intermediates to produce
industrial grade oils; and plants used for phytoremediation (clean-up
of contaminated soils). Section 5 of TSCA requires that new chemical
substances be reviewed by the Agency prior to their introduction into
commerce. In its proposed rule, 59 FR 45526 (September 1, 1994), EPA
stated that it was reserving jurisdiction over certain transgenic
plants and animals: ``Plants and animals could also be chemical
substances under TSCA....EPA is reserving authority under TSCA to
screen transgenic plants and animals in the future as needed,'' 59 FR
45526, 45527 (September 1, 1994). This action will address whether EPA
should exercise jurisdiction under TCSA over products produced by
transgenic plants, and/or certain plants.
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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Policy Statement (2) TSCA Plants
Oversight Policy 01/00/99
NPRM (1) Intergeneric Scope of
Oversight 06/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Sectors Affected: 212393 Other Chemical and Fertilizer Mineral Mining;
32551 Paint and Coating Manufacturing
Additional Information: SAN No. 3894
Agency Contact: David Giamporcaro, Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6362
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AD13
_______________________________________________________________________
3664. ASBESTOS; AMENDMENTS TO THE ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIALS IN
SCHOOLS RULE, MODEL ACCREDITATION PLAN, AND WORKER PROTECTION RULE
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 110 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2070-AC62
_______________________________________________________________________
3665. ASBESTOS WORKER PROTECTION RULE; AMENDMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604 TSCA sec 6
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 763
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is proposing to amend the Asbestos Abatement Projects,
Worker Protection Rule (WPR), by incorporating certain revisions to the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) asbestos workplace
standards issued since EPA's WPR was promulgated in 1987. The proposal
would generally extend the coverage provided under the OSHA Asbestos
Standard for Construction to State and local government employees who
are not covered by OSHA or EPA-approved State plans. It would also
extend coverage provided under OSHA's Asbestos Standard for general
industry for brake and clutch repair to such employees, and would
clarify that they include prisoners and students employed by the State
and/or local government. EPA also proposes to delegate authority to
grant or deny State exclusions under the WPR to EPA Regional
Administrators and to add compliance and enforcement requirements for
State exclusions. In addition, EPA is proposing to amend the Asbestos-
Containing Materials in Schools Rule by relocating certain worker
protection provisions in the WPR. EPA plans to further update this rule
to make it consistent with the most recent OSHA rule.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM (1) 11/01/94 59 FR 54746
NPRM (2) 06/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN No. 2249
Agency Contact: Cindy Fraleigh, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-3933
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AC66
_______________________________________________________________________
3666. PCBS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; USE AUTHORIZATIONS
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 111 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2070-AD27
_______________________________________________________________________
3667. LEAD-BASED PAINT ACTIVITIES; TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION FOR
RENOVATION AND REMODELING
Priority: Economically Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: PL 102-550 Sec 402(c)(3)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 745
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, October 31, 1996.
Abstract: Under section 402(c)(2) of TSCA title IV, EPA is currently
conducting a study of the extent to which persons engaged in renovation
and remodeling activities in target housing are exposed to lead in the
conduct of such activities or disturb lead and create a lead-based
paint hazard. EPA must use the results of this study and consult with
interested parties to determine which categories of renovation and
remodeling activities require training and certification. EPA must then
revise the training and certification regulations originally developed
for individuals performing lead-based paint abatement under section
402(c)(a) of TSCA title IV to apply them to the renovation and
remodeling categories. If EPA determines that any category does not
require certification, EPA must publish an explanation of the basis for
that determination.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/00/99
Final 09/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3557
Agency Contact: Ellie Clark, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-3402
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AC83
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3668. LEAD-BASED PAINT; NOTIFICATION OF COMMENCEMENT OF
ABATEMENT ACTIVITIES
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: PL 102-550; 15 USC 2603 TSCA 4
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 745
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Section 402 of TSCA directs EPA to establish regulations
containing standards for performing lead-based paint activities, one of
the standards EPA developed, codified at 40 CFR section 745.227 (e)(4)
requires notification to EPA of the commencement of lead-based paint
abatement activities in a residential dwelling or child-occupied
facility or as a result of a Federal State, or local order.
This rule establishes requirements for the notification of commencement
of lead-based paint abatement activities. These provisions include
uniform procedures to notify the Agency of routine and emergency lead-
based paint abatement activities. The rule will also prohibit lead-
based paint abatement activities from starting on any date other than
the one contained in the notification. This information is necessary to
provide enforcement personnel with information for compliance
activities and to prioritize inspections.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/98
Final Action 08/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4172
This action has been split off from the action ``Fees for Accreditation
and Certification of Lead-Based Paint Activities.'' (SAN 3881; 2070-
AD11).
Agency Contact: Ellie Clark, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-3402
Fax: 202 260-0770
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AD31
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Final Rule Stage
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3669. LEAD; TSCA SECTION 403; IDENTIFICATION OF DANGEROUS LEVELS OF LEAD
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 134 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2070-AC63
_______________________________________________________________________
3670. DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDANCE AS MANDATED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER 12873,
SECTION 503 ON ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PRODUCTS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: EO 12873
CFR Citation: None
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: As mandated by Executive Order 12873, OPPTS is developing
guidance to direct Federal agencies in their procurement of
Environmentally Preferable Products.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/29/95 60 FR 50722
Final Action 01/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is a
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with
this action.
Additional Information: SAN No. 3480
Agency Contact: Eun-Sook Goidel, Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7409,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-3296
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AC78
_______________________________________________________________________
3671. TEST RULES; GENERIC ENTRY FOR FINAL DECISIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603 TSCA sec 4
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 799
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is requiring testing via rules, or will obtain testing
through enforceable consent agreements (ECAs) or publish a notice which
provides the reasons for not doing so for chemicals listed herein.
These chemicals have been designated for priority testing consideration
by the ITC or recommended for testing consideration (for which the 12-
month statutory requirement does not apply). The list also includes
chemicals or categories of chemicals which have been identified for
testing consideration by other Federal or other EPA offices through EPA
review processes.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM - Aryl Phosphates (ITC
List 2) 12/29/83 48 FR 57452
NPRM - Brominated Flame
Retardants 06/25/91 56 FR 29140
NPRM - Aryl Phosphates (ITC List
2) 01/17/92 57 FR 2138
Final Rule (ECA) - Aryl
Phosphates (ITC List 2) 10/00/98
Final Rule (ECA) - DiBasic
Esters (CPSC) 10/00/98
Final Rule - ITC II Chemicals
(ITC List 28) 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3493
Agency Contact: Frank Kover, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-8130
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Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AB94
_______________________________________________________________________
3672. TEST RULE; HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS (HAPS)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603 TSCA 4; 42 USC 7412 CAA 112; 42 USC 7403
CAA 103
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 789 to 795
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 a technology-based standard
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 environment 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 04/21/98 63 FR 19694
Final 03/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3487
Agency Contact: Richard Leukroth, Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-0321
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AC76
_______________________________________________________________________
3673. FOLLOW-UP RULES ON NON-5(E) NEW CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
Priority: Routine and Frequent
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604 TSCA sec 5
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 704; 40 CFR 721
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA regulates the commercial development of new chemicals
that have completed premanufacture notice (PMN) review, where
activities described in the PMN did not present an unreasonable risk
but uncontrolled manufacture, import, processing, 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 3-4 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 - Alkyl & Sulfonic Acid &
Ammonium Salt (84-1056) 06/11/86 51 FR 21199
NPRM - 1-Decanimine-N-Decyl-N-
Methyl-N-Oxide (86-566) 12/08/87 52 FR 46496
NPRM - Diphenyl-2&4&6-
Trimethylbenzol Phosphine Oxide
(87-586) 02/02/88 53 FR 2857
NPRM - Aluminum Cross-linked
Sodium Carboxy- methylcellulose 06/11/93 58 FR 32628
NPRM - Certain Chemical
Substances (95-1584, 96-1674/75,
and 97-267) 08/13/97 62 FR 43297
Final Action - Certain Chemical
Substances (95-1584, 96-1674/75,
and 97-267) 10/00/98
Final Action - Alkyl & Sulfonic
Acid & Ammonium Salt (84-1056) 02/00/99
Final Action - Aluminum Cross-
linked Sodium Carboxy-
methylcellulose 02/00/99
Final Action - Diphenyl-2&4&6-
Trimethylbenzol Phosphine Oxide
(87-586) 02/00/99
Final Action - 1-Decanimine-N-
Decyl-N-Methyl-N-Oxide (86-566) 02/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 1976
Agency Contact: James Alwood, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-1857
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AA59
_______________________________________________________________________
3674. CHEMICAL-SPECIFIC SIGNIFICANT NEW USE RULES (SNURS) TO EXTEND
PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5(E) ORDERS
Priority: Routine and Frequent
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604 TSCA sec 5
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
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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
notice and comment rulemaking and are listed below.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM - Batch SNUR: 84-660/-704 &
84-105/-106/-107 & 85-433 05/27/93 58 FR 30744
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 - Organotin Lithium
Compound (93-1119) 06/07/95 60 FR 30050
NPRM - Certain Chemical
Substances (91-1299/95-1667 91-
1298 91-1297) 06/26/97 62 FR 34421
NPRM -Butanamide 2 2'-(3' 3-
dichloro)1 1'-biphenyl 4 4'-
diyl) bisazob 06/26/97 62 FR 34424
NPRM -Substituted Phenol (89-
1125 L91-87 P92-41 92-511 94-
1527 etc.) 06/26/97 62 FR 34427
Final - Organotin Lithium
Compound (93-1119) 02/25/98 63 FR 9449
Final - Alkenyl Ether of
Alkanetriol Polymer (93-458) 12/00/98
Final - Aromatic Amino Ether
(P90-1840) 12/00/98
Final - Batch SNUR: 84-660/-704
& 84-105/-106/-107 & 85-433 12/00/98
Final - Certain Chemical
Substances (91-1299/95-1667 91-
1298 91-1297) 12/00/98
Final -Butanamide 2 2'-(3' 3-
dichloro)1 1'-biphenyl 4 4'-
diyl) bisazob 12/00/98
Final -Substituted Phenol (89-
1125 L91-87 P92-41 92-511 94-
1527 etc.) 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3495
Agency Contact: James Alwood, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-1857
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AB27
_______________________________________________________________________
3675. PCBS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; EXEMPTIONS FROM THE PROHIBITIONS
AGAINST MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING, AND DISTRIBUTION IN COMMERCE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2605 TSCA sec 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. In addition,
the Interim Procedural Rules were amended to require certain
petitioners to reapply for EPA approval to continue PCB activities
previously approved by EPA.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM (1) - Group I 12/06/94 59 FR 62875
NPRM (2) - Group II 06/00/99
Final Action - Group I 06/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 2150
Agency Contact: Peter Gimlin, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-3933
Fax: 202 260-1724
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AB20
_______________________________________________________________________
3676. REFRACTORY CERAMIC FIBERS; SIGNIFICANT NEW USE RULES ON NATIONAL
PROGRAM CHEMICALS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
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 8 to require reporting
by the manufacturers, importers and/or processors of these chemicals.
Proposed rules may be published on at least the chemicals listed on the
timetable below.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM - Refractory Ceramic Fiber 03/21/94 59 FR 13294
Final Action - Refractory
Ceramic Fiber 09/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3528
Agency Contact: Peter Gimlin, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-3933
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AC37
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3677. PCBS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS) TRANSFORMER
RECLASSIFICATION RULE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2605 TSCA sec 6(e)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 761
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would relax the regulatory requirements for
reclassifying PCB transformers to a lower regulatory status by
modifying the current reclassification requirements of 50 degree
centigrade temperature and 90-day testing. Results of a preliminary
analysis indicate that many transformers never reach the required
temperature, but still reduce PCB concentrations and that safety risks
to employees and to the general public occur in mandating the continued
adherence to the current regulations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/18/93 58 FR 60970
Final Action 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3021
Agency Contact: Tom Simons, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-3933
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AC39
_______________________________________________________________________
3678. TSCA SECTION 8(A) PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT INFORMATION RULES
Priority: Routine and Frequent
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2607(a) TSCA sec 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. These data will also
support risk assessment and test rule decisions.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action - 37th ITC List 02/28/96 61 FR 7421
Final Action - 38th ITC List 10/29/96 61 FR 55871
Final Action - 38th ITC List -
Stay 12/11/96 61 FR 65186
Final Action - 38th ITC List -
Stay/Technical Amendments 01/07/98 63 FR 684
Final Action - 38th ITC List -
Revocation 10/00/98
Final Action - 39th ITC List 10/00/98
Final Action - 41st ITC List 10/00/98
Final Action - 42nd ITC List 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 2178
Agency Contact: David R. Williams, Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-3468
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AB08
_______________________________________________________________________
3679. TSCA SECTION 8(D) HEALTH AND SAFETY DATA REPORTING RULES
Priority: Routine and Frequent
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2607(d) TSCA sec 8(d)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 716
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: These rules require manufacturers, importers and processors
to submit unpublished health and safety data on chemicals added to the
requirements of the Toxic Substances Control Act 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.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final - 38th ITC List 10/29/96 61 FR 55871
Final - 38th ITC List - Stay 12/11/96 61 FR 65186
Final - 38th ITC List - Stay/
Technical Amendment 01/07/98 63 FR 684
Final - 38th ITC List -
Revocation 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 1139
Agency Contact: David R. Williams, Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-3468
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AB11
_______________________________________________________________________
3680. USE OF ACRYLAMIDE FOR GROUTING
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2605 TSCA sec 6; TSCA sec 8
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 764
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On October 2, 1991, EPA proposed a regulation of acrylamide
and NMA grouts based on the unreasonable risk associated with their
usage. EPA's rule would prohibit the manufacture, distribution in
commerce, and use of acrylamide grout. In February 1996, EPA reopened
the record for 30 days to take additional comments, specifically to
seek data on the durability of acrylamide and NMA grouts. The Agency
has reviewed the
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comments and expects to promulgate the final rule in fall 1998.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/02/91 56 FR 49863
Notice Reopening Record for
Comments on Durability of NMA 02/28/96 61 FR 7454
Final Action 01/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Additional Information: SAN No. 2779
Agency Contact: Edward Brooks, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-3754
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AC17
_______________________________________________________________________
3681. TSCA SECTION 8(E) POLICY; NOTICE OF CLARIFICATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2607(e) TSCA sec 8(e)
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The TSCA section 8(e) Notice of Clarification and
Solicitation of Public Comment would amend certain aspects of the 1978
TSCA section 8(e) Statement of Interpretation and Enforcement Policy
(1978 Policy Statement). The 1978 Policy Statement describes the types
of information that EPA considers reportable under section 8(e), the
substantial risk reporting provision of TSCA, and describes the
procedures for reporting such information to EPA. This clarification
effort derives from a review of the existing section 8(e) guidance done
in the context of questions raised by companies considering
participating in the section 8(e) Compliance Audit Program (CAP). As a
result of this review, EPA determined that parts of the 1978 Policy
Statement concerning the reportability of information on widespread and
previously unsuspected distribution in environmental media and
emergency incidents of environmental contamination needed some
refinement. The subject Federal Register action solicited comment on
refined reporting guidance concerning widespread and previously
unsuspected distribution in environmental media and provides additional
circumstances where information is not reportable because it is
considered known to the Administrator. Finally, the notice solicited
comments on changes to the section 8(e) reporting deadline and
reaffirmed the standards for claims of confidentiality for information
contained in a notice of substantial risk under section 8(e).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/13/93 58 FR 37735
Final Rule 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3118
Agency Contact: Richard Hefter, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7403, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-3470
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AC80
_______________________________________________________________________
3682. NOTICE OF TSCA SECTION 4 REIMBURSEMENT PERIOD AND TSCA SECTION
12(B) EXPORT NOTIFICATION PERIOD SUNSET DATES FOR TSCA SECTION 4
SUBSTANCES
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603 TSCA sec 4; 15 USC 2611 TSCA sec 12
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 707; 40 CFR 790; 40 CFR 791; 40 CFR 799
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is developing a list of substances that are or have been
subject to TSCA section 4 testing actions which required testing under
rules or Enforceable Consent Orders. EPA will identify sunset, or
termination dates that will identify: (1) the end of section 4
reporting requirements (40 CFR 790); (2) the end of the reimbursement
period under which persons subject to test rules are subject to an
obligation to reimburse test sponsors (40 CFR 791); and (3) the end of
the period during which export notification requirements under TSCA
section 12(b) are triggered.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 01/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3559
Agency Contact: Frank Kover, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7405, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-8130
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AC84
_______________________________________________________________________
3683. LEAD-BASED PAINT; FEES FOR ACCREDITATION AND CERTIFICATION
ACTIVITIES
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: PL 102-550; 15 USC 2603 TSCA 4
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 745
Legal Deadline:
Other, Statutory, August 31, 1998, See additional information.
Abstract: This rule is mandated by section 402(a) of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) for the purpose of implementing a fee
schedule for lead-based paint activities that were addressed in the
TSCA section 402 rule, 40 CFR part 745, Lead Requirements for Lead-
Based Paint Activities in Target Housing and Child-Occupied Facilities,
which published on August 28, 1996. The fee schedule will establish a
framework for States to process applications for training providers of
lead-based paint training courses and for certification of workers
engaged in lead-based paint activities
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in the five disciplines delineated in the section 402 rule.
The fee rule in concert with the section 402 rule is intended to ensure
that individuals conducting lead-based paint inspections, risk
assessments, and abatement in target housing and child-occupied
facilities are properly trained and certified and that training
programs providing instruction in such activities are accredited. This
rule is also intended to ensure that these activities are conducted
according to reliable, effective, and safe work practice standards and
to provide the availability of a trained and qualified workforce to
identify and address lead-based paint hazards. By promoting the
establishment of this workforce the Agency will help to ensure that
individuals and firms conducting lead-based paint (LBP) activities in
target housing and child-occupied facilities will do so in a way that
safeguards the environment and protects the health of building
occupants, especially children aged six years and younger.
Regarding the anticipated impact on small business, section 402(a) does
not require or mandate the abatement of lead-based paint, nor require
that any particular enterprise participate in the lead-based paint
field. However, if firms choose to participate, compliance costs
consist of two components that may impact small businesses: (1)
accreditation and training costs for workers and supervisors, as well
as certification fees that this rule will establish and (2) incremental
costs of work practice standards for abatement procedures. The
``Notification of Commencement of Lead-Based Paint Abatement
Activities'' portion has been split off as a separate rule.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/02/98 63 FR 46734
Direct Final Rule 09/02/98 63 FR 46668
Withdraw Direct Final Rule 10/16/98 63 FR 55547
Final Action 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3881
Legal Deadlines continued: Applicants start submitting applications for
which fee is required by statute. Need Fees schedule in place in order
to enable applicants to comply.
Agency Contact: Ellie Clark, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7404, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-3402
Fax: 202 260-0770
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AD11
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Long-Term Actions
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3684. TRI; DATA EXPANSION AMENDMENTS; TOXIC CHEMICAL RELEASE REPORTING;
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
Priority: Economically Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 11013 EPCRA; 42 USC 11023; 42 USC 11048; 42
USC 11076
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 372
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The original Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) required
reporting from manufacturing facilities on the releases and other waste
management activities including waste treatment and disposal methods.
This requirement was imposed under the Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) section 313(g). Information on waste
management practices, including recycling, energy recovery, and source
reduction activities, were added to TRI pursuant to the 1990 passage of
the Pollution Prevention Act. EPA is currently considering whether
additional data elements related to a mass balance/materials accounting
program should be considered for incorporation into the TRI database.
The additional data elements included for consideration include:
quantity brought on site; quantity produced on site; quantity consumed
on site; quantity contained in or as product; quantity stored on site
as waste, and beginning and ending raw materials inventory. The issue
of collecting mass balance/materials accounting information has been
debated for over a decade. Congress, in enacting EPCRA, directed the
National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to study this issue further. NAS
recommended that the issue of adding materials accounting data merited
further analysis. Because of competing priorities, this project is
currently on-hold. No activities are planned for 1999.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/01/96 61 FR 51322
NPRM 12/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3877
SECTORS AFFECTED: 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).
Agency Contact: Susan Hazen, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7408, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-1024
Fax: 202 401-8142
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AD08
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3685. TEST RULES; NEGOTIATED CONSENT ORDER AND TEST RULE PROCEDURES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 790
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 05/17/85 50 FR 20652
Interim Final Rule 06/30/86 51 FR 23706
Interim Final Rule - Technical
Modification 09/01/89 54 FR 36311
NPRM 09/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Frank Kover
Phone: 202 260-8130
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AB30
_______________________________________________________________________
3686. LEAD; REGULATORY INVESTIGATION UNDER THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL
ACT (TSCA) TO REDUCE LEAD (PB) CONSUMPTION AND USE
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 721; 40 CFR 750; 40 CFR 745
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 05/13/91 56 FR 22096
NPRM Proposed Ban of Fishing
Sinkers 03/09/94 59 FR 11122
Final Action Fishing Sinkers 12/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Ellie Clark
Phone: 202 260-3402
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AC21
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Completed Actions
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3687. POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS) DISPOSAL AMENDMENTS
(SECTION 610 REVIEW)
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2605(e)TSCA sec 6(e)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 761
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In the April 25, 1997, issue of the Regulatory Agenda (62 FR
22297), EPA announced the review of the requirements for
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Disposal (see RIN 2070-AD04) under
section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and solicited public
comment on whether additional changes to that rule would further reduce
impacts on small entities while still accomplishing the objectives of
the statute authorizing the rule. We did not receive any comments in
response to this request. On June 29, 1998, (63 FR 35384) EPA issued
the final PCB Disposal Amendments which are anticipated to provide
significant cost savings to the regulated community including small
entities. EPA has also determined that this rule continues to be
necessary to provide options for the safe disposal of PCB and to
protect human health and the environment from potential unreasonable
risks associated with exposure to PCBs as required by the Toxic
Substances Control Act. With this notice, EPA hereby concludes its
section 610 review of this rule.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
End Review 06/29/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4202
Agency Contact: Sandy Zavolta, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7503W, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-2303
RIN: 2070-AD32
_______________________________________________________________________
3688. ASBESTOS WORKER PROTECTION RULE (SECTION 610 REVIEW)
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604 TSCA sec 6
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 763
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In the April 25, 1997, issue of the Regulatory Agenda (62 FR
22297), EPA announced the review of the Asbestos Worker Protection Rule
(see RIN 2070-AC66), the Amendments to the Asbestos Containing
Materials in Schools Rule (see RIN 2070-AC62), and the Asbestos Model
Accreditation Plan (see RIN 2070-AC51) under section 610 of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act, and solicited public comment on whether
additional changes to these rules would further reduce impacts on small
entities while still accomplishing the objectives of the statute
authorizing the rule. We received a few comments on the rules and EPA
intends to propose streamlining amendments for these actions. Each
action is identified separately in the Regulatory Agency. EPA also
determined that this rule continues to be necessary to protect human
health and the environment from potential unreasonable risks associated
with exposure to asbestos. With this notice, EPA hereby concludes its
section 610 review of these rules.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
End Review 09/02/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4203
Agency Contact: Sandy Zavolta, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7503W, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-2303
RIN: 2070-AD33
[[Page 62443]]
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3689. AMENDMENTS TO THE ASBESTOS CONTAINING MATERIALS IN
SCHOOLS RULE (SECTION 610 RULE)
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2605 TSCA sec 6; 15 USC 2607 TSCA sec8; 15 USC
2647 TSCA sec 7
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 763
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In the April 25, 1997, issue of the Regulatory Agenda (62 FR
22297), EPA announced the review of the Asbestos Worker Protection Rule
(see RIN 2070-AC66), the Amendments to the Asbestos Containing
Materials in Schools Rule (see RIN 2070-AC62), and the Asbestos Model
Accreditation Plan (see RIN 2070-AC51) under section 610 of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act, and solicited public comment on whether
additional changes to these rules would further reduce impacts on small
entities while still accomplishing the objectives of the statute
authorizing the rule. We received a few public comments on the rules
and EPA intends to propose streamlining amendments for these actions.
Each action is identified separately in the Regulatory Agency. EPA also
determined that this rule continues to be necessary to protect human
health and the environment from potential unreasonable risks associated
with exposure to asbestos. With this notice, EPA hereby concludes its
section 610 review of these rules.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
End Review 09/02/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4204
Agency Contact: Sandy Zavolta, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7503W, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-2303
RIN: 2070-AD34
_______________________________________________________________________
3690. ASBESTOS MODEL ACCREDITATION PLAN (SECTION 610 REVIEW)
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2646 TSCA sec 6
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 763
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In the April 25, 1997, issue of the Regulatory Agenda (62 FR
22297), EPA announced the review of the Asbestos Worker Protection Rule
(see RIN 2070-AC66), the Amendments to the Asbestos Containing
Materials in Schools Rule (see RIN 2070-AC62), and the Asbestos Model
Accreditation Plan (see RIN 2070-AC51) under section 610 of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act, and solicited public comment on whether
additional changes to these rules would further reduce impacts on small
entities while still accomplishing the objectives of the statute
authorizing the rule. We received a few comments on the rules and EPA
intends to propose streamlining amendments for these actions. Each
action is identified separately in the Regulatory Agency. EPA also
determined that this rule continues to be necessary to protect human
health and the environment from potential unreasonable risks associated
with exposure to asbestos. With this notice, EPA hereby concludes its
section 610 review of these rules.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
End Review 09/02/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4205
Agency Contact: Sandy Zavolta, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 7503W, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-2303
RIN: 2070-AD35
_______________________________________________________________________
3691. LEAD-BASED PAINT; DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS AT RENOVATION OF TARGET
HOUSING
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 745; 24 CFR 35
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 06/01/98 63 FR 29908
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Ellie Clark
Phone: 202 260-3402
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AC65
_______________________________________________________________________
3692. REGULATORY INVESTIGATION OF FORMALDEHYDE
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 765
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn - No further
regulatory action. 08/14/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Frank Kover
Phone: 202 260-2134
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AB14
_______________________________________________________________________
3693. REGULATORY INVESTIGATION OF DIOXIN IN PULP AND PAPER MILL SLUDGE
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 744
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn - No further
regulatory action planned. 08/10/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Barbara Leczynski
Phone: 202 260-1864
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AC05
_______________________________________________________________________
3694. PCBS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS) DISPOSAL AMENDMENTS
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 761
[[Page 62444]]
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action - PCB Disposal
Provisions 06/29/98 63 FR 35384
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Tony Baney
Phone: 202 260-3933
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AD04
_______________________________________________________________________
3695. TSCA SECTION 8(D) HEALTH AND SAFETY DATA MODEL REPORTING RULE
AMENDMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 716
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 04/01/98 63 FR 15765
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Keith Cronin
Phone: 202 260-8157
Fax: 202 260-1096
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2070-AD17
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Proposed Rule Stage
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3696. TRI; POLLUTION PREVENTION ACT INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 112 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2070-AC24
_______________________________________________________________________
3697. TRI; CHEMICAL EXPANSION; FINALIZATION OF DEFERRED CHEMICALS
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 113 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2070-AC47
_______________________________________________________________________
3698. TRI; REPORTING THRESHOLD AMENDMENT; TOXIC CHEMICALS RELEASE
REPORTING; COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 114 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2070-AD09
_______________________________________________________________________
3699. TRI; REVIEW OF CHEMICALS ON THE ORIGINAL TRI LIST
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 115 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2070-AD18
_______________________________________________________________________
3700. TRI; ADDITION OF OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION TO THE
TOXIC RELEASE INVENTORY
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 116 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2070-AD19
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Final Rule Stage
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3701. EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW PROGRAMS;
AMENDMENTS TO HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL REPORTING THRESHOLDS FOR GASOLINE AND
DIESEL FUEL AT RETAIL GAS STATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: PL 99-499
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 370
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On June 8, 1998, EPA proposed a series of modifications to
section 302 through 312 of EPCRA. These proposed modifications included
raising the threshold for gasoline and diesel fuel at retail gas
stations when stored entirely underground, and in compliance with
Underground Storage Tank Regulation; raising the threshold under
sections 311 and 312 for sand, gravel, rock salt and other chemicals
that pose minimal risk and minimal hazards to the community; revising
existing regulations to put them in a Plain English format; and
providing other regulatory changes and draft guidance. However, in this
rule, the Agency is finalizing only the new thresholds for gasoline and
diesel fuel at retail gas stations when stored entirely underground,
and in compliance with Underground Storage Tank Regulation. The other
proposals will be finalized in a separate, later rulemaking.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/08/98 63 FR 31268
Final Rule 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4163
Agency Contact: Vanessa Rodriguez, Environmental Protection Agency,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response, 5104, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7913
[[Page 62445]]
Meg Victor, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid Waste and Emergency
Response, 5104, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-1379
RIN: 2050-AE58
_______________________________________________________________________
3702. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS: RISK MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMS UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT, SECTION 112(R)(7): AMENDMENT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412(r); 42 USC 7601(a)(1)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 68
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Clean Air Act section 112(r) required EPA to publish
regulations focusing on the prevention of chemical accidents, building
on the chemical safety work begun under the Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). On June 20, 1996, EPA published
the final rule for Risk Management Programs. An estimated 66,000
facilities are subject to this regulation based on the quantity of
regulated substances they have on-site. These facilities will be
required to implement a Risk Management Program and submit a summary of
the program (the risk management plan, or RMP) to a central location
specified by EPA. The RMP data will assist State and local government
entities responsible for chemical emergency preparedness and
prevention. It will also be useful to environmental and community
organizations and the public in understanding the chemical risks in
their communities. EPA will use the RMP data to set priorities, target
resources, and measure the success of the Risk Management Program in
accordance with the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). In
addition, EPA hopes the availability of this information will stimulate
a dialogue between industry and the public to improve accident
prevention and emergency response practices at the local level.
EPA proposed the following modifications to the RMP final rule: (1)
clarify how Confidential Business Information (CBI) should be submitted
to EPA; (2) add 4 required and 5 optional data elements to the previous
requirements; and (3) replace Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
codes with the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/17/98 63 FR 19216
Final Action 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4029
Agency Contact: Sicy Jacob, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, 5104, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7249
Fax: 202 260-0927
John Ferris, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid Waste and Emergency
Response, 5104, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-4043
RIN: 2050-AE46
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Long-Term Actions
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3703. EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT: AMENDMENTS AND
STREAMLINING RULE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 355; 40 CFR 370
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/08/98 63 FR 31268
Final Action 12/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal
Agency Contact: Vanessa Rodriguez
Phone: 202 260-7913
Meg Victor
Phone: 202 260-1379
RIN: 2050-AE17
_______________________________________________________________________
3704. MODIFICATION OF THE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE (EHS) LIST
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 355
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 00/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: John Ferris
Phone: 202 260-4043
Fax: 202 260-0927
RIN: 2050-AE42
_______________________________________________________________________
3705. MODIFICATION OF THRESHOLD PLANNING QUANTITY FOR ISOPHORONE
DIISOCYANATE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 355
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 00/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: John Ferris
Phone: 202 260-4043
Fax: 202 260-0927
RIN: 2050-AE43
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_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Prerule Stage
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3706. HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL REGULATION RELATED TO LOW
LEVEL MIXED WASTE; PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 97 in Part II of this issue of
the Federal Register.
RIN: 2050-AE45
_______________________________________________________________________
3707. REINVENTING THE LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTIONS PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6905; 42 USC 6912(a); 42 USC 6921; 42 USC 6924
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 268
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) program was established
to minimize threats posed by the land disposal of untreated hazardous
wastes. The program has been in place for a number of years and now
regulates all but the most recently listed hazardous wastes. The Agency
is now examining the LDR program, exploring past accomplishments,
current issues, and future possibilities. The goals of the examination
are to make the LDR program cheaper, smarter, cleaner, and more
flexible. The Agency will develop an Advance Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (ANPRM) to present initial thinking and the results of some
activities taken as part of the ongoing LDR Reinvention Project so that
the public will have an opportunity to comment. A proposed and final
rule will follow.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 01/00/99
NPRM 01/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing; 331 Primary Metal
Manufacturing; 2122 Metal Ore Mining; 32411 Petroleum Refineries
Additional Information: SAN No. 4093
Agency Contact: Sue Slotnick, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, 5302W, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8462
RIN: 2050-AE53
_______________________________________________________________________
3708. LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTIONS; POTENTIAL REVISIONS FOR MERCURY LISTED
AND CHARACTERISTIC WASTES; ANPRM
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6905; 42 USC 6912(a); 42 USC 6921; 42 USC 6924
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 268
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) will
solicit data and comments on treatment data that the Agency has
gathered on the treatment of mercury wastes. Some forms of mercury
wastes are now required to be treated by either incineration or
retorting. Both of these forms of treatment have the potential to emit
mercury via air emissions. Also, some information suggests that certain
waste types which are required to be retorted are not amenable to that
form of treatment. There also is a shrinking demand for mercury, which
brings up concerns about requiring recovery of mercury wastes. The data
and information gathered by this ANPRM process are intended to be used
to propose revised treatment standards for some forms of mercury
hazardous wastes in a future rulemaking.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: 3353 Electrical Equipment Manufacturing; 325181
Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing; 32551 Paint and Coating
Manufacturing; 3254 Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
Additional Information: SAN No. 4094
Agency Contact: Mary Cunningham, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, 5302W, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8453
Fax: 703 308-8466
RIN: 2050-AE54
_______________________________________________________________________
3709. REVIEW OF TOXICITY CHARACTERISTIC LEVEL FOR SILVER UNDER THE
RESOURCE CONSERVATION RECOVERY ACT (RCRA)
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6905; 42 USC 6912(a); 42 USC 6921; 42 USC
6922; 42 USC 6938
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 268
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action initiates a technical review of the possible
risks associated with management of silver-bearing wastes, which is
being conducted in response to petitions submitted to the Agency to
delete the toxicity characteristic level for silver. EPA will address
all potential pathways for risks from silver-bearing wastes, including
possible ecological effects.
Silver is on the toxicity characteristic list because it was a
regulated drinking water contaminant. In January 1991, the Agency
deleted the primary drinking water maximum contaminant level (MCL) for
silver because the Agency concluded that silver causes no adverse human
health effects. The petitioners, users of silver materials and silver
waste generators, petitioned the Agency to delete silver from the TC
list on the basis of the Agency's conclusions regarding silver toxicity
to humans in deleting the MCL.
The Agency believes that before a decision can be made to delete or
modify the toxicity characteristic level for silver, a more complete
assessment of risks posed by management of silver-bearing wastes must
be conducted, including a review of possible ecological risks.
Pending the outcome of this review, the Agency may revise or delete the
TC level for silver, if warranted.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Initial Study Complete 06/30/97
Peer Review Expected Completion
Date 10/00/98
Final Study 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3886
Agency Contact: Jan Young, Environmental Protection Agency,
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Solid Waste and Emergency Response, 5307W, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-1568
RIN: 2050-AE37
_______________________________________________________________________
3710. RCRA REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING BURDEN REDUCTION; ANPRM
Priority: Other Significant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: PL 104-13; 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 6949a; 42 USC 6974
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: To comply with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, EPA must reduce the information collection burden
associated with the reporting and recordkeeping requirements imposed on
the regulated community by the Agency's regulatory programs.
Information Collection Requests (ICRs) approved by the Office of
Management and Budget provide a measure of the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements associated with a particular regulation. The
Office of Solid Waste (OSW) is conducting a review of RCRA ICRs and
developing options for reducing the associated burden. OSW will solicit
comment on these ideas in either an Advance Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking or a proposed rulemaking.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 04/00/99
NPRM 10/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal
Sectors Affected: 323 Printing and Related Support Activities; 324
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; 325 Chemical Manufacturing;
326 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing; 331 Primary Metal
Manufacturing; 332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; 334 Computer
and Electronic Product Manufacturing; 562 Waste Management and
Remediation Services
Additional Information: SAN No. 4084
Agency Contact: Laurie Solomon, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, 5302W, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8443
Robert Burchard, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid Waste and
Emergency Response, 5302W, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8450
RIN: 2050-AE50
_______________________________________________________________________
3711. RCRA APPENDIX VIII STREAMLINING; ANPRM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6905; 42 USC 6912(a); 42 USC 6921; 42 USC
6922; 42 USC 6938
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action will propose to modify the list of chemicals
found in Appendix VIII of 40 CFR part 261 by: (1) adding new chemicals
which have been found to be toxic to humans and/or wildlife when they
are managed in commerce, stockpiled, or discarded, and (2) deleting
those chemicals for which the potential for exposure no longer exists,
or for which analytical methods do not exist.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 03/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 4090
Agency Contact: Dr. Monica A. Barron, Environmental Protection Agency,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response, 5307W, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-0483
Fax: 703 308-0509
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2050-AE55
_______________________________________________________________________
3712. REGULATORY DETERMINATION ON REMAINING WASTES FROM THE COMBUSTION
OF FOSSIL FUELS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6921(b)(3)(C); RCRA sec 3001(b)(3)(C)
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Legal Deadline:
Final, Judicial, April 1, 1999, The Agency is seeking a 6 month
extension to the legal deadline.
Abstract: On December 1, 1992, the Agency determined that additional
study of four large-volume wastes -- fly ash, bottom ash, boiler slag
and flue gas emission control wastes -- from the combustion of coal by
electric utility power plants was not necessary. A Final Regulatory
Determination on these wastes was signed on August 2, 1993 and
published in the Federal Register on August 9, 1993. The Agency also
determined that for the remaining fossil-fuel combustion wastes,
additional data collection is necessary to make a Regulatory
Determination on these wastes and a Final Regulatory Determination will
be made by April 1, 1999. These remaining wastes include: (1) fly ash,
bottom ash, boiler slag, and flue gas emission control wastes from the
combustion of coal by electric utility power plants when such wastes
are mixed with, co-disposed, co-treated, or otherwise co-managed with
other wastes generated in conjunction with the combustion of coal or
other fossil fuels, and (2) any other wastes subject to section 8002(n)
of RCRA other than those subject to the August 1993 regulatory
determination referenced above. The Agency is seeking a six-month
extension to the legal deadline for the Phase II regulatory
determination.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Notice of Availability 02/12/93 58 FR 8273
Regulatory Determination (Phase
I Four Fossil Fuel Wastes) 08/09/93 58 FR 42466
Regulatory Determination (Phase
II Remaining Wastes) 04/00/99
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 3201
Agency Contact: Dennis Ruddy, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, 5306W, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8430
RIN: 2050-AD91
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Proposed Rule Stage
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3713. MODIFICATIONS TO RCRA RULES ASSOCIATED WITH SOLVENT-CONTAMINATED
SHOP TOWELS AND WIPERS
Priority: Other Significant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6921
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 273
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action would modify RCRA rules that impact the
management of solvent-contaminated shop towels and wipers. Solvent
contaminated shop towels and wipers are used throughout industry for
equipment cleaning and other related facility operations. Many times
the spent shop towels and wipers are a hazardous waste because the
solvent used is either a characteristic or listed solvent. An
examination of industry use and management practices reveals that many
facilities may use only small amounts of solvent on their disposable
wipers, and use small numbers of wipers daily -- suggesting that these
materials, particularly if listed solvents are being used, may pose
little or no risk to human health and the environment if disposed in
municipal landfills. Similarly, situations exist where both disposable
wipers and reusable shop towels are not being managed according to
prescribed Federal and States rules and policies. Problems with this
issue have persisted since the late 1980s.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Sectors Affected: 323 Printing and Related Support Activities; 325
Chemical Manufacturing; 332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; 333
Machinery Manufacturing; 334 Computer and Electronic Product
Manufacturing; 336 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; 337
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing; 441 Motor Vehicle and
Parts Dealers; 811 Repair and Maintenance; 812 Personal and Laundry
Services
Additional Information: SAN No. 4091
Agency Contact: Jim O'Leary, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, 5304W, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8827
Fax: 703 308-0514
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2050-AE51
_______________________________________________________________________
3714. GLASS-TO-GLASS RECYCLING OF CATHODE RAY TUBES (CRTS): CHANGES TO
HAZARDOUS WASTE REGULATIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6912(a); 42 USC 6921; 42 USC 6922; 42 USC
6923; 42 USC 6924; 42 USC 6925
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action will revise the existing Federal hazardous waste
regulations to remove unnecessary regulatory barriers to glass-to-glass
recycling of Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs). A CRT is the main component of a
television or computer monitor. A CRT is made largely of specialized
glasses, some of which contain lead to protect the user from X-rays
inside the CRT. Due to the lead, when they are disposed of or
reclaimed, some CRTs are hazardous wastes under the Federal Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations. Glass-to-glass
recycling involves the return of used CRT glass to manufacturing of new
CRTs.
This action is planned in response to a June 9, 1998 recommendation on
CRT recycling from the Common Sense Initiative (CSI) to the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). CSI is a consensus-based process
for developing cleaner, cheaper, smarter environmental improvements
that includes representatives of: industry; environmental groups;
community groups; environmental justice groups; labor; and, Federal,
State, local, and tribal governments. The recommendation involves
minimizing RCRA requirements for glass-to-glass recycling while
retaining appropriate controls to ensure protection of human health and
the environment. The goal of the recommendation is to facilitate an
increase in glass-to-glass recycling, thereby minimizing disposal of
lead, increasing resource recovery, and enhancing protection of human
health and the environment. The recommendation was developed by the
Workgroup on Overcoming Barriers to Pollution Prevention, Product
Stewardship, and Recycling of the Computers and Electronics CSI
Subcommittee. The Workgroup's process for developing the recommendation
on CRT recycling included information gathering, analysis, and
discussion to reach consensus. The Workgroup started evaluating CRT
recycling in general, and then agreed to limit the first phase of the
project to glass-to-glass recycling. Other recycling processes will be
evaluated in subsequent phases.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
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Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Sectors Affected: 334411 Electron Tube Manufacturing
Additional Information: SAN No. 4092
Agency Contact: Charlotte Mooney, Environmental Protection Agency,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response, 5304W, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-7025
Fax: 703 308-0514
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2050-AE52
_______________________________________________________________________
3715. STANDARDIZED PERMIT FOR RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 117 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2050-AE44
_______________________________________________________________________
3716. HAZARDOUS WASTE MANIFEST REGULATION
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 118 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2050-AE21
_______________________________________________________________________
3717. REMOVAL OF REQUIREMENT TO USE SW-846 METHODS (TEST METHODS FOR
EVALUATING SOLID WASTE: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL METHODS)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6905; 42 USC 6912(a); 42 USC 6921 to 6927; 42
USC 6930; 42 USC 6934 to 6939; 42 USC 6974; 42 USC 9601(37); 42 USC
9614(c)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 258; 40 CFR 260; 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR
265; 40 CFR 266; 40 CFR 270; 40 CFR 279
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The EPA Office of Solid Waste (OSW) has been actively working
to break down the barriers that the environmental monitoring community
faces when trying to use new monitoring techniques. As a first step,
OSW has accelerated its review process for new methods by eliminating
several unnecessary internal review steps, and by streamlining the
internal approval process for each new method. However, there are
currently 32 citations in title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) where the use of SW-846 methods is required. As a second step for
speeding up the approval process, OSW plans to remove the requirements
to use SW-846 methods for other than method defined parameters (i.e.,
where the method defines the regulations, such as the Toxicity
Characteristic Leaching Procedure) from 40 CFR. This will likely lead
to an even more streamlined approval process since SW-846 will then be
able to be handled strictly as guidance and not need the regulatory
process for approval. This additional streamlining will permit new,
more cost-effective methods to attain public and regulatory authority
acceptance in much less time, allowing required monitoring to be done
more cheaply, faster and, in some cases, more accurately.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3989
Agency Contact: Barry Lesnik, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, 5307W, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-0476
Fax: 703 308-0511
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2050-AE41
_______________________________________________________________________
3718. MODIFICATIONS TO THE DEFINITION OF SOLID WASTE AND REGULATIONS OF
HAZARDOUS WASTE RECYCLING: GENERAL
Priority: Other Significant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6905 Resource Conservation Recovery Act sec
1004; 42 USC 6921 to 6928; Resource Conservation Recovery Act sec 3001
to 3008
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 266
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Recycling of hazardous waste is governed by the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste regulations. The
portion of these regulations known as the Definition of Solid Waste
specifies whether hazardous materials that are recycled are subject to
RCRA regulatory jurisdiction or not. Other parts of the regulations set
forth requirements for managing recycled hazardous waste. This
regulatory action will revise the hazardous waste recycling regulations
to respond partially to concerns that they are overly complex,
difficult to understand, and that they pose a barrier to safe hazardous
waste recycling.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 2872
Agency Contact: Charlotte Mooney, Environmental Protection Agency,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response, 5304W, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-7025
RIN: 2050-AD18
_______________________________________________________________________
3719. CHLORINATED ALIPHATICS LISTING DETERMINATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6921 Resource Conservation Recovery Act sec
3001; 42 USC 9602 Superfund (CERCLA) sec 102
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 271; 40 CFR
302
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Judicial, July 31, 1999.
Final, Judicial, September 30, 2000.
Abstract: This action addresses the potential risks posed by wastes
from the production of chlorinated aliphatics, and determines whether
these wastes should be listed as hazardous wastes under RCRA to control
any potentially unacceptable risks. Any wastes newly listed as
hazardous also will be added to the CERCLA list of hazardous
substances. This action will be implemented by EPA and States
authorized under RCRA. Impacts on local governments
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are not expected, and small business impacts are undetermined.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3151
Agency Contact: Wanda Levine, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, 5304W, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-0438
RIN: 2050-AD85
_______________________________________________________________________
3720. LISTING DETERMINATION OF WASTES GENERATED DURING THE MANUFACTURE
OF AZO, ANTHRAQUINONE, AND TRIARYLMETHANE DYES AND PIGMENTS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6921 Resource Conservation Recovery Act sec
3001; 42 USC 9602 Superfund (CERCLA) sec 102
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 271; 40 CFR
302
Legal Deadline:
Other, Judicial, November 1, 1998, Dyes I Notice of Data Availability.
NPRM, Judicial, March 31, 1999, Dyes II (deferred wastes). Deadline for
Dyes II final rule is 03/31/00.
Final, Judicial, November 1, 1999, Dyes I.
Abstract: This action addresses the potential human health and
environmental risks posed by wastes from the manufacture of dyes and
pigments, and determines whether these wastes should be listed as
hazardous wastes under RCRA to control any potentially unacceptable
risks. If listed under RCRA, these wastes would also be added to the
CERCLA list of hazardous substances. This action will be implemented by
EPA and States authorized under RCRA. Impacts on local governments are
not expected, and small business impacts are undetermined at this time.
Three waste streams (filter aids, triarylmethane, and anthraquinone)
are subject to separate deadlines for proposed and final action (Dyes
II rulemaking). The deadlines are based on recent settlement
discussions with plaintiffs in EDF v. Browner, Civil Action No. 89-0598
D.D.C.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM Dyes I 12/22/94 59 FR 66072
Notice Dyes I (Notice of Data
Availability) 11/00/98
NPRM Dyes II (Deferred Wastes) 03/00/99
Final Action Dyes I 11/00/99
Final Action Dyes II (Deferred
Wastes) 03/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3066
Agency Contact: Katharine Fredriksen, Environmental Protection Agency,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response, 5304W, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8285
RIN: 2050-AD80
_______________________________________________________________________
3721. REVISIONS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDELINE FOR PROCUREMENT OF
PRODUCTS CONTAINING RECOVERED MATERIALS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6912(a) Resource Conservation Recovery Act sec
6002(e)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 247
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: RCRA section 6002 requires EPA to issue guidelines which
designate items that are or can be made with recovered materials and to
recommend practices for government procurement of these materials. 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 those materials and, thereby, closes the
recycling loop. On May 1, 1995, under the authority of RCRA and in
compliance with Executive Order (E.O.) 12873, Federal Acquisition,
Recycling, and Waste Prevention, EPA designated 19 items in a
Comprehensive Procurement Guideline (CPG) (60 FR 21370). EPA also
issued purchasing recommendations in a related Recovered Materials
Advisory Notice (RMAN) (60 FR 21386). The E.O. requires EPA to update
the CPG and issue RMANs annually. On November 13, 1997, EPA issued the
first update to the CPG (CPG2), in which 12 additional items were
designated; additional recommendations are discussed in RMAN II. The
new actions would: (1) propose the second update to the CPG (CPG3),
including recommendations in RMANs, and (2) propose the third update to
the CPG (CPG4). In addition, EPA will issue a revision to the Paper
Products RMAN to incorporate E.O. 12873 requirements to buy printing
and writing grade papers with 30% post-consumer content starting 12/31/
98. EPA will also revise its RMAN I to include recommendations for
purchasing recycled content carpet and plastic batt building
insulation.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Notice -- Paper Products
Recovered Materials Advisory
Notice 06/08/98 63 FR 31214
Notice -- Recovered Materials
Advisory Notice I Update 06/08/98 63 FR 31217
NPRM (CPG3) 08/26/98 63 FR 45558
NPRM (CPG4) 12/00/98
Final (CPG3) 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3545
Agency Contact: Terry Grist, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, 5306W, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-7257
RIN: 2050-AE23
_______________________________________________________________________
3722. MANAGEMENT OF CEMENT KILN DUST (CKD)
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 119 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2050-AE34
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_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Final Rule Stage
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3723. REVISED STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE COMBUSTION FACILITIES
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 135 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2050-AE01
_______________________________________________________________________
3724. MERCURY-CONTAINING AND RECHARGEABLE BATTERY MANAGEMENT ACT;
CODIFICATION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 14303
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 271; 40 CFR 273
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The purpose of this rule is to codify into the Code of
Federal Regulations certain provisions of the Mercury-Containing and
Rechargeable Battery Management Act that impact the May 11, 1995
Universal Waste Rule (60 FR 25492). The Act was signed by the President
on May 13, 1996 and became immediately effective nationwide on the date
of signature. Specifically, one provision of the law requires the
collection, storage, and transportation of the following types of
batteries be managed according to standards established in the
Universal Waste rule: used rechargeable batteries, lead-acid batteries
not covered by 40 CFR part 266 or the equivalent requirements of an
approved state program, rechargeable alkaline batteries, certain
mercury-containing batteries banned from domestic sale, and used
consumer products containing rechargeable batteries that are not easily
removable. The law prohibits State imposed requirements that are not
identical to those found in the final Federal universal waste rule, but
allows States to adopt and enforce identical standards and to implement
and enforce collection, storage, and transport requirements identical
to those included in the universal waste rule if the standards are
approved by the EPA Administrator.
The costs of this action should be minimal to the regulated industry
since the community regulated by the law -- battery manufacturers,
industries that use batteries in their consumer products, and the
retail industry -- all support the law. In addition, the regulated
community has rechargeable battery recycling programs already in place
and such recycling programs are in compliance with the labeling and
management provisions of the law. Second, most States have state
rechargeable battery recycling statutes in place but their recycling
programs vary to some degree with respect to labeling and management
requirements. Therefore, modifications to State statutes for
rechargeable battery recycling will be necessary, but not costly.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 01/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Additional Information: SAN No. 3888
Agency Contact: Bryan Groce, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, 5304W, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8750
Fax: 703 308-0522
RIN: 2050-AE39
_______________________________________________________________________
3725. RECYCLED USED OIL CONTAINING PCBS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 9601(37); 42 USC 9614(c); 42 USC 6905; 42 USC
6912(a); 42 USC 6921 to 6927; 42 USC 6930; 42 USC 6934; 42 USC 6974
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 279
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The direct final rule, published May 6, 1998, eliminates
errors and clarifies ambiguities in the used oil management standards.
Specifically, the rule clarifies (1) when used oil contaminated with
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) is regulated under the used oil
management standards and when it is not, (2) that the requirements
applicable to releases of used oil apply in States that are not
authorized for the RCRA base program, (3) that mixtures of
conditionally exempt small quantity generator (CESQG) wastes and used
oil are subject to the used oil management standards irrespective of
how that mixture is to be recycled, and (4) that the initial marketer
of used oil that meets the used oil fuel specification need only keep a
record of a shipment of used oil to the facility to which the initial
marketer delivers the used oil. This rule also amends three incorrect
references to the pre-1992 used oil specifications in the provisions
which address hazardous waste fuel produced from, or oil reclaimed
from, oil bearing hazardous wastes from petroleum refining operations.
EPA received relevant adverse comments on three of the amendments
included in the May 6, 1998 direct final rule: the amendments to 40 CFR
261.5(j) (mixtures of conditionally exempt small quantity generator
waste and used oil), 40 CFR 279.10(i) (applicability of the used oil
management standards to used oil contaminated with polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCBs)), and 40 CFR 279.74(b) (recordkeeping requirements for
marketers of used oil that meets the used oil fuel specification). On
July 14, 1998, the Agency removed these three amendments and reinstated
the regulatory text that existed prior to the May 6, 1998 direct final
rule. EPA will promulgate a final rule addressing the comments received
and finalizing the three amendments, as appropriate.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/06/98 63 FR 25006
Direct Final Rule 05/06/98 63 FR 24963
Removal of Three Amendments 07/14/98 63 FR 37780
Final Rule 11/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 4088
Agency Contact: Tom Rinehart, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, 5304W, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-4309
RIN: 2050-AE47
_______________________________________________________________________
3726. HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: POST-CLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
Priority: Other Significant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
[[Page 62452]]
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6926 Resource Conservation Recovery Act sec
3006; 42 USC 6912(a) Resource Conservation Recovery Act sec 2002(a); 42
USC 6924 Resource Conservation Recovery Act sec 3004; 42 USC 6925
Resource Conservation Recovery Act sec 3005
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 270; 40 CFR 124
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Under the current RCRA regulations, a facility that needs
post-closure care must obtain a permit. In many cases, the post-closure
permit is an appropriate mechanism for the regulatory agency to use to
address the environmental needs at the facility. In other cases,
however, a permit may not be appropriate. And, in some cases, the
facility's post-closure care needs may have already been addressed
through other legal mechanisms, such as enforcement actions or
Superfund actions. In these cases, subsequent issuance of a post-
closure permit would not provide any environmental benefit, although,
under the current regulations, it is still required. This rule would
remove the requirements to issue a permit to address post-closure care
in all cases. A permit would remain an option, but EPA Regions and
authorized States would be able to use other mechanisms as well,
depending on the circumstances at the facility.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/08/94 59 FR 55778
Final Action 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3042
Agency Contact: Barbara Foster, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, 5303W, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-7057
RIN: 2050-AD55
_______________________________________________________________________
3727. SPENT SOLVENTS LISTING DETERMINATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6921 Resource Conservation Recovery Act sec
3001; 42 USC 9602 Superfund (CERCLA) sec 102
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 271; 40 CFR
302
Legal Deadline:
Final, Judicial, October 31, 1998.
Abstract: This action addresses the potential human health and
environmental risks posed by certain used solvents and wastes from
their use, and determines whether or not these wastes should be listed
as hazardous wastes under RCRA. If listed under RCRA these wastes would
also be added to the CERCLA list of hazardous substances. The spent
solvents currently under this listing determination are: cumene,
phenol, isophorone, acetonitrile, fufural, epichlorohydrin, methyl
chloride, ethylene dibromide, benzyl chloride, p-dichlorobenzene, 2-
methoxyethanol, 2-ethoxyethanol, 2-ethoxyethanol acetate, and
cyclohexanol. On August 14, 1996, the Agency proposed not to list these
spent solvents.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/14/96 61 FR 42318
Final 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3134
Agency Contact: Ron Josephson, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, 5304W, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-0442
RIN: 2050-AD84
_______________________________________________________________________
3728. HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; MODIFICATION OF THE HAZARDOUS
WASTE PROGRAM; MERCURY-CONTAINING LAMPS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6905; 42 USC 6912; 42 USC 6921; 42 USC 6922;
42 USC 6923; 42 USC 6930; 42 USC 6938
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 273
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This final rulemaking addresses the management of spent
mercury-containing lamps. The rulemaking is based on data which
indicate that mercury-containing lamps may be safely managed outside of
the full subtitle C requirements of the RCRA hazardous waste system,
using a streamlined regulatory structure under RCRA. The rule would
have positive impacts on small businesses and State, local and tribal
governments interested in collecting and managing lamps.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/27/94 59 FR 38288
Final 11/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3237
Agency Contact: Marilyn Goode, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, 5304W, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8800
RIN: 2050-AD93
_______________________________________________________________________
3729. HAZARDOUS REMEDIATION WASTE MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS (COMMONLY
REFERRED TO AS HAZARDOUS WASTE IDENTIFICATION RULE FOR CONTAMINATED
MEDIA OR HWIR-MEDIA)
Priority: Other Significant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6905 Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA)
sec 1006; 42 USC 6906 RCRA sec 1007; 42 USC 6912 RCRA sec 2002; 42 USC
6912(a) RCRA sec 2002(a); 42 USC 6921 RCRA sec 3001; 42 USC 6922 RCRA
sec 3002; 42 USC 6923 RCRA sec 3003; 42 USC 6924 RCRA sec 3004; 42 USC
6925 RCRA sec 3005; 42 USC 6926 RCRA sec 3006; 42 USC 6927 RCRA sec
3007; 42 USC 6935 RCRA sec 3014; 42 USC 6936 RCRA sec 3015; 42 USC 6937
RCRA sec 3016; 42 USC 6974 RCRA sec 7004
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 260; 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 265; 40 CFR
268; 40 CFR 270; 40 CFR 271
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Agency's goal for the HWIR-media proposal was to provide
significant relief from administrative and substantive obstacles for
the
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management of remediation wastes, so that states and EPA could base
waste management decisions on actual site conditions and waste
characteristics, according to their professional judgment instead of
strict national requirements that are not uniformly appropriate at all
cleanup sites. The Agency wanted to reduce the overlap between RCRA and
the Clean Water Act (CWA) or Marine Protection, Research and
Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) for dredging operations, and EPA was
considering withdrawing the regulations for Corrective Action
Management Units (CAMUs). Finally, an additional goal was to streamline
state authorization.
The Agency has decided on the general framework for finalization of the
HWIR-media rule. The Agency plans to promulgate only targeted elements
of the proposal rather than go forward with a more comprehensive
approach. EPA plans to complement the targeted elements by leaving the
CAMU regulations in place, rather than withdrawing these regulations as
proposed. Targeted elements EPA plans to include are: streamlined
permitting for cleanup sites that would eliminate the requirements for
facility-wide corrective action at cleanup-only sites; options for
remediation piles that resolve issues raised in the public comments;
and a RCRA exclusion for dredged materials managed under CWA or MPRSA
permits. EPA is also planning to include streamlined procedures for
state authorization of minor or routine RCRA rules. EPA is withdrawing
the portions of the proposal which would have distinguished between
lower- and higher-risk contaminated media and would have given
regulatory agencies the flexibility to exempt lower-risk contaminated
media from RCRA requirements. The Agency has finalized the alternative
land disposal restriction treatment standards for hazardous
contaminated soil as part of the Land Disposal Restrictions Phase IV
rulemaking (63 FR 28556, May 26, 1998).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/20/92 57 FR 21450
NPRM Withdrawn 10/30/92 57 FR 49280
NPRM 04/29/96 61 FR 18780
Final 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 2982
Agency Contact: Carolyn Hoskinson, Environmental Protection Agency,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response, 5303W, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8626
RIN: 2050-AE22
_______________________________________________________________________
3730. RCRA SUBTITLE C FINANCIAL TEST CRITERIA (REVISION)
Priority: Other Significant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6912(a) Resource Conservation Recovery Act sec
2002(a); 42 USC 6924 Resource Conservation Recovery Act sec 3004; 42
USC 6925 Resource Conservation Recovery Act sec 3005; 42 USC 6926
Resource Conservation Recovery Act sec 3006
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 280; 40 CFR 761
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The revised financial responsibility test is intended to
improve the current test in predicting which firms will enter
bankruptcy and not be able to cover their financial obligations for
liability and closure costs of hazardous waste treatment, storage and
disposal facilities. A bankrupt firm may be unable to afford the proper
closure of a facility which would require the government to incur
response costs at the facility. The rule would also qualify owners and
operators of RCRA Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities which
must currently use more expensive ways, such as surety bonds or letters
of credit, of demonstrating financial assurance, to use the less
expensive corporate financial responsibility test for more of their
obligations. The combined savings from screening out riskier firms and
making the test more available to viable firms would be approximately
$19 million annually in public and private costs. These regulatory
amendments would have no effect on local or tribal governments.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/01/91 56 FR 30201
NPRM 10/12/94 59 FR 51523
Notice of Data Availability 11/00/98
Final Action 10/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 2647
Agency Contact: Dale Ruhter, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, 5303W, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8192
RIN: 2050-AC71
_______________________________________________________________________
3731. RCRA SUBTITLE D SOLID WASTE FACILITIES; STATE PERMIT PROGRAM--
DETERMINATION OF ADEQUACY (STATE IMPLEMENTATION RULE)
Priority: Other Significant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6945 Resource Conservation Recovery Act sec
4005; 42 USC 6912 Resource Conservation Recovery Act sec 2002
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 239
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will establish criteria and procedures for EPA to
use to determine whether State municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill
permit programs and State permit programs relating to non-municipal,
non-hazardous waste disposal units that receive conditionally exempt
small quantity generator (CESQG) waste are adequate to ensure
compliance with the Federal revised criteria in 40 CFR parts 258 and
257, subpart B, respectively. While the Federal revised criteria apply
to all MSW landfills and non-municipal, non-hazardous waste disposal
units receiving CESQG waste, States with permit programs deemed
adequate under this rule can provide some flexibility on certain
requirements to owners and operators who meet the revised criteria's
performance standards. In providing this flexibility, this action
offers an opportunity to reduce the regulatory burden on State and
local governments and on landfill owners and operators.
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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/26/96 61 FR 2584
Final Action 10/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 2751
Agency Contact: Karen Rudek, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, 5306W, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-1682
RIN: 2050-AD03
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Long-Term Actions
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3732. HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: SLAG RESIDUES DERIVED FROM HIGH
TEMPERATURE METALS RECOVERY (HTMR) TREATMENT OF KO61, KO62 AND F0006
WASTES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 266
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/29/94 59 FR 67256
Final 00/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Narendra Chaudhari
Phone: 703 308-0454
RIN: 2050-AE15
_______________________________________________________________________
3733. HAZARDOUS WASTE IDENTIFICATION; RECYCLED USED OIL MANAGEMENT
STANDARDS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 279
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 00/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Tom Rinehart
Phone: 703 308-4309
RIN: 2050-AE28
_______________________________________________________________________
3734. PAINT MANUFACTURING WASTES LISTING: HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM: IDENTIFICATION AND LISTING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 271; 40 CFR 302
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Cate Jenkins
Phone: 703 308-0453
Fax: 703 308-0514
RIN: 2050-AE32
_______________________________________________________________________
3735. IDENTIFICATION AND LISTING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE; INORGANIC CHEMICAL
INDUSTRY WASTES; AND CERCLA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE DESIGNATION AND
REPORTABLE QUANTITIES
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 263; 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 265; 40 CFR
268; 40 CFR 271; 40 CFR 302
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/00
Final Action 08/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Anthony Carrell
Phone: 703 308-0458
Fax: 703 308-0522
Email: [email protected]
Max Diaz
Phone: 703 308-0439
RIN: 2050-AE49
_______________________________________________________________________
3736. INTERIM EMERGENCY RULE REVISING LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTION
TREATMENT STANDARDS FOR ALUMINUM POTLINERS--K088 WASTE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6924, RCRA 3004m
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 268; 40 CFR 271
Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, September 24, 1998.
Interim Final Rule
Abstract: EPA is promulgating treatment standards for spent potliners
from primary aluminum reduction (EPA hazardous waste: K088) under its
Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) program. The purpose of the LDR
program, authorized by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA), is to minimize threats to human health and the environment due
to land disposal of hazardous wastes. As a result of this rule, spent
potliners will be prohibited from land disposal unless the wastes have
been treated in compliance with the numerical standards contained in
the rule. These treatment standards are necessary to minimize threats
to human health and the environment from exposure to hazardous
constituents which may potentially leach from landfills to groundwater.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 09/24/98 63 FR 51254
Final Action 12/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4158
Agency Contact: Elaine Eby, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, 5302W, Washington, DC 20460
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Phone: 703 308-8449
RIN: 2050-AE59
_______________________________________________________________________
3737. HAZARDOUS WASTE IDENTIFICATION RULE (HWIR): IDENTIFICATION AND
LISTING OF HAZARDOUS WASTES
Priority: Other Significant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 260; 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 262; 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR
268
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/20/92 57 FR 21450
NPRM Withdrawn 10/30/92 57 FR 49280
NPRM Reproposal 12/21/95 60 FR 66344
NPRM Reproposal 10/00/99
Final 04/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Agency Contact: Tracy Atagi
Phone: 703 308-8672
RIN: 2050-AE07
_______________________________________________________________________
3738. FINAL DETERMINATION OF THE APPLICABILITY OF THE TOXICITY
CHARACTERISTIC RULE TO UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS, CONTAMINATED MEDIA,
AND DEBRIS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/12/93 58 FR 8504
Final 12/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Sammy Ng
Phone: 703 603-9900
RIN: 2050-AD69
_______________________________________________________________________
3739. CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT UNITS (SWMUS) AT
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 270
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/27/90 55 FR 30798
Final Rule (Phase I) 02/16/93 58 FR 8658
ANPRM 05/01/96 61 FR 19432
Final 12/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Agency Contact: Hugh Davis
Phone: 703 308-8633
RIN: 2050-AB80
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Completed Actions
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3740. DELETION OF SACCHARIN FROM THE LIST OF HAZARDOUS WASTES UNDER RCRA
AND THE LIST OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES UNDER CERCLA
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 302.4
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn - No regulatory action
is planned at this time. 08/18/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Wanda Levine
Phone: 703 308-0438
RIN: 2050-AD45
_______________________________________________________________________
3741. FINAL RULE ON LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTIONS FOR FIRST THIRD SCHEDULED
WASTES (SECTION 610 REVIEW)
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 266; 40 CFR 268; 40 CFR
271
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
End Review - Decision To Leave
Rule Unchanged 08/17/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Rhonda Minnick
Phone: 703 308-8771
RIN: 2050-AE56
_______________________________________________________________________
3742. TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIREMENTS FOR OWNERS
AND OPERATORS OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS (SECTION 610 REVIEW)
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 280
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
End Review - Decision To Leave
Rule Unchanged at This Time 09/23/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sammy Ng
Phone: 703 603-9900
RIN: 2050-AE57
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_______________________________________________________________________
3743. LISTING DETERMINATION FOR HAZARDOUS WASTES--ORGANOBROMINES
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 148; 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 268; 40 CFR 271; 40 CFR
302
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 05/04/98 63 FR 24595
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Anthony Carrell
Phone: 703 308-0458
RIN: 2050-AD79
_______________________________________________________________________
3744. IDENTIFICATION AND LISTING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE: PETROLEUM REFINING
PROCESS WASTES; LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTIONS FOR NEWLY IDENTIFIED WASTES;
AND CERCLA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE DESIGNATION
Priority: Other Significant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 148; 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 266; 40 CFR 268; 40 CFR
271; 40 CFR 302
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 08/06/98 63 FR 42110
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Maximo Diaz, Jr.
Phone: 703 308-0439
RIN: 2050-AD88
_______________________________________________________________________
3745. LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTIONS PHASE IV: TREATMENT STANDARDS FOR METAL
WASTES AND MINERAL PROCESSING WASTES; MINERAL PROCESSING SECONDARY
MATERIALS AND BEVILL EXCLUSION ISSUES
Priority: Other Significant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 148; 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 266; 40 CFR 268; 40 CFR
271
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action - (Mineral
Processing and Characteristic
Metal Wastes) 05/26/98 63 FR 28556
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Agency Contact: Sue Slotnick
Phone: 703 308-8462
RIN: 2050-AE05
_______________________________________________________________________
3746. UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS CONTAINING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES--
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 280
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn - The Agency does not
plan any further action 08/21/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Mark Barolo
Phone: 703 603-7141
RIN: 2050-AC15
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Final Rule Stage
Oil Pollution Act (OPA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3747. OIL POLLUTION PREVENTION REGULATION: REVISIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1321 Clean Water Act sec 311(j)(l)(C)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 112
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Following a major inland oil spill with substantial
environmental impacts (i.e., Ashland Oil in Floreffe, PA, in January
1988), an interagency task force recommended steps to improve EPA's oil
spill prevention program (40 CFR part 112). This program requires oil
storage facilities to prevent and contain discharges that could reach
waters of the United States. On October 22, 1991, the Agency proposed
revisions to implement some of the task force recommendations and on
February 17, 1993, the Agency proposed further clarifications and
technical changes to the spill prevention regulations. This action
supplements the 1991 and 1993 proposed revisions, and proposes to
reduce burdens associated with the rule by reducing the recordkeeping
provisions or exempting some facilities from some recordkeeping
requirements. In proposing these burden reductions, EPA will consider
available data on how factors, such as facility type, size, throughput,
and location, may affect the threat of discharging oil to waters of the
United States.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/22/91 56 FR 54612
NPRM 02/17/93 58 FR 8824
Supplemental NPRM 12/02/97 62 FR 63812
Final 09/00/99
[[Page 62457]]
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 2634
Agency Contact: Hugo Fleischman, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, 5203G, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 603-8769
RIN: 2050-AC62
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Completed Actions
Oil Pollution Act (OPA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3748. FACILITY RESPONSE PLANNING FOR DELEGATED OFFSHORE FACILITIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 112
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn - No further
regulatory action is planned at
this time. 08/18/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dana Stalcup
Phone: 703 603-8735
RIN: 2050-AE18
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Proposed Rule Stage
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
_______________________________________________________________________
3749. STREAMLINING THE PREAUTHORIZATION MIXED FUNDING FOR APPLICATION
AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CLAIMS AGAINST SUPERFUND
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 9601
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 307
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Current regulations at 40 CFR part 307 provide for the
preauthorization of claims against the Superfund in instances where the
Agency makes a determination that mixed funding is appropriate. This
process has been labeled by many stakeholders as overly burdensome. The
Agency has reviewed the current process in order to identify areas in
which burdens may be lessened and requirements may be streamlined. As a
result, the Agency is considering a proposal to amend the current
regulation to: streamline the application process by eliminating
duplicative information requirements; minimize the requirements related
to management, oversight, and reporting of the cleanup, by removing the
requirement to be guided by the Federal Acquisition Requirements, and
replacing the requirement of maximum free and open competition with a
bright-line standard; allow claimants to provide independent
certification of claims and supporting documentation; streamline the
actual payment process by taking advantage of the electronic funds
transfer process; ensure that cost recovery concerns are addressed by
requiring claimants, within a settlement document, to reimburse the
Fund for costs not recovered (only in the event cost recovery is
initiated), due to claimants' failure to provide adequate documentary
support or upon a determination that response costs expended (and
claimed) were not reasonable or not incurred consistent with the NCP;
and ensure proper accounting by requiring offsets for funds owed to the
Agency by claimants.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3885
Agency Contact: Seth Bruckner, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, 5204G, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 603-8766
Fax: 703 603-9100
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2050-AE38
_______________________________________________________________________
3750. GRANTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE RULE REFORM--40 CFR PART 35
SUBPART M
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 9617(e) Superfund (CERCLA) sec 117
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 35
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The proposed revisions to the Technical Assistance Grants
(TAG) Rule are intended to simplify the application and administrative
processes. The new TAG Rule would eliminate the requirement that budget
periods may not exceed 3 years. Budget periods would be negotiated with
TAG applicants so that they have flexibility to synchronize the period
of time during which the recipient anticipates having a technical
advisor involved with the schedule of work at a site. In addition, the
new rule would eliminate the 20 percent ceiling for administrative
costs of a grant so that recipients do not need to differentiate
between programmatic and administrative cost. The Agency is also
proposing to eliminate the distinction between sole and multiple
applicants under the rule, since both must meet identical criteria. The
requirement that the applicant demonstrate that there is an actual or
potential health threat
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posed to group members by the site would also be deleted since EPA
believes that there is a potential health threat at all Superfund
sites. EPA also believes that all Superfund sites pose potential
economic and recreational threats to adjacent communities, and that
there is no need for the applicant to provide evidence of those
threats. Furthermore, EPA may already have sufficient information from
various sources concerning the potential health, economic, and
recreational threats posed by Superfund sites. This proposed rule also
includes a new provision that allows communities to receive cash
advances of up to $5,000.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3806
Agency Contact: Lois Gartner, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, 5204G, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 603-8889
RIN: 2050-AE33
_______________________________________________________________________
3751. REPORTABLE QUANTITY ADJUSTMENTS FOR CARBAMATES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: PL 96-510 Sec 102(a); PL 99-499
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 302
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA has listed carbamate waste streams as hazardous wastes
under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). RCRA listed
wastes, by statute, automatically become hazardous substances under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) and are assigned a one pound statutory reportable quantity
(RQ) unless EPA adjusts them. These substances also become subject to
reporting requirements under the Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) with a one pound threshold. EPA, in this
action, will propose RQ adjustments for the carbamates. Most RQ
adjustments are expected to be greater than one pound. Raising the RQs
for these substances would decrease the burden on 1) the regulated
community for complying with the reporting requirements under CERCLA
and EPCRA; 2) Federal, State, and local authorities for program
implementation; and 3) Federal, State, or local authorities, if they
release hazardous substances at the RQ level or greater.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3423
Agency Contact: Frank Avvisato, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, 5202G, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 603-8949
RIN: 2050-AE12
_______________________________________________________________________
3752. NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST FOR UNCONTROLLED HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES:
PROPOSED AND FINAL RULES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 9605 Superfund (CERCLA) sec 105
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 300.425
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action proposes to 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
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 24 03/06/98 63 FR 11340
Final 20 03/06/98 63 FR 11332
NPRM 25 07/28/98 63 FR 40247
Final 21 07/28/98 63 FR 40182
Final (Tex-Tin Corp.) 09/18/98 63 FR 49855
NPRM 26 09/29/98 63 FR 51882
Final 22 09/29/98 63 FR 51848
NPRM 27 01/00/99
Final 23 01/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3439
Agency Contact: Terry Keidan, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, 5204G, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 603-8852
RIN: 2050-AD75
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Final Rule Stage
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
_______________________________________________________________________
3753. REVOCATION OF CAPROLACTAM'S DESIGNATION AS A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE
UNDER CERCLA
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 9602 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 302.4
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The purpose of this rulemaking is to give notice that
caprolactam is no longer a designated CERCLA hazardous substance. When
the Clean Air Act (CAA) section 112 listed caprolactam as a hazardous
air pollutant, caprolactam became designated as a CERCLA hazardous
substance under section 101(14) and 40 CFR 302.4(a). In response to a
petition filed by Allied Signal, Inc., BASF Corporation, and DSM
Chemicals North America, the Agency made a determination pursuant to
CAA section 112(b)(3)(C) that there are adequate data
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on the health and environmental effects of caprolactam to determine
that emissions, ambient concentrations, bioaccumulation, or deposition
of the compound may not be reasonably anticipated to cause adverse
human health or environmental effects. Caprolactam is no longer listed
as a CAA section 112 hazardous air pollutant and also does not appear
in any regulations designating as hazardous substances referred to in
section 101(14) of CERCLA (exclusive of section 101(14)(B)). In this
regulation, the Agency is revoking caprolactam's designation as a
hazardous substance under CERCLA.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Direct Final Rule 11/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4075
Agency Contact: Lynn M. Beasley, Environmental Protection Agency, Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, 5204G, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 603-9086
RIN: 2050-AE48
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Long-Term Actions
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
_______________________________________________________________________
3754. REPORTING EXEMPTIONS FOR FEDERALLY PERMITTED RELEASES OF HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 117; 40 CFR 302; 40 CFR 355
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 07/19/88 53 FR 27268
Supplemental Notice 07/11/89 54 FR 29306
Final Action 00/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Lynn Beasley
Phone: 703 603-9086
RIN: 2050-AB82
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Completed Actions
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
_______________________________________________________________________
3755. REPORTABLE QUANTITY ADJUSTMENT FOR RADON-222
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 302
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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Withdrawn - No regulatory action
is planned at this time. 08/18/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Lynn Beasley
Phone: 703 603-9086
RIN: 2050-AE20
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Prerule Stage
Clean Water Act (CWA)
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3756. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR THE ORE MINING AND DRESSING
POINT SOURCE CATEGORY, GOLD PLACER MINE SUBCATEGORY (SECTION 610 REVIEW)
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 5 USC 610
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 440
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On May 24, 1988, EPA issued final effluent guidelines for the
Gold Placer Mine Subcategory (40 CFR part 440)under the authority of
sections 301; 304(b), (c), and (e); 306; 307; and 501 of the Clean
Water Act. In the 1988 promulgation notice, EPA noted that the effluent
limitations were economically achievable for facilities of all sizes.
Due to the large number of small entities covered by the final rule and
EPA's concern about the economic impact on the small facilities, the
final rule included a request for comments concerning the impact on
small mines. After evaluating all of the comments and data submitted
during this comment period, the Agency reaffirmed the conclusions
regarding economic achievability. In January 1989, EPA published a
notice of the Agency's response to the comments and the Agency's
conclusion not to modify the final rule.
This new action is a review of the final rule as required by section
610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The purpose of the review is to
determine whether the Placer Mine effluent guidelines should be
continued without change, or should be amended or rescinded, to
minimize economic impacts on small entities while still complying with
the provisions of the Clean Water Act. In reviewing this final rule to
minimize any significant economic impacts, EPA will consider the
following factors: (1) the continued need for the rule; (2) the nature
of complaints or comments received concerning the rule; (3) the
complexity of the rule; (4) the extent to which the rule overlaps,
duplicates or conflicts with other Federal, State, or local government
rules; and (5) the degree to which technology, economic
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conditions, or other factors have changed in the area affected by the
rule. EPA invites public comment on the rule.
EPA continues to view the effluent guidelines for the Gold Placer Mine
Subcategory as a necessary component of the comprehensive program to
restore and maintain the quality of our Nation's waters. Unless and
until the Agency modifies the rule, the discharges described in 40 CFR
440.140 remain subject to the final rule.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Complete Review 03/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: 212221 Gold Ore Mining
Additional Information: SAN No. 4133
Agency Contact: Ron Kirby, Environmental Protection Agency, Water,
4303, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7168
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AD13
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Proposed Rule Stage
Clean Water Act (CWA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3757. TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD (TMDL) PROGRAM REGULATIONS
REVISIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1313
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 130.7
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Office of Water will be proposing changes to the existing
regulations for implementing the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
program under the Clean Water Act. The TMDL program is a key component
of watershed management. It requires States to identify water quality-
limited segments still in need of TMDLs for these waters. EPA is
required to approve or disapprove State lists and TMDLs, and to
establish lists of waters and TMDLs when it disapproves the State
action.
In 1996, EPA convened a Federal Advisory Committee to provide
comprehensive recommendations for improving the TMDL program, with a
particular emphasis on the following issues: listing waters needing
TMDLs; criteria for EPA approval of TMDLs; State and Federal program
oversight; and science and tools for TMDL development. On July 28, 1998
the Committee submitted its recommendations to the EPA Administrator in
the spring of 1998. EPA will carefully consider the Committee's
recommendations and then propose changes to the existing TMDL program
regulations. The ultimate purpose of these changes is to improve water
quality by providing States with clear direction regarding listing of
impaired waterbodies and the development of TMDLs.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/00/99
Final Rule 11/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4145
Agency Contact: Hazel Groman, Environmental Protection Agency, Water,
4305F, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7074
Fax: 202 260-7024
RIN: 2040-AD22
_______________________________________________________________________
3758. REVISIONS TO EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR THE OIL AND GAS
EXTRACTION POINT SOURCE CATEGORY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1311; 33 USC 1314; 33 USC 1316; 33 USC 1317;
33 USC 1318; 33 USC 1361
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 435
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Judicial, December 31, 1998.
Final, Judicial, December 31, 2000.
Abstract: This regulatory action will establish effluent limitations
for the use of synthetic-based drilling fluids (SBF). Oil and Gas
Extraction is covered by existing effluent guidelines at 40 CFR part
435. However, the SBFs are a new technology not addressed in the
guidelines, and applying the existing regulations which were developed
for water-based and oil-based drilling fluids is not appropriate. The
use of SBFs presents an opportunity for environmental gain. On a
drilling performance basis, SBFs replace oil-based drilling fluids, but
unlike oil-based drilling fluids, SBFs are free of aromatic hydrocarbon
priority pollutants, exhibit greatly reduced toxicity, biodegrade
relatively rapidly, and do not bioaccumulate. Compared to water-based
drilling fluids, SBFs have reduced aquatic toxicity and lower discharge
volumes resulting in lower toxic metals discharge. To realize the
potential environmental gain, new guidelines specific to the SBFs are
necessary to minimize the wastestream volume and control potential
contaminants, toxicity, biodegradation, and bioaccumulation.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 12/00/98
Final Action 12/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Sectors Affected: 211111 Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction
Additional Information: SAN No. 4086
Agency Contact: Joseph M. Daly, Environmental Protection Agency, Water,
4303, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7186
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AD14
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3759. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR THE CENTRALIZED WASTE
TREATMENT INDUSTRY
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1311 Clean Water Act sec 301; 33 USC 1314
Clean Water Act sec 304; 33 USC 1316 Clean Water Act sec 306; 33 USC
1317 Clean Water Act sec 307; 33 USC 1361 Clean Water Act sec 501
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 437
Legal Deadline:
Final, Judicial, August 15, 1999.
Abstract: Centralized Waste Treatment (CWT) facilities receive
hazardous and non-hazardous waste from off-site for treatment or
recovery (excluding solvent recovery). EPA is developing effluent
limitations based on Best Available Technology (BAT), Best Practicable
Control Technology (BPT), New Source Performance Standards (NSPS),
Pretreatment Standards for Existing Sources (PSES), and Pretreatment
Standards for New Sources (PSNS). This rule was formerly titled Waste
Treatment, Phase I.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/27/95 60 FR 5464
Reproposal 11/00/98
Final 08/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 2805
Agency Contact: Jan Matuszko, Environmental Protection Agency, Water,
4303, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-9126
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AB78
_______________________________________________________________________
3760. REFORMATTING OF EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS IN 40 CFR PARTS
405 THROUGH 471
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1251; 33 USC 1313 Clean Water Act sec 101; 33
USC 1311 Clean Water Act sec 301; 33 USC 1314 Clean Water Act sec 304;
33 USC 1316 Clean Water Act sec 306; 33 USC 1317 Clean Water Act sec
307
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 405 to 471 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This regulatory action would reformat the existing Effluent
Limitation Guidelines and Standards found in 40 CFR parts 405 through
471 without making any changes to the requirements therein. The purpose
of this action is to streamline the CFR and establish a format that is
easier for Federal, State, and local regulators and the regulated
community to read and understand. This action does not require State,
local, or tribal governments or the regulated community to do anything
beyond what is currently required. This rule, will, therefore, not
impose any economic burden.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/00/99
Final Action 11/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3767
Agency Contact: Hugh Wise, Environmental Protection Agency, Water,
4303, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7177
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AC79
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3761. STREAMLINING 301(H) WAIVER RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1311 CWA sec 301; 33 USC
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 125(g)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is proposing an amendment to the regulations contained in
40 CFR part 125, subpart G. These regulations implement Section 301(h)
of the Clean Water Act, 33 USC section 1311(h). Section 301(h) provides
publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) discharging to marine waters an
opportunity to obtain a modification of secondary treatment
requirements if they demonstrate to EPA that they comply with a number
of criteria aimed at protecting the marine environment. This proposal
is designed to streamline the renewal process for POTWs with 301(h)
modified permits. The action would eliminate unnecessary paperwork. It
would specify that a completed application would not be required for
renewals in cases where EPA already has the required information.
Additional information would only be required as necessary to determine
ongoing compliance with the 301(h) criteria. This regulation should
reduce paperwork submissions from municipalities, which should save
time and resources.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 08/00/99
Final 02/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 3804
Agency Contact: John Lishmar, Environmental Protection Agency, Water,
4504F, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-1952
Fax: 202 260-9920
RIN: 2040-AC89
_______________________________________________________________________
3762. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR IRON AND STEEL MANUFACTURING
POINT SOURCE CATEGORY
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1311 Clean Water Act sec 301; 33 USC 1314
Clean Water Act sec 304; 33 USC 1316 Clean Water Act sec 306; 33 USC
1317 Clean Water Act sec 307; 33 USC 1362 Clean Water Act sec 502
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 420
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Judicial, December 31, 1998.
Final, Judicial, December 31, 2000, EPA plans to file an unopposed
motion to extend these deadlines.
Abstract: EPA will propose amendments to the effluent limitations
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guidelines for the Iron and Steel Manufacturing Point Source Category
to reflect significant industry changes related to consolidation and
modernization within the U.S. steelmaking industry as well as advances
in manufacturing technologies, in process pollution prevention, water
conservation practices, and end-of-pipe wastewater treatment. EPA is
negotiating an extension to the judicial deadline for this rule.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/98
Final 12/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3833
Agency Contact: George Jett, Environmental Protection Agency, Water,
4303, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7151
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AC90
_______________________________________________________________________
3763. GUIDELINES ESTABLISHING TEST PROCEDURES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF TRACE
METALS UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1314(h) Clean Water Act sec 304(h); 33 USC
1361(a) Clean Water Act sec 501
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 136
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This regulatory action would propose to amend the Guidelines
Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants under 40
CFR 136 to approve new EPA methods for the determination of trace
metals at EPA's water quality criteria levels. These methods are
necessary for the implementation of water quality-based permits under
the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) of the CWA.
Water quality-based permits are necessary when technology-based
controls do not allow a particular water body to meet the State's
designated water quality standard. Because the methods currently
approved under 40 CFR 136 were designed to support primarily
technology-based permitting needs, and because these technology-based
levels are as much as 280 times higher than water quality-based
criteria for metals, approval of new EPA test procedures is necessary.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/98
Final Action 12/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3702
Agency Contact: William A. Telliard, Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, 4303, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7134
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AC75
_______________________________________________________________________
3764. BEST TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE (BTA) FOR COOLING WATER INTAKE
STRUCTURES UNDER SECTION 316(B) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 120 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2040-AC34
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3765. REVISION OF NPDES INDUSTRIAL PERMIT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND
FORM 2C--WASTEWATER DISCHARGE INFORMATION
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 121 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2040-AC26
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3766. STREAMLINING THE GENERAL PRETREATMENT REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING AND
NEW SOURCES OF POLLUTION
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 122 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2040-AC58
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3767. REVISIONS TO NPDES REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLIANCE REPORTING AND
COLLECTION SYSTEM DISCHARGES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1311 Clean Water Act sec 301; 33 USC 1318
Clean Water Act sec 308; 33 USC 1342 Clean Water Act sec 402; 33 USC
1361 Clean Water Act sec 501(a)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 122.41
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is proposing revisions to the NPDES regulations. The
proposed revisions would clarify how standard noncompliance reporting
requirements and prohibition/defense provisions in NPDES permits apply
to discharges from sanitary sewer and combined sewer collection systems
owned and operated by municipal entities. These proposed revisions
respond to recommendations made by a FACA Subcommittee (under the Urban
Wet Weather Federal Advisory Committee) that was convened by U.S. EPA
to provide recommendations for improving NPDES program implementation
efforts which address sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) and sanitary
sewer operation, management, and maintenance. The proposed revisions
would address combined sewers as well as separate sanitary sewers in
order to avoid confusion among the regulatory community. Failures in
sewer collection systems can result in discharges of wastewater
containing raw sewage to surface waters. Pathogens and other pollutants
in these discharges can create significant health and environmental
risks. The SSO FACA Subcommittee identified inconsistent application of
several key NPDES provisions to SSOs as a major implementation problem.
There is substantial agreement among the SSO FACA Subcommittee that EPA
should modify the NPDES regulations to clarify how noncompliance
reporting and prohibition/defense provisions apply to dischargers to
waters of the U.S. from a sanitary sewer collection system.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/00/99
Final Action 12/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
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Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3999
Agency Contact: Sharie Centilla, Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, 4203, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6052
Fax: 202 260-1460
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AD02
_______________________________________________________________________
3768. ESTABLISHMENT OF ELECTRONIC REPORTING FOR NPDES PERMITTEES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: CWA 301; CWA 304(i); CWA 308; CWA 402; CWA 501
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 122.22; 40 CFR 122.41(k); 40 CFR 122.41(j); 40
CFR 122.41(l); 40 CFR 122.63
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is proposing changes to its NPDES regulations to allow
reports and other information to be submitted electronically. When EPA
promulgated the current NPDES regulations, the Agency did not
anticipate the need or technologies for electronic reporting.
Consequently, the current regulations do not specifically address use
of electronic reporting technologies. The proposed rule would establish
criteria for electronic reporting and a specific process and conditions
for electronic reporting of discharge monitoring reports (DMR) to EPA
that are intended to achieve reliable and secure electronic reporting
in the NPDES program. The proposal addresses electronic signature,
certification, and record keeping requirements that permittees would
follow when submitting forms to EPA electronically.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4051
Agency Contact: Robin Danesi, Environmental Protection Agency, Water,
4203, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-2991
Fax: 202 260-1460
RIN: 2040-AD11
_______________________________________________________________________
3769. CLEAN WATER ACT DEFINITION OF THE WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1361; 33 USC 1362; Clean Water Act sec 501;
Clean Water Act sec 502
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 232
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This joint action by EPA and Department of Army (Army) likely
will address two aspects of the regulatory definition of waters of the
United States under the Clean Water Act (CWA). First, the proposal
would clarify CWA jurisdiction over isolated waters and wetlands, the
use, degradation, or destruction of which would or could affect
interstate commerce. This would include addressing the issues raised
with regard to such waters by the May 1998 decision of the United
States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in U.S. v. Wilson, 133
F.3d 251. Second, the proposal would clarify what specific categories
of artificial waters created out of dry land are generally not
considered to be waters of the United States and, therefore, not
subject to permit requirements. The proposal would appropriately
reflect existing agency guidance interpreting the regulatory definition
of waters of the United States as is currently applied to CWA
regulatory programs. The purpose of this action is to update and
clarify regulatory definitions in light of existing guidance and
program developments.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/99
Final 05/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 2804
Agency Contact: John Goodin, Environmental Protection Agency, Water,
4502F, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-9910
RIN: 2040-AB74
_______________________________________________________________________
3770. AMENDMENTS TO ROUND I FINAL SEWAGE SLUDGE USE OR DISPOSAL RULE --
PHASE TWO
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1251 Clean Water Act sec 101; 33 USC 1345
Clean Water Act sec 405
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 503
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is amending the Round I Final Sewage Sludge Use or
Disposal Regulation in two phases (i.e., Phase One and Phase Two).
Phase Two will address issues presented by judicial remand of specific
requirements in the final rule (part 503) and requests for
reconsideration and will modify certain technical requirements. The
proposed changes will impact Federal, State, local and tribal
governments, as well as small businesses and small governmental
jurisdictions. EPA expects that these changes will increase flexibility
and thus reduce the regulatory burden.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/00/99
Final Action 03/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4207
Agency Contact: Alan B. Rubin, Environmental Protection Agency, Water,
4304, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7589
RIN: 2040-AC53
_______________________________________________________________________
3771. TEST PROCEDURES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF CRYPTOSPORIDIUM AND GIARDIA
UNDER THE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND CLEAN WATER ACTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1251 et seq Clean Water Act sec 304 (h); 33
USC 1314(h) Clean Water Act sec 501 (a);
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33 USC 1361 SDWA1401; 42 USC 300f SDWA sec 1412; 42 USC 300g-1 SDWA sec
1413; 42 USC 300g-2 SDWA sec 1414; 42 USC 300g-3 SDWA sec 1415; 42 USC
300g-4 SDWA sec 1416; 42 USC 300g-5 SDWA sec 1445; 42 USC 300j-4 SDWA
sec 1450; 42 USC 300j-9
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 136; 40 CFR 141
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This regulatory action would propose to amend the Guidelines
Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants under 40
CFR 136 and the analytical methods under 40 CFR 141 to approve EPA
Method 1622 for the detection of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in ambient
waters and finished drinking water by filtration of a 10-L sample in
laboratory, separation of target organisms from other debris using
immunomagnetic separation, and detection of the organisms using
immunofluorescence assay and differential interference contrast
microscopy and confirmation examination of the organisms using vital
dye stains. This method would be used by public water systems to
collect occurrence and treatment data to characterize Cryptosporidium
and Giardia in drinking water articulated in a National Primary
Drinking Water Regulation. EPA expects that EPA Method 1622 would
increase recovery and would provide better precision than the method
included in an earlier EPA rulemaking that collected occurrence data on
these contaminants, thus providing for more reliable data.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/98
Final Action 12/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4047
Agency Contact: William A. Telliard, Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, 4303, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7134
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
Maria Gomez-Taylor, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 4303,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-1639
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AD08
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Final Rule Stage
Clean Water Act (CWA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3772. WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR ALABAMA
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1313; CWA 303
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 131
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, June 3, 1998, EPA is required to promulgate rule 90
days after proposal.
Abstract: Under the CWA, States have primary authority in developing
water quality standards for waters within their jurisdiction. EPA
maintains oversight authority in that States must submit their water
quality standards to EPA for review and approval or disapproval. If a
State's water quality standards are not consistent with the
requirements of the CWA and its supporting regulations, and are
subsequently disapproved by EPA, the State must revise the disapproved
water quality standards. If the State does not revise the disapproved
water quality standards, the CWA authorizes the EPA Administrator to
promulgate Federal water quality standards to supersede those
disapproved provisions in the water quality standards.
On March 5, 1998, EPA proposed water quality standards applicable to
nine stream segments to replace those provisions in Alabama's water
quality standards that were disapproved in 1986 and in 1991.
Specifically, EPA proposed use designations consistent with those
specified in section 101(a) of the CWA to replace the State's assigned
Agricultural and Industrial Water Supply use. The effect of the
proposed standards is to replace the State-adopted water quality
criteria, which protect only for fish survival, with water quality
criteria based on protection of propagation of fish, aquatic life, and
wildlife.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/05/98 63 FR 10799
Final Action 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4195
Agency Contact: Fritz Wagener, Environmental Protection Agency, Water,
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404 562-9267
RIN: 2040-AD25
_______________________________________________________________________
3773. WATER QUALITY STANDARDS; ESTABLISHMENT OF NUMERIC
CRITERIA FOR PRIORITY TOXIC POLLUTANTS; STATES' COMPLIANCE--REVISION OF
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS) CRITERIA
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1251
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 131
Legal Deadline:
Other, Judicial, September 27, 1999, Settlement Agreement for
publication of final rule.
Abstract: EPA is revising the rule promulgated on December 22, 1992,
(National Toxics Rule or NTR) that established water quality criteria
for twelve States and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, that
has not adopted sufficient chemical-specific numeric criteria for toxic
pollutants necessary to comply with the Clean Water Act. Among the
criteria promulgated in the NTR were human health criteria for
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). EPA has proposed and taken comments
on revisions to the human health criteria for PCBs in the NTR, based on
the Agency's reassessment of the cancer potency of PCBs.
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Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 04/02/98 63 FR 16182
Final Action 09/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 4193
Agency Contact: Cindy Roberts, Environmental Protection Agency, Water,
4304, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-2787
RIN: 2040-AD27
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3774. NPDES STREAMLINING RULE--ROUND II
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 136 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2040-AC70
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3775. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR THE PULP, PAPER, AND
PAPERBOARD CATEGORY; INCENTIVES AMENDMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1311 Clean Water Act sec 301; 33 USC 1314
Clean Water Act sec 304; 33 USC 1316 Clean Water Act sec 306; 33 USC
1317 Clean Water Act sec 307; 33 USC 1361 Clean Water Act sec 501; 33
USC 1318 Clean Water Act sec 308
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 430
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This amendment would require those mills that choose to
enroll in the Voluntary Advanced Technology Incentives Program in 40
CFR 430.24(b) to submit a plan (called a Milestone Plan) specifying
research, construction, and other activities leading to achievement of
the advanced technology effluent limits, with accompanying dates for
achieving these milestones.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 04/15/98 63 FR 18795
Final Action 11/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4039
Agency Contact: Donald Anderson, Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, 4303, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7189
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AD05
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3776. ESTABLISHMENT OF NUMERIC CRITERIA FOR PRIORITY TOXIC POLLUTANTS
FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1313 CWA 303
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 131
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, November 3, 1997, EPA is required to promulgate 90
days after proposal.
Abstract: Several municipal entities and one industry in California
sued the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) in
State court over whether the SWRCB's water quality control plans for
inland surface waters and enclosed bays and estuaries were adopted in
compliance with authorizing State law. The court issued its final
decision in March 1994; the Court agreed with the plaintiffs and found
that the plans could not remain in effect. The SWRCB was ordered to
rescind its plans which contain the State's numeric criteria for
priority toxic pollutants. In the absence of State criteria, the Clean
Water Act requires the Administrator to promulgate water quality
criteria for priority toxic pollutants where EPA has issued section
304(a) criteria guidance when the discharge of such pollutants could
reasonably be expected to interfere with the State's designated uses.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 08/05/97 62 FR 42160
Final Action 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3504
Agency Contact: Matt Mitchell, Environmental Protection Agency, Water,
Region IX, San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: 415 744-2007
RIN: 2040-AC44
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3777. GUIDELINES ESTABLISHING OIL AND GREASE TEST PROCEDURES FOR THE
ANALYSIS OF POLLUTANTS UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1314(h) Clean Water Act sec 304(h); 33 USC
1361(a) Clean Water Act sec 501(a)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 136
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This regulation will amend the Guidelines establishing Test
Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants under section 304(h) of the
Clean Water Act to replace existing gravimetric test procedures for the
conventional pollutants, Oil and Grease (40 CFR 401.16) with EPA Method
1664 consistent with the Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) phaseout requirements
of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. Method 1664 uses normal hexane
(n-hexane) as the extraction solvent in place of 1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,
2-trifluoroethane (CFC-113; Freon-113), which is used in current 40 CFR
136 approved methods for the determination of oil and grease. Presently
approved methods are EPA Method 413.1 in Methods for Chemical Analysis
of Water and Wastes (EPA-600/4-79-020) and Method 5520B in Standard
Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th edition.
Timetable:
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NPRM 01/23/96 61 FR 1730
Notice of Data Availability 10/02/97 62 FR 51621
Final Action 11/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3617
Agency Contact: William A. Telliard, Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, 4303, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7134
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AC63
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3778. GUIDELINES ESTABLISHING TEST PROCEDURES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF
CYANIDE UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1314(h) Clean Water Act sec 304(h); 33 USC
1361(a) Clean Water Act sec 501(a)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 136
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This regulatory action would amend the Guidelines
Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants under 40
CFR Part 136 to approve new procedures for the analysis of cyanide
under the Clean Water Act.
``Cyanides'' is a toxic pollutant as defined in the Clean Water Act
section 307 and ``total cyanide'' is a priority pollutant listed at 40
CFR part 423, appendix A. The term total cyanide refers to all forms of
cyanide, including those forms that are readily bioavailable such as
free and weakly bound cyanide and those forms that are less
bioavailable because the cyanide is strongly bound to a metal ion. EPA
Method 335.1, Cyanides Amenable to Chlorination (CATC), is currently
approved for the measurement of free and weakly complexed forms of
cyanides. EPA Methods 335.2 and 335.3 are currently approved for
measurement of total cyanides.
EPA Methods 335.1 and 335.3 call for hour-long distillation,
chlorination requiring an hour, and two separate aliquots of a given
sample distilled and analyzed independently to determine the CATC
levels. In order to improve the accuracy and reduce the cost of cyanide
measurements, EPA proposed new test procedures for the determination of
cyanides.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 07/07/98 63 FR 36809
Final Action 05/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3701
Agency Contact: William A. Telliard, Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, 4303, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7134
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AC76
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3779. INCREASED METHOD FLEXIBILITY FOR TEST PROCEDURES APPROVED FOR
CLEAN WATER ACT COMPLIANCE MONITORING UNDER 40 CFR PART 136
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1314(h) Clean Water Act sec 304 (h); 33 USC
1361(a) Clean Water Act sec 501 (a)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 136
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This regulatory action would highlight the flexibility
already contained in the 600 and 1600 series of EPA Methods that are
currently approved for Clean Water Act compliance monitoring under 40
CFR part 136, ``Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the
Analysis of Pollutants.'' These methods typically contain a statement
that ``In recognition of advances that are occurring in analytical
technology, and to allow the analyst to overcome sample matrix
interferences, the analyst is permitted certain options to improve
separations or lower the costs of measurements. These options include
alternate extraction, concentration, cleanup procedures, and changes in
columns and detectors ....'' The methods further require the analyst to
demonstrate that the method modifications will not adversely affect the
quality of data by generating quality control results that meet the
specifications contained in the method. Despite this stated
flexibility, the Agency has found that many NPDES and pretreatment
permitting authorities are not aware of this flexibility when issuing
or enforcing NPDES and pretreatment permits. Therefore, this regulatory
action will highlight the existing method flexibility and clarify EPA's
position regarding its application. This action will also extend this
flexibility to other methods currently approved under 40 CFR part 136.
The purpose of extending this flexibility to other methods is to (1)
increase consistency between methods, (2) provide for increased
recognition of advances in analytical technology, and (3) reduce costs
associated with analytical measurements.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Direct Final Rule 03/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3714
Agency Contact: William A. Telliard, Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, 4303, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7134
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AC92
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3780. PERFORMANCE BASED MEASUREMENT SYSTEM (PBMS) PROCEDURES AND
GUIDANCE FOR TEST PROCEDURES AT 40 CFR PART 136
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1314(h) Clean Water Act sec 304 (h); 33 USC
1361(a) Clean Water Act sec 501 (a)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 136
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This regulatory action will establish the use of performance-
based measurement procedures and guidance for incorporation of third
party-developed test methods 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
include guidance concerning the format, content, QA/QC, and data
validation requirements for methods submitted for consideration. This
regulatory action would also describe increased program guidance in the
form of a clearinghouse, 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:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 03/28/97 62 FR 14975
Final Action 12/00/98
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3713
Agency Contact: William A. Telliard, Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, 4303, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7134
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AC93
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3781. GUIDELINES ESTABLISHING TEST PROCEDURES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF
MISCELLANEOUS METALS, ANIONS, AND VOLATILE ORGANICS UNDER THE CLEAN
WATER ACT, PHASE ONE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1314(h) Clean Water Act sec 304(h); 33 USC
1361(a) Clean Water Act sec 501(a)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 136
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This regulatory action will amend the Guidelines Establishing
Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants under 40 CFR 136 to
approve new procedures for the analysis of miscellaneous metals,
anions, and volatile organics under the Clean Water Act (CWA). These
methods are used for implementing water quality based permits under the
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) of the CWA.
This action will not have a significant economic impact on State,
local, or tribal governments, or small businesses. This regulation will
approve test procedures to be used in measuring this group of compounds
under the NPDES Program unless the Regional Administrator approves an
alternative procedure. EPA plans to segment the rulemaking into two
phases to accommodate different amounts of data for the long list of
compounds.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/18/95 60 FR 53988
Final Action 11/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3155
Agency Contact: William A. Telliard, Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, 4303, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7134
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AC95
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3782. TEST PROCEDURES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF MERCURY UNDER THE CLEAN WATER
ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1251 et seq Clean Water Act sec 304 (h); 33
USC 1314(h) Clean Water Act sec 501 (a); 33 USC 1361(a)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 136
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Judicial, February 18, 1999, Judicial settlement Agreement in
NDRC v EPA- No. 92-1415 (D.C. Cir.).
Abstract: This regulatory action would amend the ``Guidelines
Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants'' under 40
CFR 136 to approve EPA Method 1631 for the determination of mercury at
EPA's recommended water quality criteria levels. 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 allow a particular water body to meet
the State's designated water quality standard. Because the methods
currently approved under 40 CFR part 136 were designed primarily to
support technology-based permitting needs, and because these
technology-based levels are as much as two orders of magnitude higher
than water quality-based criteria for metals, approval of new EPA test
procedures is necessary.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 05/26/98 63 FR 28867
Final Action 03/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 4048
Agency Contact: William A. Telliard, Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, 4303, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7134
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
Maria Gomez-Taylor, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 4303,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-1639
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AD07
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3783. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR THE INDUSTRIAL LAUNDRIES
POINT SOURCE CATEGORY
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 137 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2040-AB97
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3784. UNIFORM NATIONAL DISCHARGE STANDARDS FOR ARMED FORCES VESSELS -
PHASE I
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Clean Water Act sec 312(n) as amended
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 139
Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, February 10, 1998.
Abstract: Section 312 of the CWA, as amended by the 1996 Defense
Authorization Act, requires EPA and the Department of Defense, in
consultation with other Federal agencies and affected States, to
develop Uniform National Discharge Standards (UNDS) for discharges from
armed forces vessels. These regulations will enable the Navy to design
vessels to one protective uniform standard, instead of attempting to
conform to diverse State standards. Promulgation of uniform standards
may result in innovative waste management technologies that can be
transferred to the private sector. The first phase of the legislation
requires promulgation of joint regulations that specify which
discharges require regulation, which
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entail the use of marine pollution control devices, as well as those
which will not require regulation. Marine pollution control devices may
be a piece of equipment designed to control a particular waste stream,
or a management practice that would reduce the impacts of a discharge.
The Navy and EPA will determine the nature and environmental effects of
vessel discharges, as well as the practicability of installing marine
pollution control devices for those discharges that require regulation.
This regulation applies only to vessels of the armed forces, and
therefore will have no impact on small businesses. State governments
will be involved in the rulemaking process as this rule may impact
State standards, if any exist, by taking precedence over those
standards for vessels of the armed forces. The uniform national
standards proposed by this action will regulate those liquid vessel
discharges that would have adverse impacts on the marine environment.
If there is new information that suggests the standard should be
changed, a State may submit a petition for review to EPA and DoD
concerning any standard promulgated under this action.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 08/25/98 63 FR 45297
Final Action 04/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3925
Agency Contact: Elizabeth Beiring, Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, 4504F, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-8484
RIN: 2040-AC96
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3785. NPDES WASTEWATER PERMIT APPLICATION FORMS AND REGULATORY REVISIONS
FOR MUNICIPAL DISCHARGES AND SEWAGE SLUDGE USE OR DISPOSAL
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 138 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2040-AB39
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3786. NPDES COMPREHENSIVE STORMWATER PHASE II REGULATIONS
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 139 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2040-AC82
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3787. COMPARISON OF DREDGED MATERIAL TO REFERENCE SEDIMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1344 Clean Water Act sec 404
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 230
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action would revise the testing provisions of the Clean
Water Act section 404(b)(1) Guidelines to provide for comparisons
between dredged material proposed for discharge and reference sediment.
Reference sediment would be defined as sediment that reflects
conditions at the disposal site had no dredged material disposal ever
occurred there. Because the disposal site itself is currently used as
the point of comparison, this action would make a technical improvement
in assessing cumulative impacts and help make dredged material testing
under section 404 more consistent with that conducted for ocean
disposal, which currently employs a reference sediment approach. This
action is not expected to have a significant impact on state, local, or
tribal governments or small business, as the action will be limited to
Corps projects and permit applications for which dredged material
testing is necessary, and because the effect of the action will be
limited to changing the location of an otherwise collected sample.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/04/95 60 FR 419
Final Action 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3288
Agency Contact: John Goodin, Environmental Protection Agency, Water,
4502F, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-9910
RIN: 2040-AC14
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3788. AMENDMENTS TO ROUND I FINAL SEWAGE SLUDGE USE OR DISPOSAL RULE--
PHASE ONE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1251 Clean Water Act sec 101; 33 USC 1345
Clean Water Act sec 405
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 503
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is amending the Round I Final Sewage Sludge Use or
Disposal Regulation in two phases (i.e., Phase One and Phase Two).
Phase I will respond to minor comments received on the Final Sewage
Sludge Use or Disposal Round I Rule (part 503), correct some
publication errors, and include some technical amendments. This action
will modify the existing regulation to make the requirements for sewage
sludge incinerators self-implementing and provide the regulated
community flexibility in meeting other Part 503 requirements. The
changes should not have any adverse impact on State, local, or tribal
government or small businesses because no additional requirements are
being imposed.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/25/95 60 FR 54771
Final Action 11/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3497
Agency Contact: Alan B. Rubin, Environmental Protection Agency, Water,
4304, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7589
RIN: 2040-AC29
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Long-Term Actions
Clean Water Act (CWA)
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3789. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND STANDARDS FOR THE
FEEDLOTS POINT SOURCE CATEGORY, SWINE AND POULTRY SUBCATEGORIES, AND
NPDES REGULATION FOR CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1311; 33 USC 1314; 33 USC 1316; 33 USC 1317;
33 USC 1318; 33 USC 1361
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 412; 40 CFR 122.23
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Judicial, December 31, 1999, Effluent Guideline.
Final, Judicial, December 31, 2001, Effluent Guideline.
Abstract: Feedlot operations are covered by existing effluent
guidelines at 40 CFR part 412 and concentrated animal feeding
operations (CAFOs) are covered by regulations at 40 CFR part 122.23.
This action will revise the existing regulations for two of the
effluent guidelines subcategories to address swine and poultry
operations and the NPDES regulation for concentrated animal feeding
operations. The existing regulations, which require the largest
confined animal feeding operations to achieve zero discharge of wastes
to surface waters except for certain storm related discharges, have not
been sufficient to resolve water quality impairment from feedlot
operations. Swine and poultry operations have been identified as
substantial contributors of nutrients in surface waters that have
severe anoxia (low levels of dissolved oxygen) and problem algae
blooms.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 12/00/99
Final Action 12/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Sectors Affected: 11221 Hog and Pig Farming; 11232 Broilers and Other
Meat Type Chicken Production; 11231 Chicken Egg Production; 112112
Cattle Feedlots
Additional Information: SAN No. 4153
Agency Contact: Jan Goodwin, Environmental Protection Agency, Water,
4303, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7152
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
Roberta Parry, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 4303,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-2879
Fax: 202 260-1460
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AD19
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3790. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR THE
FEEDLOTS POINT SOURCE CATEGORY, DAIRY AND BEEF CATTLE SUBCATEGORIES
Priority: Other Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1211; 33 USC 1214; 33 USC 1317; 33 USC 1318;
33 USC 1361
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 412
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Judicial, December 31, 2000.
Final, Judicial, December 31, 2002.
Abstract: Feedlot operations are covered by existing effluent
guidelines at 40 CFR part 412. This new regulatory action will revise
the existing regulations for two of the subcategories--dairy and beef
cattle operations. The existing regulations, which require the largest
confined animal feeding operations to achieve zero discharge of wastes
to surface waters except for certain storm related discharges, have not
been sufficient to resolve water quality impairment from feedlot
operations. Beef and dairy cattle operations represent a large segment
of the feedlot industry and have been identified as substantial
contributors of nutrients in surface waters that have severe anoxia
(low levels of dissolved oxygen) and affect drinking water sources in
the western and central regions of the country.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 12/00/00
Final Action 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4167
Agency Contact: Ron Jordan, Environmental Protection Agency, Water,
4303, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7115
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AD21
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3791. REVISIONS TO EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR THE
COAL MINING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1311; 33 USC 1314; 33 USC 1316; 33 USC 1317;
33 USC 1361
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 434
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Judicial, December 31, 1999.
Final, Judicial, December 31, 2001.
Abstract: Coal mining discharges are covered by existing effluent
guidelines at 40 CFR part 434. This new regulatory action will revise
the existing regulations to address two new subcategories: coal
remining and Western coal mining. The existing regulations do not cover
remining operations, which, when appropriately planned and regulated,
will improve effluent quality from abandoned mine lands while
reclaiming them and prevent disturbance of unexploited lands. Advances
in treatment technologies and Best Management Practices pertinent to
coal mines in the arid West show promise of being more protective of
water quality.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 12/00/99
Final Action 12/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4168
Agency Contact: Joe Vitalis, Environmental Protection Agency, Water,
4303, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7172
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AD24
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3792. WATER QUALITY STANDARDS; ESTABLISHMENT OF NUMERIC CRITERIA FOR
PRIORITY TOXIC POLLUTANTS; STATES' COMPLIANCE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 131
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Interim Final 05/04/95 60 FR 22229
Final Action 00/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Cindy Roberts
Phone: 202 260-2787
RIN: 2040-AC55
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3793. SELENIUM CRITERION MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION FOR WATER QUALITY
GUIDANCE FOR THE GREAT LAKES SYSTEM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 132
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 11/14/96 61 FR 58444
NPRM 12/16/96 61 FR 66007
Final Action 00/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Mark Morris
Phone: 202 260-0312
RIN: 2040-AC97
_______________________________________________________________________
3794. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR THE METAL PRODUCTS AND
MACHINERY CATEGORY, PHASES 1 AND 2
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 438
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM (Phase 1) 05/30/95 60 FR 28210
NPRM (Consolidated Phase 1 and
2) 10/00/00
Final 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Steven Geil
Phone: 202 260-9817
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AB79
_______________________________________________________________________
3795. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
CLEANING CATEGORY
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 442
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/25/98 63 FR 34685
Final Action 06/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Agency Contact: John Tinger
Phone: 202 260-4992
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AB98
_______________________________________________________________________
3796. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR LANDFILLS
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 445
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/06/98 63 FR 6425
Final Action 11/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Mike Ebner
Phone: 202 260-5397
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AC23
_______________________________________________________________________
3797. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTE COMBUSTORS
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 444
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/06/98 63 FR 6391
Final Action 11/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Samantha Hopkins
Phone: 202 260-7149
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AD03
_______________________________________________________________________
3798. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR THE PULP, PAPER, AND
PAPERBOARD CATEGORY, PHASE II
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 430
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/17/93 58 FR 66078
Final Action 02/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: J. Troy Swackhammer
Phone: 202 260-7128
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AD10
_______________________________________________________________________
3799. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR THE PULP, PAPER,
AND PAPERBOARD CATEGORY; MONITORING AMENDMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1311 Clean Water Act sec 301; 33 USC 1314
Clean Water Act sec 304; 33 USC 1316 Clean Water Act sec 306; 33 USC
1317 Clean
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Water Act sec 307; 33 USC 1361 Clean Water Act sec 501; 33 USC 1318
Clean Water Act sec 308
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 430
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This amendment would provide for a certification in lieu of
monitoring for one pollutant, chloroform, for mills using certain
processes, which are specified. Basically, this amendment would apply
to elemental chlorine-free mills, allowing them to submit a
certification based on process changes and operational controls to
demonstrate compliance with the chloroform limitation.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/15/98 63 FR 18796
Final Action 00/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4192
Agency Contact: Donald Anderson, Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, 4303, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7189
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AD23
_______________________________________________________________________
3800. WATER QUALITY STANDARDS REGULATION--REVISION
Priority: Other Significant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 131
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 07/07/98 63 FR 36741
NPRM 01/00/00
Final Action 01/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Robert Wood
Phone: 202 260-9536
RIN: 2040-AC56
_______________________________________________________________________
3801. GUIDELINES ESTABLISHING WHOLE EFFLUENT TOXICITY WEST COAST TEST
PROCEDURES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF POLLUTANTS UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 136
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 00/00/00
Final Action 00/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: William A. Telliard
Phone: 202 260-7134
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AC54
_______________________________________________________________________
3802. TEST PROCEDURES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF CO-PLANAR AND MONO-ORTHO-
SUBSTITUTED POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS) UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 136; 40 CFR 503
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 00/00/00
Final Action 00/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: William A. Telliard
Phone: 202 260-7134
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
Maria Gomez-Taylor
Phone: 202 260-1639
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AD09
_______________________________________________________________________
3803. GUIDELINES ESTABLISHING TEST PROCEDURES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF
MISCELLANEOUS METALS, ANIONS, AND VOLATILE ORGANICS UNDER THE CLEAN
WATER ACT, PHASE TWO
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 136
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/18/95 60 FR 53988
Final Action 00/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: William A. Telliard
Phone: 202 260-7134
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AD12
_______________________________________________________________________
3804. NPDES STREAMLINING RULE--ROUND III
Priority: Other Significant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 122; 40 CFR 123; 40 CFR 124
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 00/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Thomas Charlton
Phone: 202 260-6960
Fax: 202 260-1460
RIN: 2040-AC84
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3805. STANDARDS FOR THE USE OR DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE SLUDGE (ROUND II)
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 503
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/99
Final Action 12/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Alan B. Rubin
Phone: 202 260-7589
RIN: 2040-AC25
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Completed Actions
Clean Water Act (CWA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3806. 1998 EFFLUENT GUIDELINES PLAN
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 09/04/98 63 FR 47285
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Eric Strassler
Phone: 202 260-7150
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AD16
_______________________________________________________________________
3807. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR THE PHARMACEUTICAL
MANUFACTURING CATEGORY
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 439
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 09/21/98 63 FR 50387
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Frank Hund
Phone: 202 260-7182
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AA13
_______________________________________________________________________
3808. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR THE PESTICIDE CHEMICALS
MANUFACTURING AMENDMENT; PRETREATMENT STANDARDS; NEW AND EXISTING
SOURCES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 455
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 07/22/98 63 FR 39439
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Shari Zuskin
Phone: 202 260-7130
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AD01
_______________________________________________________________________
3809. STREAMLINING REVISIONS TO THE WATER QUALITY PLANNING AND
MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 130
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn - Superseded by RIN
2040-AD22, SAN No. 4145. 08/25/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Amy Josin
Phone: 202 260-7058
RIN: 2040-AC65
_______________________________________________________________________
3810. STREAMLINING THE STATE SEWAGE SLUDGE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 123; 40 CFR 501
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 08/24/98 63 FR 45113
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Wendy Bell
Phone: 202 260-9534
RIN: 2040-AC87
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Proposed Rule Stage
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3811. DRINKING WATER UNREGULATED CONTAMINANT MONITORING PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 43 USC 300(f) et seq; PL 104-182
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141.35(a) to (d); 40 CFR 141.40(a) to (n)
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Statutory, August 6, 1999, See Additional Information.
Abstract: The Unregulated Contaminant Regulation is required by the
Safe Drinking Water Act as amended in 1996. Under these amendments EPA
is required to publish a list of not more than 30 unregulated
contaminants which public water supply systems are to monitor to
determine, on a national basis, the location, concentration and related
information regarding the occurrence of these contaminants and their
potential for migrating to sources of public drinking water. The
Amendments further require EPA to issue regulations which establish
criteria for listing contaminants and for carrying out the Unregulated
Contaminant Monitoring Program.
The results of the unregulated contaminant monitoring data are to be
used by the Agency in determining which contaminants pose the greatest
risks to human health and, if necessary, in setting priorities for
their regulation. Conversely, contaminants that potentially pose risk
to human health but are not found in drinking water supplies may be
removed from consideration for regulation under the Safe Drinking Water
Act.
The requirement to monitor for unregulated contaminants was first
established by the 1986 Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Under the 1986 Amendments, the Agency required by regulation as many as
48 contaminants to be monitored. In addition, only public water systems
serving 500 persons or fewer were exempt from monitoring provided that
they made their facilities available for the States to monitor.
Furthermore, repeat monitoring was required every 5 years.
The 1996 Amendments reduce the burden upon public water systems in
several ways. First, the Amendments limit the number of contaminants
that can be on the unregulated contaminant monitoring list to 30 or
fewer. Second, instead of requiring all systems to monitor for
unregulated contaminants, the amendments require that only a
representative sample of systems serving 10,000 persons monitor. The
SDWA Amendments authorize the States to develop the representative
sample monitoring plans. Finally, the SDWA Amendments authorize EPA to
pay for the reasonable cost of sample analysis for the small public
water systems if funds are appropriated.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/98
Final Rule 08/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Sectors Affected: 22131 Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
Additional Information: SAN No. 4131
Legal Description: Statutory deadline for list of 30 or fewer
unregulated contaminants to be issued.
Agency Contact: Charles Job, Environmental Protection Agency, Water,
4607, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7084
Fax: 202 260-3762
Yvette Selby, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 4607, Washington,
DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-4050
Fax: 202 260-3762
RIN: 2040-AD15
_______________________________________________________________________
3812. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS: RADON
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 123 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2040-AA94
_______________________________________________________________________
3813. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS: GROUND WATER RULE
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 124 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2040-AA97
_______________________________________________________________________
3814. PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PUBLIC NOTIFICATION REGULATION
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 125 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2040-AD06
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Final Rule Stage
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3815. NATIONAL PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS:
ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR CERTAIN PESTICIDES AND MICROBIAL CONTAMINANTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 300f Safe Drinking Water Act sec 1401; 42 USC
300g-1 Safe Drinking Water Act sec 1412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 143
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In promulgating National Primary Drinking Water Regulations,
EPA includes analytical methods for determination of regulated drinking
water contaminants. EPA approved methods include EPA methods, Standard
Methods (methods evaluated and recommended for use by the America
Public Health Association (APHA)), American Society for Testing and
Materials (ASTM) Methods, United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Methods and others. Periodically, the Agency updates and revises
methods to incorporate newer technologies. Standard setting
organizations such as APHA, ASTM, and USGS also routinely revise and
update methods.
In this regulatory effort, EPA proposes to approve new methods or newer
versions of existing methods for total coliforms, E. coli, and acid
herbicides. At the same time, the Agency will
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withdraw approval of selected outdated methods.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/31/98 63 FR 41133
Final Action 08/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 4044
This regulation was split from RIN 2040-AC77, SAN 3726.
Agency Contact: Jeanne Campbell, Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, 4603, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7770
RIN: 2040-AD04
_______________________________________________________________________
3816. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS: STAGE I DISINFECTANT/
DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCTS RULE
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 140 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2040-AB82
_______________________________________________________________________
3817. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS FOR LEAD AND COPPER
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 300g-1 Safe Drinking Water Act sec 1412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA will promulgate revisions to the National Primary
Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper published June 7, 1991.
The basic lead and copper regulations will remain intact; however, EPA
will promulgate minor revisions to refine specific requirements and
improve implementation of the rule. Some of these revisions are
deregulatory in nature, in that they will lessen monitoring
requirements for public water systems which have consistently shown
very low levels of lead and copper at the tap. EPA also plans to
promulgate changes that will provide many community water systems more
flexibility in the delivery of lead public education requirements, and
allow States to invalidate inappropriate samples. Other revisions would
promote consistent national implementation by clarifying the monitoring
requirements that apply in different circumstances. Finally, EPA plans
to respond to a remand in American Water Works Association v. EPA, 40
F.3D 1266 (DC Circuit 1994), on portions of the Lead and Copper
regulation by promulgating a revised definition of control as it
applies to lead service line replacement and to address the current
exemption of transient non-community water systems from coverage under
the rule. Nationally, EPA estimates the changes will not affect the
cost or benefits of the Lead and Copper Rule significantly. State
governments may experience a minor increase in costs as a result of
these revisions. Many local and tribal governments and small businesses
that operate public water systems should experience a small decrease in
annual costs.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/12/96 61 FR 16348
NOA 04/22/98 63 FR 20038
NOA 08/18/98 63 FR 44214
Final Action 12/00/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3440
Agency Contact: Judy Lebowich, Environmental Protection Agency, Water,
4607, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7595
RIN: 2040-AC27
_______________________________________________________________________
3818. REFORMATTING OF DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 300g-1 Safe Drinking Water Act sec 1412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule reformats the current drinking water regulations to
make them easier to understand and follow. This rule is not intended to
change any of the regulatory requirements. The rule affects State,
local and tribal governments in that it makes the rules easier to
implement and thus facilitates their jobs.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 06/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3563
Agency Contact: Carl Kessler, Environmental Protection Agency, Water,
4603, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-3995
RIN: 2040-AC41
_______________________________________________________________________
3819. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS: INTERIM ENHANCED
SURFACE WATER TREATMENT RULE
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 141 in Part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2040-AC91
_______________________________________________________________________
3820. MANAGEMENT OF CLASS V INJECTION WELLS UNDER PART C OF THE SAFE
DRINKING WATER ACT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 300h Safe Drinking Water Act 1421 to 1425
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 144; 40 CFR 145; 40 CFR 146
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Judicial, July 18, 1998.
Final, Statutory, August 30, 1999.
Abstract: The EPA proposed changes to the Class V Underground Injection
Control (UIC) regulations that would add new requirements for three
categories of Class V wells that pose a high risk when located in
ground water-based source water protection areas being delineated by
States under the 1996 Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).
EPA proposed these new requirements to
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address three categories of wells that it has identified as posing a
high risk of ground water contamination based on available information.
Class V wells that would be impacted by the proposed regulation include
motor vehicle waste disposal wells, industrial waste disposal wells,
and cesspools in ground water-based source water protection areas.
Targeting the requirements to those wells will achieve substantial
protection of underground sources of drinking water.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/28/95 60 FR 44652
Reproposal 07/29/98 63 FR 40585
Final 08/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 2778
Agency Contact: Robin Delehanty, Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, 4606, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-1993
RIN: 2040-AB83
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Long-Term Actions
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3821. FILTER BACKWASH RECYCLING REGULATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Safe Drinking Water Act
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The regulation will control the recycle, or reintroduction,
of filter backwash and other waste water streams into the influent
(untreated source waters entering the treatment plant) of public
utilities. The regulation is required by the 1996 amendments to the
Safe Drinking Water Act. The regulation is necessary to protect against
outbreaks of waterborne microbial disease that can occur during normal
treatment plant operation, operational upsets, or times of poor source
water quality. The regulation will provide another barrier to prevent
occurrence of microbial pathogens in finished drinking water supplies.
Systems of all sizes, including package plants, will be covered by the
regulation. Conventional, direct, and in-line filtration plants, as
well as absorption clarification plants, will be covered by the final
rule.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 00/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Local
Additional Information: SAN No. 4146
Agency Contact: William Hamele, Environmental Protection Agency, Water,
4607, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-2584
RIN: 2040-AD17
_______________________________________________________________________
3822. LONG TERM 1 ENHANCED SURFACE WATER TREATMENT RULE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Safe Drinking Water Act
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The 1996 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish National
Primary Drinking Water Regulations for contaminants that may have an
adverse public health effect and that present a meaningful opportunity
for health risk reduction. The Agency's goal in the Long Term 1
Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT1ESWTR) is to reduce the risk
from microbial contaminants in public surface water systems that serve
10,000 people or less. In order to accomplish this, the rule will focus
on turbidity reduction through filtration optimization, and continued
microbial protection through the disinfection benchmark (i.e. a
measurement of current Giardia inactivation). In November 1998, EPA
will promulgate an Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
(IESWTR) , which focuses on these same public health goals and is
applicable to public surface water systems serving greater than 10,000
people. Also, like the IESWTR, the LT1ESWTR will reflect the
fundamental principle that new standards for control of disinfection
byproducts (i.e. compliance with the Stage 1 DBP rule) must not result
in significant increases in microbial risk.
To develop the LT1ESWTR, EPA will use the template of the Interim
Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (IESWTR) as a starting point. EPA
will then determine if the unit costs and principles for reduction in
turbidity used to develop the IESWTR will be appropriate for the
LT1ESWTR.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 00/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Local
Additional Information: SAN No. 4147
Agency Contact: Valerie Blank, Environmental Protection Agency, Water,
4607, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-8376
Email: [email protected]
Steve Potts, Environmental Protection Agency, Water
Phone: 202 260-5015
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AD18
_______________________________________________________________________
3823. DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND REGULATIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 300 et seq SDWA 1452 (g)(3)
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Amendments of 1996 (Pub.
L. 104-182) authorize a Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) to
assist public water systems in financing the costs of infrastructure
needed to achieve or maintain compliance with SDWA requirements and to
further the public health objectives of the Act. Section 1452(a)(1)
authorizes the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) to award capitalization grants to States, which in turn
provide low cost loans
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and other types of assistance to eligible systems. A State determines
the portion of the funds from the capitalization grant to conduct set-
aside activities and the remaining grant monies are deposited into the
project Fund to finance infrastructure projects.
Each State has considerable flexibility, with minimum Federal
requirements imposed, to determine the design of its DWSRF program and
to direct funding toward its most pressing compliance and public health
needs. This regulation is intended to codify the DWSRF Final Guidelines
published in February, 1997 which explain: what States must do to
receive a DWSRF capitalization grant; what States may do with Federal
capitalization grant funds; what States may do with funds the law
intends for activities other than project construction (set-asides);
and the roles of both the States and EPA in managing and administering
the program.
The DWSRF program helps to ensure that the nation's drinking water
supplies remain safe and affordable, that drinking water systems that
receive funding are properly operated and maintained, and that
permanent institutions exist in each State to provide financial support
for drinking water needs.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 11/00/99
Final Action 00/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Additional Information: SAN No. 4152
Agency Contact: Kimberley Roy, Environmental Protection Agency, Water,
4606, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-2794
Fax: 202 260-4656
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AD20
_______________________________________________________________________
3824. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS: ARSENIC
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Plan Arsenic Study 12/24/96 61 FR 67800
NPRM 01/00/00
Final Action 01/00/01
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Irene Dooley
Phone: 202 260-9531
Fax: 202 260-3762
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AB75
_______________________________________________________________________
3825. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS: SULFATE
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/20/94 59 FR 65578
Final Action 00/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: James Taft
Phone: 202 260-5519
RIN: 2040-AC07
_______________________________________________________________________
3826. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER STANDARDS FOR ALDICARB
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 00/00/00
Final Action 00/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: James Taft
Phone: 202 260-5519
RIN: 2040-AC13
_______________________________________________________________________
3827. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS: RADIUM, URANIUM,
ALPHA, BETA AND PHOTON EMITTERS
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 09/30/86 51 FR 34836
NPRM 07/18/91 56 FR 33050
Final Action 11/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: David Huber
Phone: 202 260-9566
RIN: 2040-AC98
_______________________________________________________________________
3828. STREAMLINING DRINKING WATER MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Priority: Other Significant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 07/03/97 62 FR 36099
Noticeof Review 07/30/98 63 FR 40709
NPRM 00/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Ed Thomas
Phone: 202 260-0910
Fax: 202 260-4656
RIN: 2040-AC73
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Completed Actions
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3829. REVISION OF EXISTING VARIANCES AND EXEMPTIONS REGULATION TO COMPLY
WITH REQUIREMENTS OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 08/14/98 63 FR 43833
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Andrew J. Hudock
Phone: 202 564-6032
Fax: 202 564-0024
RIN: 2020-AA37
_______________________________________________________________________
3830. REVISIONS TO STATE PRIMACY REQUIREMENTS TO IMPLEMENT FEDERAL
DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 142.10; 40 CFR 142.11; 40 CFR 142.12; 40 CFR
141.2; 40 CFR 142.2
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 04/28/98 63 FR 23362
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Jennifer Melch
Phone: 202 260-7035
Fax: 202 260-0732
RIN: 2040-AD00
_______________________________________________________________________
3831. NATIONAL PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS:
ANALYTIC METHODS FOR ORGANIC, INORGANIC AND MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANTS
AND PESTICIDES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 143
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 09/03/98 63 FR 47097
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Jitendra Saxena
Phone: 202 260-9579
RIN: 2040-AC77
_______________________________________________________________________
3832. DRINKING WATER CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORT REGULATIONS
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142.10; 40 CFR 142.16; 40 CFR 142.72;
40 CFR 142.78
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 08/19/98 63 FR 44512
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Francoise Brasier
Phone: 202 260-5668
Fax: 202 260-0732
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 2040-AC99
_______________________________________________________________________
3833. SAFE DRINKING WATER PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM PROGRAM: CITIZEN
COLLECTION ACTION; NOTICE OF COMPLAINT SEEKING REVIEW OF PENALTY ORDER
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 135
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 09/08/98 63 FR 48075
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: David Drelich
Phone: 202 564-2949
RIN: 2020-AA35
_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Long-Term Actions
Marine Protection Research and Sanctuary Act (MPRSA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3834. REVISIONS TO OCEAN DUMPING REGULATIONS FOR DREDGED MATERIAL
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 225; 40 CFR 227; 40 CFR 228
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 00/00/00
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: David Redford
Phone: 202 260-9179
RIN: 2040-AB62
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_______________________________________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Final Rule Stage
Shore Protection Act (SPA)
_______________________________________________________________________
3835. SHORE PROTECTION ACT, SECTION 4103(B) REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 2601 Shore Protection Act of 1988; PL 100-688
sec 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 U.S. 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. State and 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. In regards 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 02/00/99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Additional Information: SAN No. 2820
Agency Contact: Deborah Lebow, Environmental Protection Agency, Water,
4504F, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6419
RIN: 2040-AB85
[FR Doc. 98-25581 Filed 11-06-98; 8:45 am]
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