United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Policy, Planning,
And Evalution
(2136)
EPA 230-Z-96-002
Reprinted—Federal Register
November 29, 1996
S-EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
Regulatory Plan And
Regulatory Agency
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Ch. I
[FRL-5639-3]
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.
SUMMARY: The regulatory agenda is a
semiannual summary of current and
projected rulemakings, reviews of
existing regulations, and completed
actions of the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA). By providing information
about regulatory actions underway and
those that we will issue in the coming
year, we hope to encourage public
participation in the regulatory process.
ADDRESSES: To be placed on the agenda
mailing list, either write to
USEPA/NCEPI at P.O. Box 42419,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45242, or fax your
request to (513) 489-8695. If you need
confirmation that your request was
received, you may call 1-800-490-9198.
If you have suggestions to improve
this publication, comments on rules that
substantially impact small entities, or
need general information about the
agenda, contact Angela Suber,
Regulatory Development Branch (2136),
EPA, 401 M Street SW., Washington, DC
20460, (202) 260-7205.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you need substantive information about
a particular entry, the name, address,
and telephone number of the agency
contact who is most familiar with the
subject matter is listed for each action.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulatory Priorities and Schedules
Last year's Government shutdown and
reduced funding for EPA under
continuing resolutions have delayed
many of EPA's regulatory actions.
Nevertheless, EPA continues to devote
its best efforts toward full protection of
human health and the environment and
remains fully committed to reinventing
our regulations to provide greater
environmental protection at less cost.
EPA's reinvention efforts are described
more fully in its 1996 regulatory plan,
which is published along with this
document. EPA continues to make
efforts to reduce paperwork burden, to
develop common-sense regulatory
actions, and to delete or modify
regulations currently in place. We will
also give priority to initiatives that offer
novel solutions to real environmental
problems posed by an industry or
locality when generally applicable
mandates may prove ineffective or
inefficient in a specific application.
How the Agenda Is Organized
For this edition of EPA's regulatory
agenda, the most important significant
regulatory actions are included in The
Regulatory Plan, which appears in Part
II of this issue of the Federal Register.
The Regulatory Plan entries are listed in
the Table of Contents below and are
denoted by a bracketed bold reference,
which directs the reader to the
appropriate Sequence Number in Part II.
Each agenda entry includes the title,
legal authority, CFR reference, legal
deadline, abstract, and timetable. Each
entry also indicates the categories of
small entities and levels of government
that may be affected by the rulemaking
and whether the Agency plans to
prepare a Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis. In addition, we indicate
whether an entry is part of the
Reinventing Government effort. Lastly,
the agenda includes an agency contact
person for each entry.
The agenda is organized by statute
and ordered numerically within each
statute. Entries within each statute are
divided into five categories: (1) Prerule,
(2) proposed rule, (3) final rule, (4) long-
term actions (i.e., actions under
preparation that will not be published
until after the 1-year horizon for this
agenda), and (5) completed actions (i.e.,
regulations that EPA is deleting from the
agenda because the Agency has
completed, withdrawn, or postponed
them indefinitely). Detailed information
on each of these categories is presented
below. A bullet (•) preceding an entry
indicates that this is the first time an
action is appearing in the agenda.
I. Prerulemakings
Prerulemaking actions are intended to
determine whether to initiate
rulemaking. Prerulemakings include
anything that influences or leads to
rulemaking, such as advance notices of
proposed rulemaking, 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.
n. Proposed and Final Rules
This section includes all substantial
EPA regulations that are within a year
of proposal or promulgation. The
listings, however, generally exclude (a)
specialized categories of actions (e.g.,
EPA approvals of State plans and other
actions that do not apply nationally)
and (b) routine actions (e.g., pesticide
tolerances and minor amendments to
existing rules).
We have listed all regulations and
regulatory reviews except those
considered minor, routine, or repetitive
actions. There is no legal significance to
the inadvertent omission of an item
from the listing. The agenda shows
dates for actions on each entry; these
dates are estimates only and should not
be construed as an absolute Agency
commitment to act on or by the date
shown. The Administrator of EPA will
review the items contained in this
agenda over the next 6 months. Entries
in this agenda may be deleted, or new
entries added as a result of that review.
We also seek to enhance public
participation in development of
proposed rules by potentially affected
stakeholders. We therefore invite
expressions of interest to be directed to
the contact person listed for each rule.
III. Long-Term Actions
This section includes actions with
publication dates beyond the next 12
months. We will continue to work with
interested stakeholders to develop
regulatory information to support these
rulemakings.
IV. Completed Actions
This section contains actions that
appeared in the previous agenda but
which we are deleting because they are
completed or are no longer under
consideration for rulemaking. 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.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
requires that an agency prepare a
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for a
rule 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
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis must
identify the extent to which small
entities are subject to the rule's
requirements, as well as any significant
alternatives to the rule which
accomplish the objectives of applicable
statutes and which minimize any
significant economic impacts on small
entities. In the agenda, we have
identified those rules that are likely to
have any impact at all on small entities
by indicating the type(s) of small
entities that may be affected by the
rulemaking in the "Small Entities
Affected" section. The agenda also
indicates in the "Analysis" section
whether we believe the impact will be
sufficient to warrant a Regulatory
Flexibility Analysis for a particular rule.
We invite public comment regarding our
assessment of those rulemakings that
appear to be appropriate for Regulatory
Flexibility Analysis. (See "Small
Entities Index to the Environmental
Protection Agency Agenda" at the end
of this document. It lists the regulatory
actions we believe may have effects on
small businesses, small governmental
jurisdictions, or small organizations.)
Section 610 of the RFA requires that
agencies review within 10 years of
promulgation those regulations that
have or will have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities. A number of actions in this
edition of the agenda are the result of
EPA's line-by-line review of existing
regulations, and several propose to
analyze and, where appropriate, amend
or withdraw regulatory requirements
that we believe may impose undue
burdens on small entities. We also
invite you to identify any existing rules
for future review that you believe to
have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities.
Please provide your comments in the
following format:
• Title
• Authorizing statute and Code of
Federal Regulations citation
• Description of economic effects on
small entities, especially on the
commenting person or organization
• Recommendations for changes
When we complete our review of an
existing rule, we will indicate in the
agenda whether that rulemaking will be
continued without change or will be
amended or rescinded consistent with
the stated objectives of applicable
statutes to minimize any significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. Finally, this
agenda also indicates in the "Priority"
section whether a rulemaking may be
considered "major" under the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act, which President Clinton
signed into law on March 29,1996.
Dated: October 25,1996.
Rob Wolcott,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office
of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation.
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)—Prerule Stage
Sequence
Number
3440
Title
SAN No. 3630. Data Consolidated Initiative: Key Facilitator Information (Reg Plan Seq. No. 94)
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2070-AD01
References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)—Proposed Rule Stage
Sequence
Number
3441
3442
3443
3444
3445
3446
SAN No. 3932.
SAN No. 3892.
SAN No. 2687.
SAN No. 3731.
SAN No. 3736.
SAN No. 3890.
Title
Pesticides; Self-Certification (Reg Plan Seq. No. 100)
Antimicrobial Pesticide Registration Reform
Pesticide Data Requirements for Registration (Revision)
Modifications to Pesticide Worker Protection Standard
Pesticide Export Policy
Tolerances for Pesticide Emergency Exemptions
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2070-ADOO
2070-AD14
2070-AC12
2070-AC93
2070-AD02
2070-AD15
References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)—Final Rule Stage
Sequence
Number
3447
3448
3449
3450
3451
3452
3453
3454
Title
SAN No. 3154. Pesticide Tolerance Decisions Under the Delaney Clause
SAN No. 3739. Cross-Contamination of Pesticide Products
SAN No. 2684. Regulation of Plant-Produced Pesticides Under FIFRA and FFDCA ....
SAN No. 3135. Pesticide Flammability Labeling Requirements for Total Release Foggers
SAN No. 2371. Restricted Use Criteria for Pesticides in Groundwater
SAN No. 3222. Pesticides and Groundwater State Management Plan Regulation
SAN No. 2338. Reporting Requirements for Risk/Benefit Information (Revision)
SAN No. 2720. Policy or Procedures for Notification to the Agency of Stored Pesticides With Cancelled or Sus-
pended Registration ;
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2070-AC55
2070-AD03
2070-AC02
2070-AC60
2070-AB60
2070-AC46
2070-AB50
2070-AC08
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Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)—Final Rule Stage (Continued)
Sequence
Number
•"MfiR
Title
SAN No 3733 Scope and Clarification of the WPS Exceptions Process
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2070-AC96
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)—Long-Term Actions
Sequence
Number
0/1CO
^4*57
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3464
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SAN No 3636
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SAN No 2639
Title
Pesticide Tolerances* Portion of Food Commodities To Be Analyzed for Pesticide Residues
Endangered Species Protection Program •
The 10-Acre Limitation for Pesticide Small-Scale Field Testing
Classification of Certain Pesticides for Restricted Use Due to Groundwater Concerns
Worker Protection Standards* Pesticide Hazard Communication f
Exceptions to Pesticide Worker Protection Standard
Pesticide Management and Disposal* Standards for Pesticide Containers and Containment
Child-Resistant Packaging Regulations (Revision)
Regulation
Identifier
Number.
2070-AC45
2070-AC42
2070-AC99
2070-AC33
2070-AC34
2070-AC85
2070-AC95
2070-AB95
2070-AB96
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)—Completed Actions
Sequence
Number
3465
9dfi.fi,
3467
""MfiR
Title • .
SAN No 3430 Pesticides* Tolerance Program Revisions •
SAN No 3734 Pesticides' Revision of Notification Procedure
SAN No. 3318. Exemption of Sterilant Pesticide Products From Regulation Under the Federal Insecticide, Fun-
gicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
SAN No 3320 Regulatory Relief for Low-Risk Pesticides
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2070-AC74
2070-AC98
2070-AC58
2070-AC67
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)—Prerule Stage
Sequence
Number
3469
3470
Title
SAN No. 3880. Reporting Threshold
Amendment; Toxic Chemicals Release Reporting; Community Right-to-
SAN No. 3877. Data Expansion Amendments; Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Community Right-to-Know
(Reg Plan Seq. No. 96)
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2070-AD09
2070-AD08
References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)—Proposed Rule Stage
Sequence
Number
3471
3472
"u~n
3474
•~t47"~,
""SilTR
3477
3478
3479
•"t/inn
34R1
SAN No 3301
SAN No. 3388.
CAM Mr> 9R47
SAN No 3243
SAN No 3508
SAN No 3243
SAN No 3894
SAN No 3494
SAN No 2563
SAN No 2865
RAM No 9flfi.fi
Title
TSCA Inventory Update Rule Amendments (Reg Plan Seq. No. 101)
Deletion of Isopropyl Alcohol; Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Community Right-To-Know
Mandatory Pollution Prevention Reporting for Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)
Lead Hazard Standards *•-«
TSCA Requirements for the Disposal of Lead-Based Paint Abatement Waste
Selected Rulemakings for Abating Lead Hazards (Reg Plan Seq. No. 102)
TSCA Biotechnology Follow-up Rules
Proposed Decisions on Test Rules '
ATSDR Substances Test Rule • •••••
Multichemical Endpoint(s) Test Rule* Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
Multinheminal Fndnoint Test Rule: Chemical Fate and Environmental Effects .....:
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2070-AC61
2070-AC77
2070-AC24
2070-AC63
2070-AC72
2070-AD06
2070-AD13
2070-AB07
2070-AB79
2070-AC27
2070-AC36
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Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)—Proposed Rule Stage (Continued)
Sequence
Number
3482
3483
3484
SAN No. 2245.
SAN No. 3148.
SAN No. 3881.
Title
Negotiated Consent Order and Test Rule Procedures
Revised Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan
Lead Fee Rule for Lead-Based Paint Activities Training and Certification
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2070-AB30
2070-AC51
2070-AD1 1
References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)—Final Rule Stage
Sequence
Number
3485
3486
3487
3488
3489
3490
3491
3492
3493
3494
3495
3496
3497
3498
3499
3500
3501
3502
3503
Title
SAN No. 3034. Facility Coverage Amendment; Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Community Right-To-Know
(Reg Plan Seq. No. 117)
SAN No. 2425. Responses to Petitions Received To Add to or Delete Chemicals From the List of Toxic Chemi-
cals Subject to Toxic Release Reporting Under EPCRA Section 313
SAN No. 3242. Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Requirements at Renovation of Target Housing
SAN No. 3755. CFR Regulatory Review Related Initiatives (Reg Plan Seq. No. 118)
SAN No. 3493. Final Decisions on Test Rules
SAN No. 1923. Follow-Up Rules on Existing Chemicals
SAN No. 1976. Follow-Up Rules on Non-5(e) New Chemical Substances
SAN No. 3495. Chemical-Specific Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) To Extend Provisions of Section 5(e) Or-
ders
SAN No. 2247. Generic Significant New Use Rule (SNUR) for Acrylate Compounds
SAN No. 2326. Rulemaking Concerning Certain Microbial Products (Biotechnology) Under the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA)
SAN No. 2150. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs): Applications for Exemptions From the Ban on Manufacturing,
Processing, and Distribution
SAN No. 2878. Polychlorinated Biphenyls - PCBs - Disposal Amendments
SAN No. 2779. Use of Acrylamide for Grouting
SAN No. 3021. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Transformer Reclassification Rule
SAN No. 3860. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Disposal Amendments (Reg Plan Seq. No. 119)
SAN No. 2178. Section 8(a) Preliminary Assessment Information Rules
SAN No. 1139. Section 8(d) Health and Safety Data Reporting Rules
SAN No. 3118. TSCA Section 8(e); Notice of Clarification and Solicitation of Public Comment
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
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2070-AC71
2070-ACOO
2070-AC65
2070-AC97
2070-AB94
2070-AA58
2070-AA59
2070-AB27
2070-AB56
2070-AB61
2070-AB20
2070-AC01
2070-AC17
2070-AC39
2070-AD04
2070-AB08
2070-AB1 1
2070-AC80
2070-AC84
References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)—Long-Term Actions
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identifier
Number
3504
3505
3506
3507
3508
3509
3510
3511
3512
3513
3514
3515
SAN No. 3007. Chemical List Expansion; Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act Section 313
SAN No. 3244. Lead-Based Paint Activities Rules; Training, Accreditation, and Certification Rule and Model
State Plan Rule
SAN No. 2249. Amendments to the Asbestos Worker Protection Rule
SAN No. 3480. Development of Guidance as Mandated by Executive Order 12873, Section 503 on Environ-
mentally Preferable Products
SAN No. 3631. Evaluation of Products for Lead-Based Paint Activities
SAN No. 3504. Hazardous Air Pollutants Test Rule
SAN No. 3882. Test Rule for Certain Metals :;
SAN No. 3252. Regulatory Investigation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) To Reduce Lead (Pb)
Consumption and Use
SAN No. 2146. Regulatory Investigation of Formaldehyde
SAN No. 2560. Procedures and Criteria for Termination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Disposal Permits ...
SAN No. 2844. Regulatory Investigation of Dioxin in Pulp and Paper Mill Sludge
SAN No. 3047. Amendments to the Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools Rule
2070-AC47
2070-AC64
2070-AC66
2070-AC78
2070-AC88
2070-AC76
2070-AD10
2070-AC21
2070-AB14
2070-AB81
2070-AC05
2070-AC62
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Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)—Long-Term Actions (Continued)
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identifier
Number
3516
3517
SAN No. 1923. Significant New Use Rules on National Program Chemicals; Asbestos, Lead, and Refractory Ce-
ramic Fibers
I No. 3557. Lead-Based Paint Activities, Training, and Certification: Renovation and Remodeling
2070-AC37
2070-AC83
Clean Water Act (CWA)—Prerule Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identifier
Number
SAN No. 3662. Water Quality Standards Regulation—Revision
2040-AC56
Clean Water Act (CWA)—Proposed Rule Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identifier
Number
SAN No. 3925. Uniform National Discharge Standards for Armed Forces Vessels 2040-AC96
3520 SAN No. 3921. Proposed Selenium Criterion Maximum Concentration for Water Quality Guidance for the Great
Lakes System 2040-AC97
SAN No. 3504. Establishment of Numeric Criteria for Priority Toxic Pollutants for the State of California 2040-AC44
3522 SAN No. 3618. Guidelines Establishing Whole Effluent Toxicity West Coast Test Procedures for the Analysis of
Pollutants Under the Clean Water Act 2040-AC54
SAN No. 3788. Streamlining the State Sewage Sludge Management Regulations 2040-AC87
3524 SAN No. 3713. Streamlined Procedures and Guidance for Approving Test Procedures Under 40 CFR Part 136 .. 2040-AC93
3525 SAN No. 3497. Amendments to Round I Final Sewage Sludge Use or Disposal Rule - Phase Two 2040-AC53
3526 SAN No. 3861. Streamlining National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Requirements, Including General
Pretreatment Requirements (Reg Plan Seq. No. 103) 2040-AC69
SAN No. 3209. Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Industrial Laundries Category 2040-AB97
3528 SAN No. 3204. Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Transportation Equipment Cleaning Category 2040-AB98
3529 SAN No. 3489. Effluent Guidelines and Standards for Landfills and Incinerators '. 2040-AC23
3530 SAN No. 3762. NPDES Streamlining Rule—Round II 2040-AC70
SAN No. 3786. NPDES Streamlining Rule—Round III 2040-AC84
SAN No. 3804. Streamlining 301 (h) Waiver Renewal Requirements 2040-AC89
3533 SAN No. 3700. Streamlining Revisions to the Water Quality Planning and Management Regulations (Reg Plan
Seq. No. 104) 2040-AC65
3534 SAN No. 3702. Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Trace Metals Under the Clean Water
Act 2040-AC75
3535 SAN No. 3701. Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Cyanide Under the Clean Water Act 2040-AC76
SAN No. 3767. Reformatting of Effluent Guidelines and Standards in 40 CFR Parts 405 through 471 2040-AC79
3537 SAN No. 3663. Streamlining the General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New Sources of Pollution 2040-AC58
3538 SAN No. 3714. Increased Method Flexibility for Test Procedures Approved for Clean Water Act Compliance
Monitoring Under 40 CFR Part 136 2040-AC92
3539 SAN No. 3234. Revision of NPDES Industrial Permit Application Requirements and Form 2C—Wastewater Dis-
charge Information 2040-AC26
SAN No. 3785. Comprehensive NPDES Stormwater Phase II Regulations 2040-AC82
3541 SAN No. 3887. Proposed Revisions to the PCB Criteria for Human Health and Wildlife for the Water Quality
Guidance for the Great Lakes System | 2040-AC94
References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
Clean Water Act (CWA)—Final Rule Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identifier
Number
3542
SAN No. 3497 and SAN No. 3442 (RIN 2040-AC46)
posal Rule—Phase One
Amendments to Round 1 Final Sewage Sludge Use or Dis-
2040-AC29
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Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identifier
Number
3543 SAN No. 1427. Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Category 2040-AA13
3544 SAN No. 2712. Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Category 2040-AB53
3545 SAN No. 2747. Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Coastal Subcategory of the Oil and Gas Extraction
Category 2040-AB72
3546 SAN No. 2805. Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Centralized Waste Treatment Industry 2040-AB78
3547 SAN No. 2806. Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Metal Products and Machinery Category, Phase I 2040-AB79
3548 SAN No. 3661. Water Quality Standards; Establishment of Numeric Criteria for Priority Toxic Pollutants; States'
Compliance 2040-AC55
3549 SAN No. 3625. Streamlined Procedures for Developing and Maintaining Approved Publicly-Owned Treatment
Works Pretreatment Programs 2040-AC57
3550 SAN No. 3722. Amendment to Effluent Guidelines and Standards for Ore Mining and Dressing Point Source Cat-
egory, New Source Performance Standards , 2040-AC74
3551 SAN No. 3766. Water Quality Standards for Pennsylvania 2040-AC78
3552 SAN No. 3617. Guidelines Establishing Oil and Grease Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants Under the
Clean Water Act 2040-AC63
3553 SAN No. 3679. Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of 2,3,7,8-Substituted Dibenzo-P-
Dioxins and Dibenzo Furans Under the Clean Water Act 2040-AC64
3554 SAN No. 3155. Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Miscellaneous Metals, Anions, and
Volatile Organics Under the Clean Water Act 2040-AC95
3555 SAN No. 3666. Clarification of the Application Requirements for States Wanting to Designate Drinking Water In-
take Zones, Thereby Prohibiting the Discharge of Vessel Sewage Within Those Zones 2040-AC61
3556 SAN No. 2501. NPDES Wastewater Permit Application Forms and Regulatory Revisions for Municipal Dis-
charges and Sewage Sludge Use or Disposal 2040-AB39
3557 SAN No. 2820. Shore Protection Act, Section 4103(b) Regulations 2040-AB85
Clean Water Act (CWA)—Long-Term Actions
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identifier
Number
3558
3559
3560
3561
3562
3563
3564
SAN No. 3448. Standards for the Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge (Round II)
SAN No. 3496. Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Metal Products and Machinery Category, Phase II
SAN No. 3444. Criteria and Standards Reflecting Best Technology Available (BTA) for Cooling Water Intake
Structures Under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act
SAN No. 3833. Effluent Guidelines and Standards for Iron and Steel Manufacturing Point Source Category
SAN No. 2804. Clean Water Act Section 404 Program Definition of the Waters of the United States—Isolated
Waters and Artificial Waters
SAN No. 3224. Comparison of Dredged Material to Reference Sediment
SAN No. 2737. Revisions to Ocean Dumping Regulations for Dredged Material
2040-AC25
2040-AC30
2040-AC34
2040-AC90
2040-AB74
2040-AC14
2040-AB62
Clean Water Act (CWA)—Completed Actions
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identifier
Number
3565
3566
3567
3568
3569
3570
SAN No. 3581. Leather Tanning and Finishing Effluent Guidelines—Pretreatment Standards for Existing and
New Sources
SAN No. 3391. Effluent Guidelines and Standards for Pesticide Formulating, Packaging, and Repackaging
SAN No. 3727. Modification of Secondary Treatment Requirements for Discharges Into Marine Waters; Change
to Eligibility for Different Averaging Period
SAN No. 3847. 1996 Effluent Guidelines Plan
SAN No. 3562. Amendments to Requirements for Authorized State Permit Programs Under Section 402 of the
Clean Water Act ;
SAN No. 3783. Ocean Dumping Testing Requirements Clarification
2040-AC48
2040-AC21
2040-AC72
2040-AC86
2040-AC43
2040-AC81
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Atomic Energy Act (AEA)—Proposed Rule Stage
Sequence
Number
3571
3572
SAN No 1727
SAN No. 2073.
Title
Environmental Protection Standards for Low-Level Radioactive Waste
Environmental Protection Agency Radiation Site Cleanup Regulation (Reg Plan Seq. No. 105) ...
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2060-AA04
2060-AB31
References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
Atomic Energy Act (AEA)—Final Rule Stage
Sequence
Number
3573
3574
SAN No 3602
SAN No 3321
Title
Protective Action Guidance for Drinking Water
Federal Radiation Protection Guidance for Exposure of the General Public
• Regulation
Identifier
Number
2060-AF39
2060-AE61
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)—Proposed Rule Stage
Sequence
Number
3575
3576
3577
3578
SAN No. 3862.
106)
SAN No 3726
SAN No 3784
SAN No. 3761.
Title
Streamlining Revisions to the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (Reg Plan Seq. No.
Analytical Methods for 'Regulated Drinking Water Contaminants
Streamlinina Drinkina Water Monitorina Requirements
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2040-AC66
2040-AC77
2040-AC83
2040-AC73
References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)—Final Rule Stage
Sequence
Number
3579
3580
3581
3582
Title
SAN No 3440 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper
SAN No 3563 Reformatting of Drinking Water Regulations >
SAN No 3803 Analytic Methods for Measuring Radionuclides in the Drinking Water Program
SAN No 2778 Management of Class V Injection Wells Under Part C of the Safe Drinking Water Act
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2040-AC27
2040-AC41
2040-AC88
2040-AB83
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)—Long-Term Actions
Sequence
Number
3583
3584
3585
3586
3587
3588
3589
3590
SAN No 2281
SAN No 2340
SAN No 2807
SAN No 2772
SAN No 3176
SAN No 3238
SAN No. 3509.
SAN No 2304
Title
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations" Radionuclides
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations* Groundwater Disinfection
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations* Arsenic
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations* Phase VIA — Disinfection By-Products Rule
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations* Sulfate
National Primary Drinking Water Standards for Aldicarb
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Phase VI-B — Organic and Inorganic Contaminants
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations* Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2040-AA94
2040-AA97
2040-AB75
2040-AB82
2040-AC07
2040-AC13
2040-AC22
2040-AC91
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Number
Title
Regulation
Identifier
Number
3591
SAN No. 3445. Drinking Water Microbial and 'Disinfection By-Product Monitoring Rule (Formerly Called the "In-
formation Collection Disinfection By-Products Rule")
2040-AC24
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)—Prerule Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identifier
Number
3592
SAN No. 3886. Review of Toxicity Characteristic Level for Silver Under the Resource Conservation Recovery Act
(RCRA)
2050-AE37
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)—Proposed Rule Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identifier
Number
3593
3594
3595
3596
3597
3598
3599
3600
3601
SAN No. 3805. Paint Manufacturing Wastes Listing: Hazardous Waste Management System: Identification and
Listing of Hazardous Waste
SAN No. 2634. Revisions to the Oil Pollution Prevention Regulation
SAN No. 3546. Flexibility in Management Criteria for Small Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
SAN No. 3547. New and Revised Testing Methods Approved for RCRA Subtitle C, Hazardous Waste Testing
Manual, SW-846, Third Edition, Update IV
SAN No. 3668. Hazardous Waste Management System: Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste; Recycled
Used Oil Management Standards
SAN No. 2872. Modifications to the Definition of Solid Waste and Regulations of Hazardous Waste Recycling:
General (Reg Plan Seq. No. 107)
SAN No. 3151. Chlorinated Aliphatics Listing Determination
SAN No. 2390. Corrective Action for Solid Waste Management Units (SWMUs) at Hazardous Waste Manage-
ment Facilities (Reg Plan Seq. No. 108)
SAN No. 3856. Management of Cement Kiln Dust (CKD) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 109)
2050-AE32
2050-AC62
2050-AE24
2050-AE25
2050-AE28
2050-AD18
2050-AD85
2050-AB80
2050-AE34
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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)—Final Rule Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identifier
Number
3602
3603
3604
3605
3606
3607
3608
3609
3610
3611
3612
3613
SAN No. 3328. Identification and Listing of Hazardous Wastes: Hazardous Waste Identification Rule (HWIR);
Waste (Reg Plan Seq. No. 120)
SAN No. 3042. Hazardous Waste Management System: Post-Closure Requirements
SAN No. 3065. Listing Determination for Hazardous Wastes—Organobromines Chemical Industry
SAN No. 3134. Spent Solvents Listing Determination
SAN No. 3427. New and Revised Testing Methods Approved for RCRA Subtitle C, in Test Methods for Evaluat-
ing Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods (SW-846), Third Edition, Update III
SAN No. 3179. RCRA Subtitle D Corporate Financial Test and Guarantee
SAN No. 3066 3068/3069 Listing Determination of Wastes Generated During the Manufacture of Azo,
Anthraquinone, and Triarylmetfiane Dyes and Pigments
SAN No. 3064. Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste: Petroleum Refining Process Wastes
SAN No. 3333. Revised Standards for Hazardous Waste Combustion Facilities (Reg Plan Seq. No. 121)
SAN No. 3366. Land Disposal Restrictions—Phase IV: Paperwork Reduction; Treatment Standards for Wood
Preserving, Mineral Processing and Characteristic Metal Wastes; Related Mineral Processing Issues (Reg Plan
Seq. No. 122)
SAN No. 2982. Requirements for Management of Hazardous Contaminated Media Commonly Referred to as
Hazardous Waste Identification Rule for Contaminated Media or HWIR-Media (Reg Plan Seq. No. 123)
SAN No. 2647. RCRA Subtitle C Financial Test Criteria (Revision)
2050-AE07
2050-AD55
2050-AD79
2050-AD84
2050-AE14
2050-AD77
2050-AD80
2050-AD88
2050-AE01
2050-AE05
2050-AE22
2050-AC71
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Number
3614
3615
3616
3617
3618
Title
SAN No. 3235. Military Munitions Rule: Hazardous Waste Identification and Management; Explosives Emer-
gencies* Redefinition of "On-site"
SAN No 2827 RCRA Subtitle C Indian Program Authorization
SAN No 2761 Financial Test for Local Governments That Own/Operate Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
SAN No. 2751. RCRA Subtitle D Solid Waste Facilities; State/Tribal Permit Program— Determination of Ade-
nuacv
SAN No. 3545. Revisions to the Comprehensive Guideline for Procurement of Products Containing Recovered
Materials
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2050-AD90
2050-AD07
2050-AD04
2050-AD03
2050-AE23
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
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identifier
Number
3619
3620
3621
3622
3623
3624
3625
3626
SAN No. 3888. Mercury Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act
SAN No. 3425. Facility Response Planning for Delegated Offshore Facilities
SAN No. 3428. Standards for the Management and Use of Slag Residues Derived from High Temperature Met-
als Recovery (HTMR) Treatment of KO61, KO62 and F006 Wastes
SAN No. 3189. Final Determination of the Applicability of the Toxicity Characteristic Rule to Underground Stor-
age Tanks, Contaminated Media, and Debris
SAN No. 3201. Regulatpry Determination on Remaining Wastes From the Combustion of Fossil Fuels
SAN No. 3237. Hazardous Waste Management System; Modification of the Hazardous Waste Program; Mer-
cury-Containing Lamps
SAN No. 3147. Hazardous Waste Manifest Regulation
SAN No. 3433. Underground Storage Tanks Containing Hazardous Substances - Financial Responsibility Re-
quirements
2050-AE39
2050-AE18
2050-AE15
2050-AD69
2050-AD91
2050-AD93
2050-AE21
2050-AC15
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)—Completed Actions
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identifier
Number
3627
SAN No. 3416. Revisions to Criteria Applicable to Solid Waste Disposal Facilities That May Accept CESQG Haz-
ardous Wastes Excluding Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
2050-AE11
Clean Air Act (CAA)—Prerule Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identifier
Number
3628
3629
3630
3631
3632
3633
3634
3635
SAN No. 3873. Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Compliance Certification Rulemaking (Reg Plan Seq. No. 97)
SAN No. 3553. Implementation of Ozone and Particulate Matter (PM) National Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS) and Regional Haze Regulations (Reg Plan Seq. No. 98)
SAN No. 3795. Acid Rain Program: Elimination of Direct Sale Program and IPP Written Guarantee; and ANPRM
to Modify Allowance Auction
SAN No. 3819. NSPS for Sewage Sludge Incinerators
SAN No. 3795. Acid Rain Program: SO2 Allowance Auction and Electronic Allowance Transfer
SAN No. 3552. Regional Haze Protection Rule
SAN No. 3645 and 3878 Control of Emissions of Air Pollution from Highway Heavy-Duty Engines and Nonroad
Diesel Engines (Reg Plan Seq. No. 99)
SAN No. 3389. Fuels and Fuel Additives Waiver Application Criteria
2060-AG85
2060-AF34
2060-AG41
2060-AG50
2060-AG75
2060-AF32
2060-AF76
2060-AE68
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Sequence
Number
3636
3637
3638
3639
3640
3641
3642
3643
3644
3645
3646
3647
3648
3649
3650
3651
3652
3653
3654
3655
3656
3657
3658
3659
3660
3661
3662
3663
3664
3665
3666
3667
3668
3669
3670
3671
3672
3673
3674
3675
3676
3677
3678
3679
3680
Title
SAN No. 3898. 1998 Revision of Acid Rain Allowance Allocations
SAN No. 3900. Addition of Method 207 to Appendix M of 40 CFR Part 51 - Method for Measuring Isocyanates in
Stationary Source Emissions,
SAN No 3279 State Implementation Plans' Milestone Compliance Demonstration . ...
SAN No 3868 Federal Operating Permits Program in Indian Country
SAN No. 2909. Revisions to the New Source Review Regulations
SAN No. 2961. Locomotive Emission Standards
SAN No. 3263. Performance Warranty and Inspection/Maintenance Test Procedures
SAN No. 3262. Inspection/Maintenance Recall Requirements
SAN No. 3353. NAAQS: Ozone (Review) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 110)
SAN No. 3448. NAAQS: Particulate Matter (Review) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 111)
SAN No. 3407. Method 301: Field Validation of Pollution Measurement Methods for Various Medias
SAN No. 3082. NESHAP: Ferroalloy Production
SAN No. 3569. Federal Implementation Plan To Control Emissions From Two Power Stations Located on Navajo
Nation Lands
SAN No. 3570. Acid Rain Program: Revisions to the Administrative Appeal Regulations Under Title IV of the
Clean Air Act
SAN No. 3572. Acid Rain Program: Revisions to Applicability, Exemptions, Allocations, and Small Diesel Refiner-
ies
SAN No 3573 Acid Rain Program: Deletion of Certain Units .
SAN No. 3574. Acid Rain Program: Revisions to the Permits Regulations Under Title IV of the Clean Air Act To
Make Technical Corrections :
SAN No. 3576. Control of Air Pollution From Aircraft and Aircraft Engines; Emission Standards and Test Proce-
dures
SAN No. 3637. Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) To Control Emissions From Sources Located on the Fort Hall
Indian Reservation L
SAN No 3598 Amendment of Enhanced Inspection/Maintenance Performance Standard .
SAN No. 3599. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) Extractive Test Method - Self-Validating Proce-
dure and OEM Performance Specification : .
SAN No. 3743. Amendments to Part 60, Part 61, and Part 63
SAN No. 3650. Ambient Air Quality Surveillance, Recension of NAMS Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Require-
ments for Lead ;
SAN No. 3748. Consolidated Federal Air Rule for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (Reg
Plan Seq. No. 112) ;
SAN No. 3750. Regulation Review/Burden Reduction •.
SAN No 3845. Transitional Lock-In Procedures for Phase II Reformulated Gasoline (RFG) Program
SAN No. 3808. Acid Rain Program: Continuous Emission Monitoring Rule Revisions for Technical Issues
SAN No. 3810. Protection of Strat. Ozone: Reconsideration of Petition Criteria/Incorporation of 1995 Protocol De-
cisions :
SAN No. 3812. Radiation Protection Standards for Scrap Metal
SAN No. 3832. Revision of PSI (Part 58 Appendix G)
SAN No. 3838. Revision to Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) - Exclusion of Compounds
SAN No. 3901. Revised Permit Revision Procedures for the Federal Operating Permits Program
SAN No. 3913. Revision to the Light-duty Vehicle Emission Compliance Procedure
SAN No. 3912. Emission Regulations for 1978 and Later New Motorcycles — Proposed Changes to the Definition
of Weight Limitations for Motorcycles
SAN No. 3568. Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada (Reg Plan Seq. No.
113)
SAN No. 1002. NAAQS: Sulfur Dioxide (Review) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 114)
SAN No. 3470. Next Revision of Appendix W to 40 CFR Part 51
SAN No. 3105 Guidelines Integrated NESHAP and Effluent Guidelines: Pulp and Paper (Reg Plan Seq. No.
115)
SAN No. 3215. NESHAP: Mineral Wool Production Industry
SAN No. 3229. NESHAP: Oil and Natural Gas Production
SAN No. 3228. NESHAP for Formaldehyde-Based Resins (Polymers and Resins Group III)
SAN No. 3303. NESHAP: Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing
SAN No. 3345. NESHAP: Steel Pickling, HC1 Process , ;..
SAN No. 3304. NESHAP: Phosphate Fertilizers Production
SAN No. 3341. NESHAP— Cyanide Chemical Manufactured
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2060-AG86
2060-AG88
2060-AG89
2060-AG90
2060-AD13
2060-AD33
2060-AE20
2060-AE22
2060-AE57
2060-AE66
2060-AFOO
2060-AF29
2060-AF42
2060-AF43
2060-AF45
2060-AF46
2060-AF47
2060-AF50
2060-AF84
2060-AG07
2060-AG08
2060-AG21
2060-AG23
2060-AG28
2060-AG30
2060-AG43
2060-AG46
2060-AG48
2060-AG51
2060-AG62
2060-AG70
2060-AG92
2060-AH05
2060-AH06
2060-AG14
2060-AA61
2060-AF01
2060-AD03
2060-AE08
2060-AE34
2060-AE36
2060-AE40
2060-AE41
2060-AE44
2060-AE45
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Number
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3682
3683
3684
3685
3686
3687
3688
3689
3690
3691
3692 '
3693
3694
3695
3696
3697
3698
3699
3700
3701
3702
3703
3704
3705
3706
3707
3708
3709
3710
3711
3712
3713
3714
Title
SAN No 3340 NESHAP' Primary Copper Smelting j ;....
SAN No. 3479. Amendments to Parts 51, 52, 63, 70 and 71 Regarding the Provisions for Determining Potential
To Emit .....
SAN No 3123 NESHAP' Wool Fiberglass Manufacturing Industry
SAN No 3072 NESHAP- Primary Aluminum Plants
SAN No 3078 NESHAP' Secondary Aluminum Industry
SAN No 3079 NESHAP' Portland Cement Manufacturing
SAN No 3326 NESHAP' Reinforced Plastic Composites Production
SAN No 3408 NESHAP' Polyether Polyols Production
SAN No 3451 NESHAP' Pharmaceuticals Production
SAN No 3450 NESHAP' Pesticide Production (Production of Agricultural Chemicals)
SAN No 3338 NESHAP' Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production
SAN No 3467 NESHAP' Primary Lead Smelters
SAN No 3378 NESHAP' Manufacturers of Acrylic/Modacrylic Fibers
SAN No 3465 NESHAP" Polycarbonates Production
SAN No. 3377. Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) NESHAP
SAN No 3551 Amendments to Subpart A and B for 40 CFR 63
SAN No. 3829. Revisions to the Regulation for Approval of State Programs and Delegation of Federal Authorities
SAN No 3836 Technical Amendments to Aerospace NESHAP
SAN No. 3901. Generic MACTfor Source Categories with Few Sources
SAN No 3654 NESHAP' Hydrogen Fluoride Production
SAN No 3193 NESHAP' Secondary Lead Smelter Amendment ...
SAN No. 2841. NESHAP' Chromium Electroplating Amendment
SAN No 3029 Control Technology Guidelines (CTG)
SAN No. 3838. Reduction of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions from Coatings Used in the Aero-
space Wood Furniture and Shipbuilding Industries Under Clean Air Act Section 1 83(e)
SAN No. 3139. Amendment Concerning the Location of Selective Enforcement Audits of Foreign Manufactured
Vehicles and Engines
SAN No. 3091. Specification of Substantially Similar Definition for Diesel Fuels
SAN No 3844 Modifications to Standards for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline
SAN No. 3842. Amendment Concerning Applicability of On Highway Heavy-Duty Certified Engines for Use in
Nonroad Heavy-Duty Vehicles and Equipment
SAN No. 3361. Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines At or Below 19 Kilowatts (25 Horsepower)(Phase 2) (Reg Plan
Seq. No. 116)
SAN No. 3352. NSPS: Nitrogen Oxide Emissions From Fossil-Fuel Fired Steam Generating Units — Revision
SAN No 3560 Amendment to the Refrigerant Recycling Rule To Include All Refrigerants ..
SAN No 3673 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone' Reconsideration of Section 608 Sales Restriction
SAN No 3640 Supplemental Rule To Require Certain Products Made With HCFCs To Bear Warning Label
SAN No. 3525. Update of the Acceptability List Under the Significance New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2060-AE46
2060-AE63
2060-AE75
2060-AE76
2060-AE77,
2060-AE78
2060-AE79
2060-AE81
2060-AE83
2060-AE84
2060-AE86
2060-AE97
2060-AF06
2060-AF09
2060-AF26
2060-AF31
2060-AG60
2060-AG65
2060-AG91
2060-AG94
2060-AH07
2060-AH08
2060-AD05
2060-AG59
2060-AD90
2060-AD77
2060-AG76
2060-AG78
2060-AE29
2060-AE56
2060-AF37
2060-AG20
2060-AF93
2060-AG12
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Clean Air Act (CAA)—Final Rule Stage
Sequence
Number
3715
3716
3717
3718
3719
3720
3721
Title
SAN No. 2942. Compliance Assurance Monitoring Program (Previously Enhanced
Plan Seq. No. 124)
SAN No. 3259. New Source Review (NSR) Reform (Reg Plan Seq. No. 125)
SAN No. 3146. NESHAPS Pertaining to Facilities Other Than Commercial Nuclear F
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) or by NRC Agreement States ..
SAN No. 3506. Addition of Methods 204, 204A - 204F for Measurement of VOC
Sources
SAN No 3412. Operating Permits' Revisions (Part 70) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 126)
SAN No. 2915. Methods for Measurement of Visible Emissions - Addition of Method
Appendix M of Part 51
SAN No. 3638. Revision of EPA's Radioloaical Emeraencv Resoonse Plan
Monitoring Program) (Reg
ower Reactors Licensed by
Emissions From Stationary
s 203A, 203B, and 203C to
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2060-AD18
2060-AE11
2060-AE39
2060-AF02
2060-AF70
2060-AF83
2060-AF85
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Number
3722
3723
3724
3725
3726
3727
3728
3729
3730
3731
3732
3733
3734
3735
3736
3737
3738
3739
3740
3741
3742
3743
3744
3745
3746
3747
3748
3749
3750
3751
3752
3753
3754
3755
3756
3757
3758
Title
SAN No. 3643. Sales Volume Limit Provisions for Small-Volume Manufacture Certification for Clean Fuel and
Conventional Vehicle Conversions and Related Provisions
SAN No. 3642. NESHAP for Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning Facilities: Amendments
SAN No. 3740. Transportation Conformity Rule Amendments: Flexibility and Streamlining (Reg Plan Seq. No.
127)
SAN No. 3756. Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Reconsideration of Ban on Fire Extinguishers Containing
HCFCs
SAN No. 3744. Amendment to Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources; Monitoring Requirements
SAN No. 3745. Revision to Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds - Exclusion of HFC 431 Ome and HCFC
225ca and cb
SAN No. 3811. Radionuclide Dose Methodology Update
SAN No. 3835. Amendment to the User Fees for Radon Proficiency Programs Rule
SAN No. 3911. Tier II (Phase II) Study to Assess Further Reductions in LOV and LOT Tailpipe Emission Stand-
ards
SAN No. 3087. Indian Tribes: Air Quality Planning and Management
SAN No. 1004. NAAQS: Nitrogen Dioxide (Review)
SAN No. 2719. Medical Waste Incinerators (MWI) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 128)
SAN No. 3753. Revision to NSPS: Nonmetallic Minerals Processing
SAN No. 2932. Guidance for the Implementation of Section 11 2(g) — Modifications :
SAN No. 3469. NESHAP: Manufacture of Tetrahydrobenzaldehyde
SAN No. 2547. National Emission Standard for Radon Emissions From Phosphogypsum Stacks
SAN No. 3791. Revision of Initial List of Categories of Sources and Schedule for Standards Under Section
112(c) and (e) of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
SAN No. 2965. Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations NESHAP: Technical Corrections and Clarifications
SAN No. 2939. Regulations Governing Awards Under Section 113(f) of the Clean Air Act
SAN No. 2937. Field Citation Program
SAN No. 3604. Standards for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline, Individual Baseline Fuel Adjustments ....
SAN No. 3610. Transportation Conformity Rule Amendment and Solicitation for Participation in the Transpor-
tation Conformity Pilot Program
SAN No. 3281. National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Automobile Refinish Coatings
SAN No. 3351. VOC Regulation for Architectural Coatings (Reg Plan Seq. No. 129)
SAN No. 3658. National VOC Emission Standards for Consumer Products (Reg Plan Seq. No. 130)
SAN No. 3660. Open-Market Trading Guidance (Reg Plan Seq. No. 131)
SAN No. 3300. Revised Carbon Monoxide (CO) Standard for Class I and II Nonhandheld New Nonroad Phase I
Small Spark-Ignited Engines
SAN No. 3646. National 49-State Low-Emission Vehicles Program (Reg Plan Seq. No. 132)
SAN No. 3323. Review of the Federal Test Procedure for Emissions From Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle En-
gines (Reg Plan Seq. No. 133)
SAN No. 3843. Revision to the Covered Areas Provision for Reformulated Gasoline
SAN No. 3789. Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations Delegation Remand
SAN No. 3790. Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations Offset Remand
SAN No. 2888. Acid Rain Nitrogen Oxides Control Regulation
SAN No. 3575. Acid Rain Phase II Nitrogen Oxides Reduction Program (Reg Plan Seq. No. 134)
SAN No. 3555. Amendment to the MVAC Rule To Include All Refrigerants
SAN No. 3556. Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Supplemental Rule Regarding a Recycling Standard Under
Section 608
SAN No. 3792. Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities (TSDF) and Hazardous Waste
Generators: Oroanic Air Emission Standards for Tanks. Surface Imooundments. and Containers
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2060-AF87
2060-AF90
2060-AG16
2060-AG19
2060-AG22
2060-AG24
2060-AG49
2060-AG64
2060-AH04
2060-AF79
2060-AC06
2060-AC62
2060-AG33
2060-AD06
2060-AE99
2060-AF04
2060-AG42
2060-AG95
2060-AD81
2060-AD82
2060-AG80
2060-AG79
2060-AE35
2060-AE55
2060-AF62
2060-AF60
2060-AG81
2060-AF75
2060-AE27
2060-AG77
2060-AG39
2060-AG40
2060-AD45
2060-AF48
2060-AF35
2060-AF36
2060-AG44
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Sequence
Number
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3760
3761
Title
SAN No. 3899. NESHAP: Friction Products Manufacturing
SAN No. 3892. Antimicrobial Pesticide Registration Reform
SAN No. 3009 3357 Acid Rain Oot-ln Peculations
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2060-AG87
2070-AD12
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Regulation
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3764
3765
3766
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3801
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3805
SAN No. 3302. Consolidated Emission Reporting
SAN No. 3380. NSPS: Synthetic Organic Chemicals Manufacturing Industry - Wastewater
SAN No. 3549. NESHAP: Petroleum Refineries - FCC Units, Reformers and Sulfur Plants
SAN No. 3516. Radiation Waste Management Regulations
SAN No. 3649. Amendments to Method 24 (Water-Based Coatings)
SAN No. 3741. Service Information Availability
SAN No. 3820. NESHAP for Plywood and Particle Board Manufacturing
SAN No. 3814. Guidance for the Implementation of EPA's Radiation Protection Standards for the Management
and Storage of Transuranic Radioactive Waste at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)
SAN No. 3106. NSPS for Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) - Revision
SAN No. 3656. Internal Combustion Engine NESHAP/NSPS
SAN No. 3657. Combustion Turbine NESHAP/NSPS
SAN No. 3343. NESHAP—Iron Foundries and Steel Foundries
SAN No. 3346. NESHAP: Integrated Iron and Steel
SAN No. 3452. NESHAP: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Production and Processes
SAN No. 3449. NESHAP: Chlorine Production
SAN No. 3548. NESHAP: Nylon 6 Production
SAN No. 3550. NESHAP: Baker's Yeast Manufacturing Industry
SAN No. 3746. National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Paint Stripper Users
SAN No. 3747. NESHAP for Boat Manufacturing
SAN No. 3749. NESHAP for Tire Manufacturing '.
SAN No. 3752. NESHAP for Aerosol Can Production
SAN No. 3754. Petroleum Solvent Dry Cleaners MACT Standard
SAN No. 3821. NESHAP for Ethylene Processes
SAN No. 3823. Large Appliance Coatings Integrated Regulation
SAN No. 3655. Asphalt Roofing and Processing NESHAP
SAN No. 3652. NESHAP Chromium Refractories
SAN No. 3837. NESHAP for Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters
SAN No. 3651. NESHAP: Lime Manufacturing
SAN No. 3902. NESHAP: Semiconductor Production
SAN No. 3906. NESHAP: Metal Can (Surface Coating) Industry
SAN No. 3905. NESHAP: Metal Coil (Surface Coating) Industry
SAN No. 3909. NESHAP: Fabric Printing, Coating and Dyeing
SAN No. 3907. Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Manufacturing Integrated Rule Development
SAN No. 3908. Offset Lithographic Printing National VOC Rule
SAN No. 3924. NESHAP: Primary Magnesium Refining
SAN No. 3613. New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and Emission Guidelines for Industrial and Com-
mercial Waste Incinerators
SAN No. 3751. New Source Performance Standards and Emission Guidelines for Other Solid Waste Incinerators
SAN No. 3919. Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality: Permit Application Review Procedures for
non-Federal Class I Areas
SAN No. 3824. Metal Furniture Coatings Integrated Regulation
SAN No. 3904. Flatwood Paneling (Surface Coating) Integrated Rule
SAN No. 3825. Surface Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products—Integrated
SAN No. 3826. Plastic Parts Coating Integrated Rule for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and Hazardous Air
Pollutants (HAPs)
SAN No. 3827. Integrated Rule for Paper, Film and Foil Coating and Coatings: MACT for NESHAP; and BAG for
National VOC Rule
SAN No. 2940. Regulations Governing Prior Notice of Citizen Suits Brought Under Section 304 of the Clean Air
Act
2060-AE32
2060-AE94
2060-AF28
2060-AF41
2060-AF72
2060-AG13
2060-AG52
2060-AG74
2060-AD04
2060-AG63
2060-AG67
2060-AE43
2060-AE48
2060-AE82
2060-AE85
2060-AF27
2060-AF30
2060-AG26
2060-AG27
2060-AG29
2060-AG32
2060-AG34
2060-AG53
2060-AG54
2060-AG66
2060-AG68
2060-AG69
2060-AG72
2060-AG93
2060-AG96
2060-AG97
2060-AG98
2060-AG99
2060-AHOO
2060-AH03
2060-AF91
2060-AG31
2060-AH01
2060-AG55
2060-AH02
2060-AG56
2060-AG57
2060-AG58
2060-AD80
Clean Air Act (CAA)—Completed Actions
Sequence
Number
3806
3807
SAN No. 3369.
SAN No. 3264.
Title
Federal Operating Permit Rules „
Insoection/Maintenance Proaram Reauirements — Onboard Diaanostic Checks
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2060-AD68
2060-AE19
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Clean Air Act (CAA)— Completed Actions (Continued)
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Number
Title
Regulation
Identifier
Number
3808 SAN No. 3538. Compliance Application Guidance for 40 CFR 194 2060-AG09
3809 SAN No. 3675. Determining Conformity of General Federal Actions, to State or Federal Implementation Plans (for
Attainment and Unclassifiable Areas) , 2060-AG10
3810 SAN No. 3725. Revision to the Maximum Oxygen Standard for Reformulated Gasoline 2060-AG17
3811 SAN No. 3674. Amendments to the Final Rules NESHAP for Chromium Electroplating, NESHAP for Commercial
Sterilization, NESHAP for Dry Cleaners, and NESHAP for Secondary Lead Smelters 2060-AG36
3812 SAN No. 3793. Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Controls Applicable to Gasoline Retailers and Wholesale
Purchaser-Consumers; 10 Gallon per Minute Fuel Dispensing Limit Requirement 2060-AG45
SAN No. 3831. Revision to Appendix W of 40 CFR Part 51 2060-AG71
SAN No. 3446. Revisions to Part 35, Subpart A Section 105 Air Grant Regulations 2060-AF03
SAN No. 2535. NSPS: Municipal Solid Waste Landfills 2060-AC42
SAN No. 3373. Radionuclide Major Source Definition ;..... 2060-AD60
3817 SAN No. 3077. NESHAP: Printing/Publishing Industry 2060-AD95
SAN No. 3166. NESHAP: Polymers and Resins, Group I 2060-AD96
3819 SAN No. 3159. NESHAP for Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations 2060-AE05
3820 SAN No. 3187. NESHAP: Polymers and Resins, Group IV 2060-AE37
3821 SAN No. 3466. Delisting of Source Categories Under 112(c): Stainless and Non-Stainless Steel Manufacturing
and Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Operation, Wood Treatment, and Chromium Chemicals 2060-AF11
SAN No. 3046. Decision on the Petition To Remove Caprolactam From the List of Hazardous Air Pollutants 2060-AF33
3823 SAN No. 3830. Revision to the Rule for Approval of State Programs and Delegation of Federal Authroities, and
New Rule for Partial Delegation of Federal Authorities and Partial Approval of State 2060-AG61
3824 SAN No. 3841. Adjustment of Reid Vapor Pressure Lower Limit for Reformulated Gasoline Sold in the State of
California • - 2060-AG82
3825 SAN No. 3659. Aerosol Spray Paints VOC Rule 2060-AF61
SAN No. 2869. Revised Light-Duty Durability Procedures for Model Year 1999 and Later 2060-AE06
3827 SAN No. 3541. On-Board Diagnostics: Revision to Requirements for Storage of Engine Conditions Associated
With Extinguishing a Malfunction Indicator Light 2060-AF20
SAN No. 2637. Alternative Test Procedure for the Voluntary Aftermarket Part Certification Program 2060-AC50
3829 SAN No. 3597. Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Certification Requirements for Deposit Control Additives .. 2060-AG06
3830 SAN No. 3350. Emission Standards for Gasoline Spark-Ignition and Diesel Compression-Ignition Marine Engines 2060-AE54
3831 SAN No. 3809. Technical Amendment to Regulations Promulgated Under Section 608 of the Clean Air Act
Amendments - 2060-AG47
Superfund (CERCLA)—Proposed Rule Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identifier
Number
3832
3834
3836
SAN No. 3885. Streamlining the Preauthorization Mixed Funding for Application and Implementation of Claims
Against Superfund
SAN No. 3806. Grants for Technical Assistance Rule Reform - 40 CFR Part 35 Subpart M
SAN No. 3423. Reportable Quantity Adjustments for Carbamates
SAN No. 3439. National Priorities List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites: Proposed and Final Rules
SAN No. 3215. Amendments to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act, Sections 302
Through 312
2050-AE38
2050-AE33
2050-AE12
2050-AD75
2050-AE17
Superfund (CERCLA)—Final Rule Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identifier
Number
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3838
3839
SAN No. 3787. List of Regulated Substances and Thresholds for Accidental Release Prevention
SAN No. 3884. Revision of the Local Government Reimbursement Regulation
SAN No. 3054. Administrative Reporting Exemptions for Certain Radionuclide Releases ,
2050-AE35
2050-AE36
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3841
3842
Title
SAN No. 2394. Reporting Exemptions for Federally-Permitted Releases of Hazardous Substances
SAN No. 3050. Deletion of Saccharin From the List of Hazardous Wastes Under RCRA and the List of Hazard-
ous Substances Under CERCLA
SAN No. 3424. Reportable Quantity Adjustment for Radon-222
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2050-AB82
2050-AD45
2050-AE20
Superfund (CERCLA)—Completed Actions
Sequence
Number
3843
3844
Title
SAN No. 2979. Risk Management Program for Chemical Accidental Release Prevention
SAN No. 3036. Amendments to the Extremely Hazardous Substances List Under Section 302 of the Emergency
Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2050-AD26
2050-AD50
General—Proposed Rule Stage
Sequence
Number
3845
3846
3847
3848
3849
3850
3851
3852
3853
3854
3855
3856
3857
Title
SAN No. 3765. Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) Cost Re-
covery
SAN No. 3486. Rules of Practice for Enforcement Actions Not Governed by the Administrative Procedure Act
SAN No. 3580. Incorporation of Class Deviation Into EPAAR
SAN No. 3629. EPA Mentor-Protege Program
SAN No. 3876. Incrementally Funding Fixed Price Contracts
SAN No. 3874. Revision of EPA Acquisition Regulations for Quality Systems for Environmental Programs
SAN No. 3875. Notice to Clarify Existing Conflict of Interest Coverage Regarding Policy/Response Action Con-
tractor Exclusions
SAN No. 3816. Agency Implementation of Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) Changes to Truth in Ne-
gotiations Act (TINA)
SAN No. 3854. Value Engineering
SAN No. 2662. Amendments to Part 22 Consolidated Procedural Rules
SAN No. 3817. Governmentwide Implementation of Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) and Changes to
OMB Suspension and Debarment Common Rule
SAN No. 3807. Consolidation of Good Laboratory Practice Standards (GLPS) Regulations Currently Under TSCA
and FIFRA Into One Rule
SAN No. 2725. FIFRA Books and Records of Pesticide Production and Distribution (Revision)
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2020-AA25
2020-AA23
2030-AA37
2030-AA40
2030-AA50
2030-AA51
2030-AA52
2030-AA47
2030-AA49
2020-AA13
2030-AA48
2020-AA26
2070-AC07
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3859
3860
3861
3862
3863
3864
Title
SAN No. 3923. Final Guidelines for Reproductive Toxicity Risk Assessment
SAN No. 3671 . Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment
SAN No. 3670. Proposed Guidelines for Ecological Risk Assessment
SAN No. 3624. Guidelines for Neurotoxicity Risk Assessment
SAN No. 3240. Public Information and Confidentiality Regulations
SAN No. 3432. Pesticide Management and Disposal
SAN No. 3367. Amend Subpart H Supplemental Rules To Ensure 40 CFR Part 22 Rule Conforms to the New
Federal Facility Compliance Act
Regulation
Identifier
Number
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2080-AA06
2080-AA07
2080-AA08
2020-AA21
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Title
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SAN No. 2512. Administrative Hearing Procedures for Class II Penalties Under CERCLA and Emergency Plan-
Regulation
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Number
2030-AA46
2050-AC39
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EPA—FIFRA
Proposed Rule Stage
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136a; 7 USC
136w
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 158
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This amendment will update
the existing data requirements (40 CFR
158) for evaluating the registerability of
pesticide products. Reasons for the
revisions include recent health and
environmental concerns (e.g.,
groundwater contamination, worker
exposure and neurotoxicity)
advancements in testing technology,
and new ecological risk testing
approaches. The revisions will clarify
all data requirements to reflect current
practice. Procedural and explanatory
sections of 40 CFR 158 will be
amended to make them consistent with
the revised data requirements and new
use indexing implemented pursuant to
1988 FIFRA amendments.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 03/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 2687.
Agency Contact: Amy Rispin,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, 7501C, Washington,
DC 20460
Phone: 703 305-5989
Email: rispin.amy@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2070-AC12
3444. MODIFICATIONS TO PESTICIDE
WORKER PROTECTION STANDARD
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
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. Currently planned actions
are listed below:
Timetable:
Decontamination requirements
NPRM 09/29/95 (60 FR 50686)
Final Action 06/26/96 (61 FR 33207)
Glove requirements
NPRM 10/00/96
Language and size requirements for
warning signs
NPRM 09/29/95 (60 FR 50682)
Final Action 06/26/96 (61 FR 33201)
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3731.
Agency Contact: Don Eckerman,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, (7506C), Washington,
DC 20460
Phone: 703 305-7666
Fax: 703 308-2962
RIN: 2070-AC93
3445. PESTICIDE EXPORT POLICY
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 136f/FIFRA 25;
7 USC 136o; 7 USC 136w
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 168; 40 CFR 169
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is considering revisions
to its pesticide export policy. EPA
believes that certain modifications are
necessary because (1) EPA's current
policy has resulted in too many export
notices on pesticides of little or no
concern to other governments; (2) the
increasing numbers of export notices
undermines the effectiveness of the
international Prior Informed Consent
(PIC) procedures, an international
information and exchange and chemical
management program developed by the
Food and Agriculture Organizations
and the United National Environment
Programme (UNEP); (3) the costs of
implementing the existing program on
the U.S. government, other
governments, and industry, should be
reduced.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 12/00/96
Final Action 03/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 3736.
Agency Contact: Deborah J. Hartman,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, 7501C, Washington,
DC 20460
Phone: 703 305-7100
Fax: 703 305-6244
Email:
hartman.deborah@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2070-AD02
3446. • TOLERANCES FOR PESTICIDE
EMERGENCY EXEMPTIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 346a
CFR Citation: 40 CFR Not yet
determined
Legal Deadline: 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 begin
to 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,
the data that will be required, and the
criteria for establishing tolerances.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 03/00/97
Final Action 08/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Sectors Affected: 287 Agricultural
Chemicals; 01 Agricultural Production-
Crops
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Proposed Rule Stage
Additional Information: SAN No. 3890.
Agency Contact: Robert Forrest,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, (7505W), Washngton,
DC20460
Phone: 703-308-8417
Fax: 703-308-8369
Email: Forrest.Robert@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2070-AD15
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Final Rule Stage
3447. PESTICIDE TOLERANCE
DECISIONS UNDER THE DELANEY
CLAUSE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 346/FFDCA
408
CFR Citation: 40 CFR185; 40 CFR 186;
40 CFR 180
Legal Deadline: Other, Judicial,
September 30, 2009.
arable. Court-ordered deadlines
beginning September 1995.
Abstract: Under the Federal Food, Drug
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), EPA has
taken a number of actions to revoke
processed and raw food tolerances for
pesticide carcinogens because of the
"Delaney Clause" (section 409). On
August 3,1996, the Food Quality
Protection Act was enacted, which
removed pesticides from the coverage
of the Delaney Clause. The agency will
be taking no further actions to revoke
tolerances based upon the Delaney
Clause, and will be withdrawing these
actions previously announced which
are not yet effective.
Timetable:
Appendix I (Group A)
NPRM 07/01/94 (59 FR 33941)
Final Action 03/22/96 (61 FR 11993)
Appendix I (Group BID)
NPRM 01/18/95 (60 FR 3602)
Final Action 07/29/96 (61 FR 39528)
Appendix I (Group C)
NPRM 09/15/95 (60 FR 49142)
Final Action 03/00/97
Appendix II (Group E)
NPRM 03/01/96 (61 FR 8174)
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3154.
Agency Contact: Jean M. Frane,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, 7501C, Washington,
DC 20460
Phone: 703-305-5944
Fax: 703-305-6244
Email: frane.jean@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2070-AC55
3448. CROSS-CONTAMINATION OF
PESTICIDE PRODUCTS
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
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 158.167
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is evaluating its current
policy on allowable limits on cross- :
contamination of pesticide products.
EPA's current policy is that any amount
of a pesticide active ingredient in
another pesticide product must be
reported to EPA as part of the
registration process. This zero tolerance
is a problem because cross-
contamination is an inevitable outcome
in the manufacture of chemicals. EPA
is attempting to clarify situation in
which the producer will be required to
report cross-contamination. The
expected output of this exercise will be
clear guidance to the regulated
community as to the levels of
contamination that will be allowed for
pesticides in other pesticide products.
EPA is using a risk-based approach to
determining acceptable levels of cross-
contamination; the levels the Agency
will establish should in most cases,
protect users and the environment from
adverse effects. The adverse effect that
can occur at the lowest levels in most
cases is phytotoxicity.
Timetable:
(PR Notice)
Final Action 10/00/96
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3739.
Agency Contact: Jim Jones,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, 7505W, Washington,
DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8799
Fax: 703 308-8369
Email: jones.jim@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2070-AD03
3449. 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
180; 40 CFR 174
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA will make clear that the
substances that plants produce to
protect themselves against pests and
disease are pesticides under FIFRA.
The Agency designates these substances
along with the genetic material
necessary to produce them, as plant-
pesticides. The Agency will clarify that
the focus of EPA's regulation will be
on these substances rather than on the
plants that produce the pesticidal
substance. The Agency will define the
categories of plant-pesticides that
would be regulated and those that
would be exempt under FIFRA and
FFDCA. For those plant-pesticides that
would be subject to Agency
requirements, the Agency will outline
the process by which these pesticides
will be regulated and the information
that would be needed in the Agency's
review.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
11/23/94 59 FR 60496
12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
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EPA—FIFRA
Final Rule Stage
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 2684.
Agency Contact: Flora Chow,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, (7501W),
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8290
Email: CHOW.FLORA
RIN: 2070-AC02
3450. PESTICIDE FLAMMABILITY
LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR
TOTAL RELEASE FOGGERS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136/FIFRA 2;
7 USC 137/FIFRA 3
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 156.10
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would require that
pesticide total release foggers be labeled
with additional flammability
precautionary statements (including a
graphic symbol) and more precise use
directions. Total release foggers have
been implicated in a number of fires
and explosions because of their
flammable propellants. The labeling of
these products has been determined to
be inadequate to mitigate this potential
hazard.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 04/15/94 59 FR 18058
Final Action 12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 3135.
Agency Contact: Jim Downing,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, 7505W, Washington,
DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8641
Email: Downing, Jim
RIN: 2070-AC60
3451. RESTRICTED USE CRITERIA
FOR PESTICIDES IN GROUNDWATER
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136a /FIFRA
3
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 152.170
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends the existing
Restricted Use Classification (RUC)
regulations to add criteria pertaining to
pesticides' groundwater contamination
potential. Restricted pesticides may
only be used by trained and certified
applicators. Once promulgated, criteria
will serve as the basis for subsequent
rule-making (RIN 2070-AC33) to
actually classify selected pesticides.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 05/13/91 56 FR 22076
Final Action 12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 2371.
Agency Contact: Christine Gillis,
Environmental Protection Agency, ,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, 7501C, Washington,
DC 20460
Phone: 703 305-5131
Email: GILLIS.CHRISTINE
RIN: 2070-AB60
3452. PESTICIDES AND
GROUNDWATER STATE
MANAGEMENT PLAN REGULATION
Priority: Economically Significant.
Major under 5 USC 801.
Unfunded Mandates: This action may
affect State, local or tribal governments.
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136/FIFRA 3
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 152.170
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The regulation will designate
certain individual pesticides to be
subject to EPA approved State
Management Plans (SMPs) as a
condition of legal sale and use. This
regulation would establish SMPs as a
new regulatory requirement for those
pesticides; absent an EPA-approved
state plan specifying risk-reduction
measures, use of the chemical would
be prohibited. The rule would also
specify procedures and deadlines for
development, approval and
implementation of SMPs.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3222.
Agency Contact: Arden Calvert,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides aiad
Toxic Substances, (7501C), Washington,
DC 20460
Phone: 703 305-7099
Email: CALVERT.ARDEN
RIN: 2070-AC46
3453. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
FOR RISK/BENEFIT INFORMATION
(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: 7 USC l36d/FIFRA6
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 153; 40 CFR 159
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Section 6(a)(2) of FIFRA
requires pesticide registrants to report
to EPA additional factual information
regarding unreasonable adverse effects
of their products. By statutory
definition, unreasonable risk includes
risk and benefit information. In 1992
EPA proposed to revise its 1979
enforcement policy on section 6(a)(2)
by expanding upon the types of
information which must be reported.
This final rule includes modifications
to the 1992 proposals made by EPA in
response to comments received on the
proposed rule.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
06/26/96 61 FR 33259
06/00/97
Final Action 08/23/78 43 FR 37611
Interpretive and
Policy Rule
Final Action 07/12/79 44 FR 40716
Enforcement Policy
Final Action Codified 09/20/85 50 FR 38115
Interpretive Rule
NPRM 09/24/92 57 FR 44290
Final Action 01/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 2338.
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Agency Contact: James V. Roelofs,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, (7501C), Washington,
DC 20460
Phone: 703 305-7102
Email: ROELOFSJAMES V
BIN: 2070-AB50
3454. POLICY OR PROCEDURES FOR
NOTIFICATION TO THE AGENCY OF
STORED PESTICIDES WITH
CANCELLED OR SUSPENDED
REGISTRATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136/FIFRA 6
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 168
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This policy will clarify the
requirements of section 6(g) of the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The policy
will provide procedures for certain
persons who possess cancelled or
suspended pesticides to notify the EPA
and State and local officials of (1) such
possessions; (2) the quantity possessed;
and (3) the place the pesticide is stored.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 03/28/91 56 FR 13042
Final Action 03/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 2720.
Agency Contact: David Stangel,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance, (2225-A), Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 569-4162
RIN: 2070-AC08
3455. SCOPE AND CLARIFICATION OF
THE WPS EXCEPTIONS PROCESS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 7 USC I36w
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 170
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Scope and Clarification
of the WPS Exceptions Process will
involve an analysis of the existing
scope of the WPS exceptions process,
an opportunity for public comment on
the analysis, and consideration of
whether the scope should be expanded.
In addition, guidance will be issued to
clarify the types of information needed
for each individual exception request
in order for the Agency to be able to
make a risk/benefit decision.
Timetable:
Worker Protection Standard Exceptions
Process
Scope and Clarification Document
01/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3733.
Agency Contact: Don Eckerman,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, 7506C, Washington,
DC 20460
Phone: 703 305-7666
Fax: 703 308-2962
Email: eckerman.don@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2070-AC96
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Long-Term Actions
3456. PESTICIDE TOLERANCES;
PORTION OF FOOD COMMODITIES
TO BE ANALYZED FOR PESTICIDE
RESIDUES
Timetable:
Action
Proposed Notice
Final Notice
Date FR Cite
07/03/89 54 FR 27984
00/00/00
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Date
10/00/97
FR Cite
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 180
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
09/29/93 58 FR 50888
00/00/00
Small Entitles Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jean Frane
Phone: 703 305-5944
RIN: 2070-AC45
3457. ENDANGERED SPECIES
PROTECTION PROGRAM
Priority: Economically Significant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Agency Contact: Larry Turner
Phone: 703 305-5007
Email: turner.larry@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2070-AC42
3458. 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.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 172
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Tribal
Agency Contact: Jim Tompkins
Phone: 703 305-5697
Fax: 703 308-1825
Email:
Tompkins.James@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2070-AC99
3459. CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN
PESTICIDES FOR RESTRICTED USE
DUE TO GROUNDWATER CONCERNS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 152.170
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Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
05/31/91 56 FR 22076
00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Chris Gillis
Phone: 703 305-5131
RIN: 2070-AC33
3460. WORKER PROTECTION
STANDARDS; PESTICIDE HAZARD
COMMUNICATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: 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 170
Timetable:
Action
Date
08/21/92 57 FR 38167
00/00/00
NPRM
Final Action
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Don Eckerman
Phone: 703 305-7666
RIN: 2070-AC34
3461. 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
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Agency Contact: Melissa L. Chun
Phone: 703 308-8318
RIN: 2070-AC85
3462. EXCEPTIONS TO PESTICIDE
WORKER PROTECTION STANDARD
Priority: Routine and Frequent
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 170
Timetable:
FR Cite Action
Date
FR Cite
Final Action 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Don Eckerman
Phone: 703 305-7666
Fax: 703 308-2962
Email: eckerman. don@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2070-AC95
3463. PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT AND
DISPOSAL: STANDARDS FOR
PESTICIDE CONTAINERS AND
CONTAINMENT
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 165; 40 CFR 156
Timetable:
Action
Date FR Cite
NPRM (Container
Design, Residue
Removal, Bulk
Containment)
Final Action
02/11/94 59 FR 6712
10/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Nancy Fitz
Phone: 703 305-7385
Email: FITZ.NANCY
RIN: 2070-AB95
3464. CHILD-RESISTANT PACKAGING
REGULATIONS (REVISION)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 157
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Rosalind L. Gross
Phone: 703 308-8354
Email: GROSS.ROSALIND L
RIN: 2070-AB96
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Completed Actions
3465. PESTICIDES: TOLERANCE
PROGRAM 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.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 177; 40 CFR 180;
40 CFR 185; 40 CFR 186
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Withdrawn-The 10/22/96
Agency plans no
further action.
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Christine Gillis
Phone: 703-305-7102
Email: gillis.christine@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2070-AC74
3466. PESTICIDES; REVISION OF
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE
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 152.44; 40 CFR
152.46
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Final Action
06/26/96 61 FR 33039
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Small Entitles Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jeff Kempter
Phone: 703 305-5448
Fax: 703 305-6920
Email:
kempter.carlton@epamail.epa.gov
RIM: 2070-AC98
3467. EXEMPTION OF STERILANT
PESTICIDE PRODUCTS FROM
REGULATION UNDER THE FEDERAL
INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND
RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA)
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 152.20
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Withdrawn The 10/22/96
Agency does not
plan any further
action.
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Michele E. Wingfield
Phone: 703 305-6661
RIN: 2070-AC58
3468. REGULATORY RELIEF FOR
LOW-RISK PESTICIDES
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 152
Completed:
Reason
Date FR Cite
Final Action List of 03/06/96 61 FR 8876
Other Pesticides
and Criteria
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Robert Brennis
Phone: 703 305-7501
Email: brennis.robert@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2070-AC67
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
Prerule Stage
3469. • REPORTING THRESHOLD
AMENDMENT; TOXIC CHEMICALS
RELEASE REPORTING; COMMUNITY
RIGHT-TO-KNOW
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
95 in Part II of this issue of the Federal
Register.
RIN: 2070-AD09
3470. • DATA EXPANSION
AMENDMENTS; TOXIC CHEMICAL
RELEASE REPORTING; COMMUNITY
RIGHT-TO-KNOW
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
96 in Part II of this issue of the Federal
Register.
RIN: 2070-AD08
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
Proposed Rule Stage
3471. TSCA INVENTORY UPDATE
RULE AMENDMENTS
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
101 in Part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2070-AC61
3472. DELETION OF ISOPROPYL
ALCOHOL; TOXIC CHEMICAL
RELEASE REPORTING; COMMUNITY
RIGHT-TO-KNOW
Priority: Routine and Frequent
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: 40 USC 11013/EPCRA
313
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 372.65
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) itself
does not meet the toxicity criteria for
listing on the Toxic Release Inventory
(TRI). It is the strong acid process itself
which is associated with an increased
cancer incidence. The proposed action
would remove IPA from the list of
chemicals for which reporting is
required under the Emergency Planning
and Community Right-to-Know Act
(EPCRA) section 313. Because IPA is
not manufactured by the strong-acid
process and thus there are no releases
of IPA reportable under section 313,
deletion of IPA from the list would
eliminate erroneous IPA reports.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
06/00/97
12/00/97
FR Cite
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3388.
Agency Contact: Susan B. Hazen,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, 401 M Street SW.
(7408), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-1024
RIN: 2070-AC77
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EPA—TSCA
Proposed Rule Stage
3473. MANDATORY POLLUTION
PREVENTION REPORTING FOR TOXIC
RELEASE INVENTORY (TRI)
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: 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: 42 USC
11013/Pollution Prevention Act of 1990
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 372
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed regulation
would implement the Source Reduction
and Recycling Report provision of the
Pollution Prevention Act of 1990.
Under this current data collection
facilities that file EPA Form R must
include information on the amounts of
the chemical recycled.combusted for
energy recovery,treated,and released
both on-site and off-site for the
reporting year, the prior year and the
following two years. Facilities must
also indicate changes in production
from year to year and what source
reduction activities were implemented.
This proposed regulation would also
redesign form R to make it easier and
more logical to complete.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 09/25/91 56 FR 48475
Supplementary NPRM 09/00/97
Finalization of Form R 04/00/98
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 2847.
Agency Contact: Susan B. Hazen,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, (7408), Washington,
DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-1024
RIN: 2070-AC24
3474. LEAD HAZARD STANDARDS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2683
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 745
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, April
28, 1994.
Abstract: The Residential Lead-Based
Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992
requires EPA to promulgate regulations
which identify lead-based paint
hazards, lead-contaminated soil, and
lead-contaminated dust. EPA is to
identify the paint conditions and lead
levels in dust and soil that would result
in adverse human health effects. On
July 14, 1994, EPA issued guidance on
this topic to provide information while
a proposal is being developed.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 11/00/96
Final Action 09/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3243.
Agency Contact: Doreen Cantor,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, (7404), Washington,
DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-1777
Email: Cantor, Doreen
RIN: 2070-AC63
3475. TSCA REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE DISPOSAL OF LEAD-BASED
PAINT ABATEMENT WASTE
Priority: Economically Significant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: 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)
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.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 03/00/97 . ;
Final Action 03/00/98
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 3508.
Agency Contact: Brion Cook,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, (7404), Washington,
DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-1878 ,
Email: Cook, Brion
RIN: 2070-AC72
3476. SELECTED RULEMAKINGS FOR
ABATING LEAD HAZARDS
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
102 in Part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2070-AD06
3477. • TSCA BIOTECHNOLOGY
FOLLOW-UP RULES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: This action may
affect the private sector under
PL 104-4.
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
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 720
Legal Deadline: None
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EPA—TSCA
Proposed Rule Stage
Abstract: As a follow-up to the final
Biotechnology rule under the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA
plans to address the following possible
revisions: 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
recognizes that a regulatory approach
based on taxonomy may have some
limitations, and indicated in its 1994
proposed biotechnology regulations that
it may reconsider its interpretation of
—new— microorganism in a later
rulemaking. The majority of
commenters on the proposed rule
expressed some level of support for the
intergeneric scope of oversight, albeit
while encouraging EPA to make some
modifications. 2) Low Risk Alternative:
In the 1994 proposed biotechnology
rule, EPA solicited comment on an
alternative approach to oversight of
research and development activities
conducted in the environment. Under
this alternative, a researcher could
certify that a microorganism intended
to be used in an environmental field
trial met certain low risk criteria. This
alternative contained requirements for
documentation and recordkeeping by a
Technically Qualified Individual and
certification by an authorized official.
OPPT now plans to provide an
opportunity to comment on new
information which OPPT believes may
support such an exemption. 3)
Inventory Delisting Rule: In 1978, when
EPA compiled its initial TSCA
Inventory, 192 microorganisms were
reported and are currently listed on the
Inventory. EPA believes that most, if
not all, of the 192 microorganisms
would not be considered new under the
new rule, since the listing appear to
describe microorganisms which are not
intergeneric. (Abstract Continues - see
additional information)
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
06/00/97
08/00/98
FR Cite
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Sectors Affected: 147 Chemical and
Fertilizer Mineral Mining; 282 Plastics
Materials and Synthetic Resins,
Synthetic Rubber, Cellulosic and Other
Manmade Fibers, Except Glass; 285
Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels,
and Allied Products; 289 Miscellaneous
Chemical Products
Additional Information: SAN No. 3894.
(Abstract Continued) In the 1994
proposed rule, EPA provided an
opportunity for manufacturers and
importers of any of the 192
microorganisms to inform EPA whether
any of the microorganisms were
intergeneric.'EPA received no
information during the public comment
period concerning any of the 192
microorganisms. Accordingly, as stated
in the proposed rule, EPA will publish
a rule removing the 192
microorganisms from the TSCA
Inventory, on the grounds that the
microorganisms are not new and are
consequently considered to be
implicitly included on the Inventory
without the need for an explicit listing.
Agency Contact: David Giamporcaro,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, SE., Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-6362
Email:
giamporcaro.david@epamail.epa.gov
BIN: 2070-AD13
3478. PROPOSED DECISIONS ON
TEST RULES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603/TSCA 4
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 799
Legal Deadline: Other, 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 (EGAs) 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:
IRIS II Chemicals (ITC List 28)
NPRM 12/00/96
OSHA Chemicals with Insuf. Skin
Absorption Data (ITC List 32)
NPRM or EGA 12/00/96
OSHA Chemicals with No Skin Absorption
Data (ITC List 31)
NPRM or EGA 12/00/96
OSHA Chemicals with No Skin Absorption
Data (ITC List 35)
NPRM or EGA 12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3494.
Agency Contact: Frank Kover,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, (7405), Washington,
DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-8130
Email: kover.frank@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2070-AB07
3479. ATSDR SUBSTANCES TEST
RULE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603/TSCA 4;
42 USC 9604(i)/CERCLA 104(i)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 795 to 799
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is using its authority
under TSCA section 4 to require health
effects testing on 11 chemical
substances to fulfill data needs
identified by the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR), the National Toxicology
Program (NTP) and EPA pursuant to
CERCLA section 104(i). ATSDR is
charged with developing Toxicological
Profiles for hazardous substances most
commonly found at Superfund NPL
sites and which pose a significant
potential threat to health. This involves
identifying data gaps and needs, and
developing a testing program to meet
identified needs. ATSDR's data needs
were reviewed by NTP and EPA to
avoid duplicative testing. Other Federal
agencies were given an opportunity to
indicate their interest in testing specific
endpoints for chemicals on the list.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
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EPA—TSCA
Proposed Rule Stage
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
Email: KOVER.FRANK
RIN: 2070-AB79
3480. MULTICHEMICAL ENDPOINT(S)
TEST RULE; DEVELOPMENTAL AND
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603/TSCA 4
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 799.5050
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: A multi-chemical endpoint
test rule will require the testing of
many chemicals for a specific effect or
endpoint, e.g., neurotoxicity. This type
of rule is an alternative to single
chemical rules which require testing of
one chemical for many effects. The
multi-chemical endpoint rule approach
will obtain a significant amount of
testing while conserving Agency
resources. The multi-chemical rule for
developmental and reproductive
toxicity testing will require testing of
twelve chemicals for developmental
and/or reproductive-effects; the multi-
chemical rule neurotoxicity testing will
obtain base set neurotoxicity testing of
certain production solvents. These rules
may be amended in the future to
require the same testing for other
chemicals. Also, future multi-chemical
rules will require testing of additional
endpoints and chemicals. The testing
requirements for each chemical in a
multi-chemical rule will be listed in a
single table by chemical under section
799.5050. This table will be amended
with each publication of a new multi-
chemical rule.
Timetable:
Multi-Chemical Rule for Developmental and
Reproductive Toxicity
NPRM 03/04/91 (56 FR 9092)
Reproposal 11/00/96
Multi-Chemical Rule for Neurotoxicity
Stay 06/27/94 (59 FR 33184)
EGA (for 7 Substances) 01/23/95 (60 FR
4515)
Final Revocation 01/23/95 (60 FR 4514)
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 2865.
Agency Contact: Frank Kover,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, (7405), Washington,
DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-8130
RIN: 2070-AC27
3481. MULTICHEMICAL ENDPOINT
TEST RULE; CHEMICAL FATE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603/TSCA 4
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 799.5055
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Multi-chemical endpoint test
rules require the testing of many
chemicals for a specific effect or
endpoint, e.g., chemical fate and
environmental effects (formerly
identified in this Agenda as persistent
bioaccumulators ). They are an
alternative to single chemical rules
which require testing of one chemical
for many effects. A multi-chemical
endpoint rule for chemical fate and
environmental effects will include
chemicals that EPA expects will persist
and bioaccumulate in the environment.
In the past, chemicals such as dioxins,
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, and
the polychlorinated biphenyls that
persist (do not degrade), bioaccumulate
(may enter the human food chain), and
may be toxic have created widespread
environmental concerns. EPA is
evaluating chemicals on the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA)
inventory for these characteristics and
will identify chemicals for chemical
fate and environmental effects testing
for additional evaluation of their
potential risks.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 09/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 2865.
Agency Contact: Frank Kover,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, (7405), Washington,
DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-8130
Email: KOVER,FRANK
RIN: 2070-AC36
3482. 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.
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603/TSCA 4
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 790
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action will amend the
testing consent order and test rule
development process to increase
efficiency. The consent order process
was adopted by the Agency in June
1986. Based on experience to date, the
Agency needs to make changes in the
process to reduce the resources
required for consent order negotiation.
This rule would propose appropriate
procedural changes. Obsolete
provisions will be eliminated for test
rule development activities.
Timetable:
Action
Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule
Interim Final Rule
Interim Final Rule
(Technical
Modification)
NPRM
05/17/85 50 FR 20652
06/30/86 51 FR 23706
09/01/89 54 FR 36311
09/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 2245.
Agency Contact: Frank Kover,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, (7405), Washington,
DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-8130
Email: KOVER.FRANK
RIN: 2070-AB30
3483. REVISED ASBESTOS MODEL
ACCREDITATION PLAN
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: 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.
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EPA—TSCA
Proposed Rule Stage
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2646/TSCA 6
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. This
action will increase regulatory costs for
the owners and managers of public and
commercial building, but will also
reduce asbestos exposures in these
buildings.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Interim Final Rule
Notice
NPRM
05/13/92 57 FR 20438
02/03/94 59 FR 5236
10/00/96
11/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 3148.
Agency Contact: Doreen Cantor,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, (7404), Washington,
DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-1777
Email: Cantor, Doreen
RIN: 2070-AC51
3484. • LEAD FEE RULE FOR LEAD-
BASED PAINT ACTIVITIES TRAINING
AND CERTIFICATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: PL 102-550; TSCA
404; Title IV of TSCA
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 745
Legal Deadline: None
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
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 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. (Abstract continued - see
additional information)
Timetable:
Action
Date FR Cite
NPRM
08/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis; RIA
Procurement: This is a procurement-
related action for which there is a
statutory requirement. There is a
paperwork burden associated with this
action.
Additional Information: SAN No. 3881.
Agency Contact: Betty Weiner,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, SE., Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-2924
Fax: 202 260-1580
Email: weiner.betty@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2070-ADll
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
Final Rule Stage
3485. FACILITY COVERAGE
AMENDMENT; TOXIC CHEMICAL
RELEASE REPORTING; COMMUNITY
RIGHT-TO-KNOW
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
117 in Part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2070-AC71
3486. RESPONSES TO PETITIONS
RECEIVED TO ADD TO OR DELETE
CHEMICALS FROM THE LIST OF
TOXIC CHEMICALS SUBJECT TO
TOXIC RELEASE REPORTING UNDER
EPCRA SECTION 313
Priority: Routine and Frequent
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 11013/SARA
(EPCRA) 313
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 372
Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory.
Within 180 days of receipt of these
petitions, the Agency must either
initiate rulemaking or provide an
explanation in the Federal Register for
the denial.
" 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:
Alloys-Chromium, Nickel, and Copper
Alloys (modify)
Response 06/00/97
Barium Compounds (delete)
Response 01/00/97
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Adipate (DEHA) (delete)
Final Action 07/31/96 (61 FR 39891)
Diethylphthalate
NPRM 09/05/95 (60 FR 46076)
Final Action 07/27/96 (61 FR 39356)
Dioxin, Furans, PCBs (add)
Response 02/00/97
DBNPA (delete)
Response 06/00/97
Ethylene Glycol (delete)
Response 05/00/97
Hydrochloric Acid (modify)
NPRM 11/15/95 (60 FR 57382)
Final Action 07/25/96 (61 FR 38600)
Manganese in Slags (delete)
Response(denial) 08/24/95 (60 FR 44000)
Metallic Copper (modify)
Response 10/00/96
Phosphates and Phosphoric Acid
Response 00/00/00
Polymeric Diphenylmethane Diisocyanate
Response 10/00/96
Zinc Oxide
Response (denial) 09/12/95 (60 FR 47334)
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 2425.
Note regarding the reinventing
government effort: The following
actions are not part of the reinventing
government effort: Polymeric
Diphenylmethane Diisocyanate, and
Metallic Copper.
Other deadline: Within 180 days of
receipt the Agency must either initiate
rulemaking or explain why not in the
Federal Register.
Agency Contact: Susan B. Hazen,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, (7408), Washington,
DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-1024
Email: hazen.susan@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2070-ACOO
3487. LEAD-BASED PAINT
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS AT
RENOVATION OF TARGET HOUSING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 102-550, sec 406
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 745; 24 CFR 35
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory,
October 28, 1994.
Abstract: Section 406 of the Residential
Lead-based Paint Hazard Reduction Act
of 1992 requires EPA to develop two
products: (1) a lead hazard information
pamphlet, to be developed in
consultation with HUD and CDC; and
(2) an EPA regulation requiring
renovators to provide the information
pamphlet to clients before beginning
work.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 3242.
Agency Contact: Doreen Cantor,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, (7404), Washington,
DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-1777
Email: Cantor, Doreen
RIN: 2070-AC65
3488. CFR REGULATORY REVIEW
RELATED INITIATIVES
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
118 in Part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2070-AC97
NPRM 03/02/94 59 FR 11108
Final Action 12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
3489. FINAL DECISIONS ON TEST
RULES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603/TSCA 4
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 799
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is requiring testing via
rules, or will obtain testing through
enforceable consent agreements (EGAs)
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 EPA
offices and through EPA review
processes.
Timetable:
Alkyl (C 12-C 14) Glycidyl Ethers
Enforceable Consent Agreement (EGA)
03/22/96(61 FR 11740)
Aryl Phosphates (ITC List 2)
ANPRM 12/29/83 (48 FR 57452)
NPRM 01/17/92 (57 FR 2138)
Final Action (EGA) 01/00/97
Brominated Flame Retardants
NPRM 06/25/91 (56 FR 29140)
Final Action (EGA) 06/00/97
DiBbasic Esters (CPSC)
Final Action (EGA) 02/00/97
Hexamethylene Oiisocyanate (ITC List 22)
NPRM 05/17/89 (54 FR 21240)
Final Action 06/00/97
IRIS I Chemicals (ITC List 27)
Final Action 06/00/97
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EPA—TSCA Final Rule
Mosltyl Oxide
Withdrawal of Test Rule 06/27/96 (61 FR
33375)
Silicon-Based Glycldyl Ethers
Rnal Action (EGA) 02/00/97
TAME (OAR Request)
Rnal Action (EGA) 03/21/95 (60 FR
14910)
White Phosphorus (ITC List 34) -
Withdrawal of Test Rule
Final Action (EGA) 07/30/96 (61 FR
39832)
Small Entitles Affected: Undetermined
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
Email: kover.frank@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2070-AB94
3490. 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;
Benzldene-based Chemical Substances
NPRM 08/30/95 (60 FR 45119)
Rnal Action 10/00/96
Chloranll
NPRM 05/12/93 (58 FR 27980)
Rnal Action 02/00/97
Heavy Metal-Based Pigments in Aerosol
Spray Paints
NPRM 10/00/97
2-EthoxyethanoI, 2-Methoxyethanol, & 2-
methoxyethanol Acetate
NPRM 06/00/97
2,4-Pentanedione
NPRM 09/27/89 (54 FR 39548)
Rnal Action 12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 1923.
Agency Contact: Frank Kover,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, (7405), Washington,
DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-8130
Email: kover.frank@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2070-AA58
3491. FOLLOW-UP RULES ON NON-
5(E) NEW CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
Priority: Routine and Frequent
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 instituted a program
to regulate 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:
AlkyI, Sulfonic Acid, Ammonium Salt (84-
1056)
NPRM 06/11/86 (51 FR 21199)
Final Action 01/00/97
Aluminum Cross-linked Sodium
Carboxymethylcellulose
NPRM 06/11/93 (58 FR 32628)
Final Action 01/00/97
Diphenyl-2,4,6-Trimethylbenzol Phosphine
Oxide (87-586)
NPRM 02/02/88 (53 FR 2857)
Final Action 01/00/97
1-Decanimine-IM-Decyl-N-Methyl-N-Oxide
(86-566)
NPRM 12/08/87 (52 FR 46496)
Final Action 01/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
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: alwood.james@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2070-AA59
3492. 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 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 notice
(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 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:
Aromatic Amino Ether (P90-1840)
NPRM 06/06/94 (59 FR 29255)
Final Action 12/00/96
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EPA—TSCA Final Rule Stage
Batch SNUR: 84-660/-704, 84-105/-106 &
-107, 85-433
NPRM 05/27/93 (58 FR 30744)
Final Action 12/00/96
Polyalkylene Polyamine
NPRM 12/19/94 (59 FR 65248)
Final Action 11/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3495.
Agency Contact: James Alwood,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-1857
Email: ALWOODJAMES
RIN: 2070-AB27
3493. GENERIC SIGNIFICANT NEW
USE RULE (SNUR) FOR ACRYLATE
COMPOUNDS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2694/TSCA 5
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 721
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The generic aery late
significant new use rule may require
any person who proposes to
manufacture, import, or process an
acrylate/methacrylate subject to the
category definition contained within
the proposed rule to notify EPA at least
90 days in advance of the initiation of
manufacture or processing for a
significant new use. The significant
new use rule will apply to a subset of
acrylates added to the inventory after
the effective date of the rule. It will
no longer be necessary to issue routine
5(e) orders or chemical specific SNURs
for those acrylates covered by the rule.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 11/22/93 58 FR 61649
Final Action 10/00/96
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 2247.
Agency Contact: James Alwood,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, (7405), Washington,
DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-1857
Email: ALWOODJAMES
RIN: 2070-AB56
3494. RULEMAKING CONCERNING
CERTAIN MICROBIAL PRODUCTS
(BIOTECHNOLOGY) UNDER THE
TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT
(TSCA)
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: 15 USC 2604/TSCA 5
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 700; 40 CFR 720;
40 CFR 721
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is promulgating a
regulation under the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA) for the oversight
of certain microbial products of
biotechnology. The rule would be
issued under the authority of Section
5 of TSCA, which generally requires
that new chemical substances must be
reviewed by EPA before they are
introduced into commerce. The rule
will contain mechanisms for exemption
as well as actual exemptions, guidance
on how the TSCA Inventory will be
used, and EPA's approach to Research
and Development with biotechnology
microorganisms.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
09/01/94 59 FR 45526
11/00/96
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 2326.
Agency Contact: Paul Campanella,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, (7405), Washington,
DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-3725
Email:
campanella.paul@epaniail.epa.gov
RIN: 2070-AB61
3495. POLYCHLORINATED
BIPHENYLS (PCBS): APPLICATIONS
FOR EXEMPTIONS FROM THE BAN
ON MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING,
AND DISTRIBUTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2605TSCA
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 on the manufacturing,
processing, and distribution in
commerce of PCBs upon finding: 1) that
granting the exemption will not pose
an unreasonable risk of injury to health
or the environment; and 2) that good
faith efforts have been made to develop
a PCB substitute which does not pose
an unreasonable risk of injury to health
or the environment.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 12/06/94 59 FR 62875
Final Action 12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 2150.
Agency Contact: Tony Baney,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-3933
Email: BANEY.TONY
RIN: 2070-AB20
3496. 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.
Legal Authority: 15 USC
2605(e)(l)(A)/TSCA 6(e)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 761
Legal Deadline: None
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EPA—TSCA Final Rule Sta9e
Abstract: After analyzing the comments
received in response to an ANPRM
issued in 1991, EPA issued a proposed
rule on December 6,1994 to address
alternative disposal methods for newly
identified scenarios such as large
volume solids; mixed wastes such as
PCB/radioactive xvastes; and other
issues, such as disposal of household
wastes, small capacitors, and used
paints. The notice also solicited
comments on a modification to the
disposal regulations which would allow
for the recognition of PCB waste
management activities under other
Federal or State authorities and the
transboundary movement of PCB
wastes. Roughly 270 sets of comments
were received in response to the
NPRM, a final rule will be drafted
promulgating more than 50 changes,
additions and deletions to the current
regulations. Finally, the rule
incorporated a reproposal of the April
6,1990 proposed rule (55 FR 12866),
which intended to clarify questions on
whether the analysis of PCBs is to be
conducted on a dry weight basis.
Timetable;
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM 06/10/91 56 FR 26738
NPRM 12/06/94 59 FR 62788
Final Action 03/00/97
Small Entitles Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 2878.
Agency Contact: Tony Baney,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, (7404), Washington,
DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-3933
Email: BANEY.TONY
RIN: 2070-AC01
3497. USE OF ACRYLAMIDE FOR
GROUTING
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2605/TSCA 6
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 is currently
reviewing responses.
Timetable:
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
10/02/91 56 FR 49863
01/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 2779.
Agency Contact: Robert C. McNally,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-3945
Email: McNally, Robert
RIN: 2070-AC17
3498. 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
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.
NPRM
Final Action
11/18/93 58 FR 60970
12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3021.
Agency Contact: Tony Baney,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, (7404), Washington,
DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-3933
Email: baney.tony@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2070-AC39
3499. POLYCHLORINATED
BIPHENYLS (PCBS) DISPOSAL
AMENDMENTS
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
119 in Part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2070-AD04
3500. SECTION 8(A) PRELIMINARY
ASSESSMENT INFORMATION RULES
Priority: Routine and Frequent
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2607a/TSCA
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.
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EPA—TSCA Final Rule Stage
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Phone: 202 260-8130
BIN: 2070-ABll
Final Action 35th ITC 07/05/95 60 FR 34879
List
Final Action 37th ITC 02/28/96 61 FR 7421
List
Final Action 38th ITC 10/00/96
List
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 2178.
Agency Contact: Frank Kover,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, (7405), Washington,
DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-8130
RIN: 2070-AB08
3501. SECTION 8(D) HEALTH AND
SAFETY DATA REPORTING RULES
Priority: Routine and Frequent
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2607(d)/TSCA
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 Action 35th ITC 07/05/95 60 FR 34879
List
Final Action 37th ITC : 02/28/96 61 FR 7421
List
Final Action 38th ITC 10/00/96
List
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 1139.
Agency Contact: Frank Kover,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, (7405), Washington,
DC 20460
3502. TSCA SECTION 8(E); NOTICE
OF CLARIFICATION AND
SOLICITATION OF PUBLIC COMMENT
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
8(e)
CFR Citation: None
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; refined reporting
guidance on emergency incidents of
environmental contamination will be
developed, as appropriate, by the Office
of Solid Waste and Emergency
Response. 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 Action 12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 3118.
Agency Contact: Richard Hefter,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, (7402), Washington,
DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-3470
RIN: 2070-AC80
3503. 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 2;
15 USC 2611/TSCA 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)
(3) The end of the period during which
export notification requirements under
TSCA section 12(b) are triggered.
Additionally, the notice will solicit
comment on the method used by EPA
to calculate the sunset dates for multi-
chemical test rules.
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Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 231 / Friday, November 29, 1996 / Unified Agenda 63153
EPA—TSCA Final Rule Sta9e
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Final Action 06/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3559.
Agency Contact: Frank D. Kover,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, SE., Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-8130
RIN: 2070-AC84
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
Long-Term Actions
3504. CHEMICAL LIST EXPANSION;
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT
SECTION 313
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 372
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 01/12/94 59 FR 1788
Final Rule 11/30/94 59 FR 61432
Final Action Deferred 05/00/98
Chemicals
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Agency Contact: Susan B. Hazen
Phone: 202 260-1024
Email: HAZEN.SUSAN B
RIN: 2070-AC47
3505. LEAD-BASED PAINT ACTIVITIES
RULES; TRAINING, ACCREDITATION,
AND CERTIFICATION RULE AND
MODEL STATE PLAN RULE
Priority: Economically Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 745
Timetable:
3506. AMENDMENTS TO THE
ASBESTOS WORKER PROTECTION
RULE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: 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 763
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Final Action (1)
Rnal Action (2)
Date
09/02/94
08/29/96
12/00/97
FR Cite
59 FR 45872
61 FR 45778
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Brion Cook
Phone: 202 260-1878
RIN: 2070-AC64
Action
Date FR Cite
NPRM 11/01/94 59 FR 54746
NPRM(1) 11/01/94 59 FR 54746
NPRM (2) 11/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal
Agency Contact: Doreen Cantor
Phone: 202 260-1777
Email: Cantor, Doreen
RIN: 2070-AC66
3507. DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDANCE
AS MANDATED BY EXECUTIVE
ORDER 12873, SECTION 503 ON
ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE
PRODUCTS
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: None
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
09/29/95 60 FR 50722
00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: None
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.
Agency Contact: Eun-Sook Goidel
Phone: 202 260-3296
Email: goidel.eun-
sook@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2070-AC78
3508. EVALUATION OF PRODUCTS
FOR LEAD-BASED PAINT ACTIVITIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: None
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 12/00/98
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Doreen Cantor
Phone: 202 260-1777
RIN: 2070-AC88
3509. HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS
TEST RULE
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 789 to 795
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 06/26/96 61 FR 33178
Final Action 01/00/98
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Robert Reilly
Phone: 202 260-1105
Email: reilly.robert@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2070-AC76
3510. • TEST RULE FOR CERTAIN
METALS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: This action may
affect the private sector under
PL 104-4.
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EPA—TSCA
Long-Term Actions
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603; 2611;
2625
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 799
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action is expected to
obtain data that EPA believes is
necessary to more fully evaluate the
risks of certain metals. The Agency of
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR) identified the need for data
in toxicological profiles for the metals
including berylium, chromium,
manganese, mercury, nickel, and
selenium. The Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act
(CERCLA), as amended by SARA (42
USC 9604(1)), requires ATSDR: (1)
jointly with the EPA, to develop and
prioritize a list of hazardous substances
found at National Priority List (NPL)
sites; (2) prepare toxicological profiles
for these substances; and (3) assure the
initiation of a research program to
address identified data needs associated
with the substances.
The metals listed here, including
cadmium, are also hazardous air
pollutants (HAPs) under the Clean Air
Act (CAA) section 112. EPA would
therefore also use the data from this
action to implement several provisions
of section 112 of the CAA, including
the determination of risks remaining
after the application of technology
based on the standards under section
112(d) of the CAA, estimation of the
risks associated with accidental
releases, and the determination whether
or not substances should be removed
from the CAA section (b)(l) list of
HAPs (delisting).
Additional users of the data from this
action include EPA's Office of Water,
Hazardous Waste Program under the
Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA), the Toxic Release
Inventory (TRI), the Integrated Risk
Information System (IRIS), Office of
Pesticide Programs, the National
Toxicology Program, the National
Institute of Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH), the Mine Safety and
Health Administration (MSHA), and
State and local environmental
authorities. Because different "species"
of metal can have dramatically different
toxicological effects on biological
systems, it will be important to select
the appropriate "species" for study.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
12/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3882.
Agency Contact: Robert W. Jones,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, SE., Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202-260-8150
Fax: 202-260-1096
Email: jones.robert@epamail.epa.gov
BIN: 2070-AD10
3511. 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
Fishing Sinkers
NPRM 03/09/94 (59 FR 11122)
Final Action 12/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Agency Contact: Doreen Cantor
Phone: 202 260-1777
RIN: 2070-AC21
3512. REGULATORY INVESTIGATION
OF FORMALDEHYDE
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 765
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
ANPRM 05/23/84 49 FR 21870
NPRM 00/00/00
Termination for Apparel Workers
Section 9(d) Notice 03/19/84 (49 FR
21870)
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Frank Kover
Phone: 202 260-8130
Email: kover.frank@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2070-AB14
3513. PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA
FOR TERMINATION OF
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS
(PCBS) DISPOSAL PERMITS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 761
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 11/02/90 55 FR 46470
Final Action 12/00/98
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Tony Baney
Phone: 202 260-3933
Email: BANEY.TONY
RIN: 2070-AB81
3514. REGULATORY INVESTIGATION
OF DIOXIN IN PULP AND PAPER MILL
SLUDGE
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 744
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
05/10/91 56 FR 21802
12/14/92
NPRM
Response letter to
EOF & NWF
Final Action 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Robert C. McNally
Phone: 202 260-3945
Email: McNally,Robert C
RIN: 2070-AC05
3515. AMENDMENTS TO THE
ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIALS
IN SCHOOLS RULE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: 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 763
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 11/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions
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EPA—TSCA Long-Term Actions
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Doreen Cantor
Phone: 202 260-1777
RIN: 2070-AC62
3516. SIGNIFICANT NEW USE RULES
ON NATIONAL PROGRAM
CHEMICALS; ASBESTOS, LEAD, AND
REFRACTORY CERAMIC FIBERS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 704; 40 CFR 721
Timetable:
Asbestos
NPRM 12/00/97
Lead
ANPRM 09/28/94 (59 FR 49484)
NPRM 12/00/97
Refractory Ceramic Fiber
NPRM 03/21/94 (59 FR 13294)
Final Action 12/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Doreen Cantor
Phone: 202 260-1777
Email: CANTER, DOREEN
RIN: 2070-AC37
3517. LEAD-BASED PAINT
ACTIVITIES, TRAINING, AND
CERTIFICATION: RENOVATION AND
REMODELING
Priority: Economically Significant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 745
Timetable:
Action
Date FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
12/00/97
12/00/98
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Agency Contact: Doreen Cantor
Phone: 202 260-1777
Email: cantor, doreen@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2070-AC83
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Clean Water Act (CWA)
Prerule Stage
3518. 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.
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1313/CWA
303(c)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 131
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Water quality standards set
by States and Indian Tribes establish
the water quality goals for surface
waters of the U.S. and the means by
which attainment of these goals will be
measured and assured. They are the
foundation for protecting water quality
and related public health and welfare
and the ecological health of the nation's
waters. Water quality standards
regulations govern the development,
review and revision of water quality
standards under section 303 of the
Clean Water Act by States and Indian
Tribes and the review and approval of
those standards by EPA. The ANPRM
is a comprehensive review of the water
quality standards regulation designed to
determine what changes to the
regulation should be made to reflect the
experience gained in the program by
EPA, States, Tribes, and interested
parties. All major components of the
Water Quality Standards Program will
be reviewed for potential regulatory
and implementation improvements to
provide increased flexibility where
appropriate and further strengthen the
Standards Program through use of
scientific advances as a key element of
watershed-based water quality
protection and management. Issues to
be addressed include: establishing and
revising waterbody use designations,
development and implementation of
water quality criteria including
biological and sediment quality criteria,
antidegradation policies and
procedures, general policies such as
mixing zone, variance and compliance
schedule policies, and EPA's policy of
independent application of criteria
methods.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
ANPRM
NPRM
Final Action
12/00/96
12/00/97
12/00/98
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local; Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3662.
Agency Contact: Rob Wood,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4305), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-9536
RIN: 2040-AC56
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Clean Water Act (CWA)
Proposed Rule Stage
3519. • UNIFORM NATIONAL
DISCHARGE STANDARDS FOR
ARMED FORCES VESSELS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Clean Water Act
section 312(n) as amended
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 140
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory,
February 10, 1998.
Abstract: The 1996 Defense
Authorization Act authorizes EPA and
the Navy, in consultation with other
Federal agencies and affected States, to
develop Uniform National Discharge
Standards (UNDS) for liquid 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.
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EPA—CWA
Proposed Rule Stage
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 signify which
discharges require regulation, which
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
devises for those discharges that require
regulation. This regulation only applies
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 petition
for review any standard promulgated
under this action.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 06/00/97
Final Action 02/00/98
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3925.
Agency Contact: Deborah Lebow,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4504-F), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6419
BIN: 2040-AC96
3520. • PROPOSED SELENIUM
CRITERION MAXIMUM
CONCENTRATION FOR WATER
QUALITY GUIDANCE FOR THE GREAT
LAKES SYSTEM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1268/CWA
118
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 132
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking proposes a
new acute aquatic life criterion for
selenium in the final Water Quality
Guidance for the Great Lakes System
(the Guidance) that was published on
March 23, 1995 (60 FR 15366). The
proposal takes into account data
showing that selenium's two most
prevalent oxidation states, selenite and
selenate, present differing potentials for
aquatic toxicity, as well as new data
indicating that all forms of selenium
are additive. The new approach
produces a different selenium acute
criterion (also called the Criterion
Maximum Concentration, or CMC)
depending upon the relative
proportions of selenite, selenate, and
other forms of selenium that are
present.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 10/00/96
Final Action 12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 3921.
Agency Contact: Mark Morris,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4301), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202-260-0312
RIN: 2040-AC97
3521. ESTABLISHMENT OF NUMERIC
CRITERIA FOR PRIORITY TOXIC
POLLUTANTS FOR THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1251/CWA
101; 33 USC 1313/CWA 303
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 131
Legal Deadline: None
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 the discharge of such
pollutants could reasonably interfere
with the State's designated uses.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 03/00/97
Final Action 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 3504.
Agency Contact: Diane Frankel,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, EPA - Region IX, 75 Hawthorne
Street, San Francisco CA 95105
Phone: 415 744-2004
RIN: 2040-AC44
3522. GUIDELINES ESTABLISHING
WHOLE EFFLUENT TOXICITY WEST
COAST TEST PROCEDURES FOR THE
ANALYSIS OF POLLUTANTS UNDER
THE CLEAN WATER ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1313/CWA
301; 33 USC 1314h/CWA 304(h); 33
USC 1361/CWA 501
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 136
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will amend 40 CFR
part 136, by adding new West Coast
test procedures for the analysis of
pollutants under section 304(h) of the
Clean Water Act. This list of approved
biological test methods would be
amended by adding methods for
measuring chronic toxicity in estuarine
and marine species exposed to
pollutants in effluents and receiving
waters. State, local and tribal
governments and small businesses on
the West Coast are already using
variations of these methods in NPDES
permits. This rule will not have a
significant impact on State, local or
Tribal governments or small businesses
on the West Coast.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
04/00/97
04/00/98
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Small Entitles Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3618.
Agency Contact: William Telliard,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4303), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7134
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: telliard.william@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2040-AC54
3523. STREAMLINING THE STATE
SEWAGE SLUDGE MANAGEMENT
REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1251/CWA
101
CFR Citation: 40 CFR123; 40 CFR 501
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The requirements for States
seeking authorization of their sewage
sludge programs are set out at 40 CFR
parts 123 (for National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
programs) and 501 (for non-NPDES
programs). These requirements were
modeled on the NPDES requirements
for authorization of wastewater effluent
discharge programs. Many States
manage sewage sludge through their
solid waste programs, which are often
structured differently from NPDES
programs. As a result, States may not
always be able to meet all the
requirements of parts 123 or 501. The
Agency wants States with well-run
sewage sludge management programs to
be eligible for authorization without
having to make unnecessary
administrative changes to their
programs. Proposed changes would
streamline the existing regulations to
ease the authorization process for States
and ensure that decisions are made
based on true environmental and public
health considerations.
Timetable;
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
11/00/96
11/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3788.
Agency Contact: Wendy Bell,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4203), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-9534
RIN: 2040-AC87
3524. • STREAMLINED PROCEDURES
AND GUIDANCE FOR APPROVING
TEST PROCEDURES UNDER 40 CFR
PART 136
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1251 et seq;
33 USC 1314(h); 33 USC 1361(a)/76
Stat. 816; PL 92-500; 91 Stat. 1567; PL
95-217; 100 Stat. 7; PL 100-4.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 136; 40 CFR
122.21; 40 CFR 122.41; 40 CFR 122.44;
40 CFR 123.25
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This regulatory action would
propose the use of new, streamlined
procedures and guidance for submitting
methods to be approved 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:
3525. AMENDMENTS TO ROUND I
FINAL SEWAGE SLUDGE USE OR
DISPOSAL RULE - PHASE TWO
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This
mlemaking 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/CWA
101; 33 USC 1345/CWA 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. Some of the
issues that may be addressed in this
action include: land application
pollutant limits for molybdenum and
selenium, and measuring temperature
in lieu of measuring THC for
incineration. The proposed changes
will impact Federal, State, local and
tribal governments as well as small
businesses. EPA expects that these
changes will increase flexibility and
thus reduce the regulatory burden.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
03/00/97
10/00/97
Action
Date FR Cite Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
NPRM
Final Action
12/00/96
12/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, 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: telliard.william@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2040-AC93
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 3497.
Agency Contact: Robert M.
Southworth, Environmental Protection
Agency, Water, (4304), Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-7157
RIN: 2040-AC53
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3526. STREAMLINING NATIONAL
POLLUTANT DISCHARGE
ELIMINATION SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING
GENERAL PRETREATMENT
REQUIREMENTS
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
103 in Part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2040-AC69
3527. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND
STANDARDS FOR THE INDUSTRIAL
LAUNDRIES CATEGORY
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1311/CWA
301; 33 USC 1317/CWA 307; 33 USC
1314/CWA 304; 33 USC 1361/CWA
501; 33 USC 1316/CWA 306
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 441
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, March
31, 1997. Final, Judicial, December 31,
1998.
Abstract: EPA is developing effluent
limitation guidelines for Industrial
Laundries, which supply laundered and
dry-cleaned work uniforms, wiping
towels, safety equipment (such as
gloves and flame-resistant clothing),
dust covers and cloths, and similar
items to industrial and commercial
users. EPA is negotiating an extension
of the judicial deadline for this rule.
Timetable:
Action
Date FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
03/00/97
12/00/98
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3209.
Agency Contact: Susan Burris,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4303), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-5379
Fax: 202-260-7185
Email: burris.susan@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2040-AB97
3528. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND
STANDARDS FOR THE
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
CLEANING CATEGORY
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1311/CWA
301; 33 USC 1317/CWA 307; 33 USC
1314/CWA 304; 33 USC 1361/CWA
501; 33 USC 1316/CWA 306
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 442
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, March
31, 1997. Final, Judicial, December 31,
1998.
Abstract: EPA will propose effluent
limitation guidelines for transportation
equipment cleaning facilities, which
clean the interiors of tank trucks, rail
tank cars, intermodal tank containers,
intermediate bulk containers, ocean/sea
tankers, and tank barges. EPA is
negotiating an extension of the judicial
deadline for this rule.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
03/00/97
12/00/98
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3204.
Agency Contact: Gina Matthews,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4303), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6036
Fax: 202-260-7185
Email: matthews.gina@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2040-AB98
3529. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND
STANDARDS FOR LANDFILLS AND
INCINERATORS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1311/CWA
301; 33 USC 1314/CWA 304; 33 USC
1316/CWA 306; 33 USC 1317/CWA
307; 33 USC 1361/CWA 501
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 437
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, March
31, 1997. Final, Judicial, March 31,
1999.
Abstract: EPA is developing effluent
guidelines and standards for: a)
industrial incinerators and thermal
destruction units; and b) all landfills
with leachate collection systems. This
rule was formerly titled "Waste
Treatment, Phase II." EPA is
negotiating an extension to the judicial
deadline for this rule.
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM 03/00/97
Final Action 03/00/99
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3489.
Agency Contact: Samantha Hopkins,
(Incinerators), Environmental Protection
Agency, Water, (4303), Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-7149
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email:
hopkins.samantha@epamail.epa.gov
John Tinger, (Landfills), Environmental
Protection Agency, Water, (4303),
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-4992
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: tinger.john@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2040-AC23
3530. NPDES STREAMLINING RULE-
ROUND II
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 1311/CWA
301; 33 USC 1314/CWA 304; 33 USC
1312/CWA 302; 33 USC 1316/CWA
306; 33 USC 1318/CWA 308; 33 USC
1342/CWA 402; 33 USC 1361/CWA 501
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 122; 40 CFR 123;
40 CFR 124; 40 CFR 125
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On February 21, 1995,
President Clinton issued a directive
requesting that Federal agencies review
their regulatory programs to eliminate
any obsolete, ineffective, or unduly
burdensome regulations. In response to
that directive, the Office of Wastewater
Management plans to issue a
comprehensive rulemaking package
revising certain NPDES requirements in
parts 122, 123 and 124 to eliminate
redundant regulations, provide
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clarification, and remove or streamline
unnecessary procedures which do not
provide any environmental benefits.
Some of these revisions include: 1)
consolidating regulatory definitions; 2)
removal of Part 124 Subpart F non-
ndversary panel hearings; 3) possible
removal of storm water group
application requirements; 4)
streamlining permit termination
procedures; and 5) revising Part 124
evidentiary hearing procedures.
This rulemaking is expected to affect
entities who operate the NPDES
program or who are regulated by it.
This includes small businesses and
State and local governments. Most of
these effects are expected to be
deregulatory or streamlining in nature.
Timetable:
Action
Date FR Cite
NPRM 10/00/96
Final Action 03/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3762.
Agency Contact: Thomas Charlton,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4203), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6960
Fax: 202 260-1460
RIN: 2040-AC70
3531. NPDES STREAMLINING RULE-
ROUND III
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 1311/CWA
301; 33 USC 1312/CWA 302; 33 USC
1314/CWA 304; 33 USC 1316/CWA
306; 33 USC 1318/CWA 308; 33 USC
1342/CWA 402; 33 USC 1361/CWA 501
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 122; 40 CFR 123;
40 CFR 124
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On February 21,1995,
President Clinton issued a directive
requesting that Federal agencies review
their regulatory programs to eliminate
any obsolete, ineffective, or unduly
burdensome regulations. In response to
that directive, EPA plans to issue
several rulemaking packages to revise
NPDES requirements in parts 122, 123,
and 124 to eliminate redundant
regulations, provide clarification, and
remove or streamline unnecessary
procedures. Revisions under
consideration in this rule include
adding additional permit modifications
that can be considered minor
modifications at 122.63, and changes to
requirements concerning EPA's review
of State permits. Other revisions may
be considered as work on this rule
progresses. This rulemaking is expected
to affect entities which implement the
NPDES program or are regulated by it.
This includes small businesses and
State and local governments. Most of
these effects are expected to be
deregulatory or streamlining in nature.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 06/00/97
Final Action 12/00/98
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3786.
Agency Contact: Thomas Charlton,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4203), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6960
Fax: 202 260-1460
RIN: 2040-AC84
3532. STREAMLINING 301 (H) WAIVER
RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1311/CWA
301
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 125
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
specifies 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:
Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
04/00/97
10/00/97
FR Cite
Small Entities Affected: Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 3804.
Agency Contact: Deborah Lebow,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4504F), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6419
Fax: 202 260-9960
RIN: 2040-AC89
3533. STREAMLINING REVISIONS TO
THE WATER QUALITY PLANNING
AND MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
104 in Part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2040-AC65
3534. GUIDELINES ESTABLISHING
TEST PROCEDURES FOR THE
ANALYSIS OF TRACE METALS
UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC l314(h)/CWA
304(h); 33 USC 1361(a)/CWA 501
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 136; 40 CFR
122.21; 40 CFR 122.41; 40 CFR 122.44;
40 CFR 123.25; 40 CFR 403.7; 40 CFR
403.12
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This regulatory action would
propose to amend the Guidelines
Establishing Test Procedures for the
Analysis of Pollutants under 40 CFR
Part 136 to approve new EPA methods
for the determination of trace metals at
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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.
Since the methods currently approved
under 40 CFR Part 136 were designed
to meet technology-based permitting
needs, and since 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.
This action will not have a significant
economic impact on state, local, or
tribal governments or small businesses.
This regulation would approve a test
procedure to be used in measuring
trace metals under the National
Pollution Discharge Elimination System
unless the Regional Administrator
approves an alternative procedure.
Timetable:
Action
Date FR Cite
NPRM 04/00/97
Final Action 06/00/98
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
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: telliard.william@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2040-AC75
3535. GUIDELINES ESTABLISHING
TEST PROCEDURES FOR THE
ANALYSIS OF CYANIDE UNDER THE
CLEAN WATER ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1314(h)/CWA
304(h); 33 USC 1361(a)/CWA 501(a)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 136; 40 CFR
122.21; 40 CFR 122.41; 40 CFR 122.44;
40 CFR 123.25
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.
Total cyanide is a toxic (priority)
pollutant as defined in the Clean Water
Act and listed at 40 CFR 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. Method 335.1, Cyanides
Amenable to Chlorination (CATC), is
currently approved for the
measurement of free and weakly
complexed forms of cyanides. Methods
335.2 and 335.3 are currently approved
for measurement of total cyanides.
Subsequent to approval of Methods
335.1 and 335.3 under 40 CFR Part 136,
new data suggests that these methods
may not accurately reflect actual
cyanide concentrations found in
waste waters. Additionally, the
approved analytical methods 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 costs of
cyanide measurements, EPA plans to
develop and propose new test
procedures for the determination of
cyanides.
This action will not have a significant
economic impact on state, local or
tribal governments or small businesses.
This regulation approves a test
procedure to be used in measuring
cyanide under the National Pollution
Discharge Elimination System unless
the Regional Administrator approves an
alternative test procedure.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
04/00/97
06/00/98
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
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: telliard.william@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2040-AC76
3536. 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/CWA
303; 33 USC 1311/CWA 301; 33 USC
1314/CWA 304; 33 USC 1316/CWA
306; 33 USC 1317/CWA 307
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 405 to 471 as
amended
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This regulatory action would
re-format 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:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 12/00/96
Final Action 05/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3767.
Agency Contact: Jan Goodwin,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4303),. Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7152
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: goodwin.janet@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2040-AC79
3537. STREAMLINING THE GENERAL
PRETREATMENT REGULATIONS FOR
EXISTING AND NEW SOURCES OF
POLLUTION
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
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duplication, or streamline
requirements.
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1314/CWA
304; 33 USC 1317/CWA 307; 33 USC
402(b)(8)/CWA 402(b)(8); 33 USC
1361/CWA 501
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 403
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The National Pretreatment
Program was established in 1972. The
Office of Water is exploring ways to
reduce federally mandated activities
under the program that don't result in
benefits to the environment and to
improve program efficiencies. For
example, this rule will consider
appropriate exclusions or variable
requirements for numerous smaller
facilities that contribute insignificant
amounts of pollutants.
Timetable:
Action
Date FR Cite
NPRM 06/00/97
Final Action 06/00/98
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 3663.
Agency Contact: Jeff Smith,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4203), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-5586
BIN: 2040-AC58
3538. • 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 1251 et seq;
33 USC 1314(hJ/CWA 304; 33 USC
1361(a)/76 Stat 816; PL 92-500; 91 Stat
1567; PL 95-217; 100 Stat 7; PL 100-
4
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 136; 40 CFR
122.21; 40 CFR 122.41; 40 CFR 122.44;
40 CFR 123.25
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This regulatory action would
highlight the flexibility already
contained in the 600 and 1600 series
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, OW has
found that many 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
OW's position regarding its application.
This action will also propose to extend
this flexibility to all methods currently
approved under 40 CFR Part 136. The
purpose of extending this flexibility to
all 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:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
04/00/97
06/00/98
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3714.
Agency Contact: William A. Telliard,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4303), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-5251
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: telliard.william@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2040-AC92
3539. REVISION OF NPDES
INDUSTRIAL PERMIT APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS AND FORM 2C—
WASTEWATER DISCHARGE
INFORMATION
Priority: Economically Significant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: 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: 33 USC 1342/CWA
402
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 122.21(g)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: All existing manufacturing,
commercial, mining, and silvicultural
operations requiring a National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) permit must submit an
application in order to obtain a permit.
The existing industrial application form
has not been revised since 1984 and
needs to be updated to reflect statutory
and regulatory changes in the NPDES
program, advances in analytical
methods and an increased emphasis on
toxic control. The purpose of this
action is to revise and consolidate
existing application forms and
requirements for industries, and to
streamline the permit application
process for these facilities. The Agency
seeks to establish a unified process that
minimizes the need for additional
information from applicants while
providing permit writers the necessary
information, including toxics data, to
ensure that permits adequately address
concerns of permittees and
environmental protection. The Agency
seeks to allow the use of existing data
and to avoid unnecessary reporting.
The Agency is also considering how to
utilize electronic data submission.
Although these forms will increase the
burden on permittees not already
required to provide these data, many
other permittees are already required to
submit data. The Agency is minimizing
the need for information from small
entities, including tribal facilities. The
burden on States would be minimized
and even reduced because of
improvements to the application forms.
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EPA—CWA
Proposed Rule Stage
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 04/00/97
Final Action 01/00/99
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3234.
Agency Contact: Ruby Cooper Ford,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4203), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6051
BIN: 2040-AC26
3540. COMPREHENSIVE NPDES
STORMWATER PHASE II
REGULATIONS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1311/CWA
301; 33 USC 1342/CWA 402; 33 USC
1361/CWA 501
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 122; 40 CFR 124
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial,
September 1, 1997. Final, Judicial,
March 1, 1999.
Abstract: EPA will be proposing
changes to the stormwater regulations
for the remaining unregulated
dischargers that require regulation. Also
known as "Phase II dischargers," these
sources generally could include all
stormwater discharges from
commercial, retail, and institutional
facilities and from municipal separate
storm sewer systems serving
populations of less than 100,000. Data
collected under sections 305(b) and
402(p)(5) of the CWA indicate that
benefits will be derived from
addressing these discharges under the
Phase II program. Urban stormwater
runoff is a real cause of water quality
use impairment. EPA has invited
stakeholders to participate in the
development of comprehensive Phase II
rules under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA). This FACA
group will assist in the development
of the rule. Currently all Phase II
dischargers are required to have
stormwater permits by 2001. EPA will
be considering limiting the universe of
Phase II sources and may recommend
control options that are less
burdensome than permits.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 09/00/97
Final Action 03/00/99
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3785.
Agency Contact: Pamela Mazakas,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4203), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6599
Fax: 202 260-1460
RIN: 2040-AC82
3541. • PROPOSED REVISIONS TO
THE PCB CRITERIA FOR HUMAN
HEALTH AND WILDLIFE FOR THE
WATER QUALITY GUIDANCE FOR
THE GREAT LAKES SYSTEM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1268/CWA
118
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 132
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking proposes to
revise the approach for calculating the
baseline bioaccumulation factor (BAF)
for the total class of polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCBs) for the Water Quality
Guidance for the Great Lakes System
(Guidance or Part 132). The new
approach produces a different BAF
value for use in the derivation of the
human health and wildlife criteria. EPA
has recalculated the human health and
wildlife criteria using the new BAF
values and is proposing to revise the
criteria for PCBs codified in Table 3
and 4 to Part 132. The Agency is
committed to issuing a final rule before
March 1997, when the Great Lakes
States must submit programs to
implement the Guidance.
Timetable:
Action
Date FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
10/00/96
12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 3887.
Agency Contact: Mark Morris,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4301), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-0312
RIN: 2040-AC94
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Clean Water Act (CWA)
Final Rule Stage
3542. 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/CWA
101; 33 USC 1345/CWA 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.
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EPA—CWA
Final Rule Stage
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
10/25/95 60 FR 54771
12/00/96
Small Entitles Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3497
and SAN No. 3442 (RIN 2040-AC46)
Agency Contact: Robert M.
Southworth, Environmental Protection
Agency, Water, (4304), Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-7157
RIN: 2040-AG29
3543. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND
STANDARDS FOR THE
PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING
CATEGORY
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1311/CWA
301; 33 USC 1314/CWA 304; 33 USC
1316/CWA 306; 33 USC 1317/CWA
307; 33 USC 1361/CWA 501
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 439
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial,
February 28,1995. Final, Judicial,
March 31,1997.
Abstract: EPA is developing revised
effluent limitation guidelines and
standards for the pharmaceutical
manufacturing industry, including
limitations on toxic and non-
conventional volatile organic
pollutants. EPA is negotiating an
extension of the judicial deadline for
this rule.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM (NSPS)
NPRM
Final Action
10/27/83 48 FR 49832
05/02/95 60 FR 21592
03/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 1427.
Agency Contact: Frank Hund,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4303), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7182
Fax: 202-260-7185
Email: hund.frank@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2040-AA13
3544. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND
STANDARDS FOR THE PULP, PAPER,
AND PAPERBOARD CATEGORY
Priority: Economically Significant.
Major under 5 USC 801.
Unfunded Mandates: This action may
affect the private sector under
PL 104-4.
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1311/CWA
301; 33 USC 1314/CWA 304; 33 USC
1316/CWA 306; 33 USC 1317/CWA
307; 33 USC 1361/CWA 501
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 430; 40 CFR 431
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial,
October 31, 1993.
Abstract: EPA is revising existing Best
Practicable Technology (BPT), Best
Conventional Pollutant Control
Technology (BCT), Best Available
Technology (BAT), New Source
Performance Standards (NSPS),
Pretreatment Standards for Existing
Sources (PSES), and Pretreatment
Standards for New sources (PSNS). The
Agency is developing these revised
effluent limitations in conjunction with
development of maximum achievable
control technology (MACT) standards,
which limit air emissions under the
Clean Air Act. (See separate Regulatory
Plan entry, "Integrated NESHAP and
Effluent Guidelines: Pulp and Paper,"
RIN: 2060-AD03.)
Timetable:
Action
Date FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
12/17/93 58 FR 66078
12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 2712.
Agency Contact: Donald Anderson,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4303), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7189
Fax: 202-260-7185
Email:
anderson.donald@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2040-AB53
3545. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND
STANDARDS FOR THE COASTAL
SUBCATEGORY OF THE OIL AND
GAS EXTRACTION CATEGORY
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1314/CWA
304; 33 USC 1316/CWA 306; 33 USC
1317/CWA 307; 33 USC 1361/CWA
501; 33 USC 1311/CWA 301
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 435
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial,
January 31, 1995. Final, Judicial,
October 31, 1996.
Abstract: EPA is developing effluent
limitation guidelines based on Best
Available Technology (BAT), Best
Conventional Technology (BCT), and
New Source Performance Standards
(NSPS) for coastal oil and gas
extraction facilities. This regulation
will apply to the facilities involved in
exploration, development and
production operations.
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Notice 11/08/89 54 FR 46919
NPRM 02/17/95 60 FR 9428
Final Action 10/00/96
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 2747.
Agency Contact: Charles White,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4303), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-5411
Fax: 202-260-7185
Email: white.chuck@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2040-AB72
3546. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND
STANDARDS FOR THE CENTRALIZED
WASTE TREATMENT INDUSTRY
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1311/CWA
301; 33 USC 1314/CWA 304; 33 USC
1316/CWA 306; 33 USC 1317/CWA
307; 33 USC 1361/CWA 501
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 437
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial,
December 15, 1994. Final, Judicial,
March 31, 1997.
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
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EPA—CWA
Final Rule Stage
titled "Waste Treatment, Phase I." EPA
is negotiating an extension of the
judicial deadline for this rule.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 01/27/95 60 FR 5464
Final Action 03/00/97
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: matuszko.jan@epamail.epa.gov
RIM: 2040-AB78
3547. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND
STANDARDS FOR THE METAL
PRODUCTS AND MACHINERY
CATEGORY, PHASE I
Priority: Economically Significant.
Major under 5 USC 801.
Unfunded Mandates: This action may
affect the private sector under
PL 104-4.
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1311/CWA
301; 33 USC 1314/CWA 304; 33 USC
1316/CWA 306; 33 USC 1317/CWA
307; 33 USC 1361/CWA 501
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 438
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, March
31, 1995. Final, Judicial, March 31,
1997.
Abstract: The Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) is developing
effluent limitation guidelines for
facilities that generate wastewater while
processing metal parts; metal products;
and machinery, including manufacture,
assembly, rebuilding, repair, and
maintenance. The phase I regulation
will cover seven industrial groups:
aircraft, aerospace, hardware, ordnance,
stationary industrial equipment, mobile
industrial equipment, and electronic
equipment. This regulation is
performance-based and does not specify
a method of compliance. EPA is
negotiating an extension of the judicial
deadline for this rule.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
05/30/95 60 FR 28210
03/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 2806.
Agency Contact: Steven Ceil,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4303), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-9817
Fax: 202-260-7185
Email: geil.steve@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2040-AB79
3548. 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.
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1313/CWA
303
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 131
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA is revising its rule
promulgated on December 22, 1992,
(National Toxics Rule or NTR) that
established water quality criteria for 14
States that had failed to fully comply
with section 303(2)(B) of the Clean
Water Act. The NTR promulgated total
recoverable metals criteria for 11 of
these 14 States. In October 1993, the
Office of Water issued a policy
memorandum recommending a shift to
the use of dissolved metals criteria
because they more accurately reflect the
bioavailable fraction of waterborne
metals for aquatic life. This revision
will convert the total recoverable
metals criteria to dissolved metals
criteria and bring the 11 States into
alignment with the current policy on
the use of dissolved metals.
This action is de-regulatory in nature,
but is not expected to impact the health
of aquatic life hi the water column.
EPA expects this rule to result in less
stringent permit limits and therefore a
potential cost savings in wastewater
treatment for dischargers of metals in
the 11 covered States.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Interim Final Rule 05/04/95 60 FR 22229
Final Action 03/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 3661.
Agency Contact: Jackie Romney,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4203), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-9687
RIN: 2040-AC55
3549. STREAMLINED PROCEDURES
FOR DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING
APPROVED PUBLICLY-OWNED
TREATMENT WORKS
PRETREATMENT PROGRAMS
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 1314/CWA
304; 33 USC 1317/CWA 307; 33 USC
1342(b)(8)/CWA402(b)(8); 33 USC
1361/CWA 501
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 403
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Under the current
regulations, many changes to approved
publicly owned treatment works
(POTW) pretreatment programs are not
effective until formally approved by
EPA or the State. The formal approval
procedures require two public notices
of program changes. The entire
approved POTW pretreatment program
is also made a part of the National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) permit of the POTW that
administers the pretreatment program.
This means that the POTW's NPDES
permit is modified when the
pretreatment program is revised. There
are State and EPA backlogs of
pretreatment program changes for
approval. The double notice procedure
is expensive and normally elicits little
public comment.
Under the new regulations, the POTW's
NPDES permit would include only
certain significant elements of the
approved POTW pretreatment program.
EPA or the State would need to
approve changes to the POTW
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CWA Final Rule Stage
drinking water intake zone, thereby
making it unlawful for vessels to
discharge sewage within that zone. This
amendment would provide guidance to
EPA Regions and States on the specific
information necessary for the
designation of a drinking water intake
zone.
This amendment will have no impact
on small businesses and would only
affect those State's choosing to request
designation of no discharge zones. The
amendment will not impact local and
tribal governments. (The Clean Water
Act section 518 does not include Tribes
under Treatment as States in regards
to section 312 of the Clean Water Act).
State and local governments and public
water supply systems should benefit
from improved water quality near their
drinking water intakes.
Timetable;
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM10/16/96 61 FR 54013
Final Action 09/00/97
Small Entitles Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3666.
Agency Contact: Deb Lebow,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4504F), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6419
RIN: 2040-AC61
3556. NPDES WASTEWATER PERMIT
APPLICATION FORMS AND
REGULATORY REVISIONS FOR
MUNICIPAL DISCHARGES AND
SEWAGE SLUDGE USE OR DISPOSAL
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 1342/CWA
402; 33 USC 1311/CWA 301; 33 USC
1314/CWA 304; 33 USC 1318/CWA
308; 33 USC 1345/CWA 405; 33 USC
1361/CWA 501
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 122.2l(j)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The purpose of this action is
to revise and consolidate existing
application forms and requirements for
Publicly Owned Treatment Works
(POTWs) and other Treatment Works
Treating Domestic Sewage (TWTDS),
and to streamline the application
process for these facilities. The Agency
seeks to establish a unified process that
minimizes the need for additional
information from applicants while
providing permit writers the necessary
information, including toxics data, to
ensure that permits adequately address
concerns of permittees and
environmental protection. The Agency
seeks to allow the use of existing data
and to avoid unnecessary reporting.
The Agency is also considering how to
utilize electronic data submission.
Although these forms will increase the
burden on permittees not already
required to provide these data, many
permittees are already required to
submit these data. The Agency is
minimizing the need for information
from small entities, including tribal
facilities. The burden on States would
be minimized and even reduced
because of improvements to the
application forms.
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 2501.
Agency Contact: Robin Danesi,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4203), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-2991
RIN: 2040-AB39
3557. SHORE PROTECTION ACT,
SECTION 4103(B) REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 2601/Shore
Protection Act of 1988 (PL 100-6-
88),4103(b)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 237
Legal Deadline: None
12/06/95 60 FR 62545
08/00/97
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. Municipalities and
businesses involved with the vessel
transportation and shore side handling
of these wastes would be affected by
this rule.
State governments in the business of
transporting municipal or commercial
waste by vessel would have to comply
with the minimum waste handling
standards. 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
Final Action
08/30/94 59 FR 44798
03/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: Local
Additional Information: SAN No. 2820.
Agency Conltact: Deb Lebow,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4504F), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6419
RIN: 2040-AB85
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Clean Water Act (CWA)
Long-Term Actions
3558. STANDARDS FOR THE USE OR
DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE SLUDGE
(ROUND II)
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 503
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 12/00/99
Final Action 12/00/01
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Robert M. Southworth
Phone: 202 260-7157
RIN: 2040-AC25
3559. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND
STANDARDS FOR THE METAL
PRODUCTS AND MACHINERY
CATEGORY, PHASE II
Priority: Economically Significant.
Major under 5 USC 801.
Unfunded Mandates: This action may
affect the private sector under
PL 104-4.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 438
Timetable:
Action
Date FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
12/00/97
12/00/99
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Mark Ingle
Phone: 202 260-7191
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: ingle.mark@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2040-AC30
3560. CRITERIA AND STANDARDS
REFLECTING BEST TECHNOLOGY
AVAILABLE (BTA) FOR COOLING
WATER INTAKE STRUCTURES
UNDER SECTION 316(B) OF THE
CLEAN WATER ACT
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 125; 40 CFR 401
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 07/00/99
Final Action 08/00/01
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Agency Contact: Deborah Nagle
Phone: 202 260-2656
RIN: 2040-AC34
3561. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND
STANDARDS FOR IRON AND STEEL
MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE
CATEGORY
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 420
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Interim Final Rule
12/00/98
12/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Agency Contact: George M. Jett
Phone: 202 260-7151
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: jett.george@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2040-AC90
3562. CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION
404 PROGRAM DEFINITION OF THE
WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES-
ISOLATED WATERS AND ARTIFICIAL
WATERS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 232
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 00/00/00
Final Action 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Agency Contact: Hazel Groman
Phone: 202 260-8798
RIN: 2040-AB74
3563. COMPARISON OF DREDGED
MATERIAL TO REFERENCE
SEDIMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 230
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
01/04/95 60FR419
00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: John Goodin
Phone: 202 260-9910
RIN: 2040-AC14
3564. REVISIONS TO OCEAN
DUMPING REGULATIONS FOR
DREDGED MATERIAL
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: 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
NPRM
Final Action
Date
00/00/00
00/00/00
FR Cite
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: John Heisler
Phone: 202 260-8448
RIN: 2040-AB62
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Clean Water Act (CWA)
Completed Actions
3565. LEATHER TANNING AND
FINISHING EFFLUENT GUIDELINES—
PRETREATMENT STANDARDS FOR
EXISTING AND NEW SOURCES
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 425
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Direct Final Rule 07/08/96 61 FR 35680
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Ed Terry
Phone: 202 260-7128
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: terry.ed@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2040-AC48
3566. EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND
STANDARDS FOR PESTICIDE
FORMULATING, PACKAGING, AND
REPACKAGING
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 455
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Final Action 11/06/96 61 FR 57518
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Shari Zuskin
Phone: 202 260-7130
Fax: 202 260-7185
RIN: 2040-AC21
3567. MODIFICATION OF SECONDARY
TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR
DISCHARGES INTO MARINE WATERS;
CHANGE TO ELIGIBILITY FOR
DIFFERENT AVERAGING PERIOD
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 125, subpart G
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Final Action 08/29/96 61 FR 45832
Small Entities Affected: Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: Local,
Federal
Agency Contact: Virginia Fox-Norse
Phone: 202 260-9129
RIN: 2040-AC72
3568. 1996 EFFLUENT GUIDELINES
PLAN
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR subchapter N
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Final 1996 Plan 10/07/96 61 FR 52582
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Eric Strassler
Phone: 202 260-7150
Fax: 202 260-7185
Email: strassler.eric@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2040-AC86
3569. AMENDMENTS TO
REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTHORIZED
STATE PERMIT PROGRAMS UNDER
SECTION 402 OF THE CLEAN WATER
ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 123.25; 40 CFR
123.30
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Final Action 05/08/96 61 FR 20971
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Bob Klepp
Phone: 202 260-5805
RIN: 2040-AC43
3570. OCEAN DUMPING TESTING
REQUIREMENTS CLARIFICATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 227
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Final Action 09/30/96 61 FR 51195
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Dave Redford
Phone: 202 260-9179
Fax: 202 260-9920
RIN: 2040-AC81
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Atomic Energy Act (AEA)
Proposed Rule Stage
3571. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
STANDARDS FOR LOW-LEVEL
RADIOACTIVE WASTE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201/AEA
274; 15 USC 2625
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 193
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Under 40 CFR 193, the
Agency intends to set generally
applicable standards for the
management and disposal of low-level
radioactive wastes at federal facilities
under the purview of the Atomic
Energy Act, as amended.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
ANPRM
NPRM
Final Action
08/31/83 48 FR 39563
12/00/96
12/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 1727.
Agency Contact: Tara Chhay Cameron,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, (6602J), Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 233-9310
RIN: 2060-AA04
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EPA—AEA
Proposed Rule Stage
3572. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY RADIATION SITE CLEANUP
REGULATION
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
105 in Part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AB31
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Atomic Energy Act (AEA)
Final Rule Stage
3573. PROTECTIVE ACTION
GUIDANCE FOR DRINKING WATER
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC
2021(h)/AEA(h)/ReorganizationPlan
No. 3 of 1970; PL 96-295, sec 304; EO
12241
CFR Citation: 41 CFR 351
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action will result in
Federal protective action guidance
(PAG) for State and local officials to
use in the event of a nuclear accident
to protect the general public from the
adverse health affects associated with
the ingestion of drinking water that is
contaminated with radioactive material.
As soon as the draft guidance is
developed it will be submitted to the
PAG Subcommittee of the Federal
Radiological Preparedness Coordinating
Committee (FRPCC) for review and
comment. Members of the PAG
subcommittee include representatives
from DOE, DOD, FEMA, NRC, HHS,
USDA, DOT, and the Conference of
Radiation Control Program Directors
(CRCPD). When a consensus among the
representatives is reached, the guidance
is recommended to the full FRPCC for
endorsement. After that endorsement is
obtained a notice of the availability of
a revised EPA 400-R-92-001, Manual of
Protective Action Guides and Protective
Actions for Nuclear Incidents will be
published in the Federal Register.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Submission to FRPCC 02/00/97
for endorsement
Notice of Availability 06/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3602.
Agency Contact: Charles Blue, Office
of Radiation and Indoor Air,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6602J, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 233-9488
RIN: 2060-AF39
3574. FEDERAL RADIATION
PROTECTION GUIDANCE FOR
EXPOSURE OF THE GENERAL
PUBLIC
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 2021(h)/AEA
274(h)/Reorganization Plan No. 3 of
1970
CFR Citation: Not applicable
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action will update and
replace existing Presidential guidance
for all Federal agencies in the
formulation of radiation standards for
protection of the public from ionizing
radiation that was issued in 1960.
Timetable:
Action
ANPRM
NPRM
Final Action
Date
06/18/86
12/23/94
12/00/96
FR Cite
51 FR 22264
59 FR 66414
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3321.
(was 2073)
Agency Contact: Allan Richardson,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, (6602J), Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 254-3826
Fax: 202 233-9213
RIN: 2060-AE61
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
Proposed Rule Stage
3575. STREAMLINING REVISIONS TO
THE NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING
WATER REGULATIONS
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
106 in Part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2040-AC66
3576. ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR
REGULATED DRINKING WATER
CONTAMINANTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 300f/SDWA
1401; 42 USC 300g-l/SDWA 1412; 42
USC 300J-9/SDWA 1450
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)
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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 and at the
same time withdraw approval of older
outdated methods. The new additional
methods to be proposed for approval
will include immunoassays.
Immunoassays detect target compounds
using an antibody which binds only to
that substance. These assays are
increasingly applied to environmental
analysis because of their selectivity,
accuracy, speed, low limit of detection
and economy.
Timetable;
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM 12/00/96
Final Action 12/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3726.
Agency Contact: Dr. Jitendra Saxena,
Environmental Protection Agency,.
Water, (4603), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-9579
R1N: 2040-AC77
3577. UNDERGROUND INJECTION
CONTROL PROGRAM STREAMLINING
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 300h /SDWA
1421
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 144; 40 CFR 140
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On March 16, 1995 President
Clinton issued a directive to reduce
existing paperwork burdens by 25%. To
help meet this 25% reduction goal, the
UIC program will try to reduce
approximately 90,000 hours of the
paperwork burden on State and
injection well operators. The UIC
program plans to reduce the frequency
of a number of regularly scheduled
reports by 50%. The Program will
include these reductions in the overall
25% reduction. In order to meet the
25% reduction EPA will consider the
following changes: (1) reduction in
monitoring and reporting frequency,
and (2) reduction in requirements for
state reviews of lifetime permits.
Timetable: _____
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
01/00/97
09/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Tribal, Federal
Additional information: SAN No. 3784.
Agency Contact: Denny Cruz,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4602), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7776
Fax: 202 260-0732
RIN: 2040-AC83
3578. 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.
Legal Authority: 42 USC SOOj-4 /SDWA
1445
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The current drinking water
monitoring requirements vary by
contaminant (e.g., inorganic vs.
organic), the source of the supply (i.e.,
surface water vs. ground water) and by
system size. After an initial series of
samples, the sampling frequency
increases or decreases based on the
results of the initial series. Because
there are numerous permutations to the
possible frequencies at any one
sampling point, the requirements are
difficult to understand. And because
the requirements presume all systems
are contaminated, many systems have
conducted expensive monitoring
without finding any contamination.
EPA intends to simplify and improve
the cost effectiveness of the current
requirements for chemical
contaminants by reducing the number
of variables upon which the sampling
frequencies turn, by providing greater
latitude for state discretion in
customizing the sampling frequencies
to local circumstances (i.e.,
vulnerability to contamination) and by
consolidating subsections wherever
possible.
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
01/00/97
01/00/98
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 3761.
(Combining with SAN 3565 and RIN
2040-AC52)
Agency Contact: Mike Muse,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4604), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-3874
Fax: 202 260-4656
RIN: 2040-AC73
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
Final Rule Stage
3579. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING
WATER REGULATIONS FOR LEAD
AND COPPER
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 300g-l
/SDWA 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 should experience a
minor decrease in costs as a result of
these revisions. Many local and tribal
governments and small businesses that
operate public water systems should
also experience a decrease in annual
costs.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 04/12/96 61 FR 16348
Final Action 06/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3440.
Agency Contact: Judy Lebowich,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4603), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7595
RIN: 2040-AC27
3580. 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-l
/SDWA 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,
Association), ASTM (American Society
for Testing and Materials) Methods,
USGS (United States Geological Survey)
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
regulated radionuclides.
The rule would allow the use of low
cost, easy to use and technologically
advanced methods for monitoring for
regulated radionuclides in drinking
water. Laboratory acceptance limits and
other method performance
requirements that were specified under
previous rules will not be changed in
this rulemaking.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 07/18/91 56 FR 33050
Final Action 11/00/96
local and tribal governments in that it -«-Small Entities Affected: None
makes the rules easier to implement
and thus facilitates their jobs.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Direct Final Action 02/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
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
3581. ANALYTIC METHODS FOR
MEASURING RADIONUCLIDES IN THE
DRINKING WATER PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 300/SDWA
1412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 143
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA approves analytical
methods for analyzing regulated
drinking water contaminants. EPA
approved methods include EPA
methods, Standard Methods (methods
evaluated and recommended for use by
the APHA (American Public Health
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3803.
Agency Contact: Dr. Jitendra Saxena,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4603), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-9579
RIN: 2040-AC88
3582. MANAGEMENT OF CLASS V
INJECTION WELLS UNDER PART C
OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 42 USC 300h /SDWA
1421 to 1425
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 144; 40 CFR 145;
40 CFR 146
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial,
August 15, 1995. Final, Judicial,
November 15, 1996.
Abstract: In the Safe Drinking Water
Act, Congress required that EPA protect
current and future underground sources
of drinking water (USDWs) from the
environmental and public health
threats posed by the subsurface
emplacement of fluids through
injection wells. A Report to Congress
entitled Class V Injection Wells -
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Final Rule Stage
Current Inventory; Effects on Ground
Water; and Technical
Recommendations, September 1987
(EPA Document Number 570/9-87-006)
indicated that some types of Class V
wells have the potential to contaminate
USDWs. Class V injection wells are
generally shallow waste disposal wells,
storm water and agricultural drainage
systems, or other devices that are used
to release fluids either directly into or
above USDWs. In some instances, the
fluids released by these wells contain
elevated concentrations of
contaminants that may endanger
drinking water supplies. EPA
responded to the threats posed by these
wells by developing and implementing
a comprehensive strategy for the
management of Class V injection wells.
The strategy involves a tailored
combination of guidance, education,
and outreach, and enhancing the use
of existing regulatory autiiorities
through some minor changes to existing
regulations. The overall goal of the
strategy is to speed up the closure of
potentially endangering Class V wells
using current authorities and to
promote the use of Best Management
Practices (BMPs) to ensure that other
Class V wells do not endanger USDWs.
The proposed regulatory changes are a
key component of the comprehensive
strategy for managing Class V wells The
minor regulatory changes to 40 CFR
parts 144 and 146 would improve the
effectiveness of the current Class V
regulations by making it easier for the
regulated community to understand the
existing requirements applicable to
shallow disposal wells. The proposed
changes include a simplification of the
current categories of Class V wells, the
clarification of certain key definitions
to make it clear to the regulated
community which types of shallow
disposal systems are Class V wells and
which are not, and the reclassification
of deep low-level radioactive wells to
Class I.
EPA is re-evaluating the proposed rule
in response to comments received and
renegotiating the judicial deadline.
Timetable; .
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
08/28/95 60 FR 44652
11/00/96
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 2778.
Agency Conitact: Lee Whitehurst,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4602), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-5532
RIN: 2040-AB83
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
Long-Term Actions
3583. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING
WATER REGULATIONS:
RADIONUCLIDES
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
ANPRM
NPRM
Final Action
09/30/86 51 FR 34836
07/18/91 56 FR 33050
00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Dave Huber
Phone: 202 260-9566
RIN: 2040-AA94
3584. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING
WATER REGULATIONS:
GROUNDWATER DISINFECTION
Priority: Economically Significant.
Major under 5 USC 801.
Unfunded Mandates: This action may
affect State, local or tribal governments.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
00/00/00
00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Bruce Macler
Phone: 415 744-1884
RIN: 2040-AA97
3585. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING
WATER REGULATIONS: ARSENIC
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 00/00/00
Final Action 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Heather Shank-Givens
Phone: 202 260-0063
RIN: 2040-AB75
3586. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING
WATER REGULATIONS: PHASE VIA—
DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCTS RULE
Priority: Economically Significant.
Major under 5 USC 801.
Unfunded Mandates: This action may
affect State, local or tribal governments.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
07/29/94 59 FR 38668
00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Tom Grubbs
Phone: 202 260-7270
RIN: 2040-AB82
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Long-Term Actions
3587. 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
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Jim Taft
Phone: 202 260-5519
RIN: 2040-AC07
3588. 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
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Heather Shank-Givens
Phone: 202 260-0063
RIN: 2040-AC13
3589. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING
WATER REGULATIONS: PHASE VI-
B—ORGANIC AND INORGANIC
CONTAMINANTS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 00/00/00
Final Action 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: David Huber
Phone: 202 260-9566
RIN: 2040-AC22
3590. • NATIONAL PRIMARY
DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS:
ENHANCED SURFACE WATER
TREATMENT RULE
Priority: Economically Significant.
Major under 5 USC 801.
Unfunded Mandates: This action may
affect State, local or tribal governments.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 300/SDWA
1412
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory,
November 30, 1998. Final, Statutory,
November 30, 2000.
Abstract: The enhanced surface water
treatment rule will establish standards
to prevent microbial contamination.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
07/29/94 59 FR 38832
00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 2304.
Agency Contact: Susan Shaw,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Water, (4603), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-8049
RIN: 2040-AC91
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
Completed Actions
3591. DRINKING WATER MICROBIAL
AND DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT
MONITORING RULE (FORMERLY
CALLED THE "INFORMATION
COLLECTION DISINFECTION BY-
PRODUCTS RULE")
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Final Action 05/14/96 61 FR 24353
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Tom Grubbs
Phone: 202 260-7270
RIN: 2040-AC24
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Prerule Stage
3592. • REVIEW OF TOXICITY
CHARACTERISTIC LEVEL FOR
SILVER UNDER THE RESOURCE
CONSERVATION RECOVERY ACT
(RCRA)
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Major: 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: 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:
Technical Review
Pre-Rule 06/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3886.
Agency Contact: Tamara Irvin,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response,
(5304W), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703-308-8807
Fax: 703-308-0522
RIN: 2050-AE37
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Proposed Rule Stage
3593. 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.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6905; 42 USC
6912(a); 42 USC 6921; 42 USC 6922;
42 USC 6926; 42 USC 6938; 42 USC
9602; 42 USC 9603; 42 USC 9604; 33
USC 1321; 33 USC 1361
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 271;
40 CFR 302
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial,
September 30,1997. Final, Judicial,
September 30,1998.
Abstract: This action addresses the
potential risks posed by wastes from
the production of paints, and
determines whether these wastes
should be listed as hazardous under
RCRA. to control these risks. Any new
wastes listed as hazardous will 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.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 09/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State,
Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3805.
Agency Contact: Dr. Gate Jenkins,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response,
(5304W), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-0453
Fax: 703 308-0514
RIN: 2050-AE32
3594. REVISIONS TO THE OIL
POLLUTION PREVENTION
REGULATION
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: 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: 33 USC 1321/CWA
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), and 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. This
action supplements the 1991 proposed
revisions, and proposes to reduce
burdens associated with the rule by
reducing the recordkeeping provisions
or exempting some facilities from some
or all 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 iStates.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 10/22/91 56 FR 54612
Supplemental NPRM 03/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
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Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 2634.
Agency Contact: Kevin Mould,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response,
(5203G), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 603-8728
RIN: 2050-AC62
3595. FLEXIBILITY IN MANAGEMENT
CRITERIA FOR SMALL MUNICIPAL
SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS
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 6949a/RCRA
4010
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 258
Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, March
26, 1998.
Abstract: On March 26,1996, President
Clinton signed into law the Land
Disposal Program Flexibility Act of
1996 (LDPFA), H.R. 2036. Among other
things, the LDPFA established a
ground-water monitoring exemption for
small municipal solid waste landfills
(MSWLFs) located in dry or remote
areas. EPA has revised the municipal
solid waste disposal facility criteria (40
CFR Part 258) to establish a ground-
water monitoring exemption for these
facilities (the codification rule). The
LDPFA also requires EPA to revise the
Part 258 municipal solid waste disposal
facility criteria to provide additional
flexibility to small MSWLFs with
respect to daily cover, the frequency of
landfill gas monitoring, the use of an
infiltration barrier in the final landfill
cover, and the means for demonstrating
financial assurance. These revisions
must take into account climatic and
hydrogeologic conditions and be
protective of human health and the
environment. EPA has begun work on
a separate rulemaking to provide this
flexibility while still ensuring
protection of human health and the
environment.
In 1991, the Agency promulgated final
municipal solid waste disposal facility
criteria (40 CFR Part 258), which
established national minimum
standards for municipal solid waste
landfills (MSWLFs). The Part 258
criteria provided an exemption from
ground-water monitoring for small
MSWLF units located in dry or remote
areas. In providing this exemption, EPA
sought to balance the protection of
human health and the environment
with the practicable capability of these
small community landfill owners and
operators. This ground-water
monitoring exemption was vacated in
1993 by the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia Circuit.
On August 10, 1995, the Agency
proposed a new rule on alternative
ground-water monitoring options for
small MSWLFs located in dry or remote
areas. The proposed rule would have
provided small MSWLFs with
flexibility in meeting the Part 258
ground-water monitoring requirements.
(Abstract continued - See Additional
Information)
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM 08/10/95 60 FR 40799
Final Action on Delay 10/06/95 60 FR 52337
of Compliance Date
Final Action to Codify 09/25/96 61 FR 50410
Legislation
NPRM Flexibility for 06/00/97
Small MSWLFs
Final Action Flexibility 03/00/98
for Small MSWLFs
Small Entities Affected: Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3546.
(Abstract Continued) As a result of the
establishment of the Part 258 ground-
water monitoring exemption for small
MSWLFs located in dry or remote
areas, many small landfills no longer
need this flexibility because they are
not be subject to the ground-water
monitoring requirements. Therefore, the
Agency has withdrawn the proposed
rule on alternative ground-water
monitoring options, in the codification
rule.
Agency Contact: Allen Geswein,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response,
5306W, Washington, DC 20460.
Phone: 703 308-7261
RIN: 2050-AE24
3596. NEW AND REVISED TESTING
METHODS APPROVED FOR RCRA
SUBTITLE C, HAZARDOUS WASTE
TESTING MANUAL, SW-846, THIRD
EDITION, UPDATE IV
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6912/RCRA
2002; 42 USC 6921/RCRA 3001; 42
USC 6924/RCRA 3004; 42 USC
6925/RCRA 3005; 42 USC 6926/RCRA
3006
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 260; 40 CFR 261;
40 CFR 262; 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 265;
40 CFR 268; 40 CFR 270
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action will revise certain
testing methods and add other new
testing methods that are approved or
required under Subtitle C of RCRA.
These new and revised methods will
be added to EPA's solid waste testing
guidance ("Test Methods for Evaluating
Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical
Methods," EPA publication SW-846).
These revisions are necessary to
provide improved and more complete
analytical methods for RCRA-relating
testing. This action will assist States
and Tribal governments in
implementing the RCRA program.
There will be no impacts on local
governments or small businesses.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 03/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Tribal, Federal
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 3547.
Agency Contact: Kim Kirkland,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response,
(5307W), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703-308-0490
RIN: 2050-AE25
3597. HAZARDOUS WASTE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM:
IDENTIFICATION AND LISTING OF
HAZARDOUS WASTE; RECYCLED
USED OIL MANAGEMENT
STANDARDS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 9601(37); 42
USC 9614(c); 42 USC 6905; 42 USC
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6912(a); 42 USC 6921 to 6927; 42 USC
6930; 42 USC 6934; 42 USC 6974
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 279
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In response to a September
15,1994, order from the United States
Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit, the Agency is
reviewing the validity of the used oil
mixture rule, 40 CFR 279.10(b). EPA
has concluded that further analysis is
necessary to determine whether
mixtures of used oil destined for
recycling and characteristic hazardous
wastes differ significantly from other
mixtures containing characteristic
wastes in terms of potential threat to
human health and the environment.
The used oil mixture rule provides that
a mixture of hazardous waste and used
oil destined for recycling, if the mixture
is hazardous solely because it exhibits
a hazardous waste characteristic, is
regulated under the used oil
management standards. Under the used
oil mixture rule, such a decharacterized
mixture, therefore, is not subject to the
hazardous waste regulations, including
those relating to land disposal
restrictions.
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM 04/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 3668.
Agency Contact: Tracy Bone,
Environmental Protection Agency;
Solid Waste and Emergency Response,
(5304W), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8826
RIN: 2050-AE28
3598. MODIFICATIONS TO THE
DEFINITION OF SOLID WASTE AND
REGULATIONS OF HAZARDOUS
WASTE RECYCLING: GENERAL
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
107 in Part H of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2050-AD18
3599. CHLORINATED ALIPHATICS
LISTING DETERMINATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6921/RCRA
3001; 42 USC 9602/CERCLA 102
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 264;
40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 271; 40 CFR 302
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial,
January 19, 1997. Final, Judicial, July
31, 1997.
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 these risks. Any new wastes
listed as hazardous will 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. The date for the
proposed rule is based on a consent
decree entered into with plaintiffs in
EOF v. Browner, Civil Action No. 89-
0598 (D.D.C.),
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM 01/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State,
Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3151.
Agency Contact: Anthony Carrell,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response,
(5304), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-0458
RIN: 2050-AD85
3600. CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT UNITS
(SWMUS) AT HAZARDOUS WASTE
MANAGEMENT FACILITIES
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
108 in Part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2050-AB80
3601. MANAGEMENT OF CEMENT
KILN DUST (CKD)
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
109 in Part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2050-AE34
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Final Rule Stage
3602. IDENTIFICATION AND LISTING
OF HAZARDOUS WASTES:
HAZARDOUS WASTE IDENTIFICATION
RULE (HWIR); WASTE
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
120 in Part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2050-AE07
3603. 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.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6926/RCRA
3006; 42 USC 6912(a)/RCRA 2002(a); 42
USC 6924/RCRA 3004; 42 USC
6925/RCRA 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
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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 hi
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.
States authorized to implement the
RCRA program are currently required
to adopt authority to compel corrective
action at permitted facilities. They are
not required to have similar authority
at interim status facilities, though many
States do. As a result, the corrective
action program is implemented by the
State, at some facilities, and by the EPA
Regions at other. This rule would
require States to adopt, as part of their
authorized RCRA programs, authority
to address corrective action at interim
status facilities. This would result in
a more consistent implementation of
the corrective action program in the
States.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 11/08/94 59 FR 55778
Final Action 02/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
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
3604. LISTING DETERMINATION FOR
HAZARDOUS WASTES—
ORGANOBROMINES CHEMICAL
INDUSTRY
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6922/RCRA
3001; 42 USC 9602/CERCLA 102; 33
USC 1361/CERCLA 311
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 264;
40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 271; 40 CFR 302
Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, January
30, 1997.
Abstract: This action proposes to list
as a hazardous waste under RCRA one
additional waste stream generated
during the production of
organobromine compound chemicals
used as fire retardants. These wastes
would then have to be managed in
accordance with the RCRA hazardous
waste requirements. The date for final
action is based on current settlement
negotiations with plaintiffs in EDF v.
Browner, Civil Action No. 89-0598
(D.D.C.). landfills.
Timetable:
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
05/11/94 59 FR 24530
01/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3065.
Agency Contact: Anthony Carrell,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response,
(5304), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: .202-308-0458
RIN: 2050-AD79
3605. SPENT SOLVENTS LISTING
DETERMINATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6921/RCRA
3001; 42 USC 9602/CERCLA 102
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 264;
40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 271; 40 CFR 302
t
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, July
31,1996. Final, Judicial, May 31, 1997.
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 studied are cumene, phenol,
isophorone, acetonitrile, fufural,
epichlorohydrin, methyl chloride,'
ethylene dibromide, benzyl chloride, p-
dichlorobenzene, z-methoxyethanol, z-
ethoxyethanol, z-ethoxyethanol acetate,
and cyclohexanol. The legal deadline
for the rule is based on a consent
decree entered into with plaintiffs in
EDF v. Browner, Civil Action No. 89-
0598 (D.D.C.). On August 14, 1996, the
Agency proposed not to list any of the
spent solvents studied.
Action
Date
FR Cite
08/14/96 61 FR42318
05/00/97
NPRM
Final Action
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
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
3606. NEW AND REVISED TESTING
METHODS APPROVED FOR RCRA
SUBTITLE C, IN TEST METHODS FOR
EVALUATING SOLID WASTE,
PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL METHODS (SW-
846), THIRD EDITION, UPDATE III
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6912/RCRA
2002; 42 USC 6921/RCRA 3001; 42
USC 6924/RCRA 3004; 42 USC -
6925/RCRA 3005; 42 USC 6926/RCRA
3006
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 260; 40 CFR 261;
40 CFR 262; 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 265;
40 CFR 268; 40 CFR 270
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action will revise certain
testing methods and add other new
testing methods that are approved or
required under Subtitle C of RCRA.
These new and revised methods will
be added to EPA's solid waste testing
guidance (Test Methods for Evaluating
Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical
Methods, EPA publication SW-846).
The revision to the manual is necessary
to provide improved and more
complete analytical methods for RCRA-
relating testing. This action will assist
States and Tribal governments in
implementing the RCRA program.
Impacts on small businesses and local
governments are not expected.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 07/25/95 60 FR 37974
Final Action 12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3427.
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Agency Contact: Kim Kirkland,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response,
(5307W), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703-308-0490
RIN: 2050-AE14
3607. RCRA SUBTITLE D
CORPORATE FINANCIAL TEST AND
GUARANTEE
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 6907/RCRA
1008; 42 USC 6944/RCRA 4004; 42
USC 6949a/RCRA 4010
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 258
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On October 9,1991 the
Agency promulgated revised criteria for
municipal solid waste landfills
(MSWLFs) which included financial
assurance requirements to ensure that
adequate funds are readily available to
cover the costs of closure, post-closure
care, and corrective action associated
with MSWLFs without incurring
government response costs. The
proposal would add a corporate
financial test to the financial assurance
mechanisms currently available to
owners and operators of RCRA Subtitle
D MSWLFs. EPA estimates that the rule
would save owners and operators of
MSWLFs approximately $45 million
annually by allowing the use of a
financial test rather than more
expensive mechanisms such as surety
bonds or letters of credit. The rule
would have no impacts on local
governments but could be implemented
by state or tribal governments.
Timetable;
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM 10/12/94 59 FR 51523
Final Action 03/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3179.
Agency Contact: Dale Ruhter,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response,
(5303W), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8192
RIN: 2050-AD77
3608. LISTING DETERMINATION OF
WASTES GENERATED DURING THE
MANUFACTURE OF AZO,
ANTHRAQUlNONE, AND
TRIARYLMETHANE DYES AND
PIGMENTS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6921/RCRA
3001; 42 USC 9602/CERCLA 102
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 264;
40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 271; 40 CFR 302
Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, January
19, 1997.
Two waste streams are subject to later
judicial deadlines: Proposed, 01/19/97;
Final, 03/31/97.
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 unacceptable risks. If listed
under RCRA, these wastes would also
be added to to the CERCLA list of
hazardous substances. As part of this
effort, EPA is also considering
opportunities for pollution prevention
and recycling. 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. Two waste-
streams are subject to later deadlines
for proposed and final action. The dates
for the proposed rules are based on
current settlement discussions with
plaintiffs in EDF y. Browner, Civil
Action No. 89-0598 (D.D.C.)
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Additional NPRM
Final Action
Date FR Cite
12/22/94 59 FR 66072
01/00/97
01/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State,
Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3066
3068/3069
Agency Contact: Wanda Levine,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response,
(5304W), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-0438
RIN: 2050-AD80
3609. IDENTIFICATION AND LISTING
OF HAZARDOUS WASTE:
PETROLEUM REFINING PROCESS
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.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6921/RCRA
3001; 42 USC 9602/CERCLA 102
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 264;
40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 271; 40 CFR 302
Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, October
31, 1996.
Abstract: This action addresses the
potential human health and
environmental risks posed by 14 waste
streams from petroleum refining
processes, and determines whether
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. As part of this
action, the Agency is considering
opportunities for source reduction,
recycling, reclamation or reuse in other
manufacturing processes. This action
will be implemented by EPA and
authorized States under RCRA. Impacts
on small business are expected but are
not significant. The date for final action
is the subject of further settlement
negotiations with plaintiffs in EDF v.
Browner, Civil Action No. 89-0598
(D.D.C.).
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
11/20/95 60 FR 57747
10/00/96
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3064.
The Agency is seeking an extension to
the Oct. 31, 1996 legal deadline.
Agency Contact: Maximo (Max) Diaz,
Jr., Environmental Protection Agency,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response,
(5304W), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-0439
RIN: 2050-AD88
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3610. REVISED STANDARDS FOR
HAZARDOUS WASTE COMBUSTION
FACILITIES
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
121 in Part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2050-AE01
3611. LAND DISPOSAL
RESTRICTIONS—PHASE IV:
PAPERWORK REDUCTION;
TREATMENT STANDARDS FOR
WOOD PRESERVING, MINERAL
PROCESSING AND CHARACTERISTIC
METAL WASTES; RELATED MINERAL
PROCESSING ISSUES
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
122 in Part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2050-AE05
3612. REQUIREMENTS FOR
MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS
CONTAMINATED MEDIA COMMONLY
REFERRED TO AS HAZARDOUS
WASTE IDENTIFICATION RULE FOR
CONTAMINATED MEDIA OR HWIR-
MEDIA
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
123 in Part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2050-AE22
3613. RCRA SUBTITLE C FINANCIAL
TEST CRITERIA (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
duplication, or streamline
requirements.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6905/RCRA
1006; 42 USC 6912(a)/RCRA 2002(a); 42
USC 6924/RCRA 3004; 42 USC
6925/RCRA 3005
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 265;
40 CFR 280; 40 CFR 761
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The proposed revised
financial responsibility test would be
better than the current test at 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 more 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. 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 09/12/94 59 FR 51523
Final Action 03/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
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
3614. MILITARY MUNITIONS RULE:
HAZARDOUS WASTE IDENTIFICATION
AND MANAGEMENT; EXPLOSIVES
EMERGENCIES; REDEFINITION OF
"ON-SITE"
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 6924(y)/RCRA
3004(y)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 260; 40 CFR 261;
40 CFR 262; 40 CFR 263; 40 CFR 264;
40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 266; 40 CFR 270
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, April
6, 1993. NPRM, Judicial, October 31,
1995. Final, Statutory, October 6, 1994.
Final, Judicial, December 2, 1996.
Abstract: EPA will issue a rule
clarifying when military munitions
(including chemical munitions) become
hazardous wastes subject to Federal
hazardous waste storage, treatment, and
disposal rules. The rule will assure
transportation and storage of such
wastes are safe and protective of human
health and the environment. The rule
will address munitions in the military
stockpile to be demilitarized, burning
of excess propellants, emergency
responses involving both military and
non-military explosives, and
unexploded ordnance on firing ranges.
State National Guard units as well as
Federal DOD, DOE, and DOT (Coast
Guard) units will be subject to these
rules. The rule, in lieu of revising the
definition of "on-site," will exempt
transportation from the RCRA manifest
on public or private right-of-ways
between contiguous properties under
the control of the same person. EPA
and EPA-authorized States will
implement the standards.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
11/08/95 60 FR 56468
12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3235.
Agency Contact: Ken Shuster,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response,
(5303W), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8759
RIN: 2050-AD90
3615. RCRA SUBTITLE C INDIAN
PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION
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
6926(b)/3006(b)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 271; 40 CFR 270
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The RCRA statute is silent on
approval of Tribal hazardous waste
programs. This regulatory action would
clarify that Indian Tribes may become
authorized for the RCRA Subtitle C
hazardous waste program and will also
make available to Tribes RCRA grant
funds to assist in implementation of
authorized hazardous waste programs.
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Currently, authorization and grant
funding is only available to States. The
action would establish criteria which a
Tribe must meet for authorization. This
rule furthers EPA's recognition of
Tribal sovereignty and furthers the
Agency's goal of delegating
environmental programs to Tribes. This
action will impact the amount of grants
given to States since the level of
funding is likely to remain constant but
the number of grantees is anticipated
to increase. It will also impact tie
Tribes by allowing them an increased
role in environmental regulation on
Indian Country.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 06/14/96 61 FR 30472
Final Action 09/00/97
Small Entitles Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal
Additional Information: SAN No. 2827.
Agency Contact: Felicia Wright,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response,
(5303W), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8634
RIN: 2050-AD07
3616. FINANCIAL TEST FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS THAT
OWN/OPERATE MUNICIPAL SOLID
WASTE LANDFILLS
Priority: Other 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 6907/RCRA
1008; 42 USC 6944/RCRA 4004; 42
USC 6949{a)/RCRA 4010(a)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 258
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The criteria for Municipal
Solid Waste Landfills require landfill
owners/operators to assure that they
can cover the costs of closure and post-
closure care of their landfills and the
costs of cleaning up any known
releases from their landfills. This rule
will allow local governments to meet
all or part of their financial assurance
requirements based on their financial
strength. The rule will provide greater
flexibility to local governments to
demonstrate compliance with the
financial assurance requirements. EPA
estimates that the local government
financial test would save local
governments $105 million annually.
Small local governments and Tribal
governments that own or operate
landfills would share in this savings.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
tribes with permit programs deemed
adequate under the STIR can provide
some flexibility on design standards
and other requirements to landfill
owners and operators who meet the
Criteria's performance standards. In
providing this flexibility, the STIR
offers an opportunity to reduce the
regulatory burden on State, tribal and
local governments and on landfill
owners and operators.
Timetable:
NPRM 12/27/93 58 FR 68353
Final Action 11/00/96
Small Entities Affected: Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 01/26/96 61 FR 2584
Final Action 04/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Tribal
Additional Information: SAN No. 2761. Additional Information: SAN No. 2751.
Agency Contact: George Garland,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response,
(5303W), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-7272
RIN: 2050-AD04
3617. RCRA SUBTITLE D SOLID
WASTE FACILITIES; STATE/TRIBAL
PERMIT PROGRAM—DETERMINATION
OF ADEQUACY
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/RCRA
4005; 42 USC 6912/RCRA 2002
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 239
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action known as the
State/Tribal Implementation Rule or
STIR, will delegate to States and Indian
Tribes the authority to control the
human health and environmental risks
associated with municipal solid waste
(MSW) landfill management,
particularly groundwater
contamination. The STIR will do so by
establishing criteria and procedures for
EPA to use to determine whether State
and tribal MSW landfill permit
programs are adequate to ensure
compliance with the Solid Waste
Disposal Facility Criteria. While the
Disposal Facility Criteria automatically
apply to all MSW landfills, States and
Agency Contact: Beverly Goldblatt,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response,
(5306W), Washington; DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-7278
RIN: 2050-AD03
3618. REVISIONS TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE GUIDELINE FOR
PROCUREMENT OF PRODUCTS
CONTAINING RECOVERED
MATERIALS
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)/RCRA
6002(e)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 247
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: RCRA section 6002 requires
EPA to issue guidelines for procuring
recycled products. EPA is to designate
items that are made with recovered
materials and to recommend practices
for government procurement. Once
designated, procuring agencies are
required to purchase these items with
the highest percentage of recovered
materials practicable. On May 1, 1995,
under RCRA and Executive Order
12873^ Federal Acquisition, Recycling,
and Waste Prevention, EPA designated
19 items in a Comprehensive
Procurement Guideline (CPG) (60 FR
21370). EPA also issued purchasing
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recommendations in a related
Recovered Materials Advisory Notice
(RMAN) (60 FR 21386). The Order
requires EPA to update the CPG and
issue RMANs annually. The Agency
consolidated EPA's five existing
procurement guidelines (for paper and
paper products, retread tires, re-refined
lubricating oil, building insulation, and
cement and concrete containing fly ash)
into the CPG and RMAN. This action
would propose the first update to the
CPG, in which additional items would
be designated, and additional
recommendations would be discussed
in the RMAN.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
11/07/96 61 FR 57748
09/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Governmental
Jurisdictions
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
RIM: 2050-AE23
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Long-Term Actions
3619. • MERCURY CONTAINING AND
RECHARGEABLE BATTERY
MANAGEMENT ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 104-142
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
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, 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 for labeling and to implement
and enforce collection, storage, and
transport requirements identical to
those included in the universal waste
rule.
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 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
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
3620. FACILITY RESPONSE
PLANNING FOR DELEGATED
OFFSHORE FACILITIES
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 112
Timetable: <
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 00/00/00
Final Action 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Bobbie Lively-Diebold
Phone: 703 356-8774
RIN: 2050-AE18
3621. STANDARDS FOR THE
MANAGEMENT AND USE OF SLAG
RESIDUES DERIVED FROM HIGH
TEMPERATURE METALS RECOVERY
(HTMR) TREATMENT OF KO61, KO62
AND F006 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 Action 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Narendra K.
Chaudhari
Phone: 703-308-0454
RIN: 2050-AE15
3622. FINAL DETERMINATION OF THE
APPLICABILITY OF THE TOXICITY
CHARACTERISTIC RULE TO
UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS,
CONTAMINATED MEDIA, AND DEBRIS
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 02/12/93 58 FR 8504
Final Action 12/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: John Heffelfinger
Phone: 703 603-7157
RIN: 2050-AD69
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3623. REGULATORY DETERMINATION
ON REMAINING WASTES FROM THE
COMBUSTION OF FOSSIL FUELS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
02/12/93 58 FR 8273
08/09/93 58 FR 42466
Notice of Data
Availability
Regulatory
Determination
(Phase I Four Fossil
Fuel Wastes)
Regulatory 04/00/98
Determination
(Phase II Remaining
Wastes)
Small Entitles Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Agency Contact: Rich Kinch
Phone; 703 308-8424
RIN: 205Q-AD91
3624. HAZARDOUS WASTE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM;
MODIFICATION OF THE HAZARDOUS
WASTE PROGRAM; MERCURY-
CONTAINING LAMPS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 07/27/94 59 FR 38288
Final Action 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Rita Cestaric
Phone: 703-308-0769
RIN: 2050-AD93
3625. HAZARDOUS WASTE MANIFEST
REGULATION
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: 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 260; 40 CFR 261;
40 CFR 262; 40 CFR 263; 40 CFR 264;
40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 270; 40 CFR 271
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
00/00/00
00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State,
Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Ann Codrington
Phone: 703-308-8825
RIN: 2050-AE21
3626. UNDERGROUND STORAGE
TANKS CONTAINING HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCES - FINANCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 280
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: Local
Agency Contact: Mark Barolo
Phone: 703 603-7141
RIN: 2050-AC15
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Completed Actions
3627. REVISIONS TO CRITERIA
APPLICABLE TO SOLID WASTE
DISPOSAL FACILITIES THAT MAY
ACCEPT CESQG HAZARDOUS
WASTES EXCLUDING MUNICIPAL
SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 257
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Agency Contact: Paul F. Cassidy
Phone: 703 308-7281
Final Action
07/01/96 61 FR 34252 RIN: 2050-AE11
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Clean Air Act (CAA)
Prerule Stage
3628. • WASTE ISOLATION PILOT
PLANT (WIPP) COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATION RULEMAKING
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
97 in Part II of this issue of the Federal
Register.
RIN: 2060-AG85
3629. IMPLEMENTATION OF OZONE
AND PARTICULATE MATTER (PM)
NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY
STANDARDS (NAAQS) AND
REGIONAL HAZE REGULATIONS
Regulatory F'lan: This entry is Seq. No.
98 in Part II of this issue of the Federal
Register.
RIN:-2060-AF34
3630. ACID RAIN PROGRAM:
ELIMINATION OF DIRECT SALE
PROGRAM AND IPP WRITTEN
GUARANTEE; AND ANPRM TO
MODIFY ALLOWANCE AUCTION
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 42 USC 76510
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CFR Citation: 40 CFR 73
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule and ANPRM would
make technical modifications to minor
features of the Acid Rain Allowance
Trading Program. The rule would
eliminate a small direct sale program
for acid rain allowances; this program
has never been used and is not needed.
The ANPRM would make technical
changes in the related auction program.
Timetable:
Action
Date FR Cite
ANPRM 10/00/96
Direct Final and 10/00/96
Proposal
NPRM 00/00/00
Final Action 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3795.
Agency Contact: Eugene Casey,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6204J, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 233-9194
RIN: 2060-AG41
3631. NSPS FOR SEWAGE SLUDGE
INCINERATORS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: 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: 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:
Action
Date
FR Cite
ANPRM 10/00/96
NPRM 05/00/99
Final Action 05/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Sectors Affected: 495 Sanitary Services
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 3819.
Agency Contact: Eugene P. Grumpier,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, OAQPS (MD-13),
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0881
Fax: 919 54.1-5600
RIN: 2060-AG50
3632. ACID RAIN PROGRAM: SO2
ALLOWANCE AUCTION AND
ELECTRONIC ALLOWANCE
TRANSFER
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7651 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 73
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Title IV of the Clean Air Act,
as amended (the Act), authorized the
EPA to establish the Acid Rain Program
to reduce the adverse health and
ecological effects of acidic deposition.
Under the Acid Rain Program, electric
utilities must have an allowance for
each ton of sulfur dioxide (SO2) that
their generating facilities emit.
Title IV mandates that EPA hold or
sponsor yearly auctions and direct sales
of allowances for a small portion of the
total allowances allocated each year.
The United States General Accounting
Office has recommended that EPA1
change the design of the auction so that
it is a single-price auction, in which
each bidder would pay the market-
clearing price. Currently the auction is
a price-discriminating action, meaning
that all bids are ranked beginning with
the highest dollar amount and that each
winning bidder pays what he or she
bids until all allowances are sold. EPA
is proposing to change the current
design and timing of the acid rain
allowance auctions. EPA is also
proposing to change the requirement
that additional allowances offered in
EPA auctions have a set minimum
price in whole dollars.
Title IV also provides for the transfer
of allowances and states that a transfer
will not be effective until EPA receives
and records a written certification of
the transfer signed by a responsible
official of each party. EPA is
considering development of a system to
allow electronic submittal of allowance
transfers. Under one option, the seller
alone would submit the transfer
without involving the buyer. EPA is
proposing to allow such electronic
transfers.
Timetable:
Action
Date FR Cite
ANPRM 10/00/96
NPRM . 00/00/00
Final Action 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: 491 Electric Services
Additional Information: SAN No. 3795.
Agency Contact: Linda Critchfield,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6204J, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 233-9087
Fax: 202 233-9585
RIN: 2060-AG75
3633. REGIONAL HAZE PROTECTION
RULE
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act section
169A and 169B
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.300 to 51.306
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory,
January 1998.
Abstract: Mandatory Federal Class I
areas throughout the United States are
being impaired by regional haze.
Section 169A of the Clean Air Act
requires the Environmental Protection
Agency to issue regulations to protect
these Class I areas from man-made
visibility impairment. These regulations
would require States to show
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reasonable progress toward reducing
the effects of regional haze on these
sensitive areas. Since 1980, technical
knowledge of the causes of visibility
impairment (i.e., emissions of sulfur
dioxide, nitrogen oxides, certain
organic compounds, and particulate
matter) has progressed so that
innovative programs can be developed
to address regional pollution. This
rulemaking will require regional (multi-
state) planning to address regional
visibility in groupings of Class I areas.
Control activities will be balanced with
review of cost and
visibility/environmental benefits
analysis.
Timetable:
Action
ANPRM
NPRM
Rnal Action
Date
10/00/96
06/00/97
06/00/98
FR Cite
Small Entitles Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Sectors Affected: 491 Electric Services
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 3552.
Agency Contact: Bruce Polkowsky,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-15, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5532
RIN: 2060-AF32
3634. CONTROL OF EMISSIONS OF
AIR POLLUTION FROM HIGHWAY
HEAVY-DUTY ENGINES AND
NONROAD DIESEL ENGINES
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
99 in Part n of this issue of the Federal
Register.
RIN: 2060-AF76
3635. FUELS AND FUEL ADDITIVES
WAIVER APPLICATION CRITERIA
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7545/CAA
211
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking will
establish regulatory criteria and
procedures for making determinations
on fuel and fuel additive waiver
applications under section 211(f}(4) of
the Clean Air Act.
Timetable;
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM
NPRM
Final Action
10/00/96
06/00/97
06/00/98
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: 291 Petroleum
Refining; 371 Motor Vehicles and
Motor Vehicle Equipment
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 3389.
Agency Contact: Joseph Sopata,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6406J, 401 M Street
SW., Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 233-9034
RIN: 2060-AE68
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Clean Air Act (CAA)
Proposed Rule Stage
3636. • 1998 REVISION OF ACID RAIN
ALLOWANCE ALLOCATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: This action may
affect the private sector under
PL 104-4.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7651 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR part 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:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
06/00/97
06/00/98
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: 491 Electric Services
Additional Information: SAN No. 3898.
Agency Contact: Kathy Barylski,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, (6204J), Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202-233-9074
Fax: 202-233-9584
RIN: 2060-AG86
3637. • ADDITION OF METHOD 207 TO
APPENDIX M OF 40 CFR PART 51 -
METHOD FOR MEASURING
ISOCYANATES IN STATIONARY
SOURCE EMISSIONS,
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
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
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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:
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
1 1/00/96
1 1/00/97
FR Cite
Small Entities Affected: None
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:
McAlister.Gary@EPAmail.EPA.GOV
BIN: 2060-AG88
3638. • STATE IMPLEMENTATION
PLANS; MILESTONE COMPLIANCE
DEMONSTRATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: This action may
affect State, local or tribal governments.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401-767lq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51
Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory,
February 15, 1997.
No set deadline. See additional
information.
Abstract: The Clean Air Act requires
serious and above nonattainment areas
for ozone to achieve 15 percent
reductions in volatile organic
compound (VOC) emissions by 1996.
This rule will describe the form and
manner in which States shall submit
demonstrations that have achieved the
required percent VOC emissions
reductions (milestone) by the end of
each designated time period. Since the
rule would only evaluate compliance
with approved rules and control
strategy demonstrations, the rule does
not of itself impact small businesses.
In fact, if approved 15 percent
reductions in VOC are not evaluated,
projected reductions might not actually
occur, and air pollution could exceed
earlier estimates in the approved 15
percent plans.
Action
Date FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
02/00/97
08/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: SAN No. 3279.
However rule must be developed prior
to the 2/15/97 date for approval of
Milestone Compliance Demonstrations
from the States.
Agency Contact: Ted Creekmore,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-15, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919-541-5699
Fax: 919-541-0824
BIN: 2060-AG89
3639. • FEDERAL OPERATING
PERMITS PROGRAM IN INDIAN
COUNTRY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 42 USC 766la(d)(3)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 71.4
Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory,
November 15, 1997.
Change needed prior to default effective
date of programs in the Indian country
set by 40 CFR 71.
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:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 10/00/96
Final Action 02/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
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
3640. REVISIONS TO THE NEW
SOURCE REVIEW REGULATIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: 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: 42 USC 4111/Clean
Air Act Amendments of 1990, section
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.160 to 51.166;
40 CFR 52.24; 40 CFR 52.10
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA plans to amend its new
source review rules to comply with the
more stringent requirements in the
Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 for
preconstruction review of new and
modified major sources in areas that
have been designated by EPA as failing
to attain one or more of the national
ambient air quality standards. This
action has been split from the broader
NSR rulemaking (RIN 2060-AE11) that
was proposed on July 23, 1996.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 06/00/97
Final Action 08/00/98
Small Entities Affected: None
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Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 2909.
Agency Contact: Mike Sewell, New
Source Review Section, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
(MD-12), Research Triangle Park, NC
27711
Phone: 919 541-0873
RIN: 2060-AD13
3641. LOCOMOTIVE EMISSION
STANDARDS
Priority: Economically Significant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7547
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 92
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory,
November 15,1995.
Abstract: The Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990 require EPA to
promulgate emission standards for
railroad locomotives. It is likely that
railroad locomotives are significant
contributors of pollution in some areas
of the country for some pollutants. This
rulemaking may allow for uniform
control of locomotive emissions on the
national level.
Timetable:
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:
Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
12/00/96
02/00/97
FR Cite
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3263.
Agency Contact: Eugene J. Tierney,
Chief, Inspection/Maintenance Section,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 2565 Plymouth Road,
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 313 668-4456
RIN: 2060-AE20
3643. INSPECTION/MAINTENANCE
RECALL REQUIREMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7511 (A)(2)(b)
and (A)(2)(b)(2)
Action
Date
FR Cite CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51
NPRM 01/00/97
Final Action 12/00/97
Small Entitles Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 2961.
Agency Contact: Charles Maulis,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 2565 Plymouth Road,
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 313 741-7826
RIN: 2060-AD33
3642. 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
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.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
12/00/96
02/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3262.
Agency Contact: Eugene J. Tierney,
Chief, Inspecion/Maintenance Section,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 2565 Plymouth Road,
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 313 668-4456
RIN: 2060-AE22
3644. NAAQS: OZONE (REVIEW)
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
110 in Part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AE57
3645. NAAQS: PARTICULATE MATTER
(REVIEW)
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
Ill in Part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AE66
3646. METHOD 301: FIELD
VALIDATION OF POLLUTION
MEASUREMENT METHODS FOR
VARIOUS MEDIAS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq,
as amended 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
clarifying the procedure for
determining the quality of the data.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 10/00/96
Final Action 09/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
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-AFOO
3647. 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
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EPA to develop emission standards for
each major source category of
hazardous air pollutants. The standards
are to be technology-hased and are to
require the maximum degree of
emission reduction determined to be
achievable by the Administrator of
EPA. The EPA has determined that
some plants in the ferroalloy
production industry may be 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:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 05/00/97
Final Action 05/00/98
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
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
RIN: 2060-AF29
3648. 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:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 10/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Sectors Affected: 491 Electric Services
Additional Information: SAN No. 3569.
Agency Contact: Kenneth Bigos (A-5),
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, Region 9 75 Hawthorne
Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: 415 744-1240
RIN: 2060-AF42
3649. ACID RAIN PROGRAM:
REVISIONS TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE
APPEAL REGULATIONS UNDER TITLE
IV OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7601
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 78.1
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Revisions to clarify whether
administrative appeals are prerequisite
for judicial review of final actions by
the administrator under the Acid Rain
Program.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
11/00/96
09/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: Local
Sectors Affected: 491 Electric Services
Additional Information: SAN No. 3570.
Agency Contact: Dwight C. Alpern,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6204J, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 233-9151
RIN: 2060-AF43
3650. ACID RAIN PROGRAM:
REVISIONS TO APPLICABILITY,
EXEMPTIONS, ALLOCATIONS, AND
SMALL DIESEL REFINERIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7651 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 72; 40 CFR 73
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This regulatory revision
would streamline several portions of
the Acid Rain Program rules and make
minor revisions to the small diesel
allowance program. Based on
experience implementing the Acid Rain
Program, EPA would make the process
for exempting new units and retired
units easier. EPA would also allow
units to be deleted from the tables of
affected units if those units could be
demonstrated to be unaffected or if the
units will not be constructed. The
eligibility provision and allowance
calculation equation for small diesel
refineries will be corrected.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 11/00/96
Final Action 09/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: 491 Electric Services;
29 Petroleum Refining and Related
Industries
Additional Information: SAN No. 3572.
Agency Contact: Kathy Barylski,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6204J, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 233-9074
RIN: 2060-AF45
3651. ACID RAIN PROGRAM:
DELETION OF CERTAIN UNITS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
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:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 11/00/96
Interim Final Rule 09/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: 491 Electric Services
Additional Information: SAN No. 3573.
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Agency Contact: Kathy Barylski,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6204J, Washington, DC
20460
Phono: 202 233-9074
RIN: 2060-AF46
3652. ACID RAIN PROGRAM:
REVISIONS TO THE PERMITS
REGULATIONS UNDER TITLE IV OF
THE CLEAN AIR ACT TO MAKE
TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7601, 7651g
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 72
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action would make
technical corrections in order to
improve issuance of Phase I acid rain
permits and facilitate approval of State
or local permitting authorities' Phase II
acid rain permitting programs.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 11/00/96
Final Action 09/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: Local
Sectors Affected: 491 Electric Services
Additional Information: SAN No. 3574.
Agency Contact: Dwight C. Alpern,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6204J, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 233-9151
RIN: 2060-AF47
3653. CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION
FROM AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT
ENGINES; EMISSION STANDARDS
AND TEST PROCEDURES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: CAA 231
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 87
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action proposes to
establish CO and NOx standards for
aircraft gas turbine engines with equal
to or greater than 26.7 kilonewtons
rated thrust. These standards, which
most of the affected engines are already
achieving, will be added to current
federal aircraft engine standards for HC
emission so as to align federal
standards with the standards
established by the international
community.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 02/00/97
Final Action 02/00/98
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3576.
Agency Contact: Bryan Manning,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 2565 Plymouth Road,
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 313 741-7832
RIN: 2060-AF50
3654. 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: None
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA will propose federal
rulemaking for sources located on fee
lands 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:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 10/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3637.
Agency Contact: Steve Body (AT-082),
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, Region 10 1200 Sixth
Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206 553-0782
RIN: 2060-AF84
3655. AMENDMENT OF ENHANCED
INSPECTION/MAINTENANCE
PERFORMANCE STANDARD
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51, subpart S
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action is a technical
amendment to the enhanced
inspection/ maintenance (I/M)
performance standard included in the
November 5,1992 I/M rule (40 CFR
part 51, subpart S). The amendment is
in response to a court ruling and will
have no net effect on existing
requirements for state and local I/M
programs.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 10/00/96
Final Action 01/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3598.
Agency Con tact: Eugene J. Tierney,
Chief, I/M Section, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
2565 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI
48105
Phone: 313 668-4456
RIN: 2060-AG07
3656. FOURIER TRANSFORM
INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY (FTIR)
EXTRACTIVE TEST METHOD - SELF-
VALIDATING PROCEDURE AND GEM
PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 app A; 40
CFR 60 app F
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: A generic test procedure that
any industry can follow using FTIR
analysis will be developed. This
procedure would be self-validating.
Generic procedures for using an FTIR
as a continuous emission monitor
would include several alternatives for
sampling which would differ
depending on the source.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 12/00/96
Final Action 12/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3599.
Agency Contact: Rima Dishakjian,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
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and Radiation, Source Characterization
Group A (MD-19), Research Triangle
Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0443
RIN: 2060-AG08
3657. AMENDMENTS TO PART 60,
PART 61, AND PART 63
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401; 42 USC
7410-12; 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7416
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60; 40 CFR 61;
40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action will revise the
format of emission test methods in
Parts 60, 61, and 63 of Title 40 to
follow the outline established by the
Emission Monitoring Management
Council to create uniformity among
program test methods. This action also
corrects errors and updates procedures
in the noted parts.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 10/00/96
Final Action 12/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3743.
Agency Contact: Foston Curtis,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, Office of Air Quality
Planning and, Research Triangle Park,
NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1063.,;
Fax: 919 541-1039
RIN: 2060-AG21
3658. AMBIENT AIR QUALITY
SURVEILLANCE, RECENSION OF
NAMS AMBIENT AIR QUALITY
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FOR
LEAD
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7409; 42 USC
7601(a); 42 USC 7410; 42 USC 7613;
42 USC 7619
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 50; 40 CFR 53;
40 CFR 58
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Because of the success in the
reduction of ambient lead levels due
to the elimination of lead in gasoline
and the shift towards focusing on point
sources, the Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards (OAQPS) is
revising the Part 58 Air Monitoring
Regulations for Lead which would
allow lead national ambient monitoring
stations (NAMS) monitors to be
discontinued. At the same time
monitoring around point sources will
be encouraged, for sources with
emissions greater than 5 tons/year. This
action is at the direct request of
numerous State and local agencies
whose NAMS lead monitors are
recording values at the minimum
detectable (MDL) of the methodology.
Since small point sources are so
variable in their emissions/impacts,
that to prevent over-estimating ambient
lead levels, complete sampling coverage
is recommended. Complete sampling is
defined as continuous or daily
sampling. To provide complete
everyday sampling at lead point
sources at the same relative cost as the
current procedure (one sample every 6
days followed by individual filter
analysis), the regulation will be
modified to allow: (l)use 2 or 3 high-
volume samplers at each location;
(2)sample for 48 instead of 24 hours;
(3)use a convenient continuous
sampling schedule, i.e., noon-to-noon
or 9a.m.-9a.m., etc.; (4) follow the
AREAL approved procedure for
compositing up to 8 filters in a single
analysis; and (5) report monthly
averages which will be averaged
together to produce the quarterly
concentration to compare with the
standard. This rule serves as both a
regulation and as a guideline for State
and local agencies in establishing and
maintaining their ambient air
monitoring networks. Much of the
language within this rule has not
changed since it was originally written
in 1979, with a few exception. Because
this rule provides guidance as well as
regulatory requirements, there are
several sections of text that should be
updated to reflect current ambient air
monitoring information and references.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 04/00/97
Final Action 10/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3650.
Agency Contact: Neil Berg, Jr.,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, Monitoring and Quality
Assurance Group, Research Triangle
Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5520
Fax: 919 541-1903
RIN: 2060-AG23
3659. CONSOLIDATED FEDERAL AIR
RULE FOR THE SYNTHETIC ORGANIC
CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRY
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
112 in Part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AG28
3660. 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
duplication, or streamline
requirements.
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act, section
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:
Action
Date FR Cite
NPRM 10/00/96
Final Action 09/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3750.
Agency Contact: Dave Markwordt,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, OAQPS MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0837
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Fax: 919 541-0942
RIN: 2060-AG30
3661. TRANSITIONAL LOCK-IN
PROCEDURES FOR PHASE II
REFORMULATED GASOLINE (RFG)
PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7545
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80.2; 40 CFR
80.70; 40 CFR 80.72
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action will provide
proposed procedures for states to opt-
out of the Reformulated Gasoline (RFG)
Program before implementation of
Phase II RFG. States will be required
to announce by July 1997 whether their
voluntary opt-in area(s) will remain in
the RFG program. If a state decides to
keep an opt-in area in the program, the
area will be required to remain in the
program for a specified period of time
(i.e., lock-in to the program) to enable
refiners to recover a portion of the
capital investments associated with
complying with Phase II gasoline
requirements. This action provides the
states the flexibility to opt-out of the
program before implementation of
Phase II xvhile providing incentives to
industry to supply Phase II RFG which
provides environmental and health
benefits (e.g., Phase II RFG reduces
NOx, a precursor to ozone).
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 11/00/96
Final Action 07/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3845.
Agency Contact: Mark Coryell,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, (6406J), Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 233-9014
Fax: 202 233-9557
RIN: 2060-AG43
3662. ACID RAIN PROGRAM:
CONTINUOUS EMISSION
MONITORING RULE REVISIONS FOR
TECHNICAL ISSUES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
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 GEM regulation at
40 CFR Part 75. Since the rule was
promulgated, the 263 Phase I and 783
Phase II utility units have already
complied with this regulation by
installing and completing certification
testing by the January 1,1995 statutory
deadline. During implementation of the
January 11,1993 rule and of the
technical revisions published May 17,
1995, EPA and industry found a small
number of additional issues requiring
policy guidance and rule changes.
These issues include: using monitoring
equipment capable of reading both
controlled and uncontrolled emissions
(dual range monitors); clarification of
span language; a variation of the
existing Appendix D method for
determining SO2 emissions; an
alternative method of determining flow
(Appendix I); and greater flexibility in
scheduling quality assurance testing.
These technical revisions will provide
greater flexibility to the regulated
community and will clarify parts of the
rule. This action raises no major issues,
but rather simplifies implementation by
providing industry with more options
and flexibility. This action is necessary
because of the experience and
additional information both EPA and
industry has gained from 1993 to the
present. Industry views this action as
positive because it provides industry
with more implementation flexibility.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
10/00/96
00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Sectors Affected: 491 Electric Services
Additional Information: SAN No. 3808.
Agency Contact: Monika Chandra,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6204J, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 233-9781
Fax: 202 233-9595
Email:
chandra.monilca@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG46
3663. PROTECTION OF STRAT.
OZONE: RECONSIDERATION OF
PETITION CRITERIA/INCORPORATION
OF 1995 PROTOCOL DECISIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action would reconsider
a certain reporting requirement in the
petition process to import previously
used ozone-depleting substances in
response to a legal stay. In addition,
technical changes that reflect
international decisions made in Vienna,
Austria in 1995 by countries that are
.signatories of the Montreal Protocol.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Notice of Stay
Proposed Extension
NPRM
Direct Final
01/31/96 61 FR3316
01/31/96 61 FR 3361
10/00/96
10/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3810.
Agency Contact: Tom Land,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 233-9185
Fax: 202 233-9577
Email: land.tom@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG48
3664. RADIATION PROTECTION
STANDARDS FOR SCRAP METAL
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 2011 et seq
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Presently, radioactive
materials, particularly metals, are being
released for recycling under standards
that are not based on protection of
human health. The proposed rule will
establish protective risk-based
standards for recycling; provide
economic benefits through recovering
the value of recycled metals; and
reduce the need for disposal.
We use radioactive materials for
purposes such as making smoke alarms,
generating electricity, and diagnosing
and treating medical problems.
Radioactive materials are used for
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military purposes as well, particularly
in developing nuclear weapons and
providing power for submarines and
surface ships. These uses generate
materials which may contain some
level of radioactivity.
Due to their ready recyclahility, scrap
metals may be released for recycling if
the residual radioactive contamination
is below certain levels. These release
levels are currently specified in
guidance developed by the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission and federal
agencies. However, current release
criteria are not based on protection of
human health. The current standards
are based on measurement technologies
and historical practices. Moreover, the
release criteria were not intended to
apply to recycling of materials.
The Agency is developing standards for
scrap recycling which would be
protective of public health. The rule
would be based on the risks from
recycling metals with residual .
radioactive contaminants. Scrap metals
from site cleanups and ongoing
operations of federal facilities and
licensees of the NRG would be covered
by the rule. EPA expects that these
materials will be produced in sufficient
quantities to warrant a standard, and
while it is anticipated that much of this
metal will not contain radioactivity,
none should be recycled without a risk-
based standard. Material that cannot be
released for recycling would continue
to be processed for LLW disposal.
Radiation protection standards for scrap
metals would fill a regulatory vacuum.
But most importantly., they would
insure that the public is adequately
protected from exposure to residual
radioactivity in recycled metals. In
addition, risk-based release standards
would: (1) promote recovery of scrap
metal, (2) reduce the disposal of
materials that may not warrant disposal
as low-level radioactive waste, and
(cont.)
Timetable:
Action
Date FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
08/00/97
07/00/98
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Sectors Affected: 491 Electric Services;
963 Regulation and Administration of
Communications, Electric, Gas, and
Other Utilities; 331 Steel Works, Blast
Furnaces, and Rolling and Finishing
Mills
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 3812.
ABSTRACT CONT: (3) potentially
reduce mining and processing of virgin
ore and the accompanying
environmental consequences by making
metal scrap available to industry.
Agency Contact: John Karhnak,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6603J, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 233-9761
Fax: 202 233-9650
Email: karhnak.john@epamail.epa.gov
BIN: 2060-AG51
3665. REVISION OF PSI (PART 58
APPENDIX G)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7403, 7410,
7511a
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 58
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Revision of appendix G to
part 58 (Pollutant Standards Index or
PSI) is needed to reflect changes in the
PM and Ozone standards set by the
standards review process. The main
focus is the revision of the PSI function
for both PM and Ozone. The changes
are considered because the reviews for
both pollutants have revealed that there
is no real threshold for the onset of
health effects for these pollutants. This
will be reflected in the new PSI
function by adding points just above
and below the standards with
appropriate language classifying the
new intervals.
Timetable:
Action
Date FR Cite
NPRM 11/00/96
Final Action 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3832.
Agency Contact: Terence Fitz-Simons,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, Office of Air Quality
Planning and, Research Triangle Park,
NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0889
Fax: 919 541-1903
Email: ftz@tethys.rtpnc.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG62
3666. REVISION TO DEFINITION OF
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
(VOC) - EXCLUSION OF COMPOUNDS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 7671q
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action is deregulatory in
nature as it removes compounds from
control as volatile organic compounds
for purposes of preparing State
Implementation Plans (SIPs) to attain
the national ambient air quality
standards for ozone under Title 1 of
the Clean Air Act. These compounds
are being deregulated because of
scientific evidence of their low
photochemical reactivity. Slates will no
longer include control provisions for
these compounds in their SIPs. Small
businesses will not be affected, except
that they may more freely use these
compounds.
Timetable:
Action
Date FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
11/00/96
01/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: 367 Electronic
Components and Accessories; 372
Aircraft and Parts
Additional Information: SAN No. 3838.
Agency Contact: William L. Johnson,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, OAQPS (MD-15),
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5245
Fax: 919 541-0824
Email:
johnson.williaml@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG70
3667. • REVISED PERMIT REVISION
PROCEDURES FOR THE FEDERAL
OPERATING PERMITS PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: 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: 42 USC 766la(d)(3)
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CFR Citation: 40 CFR 71.1
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The proposed regulatory
change would streamline permit
revisions procedures for stationary air
sources that are subject to the Federal
operating permits program. Revised
procedures for changes at a source that
are less environmentally significant
would provide industry with a more
timely response from the permitting
agency, enabling industry to more
quickly make the changes in their
operations that triggered the need for
a revision to the permit.
The Agency does not anticipate any
significant impact on small businesses
and State/local/Tribal governments.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 07/00/97
Final Action 12/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: All
Additional Information: SAN No. 3901.
Agency Contact: Candace Carraway,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-12, Research
Triangle Park, NG 27711
Phone: 919-541-3189
Fax: 919-541-5509
RIN: 2060-AG92
3668. • REVISION TO THE LIGHT-
DUTY VEHICLE EMISSION
COMPLIANCE PROCEDURE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act
CFR Citation: None
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:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 04/00/97
Final Action 12/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3913.
Agency Contact: Christi Poirier,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 2565 Plymouth Rd., Ann
Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 313 741-7808
Fax: 313 741-7869
Email: Poirier.Christi
RIN: 2060-AH05
3669. • EMISSION REGULATIONS FOR
1978 AND LATER NEW
MOTORCYCLES—PROPOSED
CHANGES TO THE DEFINITION OF
WEIGHT LIMITATIONS FOR
MOTORCYCLES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act
CFR Citation: None
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will propose
changes to the present regulatory
definition of a motorcycle to allow two-
or three-wheeled vehicles weighing up
to 1749 pounds to be considered
motorcycles. The proposed changes
could reduce administrative burden on
the motor cycle industry.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
02/00/97
07/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3912.
Agency Contact: Frank Lamitola,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 2565 Plymouth Road,
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 313 668-4479
Fax: 313 741-7869
Email: Lamitola.Frank
RIN: 2060-AH06
3670. ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION
PROTECTION STANDARDS FOR
YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
113 in Part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AG14
3671. NAAQS: SULFUR DIOXIDE
(REVIEW)
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
114 in Part II of this issue of ihe
Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AA61
3672: NEXT REVISION OF APPENDIX
W TO 40 CFR PART 51
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Section 110(a)(2) of
the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments;
Section 165(e) of the 1990 Clean Air
Act amendments; Section 172(a) and (c)
of the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments;
Section 301(a)(l) of the 1990 Clean Air
Act amendments; Section 320 of the
1990 Clean Air Act amendments
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 regulatory requirements
for air quality models. 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. -The Guideline fulfills a Clean
Air Act mandate for EPA to specify
models for air management purposes.
This proposed rulemakihg enhances the
Guideline with new and/or improved
techniques.
Timetable:
Action
Date FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
03/00/97
03/00/98
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 3470.
Agency Contact: Joseph A. Tikvart,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, Air Quality Modeling
Group (MD-14), Research Triangle Park,
NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5562
RIN: 2060-AF01
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3673. INTEGRATED NESHAP AND
EFFLUENT GUIDELINES: PULP AND
PAPER
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
115 in Part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AD03
3674. NESHAP: MINERAL WOOL
PRODUCTION 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, 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 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
mineral wool production industry to
promulgate emission standards within
7 years of enactment of the Clean Air
Act Amendments.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 11/00/96
Final Action 11/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected:' State,
Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3215.
Agency Contact: Mary K. Johnson,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, OAQPS (MD-13),
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5025
RIN: 2060-AE08
3675. NESHAP: OIL AND NATURAL
GAS PRODUCTION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990, sec 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory,
November 15,1997.
This standard must be promulgated
within seven years of enactment of the
Clean Air Act.
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 and off-shore
production platforms.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 03/00/97
Final Action 11/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 3229.
Agency Contact: Martha Smith,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, OAQPS, MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone:919541-2421
RIN: 2060-AE34
3676. NESHAP FOR FORMALDEHYDE-
BASED RESINS (POLYMERS AND
RESINS GROUP III)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990, sec 112 i
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 189 hazardous air
pollutants identified in Section 112(b)
of the Act. Amino, acetal, 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 Formaldehyde-based Resin
(Polymers and Resins Group III) project
is to initiate the regulatory process for
sources engaged in the production of
amino, acetal, and phenolic resins, and
to ultimately develop a NESHAP based
on candidate Maximum Achievable
Control Technology. This standard is a
7-year standard, required to be
promulgated by November 1997.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 02/00/97
Final Action 11/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: 282 Plastics
Materials and Synthetic Resins,
Synthetic Rubber, Cellulosic and Other
Manmade Fibers, Except Glass
Additional Information: SAN No. 3228.
Agency Contact: John Schaefer,
Environmental Engineer, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC
27711
Phone: 919 541-0296
RIN: 2060-AE36
3677. 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, 2000.
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 pf 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
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Agency has determined that the Timetable:
phosphoric acid manufacturing
industry may reasonably be anticipated
to emit several of the 189 HAPs listed
in Section 112(b) of the CAAA. As a Final Action
consequence, the source category is
included on the initial list of HAP-
omitting categories scheduled for
standards promulgation within 10 years
of enactment of the CAAA. The
purpose of this action is to pursue a
regulatory development program such
that emission standards may be
proposed and promulgated according to
the mandated schedule.
Timetable; _
Action Date FR Cite
Date
FR Cite
11/00/96
11/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3345.
Agency Contact: James H. Maysilles,
Environmental Engineer, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC
27711
Phone: 919 541-3265
RIN: 2060-AE41
NPRM
Rnal Action
10/00/96
11/00/97
Small Entitles Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3303.
Agency Contact: David F. Painter,
Environmental Engineer, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
OAQPS (MD-13), Research Triangle
Park, NG 27711
Phone: 919 541-5515
RIN: 206Q-AE40
3678. NESHAP: STEEL PICKLING, HC1
PROCESS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act, sec 112
as amended, November 1990
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory,
November 15,1997.
EPA is required to promulgate national
emission standards for 50% of the
source categories listed in Sec. 112e)
by Nov. 15,1997. EPA plans to
promulgate this standard by November
30,1996.
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 HCl solution and
HCl regeneration processes have been
identified by the EPA as potentially
significant sources of HCl and chlorine
air emissions and, as such, a source
category for which national emission
standards may be warranted.
3679. 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, 2000.
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 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 phosphate fertilizer
production industry may reasonable be
anticipated to emit several of the 189
HAPs listed in Section 112(b) of the
CAAA. As a consequence, the source
category is included on the initial list
of HAP-emitting categories scheduled
for standards promulgation within 10
years of enactment of the CAAA. The
purpose of this action is to pursue a
regulatory development program such
that emission, standards may be
proposed and promulgated according to
the mandated schedule.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3304.
Agency Contact: David F. Painter,
Environmental Engineer, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
OAQPS (MD-13), Research Triangle
Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5515
RIN: 2060-AE44
3680. NESHAP—CYANIDE CHEMICAL
MANUFACTURING
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act, sec 112
as amended November 1990
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory,
November 15, 1997.
Abstract: Cyanide compounds are
among the pollutants listed as
hazardous air pollutants in Section 112
of the Clean Air Act Amendments of
1990. As a consequence, the EPA has
determined that sources that
manufacture cyanide compounds may
reasonable be anticipated to emit
cyanide compounds in quantities
sufficient to qualify them as major
sources. Three source categories that
either produce hydrogen cyanide or use
it in the production of other chemicals,
specifically cyanuric chloride and
sodium cyanide, are on the initial list
of HAP emitting source categories
selected for regulation. The results of
an initial assessment of the three source
categories conducted by the Agency
indicated that the facilities comprising
each of the three source categories
qualify as SOCMI sources. An interim
final notice will be'prepared proposing
the addition of the cyanide chemical
manufacturing source categories to the
list of SOCMI processes to be" regulated
under the Hazardous Organic NESHAP.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
10/00/96
11/00/97
NPRM 10/00/96
Final Action 12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3341.
Agency Contact: Philip B. Mulrine,
Environmental Engineer, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
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MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC
27711
Phone: 919 541-5289
RIN: 2060-AE45
3681. NESHAP: PRIMARY COPPER
SMELTING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act, sec 112
as amended November 1990
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory,
November 15, 1997.
EPA is required to promulgate 50% of
the source categories listed in Section
112(e) by 11/15/97. Primary copper
smelter is one of the source categories
included in the 50%.
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,
as amended November 1990. Most
smelters 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
Final Action
02/00/97
11/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3340.
Agency Contact: Eugene P. Grumpier,
Environmental Engineer, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC
27711
Phone: 919 541-0881
RIN: 2060-AE46
3682. 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
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 two court decisions.
This action resulted from splitting of
RINs 2060-AC98 and 2060-2918.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 04/00/97
Final Action 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 3479.
Agency Contact: Tim Smith,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-12, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-4718
RIN: 2060-AE63
3683. 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 within
7 years of enactment of the CAA
amendments.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 11/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Sectors Affected: 327 Concrete,
Gypsum, and Plaster Products
Additional Information: SAN No. 3123.
Agency Contact: William J. Neuffer,
Environmental Engineer, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
OAQPS (MD-13), Research Triangle
Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5435
RIN: 2060-AE75
3684. NESHAP: PRIMARY ALUMINUM
PLANTS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1857 et seq
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 plants in the Primary
Aluminum industry may be major
sources for one or more hazardous air
pollutants. As a consequence, a
regulatory development program-is
being conducted such that emission
standards will be proposed and
promulgated by November 15, 1997.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 10/00/96
Final Action 11/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Sectors Affected: 333 Primary
Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous
Metals
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Additional Information: SAN No. 3072.
Agency Contact: Steve Fruh,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2837
RIN: 2060-AE76
3685. 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 such
that emission standards may be
proposed and promulgated according to
the mandated schedule.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 05/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Sectors Affected: 334 Secondary
Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous
Metals
Agency Contact: Juan E. Santiago,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, OAQPS ESD/MICG (MD-
13), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1084
RIN: 2060-AE77
3686. NESHAP: PORTLAND CEMENT
MANUFACTURING
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: Title HI 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 are; major sources of hazardous
air pollutants.A regulation (emission
standards) is being developed for the
Portland cement manufacturing
industry, to be promulgated by the
statutory deadline of November 15,
1997. Cement kilns which burn RCRA
hazardous waste are subject to a
separate rule that have been proposed
by the EPA Office of Solid Waste.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
05/00/97
05/00/98
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Sectors Affected: 324 Cement,
Hydraulic
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 3079.
Agency Contact: Joseph P. Wood,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, OAQPS (MD-13),
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5446
3687. NESHAP: REINFORCED
PLASTIC COMPOSITES PRODUCTION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et ceq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory,
November 15, 1997.
Abstract: This regulation would control
emissions of hazardous air pollutants
from plants engaged in the
manufacturing of homopolymers and/or
copolymers which contain materials
designed to enhance the chemical,
physical, and/or thermal properties of
the polymer. The source category
includes, but is not limited to
processing techniques such as hand
layup and spray layup of gelcoats that
incorporate styrene.
Timetable:
Action
Date FR Cite
Additional Information: SAN No. 3078. RIN: 2060-AE78
NPRM 04/00/97
Final Action 04/00/98
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: 308 Miscellaneous
Plastics Products; 371 Motor Vehicles
and Motor Vehicle Equipment; 372
Aircraft and Parts; 394 Dolls, Toys,
Games and Sporting and Athletic
Goods
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 3326.
Agency Contact: Madeleine Strum,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2383
Fax: 919-541-5689
Email:
strum.madeleine@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AE79
3688. NESHAP: POLYETHER
POLYOLS PRODUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990, section 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
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all major sources emitting any of the Timetable:
189 hazardous air pollutants (HAPs)
identified in Section 112(b) of the CAA.
Polyether Polyol Production has been
listed as a category of major sources
based on documented emissions of
propylene oxide and ethylene oxide.
This action will explore alternatives for
controlling 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. There are no anticipated
impacts on small businesses.
Timetable: __
Action Date FR Cite
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
02/00/97
02/00/98
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: 286 Industrial
Organic Chemicals
Additional Information: SAN No. 3408.
Agency Contact: David Svendsgaard,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, Office of Air Quality
Planning and, Research Triangle Park,
NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2380
Fax: 919 541-3470
RIN: 2060-AE81
3689. NESHAP: PHARMACEUTICALS
PRODUCTION
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act as
Amended in 1990, section 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 subpart GGG
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory,
November 15, 1997.
Abstract: This regulation would control
emissions of hazardous air pollutants
from production of pharmaceuticals.
Pharmaceuticals production w,as
included on the initial list of categories
of sources that was published by EPA •
in July 1992. Emissions from process
vents, equipment leaks, storage tanks,
and wastewater systems will be
addressed by this regulation for both
new and existing facilities.
NPRM 01/00/97
Final Action 04/00/98
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: 283 Drugs
Additional Information: SAN No. 3451.
Agency Contact: Randy McDonald,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5402
RIN: 2060-AE83
3690. NESHAP: PESTICIDE
PRODUCTION (PRODUCTION OF
AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS)
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990 section 112
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory,
November 15, 1997.
Abstract: The following ten source
categories (which are all pesticides) 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.
The EPA will propose to develop
standards for all pesticide producers
including the 10 categories listed
above. Any other pesticide production
plant which produces or uses any of
the 189 listed hazardous air pollutants
will also be included. A variety of
HAPs are emitted including, toluene,
formaldehyde, methanol, chlorinated
compounds, etc.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 01/00/97
Final Action 03/15/98
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3450.
Agency Contact: Lalit Banker,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, ESD/MD-13, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5420
RIN: 2060-AE84
3691. NESHAP: FLEXIBLE
POLYURETHANE FOAM PRODUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990, section 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 189
hazardous air pollutants (HAP)
identified in Section 112(b) of the CAA.
Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production
has been listed as a category of major
sources based on documented
emissions of methylene chloride and
2,4-toluene diisocyanate. This action
will explore alternatives for controlling
the release of HAP from the following
emission sources located at both
slabstock 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. In June 1996 the Agency
added a separate source category to
address HAP from fabrication
operations.
Ultimately, a NESHAP for foam
production wijl be developed based on
candidate Maximum Achievable
Control Technology. This is a 7-year
standard, required to be promulgated
by November 1997.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 10/00/96
Final Action 10/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Sectors Affected: 306 Fabricated
Rubber Products, Not Elsewhere
Classified; 308 Miscellaneous Plastics
Products
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Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 3338.
Agency Contact: David Svendsgaard,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, Office of Air Quality
Planning and, Research Triangle Park,
NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2380
Fax: 919 541-3470
BIN: 2060-AE86
3692. NESHAP: PRIMARY LEAD
SMELTERS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act, section
112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory,
November 15,1997.
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.
Timetable;
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM 04/00/97
Small Entitles Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Sectors Affected: 333 Primary
Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous
Metals
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
RIN: 2060-AE97
3693. NESHAP: MANUFACTURERS OF
ACRYLIC/MODACRYLIC FIBERS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990, section 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory,
November 15, 1997.
Abstract: This NESHAP will control
hazardous air pollutant emissions from
facilities that manufacture acrylic or
modacrylic fibers. Principal pollutants
identified are vinyl acetate and
acrylonitrile. The majority of emissions
occur during the polymerization
reaction. There are only two major
sources in the United States that will
be affected by this regulation.
Timetable:
Action
Date FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
03/00/97
03/00/98
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Sectors Affected: 282 Plastics
Materials and Synthetic Resins,
Synthetic Rubber, Cellulosic and Other
Manmade Fibers, Except Glass
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
RIN: 2060-AF06
3694. NESHAP: POLYCARBONATES
PRODUCTION
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401/CAA
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.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 03/00/97
Final Action 12/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
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
RIN: 2060-AF09
3695. PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT
WORKS (POTW) NESHAP
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act, sec
112(e)(5) and 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 01/00/97
Final Action 01/00/98
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: 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
RIN: 2060-AF26
3696. AMENDMENTS TO SUBPART A
AND B FOR 40 CFR 63
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 101-549; Clean Air
Act section 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
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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 12/00/96
Final Action 07/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Sectors Affected: Multiple
Additional Information: SAN No. 3551.
Court schedule being developed.
Agency Contact: James Szykman,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, OAQPS (MD-13),
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0164
RIN: 2060-AF31
3697. REVISIONS TO THE
REGULATION FOR APPROVAL OF
STATE PROGRAMS AND
DELEGATION OF FEDERAL
AUTHORITIES
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
section!12(l)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Guidance in the form of
rulemaking is being developed in
accordance with thejrequirements of
section 112(1) 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 more
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 Part
70 permits; and mechanisms and
requirements for approval of State air
toxics programs.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 12/00/96
Final Action 10/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Sectors Affected: Multiple
Additional Information: SAN No. 3829.
Agency Contact: Vickie Boothe,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, OAQPS MD-12,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5795
Fax: 919 541-0072
RIN: 2060-AG60
3698. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO
AEROSPACE NESHAP
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act section
112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The NESHAP for Aerospace
Manufacturing and Rework Facilities
was promulgated in August of 1995.
Afterwards, we discovered a few
problems with the rule and still need
to publish the CTG for this industry.
This action would correct these
problems and announce the CTG.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 10/00/96
Final Action 07/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: 372 Aircraft and'
Parts
Additional Information: SAN No. 3836.
Agency Contact: Jim Szykman,
Environmental Protection Agency,' Air
and Radiation, OAQPS MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2452
Fax: 919 541-0942
RIN: 2060-AG65
3699. • GENERIC MACT FOR SOURCE
CATEGORIES WITH FEW SOURCES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act section
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 5). 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 in a Title V operating
permit. 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
Final Action
05/00/97
11/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: 282 Plastics
Materials and Synthetic Resins,
Synthetic Rubber, Cellulosic and Other
Manmade Fibers, Except Glass; 286
Industrial Organic Chemicals
Additional Information: SAN No. 3901.
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
RIN: 2060-AG91
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EPA—CAA
Proposed Rule Stage
3700. • NESHAP: HYDROGEN
FLUORIDE PRODUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory,
November 15, 2000. Other, Statutory,
November 15, 2000.
10 year source category BIN
Abstract: This rule will establish
maximum achievable control
technology (MACT) for hydrogen
fluoride (HF) production facilities. The
rule will offset two HF production
facilities, both of which are currently
well-controlled. This action will result
in little or no additional emission
reduction, but will establish a federal
MACT level for these plants.
Timetable:
Action
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 12/00/96
Final Action 12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3193.
Agency Contact: Kevin Cavender,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, (MD-13), Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2364
RIN: 2060-AH07
3702. • NESHAP: CHROMIUM
ELECTROPLATING AMENDMENT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7402/CAA
112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Date FR Cite Le9al Deadline: None
NPRM
Final Action
03/00/97
00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
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: colyer.rick@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG94
3701. • NESHAP: SECONDARY LEAD
SMELTER 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 hazardous air
pollutantsemissions from new and
existing lead smelters (40 CFR 63,
SubpartX) were promulgated on June
23,1995. The Agency has been
petitioned for reconsideration, and has
agreed to revise portionsof the rule to
address the comments contained in the
petitions.
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 08/00/97
Final Action 12/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
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
RIN: 2060-AH08
3703. CONTROL TECHNOLOGY
GUIDELINES (CTG)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act, sec
183 (a)
CFR Citation: Not applicable
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory,
November 1993.
Abstract: The Clean Air Act required
EPA to issue control technology
guidelines (CTG's) for 13, including
two specifically named, source
categories by November 15,1993. The
CTG's address volatile organic
compounds (VOC) that are precursors
to ozone formation. A CTG covering
two of the source categories - chemical
plant distillation and reactor process
vents - was published by that date.
Meanwhile, the States were required to
develop rules for the CTG source
categories by November 15,1994. The
EPA decided to issue Alternative
Control Techniques (ACT) documents
for the remaining source categories to
help the States. ACT's differ from
CTG's in that they are information
documents only; they do not contain
recommended control levels. ACT's
were issued for volatile organic liquid
storage, batch operations, wastewater
operations, cleanup solvents,
lithographic printing, coating of plastic
parts, shipbuilding and repair coating
operations, wood furniture coatings,
and autobody refinishing. In addition,
hazardous air pollutant rules have been
developed for three of the CTG source
categories under Section 112 of the
Clean Air Act. These three source
categories are aerospace manufacture,
wood furniture manufacture, and
shipbuilding and repair. CTG-related
requirements are being addressed in
concert with these hazardous air
pollutant rulemakings. EPA also
proposed a national rule to limit the
amount of VOC contained in coatings
sold to autobody refinishing shops on
April 30,1996. A final rule is planned
for February 1997.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Final Notice and
Document
(Shipbuilding)
Final Notice and
Document (Wood
Furniture)
08/19/96 61FR44050
10/00/96
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Action
Date
FR Cite
Notice of Draft 10/00/96
Document
(Aerospace)
Final Notice and 02/00/97
Document
(Aerospace)
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3029.
Aerospace SAN 3728, Shipbuilding
SAN 3729, Wood, Furniture SAN 3730.
Agency Contacts:
Susan Wyatt (general questions ) 919-
541-5674,
Mohamed Serageldin (shipbuilding)
919-541-5674,
Jim Szykman (aerospace ) 919-541-
2452,
Paul Almodovar (wood furniture) 919-
541-0283
Agency Contact: Susan Wyatt,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, (MD-13), Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5674
RIN: 2060-AD05
3704. 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: Final, Statutory, March
1997.
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
significantly 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.
The development of these VOC rules
will use data recently gathered for the
development of National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
(NESHAP) for these industries. This
will maximize resources and avoid
duplication of data gathering efforts.
There are small businesses in these
industries, but at this time it is not
known how many will be affected by
these rules or guidelines.
Timetable:
Action
Date FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
10/00/96
07/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Sectors Affected: 37 Transportation
Equipment; 45 Transportation by Air;
243 Millwork, Veneer, Plywood, and
Structural Wood Members; 25 Furniture
and Fixtures
Additional Information: SAN No. 3838.
Agency Contact: Daniel Brown,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, OAQPS MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5305
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: brown.dan@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG59
3705. AMENDMENT CONCERNING
THE LOCATION OF SELECTIVE
ENFORCEMENT AUDITS OF FOREIGN
MANUFACTURED VEHICLES AND
ENGINES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7525/CAA
206(b)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86 subpart G
(Revision); 40 CFR 86 subpart K
(Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action would consider
an amendment to the existing
regulations to include ports of entry as
a location for EPA selection of foreign
produced vehicles and engines for SEA
emissions testing at laboratories in the
U.S. While the regulations do not
specify EPA authority to conduct such
port selections, the increased flexibility
provided by port selections warrants
amending the regulations. Presently,
EPA must travel overseas to conduct
SEA audits of foreign manufactured
vehicles and engines, even though most
manufacturers now have access to
laboratory facilities in the U.S. The
benefits include a reduction in Agency
cost since fewer overseas trips would
be necessary. Also, EPA would be able
to conduct more audits of foreign
manufactured vehicles and engines.
Separate from the provisions proposed
in this NPRM for amendments to allow
port selection for SEAs, EPA is also
proposing to make two other
amendments to 40 CFR Part 86. The
first would amend current Selective
Enforcement Auditing regulations to
change the minimum annual limit of
Selective Enforcement Audits per
manufacturer to two (2) per year.
Currently, the minimum annual limit
is one audit per manufacturer. Under
the proposed amendments EPA would
be able to perform a second audit on
those manufacturers that might
otherwise be limited to one audit.
The second additional proposed
amendment to Part 86 would delete
from Subparts A and E references to
the Agency representation in certain
types of administrative hearings. The
two provisions state that the Office of
General Counsel will represent the
Agency in administrative procedures
governing hearings on certification for
light-duty vehicles, light-duty trucks,
heavy-duty engines and motorcycles.
The Agency is proposing to delete these
two provisions in order to be consistent
with other hearing procedures in Part
86.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3139.
Agency Contact: Richard Gezelle,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6403-J), Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 233-9267
RIN: 2060-AD90
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EPA—CAA Proposed Rule Stage
3706. SPECIFICATION OF
SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR
DEFINITION FOR DIESEL FUELS
Priority; Substantive, Nonsignificant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7545/CAAA
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)(l)(B) of the Clean
Air Act (CAA), with respect to diesel
fuel and fuel additives. The
prohibitions of section 211(f)(l)(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)(l)(B) prohibitions. This
definition will also reduce potential
burdens on manufacturers and EPA for
processing waivers for fuels and
additives under 211(5(4).
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
ANPRM 05/30/91 56 FR 24362
NPRM 03/00/97
Final Action 12/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3091.
Agency Contact: David Korotney,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, NVFEL, Ann Arbor, MI
48105
Phone: 313 668-4507
RIN: 2060-AD77
3707. MODIFICATIONS TO
STANDARDS FOR REFORMULATED
AND CONVENTIONAL GASOLINE
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 7545/CAA
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
(RFC) 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. Other ozone
nonattainment areas may opt-in to the
RFC program upon petition by the
Governor of the state in which the area
is located.
Since the RFC program became
effective in January 1995, many
enforcement related issues have been
raised concerning the implementation
of the program. Some of these issues
have required the exercise of
enforcement discretion through the use
of informal question and answer
guidance documents. This action will
codify those guidances which are
appropriate for incorporation into the
RFG regulations. This action will also
streamline, the regulations where
appropriate, and include certain
typographical and other minor
corrections.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 10/00/96
Final Action 12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3844.
Agency Contact: Karen Smith,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, (6406J), Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 233-9006
Fax: 202 233-9557
RIN: 2060-AG76
3708. AMENDMENT CONCERNING
APPLICABILITY OF ON HIGHWAY
HEAVY-DUTY CERTIFIED ENGINES
FOR USE EN NONROAD HEAVY-DUTY
VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: 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: 42 USC 7521 to 7525;
42 USC 7541 to 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 of specialty
vehicles and equipment that have
historically elected to use cleaner on-
highway heavy-duty engines.
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM 12/00/96
Final Action 06/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Analysis: RICA
Additional Information: SAN No. 3842.
Agency Contact: John Guy,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, (6403J), Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 233-9276
Fax: 202 233-9596
RIN: 2060-AG78
3709. NONROAD SPARK-IGNITION
ENGINES AT OR BELOW 19
KILOWATTS (25
HORSEPOWERHPHASE 2)
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
116 in Part ill of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AE29
3710. NSPS: NITROGEN OXIDE
EMISSIONS FROM FOSSIL-FUEL
FIRED STEAM GENERATING UNITS-
REVISION
Priority: Economically Significant.
Major under 5 USC 801.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990, sec 407(c)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60.40
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory,
January 1,1993. NPRM, Judicial,
September 1, 1996. Final, Statutory,
January 1, 1994. Final, Judicial,
November 3,1997.
Deadline may be revised.
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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 hoth electric utility and
nonutility units. These revised
standards are to reflect improvements
in methods for the reduction of NOx
emissions.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 11/00/96
Final Action 11/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: 491 Electric Services;
20 Food and Kindred Products
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 3352.
Agency Contact: James A. Eddinger,
Environmental Engineer, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
OAQPS (MD-13), Research Triangle
Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5426
Fax: 919 541-0072
RIM: 2060-AE56
3711. AMENDMENT TO THE
REFRIGERANT RECYCLING RULE TO
INCLUDE ALL REFRIGERANTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 101-54, section 608
of the Clean Air Act Amendments of
1990; 42 USC 7401 et seq Section 608
CAA
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82, subpart F
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory,
November 15, 1994.
The venting prohibition is extended to
all refrigerants as of 11/15/95; rules are
necessary to inform the regulated
community of the means by which to
prevent venting, recovery/recycling.
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 no-venting prohibition.
Requirements would parallel those of
the current section 608 regulations,
expanding applicability, where
appropriate, to all refrigerants.
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM 11/00/96
Final Action 05/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Sectors Affected: All
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 3560.
Agency Contact: Debbie Ottinger,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 233-9149
Fax: 202 233-9577
RIN: 2060-AF37
3712. PROTECTION OF
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE:
RECONSIDERATION OF SECTION 608
SALES RESTRICTION •
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq;
Clean Air Act section 608
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82 subpart 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
CFCs, HCFCs, 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. Also, this amendment will
include corrections and clarifications
concerning leak repair requirements.
This action has no impact on small
business and state, local, tribal and
governments.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 10/00/96
Final Action 01/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: 358 Refrigeration and
Service Industry Machinery; 52
Building Materials, Hardware, Garden
Supply, and Mobile Home Dealers
Additional Information: SAN No. 3673.
This action is combined with RIN 2060-
AG47, SAN 3809.
Agency Contact: Mavis Sanders,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 233-9737
Fax: 202 233-9577
RIN: 2060-AG20
3713. SUPPLEMENTAL RULE TO
REQUIRE CERTAIN PRODUCTS MADE
WITH HCFCS TO BEAR WARNING
LABEL
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq,
section 611
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82 subpart 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 for 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:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 03/00/97
Final Action 07/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
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Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3640.
Agency Contact: Mavis Sanders,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 233-9737
Fax: 202 233-9577
RIN: 2060-AF93
3714. UPDATE OF THE
ACCEPTABILITY LIST UNDER THE
SIGNIFICANCE NEW ALTERNATIVES
POLICY (SNAP) PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414, 7601,
7671 / Clean Air Act section 612
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 9 and 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
PR Cite
ANPRM
NPRM
Final Rule
Notice -1
NPRM-1
Notice -2
Final Rule -1
01/16/92 57 FR 1984
05/12/93 58 FR 28094
03/18/94 59 FR 13044
08/26/94 59 FR 44240
09/26/94 59 FR 491 08
01/13/95 60 FR 331 8
06/13/95 60 FR 31 092
Action
Date
FR Cite
Notice -3
NPRM-2
Notice -4
Final Rule -2
NPRM-3
Notice - 5
Final
NPRM-4
07/28/95 60 FR 38729
10/02/95 60 FR 51383
02/08/96 61 FR 4736
05/22/96 61 FR 25585
05/22/96 61 FR 25604
09/05/96 61 FR 4701 2
10/00/96
10/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3525.
(Generic SAN)
Agency Contact: Nancy Smacin,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 233-9126
Fax: 202 233-9665
RIN: 2060-AG12
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Clean Air Act (CAA)
Final Rule Stage
3715. COMPLIANCE ASSURANCE
MONITORING PROGRAM
(PREVIOUSLY ENHANCED
MONITORING PROGRAM)
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
124 in Part n of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AD18
3716. NEW SOURCE REVIEW (NSR)
REFORM
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
125 in Part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AE11
3717. NESHAPS PERTAINING TO
FACILITIES OTHER THAN
COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR POWER
REACTORS LICENSED BY THE
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION (NRC) OR BY NRC
AGREEMENT STATES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7607(d)(7)(B)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 61 subpart I
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In accordance with section
112(d)(9) of the Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990 (CAAA), EPA is
considering whether or not to issue a
final rule to rescind Subpart I of 40
CFR Part 61, as it applies to facilities
licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) or NRC Agreement
States which are not engaged in the
generation of nuclear power (57 FR
56877, December 1,1992). Section
112(d)(9) gives EPA the authority to
decline to regulate NRC-licensees after
the Administrator makes a
determination, by rule, and in
consultation with the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC), that the
regulatory program established by the
NRC pursuant to the Atomic Energy
Act provides an ample margin of safety
to protect the public health.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Notice
Final Action
12/01/92 57 FR 56877
09/28/95 60 FR 50161
11/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3146.
Agency Contact: Gale Bonanno,
Attorney Advisor, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation,
6602J, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 292 233-9219
RIN: 2060-AE39
3718. ADDITION OF METHODS 204,
204A - 204F FOR MEASUREMENT OF
VOC EMISSIONS FROM STATIONARY
SOURCES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Reasonably Available
Control Technology (RACT) fix up rule
requires States to adopt enforceable
VOC rules. An accurate technique for
•determining capture efficiency (CE) had
not been available in the past. This
action would add seven methods to
determine VOC emissions from
stationary sources. These methods can
be used to determine CE when used
in various combinations.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
08/02/95 60 FR 39297
12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
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Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3506.
Agency Contact: Candace Sorrell,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, Source Characterization
Group A (MD-19), Research Triangle
Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1064
RIN: 2060-AF02
3719. OPERATING PERMITS:
REVISIONS (PART 70)
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
126 in Part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AF70
3720. 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 740l(b)(l); 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:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
11/22/93 51 FR 61639
12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 2915.
Agency Contact: Roy Huntley,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, (MD-14), Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1060
RIN: 2060-AF83
3721. REVISION OF EPA'S
RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY
RESPONSE PLAN
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: PL 96-295; EO 12777
CFR Citation: None
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) Radiological
Emergency Response Plan (RERP)
establishes a framework for timely,
coordinated EPA action to protect
public health and safety and the
environment in response to a peacetime
radiological incident. The original EPA
RERP was approved in 1986. This new
revision updates authorities,
responsibilities, capabilities, and
procedures for implementing effective
radiological emergency response
actions by EPA Offices. The RERP
presents the EPA organizational
structure and concept of operations for
responding to radiological incidents as
a participant in a Federal multi-agency
response using the Federal Radiological
Emergency Response Plan (FRERP) and
the Federal Response Plan (FRP), and
independently using the National Oil
and Hazardous Substances Pollution
Contingency Plan (NCP). This revision
incorporates recent changes to the
FRERP and NCP, and many other
policy updates. In short, this revision
ensures that EPA maintains a
comprehensive strategy to provide
organized, effective assistance to State
and local governments in the event of
a radiological emergency.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Notice of Availability 12/30/96
Revise Radiological 12/00/96
Emergency
Response Plan
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3638.
Agency Contact: Craig Conklin,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6602J, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 233-9222
RIN: 2060-AF85
3722. SALES VOLUME LIMIT
PROVISIONS FOR SMALL-VOLUME
MANUFACTURE CERTIFICATION FOR
CLEAN FUEL AND CONVENTIONAL
VEHICLE CONVERSIONS AND
RELATED PROVISIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: CAA section
202,203,247, 30l(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, fuel vehicles.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 01/03/96 61 FR 140
Final Action 03/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3643.
Agency Contact: Cliff Tyree,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, National Fuel &
Emissions Vehicle Laboratory, 2565
Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 313 668-4310
RIN: 2060-AF87
3723. NESHAP FOR
PERCHLOROETHYLENE DRY
CLEANING FACILITIES:
AMENDMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401, 7412,
7414, 7416, 7601
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 subpart M
Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial,
December 15,1996,
Abstract: The International Fabricare
Institute (IFI) litigated on several issues
that involved the NESHAP. A
settlement agreement was reached and
the Agency has agreed to amend the
standard. As part of the settlement, the
Agency will be grandfathering transfer
machines installed between proposal
and promulgation, as existing sources.
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The Agency has lodged the settlement
agreement- with the court. Final action
should occur in late August or early
September of 1996 in order for the
affected sources to be in compliance by
the 9/23/96 compliance date.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 05/03/96 61 FR 19887
Final Action 10/00/96
Small Entitles Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3642.
Agency Contact: George Smith,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, ESD Combustion Group
MD-13, Research Triangle Park, NC
27711
Phone: 919 541-1549
BIN: 2060-AF90
3724. TRANSPORTATION
CONFORMITY RULE AMENDMENTS:
FLEXIBILITY AND STREAMLINING
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
127 in Part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AG16
3725. PROTECTION OF
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE:
RECONSIDERATION OF BAN ON FIRE
EXTINGUISHERS CONTAINING HCFCS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
sec 610(d)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82 subpart C
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EPA will reconsider the
exception for the use of class n
substances in portable fire
extinguishers under the Nonessential
Products Ban. The current regulations
provide an exemption until an
alternative substance is commercially
available. At the time the regulations
were promulgated (December 30,1993),
EPA was aware of several potential
substances under development and
testing. These substances are
continuing to be tested tested and
developed. EPA believes that once
these substances are available, they will
bo able to replace the use of both halon
and HCFCs in portable fire
extinguishers.
EPA intends to reconsider the
expiration of the exemption to provide
better guidance to the regulated
community. The regulated community
is concerned with the use of the term
commercially available in the
regulatory text. Therefore, EPA will
propose revising the language by
providing a date-certain exemption.
EPA believes it can provide this type
of certainty to the regulated community
without compromising the goals of
protecting public health and the
environment.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 07/18/96 61 FR 37430
Final Action 11/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3756.
Agency Contact: Cindy Newberg,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 233-9729
TDD: 202 233-9577
Fax: 202 233-9577
RIN: 2060-AG19
3726. AMENDMENT TO STANDARDS
OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW
STATIONARY SOURCES;
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act, section
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:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 11/24/94 59 FR 60585
Final Action 12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3744.
Agency Contact: Solomon Ricks,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, Office of Air Quality
Planning and, Research Triangle Park,
NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5242
Fax: 919 541-1039
RIN: 2060-AG22
3727. REVISION TO DEFINITION OF
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -
EXCLUSION OF HFC 4310ME AND
HCFC 225CA AND CB
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 767lq
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 51.100(s)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The definition of volatile
organic compound (VOC) at 40 CFR
51.100(s) is being revised to add HFC
43-10me and HCFC 225ca and cb to
the list of compounds having negligible
photochemical reactivity. This will
have the effect of removing these
compounds from regulation as VOC.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 05/01/96 61 FR 19231
Final Action 10/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3745.
Agency Contact: William Johnson,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, OAQPS (MD-15),
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5245
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Fax: 919 541-0824
BIN: 2060-AG24
3728. RADIONUCLIDE DOSE
METHODOLOGY UPDATE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 300 et seq
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The primary purpose of this
rule is to propose more accurate
controls of radioactivity in drinking .
water through a technical correction in
does methodology for beta and photon
emitters only.
EPA has decided to use the Federal
Guidance Report (FGR)-11 (1988) as the
method for dose conversion for beta
and photon emitters. Use of this
method will provide consistency with
other federal agencies. The newly
revised concentrations in water using
the FGR-11 method will replace the
values published earlier in the National
Bureau of Standards (NBS) Handbook
69, as amended in August 1963. The
current beta and photon emitters MCL,
as calculated in NBS 69 (1963), is 4
millirem/year total body or organ dose
equivalent dose methodology. EPA is
proposing a 4 mrem/year effective dose
equivalent (EDE) dose methodology.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Final Action 10/00/96
Small Entities Affected: Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Sectors Affected: 494 Water Supply
Additional Information: SAN No. 3811.
Agency Contact: John Karhnak,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6603J, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 233-9761
Fax: 202 233-9650
Email: karhnak.jogn@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG49
3729. AMENDMENT TO THE USER
FEES FOR RADON PROFICIENCY
PROGRAMS RULE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2661-2665
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 195 and 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 two years 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 96) 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 third year of fee
collection on the radon industry.
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action
06/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal
Sectors Affected: 152 General Building
Contractors-Residential Buildings; 171
Plumbing, Heating and Air-
Conditioning; 382 Laboratory
Apparatus and Analytical, Optical,
Measuring, and Controlling
Instruments; 873 Research,
Development, and Testing Services
Additional Information: SAN No. 3835.
Agency Contact: James W. Long,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6604J, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 233-9433
Fax: 202 233-9652
Email: long.james@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG64
3730. • TIER II (PHASE II) STUDY TO
ASSESS FURTHER REDUCTIONS IN
LOV AND LOT TAILPIPE EMISSION
STANDARDS
Priority: Economically Significant.
Major under 5 USC 801.
Unfunded Mandates: This action may
affect the private sector under
PL 104-4.
Legal Authority: PL 91-190; sec 203(i)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86
Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, June
1,1997.
Report to Congress.
Abstract: EPA is mandated by the
Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 to
study whether or not further reductions
in emissions from light-duty vehicles
and light-duty trucks should be
required through lowering tailpipe
emissions standards. EPA is required to
submit a report to Congress not later
than June 1, 1997. The report will
consider whether there is a need for
further reductions in emissions,
whether the technology is available to
meet the more stringent standards, and
whether further reductions in emissions
will be needed and cost effective taking
into consideration alternative means of
attaining or maintaining national
ambient air quality standards.
Timetable:
Report to Congress
Final 06/01/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3911.
Agency Contact: John German,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 2565 Plymouth Rd., Ann
Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 313 668-4214
Fax: 313 741-7869
RIN: 2060-AH04
3731. INDIAN TRIBES: AIR QUALITY
PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7405/CAA
105
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 35
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, April
15, 1992.
Abstract: The Clean Air Act of 1990
requires EPA to promulgate regulations
identifying those provisions of the CAA
for which it is appropriate to treat
tribes in the same manner as States.
For the provisions specified, a Tribe
may develop and implement one or
more of its own air quality programs.
In addition to specifying the CAA
provisions for which it is appropriate
to treat Tribes in the same manner as
States, the rule also establishes the
requirements that Indian Tribes must
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meet if they choose to seek such
treatment, and provides for awards of
Federal financial assistance to the
Tribes.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 08/25/94 59 FR 43956
Final Action 12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3087.
Agency Contact: David R. LaRoche,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, SE., Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-7652
RIN: 2060-AF79
3732. NAAQS: NITROGEN DIOXIDE
(REVIEW)
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7408/CAA
108; 42 USC 7409/CAA 109
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 50.ll
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial,
October 2,1995. Final, Judicial,
October 1,1996.
Abstract: Based on the revised air
quality criteria, EPA will determine
whether revisions to the standards are
appropriate.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 10/02/95 60 FR 52874
Final Action 10/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 1004.
Agency Contact: John Haines,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, AQSSD/HESG (MD-15),
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5533
RIN: 2060-AC06
3733. MEDICAL WASTE
INCINERATORS (MWI)
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
128 in Part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AC62
3734. REVISION TO NSPS:
NONMETALLIC MINERALS
PROCESSING
Priority: Routine and Frequent
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 7411
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Section lll(b)(l)(B) requires
EPA to at least every 8 years, review
and, if appropriate, revise NSPS.
Comments and suggested revisions
were received from the National Stone
Association (NSA) on this NSPS. The
main concerns of NSA are some
emission testing requirements and
notification requirements. This revision
will address NSA's concerns as well as
other comments on this NSPS.
Timetable:
Action
Date FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
06/27/96 61 FR 33415
12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Sectors Affected: 144 Sand and Gravel;
142 Crushed and Broken Stone,
Including Riprap; 145 Clay, Ceramic,
and Refractory Minerals; 149
Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Minerals,
Except Fuels
Additional Information: SAN No. 3753.
Agency Contact: Bill Neuffer,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, OAQPS MD-13,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5435
Fax: 919 541-5600
RIN: 2060-AG33
3735. GUIDANCE FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION
112(G)—MODIFICATIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990, sec 112(g)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, May
1,1992. Final, Judicial, December 13,
1996.
Abstract: Guidance in the form of a
rulemaking is being developed in
accordance with the requirements of
section 112(g) of the Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990 for constructed
and reconstructed major sources of
hazardous air pollutants (HAPs).
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
04/01/94 59 FR 15504
12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 2932.
Agency Contact: Gem Pomerantz,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, (MD-12), Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2317
RIN: 2060-AD06
3736. NESHAP: MANUFACTURE OF
TETRAHYDROBENZALDEHYDE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act section
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory,
November 15, 1997.
Abstract: The purpose of this action is
to develop a MACT standard for the
production of Tetrahydrobenzaldehyde.
(Referred to in the initial Source
Category List as Butadiene Dimmers).
The emissions sources that will be
controlled are process vents (e.g.
reactors); storage; equipment leaks and
other fugitive sources; transfer
operations; and wastewater operations.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Direct Final 10/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Sectors Affected: 286 Industrial
Organic Chemicals
Additional Information: SAN No. 3469.
Agency Contact: John M. Schaefer,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711
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Phone: 919 541-0296
RIN: 2060-AE99
3737. NATIONAL EMISSION
STANDARD FOR RADON EMISSIONS
FROM PHOSPHOGYPSUM STACKS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401/CAA
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 proposed
rule which may increase the limit and
reduce the certification requirements
for that use.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Final 03/00/97
- Notice of Reconsideration
NPRM 05/08/96 (61 FR 20775)
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 2547.
Agency Contact: Julie Rosenberg,
Environmental Protection Agency; Air
and Radiation, (6602J), Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 233-9474
RIN: 2060-AF04
3738. REVISION OF INITIAL LIST OF
CATEGORIES OF SOURCES AND
SCHEDULE FOR STANDARDS UNDER
SECTION 112(C) AND (E) OF THE
CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS OF
1990
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: CAA 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Section 112 of the Clean Air
Act requires the EPA to publish a list
of major and area source categories
which emit one or more of the 189
hazardous air pollutants identified in
Section 112. The list of source
categories was finalized in July 1992,
and contained 174 categories. Section
112 further requires the Agency to
prioritize the listed categories such that
standards are promulgated for 40
source categories within 2 years of
enactment, 25% of all initially listed
categories within 4 years, 50% within
7 years, and 100% within 10 years. The
schedule for the promulgation of
emissions standards was published in
December 1993.
This action revises the initial list of
source categories and the corresponding
schedule for emission standards. This
is in accordance with the statute, which
requires the Agency to periodically
amend the list in response to public
comment or new information, and no
less often than every eight years. As
a result of several additions and
deletions of source categories, the list
now contains 175 categories. Categories
may be added at any time contingent
upon showing that the category is a
category of major sources or that a
category of area sources poses a threat
of adverse effect and warrants
regulation under Section 112. Actions
to add or remove area source categories
are handled through separate Federal
Register notices in order to provide the
opportunity for public comment on
them. Actions included within this
action are: 1) adding categories of major
sources, where major sources have been
identified; 2) deleting categories of
major sources which, upon further
study, have been found to not contain
major sources; 3) moving categories to
different, more appropriate industry
groups for purposes of clarity; 4)
modifying titles and definitions of
listed source categories to clarify
applicability; and 5) reporting other
relevant source -category actions that
were published independently of this
action.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Correction Notice 07/18/96 61 FR 37542
(first)
Notice of Revision 06/04/96 (61 FR 28197)
(second)
Notice of Revision 03/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3791.
Agency Contact: David J. Svendsqaard,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, (MD-13), Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2380
RIN: 2060-AG42
3739. • WOOD FURNITURE
MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS
NESHAP: TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS
AND CLARIFICATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR part 63 subpart
JJ
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action will amend and
make technical corrections and
clarifications to the final Wood
Furniture Manufacturing Operations
NESHAP, which was promulgated on
December 7, 1996 (60 FR 62930). This
action will address litigation issues
brought up after promulgation of the
standards, as well as, the resolution of
these issues. In addition, this action
will clarify aspects for the final rule
such as applicability, emission limits,
and will make editorial corrections to
the final rule as was published in the
Federal Register.
Timetable:
Action
Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule
01/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 2965.
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:
almodovar.paul@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG95
3740. REGULATIONS GOVERNING
AWARDS UNDER SECTION 113(F) OF
THE CLEAN AIR ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 42 USC 74l3(f)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 65
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Section 113(f) of the Clean '
Air Act granted to the Administrator
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authority to pay an award to any
person who furnishes information or
services which lead to a criminal
conviction or a civil penalty for any
violation of Title I, HI, IV, V, or VI of
the Act enforced under section 113.
Section 113(f) authorizes the
Administrator to prescribe, by
regulation, additional criteria for
eligibility for such an award. EPA
intends that the rule set forth such
additional criteria. The rule also
describes criteria for assessing the value
of information and services when
considering paying an award, and what
is needed to adequately petition the
Administrator for consideration of
payment. The rule will also address
confidentiality matters; some citizens
provide information or services on a
confidential basis. Furthermore, to
implement the goal of the program, the
rule will provide direction for
providing information or services to the
Agency.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 05/03/94 59 FR 22795
Final Action 12/00/96
Small Entitles Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 2939.
Agency Contact: Gary Secrest,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance, (2242-A), Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 564-8661
RIN: 2060-AD81
3741. FIELD CITATION PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC
7413(d)/CAAA 113(d)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 59
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Clean Air Act
Amendments gives 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.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 05/03/94 59 FR 22776
Final Action 10/00/96
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Additional Information: SAN No. 2937.
Agency Contact: Gary Secrest,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, OECA (2242-A),
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-8661
RIN: 2060-AD82
3742. 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/CAA
114; 42 USC 7545(c)/CAA 211(c); 42
USC 7601/CAA 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 anti-
dumping 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; 3) having
extremely low baseline values for sulfur
and solefins. Refiners must meet
specific criteria in order to qualify for
one or more of these adjustments.
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM 08/04/95 60 FR 40009
Final Action 10/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3604.
Agency Contact: Christine M. Brunner,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 2565 Plymouth Road,
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 313 668-4287
Fax: 313 741-7869
RIN: 2060-AG80
3743. TRANSPORTATION
CONFORMITY RULE AMENDMENT
AND SOLICITATION FOR
PARTICIPATION IN THE
TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY
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/CAA 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.
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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 11/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 3610.
Agency Contact: Meg Patulski,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 2565 Plymouth Road,
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 313 741-7842
Fax: 313 668-4531
Email: patulski.meg@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG79
3744. NATIONAL VOLATILE ORGANIC
COMPOUND EMISSION STANDARDS
FOR AUTOMOBILE REFINISH
COATINGS
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990, sec 183(e)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 59
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, March
1997.
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 (BAG). 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 by March
1997. Automobile refinish coatings can
be generally classified as primers and
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
Final Action
04/30/96 61 FR 19005
02/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
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
RIN: 2060-AE35
3745. 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
1
3746. 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
3747. OPEN-MARKET TRADING
GUIDANCE
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
131 in Part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AF60
3748. REVISED CARBON MONOXIDE
(CO) STANDARD FOR CLASS I AND II
NONHANDHELD NEW NONROAD
PHASE I SMALL SPARK-IGNITED
ENGINES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7521CAA 201
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 90
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This direct final rule revises
the existing new nonroad Phase I small
spark-ignited (SI) engine regulations.
Briggs and Stratton Corporation
submitted a petition to the
Administrator on March 4, 1996, asking
the Agency to reconsider the existing
regulation and to either allow the use
of oxygenated certification fuels with
the current CO standard or revise the
existing carbon monoxide (CO)
emission standard for class I and II
nonhandheld engines. Briggs and
Stratton argues that the majority of
nonhandheld engines sold in the
United States can not meet the current
CO standard when tested on the
monoxygenated certification test fuel
specified in the regulations. EPA has
finalized the CO standard on the basis
of data provided to the Agency by
Briggs and Stratton. The Agency had
assumed that the data was collected
using Indolene (a monoxygenated,
nonreformulated gasoline) as the test
fuel. In fact, Briggs and Stratton had
used California's Phase II Reformulated
Gasoline (RFC) in the testing, but had
not informed EPA of this before the
rule was finalized. The use of an
oxygenated fuel has an effect on the
emissions from these engines,
particularly CO, and Briggs and
Stratton had used California's Phase II
Reformulated Gasoline (RFC) in the
testing, but had not informed EPA of
this before the rule was finalized. The
use of an oxygenated fuel has an effect
on the emissions from these engines,
particularly CO, and Briggs and
Stratton has suggested that the CO
standard that the Agency finalized was
thus more stringent than is feasible
based on their data.
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EPA staff are analyzing new data
provided by Briggs and Stratton
concerning the amount of the CO
emission offset between Indolene and
RFC for nonhandheld engines. Based
on data analysis and documentation
provided by Briggs and Stratton in
support of their petition, EPA intends
to determine the amount of the
emission offset and consider raising the
Phase I CO emission standard for
nonhandheld engines accordingly. In
their petition to EPA, Briggs and
Stratton assert that raising the CO
standard should result in reduced
emissions of hydrocarbons and oxides
of nitrogen, which are the primary
pollutants of concern under the Phase
I small SI rule.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
07/03/96 61 FR 34778
10/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 3300.
Agency Contact: Laurel Home,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 2565 Plymouth Road,
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 313 741-7803
Fax: 313 741-7816
RIN: 2060-AG81
3749. NATIONAL 49-STATE LOW-
EMISSION VEHICLES PROGRAM
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
132 in Part II of this issue jaf the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AF75
3750. REVIEW OF THE FEDERAL
TEST PROCEDURE FOR EMISSIONS
FROM MOTOR VEHICLES AND
MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINES
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
133 in Part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AE27
3751. REVISION TO THE COVERED
AREAS PROVISION FOR
REFORMULATED GASOLINE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7545/CAA
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" (RFC) 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 RFC 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 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
Direct Final Action 10/00/96
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 3843.
Agency Contact: Marylin Bennett,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, (6406J), Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 233-9006
Fax: 202 233-9557
RIN: 2060-AG77
3752. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
AIR REGULATIONS DELEGATION
REMAND
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: CAA 328
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 55
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The EPA promulgated the
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Air
Regulations on September 4,1992. The
regulations allowed States to request
delegation of the authority to
implement and enforce the regulations
for sources located within 25 miles of
the State's seaward boundary, but
prohibited such delegation of the
authority for sources locating beyond
that limit. Since section 328(a)(3) of the
Clean Air Act requires EPA to allow
delegation for both types of sources,
EPA requested and received a remand
on this issue. The notice proposes
revision to the OCS Air Regulations to
allow delegation of the implementation
and enforcement authority to State and
local air pollution control agencies for
sources locating beyond 25 mile of the
States' seaward boundaries.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 05/20/96 61 FR 25173
Final Action 05/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3789.
Agency Contact: David H. Stonefield,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, (MD-15), Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5350
RIN: 2060-AG39
3753. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
AIR REGULATIONS OFFSET REMAND
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: CAA 328
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 55
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The EPA promulgated the
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Air
Regulations on September 4, 1992. As
a result of a challenge, the court
vacated the special offset provision
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which EPA had included in the OCS
regulations and remanded that issue to
EPA for reconsideration. This interim
final rule revises the OCS regulations
to require that new or modified OCS
sources meet the same offset
requirements as imposed in the
corresponding onshore area. As a result
some OCS sources may be required to
obtain additional offset credits.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Interim Final Rule 05/20/96 61 FR 25149
Final Action 06/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3790.
Agency Contact: David H. Stonefield,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, (MD-15), Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5350
RIN: 2060-AG40
3754. ACID RAIN NITROGEN OXIDES
CONTROL REGULATION
Priority: Economically Significant.
Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: PL 101-549, sec 407;
Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990,
Title IV
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 76
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Statutory, May 15, 1992, for
Group I boilers.
Final, Judicial, October 31, 1993, for
Group I boilers.
NPRM, Statutory, January 1, 1996, for
Group II boilers.
Final, Statutory, January 1, 1997, for
Group II boilers.
Abstract: This regulatory action
establishes NOx emission limitations
for Phase I tangentially fired and dry
bottom wall-fired boilers (Group I -
Section 407(b)(l)) which must be met
by January 1, 1995. Emissions limits for
all other types of boilers Group II,
Section 407(b)(2)), including cyclones
and wet bottom wall-fired units, will
be effective in 2000 and will be set in
a later rulemaking (2060-AF48). Boilers
from both groups that are listed under
Phase II will be subject to their relevant
emissions limits after 2000. In addition,
the rule will determine conditions of
applications for emission averaging and
alternative emission limits for both
groups of boilers. The final action (59
FR 13538) on Group I Phase I Boilers
was vacated by the U.S. Court of
Appeals on 11/22/94. A direct final
rule was promulgated April 13,1995.
Timetable:
Group I Phase I Boilers
NPRM 11/25/92 (57 FR 228)
Final Action 03/22/94 (59 FR 13538)
Direct Final Action 04/13/95 (60 FR 18751)
Group I Phase II Boilers
NPRM 01/19/96 (61 FR 1442)
Group II Boilers
Final Action 01/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Local
Additional Information: SAN No. 2888.
Agency Contact: Larry Kertcher,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, (6204J), Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 233-9180
RIN: 2060-AD45
3755. ACID RAIN PHASE II NITROGEN
OXIDES REDUCTION PROGRAM
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No.
134 in Part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 2060-AF48
3756. AMENDMENT TO THE MVAC
RULE TO INCLUDE ALL
REFRIGERANTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq;
Title VI, Section 609
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 82, subpart B
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory,
November 15, 1994.
Both the venting prohibition and the
MVAC "refrigerant" definition expand
to cover all refrigerants, beginning
11/15/95, according to sections 608 and
609 of the Clean Air Act.
Abstract: This action would facilitate
fulfillment of two statutory
requirements; the extension of the no-
venting prohibition to all refrigerants
under section 608 and the section 609
requirement that the term refrigerant,
after November 15, 1995, include '
substitute refrigerants. The action
would extend the applicable current
requirements of the motor vehicle air-
conditioning rule to the substitute
refrigerants. This would require
recovery and recycling of these
refrigerants, in addition to the class I
and class II refrigerants already covered
under the MVAC rule. It would also
require approved recycling equipment
and specific certifications of equipment
and technicians. The MVAC refrigerant
definition was expanded to cover all
refrigerants, beginning November 15,
1995, according to sections 608 and 609
of the Clean Air Act.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 03/06/96 61 FR 9014
Final Action 11/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Sectors Affected: 75 Automotive
Repair, Services, and Parking
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 3555.
Agency Contact: Christine Dibble,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 233-9147
Fax: 202 233-9577
RIN: 2060-AF35
3757. PROTECTION OF
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE:
SUPPLEMENTAL RULE REGARDING
A RECYCLING STANDARD UNDER
SECTION 608
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq,
section 608
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82, subpart F
Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, May
15, 1995.
The current rule sunsets the
reclamation standard after May 15,
1995. Industry is requesting a change
to that sunset, which would require a
final rule by that 5/15/95 date.
Abstract: The current rule sunsets the
requirement that a reclamation standard
be met, as of May 1, 1995. Several
members of the regulated community
have approached EPA requesting that
the requirement not be sunsetted or
that it be replaced with a somewhat
less stringent standard. This
amendment will incorporate a level of
continued required reclamation and/or
recycling standard that the majority of
the affected industry agrees is
beneficial in order to encourage
compliance.
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Timetable:
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 265
Action
NPRM 02/29/96 61 FR 7858
FinaJ Action 12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3556.
Additional SANs 3895, 3896
The current rule sunsets the
reclamation standard after May 15,
1995. Industry is requesting a change
to that sunset, which would require a
final rule hy that 5/15/95 date.
Agency Contact: Cindy Newberg,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, 6205J, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 233-9729
Fox: 202 233-9665
RIN: 2060-AF36
3758. HAZARDOUS WASTE
TREATMENT, STORAGE AND
DISPOSAL FACILITIES (TSDF) AND
HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATORS;
ORGANIC AIR EMISSION STANDARDS
FOR TANKS, SURFACE
IMPOUNDMENTS, AND CONTAINERS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant.
Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: RCRA 3002 and RCRA
3004
Date FR Cite Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: These standards were
promulgated on December 6,1994 and
will be effective on June 6,1996. 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, several
affected sources contacted the EPA for
clarification on certain requirements of
the final standards and to dispute the
necessity of certain technical
requirements. The EPA has reviewed
the final provision to determine
whether the intended requirements are
correctly conveyed in the final rule
language.
The EPA has identified certain
provisions for which the published
language suggests a requirement that is
more stringent than our intent, and in
which the intended emission
reductions can be achieved with less
burdensome standards. The EPA
intends to amend the final rule 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 semi-annual rather than annual.
These amendments will be published
in two Federal Register notices; one for
clarifying amendments and one for
revisions. Any amendments published
by the action will be deregulatory and
will result in less extensive
requirements than the published rule.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Technical
Amendments
Final Action
Date
08/14/95
02/09/96
10/00/96
FR Cite
60 FR 41870
61 FR 4903
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3792.
Agency Contact: Michele Aston,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, (MD-13)
OAQPS/ESD/WCPG, Research Triangle
Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2363
RIN: 2060-AG44
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Clean Air Act (CAA)
Long-Term Actions
3759. • NESHAP: FRICTION
PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: This action may
affect the private sector under
PL 104-4.
Legal Authority: PL 91-190; sec 203;
CAA Section 112
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory,
November 15, 2000.
Abstract: The friction products source
category includes any facility that
manufactures or remanufactures friction
products such as automobile brakes,
= brake pads, disk pads and clutch pads,
including facilities that use non-
nsbestiform mineral fibers and asbestos
replacement material. Hazardous air
pollutants (HAPs) are emitted from
solvents contained in the adhesives
used to bond the friction material to
the automobile part.
Owners/operators of friction products
facilities reported in 1992 that HAPs
are emitted above major source
thresholds (in excess of 10 tons per
year of a single HAP or 25 tons per
year of more than one HAP).
Specifically, the HAPs reported include
phenol, toluene, methyl chloroform,
and methylethylketone, four of the 189
HAPs, listed in section 112(b) of the
Clean Air Act (Act), as amended in
1990. Phenol is an extreme irritant, and
is toxic (lethal) via oral exposure;
toluene causes developmental effects,
central nervous system dysfunction,
attention deficits, and craniofacial and
limb anomalies; methyl ethyl ketone
and methyl chloroform (1, 1, 1 -
trichloroethane) are a mild irritants and
cause central nervous system
depression. These four HAPs are not
classifiable as to human
carcinogenicity. Owners/operators
reported that these particular HAPs are
emitted during heated processes such
as curing, bonding and debonding
processes. It is expected that substantial
reductions in these emissions can be
achieved at the "floor" levels of
controls under Section 112(b).
The Agency plans to collect current
information from owners/operators via
a voluntary submission through trade
association participation. Information
regarding business size, quantities of
pollutants, processes, air pollution
control devices, pollution prevention
practices and workplace practices in
the industry will be requested. Based
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on this information and any needed
new information to be developed by
EPA and the industry, the Agency
plans to propose and promulgate a
maximum achievable control
technology (MACT) or generally
available control technology (GACT)
standard for existing sources and new
sources. Impacts on small businesses,
(including SBREFA analyses) and on
state/local/tribal governments will be
assessed.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
09/00/99
11/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3899.
Agency Contact: Susan Zapata,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919-541-5167
Fax: 919-541-5600
Email:
http://www.epa.gov/zapata.susan
BIN: 2060-AG87
3760. • ANTIMICROBIAL PESTICIDE
REGISTRATION REFORM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136a(h)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR Not yet
determined
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, May
1,1997.
Abstract: This regulation will specify
anitmicrobial 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, third-party certification by
laboratories and expansion of the
current notification procedures.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3892.
Agency Contact: Walter C. Francis,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, 7505C, Washington,
DC 20460
Phone: 703-305-6661
Fax: 703-305-5786
Email: francis.walter@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2070-AD12
3761. ACID RAIN OPT-IN
REGULATIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 74
Timetable:
Combustion Sources
NPRM 09/24/93 (58 FR 50088)
Final 04/04/95 (60 FR 17100)
Process Sources
NPRM 00/00/00
Final 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Local
Agency Contact: Robert Miller
Phone: 202 233-9077
RIN: 2060-AD43
3762. CONSOLIDATED EMISSION
REPORTING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 00/00/00
Final Action 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Agency Contact: David Misenheimer
Phone: 919 541-5473
RIN: 2060-AE32 i
3763. NSPS: SYNTHETIC ORGANIC
CHEMICALS MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRY - WASTEWATER
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
09/12/94 59 FR 46780
11/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Mary Tom Kissell
Phone: 919 541-4516
RIN: 2060-AE94
3764. NESHAP: PETROLEUM
REFINERIES - FCC UNITS,
REFORMERS AND SULFUR PLANTS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 11/00/97
Final Action 12/00/98
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Bob Lucas
Phone: 919 541-0884
RIN: 2060-AF28
3765. RADIATION WASTE
MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 10/00/97
Final Action 10/00/98
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Ambika Bathija
Phone: 202 233-9445
RIN: 2060-AF41
3766. AMENDMENTS TO METHOD 24
(WATER-BASED COATINGS)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
11/00/97
10/00/98
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Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Candace Sorrell
Phone: 919 541-1064
BIN: 2060-AF72
3767. SERVICE INFORMATION
AVAILABILITY
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 00/00/00
Final Action 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: David Dickinson
Phono: 202 233-9256
Fox: 202 233-9596
Email: Dickinson.David@EPA.Gov.Com
RIN: 2060-AG13
3768. NESHAP FOR PLYWOOD AND
PARTICLE BOARD MANUFACTURING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 11/00/98
Final Action 11/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Stephen A. Shedd
Phone: 919 541-5397
Fax: 919 541-3470
RIN: 2060-AG52
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3769. GUIDANCE FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF EPA'S
RADIATION PROTECTION
STANDARDS FOR THE MANAGEMENT
AND STORAGE OF TRANSURANIC
RADIOACTIVE WASTE AT THE
WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT
(WIPP)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 191
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Betsy Forinash
Phone: 202 233-9233
Fax: 202 233-9626
Email: Forinash.Betsy@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG74
3770. NSPS FOR SULFUR DIOXIDE
(SO2) - REVISION
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 09/00/98
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jim Eddinger
Phone: 919 541-5426
RIN: 2060-AD04
3771. INTERNAL COMBUSTION
ENGINE NESHAP/NSPS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60; 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
05/00/99
11/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: Local,
Tribal
Agency Contact: Amanda Agnew
Phone: 919 541-5268
RIN: 2060-AG63
3772. COMBUSTION TURBINE
NESHAP/NSPS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 44 CFR 60
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
00/00/00
NPRM
Final Action
05/00/99
11/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Agency Contact: Sims Roy
Phone: 919 541-5263
RIN: 2060-AG67
3773. 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
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Agency Contact: James H. Maysilles
Phone: 919 541-3265
RIN: 2060-AE43
3774. NESHAP: INTEGRATED IRON
AND STEEL
Priority: Economically Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 11/00/98
Final Action 11/00/99
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Phil Mulrine
Phone: 919 541-5289
RIN: 2060-AE48
3775.! NESHAP: MISCELLANEOUS
ORGANIC CHEMICAL PRODUCTION
AND PROCESSES
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
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Agency Contact: Randy McDonald
Phone: 919 541-5402
RIN: 2060-AE82
3776. NESHAP: CHLORINE
PRODUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Action
Date
FR Cite
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
06/00/98
06/00/99
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Agency Contact: Tony Wayne
Phone: 919 541-5439
RIN: 2060-AF30
3779. NATIONAL EMISSION
STANDARD FOR HAZARDOUS AIR
POLLUTANTS FOR PAINT STRIPPER
USERS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Iliam D. Rosario
Phone: 919 541-5308
RIN: 2060-AE85
3777. NESHAP: NYLON 6
PRODUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Action 11/15/00
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Agency Contact: Vickie Boothe
Phone: 919 541-0164
Fax: 919 541-0072
RIN: 2060-AG26
3780. NESHAP FOR BOAT
MANUFACTURING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
Final Action 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Mark Morris
Phone: 919 541-5416
RIN: 2060-AF27
3778. NESHAP: BAKER'S YEAST
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
Pribrity: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 12/00/99
Final Action 12/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Madeleine Strum
Phone: 919 541-2383
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email:
Strum.Madeleine@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG27
3781. NESHAP FOR TIRE
MANUFACTURING
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 11/00/98
Final Action 11/00/99
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Agency Contact: Tony Wayne
Phone: 919 541-5439
Fax: 919 541-0942
RIN: 2060-AG29
3782. NESHAP FOR AEROSOL CAN
PRODUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 11/00/98
Final Action 11/00/99
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Fred Dimmick
Phone: 919 541-5625
Fax: 919 541-0942
RIN: 2060-AG32
3783. PETROLEUM SOLVENT DRY
CLEANERS 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
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Agency Contact: Fred Dimmick
Phone: 919 541-5625
Fax: 919 541-0942
RIN: 2060-AG34
3784. NESHAP FOR ETHYLENE
PROCESSES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 06/00/98
Final Action 11/00/99
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Agency Contact: Warren R. Johnson, Jr.
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Phone: 919 541-5124
Fax: 919 541-0072
Email: johnson.warren@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG53
3785. LARGE APPLIANCE COATINGS
INTEGRATED REGULATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63; 40 CFR 59
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 07/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal
Agency Contact: Mohamed Serageldin
Phone: 919 541-2379
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email:
serageldin.mohamed@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG54
3786. ASPHALT ROOFING AND
PROCESSING NESHAP
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 11/00/99
Interim Rnal Rule 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local
Agency Contact: Juan E. Santiago
Phone: 919 541-1084
RIN: 2060-AG66
3787. NESHAP CHROMIUM
REFRACTORIES
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 00/00/00
Small Entitles Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Agency Contact: Susan Fairchild-
Zapata
Phone: 919 541-5167
RIN: 2060-AG68
3788. NESHAP FOR INDUSTRIAL,
COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL
BOILERS AND PROCESS HEATERS
Priority: Economically Significant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Final Action 11/00/00
NPRM 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Agency Contact: James Eddinger
Phone: 919 541-5426
Fax: 919 541-0072
RIN: 2060-AG69
3789. NESHAP: LIME
MANUFACTURING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Joseph Wood
Phone: 919 541-5446
RIN: 2060-AG72
3790. • NESHAP: SEMICONDUCTOR
PRODUCTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: This action may
affect the private sector under
PL 104-4.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory,
November 15, 2000. Other, Statutory,
November 15, 2000.
10 year source category BIN
Abstract: This rule will establish
MACT (maximum available control
technology) for semiconductor
production facilities. This action will
result in little or no additional emission
reduction, but will establish a federal
MACT level for large facilities (when
and if necessary).
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
12/00/97
12/00/98
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
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
RIN: 2060-AG93
3791. • NESHAP: METAL CAN
(SURFACE COATING) INDUSTRY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory,
November 15, 2000.
Abstract: This action will result in the
reduction of hazardous air pollutants
emitted by the metal can industry. The
Agency will study what pollutants are
emitted and evaluate the control
techniques, including pollution
prevention, that are used to reduce
these emissions. The Agency will also
determine what, if any, impact the rule
would have on small businesses.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
11/00/99
11/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3906.
Agency Contact: Gail Lacy,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5261
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: lacy.gail@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG96
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3792. • NESHAP: METAL COIL
(SURFACE COATING) INDUSTRY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory,
November 15, 2000.
Abstract: This action will result in the
reduction of hazardous air pollutants
emitted by the metal coil surface
coating industry. The Agency will
study what pollutants are emitted and
evaluate the control techniques,
including pollution prevention, that are
used to reduce these emissions. The
Agency will also determine what, if
any, impact the rule would have on
small businesses.
Timetable:
Action
Date FR Cite
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3905.
Agency Contact: Gail Lacy,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5261
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: lacy.gail@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG97
3793. • NESHAP: FABRIC PRINTING,
COATING AND DYEING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory,
November 15, 2000.
Abstract: This action will result in the
reduction of hazardous air pollutants
(HAP) emitted from fabric printing
coating and dyeing. The Agency will
identify and study the types and
sources of HAP emissions from these
processes, and evaluate pollution
prevention and other control
techniques which can reduce these
emissions.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3909.
Agency Contact: Dave Salman,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0859
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: salman.dave@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG98
3794. • AUTOMOBILE AND LIGHT-
DUTY TRUCK MANUFACTURING
INTEGRATED RULE DEVELOPMENT
Priority: Economically Significant.
Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63; 40 CFR 59
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory,
November 15, 2000.
Abstract: This action will result in the
reduction of hazardous air pollutants
(HAPs), emitted by the automobile and
light-duty truck manufacturing
industry, and the reduction of volatile
organic compound (VOC) emissions
from the coatings used by this industry.
The Agency will study the HAP and
VOC emitted by the industry and will
evaluate pollution prevention and other
control techniques which can reduce
these emissions. Although separate
rulemakings will be required to meet
the statutory requirements for HAP
emission reduction (section 112 of the
Clean Air Act) and VOC emission
reduction (section 183(e) of the Clean
Air Act), the development of the
individual rules will be integrated to
maximize resources, avoid duplication
of data gathering efforts and ensure
compatibility of the HAP and VOC
requirements. Automobile and light-
duty truck assembly plants are unlikely
to be small businesses.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
11/00/99
11/00/00
NPRM 11/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3907.
Agency Contact: Dave Salman,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0859
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: salman.dave@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG99
3795. • OFFSET LITHOGRAPHIC
PRINTING NATIONAL VOC RULE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 59
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action will result in the
reduction of volatile organic compound
(VOC) emissions from offset
lithographic printing.
Timetable:
Action
Date FR Cite
NPRM 11/00/98
Final Action 11/00/99
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3908.
Agency Contact: Dave Salman,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919541-0859
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: salman.dave@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AHOO
3796. • NESHAP: PRIMARY
MAGNESIUM REFINING
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: Section 112 of the
Clean Air Act
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory,
November 15, 2000.
Abstract: Section 112 of the Clean Air
Act (Act), as amended November 1990,
requires the EPA to regulate categories
of major and area sources of hazardous
air pollutants (HAPs) listed in Section
112(b). The EPA has determined that
sources that manufacture primary
magnesium may reasonably be
anticipated to emit several of the 189
HAPs listed (including chlorine and
hydrochloric acid) in quantities
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sufficient to designate them as a major Timetable:
source. As a consequence, primary Action
magnesium refining is among the HAP
emitting source categories selected for
regulation and is in the group of
categories for which final rules are
scheduled to he promulgated by
November 15, 2000 (58 FR 63941,
December 3,1993).
Timetable;
Action Date FR Cite
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 05/00/99
Final Action 05/00/00
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3924.
Agency Contact: Iliam D. Rosario,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, MD-13, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5308
Fax: 919 541-5600
Email: rosario.iliam@epamail.epa.gov
BIN: 2060-AH03
3797. NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS (NSPS) AND EMISSION
GUIDELINES FOR INDUSTRIAL AND
COMMERCIAL WASTE
INCINERATORS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
ANPRM Comment
Period End
NPRM
Final Action
12/28/94 59 FR 66850
11/00/99
11/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: George Smith
Phone: 919 541-1549
R1N: 2060-AF91
3798. NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS AND EMISSION
GUIDELINES FOR OTHER SOLID
WASTE INCINERATORS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status
under 5 USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
ANPRM 12/28/94 59 FR 66850
NPRM 12/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Agency Contact: George Smith
Phone: 919 541-1549
Fax: 919 541-0072
RIN: 2060-AG31
3799. • 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.
Legal Authority: 42 USC sections 7670-
7479; Clean Air Act sections 160-169
CFR Citation: 40 CFR section 51.166;
40 CFR Section 52.21
Legal Deadline: Other, Judicial, July
16, 1996.
In July 16, 1996 letters to the Governors
of Michigan and Wisconsin, the
Administrator committed to completing
the ANPRM "shortly"
Abstract: Under the Clean Air Act's
prevention bf significant deterioration
(PSD) program, a State or Tribe may
redesignate their lands as "class I"
areas to provide enhanced protection
for their air quality resources. This rule
will clarify the PSD permit review
procedures for new and modified major
stationary sources near these non-
Federal class I areas. EPA seeks to
develop clarifying PSD permit
application procedures that are
effective, efficient, and equitable.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
10/00/97
10/00/98
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State,
Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3919.
In 7/16/96 letters to Governors of MI
and WI the Administrator committed to
completing the ANPRM "shortly."
Agency Contact: David LaRoche,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation, (6102), Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-7652
Fax: 202 260-8509
Email: dlaroche@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AH01
3800. METAL, FURNITURE COATINGS
INTEGRATED REGULATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63; 40 CFR 59
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 07/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal
Agency Contact: Dr. Mohamed
Serageldin
Phone: 919 541-2379
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email:
serageldin.mohamed@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG55
3801!. • FLATWOOD PANELING
(SURFACE COATING) INTEGRATED
RULE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation: None
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory,
November 15, 2000.
Abstract: This action will result in the
reduction of hazardous air pollutants
(HAP) emitted by the flatwood paneling
surface coating industry, and the
reduction of volatile organic compound
(VOG) emissions from coatings used by
these industry. The Agency will study
the various HAP and VOC pollutants
emitted by the industry and will
evaluate pollution prevention and
control techniques which can reduce
these emissions. Although separate
rulemakings will be required to meet
the statutory requirements for HAP
emission reduction (section 183(e) of
the Clean Air Act), the development of
the individual rules will be integrated
to maximize resources and avoid
duplication of data gathering efforts.
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Long-Term Actions
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 05/00/98
Final Action 05/00/99
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3904.
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
RIN: 2060-AH02
3802. SURFACE COATING OF
MISCELLANEOUS METAL PARTS AND
PRODUCTS—INTEGRATED
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63; 40 CFR 59
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 07/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local
Agency Contact: Bruce Moore
Phone: 919 541-5460
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: moore.bruce@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG56
3803. PLASTIC PARTS COATING
INTEGRATED RULE FOR VOLATILE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC) AND
HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS
(HAPS)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 59; 40 CFR 63
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 07/00/99
Final Action 11/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local
Agency Contact: Ellen Ducey
Phone: 919 541-5408
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: ducey.ellen@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG57
3804. INTEGRATED RULE FOR
PAPER, FILM AND FOIL COATING
AND COATINGS: MACT FOR NESHAP;
AND BAG FOR NATIONAL VOC RULE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63; 40 CFR 59
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
11/00/99
11/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Agency Contact: Daniel Brown
Phone: 919 541-5303
Fax: 919 541-5689
Email: brown.dan@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG58
3805. REGULATIONS GOVERNING
PRIOR NOTICE OF CITIZEN SUITS
BROUGHT UNDER SECTION 304 OF
THE CLEAN AIR ACT
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 54
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
02/10/93 58 FR 7870
00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Agency Contact: Marie Miller
Phone: 202 564-2260
RIN: 2060-AD80
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Clean Air Act (CAA)
Completed Actions
3806. FEDERAL OPERATING PERMIT
RULES
Priority: Economically Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 71
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Final Action 07/01/96 61 FR 34202
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Candace Carraway
Phone: 919 541-3189
RIN: 2060-AD68
3807. INSPECTION/MAINTENANCE
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS-
ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC CHECKS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 85
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Final Action 08/06/96 61 FR 40940
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Agency Contact: Eugene J. Tierney
Phone: 313 668-4456
RIN: 2060-AE19
3808. COMPLIANCE APPLICATION
GUIDANCE FOR 40 CFR 194
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 191; 40 CFR 194
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Notice of Availability of 05/01/96 61 FR 19283
Final Guidance
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Agnes Ortiz
Phone: 202 233-9466
RIN: 2060-AG09
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Completed Actions
3809. DETERMINING CONFORMITY OF
GENERAL FEDERAL ACTIONS TO
STATE OR FEDERAL
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS (FOR
ATTAINMENT AND UNCLASSIFIABLE
AREAS)
Priority: Economically Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 93
Completed;
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Withdrawn The 10/10/96
Agency plans no
further action on this
rule.
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Gary Blais
Phone: 202 260-4491
RIN: 2060-AG10
3810. REVISION TO THE MAXIMUM
OXYGEN STANDARD FOR
REFORMULATED GASOLINE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80.41(g)
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
FINAL 03/25/96 61 FR 12030
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Christine Brunner
Phone: 313 668-4287
RIN: 2060-AG17
3811. AMENDMENTS TO THE FINAL
RULES NESHAP FOR CHROMIUM
ELECTROPLATING, NESHAP FOR
COMMERCIAL STERILIZATION,
NESHAP FOR DRY CLEANERS, AND
NESHAP FOR SECONDARY LEAD
SMELTERS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: 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 63
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Agency Contact: Lalit Banker
Phone: 919 541-5420
RIN: 2060-AG36
3812. REGULATION OF FUEL AND
FUEL ADDITIVES: CONTROLS
APPLICABLE TO GASOLINE
RETAILERS AND WHOLESALE
PURCHASER-CONSUMERS; 10
GALLON PER MINUTE FUEL
DISPENSING LIMIT REQUIREMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Direct Final 06/26/96 61 FR 33034
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Karl J. Simon
Phone: 202 233-9299
Fax: 202 233-9596
RIN: 2060-AG45
3813. REVISION TO APPENDIX W OF
40 CFR PART 51
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.112; 40 CFR
51.160; 40 CFR 52.166; 40 CFR 52.21
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Interim/Direct Final 08/12/96 61 FR 41837
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local
Agency Contact: Tom Coulter
Phone: 919 541-0832
Fax: 919 541-0044
Email: coulter.tom@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG71
3814. REVISIONS TO PART 35,
SUBPART A SECTION 105 AIR GRANT
REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 35, subpart A
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal
Agency Contact: William Houck
Phone: 202 260-1754
RIN: 2060-AF03
3815. NSPS: MUNICIPAL SOLID
WASTE LANDFILLS
Priority: Economically Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Final Action 03/12/96 61 FR 9905
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Martha Smith
Phone: 919 541-2421
RIN: 2060-AC42
3816. RADIOMUCLIDE MAJOR
SOURCE DEFINITION
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Withdrawn-The 10/15/96
Agency does not
plan any further
action.
Small, Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Gale Bonanno
Phone: 202 233-9219
RIN: 2060-AD60
3817. NESHAP:
PRINTING/PUBLISHING INDUSTRY
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Final Action
06/03/96 61 FR 27785 Interim Final Rule
01/04/95 60FR366
Final Action 05/30/96 61 FR 27132
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Agency Contact: David Salman
Phone: 919 541-0859
RIN: 2060-AD95
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Completed Actions
3818. NESHAP: POLYMERS AND
RESINS, GROUP I
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Final Action 09/05/96 61 FR 46985
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Agency Contact: Robert Rosensteel
Phone: 919 541-5608
RIN: 2060-AD96
3819. NESHAP FOR OFF-SITE WASTE
AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Final Action 07/01/96 61 FR 34140
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michele Aston
Phone: 919 541-5032
RIN: 2060-AE05
3820. NESHAP: .POLYMERS AND
RESINS, GROUP IV
Priority: Other .Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Final Action 09/12/96 61 FR 48208
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Agency Contact: Robert Rosensteel
Phone: 919 541-5608
RIN: 2060-AE37
3821. DELISTING OF SOURCE
CATEGORIES UNDER 112(C):
STAINLESS AND NON-STAINLESS
STEEL MANUFACTURING AND
ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE (EAF)
OPERATION, WOOD TREATMENT,
AND CHROMIUM CHEMICALS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: None
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Final Action 06/04/96 61 FR 28197
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: David Svendsgaard
Phone: 919 541-2380
RIN: 2060-AF11
3822. DECISION ON THE PETITION TO
REMOVE CAPROLACTAM FROM THE
LIST OF HAZARDOUS AIR
POLLUTANTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Final Action 06/18/96 61 FR 30816
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Nancy Pate
Phone: 919 541-5347
RIN: 2060-AF33
3823. REVISION TO THE RULE FOR
APPROVAL OF STATE PROGRAMS
AND DELEGATION OF FEDERAL
AUTHROITIES, AND NEW RULE FOR
PARTIAL DELEGATION OF FEDERAL
AUTHORITIES AND PARTIAL
APPROVAL OF STATE
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 subpart E
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Direct Final
07/10/96 61 FR 36295
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Sheila Milliken
Phone: 919 541-2625
Fax: 919 541-5509
RIN: 2060-AG61
3824. ADJUSTMENT OF REID VAPOR
PRESSURE LOWER LIMIT FOR
REFORMULATED GASOLINE SOLD IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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 80.42(c)(l)
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Direct Final Action 05/08/96 61FR20738
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Anne Pastorkovich
Phone: 202 233-9013
Fax: 202 233-9556
Email: Pastorkovich.Anne-
Marie@EPAMail.EPA.Gov
RIN: 2060-AG82
3825. AEROSOL SPRAY PAINTS VOC
RULE
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 59
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Withdrawn - The 10/04/96
Agency does not
plan any further
action.
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Paul Almodovar
Phone: 919 541-0283
RIN: 2060-AF61
3826. REVISED 1IGHT-DUTY
DURABILITY PROCEDURES FOR
MODEL YEAR 1999 AND LATER
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Withdrawn The 10/16/96
Agency does not
plan any further
action.
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Federal
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Completed Actions
Agency Contact: Eldert Boutekoe
Phone: 313 668-4442
RIN: 2060-AE06
3827. ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS:
REVISION TO REQUIREMENTS FOR
STORAGE OF ENGINE CONDITIONS
ASSOCIATED WITH EXTINGUISHING
A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Final Adion 08/02/95 60 FR 39264
Small Entitles Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Agency Contact: Todd Sherwood
Phone: 313 668-4405
RIN: 2060-AF20
3828. ALTERNATIVE TEST
PROCEDURE FOR THE VOLUNTARY
AFTERMARKET PART
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 85
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
NPRM (Supplemental) 01/30/91 56 FR 3746
Small Entitles Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Federal Completed:
Agency Contact: John L. Wehrly
Phone: 313 668-4286
RIN: 2060-AC50
Reason
Date
FR Cite
3829. REGULATION OF FUEL AND
FUEL ADDITIVES: CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPOSIT
CONTROL ADDITIVES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant.
Major under 5 USC 801.
Unfunded Mandates: This action may
affect the private sector under
PL 104-4.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Final Action 07/05/96 61 FR 35309
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jeff Herzog
Phone: 313 668-4227
Fax: 313 741-7869
RIN: 2060-AG06
3830. EMISSION STANDARDS FOR
GASOLINE SPARK-IGNITION AND
DIESEL COMPRESSION-IGNITION
MARINE ENGINES
Priority: Economically Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 91
Final Action 10/04/96 61 FR 52087
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Deanne North
Phone: 313 668-4331
RIN: 2060-AE54
3831. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO
REGULATIONS PROMULGATED
UNDER SECTION 608 OF THE CLEAN
AIR ACT AMENDMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Withdrawn -This 10/22/96
action has been
combined with RIN
2060-AG20, SAN
3673.
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Cindy Newberg
Phone: 202 233-9729
Fax: 202 233-9577
Email: newberg.cindy@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AG47
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Superfund (CERCLA)
Proposed Rule Stage
3832. • 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 proposes 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.
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Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
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: Bruckner. Seth@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2050-AE38
3833. 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)/CERCLA 117
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 35
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The proposed revisions to the
Technical Assistance Grants (TAG)
Rule contain four main components
that will simplify the application and
administrative processes. The first
component to the TAG Rule would
eliminate the condition that response
action be underway or scheduled to
begin for EPA to provide formal notice
that a grant may soon be awarded. TAG
eligibility would be triggered once the
site is proposed for listing on the NPL.
A second component 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.
A third component 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.
This will reduce information collection
burden. A fourth component to the
TAG Rule is the elimination of the
distinction between sole and multiple
applicants, since both must meet
identical criteria. The requirement that
the applicant demonstrate that there is
an actual or potential health threat
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.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3806.
Agency Contact: Nicole Lacoste,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response,
5203G, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 603-8842
Fax: 703 603-9100
RIN: 2050-AE33
3834. 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 02/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3423.
Agency Contact: Frank Avvisato,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response,
(5204G), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 603-8949
RIN: 2050-AE12
3835. NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST
FOR UNCONTROLLED HAZARDOUS
WASTE SITES: PROPOSED AND
FINAL RULES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 9605/CERCLA
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
NPRM Proposal 17
Final Action Final 13
NPRM Proposal 18
Final Action Final 14
Date FR Cite
08/23/94 59 FR 4331 4
12/16/94 59 FR 65206
02/13/95 60 FR 821 2
04/25/95 60 FR 20330
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Date FR Cite
Final Action (Southern 05/26/95 60 FR 27896
Shipbuilding)
Final 15
NPRM Proposal 19
NPRM Proposal 20
Final 16
NPRM Proposal 21
Final 17
09/29/95 60 FR 50435
10/02/95 60 FR 51390
06/17/96 61 FR 30575
06/17/96 61 FR 30510
11/00/96
11/00/96
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
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
BIN: 2050-AD75
3836. AMENDMENTS TO THE
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT,
SECTIONS 302 THROUGH 312
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 99-499
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 355; 40 CFR 370
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposal will include a
modification to the chemical inventory
reporting forms under Section 312 of
the Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Act, as well
as modifications to other sections (302-
312) of the law.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3215.
Agency Contact: John Ferris,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response,
(5101), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-4043
RIN: 2050-AE17
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Superfund (CERCLA)
Final Rule Stage
3837. • LIST OF REGULATED
SUBSTANCES AND THRESHOLDS
FOR ACCIDENTAL RELEASE
PREVENTION
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 7412(r); 42
USC 7601
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 68
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing
several modifications to provisions of
tho rule listing regulated substances
and threshold quantities under section
112(r) of the Clean Air act as Amended.
EPA is proposing to delete the category
of explosives listed by DOT as Division
1.1 from the list of regulated
substances. Flammable substances in
gasoline used as fuel and in naturally
occurring hydrocarbon mixtures prior
to initial processing are proposed for
exemption under the threshold quantity
determinations. Modifications to the
definition of stationary source are
proposed to clarify the exemption of
transportation and storage incident to
transportation and to clarify that
naturally occurring hydrocarbon
reservoirs are not stationary sources or
parts of stationary sources. EPA
proposes to clarify that 40 CFR part 68
does not apply to facilities located on
the Outer Continental Shelf. EPA
believes these changes will better focus
on the high hazard/high risk substances
and operations covered under the Risk
Management Program rule for
accidental release prevention. These
changes will reduce the number of
stationary sources subject to the
requirements of the risk management
program rule and decrease the burden
on the regulated community.
Timetable:
Action
Date FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
04/15/96 61 FR 16598
09/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3787.
Agency Contact: Vanessa Rodriguez,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response,
(5101), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202-260-7913
Fax: 202-260-0927
RIN: 2050-AE35
3838. • REVISION OF THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT REIMBURSEMENT
REGULATION
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 9600
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 310
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Local governments play an
important role in protecting human
health and the environment. Local
governments are usually the first
government representatives on the
scene of an environmental emergency
response action. They play a critical
role in carrying out temporary
emergency measures to prevent or
mitigate releases or threatened releases
of hazardous substances. Conducting
such measures has placed a significant
financial burden on local governments.
EPA is charged with alleviating that
burden by reimbursing governments for
certain emergency response activities.
The rules for reimbursement were
originally set forth by the Agency in
January of 1993. This rulemaking will
revise those rules by: 1) eliminating
several requirements that may broaden
the number of eligible local
governments and Indian Tribes; 2)
streamlining the application process;
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and 3) reducing the burden on eligible
local governments and Indian Tribes.
There are a number of requirements
that may change with this rulemaking;
for example, EPA intends to eliminate
the requirement that the local
government contact the Agency within
24 hours. EPA will reduce the reporting
burden on applicants by requesting that
they certify in many cases rather than
demonstrate compliance with the
program requirements. The anticipated
impact of this action is to provide a
greater number of local governments
and Indian Tribes with easier access to
Federal funding, thereby improving
their ability to protect human health
and the environment.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Direct Final 12/00/96
Small Entities Affected: Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: Local,
Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3884.
Agency Contact: Lisa Boynton,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response,
(5204G), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703-603-9052
Fax: 703-603-9012
RIN: 2050-AE36
3839. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTING
EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTAIN
RADIONUCLIDE RELEASES
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 9602 to 9604;
42 USC 9615; 33 USC 1321; 33 USC
1361
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 302.6(c); 40 CFR
355.40(a)(2)(vi)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule affects the
requirement in Superfund and the
Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act that facilities
immediately report to State, local and
federal authorities the release of a
hazardous substances in an amount that
equals or exceeds a reportable quantity.
In 1989, the Environmental Protection
Agency CEP A) set reportable quantities
for radionuclides (a category of
hazardous substances) by regulation. In
that same rule, EPA also established
four exemptions to the general
reporting requirement, to exclude from
it certain releases of naturally occurring
radionuclides for which the
government does not need reports.
These exemptions are for releases from:
(1) large land holdings; (2) disturbances
of land for purposes other than mining;
(3) the dumping of coal and coal ash
at utility and industrial facilities with
coal-fired boilers; and (4) coal and ash
piles at those facilities.
Later, a court ruled that the Agency had
promulgated the four exemptions
without giving the public opportunity
to comment. The Agency subsequently
provided the opportunity for public
notice and comment on these
exemptions. Based on those comments,
the Agency is now seeking further
comments on the possibility of
broadening the exemptions. Depending
upon the Agency's analysis of
comments received, it could in a final
rule, either reaffirm or modify the
exemptions. Modification of the
exemptions would further reduce the
burden on facilities which must report,
and on the State and local authorities
which must receive and evaluate
reports to determine whether reported
releases pose a threat to human health
and the environment.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 11/30/92 57 FR 56726
Supplemental Notice 08/04/95 60 FR 40042
Final Action 02/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Sectors Affected: 49 Electric, Gas, and
Sanitary Services; 16 Heavy
Construction Other Than Building
Construction-Contractors; 01
Agricultural Production-Crops; 10
Metal Mining
Additional Information: SAN No. 3054.
Agency Contact: Lynn Beasley,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response,
(5202G), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 603-9086
RIN: 2050-AD46
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Superfund (CERCLA)
Long-Term Actions
3840. REPORTING EXEMPTIONS FOR
FEDERALLY-PERMITTED RELEASES
OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 117; 40 CFR 302;
40 CFR 355
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Supplemental Notice
Final Action
Date
07/19/88
07/11/89
00/00/00
FR Cite
53 FR 27268
54 FR 29306
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Lynn Beasley
Phone: 703 603-9086
RIN: 2050-AB82
3841. DELETION OF SACCHARIN
FROM THE LIST OF HAZARDOUS
WASTES UNDER RCRA AND THE
LIST OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
UNDER CERCLA
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This
rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will eliminate
existing text in the CER.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261.33(0; 40 CFR
261; 40 CFR 302.4
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Timetable: Phone: 703 308-0438
Action Date FR Cite RIN: 2050-AD45
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM 00/00/00
Small Entitles Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Agency Contact: Wanda L. Levine
3842. REPORTABLE QUANTITY
ADJUSTMENT FOR RADON-222
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 302
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Lynn Beasley
Phone: 703 603-9086
RIN: 2050-AE20
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Super-fund (CERCLA)
Completed Actions
3843. RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
FOR CHEMICAL ACCIDENTAL
RELEASE PREVENTION
Priority: Economically Significant
Unfunded Mandates: This action may
affect State, local or tribal governments.
Reinventing Government: This
rulomaking 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 68
Completed;
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Final Action
06/20/96 61 FR 31668
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Lyse Helsing
Phone: 202 260-6128
RIN: 2050-AD26
3844. AMENDMENTS TO THE
EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCES LIST UNDER SECTION
302 OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING
AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
ACT
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
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Final Action
05/07/96 61 FR 20473
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local
Agency Contact: John Ferris
Phone: 202 260-4043
RIN: 2050-AD50
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
General
Proposed Rule Stage
3845. COMPREHENSIVE
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE
COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT
(CERCLA) COST RECOVERY
Priority: Economically Significant.
Major under 5 USC 801.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 42 USC 9665 to
9857/CERCLA 115; 33 USC
1321(c)(2)/CERCLA 107
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 308
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would establish a
new methodology for allocating EPA's
indirect costs to individual Superfund
sites for cost recovery. The proposed
methodology would allocate 100% of
recoverable indirect costs to sites for
potential recovery, compared to the
current methodology which allocates
approximately 33% of indirect costs to
sites.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 02/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 3765.
Agency Contact: Chad Littleton,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance, (2273A), Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 703 603-9068
RIN: 2020-AA25
3846. RULES OF PRACTICE FOR
ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS NOT
GOVERNED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCEDURE ACT
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1319/CWA
309; 33 USC 1321/CWA 311; 42 USC
9609/CERCLA 109; 42 USC 7413/CAA
113; 42 USC 11045/EPCRA 325; 42
USC 300/SDWA 1423
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 22
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action will consolidate
and harmonize in a single regulation
the various procedural guidances and
regulations which EPA presently
employs in response to Congressional
direction to provide streamlined
procedure for the assessment of certain
administrative penalties. Although the
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substantive requirements of various
statutes differ, each authorizes the
Administrator to assess civil penalties
without recourse to the Administrative
Procedure Act.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Reproposal
Final Action
07/01/91 56 FR 29996
10/00/96
06/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3486.
Agency Contact: Robert Kinney,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance, (2243A), Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 564-3712
BIN: 2020-AA23
3847. INCORPORATION OF CLASS
DEVIATION INTO EPAAR
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 40 USC 486 (c)
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1506; 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
Final Action
02/00/97
07/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
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: Edward Chambers,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resource
Management, 3802F, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-6028
RIN: 2030-AA37
3848. 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
Final Action
06/00/97
12/00/97
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: Edward Chambers,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resource
Management, 3802F, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-6028
RIN: 2030-AA40
3849. • INCREMENTALLY FUNDING
FIXED PRICE CONTRACTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: This action may
affect the private sector under
PL 104-4.
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
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. 3876.
Agency Contact: Frances Smith,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resource
Management, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 260 260-9948
Fax: 202 260-1203
RIN: 2030-AA50
3850. • 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 rule-
making, 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
Final Action
02/00/97
06/00/97
NPRM 02/00/97
Final Action 07/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
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.
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Agency Contact: Linda Avellar,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resource
Management, (3802F), Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202-260-6800
Fax: 202-260-1203
RIN: 2030-AA51
3851. • NOTICE TO CLARIFY
EXISTING CONFLICT OF INTEREST
COVERAGE REGARDING
POLICY/RESPONSE ACTION
CONTRACTOR EXCLUSIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant.
Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: This action may
affect the private sector under
PL 104-4.
Legal Authority: 40 USC 486 (c)
CFR Citation: 48 CFR1552
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule will
revise EPAAR coverage to clarify that
existing coverage prohibiting
Headquarters support contractors from
entering into response action contracts,
also prohibits Superfund response
action contractors from receiving
Headquarters support contracts.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
11/00/96
04/00/97
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. 3875.
Agency Contact: Louise Senzel,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resource
Management, (3802F), Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-6204
Fax: 202 260-1203
RIN: 2030-AA52
3852. AGENCY IMPLEMENTATION OF
FEDERAL ACQUISITION
STREAMLINING ACT (FASA)
CHANGES TO TRUTH IN
NEGOTIATIONS ACT (TINA)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 40 USC 390/EPAAR
205
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1523
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Federal Acquisition
Streamlining Act (FASA), P.L. 103-355,
changed the nature of contract pricing
information that contractors must
submit in their proposals. Specifically,
the term cost or pricing information is
being introduced and differentiated
from the current requirements for cost
or pricing data. This action will amend
EPA's acquisition rules and provide
guidance for contractors.
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Timetable:
NPRM
Final Action
06/00/97
00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: None
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. 3816.
Agency Contact: Larry Wyborski,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resource
Management, (3802F), Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-6482
Fax: 202 260-1203
RIN: 2030-AA47
3853. • VALUE ENGINEERING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 40 USC 486(c)/EPAAR
205(c) ; 63 Stat.390 as amended
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1548; 48 CFR
1552
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory,
February 10, 1997. Final, Statutory,
March 10, 1997.
Abstract: This rulemaking will add
coverage in the EPA Acquisition
Regulation on policy for using value
engineering technique in Agency
contracts, as required by the Federal
Acquisition Streamlining Act.
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
02/00/97
06/00/97
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. 3854.
Agency Contact: Paul Schaffer,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resource
Management, (3802F), Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-9032
Fax: 202 260-1203
RIN: 2030-AA49
3854. AMENDMENTS TO PART 22
CONSOLIDATED PROCEDURAL
RULES
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 1361; 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)(l); 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 is proposing
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 11/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Federal
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Additional Information: SAN No. 2662.
Agency Contact: Helene Ambrosino,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance, (2201A), Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 564-2626
BIN: 2020-AA13
3855. GOVERNMENTWIDE
IMPLEMENTATION OF FEDERAL
ACQUISITION STREAMLINING ACT
(FASA) AND CHANGES TO OMB
SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT
COMMON RULE
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. All
agencies must issue changes to their
individual codified versions to conform
to those changes. Currently, the
Interagency Suspension and Debarment
Coordinating Committee is considering
changes that will conform to those
made to the Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) as a result of the
Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act
(FASA). In addition, several proposals
to reduce paperwork burden and
improve the rule are being considered.
If OMB approves those
recommendations, a drafting committee
would likely have a proposed rule
ready for publication in the Federal
Register by early to midsummer 1996.
Timetable:
Action
Date FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
02/00/97
07/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
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. 3817.
Agency Contact: Robert F. Meunier,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Administration and Resource
Management, (3901F), Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-8030
Fax: 202 260-9575
RIN: 2030-AA48
3856. 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 ten 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 11/00/96
Final Action 02/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3807.
Agency Contact: Stephen J. Howie,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance, (2225A), Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 564-4146
Fax: 202 564-0028
Email: howie.stephen@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2020-AA26
3857. FIFRA BOOKS AND RECORDS
OF PESTICIDE PRODUCTION AND
DISTRIBUTION (REVISION)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136f/FIFRA 8
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 169
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action would amend the
recordkeeping requirements for
registrants and applicants for
registration under FIFRA Section 8. It
will also examine recordkeeping
affected by the 1988 amendments to
FIFRA and amend 40 CFR 169, as
necessary.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 10/00/96
Final Action 01/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
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Government Levels Affected: State,
Federal
Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis
Additional Information: SAN No. 2725.
Agency Contact: Steve Howie,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance, 2225A, Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 703 308-8383
Email: Howie.Steve
RIN: 2070-AC07
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
General
Final Rule Stage
3858. FINAL GUIDELINES FOR
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY RISK
ASSESSMENT
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: Not applicable
CFR Citation: None
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The final Guidelines for
Reproductive Toxicity Risk Assessment
(hereafter Guidelines) are intended to
guide Agency evaluation of suspect
reproductive toxicants in line with the
policies and procedures established in
the statutes administered by the EPA.
These Guidelines set forth principles
and procedures to guide EPA scientists
in the conduct of Agency risk
assessments and to inform Agency
decision makers and the public about
these procedures. In particular, the
Guidelines emphasize that risk
assessments will be conducted on a
case-by-case basis, giving full
consideration to all relevant scientific
information. This case-by-case
approach means that Agency experts
study scientific information on each
chemical under review and use the
most scientifically appropriate
interpretation to assess risk. The
Guidelines also stress that this
information will be fully presented in
Agency risk assessment documents, and
that Agency scientists will identify the
strengths and weaknesses of each
assessment by describing uncertainties,
assumptions, and limitations, as well as
the scientific basis and rationale for
each assessment. They incorporate
current scientific thinking and sound
science policies based on evaluation of
the currently available information.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Proposed Guidelines 06/30/88 53 FR 24834
(or Females
Proposed Guidelines 06/30/88 53 FR 24850
(or Males
Final Guidelines for 10/00/96
Males and Females
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3923.
Agency Contact: William P. Wood,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Research and Development,
Risk Assessment Forum (8103),
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202(260-6743
RIN: 2080-AA05
3859. 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 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
08/27/86 51 FR 33992
04/23/96 61 FR 17960
Proposed Guidelines
Reproposed
Guidelines
Implementation Policy 06/25/96 61 FR 32799
Final Guidelines 06/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3671.
Agency Contact: William P. Wood,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Research and Development,
Risk Assessment Forum (8103),
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6743
RIN: 2080-AA06
3860. PROPOSED GUIDELINES FOR
ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: Not applicable
CFR Citation: None
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Guidelines for Ecological
Risk Assessment are intended to guide
Agency evaluations of ecological risks
in line with the policies and
procedures established in the statutes
administered by EPA. These Guidelines
set forth principles and procedures to
guide EPA scientists in the conduct of
Agency risk assessments and to inform
Agency decision makers and the public
about these procedures. In particular,
the Guidelines expand on the general
ecological risk assessment process
described in the Agency report
"Framework for Ecological Risk
Assessment," (EPA/630/R-92/001) and
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covers a broad range of ecological
concerns. The Guideline stresses the
need for sound initial planning of the
ecological risk assessment as well as
appropriate characterization of the
risks, including identification of the
major assumptions, uncertainties, and
limitations of the assessment.
These guidelines will have minimal to
no impact on small businesses or state,
local and tribal governments.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Proposed Guidelines 09/09/96 61 FR 47552
Rnal Guidelines 04/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3670.
Agency Contact: William P. Wood,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Research and Development,
Risk Assessment Forum (8103),
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6743
BIN: 2080-AA07
3861. GUIDELINES FOR
NEUROTOXICITY RISK ASSESSMENT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: Not applicable
CFR Citation: None
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: These proposed Guidelines
for Neurotoxicity Risk Assessment
(hereafter Guidelines) are intended to
guide Agency evaluation of suspect
neurotoxicants in line with the policies
and procedures established in the
statutes administered by the EPA.
These Guidelines set forth principles
and procedures to guide EPA scientists
in the conduct of Agency risk
assessments and to inform Agency
decision makers and the public about
these procedures. In particular, the
Guidelines emphasize that risk
assessments will be conducted on a
case-by-case basis, giving full
consideration to all relevant scientific
information. This case-by-case
approach means that Agency experts
study scientific information on each
chemical under review and use the
most scientifically appropriate
interpretation to assess risk. The
Guidelines also stress that this
information will be fully presented in
Agency risk assessment documents, and
that Agency scientists will identify the
strengths and weaknesses of each
assessment by describing uncertainties,
assumptions, and limitations, as well as
the scientific basis and rationale for
each assessment.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Proposed Guidelines 10/04/96 61 FR 52032
Final Guidelines 03/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No. 3624.
Agency Contact: William P. Wood,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Research and Development,
(8103), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-6743
RIN: 2080-AA08
3862. 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
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 06/00/97
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: SAN No. 3240.
Agency Contact: Donald A. Sadowsky,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance, Office of General Counsel
(2379), Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-5469
RIN: 2020-AA21
3863. 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 cancelled
pesticides for disposal.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM 05/05/93 58 FR 26856
Final Action 03/00/97
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
Assurance, (2225-A), Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 564-4162
RIN: 2070-AC81
3864. AMEND SUBPART H
SUPPLEMENTAL RULES TO ENSURE
40 CFR PART 22 RULE CONFORMS
TO THE NEW FEDERAL FACILITY
COMPLIANCE ACT
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6961(b)(2)
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 22.37(g)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In October 1992, Congress
passed the FFCA which amended the
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Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA). The FFCA provided EPA
with administrative order authority.
When issuing these orders, EPA will
use the 40 CFR section 22 hearing
procedures. In the part 22 procedures,
Sections 31 and 32, the Environmental
Appeals Board (EAB) issues a final
order. However, in the FFCA, Congress
stated that no order would be final
until the Federal agency has an
opportunity to confer with the
Administrator. As the procedures are
currently structured, the Federal agency
only has the opportunity to confer after
appealing to the EAB. Thus, there is
a direct contradiction between the rules
promulgated and the FFCA. We would
propose an amendment to state that, in
the case of a Federal agency, an EAB
order is not final for purposes of the
FFCA.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
FR Cite
03/22/95 60 FR 15208
11/00/96
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: SAN No..3367.
Agency Contact: Sally Dalzell,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance, (2232), Washington, DC
20460
Phone: 202 260-9808
RIN: 2020-AA22
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
General
Long-Term Actions
3865. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
TO THE EPAAR FROM THE FEDERAL
ACQUISITION STREAMLINING ACT
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1523
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Interim Final Rule 11/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Procurement: This is a procurement-
rolated action for which there is a
statutory requirement. There is no
paperwork burden associated with this
action.
Agency Contact: Larry Wyborski
Phone: 202 260-6482
Fax: 202 260-1203
RIN: 2030-AA46
3866. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING
PROCEDURES FOR CLASS II
PENALTIES UNDER CERCLA AND
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 22
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Interim Final Rule
Final Action
05/16/89 54 FR 21174
12/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State,
Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Sandra Connors
Phone: 202 5(54-4200
RIN: 2050-AC39
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
General
Completed Actions
3867. COMPREHENSIVE
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE
COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT
(CERCLA) COST RECOVERY
Priority: Economically Significant
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 300; 40 CFR 308
Completed:
Reason
Date FR Cite
Withdrawn Combined 10/24/96
with RIN: 2020-
AA25.
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Lisa Comer
Phone: 703 603-9068
RIN: 2050-AC98
3868. REVISION TO SUBMISSION OF
INVOICES CLAUSE
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1532; 48 CFR
1552
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Final Action 06/10/96 61 FR 29314
Small Entities Affected: None
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.
Agency Contact: Larry Wyborski
Phone: 202 260-6482
RIN: 2030-AA35
3869. EPA POLICIES FOR
INFORMATION RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1552
Completed:
Reason
Date FR Cite
Final Action
06/28/96 61 FR 33693
Small Entities Affected: Businesses,
Organizations
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.
Agency Contact: Edward Chambers
Phone: 202 260-6028
RIN: 2030-AA36
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3870. MERGER OF 40 CFR PARTS 15
AND 32 INTO A SINGLE REGULATION
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Reinventing Government: This
rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will eliminate
existing text in the CFR.
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 15; 40 CFR 32
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Final Action 06/06/96 61 FR 28755
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Robert F. Meunier
Phone: 202 260-8030
RIN: 2030-AA38
3871. SOURCE SELECTION
PROCEDURES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1515
Completed:
Reason
Date
FR Cite
Final
09/06/96 61FR47065
Small Entities Affected: None
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.
Agency Contact: Louise Senzel
Phone: 202 260-6204
RIN: 2030-AA29
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY INDEX TO ENTRIES THAT MAY AFFECT
SMALL ENTITIES
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601) requires that agencies publish regulatory agendas identifying
those rules that may have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. Agencies
meet that requirement by including the information in their submissions for The Regulatory Plan and the
Unified Agenda.
The following index lists the regulatory actions in this joint publication that agencies believe may
have effects on small businesses, small governmental jurisdictions, or small organizations. The Sequence
Number (Seq. No.) of the entry identifies the location of the entry in this edition. For further information,
see the Regulatory Information Service Center's Introduction to The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda
in Part II of this issue.
Small Businesses
Seq.
No.
Seq.
No.
95
100
102
103
108
108
110
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
128
129
130
3442
3443
Title
EPA
Reporting Threshold Amendment; Toxic
Chemicals Release Reporting; Commu-
nity Right-to-Know
Data Expansion Amendments; Toxic
Chemical Release Reporting; Commu-
nity Right-to-Know
Pesticides; Self-Certification
Selected Rulemaklngs for Abating Lead
Hazards
Streamlining National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System Requirements, In-
cluding General Pretreatment Require-
ments
Streamlining Revisions to the National Pri-
mary Drinking Water Regulations
Corrective Action for Solid Waste Man-
agement Units (SWMUs) at Hazardous
Waste Management Facilities
NAAQS: Ozone (Review)
Integrated NESHAP and Effluent Guide-
lines: Pulp and Paper
Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines At or
Below 19 Kilowatts (25 Horse-
power)(Phase 2)
Facility Coverage Amendment; Toxic
Chemical Release Reporting; Commu-
nity Right-To-Know
CFR Regulatory Review Related Initiatives
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Dis-
posal Amendments
Identification and Listing of Hazardous
Wastes: Hazardous Waste Identification
Rule (HWIR); Waste
Revised Standards for Hazardous Waste
Combustion Facilities
Land Disposal Restrictions-Phase IV: Pa-
perwork Reduction; Treatment Stand-
ards for Wood Preserving, Mineral Proc-
essing and Characteristic Metal Wastes;
Related Mineral Processing Issues
Requirements for Management of Hazard-
ous Contaminated Media Commonly
Referred to as Hazardous Waste Identi-
fication Rule for Contaminated Media or
HWIR-Medla
Medical Waste Incinerators (MWI)
VOC Regulation for Architectural Coatings
National VOC Emission Standards for
Consumer Products
Antimicrobial Pesticide Registration Re-
form
Pesticide Data Requirements for Registra-
tion (Revision)
3444
3445
3446
3447
3448
3449
3450
3452
3453
3455
3457
3459
3460
3461
3462
3463
3464
3465
3466
3467
3473
3475
3477
3484
3486
3487
3494
Title
Seq.
No.
Modifications to Pesticide Worker Protec-
tion Standard
Pesticide Export Policy
Tolerances for Pesticide Emergency Ex-
emptions
Pesticide Tolerance Decisions Under the
Delaney Clause
Cross-Contamination of Pesticide Prod-
ucts
Regulation of Plant-Produced Pesticides
Under FIFRA and FFDCA
Pesticide Flammability Labeling Require-
ments for Total Release Foggers
Pesticides and Groundwater State Man-
agement Plan Regulation
Reporting Requirements for Risk/Benefit
Information (Revision)
Scope and Clarification of the WPS Ex-
ceptions Process
Endangered Species Protection Program
Classification of Certain Pesticides for Re-
stricted Use Due to Groundwater Con-
cerns
Worker Protection Standards; Pesticide
Hazard Communication
Pesticide Labeling Claims
Exceptions to Pesticide Worker Protection
Standard
Pesticide Management and Disposal:
Standards for Pesticide Containers and
Containment
Child-Resistant Packaging Regulations
(Revision)
Pesticides: Tolerance Program Revisions
Pesticides; Revision of Notification Proce-
dure
Exemption of Sterilant Pesticide Products
From Regulation Under the Federal In-
secticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA)
Mandatory Pollution Prevention Reporting
for Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)
TSCA Requirements for the Disposal of
Lead-Based Paint Abatement Waste
TSCA Biotechnology Follow-up Rules
Lead Fee Rule for Lead-Based Paint Ac-
tivities Training and Certification
Responses to Petitions Received To Add
to or Delete Chemicals From the List of
Toxic Chemicals Subject to Toxic Re-
lease Reporting Under EPCRA Section
313
Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Require-
ments at Renovation of Target Housing
Rulemaking Concerning Certain Microbial
Products (Biotechnology) Under the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
3495
3497
3503
3504
3505
3508
3511
3515
3516
3522
3524
3527
3528
3529
3530
3531
3538
3539
3540
3542
3544
3545
Title
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs): Appli-
cations for Exemptions From the Ban
on Manufacturing, Processing, and Dis-
tribution
Use of Acrylamide for Grouting
Notice of TSCA Section 4 Reimbursement
Period and TSCA Section 12(b) Export
Notification Period Sunset Dates for
TSCA Section 4 Substances
Chemical List Expansion; Emergency
Planning and Community Right-To-
Know Act Section 313
Lead-Based Paint Activities Rules; Train-
ing, Accreditation, and Certification Rule
and Model State Plan Rule
Evaluation of Products for Lead-Based
Paint Activities
Regulatory Investigation Under the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) To Re-
duce Lead (Pb) Consumption and Use
Amendments to the Asbestos-Containing
Materials In Schools Rule
Significant New Use Rules on National
Program Chemicals; Asbestos, Lead,
and Refractory Ceramic Fibers
Guidelines Establishing Whole Effluent
Toxicity West Coast Test Procedures
for the Analysis of Pollutants Under the
Clean Water Act
Streamlined Procedures and Guidance for
Approving Test Procedures Under 40
CFR Part 136
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the
Industrial Laundries Category
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the
Transportation Equipment Cleaning Cat-
egory
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for
Landfills and Incinerators
NPDES Streamlining Rule -- Round II
NPDES Streamlining Rule ~ Round III
Increased Method Flexfcllity for Test Pro-
cedures Approved for Clean Water Act
Compliance Monitoring Under 40 CFR
Part 136
Revision of NPDES Industrial Permit Ap-
plication Requirements and Form 2C~
Wastewater Discharge Information
Comprehensive NPDES Stormwater
Phase II Regulations
Amendments to Round I Final Sewage
Sludge Use or Disposal Rule-Phase
One
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Category
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the
Coastal Subcategoty of the Oil and Gas
Extraction Category
-------
Small Businesses—Cont.
Seq.
No.
Seq.
No.
3546
3547
3551
3552
3553
3554
3556
3557
3559
3566
3577
3578
3582
3583
3584
3585
3586
3587
3588
3589
3590
3597
3E03
3609
3614
3624
3625
3626
Title
Etlluonl Guidelines and Standards (or the
Centralized Waste Treatment Industry
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the
Metal Products and Machinery Cat-
egory, Phase I
Water Quality Standards for Pennsylvania
Guidelines Establishing Oil and Grease
Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pol-
lutants Under the Clean Water Act
Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures
for the Analysis of 2,3.7,8-Substltuted
Dtoenzo-P-DtoxIns and Dlbenzo Furans
Under the Clean Water Act
Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures
for the Analysis of Miscellaneous Met-
als, Anlons, and Volatile Organlcs
Under the Clean Water Act
NPDES Wastewater Permit Application
Forms and Regulatory Revisions for
Municipal Discharges and Sewage
Sludge Use or Disposal
Shore Protection Act, Section 4103(b)
Regulations
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the
Metal Products and Machinery Cat-
egory, Phase It
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for
Pesticide Formulating, Packaging, and
Repackaging
Underground Injection Control Program
Streamlining Rule
Streamlining Drinking Water Mojjitorlng
Requirements
Management of Class V Injection Wells
Under Part C of the Safe Drinking
Water Act
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Radtonuclldes
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Groundwater Disinfection
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Arsenic
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Phase VIA - Disinfection By-
products Rule
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: SuKate
National Primary Drinking Water Stand-
ards for Aldicarb
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Phase VI-B - Organic and Inor-
ganic Contaminants
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Enhanced Surface Water Treat-
ment Rule
Hazardous Waste Management System:
Identification and Listing of Hazardous
Waste; Recycled Used Oil Management
Standards
Hazardous Waste Management System:
Post-Closure Requirements
Identification and Listing of Hazardous
Waste: Petroleum Refining Process
Wastes
Military Munitions Rule: Hazardous Waste
Identification and Management; Explo-
sives Emergencies; Redefinition of "On-
slte"
Hazardous Waste Management System;
Modification of the Hazardous Waste
Program; Mercury-Containing Lamps
Hazardous Waste Manifest Regulation
Underground Storage Tanks Containing
Hazardous Substances - Financial Re-
sponsibility Requirements
3627
3635
3649
3652
3668
3674
3675
3679
3686
3691
3696
3699
3703
3704
3706
3708
3723
3729
3730
3735
3738
3739
3744
3759
3760
3767
3771
3785
3793
3800
3801
380:
3803
Title
Seq.
No.
Revisions to Criteria Applicable to Solid
Waste Disposal Facilities That May Ac-
cept CESQG Hazardous Wastes Ex-
cluding Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
Fuels and Fuel Additives Waiver Applica-
tion Criteria
Acid Rain Program: Revisions to the Ad-
ministrative Appeal Regulations Under
Title IV of the Clean Air Act
Acid Rain Program: Revisions to the Per-
mits Regulations Under Title IV of the
Clean Air Act To Make Technical Cor-
rections
Revision to the Light-duty Vehicle Emis-
sion Compliance Procedure
NESHAP: Mineral Wool Production Indus-
try
NESHAP: Oil and Natural Gas Production
NESHAP: Phosphate Fertilizers Produc-
tion
NESHAP: Portland Cement Manufacturing
NESHAP: Flexible Polyurethane Foam
Production
Amendments to Subpart A and B for 40
CFR63
Generic MACT for Source Categories with
Few Sources
Control Technology Guidelines (CTG)
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)
Specification of Substantially Similar Defi-
nition for Diesel Fuels
Amendment Concerning Applicability of
On Highway Heavy-Duty Certified En-
gines for Use In Nonroad Heavy-Duty
Vehicles and Equipment
NESHAP for Perchloroethylene Dry
Cleaning Facilities: Amendments
Amendment to the User Fees for Radon
Proficiency Programs Rule
Tier II (Phase II) Study to Assess Further
Reductions in LOV and LOT Tailpipe
Emission Standards
Guidance for the Implementation of Sec-
tion 112(g)-Modiflcations
Revision of Initial List of Categories of
Sources and Schedule for Standards
Under Section 112(c) and (e) of the
Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations
NESHAP: Technical Corrections and
Clarifications
National Volatile Organic Compound
Emission Standards for Automobile Re-
finish Coatings
NESHAP: Friction Products Manufacturing
Antimicrobial Pesticide Registration Re-
form
Service Information Availability
Internal Combustion Engine
NESHAP/NSPS
Large Appliance Coatings Integrated Reg-
ulation
NESHAP: Fabric Printing, Coating and
Dyeing
Metal Furniture Coatings Integrated Regu-
lation
Flatwood Paneling (Surface Coating) Inte-
grated Rule
Surface Coating of Miscellaneous Metal
Parts and Products-Integrated
Plastic Parts Coating Integrated Rule for
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and
Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs)
3804
3807
3811
3817
3825
3829
3830
3833
3836
3843
3844
3845
3847
3848
3849
3850
3851
3853
3863
3869
Title
Integrated Rule for Paper, Film and Foil
Coating and Coatings: MACT for
NESHAP; and BAG for National VOC
Rule
Inspection/Maintenance Program Require-
ments - Onboard Diagnostic Checks
Amendments to the Final Rules NESHAP
for Chromium Electroplating, NESHAP
for Commercial Sterilization, NESHAP
for Dry Cleaners, and NESHAP for Sec-
ondary Lead Smelters
NESHAP: Printing/Publishing Industry
Aerosol Spray Paints VOC Rule
Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives:
Certification Requirements for Deposit
Control Additives
Emission Standards for Gasoline Spark-
Ignition and Diesel Compression-Ignition
Marine Engines
Grants for Technical Assistance Rule Re-
form - 40 CFR Part 35 Subpart M
Amendments to the Emergency Planning
and Community Right-To-Know Act,
Sections 302 Through 312
Risk Management Program for Chemical
Accidental Release Prevention
Amendments to the Extremely Hazardous
Substances List Under Section 302 of
the Emergency Planning and Commu-
nity Right-To-Know Act
Comprehensive Environmental Response
Compensation and Liability Act
(CERCLA) Cost Recovery
Incorporation of Class Deviation Into
EPAAR
EPA Mentor-Protege Program
Incrementally Funding Fixed Price Con-
tracts
Revision of EPA Acquisition Regulations
for Quality Systems for Environmental
Programs
Notice to Clarify Existing Conflict of Inter-
est Coverage Regarding
Policy/Response Action Contractor Ex-
clusions
Value Engineering
Pesticide Management and Disposal
EPA Policies for Information Resources
Management
Small Governmental Jurisdictions
Seq.
No.
95
96
102
103
106
110
126
127
128
3463
Title
EPA
Reporting Threshold Amendment; Toxic
Chemicals Release Reporting; Commu-
nity Right-to-Know
Data Expansion Amendments; Toxic
Chemical Release Reporting; Commu-
nity Right-to-Know
Selected Rulemaklngs for Abating Lead
Hazards
Streamlining National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System Requirements, In-
cluding General Pretreatment Require-
ments
Streamlining Revisions to the National Pri-
mary Drinking Water Regulations
NAAQS: Ozone (Review)
Operating Permits: Revisions (Part 70)
Transportation Conformity Rule Amend-
ments: Flexibility and Streamlining
Medical Waste Incinerators (MWI)
Pesticide Management and Disposal:
Standards for Pesticide Containers and
Containment
-------
Small Governmental Jurisdictions—Cont.
Seq.
No.
Seq.
No.
3484
3494
3505
3506
3515
3521
3522
3524
3530
3531
3532
3538
3540
3542
3551
3552
3553
3554
3556
3557
3559
3567
3578
3582
Title
Lead Fee Rule tor Lead-Based Paint Ac-
tivities Training and Certification
Rulemaking Concerning Certain Microbial
Products (Biotechnology) Under the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
Lead-Based Paint Activities Rules; Train-
Ing, Accreditation, and Certification Rule
and Model State Plan Rule
Amendments to the Asbestos Worker Pro-
tection Rule
Amendments to the Asbestos-Containing
Materials in Schools Rule
Establishment of Numeric Criteria for Pri-
ority Toxic Pollutants for the State of
California
Guidelines Establishing Whole Effluent
Toxlclty West Coast Test Procedures
for the Analysis of Pollutants Under the
Clean Water Act
Streamlined Procedures and Guidance for
Approving Test Procedures Under 40
CFR Part 136
NPDES Streamlining Rule - Round II
NPDES Streamlining Rule - Round III
Streamlining 301 (h) Waiver Renewal Re-
quirements
Increased Method Flexibility for Test Pro-
cedures Approved for Clean Water Act
Compliance Monitoring Under 40 CFR
Part 136
Comprehensive NPDES Stormwater
Phase II Regulations
Amendments to Round I Final Sewage
Sludge Use or Disposal Rule-Phase
One
Water Quality Standards for Pennsylvania
Guidelines Establishing Oil and Grease
Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pol-
lutants Under the Clean Water Act
Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures
for the Analysis of 2,3,7,8-Substituted
Dtoenzo-P-Dioxins and Dlbenzo Furans
Under the Clean Water Act
Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures
for the Analysis of Miscellaneous Met-
als, Anlons, and Volatile Organics
Under the Clean Water Act
NPDES Wastewater Permit Application
Forms and Regulatory Revisions for
Municipal Discharges and Sewage
Sludge Use or Disposal
Shore Protection Act, Section 4103(b)
Regulations
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the
Metal Products and Machinery Cat-
egory, Phase II
Modification of Secondary Treatment Re-
quirements for Discharges Into Marine
Waters; Change to Eligibility for Dif-
ferent Averaging Period
Streamlining Drinking Water Monitoring
Requirements
Management of Class V Injection Wells
Under Part C of the Safe Drinking
Water Act
3583
3584
3585
3586
3587
3588
3589
3590
3595
3616
3618
3626
3627
3631
3649
3652
3703
3728
3729
3735
3771
3836
3838
3843
3844
3845
Title
Small Organizations
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Radionuclides
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Groundwater Disinfection
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Arsenic
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Phase VIA - Disinfection By-
products Rule
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Sulfate
National Primary Drinking Water Stand-
ards for Aldicaib
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Phase VI-B - Organic and Inor-
ganic Contaminants
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Enhanced Surface Water Treat-
ment Rule
Flexibility in Management Criteria for
Small Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
Financial Test for Local Governments
That Own/Operate Municipal Solid
Waste Landfills
Revisions to the Comprehensive Guideline
for Procurement of Products Containing
Recovered Materials
Underground Storage Tanks Containing
Hazardous Substances - Financial Re-
sponsibility Requirements
Revisions to Criteria Applicable to Solid
Waste Disposal Facilities That May Ac-
cept CESQG Hazardous Wastes Ex-
cluding Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
NSPS for Sewage Sludge Incinerators
Acid Rain Program: Revisions to the Ad-
ministrative Appeal Regulations Under
Title IV of the Clean Air Act
Acid Rain Program: Revisions to the Per-
mits Regulations Under Title IV of the
Clean Air Act To Make Technical Cor-
rections
Control Technology Guidelines (CTG)
Radionuclide Dose Methodology Update
Amendment to the User Fees for Radon
Proficiency Programs Rule
Guidance for the Implementation of Sec-
tion 112(g)~Modifications
Internal Combustion Engine
NESHAP/NSPS
Amendments to the Emergency Planning
and Community Right-To-Know Act,
Sections 302 Through 312
Revision of the Local Government Reim-
bursement Regulation
Risk Management Program for Chemical
Accidental Release Prevention
Amendments to the Extremely Hazardous
Substances List Under Section 302 of
the Emergency Planning and Commu-
nity Right-To-Know Act
Comprehensive Environmental Response
Compensation and Liability Act
(CERCLA) Cost Recovery
Seq.
No.
102
103
106
110
3475
3477
3484
3487
3494
3505
3508
3530
3540
3551
3578
3583
3584
3585
3586
3587
3588
3589
3590
3625
3626
3729
3845
3869
Title
EPA
Selected Rulemakings for Abating Lead
Hazards
Streamlining National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System Requirements, In-
cluding General Pretreatment Require-
ments
Streamlining Revisions to the National Pri-
mary Drinking Water Regulations
NAAQS: Ozone (Review)
TSCA Requirements for the Disposal of
Lead-Based Paint Abatement Waste
TSCA Biotechnology Follow-up Rules
Lead Fee Rule for Lead-Based Paint Ac-
tivities Training and Certification
Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Require-
ments at Renovation of Target Housing
Rulemaking Concerning Certain Microbial
Products (Biotechnology) Under the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
Lead-Based Paint Activities Rules; Train-
Ing, Accreditation, and Certification Rule
and Model State Plan Rule
Evaluation of Products for Lead-Based
Paint Activities
NPDES Streamlining Rule -- Round II
Comprehensive NPDES Stormwater
Phase II Regulations
Water Quality Standards for Pennsylvania
Streamlining Drinking Water Monitoring
Requirements
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Radionuclides
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Groundwater Disinfection
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Arsenic
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Phase VIA ~ Disinfection By-
Products Rule
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Sulfate
National Primary Drinking Water Stand-
ards for Aldlcarb
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Phase VI-B - Organic and Inor-
ganic Contaminants
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Enhanced Surface Water Treat-
ment Rule
Hazardous Waste Manifest Regulation
Underground Storage Tanks Containing
Hazardous Substances - Financial Re-
sponsibility Requirements
Amendment to the User Fees for Radon
Proficiency Programs Rule
Comprehensive Environmental Response
Compensation and Liability Act
(CERCLA) Cost Recovery
EPA Policies for Information Resources
Management
-------
-------
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY INDEX TO ENTRIES THAT MAY AFFECT
GOVERNMENT LEVELS
Executive Order 12866 entitled "Regulatory Planning and Review" (October 4, 1993; 58 FR 51735) directs
agencies to assess the effects of Federal regulations on State, local, and tribal governments. In addition,
Executive Order 12875 entitled "Enhancing the Intergovernmental Partnership" (October 26, 1993; 58 FR
58093) directs agencies to re.duce the imposition of unfunded mandates upon State, local, and tribal govern-
ments. In keeping with these efforts, agencies include in their submissions for The Regulatory Plan and
the Unified Agenda information on whether their regulatory actions have an effect on various levels of
government.
The following index lists the r,egulatory actions in this joint publication that agencies believe may
have effects on State, local, tribal, or Federal levels of government. The Sequence Number (Seq. No.) of
the entry identifies the location of the entry in this edition. For further information, see the Regulatory
Information Service Center's Introduction to The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda in Part II of
this issue.
State Government
Seq.
No.
Seq.
No.
100
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
110
112
114
115
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
125
126
Title
EPA
Pesticides; Self-Certification
Selected Rulemakings for Abating Lead
Hazards
Streamlining National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System Requirements, In-
cluding General Pretreatment Require-
ments
Streamlining Revisions to the Water Qual-
ity Planning and Management Regula-
tions
Environmental Protection Agency Radi-
ation Site Cleanup Regulation
Streamlining Revisions to the National Pri-
mary Drinking Water Regulations
Modifications to the Definition of Solid
Waste and Regulations of Hazardous
Waste Recycling: General
Corrective Action for Solid Waste Man-
agement Units (SWMUs) at Hazardous
Waste Management Facilities
NAAQS: Ozone (Review)
Consolidated Federal Air Rule for the Syn-
thetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
Industry
NAAQS: Sulfur Dioxide (Review)
Integrated NESHAP and Effluent Guide-
lines: Pulp and Paper
Facility Coverage Amendment; Toxic
Chemical Release Reporting; Commu-
nity Right-To-Know
CFR Regulatory Review Related Initiatives
Polychlorinated Blphenyls (PCBs) Dis-
posal Amendments
Identification and Listing of Hazardous
Wastes: Hazardous Waste Identification
Rule (HWIR); Waste
Revised Standards for Hazardous Waste
Combustion Facilities
Land Disposal Restrictions-Phase IV: Pa-
perwork Reduction; Treatment Stand-
ards for Wood Preserving, Mineral Proc-
essing and Characteristic Metal Wastes;
Related Mineral Processing Issues
Requirements for Management of Hazard-
ous Contaminated Media Commonly
Referred to as Hazardous Waste Identi-
fication Rule for Contaminated Media or
HWIR-Media
New Source Review (NSR) Reform
Operating Permits: Revisions (Part 70)
127
128
129
130
131
132
3446
3448
3449
3452
3454
3457
3458
3460
3463
3475
3484
3487
3494
3497
3504
3505
3506
3515
3518
3519
3520
Title
Seq.
No.
Transportation Conformity Rule Amend-
ments: Flexibility and Streamlining
Medical Waste Incinerators (MWI)
VOC Regulation for Architectural Coatings
National VOC Emission Standards for
Consumer Products
Open-Market Trading Guidance
National 49-State Low-Emission Vehicles
Program
Tolerances for Pesticide Emergency Ex-
emptions
Cross-Contamination of Pesticide Prod-
ucts
Regulation of Plant-Produced Pesticides
Under FIFRA and FFDCA
Pesticides and Groundwater State Man-
agement Plan Regulation
Policy or Procedures for Notification to the
Agency of Stored Pesticides With Can-
celled or Suspended Registration
Endangered Species Protection Program
The 10-Acre Limitation for Pesticide
Small-Scale Field Testing
Worker Protection Standards; Pesticide
Hazard Communication
Pesticide Management and Disposal:
Standards for Pesticide Containers and
Containment
TSCA Requirements for the Disposal of
Lead-Based Paint Abatement Waste
Lead Fee Rule for Lead-Based Paint Ac-
tivities Training and Certification
Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Require-
ments at Renovation of Target Housing
Rulemaking Concerning Certain Microbial
Products (Biotechnology) Under the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
Use of Acrylamide for Grouting
Chemical List Expansion; Emergency
Planning and Community Right-To-
Know Act Section 313
Lead-Based Paint Activities Rules; Train-
ing, Accreditation, and Certification Rule
and Model State Plan Rule
Amendments to the Asbestos Worker Pro-
tection Rule
Amendments to the Asbestos-Containing
Materials in Schools Rule
Water Quality Standards Regulation - Re-
vision
Uniform National Discharge Standards for
Armed Forces Vessels
Proposed Selenium Criterion Maximum
Concentration for Water Quality Guid-
ance for the Great Lakes System
3521
3522
3523
3524
3525
3527
3528
3529
3530
3531
3538
3539
3540
3541
3542
3543
3544
3545
3546
3547
3548
Title
Establishment of Numeric Criteria for Pri-
ority Toxic Pollutants for the State of
California
Guidelines Establishing Whole Effluent
Toxicity West Coast Test Procedures
for the Analysis of Pollutants Under the
Clean Water Act
Streamlining the State Sewage Sludge
Management Regulations
Streamlined Procedures and Guidance for
Approving Test Procedures Under 40
CFR Part 136
Amendments to Round I Final Sewage
Sludge Use or Disposal Rule - Phase
Two
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the
Industrial Laundries Category
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the
Transportation Equipment Cleaning Cat-
egory
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for
Landfills and Incinerators
NPDES Streamlining Rule - Round II
NPDES Streamlining Rule - Round III
Increased Method Flexibility for Test Pro-
cedures Approved for Clean Water Act
Compliance Monitoring Under 40 CFR
Part 136
Revision of NPDES Industrial Permit Ap-
plication Requirements and Form 2C--
Wastewater Discharge Information
Comprehensive NPDES Stormwater
Phase II Regulations
Proposed Revisions to the PCB Criteria
for Human Health and Wildlife lor the
Water Quality Guidance for the Great
Lakes System
Amendments to Round I Final Sewage
Sludge Use or Disposal Rule-Phase
One
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Category
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Category
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the
Coastal Subcategoty of the Oil and Gas
Extraction Category
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the
Centralized Waste Treatment Industry
Effluent Guidelines arid Standards for the
Metal Products and Machinery Cat-
egory, Phase I
Water Quality Standards; Establishment of
Numeric Criteria for Priority Toxic Pollut-
ants; States' Compliance
-------
State Government—Cont.
Seq.
No.
Soq.
No.
3549
3550
3551
3552
3553
3554
3555
3556
3558
3559
3561
3565
3566
3569
3571
3576
3577
3578
3579
3580
3581
3582
3583
3584
3585
3586
3587
3588
Title
Streamlined Procedures for Developing
and Maintaining Approved Publicly-
Owned Treatment Works Pretreatment
Programs
Amendment to Effluent Guidelines and
Standards (or Ore Mining and Dressing
Point Source Category, New Source
Performance Standards
Water Quality Standards for Pennsylvania
Guidelines Establishing Oil and Grease
Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pol-
lutants Under the Clean Water Act
Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures
for the Analysis of 2,3,7,8-Substltuted
Dbenzo-P-Dloxins and DIbenzo Furans
Under the Clean Water Act
Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures
for the Analysis of Miscellaneous Met-
als, Ar.lons, and Volatile Organlcs
Under the Clean Water Act
Clarification of the Application Require-
ments for States Wanting to Designate
Drinking Water Intake Zones, Thereby
Prohibiting the Discharge of Vessel
Sewage Within Those Zones
NPDES Wastewater Permit Application
Forms and Regulatory Revisions for
Municipal Discharges and Sewage
Sludge Use or Disposal
Standards for the Use or Disposal of Sew-
ago Sludge (Round II)
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the
Metal Products and Machinery Cat-
egory, Phase II
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for Iron
and Steel Manufacturing Point Source
Category
Leather Tanning and Finishing Effluent
GuWelfnes-Pretreatment Standards for
Existing and New Sources
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for
Pesticide Formulating, Packaging, and
Repackaging
Amendments to Requirements for Author-
ized State Permit Programs Under Sec-
tion 402 of the Clean Water Act
Environmental Protection Standards for
Low-Level Radioactive Waste
Analytical Methods for Regulated Drinking
Water Contaminants
Underground Injection Control Program
Streamlining Rule
Streamlining Drinking Water Monitoring
Requirements
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions for Lead and Copper
Reformatting of Drinking Water Regula-
tions
Analytic Methods for Measuring Radio-
nuclldes In the Drinking Water Program
Management of Class V Injection Wells
Under Part C of the Safe Drinking
Water Act
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Radkmuclides
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Groundwater Disinfection
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Arsenic
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Phase VIA - Disinfection By-
products Rule
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Sulfate
National Primary Drinking Water Stand-
ards for Aldtearb
3589
3590
3591
3593
3594
3595
3596
3597
3599
3604
3605
3606
3608
3609
3614
3615
3616
3617
3618
3620
3624
3625
3627
3631
3633
3638
3640
3642
Title
Seq.
No.
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Phase VI-B - Organic and Inor-
ganic Contaminants
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Enhanced Surface Water Treat-
ment Rule
Drinking Water Mlcroblal and Disinfection
By-Product Monitoring Rule (Formerly
Called the "Information Collection Dis-
infection By-Products Rule")
Paint Manufacturing Wastes Listing: Haz-
ardous Waste Management System:
Identification and Listing of Hazardous
Waste
Revisions to the Oil Pollution Prevention
Regulation
Flexibility in Management Criteria for
Small Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
New and Revised Testing Methods Ap-
proved for RCRA Subtitle C, Hazardous
Waste Testing Manual, SW-846, Third
Edition, Update IV
Hazardous Waste Management System:
Identification and Listing of Hazardous
Waste; Recycled Used Oil Management
Standards
Chlorinated Aliphatics Listing Determina-
tion
Listing Determination for Hazardous
Wastes-Organobromines Chemical In-
dustry
Spent Solvents Listing Determination
New and Revised Testing Methods Ap-
proved for RCRA Subtitle C, in Test
Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste,
Physical/Chemical Methods (SW-846),
Third Edition, Update III
Listing Determination of Wastes Gen-
erated During the Manufacture of Azo,
Anthraqulnone, and Triarylmethane
Dyes and Pigments
Identification and Listing of Hazardous
Waste: Petroleum Refining Process
Wastes
Military Munitions Rule: Hazardous Waste
Identification and Management; Explo-
sives Emergencies; Redefinition of "On-
slte"
RCRA Subtitle C Indian Program Author-
ization
Financial Test for Local Governments
That Own/Operate Municipal Solid
Waste Landfills
RCRA Subtitle D Solid Waste Facilities;
State/Tribal Permit Program - Deter-
mination of Adequacy
Revisions to the Comprehensive Guideline
for Procurement of Products Containing
Recovered Materials
Facility Response Planning for Delegated
Offshore Facilities
Hazardous Waste Management System;
Modification of the Hazardous Waste
Program; Mercury-Containing Lamps
Hazardous Waste Manifest Regulation
Revisions to Criteria Applicable to Solid
Waste Disposal Facilities That May Ac-
cept CESQG Hazardous Wastes Ex-
cluding Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
NSPS for Sewage Sludge Incinerators
Regional Haze Protection Rule
State Implementation Plans; Milestone
Compliance Demonstration
Revisions to the New Source Review
Regulations
Performance Warranty and
Inspection/Maintenance Test Proce-
dures
3646
3647
3658
3660
3664
3672
3674
3677
3678
3679
3680
3681
3683
3684
3685
3686
3691
3692
3693
3696
3697
3701
3702
3703
3704
3711
3714
3717
3718
3728
3729
3732
3734
3735
3736
3738
3743
3744
Title
Method 301: Field Validation of Pollution
Measurement Methods for Various Me-
dlas
NESHAP: Ferroalloy Production
Ambient Air Quality Surveillance, Recen-
sion of MAMS Ambient Air Quality Mon-
itoring Requirements for Lead
Regulation Review/Burden Reduction
Radiation Protection Standards for Scrap
Metal
Next Revision of Appendix W to 40 CFR
Part 51
NESHAP: Mineral Wool Production Indus-
try
NESHAP: Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing
NESHAP: Steel Pickling, HC1 Process
NESHAP: Phosphate Fertilizers Produc-
tion
NESHAP-Cyanlde Chemical Manufactur-
ing
NESHAP: Primary Copper Smelting
NESHAP: Wool Fiberglass Manufacturing
Industry
NESHAP: Primary Aluminum Plants
NESHAP: Secondary Aluminum Industry
NESHAP: Portland Cement Manufacturing
NESHAP: Flexible Polyurethane Foam
Production
NESHAP: Primary Lead Smelters
NESHAP: Manufacturers of
Acryllc/Modacryllc Fibers
Amendments to Subpart A and B for 40
CFR 63
Revisions to the Regulation for Approval
of State Programs and Delegation of
Federal Authorities
NESHAP: Secondary Lead Smelter
Amendment
NESHAP: Chromium Electroplating
Amendment
Control Technology Guidelines (CTG)
Reduction of Volatile Organic Compound
(VOC) Eimlssions from Coatings Used in
the Aerospace, Wood Furniture, and
Shipbuilding Industries Under Clean Air
Act Section 183(e)
Amendment to the Refrigerant Recycling
Rule To Include All Refrigerants
Update of the Acceptability List Under the
Significance New Alternatives Policy
(SNAP) Program
NESHAPS Pertaining to Facilities Other
Than Commercial Nuclear Power Reac-
tors Licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) or by NRC Agree-
ment States
Addition of Methods 204, 204A - 204F for
Measurement of VOC Emissions From
Stationary Sources
Radlonucllde Dose Methodology Update
Amendment to the User Fees for Radon
Proficiency Programs Rule
NAAQS: Nitrogen Dioxide (Review)
Revision to NSPS: Nonmetalllc Minerals
Processing
Guidance for the Implementation of Sec-
tion 112(g)~Modifications
NESHAP: Manufacture of
Tetrahydrobenzaldehyde
Revision of Initial List of Categories of
Sources and Schedule for Standards
Under Section 112(c) and (e) of the
Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
Transportation Conformity Rule Amend-
ment and Solicitation for Participation In
the Transportation Conformity Pilot Pro-
gram
National Volatile Organic Compound
Emission Standards for Automobile Re-
finish Coatings
-------
State Government—Cont.
Seq.
No.
Seq.
No.
3752
3753
3756
3762
3763
3768
3773
3774
3776
3778
3781
3785
3786
3789
3792
3793
3794
3795
3799
3800
3802
3803
3804
3806
3807
3811
3813
3814
3815
3817
3818
3820
3823
3825
3827
3833
3834
3835
Title
Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations
Delegation Remand
Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations
Offset Remand
Amendment to the MVAC Rule To Include
All Refrigerants
Consolidated Emission Reporting
NSPS: Synthetic Organic Chemicals Man-
ufacturing Industry • Wastewater
NESHAP for Plywood and Particle Board
Manufacturing
NESHAP-lron Foundries and Steel
Foundries
NESHAP: Integrated Iron and Steel
NESHAP: Chlorine Production
NESHAP: Baker's Yeast Manufacturing In-
dustry
NESHAP for Tire Manufacturing
Large Appliance Coatings Integrated Reg-
ulation
Asphalt Roofing and Processing NESHAP
NESHAP: Lime Manufacturing
NESHAP: Metal Coll (Surface Coating) In-
dustry
NESHAP: Fabric Printing, Coating and
Dyeing
Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Manu-
facturing Integrated Rule Development
Offset Lithographic Printing National VOC
Rule
Prevention of Significant Deterioration of
Air Quality: Permit Application Review
Procedures for non-Federal Class I
Areas
Metal Furniture Coatings Integrated Regu-
lation
Surface Coating of Miscellaneous Metal
Parts and Products-Integrated
Plastic Parts Coating Integrated Rule for
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and
Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs)
Integrated Rule for Paper, Film and Foil
Coating and Coatings: MACT for
NESHAP; and BAC for National VOC
Rule
Federal Operating Permit Rules
Inspection/Maintenance Program Require-
ments - Onboard Diagnostic Checks
Amendments to the Final Rules NESHAP
for Chromium Electroplating, NESHAP
for Commercial Sterilization, NESHAP
for Dry Cleaners, and NESHAP for Sec-
ondary Lead Smelters
Revision to Appendix W of 40 CFR Part
51
Revisions to Part 35, Subpart A Section
105 Air Grant Regulations
NSPS: Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
NESHAP: Printing/Publishing Industry
NESHAP: Polymers and Resins, Group I
NESHAP: Polymers and Resins, Group IV
Revision to the Rule for Approval of State
Programs and Delegation of Federal
Authroities, and New Rule for Partial
Delegation of Federal Authorities and
Partial Approval of State
Aerosol Spray Paints VOC Rule
On-Board Diagnostics: Revision to Re-
quirements for Storage of Engine Con-
ditions Associated With Extinguishing a
Malfunction Indicator Light
Grants for Technical Assistance Rule Re-
form - 40 CFR Part 35 Subpart M
Reportable Quantity Adjustments for
Carbamates
National Priorities List for Uncontrolled
Hazardous Waste Sites: Proposed and
Rnal Rules
3836
3839
3843
3844
3845
3857
3863
3866
Title
Seq.
No.
Seq.
No.
102
103
106
110
114
115
119
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
3463
3475
3484
3487
3494
3497
3505
3506
3515
3518
3521
Amendments to the Emergency Planning
and Community Rlght-To-Know Act,
Sections 302 Through 312
Administrative Reporting Exemptions for
Certain Radionuclide Releases
Risk Management Program for Chemical
Accidental Release Prevention
Amendments to the Extremely Hazardous
Substances List Under Section 302 of
the Emergency Planning and Commu-
nity Right-To-Know Act
Comprehensive Environmental Response
Compensation and Liability Act
(CERCLA) Cost Recovery
FIFRA Books and Records of Pesticide
Production and Distribution (Revision)
Pesticide Management and Disposal
Administrative Hearing Procedures for
Class II Penalties Under CERCLA and
Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act
Local Government
Title
EPA
Selected Rulemakings for Abating Lead
Hazards
Streamlining National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System Requirements, In-
cluding General Pretreatment Require-
ments
Streamlining Revisions to the National Pri-
mary Drinking Water Regulations
NAAQS: Ozone (Review)
NAAQS: Sulfur Dioxide (Review)
Integrated NESHAP and Effluent Guide-
lines: Pulp and Paper
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Dis-
posal Amendments
New Source Review (NSR) Reform
Operating Permits: Revisions (Part 70)
Transportation Conformity Rule Amend-
ments: Flexibility and Streamlining
Medical Waste Incinerators (MWI)
VOC Regulation for Architectural Coatings
National VOC Emission Standards for
Consumer Products
Open-Market Trading Guidance
Pesticide Management and Disposal:
Standards for Pesticide Containers and
Containment
TSCA Requirements for the Disposal of
Lead-Based Paint Abatement Waste
Lead Fee Rule for Lead-Based Paint Ac-
tivities Training and Certification
Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Require-
ments at Renovation of Target Housing
Rulemaking Concerning Certain Microbial
Products (Biotechnology) Under the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
Use of Acrylamide for Grouting
Lead-Based Paint Activities Rules; Train-
ing, Accreditation, and Certification Rule
and Model State Plan Rule
Amendments to the Asbestos Worker Pro-
tection Rule
Amendments to the Asbestos-Containing
Materials in Schools Rule
Water Quality Standards Regulation - Re-
vision
Establishment of Numeric Criteria for Pri-
ority Toxic Pollutants for the State of
California
3522
3523
3524
3525
3527
3528
3529
3530
3531
3538
3539
3540
3542
3543
3544
3546
3547
3549
3550
3551
3552
3553
3554
3556
3557
3558
3559
3561
3565
Title
Guidelines Establishing Whole Effluent
Toxicity West Coast Test Procedures
for the Analysis ot Pollutants Under the
Clean Water Act
Streamlining the State Sewage Sludge
Management Regulations
Streamlined Procedures and Guidance for
Approving Test Procedures Under 40
CFR Part 136
Amendments to Round I Final Sewage
Sludge Use or Disposal Rule - Phase
Two
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the
Industrial Laundries Category
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the
Transportation Equipment Cleaning Cat-
egory
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for
Landfills and Incinerators
NPDES Streamlining Rule - Round II
NPDES Streamlining Rule - Round III
Increased Method Flexibility for Test Pro-
cedures Approved for Clean Water Act
Compliance Monitoring Under 40 CFR
Part 136
Revision of NPDES Industrial Permit Ap-
plication Requirements and Form 2C--
Wastewater Discharge Information
Comprehensive NPDES Stormwater
Phase II Regulations
Amendments to Round I Final Sewage
Sludge Use or Disposal Rule-Phase
One
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Category
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Category
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the
Centralized Waste Treatment Industry
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the
Metal Products and Machinery Cat-
egory, Phase I
Streamlined Procedures for Developing
and Maintaining Approved Publicly-
Owned Treatment Works Pretreatment
Programs
Amendment to Effluent Guidelines and
Standards for Ore Mining and Dressing
Point Source Category, New Source
Performance Standards
Water Quality Standards for Pennsylvania
Guidelines Establishing Oil and Grease
Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pol-
lutants Under the Clean Water Act
Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures
for the Analysis of 2,3,7,8-Substituted
Dibenzo-P-DioxIns and Dlbenzo Furans
Under the Clean Water Act
Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures .
for the Analysis of Miscellaneous Met-
als, Anions, and Volatile Organics
Under the Clean Water Act
NPDES Wastewater Permit Application
Forms and Regulatory Revisions for
Municipal Discharges and Sewage
Sludge Use or Disposal
Shore Protection Act, Section 4103(b)
Regulations
Standards for the Use or Disposal of Sew-
age Sludge (Round II)
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the
Metal Products and Machinery Cat-
egory, Phase II
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for Iron
and Steel Manufacturing Point Source
Category
Leather Tanning and Finishing Effluent
Guidelines-Pretreatment Standards for
Existing and New Sources
-------
Local Government—Cont
Seq.
No.
Soq.
No.
3566
3567
3578
3579
3580
3581
3582
3583
3584
3585
3586
3587
3588
3583
3590
3591
3594
3595
3615
3616
3618
3620
3624
3626
3631
3633
3640
3642
3646
3647
3649
Tffle
Ellluont Guidelines and Standards for
Pesticide Formulating, Packaging, and
Repackaging
Modification ol Secondary Treatment Re-
quirements (or Discharges Into Marine
Waters; Change to EHgblllty for Dif-
ferent Averaging Period
Streamlining Drinking Water Monitoring
Requirements
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions for Lead and Copper
Reformatting of Drinking Water Regula-
tions
Analytic Methods for Measuring Radlo-
nuclldos In the Drinking Water Program
Management of Class V Injection Wells
Under Part C ol the Safe Drinking
Water Act
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Radkmudldes
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Groundwater Disinfection
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Arsenic
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Phase VIA - Disinfection By-
products Rule
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: SuKato
National Primary Drinking Water Stand-
ards for Aldtearb
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Phase VI-B - Organic and Inor-
ganic Contaminants
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Enhanced Surface Water Treat-
ment Rule
Drinking Water Mlcroblal and Disinfection
By-Product Monitoring Rule (Formerly
Called the "Information Collection Dis-
infection By-Products Rule")
Revisions to the Oil Pollution Prevention
Regulation
Flexibility In Management Criteria for
Small Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
RCRA Subtitle C Indian Program Author-
ization
Financial Test for Local Governments
That Own/Operate Municipal Solid
Waste Landfills
Revisions to the Comprehensive Guideline
for Procurement of Products Containing
Recovered Materials
FaciSty Response Planning for Delegated
Offshore Facilities
Hazardous Waste Management System;
Modification of the Hazardous Waste
Program; Mercury-Containing Lamps
Underground Storage Tanks Containing
Hazardous Substances - Financial Re-
sponsibility Requirements
NSPS for Sewage Sludge Incinerators
Regional Haze Protection Rule
Revisions to the New Source Review
Regulations
Performance Warranty and
Inspection/Maintenance Test Proce-
dures
Method 301: Field Validation of Pollution
Measurement Methods for Various Me-
dia*
NESHAP: Ferroalloy Production
AckJ Rain Program: Revisions to the Ad-
ministrative Appeal Regulations Under
Title IV ol the Clean Air Act
3652
3658
3672
3674
3678
3680
3681
3683
3684
3685
3686
3691
3692
3695
3696
3697
3701
3702
3703
3718
3729
3732
3734
3735
3738
3743
3752
3753
3754
3761
3763
3768
3771
3773
3774
3776
3785
3786
3789
3792
3793
3794
Title
Seq.
No.
Acid Rain Program: Revisions to the Per-
mits Regulations Under Title IV of the
Clean Air Act To Make Technical Cor-
rections
Ambient Air Quality Surveillance, Recen-
sion of NAMS Ambient Air Quality Mon-
itoring Requirements for Lead
Next Revision of Appendix W to 40 CFR
Part 51
NESHAP: Mineral Wool Production Indus-
try
NESHAP: Steel Pickling, HC1 Process
NESHAP-Cyanlde Chemical Manufactur-
ing
NESHAP: Primary Copper Smelting
NESHAP: Wool Fiberglass Manufacturing
Industry
NESHAP: Primary Aluminum Plants
NESHAP: Secondary Aluminum Industry
NESHAP: Portland Cement Manufacturing
NESHAP: Flexible Polyurethane Foam
Production
NESHAP: Primary Lead Smelters
Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW)
NESHAP
Amendments to Subpart A and B for 40
CFR 63
Revisions to the Regulation for Approval
of State Programs and Delegation of
Federal Authorities
NESHAP: Secondary Lead Smelter
Amendment
NESHAP: Chromium Electroplating
Amendment
Control Technology Guidelines (CTG)
Addition of Methods 204, 204A - 204F for
Measurement of VOC Emissions From
Stationary Sources
Amendment to the User Fees for Radon
Proficiency Programs Rule
NAAQS: Nitrogen Dioxide (Review)
Revision to NSPS: Nonmetallic Minerals
Processing
Guidance for the Implementation of Sec-
tion 112(g)-Modlfications
Revision of Initial List of Categories of
Sources and Schedule for Standards
Under Section 112(c) and (e) of the
Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
Transportation Conformity Rule Amend-
ment and Solicitation for Participation in
the Transportation Conformity Pilot Pro-
gram
Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations
Delegation Remand
Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations
Offset Remand
Acid Rain Nitrogen Oxides Control Regu-
lation
Acid Rain Opt-In Regulations
NSPS: Synthetic Organic Chemicals Man-
ufacturing Industry - Wastewater
NESHAP for Plywood and Particle Board
Manufacturing
Internal Combustion Engine
NESHAP/NSPS
NESHAP-lron Foundries and Steel
Foundries
NESHAP: Integrated Iron and Steel
NESHAP: Chlorine Production
Large Appliance Coatings Integrated Reg-
ulation
Asphalt Roofing and Processing NESHAP
NESHAP: Lime Manufacturing
NESHAP: Metal Coll (Surface Coating) In-
dustry
NESHAP: Fabric Printing, Coating and
Dyeing
Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Manu-
facturing Integrated Rule Development
3795
3800
3802
3803
3806
3813
3814
3815
3817
3823
3825
3833
3834
3835
3836
3838
3839
3843
3844
3845
3866
Title
Seq.
No.
102
103
104
106
107
118
126
127
128
130
131
Offset Lithographic Printing National VOC
Rule
Metal Furniture Coatings Integrated Regu-
lation
Surface Coating of Miscellaneous Metal
Parts and Products-Integrated
Plastic Parts Coating Integrated Rule for
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and
' Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs)
Federal Operating Permit Rules
Revision to Appendix W of 40 CFR Part
51
Revisions to Part 35, Subpart A Section
105 Air Grant Regulations
NSPS: Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
NESHAP: Printing/Publishing Industry
Revision to the Rule for Approval of State
Programs and Delegation of Federal
Authroities, and New Rule for Partial
Delegation of Federal Authorities and
Partial Approval of State
Aerosol Spray Paints VOC Rule
Grants for Technical Assistance Rule Re-
form - 40 CFR Part 35 Subpart M
Reportable Quantity Adjustments for
Carbamates
National Priorities List for Uncontrolled
] Hazardous Waste Sites: Proposed and
Final Rules
Amendments to the Emergency Planning
and Community Right-To-Know Act,
Sections 302 Through 312
Revision of the Local Government Reim-
bursement Regulation
Administrative Reporting Exemptions for
Certain Radionuclide Releases
Risk Management Program for Chemical
Accidental Release Prevention
Amendments to the Extremely Hazardous
Substances List Under Section 302 of
the Emergency Planning and Commu-
nity Right-To-Know Act
Comprehensive Environmental Response
Compensation and Liability Act
(CERCLA) Cost Recovery
Administrative Hearing Procedures for
Class II Penalties Under CERCLA and
Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act
Tribal Government
Title
EPA
Selected Rulemakings for Abating Lead
Hazards
Streamlining National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System Requirements, In-
cluding General Pretreatment Require-
ments
Streamlining Revisions to the Water Qual-
ity Planning and Management Regula-
tions
Streamlining Revisions to the National Pri-
mary Drinking Water Regulations
Modifications to the Definition of Solid
Waste and Regulations of Hazardous
Waste Recycling: General
CFR Regulatory Review Related Initiatives
Operating Permits: Revisions (Part 70)
Transportation Conformity Rule Amend-
ments: Flexibility and Streamlining
Medical Waste Incinerators (MWI)
National VOC Emission Standards for
' Consumer Products
Open-Market Trading Guidance
-------
9
Tribal Government—Cont.
Seq.
No.
Seq.
No.
3458
3460
3484
3487
3505
3506
3515
3522
3523
3530
3531
3539
3540
3549
3550
3556
3577
3578
3579
3580
3581
3582
3583
3584
3585
3586
3587
3588
3589
3590
3593
3595
Title
The 10-Acre Limitation tor Pesticide
Small-Scale Field Testing
Worker Protection Standards; Pesticide
Hazard Communication
Lead Fee Rule lor Lead-Based Paint Ac-
tivities Training and Certification
Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Require-
ments at Renovation of Target Housing
Lead-Based Paint Activities Rules; Train-
Ing, Accreditation, and Certification Rule
and Model State Plan Rule
Amendments to the Asbestos Worker Pro-
tection Rule
Amendments to the Asbestos-Containing
Materials in Schools Rule
Guidelines Establishing Whole Effluent
Toxicity West Coast Test Procedures
for the Analysis of Pollutants Under the
Clean Water Act
Streamlining the State Sewage Sludge
Management Regulations
NPDES Streamlining Rule - Round II
NPDES Streamlining Rule - Round III
Revision of NPDES Industrial Permit Ap-
plication Requirements and Form 2C--
Wastewater Discharge Information
Comprehensive NPDES Stormwater
Phase II Regulations
Streamlined Procedures for Developing
and Maintaining Approved Publicly-
Owned Treatment Works Pretreatment
Programs
Amendment to Effluent Guidelines and
Standards for Ore Mining and Dressing
Point Source Category, New Source
Performance Standards
NPDES Wastewater Permit Application
Forms and Regulatory Revisions for
Municipal Discharges and Sewage
Sludge Use or Disposal
Underground Injection Control Program
Streamlining Rule
Streamlining Drinking Water Monitoring
Requirements
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions for Lead and Copper
Reformatting of Drinking Water Regula-
tions
Analytic Methods for Measuring Radio-
nuclides in the Drinking Water Program
Management of Class V Injection Wells
Under Part C of the Safe Drinking
Water Act
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Radlonuclides
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Groundwater Disinfection
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Arsenic
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Phase VIA - Disinfection By-
products Rule
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Sulfate
National Primary Drinking Water Stand-
ards for Aldicarb
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Phase VI-B - Organic and Inor-
ganic Contaminants
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Enhanced Surface Water Treat-
ment Rule
Paint Manufacturing Wastes Listing: Haz-
ardous Waste Management System:
Identification and Listing of Hazardous
Waste
Flexibility in Management Criteria for
Small Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
3596
3599
3604
3605
3606
3608
3609
3615
3617
3620
3624
3625
3633
3684
3697
3729
3731
3738
3753
3771
3785
3799
3800
3806
3814
3823
3833
3836
3838
Title
Federal Government
New and Revised Testing Methods Ap-
proved for RCRA Subtitle C, Hazardous
Waste Testing Manual, SW-846, Third
Edition, Update IV
Chlorinated Aliphatics Listing Determina-
tion
Listing Determination for Hazardous
Wastes-Organobromlnes Chemical In-
dustry
Spent Solvents Listing Determination
New and Revised Testing Methods Ap-
proved for RCRA Subtitle C, in Test
Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste,
Physical/Chemical Methods (SW-846),
Third Edition, Update III
Listing Determination of Wastes Gen-
erated During the Manufacture of Azo,
Anthraquinone, and Triarylmethane
Dyes and Pigments
Identification and Listing of Hazardous
Waste: Petroleum Refining Process
Wastes
RCRA Subtitle C Indian Program Author-
ization
RCRA Subtitle D Solid Waste Facilities;
State/Tribal Permit Program — Deter-
mination of Adequacy
Facility Response Planning for Delegated
Offshore Facilities
Hazardous Waste Management System;
Modification of the Hazardous Waste
Program; Mercury-Containing Lamps
Hazardous Waste Manifest Regulation
Regional Haze Protection Rule
NESHAP: Primary Aluminum Plants
Revisions to the Regulation for Approval
of State Programs and Delegation of
Federal Authorities
Amendment to the User Fees for Radon
Proficiency Programs Rule
Indian Tribes: Air Quality Planning and
Management
Revision of Initial List of Categories of
Sources and Schedule for Standards
Under Section 112(c) and (e) of the
Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations
Offset Remand
Internal Combustion Engine
NESHAP/NSPS
Large Appliance Coatings Integrated Reg-
ulation
Prevention of Significant Deterioration of
Air Quality: Permit Application Review
Procedures for non-Federal Class I
Areas
Metal Furniture Coatings Integrated Regu-
lation
Federal Operating Permit Rules
Revisions to Part 35, Subpart A Section
105 Air Grant Regulations
Revision to the Rule for Approval of State
Programs and Delegation of Federal
Authroities, and New Rule for Partial
Delegation of Federal Authorities and
Partial Approval of State
Grants for Technical Assistance Rule Re-
form - 40 CFR Part 35 Subpart M
Amendments to the Emergency Planning
and Community Right-To-Know Act,
Sections 302 Through 312
Revision of the Local Government Reim-
bursement Regulation
Seq.
No.
95
96
97
100
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
110
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
122
123
125
126
127
128
131
132
3442
3446
3447
3448
Title
EPA
Reporting Threshold Amendment; Toxic
Chemicals Release Reporting; Commu-
nity Rlght-to-Know
Data Expansion Amendments; Toxic
Chemical Release Reporting; Commu-
nity Rlght-to-Know
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Compli-
ance Certification RulemaHng
Pesticides; Self-Certification
Selected Rulemakings for Abating Lead
Hazards
Streamlining National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System Requirements, In-
cluding General Pretreatment Require-
ments
Streamlining Revisions to the Water Qual-
ity Planning and Management Regula-
tions
Environmental Protection Agency Radi-
ation Site Cleanup Regulation
Streamlining Revisions to the National Pri-
mary Drinking Water Regulations
Modifications to the Definition of Solid
Waste and Regulations of Hazardous
Waste Recycling: General
Corrective Action for Solid Waste Man-
agement Units (SWMUs) at Hazardous
Waste Management Facilities
NAAQS: Ozone (Review)
Consolidated Federal Air Rule for the Syn-
thetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
Industry
Environmental Radiation Protection Stand-
ards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
NAAQS: Sulfur Dioxide (Review)
Integrated NESHAP and Effluent Guide-
lines: Pulp and Paper
Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines At or
Below 19 Kilowatts (25 Horse-
power)(Phase 2)
Facility Coverage Amendment; Toxic
Chemical Release Reporting; Commu-
nity Right-To-Know
CFR Regulatory Review Related Initiatives
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Dis-
posal Amendments
Identification and Listing of Hazardous
Wastes: Hazardous Waste Identification
Rule (HWIR); Waste
Land Disposal Restrictions-Phase IV: Pa-
perwork Reduction; Treatment Stand-
ards for Wood Preserving, Mineral Proc-
essing and Characteristic Metal Wastes;
Related Mineral Processing Issues
Requirements for Management of Hazard-
ous Contaminated Media Commonly
Referred to as Hazardous Waste Identi-
fication Rule for Contaminated Media or
HWIR-Media
New Source Review (NSR) Reform
Operating Permits: Revisions (Part 70)
Transportation Conformity Rule Amend-
ments: Flexibility and Streamlining
Medical Waste Incinerators (MWI)
Open-Market Trading Guidance
National 49-State Low-Emission Vehicles
Program
Antimicrobial Pesticide Registration Re-
form
Tolerances for Pesticide Emergency Ex-
emptions
Pesticide Tolerance Decisions Under the
Delaney Clause
Cross-Contamination of Pesticide Prod-
ucts
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10
Federal Government—Cont
Seq.
No.
Seq.
No.
3449
3451
3452
3453
3454
3457
3460
3463
3465
3467
3473
3475
3477
3484
3487
3494
3500
3504
3505
3507
3508
3515
3518
3519
3521
3522
3523
3524
3525
3527
3528
3529
3530
3531
Title
Regulation of Plant-Produced Pesticides
Under FIFRA and FFDCA
Restricted Use Criteria for Pesticides in
Groundwater
Pesticides and Groundwater State Man-
agement Plan Regulation
Reporting Requirements for Risk/Benefit
Information (Revision)
Policy or Procedures for Notification to the
Agency of Stored Pesticides With Can-
celled or Suspended Registration
Endangered Species Protection Program
Worker Protection Standards; Pesticide
Hazard Communication
Pesticide Management and Disposal:
Standards for Pesticide Containers and
Containment
Pesticides: Tolerance Program Revisions
Exemption of Sterllant Pesticide Products
From Regulation Under the Federal In-
soclldde, Fungicide, and Rodentlclde
Ad (FIFRA)
Mandatory Pollution Prevention Reporting
for Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)
TSCA Requirements for the Disposal of
Lead-Based Paint Abatement Waste
TSCA Biotechnology Follow-up Rules
Lead Fee Rule for Lead-Based Paint Ac-
tivities Training and Certification
Load-Based Paint Disclosure Require-
ments at Renovation of Target Housing
Rulomaklng Concerning Certain Microblal
Products (Biotechnology) Under the
Toxic Substances Control Act fJSCA)
Section 8(a) Preliminary Assessment In-
formation Rules
Chemical Ust Expansion; Emergency
Planning and Community Right-To-
Know Act Section 313
Lead-Based Paint Activities Rules; Train-
Ing, Accreditation, and Certification Rule
and Model State Plan Rule
Development of Guidance as Mandated
by Executive Order 12873, Section 503
on Environmentally Preferable Products
Evaluation of Products for Lead-Based
Paint Activities
Amendments to the Asbestos-Containing
Materials In Schools Rule
Water Quality Standards Regulation - Re-
vision
Uniform National Discharge Standards for
Armed Forces Vessels
Establishment of Numeric Criteria for Pri-
ority Toxic Pollutants for the State of
California
Guidelines Establishing Whole Effluent
Toxlclty West Coast Test Procedures
for the Analysis of Pollutants Under the
C loan Wator Act
Streamlining the State Sewage Sludge
Management Regulations
Streamlined Procedures and Guidance for
Approving Test Procedures Under 40
CFR Part 136
Amendments to Round I Final Sewage
Sludge Use or Disposal Rule - Phase
Two
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the
Industrial Laundries Category
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the
Transportation Equipment Cleaning Cat-
egory
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for
Landfills and Incinerators
NPDES Streamlining Rule - Round II
NPDES Streamlining Rule - Round III
3538
3539
3540
3542
3543
3544
3545
3546
3547
3549
3550
3551
3552
3553
3554
3555
3556
3558
3559
3561
3563
3564
3565
3566
3567
3570
3571
Title
Seq.
No.
Increased Method Flexibility for Test Pro-
cedures Approved for Clean Water Act
Compliance Monitoring Under 40 CFR
Part 136
Revision of NPDES Industrial Permit Ap-
plication Requirements and Form 2C-
Wastewater Discharge Information
Comprehensive NPDES Stormwater
Phase II Regulations
Amendments to Round I Final Sewage
Sludge Use or Disposal Rule-Phase
One
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Category
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Category
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the
Coastal Subcategoty of the Oil and Gas
Extraction Category
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the
Centralized Waste Treatment Industry
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the
Metal Products and Machinery Cat-
egory, Phase I
Streamlined Procedures for Developing
and Maintaining Approved Publicly-
Owned Treatment Works Pretreatment
Programs
Amendment to Effluent Guidelines and
Standards for Ore Mining and Dressing
Point Source Category, New Source
Performance Standards
Water Quality Standards for Pennsylvania
Guidelines Establishing OH and Grease
Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pol-
lutants Under the Clean Water Act
Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures
for the Analysis of 2,3,7,8-Substttuted
Dibenzo-P-Dioxins and Dibenzo Furans
Under the Clean Water Act
Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures
for the Analysis of Miscellaneous Met-
als, Anions, and Volatile Organics
Under the Clean Water Act
Clarification of the Application Require-
ments for States Wanting to Designate
Drinking Water Intake Zones, Thereby
Prohibiting the Discharge of Vessel
Sewage Within Those Zones
NPDES Wastewater Permit Application
Forms and Regulatory Revisions for
Municipal Discharges and Sewage
Sludge Use or Disposal
Standards for the Use or Disposal of Sew-
age Sludge (Round II)
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the
Metal Products and Machinery Cat-
egory, Phase II
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for Iron
and Steel Manufacturing Point Source
Category
Comparison of Dredged Material to Ref-
erence Sediment
Revisions to Ocean Dumping Regulations
for Dredged Material
Leather Tanning and Finishing Effluent
Guldellnes-Pretreatment Standards for
Existing and New Sources
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for
Pesticide Formulating, Packaging, and
Repackaging
Modification of Secondary Treatment Re-
quirements for Discharges Into Marine
Waters; Change to Eligibility for Dif-
ferent Averaging Period
Ocean Dumping Testing Requirements
Clarification
Environmental Protection Standards for
Low-Level Radioactive Waste
3574
3576
3577
3578
3579
3580
3581
3582
3583
3584
3585
3586
3587
3588
3589
3590
3591
3593
3594
3596
3599
3604
3605
3606
3608
3609
3614
3618
3620
3624
Title
Federal Radiation Protection Guidance for
Exposure of the General Public
Analytical Methods for Regulated Drinking
Water Contaminants
Underground Injection Control Program
Streamlining Rule
Streamlining Drinking Water Monitoring
Requirements
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions for Lead and Copper
Reformatting of Drinking Water Regula-
tions
Analytic Methods for Measuring Radio-
nuclldes in the Drinking Water Program
Management of Class V Injection Wells
Under Part C of the Safe Drinking
Water Act
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Radionuclldes
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Groundwater Disinfection
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
'. tlons: Arsenic
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Phase VIA - Disinfection By-
products Rule
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Sulfate
National Primary Drinking Water Stand-
ards for Aldicarb
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Phase VI-B - Organic and Inor-
ganic Contaminants
National Primary Drinking Water Regula-
tions: Enhanced Surface Water Treat-
ment Rule
Drinking Water Microbial and Disinfection
, By-Product Monitoring Rule (Formerly
Called the "Information Collection Dis-
infection By-Products Rule")
Paint Manufacturing Wastes Listing: Haz-
; ardous Waste Management System:
Identification and Listing of Hazardous
Waste
Revisions to the Oil Pollution Prevention
Regulation
New and Revised Testing Methods Ap-
proved for RCRA Subtitle C, Hazardous
Waste Testing Manual, SW-846, Third
Edition, Update IV
Chlorinated Allphatics Listing Determina-
tion
Listing Determination for Hazardous
Wastes-Organobromines Chemical In-
dustry
Spent Solvents Listing Determination
New and Revised Testing Methods Ap-
proved for RCRA Subtitle C, in Test
Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste,
Physical/Chemical Methods (SW-846),
Third Edition, Update III
Listing Determination of Wastes Gen-
erated During the Manufacture of Azo,
Anthraquinone, and Triarylmethane
Dyes and Pigments
Identification and Listing of Hazardous
Waste: Petroleum Refining Process
Wastes
Military Munitions Rule: Hazardous Waste
Identification and Management; Explo-
sives Emergencies; Redefinition of "On-
site"
Revisions to the Comprehensive Guideline
for Procurement of Products Containing
Recovered Materials
Facility Response Planning for Delegated
Offshore Facilities
Hazardous Waste Management System;
Modification of the Hazardous Waste
, Program; Mercury-Containing Lamps
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11
Federal Government—Cont.
Seq.
No.
Seq.
No.
3625
3627
3631
3633
3640
3641
3642
3643
3646
3647
3654
3658
3660
3662
3664
3672
3674
3677
3678
3679
3680
3681
3683
3684
3685
3686
3691
3692
3693
3696
3697
3701
3702
3703
3704
Title
Hazardous Waste Manifest Regulation
Revisions to Criteria Applicable to Solid
Waste Disposal Facilities That May Ac-
cept CESQG Hazardous Wastes Ex-
cluding Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
NSPS for Sewage Sludge Incinerators
Regional Haze Protection Rule
Revisions to the New Source Review
Regulations
Locomotive Emission Standards
Performance Warranty and
Inspection/Maintenance Test Proce-
dures
Inspection/Maintenance Recall Require-
ments
Method 301: Field Validation of Pollution
Measurement Methods for Various Me-
dias
NESHAP: Ferroalloy Production
Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) To
Control Emissions From Sources Lo-
cated on the Fort Hall Indian Reserva-
tion
Ambient Air Quality Surveillance, Recen-
sion of NAMS Ambient Air Quality Mon-
itoring Requirements for Lead
Regulation Review/Burden Reduction
Acid Rain Program: Continuous Emission
Monitoring Rule Revisions for Technical
Issues
Radiation Protection Standards for Scrap
Metal
Next Revision of Appendix W to 40 CFR
Part 51
NESHAP: Mineral Wool Production Indus-
try
NESHAP: Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing
NESHAP: Steel Pickling, HC1 Process
NESHAP: Phosphate Fertilizers Produc-
tion
NESHAP-Cyanide Chemical Manufactur-
ing
NESHAP: Primary Copper Smelting
NESHAP: Wool Rberglass Manufacturing
Industry
NESHAP: Primary Aluminum Plants
NESHAP: Secondary Aluminum Industry
NESHAP: Portland Cement Manufacturing
NESHAP: Flexible Polyurethane Foam
Production
NESHAP: Primary Lead Smelters
NESHAP: Manufacturers of
Acrylic/Modacrylic Fibers
Amendments to Subpart A and B for 40
CFR 63
Revisions to the Regulation for Approval
of State Programs and Delegation of
Federal Authorities
NESHAP: Secondary Lead Smelter
Amendment
NESHAP: Chromium Electroplating
Amendment
Control Technology Guidelines (CTG)
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)
3711
3713
3714
3717
3718
3728
3732
3734
3735
3736
3738
3743
3744
3752
3753
3756
3760
3762
3763
3768
3773
3774
3776
3778
3781
3789
3792
3793
3794
3795
3799
Title
Seq.
No.
Amendment to the Refrigerant Recycling
Rule To Include All Refrigerants
Supplemental Rule To Require Certain
Products Made With HCFCs To Bear
Warning Label
Update of the Acceptability List Under the
Significance New Alternatives Policy
(SNAP) Program
NESHAPS Pertaining to Facilities Other
Than Commercial Nuclear Power Reac-
tors Licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) or by NRC Agree-
ment States
Addition of Methods 204, 204A - 204F for
Measurement of VOC Emissions From
Stationary Sources
Radionucllde Dose Methodology Update
NAAQS: Nitrogen Dioxide (Review)
Revision to NSPS: Nonmetallic Minerals
Processing
Guidance for the Implementation of Sec-
tion 112(g)~Modlflcations
NESHAP: Manufacture of
Tetrahydrobenzaldehyde
Revision of Initial List of Categories of
Sources and Schedule for Standards
Under Section 112(c) and (e) of the
Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
Transportation Conformity Rule Amend-
ment and Solicitation for Participation in
the Transportation Conformity Pilot Pro-
gram
National Volatile Organic Compound
Emission Standards for Automobile Re-
finish Coatings
Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations
Delegation Remand
Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations
Offset Remand
Amendment to the MVAC Rule To Include
All Refrigerants
Antimicrobial Pesticide Registration Re-
form
Consolidated Emission Reporting
NSPS: Synthetic Organic Chemicals Man-
ufacturing Industry - Wastewater
NESHAP for Plywood and Particle Board
Manufacturing
NESHAP-lron Foundries and Steel
Foundries
NESHAP: Integrated Iron and Steel
NESHAP: Chlorine Production
NESHAP: Baker's Yeast Manufacturing In-
dustry
NESHAP for Tire Manufacturing
NESHAP: Lime Manufacturing
NESHAP: Metal Coll (Surface Coating) In-
dustry
NESHAP: Fabric Printing, Coating and
Dyeing
Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Manu-
facturing Integrated Rule Development
Offset Lithographic Printing National VOC
Rule
Prevention of Significant Deterioration of
Air Quality: Permit Application Review
Procedures for non-Federal Class I
Areas
3804
3806
3807
3809
3811
3815
3817
3818
3820
3823
3825
3826
3827
3828
3833
3834
3835
3836
3838
3839
3843
3846
3854
3857
3862
3863
3866
Title
Integrated Rule for Paper, Film and Foil
Coating and Coatings: MACT for
NESHAP; and BAG for National VOC
Rule
Federal Operating Permit Rules
Inspection/Maintenance Program Require-
ments - Onboard Diagnostic Checks
Determining Conformity of General Fed-
eral Actions to State or Federal Imple-
mentation Plans (for Attainment and
Unclasslfiable Areas)
Amendments to the Final Rules NESHAP
for Chromium Electroplating, NESHAP
for Commercial Sterilization, NESHAP
for Dry Cleaners, and NESHAP for Sec-
ondary Lead Smelters
NSPS: Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
NESHAP: Printing/Publishing Industry
NESHAP: Polymers and Resins, Group I
NESHAP: Polymers and Resins, Group IV
Revision to the Rule for Approval of State
Programs and Delegation of Federal
Authrolties, and New Rule for Partial
Delegation of Federal Authorities and
Partial Approval of State
Aerosol Spray Paints VOC Rule
Revised Light-Duty Durability Procedures
for Model Year 1999 and Later
On-Board Diagnostics: Revision to Re-
quirements for Storage of Engine Con-
ditions Associated With Extinguishing a
Malfunction Indicator Light
Alternative Test Procedure for the Vol-
untary Aftermarket Part Certification
Program
Grants for Technical Assistance Rule Re-
form - 40 CFR Part 35 Subpart M
Reportable Quantity Adjustments for
Carbamates
National' Priorities List for Uncontrolled
Hazardous Waste Sites: Proposed and
Final Rules
Amendments to the Emergency Planning
and Community Rlght-To-Know Act,
Sections 302 Through 312
Revision ol the Local Government Reim-
bursement Regulation
Administrative Reporting Exemptions for
Certain Radionucllde Releases
Risk Management Program for Chemical
Accidental Release Prevention
Rules of Practice for Enforcement Actions
Not Governed by the Administrative
Procedure Act
Amendments to Part 22 Consolidated Pro-
cedural Rules
FIFRA Books and Records of Pesticide
Production and Distribution (Revision)
Public Information and Confidentiality
Regulations
Pesticide Management and Disposal
Administrative Hearing Procedures for
Class II Penalties Under CERCLA and
Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SUBJECT INDEX
Seq. No.
Accounting:
EPA cost recovery methodology 3845
Acquisition regulations:
See Government procurement
Additives:
See Fuel additives
Administrative practice and procedure:
See also Freedom of information
Environmental Protection Agency.... 3846
EPA suspension and debarment procedures 3870
Hearing and appeal procedures:
Environmental Protection Agency 3530, 3649, 3864
Hearing under CERCLA and emergency planning 3866
Agriculture:
See also Foods
Pesticides and pests
Worker protection standards 3444, 3455, 3460, 3462
Air pollution control:
See also Motor vehicle pollution
Accidental release 3843
Acid rain....3630, 3632, 3649, 3650, 3651, 3652, 3662, 3754, 3761
Allowance allocations 3636
Acrylic/modacrylie fiber manufacturing 3693
Aerosol can production 3782
Aerosol spray paints 3825
Aerospace industry 3698, 3704
Aerospace manufacturing and rework facilities 3698
Agricultural chemicals 3690
Air quality modeling 3672, 3813
Air quality resources:
Class I area designations 3799
Air quality standards 110, 111, 114, 3658
Aircraft and aircraft engines .....3653
Aluminum industry 3684, 3685
Appeals regulations.. 3649
Asphalt roofing and processing 3786
Awards 3740
Baker's yeast manufacturing industry 3778
Boat manufacturing industry 3780
Boilers , 3788
California gasoline sales 3824
Caprolactam 3822
Capture efficiency guidelines 3718
Carbon monoxide 3653, 3748
Chemicals 112, 3775, 3776
Chromium emissions 3702, 3787, 3811
Citizen suit regulation 3805
Clean Air Act 121, 3637, 3638, 3652, 3674, 3682, 3711, 3731,
3738, 3740, 3741, 3756, 3757, 3797, 3806, 3831, 3843
Coal-fired boilers 134
Commercial sterilization rule 3811
Consumer products 130, 3825
Copper smelters 3681
Cyanide chemical manufacturing 3680
De minimis levels 3735
Diesel refineries 3650
Dioxin emission measurement 3646
Dry cleaners 3783
Electric utility steam generating facilities 3710, 3770
Emission control diagnostic systems 3767
Emission standards 3668, 3669, 3730
Hydrogen fluoride production 3700
Semiconductor facilities 3790
Emissions monitoring program 3656, 3657, 3662, 3726
Emissions reporting 3762
Emissions trades 131
Seq. No.
Air pollution control—Continued
Ethylene processing 3784
Fabric printing, coating and dyeing industry 3793
Federal plan conformity determinations 3809
Ferroalloy industry :..... 3647
Field citations 3741
Fuel and fuel additives 3635, 3812
Gas turbines 3772
Gasoline oxygen cap 3810
General provisions amendments 3696
Generic test procedures 3656
Grant regulations 3814
Hazardous air pollutants 115,116,128,133, 3509, 3665, 3675,
3682, 3683, 3684, 3685, 3686, 3687, 3&88, 3689, 3690,
3691, 3692, 3693, 3694, 3698, 3704, 3727, 3736, 3738,
3758, 3768, 3771, 3772, 3775, 3776, 3779, 3780, 3781,
3782, 3783, 3784, 3785, 3786, 3787, 3788, 3789, 3800,
3802, 3803, 3804, 3811, 3816
Hazardous air pollutants source categories 3699, 3703, 3738
Hazardous waste combustion facilities 121
Hazardous waste TDSF and generator sites 3758
Indian reservations 3654
Indian tribes treatment 3731
Inspection/maintenance programs 3643, 3655
Internal combustion engines. 3771
Iron and steel industry 3773, 3774
Large appliance coating industry 3785
Lead 3658
Lead smelters 3692, 3701
Lime manufacturing industry 3789
Locomotive emissions 3641
MACT standards 3699, 3700, 3790
Marine propulsion engines 3830
Measurement regulation 3646, 3718
Medical waste incinerators 128
Metal parts and products coating industry 3791, 3792, 3800,
3802
Mineral wool production industry standards 3674
Monitoring 124
Municipal landfills 3815
Navajo nation lands 3648
NESHAP:
Chromium emissions 3702
Fabric printing, coating and dyeing industry 3793
Lead smelters. 3701
Metal parts and products coating industry 3791, 3792
Non-metallic minerals processing 3796
Wood furniture industry 3739
New source performance standards 128, 3734, 3798
New source review 125, 3640
New stationary sources 3726
Nitrogen dioxide 3732
Nitrogen oxides 134, 3653
Non-metallic minerals processing 3734, 3796
Nonhandheld engines 3748
Nuclear facilities other than power plants 3717
Nylon 6 production 3777
On-board diagnostics, fuel system malfunctions 3827
Opacity measurement of emissions 3720
Operating permits 126, 3667, 3806
Indian reservations 3639
Outer continental shelf. 3752, 3753
Ozone 98, 110, 130, 131, 3661, 3663, 3665, 3666, 3704, 3707,
3711, 3712, 3714, 3725, 3751, 3756, 3757, 3785, 3800,
3802, 3803, 3804, 3825, 3831
Paint stripper users 3779
Paper, film and foil coating industry 3804
Particulate matter standards Ill, 3665
13
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Seq. No.
Air pollution control—Continued
PCB manufacturing 3495
Perchloroethylene 3723
Petroleum refineries 3675, 3764
Pharmaceuticals industry 3689
Phosphate fertilizer production 3679
Phosphogypsum stacks 3737
Phosphoric add manufacturing :..3677
Plastic composites manufacturing 3687
Plastic parts industry ...3803
Plywood and particle board manufacturing ...3768
Polycarbonates 3694
Polyothor polyol production 3688
Polymers and resins 3676, 3818, 3820
Polyurethane foam production 3691
Portland cement manufacturing 3686
Printing/publishing facilities 3817
Process heaters 3788
Publically owned treatment works study 3695
Pulp and paper mills 115
Radioactive waste 3769
Radlonuclides 3728, 3816
Radon 3729, 3737
Refrigeration equipment leak repairs 3831
Regional haze protection 3633
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements 3660, 3663
Sewage sludge incinerators 3631
Shipbuilding industry 3704
Solid waste incinerators 3798
Stainless and non-stainless steel manufacturing 3821
State Implementation plans...98,125,127,131, 3638, 3648, 3661,
3666, 3697, 3743, 3752, 3823
3678
Stool pickling processes.
Sulfur dioxide
3632
Sulfur oxides 114, 3651
Synthetic organic chemicals manufacturing 3763
Tost procedures 3828
Tost rules 3481
Totrahydrobenzaldehyde manufacturing 3736
Tiro manufacturing 3781
Volatile organic compounds 129,131, 3638, 3666, 3704, 3718,
3727, 3744, 3763, 3785, 3794, 3795, 3800, 3801, 3802,
3803, 3804
Waste incinerators performance standards ...3797
Wood furniture industry 3704, 3739, 3801
Wool fiberglass manufacturing industry 3683
Aircraft:
Emission standards and test procedures 3653
On-board diagnostics requirements 3827
Airplanes:
See Aircraft
Airworthiness directives and standards:
See Aircraft
Ammunition:
Sao Arms and munitions
Antidumping:
Reformulated gasoline program requirements 3742
Appeal procedures:
See Administrative practice and procedure
Appliances:
Sea Household appliances
Arms and munitions:
Hazardous wastes 3614
Asbestos:
Model accreditation plan 3483
Auditing:
Sea Accounting
Authority delegations:
EPA revisions 3508, 3697, 3823
Automobiles:
See Motor vehicles
B
Balloons:
See Aircraft
Seq. No.
Bankruptcy:
RCRA financial responsibility 3613
Barrels:
See Packaging and containers
Birds:
See Wildlife
Buildings:
See also Federal buildings and facilities
Asbestos 3483
Business and industry 3547, 3559
See also specific industries
Accounting
Bankruptcy
Confidential business information
Labeling
Packaging and containers
Acrylate/methacrylate use rule 3493
Acrylic/modacrylic fiber manufacturing:
Air pollution control 3693
Aerospace industry:
Air pollution control , 3698, 3704
Aluminum industry:
Air pollution control 3684, 3685
Asphalt roofing and processing industry:
Air pollution control 3786
Baker's yeast manufacturing:
Air pollution control 3778
Boat manufacturing industry:
Air pollution control 3780
Cement manufacturing:
Air pollution control 3686
Chemicals:
Accidental release prevention 3843
Air pollution control i 3690, 3763, 3775, 3776
Control of PMNs 3492
Hazardous wastes listing 3599, 3604, 3605, 3608
Manufacture 101, 112, 3490, 3491, 3500, 3501
Pollution standards 3495, 3818
Chromium electroplating 3811
Commercial sterilization.... 3811
Dry cleaning:
Air pollution control 3783
Effluent guidelines 3527
Perchloroethylene 3723
Effluent guidelines 3527, 3528, 3529, 3547, 3559, 3561, 3565
EPA operating permits 126
Ethylene processing:
Air pollution control 3784
Ferroalloy industry: :
Air pollution control r. 3647
Friction products 3759
Industrial disposal wells 3582
Industrial laundries:
Effluent guidelines 3527
Iron manufacturing;
Effluent guidelines 3561
Large appliance coating industry:
Air pollution control 3785
Leather tanning and finishing:
Effluent guidelines 3565
Lime manufacturing industry:
Air pollution control 3789
Metal parts and products coating industry:
Air pollution control 3800, 3802
Metal products and machinery:
Effluent guidelines 3547, 3559
Mineral processing:
Air pollution control 3734
Motor vehicle manufacturing:
Air pollution control 3767, 3794
Emission standards 3668, 3669, 3730
Emissions standards 116, 132
Sales volume limit provisions 3722
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits
i 3539
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15
Seq. No.
Business and industry—Continued
Nylon 6 production:
Air pollution control 3777
Paint manufacturing:
Hazardous waste management 3593
Paper, film and foil coating industry:
Air pollution control 3804
Pharmaceuticals:
Air pollution control 3689
Pollution standards 3543
Plastic parts industry:
Air pollution control 3803
Plywood and particle board manufacturing:
Air pollution control 3768
Polyether polyol production:
Air pollution control 3688
Polyurethane foam production:
Air pollution control 3691
Printing/publishing 3795
Pollution standards 3817
Pulp, paper and paperboard : 115, 3544
Steel manufacturing:
Air pollution control 3821
Effluent guidelines 3561
Tetrahydrobenzaldehyde manufacturing:
Air pollution control 3736
Tires:
Manufacture 3781
Transportation equipment cleaning:
Effluent guidelines 3528
Wood furniture industry:
Air pollution control 3704
Wool fiberglass manufacturing:
Air pollution control 3683
Cancer:
See also specific hazardous substances
Carcinogen risk assessment 3859
Charter buses:
See Motor vehicles
Chemicals:
See also specific chemicals
Hazardous substances
Pesticides and pests
Acrylamide 3497
Acrylate/methacrylate 3493
Air pollution control 112, 3763
Arsenic in drinking water 3585
Assessment information rule 3500
Chemical inventory reporting 3836
Drinking Water Priority List : 3589
Drinking water regulations 3588
Formaldehyde 3512
Health and safety reporting rule 3501
New use rules for PMNs 3492
Ozone depleting:
Fire extinguishers containing HCFCs 3725
Refrigerant recycling 3711, 3756, 3757
Sales restrictions 3712
Substitutes 3714
Polychlorinated biphenyls 3495
Polymers and resins 3818
Test rules 3478, 3480, 3481, 3489, 3503, 3516
Toxic substances 3486, 3490
Toxic substances in new chemicals 3491
Toxicity profiles 3479
Toxics Release Inventory 3504
Use inventory rule 101
Children:
See Infants and children
Clean Air Act:
See Air pollution control
Clean Water Act:
See Water pollution control
Seq. No.
Coal mines:
See Mines
Coastal zone:
See also Continental shelf
Biological test methods for pollutants
Waste deposit prevention
Confidential business information:
EPA regulations
Consumer protection:
See also Labeling
Lead-based paint.
Containers:
See Packaging and containers
Continental shelf:
Air pollution control ._
Offshore structures:
Oil spill prevention and response
Contracts:
See Government contracts
Cooperative agreements:
See Grant programs
Copper:
Drinking water regulations
Corporations:
See Business and industry
Critical habitat:
See Endangered and threatened species
Crude oil:
See Petroleum
Dangerous cargo:
See Hazardous materials transportation
Debarment and suspension:
EPA changes
Defense acquisition regulations:
See Government procurement
Defense contracts:
See Government contracts
Government procurement
Diseases:
See specific diseases
Drinking water:
See Water supply
..3522
..3557
..3862
..3474
..3752, 3753
...3620
..3579
..3855, 3865
Ecology:
See Environmental protection
Electric utilities:
Steam generating facilities 3710
Sulfur dioxide allowances 3632
Endangered and threatened species:
Pesticide labeling program 3457
Energy:
See also Fuel economy
Natural gas
Petroleum
Fluorescent lamps exemption from Hazardous Waste
Management 3624
Wastes from fossil fuel combustion 3623
Environmental protection:
See also Air pollution control
Pesticides and pests
Waste treatment and disposal
Water pollution control
Biotechnology risk assessment 3494
Chemicals 101, 3480, 3481, 3516
Class deviations incorporation into EPAAR 3847
Coastal waste deposit prevention 3557
Ecological risk assessment 3860
EPA acquisition regulations 3852, 3855, 3865
EPA civil penalties assessments 3846
EPA cost recovery methodology 3845
EPA information resources management directives 3869
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Environmental protection—Continued
EPA invoicing requirements ;....3868
EPA source selection procedures 3871
EPA suspension and debsrment procedures 3870
Federal Facility Compliance Act 3864
Monitoring 124
Pesticides 3443
Sterilants 3467
Estuaries:
See Coastal zone
Ex parte communications:
See Administrative practice and procedure
Explosives:
See also Hazardous materials transportation
Hazardous substances
Deletion from regulated substance list .....3837
Exports:
Chemicals 3503
Pesticides 3445
FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulation):
See Government procurement
Farmers:
See Agriculture
Federal acquisition regulations:
Sea Government procurement
Federal aid programs:
See Grant programs
Technical assistance
Federal buildings and facilities:
RCRA compliance 3864
Uniform identification information 94
Federal-State relations:
Sec Intergovernmental relations
Fines and penalties:
See Penalties
Flro prevention:
Fire extinguishers containing HCFCs 3725
Firearms:
See Arms and munitions
Flammable materials:
Exemption from regulated substance list 3837
Pesticide foggers 3450
Foods:
See also specific foods
Pesticide residues 3447, 3456, 3465
Foreign trade:
See also Exports
Imports
Motor vehicles 3705
Freedom of information:
See also Confidential business information
Chemical inventory reporting 3836
Toxics Release Inventory reporting 117, 3472
Fuel:
See Energy
Fuel additives:
Deposit control additives 3829
Waiver application criteria 3635
Fuel economy:
Improvements 3829
Gas utilities:
See Natural gas
Gasoline:
See also Fuel economy
Diesel refineries ,
Reformulated ,
Government buildings:
See Federal buildings and facilities
Government contracts:
See also Government procurement
..3650
..3810
Seq. No.
Government contracts—Continued
Cost or pricing data 3852
Debarment and suspension 3855, 3865
EPA acquisition regulations 3852, 3855, 3865
EPA Mentor-Protege Program 3848
EPA source selection procedures 3871
Penalty payments , ;.3854
Government procurement:
See also Government contracts
Acquisition regulations:
Quality of environmental data '. 3850
Value engineering 3853
Contractors:
Response action contractor exclusions .". 3851
Contracts:
Incrementally funding fixed price contracts ; : 3849
Environmental Protection^ Agency 3869
Environmentally preferable products 3507
Recycled products t 3618
Grant programs:
EPA air grants '. 3814
Grant programs-environmental protection:
EPA technical assistance grants 3833
Guns:
See Arms and munitions .
H
Hazardous materials transportation:
Hazardous Waste Manifest rule 3625
Mercury-containing and rechargeable batteries 3619
Stationary source definition 3837
Hazardous substances:
See also Explosives
Flammable materials
Hazardous materials transportation
Hazardous waste
Radioactive materials
Accidental release : 3843
Air pollutants Ill, 115, 116, 128, 133, 3509, 3631, 3636, 3647,
3665, 3674, 3675, 3676, 3677, 3678, 3679, 3680, 3681,
3682, 3683, 3684, 3685, 3686, 3687, 3688, 3689, 3690,
3691, 3692, 3693, 3694, 3695, 3698, 3699, 3701, 3702,
3704, 3717, 3727, 3736, 3738, 3758, 3759, 3764, 3768,
3771, 3772, 3773, 3774, 3775, 3777, 3778, 3779, 3780,
3781, 3782, 3783, 3784, 3785, 3786, 3787, 3788, 3789,
3791, 3792, 3793, 3794, 3796, 3798, 3800, 3801, 3802,
3803, 3804, 3811, 3820, 3822
Asbestos 3483, 3506, 3515
Caprolactam 3822
Carbon monoxide 3653, 3748
Carcinogen risk assessment 3859
Chemical test rules 3489, 3503, 3509
Chemicals ....95, 96, 3479, 3486
Chromium 3787, 3811
Disinfection byproducts 3589, 3591
Drinking Water Priority List 3589
Drinking water regulations 3576
Environmentally preferable products guidelines 3507
Extremely Hazardous Substances List 3844
Federally permitted releases 3840
Formaldehyde 3512
Isocyanates 3637
Lead 102, 3474, 3484, 3487, 3505, 3508, 3517, 3579, 3692
Mercury-containing and rechargeable batteries 3619
Metals 3510
Method 24 amendment 3766
Microbial contaminants..... 3591
Microbial products (biotechnology) 3494
Microorganisms 3477
Neurotoxicity risk assessment. 3861
Nitrogen dioxide 3732
Nitrogen oxides 99, 134, 3653
Ozone precursors 131
Penalties under CERCLA and emergency planning 3866
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Hazardous substances—Continued
Pesticides 3442, 3446, 3447, 3451, 3453, 3454, 3463, 3465,
3482, 3760
Cross-contamination reporting 3448
, EPA consolidation of GLPS regulations 3856
Exportation. .'. 3445
Field testing 3458
Inventory with cancelled registration 3454
Labeling program 3457, 3461
Notification procedure 3466
Produced by transgenic plants 3449
Production and distribution records 3857
Regulatory review 118
Self-certification 100
Water pollution control 3566
Worker protection standards 3444, 3455, 3462
Polychlorinated bipfaenyls 119, 3496, 3498, 3513
Radionuclides 105, 3581, 3583, 3728, 3816, 3839
Radon 3729, 3737, 3842
Regulatory review 118
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements 3502
Reproductive toxicity risk assessment 3858
Saccharin 3841
Sulfur dioxide 3632
Sulfur oxides 114
Surface coatings 3766
Toxic Release Inventory:
Chemicals 95, 96
Toxicological profiles:
Metals : 3510
Toxics Release Inventory 117, 3472, 3504
Underground storage tanks 3626
Water pollution control 3521, 3534, 3535
Hazardous waste:
Carbamates 3834
Cement kiln dust 109
Cleanups 123, 3833
Dioxin/furan contaminated sludge 3514
Disposal facilities:
Combustion facilities 121
Radioactive waste 97
Effluent limitation guidelines 3546
Format and Content Guide 3808
Groundwater contamination 3582
Identification and listing 120, 123, 3593, 3597
Land disposal:
Post-closure requirements 3603
Restrictions 122, 3621
Lead 3475
Manifest regulation 3625
Medical waste 128
Military munitions 3614
Mineral processing wastes 122
Organobromines 3604
Paint manufacturing 3593
Pesticides 3863
Petroleum refining process 3609
Polychlorinated biphenyls 119, 3513
Radioactive waste 3571
Recycling of scrap metals 3664
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant 97, 3769
Waste management rules 3765
Yucca Mountain, NV 113
Recycled used oil 3597
Recycling 107
Saccharin 3841
Silver-bearing waste 3592
Solid waste 107, 3627
Solvents 3605
Spent solvents 3597
Technical standards for corrective action for cleanup 108
Testing methods..... 3596
Toxic waste site 3479
Toxicity characteristic metals 122
Seq. No.
Hazardous waste—Continued
Toxicity characteristic rule 3622
Treatment and. disposal:
Fluorescent lamps 3624
Treatment, storage, and disposal facilities and generators
3758
Triarylmethane dye and pigments 3608
Uncontrolled sites on the NPL 3835
Wood preserving wastes 122
Health:
See specific diseases
Health facilities
Medical research
Occupational safety and health
Public health
Radiation protection
Health facilities:
Incineration of medical waste 128
Hearing and appeal procedures:
See Administrative practice and procedure
Helicopters:
See Aircraft
Herbicides:
See Pesticides and pests
Household appliances:
Surface coating of large appliance products and parts 3785
Housing:
Lead-based paint 3475, 3487
Housing assistance payments:
See Housing
I
Imports:
See also Antidumping
Acrylate/methacrylate 3493
Chemicals 3490, 3500, 3501
Control of PMN chemicals 3492
Ozone-depleting substances 3663
Indians-lands:
Air pollution control implementation 3639, 3648, 3654, 3799
Municipal solid waste landfills 3617
Indians-tribal government:
Air quality planning and management 3731
EPA emergency response reimbursement 3838
Treatment as States 3615
Industrial safety:
See Occupational safety and health
Industry:
See Business and industry
Infants and children:
Lead poisoning 102, 3474, 3484
Sulfate in drinking water 3587
Information:
See Confidential business information
Freedom of information
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
Insecticides:
See Pesticides and pests
Intergovernmental relations:
See also Grant programs
Air pollution control implementation 98, 125,126,127,131,
132, 3638, 3648, 3658, 3661, 3666, 3682, 3697. 3743, 3752,
3810, 3823, 3824, 3843
California on-board diagnostics requirements 3827
Clean air plan conformity determinations 3809
EPA effluent guidelines and standards 3536
EPA emergency response reimbursement 3838
EPA Hazardous Waste Manifest rule 3625
EPA permit regulations 103, 3530
EPA State sewage sludge management 3523
EPA water monitoring requirements 3578
EPA water quality standards , 104, 106, 3534
EPA water regulations streamlining 3531
EPA well operation regulation 3577
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Intergovernmental relations—Continued
EPA-California water quality standards 3521
EPA-Pennsylvania water quality standards 3551
Nuclear accident protection 3573
Regional haze protection regulations 3633
State issuance of NPDES permits 3569
International agreements:
See Treaties
International trade:
Sea Foreign trade
Investigations:
Investigating and remediating releases at RCRA facilities
108
K
Kites:
Sea Aircraft
Labeling:
See also Packaging and containers
HCFCs 3713
Pesticides 3450, 3457, 3461, 3463
Laboratories:
EPA consolidation of GLPS regulations 3856
Land:
Sea Indians-lands
Law:
See also Administrative practice and procedure
Liability under CERCLA for site clean-up 3867
Third party suits:
Underground storage of hazardous materials 3626
Lead poisoning:
Hazard abatement 102
Paint 102, 3474, 3475, 3484, 3487, 3505, 3508, 3517
Reducing lead consumption and use ....3511
M
Marine engineering:
See Vessels
Marine pollution:
See Water pollution control
Marine resources:
Criteria for water quality 3520
Medical facilities:
Sea Health facilities
Medical research:
Neurotoxicity risk assessment 3861
Metals:
See also specific metals
Ambient lead levels 3658
Effluent guidelines for metal products and machinery 3559
Emission standards for ferroalloy industry 3647
EPA trace metal analysis 3534
High temperature metal recovery residues 3621
Radiation protection standards for scrap metals ....3664
Migratory birds:
See Wildlife
Military arms sales:
See Anns and munitions
Military installations:
See Federal buildings and facilities
Mines:
Water pollution control 3550
Mobile offshore drilling units:
See Vessels
Motor vehicle pollution:
Emissions control 99, 3829
Emissions from refinishing coatings 3744
Emissions standards 116, 3706, 3826, 3830
Emissions testing 133, 3705
Gasoline:
Fuel additives 3812
Reformulated 3661, 3707, 3742, 3751, 3810
Seq. No.
Motor vehicle pollution—Continued
Inspection/maintenance programs 3642, 3807
Low emission vehicles program 132
Nitrogen, oxides 99
On-highway heavy-duty certified engines in nonroad heavy-
duty vehicles and equipment .....3708
Particulate matter standards 99
Motor vehicles:
See also Fuel economy
Air conditioning system , 3756
Sales volume limit provisions 3722
Motorcycles:
See Motor vehicles
Munitions:
See Arms and munitions
N
National defense contracts:
See Government contracts
Government procurement
Natural gas:
Motor vehicle fuel 99, 3810
Motor vehicle fuel and fuel additives 3812
Reformulated gasoline 3661, 3707, 3742, 3748, 3751, 3824
Nuclear safety:
See Radiation protection
..3460
..3512
,.3620
,.3594
Occupational safety and health:
Agricultural pesticides
Formaldehyde exposure
Ocean dumping:
See Water pollution control
Ocean resources:
See Marine resources
Offshore structures:
See Continental shelf
Oil pollution:
Oil spill response
Prevention
Outer continental shelf:
See Continental shelf
Packaging and containers: •
See also Labeling
Child-resistant 3464
Paint:
See Lead poisoning
Paperwork requirements:
See Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
Parachutes:
See Aircraft
Penalties: !
Civil 3846
Pesticides and pests:
Antimicrobial pesticides..; 3442, 3446, 3760
Child-resistant packaging 3464
Cross-contamination reporting 3448
Data requirements 3443
Disposal and storage guidelines , 3463
Effluent guidelines and standards 3566
Exportation 3445
Field testing 3458
Groundwater protection 3451, 3452, 3459
Inventory with cancelled registration 3454
Labeling requirements:
Endangered species protection 3457
Flammability 3450
Permitted statements , 3461
Low-risk pesticides , 3468
Negotiated consent/procedural test rule 3482
Production and distribution records 3857
Regulatory review , 118
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Seq. No.
Pesticides and pests—Continued
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements 3453, 3466
Residue in agricultural products 3456
Emergency exemptions 3446
Scientific research 3856
Self-certification 100
Sterilants 3467
Storage and disposal 3863
Tolerance program revisions ,. 3465
Transgenic plants 3449
Worker protection standards 3444, 3455, 3460, 3462
Petroleum:
See also Fuel additives
Gasoline
Oil pollution
Air pollution from petroleum solvent dry cleaners 3783
Air pollution from production facilities 3675
Refineries 3764
Refining process wastes 3609
Toxicity characteristic rule 3622
Plastics materials and synthetics:
Air pollution control regulations 3687
Pollution:
See Environmental protection
Power resources:
See Energy
Practice and procedure:
See Administrative practice and procedure
Procurement:
See Government procurement
Public buildings:
See Federal buildings and facilities
Public health:
See also Waste treatment and disposal
Air pollution effects 3509
Air quality standards 3732
Carcinogen risk assessment 3859
Pesticide tolerance program .....3465
Radiation protection 3574
Reproductive toxicity risk assessment 3858
Water contamination effects 3584, 3589
Water quality standards 3541
Public utilities:
See Electric utilities
Natural gas
Water supply
R
Radiation protection:
See also Radioactive materials
Drinking water 3573, 3581, 3728
General public 3574
Radiological Emergency Response Plan 3721
Scrap metal standards 3664
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant 3769
Yucca Mountain, NV 113
Radioactive materials:
See also Radiation protection
Waste disposal 105, 3571
Radioactive waste:
See Hazardous waste
Railroads:
Locomotive emissions 3641
Rates and fares:
See Natural gas
Railroads
Record retention:
See Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
Records:
See Freedom of information
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
Recycling:
Government purchase of recovered materials 3618
Hazardous waste 107
Seq. No.
Recycling—Continued
Refrigerant 3711, 3756, 3757
Scrap metal 3496, 3664
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements:
Carbamates 3834
Chemical inventory reporting 95, 101, 3836
Environmental monitoring 124
Environmental Protection Agency 103, 3577, 3660, 3847
EPA emissions reporting requirements 3762
EPA information collection rule 3591
EPA key identifiers reporting 94
EPA regulations streamlining : 106
Hazardous material releases 3840
Hazardous substances us, 3502
Ozone-depleting substances importation 3663
Pesticides 100, 118, 3448, 3453, 3466, 3856, 3857
Pollution prevention actions in Toxic Release Inventory
3473
Radionuclides 3839
Radon 3342
Toxic chemical test rules 3503
Toxics Release Inventory reporting 117, 3472, 3504
Research:
See also Medical research
Biotechnology 3477, 3494
EPA consolidation of GLPS regulations 3856
Rockets:
See Aircraft
Rodenticides:
See Pesticides and pests
Rotorcraft:
See Aircraft
Sanitation:
See Public health
. Waste treatment and disposal
Schools:
Asbestos 3506, 3515
Asbestos model accreditation plan 3483
Science and technology:
Analyzing regulated drinking water contaminants 3581
Neurotoxicity risk assessment 3861
Seaplanes:
See Aircraft
Sewage disposal:
Incinerator emissions monitoring 3560
Incinerator emissions standards 3631
Sludge use and disposal 3525, 3542, 3558
Vessels 3555
Shipbuilding industry:
Air pollution control 3704
Shipping:
See Railroads
Ships:
See Vessels
Solid waste disposal:
See Waste treatment and disposal
State-Federal relations:
See Intergovernmental relations
Subsidies:
See Grant programs
Superfund:
Claims application streamlining 3832
Cost recovery regulation 3845
Grants for technical assistance 3833
Radiation site cleanup 105
Reportable quantity adjustments for carbamates 3834
Synthetics:
See Plastics materials and synthetics
Technical assistance:
Environmental Protection Agency grants..
,.3833
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,.3869
,.127, 3743
3663
Technology:
See Science and technology
Telecommunications:
EPA Information resources management directives.,
Toxic substances:
See Hazardous substances
Transportation:
See also Railroads
Vessels
Air pollution control conformity
Treaties:
Montreal Protocol
Trucks:
Seo Motor vehicles
Vessels:
Armed forces vessels:
Uniform national discharge standards 3519
Emissions standards 3830
Sewage discharge 3555
W
Waste treatment and disposal:
See also Hazardous waste
Recycling
Sewage disposal
Armed forces vessels 3519
Disposal facilities:
Residual radioactivity after cleanup 105
Effluent guidelines 3529, 3546, 3550
Financial test criteria. 3613, 3616
Fossil fuel combustion wastes ....3623
Iron and steel manufacturing 3561
Land disposal:
Financial responsibility 3607
Groundwater monitoring 3595
Restrictions 122.3621
Liability for clean-up , 3867
Metal machinery and equipment wastewater 3547
Mineral processing wastes 122
Ocean dumping 3564, 3570
Permit applications 3539, 3556
Radioactive waste 113, 3571
Recoverable metals criteria ;...3548
Secondary treatment requirements 3567
Sewer grouting ,• 3497
Shore Protection Act • 3557
Solid waste disposal:
Facility criteria 3627
Hazardous waste recycling 107
Landfills and incinerators 3529, 3798
MACT for facilities 3819
Municipal landfills 3815
Physical/chemical evaluation methods 3606
Technical standards for corrective action 108
State programs 3617
Toxic Release Inventory 96
Toxicity characteristic metals 122
Underground storage tanks:
Toxicity characteristic rule 3622
Uniform national discharge standards 3519
Wood preserving wastes 122
Water pollution control:
See also Oil pollution
Waste treatment and disposal
Biological test methods 3522
Clean Water Act....l04, 3522, 3532, 3534, 3535, 3548, 3551, 3552,
3553, 3562, 3563, 3567
Test procedures 3524, 3538, 3554
Cyanide criteria 3535
, Seq. No.
Water pollution control—Continued
Effluent guidelines:
Effluent Guidelines Plan 3568
Industrial wastewater 3527, 3547
Iron and steel manufacturing 3561
Landfills and incinerators..... 3529
Leather tanning and finishing 3565
Metal products an
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