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Regulatory Plan and
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
EPA's fundamental responsibility is to protect the health of the
American people by safeguarding the air we breathe, the water we
drink, and the land where we build schools, homes and businesses.
Working to reduce the presence of toxic pollution in our environment
has saved lives, provided health benefits to millions of American fami-
lies and sparked clean technology innovations that help our economy
run clean. The commonsense protections that America expects from
EPA have helped create a cleaner, healthier nation.
- Administrator Lisa P. Jackson
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United States Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Policy
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Cover art created by Alexi Specter,
10th Grade, Forest Hill, MD
For the "Celebrating 40 Years of Earth Day Poster Contest"
Organized by U.S. EPA Mid-Atlantic Region 3
in partnership with the Philadelphia Zoo
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGULATORY PLAN CONTENTS
Part 1: Statement of Priorities
Part 2: Actions Described in the Regulatory Plan
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Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Carbon
Monoxide
Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate
Matter
Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for
Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coal- and
Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units
Control of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Medium and Heavy-Duty
Vehicles
Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Lead
NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule
Regulations To Facilitate Compliance With the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act by Producers of Plant- Incorporated
Protectants (PIPs)
Mercury; Regulation of Use in Certain Products
Nanoscale Materials; Reporting Under TSCA Section 8(a)
Nanoscale Materials; Significant New Use Rule (SNUR)
Revisions to EPA's Rule on Protections for Human Research Involving
Pesticides
Hazardous Waste Management Systems; Identification and Listing of
Hazardous Waste: Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Injectate in Geological
Sequestration Activities
Financial Responsibility Requirements Under CERCLA Section 108(b) for
Classes of Facilities in the Hard Rock Mining Industry
NPDES Permit Requirements for Municipal Sanitary and Combined Sewer
Collection Systems, Municipal Satellite Collection Systems, Sanitary
Sewer Overflows, and Peak Excess Flow Treatment Facilities
Criteria and Standards for Cooling Water Intake Structures
Stormwater Regulation to Address Discharges from Developed Sites
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit
Regulations for New Dischargers and the Appropriate Use of Offsets With
Regard to Water Quality Permitting
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) Information Collection
Request Rule
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area
Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers
Transport Rule (CAIR Replacement Rule)
Revision to Pb Ambient Air Monitoring Requirements
Reconsideration of the 2008 Ozone Primary and Secondary National
Ambient Air Quality Standards
Revisions to Motor Vehicle Fuel Economy Label
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major
Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process
Heaters
Lead; Clearance and Clearance Testing Requirements for the Renovation,
Repair, and Painting Program
Identification of Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials that are Solid
Wastes
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY (EPA)
Statement of Priorities
Overview
Created in the wake of elevated
concern about environmental pollution,
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency opened its doors in downtown
Washington, DC, on December 2, 1970.
EPA was established to consolidate in
one agency a variety of Federal research,
monitoring, standard-setting, and
enforcement activities to ensure
environmental protection. EPA's
mission is to protect human health and
to safeguard the natural environment—
air, water, and land—upon which life
depends. For the past 40 years, EPA has
been working for a cleaner, healthier
environment for the American people.
From regulating vehicle emissions to
ensuring that drinking water is safe;
from cleaning up toxic waste to
assessing the safety of pesticides and
chemicals; and from reducing
greenhouse gas emissions to
encouraging conservation, reuse, and
recycling, EPA and its Federal, State,
local, and community partners have
made enormous progress in protecting
the Nation's health and environment.
Our air and water have both grown
significantly cleaner in the last 40 years.
The number of Americans receiving
water that meets health standards went
from 79 percent in 1993, to 92 percent
in 2008. We have also reduced 60
percent of the dangerous air pollutants
that cause smog, acid rain, lead
poisoning, and more since the passage
of the Clean Air Act in 1970.
Innovations like smokestack scrubbers
and catalytic converters in automobiles
have helped this process. Today, new
cars are 98 percent cleaner in terms of
smog-forming pollutants than they were
in 1970. Meanwhile, American families
and businesses went from recycling
about 10 percent of trash in 1980 to
more than 33 percent in 2008. Eighty-
three million tons of trash are recycled
annually-the equivalent of cutting
greenhouse gas emissions from more
than 33 million automobiles.
Highlights of EPA's Regulatory Plan
Despite the Nation's progress,
however, much work remains. The
environmental problems the country
faces today are often more complex than
those of years past, and implementing
solutions—both nationally and
globally—are more challenging.
Addressing global climate change will
call for coordinated efforts to research
alternative fuels and other emission
reduction technologies and will require
strong partnerships across many
economic sectors and around the world.
Increased energy consumption and
higher costs underscore the need to
promote alternative energy sources and
invest in new technologies. EPA and
States face serious challenges in
improving and maintaining the Nation's
drinking water and wastewater
infrastructure, and both are seeking
innovative ways to fund needed repairs
and construction. EPA remains
committed to working with global
partners to advance snared priorities,
not only by adapting to climate change,
but also in ensuring national security,
facilitating commerce, promoting
sustainable development, protecting
vulnerable populations, and engaging
diplomatically around the world.
Deepwater BP Oil Spill
EPA responded swiftly and
transparently to the Deepwater BP oil
spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The Agency
has been working with local, State, and
Federal response partners to provide
sampling and real-time monitoring of
the air, water, and sediment along the
Gulf Coast. These efforts are intended to
help States and other Federal agencies
understand the immediate and long-
term impacts of oil contamination and
to ensure that residents in affected areas
have access to information about the
quality of their water. As part of its
ongoing response, the Agency has
developed new ways to provide the
public with the latest data and
information. EPA's emergency response
site (www.epa.gov/bpspill) has offered
downloadable files with data on air,
water, sediment, and waste conditions
gathered since April 28th, just days after
the spill.
This spill has seriously affected the
ecological and economic health of the
Gulf Coast communities. Following the
emergency response with a sustained,
effective recovery and rebuilding effort
will require significant commitments of
resources, scientific and technical
expertise, and coordination with a range
of partners in the months and years
ahead.
Seven Guiding Priorities
The Deepwater BP oil spill and other
challenges inspire the Agency and drive
its commitment to excellent
performance and strong, measurable
results. EPA is committed to carrying
out its mission while respecting its core
values of science, transparency, and the
rule of law. Effective, consistent
enforcement is critical to achieving the
human-health and environmental
benefits expected from our
environmental laws. To guide the
Agency's efforts in 2011 and subsequent
years, Administrator Lisa P. Jackson has
established seven guiding priorities.
1. Taking Action on Climate Change
In 2009, EPA finalized an
endangerment finding on greenhouse
gases; issued the first national rules to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions under
the Clean Air Act; and initiated a
national reporting system for
greenhouse gas emissions. While EPA
stands ready to help Congress craft
strong, science-based climate legislation
that addresses the spectrum of issues,
the Agency will deploy existing
regulatory tools as they are available
and warranted. Using the Clean Air Act,
EPA will finalize mobile source rules
and provide a framework for continued
improvements in that sector. In 2011,
EPA will further develop the national
reporting system for greenhouse gases to
enable the agency to receive, quality-
assure, and verify data submitted
electronically from 10,000 to 15,000
covered facilities. EPA will also
continue to develop common-sense
solutions for reducing greenhouse gas
emissions from large stationary sources
like power plants. In all of this, EPA is
committed to recognizing that climate
change affects other parts of its core
mission.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards
for Automobiles. Last year, EPA took the
first Federal regulatory steps to address
the problem of global climate change by
requiring industries to report their
greenhouse gas emissions, and by
issuing regulations that reduce
greenhouse emissions from cars and
light trucks and increase the Nation's
use of renewable fuels. Transportation
sources emitted 28 percent of all U.S.
greenhouse gas emissions in 2007 and
have been the fastest-growing source of
those emissions since 1990. This year
EPA is taking another major step by
proposing to set national emissions
standards under section 202 of the
Clean Air Act to control greenhouse gas
emissions from heavy-duty trucks and
buses.
Prevention of Significant
Deterioration. In January 2011, EPA will
begin implementing its Prevention of
Significant Deterioration and title V
Greenhouse Gas Tailoring rule. EPA
issued a final rule in May 2010 that
establishes a common sense approach to
addressing greenhouse gas emissions
from stationary sources under the Clean
Air Act (CAA) permitting programs.
This final rule sets thresholds for
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greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that
define when permits under the New
Source Review Prevention of Significant
Deterioration (PSD) and title V
Operating Permit programs are required
for new and existing industrial facilities.
The rule "tailors" the requirements of
these CAA permitting programs to limit
which facilities will be required to
obtain PSD and title V permits.
2. Improving Air Quality
Since passage of the Clean Air Act
Amendments in 1990, nationwide air
quality has improved significantly for
the six criteria air pollutants for which
there are national ambient air quality
standards. Despite this progress, about
127 million Americans lived in counties
with air considered unhealthy in 2008.
Long-term exposure to air pollution can
cause cancer and damage to the
immune, neurological, reproductive,
cardiovascular, and respiratory systems.
Review Air Quality Standards.
Despite progress, millions of Americans
still live in areas that exceed one or
more of the national standards. Ground-
level ozone and particle pollution still
present challenges in many areas of the
country. This year's regulatory plan
describes efforts to review? the primary
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS) for carbon monoxide, lead,
and particulates. In addition, the Plan
includes a joint review of the secondary
NAAQS for oxides of nitrogen and
oxides of sulfur.
Replacing the Clean Air Interstate
Rule. In the spring of 2011, EPA expects
to complete and begin implementing a
rule to replace the Transport Rule that
was remanded by the courts in 2008.
Strengthening the standards and
decreasing the emissions that contribute
to interstate transport of air pollution
will help many areas of the country
attain the standards and achieve
significant improvements in public
health.
Cleaner Air from Improved
Technology. EPA continues to address
toxic air pollution under authority of
the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.
The centerpiece of this effort is the
"Maximum Achievable Control
Technology" (MACT) program, which
requires that all major sources of a given
type use emission controls that better
reflect the current state of the art. This
year's regulatory plan describes MACT
standards under development for
electric utility steam-generating units.
3. Assuring the Safety of Chemicals
One of EPA's highest priorities is to
make significant and long overdue
progress in assuring the safety of
chemicals. On September 29, 2009,
Administrator Jackson announced clear
principles to guide Congress in writing
a new chemical risk management law
that will fix the weaknesses in Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA is
shifting its focus to addressing high-
concern chemicals and filling data gaps
on widely produced chemicals in
commerce. In 2011, EPA will
aggressively assess and manage the risks
of chemicals used in consumer
products, and the workplace.
Management of Chemical Risks.EPA's
Administrator has highlighted the need
to strengthen EPA's chemical
management program as one of her top
priorities. Using sound science as a
compass, the mission of the Office of
Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention (OCSPP) is to protect
individuals, families, and the
environment from potential risks of
pesticides and other chemicals. In its
implementation of these programs,
OCSPP uses several different statutory
authorities, including the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act, the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act, the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA) and the Pollution
Prevention Act, as well as collaborative
and voluntary activities.
Enhancing EPA's Current Chemicals
Management Program under TSCA. As
part of this comprehensive effort, EPA
has developed plans on specific
chemicals, which outline the concerns
that each chemical may present and
specific actions the Agency will take to
address those concerns. The Agency
considers a range of actions to address
potential risks, including utilizing for
the first time the TSCA section 5(b)(4)
authority to list chemicals of concern.
EPA also intends to propose several
regulatory actions under TSCA to gather
additional information on nanoscale
chemical materials, which will help the
Agency assess the safety of nanoscale
chemicals. EPA is also taking a number
of steps to provide the public with
greater access to chemical information,
which includes increased web access to
TSCA data and new policies for the
review of confidential business
information (CBI) claims for substantial
risk and health and safety studies.
Addressing Concerns with Legacy
Chemicals—Lead and Mercury. EPA is
continuing its efforts to combat
childhood lead poisoning through
implementation of the Lead Renovation,
Repair, and Painting (RRP) rule, which
includes consideration of a proposed
rule to require that renovation firms
perform dust wipe testing after certain
renovations and provide the results of
the testing to the owners and occupants
of the building. EPA also is developing
a number of actions to further reduce
the use of mercury in a range of
products, including switches, relays,
and certain measuring devices.
Protecting Subjects in Human
Research involving Pesticides. On June
18, 2010, EPA settled a lawsuit over its
2006 regulation that established
protections for subjects of human
research involving pesticides. Under the
settlement agreement, EPA agreed that
by January 18, 2011, it will propose to
broaden the applicability of the 2006
rule to apply to research involving
intentional exposure of a human subject
to "a pesticide," without limitation as to
the regulatory statutes under which the
data might be submitted, considered, or
relied upon. EPA also committed to
propose amendments to the rule that
would, if finalized, disallow? consent by
an authorized representative of a test
subject and that would require the
Agency, in its reviews of covered
human research, to document its ethics
and science considerations.
Defining the Nature of Regulated
Production of Plant-Incorporated
Protectants (PIPs). PIPs are pesticidal
substances intended to be produced and
used in living plants and the genetic
material needed for their production.
EPA regulates PIPs under FIFRA and
FFDCA, including issuing experimental
use permits and commercial
registrations. However, these Acts and
the current implementing regulations do
not specifically address what constitutes
the production of PIPs or what units are
relevant for purposes of reporting
amounts of PIPs produced. This has led
to inconsistency and confusion in the
registration of PIP-producing
establishments and in the reporting of
units of PIPs produced, which in turn
has resulted in significant difficulties in
terms of compliance and enforcement.
EPA intends to propose regulations to
clarify the legal requirements applicable
to PIP products at various phases of
production. This rule will benefit the
public by ensuring that public health
and the environment are adequately
protected while reducing burden on the
regulated community, thereby
potentially reducing costs for
consumers.
4. Cleaning Up Its Communities
In 2009 EPA accelerated its
Superfund program and confronted
significant local environmental
challenges like the asbestos Public
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Health Emergency in Libby, Montana
and the coal ash spill in Kingston,
Tennessee. Using all the tools at its
disposal, including enforcement and
compliance efforts, EPA will continue to
focus on making safer, healthier
communities in 2011. EPA meets this
priority by focusing on preparation for,
prevention and response to chemical
and oil spills, accidents, and
emergencies; enhancement of homeland
security; increasing the beneficial use
and recycling of secondary materials,
the safe management of wastes and
cleaning up contaminated property and
making it available for reuse. EPA
carries out these missions in partnership
with other Federal agencies, states,
tribes, local governments, communities,
nongovernmental organizations, and the
private sector. Several regulatory
priorities for the upcoming fiscal year
will promote stewardship and resource
conservation and focus regulatory
efforts on risk reduction and statutory
compliance.
Financial Responsibility under
Superfund. Section 108(b) of the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA), establishes certain
authorities concerning financial
responsibility requirements. The
Agency has identified classes of
facilities within the Hard Rock mining
industry as those for which financial
responsibility requirements will be first
developed. This proposal will establish
requirements for financial
responsibility, notification, and
implementation.
Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials.
The Agency has proposed to define
which non-hazardous secondary
materials burned in combustion units
are solid wastes under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
This in turn will assist the Agency in
determining which non-hazardous
secondary materials will be subject to
the emissions standards proposed under
either section 112 or section 129 of the
Clean Air Act (CAA). If the non-
hazardous secondary material is
considered a "solid waste," the unit that
burns the non-hazardous secondary
material would be subject to the CAA
section 129 requirements, while if the
non-hazardous secondary materials
would not be considered a "solid
waste," it would be subject to the CAA
section 112 requirements.
Geologic Sequestration. In 2008, the
Safe Drinking Water Act Underground
Injection Control Program proposed to
create a new class of injection wells
(Class VI) for geological sequestration
(GS) of carbon dioxide (CO2). EPA
received numerous comments asking for
clarification on how the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
hazardous waste requirements apply to
CO2 streams. EPA is now considering a
proposed rule under RCRA to explore a
number of options.
5. Protecting America's Waters
Despite considerable progress,
America's waters remain imperiled.
Water quality and enforcement
programs face complex challenges, from
nutrient loadings and storm water runoff
to invasive species and drinking water
contaminants. These challenges demand
both traditional and innovative
strategies.
Improving Water Quality. EPA plans
to address challenging water quality
issues in several rulemakings during
fiscal year 2011.
Storm water. First, EPA plans to
propose a national rule to address
stormwater discharges from new
development and redevelopment and
explore other regulatory improvements
to its stormwater program. To address
the degradation of water quality caused
by stormwater discharges from
impervious cover, EPA is exploring
regulatory options, including
establishing specific post construction
requirements for stormwater discharges
from, at a minimum, new development
and redevelopment. Stormwater
discharges from areas of impervious
cover in developed areas are a
significant contributor to water quality
impairments in receiving waters.
Sanitary Sewer Overflows. EPA is also
considering proposing modifications to
the NPDES regulations as they apply to
municipal sanitary sewer collection
systems and sanitary sewer overflows
(SSOs) in order to better protect the
environment and public health from the
harmful effects of sanitary sewer
overflows and basement back ups. Some
of the changes EPA is considering
include establishing standard permit
conditions for publicly owned treatment
works (POTW) permits that specifically
address sanitary sewer collection
systems and SSOs, and clarifying the
regulatory framework for applying
NPDES permit conditions to municipal
satellite collection systems. Municipal
satellite collection systems are sanitary
sewers owned or operated by a
municipality that conveys wastewater to
a POTW operated by a different
municipality.
Use of Offsets. EPA plans to propose
a National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System permit regulation
for new dischargers and the appropriate
use of offsets with regard to water
quality permitting. This action may
consider how to best clarify EPA's
approach to permitting new dischargers
in order to ensure the protection of
water quality under Clean Water Act
and may examine options to address the
appropriate and permissible use of
offsets which ensures that NPDES
permits are protective of water quality
standards. Additionally, EPA may
examine options for addressing new
dischargers in impaired waters, both
when a TMDL is in place and prior to
TMDL issuance.
Concentrated Animal Feeding
Operations. In 2008, EPA amended the
concentrated animal feeding operation
(CAFO) regulation to require, among
other things, CAFOs that discharge or
propose to discharge to seek coverage
under an NPDES permit. Under the
authority of section 308 of the Clean
Water Act, EPA is proposing a rule to
collect facility information from all
CAFOs which will provide a CAFO
inventory and assist in implementing
the 2008 CAFO rule.
Cooling Water Intake Structures. EPA
plans to propose standards for cooling
water intakes for electric power plants
and for other manufacturers who use
large amounts of cooling water. The goal
of the proposed rule will be to protect
aquatic organisms from being killed or
injured through impingement or
entrainment.
Improving Clean Water Act
Enforcement. EPA has the primary
responsibility to ensure that the Clean
Water Act's (CWA) National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
program is effectively and consistently
implemented across the country, thus
ensuring that public health and
environmental protection goals of the
CWA are met. EPA needs site-specific
information to provide national NPDES
program direction and oversight, to
inform Congress and the public, and to
better ensure protection of public health
and the environment. EPA plans to
propose an NPDES Electronic Reporting
Rule that will seek to improve the EPA's
access to facility-specific information
for the diverse universe of NPDES-
regulated sources of wastewater
discharges. Electronic reporting of
NPDES information may be sought from
NPDES permittees and/or States.
6. Expanding the Conversation on
Environmentalism and Working for
Environmental lustice.
Environmentalism has been described
as a conversation that we all must have
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because it is about protecting people in
the places they live, work, and raise
families. In FY 2011, the Agency is
focused on expanding the conversation
to include new stakeholders and involve
communities in more direct ways.
In managing risk and in ensuring that
environmental rules protect all
Americans, EPA directs its efforts
toward identifying and mitigating
exposures and other factors in our
communities, schools, homes, and
workplaces that might negatively impact
human health and environmental
quality. A renewed focus is being placed
on the continuing Environmental lustice
(EJ) efforts to address the environmental
and public health concerns of minority,
low income, tribal, and other
disproportionately burdened
communities and focus on improving
environmental and public health
protection in these communities.
Environmental Justice in Rulemaking.
In July 2010, EPA released an interim
guidance document to help Agency staff
include environmental justice
principles in its rulemaking process.
The rulemaking guidance is an
important and positive step toward
meeting EPA Administrator Lisa P.
Jackson's priority to work for
environmental justice and protect the
health and safety of communities who
have been disproportionately impacted
by pollution. In carrying out this
mandate, EPA will also seek to ensure
that such communities do not
experience disproportionate economic
impacts from its programs and
regulations.
Children's Health. The protection of
vulnerable subpopulations is one of the
EPA's top priorities, especially with
regard to children. EPA's revitalized
Children's Health Office is bringing a
new energy to safeguarding children
through the entire Agency's regulatory
and enforcement efforts. In 2011, EPA
will co-lead an interagency effort in
integrating existing school programs
including asthma, indoor air quality,
chemical safety and management, green
practices, and enhanced use of
integrated pest management.
7. Building Strong State and Tribal
Partnerships
EPA's success depends more than
ever on working with increasingly
capable and environmentally conscious
partners. The Agency works with the
States and tribes, business and industry,
nonprofit organizations, environmental
groups, and educational institutions in
a wide variety of collaborative efforts.
Currently, more than 13,000 firms and
other organizations participate in EPA
partnership programs. States and tribal
nations bear important responsibilities
for the day-to-day mission of
environmental protection, but declining
tax revenues and fiscal challenges are
pressuring State agencies and tribal
governments to do more with fewer
resources. EPA must do its part to
support State and tribal capacity.
Recognizing the Right of Tribes as
Sovereign Nations. In FY 2009, EPA
Administrator Jackson reaffirmed the
Agency's Indian Policy, which
recognizes that the United States has a
unique legal relationship with tribal
governments based on treaties, statutes,
executive orders, and court decisions.
EPA recognizes the right of Tribes as
sovereign governments to self-
determination and acknowledges the
federal government's trust responsibility
to Tribes. In FY 2011, EPA and Tribes
are focusing on drinking water,
sanitation, schools, and properly
managing solid and hazardous waste on
tribal lands.
Conclusion
These priorities will guide EPA's
work in the years ahead. They are built
around the challenges and opportunities
inherent in our mission to protect
human health and the environment for
all Americans. This mission is carried
out by respecting EPA's core values of
science, transparency, and the rule of
law. Within these parameters, EPA
carefully considers the impacts its
regulatory actions will have on society.
Aggregate Costs and Benefits
EPA has calculated a combined
aggregate estimate of the costs and
benefits of regulations included in the
regulatory plan. For the fiscal year 2009,
EPA has been able to gather sufficient
data on 5 of the 30 anticipated
regulations to include them in an
aggregate estimate. For the remaining
actions, costs and benefits have not yet
been calculated for various reasons.
The regulations included in the
aggregate estimate of costs and benefits
are:
• Federal Transport Rule;
• Combined Rulemaking for
Industrial, Commercial, and
Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters
at Major Sources of HAP and Industrial,
Commercial, and Institutional Boilers at
Area Sources;
• National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major
Sources: Industrial, Commercial &
Institutional Boilers and Process
Heaters;
• Lead; Clearance and Clearance
Testing Requirements for the
Renovation, Repair, and Painting
Program; and
• Criteria and Standards for Cooling
Water Intake Structures—Phase II
Remand.
EPA obtained aggregate estimates of
total costs and benefits assuming both a
3 percent discount rate and a 7 percent
discount rate. One of the five
regulations (TSCA Lead Renovation)
included costs estimates but provided
no estimate of the monetized benefit of
the rule. Given a 3 percent discount
rate, benefits range from $144 billion to
$349 billion. With a 7 percent discount
rate, benefits range from $132 billion to
$323 billion. Costs were relatively
constant, approximately $6 billion,
regardless of the discount rate. All
values are 2008 dollars. For the two
rules that did not use a 2008 base year,
values were converted using a GDP
deflator.
These results should be considered
with caution for a number of reasons.
First, there are significant gaps in data.
In general, the benefits estimates
reported above do not include values for
benefits that have been quantified but
not monetized and missing values for
qualitative benefits, such as some
human health benefits and ecosystem
health improvements. Second,
methodologies and types of
costs/benefits considered are
inconsistent, as are the units of analysis.
Some of the costs/benefits are described
as annualized values while other values
are specific to one year. Third, problems
with aggregation can arise from differing
baselines. Finally, the ranges presented
do not reflect the full range of
uncertainty in the benefit and cost
estimates for these rules.
Rules Expected to Affect Small Entities
By better coordinating small business
activities, EPA aims to improve its
technical assistance and outreach
efforts, minimize burdens to small
businesses in its regulations, and
simplify small businesses' participation
in its voluntary programs. Actions that
may affect small entities can be tracked
on EPA's Rulemaking Gateway
(http ://www. epa.gov/lawsregs/
rulemaking/index.html) at any time.
This Plan includes a number of rules
that may be of particular interest to
small entities:
• National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area
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Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and
Institutional Boilers (2060-AM44);
• National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major
Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and
Institutional Boilers and Process
Heaters (2060-AQ25);
• Lead; Clearance and Clearance
Testing Requirements for the
Renovation, Repair, and Painting
Program (2070-AJ57)
• Stormwater Regulations Revision to
Address Discharges from Developed
Sites (2040-AF13).
EPA
PROPOSED RULE STAGE
130. REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL
AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
FOR CARBON MONOXIDE
Priority:
Economically Significant. Major under
5 USC 801.
Legal Authority:
42 USC 7408; 42 USC 7409
CFR Citation:
40 CFR 50
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Judicial, October 28, 2010, US
District Court Northern District of CA
San Francisco Division 5/5/08.
Final, Judicial, May 13, 2011, US
District Court Northern District of CA
San Francisco Division 5/5/08.
Abstract:
Under the Clean Air Act, EPA is
required to review and, if appropriate,
revise the air quality criteria for the
primary (health-based) and secondary
(welfare-based) national ambient air
quality standards (NAAQS) every 5
years. The last CO NAAQS review?
occurred in 1994 with a decision by
the Administrator not to revise the
existing standards. The current review
which initiated in September 2007
includes the preparation of an
Integrated Science Assessment,
Risk/Exposure Assessment, and a
Policy Assessment Document by EPA,
with opportunities for review by EPA's
Clean Air Scientific Advisory
Committee and the public. These
documents inform the Administrator's
decision as to whether to retain or
revise the standards.
Statement of Need:
As established in the Clean Air Act,
the national ambient air quality
standards for carbon monoxide are to
be reviewed every 5 years.
Summary of Legal Basis:
Section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7409) directs the Administrator
to propose and promulgate "primary"
and "secondary" national ambient air
quality standards for pollutants
identified under section 108 (the
"criteria" pollutants). The "primary"
standards are established for the
protection of public health, while
"secondary" standards are to protect
against public welfare.
Alternatives:
The main alternatives for the
Administrator's decision on the review
of the national ambient air quality
standards for CO are whether to retain
or revise the existing standards.
Anticipated Cost and Benefits:
The Clean Air Act makes clear that the
economic and technical feasibility of
attaining standards are not to be
considered in setting or revising the
NAAQS, although such factors may be
considered in the development of State
plans to implement the standards.
Accordingly, the Agency prepares cost
and benefit information in order to
provide States information that may be
useful in considering different
implementation strategies for meeting
proposed or final standards. Cost and
benefit information is not developed to
support a NAAQS rulemaking until
sufficient policy and scientific
information is available to narrow
potential options for the form and level
associated with any potential revisions
to the standard. Therefore, work on
developing the plan for conducting the
cost and benefit analysis will generally
start 1 1/2 to 2 years following the start
of a NAAQS review.
Risks:
During the course of this review?, risk
assessments will be conducted to
evaluate health risks associated with
retention or revision of the CO
standards.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
02/00/11
08/00/11
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required:
No
Small Entities Affected:
No
Government Levels Affected:
Federal, State, Local, Tribal
Additional Information:
EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-
2008-0015
URL For More Information:
http: //www. ep a. gov/ttn/naaqs/
standards/co/s co index.html
Agency Contact:
Ines Pagan
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-06
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5469
Email: pagan.ines@epa.gov
Deirdre Murphy
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-06
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0729
Email: murphy.deirdre@epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AI43
EPA
131. REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL
AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
FOR PARTICULATE MATTER
Priority:
Economically Significant. Major under
5 USC 801.
Legal Authority:
42 USC 7408; 42 USC 7409
CFR Citation:
40 CFR 50
Legal Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Under the Clean Air Act, EPA is
required to review and, if appropriate,
revise the air quality criteria for the
primary (health-based) and secondary
(welfare-based) national ambient air
quality standards (NAAQS) every 5
years. On October 17, 2006, EPA
published a final rule to revise the
primary and secondary NAAQS for
particulate matter to provide increased
protection of public health and welfare.
With regard to the primary standard for
fine particles (generally referring to
particles less than or equal to 2.5
micrometers in diameter, PM2.5), EPA
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revised the level of the 24-hour PM2.5
standard to 35 micrograms per cubic
meter (ug/m3) and retained the level
of the annual PM2.5 standard at 15
ug/m3. With regard to primary
standards for particles generally less
than or equal to 10 micrometers in
diameter (PM10), EPA retained the 24-
hour PM10 standard and revoked the
annual PM10 standard. With regard to
secondary PM standards, EPA made
them identical in all respects to the
primary PM standards, as revised. EPA
initiated the current review in 2007
with a workshop to discuss key policy-
relevant issues around which EPA
would structure the review?. This
review includes the preparation of an
Integrated Science Assessment (ISA),
Risk/Exposure Assessment (REA), and
a Policy Assessment (PA) by EPA, with
opportunities for review by EPA's
Clean Air Scientific Advisory
Committee and the public. These
documents inform the Administrator's
decision as to whether to retain or
revise the standards. The ISA was
completed in December 2009, the final
REAs for health risk assessment and
visibility assessment were finalized in
June and July 2010, respectively. The
first draft PA was reviewed by CASAC
on April 8-9, 2010. The second draft
Policy Assessment was reviewed by
CASAC on July 26-27, 2010.
Statement of Need:
As established in the Clean Air Act,
the national ambient air quality
standards for particulate matter are to
be reviewed every 5 years.
Summary of Legal Basis:
Section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7409) directs the Administrator
to propose and promulgate "primary"
and "secondary" national ambient air
quality standards for pollutants
identified under section 108 (the
"criteria" pollutants). The "primary"
standards are established for the
protection of public health, while
"secondary" standards are to protect
against public welfare.
Alternatives:
The main alternatives for the
Administrator's decision on the review?
of the national ambient air quality
standards for particulate matter are
whether to retain or revise the existing
standards and, if revisions are
necessary, the indicators, averaging
times, forms and levels of the revised
standards. Options for these
alternatives will be developed as the
rulemaking proceeds.
Anticipated Cost and Benefits:
The Clean Air Act makes clear that the
economic and technical feasibility of
attaining standards are not to be
considered in setting or revising the
NAAQS, although such factors may be
considered in the development of State
plans to implement the standards.
Accordingly, the Agency prepares cost
and benefit information in order to
provide States information that may be
useful in considering different
implementation strategies for meeting
proposed or final standards. Cost and
benefit information is not developed to
support a NAAQS rulemaking until
sufficient policy and scientific
information is available to narrow?
potential options for the form and level
associated with any potential revisions
to the standard. Therefore, work on
developing the plan for conducting the
cost and benefit analysis will generally
start 1 1/2 to 2 years following the start
of a NAAQS review.
Risks:
During the course of this review, risk
assessments have been conducted to
evaluate health risks associated with
retention or revision of the particulate
matter standards.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
03/00/11
11/00/11
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required:
No
Small Entities Affected:
No
Government Levels Affected:
Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Additional Information:
EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-
2007-0492
URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/air/particlepollution/
Agency Contact:
Beth Hassett-Sipple
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-06
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1605
Fax: 919 541-0237
Email: hassett-sipple.beth@epa.gov
Karen Martin
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-06
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5274
Fax: 919 541-0237
Email: martin.karen@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AO47
EPA
132. REVIEW OF THE SECONDARY
NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY
STANDARDS FOR OXIDES OF
NITROGEN AND OXIDES OF SULFUR
Priority:
Economically Significant. Major under
5 USC 801.
Legal Authority:
42 USC 7408; 42 USC 7409
CFR Citation:
40 CFR 50
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Judicial, July 12, 2011.
Final, Judicial, March 20, 2012, The
court has approved the amendments to
the consent decree incorporating the
revised dates.
Abstract:
Under the Clean Air Act, EPA is
required to review and, if appropriate,
revise the air quality criteria for the
primary (health-based) and secondary
(welfare-based) national ambient air
quality standards (NAAQS) every 5
years. On October 11, 1995, EPA
published a final rule not to revise
either the primary or secondary
NAAQS for nitrogen dioxide (NO2). On
May 22, 1996, EPA published a final
decision that revisions of the primary
and secondary NAAQS for sulfur
dioxide (SO2) were not appropriate at
that time, aside from several minor
technical changes. On December 9,
2005, EPA's Office of Research and
Development (ORD) initiated the
current periodic review? of NO2 air
quality criteria with a call for
information in the Federal Register
(FR). On May 3, 2006, ORD initiated
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the current periodic review? of SO2 air
quality criteria with a call for
information in the FR. Subsequently,
the decision was made to review the
oxides of nitrogen and the oxides of
sulfur together, rather than
individually, with respect to a
secondary welfare standard for NO2
and SO2. This decision derives from
the fact that NO2, SO2, and their
associated transformation products are
linked from an atmospheric chemistry
perspective, as well as from an
environmental effects perspective, most
notably in the case of secondary aerosol
formation and acidification in
ecosystems. This review? includes the
preparation of an Integrated Science
Assessment (ISA), Risk/Exposure
Assessment (REA), and a Policy
Assessment Document (PAD) by EPA,
with opportunities for review by EPA's
Clean Air Scientific Advisory
Committee and the public. These
documents inform the Administrator's
proposed decision as to whether to
retain or revise the standards. It should
be noted that this review will be
limited to only the secondary
standards; the primary standards for
SO2 and NO2 were reviewed
separately. The ISA, REA and first draft
PAD have been completed and a review
of the second draft PAD by CASAC is
anticipated on October 6 and 7, 2010.
Statement of Need:
As established in the Clean Air Act,
the national ambient air quality
standards for oxides of nitrogen and
oxides of sulfur are to be reviewed
every 5 years.
Summary of Legal Basis:
Section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7409) directs the Administrator
to propose and promulgate "primary"
and "secondary" national ambient air
quality standards for pollutants
identified under section 108 (the
"criteria" pollutants). The "primary"
standards are established for the
protection of public health, while
"secondary" standards are to protect
against public welfare.
Alternatives:
The main alternatives for the
Administrator's decision on the review?
of the national ambient air quality
standards for oxides of nitrogen and
oxides of sulfur are whether to retain
or revise the existing standards.
Anticipated Cost and Benefits:
The Clean Air Act makes clear that the
economic and technical feasibility of
attaining standards are not to be
considered in setting or revising the
NAAQS, although such factors may be
considered in the development of State
plans to implement the standards.
Accordingly, the Agency prepares cost
and benefit information in order to
provide States information that may be
useful in considering different
implementation strategies for meeting
proposed or final standards. Cost and
benefit information is not developed to
support a NAAQS rulemaking until
sufficient policy and scientific
information is available to narrow
potential options for the form and level
associated with any potential revisions
to the standard. Therefore, work on the
developing the plan for conducting the
cost and benefit analysis will generally
start 1 1/2 to 2 years following the start
of a NAAQS review.
Risks:
During the course of this review, risk
assessments may be conducted to
evaluate public welfare risks associated
with retention or revision of the
NOx/SOx secondary standards.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
07/00/11
03/00/12
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required:
No
Small Entities Affected:
No
Government Levels Affected:
Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Additional Information:
EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-
2007-1145
Agency Contact:
Bryan Hubbell
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-02
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0621
Fax: 919 541-0804
Email: hubbell.bryan@epa.gov
Ginger Tennant
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-06
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-4072
Fax: 919 541-0237
Email: tennant.ginger@epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AO72
EPA
133. NATIONAL EMISSION
STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR
POLLUTANTS FOR COAL- AND
OIL-FIRED ELECTRIC UTILITY STEAM
GENERATING UNITS
Priority:
Economically Significant. Major under
5 USC 801.
Unfunded Mandates:
Undetermined
Legal Authority:
Clean Air Act sec 112(d)
CFR Citation:
40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Judicial, March 16, 2011, No
later than March 16, 2011, EPA shall
sign for publication in the Federal
Register a notice of proposed
rulemaking.
Final, Judicial, November 16, 2011, No
later than November 16, 2011, EPA
shall sign for publication in the Federal
Register a notice of final rulemaking.
Abstract:
On May 18, 2005 (70 FR 28606), EPA
published a final rule requiring
reductions in emissions of mercury
from Electric Utility Steam Generating
Units. That rule was vacated on
February 8, 2008, by the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia
Circuit. As a result of that vacatur, coal-
and oil-fired electric utility steam
generating units remain on the list of
sources that must be regulated under
section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
The Agency will develop standards
under CAA section 112(d), which will
reduce hazardous air pollutant (HAP)
emissions from this source category.
Recent court decisions on other CAA
section 112(d) rules will be considered
in developing this regulation.
Statement of Need:
Section 112(n)(l)(A) of the Clean Air
Act required EPA to conduct a study
of the hazards to public health resulting
from emissions of hazardous air
pollutants from electric utility steam
generating units and, after considering
the results of that study, determine
whether it was appropriate and
necessary to regulate such units under
section 112. The study was completed
in 1998 and in December 2000, EPA
determined that it was appropriate and
necessary to regulate coal- and oil-fired
electric utility steam generating units
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and added such units to the list of
sources for which standards must be
developed under section 112. The
February 8, 2008, vacatur of the May
18, 2005, Clean Air Mercury Rule and
March 29, 2005, section 112(n)
Revision Rule (which had removed
such sources from the list) resulted in
the requirement to regulate under
section 112 being reinstated.
Summary of Legal Basis:
Clean Air Act, section 112
Alternatives:
Not yet determined.
Anticipated Cost and Benefits:
Not yet determined.
Risks:
Not yet determined.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
03/00/11
11/00/11
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Government Levels Affected:
Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Federalism:
Undetermined
Additional Information:
EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-
2009-0234
Sectors Affected:
221112 Fossil Fuel Electric Power
Generation
Agency Contact:
Bill Maxwell
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-01
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5430
Fax: 919 541-5450
Email: maxwell.bill@epamail.epa.gov
Robert J Wayland
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C439-01
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1045
Email: wayland.robertj@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AP52
EPA
134. CONTROL OF GREENHOUSE
GAS EMISSIONS FROM MEDIUM AND
HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES
Priority:
Economically Significant. Major under
5 USC 801.
Unfunded Mandates:
This action may affect the private
sector under PL 104-4.
Legal Authority:
Clean Air Act sec 202
CFR Citation:
40 CFR 1036, 1037, 1066, and 1068
Legal Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This action will be jointly proposed by
the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) and the Department of
Transportation (DOT) to set national
emission standards under the Clean Air
Act (CAA) and Energy Independence
and Security Act (EISA) to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions and improve
fuel energy for heavy duty trucks and
buses. This rulemaking would
significantly reduce GHG emissions
from future heavy duty vehicles by
setting GHG standards that would lead
to the introduction of GHG-reducing
vehicle and engine technologies. This
action follows the U.S. Supreme Court
decision in Massachusetts vs. EPA and
would follow EPA's formal
determination on endangerment for
GHG emissions. This rulemaking also
follows the Advance Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking "Regulating
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under the
Clean Air Act," (73 FR 44354, Jul. 20,
2008).
Statement of Need:
EPA recently proposed to find that
emissions of greenhouse gases from
new motor vehicles and engines cause
or contribute to air pollution that may
reasonably be anticipated to endanger
public health and welfare. Therefore,
there is a need to reduce GHG
emissions from medium- and heavy-
duty vehicles to protect public health
and welfare. The medium- and heavy-
duty truck sector accounts for
approximately 18 percent of the U.S.
mobile source GHG emissions and is
the second largest mobile source sector.
GHG emissions from this sector are
forecast to continue increasing rapidly;
reflecting the anticipated impact of
factors such as economic growth and
increased movement of freight by
trucks. This rulemaking would
significantly reduce GHG emissions
from future medium- and heavy-duty
vehicles by setting GHG standards that
will lead to the introduction of GHG
reducing vehicle and engine
technologies.
Summary of Legal Basis:
The Clean Air Act section 202(a)(l)
states that "The Administrator shall by
regulation prescribe (and from time to
time revise) in accordance with the
provisions of this section, standards
applicable to the emission of any air
pollutant from any class or classes of
new motor vehicles or new motor
vehicle engines, which in his judgment
cause, or contribute to, air pollution
which may reasonably be anticipated to
endanger public health or welfare."
Section 202(a) covers all on-highway
vehicles including medium- and heavy-
duty trucks. In April 2007, the Supreme
Court found in Massachusetts v. EPA
that greenhouse gases fit well within
the Act's capacious definition of "air
pollutant" and that EPA has statutory
authority to regulate emission of such
gases from new motor vehicles. Lastly,
in April 2009, EPA issued the Proposed
Endangerment and Cause or Contribute
Findings for Greenhouse Gases under
the Clean Air Act. The endangerment
proposal stated that greenhouse gases
from new motor vehicles and engines
cause or contribute to air pollution that
may reasonably be anticipated to
endanger public health and welfare.
Alternatives:
The rulemaking proposal will include
an evaluation of regulatory alternatives
that can be considered in addition to
the Agency's primary proposal. In
addition, the proposal is expected to
include tools such as averaging,
banking, and trading of emissions
credits as an alternative approach for
compliance with the proposed program.
Anticipated Cost and Benefits:
Detailed analysis of economy-wide cost
impacts, greenhouse gas emission
reductions, and societal benefits will be
performed during the rulemaking
process. Initial estimates indicate that
the vehicles produced during the first
5 years after implementation of the
program could achieve reductions of up
to 250 million metric ton of CO2
emissions during the lifetime of these
trucks. The costs associated with the
GHG control technologies are expected
to pay for themselves through fuel cost
savings within the first 2 to 5 years
of the vehicle's life.
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Risks:
The failure to set new GHG standards
for medium- and heavy-duty trucks
risks continued increases in GHG
emissions from the trucking industry
and therefore increased risk of
unacceptable climate change impacts.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
12/00/10
08/00/11
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required:
No
Small Entities Affected:
No
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Additional Information:
SAN No. 5355.
Agency Contact:
Byron Bunker
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
AAHDOC
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-1155
Email: bunker.byron@epamail.epa.gov
Angela Cullen
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
AAHDOC
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-1419
Email: cullen.angela@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AP61
EPA
135. • REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL
AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
FOR LEAD
Priority:
Economically Significant. Major under
5 USC 801.
Legal Authority:
42 USC 7408; 42 USC 7409
CFR Citation:
40 CFR 50
Legal Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Under the Clean Air Act Amendments
of 1977, EPA is required to review and
if appropriate revise the air quality
criteria for the primary (health-based)
and secondary (welfare-based) national
ambient air quality standards (NAAQS)
every 5 years. On November 12, 2008,
EPA published a final rule to revise the
primary and secondary NAAQS for lead
to provide increased protection for
public health and welfare. With regard
to the primary standard, EPA revised
the level to 0.15 micrograms per cubic
meter (ug/m3) of lead in total
suspended particles and the averaging
time to a rolling 3-month period with
a maximum (not-to-be-exceeded) form,
evaluated over a 3-year period. EPA
revised the secondary standard to be
identical in all respects to the revised
primary standard. EPA has now
initiated the next review?. The review
began in May 2010 with a workshop
to discuss key policy-relevant issues
around which EPA would structure the
review?. This review? includes the
preparation of an Integrated Science
Assessment, and if warranted, a
Risk/Exposure Assessment and also a
Policy Assessment Document by EPA,
with opportunities for review by EPA's
Clean Air Scientific Advisory
Committee and the public. These
documents inform the Administrator's
proposed decision as to whether to
retain or revise the standards.
Statement of Need:
As established in the Clean Air Act,
the national ambient air quality
standards for lead are to be reviewed
every 5 years.
Summary of Legal Basis:
Section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7409) directs the Administrator
to propose and promulgate "primary"
and "secondary" national ambient air
quality standards for pollutants
identified under section 108 (the
"criteria" pollutants). The "primary"
standards are established for the
protection of public health, while
"secondary" standards are to protect
against public welfare.
Alternatives:
The main alternatives for the
Administrator's decision on the review
of the national ambient air quality
standards for lead are whether to retain
or revise the existing standards.
Anticipated Cost and Benefits:
The Clean Air Act makes clear that the
economic and technical feasibility of
attaining standards are not to be
considered in setting or revising the
NAAQS, although such factors may be
considered in the development of State
plans to implement the standards.
Accordingly, the Agency prepares cost
and benefit information in order to
provide States information that may be
useful in considering different
implementation strategies for meeting
proposed or final standards. Cost and
benefit information is not developed to
support a NAAQS rulemaking until
sufficient policy and scientific
information is available to narrow?
potential options for the form and level
associated with any potential revisions
to the standard. Therefore, work on
developing the plan for conducting the
cost and benefit analysis will generally
start 1 1/2 to 2 years following the start
of a NAAQS review.
Risks:
During the course of this review, risk
assessments may, as warranted, be
conducted to evaluate health and/or
environmental risks associated with
retention or revision of the lead
standards.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
12/00/13
10/00/14
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required:
No
Small Entities Affected:
No
Government Levels Affected:
Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Additional Information:
EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-
2010-0108
URL For More Information:
http: //www. ep a. gov/ttn/naaqs/
standards/pb/s pb index.html
Agency Contact:
Deirdre Murphy
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-06
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-0729
Email: murphy.deirdre@epa.gov
Karen Martin
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-06
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5274
Fax: 919 541-0237
Email: martin.karen@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AQ44
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EPA
136. NPDES ELECTRONIC
REPORTING RULE
Priority:
Other Significant
Legal Authority:
CWA sees 304(i) and 501(a), 33 USC
1314(i) and 1361(a)
CFR Citation:
40 CFR 123, 403, and 501
Legal Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has responsibility to
ensure that the Clean Water Act's
(CWA) National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) program
is effectively and consistently
implemented across the country. This
regulation would identify the essential
information that EPA needs to receive
electronically, primarily from NPDES
permittees with some data required
from NPDES agencies (NPDES-
authorized States, territories, and tribes)
to manage the national NPDES
permitting and enforcement program.
Through this regulation, EPA seeks to
ensure that such facility-specific
information would be readily available,
accurate, timely, and nationally
consistent on the facilities that are
regulated by the NPDES program.
In the past, EPA primarily obtained this
information from the Permit
Compliance System (PCS). However,
the evolution of the NPDES program
since the inception of PCS has created
an increasing need to better reflect a
more complete picture of the NPDES
program and the diverse universe of
regulated sources. In addition,
information technology has advanced
significantly so that PCS no longer
meets EPA's national needs to manage
the full scope of the NPDES program
or the needs of individual States that
use PCS to implement and enforce the
NPDES program.
Statement of Need:
As the NPDES program and information
technology have evolved in the past
several decades, the Permit Compliance
System (PCS), EPA's NPDES national
data system, which has been in use
since 1985, has become increasingly
ineffective in meeting the full scope of
EPA's and individual State's needs to
manage, direct, oversee, and report on
the implementation and enforcement of
the NPDES program. Therefore, a
NPDES component of EPA's existing
Integrated Compliance Information
System (ICIS), ICIS-NPDES, was
designed and constructed based upon
EPA and State input to manage data
for the full breadth of the NPDES
program. This rulemaking would
identify essential NPDES-specific
information EPA needs to receive from
NPDES agencies (authorized States and
tribes, as well as EPA Regions). This
information will be managed by EPA
in a format compatible with the new
NPDES component of the Integrated
Compliance Information System (ICIS)
in order to better enable EPA to ensure
the protection of public health and the
environment, effectively manage the
national NPDES permitting and
enforcement program, identify and
address environmental problems, and
ultimately replace PCS. This action
would be of interest primarily to
NPDES permittees, NPDES-authorized
states, and to the public at large, which
would ultimately have increased access
to this NPDES information.
Summary of Legal Basis:
In 1972, Congress passed the Clean
Water Act to "restore and maintain the
chemical, physical, and biological
integrity of the Nation's waters." 33
U.S.C. 1251(a). The Clean Water Act
established a comprehensive program
for protecting and restoring our
Nation's waters. The Clean Water Act
prohibits the discharge of pollutants
from a point source to waters of the
United States except when authorized
by a National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) permit.
The Clean Water Act established the
NPDES permit program to authorize
and regulate the discharges of
pollutants to waters of the United
States. EPA has issued comprehensive
regulations that implement the NPDES
program at 40 CFR parts 122 to 125,
129 to 133, 136, and subpart N.
Under the NPDES permit program,
point sources subject to regulation may
discharge pollutants to waters of the
United States subject to the terms and
conditions of an NPDES permit. With
very few exceptions (40 CFR 122.3),
point sources require NPDES permit
authorization to discharge, including
both municipal and industrial
discharges. NPDES permit authorization
may be provided under an individual
NPDES permit, which is developed
after a process initiated by a permit
application (40 CFR 122.21), or under
a general NPDES permit, which, among
other things, applies to one or more
categories of dischargers (e.g., oil and
gas facilities, seafood processors) with
the same or substantially similar types
of operations and the same effluent
limitations, operating conditions, or
standards for sewage sludge use or
disposal [40 CFR 122.28(a)(2)].
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency has the primary responsibility
to ensure that the NPDES program is
effectively and consistently
implemented across the country, thus
ensuring that public health and
environmental protection goals of the
CWA are met. Many States and some
territories have received authorization
to implement and enforce the NPDES
program, and EPA works with its State
partners to ensure effective program
implementation and enforcement. CWA
section 304(i)(2) directs EPA to
promulgate guidelines establishing the
minimum procedural and other
elements of a State, territory, or tribal
NPDES program, including monitoring
requirements, reporting requirements
(including procedures to make
information available to the public),
enforcement provisions, and funding,
personnel qualifications, and
manpower requirements [CWA section
304(i)(2)].
EPA published NPDES State, territory,
and tribal program regulations under
CWA section 304(i)(2) at 40 CFR part
123. Among other things, the part 123
regulations specify NPDES program
requirements for permitting,
compliance evaluation programs,
enforcement authority, sharing of
information, transmission of
information to EPA, and
noncompliance and program reporting
to EPA.
This proposed rulemaking may add
some specificity to those particular
regulations regarding what NPDES
information is required to be submitted
to EPA by States and may modify other
regulations to require electronic
reporting of NPDES information by
NPDES permittees to the States and
EPA.
Alternatives:
For this proposed rulemaking, EPA has
determined that the need for EPA's
receipt of such NPDES information
exists. If, for whatever reason,
electronic reporting by permittees is not
a feasible option for certain NPDES
information, the obvious alternative
would be for EPA to require States to
provide that information to EPA. The
States already receive that information
from the permittees, and therefore, they
have the information that EPA seeks.
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Within the rulemaking process itself,
various alternatives are under
consideration based on the feasibility
of particular electronic reporting
options. For example, EPA may
consider establishing requirements for
electronic reporting of discharge
monitoring reports by NPDES
permittees. Under this proposed
rulemaking, EPA may consider
establishing similar requirements for
any or all of the following types of
NPDES information: Notices of intent
to discharge (for facilities seeking
coverage under general permits),
permitting information (including
permit applications), various program
reports (e.g., pretreatment compliance
reports from approved local
pretreatment programs, annual reports
from concentrated animal feeding
operations, biosolids reports, sewage
overflow? incident reports, annual
reports for pesticide applicators, annual
reports for municipal storm water
systems), and annual compliance
certifications.
Some States might also raise the
possibility of supplying only summary-
level information to EPA rather than
facility-specific information to EPA.
Based upon considerable experience,
EPA considers such alternative non-
facility-specific data to be insufficient
to meet its needs, except in very
particular situations or reports.
One alternative that EPA may consider
for rule implementation is whether
third-party vendors may be better
equipped to develop and modify such
electronic reporting tools than EPA.
Anticipated Cost and Benefits:
The economic analysis for this
proposed rulemaking has not yet been
completed; therefore, the dollar values
of estimated costs and benefits are not
yet known. However, some
generalizations can still be made
regarding expectations. EPA anticipates
that electronic reporting of discharge
monitoring reports (DMRs) by NPDES
permittees will provide significant data
entry cost savings for States and EPA.
These discharge monitoring reports are
already required to be submitted by
NPDES permittees to States and EPA,
which in turn currently enter that
information into the State NPDES data
system or EPA's national NPDES data
system. These discharge monitoring
reports contain significant amounts of
information regarding pollutants
discharged, identified concentrations
and quantities of pollutants, discharge
locations, etc. Through electronic
reporting by permittees, States, and
EPA will no longer have associated
data entry costs to enter this
information. Electronic reporting by
NPDES permittees of other NPDES
information (such as notices of intent
to discharge or various program reports)
may also yield considerable data entry
savings to the States and EPA.
In addition, some States have been able
to quantify savings by the permittees
to electronically report their NPDES
information using existing electronic
reporting tools. Such savings are being
examined in the economic analysis
process for this rulemaking.
Additional benefits of this rule will
likely include improved transparency
of information regarding the NPDES
program, improved information
regarding the national NPDES program,
improved targeting of resources and
enforcement based on identified
program needs and noncompliance
problems, and ultimately improved
protection of public health and the
environment.
Some NPDES information will need to
be reported by States to EPA; therefore,
there will be some data entry costs
associated with that information, but it
will likely be far less than the savings
that will be realized by States through
electronic reporting by NPDES
permittees. In addition, EPA will likely
have sizable costs to develop tools for
electronic reporting by permittees, as
well as operation and maintenance
costs associated with those tools.
Risks:
Given the scope of this proposed
rulemaking, the most significant risks
associated with this effort may be those
if EPA does not proceed with this
rulemaking. At this point, EPA does not
receive sufficient NPDES information
from the States to be able to fully assess
the implementation of the national
NPDES program nor the smaller
subprograms. Such information is not
currently required by EPA from the
States, and the lack of such reporting
requirements perpetuates this problem.
Furthermore, EPA does not have
facility-specific information regarding
most of the facilities regulated under
the NPDES program, and therefore, EPA
cannot easily identify potential
implementation problems or
noncompliance problems. This lack of
information may adversely impact
EPA's ability to better ensure the
protection of public health and the
environment, nationally and locally.
A potential risk associated with this
rule may involve EPA efforts to develop
electronic reporting tools for use by
permittees. The costs associated with
the internal development of such tools,
possibly for multiple types of NPDES
information from various types of
NPDES permittees, and the future costs
of operation and maintenance may be
substantial for EPA, possibly impacting
the availability of funding for other
purposes. Furthermore, EPA would also
need to determine the feasibility of
ensuring that the electronic tools can
be flexible enough to meet State needs
and work well with State data systems.
Problems in the development and
maintenance of these electronic tools
could pose significant risks for the
effective implementation of this rule.
Timetable:
Action
Date FR Cite
Notice — Public
Meeting
NPRM
Final Action
07/01/10
04/00/1 1
04/00/1 2
75 FR 38068
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required:
No
Small Entities Affected:
No
Government Levels Affected:
State
Federalism:
This action may have federalism
implications as defined in EO 13132.
Additional Information:
SAN No. 5251
Agency Contact:
Andrew Hudock
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance
2222A
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-6032
Email: hudock.andrew@epamail.epa.gov
John Dombrowski
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance
2222A
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-0742
Email: dombrowski.john@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2020-AA47
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EPA
137. REGULATIONS TO FACILITATE
COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL
INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND
RODENTICIDE ACT BY PRODUCERS
OF PLANT-INCORPORATED
PROTECTANTS (PIPS)
Priority:
Other Significant
Legal Authority:
7 USC 136a et seq
CFR Citation:
40 CFR 174; 40 CFR 152; 40 CFR 156;
40 CFR 167; 40 CFR 168; 40 CFR 169;
40 CFR 172
Legal Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs)
are pesticidal substances intended to be
produced and used in living plants and
the genetic material needed for their
production. EPA regulates PIPs under
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA), including issuing
experimental use permits and
commercial registrations. In 2001, EPA
published rules establishing much of
the current regulatory structure for
PIPs. This rulemaking effort is intended
to address the issues that were not
addressed in 2001, including defining
the nature of regulated production of
PIPs and associated issues such as
reporting, product labeling and record
keeping. The rule will affect those
persons who produce PIPs and is
expected to clarify the legal
requirements of their products at
various production phases, improving
their ability to conduct business. It is
expected to also improve the ability of
the EPA to identify and respond to
instances where there are potentially
significant violations. EPA also intends
to address activities that the Agency
does not believe warrant regulation and
will consider exempting those
activities, as appropriate, from FIFRA
in whole or in part.
Statement of Need:
This action is needed to clarify PIP
regulations for the Agency and PIP
developers, producers and farmers.
Section 7 of FIFRA requires producers
of pesticides to register their
establishments with EPA and to submit
annual reports stating the amounts of
pesticides produced at each
establishment. However, neither the
Act nor the regulations promulgated
under section 7 specifically address
what constitutes the production of PIPs,
or what units are relevant for purposes
of reporting amounts of PIPs produced.
This has led to inconsistency and
confusion in the registration of PIP-
producing establishments and in the
reporting of units of PIPs produced.
Members of the PIP production
industry have indicated that they are
uncertain of their legal obligations for
PIPs under FIFRA section 7 and have
requested guidance on these matters.
The Agency reviewed the concerns
raised by industry and other
stakeholders and reached the
conclusion that, because of problems
inherent in the application of the
current regulations to this class of
pesticides known as PIPs, EPA is
unable to provide guidance. As written,
the current regulations have been
difficult to enforce with respect to PIPs.
Ambiguity regarding the applicability
of section 7 requirements makes it
difficult for EPA and regulators in
States and tribes to monitor production
and subsequent distribution, sale and
use of products, and can cause
difficulties with respect to compliance
inspection and enforcement. State and
tribal involvement in compliance
oversight can be greatly complicated by
a lack of clear compliance
requirements. This uncertainty may be
resolved by a substantive modification
of the regulations through rulemaking.
Summary of Legal Basis:
EPA has regulatory authority to
promulgate regulations under FIFRA
sections 3(a), 8(a), 25(a), and 25(b) (7
U.S.C. 136a(a), 136f(a), 136w(a), and
136w(b)).
PIPs are pesticides under FIFRA section
2 because they are introduced into
plants with the intention of
"preventing, destroying, repelling, or
mitigating any pest. . .." (7 U.S.C.
136(u)).
Under FIFRA section 2, any person
who manufactures, prepares,
compounds, propagates or processes
any pesticide is a "producer." (7 U.S.C.
136(w)). FIFRA section 7 requires that
producers of pesticides register the
establishments where production
occurs and requires that producers
report their annual production (7 U. S.
C. 136e). In addition, FIFRA section 8
provides that EPA may issue
regulations requiring producers to
maintain records with respect to their
operations and to make such records
available for inspection (7 U. S. C.
136f). Under FIFRA section 9,
appropriately credentialed inspectors
have the authority to conduct
inspections at pesticide producing
establishments, or other places where
pesticides are being held for
distribution or sale, for the purpose of
inspecting products, labels and records,
and for obtaining samples (7 U. S. C.
136g).
FIFRA section 3(a) states that "[t]o the
extent necessary to prevent
unreasonable adverse effects on the
environment, the Administrator may by
regulation limit the distribution, sale,
or use in any State of any pesticide
that is not registered under this Act and
that is not the subject of an
experimental use permit under section
5 or an emergency exemption under
section 18."
FIFRA section 8(a) states that "[t]he
Administrator may prescribe
regulations requiring producers,
registrants, and applicants for
registration to maintain such records
with respect to their operations and the
pesticides and device produced as the
Administrator determines are necessary
for the effective enforcement of this Act
and to make the records available for
inspection and copying in the same
manner as provided in [FIFRA section
8(b)] ."
FIFRA section 25(a) states that "[t]he
Administrator is authorized in
accordance with the procedure
described in [sec. 25(a)(2) of the Act],
to prescribe regulations to carry out the
provisions of this Act. Such regulations
shall take into account the difference
in concept and usage between various
classes of pesticides, including public
health pesticides, and differences in
environmental risk and the appropriate
data for evaluating such risk between
agricultural, nonagricultural, and public
health pesticides."
FIFRA section 25(b) states that "[t]he
Administrator may exempt from the
requirements of this Act by regulation
any pesticide which the Administrator
determines either (1) to be adequately
regulated by another Federal agency, or
(2) to be of a character which is
unnecessary to be subject to this Act
in order to carry out the purposes of
this Act."
Alternatives:
Alternatives will be presented in the
preamble to the proposed rule.
Anticipated Cost and Benefits:
The Agency is conducting an economic
analysis to inform decisions for the
proposed rule. Anticipated benefits
include greater certainty and
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transparency in terms of applicable
requirements for these products. Since
the proposed rulemaking is currently
still under development, information
about anticipated costs is not yet
available.
Risks:
This rulemaking is not intended to
address a specific risk associated with
registered PIPs. However, facilitating
compliance with FIFRA requirements
could minimize potential risks
associated with inadvertent
noncompliance. In addition the
rulemaking is intended to provide a
means to identify and minimize risks
associated with use of unregistered PIPs
for production for export.
Timetable:
Action
Date FR Cite
ANPRM 04/04/07 72 FR 16312
Notice of Public 04/11/07 72 FR 18191
Meeting
ANPRM: Extension of 05/23/07 72 FR 28911
Comment Period
ANPRM Comment 06/13/07
Period End
ANPRM Comment 07/13/07
Period Extended To
NPRM 09/00/11
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required:
No
Small Entities Affected:
Businesses
Government Levels Affected:
Federal, State, Tribal
Additional Information:
EPA publication information: ANPRM
- http://www.regulations.gov/search/
Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=
0900006480220026; EPA Docket
information: EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-1003
Sectors Affected:
61131 Colleges, Universities and
Professional Schools; 111 Crop
Production; 32532 Pesticide and Other
Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing;
54171 Research and Development in
the Physical Sciences and Engineering
Sciences
URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/
biopesticides/pips/index.htm
Agency Contact:
Stephen Howie
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention
7201M
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-4146
Fax: 202 564-8502
Email: howie.stephen@epa.gov
Elizabeth Milewski
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention
7201M
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8480
Fax: 202 564-8502
Email: milewski.elizabeth@epa.gov
RIN:2070-AJ32
EPA
138. MERCURY; REGULATION OF
USE IN CERTAIN PRODUCTS
Priority:
Other Significant. Major status under 5
USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates:
Undetermined
Legal Authority:
15 USC 2605
CFR Citation:
40 CFR 750
Legal Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Mercury is well documented as a toxic,
environmentally persistent substance
that demonstrates the ability to
bioaccumulate and to be
atmospherically transported on a local,
regional, and global scale. In addition,
mercury can be environmentally
transformed into methylmercury, which
biomagnifies and is highly toxic. EPA
has conducted a preliminary analysis
via the Risk-Based Prioritization of
Mercury in Certain Products. By
compiling data pertaining to the stated
costs, advantages, and disadvantages
associated with mercury-free
alternatives to certain mercury-
containing products, EPA made a
preliminary judgment that effective and
economically feasible alternatives exist.
These products include switches,
relays/contactors, flame sensors, button
cell batteries, and measuring devices
(e.g., non-fever thermometers,
manometers, barometers, pyrometers,
flow meters, and
psychrometers/hygrometers). Therefore,
EPA is evaluating whether an action (or
combination of actions) under Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) is
appropriate for mercury used in such
products. As appropriate, such an
action(s) would involve a group (s) of
these products. Specifically, EPA will
determine whether the continued use
of mercury in one or more of these
products would pose an unreasonable
risk to human health and the
environment.
Statement of Need:
Mercury is well documented as a toxic,
environmentally persistent substance
that demonstrates the ability to
bioaccumulate and to be
atmospherically transported on a local,
regional, and global scale. In addition,
mercury can be environmentally
transformed into methylmercury, which
biomagnifies and is highly toxic.
Human health risks associated with
elemental mercury and methylmercury
are well documented. Humans can be
exposed from products directly to
elemental mercury vapor and indirectly
through fish contaminated with
methylmercury. EPA has conducted a
preliminary analysis via the Risk-Based
Prioritization of Mercury in Certain
Products. By compiling data pertaining
to the stated costs, advantages, and
disadvantages associated with mercury-
free alternatives to certain mercury-
containing products, EPA made a
preliminary judgment that effective and
economically feasible alternatives exist.
In its initial prioritization of mercury
in certain products, EPA considered
mercury's well documented toxicity,
persistence, ability to bioaccumulate,
ability to be environmentally
transformed into methylmercury, and
its demonstrated ability to be
transported globally as well as locally
and the availability of effective and
economically feasible alternatives for
mercury in certain products. EPA
believes manufacturing, processing,
use, or disposal of elemental mercury
in these products may result in
significant potential for human and
environmental exposures to elemental
mercury and methylmercury.
Summary of Legal Basis:
EPA is evaluating whether an action (or
combination of actions) under Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15
U.S.C. 2601 et seq., is appropriate for
mercury used in certain products.
TSCA provides EPA with authority to
require reporting, recordkeeping, and
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testing requirements, and restrictions
relating to chemical substances and/or
mixtures. Specifically, section 4
authorizes EPA to require testing of
chemicals by manufacturers, importers,
and processors where risks or
exposures of concern are found. Section
5 authorizes EPA to require prior notice
by manufacturers, importers, and
processors when it identifies a
"significant new use" that could result
in exposures to, or releases of, a
substance of concern. Section 6 gives
EPA the authority to protect against
unreasonable risk of injury to health or
the environment from chemical
substances. If EPA finds that there is
a reasonable basis to conclude that the
chemical's manufacture, processing,
distribution, use or disposal presents an
unreasonable risk, EPA may by rule
take action to: prohibit or limit
manufacture, processing, or distribution
in commerce; prohibit or limit the
manufacture, processing, or distribution
in commerce of the chemical substance
above a specified concentration; require
adequate warnings and instructions
with respect to use, distribution, or
disposal; require manufacturers or
processors to make and retain records;
prohibit or regulate any manner of
commercial use; prohibit or regulate
any manner of disposal; and/or require
manufacturers or processors to give
notice of the unreasonable risk of
injury, and to recall products if
required. Section 8 authorizes EPA to
require reporting and recordkeeping by
persons who manufacture, import,
process, and/or distribute chemical
substances in commerce.
Alternatives:
EPA has conducted a preliminary
analysis via the Risk-Based
Prioritization of Mercury in Certain
Products. By compiling data pertaining
to the stated costs, advantages, and
disadvantages associated with mercury-
free alternatives to certain mercury-
containing products, EPA made a
preliminary judgment that effective and
economically feasible alternatives exist.
Anticipated Cost and Benefits:
As part of the economic, exposure, and
risk assessment to support the current
action, EPA is conducting a
comprehensive use-substitute analysis
and industry profile that will consider
the costs and benefits of an action (or
combination of actions) under Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA). Those
assessments consider the costs of
mercury-containing and mercury-free
alternatives and the impact that any
action would have on potentially
affected stakeholders, including
economic, human health, and
environmental criteria.
Risks:
As part of the economic, exposure, and
risk assessment to support the current
action, EPA is conducting a
comprehensive use-substitute analysis
and industry profile that will consider
the risks associated with an action (or
combination of actions) under Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA). Those
assessments consider the relative
toxicity and other considerations
associated with mercury-free
alternatives to mercury-containing
products and the impact that any action
would have on potentially affected
stakeholders, including economic,
human health, and environmental
criteria.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
10/00/11
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Small Entities Affected:
Businesses
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Federalism:
Undetermined
International Impacts:
This regulatory action will be likely to
have international trade and investment
effects, or otherwise be of international
interest.
Additional Information:
SAN No. 5312
URL For More Information:
http ://www. epa.gov/mercury/
Agency Contact:
Thomas Groeneveld
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention
7404T
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1188
Fax: 202 566-0469
Email: groeneveld.thomas@epa.gov
Lynn Vendinello
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention
7404T
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-0514
Fax: 202 566-0473
Email: vendinello.lynn@epa.gov
RIN: 2070-AJ46
EPA
139. NANOSCALE MATERIALS;
REPORTING UNDER TSCA SECTION
8(A)
Priority:
Other Significant
Legal Authority:
15 USC 2607(a) TSCA 8(a)
CFR Citation:
40 CFR 704
Legal Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Under section 8(a) of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA is
developing a proposal to establish
reporting requirements for certain
nanoscale materials. This rule would
propose that persons who manufacture
these nanoscale materials notify EPA of
certain information including
production volume, methods of
manufacture and processing, exposure
and release information, and available
health and safety data. The proposed
reporting of these activities will
provide EPA with an opportunity to
evaluate the information and consider
appropriate action under TSCA to
reduce any risk to human health or the
environment.
Statement of Need:
EPA is proposing reporting
requirements under section 8(a) of
TSCA for persons who are
manufacturing, importing, or processing
existing nanoscale materials in
commerce to collect data on these
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activities. The data will help EPA to
take any measures to ensure that
nanoscale materials are manufactured
and used in a manner that protects
against unreasonable risks to human
health and the environment.
Summary of Legal Basis:
Section 8(a) of TSCA authorizes the
Administrator to promulgate rules,
which require each person (other than
a small manufacturer, importer, or
processor) who manufactures, imports,
processes, or proposes to manufacture,
import, or process a chemical
substance, to maintain such records
and submit such reports as the
Administrator may reasonably require.
Alternatives:
EPA developed a voluntary Nanoscale
Materials Stewardship Program (NMSP)
to complement and support its
regulatory activities on nanoscale
materials. EPA initiated the NMSP to
quickly learn about commercially
available nanoscale materials by
soliciting existing data and information
on a voluntary basis from
manufacturers, importers, processors,
and users of nanoscale materials. In
addition, the program was designed to
identify and encourage use of risk
management practices in developing
and commercializing nanoscale
materials. In its NMSP interim report,
EPA identified data gaps for existing
nanoscale material production, uses,
and exposures, based on the
information EPA received prior to
January 2009. For example, EPA
estimated that companies provided
information on only about 10 percent
of the nanomaterials that may be
commercially available. EPA is
proposing reporting requirements under
section 8(a) of TSCA for persons who
are manufacturing, importing, or
processing nanoscale materials in
commerce to address some of the data
gaps identified in the NMSP interim
report. EPA has not identified any other
activities, including regulatory
activities under TSCA that would
address data gaps for existing nanoscale
materials.
Anticipated Cost and Benefits:
EPA has evaluated the potential costs
of 8(a) reporting requirements for
potential manufacturers, importers, and
processors that would be subject to the
proposed rule. If an entity were to
submit a notice to the Agency, the
annual burden is estimated to average
157 hours per response. This
information would facilitate EPA's
evaluation of the materials and
consideration of appropriate action
under TSCA to reduce any
unreasonable risk to human health or
the environment.
Risks:
There is a growing body of scientific
evidence showing the differences that
exist between nanoscale material(s) and
their non-nanoscale counterpart(s).
Nanoscale materials may have different
or enhanced properties—for example,
electrical, chemical, magnetic,
mechanical, thermal, or optical
properties—or features, such as
improved hardness or strength, that are
highly desirable for applications in
commercial, medical, military, and
environmental sectors. These properties
are a direct consequence of small size,
which results in a larger surface area
per unit of volume and/or quantum
effects that occur at the nanometer
scale (i.e., 1 x 10-9 meters). Small size
itself can also be a desirable property
of nanoscale materials that is exploited
for miniaturization of
applications/processes and/or
stabilization or delivery of payloads to
diverse environments or incorporation
into diverse products.
The properties that can make nanoscale
materials desirable for commercial
applications also raise questions
whether the small size of nanoscale
materials or the unique or enhanced
properties of nanoscale materials may,
under specific conditions, pose new or
increased hazards to humans and the
environment. Government, academic,
and private sector scientists in multiple
countries are performing research into
the environmental and human health
effects of diverse nanoscale materials,
resulting in a substantial and rapidly
growing body of scientific evidence.
These research findings point to the
possibility for nanoscale materials to
affect human health and the
environment adversely. Research also
indicates that not all materials in the
nanoscale size range behave differently
from larger sized materials of the same
substance.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
02/00/11
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required:
No
Small Entities Affected:
Businesses
Government Levels Affected:
None
Additional Information:
EPA Docket information: EPA—HQ—
OPPT—2010-0572
Sectors Affected:
325 Chemical Manufacturing; 324
Petroleum and Coal Products
Manufacturing
URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/oppt/nano/
Agency Contact:
Jim Alwood
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention
7405M
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8974
Email: alwood.jim@epa.gov
Jessica Barkas
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention
7405M
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 250-8880
Email: barkas.jessica@epa.gov
RIN: 2070-AJ54
EPA
140. NANOSCALE MATERIALS;
SIGNIFICANT NEW USE RULE (SNUR)
Priority:
Other Significant
Legal Authority:
15 USC 2604
CFR Citation:
40 CFR 721
Legal Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA is developing a significant new
use rule (SNUR) under section 5(a)(2)
of the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA) for nanoscale materials. This
action would require persons who
intend to manufacture, import, or
process this/these chemical
substance(s) for an activity that is
designated as a significant new use by
this proposed rule to notify EPA at
least 90 days before commencing that
activity. The required notification
would provide EPA with the
opportunity to evaluate the intended
use and, if necessary, to prohibit or
limit that activity before it occurs to
prevent unreasonable risk to human
health or the environment.
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Statement of Need:
EPA is proposing a significant new use
rule (SNUR) under section 5(a)(2) of
TSCA that would designate as a
significant new use, any use of
chemical substances as nanoscale
materials after the proposed date of the
rule. Persons who intend to
manufacture, import, or process these
chemical substances for the new use
after the date of the proposed rule
would be required to notify EPA at
least 90 days before commencing that
activity. The required notification
would provide EPA with the
opportunity to evaluate the intended
use and, if necessary, to prohibit or
limit that activity before it occurs to
prevent any unreasonable risks to
human health or the environment.
Summary of Legal Basis:
Section 5(a)(2) of TSCA (15 U.S.C.
2604(a)(2)) authorizes EPA to determine
that a use of a chemical substance is
a "significant new use." EPA must
make this determination by rule after
considering all relevant factors,
including those listed in TSCA section
5(a)(2). Once EPA determines that a use
of a chemical substance is a significant
new use, TSCA section 5(a)(l)(B)
requires persons to submit a significant
new use notice (SNUN) to EPA at least
90 days before they manufacture,
import, or process the chemical
substance for that use (15 U.S.C.
2604(a)(l)(B)).
Alternatives:
Nanoscale materials based on chemical
substances already on the TSCA
Inventory are considered existing
chemical substances. These nanoscale
materials do not require reporting as
new chemical substances because they
are nanoscale forms of chemical
substances already in commerce. If EPA
does not use authority under 5(a)(2) of
TSCA to require notification of new
uses of nanoscale materials, EPA would
have to use existing chemical authority
under sections 4, 6, and 8 of TSCA to
gather data and address any
unreasonable risks.
Anticipated Cost and Benefits:
EPA has evaluated the potential costs
of reporting requirements for potential
manufacturers, importers, and
processors that would be subject to the
significant new use rule. If an entity
were to submit a notice to the Agency,
the annual burden is estimated to
average 95 hours per response. The
required notification would provide
EPA with the opportunity to evaluate
the intended use and, if necessary, to
prohibit or limit that activity before it
occurs to prevent any unreasonable
risks to human health or the
environment.
Risks:
There is a growing body of scientific
evidence showing the differences that
exist between nanoscale material(s) and
their non-nanoscale counterpart(s).
Nanoscale materials may have different
or enhanced properties—for example,
electrical, chemical, magnetic,
mechanical, thermal, or optical
properties—or features, such as
improved hardness or strength, that are
highly desirable for applications in
commercial, medical, military, and
environmental sectors. These properties
are a direct consequence of small size,
which results in a larger surface area
per unit of volume and / or quantum
effects that occur at the nanometer
scale (i.e., 1 x 10-9 meters). Small size
itself can also be a desirable property
of nanoscale materials that is exploited
for miniaturization of
applications/processes and/or
stabilization or delivery of payloads to
diverse environments or incorporation
into diverse products.
The properties that can make nanoscale
materials desirable for commercial
applications also raise questions
whether the small size of nanoscale
materials or the unique or enhanced
properties of nanoscale materials may,
under specific conditions, pose new or
increased hazards to humans and the
environment. Government, academic,
and private sector scientists in multiple
countries are performing research into
the environmental and human health
effects of diverse nanoscale materials,
resulting in a substantial and rapidly
growing body of scientific evidence.
These research findings point to the
possibility for nanoscale materials to
affect human health and the
environment adversely. Research also
indicates that not all materials in the
nanoscale size range behave differently
from larger sized materials of the same
substance.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
02/00/11
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required:
No
Small Entities Affected:
Businesses
Government Levels Affected:
None
Additional Information:
EPA Docket information: EPA—HQ—
OPPT—2010-0572
URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/oppt/nano/
Agency Contact:
Jim Alwood
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention
7405M
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-8974
Email: alwood.jim@epa.gov
Jessica Barkas
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention
7405M
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 250-8880
Email: barkas.jessica@epa.gov
RIN: 2070-AJ67
EPA
141. • REVISIONS TO ERA'S RULE ON
PROTECTIONS FOR SUBJECTS IN
HUMAN RESEARCH INVOLVING
PESTICIDES
Priority:
Other Significant
Legal Authority:
PL 109-54, sec 201; 5 USC 301; 42 USC
300v-l(b); 7 USC 136 to 136y; 21 USC
346a
CFR Citation:
40 CFR 26
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Judicial, January 18, 2011,
Settlement Agreement Deadline for the
Administrator's Signature.
Final, Judicial, December 18, 2011,
Settlement Agreement Deadline for the
Administrator's Signature.
Abstract:
As part of a settlement agreement, EPA
will propose revisions to the existing
rule governing the protection of
subjects in human research involving
pesticides. The current rule, issued in
2006, provides protections for subjects
in human research by (1) prohibiting
research conducted or supported by
EPA that would involve intentional
exposure of human subjects who are
children or pregnant or nursing women;
(2) prohibiting EPA reliance in actions
under the pesticide laws on research
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involving intentional exposure of
children or pregnant or nursing women;
(3) extending the substantive
requirements of the Common Rule to
the design and execution of research
conducted by third-parties who intend
to submit the data to EPA under the
pesticide laws; and (4) establishing the
Human Studies Review Board, an
independent expert panel to review
proposals for new research and reports
of covered human research on which
EPA proposes to rely under the
pesticide laws. In settling this
litigation, EPA agreed to propose to
broaden the applicability of the 2006
rule to apply to research involving
intentional exposure of a human
subject to "a pesticide," without
limitation as to the regulatory statutes
under which the data might be
submitted, considered, or relied upon.
The new proposed rule, therefore,
would apply to all research with
"pesticides," as that term is defined in
7 U.S.C. 136(u) [Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA), sec. 2(u)], submitted,
considered, or relied upon under any
regulatory statute that EPA administers.
EPA also committed in the settlement
agreement to propose amendments to
the rule that would disallow consent
by an authorized representative of a test
subject and that would require the
Agency, in its reviews of covered
human research, to document its ethics
and science considerations in terms of
the recommendations articulated in the
National Research Council's 2004
report, Intentional Human Dosing
Studies for EPA Regulatory Purposes.
Statement of Need:
In 2006, EPA promulgated a regulation
governing the protection of subjects in
human research involving pesticides.
EPA settled litigation challenging the
2006 rule by promising to conduct this
rulemaking.
Summary of Legal Basis:
Public Law 109-54, section 201; 5
U.S.C. 301; 42 U.S.C. 300v-l(b); 7
U.S.C. 136 to 136y; 21 U.S.C. 346a
Alternatives:
This action involves proposal of
amendments to the 2006 rule consistent
with a negotiated settlement, followed
by receipt and response to public
comments and promulgation of a final
rule. Because alternative educational,
voluntary, incentive-based, market-
based, or other non-regulatory
approaches could not resolve the legal
challenge to the 2006 rule, they are not
being considered. EPA retains
discretion to adopt a final rule that
differs from its proposal.
Anticipated Cost and Benefits:
Impacts are expected to be primarily
procedural and limited to the costs of
supporting the rulemaking effort itself.
Expected benefits from this action will
result from resolution of the litigation
and establishing the stability of the
rules governing regulated human
research with pesticides by third
parties.
Risks:
Although no research is known of that
would fall outside the scope of the
2006 rule but within the scope of the
proposed amendment, this action
addresses a perceived loophole for
unethical human pesticide research to
be submitted to EPA and relied on by
the Agency under other regulatory
statutes.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
01/00/11
12/00/11
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required:
No
Small Entities Affected:
No
Government Levels Affected:
Federal
URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/oppfeadl/
guidance/human-test.htm
Agency Contact:
John Carley
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention
7501P
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 305-7019
Fax: 703 308-1776
Email: carley.john@epa.gov
William Jordan
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention
7501P
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 305-1049
Fax: 703 308-1776
Email: jordan.william@epa.gov
RIN:2070-AJ76
EPA
142. HAZARDOUS WASTE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS:
IDENTIFICATION AND LISTING OF
HAZARDOUS WASTE: CARBON
DIOXIDE (CO2) INJECTATE IN
GEOLOGICAL SEQUESTRATION
ACTIVITIES
Priority:
Other Significant. Major status under 5
USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates:
Undetermined
Legal Authority:
42 USC 6903; 42 USC 6912; 42 USC
6921-24
CFR Citation:
40 CFR 261
Legal Deadline:
None
Abstract:
On July 25, 2008, EPA published a
proposed rule under the Safe Drinking
Water Act Underground Injection
Control Program to create a new class
of injection wells (Class VI) for
geological sequestration (GS) of carbon
dioxide (CO2). 73 FR 43492. In
response to that proposal, EPA received
numerous comments asking for
clarification on how the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
hazardous waste requirements apply to
CO2 streams. EPA is now considering
a proposed rule under RCRA to explore
a number of options, including a
conditional exemption from the RCRA
requirements for hazardous CO2
streams in order to facilitate
implementation of GS, while protecting
human health and the environment.
Statement of Need:
The Agency is taking this action in
order to reduce the uncertainty
associated with managing CO 2 streams
under RCRA subtitle C, which will
enable the continued research and
deployment of carbon capture storage
activities.
Summary of Legal Basis:
EPA expects the regulations to be
proposed under the authority of
sections 1004, 2002, 3001, 3002, 3003,
and 3004 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6903,
6912, 6921, 6922, 6923, and 6924.
Alternatives:
EPA intends to analyze options for
clarifying the applicability of RCRA
subtitle C to CO2 streams being
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captured, transported, and sequestered
in Class VI UIC wells, including a
conditional exemption from the
hazardous waste regulations.
Anticipated Cost and Benefits:
The economic impact assessment for
this action is presently under
development, and there are no
preliminary estimates of costs or
benefits at this time.
Risks:
EPA intends to evaluate how
requirements under other statutes and
programs (for example, Department of
Transportation (DOT) regulations, and
EPA's Underground Injection Control
Class VI rule) may adequately address
potentially unacceptable risks from the
capture, transport, and geologic
sequestration of CO2 streams.
Therefore, EPA does not expect to
perform a separate risk assessment of
those CO2 streams.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
01/00/11
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Government Levels Affected:
Federal, State
Sectors Affected:
31-33 Manufacturing; 48-49
Transportation; 22 Utilities
Agency Contact:
Ross Elliott
Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5304P
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8748
Fax: 703 605-0594
Email: elliott.ross@epa.gov
Mark Baldwin
Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5304P
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-0157
Email: baldwin.mark@epa.gov
RIN: 2050-AG60
EPA
143. • FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS UNDER CERCLA
SECTION 108(B) FOR CLASSES OF
FACILITIES IN THE HARD ROCK
MINING INDUSTRY
Priority:
Economically Significant. Major under
5 USC 801.
Unfunded Mandates:
Undetermined
Legal Authority:
42 USC 9601 et seq.; 42 USC 9608 (b)
CFR Citation:
Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Section 108(b) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) of 1980, as amended,
establishes certain authorities
concerning financial responsibility
requirements. The Agency has
identified classes of facilities within the
Hard Rock mining industry as those for
which financial responsibility
requirements will be first developed.
EPA intends to include requirements
for financial responsibility, as well as
notification and implementation.
Statement of Need:
The Agency is currently examining
various classes of facilities that may
produce, transport, treat, store or
dispose of hazardous substances for
development of financial responsibility
requirements under CERCLA section
108(b).
Summary of Legal Basis:
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended.
Alternatives:
To be determined.
Anticipated Cost and Benefits:
To be determined.
Risks:
To be determined.
Timetable:
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Federalism:
Undetermined
Additional Information:
EPA publication information: Priority
Notice -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/
Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=
09000064809fclff; Split from RIN 2050-
AG56.; EPA Docket information: EPA-
HQ-SFUND-2009-0834
Sectors Affected:
212 Mining (except Oil and Gas)
Agency Contact:
Ben Lesser
Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5302P
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-0314
Email: lesser.ben@epa.gov
David Hockey
Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5303P
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-8846
Email: hockey.david@epa.gov
RIN: 2050-AG61
EPA
144. NPDES PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
FOR MUNICIPAL SANITARY AND
COMBINED SEWER COLLECTION
SYSTEMS, MUNICIPAL SATELLITE
COLLECTION SYSTEMS, SANITARY
SEWER OVERFLOWS, AND PEAK
EXCESS FLOW TREATMENT
FACILITIES
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 1318 CWA 308; 33
USC 1342 CWA 402; 33 USC 1361
CWA 501 (a)
Action
Date
FR Cite CFR Citation:
Priority Notice
NPRM
07/28/09 74 FR 37213
04/00/11
40 CFR 122.38; 40 CFR 122.41; 40 CFR
122.42
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Legal Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA will develop a notice of proposed
rulemaking outlining a broad-based
regulatory framework for sanitary sewer
collection systems under the NPDES
program. The Agency is considering
proposing standard permit conditions
for inclusion in permits for publicly
owned treatment works (POTWs) and
municipal sanitary sewer collection
systems. The standard requirements
would address reporting, public
notification, and recordkeeping
requirements for sanitary sewer
overflows (SSOs), capacity assurance,
management, operation, and
maintenance requirements for
municipal sanitary sewer collection
systems; and a prohibition on SSOs.
The Agency is also considering
proposing a regulatory framework for
applying NPDES permit conditions,
including applicable standard permit
conditions, to municipal satellite
collection systems. Municipal satellite
collection systems are sanitary sewers
owned or operated by a municipality
that conveys wastewater to a POTW
operated by a different municipality.
Statement of Need:
EPA is developing a rule to modify the
National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System regulations as they
apply to municipal sanitary sewer
collection systems and sanitary sewer
overflows in order to better protect the
environment and public health from
the harmful effects of sanitary sewer
overflows and basement back ups.
Summary of Legal Basis:
The Agency is undertaking this effort
to help advance the Clean Water Act
objective to restore and maintain the
chemical, physical, and biological
integrity of the Nation's waters (CWA,
sec. 101 (a)).
Alternatives:
EPA will consider a variety of options
during the rulemaking process.
Anticipated Cost and Benefits:
EPA will consider anticipated costs and
benefits during the rulemaking process.
Risks:
EPA will consider potential risks
during the rulemaking process.
Timetable:
Action
Date FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
11/00/11
11/00/12
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Small Entities Affected:
Governmental lurisdictions
Government Levels Affected:
Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Federalism:
Undetermined
Additional Information:
EPA Docket information: EPA—HQ—
OW— 2010—0464
Sectors Affected:
22132 Sewage Treatment Facilities
URL For More Information:
www. epa.gov/npdes
Agency Contact:
Kevin Weiss
Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4203M
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-0742
Fax: 202 564-6392
Email: weiss.kevin@epa.gov
Mohammed Billah
Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4203M
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-0729
Fax: 202 564-0717
Email:
billah.mohammed@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2040-AD02
EPA
145. CRITERIA AND STANDARDS FOR
COOLING WATER INTAKE
STRUCTURES
Priority:
Economically Significant. Major under
5 USC 801.
Unfunded Mandates:
Undetermined
Legal Authority:
CWA 101; CWA 308; CWA 316; CWA
402; CWA 501; CWA 510
Action
Date
FR Cite CFR Citation:
Notice—Public
Meeting
06/01/10 75 FR 30395
40 CFR 9; 40 CFR 122; 40 CFR 123;
40 CFR 124; 40 CFR 125
Legal Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act
(CWA) requires EPA to ensure that the
location, design, construction, and
capacity of cooling water intake
structures reflect the best technology
available (BTA) for minimizing adverse
environmental impacts. In developing
regulations to implement section
316(b), EPA divided its effort into three
rulemaking phases. Phase II, for
existing electric generating plants that
use at least 50 MGD of cooling water,
was completed in July 2004. Industry
and environmental stakeholders
challenged the Phase II regulations. On
review, the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the Second Circuit remanded several
key provisions. In July 2007, EPA
suspended Phase II. Following the
decision in the Second Circuit, several
parties petitioned the U.S. Supreme
Court to review that decision, and the
Supreme Court granted the petitions,
limited to the issue of whether the
Clean Water Act authorized EPA to
consider the relationship of costs and
benefits in establishing section 316(b)
standards. On April 1, 2009, the
Supreme Court reversed the Second
Circuit, finding that the Agency may
consider cost-benefit analysis in its
decisionmaking but not holding that
the Agency must consider costs and
benefits in these decisions. In June
2006, EPA promulgated the Phase III
regulation, covering existing electric
generating plants using less than 50
MGD of cooling water, new offshore oil
and gas facilities, and all existing
manufacturing facilities. Petitions to
review this rule were filed in the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
EPA has asked for, and was granted a
partial voluntary remand of the
determinations in the Phase III
regulation concerning existing facilities,
in order to issue a regulation that
addresses both Phase II and III existing
facilities. EPA expects this new
rulemaking would apply to the
approximately 1,200 existing electric
generating and manufacturing plants.
Statement of Need:
In the absence of national regulations,
NPDES permit writers have developed
requirements to implement section
316(b) on a case-by-case basis. This
may result in a range of different
requirements, and, in some cases,
delays in permit issuance or reissuance.
This regulation may have substantial
ecological benefits.
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Summary of Legal Basis:
The Clean Water Act requires EPA to
establish best technology available
standards to minimize adverse
environmental impacts from cooling
water intake structures. On February
16, 2004, EPA took final action on
regulations governing cooling water
intake structures at certain existing
power producing facilities under
section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act
(Phase II rule). 69 FR 41576 Qul. 9,
2004). These regulations were
challenged , and the Second Circuit
remanded several provisions of the
Phase II rule on various grounds.
Riverkeeper, Inc. v. EPA, 475F.3d83,
(2d Cir., 2007). EPA suspended most
of the rule in response to the remand.
72 FR 37107 Qul. 9, 2007). The remand
of Phase III does not change permitting
requirements for these facilities. Until
the new rule is issued, permit directors
continue to issue permits on a case-
by-case, Best Professional ludgment
basis for Phase II facilities.
Alternatives:
This analysis will cover various sizes
and types of potentially regulated
facilities, and control technologies. EPA
is considering whether to regulate on
a national basis, by subcategory, by
broad water body category, or some
other basis.
Anticipated Cost and Benefits:
The technologies under consideration
in this rulemaking are similar to the
technologies considered for the original
Phase II and Phase III rules. Those costs
evaluated for the Phase II remanded
rule, in 2002 dollars, ranged from $389
million (the final rule option) to $440
million (the final rule option at
proposal) to $1 billion to $3.5 billion
(closed cycle cooling for facilities on
certain waterbodies, or at all facilities).
The monetized benefits of the original
final rule were estimated to be $82
million. The monetized benefits
include only the use value associated
with quantifiable increases in
commercial and recreational fisheries.
Non-use benefits were not analyzed.
The costs and benefits of the Phase III
option most closely aligned with the
Phase II option co-promulgated were
$38.3 million and $2.3 million
respectively, in 2004 dollars. EPA will
develop new costs and benefits
estimates for this new effort.
Risks:
Cooling water intake structures may
pose significant risks for aquatic
ecosystems.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
02/00/1 1
07/00/12
FR Cite
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Government Levels Affected:
Federal, Local, State
Federalism:
Undetermined
Additional Information:
EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OW-
2008-0667
URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/waterscience/316b
Agency Contact:
Paul Shriner
Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4303T
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1076
Email: shriner.paul@epamail.epa.gov
Erik Helm
Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4303T
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1049
Email: helm.erik@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2040-AE95
EPA
146. STORMWATER REGULATIONS
REVISION TO ADDRESS
DISCHARGES FROM DEVELOPED
SITES
Priority:
Other Significant. Major status under 5
USC 801 is undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates:
Undetermined
Legal Authority:
33 USC 1251 et seq
CFR Citation:
Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, ludicial, September 30, 2011,
Chesapeake Bay Settlement Agreement;
May 11, 2010; Fowler v US EPA, No
1 :09-CV -00005-CKK (D DC).
Final, ludicial, November 19, 2012,
Chesapeake Bay Settlement Agreement;
May 11, 2010; Fowler v US EPA, No
1 :09-CV -00005-CKK (D DC).
Abstract:
Stormwater discharge from developed
areas is a major cause of degradation
of surface waters. This is true for both
conveyance of pollutants and the
erosive power of increased stormwater
flow rates and volumes. Current
stormwater regulations were
promulgated in 1990 and 1999. In 2006,
the Office of Water asked the National
Research Council (NRC) to review? the
stormwater program and recommend
ways to strengthen it. The NRC Report,
which was finalized in October 2008,
found that the current stormwater
program ". . .is not likely to adequately
control stormwater's contribution to
waterbody impairment" and
recommended that EPA take action to
address the harmful effects of
stormwater flow. This proposed action
would establish requirements for, at
minimum, managing stormwater
discharges from newly developed and
re-developed sites, to reduce the
amount of pollutants in stormwater
discharges entering receiving waters by
reducing the discharge of excess
stormwater. This action may also
expand the scope of municipal separate
storm sewer systems (MS4) required to
be regulated under NPDES permits, to
include rapidly developing areas and to
cover some discharges that are not
currently regulated. The Phase I and
Phase II MS4 regulations might also be
combined and amended, and may
include provisions for retrofitting
existing development. In order to
comply with the Executive order issued
by President Obama on Mat 12, 2010,
that among other things, require EPA
to identify ways to strengthen
stormwater management practices
within the Bay watershed in order to
restore and protect the Bay and its
tributaries. EPA plans to include in this
proposed rulemaking a separate section
containing additional stormwater
provisions for the Chesapeake Bay
Watershed.
Statement of Need:
Section 402(p) of the Clean Water Act
requires EPA to regulate certain
stormwater discharges. Stormwater is a
primary contributor of water quality
impairment. There is a need to
strengthen the stormwater program's
effectiveness by reducing pollutant
loading from currently regulated and
unregulated stormwater discharges and
preserving surface water health and
integrity. This action was informed by
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the 2006 National Research Council
report.
Summary of Legal Basis:
Section 402(p) of the Clean Water Act
requires EPA to regulate certain
discharges from stormwater in order to
protect water quality.
Alternatives:
To be determined.
Anticipated Cost and Benefits:
To be determined.
Risks:
To be determined.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
Notice—Public
Meeting
09/00/11
12/00/12
To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required:
Yes
Small Entities Affected:
Businesses, Governmental lurisdictions
Government Levels Affected:
Federal, Local, State
Federalism:
Undetermined
Additional Information:
EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OW-
2009-0817-0319
URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/
rulemaking
Agency Contact:
Connie Bosma
Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4203M
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-6773
Fax: 202 564-6392
Email: bosma.connie@epamail.epa.gov
Janet Goodwin
Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4203M
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-1060
Email: goodwin.janet@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2 040-AF13
EPA
147. NATIONAL POLLUTANT
DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
(NPDES) PERMIT REGULATIONS FOR
NEW DISCHARGERS AND THE
APPROPRIATE USE OF OFFSETS
WITH REGARD TO WATER QUALITY
PERMITTING
Priority:
Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates:
Undetermined
Legal Authority:
33 USC 1361; 33 USC 1311(b)(l)(C)
CFR Citation:
40 CFR 122.4(1)
Legal Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This rulemaking may consider how to
best clarify EPA's approach to
permitting new dischargers in order to
ensure the protection of water quality
under Clean Water Act section
301(b)(l)(C). The rulemaking may
examine options to address the
appropriate and permissible use of
offsets, which ensures that NPDES
permits are protective of water quality
standards. The rulemaking may also
examine options for addressing new
dischargers in impaired waters, both
when a TMDL is in place and prior
to TMDL issuance.
Statement of Need:
The EPA is initiating a rulemaking to
consider clarifying the EPA's
interpretation of 40 CFR section
122.4(1) and addressing the adverse
Ninth Circuit decision in Friends of
Pinto Creek v. EPA (2007), which
created uncertainty regarding the
permitting of new dischargers. Through
this rulemaking, EPA will consider how
to best ensure that the requirements at
40 CFR 122.4(1) and/or related
regulations pertaining to the permitting
of new dischargers are consistent with
Clean Water Act (CWA) requirements.
Summary of Legal Basis:
Clean Water Act (CWA) section
301(b)(l)(C) requires permits to include
limitation as stringent as necessary to
meet water quality standards. The
Federal regulations at 40 CFR 122.4(i)
implements that requirement for new
dischargers.
Alternatives:
TBD
Anticipated Cost and Benefits:
TBD
Risks:
TBD
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
04/00/11
01/00/12
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Federalism:
Undetermined
Additional Information:
SAN No. 5240
Agency Contact:
Sara Hilbrich
Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4203M
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-0441
Email: hilbrich.sara@epamail.epa.gov
Michelle Schutz
Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4203M
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-7374
Email: schutz.michelle@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2040-AF 17
EPA
148. • CONCENTRATED ANIMAL
FEEDING OPERATIONS (CAFO)
INFORMATION COLLECTION
REQUEST RULE
Priority:
Other Significant
Legal Authority:
Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation:
Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Under the authority of section 308 of
the CWA, EPA is proposing a rule to
collect facility information from all
Concentrated Animal Feeding
Operations (CAFOs), which will
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provide a CAFO inventory and assist
in implementing the 2008 CAFO rule.
Statement of Need:
Under the authority of section 308 of
the CWA, EPA is proposing a rule to
collect facility information from all
CAFOs, which will provide a CAFO
inventory and assist in implementing
the 2008 CAFO rule.
Summary of Legal Basis:
EPA is proposing a rule to collect
facility information from all CAFOs
under the authority of section 308 of
the CWA.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
Final Action
05/00/11
05/00/12
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required:
No
Small Entities Affected:
No
Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
Agency Contact:
Becky Mitschele
Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4203M
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-6418
Email: mitschele.becky@epamail.epa.gov
George Utting
Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4203M
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-0744
Email: utting.george@epa.gov
RIN: 2 040-AF 2 2
EPA
FINAL RULE STAGE
149. NATIONAL EMISSION
STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR
POLLUTANTS FOR AREA SOURCES:
INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND
INSTITUTIONAL BOILERS
Priority:
Economically Significant. Major under
5 USC 801.
Unfunded Mandates:
This action may affect State, local or
tribal governments and the private
sector.
Legal Authority:
Clean Air Act sec 112
CFR Citation:
40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Judicial, May 7, 2010, 60-day
extension granted on July 30, 2009.
Additional 2-week extension was
subsequently granted, and the signature
date was April 29, 2010.
Final, Judicial, January 16, 2011,
30-day extension granted from
December 16, 2010.
Abstract:
The Clean Air Act (CAA) requires that
EPA develop standards for toxic air
pollutants, also known as hazardous air
pollutants or air toxics for certain
categories of sources. These pollutants
are known or suspected to cause cancer
and other serious health and
environmental effects. This regulatory
action will develop emission standards
for boilers located at area sources. An
area source facility emits or has the
potential to emit less than 10 tons per
year (tpy) of any single air toxic or less
than 25 tpy of any combination of air
toxics. Boilers burn coal and other
substances such as oil or biomass (e.g.,
wood) to produce steam or hot water,
which is then used for energy or heat.
Industrial boilers are used in
manufacturing, processing, mining,
refining, or any other industry.
Commercial and institutional boilers
are used in commercial establishments,
medical centers, educational facilities
and municipal buildings. The majority
of area source boilers covered by this
proposed rule are located at
commercial and institutional facilities
and are generally owned or operated
by small entities. EPA estimates that
there are approximately 183,000
existing area source boilers at 91,000
facilities in the United States and that
approximately 6,800 new area source
boilers will be installed over the next
3 years. The rule will cover boilers
located at area source facilities that
burn coal, oil, biomass, or secondary
"non-waste" materials. Natural gas-
fired area source boilers are not part
of the categories to be regulated. The
rule will reduce emissions of a number
of toxic air pollutants including
mercury, metals, and organic air toxics.
The standards for area sources must be
technology-based. Standards for area
sources can be based on either
generally available control technology
(GACT), or maximum achievable
control technology (MACT). To
determine GACT, we look at methods,
practices and techniques that are
commercially available and appropriate
for use by the sources in the category.
We consider the economic impacts on
sources in the category and the
technical capabilities of the firms to
operate and maintain the emissions
control systems. MACT can be based
on the emissions reductions achievable
through application of measures,
processes, methods, systems, or
techniques, but must at least meet
minimum control levels as defined in
the Clean Air Act. Economic impacts
cannot be considered when
determining those minimum control
levels.
Statement of Need:
Section 112(c)(3) of the CAA requires
EPA to develop rules to reduce specific
air toxics emissions (30 urban toxic
pollutants) that have been identified as
posing the greatest threat to public
health in the largest number of urban
areas as a result of emissions from
certain categories of area sources.
Industrial boilers and
institutional/commercial boilers are
listed as two of the area source
categories for regulation. In addition,
both industrial boilers and
commercial/institutional boilers are on
the list of CAA 112(c)(6) source
categories which requires that those
categories be subject to MACT
regulation for specific air toxics. These
two categories were included on the list
because of emissions of mercury and
polycyclic organic matter (POM).
Summary of Legal Basis:
Clean Air Act, section 112.
Alternatives:
Not yet determined.
Anticipated Cost and Benefits:
EPA estimates the total nationwide
capital cost for the rulemaking for
existing and new boilers, as proposed,
to be approximately $2.5 billion, with
an annualized cost of 1 billion. The
annual cost includes control device
operation and maintenance and annual
boiler tuneups, as well as monitoring,
recordkeeping, reporting, and
performance testing. EPA estimates that
the proposal would reduce nationwide
emissions from existing and new area
source boilers by approximately 1,500
tons per year (tpy) of total air toxics,
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1,500 pounds per year of mercury, 250
tpy of non-mercury metals, 9 tpy of
POM, and 7,600 tpy of PM. These
emissions reductions will lead to
significant annual health benefits. In
2013, this rule will protect public
health by avoiding: 110 to 300
premature deaths, 81 cases of chronic
bronchitis, 190 nonfatal heart attacks,
169 hospital and emergency room
visits, 190 cases of acute bronchitis,
16,000 days when people miss work,
2,100 cases of aggravated asthma, and
95,000 acute respiratory symptoms. The
monetized benefits of this proposed
regulatory action are estimated to range
from $1 billion to $2.4 billion and $900
million to $2.2 billion, at 3 percent and
7 percent discount rates, respectively.
Risks:
Not yet determined.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
06/04/10 75 FR 31895
06/09/10 75 FR 32682
NPRM
NPRM Extension of
Comment Period
NPRM Comment 07/19/10
Period End
NPRM Comment 08/03/10
Period Extended To
Final Action 01/00/11
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required:
Yes
Small Entities Affected:
Businesses, Governmental lurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected:
Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Federalism:
This action may have federalism
implications as defined in EO 13132.
Additional Information:
EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/
Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=
0900006480afbb98; Related to RIN
2060-AQ25.; EPA Docket information:
EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0790
Sectors Affected:
611 Educational Services; 62 Health
Care and Social Assistance; 44-45 Retail
Trade; 321 Wood Product
Manufacturing
Agency Contact:
Mary Johnson
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-01
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5025
Email: johnson.mary@epa.gov
Robert J Wayland
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C439-01
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1045
Email: wayland.robertj@epamail.epa.gov
Related RIN: Related to 2060-AQ25
RIN: 2060-AM44
EPA
150. TRANSPORT RULE (CAIR
REPLACEMENT RULE)
Priority:
Economically Significant. Major under
5 USC 801.
Unfunded Mandates:
This action may affect the private
sector under PL 104-4.
Legal Authority:
42 USC 7401 et seq
CFR Citation:
40 CFR 51, 52, 72, 78, 97
Legal Deadline:
None
Abstract:
On May 12, 2005, the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated
the Clean Air Interstate Rule,
commonly known as CAIR (70 FR
25162). The CAIR used a cap and trade
approach to reduce sulfur dioxide
(SO 2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx)
emissions. On July 11, 2008, the B.C.
Circuit issued an opinion finding parts
of the CAIR unlawful and vacating the
rule. On December 23, the D.C. Circuit
issued a decision on the petitions for
rehearing of the July 11 decision. The
court granted EPA's petition for
rehearing to the extent that it remanded
the cases without vacatur of the CAIR.
This ruling means that the CAIR
remains in place temporarily but that
EPA is obligated to promulgate another
rule under Clean Air Act section
110(a)(2)(D) consistent with the court's
July 11 opinion. This action would
fulfill our obligation to develop a rule
consistent with the July 11, 2008, and
December 23, 2008, D.C. Court
decisions.
Statement of Need:
The Clean Air Transport Rule is
necessary to help States address
interstate transport of pollutants from
upwind States to downwind
nonattainment areas. Specifically, the
rule is needed to respond to the
remand of the Clean Air Interstate Rule
by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
D.C. Circuit.
Summary of Legal Basis:
The Clean Air Transport Rule is needed
to help States address the requirements
of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) of the Clean
Air Act. This section requires States to
prohibit emissions that contribute
significantly to downwind
nonattainment with the national
ambient air quality standards or which
interfere with maintaining the
standards in those downwind States.
Alternatives:
To be determined.
Anticipated Cost and Benefits:
The proposed rule would yield more
than $120 to $290 billion in annual
benefits in 2014. This far outweighs the
estimated annual costs of $2.8 billion
for that year. Both the annual benefits
and costs are in 2006 dollars. The
emission reductions from this proposed
rule would lead to significant annual
health benefits. In 2014, this rule
would protect public health by
avoiding: 14,000 to 36,000 premature
deaths, 21,000 cases of acute bronchitis,
23,000 nonfatal heart attacks, 26,000
hospital and emergency room visits, 1.9
million days when people miss work
or school, 240,000 cases of aggravated
asthma, and 440,000 upper and lower
respiratory symptoms. Air quality
improvements would lead to increased
visibility in national and State parks,
and increased protection for sensitive
ecosystems including, Adirondack and
Appalachian lakes, coastal waters and
estuaries, and sugar maple forests.
Risks:
To be determined.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
NODA
NPRM Correcting
Amendments
NPRM Comment
Period End
Final Action
08/02/10 75 FR 45210
09/01/10 75 FR 53613
09/14/10 75 FR 55711
10/01/10
07/00/1 1
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required:
No
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Small Entities Affected:
Businesses, Governmental lurisdictions
Government Levels Affected:
Federal, Local, State
Energy Effects:
Statement of Energy Effects planned as
required by Executive Order 13211.
International Impacts:
This regulatory action will be likely to
have international trade and investment
effects, or otherwise be of international
interest.
Additional Information:
EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/
Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=
0900006480b25bel; EPA Docket
information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0491
Sectors Affected:
221112 Fossil Fuel Electric Power
Generation
URL For More Information:
www.epa.gov/airtransport
Agency Contact:
Gabrielle Stevens
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6204J
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9252
Fax: 202 343-2359
Email: stevens.gabrielle@epamail.epa.gov
Meg Victor
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6204J
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 343-9193
Email: victor.meg@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AP50
EPA
151. REVISION TO PB AMBIENT AIR
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Priority:
Other Significant
Legal Authority:
42 USC 7403, 7410, 7601(a), 7611, and
7619
CFR Citation:
40 CFR 58
Legal Deadline:
None
Abstract:
On November 12, 2008, the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
revised the National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) for lead
(Pb) and associated monitoring
requirements. The finalized monitoring
requirements require State and local
monitoring agencies to conduct Pb
monitoring near Pb sources emitting 1.0
tons per year (tpy) or more and in large
urban areas referred to as Core Based
Statistical Areas (CBSA) with a
population of 500,000 people or more.
In January 2009, EPA received a
petition from the Missouri Coalition for
the Environment Foundation, Natural
Resources Defense Council, the
Coalition to End Childhood Poisoning,
and Physicians for Social
Responsibility requesting EPA
reconsider the 1.0 tpy emission
threshold. EPA granted the petition to
reconsider on July 22, 2009. This action
represents the results of the EPA's
reconsideration of the Pb monitoring
requirements.
A proposed revision was published on
December 30, 2009, in which the EPA
proposed to lower the emission
threshold to 0.50 tpy, and to require
Pb monitoring at the approximately 80
NCore sites instead of monitoring Pb
in CBSA's with a population greater
than 500,000. The EPA also requested
comments on an emission threshold
greater than 0.50 tpy, alternative
approaches for monitoring Pb near
airports, and on staggering the
monitoring deployment over two years.
Statement of Need:
This action is in response to a petition
to reconsider that the Agency received
and granted on the Pb monitoring
requirements contained in the revision
to the Pb NAAQS (73 FR 66964).
Summary of Legal Basis:
Clean Air Act title I
Alternatives:
To be determined.
Anticipated Cost and Benefits:
To be determined.
Risks:
To be determined.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
NPRM Comment
Period End
Final Action
12/30/09 74 FR 69050
02/16/10
01/00/11
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required:
No
Government Levels Affected:
Federal, Local, State
Additional Information:
EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/
Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=
0900006480a74184; EPA Docket
information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0735
Sectors Affected:
9241 Administration of Environmental
Quality Programs
URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/air/lead
Agency Contact:
Kevin Cavender
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C304-06
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-2364
Fax: 919 541-1903
Email: cavender.kevin@epamail.epa.gov
Lewis Weinstock
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C304-06
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3661
Fax: 919 541-1903
Email: weinstock.lewis@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AP77
EPA
152. RECONSIDERATION OF THE 2008
OZONE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY
STANDARDS
Priority:
Economically Significant. Major under
5 USC 801.
Legal Authority:
42 USC 7409
CFR Citation:
Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline:
None
Abstract:
On March 12, 2008, EPA announced
the final decision on the ozone national
ambient air quality standards (NAAQS).
Soon after that decision was signed on
March 27, 2008 (73 FR 16436), the
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Clean Air Scientific Advisory
Committee (CASAC) held an
unsolicited public meeting and
criticized EPA for setting primary and
secondary standards that were not
consistent with advice provided by the
CASAC during review of the NAAQS.
On July 25, 2008, several
environmental and industry petitioners,
as well as a number of States, sued EPA
on the NAAQS decision, and the Court
set a briefing schedule for the
consolidated cases on December 23,
2008. On March 10, 2009, EPA
requested that the Court vacate the
briefing schedule and hold the
consolidated cases in abeyance for 180
days. This request for extension was
made to allow time for appropriate EPA
officials appointed by the new
Administration to determine whether
the standards established in March
2008 should be maintained, modified,
or otherwise reconsidered.
Announcement of reconsideration of
the March 2008 NAAQS decision
occurred on September 16, 2009. The
NAAQS proposal (including a proposal
to stay implementation designations for
the March 2008 NAAQS) was signed
on January 6, 2010, with the final rule
to be signed on or around October
2010. Reconsideration of the NAAQS
will be limited to information and
supporting documentation available to
EPA and in the docket at the time of
the March 2008 decision.
Statement of Need:
As established in the Clean Air Act,
the national ambient air quality
standards for ozone are to be reviewed
every 5 years. As outlined in the
abstract of this regulatory plan entry,
this reconsideration is in response to
actions by the courts regarding the last
review? in 2008.
Summary of Legal Basis:
Section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7409) directs the Administrator
to propose and promulgate "primary"
and "secondary" national ambient air
quality standards for pollutants
identified under section 108 (the
"criteria" pollutants). The "primary"
standards are established for the
protection of public health, while
"secondary" standards are to protect
against public welfare.
Alternatives:
The main alternatives for the
Administrator's decision are whether to
set different primary and secondary
ozone standards than those set in 2008.
Anticipated Cost and Benefits:
A supplement to the RIA was prepared
that presents the costs and benefits
associated with the proposed revised
ozone standards. This RIA was made
available when the Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking was published.
Risks:
The current national ambient air
quality standards for ozone are
intended to protect against public
health risks associated with morbidity
and/or premature mortality and public
welfare risks associated with adverse
vegetation and ecosystem effects.
During the course of this review, risk
assessments will be conducted to
evaluate health and welfare risks
associated with retention or revision of
the ozone standards.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NPRM Comment
Period End
Final Action
Date
01/19/10
03/22/10
12/00/10
FR Cite
75 FR 2938
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required:
No
Small Entities Affected:
No
Government Levels Affected:
Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Additional Information:
EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/
Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=
0900006480a7f618; Related to RIN
2060-AN24; EPA Docket information:
EPA-HQ-O AR-2005-0172
URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/air/criteria.html
Agency Contact:
Susan Stone
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-06
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1146
Fax: 919 541-0237
Email: stone.susan@epa.gov
Karen Martin
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-06
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5274
Fax: 919 541-0237
Email: martin.karen@epamail.epa.gov
Related RIN: Related to 2060-AN24
RIN: 2060-AP98
EPA
153. REVISIONS TO MOTOR VEHICLE
FUEL ECONOMY LABEL
Priority:
Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates:
Undetermined
Legal Authority:
Clean Air Act
CFR Citation:
40 CFR 85, 86, 600; 49 CFR 575
Legal Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA is responsible for developing the
fuel economy labels that are posted on
window stickers of all new light duty
cars and trucks sold in the U.S. and,
beginning with the 2011 model year,
on all new medium-duty passenger
vehicles (a category that includes large
sport-utility vehicles and passenger
vans). In 2006, EPA updated how the
city and highway fuel economy values
are calculated, to better reflect typical
real-world driving patterns and provide
more realistic fuel economy estimates.
Since then, increasing market
penetration of advanced technology
vehicles, in particular plug-in hybrid
electric vehicles and electric vehicles,
will require new metrics to effectively
convey information to consumers. This
action will amend the way in which
fuel economy estimates are calculated
and/or displayed. The changes in this
action will not impact the Corporate
Average Fuel Economy requirements.
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Statement of Need:
The Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) and the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) have
recently jointly proposed to redesign
and add information to the current fuel
economy label that is posted on the
window sticker of all new cars and
light-duty trucks sold in the U.S. The
redesigned label will provide new
information to American consumers
about the fuel economy and
consumption, fuel costs, and
environmental impacts associated with
purchasing new vehicles beginning
with model year 2012 cars and trucks.
This action will also develop new
labels for certain advanced technology
vehicles, which are poised to enter the
U.S. market, in particular plug-in
hybrid electric vehicles and electric
vehicles.
NHTSA and EPA are proposing these
changes because the Energy
Independence and Security Act (EISA)
of 2007 imposes several new labeling
requirements, because the labels for
conventional vehicles can be improved
to help consumers make more informed
vehicle purchase decisions, and
because the time is right to develop
new labels for advanced technology
vehicles that are being commercialized.
Summary of Legal Basis:
Both EPA and NHTSA have authority
over labeling requirements related to
fuel economy and environmental
information under the Energy Policy
and Conservation Act (EPCA) and the
Energy Independence and Security Act
(EISA), respectively. In order to
implement that authority in the most
coordinated and efficient way, the
agencies have jointly proposed to revise
the Fuel Economy label.
Alternatives:
The rulemaking proposal includes an
alternative label that is being
considered in addition to the Agency's
primary proposal.
Anticipated Cost and Benefits:
The primary costs associated with this
proposed rule come from revisions to
the fuel economy label and codifying
testing requirements for EVs and
PHEVs. This rule is not economically
significant under E.O. 12866 or any
DOT or EPA policies and procedures
because it does not exceed $100 million
or meet other related standards. The
primary benefits associated with this
proposed rule come from any
improvements in consumer
decisionmaking that may lead to
reduced vehicle and fuel costs for
them. There may be additional effects
on criteria pollutants and greenhouse
gas emissions. At this time, EPA and
NHTSA do not believe it is feasible to
fully develop a complete benefits
analysis of the potential benefits.
Risks:
The failure to finalize updated
conventional vehicle fuel economy
labels and to create new labels for EVs
and PHEVs will result in labels that
are unhelpful and potentially
misleading for consumers as they seek
to select more energy efficient and
environmentally friendly vehicles that
meet their needs.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Notice— Public
Meeting
NPRM Comment
Period End
Final Action
Date
09/23/10
09/28/10
11/22/10
02/00/1 1
FR Cite
75 FR 58078
75 FR 59673
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required:
No
Small Entities Affected:
No
Government Levels Affected:
None
Additional Information:
EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-
2009-0865
URL For More Information:
http ://www. epa.gov/fueleconomy/
regulations.htm
Agency Contact:
Lucie Audette
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
NVFEL
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4850
Email: audette.lucie@epamail.epa.gov
Chelsea May
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
NVFEL
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: 734 214-4226
Email: may.chelsea@epamail.epa.gov
RIN: 2060-AQ09
EPA
154. NATIONAL EMISSION
STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR
POLLUTANTS FOR MAJOR
SOURCES: INDUSTRIAL,
COMMERCIAL, AND INSTITUTIONAL
BOILERS AND PROCESS HEATERS
Priority:
Economically Significant. Major under
5 USC 801.
Unfunded Mandates:
This action may affect State, local or
tribal governments and the private
sector.
Legal Authority:
Clean Air Act sec 112
CFR Citation:
40 CFR 63
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Judicial, April 29, 2010, 60-day
extension granted on June 30, 2009. An
additional 2 weeks was subsequently
granted. Signature date: April 29, 2010.
Final, Judicial, January 16, 2011,
30-day extension granted from
December 16, 2011.
Abstract:
Section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA)
outlines the statutory requirements for
EPA's stationary source air toxics
program. Section 112 mandates that
EPA develop standards for hazardous
air pollutants (HAP) for both major and
area sources listed under section 112(c).
This regulatory action will finalize
emission standards for boilers and
process heaters located at major
sources. Section 112(d)(2) requires that
emission standards for major sources be
based on the maximum achievable
control technology (MACT). Industrial
boilers and institutional/commercial
boilers are on the list of section
112(c)(6) source categories. In this
rulemaking, EPA will finalize standards
for these source categories.
Statement of Need:
As a result of the vacatur of the
Industrial Boiler MACT, the Agency
will develop another rulemaking under
CAA section 112 which will reduce
hazardous air pollutant (HAP)
emissions from this source category.
Recent court decisions on other CAA
section 112 rules will be considered in
developing this regulation.
Summary of Legal Basis:
Clean Air Act, section 112.
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Alternatives:
Not yet determined.
Anticipated Cost and Benefits:
EPA estimates the total national capital
cost for the final rule to be
approximately $9.5 billion in the year
2013, with a total national annual cost
of $2.9 billion in the year 2013. The
annual cost, which considers fuel
savings, includes control device
operation and maintenance as well as
monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting,
and performance testing. EPA estimates
that implementation of the rulemaking,
as proposed, would reduce nationwide
emissions from major source boilers
and process heaters by: 15,000 pounds
per year of mercury, 3,200 tpy of non-
mercury metals, 37,000 tpy of HC1,
50,000 tpy of PM, 340,000 tpy of SO2,
722 grams per year of dioxin and 1,800
tpy of volatile organic compounds.
These emissions reductions would lead
to the following annual health benefits.
In 2013, this rule will protect public
health by avoiding 1,900 to 4,800
premature deaths, 1,300 cases of
chronic bronchitis, 3,000 nonfatal heart
attacks, 3,200 hospital and emergency
room visits, 3,000 cases of acute
bronchitis, 250,000 days when people
miss work, 33,000 cases of aggravated
asthma, and 1,500,000 acute respiratory
symptoms. The monetized value of the
benefits ranges from $17 billion to $41
billion in 2013—outweighing the costs
by at least $14 billion.
Risks:
Not yet determined.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
06/04/10 75 FR 32006
06/09/10 75 FR 32682
NPRM
NPRM Extension of
Comment Period
NPRM Comment 07/19/10
Period End
NPRM Comment 08/03/10
Period Extended To
Final Action 06/00/11
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required:
Yes
Small Entities Affected:
Businesses, Governmental lurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected:
Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Federalism:
This action may have federalism
implications as defined in EO 13132.
Additional Information:
EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/
Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=
0900006480afbb49; Split from RIN
2060-AM44. This rulemaking combines
the area source rulemaking for boilers
and the rulemaking for re-establishing
the vacated NESHAP for boilers and
process heaters.; EPA Docket
information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0058
Sectors Affected:
325 Chemical Manufacturing; 611
Educational Services; 322 Paper
Manufacturing; 221 Utilities; 321 Wood
Product Manufacturing
Agency Contact:
Brian Shrager
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C439-01
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-7689
Email: shrager.brian@epa.gov
Robert J Wayland
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C439-01
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1045
Email: wayland.robertj@epamail.epa.gov
Related RIN: Related to 2060-AM44
RIN: 2060-AQ25
EPA
155. LEAD; CLEARANCE AND
CLEARANCE TESTING
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
RENOVATION, REPAIR, AND
PAINTING PROGRAM
Priority:
Economically Significant. Major under
5 USC 801.
Unfunded Mandates:
This action may affect the private
sector under PL 104-4.
Legal Authority:
15 USC 2601(c); 15 USC 2682(c)(3); 15
USC 2684; 15 USC 2686; 15 USC 2687
CFR Citation:
40 CFR 745
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Judicial, April 22, 2010,
Signature.
Final, Judicial, July 15, 2011, Signature.
Abstract:
On May 6, 2010, EPA proposed several
revisions to the 2008 Lead Renovation,
Repair, and Painting Program (RRP)
rule that established accreditation,
training, certification, and
recordkeeping requirements, as well as
work practice standards for persons
performing renovations for
compensation in most pre-1978 housing
and child-occupied facilities. Current
requirements include training
renovators, other renovation workers,
and dust sampling technicians; for
certifying renovators, dust sampling
technicians, and renovation firms; for
accrediting providers of renovation and
dust sampling technician training; for
renovation work practices; and for
recordkeeping. EPA is particularly
concerned about dust lead hazards
generated by renovations because of the
well documented toxicity of lead,
especially to younger children. This
proposal includes additional
requirements designed to ensure that
lead-based paint hazards generated by
renovation work are adequately cleaned
after renovation work is finished and
before the work areas are re-occupied.
Specifically, EPA proposed to require
dust wipe testing after many
renovations covered by the RRP rule.
For a subset of jobs involving
demolition or removal of plaster
through destructive means or the
disturbance of paint using machines
designed to remove paint through high-
speed operation, such as power sanders
or abrasive blasters, this proposal
would also require the renovation firm
to demonstrate, through dust wipe
testing, that dust-lead levels remaining
in the work area are below regulatory
levels.
Statement of Need:
EPA is particularly concerned about
dust lead hazards generated by
renovations because children,
especially younger children, are at risk
for high exposures of lead-based paint
dust via hand-to-mouth exposure. This
rulemaking revision is being considered
in response to a settlement agreement.
Summary of Legal Basis:
Section 402(c)(3) of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires
EPA to regulate renovation or
remodeling activities that create lead-
based paint hazards in target housing,
which is defined by statute to cover
most pre-1978 housing, public
buildings built before 1978, and
commercial buildings. The work
practice requirements for dust wipe
testing and clearance, training,
certification and accreditation
requirements, and State, territorial, and
tribal authorization provisions are being
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promulgated under the authority of
TSCA sections 402(c)(3), 404, and 407
(15 U.S.C. 2682(c)(3), 2684, and 2687).
Alternatives:
In addition to the proposed rule option,
the Economic Analysis for the proposed
rule analyzes several alternative
options, including options with lower
and higher thresholds (in terms of the
amount of lead-based paint disturbed)
for renovations that require dust wipe
testing or clearance. See also the
discussion in the preamble to the
proposed rule at page 25058 et seq.
Anticipated Cost and Benefits:
Benefits. The proposed rule is
estimated to generate benefits by
providing greater assurance that dust-
lead hazards created by renovations are
adequately cleaned up, primarily by
requiring renovation firms to provide
building owners and occupants with
information on dust lead levels
remaining in the work area after many
renovation projects, but also by
requiring renovation firms to
demonstrate that they have achieved
regulatory clearance levels after some
of the dustiest renovations. These
changes will protect individuals
residing in target housing or attending
a child-occupied facility where these
renovation events are performed. It will
also protect individuals who move into
target housing after such a renovation
is performed, or who visit a friend,
relative, or caregiver's house where
such a renovation is performed. EPA
has estimated the number of
individuals residing in target housing
units or attending COFs where
renovation events are performed. The
proposed rule will benefit 809,000
children under the age of 6 and
7,547,000 individuals age 6 and older
(including 96,000 pregnant women) per
year by minimizing their exposure to
lead dust generated by renovations. The
low threshold option would protect
882,000 children under the age of 6 and
8,193,000 individuals age 6 and older,
including 105,000 pregnant women.
The high threshold option protects
706,000 children and 6,590,000
individuals age 6 and older, including
83,000 pregnant women. The remaining
three alternative options (dust wipe
testing only, clearance only, and third
party dust wipe testing) would affect
the same number of individuals as the
proposed rule, although the amount of
protection provided to some of those
individuals may differ from the
proposed rule.
Costs. Total annualized costs for the
proposed rule are $272 million per year
using a 3 percent discount rate and
$293 million per year using a 7 percent
discount rate. Under the low threshold
option, costs are $312 million per year
with a 3 percent discount rate and $336
million per year with a 7 percent rate.
Under the high threshold option, costs
are $224 million per year with a 3
percent discount rate and $242 million
per year with a 7 percent discount rate.
The option that only requires dust wipe
testing costs $268 million per year with
a 3 percent discount rate and $288
million per year with a 7 percent
discount rate. The option requiring
clearance for all renovations covered by
the proposed rule costs $367 million
with a 3 percent discount rate and $394
million with a 7 percent discount rate.
The option requiring the use of a third-
party for dust wipe sampling costs $431
million per year with a 3 percent
discount rate and $459 million per year
with a 7 percent discount rate. These
cost estimates are based on the
assumption that improved lead test kits
would be available.
Risks:
Lead is known for its "broad array of
deleterious effects on multiple organ
systems via widely diverse mechanisms
of action." (EPA Air Quality Criteria for
Lead, October 2006). This array of
health effects includes heme
biosynthesis and related functions;
neurological development and function;
reproduction and physical
development; kidney function;
cardiovascular function; and immune
function. There is also some evidence
of lead carcinogenicity, primarily from
animal studies, together with limited
human evidence of suggestive
associations. Of particular interest to
EPA during the RRP rulemaking was
the delineation of lowest observed
effect levels for those lead-induced
effects that are most clearly associated
with blood lead levels of less than 10
micrograms per deciliter in children
and adults. See also the discussion in
the preamble to the proposed rule at
page 25039 et seq.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NPRM Comment
Date FR Cite
05/06/10 75 FR 25038
07/06/10
Period End
NPRM Extension of 07/07/10 75 FR 38959
Comment Period
NPRM Comment 08/06/10
Period Extended To
Final Action 07/00/11
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required:
Yes
Small Entities Affected:
Businesses
Government Levels Affected:
Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Additional Information:
EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/
Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=
0900006480ae7efa; EPA Docket
information: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0049
URL For More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/
renovation.htm
Agency Contact:
Cindy Wheeler
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention
7404T
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-0484
Email: wheeler.cindy@epa.gov
Michelle Price
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention
7404T
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-0744
Email: price.michelle@epa.gov
RIN: 2070-AJ57
EPA
156. IDENTIFICATION OF
NON-HAZARDOUS SECONDARY
MATERIALS THAT ARE SOLID
WASTES
Priority:
Other Significant
Legal Authority:
42 USC 6903(27); 42 USC 6912(a)(l)
CFR Citation:
40 CFR 241
Legal Deadline:
NPRM, Judicial, April 29, 2010.
Final, Judicial, January 16, 2011.
Abstract:
The Agency has proposed to define
which non-hazardous secondary
materials burned in combustion units
are solid wastes under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
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This in turn will assist the Agency in
determining which non-hazardous
secondary materials will be subject to
the emissions standards proposed
under sections 112 and 129 of the
Clean Air Act (CAA). If the secondary
material is considered a "solid waste,"
the unit that burns the non-hazardous
secondary material would be subject to
the CAA section 129 requirements. The
meaning of "solid waste" as defined
under RCRA is important because CAA
section 129, which regulates emissions
from sources that combust solid wastes,
states that the term "solid waste" shall
have the meaning "established by the
Administrator [pursuant to RCRA]."
Statement of Need:
EPA is preparing to establish new
emission standards under CAA sections
112 and 129. In order to establish these
new emission standards, EPA must
determine at the federal level which
non-hazardous secondary materials are
considered "solid waste." The meaning
of solid waste for purposes of these
CAA standards is of particular
importance since CAA section 129
states that the term "solid waste" shall
have the meaning "established by the
Administrator."
Summary of Legal Basis:
EPA is promulgating this regulation
under the authority of sections
2002(a)(l) and 1004(27) of RCRA, as
amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912(a)(l) and
6903(27). Section 129(a)(l(D) of the
CAA directs EPA to establish standards
for Commercial and Industrial Solid
Waste Incinerators (CISWI), which burn
solid waste (CAA sec. 129(g)(6), 42
U.S.C. 7429). Section 129(g)(6) provides
that the term, solid waste, is to be
established by EPA under RCRA.
Section 2002(a)(l) of RCRA authorizes
the Agency to promulgate regulations
as are necessary to carry out the
functions under the Act. The statutory
definition of "solid waste" is provided
in RCRA section 1004(27).
Alternatives:
The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) proposes an "Alternative
Approach" that is broader than the
proposed solid waste definition. This
alternative may be adopted in the final
rule, if warranted by information
presented during the public comment
period or otherwise available in the
rulemaking record. Under this
alternative, most non-hazardous
secondary materials that are burned in
a combustion unit would be considered
solid wastes. Only fuels or ingredients
that are combusted and remain within
the control of the generator and met
the legitimacy criteria would not be
solid wastes under this alternative. This
approach would not allow discarded
materials processed into new product
fuels to be considered as non-wastes,
or allow for a petition process. This
approach would expand the universe of
non-hazardous secondary materials that
would be considered to be solid wastes,
and thus subject to CAA section 129.
The proposed rule also takes comment
on an approach that would classify all
non-hazardous secondary materials that
are burned in combustion units as solid
wastes.
Anticipated Cost and Benefits:
The proposed rule specifies criteria
under which non-hazardous secondary
materials are considered solid wastes.
Although the final rule will determine
which section of the CAA under which
a given combustion unit is regulated,
this rule itself will not include any
emission standards and will not require
changes in the management or use of
secondary materials. Only with the
promulgation of the respective rules
developed within EPA's Office of Air
and Radiation (OAR) would society
realize the costs, benefits, and other
impacts. These impacts, therefore, are
attributed entirely to the rules being
developed by OAR.
Risks:
Air emission risks will be reduced as
a result of the current promulgation of
three-related rules developed by OAR
and this rule. However, material
diversion risks may increase under
certain limited scenarios.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Action
ANPRM
ANPRM Comment
Period End
NPRM
NPRM Extension of
Comment Period
NPRM Comment
Period End
Date
01/02/09
02/02/09
06/04/10
06/09/10
07/19/10
FR Cite
74 FR 41
75 FR 31843
75 FR 32682
NPRM Comment 08/03/10
Period Extended To
Final Action 01/00/11
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required:
No
Small Entities Affected:
No
Government Levels Affected:
Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Additional Information:
EPA publication information: ANPRM
- http://www.regulations.gov/search/
Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=
090000648080b3d3; NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/
Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=
0900006480afbb78, NPRM - Extension
of Comment Period -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/
Regs/home.html#documentDetail? For
information on the proposed CAA
emissions standards for boilers, process
heaters, and commercial/industrial
solid waste incinerators, see
http://www.epa.gov/airquality/
combustion/; EPA Docket information:
EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0329
URL For More Information:
http: //www. ep a. gov/ep awaste/nonhaz/
define/index.htm
Agency Contact:
Marc Thomas
Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5303P
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 308-0023
Fax: 703 308-0509
Email: thomas.marc@epa.gov
George Faison
Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5303P
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703 305-7652
Fax: 703 308-0509
Email: faison.george@epa.gov
RIN: 2050-AG44
BILLING CODE 6560-50-S
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Semiannual Regulatory
Agenda
FY2011 Regulatory Plan
Semiannual Regulatory
Flexibility Agenda
Monthly Action Initiation
List
Rulemaking Gateway
Online Locations
www.reginfo.gov/, www.regulations.gov, and
http://www.epa.gov/lawsregs/search/regagenda.html
Goto: Regulations.gov and put "EPA-HQ-OA-2010-0915-
0002" in the key word box
www.reginfo.gov/, www.regulations.gov, and
http://www.epa.gov/lawsregs/search/regagenda.html
http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main7m
ain=DocketDetail&d=EPA-HQ-OA-2008-0265 and
http://www.epa.gov/lawsregs/search/ail.html
www.epa.gov/rulemaking/
Federal
Register
Location
Not in FR
Part II of
today's issue
Part XII of
today's issue
Not in FR
Not in FR
B. What Are EPA's Regulatory Priorities, and What Key Principles, Statutes, and Executive Orders
Guide Our Rule and Policymaking Process?
Priorities
To guide the Agency's efforts in 2011 and subsequent years, Administrator Lisa P. Jackson has
established the following seven guiding principles. For a more extensive discussion of these principles
please see our FY 2011 Regulatory Plan.
1. Taking Action on Climate Change: In 2009 EPA finalized an endangerment finding on
greenhouse gases; issued the first national rules to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions under the Clean
Air Act; and initiated a national reporting system for greenhouse gas emissions. In 2010, EPA and
NHTSA announced a joint final rule establishing a historic national program that will dramatically reduce
greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel economy for new cars and trucks sold in the United States.
The mobile sources addressed in that regulatory action — light-duty vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles —
accounted for 23 percent of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2007. While EPA stands ready to help
Congress craft strong, science-based climate legislation that addresses the spectrum of issues, the
Agency will deploy existing regulatory tools as they are available and warranted.
2. Improving Air Quality: Since passage of the Clean Air Act Amendments in 1990, nationwide air
quality has improved significantly for the six criteria air pollutants for which there are national ambient air
quality standards. Despite this progress, about 127 million Americans lived in counties with air considered
unhealthy in 2008. Long-term exposure to air pollution can cause cancer and damage to the immune,
neurological, reproductive, cardiovascular, and respiratory systems. Because people spend much of their
lives indoors, the quality of indoor air is also a major concern.
3. Assuring the Safety of Chemicals: One of EPA's highest priorities is to make significant and long
overdue progress in assuring the safety of chemicals. On September 29, 2009, Administrator Jackson
announced clear principles to guide Congress in writing a new chemical risk management law that will fix
the weaknesses in Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA is shifting its focus to addressing high-
concern chemicals and filling data gaps on widely-produced chemicals in commerce.
4. Cleaning Up Our Communities: In 2009, EPA accelerated its Superfund program and confronted
significant local environmental challenges like the asbestos Public Health Emergency in Libby, Montana
and the coal ash spill in Kingston, Tennessee.
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5. Protecting America's Waters: America's water bodies are imperiled as never before. Water
quality and enforcement programs face complex challenges, from nutrient loadings and storm water
runoff to invasive species and drinking water contaminants. These challenges demand both traditional
and innovative strategies.
6. Expanding the Conversation on Environmentalism and Working for Environmental Justice:
Environmentalism has been described as a conversation that we all must have because it is about
protecting people in the places they live, work, and raise families. The Agency is now focusing on
expanding the conversation to include new stakeholders and involve communities in more direct ways.
7. Building Strong State and Tribal Partnerships: EPA's success depends more than ever on
working with increasingly capable and environmentally conscious partners. The Agency works with the
States and Tribes, business and industry, nonprofit organizations, environmental groups, and educational
institutions in a wide variety of collaborative efforts. States and tribal nations bear important
responsibilities for the day-to-day mission of environmental protection.
Other Key Principles, Statutes, and Executive Orders Guiding Our Rule and Policymaking Process
EPA's strength has always been our ability to adapt to the constantly changing face of environmental
protection as our economy and society evolve, and science teaches us more about how humans interact
with and affect the natural world. Now, more than ever, EPA must be innovative and forward looking
because the environmental challenges faced by Americans all across our country are unprecedented.
Besides the fundamental environmental laws authorizing EPA actions such as the Clean Air Act and
Clean Water Act, there are legal requirements that apply to the issuance of regulations that are generally
contained in the Administrative Procedure Act, the Regulatory Flexibility Act as amended by the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act, the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, the Paperwork
Reduction Act, the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act, and the Congressional Review
Act. We also must meet a number of requirements contained in Executive Orders 12866 (Regulatory
Planning and Review; 58 FR 51735; October 4, 1993), 12898 (Environmental Justice; 59 FR 7629;
February 16, 1994), 13045 (Children's Health Protection; 62 FR 19885; April 23, 1997), 13132
(Federalism; 64 FR 43255; August 10, 1999), 13175 (Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments; 65 FR 67249; November 9, 2000), 13211 (Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use; 66 FR 28355; May 22, 2001).
C. How Can You Be Involved in EPA's Rule and Policymaking Process?
You can make your voice heard by getting in touch with the contact person provided in each agenda
entry. We urge you to participate as early in the process as possible. You may also participate by
commenting on proposed rules that we publish in the Federal Register (FR).
Instructions on how to submit your comments are provided in each of our Notices of Proposed
Rulemaking (NPRMs). To be most effective, comments should contain information and data that support
your position, and you also should explain why we should incorporate your suggestion in the rule or
nonregulatory action. You can be particularly helpful and persuasive if you provide examples to illustrate
your concerns and offer specific alternatives.
We believe our actions will be more cost-effective and protective if our development process includes
stakeholders working with us to identify the most practical and effective solutions to problems, and we
stress this point most strongly in all of our training programs for rule and policy developers. Democracy
gives real power to individual citizens, but with that power comes responsibility. We urge you to become
involved in EPA's rule and policymaking process. For more information about public involvement in EPA
activities, please visit www.epa.gov/publicinvolvement.
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D. What Actions Are Included in the E-Agenda and the Regulatory Flexibility Agenda?
EPA includes regulations and certain major policy documents in the e-Agenda. However, there is no
legal significance to the omission of an item from the agenda, and we generally do not include the
following categories of actions:
• Administrative actions such as delegations of authority, changes of address, or phone numbers;
• Under the Clean Air Act: Revisions to State Implementation Plans; Equivalent Methods for Ambient
Air Quality Monitoring; Deletions from the New Source Performance Standards source categories list;
Delegations of Authority to States; Area Designations for Air Quality Planning Purposes;
• Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: Registration-related decisions, actions
affecting the status of currently registered pesticides, and data call-ins;
• Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Actions regarding pesticide tolerances and food
additive regulations;
• Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: Authorization of State solid waste management
plans; hazardous waste delisting petitions;
• Under the Clean Water Act: State Water Quality Standards; deletions from the section 307(a) list of
toxic pollutants; suspensions of toxic testing requirements under the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES); delegations of NPDES authority to States;
• Under the Safe Drinking Water Act: Actions on State underground injection control programs.
The Regulatory Flexibility Agenda normally includes:
• Actions likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
• Rules the Agency has identified for periodic review under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
There are four rules for 610 reviews in 2010.
E. How Is the E-Agenda Organized?
You can now choose how both the www.reginfo.gov and www.regulations.gov versions of the e-
Agenda are organized. Current choices include: EPA subagency; stage of rulemaking, explained below;
alphabetically by title; and by the Regulation Identifier Number (RIN), which is assigned sequentially when
an action is added to the agenda.
Stages of rulemaking include:
1. Prerulemaking—Prerulemaking actions are generally intended to determine whether EPA should
initiate rulemaking. Prerulemakings may include anything that influences or leads to rulemaking, such as
Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRMs studies or analyses of the possible need for
regulatory action, announcement of reviews of existing regulations required under section 610 of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act, requests for public comment on the need for regulatory action, or important
preregulatory policy proposals).
2. Proposed Rule—This section includes EPA rulemaking actions that are within a year of proposal
(publication of Notices of Proposed Rulemakings (NPRMs)).
3. Final Rule—This section includes rules that will be issued as a final rule within a year.
4. Long-Term Actions—This section includes rulemakings for which the next scheduled regulatory action
is after October 2011. We urge you to explore becoming involved even if an action is listed in the Long-
Term category. By the time an action is listed in the Proposed Rules category you may have missed the
opportunity to participate in certain public meetings or policy dialogues.
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5. Completed Actions—This section contains actions that have been promulgated and published in the
Federal Register since publication of the spring 2010. It also includes actions that EPA is no longer
considering. If an action appears in the completed section, it will not appear in future agendas unless we
decide to initiate action again, in which case it will appear as a new entry. EPA also announces the
results of the Regulatory Flexibility Act section 610 reviews in this section of the agenda.
F. What Information Is in the Regulatory Flexibility Agenda and the E-Agenda?
Regulatory Flexibility Agenda entries include:
Sequence Number, RIN, Title, Description, Statutory Authority, Section 610 Review, if applicable,
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required, Schedule, Contact Person.
E-Agenda entries include:
Title: Titles for new entries (those that have not appeared in previous agendas) are preceded by a bullet
(•). The notation "Section 610 Review" follows the title if we are reviewing the rule as part of our periodic
review of existing rules under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 610).
Priority: Entries are placed into one of five categories described below. OMB reviews all significant rules
including both of the first two categories, "economically significant" and "other significant."
Economically Significant: Under E.O. 12866, a rulemaking action that may have an annual effect on
the economy of $100 million or more, or adversely affect in a material way the economy, a sector of
the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or State, local,
or tribal governments or communities.
Other Significant: A rulemaking that is not economically significant but is considered significant for
other reasons. This category includes rules that may:
1. Create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an action taken or planned by
another agency;
2. Materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan programs, or
the rights and obligations of recipients; or
3. Raise novel legal or policy issues arising out of legal mandates, the President's priorities, or
the principles in Executive Order 12866.
Substantive, Nonsignificant: A rulemaking that has substantive impacts but is not Significant, Routine
and Frequent, or Informational/Administrative/Other.
Routine and Frequent: A rulemaking that is a specific case of a recurring application of a regulatory
program in the Code of Federal Regulations (e.g., certain State Implementation Plans, National
Priority List updates, Significant New Use Rules, State Hazardous Waste Management Program
actions, and Tolerance Exemptions). If an action that would normally be classified Routine and
Frequent is reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget under E.O. 12866, then we would
classify the action as either "Economically Significant" or "Other Significant."
Informational/Administrative/Other: An action that is primarily informational or pertains to an action
outside the scope of E.O. 12866.
Also, if we believe that a rule may be "Major" as defined in the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C.
801, et seq.) because it is likely to result in an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more or
meets other criteria specified in this law, we indicate this under the "Priority" heading with the statement
"Major under 5 USC 801."
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Legal Authority: The sections of the United States Code (USC), Public Law (PL), Executive Order (EO), or
common name of the law that authorizes the regulatory action.
CFR Citation: The sections of the Code of Federal Regulations that would be affected by the action.
Legal Deadline: An indication of whether the rule is subject to a statutory or judicial deadline, the date of
that deadline, and whether the deadline pertains to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, a Final Action, or
some other action.
Abstract: A brief description of the problem the action will address.
Timetable: The dates (and citations) that documents for this action were published in the Federal
Register and, where possible, a projected date for the next step. Projected publication dates frequently
change during the course of developing an action. The projections in the agenda are our best estimates
as of the date we submit the agenda for publication. For some entries, the timetable indicates that the
date of the next action is "to be determined."
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Indicates whether EPA has prepared or anticipates that it will be
preparing a regulatory flexibility analysis under section 603 or 604 of the RFA. Generally, such an
analysis is required for proposed or final rules subject to the RFA that EPA believes may have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Small Entities Affected: Indicates whether we expect the rule to have any effect on small businesses,
small governments, or small nonprofit organizations.
Government Levels Affected: Indicates whether we expect the rule to have any effect on levels of
government and, if so, whether the governments are State, local, tribal, or Federal.
Federalism Implications: Indicates whether the action is expected to have substantial direct effects on the
States, on the relationship between the National Government and the States, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
Unfunded Mandates: Section 202 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act generally requires an
assessment of anticipated costs and benefits if a rule includes a mandate that may result in expenditures
of more than $100 million in any one year by State, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by
the private sector. If we expect to exceed this $100 million threshold, we note it in this section.
Energy Impacts: Indicates whether the action is a significant energy action under E.O. 13211.
International Trade Impacts: Indicates whether the action is likely to have international trade or
investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
Agency Contact: The name, address, phone number, and e-mail address, if available, of a person who is
knowledgeable about the regulation.
Additional Information: Other information about the action including docket information.
URLs: For some of our actions, we include the Internet addresses for reading copies of rulemaking
documents, submitting comments on proposals, and getting more information about the rulemaking and
the program of which it is a part. (Note: To submit comments on proposals, you can go to our electronic
docket, which is at www.regulations.gov. Once there, follow the online instructions to access the docket
and submit comments. A docket identification (ID) number will assist in the search for materials. We
include this number in the additional information section of many of the agenda entries that have already
been proposed.)
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RIN: The Regulation Identifier Number is used by OMB to identify and track rulemakings. The first four
digits of the RIN stand for the EPA office with lead responsibility for developing the action.
G. How Can I Find Out About Rulemakings That Start Up After the Regulatory Agenda Is Signed?
EPA posts monthly information of new rulemakings that the Agency's senior managers have decided
that we should develop. We also distribute this list via e-mail. You can see the current list, which we call
the Action Initiation List at http://www.epa.gov/lawsregs/search/ail.html where you will also find
information about how to get an e-mail notification when a new list is posted.
H. What Tools for Mining Regulatory Agenda Data and for Finding More About EPA Rules and
Policies Are Available at Reginfo.gov, EPA.gov, and Regulations.gov?
1. The http://www.reginfo.gov/ Searchable Database
The Regulatory Information Service Center and Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs have
revised a Federal regulatory dashboard and continue to allow users to view the Regulatory Agenda
database (http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaMain), which includes powerful search, display,
and data transmission options. At that site you can:
1. See the preamble. At the URL listed above for the Unified Agenda and Regulatory Plan, find
"Current Agenda Agency Preambles." Environmental Protection Agency is listed alphabetically
under "Other Executive Agencies."
2. Gef a complete list ofEPA's entries in the current edition of the Agenda. Use the drop-down
menu in the "Select Agency" box to find Environmental Protection Agency and "Submit."
3. View the contents of all ofEPA's entries in the current edition of the Agenda. Choose "Search"
from the "Unified Agenda" selection in the toolbar at the top of the page. Within the "Search of
Agenda/Regulatory Plan" screen, open "Advanced Search," then "Continue." Select
"Environmental Protection Agency" and "Continue." Select "Search," then "View All RIN Data
(Max 350)."
4. Gef a listing of entries with specified characteristics. Follow the procedure described immediately
above for viewing the contents of all entries, but on the screen entitled "Advanced Search -
Select Additional Fields," choose the characteristics you are seeking before "Search." For
example, if you wish to see a listing of all economically significant actions that may have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses, you would check
"Economically Significant" under "Priority" and "Business" under "Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required."
5. Download the results of your searches in XML format.
2. Subject Matter EPA Websites
Some actions listed in the Agenda include a URL that provides additional information.
3. Public Dockets
When EPA publishes either an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) or a NPRM in
the Federal Register, the Agency typically establishes a docket to accumulate materials throughout
the development process for that rulemaking. The docket serves as the repository for the collection of
documents or information related to a particular Agency action or activity. EPA most commonly uses
dockets for rulemaking actions, but dockets may also be used for Regulatory Flexibility Act section
610 reviews of rules with significant economic impacts on a substantial number of small entities and
for various nonrulemaking activities, such as Federal Register documents seeking public comments
on draft guidance, policy statements, information collection requests under the Paperwork Reduction
Act, and other non-rule activities. Docket information should be in that action's agenda entry. All of
EPA's public dockets can be located atwww.regulations.gov.
4. EPA's Rulemaking Gateway
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EPA's Rulemaking Gateway (www.epa.gov/rulemaking/) serves as a portal to ERA'S priority rules,
providing you with earlier and more frequently updated information about Agency regulations than is
provided by the Regulatory Agenda.
The Rulemaking Gateway provides information as soon as work begins and provides updates on a
monthly basis as new information becomes available. Time-sensitive information, such as notice of a
public meeting, is updated on a daily basis. Not all of EPA's Regulatory Agenda entries appear on
the Rulemaking Gateway; only priority rulemakings can be found on the Gateway.
I. Reviews of Rules With Significant Impacts on a Substantial Number of Small Entities
Section 610 of the RFA requires that an agency review, within 10 years of promulgation, each rule that
has or will have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. EPA has four
rules scheduled for 610 review in 2010.
Rule Being Reviewed
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations:
Radionuclides (Section 610 Review)
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Centralized
Waste Treatment Industry (Section 610 Review)
Tier II Light-Duty Vehicle and Light-Duty Truck
Emission Standards and Gasoline Sulfur Standards
(Section 610 Review)
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations; Arsenic
and Clarifications to Compliance and New Source
Contaminants Monitoring (Section 610 Review)
RIN
2040-AF19
2040-AF18
2060-AQ12
2040-AF24
Docket ID #
EPA-HQ-OW-2010-0166
EPA-HQ-OW-2010-0169
EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0052
EPA-HQ-OW-2010-0728
EPA has established official public dockets for these 610 Reviews under the docket identification (ID)
numbers as indicated above. All documents in the dockets are listed on the www.regulations.gov Web
site. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available; e.g., confidential business
information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material,
such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically through www.regulations.gov
or in hard copy at the applicable program (Water or Air) docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744. Unless otherwise indicated, please direct your comments to the
identified docket ID number for the specific 610 Review item. For these 610 Reviews, please DO NOT
submit CBI or information that is otherwise protected by statute. You may submit comments using one of
the following methods:
1. Electronically. Go directly to www.regulations.gov and find "Advanced Docket Search." Enter the
appropriate docket ID number. The system is an "anonymous access" system, which means EPA will not
know your identity, e-mail address, or other contact information unless you provide it in the body of your
comment. If you do submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name,
mailing address, and an e-mail address or other contact information in the body of your comment. EPA's
policy is that EPA will not edit your comment, and any identifying or contact information provided in the
body of a comment will be included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket and
made available in EPA's electronic public docket.
2. By Mail. Send your comments to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Docket* [insert applicable docket number], 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460.
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3. By Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver your comments, identified by the Docket # [insert applicable
docket number], to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20460. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading
Room is (202) 566-1744. Such deliveries are only accepted during the docket center's normal hours of
operation as identified above. For more information on EPA's docket center, please visit
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments
received after the close of the comment period will be marked "late." EPA is not required to consider
these late comments. For this action, please DO NOT submit CBI or information that is otherwise
protected by statute.
J. What Other Special Attention Do We Give to the Impacts of Rules on Small Businesses, Small
Governments, and Small Nonprofit Organizations?
For each of our rulemakings, we consider whether there will be any adverse impact on any small
entity. We attempt to fit the regulatory requirements, to the extent feasible, to the scale of the businesses,
organizations, and governmental jurisdictions subject to the regulation.
Under RFA/SBREFA (the Regulatory Flexibility Act as amended by the Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act), the Agency must prepare a formal analysis of the potential negative impacts
on small entities, convene a Small Business Advocacy Review Panel (proposed rule stage), and prepare
a Small Entity Compliance Guide (final rule stage) unless the Agency certifies a rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. For more detailed information about
the Agency's policy and practice with respect to implementing RFA/SBREFA, please visit the
RFA/SBREFA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sbrefa/.
Fora list of the rules under development for which a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis will be required, go
to http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=UnifiedAgenda.
K. Thank You for Collaborating With Us
Finally, we would like to thank those of you who choose to join with us in making progress on the
complex issues involved in protecting human health and the environment. Collaborative efforts such as
EPA's open rulemaking process are a valuable tool for addressing the problems we face, and the
regulatory agenda is an important part of that process.
Dated: September 10, 2010
NAME: Louise Wise,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation.
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The 345 Regulatory Agendas
Regional Office Dallas - Proposed Rule
Title
Oklahoma Regional Haze Federal Implementation Plan (FIP)
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2006-AAOO
Regional Office San Francisco - Final Rule
Title
Regulation To Establish No Discharge Zone in California State Waters Under CWA 312(f)(4)(A)
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2009-AA04
Office of General Council - Proposed Rule
Title
Revision of Procedural Rules for Hearings on Cancellations, Suspensions, Changes in Classifications, and Denials of
Pesticide Registrations
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2015-AAOO
Office of General Council - Final Rule
Title
Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Environmental Protection Agency
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2015-AA01
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance - Proposed Rule
Title
NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2020-AA47
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance - Long-term Action
Title
Technical Corrections to Title 40 To Conform to the Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment Rule
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2020-AA49
Office of Environmental Information - Proposed Rule
Title
Clarify TRI Reporting Obligations Under EPCRA Section 313 for Metal Mining Activities
TRI; Response to Petition To Delete Acetonitrile From the Toxics Release Inventory List of Toxic Chemicals
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2025-AA1 1
2025-AA19
Office of Environmental Information - Final Rule
Title
Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Articles Exemption Clarification Rule
TRI: Intent to Consider Lifting Administrative Stay Regarding Hydrogen Sulfide Reporting Requirements; Opportunity for
Public Comment
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2025-AA24
2025-AA27
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Office of Environmental Information - Long-term Action
Title
TRI; Response to Petition To
Toxics Release Inventory
TRI; Response to Petition To
Delete Chromium, Antimony, Titanate From the
Add Diisononyl Phthalate to the Toxics Release
Metal Compound Categories Listed on the
Inventory List of Toxic Chemicals
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2025-AA16
2025-AA17
Office of Environmental Information - Completed Action
Title
Toxics Release Inventory; Addition of National Toxicology Program Carcinogens
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2025-AA28
Water - PreRule
Title
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Centralized Waste Treatment Industry
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations;
Monitoring
Arsenic and Clarifications to Compliance and New Source Contaminants
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2040-AF18
2040-AF24
Water - Proposed Rule
Title
NPDES Permit Requirements for Municipal Sanitary and Combined Sewer Collection Systems, Municipal Satellite
Collection Systems, Sanitary Sewer Overflows, and Peak Excess Flow Treatment Facilities
Regulations for Gray and Black Water Discharges From Cruise Ships Operating in Certain Alaskan Waters
Criteria and Standards for Cooling Water Intake Structures
Revisions to the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation (UCMR 3) for Public Water Systems
Amendment to Effluent Guidelines for Primary Aluminum Smelting Subcategory of the Nonferrous Metals Manufacturing
Point Source Category
Stormwater Regulations Revision To Address Discharges From Developed Sites
Water Quality Standards Regulatory Clarifications
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Regulations for New Dischargers and the Appropriate
Use of Offsets With Regard to Water Quality Permitting
Water Quality Standards for the State of Florida's Estuaries and Coastal Waters
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) Information Collection Request Rule
Withdrawal of Certain Federal Aquatic Life Water Quality Criteria Applicable to Wisconsin
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Application and Program Updates Rule
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2040-AD02
2040-AD89
2040-AE95
2040-AF10
2040-AF12
2040-AF13
2040-AF16
2040-AF17
2040-AF21
2040-AF22
2040-AF23
2040-AF25
Water - Final Rule
Title
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES): Use of Sufficiently Sensitive Test Methods for Permit
Applications and Reporting
Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Airport Deicing Operations
Federal Requirements Under the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program for Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Geologic
Sequestration (GS) Wells
2010 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan
Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants Under the Clean Water Act; Analysis and
Sampling Procedures
Water Quality Standards (Numeric Nutrient Criteria) for Florida's Lakes and Flowing Waters
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2040-AC84
2040-AE69
2040-AE98
2040-AF06
2040-AF09
2040-AF1 1
Water - Long-term Action
Title
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National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Radon
Shore Protection Act, Section 4103(b) Regulations
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Aldicarb
Test Procedures for the Analysis of Co-Planar and Mono-Ortho-Substituted Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Under the
Clean Water Act
Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of the Armed Forces — Phase II
Underground Injection Control: Update of State Programs
National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations (NSDWR): Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) and Technical
Corrections to the NSDWR
Statement of Policy -- NPDES Permit Requirements for Peak Wet Weather Discharges From Publicly Owned Treatment
Work Treatment Plants Serving Sanitary Sewer Collection Systems
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Revisions to the Total Coliform Rule
Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Chlorine and Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Manufacturing Process
Development of Best Management Practices for Recreational Boats Under Section 312(o) of the Clean Water Act
Oil and Gas Construction Stormwater Rule
Perchlorate Regulatory Determination
Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper: Regulatory Revisions
Revised Regulations for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Number
2040-AA94
2040-AB85
2040- AC 13
2040-AD09
2040-AD39
2040-AD40
2040-AD54
2040-AD87
2040-AD94
2040-AE82
2040-AF03
2040-AF05
2040-AF08
2040-AF14
2040-AF15
2040-AF20
Water - Completed Action
Title
Guidance for Implementing the
Methylmercury Water Quality Criterion
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Radionuclides
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2040-AE87
2040-AF19
Solid Waste and Emergency Response - Proposed Rule
Title
National Priorities List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites: Proposed and Final Rules
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: Modification to the Threshold Planning Quantity Methodology
for the Extremely Hazardous Substances That Are Solids in Solution
Revising Underground Storage Tank Regulations-Revisions to Existing Requirements and Additions To Incorporate the
Provisions of the Energy Policy Act
Financial Responsibility Requirements Under CERCLA Section 108(b) for Facilities in the Chemical, Petroleum and
Electric Power Industries
Hazardous Waste Management Systems: Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste: Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Injectate
in Geological Sequestration Activities
Financial Responsibility Requirements Under CERCLA Section 108(b) for Classes of Facilities in the Hard Rock Mining
Industry
Hazardous Chemical Reporting; Community Right-To-Know: Revisions to the Emergency and Hazardous Chemical
Inventory Forms (Tier I and Tier II)
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2050-AD75
2050-AF08
2050-AG46
2050-AG56
2050-AG60
2050-AG61
2050-AG64
Solid Waste and Emergency Response - Final Rule
Title
Identification of Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials That Are Solid Wastes
Oil Pollution Prevention: Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Rule Requirements-Amendments for Milk
Containers
Hazardous Waste Technical Corrections and Clarifications Rule
Hazardous Waste Management System; Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste; Removing Saccharin and Its
Salts From the Lists of Hazardous Constituents, Hazardous Wastes, and Hazardous Substances
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2050-AG44
2050-AG50
2050-AG52
2050-AG55
Solid Waste and Emergency Response - Long-term Action
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Title
RCRA Subtitle C Financial Test Criteria Regulatory Determination
Revisions to the Comprehensive Guideline for Procurement of Products Containing Recovered Materials
Management of Cement Kiln Dust (CKD)
Modifications to RCRA Rules Associated With Solvent-Contaminated Industrial Wipes
Standards for the Management of Coal Combustion Residuals Generated by Commercial Electric Power Producers
Revisions to the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; Subpart J Product Schedule
Listing Requirements
RCRA Smarter Waste Reporting
Correction of Errors and Adjustment of CERCLA Reportable Quantities
Hazardous Waste Manifest Revisions — Standards and Procedures for Electronic Manifests
National Contingency Plan Revisions To Align With the National Response Plan
Revisions to Land Disposal Restrictions Treatment Standards and Amendments to Recycling Requirements for Spent
Petroleum Refining Hydrotreating and Hydrorefining Catalysts
Amendment to the Universal Waste Rule: Addition of Pharmaceuticals
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: Amendments and Streamlining Rule
Standards for the Safe and Environmentally Protective Placement of Coal Combustion Residuals as Minefill in Coal
Mines Not Regulated Under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
Episodic Generation Rulemaking
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2050-AC71
2050-AE23
2050-AE34
2050-AE51
2050-AE81
2050-AE87
2050-AF01
2050-AF03
2050-AG20
2050-AG22
2050-AG34
2050-AG39
2050-AG40
2050-AG45
2050-AG51
Solid Waste and Emergency Response - Completed Action
Title
Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Availability of
Information to the Public; Technical Amendment
Identifying the Universe of Government Research in Laboratories and Determining Student Involvement in Generating
Laboratory Hazardous Waste
Withdrawal of Expansion of RCRA Comparable Fuels Exclusion
Revise: Cooperative Agreements and Superfund State Contracts for Superfund Response Actions
SPCC Compliance Date Extension
Temporary Suspension of Certain Oil Spill Response Time Requirements to Support Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill of
National Significance (SONS) Response
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2050-AE95
2050-AG54
2050-AG57
2050-AG58
2050-AG59
2050-AG63
Air and Radiation - PreRule
Title
New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) Review Under CAA Section 111(b)(1)(B)
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2060-AO60
Air and Radiation - Proposed Rule
Title
Technical Change to Dose Methodology
Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Carbon Monoxide
National VOC Emission Standards for Consumer Products; Amendments
Performance-Based Measurement System For Fuels: Criteria For Self-Qualifying Alternative Test Methods; Description
of Optional Statistical Quality Control Measures
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Amendments to the Section 608 Leak Repair Regulations
NESHAP: Defense Land Systems and Miscellaneous Equipment
Implementing Periodic Monitoring in Federal and State Operating Permit Programs
Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Small Municipal
Waste Combustors: Remand Response and Amendments
NESHAP: Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production, Amendments
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2060-AH90
2060-AI43
2060-AI62
2060-AK03
2060-AM09
2060-AM84
2060-ANOO
2060- AN 17
2060-AN33
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Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Amending Requirements To Import Ozone-Depleting Substances for Destruction in
the U.S.
NESHAP: Mercury Cell Chlor-Alkali Plants— Amendments
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Shipbuilding and Ship Repair (Surface Coating) Operations —
Amendment
Revision to Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds — Exclusion of Family of Four Hydrofluoropolyethers (HFPEs) and
HFE-347pc-f
Response to Request for Reconsideration of Final Air Emission MACT Rules for Large Municipal Waste Combustors
(MWCs).
Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter
Measurement of PM 2.5 and PM 10 Emissions by Dilution Sampling
Plywood and Composite Wood Products (PCWP) NESHAP — Proposed & Final Amendments to Address "No Emission
Reduction" MACT Floors
Adoption of International NOx Standard for Aircraft Engines
Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur
NESHAP: Reinforced Plastic Composites Production Rule Amendments
New Source Performance Standards for Grain Elevators — Amendments
Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Test Methods (Alternative Test Method for Olefins in
Gasoline)
Revision to Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds — Exclusion of Methyl Iodide
Implementation of the 2010 National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Ozone, Waiver of Stage II Vapor Recovery
Kequiremenis ana Ann tsacKsnaing Kequiremenis Tor me oecuon loo ree rrogram
NESHAP Subpart W: Standards for Radon Emissions From Operating Uranium Mill Tailings: Review
NSPS Equipment Leaks (Subpart VV SOCMI and GGG Petroleum Refineries); Amendments
In-Use Emissions Testing for Nonroad Diesel Engines and Amendments to General Compliance Provisions for Nonroad
Engines
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units
Control of Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Emissions Factors Program Improvements
Alternative Work Practices for Leak Detection and Repair, Amendments
Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR): Reasonable Possibility in
Recordkeeping; Reconsideration
Proposal to Revise the Interpollutant Trading Policy for PM2.5 Offsets
Oil and Natural Gas Sector — New Source Performance Standards, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants, and Control Techniques Guidelines
NESHAP Standard Standards for Petroleum Refineries — Heat Exchangers
Federal Reference Method for Lead in Total Suspended Particulate Matter
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 2011 Critical Use Exemption From the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide
Revision of New Source Performance Standards for New Residential Wood Heaters
National VOC Emission Standards for Architectural Coatings; Amendments
Malfunction Amendments to Part 63 Standards
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Elemental Phosphorous Production
Revisions to Test Methods and Testing Regulations
Determination of Confidential Business Information Collected Under the GHG Mandatory Reporting Program
Revisions to In-Use Testing for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines and Vehicles; Emissions Measurement and Instrumentation;
Not-to-Exceed Emission Standards; and Technical Amendments for Off-Highway Engines
RACT Issues for Implementation of the 1997 PM2.5 and Ozone NAAQS
Review of New Source Performance Standards for Nitric Acid Plants — Subpart G
Regulation to Prevent the Misfueling of Vehicles and Engines With Gasoline Containing Greater Than Ten Volume
Percent Ethanol and Modifications to the Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline Programs
New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) Review for Petroleum Refineries (Subpart J) — Response to
Reconsideration — Other Issues
Stationary Combustion Turbine NSPS Amendments to Address UARG Reconsideration Petition
New Source Performance Standards for Electric Utility and Industrial-Commercial-lnstitutional Steam Generating Units
Revision to Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds — Exclusion of trans 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and 2,3,3,3-
tertrafluoropropene
2060-AN48
2060-AN99
2060-AO03
2060- A0 17
2060- A0 18
2060-AO47
2060-AO50
2060-AO66
2060-AO70
2060-AO72
2060-AP05
2060-AP06
2060-AP17
2060-AP22
2060-AP24
2060-AP26
2060-AP34
2060-AP41
2060-AP52
2060-AP61
2060-AP63
2060-AP66
2060-AP71
2060-AP72
2060-AP76
2060-AP84
2060-AP89
2060-AP92
2060-AP93
2060-AP94
2060-AP96
2060-AP97
2060-AQ01
2060-AQ04
2060-AQ05
2060-AQ07
2060- AQ 10
2060- AQ 17
2060-AQ28
2060-AQ29
2060-AQ37
2060-AQ38
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Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Extension of Global Laboratory and Analytical Use Exemption for Essential Class I
Ozone Depleting Substances
NESHAP Risk and Technology Review for Pulp and Paper Industry and Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources, and
NSPS Review for Kraft Pulp Mills
Risk and Technology Review NESHAP for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair (Surface Coating) and Wood Furniture
Manufacturing
Residual Risk and Technology Review: Primary Lead Smelting
Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Lead
Direct Final Amending Monitoring Requirements of the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Steam
Generating Units
Reconsideration of the Inclusion of Fugitive Emissions in the Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment
New Source Review
Revision to the Clean Air Fine Particle Implementation Rule
2060-AQ39
2060-AQ41
2060-AQ42
2060-AQ43
2060-AQ44
2060-AQ46
2060-AQ47
2060-AQ48
Air and Radiation - Final Rule
Title
Quality Assurance Requirements for Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems
Review of New Sources and Modifications in Indian Country
Inspection/Maintenance Program Requirements for Federal Facilities; Amendment to the Final Rule
Modification of the Anti-Dumping Baseline Date Cut-Off Limit for Data Used in Development of an Individual Baseline
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes for Ozone-Depleting Substances: N-Propyl Bromide
NESHAP: General Provisions; Amendments for Pollution Prevention Alternative Compliance Requirements
Anti-Dumping Baseline Recalculation for Downstream Oxygenate Addition
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional
Boilers
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes in the Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning Sector Under the
Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program
Component Durability Procedures for New Light Duty Vehicles, Light Duty Trucks & Heavy Duty Vehicles
Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units; Response to Remand of New Source Performance Standards
and Emission Guidelines
Revision of Hearing — Protector Regulations
Amendment of Definitions for National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Pollutants for Radionuclides, Subparts H and
I
Addition of Method 208, Protocol for the Source Testing, Analysis, and Reporting of VOC Emissions From Hot Mix
Asphalt Plant Dryers
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Appendix A — Test Methods; Amendments to Method 301
Methods for Measurement of Filterable PM10 and PM2.5 and Measurement of Condensable Particulate Matter
Emissions From Stationary Sources
NESHAP: Chromium Electroplating and Chromium Anodizing Tanks; Group I Polymers and Resins; Marine Tank Vessel
Loading Operations; Pharmaceuticals Production; Printing and Publishing; and Steel Picklin
Implementation of the 1997 8-Hr Ozone NAAQS: Classification of Subpart 1 Areas and Revision to Anti-Backsliding
Provisions; Deletion of Obsolete 1 -Hr Ozone Standard Provisions.
Revisions to Test Method for Determining Stack Gas Velocity Taking Into Account Velocity Decay Near the Stack Walls
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: New Substitute in the Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning Sector Under the Significant
New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program
Waste Energy Recovery Registry
Ambient Ozone Monitoring Regulations: Revisions to Network Design Requirements
NESHAP: Gasoline Distribution; Amendments — Area Source Standard
Restructuring of the Stationary Source Audit Program
Implementation of the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard: NSR Anti-Backsliding
Air Quality Designations and Classifications for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards
National Emissions Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Gold Mine Ore Processing
Transport Rule (CAIR Replacement Rule)
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes for Ozone-Depleting Substances -Hydrocarbon Refrigerants
Transportation Conformity Rule Restructuring Amendments
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2060-AH23
2060-AH37
2060-AI97
2060-AJ82
2060-AK26
2060-AK54
2060-AK69
2060-AM44
2060-AM54
2060-AN01
2060- A0 12
2060-AO25
2060-AO31
2060-AO51
2060-AO53
2060-AO58
2060-AO91
2060-AO96
2060-AP08
2060-AP1 1
2060-AP14
2060-AP15
2060-AP16
2060-AP23
2060-AP30
2060-AP37
2060-AP48
2060-AP50
2060-AP54
2060-AP57
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Clean Alternative Fuel Vehicle and Engine Conversions
Compression Ignition Engine NSPS — Amendments
Implementation of the New Source Review Program for Particulate Matter Less Than 2.5 Micrometers-Repeal of
Grandfathering Provision and End Early the PM10 Surrogate Policy
Revision to Pb Ambient Air Monitoring Requirements
Reconsideration of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment New Source Review NSR: Aggregation
Carbon Dioxide Injection and Geologic Sequestration Reporting Rule
NSPS/Emission Guidelines (EG) for Sewage Sludge Incinerators
Reconsideration of the 2008 Ozone Primary and Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule
Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule for Additional Sources of Fluorinated GHGs
Corporate Parent and NAICS Code in the Greenhouse Gas Mandatory Reporting Rule Requirements
Amendments to the Protocol Gas Verification Program, and Minimum Competency Requirements for Air Emission
Testing
Action to Ensure Authority to Issue Permits Under the Prevention of Significant Deterioration Program to Sources of
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Finding of Substantial Inadequacy and SIP Call
Revisions to Motor Vehicle Fuel Economy Label
2011 Renewable Fuel Volume Standards as Required by Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA)
Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources:
Hospital/Medical/lnfectious Waste Incinerators; Amendments
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional
Boilers and Process Heaters
Remaining Air Quality Designations for the 2006 24-Hour Fine Particle National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modifications to Renewable Fuel Standard Program
Revision of Certain Provisions of the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule
Technical Corrections, Clarifying and Other Amendments to Certain Provisions of the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas
Reporting Rule
Supplemental Determinations for Renewable Fuels Produced Under the Final RFS2 Program From Palm Oil
Action to Ensure Authority to Issue Permits Under the "Prevention of Significant Deterioration Program to Sources of
Greenhouse Gas Emissions" Federal Implementation Plan
Supplemental Determination for Renewable Fuels Produced Under the Final RFS2 Program From Pulpwood
Performance Specification 4C — Specifications and Test Procedures for Low-Level Carbon Monoxide Continuous
Emission Monitoring Systems in Stationary Sources
Technical Corrections, Clarifying and Other Amendments to Certain Provisions of the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas
Reporting Rule
2060-AP64
2060-AP67
2060-AP75
2060-AP77
2060-AP80
2060-AP88
2060-AP90
2060-AP98
2060-AP99
2060-AQOO
2060-AQ02
2060-AQ06
2060-AQ08
2060-AQ09
2060- AQ 16
2060-AQ24
2060-AQ25
2060-AQ30
2060-AQ31
2060-AQ33
2060-AQ34
2060-AQ36
2060-AQ45
2060-AQ49
2060-AQ51
2060-AQ53
Air and Radiation - Long-term Action
Title
NSPS: SOCMI-Wastewater and Amendments
Performance Specifications for Continuous Parameter Monitoring Systems
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Combustion Turbines — Petition To Delist
Petition to Delist Hazardous Air Pollutant: 4,4'-Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate
Lifting the Stay of the Eight-Hour Portion of the Findings of Significant Contribution and Rulemaking for Purposes of
Reducing Interstate Ozone Transport ("NOx SIP Call")
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Process for Exempting Emergency Uses of Methyl Bromide
NSPS for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
Petition to Delist a Hazardous Air Pollutant From Section 112 of the Clean Air Act: Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (MIBK)
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Certification of Recovery and Recovery/Recycling Equipment Intended for Use With
Substitute Refrigerants
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Modifications to the Technician Certification Requirements Under Section 608 of the
Clean Air Act
NESHAP: General Provisions (Once In Always In) — Amendments
NESHAP: Taconite Iron Ore Processing; Amendments
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Revision to Listing of Carbon Dioxide Total Flooding Fire Extinguishing Systems
Restricting Use to Only Unoccupied Areas
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2060-AE94
2060-AJ86
2060-AK73
2060-AK84
2060-AL84
2060-AL94
2060-AM08
2060-AM20
2060-AM49
2060-AM55
2060-AM75
2060-AM87
2060-AN30
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NESHAP: Site Remediation Amendments — Response to Litigation
Federal Plan Requirements for Other Solid Waste Incineration Units Constructed on or Before December 9, 2004
Requirements for Reformulated Gasoline (RFG) Under the 8-Hour Ozone Standard for Bump-Up Areas Designated
Attainment for the 1 -Hour Ozone Standard Prior to Revocation
Petroleum Refineries — New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) — Subparts J and Ja
Improving Implementation of the Operating Permit Rules in Response to CAAA Committee Recommendations
NESHAP: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing — Amendments
Petroleum Refinery Residual Risk Standards
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Labeling of Products Using HCFCs
Protection of the Stratospheric Ozone: Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning System Servicing
Risk and Technology Review Phase II Group 3
Prevention of Air Pollution Emergency Episodes
Remand of Halogenated Solvent Cleaning Final Residual Risk Rule
Response to Section 126 Petition From Warrick County, Indiana and the Town of Newburgh, Indiana
NESHAP: Group I and IV Polymers and Resins: Amendments
Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone
Revision: Health and Environmental Protection Standards for Uranium and Thorium Mill Tailings and Uranium In Situ
Leaching Processing Facilities
Response to Section 126 Petition From North Carolina
Response to Section 126 Petition From Delaware
Implementing the 1997 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS: Section 185 Penalty Fee Provisions
NESHAP: Brick and Structural Clay Products and Clay Products
Lead Emissions From Piston-Engine Aircraft Using Leaded Aviation Gasoline
Risk and Technology Review for Ferroalloys Production
Residual Risk and Technology Review Amendments to the Phosphoric Acid and Phosphate Fertilizer Production
NESHAPs
Method 16C for the Determination of Total Reduced Sulfur Emissions From Stationary Sources
Residual Risk and Technology Review Amendments to the Secondary Aluminum Production NESHAP
2060-AN36
2060-AN43
2060-AN63
2060-AN72
2060-AN93
2060-AO07
2060-AO55
2060-AO68
2060-AO75
2060-AO97
2060-APOO
2060-AP07
2060-AP21
2060-AP25
2060-AP38
2060-AP43
2060-AP51
2060-AP60
2060-AP68
2060-AP69
2060-AP79
2060- AQ1 1
2060-AQ20
2060-AQ23
2060-AQ40
Air and Radiation - Completed Action
Title
Revisions to the General Conformity Regulations
Evaluation of Updated Test Procedures for the Certification of Gasoline Deposit Control Additives
Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles and New Motor Vehicle Engines: SAFETEA-LU HOV Facilities Rule
NESHAP: Portland Cement Notice of Reconsideration and NSPS for Portland Cement
Prevention of Significant Deterioration for PM2.5 — Increments, Significant Impact Levels, and Significant Monitoring
Concentrations
Control of Emissions From New Marine Compression — Ignition Engines At or Above 30 Liters per Cylinder
Review of New Source Performance Standards — Portland Cement
Review of the Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide
Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Alternative Affirmative Defense Requirements for Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel and
Gasoline Benzene Technical Amendment
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Chromium Electroplating, Chromium Anodizing, and Steel
Pickling Residual Risk and Technology Review
Transportation Conformity PM2.5 and PM10 Amendments
EPA/NHTSA Joint Rulemaking to Establish Light-Duty Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and Corporate Average
Fuel Economy Standards
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Allocation of Essential Use Allowances for Calendar Year 2010
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 2010 Critical Use Exemption From the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide
Air Quality Designations for the 2008 Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Prevention of Significant Deterioration/Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2060-AH93
2060-AJ61
2060-AN68
2060- A0 15
2060-AO24
2060-AO38
2060-AO42
2060-AO48
2060-AO71
2060-AO92
2060-AP29
2060-AP58
2060-AP59
2060-AP62
2060-AP78
2060-AP86
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Requirements for Control Technology Determinations for Major Sources in Accordance With Clean Air Act Sections,
Sections 112(g) and 112Q)
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions: Group I Polymers and Resins
Regulation To Establish Mandatory Reporting of GHGs From Industrial Landfills, Wastewater, Underground Coal Mines,
and Magnesium Production
Tier II Light-Duty Vehicle and Light-Duty Truck Emission Standards and Gasoline Sulfur Standards
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines — Existing
Stationary Spark Ignition (Gas-Fired)
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Paints and Allied Products
Manufacturing; Direct Final
Minor Harmonizing Changes to General Provisions of the GHG Mandatory Reporting Rule
Technical Amendments for Marine Spark-Ignition Engines and Vessels
Implementation of the New Source Review Program for Particulate Matter (PM) Less Than 2.5 Micrometers — Final Rule
to End NSR Transition Period for Condensable PM
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Prepared Feeds Manufacturing-
Amendment
Supplemental Determination for Renewable Fuels Produced Under the Final RFS2 Program From Canola Oil
Reconsideration of the 2008 Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone
Extension of Deadline for Action on Section 126 Petition From New Jersey
2060-AP91
2060-AP95
2060-AQ03
2060- AQ 12
2060- AQ 13
2060- AQ 14
2060- AQ 15
2060- AQ 18
2060-AQ21
2060-AQ26
2060-AQ35
2060-AQ50
2060-AQ52
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances - Proposed Rule
Title
TSCA Inventory Nomenclature for Enzymes and Proteins
Certain Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs); Test Rule and Significant New Use Rule (SNUR)
Prions; Amendment of EPA's Regulatory Definition of Pests to Include Prion
Pesticides; Data Requirements for Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs) and Certain Exemptions for PIPs
Regulations To Facilitate Compliance With the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act by Producers of
Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs)
Pesticides; Reconsideration of Exemptions for Insect Repellents
Mercury; Regulation of Use in Certain Products
Nanoscale Materials; Test Rule for Certain Nanoscale Materials
Electronic Reporting of Chemical Import Data in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
Mercury; Incorporation of Revised ASTM Standards Into EPA Regulations That Provide Flexibility in the Use of
Alternatives to Mercury-Containing Thermometers
Significant New Use Rule for Glymes
Pesticides; Regulation to Clarify Labeling of Pesticides for Export
Nanoscale Materials; Reporting Under TSCA Section 8(a)
Pesticides; Satisfaction of Data Requirements; Minor Revisions to the Procedures to Ensure Protection of Data
Submitters' Rights
Pesticides; Clarifying Changes to Labeling
TSCA Reporting Requirements; Minor Revisions
General Exemptions From Reporting Requirements for Microorganisms; Revisions of Recipient Organisms Eligible for
Tier I and Tier II Exemptions
High Production Volume Chemicals; 4th Group of Chemicals; Test Rule and Significant New Use Rule
Nanoscale Materials; Significant New Use Rule (SNUR)
TSCA Inventory; Clarification for Chemical Identification Describing Statutory Mixtures, Including Ceramic Materials,
Cements, and Frits for TSCA Inventory Purposes
TSCA Chemicals of Concern List Under Section 5(b)(4) of the Toxic Substances Control Act
Mercury; Significant New Use Rule; Elemental Mercury Used in Barometers, Manometers, and
Hyg ro meters/Psych ro mete rs
Significant New Use Rule (SNUR); Di-n-pentyl Phthalate (DnPP)
Electronic Reporting for Health and Safety Data Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
Revisions to EPA's Rule on Protections for Subjects in Human Research Involving Pesticides
Synchronizing the Expiration Dates of EPA Pesticide Applicator Certificates With the Underlying State or Tribal
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2070-AJ04
2070-AJ08
2070-AJ26
2070-AJ27
2070-AJ32
2070-AJ45
2070-AJ46
2070-AJ47
2070-AJ50
2070-AJ51
2070-AJ52
2070-AJ53
2070-AJ54
2070-AJ58
2070-AJ61
2070-AJ63
2070-AJ65
2070-AJ66
2070-AJ67
2070-AJ68
2070-AJ70
2070-AJ71
2070-AJ73
2070-AJ75
2070-AJ76
2070-AJ77
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Significant New Use Rule (SNUR); Benzidine-Based Dyes
Pesticides; Revisions to Minimum Risk Exemptions
Pesticides; Clarifications for Microbial Pesticide Definitions and Applicability
Short-Chained Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCPs); Significant New Use Rule (SNUR)
2070-AJ78
2070-AJ79
2070-AJ80
2070-AJ81
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances - Final Rule
Title
Follow-Up Rules on Existing Chemicals
Significant New Use Rules (SNURs); Follow-Up Rules on Non-5(e) New Chemical Substances
Significant New Use Rule (SNUR); Chemical-Specific SNURs To Extend Provisions of Section 5(e) Orders
Groundwater and Pesticide Management Plan Rule
High Production Volume (HPV) Chemicals; Testing of Certain Chemicals
Pesticides; Data Requirements for Antimicrobials
Plant Incorporated Protectants (PIPs); Exemption for Those Derived Through Genetic Engineering From Sexually
Compatible Plants
Plant Incorporated Protectants (PIPs); Exemption for PIPs That Act by Primarily Affecting the Plant
Pesticides; Expansion of Crop Grouping Program
TSCA Inventory Update Reporting Modifications
Lead; Clearance and Clearance Testing Requirements for the Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program
Mercury Export Ban Act (MEBA); Essential Use Exemption Instructions
Revision to Compliance Date for Pesticide Container/Containment Rule
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2070-AA58
2070-AA59
2070-AB27
2070-AC46
2070-AD16
2070-AD30
2070-AD55
2070-AD56
2070-AJ28
2070-AJ43
2070-AJ57
2070-AJ60
2070-AJ74
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances - Long-term Action
Title
TSCA Section 8(a) Preliminary Assessment Information Rules
TSCA Section 8(d) Health and Safety Data Reporting Rules
Testing of Existing Chemicals (Overview Entry for Future Needs)
Lead Fishing Sinkers; Manufacturing, Processing, and Distribution in Commerce
Significant New Use Rule (SNUR); Refractory Ceramic Fibers (RCFs)
Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Revisions
Lead-Based Paint Activities; Bridges and Structures; Training, Accreditation, and Certification Rule and Model State
Plan Rule
Pesticides; Registration Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticide Products
Test Rule; Multiple Substance Rule for the Testing of Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
Plant Incorporated Protectants (PIPs); Exemption for those Based on Viral Coat Protein Genes
Lead-Based Paint; Amendments to the Requirements for Disclosure of Known Lead-Based Paint or Lead-Based Paint
Hazards in Target Housing
Testing Agreement for Aryl Phosphates (ITC List 2)
Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide Applicators
Pesticides; Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Revisions
Pesticides; Tolerance Processing Fees
Significant New Use Rule for Chloranil
Test Rule; Nonylphenol (NP) and its Ethoxylates (NPE)
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Reassessment of Use Authorizations
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Placeholder for Petitions Seeking a Manufacturing (Import) Exemption for Use
Formaldehyde Emissions From Pressed Wood Products
Pesticides; Data Requirements for Product Performance
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2070-AB08
2070-AB1 1
2070-AB94
2070-AC21
2070-AC37
2070-AC51
2070-AC64
2070-AD14
2070-AD44
2070-AD49
2070-AD64
2070-AJ07
2070-AJ20
2070-AJ22
2070-AJ23
2070-AJ31
2070-AJ34
2070-AJ38
2070-AJ39
2070-AJ44
2070-AJ49
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Lead; Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program for Public and Commercial Buildings
Pesticides; Public Availability of Identities of Inert Ingredients in Pesticides
Lead Wheel Weights; Regulatory Investigation
Short-Chained Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCPs); Regulation(s) Under TSCA
Long-Chain Perfluorinated Chemicals (LCPFCs); Regulation(s) Under TSCA
Lead; Residential Lead Dust Hazard Standards
2070-AJ56
2070-AJ62
2070-AJ64
2070-AJ69
2070-AJ72
2070-AJ82
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances - Completed Action
Title
Test Rule; Certain Chemicals on the ATSDR Priority List of Hazardous Substances
Testing of Certain Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs)
TSCA Policy Statement on Oversight of Transgenic Organisms (Including Plants)
Effects of Transfers of Ownership on Obligations Under Section 5 of TSCA
Pesticide Agricultural Container Recycling Program
Mercury; Significant New Use Rule for Elemental Mercury in Flow Meters, Manometers, and Pyrometers
Lead; Amendment to the Opt-Out and Recordkeeping Provisions in the Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program
Amendments to the Procedural Rules for Enforceable Consent Agreements (EGAs)
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2070-AB79
2070-AC76
2070-AD53
2070- AJ 15
2070-AJ29
2070-AJ36
2070-AJ55
2070-AJ59
Office of the Administrator - Completed Action
Title
Age Discrimination Regulations — EPA-Assisted Programs — Age Discrimination Act of 1975
Regulation
Identifier
Number
2090-AA37
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Regional Office Dallas ( RODALLAS )
RIN: 2006-AAOO
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Title: Oklahoma Regional Haze Federal Implementation Plan (FIP)
Abstract: EPA is under a consent decree with Wild Earth Guardians to either propose approval of a State Implementation
Plan (SIP), or propose approval of a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP), or some combination to satisfy the visibility prong of
the transport requirements for Oklahoma under section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) by November 10, 2010, with a
final decision by May 10, 2011. EPA's plan is to satisfy that requirement using the Regional Haze SIPs. The agency currently
has a Regional Haze SIP that was submitted by Oklahoma. However, EPA expects to propose disapproval of the SIP on
grounds that it does not include Sulfur dioxide (SO2) controls for six coal fired power plants. The Oklahoma SIP did not require
SO2 controls based on the company's projections of the expected cost of the controls. In the analysis submitted by Oklahoma
in their Regional Haze SIP revision, they determined that the installation of the scrubbers would be technologically feasible, and
the only factor leading them to their decision to not require the installation of these scrubbers at the 6 power plants in question
is cost-effectiveness. However, EPA's internal analysis indicates the power company's cost estimates were too high. Based on
our preliminary assessment of Oklahoma's cost analysis for the six SO2 scrubbers, Oklahoma's Regional Haze SIP is not
approvable. The ultimate decision of cost effectiveness is made by EPA. Should EPA conclude, in the final decision, that the
controls are in fact cost effective and should be installed, the agency is obligated to promulgate its own plan—a FIP that would
require those controls. EPA estimates, based on 90% control and using 2006-2008 data, that the installations of scrubbers on
the six coal fired power plant units would prevent 58,768 tons of SO2 from being emitted annually. The total SO2 emission
budget for Oklahoma, based on 2002 data (most recent available) is 170,021 tons. Therefore, the scrubber installations would
reduce by about 35 percent Oklahoma's annual SO2 emissions. It is believed that these controls would result in substantial
visibility benefits at several Class I areas. This amount of SO2 reduction would also have significant health benefits to the
citizens of Oklahoma and adjoining areas.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline:
Action
Source
Description
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Other
Judicial
Judicial
Court -ordered consent decree deadline for proposed rule is November
10, 2010.
Court -ordered consent decree deadline for final rule is May 10, 2011.
11/10/2010
05/10/2011
Timetable:
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Date
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Guy Donaldson Environmental Protection Agency
Regional Office Dallas
6PD-L
Dallas , TX 75223
Phone: 214665-7242
E-Mail: Donaldson.Guy@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Joe Kordzi Environmental Protection Agency
Regional Office Dallas
6PD-L
Dallas , TX 75223
Phone: 214665-7186
E-Mail: Kordzi.Joe@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; State
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Regional Office San Francisco ( ROSANFRAN )
RIN: 2009-AA04
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Title: Regulation To Establish No Discharge Zone in California State Waters Under CWA 312(f)(4)(A)
Abstract: Based upon a 2005 California law, the State Water Resources Control Board asked EPA to designate California
waters as a No Discharge Zone (NDZ) for sewage from cruise ships and ocean-going vessels with adequate holding capacity.
The State, local environmental groups, and California delegation all strongly support establishment of such an NDZ, as it would
offer additional water quality protection to the California coast. There are two novel aspects of this proposed NDZ. All existing
NDZs prohibit all sewage from all vessels; however, the California request applies to only a subset of all vessels. No existing
NDZ established under 312(f)(4)(A) applies to all state waters either. Only two NDZs have been established under 312(f)(4)(A):
Minnesota Boundary Waters Canoe Area and Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 140 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: CWA 312(f)(4)(A)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
Final Action
Date
09/02/2010
11/01/2010
01/00/2011
FR Cite
75 FR 53914
Additional Information: SAN No. 5413
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Allan Ota Environmental Protection Agency
Regional Office San Francisco
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
San Francisco , CA 94105
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Phone: 415972-3476
E-Mail: ota.allan@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of General Council ( OGC ) RIN: 2015-AAOO
apt View Related Documents
Title: Revision of Procedural Rules for Hearings on Cancellations, Suspensions, Changes in Classifications, and Denials of
Pesticide Registrations
Abstract: EPA is preparing a revision of the Rules of Practice governing the conduct of licensing adjudications under the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The existing Rules of Practice were originally promulgated by EPA
in 1973. In the subsequent 35 years, Congress has substantially amended FIFRA, creating a number of additional types of
licensing adjudications which are not expressly provided for in the existing Rules of Practice. In order to include provisions
tailored to these new types of proceedings, and to incorporate the standard practices which have evolved and the precedents
which have been established since these rules were first promulgated, EPA intends to revise the FIFRA Rules of Practice.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 164 (Revision) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136a(c) to 136a(d); 7 USC 136b(d) to 136b(f); 7 USC 136d(b) to 7 USC 136d(e); 7 USC 136w(a)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
[Action
Final Action
NPRM
Date
00/00/0000
08/00/201 1
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Additional Information: Previous listed as RIN 2020-AA44.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 111; 112; 32532
Related RINs: Previously Reported as 2020-AA44
Agency Contact: Scott Garrison Environmental Protection Agency
Office of General Council
2333A
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-4047
FAX: 202564-5644
E-Mail: Garrison.Scott@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Robert Perils Environmental Protection Agency
Office of General Council
2333A
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-5636
FAX: 202564-5644
E-Mail: perlis.robert@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of General Council ( OGC ) RIN: 2015-AA01
pi^ I View Related Documents
Title: Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency will, with the concurrence of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), revise
the Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Environmental Protection Agency (regulation) at 5 CFR
Part 6401. The regulation supplements the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch (Standards)
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issued by OGE. The revisions to the regulation are necessary to update, clarify, and address ethical issues unique to EPA
employees. The regulation prohibits certain EPA employees from holding certain financial interests, including compensated
outside employment with certain persons; and it requires EPA employees to obtain prior approval to engage in certain
categories of outside employment.
Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 5 CFR 6401 (Revision) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: 5 USC 7301
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
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Additional Information: SAN No. 5291.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Jennie Keith Environmental Protection Agency
Office of General Council
2310A
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-3412
E-Mail: Keith.Jennie@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Justina Fugh Environmental Protection Agency
Office of General Council
2310A
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-1786
E-Mail: fugh.justina@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance ( OECA ) RIN: 2020-AA47
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Title: NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule
Abstract: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has responsibility to ensure that the Clean Water Act's (CWA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program is effectively and consistently implemented across the
country. This regulation would identify the essential information that EPA needs to receive electronically, primarily from NPDES
permittees with some data required from NPDES agencies (NPDES-authorized States, territories, and tribes) to manage the
national NPDES permitting and enforcement program. Through this regulation, EPA seeks to ensure that such facility-specific
information would be readily available, accurate, timely, and nationally consistent on the facilities that are regulated by the
NPDES program. In the past, EPA primarily obtained this information from the Permit Compliance System (PCS). However, the
evolution of the NPDES program since the inception of PCS has created an increasing need to better reflect a more complete
picture of the NPDES program and the diverse universe of regulated sources. In addition, information technology has advanced
significantly so that PCS no longer meets EPA's national needs to manage the full scope of the NPDES program or the needs of
individual States that use PCS to implement and enforce the NPDES program.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 123, 403, and 501 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: CWA sees 304(i) and 501 (a), 33 USC 1314(i) and 1361 (a)
Legal Deadline: None
Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need: As the NPDES program and information technology have evolved in the past several decades, the
Permit Compliance System (PCS), EPA's NPDES national data system, which has been in use since 1985, has become
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increasingly ineffective in meeting the full scope of EPA's and individual State's needs to manage, direct, oversee, and report
on the implementation and enforcement of the NPDES program. Therefore, a NPDES component of EPA's existing Integrated
Compliance Information System (ICIS), ICIS-NPDES, was designed and constructed based upon EPA and State input to
manage data for the full breadth of the NPDES program. This rulemaking would identify essential NPDES-specific information
EPA needs to receive from NPDES agencies (authorized States and tribes, as well as EPA Regions). This information will be
managed by EPA in a format compatible with the new NPDES component of the Integrated Compliance Information System
(ICIS) in order to better enable EPA to ensure the protection of public health and the environment, effectively manage the
national NPDES permitting and enforcement program, identify and address environmental problems, and ultimately replace
PCS. This action would be of interest primarily to NPDES permittees, NPDES-authorized states, and to the public at large,
which would ultimately have increased access to this NPDES information.
Legal Basis: In 1972, Congress passed the Clean Water Act to "restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological
integrity of the Nation's waters." 33 U.S.C. 1251 (a). The Clean Water Act established a comprehensive program for protecting
and restoring our Nation's waters. The Clean Water Act prohibits the discharge of pollutants from a point source to waters of the
United States except when authorized by a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. The Clean Water
Act established the NPDES permit program to authorize and regulate the discharges of pollutants to waters of the United
States. EPA has issued comprehensive regulations that implement the NPDES program at 40 CFR parts 122 to 125, 129 to
133, 136, and subpart N. Under the NPDES permit program, point sources subject to regulation may discharge pollutants to
waters of the United States subject to the terms and conditions of an NPDES permit. With very few exceptions (40 CFR 122.3),
point sources require NPDES permit authorization to discharge, including both municipal and industrial discharges. NPDES
permit authorization may be provided under an individual NPDES permit, which is developed after a process initiated by a
permit application (40 CFR 122.21), or under a general NPDES permit, which, among other things, applies to one or more
categories of dischargers (e.g., oil and gas facilities, seafood processors) with the same or substantially similar types of
operations and the same effluent limitations, operating conditions, or standards for sewage sludge use or disposal [40 CFR
122.28(a)(2)]. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has the primary responsibility to ensure that the NPDES program is
effectively and consistently implemented across the country, thus ensuring that public health and environmental protection goals
of the CWA are met. Many States and some territories have received authorization to implement and enforce the NPDES
program, and EPA works with its State partners to ensure effective program implementation and enforcement. CWA section
304(i)(2) directs EPA to promulgate guidelines establishing the minimum procedural and other elements of a State, territory, or
tribal NPDES program, including monitoring requirements, reporting requirements (including procedures to make information
available to the public), enforcement provisions, and funding, personnel qualifications, and manpower requirements [CWA
section 304(i)(2)]. EPA published NPDES State, territory, and tribal program regulations under CWA section 304(i)(2) at 40 CFR
part 123. Among other things, the part 123 regulations specify NPDES program requirements for permitting, compliance
evaluation programs, enforcement authority, sharing of information, transmission of information to EPA, and noncompliance and
program reporting to EPA. This proposed rulemaking may add some specificity to those particular regulations regarding what
NPDES information is required to be submitted to EPA by States and may modify other regulations to require electronic
reporting of NPDES information by NPDES permittees to the States and EPA.
Alternatives: For this proposed rulemaking, EPA has determined that the need for EPA's receipt of such NPDES
information exists. If, for whatever reason, electronic reporting by permittees is not a feasible option for certain NPDES
information, the obvious alternative would be for EPA to require States to provide that information to EPA. The States already
receive that information from the permittees, and therefore, they have the information that EPA seeks. Within the rulemaking
process itself, various alternatives are under consideration based on the feasibility of particular electronic reporting options. For
example, EPA may consider establishing requirements for electronic reporting of discharge monitoring reports by NPDES
permittees. Under this proposed rulemaking, EPA may consider establishing similar requirements for any or all of the following
types of NPDES information: Notices of intent to discharge (for facilities seeking coverage under general permits), permitting
information (including permit applications), various program reports (e.g., pretreatment compliance reports from approved local
pretreatment programs, annual reports from concentrated animal feeding operations, biosolids reports, sewage overflow incident
reports, annual reports for pesticide applicators, annual reports for municipal storm water systems), and annual compliance
certifications. Some States might also raise the possibility of supplying only summary-level information to EPA rather than
facility-specific information to EPA. Based upon considerable experience, EPA considers such alternative non-facility-specific
data to be insufficient to meet its needs, except in very particular situations or reports. One alternative that EPA may consider
for rule implementation is whether third-party vendors may be better equipped to develop and modify such electronic reporting
tools than EPA.
Costs and Benefits: The economic analysis for this proposed rulemaking has not yet been completed; therefore, the dollar
values of estimated costs and benefits are not yet known. However, some generalizations can still be made regarding
expectations. EPA anticipates that electronic reporting of discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) by NPDES permittees will
provide significant data entry cost savings for States and EPA. These discharge monitoring reports are already required to be
submitted by NPDES permittees to States and EPA, which in turn currently enter that information into the State NPDES data
system or EPA's national NPDES data system. These discharge monitoring reports contain significant amounts of information
regarding pollutants discharged, identified concentrations and quantities of pollutants, discharge locations, etc. Through
electronic reporting by permittees, States, and EPA will no longer have associated data entry costs to enter this information.
Electronic reporting by NPDES permittees of other NPDES information (such as notices of intent to discharge or various
program reports) may also yield considerable data entry savings to the States and EPA. In addition, some States have been
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able to quantify savings by the permittees to electronically report their NPDES information using existing electronic reporting
tools. Such savings are being examined in the economic analysis process for this rulemaking. Additional benefits of this rule will
likely include improved transparency of information regarding the NPDES program, improved information regarding the national
NPDES program, improved targeting of resources and enforcement based on identified program needs and noncompliance
problems, and ultimately improved protection of public health and the environment. Some NPDES information will need to be
reported by States to EPA; therefore, there will be some data entry costs associated with that information, but it will likely be far
less than the savings that will be realized by States through electronic reporting by NPDES permittees. In addition, EPA will
likely have sizable costs to develop tools for electronic reporting by permittees, as well as operation and maintenance costs
associated with those tools.
Risks: Given the scope of this proposed rulemaking, the most significant risks associated with this effort may be those if EPA
does not proceed with this rulemaking. At this point, EPA does not receive sufficient NPDES information from the States to be
able to fully assess the implementation of the national NPDES program nor the smaller subprograms. Such information is not
currently required by EPA from the States, and the lack of such reporting requirements perpetuates this problem. Furthermore,
EPA does not have facility-specific information regarding most of the facilities regulated under the NPDES program, and
therefore, EPA cannot easily identify potential implementation problems or noncompliance problems. This lack of information
may adversely impact EPA's ability to better ensure the protection of public health and the environment, nationally and locally.
A potential risk associated with this rule may involve EPA efforts to develop electronic reporting tools for use by permittees. The
costs associated with the internal development of such tools, possibly for multiple types of NPDES information from various
types of NPDES permittees, and the future costs of operation and maintenance may be substantial for EPA, possibly impacting
the availability of funding for other purposes. Furthermore, EPA would also need to determine the feasibility of ensuring that the
electronic tools can be flexible enough to meet State needs and work well with State data systems. Problems in the
development and maintenance of these electronic tools could pose significant risks for the effective implementation of this rule.
Timetable:
Action
Notice-Public Meeting
NPRM
Final Action
Date
07/01/2010
04/00/201 1
04/00/2012
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75 FR 38068
Additional Information: SAN No. 5251
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Andrew Hudock Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
2222A
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-6032
E-Mail: Hudock.Andrew@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: John Dombrowski Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
2222A
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0742
E-Mail: Dombrowski.John@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: State
Federalism: Yes
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance ( OECA )
RIN: 2020-AA49
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14.--"
Title: Technical Corrections to Title 40 To Conform to the Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment Rule
Abstract: On December 11, 2008, EPA promulgated the 2008 Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment Rule (73 FR
75340) to adjust all statutory civil monetary penalties for inflation. This rule was issued pursuant to the Debt Collection
Improvement Act (DCIA), which requires each federal agency to adjust statutory penalty amounts under its jurisdiction to
account for inflation. During the course of that rulemaking, EPA discovered that certain regulatory provisions of title 40 referred
to outdated statutory civil penalty amounts. This rulemaking will amend all regulatory references to specific civil penalty amounts
to refer to the operative effective statutory maximum penalty amount reflected in 40 CFR 19.4.
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
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Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 19.4 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: 31 USC 3701
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
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Additional Information: SAN No 5325
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: David Abdalla Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
2248A
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-2413
E-Mail: Abdalla.David@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Susan O'Keefe Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
2248A
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-4021
E-Mail: OKeefe.Susan@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Environmental Information ( OEI ) RIN: 2025-AA11
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I $**
Title: Clarify TRI Reporting Obligations Under EPCRA Section 313 for Metal Mining Activities
Abstract: The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) currently requires reporting from metal mining facilities if they manufacture or
process 25,000 pounds or more of a listed chemical or otherwise use 10,000 pounds or more of a listed chemical. These mining
facilities engage in the removal of naturally occurring materials from the earth. EPA had considered naturally occurring materials
to be manufactured by natural processes. A recent court order set aside EPA's interpretation of manufacture in the mining
context, stating that naturally occurring ores in situ have not been manufactured within the meaning of Emergency Planning and
Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) section 313. EPA is considering clarifying how the definitions of manufacturing and
processing under EPCRA section 313 apply to the mining sector processes of extraction and beneficiation. This action will not
affect the coal extraction activities exemption.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 372 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: 42 USC 11001 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
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Date
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Additional Information: Facilities included in the following NAICS manufacturing codes (corresponding to SIC codes 20
through 39): 311*,312*, 313*, 314*, 315*, 316, 321, 322, 323*, 324, 325*, 326*, 327, 331, 332, 333, 334*, 335*, 336, 337*,
339*,111998*, 211112*, 212234*, 212235*, 212393*, 212399*, 488390*, 511110,511120,511130,511140*, 511191,511199,
511220, 512230*, 516110*, 541710*, or 811490*. 'Exceptions and/or limitations exist for these NAICS codes. Facilities included
in the following NAICS codes (corresponding to SIC codes other than SIC codes 20 through 39): 212111, 212112, 212113
(correspond to SIC 12, Coal Mining (except 1241)); or 212221, 212222, 212231, 212234, 212299 (correspond to SIC 10, Metal
Mining (except 1011, 1081, and 1094)); or 221111, 221112, 221113, 221119, 221121, 221122 (Limited to facilities that combust
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coal and/or oil for the purpose of generating power for distribution in commerce) (correspond to SIC 4911, 4931, and 4939,
Electric Utilities); or 424690, 425110, 425120 (Limited to facilities previously classified in SIC 5169, Chemicals and Allied
Products, Not Elsewhere Classified); or 424710 (corresponds to SIC 5171, Petroleum Bulk Terminals and Plants); or 562112
(Limited to facilities primarily engaged in solvent recovery services on a contract or fee basis (previously classified under SIC
7389, Business Services, NEC)); or 562211, 562212, 562213, 562219, 562920 (Limited to facilities regulated under the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, subtitle C, 42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq.) (correspond to SIC 4953, Refuse Systems).; EPA
Docket information: EPA-HQ-OEI-2009-0453
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis _ . . . .,, ....
_..,.,. . , Government Levels Affected: No
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: Undetermined
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: www.epa.gov/tri/programs/mining/index.htm
Agency Contact: Daniel Teitelbaum Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Environmental Information
2844T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0964
FAX: 202566-0741
E-Mail: Teitelbaum.Daniel@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Gilbert Mears Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Environmental Information
2844T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0954
FAX: 202566-0741
E-Mail: Mears.Gilbert@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Environmental Information ( OEI ) RIN: 2025-AA19
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Title: TRI; Response to Petition To Delete Acetonitrile From the Toxics Release Inventory List of Toxic Chemicals
Abstract: This action will respond to a petition received by EPA to delete acetonitrile from the list of toxic chemicals
reportable under section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA). EPA will respond to the
petition by either granting or denying the petition. If EPA grants the petition a notice of proposed rulemaking will be published in
the Federal Register, if EPA denies the petition a notice of petition denial will be published. The deletion of this chemical would
eliminate all the reporting requirements under the Toxic Chemical Release Reporting Rule.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 372 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 11023(e)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
04/00/201 1
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Additional Information: Split from RIN 2025-AAOO. Formerly listed as RIN 2070-ACOO. Statutory deadline: Within 180 days
of receipt the Agency must either initiate rulemaking or explain why not in the Federal Register. Manufacturing industries in SIC
codes 20-39 plus the following industries and SIC codes: Metal Mining (SIC code 10 except SIC codes 1011, 1081, and 1094);
Coal Mining (SIC code 12 except SIC code 1241); Electric Utilities (SIC codes 4911, 4931, 4939); Commercial Hazardous
Waste Treatment (SIC code 4953); Chemicals and Allied Products-Wholesale (SIC code 5169); Petroleum Bulk Terminals and
Plants (SIC code 5171); and, Solvent Recovery Services (SIC code 7389).
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal
Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No
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Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/tri
Agency Contact: Daniel Bushman Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Environmental Information
2844T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0743
E-Mail: Bushman.Daniel@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Nicole Paquette Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Environmental Information
2844T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0642
E-Mail: Paquette.Nicole@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Environmental Information ( OEI ) RIN: 2025-AA24
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Title: Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Articles Exemption Clarification Rule
Abstract: Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting is required by section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act. The purpose of this rule is to clarify the scope of
the exemption from TRI reporting requirements for items that qualify as articles. [See 40 CFR 372.38(b).] EPA believes that
language contained in the regulation and subsequent guidance should be clarified for the regulated community concerning what
items qualify as articles and are therefore exempt from TRI threshold determinations and TRI release and other waste
management calculations and reporting.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 372.38(b) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 11023 et seq; 42 USC 13106 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
[Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
08/24/2009
06/00/201 1
FR Cite
74 FR 42625
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480a10bbO; Facilities included in the following
NAICS manufacturing codes (corresponding to SIC codes 20 through 39): 311*,312*, 313*, 314*, 315*, 316, 321, 322, 323*,
324, 325*, 326*, 327, 331, 332, 333, 334*, 335*, 336, 337*, 339*,111998*, 211112*, 212234*, 212235*, 212393*, 212399*,
488390*, 511110,511120,511130,511140*, 511191,511199, 511220,512230*, 516110*, 541710*, or 811490*. 'Exceptions
and/or limitations exist for these NAICS codes. Facilities included in the following NAICS codes (corresponding to SIC codes
other than SIC codes 20 through 39): 212111, 212112, 212113 (correspond to SIC 12, Coal Mining (except 1241)); or 212221,
212222, 212231, 212234, 212299 (correspond to SIC 10, Metal Mining (except 1011, 1081, and 1094)); or 221111, 221112,
221113, 221119, 221121, 221122 (Limited to facilities that combust coal and/or oil for the purpose of generating power for
distribution in commerce) (correspond to SIC 4911, 4931, and 4939, Electric Utilities); or 424690, 425110, 425120 (Limited to
facilities previously classified in SIC 5169, Chemicals and Allied Products, Not Elsewhere Classified); or 424710 (corresponds to
SIC 5171, Petroleum Bulk Terminals and Plants); or 562112 (Limited to facilities primarily engaged in solvent recovery services
on a contract or fee basis (previously classified under SIC 7389, Business Services, NEC)); or 562211, 562212, 562213,
562219, 562920 (Limited to facilities regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, subtitle C, 42 U.S.C. 6921
et seq.) (correspond to SIC 4953, Refuse Systems).; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-TRI-2009-0602; accessible at:
http://www. regulations.gov/search/Regs/home. html#searchResults?Ne=11 +8+8053+8098+8074+8066+8084+1 &Ntt=TRI-2009-
0602&Ntk=AII&Ntx=mode+matchall&N=0
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Larry Reisman Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of Environmental Information
2844T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0751
E-Mail: reisman.larry@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Ingrid Rosencrantz Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Environmental Information
2844T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0961
E-Mail: rosencrantz.ingrid@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Environmental Information ( OEI )
RIN: 2025-AA27
pi, I View Related Documents
Title: TRI: Intent to Consider Lifting Administrative Stay Regarding Hydrogen Sulfide Reporting Requirements; Opportunity for
Public Comment
Abstract: In response to a petition from the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Governor of New York, hydrogen
sulfide, along with 20 other chemicals and two chemical categories, was added to the Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) section 313 list of toxic chemicals as part of a 1993 final rule (December 1 , 1993, 58 FR 63500).
Hydrogen sulfide was listed under the criteria of EPCRA section 313(d)(2)(B) based on chronic neurotoxic effects in humans and
under EPCRA section 313(d)(2)(C) based on acute aquatic toxicity. However, on August 22, 1994 (59 FR 43048), EPA issued
an Administrative Stay of the EPCRA section 313 reporting requirements for hydrogen sulfide. Some members of the regulated
community expressed concern that the specific basis for listing hydrogen sulfide under EPCRA section 313(d)(2)(B) changed
between the proposed rule (September 8, 1992, 57 FR 41020) and the final rule (December 1, 1993, 58 FR 63500) and that
they did not have an opportunity to comment on the final basis for the addition under EPCRA section 313(d)(2)(B). Although the
statutory basis for the determination did not change, the Agency did cite chronic neurotoxic effects in the final rule and chronic
respiratory effects in the proposed rule as the specific effects of concern. In addition, charges were made that EPA's decision
not to include evidence of exposure in deciding to list hydrogen sulfide on the basis of chronic human health effects was
inconsistent with past Agency practice. EPA did not agree that it had been inconsistent in its use of exposure analysis in
EPCRA section 313 listings, but felt that the public deserved an opportunity to be presented with further clarification of the
Agency's position on this issue. Therefore, the Agency decided to issue an administrative stay of the reporting requirements for
hydrogen sulfide in order to allow for additional time to review these issues. EPA stated that a subsequent Federal Register
notice would provide a mechanism for the public to comment on the specific basis for listing hydrogen sulfide as well as
providing a more complete discussion of use of exposure analysis in EPCRA section 31 3 listing decisions. This action is the
subsequent Federal Register notice. EPA will take comments on its latest hazard assessment for hydrogen sulfide and EPA's
intent to consider lifting the administrative stay.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 372 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42USC11023
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Notice
Final Action
Date
02/26/2010
1 2/00/201 0
FR Cite
75 FR 8889
Additional Information: EPA publication information: Notice -
http://www. regulations.gov/search/Regs/home. html#documentDetail?R=0900006480aaf30f; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
TRI-2009-0844
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/tri
Agency Contact: Daniel Bushman Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Environmental Information
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2844T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0743
E-Mail: Bushman.Daniel@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Nicole Paquette Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Environmental Information
2844T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0642
E-Mail: Paquette.Nicole@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Environmental Information ( OEI ) RIN: 2025-AA16
ril '.View Related Documents
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Title: TRI; Response to Petition To Delete Chromium, Antimony, Titanate From the Metal Compound Categories Listed on the
Toxics Release Inventory
Abstract: This action was suspended on May 22, 2007 at the request of the petitioner. If resumed, this action will respond to
a petition received by EPA to delete chromium, antimony, titanate from the list of toxic chemicals reportable under section 313
of the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA). EPA will respond to the petition by either granting or
denying the petition. If EPA grants the petition a notice of proposed rulemaking will be published in the Federal Register, if EPA
denies the petition a notice of petition denial will be published. Chromium, antimony, titanate is reportable under the chromium
and antimony compound categories, the deletion of this chemical would eliminate all the reporting requirements under the Toxic
Chemical Release Reporting Rule.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 372 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 11013 EPCRA 313
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
00/00/0000
FR Cite
Additional Information: Split from RIN 2025-AAOO. Formerly listed as RIN 2070-ACOO. Statutory deadline: Within 180 days
of receipt the Agency must either initiate rulemaking or explain why not in the Federal Register. Manufacturing industries in SIC
codes 20-39 plus the following industries and SIC codes: Metal Mining (SIC code 10 except SIC codes 1011, 1081, and 1094);
Coal Mining (SIC code 12 except SIC code 1241); Electric Utilities (SIC codes 4911, 4931, 4939); Commercial Hazardous
Waste Treatment (SIC code 4953); Chemicals and Allied Products-Wholesale (SIC code 5169); Petroleum Bulk Terminals and
Plants (SIC code 5171); and, Solvent Recovery Services (SIC code 7389). Facilities included in the following NAICS
manufacturing codes (corresponding to SIC codes 20 through 39): 311*,312*, 313*, 314*, 315*, 316, 321, 322, 323*, 324, 325*,
326*, 327, 331, 332, 333, 334*, 335*, 336, 337*, 339*,111998*, 211112*, 212234*, 212235*, 212393*, 212399*, 488390*,
511110,511120,511130,511140*, 511191,511199, 511220,512230*, 516110*, 541710*, or 811490*. 'Exceptions and/or
limitations exist for these NAICS codes. Facilities included in the following NAICS codes (corresponding to SIC codes other than
SIC codes 20 through 39): 212111, 212112, 212113 (correspond to SIC 12, Coal Mining (except 1241)); or 212221, 212222,
212231, 212234, 212299 (correspond to SIC 10, Metal Mining (except 1011, 1081, and 1094)); or 221111, 221112, 221113,
221119, 221121, 221122 (Limited to facilities that combust coal and/or oil for the purpose of generating power for distribution in
commerce) (correspond to SIC 4911, 4931, and 4939, Electric Utilities); or 424690, 425110, 425120 (Limited to facilities
previously classified in SIC 5169, Chemicals and Allied Products, Not Elsewhere Classified); or 424710 (corresponds to SIC
5171, Petroleum Bulk Terminals and Plants); or 562112 (Limited to facilities primarily engaged in solvent recovery services on a
contract or fee basis (previously classified under SIC 7389, Business Services, NEC)); or 562211, 562212, 562213, 562219,
562920 (Limited to facilities regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, subtitle C, 42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq.)
(correspond to SIC 4953, Refuse Systems).
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; State
Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/tri
Agency Contact: Daniel Bushman Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of Environmental Information
2844T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0743
E-Mail: Bushman.Daniel@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Nicole Paquette Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Environmental Information
2844T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0642
E-Mail: Paquette.Nicole@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Environmental Information ( OEI )
RIN: 2025-AA17
pi, I View Related Documents
Title: TRI; Response to Petition To Add Diisononyl Phthalate to the Toxics Release Inventory List of Toxic Chemicals
Abstract: This action will respond to a petition received by EPA to add diisononyl phthalate to the list of toxic chemicals
reportable under section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA). EPA will respond to the
petition by either granting or denying the petition. If EPA grants the petition a notice of proposed rulemaking will be published in
the Federal Register, if EPA denies the petition a notice of petition denial will be published. The addition of this chemical would
make it subject to all the reporting requirements under the Toxic Chemical Release Reporting Rule.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 372 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1 1023(e)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Final Action
NPRM Original
Notice of Data Availability
Date
00/00/0000
09/05/2000
06/1 4/2005
FR Cite
65 FR 53681
70 FR 34437
Additional Information: Split from RIN 2025-AAOO. Formerly listed as RIN 2070-ACOO. Statutory deadline: Within 180 days
of receipt the Agency must either initiate rulemaking or explain why not in the Federal Register. Manufacturing industries in SIC
codes 20-39 plus the following industries and SIC codes: Metal Mining (SIC code 10 except SIC codes 1011, 1081, and 1094);
Coal Mining (SIC code 12 except SIC code 1241); Electric Utilities (SIC codes 4911, 4931, 4939); Commercial Hazardous
Waste Treatment (SIC code 4953); Chemicals and Allied Products-Wholesale (SIC code 5169); Petroleum Bulk Terminals and
Plants (SIC code 5171); and, Solvent Recovery Services (SIC code 7389). Facilities included in the following NAICS
manufacturing codes (corresponding to SIC codes 20 through 39): 311*, 31 2*, 313*, 314*, 315*, 316, 321, 322, 323*, 324, 325*,
326*, 327, 331, 332, 333, 334*, 335*, 336, 337*, 339*, 11 1998*, 211112*, 212234*, 212235*, 212393*, 212399*, 488390*,
511110,511120,511130,511140*, 511191,511199, 511220,512230*, 516110*, 541710*, or 81 1490*. 'Exceptions and/or
limitations exist for these NAICS codes. Facilities included in the following NAICS codes (corresponding to SIC codes other than
SIC codes 20 through 39): 21 21 11, 21 21 12, 21 21 13 (correspond to SIC 12, Coal Mining (except 1241)); or 212221, 212222,
212231, 212234, 212299 (correspond to SIC 10, Metal Mining (except 1011, 1081, and 1094)); or 221111, 221112, 221113,
221119, 221121, 221122 (Limited to facilities that combust coal and/or oil for the purpose of generating power for distribution in
commerce) (correspond to SIC 491 1 , 4931 , and 4939, Electric Utilities); or 424690, 4251 10, 425120 (Limited to facilities
previously classified in SIC 5169, Chemicals and Allied Products, Not Elsewhere Classified); or 424710 (corresponds to SIC
5171, Petroleum Bulk Terminals and Plants); or 562112 (Limited to facilities primarily engaged in solvent recovery services on a
contract or fee basis (previously classified under SIC 7389, Business Services, NEC)); or 562211, 562212, 562213, 562219,
562920 (Limited to facilities regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, subtitle C, 42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq.)
(correspond to SIC 4953, Refuse Systems).
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/tri
Agency Contact: Daniel Bushman Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of Environmental Information
2844T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0743
E-Mail: Bushman.Daniel@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Nicole Paquette Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Environmental Information
2844T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0642
E-Mail: Paquette.Nicole@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Environmental Information ( OEI )
RIN: 2025-AA28
pi, '.View Related Documents
Title: Toxics Release Inventory; Addition of National Toxicology Program Carcinogens
Abstract: The National Toxicology Program (NTP) periodically publishes its Report on Carcinogens (RoC) which classifies
chemicals as either "known to be a human carcinogen" or "reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen." The RoC is a
congressionally mandated scientific and public health document that provides data on carcinogenicity, genotoxicity, and biologic
mechanisms. The RoC evaluations are performed by scientists from the NTP, other Federal health research and regulatory
agencies, and nongovernmental institutions. The RoC review process includes external peer review and public comment. EPA
reviewed the 11th edition of the NTP RoC to identify those chemicals that are not currently on the Toxics Release Inventory
(TRI) list and that have not previously been reviewed for listing. EPA proposed to add to the TRI list, those NTP carcinogens
that had sufficient production or use levels such that the Agency expects that TRI reports will be filed. EPA is reviewing
comments received on the proposed rule.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 372 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 11023(d)(2)(B)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM Comment Period Extended
NPRM Comment Period Extended End
Final Rule
Final Rule Effective
Date
04/06/201 0
06/07/2010
11/26/2010
11/30/2010
FR Cite
75 FR 17333
75 FR 72727
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.epa.gov/tri/lawsandregs/ntp_chemicals/NTPchemicals_proposed%20Rule04062010.pdf; EPA Docket information:
EPA-HQ-TRI-2010-0006
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/tri
Agency Contact: Daniel Bushman Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Environmental Information
2844T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0743
E-Mail: Bushman.Daniel@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Nicole Paquette Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Environmental Information
2844T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0642
E-Mail: Paquette.Nicole@epamail.epa.gov
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Government Levels Affected: Federal; State
Federalism: No
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water (WATER) RIN: 2040-AF18
jH, View Related Documents
Title: Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Centralized Waste Treatment Industry
Abstract: In December 2000, EPA promulgated effluent limitations for the Centralized Waste Treatment (CWT) Point Source
Category at 40 CFR 437 (65 FR 81241, December 22, 2000). A CWT facility treats or recovers hazardous or non-hazardous
industrial waste, wastewater, or used material from off-site. The regulation established wastewater discharge standards for three
major types of wastes: metal-bearing, oily, and organic. EPA issued a Small Entity Compliance Guide, which provides easy-to-
read descriptions of the regulations and other helpful information on how to comply such as a question and answer section.
Pursuant to section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, on April 26, 2010, EPA initiated a review of the rule to determine if it
should be continued without change, or should be rescinded or amended to minimize adverse economic impacts on small
entities (75 FR 21882). As part of this review, EPA is considering, and has solicited comments on, the following factors: (1) the
continued need for the rule; (2) the nature of complaints or comments received concerning the rule; (3) the complexity of the
rule; (4) the extent to which the rule overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with other Federal, State, or local government rules; and
(5) the degree to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors have changed in the area affected by the rule. The
comment period closed July 31, 2010. The Docket ID number is EPA-HQ-OW-2010-0169. EPA will summarize the results of
this review in a report and place that report in the rulemaking docket referenced above. You can access that docket at
www.regulations.gov. EPA continues to view the effluent limitations for the CWT category as a necessary component of the
comprehensive program to restore and maintain the quality of our Nation's waters. EPA intends to continue to require
compliance with the regulation. Until and unless the Agency modifies the rule, the discharges described in 40 CFR 437.1 remain
subject to the final rules.
Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: PreRule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 5 USC 610
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Final Action
Begin Review
End Comment Period
End Review
Date
1 2/22/2000
04/26/201 0
07/31/2010
12/00/2010
FR Cite
65 FR 81241
75 FR 21882
75 FR 21882
Additional Information: Related to RIN 2040-AB78; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OW-2010-0169
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Erik Helm Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4303T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1049
E-Mail: helm.erik@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER ) RIN: 2040-AF24
riH. View Related Documents
iW"
Title: National Primary Drinking Water Regulations; Arsenic and Clarifications to Compliance and New Source Contaminants
Monitoring
Abstract: On January 22, 2001, EPA revised the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for arsenic to 0.010 mg/L (10.0 |jg/L).
This regulation applies to non-transient non-community water systems and to community water systems (66 FR 6976). While
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EPA has taken steps to evaluate and mitigate impacts on small entities as part of the promulgation of the Arsenic Rule, this new
entry in the regulatory agenda announces that EPA will review the National Primary Drinking Water Rule (NPDWR) for arsenic
pursuant to section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 610). As part of this review, EPA will consider and solicit
comments on the following factors: (1) The continued need for the rule; (2) the nature of complaints or comments received
concerning the rule; (3) the complexity of the rule; (4) the extent to which the rule overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with other
Federal, State, or local government rules; and (5) the degree to which the technology, economic conditions or other factors
have changed in the area affected by the rule. Comments must be received within 60 days of this notice. In submitting
comments, please reference Docket ID EPA-HQ-OW-2010-0728 and follow the instructions provided in the preamble to this
issue of the Regulatory Agenda. This docket can be accessed at www.regulations.gov.
Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: PreRule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 5 USC 610
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Final Rule
Initiate 610 Review
End Comment Period
Completion of 610 Review
Date
01/22/2001
12/00/2010
01/00/2011
10/00/2011
FR Cite
66 FR 6976
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Stephanie Flaharty Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4601M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-5072
E-Mail: Flaharty.Stephanie@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Wynne Miller Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4607M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-4887
FAX: 202564-3760
E-Mail: miller.wynne@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER ) RIN: 2040-AD02
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Title: NPDES Permit Requirements for Municipal Sanitary and Combined Sewer Collection Systems, Municipal Satellite
Collection Systems, Sanitary Sewer Overflows, and Peak Excess Flow Treatment Facilities
Abstract: EPA will develop a notice of proposed rulemaking outlining a broad-based regulatory framework for sanitary sewer
collection systems under the NPDES program. The Agency is considering proposing standard permit conditions for inclusion in
permits for publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) and municipal sanitary sewer collection systems. The standard
requirements would address reporting, public notification, and recordkeeping requirements for sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs),
capacity assurance, management, operation, and maintenance requirements for municipal sanitary sewer collection systems;
and a prohibition on SSOs. The Agency is also considering proposing a regulatory framework for applying NPDES permit
conditions, including applicable standard permit conditions, to municipal satellite collection systems. Municipal satellite collection
systems are sanitary sewers owned or operated by a municipality that conveys wastewater to a POTW operated by a different
municipality.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 122.38; 40 CFR 122.41; 40 CFR 122.42 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal
Regulations )
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Legal Authority: 33 USC 1311 CWA 301; 33 USC 1314 CWA 304; 33 USC 1318 CWA 308; 33 USC 1342 CWA 402; 33
USC 1361 CWA 501 (a)
Legal Deadline: None
Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need: EPA is developing a rule to modify the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System regulations as
they apply to municipal sanitary sewer collection systems and sanitary sewer overflows in order to better protect the
environment and public health from the harmful effects of sanitary sewer overflows and basement back ups.
Legal Basis: The Agency is undertaking this effort to help advance the Clean Water Act objective to restore and maintain
the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation's waters (CWA, sec. 101 (a)).
Alternatives: EPA will consider a variety of options during the rulemaking process.
Costs and Benefits: EPA will consider anticipated costs and benefits during the rulemaking process.
Risks: EPA will consider potential risks during the rulemaking process.
Timetable:
Action
Notice-Public Meeting
NPRM
Final Action
Date
06/01/2010
11/00/2011
11/00/2012
FR Cite
75 FR 30395
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OW-2010-0464
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/npdes
Sectors Affected: 22132
Agency Contact: Kevin Weiss Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4203M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-0742
FAX: 202564-6392
E-Mail: weiss.kevin@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Mohammed Billah Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4203M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-0729
FAX: 202564-0717
E-Mail: Billah.Mohammed@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Tribal
Federalism: Undetermined
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER )
RIN: 2040-AD89
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Title: Regulations for Gray and Black Water Discharges From Cruise Ships Operating in Certain Alaskan Waters
Abstract: On December 12, 2000, Congress passed HR 4577 which contained a section called "Certain Alaskan Cruise Ship
Operations" (Title XIV). Title XIV established enforceable discharge standards for sewage and graywater from large cruise ships
operating in Alaskan waters and authorizes EPA to develop revised and/or additional standards for these discharges into the
waters of Alaska, the Alexander Archipelago, and the Kachemak Bay National Marine Estuarine Research Reserve. EPA will
develop any such standards based on the best available scientific information on the environmental effects of the regulated
discharges and the availability of new technologies for wastewater treatment. The implementation of these regulations would
reduce environmental impacts of cruise ships operating in the waters of Alaska, the Alexander Archipelago, and the Kachemak
Bay National Marine Estuarine Research Reserve.
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Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: PL 106-554, sec 1404-1407
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
I
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Action
Date
03/00/201 1
FR Cite
Additional Information: SAN No 4746
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 483114; 483112
Agency Contact: Laura Johnson Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4504T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1273
FAX: 202566-1546
E-Mail: Johnson.Laura-S@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: David Redford Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4504T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1288
FAX: 202566-1546
E-Mail: Redford.David@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: State
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER )
RIN: 2040-AE95
pi '.View Related Documents
Title: Criteria and Standards for Cooling Water Intake Structures
Abstract: Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) requires EPA to ensure that the location, design, construction, and
capacity of cooling water intake structures reflect the best technology available (BTA) for minimizing adverse environmental
impacts. In developing regulations to implement section 316(b), EPA divided its effort into three rulemaking phases. Phase II, for
existing electric generating plants that use at least 50 MGD of cooling water, was completed in July 2004. Industry and
environmental stakeholders challenged the Phase II regulations. On review, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
remanded several key provisions. In July 2007, EPA suspended Phase II. Following the decision in the Second Circuit, several
parties petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review that decision, and the Supreme Court granted the petitions, limited to the
issue of whether the Clean Water Act authorized EPA to consider the relationship of costs and benefits in establishing section
316(b) standards. On April 1, 2009, the Supreme Court reversed the Second Circuit, finding that the Agency may consider cost-
benefit analysis in its decisionmaking but not holding that the Agency must consider costs and benefits in these decisions. In
June 2006, EPA promulgated the Phase III regulation, covering existing electric generating plants using less than 50 MGD of
cooling water, new offshore oil and gas facilities, and all existing manufacturing facilities. Petitions to review this rule were filed
in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. EPA has asked for, and was granted a partial voluntary remand of the
determinations in the Phase III regulation concerning existing facilities, in order to issue a regulation that addresses both Phase
II and III existing facilities. EPA expects this new rulemaking would apply to the approximately 1,200 existing electric generating
and manufacturing plants.
Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 9; 40 CFR 122; 40 CFR 123; 40 CFR 124; 40 CFR 125 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code
of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: CWA 101; CWA 308; CWA 316; CWA 402; CWA 501; CWA 510
Legal Deadline: None
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Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need: In the absence of national regulations, NPDES permit writers have developed requirements to
implement section 316(b) on a case-by-case basis. This may result in a range of different requirements, and, in some cases,
delays in permit issuance or reissuance. This regulation may have substantial ecological benefits.
Legal Basis: The Clean Water Act requires EPA to establish best technology available standards to minimize adverse
environmental impacts from cooling water intake structures. On February 16, 2004, EPA took final action on regulations
governing cooling water intake structures at certain existing power producing facilities under section 316(b) of the Clean Water
Act (Phase II rule). 69 FR 41576 (Jul. 9, 2004). These regulations were challenged , and the Second Circuit remanded several
provisions of the Phase II rule on various grounds. Riverkeeper, Inc. v. EPA, 475F.3d83, (2d Cir., 2007). EPA suspended most
of the rule in response to the remand. 72 FR 37107 (Jul. 9, 2007). The remand of Phase III does not change permitting
requirements for these facilities. Until the new rule is issued, permit directors continue to issue permits on a case-by-case, Best
Professional Judgment basis for Phase II facilities.
Alternatives: This analysis will cover various sizes and types of potentially regulated facilities, and control technologies.
EPA is considering whether to regulate on a national basis, by subcategory, by broad water body category, or some other basis.
Costs and Benefits: The technologies under consideration in this rulemaking are similar to the technologies considered for
the original Phase II and Phase III rules. Those costs evaluated for the Phase II remanded rule, in 2002 dollars, ranged from
$389 million (the final rule option) to $440 million (the final rule option at proposal) to $1 billion to $3.5 billion (closed cycle
cooling for facilities on certain waterbodies, or at all facilities). The monetized benefits of the original final rule were estimated to
be $82 million. The monetized benefits include only the use value associated with quantifiable increases in commercial and
recreational fisheries. Non-use benefits were not analyzed. The costs and benefits of the Phase III option most closely aligned
with the Phase II option co-promulgated were $38.3 million and $2.3 million respectively, in 2004 dollars. EPA will develop new
costs and benefits estimates for this new effort.
Risks: Cooling water intake structures may pose significant risks for aquatic ecosystems.
Timetable:
t Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
02/00/201 1
07/00/2012
FR Cite
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0667
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: Undetermined
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/waterscience/316b
Agency Contact: Paul Shriner Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4303T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1076
E-Mail: Shriner.Paul@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Erik Helm Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4303T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1049
E-Mail: helm.erik@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State
Federalism: Undetermined
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER )
RIN: 2040-AF10
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Title: Revisions to the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation (UCMR 3) for Public Water Systems
Abstract: The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), as amended in 1996, requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) to establish criteria for a program to monitor not more than 30 unregulated contaminants every five years. EPA published
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the first group of contaminants in the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation (i.e., UCMR 1), which established a
revised approach for UCMR implementation, in the Federal Register dated September 17, 1999 (64 FR 50556), and the second
list of unregulated contaminants (UCMR 2) in the Federal Register dated January 4, 2007 (72 FR 367). The proposed regulation
will meet the SDWA requirement for identifying new priority contaminants to be monitored during the third UCMR cycle (i.e.,
UCMR 3) of 2012-2015.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 300f et seq
Legal Deadline:
t Action
Other
Source
Statutory
Description
SDWA requires EPA to publish a UCMR every 5 years
Date
01/04/2012
t Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
01/00/2011
01/00/2012
FR Cite
Timetable
Additional Information: SAN No. 5360
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Dave Munch Environmental Protection Agency
Water
USEPA
Cincinnati , OH 45268
Phone: 513569-7843
FAX: 513569-7191
E-Mail: Munch.Dave@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Brenda Parris Environmental Protection Agency
Water
USEPA
Cincinnati , OH 45268
Phone: 513569-7961
FAX: 513569-7191
E-Mail: Parris.Brenda@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water (WATER) RIN: 2040-AF12
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Title: Amendment to Effluent Guidelines for Primary Aluminum Smelting Subcategory of the Nonferrous Metals Manufacturing
Point Source Category
Abstract: EPA is considering an amendment to 40 CFR 421 to create updated discharge standards for those primary
aluminum smelters that use both wet and dry scrubbing of their air emissions. As currently written, allowances exist for individual
contributions to effluent discharges from a variety of processes present at primary aluminum smelter. These allowances include
one for wastewater contributions resulting from the wet scrubbing of sulfur dioxide from potline emissions (40 CFR 421.23(n)). As
the Agency continues to strengthen the regulation of air pollution from aluminum smelters, it is increasingly likely that higher
wastewater pollutant concentrations from these wet scrubbers will result. The State of New York has identified a facility that
exhibits just this problem with the discharge of fluoride, as a result of interference by sulfur captured by the facility's wet
scrubber. The extent of this problem is such that the facility is unable to comply with its fluoride effluent limit. An amendment of
the current effluent guideline is a possible means to resolve this tension and make it easier for the Agency and regulated
entities to manage cross-media effects.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 421 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
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Legal Authority: CWA 301; CWA 304; CWA 306; CWA 307; CWA 308; CWA 501
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
07/00/201 1
07/00/2012
FR Cite
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OW-2010-0137
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 331312
Agency Contact: Ahmar Siddiqui Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4303T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1044
FAX: 202566-1053
E-Mail: Siddiqui.Ahmar@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Janet Goodwin Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4203M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1060
E-Mail: Goodwin.Janet@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: State
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER )
RIN: 2040-AF13
'iv
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Title: Stormwater Regulations Revision To Address Discharges From Developed Sites
Abstract: Stormwater discharge from developed areas is a major cause of degradation of surface waters. This is true for both
conveyance of pollutants and the erosive power of increased Stormwater flow rates and volumes. Current Stormwater
regulations were promulgated in 1990 and 1999. In 2006, the Office of Water asked the National Research Council (NRC) to
review the Stormwater program and recommend ways to strengthen it. The NRC Report, which was finalized in October 2008,
found that the current Stormwater program "...is not likely to adequately control stormwater's contribution to waterbody
impairment" and recommended that EPA take action to address the harmful effects of Stormwater flow. This proposed action
would establish requirements for, at minimum, managing Stormwater discharges from newly developed and re-developed sites,
to reduce the amount of pollutants in Stormwater discharges entering receiving waters by reducing the discharge of excess
Stormwater. This action may also expand the scope of municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4) required to be regulated
under NPDES permits, to include rapidly developing areas and to cover some discharges that are not currently regulated. The
Phase I and Phase II MS4 regulations might also be combined and amended, and may include provisions for retrofitting existing
development. In order to comply with the Executive order issued by President Obama on Mat 12, 2010, that among other
things, require EPA to identify ways to strengthen Stormwater management practices within the Bay watershed in order to
restore and protect the Bay and its tributaries. EPA plans to include in this proposed rulemaking a separate section containing
additional Stormwater provisions for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1251 et seq
Legal Deadline:
Action
NPRM
Other
Source
Judicial
Judicial
Description
Chesapeake Bay Settlement Agreement; May 11, 2010; Fowler v US
EPA, No 1 :09-CV -00005 -CKK (D DC)
Chesapeake Bay Settlement Agreement; May 11, 2010; Fowler v US
EPA, No 1 :09-CV -00005 -CKK (D DC)
Date
09/30/2011
11/19/2012
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Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need: Section 402(p) of the Clean Water Act requires EPA to regulate certain stormwater discharges.
Stormwater is a primary contributor of water quality impairment. There is a need to strengthen the stormwater program's
effectiveness by reducing pollutant loading from currently regulated and unregulated stormwater discharges and preserving
surface water health and integrity. This action was informed by the 2006 National Research Council report.
Legal Basis: Section 402(p) of the Clean Water Act requires EPA to regulate certain discharges from stormwater in order to
protect water quality.
Alternatives: To be determined.
Costs and Benefits: To be determined.
Risks: To be determined.
Timetable:
Action
Notice — Public Meeting
NPRM
Final Action
Date
00/00/0000
09/00/201 1
12/00/2012
FR Cite
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0817-0319
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business;
Governmental Jurisdictions
Federalism: Undetermined
Energy Affected: Undetermined
RIN Information
URL: www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/rulemaking
Agency Contact: Connie Bosma Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4203M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-6773
FAX: 202564-6392
E-Mail: Bosma.Connie@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Janet Goodwin Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4203M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1060
E-Mail: Goodwin.Janet@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER )
RIN: 2040-AF16
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Title: Water Quality Standards Regulatory Clarifications
Abstract: EPA is proposing a targeted set of changes to the water quality standards (WQS) regulation to improve its
effectiveness in helping restore and maintain the Nation's waters. The core of the current WQS regulation has been in place
since 1983, and provides limited guidance on recurring issues, resulting in unresolved issues that reoccur with different fact
patterns and resolved issues that are not codified for future use. The proposed rule will provide clarity in the following six key
areas: 1) antidegradation, 2) Administrator's determination, 3) uses, 4) variances; 5) triennial review scope and requirements,
and 6) updating regulation to reflect court decisions. EPA expects to publish a proposed rule in the Federal Register in summer
2011.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 131 (Revision) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1251 et seq
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Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Notice - Public Meeting
NPRM
Final Action
Date
07/30/201 0
06/00/201 1
06/00/2012
FR Cite
75 FR 44930
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OW-2010-0606
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://epa.gov/waterscience/standards
Agency Contact: Grace Robiou Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4305T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-2975
E-Mail: Robiou.Grace@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Christina Christensen Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4305T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0537
E-Mail: Christensen.Christina@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: State; Tribal
Federalism: Yes
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER )
RIN: 2040-AF17
,1^'.View Related Documents
Title: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Regulations for New Dischargers and the Appropriate
Use of Offsets With Regard to Water Quality Permitting
Abstract: This rulemaking may consider how to best clarify EPA's approach to permitting new dischargers in order to ensure
the protection of water quality under Clean Water Act section 301(b)(1)(C). The rulemaking may examine options to address the
appropriate and permissible use of offsets, which ensures that NPDES permits are protective of water quality standards. The
rulemaking may also examine options for addressing new dischargers in impaired waters, both when a TMDL is in place and
prior to TMDL issuance.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 122.4(i) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1361; 33 USC 1311(b)(1)(C)
Legal Deadline: None
Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need: The EPA is initiating a rulemaking to consider clarifying the EPA's interpretation of 40 CFR section
122.4(i) and addressing the adverse Ninth Circuit decision in Friends of Pinto Creek v. EPA (2007), which created uncertainty
regarding the permitting of new dischargers. Through this rulemaking, EPA will consider how to best ensure that the
requirements at 40 CFR 122.4(i) and/or related regulations pertaining to the permitting of new dischargers are consistent with
Clean Water Act (CWA) requirements.
Legal Basis: Clean Water Act (CWA) section 301(b)(1)(C) requires permits to include limitation as stringent as necessary to
meet water quality standards. The Federal regulations at 40 CFR 122.4(i) implements that requirement for new dischargers.
Alternatives: TBD
Costs and Benefits: TBD
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Risks: TBD
Timetable:
| Action
NPRM
| Final Action
Date
04/00/201 1
01/00/2012
FR Cite
Additional Information: SAN No. 5240
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Sara Hilbrich Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4203M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-0441
E-Mail: Hilbrich.Sara@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Michelle Schutz Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4203M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-7374
E-Mail: Schutz.Michelle@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER )
RIN: 2040-AF21
aji View Related Documents
Title: Water Quality Standards for the State of Florida's Estuaries and Coastal Waters
Abstract: EPA is under a Consent Decree deadline to promulgate numeric nutrient water quality criteria (which are elements
of water quality standards) for the State of Florida's estuaries and coastal waters, flowing waters in south Florida (including
canals), and the downstream protection values for flowing waters into estuaries by August 15, 2012. The Consent Decree states
that EPA will sign for publication in the federal register proposed criteria for these three categories by November 14, 2011 and
will sign for publication in the federal register a final rule by August 15, 2012. EPA made a determination on January 14, 2009
that numeric nutrient water quality criteria are necessary for the state to meet the requirements of the Clean Water Act (CWA).
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 131 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1251 et seq
Legal Deadline:
Timetable
t Action
NPRM
Other
Source
Judicial
Judicial
Description
Date
11/14/2011
08/15/2012
t Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
11/00/2011
08/00/2012
FR Cite
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Erica Fleisig Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4305T
Washington , DC 20460
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Phone: 202566-1057
E-Mail: Fleisig.Erica@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Amy Newman Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4305T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0723
E-Mail: Newman.Amy@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER )
RIN: 2040-AF22
Related Documents
Title: Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) Information Collection Request Rule
Abstract: Under the authority of section 308 of the CWA, EPA is proposing a rule to collect facility information from all
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), which will provide a CAFO inventory and assist in implementing the 2008
CAFO rule.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need: Under the authority of section 308 of the CWA, EPA is proposing a rule to collect facility information
from all CAFOs, which will provide a CAFO inventory and assist in implementing the 2008 CAFO rule.
Legal Basis: EPA is proposing a rule to collect facility information from all CAFOs under the authority of section 308 of the
CWA.
Alternatives:
Costs and Benefits:
Risks:
Timetable:
t Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
05/00/201 1
05/00/2012
FR Cite
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Becky Mitschele Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4203M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-6418
E-Mail: Mitschele.Becky@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: George Utting Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4203M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-0744
E-Mail: utting.george@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: No
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Water ( WATER ) RIN: 2040-AF23
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Title: Withdrawal of Certain Federal Aquatic Life Water Quality Criteria Applicable to Wisconsin
Abstract: In 1997, Wisconsin developed revised water quality criteria to comply with the 1995 Great Lakes Initiative, a multi-
state comprehensive plan to restore the health of the Great Lakes Basin. In 2000, EPA disapproved a subset of Wisconsin's
criteria, including its chronic and acute aquatic life criteria for copper and nickel, and chronic aquatic life criteria for endrin and
selenium. As a result of the disapproval, EPA promulgated standards in 2000 to address chronic and acute aquatic life criteria
for copper and nickel (40 CFR section 132.6(f)) and chronic aquatic life criteria for endrin and selenium (40 CFR section
132.6(g)) to apply to the waters of the Great Lakes System in the State of Wisconsin. Wisconsin began rulemaking in January
2008 to address the six aquatic life criteria for these four pollutants and in December 2008, the State finalized its criteria. EPA
approved Wisconsin's aquatic life water quality criteria on July 1, 2009, with the exception of the chronic aquatic life criterion for
selenium for waters designated by Wisconsin as "Limited Forage Fish" aquatic life use. EPA is proposing to withdraw its aquatic
life criteria for chronic and acute copper and nickel (40 CFR section 132.6(f)) and chronic endrin (40 CFR section 132.6(g)) in all
surface waters of Wisconsin. EPA is also proposing to revise the chronic aquatic life criterion for selenium (40 CFR section
132.6(g)) to apply exclusively to areas designated by Wisconsin as "Limited Forage Fish" aquatic life use. Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources has adequately demonstrated that its aquatic life water quality criteria for copper (acute and
chronic), nickel (acute and chronic), endrin (chronic), and selenium (chronic) protect all waters of the state at a level consistent
with the federal requirements under the Clean Water Act, with the exception of selenium (chronic) in Limited Forage Fish"
waters. The proposed federal regulation withdrawal will enable Wisconsin to implement its EPA-approved aquatic life criteria in
all marine waters of the State.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 132.6(f); 40 CFR 132.6(g) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1751 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
I
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Date
1 2/00/201 0
FR Cite
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Claudia Fabiano Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4305T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0446
E-Mail: Fabiano.Claudia@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Francine Norling Environmental Protection Agency
Water
WQ-16J
Chicago , IL 60604
Phone: 312886-0271
E-Mail: Norling.Francine@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER ) RIN: 2040-AF25
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Title: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Application and Program Updates Rule
Abstract: EPA plans to update specific elements of the existing NPDES regulations in order to better harmonize regulations
and application forms, improve permit documentation and transparency and provide clarifications to the existing regulations.
This effort will deal with any "legacy" application, permitting, monitoring, and reporting requirements that have become obsolete
or outdated due to programmatic and technical changes that have occurred over the past 20 years. Specifically, the focus will
be on revising the NPDES permit application forms to specifically include all final agency data standards, improve the
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consistency between the application forms, update the applications to better reflect current program practices, and specifically
incorporate new program areas into the forms (e.g. CWA section 316(b) requirements for cooling water intake structures). This
endeavor will also deal with other program elements including permit documentation procedures to improve the quality and
transparency of permit development.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1251 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
04/00/201 1
04/00/201 2
FR Cite
_ . . _. ....... ..... - j M Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
I nbal
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Kathryn Kelley Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4203M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-7004
E-Mail: Kelley.Kathryn@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: David Hair Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4203M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-2287
E-Mail: Hair.David@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER ) RIN: 2040-AC84
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Title: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES): Use of Sufficiently Sensitive Test Methods for Permit
Applications and Reporting
Abstract: EPA is launching an effort to update specific elements of the existing NPDES regulations in order to provide
clarifications related to the NPDES permit application and NPDES permit monitoring analytical detection level requirements.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 122; 40 CFR 136 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
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
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
06/23/2010
12/00/2010
FR Cite
75 FR 35712
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-15254.pdf
_ . . Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business; Governmental
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. ..... Federalism: No
Jurisdictions
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Kathryn Kelley Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4203M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-7004
E-Mail: Kelley.Kathryn@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: David Hair Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4203M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-2287
E-Mail: Hair.David@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER ) RIN: 2040-AE69
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Title: Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Airport Deicing Operations
Abstract: In EPA's 2004 Effluent Guidelines plan, the agency announced that it would begin development of a regulation to
control the pollutants discharged from airport deicing operations. Based on preliminary study and on public comments,
discharges from deicing operations have the potential to cause fish kills, algae blooms, and contamination to surface or ground
waters. A source of these pollutants is aircraft deicing fluid that is not properly recaptured, re-used, or treated before discharge.
Deicing agents typically contain glycols and additives. There is great disparity among airports in terms of wastewater treatment
and also in terms of discharge permits.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 449 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: CWA 301; CWA 304; CWA 306; CWA 307; CWA 308; CWA 402; CWA 501
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
[Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
08/28/2009
03/00/201 1
FR Cite
74 FR 44675
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480a16b99; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OW-2004-0038
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions Federalism: Undetermined
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: www.epa.gov/waterscience/guide/airport
Sectors Affected: 488119
Agency Contact: Eric Strassler Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4303T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1026
FAX: 202566-1053
E-Mail: Strassler.Eric@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Brian D'Amico Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4303T
Washington , DC 20460
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Phone: 202566-1069
FAX: 202566-1053
E-Mail: damico.brian@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER ) RIN: 2040-AE98
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Title: Federal Requirements Under the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program for Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Geologic
Sequestration (GS) Wells
Abstract: Geologic Sequestration (GS) is a key climate change mitigation technology. During GS, CO2 captured from an
emission source such as a coal-fired electric power plant, is injected into deep subsurface rock formations for long term storage.
The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requires EPA to regulate the injection of fluid, including gases such as CO2, to prevent
the endangerment of underground sources of drinking water (USDWs) and public health. In March 2007, EPA issued guidance
to assist State and EPA Regional Underground Injection Control (UIC) Programs in processing permit applications for pilot and
other demonstration-scale GS projects as Class V UIC experimental technology wells. In addition, EPA committed to developing
a long term management framework for permitting commercial scale GS projects. Part of this long term management framework
included regulations for owners and operators of wells injecting CO2. New regulations for GS wells would provide a consistent
framework for permitting GS wells to ensure that CO2 injection does not endanger underground sources of drinking water. EPA
proposed regulations for GS wells on July 25, 2008. In addition, in August 2009 EPA published a Notice of Data Availability that
presented new information and data related to GS.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 144 to 146 (proposed revision) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 300h et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NODA
Final Action
Date
07/25/2008
08/31/2009
1 2/00/201 0
FR Cite
73 FR 43491
74 FR 44802
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=09000064806955cf; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OW-2008-0390
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; State; Tribal
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw/uic/wells_sequestration.html
Agency Contact: Suzanne Kelly Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4606M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-3887
E-Mail: kelly.suzanne@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Lee Whitehurst Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4606M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-3896
E-Mail: whitehurst.lee@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Water ( WATER ) RIN: 2040-AF06
t Action
Other
Source
Statutory
Description
Date
12/31/2010
t Action
Preliminary Plan
Final Plan
Date
1 2/28/2009
1 2/00/201 0
FR Cite
74 FR 68599
Title: 2010 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan
Abstract: The Clean Water Act (CWA) requires EPA to establish national technology-based regulations known as "effluent
limitations guidelines and standards" to reduce pollutant discharges from categories of industrial facilities. EPA similarly
establishes technology-based regulations, termed "pretreatment standards," to reduce indirect pollutant discharges—those that
are discharged to publicly-owned treatment works. The CWA also specifies effluent guideline planning and review requirements.
There are different requirements for direct and indirect dischargers, but both specify annual review of promulgated effluent
guidelines and pretreatment standards. One requirement is publication of an Effluent Guidelines Program Plan every two years.
CWA section 304(m) specifies that the Plan must: (1) establish a schedule for the annual review and revision of promulgated
effluent guidelines, (2) identify categories of sources discharging toxic or non-conventional pollutants for which guidelines have
not previously been published ("new categories"); and (3) establish a schedule for the promulgation of effluent guidelines
identified under (2). We anticipate that the 2010 Plan will describe the results of the 2010 annual review, including, to the extent
possible: (1) the outcome of the screening process; (2) EPA's selection of industrial categories for further study; and (3) the
rationale for selecting categories for further study. The 2010 Plan will also summarize activities and accomplishments for studies
of categories that were identified in the 2008 Final Plan.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: CWA 304; CWA 306; CWA 307
Legal Deadline:
Timetable
Additional Information: EPA publication information: Preliminary Plan - http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-
30625.pdf; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0517
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/guide/304m
Agency Contact: William Swietlik Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4303T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1129
FAX: 202566-1053
E-Mail: swietlik.william@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Ahmar Siddiqui Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4303T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1044
FAX: 202566-1053
E-Mail: Siddiqui.Ahmar@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER ) RIN: 2040-AF09
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Title: Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants Under the Clean Water Act; Analysis and
Sampling Procedures
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Abstract: This regulatory action would amend "Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants" at 40
CFR part 136 to approve test procedures (analytical methods) for use by testing laboratories for water monitoring. These test
procedures are used to implement the NPDES program unless an alternate procedure is approved by a Regional Administrator.
The regulation would also revise, clarify, and correct errors and ambiguities in existing methods and the water monitoring
regulations.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 136; 40 CFR 423; 40 CFR 430; 40 CFR 435 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal
Regulations )
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1251; 33 USC 1314(h); 33 USC 1361 (a)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
Final Action
Date
09/23/201 0
11/22/2010
06/00/201 1
FR Cite
75 FR 58024
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OW-2010-0192
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business; Governmental
Jurisdictions
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: www.epa.gov/waterscience/methods/possible-
updates.html
Agency Contact: Meghan Hessenauer Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4303T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1040
FAX: 202566-1053
E-Mail: Hessenauer.Meghan@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Lemuel Walker Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4303T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1077
E-Mail: Walker.Lemuel@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; State
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER )
RIN: 2040-AF11
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Title: Water Quality Standards (Numeric Nutrient Criteria) for Florida's Lakes and Flowing Waters
Abstract: EPA is under a Consent Decree deadline to promulgate numeric nutrient water quality criteria (which are elements
of water quality standards) for the State of Florida's lakes and flowing waters by October 15, 2010. EPA made a determination
on January 14, 2009 that numeric nutrient water quality criteria are necessary for the state to meet the requirements of the
Clean Water Act (CWA). In June 2010, EPA and Plaintiffs filed a joint notice with the Court extending the deadlines for
promulgating numeric nutrient criteria for Florida's estuaries and coastal waters , flowing waters in south Florida (including
canals), and the downstream protection values for flowing waters into estuaries. The new deadlines are November 14, 2011 for
proposing the estuarine and coastal waters criteria, and August 15, 2012 for publishing a final rule for these three categories.
The original deadline of October 15, 2010 remains in place for EPA to finalize numeric nutrient criteria for Florida's lakes and
other flowing waters (streams and springs).
Priority: Economically Significant
Major: Yes
Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Unfunded Mandates: No
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CFR Citation: 40 CFR 131 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1251 et seq
Legal Deadline:
t Action
Other
Source
Judicial
Description
Consent Decree Deadline
Date
10/15/2010
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Supplemental NODA
Final Action
Date
01/26/2010
08/03/201 0
1 2/00/201 0
FR Cite
75 FR 4174
75 FR 45579
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480a83e17;
http://epa.gov/waterscience/standards; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0596
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/standards/rules/florida
Agency Contact: Danielle Salvaterra Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4305T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-1631
E-Mail: Salvaterra.Danielle@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Claudia Fabiano Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4305T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0446
E-Mail: Fabiano.Claudia@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: State
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER )
RIN: 2040-AA94
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Title: National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Radon
Abstract: In 1999, EPA proposed regulations for radon which provide flexibility in how to manage the health risks from radon
in drinking water. The proposal was based on the unique framework in the 1996 SDWA. The proposed regulation would provide
for either a maximum contaminant level (MCL), or an alternative maximum contaminant level (AMCL) with a multimedia
mitigation (MMM) program to address radon in indoor air. Under the proposal, public water systems in States that adopted
qualifying MMM programs would be subject to the AMCL, while those in States that did not adopt such programs would be
subject to the MCL.
Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: State, Local, Or Tribal Governments
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142 (To search fora specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 300f, et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Final Action
ANPRM
NPRM original
Notice99
NPRM
Date
00/00/0000
09/30/1 986
07/18/1991
02/26/1999
11/02/1999
FR Cite
51 FR 34836
56 FR 33050
64 FR 9560
64 FR 59246
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Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0041
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business; Government Levels Affected: Federal; State; Local;
Governmental Jurisdictions Tribal
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: Yes
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw/radon.html
Sectors Affected: 22131
Agency Contact: Rebecca Allen Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4607M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-4689
FAX: 202564-3760
E-Mail: Allen.Rebeccak@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Eric Burneson Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4607M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-5250
E-Mail: burneson.eric@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER ) RIN: 2040-AB85
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Title: Shore Protection Act, Section 4103(b) Regulations
Abstract: This rule proposed to implement provisions of the Shore Protection Act (SPA) designed to prevent the deposit of
municipal and commercial waste into U.S. coastal waters. This rule proposed 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 United States.
Local governments and businesses involved with the vessel transportation and shore side handling of these wastes would be
affected by this rule. Currently no tribes are known to be involved in waste handling of this type; therefore none would be
affected by this rule.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 237 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 33 USC 2601 Shore Protection Act of 1988; PL 100-688 4103(b)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Final Action
NPRM
Date
00/00/0000
08/30/1 994
FR Cite
59 FR 44798
Additional Information: SAN No 2820
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis _ . . . .,, . . ._ , . . .
_..,.,. . , Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Business; Governmental _ . .. ..
...... Federalism: No
Jurisdictions
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: David Redford Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4504T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1288
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FAX: 202566-1546
E-Mail: Redford.David@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER ) RIN: 2040-AC13
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Title: National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Aldicarb
Abstract: EPA promulgated MCLs for aldicarb, aldicarb sulfoxide, and aldicarb sulfone in the Phase II rulemaking in 1991 at
levels of 0.003, 0.004, and 0.002 ug/l, respectively. In response to an administrative petition from the manufacturer Rhone-
Poulenc, the Agency issued an administrative stay of the effective date. EPA will reexamine risk assessment and occurrence
data on aldicarb and make a determination of what further action is appropriate.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141; 40 CFR 142 (To search fora specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 300f et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
I
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Date
00/00/0000
FR Cite
Additional Information: SAN No. 3238
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Required: Undetermined Tribal
Small Entities Affected: Business; Governmental _ . .. ,, , . . ,
...... _ . .. Federalism: Undetermined
Jurisdictions; Organizations
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 22131
Agency Contact: Karen Wirth Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4607M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-5246
FAX: 202564-3760
E-Mail: wirth.karen@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER ) RIN: 2040-AD09
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Title: Test Procedures for the Analysis of Co-Planar and Mono-Ortho-Substituted Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Under
the Clean Water Act
Abstract: The proposal would amend the Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants under 40
CFR parts 136 and 503 to approve EPA Method 1668 for the congener-specific determination of co-planar and mono-ortho-
substituted polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in effluent, ambient water, and sewage sludge. This method is necessary for the
implementation of water quality-based permit conditions under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) of
the Clean Water Act. Water quality-based permit conditions are necessary when technology-based controls do not ensure that a
particular water body would meet the State's water quality standard. At present there is no promulgated EPA analytical method
for determination of these PCBs at the levels of concern.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 136 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
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Legal Authority: 33 USC 1314; 33 USC 1361 (a)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
I
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Action
Date
00/00/0000
FR Cite
Additional Information: SAN No 4049
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business; Governmental
Jurisdictions
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/methods
Agency Contact: Lemuel Walker Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4303T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1077
E-Mail: Walker.Lemuel@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; State
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER )
RIN: 2040-AD39
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Title: Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of the Armed Forces—Phase II
Abstract: This action is Phase II of implementing regulations on Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of the
Armed Forces. In 1996 the Clean Water Act was amended to create section 312(n), Uniform National Discharge Standards for
Vessels of the Armed Forces. Section 312(n) directs EPA and DOD to work together to provide Armed Forces vessels with a
nationally uniform set of discharge standards, which preempt State discharge standards for these vessels. The purpose of the
statute is to allow DOD to plan, design and build environmentally sound vessels, to encourage innovative pollution control
technology, and to improve operational flexibility. EPA and DOD jointly promulgated Phase I of these regulations, 40 CFR part
1700, on May 10, 1999 (64 FR 25126). The Phase I rulemaking concluded that 25 discharges from Armed Forces vessels would
require control devices. Some of these discharges (such as bilge water) have the potential to introduce oil or other organics into
receiving waters; some (such as hull coating leachate) have the potential to introduce copper or other metals; and some (such
as ballast water) have the potential to introduce nonindigenous invasive aquatic species. Phase II will establish performance
standards for control devices for these 25 discharges. The Phase II performance standards will be promulgated in five
"batches." Each batch will address several performance standards. Once DOD implements rules for achieving the standards set
in Phase II, covered discharges from Armed Forces vessels will be required to meet these standards, and will not be subject to
discharge standards established by States.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 1700 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1322; 33 USC 1361
Legal Deadline:
Timetable
t Action
Other
Source
Statutory
Description
CWA312(n)(5)(B)(i)
Date
05/10/2001
t Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
04/00/201 3
04/00/201 4
FR Cite
Additional Information: SAN No 4357
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local;
State; Tribal
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Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: Yes
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/rules/UNDS,
http://www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/regulatory/unds/batchruleprocess.html,
Agency Contact: Brian Rappoli Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4504T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1548
E-Mail: Rappoli.Brian@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Jonathan Amson Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4504T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1276
FAX: 202566-1546
E-Mail: Amson.Jonathan@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER ) RIN: 2040-AD40
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Title: Underground Injection Control: Update of State Programs
Abstract: The regulations at 40 CFR part 147 codify each State's UIC program description and incorporates by reference the
rules and regulations that the respective primacy state will implement. This includes codifying programs upon which EPA directly
implements. The primary reason for part 147 is to incorporate by reference into the Code of Federal Regulations the State
program authorities and regulations so EPA may bring a direct enforcement action if the state fails to comply with the state UIC
program. This update is necessary to ensure that the CFR accurately reflects current approved State UIC programs and that
requirements of those programs are federally enforceable. EPA Regional Offices will be submitting State revision packages as
they are completed. Part 147 will then be updated in several stages. This is the first stage. This effort should have no impact on
the regulated community because EPA will merely be incorporating by reference elements of already approved State programs.
Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 147 (Revision) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 300h-1 SDWA 1422; 42 USC 300h-4 SDWA 1425
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
00/00/0000
FR Cite
Additional Information: SAN No. 4236
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; State
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Robert-Eu Smith Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4606M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-3895
FAX: 202564-3756
E-Mail: Smith.Robert-Eu@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Jeff Jollie Environmental Protection Agency
Water
WTR9
Washington , DC 20460
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Phone: 202564-3886
FAX: 415947-3549
E-Mail: Jollie.Jeff@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER )
RIN: 2040-AD54
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Title: National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations (NSDWR): Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) and Technical
Corrections to the NSDWR
Abstract: Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) was primarily used as an automobile fuel additive, introduced in the late 1970s
during lead phase-out as an octane enhancer. Production increased in the 1990s to meet the requirement of the federal
Reformulated Gasoline (RFG) and Oxyfuels programs required by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. However, MTBE has
been detected in ground water and drinking water in a number of states due to leaking underground storage tanks and leaking
pipelines. At least 25 states passed laws banning or limiting MTBE use, and MTBE use declined after 1999. Refiners removed
MTBE from gasoline in 2006. Although most drinking water detections are at levels well below health concern, MTBE's
distinctive turpentine-like taste and odor can be detected at low levels. Presently, the Agency is revising the health assessment
for MTBE.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 143 (Revision) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 300f et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 221 31
Agency Contact: Wynne Miller Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4607M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-4887
FAX: 202564-3760
E-Mail: miller.wynne@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER )
RIN: 2040-AD87
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Title: Statement of Policy - NPDES Permit Requirements for Peak Wet Weather Discharges From Publicly Owned Treatment
Work Treatment Plants Serving Sanitary Sewer Collection Systems
Abstract: During periods of wet weather, wastewater flows received by municipal sewage treatment plants can significantly
increase, which can create operational challenges for sewage treatment facilities. Where peak flows approach or exceed the
design capacity of a treatment plant they can seriously reduce treatment efficiency or damage treatment units. In addition to
hydraulic concerns, wastewater associated with peak flows may have low organic strength, which can also decrease treatment
efficiencies. One engineering practice that some facilities use to protect biological treatment units from damage and to prevent
overflows and backups elsewhere in the system is referred to as wet weather blending. Wet weather blending occurs during
peak wet weather flow events when flows that exceed the capacity of the biological units are routed around the biological units
and blended with effluent from the biological units prior to discharge. Regulatory agencies, sewage treatment plant operators,
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and representatives of environmental advocacy groups have expressed uncertainty about National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) requirements addressing such situations. EPA requested public comment on a proposed policy
published on November 7, 2003. EPA did not finalize the policy. The policy options associated with this activity are still under
review.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 122.41 (m) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1311; 33 USC 1318; 33 USC 1342; 33 USC 1361
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Final Policy
1st Draft Policy
2nd Draft Policy
Date
00/00/0000
11/07/2003
1 2/22/2005
FR Cite
68 FR 63042
70 FR 76013
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OW-2005-0523
_ . . _. ....... . . . _ .... Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
I nbal
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: Undetermined
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/npdes
Sectors Affected: 22132
Agency Contact: Kevin Weiss Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4203M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-0742
FAX: 202564-6392
E-Mail: weiss.kevin@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Mohammed Billah Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4203M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-0729
FAX: 202564-0717
E-Mail: Billah.Mohammed@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER ) RIN: 2040-AD94
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Title: National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Revisions to the Total Coliform Rule
Abstract: EPA is revising the Total Coliform Rule (TCR), which was published in 1989. The original TCR, promulgated in
1989, protects human health by requiring microbial monitoring in drinking water distribution systems. Since then, EPA has
gained a better understanding of total coliforms as an indicator of contamination in the distribution system. EPA convened a
Federal Advisory Committee to recommend revisions to the TCR. In September 2008, members of the Federal Advisory
Committee signed an agreement in principle (AIP), which recommended revisions to the TCR, as well as research and
information collection needed to better understand potential public health impacts from conditions in the distribution system and
control of microbial drinking water contamination. In accordance with commitments EPA agreed to in the AIP, EPA has drafted
a proposed rule that has the same elements and effects as the recommendations in the AIP. The proposed rule requires water
systems to find and fix pathways to contamination when monitoring results indicate that microbial contamination is present,
develops specific criteria for public water systems to qualify for and stay on reduced monitoring, and aims to improve consumer
understanding and confidence by making required public notices about the drinking water quality more meaningful.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
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CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: 42 USC 300f et seq
Legal Deadline:
Timetable:
t Action
NPRM
Source
Judicial
Description
Date
08/08/2010
Action
Notice of Agreement in Principle
NPRM
Notice - Public Meeting
NPRM Extension of Comment Period
Final Action
Date
01/13/2009
07/1 4/201 0
08/1 6/201 0
08/31/2010
11/00/2012
FR Cite
74 FR 1683
75 FR 40926
75 FR 49930
75 FR 53267
Additional Information: EPA publication information: Notice of Agreement in Principle - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-
WATER/2009/January/Day-13/w469.htm; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0878
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business; Governmental Jurisdictions
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: www.epa.gov/safewater/disinfection/tcr/regulation_revisions.html
Sectors Affected: 2213
Agency Contact: Sean Conley Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4607M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-1781
FAX: 202564-3767
E-Mail: Conley.Sean@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Thomas Grubbs Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4607M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-5262
FAX: 202564-3767
E-Mail: Grubbs.Thomas@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; State;
Tribal
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER )
RIN: 2040-AE82
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Title: Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Chlorine and Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Manufacturing Process
Abstract: EPA is considering revising the existing effluent guidelines and standards for the manufacture of chlorinated
hydrocarbons and elemental chlorine. We refer to this industrial segment as chlorine and chlorinated hydrocarbons
manufacturing, or CCH. Currently, wastewater discharges from chlorinated hydrocarbons manufacturing are subject to the
Organic Chemicals, Plastics, and Synthetic Fibers (OCPSF) Point Source Category (40 CFR part 414). The wastewater
discharges from chlorine manufacturing through the chlor-alkali manufacturing process are subject to the Inorganic Chemicals
Point Source Category (40 CFR part 415). Based on a preliminary study, discharges from vinyl chloride and chlor-alkali
manufacturing might contain significant quantities of toxic pollutants, including dioxin. Since this effluent guidelines review
began, EPA has gathered industry data through site visits and sampling and also developed a survey to collect detailed site-
specific data from all known CCH manufacturers. Because CCH member companies are currently collecting data to characterize
baseline discharge quantities of dioxin, at this time EPA is deferring its efforts to survey the CCH industry.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 414 (Revision); 40 CFR 415 (Revision) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal
Regulations 1
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Legal Authority: CWA301; CWA304; CWA306; CWA307; CWA308; CWA501
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: Undetermined
RIN Information
URL: www.epa.gov/waterscience/guide/cch/
Sectors Affected: 325181; 325188; 325199; 325211
Agency Contact: Samantha Lewis Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4303T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1058
FAX: 202566-1053
E-Mail: lewis.samantha@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Janet Goodwin Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4203M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1060
E-Mail: Goodwin.Janet@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER )
RIN: 2040-AF03
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Title: Development of Best Management Practices for Recreational Boats Under Section 312(o) of the Clean Water Act
Abstract: This action is for the development of regulations by EPA to implement the Clean Boating Act (Public Law 110-288),
which was signed by the President on July 29, 2008. The Clean Boating Act amends section 402 of the Clean Water Act (CWA)
to exclude recreational vessels from National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permitting requirements. In addition, it
adds a new CWA section 312(o) directing EPA to develop regulations that identify the discharges incidental to the normal
operation of recreational vessels (other than a discharge of sewage) for which it is reasonable and practicable to develop
management practices to mitigate adverse impacts on waters of the United States. The regulations also need to include those
management practices, including performance standards for each such practice. Following promulgation of the EPA
performance standards, new CWA section 312(o) directs the Coast Guard to promulgate regulations governing the design,
construction, installation, and use of the management practices. Following promulgation of the Coast Guard regulations, the
Clean Boating Act prohibits the operation of a recreational vessel or any discharge incidental to their normal operation in waters
of the United States and waters of the contiguous zone (i.e., 12 miles into the ocean), unless the vessel owner or operator is
using an applicable management practice meeting the EPA-developed performance standards.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 140 (Revision) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1251 et seq
Legal Deadline:
t Action
Other
Source
Statutory
Description
Clean
Boating
Act
requires
promulgation w/in 1
year
of enactment.
Date
07/29/2009
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Date
02/00/2013
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Additional Information: SAN No 5311
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Brian Rappoli Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4504T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1548
E-Mail: Rappoli.Brian@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: John Lishman Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4504T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1364
E-Mail: Lishman.John@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER ) RIN: 2040-AF05
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Title: Oil and Gas Construction Stormwater Rule
Abstract: On June 12, 2006, EPA published a final rule to address a new provision added by the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
The 2006 regulation effectively exempted from National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements
stormwater discharges of sediment from construction activities associated with oil and gas exploration, production, processing,
or treatment operations or transmission facilities unless the relevant facility had a discharge of stormwater resulting in a
discharge of a reportable quantity of oil or hazardous substances. Shortly thereafter, the Natural Resources Defense Council
(NRDC) petitioned the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Ninth Circuit) for direct review of EPA's action. On May 23, 2008, the
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion in NRDC v. U.S. EPA, 526 F.3d 591 (9th Cir. 2008), vacating EPA's 2006 oil
and gas construction stormwater regulation. On July 21, 2008, EPA filed a petition for rehearing in this case. On November 3,
2008, the Ninth Circuit issued its order denying EPA's request for rehearing of the Court's decision vacating EPA's 2006 oil and
gas construction stormwater regulation. This direct final rule will (1) remove the codified 2006 rule from the Code of Federal
Regulations consistent with the court vacatur and (2) codify the revised 2005 Energy Policy Act definition of "oil and gas
exploration, production, processing, treatment, and transmission operations" to clarify that certain uncontaminated discharges
from oil and gas construction activities are exempt from permitting as identified in section 402(l)(2) of the Clean Water Act.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 122.26(a)(2)(ii) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1342(1) and 1362(24)
Legal Deadline:
t Action
Other
Source
Statutory
Description
The oil
2008.
and gas rule court -ordered vacatur took effect on November 19,
Date
11/19/2008
Timetable:
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Additional Information: SAN No 5330
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Bryan Rittenhouse Environmental Protection Agency
Water
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Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-0577
FAX: 202564-6431
E-Mail: Rittenhouse.Bryan@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Connie Bosma Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4203M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-6773
FAX: 202564-6392
E-Mail: Bosma.Connie@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER )
RIN: 2040-AF08
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Title: Perchlorate Regulatory Determination
Abstract: The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requires EPA to make determinations every five years of whether to regulate
at least five contaminants on its Contaminant Candidate List (CCL). A regulatory determination is a formal decision on whether
EPA should initiate a rulemaking process to develop a national primary drinking water regulation for a specific contaminant. EPA
included perchlorate on the first and second CCLs that were published in the Federal Register on March 2, 1998 (63 FR 10273)
and February 24, 2005 (70 FR 9071). On October 10, 2008, EPA published a preliminary regulatory determination for
perchlorate in drinking water (73 FR 60262). EPA received comments from over 32,000 individuals and organizations in
response to this notice. EPA has reviewed the information in these comments and has re-evaluated the scientific information
regarding the perchlorate regulatory determination. To assure transparency in its decision making process, on August 19, 2009,
EPA published a supplemental request for comments on its re-evaluation of the scientific data (74 FR 41883). EPA will make a
final determination for perchlorate after review and consideration of public comments received on the supplemental request for
comment.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 300g-1(b)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Final Determination
Preliminary Determination
Supplemental Notice
Extension of Comment Period
Date
00/00/0000
10/10/2008
08/1 9/2009
09/23/2009
FR Cite
73 FR 60262
74 FR 41883
74 FR 48541
Additional Information: EPA publication information: Preliminary Determination -
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-24042.pdf; Split from RIN 2040-AE60.; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OW-2007-
0068
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: www.epa.gov/safewater/ccl/index.html
Related RINs: Related to 2040-AE60
Agency Contact: Eric Burneson Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4607M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-5250
E-Mail: burneson.eric@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
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Water (WATER) RIN: 2040-AF14
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Title: Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category
Abstract: EPA establishes national technology-based regulations, called effluent guidelines, to reduce discharges of
pollutants from industries to waters of the U.S. and publicly owned treatment works. These requirements are incorporated into
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) discharge permits issued by EPA and states. The steam electric
effluent guidelines apply to steam electric power plants using nuclear or fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and natural gas. There are
about 1,200 nuclear- and fossil-fueled steam electric power plants nationwide; approximately 500 of these power plants are
coal-fired. In a study completed in 2009, EPA found that the current regulations, which were last updated in 1982, do not
adequately address the pollutants being discharged and have not kept pace with changes that have occurred in the electric
power industry over the last three decades. The rulemaking will address discharges from ash ponds and flue gas desulfurization
(FGD) air pollution controls, as well as other power plant waste streams. Power plant discharges can have major impacts on
water quality, including reduced organism abundance and species diversity, contamination of drinking water sources, and other
effects. Pollutants of concern include metals (e.g., mercury, arsenic and selenium), nutrients, and total dissolved solids.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 423 Revision (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: CWA301; CWA304; CWA306; CWA307; CWA308; CWA402; CWA501
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
07/00/201 2
01/00/2014
FR Cite
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0819
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis . . .
_ . . ,, , . . , Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: Undetermined
Energy Affected: Undetermined
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/guide/steam
Agency Contact: Ronald Jordan Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4303T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1003
FAX: 202566-1053
E-Mail: Jordan.Ronald@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water (WATER) RIN: 2040-AF15
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Title: National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper: Regulatory Revisions
Abstract: EPA promulgated a set of short-term regulatory revisions and clarifications on October 10, 2007, to strengthen
implementation of the existing Lead and Copper Rule. In developing the short-term revisions, EPA identified several regulatory
changes to be considered as part of identifying more comprehensive changes to the rule. These considerations are longer-term
in nature as they require additional data collection, research, analysis, and stakeholder involvement to support decisions. This
action addresses the remaining regulatory revisions to be completed in the 2013 timeframe. Regulatory changes to be
addressed may include changes to flushing guidance and sample collection following a partial lead service line replacement;
lead service line replacement programs; potential changes to the sample site selection criteria for lead and copper sites;
guidance on new corrosion control treatments; tap sampling issues including pre-stagnation flushing, aerator removal, and
maximum stagnation times; and consecutive water systems.
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Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 300f et seq.
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
[Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
05/00/201 2
1 2/00/201 3
FR Cite
Additional Information: SAN No 5423
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Jeffrey Kempic Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4607M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-4880
FAX: 202564-3760
E-Mail: Kempic.Jeffrey@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER )
RIN: 2040-AF20
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Title: Revised Regulations for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Abstract: EPA and authorized states administer the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program for
concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), as revised by nationally-applicable rules in 2003 and 2008. On May 12, 2009,
President Barack Obama issued Executive Order 13508 on Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration. Agriculture is the
single largest contributor of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment pollution to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Manure is the
source of about half of the nutrient loading from agriculture. As directed under the Executive Order, EPA developed a strategy,
in consultation with the States and key stakeholders, for protecting water quality in the Chesapeake Bay. The proposed action
might establish broader regulatory authority in the Bay and additional requirements for manure management for CAFOs in the
Bay. Consistent with the draft joint federal strategy, the scope of the proposed rule may consider expanding the universe of
CAFOs and requiring more stringent standards for permits (e.g. better nutrient management planning). Additionally, options for
a streamlined designation process of smaller facilities as CAFOs and better off-site manure management may be considered for
the Bay or nationally. During the rulemaking process, EPA will consider how effectively Chesapeake Bay states strengthen their
pollution control programs to achieve the reductions in nutrient and sediment pollution needed to meet Bay water quality
standards. The Chesapeake Bay CAFO Rule is being developed to ensure Regional and State Water NPDES Permitting
Authorities have sufficient tools to reduce discharges of manure from these facilities.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline:
Action
NPRM
Other
Source
Judicial
Judicial
Description
CBF settlement negotiations are still active. This date is just a
placeholder. Publically, we said we would propose in 2012.
CBF negotiations are still active. This date is just a placeholder.
Publically, we said we would take final action late 2013.
Date
01/01/2012
12/31/2013
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Date
06/00/201 2
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis _ . . . . „ . . ._ , , _. .
_..,,.. . . Government Levels Affected: Federal; State
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Ross Brennan Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4203M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-3248
E-Mail: Brennan.Ross@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: George Utting Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4203M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-0744
E-Mail: utting.george@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Water ( WATER ) RIN: 2040-AE87
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Title: Guidance for Implementing the Methylmercury Water Quality Criterion
Abstract: In the 2001 Federal Register notice of the availability of EPA's recommended water quality criterion for
methylmercury, EPA stated that it would develop associated procedures and guidance for implementing the criterion. For states
and authorized tribes exercising responsibility under CWA section 303(c), this document provides technical guidance on how
they might want to use the recommended 2001 fish tissue-based criterion to develop and implement their own water quality
standards for methylmercury. The guidance addresses topics including adoption and revision of standards, monitoring,
waterbody assessment, water quality standards issues, TMDL development, and NPDES permitting. Since atmospheric
deposition is considered to be a major source of mercury for many waterbodies, implementing this criterion involves coordination
across media and program areas.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: None (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1251 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
Final - Revision to 2009 Guidance
Date
04/30/201 0
FR Cite
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0656
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State; Tribal
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/criteria/methylmercury
Agency Contact: Holly Green Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4305T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0651
E-Mail: Holly.green@epamail.epa.gov
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Water (WATER) RIN: 2040-AF19
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Title: National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Radionuclides
Abstract: On December 7, 2000 (65 FR 76708), EPA promulgated final revised and/or new national primary drinking water
regulations (NPDWRs) for nonradon radionuclides as authorized by the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). In this action, referred
to as the Radionuclides Rule, EPA promulgated maximum contaminant level goals (MCLGs), maximum contaminant levels
(MCLs), monitoring, reporting, and public notification requirements for gross alpha particle activity, combined radium-226 and
228, beta particle and photon activity and uranium. The Radionuclides Rule became effective on December 8, 2003. Pursuant to
section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, EPA has reviewed this rule to determine if it should be continued without change,
or should be rescinded or amended to minimize adverse economic impacts on small entities. This review was announced in the
Regulatory Agenda on April 26, 2010 (75 FR 21883). As part of this review, EPA considered, and solicited comments on, the
following factors: (1) The continued need for the rule; (2) the nature of complaints or comments received concerning the rule; (3)
the complexity of the rule; (4) the extent to which the rule overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with other Federal, State, or local
government rules; and (5) the degree to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors have changed in the area
affected by the rule. EPA received five comment letters. The results of EPA's review have been summarized in a report and
placed in the rulemaking docket (docket number EPA-HQ-OW-2010- 0166 at www.regulations.gov). These results are briefly
summarized here. There was consensus among the commenters about the continued need for the Radionuclides Rule, because
it serves as an important tool to protect the health of people who get their drinking water from public systems using sources of
water with high levels of radionuclides. While none of the commenters expressed a need to rescind the rule, most of the
comments were aimed at suggesting that the Agency make clarifications in certain areas of the rule to aid small entities in its
rule compliance. After reviewing all the comments regarding this Section 610 review the Agency has concluded that revisions or
amendments to the Radionuclides rule are not warranted at this time. However, EPA is evaluating the need to provide
additional guidance and clarification on those issues raised by the commenters to assist in the rule implementation. The Agency
bases its decision to not revise or amend the rule at this time on the analysis conducted during the promulgation of the rule
which were aimed at reducing economic burden on small entities. Among the measures that the Agency took to minimize
impacts on small entities are: (1) The selection of a less stringent MCL for uranium, (2) a reduction in the overall monitoring
frequencies for systems with radionuclides levels less than the MCL, (3) allowance of grandfathered data and State monitoring
discretion for determining the initial monitoring baseline, and (4) the exclusion of nontransient, non-community water systems
from the radionuclides regulations. EPA will continue to evaluate the effectiveness of the Radionuclides rule and the potential to
decrease the rule's implementation burden within the framework provided by the SDWA and other agency initiatives. EPA
continues to view the NPDWRs for radionuclides as important to ensure and protect the health of consumers served by public
drinking water systems and intends to continue to require compliance with these NPDWRs.
Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 9, 141, 142 (To search fora specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ^
Legal Authority: 5 USC 610
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Final Action
Begin Review
End Comment Period
End Review
Date
1 2/07/2000
04/26/2010
07/26/2010
09/10/2010
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65 FR 76708
75 FR 21883
Additional Information: Related to RIN 2040-AC98; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OW-2010-0166
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Stephanie Flaharty Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4601M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-5072
E-Mail: Flaharty.Stephanie@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Tracy Bone Environmental Protection Agency
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Water
4601M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-5257
FAX: 202564-3753
E-Mail: Bone.Tracy@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER )
RIN: 2050-AD75
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Title: National Priorities List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites: Proposed and Final Rules
Abstract: This action will 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.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 300.425 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 9605
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Final 20
NPRM 24
Final 21
NPRM 25
Final Tex -Tin
Final 22
NPRM 26
Final 23
NPRM 27
NPRM Midnight Mine
NPRM 28
NPRM Almeda
Final 24
Final 25
NPRM 29
Final Pools Prairie
NPRM 30
Final Action
Final 26
NPRM 31
Final 28
NPRM 32
Final 29
NPRM 33
NPRM Alabama/Malone
Final 30
NPRM 34
NPRM 35
Final 31
NPRM 36
Final 32
NPRM 37
NPRM Libby/Omaha
Final adds 19 sites
NPRM 38
Final Action
Date
03/06/1 998
03/06/1 998
07/28/1998
07/28/1998
09/18/1998
09/29/1998
09/29/1 998
01/19/1999
01/19/1999
02/1 6/1 999
04/23/1999
05/10/1999
05/10/1999
07/22/1999
07/22/1 999
09/1 7/1 999
1 0/22/1 999
1 0/22/1 999
02/04/2000
02/04/2000
05/11/2000
05/11/2000
07/27/2000
07/27/2000
08/24/2000
12/01/2000
12/01/2000
01/11/2001
06/14/2001
06/14/2001
09/13/2001
09/13/2001
02/26/2002
09/05/2002
09/05/2002
10/24/2002
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63 FR 11332
63 FR 11340
63 FR 40182
63 FR 40247
63 FR 49855
63 FR 51848
63 FR 51882
64 FR 2942
64 FR 2950
64 FR 7564
64 FR 19968
64 FR 24990
64 FR 24949
64 FR 39878
64 FR 39886
64 FR 50459
64 FR 56992
64 FR 56966
65 FR 5435
65 FR 5468
65 FR 30482
65 FR 30489
65 FR 46096
65 FR 46131
65 FR 51567
65 FR 75179
65 FR 75215
66 FR 2380
66 FR 32235
66 FR 32287
66 FR 47583
66 FR 47612
67 FR 8836
67 FR 56757
67 FR 56794
67 FR 65315
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Final Action
NPRM 1
Final 35 (adds 12 sites)
NPRM 40
Final 36
NPRM-Vieques
Final 37
NPRM 41
Final - Vieques
Final 38
NPRM 42
Final 39
NPRM 43
Final 40
NPRM -44
Final 41
NPRM 45
Final 42
NPRM 46
Final 43
NPRM 47
Final 44
NPRM 48
Final 45
NPRM 49
Final 46
NPRM 50
Final 47
NPRM-Newtown Creek
NPRM 51
Final 48
Final - Gowanus Canal
Final 49
NPRM -52
Final-Newtown Creek
Final 50
NPRM -53
Final 51
NPRM 54
04/30/2003
04/30/2003
09/29/2003
03/08/2004
07/23/2004
08/13/2004
09/23/2004
09/23/2004
02/11/2005
04/27/2005
04/27/2005
09/14/2005
09/14/2005
04/19/2006
04/19/2006
09/27/2006
09/27/2006
03/07/2007
03/07/2007
09/1 9/2007
09/19/2007
03/19/2008
03/19/2008
09/03/2008
09/03/2008
04/09/2009
04/09/2009
09/23/2009
09/23/2009
09/23/2009
11/04/2009
03/04/2010
03/04/2010
03/04/2010
09/29/2010
09/29/2010
09/29/2010
03/00/2011
03/00/2011
68 FR 23077
68 FR 23094
68 FR 55875
69 FR 10646
69 FR 43755
69 FR 50115
69 FR 56949
69 FR 56970
70 FR 7184
70 FR 21644
70 FR 21718
70 FR 54286
70 FR 54327
71 FR 20016
71 FR 20052
71 FR 56399
71 FR 56433
72 FR 10078
72 FR 10105
72 FR 53463
72 FR 53509
73 FR 14719
73 FR 14742
73 FR 51368
73 FR 51393
74 FR 16126
74 FR 16162
74 FR 48412
74 FR 48511
74 FR 48504
74 FR 57085
75 FR 9790
75 FR 9782
75 FR 9843
75 FR 59983
75 FR 59975
75 FR 64976
Additional Information: EPA publication information: Final 50 -
www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=9000006480b63929; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2010-XXXX
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Tribal
Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/superfund
Agency Contact: Terry Jeng Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5204P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703603-8852
FAX: 703603-9104
E-Mail: jeng.terry@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Doug Ammon Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5204P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202347-8925
FAX: 703603-9104
E-Mail: ammon.doug@epa.gov
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER ) RIN: 2050-AF08
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Title: Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: Modification to the Threshold Planning Quantity Methodology
for the Extremely Hazardous Substances That Are Solids in Solution
Abstract: EPA is considering an alternative approach for the threshold planning quantity (TPQ) for chemicals on the
Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS) List that are handled as solids in solution. The current TPQ for solids in solution is
based on the assumption that the entire quantity of the solid chemical at a facility could potentially be released to air in the
event of an accident. EPA is considering a rule proposing revisions to the TPQ for solids in solution. EPA is pursuing this
proposal in part based on industry's request to revisit the TPQ rationale for the chemical paraquat dichloride (handled as a solid
in aqueous solution). EPA intends to evaluate various experimental data for accidental air releases of solutions containing solid
chemicals when developing revised TPQs. EPA is also considering public comment on the appropriateness of considering
aerosol size as a factor for potential off-site exposure to communities.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 355 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1102
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
03/00/201 1
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Kathy Franklin Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5104A
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-7987
FAX: 202564-2625
E-Mail: Franklin.Kathy@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Sicy Jacob Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5104A
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8019
FAX: 202564-2625
E-Mail: Jacob.Sicy@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER ) RIN: 2050-AG46
aPi, View Related Documents
Title: Revising Underground Storage Tank Regulations—Revisions to Existing Requirements and Additions To Incorporate the
Provisions of the Energy Policy Act
Abstract: The Underground Storage Tank (UST) regulations were first promulgated in 1988 primarily to prevent releases from
retail petroleum marketers (gas stations) and other facilities into the environment. These regulations have reduced the incidents
of contamination. However, there is a need to revise the regulations to incorporate changes to the UST program from the
Energy Policy Act of 2005, as well as to update outdated portions of the regulations due to changes in technology since the
1980s. On August 8, 2005, President Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct). Title XV, subtitle B of this act (entitled
the Underground Storage Tank Compliance Act of 2005), amends subtitle I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, the original
legislation that created the UST program. There are key provisions of the EPAct that apply to states receiving federal UST
funding but do not apply in Indian country, including requirements for secondary containment, operator training and delivery
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prohibition. As a part of this action, EPA plans to develop regulations for secondary containment and operator training to apply
in Indian country and in states that choose not to obtain State Program Approval from EPA in order to achieve more consistent
program results in release prevention and compliance. EPA also plans to develop regulations for delivery prohibition that EPA
may apply in its enforcement actions. Both EPA and tribes recognize the importance of having requirements that can help to
ensure parity in program implementation between states and in Indian Country, which is consistent with EPA's policy. Through
this action, EPA will ensure federal enforceability of the EPAct provisions across the country. EPA will also use our knowledge
of the program gained over the last 20 years to update and revise the regulations to make targeted changes to improve
implementation and prevent LIST releases.
Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 280 to 281 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6991
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
Final Action
NPRM
Date
00/00/0000
03/00/201 1
FR Cite
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Required: Undetermined Tribal
Small Entities Affected: Business; Governmental _ . .. ..
. ..... Federalism: No
Jurisdictions
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/oust
Agency Contact: Elizabeth McDermott Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5401P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703603-7175
FAX: 703603-0175
E-Mail: McDermott.Elizabeth@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Paul Miller Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5401P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703603-7165
FAX: 703603-0175
E-Mail: Miller.Paul@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER ) RIN: 2050-AG56
nPi. View Related Documents
Title: Financial Responsibility Requirements Under CERCLA Section 108(b) for Facilities in the Chemical, Petroleum and
Electric Power Industries
Abstract: Section 108(b) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of
1980, as amended, establishes certain authorities concerning financial responsibility requirements. The Agency has identified
classes of facilities within the chemical manufacturing industry; the petroleum and coal products manufacturing industry; and the
electric power generation, transmission, and distribution industry as those for which it plans to develop, as necessary, proposed
financial responsibility requirements. EPA intends to include requirements for financial responsibility, as well as notification and
implementation.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 9601 et seq; 42 USC 9608 (b)
Legal Deadline: None
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Timetable:
Action
ANPRM
Extension of Comment Period
NPRM
Date
01/06/2010
02/04/2010
09/00/201 1
FR Cite
75 FR 816
75 FR 5715
Additional Information: EPA publication information: ANPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480a78958; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2009-0834
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: Undetermined
Sectors Affected: 325; 2211; 324
Agency Contact: Ben Lesser Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5302P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-0314
E-Mail: Lesser.Ben@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Barbara Foster Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5304P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-7057
E-Mail: Foster.Barbara@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER )
RIN: 2050-AG60
J, '.View Related Documents
I !>V~
Title: Hazardous Waste Management Systems: Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste: Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Injectate in Geological Sequestration Activities
Abstract: On July 25, 2008, EPA published a proposed rule under the Safe Drinking Water Act Underground Injection
Control Program to create a new class of injection wells (Class VI) for geological sequestration (GS) of carbon dioxide (CO2).
73 FR 43492. In response to that proposal, EPA received numerous comments asking for clarification on how the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste requirements apply to CO2 streams. EPA is now considering a
proposed rule under RCRA to explore a number of options, including a conditional exemption from the RCRA requirements for
hazardous CO2 streams in order to facilitate implementation of GS, while protecting human health and the environment.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6903; 42 USC 6912; 42 USC 6921-24
Legal Deadline: None
Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need: The Agency is taking this action in order to reduce the uncertainty associated with managing CO2
streams under RCRA subtitle C, which will enable the continued research and deployment of carbon capture storage activities.
Legal Basis: EPA expects the regulations to be proposed under the authority of sections 1004, 2002, 3001, 3002, 3003,
and 3004 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6903, 6912, 6921, 6922, 6923, and 6924.
Alternatives: EPA intends to analyze options for clarifying the applicability of RCRA subtitle C to CO2 streams being
captured, transported, and sequestered in Class VI UIC wells, including a conditional exemption from the hazardous waste
regulations.
Costs and Benefits: The economic impact assessment for this action is presently under development, and there are no
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preliminary estimates of costs or benefits at this time.
Risks: EPA intends to evaluate how requirements under other statutes and programs (for example, Department of
Transportation (DOT) regulations, and EPA's Underground Injection Control Class VI rule) may adequately address potentially
unacceptable risks from the capture, transport, and geologic sequestration of CO2 streams. Therefore, EPA does not expect to
perform a separate risk assessment of those CO2 streams.
Timetable:
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Date
01/00/2011
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: Undetermined
Sectors Affected: 31 -33; 48-49; 22
Agency Contact: Ross Elliott Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5304P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-8748
FAX: 703605-0594
E-Mail: Elliott.Ross@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Mark Baldwin Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5304P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-0157
E-Mail: Baldwin.Mark@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; State
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER )
RIN: 2050-AG61
;fl, '.View Related Documents
Title: Financial Responsibility Requirements Under CERCLA Section 108(b) for Classes of Facilities in the Hard Rock Mining
Industry
Abstract: Section 108(b) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of
1980, as amended, establishes certain authorities concerning financial responsibility requirements. The Agency has identified
classes of facilities within the Hard Rock mining industry as those for which financial responsibility requirements will be first
developed. EPA intends to include requirements for financial responsibility, as well as notification and implementation.
Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 9601 et seq.; 42 USC 9608 (b)
Legal Deadline: None
Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need: The Agency is currently examining various classes of facilities that may produce, transport, treat, store
or dispose of hazardous substances for development of financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA section 108(b).
Legal Basis: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended.
Alternatives: To be determined.
Costs and Benefits: To be determined.
Risks: To be determined.
Timetable:
Action
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t Priority Notice
NPRM
07/28/2009
04/00/2011
74 FR 37213
Additional Information: EPA publication information: Priority Notice -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=09000064809fc1ff; Split from RIN 2050-AG56.; EPA
Docket information: EPA-HQ-SFUND-2009-0834
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis . . .
_ . . ,, , . . , Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: Undetermined
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 212
Agency Contact: Ben Lesser Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5302P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-0314
E-Mail: Lesser.Ben@epa.gov
Agency Contact: David Hockey Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5303P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-8846
E-Mail: Hockey.David@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER ) RIN: 2050-AG64
iPiView Related Documents
UV-"
Title: Hazardous Chemical Reporting; Community Right-To-Know: Revisions to the Emergency and Hazardous Chemical
Inventory Forms (Tier I and Tier II)
Abstract: The Agency is revising the Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms (Tier I and II) under section 312
of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) to require additional data elements and revise some
existing data elements.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 47 CFR 370 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 9601 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
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_ . . _. ....... . . . _ .... Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
I nbal
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 51; 31 -33; 44-45; 48-49; 22; 42
Agency Contact: Sicy Jacob Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5104A
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8019
FAX: 202564-2625
E-Mail: Jacob.Sicy@epamail.epa.gov
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER )
RIN: 2050-AG44
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Title: Identification of Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials That Are Solid Wastes
Abstract: The Agency has proposed to define which non-hazardous secondary materials burned in combustion units are solid
wastes under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). This in turn will assist the Agency in determining which
non-hazardous secondary materials will be subject to the emissions standards proposed under sections 112 and 129 of the
Clean Air Act (CAA). If the secondary material is considered a "solid waste," the unit that burns the non-hazardous secondary
material would be subject to the CAA section 129 requirements. The meaning of "solid waste" as defined under RCRA is
important because CAA section 129, which regulates emissions from sources that combust solid wastes, states that the term
"solid waste" shall have the meaning "established by the Administrator [pursuant to RCRA]."
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 241 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6903(27); 42 USC 6912(a)(1)
Legal Deadline:
t Action
NPRM
Other
Source
Judicial
Judicial
Description
Date
04/29/2010
01/16/2011
Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need: EPA is preparing to establish new emission standards under CAA sections 112 and 129. In order to
establish these new emission standards, EPA must determine at the federal level which non-hazardous secondary materials are
considered "solid waste." The meaning of solid waste for purposes of these CAA standards is of particular importance since
CAA section 129 states that the term "solid waste" shall have the meaning "established by the Administrator."
Legal Basis: EPA is promulgating this regulation under the authority of sections 2002(a)(1) and 1004(27) of RCRA, as
amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912(a)(1) and 6903(27). Section 129(a)(1(D) of the CAA directs EPA to establish standards for
Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incinerators (CISWI), which burn solid waste (CAA sec. 129(g)(6), 42 U.S.C. 7429).
Section 129(g)(6) provides that the term, solid waste, is to be established by EPA under RCRA. Section 2002(a)(1) of RCRA
authorizes the Agency to promulgate regulations as are necessary to carry out the functions under the Act. The statutory
definition of "solid waste" is provided in RCRA section 1004(27).
Alternatives: The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposes an "Alternative Approach" that is broader than the
proposed solid waste definition. This alternative may be adopted in the final rule, if warranted by information presented during
the public comment period or otherwise available in the rulemaking record. Under this alternative, most non-hazardous
secondary materials that are burned in a combustion unit would be considered solid wastes. Only fuels or ingredients that are
combusted and remain within the control of the generator and met the legitimacy criteria would not be solid wastes under this
alternative. This approach would not allow discarded materials processed into new product fuels to be considered as non-
wastes, or allow for a petition process. This approach would expand the universe of non-hazardous secondary materials that
would be considered to be solid wastes, and thus subject to CAA section 129. The proposed rule also takes comment on an
approach that would classify all non-hazardous secondary materials that are burned in combustion units as solid wastes.
Costs and Benefits: The proposed rule specifies criteria under which non-hazardous secondary materials are considered
solid wastes. Although the final rule will determine which section of the CAA under which a given combustion unit is regulated,
this rule itself will not include any emission standards and will not require changes in the management or use of secondary
materials. Only with the promulgation of the respective rules developed within EPA's Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) would
society realize the costs, benefits, and other impacts. These impacts, therefore, are attributed entirely to the rules being
developed by OAR.
Risks: Air emission risks will be reduced as a result of the current promulgation of three-related rules developed by OAR and
this rule. However, material diversion risks may increase under certain limited scenarios.
Timetable:
Action
ANPRM
ANPRM Comment Period End
NPRM Extension of Comment Period
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
NPRM Comment Period Extended To
Date
01/02/2009
02/02/2009
06/09/201 0
06/04/201 0
07/1 9/201 0
08/03/201 0
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75 FR 32682
75 FR 31843
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Final Action
01/00/2011
Additional Information: EPA publication information: ANPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=090000648080b3d3; NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480afbb78, NPRM - Extension of Comment
Period - http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.htmlSdocumentDetail? For information on the proposed CAA emissions
standards for boilers, process heaters, and commercial/industrial solid waste incinerators, see
http://www.epa.gov/airquality/combustion/; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0329
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/nonhaz/define/index.htm
Agency Contact: Marc Thomas Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5303P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-0023
FAX: 703308-0509
E-Mail: Thomas.Marc@epa.gov
Agency Contact: George Faison Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5303P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703305-7652
FAX: 703308-0509
E-Mail: Faison.George@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Tribal
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER )
RIN: 2050-AG50
,1^ \ View Related Documents
Title: Oil Pollution Prevention: Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Rule Requirements—Amendments for Milk
Containers
Abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) has proposed to amend the Spill Prevention, Control,
and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule to exempt milk containers and associated equipment and appurtenances on farms and in
other dairy operations subject to the Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) requirements or a State dairy regulatory
requirement equivalent to the current applicable PMO. Additionally EPA has requested comment on alternative approaches to
address facilities that may have milk containers and associated piping and appurtenances. This proposal addresses concerns
raised specifically by the dairy farm sector on the applicability of the SPCC requirements to milk containers.
Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 112 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1321
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
Final Action
Date
01/15/2009
02/17/2009
02/00/201 1
FR Cite
74 FR 2461
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WATER/2009/January/Day-
15/w830.pdf; Split from RIN 2050-AG16. Split from RIN 2050-AC62; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPA-2007-0584.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
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Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/oilspill/spcc.htm
Agency Contact: Gregory Wilson Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5104A
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-7989
FAX: 202564-2625
E-Mail: wilson.gregory@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Vanessa Principe Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5104A
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-7913
FAX: 202564-2625
E-Mail: principe.vanessa@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER )
RIN: 2050-AG52
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Title: Hazardous Waste Technical Corrections and Clarifications Rule
Abstract: On March 18, 2010, EPA published a Direct Final Rule (Hazardous Waste Technical Corrections and Clarifications
Rule) that promulgated a number of amendments to the hazardous waste regulations for hazardous waste identification,
manifesting, the generator requirements, as well as changes to the hazardous waste permit and interim status standards. These
changes corrected existing errors in the hazardous waste regulations that have occurred over time as a result of typographical
errors or incorrect citations to paragraphs and other references. On June 16, 2010, all of the amendments to the Direct Final
Rule went into effect, except for six amendments which were withdrawn (June 4, 2010) because adverse comments were
received. The planned final rule will address the six withdrawn amendments by responding to the adverse comments received
and finalizing the appropriate changes.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 262; 40 CFR 266 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6905 to 6906; 42 USC 6912; 42 USC 6921 to 6927; 42 USC 6930; 42 USC 6933 to 6939; 42
USC 6974
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Direct Final Action
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
Partial Withdrawal Notice
Final Action
Date
03/18/2010
03/1 8/201 0
05/03/201 0
06/04/201 0
01/00/2011
FR Cite
75 FR 12989
75 FR 13066
75 FR 31716
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480ac0398; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2008-0678
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Jim OLeary Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5304P
Washington , DC 20460
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
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FAX: 703308-0514
E-Mail: OLeary.Jim@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER ) RIN: 2050-AG55
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Title: Hazardous Waste Management System; Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste; Removing Saccharin and Its
Salts From the Lists of Hazardous Constituents, Hazardous Wastes, and Hazardous Substances
Abstract: In response to a petition submitted by the Calorie Control Council (CCC), EPA proposed to remove saccharin and
its salts from the lists of hazardous constituents (40 CFR section 261, Appendix VIII), the list of unused commercial chemical
products identified as hazardous wastes (40 CFR section 261.33(f)), and the list of hazardous substances (40 CFR section
302.4). The current weight of scientific evidence supports the petitioner's request. EPA originally listed saccharin and its salts
based on a scientific consensus that saccharin was a potential human carcinogen. However, the recent evaluation of available
data for saccharin and its salts by the U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP) and the International Agency for Research on
Cancer (IARC) has concluded that scientific evidence does not support that saccharin and its salts are potential human
carcinogens. In addition, the Agency does not believe saccharin and its salts meet any other criteria for remaining on the above
specified lists.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 268; 40 CFR 302 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6905, 6912(a), 6921, 6922, 6924, 6938 ( RCRA sec 3001); 42 USC 9602 (CERCLA sec 102); 42
USC 9603 (CERCLA sec 103); 42 USC 9604; 33 USC 1321 and 1361
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
04/22/2010
1 2/00/201 0
FR Cite
75 FR 20942
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480add02d; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2009-0310
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Narendra Chaudhari Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5304P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-0454
FAX: 703308-0514
E-Mail: Chaudhari.Narendra@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Robert Kayser Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5304P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-7304
FAX: 703308-0514
E-Mail: Kayser.Robert@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER ) RIN: 2050-AC71
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Title: RCRA Subtitle C Financial Test Criteria Regulatory Determination
Abstract: The RCRA Subtitle C financial test is one of several mechanisms available to the regulated community for
demonstrating financial assurance for closure/post-closure of their facilities. EPA decided at the end of the second quarter of FY
2007 to analyze whether regulatory changes are needed to ensure the test's continued and effective use. Test criteria have not
been updated since they were initially promulgated in 1982. Concerns have been raised that the criteria are outdated and no
longer adequately predict a company's continued solvency, such that some States are not allowing companies to use the test,
reducing the number of mechanisms that are available. Additionally, some language in the financial test reporting requirements
is no longer consistent with current professional standards under Generally Acceptable Accounting Principles. Addressing this
inconsistency would facilitate implementation by regulators.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 761 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6912(a); 42 USC 6924; 42 USC 6925; 42 USC 6926
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM on Determination
NPRM Original
NPRM
Date
00/00/0000
07/01/1991
1 0/1 2/1 994
FR Cite
56 FR 30201
59 FR 51523
Additional Information: SAN No 2647
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; State
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 325188; 325199; 33299; 333999; 325998; 336399; 331311; 4411; 323110; 334; 22111; 332813; 325193;
221112; 45431; 4471; 811111; 32512; 325131; 33271; 56292; 333319; 32551; 32511; 42271; 32411; 325211; 323114; 22132;
48422; 311942; 336; 56211; 56221
Agency Contact: Tricia Buzzell Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5303P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-8622
FAX: 703308-8609
E-Mail: buzzell.tricia@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER )
RIN: 2050-AE23
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Title: Revisions to the Comprehensive Guideline for Procurement of Products Containing Recovered Materials
Abstract: EPA is required to prepare procurement guidelines that designate items that are or can be made with recovered
materials and to issue recommendations for government procurement of these items. Once designated, procuring agencies are
required to purchase these items with the highest percentage of recovered materials practicable. Government procurement of
EPA-designated items containing recovered materials fosters markets for recovered materials and, thereby, closes the recycling
loop. To date, EPA has designated 61 items under five Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPGs). EPA has also issued a
Recovered Materials Advisory Notice (RMAN) with each CPG that provides recommendations on buying the designated items.
EPA also reviews existing CPG product designations for effectiveness, obsolescence, and consistency with the biobased
products designation program, environmentally preferable purchasing program, and Energy Star and energy efficient products
program. A CPG for Nylon Carpet was originally proposed in 2001 . A Notice of Data Availability was issued asking for additional
information. EPA is evaluating the comments and considering how to proceed with the CPG for Nylon Carpet.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Major: No
Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Unfunded Mandates: No
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CFR Citation: 40 CFR 247 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6912(a)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Final CPG for Nylon Carpet
NPRM-CPG1
Final CPG1
NPRM CPG2
Final CPG2
NPRM-CPG3
Final-CPG3-RMAN3
NPRM CPG4
NODA on Nylon Carpet
NPRM-CPG5
Final-CPG4-RMAN4
Final CPG 5
Date
00/00/0000
04/20/1994
05/01/1995
11/07/1996
11/13/1997
08/26/1 998
01/19/2000
08/28/2001
07/1 6/2003
12/10/2003
04/30/2004
09/14/2007
FR Cite
59 FR 18892
60 FR 21370
61 FR 57748
62 FR 60962
63 FR 45558
65 FR 3069
66 FR 45256
68 FR 42040
68 FR 68813
69 FR 24028
72 FR 52475
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NODA on Nylon Carpet - http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-
bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2003_register&docid=fr16jy03-84.pdf; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-RCRA-2003-0013; EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2001 -0047
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/cpg
Sectors Affected: 92111; 92119
Agency Contact: Marlene Regelski-Reddoor Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5306P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-7276
FAX: 703308-8686
E-Mail: regelski-reddoor.marlene@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Elizabeth Resek Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5306P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703347-0391
FAX: 703308-8686
E-Mail: resek.elizabeth@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; State; Local
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER )
RIN: 2050-AE34
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Title: Management of Cement Kiln Dust (CKD)
Abstract: In December 1993, EPA submitted a Report to Congress with its findings on the nature and management practices
associated with cement kiln dust (CKD). In 1995, EPA determined that control of CKD under subtitle C of RCRA was warranted
and published a regulatory determination (60 FR 7366). On August 20, 1999, EPA issued a proposed rule (64 FR 45632)
outlining the Agency's preferred regulatory approach (i.e., an exemption from hazardous waste listing for properly managed
CKD) and several optional approaches including requirements solely under RCRA subtitle D. On July 25, 2002, the Agency
published a notice (67 FR 48648) to announce the availability for public inspection and comment of recently acquired data on
CKD. The Agency continues to consider the comments received on the proposal and notice.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 256; 40 CFR 259; 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 264 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal
Regulations )
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Legal Authority: 42 USC 6912(a) RCRA 2002(a); 42 USC 6921 (a) RCRA 3001 (a)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Final Action
Regulatory Determination
NPRM
Notice - Extend Comment Period
NoDA 1
Notice -Extend Comment Period
Date
00/00/0000
02/07/1 995
08/20/1999
10/28/1999
07/25/2002
11/08/2002
FR Cite
60 FR 7366
64 FR 45632
64 FR 58022
67 FR 48648
67 FR 68130
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NoDA 1 - http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?
dbname=2002_register&docid=fr25jy02-57.pdf; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-RCRA-1999-0011
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 32731
Agency Contact: Jana Englander Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5304P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-8711
FAX: 703605-0595
E-Mail: Englander.Jana@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Steve Souders Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5304P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-8431
FAX: 703605-0595
E-Mail: Souders.Steve@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER )
RIN: 2050-AE51
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Title: Modifications to RCRA Rules Associated With Solvent-Contaminated Industrial Wipes
Abstract: In 2003, EPA proposed to modify the RCRA hazardous waste regulations for management of solvent-contaminated
industrial wipes. EPA proposed to conditionally exclude wipes that are disposed of from the definition of hazardous waste and
to conditionally exclude laundered wipes from the definition of solid waste. Based on comments received on the proposal, EPA
revised its risk analysis used to evaluate the risks to human health and the environment if solvent-contaminated wipes or
laundry sludge are disposed of in a municipal solid waste landfill. A Notice of Data Availability was published in the Federal
Register to allow the public the opportunity to comment on the revised risk analysis. A determination will be made on finalizing
the rule after any required revisions to the risk analysis are completed and completion of an environmental justice analysis. If
finalized, this regulation will impact the management of two types of solvent-contaminated wipes: (1) wipes disposed of in land
disposal units or by combustion after use, and (2) wipes that are laundered after use to remove the solvent and then are used
again.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6921
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Date
11/20/2003
FR Cite
68 FR 65586
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t Notice of Data Availability
Extension of Comment Period
Final Action
1 0/27/2009
1 2/1 5/2009
07/00/2012
74 FR 55163
74 FR 66259
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=09000064800e10e1; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2003-0004
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/index.htm
Sectors Affected: 323; 325; 332; 333; 334; 336; 337; 441; 811; 812
Agency Contact: Teena Wooten Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5304P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-8751
FAX: 703308-0514
E-Mail: wooten.teena@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; State; Local;
Tribal
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER )
RIN: 2050-AE81
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Title: Standards for the Management of Coal Combustion Residuals Generated by Commercial Electric Power Producers
Abstract: This action is for the development of regulations for coal combustion residuals (formerly coal combustion waste).
The regulations will apply to the management of coal combustion residuals that are generated by steam electric power
generators, i.e., electric utilities and independent power producers and are disposed of in landfills and surface impoundments.
The intended benefits of this action will be to prevent contamination or damage to ground waters and surface waters, thereby
avoiding risk to human health and the environment, including ecological risks. The Agency issued on August 29, 2007, a Notice
of Data Availability announcing the availability for public inspection and comment new information and data on the management
of coal combustion residuals. The Agency considered these comments in developing the proposed rule regarding the regulation
of coal combustion residuals under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The Agency issued a proposed rule
on June 21, 2010, in which the Agency co-proposed two approaches- one which would regulate coal combustion residuals
under subtitle C of RCRA as a "special waste" and one under subtitle D of RCRA as a non-hazardous waste. Under both
approaches, coal combustion residuals that are beneficially used would remain Bevill exempt.
Priority: Economically Significant
Major: Yes
Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Unfunded Mandates: State, Local, Or Tribal
Governments; Private Sector
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 257; 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 268; 40 CFR 271; 40 CFR 302 (To search for
a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6905; 42 USC 6906; 42 USC 6907(a)(3); 42 USC 6912; 42 USC 6912(a); 42 USC 6912(a)(1); 42
USC 6921; 42 USC 6922; 42 USC 6923; 42 USC 6924; 42 USC 6925; 42 USC 6925(j); 42 USC 6935; 42 USC 6936; 42 USC
6937; 42 USC 6944(a); 42 USC 6949a(c); 33 USC 1345(d); 33 USC 1345(e)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Final Action
NODA
NPRM
Notice - Public Hearings
Notice - Correction and Additional Public Hearings
NODA
Date
00/00/0000
08/29/2007
06/21/2010
07/15/2010
08/20/2010
10/21/2010
FR Cite
72 FR 49714
75 FR 35128
75 FR 41121
75 FR 51434
75 FR 64974
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NODA- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WASTE/2007/August/Day-
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_ . . _. ....... . . . _ .... Government Levels Affected: Federal; State;
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No .,_.,.
Small Entities Affected: Business; Governmental Jurisdictions Federalism: Yes
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/nonhaz/industrial/special/fossil/ccr-
rule/index.htm
Sectors Affected: 221112
Agency Contact: Alexander Livnat Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5304P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-7251
FAX: 703605-0595
E-Mail: Livnat.Alexander@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Steve Souders Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5304P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-8431
FAX: 703605-0595
E-Mail: Souders.Steve@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER ) RIN: 2050-AE87
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Title: Revisions to the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; Subpart J Product Schedule
Listing Requirements
Abstract: EPA is considering proposing revisions to subpart J of the National Contingency Plan (NCP). The Clean Water Act
requires EPA to prepare a schedule of dispersants, other chemicals, and other spill mitigating devices and substances, if any,
that may be used in carrying out the NCP. Under subpart J, respondents wishing to add a product to the Product Schedule must
submit technical product data to EPA. The Agency is considering revisions to subpart J to clarify and/or change protocols for
adding a product to the Product Schedule, effectiveness and toxicity testing. These changes, if finalized, will help ensure
protection of the environment when these products are used to clean up and mitigate oil spills (1) into or upon navigable waters,
adjoining shorelines, the waters of the contiguous zone, or (2) which may affect natural resources belonging to or under the
exclusive management authority of the United States. Further, the Agency is considering proposed changes to 40 CFR 110.4
regarding the use of dispersants.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 300; 40 CFR 110 (To search fora specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1321(d)(2); 33 USC 1321(b)(3); CWA311(d)(2)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
I
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Action
Date
00/00/0000
FR Cite
Additional Information: SAN No. 4526
_ . . _. ....... ..... - j M Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
I nbal
Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/oilspill
Sectors Affected: 3251; 325; 3259; 54
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Agency Contact: William Nichols Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5104A
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-1970
FAX: 202564-2625
E-Mail: nichols.nick@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Leigh DeHaven Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5104A
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-1974
FAX: 202564-2625
E-Mail: dehaven.leigh@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER ) RIN: 2050-AF01
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Title: RCRA Smarter Waste Reporting
Abstract: By implementing the Smarter Waste Reporting initiative, EPA hopes to decrease the regulatory burden on
respondents completing the Biennial Report (BR) by eliminating the form for waste shipped offsite. [Note: This rule will not be
proposed until EPA receives additional legislative authority regarding the e-Manifest system, and the system is developed and
operational.] We plan to do this by proposing to: (1) substitute the BR data with the more-timely data from the eManifest system
and (2) improve the information we currently receive from respondents who manage their waste onsite, in an effort to improve
the quality of BR data.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 262.41 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6922(a)(6)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
I
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Action
Date
00/00/0000
FR Cite
Additional Information: SAN No 4735
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; State; Tribal
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 2111; 2122; 2211; 3221; 323; 325; 326; 331; 332; 482; 483; 484; 5621; 5622
Agency Contact: Peggy Vyas Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5302P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-5477
FAX: 703308-8433
E-Mail: vyas.peggy@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Dwane Young Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5302P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-8433
FAX: 703308-8433
E-Mail: young.dwane@epa.gov
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Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER ) RIN: 2050-AF03
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Title: Correction of Errors and Adjustment of CERCLA Reportable Quantities
Abstract: EPA is considering a proposal for corrections and other adjustments to 40 CFR 302.4, the Designation of
Hazardous Substances. The proposal may include the correction of entries for individual substances, entries for F-and K- waste
streams and entries in appendix A of 40 CFR 302.4. Other aspects of the proposal may include additional substances as entries
in table 302.4, appendix A to section 302.4, and the table in section 302.6(b)(iii); removal of other entries from these lists; and
amendments to certain footnotes that explain entries in table 302.4.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 302 (Revision) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 9602 to 9603
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
I
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Action
Date
00/00/0000
FR Cite
Additional Information: SAN No 4737
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Lynn Beasley Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5104A
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-1965
FAX: 202564-2625
E-Mail: beasley.lynn@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER ) RIN: 2050-AG20
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Title: Hazardous Waste Manifest Revisions — Standards and Procedures for Electronic Manifests
Abstract: This action is aimed at finalizing the development of EPA's Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
regulatory standards and procedures that will govern the initiation, signing, transmittal, and retention of hazardous waste
manifests using electronic documents and systems. There are a total of 5.1 million manifests processed each year, including
state-defined hazardous waste paper manifests. EPA proposed electronic manifest standards in May 2001 as part of a more
general manifest revision action that also addressed standardizing the paper manifest form's data elements and procedures
(EPA Form 8700-22). The manifest form revisions were decoupled from action on the electronic manifest, and the Final Form
Revisions Rule was published in the Federal Register on June 16, 2005. The May 2001 electronic manifest proposed rule was a
standards-based decentralized approach under which EPA would establish and maintain the standards that would guide the
development of electronic manifest systems by private sector entities that chose to participate in the system. However, since
publication of the May 2001 proposed rule, EPA found that there is a broad consensus in favor of a single national "eManifest"
system sponsored by EPA, rather than assorted de-centralized commercial systems. Subsequently, in May 2004, EPA
conducted a manifest stakeholder meeting to collect additional stakeholder views on the future direction of eManifest. Based on
public comment on the 2001 proposed electronic standards and stakeholder feedback at the May 2004 meeting, EPA published
a Notice of Data Availability (NODA) on 18 April 2006 announcing EPA's preferred approach to develop a centralized web-
based eManifest system to be hosted on EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) computer hub. However, EPA's ability to publish
this final rule will depend on the passing of legislation that would provide EPA with authority to collect and retain user charges
for the payment of the development and operation costs related to the eManifest system.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
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CFR Citation: 40 CFR 260; 40 CFR 262; 40 CFR 263; 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 271 (To search for a specific
CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6922; 42 USC 6923; 42 USC 6924; 42 USC 6926; PL 105-277
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Final Action
NPRM Original
Notice of Public Meeting
NODA
NODA #2
Date
00/00/0000
05/22/2001
04/01/2004
04/18/2006
02/26/2008
FR Cite
66 FR 28240
69 FR 17145
71 FR 19842
73 FR 10204
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM Original - http://frwebgate2.access.gpo.gov/cgi-
bin/PDFgate.cgi?WAISdoclD=yLwpRg/13/2/0&WAISaction=retrieve; Split from RIN 2050-AE21; EPA Docket information: EPA-
HQ-RCRA-2001-0032
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
No
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Tribal
Federalism: No
Small Entities Affected:
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/gener/manifest/
Sectors Affected: 325; 2211; 332; 2122; 2111; 326; 331; 323; 3221; 482; 484; 5621; 5622; 483
Agency Contact: Rich LaShier Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5304P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-8796
FAX: 703308-0514
E-Mail: LaShier.Rich@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Bryan Groce Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5304P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-8750
FAX: 703308-0514
E-Mail: Groce.Bryan@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER )
RIN: 2050-AG22
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Title: National Contingency Plan Revisions To Align With the National Response Plan
Abstract: The purpose of this regulation is to revise the National Contingency Plan (NCP) to align it with the National
Response Framework (NRF). The purpose of the NCP is to provide the organizational structure and procedures for preparing for
and responding to discharges of oil and releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants (see 40 CFR 300.1).
The purpose of the NRF is to provide a guide that describes how the nation conducts all -hazard response to domestic
incidents. The NRF was developed by the Department of Homeland Security, in consultation with federal (including EPA), State,
Tribal, local governments, first responder organizations, private sector preparedness and relief groups. Alignment of the NCP
with the NRF will facilitate smooth integration of emergency response activities under the NCP with the NRF when both plans
are activated for an incident. The NRF does not alter the existing authorities of Federal departments and agencies, but rather,
establishes the coordinating framework to integrate the authorities of various agencies into an all -hazard approach to incident
management. EPA is making another minor revision to the NCP. The descriptions of Federal agency capabilities are being
updated and modifications are being made, where appropriate, to reflect the Department of Homeland Security organization.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 300 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
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Legal Authority: 42 USC 9601 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: SAN No 4971
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Lynn Beasley Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5104A
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-1965
FAX: 202564-2625
E-Mail: beasley.lynn@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Jean Schumann Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5104A
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-1977
FAX: 202564-2620
E-Mail: schumann.jean@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Tribal
Federalism: Undetermined
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER )
RIN: 2050-AG34
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Title: Revisions to Land Disposal Restrictions Treatment Standards and Amendments to Recycling Requirements for Spent
Petroleum Refining Hydrotreating and Hydrorefining Catalysts
Abstract: In response to a rulemaking petition, the Environmental Protection Agency is considering amending the Land
Disposal Restriction (LDR) treatment requirements for EPA Waste Codes K172 and F037. EPA is also responding to other
elements of the rulemaking petition in this notice. Finally, in response to separate comments received from petroleum industry
representatives, EPA is considering proposing a rule to help encourage consistent levels of recycling of spent hydrotreating and
hydrorefining catalysts, in a manner that protects human health and the environment.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 268; 40 CFR 271 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1006; 42 USC 2002(a); 42 USC 3001-3009; 42 USC 3014; 42 USC 6905; 42 USC 6906; 42 CFR
6912; 42 USC 6921; 42 USC 6922; 42 USC 6924-6927; 42 USC 6934; 42 USC 6937; 42 USC 6938
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
NPRM
Notice of Data Availability
Date
00/00/0000
10/20/2003
FR Cite
68 FR 59935
Additional Information: EPA publication information: Notice of Data Availability - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-
WASTE/2003/November/Day-24/f29319.htm; EPA Docket information: Legacy Docket No. RCRA-2003-0023 for 10/20/03
NODA
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Federalism: No
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Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 32411; 562211
Agency Contact: Ross Elliott Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5304P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-8748
FAX: 703605-0594
E-Mail: Elliott.Ross@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER )
RIN: 2050-AG39
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Title: Amendment to the Universal Waste Rule: Addition of Pharmaceuticals
Abstract: On December 2, 2008, EPA proposed to add hazardous pharmaceutical wastes to the federal universal waste
program. The universal waste regulations streamline the collection requirements for specified hazardous wastes over current
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste requirements. Even if included under the universal waste
program, pharmaceutical universal wastes will still need to be sent to destination facilities that must comply with the applicable
requirements for treatment, storage and disposal facilities under the full hazardous waste regulations. Finally, because this rule
is less stringent than current RCRA hazardous waste regulations, authorized states are not required to modify their programs to
adopt this regulation, if finalized.
Priority: Other Significant
Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term
Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 260; 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 268; 40 CFR 270; 40 CFR 273 (To search for
a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6912(a); 42 USC 6921; 42 USC 6922; 42 USC 6923; 42 USC 6924; 42 USC 6926; 42 USC
6927; 42 USC 6930; 42 USC 6937
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Final Action
NPRM
Extension of Comment Period
Date
00/00/0000
1 2/02/2008
01/30/2009
FR Cite
73 FR 73520
74 FR 5633
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-28161.htm; EPA
Docket information: EPA-HQ-RCRA-2007-0932
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/wastes/hazard/wastetypes/universal/pharm.htm
Agency Contact: Lisa Lauer Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5304P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-7418
FAX: 703308-0514
E-Mail: Lauer.Lisa@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; State;
Local; Tribal
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER )
RIN: 2050-AG40
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Related Documents
Title: Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: Amendments and Streamlining Rule
Abstract: This supplemental proposal will address reporting thresholds for rock salt, sand, gravel, and other chemicals that
pose minimal risk. The proposed rule was published on June 8, 1998 (63 FR 31268). This supplemental rule, when finalized, will
minimize burden for those facilities that are currently reporting chemicals that pose minimal risk under sections 311 and 312 of
the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act. This rule, when finalized, may also reduce the number of facilities
subject to these reporting requirements. The reporting requirements under sections 311 and 312 are intended to enhance
communities' and emergency response officials' awareness of chemical hazards; to facilitate the development of State and local
emergency response plans; and to aid communities and emergency response officials in preparing for and responding to
emergencies safely and effectively. By proposing to provide relief from routine reporting of substances with minimal hazards and
minimal risk, State and local officials can focus on chemicals that may pose more significant hazard or may present greater risks
to the community.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 370 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 11002; 42 USC 11004; 42 USC 11048; 42 USC 11021; 42 USC 11022
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Action
Date
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FR Cite
Additional Information: Split from RIN 2050-AE17.
_ . . _. ....... ..... - j M Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
I nbal
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Sicy Jacob Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5104A
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8019
FAX: 202564-2625
E-Mail: Jacob.Sicy@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER ) RIN: 2050-AG45
pi, I View Related Documents
Title: Standards for the Safe and Environmentally Protective Placement of Coal Combustion Residuals as Minefill in Coal
Mines Not Regulated Under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
Abstract: This action is part of a joint rulemaking effort with the Office of Surface Mining (OSM) of the Department of Interior
(DOI) using a combination of regulatory authorities available under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA)
and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Specifically, EPA is considering performance standards for the
environmentally protective placement of coal combustion residuals (CCRs) for filling surface or underground coal mines,
referred to as minefilling, not regulated under SMCRA. CCRs are byproducts of the combustion of coal at electric utility and
independent power producing facilities. This action results from EPA's Regulatory Determination for fossil fuel combustion
wastes (65 FR 32214 May 22, 2000), in which the Agency concluded that national regulations under RCRA (and/or
modifications to the existing regulations established under SMCRA) are warranted when these wastes are placed in surface and
underground mines. As described in the Regulatory Determination, there is sufficient evidence that adequate controls may not
be in place, and that regulations are warranted. This action is also a result of a recommendation by the National Research
Council (NRC, Managing Coal Combustion Residues in Coal Mines, 2006) regarding the management of CCRs in coal mines.
NRC recommended that OSM and/or EPA promulgate enforceable federal regulations governing the minefilling of CCRs. In
response to the NRC study, OSM published on Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Placement of CCRs in Active and
Abandoned Coal Mines (72 FR 12026, March 14, 2007), which took comment on the appropriateness of modifying SMCRA
regulations to address minefilling at mines with SMCRA permits. This action will be coordinated with the OSM proposed rule.
The intended benefits of this action will be to prevent contamination or damage to ground waters and surface waters, thereby
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avoiding risk to human health and the environment, including ecological risks.
_ . .. _., _. ._ . Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term
Priority: Other Significant
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
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Additional Information: SAN No. 5274
_ _ . . . Government Levels Affected: Federal;
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined . , ~. .-,-•,,
Local; State; Tribal
Small Entities Affected: Business; Governmental Jurisdictions; _ . .. ..
_ . .. Federalism: No
Organizations
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/nonhaz/industrial/special/fossil/index.htm
Agency Contact: Bonnie Robinson Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5304P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-8429
FAX: 703308-8686
E-Mail: Robinson.Bonnie@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER ) RIN: 2050-AG51
I, I View Related Documents
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Title: Episodic Generation Rulemaking
Abstract: EPA is considering the development of a specific regulation associated with facilities that, as a result of certain
events, find themselves moving occasionally or "episodically" into a higher hazardous waste generator status. Examples of
events that may temporarily affect a facility's generator regulatory status include: construction and demolition debris; equipment
maintenance during a plant shut down; removal of post-shelf life inventory; tank cleanouts; and process upsets.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 262 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6922 (a)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
1
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Action
Date
00/00/0000
FR Cite
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 31 -33
Agency Contact: Jim OLeary Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5304P
Washington , DC 20460
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Phone: 703308-8827
FAX: 703308-0514
E-Mail: OLeary.Jim@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Charlotte Mooney Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5403P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-7025
FAX: 703308-0514
E-Mail: mooney.charlotte@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER ) RIN: 2050-AE95
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Title: Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Availability of
Information to the Public; Technical Amendment
Abstract: Section 112(r)(7) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and its implementing regulations at 40 CFR part 68 require certain
stationary sources to report an Off-site Consequence Analysis (OCA), including a worst-case release scenario, in a Risk
Management Plan (RMP) that is to be made available to the public. In response to concerns that posting OCA information on
the Internet might increase the risk of terrorist and other criminal activities, on August 5, 1999, the Chemical Safety Information,
Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act (CSISSFRRA) was enacted. The Act requires the President to promulgate
regulations governing the distribution of the OCA sections of RMPsthat, in the opinion of the President, would minimize the
likelihood of accidental releases and the risk of terrorist and other criminal activities associated with posting this information. The
President delegated his rulemaking authority to the Attorney General and the Administrator of EPA, who jointly promulgated the
required regulations at 40 CFR part 1400 in August 2000. Since the part 1400 regulations restrict the public's access to the OCA
sections of RMPs in certain ways, the Agency has decided to withdraw an effort to revise 40 CFR part 68 to reflect the August
2000 rulemaking.
Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 68.210 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412(r)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Action
Date
08/27/2010
FR Cite
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Sicy Jacob Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5104A
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8019
FAX: 202564-2625
E-Mail: Jacob.Sicy@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER ) RIN: 2050-AG54
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Title: Identifying the Universe of Government Research in Laboratories and Determining Student Involvement in Generating
Laboratory Hazardous Waste
Abstract: The Academic Laboratory Rulemaking was published on December 1, 2008. At the time of the rulemaking, the
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Agency did not have sufficient information about student populations in government research laboratories to include government
research laboratories in the applicability of the final Laboratories Rule. Therefore, the Agency had planned to publish a Notice of
Data Availability making available the data we have on government research laboratories and solicit comment on whether it is
accurate, as well as solicit comment on the number of students in government research laboratories. Thus far, approximately a
dozen states have adopted the Academic Laboratories Rule, with many more states still in the process of adopting it. The
Agency believes better information on whether to pursue a NODA would be available once implementation of the new rule has
been in effect for a period of time. Therefore, the Agency is withdrawing this effort until such time as a better determination may
be made.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 262 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6922
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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0012
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Patricia Mercer Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5304P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-8408
FAX: 703308-0522
E-Mail: mercer.patricia@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Jessica Biegelson Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5304P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-8286
FAX: 703308-0026
E-Mail: biegelson.jessica@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER ) RIN: 2050-AG57
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Title: Withdrawal of Expansion of RCRA Comparable Fuels Exclusion
Abstract: EPA promulgated the withdrawal of the ECF (emission comparable fuel) exclusion on June 15, 2010. These are
fuels produced from hazardous secondary materials which, when burned in industrial boilers under specified conditions,
generate emissions that are comparable to emissions from burning fuel oil in those boilers. EPA withdrew the ECF conditional
exclusion because ECF appears to be better regarded as being a discarded material and regulated as a hazardous waste. The
exclusions for comparable fuel and synthesis gas fuel are not addressed or otherwise affected by this rule.
_ . . .,. Agenda Stage of Rulemaking:
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant ™ . . . . ..
Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261.38 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6924
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Action
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
Final Action
Date
12/08/2009
01/22/2010
06/15/2010
FR Cite
74 FR 64643
75 FR 33712
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480b01cf7; Split from RIN 2050-AG24.; EPA
Docket information: EPA-HQ-RCRA-2005-0017
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/combust/compfuels/exclusion.htm
Sectors Affected: 3251; 5614; 3273; 9281; 3259; 3255; 3241; 3254; 3252; 4884; 5622
Agency Contact: Mary Jackson Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5302P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-8453
FAX: 703308-8433
E-Mail: jackson.mary@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Bob Holloway Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5302P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-8461
FAX: 703308-8433
E-Mail: holloway.bob@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER )
RIN: 2050-AG58
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Title: Revise: Cooperative Agreements and Superfund State Contracts for Superfund Response Actions
Abstract: 40 CFR part 35 subpart O prescribes requirements for administering cooperative agreements awarded to states,
Native American tribes, and political subdivisions to conduct remedial actions, non-time-critical removal actions, pre-remedial
activities, and other response activities authorized by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act (CERCLA) section 104(a)-(j). In addition, subpart O prescribes requirements for the Superfund State Contract that is
necessary whenever EPA or a political subdivision is the lead agency for a CERCLA remedial action. Subpart O rules were
originally promulgated on June 5, 1990 and revised May 2, 2007. The Agency revised the May 2, 2007 rule to further reduce the
recipients' burden by allowing quarterly and semiannual progress reports to be due in 60 days, instead of 30 days. Also, under
a Superfund State Contract, the recipient may request the EPA for any overpayment of cost share from one site be applied to
meet the cost share requirement of another site. These revisions will improve the administration and effectiveness of Superfund
Cooperative Agreements and Superfund State Contracts.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 35 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 9601 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
08/13/2010
FR Cite
75 FR 49414
Additional Information: SAN No. 5376; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-SFUND-2010-0085.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
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Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/superfund
Agency Contact: Angelo Carasea Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5204P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703603-8828
FAX: 703603-9104
E-Mail: Carasea.Angelo@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Doug Ammon Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5204P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202347-8925
FAX: 703603-9104
E-Mail: ammon.doug@epa.gov
Tribal
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER )
RIN: 2050-AG59
.lO, View Related Documents
Title: SPCC Compliance Date Extension
Abstract: On November 13, 2009, EPA amended the Spill Prevention Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC) rule. The
amendments completed the SPCC action proposed on October 15, 2007 (72 FR 58378), finalized on December 5, 2008 (73 FR
74236), and for which the Agency considered public comments again in February 2009 (74 FR 5900, February 3, 2009).
However, EPA recognizes that because of the changes in this action, and specifically provisions that have been removed from
the December 2008 Amendments, facilities may need additional time to comply with the SPCC amendments. Because of the
uncertainty surrounding the final amendments to the December 5, 2008 rule and the delay of the effective date.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 112 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1321
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
Final Action
Date
08/03/201 0
09/02/2010
10/14/2010
FR Cite
75 FR 45572
75 FR 63093
Additional Information: Final - http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.htmlSdocumentDetail?
R=0900006480bb6eeae; Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPA-2009-0080
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Vanessa Principe Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5104A
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-7913
FAX: 202564-2625
E-Mail: principe.vanessa@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Mark Howard Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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5104A
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-1964
FAX: 202564-2625
E-Mail: howard.markw@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( SWER ) RIN: 2050-AG63
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Title: Temporary Suspension of Certain Oil Spill Response Time Requirements to Support Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill of
National Significance (SONS) Response
Abstract: This emergency temporary final rule suspends certain oil spill response time requirements and notification
requirements for certain facilities and vessels. This rule provides oil spill removal organizations (OSROs), and facilities and
vessels with their own response resources, with the ability to relocate response resources from current locations to the Gulf of
Mexico to aid in the response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. This action facilitates the participation of OSROs, facilities and
vessels located outside of the Gulf region. This temporary final rule is effective until December 31, 2010.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 112 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1321(j)(1)(c), G)(5) and (j)(6); EO 12777, 56 FR 54757
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
Emergency Temporary Interim Rule
Date
06/30/201 0
FR Cite
75 FR 37712
Additional Information: EPA publication information: Emergency Temporary Interim Rule-
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480bOea35; Related Agency: Department of
Homeland Security, US Coast Guard, RIN 1625-AB49; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPA-2010-0559
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/oilspill/
Agency Contact: James Bove Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
2366A
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-9887
FAX: 202564-5644
E-Mail: Bove.James@epa.gov
Agency Contact: J-Troy Swackhammer Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5104A
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-1966
FAX: 202564-2625
E-Mail: Swackhammer.J-Troy@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AO60
Title: New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) Review Under CAA Section 111(b)(1)(B)
Abstract: The goal of EPA's New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) Review under CAA section 1 1 1 (b)(1 )(B) is to
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address our obligation to review and revise each NSPS at a minimum of every eight years. The review will outline criteria that
the Agency believes indicates that a standard remains effective and need not be reviewed. The strategy also seeks to minimize
the administrative burden of the NSPS program by initially addressing those NSPS that remain effective based on "readily
available information" and do not need to be revised.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: PreRule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411; 42 USC 7429
Legal Deadline: None
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Tina Ndoh Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D205-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-2750
FAX: 919541-5600
E-Mail: Ndoh.Christina@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Lisa Conner Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D205-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5060
FAX: 919541-5600
E-Mail: conner.lisa@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AH90
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Title: Technical Change to Dose Methodology
Abstract: The purpose of this action is to make a technical change to the dose methodology used in subpart A of 40 CFR
191, entitled Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for the Management and Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-
level Waste and Transuranic Waste. The current methodology is outdated. The dose methodology used in the rule published on
September 19, 1985, was based on the target organ approach recommended by the International Commission on Radiological
Protection (ICRP) in Report #2. Since that time science has progressed and a new methodology based on an effective dose
equivalent approach is currently being recommended by the ICRP in Report #26. This action would propose updating the 40
CFR 191, subpart A dose limits published in 1985 from the target organ to the state-of-the-art effective dose equivalent system.
There would be no change in the level of protection, just the scientific methodology for determining compliance with the levels of
protection established in 1985.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 190(B); 40 CFR 191 (A) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 2021 Atomic Energy Act of 1954; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970; Nuclear Waste Policy Act of
1982
Legal Deadline: None
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Additional Information: SAN No 4003
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Brian Littleton Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6608J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9216
FAX: 202343-2065
E-Mail: Littleton.Brian@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Ray Clark Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6608J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9198
FAX: 202343-2065
E-Mail: clark.ray@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AI43
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Title: Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Carbon Monoxide
Abstract: Under the Clean Air Act, EPA is required to review and, if appropriate, revise the air quality criteria for the primary
(health-based) and secondary (welfare-based) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) every 5 years. The last CO
NAAQS review occurred in 1994 with a decision by the Administrator not to revise the existing standards. The current review
which initiated in September 2007 includes the preparation of an Integrated Science Assessment, Risk/Exposure Assessment,
and a Policy Assessment Document by EPA, with opportunities for review by EPA's Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee and
the public. These documents inform the Administrator's decision as to whether to retain or revise the standards.
Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 50 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7408; 42 USC 7409
Legal Deadline:
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US District Court Northern District of CA San Francisco Division 5/5/08
Date
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05/13/2011
Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need: As established in the Clean Air Act, the national ambient air quality standards for carbon monoxide are
to be reviewed every 5 years.
Legal Basis: Section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7409) directs the Administrator to propose and promulgate
"primary" and "secondary" national ambient air quality standards for pollutants identified under section 108 (the "criteria"
pollutants). The "primary" standards are established for the protection of public health, while "secondary" standards are to
protect against public welfare.
Alternatives: The main alternatives for the Administrator's decision on the review of the national ambient air quality
standards for CO are whether to retain or revise the existing standards.
Costs and Benefits: The Clean Air Act makes clear that the economic and technical feasibility of attaining standards are
not to be considered in setting or revising the NAAQS, although such factors may be considered in the development of State
plans to implement the standards. Accordingly, the Agency prepares cost and benefit information in order to provide States
information that may be useful in considering different implementation strategies for meeting proposed or final standards. Cost
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and benefit information is not developed to support a NAAQS rulemaking until sufficient policy and scientific information is
available to narrow potential options for the form and level associated with any potential revisions to the standard. Therefore,
work on developing the plan for conducting the cost and benefit analysis will generally start 1 1/2 to 2 years following the start
of a NAAQS review.
Risks: During the course of this review, risk assessments will be conducted to evaluate health risks associated with retention
or revision of the CO standards.
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/co/s_co_index.html
Agency Contact: Ines Pagan Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-06
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5469
E-Mail: pagan.ines@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Deirdre Murphy Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-06
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-0729
E-Mail: murphy.deirdre@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; State; Local;
Tribal
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AI62
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Title: National VOC Emission Standards for Consumer Products; Amendments
Abstract: This action consists of amendments to the consumer products part 59 VOC rule under Clean Air Act Section
183(e). The amendments are being undertaken to address Clean Air Act Advisory Committee recommendation AQM2.3, which
called for aligning the CP rule with the model rule adopted by the Ozone Transport Commission.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 59 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7511 b
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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09/00/201 1
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Additional Information: SAN No 4309
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Tribal
Federalism: No
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Sectors Affected: 32599
Agency Contact: Bruce Moore Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5460
FAX: 919541-0246
E-Mail: Moore.Bruce@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Robin Dunkins Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 919541-5335
E-Mail: dunkins.robin@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AK03
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Title: Performance-Based Measurement System For Fuels: Criteria For Self-Qualifying Alternative Test Methods; Description
of Optional Statistical Quality Control Measures
Abstract: Transportation fuels (like gasoline and diesel fuel) are regulated by EPA under the Clean Air Act to control the
emissions that result when they are burned in engines, and also to protect engines' emission control equipment. Fuels
regulations require measurement of various of the fuels' properties, and prescribe "designated" analytical methods for that
purpose. This regulation is intended to provide a way for regulated parties to self-qualify alternatives to the designated
measurement methods that may be cheaper, quicker, simpler, more amenable to automation, or otherwise preferable. The
regulation will also prescribe a minimum level of statistical quality control for all fuels test methods, designated or alternative.
The regulations should quicken the adoption of new measurement technologies by removing the need for multiple method-
specific rule-makings, but to do so in a way that will not degrade the performance of the overall measurement system.
Introduction of statistical quality control for all methods should improve measurement precision and accuracy in actual practice
across all methods.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7545
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: SAN No 4633
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 324199; 54199; 334516; 42271; 48691
Agency Contact: Joe Sopata Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6406J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9034
FAX: 202343-2801
E-Mail: Sopata.Joe@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AM09
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Title: Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Amendments to the Section 608 Leak Repair Regulations
Abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing changes to the leak repair regulations promulgated under
section 608 of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAA or Act). EPA is proposing to lower the leak repair trigger rates for
comfort cooling, commercial refrigeration, and industrial process refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment (i.e., appliances)
with ozone-depleting refrigerant charges greater than 50 pounds. This action proposes to streamline existing required practices
and associated reporting and recordkeeping requirements by establishing similar leak repair requirements for owners or
operators of comfort cooling, commercial refrigeration, and industrial process refrigeration appliances. This action also proposes
to reduce the use and emissions of ozone-depleting refrigerants by requiring the following: verification and documentation of all
repairs, retrofit or retirement of appliances that cannot be sufficiently repaired, mandatory replacement of appliance components
that have a history of failures, and mandatory recordkeeping of the determination of the full charge and the fate of recovered
refrigerant.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82.150 to 82.169 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7671 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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05/00/201 1
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Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0167
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/608
Agency Contact: Julius Banks Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6205J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9870
FAX: 202565-2155
E-Mail: banks.julius@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Cindy Newberg Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6205J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9729
E-Mail: Newberg.Cindy@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AM84
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Title: NESHAP: Defense Land Systems and Miscellaneous Equipment
Abstract: In this action the EPA is proposing emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (HAP) emissions from surface
coating operations performed on-site at installations owned or operated by the Armed Forces of the United States (including the
Coast Guard and the National Guard of any such state), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National
Nuclear Security Administration. Additionally, this proposed regulation will consider potential control of HAP emissions from the
surface coating of military munitions manufactured by or for the Armed Forces of the United States (including the Coast Guard
and the National Guard of any such state). Aerospace and shipbuilding surface coating operations at these installations were
originally covered by the already-promulgated MACT standards for aerospace manufacturing and rework and shipbuilding and
ship repair. However, other recently-promulgated surface coating MACT standards were also expected to address other surface
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coating operations at these installations (e.g., miscellaneous metal parts and products, plastic parts and products, etc.).
Following proposal of these standards EPA received comments indicating that a separate standard for defense operations is a
better approach. Accordingly, this proposed rulemaking is related to surface coating activities at installations which do not meet
the applicability criteria of either the Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework or Shipbuilding and Ship Repair MACT standards.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HA-OAR-2005-0527
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Kim Teal Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5580
FAX: 919541-3470
E-Mail: Teal.Kim@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Robin Dunkins Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 919541-5335
E-Mail: dunkins.robin@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-ANOO
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Title: Implementing Periodic Monitoring in Federal and State Operating Permit Programs
Abstract: This rule would revise the existing Compliance Assurance Monitoring rule (40 CFR part 64) to be implemented
through the operating permits rules (40 CFR parts 70 and 71). The revised CAM rule would define when periodic monitoring
must be created for sources to use in determining compliance status relative to applicable requirements (e.g., emissions limits).
The revisions would specify criteria and procedures that source owners must address in creating effective periodic monitoring.
The revisions will build on the success of the 1997 rule by expanding applicability to include emissions units that do not use
add-on control devices but minimize pollutant emissions using other types of control measures. This federal rule will provide for
greater consistency in monitoring requirements than can be achieved through processes applied state-by-state and permit-by-
permit. The result will also further satisfy the Clean Air Act requirement that EPA require enhanced monitoring sufficient to
assure compliance for all major sources.
Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: Private Sector
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 70.6(c)(1); 40 CFR 71.6(c)(1); 40 CFR 64 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal
Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: SAN No. 4699.2; Split from RIN 2060-AK29.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Required: Undetermined Tribal
Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Peter Westlin Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-05
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-1058
FAX: 919541-1039
E-Mail: Westlin.Peter@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Bob Schell Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-05
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-4116
FAX: 919541-3207
E-Mail: Schell.Bob@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AN17
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Title: Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Small Municipal
Waste Combustors: Remand Response and Amendments
Abstract: This rule would amend the final (Dec. 2000) small municipal waste combustors (MWC) new source performance
standards (NSPS) and emission guidelines (EG). The small MWC rule regulates owners and operators of small MWC, which are
MWC units with capacities between 35 tons per day (tpd) and 250 tpd. This action will respond to the DC Circuit Court's remand
of the small MWC standards, including assessment of the MACT floors and all related analyses.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60 subpart AAAA; 40 CFR 60 subpart BBBB (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal
Regulations )
Legal Authority: CAA 111; CAA 129
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 92411; 562213
Agency Contact: Brian Shrager Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C439-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-7689
E-Mail: shrager.brian@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Walt Stevenson Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
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D243-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5264
FAX: 919541-5450
E-Mail: stevenson.walt@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AN33
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Title: NESHAP: Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production, Amendments
Abstract: This action will amend the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Polyvinyl
Chloride and Copolymers. These standards were originally promulgated on July 10, 2002 (67 FR 45886) but were vacated by
the D.C. Circuit on June 18, 2004 in Mossville Environmental Action v. EPA, 370 F.3d 1232 (D.C.Cir. 2004).
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0037
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; State
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 325211
Agency Contact: Jodi Howard Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-4607
FAX: 919541-0246
E-Mail: howard.jodi@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: KC Hustvedt Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5395
E-Mail: hustvedt.ken@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AN48
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Title: Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Amending Requirements To Import Ozone-Depleting Substances for Destruction in
the U.S.
Abstract: EPA is proposing to revise the requirements for import of Class I and Class II controlled ozone-depleting
substances (controlled substances) into the United States by streamlining provisions for importing controlled substances
specifically for purposes of destruction. The proposed provisions would no longer require used imports for destruction to abide
by the petition process but instead require a more efficient pre-notification process to EPA in the form of a certification of intent
to import for destruction for all imports for destruction-both used and virgin. The regulation would revise associated
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recordkeeping and reporting requirements for persons who import controlled substances for destruction—replacing an existing
set of requirements with a new, more effective set of requirements. EPA is also proposing to revise the regulations governing
the destruction of controlled substances under 40 CFR part 82, subpart A, by revising the definitions governing destruction of
controlled substances and revising recordkeeping and reporting requirements for persons who destroy controlled substances.
While overall burden for respondents will increase, this is due to the additional participants that EPA expects will take advantage
of the new regulatory process by importing additional controlled substances for destruction. If there were no additional
respondents projected to participate in the import process, overall burden to respondents would decrease. EPA believes that the
streamlined regulatory provisions being proposed for importers would ease overall burden, encouraging more imports into the
United States for responsible destruction, and thus would result in the destruction of additional quantities of controlled
substances in the United States that would have otherwise been emitted into the atmosphere, where they deplete the
stratospheric ozone layer.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7671 to 7671 q
Legal Deadline: None
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis _ . . . .,, . . ._ , .
_..,.,. . , Government Levels Affected: Federal
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise
be of international interest.
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/ozone/destruction.html
Agency Contact: Staci Gatica Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6205J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9469
E-Mail: Gatica.Staci@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Julius Banks Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6205J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9870
FAX: 202565-2155
E-Mail: banks.julius@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AN99
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Title: NESHAP: Mercury Cell Chlor-Alkali Plants—Amendments
Abstract: This action is a supplemental proposal for amendment of the national emission standards for hazardous air
pollutants (NESHAP) for mercury emissions from mercury cell chlor-alkali plants that was promulgated in 2003. The 2003
NESHAP limited mercury air emissions from existing plants and prohibited the use of mercury in new plants. Following
promulgation of the 2003 NESHAP, EPA received a petition to reconsider several aspects of the rule from the Natural
Resources Defense Council (NRDC). NRDC also filed a petition for judicial review of the rule in the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the D.C. Circuit. By a letter dated April 8, 2004, EPA granted NRDC's petition for reconsideration, and on July 20, 2004, the
Court placed the petition for judicial review in abeyance pending EPA's action on the reconsideration. In May 2008, EPA
proposed amendments in response to NRDC's petition for reconsideration. The 2008 amendments proposed changes to the
regulation for cell room fugitive mercury emissions to require recordkeeping of work practice standards for cell rooms in all
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facilities as well as to require instrumental monitoring of cell room fugitive mercury emissions for all plants. The 2008 proposed
rule also amended aspects of the 2003 NESHAP to correct errors and inconsistencies that had been brought to EPA's attention
since the NESHAP was promulgated. This supplemental proposal will cover technical corrections, revise start and shutdown
requirements, and include a proposed additional control option.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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73 FR 33258
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=090000648061e497; EPA Docket information: EPA-
HQ-OAR-2002-0017
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hgcellcl/hgcellclpg.html
Sectors Affected: 325181
Agency Contact: Donna Jones Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27709
Phone: 919541-5251
FAX: 919541-3207
E-Mail: jones.donnalee@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Steve Fruh Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 919541-2837
FAX: 919541-4991
E-Mail: fruh.steve@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AO03
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Title: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Shipbuilding and Ship Repair (Surface Coating) Operations—
Amendment
Abstract: On December 15, 1995, the EPA issued national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) under
Section 112 of the Clean Air Act for shipbuilding and ship repair (surface coating) operations. The NESHAP sets Maximum
Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards for existing and new major sources of hazardous air pollutant emissions. This
action is intended to more clearly state the distinction between and the definition of ship and pleasure craft. It is being issued in
response to questions concerning whether yachts greater than 20 meters (78.7 feet) in length are ships and, therefore subject to
the shipbuilding NESHAP. This proposed action will ensure that all activities such as pleasure vessels (yachts) intended to be
subject to the NESHAP are in fact subject to it.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
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Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Direct Final Action
NPRM
Withdrawal of Direct Final
Reproposal
Final Action
Date
1 2/29/2006
12/29/2006
02/27/2007
12/00/2010
09/00/201 1
FR Cite
71 FR 78369
71 FR 78392
72 FR 8630
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0357
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 92811; 336611
Agency Contact: Kaye Whitfield Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 919541-2509
FAX: 919541-1039
E-Mail: whitfield.kaye@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Robin Dunkins Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 919541-5335
E-Mail: dunkins.robin@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AO17
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Title: Revision to Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds—Exclusion of Family of Four Hydrofluoropolyethers (HFPEs) and
HFE-347pc-f
Abstract: The EPA lists for regulation certain volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as precursors to ozone formation under
section 302(s) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and 40 CFR 51.100(s). While all VOCs have the ability to react in the atmosphere to
form ozone, some VOCs react at such a slow rate their contribution to ground-level ozone is negligible. Through regulation, the
Agency can exempt negligibly reactive compounds from the definition of VOCs. VOCs that are exempted from the CAA
definition are no longer necessary to control in state implementation plans for attaining the national ambient air quality standard
for ozone. In 2005 and 2007 the EPA received petitions to exclude a family of four HFPEs and also HFE-347pc-f from the list of
regulated VOCs on the basis that, as precursors, these compounds make a negligible contribution to the formation of ground
level ozone. These compounds have the potential for use as refrigerants because they are not stratospheric ozone depleters.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.100(s) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 301
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
[Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
04/00/201 1
1 2/00/201 1
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Additional Information: SAN No 5131
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 3251
Agency Contact: Dave Sanders Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-3356
FAX: 919541-0824
E-Mail: Sanders.Dave@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: William L Johnson Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27525
Phone: 919541-5245
FAX: 919541-0824
E-Mail: johnson.williaml@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AO18
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Title: Response to Request for Reconsideration of Final Air Emission MACT Rules for Large Municipal Waste Combustors
(MWCs).
Abstract: EPA originally adopted air emission standards for new and existing large municipal waste combustors (MWCs) in
1995. As required by section 129 of the Clean Air Act, EPA reviewed these standards and proposed revised standards. The
proposal occurred on Dec 19, 2005, and final standards were published on May 10, 2006 (71 FR 27323). A number of
individuals filed litigation on various aspects of the standards. Moreover, the Agency received a separate petition to reopen the
section 129(a)(2) standards. EPA agreed to initiate such an action. Accordingly, EPA petitioned the court to remand the 2006
LMWC rule to EPA. The court issued the remand in February 2008.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 129
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Final Action
Notice of Reconsideration
of Final Rule
NPRM
Date
00/00/0000
03/20/2007
06/00/201 1
FR Cite
72 FR 13016
Additional Information: EPA publication information: Notice of reconsideration of final rule -
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2007/March/Day-20/a5022.htm
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 92411; 562213
Agency Contact: Walt Stevenson Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5264
FAX: 919541-5450
E-Mail: stevenson.walt@epa.gov
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Agency Contact: Brian Shrager Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C439-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-7689
E-Mail: shrager.brian@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AO47
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Title: Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter
Abstract: Under the Clean Air Act, EPA is required to review and, if appropriate, revise the air quality criteria for the primary
(health-based) and secondary (welfare-based) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) every 5 years. On October 17,
2006, EPA published a final rule to revise the primary and secondary NAAQS for particulate matter to provide increased
protection of public health and welfare. With regard to the primary standard for fine particles (generally referring to particles less
than or equal to 2.5 micrometers in diameter, PM2.5), EPA revised the level of the 24-hour PM2.5 standard to 35 micrograms
per cubic meter (ug/m3) and retained the level of the annual PM2.5 standard at 15 ug/m3. With regard to primary standards for
particles generally less than or equal to 10 micrometers in diameter (PM10), EPA retained the 24-hour PM10 standard and
revoked the annual PM10 standard. With regard to secondary PM standards, EPA made them identical in all respects to the
primary PM standards, as revised. EPA initiated the current review in 2007 with a workshop to discuss key policy-relevant
issues around which EPA would structure the review. This review includes the preparation of an Integrated Science Assessment
(ISA), Risk/Exposure Assessment (REA), and a Policy Assessment (PA) by EPA, with opportunities for review by EPA's Clean
Air Scientific Advisory Committee and the public. These documents inform the Administrator's decision as to whether to retain or
revise the standards. The ISA was completed in December 2009, the final REAs for health risk assessment and visibility
assessment were finalized in June and July 2010, respectively. The first draft PA was reviewed by CASAC on April 8-9, 2010.
The second draft Policy Assessment was reviewed by CASAC on July 26-27, 2010.
Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 50 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7408; 42 USC 7409
Legal Deadline: None
Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need: As established in the Clean Air Act, the national ambient air quality standards for particulate matter
are to be reviewed every 5 years.
Legal Basis: Section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7409) directs the Administrator to propose and promulgate
"primary" and "secondary" national ambient air quality standards for pollutants identified under section 108 (the "criteria"
pollutants). The "primary" standards are established for the protection of public health, while "secondary" standards are to
protect against public welfare.
Alternatives: The main alternatives for the Administrator's decision on the review of the national ambient air quality
standards for particulate matter are whether to retain or revise the existing standards and, if revisions are necessary, the
indicators, averaging times, forms and levels of the revised standards. Options for these alternatives will be developed as the
rulemaking proceeds.
Costs and Benefits: The Clean Air Act makes clear that the economic and technical feasibility of attaining standards are
not to be considered in setting or revising the NAAQS, although such factors may be considered in the development of State
plans to implement the standards. Accordingly, the Agency prepares cost and benefit information in order to provide States
information that may be useful in considering different implementation strategies for meeting proposed or final standards. Cost
and benefit information is not developed to support a NAAQS rulemaking until sufficient policy and scientific information is
available to narrow potential options for the form and level associated with any potential revisions to the standard. Therefore,
work on developing the plan for conducting the cost and benefit analysis will generally start 1 1/2 to 2 years following the start
of a NAAQS review.
Risks: During the course of this review, risk assessments have been conducted to evaluate health risks associated with
retention or revision of the particulate matter standards.
Timetable:
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ENPRM
Final Action
03/00/2011
11/00/2011
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0492
_ . . Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/air/particlepollution/
Agency Contact: Beth Hassett-Sipple Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-06
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-4605
FAX: 919541-0237
E-Mail: hassett-sipple.beth@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Karen Martin Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-06
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5274
FAX: 919541-0237
E-Mail: Martin.Karen@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AO50
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Title: Measurement of PM 2.5 and PM 10 Emissions by Dilution Sampling
Abstract: This regulation describes the performance specifications and procedures for the measurement of particulate matter
with an aerodynamic size cut of both 10 microns and 2.5 microns using a dilution air technique to cause the formation of
condensable particulate matter. States which are in non-attainment of the national ambient air quality standards may need to
test with this method to determine what contribution specific sources cause to the particulate matter burden. The use of dilution
sampling was recommended by EPA's Science Advisory Board. They believe that the dilution process simulates the formation
process that occurs for particles in the ambient air. A cyclonic separator is used to separate the particulate matter into size cuts
at 10 and 2.5 microns. The sample gas is then diluted and the condensable particles are formed and removed by filtration.
These procedures are somewhat more complicated and costly but provide lower potential for artifact formation. Testing will be
performed by the large emissions sources such as electric utilities, municipal incinerators, cement manufacturing, etc. in areas
which do not meet the ambient air standards of the national ambient air quality standards. We do not plan to publish a proposal
until the completion of the Method 201A/202 Revisions(SAN 5147)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51 app M (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 23 USC 101; 42 USC 7401-7671 q
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
I
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Action
Date
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FR Cite
Additional Information: SAN No 5155
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 31 -33; 22
Agency Contact: Jason Dewees Environmental Protection Agency
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Air and Radiation
E143-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-9724
FAX: 919541-0516
E-Mail: Dewees.Jason@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Candace Sorrell Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-1064
FAX: 919541-0516
E-Mail: sorrell.candace@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AO66
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Title: Plywood and Composite Wood Products (PCWP) NESHAP—Proposed & Final Amendments to Address "No Emission
Reduction" MACT Floors
Abstract: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ordered EPA to re-evaluate the MACT floor for
certain PCWP process unit groups. Among the issues to be addressed is MACT floors that had no emission reduction
requirements. To meet these regulatory obligations in the face of changing industry practices (e.g., resin reformulation) whose
emissions profiles and industry (e.g., MACT floor) impacts have not yet been determined, EPA intends to do the following: 1.
Develop an industry-wide survey for distribution late-2010 that focuses on the remand units, PCWP residual risk and technology
review, resin reformulations and other process changes. 2. Identify technologies, emission limits and/or work practices 3.
Assess risk / conduct technology review 4. Assess impacts and costs 5. Determine options and regulatory course of action
(anticipated timing is for a proposal in late 2011 and final in 2012).
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
I
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Action
Date
08/00/201 1
FR Cite
Additional Information: SAN No. 5185
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis _ . .
_ . . ,, , . . , Government Levels Affected: No
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 321999; 321213; 321211; 321219; 321212
Agency Contact: Bill Schrock Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5032
FAX: 919541-3470
E-Mail: schrock.bill@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Robin Dunkins Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 919541-5335
E-Mail: dunkins.robin@epa.gov
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AO70
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Title: Adoption of International NOx Standard for Aircraft Engines
Abstract: This rulemaking would amend the existing United States regulations governing the exhaust emissions from new
commercial aircraft gas turbine engines. This action would adopt standards equivalent to the NOx standards of the United
Nations International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and thereby bring the United States emission standards into alignment
with the internationally adopted standards. These NOx standards were adopted by ICAO's Committee on Aviation Environmental
Protection (CAEP) in 2004 and 2010. The proposed rule would establish consistency between United States and international
requirements. This action is necessary to ensure that domestic commercial aircraft meet the current international standards.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 87 (Revision) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7571
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
02/00/201 1
11/00/2011
FR Cite
Additional Information: SAN No. 5153
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 336412; 336411
Agency Contact: Bryan Manning Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
2000 Traverwood Dr.
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4832
FAX: 734214-4816
E-Mail: Manning.Bryan@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Glenn Passavant Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
USEPA
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4408
E-Mail: Passavant.Glenn@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AO72
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Title: Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur
Abstract: Under the Clean Air Act, EPA is required to review and, if appropriate, revise the air quality criteria for the primary
(health-based) and secondary (welfare-based) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) every 5 years. On October 11,
1995, EPA published a final rule not to revise either the primary or secondary NAAQS for nitrogen dioxide (NO2). On May 22,
1996, EPA published a final decision that revisions of the primary and secondary NAAQS for sulfur dioxide (SO2) were not
appropriate at that time, aside from several minor technical changes. On December 9, 2005, EPA's Office of Research and
Development (ORD) initiated the current periodic review of NO2 air quality criteria with a call for information in the Federal
Register (FR). On May 3, 2006, ORD initiated the current periodic review of SO2 air quality criteria with a call for information in
the FR. Subsequently, the decision was made to review the oxides of nitrogen and the oxides of sulfur together, rather than
individually, with respect to a secondary welfare standard for NO2 and SO2. This decision derives from the fact that NO2, SO2,
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and their associated transformation products are linked from an atmospheric chemistry perspective, as well as from an
environmental effects perspective, most notably in the case of secondary aerosol formation and acidification in ecosystems. This
review includes the preparation of an Integrated Science Assessment (ISA), Risk/Exposure Assessment (REA), and a Policy
Assessment Document (PAD) by EPA, with opportunities for review by EPA's Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee and the
public. These documents inform the Administrator's proposed decision as to whether to retain or revise the standards. It should
be noted that this review will be limited to only the secondary standards; the primary standards for SO2 and NO2 were reviewed
separately. The ISA, REA and first draft PAD have been completed and a review of the second draft PAD by CASAC is
anticipated on October 6 and 7, 2010.
Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 50 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7408; 42 USC 7409
Legal Deadline:
Action
NPRM
Other
Source
Judicial
Judicial
Description
The court has approved the amendments to the consent decree
incorporating the revised dates.
Date
07/12/2011
03/20/2012
Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need: As established in the Clean Air Act, the national ambient air quality standards for oxides of nitrogen
and oxides of sulfur are to be reviewed every 5 years.
Legal Basis: Section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7409) directs the Administrator to propose and promulgate
"primary" and "secondary" national ambient air quality standards for pollutants identified under section 108 (the "criteria"
pollutants). The "primary" standards are established for the protection of public health, while "secondary" standards are to
protect against public welfare.
Alternatives: The main alternatives for the Administrator's decision on the review of the national ambient air quality
standards for oxides of nitrogen and oxides of sulfur are whether to retain or revise the existing standards.
Costs and Benefits: The Clean Air Act makes clear that the economic and technical feasibility of attaining standards are
not to be considered in setting or revising the NAAQS, although such factors may be considered in the development of State
plans to implement the standards. Accordingly, the Agency prepares cost and benefit information in order to provide States
information that may be useful in considering different implementation strategies for meeting proposed or final standards. Cost
and benefit information is not developed to support a NAAQS rulemaking until sufficient policy and scientific information is
available to narrow potential options for the form and level associated with any potential revisions to the standard. Therefore,
work on the developing the plan for conducting the cost and benefit analysis will generally start 1 1/2 to 2 years following the
start of a NAAQS review.
Risks: During the course of this review, risk assessments may be conducted to evaluate public welfare risks associated with
retention or revision of the NOx/SOx secondary standards.
Timetable:
t Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
07/00/201 1
03/00/2012
FR Cite
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1145
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Bryan Hubbell Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-0621
FAX: 919541-0804
E-Mail: Hubbell.bryan@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Ginger Tennant Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Tribal
Federalism: No
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C504-06
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-4072
FAX: 919541-0237
E-Mail: Tennant.Ginger@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP05
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Title: NESHAP: Reinforced Plastic Composites Production Rule Amendments
Abstract: In 2003, EPA issued national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for reinforced plastic composites
production (40 CFR 63 subpart WWWW), and this was followed by amendments in 2005. Following these amendments, industry
and states have asked for clarification and amendments of some rule requirements. This action will provide the needed
clarifications and amendments.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
[Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
02/00/201 1
04/00/201 2
FR Cite
Additional Information: SAN No 5232
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis _ . . . .,, ....
_..,.,. . , Government Levels Affected: No
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Steve Shedd Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5397
FAX: 919685-3195
E-Mail: Shedd.Steve@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Ken Hustvedt Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5395
FAX: 919685-3200
E-Mail: hustvedt.ken@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP06
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Title: New Source Performance Standards for Grain Elevators—Amendments
Abstract: The New Source Performance Standard for Grain Elevators was promulgated in 1978 with the latest amendments
made in 1984. Since that time there have been a number of changes in the technology used for storing and loading/unloading
grain at elevators. Definitions in the current regulation do not fit some of the current technologies being used at elevators
throughout the country. These definitional issues have come to the forefront most recently due to the increase in ethanol
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production that has lead to bumper crops of corn being grown, which has led to a need for increased grain storage. For these
reasons a review/change of these definitions is necessary to ensure the appropriate standards are being applied consistently
throughout the industry.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60.300 (Revision) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411; Clean Air Act sec 111; 15 USC 2005
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
12/00/2010
12/00/2011
FR Cite
Additional Information: SAN No. 5233
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 115114
Agency Contact: Bill Schrock Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5032
FAX: 919541-3470
E-Mail: schrock.bill@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Robin Dunkins Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 919541-5335
E-Mail: dunkins.robin@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP17
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Title: Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Test Methods (Alternative Test Method for Olefins in
Gasoline)
Abstract: This rule would allow refiners and laboratories to use more current and improved fuel testing procedures for certain
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) analytical test methods. Once these test method changes are adopted, they
will supersede the corresponding earlier versions of these test methods in EPA's motor vehicle fuel regulations. Finally, the rule
would allow an alternative test method for olefins in gasoline. This rule would allow improvements in the test method procedure
to ensure better operation and provide additional flexibility to the regulated community. The clean air benefits of EPA's gasoline
and diesel motor vehicle fuel programs will continue to be realized. There will be no adverse health or environmental impact as
a result of these test method changes or updates.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 211
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Direct Final Action
NPRM
Date
1 2/08/2008
1 2/08/2008
FR Cite
73 FR 74350
73 FR 74403
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t Partial Withdrawl of Direct Final Rule
Supplemental NPRM
02/06/2009
12/00/2010
74 FR 6233
Additional Information: SAN No. 5261; EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-
AIR/2008/December/Day-08/a28372.pdf.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Joe Sopata Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6406J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9034
FAX: 202343-2801
E-Mail: Sopata.Joe@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AP22
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Title: Revision to Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds—Exclusion of Methyl Iodide
Abstract: The EPA lists for regulation certain volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as precursors to ozone formation under
section 302(s) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and 40 CFR 51.100(s). While all VOCs have the ability to react in the atmosphere to
form ozone, some VOCs react at such a slow rate their contribution to ground-level ozone is negligible. Through regulation, the
Agency can exempt negligibly reactive compounds from the definition of VOCs. VOCs that are exempted from the CAA
definition are no longer necessary to control in state implementation plans for attaining the national ambient air quality standard
for ozone. This rule would address whether EPA should exempt methyl iodide based on its reactivity. This compound is used as
a pesticide.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.100 (s) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: CAA301
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
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Additional Information: We are receiving assistance from the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program and
from Regional Office 4 and 9; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0350
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Dave Sanders Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-3356
FAX: 919541-0824
E-Mail: Sanders.Dave@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: William L Johnson Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27525
Phone: 919541-5245
FAX: 919541-0824
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E-Mail: johnson.williaml@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP24
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Title: Implementation of the 2010 National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Ozone, Waiver of Stage II Vapor Recovery
Requirements and Anti-Backsliding Requirements for the Section 185 Fee Program
Abstract: This action would establish rules and policies for implementing the 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality
standard (NAAQS) established through a final action reconsidering the 2008 8-hour ozone standard. This implementation rule
would addresses the classification system for designated nonattainment areas, anti-backsliding requirements for the 1997 ozone
standard, and the implementation requirements under the Clean Air Act, title I, part D, subparts 1 and 2 as they would apply to
a final 2010 standard, including requirements for attainment demonstrations, reasonable further progress, reasonably available
control technology (RACT), reasonably available control measures (RACM), nonattainment new source review (NSR), emission
inventory, and others. In addition, it would address the timing of SIP submissions, compliance periods, and attainment dates,
and would address other implementation topics.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 50 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7409; 42 USC 7410; 42 USC 7511 to 7511f; 42 USC 7601 (a)(1)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
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04/00/201 1
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Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0885
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Butch Stackhouse Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5208
FAX: 919541-0824
E-Mail: Stackhouse.Butch@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Kimber Scavo Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-3354
FAX: 919541-4028
E-Mail: scavo.kimber@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP26
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Title: NESHAP Subpart W: Standards for Radon Emissions From Operating Uranium Mill Tailings: Review
Abstract: NESHAP subpart W protects human health and the environment by setting radon emission standards and work
practices for operating uranium mill tailings impoundments. EPA is in the process of reviewing this standard. If necessary, the
agency will revise the NESHAP requirements for radon emissions from operating uranium mill tailings.
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Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 61.250 - 61.256 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
Final Action
NPRM
Date
00/00/0000
08/00/201 1
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Additional Information: SAN No. 5281
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis . . , ot t
_ . . ,, , . . , Government Levels Affected: Federal; State
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Reid Rosnick Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6608J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9563
FAX: 202343-2304
E-Mail: Rosnick.Reid@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Loren Setlow Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6608J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9445
FAX: 202343-2304
E-Mail: Setlow.Loren@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP34
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Title: NSPS Equipment Leaks (Subpart W SOCMI and GGG Petroleum Refineries); Amendments
Abstract: On November 16, 2007 EPA published amendments to the new source performance standards for equipment
leaks in 40 CFR part 60, subparts W, and GGG, and promulgated new subparts Wa and GGGa. After promulgation of the rule
we received a petition for reconsideration from the American Chemistry Council (ACC), American Petroleum Institute (API), and
National Petrochemical Refiners Association (NPRA), which we granted in part on March 4, 2008. This action will address those
reconsideration issues.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
Final Action
NPRM
Date
00/00/0000
03/00/201 1
FR Cite
Additional Information: Split from RIN 2060-AO90; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0699
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis .
_ . . ,, , . . , Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
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Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Jodi Howard Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-4607
FAX: 919541-0246
E-Mail: howard.jodi@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Ken Hustvedt Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5395
FAX: 919685-3200
E-Mail: hustvedt.ken@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP41
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Title: In-Use Emissions Testing for Nonroad Diesel Engines and Amendments to General Compliance Provisions for Nonroad
Engines
Abstract: This rulemaking will establish a manufacturer-run, in-use emissions testing program for 2013 and later model year
nonroad diesel engines used in non-road equipment. The new program will assess in-use gaseous and particulate exhaust
emission rates from nonroad diesel engines using portable emission measurement systems. Manufacturers will monitor
compliance with the applicable not-to-exceed emission standards by typically testing in-use diesel engines during normal
operation. If potentially non-complying engines are identified, the manufacturer will test more engines for the purpose of
determining if any further action is necessary. EPA will likewise evaluate the in-use emissions data to make independent
determinations about the possible need to pursue further testing or to initiate remedial actions. The in-use test data will not only
be used by EPA to assure that emission standards are being met, but also by manufacturers to improve their engine designs.
This program will address a serious, long-standing need for "real-world" in-use testing data to gauge the performance of engine
emission controls.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80; 40 CFR 1033; 40 CFR 1042; 40 CFR 1045; 40 CFR 54; 40 CFR 1065 (To search for a specific
CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 7671
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
12/00/2010
09/00/201 1
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Additional Information: SAN No. 5318
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 336112
Agency Contact: Rich Wilcox Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
NVFEL
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4390
E-Mail: Wilcox.Rich@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Philip Carlson Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
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AANC
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4270
E-Mail: Carlson.Philip@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AP52
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Title: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units
Abstract: On May 18, 2005 (70 FR 28606), EPA published a final rule requiring reductions in emissions of mercury from
Electric Utility Steam Generating Units. That rule was vacated on February 8, 2008, by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia Circuit. As a result of that vacatur, coal- and oil-fired electric utility steam generating units remain on the list of
sources that must be regulated under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The Agency will develop standards under CAA
section 112(d), which will reduce hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions from this source category. Recent court decisions on
other CAA section 112(d) rules will be considered in developing this regulation.
Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112(d)
Legal Deadline:
Action
NPRM
Other
Source
Judicial
Judicial
Description
No later than March 16, 2011, EPA shall sign for publication in the
Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking.
No later than November 16, 2011, EPA shall sign for publication in the
Federal Register a notice of final rulemaking.
Date
03/16/2011
11/16/2011
Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need: Section 112(n)(1)(A) of the Clean Air Act required EPA to conduct a study of the hazards to public
health resulting from emissions of hazardous air pollutants from electric utility steam generating units and, after considering the
results of that study, determine whether it was appropriate and necessary to regulate such units under section 112. The study
was completed in 1998 and in December 2000, EPA determined that it was appropriate and necessary to regulate coal- and
oil-fired electric utility steam generating units and added such units to the list of sources for which standards must be developed
under section 112. The February 8, 2008, vacatur of the May 18, 2005, Clean Air Mercury Rule and March 29, 2005, section
112(n) Revision Rule (which had removed such sources from the list) resulted in the requirement to regulate under section 112
being reinstated.
Legal Basis: Clean Air Act, section 112
Alternatives: Not yet determined.
Costs and Benefits: Not yet determined.
Risks: Not yet determined.
Timetable:
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Date
03/00/201 1
11/00/2011
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Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: Undetermined
Sectors Affected: 221112
Agency Contact: Bill Maxwell Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-01
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Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5430
FAX: 919541-5450
E-Mail: maxwell.bill@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Robert J Wayland Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C439-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-1045
E-Mail: wayland.robertj@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP61
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Title: Control of Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Abstract: This action will be jointly proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of
Transportation (DOT) to set national emission standards under the Clean Air Act (CAA) and Energy Independence and Security
Act (EISA) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel energy for heavy duty trucks and buses. This rulemaking
would significantly reduce GHG emissions from future heavy duty vehicles by setting GHG standards that would lead to the
introduction of GHG-reducing vehicle and engine technologies. This action follows the U.S. Supreme Court decision in
Massachusetts vs. EPA and would follow EPA's formal determination on endangerment for GHG emissions. This rulemaking
also follows the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking "Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under the Clean Air Act," (73
FR 44354, Jul. 20, 2008).
Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: Private Sector
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 1036, 1037, 1066, and 1068 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 202
Legal Deadline: None
Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need: EPA recently proposed to find that emissions of greenhouse gases from new motor vehicles and
engines cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health and welfare.
Therefore, there is a need to reduce GHG emissions from medium- and heavy-duty vehicles to protect public health and
welfare. The medium- and heavy-duty truck sector accounts for approximately 18 percent of the U.S. mobile source GHG
emissions and is the second largest mobile source sector. GHG emissions from this sector are forecast to continue increasing
rapidly; reflecting the anticipated impact of factors such as economic growth and increased movement of freight by trucks. This
rulemaking would significantly reduce GHG emissions from future medium- and heavy-duty vehicles by setting GHG standards
that will lead to the introduction of GHG reducing vehicle and engine technologies.
Legal Basis: The Clean Air Act section 202(a)(1) states that "The Administrator shall by regulation prescribe (and from time
to time revise) in accordance with the provisions of this section, standards applicable to the emission of any air pollutant from
any class or classes of new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines, which in his judgment cause, or contribute to, air
pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare." Section 202(a) covers all on-highway
vehicles including medium- and heavy-duty trucks. In April 2007, the Supreme Court found in Massachusetts v. EPA that
greenhouse gases fit well within the Act's capacious definition of "air pollutant" and that EPA has statutory authority to regulate
emission of such gases from new motor vehicles. Lastly, in April 2009, EPA issued the Proposed Endangerment and Cause or
Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases under the Clean Air Act. The endangerment proposal stated that greenhouse gases
from new motor vehicles and engines cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public
health and welfare.
Alternatives: The rulemaking proposal will include an evaluation of regulatory alternatives that can be considered in addition
to the Agency's primary proposal. In addition, the proposal is expected to include tools such as averaging, banking, and trading
of emissions credits as an alternative approach for compliance with the proposed program.
Costs and Benefits: Detailed analysis of economy-wide cost impacts, greenhouse gas emission reductions, and societal
benefits will be performed during the rulemaking process. Initial estimates indicate that the vehicles produced during the first 5
years after implementation of the program could achieve reductions of up to 250 million metric ton of CO2 emissions during the
lifetime of these trucks. The costs associated with the GHG control technologies are expected to pay for themselves through
fuel cost savings within the first 2 to 5 years of the vehicle's life.
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Risks: The failure to set new GHG standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks risks continued increases in GHG emissions
from the trucking industry and therefore increased risk of unacceptable climate change impacts.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
12/00/2010
08/00/201 1
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Additional Information: SAN No 5355
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Byron Bunker Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
AAHDOC
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4155
E-Mail: Bunker.Byron@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Angela Cullen Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
AAHDOC
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4419
E-Mail: Cullen.Angela@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AP63
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Title: Emissions Factors Program Improvements
Abstract: EPA intends to improve the air pollutant emissions factors program. Most EPA emissions factors reside in a
database called AP-42. In order to acquire adequate data for the development or improvement of the emissions factors, we are
seeking comment on requiring the submission (via electronic reporting) of certain performance testing information already
collected by industry. Performance tests are conducted to measure the air pollutant emissions from an industrial process and
used as an indicator of compliance with regulations. This last element of the process of improving the emissions factors program
will require formal rulemaking and will encompass performance testing required by Federal rules codified in 40 CFR parts 60,
61, and 63.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60, 61, and 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Final Action
ANPRM
ANPRM Comment Period End
ANPRM Comment Period Extended
ANPRM Comment Period End
NPRM
Date
00/00/0000
1 0/1 4/2009
11/13/2009
11/13/2009
1 2/1 4/2009
01/00/2011
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74 FR 52723
74 FR 58574
Additional Information: ANPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2009/October/Day-14/a24684.pdfANPRM •
Extension of Public Comment Period - http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/contentStreamer?
objectld=0900006480a417cO&disposition=attachment&contentType=html
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
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Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: Undetermined
Sectors Affected: 11
Agency Contact: Tom Driscoll Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-05
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5135
FAX: 919541-4028
E-Mail: Driscoll.Tom@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Bob Schell Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-05
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-4116
FAX: 919541-3207
E-Mail: Schell.Bob@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP66
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Title: Alternative Work Practices for Leak Detection and Repair, Amendments
Abstract: On December 22, 2008, EPA published a voluntary alternative work practice for leak detection and repair using a
newly developed technology, optical gas imaging. After promulgation of the rule, the Agency received a request for
administrative reconsideration from American Petroleum Institute (API) on February 20, 2009. This package will address the
reconsideration issues.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60; 40 CFR 61; 40 CFR 63; 40 CFR 65 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal
Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Action
Date
02/00/201 1
FR Cite
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0197
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis _ . . . . „ ...... . ,
_..,.,. . , Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 325211
Agency Contact: Jodi Howard Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-4607
FAX: 919541-0246
E-Mail: howard.jodi@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Ken Hustvedt Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5395
FAX: 919685-3200
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E-Mail: hustvedt.ken@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AP71
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Title: Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR): Reasonable Possibility in
Recordkeeping; Reconsideration
Abstract: The EPA is convening a proceeding for reconsideration of a final rule published in the Federal Register on
December 21, 2007 (72 FR 62607). The subject rule was promulgated in response to a remand by the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia Circuit in New York v. EPA, 413 F.3d 3 (D.C. Cir. 2005), in order to clarify the "reasonable possibility"
recordkeeping and reporting standard under the New Source Review (NSR) program. After review of issues raised by the State
of New Jersey by petition and letter, we have decided to exercise our discretion to conduct a reconsideration of this final rule
and will therefore be reopening the public comment period for the rule. The rule will remain in effect while our reconsideration
proceeding is under way.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51 app S; 40 CFR 51.165; 40 CFR 51.166; 40 CFR 52.21 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the
Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: CAA title 1 parts C and D
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
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Final Action
Date
07/00/201 1
05/00/201 2
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Additional Information: Split from RIN 2060-AN88; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0004
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/nsr/
Agency Contact: David Painter Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5515
FAX: 919541-5509
E-Mail: painter.david@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Raj Rao Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5344
FAX: 919541-5509
E-Mail: Rao.Raj@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AP72
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Title: Proposal to Revise the Interpollutant Trading Policy for PM2.5 Offsets
Abstract: In 2010, EPA received and granted a petition from the National Resource Defense Council and Sierra Club for
reconsideration of 4 provisions contained in its May 16, 2008, final rule for implementing PM2.5 under the Prevention of
Significant Deterioration (PSD) program. The 4 challenged provisions include, (1) allowing states with State Implementation
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Plan-approved PSD programs up to 3 years to revise and submit the new PM2.5 requirements to EPA for approval; (2) allowing
the same states to continue using EPA's 1997 PM10 Surrogate Policy until such revisions are approved by EPA; (3) allowing
permit applicants to exclude, until January 1, 2010, any amounts of condensable particulate matter from the calculation of the
proposed source's potential to emit for applicability purposes; and (4) allowing sources in PM2.5 nonattainment areas to use
emissions from precursors of PM2.5 as offsets for significant increases of PM2.5 emissions, using ratios developed by EPA or
ratios developed and demonstrated by the state. Issues 2 and 3 were addressed in earlier rulemakings, and we are taking no
action on issue 1. This action completes the proceeding for reconsidering the challenged provisions by addressing the
remaining issue (issue 4) associated with interpollutant offsets for PM2.5.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410; 42 USC 7501 et seq; 42 USC 7601 (a)(1)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
Final Action
NPRM
Date
00/00/0000
04/00/201 1
FR Cite
Additional Information: Split from RIN 2060-AN86. Split from RIN 2060-AK74.; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-
2003-0062
_ . . Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/nsr/
Agency Contact: Dan deRoeck Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5593
FAX: 919685-3009
E-Mail: Deroeck.Dan@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Raj Rao Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5344
FAX: 919541-5509
E-Mail: Rao.Raj@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP76
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Title: Oil and Natural Gas Sector—New Source Performance Standards, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants, and Control Techniques Guidelines
Abstract: New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) regulate criteria pollutants from new stationary sources. Two NSPS
(subparts KKK and ILL) for the oil and natural gas industry were promulgated in 1985. Section 111 of the Clean Air Act (CAA)
requires that NSPS be reviewed every 8 years and revised as appropriate. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants (NESHAP) regulate hazardous air pollutants (HAP) from new and existing stationary sources. Two NESHAP (subparts
HH and HHH) for the oil and natural gas industry were promulgated in 1999. Section 112 of the CAA requires that NESHAP be
reviewed every 8 years and revised as appropriate. In addition, section 112(f) requires that each category regulated under
section 112(d) be reviewed to ensure that such regulations provide for an ample margin of safety to protect public health (i.e.
address "residual risk" for each category). This action will include the required reviews under sections 111 and 112. The
development of control techniques guidelines (CTG) for criteria pollutants will also be done under this action. Since the existing
regulations are narrow in scope, the reviews will include consideration of broadening the scope of operations and emissions
points covered by the NSPS and the MACT.
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Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60 and 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411 and 7412
Legal Deadline:
t Action
NPRM
Other
Source
Judicial
Judicial
Description
Consent Decree entered 02/04/2010
Consent Decree entered 02/04/2010
Date
01/31/2011
11/30/2011
Timetable
[Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
02/00/201 1
11/00/2011
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Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0505
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Bruce Moore Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5460
FAX: 919541-0246
E-Mail: Moore.Bruce@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Ken Hustvedt Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5395
FAX: 919685-3200
E-Mail: hustvedt.ken@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AP84
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Title: NESHAP Standard Standards for Petroleum Refineries—Heat Exchangers
Abstract: Under the Clean Air Act (CAA) section 112(d)(6), EPA is required to review standards issued under section 112
and to revise them "as necessary (taking into account developments in practices, processes and control technologies)" no less
frequently than every 8 years. EPA also must evaluate the Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards within 8
years after promulgation and promulgate standards under CAA section 112 (f)(2) if required to provide an ample margin of
safety to protect public health or prevent an adverse environmental effect. We are currently reviewing our existing standards and
also the underlying rules that are often referenced by these standards. As a result of this review, we have noted the need to
consolidate rule requirements, and to update control requirements based on the risk and technology reviews under both section
112 and 111. Additionally, we recognize that most chemical and refinery sector operations have similar emission sources that
are often required to be controlled to the similar levels by the same type of control devices and work practice standards,
although on a piecemeal fashion such that the requirements may differ slightly from source to source without any tangible
environmental benefits. We are therefore developing a limited number of rules (standard standards) that are consistent and that
can be applied to numerous sources in the chemicals and refining sector. This effort will consist of developing the heat
exchanger standard, including developing control options to address technology review under both 112 and 111, addressing the
control of VOC, HAP, and other pollutants, as appropriate, estimating the impacts of regulatory options, emission reductions,
impacts on risk, costs, cost effectiveness, and economic impacts for the refining and chemicals sector.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Major: No
Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Unfunded Mandates: No
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CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (Revision) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0146
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 32411
Agency Contact: Bob Lucas Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-0884
FAX: 919541-0246
E-Mail: lucas.bob@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Ken Hustvedt Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5395
FAX: 919685-3200
E-Mail: hustvedt.ken@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AP89
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Title: Federal Reference Method for Lead in Total Suspended Particulate Matter
Abstract: On November 12, 2008 EPA substantially strengthened the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for
lead. EPA revised the level of the primary (health-based) standard from 1.5 micrograms per cubic meter (|jg/m3) to 0.15|jg/m3,
measured as total suspended particles (TSP) and revised the secondary (welfare-based) standard to be identical in all respects
to the primary standard. In conjunction with strengthening the lead (Pb) NAAQS, EPA identified the need for states to improve
existing lead monitoring networks. Depending on specific circumstances, States may have the option of using monitoring for
either lead in TSP (Pb-TSP) or lead in PM10 (Pb-PM10) using approved Federal Reference Methods (FRMs) or Federal
Equivalent Methods (FEMs) to meet monitoring requirements. To support new monitoring requirements, an FRM for Pb-PM10
was developed with the November 8, 2008 rulemaking. The FRM for Pb-TSP was left unchanged. The Pb-TSP FRM was
promulgated in 1978. EPA recognizes that significant advances in measurement technology have been made since the
promulgation of the original FRM. In order to support new monitoring requirements for Pb-TSP and update the FRM to improve
it based on advanced measurement technology, a new FRM must be developed.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 50 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 7403,741 0,7601 (a), 761 1,761 8
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Joann Rice Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C304-06
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-3372
FAX: 919541-1903
E-Mail: Rice.Joann@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Lewis Weinstock Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C304-06
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-3661
FAX: 919541-1903
E-Mail: Weinstock.Lewis@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP92
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Title: Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 2011 Critical Use Exemption From the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide
Abstract: Methyl bromide was phased out under the Clean Air Act and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the
Ozone Layer in 2005, except for limited exemptions. This action would authorize uses that will qualify for the 2011 critical use
exemption from the phaseout of methyl bromide, and would also authorize the amount of methyl bromide that may be produced,
imported, or supplied from inventory for those uses in 2011. Absent this rulemaking, production and import of methyl bromide for
critical uses would be zero for 2011. EPA takes this action under the authority of the Clean Air Act to reflect recent consensus
Decisions taken by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol at the 21st Meeting of the Parties. This action also invites comment on
a possible end date for the critical use exemption program. Since this rulemaking would confer a benefit by exempting the
production and use of a phased-out chemical, there is no significant adverse impact on small entities.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7671c(d)(6)
Legal Deadline:
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Statutory
Description
without this action, new
be allowed in 2011.
production/import of
methyl bromide would not
Date
12/31/2010
Timetable:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise
be of international interest.
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/ozone/mbr
Agency Contact: Jeremy Arling Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6205J
Washington , DC 20460
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Phone: 202343-9055
FAX: 202343-2338
E-Mail: Arling.Jeremy@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP93
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Title: Revision of New Source Performance Standards for New Residential Wood Heaters
Abstract: EPA is revising the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for residential wood heaters under the Clean Air
Act section 111(b)(1)(B). This action is necessary because it updates the 1988 NSPS to reflect significant advancements in
wood heater technologies and design, broaden the range of residential wood heating appliances covered by the regulation, and
improve and streamline implementation procedures. This rule is expected to require manufacturers to redesign wood heaters to
be cleaner and lower emitting. In general, the design changes will also make the heaters perform better and be more efficient.
The revisions are also expected to retain the requirement for manufacturers to contract for testing of model lines by third-party
independent laboratories, report the results to EPA, and label the models accordingly. This action does not apply to existing
residential woodstoves, pellet stoves and other residential biomass heating units.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: CAA sec 111
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
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07/00/2012
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Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0734
_ . . -in- Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business
Federalism: No
Energy Affected: Undetermined
Sectors Affected: 333414
Agency Contact: Gil Wood Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C404-05
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5272
FAX: 919541-0242
E-Mail: Wood.Gil@epa.gov
Agency Contact: David Cole Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C404-05
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5565
FAX: 919541-0242
E-Mail: Cole.David@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP94
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Title: National VOC Emission Standards for Architectural Coatings; Amendments
Abstract: This action amends the existing Architectural Coatings Rule at 40 CFR part 59, subpart D to update the categories
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and limits to make them consistent with the Ozone Transport Commission model rule. This action is being done in response to a
Clean Air Act Advisory Committee recommendation. This action was originally combined with similar amendments for consumer
and commercial products under the "National VOC Emission Standards for Consumer Products; Amendments" (RIN 2060-AI62).
However, it has now been determined that the other source categories in 2060-AI62 will be delayed due to the need for further
analysis, and EPA has decided to separate out the Architectural Coatings piece as a separate rulemaking.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 59 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7511 b
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 3255
Agency Contact: Robin Dunkins Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5335
FAX: 919541-3470
E-Mail: Dunkins.Robin@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP96
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Title: Malfunction Amendments to Part 63 Standards
Abstract: This action will amend regulations in the General Provisions of regulations promulgated under the Clean Air Act
(subpart A of part 63) that provide for or are related to an exemption from the requirement to comply with Clean Air Act section
112 emission standards during startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM) events. On December 19, 2008, in Sierra Club v.
EPA, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated the SSM. These General Provisions are not
specific to any source category and apply when incorporated into source category-specific standards. In addition, other
subparts with similar provisions will be amended so that applicable standards will no longer have exceptions for sources that
report malfunction conditions, to reflect the court vacatur.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
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1 2/00/201 0
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Matthew Witosky Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D205-02
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Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-2865
E-Mail: witosky.matthew@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Lisa Conner Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D205-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5060
FAX: 919541-5600
E-Mail: conner.lisa@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP97
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Title: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Elemental Phosphorous Production
Abstract: Well-established procedures for determining MACT will be followed in this project, and no new or novel issues are
being raised by this rulemaking. We are engaged with Agency and other stakeholders, and will continue to develop this MACT
standard with their involvement. Elemental Phosphorus Production was not listed as one of the categories on the Source
Category list to be regulated under Clean Air Act section 112. However, we have received petitions from States to develop a
Maximum Available Control Technology (MACT) standard for this category. We plan to list this source category at proposal.
Elemental phosphorous production includes mining, sizing, and calcining phosphate ore, and then blending it with silica and
coke before melting in a furnace under reduced conditions. Elemental phosphorous gases are evolved from the furnace and
captured, then condensed in a cooling process and transferred into tanks and cylinders under pressure. Slag (waste) is tapped
from the bottom of the furnace and discarded. The production processes emit particulate matter (PM); toxic metals including
radionuclides, selenium and mercury (Hg); and hydrogen cyanide (HCN). All of the elemental phosphorous in the US is
produced at one (Monsanto) plant and about 90% of it is used as a raw material for the production of Roundup(c), a Monsanto
product. The remainder is used as a food grade additive and for military purposes. There are no small business issues with this
project. The facility presents Environmental Justice concerns. The facility is located within the hunting, fishing, and gathering
grounds of three Indian tribes on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, and shares the watershed and major rivers with the tribes.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
00/00/0000
05/00/201 1
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Susan Fairchild Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5167
FAX: 919541-3207
E-Mail: fairchild.susan@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Steve Fruh Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 919541-2837
FAX: 919541-4991
E-Mail: fruh.steve@epamail.epa.gov
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AQ01
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Title: Revisions to Test Methods and Testing Regulations
Abstract: This action will make needed corrections and updates to source testing methods and testing provisions in 40 CFR
parts 60, 61, and 63. For example, Method 5, which determines particulate matter from stationary sources is being edited to
remove silica gel as the prescribed drying agent. Silica gel has been listed as a potential carcinogen and other agents that are
safer and more environmentally friendly are being prescribed. In Method 2, which determines stack gas velocity, a misplaced
square root sign in one of the equations is being corrected. This is a periodic action that is done every several years to keep the
rules up-to-date and to ensure that compliance testing and monitoring are done correctly.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51, 60, 61, and 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 7601
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0114
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Foston Curtis Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-1063
FAX: 919541-0516
E-Mail: Curtis.Foston@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Conniesue Oldham Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-7774
FAX: 919541-0516
E-Mail: Oldham.Conniesue@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AQ04
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Title: Determination of Confidential Business Information Collected Under the GHG Mandatory Reporting Program
Abstract: On September 22, 2009, the Administrator signed a final rule establishing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reporting
requirements for approximately 10,000 facilities and suppliers in the U.S. Monitoring starts January 1, 2010, and the first reports
are due to EPA on March 31, 2011. In anticipation of releasing the data we collect to the public, EPA is launching an effort to
proactively determine which data elements we collect are confidential business information, considering the definition of
"emissions data" under the Clean Air Act. We will provide the public and reporters an opportunity to comment and then issue
our final determination. This process needs to be completed before releasing the data to the public in 2011.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86, 87, 89, 90, 94, and 98 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
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Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
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02/00/201 1
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Additional Information: SAN No. 5242.2; EPA publication information: NPRM - http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-
5711.pdf; Split from RIN 2060-AO79; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0508.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.html
Agency Contact: Carole Cook Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6207J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9334
E-Mail: Cook.Carole@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Lisa Grogan-McCulloch Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6207J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9743
E-Mail: Grogan-McCulloch.Lisa@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AQ05
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Title: Revisions to In-Use Testing for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines and Vehicles; Emissions Measurement and Instrumentation;
Not-to-Exceed Emission Standards; and Technical Amendments for Off-Highway Engines
Abstract: This Direct Final Rule makes several revisions to EPA's mobile source emission standards and test procedures.
First, due to a delay in developing the final particulate matter (PM) accuracy margin for portable emission measurement
systems, we are delaying the first year of the fully enforceable PM in-use testing program for the heavy-duty diesel vehicles from
the 2009 calendar year to the 2010 calendar year. During the 2009 calendar year, there will be another year of pilot program
testing for that pollutant. Second, we are allowing railroads to install a limited number of remanufactured engines that do not
comply with the most recent emission standards. Third, we are clarifying the analytical requirements for in-use PM
measurement. Fourth, we are making changes to allow partial flow dilution sampling for transient test cycle PM measurement.
Fifth, we are clarifying how to account for emission control system regeneration events when calculating not-to-exceed (NTE)
results. Sixth, we are making changes to allow the use of fuel rate information derived from the engine control module (ECM) to
determine NTE mass emission rate. Seventh, we are specifying a later notification deadline for small-volume manufacturers of
marine SI engines that want to qualify for a two-year delay in the new exhaust emission standards. Eighth, and finally, we are
clarifying how our prohibitions apply with respect to handheld small SI engines installed in non-handheld equipment.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
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NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
Date
11/08/2010
11/08/2010
12/08/2010
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75 FR 68575
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Chris Laroo Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
NVFEL
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4937
E-Mail: Laroo.Chris@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Rich Wilcox Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
NVFEL
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4390
E-Mail: Wilcox.Rich@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AQ07
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Title: RACT Issues for Implementation of the 1997 PM2.5 and Ozone NAAQS
Abstract: This action will modify policies related to the state requirements for Reasonably Available Control Measures
(RACM) and Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for electric generating units and certain other large emission
sources in the rules addressing implementation of the 1997 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and the
1997 fine particulate matter (PM2.5) NAAQS. This action will revise the policies on how states determine whether RACT
requirements can be satisfied by regional emissions trading programs such as the NOx Budget Program and the Clean Air
Interstate Rule. This action will also respond to a petition to reconsider how economic feasibility is considered in RACT
determinations made under the PM2.5 Implementation Rule.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: SAN No. 5411
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 221112
Agency Contact: William L Johnson Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27525
Phone: 919541-5245
FAX: 919541-0824
E-Mail: johnson.williaml@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Rich Damberg Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 20460
Phone: 919541-5592
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FAX: 919541-0824
E-Mail: damberg.rich@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AQ10
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Title: Review of New Source Performance Standards for Nitric Acid Plants—Subpart G
Abstract: Section 111 (b)(1 )(B) of the Clean Air act mandates that EPA review and if appropriate revise existing New Source
Performance Standards (NSPS) at least every 8 years. This NSPS was initially promulgated in 1971. This NSPS was reviewed
in 1979 and 1984. On January 2010, consent decree was entered into US District Court between EPA and several
environmental groups.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline:
Timetable:
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Date
11/12/2010
11/14/2011
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11/00/2011
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Additional Information: SAN No 5416
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Bill Neuffer Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5435
FAX: 919541-3207
E-Mail: Neuffer.Bill@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Tina Ndoh Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D205-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-2750
FAX: 919541-5600
E-Mail: Ndoh.Christina@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AQ17
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Title: Regulation to Prevent the Misfueling of Vehicles and Engines With Gasoline Containing Greater Than Ten Volume
Percent Ethanol and Modifications to the Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline Programs
Abstract: Under the Clean Air Act section 211 (c) this rulemaking proposes to control and regulate distribution of fuels and
fuel additives that may pose harm to the environment or public health. Vehicles or engines not certified or approved for gasoline
containing greater than 10% ethanol ("E10+") may experience increased emissions of criteria pollutants and accelerated
deterioration of emission control systems due to higher oxygen content from increased ethanol levels. These emission
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increases will have an adverse effect on air quality and public health. Furthermore, vehicles/engines operating on E10+ may
experience operability issues leading to tampering of certified configurations designed to satisfy EPA emissions requirements.
This rulemaking proposes to prevent misfueling by prohibiting the use of E10+ in vehicles/engines not approved to use E10+
and by requiring a label on the fuel pump. This rulemaking also proposes to modify the Reformulated Gasoline ("RFG") program
(40 CFR part 80) to update the Complex Model allowing fuel manufacturers to certify batches of gasoline containing up to 15%
ethanol ("E15"). These modifications are required for fuel manufacturers to sell E15. This proposed rulemaking is necessary
because of the proliferation of "blenderpumps"—pumps that allow consumers to select E10+ blend levels—and the Agency's
pending waiver decision under the Clean Air Act section 211(f)(4) which, if granted, would allow for E15 use in some
vehicles/engines. Such a waiver and the expansion of blenderpumps create a need for a label to ensure that consumers do not
fuel their vehicles or engines with unapproved fuels.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: CAA 211 (c)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
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Final Action
Date
11/04/2010
01/03/2011
01/00/2011
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75 FR 68044
Additional Information: SAN No. 5438.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: Undetermined
Sectors Affected: 325193
Agency Contact: Barry Garelick Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6406J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9028
E-Mail: Garelick.Barry@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Robert Anderson Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6405J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9718
E-Mail: Anderson.Robert@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AQ28
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Title: New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) Review for Petroleum Refineries (Subpart J)—Response to
Reconsideration—Other Issues
Abstract: On June 24, 2008, EPA promulgated amendments to the Standards of Performance for Petroleum Refineries and
new standards for process units constructed, reconstructed, or modified after May 14, 2007. EPA received three petitions for
reconsideration of the final rule. On September 26, 2008, EPA granted reconsideration and issued a stay for the issues raised
in the petitions regarding process heaters and flares. EPA also proposed various technical corrections in that action that were
raised in the petitions for reconsideration. At that time, EPA also agreed to reconsider other issues in future notices. Under this
action, EPA will address the other issues raised by Petitioners.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411
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Timetable:
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Date
11/00/2011
10/00/2012
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 32411
Agency Contact: Brenda Shine Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C439-04
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-3608
FAX: 919685-3219
E-Mail: shine.brenda@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Ken Hustvedt Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5395
FAX: 919685-3200
E-Mail: hustvedt.ken@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AQ29
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Title: Stationary Combustion Turbine NSPS Amendments to Address UARG Reconsideration Petition
Abstract: EPA is proposing to amend specific provisions in the NSPS for stationary combustion turbines to resolve issues
and questions raised by the utility air regulatory group (UARG) on the original final rulemaking published on July 6, 2006 (71 FR
38482), and to address other technical and editorial issues that have been identified since promulgation. The primary issues
raised in the petition include the NOx standard and the monitoring and reporting requirements for owners/operators that elect to
install NOx CEMS. This proposed rule would also amend the location and wording of existing paragraphs to clarify the
requirements of the NSPS. It would also exempt owners/operators of stationary combustion turbines that meet the applicability
criteria of and that are complying with the SO2 standard in either subparts J or Ja (standards of performance for petroleum
refineries) or only burn fuels containing inherently low amounts of sulfur from complying with the otherwise applicable SO2 limit
in subpart KKKK. In addition, we are requesting comment on how to address combustion turbine engines that are overhauled or
refurbished off site in such a manner that neither the owner, operator, or manufacturer can identify which components have
been replaced and, therefore, cannot conduct the otherwise required reconstruction analysis. Also, in recognition that the ultra-
low sulfur diesel requirements include Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands we are intending and
requesting comment on requiring owner/operators of turbines in these locations to meet the same sulfur requirements as
owner/operators of turbines located in State territories. Finally, we are proposing to require electronic reporting of performance
tests.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: CAA 111
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: Split from RIN 2060-AO23; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0490
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 211111; 2211; 211112; 48621; 221
Agency Contact: Christian Fellner Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 919541-4003
FAX: 919541-5450
E-Mail: fellner.christian@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Melanie King Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-2469
E-Mail: king.melanie@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Tribal
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AQ37
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Title: New Source Performance Standards for Electric Utility and Industrial-Commercial-lnstitutional Steam Generating Units
Abstract: This action will amend the NOx, SO2, and PM standards in the utility NSPS and assure proper monitoring.
Conforming amendments to the industrial boiler NSPS will also be proposed to assure consistent monitoring for the various
boiler rules. In addition the action will make multiple corrections to the boiler NSPS. It will also respond to the Utility Air
Regulatory Group's (UARG) request for reconsideration of the January 2009 final amendments to the boiler NSPS. Issues
specific to UARG's request include: 1) appropriate monitoring provisions for owners/operators of affected facilities subject to an
opacity standard, but exempt from the requirement to install a continuous opacity monitoring system, and 2) the relevance of an
opacity standard for owners/operators of affected facilities using a continuous emissions monitoring system.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: CAA 111
Legal Deadline:
Action
NPRM
Other
Source
Judicial
Judicial
Description
Consent decree - included with SAN 5349 - Utility MACT consent decree
Consent decree - included with SAN 5349 - Utility MACT consent decree
Date
03/16/2011
11/16/2011
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
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Date
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11/00/2011
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Additional Information: EPA Docket information: Not yet determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: Undetermined
Sectors Affected: 221112
Agency Contact: Christian Fellner Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
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1200 Pennsylvania Ave
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 919541-4003
FAX: 919541-5450
E-Mail: fellner.christian@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AQ38
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Title: Revision to Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds—Exclusion of trans 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and 2,3,3,3-
tertrafluoropropene
Abstract: This action proposes to add trans 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and 2,3,3,3-tertrafluoropropene to the list of negligibly
reactive compounds in the definition of volatile organic compounds. Data indicate that the photochemical reactivity of these
compounds is low enough that they can be regarded as negligibly reactive in ozone formation and will not contribute to violations
of the ozone national ambient air quality standard. The compound 2,3,3,3-tertrafluoropropene has been identified as a possible
substitute for a high global warming compound which is currently used in automobile air conditioners.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Section 302(s) of the CAA
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; State
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: William L Johnson Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27525
Phone: 919541-5245
FAX: 919541-0824
E-Mail: johnson.williaml@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Geoffrey Wilcox Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 202564-5601
E-Mail: wilcox.geoffrey@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AQ39
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Title: Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Extension of Global Laboratory and Analytical Use Exemption for Essential Class I
Ozone Depleting Substances
Abstract: This rule would extend the global laboratory and analytical use exemption for the production and import of Class I
ozone depleting substances through December 31, 2014. This exemption currently expires December 31, 2011. This action is
consistent with recent actions by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
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CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: CAA sec 604; 42 USC 7414, 7601, 7671 to 7671 q
Legal Deadline:
Timetable:
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Other
Source
Statutory
Description
Date when current exemption expires
Date
12/31/2011
Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
01/00/2011
08/00/201 1
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise
be of international interest.
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/exemptions/laboratory.html
Agency Contact: Mollie Lemon Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6205J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9859
E-Mail: lemon.mollie@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AQ41
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Title: NESHAP Risk and Technology Review for Pulp and Paper Industry and Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources, and
NSPS Review for Kraft Pulp Mills
Abstract: The 2004 National Academy of Sciences' (NAS) report recommended that EPA begin conducting integrated
assessments that consider multiple pollutants (criteria and hazardous air pollutants, and other chemicals that may be of
concern) and multiple effects (health, ecosystem, visibility) to set standards and develop planning and control strategies. In
response to this recommendation, EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) intends to conduct an
integrated review and assessment that addresses regulatory obligations under both the National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants and the New Source Performance Standards programs (NSPS). Section 112(f)(2) of the Clean Air Act
(CAA) directs EPA to conduct risk assessments on each source category subject to maximum achievable control technology
(MACT) standards, and to determine if additional standards are needed to reduce residual risks, to be completed 8 years after
promulgation. Section 112(d)(6) of the CAA requires EPA to review and revise the MACT standards as necessary, taking into
account developments in practices, processes and control technologies, to be done at least every 8 years. The NESHAP for
Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources at Kraft, Soda, Sulfite, and Stand-Alone Semichemical Pulp Mills (subpart MM) was
promulgated in 2001 and has not been reviewed. Similarly, the NESHAP for the Pulp and Paper Industry (subpart S) was
promulgated in 1998 and also has not been reviewed. Section 111(b)(1)(B) of the CAA mandates that EPA review and, if
appropriate, revise existing New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) at least every 8 years. The Kraft Pulp Mill NSPS was
promulgated in 1978 and is in need of review. This NSPS component of this action will include reviewing existing emission limits
for particulate matter, total reduced sulfur, and opacity and evaluating the appropriateness of developing emission limits for other
pollutants such as sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxide, and carbon dioxide.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
06/00/201 1
12/00/2011
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Local; State; Tribal
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Bill Schrock Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5032
FAX: 919541-3470
E-Mail: schrock.bill@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Robin Dunkins Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 919541-5335
E-Mail: dunkins.robin@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AQ42
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Title: Risk and Technology Review NESHAP for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair (Surface Coating) and Wood Furniture
Manufacturing
Abstract: This action would conduct residual risk and technology reviews for two industrial source categories regulated by
two National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP): Shipbuilding and Ship Repair (Surface Coating), and
Wood Furniture Manufacturing. The underlying national emission standards that are under review in this action limit and control
hazardous air pollutants. Section 112(f)(2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) directs EPA to assess the risk remaining (residual risk)
after the application of the NESHAP and promulgate additional standards if warranted to provide an ample margin of safety to
protect public health or prevent an adverse environmental effect. Also, section 1 12(d)(6) of the CAA requires EPA to review and
revise the NESHAP as necessary at least every 8 years, taking into account developments in practices, processes, and control
technologies. This action would conduct those reviews for the two source categories cited above.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
1 2/00/201 0
11/00/2011
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Kaye Whitfield Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 919541-2509
FAX: 919541-1039
E-Mail: whitfield.kaye@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Robin Dunkins Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 919541-5335
E-Mail: dunkins.robin@epa.gov
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Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AQ43
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Title: Residual Risk and Technology Review: Primary Lead Smelting
Abstract: This action is the Risk and Technology Review (RTR) for Primary Lead Smelters. It will address both EPA's
obligation under Clean Air Act (CAA) section 112(f)(2) and 112(d)(6) to conduct a residual risk review and to conduct a
technology review. Under the "technology review" provision of CAA section 112, EPA is required to review maximum achievable
control technology (MACT) standards and to revise them "as necessary (taking into account developments in practices,
processes and control technologies)" no less frequently than every 8 years. Under the "residual risk" provision of CAA section
112, EPA must evaluate the MACT standards within 8 years after promulgation and promulgate standards if required to provide
an ample margin of safety to protect public health or prevent an adverse environmental effect.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline:
Action
NPRM
NPRM
Other
Source
Statutory
Judicial
Judicial
Description
Date
07/27/2010
01/31/2011
10/31/2011
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
02/00/201 1
11/00/2011
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Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-030
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Sharon Nizich Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 919541-2825
FAX: 919541-5450
E-Mail: nizich.sharon@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Steve Fruh Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 919541-2837
FAX: 919541-4991
E-Mail: fruh.steve@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AQ44
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Title: Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Lead
Abstract: Under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977, EPA is required to review and if appropriate revise the air quality
criteria for the primary (health-based) and secondary (welfare-based) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) every 5
years. On November 12, 2008, EPA published a final rule to revise the primary and secondary NAAQS for lead to provide
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increased protection for public health and welfare. With regard to the primary standard, EPA revised the level to 0.15
micrograms per cubic meter (ug/m3) of lead in total suspended particles and the averaging time to a rolling 3-month period with
a maximum (not-to-be-exceeded) form, evaluated over a 3-year period. EPA revised the secondary standard to be identical in
all respects to the revised primary standard. EPA has now initiated the next review. The review began in May 2010 with a
workshop to discuss key policy-relevant issues around which EPA would structure the review. This review includes the
preparation of an Integrated Science Assessment, and if warranted, a Risk/Exposure Assessment and also a Policy Assessment
Document by EPA, with opportunities for review by EPA's Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee and the public. These
documents inform the Administrator's proposed decision as to whether to retain or revise the standards.
Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 50 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7408; 42 USC 7409
Legal Deadline: None
Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need: As established in the Clean Air Act, the national ambient air quality standards for lead are to be
reviewed every 5 years.
Legal Basis: Section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7409) directs the Administrator to propose and promulgate
"primary" and "secondary" national ambient air quality standards for pollutants identified under section 108 (the "criteria"
pollutants). The "primary" standards are established for the protection of public health, while "secondary" standards are to
protect against public welfare.
Alternatives: The main alternatives for the Administrator's decision on the review of the national ambient air quality
standards for lead are whether to retain or revise the existing standards.
Costs and Benefits: The Clean Air Act makes clear that the economic and technical feasibility of attaining standards are
not to be considered in setting or revising the NAAQS, although such factors may be considered in the development of State
plans to implement the standards. Accordingly, the Agency prepares cost and benefit information in order to provide States
information that may be useful in considering different implementation strategies for meeting proposed or final standards. Cost
and benefit information is not developed to support a NAAQS rulemaking until sufficient policy and scientific information is
available to narrow potential options for the form and level associated with any potential revisions to the standard. Therefore,
work on developing the plan for conducting the cost and benefit analysis will generally start 1 1/2 to 2 years following the start
of a NAAQS review.
Risks: During the course of this review, risk assessments may, as warranted, be conducted to evaluate health and/or
environmental risks associated with retention or revision of the lead standards.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
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Date
12/00/2013
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/pb/s_pb_index.html
Agency Contact: Deirdre Murphy Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-06
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-0729
E-Mail: murphy.deirdre@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Karen Martin Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-06
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5274
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FAX: 919541-0237
E-Mail: Martin.Karen@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AQ46
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Title: Direct Final Amending Monitoring Requirements of the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Steam
Generating Units
Abstract: EPA is issuing direct final amendments (and the corresponding parallel proposal) of the monitoring requirements in
the electric utility and boiler New Source Performance Standards (NSPS). Since promulgation of the 2009 final amendments,
EPA has issued an information collection request (ICR) to the electric utility sector that requires condensable particulate matter
(PM) testing from a substantial number of units. We have determined that this ICR will provide sufficient data to determine both
if a standard is appropriate, and, in the event a standard is appropriate, the level of the standard. Therefore, the testing
requirement in the NSPS is no longer necessary and represents an unnecessary burden to the regulated community.
Consequently, the direct final would eliminate the testing requirement. In addition, questions about the intent of the 2009
amendments to the opacity monitoring requirements and been raised, and the direct final amendments will delay the amended
opacity monitoring requirements until January 1, 2012. We intend to complete the remand to the boiler NSPS prior to January 1,
2012 and will be able to take comment on and address the opacity monitoring in the remand. Finally, the direct final
amendments will correct three recently identified errors in the regulatory text.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: CAA 111
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Direct Final Action
Date
12/00/2010
12/00/2010
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Additional Information: Split from RIN 2060-AO61; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0031
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 221112
Agency Contact: Christian Fellner Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 919541-4003
FAX: 919541-5450
E-Mail: fellner.christian@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Bill Maxwell Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5430
FAX: 919541-5450
E-Mail: maxwell.bill@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AQ47
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Title: Reconsideration of the Inclusion of Fugitive Emissions in the Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment
New Source Review
Abstract: EPA is proposing to reconsider the final rule titled, "Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and
Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR): Reconsideration of Inclusion of Fugitive Emissions," published on December 19,
2008 (73 FR 77881). Through a letter signed on April 24, 2009, EPA granted reconsideration on a petition submitted by
National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), as well as an administrative stay. In addition to the three-month administrative
stay, EPA proposed and finalized an additional 18 month stay to allow enough time to propose, take public comment on, and
issue a final action concerning the inclusion of fugitive emissions in the federal PSD program. The additional 18 month stay
became effective on March 31, 2010 (75 FR 16102). EPA will consider the petition for reconsideration, public comments, and
information contained in the rulemaking docket to reach a decision on the reconsideration and finalize the rule.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 52 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline:
t Action
Other
Source
Judicial
Description
The additional 18 month stay ends Oct. 2011.
Date
10/31/2011
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
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Date
07/00/201 1
08/00/201 2
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Additional Information: Split from RIN 2060-AM91.
_ . . _. ....... . . . _ .... Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
I nbal
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Peter Keller Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5339
FAX: 919541-4028
E-Mail: keller.peter@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Raj Rao Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5344
FAX: 919541-5509
E-Mail: rao.raj@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AQ48
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Title: Revision to the Clean Air Fine Particle Implementation Rule
Abstract: This action will update the 2007 implementation rule for the PM2.5 national ambient air quality standards (PM2.5
NAAQS). The 2007 rule provided a basic regulatory framework for state plans to attain the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS, and this basic
guidance framework remains in place for state implementation plans due in 2012 to attain the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS. This new
rulemaking provides clarifications and revisions only for certain sections of the 2007 rule. The revised rule plus the original 2007
rule will provide comprehensive guidance for implementing the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS and any future revisions to the PM2.5
NAAQS
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
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CFR Citation: 40 CFR 57.100 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Rich Damberg Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 20460
Phone: 919541-5592
FAX: 919541-0824
E-Mail: damberg.rich@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Kimber Scavo Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-3354
FAX: 919541-4028
E-Mail: scavo.kimber@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: State
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AH23
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Title: Quality Assurance Requirements for Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems
Abstract: This rulemaking adds a procedure 3 to appendix F of 40 CFR part 60. This action provides quality assurance
specifications for continuous opacity monitor system (COM3) installed for compliance. States may also cite this procedure for
sources with installed COM3 subject to compliance limitations. Minimum quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA)
requirements are specified to assess the quality of COM3 performance. Daily zero and span checks, quarterly performance
audits, and annual zero alignment checks are required in order to assure the proper functioning of the COM3 and the accuracy
of the COM3 data.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
Final Action
Date
02/28/2001
03/28/2001
04/00/201 1
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Additional Information: SAN No. 3958; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0115.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/proposed/m-
203.pdf
Agency Contact: Jason Dewees Environmental Protection Agency
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E143-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-9724
FAX: 919541-0516
E-Mail: Dewees.Jason@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Conniesue Oldham Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-7774
FAX: 919541-0516
E-Mail: Oldham.Conniesue@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AH37
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Title: Review of New Sources and Modifications in Indian Country
Abstract: EPA is developing federal regulations governing preconstruction permitting of minor stationary sources throughout
Indian country and major stationary sources of air pollution in nonattainment areas in Indian country. Pursuant to the Tribal Air
Rule, eligible Indian tribes may receive EPA authorization to develop and implement such programs, but these permitting
programs would be implemented by EPA if eligible Indian tribes do not elect, or do not receive authorization, to manage such
programs.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 49.51 to 49.161; 49 CFR 49.166 to 49.173 (Jo search for a specific CFR. visit the Code of Federal
Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
Final Action
Date
08/21/2006
03/20/2007
02/00/201 1
FR Cite
71 FR 48696
Additional Information: SAN No. 3975; EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=090000648024964a; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OAR-2003-0076.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/nsr/
Agency Contact: Jessica Montanez Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-3407
FAX: 919541-5509
E-Mail: Montanez.Jessica@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Raj Rao Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5344
FAX: 919541-5509
E-Mail: Rao.Raj@epamail.epa.gov
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Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AI97
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Title: Inspection/Maintenance Program Requirements for Federal Facilities; Amendment to the Final Rule
Abstract: EPA has had an oversight and policy development authority for Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) programs since
the passage of the Clean Air Act (CAA) in 1970. The 1977 amendments to the CAA mandated I/M for certain areas with long-
term air quality problems and the 1990 amendments set for standards for the implementation of I/M programs. EPA used the
statutory requirements of the Act, including I/M requirements for Federal facilities to promulgate regulations with States would
use in the development of their IM State Implementation Plans (SIPs). The Department of Justice ruled that Federal sovereign
immunity was not fully waived under the CAA for those requirements and recommended that EPA either issue guidance or
amend its rule to address I/M requirements for Federal Facilities. Originally, EPA intended to: (1) Amend the Federal facilities
I/M requirements by removing that section; (2) correct existing I/M SIP approval actions with included these elements; (3)
establish new Federal facilities I/M program requirements which Federal facilities in I/M program areas must meet in order to
comply with the Act; and (4) designate for each State which section of the Act Federal agencies must comply with based on how
that State promulgated it's I/M regulations. These changes were predicted to have minimal to no impact on the States, as no
new requirements were being created. The States would have been under no obligation, legal or otherwise, to modify existing
SIPs meeting the previously applicable requirement as a result of the EPA's intended action, and emissions reduction credits
would not have been affected. The intention of the originally planned rule change was to clarify for affected Federal facilities
what they must do to meet the CAA requirements. Subsequent to placing this intended action on EPA's regulatory agenda, the
decision was made to issue guidance to the facilities instead, clarifying the CAA's requirements with regard to Federal facilities.
Guidance was deemed the more timely way of getting this information to the entities in question. This guidance, which was
issued in December 1999, has proven sufficient.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51 (Revision); 40 CFR 93 (New) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations
)
Legal Authority: 23 USC 101; 42 USC 7401 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 92
Agency Contact: Kathryn Sargeant Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6406
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4441
FAX: 734214-4052
E-Mail: Sargeant.Kathryn@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Sara Schneeberg Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
2344A
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-5592
E-Mail: schneeberg.sara@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AJ82
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Title: Modification of the Anti-Dumping Baseline Date Cut-Off Limit for Data Used in Development of an Individual Baseline
Abstract: "Dumping" refers to the practice whereby refiners making clean fuels for certain markets (such as reformulated
gasoline for clean-air purposes) take the pollutants removed from the clean fuels and "dump" them into other fuels they are
producing for other markets. This, if allowed, would make those other fuels even dirtier than before, and so the Clean Air Act
prohibits this practice. EPA has existing "anti-dumping" rules on the books that codify this Clean Air Act prohibition. This
regulation is a minor technical amendment to those existing regulations.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80.91 (b)(1)(i); 40 CFR 80.93(a) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7521(1); 42 USC 7545; 42 USC 7601 (a)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
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Additional Information: SAN No. 4604
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Christine Brunner Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
AAHEBTC
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4287
E-Mail: Brunner.Christine@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Patrice Simms Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-5593
E-Mail: Simms.Patrice@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AK26
Related Documents
Title: Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes for Ozone-Depleting Substances: N-Propyl Bromide
Abstract: This rule would make a determination as to whether n-propylbromide (nPB) is an acceptable substitute for Class I
and Class II ozone-depleting substances used in aerosol solvent and adhesives end uses. If found acceptable, this would
provide industry with another alternative to solvents with higher ozone depletion potential. An acceptability determination could
include specific conditions on the use of nPB as a solvent, such as limiting the specific applications in which it may be used to
those with low emissions and requiring exposure limits that would be sufficient to mitigate risk and that are consistent with
industry practices. Any conditions would be for the purpose of ensuring that nPB is used in a manner that is as safe and
environmentally protective as other available substitutes. OSHA does not currently regulate nPB. If we determine that nPB
cannot be used safely in a specific end use, as compared with other substitutes available for that end use, we would find it
unaccceptable.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7601; 42 USC 7671 to 7671 q
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Action
NPRM 1
NPRM 1 Comment Period End
NPRM Correction
NPRM 2-Adhesives
NPRM 2-Adhesives Comment Period End
Final Action
Date
06/03/2003
08/04/2003
1 0/02/2003
05/30/2007
07/30/2007
02/00/2011
FR Cite
68 FR 33283
68 FR 56809
72 FR 30168
Additional Information: SAN No. 4599; EPA publication information: NPRM1 - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-
AIR/2003/June/Day-03/a13254.htm; Split from RIN 2060-AJ58. The previous ANPRM was under SAN No. 3525; EPA Docket
information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0064.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/ozone/snap/index.html
Sectors Affected: 334; 332; 337; 333; 331; 336; 32615
Agency Contact: Margaret Sheppard Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6205J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9163
FAX: 202343-2338
E-Mail: Sheppard.Margaret@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Melissa Fiffer Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6205J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9464
FAX: 202343-2342
E-Mail: fiffer.melissa@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AK54
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Title: NESHAP: General Provisions; Amendments for Pollution Prevention Alternative Compliance Requirements
Abstract: These amendments to the part 63 General Provisions would allow facilities that are subject to maximum achievable
control technology (MACT) to discontinue those requirements if, through pollution prevention measures, they achieve and can
demonstrate continued hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emission reductions equivalent to or better than the MACT level of control.
The amendments would also allow a source to avoid MACT by completely eliminating HAP emissions.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63.2; 40 CFR 63.17; 40 CFR 63.18 (To search fora specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal
Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
Final Action
Date
05/15/2003
07/14/2003
11/00/2011
FR Cite
68 FR 26249
Additional Information: SAN No. 4719; EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-
AIR/2003/May/Day-15/a12180.htm; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0044.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
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Tribal
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Rick Colyer Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D205-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5262
E-Mail: colyer.rick@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Lisa Conner Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D205-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5060
FAX: 919541-5600
E-Mail: conner.lisa@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AK69
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Title: Anti-Dumping Baseline Recalculation for Downstream Oxygenate Addition
Abstract: This rule would allow a refiner who added oxygenate after sampling and just before shipment to exclude that
oxygenate from its anti-dumping baseline determination. This exclusion of oxygenate is already allowed for a refinery's gasoline
to which oxygenate was added outside of the refinery gate. This rule will have limited application, and could provide relief to
small refiners.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80.91 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7545; 42 USC 7601 (a)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
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Additional Information: SAN No 4706
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Christine Brunner Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
AAHEBTC
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4287
E-Mail: Brunner.Christine@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Patrice Simms Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-5593
E-Mail: Simms.Patrice@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AM44
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Title: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional
Boilers
Abstract: The Clean Air Act (CAA) requires that EPA develop standards for toxic air pollutants, also known as hazardous air
pollutants or air toxics for certain categories of sources. These pollutants are known or suspected to cause cancer and other
serious health and environmental effects. This regulatory action will develop emission standards for boilers located at area
sources. An area source facility emits or has the potential to emit less than 10 tons per year (tpy) of any single air toxic or less
than 25 tpy of any combination of air toxics. Boilers burn coal and other substances such as oil or biomass (e.g., wood) to
produce steam or hot water, which is then used for energy or heat. Industrial boilers are used in manufacturing, processing,
mining, refining, or any other industry. Commercial and institutional boilers are used in commercial establishments, medical
centers, educational facilities and municipal buildings. The majority of area source boilers covered by this proposed rule are
located at commercial and institutional facilities and are generally owned or operated by small entities. EPA estimates that there
are approximately 183,000 existing area source boilers at 91,000 facilities in the United States and that approximately 6,800
new area source boilers will be installed over the next 3 years. The rule will cover boilers located at area source facilities that
burn coal, oil, biomass, or secondary "non-waste" materials. Natural gas-fired area source boilers are not part of the categories
to be regulated. The rule will reduce emissions of a number of toxic air pollutants including mercury, metals, and organic air
toxics. The standards for area sources must be technology-based. Standards for area sources can be based on either generally
available control technology (GACT), or maximum achievable control technology (MACT). To determine GACT, we look at
methods, practices and techniques that are commercially available and appropriate for use by the sources in the category. We
consider the economic impacts on sources in the category and the technical capabilities of the firms to operate and maintain the
emissions control systems. MACT can be based on the emissions reductions achievable through application of measures,
processes, methods, systems, or techniques, but must at least meet minimum control levels as defined in the Clean Air Act.
Economic impacts cannot be considered when determining those minimum control levels.
Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
.. . .. Unfunded Mandates: State, Local, Or Tribal Governments;
Major: Yes _, .
Private Sector
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112
Legal Deadline:
Action
NPRM
Other
Source
Judicial
Judicial
Description
60 -day extension granted on July 30, 2009. Additional 2 -week extension
was subsequently granted, and the signature date was April 29, 2010.
30 -day extension granted from December 16, 2010.
Date
05/07/2010
01/16/2011
Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need: Section 112(c)(3) of the CAA requires EPA to develop rules to reduce specific air toxics emissions (30
urban toxic pollutants) that have been identified as posing the greatest threat to public health in the largest number of urban
areas as a result of emissions from certain categories of area sources. Industrial boilers and institutional/commercial boilers are
listed as two of the area source categories for regulation. In addition, both industrial boilers and commercial/institutional boilers
are on the list of CAA 112(c)(6) source categories which requires that those categories be subject to MACT regulation for
specific air toxics. These two categories were included on the list because of emissions of mercury and polycyclic organic
matter (POM).
Legal Basis: Clean Air Act, section 112.
Alternatives: Not yet determined.
Costs and Benefits: EPA estimates the total nationwide capital cost for the rulemaking for existing and new boilers, as
proposed, to be approximately $2.5 billion, with an annualized cost of 1 billion. The annual cost includes control device
operation and maintenance and annual boiler tuneups, as well as monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and performance testing.
EPA estimates that the proposal would reduce nationwide emissions from existing and new area source boilers by
approximately 1,500 tons per year (tpy) of total air toxics, 1,500 pounds per year of mercury, 250 tpy of non-mercury metals, 9
tpy of POM, and 7,600 tpy of PM. These emissions reductions will lead to significant annual health benefits. In 2013, this rule
will protect public health by avoiding: 110 to 300 premature deaths, 81 cases of chronic bronchitis, 190 nonfatal heart attacks,
169 hospital and emergency room visits, 190 cases of acute bronchitis, 16,000 days when people miss work, 2,100 cases of
aggravated asthma, and 95,000 acute respiratory symptoms. The monetized benefits of this proposed regulatory action are
estimated to range from $1 billion to $2.4 billion and $900 million to $2.2 billion, at 3 percent and 7 percent discount rates,
respectively.
Risks: Not yet determined.
Timetable:
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NPRM Extension of Comment Period
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
NPRM Comment Period Extended To
Final Action
Date
06/09/2010
06/04/2010
07/19/2010
08/03/2010
01/00/2011
FR Cite
75 FR 32682
75 FR 31895
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480afbb98; Related to RIN 2060-AQ25.; EPA
Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0790
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business;
Governmental Jurisdictions; Organizations
Federalism: Yes
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 611; 62; 44-45; 321
Related RINs: Related to 2060-AQ25
Agency Contact: Mary Johnson Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5025
E-Mail: johnson.mary@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Robert J Wayland Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C439-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-1045
E-Mail: wayland.robertj@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Tribal
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AM54
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Title: Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes in the Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning Sector Under the
Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program
Abstract: Under the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program, EPA evaluates alternatives to ozone-depleting
substances to ensure that they do not increase overall risks to human health and the environment. If finalized as proposed, this
rule would expand the list of acceptable substitutes (subject to use conditions) for use in the motor vehicle air conditioning
(MVAC) sector. EPA has already issued a final rule for the other substitute addressed in this proposal, R-152a. This final action
pertains to R-744.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82.180 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7671 k
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
Final Rule
Notice of Data Availability
Final Action
Date
09/21/2006
10/23/2006
06/12/2008
09/17/2009
12/00/2010
FR Cite
71 FR 55140
73 FR 33304
74 FR 47774
Additional Information: SAN No. 4918; EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-
AIR/2006/September/Day-21/a7967.htm; EPA Docket information: EPA-OAR-2004-0488.
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise
be of international interest.
RIN Information
URL: www.epa.gov/ozone/snap/refrigerants/lists/mvacs.html
Agency Contact: Yaidi Cancel Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6205J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9512
FAX: 202343-2338
E-Mail: cancel.yaidi@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Margaret Sheppard Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6205J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9163
FAX: 202343-2338
E-Mail: Sheppard.Margaret@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AN01
Related Documents
Title: Component Durability Procedures for New Light Duty Vehicles, Light Duty Trucks & Heavy Duty Vehicles
Abstract: On October 22, 2002 the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated durability
provisions that automotive manufacturers used to demonstrate that the emissions of their vehicles would comply with emission
standards for the useful lives of those vehicles. The Court also required EPA to issue new regulations. This action fulfills the
mandate. The new durability regulations will include options that a manufacturer may choose from to age pre-production
vehicles to determine the rate of emission deterioration over the vehicle's useful life. The options will include a prescribed fixed
driving cycle and a prescribed bench aging cycle that are used to age prototype vehicles or emission control components to the
equivalent of the useful life period of the vehicle in a manner that replicates the aging that the vehicle or components would see
in actual use. This rule does not change the federal emission standards or the test procedures used to quantify emissions.
Although there is no court-ordered deadline, this is a court-ordered action.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7521
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Supplemental 2 NPRM
Final Action
Date
01/17/2006
08/00/201 1
FR Cite
71 FR 2843
Additional Information: EPA publication information: Supplemental 2 NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-
AIR/2006/January/Day-17/a073.htm; Split from RIN 2060-AK76; EPA Docket information: OAR-2002-0079
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 3361
Agency Contact: David Good Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
AAPTIG
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
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Phone: 734214-4450
E-Mail: Good.David@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AO12
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Title: Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units; Response to Remand of New Source Performance Standards
and Emission Guidelines
Abstract: This action will respond to the remand of the Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) New
Source Performance Standards and Emission Guidelines under section 129 of the Clean Air Act. Among other things, we will
respond to the Court's 2003 remand of the CISWI rule and the Court's June 2007 vacatur of the CISWI Definitions Rule, and
examine and revise, as appropriate, the methodology for developing the MACT floors and emission limits.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60; 40 CFR 62 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
Legal Deadline:
Action
NPRM
Other
Source
Judicial
Judicial
Description
75 FR 31938 Docket ID EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-01 19-0001
Date
04/29/2010
12/16/2010
t Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
06/04/2010
12/00/2010
FR Cite
75 FR 31937
Timetable
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480afbb7c; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OAR-2003-0119
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 325; 334; 3254; 321
Agency Contact: Toni Jones Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-0316
FAX: 919541-3470
E-Mail: Jones.Toni@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Charlene Spells Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5255
FAX: 919541-3470
E-Mail: Spells.Charlene@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AO25
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Title: Revision of Hearing—Protector Regulations
Abstract: EPA plans to undertake a revision of its regulation at 40 CFR 211, subpart B, regarding the labeling of products
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that are sold wholly or in part on the basis of their ability to reduce the level of sound entering a person's ears, typically referred
to as "Hearing Protectors." This action is being taken under the authority of section 8 of the Noise Control Act of 1972, which
authorizes EPA to revise the current compliance test methodologies as necessary, and incorporate new test methods and rating
schemes to address hearing protector technologies that have evolved since initial promulgation of the regulation in 1979.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 211, subpart B (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: Noise Control Act of 1972, sec 8
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NPRM; Extension
of Public Comment Period
Final Action
Date
08/05/2009
08/21/2009
1 2/00/201 0
FR Cite
74 FR 39150
74 FR 42223
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2009/August/Day-
05/a18003.pdf; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0024
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Ken Feith Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6103
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-1679
FAX: 202564-1677
E-Mail: Feith.Ken@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Catrice Jefferson Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6103
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-1668
FAX: 202564-1677
E-Mail: Jefferson.Catrice@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AO31
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Title: Amendment of Definitions for National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Pollutants for Radionuclides, Subparts H
and I
Abstract: Subparts H and I of 40 part 61 establish standards under the Clean Air Act for emissions of radionuclides other
than radon from Department of Energy (DOE) and other non-DOE federal facilities. The current definition of "effective dose
equivalent" refers to a method of calculation in International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) publication no. 26.
Removing this reference will prevent confusion if EPA incorporates newer ICRP methods for calculating effective dose
equivalent in its compliance models.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 61.90(a); 40 CFR 61.101 (a) (To search fora specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Dan Schultheisz Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6608J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9349
FAX: 202343-2304
E-Mail: schultheisz.daniel@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AO51
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Title: Addition of Method 208, Protocol for the Source Testing, Analysis, and Reporting of VOC Emissions From Hot Mix
Asphalt Plant Dryers
Abstract: Method 208 is a protocol for collecting, analyzing, and reporting of volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions
from asphalt paving production operations. It will produce more accurate measurement of the mass of VOC emissions from
such operations than any other current method for measuring VOC. The method will allow the EPA to make a more accurate
assessment of whether asphalt paving plants are major sources under the Federal programs for New Source Review and
Prevention of Significant Deterioration. EPA is promulgating these methods to make them more widely available and acceptable
for use by asphalt paving producers in meeting various environmental regulations.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51, app M (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et sec
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
01/00/2011
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Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0622
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 32412
Agency Contact: Gary McAlister Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-1062
FAX: 919541-1039
E-Mail: Mcalister.Gary@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Candace Sorrell Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-1064
FAX: 919541-0516
E-Mail: sorrell.candace@epa.gov
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Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AO53
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Title: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Appendix A—Test Methods; Amendments to Method 301
Abstract: This action amends EPA's Method 301: Field Validation of Pollutant Measurement Methods from Various Waste
Media. Method 301 can be found in appendix A of 40 CFR, part 63 (Test Methods). Method 301 was promulgated with 40 CFR,
part 63, subpart D (Regulations Governing Compliance Extensions for Early Reductions of Hazardous Air Pollutants)(58 FR
27338, June 13, 1991) pursuant to section 112 of the Clean Air Act (as amended in 1990). This action finalizes amendments to
Method 301 based on comments received on proposed changes to the Method published in the Federal Register on December
22, 2004 (69 FR 76642) and amends errors identified in the proposed amendments to the Method.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 app A (revision) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
12/22/2004
01/00/2011
FR Cite
69 FR 76642
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2004/December/Day-
22/a27985.htm; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0080
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 31 -33; 22
Agency Contact: Gary McAlister Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-1062
FAX: 919541-1039
E-Mail: Mcalister.Gary@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Robin Segall Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
EW143-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-0893
FAX: 919541-0516
E-Mail: Segall.Robin@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AO58
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Title: Methods for Measurement of Filterable PM10 and PM2.5 and Measurement of Condensable Particulate Matter
Emissions From Stationary Sources
Abstract: This action adds new procedures to two methods required in State Implementation Plans to measure fine PM or
PM 2.5 with condensable emissions. Method 201 a is amended to add procedures and equipment specifications for use of a 2.5
micron size cut cyclone which may be used in conjunction with the current 10 micron size cut cyclone if measuring both PM10
and PM2.5 or may be used alone if only PM2.5 is to be measured. Method 202 is amended to add procedures and equipment
specifications to be followed when the measurement of fine PM which includes condensable emissions is required. These
amendments improve the accuracy and precision of the current version of Method 202.
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Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51 app M (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act, 42 USC 7401 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
03/25/2009
02/00/201 1
FR Cite
74 FR 12969
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-6178.pdf; EPA
Docket information: EPA-HQ-QAR-2008-0348
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Candace Sorrell Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-1064
FAX: 919541-0516
E-Mail: sorrell.candace@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Conniesue Oldham Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-7774
FAX: 919541-0516
E-Mail: Oldham.Conniesue@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Local; State
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AO91
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Title: NESHAP: Chromium Electroplating and Chromium Anodizing Tanks; Group I Polymers and Resins; Marine Tank Vessel
Loading Operations; Pharmaceuticals Production; Printing and Publishing; and Steel Picklin
Abstract: This action proposes how EPA will address the residual risk and technology reviews conducted for two national
emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) and supplements an October 2008 proposal addressing the residual
risk and technology reviews for four NESHAP. The six NESHAP include 16 source categories. This action also proposes to
modify the existing emissions standards for eight source categories in three of the six NESHAP to address certain emission
sources not currently regulated under these standards. It also proposes for all six NESHAP to address provisions related to
emissions during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction. Finally, this action proposes changes to two of the six NESHAP
to correct editorial errors, make clarifications, or address issues with implementation or determining compliance. We have
settlement agreement deadlines for proposed and final rules of September 14, 2010 and June 30, 2011, respectively.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NPRM Correction
NPRM & Supplemental NPRM
Final Action
Date
1 0/1 0/2008
1 0/24/2008
10/21/2010
04/00/201 1
FR Cite
73 FR 60432
73 FR 63420
75 FR 65068
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Additional Information: Split from RIN 2060-AN85; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0008
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 3254; 32311; 4883; 325212
Related RINs: Related to 2060-AN85
Agency Contact: Mary Kissell Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-4516
FAX: 919685-3219
E-Mail: Kissell.Mary@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Ken Hustvedt Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5395
FAX: 919685-3200
E-Mail: hustvedt.ken@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AO96
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Title: Implementation of the 1997 8-Hr Ozone NAAQS: Classification of Subpart 1 Areas and Revision to Anti-Backsliding
Provisions; Deletion of Obsolete 1 -Hr Ozone Standard Provisions.
Abstract: This rulemaking action would revise the rule for implementation of the 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality
standard (NAAQS) to address partial vacatur by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The
rulemaking would remove the portions of the regulatory text vacated by the Court, specifically: (1) the provision that places some
8-hour ozone nonattainment areas under title I, part D, subpart 1 of the CAA; (2) remove the exemption from anti-backsliding for
the following three obligations under the now-revoked 1 -hour ozone NAAQS: - New source review; - CAA section 185 penalty
fees for severe and extreme areas that fail to attain the 1 -hour standard by their attainment date; and - Contingency measures
for failure to attain the 1 -hour standard or make reasonable progress toward attainment. The rule would also address: (1) the
classification system for nonattainment areas that the implementation rule originally covered under Clean Air Act (CAA) title I,
part D, subpart 1; and (2) contingency measures that apply as anti-backsliding measures under the now-revoked 1-hour
standard. The rule would also remove an obsolete provision in the 1 -hour ozone standard itself (40 CFR 50.9(c)).
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 50; 40 CFR 81 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410; 42 USC 7511 to 7511f; 42 USC 7601 (a)(1)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
Date
Final Action
Date
01/16/2009
02/1 7/2009
03/00/201 1
FR Cite
74 FR 2936
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=09000064808228f1; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OAR-2007-0956
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Local;
Federalism: No
State
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Agency Contact: Lynn Dail Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5550
FAX: 919541-0824
E-Mail: dail.lynn@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Kimber Scavo Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-3354
FAX: 919541-4028
E-Mail: scavo.kimber@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP08
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Title: Revisions to Test Method for Determining Stack Gas Velocity Taking Into Account Velocity Decay Near the Stack Walls
Abstract: This test method enables the representative measurement of pollutant emissions and/or total volumetric flow from
stationary sources. When the method was originally developed, it addressed only sources where the flow measurements were
made in locations with circular cross-sections within an exhaust stack. This technical update to the test method will address flow
measurement locations with both circular and rectangular cross-sections. The revisions also include changes that increase the
accuracy of the method and simplify its application. The primary users of the method will be owners and operators of utility units
subject to the Acid Rain Program under title IV of the Clean Air Act and certain large electric generating units and large non-
electric generating units that are subject to the nitrogen oxides (NOX) state implementation plan (SIP) call under Title I of the
Clean Air Act. These sources use volumetric stack flow rate monitors in order to measure sulfur dioxide (SO2) and NOX mass
emissions and heat inputs emissions and must conduct periodic relative accuracy test assessments (RATAs) of the flow rate
monitors at these units.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act Title I
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
08/25/2009
01/00/2011
FR Cite
74 FR 42819
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2009/August/Day-
25/a20395.pdf; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0697
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 221112
Agency Contact: Jason Dewees Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-9724
FAX: 919541-0516
E-Mail: Dewees.Jason@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Conniesue Oldham Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
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Phone: 919541-7774
FAX: 919541-0516
E-Mail: Oldham.Conniesue@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AP11
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Title: Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: New Substitute in the Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning Sector Under the Significant
New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program
Abstract: In this action, the Agency proposed to list the refrigerant HFO-1234yf as an acceptable substitute in motor vehicle
air conditioning (MVAC) systems, and outlines the conditions necessary for its safe use. This refrigerant has very low global
warming potential. Current MVAC refrigerants are highly potent greenhouse gases.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82, subpart G (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7671 k
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NPRM Reopening
NPRM Reopening
Public Comment Period
of Public Comment Period
Final Action
Date
10/19/2009
1 2/28/2009
02/09/201 0
1 2/00/201 0
FR Cite
74 FR 53445
74 FR 68558
75 FR 6338
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480a44c7a; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OAR-2008-0664
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise
be of international interest.
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ozone/snap/refrigerants/lists/mvacs.html
Sectors Affected: 336391
Agency Contact: Margaret Sheppard Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6205J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9163
FAX: 202343-2338
E-Mail: Sheppard.Margaret@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Yaidi Cancel Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6205J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9512
FAX: 202343-2338
E-Mail: cancel.yaidi@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AP14
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Title: Waste Energy Recovery Registry
Abstract: Title IV of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 directs EPA to establish a "recoverable waste energy
inventory program" in cooperation with the Department of Energy and state energy offices. This inventory program is composed
of a Survey of major industrial and large commercial combustion sources, and a Registry of Recoverable Waste Energy
Sources. On July 23, 2009, EPA issued a proposed rule that included the criteria for including sources or sites in a Registry of
Recoverable Waste Energy Sources, and the Survey processes by which EPA will collect data and populate the Registry.
Under this action, EPA will publish a rule establishing criteria for including sites in the Registry of Recoverable Waste Energy
Sources.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 1200 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6342
Legal Deadline:
t Action
Other
Source
Statutory
Description
The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 says that EPA
must publish a rule 270 days from its enactment
Date
09/19/2008
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
07/23/2009
1 2/00/201 0
FR Cite
74 FR 36430
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=09000064809f8fac; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OAR-2008-0201
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Susan Wickwire Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6202J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9155
FAX: 202343-2208
E-Mail: wickwire.susan@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP15
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Title: Ambient Ozone Monitoring Regulations: Revisions to Network Design Requirements
Abstract: Ozone monitoring requirements were revised in October 2006 during a comprehensive revision of ambient
monitoring requirements contained in 40 CFR parts 50, 53, and 58. These changes included revised minimum monitoring
requirements for ozone monitors in urban areas as well as changes to the length of the required monitoring season. As stated in
the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) final rule published on March 27, 2008 (73 FR 16436), EPA
believes that certain changes are needed in the ozone minimum monitoring requirements to account for the newly revised levels
of the NAAQS (primary and secondary NAAQS levels for ozone were revised from an eight-hour level of 0.08 ppm to an eight-
hour level of 0.075 ppm). In this rulemaking, EPA will propose: (1) modest changes to minimum monitoring requirements in
urban areas, (2) minimal monitoring requirements in rural areas, and (3) incremental adjustments to the length of the ozone
monitoring season where indicated by statistical analysis. These proposed actions have been developed in response to
comments that were received from some States, national monitoring associations, and environmental groups during the Ozone
NAAQS proposal that was published on July 11, 2007 (72 FR 37818). No changes will be proposed in ozone measurement
methodology, quality assurance requirements, or probe siting requirements. Therefore, the implementation of any proposed
changes should be routine for affected monitoring agencies.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
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Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 58 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7403; 42 USC 7410; 42 USC 7601 (a); 42 USC 7611; 42 USC 7619
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
07/1 6/2009
03/00/201 1
FR Cite
74 FR 34525
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2009/July/Day-
16/a16802.pdf; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0338
_ . . Government Levels Affected: Federal; State; Local;
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Lewis Weinstock Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C304-06
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-3661
FAX: 919541-1903
E-Mail: Weinstock.Lewis@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Lula Melton Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C304-06
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-2910
FAX: 919541-1903
E-Mail: melton.lula@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP16
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Title: NESHAP: Gasoline Distribution; Amendments—Area Source Standard
Abstract: On January 10, 2008, EPA issued final national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for gasoline
distribution area source bulk terminals, bulk plants, pipeline facilities, and gasoline dispensing facilities. Subsequently, we
received two petitions for reconsideration from industry to clarify some applicability and implementation provisions of the final
rule. On 12/15/09, we proposed amendments to address the issues raised by the petitioners as well as compliance-related
questions raised by other stakeholders. This action is to consider public comments on the proposed amendments, and develop
and issue final amendments.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
12/15/2009
03/00/201 1
FR Cite
74 FR 66470
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-29560.pdf; EPA
Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0406
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
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Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Steve Shedd Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5397
FAX: 919685-3195
E-Mail: Shedd.Steve@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Ken Hustvedt Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5395
FAX: 919685-3200
E-Mail: hustvedt.ken@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP23
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Title: Restructuring of the Stationary Source Audit Program
Abstract: 40 CFR parts 51, 60, 61, and 63 contain EPA's air toxics emissions standards (NESHAPS) and emission
standards for new stationary sources (NSPS). 40 CFR 63.7(c)(2)(ii) requires an external Quality Assurance (QA) program that at
a minimum includes an application of plans for a test method performance audit during the performance test. 40 CFR part 60
Appendices also contain similar requirements within individual test methods. Currently EPA provides these audit samples free of
charge because there were no commercial sources. Because of growth in the laboratory calibration standards, there are now
commercial sources available to provide these audit samples. Restructuring this program will allow commercial suppliers to
replace EPA as the source of audit samples. As a result of restructuring, there will be both greater availability and new kinds of
audit samples which should yield increased usage of the audit sample program and, in turn, overall better quality test data.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51, 60, 61, and 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 23 USC 101; 42 USC 7401 to 7671 q; 42 USC 7410, 7414, 7421, 7470 to 7479, 7491, 7492, 7601, and
7602; 42 USC 7401, 7412, 7413, 7414, 7416, 7601, and 7602; 42 USC 7401 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
06/16/2009
12/00/2010
FR Cite
74 FR 28451
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2009/June/Day-
16/a14023.pdf; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0531
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Candace Sorrell Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-1064
FAX: 919541-0516
E-Mail: sorrell.candace@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Gary McAlister Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-02
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Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-1062
FAX: 919541-1039
E-Mail: Mcalister.Gary@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP30
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Title: Implementation of the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard: NSR Anti-Backsliding
Abstract: This action proposes to revise the rule for implementing the 1997 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality
standard (NAAQS). The rule will address how nonattainment major new source review (NSR) requirements apply under the anti-
backsliding provisions of the implementation rule in response to a partial vacatur by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410; 42 USC 7511 to 7511f; 42 USC 7601 (a)(1)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
08/24/201 0
05/00/201 1
FR Cite
75 FR 51960
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480b38bb4; Split from RIN 2060-AO96; EPA
Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0462
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/nsr
Agency Contact: David Painter Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5515
FAX: 919541-5509
E-Mail: painter.david@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Raj Rao Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5344
FAX: 919541-5509
E-Mail: Rao.Raj@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP37
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Title: Air Quality Designations and Classifications for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Abstract: This action will establish the air quality designations for all areas of the United States under the revised 2008
ozone NAAQS. Designations of attainment, nonattainment, or unclassifiable are based upon air quality monitoring data and
other relevant information pertaining to the air quality in the affected area, including whether an area contributes to a violation
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of the standard in a nearby area. The schedule and process for designations is contained in CAA section 107. Under the
schedule, States and Tribes are to submit their designation recommendations no later than one year from promulgation of the
revised NAAQS. EPA is required to notify States and Tribes of any modifications that EPA intends to make to their
recommendations no later than 120 days prior to promulgation of the designations. EPA must make the designations no later
than 2 years from the March 12, 2008 promulgation of the revised NAAQS. However, EPA may extend that date by up to one
year if EPA has insufficient information. On January 6, 2010, EPA issued a proposal to reconsider the 2008 ozone NAAQS and
instead set more protective NAAQS. If EPA promulgates new NAAQS as a result of the reconsideration, the requirement to
designate areas for the replaced 2008 NAAQS would no longer apply. Because of the uncertainty created by the reconsideration
of the 2008 ozone NAAQS, on January 6, 2010, EPA announced it extended the designations deadline by one year, until March
12, 2011.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 81 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: sec 107(d); sec 172(a); sec 181 (a)
Legal Deadline:
t Action
Other
Source
Statutory
Description
The CAA requires EPA to complete designations in 2 years from
promulgation of a new or revised NAAQS.
Date
03/12/2011
Timetable:
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Date
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Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0476
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Carla Oldham Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-04
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-3347
FAX: 919541-0824
E-Mail: oldham.carla@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Rhea Jones Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-04
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-2940
FAX: 919541-0824
E-Mail: Jones.Rhea@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP48
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Title: National Emissions Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Gold Mine Ore Processing
Abstract: EPA is developing a national emissions standard for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for gold mine ore
processing facilities under section 112 of the Clean Air Act. This action is being developed to help fulfill a mandate under section
112(c)(6) of the Clean Air Act, which requires EPA to list categories and subcategories of sources assuring that sources
accounting for not less than 90 per centum of the aggregate emissions of mercury are subject to standards under subsection
112(d)(2) or 112(d)(4) of the Clean Air Act. This action will help protect human health and the environment by proposing controls
for mercury emissions from this source category.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
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Legal Authority: CAA sec 112(c)(6)
Legal Deadline:
Action
NPRM
Other
Other
Source
Judicial
Statutory
Statutory
Description
Last day to submit public comments. Public comment period ended.
Date
04/15/2010
06/28/2010
12/16/2010
Timetable
Action
NPRM
NPRM Extension of Comment
Period
Final Action
Date
04/28/201 0
05/20/201 0
1 2/00/201 0
FR Cite
75 FR 22469
75 FR 28227
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www. regulations.gov/search/Regs/home. html#docketDetail?R=EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0239
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Chuck French Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-7912
FAX: 919541-3207
E-Mail: french.chuck@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Steve Fruh Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 919541-2837
FAX: 919541-4991
E-Mail: fruh.steve@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AP50
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Title: Transport Rule (CAIR Replacement Rule)
Abstract: On May 12, 2005, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated the Clean Air Interstate Rule,
commonly known as CAIR (70 FR 25162). The CAIR used a cap and trade approach to reduce sulfur dioxide (SO2) and
nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions. On July 11, 2008, the D.C. Circuit issued an opinion finding parts of the CAIR unlawful and
vacating the rule. On December 23, the D.C. Circuit issued a decision on the petitions for rehearing of the July 11 decision. The
court granted EPA's petition for rehearing to the extent that it remanded the cases without vacatur of the CAIR. This ruling
means that the CAIR remains in place temporarily but that EPA is obligated to promulgate another rule under Clean Air Act
section 110(a)(2)(D) consistent with the court's July 11 opinion. This action would fulfill our obligation to develop a rule
consistent with the July 11, 2008, and December 23, 2008, D.C. Court decisions.
Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: Private Sector
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51 , 52, 72, 78, 97 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need: The Clean Air Transport Rule is necessary to help States address interstate transport of pollutants
from upwind States to downwind nonattainment areas. Specifically, the rule is needed to respond to the remand of the Clean Air
Interstate Rule by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
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Legal Basis: The Clean Air Transport Rule is needed to help States address the requirements of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) of
the Clean Air Act. This section requires States to prohibit emissions that contribute significantly to downwind nonattainment with
the national ambient air quality standards or which interfere with maintaining the standards in those downwind States.
Alternatives: To be determined.
Costs and Benefits: The proposed rule would yield more than $120 to $290 billion in annual benefits in 2014. This far
outweighs the estimated annual costs of $2.8 billion for that year. Both the annual benefits and costs are in 2006 dollars. The
emission reductions from this proposed rule would lead to significant annual health benefits. In 2014, this rule would protect
public health by avoiding: 14,000 to 36,000 premature deaths, 21,000 cases of acute bronchitis, 23,000 nonfatal heart attacks,
26,000 hospital and emergency room visits, 1.9 million days when people miss work or school, 240,000 cases of aggravated
asthma, and 440,000 upper and lower respiratory symptoms. Air quality improvements would lead to increased visibility in
national and State parks, and increased protection for sensitive ecosystems including, Adirondack and Appalachian lakes,
coastal waters and estuaries, and sugar maple forests.
Risks: To be determined.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NODA
NPRM Correcting Amendments
NPRM Comment Period End
Final Action
Date
08/02/2010
09/01/2010
09/14/2010
10/01/2010
07/00/201 1
FR Cite
75 FR 45210
75 FR 53613
75 FR 55711
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480b25be1; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0491
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State
Small Entities Affected: Business; Governmental _ . .. ..
...... Federalism: No
Jurisdictions
Energy Affected: Yes
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise
be of international interest.
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/airtransport
Sectors Affected: 221112
Agency Contact: Gabrielle Stevens Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6204J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9252
FAX: 202343-2359
E-Mail: stevens.gabrielle@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Meg Victor Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6204J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9193
E-Mail: Victor.Meg@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AP54
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Title: Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes for Ozone-Depleting Substances-Hydrocarbon Refrigerants
Abstract: This action proposed to list a number of hydrocarbon refrigerants as substitutes to ozone depleting substances for
certain household and commercial uses under EPA's Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program. The SNAP Program
evaluates alternatives to ozone-depleting substances to ensure that they do not increase overall risks to human health and the
environment and lists these substitutes as acceptable, acceptable subject to use conditions, acceptable with narrowed use limits,
or unacceptable. This action proposed to find a number of hydrocarbons acceptable subject to use conditions, including
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enforceable use conditions to ensure the safe use of hydrocarbons as refrigerants. This rule is anticipated to give industry more
options with less overall environmental and health impact than current refrigerants.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7601; 42 USC 7671 to 7671 q
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
05/10/2010
01/00/2011
FR Cite
75 FR 25799
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480aea2df; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0286
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ozone/snap/index.html
Sectors Affected: 333415; 335222
Agency Contact: Monica Shimamura Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6205J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9337
E-Mail: Shimamura.Monica@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Margaret Sheppard Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6205J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9163
FAX: 202343-2338
E-Mail: Sheppard.Margaret@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AP57
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Title: Transportation Conformity Rule Restructuring Amendments
Abstract: The transportation conformity rule ensures that transportation planning is consistent with a State's plan for
achieving air quality standards. These amendments will update the rule to apply existing conformity requirements to future
NAAQS such that the need for future rulemakings merely to address conformity for a new or revised NAAQS will be minimized.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51 and 93 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: CAA sec 176(c)(42 USC 7506(c)
Legal Deadline:
Action
Other
Source
Statutory
Description
New Ozone areas need rule by 6/2010 to make 1st conformity
determination by CAA deadline, 1 yr from effective date of designations.
Date
06/11/2010
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
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tNPRM Comment Period Extended
Final Action
08/13/2010
08/00/2011
75 FR 49435
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-19928.pdf; EPA
Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0128
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 92
Agency Contact: Patty Klavon Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
AASMCG
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4476
E-Mail: klavon.patty@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Laura Berry Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
AASMCG
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4858
E-Mail: Berry.Laura@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP64
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Title: Clean Alternative Fuel Vehicle and Engine Conversions
Abstract: New regulations affecting the conversion of automobiles from the original fuel on which they were designed to
operate to an alternative fuel are necessary because at this time vehicle fuel converters are only able to convert a vehicle's fuel
operation if the conversion has been EPA certified. The certification process is suitable for the conversions of newer vehicles.
However, converters seeking to legally convert an older vehicle, for which there are now tax and other monetary incentives,
need a process more suitable for older vehicles. This rule clarifies the certification procedure for new vehicle conversions as well
as creates an option for used vehicles to ensure continued air quality.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 85; 40 CFR 86 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: CAA sec 203(a)(1); CAA sec 202 and 206; 40 CFR 86.1848-01; CAA sec 202
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
[Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
05/26/201 0
1 2/00/201 0
FR Cite
75 FR 29606
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://69.175.53.6/register/2010/may/26/2010-11149.pdf; EPA
Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0299
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: Undetermined
Sectors Affected: 336399; 336312
Agency Contact: Amy Bunker Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
AAIO
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4160
E-Mail: Bunker.Amy@epamail.epa.gov
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Agency Contact: Laura Baker Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
AAPTIG
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4592
E-Mail: Baker.Laura@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AP67
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Title: Compression Ignition Engine NSPS—Amendments
Abstract: This action will amend the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for stationary compression ignition internal
combustion engines. These amendments are the result of a settlement agreement with the American Petroleum Institute. The
amendments to the rule include limiting the operation and maintenance (O&M) requirements to emission-related O&M and
allowing certified engine owners/operators to operate/maintain their engines according to their own O&M practices if they
conduct performance testing to demonstrate compliance. The amendments also clarify the requirements for temporary
replacement engines. In addition, this action amends the NSPS to implement more stringent emission standards for engines
with a displacement above 10 liters/cylinder, consistent with recent revisions to standards for similar mobile source engines. This
action revises the requirements for engines in rural portions of Alaska. The amendments also correct minor errors in the NSPS.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411
Legal Deadline:
t Action
NPRM
Other
Source
Judicial
Judicial
Description
settlement agreement with API
settlement agreement with API
Date
05/22/2010
05/22/2011
Timetable
Action
NPRM
Final Action;
Extension of Public Comment Period
Final Action
Date
06/08/2010
08/06/2010
06/00/201 1
FR Cite
75 FR 32611
75 FR 47520
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.htmlSdocumentDetail?
R=0900006480afe2c6http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480afe2c6; EPA Docket
information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0295
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Melanie King Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-2469
E-Mail: king.melanie@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Robert J Wayland Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C439-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-1045
E-Mail: wayland.robertj@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State
Federalism: No
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AP75
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Title: Implementation of the New Source Review Program for Particulate Matter Less Than 2.5 Micrometers-Repeal of
Grandfathering Provision and End Early the PM10 Surrogate Policy
Abstract: This final will (1) repeal the grandfathering provision for particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5)
contained in the federal Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) regulations at 40 CFR 52.21, and (2) end the use of EPA's
PM10 Surrogate Policy as an interim means of satisfying the PM2.5 requirements in state PSD programs.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.166; 40 CFR 52.21 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410; 42 USC 7501 et seq; 42 USC 7601 (a)(1)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
Final Action
Date
02/11/2010
03/29/2010
04/00/201 1
FR Cite
75 FR 6827
Additional Information: SAN No. 4752.4; EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480a91043; Split from RIN 2060-AN86. Split
from RIN 2060-AK74; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0062.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/nsr/
Agency Contact: Dan DeRoeck Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5593
FAX: 919541-5509
E-Mail: deroeck.dan@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Raj Rao Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5344
FAX: 919541-5509
E-Mail: Rao.Raj@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Tribal
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AP77
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Title: Revision to Pb Ambient Air Monitoring Requirements
Abstract: On November 12, 2008, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revised the National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS) for lead (Pb) and associated monitoring requirements. The finalized monitoring requirements require State
and local monitoring agencies to conduct Pb monitoring near Pb sources emitting 1.0 tons per year (tpy) or more and in large
urban areas referred to as Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSA) with a population of 500,000 people or more. In January 2009,
EPA received a petition from the Missouri Coalition for the Environment Foundation, Natural Resources Defense Council, the
Coalition to End Childhood Poisoning, and Physicians for Social Responsibility requesting EPA reconsider the 1.0 tpy emission
threshold. EPA granted the petition to reconsider on July 22, 2009. This action represents the results of the EPA's
reconsideration of the Pb monitoring requirements. A proposed revision was published on December 30, 2009, in which the
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EPA proposed to lower the emission threshold to 0.50 tpy, and to require Pb monitoring at the approximately 80 NCore sites
instead of monitoring Pb in CBSA's with a population greater than 500,000. The EPA also requested comments on an emission
threshold greater than 0.50 tpy, alternative approaches for monitoring Pb near airports, and on staggering the monitoring
deployment over two years.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 58 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7403, 7410, 7601 (a), 7611, and 7619
Legal Deadline: None
Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need: This action is in response to a petition to reconsider that the Agency received and granted on the Pb
monitoring requirements contained in the revision to the Pb NAAQS (73 FR 66964).
Legal Basis: Clean Air Act title I
Alternatives: To be determined.
Costs and Benefits: To be determined.
Risks: To be determined.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
Final Action
Date
12/30/2009
02/1 6/201 0
01/00/2011
FR Cite
74 FR 69050
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480a74184; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OAR-2006-0735
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/air/lead
Sectors Affected: 9241
Agency Contact: Kevin Cavender Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C304-06
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-2364
FAX: 919541-1903
E-Mail: Cavender.Kevin@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Lewis Weinstock Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C304-06
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-3661
FAX: 919541-1903
E-Mail: Weinstock.Lewis@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AP80
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Title: Reconsideration of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment New Source Review NSR:
Aggregation
Abstract: This action follows RIN 2060-AP49, in which EPA developed and issued a final rule that addressed when a source
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must combine (i.e., "aggregate") nominally-separate physical and operational changes for the purpose of determining whether
they are a single change and subject to review under the New Source Review (NSR) program. Following promulgation of the
NSR Aggregation final rule on 1/15/09, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) submitted a petition for reconsideration
as provided for in Clean Air Act (CAA) section 307(d)(7)(B). In response to NRDC's petition, EPA has both announced the
convening of a reconsideration proceeding and administratively stayed the effective date of the rule indefinitely to allow time to
conduct the reconsideration. Under this RIN, we will take comment on a range of legal and policy issues related to the
Aggregation rule and complete any revisions of the rule that become necessary as a result of the reconsideration process.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.165; 40 CFR 51.166; 40 CFR 52.21 (To search fora specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal
Regulations 1
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
Legal Deadline:
t Action
Other
Source
Statutory
Description
Final
- Stay Extension Rule
-Stay ends 5/18/10.
Date
05/18/2010
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Extension of Comment
Final Action - Delay of
Period
Effective Date
Final Action
Date
04/15/2010
05/1 4/201 0
05/1 8/201 0
07/00/201 1
FR Cite
75 FR 19567
75 FR 27191
75 FR 27643
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480ad8130; Split from RIN 2060-AP49. Split
from RIN 2060-AL75; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0064
_ . . Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/nsr/
Sectors Affected: 325181; 325188; 325998; 336399; 331311; 336111; 325414; 325182; 221121; 221122; 221112; 336312;
33612; 221111; 325413; 32512; 336112; 325411; 336992; 336213; 336211; 33634; 33633; 33635; 22121; 211112; 322122;
221113; 221119; 336322; 322121; 32411; 325412; 48621; 336212
Agency Contact: Dave Svendsgaard Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-2380
FAX: 919541-5509
E-Mail: Svendsgaard.Dave@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Raj Rao Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5344
FAX: 919541-5509
E-Mail: Rao.Raj@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AP88
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Title: Carbon Dioxide Injection and Geologic Sequestration Reporting Rule
Abstract: This rule would require facilities that conduct geologic sequestration or that inject CO2 underground to report GHG
data to EPA annually. This regulation would provide nationally consistent public information quantifying the amount of CO2
geologically sequestered in the United States. In combination with subpart PP of the GHG Reporting Program (suppliers of
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CO2), this regulation would enable EPA to better understand the quantity of CO2 supplied to emissive and potentially non-
emissive end-uses and to track the flow of CO2 across the CO2 capture and storage (CCS) system. Finally, this regulation
would enable EPA and others to track growth and efficacy of geologic sequestration (and therefore CCS) as a mitigation
technology over time and to evaluate relevant policy options. This rule would not require control of greenhouse gases, rather it
would require only that sources injecting or sequestering CO2 monitor and report emissions. EPA has designed this rule so that
facilities can comply with the reporting requirements without disrupting or delaying normal operations.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 72; 40 CFR 78; 40 CFR 98 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
[Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
04/1 2/201 0
1 2/00/201 0
FR Cite
75 FR 18576
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480ad5a76; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0926
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/co2_geosequest.html
Sectors Affected: 211
Agency Contact: Barbora Master Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6207J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9899
FAX: 202343-2202
E-Mail: Master.Barbora@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Lisa Bacanskas Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6207J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9758
FAX: 202343-2202
E-Mail: Bacanskas.Lisa@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AP90
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Title: NSPS/Emission Guidelines (EG) for Sewage Sludge Incinerators
Abstract: Under section 129 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), EPA is required to adopt and implement maximum achievable
control technology (MACT) standards for both new and existing Sewage Sludge Incineration units (SSI). Regulations for Other
Solid Waste Incinerators (OSWI) were promulgated on December 15, 2005. However, at that time, EPA did not issue standards
or guidelines for SSI units and several other incinerator categories. In 2007, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision
vacating EPA's definition of "solid waste incineration unit," holding that "any facility that combusts any commercial or industrial
solid waste material at all" is a commercial or industrial solid waste incineration unit. Based on this decision, in this rulemaking,
EPA is re-evaluating whether SSI units are in fact solid waste incineration units and whether, as such, they must be regulated
under section 129.
Priority: Economically Significant
Major: Yes
Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Unfunded Mandates: State, Local, Or Tribal Governments
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CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60.4760 to 60.4930 and 40 CFR 60.5000 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal
Regulations )
Legal Authority: 5 USC 801
Legal Deadline:
t Action
Other
Source
Judicial
Description
Date
12/16/2010
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NPRM Technical Correction
NPRM Comment Period End
Final Action
Date
1 0/1 4/201 0
11/08/2010
11/15/2010
01/00/2011
FR Cite
75 FR 63260
75 FR 68296
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0559
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Amy Hambrick Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-0964
FAX: 919541-3470
E-Mail: Hambrick.Amy@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Ketan Patel Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-9736
FAX: 919541-3470
E-Mail: patel.ketan@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Local
Federalism: Yes
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AP98
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Title: Reconsideration of the 2008 Ozone Primary and Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Abstract: On March 12, 2008, EPA announced the final decision on the ozone national ambient air quality standards
(NAAQS). Soon after that decision was signed on March 27, 2008 (73 FR 16436), the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee
(CASAC) held an unsolicited public meeting and criticized EPA for setting primary and secondary standards that were not
consistent with advice provided by the CASAC during review of the NAAQS. On July 25, 2008, several environmental and
industry petitioners, as well as a number of States, sued EPA on the NAAQS decision, and the Court set a briefing schedule for
the consolidated cases on December 23, 2008. On March 10, 2009, EPA requested that the Court vacate the briefing schedule
and hold the consolidated cases in abeyance for 180 days. This request for extension was made to allow time for appropriate
EPA officials appointed by the new Administration to determine whether the standards established in March 2008 should be
maintained, modified, or otherwise reconsidered. Announcement of reconsideration of the March 2008 NAAQS decision
occurred on September 16, 2009. The NAAQS proposal (including a proposal to stay implementation designations for the March
2008 NAAQS) was signed on January 6, 2010, with the final rule to be signed on or around October 2010. Reconsideration of
the NAAQS will be limited to information and supporting documentation available to EPA and in the docket at the time of the
March 2008 decision.
Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7409
Legal Deadline: None
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Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need: As established in the Clean Air Act, the national ambient air quality standards for ozone are to be
reviewed every 5 years. As outlined in the abstract of this regulatory plan entry, this reconsideration is in response to actions by
the courts regarding the last review in 2008.
Legal Basis: Section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7409) directs the Administrator to propose and promulgate
"primary" and "secondary" national ambient air quality standards for pollutants identified under section 108 (the "criteria"
pollutants). The "primary" standards are established for the protection of public health, while "secondary" standards are to
protect against public welfare.
Alternatives: The main alternatives for the Administrator's decision are whether to set different primary and secondary
ozone standards than those set in 2008.
Costs and Benefits: A supplement to the RIA was prepared that presents the costs and benefits associated with the
proposed revised ozone standards. This RIA was made available when the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was published.
Risks: The current national ambient air quality standards for ozone are intended to protect against public health risks
associated with morbidity and/or premature mortality and public welfare risks associated with adverse vegetation and ecosystem
effects. During the course of this review, risk assessments will be conducted to evaluate health and welfare risks associated
with retention or revision of the ozone standards.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
Final Action
Date
01/19/2010
03/22/2010
12/00/2010
FR Cite
75 FR 2938
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480a7f618; Related to RIN 2060-AN24; EPA
Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0172
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/air/criteria.html
Related RINs: Related to 2060-AN24
Agency Contact: Susan Stone Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-06
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-1146
FAX: 919541-0237
E-Mail: stone.susan@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Karen Martin Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-06
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5274
FAX: 919541-0237
E-Mail: Martin.Karen@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Tribal
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AP99
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Title: Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule
Abstract: This regulation would require reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from the petroleum and natural gas industry.
This rule applies to industry segments of the petroleum and natural gas industry which have significant vented and equipment
leak emissions of carbon dioxide and methane e.g., natural gas transmission compression, distribution, etc. The rule would not
require control of greenhouse gases, rather it would require only that sources above certain threshold levels monitor and report
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emissions. This sector was originally proposed in the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule. Subpart W was re-proposed
in April 2010 due to public comment. It is now being finalized.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 98 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
04/12/2010
12/00/2010
FR Cite
75 FR 18608
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480ad5aa6; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0923
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.html
Related RINs: Related to 2060-AO79
Agency Contact: Akachi Imegwu Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6207J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9709
E-Mail: imegwu.akachi@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Roger Fernandez Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6207J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9386
FAX: 202565-2079
E-Mail: Fernandez.Roger@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AQOO
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Title: Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule for Additional Sources of Fluorinated GHGs
Abstract: In this action, EPA is finalizing reporting requirements for five source categories: (1) Electronics Manufacturing, (2)
Fluorinated Gas Production, (3) Use of Electrical Transmission and Distribution Equipment, (4) Manufacture or Refurbishment of
Electrical Equipment, and (5) Importers of Pre-charged Equipment and Closed-Cell Foams. The purpose of this rule is to collect
accurate and comprehensive emissions data to inform future climate change policies. In a notice of proposed rulemaking
published in the Federal Register on April 10, 2009, as required by the FY2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act, EPA proposed
reporting requirements for a number of different source categories including Electronics Manufacturing, Use of Electrical
Transmission and Distribution Equipment, and Fluorinated Gas Production. Due to the complexity of comments received, EPA
did not finalize requirements for Electronics Manufacturing, Use of Electrical Transmission and Distribution Equipment, and
Fluorinated Gas Production, and re-proposed reporting requirements for those three source categories in an April 2010 notice of
proposed rulemaking (75 FR 18652). In addition, in that April 2010 proposed rule, EPA also proposed reporting requirements for
Manufacture or Refurbishment of Electrical Equipment and for Importers of Pre-Charged Equipment and Closed-Cell Foam. In
this final action, EPA is finalizing the reporting requirements for all five source categories.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 98 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
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Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NODA
Final Action
Date
04/1 2/201 0
05/13/2010
12/00/2010
FR Cite
75 FR 18652
75 FR 26904
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480ad5a87; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0927
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.html
Related RINs: Related to 2060-AO79
Agency Contact: Deborah Ottinger Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6202J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9149
E-Mail: Ottinger.Deborah@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Kirsten Cappel Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6207J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9556
E-Mail: Cappel.Kirsten@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AQ02
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Title: Corporate Parent and NAICS Code in the Greenhouse Gas Mandatory Reporting Rule Requirements
Abstract: EPA recently finalized the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Mandatory Reporting Rule (signed September 22, 2009). This
rule requires facilities with direct GHG emissions over 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e), suppliers of
petroleum, natural gas, and industrial gases as well as vehicle and engine manufacturers outside the light duty sector to report
to EPA annually. The data collection started on January 1, 2010, and the first reports to EPA are due on March 31, 2011. As
part of that first report, EPA would require through this rulemaking that reporters also include (1) the legal name, physical
address, and percent ownership for all parent companies linked to the reporting facility; (2) their primary and all other applicable
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code(s); and (3) an indication of whether or not any of their reported
emissions are from a cogeneration unit. In developing the final September 2009 rule, EPA received comments that this type of
information would be useful to the public and EPA. Therefore, this rule would require these three data elements in the annual
GHG emissions reports.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 98 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
[Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
04/1 2/201 0
1 2/00/201 0
FR Cite
75 FR 18455
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Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480ad5ada; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0925
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.html
Related RINs: Related to 2060-AO79
Agency Contact: Gate Might Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6207J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9230
E-Mail: Hight.Cate@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Lisa Comer Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1807T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-2206
E-Mail: Comer.Lisa@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AQ06
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Title: Amendments to the Protocol Gas Verification Program, and Minimum Competency Requirements for Air Emission
Testing
Abstract: This rule amends two provisions in 40 CFR part 75 (emission monitoring for cap and trade programs): (1) a
Protocol Gas Verification Program (PGVP) to better ensure the accuracy of calibration gases used by affected sources and
regulatory agencies; and (2) minimum competency requirements for Air Emission Testing Bodies (AETB) also known as stack
test companies, when performing stack testing under 40 CFR part 75. These two provisions were originally published in the FR
as a final rule on January 24, 2008, but EPA was sued on both provisions. The amendments are described below. The old
PGVP provision was alleged to have violated the Miscellaneous Receipts Act by improperly augmenting EPA's appropriation in
arranging for payment of a formerly Agency funded audit program with private funds and a key document was not in the docket.
The amended PGVP provision remedies these averred deficiencies by providing for payment to the National Institute of
Standards and Technology which has statutory authority to receive such funds, and by ensuring that all relevant material will be
placed in the docket. The old AETB provision allegedly placed enforceable competency requirements on affected sources which
did not have total control in implementing those requirements and which further allegedly provided insufficient time for power
plants with in-house stack test teams to comply. The amended AETB provision relies on certain documentation provided at the
time of stack testing as sufficient proof of validity of test data that otherwise meets the requirements of part 75, and extends the
compliance deadline.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 72.2 (Revision); 40 CFR 75.4 (Revision); 40 CFR 75.6 (Revision); 40 CFR 75.21 (Revision); 40 CFR
75.22 (Revision); 40 CFR 75.47 (Revision); 40 CFR 75.53 (Revision); 40 CFR 75.57 (Revision); 40 CFR 75.58 (Revision); 40
CFR 75.59 (Revision); 40 CFR 75.62 (Revision); 40 CFR 75.63 (Revision); 40 CFR 75.64 (Revision); 40 CFR 75 app A
(Revision); 40 CFR 75 app B (Revision); 40 CFR 75 app E (Revision) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal
Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7601 and 7651, et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
06/11/2010
1 2/00/201 0
FR Cite
75 FR 33392
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
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OAR-2009-0837
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/emissions/pgvp.html
Sectors Affected: 221112
Agency Contact: John Schakenbach Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6204J
Washington, D.C. , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9158
E-Mail: Schakenbach.John@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Ragan Tate Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
2344A
Washington, D.C. , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-7382
E-Mail: Tate.Ragan@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AQ08
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Title: Action to Ensure Authority to Issue Permits Under the Prevention of Significant Deterioration Program to Sources of
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Finding of Substantial Inadequacy and SIP Call
Abstract: EPA is finalizing actions that may authorize state, local, or tribal air permitting authorities (collectively "states") or
the EPA to issue permits under the CAA New Source Review PSD program for sources of GHGs as early as January 2, 2011,
which is when some of those sources will be required to obtain PSD permits in order to undertake construction or modification
projects. These actions apply to states whose SIP PSD programs fail to apply to GHG sources. For each of these states, EPA,
acting pursuant to the authority of the CAA provisions governing requirements for SIPs, proposed to issue a finding that the
state's PSD SIP is substantially inadequate to comply with the CAA PSD requirements, and EPA is also finalizing to require the
state (through a "SIP call") to revise its SIP as necessary to correct such inadequacies. Such a SIP revision, when approved by
EPA, would authorize the state to issue PSD permits to GHG sources. In a companion notice, EPA proposes a federal
implementation plan ("FIP"), which EPA would finalize if a state fails to make the required SIP submission and which would
authorize EPA to issue the PSD permits to the GHG sources.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
[Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
09/02/201 0
1 2/00/201 0
FR Cite
75 FR 53892
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480b42faf; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OAR-2010-0107
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/nsr/
Agency Contact: Lisa Sutton Environmental Protection Agency
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Air and Radiation
C504-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-3450
FAX: 919541-5509
E-Mail: Sutton.Lisa@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Raj Rao Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5344
FAX: 919541-5509
E-Mail: Rao.Raj@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AQ09
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Title: Revisions to Motor Vehicle Fuel Economy Label
Abstract: EPA is responsible for developing the fuel economy labels that are posted on window stickers of all new light duty
cars and trucks sold in the U.S. and, beginning with the 2011 model year, on all new medium-duty passenger vehicles (a
category that includes large sport-utility vehicles and passenger vans). In 2006, EPA updated how the city and highway fuel
economy values are calculated, to better reflect typical real-world driving patterns and provide more realistic fuel economy
estimates. Since then, increasing market penetration of advanced technology vehicles, in particular plug-in hybrid electric
vehicles and electric vehicles, will require new metrics to effectively convey information to consumers. This action will amend the
way in which fuel economy estimates are calculated and/or displayed. The changes in this action will not impact the Corporate
Average Fuel Economy requirements.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 85, 86, 600; 49 CFR 575 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act
Legal Deadline: None
Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) have recently jointly proposed to redesign and add information to the current fuel economy label that is posted on the
window sticker of all new cars and light-duty trucks sold in the U.S. The redesigned label will provide new information to
American consumers about the fuel economy and consumption, fuel costs, and environmental impacts associated with
purchasing new vehicles beginning with model year 2012 cars and trucks. This action will also develop new labels for certain
advanced technology vehicles, which are poised to enter the U.S. market, in particular plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and
electric vehicles. NHTSA and EPA are proposing these changes because the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of
2007 imposes several new labeling requirements, because the labels for conventional vehicles can be improved to help
consumers make more informed vehicle purchase decisions, and because the time is right to develop new labels for advanced
technology vehicles that are being commercialized.
Legal Basis: Both EPA and NHTSA have authority over labeling requirements related to fuel economy and environmental
information under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) and the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA),
respectively. In order to implement that authority in the most coordinated and efficient way, the agencies have jointly proposed
to revise the Fuel Economy label.
Alternatives: The rulemaking proposal includes an alternative label that is being considered in addition to the Agency's
primary proposal.
Costs and Benefits: The primary costs associated with this proposed rule come from revisions to the fuel economy label
and codifying testing requirements for EVs and PHEVs. This rule is not economically significant under E.O. 12866 or any DOT
or EPA policies and procedures because it does not exceed $100 million or meet other related standards. The primary benefits
associated with this proposed rule come from any improvements in consumer decisionmaking that may lead to reduced vehicle
and fuel costs for them. There may be additional effects on criteria pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions. At this time, EPA
and NHTSA do not believe it is feasible to fully develop a complete benefits analysis of the potential benefits.
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Risks: The failure to finalize updated conventional vehicle fuel economy labels and to create new labels for EVs and PHEVs
will result in labels that are unhelpful and potentially misleading for consumers as they seek to select more energy efficient and
environmentally friendly vehicles that meet their needs.
Timetable:
Action
Notice-Public Meeting
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
Final Action
Date
09/28/2010
09/23/201 0
11/22/2010
02/00/201 1
FR Cite
75 FR 59673
75 FR 58078
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0865
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/fueleconomy/regulations.htm
Agency Contact: Lucie Audette Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
NVFEL
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4850
E-Mail: Audette.Lucie@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Chelsea May Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
NVFEL
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4226
E-Mail: May.Chelsea@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AQ16
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Title: 2011 Renewable Fuel Volume Standards as Required by Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA)
Abstract: In response to EISA, EPA finalized the RFS2 program regulations. However, under EISA, EPA is required to
promulgate regulations that specify the annual statutory volume requirements for renewable fuels, including cellulosic biofuel,
biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel that must be used in transportation fuel in each year. In the
case of the cellulosic biofuel standard, EISA specifically requires that the standard be set based on the volume projected to be
available during the following year. If the volumes are lower than those specified under EISA, then EPA may also lower the
advanced biofuel and total renewable fuel standards each year accordingly. This regulatory action, establishes these annual
statutory volume requirements for cellulosic, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, and renewable fuels that apply to all
gasoline and diesel produced or imported in year 2011. This regulation, thus, sets the final standards for renewable fuels
required in year 2011. Entities potentially affected by this final rule are those involved with the production, distribution, and sale
of transportation fuels, including gasoline and diesel fuel or renewable fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7545
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
NPRM Comment Period Extended
Final Action
Date
07/20/2010
12/00/2010
FR Cite
75 FR 42238
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www. regulations.gov/search/Regs/home. html#documentDetail?R=0900006480b1cff3
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: David Korotney Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C99
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4507
FAX: 73414-4018
E-Mail: Korotney.David@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Russ Smith Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6406J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9996
FAX: 202343-2800
E-Mail: smith.russ@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AQ24
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Title: Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources:
Hospital/Medical/lnfectious Waste Incinerators; Amendments
Abstract: On October 6, 2009, EPA promulgated its response to the remand of the new source performance standards and
emissions guidelines for hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerators by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Circuit and satisfied the Clean Air Act section 129(a)(5) requirement to conduct a review of the standards every five years. This
action proposes to amend the new source performance standards emissions limits for nitrogen oxides (NOX) and sulfur dioxide
(SO2) promulgated for large hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerators in order to correct inadvertent drafting errors we made
setting forth those limits, which did not correspond to our description of our standard-setting process.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
05/1 4/201 0
1 2/00/201 0
FR Cite
75 FR 27249
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www. regulations.gov/search/Regs/home. html#documentDetail?R=0900006480aed9ef
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Ketan Patel Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-9736
FAX: 919541-3470
E-Mail: patel.ketan@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Amy Hambrick Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
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FAX: 919541-3470
E-Mail: Hambrick.Amy@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AQ25
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Title: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional
Boilers and Process Heaters
Abstract: Section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) outlines the statutory requirements for EPA's stationary source air toxics
program. Section 112 mandates that EPA develop standards for hazardous air pollutants (HAP) for both major and area
sources listed under section 112(c). This regulatory action will finalize emission standards for boilers and process heaters
located at major sources. Section 112(d)(2) requires that emission standards for major sources be based on the maximum
achievable control technology (MACT). Industrial boilers and institutional/commercial boilers are on the list of section 112(c)(6)
source categories. In this rulemaking, EPA will finalize standards for these source categories.
Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
.. . ,, Unfunded Mandates: State, Local, Or Tribal Governments;
Major: Yes _, .
Private Sector
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112
Legal Deadline:
Action
NPRM
Other
Source
Judicial
Judicial
Description
60 -day extension granted on June 30, 2009. An additional 2 weeks was
subsequently granted. Signature date: April 29, 2010.
30 -day extension granted from December 16, 2011.
Date
04/29/2010
01/16/2011
Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need: As a result of the vacatur of the Industrial Boiler MACT, the Agency will develop another rulemaking
under CAA section 112 which will reduce hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions from this source category. Recent court
decisions on other CAA section 112 rules will be considered in developing this regulation.
Legal Basis: Clean Air Act, section 112.
Alternatives: Not yet determined.
Costs and Benefits: EPA estimates the total national capital cost for the final rule to be approximately $9.5 billion in the
year 2013, with a total national annual cost of $2.9 billion in the year 2013. The annual cost, which considers fuel savings,
includes control device operation and maintenance as well as monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and performance testing.
EPA estimates that implementation of the rulemaking, as proposed, would reduce nationwide emissions from major source
boilers and process heaters by: 15,000 pounds per year of mercury, 3,200 tpy of non-mercury metals, 37,000 tpy of HCI,
50,000 tpy of PM, 340,000 tpy of SO2, 722 grams per year of dioxin and 1,800 tpy of volatile organic compounds. These
emissions reductions would lead to the following annual health benefits. In 2013, this rule will protect public health by avoiding
1,900 to 4,800 premature deaths, 1,300 cases of chronic bronchitis, 3,000 nonfatal heart attacks, 3,200 hospital and emergency
room visits, 3,000 cases of acute bronchitis, 250,000 days when people miss work, 33,000 cases of aggravated asthma, and
1,500,000 acute respiratory symptoms. The monetized value of the benefits ranges from $17 billion to $41 billion in 2013—
outweighing the costs by at least $14 billion.
Risks: Not yet determined.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM Extension of Comment Period
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
NPRM Comment Period Extended To
Final Action
Date
06/09/201 0
06/04/201 0
07/19/2010
08/03/2010
06/00/201 1
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75 FR 32682
75 FR 32006
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480afbb49; Split from RIN 2060-AM44. This
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rulemaking combines the area source rulemaking for boilers and the rulemaking for re-establishing the vacated NESHAP for
boilers and process heaters.; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0058
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business; Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Governmental Jurisdictions; Organizations Tribal
Federalism: Yes
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 325; 611; 322; 221; 321
Related RINs: Related to 2060-AM44
Agency Contact: Brian Shrager Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C439-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-7689
E-Mail: shrager.brian@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Robert J Wayland Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C439-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-1045
E-Mail: wayland.robertj@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AQ30
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Title: Remaining Air Quality Designations for the 2006 24-Hour Fine Particle National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Abstract: On November 13, 2009, EPA designated 31 areas across the country as nonattainment for the 24-hour PM2.5
NAAQS. These air quality designations were based on 2005-2007 data and analyses, with EPA taking into consideration 2006-
2008 air quality monitoring data. EPA's evaluation of 2006-2008 air quality monitoring data indicated that monitors in three
areas which had not violated the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS based on 2005-2007 data were now violating the standards
based on 2006-2008 data. These monitors are located in Pinal County, AZ (2006-2008 24-hour design value of 48); Plumas
County, CA (2006-2008 24-hour design value of 49); and, Shasta County, CA (2006-2008 24-hour design value of 48). For the
three newly violating areas, EPA did not finalize initial designations. Because these areas are newly violating the 2006 24-hour
PM2.5 NAAQS, EPA and the states and tribes in these areas needed further information in order to determine the appropriate
nonattainment area boundaries for these areas, in accordance with the process that EPA has used for other nonattainment area
designations, per section 107(d). In this final action, EPA will complete air quality designations for these three areas, and by
doing so, for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 81 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: sec 107(d) of the CAA
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0562
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Elizabeth Palma Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-01
Washington , DC 20460
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Phone: 919541-5432
FAX: 919541-3470
E-Mail: palma.elizabeth@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Carla Oldham Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-04
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-3347
FAX: 919541-0824
E-Mail: oldham.carla@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AQ31
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Title: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modifications to Renewable Fuel Standard Program
Abstract: In the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007), Congress amended the Clean Air Act (CAA) to
change requirements for the existing Renewable Fuel Standard program. The final regulations promulgating changes to the
Renewable Fuel Standard program ("RFS2 regulations") were published in the Federal Register on March 26, 2010 (75 FR
14670). Since publication, EPA has discovered a number of technical errors and areas within the final RFS2 regulations that
could benefit from clarification. Many of the amendments address grammatical or typographical errors, or provide clarifications to
the regulatory language. A few amendments are being made in order to correct regulatory language that inadvertently
misrepresented our intent as reflected in the preamble to the final RFS2 regulations. Examples of amendments included in this
rule are a clarification that the independent engineering reviews can be conducted by a licensed professional engineer, rather
than the more limited "Professional Chemical Engineer" and a clarification that the renewable biomass aggregate compliance
approach applies to feedstocks from existing U.S. agricultural land, rather than to U.S. producers of renewable fuel. The final
RFS2 regulations will become effective July 1, 2010. This technical amendments package is important in order to correct
technical errors and address areas in the regulations that need clarification simultaneous with the effective date of the final
regulations.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 211 (o)
Legal Deadline:
t Action
Other
Source
Statutory
Description
Signature required for RFS2 technical amendments
1, 2010 (effective date of final RFS2 regulations).
to be effective July
Date
04/30/2010
Timetable
Action
Direct Final Action
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
Partial Withdrawal of DFRM
Final Action
Date
05/1 0/201 0
05/1 0/201 0
06/09/201 0
06/30/2010
12/00/2010
FR Cite
75 FR 26026
75 FR 26049
75 FR 37733
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480aea2df; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OAR-2005-0161
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Megan Brachtl Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9473
E-Mail: brachtl.megan@epamail.epa.gov
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Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AQ33
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Title: Revision of Certain Provisions of the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule
Abstract: EPA has conducted and will continue to conduct extensive outreach with stakeholders affected by and interested in
the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. In response to questions received during these stakeholder meetings, EPA is
proposing amendments to make clarifying and technical changes to eleven subparts of the final rule that were either not clear,
or did not have the intended effect. In addition, some of the proposed changes are being made as part of settlement agreements
regarding challenges to the October rule filed by several organizations. This action would not fundamentally change the
structure of the program. This proposal is complementary to the proposed rulemaking: Technical Corrections, Clarifying and
Other Amendments, published on June 15, 2010. Together, these two proposed rulemakings address the most significant
questions raised during implementation.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 98 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
08/11/2010
1 2/00/201 0
FR Cite
75 FR 48743
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.htmlShome;
EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0508
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.html
Agency Contact: Sean Hogan Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
AIR7
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9233
FAX: 415947-3579
E-Mail: hogan.sean@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Lisa Hanle Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9434
E-Mail: hanle.lisa@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AQ34
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Title: Technical Corrections, Clarifying and Other Amendments to Certain Provisions of the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas
Reporting Rule
Abstract: EPA has conducted and will continue to conduct extensive outreach with stakeholders affected by and interested in
the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. In response to questions received during these stakeholder meetings, EPA is
proposing amendments to make clarifying and technical changes to nineteen subparts of the final rule that were either not clear,
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or did not have the intended effect, including correcting the location of monitoring equipment or emissions factors. This action
would make relatively minor changes that ease implementation. It would not fundamentally change the structure of the program
or its requirements. This proposal is complementary to the proposed rulemaking: Revision of Certain Provisions of the
Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule, signed July 20, 2010. Together, these two proposed rulemakings address the
most significant questions raised during implementation.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 98 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
06/1 5/201 0
1 2/00/201 0
FR Cite
75 FR 33950
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480b01c4e; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OAR-2010-0109
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.html
Agency Contact: Sean Hogan Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
AIR7
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9233
FAX: 415947-3579
E-Mail: hogan.sean@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Lisa Hanle Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9434
E-Mail: hanle.lisa@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AQ36
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Title: Supplemental Determinations for Renewable Fuels Produced Under the Final RFS2 Program From Palm Oil
Abstract: As indicated in the final rule for the Renewable Fuels Standard Program, while the Agency issued lifecycle
greenhouse gas (GHG) threshold determinations for the major fuel pathways projected to meet the bulk of the RFS volume
mandates, assessments of other new fuel pathways such biofuels produced from palm oil, could not be completed in time for
the final rule. In the process of assessing these fuels, the Agency is issuing determinations through several supplemental
notices to the final rule. For this supplemental notice, EPA plans to publish a final determination for ethanol produced and
biomass-based diesel produced from palm oil. The Agency will issue a Direct Final Notice of Supplemental Determination in
early November.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86, 40 CFR 80 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 211 (o)
Legal Deadline: None
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Date
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Additional Information: Split from RIN 2060-AO81; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ- OAR-2005-0161
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise
be of international interest.
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/fuels/renewablefuels/index.htm
Agency Contact: Paul Argyropoulos Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6520J ARN
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-1123
FAX: 202564-1686
E-Mail: Argyropoulos.Paul@epa.gov
Agency Contact: David Korotney Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C99
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4507
FAX: 73414-4018
E-Mail: Korotney.David@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AQ45
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Title: Action to Ensure Authority to Issue Permits Under the "Prevention of Significant Deterioration Program to Sources of
Greenhouse Gas Emissions" Federal Implementation Plan
Abstract: EPA is finalizing a federal implementation plan (FIP) to apply in any state that is unable to submit, by its specified
deadline, a corrective state implementation plan (SIP) revision to ensure that the state has authority to issue permits under the
Clean Air Act's New Source Review Prevention of Significant Deterioration ("PSD") program for sources of greenhouse gases
("GHGs"). This final action is a companion rulemaking to RIN 2060-AQ08, "Action to Ensure Authority to Issue Permits Under
the Prevention of Significant Deterioration Program to Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Finding of Substantial
Inadequacy and SIP Call," which is being signed and published on the same schedule; EPA finalizing a finding of substantial
inadequacy and is issuing a SIP call for a number of states on grounds that their SIPs do not apply the PSD program to GHG-
emitting sources.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM Comment Period Extended
Final Action
Date
09/02/2010
1 2/00/201 1
FR Cite
75 FR 53883
Additional Information: Split from RIN 2060-AQ08; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0107
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State
Federalism: No
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RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/nsr/
Related RINs: Related to 2060-AQ08
Agency Contact: Lisa Sutton Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-3450
FAX: 919541-5509
E-Mail: Sutton.Lisa@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Raj Rao Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5344
FAX: 919541-5509
E-Mail: Rao.Raj@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AQ49
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Title: Supplemental Determination for Renewable Fuels Produced Under the Final RFS2 Program From Pulpwood
Abstract: As indicated in the final rule for the Renewable Fuels Standard Program, while the Agency issued lifecycle
greenhouse gas (GHG) threshold determinations for the major fuel pathways projected to meet the bulk of the RFS volume
mandates, assessments of other new fuel pathways such as renewable fuels from pulpwood could not be completed in time for
the final rule. In the process of assessing these fuels, the Agency is issuing determinations through several supplemental
notices to the final rule. For this supplemental notice, EPA plans to publish a final determination for cellulosic biofuels produced
from pulpwood. The Agency will issue a Direct Final Notice of Supplemental Determination in February.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86, 40 CFR 80 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act Section 211 (o)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: Split from RIN 2060-AQ36. Split from RIN 2060-AO81; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ- OAR-
2005-0161
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Energy Affected: Yes
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise
be of international interest.
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/fuels/renewablefuels/index.htm
Agency Contact: Paul Argyropoulos Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6520J ARN
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-1123
FAX: 202564-1686
E-Mail: Argyropoulos.Paul@epa.gov
Agency Contact: David Korotney Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C99
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Phone: 734214-4507
FAX: 73414-4018
E-Mail: Korotney.David@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AQ51
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Title: Performance Specification 4C—Specifications and Test Procedures for Low-Level Carbon Monoxide Continuous
Emission Monitoring Systems in Stationary Sources
Abstract: This performance specification (PS) would be used to evaluate the acceptability of low-level carbon monoxide (CO)
continuous emission monitoring systems (CEMS). Our existing performance specifications for CO (PS 4, 4A, and 4B) are
unable to accommodate low CO levels. This performance specification is necessary to evaluate CEMS used to monitor low CO
limits specified in upcoming regulations for boilers and incinerators.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local
Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Lula Melton Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C304-06
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-2910
FAX: 919541-1903
E-Mail: melton.lula@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AQ53
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Title: Technical Corrections, Clarifying and Other Amendments to Certain Provisions of the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas
Reporting Rule
Abstract: EPA has conducted and will continue to conduct extensive outreach with stakeholders affected by and interested in
the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. In response to questions received during these stakeholder meetings, EPA is
proposing amendments to make clarifying and technical changes to nineteen subparts of the final rule that were either not clear,
or did not have the intended effect, including correcting the location of monitoring equipment or emissions factors. This action
would make relatively minor changes that ease implementation. It would not fundamentally change the structure of the program
or its requirements. This proposal is complementary to the proposed rulemaking: Revision of Certain Provisions of the
Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule, signed July 20, 2010. Together, these two proposed rulemakings address the
most significant questions raised during implementation.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 98 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
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t Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
06/15/2010
12/00/2010
FR Cite
75 FR 33950
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480b01c4e; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OAR-2010-0109
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.html
Agency Contact: Sean Hogan Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
AIR7
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9233
FAX: 415947-3579
E-Mail: hogan.sean@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Lisa Hanle Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9434
E-Mail: hanle.lisa@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AE94
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Title: NSPS: SOCMI-Wastewater and Amendments
Abstract: These standards are based on a combination of control techniques that require removal or destruction of volatile
organic compounds from wastewater at synthetic organic chemical manufacturing industry plants. Designated chemical process
units, i.e., process lines or process units, would be subject to the rule. Constructed, reconstructed, or modified designated
chemical process units would be required to apply appropriate controls to affected wastewater tanks, surface impoundments,
containers, individual drain systems, and oil and water separators, and to treat process wastewater to remove or destroy the
volatile organic compounds. On September 12, 1994, EPA proposed Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources:
Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) Wastewater (40
CFR part 60, subpart YYY). On October 11, 1995, the EPA issued a supplemental proposal, which clarified and revised the
previously proposed rule. On December 9, 1998, EPA published a supplement to the proposed rule that consisted of revised
definitions, alternative test procedures, and clarifications of requirements, and that proposed to add appendix J to 40 CFR part
60. In conjunction with the rule development for the NSPS, amendments to appendix C to part 63 were proposed on June 30,
2004. The final rule will encompass the clarifications and revisions to subpart YYY, appendix J, and 40 CFR part 63 appendix C.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60 app J to part 60; 40 CFR 63 app C to part 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of
Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM (NSPS)
Supplemental NPRM 1
Supplemental NPRM 1 Comment Period End
Supplemental NPRM 2
Date
09/12/1994
10/11/1995
11/13/1995
1 2/09/1 998
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60 FR 52889
63 FR 67988
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NPRM Amendment
NPRM Amendment Comment Period End
Supplemental NPRM
Final Action
02/08/1999
06/30/2004
08/30/2004
08/00/2014
10/00/2015
69 FR 39383
Additional Information: SAN No. 3380; EPA publication information: Supplemental NPRM 2 -
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/1998/December/Day-09/a28472a.htm; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-
0191.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 3251
Agency Contact: Mary Kissell Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-4516
FAX: 919685-3219
E-Mail: Kissell.Mary@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Kent Hustvedt Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5395
E-Mail: Hustvedt.Ken@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AJ86
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Title: Performance Specifications for Continuous Parameter Monitoring Systems
Abstract: Compliance with many air rules is determined through use of process parameter values, instead of direct
measurements of the pollutants of concern. No uniform set of requirements that inform users of parameter monitoring devices
of the suitability of the devices for specific tasks or the ability of the devices to provide valid data to determine compliance exist.
This rule would establish minimum acceptable requirements, both for initial installation and ongoing operation, for five common
classes of parameter monitoring devices—temperature, pressure, flow rate (liquid, gas, and mass), pH, and conductivity. In
addition, this rule would revise portions of other rules to ensure a consistent approach for parameter monitoring. Finally,
unrelated to parameter monitoring, the rule would clarify ongoing quality assurance requirements for direct measurement
devices that detect multiple pollutants. The rule was proposed on October 9, 2008, and it can be found beginning on page
59,956 of Volume 73 of the Federal Register. Several commenters questioned the costs associated with the proposed rule and
at least one commenter asked for a performance-based rule. The Agency is considering the comments received on the
proposed rule and currently intends to issue a supplemental proposal to solicit additional public input.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 subpart SS; 40 CFR 63.8; 40 CFR 60 app B; 40 CFR 60 app F (To search for a specific CFR, visit
the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412(b)(5) et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
NPRM Comment Period Extended
NPRM Comment Period Extended To
Supplemental NPRM
Date
10/09/2008
12/08/2008
1 2/03/2008
02/05/2009
1 2/00/201 1
FR Cite
73 FR 59956
73 FR 73629
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Additional Information: SAN No. 4584; EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-
AIR/2008/October/Day-09/a22674.htm; Based on comments, we expect to begin working on the reproposal next year; EPA
Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0640.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 31-33; 21; 486; 562213; 562212; 22
Agency Contact: Barrett Parker Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-05
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5635
FAX: 919541-1039
E-Mail: parker.barrett@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Bob Schell Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-05
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-4116
FAX: 919541-3207
E-Mail: Schell.Bob@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AK73
aH. View Related Documents
Title: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Combustion Turbines—Petition To Delist
Abstract: In August 2002, the Agency received a petition to remove certain types of stationary gas-fired combustion turbines
from the list of hazardous air pollutant sources under section 112(c) of the Clean Air Act. After requesting additional data from
the petitioner regarding their petition and reviewing the additional data, the Agency proposed a partial granting of the petition by
proposing to delist four subcategories of stationary gas-fired turbines in April 2004. Simultaneously, the Agency proposed a stay
of the effectiveness of the combustion turbine maximum achievable control technology (MACT) for new sources in those
subcategories of turbines, delaying the imposition of control requirements for the proposed delisted new turbines until a final
action is taken regarding the delisting. The Agency is waiting until the completion of the final Integrated Risk Information System
(IRIS) assessment for formaldehyde before taking final action on the petition. The final IRIS action on formaldehyde is expected
to occur in fall 2011.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM-Delisting
NPRM-STAY
NPRM-STAY Comment
Period End
NPRM-Delisting Comment Period End
Final Action-STAY
Final Action
Date
04/07/2004
04/07/2004
05/24/2004
06/07/2004
08/1 8/2004
11/00/2012
FR Cite
69 FR 18327
69 FR 18338
69 FR 51184
Additional Information: SAN No. 4751; EPA publication information: NPRM-STAY - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-
AIR/2004/April/Day-07/a7775.htm; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0196.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Local; State
Federalism: Undetermined
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Energy Affected: Undetermined
Sectors Affected: 3336; 221112
Agency Contact: Melanie King Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-2469
E-Mail: king.melanie@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Robert Wayland Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-1045
FAX: 919541-5450
E-Mail: wayland.robertj@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AK84
iH. View Related Documents
Title: Petition to Delist Hazardous Air Pollutant: 4,4'-Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate
Abstract: The Clean Air Act requires EPA to regulate 187 compounds that are listed as air toxics, also known as hazardous
air pollutants. Air toxics are those pollutants known, or suspected, to cause cancer and other adverse human health problems.
The law requires EPA to consider petitions to modify the list, by adding or removing substances. Individuals seeking to remove a
substance must demonstrate that there are adequate data to support their petition. The Agency received a petition to remove
4,4'-Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate (MDI) from the American Chemistry Council on December 26, 2002. Once EPA receives a
petition, it conducts two reviews: a completeness review, to determine whether there is sufficient information on which to base a
decision; and a technical review, to evaluate the merits of the petition. This petition was deemed complete in March 2006. There
appears to be no question about the toxicity of MDI; rather the industry argues that there are little or no exposures due to the
extremely low vapor pressure of MDI.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
Proposed Response
Notice of Complete Petition
Date
00/00/0000
05/26/2005
FR Cite
70 FR 30407
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0085
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: KC Hustvedt Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5395
E-Mail: hustvedt.ken@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Scott Jenkins Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C445-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-1167
E-Mail: jenkins.scott@epa.gov
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Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AL84
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Title: Lifting the Stay of the Eight-Hour Portion of the Findings of Significant Contribution and Rulemaking for Purposes of
Reducing Interstate Ozone Transport ("NOx SIP Call")
Abstract: In the Nitrogen Oxides State Implementation Plan Call (NOx SIP Call)(63 FR 57356, October 27, 1998), EPA found
that emissions of NOx from 22 States and the District of Columbia (hereinafter referred to as '23 States') significantly contribute
to downwind areas' nonattainment of the 1 -hour ozone NAAQS. EPA also separately found that NOx emissions from the same
23 States significantly contribute to downwind nonattainment of the 8-hour ozone NAAQS. Subsequently, the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) remanded the 8-hour ozone NAAQS. [American Trucking Associations,
Inc. v. EPA, 175 F.3d 1027 on rehearing 195 F.3d 4 (D.C. Cir. 1999).] EPA stayed the 8-hour basis of the NOx SIP Call rule on
September 18, 2000 (65 FR 56245) based on the uncertainty created by the D.C. Circuit's decision. EPA has now completed the
actions necessary to address the aforementioned remand, and therefore is now conducting rulemaking to lift the stay. EPA is
proposing to lift the stay of our findings in the NOx SIP Call contained in 40 CFR sec 51.121(a)(2), related to the 8-hour ozone
NAAQS. This action does not create any new requirements; it merely reinstitutes a requirement of the NOx SIP Call that had
previously been stayed.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.121 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: SAN No 4797
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Tim Smith Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-04
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-4718
FAX: 919541-5489
E-Mail: smith.tim@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Rhea Jones Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-04
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-2940
FAX: 919541-0824
E-Mail: Jones.Rhea@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AL94
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Title: Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Process for Exempting Emergency Uses of Methyl Bromide
Abstract: Under the Clean Air Act and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, this rule would
seek to create an exemption for emergency uses of methyl bromide, an ozone-depleting substance. This exemption will be
limited to no more than 20 metric tons per emergency event. This rule would define what qualifies as an emergency use.
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Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7671 to 7671 q
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: SAN No 4819
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise
be of international interest.
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov\ozone\mbr
Agency Contact: Ross Brennan Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6205J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9226
E-Mail: Brennan.Ross@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AM08
nPi. View Related Documents
Title: NSPS for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
Abstract: This amendment is being issued to clarify what constitutes treated landfill gas, clarify responsibilities for compliance
activities when multiple parties are involved in the ownership and operation of a landfill and the gas collection, control or
treatment system, address fugitive emissions, and address emissions released prior to the current triggers for landfill gas
collection. This action will also include a mandatory review of the New Source Performance Standards.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
Supplemental NPRM
NPRM
Date
00/00/0000
09/08/2006
FR Cite
71 FR 53272
Additional Information: NPRM was published 09/08/2006 (71 FR 53272) as RIN 2060-AJ41; EPA Docket information:
EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0215
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Local; Tribal
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Related RINs: Previously Reported as 2060-
AH13; Previously Reported as 2060-AJ41
Agency Contact: Hillary Ward Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
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E-Mail: ward.hillary@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Ken Hustvedt Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5395
FAX: 919685-3200
E-Mail: hustvedt.ken@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AM20
jH, View Related Documents
Title: Petition to Delist a Hazardous Air Pollutant From Section 112 of the Clean Air Act: Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (MIBK)
Abstract: The Ketones Panel of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) has petitioned the Agency to remove methyl isobutyl
ketone (MIBK) from the Clean Air Act (CAA) hazardous air pollutant (HAP) list. The ACC originally submitted the petition in April
of 1997. EPA suspended review of the petition pending the completion of 2-generation reproductive effects study. That study is
now complete. On October 17, 2003, the ACC submitted an addendum to the 1997 petition which includes: the results of the 2-
generation reproductive effects study, a presentation of the updated EPA IRIS file for MIBK, updated air dispersion modeling
and an analysis of potential transformation products. Based on this new submission, the ACC requested that EPA reopen its
review of the MIBK petition. EPA did reopen its review of the petition. However, since the last submittal by the petitioner, a 2-
year MIBK bio-assay by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) has been completed. A draft report of this study was reviewed
by the NTP Board of Scientific Counselors Technical Reports Review Subcommittee, which accepted unanimously the
conclusions in the report that there is some evidence of carcinogenic activity of MIBK. EPA has notified the petitioner that further
review of the petition will require that the petitioner submit information regarding the relevance of the NTP study and a risk
characterization for the human risk of cancer from MIBK exposures, which would include the derivation of a cancer unit risk
estimate.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
Proposed Response
Notice
Date
00/00/0000
07/19/2004
FR Cite
69 FR 42954
Additional Information: SAN No. 4849; EPA publication information: Notice -
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/04-16335.htm.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Ken Hustvedt Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5395
FAX: 919685-3200
E-Mail: hustvedt.ken@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AM49
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Title: Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Certification of Recovery and Recovery/Recycling Equipment Intended for Use With
Substitute Refrigerants
Abstract: Using authority under section 608 of the Clean Air Act, EPA has established a certification program for refrigerant
recovery and recycling equipment. Recovery equipment is specific to the refrigerant and as alternative refrigerants enter the
market, new equipment to capture those refrigerants also enter the market. This action would amend the existing provisions to
reflect that new equipment.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7601; 42 USC 7671 to 7671 q
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: SAN No 4916
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis _ . . . .,, ....
_..,.,. . , Government Levels Affected: No
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/608
Agency Contact: Julius Banks Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6205J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9870
FAX: 202565-2155
E-Mail: banks.julius@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AM55
aPi, View Related Documents
'.tV
Title: Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Modifications to the Technician Certification Requirements Under Section 608 of the
Clean Air Act
Abstract: This rule would amend Appendix D to subpart F of 40 CFR part 82-Standards for Becoming a Certifying Program
for Technicians. The Refrigerant Recycling Regulations governing standards for certifying programs for technicians were
promulgated under section 608 of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 in 1994. This rule would update parts of the
regulations concerning the technician certification examination. The examination needs to reflect developments in new
refrigerants, equipment, and technology over the last 12 years. This rule would provide specific requirements for programs
applying to become certifying organizations, would specify reporting and recordkeeping requirements in order to enhance
implementation of the program, and would define other administrative components of the program to improve accountability.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7601; 42 USC 7671 to 7671 q
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/608/index.html
Sectors Affected: 3334
Agency Contact: Monica Shimamura Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6205J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9337
E-Mail: Shimamura.Monica@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Julius Banks Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6205J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9870
FAX: 202565-2155
E-Mail: banks.julius@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AM75
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Title: NESHAP: General Provisions (Once In Always In)—Amendments
Abstract: These amendments would have addressed potential changes to EPA's policy on when a major source can become
an area source, and thus become not subject to national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for major
sources. The Agency is considering whether further action on this proposal is appropriate.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63.1 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Final Action
NPRM
NPRM; Extension of Comment Period
Date
00/00/0000
01/03/2007
03/05/2007
FR Cite
72 FR 69
72 FR 9718
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2007/January/Day-
03/a22283.htm; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAQ-2004-0094
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Lisa Conner Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D205-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5060
FAX: 919541-5600
E-Mail: conner.lisa@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Tribal
Federalism: No
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AM87
[fi, '.View Related Documents
Title: NESHAP: Taconite Iron Ore Processing; Amendments
Abstract: EPA promulgated National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Taconite Iron Ore
Processing on October 30, 2003 (68 FR 61867). The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) filed a petition for review, raising
several technical issues, including the alleged failure of EPA to establish emission standards for mercury and asbestos. EPA
took a voluntarily remand of the mercury and asbestos standards. EPA is planning to address both remands when this
NESHAP is due for the Risk and Technology Review (RTR) in 2011.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: SAN No. 4929
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; State
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 21221
Agency Contact: Conrad Chin Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-1512
FAX: 919541-3207
E-Mail: chin.conrad@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Steve Fruh Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 919541-2837
FAX: 919541-4991
E-Mail: fruh.steve@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AN30
Title: Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Revision to Listing of Carbon Dioxide Total Flooding Fire Extinguishing Systems
Restricting Use to Only Unoccupied Areas
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. Carbon dioxide is currently listed as an "acceptable" total
flooding substitute for ozone-depleting halons. Carbon dioxide total flooding systems are used in industrial applications such as
automobile paint rooms and in marine applications such as machinery spaces. Recent changes to national fire protection
industry standards reflect a need to improve personnel safety requirements for carbon dioxide systems by limiting its
applications. Based on new information on the continued and growing use of carbon dioxide total flooding fire extinguishing
systems, EPA is proposing to revise the listing to "acceptable subject to narrowed use limits" to ensure that the use of this
agent does not pose greater risk than other substitutes that are available. Use would be limited to unoccupied areas where
personnel could not be exposed to lethal concentration of the agent.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
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Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7601; 42 USC 7671 to 7671 q
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: SAN No 4991
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise
be of international interest.
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/ozone/snap
Agency Contact: Bella Maranion Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6205J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9749
E-Mail: Maranion.Bella@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AN36
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Title: NESHAP: Site Remediation Amendments—Response to Litigation
Abstract: The Site Remediation NESHAP regulation was promulgated on October 8, 2003. EPA was challenged by the
Sierra Club on several provisions in the rule. The main issues involve exemptions to the rule's requirements for cleanups
performed under Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) or Superfund authorities, and an exemption for units
handling radioactive mixed waste.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 subpart GGGGG (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: Split from RIN 2060-AM30; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0021
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Greg Nizich Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-3078
E-Mail: Nizich.Greg@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Kent Hustvedt Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
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Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5395
E-Mail: Hustvedt.Ken@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AN43
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Title: Federal Plan Requirements for Other Solid Waste Incineration Units Constructed on or Before December 9, 2004
Abstract: In this Other Solid Waste Incineration (OSWI) Federal plan rulemaking, EPA becomes an implementing authority in
those instances where the State or local agency has failed to submit a plan or a plan has not yet been approved. Therefore,
consistent with section 129(b)(3) of the Act, this rulemaking would impose a Federal plan that applies to OSWI in any State,
tribe, or locale that has not submitted an approvable plan within the time allotted. This action makes no changes to the
requirements in the December 2005 rule, and is intended to fulfill EPA's duty under section 129(b)(3) to promulgate a Federal
plan as a gap-filling measure until the State fulfills its statutory obligations. When the State submits an approvable State Plan,
the Federal plan will no longer apply to units in that State.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 62 (New) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: CAA sec 129; CAA sec 111 (d)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
Final Action
NPRM
Date
00/00/0000
1 2/1 8/2006
FR Cite
71 FR 75816
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-
WASTE/2006/December/Day-18/f21285.htm; Legal Deadline continued: Federal Plan must be promulgated 2 years after the
final publication of the Emission Guidelines rule (December 16, 2005, 70 FR 74869, http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-
AIR/2005/December/Day-16/a23716.htm); EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0364
_ . . Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No _ .,
I nbal
Small Entities Affected: Business; Governmental _ . .. ..
...... Federalism: No
Jurisdictions
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 562213
Agency Contact: Martha Smith Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27709
Phone: 919541-2421
E-Mail: smith.martha@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Ketan Patel Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-9736
FAX: 919541-3470
E-Mail: patel.ketan@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AN63
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Title: Requirements for Reformulated Gasoline (RFG) Under the 8-Hour Ozone Standard for Bump-Up Areas Designated
Attainment for the 1 -Hour Ozone Standard Prior to Revocation
Abstract: Reformulated Gasoline (RFG) is gasoline blended to reduce emissions that cause ozone smog. The Clean Air Act
(CAA) requires certain areas to use RFG, depending on how serious is the ozone problem—i.e., how far it is from attaining the
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone. In some cases, areas that previously had a less-serious ozone
problem subsequently experience worse air quality, and in such cases the Clean Air Act requires them to be "bumped up" to a
higher category, thereby requiring RFG use. One complication is that the Agency is now implementing the transition from the
previous ozone standard, based on the amount of pollution measured over a 1 -hour period, to the new ozone standard, based
on an 8-hour period. This rule would set regulations for such cases.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act 211 (k)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
06/23/2006
12/00/2011
FR Cite
71 FR 36042
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/June/Day-
23/a5620.htm; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0318
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Kurt Gustafson Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6406J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9219
FAX: 202343-2800
E-Mail: gustafson.kurt@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Leila Cook Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
AASMCG
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4820
E-Mail: cook.leila@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AN72
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Title: Petroleum Refineries—New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)—Subparts J and Ja
Abstract: On June 24, 2008, EPA promulgated amendments to the Standards of Performance for Petroleum Refineries and
new standards for process units constructed, reconstructed, or modified after May 14, 2007. EPA received three petitions for
reconsideration of the final rule. On September 26, 2008, EPA granted reconsideration and issued a stay for the issues raised
in the petitions regarding process heaters and flares. Under this action, EPA will address these issues.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Reconsideration — Final
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period Extended
NPRM Comment Period End
NPRM Comment Period Extended To
Final Rule
Reconsideration — NPRM
00/00/0000
05/1 4/2007
06/28/2007
07/13/2007
08/27/2007
06/24/2008
12/22/2008
72 FR 27178
72 FR 35375
73 FR 35838
73 FR 78546
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2007/May/Day-
14/a8547.htm; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0011
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 32411
Agency Contact: Brenda Shine Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C439-04
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-3608
FAX: 919685-3219
E-Mail: shine.brenda@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Ken Hustvedt Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5395
FAX: 919685-3200
E-Mail: hustvedt.ken@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AN93
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Title: Improving Implementation of the Operating Permit Rules in Response to CAAA Committee Recommendations
Abstract: This action addresses potential improvements to the regulations implementing the Clean Air Act's title V operating
permits program. Under the title V program, each facility that is a major source of specified air pollutants is required to obtain a
permit that describes allowable emissions and other conditions. The improvements to the program were recommended to EPA
by a 18-member Task Force formed by the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee, with representatives from industry, environmental
groups, and state and local agencies.
Priority: Other Significant
Major: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 70; 40 CFR 71
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act
Legal Deadline: None
Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Unfunded Mandates: No
(To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Timetable:
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Date
00/00/0000
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Additional Information: SAN No. 5079
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/nsr/
Agency Contact: Jennifer Snyder Environmental Protection Agency
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Air and Radiation
C504-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-3003
FAX: 919685-3105
E-Mail: snyder.jennifer@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Raj Rao Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5344
FAX: 919541-5509
E-Mail: rao.raj@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AO07
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Title: NESHAP: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing—Amendments
Abstract: On November 10, 2003, EPA promulgated national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for
miscellaneous organic chemical manufacturing. The rule is referred to as the miscellaneous organic NESHAP or the MON. The
MON incorporates by reference the wastewater tank requirements in the National Emission Standards for Organic Hazardous
Air Pollutants From the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry for Process Vents, Storage Vessels, Transfer
Operations, and Wastewater, which EPA promulgated on April 24, 1994, and which is referred to as the hazardous organic
NESHAP or the HON. On August 6, 2008 EPA proposed amending the HON, and thereby, the MON, by adding an equivalent
means of emission limitation for wastewater tanks.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
Final Action
NPRM
Date
00/00/0000
08/06/2008
FR Cite
73 FR 45673
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2008/August/Day-
06/a18142.pdf; Split from RIN 2060-AM43; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0121
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 325
Agency Contact: Randy McDonald Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5402
FAX: 919541-0246
E-Mail: mcdonald.randy@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Ken Hustvedt Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5395
FAX: 919685-3200
E-Mail: hustvedt.ken@epamail.epa.gov
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AO55
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Title: Petroleum Refinery Residual Risk Standards
Abstract: Under CAA section 112(d)(6) EPA is required to review standards issued under section 112 and to revise them "as
necessary (taking into account developments in practices, processes and control technologies)" no less frequently than every 8
years. EPA also must evaluate the MACT standards within 8 years after promulgation and promulgate standards under CAA
section 112 (f)(2) if required to provide an ample margin of safety to protect public health or prevent an adverse environmental
effect. The final rule was signed on January 16, 2009, but was not published in the Federal Register. On October 28, 2009,
EPA proposed to withdraw the residual risk and technology portions of the final rule, in order to gather better emissions
information from the refining industry. On the same day, EPA finalized amendments to the rule that implements requirements for
heat exchange systems under CAA section 112(d)(2).
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Final Action - Partial Withdrawal
NPRM
Supplemental NPRM
NPRM - Partial Withdrawal
Final Action - Heat Exchangers
Final Action - Heat Exchangers Correction
Date
00/00/0000
09/04/2007
11/10/2008
1 0/28/2009
1 0/28/2009
06/30/2010
FR Cite
72 FR 50716
73 FR 66694
74 FR 55505
74 FR 55670
75 FR 37730
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://frwebgate1.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/PDFgate.cgi?
WAISdoclD=049012415583+2+2+0&WAISaction=retrieve; Split from RIN 2060-AN85.; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-
2003-0146
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-
AIR/2007/September/Day-04/a 17009.pdf
Sectors Affected: 32411
Agency Contact: Bob Lucas Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-0884
FAX: 919541-0246
E-Mail: lucas.bob@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Ken Hustvedt Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5395
FAX: 919685-3200
E-Mail: hustvedt.ken@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AO68
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Title: Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Labeling of Products Using HCFCs
Abstract: In accordance with section 61 1 of the Clean Air Act, this action would require a warning statement on containers or
products made with or containing a Class II ozone depleting substance (ODS). EPA promulgated a similar rule in 1993 for
containers or products made with or containing Class I ODS. Such rules may help consumers and others make more informed
choices about using products which damage the stratospheric ozone layer, resulting in increased skin damage and cancers.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7601 ; 42 USC 7671J
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
I
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Date
00/00/0000
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Additional Information: SAN No 5151
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis _ . . . .,, . . ._ , .
_..,.,. . , Government Levels Affected: Federal
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise
be of international interest.
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/labeling
Sectors Affected: 333415; 4431; 335222; 33341
Agency Contact: Monica Shimamura Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6205J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9337
E-Mail: Shimamura.Monica@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Bella Maranion Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6205J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9749
E-Mail: Maranion.Bella@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AO75
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Title: Protection of the Stratospheric Ozone: Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning System Servicing
Abstract: The motor vehicle air conditioning industry is considering moving to alternative refrigerants. This action would
establish service, maintenance, and equipment provisions, as required by the Clean Air Act, for new alternative refrigerants in
the motor vehicle air conditioning sector. These provisions will help ensure the safe and effective servicing of motor vehicle air
conditioning systems.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7671 to 7671 q
Legal Deadline: None
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Date
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Additional Information: SAN No 5206
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis _ . . . .,, ....
_..,.,. . , Government Levels Affected: No
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/ozone/snap
Sectors Affected: 44131; 811111; 44111
Agency Contact: Yaidi Cancel Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6205J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9512
FAX: 202343-2338
E-Mail: cancel.yaidi@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Cindy Newberg Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6205J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9729
E-Mail: Newberg.Cindy@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AO97
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Title: Risk and Technology Review Phase II Group 3
Abstract: Under the "technology review" provision of CAA section 112, EPA is required to review maximum achievable
control technology (MACT) standards and to revise them "as necessary (taking into account developments in practices,
processes and control technologies)" no less frequently than every 8 years. Under the "residual risk" provision of CAA section
112, EPA must evaluate the MACT standards within 8 years after promulgation and promulgate standards if required to provide
an ample margin of safety to protect public health or prevent an adverse environmental effect. EPA has combined the remaining
MACT source categories requiring residual risk and technology reviews into several groups of "risk and technology" (RTR)
reviews. This action focuses on RTR Group 3 which consists of 18 MACT standards with MACT compliance dates of 2003 and
earlier.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: CAA sec 112(f); CAA sec 112(d)(6)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
I
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Action
Date
00/00/0000
FR Cite
Additional Information: SAN No. 5196
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis _ . . . „ ....
_ . . ,, , . . , Government Levels Affected: No
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Paula Hirtz Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
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Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-2618
FAX: 919541-0246
E-Mail: hirtz.paula@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Ken Hustvedt Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5395
FAX: 919685-3200
E-Mail: hustvedt.ken@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-APOO
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Title: Prevention of Air Pollution Emergency Episodes
Abstract: This proposal will revise subpart H of 40 CFR part 51, which establishes the requirements for that portion of State
implementation plans to address air pollution emergency episodes. The proposal includes the following: (1) revisions to the
emergency episode requirements to simplify the emergency episode classification system for air quality control regions for all
NAAQS pollutants; (2) criteria for establishing those areas that need to develop emergency episode plans to address PM2.5;
and (3) revisions to appendix L (an example State emergency episode regulation) to include example regulations to address
PM2.5.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
I
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Action
Date
00/00/0000
FR Cite
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1046
_ . . _. ....... . . . _ .... Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
I nbal
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 9241
Agency Contact: Dave Sanders Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-3356
FAX: 919541-0824
E-Mail: Sanders.Dave@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP07
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Title: Remand of Halogenated Solvent Cleaning Final Residual Risk Rule
Abstract: EPA promulgated technology-based emission standards for this source category in 1992 under section 112(d) of
the Clean Air Act. These standards are codified at 40 CFR part 63, subpart T. On May 3, 2007, EPA also promulgated
amendments to the NESHAP standards as required by sections 112(f) and 112(d)(6) of the Clean Air Act. Petitions have been
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filed requesting EPA to reconsider its emission standards under the May 3, 2007, final rule. EPA issued a proposed
reconsideration rule on October 20, 2008. In November 2009, EPA was granted a remand of this rule.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Reproposal
NPRM
NPRM Extension of Comment
Period
Date
00/00/0000
10/20/2008
12/03/2008
FR Cite
73 FR 62384
73 FR 73631
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0009
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 334; 335; 332; 337; 333; 339; 331; 336
Agency Contact: Amy Hambrick Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-0964
FAX: 919541-3470
E-Mail: Hambrick.Amy@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Robin Dunkins Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 919541-5335
E-Mail: dunkins.robin@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; State; Tribal
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AP21
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Title: Response to Section 126 Petition From Warrick County, Indiana and the Town of Newburgh, Indiana
Abstract: This rulemaking will respond to a petition submitted by Warrick County, Indiana and the Town of Newburgh,
Indiana under section 126 of the Clean Air Act. The petition requests that EPA make a finding that a power plant being
proposed to be built in Henderson County, Kentucky (Cash Creek) will emit air pollutants that will significantly contribute to
nonattainment in, or interfere with maintenance by, Warrick County and Newburgh, Indiana with respect to the national ambient
air quality standards for ozone and particulate matter. Based on such a finding, the petition requests that EPA establish
emission limitations for the proposed power plant to prevent the significant contribution.
Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 126
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
I
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Date
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FR Cite
Additional Information: SAN No. 5268
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Organizations Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Carla Oldham Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-04
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-3347
FAX: 919541-0824
E-Mail: oldham.carla@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Rhea Jones Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-04
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-2940
FAX: 919541-0824
E-Mail: Jones.Rhea@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP25
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Title: NESHAP: Group I and IV Polymers and Resins: Amendments
Abstract: This action amends the final MACT rule for Group IV Polymers and Resins (subpart JJJ) under National Emission
Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for thermoplastics (Group IV polymers and Resins) by addressing a petition by
Arteva Specialties for reconsideration concerning subcategorization and the control requirements for leaking equipment. The
action will clarify the categorization of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin using the continuous terephthalic acid high
viscosity multiple end finisher process and determine whether the cost analysis used to regulate leaking equipment should be
based on individual component types rather than the aggregated approach used in the final rule.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
I
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Date
00/00/0000
FR Cite
Additional Information: SAN No. 5280
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Randy McDonald Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5402
FAX: 919541-0246
E-Mail: mcdonald.randy@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Ken Hustvedt Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5395
FAX: 919685-3200
E-Mail: hustvedt.ken@epamail.epa.gov
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP38
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Title: Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone
Abstract: Under the Clean Air Act, EPA is required to review and, if appropriate, revise the air quality criteria for the primary
(health-based) and secondary (welfare-based) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) every 5 years. On March 23,
2008, the EPA published a final rule to revise the primary and secondary NAAQS for ozone to provide increased protection of
public health and welfare. With regard to the primary standard for ozone, EPA revised the level of the 8-hour ozone standard to
0.075 ppm. With regard to the secondary ozone standard, EPA made it identical in all respects to the primary ozone standard,
as revised. EPA initiated the current review in October 2008 with a workshop to discuss key policy-relevant issues around
which EPA would structure the review. This review includes the preparation of an Integrated Science Assessment,
Risk/Exposure Assessment, and a Policy Assessment Document by EPA, with opportunities for review by EPA's Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee and the public. These documents inform the Administrator's proposed decision as to whether to
retain or revise the standards.
Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 50 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7408; 42 USC 7409
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
[Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
05/00/201 3
03/00/201 4
FR Cite
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0699
_ . . _. ....... . . . _ - j M Government Levels Affected: Federal; State; Local;
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/air/ozone
Agency Contact: Dave Mckee Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-06
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5288
FAX: 919541-0237
E-Mail: Mckee.Dave@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Karen Martin Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-06
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5274
FAX: 919541-0237
E-Mail: Martin.Karen@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP43
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Title: Revision: Health and Environmental Protection Standards for Uranium and Thorium Mill Tailings and Uranium In Situ
Leaching Processing Facilities
Abstract: EPA's regulations in 40 CFR 192 establish standards for protection of the public health, safety, and environment
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from radiological and nonradiological hazards associated with uranium ore processing, and disposal of resulting waste materials.
These cross-media standards, which apply to pollutant emissions and site restoration, must be adopted by the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, their Agreement States, and the Department of Energy. We propose to review all the standards in the
existing rule, revise the regulations to take into account significant changes in uranium industry technologies and their potential
impacts to groundwater, recent revisions in EPA drinking water protection standards, judicial decisions concerning the subject
regulations, and need for new radiological risk assessments to take into account unanticipated risks to the general public and
environment. New facilities proposed in states from Virginia to Alaska, in addition to ongoing regulatory efforts by the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission for facility licensure and groundwater protection in advance of concomitant revised EPA standards, add
to the importance of this effort.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 192 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 2022, 2114; Atomic Energy Act sec 275; UMTRCA sec 206(a)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
Final Action
NPRM
Date
00/00/0000
05/00/2012
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis . . , ot t -r -u .
_ . . ,, , . . , Government Levels Affected: Federal; State; Tribal
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 212291
Agency Contact: Loren Setlow Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6608J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9445
FAX: 202343-2304
E-Mail: Setlow.Loren@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Tom Peake Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6608J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9765
FAX: 202343-2304
E-Mail: Peake.Tom@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP51
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Title: Response to Section 126 Petition From North Carolina
Abstract: EPA is reconsidering its decision to deny the petition submitted by the State of North Carolina to EPA pursuant to
section 126 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). North Carolina submitted a petition on March 18, 2004 alleging that upwind major
sources of PM and ozone precursors were contributing significantly to North Carolina's ability to attain or maintain the PM and
ozone NAAQS. In 2006, EPA denied North Carolina's petition in conjunction with issuing the CAIR federal implementation plan
rule. As a result of a remand of the CAIR, the legal basis for denying the PM part of North Carolina's petition no longer exists.
On March 5, 2009 the D.C. Circuit of Appeals granted our motion for voluntary remand of our decision to deny North Carolina's
petition.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
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Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Tim Smith Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-04
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-4718
FAX: 919541-5489
E-Mail: smith.tim@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Rhea Jones Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-04
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-2940
FAX: 919541-0824
E-Mail: Jones.Rhea@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP60
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Title: Response to Section 126 Petition From Delaware
Abstract: EPA is proposing to take action on a petition submitted by Delaware under section 126 of the Clean Air Act. On
December 18, 2008, EPA received Delaware's section 126 petition. In this petition, Delaware seeks emissions reductions from
large electric generating units in a number of upwind States in order to reduce the contributions from their emissions to PM2.5
and ozone problems in Delaware.
Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: SAN No 5353
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Tim Smith Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-04
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-4718
FAX: 919541-5489
E-Mail: smith.tim@epamail.epa.gov
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Agency Contact: Rhea Jones Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-04
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-2940
FAX: 919541-0824
E-Mail: Jones.Rhea@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP68
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Title: Implementing the 1997 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS: Section 185 Penalty Fee Provisions
Abstract: In December 2006, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an opinion
determining that EPA improperly waived the application of the section 185 penalty provision for severe and extreme
nonattainment areas that failed to attain the 1 -hour ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS or standard) by their
attainment date. South Coast Air Quality Management District v. EPA, 472 F.3d 882 (D.C. Cir. 2006) (SCAQMD). EPA issued
on January 5, 2010, a memorandum to provide guidance on the section 185 state implementation plan (SIP) and the revisions
required of severe and extreme 1 -hour ozone nonattainment areas under EPA's anti-backsliding rules for the transition to the 8-
hour ozone NAAQS and to provide guidance on alternative programs that may be acceptable consistent with section 172(e) of
the CAA, which allows EPA through rulemaking to accept alternative programs that are "no less stringent." Section 185 fee SIP
revisions for 1 -hour ozone nonattainment areas were due to be submitted to EPA by December 31, 2000 [see section
182(d)(3)]. This guidance has been challenged in court for a review and reconsideration. This action will establish a rulemaking
that addresses how the Clean Air Act section 185 penalty fee provisions apply under the anti-backsliding provisions.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410; 42 USC 7511 to 7511f; 42 USC 7601 (a)(1)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Lynn Dail Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5550
FAX: 919541-0824
E-Mail: dail.lynn@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Kimber Scavo Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-3354
FAX: 919541-4028
E-Mail: scavo.kimber@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP69
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Title: NESHAP: Brick and Structural Clay Products and Clay Products
Abstract: This rulemaking will establish emission limits for hazardous air pollutants (HF, HCI and metals) emitted from brick
and clay ceramics kilns and glazing operations at clay ceramics production facilities. The brick and structural clay products
industry primarily includes facilities that manufacture brick, clay, pipe, roof tile, extruded floor and wall tile, and other extruded
dimensional clay products from clay, shale, or a combination of the two. The manufacturing of brick and structural clay products
involves mining, raw material processing (crushing, grinding, and screening), mixing, forming, cutting or shaping, drying, and
firing. Ceramics are defined as a class of inorganic, nonmetallic solids that are subject to high temperature in manufacture
and/or use. The clay ceramics manufacturing source category includes facilities that manufacture traditional ceramics, which
include ceramic tile, dinnerware, sanitaryware, pottery, and porcelain. The primary raw material used in the manufacture of these
traditional ceramics is clay. The manufacturing of clay ceramics involves raw material processing (crushing, grinding, and
screening), mixing, forming, shaping, drying, glazing, and firing.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: SAN No. 5367
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: No
Energy Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Jeff Telander Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5427
FAX: 919541-5600
E-Mail: Telander.Jeff@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Steve Fruh Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 919541-2837
FAX: 919541-4991
E-Mail: fruh.steve@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP79
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Title: Lead Emissions From Piston-Engine Aircraft Using Leaded Aviation Gasoline
Abstract: The purpose of this action is to further respond to a petition submitted by Friends of the Earth (FOE) in 2006. In the
petition, FOE requests that EPA find that lead emissions from general aviation aircraft may reasonably be anticipated to
endanger public health and welfare and that EPA propose emissions standards under the Clean Air Act for lead from general
aviation aircraft. Alternatively, FOE requests that EPA commence a study and investigation of the health and environmental
impacts of lead emissions from general aviation aircraft, if EPA believes that insufficient information exists to make such a
finding. In 2007 EPA issued a Federal Register notice seeking comment on FOE's petition. The notice asked a series of
questions seeking information on exposure to lead emissions from general aviation aircraft, lead emission rates from general
aviation aircraft, unleaded aviation fuel options, and engine technology. EPA has long-standing concerns regarding exposure to
lead, particularly during childhood. The most recent lead National Ambient Air Quality Standards review, finalized in 2008, found
that serious health effects occur at much lower levels of lead in blood than previously identified and did not identify a safe level
of lead exposure. Emissions of lead from piston-engine aircraft using leaded aviation gasoline (avgas) comprise over half of the
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national inventory of lead emitted to air. There are almost 20,000 airport facilities in the U.S. at which leaded avgas is used.
This action will describe the lead inventory related to use of leaded avgas, air quality and exposure information, additional
information the Agency is collecting related to the impact of lead emissions from piston-engine aircraft on air quality and will
request comments on this information.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 87 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7571
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Next Action Undetermined
ANPRM
ANPRM Extension of Comment Period
Date
04/28/201 0
06/24/201 0
FR Cite
75 FR 22439
75 FR 36034
Additional Information: EPA publication information: ANPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480ae298f; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OAR-2007-0294
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Marion Hoyer Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
AAHEBTC
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4513
E-Mail: Hoyer.Marion@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Meredith Pedde Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
AAHEBTC
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4748
E-Mail: Pedde.Meredith@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AQ11
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Title: Risk and Technology Review for Ferroalloys Production
Abstract: This action is the Risk and Technology Review (RTR) for Ferroalloys Production. It will address both EPA's
obligation under Clean Air Act (CAA) section 112(f)(2) and 112(d)(6) to conduct a residual risk review and to conduct a
technology review. Under the "technology review" provision of the CAA section 112, EPA is required to review maximum
achievable control technology (MACT) standards and to revise them "as necessary (taking into account developments in
practices, processes, and control technologies)" no less frequently than every 8 years. Under the "residual risk" provision of
CAA section 112, EPA must evaluate the MACT standards if required to provide an ample margin of safety to protect public
healthy or prevent an adverse environmental effect.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
Legal Deadline:
[Action
NPRM
Other
Source
Judicial
Judicial
Description
Date
10/31/2011
06/29/2012
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Additional Information: SAN No 5417
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 331112; 331419
Agency Contact: Conrad Chin Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-1512
FAX: 919541-3207
E-Mail: chin.conrad@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Susan Fairchild Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5167
FAX: 919541-3207
E-Mail: fairchild.susan@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; State
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AQ20
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Title: Residual Risk and Technology Review Amendments to the Phosphoric Acid and Phosphate Fertilizer Production
NESHAPs
Abstract: Phosphate rock is the primary raw material for phosphoric acid, which in turn is the raw material for phosphate
fertilizer. These two rules are grouped together because their production processes are usually located at the same facility. Part
63 NESHAPs for phosphoric acid and phosphate fertilizer (subparts AA and BB, respectively) were promulgated in June 1999.
Facilities subject to these rules were required to be in compliance by June 2002. The Clean Air Act requires EPA to address the
risk remaining to the public (i.e., a 'risk review') within eight years after promulgation of the MACT standards. We must also
conduct a technology review of the source categories within eight years to determine whether new technology exists to reduce
emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) below the levels established by the MACT standards. For purposes of expediency,
these two reviews are combined together and called a risk and technology review, or RTR. The amendments will address both
risk reduction and technology advancement for the phosphoric acid and phosphate fertilizer source categories. There are no
known small businesses in this source category.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112
Legal Deadline:
Timetable
Additional Information: SAN No. 5435
t Action
NPRM
Other
Source
Judicial
Judicial
Description
Date
01/15/2013
12/13/2013
t Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
01/00/2013
01/00/2014
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Susan Fairchild Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5167
FAX: 919541-3207
E-Mail: fairchild.susan@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Steve Fruh Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 919541-2837
FAX: 919541-4991
E-Mail: fruh.steve@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AQ23
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Title: Method 16C for the Determination of Total Reduced Sulfur Emissions From Stationary Sources
Abstract: Method 16C is used to determine total reduced sulfur emissions and is being proposed as an alternative to Methods
16, 16A, and 16B for regulated facilities in kraft pulp mills (subpart BB of 40 CFR 60) and other industries that emit these
compounds. Method 16C combines the sample oxidation technology of Method 16A with the instrumental technology of Method
6C to provide a user-friendly, real-time procedure. The Agency has allowed its use in the past on a case-by-case basis and
now believes it should be made available for general use. This method is not required under any rule and does not add any new
testing requirement to the current regulations.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51, 60, 61, and 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 7601
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
NPRM Comment Period Extended
Final Action
Date
09/02/201 0
02/00/2012
FR Cite
75 FR 53908
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-21954.pdf
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Foston Curtis Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-1063
FAX: 919541-0516
E-Mail: Curtis.Foston@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Conniesue Oldham Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-7774
FAX: 919541-0516
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E-Mail: Oldham.Conniesue@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AQ40
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Title: Residual Risk and Technology Review Amendments to the Secondary Aluminum Production NESHAP
Abstract: A secondary aluminum production facility means any establishment using clean charge, aluminum scrap, or dross
from aluminum production as the raw material for processing. The existing 40 CFR part 63, subpart RRR National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Secondary Aluminum Production facilities was promulgated in 2000. This
rule regulates Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP) from facilities that are major sources of HAP that operate aluminum scrap
shredders, thermal chip dryers, scrap dryers/delacquering kilns/decoating kilns, group 2 furnaces, sweat furnaces, dross only
furnaces, rotary dross coolers, and secondary aluminum processing units (SAPUs). SAPUs include group 1 furnaces and in-line
fluxers. Area sources of HAP are regulated only with respect to emissions of dioxins/furans (D/F) from thermal chip dryers, scrap
dryers/delacquering kilns/decoating kilns, sweat furnaces, and SAPUs. Facilities subject to these rules were required to be in
compliance by March 2003. Section 112(f)(2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) directs EPA to conduct risk assessments on each
source category subject to maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standards and determine if additional standards are
needed to reduce residual risks. The section 112(f)(2) residual risk review is to be done within 8 years after promulgation.
Section 112(d)(6) of the CAA requires EPA to review and revise the MACT standards, as necessary, taking into account
developments in practices, processes, and control technologies. The section 112(d)(6) technology review is to be done at least
every 8 years. These risk and technology reviews for secondary aluminum production facilities will be conducted in this
rulemaking, which will address possible residual risks, technology advancements, and technical deficiencies in the existing rule.
Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 112 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412; 5 USC 801
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
1 2/00/201 1
09/00/201 2
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Rochelle Boyd Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-1390
FAX: 919541-3207
E-Mail: boyd.rochelle@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Steve Fruh Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 919541-2837
FAX: 919541-4991
E-Mail: fruh.steve@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AH93
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Title: Revisions to the General Conformity Regulations
Abstract: This final action revised the original General Conformity regulations to reduce unnecessary paperwork burden,
address transition issues to new NAAQS and to respond to concerns based on the experience of implementing federal
agencies.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR51.850to 51.860; 40 CFR 93.150 to 93.160 (To search fora specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal
Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 7671
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
Final Action
Date
01/08/2008
03/1 0/2008
04/05/201 0
FR Cite
73 FR 1402
75 FR 17254
Additional Information: SAN No. 4070; EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=09000064803970f4; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OAR-2006-0669.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: www.epa.gov/oar/genconform/regs.htm
Agency Contact: H. Lynn Dail Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-2363
FAX: 919541-0824
E-Mail: dail.lynn@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Kimber Scavo Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-3354
FAX: 919541-4028
E-Mail: scavo.kimber@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Tribal
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AJ61
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Title: Evaluation of Updated Test Procedures for the Certification of Gasoline Deposit Control Additives
Abstract: All gasoline must contain additives to control the formation of deposits in the fuel supply system and engine of
motor vehicles. If uncontrolled, such deposits can result in a significant increase in motor vehicle emissions. It may be necessary
for EPA to consider amending the certification test requirements for deposit control additives to account for the changes in
vehicle technology and gasoline composition that occurred since 1996. However, there is no compelling environmental or other
need to do so at this time. Therefore, EPA is deferring taking action to amend the gasoline deposit program indefinitely
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: CAA 211
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Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Jeff Herzog Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
ASD
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4227
E-Mail: Herzog.Jeff@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AN68
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Title: Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles and New Motor Vehicle Engines: SAFETEA-LU HOV Facilities Rule
Abstract: EPA is not finalizing this rule due to other Agency priorities and the limited time frame for the statute. However, the
Agency will be posting on the Office of Transportation and Quality's website an updated list of qualifying vehicles based on the
proposed gasoline to hybrid comparison methodology. This regulation establishes criteria for certifying a vehicle as low emitting
and energy-efficient. State High-Occupancy-Vehicle (HOV) programs will reference this regulation in their request to Federal
Highway Administration for exceptions to the 2-person minimum occupancy HOV requirement.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 23USC1121
Legal Deadline:
Timetable:
t Action
NPRM
Source
Judicial
Description
Date
03/02/2008
Action
NPRM
Withdrawn
Date
05/24/2007
05/21/2010
FR Cite
72 FR 29102
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0173
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Mary Manners Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
N104
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4873
E-Mail: manners.mary@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Holly Pugliese Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
AAIO
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4288
E-Mail: pugliese.holly@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
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Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AO15
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Title: NESHAP: Portland Cement Notice of Reconsideration and NSPS for Portland Cement
Abstract: The Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)
was promulgated June 14, 1999, and has been codified in 40 Code of Federal Regulations 63, Subpart ILL. This rule regulates
emissions of air toxics from all facilities that produce Portland cement from raw materials such as limestone. (Note that cement
kilns that burn hazardous waste are covered under a different air toxics rule). The Sierra Club and the National Lime
Association petitioned the court to review Subpart ILL, while the American Portland Cement Alliance (APCA, now the Portland
Cement Association - PCA) opted to negotiate a settlement agreement. (Note that a separate rulemaking amended Subpart ILL
to implement the settlement agreement with the APCA-- SAN 4524, RIN 2060-AJ57, Tier 3.) On December 15, 2000, a panel of
the D.C. Circuit issued its opinion in National Lime Association v. EPA. The Court remanded the three standards for which we
established floors of no control (hydrogen chloride [HCI], total hydrocarbon [THC], and mercury [Hg]). The Court found that we
committed error in not considering other means of control, in particular, control of HAPs in raw materials and in fossil fuels. The
Court also remanded that we consider setting beyond -the-floor standards for HAP metals, for which particulate matter (PM) is a
surrogate. On December 20, 2006, EPA published final amendments to the Portland cement air toxics rule to respond to the
December 2000 remand (SAN 4585, RIN 2060-AJ78, Tier 3). At the same time as the final amendments were published, EPA
also published a notice of reconsideration of the final new source limits for mercury and total hydrocarbons (a surrogate for non-
dioxin organic toxic air pollutants), and a reconsideration of the ban on the use of certain mercury containing fly ash in both new
and existing cement kilns. The Agency took this action because there were still substantive technical issues and there was not
sufficient opportunity for public comment on parts of the final action. EPA also granted a petition to reconsider the existing
source emissions limits for mercury and THC, and also our decision not to regulate hydrochloric acid emissions. As part of this
reconsideration, EPA has conducted extensive data gathering and analysis, including requirements for emissions testing. Based
on evaluation of the gathered data, on May 6, 2009, EPA proposed numerical emissions limits for mercury, total hydrocarbons,
and hydrochloric acid for both new and existing cement kilns In addition, we significantly lowered the cement kiln new and
existing source particulate matter standards In addition this action will address New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)
criteria pollutants from new stationary sources. The Portland Cement NSPS were originally promulgated in 1971, and last
reviewed in 1988. Section 1 1 1 of the Clean Air Act requires that NSPS be reviewed every 8 years, and revised as appropriate,
so the review is overdue. Amendments to the NSPS were proposed on June 16 2008, under a different rulemaking (2060-A042).
EPA has combined the NSPS amendments and the rulemaking on air toxics into one action.
Priority: Economically Significant
Major: Yes
Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Unfunded Mandates: State, Local, Or Tribal Governments;
Private Sector
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63.1340 to 63.1359 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412
Legal Deadline:
[Action
NPRM
Other
Source
Judicial
Judicial
Description
Date
04/21/2009
06/06/2010
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Notice of Public Hearings and
Extension of Public Comment Period
NPRM Comment Period End
NPRM Comment Period Extended To
Final Action
Final Action Effective
Date
05/06/2009
06/09/2009
07/06/2009
09/04/2009
09/09/2010
11/08/2010
FR Cite
74 FR 21135
74 FR 27265
75 FR 54970
Additional Information: SAN No. 4585.1; EPA publication information: NPRM - http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-
10206.pdf; Split from RIN 2060-AJ78; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Keith Barnett Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
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Phone: 919541-5605
FAX: 919541-3207
E-Mail: Barnett.Keith@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Steve Fruh Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 919541-2837
FAX: 919541-4991
E-Mail: fruh.steve@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AO24
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Title: Prevention of Significant Deterioration for PM2.5—Increments, Significant Impact Levels, and Significant Monitoring
Concentrations
Abstract: EPA is finalizing regulations under the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) program to establish new
increments, significant impact levels (SILs) and a significant monitoring concentration (SMC) for fine particulate matter (particles
with an aerometric diameter less than or equal to a nominal 2.5 micrometers, "PM2.5"). These regulations are consistent with
section 166 of the Clean Air Act which authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to establish regulations to prevent
significant deterioration of air quality due to emissions of any pollutant for which National Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS) have been promulgated. The NAAQS for PM2.5 were promulgated in 1997. To help facilitate the states'
implementation of the preconstruction review permit process, this action will also establish screening tools (SILs and SMC) to
determine when sources must complete analyses to satisfy specific requirements associated with the evaluation of PM2.5
impacts.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 52.21; 40 CFR 51.166 (To search fora specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410; 42 USC 7470-7479; 42 USC 7501-7503; 42 USC 7601 (a)(1)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Notice of Extension of Comments
NPRM Comment Period End
Final Action
Date
09/21/2007
11/20/2007
01/08/2008
10/20/2010
FR Cite
72 FR 54112
72 FR 65282
75 FR 64864
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=090000648029651b; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OAR-2006-0605
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/nsr/
Agency Contact: Dan deRoeck Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5593
FAX: 919685-3009
E-Mail: Deroeck.Dan@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Raj Rao Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
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Phone: 919541-5344
FAX: 919541-5509
E-Mail: Rao.Raj@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AO38
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Title: Control of Emissions From New Marine Compression—Ignition Engines At or Above 30 Liters per Cylinder
Abstract: Category 3 marine diesel engines (those with per cylinder displacement greater than 30 liters) are very large
engines that are used for propulsion power in ocean-going vessels. Emissions from these engines contribute significantly to
unhealthful levels of ambient particulate matter and ozone in many parts of the United States. These engines are highly mobile
and are not easily controlled at a state or local level. EPA currently regulates emissions from Category 3 marine diesel engines
on ships flagged in the United States. This rulemaking will consider long-term nitrogen oxides (NOx) standards for new Category
3 marine diesel engines that would require the use of high efficiency aftertreatment technology. We are considering standards
equivalent to the limits for NOx recently adopted by the International Maritime Organization, which are based on the position
advanced by the United States Government as part of the international negotiations. We are also considering a revision to our
diesel fuel program under the Act to allow for the manufacture and sale of marine diesel fuel with a sulfur content up to 1,000
ppm for use in Category 3 engines. The proposal would be part of a coordinated strategy, the other components of which would
consist of the new amendments to MARPOL Annex VI that will extend these standards to foreign vessels (through the Act to
Prevent Pollution from Ships) and pursuing Emission Control Area (EGA) designation for U.S. coastal areas in accordance with
MARPOL Annex VI. Implementation of this coordinated strategy will ensure that all ships that affect U.S. air quality meet
stringent NOx and fuel sulfur requirements. A recent D.C. Circuit decision (February 2009) upheld EPA's deadline of 12/17/09
based on EPA's commitment in the regulation to meet that deadline for the final Category 3 rule. EPA finalized this rule on
December 18, 2009.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 1042; 40 CFR 1065; 40 CFR 94; 40 CFR 80 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal
Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7547; 42 USC 7545
Legal Deadline:
Timetable:
t Action
Other
Source
Judicial
Description
Date
1 2/1 7/2009
Action
ANPRM
NPRM
Final Action
Date
1 2/07/2007
08/28/2009
04/30/201 0
FR Cite
72 FR 69521
74 FR 44441
75 FR 22895
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0121
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise
be of international interest.
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/otaq/oceanvessels.htm
Agency Contact: Jean Revelt Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
OAR/OTAQ/ASD
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4822
FAX: 734214-4050
E-Mail: revelt.jean-marie@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Michael Samulski Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
USEPA
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Phone: 734214-4532
E-Mail: Samulski.Michael@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AO42
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Title: Review of New Source Performance Standards—Portland Cement
Abstract: As of July 27, 2010 this action has been combined into NESHAP: Portland Cement Notice of Reconsideration, RIN
2060-AO15, SAN 4585.1
Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: Private Sector
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60 subpart F (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 111
Legal Deadline:
t Action
NPRM
Other
Source
Judicial
Judicial
Description
Court ordered deadline
Court ordered deadline, 60-day extension granted
Date
05/31/2008
06/06/2010
Timetable
Action
NPRM
Extension of Comment Period
Withdrawn
Date
06/1 6/2008
08/13/2008
09/01/2010
FR Cite
73 FR 34072
73 FR 47119
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=09000064806286b4; EPA Docket information: EPA-
HQ-OAR-2007-0877
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 32731
Agency Contact: Keith Barnett Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5605
FAX: 919541-3207
E-Mail: Barnett.Keith@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Steve Fruh Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 919541-2837
FAX: 919541-4991
E-Mail: fruh.steve@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Tribal
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AO48
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Title: Review of the Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide
Abstract: Under the Clean Air Act, EPA is required to review and, if appropriate, revise the air quality criteria for the primary
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(health-based) and secondary (welfare-based) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) every 5 years. On May 22, 1996,
EPA published a final decision that revisions of the primary and secondary NAAQS for Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) were not
appropriate at that time, aside from several minor technical changes. That action provided the Administrator's final
determination, after careful evaluation of comments received on the November 1994 proposal, that significant revisions to the
primary and secondary NAAQS for SO2 would not be made at that time. In 2006, EPA's Office of Research and Development
initiated the current periodic review of SO2 air quality criteria, the scientific basis for the NAAQS, with a call for information in
the Federal Register. Subsequently, the decision was made to separate the reviews of the primary and secondary SO2
standards, and to combine the SO2 secondary-standard review with the secondary-standard review of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)
due to their linkage in terms of effects and atmospheric chemistry. That joint review of the SO2 and NO2 secondary standards
is part of a separate regulatory action described elsewhere in this Regulatory Plan under the identifying number (RIN) 2060-
AO72. The regulatory action described here is for the Agency's review of the primary SO2 NAAQS. This review includes the
preparation of an Integrated Science Assessment, Risk/Exposure Assessment, and a Policy Assessment. These documents
were reviewed by EPA's Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee and the public. These documents inform the Administrator's
proposed decision as to whether to retain or revise the standards. A final rule was published in the Federal Register (75 FR
35520) on June 22, 2010. The final rule is effective on August 23, 2010. EPA is revising the primary SO2 NAAQS to provide
requisite protection of public health with an adequate margin of safety. Specifically, EPA is establishing a new 1 -hour SO2
standard at a level of 75 parts per billion based on the 3-year average of the annual 99th percentile of 1 -hour daily maximum
concentrations. EPA is also revoking both the existing 24-hour and annual primary SO2 standards.
Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 50 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7408; 42 USC 7409
Legal Deadline:
t Action
NPRM
Other
Source
Judicial
Judicial
Description
Date
11/16/2009
06/02/2010
Timetable
Action
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
Final Action
Final Action Effective
Date
1 2/08/2009
02/08/201 0
06/22/2010
08/23/2010
FR Cite
74 FR 64810
75 FR 35519
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480a666ec; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OAR-2007-0352
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/so2/s_so2_index.html
Agency Contact: Michael Stewart Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-06
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-7524
FAX: 919541-0237
E-Mail: stewart.michael@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Karen Martin Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-06
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5274
FAX: 919541-0237
E-Mail: Martin.Karen@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Tribal
Federalism: No
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Title: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Alternative Affirmative Defense Requirements for Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel and
Gasoline Benzene Technical Amendment
Abstract: This rule provides flexibility to refiners, importers and distributors of diesel fuel by amending the ultra-low sulfur
diesel (ULSD) regulations to allow a nationwide sampling and testing program to be used as an alternative means of meeting
the sampling and testing defense elements under 40 CFR section 80.613. This alternative method would consist of a
comprehensive program of quality assurance sampling and testing calculated to achieve the same objectives as the current
regulatory quality assurance requirement; i.e. that the sulfur content in ULSD does not exceed regulatory limits. This rule also
amended the gasoline benzene regulations to allow disqualified small refiners the same opportunity to generate gasoline
benzene credits as that afforded to non-small refiners and this proposed and final rule was finalized on May 3, 2010.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 211
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
[Action
NPRM
Direct Final Action
Date
05/11/2010
05/11/2010
FR Cite
75 FR 26165
75 FR 26121
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1158
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Jaimee Dong Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6406J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9672
FAX: 202343-2802
E-Mail: Dong.Jaimee@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AO92
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Title: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Chromium Electroplating, Chromium Anodizing, and Steel
Pickling Residual Risk and Technology Review
Abstract: As of July 28, 2010 this action has been combined into RIN 2060-AO91, Risk and Technology Review - Marine
Tank Vessel Loading, Pharmaceutical Production and Printing and Publishing - Bin 1, SAN 5093.2.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: CAA sec 112(f)(2); CAA sec 112(d)(6)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
I
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Action
Date
07/29/201 0
FR Cite
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 3364; 3313; 32731; 3314; 32411; 331492; 22132
Agency Contact: Phil Mulrine Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5289
FAX: 919541-3207
E-Mail: mulrine.phil@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Steve Fruh Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 919541-2837
FAX: 919541-4991
E-Mail: fruh.steve@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AP29
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Title: Transportation Conformity PM2.5 and PM10 Amendments
Abstract: The final rule for transportation conformity rule ensures that transportation planning is consistent with a state's plan
for achieving air quality standards. These technical amendments would clarify (1) how certain highway and transit projects meet
statutory conformity requirements for particulate matter, to respond to a December 2007 court ruling, and (2) how to implement
conformity requirements in light of the revocation of the October 17, 2006 revisions to the PM10 and 24-hour PM2.5 standards.
This rule was finalized on March 10, 2010.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 93 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 176(c); 42 USC 7506(c)
Legal Deadline:
t Action
Other
Source
Statutory
Description
CAA gives new areas 1 year before conformity applies, from effective
date of designation (3/09). Rule needed for new areas.
Date
03/01/2009
Timetable
Action
NPRM
Final Action
Final Action Effective
Date
05/15/2009
03/24/2010
04/21/2010
FR Cite
74 FR 23024
75 FR 14259
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2009/May/Day-
15/a11184.pdf; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0540
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Laura Berry Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
AASMCG
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4858
E-Mail: Berry.Laura@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Patty Klavon Environmental Protection Agency
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
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Air and Radiation
AASMCG
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4476
E-Mail: klavon.patty@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP58
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Title: EPA/NHTSA Joint Rulemaking to Establish Light-Duty Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and Corporate Average
Fuel Economy Standards
Abstract: EPA finalized plans to set national emissions standards under section 202 (a) of the Clean Air Act to control
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from passenger cars and light-duty trucks, and medium-duty passenger vehicles, as part of a
joint rulemaking with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This joint rulemaking effort was announced by
President Obama on May 19, 2009. EPA and NHTSA published a joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register
on September 28, 2009. The GHG standards would significantly reduce the GHG emissions from these light-duty vehicles. The
standards will be phased in beginning with the 2012 model year through model year 2016. The joint final rule is expected to be
signed by EPA and NHTSA by March 31, 2010. EPA's final action follows EPA's final findings, published December 15, 2009,
that emissions of greenhouse gases may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare, and that emissions
from new motor vehicles and motor vehicle engines contribute to the atmospheric concentrations of these greenhouse gases
and hence to the threat of climate change. This rule was finalized on April 1, 2010.
Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: Private Sector
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86 and 600 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 202(a)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Final Action
Final Action Effective
Date
09/28/2009
05/07/201 0
07/06/201 0
FR Cite
74 FR 49453
75 FR 25323
Additional Information: Related to RIN 2127-AK90; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0472
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Related RINs: Related to 2127-AK50
Agency Contact: Robin Moran Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
ASD
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4781
FAX: 734214-4816
E-Mail: Moran.Robin@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Chris Lieske Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
ASD
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4584
FAX: 734214-4816
E-Mail: lieske.christopher@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP59
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Title: Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Allocation of Essential Use Allowances for Calendar Year 2010
Abstract: This rule allocates essential use allowances for the import and production of Class I ozone depleting substances for
2010. Essential use allowances enable a person to produce or import controlled Class I ozone depleting substances under the
essential use exemption to the regulatory phaseout of these chemicals, which became effective on January 1, 1996. The
production of these chemicals was phased out internationally due to their harmful effects on the earth's ozone layer. EPA has
promulgated rules to allocate new production under this exemption since the 1996 phase out. The essential users under this
rulemaking are manufacturers of important medical devices such as asthma inhalers.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7414; 42 USC 7601; 42 USC 7671 to 7671 q
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
12/11/2009
05/1 0/201 0
FR Cite
74 FR 65719
75 FR 25780
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480a6928e; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OAR -2009-0566
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise
be of international interest.
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/exemptions/essential.html
Sectors Affected: 3254
Agency Contact: Jeremy Arling Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6205J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9055
FAX: 202343-2338
E-Mail: Arling.Jeremy@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Ross Brennan Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6205J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9226
E-Mail: Brennan.Ross@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AP62
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Title: Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 2010 Critical Use Exemption From the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide
Abstract: This action authorizes uses that qualify for the 2010 critical use exemption from the phaseout of methyl bromide,
and authorizes the amount of methyl bromide that may be produced, imported, or supplied from inventory for those uses in 2010.
EPA took this action under the authority of the Clean Air Act to reflect consensus Decisions taken by the Parties to the Montreal
Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer at the 20th Meeting of the Parties. The Parties have approved critical use
methyl bromide every year since the phaseout in 2005. Since this rulemaking confers a benefit by exempting the production and
use of a phased-out chemical, there is no significant adverse impact on small entities.
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Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7671c(d)(6)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
11/23/2009
05/03/2010
FR Cite
74 FR 61078
75 FR 23167
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480a5c83b; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0351
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise
be of international interest.
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/ozone/mbr
Agency Contact: Jeremy Arling Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6205J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9055
FAX: 202343-2338
E-Mail: Arling.Jeremy@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AP78
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Title: Air Quality Designations for the 2008 Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Abstract: This action will establish initial air quality designations for all areas of the United States under the revised 2008
lead NAAQS. Designations of attainment, nonattainment, or unclassifiable are based upon air quality monitoring data and other
relevant information pertaining to the air quality in the affected area, including whether an area contributes to a violation of the
standard in a nearby area. EPA is required to make the final initial designations no later than 2 years from the October 15, 2008
promulgation of the revised NAAQS, although EPA can extend this deadline by up to 1 year if necessary to gather additional
information. Therefore, the EPA will finalize a first round of designations by 11/00/10, and will complete a second round in
11/00/11 to consider additional data being collected from the expanded lead monitoring network promulgated with the final lead
NAAQS.
Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 81 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: CAA sec 107(d), 42 USC 7407(d)
Legal Deadline:
t Action
Other
Source
Statutory
Description
CAA requires EPA to issue designations no later than 2 years from the
10/15/08 promulgation of the revised lead NAAQS.
Date
10/15/2010
Timetable
[Action
Final Rule
Final Rule Effective
Date
11/22/2010
12/31/2010
FR Cite
75 FR 71033
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0443
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Rhonda Wright Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-04
Research Triangle Park , NC 27709
Phone: 919541-1087
FAX: 919541-0824
E-Mail: Wright.Rhonda@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Rhea Jones Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-04
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-2940
FAX: 919541-0824
E-Mail: Jones.Rhea@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AP86
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Title: Prevention of Significant Deterioration/Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule
Abstract: With this action, EPA applies a tailored approach to the applicability major source thresholds for greenhouse gases
under the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and title V programs of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) by raising those
thresholds. EPA is has issued this rulemaking because greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will become subject to regulation
pursuant to the CAA as of January 2, 2011. One consequence of our subjecting GHG emissions to regulatory controls is that
the requirements of existing air permit programs, namely the prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) preconstruction
permitting program for major stationary sources and the title V operating permits program, would be triggered for GHG emission
sources. At the statutory applicability levels under the CAA, tens of thousands of projects every year would need permits under
the PSD program, and millions of sources would become subject to the title V program. These numbers of permits are orders of
magnitude greater than the current number of permits under these permitting programs and would vastly exceed the
administrative capacity of the permitting authorities. By tailoring the applicability thresholds, this rule allows actions to be taken
by EPA and states to build capacity and streamline permitting.
Priority: Economically Significant
Major: Yes
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51, 52, 70, and 71
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act title I
Legal Deadline:
Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Unfunded Mandates: No
(To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
t Action
NPRM
Source
Judicial
Description
Date
08/05/2010
Timetable
Action
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
Final Action
Final Action Effective
Date
10/27/2009
12/28/2009
06/03/2010
08/02/2010
FR Cite
74 FR 55292
75 FR 31514
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480a4c6ba; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0517
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/nsr
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Tribal
Federalism: No
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Agency Contact: Joseph Mangino Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-9778
FAX: 919685-3105
E-Mail: Mangino.Joseph@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Juan Santiago Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-1084
FAX: 919541-5509
E-Mail: santiago.juan@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AP91
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Title: Requirements for Control Technology Determinations for Major Sources in Accordance With Clean Air Act Sections,
Sections 112(g) and 112(j)
Abstract: As required by Clean Air Act section 112(j), in cases where EPA fails to promulgate a Maximum Achievable Control
Technology (MACT) standard for a major source category, the owner or operator of a source in that category must obtain an
operating permit with case-by-case emission limitations determined to be equivalent to MACT. EPA's program for implementing
this requirement is codified at 40 CFR part 63, subpart B. In this action, we are revising subpart B to address the process for
obtaining case-by-case MACT determinations in the case of standards vacatur. We are also reformatting the rule to streamline
it and make it easier to understand. There has been significant confusion from permitting authorities on how this program works
in the case of vacaturs.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: CAA Sec 112
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
Final Action
Date
03/30/2010
04/29/2010
04/29/2010
FR Cite
75 FR 15655
75 FR 22548
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www. regulations.gov/search/Regs/home. html#documentDetail?R=0900006480acc241
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Brian Stitt Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D205-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-3757
E-Mail: stitt.brian@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Lisa Conner Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D205-02
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5060
FAX: 919541-5600
E-Mail: conner.lisa@epamail.epa.gov
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AP95
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Title: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions: Group I Polymers and Resins
Abstract: As of July 28, 2010 this action has been combined into RIN 2060-AO91, Risk and Technology Review - Marine
Tank Vessel Loading, Pharmaceutical Production and Printing and Publishing - Bin 1.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: CAA301
Legal Deadline:
Timetable:
t Action
Other
Source
Statutory
Description
Potential settlement date.
Date
05/31/2010
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Date
07/28/201 0
FR Cite
Additional Information: SAN No 5389
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Mary Kissell Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E1 43-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 2771 1
Phone: 919541-4516
FAX: 919685-3219
E-Mail: Kissell.Mary@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Ken Hustvedt Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E1 43-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 2771 1
Phone: 919541-5395
FAX: 919685-3200
E-Mail: hustvedt.ken@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AQ03
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Title: Regulation To Establish Mandatory Reporting of GHGs From Industrial Landfills, Wastewater, Underground Coal Mines,
and Magnesium Production
Abstract: On October 30, 2009, EPA finalized a rule establishing GHG reporting requirements for approximately 10,000
facilities and suppliers in the U.S. (74 FR 56260). There were a few source categories originally included in the proposed rule
(74 FR 16448) that were not included in the final rule promulgated in October in order to provide EPA more time to review and
respond to the comments. Several of those delayed source categories are being re-proposed in separate actions. After further
review of the comments, we determined that four of the remaining source categories, Industrial Wastewater, Industrial Landfills,
Underground Coal Mines, and Magnesium Production, do not need to be re-proposed but rather we are responding to the
comments and going final with those subparts in this action.
Priority: Other Significant
Major: No
Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Unfunded Mandates: No
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CFR Citation: 40 CFR 98 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
07/1 2/201 0
FR Cite
75 FR 39736
Additional Information: SAN No. 5242.1; EPA publication information: NPRM - http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-
5711.pdf; Split from RIN 2060-AO79; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0508.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.html
Related RINs: Related to 2060-AO79
Agency Contact: Rachel Schmeltz Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6207J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9124
E-Mail: Schmeltz.rachel@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Carole Cook Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6207J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9334
E-Mail: Cook.Carole@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AQ12
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Title: Tier II Light-Duty Vehicle and Light-Duty Truck Emission Standards and Gasoline Sulfur Standards
Abstract: On February 10, 2000 (65 FR 6698), EPA promulgated a regulation to require emission standards for light-duty
vehicles and light-duty trucks through lowering tailpipe emission standards. Specifically, EPA sought to reduce emissions of
nitrogen oxides and non-methane hydrocarbons, pollutants which contribute to ozone pollution. The rulemaking also provided
limitations on the sulfur content of gasoline available nationwide. Sulfur in gasoline has a detrimental impact on catalyst
performance and could be a limiting factor in the introduction of advanced technologies on motor vehicles. Pursuant to section
610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, on February 19, 2010, EPA initiated a review of this rule to determine if it should be
continued without change, or should be rescinded or amended to minimize adverse economic impacts on small entities (75 FR
7426). EPA has solicited comments on, the following factors: (1) The continued need for the rule; (2) the nature of complaints or
comments received concerning the rule; (3) the complexity of the rule; (4) the extent to which the rule overlaps, duplicates, or
conflicts with other Federal, State, or local government rules; and (5) the degree to which technology, economic conditions, or
other factors have changed in the area affected by the rule. No relevant comments were received, and EPA has concluded that
the rule needs no revisions at this time to minimize impacts on small entities. See EPA's report summarizing the results of this
review in the docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0052. This docket can be accessed at www.regulations.gov.
Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80, 85, 86 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 5 USC 610
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Final Action
Begin Review
Date
02/1 0/2000
02/1 9/201 0
FR Cite
65 FR 6698
75 FR 7426
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tEnd Comment Period
End Review
03/22/2010
06/11/2010
Additional Information: EPA publication information: Final Action - http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?
dbname=2000_register&docid=page+6697-6746.pdf; Related to RIN 2060-AI23; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-
0052
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Tad Wysor Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
USEPA
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4332
FAX: 734214-4816
E-Mail: Wysor.Tad@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Tom Eagles Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6103A
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-1952
FAX: 202564-1554
E-Mail: Eagles.Tom@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AQ13
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Title: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines—Existing
Stationary Spark Ignition (Gas-Fired)
Abstract: The action establishes NESHAP for existing stationary spark ignition (gas-fired) RICE that are either located at
area sources of HAP or are 500 HP or less and located at major sources of HAP. EPA has previously promulgated NESHAP for
new stationary RICE located at major sources of HAP emissions, existing stationary spark ignition (gas-fired) engines that have
a site rating of greater than 500 brake hp and are located at major sources of HAP emissions, and new stationary RICE located
at area sources of HAP emissions.
Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412(d)
Legal Deadline:
t Action
Other
Source
Judicial
Description
Consent decree for NESHAP for existing engines <500 HP at major
source and existing all HP at area source
Date
08/10/2010
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
Final Action
Date
03/05/2009
05/04/2009
08/20/201 0
FR Cite
74 FR 9698
75 FR 51569
Additional Information: EPA publication information: Final Action - http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-20298.pdf;
Split from RIN 2060-AP36; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0708
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Melanie King Environmental Protection Agency
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Air and Radiation
D243-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-2469
E-Mail: king.melanie@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Robert Wayland Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
D243-01
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-1045
FAX: 919541-5450
E-Mail: Wayland.RobertJ@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AQ14
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Title: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Paints and Allied Products
Manufacturing; Direct Final
Abstract: Section 112 (k) of the Clean Air Act requires the development of standards for area sources that account for 90%
of the emissions in urban areas of the 30 urban hazardous air pollutants (HAP) listed in the Integrated Urban Air Toxics
Strategy. The Integrated Urban Air Toxics Strategy lists paints and allied products manufacturing as an area source category.
This action will revise the definition of target HAP-containing material to add, "or greater than 1.0 percent for noncarcinogens."
The definition already indicates that target HAP-containing material includes carcinogens present in amounts greater than 0.1
percent. The level for noncarcinogens was inadvertently omitted from the rule. Inclusion of 1.0 percent and 0.1 percent levels for
noncarcinogens and carcinogens, respectively, is consistent with the TRI and OSHA Hazard Communications levels and other
recent area source rules.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act seel 12
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Action
Date
06/03/2010
FR Cite
75 FR 31317
Additional Information: EPA publication information: Direct Final Action -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.htmlSsearchResults?
Ne=11 +8+8053+8098+8074+8066+8084+1 &Ntt=501.2&Ntk=AII&Ntx=mode+matchall&N=0; Split from RIN 2060-AN47; EPA
Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0053
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Melissa Payne Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C404-05
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-3609
FAX: 919541-0242
E-Mail: payne.melissa@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Chebryll Edwards Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C404-05
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5428
FAX: 919541-0242
E-Mail: Edwards.Chebryll@epamail.epa.gov
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AQ15
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Title: Minor Harmonizing Changes to General Provisions of the GHG Mandatory Reporting Rule
Abstract: This action was finalized in the rule that was published on July 14, 2010 (75 FR 39736). It made minor harmonizing
changes to the general provisions for the greenhouse gas reporting rule (40 CFR part 98, subpart A) to accommodate the
addition of source categories not included in the 2009 final rule. This included subparts proposed in April 2009 but not finalized
in 2009, and any new subparts that may be proposed in the future. The rule updated 40 CFR 98.2(a) on rule applicability and 40
CFR 98.3 regarding the reporting schedule to accommodate any additional subparts and the schedule for their reporting
obligations (e.g., source categories finalized in 2010 would not begin reporting until 2011 and reporting in 2012).
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 98 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Direct Final Action
NPRM
Withdrawal of Direct
Final Rulemaking
Final Action
Date
03/16/2010
03/1 6/201 0
04/30/201 0
07/1 4/201 0
FR Cite
75 FR 12451
75 FR 12489
75 FR 22699
75 FR 39736
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480abe53b; Final rule published through RIN
2060-AQ03; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0508
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.html
Agency Contact: Suzanne Kocchi Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6207J
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9387
E-Mail: Kocchi.Suzanne@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Lisa Hanle Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9434
E-Mail: hanle.lisa@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AQ18
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Title: Technical Amendments for Marine Spark-Ignition Engines and Vessels
Abstract: In the final rulemaking for new exhaust and evaporative emissions standards for nonroad spark-ignition engines,
vessels, and equipment (73 FR 59034, October 8, 2008), EPA established first-ever evaporative emissions standards for marine
vessels. For one small subset of marine fuel tanks (portable tanks), further evaluation of the design standard for diurnal
emissions has raised a concern that fuel spillage may occur under certain circumstances. We have engaged the industry to
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identify a simple, safe, and emissions neutral solution to this issue. The purpose of this action is to make technical amendments
to the design standard for portable tanks that will allow for this solution. In addition, we also intend to incorporate safe
recommended practices, developed through industry consensus, for portable marine fuel tanks.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 1045; 40 CFR 1060; 40 CFR 1068 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal
Regulations 1
Legal Authority: CAA213(a)(3)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Direct Final Action
NPRM
Comment Period End
Date
09/16/2010
09/1 6/201 0
11/15/2010
FR Cite
75 FR 56477
75 FR 56491
Additional Information: Related to RIN 2060-AM34; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0270
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Michael Samulski Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
USEPA
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4532
E-Mail: Samulski.Michael@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Glenn Passavant Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
USEPA
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4408
E-Mail: Passavant.Glenn@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AQ21
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Title: Implementation of the New Source Review Program for Particulate Matter (PM) Less Than 2.5 Micrometers—Final Rule
to End NSR Transition Period for Condensable PM
Abstract: EPA is withdrawing this action because EPA is announcing in the final under SAN 5147 titled "Methods for
Measurement of Filterable PM10 and PM2.5 and Measurement of Condensable Particulate Matter Emissions from Stationary
Sources" that we will not be revising its major New Source Review (NSR) regulations to replace the originally-announced date
for ending the NSR transition period for condensable particulate matter (CPM) with an earlier closing date. The NSR transition
period was scheduled to remain in effect from July 15, 2008 until January 1, 2011, or an earlier date depending on EPA's final
action to revise the test methods for measuring stack concentrations of CPM. Now that the expected effective date for the test
method is approaching January 1, 2011, the scheduled closing date of the NSR transition period, there is no longer a practical
need to address the issue of shortening the NSR transition period.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51 app M (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act, 42 USC 7401 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM Comment Period End
Date
03/29/2009
FR Cite
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tNPRM
Withdrawn
03/25/2009
04/15/2010
74 FR 12969
Additional Information: Split from RIN 2060-AO58; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-QAR-2008-0348
_ . . _. ....... . . . _ .... Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
I nbal
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/nsr/
Agency Contact: Dan Deroeck Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5593
FAX: 919685-3009
E-Mail: Deroeck.Dan@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Raj Rao Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-03
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5344
FAX: 919541-5509
E-Mail: Rao.Raj@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AQ26
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Title: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Prepared Feeds Manufacturing-
Amendment
Abstract: Section 112(k) of the Clean Air Act requires the development of standards for area sources that account for 90
percent of the emissions in urban areas of the 30 urban hazardous air pollutants (HAP) listed in the Integrated Urban Air Toxics
Strategy. The Integrated Urban Air Toxics Strategy lists prepared feeds manufacturing as an area source category. Accordingly,
a final NESHAP for this industry was published on January 5, 2010. This action made amendments and clarifications to the
regulatory text of that final rule. The amendments corrected errors and inadvertent omissions.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: CAA112
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
07/20/201 0
FR Cite
75 FR 41991
Additional Information: Split from RIN 2060-AO98; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0080
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 311119
Agency Contact: Jan King Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C404-05
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5665
FAX: 919541-0242
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E-Mail: King.Jan@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Chebryll Edwards Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C404-05
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5428
FAX: 919541-0242
E-Mail: Edwards.Chebryll@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR ) RIN: 2060-AQ35
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12/19/2008
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09/28/201 0
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Title: Supplemental Determination for Renewable Fuels Produced Under the Final RFS2 Program From Canola Oil
Abstract: As indicated in the final rule for the Renewable Fuels Standard Program, while the Agency issued lifecycle
greenhouse gas (GHG) threshold determinations for the major fuel pathways projected to meet the bulk of the RFS volume
mandates, assessments of other new fuel pathways such as biodiesel from canola could not be completed in time for the final
rule. In the process of assessing these fuels, the Agency is issuing determinations through several supplemental notices to the
final rule. For this supplemental notice, EPA plans to publish a final determination for biomass-based diesel produced from
canola oil. The Agency will issue a Direct Final Notice of Supplemental Determination in mid-September.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86, 40 CFR 80 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 21 1 (o)
Legal Deadline:
Timetable
Additional Information: Split from RIN 2060-AO81; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ- OAR-2005-0161
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise
be of international interest.
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/fuels/renewablefuels/index.htm
Agency Contact: Paul Argyropoulos Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6520J ARN
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-1123
FAX: 202564-1686
E-Mail: Argyropoulos.Paul@epa.gov
Agency Contact: David Korotney Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C99
Ann Arbor, Ml 48105
Phone: 734214-4507
FAX: 73414-4018
E-Mail: Korotney.David@epamail.epa.gov
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AQ50
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Title: Reconsideration of the 2008 Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone
Abstract: On March 12, 2008, EPA announced the final decision on the ozone national ambient air quality standards
(NAAQS). Soon after that decision was signed on 3/27/08 (73 FR 16436), the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)
held an unsolicited public meeting and criticized EPA for setting primary and secondary standards that were not consistent with
advice provided by the CASAC during review of the NAAQS. On 7/25/08, several environmental and industry petitioners, as well
as a number of States, sued EPA on the NAAQS decision, and the Court set a briefing schedule for the consolidated cases on
12/23/08. On 3/10/09, EPA requested that the Court vacate the briefing schedule and hold the consolidated cases in abeyance
for 180 days. This request for extension was made to allow time for appropriate EPA officials appointed by the new
Administration to determine whether the standards established in March 2008 should be maintained, modified or otherwise
reconsidered. This action has been combined with the Reconsideration of the 2008 Primary Ozone NAAQS (2060-AP98).
Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: None (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7409
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
Merged With RIN 2060-AP98
Date
01/19/2010
03/22/201 0
1 0/04/201 0
FR Cite
75 FR 2938
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480a7f618; Combined with RIN 2060-AP98.
Related to RIN 2060-AN24; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0172
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/air/criteria.html
Agency Contact: Dave Mckee Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-06
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5288
FAX: 919541-0237
E-Mail: Mckee.Dave@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Karen Martin Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C504-06
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5274
FAX: 919541-0237
E-Mail: Martin.Karen@epamail.epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Tribal
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air and Radiation ( AR )
RIN: 2060-AQ52
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Title: Extension of Deadline for Action on Section 126 Petition From New Jersey
Abstract: In this procedural action, EPA extended by six additional months the deadline for taking action on a petition
submitted by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection under section 126 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). Section 126
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requires EPA to grant or deny a petition within 60 days. The petition was received on May 13, 2010 - this provided us with a
July 12, 2010 deadline. However, the CAA authorizes EPA to grant a time extension of up to 6 months for responding to a
petition if EPA that the extension is necessary, among other things, to meet the purposes of the CAA's rulemaking
requirements. Actions under section 126 are subject to notice-and-comment rulemaking requirements. EPA determined that the
60-day time period was not sufficient for EPA to develop an adequate proposal on the petition and to allow for public input on
the proposal. As a result of this extension, the deadline for EPA to act on the petition is January 12, 2011.
Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 52 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: CAA sec 307(d)
Legal Deadline:
t Action
Other
Source
Statutory
Description
The petition was received on 5/13/10. Section 126 requires EPA to
grant or deny within 60 days.
Date
01/12/2011
Timetable:
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Date
07/12/2010
FR Cite
75 FR 39633
Additional Information: EPA publication information: Final Action -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480b17769; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OAR-2010-0473
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Agency Contact: Gobeail McKinley Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-04
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5246
FAX: 919685-3700
E-Mail: McKinley.Gobeail@epamail.epa.gov
Agency Contact: Todd Hawes Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-04
Research Triangle Park , NC 27711
Phone: 919541-5591
FAX: 919685-3190
E-Mail: Hawes.Todd@epamail.epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AJ04
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Title: TSCA Inventory Nomenclature for Enzymes and Proteins
Abstract: In an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) issued in November 2004, EPA announced and sought
comment on whether it should establish new procedures and regulations for naming enzymes and proteins when listing such
substances on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Substances Inventory (TSCA Inventory) because current
enzyme listings were too broad and did not adequately differentiate between newly developed enzymes and existing Inventory
listings. The ANPRM outlined four identification elements that EPA currently believes are appropriate for use in developing
unique TSCA Inventory nomenclature for proteinaceous enzymes. The Agency also solicited public comment on several specific
questions relating to this topic. EPA is currently evaluating the comments received and is developing a proposed rulemaking.
Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 720.45 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2607
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Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
ANPRM
NPRM
Date
11/15/2004
10/00/2011
FR Cite
69 FR 65565
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0058
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/existingchemicals/
Sectors Affected: 325; 324
Agency Contact: Greg Fritz Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8583
FAX: 202564-9490
E-Mail: fritz.greg@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Loraine Passe Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7406M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-9064
E-Mail: passe.loraine@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AJ08
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Title: Certain Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs); Test Rule and Significant New Use Rule (SNUR)
Abstract: The Agency is developing two simultaneous proposed rulemaking actions which it committed to take in the
Chemical Action Plan for Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) released on December 30, 2009. In the first action, the
Agency intends to propose amending the existing PBDE SNUR to require manufacturers and importers of the subject PBDEs to
submit a significant new use notice (SNUN) to EPA before they can begin manufacturing, importing, or processing a PBDE
subject to the SNUR. In the second action, EPA intends to propose a test rule to require anyone who manufactures, imports, or
processes pentaBDE, octaBDE, or decaBDE after the relevant effective dates to conduct testing to obtain specific data on
health effects, environmental effects, and chemical fate. PBDEs are a family of chemicals with a common structure of a
brominated diphenyl ether molecule which may have anywhere from one to ten bromine atoms attached. PBDEs have been
widely used as flame retardants in a number of applications: c-pentaBDE was used primarily as an additive flame retardant in
flexible polyurethane foams; c-OctaBDE was used in acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) plastic which was used as casing for
certain electric and electronic devices used in both offices and homes. Domestic manufacture of c-pentaBDE and c-octaBDE
ceased in 2004 when the Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (now Chemtura Corporation) voluntary phased out their production.
In 2006 EPA promulgated a SNUR designating manufacture or import of any of six PBDEs (tetraBDE, pentaBDE, hexaBDE,
heptaBDE, octaBDE, and nonaBDE) a significant new use. The 2006 SNUR does not address processing or the importation of
articles containing the six PBDEs, and does not address a seventh PBDE, decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE), which is still
manufactured and widely used in the United States. On December 17, 2009, as the result of negotiations with EPA, the two
U.S. producers of decaBDE, Albemarle Corporation and Chemtura Corporation, and the largest U.S. importer, ICL Industrial
Products, Inc., announced commitments to phase out production, and importation of decaBDE for most uses in the United
States by December 31, 2012, and to end all uses by the end of 2013.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 721; 40 CFR 790 to 799 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2601 et seq.
Legal Deadline: None
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Timetable:
[Action
NPRM
NPRM2
Date
06/25/1991
03/00/201 1
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56 FR 29140
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0357
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest,
http://www.epa.gov/oppt/existingchemicals/pubs/actionplans/pbde.html
Sectors Affected: 325; 32411
Agency Contact: Catherine Roman Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8172
FAX: 202564-4765
E-Mail: Roman.Catherine@epa.gov
Agency Contact: John Bowser Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8082
E-Mail: bowser.john@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AJ26
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Title: Prions; Amendment of EPA's Regulatory Definition of Pests to Include Prion
Abstract: In 2004, the Agency stated that it considered prions (proteinaceous infectious particles) to be a "pest" under
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). A product intended to inactivate, destroy or mitigate prions on
inanimate surfaces (i.e., "prion product") is considered to be a pesticide. Any company seeking to distribute or sell such a
product is required to register the product with EPA unless the product is exempt from registration requirements before it can be
distributed or sold in the United States. Through this action, EPA is considering expressly adding prions to the list of pests in 40
CFR part 152, and requirements related to product performance (i.e., efficacy data), which is required for each antimicrobial
end-use product for which public health related claims are made. EPA believes that regulating prion products protects human
health and the environment against unreasonable adverse effects and ensures that such products are effective.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 152.5(d) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136; 7 USC 136w
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
01/00/2011
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Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0427
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/
Agency Contact: Carlton Kempter Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
751 OP
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703305-5448
FAX: 703308-6467
E-Mail: kempter.carlton@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Tajah Blackburn Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
751 OP
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-0372
E-Mail: Blackburn.Tajah@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AJ27
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Title: Pesticides; Data Requirements for Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs) and Certain Exemptions for PIPs
Abstract: EPA will propose codifying data requirements that specifically address the registration data needs of plant-
incorporated protectants (PIPs). These data requirements are intended to provide EPA with data and other information
necessary for the registration of a PIP or the issuance of an experimental use permit for a PIP. These requirements would
improve the Agency's ability to make regulatory decisions about the human health and environmental effects of these products.
By codifying data requirements specific to PIPs, the regulated community would have a better understanding of and could better
prepare for the PIP registration process. This proposed rule is one in a series of proposals to update and clarify pesticide data
requirements. In general, pesticide data requirements are codified in 40 CFR part 158, which describes the minimum data and
information EPA typically requires to support an application for pesticide registration or amendment; support the maintenance of
a pesticide registration by means of the data call-in process, e.g., as used in the registration review program; or establish or
maintain a tolerance or exemption from the requirements of a tolerance for a pesticide chemical residue. This part establishes
general policies and procedures associated with the submission of data in support of a pesticide regulatory action. It does not,
however, include study protocols, methodology, or standards for conducting or reporting test results; nor does this part describe
how the Agency uses or evaluates the data and information in its risk assessment and risk management decisions, or the
regulatory determinations that may be based upon the data. Also, EPA will propose to exempt cisgenic PIPs from registration to
encourage research and development of useful biotechnology and reduce the number of PIPs seeking registration. Cisgenic
PIPs are formed when genetic material is transferred, using bioengineering technology, between plants that could transfer the
genetic material naturally.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 152, 158, and 174 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136 to 136y; 21 USC 346a
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
06/00/201 1
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Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0499
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal
Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppbppd1/biopesticides/pips/index.htm
Sectors Affected: 32532
Agency Contact: Rose Kyprianou Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703305-5354
FAX: 703305-5884
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E-Mail: Kyprianou.Rose@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Chris Wozniak Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7511P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-4043
FAX: 703308-7026
E-Mail: wozniak.chris@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AJ32
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Title: Regulations To Facilitate Compliance With the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act by Producers of
Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs)
Abstract: Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs) are pesticidal substances intended to be produced and used in living plants
and the genetic material needed for their production. EPA regulates PIPs under Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including issuing experimental use permits and
commercial registrations. In 2001 , EPA published rules establishing much of the current regulatory structure for PIPs. This
rulemaking effort is intended to address the issues that were not addressed in 2001 , including defining the nature of regulated
production of PIPs and associated issues such as reporting, product labeling and record keeping. The rule will affect those
persons who produce PIPs and is expected to clarify the legal requirements of their products at various production phases,
improving their ability to conduct business. It is expected to also improve the ability of the EPA to identify and respond to
instances where there are potentially significant violations. EPA also intends to address activities that the Agency does not
believe warrant regulation and will consider exempting those activities, as appropriate, from FIFRA in whole or in part.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 174; 40 CFR 152; 40 CFR 156; 40 CFR 167; 40 CFR 168; 40 CFR 169; 40 CFR 172 (To search for
a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136a et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need: This action is needed to clarify PIP regulations for the Agency and PIP developers, producers and
farmers. Section 7 of FIFRA requires producers of pesticides to register their establishments with EPA and to submit annual
reports stating the amounts of pesticides produced at each establishment. However, neither the Act nor the regulations
promulgated under section 7 specifically address what constitutes the production of PIPs, or what units are relevant for
purposes of reporting amounts of PIPs produced. This has led to inconsistency and confusion in the registration of PIP-
producing establishments and in the reporting of units of PIPs produced. Members of the PIP production industry have
indicated that they are uncertain of their legal obligations for PIPs under FIFRA section 7 and have requested guidance on
these matters. The Agency reviewed the concerns raised by industry and other stakeholders and reached the conclusion that,
because of problems inherent in the application of the current regulations to this class of pesticides known as PIPs, EPA is
unable to provide guidance. As written, the current regulations have been difficult to enforce with respect to PIPs. Ambiguity
regarding the applicability of section 7 requirements makes it difficult for EPA and regulators in States and tribes to monitor
production and subsequent distribution, sale and use of products, and can cause difficulties with respect to compliance
inspection and enforcement. State and tribal involvement in compliance oversight can be greatly complicated by a lack of clear
compliance requirements. This uncertainty may be resolved by a substantive modification of the regulations through rulemaking.
Legal Basis: EPA has regulatory authority to promulgate regulations under FIFRA sections 3(a), 8(a), 25(a), and 25(b) (7
U.S.C. 136a(a), 136f(a), 136w(a), and 136w(b)). PIPs are pesticides under FIFRA section 2 because they are introduced into
plants with the intention of "preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest...." (7 U.S.C. 136(u)). Under FIFRA section
2, any person who manufactures, prepares, compounds, propagates or processes any pesticide is a "producer." (7 U.S.C.
136(w)). FIFRA section 7 requires that producers of pesticides register the establishments where production occurs and requires
that producers report their annual production (7 U. S. C. 136e). In addition, FIFRA section 8 provides that EPA may issue
regulations requiring producers to maintain records with respect to their operations and to make such records available for
inspection (7 U. S. C. 136f). Under FIFRA section 9, appropriately credentialed inspectors have the authority to conduct
inspections at pesticide producing establishments, or other places where pesticides are being held for distribution or sale, for the
purpose of inspecting products, labels and records, and for obtaining samples (7 U. S. C. 136g). FIFRA section 3(a) states that
"[t]o the extent necessary to prevent unreasonable adverse effects on the environment, the Administrator may by regulation limit
the distribution, sale, or use in any State of any pesticide that is not registered under this Act and that is not the subject of an
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experimental use permit under section 5 or an emergency exemption under section 18." FIFRA section 8(a) states that "[t]he
Administrator may prescribe regulations requiring producers, registrants, and applicants for registration to maintain such records
with respect to their operations and the pesticides and device produced as the Administrator determines are necessary for the
effective enforcement of this Act and to make the records available for inspection and copying in the same manner as provided
in [FIFRA section 8(b)] ." FIFRA section 25(a) states that "[t]he Administrator is authorized in accordance with the procedure
described in [sec. 25(a)(2) of the Act], to prescribe regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act. Such regulations shall take
into account the difference in concept and usage between various classes of pesticides, including public health pesticides, and
differences in environmental risk and the appropriate data for evaluating such risk between agricultural, nonagricultural, and
public health pesticides." FIFRA section 25(b) states that "[t]he Administrator may exempt from the requirements of this Act by
regulation any pesticide which the Administrator determines either (1) to be adequately regulated by another Federal agency, or
(2) to be of a character which is unnecessary to be subject to this Act in order to carry out the purposes of this Act."
Alternatives: Alternatives will be presented in the preamble to the proposed rule.
Costs and Benefits: The Agency is conducting an economic analysis to inform decisions for the proposed rule. Anticipated
benefits include greater certainty and transparency in terms of applicable requirements for these products. Since the proposed
rulemaking is currently still under development, information about anticipated costs is not yet available.
Risks: This rulemaking is not intended to address a specific risk associated with registered PIPs. However, facilitating
compliance with FIFRA requirements could minimize potential risks associated with inadvertent noncompliance. In addition the
rulemaking is intended to provide a means to identify and minimize risks associated with use of unregistered PIPs for
production for export.
Timetable:
Action
ANPRM
Notice of Public Meeting
ANPRM: Extension of Comment Period
ANPRM Comment Period End
ANPRM Comment Period Extended To
NPRM
Date
04/04/2007
04/11/2007
05/23/2007
06/13/2007
07/13/2007
09/00/201 1
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72 FR 16312
72 FR 18191
72 FR 28911
Additional Information: EPA publication information: ANPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480220026; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OPP-2006-1003
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/biopesticides/pips/index.htm
Sectors Affected: 61131; 111; 32532; 54171
Agency Contact: Stephen Howie Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7201M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-4146
FAX: 202564-8502
E-Mail: Howie.Stephen@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Elizabeth Milewski Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7201M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8480
FAX: 202564-8502
E-Mail: Milewski.Elizabeth@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; State; Tribal
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AJ45
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Title: Pesticides; Reconsideration of Exemptions for Insect Repellents
Abstract: EPA is developing rulemaking to modify the minimum risk pesticides exemption under 40 CFR 152.25(f) to exclude
personally applied insect repellents from the exemption and require an abbreviated data set for such products. EPA is taking
this action because these pesticides claim to control pests of significant public health importance.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 152.25 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136a; 7 USC 136w
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0227
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: Federal; State
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/
Sectors Affected: 3251; 32532
Agency Contact: Kathryn Boyle Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703305-6304
FAX: 703305-5884
E-Mail: Boyle.Kathryn@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Niva Kramek Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703605-1193
FAX: 703305-5884
E-Mail: Kramek.Niva@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AJ46
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Title: Mercury; Regulation of Use in Certain Products
Abstract: Mercury is well documented as a toxic, environmentally persistent substance that demonstrates the ability to
bioaccumulate and to be atmospherically transported on a local, regional, and global scale. In addition, mercury can be
environmentally transformed into methylmercury, which biomagnifies and is highly toxic. EPA has conducted a preliminary
analysis via the Risk-Based Prioritization of Mercury in Certain Products. By compiling data pertaining to the stated costs,
advantages, and disadvantages associated with mercury-free alternatives to certain mercury-containing products, EPA made a
preliminary judgment that effective and economically feasible alternatives exist. These products include switches,
relays/contactors, flame sensors, button cell batteries, and measuring devices (e.g., non-fever thermometers, manometers,
barometers, pyrometers, flow meters, and psychrometers/hygrometers). Therefore, EPA is evaluating whether an action (or
combination of actions) under Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) is appropriate for mercury used in such products. As
appropriate, such an action(s) would involve a group(s) of these products. Specifically, EPA will determine whether the
continued use of mercury in one or more of these products would pose an unreasonable risk to human health and the
environment.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 750 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2605
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Legal Deadline: None
Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need: Mercury is well documented as a toxic, environmentally persistent substance that demonstrates the
ability to bioaccumulate and to be atmospherically transported on a local, regional, and global scale. In addition, mercury can
be environmentally transformed into methylmercury, which biomagnifies and is highly toxic. Human health risks associated with
elemental mercury and methylmercury are well documented. Humans can be exposed from products directly to elemental
mercury vapor and indirectly through fish contaminated with methylmercury. EPA has conducted a preliminary analysis via the
Risk-Based Prioritization of Mercury in Certain Products. By compiling data pertaining to the stated costs, advantages, and
disadvantages associated with mercury-free alternatives to certain mercury-containing products, EPA made a preliminary
judgment that effective and economically feasible alternatives exist. In its initial prioritization of mercury in certain products, EPA
considered mercury's well documented toxicity, persistence, ability to bioaccumulate, ability to be environmentally transformed
into methylmercury, and its demonstrated ability to be transported globally as well as locally and the availability of effective and
economically feasible alternatives for mercury in certain products. EPA believes manufacturing, processing, use, or disposal of
elemental mercury in these products may result in significant potential for human and environmental exposures to elemental
mercury and methylmercury.
Legal Basis: EPA is evaluating whether an action (or combination of actions) under Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA),
15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq., is appropriate for mercury used in certain products. TSCA provides EPA with authority to require
reporting, recordkeeping, and testing requirements, and restrictions relating to chemical substances and/or mixtures.
Specifically, section 4 authorizes EPA to require testing of chemicals by manufacturers, importers, and processors where risks
or exposures of concern are found. Section 5 authorizes EPA to require prior notice by manufacturers, importers, and
processors when it identifies a "significant new use" that could result in exposures to, or releases of, a substance of concern.
Section 6 gives EPA the authority to protect against unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment from chemical
substances. If EPA finds that there is a reasonable basis to conclude that the chemical's manufacture, processing, distribution,
use or disposal presents an unreasonable risk, EPA may by rule take action to: prohibit or limit manufacture, processing, or
distribution in commerce; prohibit or limit the manufacture, processing, or distribution in commerce of the chemical substance
above a specified concentration; require adequate warnings and instructions with respect to use, distribution, or disposal;
require manufacturers or processors to make and retain records; prohibit or regulate any manner of commercial use; prohibit or
regulate any manner of disposal; and/or require manufacturers or processors to give notice of the unreasonable risk of injury,
and to recall products if required. Section 8 authorizes EPA to require reporting and recordkeeping by persons who
manufacture, import, process, and/or distribute chemical substances in commerce.
Alternatives: EPA has conducted a preliminary analysis via the Risk-Based Prioritization of Mercury in Certain Products. By
compiling data pertaining to the stated costs, advantages, and disadvantages associated with mercury-free alternatives to
certain mercury-containing products, EPA made a preliminary judgment that effective and economically feasible alternatives
exist.
Costs and Benefits: As part of the economic, exposure, and risk assessment to support the current action, EPA is
conducting a comprehensive use-substitute analysis and industry profile that will consider the costs and benefits of an action
(or combination of actions) under Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Those assessments consider the costs of mercury-
containing and mercury-free alternatives and the impact that any action would have on potentially affected stakeholders,
including economic, human health, and environmental criteria.
Risks: As part of the economic, exposure, and risk assessment to support the current action, EPA is conducting a
comprehensive use-substitute analysis and industry profile that will consider the risks associated with an action (or combination
of actions) under Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Those assessments consider the relative toxicity and other
considerations associated with mercury-free alternatives to mercury-containing products and the impact that any action would
have on potentially affected stakeholders, including economic, human health, and environmental criteria.
Timetable:
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Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise
be of international interest.
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/mercury/
Agency Contact: Thomas Groeneveld Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1188
FAX: 202566-0469
E-Mail: groeneveld.thomas@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Lynn Vendinello Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0514
FAX: 202566-0473
E-Mail: vendinello.lynn@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AJ47
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Title: Nanoscale Materials; Test Rule for Certain Nanoscale Materials
Abstract: EPA is developing a test rule under section 4(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to require
manufacturers (defined by statute to include importers) and processors of the multiwall carbon nanotube described in
Premanufacture Notice (PMN) P-08-199, certain clays (e.g., kaolin (including halloysite) and bentonite (including
montmorillonite)), alumina, and spray-applied nanomaterials (the "chemical substances" or "chemicals") to conduct testing for
health effects, ecological effects, and environmental fate, as well as to provide material characterization data. The resulting data
will assist EPA in understanding the effects of the substances to manage/minimize potential risk and exposure. Results will also
help with establishing a correlation between the chemical/physical properties and health and environmental effects needed to
protect the environment and the health of workers handling the substance.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 790 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603 TSCA 4
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/chemtest/index.htm
Sectors Affected: 325; 324
Agency Contact: Ken Moss Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-9232
FAX: 202564-9490
E-Mail: moss.kenneth@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Zofia Kosim Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8733
FAX: 202564-9490
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E-Mail: kosim.zofia@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AJ50
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Title: Electronic Reporting of Chemical Import Data in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
Abstract: EPA will consult with Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in the Department of Homeland Security, about the
development of proposed regulatory revisions necessary for the implementation of electronic reporting of chemical import
information in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). Congress has mandated participation in the International Trade
Data System (ITDS) through passage of the SAFE Port Act in October 2006. The ITDS Program is a government-wide
organizational framework managed by CBP to assist every Federal agency that has import/export responsibilities to integrate
their requirements into ACE. Participation in the ITDS Program has also been recommended by the Import Safety Working
Group (ISWG), established under Executive Order 13439 (July 18, 2007). ACE is a data warehouse being designed by CBP that
will serve as a single portal for the electronic collection and processing of all data required by any federal agency pertaining to
the importation of commodities into, and their exportation from, the U.S. After testing the electronic collection of such data in
ACE under the National Customs Automation Program (19 U.S.C. 1411; 19 C.F.R. 101.9), CBP will need to amend its
regulations to require electronic reporting by importers into ACE. Other amendments to the regulations (e.g., relating to
detention of shipments) may also be considered by CBP. For EPA, this includes amendments to related regulations under the
Toxics Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), which impose
reporting requirements for importers and exporters of chemical substances and pesticides. Regulations regarding imports under
TSCA and FIFRA are promulgated by CBP, in consultation with EPA.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 19 CFR 12.118 to 12.127; 40 CFR 707 (To search fora specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ^
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2612; 7 USC 136o
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: SAN No 5305
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise
be of international interest.
RIN Information URL: www.itds.gov
Agency Contact: David Giamporcaro Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7408M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8107
E-Mail: Giamporcaro.David@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Kate Bouve Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7502P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703305-5032
E-Mail: bouve.kate@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AJ51
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Title: Mercury; Incorporation of Revised ASTM Standards Into EPA Regulations That Provide Flexibility in the Use of
Alternatives to Mercury-Containing Thermometers
Abstract: EPA plans to issue a proposed rule to update EPA regulations with the most recent versions of three ASTM
International standards to facilitate the use of alternatives to mercury-containing industrial thermometers as part of complying
with certain EPA regulations. The proposal also requests public input on the need and means to address the remaining EPA
regulations that incorporate, by reference, ASTM International standards that do not allow the use of alternatives to mercury-
containing industrial thermometers.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 49; 40 CFR 60; 40 CFR 63; 40 CFR 75; 40 CFR 86; 40 CFR 89; 40 CFR 92; 40 CFR 93; 40 CFR
761; 40 CFR 1065 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 7671 q; 15 USC 1601 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
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07/00/201 1
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Additional Information: SAN No 5340
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/mercury/
Agency Contact: Robert Courtnage Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1081
E-Mail: courtnage.robert@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Hiroshi Dodahara Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0507
E-Mail: dodahara.hiroshi@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AJ52
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Title: Significant New Use Rule for Glymes
Abstract: EPA is proposing a significant new use rule (SNUR) under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA) for 14 glymes. This action would require persons who intend to manufacture, import, or process these chemical
substances for the designated significant new uses to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing such manufacture,
import, or processing. The required notification would provide EPA with the opportunity to evaluate the intended use and, if
necessary, to prohibit or limit that activity before it occurs.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 721 (Revision) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2601 et seq.
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
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Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0767
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/existingchemicals/
Agency Contact: Amy Breedlove Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-9823
E-Mail: Breedlove.Amy@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Sara Hisel-McCoy Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1649
E-Mail: hisel-mccoy.sara@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AJ53
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Title: Pesticides; Regulation to Clarify Labeling of Pesticides for Export
Abstract: EPA is developing this proposed rule to clarify, restructure, and add specificity to existing labeling regulations for
the export of unregistered pesticide products and devices. EPA is also considering a minor new requirement for the labeling of
unregistered pesticide products and devices shipped between establishments operated by the same producer to ensure that
they are clearly marked as unregistered products intended for export in order to prevent them from inadvertently entering the
U.S. market.
_ . .. „ , . .. .. . ... . Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant I
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 168.65 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136 - 136y
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0607
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://epa.gov/compliance/monitoring/programs/fifra/importexport.html
Sectors Affected: 325
Agency Contact: Vera Au Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-9069
FAX: 703305-5884
E-Mail: Au.Vera@epa.gov
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Agency Contact: Martha Shimkin Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703305-5160
E-Mail: Shimkin.martha@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AJ54
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Title: Nanoscale Materials; Reporting Under TSCA Section 8(a)
Abstract: Under section 8(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA is developing a proposal to establish
reporting requirements for certain nanoscale materials. This rule would propose that persons who manufacture these nanoscale
materials notify EPA of certain information including production volume, methods of manufacture and processing, exposure and
release information, and available health and safety data. The proposed reporting of these activities will provide EPA with an
opportunity to evaluate the information and consider appropriate action under TSCA to reduce any risk to human health or the
environment.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 704 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2607 (a) TSCA 8(a)
Legal Deadline: None
Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need: EPA is proposing reporting requirements under section 8(a) of TSCA for persons who are
manufacturing, importing, or processing existing nanoscale materials in commerce to collect data on these activities. The data
will help EPA to take any measures to ensure that nanoscale materials are manufactured and used in a manner that protects
against unreasonable risks to human health and the environment.
Legal Basis: Section 8(a) of TSCA authorizes the Administrator to promulgate rules, which require each person (other than
a small manufacturer, importer, or processor) who manufactures, imports, processes, or proposes to manufacture, import, or
process a chemical substance, to maintain such records and submit such reports as the Administrator may reasonably require.
Alternatives: EPA developed a voluntary Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Program (NMSP) to complement and support its
regulatory activities on nanoscale materials. EPA initiated the NMSP to quickly learn about commercially available nanoscale
materials by soliciting existing data and information on a voluntary basis from manufacturers, importers, processors, and users
of nanoscale materials. In addition, the program was designed to identify and encourage use of risk management practices in
developing and commercializing nanoscale materials. In its NMSP interim report, EPA identified data gaps for existing
nanoscale material production, uses, and exposures, based on the information EPA received prior to January 2009. For
example, EPA estimated that companies provided information on only about 10 percent of the nanomaterials that may be
commercially available. EPA is proposing reporting requirements under section 8(a) of TSCA for persons who are
manufacturing, importing, or processing nanoscale materials in commerce to address some of the data gaps identified in the
NMSP interim report. EPA has not identified any other activities, including regulatory activities under TSCA that would address
data gaps for existing nanoscale materials.
Costs and Benefits: EPA has evaluated the potential costs of 8(a) reporting requirements for potential manufacturers,
importers, and processors that would be subject to the proposed rule. If an entity were to submit a notice to the Agency, the
annual burden is estimated to average 157 hours per response. This information would facilitate EPA's evaluation of the
materials and consideration of appropriate action under TSCA to reduce any unreasonable risk to human health or the
environment.
Risks: There is a growing body of scientific evidence showing the differences that exist between nanoscale material(s) and
their non-nanoscale counterpart(s). Nanoscale materials may have different or enhanced properties-for example, electrical,
chemical, magnetic, mechanical, thermal, or optical properties-or features, such as improved hardness or strength, that are
highly desirable for applications in commercial, medical, military, and environmental sectors. These properties are a direct
consequence of small size, which results in a larger surface area per unit of volume and/or quantum effects that occur at the
nanometer scale (i.e., 1 x 10-9 meters). Small size itself can also be a desirable property of nanoscale materials that is
exploited for miniaturization of applications/processes and/or stabilization or delivery of payloads to diverse environments or
incorporation into diverse products. The properties that can make nanoscale materials desirable for commercial applications
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also raise questions whether the small size of nanoscale materials or the unique or enhanced properties of nanoscale materials
may, under specific conditions, pose new or increased hazards to humans and the environment. Government, academic, and
private sector scientists in multiple countries are performing research into the environmental and human health effects of diverse
nanoscale materials, resulting in a substantial and rapidly growing body of scientific evidence. These research findings point to
the possibility for nanoscale materials to affect human health and the environment adversely. Research also indicates that not
all materials in the nanoscale size range behave differently from larger sized materials of the same substance.
Timetable:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/nano/
Sectors Affected: 325; 324
Agency Contact: Jim Alwood Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8974
E-Mail: Alwood.Jim@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Jessica Barkas Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202250-8880
E-Mail: Barkas.Jessica@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AJ58
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Title: Pesticides; Satisfaction of Data Requirements; Minor Revisions to the Procedures to Ensure Protection of Data
Submitters' Rights
Abstract: This action will revise and update EPA's existing regulations in 40 CFR part 152, subpart E. The proposal will
address changes to procedures for the protection of exclusive use and data compensation rights of individuals and entities that
submit data to the Agency in support of a pesticide registration decision (i.e., data submitters). The revisions are to
accommodate statutory and procedural changes that have occurred over the last 25 years since issuance in 1984. The revisions
would simplify the procedures, reduce burdens upon certain data submitters, and make minor changes to clarify the
requirements.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 152e (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136a
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
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Additional Information: SAN No 5382
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
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RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/registrationkit/
Sectors Affected: 32532
Agency Contact: Cameo Smoot Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703305-5454
FAX: 703305-5884
E-Mail: smoot.cameo@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AJ61
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Title: Pesticides; Clarifying Changes to Labeling
Abstract: EPA is planning a rulemaking to make minor revisions to 40 CFR part 156, Labeling Requirements for Pesticides
and Devices. The purpose of this effort is to update the structure of the regulation and make several clarifying changes. In
addition to these planned minor revisions, EPA will solicit suggestions from stakeholders on what the Agency might consider for
future changes to the labeling regulations.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 156 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: SAN No 5393
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/regulating/labels/product-
labels.htm
Sectors Affected: 32532
Agency Contact: Rame Cromwell Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-9068
FAX: 703305-5884
E-Mail: Cromwell.Rame@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Rose Kyprianou Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703305-5354
FAX: 703305-5884
E-Mail: Kyprianou.Rose@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AJ63
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Title: TSCA Reporting Requirements; Minor Revisions
Abstract: EPA is developing a proposal to make minor changes to three existing reporting requirements under the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) to reduce reporting burdens and to clarify reporting to provide for quicker review of health and
environmental data for more effective protection of public health and the environment. Specifically, the changes involve 40 CFR
790.5, entitled "Submission of Information"; 40 CFR 792.185, entitled "Reporting of Study Results"; and 40 CFR 712.28, entitled
"Forms and Instructions." The changes under consideration include the elimination of the requirement for 6 copies to be
submitted; the addition of a requirement for including "Robust Summaries" of test results with the submission of test data; and
the use of the Inventory Update Rule Form to format the submission of preliminary assessment information in response to
chemical information rules.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 799 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2601 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: SAN No. 5401
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/chemtest/pubs/sct4rule.html
Sectors Affected: 325
Agency Contact: Karen Chu Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8773
FAX: 202564-4765
E-Mail: chu.karen@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Mike Matthiesien Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-3077
FAX: 202564-4765
E-Mail: mattheisen.mike@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AJ65
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Title: General Exemptions From Reporting Requirements for Microorganisms; Revisions of Recipient Organisms Eligible for
Tier I and Tier II Exemptions
Abstract: In 1997, EPA promulgated a final rule under section 5 of Toxics Substances and Control Act (TSCA) to establish
the notification procedures for review of certain new microorganisms before they are introduced into commerce. "New"
microorganisms are those formed by deliberate combinations of genetic material from organisms classified in different taxonomic
genera. This review process is designed to prevent unreasonable risk of injury to human health and the environment without
imposing unnecessary regulatory burdens on the biotechnology industry. The rule also established TSCA section 5(h)(4)
exemptions from full reporting when 10 specific microorganisms are used as the recipient microorganisms for the introduced
genetic material and placed requirements on these recipient microorganism, the introduced genetic material, and the physical
containment (40 CFR 725, subpart G). The rule also established a mechanism (40 CFR 725.67) for the public to petition the
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Agency to propose additional recipient microorganisms for such exemptions. These regulations describe the appropriate
supporting information that must be submitted with the petition to provide EPA with a starting point for determining whether the
recipient should be listed as a candidate for the tiered exemption. EPA has received petitions to add two additional
microorganisms to the eligible recipient microorganisms listed in 40 CFR 725.420 (Trichoderma reesei and Bacillus
amyloliquefaciens). EPA is evaluating the information provided in these petitions. If, as result of this evaluation, EPA makes a
preliminary determination that one or both of the two microorganisms will not present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or
the environment, then EPA will propose a rule to grant the exemption petition for that microorganism(s).
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2601 et seq.
Legal Deadline: None
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/
Sectors Affected: 325
Agency Contact: Miriam Wigginslewis Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-9373
E-Mail: Wigginslewis.Miriam@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Greg Schweer Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8469
FAX: 202564-9094
E-Mail: Schweer.Greg@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AJ66
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Title: High Production Volume Chemicals; 4th Group of Chemicals; Test Rule and Significant New Use Rule
Abstract: EPA is proposing a test rule under section 4(a)(1)(B) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and a significant
new use rule (SNUR) under section 5(a)(2) of TSCA for the fourth group of high production volume (HPV) chemicals identified
under the HPV Program (see RIN 2070-AD16). Of the 45 chemicals in the fourth group of HPV chemicals, currently the test rule
is expected to apply to 23 chemicals. The SNUR is expected to include the other 22 chemicals. HPV chemicals are
manufactured (including imported) in the aggregate at more than 1 million pounds on an annual basis. For the chemical
substances to which it applies, the SNUR would require persons who intend to manufacture, import, or process the chemical
substances for an activity that is designated as a significant new use by this proposed rule to notify EPA at least 90 days before
commencing that activity. This required notice would provide EPA the opportunity to evaluate intended significant new uses and
associated activities before they occur and, if appropriate, to prohibit or limit those uses or activities.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 721 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2601 et seq.
Legal Deadline: None
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/existingchemicals/
Sectors Affected: 325
Agency Contact: Paul Campanella Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8091
E-Mail: Campanella.Paul@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Amy Breedlove Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-9823
E-Mail: Breedlove.Amy@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AJ67
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Title: Nanoscale Materials; Significant New Use Rule (SNUR)
Abstract: EPA is developing a significant new use rule (SNUR) under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA) for nanoscale materials. This action would require persons who intend to manufacture, import, or process this/these
chemical substance(s) for an activity that is designated as a significant new use by this proposed rule to notify EPA at least 90
days before commencing that activity. The required notification would provide EPA with the opportunity to evaluate the intended
use and, if necessary, to prohibit or limit that activity before it occurs to prevent unreasonable risk to human health or the
environment.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 721 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604
Legal Deadline: None
Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need: EPA is proposing a significant new use rule (SNUR) under section 5(a)(2) of TSCA that would
designate as a significant new use, any use of chemical substances as nanoscale materials after the proposed date of the rule.
Persons who intend to manufacture, import, or process these chemical substances for the new use after the date of the
proposed rule would be required to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity. The required notification would
provide EPA with the opportunity to evaluate the intended use and, if necessary, to prohibit or limit that activity before it occurs
to prevent any unreasonable risks to human health or the environment.
Legal Basis: Section 5(a)(2) of TSCA (15 U.S.C. 2604(a)(2)) authorizes EPA to determine that a use of a chemical
substance is a "significant new use." EPA must make this determination by rule after considering all relevant factors, including
those listed in TSCA section 5(a)(2). Once EPA determines that a use of a chemical substance is a significant new use, TSCA
section 5(a)(1)(B) requires persons to submit a significant new use notice (SNUN) to EPA at least 90 days before they
manufacture, import, or process the chemical substance for that use (15 U.S.C. 2604(a)(1)(B)).
Alternatives: Nanoscale materials based on chemical substances already on the TSCA Inventory are considered existing
chemical substances. These nanoscale materials do not require reporting as new chemical substances because they are
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nanoscale forms of chemical substances already in commerce. If EPA does not use authority under 5(a)(2) of TSCA to require
notification of new uses of nanoscale materials, EPA would have to use existing chemical authority under sections 4, 6, and 8
of TSCA to gather data and address any unreasonable risks.
Costs and Benefits: EPA has evaluated the potential costs of reporting requirements for potential manufacturers,
importers, and processors that would be subject to the significant new use rule. If an entity were to submit a notice to the
Agency, the annual burden is estimated to average 95 hours per response. The required notification would provide EPA with
the opportunity to evaluate the intended use and, if necessary, to prohibit or limit that activity before it occurs to prevent any
unreasonable risks to human health or the environment.
Risks: There is a growing body of scientific evidence showing the differences that exist between nanoscale material(s) and
their non-nanoscale counterpart(s). Nanoscale materials may have different or enhanced properties-for example, electrical,
chemical, magnetic, mechanical, thermal, or optical properties-or features, such as improved hardness or strength, that are
highly desirable for applications in commercial, medical, military, and environmental sectors. These properties are a direct
consequence of small size, which results in a larger surface area per unit of volume and / or quantum effects that occur at the
nanometer scale (i.e., 1 x 10-9 meters). Small size itself can also be a desirable property of nanoscale materials that is
exploited for miniaturization of applications/processes and/or stabilization or delivery of payloads to diverse environments or
incorporation into diverse products. The properties that can make nanoscale materials desirable for commercial applications
also raise questions whether the small size of nanoscale materials or the unique or enhanced properties of nanoscale materials
may, under specific conditions, pose new or increased hazards to humans and the environment. Government, academic, and
private sector scientists in multiple countries are performing research into the environmental and human health effects of diverse
nanoscale materials, resulting in a substantial and rapidly growing body of scientific evidence. These research findings point to
the possibility for nanoscale materials to affect human health and the environment adversely. Research also indicates that not
all materials in the nanoscale size range behave differently from larger sized materials of the same substance.
Timetable:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/nano/
Agency Contact: Jim Alwood Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8974
E-Mail: Alwood.Jim@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Jessica Barkas Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202250-8880
E-Mail: Barkas.Jessica@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AJ68
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Title: TSCA Inventory; Clarification for Chemical Identification Describing Statutory Mixtures, Including Ceramic Materials,
Cements, and Frits for TSCA Inventory Purposes
Abstract: EPA is clarifying the guidance on chemical identification of certain statutory mixtures for purposes of the Toxics
Substances Control Act Chemical Substance Inventory (TSCA Inventory). For the initial reporting period that established the
TSCA Inventory, EPA developed broad listing criteria ("category listings") for the complex reaction products known as statutory
mixtures. These included ceramics, cements, and frits. Since that time, there has been inconsistent guidance for manufacturers
of such substances with regard to whether new chemical notification under section 5 of TSCA was required for such new
substances. Under this action, EPA will clarify which chemical substances comprise complex reaction products that fall under
the "category listings" and which chemical substances (not currently on the TSCA Inventory) would be considered to be "new"
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chemical substances under TSCA and thus be subject to new chemical notification under TSCA section 5.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 710 to 77 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2601 et seq.
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: SAN No. 5421
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/
Sectors Affected: 325
Agency Contact: David Schutz Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-9262
FAX: 202564-9490
E-Mail: Schutz.David@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Greg Schweer Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8469
FAX: 202564-9094
E-Mail: Schweer.Greg@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AJ70
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Title: TSCA Chemicals of Concern List Under Section 5(b)(4) of the Toxic Substances Control Act
Abstract: EPA is proposing to add a category of eight phthalates, a category of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs),
and bisphenol A (BPA) to a list of chemical substances that EPA finds present or may present an unreasonable risk of injury to
human health or the environment. EPA is proposing this rule using the authority provided under section 5(b)(4) the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA is concerned that the hazards of these substances and the magnitude of human and/or
environmental exposure indicates that they may present an unreasonable risk to human health and/or the environment. EPA is
also proposing conforming changes to the TSCA 12(b) export notification regulations.
_ . Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed
Priority: Other Significant i
Kule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 730 and 707 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604 and 2611
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/existingchemicals/pubs/managechemrisk.html
Sectors Affected: 325
Agency Contact: Jessica Barkas Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202250-8880
E-Mail: Barkas.Jessica@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Maria Doa Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0718
E-Mail: Doa.Maria@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AJ71
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Title: Mercury; Significant New Use Rule; Elemental Mercury Used in Barometers, Manometers, and
Hygrometers/Psychrometers
Abstract: This proposed Significant New Use Rule (SNUR) would require persons to notify EPA at least 90 days before
commencing the manufacture, import, or processing of elemental mercury for use in three types of measuring devices, namely
barometers, manometers, and hygrometers/psychrometers. Mercury is no longer used in these products (except one battery-
powered, motor-aspirated psychrometer which is currently manufactured). EPA would consider a resumption of manufacture,
import, or processing of any of the three types of devices to be a significant new use. The rule does not apply to this one
psychrometer that is still manufactured. Elemental mercury in products can be released to the environment during
manufacturing, use, recycling, and/or disposal. Elemental mercury is converted to methyl mercury in the environment and is a
potent neurotoxin.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 721 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604, 2607, and 2625(c).
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: SAN No. 5440
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/existingchemicals/
Sectors Affected: 334513
Agency Contact: Sue Slotnick Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1973
E-Mail: slotnick.sue@epa.gov
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Agency Contact: Lynn Vendinello Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0514
FAX: 202566-0473
E-Mail: vendinello.lynn@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AJ73
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Title: Significant New Use Rule (SNUR); Di-n-pentyl Phthalate (DnPP)
Abstract: EPA is proposing a significant new use rule (SNUR) under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA) for di-n-pentyl phthalate (DnPP). This proposed rule would require manufacturers and processors of DnPP to notify
EPA at least 90 days before manufacturing, importing, or processing DnPP for a significant new use. The required notice would
provide EPA the opportunity to evaluate the significant new use, and if necessary, prohibit such activity to prevent unreasonable
risk of injury to human health or the environment. DnPP was identified for potential action in EPA's Existing Chemical Action
Plan for Phthalates, released in December 2009. The most recent Inventory Update Reporting data contain no reports of this
phthalate being produced or imported into the United States.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 721 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2601 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/newchems/pubs/snun.htm
Sectors Affected: 325
Agency Contact: Peter Gimlin Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0515
FAX: 202566-0473
E-Mail: gimlin.peter@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Sara Kemme Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0511
FAX: 202566-0473
E-Mail: kemme.sara@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AJ75
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Title: Electronic Reporting for Health and Safety Data Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
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Abstract: EPA is developing a proposal to facilitate the expanded use of electronic reporting under the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA). This action is intended to streamline and reduce the administrative costs and burdens of submitting health
and safety data, for both industry and the EPA, by establishing standards and requirements using EPA's Central Data Exchange
(CDX) to electronically submit health and safety data to the Agency. Specifically, EPA is developing a proposal to amend the
implementing regulations for submissions under section 4, 8(a), 8(d), and 8(e) of TSCA to facilitate the use of electronic
reporting.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 712; 40 CFR 716; 40 CFR 790 to 799 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal
Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2601 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/
Sectors Affected: 325; 32411
Agency Contact: Katherine Sleasman Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-7716
FAX: 202564-4773
E-Mail: sleasman.katherine@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Diane Sheridan Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8176
FAX: 202564-4775
E-Mail: Sheridan.Diane@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AJ76
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Title: Revisions to EPA's Rule on Protections for Subjects in Human Research Involving Pesticides
Abstract: As part of a settlement agreement, EPA will propose revisions to the existing rule governing the protection of
subjects in human research involving pesticides. The current rule, issued in 2006, provides protections for subjects in human
research by (1) prohibiting research conducted or supported by EPA that would involve intentional exposure of human subjects
who are children or pregnant or nursing women; (2) prohibiting EPA reliance in actions under the pesticide laws on research
involving intentional exposure of children or pregnant or nursing women; (3) extending the substantive requirements of the
Common Rule to the design and execution of research conducted by third-parties who intend to submit the data to EPA under
the pesticide laws; and (4) establishing the Human Studies Review Board, an independent expert panel to review proposals for
new research and reports of covered human research on which EPA proposes to rely under the pesticide laws. In settling this
litigation, EPA agreed to propose to broaden the applicability of the 2006 rule to apply to research involving intentional exposure
of a human subject to "a pesticide," without limitation as to the regulatory statutes under which the data might be submitted,
considered, or relied upon. The new proposed rule, therefore, would apply to all research with "pesticides," as that term is
defined in 7 U.S.C. 136(u) [Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), sec. 2(u)], submitted, considered, or
relied upon under any regulatory statute that EPA administers. EPA also committed in the settlement agreement to propose
amendments to the rule that would disallow consent by an authorized representative of a test subject and that would require the
Agency, in its reviews of covered human research, to document its ethics and science considerations in terms of the
recommendations articulated in the National Research Council's 2004 report, Intentional Human Dosing Studies for EPA
Regulatory Purposes.
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Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 26 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: PL 109-54, sec 201; 5 USC 301; 42 USC 300v-1(b); 7 USC 136 to 136y; 21 USC 346a
Legal Deadline:
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Judicial
Judicial
Description
Settlement Agreement Deadline for the Administrator's Signature
Settlement Agreement Deadline for the Administrator's Signature
Date
01/18/2011
12/18/2011
Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need: In 2006, EPA promulgated a regulation governing the protection of subjects in human research
involving pesticides. EPA settled litigation challenging the 2006 rule by promising to conduct this rulemaking.
Legal Basis: Public Law 109-54, section 201; 5 U.S.C. 301; 42 U.S.C. 300v-1(b); 7 U.S.C. 136 to 136y;21 U.S.C. 346a
Alternatives: This action involves proposal of amendments to the 2006 rule consistent with a negotiated settlement,
followed by receipt and response to public comments and promulgation of a final rule. Because alternative educational,
voluntary, incentive-based, market-based, or other non-regulatory approaches could not resolve the legal challenge to the 2006
rule, they are not being considered. EPA retains discretion to adopt a final rule that differs from its proposal.
Costs and Benefits: Impacts are expected to be primarily procedural and limited to the costs of supporting the rulemaking
effort itself. Expected benefits from this action will result from resolution of the litigation and establishing the stability of the rules
governing regulated human research with pesticides by third parties.
Risks: Although no research is known of that would fall outside the scope of the 2006 rule but within the scope of the
proposed amendment, this action addresses a perceived loophole for unethical human pesticide research to be submitted to
EPA and relied on by the Agency under other regulatory statutes.
Timetable:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppfead1/guidance/human-test.htm
Agency Contact: John Carley Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7501P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703305-7019
FAX: 703308-4776
E-Mail: Carley.John@epa.gov
Agency Contact: William Jordan Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7501P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703305-1049
FAX: 703308-4776
E-Mail: Jordan.William@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AJ77
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Title: Synchronizing the Expiration Dates of EPA Pesticide Applicator Certificates With the Underlying State or Tribal
Applicator Certificate
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Abstract: Applicators of restricted-use pesticides (RUP) can be certified by States, Tribes, or non-EPA Federal agencies that
have an EPA-approved certification plan (authorized agencies). As part of a proposed Federal Plan, pesticide applicators may
be issued an EPA certificate which allows them to apply RUPs in entities not covered by an authorized agency (e.g., parts of
Indian Country) by submitting an application form and providing documentation of an existing valid certification issued by an
authorized agency, without further demonstration of competency. The EPA certificate is valid for 2 years for commercial
applicators and 3 years for private applicators, or until the expiration date of the original certificate issued by the authorized
agencies, whichever occurs first. Some authorized agencies now issue certificates that are valid for up to 5 years. Under the
current regulations, the EPA certificate may expire before the underlining certificate that it was based on expires, requiring the
applicator to resubmit the same information to renew the EPA certificate. Through this action, EPA will propose to synchronize
the expiration dates so that the EPA certificate expires at the same time as the underlying state, tribal, or non-EPA federal
certificate. This action will not involve any other substantive changes to the regulations.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 171.11(e) (To search fora specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136a et seq.
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; State; Tribal
Small Entities Affected: Business; Organizations Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppfead1/safety/applicators/applicators.htm
Sectors Affected: 32532
Agency Contact: Amaris Johnson Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703305-9542
FAX: 703308-7070
E-Mail: johnson.amaris@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Nicole Zinn Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-7076
FAX: 703308-7070
E-Mail: zinn.nicole@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AJ78
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Title: Significant New Use Rule (SNUR); Benzidine-Based Dyes
Abstract: EPA is developing a significant new use rule (SNUR) under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA) for Benzidine-based Dyes. This action would require persons who intend to manufacture, import, or process this/these
chemical substance(s) for an activity that is designated as a significant new use to notify EPA at least 90 days before
commencing that activity. The required notification would provide EPA with the opportunity to evaluate the intended use and, if
necessary, to prohibit or limit that activity before it occurs to prevent unreasonable risk to human health or the environment.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 721 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2601 et seq.
Legal Deadline: None
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise
be of international interest.
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/existingchemicals/pubs/sect5a2.html
Sectors Affected: 325
Agency Contact: Abeer Hashem Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-1117
E-Mail: Hashem.Abeer@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Annette Washington Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8178
E-Mail: Washington.Annette@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AJ79
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Title: Pesticides; Revisions to Minimum Risk Exemptions
Abstract: EPA has determined that the current listing of active ingredients and references to inert ingredients in 40 CFR
152.25(f) should be made clearer to facilitate manufacturing processes, enforcement, and consumer choice among products. In
this action, EPA will explore options for clarifying the active and inert ingredient listings, including both rule and non-rule actions.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 152.25 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136a; 7 USC 136w
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: Split from RIN 2070-AJ45.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis _ . . . . „ . . ._ , , _. .
_..,,.. . . Government Levels Affected: Federal; State
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/
Sectors Affected: 3251; 32532
Agency Contact: Niva Kramek Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703605-1193
FAX: 703305-5884
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E-Mail: Kramek.Niva@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Kathryn Boyle Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703305-6304
FAX: 703305-5884
E-Mail: Boyle.Kathryn@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AJ80
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Title: Pesticides; Clarifications for Microbial Pesticide Definitions and Applicability
Abstract: The Agency intends to propose two clarifications to text found in the Microbial Pesticides Definition and
Applicability section (40 CFR 158.2100). The first is a technical correction, replacing "part" with "subpart" in 40 CFR
158.2100(c)(1). The other clarification, involving revisions to 40 CFR 158.2100(c)(2), is in response to recent confusion over the
distinction between isolates and strains and exactly how the Agency is considering both of these terms. In conjunction with the
second change, the Agency is also developing a new microbial pesticide guideline to explain the Deposition of a Sample in a
Nationally Recognized Culture Collection data requirement, which is found in the tables in 40 CFR 158.2120(c) and 40 CFR
1 58. 21 71 (c). Presently, there is no guideline referenced in the tables for this requirement. Additionally, to clarify this microbial
deposition data requirement, the Agency intends to propose adding a test note to the aforementioned tables, emphasizing the
need for the continuing "maintenance" of a culture deposit to ensure it remains available in case the Agency requests a sample.
Finally, the Agency is proposing to remove incorrect references in 40 CFR 158.2120 and 158.2171 to a paragraph (e) that does
not exist.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 1 58.21 00(c)(1) and (c)(2); 40 CFR 1 58.21 20(c) table note. (To search for a specific CFR, visit the
Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136a et seq,
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0670
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/biopesticides/
Sectors Affected: 32532; 32519
Agency Contact: Rose Kyprianou Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703305-5354
FAX: 703305-5884
E-Mail: Kyprianou.Rose@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Cameo Smoot Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703305-5454
E-Mail: Smoot.Cameo@epa.gov
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AJ81
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Title: Short-Chained Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCPs); Significant New Use Rule (SNUR)
Abstract: EPA intends to designate any new manufacture or import of Short-chained Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCPs) as a
"significant new use" under section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Before the chemical can be manufactured or
imported for the significant new use, the company would be required to provide advance notification to EPA. This approach
gives EPA the opportunity to evaluate any concerns, and if necessary, regulate future manufacture, import, or uses associated
with this chemical. EPA believes that this action is necessary because these chemical substances may be hazardous to human
health and the environment. The required notice will provide EPA the opportunity to evaluate intended significant new uses and
associated activities before they occur and, if necessary, to prohibit or limit those uses or activities.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 721 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2601 et seq.
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/
Sectors Affected: 325
Agency Contact: Tom Simons Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0517
FAX: 202566-0473
E-Mail: simons.tom@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Priscilla Flattery Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7401M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-2718
FAX: 202564-0575
E-Mail: flattery.priscilla@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AA58
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Title: Follow-Up Rules on Existing Chemicals
Abstract: EPA monitors the commercial development of existing chemicals of concern and/or gathers 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 as chemicals
are identified.
Priority: Routine and Frequent Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 704; 40 CFR 707; 40 CFR 710; 40 CFR 721 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal
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Regulations 1
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604 TSCA 5; 15 USC 2607 TSCA 8
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM: 2,4-Pentanedione
NPRM SNUR: Heavy Metals
Final SNUR: Heavy Metals
Final: 2,4-Pentanedione
Date
09/27/1 989
01/15/2002
06/00/201 1
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54 FR 39548
67 FR 1937
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM SNUR: Heavy Metals - http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-
bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2002_register&docid=02-963-filed.pdf
Government Levels Affected: No
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business; Governmental
Jurisdictions
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/existingchemicals/
Sectors Affected: 325; 32411
Agency Contact: Diane Sheridan Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8176
FAX: 202564-4775
E-Mail: Sheridan.Diane@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Amy Breedlove Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-9823
E-Mail: Breedlove.Amy@epa.gov
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AA59
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Title: Significant New Use Rules (SNURs); Follow-Up Rules on Non-5(e) New Chemical Substances
Abstract: Section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) authorizes EPA to determine that a use of a chemical
substance is a "significant new use." After considering all relevant factors, including those listed in TSCA section 5(a)(2), EPA
makes this determination by promulgating Significant New Use Rules (SNURs). These regulations require persons who intend
to manufacture, import, or process a chemical substance contained in a SNUR for an activity that is designated as a significant
new use to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity. The required notification will provide EPA with the
opportunity to evaluate the intended use and, if necessary, to prohibit or limit that activity before it occurs. For chemicals which
were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs), EPA may promulgate "non-5(e) SNURs" when the Agency did not find that
the chemical's manufacture, processing, distribution, use or disposal, as described in the PMN, triggered the determinations set
forth under TSCA section 5(e), but did find that certain changes in the chemical's manufacture, processing, distribution, use or
disposal could result in increased exposures to or releases of the substance. Under the Expedited Follow-up Rule (EFUR), 40
CFR part 721, subpart D, EPA routinely issues batch direct final section 5(e) and non-5(e) SNURs. This Regulatory Agenda
action addresses those chemicals that were subject to a proposed SNUR prior to the effective date of the EFUR or which do not
qualify under the EFUR.
Priority: Routine and Frequent Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 721 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2601 et seq.
Legal Deadline: None
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Action
NPRM: P-84-1056
NPRM: P -86 -566
NPRM: Aluminum Cross-linked Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose
Final: Aluminum Cross-linked Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose
Final: P-86-566
Final: P-84-1056
Date
06/11/1986
1 2/08/1 987
06/11/1993
04/00/201 1
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52 FR 46496
58 FR 32628
Additional Information: SAN No. 1976
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/newchems/pubs/cnosnurs.htm
Sectors Affected: 325; 324
Agency Contact: Karen Chu Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8773
FAX: 202564-4765
E-Mail: chu.karen@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Greg Schweer Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8469
FAX: 202564-9094
E-Mail: Schweer.Greg@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AB27
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Title: Significant New Use Rule (SNUR); Chemical-Specific SNURs To Extend Provisions of Section 5(e) Orders
Abstract: Section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) authorizes EPA to determine that a use of a chemical
substance is a "significant new use." After considering all relevant factors, including those listed in TSCA section 5(a)(2), EPA
makes this determination by promulgating Significant New Use Rules (SNURs). These regulations require persons who intend
to manufacture, import, or process a chemical substance contained in a SNUR for an activity that is designated as a significant
new use to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity. The required notification will provide EPA with the
opportunity to evaluate the intended use and, if necessary, to prohibit or limit that activity before it occurs. For chemicals which
were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs) and for which EPA made a determination that the manufacture, processing,
distribution, use or disposal may present an unreasonable risk, the Agency may issue a section 5(e) consent order to limit these
activities. The Agency generally issues "5(e)" SNURs to extend the controls prescribed in these consent orders to other
manufacturers and processors by designating the manufacture, processing, distribution, use or disposal of the substances
without the specified controls as significant new uses. For chemicals which were the subject of PMNs, EPA may also
promulgate "non-5(e) SNURs" when the Agency did not find that the chemical's manufacture, processing, distribution, use or
disposal, as described in the PMN, triggered the determinations set forth under TSCA section 5(e) but did find that certain
changes in the chemical's manufacture, processing, distribution, use or disposal could result in increased exposures to or
releases of the substance. Under the Expedited Follow-up Rule (EFUR), 40 CFR part 721, Subpart D, EPA routinely issues
batch direct final section 5(e) and non-5(e) SNURs.
Priority: Routine and Frequent Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 721 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604
Legal Deadline: None
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Action
NPRM: Aromatic Amino Ether (P90-1840)
NPRM: Alkenyl Ether of Alkanetriol Polymer (93-458)
NPRM: Certain Chemical Substances (91-1299/95-1667 91-1298 91-
1297)
NPRM; Certain Chemical Substances -- (P01-759, P05-555, P07-283)
Direct Final Action: Certain Chemical Substances, Batch FY08-1
Direct Final Action, Certain Chemical Substances, Batch FY09-1
Final; Certain Chemical Substances -- (P01 -759, P05-555, P07-283)
Direct Final Action: Certain Chemical Substances, Batch FY09-2
NPRM Reproposal for 2 Carbon Nanotubes
NPRM Revocation Batch FY10-01
NPRM for 1 Carbon Nanotube
Direct Final Action Batch 10-01
Direct Final Rule; Batch FY10-02
NPRM; Carbon Nanotubes; Reopening Comment Period
Final Action; 2 Carbon Nanotubes
NPRM Batch 10-1
Direct Final Action Batch FY10-04
Direct Final Action Batch FY10-03
Final Action; 1 Carbon Nanotube
NPRM Modifications Batch 10-01
Final: Certain Chemical Substances (91-1299/95-1667 91-1298 91-
1297)
Final: Alkenyl Ether of Alkanetriol Polymer (93-458)
Final: Aromatic Amino Ether (P90-1840)
Date
06/06/1994
1 2/1 9/1 994
06/26/1 997
06/09/2008
11/05/2008
06/24/2009
07/08/2009
09/1 8/2009
11/06/2009
12/31/2009
02/03/2010
02/01/2010
06/24/201 0
07/28/201 0
1 2/00/201 0
1 2/00/201 0
12/00/2010
12/00/2010
12/00/2010
12/00/2010
1 2/00/201 0
12/00/2010
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59 FR 65289
62 FR 34421
73 FR 32508
73 FR 65743
74 FR 29982
74 FR 32460
74 FR 47877
74 FR 57430
74 FR 69320
75 FR 5546
75 FR 4983
75 FR 35977
75 FR 44198
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM; Certain Chemical Substances - (P01-759, P05-555, P07-
283) - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-TOX/2008/June/Day-09/t12862.pdf
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/newchems/pubs/cnosnurs.htm
Sectors Affected: 325; 324
Agency Contact: Kenneth Moss Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-9232
FAX: 202564-4745
E-Mail: moss.kenneth@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Tracey Klosterman Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-2209
FAX: 202564-9490
E-Mail: klosterman.tracey@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AC46
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Title: Groundwater and Pesticide Management Plan Rule
Abstract: As proposed, this regulation would have established Pesticide Management Plans (PMPs) as a new regulatory
requirement for certain pesticides. Unless a State or tribal authority had an EPA-approved Plan specifying risk-reduction
measures, use of the chemical would be prohibited. The rule would also specify procedures and deadlines for development,
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approval and modification of plans by States and tribal authorities. Several parameters of the program described in the proposed
rule were reconsidered to determine whether the program could address water quality issues rather than ground-water only, and
to determine the best partnership approach to implementation. During this period, the risk level associated with the named
pesticides was reexamined and reduced. Moreover, since the proposal in 1996, many States have adopted the original concept
and framework of Pesticide Management Plans and these programs are operational today. This experience and growth in
knowledge has exceeded the requirements and specifications of the original proposal. Accordingly, EPA intends to withdraw the
proposed rule in the near future.
Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 152.170 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136(a) "FIFRA sec 3"; 7 USC 136(w)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
Notice; Metolachlor
Supplemental Notice & Extension of Comment Period
Notice: Withdrawal of NPRM
Date
06/26/1 996
1 0/24/1 996
02/23/2000
03/24/2000
12/00/2010
FR Cite
61 FR 33259
65 FR 8925
65 FR 15885
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/1996/June/Day-26/pr-
768.html
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/
Sectors Affected: 9241
Agency Contact: Charles Evans Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703305-7199
E-Mail: Evans.Charles@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Rose Kyprianou Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703305-5354
FAX: 703305-5884
E-Mail: Kyprianou.Rose@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AD16
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Title: High Production Volume (HPV) Chemicals; Testing of Certain Chemicals
Abstract: EPA has or is developing several test rules under section 4(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to
require testing and recordkeeping requirements for certain high production volume (HPV) chemicals (i.e., chemicals which are
manufactured (including imported) in the aggregate at more than 1 million pounds on an annual basis) that have not been
sponsored under the voluntary HPV Challenge Program. Although varied based on specific data needs for the particular
chemical, the data generally collected under these rules may include: acute toxicity, repeat dose toxicity, developmental and
reproductive toxicity, mutagenicity, ecotoxicity, and environmental fate. The first rule proposed testing for 37 HPV chemicals with
substantial worker exposure. When finalized in 2006, the number of chemicals included in the first final rule was reduced to 17
based on new information on annual production volumes, worker exposure, and commitments to the voluntary HPV Challenge
Program. A second proposed test rule that published in 2008 for 19 chemicals is expected to be finalized in 2010. A third
proposed test rule that published in early 2010 for 29 chemicals is expected to be finalized in 2011.
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Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 790 to 799 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Final Action
Direct Final Action"!; Revocation; Coke-Oven Light Oil (Coal)
NPRM2
NPRM3
Final Action2
Direct Final Actionl -2; Revocation
NPRM4
Final Actions
Date
1 2/26/2000
03/1 6/2006
12/08/2006
07/24/2008
02/25/2010
12/00/2010
1 2/00/201 0
04/00/201 1
04/00/201 1
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65 FR 81658
71 FR 13709
71 FR 71058
73 FR 43314
75 FR 8575
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0033; EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-0531; EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2009-0112
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal
Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise
be of international interest.
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/chemtest
Sectors Affected: 325; 32411
Agency Contact: Paul Campanella Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8091
E-Mail: Campanella.Paul@epa.gov
Agency Contact: John Schaeffer Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8173
FAX: 202564-4765
E-Mail: Schaeffer.John@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AD30
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Title: Pesticides; Data Requirements for Antimicrobials
Abstract: EPA is updating and revising its pesticide data requirements for antimicrobial pesticide products. The existing
antimicrobial data requirements are in 40 CFR part 161. This action will revise the existing data requirements to reflect current
regulatory and scientific standards. The data requirements will cover all scientific disciplines for antimicrobial pesticides,
including product chemistry and residue chemistry, toxicology, and environmental fate and effects. In general, pesticide data
requirements are codified in 40 CFR part 158, which describes the minimum data and information EPA typically requires to
support an application for pesticide registration or amendment; support the maintenance of a pesticide registration by means of
the data call-in process, e.g., as used in the registration review program; or establish or maintain a tolerance or exemption from
the requirements of a tolerance for a pesticide chemical residue. This part establishes general policies and procedures
associated with the submission of data in support of a pesticide regulatory action. It does not, however, include study protocols,
methodology, or standards for conducting or reporting test results; nor does this part describe how the Agency uses or evaluates
the data and information in its risk assessment and risk management decisions, or the regulatory determinations that may be
based upon the data. Once this regulatory change takes effect, data requirements for antimicrobial pesticides will be set forth in
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subpart W of 40 CFR part 158, and part 161 will be removed.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 158 and 161 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136 to 136y
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
10/08/2008
04/00/201 1
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Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2008/October/Day-
08/p23127.pdf; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0110
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppad001/
Sectors Affected: 32519; 32551; 32532; 32561
Agency Contact: Kathryn Boyle Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703305-6304
FAX: 703305-5884
E-Mail: Boyle.Kathryn@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Nader Elkassabany Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-8783
FAX: 703305-5884
E-Mail: elkassabany.nader@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AD55
i(Ji. View Related Documents
Title: Plant Incorporated Protectants (PIPs); Exemption for Those Derived Through Genetic Engineering From Sexually
Compatible Plants
Abstract: EPA has determined that the record for this action, which was originally proposed in 1994, does not address the
scientific information developed since the original proposal. Consequently, the record would not provide adequate, up-to-date
support for the proposed rule. In 1994, EPA believed that the proposed exemption for plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs)
derived through genetic engineering from plants sexually compatible with the recipient plant had the potential to cover a number
of low-risk products. However, experience in the last decade has shown that such PIPs have not been developed in great
numbers. If EPA were to pursue such an exemption in the future, the Agency would issue a new proposed rule. As such, EPA is
considering withdrawing the 1994 proposal. Withdrawing the 1994 proposal does not preclude EPA's pursuing the same
approach in the future. If withdrawn, the Agency would create a new entry in the Regulatory Agenda once the Agency decided
to pursue such a rulemaking in the future.
Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 174 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136 et seq; 21 USC 346a et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable
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Action
NPRM
Supplemental NPRM 1
Supplemental NPRM 2
Supplemental NPRM 3
Supplemental NPRM 4
Supplemental NPRM 5
Notice; Withdrawal of NPRMs
Date
11/23/1994
07/22/1 996
05/16/1997
04/23/1999
07/19/2001
08/20/2001
02/00/2011
FR Cite
59 FR 60496
61 FR 37891
62 FR 27132
64 FR 19958
66 FR 37855
66 FR 43552
Additional Information: SAN No 4611
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/biopesticides/pips/index.htm
Sectors Affected: 61131; 111; 32532; 54171
Agency Contact: Elizabeth Milewski Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7201M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8480
FAX: 202564-8502
E-Mail: Milewski.Elizabeth@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Keith Matthews Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7511P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-8712
FAX: 703308-7026
E-Mail: Matthews.Keith@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AD56
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Title: Plant Incorporated Protectants (PIPs); Exemption for PIPs That Act by Primarily Affecting the Plant
Abstract: EPA has determined that the record for this action, which was originally proposed in 1994, does not address the
scientific information developed since the original proposal. Consequently, the record would not provide adequate, up-to-date
support for the proposed rule. In 1994, EPA believed that the proposed exemption for plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs) that
act by primarily affecting the plant had the potential to cover a number of low-risk products. However, experience in the last
decade has shown that such PIPs have not been developed in great numbers. If EPA were to pursue such an exemption in the
future, the Agency would issue a new proposed rule. As such, EPA is considering withdrawing the 1994 proposal. Withdrawing
the 1994 proposal does not preclude EPA's pursuing the same approach in the future. If withdrawn, the Agency would create a
new entry in the Regulatory Agenda once the Agency decided to pursue such a rulemaking in the future.
Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 174 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136 et seq; 21 USC 346a et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM Original
Supplemental NPRM
Supplemental NPRM 2
Supplemental NPRM 3
Supplemental NPRM 4
Notice; Withdrawal of NPRMs
Date
11/23/1994
07/22/1996
05/16/1997
04/23/1999
07/19/2001
1 2/00/201 0
FR Cite
59 FR 60496
61 FR 37891
62 FR 27132
64 FR 19958
66 FR 37855
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Additional Information: SAN No 4612
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/biopesticides/pips/index.htm
Sectors Affected: 6113; 111; 32532; 54171
Agency Contact: Elizabeth Milewski Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7201M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8480
FAX: 202564-8502
E-Mail: Milewski.Elizabeth@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Keith Matthews Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7511P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-8712
FAX: 703308-7026
E-Mail: Matthews.Keith@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AJ28
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Title: Pesticides; Expansion of Crop Grouping Program
Abstract: EPA is revising the pesticide crop grouping regulations to create new crop groupings, add new subgroups, and
expand existing crop groups by adding new commodities. The current crop groupings allow EPA to establish pesticide
tolerances for multiple related crops based upon data for a representative set of crops. EPA expects these revisions to promote
greater use of crop grouping for tolerance-setting purposes and to facilitate the availability of pesticides for minor crop uses. The
first revision in a series of revisions to the crop grouping regulations was finalized in December 2007. In January 2010, EPA
proposed the next revision to the crop grouping regulations, involving a proposal to create a new crop group and amend three
other crop groups.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 180 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 21 USC 346a
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM 1
Final Action 1
Final Action 1; Technical Amendment
NPRM 2
Final Action 2
Date
05/23/2007
1 2/07/2007
01/02/2008
01/06/2010
01/00/2011
FR Cite
72 FR 28920
72 FR 69150
73 FR 51
75 FR 807
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM 1 - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/May/Day-
23/p9595.htm; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0766
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://cfpub1 .epa.gov/oppref/food_feed/index.cfm
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
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Sectors Affected: 32532; 111
Agency Contact: Rame Cromwell Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-9068
FAX: 703305-5884
E-Mail: Cromwell.Rame@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Barbara Madden Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7505P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703305-6463
FAX: 703305-5884
E-Mail: madden.barbara@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AJ43
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Title: TSCA Inventory Update Reporting Modifications
Abstract: The Inventory Update Reporting (IUR) rule enables EPA to procure basic information on chemicals manufactured
or processed for commercial purposes, resulting in a unique database that includes current production volume, manufacturing
site-related data, and processing and use-related data for larger volume chemicals. This broad-based collection of
manufacturing and use-exposure-related data provides basic information needed for risk prevention and management activities.
The changes in the IUR Modifications rule are designed: (1) to tailor the information collected to more closely match the
Agency's overall information needs; (2) to obtain new and updated information relating to potential exposures to a subset of
chemical substances listed on the Toxics Substances and Control Act (TSCA) Inventory; and (3) to improve the utility of the
information reported. EPA believes that changing the information collected through the IUR, the method and frequency of
collecting the information, and confidential business information (CBI) requirements will accomplish these goals. The major
changes in the IUR Modifications Rule include: eliminating the upper threshold to collect processing and use data for all
reported chemicals, collecting multi-year production volume information, returning the frequency of reporting to every 4 years
from every 5, triggering reporting based on the annual production volume since the last IUR, and requiring electronic reporting.
Other changes include modifications to specific data elements such as the production volume and types of industrial and
commercial/consumer uses; requiring an indication of consumer or commercial use and, if commercial, the number of workers;
changes to requirements for making CBI claims; migrating the regulatory text from 40 CFR 710 to 711; and eliminating obsolete
regulatory text.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 710 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2607 (TSCA section 8)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
NPRM Comment Period Extended
Final Action
Date
08/13/2010
07/00/201 1
FR Cite
75 FR 49656
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480b2ff32; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2009-0187
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/iur/
Sectors Affected: 324; 325
Agency Contact: Susan Sharkey Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8789
FAX: 202564-4775
E-Mail: Sharkey.Susan@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Chenise Farquharson Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-7768
FAX: 202564-4775
E-Mail: farquharson.chenise@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AJ57
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Title: Lead; Clearance and Clearance Testing Requirements for the Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program
Abstract: On May 6, 2010, EPA proposed several revisions to the 2008 Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program
(RRP) rule that established accreditation, training, certification, and recordkeeping requirements, as well as work practice
standards for persons performing renovations for compensation in most pre-1978 housing and child-occupied facilities. Current
requirements include training renovators, other renovation workers, and dust sampling technicians; for certifying renovators,
dust sampling technicians, and renovation firms; for accrediting providers of renovation and dust sampling technician training;
for renovation work practices; and for recordkeeping. EPA is particularly concerned about dust lead hazards generated by
renovations because of the well documented toxicity of lead, especially to younger children. This proposal includes additional
requirements designed to ensure that lead-based paint hazards generated by renovation work are adequately cleaned after
renovation work is finished and before the work areas are re-occupied. Specifically, EPA proposed to require dust wipe testing
after many renovations covered by the RRP rule. For a subset of jobs involving demolition or removal of plaster through
destructive means or the disturbance of paint using machines designed to remove paint through high-speed operation, such as
power sanders or abrasive blasters, this proposal would also require the renovation firm to demonstrate, through dust wipe
testing, that dust-lead levels remaining in the work area are below regulatory levels.
Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: Private Sector
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 745 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2601 (c); 15 USC 2682(c)(3); 15 USC 2684; 15 USC 2686; 15 USC 2687
Legal Deadline:
Action
NPRM
Other
Source
Judicial
Judicial
Description
Signature
Signature
Date
04/22/2010
07/15/2011
Regulatory Plan:
Statement of Need: EPA is particularly concerned about dust lead hazards generated by renovations because children,
especially younger children, are at risk for high exposures of lead-based paint dust via hand-to-mouth exposure. This
rulemaking revision is being considered in response to a settlement agreement.
Legal Basis: Section 402(c)(3) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires EPA to regulate renovation or
remodeling activities that create lead-based paint hazards in target housing, which is defined by statute to cover most pre-1978
housing, public buildings built before 1978, and commercial buildings. The work practice requirements for dust wipe testing and
clearance, training, certification and accreditation requirements, and State, territorial, and tribal authorization provisions are
being promulgated under the authority of TSCA sections 402(c)(3), 404, and 407 (15 U.S.C. 2682(c)(3), 2684, and 2687).
Alternatives: In addition to the proposed rule option, the Economic Analysis for the proposed rule analyzes several
alternative options, including options with lower and higher thresholds (in terms of the amount of lead-based paint disturbed) for
renovations that require dust wipe testing or clearance. See also the discussion in the preamble to the proposed rule at page
25058 et seq.
Costs and Benefits: Benefits. The proposed rule is estimated to generate benefits by providing greater assurance that
dust-lead hazards created by renovations are adequately cleaned up, primarily by requiring renovation firms to provide building
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owners and occupants with information on dust lead levels remaining in the work area after many renovation projects, but also
by requiring renovation firms to demonstrate that they have achieved regulatory clearance levels after some of the dustiest
renovations. These changes will protect individuals residing in target housing or attending a child-occupied facility where these
renovation events are performed. It will also protect individuals who move into target housing after such a renovation is
performed, or who visit a friend, relative, or caregiver's house where such a renovation is performed. EPA has estimated the
number of individuals residing in target housing units or attending COFs where renovation events are performed. The proposed
rule will benefit 809,000 children under the age of 6 and 7,547,000 individuals age 6 and older (including 96,000 pregnant
women) per year by minimizing their exposure to lead dust generated by renovations. The low threshold option would protect
882,000 children under the age of 6 and 8,193,000 individuals age 6 and older, including 105,000 pregnant women. The high
threshold option protects 706,000 children and 6,590,000 individuals age 6 and older, including 83,000 pregnant women. The
remaining three alternative options (dust wipe testing only, clearance only, and third party dust wipe testing) would affect the
same number of individuals as the proposed rule, although the amount of protection provided to some of those individuals may
differ from the proposed rule. Costs. Total annualized costs for the proposed rule are $272 million per year using a 3 percent
discount rate and $293 million per year using a 7 percent discount rate. Under the low threshold option, costs are $312 million
per year with a 3 percent discount rate and $336 million per year with a 7 percent rate. Under the high threshold option, costs
are $224 million per year with a 3 percent discount rate and $242 million per year with a 7 percent discount rate. The option that
only requires dust wipe testing costs $268 million per year with a 3 percent discount rate and $288 million per year with a 7
percent discount rate. The option requiring clearance for all renovations covered by the proposed rule costs $367 million with a
3 percent discount rate and $394 million with a 7 percent discount rate. The option requiring the use of a third-party for dust
wipe sampling costs $431 million per year with a 3 percent discount rate and $459 million per year with a 7 percent discount
rate. These cost estimates are based on the assumption that improved lead test kits would be available.
Risks: Lead is known for its "broad array of deleterious effects on multiple organ systems via widely diverse mechanisms of
action." (EPA Air Quality Criteria for Lead, October 2006). This array of health effects includes heme biosynthesis and related
functions; neurological development and function; reproduction and physical development; kidney function; cardiovascular
function; and immune function. There is also some evidence of lead carcinogenicity, primarily from animal studies, together with
limited human evidence of suggestive associations. Of particular interest to EPA during the RRP rulemaking was the
delineation of lowest observed effect levels for those lead-induced effects that are most clearly associated with blood lead levels
of less than 10 micrograms per deciliter in children and adults. See also the discussion in the preamble to the proposed rule at
page 25039 et seq.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
NPRM Extension of Comment Period
NPRM Comment Period Extended To
Final Action
Date
05/06/201 0
07/06/201 0
07/07/2010
08/06/2010
07/00/201 1
FR Cite
75 FR 25038
75 FR 38959
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480ae7efa; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2005-0049
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Tribal
Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/renovation.htm
Agency Contact: Cindy Wheeler Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0484
E-Mail: Wheeler.Cindy@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Michelle Price Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0744
E-Mail: Price.Michelle@epa.gov
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AJ60
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Title: Mercury Export Ban Act (MEBA); Essential Use Exemption Instructions
Abstract: The Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008 amended section 12 of the Toxics Substances and Control Act (TSCA) to
prohibit the export of elemental mercury from the United States effective January 1 , 201 3. The new provision in TSCA allows
any person residing in the U.S. to petition the Administrator for an exemption to the export ban. If the Administrator makes
certain findings listed in the Act, the Administrator may grant exemptions to the ban through notice and comment rulemaking.
Through a posting on the Web site, EPA will provide the basic instructions and information related to these exemptions.
Exemption requests themselves will be acted on through separate rulemakings that will be covered by a separate entry in the
Regulatory Agenda, as appropriate.
Priority: Info. /Admin. /Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: PL 11 0-41 4
Legal Deadline:
t Action
Other
Source
Statutory
Description
The mercury export ban
goes into effect January 1
2013.
Date
01/01/2013
Timetable:
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Action
Date
12/00/2010
FR Cite
Additional Information: SAN No. 5387.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise
be of international interest.
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/mercury/
Agency Contact: Julie Simpson Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1980
E-Mail: Simpson.Julie@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Sue Slotnick Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1973
E-Mail: slotnick.sue@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AJ74
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Title: Revision to Compliance Date for Pesticide Container/Containment Rule
Abstract: On June 15, 2010, EPA granted a 4-month extension of the compliance date in 40 CFR 156.159 by which the
pesticide labels must be updated with the container management statements required by the pesticide container and
containment regulations originally published in 2006 and amended in 2008. At the same time, EPA proposed and sought public
comment on a 1 -year extension. The Agency believes that an extension of the compliance date is necessary and appropriate.
While there has been significant progress in the number of pesticide labels that have been updated with the container
management statements required by the container-containment regulations, EPA has recently become aware that there are still
a substantial number of products whose labels must be submitted to EPA, reviewed and approved by EPA, and reviewed and
approved by the States. This amendment does not otherwise involve any other changes to the regulations.
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Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 156 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136 to 136y
Legal Deadline:
Action
Other
Other
Source
Statutory
Statutory
Description
FIFRA section 25(a)(4) requires EPA to promulgate the rule and submit
it to Congress at least 60 days before it can be effective.
The compliance date in 40 CFR 156.159.
Date
10/15/2010
12/16/2010
Timetable
t Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
06/1 5/201 0
1 2/00/201 0
FR Cite
75 FR 33744
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480b01c48; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OPP-2005-0327
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/regulating/storage.htm
Sectors Affected: 32532
Agency Contact: Nancy Fitz Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703305-7385
FAX: 703308-3259
E-Mail: fitz.nancy@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Jeanne Kasai Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-3240
FAX: 703308-3259
E-Mail: kasai.jeanne@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: State
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AB08
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Title: TSCA Section 8(a) Preliminary Assessment Information Rules
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. The data will be used to monitor the levels of
production, import and/or processing of the identified substances and the avenues of human and environmental exposure to
these substances. This Regulatory Agenda entry identifies the most recent rules and any anticipated rules.
Priority: Routine and Frequent Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 712 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2607(a) TSCA 8(a)
Legal Deadline: None
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Timetable:
Action
Final Action - Next ITC List
Final Rule for 55th, 56th and 58th ITC Lists
Date
00/00/0000
08/1 6/2006
FR Cite
71 FR 47122
Additional Information: SAN No. 2178; EPA publication information: Final Rule for 55th, 56th and 58th ITC Lists •
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-TOX/2006/August/Day-16/t13489.htm.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest
Sectors Affected: 325; 32411
Agency Contact: Karen Chu Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8773
FAX: 202564-4765
E-Mail: chu.karen@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Mike Mattheisen Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-3077
E-Mail: mattheisen.mike@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AB11
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Title: TSCA Section 8(d) Health and Safety Data Reporting Rules
Abstract: These rules require chemical manufacturers, importers, and processors to submit unpublished health and safety
data on chemicals added to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) 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 (OPPT), other EPA
offices, and other Federal agencies, as well as recommended for testing consideration by the Interagency Testing Committee
(ITC). This Regulatory Agenda entry serves as a placeholder for future rules, and, when applicable, identifies the most recent
rules and any anticipated rules.
Priority: Routine and Frequent Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 716 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2607(d) TSCA 8(d)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Final Action - Next ITC List
Final Rule for 60th ITC List
Date
00/00/0000
01/29/2008
FR Cite
73 FR 5109
Additional Information: SAN No. 1139; EPA publication information: Final Rule for 60th ITC List -
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-TOX/2008/January/Day-29/t1546.pdf.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest
Sectors Affected: 325; 32411
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
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Agency Contact: Karen Chu Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8773
FAX: 202564-4765
E-Mail: chu.karen@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Mike Mattheisen Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-3077
E-Mail: mattheisen.mike@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AB94
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Title: Testing of Existing Chemicals (Overview Entry for Future Needs)
Abstract: Section 4 of Toxics Substances and Control Act (TSCA) gives EPA the authority to require chemical manufacturers
and processors to test existing chemicals. Under section 4, EPA can by rule require testing after finding that (1) a chemical may
present an unreasonable risk of injury to human health or the environment, and/or the chemical is produced and enters the
environment in substantial quantities or there is or may be significant or substantial human exposure to the chemical, (2) the
available data to evaluate the chemical are inadequate, and (3) testing is needed to develop the needed data. The Chemical
Testing Program in EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) also works with members of the U.S. chemical
industry to develop data via TSCA section 4 Enforceable Consent Agreements (EGAs). EGAs are usually less resource
intensive than formal TSCA rule-making. In developing EGAs, EPA may consider agreed-upon pollution prevention and other
types of product stewardship initiatives by the chemical industry as a possible substitute for or adjunct to certain types of
testing. The Agency may also consider test rules or EGAs for chemicals or categories of chemicals which have been identified
for testing consideration by other Federal or other EPA offices through EPA review processes. This regulatory agenda entry is
considered a "generic entry" because it is only intended to alert the public that within the next 6 months the Agency may
consider other chemicals for test rules, or EGAs that have not yet been identified. A separate activity specific entry will be
included in the regulatory agenda once the Agency decides to develop a test rule or EGA.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 790 to 799 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603 TSCA 4; 15 USC 2611 TSCA 12
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
00/00/0000
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Additional Information: SAN No 3493
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest
Sectors Affected: 325; 3241 1
Agency Contact: Karen Chu Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8773
FAX: 202564-4765
E-Mail: chu.karen@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Mike Mattheisen Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-3077
E-Mail: mattheisen.mike@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AC21
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Title: Lead Fishing Sinkers; Manufacturing, Processing, and Distribution in Commerce
Abstract: In 1991, EPA issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking in response to a citizen's petition filed by the
Environmental Defense Fund (EOF), Federation of Fly Fishers, Trumpeter Swan Society, and North American Loon Fund under
section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). The petition asked EPA to
initiate rulemaking proceedings under section 6 of TSCA to require that the sale of lead fishing sinkers be accompanied by an
appropriate label or notice warning that such products are toxic to wildlife. In 1994, EPA proposed a rule under section 6(a) of
TSCA to prohibit the manufacturing, processing, and distribution in commerce in the United States, of certain smaller size
fishing sinkers containing lead and zinc, and mixed with other substances, including those made of brass. EPA intends to re-
evaluate the 1994 proposal.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 745 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2605 TSCA 6
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Supplemental NPRM
ANPRM
NPRM
Date
00/00/0000
05/13/1991
03/09/1994
FR Cite
56 FR 22096
59 FR 11122
Additional Information: SAN No. 3252
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/lead/
Agency Contact: Christina Wadlington Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1859
FAX: 202566-0471
E-Mail: Wadlington.Christina@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Tom Simons Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0517
FAX: 202566-0473
E-Mail: simons.tom@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AC37
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Title: Significant New Use Rule (SNUR); Refractory Ceramic Fibers (RCFs)
Abstract: EPA has instituted a program to monitor the commercial development of existing chemicals of concern and/or to
gather information to support risk assessments on such chemicals including Refractory Ceramic Fibers (RCFs). RCFs are
amorphous synthetic fibers that part of larger group called synthetic vitreous fibers (SVFs). RCFs are made by either "spinning"
or "blowing" and are used primarily for high temperature industrial insulation purposes (e.g., furnaces, heaters, kilns) in addition
to automotive applications, aerospace uses, and in certain other industrial applications. As chemicals of potential concern are
identified, EPA will initiate rulemakings under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) when appropriate, to require reporting
by the manufacturers, importers and/or processors of these chemicals.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 704; 40 CFR 721 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604 TSCA 5; 15 USC 2605 TSCA 6
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
[Action
Final Action
NPRM Original
Date
00/00/0000
03/21/1994
FR Cite
59 FR 13294
Additional Information: SAN No 3528
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/existingchemicals/
Sectors Affected: 327999
Agency Contact: Robert Courtnage Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1081
E-Mail: courtnage.robert@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Peter Gimlin Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0515
FAX: 202566-0473
E-Mail: gimlin.peter@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AC51
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Title: Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Revisions
Abstract: The Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Reauthorization Act (ASMARA) amended TSCA to require that EPA
revise its asbestos model accreditation plan (MAP) to extend training and accreditation requirements to include persons
performing certain asbestos-related work in public or commercial buildings, to increase the minimum number of training hours
required for accreditation purposes and to effect other changes necessary to implement the amendments. On February 3, 1994,
EPA issued an interim final rule to revise the asbestos MAP to clarify the types of persons who must be accredited to work with
asbestos in schools and public or commercial buildings; to increase the minimum number of hours of training for asbestos
abatement workers and contractor/supervisors, including additional hours of hands-on health and safety training; and to effect a
variety of other necessary changes as mandated by section 15(a)(3) of the ASMARA. This interim final rule satisfied the
statutory deadline. EPA will continue to consider finalizing the MAP rule and/ or promulgating regulatory revisions to sunset
current EPA MAP accreditations granted to training providers.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
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Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 763 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2646 TSCA 206
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Final Action
Model Plan
Interim Final Action
Date
00/00/0000
05/13/1992
02/03/1 994
FR Cite
57 FR 20438
59 FR 5236
Additional Information: SAN No 3148
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Tribal
Small Entities Affected: Business; Governmental
Jurisdictions
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/
Sectors Affected: 92312; 611519
Agency Contact: Robert Courtnage Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1081
E-Mail: courtnage.robert@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Shiela Canavan Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1980
E-Mail: canavan.shiela@epa.gov
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AC64
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Title: Lead-Based Paint Activities; Bridges and Structures; Training, Accreditation, and Certification Rule and Model State
Plan Rule
Abstract: The Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 amended the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA) to require EPA to promulgate regulations governing lead-based paint (LBP) activities to ensure that individuals engaged
in such activities are properly trained, that LBP training programs are accredited, and that contractors engaged in such activities
are certified. In addition, EPA must promulgate a Model State program which may be adopted by any State which seeks to
administer and enforce a State Program. EPA promulgated regulations for LBP activities in target housing and child occupied
facilities as well as training and certification of training programs for LBP activities in 1996 (see 40 CFR 745). Regulations for
LBP activities in public and commercial buildings and bridges and other structures are still under development.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 745 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2682; 15 USC 2684; 15 USC 2687; PL 102-550 sec 402; PL 102-550 sec 404
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
00/00/0000
FR Cite
Additional Information: SAN No 4376
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Business; Governmental
Jurisdictions; Organizations
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/lead/
Sectors Affected: 23411; 611519
Agency Contact: Cindy Wheeler Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0484
E-Mail: Wheeler.Cindy@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Michelle Price Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0744
E-Mail: Price.Michelle@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Tribal
Federalism: Undetermined
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AD14
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Title: Pesticides; Registration Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticide Products
Abstract: In 2001, EPA finalized certain labeling regulations for pesticide products, clarifications regarding the application of
Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to nitrogen stabilizers, and regulations that contain statutory
provisions excluding certain types of products from regulation of pesticides. These topics were part of the 1999 proposal
concerning antimicrobial products, and are being promulgated separately for convenience. In September 1999, EPA proposed
procedures for the registration of antimicrobial products, including labeling standards for antimicrobial public health products to
ensure that these products are appropriately labeled for the level of antimicrobial activity they demonstrate. EPA also proposed
to modify its notification process for antimicrobial products to conform to the statutorily prescribed process; and to exempt
certain antimicrobial products from FIFRA regulation. In November 1999, EPA proposed procedures for the registration of
antimicrobial pesticides and performance standards for public health antimicrobial pesticides, as well as other changes affecting
all pesticide products, including interpretation of new provisions relating to nitrogen stabilizers, and updating and reorganization
of human hazard labeling requirements. After considering public comments and an extensive stakeholder dialogue, EPA will
determine next steps for this action.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 152 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136a(h); 7 USC 136(w)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Final Action 2
NPRM
NPRM Extension of Comment Period
Final Action 1
Date
00/00/0000
09/1 7/1 999
11/16/1999
12/14/2001
FR Cite
64 FR 50671
64 FR 62145
66 FR 64759
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: OPP-300890
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppad001/regpolicy.htm
Sectors Affected: 32519; 32532; 32551; 32561
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism: No
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Agency Contact: Jennifer McLain Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-0293
FAX: 703305-5884
E-Mail: mclain.jennifer@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Kathryn Boyle Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703305-6304
FAX: 703305-5884
E-Mail: Boyle.Kathryn@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AD44
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Title: Test Rule; Multiple Substance Rule for the Testing of Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
Abstract: On March 4, 1991, EPA issued a proposed Toxics Substances and Control Act (TSCA) section 4 Test Rule to
require testing of 12 chemicals for developmental and/or reproductive effects. Since issuing that proposed rule, 11 of the subject
chemical substances have been sponsored under the International Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD) HPV Screening Information Data Set (SIDS) Program, EPA's voluntary HPV Chemical Challenge Program, and/or the
International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA). Information obtained under these various data collection/development
programs will be used to inform EPA's decision regarding the need to re-propose and ultimately finalize this Test Rule for some
or all of the subject chemicals and for which endpoints they should be tested.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 790-799; 40 CFR 704 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603 TSCA 4; 15 USC 2625 TSCA 26
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
NPRM - Reproposal
NPRM Original
Date
00/00/0000
03/04/1991
FR Cite
56 FR 9092
Additional Information: SAN No. 4395
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal
Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest
Sectors Affected: 325; 32411
Agency Contact: Catherine Roman Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8172
FAX: 202564-4765
E-Mail: Roman.Catherine@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Karen Chu Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8773
FAX: 202564-4765
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E-Mail: chu.karen@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AD49
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Title: Plant Incorporated Protectants (PIPs); Exemption for those Based on Viral Coat Protein Genes
Abstract: EPA is considering the addition of plant-incorporated protectants based on viral coat protein genes to its plant-
incorporated protectants exemptions at 40 CFR 174. Substances which plants produce for protection against pests, and the
genetic material necessary to produce them, are pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA), if humans intend these substances to "prevent, repel or mitigate any pest." These substances are also "pesticide
chemical residues" under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). The proposed criteria were intended to clearly
identify and exempt only those residues for which a long history of safe exposure and consumption can support exemption. EPA
believes there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result from aggregate exposure to such residues, including all
anticipated dietary exposures and all other exposures for which there is reliable information. Therefore, EPA is concurrently
considering the exemption of plant-incorporated protectants based on viral coat protein genes from the requirement of a
tolerance under section 408 of the FFDCA. Due to public interest and new scientific information, additional public comment on
this proposal (originally published in 1994) was requested in 2001. After considering public comment and additional review by
the Science Advisory Panel, EPA issued a reproposal in 2007.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 174 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 21 USC 346(a) et seq; 7 USC 136 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Final Action
NPRM Original
Supplemental NPRM 1
Supplemental NPRM 2
Supplemental NPRM 3
Supplemental NPRM 4
Reproposal
Date
00/00/0000
11/23/1994
07/22/1996
05/1 6/1 997
04/23/1 999
07/19/2001
04/1 8/2007
FR Cite
59 FR 60496
61 FR 37891
62 FR 27132
64 FR 19958
66 FR 37855
72 FR 19589
Additional Information: EPA publication information: Reproposal - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/April/Day-
18/p7297.htm; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0642
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/biopesticides/pips/index.htm
Sectors Affected: 111; 32532; 54171
Agency Contact: Kenneth Haymes Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7202M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-0306
FAX: 202564-8502
E-Mail: Haymes.Kenneth@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Tom McClintock Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7202M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8488
E-Mail: mcclintock.tom@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AD64
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Title: Lead-Based Paint; Amendments to the Requirements for Disclosure of Known Lead-Based Paint or Lead-Based Paint
Hazards in Target Housing
Abstract: EPA intends to amend existing requirements to clarify to which target housing transactions the rule applies; add or
clarify definitions of important terms; clarify the disclosure responsibilities of agents; clarify what information must be disclosed;
clarify recordkeeping requirements to support enforcement; and amend existing regulatory text to resolve some inconsistent
interpretations and to incorporate interpretations that have been issued through guidance. Small businesses and
State/local/Tribal governments that sell or lease target housing will be affected in that they will need to become familiar with
new/revised requirements that apply to these transactions.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 745.100 to 119 (To search fora specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 4852d
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
06/00/2012
FR Cite
Additional Information: SAN No. 4777
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Required: Undetermined Tribal
Small Entities Affected: Business; Organizations Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/lead/
Sectors Affected: 92511; 53111; 53121; 522292; 531311
Agency Contact: John Wilkins Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0477
FAX: 202566-0471
E-Mail: wilkins.john@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Cindy Wheeler Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0484
E-Mail: Wheeler.Cindy@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AJ07
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Title: Testing Agreement for Aryl Phosphates (ITC List 2)
Abstract: EPA published a proposed test rule under section 4 of the Toxics Substances and Control Act (TSCA) in 1992
covering a number of aryl phosphate base stocks. On March 30, 1993, EPA announced initiation of negotiations with the Aryl
Phosphates Panel of the Chemical Manufacturers Association (now the American Chemistry Council or ACC) to develop a
TSCA Section 4 Enforceable Consent Agreement (EGA) for aryl phosphate base stocks as an alternative approach to testing
under the proposed rule (58 FR 16669). On October 9, 1998, EPA sent letters to the Chief Executive Officers of companies,
including those who were participating in the development of this EGA, to announce EPA's High Production Volume (HPV)
Challenge Program. Consistent with the International Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)
Screening Information Data Set (SIDS) Program, EPA's HPV Challenge Program encourages US chemical producers and
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importers to voluntarily provide existing screening level data, or, if none exist, to develop such data on US HPV chemicals.
Because some overlap of testing in the HPV Challenge and this EGA initiative were identified, the industry committed to develop
the screening level data for the HPV Challenge Program before continuing with further development of the EGA. In this way,
results from the HPV Challenge program would feed back into consideration of needs for the EGA testing and, where possible,
could avert some or all of the potential overlap testing. EPA is evaluating the need for any additional testing of the subject aryl
phosphate base stocks under an EGA or rulemaking.
Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 790 to 799 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603 TSCA 4
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Notice: Enforcable Consent Agreement
ANPRM
NPRM
Date
00/00/0000
1 2/29/1 983
01/17/1992
FR Cite
48 FR 57452
57 FR 2138
Additional Information: SAN No 3493.2.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest
Sectors Affected: 325; 32411
Agency Contact: Karen Chu Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8773
FAX: 202564-4765
E-Mail: chu.karen@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Mike Mattheisen Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-3077
E-Mail: mattheisen.mike@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AJ20
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Title: Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide Applicators
Abstract: EPA is proposing change the federal regulations under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA) that guide the certified pesticide applicator program (40 CFR 171). Change is sought to strengthen the regulations to
better protect pesticide applicators and the public and the environment from harm due to pesticide exposure. The possible need
for change arose from EPA discussions with key stakeholders. EPA has been in extensive discussions with stakeholders since
1997 when the Certification and Training Assessment Group (CTAG) was established. CTAG is a forum used by regulatory and
academic stakeholders to discuss the current state of, and the need for improvements in, the national certified pesticide
applicator program. Throughout these extensive interactions with stakeholders, EPA has learned of the potential need for
changes to the regulation.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 171; 40 CFR 156 (To search fora specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136; 7 USC 136i; 7 USC 136w
Legal Deadline: None
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Timetable:
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Date
01/00/2012
FR Cite
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0561
_ . . -in- Government Levels Affected: Federal; State; Local;
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/worker.htm
Sectors Affected: 111; 1132; 115; 112; 5617; 32532; 9241
Agency Contact: Kathy Davis Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-7002
FAX: 703308-2962
E-Mail: davis.kathy@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Richard Pont Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703305-6448
FAX: 703308-2962
E-Mail: pont.richard@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AJ22
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Title: Pesticides; Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Revisions
Abstract: EPA is developing a proposal under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to revise the
federal regulations guiding agricultural worker protection (40 CFR 170). The changes under consideration are intended to
improve agricultural workers' ability to protect themselves from potential exposure to pesticides and pesticide residues. In
addition, EPA is proposing to make adjustments to improve and clarify current requirements and facilitate enforcement. Other
changes sought are to establish a right-to-know Hazard Communication program and make improvements to pesticide safety
training, with improved worker safety the intended outcome. The potential need for change arose from EPA discussions with key
stakeholders beginning in 1996 and continuing through 2004. EPA held nine public meetings throughout the country during
which the public submitted written and verbal comments on issues of their concern. In 2000 through 2004, EPA held meetings
where invited stakeholders identified their issues and concerns with the regulations.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 170 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136; 7 USC 136w
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Date
01/00/2012
FR Cite
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0561
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: Federal; State; Tribal
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
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RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/worker.htm
Sectors Affected: 111; 115; 32532
Agency Contact: Kathy Davis Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-7002
FAX: 703308-2962
E-Mail: davis.kathy@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Richard Pont Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703305-6448
FAX: 703308-2962
E-Mail: pont.richard@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AJ23
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Title: Pesticides; Tolerance Processing Fees
Abstract: Section 408(m) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) was amended to require EPA to charge
tolerance fees that, in the aggregate, will cover all costs associated with processing tolerance actions, including filing a tolerance
petition, and establishing, modifying, leaving in effect, or revoking a tolerance or tolerance exemption. EPA developed a final
rule that would have adjusted the fee structure and fee amounts for tolerance actions. A final rule completed OMB review on
December 31, 2003, but has not been issued because the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004, signed on January 23,
2004, prohibited EPA from collecting any tolerances fees until September 30, 2008. This prohibition was expanded in 2005 to
include a prohibition on using federal funding to perform any work on a final tolerance fee rulemaking. As such, no rulemaking
activities are currently planned. Most recently, the prohibition was extended yet again in 2007 when Congress adopted the
Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal Act. In that bill, Congress extended the ban on assessing tolerance fees through
September 30, 2012.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 180; 40 CFR 178 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 21 USC 346(a)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Final Action
NPRM
Supplemental NPRM
Supplemental NPRM 2
Date
00/00/0000
06/09/1 999
07/24/2000
08/31/2000
FR Cite
64 FR 31039
65 FR 45569
65 FR 52979
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/1999/June/Day-
09/p14477.htm; http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/fees/; EPA Docket information: Legacy Docket # OPP-30115
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/regulating/fees/index.htm
Sectors Affected: 32532
Agency Contact: Lindsay Moose Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7501P
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Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703305-7108
FAX: 703305-6244
E-Mail: moose.lindsay@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AJ31
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Title: Significant New Use Rule for Chloranil
Abstract: Chloranil is used as a basic feedstock for certain dyes and pigments and in the production of rubber tires. Chloranil
was one of the chemicals identified for testing in the Dioxin/Furan (D/F) test rule. Early testing results revealed that dioxin levels
in Chloranil could vary by more than two orders of magnitude depending on the chemical manufacturing process involved. It
appeared that the "low dioxin" manufacturing process could produce Chloranil with dioxin contamination levels below 20 ppb
TEQ. Based on this information, EPA entered into a formal agreement with Chloranil importers (there was no domestic
production of "high dioxin" Chloranil) to only import Chloranil made through the "low dioxin" process. As a follow up to this
agreement, a Chloranil Significant New Use Rule (SNUR) was proposed in 1993. Under the provisions of the draft SNUR any
Chloranil imported or domestically produced with dioxin contamination levels greater than 20 ppb TEQ would be considered a
new use and require reporting under section 5(a)(1)(A) of the Toxic Substances Control Act. In the SNUR proposal EPA stated
that it would not promulgate a final rule until it had all of the D/F test rule data. EPA accepted the final test rule data in June of
2001. The test rule requirements continue to apply to any new manufacturer or importer of Chloranil. No new importer or
manufacturer has identified themselves, although EPA has received inquiries from time to time about the applicability of the test
rule to new imports. EPA therefore believes that all importation of Chloranil is still covered under the formal agreements and
that there is no current import or domestic manufacture of high dioxin Chloranil. Because a significant time has passed since
proposal, the Agency reopened the comment period in 2007. EPA is currently formulating the final rule.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 721 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2607 TSCA 8
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Final Action
NPRM Original
Reopening of Comment Period
Date
00/00/0000
05/12/1993
01/30/2007
FR Cite
58 FR 27986
72 FR 4224
Additional Information: Split from RIN 2070-AA58; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0795
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 325; 32513; 32411; 32621
Agency Contact: Brian Symmes Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1983
FAX: 202566-0470
E-Mail: symmes.brian@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AJ34
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Title: Test Rule; Nonylphenol (NP) and its Ethoxylates (NPE)
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Abstract: This rulemaking proceeding was initiated in response to a citizen's petition filed in June 2007 under section 21 of
the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requesting that EPA require manufacturers and importers of nonylphenol (NP) and
nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs) to conduct certain health and safety studies under TSCA section 4. Based on its review of the
information submitted in support of the petition, additional information obtained by EPA, and public comments. EPA granted the
request to initiate a proceeding to require chronic aquatic toxicity testing. In order to develop a properly tailored test requirement
that would provide EPA with sufficient data to make a reasoned evaluation of the environmental effects of NPEs, EPA
commenced the proceeding by issuing an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on June 15, 2009 that solicits
public comment on several testing issues prior to the issuance of any proposed rule. The public comment period for the ANPRM
ended on September 15, 2009 and EPA is now evaluating the need to propose a TSCA section 4 Test Rule.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 790 to 799 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603 TSCA 4
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
t Action
ANPRM
NPRM
Date
06/17/2009
12/00/2011
FR Cite
74 FR 28654
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-0490
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/chemtest
Sectors Affected: 325; 32411
Agency Contact: John Schaeffer Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8173
FAX: 202564-4765
E-Mail: Schaeffer.John@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Karen Chu Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8773
FAX: 202564-4765
E-Mail: chu.karen@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AJ38
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Title: Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Reassessment of Use Authorizations
Abstract: EPA's regulations governing the use of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in electrical equipment and other
applications were first issued in the late 1970s and have not been updated since 1998. EPA is initiating rulemaking to reexamine
these ongoing PCB uses with an eye to ending or phasing out uses that can no longer be justified under section 6(e) of the
Toxics Substances and Control Act (TSCA), which requires that EPA determine certain authorized uses will not present an
unreasonable risk of injury to health and the environment.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 761 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2605 TSCA 6(e)
Legal Deadline: None
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Timetable
Action
ANPRM
ANPRM Extension of Comment Period End
NPRM
Date
04/07/2010
06/16/2010
05/00/2012
FR Cite
75 FR 17645
75 FR 34076
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0757
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/hazard/tsd/pcbs/index.htm
Sectors Affected: 31 -33; 22
Agency Contact: John Smith Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0512
FAX: 202566-0473
E-Mail: Smith.JohnH@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Robert Courtnage Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1081
E-Mail: courtnage.robert@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AJ39
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Title: Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Placeholder for Petitions Seeking a Manufacturing (Import) Exemption for Use
Abstract: Section 6(e)(3)(B) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) provides that the Administrator may grant, by rule,
exemptions from the prohibitions against manufacturing, processing and distribution in commerce of poly chlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs) upon finding that 1) no unreasonable risk to health or the environment will occur, and 2) good faith efforts have been
made by the petitioner to develop a substitute for PCB which does not pose an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the
environment. This Regulatory Agenda entry is intended to capture petitions that request an exemption to use PCBs. These
petitions are managed by the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. Petitions that request an exemption to dispose of PCBs
are managed by the Office of Solid Waste, and are captured by a separate Regulatory Agenda entry. Currently, no petitions are
pending.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 761 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2605 TSCA 6(e)(3)(B)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: SAN No 2150
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: No
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RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/pcb
Sectors Affected: 56292; 5622
Related RINs: Previously Reported as 2070-AB20
Agency Contact: Peter Gimlin Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0515
FAX: 202566-0473
E-Mail: gimlin.peter@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Lynn Vendinello Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0514
FAX: 202566-0473
E-Mail: vendinello.lynn@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AJ44
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Title: Formaldehyde Emissions From Pressed Wood Products
Abstract: In 2008, EPA initiated a proceeding under Toxics Substance and Control Act (TSCA) to investigate risks posed by
formaldehyde emitted from pressed wood products. An advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) sought to engage
stakeholders to contribute to obtaining a better understanding of the available control technologies and approaches, industry
practices, and the implementation of California's formaldehyde emission limits. Subsequently, EPA developed an industry
survey to obtain more information on these ANPRM topics and continued to assess the hazards of and exposures to
formaldehyde emissions from pressed wood products. On July 7, 2010, the Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood
Products Act was enacted. This law amends TSCA to establish specific formaldehyde emission limits for hardwood plywood,
particleboard, and medium-density fiberboard, which limits are identical to the California emission limits for these products. The
law further requires EPA to promulgate implementing regulations by January 1, 2013.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2697; TSCA sec 601
Legal Deadline:
Timetable
t Action
Other
Source
Statutory
Description
Date
01/01/2013
Action
ANPRM
ANPRM: Extension of Comment Period
ANPRM Comment Period End
ANPRM Comment Period Extended To
NPRM
Date
1 2/03/2008
01/30/2009
02/02/2009
03/19/2010
12/00/2011
FR Cite
73 FR 73620
74 FR 5632
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0627
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: Undetermined
Energy Affected: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise
be of international interest.
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/chemtest/formaldehyde/index.html
Agency Contact: Cindy Wheeler Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0484
E-Mail: Wheeler.Cindy@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Lynn Vendinello Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0514
FAX: 202566-0473
E-Mail: vendinello.lynn@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AJ49
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Title: Pesticides; Data Requirements for Product Performance
Abstract: EPA will propose to amend efficacy data requirements that specifically address the registration data needs of
invertebrate pesticide product registrations as mandated by Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This
rulemaking will provide clarity, consistency, and transparency. This proposal will seek to amend the current efficacy data
requirements codified in 40 CFR part 158, which describes the minimum data and information EPA typically requires to support
an application for pesticide registration or amendment; and the maintenance of a pesticide registration, e.g., as in the
registration review program.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 158, 156 and 152 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136 to 136y
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: SAN No 5331
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; State
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/pesticides
Sectors Affected: 32532
Agency Contact: Candace Brassard Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703305-6598
FAX: 703305-5884
E-Mail: brassard.candace@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Amaris Johnson Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703305-9542
FAX: 703308-7070
E-Mail: johnson.amaris@epa.gov
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Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AJ56
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Title: Lead; Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program for Public and Commercial Buildings
Abstract: Section 402(c)(3) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires EPA to regulate renovation or remodeling
activities in target housing (most pre-1978 housing), pre-1978 public buildings, and commercial buildings that create lead-based
paint hazards. On April 22, 2008, EPA issued a final rule to address lead-based paint hazards created by these activities in
target housing and child-occupied facilities built before 1978 (child-occupied facilities are a subset of public and commercial
buildings or facilities where children under age 6 spend a great deal of time). The 2008 rule established requirements for
training renovators, other renovation workers, and dust sampling technicians; for certifying renovators, dust sampling
technicians, and renovation firms; for accrediting providers of renovation and dust sampling technician training; for renovation
work practices; and for recordkeeping. This new rulemaking will address renovation or remodeling activities in the remaining
buildings described in TSCA section 402(c)(3): public buildings built before 1978 and commercial buildings that are not child-
occupied facilities. On May 6, 2010, EPA announced the commencement of proceedings to propose lead-safe work practices
and other requirements for renovations on the exteriors of public and commercial buildings and to determine whether lead-
based paint hazards are created by interior renovation, repair, and painting projects in public and commercial buildings. For
those renovations in the interiors of public and commercial buildings that create lead-based paint hazards, EPA will propose
regulations to address these hazards.
Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 745 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2682(c)(3)
Legal Deadline:
Action
Other
NPRM
Other
Source
Judicial
Judicial
Judicial
Description
ANPRM Signature.
Signature
Signature
Date
04/22/2010
12/15/2011
07/15/2013
Timetable:
Action
ANPRM
NPRM
Final Action
Date
05/06/2010
12/00/2011
07/00/201 3
FR Cite
75 FR 24848
Additional Information: EPA publication information: ANPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480ae7eb8; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2010-0173
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/renovation.htm
Agency Contact: Hans Scheifele Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-3122
E-Mail: Scheifele.Hans@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Cindy Wheeler Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0484
E-Mail: Wheeler.Cindy@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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RIN: 2070-AJ62
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Title: Pesticides; Public Availability of Identities of Inert Ingredients in Pesticides
Abstract: In response to two petitions under the Administrative Procedures Act seeking disclosure of selected inert
ingredients on pesticide labels (based on the hazard of that ingredient), EPA is contemplating rulemaking to increase public
availability of both potentially hazardous inert ingredients and of inert ingredient identities in general. This action would assist
consumers and users of pesticides in making informed decisions and reduce the presence of potentially hazardous ingredients
in pesticides. EPA is considering various approaches, including disclosure based on hazard and broader disclosure of inert
ingredient identities.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
ANPRM
ANPRM Extension of Comment Period
Date
00/00/0000
1 2/23/2009
02/22/2010
FR Cite
74 FR 68215
75 FR 7560
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0635
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/
Agency Contact: Cameo Smoot Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703305-5454
FAX: 703305-5884
E-Mail: smoot.cameo@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Rose Kyprianou Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703305-5354
E-Mail: Kyprianou.Rose@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AJ64
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Title: Lead Wheel Weights; Regulatory Investigation
Abstract: In 2009, EPA initiated a proceeding under the Toxics Substances Control Act (TSCA) to investigate potential lead
hazards associated with the manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of lead wheel balancing weights ("wheel
weights"). Lead is highly toxic, especially to young children. According to a U.S. Geological Survey study in 2003, 65,000 tons of
lead wheel weights were in use in the United States and approximately 2,000 tons of these weights were lost from vehicles into
the environment. Voluntary actions on the part of U.S. auto manufactures and an European Union ban on their use has reduced
the number of lead wheel weights, but they continue to be predominant product in the tire replacement market.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
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Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis . . , ot t -r -u .
_ . . ,, , . . , Government Levels Affected: Local; State; Tribal
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: Undetermined
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/lead/
Agency Contact: Mark Henshall Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0523
FAX: 202566-0471
E-Mail: henshall.mark@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Michelle Price Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0744
E-Mail: Price.Michelle@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AJ69
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Title: Short-Chained Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCPs); Regulation(s) Under TSCA
Abstract: EPA is initiating action under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to ban or restrict the manufacture, import,
processing or distribution in commerce, export, and use of Short Chained Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCPs). EPA is concerned with
SCCPs because they are persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations. They can remain in
the environment for a significant amount of time and can bioaccumulate in animal tissues, increasing the probability and duration
of exposure. Even relatively small releases of these chemicals from individual facilities that manufacture import, process or use
these chemicals or releases from waste management facilities have the potential to accumulate over time to higher levels and
cause significant adverse impacts on the environment.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2601 et seq.
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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FR Cite
Additional Information: SAN No. 5429
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis . . .
_ . . ,, , . . , Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: Undetermined
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppts/
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Sectors Affected: 325
Agency Contact: Marc Edmonds Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0758
E-Mail: Edmonds.Marc@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Michelle Price Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0744
E-Mail: Price.Michelle@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AJ72
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Title: Long-Chain Perfluorinated Chemicals (LCPFCs); Regulation(s) Under TSCA
Abstract: Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) provides authority for EPA to ban or restrict the manufacture
(including import), processing, and use of these chemicals. EPA is considering initiating TSCA section 6 rulemaking for
managing long-chain perfluorinated chemicals (LCPFCs). LCPFCs includes two sub-categories: perfluoroalkyl sulfonates
(PFAS) and perfluoroalkyl carboxylates (PFAC). The PFAS sub-category includes perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS),
perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), other higher homologues, and their salts and precursors. The PFAC sub-category
includes perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA, sometimes called C8), other higher homologues, and their salts and precursors. Some
of those potential PFAC precursors include chemicals known commercially as fluorotelomers. PFOA is a synthetic (man-made)
chemical that does not occur naturally in the environment. Companies use PFOA to make fluoropolymers, substances with
special properties that have thousands of important manufacturing and industrial applications. Fluoropolymers impart valuable
properties, including fire resistance and oil, stain, grease, and water repellency. They are used to provide non-stick surfaces on
cookware and waterproof, breathable membranes for clothing, and are used in many industry segments, including the
aerospace, automotive, building/construction, chemical processing, electronics, semiconductors, and textile industries. PFOA
can also be produced by the breakdown of some fluorinated telomers, substances that are used in surface treatment products to
impart soil, stain, grease, and water resistance. Some telomers are also used as high performance surfactants in products that
must flow evenly, such as paints, coatings, and cleaning products, fire-fighting foams for use on liquid fuel fires, or the
engineering coatings used in semiconductor manufacture. LCPFCs are found world-wide in the environment, wildlife, and
humans. They are bioaccumulative in wildlife and humans, and are persistent in the environment. To date, significant adverse
effects have not been found in the general human population; however, significant adverse effects have been identified in
laboratory animals and wildlife. Given the long half-life of these chemicals in humans (years), it can reasonably be anticipated
that continued exposure could increase body burdens to levels that would result in adverse outcomes.
Priority: Other Significant
Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term
Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2601 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/existingchemicals/pubs/actionplans/pfcs.html
Sectors Affected: 325
Agency Contact: Toni Krasnic Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
305
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
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Phone: 202564-0984
E-Mail: Krasnic.Toni@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Katherine Sleasman Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-7716
FAX: 202564-4773
E-Mail: sleasman.katherine@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AJ82
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Title: Lead; Residential Lead Dust Hazard Standards
Abstract: On August 10, 2009, EPA was petitioned under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) to lower the residential
lead dust hazard standards. Pursuant to section 403 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA promulgate regulations
on January 5, 2001 (66 FR 1206) to establish standards for lead-based paint hazards in most pre-1978 housing and child-
occupied facilities. Under these standards, lead is considered a hazard when equal to or exceeding 40 micrograms of lead in
dust per square foot on floors, 250 micrograms of lead in dust per square foot on interior window sills, and 400 parts per million
(ppm) of lead in bare soil in children's play areas or 1200 ppm average for bare soil in the rest of the yard. These standards
provide a regulatory threshold and it is important to note that given the potential dangers related to lead poisoning, any
exposure to deteriorated lead-based paint presents a hazard. In addition to this citizen's petition, the Clean Air Science Advisory
Committee (CASAC) has advised EPA that based on recent epidemiological studies the current hazard standards are
insufficiently protective. Therefore, based on the APA petition and CASAC recommendation, EPA will be analyzing current
science to determine if new standards are required under TSCA section 403.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 745 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2681
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; State; Tribal
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/leadhaz.htm
Agency Contact: Christina Wadlington Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-1859
FAX: 202566-0469
E-Mail: Wadlington.Christina@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Erik Winchester Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-6450
E-Mail: Winchester.Erik@epa.gov
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Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AB79
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Title: Test Rule; Certain Chemicals on the ATSDR Priority List of Hazardous Substances
Abstract: On October 20, 2006, (71 FR 61926), EPA proposed a Test Rule for Certain Chemicals on the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)/EPA Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act
(CERCLA) Priority List of Hazardous Substances for the consideration of testing for four chemicals (hydrogen and sodium
cyanide, chloroethane, and methylene chloride). The chemicals are listed on the ATSDR/EPA priority list of hazardous
substances which is compiled under the CERCLA. The chemicals are also listed as hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) under
section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). In the proposal for this test rule, EPA explained that the principal reason EPA proposed
to use its Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 4 authority to obtain data was to support ATSDR's Substance-Specific
Applied Research Program, a program for collecting data and other information needed for developing health assessments
pursuant to CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. section 9601 et seq. ATSDR had referred the chemicals subject to the proposed rule to EPA
under the authority of section 104(i) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. section 96040). Since then, ATSDR informed EPA that it no longer
needed EPA to finalize this rule. Therefore, EPA plans to withdraw the proposal. This withdrawal, however does not preclude
the Agency from initiating the same or similar rulemaking at a future date. EPA is currently developing efforts to strengthen the
Agency's chemical management program under TSCA by ramping up efforts to assess, prioritize and take action on existing
chemicals. EPA may address potential concerns with these chemicals as part of this enhanced effort.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 790-799 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603 TSCA 4
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NPRM Extension of Comment
Period
Notice; Withdrawal
Date
10/20/2006
12/18/2006
09/14/2010
FR Cite
71 FR 61926
71 FR 75704
75 FR 55728
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/October/Day-
20/a17569.htm; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2002-0073
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Business
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest
Sectors Affected: 325; 32411
Agency Contact: Robert Jones Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8161
FAX: 202564-4765
E-Mail: Jones.Robert@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Karen Chu Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8773
FAX: 202564-4765
E-Mail: chu.karen@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AC76
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Title: Testing of Certain Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs)
Abstract: The 1996 proposed Test Rule for Hazardous Air Pollutants proposed to require manufacturers and processors of
21 hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) to test their chemicals for certain health effects. EPA also solicited proposals for Enforceable
Consent Agreements (EGAs) regarding the performance of pharmacokinetics studies which would permit extrapolation from oral
data to predict risk from inhalation exposure. The data would have primarily been used to implement several provisions of
section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), including determining residual risk, estimating risks associated with accidental releases
of chemicals, and determining whether or not substances should be removed from the CAA section 112(b)(1). EPA's Office of
Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), along with EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD), informed EPA that
it would not be prudent to expend resources to finalize this rule. EPA is also withdrawing this proposed action because the
original proposal was issued in 1996 and the Agency has determined that the record does not address recent scientific
information developed since the original proposal. This withdrawal, however, does not preclude the Agency from initiating the
same or similar rulemaking at a future date. EPA is currently developing efforts to strengthen the agency's chemical
management program under Toxics Substances Control Act (TSCA) by ramping up efforts to assess, prioritize, and take action
on existing chemicals. As part of this enhanced effort EPA will consider how best to address potential concerns with these
chemicals, which would include using scientific information and data developed since the rule was proposed.
Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 790 to 799 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603 TSCA 4
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Supplemental NPRM
Supplemental NPRM 2
Notice; Withdrawal
Date
06/26/1996
1 2/24/1 997
04/21/1998
09/1 4/201 0
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61 FR 33178
62 FR 67466
63 FR 19694
75 FR 55728
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-TOX/1996/June/Day-26/pr-
24153DIR/pr-24153.pdf
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal
Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest
Sectors Affected: 325; 32411
Agency Contact: John Schaeffer Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8173
FAX: 202564-4765
E-Mail: Schaeffer.John@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Bob Jones Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8161
FAX: 202564-4765
E-Mail: jones.robert@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AD53
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Title: TSCA Policy Statement on Oversight of Transgenic Organisms (Including Plants)
Abstract: As a follow-up to the final Biotechnology Rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) EPA is considering
whether to address TSCA oversight of transgenic plants and other organisms. Recent information indicates that transgenic
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plants and other organisms are being developed for uses which appear to be subject to TSCA jurisdiction. For example, plants
are being genetically modified to produce industrial grade, rather than food grade, oils. Many of these plants are subject to
oversight by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture while being tested in
the environment. Following APHIS approval of a petition for non-regulated status filed pursuant to APHIS' regulations
implementing the Federal Plant Pest Act at 7 CFR part 340, however, these plants cease to be subject to regulation by USDA.
Additionally, transgenic animals that are not under the jurisdiction of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) appear to be subject
to TSCA. Such animals may be genetically improved livestock for commercial purposes. The policy statement would address
whether EPA should exercise jurisdiction under TSCA over such transgenic organisms prior to their commercial use.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 720 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: SAN No 4598
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal
Small Entities Affected: Business; Organizations Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/
Sectors Affected: 112; 325; 111; 113; 326
Agency Contact: Ken Moss Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-9232
FAX: 202564-9490
E-Mail: moss.kenneth@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AJ15
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Title: Effects of Transfers of Ownership on Obligations Under Section 5 of TSCA
Abstract: Companies frequently transfer ownership or other rights with respect to a chemical substance to a different
company or person. These transfers may have regulatory implications because of the transferor's earlier submittal under the
Toxic Substances Control Act (the "Act") of a premanufacture notice, a significant new use notice or an exemption notice to
EPA for the chemical substance. The Agency has not always required the transferee to submit a new notice and has allowed
the transferee to manufacture the chemical substance under the original company's authorization. Because there are no rules or
definitive guidance concerning the procedures regarding transfer of ownership, this issue has not been addressed in a clear and
consistent manner. Furthermore, it is not always clear when the transferee is liable under the Act to the same extent as the
transferor. Therefore, to clarify these issues, EPA is considering whether to adopt a rule to accomplish several purposes: (1) to
provide a clear procedural mechanism to address such transfers; (2) to require the transferee to specifically assume all of the
legal obligations associated with the transferred right to manufacture; and (3) to provide notice to the Agency of a proposed
transfer thereby allowing the Agency to engage in more meaningful compliance monitoring.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 720 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Additional Information: SAN No 4975
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppts/
Sectors Affected: 325
Agency Contact: Roy Seidenstein Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-9274
FAX: 202564-9490
E-Mail: seidenstein.roy@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Greg Schweer Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-8469
FAX: 202564-9094
E-Mail: Schweer.Greg@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS ) RIN: 2070-AJ29
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Title: Pesticide Agricultural Container Recycling Program
Abstract: EPA is suspending consideration of the development of a proposal to require registrants of agricultural and
professional specialty pesticides to recycle certain plastic containers.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 165 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136 to 136y
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 32532
Agency Contact: Jeanne Kasai Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 703308-3240
FAX: 703308-3259
E-Mail: kasai.jeanne@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Nancy Fitz Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7506P
Washington , DC 20460
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Phone: 703305-7385
FAX: 703308-3259
E-Mail: fitz.nancy@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AJ36
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Title: Mercury; Significant New Use Rule for Elemental Mercury in Flow Meters, Manometers, and Pyrometers
Abstract: Elemental mercury has been used in many industrial and consumer applications, due to its unique properties.
Certain uses of elemental mercury can lead to releases to the environment during manufacturing, recycling, or disposal. Under
certain conditions, mercury in the environment can cause adverse effects in humans and wildlife. Some State governments have
restricted certain uses of mercury use and have requested federal action to bolster these efforts. In 2006, EPA committed to
pursue reductions in mercury used in switches, relays, and measuring devices. In 2007, EPA issued a Significant New Use Rule
(SNUR) for elemental mercury used in certain switches previously installed in motor vehicles. EPA has now identified three
more discontinued uses of mercury that have cost-effective alternatives. The discontinued uses of mercury are used in flow
meters, manometers on oil and gas pipelines, and pyrometers. The SNUR would require persons to notify EPA at least 90 days
before commencing the manufacture or processing of mercury for these three uses.
Priority: Routine and Frequent Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 721 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: TSCA section 5(a)
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
09/11/2009
07/21/2010
FR Cite
74 FR 46707
75 FR 42330
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-TOX/2009/September/Day-
11/121894.htm; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0483
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/mercury/
Sectors Affected: 334513
Agency Contact: Peter Gimlin Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0515
FAX: 202566-0473
E-Mail: gimlin.peter@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Lynn Vendinello Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0514
FAX: 202566-0473
E-Mail: vendinello.lynn@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AJ55
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Title: Lead; Amendment to the Opt-Out and Recordkeeping Provisions in the Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program
Abstract: As part of a lawsuit settlement, EPA agreed to make several revisions to the 2008 Lead Renovation, Repair, and
Painting Program (RRP) rule that established accreditation, training, certification, and recordkeeping requirements as well as
work practice standards on persons performing renovations for compensation in most pre-1978 housing and child-occupied
facilities. In October of 2009, EPA proposed amendments to the opt-out provision that currently exempts a renovator from the
training and work practice requirements of the rule when he or she obtains a certification from the owner of a residence he or
she occupies that no child under age 6 or pregnant women resides in the home and the home is not a child-occupied facility.
EPA also proposed revisions that involve renovation firms providing the owner with a copy of the records they are currently
required to maintain to demonstrate compliance with the training and work practice requirements of the RRP rule and, if
different, providing the information to the occupant of the building being renovated or the operator of the child-occupied facility.
In addition to the proposed amendments, EPA considered various minor amendments to the regulations concerning training
provider accreditations, renovator certifications and State and Tribal program requirements. In May, 2010, EPA published a final
rule eliminating the opt-out provision and finalizing the other provisions.
Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 745 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations 1
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2601 (c); 15 USC 2682(c)(3); 15 USC 2684; 15 USC 2686; 15 USC 2687
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
Final Action
Date
10/28/2009
05/06/201 0
FR Cite
74 FR 55506
75 FR 24802
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480a4cbOc; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2005-0049
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business
Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State;
Tribal
Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/renovation.htm
Agency Contact: Marc Edmonds Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0758
E-Mail: Edmonds.Marc@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Michelle Price Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202566-0744
E-Mail: Price.Michelle@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances ( OPPTS )
RIN: 2070-AJ59
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Title: Amendments to the Procedural Rules for Enforceable Consent Agreements (EGAs)
Abstract: On September 16, 2010, EPA published a final rule amending the procedures for developing Enforceable Consent
Agreements (EGAs) to generate test data under the Toxic Substances Control ACT (TSCA). the main features of the EGA
process amended by the final rule include when and how to initiate negotiations and inserting a fire deadline at which
negotiations will terminate. The final rule also deleted, modified, or consolidated several sections of the 40 CFR part 790 to
place the EGA provision in one section and the Interagency Testing Committee (ITC) provisions in a separate section, to make
it clearer that there is one EGA negotiation procedure applicable to all circumstances when an EGA would be appropriate. The
final rule also made conforming changes in other sections that reference the EGA procedures.
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Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 790 to 799 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
Final Action
Date
02/1 9/201 0
03/22/2010
09/16/2010
FR Cite
75 FR 7428
75 FR 56472
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM -
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480aa83c8; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2009-0894
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Energy Affected: No
RIN Information
URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/existingchemicals/
Agency Contact: Jessica Barkas Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202250-8880
E-Mail: Barkas.Jessica@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Mike Mattheisen Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202564-3077
E-Mail: mattheisen.mike@epa.gov
Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of the Administrator ( AdmO )
RIN: 2090-AA37
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Title: Age Discrimination Regulations—EPA-Assisted Programs—Age Discrimination Act of 1975
Abstract: The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 prohibits discrimination based on age in programs or activities that receive
Federal financial assistance, and requires Federal agencies to issue regulations implementing the Act. Recipients are aware of
this prohibition and are already in compliance with this requirement. This amendment will add Age as a protected classification
to EPA's nondiscrimination regulations (40 CFR part 7), which already prohibit discrimination based on race, color, national
origin, sex or handicap in EPA-assisted programs or activities pursuant to title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, section 504 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and section 13 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972.
Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 7.10 to 7.180 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations )
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6101 et seq.
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action
Direct Final Action
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
Direct Final Rule Effective
Date
06/04/2010
06/04/2010
08/03/201 0
1 0/04/201 0
FR Cite
75 FR 31702
75 FR 31738
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Additional Information: EPA publication information: Direct Final Action -
http://www. regulations.gov/search/Regs/home. html#documentDetail?R=0900006480afbbOc
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No
Sectors Affected: 924
Agency Contact: Thomas Walker Environmental Protection Agency
Office of the Administrator
1201A
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9680
FAX: 202233-0630
E-Mail: walker.tom@epa.gov
Agency Contact: Helena Wooden-Aguilar Environmental Protection Agency
Office of the Administrator
1201A
Washington , DC 20460
Phone: 202343-9681
FAX: 202233-0630
E-Mail: Wooden-Aguilar.Helena @epa.gov
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A. INDEX TO ENTRIES THAT AGENCIES HAVE DESIGNATED FOR SECTION 610 REVIEW
Section 610(a) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601) requires each agency to have a plan for the
periodic review of its rules that have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. Each agency must publish annually in the Federal Register a list of the rules that it plans to
review in the next year.
2040-AF18 Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Centralized Waste Treatment Industry
2040-AF24 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations; Arsenic and Clarifications to Compliance and New
Source Contaminants Monitoring
2040-AF19 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Radionuclides
2060-AQ12 Tier II Light-Duty Vehicle and Light-Duty Truck Emission Standards and Gasoline Sulfur
Standards
B. INDEX TO ENTRIES FOR WHICH A REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ANALYSIS IS
REQUIRED
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 Unified
Agenda. The following index lists the regulatory actions in this publication for which EPA believes that the
Act may require a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis because the rule is likely to have such effects on
small businesses, small governmental jurisdictions, or small organizations.
Businesses
2040-AF13 Stormwater Regulations Revision To Address Discharges From Developed Sites
2040-AA94 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Radon
2060-AP93 Revision of New Source Performance Standards for New Residential Wood Heaters
2060-AM44 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial,
Commercial, and Institutional Boilers
2060-AQ25 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial,
Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters
2060-AQ36 Supplemental Determinations for Renewable Fuels Produced Under the Final RFS2 Program
From Palm Oil
2060-AQ49 Supplemental Determination for Renewable Fuels Produced Under the Final RFS2 Program
From Pulpwood
2060-AP69 NESHAP: Brick and Structural Clay Products and Clay Products
2060-AQ35 Supplemental Determination for Renewable Fuels Produced Under the Final RFS2 Program
From Canola Oil
2070-AJ45 Pesticides; Reconsideration of Exemptions for Insect Repellents
2070-AJ57 Lead; Clearance and Clearance Testing Requirements for the Renovation, Repair, and
Painting Program
2070-AJ20 Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide Applicators
2070-AJ22 Pesticides; Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Revisions
2070-AJ55 Lead; Amendment to the Opt-Out and Recordkeeping Provisions in the Renovation, Repair,
and Painting Program
Governmental Jurisdictions
2040-AF13 Stormwater Regulations Revision To Address Discharges From Developed Sites
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2040-AA94 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Radon
2060-AM44 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial,
Commercial, and Institutional Boilers
2060-AQ25 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial,
Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters
Organizations
2060-AM44
2060-AQ25
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial,
Commercial, and Institutional Boilers
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial,
Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters
C. INDEX TO ENTRIES THAT MAY AFFECT SMALL ENTITIES WHEN A REGULATORY
FLEXIBILITY ANALYSIS IS NOT REQUIRED
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 Unified
Agenda. Some agencies including EPA have chosen to identify additional regulatory actions that may
have some impact on small entities even though a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis may not be required.
The following index lists the regulatory actions in this publication for which agencies have chosen to
indicate that some impact on small entities is likely even though a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis may not
be required.
Businesses
2025-AA19 TRI; Response to Petition To Delete Acetonitrile From the Toxics Release Inventory List of
Toxic Chemicals
2025-AA11 Clarify TRI Reporting Obligations Under EPCRA Section 313 for Metal Mining Activities
2025-AA16 TRI; Response to Petition To Delete Chromium, Antimony, Titanate From the Metal
Compound Categories Listed on the Toxics Release Inventory
2025-AA17 TRI; Response to Petition To Add Diisononyl Phthalate to the Toxics Release Inventory List of
Toxic Chemicals
2025-AA28 Toxics Release Inventory; Addition of National Toxicology Program Carcinogens
2040-AF09 Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants Under the Clean Water
Act; Analysis and Sampling Procedures
2040-AC84 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES): Use of Sufficiently Sensitive Test
Methods for Permit Applications and Reporting
2040-AD09 Test Procedures for the Analysis of Co-Planar and Mono-Ortho-Substituted Polychlorinated
Biphenyls (PCBs) Under the Clean Water Act
2040-AE82 Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Chlorine and Chlorinated Hydrocarbon
Manufacturing Process
2040-AC13 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Aldicarb
2040-AD94 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Revisions to the Total Coliform Rule
2040-AB85 Shore Protection Act, Section 4103(b) Regulations
2050-AG46 Revising Underground Storage Tank Regulations—Revisions to Existing Requirements and
Additions To Incorporate the Provisions of the Energy Policy Act
2050-AE87 Revisions to the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; Subpart
J Product Schedule Listing Requirements
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2050-AE81 Standards for the Management of Coal Combustion Residuals Generated by Commercial
Electric Power Producers
2050-AG45 Standards for the Safe and Environmentally Protective Placement of Coal Combustion
Residuals as Minefill in Coal Mines Not Regulated Under the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act
2050-AG57 Withdrawal of Expansion of RCRA Comparable Fuels Exclusion
2060-AP22 Revision to Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds—Exclusion of Methyl Iodide
2060-AI62 National VOC Emission Standards for Consumer Products; Amendments
2060-AM09 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Amendments to the Section 608 Leak Repair Regulations
2060-ANOO Implementing Periodic Monitoring in Federal and State Operating Permit Programs
2060-AN99 NESHAP: Mercury Cell Chlor-Alkali Plants—Amendments
2060-AO17 Revision to Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds—Exclusion of Family of Four
Hydrofluoropolyethers (HFPEs) and HFE-347pc-f
2060-AO66 Plywood and Composite Wood Products (PCWP) NESHAP—Proposed & Final Amendments
to Address "No Emission Reduction" MACT Floors
2060-AK26 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes for Ozone-Depleting Substances: N-
Propyl Bromide
2060-AO12 Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units; Response to Remand of New
Source Performance Standards and Emission Guidelines
2060-AP23 Restructuring of the Stationary Source Audit Program
2060-AP50 Transport Rule (CAIR Replacement Rule)
2060-AP67 Compression Ignition Engine NSPS—Amendments
2060-AQ02 Corporate Parent and NAICS Code in the Greenhouse Gas Mandatory Reporting Rule
Requirements
2060-AO25 Revision of Hearing—Protector Regulations
2060-AN43 Federal Plan Requirements for Other Solid Waste Incineration Units Constructed on or Before
December 9, 2004
2060-AE94 NSPS: SOCMI-Wastewater and Amendments
2060-AO55 Petroleum Refinery Residual Risk Standards
2060-AP07 Remand of Halogenated Solvent Cleaning Final Residual Risk Rule
2060-AO15 NESHAP: Portland Cement Notice of Reconsideration and NSPS for Portland Cement
2060-AQ26 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Area Source Standards for
Prepared Feeds Manufacturing-Amendment
2060-AO38 Control of Emissions From New Marine Compression—Ignition Engines At or Above 30 Liters
per Cylinder
2060-AO42 Review of New Source Performance Standards—Portland Cement
2060-AQ03 Regulation To Establish Mandatory Reporting of GHGs From Industrial Landfills, Wastewater,
Underground Coal Mines, and Magnesium Production
2060-AQ13 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal
Combustion Engines—Existing Stationary Spark Ignition (Gas-Fired)
2060-AQ15 Minor Harmonizing Changes to General Provisions of the GHG Mandatory Reporting Rule
2070-AJ27 Pesticides; Data Requirements for Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs) and Certain
Exemptions for PIPs
2070-AJ32 Regulations To Facilitate Compliance With the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act by Producers of Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs)
2070-AJ77 Synchronizing the Expiration Dates of EPA Pesticide Applicator Certificates With the
Underlying State or Tribal Applicator Certificate
2070-AJ26 Prions; Amendment of EPA's Regulatory Definition of Pests to Include Prion
2070-AJ79 Pesticides; Revisions to Minimum Risk Exemptions
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2070-AJ50 Electronic Reporting of Chemical Import Data in the Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE)
2070-AJ08 Certain Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs); Test Rule and Significant New Use Rule
(SNUR)
2070-AJ66 High Production Volume Chemicals; 4th Group of Chemicals; Test Rule and Significant New
Use Rule
2070-AJ04 TSCA Inventory Nomenclature for Enzymes and Proteins
2070-AJ46 Mercury; Regulation of Use in Certain Products
2070-AJ71 Mercury; Significant New Use Rule; Elemental Mercury Used in Barometers, Manometers, and
Hygrometers/Psychrometers
2070-AJ47 Nanoscale Materials; Test Rule for Certain Nanoscale Materials
2070-AJ54 Nanoscale Materials; Reporting Under TSCA Section 8(a)
2070-AJ67 Nanoscale Materials; Significant New Use Rule (SNUR)
2070-AJ52 Significant New Use Rule for Glymes
2070-AJ63 TSCA Reporting Requirements; Minor Revisions
2070-AD30 Pesticides; Data Requirements for Antimicrobials
2070-AJ43 TSCA Inventory Update Reporting Modifications
2070-AA58 Follow-Up Rules on Existing Chemicals
2070-AA59 Significant New Use Rules (SNURs); Follow-Up Rules on Non-5(e) New Chemical Substances
2070-AB27 Significant New Use Rule (SNUR); Chemical-Specific SNURs To Extend Provisions of Section
5(e) Orders
2070-AD16 High Production Volume (HPV) Chemicals; Testing of Certain Chemicals
2070-AD14 Pesticides; Registration Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticide Products
2070-AC51 Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Revisions
2070-AC37 Significant New Use Rule (SNUR); Refractory Ceramic Fibers (RCFs)
2070-AC21 Lead Fishing Sinkers; Manufacturing, Processing, and Distribution in Commerce
2070-AC64 Lead-Based Paint Activities; Bridges and Structures; Training, Accreditation, and Certification
Rule and Model State Plan Rule
2070-AJ38 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Reassessment of Use Authorizations
2070-AJ31 Significant New Use Rule for Chloranil
2070-AD64 Lead-Based Paint; Amendments to the Requirements for Disclosure of Known Lead-Based
Paint or Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Target Housing
2070-AB08 TSCA Section 8(a) Preliminary Assessment Information Rules
2070-AB11 TSCA Section 8(d) Health and Safety Data Reporting Rules
2070-AB94 Testing of Existing Chemicals (Overview Entry for Future Needs)
2070-AD44 Test Rule; Multiple Substance Rule for the Testing of Developmental and Reproductive
Toxicity
2070-AJ07 Testing Agreement for Aryl Phosphates (ITC List 2)
2070-AJ29 Pesticide Agricultural Container Recycling Program
2070-AD53 TSCA Policy Statement on Oversight of Transgenic Organisms (Including Plants)
2070-AB79 Test Rule; Certain Chemicals on the ATSDR Priority List of Hazardous Substances
2070-AC76 Testing of Certain Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs)
Governmental Jurisdictions
2040-AD02 NPDES Permit Requirements for Municipal Sanitary and Combined Sewer Collection
Systems, Municipal Satellite Collection Systems, Sanitary Sewer Overflows, and Peak
Excess Flow Treatment Facilities
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2040-AE69
2040-AF09
2040-AC84
2040-AD09
2040-AC13
2040-AD94
2040-AB85
2050-AG46
2050-AE81
2050-AG45
2060-AP50
2060-AN43
2070-AA58
2070-AC51
2070-AC64
Organizations
2040-AC13
2050-AG45
2060-AP21
2070-AJ77
2070-AC64
2070-AD64
2070-AD53
Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Airport Deicing Operations
Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants Under the Clean
Water Act; Analysis and Sampling Procedures
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES): Use of Sufficiently Sensitive
Test Methods for Permit Applications and Reporting
Test Procedures for the Analysis of Co-Planar and Mono-Ortho-Substituted Polychlorinated
Biphenyls (PCBs) Under the Clean Water Act
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Aldicarb
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Revisions to the Total Coliform Rule
Shore Protection Act, Section 4103(b) Regulations
Revising Underground Storage Tank Regulations-Revisions to Existing Requirements and
Additions To Incorporate the Provisions of the Energy Policy Act
Standards for the Management of Coal Combustion Residuals Generated by Commercial
Electric Power Producers
Standards for the Safe and Environmentally Protective Placement of Coal Combustion
Residuals as Minefill in Coal Mines Not Regulated Under the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act
Transport Rule (CAIR Replacement Rule)
Federal Plan Requirements for Other Solid Waste Incineration Units Constructed on or
Before December 9, 2004
Follow-Up Rules on Existing Chemicals
Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Revisions
Lead-Based Paint Activities; Bridges and Structures; Training, Accreditation, and
Certification Rule and Model State Plan Rule
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Aldicarb
Standards for the Safe and Environmentally Protective Placement of Coal Combustion
Residuals as Minefill in Coal Mines Not Regulated Under the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act
Response to Section 126 Petition From Warrick County, Indiana and the Town of Newburgh,
Indiana
Synchronizing the Expiration Dates of EPA Pesticide Applicator Certificates With the
Underlying State or Tribal Applicator Certificate
Lead-Based Paint Activities; Bridges and Structures; Training, Accreditation, and
Certification Rule and Model State Plan Rule
Lead-Based Paint; Amendments to the Requirements for Disclosure of Known Lead-Based
Paint or Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Target Housing
TSCA Policy Statement on Oversight of Transgenic Organisms (Including Plants)
D. INDEX TO ENTRIES THAT MAY AFFECT GOVERNMENT LEVELS
Executive Order 12866 entitled "Regulatory Planning and Review," signed September 30, 1993 (58 FR
51735) and the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-4) direct agencies to assess the
effects of Federal regulations on State, local, and tribal governments. In keeping with these efforts,
agencies include in their submissions for the Unified Agenda information on whether their regulatory
actions have an effect on various levels of government. See also Index E for entries that may have
"federalism implications" as defined in Executive Order 13132 entitled "Federalism," signed August 4,
1999 (64 FR 43255).
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The following index lists the regulatory actions in this publication that may have effects on State, local,
tribal, or Federal levels of government. The Regulatory Identifier Number (RIN) of the entry identifies the
location of the entry in this edition.
State
2006-AAOO Oklahoma Regional Haze Federal Implementation Plan (FIP)
2020-AA47 NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule
2025-AA16 TRI; Response to Petition To Delete Chromium, Antimony, Titanate From the Metal
Compound Categories Listed on the Toxics Release Inventory
2025-AA17 TRI; Response to Petition To Add Diisononyl Phthalate to the Toxics Release Inventory List
of Toxic Chemicals
2025-AA28 Toxics Release Inventory; Addition of National Toxicology Program Carcinogens
2040-AF13 Stormwater Regulations Revision To Address Discharges From Developed Sites
2040-AF16 Water Quality Standards Regulatory Clarifications
2040-AF25 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Application and Program Updates
Rule
2040-AE95 Criteria and Standards for Cooling Water Intake Structures
2040-AD02 NPDES Permit Requirements for Municipal Sanitary and Combined Sewer Collection
Systems, Municipal Satellite Collection Systems, Sanitary Sewer Overflows, and Peak
Excess Flow Treatment Facilities
2040-AF12 Amendment to Effluent Guidelines for Primary Aluminum Smelting Subcategory of the
Nonferrous Metals Manufacturing Point Source Category
2040-AD89 Regulations for Gray and Black Water Discharges From Cruise Ships Operating in Certain
Alaskan Waters
2040-AF21 Water Quality Standards for the State of Florida's Estuaries and Coastal Waters
2040-AF11 Water Quality Standards (Numeric Nutrient Criteria) for Florida's Lakes and Flowing Waters
2040-AE69 Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Airport Deicing Operations
2040-AF09 Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants Under the Clean Water
Act; Analysis and Sampling Procedures
2040-AC84 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES): Use of Sufficiently Sensitive Test
Methods for Permit Applications and Reporting
2040-AE98 Federal Requirements Under the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program for Carbon
Dioxide (CO2) Geologic Sequestration (GS) Wells
2040-AD09 Test Procedures for the Analysis of Co-Planar and Mono-Ortho-Substituted Polychlorinated
Biphenyls (PCBs) Under the Clean Water Act
2040-AD39 Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of the Armed Forces—Phase II
2040-AD87 Statement of Policy - NPDES Permit Requirements for Peak Wet Weather Discharges From
Publicly Owned Treatment Work Treatment Plants Serving Sanitary Sewer Collection
Systems
2040-AF20 Revised Regulations for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in the
Chesapeake Bay Watershed
2040-AA94 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Radon
2040-AC13 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Aldicarb
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2040-AD40
2040-AD94
2040-AE87
2050-AD75
2050-AG64
2050-AG60
2050-AG46
2050-AG44
2050-AE87
2050-AG22
2050-AG40
2050-AE81
2050-AE23
2050-AG45
2050-AG20
2050-AG39
2050-AE51
2050-AG34
2050-AF01
2050-AC71
2050-AG59
2050-AG58
2050-AG54
2060-AP22
2060-AI43
2060-AO47
2060-AO72
2060-AP72
2060-AP26
Underground Injection Control: Update of State Programs
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Revisions to the Total Coliform Rule
Guidance for Implementing the Methylmercury Water Quality Criterion
National Priorities List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites: Proposed and Final Rules
Hazardous Chemical Reporting; Community Right-To-Know: Revisions to the Emergency and
Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms (Tier I and Tier II)
Hazardous Waste Management Systems: Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste:
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Injectate in Geological Sequestration Activities
Revising Underground Storage Tank Regulations-Revisions to Existing Requirements and
Additions To Incorporate the Provisions of the Energy Policy Act
Identification of Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials That Are Solid Wastes
Revisions to the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; Subpart
J Product Schedule Listing Requirements
National Contingency Plan Revisions To Align With the National Response Plan
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: Amendments and Streamlining
Rule
Standards for the Management of Coal Combustion Residuals Generated by Commercial
Electric Power Producers
Revisions to the Comprehensive Guideline for Procurement of Products Containing
Recovered Materials
Standards for the Safe and Environmentally Protective Placement of Coal Combustion
Residuals as Minefill in Coal Mines Not Regulated Under the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act
Hazardous Waste Manifest Revisions—Standards and Procedures for Electronic Manifests
Amendment to the Universal Waste Rule: Addition of Pharmaceuticals
Modifications to RCRA Rules Associated With Solvent-Contaminated Industrial Wipes
Revisions to Land Disposal Restrictions Treatment Standards and Amendments to Recycling
Requirements for Spent Petroleum Refining Hydrotreating and Hydrorefining Catalysts
RCRA Smarter Waste Reporting
RCRA Subtitle C Financial Test Criteria Regulatory Determination
SPCC Compliance Date Extension
Revise: Cooperative Agreements and Superfund State Contracts for Superfund Response
Actions
Identifying the Universe of Government Research in Laboratories and Determining Student
Involvement in Generating Laboratory Hazardous Waste
Revision to Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds—Exclusion of Methyl Iodide
Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Carbon Monoxide
Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter
Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and
Oxides of Sulfur
Proposal to Revise the Interpollutant Trading Policy for PM2.5 Offsets
NESHAP Subpart W: Standards for Radon Emissions From Operating Uranium I
Review
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2060-AI62 National VOC Emission Standards for Consumer Products; Amendments
2060-AO50 Measurement of PM 2.5 and PM 10 Emissions by Dilution Sampling
2060-AN33 NESHAP: Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production, Amendments
2060-ANOO Implementing Periodic Monitoring in Federal and State Operating Permit Programs
2060-AN17 Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing
Sources: Small Municipal Waste Combustors: Remand Response and Amendments
2060-AP24 Implementation of the 2010 National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Ozone, Waiver of
Stage II Vapor Recovery Requirements and Anti-Backsliding Requirements for the Section
185 Fee Program
2060-AP52 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric
Utility Steam Generating Units
2060-AP89 Federal Reference Method for Lead in Total Suspended Particulate Matter
2060-AP93 Revision of New Source Performance Standards for New Residential Wood Heaters
2060-AQ01 Revisions to Test Methods and Testing Regulations
2060-AQ29 Stationary Combustion Turbine NSPS Amendments to Address UARG Reconsideration
Petition
2060-AQ38 Revision to Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds—Exclusion of trans 1,3,3,3-
tetrafluoropropene and 2,3,3,3-tertrafluoropropene
2060-AQ41 NESHAP Risk and Technology Review for Pulp and Paper Industry and Chemical Recovery
Combustion Sources, and NSPS Review for Kraft Pulp Mills
2060-AQ44 Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Lead
2060-AQ48 Revision to the Clean Air Fine Particle Implementation Rule
2060-AQ47 Reconsideration of the Inclusion of Fugitive Emissions in the Prevention of Significant
Deterioration and Nonattainment New Source Review
2060-AQ24 Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing
Sources: Hospital/Medical/lnfectious Waste Incinerators; Amendments
2060-AP75 Implementation of the New Source Review Program for Particulate Matter Less Than 2.5
Micrometers—Repeal of Grandfathering Provision and End Early the PM10 Surrogate Policy
2060-AH23 Quality Assurance Requirements for Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems
2060-AK54 NESHAP: General Provisions; Amendments for Pollution Prevention Alternative Compliance
Requirements
2060-AM44 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial,
Commercial, and Institutional Boilers
2060-AO58 Methods for Measurement of Filterable PM10 and PM2.5 and Measurement of Condensable
Particulate Matter Emissions From Stationary Sources
2060-AO96 Implementation of the 1997 8-Hr Ozone NAAQS: Classification of Subpart 1 Areas and
Revision to Anti-Backsliding Provisions; Deletion of Obsolete 1-Hr Ozone Standard
Provisions.
2060-AP15 Ambient Ozone Monitoring Regulations: Revisions to Network Design Requirements
2060-AP30 Implementation of the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard: NSR Anti-
Backsliding
2060-AP50 Transport Rule (CAIR Replacement Rule)
2060-AP67 Compression Ignition Engine NSPS—Amendments
2060-AP77 Revision to Pb Ambient Air Monitoring Requirements
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2060-AP80 Reconsideration of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment New
Source Review NSR: Aggregation
2060-AP98 Reconsideration of the 2008 Ozone Primary and Secondary National Ambient Air Quality
Standards
2060-AQ08 Action to Ensure Authority to Issue Permits Under the Prevention of Significant Deterioration
Program to Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Finding of Substantial Inadequacy and
SIP Call
2060-AQ25 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial,
Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters
2060-AQ45 Action to Ensure Authority to Issue Permits Under the "Prevention of Significant Deterioration
Program to Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions" Federal Implementation Plan
2060-AP38 Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone
2060-AN43 Federal Plan Requirements for Other Solid Waste Incineration Units Constructed on or
Before December 9, 2004
2060-AK73 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Combustion
Turbines—Petition To Delist
2060-AM75 NESHAP: General Provisions (Once In Always In)—Amendments
2060-AM87 NESHAP: Taconite Iron Ore Processing; Amendments
2060-AN93 Improving Implementation of the Operating Permit Rules in Response to CAAA Committee
Recommendations
2060-APOO Prevention of Air Pollution Emergency Episodes
2060-AP07 Remand of Halogenated Solvent Cleaning Final Residual Risk Rule
2060-AQ11 Risk and Technology Review for Ferroalloys Production
2060-AQ20 Residual Risk and Technology Review Amendments to the Phosphoric Acid and Phosphate
Fertilizer Production NESHAPs
2060-AQ23 Method 16C for the Determination of Total Reduced Sulfur Emissions From Stationary
Sources
2060-AQ40 Residual Risk and Technology Review Amendments to the Secondary Aluminum Production
NESHAP
2060-AP43 Revision: Health and Environmental Protection Standards for Uranium and Thorium Mill
Tailings and Uranium In Situ Leaching Processing Facilities
2060-AO48 Review of the Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide
2060-AO15 NESHAP: Portland Cement Notice of Reconsideration and NSPS for Portland Cement
2060-AH93 Revisions to the General Conformity Regulations
2060-AO42 Review of New Source Performance Standards—Portland Cement
2060-AO24 Prevention of Significant Deterioration for PM2.5—Increments, Significant Impact Levels, and
Significant Monitoring Concentrations
2060-AP86 Prevention of Significant Deterioration/Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule
2060-AP91 Requirements for Control Technology Determinations for Major Sources in Accordance With
Clean Air Act Sections, Sections 112(g) and 112(j)
2060-AQ13 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal
Combustion Engines—Existing Stationary Spark Ignition (Gas-Fired)
2060-AQ21 Implementation of the New Source Review Program for Particulate Matter (PM) Less Than
2.5 Micrometers—Final Rule to End NSR Transition Period for Condensable PM
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2060-AQ50 Reconsideration of the 2008 Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone
2070-AJ32 Regulations To Facilitate Compliance With the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act by Producers of Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs)
2070-AJ77 Synchronizing the Expiration Dates of EPA Pesticide Applicator Certificates With the
Underlying State or Tribal Applicator Certificate
2070-AJ26 Prions; Amendment of EPA's Regulatory Definition of Pests to Include Prion
2070-AJ45 Pesticides; Reconsideration of Exemptions for Insect Repellents
2070-AJ79 Pesticides; Revisions to Minimum Risk Exemptions
2070-AJ74 Revision to Compliance Date for Pesticide Container/Containment Rule
2070-AJ57 Lead; Clearance and Clearance Testing Requirements for the Renovation, Repair, and
Painting Program
2070-AJ49 Pesticides; Data Requirements for Product Performance
2070-AJ20 Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide Applicators
2070-AJ22 Pesticides; Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Revisions
2070-AC51 Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Revisions
2070-AC64 Lead-Based Paint Activities; Bridges and Structures; Training, Accreditation, and Certification
Rule and Model State Plan Rule
2070-AJ64 Lead Wheel Weights; Regulatory Investigation
2070-AJ82 Lead; Residential Lead Dust Hazard Standards
2070-AD64 Lead-Based Paint; Amendments to the Requirements for Disclosure of Known Lead-Based
Paint or Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Target Housing
2070-AJ55 Lead; Amendment to the Opt-Out and Recordkeeping Provisions in the Renovation, Repair,
and Painting Program
Local
2040-AF13 Stormwater Regulations Revision To Address Discharges From Developed Sites
2040-AF25 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Application and Program Updates
Rule
2040-AE95 Criteria and Standards for Cooling Water Intake Structures
2040-AD02 NPDES Permit Requirements for Municipal Sanitary and Combined Sewer Collection
Systems, Municipal Satellite Collection Systems, Sanitary Sewer Overflows, and Peak
Excess Flow Treatment Facilities
2040-AE69 Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Airport Deicing Operations
2040-AC84 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES): Use of Sufficiently Sensitive Test
Methods for Permit Applications and Reporting
2040-AD39 Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of the Armed Forces—Phase II
2040-AD87 Statement of Policy - NPDES Permit Requirements for Peak Wet Weather Discharges From
Publicly Owned Treatment Work Treatment Plants Serving Sanitary Sewer Collection
Systems
2040-AA94 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Radon
2040-AC13 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Aldicarb
2040-AB85 Shore Protection Act, Section 4103(b) Regulations
2050-AD75 National Priorities List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites: Proposed and Final Rules
2050-AG64 Hazardous Chemical Reporting; Community Right-To-Know: Revisions to the Emergency and
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Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms (Tier I and Tier II)
2050-AG46 Revising Underground Storage Tank Regulations—Revisions to Existing Requirements and
Additions To Incorporate the Provisions of the Energy Policy Act
2050-AG44 Identification of Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials That Are Solid Wastes
2050-AE87 Revisions to the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; Subpart
J Product Schedule Listing Requirements
2050-AG22 National Contingency Plan Revisions To Align With the National Response Plan
2050-AG40 Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: Amendments and Streamlining
Rule
2050-AE81 Standards for the Management of Coal Combustion Residuals Generated by Commercial
Electric Power Producers
2050-AE23 Revisions to the Comprehensive Guideline for Procurement of Products Containing
Recovered Materials
2050-AG45 Standards for the Safe and Environmentally Protective Placement of Coal Combustion
Residuals as Minefill in Coal Mines Not Regulated Under the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act
2050-AG20 Hazardous Waste Manifest Revisions—Standards and Procedures for Electronic Manifests
2050-AG39 Amendment to the Universal Waste Rule: Addition of Pharmaceuticals
2050-AE51 Modifications to RCRA Rules Associated With Solvent-Contaminated Industrial Wipes
2050-AG59 SPCC Compliance Date Extension
2050-AG58 Revise: Cooperative Agreements and Superfund State Contracts for Superfund Response
Actions
2050-AG54 Identifying the Universe of Government Research in Laboratories and Determining Student
Involvement in Generating Laboratory Hazardous Waste
2060-AI43 Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Carbon Monoxide
2060-AO47 Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter
2060-AO72 Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and
Oxides of Sulfur
2060-AP72 Proposal to Revise the Interpollutant Trading Policy for PM2.5 Offsets
2060-AI62 National VOC Emission Standards for Consumer Products; Amendments
2060-AO50 Measurement of PM 2.5 and PM 10 Emissions by Dilution Sampling
2060-ANOO Implementing Periodic Monitoring in Federal and State Operating Permit Programs
2060-AN17 Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing
Sources: Small Municipal Waste Combustors: Remand Response and Amendments
2060-AP52 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric
Utility Steam Generating Units
2060-AP93 Revision of New Source Performance Standards for New Residential Wood Heaters
2060-AQ01 Revisions to Test Methods and Testing Regulations
2060-AQ29 Stationary Combustion Turbine NSPS Amendments to Address UARG Reconsideration
Petition
2060-AQ41 NESHAP Risk and Technology Review for Pulp and Paper Industry and Chemical Recovery
Combustion Sources, and NSPS Review for Kraft Pulp Mills
2060-AQ44 Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Lead
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2060-AQ47 Reconsideration of the Inclusion of Fugitive Emissions in the Prevention of Significant
Deterioration and Nonattainment New Source Review
2060-AP75 Implementation of the New Source Review Program for Particulate Matter Less Than 2.5
Micrometers—Repeal of Grandfathering Provision and End Early the PM10 Surrogate Policy
2060-AK54 NESHAP: General Provisions; Amendments for Pollution Prevention Alternative Compliance
Requirements
2060-AM44 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial,
Commercial, and Institutional Boilers
2060-AO58 Methods for Measurement of Filterable PM10 and PM2.5 and Measurement of Condensable
Particulate Matter Emissions From Stationary Sources
2060-AO96 Implementation of the 1997 8-Hr Ozone NAAQS: Classification of Subpart 1 Areas and
Revision to Anti-Backsliding Provisions; Deletion of Obsolete 1-Hr Ozone Standard
Provisions.
2060-AP15 Ambient Ozone Monitoring Regulations: Revisions to Network Design Requirements
2060-AP30 Implementation of the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard: NSR Anti-
Backsliding
2060-AP50 Transport Rule (CAIR Replacement Rule)
2060-AP67 Compression Ignition Engine NSPS—Amendments
2060-AP77 Revision to Pb Ambient Air Monitoring Requirements
2060-AP80 Reconsideration of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment New
Source Review NSR: Aggregation
2060-AP90 NSPS/Emission Guidelines (EG) for Sewage Sludge Incinerators
2060-AP98 Reconsideration of the 2008 Ozone Primary and Secondary National Ambient Air Quality
Standards
2060-AQ08 Action to Ensure Authority to Issue Permits Under the Prevention of Significant Deterioration
Program to Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Finding of Substantial Inadequacy and
SIP Call
2060-AQ25 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial,
Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters
2060-AQ45 Action to Ensure Authority to Issue Permits Under the "Prevention of Significant Deterioration
Program to Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions" Federal Implementation Plan
2060-AQ51 Performance Specification 4C—Specifications and Test Procedures for Low-Level Carbon
Monoxide Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems in Stationary Sources
2060-AP38 Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone
2060-AN43 Federal Plan Requirements for Other Solid Waste Incineration Units Constructed on or
Before December 9, 2004
2060-AK73 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Combustion
Turbines—Petition To Delist
2060-AM08 NSPS for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
2060-AM75 NESHAP: General Provisions (Once In Always In)—Amendments
2060-AN93 Improving Implementation of the Operating Permit Rules in Response to CAAA Committee
Recommendations
2060-APOO Prevention of Air Pollution Emergency Episodes
2060-AQ20 Residual Risk and Technology Review Amendments to the Phosphoric Acid and Phosphate
Fertilizer Production NESHAPs
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2060-AQ23 Method 16C for the Determination of Total Reduced Sulfur Emissions From Stationary
Sources
2060-AQ40 Residual Risk and Technology Review Amendments to the Secondary Aluminum Production
NESHAP
2060-AO48 Review of the Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide
2060-AO15 NESHAP: Portland Cement Notice of Reconsideration and NSPS for Portland Cement
2060-AH93 Revisions to the General Conformity Regulations
2060-AO42 Review of New Source Performance Standards—Portland Cement
2060-AO24 Prevention of Significant Deterioration for PM2.5—Increments, Significant Impact Levels, and
Significant Monitoring Concentrations
2060-AP86 Prevention of Significant Deterioration/Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule
2060-AQ13 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal
Combustion Engines—Existing Stationary Spark Ignition (Gas-Fired)
2060-AQ21 Implementation of the New Source Review Program for Particulate Matter (PM) Less Than
2.5 Micrometers—Final Rule to End NSR Transition Period for Condensable PM
2060-AQ50 Reconsideration of the 2008 Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone
2070-AJ57 Lead; Clearance and Clearance Testing Requirements for the Renovation, Repair, and
Painting Program
2070-AJ20 Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide Applicators
2070-AC51 Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Revisions
2070-AC64 Lead-Based Paint Activities; Bridges and Structures; Training, Accreditation, and Certification
Rule and Model State Plan Rule
2070-AJ64 Lead Wheel Weights; Regulatory Investigation
2070-AD64 Lead-Based Paint; Amendments to the Requirements for Disclosure of Known Lead-Based
Paint or Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Target Housing
2070-AJ55 Lead; Amendment to the Opt-Out and Recordkeeping Provisions in the Renovation, Repair,
and Painting Program
Tribal
2040-AF16 Water Quality Standards Regulatory Clarifications
2040-AF25 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Application and Program
Updates Rule
2040-AD02 NPDES Permit Requirements for Municipal Sanitary and Combined Sewer Collection
Systems, Municipal Satellite Collection Systems, Sanitary Sewer Overflows, and Peak
Excess Flow Treatment Facilities
2040-AC84 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES): Use of Sufficiently Sensitive Test
Methods for Permit Applications and Reporting
2040-AE98 Federal Requirements Under the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program for Carbon
Dioxide (CO2) Geologic Sequestration (GS) Wells
2040-AD39 Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of the Armed Forces—Phase II
2040-AD87 Statement of Policy - NPDES Permit Requirements for Peak Wet Weather Discharges
From Publicly Owned Treatment Work Treatment Plants Serving Sanitary Sewer Collection
Systems
2040-AA94 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Radon
2040-AC13 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Aldicarb
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2040-AD94 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Revisions to the Total Coliform Rule
2040-AE87 Guidance for Implementing the Methylmercury Water Quality Criterion
2050-AD75 National Priorities List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites: Proposed and Final Rules
2050-AG64 Hazardous Chemical Reporting; Community Right-To-Know: Revisions to the Emergency
and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms (Tier I and Tier II)
2050-AG46 Revising Underground Storage Tank Regulations-Revisions to Existing Requirements and
Additions To Incorporate the Provisions of the Energy Policy Act
2050-AG44 Identification of Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials That Are Solid Wastes
2050-AE87 Revisions to the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan;
Subpart J Product Schedule Listing Requirements
2050-AG22 National Contingency Plan Revisions To Align With the National Response Plan
2050-AG40 Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: Amendments and Streamlining
Rule
2050-AE81 Standards for the Management of Coal Combustion Residuals Generated by Commercial
Electric Power Producers
2050-AG45 Standards for the Safe and Environmentally Protective Placement of Coal Combustion
Residuals as Minefill in Coal Mines Not Regulated Under the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act
2050-AG20 Hazardous Waste Manifest Revisions—Standards and Procedures for Electronic Manifests
2050-AG39 Amendment to the Universal Waste Rule: Addition of Pharmaceuticals
2050-AE51 Modifications to RCRA Rules Associated With Solvent-Contaminated Industrial Wipes
2050-AF01 RCRA Smarter Waste Reporting
2050-AG59 SPCC Compliance Date Extension
2050-AG58 Revise: Cooperative Agreements and Superfund State Contracts for Superfund Response
Actions
2060-AI43 Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Carbon Monoxide
2060-AO47 Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter
2060-AO72 Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and
Oxides of Sulfur
2060-AP72 Proposal to Revise the Interpollutant Trading Policy for PM2.5 Offsets
2060-AI62 National VOC Emission Standards for Consumer Products; Amendments
2060-ANOO Implementing Periodic Monitoring in Federal and State Operating Permit Programs
2060-AP52 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric
Utility Steam Generating Units
2060-AP93 Revision of New Source Performance Standards for New Residential Wood Heaters
2060-AQ29 Stationary Combustion Turbine NSPS Amendments to Address UARG Reconsideration
Petition
2060-AQ41 NESHAP Risk and Technology Review for Pulp and Paper Industry and Chemical Recovery
Combustion Sources, and NSPS Review for Kraft Pulp Mills
2060-AQ44 Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Lead
2060-AQ47 Reconsideration of the Inclusion of Fugitive Emissions in the Prevention of Significant
Deterioration and Nonattainment New Source Review
2060-AH37 Review of New Sources and Modifications in Indian Country
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2060-AP75 Implementation of the New Source Review Program for Particulate Matter Less Than 2.5
Micrometers-Repeal of Grandfathering Provision and End Early the PM10 Surrogate Policy
2060-AK54 NESHAP: General Provisions; Amendments for Pollution Prevention Alternative Compliance
Requirements
2060-AM44 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial,
Commercial, and Institutional Boilers
2060-AP15 Ambient Ozone Monitoring Regulations: Revisions to Network Design Requirements
2060-AP80 Reconsideration of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment New
Source Review NSR: Aggregation
2060-AP98 Reconsideration of the 2008 Ozone Primary and Secondary National Ambient Air Quality
Standards
2060-AP99 Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule
2060-AQ25 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial,
Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters
2060-AP38 Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone
2060-AN43 Federal Plan Requirements for Other Solid Waste Incineration Units Constructed on or
Before December 9, 2004
2060-AM08 NSPS for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
2060-AM75 NESHAP: General Provisions (Once In Always In)—Amendments
2060-AN93 Improving Implementation of the Operating Permit Rules in Response to CAAA Committee
Recommendations
2060-APOO Prevention of Air Pollution Emergency Episodes
2060-AP07 Remand of Halogenated Solvent Cleaning Final Residual Risk Rule
2060-AP43 Revision: Health and Environmental Protection Standards for Uranium and Thorium Mill
Tailings and Uranium In Situ Leaching Processing Facilities
2060-AO48 Review of the Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide
2060-AO15 NESHAP: Portland Cement Notice of Reconsideration and NSPS for Portland Cement
2060-AH93 Revisions to the General Conformity Regulations
2060-AO42 Review of New Source Performance Standards—Portland Cement
2060-AO24 Prevention of Significant Deterioration for PM2.5—Increments, Significant Impact Levels,
and Significant Monitoring Concentrations
2060-AP86 Prevention of Significant Deterioration/Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule
2060-AQ21 Implementation of the New Source Review Program for Particulate Matter (PM) Less Than
2.5 Micrometers—Final Rule to End NSR Transition Period for Condensable PM
2060-AQ50 Reconsideration of the 2008 Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone
2070-AJ32 Regulations To Facilitate Compliance With the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act by Producers of Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs)
2070-AJ77 Synchronizing the Expiration Dates of EPA Pesticide Applicator Certificates With the
Underlying State or Tribal Applicator Certificate
2070-AJ57 Lead; Clearance and Clearance Testing Requirements for the Renovation, Repair, and
Painting Program
2070-AJ20 Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide Applicators
2070-AJ22 Pesticides; Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Revisions
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2070-AC51 Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Revisions
2070-AC64 Lead-Based Paint Activities; Bridges and Structures; Training, Accreditation, and
Certification Rule and Model State Plan Rule
2070-AJ64 Lead Wheel Weights; Regulatory Investigation
2070-AJ82 Lead; Residential Lead Dust Hazard Standards
2070-AD64 Lead-Based Paint; Amendments to the Requirements for Disclosure of Known Lead-Based
Paint or Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Target Housing
2070-AJ55 Lead; Amendment to the Opt-Out and Recordkeeping Provisions in the Renovation, Repair,
and Painting Program
Federal
2006-AAOO Oklahoma Regional Haze Federal Implementation Plan (FIP)
2025-AA19 TRI; Response to Petition To Delete Acetonitrile From the Toxics Release Inventory List of
Toxic Chemicals
2025-AA27 TRI: Intent to Consider Lifting Administrative Stay Regarding Hydrogen Sulfide Reporting
Requirements; Opportunity for Public Comment
2025-AA16 TRI; Response to Petition To Delete Chromium, Antimony, Titanate From the Metal
Compound Categories Listed on the Toxics Release Inventory
2025-AA17 TRI; Response to Petition To Add Diisononyl Phthalate to the Toxics Release Inventory List
of Toxic Chemicals
2025-AA28 Toxics Release Inventory; Addition of National Toxicology Program Carcinogens
2040-AF13 Stormwater Regulations Revision To Address Discharges From Developed Sites
2040-AF25 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Application and Program Updates
Rule
2040-AE95 Criteria and Standards for Cooling Water Intake Structures
2040-AD02 NPDES Permit Requirements for Municipal Sanitary and Combined Sewer Collection
Systems, Municipal Satellite Collection Systems, Sanitary Sewer Overflows, and Peak
Excess Flow Treatment Facilities
2040-AE69 Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Airport Deicing Operations
2040-AF09 Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants Under the Clean Water
Act; Analysis and Sampling Procedures
2040-AC84 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES): Use of Sufficiently Sensitive Test
Methods for Permit Applications and Reporting
2040-AE98 Federal Requirements Under the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program for Carbon
Dioxide (CO2) Geologic Sequestration (GS) Wells
2040-AD09 Test Procedures for the Analysis of Co-Planar and Mono-Ortho-Substituted Polychlorinated
Biphenyls (PCBs) Under the Clean Water Act
2040-AD39 Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of the Armed Forces—Phase II
2040-AD87 Statement of Policy - NPDES Permit Requirements for Peak Wet Weather Discharges From
Publicly Owned Treatment Work Treatment Plants Serving Sanitary Sewer Collection
Systems
2040-AF20 Revised Regulations for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in the
Chesapeake Bay Watershed
2040-AA94 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Radon
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2040-AC13 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Aldicarb
2040-AD40 Underground Injection Control: Update of State Programs
2040-AD94 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Revisions to the Total Coliform Rule
2040-AB85 Shore Protection Act, Section 4103(b) Regulations
2050-AD75 National Priorities List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites: Proposed and Final Rules
2050-AG64 Hazardous Chemical Reporting; Community Right-To-Know: Revisions to the Emergency and
Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms (Tier I and Tier II)
2050-AG60 Hazardous Waste Management Systems: Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste:
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Injectate in Geological Sequestration Activities
2050-AG46 Revising Underground Storage Tank Regulations—Revisions to Existing Requirements and
Additions To Incorporate the Provisions of the Energy Policy Act
2050-AG44 Identification of Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials That Are Solid Wastes
2050-AE87 Revisions to the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; Subpart
J Product Schedule Listing Requirements
2050-AG22 National Contingency Plan Revisions To Align With the National Response Plan
2050-AG40 Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: Amendments and Streamlining
Rule
2050-AE81 Standards for the Management of Coal Combustion Residuals Generated by Commercial
Electric Power Producers
2050-AE23 Revisions to the Comprehensive Guideline for Procurement of Products Containing
Recovered Materials
2050-AG45 Standards for the Safe and Environmentally Protective Placement of Coal Combustion
Residuals as Minefill in Coal Mines Not Regulated Under the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act
2050-AG20 Hazardous Waste Manifest Revisions—Standards and Procedures for Electronic Manifests
2050-AG39 Amendment to the Universal Waste Rule: Addition of Pharmaceuticals
2050-AE51 Modifications to RCRA Rules Associated With Solvent-Contaminated Industrial Wipes
2050-AF01 RCRA Smarter Waste Reporting
2050-AC71 RCRA Subtitle C Financial Test Criteria Regulatory Determination
2050-AG59 SPCC Compliance Date Extension
2050-AG58 Revise: Cooperative Agreements and Superfund State Contracts for Superfund Response
Actions
2050-AG54 Identifying the Universe of Government Research in Laboratories and Determining Student
Involvement in Generating Laboratory Hazardous Waste
2060-AI43 Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Carbon Monoxide
2060-AO47 Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter
2060-AO72 Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and
Oxides of Sulfur
2060-AP72 Proposal to Revise the Interpollutant Trading Policy for PM2.5 Offsets
2060-AP26 NESHAP Subpart W: Standards for Radon Emissions From Operating Uranium Mill Tailings:
Review
2060-AI62 National VOC Emission Standards for Consumer Products; Amendments
2060-AN48 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Amending Requirements To Import Ozone-Depleting
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Substances for Destruction in the U.S.
2060-AO50 Measurement of PM 2.5 and PM 10 Emissions by Dilution Sampling
2060-AN33 NESHAP: Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production, Amendments
2060-AM84 NESHAP: Defense Land Systems and Miscellaneous Equipment
2060-ANOO Implementing Periodic Monitoring in Federal and State Operating Permit Programs
2060-AN17 Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing
Sources: Small Municipal Waste Combustors: Remand Response and Amendments
2060-AP52 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric
Utility Steam Generating Units
2060-AP93 Revision of New Source Performance Standards for New Residential Wood Heaters
2060-AQ01 Revisions to Test Methods and Testing Regulations
2060-AQ29 Stationary Combustion Turbine NSPS Amendments to Address UARG Reconsideration
Petition
2060-AQ38 Revision to Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds—Exclusion of trans 1,3,3,3-
tetrafluoropropene and 2,3,3,3-tertrafluoropropene
2060-AQ39 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Extension of Global Laboratory and Analytical Use
Exemption for Essential Class I Ozone Depleting Substances
2060-AQ44 Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Lead
2060-AH90 Technical Change to Dose Methodology
2060-AQ47 Reconsideration of the Inclusion of Fugitive Emissions in the Prevention of Significant
Deterioration and Nonattainment New Source Review
2060-AH37 Review of New Sources and Modifications in Indian Country
2060-AP75 Implementation of the New Source Review Program for Particulate Matter Less Than 2.5
Micrometers—Repeal of Grandfathering Provision and End Early the PM10 Surrogate Policy
2060-AH23 Quality Assurance Requirements for Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems
2060-AK54 NESHAP: General Provisions; Amendments for Pollution Prevention Alternative Compliance
Requirements
2060-AO31 Amendment of Definitions for National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Pollutants for
Radionuclides, Subparts H and I
2060-AM44 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial,
Commercial, and Institutional Boilers
2060-AP15 Ambient Ozone Monitoring Regulations: Revisions to Network Design Requirements
2060-AP30 Implementation of the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard: NSR Anti-
Backsliding
2060-AP50 Transport Rule (CAIR Replacement Rule)
2060-AP67 Compression Ignition Engine NSPS—Amendments
2060-AP77 Revision to Pb Ambient Air Monitoring Requirements
2060-AP80 Reconsideration of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment New
Source Review NSR: Aggregation
2060-AP88 Carbon Dioxide Injection and Geologic Sequestration Reporting Rule
2060-AP98 Reconsideration of the 2008 Ozone Primary and Secondary National Ambient Air Quality
Standards
2060-AQOO Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule for Additional Sources of Fluorinated GHGs
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2060-AQ08 Action to Ensure Authority to Issue Permits Under the Prevention of Significant Deterioration
Program to Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Finding of Substantial Inadequacy and
SIP Call
2060-AQ25 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial,
Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters
2060-AQ45 Action to Ensure Authority to Issue Permits Under the "Prevention of Significant Deterioration
Program to Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions" Federal Implementation Plan
2060-AQ51 Performance Specification 4C—Specifications and Test Procedures for Low-Level Carbon
Monoxide Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems in Stationary Sources
2060-AP38 Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone
2060-AN43 Federal Plan Requirements for Other Solid Waste Incineration Units Constructed on or
Before December 9, 2004
2060-AO68 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Labeling of Products Using HCFCs
2060-AM75 NESHAP: General Provisions (Once In Always In)—Amendments
2060-AM87 NESHAP: Taconite Iron Ore Processing; Amendments
2060-AN93 Improving Implementation of the Operating Permit Rules in Response to CAAA Committee
Recommendations
2060-APOO Prevention of Air Pollution Emergency Episodes
2060-AP07 Remand of Halogenated Solvent Cleaning Final Residual Risk Rule
2060-AQ11 Risk and Technology Review for Ferroalloys Production
2060-AQ20 Residual Risk and Technology Review Amendments to the Phosphoric Acid and Phosphate
Fertilizer Production NESHAPs
2060-AQ23 Method 16C for the Determination of Total Reduced Sulfur Emissions From Stationary
Sources
2060-AQ40 Residual Risk and Technology Review Amendments to the Secondary Aluminum Production
NESHAP
2060-AP43 Revision: Health and Environmental Protection Standards for Uranium and Thorium Mill
Tailings and Uranium In Situ Leaching Processing Facilities
2060-AO48 Review of the Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide
2060-AH93 Revisions to the General Conformity Regulations
2060-AO42 Review of New Source Performance Standards—Portland Cement
2060-AO24 Prevention of Significant Deterioration for PM2.5—Increments, Significant Impact Levels, and
Significant Monitoring Concentrations
2060-AP86 Prevention of Significant Deterioration/Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule
2060-AQ13 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal
Combustion Engines—Existing Stationary Spark Ignition (Gas-Fired)
2060-AQ21 Implementation of the New Source Review Program for Particulate Matter (PM) Less Than
2.5 Micrometers—Final Rule to End NSR Transition Period for Condensable PM
2060-AQ50 Reconsideration of the 2008 Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone
2070-AJ27 Pesticides; Data Requirements for Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs) and Certain
Exemptions for PIPs
2070-AJ32 Regulations To Facilitate Compliance With the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act by Producers of Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs)
2070-AJ77 Synchronizing the Expiration Dates of EPA Pesticide Applicator Certificates With the
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Underlying State or Tribal Applicator Certificate
2070-AJ26 Prions; Amendment of EPA's Regulatory Definition of Pests to Include Prion
2070-AJ45 Pesticides; Reconsideration of Exemptions for Insect Repellents
2070-AJ79 Pesticides; Revisions to Minimum Risk Exemptions
2070-AJ76 Revisions to EPA's Rule on Protections for Subjects in Human Research Involving Pesticides
2070-AJ80 Pesticides; Clarifications for Microbial Pesticide Definitions and Applicability
2070-AJ08 Certain Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs); Test Rule and Significant New Use Rule
(SNUR)
2070-AD30 Pesticides; Data Requirements for Antimicrobials
2070-AJ57 Lead; Clearance and Clearance Testing Requirements for the Renovation, Repair, and
Painting Program
2070-AD16 High Production Volume (HPV) Chemicals; Testing of Certain Chemicals
2070-AJ49 Pesticides; Data Requirements for Product Performance
2070-AJ23 Pesticides; Tolerance Processing Fees
2070-AJ20 Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide Applicators
2070-AJ22 Pesticides; Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Revisions
2070-AD14 Pesticides; Registration Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticide Products
2070-AC51 Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Revisions
2070-AC64 Lead-Based Paint Activities; Bridges and Structures; Training, Accreditation, and Certification
Rule and Model State Plan Rule
2070-AJ82 Lead; Residential Lead Dust Hazard Standards
2070-AD64 Lead-Based Paint; Amendments to the Requirements for Disclosure of Known Lead-Based
Paint or Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Target Housing
2070-AB94 Testing of Existing Chemicals (Overview Entry for Future Needs)
2070-AD44 Test Rule; Multiple Substance Rule for the Testing of Developmental and Reproductive
Toxicity
2070-AJ07 Testing Agreement for Aryl Phosphates (ITC List 2)
2070-AJ55 Lead; Amendment to the Opt-Out and Recordkeeping Provisions in the Renovation, Repair,
and Painting Program
2070-AD53 TSCA Policy Statement on Oversight of Transgenic Organisms (Including Plants)
2070-AB79 Test Rule; Certain Chemicals on the ATSDR Priority List of Hazardous Substances
2070-AC76 Testing of Certain Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs)
E. INDEX TO ENTRIES THAT MAY HAVE FEDERALISM IMPLICATIONS
Executive Order 13132 entitled "Federalism," signed August 4, 1999 (64 FR 43255) directs agencies to
have an accountable process to ensure meaningful and timely input by State and local officials in the
development of regulatory policies that have "federalism implications." This term refers to actions "that
have substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship between the national government and the
States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government." The
following index lists the regulatory actions in this publication that may have federalism implications. The
Regulatory Identifier Number (RIN) of the entry identifies the location of the entry in this edition.
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2020-AA47 NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule
2040-AF16 Water Quality Standards Regulatory Clarifications
2040-AD39 Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of the Armed Forces—Phase II
2040-AA94 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Radon
2050-AE81 Standards for the Management of Coal Combustion Residuals Generated by Commercial Electric
Power Producers
2060-AM44 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial,
Commercial, and Institutional Boilers
2060-AP90 NSPS/Emission Guidelines (EG) for Sewage Sludge Incinerators
2060-AQ25 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial,
Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters
F. INDEX TO ENTRIES THAT ARE ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT
As defined in Executive Order 12866, a rulemaking action that will have an annual effect on the economy
of $100 million or more or will adversely affect in a material way the economy, a sector of the economy,
productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or State, local, or tribal
governments or communities. The definition of an "economically significant" rule is similar but not identical
to the definition of a "major" rule underS USC 801 (Pub. L. 104-121).
2040-AE95 Criteria and Standards for Cooling Water Intake Structures
2040-AF11 Water Quality Standards (Numeric Nutrient Criteria) for Florida's Lakes and Flowing Waters
2040-AA94 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Radon
2050-AG61 Financial Responsibility Requirements Under CERCLA Section 108(b) for Classes of Facilities
in the Hard Rock Mining Industry
2050-AG46 Revising Underground Storage Tank Regulations—Revisions to Existing Requirements and
Additions To Incorporate the Provisions of the Energy Policy Act
2050-AG50 Oil Pollution Prevention: Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Rule Requirements-
Amendments for Milk Containers
2050-AE81 Standards for the Management of Coal Combustion Residuals Generated by Commercial
Electric Power Producers
2060-AI43 Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Carbon Monoxide
2060-AO47 Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter
2060-AO72 Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and
Oxides of Sulfur
2060-ANOO Implementing Periodic Monitoring in Federal and State Operating Permit Programs
2060-AP52 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility
Steam Generating Units
2060-AP61 Control of Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicles
2060-AQ44 Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Lead
2060-AM44 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial,
Commercial, and Institutional Boilers
2060-AP50 Transport Rule (CAIR Replacement Rule)
2060-AP90 NSPS/Emission Guidelines (EG) for Sewage Sludge Incinerators
2060-AP98 Reconsideration of the 2008 Ozone Primary and Secondary National Ambient Air Quality
Standards
2060-AQ25 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial,
Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters
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2060-AP38 Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone
2060-AQ40 Residual Risk and Technology Review Amendments to the Secondary Aluminum Production
NESHAP
2060-AO48 Review of the Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide
2060-AO15 NESHAP: Portland Cement Notice of Reconsideration and NSPS for Portland Cement
2060-AO42 Review of New Source Performance Standards—Portland Cement
2060-AP58 EPA/NHTSA Joint Rulemaking to Establish Light-Duty Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards
and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards
2060-AP86 Prevention of Significant Deterioration/Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule
2060-AQ13 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal
Combustion Engines—Existing Stationary Spark Ignition (Gas-Fired)
2060-AQ50 Reconsideration of the 2008 Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone
2070-AJ57 Lead; Clearance and Clearance Testing Requirements for the Renovation, Repair, and Painting
Program
2070-AJ56 Lead; Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program for Public and Commercial Buildings
2070-AJ55 Lead; Amendment to the Opt-Out and Recordkeeping Provisions in the Renovation, Repair, and
Painting Program
G. INDEX TO ENTRIES THAT MAY HAVE INTERNATIONAL IMPACTS
This information is intended to indicate whether a regulatory action is expected to have international trade
and investment effects, or otherwise may be of interest to our international trading partners. This data
was added in the fall 2008 Semiannual Regulatory Agenda per the recommendation of the OMB -
Secretariat General of the European Commission joint report to the U.S. - European Union (EU) High
Level Regulatory Cooperation Forum and Transatlantic Council. The report recommended that both the
U.S. and the EU better identify regulations of international interest to our trading partners. This report is
available at OMB's web site.
2060-AN48 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Amending Requirements To Import Ozone-Depleting
Substances for Destruction in the U.S.
2060-AP92 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 2011 Critical Use Exemption From the Phaseout of
Methyl Bromide
2060-AQ39 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Extension of Global Laboratory and Analytical Use Exemption
for Essential Class I Ozone Depleting Substances
2060-AM54 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes in the Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning
Sector Under the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program
2060-AP11 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: New Substitute in the Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning Sector
Under the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program
2060-AP50 Transport Rule (CAIR Replacement Rule)
2060-AQ36 Supplemental Determinations for Renewable Fuels Produced Under the Final RFS2 Program
From Palm Oil
2060-AQ49 Supplemental Determination for Renewable Fuels Produced Under the Final RFS2 Program
From Pulpwood
2060-AL94 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Process for Exempting Emergency Uses of Methyl Bromide
2060-AO68 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Labeling of Products Using HCFCs
2060-AN30 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Revision to Listing of Carbon Dioxide Total Flooding Fire
Extinguishing Systems Restricting Use to Only Unoccupied Areas
2060-AO38 Control of Emissions From New Marine Compression—Ignition Engines At or Above 30 Liters per
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2060-AP59 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Allocation of Essential Use Allowances for Calendar Year
2010
2060-AP62 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 2010 Critical Use Exemption From the Phaseout of
Methyl Bromide
2060-AQ35 Supplemental Determination for Renewable Fuels Produced Under the Final RFS2 Program
From Canola Oil
2070-AJ50 Electronic Reporting of Chemical Import Data in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
2070-AJ78 Significant New Use Rule (SNUR); Benzidine-Based Dyes
2070-AJ46 Mercury; Regulation of Use in Certain Products
2070-AJ60 Mercury Export Ban Act (MEBA); Essential Use Exemption Instructions
2070-AD16 High Production Volume (HPV) Chemicals; Testing of Certain Chemicals
2070-AJ44 Formaldehyde Emissions From Pressed Wood Products
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