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Neither a Record of Environmental 
Consideration nor a Memorandum for 
the Record are required for this rule. We seek any comments or information that may lead to the discovery of a significant environmental impact from this proposed rule. 
V. Public Participation and Request for 
Comments 
We view public participation as 
essential to effective rulemaking and will consider all comments and material received during the comment period. Your comment can help shape the outcome of this rulemaking. If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this rulemaking, indicate the specific section of this document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or recommendation. 
Submitting comments. We encourage 
you to submit comments through the Federal Decision-Making Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. To do so, 
go to https://www.regulations.gov, type 
USCG–2023–0184 in the search box and click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, look for this document in the Search Results column, and click on it. Then click on the Comment option. If your material cannot be submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, contact the person 
in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION  
CONTACT section of this document for 
alternate instructions. 
Viewing material in docket. To view 
documents mentioned in this proposed rule as being available in the docket, find the docket as described in the previous paragraph, and then select ‘‘Supporting & Related Material’’ in the Document Type column. Public comments will also be placed in our online docket and can be viewed by following instructions on the https://www.regulations.gov Frequently Asked 
Questions web page. We review all comments received, but we will only post comments that address the topic of the proposed rule. We may choose not to post off-topic, inappropriate, or duplicate comments that we receive. Additionally, if you go to the online docket and sign up for email alerts, you will be notified when comments are posted, or a final rule is published of any posting or updates to the docket. 
We accept anonymous comments. 
Comments we post to https://www.regulations.gov will include any 
personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and submissions in response to this document, see DHS’s eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020). List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117 
Bridges. 
For the reasons discussed in the 
preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to 
amend 33 CFR part 117 as follows: 
PART 117—DRAWBRIDGE 
OPERATION REGULATIONS 
■1. The authority citation for part 117 
continues to read as follows: 
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 499; 33 CFR 1.05–1; 
Department of Homeland Security Delegation 
No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3. 
■2. Revise § 117.855 Maumee River to 
read as follows: 
(a) The draw of the CSX Railroad 
Bridge, mile 1.07, will open on signal, 
except that from December 15 through March 31 the bridge will require at least 12-hours advance notice. The bridge will operate and maintain a VHF–FM Marine Radio and a telephone number. 
(b) The draw of the Wheeling and 
Lake Erie Railroad Bridge, mile 1.80, will open on signal, except that from December 15 through March 31 the bridge will require at least 12-hours advance notice. The bridge will operate and maintain a VHF–FM Marine Radio. 
(c) The draw of the Craig Memorial 
Bridge, mile 3.30, will open on signal, except that from December 15 through March 31 the bridge will require at least 12-hours advance notice. The bridge will operate and maintain a VHF–FM Marine Radio. 
(d) The draw of the Martin Luther 
King Jr Memorial Bridge, mile 4.30, will open on signal, except that from December 15 through March 31 the bridge will require at least 12-hours advance notice. The bridge will operate and maintain a VHF–FM Marine Radio. 
(e) The draw of the Norfolk Southern 
Railroad Bridge, mile 5.76, will open on signal, except that from December 15 through March 31 the bridge will require at least 12-hours advance notice. The bridge will operate and maintain a VHF–FM Marine Radio and a telephone number. 
M.J. Johnston, 
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 
Ninth Coast Guard District. 
[FR Doc. 2023–08863 Filed 4–26–23; 8:45 am] 
BILLING CODE 9110–04–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 
AGENCY 
40 CFR Part 63 
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2022–0787; FRL–9846–01– 
OAR] 
RIN 2060–AV80 
National Emission Standards for 
Hazardous Air Pollutants: Ethylene Production, Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing, Organic Liquids Distribution (Non-Gasoline), and Petroleum Refineries Reconsideration 
AGENCY : Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA). 
ACTION : Proposed rule; reconsideration 
of final rule. 
SUMMARY : On July 6, 2020, the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the residual risk and technology review (RTR) conducted for the Ethylene Production source category, which is part of the Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology (GMACT) Standards National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP); on July 7, 2020, the EPA finalized the RTR conducted for the Organic Liquids Distribution (Non-Gasoline) NESHAP; and on August 12, 2020, the EPA finalized the RTR conducted for the Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing NESHAP. Amendments to the Petroleum Refineries NESHAP were most recently finalized on February 4, 2020. Subsequently, the EPA received and granted various petitions for reconsideration on these NESHAP for, among other things, the provisions related to the work practice standards for pressure relief devices (PRDs), emergency flaring, and degassing of floating roof storage vessels. In response to the petitions, the EPA is proposing amendments to the work practice standards for PRDs, emergency flaring, and degassing of floating roof storage vessels. In addition, the EPA is proposing other technical corrections and clarifications for each of the rules. The EPA will not respond to comments addressing any other issues or any other provisions of the final rule not specifically addressed in this proposed rulemaking. 
DATES : 
Comments. Comments must be 
received on or before June 12, 2023. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), comments on the information collection provisions are best assured of consideration if the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
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receives a copy of your comments on or 
before May 30, 2023. 
Public hearing. If anyone contacts us 
requesting a public hearing on or before May 2, 2023, we will hold a virtual public hearing. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY  
INFORMATION for information on 
requesting and registering for a public hearing. 
ADDRESSES : You may send comments, 
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2022–0787, by any of the following methods: 
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov/ (our preferred 
method). Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. 
Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov. 
Include Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR– 2022–0787 in the subject line of the message. 
Fax: (202) 566–9744. Attention 
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2022– 0787. 
Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, EPA Docket Center, Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2022–0787, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460. 
Hand/Courier Delivery: EPA Docket 
Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Docket Center’s hours of operation are 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (except Federal holidays). 
Instructions: All submissions received 
must include the Docket ID No. for this rulemaking. Comments received may be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov/, including any 
personal information provided. For detailed instructions on sending comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 
this document. Out of an abundance of caution for members of the public and our staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room are open to the public by appointment only. Our Docket Center staff also continues to provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. Hand deliveries and couriers may be received by scheduled appointment only. For further information on EPA Docket Center services and the current status, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/ dockets. 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : For 
questions about this proposed action, contact Ms. Angie Carey, Sector Policies and Programs Division (E143–01), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919) 541– 2187; fax number: (919) 541–0516; and email address: carey.angela@epa.gov. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : 
Participation in virtual public 
hearing. To request a virtual hearing, 
contact the public hearing team at (888) 372–8699 or by email at SPPDpublichearing@epa.gov. If 
requested, the hearing will be held via virtual platform on May 12, 2023. The hearing will convene at 10 a.m., Eastern Time (ET) and conclude at 5 p.m. ET. The EPA may close a session 15 minutes after the last pre-registered speaker has testified if there are not additional speakers. The EPA will announce further details on the virtual public hearing website at https://www.epa.gov/ stationary-sources-air-pollution/ petroleum-refinery-sector-rule-risk-and- technology-review-and-new. 
If a public hearing is requested, the 
EPA will begin pre-registering speakers for the hearing no later than 1 business day after a request has been received. To register to speak at the virtual hearing, please use the online registration form available at https://www.epa.gov/ stationary-sources-air-pollution/ petroleum-refinery-sector-rule-risk-and- technology-review-and-new or contact 
the public hearing team at (888) 372– 8699 or by email at SPPDpublichearing@epa.gov. The last 
day to pre-register to speak at the hearing will be May 9, 2023. Prior to the hearing, the EPA will post a general agenda that will list pre-registered speakers in approximate order at https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources- air-pollution/petroleum-refinery-sector- rule-risk-and-technology-review-and- new. 
The EPA will make every effort to 
follow the schedule as closely as possible on the day of the hearing; however, please plan for the hearing to run either ahead of schedule or behind schedule. 
Each commenter will have 4 minutes 
to provide oral testimony. The EPA encourages commenters to submit a copy of their oral testimony as written comments to the rulemaking docket. 
The EPA may ask clarifying questions 
during the oral presentations but will not respond to the presentations at that time. Written statements and supporting information submitted during the comment period will be considered with the same weight as oral testimony and supporting information presented at the public hearing. 
Please note that any updates made to 
any aspect of the hearing will be posted online at https://www.epa.gov/ stationary-sources-air-pollution/ petroleum-refinery-sector-rule-risk-and- technology-review-and-new. While the 
EPA expects the hearing to go forward 
as set forth above, please monitor our website or contact the public hearing team at (888) 372–8699 or by email at SPPDpublichearing@epa.gov to 
determine if there are any updates. The EPA does not intend to publish a document in the Federal Register announcing updates. 
If you require the services of a 
translator or a special accommodation such as audio description, please pre- register for the hearing with the public hearing team and describe your needs by May 4, 2023. The EPA may not be able to arrange accommodations without advance notice. 
Docket. The EPA has established a 
docket for this rulemaking under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2022–0787. All documents in the docket are listed in https://www.regulations.gov/. Although 
listed, 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. With the exception of such material, publicly available docket materials are available electronically in https://www.regulations.gov/ or in hard copy at 
the EPA Docket Center, Room 3334, WJC West Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC. 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, and the telephone number for the EPA Docket Center is (202) 566–1742. 
Instructions. Direct your comments to 
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2022– 0787. The EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at https:// 
www.regulations.gov/, including any 
personal information provided, unless 
the comment includes information claimed to be CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit electronically to https:// 
www.regulations.gov/ any information 
that you consider to be CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statue. This type of information should be submitted as discussed below. 
The EPA may publish any comment 
received to its public docket. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and 
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should include discussion of all points 
you wish to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the Web, 
cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ commenting-epa-dockets. 
The https://www.regulations.gov/ 
website allows you to submit your comment anonymously, which means the EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment directly to the EPA without going through https://www.regulations.gov/, your email 
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the internet. If you submit an electronic comment, the EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any digital storage media you submit. If the EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, the EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should not include special characters or any form of encryption and should be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about the EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/ dockets. 
Submitting CBI. Do not submit 
information containing CBI to the EPA through https://www.regulations.gov/. 
Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information on any digital storage media that you mail to the EPA, note the docket ID, mark the outside of the digital storage media as CBI, and identify electronically within the digital storage media the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comments that includes information claimed as CBI, you must submit a copy of the comments that does not contain the information claimed as CBI directly to the public docket through the procedures outlined in Instructions above. If you submit any digital storage media that does not contain CBI, mark the outside of the digital storage media clearly that it does not contain CBI and note the docket ID. Information not 
marked as CBI will be included in the public docket and the EPA’s electronic public docket without prior notice. Information marked as CBI will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 2. 
Our preferred method to receive CBI 
is for it to be transmitted electronically using email attachments, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), or other online file sharing services (e.g., Dropbox, 
OneDrive, Google Drive). Electronic submissions must be transmitted directly to the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) CBI Office at the email address oaqpscbi@epa.gov and, as described above, should 
include clear CBI markings and note the docket ID. If assistance is needed with submitting large electronic files that exceed the file size limit for email attachments, and if you do not have your own file sharing service, please email oaqpscbi@epa.gov to request a file 
transfer link. If sending CBI information through the postal service, please send it to the following address: OAQPS Document Control Officer (C404–02), OAQPS, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2022–0787. The mailed CBI material should be double wrapped and clearly marked. Any CBI markings should not show through the outer envelope. 
Preamble acronyms and 
abbreviations. Throughout this 
document the use of ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is intended to refer to the EPA. We use multiple acronyms and terms in this preamble. While this list may not be exhaustive, to ease the reading of this preamble and for reference purposes, the EPA defines the following terms and acronyms here: {* * * WILL NEED TO REVIEW LIST LATER IN THE PROCESS, DELETE UNUSED ACRONYMS, ADD OTHER COMMONLY USED ACRONYMS} 
atm-m3/mol atmospheres per mole per 
cubic meter 
ACC American Chemistry Council 
AFPM American Fuels and Petrochemicals 
Manufacturers 
AMEL alternative means of emissions 
limitation 
API American Petroleum Institute CAA Clean Air Act CBI Confidential Business Information CDX Central Data Exchange CEDRI Compliance and Emissions Data 
Reporting Interface 
CEMS continuous emission monitoring 
systems 
CFR Code of Federal Regulations EMACT Ethylene Production MACT EPA Environmental Protection Agency ET Eastern Time GMACT Generic Maximum Achievable 
Control Technology HAP hazardous air pollutant(s) 
LEL lower explosive limit MACT maximum achievable control 
technology 
MCPU miscellaneous organic chemical 
manufacturing process unit 
MON Miscellaneous Organic Chemical 
Manufacturing NESHAP 
NESHAP national emission standards for 
hazardous air pollutants 
NOCS notification of compliance status NTTAA National Technology Transfer and 
Advancement Act 
OLD Organic Liquids Distribution (Non- 
Gasoline) 
OMB Office of Management and Budget ppm parts per million ppmw parts per million by weight PRA Paperwork Reduction Act 
PRD pressure relief device RFA Regulatory Flexibility Act RTR risk and technology review SSM startup, shutdown, and malfunction TCEQ Texas Commission on Environmental 
Quality 
UMRA Unfunded Mandates Reform Act U.S. United States 
Organization of this document. The 
information in this preamble is 
organized as follows: 
I. General Information 
A. What is the source of authority for the 
reconsideration action? 
B. Does this action apply to me? 
C. Where can I get a copy of this document 
and other related information? 
II. Background 
A. Ethylene Production B. Organic Liquids Distribution (Non- 
Gasoline) 
C. Miscellaneous Organic Chemical 
Manufacturing 
D. Petroleum Refineries 
III. Reconsideration Issues, Request for Public 
Comments, and Other Proposed Changes 
A. Pressure Relief Devices and Emergency 
Flaring 
B. Storage Vessel Degassing C. Other Technical Corrections and 
Clarifications 
D. What compliance dates are we 
proposing? 
IV. Summary of Cost, Environmental, and 
Economic Impacts 
A. What are the affected facilities? B. What are the air quality impacts? C. What are the cost impacts? D. What are the economic impacts? E. What are the benefits? F. What analysis of environmental justice 
did we conduct? 
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory 
Planning and Review and Executive Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review 
B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 
(UMRA) 
E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation 
and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments 
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1The C 4product stream is a hydrocarbon product 
stream from an ethylene production unit consisting 
of compounds with 4 carbon atoms (i.e., butanes, 
butenes, butadienes). G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of 
Children From Environmental Health 
Risks and Safety Risks 
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions 
Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use 
I. National Technology Transfer and 
Advancement Act (NTTAA) and 1 CFR Part 51 
J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions 
To Address Environmental Justice in 
Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations 
I. General Information 
A. What is the source of authority for 
the reconsideration action? 
The statutory authority for this action 
is provided by sections 112 and 307(d)(7)(B) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) 
(42 U.S.C. 7412 and 7607(d)(7)(B)). 
B. Does this action apply to me? 
Table 1 of this preamble lists the 
NESHAP and associated regulated 
industrial source categories that are the subject of this proposal. Table 1 is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for readers regarding the entities that this proposed action is likely to affect. The proposed standards, once promulgated, will be directly applicable to the affected sources. Federal, state, local, and tribal government entities would not be affected by this proposed action. Each of the source categories covered by this 
proposal were defined in the Initial List of Categories of Sources Under Section 
112(c)(1) of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (see 57 FR 31576; 
July 16, 1992) and Documentation for 
Developing the Initial Source Category List, Final Report (see EPA–450/3–91– 
030, July 1992), as well as the National 
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Revision of Initial List of Categories of Sources and Schedule for Standards Under Sections 112(c) and (e) of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (61 FR 28197; June 4, 1996), as 
presented here. 
TABLE 1—NESHAP ANDINDUSTRIAL SOURCE CATEGORIES AFFECTED BY THISPROPOSED ACTION  
Source category NESHAP NAICS1code 
Ethylene Production ........................................... 40 CFR part 63, subparts XX and YY ............. 325110. 
Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing 40 CFR part 63, subpart FFFF ........................ 3251, 3252, 3253, 3254, 3255, 3256, and 
3259, with several exceptions. 
Organic Liquids Distribution (Non-Gasoline) ...... 40 CFR part 63, subpart EEEE ....................... 3222, 3241, 3251, 3252, 325 9, 3261, 3361, 
3362, 3399, 4247, 4861, 4869, 4931, 5622. 
Petroleum Refineries .......................................... 40 CFR part 63, subpart CC ........................... 324110. 
1North American Industry Classification System. 
The Ethylene Production source 
category includes any chemical 
manufacturing process unit in which ethylene and/or propylene are produced by separation from petroleum refining process streams or by subjecting hydrocarbons to high temperatures in the presence of steam. The ethylene production unit includes the separation of ethylene and/or propylene from associated streams such as a C
4 
product,1pyrolysis gasoline, and 
pyrolysis fuel oil. The ethylene production unit does not include the manufacture of Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) chemicals such as the production of butadiene from the C
4 
stream and aromatics from pyrolysis gasoline. 
The Organic Liquids Distribution 
(Non-Gasoline) source category includes, but is not limited to, those activities associated with the storage and distribution of organic liquids other than gasoline, at sites which serve as distribution points from which organic liquids may be obtained for further use and processing. The distribution activities include the storage of organic liquids in storage tanks not subject to other 40 CFR part 63 standards and transfers into or out of the tanks from or 
to cargo tanks, containers, and pipelines. 
After the initial source category 
listings, in a November 7, 1996, document (61 FR 57602), the Agency combined 21 of the 174 originally defined source categories, and other organic chemical processes which were not included in the original 174 source 
category list, into one source category called the ‘‘Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Processes’’ source category. In a November 18, 1999, document (64 FR 63035), the Agency divided the ‘‘Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Processes’’ source category into 2 new source categories called the ‘‘Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing’’ source category and the ‘‘Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing’’ source category. The Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing source category includes any facility engaged in the production of benzyltrimethylammonium chloride, carbonyl sulfide chelating agents, chlorinated paraffins, ethylidene norbornene, explosives, hydrazine, photographic chemicals, phthalate plasticizers, rubber chemicals, symmetrical tetrachloropyridine, oxybisphenoxarsine/1,3-diisocyanate, alkyd resins, polyester resins, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl acetate emulsions, polyvinyl butyral, polymerized vinylidene chloride, polymethyl 
methacrylate, maleic anhydride copolymers, or any other organic chemical processes not covered by another maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standard. Many of these organic chemical processes involve similar process equipment, emission points, and control equipment, and are in many cases collocated with 
other source categories. 
The Petroleum Refineries sector 
includes 2 source categories. The Petroleum Refineries MACT 1 source category includes any facility engaged in producing gasoline, naphthas, kerosene, jet fuels, distillate fuel oils, residual fuel oils, lubricants, or other products from crude oil or unfinished petroleum derivatives. The refinery process units in this source category include, but are not limited to, thermal cracking, vacuum distillation, crude distillation, hydroheating/ hydrorefining, isomerization, polymerization, lubricating (‘‘lube’’) oil processing, and hydrogen production. The Petroleum Refineries MACT 2— Catalytic Cracking (Fluid and Other) Units, Catalytic Reforming Units, and Sulfur Recovery Units source category includes any facility engaged in producing gasoline, naphthas, kerosene, jet fuels, distillate fuel oils, residual fuel oils, lubricants, or other products from 
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crude oil or unfinished petroleum 
derivates. 
C. Where can I get a copy of this 
document and other related information? 
In addition to being available in the 
docket, an electronic copy of this action is available on the internet. Following signature by the EPA Administrator, the EPA will post a copy of this proposed action at https://www.epa.gov/ stationary-sources-air-pollution/ petroleum-refinery-sector-rule-risk-and- technology-review-and-new, https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air- pollution/acetal-resins-acrylic- modacrylic-fibers-carbon-black- hydrogen, https://www.epa.gov/ stationary-sources-air-pollution/ miscellaneous-organic-chemical- manufacturing-national-emission, and 
https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources- air-pollution/organic-liquids- distribution-national-emission- standards-hazardous. Following 
publication in the Federal Register, the 
EPA will post the Federal Register version of the proposal and key technical documents at this same website. 
Redline strikeout versions of each rule 
showing the edits that would be necessary to incorporate the changes proposed in this action are presented in the memoranda titled Proposed Regulatory Text Edits for Subpart EEEE, Proposed Regulatory Text Edits for Subpart FFFF, Proposed Regulatory Text Edits for Subpart YY, and Proposed Regulatory Text Edits for Subpart CC, available in the docket for this action (Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2022–0787). 
II. Background A. Ethylene Production 
The Ethylene Production MACT 
standards (herein called the EMACT 
standards) for the Ethylene Production source category are contained in the GMACT NESHAP, which also includes MACT standards for several other source categories. The EMACT standards were promulgated on July 12, 2002 (67 FR 46258), and codified at 40 CFR part 63, subparts XX and YY. As promulgated in 2002, and further amended on April 13, 2005 (70 FR 19266), and July 6, 2020 (85 FR 40386), the EMACT standards regulate hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions from ethylene production units located at major sources (as defined by CAA section 112(a)(1)). An ethylene production unit is a chemical manufacturing process unit in which ethylene and/or propylene are produced by separation from petroleum refining 
process streams or by subjecting hydrocarbons to high temperatures in the presence of steam. The EMACT standards define the affected source as all storage vessels, ethylene process vents, transfer racks, equipment, waste streams, heat exchange systems, and ethylene cracking furnaces and associated decoking operations that are associated with each ethylene production unit located at a major source as defined in CAA section 112(a)(1). 
Following promulgation of the 
EMACT standards in July 2020, the EPA received 2 petitions for reconsideration in September 2020. The EPA received a joint petition from the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) and a petition from Earthjustice (on behalf of RISE St. James, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, Louisiana Environmental Action Network, Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, Air Alliance Houston, Community In-Power & Development Association, Clean Air Council, Center for Biological Diversity, Environmental Integrity Project, and Sierra Club). Copies of the petitions are provided in the EMACT RTR rulemaking docket (EPA–HQ–OAR–2017–0357). The ACC/ AFPM petitioned the EPA on, among other things, the storage vessel degassing provisions, ethylene cracking furnace burner repair provisions, and ethylene cracking furnace isolation valve inspections. Earthjustice petitioned the EPA on, among other things, the force majeure and exemption 
allowances for PRDs and emergency flaring. The ACC/AFPM and Earthjustice also raised other issues that are not being addressed in this 
rulemaking. 
On April 19, 2022, the EPA sent a 
letter to petitioners informing them that it would grant reconsideration of the provisions addressing the work practice standards for PRDs, emergency flaring, and degassing of floating roof storage vessels. The EPA also stated in the letter to petitioners that it is continuing to review all issues raised in the petitions. A copy of the letter to petitioners is available in the docket for this rulemaking. The EPA will not respond to comments addressing any other issues or any other provisions of the final rule not specifically addressed in this proposed rulemaking. 
B. Organic Liquids Distribution (Non- 
Gasoline) 
The Organic Liquids Distribution 
(Non-Gasoline) (herein called OLD) NESHAP was promulgated on February 3, 2004 (69 FR 5038) and is codified at 
40 CFR part 63, subpart EEEE. Organic liquids are any crude oils downstream of the first point of custody transfer and any non-crude oil liquid that contains at least 5 percent by weight of any combination of the 98 HAP listed in table 1 of 40 CFR part 63, subpart EEEE. For the purposes of the OLD NESHAP, as promulgated in 2004, and further amended on July 28, 2006 (71 FR 42898), April 23, 2008 (73 FR 21825), July 17, 2008 (73 FR 40977), and July 7, 2020 (85 FR 40740), organic liquids do not include gasoline, kerosene (No. 1 distillate oil), diesel (No. 2 distillate oil), asphalt, heavier distillate oil and fuel oil, fuel that is consumed or dispensed on the plant site, hazardous waste, wastewater, ballast water, or any non- crude liquid with an annual average true vapor pressure less than 0.7 kilopascals (0.1 pounds per square inch (psi)). Emission sources controlled by the OLD NESHAP are storage tanks, transfer operations, transport vehicles while being loaded, and equipment leak components (valves, pumps, and sampling connections) that have the potential to leak. 
The EPA received three petitions for 
reconsideration for the OLD NESHAP in September 2020. The EPA received petitions from the American Petroleum Institute (API) and AFPM, Stoel Rives LLP (on behalf of Alyeska Pipeline Company), and Earthjustice (on behalf of California Communities Against Toxics, Coalition for a Safe Environment, and Sierra Club). Copies of the petitions are provided in the docket for this rulemaking. The API/ AFPM and Stoel Rives LLP (on behalf of Alyeska Pipeline Company) commented on storage vessel degassing. The API/ AFPM, Stoel Rives, and Earthjustice also raised other issues that are not being addressed in this rulemaking. 
On September 8, 2021, the EPA sent 
a letter to petitioners informing them that it would grant voluntary reconsideration on certain issues, including the work practice standards for storage vessel degassing that apply broadly. Other issues for which EPA stated that it would grant voluntary reconsideration in the September 8, 2021, letter (i.e., work practice 
standards for venting from conservation vents on the Valdez Marine Terminal’s crude oil fixed roof tanks, fenceline monitoring) are still being reviewed and are not part of this action, and the EPA will not respond to comments addressing these other issues in this proposed rulemaking. The EPA also stated in the letter to petitioners that it 
is continuing to review all issues raised in the petitions. A copy of the letter to 
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petitioners is available in the docket for 
this rulemaking. 
C. Miscellaneous Organic Chemical 
Manufacturing 
The Miscellaneous Organic Chemical 
Manufacturing NESHAP (herein called the MON) for the Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing source category was promulgated on November 10, 2003 (68 FR 63852), and codified at 40 CFR part 63, subpart FFFF. As promulgated in 2003, and further amended on July 1, 2005 (70 FR 38562), July 14, 2006 (71 FR 40316), and August 12, 2020 (85 FR 49084), the MON regulates HAP emissions from miscellaneous organic chemical manufacturing process units (MCPUs) located at major sources. An MCPU includes a miscellaneous organic chemical manufacturing process, as defined in 40 CFR 63.2550(i), and must meet the following criteria: it manufactures any material or family of materials described in 40 CFR 63.2435(b)(1); it processes, uses, or generates any of the organic HAP described in 40 CFR 63.2435(b)(2); and, except for certain process vents that are part of a chemical manufacturing process unit, as identified in 40 CFR 63.100(j)(4), the MCPU is not an affected source or part of an affected source under another subpart of 40 CFR part 63. An MCPU also includes any assigned storage tanks and transfer racks; equipment in open systems that is used to convey or store water having the same concentration and flow characteristics as wastewater; and components such as pumps, compressors, agitators, PRDs, sampling connection systems, open-ended valves or lines, valves, connectors, and instrumentation systems that are used to manufacture any material or family of materials described in 40 CFR 63.2435(b)(1). Sources of HAP emissions regulated by the MON include the following: process vents, storage tanks, transfer racks, equipment leaks, wastewater streams, and heat exchange systems. 
Following promulgation of the MON 
in August 2020, the EPA received five petitions for reconsideration between 
October and December 2020. The EPA received petitions from Earthjustice (on behalf of RISE St. James, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, Louisiana Environmental Action Network, Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, Air Alliance Houston, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League, Environmental Justice Health Alliance for Chemical Policy Reform, Sierra Club, Environmental Integrity Project, and Union of Concerned Scientists), the 
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), Squire Patton Boggs LLP (on behalf of Huntsman Petrochemical, LLC), and the ACC (who submitted two petitions). Copies of the petitions are provided in the docket for this rulemaking. The ACC petitioned the EPA on, among other things, the storage vessel degassing provisions and requirements for ethylene oxide sources. Earthjustice petitioned the EPA on, among other things, the force majeure and exemption allowances for PRDs and emergency flaring. The TCEQ, ACC, and Huntsman Petrochemical requested that the EPA reassess the MON risk assessment for issues around ethylene oxide risks; the EPA is responding to that reconsideration petition request in a separate rulemaking (87 FR 77985; December 21, 2022). Earthjustice and ACC also raised other issues that are not being addressed in this rulemaking. 
On June 17, 2021, the EPA sent a 
letter to petitioners informing them that it is continuing to review all issues raised in the petitions. A copy of the letter to petitioners is available in the docket for this rulemaking. 
D. Petroleum Refineries 
On December 1, 2015 (80 FR 75178), 
the EPA finalized amendments to the 
petroleum refinery sector rules as the result of a sector RTR. These amendments included, among other provisions, adding work practice requirements to Petroleum Refinery MACT 1 (40 CFR part 63 subpart CC) for PRDs and flares in 40 CFR 63.648(j) and 63.670(o), respectively. These provisions specifically provide requirements for owners and operators to follow in the event of an atmospheric PRD release or emergency flaring event, including performing root cause analysis for each event and implementing corrective action(s) in accordance with the rule requirements. The atmospheric PRD release and emergency flaring provisions specify the conditions that result in a violation of the work practice standards in 40 CFR 63.648(j)(3)(v) and 63.670(o)(7), respectively. The owner or operator is required to track the number of events 
by emission unit and root cause. An atmospheric PRD release or emergency flaring event for which the root cause is determined to be poor maintenance or operator error is a violation of the work practice standards. Two atmospheric PRD releases or two emergency flaring events from the same emission unit when determined to be the result of the same root cause in a 3-year period is a violation of the work practice standard. Finally, three atmospheric PRD releases or 3 emergency flaring events from the same emission unit regardless of the root cause is a violation of the work practice standard (also referred to as ‘‘the ‘three strikes’ provisions’’). Notably, if the root cause is determined to be due to a force majeure event, as defined in 40 CFR 63.641, it does not count towards the criteria for a violation of the work practice standards. 
The EPA received three petitions to 
reconsider the December 2015 final rule. Two petitions were filed on January 19, 2016, and February 1, 2016, jointly by API and the AFPM. In response to the January 19, 2016, petition, the EPA issued a proposal on February 9, 2016 (81 FR 6814), and a final rule on July 13, 2016 (81 FR 45232), fully responding to the January 19, 2016, petition for reconsideration. The third petition was filed on February 1, 2016, by Earthjustice on behalf of Air Alliance Houston, California Communities Against Toxics, Clean Air Council, Coalition for a Safe Environment, Community In-Power & Development Association, Del Amo Action Committee, Environmental Integrity Project, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, Sierra Club, Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, and Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment. The Earthjustice petition claimed that several aspects of the revisions to the Petroleum Refinery MACT 1 were not proposed and that, therefore, the public was precluded from commenting on the altered provisions during the public comment period, including, among other provisions, the work practice standards for PRDs and emergency flaring. On June 16, 2016, the EPA sent letters to petitioners granting reconsideration on issues where petitioners claimed they had not been provided an opportunity to comment. These petitions and letters granting reconsideration are available for review in the rulemaking docket (see Docket ID Item No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2022–0787). On October 18, 2016 (81 FR 71661), the EPA proposed for public comment the issues for which reconsideration was granted in the June 16, 2016, letters. The EPA solicited public comment on five issues in the proposal, including: the work practice standard for PRDs; the work practice standard for emergency flaring events; and the assessment of risk as modified based on implementation of these PRD and emergency flaring work practice standards. On February 4, 2020, the EPA issued a final action (85 FR 6064) setting forth its decisions on each of the five reconsideration items included in the October 18, 2016 (81 FR 71661), 
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proposed notice of reconsideration 
(October 2016 proposed notice of reconsideration). 
On April 6, 2020, Earthjustice 
submitted a petition for reconsideration of the February 2020 final action on behalf of Air Alliance Houston, California Communities Against Toxics, Clean Air Council, Coalition For A Safe Environment, Community In-Power & Development Association, Del Amo Action Committee, Environmental Integrity Project, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, Sierra Club, Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, and Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment (Docket Item No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0682–1000). The petition for reconsideration requested that the EPA reconsider five issues in the February 4, 2020, final rule: (1) The EPA’s rationale that the PRD standards and emergency flaring standards are continuous; (2) the EPA’s rationale for the PRD standards under CAA sections 112(d)(2) and 112(d)(3); (3) the EPA’s rationale for separate work practice standards for flares operating above the smokeless capacity; (4) the EPA’s rationale for risk acceptability and risk determination; and (5) the EPA’s analysis and rationale in its assessment of acute risk. The EPA initially denied the April 6, 2020, petition for reconsideration (85 FR 67665) and provided detailed responses to each of the five issues raised in the April 2020 petition in a September 3, 2020, letter, which is available in the Petroleum Refinery rulemaking docket (Docket Item No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0682– 0999). Subsequently, after further consideration, the EPA wrote a letter on April 19, 2022, to petitioners explaining that it has decided to undertake reconsideration on select provisions related to the work practice standards for PRDs and emergency flaring. Specifically, the EPA is reconsidering the inclusion of the force majeure allowances in the PRD and emergency flaring work practice standards as discussed in detail in section III.A of this preamble. As noted in our April 19, 
2022, letter, we may reconsider additional issues in the future. 
III. Reconsideration Issues, Request for 
Public Comments, and Other Proposed Changes 
To address selected issues for which 
we granted reconsideration and to provide other technical corrections, the EPA is proposing revisions to the EMACT standards, OLD NESHAP, MON, and Petroleum Refineries NESHAP. The EPA is proposing revisions to the work practice standards for PRDs and emergency flaring related to force majeure provisions in the 
EMACT standards, MON, and Petroleum Refineries NESHAP, and is proposing standards for the degassing of storage vessels in the EMACT standards, OLD NESHAP, and MON. The EPA is also proposing to add requirements for pressure-assisted flares and mass spectrometers to the Petroleum Refineries NESHAP to align this rule with other more recent chemical sector rules and eliminate the need to request site-specific alternative means of emission limitations (AMELs) for these units. In addition, the EPA is proposing other technical corrections, clarifications, and correction of typographical errors in all rules. To ensure public participation in its final decisions, the EPA is requesting public comment on these specific issues as described below. The EPA will not respond to comments addressing any other issues or any other provisions of the final rule not specifically addressed in this proposed rulemaking. 
A. Pressure Relief Devices and 
Emergency Flaring 
As described in the background 
section II.D of this preamble, the work practice standards for PRDs and emergency flaring in Petroleum Refinery MACT 1 provide the criteria for violating the work practice standards based on a count of the events by emission unit and root cause. The count of events by emission unit currently excludes events for which the root cause is determined to be force majeure as defined in 40 CFR 63.641. In their April 2020 petition, petitioners took issue with the inclusion of the force majeure allowance as they claim that it makes the standards non-continuous and that it is inappropriate to include this allowance based on the inclusion of similar provisions in two local California rules (South Coast Air Quality Management District; Bay Area Air Quality Management District). The EPA fully responded to these issues in the September 2020 letter (Docket Item No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0682–0999) and the EPA’s position on these issues has not changed. Namely, there are components of both the PRD management provisions and emergency flaring provisions that apply at all times and not all components of the standard must apply at all times for the standard to be continuous. The EPA also stated that its consideration of the continuous nature of the work practice standards and their basis in the two local California rules has been set forth in a manner consistent with public review and comment requirements. However, during our recent 
reconsideration efforts, the EPA recognizes that despite the term ‘‘force majeure’’ being carefully defined, the force majeure allowance in the work practice standards may present difficulties for determining compliance. It may also represent a provision that some facility owners or operators may seek to use to avoid incurring violations and pursuing potentially disruptive corrective actions. The reporting requirements for the work practice standards in 40 CFR 63.655(g)(10)(iv) and 63.655(g)(11)(iv) provide that the refinery owner or operator must report the results of the root cause and corrective action analysis completed during the reporting period (i.e., semiannually). The reporting of the event-specific data associated with the work practice standards is currently included in periodic reports that are submitted to the delegated state authority and/or EPA Regional Office, as applicable, and are thus not publicly available. During the root cause analysis and corrective action process, refineries maintain discretion when categorizing and reporting the root cause of atmospheric PRD releases and emergency flaring events, thereby placing the onus on the EPA to determine whether the definition of force majeure has been appropriately applied. 
In acknowledgement of these 
concerns and to fully inform our decision as to whether rule amendments for Petroleum Refinery MACT 1 are necessary with respect to the force majeure allowance, we reviewed 
periodic reports from refineries in Texas and Louisiana obtained through the EPA Regional Office. For atmospheric PRD releases, we reviewed periodic reports from 18 refineries spanning 0.5–1.5 years of time per refinery, and a total of 12.5 refinery-years. These reports covered semiannual compliance reporting periods during calendar years 2019 through 2021. During that time, there were atmospheric PRD releases at four of these 18 refineries. There were five total releases. None of the determined root causes were attributed to events that meet the definition of the term force majeure. For emergency 
flaring events, we reviewed periodic reports from 22 refineries spanning 0.5– 1.5 years of time per refinery, and a total of 15.5 refinery-years. During that time, there were emergency flaring events at six of these 22 refineries. There were eight total events at these six refineries. Of these, three of the eight events were attributed to causes that, as reported, meet the definition of the term force 
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2TCEQ Search Air Emission Event Reports, 
https://www.texas.gov/. 3Texas Permit Conditions are available at: 
https://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/ 
permitting/air/Guidance/NewSourceReview/mss/ chem-mssdraftconditions.pdf. majeure. In reviewing these data, we 
conclude that atmospheric PRD releases 
and emergency flaring events are relatively infrequent at refineries and that those determined to have a root cause characterized as a force majeure event are even less so. 
When we initially proposed the 
Petroleum Refinery MACT 1 requirements, the primary data available for event releases were from the TCEQ Air Emission Event Report Database,
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which requires the reporting of emission events that exceed a reportable quantity and industry comments with limited supporting documentation. Based on the available data, we concluded that the ‘‘three strikes’’ provisions were reasonable, but there were concerns that circumstances outside of the refinery’s control may cause violations. Based on the data available now, we conclude that the frequency of these types of releases is lower than originally expected. This lower frequency may be due to the refinery sector rule’s provisions, like the redundant prevention measures for PRD, which were implemented in the final rule and that apply at all times. Given these data and the lower frequency of force majeure events, we conclude that the 
force majeure allowances included in the provisions for PRDs and flares are not necessary. We also find that by removing the force majeure allowance, the rule is strengthened, and compliance becomes easier to assess as it is determined purely based on the count of events by emission unit and root cause. There is no categorization or 
interpretation related to the root cause of the event. The corrective action component of the work practice standards would now apply to all events regardless of the root cause and all events would count towards the violation criteria set forth in the standard. As noted, our analyses were performed on data we requested directly from the EPA Regional Offices, which are not readily available to the public. We find that making these data readily available to the public would increase the transparency of the events regulated by the work practice standards. 
Therefore, in this proposed action, the 
EPA is proposing to remove the term force majeure from the list of defined terms in 40 CFR 63.641 as well as to remove the force majeure allowance 
from the criteria for a violation of the work practice standards for atmospheric PRD releases and emergency flaring events in 40 CFR 63.648(j)(3) and 63.670(o)(7). We are also proposing to amend the reporting requirements for 
the event-specific work practice standard data in 40 CFR 63.655(g)(10)(iv) and 63.655(g)(11)(iv) to require these data to be reported electronically through the EPA’s Central Data Exchange (CDX) using the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI). 
The EMACT standards and MON 
include the same work practice standards for PRDs and emergency flaring as Petroleum Refinery MACT 1. The OLD NESHAP also includes the same work practice standard for emergency flaring as Petroleum Refinery MACT 1. Because compliance with the work practice standards for existing sources begins in summer of 2023 for these 3 rules, we do not have the number of events that count towards violations for these NESHAP, but the rationale and benefits for removing the force majeure allowance follows exactly as discussed above for refineries. These 
include removing the onus from the EPA as to whether the definition of force majeure has been appropriately applied when determining the root cause, making compliance easier to assess, and strengthening both rules. For flares, the EMACT standards, OLD NESHAP, and MON directly reference the petroleum refinery flare provisions at 40 CFR 63.670. Therefore, the above- mentioned proposed revisions to 40 CFR 63.670(o)(7) for emergency flaring events would be automatically incorporated into the requirements for the EMACT standards, OLD NESHAP, and MON. In addition, the EPA is proposing to remove the term ‘‘force majeure’’ from the list of defined terms in 40 CFR 63.2406, because this definition was included specifically due to the force majeure provisions for emergency flaring events. The EPA is also proposing to remove the term ‘‘force majeure’’ from the list of defined terms in 40 CFR 63.1103(e)(2) and 63.2550 as well as to remove the force majeure allowance from the criteria for 
a violation of the work practice standard for atmospheric PRD releases in 40 CFR 63.1107(h)(3) and 63.2480(e)(3). Lastly, the EPA is proposing new reporting requirements for the EMACT standards at 40 CFR 63.1110(a)(10)(iii) to require electronic reporting, through the CDX using CEDRI, of the event-specific work practice standard data in 40 CFR 63.1110(e)(4)(iv) and 63.1110(e)(8)(iii). We note that the MON already has a more general compliance report template for electronic reporting, see 40 CFR 63.2520(e), which will automatically incorporate electronic reporting of the event-specific work 
practice standard data. 
B. Storage Vessel Degassing 
The 2020 EMACT standards, OLD 
NESHAP, and MON included a standard 
for storage vessel degassing to control emissions from shutdown operations (see the work practice standards in 40 CFR 63.1103(e)(10), 63.2346(a)(6), and 63.2470(f), respectively). The rules allow storage vessels to be vented to the atmosphere once a storage vessel degassing concentration threshold is met (i.e., less than 10 percent of the 
lower explosive limit (LEL)) and all standing liquid has been removed from the vessel to the extent practicable. The requirements are applicable to fixed roof and floating roof storage vessels that are subject to control requirements in each of the rules. We did not propose a storage vessel degassing standard in the EMACT standards, OLD NESHAP, and MON, but we finalized a standard based on comments received for all 3 rules. We based the degassing standard on Texas permit conditions, which represented the MACT floor.
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Specifically, permit condition 6 (applicable to floating roof storage vessels) and permit condition 7 (applicable to fixed roof storage vessels) formed the basis of the storage vessel degassing standard. 
The petitioners argued that including 
a storage vessel degassing standard for floating roof storage vessels was not a logical outgrowth of the proposal and that it was not possible to comment on this standard. As previously noted in section II of this preamble, the EPA granted reconsideration on this issue. The petitioners stated that while they did identify the Texas permit conditions as a reference in their comments, certain key information was not incorporated into the final EMACT standards, OLD NESHAP, and MON for the degassing of floating roof storage vessels. Additionally, the petitioners argued that they did not request additional work practices for floating roof storage vessels for which owners and operators already elect to comply with the floating roof storage vessels requirements in 40 CFR part 63, subpart WW because, even with the removal of the shutdown exemption, the petitioners contended that it is still possible to comply with the subpart WW provisions (because these provisions already provide continuous control during degassing by limiting the vapor space of the storage vessel via the 
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floating roof and requiring prompt and 
continuous filling until the roof is refloated). 
We disagree with the petitioners’ 
claims that a separate standard for floating roof storage vessel degassing is not needed due to the removal of the shutdown exemption. Rather, as discussed here, the EPA must set a storage vessel degassing standard that applies to all storage vessels under CAA section 112, and 40 CFR part 63, subpart WW, does not adequately control degassing emissions from floating roof storage vessels. First, the emission source for which the EPA is required to set a MACT standard is storage vessels, regardless of whether the source has a fixed roof or floating roof. While petitioners contend that their comments did not specifically mention the degassing of floating roof storage vessels (rather, only the degassing of fixed roof storage vessels), the CAA is clear that the EPA is required to set MACT standards for each emission source, which, in this instance, includes all storage vessels, regardless of roof type. Further, the EPA has never subcategorized storage vessels by roof type. Rather, the EMACT standards, OLD NESHAP, and MON allow owners or operators to choose from different options to control emissions from storage vessels and comply with the MACT standards. As is relevant, using a floating roof that meets the requirements in 40 CFR part 63, subpart WW, is one of the control options owners or operators may choose for control of emissions during normal storage vessel operations. Thus, the EPA is required under CAA section 112 to set a MACT standard for previously unregulated degassing operations for all storage vessels (regardless of roof type) and not for some subset of storage vessels as the petitioners assert. 
Second, storage vessel degassing is a 
unique shutdown activity with operations and emissions that are completely different from normal storage vessel operations. While the previous MACT standards-controlled emissions of breathing losses and working losses from normal storage vessel operations, storage vessel degassing is a very infrequent event (i.e., occurring on average every 14 years based on EMACT data) for which commenters requested an alternative 
standard in the EMACT standards, OLD NESHAP, and MON when EPA removed the shutdown exemption in those NESHAP. The storage vessel degassing process first requires owners or operators to empty the tank of liquid contents. When this occurs, the floating roof on a floating roof storage vessel no longer acts as a control for HAP emissions as it is no longer floating on the liquid in the tank and minimizing vapor space. Rather, the roof is landed on legs and effectively acts as a fixed roof storage vessel with respect to emissions generation. From there, the storage vessel is generally purged, typically with an inert material such as nitrogen or steam, for a period of time to remove residual vapors before the vessel can be opened to perform maintenance. This purge stream generates HAP emissions and is the subject of the MACT control requirements for which the EPA is proposing alternative standards. As such, complying with the 40 CFR part 63, subpart WW, requirements for floating roof storage vessels is not an effective control for HAP emissions during the degassing phase of a floating roof storage vessel, when it essentially operates as a fixed roof storage vessel. Furthermore, storage vessel degassing provisions in Texas and the South Coast Air Quality Management District in California exist precisely because a standard specific to storage vessel degassing is warranted, including for floating roof storage vessels. 
After determining that a standard is 
necessary for degassing of all storage vessels (regardless of roof type), the EPA reviewed the Texas permit conditions again to determine if revisions to the degassing standard for floating roof storage vessels in the EMACT standards, OLD NESHAP, and MON are appropriate. As noted by the petitioners, Texas permit condition 6.B does provide certain allowances for the degassing process for floating roof storage vessels; a 24-hour window is provided to start controlled degassing after the floating roof storage vessel has been drained, and the storage vessel may be opened during this period only to set up for degassing and cleaning. We determined that the 24-hour window stipulates how long a floating roof storage vessel can be landed before it needs to be filled again or degassed, but it does not have a direct bearing on the underlying control standard for degassing operations. As such, we are not revising the rules to incorporate the 24-hour window into the storage vessel degassing standard. Regarding the opening of the floating roof storage vessel to set up for degassing and cleaning, while we do not believe the current language precludes a facility from taking this step, we are revising the standard to include related language for clarity. For example, the petitioners noted that it is necessary to make connections to a temporary control device to control the floating roof storage vessel degassing emissions, which may require opening the storage vessel to make these connections. Therefore, we are proposing that a floating roof storage vessel may be opened prior to degassing to set up equipment (i.e., make connections to a 
temporary control device), but this must be done in a limited manner and must not actively purge the storage vessel while connections are made. 
An opportunity to comment on the 
storage vessel degassing provisions was not previously provided because the provisions were included in the final rules but not in the proposed rules. Therefore, the EPA is re-proposing what was finalized for each rule in 2020 and is proposing additional revisions to address degassing of floating roof storage vessels. We are proposing storage vessel degassing standards for the EMACT standards at 40 CFR 63.1103(e)(10), the OLD NESHAP at 40 CFR 63.2346(a)(6), and the MON at 40 CFR 63.2470(f). 
C. Other Technical Corrections and 
Clarifications 
There are several additional revisions 
that we are proposing for the EMACT standards, OLD NESHAP, MON, and Petroleum Refineries NESHAP to address other technical corrections and clarifications and to correct typographical errors. These proposed corrections and clarifications are summarized in table 2 through table 4 of this preamble in the following sections. We request public comment on each of these revisions. 
1. EMACT Standards 
Table 2 of this preamble provides 
responses to specific issues raised by 
stakeholders and presents proposed revisions to the EMACT standards to address certain technical corrections, clarifications, and typographical errors. 
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TABLE 2—S UMMARY OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO 40 CFR P ART63, S UBPART YY 
Provision Issue summary Proposed revision 
40 CFR 63.1103(e)(7)(i) .............. Delay of burner repair provisions: 
A petitioner argued that requiring an ethylene crack-
ing furnace to implement the delay of burner repair 
provisions finalized in the 2020 final rule is imprac-ticable and is inconsistent with what the best per-formers are doing. The petitioner stated that a sig-nificant amount of preparation is needed to shut down an ethylene cracking furnace and that no source can comply with the delay of burner repair provisions as written. Accordingly, where a burner cannot be repaired without an ethylene cracking furnace shutdown, owners or operators would have to decoke their ethylene cracking furnaces imme-diately (i.e., within 1 day of identifying flame im-
pingement), leading to more decoking events and subsequently more emissions from the decoking of ethylene cracking furnaces.An opportunity to comment on the delay of burner re-
pair provisions was not previously provided be-cause the provisions were included in the final rule but not in the proposed rule. Therefore, the EPA is re-proposing what was finalized along with the fol-lowing revisions for delay of burner repair. The EPA is proposing to remove the requirement that the owner or operator may only delay burner repair beyond 1 calendar day if a shutdown for repair would cause greater emissions than the potential emissions from delaying repair. We agree that this requirement is impracticable and could lead to more decoking events and more emissions from decoking of ethylene cracking furnaces. Instead, the EPA is proposing that delay of repair beyond 1 calendar day is allowed if the repair cannot be completed during normal operations, the burner cannot be shut down without significantly impacting the furnace heat distribution and firing rate, and ac-tion is taken to reduce flame impingement as much as possible during continued operation. We are also maintaining that if a delay of repair is required to fully resolve burner flame impingement, repair must be completed following the next planned decoking operation (and before returning the ethyl-ene cracking furnace back to normal operations) or during the next ethylene cracking furnace complete shutdown (when the ethylene cracking furnace fire-box is taken completely offline), whichever is ear-lier. 
40 CFR 63.1103(e)(8)(i) .............. Isolation valve inspection and repair: 
A petitioner requested that the EPA revise the re-
quirement to rectify poor isolation prior to con-tinuing decoking operations. The petitioner argued that certain isolation valve repairs must be com-pleted after the ethylene cracking furnace is shut down, which consequently requires the ethylene cracking furnace to go through decoking. The peti-tioner said that if a furnace is not decoked prior to shutdown, damage can occur to the furnace tubes and could pose a safety issue. In addition, the peti-tioner noted that some isolation valves serve gas streams from multiple ethylene cracking furnaces, and there may be instances when all furnaces would need to be decoked and shut down to prop-erly rectify the isolation valve issue. The petitioner argued that allowing for some flexibility is nec-essary for facilities to operate properly and to avoid damaging equipment.The EPA agrees with the petitioner and is proposing 
language to allow facilities to wait and rectify isola-tion valve issues after a decoking operation, pro-vided that the owner or operator can reasonably demonstrate that damage to the radiant tube(s) or ethylene cracking furnace would occur if the repair was attempted prior to completing a decoking op-eration and/or prior to the ethylene cracking fur-nace being shut down. 
40 CFR 63.1110(e)(4)(iii) ............ Provision contains a typographical error ..................... The EPA is proposing to replace ‘‘§ 63.1109(e)(7)’’ 
with ‘‘§ 63.1109(e)(6)’’ to correct the typographical error. 
40 CFR 63.1102(c)(11), (d)(2)(ii), 
and (e)(2)(iii).Provisions contain a typographical error ..................... The EPA is proposing to replace ‘‘§ 63.1108(a)(4)(i)’’ 
with ‘‘§ 63.1108(a)(4)’’ to correct a typographical error that we made while removing startup, shut-down, and malfunction (SSM) exemptions. Our in-tent was to include all of 40 CFR 63.1108(a)(4) in the EMACT standards. This proposed revision would also resolve analogous typographical errors for the carbon black and cyanide chemicals source categories that are also contained in 40 CFR part 63, subpart YY. 
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Provision Issue summary Proposed revision 
40 CFR 63.1103(e)(4)(iii) and 
63.1110(a)(10)(i), (ii), (iii), and 
(iv).Provisions needing technical clarifications or removal The EPA is proposing to remove duplication and 
point directly to 40 CFR 63.9(k) when the source is required to submit certain reports to CEDRI. Spe-cifically, instructions for submitting reports elec-tronically through CEDRI, including instructions for submitting CBI and asserting a claim of EPA sys-tem outage or force majeure, were recently added to 40 CFR 63.9(k) (85 FR 73885); therefore, text related to these requirements is no longer nec-essary in the EMACT standards. 
2. OLD NESHAP 
Table 3 of this preamble provides 
responses to specific issues raised by stakeholders and presents proposed 
revisions to the OLD NESHAP to address certain technical corrections, clarifications, and typographical errors. 
TABLE 3—S UMMARY OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO 40 CFR P ART63, S UBPART EEEE 
Provision Issue summary Proposed revision 
40 CFR 63.2346(a)(6) ..................... Provision contains a typographical 
error.The EPA is proposing to replace ‘‘items 3 through 6 of table 2 to this 
subpart’’ with ‘‘items 2 through 6 of table 2 to this subpart’’ to cor-
rect the typographical error. 
40 CFR 63.2346(e) ......................... Provision contains a typographical 
error.The EPA is proposing to replace ‘‘storage vessels’’ with ‘‘storage 
tanks’’ to correct the typographical error. 
40 CFR 63.2378(e)(3) ..................... Provisions needing technical clari-
fications.The EPA is proposing to add the word ‘‘planned’’ in front of ‘‘routine 
maintenance’’ in the last sentence of the provision to further clarify that the exemption only applies to periods of planned routine main-tenance. We are also proposing to replace ‘‘storage vessel’’ with ‘‘storage tank’’ in the last sentence of the provision to correct a ty-pographical error. 
40 CFR 63.2378(e)(4) ..................... Provisions needing technical clari-
fications.To create consistency in the time period during which the bypass 
provision applies (i.e., the level of material in the storage tank must 
not be increased during the same time period that breathing loss emissions bypass the fuel gas system or process), we are pro-posing to delete ‘‘to perform routine maintenance’’ from the last sentence of 40 CFR 63.2378(e)(4). We are also proposing to re-place ‘‘storage vessel’’ with ‘‘storage tank’’ in the last sentence of the provision to correct a typographical error. 
40 CFR 63.2382(d)(3), and 
63.2386(f), (g), (h), (i), and (j).Provisions needing technical clari-
fications or removal.The EPA is proposing to remove duplication and point directly to 40 
CFR 63.9(k) when the source is required to submit certain reports to CEDRI. Specifically, instructions for submitting reports electroni-cally through CEDRI, including instructions for submitting CBI and asserting a claim of EPA system outage or force majeure, were re-cently added to 40 CFR 63.9(k) (85 FR 73885); therefore, text re-lated to these requirements is no longer necessary in the OLD NESHAP. 
3. MON 
This section of this preamble presents 
revisions we are proposing to the MON 
heat exchange system requirements. In addition, table 4 of this preamble provides responses to other specific issues raised by stakeholders and presents proposed revisions to the MON to address certain technical corrections, clarifications, and typographical errors. 
In May 2021, EPA Region 4 received 
a request from Eastman Chemical Company to perform alternative monitoring instead of the Modified El Paso Method to monitor for leaks in Eastman’s Tennessee Operations heat exchange systems, which primarily have cooling water containing soluble HAP with a high boiling point. Eastman 
requested that the previous water sampling requirements for heat exchange system leaks provided in the MON, which ultimately references 40 CFR 63.104(b) (i.e., use of any EPA- 
approved method listed in part 136 of this chapter as long as the method is sensitive to concentrations as low as 10 
parts per million (ppm) and the same method is used for both entrance and exit samples), be allowed for cooling water containing certain soluble HAP in lieu of using the Modified El Paso Method. 
Eastman specifically identified two 
HAP, 1,4-dioxane and methanol, which do not readily strip out of water using the Modified El Paso Method. Eastman’s 
application for alternative monitoring included experimental data showing that the Modified El Paso Method would likely not identify a leak of these HAP in heat exchange system cooling water. 
Eastman conducted Modified El Paso Method monitoring under controlled scenarios to determine how much methanol and 1,4-dioxane would be detected. The scenarios included solutions of water and either methanol or 1,4-dioxane at concentrations of 1 part per million by weight (ppmw), 20 ppmw, and 100 ppmw (as measured using water sampling methods allowed previously in the MON). The Modified El Paso Method did not detect any 
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methanol or 1,4-dioxane from the 1 
ppmw and 20 ppmw solutions (i.e., methanol and 1,4-dioxane did not strip out of the water in detectable amounts). The Modified El Paso Method detected very little HAP from the 100 ppmw solutions, with a maximum of only 0.17 percent of the 1,4-dioxane stripping out and being detected. 
Based on this information, the EPA is 
proposing at 40 CFR 63.2490(e) that the leak monitoring requirements for heat exchange systems at 40 CFR 63.104(b) may be used in limited instances, instead of using the Modified El Paso Method to monitor for leaks. We still maintain that the Modified El Paso Method is the preferred method to monitor for leaks in heat exchange systems and are proposing that the requirements of 40 CFR 63.104(b) may only be used if 99 percent by weight or more of all the organic compounds that could potentially leak into the cooling water have a Henry’s Law Constant less 
than 5.0E–6 atmospheres per mole per cubic meter (atm-m
3/mol) at 25° Celsius. 
We selected this threshold based on a 
review of Henry’s Law Constants for the 
HAP listed in table 4 to subpart F of 40 CFR part 63, as well as the water-soluble organic compounds listed in Eastman’s request. Henry’s Law Constants are available from the EPA at https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/. Examples 
of HAP that have a Henry’s Law Constant of less than 5.0E–6 atm-m
3/ 
mol at 25° Celsius are aniline, 2- 
chloroacetophenone, diethylene glycol diethyl ether, diethylene glycol dimethyl ether, dimethyl sulfate, 2,4- dinitrotoluene, 1,4-dioxane, ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate, ethylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate, methanol, and toluidine. Many of these HAP also have very high boiling points, with most above 300 °F, which means they will generally stay in the cooling 
water and not be emitted to the atmosphere. While we are proposing that the leak monitoring and leak definition requirements at 40 CFR 63.104(b) may be used in limited instances, we are not proposing that other provisions of 40 CFR 63.104 apply. Instead, for example, facilities that use water sampling to detect leaks must still comply with the recordkeeping and reporting requirements of 40 CFR 63.2520(e)(16) and 40 CFR 63.2525(r). We are proposing revisions at 40 CFR 63.2520(e)(16) and 40 CFR 63.2525(r) to specify this. 
Table 4 of this preamble provides 
responses to other specific issues raised 
by stakeholders and presents proposed revisions to the MON to address certain technical corrections, clarifications, and typographical errors. 
TABLE 4—S UMMARY OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO 40 CFR P ART63, S UBPART FFFF 
Provision Issue summary Proposed revision 
40 CFR 63.2450(e)(6)(i) .............. Provision contains a typographical error ..................... The EPA is proposing to replace the reference to 40 
CFR 63.148(h)(3) with a reference to 40 CFR 
63.148(i)(3) to correct the typographical error. 
40 CFR 63.2450(e)(7) ................. A petitioner requested that the EPA clarify whether 
certain adsorber provisions referenced within 40 CFR 63.983 and other related requirements and exceptions (i.e., 40 CFR 63.2470(c)(3), 40 CFR 
63.2520(d)(6) and (e)(13), and 40 CFR 63.2525(o)) apply to this paragraph. The petitioner also pointed out that it is not clear whether a supplement to the notification of compliance status (NOCS) report is needed, and if necessary, what information should be provided.The EPA is proposing to clarify that 40 CFR 
63.2470(c)(3), 40 CFR 63.2520(d)(6) and (e)(13), 40 CFR 63.2525(o), and the provisions referenced within 40 CFR 63.983 all apply (in addition to 40 CFR 63.2450(e)(4) and (e)(6)) if facilities reduce organic HAP emissions by venting emissions through a closed-vent system to an adsorber(s) that cannot be regenerated or a regenerative adsorber(s) that is regenerated offsite. We are also clarifying in 40 CFR 63.2450(e)(1) that 40 CFR 63.2450(e)(1) does not apply when complying with 40 CFR 63.2450(e)(7). 
As part of this clarification, we are also proposing a 
new requirement at 40 CFR 63.2520(d)(6) for adsorbers subject to the requirements of 40 CFR 63.2450(e)(7) requiring a supplement to the NOCS report within 150 days after the first applicable compliance date. We are proposing that the sup-plement to the NOCS report must describe wheth-er the adsorber cannot be regenerated or is a re-generative adsorber(s) that is regenerated offsite and must specify the breakthrough limit and adsorber bed life that was established during the initial performance test or design evaluation of the adsorber. Finally, we are proposing to revise the introductory paragraph of 40 CFR 63.2520 as well as the requirement in 40 CFR 63.2515(d) to up-date the reference to the proposed 40 CFR 63.2520(d)(6) paragraph. 
40 CFR 63.2460(c)(9) ................. Provision contains a typographical error ..................... The EPA is proposing to replace the phrase ‘‘in para-
graphs (c)(9)(i) through (vi) of this section’’ with ‘‘in paragraphs (c)(9)(i) through (iv) of this section’’ to correct the typographical error. 
40 CFR 63.2480(a) ..................... Provision contains a typographical error ..................... The EPA is proposing to replace the phrase ‘‘For 
each light liquid pump, valve, and connector in ethylene oxide service’’ with ‘‘For each light liquid pump, pressure relief device, and connector in ethylene oxide service’’ to correct the typographical error. 
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Provision Issue summary Proposed revision 
40 CFR 63.2480(e)(2)(ii) and 
(e)(2)(iii).A petitioner pointed out that EPA agreed in its re-
sponse to comment document (see docket item 
EPA–HQ–OAR–2018–0746–0200) to delete the second sentence from these provisions; however, the final rule (85 FR 49084) does not reflect these deletions.It was our intent to delete the second sentence from 
these provisions (i.e., the requirement to conduct 
monitoring if rupture disks are replaced). As stated in our response to comment document (see docket item EPA–HQ–OAR–2018–0746–0200), we agree that the language diverges from what 40 CFR part 63, subpart UU, required for PRDs. Therefore, we are proposing to correct this error by deleting the second sentence from these provisions. 
40 CFR 63.2480(f)(18)(iii) ........... Provision contains a typographical error ..................... The EPA is proposing to replace ‘‘§ 63.181(b)(2)(i)’’ 
with ‘‘§ 63.181(b)(3)(i)’’ to correct the typographical error. 
40 CFR 63.2480(f)(18)(vi) ........... A petitioner contended that the reference to informa-
tion required to be reported under 40 CFR 63.182(d)(2)(xiv) is too broad and should be more narrowly described as ‘‘information in § 63.165(a) required to be reported under 40 CFR 63.182(d)(2)(xiv)’’ in order to clarify that the report-ing requirement is specific to the recently promul-gated PRD requirements.We agree with the petitioner and are proposing to 
clarify this provision by including ‘‘in § 63.165(a).’’ The proposed language reads ‘‘The information in § 63.165(a) required to be reported under 40 CFR 63.182(d)(2)(xiv) is now required to be reported under § 63.2520(e)(15)(i) through (iii).’’ 
40 CFR 63.2480(f)(18)(x) ............ Provision contains a typographical error ..................... The EPA is proposing to replace ‘‘§ 63.1022(a)(1)(v)’’ 
with ‘‘§ 63.1023(a)(1)(v)’’ to correct the typo-graphical error. 
40 CFR 63.2480(f)(18)(xiii) ......... A petitioner contended that the reference to informa-
tion required to be reported under 40 CFR 63.1039(b)(4) is too broad and should be more narrowly described as ‘‘information in § 63.1030(b) required to be reported under 40 CFR 63.1039(b)(4)’’ in order to clarify that the reporting requirement is specific to the recently promulgated PRD requirements.We agree with the petitioner and are proposing to 
clarify this provision by including ‘‘in § 63.1030(b).’’ The proposed language reads ‘‘The information in § 63.1030(b) required to be reported under 40 CFR 63.1039(b)(4) is now required to be reported under § 63.2520(e)(15)(i) and (ii).’’ 
40 CFR 63.2493(a)(2)(vi) and 
(b)(4).A petitioner requested clarification of scrubber moni-
toring parameters and the types of scrubbers that are applicable to certain requirements. The peti-tioner stated that the rule is only applicable to scrubbers that use an acid solution and reactant tank, but that other types of scrubbers are used in instances when ethylene oxide is present in small amounts. The petitioner requested that the pH monitoring parameter be revised to account for other types of scrubbers. The petitioner also re-quested that the temperature of the ‘‘scrubber liq-uid’’ be monitored instead of the temperature of the ‘‘water.’’ Scrubbers that use an acid solution and reactant tank 
are the primary focus of the scrubber monitoring requirements because this type of scrubber liquid is necessary to specifically control ethylene oxide. As such, we are not revising the monitoring param-eters to apply more broadly, such as to scrubbers that use water as the scrubbing liquid. We are pro-posing clarifying language that the monitoring re-quirements are applicable to scrubbers ‘‘with a reactant tank.’’ We agree with the petitioner re-garding temperature monitoring and are proposing a correction that the temperature of the ‘‘scrubber liquid’’ must be monitored. If a facility uses a scrubber without a reactant tank that provides inci-dental control of ethylene oxide, the facility may establish site-specific parameters using 40 CFR 63.2493(a)(2)(viii) and (b)(6). 
40 CFR 63.2492(b) ..................... A petitioner requested that an alternative to sampling 
and analysis of storage tank materials should be allowed, to determine if a storage tank is in ethyl-ene oxide service. The petitioner stated that infor-mation already exists for some storage tanks to show that the ethylene oxide concentration in the material stored is less than 0.1 percent by weight (sometimes significantly so) and the requirement to conduct sampling and analysis is unnecessary.We agree with the petitioner and are proposing to 
allow calculations to be performed to show that the ethylene oxide concentration is less than 0.1 per-cent by weight of the material stored in the storage tank, provided the calculations rely on information specific to the material stored. This may include using, for example, specific concentration informa-tion from safety data sheets. 
40 CFR 63.2493(b)(2) ................. A petitioner requested that the EPA include introduc-
tory language to clarify that the requirements apply only if the facility chooses to route emissions to a non-flare control device and chooses to comply with the 1 ppmv standard via continuous emission monitoring systems (CEMS).We agree with the petitioner that 40 CFR 
63.2493(b)(2) only applies if the facility chooses to route emissions to a non-flare control device and chooses to comply with the 1 ppmv standard via CEMS. Therefore, we are proposing to add intro-ductory text at 40 CFR 63.2493(b)(2) that clarifies this. 
40 CFR 63.2493(d)(3) ................. A petitioner contended that the reference to ‘‘affected 
source’’ should be revised to ‘‘MCPU’’ to be con-sistent with the second column of table 6 to sub-part FFFF of part 63.We agree with the petitioner to revise the provision 
for consistency with table 6 to subpart FFFF of part 63; therefore, we are proposing to replace ‘‘af-fected source’’ with ‘‘MCPU.’’ 
40 CFR 63.2493(d)(4)(v) ............. Provision contains a typographical error ..................... The EPA is proposing to replace ‘‘§ 63.2445(h)’’ with 
‘‘§ 63.2445(i)’’ to correct the typographical error. 
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Provision Issue summary Proposed revision 
40 CFR 63.2493(e) ..................... A petitioner requested the EPA clarify whether ‘‘delay 
of repair’’ provisions apply to equipment in ethyl-
ene oxide service. The petitioner noted that in the response to comments for the final rule the EPA stated that ‘‘delay of repair’’ provisions do not apply. However, the petitioner further noted, the final rule language did not reflect this.We confirm that ‘‘delay of repair’’ provisions do not 
apply for equipment in ethylene oxide service. However, we recognize the rule language did not correctly reflect this. As such, we are proposing to revise 40 CFR 63.2493(e) to appropriately specify that the ‘‘delay of repair’’ provisions of 40 CFR part 63, subparts H and UU, and 40 CFR part 65, sub-part F, do not apply. 
40 CFR 63.2520(d) ..................... A petitioner pointed out that the EPA indicated in the 
preamble to the final rule (85 FR 49084) that elec-tronic reporting is required at 40 CFR 63.2520(d) for the NOCS report; however, the final rule does not contain this requirement. The petitioner re-quested that the EPA clarify that this was a misstatement in the preamble language and that the NOCS report is not required to be submitted electronically.We acknowledge there was an inconsistency in what 
we said in the preamble about electronic reporting NOCS reports versus what we required in the final rule. However, the inconsistency is irrelevant be-cause in this rulemaking, we are proposing at 40 CFR 63.2520(d) to require that NOCS reports be submitted electronically through the EPA’s CEDRI. The proposed requirement to submit NOCS reports electronically will increase the ease and efficiency of data submittal and data accessibility. For a more thorough discussion of electronic reporting, see the memorandum, Electronic Reporting Requirements 
for New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) Rules, which is available in the docket for this rulemaking (see Docket Item No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2018–0746–0169). 
40 CFR 63.2525(o) ..................... A petitioner requested that the EPA update the rec-
ordkeeping requirements for adsorbers that cannot be regenerated and for regenerative adsorbers that are regenerated offsite to reflect the monitoring re-quirements in the final rule (85 FR 49084). Specifi-cally, the petitioner requested that the EPA revise 40 CFR 63.2525(o)(1) to require that you must keep records of the breakthrough limit and bed life for each adsorber established according to 40 CFR 63.2450(e)(7)(i); revise 40 CFR 63.2525(o)(2) to require that you keep records of each outlet HAP or TOC concentration measured according to 40 CFR 63.2450(e)(7)(ii) and (e)(7)(iii); and revise 40 CFR 2525(o)(3) to require records of the date and time each adsorber is replaced. The petitioner also requested that EPA remove the requirement at 40 CFR 63.2525(o)(4) in its entirety.In the final rule (85 FR 49084), we inadvertently did 
not revise the recordkeeping requirements to re-flect the associated monitoring requirements in 40 CFR 63.2450(e)(7) (for adsorbers that cannot be regenerated and for regenerative adsorbers that are regenerated offsite). We are proposing to cor-rect this by revising 40 CFR 63.2525(o)(1) and (2) and removing the requirement at 40 CFR 63.2525(o)(4) in its entirety, as recommended by the petitioner. However, we are not proposing to revise 40 CFR 63.2525(o)(3) as requested by the petitioner. We are keeping the language of 40 CFR 63.2525(o)(3) ‘‘as is,’’ which aligns with the lan-guage used in 40 CFR 63.2450(e)(7)(iii)(B). 
40 CFR 63.2520(e)(2) ................. Provision contains a typographical error ..................... The EPA is proposing to correct the spelling of 
‘‘paragraph.’’ 
40 CFR 63.2450(e)(5)(iv), 
63.2520(e), (f), (g), (h), and (i).Provisions needing technical clarifications or removal The EPA is proposing to remove duplication and 
point directly to 40 CFR 63.9(k) when the source is required to submit certain reports to CEDRI. Spe-cifically, instructions for submitting reports elec-tronically through CEDRI, including instructions for submitting CBI and asserting a claim of EPA sys-tem outage or force majeure, were recently added to 40 CFR 63.9(k) (85 FR 73885); therefore, text related to these requirements is no longer nec-essary in the MON. 
4. Petroleum Refineries NESHAP 
In addition to removing the force 
majeure allowance from the PRD and 
emergency flaring work practice 
standards as discussed in section III.A of this preamble, we are also proposing other amendments to Petroleum Refinery MACT 1 that are consistent with flaring provisions in other recent rules (i.e., EMACT standards) that 
adopted the Petroleum Refinery MACT 1 flare requirements but addressed additional issues, such as adding provisions for pressure-assisted flares. 
The proposed amendments include adding pressure-assisted flares to the definition of the term ‘‘flare’’ in 40 CFR 63.641 and adding appropriate requirements for pressure-assisted flares in 40 CFR 63.670. These amendments are consistent with the EPA’s intention that all types of flares, including pressure-assisted flares, are covered by the provisions in Petroleum Refinery MACT 1. The proposed amendments for pressure-assisted flares include pilot flame standards and requirements for cross-lighting in 40 CFR 63.670(b), pressure monitoring in 40 CFR 63.670(d)(3), higher combustion zone operating limits in 40 CFR 63.670(e), and requirements to use only the direct calculation methods for determining the flare vent gas net heating value according to 40 CFR 63.670(l)(5)(ii). We are also proposing reporting and recordkeeping requirements specific to pressure-assisted flares in 40 CFR 
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63.655(g)(11)(iii) and (i)(9)(vi), 
respectively. 
Further, to provide additional 
flexibility to the monitoring requirements for flare gas composition as required by 40 CFR 63.670(j), we are proposing to add mass spectrometry as a method in 40 CFR 63.671. The current provisions in 40 CFR 63.671 could be interpreted to suggest that gas chromatographs must be used for flare gas compositional analysis. This was not our intent. We recognize that there are some methods, like mass spectrometry, which can determine flare gas composition without the use of a gas chromatograph. We are proposing to add specific requirements for calibration and operation of mass spectrometers that parallel the requirements for gas chromatographs. 
D. What compliance dates are we 
proposing? 
We are not proposing new compliance 
dates for any revisions that we are proposing for the EMACT standards, OLD NESHAP, and MON. The rules that were promulgated in 2020 have still not come into full effect and owners and operators have until July 6, 2023, to comply with the EMACT standards, July 7, 2023, for the OLD NESHAP, and August 12, 2023, for the MON. As such, owners and operators would have until those dates to comply with the proposed revisions. In addition, the proposed revisions do not impose substantial new requirements but rather provide clarity to the rules for owners and operators. 
For most actions that we are 
proposing for the petroleum refineries NESHAP, we are positing that facilities would need some time to successfully apply these revisions, including time to: read and understand the amended rule requirements; evaluate their operations to ensure that they can meet the standards during periods of startup and shutdown, as defined in the rule; and 
make any necessary adjustments, including making adjustments to standard operating procedures, and convert reporting mechanisms to install necessary hardware and software. The EPA recognizes the confusion that multiple compliance dates for individual requirements would create and the additional burden such an assortment of dates would impose. From our assessment of the timeframe needed for compliance with the revised requirements, the EPA considers a period of 60 days after the effective date of the final rule to be the most expeditious compliance period practicable. Therefore, we are proposing that affected sources must be in compliance with most of the proposed revisions to the petroleum refineries NESHAP upon initial startup or within 60 days of the effective date of the final rule, whichever is later. There is one exception to this compliance period, discussed next. 
We are proposing that petroleum 
refinery owners or operators must comply with the new operating and monitoring requirements for flares upon initial startup or by the effective date of the final rule, whichever is later. We believe that compliance with the flare requirements immediately upon finalizing the rule is necessary to ensure that pressure-assisted flares are appropriately operated. 
IV. Summary of Cost, Environmental, 
and Economic Impacts 
A. What are the affected facilities? 
In our final RTRs, we estimated the 
following: 
There are 26 facilities subject to the 
EMACT standards that are currently 
operating and five additional facilities under construction. A complete list of known facilities in the EMACT standards is available in appendix A of the memorandum, Review of the RACT/ BACT/LAER Clearinghouse Database for the Ethylene Production Source Category (see Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 
OAR–2017–0357–0008). 
There are 173 OLD NESHAP facilities 
currently operating and four additional OLD NESHAP facilities under construction. A complete list of known OLD NESHAP facilities is available in appendix A of the memorandum, National Impacts of the 2020 Risk and Technology Review Final Rule for the Organic Liquids Distribution (Non- Gasoline) Source Category (see Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2018–0746– 0069). 
There are 201 MON facilities 
currently operating. A complete list of known MON facilities is available in appendix 1 of the memorandum, Residual Risk Assessment for the Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing Source Category in Support of the 2019 Risk and Technology Review Proposed Rule (see Docket Item No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2018– 0746–0011). 
Additionally, based on the Energy 
Information Administration’s 2021 Refinery Capacity Report, there are 129 operable petroleum refineries in the United States (U.S.) and the U.S. territories, all of which are expected to be major sources of HAP emissions. 
B. What are the air quality impacts? 
We did not estimate baseline 
emissions or emissions reductions for the proposed revisions. None of the 
proposed revisions would have a direct and quantifiable impact on emissions because they are minor revisions to existing requirements. 
C. What are the cost impacts? 
We expect minimal to no cost impacts 
due to the proposed revisions. There 
could be minor costs for affected facilities related to reading the proposed rule, making minor updates to operating procedures in some limited cases, and making minor adjustments to reporting systems. A few proposed revisions provide slightly greater flexibility and could yield minor cost savings. Any potential costs or cost savings are expected to be negligible. 
D. What are the economic impacts? 
No economic impacts are anticipated 
due to the proposed revisions because 
any potential cost impacts are expected to be very minor. 
E. What are the benefits? 
The proposed revisions are not 
expected to yield air quality benefits 
because emissions will not be affected. However, the proposed revisions should improve clarity, monitoring, compliance, and implementation of the rules for the affected source categories. 
F. What analysis of environmental 
justice did we conduct? 
The proposed revisions are not 
expected to impact emissions and therefore we did not conduct an environmental justice analysis. However, environmental justice analyses were conducted for the final 2020 rules for the EMACT standards, OLD NESHAP, and MON. Further information regarding these environmental justice analyses is available at 85 FR 40415, 85 FR 40757, and 85 FR 49129, respectively. 
V. Statutory and Executive Order 
Reviews 
Additional information about these 
statutes and Executive Orders can be found at https://www.epa.gov/laws- regulations/laws-and-executive-orders. 
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory 
Planning and Review and Executive Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review 
This action is not a significant 
regulatory action and was therefore not submitted to the OMB for review. 
B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 
This action is not expected to impose 
any new information collection burden 
under the PRA for the EMACT 
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standards, OLD NESHAP, MON, or 
Petroleum Refineries NESHAP. We are proposing certain technical revisions, including new electronic reporting provisions for the PRD and emergency flaring work practice standards, but the technical revisions would not result in changes to the information collection burden. The reporting of the current PRD and emergency flaring data elements currently are typed up in a word processor and/or spreadsheet software and included in the submission to the delegated state authority and/or the EPA Regional Office. The proposed amendments would instead require facilities to submit the work practice related data using an EPA-provided spreadsheet template electronically through CEDRI. These data would not be expected to also be included in a facility’s submission to the delegated state authority and/or EPA Regional Office, so no duplication is expected. The proposed amendments to the mode of reporting of the work practice related data are not expected to change the current burden under the PRA and we have not revised the information collection request (ICR) for the existing rules. OMB has previously approved the information collection activities contained in the existing regulations at: 40 CFR part 63, subpart YY, and has assigned OMB control number 2060– 0489; 40 CFR part 63, subpart EEEE, and has assigned OMB control number 2060–0539; 40 CFR part 63, subpart FFFF, and has assigned OMB control number 2060–0533; and 40 CFR part 63, 
subpart CC, and has assigned OMB control number 2060–0340. 
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 
I certify that this action will not have 
a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities under the RFA. The proposed amendments to 40 CFR part 63, subparts CC, YY, EEEE, and FFFF would only minimally change the existing requirements for all entities. There could be minor costs for affected facilities related to reading the proposed rule, making minor updates to operating procedures in some limited cases, and making minor adjustments to reporting systems. A few proposed revisions provide slightly greater flexibility and could yield minor cost savings. Any potential costs or cost savings are expected to be negligible. 
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 
(UMRA) 
This action does not contain an 
unfunded mandate of $100 million or more as described in UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531–1538, and does not significantly or uniquely affect small governments. While this action creates an enforceable duty on the private sector, the annual cost does not exceed $100 million or more. 
E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism 
This action does not have federalism 
implications. It will not 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. 
F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation 
and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments 
This action does not have tribal 
implications as specified in Executive Order 13175. It will not have substantial new direct effects on tribal governments, on the relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, as specified in Executive Order 13175. Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not apply to this action. 
G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of 
Children From Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks 
The EPA interprets Executive Order 
13045 as applying to those regulatory actions that concern environmental health or safety risks that the EPA has reason to believe may disproportionately affect children, per the definition of ‘‘covered regulatory action’’ in section 2–202 of the Executive order. This action is not subject to Executive Order 13045 because it does not concern an environmental health risk or safety risk. 
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions 
Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use 
This action is not subject to Executive 
Order 13211, because it is not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866. 
I. National Technology Transfer and 
Advancement Act (NTTAA) 
This rulemaking involves technical 
standards. Therefore, the EPA conducted searches for the EMACT standards, MON, OLD NESHAP, and Petroleum Refineries NESHAP through the Enhanced National Standards Systems Network Database managed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). We also contacted voluntary consensus standards (VCS) 
organizations and accessed and searched their databases. We conducted searches for: EPA Methods 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 2C, 2D, 2F, 2G, 3B, 4, 5, 18, 21, 22, 25, 25A, 27, and 29 of 40 CFR part 60, appendix A; EPA Methods 301, 316 and 320 of 40 CFR part 63, appendix A; and EPA Methods 602 and 624 of 40 CFR part 136, appendix A. 
No applicable voluntary consensus 
standards were identified for any of the listed methods. During the EPA’s VCS search, if the title or abstract (if provided) of the VCS described technical sampling and analytical procedures that are similar to the EPA’s reference method, the EPA reviewed it as a potential equivalent method. 
After reviewing the available 
standards, the EPA determined that the 20 candidate VCS identified for measuring emissions of pollutants or their surrogates subject to emission standards in the rule would not be practical due to lack of equivalency, documentation, or validation data, or due to other important technical and policy considerations. Additional information for the VCS search and determinations can be found in the 
memorandum, Voluntary Consensus 
Standard Results for National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: for Ethylene Production, Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing, Organic Liquids Distribution (Non- Gasoline), and Petroleum Refineries, which is available in the docket for this action. 
The EPA welcomes comments on this 
aspect of the proposed rulemaking, and, specifically, invites the public to identify potentially applicable VCS, and to explain why the EPA should use such standards in this regulation. 
J. Executive Order 12898: Federal 
Actions To Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations 
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629; 
February 16, 1994) directs federal agencies, to the greatest extent practicable and permitted by law, to make environmental justice part of their mission by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects of their programs, policies, and activities on minority populations (people of color and/or indigenous peoples) and low-income populations. 
Because the proposed revisions are 
not expected to impact emissions, the EPA believes that this action is not likely to change existing disproportionate and adverse effects on 
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people of color, low-income 
populations, and/or indigenous peoples. See section IV.F of this preamble for related information regarding environmental justice analyses. 
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 63 
Environmental protection, Air 
pollution control, Hazardous 
substances, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. 
Michael S. Regan, 
Administrator. 
[FR Doc. 2023–07627 Filed 4–26–23; 8:45 am] 
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 
AGENCY 
40 CFR Chapter I 
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2022–0923; FRL–10453– 
01–OCSPP] 
Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA); TSCA Section 21 Petition for Rulemaking; Reasons for Agency Response; Denial of Requested Rulemaking 
AGENCY : Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA). 
ACTION : Petition; reasons for Agency 
response. 
SUMMARY : On January 26, 2023, EPA 
received a petition from Blueland, Plastic Pollution Coalition, and partners, including Beyond Plastics, Plastic Oceans International, The Shaw Institute, Lonely Whale, 5 Gyres, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), Oceanic Global Foundation, The Last Beach Cleanup, Rio Grande International Study Center, Inland Ocean Coalition, Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, Turtle Island Restoration Network, Friends of the Earth, Surfrider, and Made Safe. The petition requests under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that EPA require manufacturers and processors of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) 
affiliated with EPA’s Safer Choice certification program to fund and conduct health and environmental safety testing using independent, third- party scientists. The petition also requests under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) that EPA update the status of PVA on EPA’s Safer Chemical Ingredients List (SCIL) from ‘‘green circle’’ to ‘‘gray square’’ until the testing is complete and reviewed by EPA. The Safer Choice program is a voluntary EPA program that certifies cleaning and other products made with ingredients that meet criteria for human health and the environment and manages these safer ingredients on the SCIL. After careful consideration, the EPA has denied the TSCA petition and APA petition requests for reasons discussed in this document. 
DATES : EPA’s response to the petition 
was signed on April 21, 2023. 
ADDRESSES : EPA established a docket 
for this petition under docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– OPPT–2022–0923 which is available online at https://www.regulations.gov . 
Additional instructions on visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets . 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : For 
technical information contact: Brian Barone, Data Gathering and Analysis Division (7406M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 566–0233; email address: barone.brian@epa.gov. 
For general information contact: The 
TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 1404; email address: TSCAHotline@epa.gov. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : 
I. General Information 
A. Does this action apply to me? 
This action is directed to the public 
in general. However, this action may be 
of particular interest to those who manufacture (including import), distribute in commerce, process, use, or dispose of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all of the specific entities that may be affected by this action. 
B. What is EPA’s authority for taking 
this action? 
Under TSCA section 21 (15 U.S.C. 
2620), any person can petition EPA to initiate a proceeding for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule under TSCA sections 4, 6, or 8, or to issue an order under TSCA sections 4, 5(e), or 5(f). A TSCA section 21 petition must set forth the facts which it has claimed establish that it is necessary to initiate the action requested. EPA is required to grant or deny the petition within 90 days of its filing. If EPA grants the petition, the Agency must promptly commence an appropriate proceeding. If EPA denies the petition, the Agency must publish its reasons for the denial in the Federal Register. A petitioner 
may commence a civil action in a U.S. district court seeking to compel initiation of the requested proceeding within 60 days of a denial or, if EPA does not issue a decision, within 60 days of the expiration of the 90-day period. 
Under the Administrative Procedure 
Act (APA) section 553(e), any person may petition for a rule’s issuance, amendment, or repeal. Petitions should identify the rule requested to be repealed or provide the text of a proposed rule or amendment and include reasons supporting the petition. The agency may either grant the petition, undertake public rulemaking proceedings, or deny the petition. If an agency grants a petition for rulemaking—thereby initiating an action to issue, amend, or repeal a rule per request of the petitioner—any relevant procedural requirements for rulemaking or other types of action would still apply. In the case of the full or partial denial of a petition, prompt notice is given to the interested parties. Except in affirming a prior denial or when the denial is self-explanatory, the notice shall be accompanied by a brief statement of the grounds for denial. 
C. What criteria apply to the decision on 
the TSCA section 21 petition? 
1. Legal standard regarding TSCA 
section 21 petitions. 
TSCA section 21(b)(1) requires that 
the petition ‘‘set forth the facts which it is claimed establish that it is necessary’’ to initiate the proceeding requested. 15 U.S.C. 2620(b)(1). Thus, TSCA section 21 implicitly incorporates the statutory standards that apply to the requested actions. Accordingly, EPA has relied on the standards in TSCA section 21 and the provisions under which actions have been requested to evaluate this TSCA section 21 petition. 
2. Legal standard regarding TSCA 
section 4. 
TSCA section 21(a) authorizes any 
person to petition the Agency to ‘‘initiate a proceeding’’ for the issuance of a rule or an order under TSCA section 4. 15 U.S.C. 2620(a). To grant a petition for the testing of a chemical substance, EPA must find that the petitioners ‘‘set forth the facts which it is claimed establish that it is necessary’’ for testing under TSCA section 4(a)(1)(A)(i), TSCA section 4(a)(1)(A)(ii), or TSCA section 4(a)(1)(B). If the information the petitioner provides fails to present such facts, the petition must be denied. Additionally, if testing is initiated under TSCA section 21, TSCA section 4(h) dictates requirements for limiting testing on vertebrate animals. The specific section 4 provisions are provided in the units that follow. 
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