### Action Initiation List

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## January 201 4 Ac tion Initiation List (as of 3 / 0 7 /201 4 )

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

The following actions were initiated by EPA this month. Explanations of which EPA actions are included on this list and of ea ch

element of the table can be found at the end of this document.

The two most recent Action Initiation Lists (AILs) can always be found at: http://www.epa.gov/lawsregs/search/ail.html. But, they will not provide updates on the actions listed herein. Updates on priority rulemakings are available from EPA's Regulatory Development and Retrospective Review Tracker (RegDaRRT) on www.ep a.gov/rulemaking/.

If one of the rules on this AIL is in RegDaRRT, a link to the rule's profile i s included in the table below. For all rules

– those that are in RegDaRRT and those that are not

– you may obtain updates twice a year in EPA’s Semiannual Re gulatory Agenda, which

is accessible from these Web sites:

• EPA’s Laws, Regulations, Guidance and Dockets (http://www.epa.gov/lawsregs/search/regagenda.html)

• RegInfo.gov (http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaMain)

• Regulations.gov (http://www.regu lations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=UnifiedAgenda&agency=EPA&pubperiod=200710)

### Action Initiation List

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Publication

Date

Relaxation of the Summer Gasoline Volatility

Standard for Florida and

North Carolina NPRM Mark Coryell

734

- 214

- 4446 Coryell.Mark@epa.gov EPA established a two

- phase reduction in summertime commercial gasoline volatility. These rules reduce gasoline emissions of v olatile organic compounds that are a major contributor to ground

- level

ozone (smog). EPA is proposing to approve Florida’s request to relax the federal Reid Vapor pressure (RVP) standard applicable to gasoline sold in the s tate by revising 40 CFR 80.27. In addition, EPA is proposing to approve North Carolina’s request to relax the applicable RVP standards in Wake, Durham, Granville, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth and Guilford counties. 12 months

or less

Federal Reformulated Gasoline Program Opt

- in
for Counties in Maine NPRM,

Direct Final Mark Coryell

734

- 214

- 4446 Coryell.Mark@epa.gov Under section 211 (k) (6) of the Clean Air Act, the Administrator of EPA shall require the sale of reformulated gasoline (RFG) in an

ozone nonattainent area classified as marginal, moderate, serious or severe or in the ozone transport region established under section 184 of the Act upon the application of the Governor of the state. In this direct final action, EPA is extending the Act's prohibition agai nst the sale of conventional gasoline (i.e., gasoline that is not RFG) to the southern Maine counties of York, Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Androscoggin, Kennebec, Knox, and Lincoln which are part of the ozone transport region as defi ned in section 184 of the Ac t. The RFG requirements will apply to refiners and all other persons in the fuel distribution system other than retailers and wholesale purch aser

- consumers on May 1, 2014. For retailers and wholesale

consumers, the requirements of this rule will apply on J une 1, 2014. As of the June 1, 2014 implementation date, this area will be treated as a covered area for all purposes of the federal RFG program. 12 months

or less

### Action Initiation List

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Publication

Date

Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards

for Medium

- and Heavy

- Duty Engines and Vehicles

– Phase 2 NPRM Matt Spears

734

- 214

- 4921 

### Spears.Matthew@epa.gov During the President's second term, EPA and the Department of Transportation, in close coordination with the California Air Resources Board, will develop a comprehensive National Program

for Medium

- and Heavy

- Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission and Fuel Efficiency Standards for mode l years beyond 2018. These

second sets of standar ds would further reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fuel consumption from a wide range of on

- road

vehicles from semi

- trucks and their trailers to the largest pickup trucks and vans, and all types and sizes of work trucks and buses.

This action will be in continued response to the President's directive to take coordinated steps to produce a new generation of clean vehicles. The program would benefit consumers and businesses by reducing the costs for transporting goods while spurring job growth

and innovati on in the c lean energy technology sector. This action
follows the first ever Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium

- and Heavy

- Duty Engines and Vehicles (75 FR September 15, 2011). More than

12 months

Rulemaking to Provide

Process for Tribes to obtain

“Treatment in the Same

Manner as a State” status for the CWA Section 303(d) Impaired Water Listing and Total Maximum Daily Load Program NPRM Sarah Furtak

202

- 566

- 1167 Furtak.Sarah@epa.gov EPA is leading development of a proposed rulemaking to provide more opportunities to fully engage tribes in the Clean Water Act Section 303(d) Impaired Water Listing and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Program by clarifying the process for tribes to obtain

Treatm ent in the Same Manner as a State authority for the Impaired Water Listing and TMDL Program. 12 months

or less

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# What EPA Actions Appear on the AILs?

Generally, AILs include those actions that 1) will appear in upcoming Semiannual Regulatory Agenda and 2) have been approved for
commencement by EPA’s Regulatory Policy Officer. In rare instances, an action will not appear on an AIL before it appears in the Agenda

. Also, keep in mind that AILs will not post immediately. You can access a given month's list roughly 20 days after the close of the month (e.g.,
the April 201 4 AIL will post sometime around May 20 th).



# What Does Each Column in the AIL Mean?

Title: Self

- explanatory.



## Stage: The stage of an action describes where we are in the rule writing process, from the very beginning when a rule (or other act ion) is

just an idea to the end when it is published as a final rule (or other action) in the Federal Register. For example, the Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NPRM) stage an nounces a proposed rule or proposed mod ification to an existing rule. In the AILs, the following acronyms are

used:

• ANPRM

- Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

• NPRM

- Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

• Supplemental

- Supplemental NPRM

• Direct Final

- Dire ct Final Action

• Interim Final

– Interim Final Action

• Final

– Final Action

• Section 610 Review

– Agency Review under Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act



## Contact: Provides the name, phone, and email address for the EPA staff person assigned to this rule. Additionally, if a rule is in EPA's RegDaRRT ( www.epa.gov/rulemaking/ ), then a link to the rule's profile will be provided in this column.



## Abstract: A brief summary of the action and its purpose.



## P rojected Publication Date: Since many variables affect how long it takes to write a rule or other action, it is difficult to predict a firm publication date when we have just started working on an action. Therefore, we insert one of two options in the "Pro jected Publication Date"

column : 1) "12 months or less" and 2) "more than 12 months." These options give you some idea of how quickly we expect to complete an

action.