## June 201 4 Ac tion Initiation List (as of 8 /

4

/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.e pa.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 Regulatory 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.re gulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=UnifiedAgenda&agency=EPA&pubperiod=200710)

Action Initiation List

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Publication

Date

Oil and Natural Gas

Sector: Reconsideration of Remaining Provisions
of New Source

Performance Standards NPRM Chris Frantz

919

- 541

- 4312

Fran tz.Chris@epa.gov In 2012, EPA promulgated the Oil and Natural Gas Sector: New Source

Performance Standards (NSPS) . We received several petitions for

administrative reconsideration of the rule. Certain time critical issues were addressed in a reconsideration EPA promulgated in 2013. When evaluating the additional issues raised in the petitions for reconsideration, we received significant additional information requiring further evaluation o f potentially significant sources of emissions currently uncovered by the NSPS, including, completions of hydraulically fractured oil wells, liquids unloading, and leaks. This action will include regulation of additional sources deemed appropriate,

and wil l address remaining implementation issues, such as monitoring and testing of storage vessel control devices. 12 months

or less

Renewable Fuel 2015
Volume Standards NPRM David Korotney

734

- 214

- 4507 Korotney.David@epa.gov In response to the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) which amended the Clean Air Act Section 211(o), EPA finalized the RFS2 Program regulations. The new provisions also require EPA to promulgate regulations that specify the annual statutory volum e requirements for renewable fuel

, including cellulosic , biofuel, bio

- mass

- based diesel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel that must be used in transportation fuel annually. In the case of

the ce llulosic biofuel standard, the A ct specifically requires that the standard be set based on the volume projected to be availa ble during the following year. If

the volumes are lower than those specified under the A ct, then EPA may also lower the advanced biofuel and total renewable fuel standards each yea r

acc ordingly. Further, the A ct requires the Administrator to promulgate rules establishing the applicable volumes of biomass

- based diesel for 2013 and beyond and to do so no later than 14 months before the year for which such applicable volume would apply . The actions summarized here will propose and finalize the 2016 biomass based diesel (BBD) volume along with the 2015 standards. This regulatory action will establish, as required, the annual statutory volume requirements for the RFS2 fuel categories (cel lulosic,

biomass

- based diesel, advanced biofuel, and renewable fuel) that apply to all gasoline and diesel produced or imported in 2015 and set, at minimum, the 2016 requirement. Entities potentially affected by this rule are those involved with the produc tion, distribution, and sale of transportation fuels, including gasoline and diesel fuel or renewable fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel. More than

12 months



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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 Ap ril 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 announces 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

- Direct 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.



## Projected 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 "Projected Publication Date"

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

action.



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