## Octo ber 201 3 Ac tion Initiation List (as of 1 / 0 8 /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

SAN 5739

- Technical

Amendments to

Inadvertent Errors in Air Quality Designations for
Lead, Nitrogen Dioxide, Ozone, Particulate Matter

and Sulfur Dioxide NPRM Carla Oldham

919

- 541

- 3347 Oldham.Carla@epa.gov This action proposes to correct minor, inadvertent, and nonsubstantive errors in the regulatory text concerning the air quality designations for

certain areas for the 1997 Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) , the 2008 Ozone NAAQS, the 2008 Lead NAAQS, the 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide NAAQS, and the 2010 Sulfur
Dioxide NAAQS. 12 months

or less

SAN 57 4 4

- Int erstate Transport Rule for the

2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality

Standards NPRM Elyse Steiner

202

- 564

- 1758 Elyse.Steiner@epa.gov This proposed rule would address Clean Air Act requirements concerning the transport of air pollution across state boundaries. This action would address concerns raised by the D.C. Circuit in its decision remanding the Clean Air Interstate Rule and will potentially be influenced by the outcome of the C ross

- State Air Pollution Rule litigation. It is the next step for the EPA to move forward with the states to address interstate transport with respect to the 2008 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards. This rule proposes to define upwind states’ obl igations under the 2008 ozone standards to address transported air pollution affecting the eastern half of the U.S. However, this action will not address the particulate matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards. 12 months

or less



### Action Initiation List

– October 2013 Page 2 of 4Action Title Stage Contact Abstract Projected

Publication

Date

SAN 57 4 5

- Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: SNAP Listing of Climate

- Friendly Substitutes for Refrigeration

and Air

- Conditioning NPRM Margaret Sheppard

202

- 343

- 9163 Sheppard.Margaret@epa.gov This action proposes to list a number of refrigerants with lower global warming potentials (GWPs) as substitutes for certain household and commercial uses under EPA's Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program. The SNAP Pr ogram evaluates alternatives to ozone

- depleting substances to ensure that they do not increase overall risks to human health and the environment and lists these substitutes as acceptable, acceptable subject to use conditions, acceptable with narrowed use l imits, or unacceptable. This action would propose listings for a number of refrigerants with lower GWPs, finding them acceptable subject to enforceable use conditions where adequate safeguards are available to ensure their safe use, such as industry standa rds. This action also proposes to exempt those hydrocarbon refrigerant substitutes from the Clean Air Act prohibition on venting as their venting and release does not pose a threat to the environment. This rule would give refrigeration and air conditioning manufacturers more options with less overall environmental and health impact than current refrigerants 12 months or

less

SAN 57 4 3

- National Primary Drinking Water Regulations:

Minor Corrections to the

Revisions to the Total

Coliform Rule Direct

Final Sean Conley

202

- 564

- 1781 Conley.Sean@epa.gov The final Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) was published on February 13, 2013, and incorporated the recommendations of the Total Coliform Rule Distribution System Advisory Committee (TCRDSAC) and consideration of public comments received on the proposed rule (published July 2010). This action corrects typographical errors and clarifies other areas to provide better understanding of the rule and reduce confusion. The corrections

are co nsistent with the recommendations of the TCRDSAC. 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 l ist roughly 15 days after the close of the month (e.g.,
the April 2011 AIL will post sometime around May 15th).



# 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 modification 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. Addi tionally, 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 "Pr ojected 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.



### Action Initiation List

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