## September 201 4 Ac tion Initiation List (as of 10 / 14 /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.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=UnifiedAgenda&agency=EPA&pubperiod=200710)

Action Initiation List

– September 201 4 Page 1 of 3Action Title Stage Contact Abstract Projected

Publication

Date

M ercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Electronic Reporting

Interim Rule Change NPRM,

Direct Final Colin Boswell

919

- 541

- 2034 Boswell.Colin@epa.gov This direct final rule change will allow sources to comply with the M ercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) reporting requirements while the EPA revises the Emissions Collection Monitoring Plan System (ECMPS) to accept all reporting that is required in the MATS rule. This action will set up an interim reporting system for sources to comply with until a second

ru lemaking is finalized requiring the reporting through the ECMPS. 12 months

or less

M ercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS)

Technical Corrections to

Final Rule NPRM Bill Maxwell

919

- 541

- 5430 Maxwell.Bill@epa.gov This rulemaking will correct errors noted in the final rule, clarif y sections

that have been shown to be confusin g to stakeholders, and complete actions promised but not finalized in the Response to Comments

document. 12 months

or less

Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in

Procurement Under

Environmental Protection Agency Financial Assistance Agreements NPRM Teree Henderson

202

- 566

- 2222 Henderson.Teree@epa.gov This action is meant to ensure nondiscrimination in the award of contracts

under EPA financial assistance agreements, to harmonize EPA's disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) program objectives with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena, to help remove barriers to the participation of DBEs in the award of contract s under EPA financial assistance agreements; and to provide appropriate flexibility to recipients of EPA financial assistance in establishing and providing contracting opportunities for DBEs. 12 months

or less

Modernization of the

Accidental Release Prevention Regulations

under Clean Air Act NPRM Jim Belke

202 564

- 8023 Belke.Jim@epa.gov In response to Executive Order 13650, the EPA is considering potential revisions to its Risk Management Program reg ulations and related

programs. This notice may propose changes to the list of regulated substances and threshold quantities, addition of new accident prevention or emergency response program elements and/or changes to existing elements, and/or other changes to the existing regulatory provisions. 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 t o 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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