Memo to Petroleum Refineries Docket 

Topic: Meaningful Involvement 

Date: May 21, 2014 

The EPA worked closely with a variety of stakeholders including both tribal and environmental 

justice (EJ) communities on the proposed Petroleum Refinery Sector Risk and Technology 

Review and New Source Performance Standards rulemaking. The following highlights the 

meaningful involvement products and activities the agency completed, or will complete, for this 

proposed rulemaking. 

Outreach and Materials 

 Updated and published rulemaking fact sheets

o http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/petref.html

 Broadcast rulemaking notices to various tribal contacts and the EJ listserv, in addition to 

listing on the publically available websites Regulations.gov, Reginfo.gov and the Action 

Initiation List (AIL)

o EJ Listserv: https://lists.epa.gov/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=epa-ej

 Held, and will hold, public rulemaking webinars 

o Fall 2011 

o June 2014 

 Submitted consultation letters to tribal leadership 

o October 17, 2011 – sent to 566 tribes 

o December 14, 2011 – provided consultation to two requesting tribes 

o Will offer consultation to tribal leadership in 2014 

 Met with community representatives and answered questions during EPA’s Clean Air 

Act Rulemaking and Permitting trainings 

o Research Triangle Park, NC – March 18-20, 2014 

o Detroit, MI – April 25-26, 2014 

 Discussed, and will discuss, rule highlights on the bimonthly Office of Air Quality 

Planning and Standards (OAQPS) community calls 

o May 15, 2014 (proposal date) 

o May 28, 2014 

 Will provide rulemaking information to participants of the monthly National Tribal Air 

Association (NTAA) conference calls 

o May 29, 2014 

 Will hold two public hearings to take oral comment on the rulemaking 

o Los Angeles, CA – July 2014 

o Houston, TX – July 2014 

 Will hold a 60 day public comment period on the rulemaking
How to Comment 

 EPA will accept comment on the proposal for 60 days after publication in the Federal 

Register. Comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0682, may be 

submitted by one of the following methods: 

o Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov - follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

o Email: A-and-R-Docket@epa.gov - include docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-

0682 in the subject line of the message. 

o Fax: (202) 566-9744. 

o Mail: Send your comments to: 

Environmental Protection Agency 

EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Mailcode 28221T 

Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0682 

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. 

Washington, DC 20460 

o Express Mail, Commercial Delivery, Hand Delivery or Courier: Such deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Deliver your 

comments to: 

EPA Docket Center, Room 3334 

EPA WJC West Building 

1301 Constitution Avenue, NW. 

Washington, DC 20004 

Additional Information 

 The Basics of the Regulatory Process

o http://www2.epa.gov/laws-regulations/basics-regulatory-process 

 Search for Regulations

o http://www.regulations.gov

 Get Involved with EPA Regulations

o http://www2.epa.gov/laws-regulations/get-involved-epa-regulations 

 Frequent Questions about Dockets

o http://www.epa.gov/docket11/faqs.htm 

 Follow the Action Initiation List (AIL) 

o http://www2.epa.gov/laws-regulations/actions-initiated-month#notification 

 Where You Live

o http://www.epa.gov/epahome/whereyoulive.htm 

 Air Pollution Training

o http://www.apti-learn.net 

 Air Quality Planning and Standards 

o http://www.epa.gov/airquality/ 
 National Ambient Air Quality Standards 

o http://www.epa.gov/air/criteria.html 

o http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/ 

 Community Air Screening How-To Manual 

o http://www.epa.gov/oppt/cahp/pubs/howto.htm 

 Risk Assessment and Modeling – Air Toxics Risk Assessment Reference Library

o http://www2.epa.gov/fera/risk-assessment-and-modeling-air-toxics-riskassessment-reference-library 

 Technology Transfer Network

o Rules and Implementation: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/eparules.html 

o Evaluating Exposures to Toxic Air Pollutants – A Citizen's Guide: 

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/3_90_023.html 

o Risk Assessment for Toxics – A Citizen’s Guide: 

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/3_90_024.html 

o Taking Toxics out of the Air: http://www.epa.gov/airquality/takingtoxics/ 

o Air Pollution and Health Risk: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/3_90_022.html 

o Health Effects Notebook for HAPs: 

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/hapindex.html