Action Initiation List – April 2011

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) April 2011 Action Initiation List (as of 5/24/2011)The following actions were initiated by EPA this month. Explanations of which EPA actions are includeeach 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

But, they will not provide updates on the actions listed herein. Updates on priority rulemakings are avaRulemaking Gateway (www.epa.gov/rulemaking/). 

If one of the rules on this AIL is in the Rulemaking Gateway, a link to the rule's profile is included in th

all rules – those that are in the Gateway and those that are not – you may obtain updates twice a yea

Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, which is accessible from these Web sites: 

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

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

• Regulations.gov 

(http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=UnifiedAgenda&agency=EPA&p

To assist you in tracking actions’ progress, the RINs in the table below are also displayed in the SemiaAgenda and the Rulemaking Gateway. 
Action Initiation List – April 2011

RIN Action Title Stage Contact Abstract 

2012-AA02 Revisions to Federal 

Implementation Plans Under the Clean Air Act for Indian Country in Idaho, Oregon and Washington 

NPRM Anne Dalrymple 

206-553-6313 Dalrymple.Anne@epa.gov 

After five years of experience implementFederal Air Rules for Reservations, R10 revise the original rules to apply to all Indincluding new reservations in R10. We arevise the rules to align more with implemto better address sources of air pollution Reservations in ID, OR and WA. 

2060-AQ98 Protection of 

Stratospheric Ozone: Adjustments to the Allowance System for Controlling Hydrochlorofluorocarbon Production, Import, and Export for 2012 

NPRM Luke Hall-Jordan 

202-343-9591 Hall-Jordan.Luke@epa.gov 

In 2009, EPA finalized a rule allocating hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) allowa2010-2014 control periods (74 FR 66412allowance holders challenged how EPA the baselines for HCFC-22 and HCFC-1U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of CCircuit. The Court vacated the rule in paremanded it to EPA. This rulemaking resCourt's decision with respect to the 2012 period. EPA intends to issue a separate comment rulemaking to address future c
Action Initiation List – April 2011

RIN Action Title Stage Contact Abstract 

2060-AQ99 National Emission 

Standards for Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities Risk and Technology Review 

NPRM Kim Teal 

919-541-5580 Teal.Kim@epa.gov 

On September 1, 1995 (60 FR 45948), wpromulgated the National Emission StanAerospace Manufacturing and Rework FCFR part 63, subpart GG) under section Clean Air Act (CAA). The National EmissStandards for Hazardous Air Pollutants sets Maximum Achievable Control Tech(MACT) standards for existing and new of hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissioincludes standards to control volatile orgcompounds (VOC) emissions. Under CA112(d)(6) EPA is required to review stanunder Section 112 and to revise them "a(taking into account developments in praprocesses and control technologies)" no frequently than every 8 years. EPA also the MACT standards within 8 years after and promulgate standards under CAA se(f)(2) if required to provide an ample mato protect public health or prevent an advenvironmental effect. The source categoassessed for inhalation risks, including cincidence, population cancer risk, and noeffects (chronic and acute). We also plan multipathway risk associated with those categories with significant levels of persibioaccumulative HAP. We will follow the Policy to identify the source categories aacceptable risk, or unacceptable risk. EPevaluate the effectiveness and cost of adreduction options and make acceptability margin-of-safety determinations. If the nadditional controls is identified, the standinclude technology, work practice, or perstandards as amendments to the existinstandards. 
Action Initiation List – April 2011

RIN Action Title Stage Contact Abstract 

2060-AR00 Uniform Standards 

for Equipment Leaks and Ancillary Systems, Closed Vent Systems and Control Devices, Storage Vessels and Transfer Operations, and Wastewater Operations 

NPRM Brenda Shine 

919-541-3608 Shine.Brenda@epa.gov 

Organic chemical processing industries and Gas, Petroleum Refining, and Chemproduction have similar emission sourceoften required to be controlled to similar same type of control devices and work pstandards. The air pollution control regurequirements for these sources have evoimproved as different New Source PerfoStandards (NSPS) and Maximum AchievTechnology (MACT) have been developyears. This has resulted in requirements different and in many cases insufficient erespect to ensuring continuous compliandeveloped “standardized” regulatory reqthe past but they are specific to Part 60, rules respectively and are out of date. Thdevelop and consolidate state-of-the-art standards that will then become applicabare referenced in future regulatory actionnew and revised Control Technique Guiddocuments, NSPS technology reviews, aRisk and Technology reviews for these iuniform standards are expected to includrequirements for work practices and equstandards and for monitoring, recordkeereporting requirements. Uniform standardeveloped in this action for the followingleaks and ancillary systems, 2) closed ve

and control devices, 3) storage vessels aoperations, and 4) wastewater operationto developing the uniform standards, EPexpects to develop tools for the proper athese uniform standards during rule devincluding anticipated costs and pollutant reductions. 
Action Initiation List – April 2011

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 ap

EPA’s Regulatory Policy Officer. In rare instances, an action will not appear on an AIL before it appears in the Agenda. Alspost immediately. You can access a given month's list roughly 15 days after the close of the month (e.g., the April 2008 AI

May 15th). 

What Does Each Column in the AIL Mean? RIN: RIN stands for "Regulation Identifier Number." A RIN is assigned by the Regulatory Information Service Center, a co

Services Administration, to identify each regulatory action listed in our Semiannual Regulatory Agenda and Annual Regul

included in the headings of our rules when they are published in the Federal Register to make it easier for you to track our 

RIN is 2050-AG37. It is composed of two parts. The first part (i.e., 2050) identifies which office within EPA is in charge of th

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. The second part (e.g., AG37) is an alpha-numeric code automatically genRIN. 

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 (o

the end when it is published as a final rule (or other action) in the Federal Register. For example, the Notice of Proposed Rannounces 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. Additionally, if a 

Gateway (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 diffi

date when we have just started working on an action. Therefore, we insert one of two options in the "Projected Publication 

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