## February 201 5 Ac tion Initiation List (as of 3 /

25 /201 5 )

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/.

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.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=UnifiedAgenda&agency=EPA&pubperiod=200710)

Action Initiation List

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Publication

Date

Cellulosic Waiver Credit

Price Calculations and

Minor Technical

Amendments

Action Document Link NPRM/

Direct Final Tia Sutton

202

- 564

- 8929 Sutton.Tia@epa.gov EPA is taking action to clarify the data sources and methods used to calculate the price of ce llulosic waiver credits (CWC). We are also making minor modifications to our regulations to allow the cellulosic waiver credit prices to be announced as quickly as practical af ter the information on which the CWC price is based is available. Finally, we are announcing the CWC price for the 2014 and 2015 compliance years.

In this action we are also making minor amendments to the regulations to

correct references and reinsert la nguage regarding fuel produced from Arundo donax or Pennisetum purpureum, which was inadvertently overwritten by the Quality Assurance Program (QAP) final rule (79 FR 42078, July 18, 2014). 12 months

or less

Permit Rescissions Rulemaking

Action Document Link NPRM Dave Svendsgaard

91 9

- 541

- 2380 Svendsgaard.Dave@epa.gov This rule will amend the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permitting provisions at 40 CFR 52.21(w) to remove the “July 30, 1987”

date restriction and authorize rescission of permits issued under post

- 1987
PSD rules that meet the criteria for rescission. 12 months

or less

Federal Plan for Regulating Greenhouse

Gas Emissions from Electric Generating Units NPRM Toni Jones

919

- 541

- 0316 Jones.Toni@epa.gov EPA is planning a notice of proposed rulemaking for a federal plan to implement greenhouse gas emission guidelines for existing fossil fuel

- fired electric generating units (EGUs). The emission guidelines were proposed

in June 2014 as the Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units (79 FR 34830; the Clean Power Plan). This plan is part of the President’s Climate Action Plan announced in June of 2013 to reduce carbon emissions from the power sector by 30 pe rcent below 2005 levels. This federal plan serves to: 1) provide a model rule that states can tailor for implementation, and 2) set in place a plan that EPA can implement for states that do not develop a state plan. The EPA sees this federal plan as an int erim measure to ensure that congressionally mandated emission standards under authority of section 111 of the CAA are implemented until states assume their role as the preferred implementers of the emissions guidelines. 12 months

or less



### Action Initiation List

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Publication

Date

Relaxation of the Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP)

Gasoline Standard for Birmingham, Alabama NPRM/

Direct Final Patty Klavon

734

- 214

- 4476 Klavon.Patty@epa.gov To reduce gasoline emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) that are a major contributor to ground

- level ozone (smog), the EPA's regulations establish maximum Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) gasoline standards of 9.0 psi or 7.8 psi sold during the summer ozone season based on the state, the month, and the area's ozone designation. The EPA is proposing to approve Alabama's request to relax the RVP standard for gasoline sold in Jefferson and Shelby counties, Alabama ("the Birmingham area") from 7.8 psi to 9.0 psi by revising 40 CFR 80.27. This rulemaking is not expected to have an adverse impact on air quality in the Birmingham area. 12 months

or less

Procedural Rule Amendment; Requirement for Certain

Pesticide Actions to

Publish Notices in the Federal Register NPRM Cameo Smoot

703

- 305

- 5454 Smoot.Cameo@epa.gov Currently, EPA’s regulations require the publication of Notices in the Federal Register to provide information concerning registration of a pesticide product with a new active ingredient or new use, announce approvals of specific, quara ntine and public health exemptions, and summaries of certain State registrations. When these regulations were promulgated informing the public and other interested parties via publication in the Federal Register was common practice. EPA is considering re moving the requirement to publish these Notices in the Federal Register and instead would provide the information on the Agency’s website. EPA intends to develop a consolidated website to post this type of information, which will be more accessible to the public and other interested parties, as well as a more cost effective and efficient mechanism for providing timely updates. 12 months

or less



### Action Initiation List

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Publication

Date

N

- Methylpyrrolidone (NMP) and Methylene Chloride; Rulemaking Under TSCA §6(a) NPRM Niva Kramek

202

- 564

- 2897 Kramek.Niva@epa.gov Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act provides authority for EPA to ban or restrict the manufacture (including import), processing, distribution in commerce, and use of chemicals, as well as any manner or method of disposal of chemicals. EPA identified and chose n

methylpyrrolidone (NMP) and methylene chloride and for risk evaluation as part of its Work Plan for Chemical Assessment und er TSCA. Developmental toxicity effects are associated with certain uses of NMP. Methylene chloride is a volatile organic compound that is classified as a human carcinogen. NMP and methylene chloride are used in commercial processes and in consumer produc ts in residential settings. In the August 2014 TSCA Work Plan Chemical Risk Assessment for methylene chloride and draft January 2013 TSCA Risk Assessment for NMP, EPA identified risks associated with commercial and consumer paint and varnish stripping uses . EPA is initiating rulemaking under TSCA section 6 to address these risks. Specifically, EPA will determine whether the use of NMP and methylene chloride in commercial and consumer paint and varnish strippers pose an unreasonable risk to human health and the

environment. 12 months

or less

Revisions to the Public

Notice Provisions in Clean Air Act Permitting Programs NPRM Ben Garwood

919

- 541

- 1358 Garwood.Ben@epa.gov This proposed rule will amend the public notice provisions of the PSD,

nonattainment new source review (NNSR), Title V Operating Permit and Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) regulations to remove the current mandatory requirement in these regulations that a public notice be provided in a newspaper of general circulation in the area where the

sourc e seeking a PSD, NNSR, Title V or OCS permit plans to locate. The proposed rule will include a public notice requirement that is media

- neutral and allows among other mechanisms electronic noticing on permitting authority websites. The option of providing public notice via a traditional newspaper advertisement will still be available to air agencies. This rule revision is anticipated to result in significant annual savings in newspaper publication costs for EPA Regions and Delegated States. 12 months

or le ss



### Action Initiation List

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Publication

Date

Oil and Natural Gas

Sector: Definitions of

Low Pressure Well and Storage Vessel NPRM Bruce Moore

919

- 541

- 5460 Moore.Bruce@epa.gov This action will address a previously submitted public comment on “low pressure gas well” in 40 CFR part 60, subpart OOOO. The public comment at issue was received following the July 17, 2014, action titled

“Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Reconsideration of A dditional Provisions of New Source Performance Standards; Proposed Rule.” EPA inadvertently missed this comment when it took final action on the “low pressure gas well” issue in the December 31, 2014, amendments. The December 31, 2014, amendments to the 2 012 New Source Performance Standards added language as part of provisions for tanks removed from service and returned to service. This language defined storage tanks “connected in parallel” or “installed in parallel” to a primary tank. The language grouped all such tanks as a single vessel with liquid throughput (and emissions) equal to the sum of the parallel tanks. EPA received administrative reconsideration petitions on this new language. This proposal will address this issue. 12 months

or less

Lead

- based Paint Program; Extension of

Renovator Certifications Final Marc Edmonds

202

- 566

- 0758 Edmonds.Marc@epa.gov On January 14, 2015, EPA published a proposed rule that would, among other things, change the requirements for the refresher training course that renovators under its Renovation, Repair and Painting Program must take

to become recertified so renovators can take the course online without having to travel to a training facility. In the proposed rule, EPA expressed concern that, by the time a final rule is published, many renovators would have already taken the refresher training that includes the hands

- on learning and missed out on the expected burden savings that would result from the rulemaking, and sought public comment on whether the

ce rtifications of those renovators should therefore be extended. EPA is developing a final rule that would extend the certifications for this subset of renovators. A separate Regulatory Agenda entry (RIN 2070

- AK02) addresses the remaining elements of the pro posed rule that EPA intends

to finalize later in 2015. 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 list roughly 20 days after the close of the month (e.g.,
the April 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 a nnounces 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

- Dir ect 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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