March 2010 Action Initiation List (as of 04/13/2010) 

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 each elebe 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 w

on the actions listed herein. Updates on priority rulemakings are available from EPA's Rulemaking Gateway (www.epa.gov/rulema

rules on this AIL is in the Rulemaking Gateway, a link to the rule's profile is included in the table below. For all rules – those that arthose that are not – you may obtain updates twice a year in EPA’s Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, which is accessible from these 

• 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=200

To assist you in tracking actions’ progress, the RINs in the table below are also displayed in the Semiannual Regulatory Agenda anGateway. 

RIN Action Title Stage Contact Abstract 

2050-AG61 Financial 

Responsibility Requirements under CERCLA Section 108(b) for Classes of Facilities in the Hard Rock Mining Industry 

NPRM Ben Lesser 

Lesser.Ben@epa.gov 703-308-0314 Follow this rule on the

Rulemaking Gateway. 

Section 108(b) of the Comprehensive Environmental Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, aestablishes certain authorities concerning financial resrequirements. The Agency has identified classes of fathe hard rock mining industry as those for which finanresponsibility requirements will be first developed. Thiestablish requirements for financial responsibility, as wnotification and implementation. 

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RIN Action Title Stage Contact Abstract 

2060-AQ18 Technical 

Amendments for Marine SparkIgnition Engines and Vessels 

Direct Final Michael Samulski 

Samulski.Michael@ epa.gov 734-214-4532 

In the final rulemaking for new exhaust and evaporativstandards for nonroad spark-ignition engines, vessels, equipment (73 FR 59034, October 8, 2008), EPA estaever evaporative emissions standards for marine vesssmall subset of marine fuel tanks (portable tanks), furtof the design standard for diurnal emissions has raised that fuel spillage may occur under certain circumstancengaged the industry to identify a simple, safe, and emneutral solution to this issue. The purpose of this actiotechnical amendments to the design standard for portawill allow for this solution. In addition, we also intend to safe recommended practices, developed through induconsensus, for portable marine fuel tanks. 

2060-AQ25 National Emission 

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters 

NPRM Jim Eddinger 

Eddinger.Jim@epa.gov 919-541-5426 Follow this rule on the 

Rulemaking Gateway. 

Section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) outlines the starequirements for EPA's stationary source air toxics pro112 mandates that EPA develop standards for hazardopollutants (HAP) for both major and area sources listed section 112(c). This regulatory action will develop emisstandards for boilers and process heaters located at mSection 112(d)(2) requires that emission standards for 

be based on the maximum achievable control technoloIndustrial boilers and institutional/commercial boilers a

section 112(c)(6) source categories. In this rulemakingdevelop standards for these source categories. 
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RIN Action Title Stage Contact Abstract 

2060-AQ26 National Emission 

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Prepared Feeds Manufacturing–Amendment 

Direct Final Jan King 

King.Jan@epa.goV 919-541-5665 

Section 112 (k) of the Clean Air Act requires the develstandards for area sources that account for 90% of the urban areas of the 30 urban hazardous air pollutants (the Integrated Urban Air Toxics Strategy. The IntegratToxics Strategy lists prepared feeds manufacturing as source category. This action makes corrections to the regulatory text of Feeds Manufacturing area source final rule promulgatedefinition of prepared feeds manufacturing has been re"(by mass)." The date for new sources to submit the NCompliance Status form has been revised to extend thdate to “. . . within 120 days of initial startup, or [INSERDAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDEREGISTER], . . . “ 

2060-AQ27 National Emission 

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Chemical Preparation Industry -- Amendment 

NPRM and 

Direct Final 

Warren Johnson Johnson.Warren @epa.gov 919-541-5124 

Section 112 (k) of the Clean Air Act requires the develstandards for area sources that account for 90% of the urban areas of the 30 urban hazardous air pollutants (the Integrated Urban Air Toxics Strategy. The IntegrateToxics Strategy lists the chemical preparations industrsource category. This action makes amendments to thcertification regulatory text of the Chemical Preparatiofinal rules promulgated 12/16/09 and published 12/30/

2060-AQ28 New Source 

Performance Standards (NSPS) Review for Petroleum Refineries (Subpart J) - Response to Reconsideration - Other Issues 

NPRM Bob Lucas 

Lucas.Bob@epa.gov 919-541-0884 

On June 24, 2008, EPA promulgated amendments to t

of Performance for Petroleum Refineries and new stanprocess units constructed, reconstructed, or modified a2007. EPA received three petitions for reconsideration rule. On September 26, 2008, EPA granted reconsiderissued a stay for the issues raised in the petitions regaheaters and flares. EPA also proposed various technicin that action that were raised in the petitions for reconthat time, EPA also agreed to reconsider other issues notices. Under this action, EPA will prepare a proposathe issues raised by Petitioners. The current schedule calls for a proposal to be started signed by 11/15/10. The amendments will look at subpsources, including fluid catalytic cracking units, fluid codelayed coking units, and sulfur plants. Pollutants incluNOx, CO, and H2S. 
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RIN Action Title Stage Contact Abstract 

2070-AJ72 Long-Chain 

Perfluorinated Chemicals (LCPFCs); Regulation(s) Under TSCA 

NPRM Toni Krasnic 

Krasnic.Toni@epa.gov 202-564-0984 

TSCA section 6 provides authority for EPA to ban omanufacture (including import), processing, and use chemicals. EPA is considering initiating TSCA sectirulemaking for managing long-chain perfluorinated c(LCPFCs). LCPFCs includes two sub-categories: pesulfonates (PFAS) and perfluoroalkyl carboxylates (PFAS sub-category includes perfluorohexane sulfon(PFHxS), perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), othhomologues, and their salts and precursors. The PFcategory includes perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA, socalled C8), other higher homologues, and their salts precursors. Some of those potential PFAC precursochemicals known commercially as fluorotelomers. Psynthetic (man-made) chemical that does not occur the environment. Companies use PFOA to make flusubstances with special properties that have thousaimportant manufacturing and industrial applicationsFluoropolymers impart valuable properties, includinresistance and oil, stain, grease, and water repellenused to provide non-stick surfaces on cookware and breathable membranes for clothing, and are used in industry segments, including the aerospace, automobuilding/construction, chemical processing, electronsemiconductors, and textile industries. PFOA can aproduced by the breakdown of some fluorinated telosubstances that are used in surface treatment produsoil, stain, grease, and water resistance. Some teloused as high performance surfactants in products thevenly, such as paints, coatings, and cleaning prodfighting foams for use on liquid fuel fires, or the engcoatings used in semiconductor manufacture. LCPFworld-wide in the environment, wildlife, and humansbioaccumulative in wildlife and humans, and are peenvironment. To date, significant adverse effects hafound in the general human population; however, siadverse effects have been identified in laboratory awildlife. Given the long half-life of these chemicals in (years), it can reasonably be anticipated that contincould increase body burdens to levels that would readverse outcomes. 
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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 f

EPA's Regulatory Policy Officer. In rare instances, an action will not appear on an AIL before it appears in the Agenda. Also, keep 

not post immediately. You can access a given month's list roughly 15 days after the close of the month (e.g., the April 2008 AIL will 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 component of the 

Administration, to identify each regulatory action listed in our Semiannual Regulatory Agenda and Annual Regulatory Plans. Also, R

headings of our rules when they are published in the Federal Register to make it easier for you to track our actions. An example of 

AG37. It is composed of two parts. The first part (i.e., 2050) identifies which office within EPA is in charge of the action. In this caseWaste and Emergency Response. The second part (e.g., AG37) is an alpha-numeric code automatically generated as rules are as

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 action) is jwhen it is published as a final rule (or other action) in the Federal Register. For example, the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR

proposed rule or proposed modification to an existing rule. In the AILs, the following acronyms are used: • ANPRM - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking • Direct Final - Direct Final Action • NPRM - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking • Supplemental - Supplemental NPRM 

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 Rule(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 hon an action. Therefore, we insert one of two options in the "Projected Publication Date" column: 1) "12 months or less" and 2) "mo

These options give you some idea of how quickly we expect to complete an action.