## September 201 3 Ac tion Initiation List (as of 1 / 16 /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.regu lations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=UnifiedAgenda&agency=EPA&pubperiod=200710)

Action Initiation List

– September 2013 Page 1 of 5Action Title Stage Contact Abstract Projected
Publication
Date

SAN 5730

- National
Emission Standards for

Hazardous Air Pollutants
for Area Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers;
Notice of Reconsideration of Final Rule and Request
for Public Comment NPRM Mary Johnson

919

- 541

- 5025 Johnson.Mary@epa.gov On February 1, 2013, EPA issued final amendments to the National
Emission Standa rds for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers (40 CFR part 63, subpart JJJJJJ). EPA received three petitions for reconsideration of the final amendments. On August 5, 2013, EPA granted

reconsideration on five issues raised in the petitions. The petitions for reconsideration indicated that the public lacked an opportunity to comment on these provisions. Although EPA added these provisions after consideration of public comments on the proposal, EPA grante d reconsideration to provide an opportunity for public comment on these five issues. EPA plans to issue a Federal Register notice announcing our decision to grant reconsideration and soliciting public comment on the five issues. Additionally, the
notice an nounces amendments to clarify implementation issues raised by stakeholders and to make technical corrections. 12 months
or less

SAN 5731

- Standards of
Performance for New Stationary Sources and
Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources:
Commercial and Industrial
Solid Waste Incineration Units; Notice of
Reconsideration NPRM Toni Jones

919

- 541

- 0316 Jones.Toni@epa.gov On February 7, 2013, EPA issued final amendments to the Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Commercial and
Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units. EPA received seven petitions for reconsidera tion of the final amendments. On August 5, 2013, EPA granted reconsideration on two issues raised in the petitions: (1) The definition of “CEMS data during startup and shutdown periods;” (2) The PM limit for the waste

- burning kiln subcategory. The petition s for reconsideration indicated that the public lacked an opportunity to comment on these provisions. Although EPA added these provisions in response to public comments on the proposal, EPA granted reconsideration to provide an opportunity for public comme nt on these two issues. EPA plans to issue a Federal Register notice announcing our decision to grant reconsideration and soliciting public comment
on the two issues. 12 months
or less



### Action Initiation List

– September 2013 Page 2 of 5Action Title Stage Contact Abstract Projected
Publication
Date

SAN 5732

- National
Emission Standards for

Hazardous Air Pollutants Risk and Technology Review
Reconsideration: Oil and
Natural Gas Sector NPRM Matthew Witosky

919

- 541

- 2865 Witosky.Mattew@epa.gov On August 16, 2012, EPA promulgated residual risk and technology review (RTR) amendments to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) that regulate hazardous air pollutants (HAP) from new and existing stationary sources in the oil and natural gas industry. Based on ou r review, the 2012 rules amended two NESHAP (40 CFR part 63, subparts HH and HHH) for the oil and natural gas industry which were promulgated in 1999. On October 15, 2012, EPA received several petitions for reconsideration to reconsider, clarify and
amend certain provisions of the final 2012 rule. At this time we are evaluating potential issues to reconsider. 12 months
or less

SAN 5733

- National
Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters;
Notice of Reconsideration NPRM Jim Eddinger

919

- 541

- 5426 Eddinger.Jim@epa.gov On January 31, 2013, EPA issued final amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Source: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters (40 CFR part 63, subpart DDDDD). EPA received ten petit ions for reconsideration of the final amendments. On August 5, 2013, EPA granted reconsideration on three issues raised in the petitions. The petitions for reconsideration indicated that the public lacked an opportunity to comment on these provisions. Alth ough EPA added these provisions in response to public comments on the proposal, EPA granted reconsideration to provide an opportunity for public comment on these three issues. EPA plans to issue a Federal Register notice announcing our decision to grant

re consideration and soliciting public comment on the three issues. Additionally, the notice announce amendments to clarify implementation issues raised by stakeholders and to make
technical corrections 12 months
or less



### Action Initiation List

– September 2013 Page 3 of 5Action Title Stage Contact Abstract Projected
Publication
Date

SAN 5734

- National
Emissions Standards for

Hazardous Air Pollutants
for the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry
and Standards of
Performance for Portland Cement Plants;
Amendments NPRM Sharon Nizich

919

- 541

- 2825 Nizich.Sharon@epa.gov T his action is to make minor technical revisions, clarify that current emission limits apply and make a minor change to one of the parametric monitoring requirements. The existing parametric monitoring requ irements for the organic HAP and PM standards allow a scaling factor adjustment if the source’s organic HAP and PM emissions never rise above 75 percent of the standard, but the HCl monitoring requirements do not have this provision. This action would
allo w a parametric monitoring scaling for HCl monitoring, as well. There are no legal or statutory deadlines associated with this rulemaking. 12 months
or less

SAN 5729

- Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs): Manufacturing (Import) Exemption for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) NPRM,
Direct Final Kelly Greene

703

- 347

- 0363 Greene.Kelly@epa.gov With certain exceptions, section 6(e)(3) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) bans the manufacture, processing, and
distribution in commerce of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). For purposes of TSCA, ‘‘manufacture’’ is defined to include import into the Customs Territory of the United States. One of these exceptions is TSCA section 6(e)(3)(B), which gives EPA authority to grant petitions to perfor m these activities for a period of up to 12 months, provided EPA can make certain findings by rule. On April 23, 2013, the EPA received a petition from the United States Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), a component of the United States Department of
Defense (DOD), to import foreign

- manufactured PCBs that DOD currently owns in Japan for disposal in the United States. EPA is considering granting DLA’s petition. A decision to grant the petition would allow DLA to manufacture (i.e., import) certain PCBs for disp osal. 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 15 days after the close of the month (e.g.,

the April 2011 AIL will post sometime around May 15th).



# 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
j ust 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 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 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 w rite 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 quickly we expect to complete an
action.



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