Page1of4ActionInitiationList–June2011U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)June 2011 Action Initiation List (as of 6/28/2011)The following actions were initiated by EPA this month. Explanations of which EPA actions are included on this list and ofeach 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'sRulemaking Gateway (www.epa.gov/rulemaking/).If one of the rules on this AIL is in the Rulemaking Gateway, a linkto the rule's profile is included in the table below. Forall rules – those that are in the Gateway and those thatare not – you may obtain updates twice a year in EPA’sSemiannual 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)To assist you in tracking actions’ progress, the RINs in the table below are also displayed in theSemiannual RegulatoryAgendaand the Rulemaking Gateway.Page2of4ActionInitiationList–June2011RINAction TitleStageContactAbstractProjectedPublicationDate2060-AR04 Protection ofStratosphericOzone: Adjustmentsto the AllowanceSystem forControlling HCFCProduction, Import,and Export for2013-2019NPRM Luke Hall-Jordan202-343-9591Hall-Jordan.Luke@epa.govIn 2009, EPA finalized a rule allocatinghydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) allowances forthe 2010-2014 control periods (74 FR 66412). Twoallowance holders challenged how EPA establishedthe baselines for HCFC-22 and HCFC-142b in theU.S. Court of Appeals for the District of ColumbiaCircuit. The Court vacated the rule in part andremanded it to EPA. This rulemaking responds tothe Court's decision with respect to the 2013-2014control periods, and for the first time addressesHCFC allowances for the next stepdown periodunder the Montreal Protocol in 2015-2019.12 monthsor less2060-AR05 FederalImplementationPlan and Revisionsto Regional HazeProvisionsGoverningAlternative toSource-SpecificBest AvailableRetrofit TechnologyDeterminationsNPRM Martha Keating919-541-9407Keating.Martha@epa.govThis action will revise provisions in the RegionalHaze Rule to allow certain states to voluntarilysubstitute requirements of a regional cap and tradeprogram for source-specificBest Available RetrofitTechnology (BART) determinations. This action willalso finalize a Federal Implementation Plan to allowthis alternative approach to immediately take effectso that the Agency can meet its litigation settlementagreement deadlines to finalize Regional Hazerequirements for these states. The focus of thisaction is to present results of an air quality modelinganalysis that assesses whether emission reductionsachieved through implementation of a regional capand trade program in certain states results ingreater improvements in visibility at Class 1 areasthan presumptive source-by-source BART. Thisaction is urgent since final Agency action on anumber of state Regional Haze implementationplans depends on finalization of this FederalImplementation Plan and Regional Haze Rulerevisions.12 monthsor lessPage3of4ActionInitiationList–June2011RINAction TitleStageContactAbstractProjectedPublicationDate2060-AR06 Air QualityDesignations forthe 2010 NitrogenDioxide NationalAmbient Air QualityStandardsDirectFinalDouglas Solomon919-541-4132Solomon.Douglas@epa.govThis final action will establish initial air qualitydesignations for all areas of the United Statesunder the revised 2010 NO2 National AmbientAir Quality Standards (NAAQS). Designations ofattainment, nonattainment, or unclassifiable arebased on air quality monitoring data and otherrelevant information pertaining to the air qualityin the affected area, including whether an areacontributes to a violation of the standard in anearby area. EPA is required to make the finalinitial designations no later than 2 years from theJanuary 22, 2010 promulgation of the revisedNAAQS.12 monthsor less2060-AR07 Addition of NewFuel PathwaysUnder theRenewable FuelStandard (RFS2)ProgramDirectFinalVincent Camobreco202-564-9043Camobreco.Vincent@epa.govThis action will amend Table 1 to § 80.1426 ofthe RFS2 regulations to include additional fuelpathways and assigns each pathway a D-Code.It allows producers or importers of fuel producedunder these pathways to generate RenewableIdentification Numbers under the program,providing that the fuel meets the otherrequirements for renewable fuel. This actionoutlines EPA’s lifecycle greenhouse gasevaluation, specified in Clean Air Act section211(o), as amended by EISA for several newpathways including: biofuels produced fromcamolina oil, biofuels produced from severaltypes of energy grasses, and renewablegasoline produced from residue and wastecellulosic feedstocks. This action adds thesepathways to the table of approved fuelpathways.12 monthsor lessPage4of4ActionInitiationList–June2011What EPA Actions Appear on the AILs?Generally, AILs include those actions that 1) will appear in upcomingSemiannual Regulatory Agendaand 2) have been approved for commencement byEPA’s Regulatory Policy Officer. In rareinstances, an actionwill not appear on an AIL before it appears in theAgenda. Also, keep in mind that AILs will notpost immediately. You can access a given month's list roughly 15days after the close of the month (e.g., the April 2008 AIL will post sometime aroundMay 15th).What Does Each Column in the AIL Mean?RIN:RIN stands for "Regulation Identifier Number." A RIN is assigned by theRegulatory Information Service Center, a component of the U.S. GeneralServices Administration, to identify each regulatory action listed in ourSemiannual Regulatory AgendaandAnnual Regulatory Plans. Also, RINs areincluded in the 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 an EPARIN is 2050-AG37. It iscomposed of two parts. Thefirst part (i.e., 2050) identifies which office within EPA is in charge of the action. In this case, it is theOffice of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. The second part(e.g., AG37) is an alpha-numeric code automatically generated asrules are assigned aRIN.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 just an idea tothe end when it is published as a final rule (or other action) inthe Federal Register. For example, the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) stageannounces 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 ActContact:Provides the name, phone, and email address for the EPA staff personassigned to this rule. Additionally, if a rule is in EPA's RulemakingGateway (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 orother action, it is difficult to predict a firm publicationdate when we have just started working on an action. Therefore, weinsert one of two options in the "Projected Publication Date" column: 1) "12 months orless" and 2) "more than 12 months." These options give yousome idea of how quickly we expect to complete an action.