Action Initiation List – January 2010 

January 2010 Action Initiation List – (as of 1/28/2010) 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 ele

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

actions listed herein. Updates on the progress of these actions will be made available in EPA’s upcoming Semiannual Regulatory 

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=200

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

RIN Action Title Stage Contact Abstract 

2060-AQ13 National Emission 

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines - Existing Stationary Spark Ignition (gas-fired) 

Direct Final Melanie King 

919 541-2469 King.Melanie@epa.gov 

This action will establish National Emissions SHazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for existinspark ignition (gas-fired) Reciprocating InternaEngines (RICE) that are either located at area Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP) or are 500 hoor less and located at major sources of HAP. previously promulgated NESHAP for new statlocated at major sources of HAP emissions, exstationary spark ignition (gas-fired) engines thrating of greater than 500 brake hp and are locsources of HAP emissions, and new stationary at area sources of HAP emissions. 
Action Initiation List – January 2010 

RIN Action Title Stage Contact Abstract 

2060-AQ14 National Emission 

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing Amendments: Proposed Rule 

NPRM Melissa Payne 

919 541-3609 payne.melissa@epa.gov 

Section 112 (k) of the Clean Air Act requires thdevelopment of standards for area sources tha90 percent of the emissions in urban areas of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) listed in the IntAir Toxics Strategy. The Integrated Urban Air Strategy lists paints and allied products manufarea source category. The definition of target containing material has been revised to add, "than 1.0 percent for noncarcinogens.” 

2070-AJ69 Short-chained 

Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCPs); Regulation(s) Under TSCA 

NPRM Marc Edmonds 

202-566-0758 Edmonds.Marc@epa.gov 

EPA is initiating action under Toxic Substance(TSCA) to ban or restrict the manufacture, impprocessing or distribution in commerce, exportShort-chained Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCPs). concerned with SCCPs because they are persbioaccumulative, and toxic to aquatic organismconcentrations. They can remain in the envirosignificant amount of time and can bioaccumutissues, increasing the probability and duration Even relatively small releases of these chemicindividual facilities that manufacture import, prthese chemicals or releases from waste manafacilities have the potential to accumulate over levels and cause significant adverse impacts oenvironment. 

2070-AJ70 TSCA Section 

5(b)4 List Proposed Rule 

NPRM Jessica Barkas 

202-250-8880 Barkas.Jessica@epa.gov 

EPA is proposing to add twelve chemicals to a substances that may present an unreasonable to human health or the environment, using the under section 5(b)(4) the Toxic Substances Co(TSCA). EPA has concerns about the toxicity osubstances, and about the evidence of pervasenvironmental exposure. The proposed rule westablish the 5(b)(4) list and then include the fchemical substances on the list: (dibutyl phthadiisobutyl phthalate (DIBP), butyl benzyl phthan-pentyl phthalate (DnPP), di (2-ethylhexyl) ph(DEHP), di-n-octyl phthalate (DnOP), diisonon(DINP), and diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP), bisph

pentabromodiphenyl ether, octabromodiphenydecabromodiphenyl ether). 
Action Initiation List – January 2010 

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 fRegulatory Policy Officer. In rare instances, an action will not appear on an AIL before it appears in the Agenda. Also, keep in mind 

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 post som

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

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 jpublished as a final rule (or other action) in the Federal Register. For example, the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) stage a

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 Self-explanatory. 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 impossible to predict a firm publication date when w

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

options give you some idea of how quickly we expect to complete an action. You may consult our Semiannual Regulatory Agenda our estimates.