July 2010 Action Initiation List (as of 08/03/2010) 

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

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

If one of the 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 – in the Gateway and those that are not – you may obtain updates twice a year in EPA’s Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, which is ac

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=

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

Gateway. 

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RIN Action Title Stage Contact Abstract 

2006-AA00 Oklahoma 

Regional Haze Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) 

NPRM Guy Donaldson 

214-665-7242 Donaldson.Guy@epa.gov 

EPA is under a consent decree with Wild Earth Gpropose approval of a State Implementation Plan approval of a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP), combination to satisfy the visibility prong of the Trequirements for Oklahoma under Section 110(a)

Clean Air Act (CAA) by November 10, 2010, with May 10, 2011. EPA's plan is to satisfy that requirement using the SIPs. The agency currently has a Regional Haze submitted by Oklahoma. However, EPA expects disapproval of the SIP on grounds that it does nodioxide (SO2) controls for six coal fired power plaOklahoma SIP did not require SO2 controls basecompany's projections of the expected cost of the analysis submitted by Oklahoma in their Regionarevision, they determined that the installation of twould be technologically feasible, and the only fato their decision to not require the installation of tthe 6 power plants in question is cost-effectiveneEPA's internal analysis indicates the power compestimates were too high. Based on our preliminarOklahoma’s cost analysis for the six SO2 scrubbRegional Haze SIP is not approvable. The ultimaeffectiveness is made by EPA. Should EPA concdecision, that the controls are in fact cost effectivinstalled, we are obligated to promulgate our own would require those controls. EPA estimates, based on 90% control and using that the installations of scrubbers on the six coal units would prevent 58,768 tons of SO2 from beinannually. The total SO2 emission budget for Okla2002 data (most recent available) is 170,021 tonsscrubber installations would reduce by about 35 pOklahoma's annual SO2 emissions. We feel thesresult in substantial visibility benefits at several Camount of SO2 reduction would also have significbenefits to the citizens of Oklahoma and adjoinin
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RIN Action Title Stage Contact Abstract 

2060-AQ45 Action to Ensure 

Authority to Issue Permits Under the Prevention of Significant Deterioration Program to Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Federal Implementation Plan 

NPRM Lisa Sutton 

919-541-3450 Sutton.Lisa@epa.gov 

EPA is proposing a federal implementation plan (any state that is unable to submit, by its specified corrective state implementation plan (SIP) revisiothe state has authority to issue permits under the New Source Review Prevention of Significant De("PSD") program for sources of greenhouse gaseThis proposal is a companion rulemaking to RIN “Action to Ensure Authority to Issue Permits UndPrevention of Significant Deterioration Program tGreenhouse Gas Emissions: Finding of Substantand SIP Call," which is being signed and publisheschedule; EPA is proposing to make a finding of 

inadequacy and proposing to issue a SIP call for states on grounds that their SIPs do not apply the to GHG-emitting sources. 

2060-AQ46 Direct Final 

Amending Monitoring Requirements of the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Steam Generating Units 

Direct Final Christian Fellner 

919-541-4003 Fellner.Christian@epa.gov

EPA is issuing direct final amendments (and the parallel proposal) of the monitoring requirements utility and boiler New Source Performance StandSince promulgation of the 2009 final amendmentissued an information collection request (ICR) to utility sector that requires condensable particulate testing from a substantial number of units. We hthat this ICR will provide sufficient data to determstandard is appropriate, and, in the event a standappropriate, the level of the standard. Thereforerequirement in the NSPS is no longer necessary an unnecessary burden to the regulated communConsequently, the direct final would eliminate the requirement. In addition, questions about the inteamendments to the opacity monitoring requiremeraised, and the direct final amendments will delay opacity monitoring requirements until January 1, intend to complete the remand to the boiler NSPS January 1, 2012 and will be able to take commenaddress the opacity monitoring in the remand. Ffinal amendments will correct 3 recently identified regulatory text. 
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RIN Action Title Stage Contact Abstract 

2060-AQ48 Revision to the 

Clean Air Fine Particle Implementation Rule 

NPRM Rich Damberg 

919-541-5592 Damberg.Rich@epa.gov 

This action will update the implementation rule fomatter (PM) 2.5 national ambient air quality standThe previous 2007 rule provided basic regulatory specifically for state plans implementing the 1997 This new rulemaking provides selected revisions such that it will provide guidance for state implemto attain the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS and any future 

2070-AJ77 Synchronizing the 

Expiration Dates of EPA Pesticide Applicator Certificates with the Underlying State or Tribal Applicator Certificate 

NPRM Joe Hogue 

703-308-9072 hogue.joe@epa.gov 

Applicators of restricted-use pesticides can be ceStates, Tribes, non-EPA Federal agencies, or Te

approved certification plans. A certified applicatouse pesticides may be issued an EPA certificate an application form and providing documentation valid certification without further demonstration oThis rule will synchronize the expiration dates so certificate expires at the same time as the underlnon-EPA federal, or territorial certificate. 

2070-AJ78 Significant New 

Use Rule; Benzidine and Congeners-based Dyes 

NPRM Aakruit Shah 

202-564-8183 shah.aakruti@epa.gov 

EPA is developing a significant new use rule (SNsection 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control ABenzidine and Congeners-based Dyes. This acti

persons who intend to manufacture, import, or prchemical substance(s) for an activity that is desigsignificant new use to notify EPA at least 90 days commencing that activity. The required notificatio

EPA with the opportunity to evaluate the intended necessary, to prohibit or limit that activity before 

prevent unreasonable risk to human health or the 
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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 

Services Administration, to identify each regulatory action listed in our Semiannual Regulatory Agenda and Annual Regulatory Plan

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

EPA RIN is 2050-AG37. It is composed of two parts. The first part (i.e., 2050) identifies which office within EPA is in charge of the a

is the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. The second part (e.g., AG37) is an alpha-numeric code automatically geneassigned a RIN. 

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

a 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.