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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 63 

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0037; FRL- ] 

RIN 2060-AS45 

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for 

Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production Area Sources Wastewater 

Limit Withdrawal 

AGENCY: Environmental ProtectiQn Agency . 

ACTION: Proposed rule . 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 

amend the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 

for Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production Area Sources . In 

addition to this proposed rule, the EPA is publishing a direct final 

rule that withdraws the total non-vinyl chloride organic hazardous 

air pollutant (TOHAP) area source process wastewater emission 

standards for new and existing polyvinyl chloride and copolymers area 

sources . If we receive no adverse comment , we will not take further 

action on this proposed rule . 

DATES: Written comments must be received by [insert date 37 days from 

date of publication in the Federal Register] . 

Public Hearing . If anyone contacts the EPA requesting a public 

hearing by [insert date 5 days from date of publication in the 

Federal Register], the EPA will hold a public hearing on [insert date 

7 days from date of publication in the Federal Register ] from 1 : 00 
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p . m. [Eastern Standard Time] to 5 : 00p . m. [Eastern Standard Time] at 

the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency building located at 109 T . W. 

Alexander Drive , Research Triangle Park , NC 27711 . If the EPA holds a 

public hearing , the EPA will keep the record of the hearing open for 

30 days after completion of the hearing to provide an opportunity for 

submission of rebuttal and supplementary information. 

ADDRESSES: Comments . Submit your comments , identified by Docket ID 

Number EPA- HQ- OAR- 2002 - 0037 , by one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal : http://www . regulations . gov: Follow 

the on- line instructions for submitting comments . 

• Email : a - and- r - docket@epa . gov . Attention Docket ID Number EPAHQ - OAR- 2002 - 0037 . 

• Fax : (202) 566-9744. Attention Docket ID Number EPA- HQ- OAR- 2002 -

0037 . 

• Mail : U. S . Environmental Protection Agency , EPA Docket Center, 

Mail Code : 28221T , Attention Docket ID Number EPA- HQ-OAR- 2002 -

0037 , 1200 Pennsylvania Ave ., NW , Washington , DC 20460 . 

• Hand Delivery : U.S . Environmental Protection Agency , EPA Docket 

Center, Room 3334, EPA WJC West Building , 1301 Constitution 

Ave., NW , Washington , DC 20004. Attention Docket ID Number EPAHQ-OAR- 2002 - 0037 . Such deliveries are only accepted during the 

Docket ' s normal hours of operation , and special arrangements 

should be made for deliveries of boxed information . 
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Instructions . Direct your comments to Docket ID Number EPA- HQOAR-2002-0037. The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be 

included in the public docket without change and may be made 

available online at http : //www . regulations . gov , including any 

personal information provided , unless the comment includes 

information claimed to be confidential business information (CBI) or 

other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute . Do not 

submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected 

through http://www.regulations . gov or email. The 

http : //www . regulations . gov Web site is an "anonymous access " system, 

which means the EPA will not know your identity or contact 

information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you 

send an email comment directly to the EPA without going through 

http : //www . regulations . gov , your email address will be automatically 

captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the 

public docket and made available on the Internet . If you submit an 

electronic comment , the EPA recommends that you include your name and 

other contact information in the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD- ROM you submit . If the EPA cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, the 

EPA may not be able to consider your comment . Electronic files should 

not include special characters or any form of encryption and be free 

of any defects or viruses . For additional information about the EPA ' s 
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public docket , visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at : 

http://www . epa . gov/dockets . 

We request that you also send a separate copy of each comment to 

the contact person listed below (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 

CONTACT ) . 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jodi Howard , Sector Policies and 

Programs Division (E143-01) , Office of Air .Quality Planning and 

Standards, U. S . Environmental Protection Agency , Research Triangle 

Park , N C 2 7 7 11 ; t e 1 e phone number : ( 919 ) 5 4 1-4 6 0 7 ; fax number : ( 919 ) 

541 - 2406 ; and email address : howard . jodi@epa . gov . 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Why is the EPA issuing this proposed rule? 

The EPA is proposing this rule to take action on amendments to 

the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for 

Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production Area Sources ( 40 CFR 

part 63 , subpart DDDDDD) . We are proposing to withdraw the area 

source process wastewater emission standards for new and existing 

sources in Tables 1 and 2 of 40 CFR part 63 , subpart DDDDDD . In 

addition , the EPA has published a direct final rule withdrawing the 

area source process wastewater TOHAP emission standards in the "Rules 

and Regulations " section of this Federal Register because we view 

this as a noncontroversial action and anticipate no adverse comment. 

We have explained our reasons for this action in the preamble to the 

direct final rule . 
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If we receive no adverse comment , we will not take further 

action on this proposed rule. If we receive adverse comment on a 

distinct portion of the direct final rule , we will withdraw that 

portion of the rule and it will not take effect. In this instance , we 

would address all public comments in any subsequent final rule based 

on this proposed rule . 

If we receive adverse comment on a distinct provision of the 

direct final rule , we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal 

Register indicating which provisions we are withdrawing . The 

provisions that are not withdrawn will become effective on the date 

set out in the direct final rule , notwithstanding adverse comment on 

any other provision . We do not intend to institute a second comment 

period on this action . Any parties interested in commenting must do 

so at this time. 

The regulatory text for this proposal is identical to that for 

the direct final rule published in the " Rules and Regulations " 

section of this Federal Register. For further supplementary 

information , the detailed rationale for this proposal and the 

regulatory revisions, see the direct final rule published in a 

separate part of this Federal Register. 

II. Does this action apply to me? 

Categories and entities potentially regulated by this proposed 

rule include: 
Category 

Polyvinyl chloride 

resins manufacturing 

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NAICS 

Code 1 

325211 

Examples of Regulated Entities 

Facilities that polymerize 

vinyl chloride monomer to 

produce polyvinyl chloride 

and/or copolymers products . 

1 North American Industry Classification System . 

This table is not intended to be exhaustive , but rather provides 

a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be regulated by this 

proposed rule . To determine whether your facility would be regulated 

by this proposed rule , you should examine the applicability criteria 

in 40 CFR 63 . 11140 . If you have any questions regarding the 

applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult either 

the air permitting authority for the entity or your EPA regional 

representative as listed in 40 CFR 63.13 . 
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for 

Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production Area Sources 

Wastewater Limit Withdrawal 

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III . Statutory and Executive Orders 

For a complete discussion of all of the administrative 

requirements applicable to this action, see the direct final 

rule in the "Rules and Regulations" section of this Federal 

Register . 

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