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IV.G. Executive Order 13045, Protection 

of Children From Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks 

EPA interprets EO 13045 (62 FR 

19885, April 23, 1997) as applying only 

to those regulatory actions that concern 

health or safety risks, such that the 

analysis required under section 5–501 of 

the EO has the potential to influence the 

regulation. This proposed action is not 

subject to EO 13045 because it is not an 

economically significant regulatory 

action based on health or safety risks 

subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 

19885, April 23, 1997). This proposed 

partial approval and partial disapproval 

under CAA section 110 will not in-andof itself create any new regulations but 

simply proposes to approve certain 

State requirements, and to disapprove 

certain other State requirements, for 

inclusion into the SIP. 

IV.H. Executive Order 13211, Actions 

That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use 

This proposed rule is not subject to 

Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, 

May 22, 2001) because it is not a 

significant regulatory action under 

Executive Order 12866. 

IV.I. National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act 

Section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (‘‘NTTAA’’), Public Law 

104–113, 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note) 

directs EPA to use voluntary consensus 

standards in its regulatory activities 

unless to do so would be inconsistent 

with applicable law or otherwise 

impractical. Voluntary consensus 

standards are technical standards (e.g., 

materials specifications, test methods, 

sampling procedures, and business 

practices) that are developed or adopted 

by voluntary consensus standards 

bodies. NTTAA directs EPA to provide 

Congress, through OMB, explanations 

when the Agency decides not to use 

available and applicable voluntary 

consensus standards. 

The EPA believes that this proposed 

action is not subject to requirements of 

Section 12(d) of NTTAA because 

application of those requirements would 

be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act. 

IV.J. Executive Order 12898: Federal 

Actions To Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Population 

Executive Order (EO) 12898 (59 FR 

7629 (Feb. 16, 1994)) establishes federal 

executive policy on environmental 

justice. Its main provision directs 

federal agencies, to the greatest extent 

practicable and permitted by law, to 

make environmental justice part of their 

mission by identifying and addressing, 

as appropriate, disproportionately high 

and adverse human health or 

environmental effects of their programs, 

policies, and activities on minority 

populations and low-income 

populations in the United States. 

EPA lacks the discretionary authority 

to address environmental justice in this 

proposed rulemaking. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate 

matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Volatile organic 

compounds. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Dated: July 20, 2012. 

Jared Blumenfeld, 

Regional Administrator, Region IX. 

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40 CFR Parts 60 and 63 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0817; FRL–9712–5] 

RIN 2060–AQ93 

National Emission Standards for 

Hazardous Air Pollutants for the 

Portland Cement Manufacturing 

Industry and Standards of 

Performance for Portland Cement 

Plants 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule; Notice of public 

hearing. 

SUMMARY: The EPA has been requested 

to hold a public hearing on its proposed 

rule, ‘‘National Emission Standards for 

Hazardous Air Pollutants for the 

Portland Cement Manufacturing 

Industry and Standards of Performance 

for Portland Cement Plants,’’ which was 

published in the Federal Register on 

July 18, 2012. The EPA will hold the 

hearing on August 16, 2012, in 

Arlington, Texas. 

DATES: The public hearing will be held 

on August 16, 2012. The Administrator 

will keep the record of the public 

hearing open for 30 days after 

completion of the hearing to provide an 

opportunity for submission or rebuttal 

and supplementary information. The 

date for submitting comments on the 

proposed rule is unchanged from 

August 17, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at 

the Arlington Municipal Building in the 

City Council Chambers located at 101 

W. Abram Street, Arlington, Texas 

76010; Telephone: (817) 459–6122. 

The public hearing will convene at 

9:00 a.m. and will continue until 7:00 

p.m. A lunch break is scheduled from 

12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. The EPA’s 

Web site for the rulemaking, which 

includes the proposal and information 

about the hearing, can be found at: 

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/pcem/ 

pcempg.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you would like to present oral testimony 

at the public hearing, please contact Ms. 

Pamela Garrett, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality 

Planning and Standards, Sector Policies 

and Programs Division (D243–01), 

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 

27711; telephone: (919) 541–7966; fax 

number: (919) 541–5450; email address: 

garrett.pamela@epa.gov (preferred 

method for registering). The last day to 

register to present oral testimony in 

advance will be Tuesday, August 14, 

2012. If using email, please provide the 

following information: The time you 

wish to speak (morning or afternoon), 

name, affiliation, address, email address 

and telephone and fax numbers. Time 

slot preferences will be given in the 

order requests are received. 

Additionally, requests to speak will be 

taken the day of the hearing at the 

hearing registration desk, although 

preferences on speaking times may not 

be able to be fulfilled. If you require the 

service of a translator or special 

accommodations such as audio 

description, please let us know at the 

time of registration. 

Questions concerning the proposed 

rule (77 FR 42368, July 18, 2012) should 

be addressed to Ms. Sharon Nizich, 

Office of Air Quality Planning and 

Standards; Sector Policies and Programs 

Division, Minerals and Manufacturing 

Group (D243–04); Environmental 

Protection Agency; Research Triangle 

Park, North Carolina 27111; telephone 

number: (919) 541–2825; fax number: 

(919) 541–5450; email address: 

nizich.sharon@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public hearing: The proposal for 

which the EPA is holding the public 

hearing was published in the Federal 

Register on July 18, 2012, and is 

available at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/

pkg/FR-2012-07-18/pdf/2012-16166.pdf 

and also in the docket identified below. 

The public hearing will provide 

interested parties the opportunity to 

present oral comments regarding the 

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data, views or arguments concerning the 

proposal. The EPA may ask clarifying 

questions during the oral presentations, 

but will not respond to the 

presentations at that time. Written 

statements and supporting information 

submitted during the comment period 

will be considered with the same weight 

as any oral comments and supporting 

information presented at the public 

hearing. 

Commenters should notify Ms. Garrett 

if they will need specific equipment or 

if there are other special needs related 

to providing comments at the public 

hearing. The EPA will provide 

equipment for commenters to make 

computerized slide presentations if we 

receive special requests in advance. Oral 

testimony will be limited to 5 minutes 

for each commenter. The EPA 

encourages commenters to submit to the 

docket a copy of their oral testimony 

electronically (via email or CD) or in 

hard copy form. 

The public hearing schedule, 

including a list of speakers, will be 

posted on the EPA’s Web site at: 

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/pcem/ 

pcempg.html. A verbatim transcript of 

the hearing and written statements will 

be included in the docket for the 

rulemaking. The EPA will make every 

effort to follow the schedule as closely 

as possible on the day of the hearing; 

however, please plan for the hearing to 

run either ahead of schedule or behind 

schedule. 

How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

The EPA has established a docket for 

the proposed rule, ‘‘National Emission 

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 

for the Portland Cement Manufacturing 

Industry and Standards of Performance 

for Portland Cement Plants’’ under 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2011– 

0817, available at www.regulations.gov. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Parts 60 and 

63 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Air pollution control, Hazardous 

substances, Intergovernmental relations, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: August 1, 2012. 

Mary Henigin, 

Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning 

and Standards. 

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