[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 11, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 29485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14680]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 63

[AD-FRL-5517-8]


National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for 
Source Categories: Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning Facilities; Notice of 
Availability of Guidance

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability of guidance.

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SUMMARY: This action announces the availability of guidance for the 
implementation of the national emission standards for hazardous air 
pollutants (NESHAP) for perchloroethylene (PCE) dry cleaning facilities 
promulgated in the Federal Register on September 22, 1993. The NESHAP 
was promulgated to minimize emissions of PCE, which has been listed by 
EPA as a hazardous air pollutant (HAP).

ADDRESSES: Docket. Docket Number A-95-16, which contains the guidance 
announced in this notice as Item Number V-B-1, is available for public 
inspection and copying between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., 
Monday through Friday (except for government holidays) at The Air and 
Radiation Docket and Information Center, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460. Copies of documents 
may also be copied from The Air and Radiation Docket and Information 
Center by calling (202) 260-7548. A reasonable fee may be charged for 
copying.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. George Smith at (919) 541-1549, 
Emission Standards Division (MD-13), U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: National emission standards for hazardous 
air pollutants (NESHAP) for perchloroethylene (PCE) dry cleaning 
facilities were promulgated on September 22, 1993 (58 FR 49354), and 
amended on December 20, 1993 (58 FR 66287), as 40 CFR Part 63, subpart 
M. On December 20, 1993, the International Fabricare Institute (IFI), a 
trade association representing commercial and industrial dry cleaners 
nationwide, submitted a statement of issues to the U.S. Court of 
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that challenged the 
NESHAP. The Agency subsequently entered into a settlement agreement 
with IFI to resolve IFI's issues. The settlement agreement between the 
litigants calls for EPA to issue written policy guidance concerning 
``episodic'' exceedances of annual PCE consumption levels set forth in 
the NESHAP. The Agency has issued this guidance entitled, ``Settlement 
Agreement on Litigation of National Emission Standards for Hazardous 
Air Pollutants for Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning Facilities,'' which 
is available in the docket and on EPA's Technology Transfer Network 
(TTN).
    Anyone with a computer and a modem can download the guidance from 
the Clean Air Act Amendments bulletin board (under ``Recently Signed 
Rules'') of the TTN by calling (919) 541-5742. For further information 
about how to access the board, call (919) 541-5384.

    Dated: May 20, 1996.
Lydia Wegman,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 96-14680 Filed 6-10-96; 8:45 am]
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