Document ID: EPA-HQ-OECA-2003-0018-0003
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Mercury, ICR Number 0113.08, OMB Number 2060-0097
Posted Date: 2003-06-17T04:00Z

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June
12,
2003
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Notices
DEPARTMENT
OF
ENERGY
Federal
Energy
Regulatory
Commission
Notice
of
Compliance
Filing
and
Soliciting
Comments,
Motions
to
Intervene,
and
Protests
June
6,
2003.
Take
notice
that
the
following
report
has
been
filed
with
the
Commission
and
is
available
for
public
inspection:
a.
Filing
Type:
Recreation
Plan
Update.
b.
Project
No:
2459
 
140.
c.
Date
Filed:
March
28,
2003.
d.
Applicant:
Allegheny
Energy
Supply
Company,
LLC
(
AE).
e.
Name
of
Project:
Lake
Lynn
Hydroelectric
Project.
f.
Location:
On
the
Cheat
River,
in
Monongalia
County,
West
Virginia,
and
Fayette
County,
Pennsylvania.
g.
Filed
Pursuant
to:
Federal
Power
Act,
16
U.
S.
C.
791(
a)
 
825(
r).
h.
Applicant
Contact:
Mr.
Charles
L.
Simon,
4350
Northern
Pike,
Monroeville,
PA
15146
 
2841.
Phone:
(
412)
858
 
1675.
i.
FERC
Contact:
Any
questions
on
this
notice
should
be
addressed
to
Shana
High
at
(
202)
502
 
8674
or
shana.
high@
ferc.
gov.
j.
Deadline
for
filing
comments
and/
or
motions:
July
7,
2003.
All
documents
(
original
and
eight
copies)
should
be
filed
with:
Magalie
R.
Salas,
Secretary,
Federal
Energy
Regulatory
Commission,
888
First
Street,
NE.,
Washington,
DC
20426.
Please
include
the
project
number
(
2459
 
140)
on
any
comments
or
motions
filed.
k.
Description
of
Proposal:
AE
developed
an
Updated
Recreation
Plan
(
plan)
to
comply
with
article
417
of
the
project
license.
The
plan
was
prepared
following
an
evaluation
of
facility
usage
data
and
addresses
recreation
use
as
well
as
the
adequacy
of
facilities.
Specifically,
the
update
addresses
safety
and
security,
navigational
problems,
swimming
use,
user
demand
patterns
for
boating
use,
primitive
camping,
and
privileged
permit
leases.
AE
states
that
the
current
recreational
facilities
are
meeting
the
demonstrated
demand
for
recreation
at
the
project
and
no
changes
are
proposed
in
the
update.
l.
Locations
of
the
Application:
This
filing
is
available
for
review
and
reproduction
at
the
Commission's
Public
Reference
Room,
located
at
888
First
Street,
NE.,
Room
2A,
Washington,
DC
20426,
or
by
calling
(
202)
502
 
8371.
This
filing
may
also
be
viewed
on
the
Commission's
Web
site
at
http://
www.
ferc.
gov
using
the
``
FERRIS''
link.
Enter
the
docket
number
excluding
the
last
three
digits
in
the
docket
number
field
to
access
the
document.
For
assistance,
please
contact
FERC
Online
Support
at
FERCOnlineSupport@
ferc.
gov
or
call
toll­
free
1
 
866
 
208
 
3676,
or
for
TTY,
contact
(
202)
502
 
8659.
A
copy
is
also
available
for
inspection
and
reproduction
at
the
address
in
item
(
h)
above.
m.
Comments,
Protests,
or
Motions
to
Intervene
 
Anyone
may
submit
comments,
a
protest,
or
a
motion
to
intervene
in
accordance
with
the
requirements
of
rules
of
practice
and
procedure,
18
CFR
385.210,
.211,
.214.
In
determining
the
appropriate
action
to
take,
the
Commission
will
consider
all
protests
or
other
comments
filed,
but
only
those
who
file
a
motion
to
intervene
in
accordance
with
the
Commission's
rules
may
become
a
party
to
the
proceeding.
Any
comments,
protests,
or
motions
to
intervene
must
be
received
on
or
before
the
specified
comment
date
for
the
particular
application.
n.
Filing
and
Service
of
Responsive
Documents
 
Any
filings
must
bear
in
all
capital
letters
the
title
``
COMMENTS'',
``
RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR
TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS'',
``
PROTEST'',
OR
``
MOTION
TO
INTERVENE'',
as
applicable,
and
the
Project
Number
of
the
particular
application
to
which
the
filing
refers.
A
copy
of
any
motion
to
intervene
must
also
be
served
upon
each
representative
of
the
Applicant
specified
in
the
particular
application.
o.
Agency
Comments:
Federal,
State,
and
local
agencies
are
invited
to
file
comments
on
the
described
application.
A
copy
of
the
application
may
be
obtained
by
agencies
directly
from
the
Applicant.
If
an
agency
does
not
file
comments
within
the
time
specified
for
filing
comments,
it
will
be
presumed
to
have
no
comments.
One
copy
of
an
agency's
comments
must
also
be
sent
to
the
Applicant's
representatives.
p.
Comments,
protests,
and
interventions
may
be
filed
electronically
via
the
Internet
in
lieu
of
paper.
See
18
CFR
385.2001(
a)(
1)(
iii)
and
the
instructions
on
the
Commission's
Web
site
at
http://
www.
ferc.
gov
under
the
``
e­
Filing''
link.

Magalie
R.
Salas,

Secretary.
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BILLING
CODE
6717
 
01
 
P
DEPARTMENT
OF
ENERGY
Federal
Energy
Regulatory
Commission
[
Project
No.
12033
 
001]

Symbiotics,
LLC.;
Notice
of
Surrender
of
Preliminary
Permit
June
6,
2003.
Take
notice
that
Symbiotics,
LLC,
permittee
for
the
proposed
Helena
Valley
Hydroelectric
Project,
has
requested
that
its
preliminary
permit
be
terminated.
The
permit
was
issued
on
November
6,
2001,
and
would
have
expired
on
October
31,
2004.
The
project
would
have
been
located
on
Ten
Mile
Creek
in
Lewis
and
Clark
County,
Montana.
The
permittee
filed
the
request
on
April
30,
2003,
and
the
preliminary
permit
for
Project
No.
12033
shall
remain
in
effect
through
the
thirtieth
day
after
issuance
of
this
notice
unless
that
day
is
a
Saturday,
Sunday,
or
holiday
as
described
in
18
CFR
385.2007,
in
which
case
the
permit
shall
remain
in
effect
through
the
first
business
day
following
that
day.
New
applications
involving
this
project
site,
to
the
extent
provided
for
under
18
CFR
part
4,
may
be
filed
on
the
next
business
day.

Magalie
R.
Salas,
Secretary.
[
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BILLING
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P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OECA
 
2003
 
0018;
FRL
 
7512
 
3]

Agency
Information
Collection
Activities;
Submission
for
OMB
Review
and
Approval;
Comment
Request;
NESHAP
for
Mercury,
ICR
Number
0113.08,
OMB
Number
2060
 
0097
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency.
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
In
compliance
with
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
(
44
U.
S.
C.
3501
et
seq.),
this
document
announces
that
the
following
Information
Collection
Request
(
ICR)
has
been
forwarded
to
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB)
for
review
and
approval:
NESHAP
for
Mercury,
OMB
Control
Number
2060
 
0097,
EPA
ICR
Number
0113.08.
The
ICR,
which
is
abstracted
below,
describes
the
nature
of
the
information
collection
and
its
estimated
burden
and
cost.

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DATES:
Additional
comments
may
be
submitted
on
or
before
July
14,
2003.
ADDRESSES:
Follow
the
detailed
instructions
in
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Learia
Williams,
Compliance
Assessment
and
Media
Programs
Division,
Office
of
Compliance,
(
Mail
Code
2223A),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number:
(
202)
564
 
4113;
fax
number:
(
202)
564
 
0050;
E­
mail
address:
williams.
learia@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
EPA
has
submitted
the
following
ICR
to
OMB
for
review
and
approval
according
to
the
procedures
prescribed
in
5
CFR
1320.12.
On
September
26,
2002
(
67
FR
60672),
EPA
sought
comments
on
this
ICR
pursuant
to
5
CFR
1320.8(
d).
EPA
received
no
comments.
EPA
has
established
a
public
docket
for
this
ICR
under
Docket
ID
Number
OECA
 
2003
 
0018,
which
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
Enforcement
and
Compliance
Docket
and
Information
Center
in
the
EPA
Docket
Center
(
EPA/
DC),
EPA
West,
Room
B102,
1301
Constitution
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
Public
Reading
Room
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
telephone
number
for
the
Reading
Room
is
(
202)
566
 
1744,
and
the
telephone
number
for
the
Enforcement
and
Compliance
Docket
and
Information
Center
is:
(
202)
566
 
1514.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA
Dockets
(
EDOCKET)
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
Use
EDOCKET
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
public
docket,
and
to
access
those
documents
in
the
public
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
When
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
docket
ID
number
identified
above.
Any
comments
related
to
this
ICR
should
be
submitted
to
EPA
and
OMB
within
30
days
of
this
notice,
and
according
to
the
following
detailed
instructions:
(
1)
Submit
your
comments
to
EPA
online
using
EDOCKET
(
our
preferred
method),
by
E­
mail
to
docket.
oeca@
epa.
gov,
or
by
mail
to:
EPA
Docket
Center,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Mail
Code:
2201T,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460,
and
(
2)
mail
your
comments
to
OMB
at:
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs,
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB),
Attention:
Desk
Officer
for
EPA,
725
17th
Street,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20503.
EPA's
policy
is
that
public
comment,
whether
submitted
electronically
or
on
paper,
will
be
available
for
public
viewing
in
EDOCKET,
as
EPA
receives
them
without
change,
unless
the
comment
contains
copyrighted
material,
Confidential
Business
Information
(
CBI),
or
other
information
whose
public
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
When
EPA
identifies
a
comment
containing
copyrighted
material,
EPA
will
provide
a
reference
to
that
material
in
the
version
of
the
comment
placed
in
EDOCKET.
The
entire
printed
comment,
including
copyrighted
material,
will
be
available
in
the
public
docket.
Although
identified
as
an
item
in
the
official
docket,
information
claimed
as
CBI,
or
whose
disclosure
is
otherwise
restricted
by
statute,
is
not
included
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
will
not
be
available
for
public
viewing
in
EDOCKET.
For
further
information
about
the
electronic
docket,
see
EPA's
Federal
Register
notice
describing
the
electronic
docket
at
67
FR
38102
(
May
31,
2002),
or
go
to
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
Title:
NESHAP
for
Mercury
(
40
CFR
part
61,
subpart
E)
OMB
Control
Number
2060
 
0097,
EPA
ICR
Number
0113.08.
This
is
a
request
to
renew
an
existing,
approved
collection
that
is
scheduled
to
expire
on
June
30,
2003.
Under
OMB
regulations,
the
Agency
may
continue
to
conduct
or
sponsor
the
collection
of
information
while
this
submission
is
pending
at
OMB.
Abstract:
The
NESHAP
for
Mercury,
published
at
40
CFR
part
61,
subpart
E,
were
proposed
on
December
7,
1971,
promulgated
on
April
6,
1973,
and
amended
on
October
14,
1975
and
March
19,
1987.
These
standards
apply
to
all
stationary
sources
which
process
mercury
ore
to
recover
mercury,
use
mercury
chlor­
alkali
cells
to
produce
chlorine
gas
and
alkali
metal
hydroxide,
and
incinerate
or
dry
wastewater
treatment
plant
sludge.
Approximately
107
sources
(
100
sludge
incineration
and
drying
plants
and
seven
mercurycell
chlor­
alkali
plants)
are
currently
subject
to
the
standard;
and
no
additional
sources
are
expected
to
become
subject
to
the
standard
in
the
next
three
years.
Mercury
is
the
pollutant
regulated
under
this
standard.
This
information
is
being
collected
to
assure
compliance
with
40
CFR
part
61,
subpart
E.
Owners
or
operators
of
affected
facilities
described
must
make
the
following
one­
time­
only
reports:
Notification
of
the
date
of
construction
or
reconstruction;
notification
of
the
anticipated
and
actual
dates
of
startup;
notification
of
any
physical
or
operational
change
to
an
existing
facility
which
may
increase
the
regulated
pollutant
emission
rate;
notification
of
the
date
of
the
initial
performance
test;
and
the
results
of
the
initial
performance
test.
These
facilities
must
also
maintain
records
of
performance
test
results,
startups,
shutdowns,
and
malfunctions.
In
order
to
ensure
compliance
with
the
standards,
adequate
recordkeeping
and
reporting
is
necessary.
This
information
enables
the
Agency
to:
(
1)
Identify
the
sources
subject
to
the
standard;
(
2)
ensure
initial
compliance
with
emission
limits;
and
(
3)
verify
continuous
compliance
with
the
standard.
A
written
report
of
each
period
for
which
hourly
monitored
parameters
fall
outside
their
established
limits
is
required
semiannually
for
mercury­
cell
chlor­
alkali
facilities.
Reporting
and
recordkeeping
is
mandatory
under
section
114
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
as
amended
in
40
CFR
part
61.
Records
of
emission
test
results
and
other
data
needed
to
determine
total
emissions
will
be
maintained
at
the
source
and
made
available
for
inspection
for
a
minimum
of
two
years.
An
agency
may
not
conduct
or
sponsor,
and
a
person
is
not
required
to
respond
to,
a
collection
of
information
unless
it
displays
a
currently
valid
OMB
Control
Number.
The
OMB
Control
Numbers
for
EPA's
regulations
are
listed
in
40
CFR
part
9
and
48
CFR
chapter
15,
and
are
identified
on
the
form
and/
or
instrument,
if
applicable.
Burden
Statement:
The
annual
public
reporting
and
recordkeeping
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
156
hours
per
response.
Burden
means
the
total
time,
effort,
or
financial
resources
expended
by
persons
to
generate,
maintain,
retain,
or
disclose
or
provide
information
to
or
for
a
Federal
agency.
This
includes
the
time
needed
to
review
instructions;
develop,
acquire,
install,
and
utilize
technology
and
systems
for
the
purposes
of
collecting,
validating,
and
verifying
information,
processing
and
maintaining
information,
and
disclosing
and
providing
information;
adjust
the
existing
ways
to
comply
with
any
previously
applicable
instructions
and
requirements;
train
personnel
to
be
able
to
respond
to
a
collection
of
information;
search
data
sources;
complete
and
review
the
collection
of
information;
and
transmit
or
otherwise
disclose
the
information.
Respondents/
Affected
Entities:
Stationary
Mercury
processing
facilities.
Estimated
Number
of
Respondents:
107.
Frequency
of
Response:
Annually,
Semiannually,
and
initially.
Estimated
Total
Annual
Hour
Burden:
17,818.

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Estimated
Total
Annual
Cost:
$
0
includes
$
0
annualized
capital
or
O&
M
costs.
Changes
in
the
Estimates:
There
is
a
decrease
of
8,686
hours
in
the
total
estimated
burden
currently
identified
in
the
OMB
Inventory
of
Approved
ICR
Burdens.
This
decrease
in
burden
from
the
most
recently
approved
ICR
is
due
to
a
decrease
in
the
number
of
sources.
We
have
determined
that
the
number
of
sources
currently
subject
to
this
standard
has
decreased
based
on
the
most
recent
data
available
on
the
Air
Facility
System
database
for
NESHAP
respondent
cost
is
due
to
a
labor
rate
change
where
the
rate
was
increased;
however,
the
total
overall
cost
is
reduced
due
to
the
smaller
number
of
sources
covered
by
the
rule.

Dated:
June
5,
2003.
Doreen
Sterling,
Acting
Director,
Collection
Strategies
Division.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
14874
Filed
6
 
11
 
03;
8:
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am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OECA
 
2003
 
0048;
FRL
 
7512
 
2]

Agency
Information
Collection
Activities;
Submission
of
EPA
ICR
No.
1060.12
(
OMB
No.
2060
 
0038)
to
OMB
for
Review
and
Approval;
Comment
Request
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency.
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
In
compliance
with
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
(
44
U.
S.
C.
3501
et
seq.),
this
document
announces
that
the
following
Information
Collection
Request
(
ICR)
has
been
forwarded
to
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB)
for
review
and
approval:
NSPS
for
Steel
Plants:
Electric
Arc
Furnaces
and
Argon­
Oxygen
Decarburization
Vessels
(
Renewal).
This
ICR
describes
the
nature
of
the
information
collection
and
its
estimated
burden
and
cost.
DATES:
Additional
comments
may
be
submitted
on
or
before
July
14,
2003.
ADDRESSES:
Follow
the
detailed
instructions
under
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Mari
´
a
Malave
´
,
Compliance
Assessment
and
Media
Programs
Division,
Mail
Code
2223A,
Office
of
Compliance,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number:
(
202)
564
 
7027;
fax
number:
(
202)
564
 
0050;
e­
mail
address:
malave.
maria@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
EPA
has
submitted
the
following
ICR
to
OMB
for
review
and
approval
according
to
the
procedures
prescribed
in
5
CFR
1320.12.
On
September
26,
2002
(
67
FR
60672),
EPA
sought
comments
on
this
ICR
pursuant
to
5
CFR
1320.8(
d).
EPA
received
no
comments.
EPA
has
established
a
public
docket
for
this
ICR
under
Docket
ID
Number
OECA
 
2003
 
0048,
which
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
Enforcement
and
Compliance
Docket
and
Information
Center
in
the
EPA
Docket
Center
(
EPA/
DC),
EPA
West,
Room
B102,
1301
Constitution
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
Public
Reading
Room
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
telephone
number
for
the
Reading
Room
is
(
202)
566
 
1744,
and
the
telephone
number
for
the
Enforcement
and
Compliance
Docket
and
Information
Center
is
(
202)
566
 
1514.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA
Dockets
(
EDOCKET)
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
Use
EDOCKET
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
public
docket,
and
to
access
those
documents
in
the
public
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
docket
ID
number
identified
above.
Any
comments
related
to
this
ICR
should
be
submitted
to
OMB
and
EPA
within
30
days
of
this
notice,
and
according
to
the
following
detailed
instructions:
(
1)
Mail
your
comments
to
OMB
at:
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs,
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB),
Attention:
Desk
Officer
for
EPA,
725
17th
Street,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20503,
and
(
2)
Submit
your
comments
to
EPA
online
using
EDOCKET
(
our
preferred
method),
by
e­
mail
to
docket.
oeca@
epa.
gov,
or
by
mail
to:
EPA
Docket
Center,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Enforcement
and
Compliance
Docket
and
Information
Center,
Mail
Code
2201T,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460.
EPA's
policy
is
that
public
comments,
whether
submitted
electronically
or
in
paper,
will
be
made
available
for
public
viewing
in
EDOCKET
as
EPA
receives
them
and
without
change,
unless
the
comment
contains
copyrighted
material,
CBI,
or
other
information
whose
public
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
When
EPA
identifies
a
comment
containing
copyrighted
material,
EPA
will
provide
a
reference
to
that
material
in
the
version
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
EDOCKET.
The
entire
printed
comment,
including
copyrighted
material,
will
be
available
in
the
public
docket.
Although
identified
as
an
item
in
the
official
docket,
information
claimed
as
CBI,
or
whose
disclosure
is
otherwise
restricted
by
statute,
is
not
included
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
will
not
be
available
for
public
viewing
in
EDOCKET.
For
further
information
about
the
electronic
docket,
see
EPA's
Federal
Register
notice
describing
the
electronic
docket
at
67
FR
38102
(
May
31,
2002),
or
go
to
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
Title:
NSPS
for
Steel
Plants:
Electric
Arc
Furnaces
and
Argon­
Oxygen
Decarburization
Vessels
(
40
CFR
part
60,
subparts
AA
and
AAa)
(
Renewal)
(
OMB
Control
Number
2060
 
0038,
EPA
ICR
Number
1060.12).
This
is
a
request
to
renew
an
existing
approved
collection
that
is
scheduled
to
expire
on
June
30,
2003.
Under
OMB
regulations,
the
Agency
may
continue
to
conduct
or
sponsor
the
collection
of
information
while
this
submission
is
pending
at
OMB.
Abstract:
The
New
Source
Performance
Standards
(
NSPS)
for
electric
arc
furnaces
were
proposed
on
October
21,
1974
(
39
FR
37466)
and
promulgated
on
September
23,
1975
(
40
CFR
43850).
These
standards
apply
to
the
following
affected
facilities
in
steel
plants
that
produce
carbon,
alloy,
or
specialty
steels:
Electric
arc
furnaces
(
EAFs)
and
dust
handling
systems
commencing
construction,
modification
or
reconstruction
after
the
date
of
proposal
and
on
or
before
August
17,
1983.
A
review
of
subpart
AA
in
1980
resulted
in
the
promulgation
of
a
new
standard
(
NSPS,
subpart
AAa).
The
review
of
NSPS
subpart
AA
found
that
fugitive
emissions
capture
technology
had
improved
since
promulgation
of
NSPS
subpart
AA,
and
that
argonoxygen
decarburization
(
AOD)
vessels
are
a
significant
source
of
particulates
in
specialty
steel
shops.
NSPS,
subpart
AAa
was
proposed
on
August
17,
1983
and
promulgated
on
October
31,
1984.
The
new
standard
established
new
standards
applicable
to
EAFs,
AOD
vessels,
and
dust
handling
systems
constructed,
modified,
or
reconstructed
after
August
17,
1983.
On
March
2,
1999,
the
Agency
promulgated
a
direct
final
rule
to
amend
subparts
AA
and
AAa
in
response
to
a
petition
made
by
the
Common
Sense
Initiative
Council,
established
under
a
charter
approved
pursuant
to
the
Federal
Advisory
Committee
Act
(
FACA),
which
approved
daily
visible
emissions
observations
as
an
alternative
to
static
pressure
monitoring
at
an
EAF
with
a
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