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Title: 3032.   INSPECTION/MAINTENANCEPROGRAM REQUIREMENTS(SECTION 610 REVIEW)
Posted Date: 2003-05-27T04:00Z

Tuesday,

May
27,
2003
Part
XXIV
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Semiannual
Regulatory
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May
27,
2003
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Unified
Agenda
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
(
EPA)

ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
(
EPA)

40
CFR
Ch.
I
FRL­
7461­
6
Spring
2003
Regulatory
Agenda
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency.
ACTION:
Semiannual
regulatory
agenda.

SUMMARY:
The
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
publishes
the
Semiannual
Regulatory
Agenda
to
update
the
public
about:
 
Regulations
and
major
policies
currently
under
development,
 
Reviews
of
existing
regulations
and
major
policies,
and
 
Regulations
and
major
policies
completed
or
canceled
since
the
last
Agenda.

TO
BE
PLACED
ON
THE
AGENDA
MAILING
LIST:
If
you
would
like
to
subscribe,
please
send
an
e­
mail
with
your
name
and
address
to:
ncepimal@
one.
net,
or
call
800­
490­
9198.
There
is
no
charge
for
single
copies
of
the
Agenda.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
OR
TO
MAKE
GENERAL
SUGGESTIONS
CONTACT:
If
you
have
questions
or
comments
about
a
particular
action,
please
get
in
touch
with
the
agency
contact
listed
in
each
Agenda
entry.
If
you
have
general
questions
about
or
suggestions
for
improving
the
Agenda
or
questions
about
EPA's
decision
making
process,
please
contact:
Phil
Schwartz
(
1806A),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
phone:
(
202)
564­
6564;
email
schwartz.
philip@
epa.
gov
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

Table
of
Contents
a.
What
Is
EPA's
Goal
in
Developing
Regulations
and
Policies
and
What
Key
Principles
Drive
EPA's
Rulemaking
and
Policymaking
Process?
b.
What
Laws
and
Executive
Orders
Apply
to
EPA's
Regulatory
Development
Efforts?
c.
How
Can
You
be
Involved
in
EPA's
Rule
and
Policy
Making
Process?
d.
What
Actions
Are
Included
in
the
Agenda?
e.
How
Is
the
Agenda
Organized?
f.
What
Information
Is
in
Agenda
Entries?
g.
How
Can
You
Find
Out
More
About
EPA
Rulemakings?
h.
What
Special
Attention
Do
We
Give
to
the
Impacts
of
Rules
on
Small
Businesses,
Small
Governments,
and
Small
Nonprofit
Organizations:
i.
Acknowledgment
of
Those
Involved
in
the
Rulemaking
Process
A.
What
Is
EPA's
Goal
in
Developing
Regulations
and
Policies
and
What
Key
Principles
Drive
EPA's
Rulemaking
and
Policymaking
Process?

Our
primary
objective
is
to
protect
human
health
and
the
environment.
To
achieve
this
objective
and
ensure
that
our
decisions
are
cost­
effective
and
fully
protective,
we
conduct
high
quality
scientific,
economic,
and
policy
analyses.
These
analyses
are
planned
and
initiated
at
early
stages
in
the
regulatory
development
process,
so
that
Agency
decision
makers
are
well
informed
of
the
qualitative
and
quantitative
benefits
and
costs
as
they
select
among
alternative
approaches.
It
is
also
important
that
we
continue
to
apply
new
and
improved
methods
to
protect
the
environment,
such
as:
building
flexibility
into
regulations
from
the
very
beginning,
creating
strong
partnerships
with
the
regulated
community,
vigorously
engaging
in
public
outreach
and
involvement,
and
using
effective
nonregulatory
approaches.
Research,
testing
and
adoption
of
new
environmental
protection
methods
is
also
a
central
tenet
in
environmental
problem
solving.
The
integration
of
all
these
elements
via
a
well
managed
regulatory
development
process
and
a
strong
commitment
to
innovative
solutions
will
ensure
that
we
all
benefit
from
significant
environmental
improvements
that
are
fair,
efficient,
and
protective.
Our
overall
success
is
measured
by
our
effectiveness
in
protecting
human
health
and
the
environment.

B.
What
Laws
and
Executive
Orders
Apply
to
EPA's
Regulatory
Development
Efforts?

Besides
the
fundamental
environmental
laws
authorizing
EPA
actions
such
as
the
Clean
Air
Act
and
Clean
Water
Act,
there
are
legal
requirements
that
apply
to
the
issuance
of
regulations
that
are
generally
contained
in
the
Administrative
Procedure
Act,
the
Regulatory
Flexibility
Act
as
amended
by
the
Small
Business
Regulatory
Enforcement
Fairness
Act,
the
Unfunded
Mandates
Reform
Act,
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act,
the
National
Technology
Transfer
and
Advancement
Act,
and
the
Congressional
Review
Act.

We
also
must
meet
a
number
of
requirements
contained
in
Executive
orders.
Of
particular
significance
for
EPA
rulemakings
are
Executive
Orders
12866
(
Regulatory
Planning
and
Review;
58
FR
51735;
October
4,
1993),
12898
(
Environmental
Justice;
59
FR
7629;
February
16,
1994
),
13045
(
Children's
Health
Protection;
62
FR
19885;
April
23,
1997),
13132
(
Federalism;
64
FR
43255,
August
10,
1999),
13175
(
Consultation
and
Coordination
with
Indian
Tribal
Governments;
65
FR
67249,
November
9,
2000),
and
13211
(
Energy;
66
FR
28355,
May
22,
2001).

You
can
find
information
on
these
laws
and
Executive
orders
through
links
from
www.
epa.
gov/
regagenda.

C.
How
Can
You
Be
Involved
in
EPA's
Rule
and
Policy
Making
Process?

You
can
make
your
voice
heard
by
getting
in
touch
with
the
contact
person
provided
in
each
Agenda
entry.
We
urge
you
to
participate
as
early
in
the
process
as
possible.
You
may
also
participate
by
commenting
on
proposed
rules
that
we
publish
in
the
Federal
Register.
To
be
most
effective,
comments
should
contain
information
and
data
that
support
your
position,
and
you
also
should
explain
why
we
should
incorporate
your
suggestion
in
the
rule
or
non­
regulatory
action.
It
is
also
particularly
helpful
and
persuasive
if
you
provide
examples
to
illustrate
your
concerns
and
offer
specific
alternatives.

We
believe
our
actions
will
be
more
cost­
effective
and
protective
if
our
development
process
includes
stakeholders
working
with
us
to
identify
the
most
practical
and
effective
solutions
to
problems.
We
urge
you
to
become
involved
in
this
process.

D.
What
Actions
Are
Included
in
the
Agenda?

EPA
includes
regulations
and
certain
major
policy
documents
in
the
Agenda.
We
generally
do
not
include
minor
amendments
or
the
following
categories
of
actions:
 
Administrative
actions
such
as
delegations
of
authority,
changes
of
address
or
phone
numbers.
 
Under
the
Clean
Air
Act:
Revisions
to
State
Implementation
Plans;
Equivalent
Methods
for
Ambient
Air
Quality
Monitoring;
Deletions
from
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the
New
Source
Performance
Standards
source
categories
list;
Delegations
of
Authority
to
States;
Area
Designations
for
Air
Quality
Planning
Purposes.
 
Under
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act:
Decision
documents
defining
and
establishing
registration
standards;
decision
documents
and
termination
decisions
for
the
Special
Review
Registration
process;
and
data
call­
in
requests
made
under
section
3(
c)(
2)(
B).
 
Under
the
Federal
Food,
Drug,
and
Cosmetic
Act:
Actions
regarding
pesticide
tolerances
and
food
additive
regulations,
including
the
tolerance
reassessment
process.
 
Under
the
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act:
Authorization
of
State
solid
waste
management
plans;
hazardous
waste
delisting
petitions.
 
Under
the
Clean
Water
Act:
State
Water
Quality
Standards;
deletions
from
the
section
307(
a)
list
of
toxic
pollutants;
suspensions
of
toxic
testing
requirements
under
the
National
Pollutant
Discharge
Elimination
System
(
NPDES);
delegations
of
NPDES
authority
to
States.
 
Under
the
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act:
Actions
on
State
underground
injection
control
programs.

There
is
no
legal
significance
to
the
omission
of
an
item
from
the
Agenda.

E.
How
Is
the
Agenda
Organized?

We
have
organized
the
Agenda:
 
First,
into
fourteen
divisions
based
on
the
law
that
would
authorize
a
particular
action.
These
divisions
are:

1.
General,
which
includes
cross­
cutting
actions,
such
as
rules
authorized
by
multiple
statutes
and
general
acquisition
rules
2.
The
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)

3.
The
Atomic
Energy
Act
(
AEA)

4.
The
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA)

5.
The
Federal
Food,
Drug,
and
Cosmetic
Act
(
FFDCA)

6.
The
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)

7.
The
Emergency
Planning
and
Community
Right­
to­
Know
Act
(
EPCRA)
8.
Chemical
Safety
Information,
Site
Security
and
Fuels
Regulatory
Relief
Act
9.
The
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA)

10.
The
Oil
Pollution
Act
(
OPA)

11.
The
Comprehensive
Environmental
Response,
Compensation,
and
Liability
Act
(
CERCLA)
Superfund
12.
The
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)

13.
The
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act
(
SDWA)

14.
The
Shore
Protection
Act
(
SPA)
 
Second,
by
the
current
stage
of
development.
The
stages
are:

1.
Prerulemaking
­
Prerulemaking
actions
are
generally
intended
to
determine
whether
EPA
should
initiate
rulemaking.
Prerulemakings
may
include
anything
that
influences
or
leads
to
rulemaking,
such
as
advance
notices
of
proposed
rulemaking
(
ANPRMs),
significant
studies
or
analyses
of
the
possible
need
for
regulatory
action,
announcement
of
reviews
of
existing
regulations
required
under
section
610
of
the
Regulatory
Flexibility
Act,
requests
for
public
comment
on
the
need
for
regulatory
action,
or
important
preregulatory
policy
proposals.

2.
Proposed
Rule
­
This
section
includes
EPA
rulemaking
actions
that
are
within
a
year
of
proposal
(
publication
of
Notices
of
Proposed
Rulemakings
(
NPRMs)).

3.
Final
Rule
­
This
section
includes
rules
that
will
be
issued
as
a
final
rule
within
a
year.

4.
Long­
Term
Action
­
This
section
includes
rulemakings
for
which
the
next
scheduled
regulatory
action
is
after
May
2004.

5.
Completed
Action
­
This
section
contains
actions
that
have
been
promulgated
and
published
in
the
Federal
Register
since
publication
of
the
Fall
2002
Agenda.
It
also
includes
actions
that
we
are
no
longer
considering.
If
an
action
appears
in
the
completed
section,
it
will
not
appear
in
future
Agendas
unless
we
decide
to
initiate
action
again,
in
which
case
it
will
appear
as
a
new
entry.
EPA
also
announces
the
results
of
our
Regulatory
Flexibility
Act
section
610
reviews
in
this
section
of
the
Agenda.
 
Third,
by
the
section
number
of
the
statute
which
requires
or
authorizes
the
rule.

F.
What
Information
Is
in
Agenda
Entries?

Agenda
entries
include
the
following
information,
where
applicable:

Sequence
Number:
This
indicates
where
the
entry
appears
in
the
Agenda.

Title:
Titles
for
new
entries
(
those
that
have
not
appeared
in
previous
Agendas)
are
preceded
by
a
bullet
( ).
The
notation
``
Section
610
Review''
follows
the
title
if
we
are
reviewing
the
rule
as
part
of
our
periodic
review
of
existing
rules
under
section
610
of
the
Regulatory
Flexibility
Act
(
5
U.
S.
C.
610).

Priority:
Entries
are
placed
into
one
of
five
categories
described
below.
OMB
reviews
all
significant
rules
including
both
of
the
first
two
categories,
``
economically
significant''
and
``
other
significant.''

Economically
Significant:
Under
Executive
Order
12866,
a
rulemaking
action
that
may
have
an
annual
effect
on
the
economy
of
$
100
million
or
more
or
adversely
affect
in
a
material
way
the
economy,
a
sector
of
the
economy,
productivity,
competition,
jobs,
the
environment,
public
health
or
safety,
or
State,
local,
or
tribal
governments
or
communities.

Other
Significant:
A
rulemaking
that
is
not
economically
significant
but
is
considered
significant
for
other
reasons.
This
category
includes
rules
that
may:
 
Create
a
serious
inconsistency
or
otherwise
interfere
with
an
action
taken
or
planned
by
another
agency;
 
Materially
alter
the
budgetary
impact
of
entitlements,
grants,
user
fees,
or
loan
programs
or
the
rights
and
obligations
of
recipients;
or
 
Raise
novel
legal
or
policy
issues
arising
out
of
legal
mandates,
the
President's
priorities,
or
the
principles
in
Executive
Order
12866.

Substantive,
Nonsignificant:
A
rulemaking
that
has
substantive
impacts
but
is
neither
Significant,
nor
Routine
and
Frequent,
nor
Informational/
Administrative/
Other.

Routine
and
Frequent:
A
rulemaking
that
is
a
specific
case
of
a
recurring
application
of
a
regulatory
program
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the
Code
of
Federal
Regulations
(
e.
g.,
certain
State
Implementation
Plans,
National
Priority
List
updates,
Significant
New
Use
Rules,
State
Hazardous
Waste
Management
Program
actions,
and
Tolerance
exemptions).
If
an
action
that
would
normally
be
classified
Routine
and
Frequent
is
reviewed
by
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
under
E.
O.
12866,
then
we
would
classify
the
action
as
either
``
Economically
Significant''
or
``
Other
Significant.''

Informational/
Administrative/
Other:
An
action
that
is
primarily
informational
or
pertains
to
agency
matters
not
central
to
accomplishing
the
Agency's
regulatory
mandate
but
that
the
Agency
places
in
the
Agenda
to
inform
the
public
of
the
activity.

Also,
if
we
believe
that
a
rule
may
be
``
major''
as
defined
in
the
Congressional
Review
Act
(
5
U.
S.
C.
801,
et
seq.)
because
it
is
likely
to
result
in
an
annual
effect
on
the
economy
of
$
100
million
or
more
or
meets
other
criteria
specified
in
this
law,
we
indicate
this
under
the
``
Priority''
heading
with
the
statement
``
Major
under
5
U.
S.
C.
801.''

Legal
Authority:
The
sections
of
the
United
States
Code
(
U.
S.
C.),
Public
Law
(
P.
L.),
Executive
Order
(
E.
O.),
or
common
name
of
the
law
that
authorizes
the
regulatory
action.

CFR
Citation:
The
sections
of
the
Code
of
Federal
Regulations
that
would
be
affected
by
the
action.

Legal
Deadline:
An
indication
of
whether
the
rule
is
subject
to
a
statutory
or
judicial
deadline,
the
date
of
that
deadline,
and
whether
the
deadline
pertains
to
a
Notice
of
Proposed
Rulemaking,
a
Final
Action,
or
some
other
action.

Abstract:
A
brief
description
of
the
problem
the
action
will
address.

Timetable:
The
dates
(
and
citations)
that
documents
for
this
action
were
published
in
the
Federal
Register
and,
where
possible,
a
projected
date
for
the
next
step.
Projected
publication
dates
frequently
change
during
the
course
of
developing
an
action.
The
projections
in
the
Agenda
are
our
best
estimates
as
of
the
date
we
submit
the
Agenda
for
publication.
For
some
entries,
the
timetable
indicates
that
the
date
of
the
next
action
is
``
to
be
determined.''

Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Indicates
whether
EPA
has
prepared
or
anticipates
that
it
will
be
preparing
a
regulatory
flexibility
analysis
under
section
603
or
604
of
the
Regulatory
Flexibility
Act
(
RFA).
Generally,
such
an
analysis
is
required
for
proposed
or
final
rules
subject
to
the
RFA
that
EPA
believes
may
have
a
significant
economic
impact
on
a
substantial
number
of
small
entities.

Small
Entities
Affected:
Indicates
whether
we
expect
the
rule
to
have
any
effect
on
small
businesses,
small
governments,
or
small
nonprofit
organizations
Government
Levels
Affected:
Indicates
whether
we
expect
the
rule
to
have
any
effect
on
levels
of
government
and,
if
so,
whether
the
governments
are
State,
local,
tribal,
or
Federal.

Federalism
Implications:
Indicates
whether
the
action
is
expected
to
have
substantial
direct
effects
on
the
States,
on
the
relationship
between
the
national
government
and
the
States,
or
on
the
distribution
of
power
and
responsibilities
among
the
various
levels
of
government.

Unfunded
Mandates:
Section
202
of
the
Unfunded
Mandates
Reform
Act
generally
requires
an
assessment
of
anticipated
costs
and
benefits
if
a
rule
includes
a
mandate
that
may
result
in
expenditures
of
more
than
$
100
million
in
any
one
year
by
State,
local,
and
tribal
governments,
in
the
aggregate,
or
by
the
private
sector.
If
we
expect
to
exceed
this
$
100
million
threshold,
we
note
it
in
this
section.

Energy
Impacts:
Indicates
whether
the
action
is
a
significant
energy
action
under
Executive
Order
13211.

Agency
Contact:
The
name,
address,
phone
number,
and
e­
mail
address,
if
available,
of
a
person
who
is
knowledgeable
about
the
regulation.

SAN
Number:
A
code
number
that
EPA
uses
to
identify
and
track
rulemakings.

URLs:
For
some
of
our
actions
we
include
the
Internet
addresses
for:
reading
copies
of
rulemaking
documents;
submitting
comments
on
proposals;
and
getting
more
information
about
the
rulemaking
and
the
program
of
which
it
is
a
part.

RIN:
The
Regulatory
Identifier
Number
is
used
by
OMB
to
identify
and
track
rulemakings.
The
first
four
digits
of
the
RIN
stand
for
the
EPA
office
with
lead
responsibility
for
developing
the
action.
G.
How
Can
You
Find
Out
More
About
EPA
Rulemakings?

1.
Regulatory
Agenda
Databases
and
Search
Engines:
If
you
have
access
to
the
Internet
you
can
use
databases
and
their
accompanying
search
engines
developed
by
the
EPA
and
the
Regulatory
Information
Service
Center
(
RISC)
at
the
General
Services
Administration
to
help
you
locate
actions
that
are
of
interest
to
you.
The
EPA
Regulatory
Agenda
search
engine
is
located
at
www.
epa.
gov/
regagenda.
We
thoroughly
update
this
database
each
spring
and
fall
and
we
partially
update
it
several
other
times
during
the
year.
RISC's
searchable
databases
are
at
http://
ciir.
cs.
umass.
edu/
ua/.
They
includes
links
to
all
agencies'
Regulatory
Agendas
and
Regulatory
Plans
going
back
to
October
1995.

2.
Appendices
to
the
Agenda:
There
are
six
appendices
that
provide:
 
An
index
based
on
subject
matter
 
A
list
of
actions
that
may
have
a
significant
impact
on
a
substantial
number
of
small
businesses,
small
governments,
or
small
non­
profit
organizations
 
A
list
of
actions
that
may
have
some
impact
on
some
small
businesses,
small
governments,
or
small
nonprofit
organizations
but
which
may
either
have
less
than
a
significant
impact
or
affect
fewer
than
a
substantial
number
of
them
 
A
list
of
the
existing
rules
that
we
are
reviewing
under
section
610
of
the
Regulatory
Flexibility
Act
 
A
list
of
actions
that
may
affect
State,
local,
or
tribal
governments,
and
 
A
list
of
actions
that
may
have
federalism
implications
as
defined
in
Executive
Order
13132.

3.
Public
Dockets
and
Other
URLs
for
Individual
Actions:
When
EPA
announces
the
initiation
of
a
rulemaking,
typically
through
the
publication
of
an
advance
notice
of
proposed
rulemaking
or
a
notice
of
proposed
rulemaking
in
the
Federal
Register,
the
Agency
may
establish
an
official
docket
to
accumulate
materials
throughout
the
development
process
for
that
rulemaking.
The
official
docket
serves
as
the
repository
for
the
collection
of
documents
or
information
related
to
a
particular
agency
action
or
activity.
EPA
most
commonly
uses
dockets
for
rulemaking
actions,
but
dockets
may
also
be
used
for
various
other
non­

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rulemaking
activities,
such
as
Federal
Register
documents
seeking
public
comments
on
draft
guidance,
policy
statements,
information
collection
requests
under
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act,
and
other
non­
rule
activities.
In
2002,
EPA
released
its
online
electronic
docket
and
comment
system,
EDOCKET
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
For
those
matters
included
in
EDOCKET,
you
may
use
EDOCKET
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
to
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
official
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
appropriate
docket
identification
number
for
the
particular
rulemaking
action.
In
addition,
the
Agenda
entry
may
provide
other
URL
addresses
that
link
to
more
information
about
the
individual
action
or
related
program.

4.
EPA's
FY03
Regulatory
Plan:
The
Regulatory
Plan,
which
is
published
in
the
fall
of
each
year,
covers
the
core
of
our
priority
actions
that
we
expected
to
be
published
by
September
2003.
We
have
34
actions
in
the
December
2002
Plan.
There
are
entries
for
each
of
these
actions
in
the
Spring
2003
Regulatory
Agenda,
but
we
discuss
them
in
greater
detail
in
the
Plan.
You
can
view
the
Plan
at
www.
epa.
gov/
regagenda
5.
The
Regulatory
Agenda
Collection
in
the
EPA
History
Office
has
a
complete
collection
of
Regulatory
Agendas
and
related
materials.
A
list
of
the
contents
including
exact
citations
for
all
Agendas
is
at:
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
history/
collection/
aid41.
htm
6.
Listservers:
If
you
want
to
get
automatic
e­
mails
about
areas
of
particular
interest,
we
maintain
12
collections
including:
 
Air
 
Water
 
Wastes
and
emergency
response
 
Pesticides
 
Toxic
substances
 
Right­
to­
know
and
toxic
release
inventory
 
Environmental
impacts
 
Endangered
species
 
Meetings;
 
The
Science
Advisory
Board
 
Daily
full­
text
notices
with
page
numbers,
and
 
General
information.

For
more
information
and
to
subscribe
via
our
FR
Web
site,
visit:
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/
subscribe.
If
you
have
e­
mail
without
full
Internet
access,
please
send
an
e­
mail
to
envsubset@
epa.
gov
to
request
instructions
for
subscribing
to
the
EPA
Federal
Register
listservers
7.
Access
to
Interpretive
Documents:
To
provide
a
central
point
of
access
to
non­
binding
general
policy,
guidance,
and
interpretive
documents
that
describe
how
the
Agency
intends
to
exercise
its
discretionary
authority
and
explains
what
a
statute
or
regulation
means,
EPA
developed
a
web
site
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
guidance/.
The
site
provides
access
to
a
collection
of
non­
binding
guidance
materials
issued
by
EPA
Headquarters
offices
since
January
1,
1999,
and
was
developed
to
assist
State
and
tribal
officials,
representatives
of
companies
and
organizations
that
must
comply
with
environmental
regulations,
and
individuals
that
are
concerned
with
how
environmental
regulations
and
statutes
are
being
implemented
or
enforced.
The
goal
is
that,
through
a
central
interface
to
a
collection
of
guidance
materials,
it
will
be
easier
for
an
individual
or
institution
to
understand
what
guidance
is
available
when
complying
with
environmental
regulations.

H.
What
Special
Attention
Do
We
Give
to
the
Impacts
of
Rules
on
Small
Businesses,
Small
Governments,
and
Small
Nonprofit
Organizations?

For
each
of
our
rulemakings
we
consider
whether
there
will
be
any
adverse
impact
on
any
small
entity.
We
attempt
to
fit
the
regulatory
requirements,
to
the
extent
feasible,
to
the
scale
of
the
businesses,
organizations,
and
governmental
jurisdictions
subject
to
the
regulation.
Under
RFA/
SBREFA,
the
Agency
must
prepare
a
formal
analysis
of
the
potential
negative
impacts
on
small
entities,
convene
a
Small
Business
Advocacy
Review
Panel
(
proposed
rule
stage),
and
prepare
a
Small
Entity
Compliance
Guide
(
final
rule
stage)
unless
the
Agency
certifies
a
rule
will
not
have
a
significant
economic
impact
on
a
substantial
number
of
small
entities.
For
more
detailed
information
about
the
Agency's
policy
and
practice
with
respect
to
implementing
RFA/
SBREFA,
please
visit
the
RFA/
SBREFA
website
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
sbrefa/.
See
Appendix
B
at
the
end
of
the
Agenda,
``
Index
to
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Entries
for
which
a
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
is
Required''
for
a
list
of
these
rules.
See
Appendix
C
for
a
list
of
the
rules
that
may
affect
small
entities,
but
which
we
do
not
expect
will
have
a
significant
economic
impact
on
a
substantial
number
of
them.
The
Regulatory
Flexibility
Act
(
RFA
)
section
610
requires
that
an
agency
review,
within
10
years
of
promulgation,
each
rule
that
has
or
will
have
a
significant
economic
impact
on
a
substantial
number
of
small
entities
(
SISNOSE).
For
EPA
rules
issued
in
1992­
1997,
EPA
went
beyond
the
requirements
of
the
RFA
by
preparing
regulatory
flexibility
analyses
for
rules
that
would
have
any
adverse
impact
on
any
number
of
small
entities,
regardless
of
the
size
of
impact
or
number
of
small
entities.
In
effect,
many
rules
that
EPA
would
otherwise
have
certified
as
not
having
a
SISNOSE
were
not
formally
certified
during
this
time
period.
After
the
RFA
was
amended
in
1996
by
the
Small
Business
Regulatory
Enforcement
Fairness
Act
(
SBREFA),
EPA
returned
to
its
earlier
practice
of
formally
certifying
rules
with
no
SISNOSE
under
the
RFA
while
continuing
to
offer
outreach
and
accommodation
to
regulated
small
entities
for
those
rules.
EPA
has
identified
seven
rules
issued
before
SBREFA
was
passed
that
were
not
formally
certified
yet
do
not
and
will
not
have
a
SISNOSE.
EPA
has
determined
that
these
seven
rules
are
not
subject
to
section
610
review,
and,
even
if
a
section
610
review
were
conducted,
revision
of
the
rules
would
not
be
warranted.
A
list
of
these
seven
rules
is
available
at
epa.
gov/
sbrefa.
There
are
six
rules
for
which
we
are
conducting
section
610
reviews
this
year.
We
undertake
these
reviews
to
decide
whether
we
should
continue
the
rule
unchanged,
amend
it,
or
withdraw
it.
We
announce
our
forthcoming
section
610
reviews
in
the
``
Prerule''
section
of
the
Agenda.
We
encourage
small
entities
to
provide
comments
on
the
need
to
change
these
rules.
We
will
consider
all
of
your
comments
as
we
decide
whether
to
continue,
amend,
or
withdraw
these
rules.
We
particularly
encourage
comments
by
small
entities
about
how
these
rules
could
be
made
clearer,
more
effective,
or
remove
conflicting
or
overlapping
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with
other
Federal
or
State
regulations.
The
six
reviews
are:

Review
RIN#
and
EDOCKET
ID#
Rule
Being
Reviewed
2040­
AD96;
OW­
2003­
0016
Standards
for
the
Use
or
Disposal
of
Sewage
Sludge
2060­
AK64;
OAR­
2003­
0029
NESHAPs
for
Source
Categories,
Perchloroethylene
Dry
Cleaning
Facilities
2060­
AK65;
OAR­
2003­
0030
Regulations
of
Fuels
and
Fuel
Additives:
Standards
for
Reformulated
and
Conventional
Gasoline
2060­
AK66;
OAR­
2003­
0031
Inspection
and
Maintenance
Requirements
for
Mobile
Sources
of
Air
Pollution
2070­
AD65;
OPPT­
2003­
0015
Lead;
Requirements
for
Lead­
Based
Paint
Activities
in
Target
Housing
and
Child­
Occupied
Facilities
2070­
AD66;
OPP­
2003­
0115
Worker
Protection
Standards
for
Pesticides
EPA
has
established
an
official
public
docket
for
each
of
these
610
reviews
under
a
docket
identification
(
ID)
number
as
indicated
above.
The
official
public
docket
is
the
collection
of
materials
that
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
docket
facility.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
and
comment
system,
EPA
Dockets.
You
may
use
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
official
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
appropriate
docket
ID
number.

Certain
types
of
information
will
not
be
placed
in
the
EPA
Dockets.
Information
claimed
as
confidential
business
information
(
CBI)
and
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute,
which
is
not
included
in
the
official
public
docket,
will
not
be
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
EPA's
policy
is
that
copyrighted
material
will
not
be
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
but
will
be
available
only
in
printed,
paper
form
in
the
official
public
docket.
To
the
extent
feasible,
publicly
available
docket
materials
will
be
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
When
a
document
is
selected
from
the
index
list
in
EPA
Dockets,
the
system
will
identify
whether
the
document
is
available
for
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Although
not
all
docket
materials
may
be
available
electronically,
you
may
still
access
any
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
the
docket
facility
identified
above.
EPA
intends
to
work
towards
providing
electronic
access
to
all
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Unless
otherwise
indicated,
please
direct
your
comments
to
the
identified
Docket
ID
number
for
the
specific
610
review
item.
For
these
610
reviews,
please
DO
NOT
submit
CBI
or
information
that
is
otherwise
protected
by
statute.
You
may
submit
comments
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier
using
one
of
the
following
methods:

1.
Electronically.
If
you
submit
an
electronic
comment
as
prescribed
below,
EPA
recommends
that
you
include
your
name,
mailing
address,
and
an
e­
mail
address
or
other
contact
information
in
the
body
of
your
comment.
Also
include
this
contact
information
on
the
outside
of
any
disk
or
CD
ROM
you
submit,
and
in
any
cover
letter
accompanying
the
disk
or
CD
ROM.
This
ensures
that
you
can
be
identified
as
the
submitter
of
the
comment
and
allows
EPA
to
contact
you
in
case
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
or
needs
further
information
on
the
substance
of
your
comment.
EPA's
policy
is
that
EPA
will
not
edit
your
comment,
and
any
identifying
or
contact
information
provided
in
the
body
of
a
comment
will
be
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
If
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
and
cannot
contact
you
for
clarification,
EPA
may
not
be
able
to
consider
your
comment.

i.
EPA
Dockets.
Your
use
of
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
to
submit
comments
to
EPA
electronically
is
EPA's
preferred
method
for
receiving
comments.
Go
directly
to
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
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edocket,
and
follow
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online
instructions
for
submitting
comments.
Once
in
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search,''
and
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key
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The
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``
anonymous
access''
system,
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e­
mail
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or
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ii.
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ROM.
You
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disk
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you
mail
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These
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Avoid
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encryption.

2.
By
Mail.
Send
your
comments,
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insert
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DC.
The
EPA
Docket
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Public
Reading
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m.
to
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30
p.
m.,
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excluding
legal
holidays.
The
telephone
number
for
the
Reading
Room
is
(
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Such
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normal
hours
of
operation
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below.

For
public
commenters,
it
is
important
to
note
that
EPA's
policy
is
that
public
comments,
whether
submitted
electronically
or
on
paper,
will
be
made
available
for
public
viewing
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EPA's
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EPA
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them
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by
statute.
When
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containing
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reference
to
that
material
in
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version
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the
comment
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is
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
The
entire
printed
comment,
including
the
copyrighted
material,
will
be
available
in
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public
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Public
comments
submitted
on
computer
disks
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
docket
will
be
transferred
to
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Public
comments
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
docket
will
be
scanned
and
placed
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electronic
public
docket.
Where
practical,
physical
objects
will
be
photographed,
and
the
photograph
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placed
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EPA's
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description
written
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docket
staff.
Please
ensure
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comments
are
submitted
within
the
specified
comment
period.
Comments
received
after
the
close
of
the
comment
period
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``
late.''
EPA
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to
consider
these
late
comments.
For
these
actions,
please
DO
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or
information
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otherwise
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by
statute.
I.
Acknowledgment
of
Those
Involved
in
the
Rulemaking
Process
Finally,
I
would
like
to
thank
the
members
of
the
public
who
have
taken
the
time
to
get
involved
in
the
rulemaking
process.
Experience
has
taught
us
that
we
must
listen
to
and
involve
our
stakeholders
if
we
hope
to
fully
understand
the
issues
and
write
the
most
effective
rules.
Over
the
years
you,
the
public,
have
submitted
an
enormous
number
of
comments
on
our
rulemakings.
We
have
heard
all
of
them
and
adopted
many.
We
look
forward
to
your
continued
participation
in
the
Agency's
rulemaking.

Dated:
April
21,
2003.

Jessica
L.
Furey,

Associate
Administrator,
Office
of
Policy,
Economics,
and
Innovation.

GENERAL
 
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3005
SAN
No.
4056
Utilization
of
Small,
Minority
and
Women's
Business
Enterprises
in
Procurement
Under
Assistance
Agreements
...................................................................................................................................................................
2020­
AA39
3006
SAN
No.
3580
Incorporation
of
Class
Deviations
Into
EPAAR
.....................................................................................
2030­
AA37
3007
SAN
No.
4292
Proposed
Revision
to
EPA's
Implementing
NEPA
Regulations
...........................................................
2020­
AA42
3008
SAN
No.
4618
Revision
of
Procedural
Rules
for
Hearings
on
Cancellations,
Suspensions,
Changes
in
Classifications
and
Denials
of
Pesticide
Registrations
...............................................................................................................
2020­
AA44
3009
SAN
No.
4693
Privacy
Act
Regulations
(
Revised)
........................................................................................................
2025­
AA13
3010
SAN
No.
4191
Revision
to
EPAAR
1552.211­
73,
Level
of
Effort
.................................................................................
2030­
AA64
3011
SAN
No.
4319
Revisions
to
Acquisition
Regulation
Concerning
Conflict
of
Interest
....................................................
2030­
AA67
3012
SAN
No.
4742
Continuation
of
Implementing
the
Empowerment
Initiative
...................................................................
2030­
AA81
3013
SAN
No.
4463
Persistent,
Bioaccumulative,
and
Toxic
(
PBT)
Pollutants
Strategy
......................................................
2070­
AD45
GENERAL
 
Final
Rule
Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3014
SAN
No.
4747
Implementation
of
Authority
To
Appoint
Research
Scientists
Under
42
USC
......................................
2030­
AA83
3015
SAN
No.
3817
Implementation
of
Changes
to
Governmentwide
Debarment
and
Suspension
Common
Rule
...........
2030­
AA48
3016
SAN
No.
4270
Cross­
Media
Electronic
Reporting
(
ER)
and
Recordkeeping
Rule
(
CROMERRR)
..............................
2025­
AA07
3017
SAN
No.
4572
Fellowship
Grant
Regulation
Revision
..................................................................................................
2030­
AA77
3018
SAN
No.
4733
Background
Investigations
for
Contractors
Performing
Services
Onsite
..............................................
2030­
AA80
3019
SAN
No.
4761
Waste
Isolation
Pilot
Plant
(
WIPP)
FY
2002
Report
to
Congress
........................................................
2060­
AK79
3020
SAN
No.
4473
Regulatory
Incentives
for
the
National
Environmental
Performance
Track
Program
...........................
2090­
AA13
3021
SAN
No.
4530
EPA
Agencywide
Public
Involvement
Policy
.........................................................................................
2090­
AA23
3022
SAN
No.
4536
Project
XL
Site­
Specific
Rulemaking
for
NASA
White
Sands
Test
Facility
Electronic
Reporting
in
Las
Cruces,
New
Mexico
..............................................................................................................................................
2090­
AA27
GENERAL
 
Long­
Term
Actions
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3023
SAN
No.
4021
Nondiscrimination
on
the
Basis
of
Race,
Color,
National
Origin,
Handicap,
and
Age
in
Programs
and
Activities
Receiving
Federal
Financial
Assistance
................................................................................................
2020­
AA36
3024
SAN
No.
3240
Public
Information
and
Confidentiality
Regulations
...............................................................................
2025­
AA02
3025
SAN
No.
3671
Guidelines
for
Carcinogen
Risk
Assessment
........................................................................................
2080­
AA06
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GENERAL
 
Completed
Actions
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3026
SAN
No.
4780
Administrative
Changes
and
Technical
Amendments
to
EPAAR
.........................................................
2030­
AA82
3027
SAN
No.
4180
Rewriting
of
EPA
Regulations
Implementing
the
Freedom
of
Information
Act
.....................................
2025­
AA04
3028
SAN
No.
4650
Contractor
Performance
Evaluations
.....................................................................................................
2030­
AA79
3029
SAN
No.
4435
Project
XL
Site­
Specific
Rule
for
International
Paper
Mill
in
Jay,
Maine
..............................................
2090­
AA31
GENERAL
 
Discontinued
Entries
Regulation
Identification
Number
Title
Date
Comments
2030­
AA50
SAN
No.
3876
Incrementally
Funding
Fixed
Price
Contracts
05/
06/
2003
Withdrawn
­
No
further
action
anticipated.
2030­
AA57
SAN
No.
4185
Electronic
Funds
Transfer
05/
06/
2003
Withdrawn
­
No
further
action
anticipated.
2030­
AA62
SAN
No.
4187
EPAAR
Coverage
on
Local
Hiring
and
Training
03/
13/
2003
Withdrawn
­
Superseded
by
Coverage
in
HubZone
Program
CLEAN
AIR
ACT
(
CAA)
 
Prerule
Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3030
SAN
No.
4785
NESHAP:
Perchlorethylene
Dry
Cleaning
Facilities
(
Section
610
Review)
........................................
2060­
AK64
3031
SAN
No.
4786
Standards
for
Reformulated
and
Conventional
Gasoline
(
Section
610
Review)
................................
2060­
AK65
3032
SAN
No.
4787
Inspection/
Maintenance
Program
Requirements
(
Section
610
Review)
.............................................
2060­
AK66
3033
SAN
No.
4759
Revision
to
Policy
on
Control
of
Volatile
Organic
Compounds
(
VOC)
.................................................
2060­
AK75
CLEAN
AIR
ACT
(
CAA)
 
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3034
SAN
No.
4755
Accidental
Release
Prevention
Requirements:
Risk
Management
Programs
Requirements
Under
Clean
Air
Act
Section
112(
r)(
7);
Amendments
to
the
Submission
Schedule
and
Data
Requirements
.......................
2050­
AF09
3035
SAN
No.
4415
Petitions
To
Delist
Source
Categories
From
the
Source
Category
List,
Developed
Pursuant
to
Section
112(
c)
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
....................................................................................................................................
2060­
AJ23
3036
SAN
No.
4531
Evaluation
of
Updated
Test
Procedures
for
the
Certification
of
Gasoline
Deposit
Control
Additives
..
2060­
AJ61
3037
SAN
No.
3649
Amendments
to
Method
24
(
Water­
Based
Coatings)
...........................................................................
2060­
AF72
3038
SAN
No.
4070
General
Conformity
Regulations;
Revisions
..........................................................................................
2060­
AH93
3039
SAN
No.
3470
Revision
to
the
Guideline
on
Air
Quality
Models
(
Appendix
W
to
40
CFR
Part
51):
Adoption
of
a
Preferred
General
Purpose
(
Flat
and
Complex
Terrain)
Dispersion
Model
and
Other
Revisions
..............................
2060­
AK60
3040
SAN
No.
3746
NESHAP:
Paint
Stripping
Operations
....................................................................................................
2060­
AG26
3041
SAN
No.
4683
Air
Quality:
Revision
to
Definition
of
Volatile
Organic
Compounds
 
Exclusion
of
4
Compounds
.....
2060­
AK37
3042
SAN
No.
3975
Review
of
Minor
New
Sources
and
Modifications
in
Indian
Country
....................................................
2060­
AH37
3043
SAN
No.
4625
Implementation
Rule
for
8­
hour
Ozone
NAAQS
...................................................................................
2060­
AJ99
3044
SAN
No.
4752
Implementation
Rule
for
PM­
2.5
NAAQS
..............................................................................................
2060­
AK74
3045
SAN
No.
3958
Amendments
to
Standard
of
Performance
for
New
Stationary
Sources;
Monitoring
Requirements
(
40
CFR
Part
60,
Appendix
F,
Procedure
3)
...............................................................................................................
2060­
AH23
3046
SAN
No.
4119
Performance
Specification
16
 
Specifications
and
Test
Procedures
for
Predictive
Emission
Monitoring
Systems
in
Stationary
Sources
..........................................................................................................................
2060­
AH84
3047
SAN
No.
4161
Revisions
to
Methods
3A,
6C,
7E,
10,
and
20
......................................................................................
2060­
AK61
3048
SAN
No.
4310
NESHAP:
Printing
and
Publishing
Industry;
Amendments
...................................................................
2060­
AI66
3049
SAN
No.
4313
Petitions
To
Delist
Hazardous
Air
Pollutants:
MEK
..............................................................................
2060­
AI72
3050
SAN
No.
4571
Electric
Utility
Steam
Generating
Unit
MACT
Regulation
.....................................................................
2060­
AJ65
3051
SAN
No.
4585
Portland
Cement
Manufacturing
Industry
NESHAP:
Amendment
To
Implement
Court
Remand
........
2060­
AJ78
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CLEAN
AIR
ACT
(
CAA)
 
Proposed
Rule
Stage
(
Continued)

Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3052
SAN
No.
4620
National
Emission
Standards
for
Coke
Oven
Batteries
 
Residual
Risk
Standards
..........................
2060­
AJ96
3053
SAN
No.
4672
NESHAP:
Solvent
Extraction
for
Vegetable
Oil:
Amendments
.............................................................
2060­
AK32
3054
SAN
No.
4713
NESHAP
for
Primary
Aluminum
Reduction
Plants;
Amendments
........................................................
2060­
AK50
3055
SAN
No.
4719
NESHAP
for
Source
Categories:
General
Provisions;
Amendments
for
Pollution
Prevention
Alternative
Compliance
Requirements
.................................................................................................................................
2060­
AK54
3056
SAN
No.
4751
Petition
To
Delist
a
Hazardous
Air
Pollutant
(
HAP)
Source
Category
From
Section
112
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
 
Gas
Turbines
...............................................................................................................................................
2060­
AK73
3057
SAN
No.
4689
Section
126
Rule
Withdrawal
Provision
................................................................................................
2060­
AK41
3058
SAN
No.
4340
Transportation
Conformity
Amendments:
Response
to
March
2,
1999,
Court
Decision
......................
2060­
AI56
3059
SAN
No.
4309
National
VOC
Emission
Standards
for
Consumer
Products;
Proposed
Amendments
.........................
2060­
AI62
3060
SAN
No.
4675
Control
of
Emissions
of
Air
Pollution
From
Nonroad
Diesel
Engines
and
Fuel
...................................
2060­
AK27
3061
SAN
No.
4757
Emissions
Durability
Procedures
for
New
Light­
Duty
Vehicles
and
Light­
Duty
Trucks
........................
2060­
AK76
3062
SAN
No.
4393
Control
of
Methyl
Tertiary
Butyl
Ether
(
MTBE)
.....................................................................................
2060­
AJ00
3063
SAN
No.
3412
Operating
Permits:
Revisions
to
Part
70
...............................................................................................
2060­
AF70
3064
SAN
No.
4700
Selection
of
Sequence
of
Mandatory
Sanctions
To
Be
Applied
Pursuant
to
Section
502
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
.................................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AK46
3065
SAN
No.
4535
Protection
of
Stratospheric
Ozone:
Process
for
Exempting
Critical
and
Emergency
Uses
of
Methyl
Bromide
.........................................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AJ63
3066
SAN
No.
4599
Protection
of
Stratospheric
Ozone:
Listing
of
Substitutes
for
Ozone­
Depleting
Substances:
NPropylbromide
...............................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AK26
3067
SAN
No.
4697
Protection
of
Stratospheric
Ozone:
Adjusting
Allowances
for
Class
I
Substances
for
Export
to
Article
5
Countries
..............................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AK45
3068
SAN
No.
3673
Protection
of
Stratospheric
Ozone:
Reconsideration
of
Section
608
Sales
Restriction
.......................
2060­
AG20
3069
SAN
No.
4542
Federal
Implementation
Plan
(
FIP)
for
the
Billings/
Laurel,
Montana
Sulfur
Dioxide
(
SO2)
Area
.........
2008­
AA00
3070
SAN
No.
3263
Performance
Warranty
and
Inspection/
Maintenance
Test
Procedures
................................................
2060­
AE20
3071
SAN
No.
3262
Inspection/
Maintenance
Recall
Requirements
......................................................................................
2060­
AE22
3072
SAN
No.
3917
Transportation
Conformity
Rule
Amendment:
Clarification
of
Trading
Provisions
................................
2060­
AH31
3073
SAN
No.
4348
Inspection
Maintenance
Program
Requirements
for
Federal
Facilities;
Amendment
to
the
Final
Rule
2060­
AI97
3074
SAN
No.
4391
Rescinding
Finding
That
Pre­
Existing
PM10
Standards
Are
No
Longer
Applicable
in
Northern
Ada
County/
Boise,
Idaho
.....................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AJ05
3075
SAN
No.
4421
Revising
Regulations
on
Ambient
Air
Quality
Monitoring
.....................................................................
2060­
AJ25
3076
SAN
No.
4450
Revisions
to
Regional
Haze
Rule
To
Address
Concerns
Raised
by
DC
Court
Circuit
Regarding
Best
Available
Retrofit
Technology
(
BART)
.................................................................................................................
2060­
AJ31
3077
SAN
No.
4570
Control
of
Air
Pollution
From
Motor
Vehicles
and
Engines:
Alternative
Low­
Sulfur
Highway
Diesel
Fuel
Transition
Program
for
Alaska
..............................................................................................................................
2060­
AJ72
3078
SAN
No.
4583
Modification
of
Federal
On­
Board
Diagnostic
Regulations
for
2004
Model
Year
Vehicles
Below
14,000
Pounds
..............................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AJ77
3079
SAN
No.
4547
Modification
of
Authority
To
Grant
Alternative
Method
Approvals
........................................................
2060­
AJ83
3080
SAN
No.
4584
Performance
Specifications
for
Continuous
Parameter
Monitoring
Systems
.......................................
2060­
AJ86
3081
SAN
No.
4631
Adoption
of
the
Amended
International
NOx
Standard
for
Aircraft
Engines
........................................
2060­
AK01
3082
SAN
No.
4632
Modification
of
Anti­
Dumping
Baselines
for
Gasoline
Produced
or
Imported
for
Use
in
Hawaii,
Alaska
and
the
U.
S.
Territories
..........................................................................................................................................
2060­
AK02
3083
SAN
No.
4633
Performance­
Based
Measurement
System
for
Fuels:
Criteria
for
Self­
Qualifying
Alternative
Test
Methods;
Description
of
Optional
Statistical
Quality
Control
Measures
......................................................................
2060­
AK03
CLEAN
AIR
ACT
(
CAA)
 
Final
Rule
Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3084
SAN
No.
4315
Source­
Specific
Federal
Implementation
Plan
for
Navajo
Generating
Station;
Navajo
Nation
............
2009­
AA00
3085
SAN
No.
3569
Source­
Specific
Federal
Implementation
Plan
for
Navajo
Generating
Station;
Four
Corners
Power
Plant
..............................................................................................................................................................................
2009­
AA01
3086
SAN
No.
4768
Amendment
to
Subparts
H
and
I
for
Emissions
of
Radionuclides
Other
Than
Radon
From
DOE
Facilities
............................................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AK81
3087
SAN
No.
4466
Overview
of
Rulemakings
for
the
Purpose
of
Reducing
Interstate
Ozone
Transport
..........................
2060­
AJ20
3088
SAN
No.
4532
Motor
Vehicle
and
Engine
Compliance
Program
Fees
for:
Light­
Duty
Vehicles
and
Trucks;
Heavy­
Duty
Vehicles
and
Engines;
Nonroad
Engines;
and
Motorcycles
................................................................................
2060­
AJ62
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CAA)
 
Final
Rule
Stage
(
Continued)

Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3089
SAN
No.
4104
NESHAP:
Hydrochloric
Acid
Production
Industry
.................................................................................
2060­
AH75
3090
SAN
No.
3470
Revision
to
the
Guideline
on
Air
Quality
Models
(
Appendix
W
to
40
CFR
Part
51):
Adoption
of
a
Preferred
Long
Range
Transport
Model
and
Other
Revisions
....................................................................................
2060­
AF01
3091
SAN
No.
3657
NESHAP:
Combustion
Turbine
.............................................................................................................
2060­
AG67
3092
SAN
No.
3343
NESHAP:
Iron
and
Steel
Foundries
......................................................................................................
2060­
AE43
3093
SAN
No.
3346
NESHAP:
Integrated
Iron
and
Steel
......................................................................................................
2060­
AE48
3094
SAN
No.
3326
NESHAP:
Reinforced
Plastic
Composites
Production
..........................................................................
2060­
AE79
3095
SAN
No.
3452
NESHAP:
Miscellaneous
Organic
Chemical
Manufacturing
.................................................................
2060­
AE82
3096
SAN
No.
3656
NESHAP:
Reciprocating
Internal
Combustion
Engine
..........................................................................
2060­
AG63
3097
SAN
No.
3837
NESHAP:
Industrial,
Commercial
and
Institutional
Boilers
and
Process
Heaters
................................
2060­
AG69
3098
SAN
No.
3902
NESHAP:
Semiconductor
Production
....................................................................................................
2060­
AG93
3099
SAN
No.
3452
National
Emission
Standards
for
Hazardous
Air
Pollutants:
Miscellaneous
Coating
Manufacturing
...
2060­
AK59
3100
SAN
No.
2915
Methods
for
Measurement
of
Visible
Emissions
 
Addition
of
Methods
203A,
203B,
and
203C
to
Appendix
M
of
Part
51
..................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AF83
3101
SAN
No.
3900
Addition
of
Method
207
to
Appendix
M
of
40
CFR
Part
51
Method
for
Measuring
Isocyanates
in
Stationary
Source
Emissions
........................................................................................................................................
2060­
AG88
3102
SAN
No.
4433
Interstate
Ozone
Transport:
Response
to
Court
Decisions
on
the
NOx
SIP
Call,
NOx
SIP
Call
Technical
Amendments,
and
Section
126
Rules
.........................................................................................................
2060­
AJ16
3103
SAN
No.
3380
NSPS:
SOCMI
 
Wastewater
and
Amendment
to
Appendix
C
of
Part
63
and
Appendix
J
of
Part
60
..................................................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AE94
3104
SAN
No.
4478
Standards
of
Performance
for
New
Stationary
Sources:
Municipal
Solid
Waste
Landfills:
Amendment
..............................................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AJ41
3105
SAN
No.
4508
Standards
of
Performance
for
New
Stationary
Sources:
Volatile
Organic
Liquid
Storage
Vessels;
Amendments
.................................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AJ53
3106
SAN
No.
4555
Electric
Arc
Furnace
NSPS
Amendment
...............................................................................................
2060­
AJ68
3107
SAN
No.
4605
Proposed
Amendments
to
Performance
Standards
and
Monitoring
Requirements
for
Particulate
Matter
at
Stationary
Sources
........................................................................................................................................
2060­
AJ88
3108
SAN
No.
4681
Revision
of
Combustion
Turbines
NSPS
 
Part
60,
Subpart
GG
.......................................................
2060­
AK35
3109
SAN
No.
3449
NESHAP:
Mercury
Cell
Chlor­
Alkali
Plants
...........................................................................................
2060­
AE85
3110
SAN
No.
3820
NESHAP:
Plywood
and
Composite
Wood
Products
.............................................................................
2060­
AG52
3111
SAN
No.
3824
NESHAP:
Metal
Furniture
(
Surface
Coating)
........................................................................................
2060­
AG55
3112
SAN
No.
3825
NESHAP:
Miscellaneous
Metal
Parts
and
Products
(
Surface
Coating)
...............................................
2060­
AG56
3113
SAN
No.
3826
Plastic
Parts
and
Products
(
Surface
Coating)
NESHAP
.......................................................................
2060­
AG57
3114
SAN
No.
3655
NESHAP:
Asphalt
Processing
and
Asphalt
Roofing
Manufacturing
.....................................................
2060­
AG66
3115
SAN
No.
3652
NESHAP:
Refractory
Products
Manufacturing
......................................................................................
2060­
AG68
3116
SAN
No.
3651
NESHAP:
Lime
Manufacturing
..............................................................................................................
2060­
AG72
3117
SAN
No.
3906
NESHAP:
Surface
Coating
of
Metal
Cans
............................................................................................
2060­
AG96
3118
SAN
No.
3909
NESHAP:
Printing,
Coating,
and
Dyeing
of
Fabrics
and
Other
Textiles
..............................................
2060­
AG98
3119
SAN
No.
3907
NESHAP:
Surface
Coating
of
Automobiles
and
Light­
Duty
Trucks
......................................................
2060­
AG99
3120
SAN
No.
3904
NESHAP:
Wood
Building
Products
(
Surface
Coating)
..........................................................................
2060­
AH02
3121
SAN
No.
3924
NESHAP:
Primary
Magnesium
Refining
...............................................................................................
2060­
AH03
3122
SAN
No.
3968
NESHAP:
Site
Remediation
..................................................................................................................
2060­
AH12
3123
SAN
No.
3971
NESHAP:
Organic
Liquids
Distribution
(
Non­
Gasoline)
........................................................................
2060­
AH41
3124
SAN
No.
4022
NESHAP:
Coke
Ovens:
Pushing,
Quenching,
and
Battery
Stacks
......................................................
2060­
AH55
3125
SAN
No.
4115
NESHAP:
Chromium
Electroplating
Amendment
..................................................................................
2060­
AH69
3126
SAN
No.
4111
NESHAP:
Fumed
Silica
Production
.......................................................................................................
2060­
AH72
3127
SAN
No.
4107
NESHAP:
Asphalt/
Coal
Tar
Application
on
Metal
Pipes
.......................................................................
2060­
AH78
3128
SAN
No.
4343
NESHAP:
Clay
Ceramics
Manufacturing
..............................................................................................
2060­
AI68
3129
SAN
No.
4144
NESHAP:
Engine
Test
Cells/
Stands
.....................................................................................................
2060­
AI74
3130
SAN
No.
4380
NESHAP:
Taconite
Iron
Ore
Processing
Industry
.................................................................................
2060­
AJ02
3131
SAN
No.
4449
NESHAP:
Flexible
Polyurethane
Foam
Fabrication
Operations
...........................................................
2060­
AJ19
3132
SAN
No.
4426
Clarification
to
Existing
Part
63
NESHAP
Delegations'
Provisions
......................................................
2060­
AJ26
3133
SAN
No.
4479
NESHAP:
Gasoline
Distribution
Facilities
 
Amendment
....................................................................
2060­
AJ42
3134
SAN
No.
4591
Benzene
Waste
Operations
NESHAP;
Amendments
...........................................................................
2060­
AJ87
3135
SAN
No.
4325
NESHAP:
Brick
and
Structural
Clay
Products
Manufacturing
..............................................................
2060­
AJ91
3136
SAN
No.
4685
NESHAP:
Chlorine
Production
..............................................................................................................
2060­
AK38
3137
SAN
No.
4712
NESHAP:
Hazardous
Organic
NESHAP
(
HON)
Amendments
.............................................................
2060­
AK49
3138
SAN
No.
4714
NESHAP
for
Petroleum
Refineries:
Catalytic
Cracking
Units,
Catalytic
Reforming
Units,
and
Sulfur
Recovery
Units;
Amendments
......................................................................................................................................
2060­
AK51
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EPA
CLEAN
AIR
ACT
(
CAA)
 
Final
Rule
Stage
(
Continued)

Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3139
SAN
No.
4715
NESHAP:
Sources
Categories:
General
Provisions;
and
Requirements
for
Control
Technology
Determinations
for
Major
Sources
in
Accordance
With
Clean
Air
Act
Sections
112(
g)
and
112(
j)
.................................
2060­
AK52
3140
SAN
No.
4723
NESHAP:
Secondary
Aluminum
Industry
Amendments
.......................................................................
2060­
AK57
3141
SAN
No.
4763
NESHAP:
Ethylene
Processes;
Amendments
.......................................................................................
2060­
AK80
3142
SAN
No.
4773
NESHAP:
Rubber
Tire
Manufacturing:
Technical
Correction
...............................................................
2060­
AK82
3143
SAN
No.
4749
Amendment
to
Project
XL
Site­
Specific
Rulemaking
for
Georgia­
Pacific
Corporation
Facility
in
Big
Island,
Virginia
..............................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AK71
3144
SAN
No.
4464
Rulemaking
on
Section
126
Petitions
From
New
York
and
Connecticut
Regarding
Sources
in
Michigan
Revision
of
Definition
of
Applicable
Requirement
for
Title
V
Operating
Permit
Programs
.................................
2060­
AJ36
3145
SAN
No.
4441
Federal
Plan
Requirements
for
Commercial
and
Industrial
Solid
Waste
Incineration
Units
Constructed
On
or
Before
November
30,
1999
..................................................................................................................
2060­
AJ28
3146
SAN
No.
4676
Prevention
of
Significant
Deterioration
(
PSD)
and
Nonattainment
New
Source
Review
(
NSR):
Routine
Maintenance,
Repair,
and
Replacement
...............................................................................................................
2060­
AK28
3147
SAN
No.
4495
Revisions
to
Regional
Haze
Rule
To
Incorporate
Sulfur
Dioxide
Milestones
and
Backstop
Emissions
Trading
Program
for
Nine
Western
States
.........................................................................................................
2060­
AJ50
3148
SAN
No.
4030
Expanded
Definitions
for
Alternative­
Fueled
Vehicles
and
Engines
Meeting
Low­
Emission
Vehicle
Exhaust
Emission
Standards
........................................................................................................................................
2060­
AH52
3149
SAN
No.
4604
Modification
of
the
Anti­
Dumping
Baseline
Date
Cut­
Off
Limit
for
Data
Used
in
Development
of
an
Individual
Baseline
........................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AJ82
3150
SAN
No.
4626
Control
of
Emissions
from
Spark
Ignition
Marine
Vessels
and
Highway
Motorcycles
.........................
2060­
AJ90
3151
SAN
No.
2665
Importation
of
Nonconforming
Vehicles;
Amendments
to
Regulations
.................................................
2060­
AI03
3152
SAN
No.
4671
Amendments
to
Compliance
Certification
Requirements
for
State
and
Federal
Operating
Permits
Programs
......................................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AK11
3153
SAN
No.
4756
Protection
of
Stratospheric
Ozone:
Ban
on
Trade
of
Methyl
Bromide
to
Non­
Parties
to
the
Montreal
Protocol
.........................................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AK67
3154
SAN
No.
4428
Protection
of
Stratospheric
Ozone:
Phaseout
of
Chlorobromomethane
(
Halon
1011)
Production
and
Consumption
.................................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AJ27
3155
SAN
No.
3556
Protection
of
Stratospheric
Ozone:
Supplemental
Rule
Regarding
a
Recycling
Standard
Under
Section
608
.........................................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AF36
3156
SAN
No.
3560
Protection
of
Stratospheric
Ozone:
Refrigerant
Recycling
Rule
Amendment
To
Include
Substitute
Refrigerants
..................................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AF37
3157
SAN
No.
4487
Federal
Implementation
Plans
for
Indian
Reservations
in
Idaho,
Oregon
and
Washington
................
2012­
AA01
3158
SAN
No.
3741
Service
Information
Regulation
for
Light­
Duty
Vehicles
and
Trucks
....................................................
2060­
AG13
3159
SAN
No.
4254
Revision
to
the
Definition
of
Volatile
Organic
Compound
(
VOC)
To
Exclude
Tertiary
Butyl
Acetate
..
2060­
AI45
3160
SAN
No.
4548
Compilation
of
Source­
Specific
Alternative
Methods
Being
Approved
for
Source­
Categorywide
Application
.........................................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AJ84
3161
SAN
No.
4600
State
and
Federal
Operating
Permits
Program:
Removal
of
Amendments
to
Part
70
and
Part
71
Compliance
Certification
Requirements
.......................................................................................................................
2060­
AJ89
3162
SAN
No.
4621
Control
of
Hazardous
Air
Pollutants
From
Mobile
Sources:
Default
Baseline
Revision
and
Minor
Corrections
....................................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AJ97
3163
SAN
No.
4634
Regulation
of
Fuel
and
Fuel
Additives:
Extension
of
California
Enforcement
Exemptions
for
Reformulated
Gasoline
to
California
Phase
3
Gasoline
.......................................................................................................
2060­
AK04
3164
SAN
No.
4699
Revisions
To
Clarify
the
Scope
of
the
Sufficiency
Monitoring
Requirements
for
Federal
and
State
Operating
Permits
Programs
........................................................................................................................................
2060­
AK29
3165
SAN
No.
4686
Waste
Isolation
Pilot
Plant
(
WIPP)
FY
2001
Report
to
Congress
........................................................
2060­
AK39
3166
SAN
No.
4694
Extension
of
Alternative
Compliance
Periods
Under
the
Anti­
Dumping
Program
................................
2060­
AK43
3167
SAN
No.
4721
Control
of
Air
Pollution
From
New
Motor
Vehicles:
Amendment
to
the
Tier
2
Motor
Vehicle
Emission
Standards
..............................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AK55
3168
SAN
No.
4722
California
Gasoline
Technical
Correction
..............................................................................................
2060­
AK56
3169
SAN
No.
4557
Amendments
to
the
Requirements
on
Variability
in
the
Composition
of
Additives
Certified
Under
the
Gasoline
Deposit
Control
Program
...............................................................................................................................
2060­
AK62
3170
SAN
No.
4569
Control
of
Air
Pollution
From
New
Motor
Vehicles;
Addendum
to
Second
Amendment
to
the
Tier
2/
Gasoline
Sulfur
Regulations
......................................................................................................................................
2060­
AK63
3171
SAN
No.
4706
Anti­
Dumping
Baseline
Recalculation
for
Downstream
Oxygenate
Addition
........................................
2060­
AK69
3172
SAN
No.
4758
Regulation
of
Fuels
and
Fuel
Additives:
Modifications
to
Standards
and
Requirements
for
Reformulated
and
Conventional
Gasoline
Including
Butane
Blenders
and
Attest
Engagements
.............................................
2060­
AK77
3173
SAN
No.
4760
Stay
of
Authority
Under
40
CFR
50.9(
b)
Related
to
Applicability
of
1­
Hour
Ozone
Standard
.............
2060­
AK78
3174
SAN
No.
4774
Reclassification
as
Nonroad
Engines
for
Diesel
Engines
Used
in
the
State
of
California
Agricultural
Pump
Application
..........................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AK83
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EPA
CLEAN
AIR
ACT
(
CAA)
 
Final
Rule
Stage
(
Continued)

Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3175
SAN
No.
4278
Project
XL
Site­
Specific
Rulemaking
for
Andersen
Corporation
Facility
in
Bayport,
Minnesota
..........
2090­
AA21
CLEAN
AIR
ACT
(
CAA)
 
Long­
Term
Actions
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3176
SAN
No.
4695
NESHAP:
Off­
Site
Waste
and
Recovery
Operations
Residual
Risk
Standard
.....................................
2060­
AK68
3177
SAN
No.
4607
Accidental
Release
Prevention
Requirements:
Risk
Management
Programs
Under
the
Clean
Air
Act,
Section
112(
r)(
7);
Availability
of
Information
to
the
Public;
Technical
Amendment
.............................................
2050­
AE95
3178
SAN
No.
4619
Accidental
Release
Prevention
Requirements:
Risk
Management
Programs
Under
the
Clean
Air
Act,
Section
112(
r)(
3);
Revisions
to
the
List
of
Substances
........................................................................................
2050­
AE96
3179
SAN
No.
4266
Review
National
Ambient
Air
Quality
Standards
for
Carbon
Monoxide
................................................
2060­
AI43
3180
SAN
No.
4255
Review
of
the
National
Ambient
Air
Quality
Standards
for
Particulate
Matter
.....................................
2060­
AI44
3181
SAN
No.
1002
NAAQS:
Sulfur
Dioxide
(
Response
to
Remand)
...................................................................................
2060­
AA61
3182
SAN
No.
2841
NESHAP:
Chromium
Electroplating
Amendment
..................................................................................
2060­
AH08
3183
SAN
No.
3939
NESHAP:
Group
I
Polymers
and
Resins
and
Group
IV
Polymers
and
Resins­
Amendments
.............
2060­
AH47
3184
SAN
No.
3479
Amendments
to
Parts
51,
52,
63,
70
and
71
Regarding
the
Provisions
for
Determining
Potential
To
Emit
...............................................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AI01
3185
SAN
No.
3751
NSPS
and
Emission
Guidelines
for
Other
Solid
Waste
Incinerators
....................................................
2060­
AG31
3186
SAN
No.
3919
Prevention
of
Significant
Deterioration
of
Air
Quality:
Permit
Application
Review
Procedures
for
Non­
Federal
Class
I
Areas
...........................................................................................................................................
2060­
AH01
3187
SAN
No.
3525
Protection
of
Stratospheric
Ozone:
Update
of
the
Substitutes
List
Under
(
SNAP)
Program
...............
2060­
AG12
3188
SAN
No.
4096
Phase
I
(
FIP)
To
Reduce
the
Regional
Transport
of
Ozone
in
the
Eastern
United
States
.................
2060­
AH87
3189
SAN
No.
4162
NESHAP:
Oil
and
Natural
Gas
Production
...........................................................................................
2060­
AI13
3190
SAN
No.
4653
NESHAP:
Aerospace
Manufacturing
and
Rework
Facilities
Residual
Risk
Standards
........................
2060­
AK08
3191
SAN
No.
4654
NESHAP:
Ethylene
Oxide
for
Sterilization
Facilities
 
Residual
Risk
Standards
...............................
2060­
AK09
3192
SAN
No.
4655
NESHAP:
Gasoline
Distribution
(
Stage
I)
Residual
Risk
Standards
....................................................
2060­
AK10
3193
SAN
No.
4657
NESHAP:
Group
II
Polymers
and
Resins
 
Residual
Risk
Standards
...............................................
2060­
AK13
3194
SAN
No.
4660
NESHAP:
Industrial
Process
Cooling
Towers
Residual
Risk
Standards
..............................................
2060­
AK16
3195
SAN
No.
4661
NESHAP:
National
Emission
Standards
for
Marine
Tank
Vessel
Loading
Operations
 
Residual
Risk
Standard
...............................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AK17
3196
SAN
No.
4662
NESHAP:
Perchloroethylene
Dry
Cleaning
Facilities
Residual
Risk
Standards
...................................
2060­
AK18
3197
SAN
No.
4665
NESHAP:
Secondary
Lead
Smelting
Residual
Risk
Standards
...........................................................
2060­
AK19
3198
SAN
No.
4666
NESHAP:
Shipbuilding
and
Ship
Repair
Surface
Coating
Residual
Risk
Standards
...........................
2060­
AK20
3199
SAN
No.
4667
NESHAP:
Wood
Furniture
Manufacturing
Operations
Residual
Risk
Standards
.................................
2060­
AK21
3200
SAN
No.
4668
NESHAP:
Halogenated
Solvent
Cleaning
Residual
Risk
Standards
....................................................
2060­
AK22
3201
SAN
No.
4669
NESHAP:
Magnetic
Tape
Manufacturing
Operations
Residual
Risk
Standard
....................................
2060­
AK23
3202
SAN
No.
4664
NESHAP:
Printing
and
Publishing
Industry
Residual
Risk
Standards
..................................................
2060­
AK24
3203
SAN
No.
4663
NESHAP:
Petroleum
Refineries
Residual
Risk
Standards
...................................................................
2060­
AK25
3204
SAN
No.
4750
National
Emission
Standards
for
Chromium
Emissions
From
Hard
and
Decorative
Chromium
Electroplating
and
Chromium
Anodizing
Tanks
 
Residual
Risk
Standards
....................................................................
2060­
AK72
3205
SAN
No.
4782
Petition
To
Delist
Hazardous
Air
Pollutant:
4,4'­
Methylene
Diphenyl
Diisocyanate
.............................
2060­
AK84
3206
SAN
No.
4656
NESHAP:
Group
I
Polymers
and
Resins
 
Residual
Risk
Standards
................................................
2060­
AK12
3207
SAN
No.
4659
NESHAP:
Hazardous
Organic
NESHAP
(
HON)
 
Residual
Risk
Standards
.....................................
2060­
AK14
3208
SAN
No.
4658
NESHAP:
Group
IV
Polymers
and
Resins
 
Residual
Risk
Standards
..............................................
2060­
AK15
3209
SAN
No.
4383
Interstate
Ozone
Transport:
Rulemaking
on
Section
126
Petitions
From
the
District
of
Columbia,
Delaware,
Maryland,
and
New
Jersey
.........................................................................................................................
2060­
AI99
3210
SAN
No.
3910
Streamlined
Evaporative
Test
Procedures
............................................................................................
2060­
AH34
3211
SAN
No.
4748
Control
of
Hazardous
Air
Pollutants
From
Mobile
Sources
..................................................................
2060­
AK70
3212
SAN
No.
4682
Revisions
to
the
Appeal
Procedures
and
the
Federal
NOx
Budget
Trading
Program,
Parts
78
and
97
..................................................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AK36
3213
SAN
No.
3922
Revised
Permit
Revision
Procedures
for
the
Federal
Operating
Permits
Program
 
Part
71
............
2060­
AG92
3214
SAN
No.
4247
Revisions
to
Air
Pollution
Emergency
Episode
Requirements
(
Subpart
H,
40
CFR
Part
51)
..............
2060­
AI47
3215
SAN
No.
4691
Prevention
of
Significant
Deterioration
(
PSD)
and
Nonattainment
New
Source
Review
(
NSR):
Clean
Units
..............................................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AK42
3216
SAN
No.
4783
Voluntary
Superior
Monitoring
...............................................................................................................
2060­
AK85
3217
SAN
No.
4471
Project
XL
Site­
Specific
Rulemaking
for
Georgia­
Pacific
Corporation
Facility
in
Big
Island,
Virginia
..
2090­
AA26
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27,
2003
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Agenda
EPA
CLEAN
AIR
ACT
(
CAA)
 
Long­
Term
Actions
(
Continued)

Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3218
SAN
No.
4533
New
Jersey
Gold
Track
Project
XL
Rule
..............................................................................................
2090­
AA28
CLEAN
AIR
ACT
(
CAA)
 
Completed
Actions
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3219
SAN
No.
4154
Emissions
From
Nonroad
Spark­
Ignition
Engines
and
Standards
for
Recreational
Spark­
Ignition
Engines
.............................................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AI11
3220
SAN
No.
4120
Protection
of
Stratospheric
Ozone:
Allowance
System
for
Controlling
HCFC
Production,
Import
and
Export
............................................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AH67
3221
SAN
No.
4454
Federal
Plan
Requirements
for
Small
Municipal
Waste
Combustion
Units
Constructed
On
or
Before
August
30,
1999
...........................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AJ46
3222
SAN
No.
3827
Paper
and
Other
Web
Coating
NESHAP
..............................................................................................
2060­
AG58
3223
SAN
No.
3969
NESHAP:
Municipal
Solid
Waste
Landfills
............................................................................................
2060­
AH13
3224
SAN
No.
4273
Amend
Subpart
H
and
I,
40
CFR
Part
61,
for
Emissions
of
Radionuclides
Other
Than
Radon
From
DOE
Facilities
...............................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AI90
3225
SAN
No.
4460
NESHAP:
Friction
Materials
Manufacturing
..........................................................................................
2060­
AJ18
3226
SAN
No.
4457
NESHAP:
Pesticides
Active
Ingredients
 
Amendments
....................................................................
2060­
AJ34
3227
SAN
No.
4524
NESHAP:
Portland
Cement
Manufacturing
Industry,
Amendments
to
Rule
To
Implement
Settlement
Agreement
....................................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AJ57
3228
SAN
No.
4546
NESHAP:
Publicly
Owned
Treatment
Works
(
POTW)
 
Amendments
..............................................
2060­
AJ66
3229
SAN
No.
4684
Modification
of
Source
Category
Listing
for
Seven
Specific
Pollutants
 
CAA
Section
112(
c)(
6)
......
2060­
AK34
3230
SAN
No.
4687
NESHAP:
Revision
of
Area
Source
Category
List
Under
Section
112(
c)(
3)
and
112(
k)(
3)(
B)(
ii)
........
2060­
AK40
3231
SAN
No.
4717
Site­
Specific
Rule
for
Weyerhauser
Sulfite
Mill
.....................................................................................
2060­
AK53
3232
SAN
No.
3259
Prevention
of
Significant
Deterioration
(
PSD)
and
Nonattainment
New
Source
Review
(
NSR):
Baseline
Emissions
Determination,
Actual­
to­
Future­
Actual
Methodology,
Plantwide
Applicability
....................................
2060­
AE11
3233
SAN
No.
4622
Control
of
Emissions
of
Air
Pollution
From
New
Marine
Compression­
Ignition
Engines
At
or
Above
30
Liters
per
Cylinder
...................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AJ98
3234
SAN
No.
4647
Reduction
of
the
Ambient
Air
Monitoring
Fine
Particulate
Collocated
Precision
Requirement
............
2060­
AK05
3235
SAN
No.
4688
Protection
of
Stratospheric
Ozone:
Listing
of
Substitutes
for
Ozone­
Depleting
Substances
...............
2060­
AK30
3236
SAN
No.
4696
Protection
of
Stratospheric
Ozone:
Additional
Reconsideration
of
Petition
Criteria
and
Incorporation
of
Montreal
Protocol
Decisions
.....................................................................................................................................
2060­
AK44
3237
SAN
No.
4710
Protection
of
Stratospheric
Ozone:
Allocation
of
Essential
Use
Allowances
for
Calendar
Year
2003
2060­
AK48
3238
SAN
No.
4253
Protection
of
Stratospheric
Ozone:
Process
for
Exempting
Quarantine
and
Preshipment
Applications
of
Methyl
Bromide
................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AI42
3239
SAN
No.
4387
Amendments
to
State
and
Federal
Operating
Permits
Programs,
Part
70
and
Part
71,
Compliance
Certification
Requirements
...........................................................................................................................................
2060­
AJ04
3240
SAN
No.
4557
Revision
to
the
Requirements
on
Variability
in
the
Composition
of
Additives
Certified
Under
the
Gasoline
Deposit
Control
Program
...............................................................................................................................
2060­
AJ69
3241
SAN
No.
4569
Control
of
Air
Pollution
From
New
Motor
Vehicles;
Second
Amendment
to
the
Tier
2/
Gasoline
Sulfur
Regulations
..............................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AJ71
3242
SAN
No.
4707
Amendment
to
the
Heavy­
Duty
Engine
and
Vehicle
Standards
and
Highway
Diesel
Fuel
Sulfur
Regulations
...................................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AK47
CLEAN
AIR
ACT
(
CAA)
 
Discontinued
Entries
Regulation
Identification
Number
Title
Date
Comments
2050­
AE85
SAN
No.
4511
Accidental
Release
Prevention
Requirements:
Risk
Management
Programs
Under
the
Clean
Air
Act,
Section
112(
r)(
7);
Third
Party
Audit
Provisions
03/
12/
2003
Withdrawn
­
Agency
Plans
No
Further
Action
2060­
AH35
SAN
No.
3972
NESHAP:
Rocket
Engine
Test
Firing
03/
17/
2003
Withdrawn­
Agency
Plans
No
Further
Action
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CLEAN
AIR
ACT
(
CAA)
 
Discontinued
Entries
(
Continued)

Regulation
Identification
Number
Title
Date
Comments
2060­
AH38
SAN
No.
3979
Review
of
Federal
Test
Procedures
for
Emissions
From
Motor
Vehicles;
Test
Procedure
Adjustments
to
Fuel
Economy
and
Emission
Test
Results
03/
17/
2003
Withdrawn­
Agency
Plans
No
Further
Action
2060­
AH53
SAN
No.
4046
Federal
Major
New
Source
Review
(
NSR)
Program
for
Nonattainment
Areas
02/
27/
2003
Withdrawn­
Agency
Plans
No
Further
Action
2060­
AH58
SAN
No.
4045
Rulemaking
To
Modify
the
List
of
Source
Categories
From
Which
Fugitive
Emissions
Are
Considered
in
Major
Source
Determinations
02/
27/
2003
Withdrawn­
Agency
Plans
No
Further
Action
2060­
AI67
SAN
No.
4325
NESHAP:
Brick
and
Structural
Clay
Products
Manufacturing
04/
10/
2003
Duplicate
of
RIN
2060­
AJ91,
SAN4325
2060­
AJ14
SAN
No.
4390
Utility
Sector
New
Source
Review
(
NSR)
Alternative
Compliance
Program
02/
27/
2003
Withdrawn­
Agency
Plans
No
Further
Action
2060­
AJ67
SAN
No.
4554
Control
of
Hazardous
Air
Pollutants
From
Mobile
Sources;
Correction
03/
19/
2003
Withdrawn­
Duplicate
of
RIN
2060­
AK56
ATOMIC
ENERGY
ACT
(
AEA)
 
Prerule
Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3243
SAN
No.
4054
Environmental
Radiation
Protection
Standards
for
the
Disposal
of
Low­
Activity
Mixed
Radioactive
Waste
............................................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AH63
ATOMIC
ENERGY
ACT
(
AEA)
 
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3244
SAN
No.
4003
Technical
Change
to
Dose
Methodology
for
40
CFR
Part
190,
Subpart
B
and
40
CFR
191,
Subpart
A
....................................................................................................................................................................................
2060­
AH90
ATOMIC
ENERGY
ACT
(
AEA)
 
Final
Rule
Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3245
SAN
No.
4403
Revision
of
the
40
CFR
Part
194
Waste
Isolation
Pilot
Plant
Compliance
Criteria
.............................
2060­
AJ07
FEDERAL
INSECTICIDE,
FUNGICIDE,
AND
RODENTICIDE
ACT
(
FIFRA)
 
Prerule
Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3246
SAN
No.
4727
Endocrine
Disruptor
Screening
Program;
Priority
Setting
Criteria
........................................................
2070­
AD59
3247
SAN
No.
4610
Acceptability
of
Research
Using
Human
Subjects
................................................................................
2070­
AD57
3248
SAN
No.
4216
Pesticides;
Emergency
Exemption
Process
Revisions
.........................................................................
2070­
AD36
3249
SAN
No.
4789
Pesticide
Worker
Protection
Rule
(
Section
610
Review)
....................................................................
2070­
AD66
FEDERAL
INSECTICIDE,
FUNGICIDE,
AND
RODENTICIDE
ACT
(
FIFRA)
 
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3250
SAN
No.
2687
Pesticides;
Data
Requirements
for
Conventional
Chemicals
................................................................
2070­
AC12
3251
SAN
No.
4173
Pesticides;
Data
Requirements
for
Antimicrobials
................................................................................
2070­
AD30
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FEDERAL
INSECTICIDE,
FUNGICIDE,
AND
RODENTICIDE
ACT
(
FIFRA)
 
Proposed
Rule
Stage
(
Continued)

Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3252
SAN
No.
4596
Pesticides;
Data
Requirements
for
Biochemical
and
Microbial
Products
.............................................
2070­
AD51
3253
SAN
No.
4728
Endocrine
Disrupter
Screening
Program;
Implementing
Screening
and
Testing
Phase
......................
2070­
AD61
3254
SAN
No.
4767
Endangered
Species
and
Pesticide
Regulation
....................................................................................
2070­
AD62
3255
SAN
No.
4170
Pesticides;
Procedures
for
the
Registration
Review
Program
..............................................................
2070­
AD29
3256
SAN
No.
4609
Pesticides;
Exemption
of
Medical
Devices
Treated
With
Antimicrobial
Pesticides
..............................
2070­
AD54
FEDERAL
INSECTICIDE,
FUNGICIDE,
AND
RODENTICIDE
ACT
(
FIFRA)
 
Final
Rule
Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3257
SAN
No.
4027
Pesticides;
Tolerance
Processing
Fees
................................................................................................
2070­
AD23
3258
SAN
No.
4602
Plant
Incorporated
Protectants
(
PIPs);
Exemption
for
Those
Based
on
Viral
Coat
Proteins
...............
2070­
AD49
3259
SAN
No.
2659
Pesticide
Management
and
Disposal;
Standards
for
Pesticide
Containers
and
Containment
.............
2070­
AB95
3260
SAN
No.
3731
Pesticide
Worker
Protection
Standard
(
WPS);
Glove
Amendment
......................................................
2070­
AC93
3261
SAN
No.
3892
Pesticides;
Registration
Requirements
for
Antimicrobial
Pesticide
Products
.......................................
2070­
AD14
FEDERAL
INSECTICIDE,
FUNGICIDE,
AND
RODENTICIDE
ACT
(
FIFRA)
 
Long­
Term
Actions
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3262
SAN
No.
4175
Pesticide
Tolerance
Reassessment
Program
.......................................................................................
2070­
AD24
3263
SAN
No.
3432
Pesticide
Management
and
Disposal
....................................................................................................
2020­
AA33
3264
SAN
No.
4611
Plant­
Incorporated
Protectants
(
PIPs);
Exemption
for
Those
Derived
Through
Genetic
Engineering
From
Sexually
Compatible
Plants
................................................................................................................................
2070­
AD55
3265
SAN
No.
4612
Plant
Incorporated
Protectants
(
PIPs);
Exemption
for
PIPs
That
Act
by
Primarily
Affecting
the
Plant
2070­
AD56
3266
SAN
No.
3222
Groundwater
and
Pesticide
Management
Plan
Rule
............................................................................
2070­
AC46
FEDERAL
INSECTICIDE,
FUNGICIDE,
AND
RODENTICIDE
ACT
(
FIFRA)
 
Completed
Actions
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3267
SAN
No.
2684
Plant­
Incorporated
Protectants
(
Formerly
Plant
Pesticides)
Rulemakings
...........................................
2070­
AC02
TOXIC
SUBSTANCES
CONTROL
ACT
(
TSCA)
 
Prerule
Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3268
SAN
No.
4788
Lead;
Requirements
for
Lead­
Based
Paint
Activities
in
Target
Housing
and
Child­
Occupied
Facilities
(
Section
610
Review)
...........................................................................................................................................
2070­
AD65
TOXIC
SUBSTANCES
CONTROL
ACT
(
TSCA)
 
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3269
SAN
No.
3557
Lead­
Based
Paint
Activities;
Training
and
Certification
for
Renovation
and
Remodeling
....................
2070­
AC83
3270
SAN
No.
4635
Amendment
to
the
Premanufacture
Notification
Exemptions;
Revisions
of
Exemptions
for
Polymers
(
40
CFR
Part
723)
........................................................................................................................................................
2070­
AD58
3271
SAN
No.
2563
Test
Rule;
Certain
Chemicals
on
the
ATSDR
Priority
List
of
Hazardous
Substances
.........................
2070­
AB79
3272
SAN
No.
4395
Test
Rule;
Developmental
and
Reproductive
Toxicity
..........................................................................
2070­
AD44
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SUBSTANCES
CONTROL
ACT
(
TSCA)
 
Proposed
Rule
Stage
(
Continued)

Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3273
SAN
No.
1923
Follow­
Up
Rules
on
Existing
Chemicals
...............................................................................................
2070­
AA58
3274
SAN
No.
4512
Significant
New
Use
Rule;
Selected
Flame
Retardant
Chemical
Substances
for
Use
in
Residential
Upholstered
Furniture
...................................................................................................................................................
2070­
AD48
3275
SAN
No.
4777
Lead;
Amendments
to
Requirements
for
Disclosure
of
Known
Lead­
Based
Paint
or
Lead­
Based
Paint
Hazards
in
Target
Housing
.................................................................................................................................
2070­
AD64
TOXIC
SUBSTANCES
CONTROL
ACT
(
TSCA)
 
Final
Rule
Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3276
SAN
No.
3252
Lead
Fishing
Sinkers;
Response
to
Citizens
Petition
and
Proposed
Ban
............................................
2070­
AC21
3277
SAN
No.
3508
Lead;
Management
and
Disposal
of
Lead­
Based
Paint
Debris
............................................................
2070­
AC72
3278
SAN
No.
4172
Lead;
Notification
Requirements
for
Lead­
Based
Paint
Abatement
Activities
and
Training
.................
2070­
AD31
3279
SAN
No.
1976
Significant
New
Use
Rules;
Follow­
Up
Rules
on
Non­
5(
e)
New
Chemical
Substances
......................
2070­
AA59
3280
SAN
No.
3495
Significant
New
Use
Rule
(
SNUR);
Chemical­
Specific
SNURs
To
Extend
Provisions
of
Section
5(
e)
Orders
...........................................................................................................................................................................
2070­
AB27
3281
SAN
No.
3493
Test
Rule;
Generic
Entry
for
ITC
Related
Testing
Decisions
...............................................................
2070­
AB94
3282
SAN
No.
3990
Test
Rule;
Certain
High
Production
Volume
(
HPV)
Chemicals
............................................................
2070­
AD16
3283
SAN
No.
4425
Test
Rule;
In
Vitro
Dermal
Absorption
Rate
Testing
of
Certain
Chemicals
of
Interest
to
the
Occupational
Safety
and
Health
Administration
.......................................................................................................................
2070­
AD42
3284
SAN
No.
2178
TSCA
Section
8(
a)
Preliminary
Assessment
Information
Rules
...........................................................
2070­
AB08
3285
SAN
No.
1139
TSCA
Section
8(
d)
Health
and
Safety
Data
Reporting
Rules
..............................................................
2070­
AB11
3286
SAN
No.
3118
TSCA
Section
8(
e)
Policy;
Notice
of
Clarification
.................................................................................
2070­
AC80
3287
SAN
No.
3301
TSCA
Inventory
Update
Rule
Revisions
...............................................................................................
2070­
AD63
TOXIC
SUBSTANCES
CONTROL
ACT
(
TSCA)
 
Long­
Term
Actions
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3288
SAN
No.
3148
Asbestos
Model
Accreditation
Plan
Revisions
......................................................................................
2070­
AC51
3289
SAN
No.
4376
Lead­
Based
Paint
Activities;
Training,
Accreditation,
and
Certification
Rule
and
Model
State
Plan
Rule
 
Bridges
and
Structures
....................................................................................................................................
2070­
AC64
3290
SAN
No.
2150
Polychlorinated
Biphenyls
(
PCBs);
Exemptions
From
Prohibitions
Against
Manufacturing,
Processing
and
Distribution
in
Commerce
.........................................................................................................................
2070­
AB20
3291
SAN
No.
4597
Disposal
of
Polychlorinated
Biphenyls:
Implementation
Issues
............................................................
2070­
AD52
3292
SAN
No.
2865
Voluntary
Children's
Chemical
Evaluation
Program
(
VCCEP)
.............................................................
2070­
AC27
3293
SAN
No.
3487
Test
Rule;
Hazardous
Air
Pollutants
(
HAPs)
........................................................................................
2070­
AC76
3294
SAN
No.
3882
Test
Rule;
Certain
Metals
......................................................................................................................
2070­
AD10
3295
SAN
No.
4174
Testing
Agreement
for
Certain
Oxygenated
Fuel
Additives
..................................................................
2070­
AD28
3296
SAN
No.
3528
Significant
New
Use
Rule;
Refractory
Ceramic
Fibers
(
RCFs)
............................................................
2070­
AC37
3297
SAN
No.
4176
Chemical
Right­
to­
Know
Initiative;
High
Production
Volume
(
HPV)
Chemicals
...................................
2070­
AD25
3298
SAN
No.
4598
TSCA
Policy
Statement
on
Oversight
of
Transgenic
Organisms
(
Including
Plants)
............................
2070­
AD53
TOXIC
SUBSTANCES
CONTROL
ACT
(
TSCA)
 
Completed
Actions
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3299
SAN
No.
3559
Notice
of
TSCA
Section
4
Reimbursement
Period
and
TSCA
Section
12(
b)
Export
Notification
Period
Sunset
Dates
for
TSCA
Section
4
Substances
....................................................................................................
2070­
AC84
3300
SAN
No.
3301
TSCA
Inventory
Update
Rule
Amendments
..........................................................................................
2070­
AC61
3301
SAN
No.
4475
Significant
New
Use
Rule;
Perfluoroalkyl
Sulfonates
(
PFOA)
..............................................................
2070­
AD43
3302
SAN
No.
4734
Sustainable
Futures;
Voluntary
Pilot
Project
Under
the
TSCA
New
Chemical
Program
.....................
2070­
AD60
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TOXIC
SUBSTANCES
CONTROL
ACT
(
TSCA)
 
Discontinued
Entries
Regulation
Identification
Number
Title
Date
Comments
2070­
AC17
SAN
No.
2779
Acrylamide
and
N­
methylolacrylamide
Grouts
12/
02/
2002
Withdrawn
EMERGENCY
PLANNING
AND
COMMUNITY
RIGHT­
TO­
KNOW
ACT
(
EPCRA)
 
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3303
SAN
No.
4781
Trade
Secrecy
Claims
for
Emergency
Planning
and
Community
Right­
to­
Know
Information;
and
Trade
Secret
Disclosures
to
Health
Professionals;
Amendment
.................................................................................
2050­
AF10
3304
SAN
No.
3994
Response
to
a
Petition
Requesting
Deletion
of
Phosmet
From
the
Extremely
Hazardous
Substances
(
EHS)
List
........................................................................................................................................................
2050­
AE42
3305
SAN
No.
4753
Emergency
Planning
and
Community
Right­
to­
Know
Act:
Modification
to
the
Threshold
Planning
Quantity
Methodology
for
the
Extremely
Hazardous
Substances
That
Are
Solids
in
Solution
...................................
2050­
AF08
3306
SAN
No.
4265
TRI;
Revisions
to
the
Otherwise
Use
Activity
Exemptions
and
the
Coal
Extraction
Activities
Exemption
................................................................................................................................................................................
2025­
AA06
3307
SAN
No.
4616
Clarify
TRI
Reporting
Obligations
Under
EPCRA
Section
313
for
the
Metal
Mining
Activities
of
Extraction
and
Beneficiation
.............................................................................................................................................
2025­
AA11
3308
SAN
No.
4692
Addition
of
Toxicity
Equivalency
(
TEQ)
Reporting
and
Quantity
Data
for
Individual
Members
of
the
Dioxin
and
Dioxin­
like
Compounds
Category
Under
EPCRA,
Section
313
.................................................................
2025­
AA12
EMERGENCY
PLANNING
AND
COMMUNITY
RIGHT­
TO­
KNOW
ACT
(
EPCRA)
 
Final
Rule
Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3309
SAN
No.
2425
TRI;
Responses
to
Petitions
Received
To
Add
or
Delete
or
Modify
Chemical
Listings
on
the
Toxic
Release
Inventory
.........................................................................................................................................................
2025­
AA00
3310
SAN
No.
4595
Toxic
Chemical
Release
Reporting
Using
North
American
Industrial
Classification
System
(
NAICS)
2025­
AA10
EMERGENCY
PLANNING
AND
COMMUNITY
RIGHT­
TO­
KNOW
ACT
(
EPCRA)
 
Long­
Term
Actions
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3311
SAN
No.
3215
Emergency
Planning
and
Community
Right­
to­
Know
Act:
Amendments
and
Streamlining
Rule
........
2050­
AE17
3312
SAN
No.
3993
Emergency
Planning
and
Community
Right­
to­
Know
Act;
Extremely
Hazardous
Substances
List;
Modification
of
Threshold
Planning
Quantity
for
Isophorone
Diisocyanate
.................................................................
2050­
AE43
3313
SAN
No.
3007
TRI;
Chemical
Expansion;
Finalization
of
Deferred
Chemicals
............................................................
2025­
AA01
3314
SAN
No.
4015
TRI;
Review
of
Chemicals
on
the
Original
TRI
List
..............................................................................
2025­
AA03
3315
SAN
No.
2847
TRI;
Pollution
Prevention
Act
Information
Requirements
......................................................................
2025­
AA09
EMERGENCY
PLANNING
AND
COMMUNITY
RIGHT­
TO­
KNOW
ACT
(
EPCRA)
 
Completed
Actions
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3316
SAN
No.
4392
TRI:
APA
Petition­
EPCRA
313
Definition
of
Overburden
as
It
Relates
to
the
Mining
Industry
...........
2025­
AA08
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RECOVERY
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Proposed
Rule
Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3317
SAN
No.
3545
Revisions
to
the
Comprehensive
Guideline
for
Procurement
of
Products
Containing
Recovered
Materials
............................................................................................................................................................................
2050­
AE23
3318
SAN
No.
4230
Revisions
to
Solid
Waste
Landfill
Criteria;
Leachate
Recirculation
on
Alternative
Liners
....................
2050­
AE67
3319
SAN
No.
3066
Listing
Determination
and
LDR
for
Wastes
Generated
During
the
Manufacture
of
Azo,
Anthraquinone,
and
Triarylmethane
Dyes
and
Pigments
............................................................................................
2050­
AD80
3320
SAN
No.
4091
Modifications
to
RCRA
Rules
Associated
With
Solvent­
Contaminated
Industrial
Wipes
.....................
2050­
AE51
3321
SAN
No.
4501
Revision
of
Wastewater
Treatment
Exemptions
for
Hazardous
Waste
Mixtures
.................................
2050­
AE84
3322
SAN
No.
4651
Increase
Metals
Reclamation
From
F006
Waste
Streams
...................................................................
2050­
AE97
3323
SAN
No.
4670
Revisions
to
the
Definition
of
Solid
Waste
............................................................................................
2050­
AE98
3324
SAN
No.
4088
Recycled
Used
Oil
Containing
PCBs:
Amendments
.............................................................................
2050­
AF07
3325
SAN
No.
4778
Revisions
of
the
Lead­
Acid
Battery
Export
Notification
and
Consent
Requirements
...........................
2050­
AF06
3326
SAN
No.
4743
Land
Disposal
Restrictions:
Determination
of
Equivalent
Treatment
for
Macroencapsulation
of
Radioactive
Lead
Solids;
Definition
of
Macroencapsulation
.............................................................................................
2050­
AF12
3327
SAN
No.
3333
NESHAPS:
Standards
for
Hazardous
Air
Pollutants
for
Hazardous
Waste
Combustors
.....................
2050­
AE01
3328
SAN
No.
4534
Project
XL
Site­
Specific
Rulemaking
for
Anne
Arundel
County
Millersville
Landfill,
Severn,
Maryland
2090­
AA25
3329
SAN
No.
4565
Project
XL
Site­
Specific
Rulemaking
for
IBM
Semiconductor
Manufacturing
Facility
in
Hopewell
Junction,
New
York
.......................................................................................................................................................
2090­
AA29
RESOURCE
CONSERVATION
AND
RECOVERY
ACT
(
RCRA)
 
Final
Rule
Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3330
SAN
No.
4028
Standardized
Permit
for
RCRA
Hazardous
Waste
Management
Facilities
..........................................
2050­
AE44
3331
SAN
No.
3856
Management
of
Cement
Kiln
Dust
(
CKD)
.............................................................................................
2050­
AE34
3332
SAN
No.
4525
Criteria
for
Classification
of
Solid
Waste
Disposal
Facilities
and
Practices
and
Criteria
for
Municipal
Solid
Waste
Landfills:
Disposal
of
Residential
Lead­
Based
Paint
Waste
....................................................................
2050­
AE86
3333
SAN
No.
3989
Methods
Innovation
Rule
.......................................................................................................................
2050­
AE41
3334
SAN
No.
4575
Municipal
Solid
Waste
Landfill
Location
Restrictions
for
Airport
Safety
...............................................
2050­
AE91
3335
SAN
No.
4588
Research,
Development,
and
Demonstration
Permits
for
Municipal
Solid
Waste
Landfill
...................
2050­
AE92
3336
SAN
No.
3147
Hazardous
Waste
Manifest
Regulation
.................................................................................................
2050­
AE21
3337
SAN
No.
4084
Office
of
Solid
Waste
Burden
Reduction
Project
..................................................................................
2050­
AE50
3338
SAN
No.
4411
Regulation
of
Hazardous
Oil­
Bearing
Secondary
Materials
From
Petroleum
Refining
Industry
and
Other
Hazardous
Secondary
Materials
Processed
in
a
Gasification
System
To
Produce
Synthesis
Gas
.................
2050­
AE78
3339
SAN
No.
4701
E­
Cycling
Pilot
Project
for
Region
3
States
(
ECOS);
Streamlining
RCRA
Regulations
to
Encourage
Reuse,
Recycling,
and
Recovery
of
Electronic
Equipment
..........................................................................................
2003­
AA00
3340
SAN
No.
4092
Recycling
of
Cathode
Ray
Tubes
(
CRTs)
and
Mercury­
Containing
Equipment:
Changes
to
Hazardous
Waste
Regulations
...........................................................................................................................................
2050­
AE52
3341
SAN
No.
4439
Project
XL
 
Ortho­
McNeil
Pilot
Project
Allowing
On­
Site
Treatment
of
Low­
Level
Mixed
Wastes
Without
RCRA
Permit
...................................................................................................................................................
2090­
AA14
3342
SAN
No.
4238
Amendment
to
Project
XL
Rulemaking
and
Final
Project
Agreement
(
FPA)
for
New
England
Universities
Laboratories
.........................................................................................................................................................
2090­
AA32
RESOURCE
CONSERVATION
AND
RECOVERY
ACT
(
RCRA)
 
Long­
Term
Actions
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3343
SAN
No.
4470
Standards
for
the
Management
of
Coal
Combustion
Wastes
Generated
by
Commercial
Electric
Power
Producers
..........................................................................................................................................................
2050­
AE81
3344
SAN
No.
4469
Standards
for
the
Management
of
Coal
Combustion
Wastes
 
Non­
Power
Producers
and
Minefilling
......................................................................................................................................................................
2050­
AE83
3345
SAN
No.
4735
RCRA
Burden
Reduction
Initiative,
Phase
2
.........................................................................................
2050­
AF01
3346
SAN
No.
3189
Final
Determination
of
the
Applicability
of
the
Toxicity
Characteristic
Rule
to
Petroleum­
Contaminated
Media
and
Debris
From
Underground
Storage
Tanks
.......................................................................................
2050­
AD69
3347
SAN
No.
4606
Revisions
for
Transboundary
Shipments
of
Hazardous
Waste
for
Recovery
Within
the
Organization
for
Economic
Cooperation
and
Development
..............................................................................................................
2050­
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(
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Long­
Term
Actions
(
Continued)

Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3348
SAN
No.
2647
RCRA
Subtitle
C
Financial
Test
Criteria
(
Revision)
..............................................................................
2050­
AC71
3349
SAN
No.
4233
Land
Disposal
Restrictions;
Treatment
Standards
for
Spent
Potliners
From
Primary
Aluminum
Reduction
(
K088)
and
Regulatory
Classification
of
K088
Vitrification
Units
....................................................................
2050­
AE65
RESOURCE
CONSERVATION
AND
RECOVERY
ACT
(
RCRA)
 
Completed
Actions
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3350
SAN
No.
4094
Land
Disposal
Restrictions;
Notice
of
Data
Availability:
Mercury
Treatability
Studies
.........................
2050­
AE54
3351
SAN
No.
4731
Land
Disposal
Restrictions;
National
Treatment
Variance
for
Radioactively
Contaminated
Cadmium,
Mercury,
and
Silver
Waste
Batteries
............................................................................................................................
2050­
AE99
3352
SAN
No.
4418
NESHAPS:
Standards
for
Hazardous
Air
Pollutants
for
Hazardous
Waste
Combustors
.....................
2050­
AE79
COMPREHENSIVE
ENVIRONMENTAL
RESPONSE,
COMPENSATION
AND
LIABILITY
ACT
 
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3353
SAN
No.
3423
Reportable
Quantity
Adjustments
for
Carbamates
and
Carbamate­
Related
Hazardous
Waste
Streams;
Reportable
Quantity
Adjustment
for
Inorganic
Chemical
Manufacturing
Process
Waste
............................
2050­
AE12
3354
SAN
No.
4737
Correction
of
Errors
and
Adjustment
of
CERCLA
Reportable
Quantities
.............................................
2050­
AF03
3355
SAN
No.
4379
Standards
and
Practices
for
Conducting
``
All
Appropriate
Inquiry''
......................................................
2050­
AF04
3356
SAN
No.
4177
Revise
40
CFR
Part
35
Subpart
O:
Cooperative
Agreements
and
Superfund
State
Contracts
for
Superfund
Response
Actions
.......................................................................................................................................
2050­
AE62
COMPREHENSIVE
ENVIRONMENTAL
RESPONSE,
COMPENSATION
AND
LIABILITY
ACT
 
Final
Rule
Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3357
SAN
No.
4740
Clarification
to
Interim
Standards
and
Practices
for
``
All
Appropriate
Inquiry''
Under
CERCLA
and
Notice
of
Future
Rulemaking
Action
.............................................................................................................................
2050­
AF05
COMPREHENSIVE
ENVIRONMENTAL
RESPONSE,
COMPENSATION
AND
LIABILITY
ACT
 
Long­
Term
Actions
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3358
SAN
No.
3439
National
Priorities
List
for
Uncontrolled
Hazardous
Waste
Sites
..........................................................
2050­
AD75
3359
SAN
No.
4201
Criteria
for
the
Designation
of
Hazardous
Substances
Under
CERCLA
Section
102(
a)
.....................
2050­
AE63
3360
SAN
No.
4736
Administrative
Reporting
Exemption
for
Certain
Air
Releases
of
NOx
.................................................
2050­
AF02
CLEAN
WATER
ACT
(
CWA)
 
Prerule
Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3361
SAN
No.
4792
Sewage
Sludge
Standards
To
Determine
the
Financial
Impact
on
Small
Entities
in
the
Wastewater
Treatment
Sector
(
Section
610
Review)
.....................................................................................................................
2040­
AD96
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27,
2003
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Agenda
EPA
CLEAN
WATER
ACT
(
CWA)
 
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3362
SAN
No.
4526
Revisions
to
the
National
Oil
and
Hazardous
Substances
Pollution
Contingency
Plan;
Subpart
J
Product
Schedule
Listing
Requirements
......................................................................................................................
2050­
AE87
3363
SAN
No.
4766
Effluent
Guidelines
Program
Plan
for
2004/
2005
..................................................................................
2040­
AD92
3364
SAN
No.
4741
Effluent
Guidelines
and
Standards
for
Pharmaceutical
Manufacturing:
Amendment
...........................
2040­
AD97
3365
SAN
No.
4377
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Mercury
Under
the
Clean
Water
Act
(
Method
245.7)
.................
2040­
AD52
3366
SAN
No.
4378
Test
Procedures:
Revisions
to
Method
Detection
and
Quantification
for
the
Clean
Water
Act
...........
2040­
AD53
3367
SAN
No.
4540
Test
Procedures:
New
and
Updated
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Pollutants
Under
the
Clean
Water
Act
and
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act
............................................................................................................
2040­
AD71
3368
SAN
No.
3999
NPDES
Permit
Requirements
for
Municipal
Sanitary
and
Combined
Sewer
Collection
Systems,
Municipal
Satellite
Collection
Systems,
Sanitary
Sewer
Overflows,
and
Peak
Excess
Flow
Treatment
Facilities
..........
2040­
AD02
3369
SAN
No.
4690
Guidance
Regarding
National
Pollutant
Discharge
Elimination
System
Permit
Requirements
for
Municipal
Wastewater
Treatment
During
Wet
Weather
Conditions
..................................................................................
2040­
AD87
3370
SAN
No.
4623
Watershed
Rule:
Total
Maximum
Daily
Load
(
TMDL)
Program
Revisions
..........................................
2040­
AD82
CLEAN
WATER
ACT
(
CWA)
 
Final
Rule
Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3371
SAN
No.
2806
Effluent
Guidelines
and
Standards
for
the
Metal
Products
and
Machinery
Category,
Phases
1
and
2
2040­
AB79
3372
SAN
No.
4280
Effluent
Guidelines
and
Standards
for
the
Construction
and
Development
Industry
...........................
2040­
AD42
3373
SAN
No.
4407
Effluent
Guidelines
and
Standards
for
the
Meat
and
Poultry
Products
Point
Source
Category
(
Revisions
............................................................................................................................................................................
2040­
AD56
3374
SAN
No.
4776
Effluent
Guidelines
and
Standards
for
the
Centralized
Waste
Treatment
Point
Source
Category
(
Revision)
......................................................................................................................................................................
2040­
AD95
3375
SAN
No.
4047
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Biological
Contaminants
Under
the
Clean
Water
Act
.................
2040­
AD08
3376
SAN
No.
4474
Minimizing
Adverse
Environmental
Impact
From
Cooling
Water
Intake
Structures
at
Existing
Facilities
Under
Section
316(
b)
of
the
Clean
Water
Act,
Phase
2
.......................................................................................
2040­
AD62
3377
SAN
No.
4726
Minimizing
Adverse
Environmental
Impacts
From
Cooling
Water
Intake
Structures
Under
Section
316(
b)
of
the
Clean
Water
Act
 
Phase
I
Revisions
..................................................................................................
2040­
AD85
3378
SAN
No.
3288
Comparison
of
Dredged
Material
to
Reference
Sediment
....................................................................
2040­
AC14
3379
SAN
No.
3488
Round
2
Standards
for
the
Use
or
Disposal
of
Sewage
Sludge
..........................................................
2040­
AC25
3380
SAN
No.
4624
Modification
to
Competitive
Process
Used
by
EPA
for
Wetland
Program
Development
Grants
.........
2040­
AD83
CLEAN
WATER
ACT
(
CWA)
 
Long­
Term
Actions
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3381
SAN
No.
4370
Effluent
Guidelines
and
Standards
for
the
Pulp,
Paper,
and
Paperboard
Point
Source
Category,
Dissolving
Kraft
and
Dissolving
Sulfite
Subcategories
(
Phase
III)
...............................................................................
2040­
AD49
3382
SAN
No.
4406
Effluent
Guidelines
and
Standards
for
the
Concentrated
Aquatic
Animal
Production
Industry
............
2040­
AD55
3383
SAN
No.
4264
Water
Quality
Standards
for
Alabama
 
Phase
II
..................................................................................
2040­
AD35
3384
SAN
No.
4344
Water
Quality
Standards
for
Indian
Country
Waters
.............................................................................
2040­
AD46
3385
SAN
No.
3702
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Trace
Metals
Under
the
Clean
Water
Act
...................................
2040­
AC75
3386
SAN
No.
3714
Test
Procedures:
Increased
Method
Flexibility
for
Test
Procedures
Approved
for
Clean
Water
Act
Compliance
Monitoring
.................................................................................................................................................
2040­
AC92
3387
SAN
No.
3713
Test
Procedures:
Performance­
Based
Measurement
System
(
PBMS)
Procedures
and
Guidance
for
Clean
Water
Act
Test
Procedures
................................................................................................................................
2040­
AC93
3388
SAN
No.
3155
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Miscellaneous
Metals,
Anions,
and
Volatile
Organics
Under
the
Clean
Water
Act,
Phase
One
.......................................................................................................................................
2040­
AC95
3389
SAN
No.
4049
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Co­
Planar
and
Mono­
Ortho­
Substituted
Polychlorinated
Biphenyls
(
PCBs)
Under
the
Clean
Water
Act
.............................................................................................................
2040­
AD09
3390
SAN
No.
4089
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Miscellaneous
Metals,
Anions,
and
Volatile
Organics
Under
the
Clean
Water
Act,
Phase
Two
.......................................................................................................................................
2040­
AD12
3391
SAN
No.
4357
Uniform
National
Discharge
Standards
for
Vessels
of
the
Armed
Forces
­
Phase
II
..........................
2040­
AD39
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2003
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CLEAN
WATER
ACT
(
CWA)
 
Long­
Term
Actions
(
Continued)

Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3392
SAN
No.
4543
Minimizing
Adverse
Environmental
Impact
from
Cooling
Water
Intake
Structures
at
Existing
Facilities
Under
Section
316(
b)
of
the
Clean
Water
Act,
Phase
3
.......................................................................................
2040­
AD70
3393
SAN
No.
3663
Streamlining
the
General
Pretreatment
Regulations
for
Existing
and
New
Sources
of
Pollution
........
2040­
AC58
3394
SAN
No.
3786
NPDES
Streamlining
Rule
 
Round
III
................................................................................................
2040­
AC84
3395
SAN
No.
2804
Clean
Water
Act
Definition
of
Waters
of
the
United
States
..................................................................
2040­
AB74
3396
SAN
No.
4493
Clean
Water
State
Revolving
Fund
Regulation
Revisions
Re:
Use
as
Matching
Funds
.....................
2040­
AD68
3397
SAN
No.
4746
Regulations
for
Gray
and
Black
Water
Discharges
From
Cruise
Ships
Operating
in
Certain
Alaskan
Waters
...........................................................................................................................................................................
2040­
AD89
CLEAN
WATER
ACT
(
CWA)
 
Completed
Actions
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3398
SAN
No.
2634
Oil
Pollution
Prevention
Regulation:
Spill
Prevention,
Control,
and
Countermeasures
(
SPCC)
Extension
...............................................................................................................................................................................
2050­
AF11
3399
SAN
No.
4153
National
Pollutant
Discharge
Elimination
System
Permit
Regulation
and
Effluent
Guidelines
and
Standards
for
Concentrated
Animal
Feeding
Operations
(
CAFOs)
.............................................................................
2040­
AD19
3400
SAN
No.
4409
Test
Procedures:
Clean
Water
Act
and
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act
Methods
Update
............................
2040­
AD59
3401
SAN
No.
4541
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Mercury
Under
the
Clean
Water
Act
(
Revisions
to
Method
1631)
.............................................................................................................................................................................
2040­
AD72
3402
SAN
No.
4514
Test
Procedures:
Rule
To
Revise
and
To
Ratify
or
Withdraw
Whole
Effluent
Toxicity
Test
Methods
2040­
AD73
3403
SAN
No.
4765
National
Pollutant
Discharge
Elimination
System:
Modification
of
Permit
Deadline
for
Storm
Water
Discharges
From
Oil
and
Gas
Construction
Activity
That
Disturbs
One
to
Five
Acres
..............................................
2040­
AD98
3404
SAN
No.
4729
Withdrawal
of
Total
Maximum
Daily
Load
(
TMDL)
Program
Revisions
...............................................
2040­
AD84
CLEAN
WATER
ACT
(
CWA)
 
Discontinued
Entries
Regulation
Identification
Number
Title
Date
Comments
2040­
AD60
SAN
No.
4446
Ocean
Discharges
Criteria
Revisions
04/
30/
2003
Withdrawn
­
Agency
plans
no
further
action.

SAFE
DRINKING
WATER
ACT
(
SDWA)
 
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3405
SAN
No.
4341
National
Primary
Drinking
Water
Regulations:
Long­
Term
2
Enhanced
Surface
Water
Treatment
Rule
...............................................................................................................................................................................
2040­
AD37
3406
SAN
No.
4342
National
Primary
Drinking
Water
Regulations:
Stage
2
Disinfection
Byproducts
Rule
........................
2040­
AD38
3407
SAN
No.
4703
Drinking
Water
Contaminant
Candidate
List
2
......................................................................................
2060­
AD86
SAFE
DRINKING
WATER
ACT
(
SDWA)
 
Final
Rule
Stage
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3408
SAN
No.
2340
National
Primary
Drinking
Water
Regulations:
Ground
Water
Rule
.....................................................
2040­
AA97
3409
SAN
No.
4447
Drinking
Water:
Regulatory
Determinations
Regarding
Contaminants
on
the
Drinking
Water
Contaminant
Candidate
List
................................................................................................................................................
2040­
AD61
3410
SAN
No.
4424
Six­
Year
Review
of
Existing
National
Primary
Drinking
Water
Regulations
.........................................
2040­
AD67
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27,
2003
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Agenda
EPA
SAFE
DRINKING
WATER
ACT
(
SDWA)
 
Long­
Term
Actions
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3411
SAN
No.
2281
National
Primary
Drinking
Water
Regulations:
Radon
..........................................................................
2040­
AA94
3412
SAN
No.
3238
National
Primary
Drinking
Water
Regulations:
Aldicarb
........................................................................
2040­
AC13
3413
SAN
No.
4404
National
Secondary
Drinking
Water
Regulations
(
NSDWR):
Methyl
Tertiary
Butyl
Ether
(
MTBE)
and
Technical
Corrections
to
the
NSDWR
..........................................................................................................................
2040­
AD54
3414
SAN
No.
4769
National
Primary
and
Secondary
Drinking
Water
Regulations:
Approval
of
Additional
Method
for
the
Detection
of
Coliforms
and
E.
Coli.
in
Drinking
Water
.................................................................................................
2040­
AD90
3415
SAN
No.
4775
National
Primary
Drinking
Water
Regulations:
Revisions
to
the
Total
Coliform
Monitoring
and
Analytical
Requirements
and
Additional
Distribution
System
Requirements
.....................................................................
2040­
AD94
3416
SAN
No.
4745
Drinking
Water
Contaminant
Candidate
List
3
......................................................................................
2040­
AD99
3417
SAN
No.
4236
Underground
Injection
Control:
Update
of
State
Programs
..................................................................
2040­
AD40
3418
SAN
No.
4770
Unregulated
Contaminant
Monitoring
Regulation
for
Public
Water
Systems
Revisions
......................
2040­
AD93
SAFE
DRINKING
WATER
ACT
(
SDWA)
 
Completed
Actions
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3419
SAN
No.
4638
Unregulated
Contaminant
Monitoring
Regulation:
Analytical
Method
for
Aeromonas
&
National
Primary
&
Secondary
Drinking
Water
Regulations:
Analytical
Methods
for
Chemical
&
Microbiological
Contaminants
2040­
AD81
3420
SAN
No.
4764
National
Primary
Drinking
Water
Regulations:
Minor
Revision
To
Clarify
Arsenic
Standard
...............
2040­
AD91
3421
SAN
No.
4561
Minor
Revisions
to
the
Public
Notification
Rule,
Consumer
Confidence
Report
Rule,
and
Primacy
Rule
...............................................................................................................................................................................
2040­
AD77
SAFE
DRINKING
WATER
ACT
(
SDWA)
 
Discontinued
Entries
Regulation
Identification
Number
Title
Date
Comments
2040­
AD86
SAN
No.
4703
Drinking
Water
Contaminant
Candidate
List
2
05/
06/
2003
Duplicate
of
RIN
2060­
AD86
2040­
AD88
SAN
No.
4703
Drinking
Water
Contaminant
Candidate
List
2
04/
09/
2003
Withdrawn
­
Duplicate
of
RIN
2040­
AD86
SHORE
PROTECTION
ACT
(
SPA)
 
Long­
Term
Actions
Sequence
Number
Title
Regulation
Identification
Number
3422
SAN
No.
2820
Shore
Protection
Act,
Section
4103(
b)
Regulations
..............................................................................
2040­
AB85
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
General
3005.
UTILIZATION
OF
SMALL,
MINORITY
AND
WOMEN'S
BUSINESS
ENTERPRISES
IN
PROCUREMENT
UNDER
ASSISTANCE
AGREEMENTS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
PL
101­
507;
PL
102­
389;
PL
101­
549
sec
1001;
42
USC
9605(
f);
PL
100­
590;
EO
12432;
EO
12138;
EO
11625
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
33
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
regulation
will
codify
revisions
to
the
Agency's
program
for
the
utilization
of
Small,
Minority
and
Women's
Business
Enterprises
in
procurements
under
assistance
agreements
(
i.
e.,
grants
and
cooperative
agreements
awarded
by
EPA
as
well
as
grants
and
cooperative
agreements
awarded
by
other
agencies
under
interagency
agreements
with
EPA).
The
revisions
are
necessary
to
ensure
consistency
with
the
Supreme
Court's
decision
in
Adarand
Constructors,
Inc.
v.
Pena,
115
S.
Ct.
2097
(
1995),
and
were
identified
as
part
of
the
Clinton
Administration's
review
of
affirmative
action
programs.
They
include:
(
1)
placing
greater
emphasis
on
requiring
assistance
agreement
recipients
to
submit
documentation
supporting
proposed
fair
share
procurement
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/
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68,
No.
101
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May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
General
Proposed
Rule
Stage
objectives
for
Minority
Business
Enterprises
(
MBEs)
and
Women's
Business
Enterprises
(
WBEs)
based
on
the
availability
of
qualified
MBEs
and
WBEs
in
the
relevant
geographic
market;
(
2)
authorizing
or
requiring
recipients
and
their
prime
contractors
to
take
reasonable
race/
genderconscious
measures
(
e.
g.,
bidding
credits)
in
the
event
that
race/
genderneutral
efforts
prove
inadequate
to
meet
fair
share
objectives;
and
(
3)
administering
statutory
MBE/
WBE
objectives
as
a
national
goal,
allowing
smaller
or
larger
fair
share
objectives
for
particular
grants
or
cooperative
agreements
based
on
the
availability
standard.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
05/
00/
03
Final
Action
01/
00/
05
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4056
Agency
Contact:
Mark
Gordon,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Enforcement
and
Compliance
Assurance,
1230,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
260­
8886
Fax:
202
501­
0139
Email:
gordon.
mark@
epamail.
epa.
gov
David
Sutton,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Enforcement
and
Compliance
Assurance,
1230A,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
4444
Fax:
202
501­
0756
Email:
sutton.
david@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AA39
3006.
INCORPORATION
OF
CLASS
DEVIATIONS
INTO
EPAAR
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
40
USC
486(
c)
CFR
Citation:
48
CFR
1537;
48
CFR
1552
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
Agency
has
approved
a
number
of
class
deviations
(
e.
g.,
changes
to
reporting
requirements
and
monthly
progress
reports)
to
the
EPAAR
since
its
promulgation
in
April
1994.
This
proposed
rule
would
incorporate
most
of
the
class
deviations
to
the
EPAAR.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
05/
00/
03
Final
Action
08/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3580
Agency
Contact:
Frances
Smith,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Administration
and
Resources
Management,
3802R,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
4368
Fax:
202
565­
2475
Email:
smith.
frances@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2030
 
AA37
3007.
PROPOSED
REVISION
TO
EPA'S
IMPLEMENTING
NEPA
REGULATIONS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
4321
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
6
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
proposed
revision
is
necessary
to
clarify
and
update
EPA's
National
Environmental
Policy
Act
(
NEPA)
regulation.
The
revision
would
clarify
Agency
responsibilities
for:
Congressionally
funded
special
appropriation
projects
and
EPA­
funded
grant
programs.
The
revision
would
clarify
public
involvement
procedures
and
organization
responsibilities.
The
proposal
would
revise
the
list
of
actions
which
are
categorically
excluded
from
analyses.
The
revision
is
also
needed
to
incorporate
a
number
of
Executive
orders
and
other
crosscutting
requirements
into
the
NEPA
process.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
00/
03
Final
Action
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4292
Agency
Contact:
Joseph
Montgomery,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Enforcement
and
Compliance
Assurance,
2252A,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
7157
Fax:
202
564­
0070
Email:
montgomery.
joseph@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Katherine
Biggs,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Enforcement
and
Compliance
Assurance,
2252A,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
7144
Email:
biggs.
katherine@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2020
 
AA42
3008.
REVISION
OF
PROCEDURAL
RULES
FOR
HEARINGS
ON
CANCELLATIONS,
SUSPENSIONS,
CHANGES
IN
CLASSIFICATIONS,
AND
DENIALS
OF
PESTICIDE
REGISTRATIONS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
7
USC
136a(
c)
to
136a(
d);
7
USC
136b(
d)
to
136b(
f);
7
USC
136d(
b)
to
7
USC
136d(
e);
7
USC
136w(
a)
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
164
(
Revision)
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
is
preparing
a
comprehensive
revision
of
the
Rules
of
Practice
governing
the
conduct
of
licensing
adjudications
under
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA).
The
existing
Rules
of
Practice
were
originally
promulgated
by
EPA
in
1973.
In
the
subsequent
19
years,
Congress
has
substantially
amended
FIFRA,
creating
a
number
of
additional
types
of
licensing
adjudications
which
are
not
expressly
provided
for
in
the
existing
Rules
of
Practice.
In
order
to
include
provisions
tailored
to
these
new
types
of
proceedings,
and
to
incorporate
the
standard
practices
which
have
evolved
and
the
precedents
which
have
been
established
since
these
rules
were
first
promulgated,
EPA
intends
to
comprehensively
revise
the
FIFRA
Rules
of
Practice.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
01/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
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27,
2003
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EPA
 
General
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4618
Sectors
Affected:
111
Crop
Production;
112
Animal
Production;
32532
Pesticide
and
Other
Agricultural
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Scott
Garrison,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Enforcement
and
Compliance
Assurance,
2333A,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
4047
Fax:
202
564­
5644
Email:
garrison.
scott@
epa.
gov
Kevin
Lee,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Enforcement
and
Compliance
Assurance,
2333A
Phone:
202
564­
5619
Fax:
202
564­
5644
Email:
lee.
kevin@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2020
 
AA44
3009.
PRIVACY
ACT
REGULATIONS
(
REVISED)

Priority:
Info./
Admin./
Other
Legal
Authority:
5
USC
552a
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
16
(
Revised)

Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
proposed
to
revise
the
Privacy
Act
regulation
to
exempt
new
systems
and
systems
currently
claiming
to
be
exempt
from
the
Act.
Other
revisions
are
generally
minor
and
include
revising
the
access
provision
so
that
a
copy
of
a
record
can
be
obtained
without
a
personal
inspection;
changing
the
time
limit
for
appeals
of
denials
from
10
days
to
30
days;
changing
the
process
for
accessing
Privacy
Act
records
and
contesting
Privacy
Act
records
from
the
system
manager
to
the
Freedom
of
Information
Office;
and
referring
appeals
from
denials
of
system
of
records
maintained
by
the
Office
of
Inspector
General
to
that
office
for
decision.
The
proposed
rule
does
not
have
implications
on
small
businesses
nor
state/
local/
tribal
government.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
00/
03
Final
Action
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4693
Agency
Contact:
Judy
E
Hutt,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Environmental
Information,
2822T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1668
Fax:
202
566­
1639
Email:
hutt.
judy@
epa.
gov
Deborah
Williams,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Environmental
Information
Phone:
202
566­
1659
Fax:
202
566­
1648
Email:
williams.
deborah@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AA13
3010.
REVISION
TO
EPAAR
1552.211­
73,
LEVEL
OF
EFFORT
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
5
USC
301
Sec
205(
c);
63
Stat
390
as
amended
CFR
Citation:
48
CFR
1552
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
rule
will
revise
EPAAR
1552.211­
73,
Level
of
Effort,
to
define
more
concisely
the
services
being
acquired,
and
to
more
accurately
reflect
the
relationship
between
services
provided
and
fee
payments.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
Pending
Legal
Review
06/
00/
03
Final
Action
09/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4191
Agency
Contact:
Larry
Wyborski,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Administration
and
Resources
Management,
3802R,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
4369
Fax:
202
565­
2552
Email:
wyborski.
larry@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2030
 
AA64
3011.
REVISIONS
TO
ACQUISITION
REGULATION
CONCERNING
CONFLICT
OF
INTEREST
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
Not
Yet
Determined
CFR
Citation:
Not
Yet
Determined
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
purpose
of
this
rule
is
to
revise
the
Agency's
conflict
of
interest
(
COI)
acquisition
regulations.
The
specific
revisions
involve
more
stringent
requirements
for
submission
of
relevant
information
from
Agency
contractors
and
potential
contractors
regarding
their
relationships
with
parent
companies,
affiliates,
subsidiaries,
and
sister
companies.
Current
Agency
regulations
do
not
require
the
submission
of
this
level
of
information.
Receipt
and
evaluation
of
this
information
is
critical
in
order
for
the
Agency
to
decide
whether
or
not
COI
situations
exist
and
how
they
are
to
be
handled.
This
revised
rule
will
also
codify
several
COI
clauses
that
have
been
developed
since
the
issuance
of
the
previous
rule
in
1994.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
00/
03
Final
Action
09/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4319
Sectors
Affected:
5413
Architectural,
Engineering
and
Related
Services;
5416
Management,
Scientific
and
Technical
Consulting
Services;
54162
Environmental
Consulting
Services;
5417
Scientific
Research
and
Development
Services;
562
Waste
Management
and
Remediation
Services
Agency
Contact:
Dan
Humphries,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Administration
and
Resources
Management,
3802R,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
4377
Fax:
202
565­
2552
Email:
humphries.
daniel@
epa.
gov
Cal
McWhirter,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Administration
and
Resources
Management,
3802R,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
4379
Fax:
202
565­
2552
Email:
mcwhirter.
cal@
epa.
gov
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2030
 
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2003
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EPA
 
General
Proposed
Rule
Stage
3012.
 
CONTINUATION
OF
IMPLEMENTING
THE
EMPOWERMENT
INITIATIVE
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
Not
Yet
Determined
CFR
Citation:
Not
Yet
Determined
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA's
Office
of
Acquisition
Management
conducted
an
internal
assessment
of
its
organization
and
determined
that
in
some
situations
there
were
too
many
levels
of
review
required
prior
to
making
contract
awards
and
other
contract­
related
decisions.
Consequently,
steps
were
taken
to
revise
internal
policies
to
eliminate
certain
higher
level
reviews
and
give
authority
and
responsibility
for
making
decisions
relating
to
contract
actions
to
the
qualified
individuals
most
familiar
with
the
contracting
action.
This
rule
is
being
issued
as
a
direct
final
rule
because
the
changes
being
made
are
not
considered
controversial
and
adverse
comments
are
not
expected.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
05/
00/
03
Final
Action
07/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4742
Agency
Contact:
Jill
Robbins,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Administration
and
Resources
Management,
3802R,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
1052
Fax:
202
565­
2475
Email:
robbins.
jill@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2030
 
AA81
3013.
PERSISTENT,
BIOACCUMULATIVE,
AND
TOXIC
(
PBT)
POLLUTANTS
STRATEGY
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
Not
Yet
Determined
CFR
Citation:
Not
Yet
Determined
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
As
described
in
the
Agency's
1998
PBT
Strategy,
EPA
is
developing
and
implementing
National
Action
Plans
for
certain
priority
PBT
pollutants.
These
pollutants
pose
risks
because
they
are
toxic,
persist
in
ecosystems,
and
accumulate
in
fish
and
up
the
food
chain.
The
PBT
challenges
remaining
stem
from
the
pollutants'
ability
to
travel
long
distances,
to
transfer
rather
easily
among
air,
water,
and
land,
and
to
linger
for
generations.
EPA
is
forging
a
new
approach
to
reduce
risks
from
and
exposures
to
priority
PBT
pollutants
through
increased
coordination
among
EPA
national
and
regional
programs.
This
approach
also
requires
the
significant
involvement
of
stakeholders,
including
international,
state,
local,
and
tribal
organizations,
the
regulated
community,
environmental
groups,
and
private
citizens.
EPA
is
initially
focusing
action
on
12
substances
either
individually
or
as
categories
and
two
major
cross­
cutting
issues
(
monitoring
and
outreach/
risk
communication).
The
action
plans
will
use
the
full
range
of
tools
to
prevent
and
reduce
releases
of
these
substances.
These
tools
include
international,
voluntary,
outreach,
programmatic,
remedial,
compliance
monitoring
and
assistance,
enforcement,
research,
and
regulatory
tools.
EPA
will
integrate
and
sequence
actions
within
and
across
action
plans,
and
will
seek
to
leverage
these
actions
on
international
and
industry­
sector
bases.
Beyond
these
first
12
substances
EPA
will
identify
additional
PBTs
for
development
of
National
Action
Plans.
Although
these
Plans
are
not
regulatory
actions,
EPA
has
included
them
in
the
Regulatory
Agenda
to
inform
the
public
and
regulated
community
because
the
Action
Plans
may
discuss
regulatory
alternatives
for
consideration.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Notice­
Multimedia
Strategy
for
PBTs
11/
17/
98
63
FR
63926
Action
Date
Notice­
Draft
National
Action
Plan
for
Mercury
11/
17/
98
63
FR
63926
Notice­
Proposed
National
Action
Plan
for
Alkyl­
Lead
08/
25/
00
65
FR
51823
Notice­
Proposed
National
Action
Plan
for
Octachlorostyrene
(
OCS)
08/
25/
00
65
FR
51825
Notice­
Draft
Action
Plan
for
Level
1
Pesticides
11/
01/
00
65
FR
65314
Notice­
Draft
Action
Plan
for
Hexachlorobezene
(
HCB)
12/
08/
00
65
FR
77026
Notice­
Final
Action
Plan
for
Alkyl­
Lead
07/
23/
02
67
FR
48177
Notice­
Reproposed
Action
Plan
for
Mercury
10/
00/
03
Notice­
Draft
Action
Plan
for
Benzo(
a)
pyrene
(
B(
a)
P)
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4463
Agency
Contact:
Tom
Murray,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7409M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8829
Fax:
202
564­
8901
Email:
murray.
tom­
hq@
epa.
gov
Paul
Matthai,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7409M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8839
Fax:
202
564­
8899
Email:
matthai.
paul@
epa.
gov
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/
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68,
No.
101
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May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Final
Rule
Stage
General
3014.
 
IMPLEMENTATION
OF
AUTHORITY
TO
APPOINT
RESEARCH
SCIENTISTS
UNDER
42
USC
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
Not
Yet
Determined
CFR
Citation:
Not
Yet
Determined
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
proposed
regulation
will
implement
the
Agency's
authority
under
42
USC
6A.
I.
61
section
209(
f)
and
209(
g)
to
appoint
research
scientists
and
to
take
related
personnel
actions.
Under
42
USC,
the
Agency
has
authority
to
make
appointments
of
research
scientists
and
to
take
related
personnel
actions
including
determining
qualifications,
method
of
recruitment,
selection,
duration
of
appointment
and
pay.
The
Agency's
authority
under
42
USC
is
separate
from
and
not
limited
by
5
USC.
The
authority
granted
to
the
Agency
under
42
USC
derives
from
one
of
the
foundation
documents
of
the
Agency:
Reorganization
Plan
No.
3
of
1970.
Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Action
06/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4747
Agency
Contact:
John
O'Brien,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Administration
and
Resources
Management,
3620M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
6729
Fax:
202
564­
2904
Email:
obrien.
johnt@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AA83
3015.
IMPLEMENTATION
OF
CHANGES
TO
GOVERNMENTWIDE
DEBARMENT
AND
SUSPENSION
COMMON
RULE
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
EO
12549;
EO
12689
and
FASA
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
32
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Periodically
OMB
amends
the
Governmentwide
common
rule
for
suspension
and
debarment
of
contractors
and
assistance
participants
who
threaten
the
integrity
of
Federal
programs
because
of
criminal
misconduct
or
poor
performance.
All
agencies
must
issue
changes
to
their
individual
codified
versions
to
conform
to
the
Common
Rule.
Recently,
the
Interagency
Suspension
and
Debarment
Coordinating
Committee
prepared
recommendations
for
comprehensive
changes
to
the
Common
Rule
to
conform
to
changes
made
in
the
Federal
Acquisition
Regulation
(
FAR)
as
a
result
of
the
Federal
Acquisition
Streamlining
Act
(
FASA).
In
addition,
several
other
proposals
to
improve
or
change
the
rule
were
recommended
by
various
agencies.
In
December
1996,
OMB
declined
to
implement
the
changes
at
that
time
due
to
differences
with
some
agencies
about
some
changes
unrelated
to
those
occasioned
by
FASA.

Among
other
things,
FASA
replaced
the
small
purchase
threshold
($
25,000)
with
the
simplified
acquisition
amount
($
100,000).
That
change
unintentionally
exposed
certain
EPA
programs
to
participation
by
contractors
who
may
have
been
debarred
for
serious
misconduct
already.
OMB
has
agreed
to
permit
agencies
to
amend
the
coverage
section
of
their
individual
agency
rules
to
reduce
or
eliminate
exposure
to
suspended
or
debarred
persons.

EPA
intends
to
issue
a
notice
of
proposed
rulemaking
to
amend
40
CFR
32.110
to
reduce
EPA
exposure
to
such
consequences.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
01/
23/
02
67
FR
3265
Final
Action
10/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3817
Agency
Contact:
Robert
F.
Meunier,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Administration
and
Resources
Management,
3901R,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
5399
Fax:
202
565­
2469
RIN:
2030
 
AA48
3016.
CROSS­
MEDIA
ELECTRONIC
REPORTING
(
ER)
AND
RECORDKEEPING
RULE
(
CROMERRR)
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
PL
104­
13;
PL
105­
277
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
3
(
New);
40
CFR
9
(
Revision)
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
As
proposed,
the
Cross­
Media
Electronic
Reporting
(
ER)
and
Recordkeeping
Rule
(
CROMERRR)
was
intended
to
provide
a
uniform
legal
framework
for
paperless
electronic
reporting
and
recordkeeping,
including
electronic
signature/
certification,
across
EPA's
environmental
compliance
programs.
Based
on
public
comment,
however,
EPA
now
plans
to
focus
on
finalizing
the
electronic
reporting
components
of
the
proposed
CROMERRR,
and
to
defer
further
action
on
the
electronic
recordkeeping
components
until
a
later
time.
Under
current
plans,
the
final
electronic
reporting
(
ER)
rule
will
address
electronic
reporting
by
companies
regulated
under
all
of
EPA's
programs:
air,
water,
pesticides,
toxic
substances,
wastes,
and
emergency
response.
The
final
rule
will
remove
existing
regulatory
obstacles
to
electronic
reporting,
and
it
would
set
requirements
for
companies
choosing
to
report
electronically.
In
addition,
the
rule
would
set
the
conditions
for
allowing
electronic
reporting
under
State,
tribal
or
local
environmental
programs
that
operate
under
EPA
authorization.
The
final
ER
rule
is
intended
to
make
electronic
reporting
as
simple,
efficient,
and
cost­
effective
as
possible
for
regulated
companies,
while
ensuring
that
a
transition
from
paper
to
electronic
reporting
does
not
compromise
EPA's
compliance
and
enforcement
programs.
Consequently,
the
Agency's
strategy
is
to
impose
as
few
specific
requirements
as
possible,
and
to
keep
those
requirements
neutral
with
respect
to
technology,
so
the
rule
will
pose
no
obstacles
to
adopting
new
technologies
as
they
emerge.
To
ensure
that
authorized
programs
at
the
State,
tribal,
and
local
levels
meet
EPA's
electronic
reporting
goals,
the
final
ER
rule
would
specify
a
set
of
criteria
that
these
program's
must
satisfy
as
they
initiate
electronic
reporting.
In
response
to
public
comments,
EPA
is
also
planning
to
include
provisions
for
a
streamlined
process
for
EPA
to
review
and
approve
authorized
program
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27,
2003
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Agenda
EPA
 
General
Final
Rule
Stage
revisions
or
modifications
to
allow
electronic
reporting.
EPA
is
required
by
the
Government
Paperwork
Elimination
Act
(
GPEA)
of
1998
to
make
the
option
of
electronic
reporting
and
recordkeeping
available,
where
practicable,
to
its
regulated
community
by
October
2003.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
08/
31/
01
66
FR
46161
Final
Action
08/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4270
Agency
Contact:
Evi
Huffer,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Environmental
Information,
2823T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1697
Fax:
202
566­
1684
Email:
huffer.
evi@
epa.
gov
David
Schwarz,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Environmental
Information,
2823T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1704
Fax:
202
566­
1684
Email:
schwarz.
david@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2025
 
AA07
3017.
FELLOWSHIP
GRANT
REGULATION
REVISION
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
Not
Yet
Determined
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
46
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
Fellowship
Rule
(
part
46)
establishes
the
requirements
applicable
to
granting
all
EPA
fellowships.
It
supplements
40
CFR
part
30,
``
Uniform
Administrative
Requirements
for
Grants
and
Agreements
with
Institutions
of
Higher
Education,
Hospitals,
and
Other
Non­
Profit
Organizations.''
The
rule
requires
submission
of
data
to
the
Agency,
however,
a
new
ICR
is
not
required.
The
rule
is
already
cleared
under
current
ICR
approval.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Interim
Final
Rule
04/
04/
03
68
FR
16708
Action
Date
Interim
Final
Rule
Effective
05/
05/
03
Interim
Final
Rule
Comment
Period
End
06/
03/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4572
Agency
Contact:
W.
Scott
McMoran,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Administration
and
Resources
Management,
3903R,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
5376
Fax:
202
565­
2468
Email:
mcmoran.
scott@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AA77
3018.
BACKGROUND
INVESTIGATIONS
FOR
CONTRACTORS
PERFORMING
SERVICES
ONSITE
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
Not
Yet
Determined
CFR
Citation:
Not
Yet
Determined
Legal
Deadline:
NPRM,
Statutory,
September
6,
2002.
Final,
Statutory,
December
5,
2002.

Abstract:
Executive
Orders
10450
and
12968
require
that
all
persons
entering
Federal
service,
including
contract
employees,
be
investigated
for
suitability.
The
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
is
proposing
to
amend
the
EPA
Acquisition
Regulation
(
EPAAR)
to
add
a
clause
requiring
contractors
(
and
subcontractors)
to
perform
background
checks
and
make
suitability
determinations
for
contractor
(
and
subcontractor)
employees
performing
services
on
or
within
Federally
owned
or
leased
space
and
facilities,
commercial
space
primarily
occupied
by
Federal
employees,
and
Superfund,
Oil
Pollution
Act,
and
Stafford
Act
sites.
The
clause
will
require
contractors
(
and
subcontractors)
to
perform
background
checks
and
make
suitability
determinations
on
their
employees
before
the
employees
can
perform
on­
site
contract
services
for
the
EPA.
Contracting
Officers
will
be
allowed
to
waive
the
requirements
of
the
clause
on
a
case­
by­
case
basis.
The
process
contemplated
by
the
clause
will
allow
EPA
to
mitigate
any
actual
or
potential
threat
to
the
public
health,
welfare
and
the
environment.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
01/
22/
03
68
FR
2988
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4733
Agency
Contact:
Paul
Schaffer,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Administration
and
Resources
Management,
3802R,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
4366
Fax:
202
565­
2475
Email:
schaffer.
paul@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2030
 
AA80
3019.
 
WASTE
ISOLATION
PILOT
PLANT
(
WIPP)
FY
2002
REPORT
TO
CONGRESS
Priority:
Info./
Admin./
Other
Legal
Authority:
PL
102­
579
sec
23(
a)(
2)

CFR
Citation:
Not
Yet
Determined
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
Report
to
Congress
is
required
by
Section
23(
a)(
2)
of
the
WIPP
Land
Withdrawal
Act,
which
requires
EPA
to
submit
an
annual
report
to
Congress
``
on
the
status
of
and
resources
required
for
the
fulfillment
of
the
Administrator's
responsibilities
under
the
Act''
regarding
the
Waste
Isolation
Pilot
Plant
(
WIPP).
This
report
summarizes
the
activities
and
progress
EPA
has
made
in
fulfilling
its
responsibilities
under
the
Act
and
outlines
the
resources
required
for
the
Agency
to
meet
its
commitments.
The
WIPP
is
an
underground
repository
for
the
permanent
disposal
of
radioactive
waste
generated
as
by­
products
from
nuclear
weapons
production.
It
was
constructed
by
the
Department
of
Energy
(
DOE)
and
is
located
near
Carlsbad,
New
Mexico.
In
1998,
EPA
certified
that
the
WIPP
complies
with
EPA's
radioactive
waste
disposal
standards
at
subpart
B
and
C
of
40
CFR
191
and
EPA's
WIPP
compliance
criteria
at
40
CFR
194,
and
thus
is
safe
to
contain
radioactive
waste.
Since
that
time,
the
DOE
has
begun
emplacing
waste
in
the
WIPP.
The
waste
is
stored
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2003
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EPA
 
General
Final
Rule
Stage
approximately
2,100
feet
underground
in
excavated,
natural
salt
formations.
EPA
also
has
responsibility
for
assuring
continual
compliance
with
EPA's
radioactive
waste
disposal
standards.
EPA
continues
to
have
an
oversight
role
at
the
WIPP
to
ensure
that
it
continues
to
protect
human
health
and
the
environment.
This
Report
summarizes
EPA's
activities
past
and
present.
Timetable:

Action
Date
Report
to
Congress
07/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4761
Agency
Contact:
Raymond
Lee,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6608J,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
7738
Fax:
202
565­
2062
Email:
lee.
raymond@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK79
3020.
REGULATORY
INCENTIVES
FOR
THE
NATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
PERFORMANCE
TRACK
PROGRAM
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
Not
Yet
Determined
CFR
Citation:
Not
Yet
Determined
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
National
Environmental
Performance
Track
is
designed
to
recognize
facilities
that
consistently
meet
their
legal
requirements
and
have
implemented
high­
quality
environmental
management
systems,
and
to
encourage
them
to
achieve
more
by
continuously
improving
their
environmental
performance
and
informing
and
involving
the
public.
Facilities
gain
entrance
to
Performance
Track
by
submitting
an
application
that
documents
that
four
specific
criteria
are
met:
operating
environmental
management
system;
commitment
to
continuous
environmental
improvement
through
documented
past
improvements
and
future
commitments;
engaging
the
public;
and
a
strong
record
of
compliance.
To
promote
participation
in
the
program,
and
the
environmental
and
other
benefits
that
will
come
with
it,
EPA
intends
to
offer
several
incentives.
Among
those
incentives
are
the
adjustments
in
current
regulatory
requirements
that
are
the
subjects
of
this
rulemaking.
These
include
reducing
the
frequency
of
reports
required
under
the
Maximum
Achievable
Control
Technology
(
MACT)
provisions
of
the
Clean
Air
Act;
streamlined
reporting
by
publicly
owned
treatment
works
(
POTWs)
under
the
Clean
Water
Act;
extending
on­
site
storage
of
RCRA
waste
to
180
days;
and
soliciting
comment
on
opportunities
for
Performance
Track
facilities
to
consolidate
reporting
under
various
environmental
statutes
into
a
single
report.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
08/
13/
02
67
FR
52674
Final
Action
09/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4473
Agency
Contact:
Robert
Sachs,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
the
Administrator,
1808,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
2884
Fax:
202
566­
2989
Email:
sachs.
robert@
epa.
gov
David
Guest,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
the
Administrator,
1808,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
2872
Fax:
202
566­
2989
Email:
guest.
david@
epa.
gov
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2090
 
AA13
3021.
EPA
AGENCYWIDE
PUBLIC
INVOLVEMENT
POLICY
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
Not
Yet
Determined
CFR
Citation:
Not
Yet
Determined
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
Environmental
Protection
Agency
is
revising
its
1981
Public
Participation
Policy.
The
Policy
was
updated
to
reflect
changes
over
the
intervening
years
such
as
additional
Agency
responsibilities,
new
regulations,
expanded
public
involvement
techniques,
and
the
changed
nature
of
public
access
due
to
the
Internet.
The
Policy
will
provide
guidance
and
direction
to
EPA
officials
on
reasonable
and
effective
means
to
involve
the
public
in
its
regulatory
and
program
decisions.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM­
Draft
Public
Involvement
Policy
12/
28/
00
65
FR
82335
Final
Public
Involvement
Policy
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4530
Agency
Contact:
Patricia
Bonner,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
the
Administrator,
1807T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
2204
Fax:
202
566­
2200
Email:
bonner.
patricia@
epa.
gov
Scott
Bowles,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
the
Administrator,
1807T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
2208
Fax:
202
566­
2200
Email:
bowles.
scott@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2090
 
AA23
3022.
PROJECT
XL
SITE­
SPECIFIC
RULEMAKING
FOR
NASA
WHITE
SANDS
TEST
FACILITY
ELECTRONIC
REPORTING
IN
LAS
CRUCES,
NEW
MEXICO
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
Not
Yet
Determined
CFR
Citation:
Not
Yet
Determined
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
purpose
of
the
NASA
White
Sands
Test
Facility
(
WSTF)
Electronic
Reporting
site­
specific
rule
is
to
enable
the
NASA
WSTF
to
electronically
submit
compliance
reports
and
permit
information
to
the
New
Mexico
Environmental
Department
(
NMED)
in
lieu
of
submitting
paper
reports.
The
rule
will
set
forth
guidelines
to
ensure
that
the
information
submitted
by
NASA
WSTF
to
NMED
is
accurate
by
outlining
procedures
for
data
authentication,
use
of
electronic
signature
and
encryption
processes.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
10/
31/
01
66
FR
55050
Final
Action
06/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
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/
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68,
No.
101
/
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May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
General
Final
Rule
Stage
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4536
Agency
Contact:
Kristina
Heinemann,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
the
Administrator,
1807T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
2183
Fax:
202
566­
2220
Email:
heinemann.
kristina@
epa.
gov
Donna
Perla,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
the
Administrator,
1807T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
2177
Fax:
202
566­
2211
Email:
perla.
donna@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2090
 
AA27
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Long­
Term
Actions
General
3023.
NONDISCRIMINATION
ON
THE
BASIS
OF
RACE,
COLOR,
NATIONAL
ORIGIN,
HANDICAP,
AND
AGE
IN
PROGRAMS
AND
ACTIVITIES
RECEIVING
FEDERAL
FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
794;
42
USC
2000d
to
2000d­
7;
42
USC
6101
to
6107;
EO
12250
CFR
Citation:
28
CFR
42.101
to
42.112;
28
CFR
42.501
to
42.540;
28
CFR
42.700
to
42.736
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
Department
of
Justice
proposes
to
make
amendments
to
its
regulations
implementing
title
VI
of
the
Civil
Rights
Act
of
1964
(
title
VI),
section
504
of
the
Rehabilitation
Act
of
1972
(
section
504),
and
the
Age
Discrimination
Act
of
1975
(
Age
Discrimination
Act).
Together,
these
statutes
prohibit
discrimination
on
the
basis
of
race,
color,
national
origin,
disability,
and
age
in
programs
or
activities
that
receive
Federal
financial
assistance.
In
1988,
the
Civil
Rights
Restoration
Act
(
CRRA)
added
definitions
of
program
or
activity
and
program
to
title
VI
and
added
a
definition
of
program
or
activity
to
section
504
and
the
Age
Discrimination
Act.
The
added
definitions
were
designed
to
clarify
the
broad
scope
of
coverage
of
recipients'
programs
or
activities
under
these
statutes.
The
promulgation
of
this
proposed
regulation
explicitly
incorporates
the
CRRA's
definition
of
program
or
activity
and
program
into
the
Department's
title
VI,
section
504,
and
Age
Discrimination
Act
regulations.
The
Department's
proposed
regulation
will
be
published
as
part
of
a
joint
notice
of
proposed
rulemaking
involving
up
to
24
Federal
agencies.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
12/
06/
00
65
FR
76460
Final
Action
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4021
Agency
Contact:
Ann
Goode,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Enforcement
and
Compliance
Assurance,
1201,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
7334
Email:
goode.
ann@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2020
 
AA36
3024.
PUBLIC
INFORMATION
AND
CONFIDENTIALITY
REGULATIONS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2005;
15
USC
2601
et
seq;
21
USC
346;
33
USC
1251
et
seq;
33
USC
1414;
42
USC
11001
et
seq;
42
USC
300(
f)
et
seq;
42
USC
4912;
42
USC
6901
et
seq;
42
USC
7401
et
seq;
42
USC
9601
et
seq;
5
USC
552;
7
USC
136
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
2;
40
CFR
57;
40
CFR
122;
40
CFR
123;
40
CFR
145;
40
CFR
233;
40
CFR
260;
40
CFR
270;
40
CFR
271;
40
CFR
281;
40
CFR
350;
40
CFR
403;
40
CFR
85;
40
CFR
86
Legal
Deadline:
NPRM,
Statutory,
August
31,
2000,
Proposed
rule
to
eliminate
the
special
treatment
of
CBI
substantiations.

Abstract:
EPA
regulations
at
40
CFR
part
2,
subpart
B,
provide
procedures
for
handling
and
disclosing
information
claimed
as
confidential
business
information
(
CBI).
Although
the
current
regulations
have
succeeded
in
protecting
CBI,
changes
in
Agency
workload,
practice,
and
statutory
authority
have
made
it
difficult
to
handle
CBI
activities
as
expeditiously
as
desired.
EPA
is
examining
its
CBI
regulations
to
determine
whether
changes
are
needed
to
make
them
more
efficient
and
effective.
Provision
40
CFR
2.205(
c),
which
automatically
protects
CBI
substantiations
claimed
as
confidential,
is
being
examined
individually
and
as
part
of
the
CBI
regulations
as
a
whole.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
rev
CBI
Withdrawn
12/
21/
2000,
65
FR
80395
11/
23/
94
59
FR
60446
NPRM
­
Gen
CBI
regs
Proposal
to
revise
CBI
regs­­
40
CFR
Part
2,
Subpart
B
To
Be
Determined
Final
­
Gen
CBI
regs
Final
rule
revising
CBI
regs­­
40
CFR
Part
2,
Subpart
B
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3240
Agency
Contact:
Alan
D.
Margolis,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Environmental
Information,
2822T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1644
Fax:
202
566­
1639
Email:
margolis.
alan@
epa.
gov
Rebecca
Moser,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Environmental
Information,
2822,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1679
Fax:
202
566­
1639
Email:
moser.
rebecca@
epa.
gov
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2025
 
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/
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101
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27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
General
Long­
Term
Actions
3025.
GUIDELINES
FOR
CARCINOGEN
RISK
ASSESSMENT
Priority:
Info./
Admin./
Other
Legal
Authority:
Not
applicable
CFR
Citation:
Not
Yet
Determined
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
Agency
will
use
these
guidelines
to
evaluate
suspect
carcinogens
in
line
with
the
policies
and
procedures
established
in
the
statutes
administered
by
the
EPA.
These
guidelines
revise
and
replace
EPA
Guidelines
for
Carcinogen
Risk
Assessment
published
at
51
FR
33992,
September
24,
1986.
These
guidelines
provide
EPA
staff
and
decision­
makers
with
the
directions
and
perspectives
necessary
to
develop
and
use
risk
assessments.
The
guidelines
also
provide
the
general
public
with
basic
information
about
the
Agency's
approaches
to
risk
assessment.
To
develop
guidelines
the
Agency
must
find
a
balance
between
consistency
and
innovation.
Consistent
risk
assessments
provide
consistent
bases
to
support
regulatory
decision­
making.
On
the
other
hand,
innovation
is
necessary
so
the
Agency
will
base
its
decisions
on
current
scientific
thinking.
In
balancing
these
and
other
science
policies,
the
Agency
relies
on
input
from
the
general
scientific
community
through
established
scientific
peer
review
processes.
The
guidelines
incorporate
basic
principles
and
science
policies
based
on
evaluation
of
the
currently
available
information.
The
revisions
place
increased
emphasis
on
the
role
of
carcinogenic
mechanisms
in
risk
assessment
and
clearer
explication
of
underlying
assumptions
in
risk
assessment.
These
guidelines
will
have
minimal
to
no
impact
on
small
businesses
or
State,
local,
and
tribal
governments.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Reproposed
Guidelines
04/
23/
96
61
FR
17960
Implementation
Policy
06/
25/
96
61
FR
32799
Final
Guidelines
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3671
Agency
Contact:
William
P.
Wood,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Research
and
Development,
8103,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
3358
RIN:
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AA06
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Completed
Actions
General
3026.
 
ADMINISTRATIVE
CHANGES
AND
TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS
TO
EPAAR
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
5
USC
30
sec
205(
c);
63
Stat
390
as
amended;
40
USC
486(
c);
41
USC
418b
CFR
Citation:
48
CFR
1515
and
1533
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
action
will
remove
unnecessary
processes
from
the
EPA
Acquisition
Regulation
(
EPAAR).
An
EPA
Procurement
Workgroup
recommended
that
certain
changes
be
made
to
the
EPA
Acquisition
Regulation
(
EPAAR)
to
remove
unnecessary
processes
from
the
EPAAR.
There
is
no
anticipated
impact
on
small
business
and
state/
local/
tribal
governments.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Action
03/
14/
02
67
FR
11439
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4780
Agency
Contact:
Larry
Wyborski,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Administration
and
Resources
Management,
3802R,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
4369
Fax:
202
565­
2552
Email:
wyborski.
larry@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2030
 
AA82
3027.
REWRITING
OF
EPA
REGULATIONS
IMPLEMENTING
THE
FREEDOM
OF
INFORMATION
ACT
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
2
Completed:

Reason
Date
Final
Action
11/
05/
02
67
FR
67303
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Agency
Contact:
Alan
D.
Margolis
Phone:
202
566­
1644
Fax:
202
566­
1639
Email:
margolis.
alan@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2025
 
AA04
3028.
CONTRACTOR
PERFORMANCE
EVALUATIONS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
CFR
Citation:
48
CFR
1509;
48
CFR
1552
Completed:

Reason
Date
Final
Action
10/
31/
02
67
FR
66342
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Agency
Contact:
Frances
Smith
Phone:
202
564­
4368
Fax:
202
565­
2475
Email:
smith.
frances@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2030
 
AA79
3029.
 
PROJECT
XL
SITE­
SPECIFIC
RULE
FOR
INTERNATIONAL
PAPER
MILL
IN
JAY,
MAINE
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1342
and
1361
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
430
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
To
allow
this
XL
project
to
be
implemented,
the
Agency
is
finalizing
a
rule
that
exempts
the
IPAndroscoggin
Mill
from
the
Best
Management
Practices
(
BMP)
requirements
specified
in
40
CFR
430.03.
This
site­
specific
rule
provides
that,
in
lieu
of
imposing
the
requirements
specified
in
section
430.03,
the
permitting
authority
shall
establish
conditions
for
the
discharge
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General
Completed
Actions
of
COD
and
color
for
this
mill
on
the
basis
of
best
professional
judgement.
Because
both
EPA
and
the
Maine
Department
of
Environmental
Protection
will
be
signatories
to
the
Final
Project
Agreement
(
FPA),
EPA
expects
that
the
requirements
for
COD
and
color
will
be
based
on
the
values
and
procedures
specified
in
the
FPA.
Subsequent
to
issuance
of
this
sitespecific
rule,
the
appropriate
permitting
authority(
ies)
will
amend
or
reissue
the
IP­
Androscoggin
effluent
discharge
permit
to
remove
the
requirements
corresponding
to
40
CFR
430.03
and
put
in
place
instead
numeric
effluent
limitations
on
COD
and
color
that
reflect,
in
the
first
phase,
current
effluent
quality
and,
in
the
second
phase,
improved
effluent
quality
resulting
from
the
implementation
by
the
IP­
Androscoggin
Mill
of
alternative
effluent
improvement
projects
called
for
by
this
project.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
05/
16/
00
65
FR
31120
Final
Action
07/
27/
00
65
FR
46104
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4435
Agency
Contact:
Chris
Rascher,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
the
Administrator
Phone:
617
918­
1834
Email:
rascher.
chris@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Kristina
Heinemann,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
the
Administrator,
1807T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
2183
Fax:
202
566­
2220
Email:
heinemann.
kristina@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2090
 
AA31
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Prerule
Stage
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)

3030.
 
NESHAP:
PERCHLORETHYLENE
DRY
CLEANING
FACILITIES
(
SECTION
610
REVIEW)
Priority:
Info./
Admin./
Other
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412;
5
USC
610
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
On
September
22,
1993
(
58
FR
49354),
EPA
promulgated
standards
to
control
perchlorethylene
emissions
from
drycleaning
facilities
under
authority
of
section
112
of
the
Clean
Air
Act.
These
standards
are
codified
in
the
Code
of
Federal
Regulations
at
40
CFR
part
63,
subpart
M.
In
developing
these
standards,
EPA
performed
a
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
which
indicated
the
rule
could
have
a
significant
impact
on
a
substantial
number
of
small
businesses.
EPA
then
used
this
analysis
to
develop
the
rule
in
a
way
that
mitigated
smallbusiness
impact
to
the
extent
possible
while
still
fulfilling
the
Clean
Air
Act's
mandates.
EPA
is
now
initiating
a
review
of
this
rule
under
section
610
of
the
Regulatory
Flexibility
Act
to
determine
if
the
rule
should
be
continued
without
change,
or
should
be
amended
or
rescinded,
to
minimize
adverse
economic
impacts
on
small
entities.
EPA
will
consider,
and
solicits
comments
on,
the
following
factors:
(
1)
The
continued
need
for
the
rule;
(
2)
the
nature
of
complaints
or
comments
received
concerning
the
rule;
(
3)
the
complexity
of
the
rule;
(
4)
the
extent
to
which
the
rule
overlaps,
duplicates,
or
conflicts
with
other
Federal,
State,
or
local
government
rules;
and
(
5)
the
degree
to
which
technology,
economic
conditions,
or
other
factors
have
changed
in
the
area
affected
by
the
rule.
Comments
must
be
received
by
July
31,
2003.
In
submitting
comments,
please
reference
Docket
ID
number
OAR­
2003­
0029,
and
follow
the
instructions
provided
in
Unit
H
of
the
preamble
to
the
Spring
Regulatory
Agenda.
Timetable:

Action
Date
Begin
Review
05/
00/
03
End
Review
11/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4785
Agency
Contact:
Thomas
Eagles,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6103A,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
1952
Email:
eagles.
tom@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK64
3031.
 
STANDARDS
FOR
REFORMULATED
AND
CONVENTIONAL
GASOLINE
(
SECTION
610
REVIEW)
Priority:
Info./
Admin./
Other
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7545;
5
USC
610
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
80
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
On
February
16,
1994,
(
59
FR
7716),
EPA
promulgated
standards
for
reformulated
and
conventional
gasoline
under
authority
of
section
211
of
the
Clean
Air
Act.
These
standards
are
codifed
in
the
Code
of
Federal
Regulations
at
40
CFR
part
80.
In
developing
those
standards,
EPA
performed
a
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
which
indicated
the
rule
could
have
a
significant
impact
on
a
substantial
number
of
small
businesses.
EPA
then
used
that
analysis
to
develop
the
rule
in
a
way
that
mitigated
smallbusiness
impact
to
the
extent
possible
while
still
fulfilling
the
Clean
Air
Act's
mandates.

EPA
is
now
initiating
a
review
of
this
rule
under
Section
610
of
the
Regulatory
Flexibility
Act
to
determine
if
the
rule
should
be
continued
without
change,
or
should
be
amended
or
rescinded,
to
minimize
adverse
economic
impacts
on
small
entities.
EPA
will
consider,
and
solicits
comments
on,
the
following
factors:
(
1)
The
continued
need
for
the
rule;
(
2)
The
nature
of
complaints
or
comments
received
concerning
the
rule;
(
3)
The
complexity
of
the
rule;
(
4)
The
extent
to
which
the
rule
overlaps,
duplicates,
or
conflicts
with
other
Federal,
State,
or
local
government
rules;
and
(
5)
the
degree
to
which
technology,
economic
conditions,
or
other
factors
have
changed
in
the
area
affected
by
the
rule.
Comments
must
be
received
by
July
31,
2003.

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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Prerule
Stage
In
submitting
comments,
please
reference
Docket
ID
number
OAR­
2003­
0030,
and
follow
the
instructions
provided
in
Unit
H
of
the
preamble
to
the
Spring
Regulatory
Agenda.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Begin
Review
05/
00/
03
End
Review
11/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4786
Agency
Contact:
Thomas
Eagles,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6103A,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
1952
Email:
eagles.
tom@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK65
3032.
 
INSPECTION/
MAINTENANCE
PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS
(
SECTION
610
REVIEW)

Priority:
Info./
Admin./
Other
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7511;
5
USC
610
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
51
subpart
S
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
On
November
5,
1992
(
57
FR
52950),
EPA
promulgated
a
rulemaking
laying
out
the
requirements
for
the
automobile
inspection
and
maintenance
program
under
section
182(
a)(
2)(
B)(
ii)
of
the
Clean
Air
Act.
These
requirements
are
codifed
in
the
Code
of
Federal
Regulations
at
40
CFR
part
51
subpart
S.
In
developing
this
rule,
EPA
performed
a
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
which
indicated
the
rule
could
have
a
significant
impact
on
a
substantial
number
of
small
entities.
EPA
then
used
this
analysis
to
develop
the
rule
in
a
way
that
mitigated
smallentity
impact
to
the
extent
possible
while
still
fulfilling
the
Clean
Air
Act's
mandates.

EPA
is
now
initiating
a
review
of
this
rule
under
Section
610
of
the
Regulatory
Flexibility
Act
to
determine
if
the
rule
should
be
continued
without
change,
or
should
be
amended
or
rescinded,
to
minimize
adverse
economic
impacts
on
small
entities.
EPA
will
consider,
and
solicits
comments
on,
the
following
factors:
(
1)
The
continued
need
for
the
rule;
(
2)
the
nature
of
complaints
or
comments
received
concerning
the
rule;
(
3)
the
complexity
of
the
rule;
(
4)
the
extent
to
which
the
rule
overlaps,
duplicates,
or
conflicts
with
other
Federal,
State,
or
local
government
rules;
and
(
5)
the
degree
to
which
technology,
economic
conditions,
or
other
factors
have
changed
in
the
area
affected
by
the
rule.
Comments
must
be
received
by
July
31,
2003.

In
submitting
comments,
please
reference
Docket
ID
number
OAR­
2003­
0031,
and
follow
the
instructions
provided
in
Unit
H
of
the
preamble
to
the
Spring
Regulatory
Agenda.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Begin
Review
05/
00/
03
End
Review
11/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4787
Agency
Contact:
Thomas
Eagles,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6103A,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
1952
Email:
eagles.
tom@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK66
3033.
 
REVISION
TO
POLICY
ON
CONTROL
OF
VOLATILE
ORGANIC
COMPOUNDS
(
VOC)

Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
to
7671q
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
51.100(
s)

Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
is
considering
the
proposal
of
revisions
to
its
policy
on
control
of
volatile
organic
compounds
(
VOC),
including
the
use
of
photochemical
reactivity
in
controlling
VOCs.
As
a
first
step,
an
ANPRM
will
be
issued
soliciting
public
comment
on
various
policy
options.
Subsequent
steps
could
range
from
taking
no
further
action
to
publishing
a
policy
statement
in
the
Federal
Register.

Timetable:

Action
Date
ANPRM
06/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4759
Agency
Contact:
William
L.
Johnson,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C539­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5245
Fax:
919
541­
0824
Email:
johnson.
williaml@
epa.
gov
Terry
Keating,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6103A,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
1174
Fax:
202
564­
1554
Email:
keating.
terry@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
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/
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No.
101
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)

3034.
 
ACCIDENTAL
RELEASE
PREVENTION
REQUIREMENTS:
RISK
MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMS
REQUIREMENTS
UNDER
CLEAN
AIR
ACT
SECTION
112(
R)(
7);
AMENDMENTS
TO
THE
SUBMISSION
SCHEDULE
AND
DATA
REQUIREMENTS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412(
r)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
68
Legal
Deadline:
Other,
Statutory,
Reports
are
due
to
the
Agency
by
6/
21/
2004.

Abstract:
On
June
20,
1996,
EPA
published
risk
management
planning
regulations
mandated
under
the
accidental
release
prevention
provisions
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA).
Sources
with
more
than
a
threshold
quantity
of
a
regulated
substance
in
a
process
are
required
to
develop
and
implement
a
risk
management
program
that
includes,
for
covered
processes,
a
five­
year
accident
history,
an
off­
site
consequence
analysis,
a
prevention
program,
and
an
emergency
response
program.
The
owners
and
operators
of
these
sources
must
submit
a
risk
management
plan
(
RMP)
that
summarizes
the
source's
implementation
of
the
risk
management
program.
The
RMPs
are
to
be
made
available
to
Federal,
state,
and
local
emergency
planning
and
response
agencies
and
to
the
public
through
a
central
location.
The
first
submissions
were
received
in
June
1999;
to
date,
approximately
15,000
sources
have
submitted
RMPs.

EPA
is
proposing
to
modify
the
submission
schedule
under
the
risk
management
program
by
adding
two
triggers
to
the
requirements
to
correct
or
update
the
RMP:
(
a)
sources
who
have
an
accident
that
meets
the
criteria
for
the
five
year
accident
history
be
required
to
update
their
RMP
within
six
months
of
the
date
of
the
accident;
and
(
b)
sources
will
be
required
to
correct
their
emergency
contact
information
within
one
month
of
a
change
in
the
information.
EPA
is
also
proposing
to
add
four
data
elements
to
the
RMP:
(
a)
a
mandatory
data
element
for
sources
to
provide
the
e­
mail
address
for
the
emergency
contact;
(
b)
new
data
elements
for
sources
to
provide
the
reason
for
an
RMP
update
(
e.
g.
new
regulated
substance
onsite,
etc.)
or
correction;
(
c)
a
new
five­
year
accident
history
data
element
requirement
for
the
owner
or
operator
to
provide
an
indication
of
whether
the
accident
involved
an
uncontrolled/
runaway
reaction;
and
(
d)
additional
data
elements
for
sources
that
use
a
contractor
to
fill
out
the
RMP
to
provide
their
name,
address
and
telephone
number.
Finally,
EPA
proposes
to
remove
the
requirement
for
sources
to
discuss
the
off­
site
consequence
analysis
(
i.
e,
worst­
case
accidental
release
scenario(
s)
and
the
alternative
accidental
release
scenario(
s))
within
the
executive
summary
of
the
RMP.
This
effort
will
ultimately
provide
the
implementing
agency
important
contact
and
accident
information
to
allow
for
assistance
and
improved
communications
of
information
to
prevent
accidents.

These
changes
should
not
significantly
change
the
associated
burden.
The
major
change
would
be
the
accidental
release
update
requirement;
however,
the
source
will
not
need
to
submit
again,
provided
there
are
no
other
accidents
or
major
changes,
for
another
5
years.
EPA
intends
to
finalize
all
of
these
changes
in
time
for
the
majority
of
facilities
to
complete
their
five
year
updates
due
June
21,
2004.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
07/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4755
Agency
Contact:
Vanessa
Rodriguez,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5104A,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
7913
Fax:
202
564­
8233
Email:
rodgriguez.
vanessa@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AF09
3035.
PETITIONS
TO
DELIST
SOURCE
CATEGORIES
FROM
THE
SOURCE
CATEGORY
LIST,
DEVELOPED
PURSUANT
TO
SECTION
112(
C)
OF
THE
CLEAN
AIR
ACT
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
Not
Yet
Determined
CFR
Citation:
Not
Yet
Determined
Legal
Deadline:
NPRM,
Statutory,
April
21,
2000.
Abstract:
The
EPA
has
received
1
petition
to
remove
a
SC
(
2­
Piece
Can
Manufacturing)
from
the
SC
List
developed
pursuant
to
section
112(
c)
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA).
The
most
current
SC
List
was
published
on
February
12,
2002
(
67
FR
6521).
Section
112(
c)(
9),
which
provides
the
legislative
authority
and
guidelines
for
such
actions,
states
that
the
Administrator
may
delete
a
SC
from
the
list
under
section
112(
c),
on
petition
of
any
person
or
on
the
Administrator's
own
motion,
whenever
the
Administrator
determines
that
no
source
in
the
category
emits
hazardous
air
pollutants
(
HAPs)
in
quantities
which
may
cause
a
lifetime
risk
of
cancer
greater
than
1
in
one
million
to
the
individual
in
the
population
who
is
most
exposed
and
that
emissions
from
no
source
in
the
category
exceed
a
level
which
is
adequate
to
protect
public
health
with
an
ample
margin
of
safety
and
that
no
adverse
environmental
effect
will
result.
As
of
August
14,
2002,
one
petition
to
delist
a
SC
has
been
received.
It
contains
information
on
HAP
emissions,
exposures,
health
effects,
human
risks,
and
potential
ecological
concerns
as
well
as
the
petitioner's
explanation
why
the
2­
Piece
Can
Manufacturing
should
be
removed
from
the
SC
List.
The
EPA
is
reviewing
the
petition.
Once
the
review
is
completed,
the
EPA
will
decide
whether
to
grant
or
deny
the
petition.
Section
112(
c)(
9)
requires
that
within
12
months
of
receipt
of
a
petition,
the
Administrator
shall
either
grant
or
deny
the
petition
by
publishing
a
written
explanation
of
the
reasons
for
the
Administrator's
decision.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4415
Agency
Contact:
Kelly
Rimer,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C404­
01,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
919
541­
2962
Fax:
919
541­
0840
Email:
rimer.
kelly@
epa.
gov
David
E.
Guinnup,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C404­
01
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101
/
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Phone:
919
541­
5368
Fax:
919
541­
0840
Email:
guinnup.
dave@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ23
3036.
EVALUATION
OF
UPDATED
TEST
PROCEDURES
FOR
THE
CERTIFICATION
OF
GASOLINE
DEPOSIT
CONTROL
ADDITIVES
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
CAA
211
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
80
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
All
gasoline
must
contain
additives
to
control
the
formation
of
deposits
in
the
fuel
supply
system
and
engine
of
motor
vehicles.
If
uncontrolled,
such
deposits
can
result
in
a
significant
increase
in
motor
vehicle
emissions.
This
action
will
propose
that
updated
test
procedures
be
adopted
for
the
certification
of
gasoline
deposit
control
additives
regarding
their
ability
to
control
fuel
injector
and
intake
valve
deposits.
The
adoption
of
the
updated
procedures
will
ensure
that
the
gasoline
deposit
control
program
continues
to
ensure
an
adequate
level
of
deposit
control,
thereby
preventing
an
increase
in
motor
vehicle
emissions.
The
updated
test
procedures
require
less
time
to
perform
and
are
less
costly.
Therefore,
the
adoption
of
the
proposed
procedures
will
reduce
the
burden
on
industry
of
complying
with
the
gasoline
deposit
control
program.
The
proposed
action
will
not
impact
small
businesses,
or
state,
local,
or
tribal
governments.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
01/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4531
Agency
Contact:
Jeffrey
A.
Herzog,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
ASD,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
734
214­
4227
Fax:
734
214­
4051
Email:
herzog.
jeff@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AJ61
3037.
AMENDMENTS
TO
METHOD
24
(
WATER­
BASED
COATINGS)

Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7410
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
60
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
June
15,
2001.

Abstract:
The
determination
of
volatile
organic
compounds
(
VOCs)
content
of
a
surface
coating
by
reference
Method
24
involves
determination
of
its
water
content
and
calculation
of
its
VOC
content
as
the
difference
of
the
two
measurements
(
volatile
content
minus
water
content).
Method
24
is
inherently
less
precise
for
water­
based
coatings
than
it
is
for
solvent­
based
coatings
and
the
imprecision
increases
as
water
content
increases.
This
action
will
amend
Method
24
by
adding
a
direct
measurement
procedure
for
measuring
VOC
content
of
water­
based
coatings,
thereby
improving
the
method's
precision.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
10/
00/
03
Final
Action
10/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3649
Agency
Contact:
Candace
Sorrell,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
D205­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
1064
Fax:
919
541­
1039
Email:
sorrell.
candace@
epa.
gov
Conniesue
Oldham,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
D205­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
7774
Fax:
919
541­
1039
Email:
oldham.
conniesue@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AF72
3038.
GENERAL
CONFORMITY
REGULATIONS;
REVISIONS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401­
7671
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
51.850
to
51.860;
40
CFR
93.150
to
93.160
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Section
176(
c)
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
prohibits
Federal
entities
from
taking
actions
which
do
not
conform
to
the
State
implementation
plan
(
SIP)
for
the
attainment
and
maintenance
of
the
national
ambient
air
quality
standards
(
NAAQS).
In
November
1993,
EPA
promulgated
two
sets
of
regulations
to
implement
section
176(
c).
First,
on
November
24,
EPA
promulgated
the
Transportation
Conformity
Regulations
to
establish
the
criteria
and
procedures
for
determining
that
transportation
plans,
programs,
and
projects
which
are
funded
under
title
23
U.
S.
C.
or
the
Federal
Transit
Act
conform
with
the
SIP.
Then,
on
November
30,
EPA
promulgated
regulations,
known
as
the
General
Conformity
Regulations,
to
ensure
that
other
Federal
actions
also
conformed
to
the
SIPs.
The
EPA
has
not
reviewed
or
revised
the
General
Conformity
Regulations
since
their
1993
promulgation.
Several
Federal
agencies
have
identified
concerns
over
the
implementation
of
the
General
Conformity
Regulations,
including
the
requirements
for
areas
designated
nonattainment
for
the
newly
promulgated
NAAQS.
In
conjunction
with
an
ad
hoc
work
group
of
representatives
from
several
Federal
agencies,
EPA
will
review
the
implementation
of
the
General
Conformity
Regulations.
The
EPA
will
then
propose
and
promulgate
any
appropriate
revision
to
those
regulations.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
08/
00/
03
Final
Action
12/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4070
Agency
Contact:
Annie
Nikbakht,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C539­
02,
Durham,
NC
27701
Phone:
919
541­
5246
Fax:
919
541­
0824
Email:
nikbakht.
annie@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Dave
Stonefield,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,

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/
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68,
No.
101
/
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May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
C539­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5350
Fax:
919
541­
0824
Email:
stonefield.
dave@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AH93
3039.
 
REVISION
TO
THE
GUIDELINE
ON
AIR
QUALITY
MODELS
(
APPENDIX
W
TO
40
CFR
PART
51):
ADOPTION
OF
A
PREFERRED
GENERAL
PURPOSE
(
FLAT
AND
COMPLEX
TERRAIN)
DISPERSION
MODEL
AND
OTHER
REVISIONS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7410;
CAAA
110(
a)(
2);
CAAA
165(
e);
CAAA
172(
a);
CAAA
172(
c);
42
USC
7601;
CAAA
301(
a)(
1);
CAAA
320
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
51.112;
40
CFR
51.160;
40
CFR
51.166;
40
CFR
52.21
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
would
revise
the
Guideline
on
Air
Quality
Models,
published
as
appendix
W
to
40
CFR
part
51.
The
Guideline
provides
EPArecommended
models
for
use
in
predicting
ambient
concentrations
of
pollutants
for
programs
ranging
from
Prevention
of
Significant
Deterioration
(
PSD)
to
State
Implementation
Plans
(
SIPs)
for
controlling
air
pollution
sources.
The
Guideline
fulfills
a
Clean
Air
Act
mandate
for
EPA
to
specify
models
for
air
management
purposes.
This
revision
would
enhance
the
Guideline
by
incorporating
a
new,
general­
purpose
dispersion
model
called
AERMOD,
which
would
replace
the
existing
Industrial
Source
Complex
(
ISC3)
model
in
many
air­
quality
assessments,
including
those
involving
complex
terrain.
An
earlier
version
of
the
AERMOD
revision
was
previously
proposed
(
65
FR
21505,
4/
21/
2000;
see
SAN
3470),
but
not
promulgated.
We
are
reproposing
it
to
reflect
changes
made
in
response
to
public
comment
we
received
on
the
April
2000
proposal.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
04/
21/
00
65
FR
21505
Supplemental
NPRM
05/
00/
03
Final
Action
09/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3470
Agency
Contact:
Tom
Coulter,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C339­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
0832
Email:
coulter.
tom@
epa.
gov
Joseph
A.
Tikvart,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
D243­
01,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5562
Email:
tikvart.
joe@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK60
3040.
NESHAP:
PAINT
STRIPPING
OPERATIONS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
November
15,
2000.

Abstract:
The
EPA
has
determined
that
paint
stripping
operations
emit
at
least
one
of
the
HAP's
listed
in
section
112(
b)
of
the
Clean
Air
Act.
As
a
result,
the
source
category
was
included
on
the
initial
list
of
HAP­
emitting
categories
scheduled
for
promulgation
within
10
years
of
enactment
of
the
Act.
There
are
several
emission
standards
for
other
source
categories
(
for
example,
aerospace
manufacturing
and
wood
furniture
manufacturing)
that
already
address
emissions
from
paint
stripping
operations.
We
are
currently
in
the
process
of
determining
if
there
are
any
other
major
sources
of
HAP
emissions
from
paint
stripping
operations
that
are
not
already
regulated.
Furthermore,
HAP
emissions
from
paint
stripping
operations
that
are
area
sources
will
be
regulated
in
the
future
as
part
of
the
urban
air
toxics
strategy.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3746
Agency
Contact:
Jaime
Pagan,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
01,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5340
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
pagan.
jaime@
epa.
gov
Robert
J.
Wayland,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
01,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
1045
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
wayland.
robertj@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AG26
3041.
AIR
QUALITY:
REVISION
TO
DEFINITION
OF
VOLATILE
ORGANIC
COMPOUNDS
 
EXCLUSION
OF
4
COMPOUNDS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7407(
d)
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
51
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
is
a
deregulatory
action
to
exclude
four
compounds
from
the
list
of
volatile
organic
compounds
(
VOCs)
on
the
basis
that
these
compounds
make
a
negligible
contribution
to
tropospheric
ozone
formation.
These
four
compounds
are:
1,1,1,2,2,3,3­
heptafluoro­
3­
methoxypropane
(
n­
C3F7OCH3;
3­
ethoxy­
,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6­
dodecafluoro­
2­
(
trifluoromethyl)
hexane
(
known
as
HFE­
7500,
HFE­
s702,
T­
7145,
and
L­
15381);
1,1,1,2,3,3,3­
heptafluoropropane
(
known
as
HFC
227ea);
and
methyl
formate
(
HCOOCH3).
These
compounds
have
potential
for
use
as
refrigerants,
fire
suppressants,
aerosol
propellants,
sterilants,
blowing
agents
(
used
in
the
manufacture
of
foamed
plastic),
and
solvents.
This
action
will
remove
the
necessity
to
control
these
four
compounds
as
VOCs
in
State
Implementation
Plans
for
attaining
the
ozone
standard.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
05/
00/
03
Final
Action
08/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4683
Sectors
Affected:
325
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
David
Sanders,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
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101
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
and
Radiation,
C539­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
3356
Fax:
919
541­
0824
Email:
sanders.
dave@
epa.
gov
William
L.
Johnson,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C539­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5245
Fax:
919
541­
0824
Email:
johnson.
williaml@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK37
3042.
REVIEW
OF
MINOR
NEW
SOURCES
AND
MODIFICATIONS
IN
INDIAN
COUNTRY
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7410
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
51
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
As
required
by
the
Clean
Air
Act's
New
Source
Review
(
NSR)
provisions,
the
EPA
is
proposing
Federal
regulations
governing
preconstruction
permitting
of
minor
and
major
stationary
sources
of
air
pollution
in
Indian
country.
Pursuant
to
the
Tribal
Air
Rule,
eligible
Indian
Tribes
may
receive
EPA
authorization
to
develop
and
implement
such
programs.
The
Federal
NSR
permitting
programs
would
be
effective
throughout
Indian
country
and
would
be
implemented
by
EPA
if
eligible
Indian
Tribes
do
not
elect,
or
do
not
receive
authorization,
to
manage
such
programs.
The
proposed
Federal
minor
NSR
rule
would
require
sources
in
Indian
country,
with
certain
exceptions,
to
obtain
a
permit
prior
to
construction
if
they
are:
(
1)
new
minor
sources,
(
2)
existing
minor
sources
undergoing
modification,
or
(
3)
existing
major
sources
undergoing
minor
modification.
The
proposed
rule
also
would
allow
new
or
existing
stationary
sources
to
accept
enforceable
limits
on
their
production
capacity
or
hours
of
operation
in
order
to
be
considered
minor
sources
and
avoid
being
subject
to
other
Clean
Air
Act
requirements
such
as
the
title
V
operating
permit
program.
The
proposed
Federal
major
NSR
rule
would
require
sources
in
nonattainment
areas
in
Indian
country
to
obtain
a
permit
prior
to
construction
if
they
are:
(
1)
new
major
sources,
or
(
2)
existing
major
sources
undergoing
major
modification.
These
rules
would
not
impose
any
mandates
on
Tribal
governments
to
implement
NSR
permitting
programs.
Tribal
governments
may
be
affected,
however,
insofar
as
they
own
or
operate
sources
that
must
obtain
a
permit
from
the
EPA
under
the
final
Federal
permitting
program
regulations.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
08/
00/
03
Final
Action
08/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3975
Agency
Contact:
Mark
Sendzik,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C339­
03,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5534
Fax:
919
541­
5509
Email:
barkley.
joyce@
epa.
gov
Laura
McKelvey,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C504­
01,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5497
Email:
mckelvey.
laura@
epamail.
epa.
gov
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AH37
3043.
IMPLEMENTATION
RULE
FOR
8­
HOUR
OZONE
NAAQS
Priority:
Economically
Significant.
Major
under
5
USC
801.

Unfunded
Mandates:
This
action
may
affect
the
private
sector
under
PL
104­
4.

Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7408;
42
USC
7410;
42
USC
7501
to
7511f;
42
USC
7601(
a)(
1)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
51
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
rule
would
provide
specific
requirements
for
State
and
local
air
pollution
control
agencies
and
tribes
to
prepare
State
Implementation
Plans
(
SIPs)
and
Tribal
Implementation
Plans
(
TIPs)
under
the
8­
hour
national
ambient
air
quality
standard
(
NAAQS)
for
ozone,
published
by
EPA
on
July
18,
1997.
The
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
requires
EPA
to
set
ambient
air
quality
standards
and
requires
States
to
submit
SIPs
to
implement
those
standards.
The
1997
standards
were
challenged
in
court,
but
in
February
2001,
the
Supreme
Court
determined
that
EPA
has
authority
to
implement
a
revised
ozone
standard,
but
ruled
that
EPA
must
reconsider
its
implementation
plan
for
moving
from
the
1­
hour
standard
to
the
revised
standard.
The
Supreme
Court
identified
conflicts
between
different
parts
of
the
CAA
related
to
implementation
of
a
revised
NAAQS,
provided
some
direction
to
EPA
for
resolving
the
conflicts,
and
left
it
to
EPA
to
develop
a
reasonable
approach
for
implementation.
Thus,
this
rulemaking
must
address
the
requirements
of
the
CAA
and
the
Supreme
Court's
ruling.
This
rule
would
provide
detailed
provisions
to
address
the
CAA
requirements
for
SIPs
and
TIPs
and
would
thus
affect
States
and
tribes.
States
with
areas
that
are
not
attaining
the
8­
hour
ozone
NAAQS
will
have
to
develop
 
as
part
of
their
SIPs
 
emission
limits
and
other
requirements
to
attain
the
NAAQS
within
the
timeframes
set
forth
in
the
CAA.
Tribal
lands
that
are
not
attaining
the
8­
hour
ozone
standard
may
be
affected,
and
could
voluntarily
submit
a
TIP,
but
would
not
be
required
to
submit
a
TIP.
In
cases
where
a
TIP
is
not
submitted,
EPA
would
have
the
responsibility
for
planning
in
those
areas.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
05/
00/
03
Final
Action
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4625
Agency
Contact:
John
Silvasi,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C539­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5666
Fax:
919
541­
0824
Email:
silvasi.
john@
epa.
gov
Denise
Gerth,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C539­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5550
Fax:
919
541­
0824
Email:
gerth.
denise@
epamail.
epa.
gov
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/
Vol.
68,
No.
101
/
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May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
3044.
 
IMPLEMENTATION
RULE
FOR
PM­
2.5
NAAQS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Unfunded
Mandates:
This
action
may
affect
State,
local
or
tribal
governments
and
the
private
sector.
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7410;
42
USC
7501
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
51
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
In
1997,
EPA
promulgated
revised
National
Ambient
Air
Quality
Standards
(
NAAQS)
for
fine
particulate
matter
(
PM­
2.5).
The
rule
described
in
this
paragraph
 
the
Implementation
Rule
for
PM­
2.5
NAAQS
 
will
include
requirements
and
guidance
for
State
and
local
air
pollution
agencies
to
develop
and
submit
State
implementation
plans
(
SIPs)
designed
to
bring
the
areas
into
attainment
with
the
1997
standards.
These
SIPdevelopment
activities
include
conducting
technical
analyses
to
identify
effective
strategies
for
reducing
emissions
contributing
to
PM­
2.5
levels,
and
adopting
regulations
as
needed
in
order
to
attain
the
standards.
Ambient
air
quality
monitoring
for
1999­
2001
shows
that
areas
exceeding
the
standards
are
located
throughout
the
eastern
half
of
the
U.
S.
and
in
California.
Estimates
show
that
compliance
with
the
standards
will
prevent
thousands
of
premature
deaths
from
heart
and
lung
disease,
tens
of
thousands
of
hospital
admissions
and
emergency
room
visits,
and
millions
of
absences
from
school
and
work
every
year.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
09/
00/
03
Final
Action
09/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Federalism:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4752
Agency
Contact:
Richard
Damberg,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C504­
02,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
919
541­
5592
Fax:
919
541­
5489
Email:
damberg.
rich@
epa.
gov
Joe
Paisie,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C504­
02
Phone:
919
541­
5556
Fax:
919
541­
5489
Email:
paisie.
joe@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK74
3045.
AMENDMENTS
TO
STANDARD
OF
PERFORMANCE
FOR
NEW
STATIONARY
SOURCES;
MONITORING
REQUIREMENTS
(
40
CFR
PART
60,
APPENDIX
F,
PROCEDURE
3)

Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7411
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
60
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
June
15,
2001.

Abstract:
This
rulemaking
proposes
to
add
a
method,
Method
203,
for
the
measurement
of
opacity
from
stationary
sources,
to
appendix
M
(
Example
Test
Methods
for
State
Implementation
Plans)
in
40
CFR
part
51.
This
action
provides
States
with
an
instrumental
test
method
which
can
be
used
in
determining,
on
a
continuous
basis,
compliance
with
stationary
source
opacity
emission
limitations.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
10/
07/
92
57
FR
46114
Supplemental
NPRM
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3958
Agency
Contact:
Solomon
O.
Ricks,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
MD­
19,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
919
541­
5242
Fax:
919
541­
1039
Email:
ricks.
solomon@
epa.
gov
Frederick
J.
Thompson,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
MD­
19,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2707
Email:
thompson.
fred@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AH23
3046.
PERFORMANCE
SPECIFICATION
16
 
SPECIFICATIONS
AND
TEST
PROCEDURES
FOR
PREDICTIVE
EMISSION
MONITORING
SYSTEMS
IN
STATIONARY
SOURCES
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7411
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
60
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Performance
Specification
16
is
being
proposed
to
provide
performance
criteria
for
predictive
emission
monitoring
systems.
Predictive
systems
represent
a
new
technology
that
uses
process
information
or
parameters
to
predict
pollutant
emissions
instead
of
directly
measuring
them.
The
Agency
is
allowing
their
use
in
recently
promulgated
rules
and
they
are
being
considered
by
a
number
of
regulated
facilities.
The
specification
lists
the
requirements
for
acceptable
systems
that
are
met
by
passing
tests
that
compare
the
monitoring
system
with
standardized
methods
and
audit
gases
to
determine
system
accuracy
and
stability.
Performance
Specification
16
will
primarily
apply
to
facilities
whose
emissions
can
be
predicted
from
process
parameters
such
as
combustion
processes
(
including
gas
turbines
and
internal
combustion
engines).

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
00/
03
Final
Action
06/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4119
Sectors
Affected:
33241
Power
Boiler
and
Heat
Exchanger
Manufacturing;
333611
Turbine
and
Turbine
Generator
Set
Unit
Manufacturing;
333618
Other
Engine
Equipment
Manufacturing;
336399
All
Other
Motor
Vehicle
Parts
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Foston
Curtis,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
MD­
19,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
919
541­
1063
Email:
curtis.
foston@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Conniesue
Oldham,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,

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No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
D205­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
7774
Fax:
919
541­
1039
Email:
oldham.
conniesue@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AH84
3047.
 
REVISIONS
TO
METHODS
3A,
6C,
7E,
10,
AND
20
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7411
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
60
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Methods
3A,
6C,
7E,
10,
and
20
of
40
CFR
part
60,
appendix
A
are
instrumental
methods
that
are
being
revised
to
make
their
performance
criteria
consistent.
Analyzer
calibration
error
tests
and
sampling
system
bias
tests
now
required
in
Methods
3A,
6C,
and
7E
are
being
added
to
Methods
10
and
20.
Inconsistent
acceptance
criteria
for
other
performance
tests
and
calibration
gas
quality
are
also
being
made
uniform.
Performance
criteria
currently
determined
based
on
the
instrument
span
is
being
revised
to
an
emission
limit
basis.
This
change
will
fix
the
acceptance
limits
for
all
source
tests
on
the
applicable
emission
limit
and
not
on
a
span
value
that
sources
have
some
discretion
in
choosing.
These
revisions
were
proposed
on
August
27,
1997,
in
an
announcement
entitled
``
Amendments
for
Testing
and
Monitoring
Provisions.''
They
were
considered
not
significant
at
that
time.
The
public
did
not
feel
that
the
preamble
to
the
rule
provided
adequate
notice
of
the
changes
being
made
to
the
methods.
The
commenters
requested
a
reproposal
of
these
revisions
to
the
instrumental
methods
to
allow
for
adequate
public
review.
Methods
7F
and
7G
are
new
methods
that
measure
nitrogen
oxides
electrochemically.
These
methods
are
being
proposed
in
response
to
requests
made
by
vendors/
sources.
These
methods
will
add
flexibility
to
the
testing
provisions
currently
in
place
and
will
not
add
requirements
or
affect
the
stringency
of
the
underlying
emission
standards.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
05/
00/
03
Final
Rule
04/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4161
Agency
Contact:
Foston
Curtis,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
MD­
19,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
919
541­
1063
Email:
curtis.
foston@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK61
3048.
NESHAP:
PRINTING
AND
PUBLISHING
INDUSTRY;
AMENDMENTS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
November
15,
1994.
Abstract:
The
amendments
will
clarify
the
rule
and
ensure
it
reflects
the
EPA's
intent.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
00/
03
Final
Action
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4310
Agency
Contact:
Dave
Salman,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C539­
03,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
0859
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
salman.
dave@
epa.
gov
Dianne
Byrne,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5342
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
byrne.
dianne@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AI66
3049.
PETITIONS
TO
DELIST
HAZARDOUS
AIR
POLLUTANTS:
MEK
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
Clean
Air
Act
sec
112(
b)(
3)
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
NPRM,
Statutory,
February
28,
2000.

Abstract:
The
Agency
has
received
four
petitions
to
remove
certain
pollutants
(
i.
e.,
methanol,
methyl
ethyl
ketone,
ethylene
glycol
butyl
ether,
and
methyl
isobutyl
ketone)
from
the
list
of
hazardous
air
pollutants
(
HAPs)
under
section
112(
b)
of
the
Clean
Air
Act.
The
Agency
must
review
the
petitions
and
either
grant
or
deny
the
petition
within
18
months
of
the
date
the
complete
petition
was
received.
If
the
Agency
grants
a
petition,
a
notice
of
proposed
rulemaking
will
be
published
in
the
Federal
Register,
allowing
the
opportunity
for
public
comment.
If
the
Agency
denies
a
petition,
a
notice
of
denial
will
be
published
in
the
Federal
Register
providing
an
explanation
for
such
denial.
If
the
Agency
grants
a
petition
and
ultimately
removes
the
pollutant
from
the
HAP
list
then
sources
emitting
such
pollutants
would
not
be
required
to
meet
MACT
emissions
standards
for
the
pollutant.
If
on
the
other
hand,
the
Agency
denies
the
petition,
then
MACT
standards
would
be
issued
as
currently
planned
under
section
112(
c)
and
112(
d)
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
for
sources
emitting
such
pollutants.
Depending
on
the
four
individual
determinations,
the
Agency
will
issue
separate
notices
for
each.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Denial
Notice:
Methanol
Petition
05/
02/
01
66
FR
21929
NPRM:
MEKDelist
Denial
Notice­
3
Petitions
by
06/
2002
05/
00/
03
NPRM:
EGBEDelist
Denial
Notice
10/
00/
03
NPRM:
MIBKDelist
Denial
Notice
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4313
Agency
Contact:
Kelly
Rimer,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C404­
01,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
919
541­
2962
Fax:
919
541­
0840
Email:
rimer.
kelly@
epa.
gov
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27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
David
E.
Guinnup,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C404­
01
Phone:
919
541­
5368
Fax:
919
541­
0840
Email:
guinnup.
dave@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AI72
3050.
ELECTRIC
UTILITY
STEAM
GENERATING
UNIT
MACT
REGULATION
Priority:
Economically
Significant.
Major
under
5
USC
801.

Unfunded
Mandates:
This
action
may
affect
State,
local
or
tribal
governments
and
the
private
sector.

Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
NPRM,
Judicial,
December
15,
2003.
Final,
Judicial,
December
15,
2004.

Abstract:
In
December
2000,
the
EPA
determined
that
regulation
of
hazardous
air
pollutant
emissions
(
HAP)
from
oil­
and
coal­
fired
electric
utility
steam
generating
units
was
necessary
and
appropriate.
This
finding
was
based
on
the
results
of
the
study
mandated
by
section
112(
n)(
1)(
A)
of
the
Clean
Air
Act,
as
amended.
The
regulation(
s)
will
be
developed
under
section
112
and
will
result
in
standards
based
on
the
use
of
maximum
achievable
control
technology
(
MACT).
The
primary
benefit
will
be
the
reduction
of
mercury
emissions
to
the
atmosphere
from
coalfired
units
but
other
HAP
will
also
be
reduced.
Small
businesses
and
State/
local/
tribal
governments
could
be
impacted
(
particularly
those
governments
owning
or
operating
oil­
or
coal­
fired
electric
generation
facilities).

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
12/
00/
03
Final
Action
12/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4571
Sectors
Affected:
221112
Fossil
Fuel
Electric
Power
Generation
Agency
Contact:
Robert
J.
Wayland,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
01,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
1045
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
wayland.
robertj@
epa.
gov
William
H.
Maxwell,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
01,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5430
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
maxwell.
bill@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ65
3051.
PORTLAND
CEMENT
MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRY
NESHAP:
AMENDMENT
TO
IMPLEMENT
COURT
REMAND
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63.1340
to
63.1359
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
Portland
Cement
Manufacturing
Industry
NESHAP
was
promulgated
June
14,
1999,
and
has
been
codified
in
40
CFR
63,
subpart
LLL.
The
Sierra
Club
and
the
National
Lime
Association
petitioned
the
court
to
review
subpart
LLL,
while
the
American
Portland
Cement
Alliance
(
APCA)
opted
to
negotiate
a
settlement
agreement.
(
Note
that
there
is
currently
a
separate
rule
under
development
to
amend
subpart
LLL
to
implement
the
settlement
agreement
with
the
APCA
 
SAN
4524,
RIN
2060­
AJ57).
On
December
15,
2000,
a
panel
of
the
D.
C.
Circuit
issued
its
opinion
in
National
Lime
Ass'n
v.
EPA.
The
Court
remanded
the
three
standards
for
which
we
established
floors
of
no
control
(
hydrogen
chloride
(
HCl),
total
hydrocarbon
(
THC),
and
mercury
(
Hg)).
The
Court
found
that
we
committed
error
in
not
considering
other
means
of
control,
in
particular,
control
of
HAPs
in
raw
materials
and
in
fossil
fuels.
The
Court
also
remanded
that
we
consider
setting
beyond­
the­
floor
standards
for
HAP
metals,
for
which
particulate
matter
(
PM)
is
a
surrogate.
This
action
will
consist
of
amendments
to
respond
to
the
court
remand.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4585
Sectors
Affected:
32731
Cement
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Keith
Barnett,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C504­
05,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5605
Fax:
919
541­
5600
Email:
barnett.
keith@
epa.
gov
James
U.
Crowder,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C504­
05,
Research
Triangle
Pa,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5596
Fax:
919
541­
5600
Email:
crowder.
jim@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ78
3052.
NATIONAL
EMISSION
STANDARDS
FOR
COKE
OVEN
BATTERIES
 
RESIDUAL
RISK
STANDARDS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
NPRM,
Statutory,
October
27,
2001,
National
Emission
Standards
for
Coke
Ovens
­
Residual
Risk
Standards.
Abstract:
The
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
section
112(
f),
standard
to
protect
health
and
the
environment
is
the
statutory
authority
for
this
rulemaking.
In
accordance
with
section
112(
f)(
2),
EPA
must
promulgate
residual
risk
standards
8
years
after
promulgation
of
emission
standards.
We
promulgated
emission
standards
for
charging,
topside
leaks,
and
door
leaks
at
coke
ovens
on
October
27,
1993.
This
rule
will
further
reduce
coke
oven
emissions
from
charging,
topside
leaks,
and
door
leaks
at
the
affected
coke
plants.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
08/
00/
03
Final
Action
08/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
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27,
2003
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4620
Sectors
Affected:
331111
Iron
and
Steel
Mills
Agency
Contact:
Lula
Melton,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2910
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
melton.
lula@
epa.
gov
David
E.
Guinnup,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C404­
01
Phone:
919
541­
5368
Fax:
919
541­
0840
Email:
guinnup.
dave@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ96
3053.
NESHAP:
SOLVENT
EXTRACTION
FOR
VEGETABLE
OIL:
AMENDMENTS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
On
April
12,
2001,
EPA
promulgated
National
Emission
Standards
for
Hazardous
Air
Pollutants
(
NESHAP)
for
solvent
extraction
of
vegetable
oil.
This
amendment
will
consider
adjustments
to
that
NESHAP
in
light
of
information
gained
since
its
promulgation.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
03/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4672
Sectors
Affected:
311222
Soybean
Processing;
311223
Other
Oilseed
Processing;
311225
Fats
and
Oils
Refining
and
Blending;
311225
Fats
and
Oils
Refining
and
Blending
Agency
Contact:
James
F.
Durham,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
MD­
13,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5672
Fax:
919
541­
0246
Email:
durham.
jim@
epa.
gov
Kent
C.
Hustvedt,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
03,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5395
Fax:
919
541­
0246
Email:
hustvedt.
ken@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK32
3054.
NESHAP
FOR
PRIMARY
ALUMINUM
REDUCTION
PLANTS;
AMENDMENTS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
NESHAP
for
Primary
Aluminum
Reduction
Plants
was
promulgated
in
1997
(
40
CFR
part
63,
subpart
LL).
The
amendments
described
here
would
revise
the
emission
limit
for
polycyclic
organic
matter
applicable
to
one
subcategory
of
source
based
on
newly
available
data
more
representative
of
performance
from
the
top
five
performing
sources.
The
proposed
amendments
would
also
clarify
language
on
compliance
dates
and
add
specific
provisions
for
startup
of
new
or
reconstructed
affected
sources
and
affected
sources
that
restart
after
being
idled
for
long
periods
of
time.
More
time
would
be
allowed
due
to
the
nature
of
the
process
operation,
depending
on
the
type
of
source.
No
additional
costs
or
information
collection
requirements
would
be
incurred
as
a
result
of
the
amendments.
There
also
are
no
significant
policy
issues.
State
agency
and
industry
representatives
concur
with
the
changes,
which
will
improve
implementation
of
the
1997
rule.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
05/
00/
03
Final
Action
09/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4713
Agency
Contact:
Steve
Fruh,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2837
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
fruh.
steve@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Susan
Wyatt,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5674
Fax:
919
541­
0942
Email:
wyatt.
susan@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK50
3055.
NESHAP
FOR
SOURCE
CATEGORIES:
GENERAL
PROVISIONS;
AMENDMENTS
FOR
POLLUTION
PREVENTION
ALTERNATIVE
COMPLIANCE
REQUIREMENTS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63.2;
40
CFR
63.17
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
We
are
proposing
amendments
to
the
part
63
General
Provisions
that
would
allow
facilities
that
are
subject
to
a
maximum
achievable
control
technology
(
MACT)
subpart
to
discontinue
unnecessary
requirements
if,
through
pollution
prevention
measures,
they
achieve
and
can
demonstrate
continued
hazardous
air
pollutant
(
HAP)
emission
reductions
equivalent
to
or
better
than
the
MACT
level
of
control.
We
are
proposing
these
amendments
to
encourage
and
promote
pollution
prevention,
which
is
our
strategy
of
first
choice
in
reducing
HAP
emissions.
We
expect
these
amendments
to
result
in
no
additional
burden
for
sources
and
air
pollution
control
agencies.
This
effort
is
the
product
of
discussions
with
State
and
local
air
pollution
control
officials.
There
also
are
no
significant
policy
issues.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4719
Agency
Contact:
Steve
Fruh,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2837
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
fruh.
steve@
epamail.
epa.
gov
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Susan
Wyatt,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5674
Fax:
919
541­
0942
Email:
wyatt.
susan@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK54
3056.
 
PETITION
TO
DELIST
A
HAZARDOUS
AIR
POLLUTANT
(
HAP)
SOURCE
CATEGORY
FROM
SECTION
112
OF
THE
CLEAN
AIR
ACT
 
GAS
TURBINES
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Other,
Statutory,
12
months
from
the
date
of
the
receipt
of
the
last
information
completing
the
petition.

Abstract:
The
Agency
has
received
a
petition
to
remove
the
Gas
Turbines
source
category
from
the
list
of
hazardous
air
pollutant
sources
under
section
112(
c)
of
the
Clean
Air
Act.
The
Agency
must
review
the
petition
and
either
grant
or
deny
the
petition
within
12
months
of
the
date
the
complete
petition
is
received.
If
the
Agency
grants
the
petition,
a
notice
of
proposed
rulemaking
will
be
published
in
the
FR,
allowing
the
opportunity
for
public
comment.
If
the
Agency
denies
the
petition,
a
notice
of
denial
will
be
published
in
the
FR
providing
an
explanation
of
the
denial.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
or
Notice
(
NPRM
Issued
Only
If
Petition
Is
Granted)
10/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4751
Sectors
Affected:
3336
Engine,
Turbine,
and
Power
Transmission
Equipment
Manufacturing;
221112
Fossil
Fuel
Electric
Power
Generation
Agency
Contact:
Kelly
Rimer,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C404­
01,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
919
541­
2962
Fax:
919
541­
0840
Email:
rimer.
kelly@
epa.
gov
David
E.
Guinnup,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C404­
01
Phone:
919
541­
5368
Fax:
919
541­
0840
Email:
guinnup.
dave@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK73
3057.
SECTION
126
RULE
WITHDRAWAL
PROVISION
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7426
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
52
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
is
proposing
to
revise
one
narrow
aspect
of
the
Section
126
Rule,
which
was
promulgated
January
18,
2000.
The
rule
requires
certain
sources
located
in
the
eastern
United
States
to
reduce
their
NOx
emissions
for
purposes
of
reducing
ozone
transport.
EPA
coordinated
the
Section
126
Rule
with
a
related
ozone
transport
rule,
known
as
the
NOx
State
implementation
plan
call
(
NOx
SIP
Call),
which
also
addresses
ozone
transport
in
the
eastern
United
States.
The
EPA
established
the
same
compliance
date
for
both
rules,
May
1,
2003.
EPA
included
a
provision
in
the
Section
126
Rule
which
provided
that
where
a
State
adopted,
and
EPA
approved,
a
SIP
controlling
transport
under
the
NOx
SIP
Call,
and
with
a
May
1,
2003
compliance
date,
EPA
would
withdraw
the
Section
126
requirements
for
sources
in
that
State.
This
was
a
practical
way
to
address
the
overlap
between
the
two
rules
and
avoid
having
sources
be
subject
to
two
sets
of
potentially
different
NOx
transport
control
requirements.
As
the
result
of
court
actions,
the
compliance
dates
for
the
Section
126
Rule
and
the
NOx
SIP
Call
have
both
been
delayed
until
May
31,
2004.
In
addition,
the
NOx
SIP
Call
has
been
divided
into
two
phases.
Therefore,
it
is
necessary
to
revise
the
Section
126
Rule
withdrawal
provision
so
that
it
will
continue
to
operate
under
these
new
circumstances.
This
proposal
would
not
create
any
new
requirements
and
there
are
no
associated
costs.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4689
Agency
Contact:
Carla
Oldham,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C539­
02,
RTP,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
3347
Fax:
919
541­
0824
Email:
oldham.
carla@
epa.
gov
Doug
Grano,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C539­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
3292
Fax:
919
541­
0824
Email:
grano.
doug@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK41
3058.
TRANSPORTATION
CONFORMITY
AMENDMENTS:
RESPONSE
TO
MARCH
2,
1999,
COURT
DECISION
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401­
7671q
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
93
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
Clean
Air
Act
requires
EPA
to
promulgate
rules
that
establish
the
criteria
and
procedures
for
determining
whether
highway
and
transit
plans,
programs,
and
projects
conform
to
state
air
quality
plans.
Conformity
means
that
the
transportation
actions
will
not
cause
or
worsen
violations
of
air
quality
standards
or
delay
timely
attainment
of
the
standards.
The
original
conformity
rule
was
finalized
on
November
24,
1993,
and
most
recently
amended
on
August
15,
1997.
On
March
2,
1999,
the
U.
S.
Court
of
Appeals
overturned
certain
provisions
of
the
1997
conformity
amendments.
This
rulemaking
will
amend
the
conformity
rule
in
compliance
with
the
court
decision.
The
rulemaking
will
formalize
the
May
14,
1999,
EPA
guidance
and
the
June
18,
1999,
DOT
guidance
that
was
issued
to
guide
action
on
this
issue
until
a
rulemaking
could
be
issued.
Specifically,
the
rulemaking
will
clarify
the
types
of
projects
that
can
be
implemented
in
the
absence
of
a
conforming
transportation
plan.
It
will
also
explain
EPA's
process
for
reviewing
newly
submitted
air
quality
plans
and
when
those
submissions
can
be
used
for
conformity
purposes.

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/
Vol.
68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
08/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4340
Agency
Contact:
Angela
Spickard,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
NFEVL,
Ann
Arbor,
MI
48105
Phone:
734
214­
4283
Fax:
734
214­
4052
Email:
spickard.
angela@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AI56
3059.
NATIONAL
VOC
EMISSION
STANDARDS
FOR
CONSUMER
PRODUCTS;
PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7511b
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
59
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Amendments
to
the
consumer
products
rule
are
being
proposed
to
clarify
and
correct
the
rule.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
05/
00/
03
Final
Action
05/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4309
Sectors
Affected:
32599
All
Other
Chemical
Product
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Bruce
Moore,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5460
Fax:
919
541­
0072
Email:
moore.
bruce@
epa.
gov
Dianne
Byrne,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5342
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
byrne.
dianne@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AI62
3060.
CONTROL
OF
EMISSIONS
OF
AIR
POLLUTION
FROM
NONROAD
DIESEL
ENGINES
AND
FUEL
Priority:
Economically
Significant.
Major
under
5
USC
801.

Unfunded
Mandates:
This
action
may
affect
the
private
sector
under
PL
104­
4.

Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2002
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
89
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
On
October
23,
1998,
EPA
finalized
emission
standards
for
nonroad
compression
ignition
(
i.
e.,
diesel)
engines
for
engines
over
37
kW(
50hp).
The
regulation
reduced
the
NOx
+
HC
emissions
standard
by
30
percent
to
37
percent
(
based
on
the
power
class)
from
the
previous
6.9
g/
hp­
hr
NOx
and
1.0
g/
hp­
hr
HC
standard
beginning
in
1999.
As
a
follow­
up
to
that
1998
rulemaking,
the
Agency
is
now
undertaking
a
technology
review,
pursuant
to
the
Clean
Air
Act,
to
assess
whether
more
stringent
standards
are
now
feasible,
and
to
promulgate
such
standards
if
the
findings
are
positive.
The
technology
review
will
reassess
the
NOx
+
HC
standards
and
will
set
the
next
phase
of
particulate
matter
standards
for
over
37
kW
and
up
to
560
kW.
The
emission
limits
will
also
be
reexamined
for
the
under
37
kW
scheduled
for
implementation
in
2004.
The
issue
of
the
sulfur
content
of
nonroad
diesel
fuel
will
be
raised
and
consideration
given
to
lowering
the
fuel
sulfur
level
with
an
ultimate
15
ppm
cap.
The
certification
duty
cycle
for
this
class
of
engines
will
also
be
revisited
to
implement
a
transient
duty
cycle
that
gives
some
assurance
of
better
in­
use
control
of
particulate
matter.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Yes
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4675
Agency
Contact:
Cleophas
Jackson,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
ASD,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
734
214­
4824
Fax:
734
214­
4816
Email:
jackson.
cleophas@
epa.
gov
William
Charmley,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
ASD
Phone:
734
214­
4466
Fax:
734
214­
4050
Email:
charmley.
william@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK27
3061.
 
EMISSIONS
DURABILITY
PROCEDURES
FOR
NEW
LIGHT­
DUTY
VEHICLES
AND
LIGHT­
DUTY
TRUCKS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7521
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
86
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
On
October
22,
2002,
the
United
States
Court
of
Appeals
for
the
District
of
Columbia
Circuit
vacated
durability
provisions
that
automotive
manufacturers
used
to
demonstrate
that
the
emissions
of
their
vehicles
would
comply
with
emission
standards
for
the
useful
lives
of
those
vehicles.
The
Court
also
required
EPA
to
issue
new
regulations.
This
action
fulfills
the
mandate.
The
new
durability
regulations
will
include
options
that
a
manufacturer
may
choose
from
to
age
preproduction
vehicles
to
determine
the
rate
of
emission
deterioration
over
the
vehicle's
useful
life.
The
options
will
include
a
prescribed
fixed
driving
cycle
and
a
prescribed
bench
aging
cycle
that
are
used
to
age
prototype
vehicles
or
emission
control
components
to
the
equivalent
of
the
useful
life
period
of
the
vehicle
in
a
manner
that
replicates
the
aging
that
the
vehicle
or
components
would
see
in
actual
use.
This
rule
does
not
change
the
Federal
emission
standards
or
the
test
procedures
used
to
quantify
emissions.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4757
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No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Sectors
Affected:
3361
Motor
Vehicle
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Eldert
Bontekoe,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
734
214­
4442
Fax:
734
214­
4053
Email:
bontekoe.
eldert@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Linda
Hormes,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
NFEVL,
Ann
Arbor,
MI
48105
Phone:
734
214­
4502
Fax:
734
214­
4053
Email:
hormes.
linda@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK76
3062.
CONTROL
OF
METHYL
TERTIARY
BUTYL
ETHER
(
MTBE)

Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
Not
Yet
Determined
CFR
Citation:
Not
Yet
Determined
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
is
considering
taking
action
to
control
the
use
of
Methyl
Tertiary
Butyl
Ether
(
MTBE),
which
is
an
organic
compound
that
is
primarily
used
as
a
fuel
additive
in
gasoline.
MTBE
has
been
used
to
meet
the
oxygen
requirement
established
by
the
Federal
Reformulated
Gasoline
Program
(
RFG)
established
by
the
1990
amendments
to
the
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA).
Over
85
percent
of
reformulated
gasoline
contains
MTBE.
EPA
is
concerned
that
the
widespread
use
of
MTBE
may
have
resulted
in
the
contamination
of
groundwater
and
drinking
water
supplies,
threatening
their
future
use.
While
current
detections
levels
are
generally
believed
to
be
below
levels
that
may
cause
public
health
concerns,
low
level
MTBE
contamination
may
render
water
unpotable
due
to
offensive
taste
and
odor.
In
November
of
1998,
EPA
established
a
Blue
Ribbon
Panel
to
investigate
air
quality
benefits
and
water
quality
concerns
associated
with
oxygenates,
including
MTBE,
in
gasoline,
and
to
provide
independent
advice
and
recommendations
on
ways
to
maintain
air
quality
while
protecting
water
quality.
In
September
1999,
the
panel
recommended
that
the
use
of
MTBE
be
substantially
reduced.
EPA
is
now
evaluating
the
Blue
Ribbon
Panel's
recommendations,
and
has
conducted
a
preliminary
review
of
authorities
available
to
address
risks
associated
with
MTBE.
EPA
issued
an
ANPRM
to
inform
the
public
of
this
preliminary
inquiry,
and
to
solicit
public
comment
on
possible
regulatory
action.

Timetable:

Action
Date
ANPRM
03/
24/
00
65
FR
16094
NPRM
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government
Levels
Affected:
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4393
Agency
Contact:
Joseph
Bachman,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
5402,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
3968
Fax:
202
565­
2084
Email:
bachman.
joseph@
epa.
gov
Bob
Perlis,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
2333A
Phone:
202
564­
5636
Email:
perlis.
robert@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ00
3063.
OPERATING
PERMITS:
REVISIONS
TO
PART
70
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7661
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
51;
40
CFR
52;
40
CFR
70
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
In
response
to
litigation
on
the
operating
permits
rule
regulations,
40
CFR
part
70,
to
provide
more
effective
implementation
of
part
70,
and
to
address
comments
provided
in
response
to
notices
of
proposed
rulemaking,
parts
70,
51,
and
52
are
being
revised.
The
changes
will
streamline
the
procedures
for
revising
stationary­
source
operating
permits
issued
by
State
and
local
permitting
authorities
under
title
V
of
the
Clean
Air
Act.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
08/
29/
94
59
FR
44460
Supplemental
NPRMPart
71
04/
27/
95
60
FR
20804
Supplemental
NPRMPart
70
08/
31/
95
60
FR
45530
NPRM
12/
00/
03
Final
Action
12/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government
Levels
Affected:
State,
Local
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3412
Agency
Contact:
Ray
Vogel,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C304­
04,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
3153
Fax:
919
541­
5509
Email:
vogel.
ray@
epa.
gov
Steve
Hitte,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C304­
04,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
0886
Fax:
919
541­
5509
Email:
hitte.
steve@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AF70
3064.
SELECTION
OF
SEQUENCE
OF
MANDATORY
SANCTIONS
TO
BE
APPLIED
PURSUANT
TO
SECTION
502
OF
THE
CLEAN
AIR
ACT
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7661a(
d);
42
USC
7661a(
g);
42
USC
7661a(
i)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
70
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
rule
would
establish
the
order
of
sanctions
for
operating
permits
program
deficiencies
under
the
mandatory
sanctions
provisions
of
title
V
of
the
Clean
Air
Act.
This
rule
would
stipulate
that
an
emission
offset
sanction
applies
first
and
a
highway
funding
sanction
six
months
later.
Sanction
application
under
section
502
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
is
automatic
under
the
timeframes
prescribed
once
EPA
selects
the
sanction
order;
EPA's
only
discretion
concerns
the
ordering
of
sanctions
as
discussed
above.
Thus,
the
only
relevant
potential
impact
is
the
effect
of
applying,
as
a
general
matter,
the
emission
offset
sanction
six
months
before
the
highway
sanction.
The
EPA
does
not
believe
this
will
have
a
significant
impact
given
the
short
period
of
time
the
offset
sanction
will
apply
before
the
highway
sanction
would
apply
when
States
fail
to
correct
title
V
deficiencies.
Moreover,
EPA
also
believes
that,
in
the
event
applying
the
highway
sanction
is
not
necessary
six
months
following
the
offset
sanction,
because
the
State
has
corrected
the
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101
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May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
deficiency
prompting
the
finding,
applying
the
offset
sanction
first
eliminates
the
need
for
EPA
and
other
agencies
to
bear
the
greater
administrative
and
implementation
burden
of
having
to
effectuate
the
highway
sanction.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
05/
00/
03
Final
Action
09/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4700
Agency
Contact:
Scott
Voorhees,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C304­
04,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5348
Fax:
919
541­
5509
Email:
voorhees.
scott@
epa.
gov
Steve
Hitte,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C304­
04,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
0886
Fax:
919
541­
5509
Email:
hitte.
steve@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK46
3065.
PROTECTION
OF
STRATOSPHERIC
OZONE:
PROCESS
FOR
EXEMPTING
CRITICAL
AND
EMERGENCY
USES
OF
METHYL
BROMIDE
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7671c
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
Part
82
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
With
this
action,
EPA
will
revise
the
accelerated
phaseout
regulations
that
govern
the
production,
import,
export,
transformation
and
destruction
of
substances
that
deplete
the
ozone
layer.
The
amendments
will
incorporate
exemptions
permitted
under
the
Montreal
Protocol
on
Substances
that
Deplete
the
Ozone
Layer
and
recent
changes
to
the
Clean
Air
Act.
Specifically,
the
amendments
will
create
a
process
to
exempt
production
and
consumption
of
quantities
of
methyl
bromide
for
critical
and
emergency
uses
from
the
2005
phaseout
of
methyl
bromide.
Because
this
is
an
exemption,
the
rule
will
confer
a
benefit
on
affected
entities.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
01/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4535
Agency
Contact:
Hodayah
Finman,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6205J,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
2651
Fax:
202
565­
2079
Email:
finman.
hodayah@
epa.
gov
Tom
Land,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6205J,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
9185
Fax:
202
565­
2155
Email:
land.
tom@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ63
3066.
PROTECTION
OF
STRATOSPHERIC
OZONE:
LISTING
OF
SUBSTITUTES
FOR
OZONEDEPLETING
SUBSTANCES:
NPROPYLBROMIDE
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7414;
42
USC
7601;
42
USC
7671
to
7671q
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
82
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
rule
proposes
to
add
npropylbromide
(
nPB)
to
the
list
of
acceptable
substitutes
for
class
I
and
class
II
ozone
depleting
substances
used
as
solvents
for
general
metals,
precision,
and
electronics
cleaning,
as
well
as
in
aerosol
solvent
applications.
This
would
provide
another
alternative
to
solvents
with
higher
ozone
depletion
potential
that
industry
is
interested
in
using.
The
rule
would
propose
finding
nPB
not
acceptable
as
a
substitute
for
use
in
adhesives
due
to
its
toxicity
and
the
greater
emissions
from
that
application.
The
rule
also
would
propose
specific
conditions
on
the
use
of
nPB
as
a
solvent.
These
might
include
limiting
the
specific
applications
in
which
it
may
be
used
to
those
with
low
emissions
and
requiring
exposure
limits
consistent
with
industry
practices.
This
will
ensure
that
nPB
is
used
in
a
manner
that
is
safe
and
environmentally
protective.
OSHA
does
not
currently
regulate
nPB.
EPA
would
revise
our
ruling
to
adopt
whatever
OSHA
requires
if
OSHA
later
regulates
the
use
of
nPB.
If
finalized
as
proposed,
this
rule
would
be
consistent
with
most
existing
industry
practices
and
would
impose
little
or
no
burden
on
industry.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
05/
00/
03
Final
Action
06/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4599
Sectors
Affected:
331
Primary
Metal
Manufacturing;
332
Fabricated
Metal
Product
Manufacturing;
333
Machinery
Manufacturing;
334
Computer
and
Electronic
Product
Manufacturing;
336
Transportation
Equipment
Manufacturing;
337
Furniture
and
Related
Product
Manufacturing;
32615
Urethane
and
Other
Foam
Product
(
except
Polystyrene)
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Margaret
Sheppard,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6205J,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
9163
Fax:
202
565­
2155
Email:
sheppard.
margaret@
epa.
gov
Erin
Birgfeld,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6205J,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
9079
Fax:
202
565­
2155
Email:
birgfeld.
erin@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AK26
3067.
PROTECTION
OF
STRATOSPHERIC
OZONE:
ADJUSTING
ALLOWANCES
FOR
CLASS
I
SUBSTANCES
FOR
EXPORT
TO
ARTICLE
5
COUNTRIES
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7414;
42
USC
7601;
42
USC
7671
to
7671q
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
82
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
reinforces
the
economic
incentives
related
to
the
transition
of
Article
5
countries
to
ozone­
depleting
substance
alternatives.
Currently,
Article
5
allowances
are
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/
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68,
No.
101
/
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
determined
as
a
percentage
of
total
production
allowances
assigned
to
U.
S.
companies
for
class
I
ozone­
depleting
substances.
In
accordance
with
the
Beijing
Amendments
of
the
Montreal
Protocol,
this
action
establishes
Article
5
allowances
independent
of
total
production
allowances.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4697
Agency
Contact:
Suzanne
Kocchi,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6205J,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
5289
Fax:
202
565­
2155
Email:
kocchi.
suzanne@
epa.
gov
Tom
Land,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6205J,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
9185
Fax:
202
565­
2155
Email:
land.
tom@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AK45
3068.
PROTECTION
OF
STRATOSPHERIC
OZONE:
RECONSIDERATION
OF
SECTION
608
SALES
RESTRICTION
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7671(
g)
CAA
608
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
82(
F)
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
rule
will
include
the
reconsideration
of
the
sales
restriction
as
it
relates
to
split
systems.
The
Agency
was
petitioned
to
reconsider
the
part
of
the
sales
restriction
that
included
the
sale
of
pre­
charged
split
systems.
It
restricted
such
sales
to
certified
technicians.
Since
then,
EPA
stayed
that
portion
of
the
sales
restriction
in
response
to
the
petition.
This
rule
will
include
the
determination
of
the
Agency
related
to
the
reconsideration.
It
addresses
environmental
problems
of
ozone
depletion
resulting
from
emissions
of
chlorofluorocarbons,
hydrochlorofluorocarbons,
and
other
ozone­
depleting
substances.
Through
restricting
sales
of
certain
pre­
charged
items
to
persons
certified
as
technicians,
emissions
to
the
atmosphere
are
decreased.
The
impact
on
small
businesses
and
governments
would
be
negligible,
since
persons
can
become
certified
if
the
EPA
determination
is
a
full
restriction.
Most
businesses
and
governments
will
have
at
least
one
certified
technician
on
board.
This
action
has
no
impact
on
small
business
and
State,
local,
and
tribal
governments.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
05/
00/
03
Final
Action
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3673
Agency
Contact:
Julius
Banks,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6205J,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
9870
Fax:
202
565­
2155
Email:
banks.
julius@
epa.
gov
Tom
Land,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6205J,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
9185
Fax:
202
565­
2155
Email:
land.
tom@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AG20
3069.
FEDERAL
IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN
(
FIP)
FOR
THE
BILLINGS/
LAUREL,
MONTANA
SULFUR
DIOXIDE
(
SO2)
AREA
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
12
USC
1701
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
52
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
State
of
Montana
submitted
a
sulfur
dioxide
(
SO2)
State
Implementation
Plan
(
SIP)
for
the
Billings/
Laurel,
Montana
area.
On
7/
28/
99
we
proposed
to
partially
approve,
conditionally
approve
and
partially
disapprove
Montana's
SO2
SIP
for
Billings/
Laurel.
EPA
intends
to
propose
a
Federal
Implementation
Plan
(
FIP)
to
cover
those
parts
of
the
State's
plan
we
disapprove.
EPA's
FIP
will
assure
that
the
Billings/
Laurel
area
will
attain
and
maintain
the
SO2
NAAQS.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Undetermined
Federalism:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4542
Sectors
Affected:
32411
Petroleum
Refineries
Agency
Contact:
Laurie
Ostrand,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Regional
Office
Denver,
8P­
AR,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
303
312­
6437
Fax:
303
312­
6064
Email:
ostrand.
laurie@
epa.
gov
Larry
Svoboda,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Regional
Office
Denver,
8P­
AR
Phone:
303
312­
6004
Fax:
303
312­
6064
Email:
svoboda.
larry@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2008
 
AA00
3070.
PERFORMANCE
WARRANTY
AND
INSPECTION/
MAINTENANCE
TEST
PROCEDURES
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7541;
42
USC
7601
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
51;
40
CFR
85
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
establishes
a
new
short
test
procedure
for
use
in
I/
M
programs
required
by
the
Clean
Air
Act
Amendments
of
1990.
Vehicles
that
are
tested
and
failed
using
this
procedure
and
that
meet
eligibility
requirements
established
by
the
act
would
be
eligible
for
free
warranty
repair
from
the
manufacturers.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
02/
00/
04
Final
Action
12/
00/
05
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3263
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101
/
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Agency
Contact:
Buddy
Polovick,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6406,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
734
214­
4928
Fax:
734
214­
4052
Email:
polovick.
buddy@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AE20
3071.
INSPECTION/
MAINTENANCE
RECALL
REQUIREMENTS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7511(
a)(
2)(
b);
42
USC
7511(
a)(
2)(
b)(
2)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
51
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
specifies
requirements
for
enhanced
I/
M
programs
to
establish
a
program
to
ensure
compliance
with
recall
notices.
This
is
pursuant
to
the
Clean
Air
Act
Amendments
of
1990.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
09/
00/
03
Final
Action
04/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3262
Agency
Contact:
Buddy
Polovick,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6406,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
734
214­
4928
Fax:
734
214­
4052
Email:
polovick.
buddy@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AE22
3072.
TRANSPORTATION
CONFORMITY
RULE
AMENDMENT:
CLARIFICATION
OF
TRADING
PROVISIONS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
to
7671
CAA
176(
c)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
51;
40
CFR
93
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
transportation
conformity
rule,
promulgated
in
November
1993,
ensures
that
transportation
and
air
quality
planning
are
consistent
with
Clean
Air
Act
air
quality
standards.
The
Open
Market
Trading
Guidance
provides
guidance
to
states
for
establishing
a
method
to
quantify
emissions
reductions
(
called
discrete
emissions
reductions
or
DERs)
that
can
be
traded
among
parties
and
how
such
trading
should
occur.
This
action
will
amend
the
transportation
conformity
rule
to
clarify
how
emissions
trading
could
be
reconciled
in
the
conformity
process.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
11/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3917
Agency
Contact:
Angela
Spickard,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
NFEVL,
Ann
Arbor,
MI
48105
Phone:
734
214­
4283
Fax:
734
214­
4052
Email:
spickard.
angela@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AH31
3073.
INSPECTION
MAINTENANCE
PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
FEDERAL
FACILITIES;
AMENDMENT
TO
THE
FINAL
RULE
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
23
USC
101;
42
USC
7401
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
51
(
Revision);
40
CFR
93
(
New)

Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
has
had
oversight
and
policy
development
authority
for
Inspection
and
Maintenance
(
I/
M)
programs
since
the
passage
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
in
1970.
The
1977
amendments
to
the
CAA
mandated
I/
M
for
certain
areas
with
long­
term
air
quality
problems
and
the
1990
amendments
set
forth
standards
for
implementation
of
I/
M
programs.
EPA
used
the
statutory
requirements
of
the
Act,
including
I/
M
requirements
for
Federal
facilities,
to
promulgate
regulations
which
states
would
use
in
the
development
of
their
I/
M
State
Implementation
Plans
(
SIPs).
Those
rule
requirements
effectively
gave
States
certain
authorities
over
the
Federal
government.
The
Department
of
Justice
has
now
ruled
that
Federal
sovereign
immunity
was
not
fully
waived
under
the
CAA
for
those
requirements
and
EPA
should
amend
its
rule
to
remove
the
requirement
that
States
include
those
elements
in
their
SIPs.
EPA
is
proposing
to:
(
1)
Amend
the
Federal
facilities
I/
M
requirements
by
removing
that
section;
(
2)
correct
existing
I/
M
SIP
approval
actions
which
include
these
elements;
(
3)
establish
new
Federal
facilities
I/
M
program
requirements
which
Federal
facilities
in
I/
M
program
areas
must
meet
in
order
to
comply
with
the
Act;
and
(
4)
designate
for
each
State
which
section
of
the
Act
Federal
agencies
must
comply
with
based
on
how
that
State
promulgated
its
I/
M
regulations.
These
changes
will
have
minimal
to
no
impact
on
the
States
as
no
new
requirements
are
being
created.
The
States
are
under
no
obligation,
legal
or
otherwise,
to
modify
existing
SIPs
meeting
the
previously
applicable
requirements
as
a
result
of
this
action,
nor
will
emissions
reduction
credit
be
affected.
However,
the
changes
will
clarify
for
affected
Federal
facilities
what
they
must
do
to
meet
the
CAA
requirements
by
establishing
new
regulations
per
those
requirements.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
08/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4348
Agency
Contact:
Buddy
Polovick,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6406,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
734
214­
4928
Fax:
734
214­
4052
Email:
polovick.
buddy@
epa.
gov
Sara
Schneeberg,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation
Phone:
202
564­
5592
Email:
schneeberg.
sara@
epamail.
epa.
gov
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/
Vol.
68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
3074.
RESCINDING
FINDING
THAT
PRE­
EXISTING
PM10
STANDARDS
ARE
NO
LONGER
APPLICABLE
IN
NORTHERN
ADA
COUNTY/
BOISE,
IDAHO
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
50.6(
d);
40
CFR
52.676;
40
CFR
81.313
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
EPA
had
previously
taken
action
to
revoke
the
PM­
10
national
ambient
air
quality
standards
(
NAAQS)
for
the
Boise/
Ada
County
area
in
anticipation
that
a
revised
PM­
10
NAAQS
would
soon
be
in
place.
However,
the
DC
Circuit
court
subsequently
vacated
the
revised
PM­
10
NAAQS,
the
effectiveness
of
which
served
as
the
underlying
basis
for
EPA's
decision
to
revoke
the
preexisting
PM­
10
NAAQS.
Therefore,
in
order
to
protect
public
health
in
the
Boise/
Ada
County
area,
EPA
is
proposing
to
reinstate
the
pre­
existing
PM­
10
NAAQS.
Without
this
action
there
would
be
no
Federal
PM­
10
NAAQS
applicable
to
this
area.
This
action
is
tentatively
subject
to
the
terms
of
a
settlement
agreement
that
was
signed
by
all
parties
in
January
2001.
A
Federal
Register
notice
of
the
proposed
settlement
requesting
public
comment
was
published
January
30,
2001,
in
accordance
with
section
113(
g)
of
the
Act.
No
negative
comments
were
received.
EPA/
DOJ
signed
the
settlement
agreement
and
the
State
is
in
the
process
of
carrying
out
its
obligations
under
the
settlement
agreement.
The
State
submitted
its
maintenance
plan
for
Boise
on
9/
27/
2002.
Under
the
settlement,
EPA
agreed
to
take
final
action
on
the
State's
submittal
by
9/
30/
2003.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
26/
00
65
FR
39321
NPRM
Comment
Period
Extended
07/
26/
00
65
FR
45953
NPRM
05/
00/
03
Final
Action
09/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government
Levels
Affected:
State,
Local
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4391
Agency
Contact:
Gary
Blais,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
MD­
15,
C504­
02,
RTP,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
3223
Fax:
919
541­
5489
Email:
blais.
gary@
epa.
gov
Geoffrey
Wilcox,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
2344A,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
5601
Email:
wilcox.
geoffrey@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ05
3075.
REVISING
REGULATIONS
ON
AMBIENT
AIR
QUALITY
MONITORING
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
50
(
Revision);
40
CFR
53
(
Revision);
40
CFR
58
(
Revision)
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Air
pollution
control
authorities
use
air
quality
data
to
determine
compliance
with
the
National
Ambient
Air
Quality
Standards
and
in
subsequent
work
to
develop
air
pollution
mitigation
strategies.
The
data
come
primarily
from
ambient
air
monitoring
stations
run
by
state
and
local
agencies,
although
federal,
tribal,
and
industrial
organizations
also
run
stations.
The
design
of
the
monitoring
networks
is
regulated
under
40
CFR
58.
This
rule
was
originally
written
in
1979
and
several
revisions
have
been
made
in
the
intervening
years.
Air
pollution
control
authorities
have
improved
their
parts
of
the
network
in
response
to
changes
in
air
quality,
advances
in
the
understanding
of
the
movements
and
health
effects
of
air
pollutants,
and
developments
in
air
pollution
measurement
technology.
EPA
has
also
cooperated
with
air
pollution
control
authorities
to
improve
the
networks,
but
we
have
not
revised
the
applicable
regulations
comprehensively.
The
proposed
revisions
would
remove
real
or
perceived
constraints
on
redeploying
air
monitoring
stations;
more
accurately
reflect
the
roles
of
EPA
and
other
control
authorities
in
designing,
reviewing,
and
modifying
networks;
bring
provisions
related
to
quality
assurance
up
to
date;
and
recognize
technological
changes.
The
current
regulations
require
states
to
develop
plans
to
deploy
air
monitoring
networks,
but
they
do
not
emphasize
administering
the
networks.
States
generally
develop
new
plans
only
when
new
monitoring
is
needed,
such
as
for
a
new
NAAQS.
The
regulations
need
to
be
revised
to
reflect
the
roles
of
EPA
and
the
state
and
local
agencies.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
09/
00/
03
Final
Action
04/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4421
Sectors
Affected:
92411
Air
and
Water
Resource
and
Solid
Waste
Management;
334519
Other
Measuring
and
Controlling
Device
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Lee
Ann
Byrd,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C339­
02,
RTP,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5367
Fax:
919
541­
1903
Email:
byrd.
lee@
epa.
gov
Michael
Papp,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C339­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2408
Fax:
919
541­
1903
Email:
papp.
michael@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ25
3076.
REVISIONS
TO
REGIONAL
HAZE
RULE
TO
ADDRESS
CONCERNS
RAISED
BY
DC
COURT
CIRCUIT
REGARDING
BEST
AVAILABLE
RETROFIT
TECHNOLOGY
(
BART)

Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7410;
42
USC
7414;
42
USC
7421;
42
USC
7470
to
7479;
42
USC
7491;
42
USC
7492;
42
USC
7601;
42
USC
7602
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
51.308(
e)(
1);
40
CFR
51
app
Y
(
New)

Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
To
meet
the
Clean
Air
Act's
requirements,
EPA
published
the
regional
haze
rule
on
July
1,
1999
(
64
FR
35714).
On
May
24,
2002,
the
DC
Circuit
Court
vacated
certain
provisions
of
the
regional
haze
rule
related
to
best
available
retrofit
technology
(
BART).
Because
of
this
court
decision,
we
will
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Register
/
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68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
need
to
repropose
and
publish
revised
BART
provisions
in
the
regional
haze
rule.
On
July
20,
2001,
we
proposed
guidelines
intended
to
add
further
clarifications
to
the
BART
requirements
in
the
regional
haze
rule.
These
proposed
BART
guidelines
also
will
require
a
reproposal.
The
purpose
of
this
rulemaking
is
to
provide
the
appropriate
changes
to
the
BART
requirements
and
guidelines,
and
to
address
additional
issues
related
to
reasonable
progress
goals
for
the
visibility
program.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
07/
20/
01
66
FR
38108
Supplemental
NPRM
04/
00/
04
Final
Action
04/
00/
05
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4450
Agency
Contact:
Kathy
Kaufman,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C304­
04,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
0102
Fax:
919
541­
5489
Email:
kaufman.
kathy@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Todd
Hawes,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C504­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5591
Fax:
919
541­
5489
Email:
hawes.
todd@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ31
3077.
CONTROL
OF
AIR
POLLUTION
FROM
MOTOR
VEHICLES
AND
ENGINES:
ALTERNATIVE
LOWSULFUR
HIGHWAY
DIESEL
FUEL
TRANSITION
PROGRAM
FOR
ALASKA
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7414;
42
USC
7545;
42
USC
7601(
a);
42
USC
7625­
1
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
69
and
80
(
Revision)
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
will
carry
out
a
flexibility
provision
for
Alaska
that
was
included
in
EPA's
heavy­
duty
diesel
rule,
which
was
promulgated
on
January
18,
2001.
That
rule
established
more
stringent
national
emission
standards
for
heavy­
duty
highway
vehicles
and
engines
for
the
2007
model
year,
and
a
technology­
enabling
sulfur
limit
of
15
ppm
for
highway
diesel
fuel
beginning
in
2006.
In
that
rule,
EPA
recognized
Alaska's
unique
geographical,
meteorological,
air
quality,
and
economic
factors
and
provided
Alaska
an
opportunity
to
develop
its
own
plan
to
transition
to
low­
sulfur
highway
diesel
fuel,
as
an
alternative
to
the
national
transition
program.
Our
goal
in
offering
this
flexibility
is
to
transition
Alaska
into
the
low­
sulfur
fuel
program
in
a
manner
that
minimizes
costs,
while
ensuring
that
the
new
vehicles
and
engines
receive
the
low­
sulfur
fuel
they
need.
As
stated
in
the
Federal
Register
notice
for
the
diesel
rule,
if
Alaska
submits
an
alternative
plan
by
April
1,
2002,
and
if
EPA
determines
that
it
provides
a
reasonable
alternative,
EPA
intends
to
initiate
rulemaking
and,
within
one
year
from
the
date
of
Alaska's
submittal,
promulgate
a
final
rule
to
incorporate
the
alternative
plan.
A
stakeholder
process
to
develop
options
is
already
underway
in
Alaska,
and
the
State
informed
EPA
that
it
intends
to
submit
an
alternative
transition
plan
in
late
2001
or
early
2002.
This
action
will
be
in
response
to
that
anticipated
submittal.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
11/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4570
Sectors
Affected:
336112
Light
Truck
and
Utility
Vehicle
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Richard
Babst,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
EN­
340­
F,
6406­
J,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
9473
Fax:
202
565­
2085
Email:
babst.
richard@
epa.
gov
Mike
Shields,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6406­
J
Phone:
202
564­
9038
Fax:
202
565­
2085
Email:
shields.
mike@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ72
3078.
MODIFICATION
OF
FEDERAL
ON­
BOARD
DIAGNOSTIC
REGULATIONS
FOR
2004
MODEL
YEAR
VEHICLES
BELOW
14,000
POUNDS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
12
USC
1701q
CFR
Citation:
Not
Yet
Determined
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
rule
proposes
revisions
to
the
existing
Light­
Duty
On­
Board
Diagnostic
Requirements,
including
revisions
that
will:
(
1)
require
vehicle
manufacturers
to
monitor
the
catalyst
for
NOx
emission
performance
in
addition
to
existing
requirements
to
monitor
NMHC
performance,
whichever
is
more
stringent;
(
2)
require
monitoring
of
the
evaporative
emissions
systems
for
the
presence
of
0.020``
leaks
or
greater
and
allow
for
non­
intrusive,
engine­
off
methods
to
perform
monitoring
instead
of
the
current
requirements
to
monitor
for
the
presence
of
a
0.040''
leak
or
greater
during
vehicle
operation;
(
3)
allow
the
use
of
the
Control
Area
Network
(
CAN)
Protocol
(
SAE
15765­
4)
for
OBD
communications
in
addition
to
the
other
allowable
SAE
(
J1850,
J1939)
and
ISO
(
9141,
14230­
4);
(
4)
new
software
and
hardware
changes
to
aid
in
OBDI
M
program
implementation
including
adding
vehicle
identification
number
(
VIN)
to
the
generic
datastream,
confining
the
physical
location
of
the
data
link
connector,
and
allowing
the
use
of
the
malfunction
indicator
lamp
(
MIL)
and
a
special
key
sequence
to
indicate
readiness;
(
5)
add
new
generic
data
stream
parameters
to
aid
in
the
repair
and
diagnosis
of
vehicle
malfunctions;(
6)
require
manufacturers
to
record
critical
pieces
of
OBD
information
under
the
CAP
2000
In­
Use
Verification
Program
(
IUVP);
and(
7)
establish
new
OBD
in­
use
performance
demonstration
standards
used
to
determine
appropriate
frequency
of
monitoring
in
the
real
world;
such
inuse
performance
standards
do
not
currently
exist
which
places
a
greater
burden
on
our
in
use
program.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
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/
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68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4583
Sectors
Affected:
33611
Automobile
and
Light
Duty
Motor
Vehicle
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Arvon
Mitcham,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6402,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
734
214­
4522
Fax:
734
214­
4053
Email:
mitcham.
arvon@
epa.
gov
Holly
Pugliese,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6402
Phone:
734
214­
4288
Fax:
734
214­
4053
Email:
pugliese.
holly@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ77
3079.
MODIFICATION
OF
AUTHORITY
TO
GRANT
ALTERNATIVE
METHOD
APPROVALS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
Not
Yet
Determined
CFR
Citation:
Not
Yet
Determined
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Currently,
stationary
source
regulations
cite
specific
test
methods
to
demonstrate
compliance.
If
a
source
locates
a
test
method
which
will
measure
the
regulated
pollutant(
s)
with
similar
precision
and
accuracy
to
the
method
cited
in
the
regulation,
and
would
like
to
use
the
alternative
method,
the
source
must
petition
the
EPA
(
along
with
data
documenting
the
applicability
of
the
alternative)
to
allow
the
alternative
method.
Each
of
these
alternative
method
approvals
by
letter
may
currently
only
be
granted
to
a
specific
source.
Source
category­
wide
approvals
must
be
published
for
comment
in
the
Federal
Register.
Due
to
budgetary
and
time
constraints,
the
process
constrains
industry
trade
associations
from
developing
and
submitting
alternative
test
methods.
Therefore,
the
purpose
of
this
rulemaking
is
to
modify
the
regulations
to
allow
source
category­
wide
alternative
method
approvals
to
be
issued
by
letter.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
10/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4547
Agency
Contact:
Rima
Howell,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
D205­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
0443
Fax:
919
541­
1039
Email:
howell.
rima@
epa.
gov
Conniesue
Oldham,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
D205­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
7774
Fax:
919
541­
1039
Email:
oldham.
conniesue@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ83
3080.
PERFORMANCE
SPECIFICATIONS
FOR
CONTINUOUS
PARAMETER
MONITORING
SYSTEMS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
60
app
B;
40
CFR
60
app
F
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
proposes
Performance
Specification
17
(
PS­
17),
Quality
Assurance
(
QA)
Procedure
4,
and
amendments
to
appendix
F,
QA
Procedure
1.
Performance
Specification
17
and
QA
Procedure
4
apply
to
continuous
parameter
monitoring
systems
(
CPMS).
Many
of
the
rules
promulgated
under
40
CFR
part
63
require
owners
and
operators
of
affected
emission
units
to
install
and
operate
CPMS
to
monitor
various
parameters,
such
as
temperature,
pressure,
flow
rate,
and
pH,
associated
with
the
operation
and
performance
of
emission
control
devices.
However,
few,
if
any,
of
those
rules
specify
complete
procedures
for
ensuring
the
quality
of
the
data
measured
by
CPMS.
The
proposed
PS­
17
establishes
procedures
and
other
requirements
that
will
ensure
that
those
CPMS
are
properly
selected,
installed,
and
placed
into
operation.
The
proposed
QA
Procedure
4
specifies
procedures
that
will
ensure
that
those
CPMS
provide
quality
data
on
an
ongoing
basis.
Both
PS­
17
and
QA
Procedure
4
will
help
to
ensure
compliance
with
emission
limitations
established
under
40
CFR
part
63.
Procedure
1
of
appendix
F
currently
addresses
QA
procedures
for
continuous
emission
monitoring
systems
(
CEMS)
that
measure
a
single
pollutant.
The
proposed
amendments
to
QA
Procedure
1
broadens
the
procedure
to
address
the
unique
requirements
of
CEMS
that
are
used
for
monitoring
multiple
pollutants.
Because
several
of
the
regulations
promulgated
under
40
CFR
part
63
require
multiple
pollutant
CEMS,
these
amendments
are
needed
to
ensure
those
CEMS
are
operated
in
a
manner
that
ensures
the
quality
of
the
emission
data
collected.
This
action
is
not
expected
to
have
any
impacts
on
small
entities
or
State,
local,
or
tribal
governments.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4584
Sectors
Affected:
21
Mining;
22
Utilities;
31­
33
Manufacturing;
486
Pipeline
Transportation;
562212
Solid
Waste
Landfill;
562213
Solid
Waste
Combustors
and
Incinerators
Agency
Contact:
Barrett
Parker,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
EN­
341W,
D205­
02
Phone:
919
541­
5635
Fax:
919
541­
0516
Email:
parker.
barrett@
epa.
gov
Frederick
J.
Thompson,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
MD­
19,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2707
Email:
thompson.
fred@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ86
3081.
ADOPTION
OF
THE
AMENDED
INTERNATIONAL
NOX
STANDARD
FOR
AIRCRAFT
ENGINES
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq;
CAA
231
to
232;
42
USC
7571­
7572;
5
USC
552(
a)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
87.1;
40
CFR
87.21;
40
CFR
87.64;
40
CFR
87.71;
40
CFR
87.10;
40
CFR
87.31(
b);
40
CFR
87.82;
40
CFR
87.89
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
purpose
of
this
proposed
rulemaking
is
to
amend
the
existing
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Register
/
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68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
United
States
regulations
governing
the
exhaust
emissions
from
new
commercial
aircraft
gas
turbine
engines.
The
amendment
will
codify
into
United
States
law
the
recently
amended
voluntary
NOx
emission
standard
of
the
United
Nation's
International
Civil
Aviation
Organization
(
ICAO),
thus
bringing
the
United
States
emission
standards
into
alignment
with
the
internationally
adopted
standards.
This
NOx
standard
was
adopted
at
the
ICAO/
Committee
on
Aviation
Environmental
Protection
(
CAEP)
4
meeting
in
1998.
The
implementation
of
the
standard
is
to
begin
in
January
2004.
Further,
this
amendment
will
establish
consistency
between
U.
S.
and
international
requirements
and
test
procedures.
This
action
is
necessary
to
ensure
that
domestic
commercial
aircraft
meet
international
standards
and
the
public
can
be
assured
that
they
are
receiving
the
air
quality
benefits
of
the
international
standards.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4631
Sectors
Affected:
336412
Aircraft
Engine
and
Engine
Parts
Manufacturing;
336413
Other
Aircraft
Part
and
Auxiliary
Equipment
Manufacturing;
33641
Aerospace
Product
and
Parts
Manufacturing;
3336
Engine,
Turbine,
and
Power
Transmission
Equipment
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Bryan
Manning,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
NFEVL,
Ann
Arbor,
MI
48105
Phone:
734
214­
4832
Fax:
734
214­
4816
Email:
manning.
bryan@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK01
3082.
MODIFICATION
OF
ANTIDUMPING
BASELINES
FOR
GASOLINE
PRODUCED
OR
IMPORTED
FOR
USE
IN
HAWAII,
ALASKA,
AND
THE
U.
S.
TERRITORIES
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7414;
42
USC
7545;
42
USC
7601(
a)
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
80
(
Revision)
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
``
Dumping''
refers
to
the
practice
whereby
refiners
making
clean
fuels
for
certain
markets
(
such
as
reformulated
gasoline
for
clean­
air
purposes)
take
the
pollutants
removed
from
the
clean
fuels
and
``
dump''
them
into
other
fuels
they
are
producing
for
other
markets.
This,
if
allowed,
would
make
those
other
fuels
even
dirtier
than
before,
and
so
the
Clean
Air
Act
prohibits
this
practice.
EPA
has
existing
``
anti­
dumping''
rules
on
the
books
that
codify
this
Clean
Air
Act
prohibition.
This
action
proposes
to
allow
refiners
and
importers
of
conventional
gasoline
produced
or
imported
for
use
in
Hawaii,
Alaska,
the
Commonwealth
of
Puerto
Rico,
the
Virgin
Islands,
Guam,
and
the
Commonwealth
of
the
Northern
Mariana
Islands
to
petition
EPA
to
modify
their
baselines
to
use
the
most
appropriate
seasonal
baseline
and
Complex
Model
for
purposes
of
compliance
with
the
RFG
program's
anti­
dumping
requirements.
Specifically,
this
action
would
allow
refiners
and
importers
to
petition
EPA
to
use
the
summer
Complex
Model
for
all
anti­
dumping
baseline
and
compliance
determinations
for
conventional
gasoline
produced
or
imported
for
use
in
Hawaii,
the
Commonwealth
of
Puerto
Rico,
the
Virgin
Islands,
Guam,
and
the
Commonwealth
of
the
Northern
Mariana
Islands.
This
action
would
allow
refiners
and
importers
to
petition
EPA
to
use
the
winter
Complex
Model
for
all
anti­
dumping
baseline
and
compliance
purposes
in
Alaska.
We
are
proposing
this
action
to
address
certain
inconsistencies
in
the
RFG
program's
anti­
dumping
provisions
which
may
have
significant
unintended
negative
impacts
on
refiners
and
importers.
In
addition,
this
action
proposes
to
modify
the
anti­
dumping
provisions
to
address
compliance
in
certain
situations
where
a
refinery
becomes
non­
operational
during
the
annual
averaging
period.
This
action
is
intended
to
address
compliance
issues
where
a
refinery
does
not
produce
sufficient
``
summer''
gasoline
to
offset
the
higher
emissions
of
``
winter''
gasoline
due
to
the
refinery
becoming
non­
operational
during
the
annual
averaging
period.
Today's
proposed
actions
would
not
compromise
the
environmental
goals
of
the
RFG
program,
or
result
in
any
environmental
degradation.
Today's
proposed
actions
would
not
have
any
negative
impact
on
small
businesses
or
state/
local/
tribal
governments.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4632
Agency
Contact:
Marilyn
Bennett,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6406J,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8989
Fax:
202
565­
2085
Email:
bennett.
marilyn@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK02
3083.
PERFORMANCE­
BASED
MEASUREMENT
SYSTEM
FOR
FUELS:
CRITERIA
FOR
SELF­
QUALIFYING
ALTERNATIVE
TEST
METHODS;
DESCRIPTION
OF
OPTIONAL
STATISTICAL
QUALITY
CONTROL
MEASURES
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7545
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
80
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Transportation
fuels
(
like
gasoline
and
diesel
fuel)
are
regulated
by
EPA
under
the
Clean
Air
Act
to
control
the
emissions
that
result
when
they
are
burned
in
engines,
and
also
to
protect
engines'
emission
control
equipment.
Fuels
regulations
require
measurement
of
various
of
the
fuels'
properties,
and
prescribe
``
designated''
analytical
methods
for
that
purpose.
This
regulation
is
intended
to
provide
a
way
for
regulated
parties
to
selfqualify
alternatives
to
the
designated
measurement
methods
that
may
be
cheaper,
quicker,
simpler,
more
amenable
to
automation,
or
otherwise
preferable.
The
regulation
will
also
prescribe
a
minimum
level
of
statistical
quality
control
for
all
fuels
test
methods,
designated
or
alternative.
The
regulations
should
quicken
the
adoption
of
new
measurement
technologies
by
removing
the
need
for
multiple
method­
specific
rule­
makings,
but
to
do
so
in
a
way
that
will
not
degrade
the
performance
of
the
overall
measurement
system.
The
qualification
criteria
are
designed
to
admit
only
methods
that
are
as
precise
as
the
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68,
No.
101
/
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
designated
methods
and
can
be
made
to
accurately
predict
designated
method
measurements.
Introduction
of
statistical
quality
control
for
all
methods
should
improve
measurement
precision
and
accuracy
in
actual
practice
across
all
methods.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
07/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4633
Sectors
Affected:
324199
All
Other
Petroleum
and
Coal
Products
Manufacturing;
54199
All
Other
Professional,
Scientific
and
Technical
Services;
42271
Petroleum
Bulk
Stations
and
Terminals;
48691
Pipeline
Transportation
of
Refined;
334516
Analytical
Laboratory
Instrument
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
John
Holley,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6406J,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
9305
Fax:
202
233­
9557
Email:
holley.
john@
epa.
gov
Joseph
Sopata,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6406J
Phone:
202
564­
9034
Fax:
202
565­
2085
Email:
sopata.
joe@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK03
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)

3084.
SOURCE­
SPECIFIC
FEDERAL
IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN
FOR
NAVAJO
GENERATING
STATION;
NAVAJO
NATION
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
Not
Yet
Determined
CFR
Citation:
49
CFR
123
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
proposes
to
federalize
standards
from
the
Arizona
and
New
Mexico
State
Implementation
Plans
(
SIPS)
applicable
to
the
Navajo
generating
station.
Where
necessary,
EPA's
proposed
emission
standards
modify
the
standards
extracted
from
the
States'
regulatory
programs
to
ensure
comprehensive
emission
control
and
Federal
consistency.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
09/
08/
99
64
FR
48725
Notice
01/
26/
00
65
FR
4244
Final
Action
06/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4315
Agency
Contact:
Douglas
McDaniel,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Regional
Office
San
Francisco,
Region
9,
San
Francisco,
CA
94105­
3901
Phone:
415
744­
1246
Colleen
McKaughan,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Regional
Office
San
Francisco,
AIR1
Phone:
520
498­
0118
Fax:
520
498­
1333
Email:
mckaughan.
colleen@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2009
 
AA00
3085.
SOURCE­
SPECIFIC
FEDERAL
IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN
FOR
NAVAJO
GENERATING
STATION;
FOUR
CORNERS
POWER
PLANT
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
1740
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
60
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
proposes
to
federalize
standards
from
the
Arizona
and
New
Mexico
State
Implementation
Plans
(
SIPS)
applicable
to
the
Four
Corners
Plant,
respectively.
Where
necessary,
EPA's
proposed
emission
standards
modify
the
standards
extracted
from
the
States'
regulatory
programs
to
ensure
comprehensive
emission
control
and
Federal
consistency.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
09/
08/
99
64
FR
48731
Final
Action
06/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Federalism:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3569
Agency
Contact:
Douglas
McDaniel,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Regional
Office
San
Francisco,
Region
9,
San
Francisco,
CA
94105­
3901
Phone:
415
744­
1246
Colleen
McKaughan,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Regional
Office
San
Francisco,
AIR1
Phone:
520
498­
0118
Fax:
520
498­
1333
Email:
mckaughan.
colleen@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2009
 
AA01
3086.
 
AMENDMENT
TO
SUBPARTS
H
AND
I
FOR
EMISSIONS
OF
RADIONUCLIDES
OTHER
THAN
RADON
FROM
DOE
FACILITIES
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
PL
95­
95;
CAAA
112(
g)
and
112(
q)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
61
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Subparts
H
and
I
of
40
CFR
part
61
establish
standards
under
the
Clean
Air
Act
for
emissions
of
radionuclides
other
than
radon
from
Department
of
Energy
(
DOE)
and
other
non­
DOE
federal
facilities.
Under
subparts
H
and
I,
regulated
entities
currently
determine
compliance
with
the
emission
standards
by
utilizing
the
approved
computer
models
CAP88
and
AIRDOS­
PC
or
any
other
procedures
for
which
EPA
has
granted
prior
approval.
Since
promulgation
of
subparts
H
and
I,
EPA
has
developed
an
additional
model,
GENII­
NESHAPS,
which
is
suitable
for
regulated
entities
to
use
to
determine
compliance,
in
addition
to
the
currently­
approved
models
mentioned
above.
The
model
was
developed
to
incorporate
the
internal
dosimetry
models
recommended
by
the
International
Commission
on
Radiological
Protection
(
ICRP)
and
the
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/
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
radiological
risk
estimating
procedures
of
Federal
Guidance
Report
13
into
updated
versions
of
existing
environmental
pathway
analysis
models.
The
model
was
developed
under
the
direction
of
OAR's
Office
of
Radiation
and
Indoor
Air,
in
consultation
with
OAR's
Office
of
Air
Quality
Planning
and
Standards
(
OAQPS).
Also,
GENII­
NESHAPs
has
undergone
Science
Advisory
Board
(
SAB)
review.
In
this
direct
final
rule,
EPA
is
updating
subparts
H
and
I
to
include
GENII­
NESHAPS
as
an
approved
compliance
model.
Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Rule
10/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4768
Agency
Contact:
Sanjib
Chaki,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6608J,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
9215
Fax:
202
565­
2065
Email:
chaki.
sanjib@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Eleanor
Thornton,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6608J
Phone:
703
305­
6799
Fax:
202
565­
2065
Email:
thornton.
eleanor@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK81
3087.
OVERVIEW
OF
RULEMAKINGS
FOR
THE
PURPOSE
OF
REDUCING
INTERSTATE
OZONE
TRANSPORT
Priority:
Economically
Significant.
Major
under
5
USC
801.
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7410
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
51
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
requires
that
a
state
implementation
plan
(
SIP)
contain
provisions
to
prevent
a
States'
facilities
or
sources
from
contributing
significantly
to
air
pollution
that
is
transported
downwind
to
other
States,
exacerbating
their
inability
to
meet
the
national
ambient
air
quality
standards
for
ozone.
Through
a
two­
year
effort
known
as
the
Ozone
Transport
Assessment
Group
(
OTAG),
EPA
worked
in
partnership
with
the
37
easternmost
States
and
the
District
of
Columbia,
industry
representatives,
and
environmental
groups
to
address
ozone
precursor
and
ozone
transport.
This
multiyear
collaboration
resulted
in
the
most
comprehensive
analysis
of
ozone
transport
ever
conducted.
The
OTAG
States
voted
in
favor
of
a
range
of
strategies
to
reduce
nitrogen
oxide
emissions
from
utilities
and
other
major
sources.
Building
on
the
recommendations
of
OTAG,
EPA
issued
a
rule
known
as
the
NOx
SIP
Call
(
10/
27/
98,
63
FR
57355)
requiring
22
States
and
the
District
of
Columbia
to
submit
revisions
to
their
SIPs
to
address
the
regional
transport
of
nitrogen
oxides
(
a
precursor
to
ozone
formation
known
as
NOx).
By
reducing
emissions
of
NOx,
the
actions
directed
by
these
plans
will
decrease
the
formation
and
transport
of
ozone
across
State
boundaries
in
the
eastern
half
of
the
United
States.
This
rule
was
challenged
in
court,
and
on
March
3,
2000,
the
U.
S.
Court
of
Appeals
for
the
District
of
Columbia
issued
a
decision
largely
upholding
the
NOx
SIP
Call,
but
remanded
four
narrow
issues
to
EPA
for
further
rulemaking
action.
In
an
August
30,
2000
Court
Order,
emission
reduction
measures
are
required
to
be
in
place
by
May
31,
2004.
On
June
8,
2001,
the
Court
made
a
related
decision
concerning
the
NOx
SIP
Call
Technical
Amendment
rulemakings
which
largely
upheld
Phase
I
of
the
NOx
SIP
Call,
but
remanded
one
issue
to
EPA.
EPA
is
now
addressing
the
remanded
issues
in
separate
rulemakings
(
see
SAN
4433
and
SAN
4679
in
today's
Regulatory
Agenda).
A
notice
of
data
availability
was
published
on
8/
3/
01
which
made
new
data
publicly
available
for
noticeand
comment.
A
second
notice
of
data
availability
was
published
in
on
March
11,
2002,
listing
additional
items
which
were
made
publicly
available.
Final
action
was
published
on
5/
1/
02
(
67
FR
21868).
In
addition
to
the
SIP
Call
provisions,
Federal
Implementation
Plans
(
FIPs)
may
also
be
needed
to
reduce
regional
transport
if
any
affected
State
fails
to
adequately
revise
its
SIP
to
comply
with
the
NOx
SIP
call
(
see
SAN
4096
in
today's
Regulatory
Agenda).
In
addition
to
the
SIP
Call
remedy,
the
Clean
Air
Act
also
gave
States
the
right
to
petition
EPA
to
take
other
Federal
action
to
prevent
ozone
transport
that
affects
downwind
States.
Accordingly,
under
section
126
of
the
CAA,
eight
northeastern
States
filed
petitions
requesting
EPA
to
make
findings
and
require
decreases
in
NOx
emissions.
Subsequently,
EPA
issued
a
final
rule
on
the
petitions,
specifying
a
NOx
emissions
trading
program
as
the
required
Federal
remedy
(
1/
18/
00,
65
FR
2764).
EPA
is
coordinating
all
three
approaches
to
regional
ozone
control
­
i.
e.,
SIP
Call,
FIPs,
and
Section
126
actions
­
to
avoid
duplication
and
maximize
effectiveness.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
NOx
FIPs
(
SAN
4096)
10/
21/
98
63
FR
56393
Final
Action
NOx
SIP
Call
10/
27/
98
63
FR
57355
Final
Action
Section
126
Findings
05/
25/
99
64
FR
28250
Final
Action
Section
126
Approvals
and
Remedy
01/
18/
00
65
FR
2674
NODA­
NOx
SIP
Call/
Section
126
Rule
08/
03/
01
66
FR
40609
NPRM­
Phase
II
NOx
SIP
Call
Proposal
(
SAN
4433)
02/
22/
02
67
FR
8395
NODA­
NOx
SIP
Call/
Section126
Rule
03/
11/
02
67
FR
10844
Final
Action­
Data
Harmonization/
Section
126/
NOx
SIP
Call
04/
30/
02
67
FR
21522
Final
Action­
Response
to
Remands
Concerning
Growth
Factors
05/
01/
02
67
FR
21868
Final
Action­
Final
Phase
II
NOx
SIP
Call
(
SAN
4433)
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4466
Agency
Contact:
Jan
King,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C539­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5665
Fax:
919
541­
0824
Email:
king.
jan@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Carla
Oldham,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C539­
02,
RTP,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
3347
Fax:
919
541­
0824
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Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Email:
oldham.
carla@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ20
3088.
MOTOR
VEHICLE
AND
ENGINE
COMPLIANCE
PROGRAM
FEES
FOR:
LIGHT­
DUTY
VEHICLES
AND
TRUCKS;
HEAVY­
DUTY
VEHICLES
AND
ENGINES;
NONROAD
ENGINES;
AND
MOTORCYCLES
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7552;
31
USC
9701;
42
USC
4370(
c)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
86
(
Revision)

Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Under
the
Motor
Vehicle
and
Engine
Compliance
(
MVECP)
Fee
Program
user
fees
are
collected
for
certification
and
compliance
activities.
Currently,
user
fees
are
required
by
manufacturers
of
light­
duty
vehicles,
light­
duty
trucks,
heavy­
duty
vehicles,
heavy­
duty
engines,
and
motorcycles.
Through
this
Notice,
EPA
is
finalizing
the
notice
to
update
the
current
fee
provisions
for
the
existing
industries
and
incorporate
fees
for
nonroad
manufacturers.
In
addition,
the
fee
schedule
will
be
updated
to
reflect
costs
in
administering
compliance
activities
for
new
regulations
such
as
the
``
Tier
2
automobile
standards
and
nonroad
engine
standards.''

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
08/
07/
02
67
FR
51402
Final
Action
09/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4532
Sectors
Affected:
333
Machinery
Manufacturing;
3331
Agriculture,
Construction,
and
Mining
Machinery
Manufacturing;
333111
Farm
Machinery
and
Equipment
Manufacturing;
333112
Lawn
and
Garden
Tractor
and
Home
Lawn
and
Garden
Equipment
Manufacturing;
33312
Construction
Machinery
Manufacturing;
333131
Mining
Machinery
and
Equipment
Manufacturing;
3336
Engine,
Turbine,
and
Power
Transmission
Equipment
Manufacturing;
33651
Railroad
Rolling
Stock
Manufacturing;
3361
Motor
Vehicle
Manufacturing;
33611
Automobile
and
Light
Duty
Motor
Vehicle
Manufacturing;
336112
Light
Truck
and
Utility
Vehicle
Manufacturing;
33612
Heavy
Duty
Truck
Manufacturing;
336311
Carburetor,
Piston,
Piston
Ring
and
Valve
Manufacturing;
336412
Aircraft
Engine
and
Engine
Parts
Manufacturing;
33661
Ship
and
Boat
Building;
336991
Motorcycle,
Bicycle
and
Parts
Manufacturing;
333
Machinery
Manufacturing;
33392
Material
Handling
Equipment
Manufacturing;
333924
Industrial
Truck,
Tractor,
Trailer
and
Stacker
Machinery
Manufacturing;
33399
All
Other
General
Purpose
Machinery
Manufacturing;
333991
Power­
Driven
Hand
Tool
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Trina
D.
Vallion,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
OTAQ/
CCD,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
734
214­
4449
Fax:
734
214­
4053
Email:
vallion.
trina@
epa.
gov
Daniel
Harrison,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
OTAQ/
CCd
Phone:
734
214­
4281
Fax:
734
214­
4053
Email:
harrison.
dan@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ62
3089.
NESHAP:
HYDROCHLORIC
ACID
PRODUCTION
INDUSTRY
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
1857
et
seq;
44
USC
350
et
seq;
5
USC
605;
EO
12291;
EO
12866
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Judicial,
February
28,
2003.

Abstract:
Title
III
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
Amendments
of
1990
requires
the
EPA
to
develop
emission
standards
for
each
major
source
category
of
hazardous
air
pollutants
(
HAPs).
The
standards
are
to
be
technology­
based
and
are
to
require
the
maximum
degree
of
emission
reduction
determined
to
be
achievable
by
the
Administrator
of
the
EPA.
The
EPA
has
determined
that
some
hydrochloric
acid
plants
may
be
major
sources
for
one
or
more
HAPs.
As
a
consequence,
a
regulation
(
emission
standards)
has
been
developed
for
the
hydrochloric
acid
production
industry
(
including
fume
silica
production
facilities).
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
09/
18/
01
66
FR
48174
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4104
Sectors
Affected:
325211
Plastics
Material
and
Resin
Manufacturing;
325199
All
Other
Basic
Organic
Chemical
Manufacturing;
325181
Alkalies
and
Chlorine
Manufacturing;
325188
All
Other
Basic
Inorganic
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
William
H.
Maxwell,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
01,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5430
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
maxwell.
bill@
epa.
gov
Robert
J.
Wayland,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
01,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
1045
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
wayland.
robertj@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AH75
3090.
REVISION
TO
THE
GUIDELINE
ON
AIR
QUALITY
MODELS
(
APPENDIX
W
TO
40
CFR
PART
51):
ADOPTION
OF
A
PREFERRED
LONG
RANGE
TRANSPORT
MODEL
AND
OTHER
REVISIONS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7410
CAAA
110(
a)(
2);
CAAA
165(
e);
CAAA
172(
a);
CAAA
172(
c);
42
USC
7601
CAAA
301(
a)(
1);
CAAA
320
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
51.112;
40
CFR
51.160;
40
CFR
51.166;
40
CFR
52.21
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
would
revise
the
Guideline
on
Air
Quality
Models,
published
as
appendix
W
to
40
CFR
part
51.
The
Guideline
provides
EPArecommended
models
for
use
in
predicting
ambient
concentrations
of
pollutants
for
programs
ranging
from
Prevention
of
Significant
Deterioration
(
PSD)
to
State
Implementation
Plans
(
SIPs)
for
controlling
air
pollution
sources.
The
Guideline
fulfills
a
Clean
Air
Act
mandate
for
EPA
to
specify
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/
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68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
models
for
air
management
purposes.
This
revision
would
enhance
the
Guideline
by
incorporating
a
new
dispersion
model
called
CALPUFF,
a
technique
for
assessing
long­
range
transport
of
pollutants
and
their
impacts
on
designated
Federal
clean­
air
regions
called
Class
I
Areas.
It
would
also
make
various
editorial
changes
to
update
and
reorganize
information
to
make
the
Guideline
more
user­
friendly.
(
It
should
be
noted
that
this
final
rule
promulgates
only
a
part
of
the
proposal
which
was
published
on
April
21,
2000,
65
FR
21505.
The
other
principal
revision
in
that
April
2000
proposal
 
the
addition
of
a
new,
general­
purpose
dispersion
model
 
is
being
reproposed
to
reflect
changes
made
in
response
to
public
comment
;
see
SAN
3470.1
elsewhere
in
today's
Regulatory
Agenda.)
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
04/
21/
00
65
FR
21505
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3470
Agency
Contact:
Tom
Coulter,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C339­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
0832
Email:
coulter.
tom@
epa.
gov
Joseph
A.
Tikvart,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
D243­
01,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5562
Email:
tikvart.
joe@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AF01
3091.
NESHAP:
COMBUSTION
TURBINE
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CAA
112
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
November
15,
2000.
Abstract:
The
combustion
turbine
source
category
is
listed
as
a
major
source
of
hazardous
air
pollutants
(
HAPs)
under
section
112
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA).
A
major
source
is
one
which
emits
more
than
10
tons/
yr
of
one
HAP
or
more
than
25
tons/
yr
of
a
combination
of
189
HAPs.
Combustion
turbines
also
emit
NOx,
SO2,
CO,
and
PM.
Combustion
turbines
are
already
regulated
for
NOx
and
SO2
emissions
under
section
111
of
the
CAA.
The
EPA
will
gather
information
on
HAP
emissions
from
combustion
turbines
and
determine
the
appropriate
maximum
achievable
control
technology
(
MACT)
to
reduce
HAP
emissions.
The
EPA
information
that
has
already
been
developed
will
be
used
if
possible
and
additional
information
will
be
gathered
by
working
with
State/
local
agencies,
vendors,
manufacturers
of
combustion
turbines,
owners
and
operators
of
combustion
turbines,
and
environmentalists.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
01/
14/
03
68
FR
1888
Final
Action
08/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3657
Agency
Contact:
Sims
Roy,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
01,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5263
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
roy.
sims@
epa.
gov
Robert
J.
Wayland,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
01,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
1045
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
wayland.
robertj@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AG67
3092.
NESHAP:
IRON
AND
STEEL
FOUNDRIES
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
November
15,
2000,
See
additional
information.
Abstract:
Iron
foundries
and
steel
foundries
have
been
identified
by
the
EPA
as
potentially
significant
sources
of
air
emissions
of
manganese
compounds,
lead
compounds,
and
other
substances
that
are
among
the
pollutants
listed
as
hazardous
air
pollutants
in
section
112
of
the
Clean
Air
Act,
as
amended
in
November
of
1990.
As
such,
these
industries
may
be
source
categories
for
which
national
emission
standards
may
be
warranted.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
12/
23/
02
67
FR
78274
Final
Action
08/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3343
Agency
Contact:
Kevin
Cavender,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2364
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
cavender.
kevin@
epa.
gov
Steve
Fruh,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2837
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
fruh.
steve@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AE43
3093.
NESHAP:
INTEGRATED
IRON
AND
STEEL
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412;
CAAA
112
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Judicial,
February
28,
2003.

Abstract:
The
Clean
Air
Act,
as
amended
November
1990,
requires
the
EPA
to
regulate
categories
of
major
and
area
sources
of
hazardous
air
pollutants
(
HAP).
The
EPA
has
determined
that
integrated
iron
and
steel
mills
emit
several
of
the
188
HAP
listed
(
including
compounds
of
chromium,
lead,
manganese,
toluene,
and
polycyclic
organic
matter)
in
quantities
sufficient
to
designate
them
as
major
sources.
As
a
consequence,
integrated
iron
and
steel
facilities
are
among
the
HAP­
emitting
source
categories
selected
for
regulation.

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No.
101
/
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May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
07/
13/
01
66
FR
36836
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3346
Agency
Contact:
Philip
B.
Mulrine,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C504­
05,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5289
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
mulrine.
phil@
epa.
gov
Steve
Fruh,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2837
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
fruh.
steve@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AE48
3094.
NESHAP:
REINFORCED
PLASTIC
COMPOSITES
PRODUCTION
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
NPRM,
Statutory,
November
15,
2000.
Final,
Statutory,
February
28,
2003,
Settlement
Agreement
for
Administrator's
Signature.

Abstract:
Project
is
to
develop
a
NESHAP
for
the
source
category
which
involves
the
manufacture
of
composite
products
involving
thermoset
resins
and
re­
enforcements.
Some
of
the
specific
products
in
the
source
category
are
tubs/
showers,
auto/
truck
parts,
appliances,
furniture,
piping,
construction
materials,
sporting
goods
using
such
materials,
and
intermediate
compounds
such
as
bulk
molding
compound
and
sheet
molding
compounds.
The
most
common
HAP
in
the
resins
used
is
styrene,
which
is
present
in
polyester
and
vinylester
resins
as
a
monomer.
Styrene
is
listed
as
a
candidate
urban
area
source
HAP.
So
is
methylene
chloride,
which
is
sometimes
used
for
cleaning,
and
xylenes,
which
may
appear
in
some
mold
release
formulas.
All
HAP,
except
for
methylene
chloride,
are
also
VOC's.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
08/
02/
01
66
FR
40324
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Yes
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3326
Agency
Contact:
Keith
Barnett,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C504­
05,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5605
Fax:
919
541­
5600
Email:
barnett.
keith@
epa.
gov
Penny
E.
Lassiter,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5396
Fax:
919
541­
6470
Email:
lassiter.
penny@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AE79
3095.
NESHAP:
MISCELLANEOUS
ORGANIC
CHEMICAL
MANUFACTURING
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412;
CAAA
112
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
NPRM,
Statutory,
November
15,
2000.
Abstract:
This
regulation
will
cover
organic
chemical
manufacturing
processes
not
covered
by
previously
promulgated
MACT
standards
including
the
Hazardous
Organic
NESHAP
(
HON).
The
regulation
will
control
process
vents
(
continuous
and
batch,
including
mixing
operations),
equipment
leaks,
storage
tanks,
wastewater,
solvent
recovery,
and
heat
exchange
systems.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
04/
04/
02
67
FR
16154
Final
Action
08/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3452
Sectors
Affected:
325
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Randy
McDonald,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C504­
04,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5402
Fax:
919
541­
3470
Email:
mcdonald.
randy@
epa.
gov
Penny
E.
Lassiter,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5396
Fax:
919
541­
6470
Email:
lassiter.
penny@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AE82
3096.
NESHAP:
RECIPROCATING
INTERNAL
COMBUSTION
ENGINE
Priority:
Economically
Significant.
Major
under
5
USC
801.

Unfunded
Mandates:
This
action
may
affect
the
private
sector
under
PL
104­
4.

Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412;
CAA
112;
PL
101­
549
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
November
15,
2000.

Abstract:
The
stationary
reciprocating
internal
combustion
engine
source
category
is
listed
as
a
major
source
of
hazardous
air
pollutants
(
HAPs)
under
section
112
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA).
A
major
source
is
one
which
emits
more
than
10
tons/
yr
of
one
HAP
or
more
than
25
tons/
yr
of
a
combination
of
189
HAPs.
The
EPA
will
gather
information
on
HAP
emissions
from
internal
combustion
engines
and
determine
the
appropriate
maximum
achievable
control
technology
(
MACT)
to
reduce
HAP
emissions.
The
EPA
will
use
information
that
has
already
been
developed,
if
possible,
by
gathering
information
by
working
with
State/
local
agencies,
vendors,
manufacturers
of
internal
combustion
engines,
owners
and
operators
of
internal
combustion
engines,
and
environmentalists.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
12/
19/
02
67
FR
77830
Final
Action
02/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions
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101
/
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Government
Levels
Affected:
State,
Local
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3656
Agency
Contact:
Sims
Roy,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
01,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5263
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
roy.
sims@
epa.
gov
Robert
J.
Wayland,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
01,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
1045
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
wayland.
robertj@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AG63
3097.
NESHAP:
INDUSTRIAL,
COMMERCIAL
AND
INSTITUTIONAL
BOILERS
AND
PROCESS
HEATERS
Priority:
Economically
Significant.
Major
under
5
USC
801.

Unfunded
Mandates:
This
action
may
affect
the
private
sector
under
PL
104­
4.

Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
November
15,
2000.

Abstract:
The
Clean
Air
Act,
as
amended
in
1990,
requires
EPA
to
develop
emission
standards
for
sources
of
hazardous
air
pollutants
(
HAPs).
Industrial
boilers,
institutional/
commercial
boilers
and
process
heaters
are
among
the
potential
source
categories
to
be
regulated
under
section
112
of
the
CAA.
Emissions
of
HAPs
will
be
addressed
by
this
rulemaking
for
both
new
and
existing
sources.
EPA
promulgated
an
NSPS
for
these
source
categories
in
1987
and
1990.
The
standards
for
the
NESHAP
are
to
be
technology­
based
and
are
to
require
the
maximum
achievable
control
technology
(
MACT)
as
described
in
section
112
of
the
CAA.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
01/
13/
03
68
FR
1660
Final
Action
02/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3837
Agency
Contact:
James
A.
Eddinger,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
01,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5426
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
eddinger.
jim@
epa.
gov
William
H.
Maxwell,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
01,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5430
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
maxwell.
bill@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AG69
3098.
NESHAP:
SEMICONDUCTOR
PRODUCTION
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
November
15,
2000.
Final,
Judicial,
February
28,
2003.
Abstract:
This
rule
will
establish
a
MACT
(
maximum
available
control
technology)
for
semiconductor
production
facilities.
There
is
currently
1
major
source
that
would
be
affected
by
the
NESHAP.
This
action
will
result
in
little
or
no
additional
emission
reduction
but
will
establish
a
Federal
MACT
level
for
large
facilities.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
05/
08/
02
67
FR
30848
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3902
Sectors
Affected:
334413
Semiconductor
and
Related
Device
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
John
Schaefer,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
MD­
13,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
0296
Fax:
919
541­
5600
Email:
schaefer.
john@
epa.
gov
Penny
E.
Lassiter,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5396
Fax:
919
541­
6470
Email:
lassiter.
penny@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AG93
3099.
 
NATIONAL
EMISSION
STANDARDS
FOR
HAZARDOUS
AIR
POLLUTANTS:
MISCELLANEOUS
COATING
MANUFACTURING
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412;
CAAA
112
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
NPRM,
Statutory,
November
15,
2000.

Abstract:
The
Miscellaneous
Coating
Manufacturing
NESHAP
rulemaking
will
control
air­
toxic
emissions
from
processes
used
in
the
manufacturing
of
coatings,
such
as
paint,
ink,
and
adhesives,
which
contain
over
5
percent
hazardous
air
pollutants
(
HAP)
by
weight.
Controls
will
be
based
on
Maximum
Available
Control
Technology
(
MACT)
provisions
of
the
Clean
Air
Act,
and
will
cover
process
vessels,
storage
tanks,
equipment
leaks,
wastewater,
and
transfer/
loading
operations.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
04/
04/
02
67
FR
16154
Final
Action
08/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3452
Sectors
Affected:
325
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Randy
McDonald,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C504­
04,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5402
Fax:
919
541­
3470
Email:
mcdonald.
randy@
epa.
gov
Penny
E.
Lassiter,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5396
Fax:
919
541­
6470
Email:
lassiter.
penny@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
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/
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27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
3100.
METHODS
FOR
MEASUREMENT
OF
VISIBLE
EMISSIONS
 
ADDITION
OF
METHODS
203A,
203B,
AND
203C
TO
APPENDIX
M
OF
PART
51
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401(
b)(
1);
42
USC
7410;
42
USC
7470
to
7479;
42
USC
7501
to
7508;
42
USC
7601(
a)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
51
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
rulemaking
adds
Test
Methods
203A,
203B,
and
203C
to
40
CFR
part
51,
appendix
M
(
entitled
Example
Test
Methods
for
State
Implementation
Plans).
These
methods
describe
procedures
for
estimating
the
opacity
of
visible
emissions.
States
have
requested
that
EPA
promulgate
these
methods
so
that
they
can
use
them
in
State
Implementation
Plans
in
enforcing
visible
emissions
regulations
from
Stationary
Sources.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
11/
22/
93
58
FR
61639
Final
Action
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
2915
Agency
Contact:
Solomon
O.
Ricks,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
MD­
19,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
919
541­
5242
Fax:
919
541­
1039
Email:
ricks.
solomon@
epa.
gov
Frederick
J.
Thompson,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
MD­
19,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2707
Email:
thompson.
fred@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AF83
3101.
ADDITION
OF
METHOD
207
TO
APPENDIX
M
OF
40
CFR
PART
51
METHOD
FOR
MEASURING
ISOCYANATES
IN
STATIONARY
SOURCE
EMISSIONS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7410
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
51
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
Clean
Air
Act
Amendments
of
1990
listed
certain
isocyanate
compounds
as
hazardous
air
pollutants
(
HAPs).
The
Agency
does
not
have
any
published
test
methods
that
would
measure
air
emissions
of
these
isocyanate
compounds
from
stationary
sources.
This
action
would
add
a
validated
test
method
to
measure
isocyanate
emissions
to
appendix
M
of
part
51.
Test
methods
in
part
51
can
be
adopted
by
any
State
for
use
in
any
regulation
that
requires
the
measurement
of
any
of
the
isocyanate
compounds
on
the
HAP
list.
This
action
would
not
impose
any
new
regulatory
requirements
that
do
not
already
exist.
It
should
benefit
State
governments
by
providing
them
with
a
validated
test
procedure
for
measuring
the
emissions
of
isocyanate
compounds.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
12/
08/
97
62
FR
64532
Final
Action
06/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3900
Agency
Contact:
Gary
McAlister,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
MD­
19,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
919
541­
1062
Fax:
919
541­
1039
Email:
mcalister.
gary@
epa.
gov
Frederick
J.
Thompson,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
MD­
19,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2707
Email:
thompson.
fred@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AG88
3102.
INTERSTATE
OZONE
TRANSPORT:
RESPONSE
TO
COURT
DECISIONS
ON
THE
NOX
SIP
CALL,
NOX
SIP
CALL
TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS,
AND
SECTION
126
RULES
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7410(
a)(
2)(
D);
42
USC
7410(
k)(
5)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
51
(
Revision)

Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
On
October
27,
1998
(
63
FR
57355),
EPA
issued
a
rule
to
reduce
smog
in
the
eastern
half
of
the
country.
The
rule
required
22
States
and
the
District
of
Columbia
to
reduce
emissions
of
nitrogen
oxides
(
NOx),
which
reacts
with
other
chemicals
in
the
atmosphere
to
form
smog.
EPA
required
these
reductions
because
pollution
from
each
of
these
States
was
transported
by
the
wind
and
significantly
contributed
to
unhealthy
air
quality
in
downwind
States.
In
response
to
litigation
from
several
parties
on
the
NOx
SIP
call,
the
United
States
Court
of
Appeals
for
the
District
of
Columbia
issued
a
decision
on
March
3,
2000,
making
it
clear
that
EPA
and
States
can
and
should
move
forward
to
implement
this
regional
strategy.
The
ruling
remanded
certain
relatively
minor
portions
of
the
original
rule
back
to
the
EPA.
This
rulemaking
covers
the
portion
of
the
rule
associated
with
the
remanded
issues:
certain
cogeneration
units,
internal
combustion
engines,
the
partial
State
requirements
for
Georgia
and
Missouri,
and
the
exclusion
of
Wisconsin.
In
this
rulemaking,
EPA
will
consider
the
partial
State
issue
for
Alabama
and
Michigan
and
propose
SIP
submittal
dates
and
compliance
dates
as
well.
The
D.
C.
Circuit
Court
also
remanded,
or
remanded
and
vacated,
the
cogeneration
unit
issue
in
decisions
on
the
NOx
SIP
Call
Technical
Amendments,
and
section
126
rule
on
June
8,
2001,
and
May
15,
2001,
respectively.
These
remands
will
also
be
addressed
in
this
rulemaking.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
02/
22/
02
67
FR
8395
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
State,
Local
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4433
Agency
Contact:
Jan
King,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C539­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5665
Fax:
919
541­
0824
Email:
king.
jan@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Carla
Oldham,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C539­
02,
RTP,
NC
27711
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101
/
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Phone:
919
541­
3347
Fax:
919
541­
0824
Email:
oldham.
carla@
epa.
gov
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3103.
NSPS:
SOCMI
 
WASTEWATER
AND
AMENDMENT
TO
APPENDIX
C
OF
PART
63
AND
APPENDIX
J
OF
PART
60
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7411
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
60
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
rule
will
develop
a
new
source
performance
standard
to
control
air
emissions
of
volatile
organic
compounds
from
wastewater
treatment
operations
of
the
synthetic
chemical
manufacturing
industry.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
09/
12/
94
59
FR
46780
First
Supplemental
NPRM
10/
11/
95
60
FR
52889
Second
Supplemental
NPRM­
Appendix
J
to
Part
60
12/
09/
98
63
FR
67988
Final
Action
11/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3380
Sectors
Affected:
3251
Basic
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Mary
Tom
Kissell,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
4516
Fax:
919
541­
0246
Email:
kissell.
mary@
epa.
gov
Kent
C.
Hustvedt,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
03,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5395
Fax:
919
541­
0246
Email:
hustvedt.
ken@
epa.
gov
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AE94
3104.
STANDARDS
OF
PERFORMANCE
FOR
NEW
STATIONARY
SOURCES:
MUNICIPAL
SOLID
WASTE
LANDFILLS:
AMENDMENT
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401;
42
USC
7411;
42
USC
7414;
42
USC
7416;
42
USC
7429;
42
USC
7601
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
60.750;
40
CFR
60.751;
40
CFR
60.752(
b)(
2)(
iii)(
B);
40
CFR
60.752(
b)(
2)(
iii)(
C);
40
CFR
60.752(
b)(
2)(
iii)(
D);
40
CFR
60758
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
will
amend
the
existing
regulation
entitled
Standards
of
Performance
for
New
Stationary
Sources:
Municipal
Solid
Waste
Landfills,
subpart
WWW
of
40
CFR
part
60,
promulgated
on
March
12,
1996.
The
amendment
is
being
undertaken
in
response
to
requests
to
clarify
our
intent
regarding
what
constitutes
an
adequate
landfill
gas
treatment
system.
This
action
also
clarifies
our
intent
to
exempt
from
control
landfill
gas
that
is
treated/
upgraded.
Furthermore,
it
clarifies
who
is
responsible
for
control
of
untreated
landfill
gas
that
is
sold.
This
action
is
necessary
to
clarify
our
intent
regarding
the
issues
discussed
above.
It
will
improve
implementation
and
compliance
with
this
regulation.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM­
NSPS:
Municipal
Solid
Waste
Landfills
05/
23/
02
67
FR
36476
Final
Action
08/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4478
Sectors
Affected:
562212
Solid
Waste
Landfill
Agency
Contact:
JoLynn
Collins,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
03,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5671
Fax:
919
541­
0246
Email:
collins.
jolynn@
epa.
gov
Kent
C.
Hustvedt,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
03,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5395
Fax:
919
541­
0246
Email:
hustvedt.
ken@
epa.
gov
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3105.
STANDARDS
OF
PERFORMANCE
FOR
NEW
STATIONARY
SOURCES:
VOLATILE
ORGANIC
LIQUID
STORAGE
VESSELS;
AMENDMENTS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401;
42
USC
7411;
42
USC
7414;
42
USC
7416;
42
USC
7601
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
60
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
direct
final
action
revises
existing
standards
for
Volatile
Organic
Liquid
Storage
Vessels
(
Including
Petroleum
Liquid
Storage
Vessels)
by
amending
the
storage
vessel
volume
applicability
criteria
and
adding
a
vapor
pressure
applicability
criterion.
This
is
a
narrow
technical
amendment
responding
to
new
information
that
came
in
after
the
original
rule
was
promulgated.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
02/
24/
03
68
FR
8574
Final
Action
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4508
Sectors
Affected:
325
Chemical
Manufacturing;
324
Petroleum
and
Coal
Products
Manufacturing;
42271
Petroleum
Bulk
Stations
and
Terminals
Agency
Contact:
Mark
Morris,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5416
Fax:
919
541­
3470
Email:
morris.
mark@
epa.
gov
Penny
E.
Lassiter,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5396
Fax:
919
541­
6470
Email:
lassiter.
penny@
epa.
gov
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/
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68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
3106.
ELECTRIC
ARC
FURNACE
NSPS
AMENDMENT
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7411
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
60.270
to
60.276a
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Sources
affected
by
the
NSPS
for
electric
arc
furnaces
(
subparts
AA,
and
AAa)
have
expressed
concerns
with
the
requirements
in
the
NSPS
to
use
a
continuous
opacity
monitor
(
COM)
to
monitor
opacity
and
report
periods
when
the
COM
indicated
greater
than
3
percent
opacity
as
periods
of
excess
emissions,
and
have
petitioned
the
EPA
to
reconsider
the
COM
requirements.
These
concerns
arise
from
recent
information
that
indicate
that
COM
readings
may
have
an
error
of
up
to
4
percent,
which
in
itself
is
greater
than
the
3
percent
excess
emissions
threshold.
The
EPA
is
reconsidering
the
COM
requirements,
and
may
amend
the
NSPS
to
add
alternative
monitoring
requirements.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
10/
16/
02
67
FR
64014
Final
Action
08/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4555
Agency
Contact:
Kevin
Cavender,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2364
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
cavender.
kevin@
epa.
gov
Steve
Fruh,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2837
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
fruh.
steve@
epamail.
epa.
gov
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AJ68
3107.
PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS
TO
PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS
AND
MONITORING
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
PARTICULATE
MATTER
AT
STATIONARY
SOURCES
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7411
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
60
app
B;
40
CFR
60
app
F
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
would
repropose
some
monitoring
specifications
that
were
originally
included
in
an
OSWER
proposal
to
regulate
air
emissions
from
hazardous
waste
combustors
(
as
explained
further
below).
It
revises
several
standards
and
requirements
related
to
continuous
emission
monitoring
systems
for
particulate
matter
(
PM).
These
include:
specifications
and
test
procedures
known
as
Performance
Specification
11
(
PS­
11),
and
quality
assurance
requirements
known
as
``
Procedure
2.''
The
proposed
revisions
clarify
and
update
performance
standards
and
monitoring
requirements
for
facilities
required
to
install
and
use
continuous
monitoring
equipment
to
measure
particulate
matter
emissions
from
stacks
and
ducts.
The
action
does
not
change
any
emission
standards
or
add
any
additional
recordkeeping
requirements.
This
action
is
a
supplement
to
actions
by
EPA's
OSWER
that
included
proposed
regulations
for
hazardous
waste
combustors.
The
first
action
was
published
in
the
Federal
Register
on
December
30,
1997
(
62
FR
67788).
Recent
OAR
field
studies
have
revealed
needed
revisions
to
PS­
11
and
Procedure
2.
In
view
of
the
significant
amount
of
time
that
has
passed
since
the
last
proposal
was
published
(
December
30,
1997)
and
the
significant
amount
of
knowledge
we
have
recently
gained
from
our
field
studies,
we
believe
that
a
supplemental
proposal
and
another
opportunity
for
the
public
to
comment
on
PS­
11
and
Procedure
2
are
appropriate.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
12/
12/
01
66
FR
64176
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4605
Sectors
Affected:
221112
Fossil
Fuel
Electric
Power
Generation
Agency
Contact:
Dan
Bivins,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
D205­
02,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
919
541­
5244
Fax:
919
541­
0516
Email:
bivins.
dan@
epa.
gov
Conniesue
Oldham,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
D205­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
7774
Fax:
919
541­
1039
Email:
oldham.
conniesue@
epamail.
epa.
gov
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AJ88
3108.
REVISION
OF
COMBUSTION
TURBINES
NSPS
 
PART
60,
SUBPART
GG
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
Not
Yet
Determined
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
60
(
Revision)

Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
NSPS
for
Combustion
Turbines
has
not
been
revised
since
1980.
Revisions
are
needed
to
reduce
the
burden
on
EPA
and
State/
local
agencies,
of
approving,
on
a
case
by
case
basis,
alternate
testing
and
monitoring
protocols
due
to
advances
in
emission
control
technologies.
The
revisions
are
also
intended
to
bring
consistency
between
the
monitoring
and
testing
requirements
in
the
Combustion
Turbines
NSPS
(
part
60)
and
the
Acid
Rain
Program
(
part
75)
so
that
the
same
data
can
be
used
to
comply
with
both
regulations.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Rule
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
State,
Local
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4681
Sectors
Affected:
2211
Electric
Power
Generation,
Transmission
and
Distribution;
211111
Crude
Petroleum
and
Natural
Gas
Extraction;
211112
Natural
Gas
Liquid
Extraction;
221
Utilities
Agency
Contact:
Jaime
Pagan,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
01,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5340
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
pagan.
jaime@
epa.
gov
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Sims
Roy,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
01,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5263
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
roy.
sims@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK35
3109.
NESHAP:
MERCURY
CELL
CHLOR­
ALKALI
PLANTS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
NPRM,
Statutory,
May
15,
2002.

Abstract:
Section
112(
c)(
6)
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
requires
us
to
list
categories
of
sources
for
seven
specific
pollutants
(
including
mercury)
assuring
that
sources
accounting
for
not
less
than
90
percent
of
the
aggregate
emissions
of
each
pollutant
are
subject
to
standards
pursuant
to
section
112(
d)(
2).
Chloralkali
plants
are
among
the
source
categories
listed
to
achieve
the
90
percent
goal
for
mercury.
Currently,
the
source
category
includes
11
plants
located
in
10
states
engaged
in
the
production
of
chlorine
and
caustic
using
mercury
cells.
Together,
these
plants
account
for
45
percent
of
the
nationwide
mercury
inventory
for
noncombustion
sources.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
07/
03/
02
67
FR
44672
Final
Action
08/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3449
Agency
Contact:
Iliam
D.
Rosario,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5308
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
rosario.
iliam@
epa.
gov
Steve
Fruh,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2837
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
fruh.
steve@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AE85
3110.
NESHAP:
PLYWOOD
AND
COMPOSITE
WOOD
PRODUCTS
Priority:
Economically
Significant.
Major
under
5
USC
801.

Unfunded
Mandates:
This
action
may
affect
the
private
sector
under
PL
104­
4.

Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412(
d)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
November
15,
2000.

Abstract:
This
project
is
to
develop
national
emission
standards
for
hazardous
air
pollutants
(
NESHAP)
by
establishing
maximum
achievable
control
technology
(
MACT)
for
facilities
manufacturing
wood
panels
and
engineered
wood
products.
MACT
standards
are
under
development
to
reduce
the
release
of
hazardous
air
pollutants
(
HAP)
from
all
industries
to
protect
the
public
health
and
environment.
Emissions
of
HAP
from
this
industry
have
been
associated
with,
but
are
not
limited
to,
the
drying
of
wood
and
binders.
This
rule
is
anticipated
to
apply
to
the
manufacture
of
products
involving
wood
and
some
kind
of
binder
or
bonding
agent.
This
project
may
include,
but
is
not
limited
to,
facilities
that
manufacture
waferboard,
hardboard
fiber
board
(
MDF),
oriented
strandboard
(
OSB),
medium
density
fiberboard,
particleboard,
strawboard,
hardwood
and
softwood
plywood,
glue­
laminated
lumber,
laminated
veneer
lumber,
and
engineered
wood
products.
The
source
category
may
also
include
lumber
drying
kilns
at
sawmills
which
are
located
on
the
same
site
as
a
facility
that
manufactures
any
of
the
wood
products
mentioned
above.
The
project
may
also
include
some
coatings
operations.
The
name
of
the
source
category
was
formerly
Plywood
and
Particleboard
MACT.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
01/
09/
03
68
FR
1276
Final
Action
02/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3820
Sectors
Affected:
32121
Veneer,
Plywood,
and
Engineered
Wood
Product
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Mary
Tom
Kissell,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
4516
Fax:
919
541­
0246
Email:
kissell.
mary@
epa.
gov
Kent
C.
Hustvedt,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
03,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5395
Fax:
919
541­
0246
Email:
hustvedt.
ken@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AG52
3111.
NESHAP:
METAL
FURNITURE
(
SURFACE
COATING)

Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Judicial,
February
28,
2003,
Settlement
Agreement
for
the
Administrator's
signature.

Abstract:
This
regulation
will
apply
to
surface
coating
of
metal
furniture
products
and
parts.
This
regulation
will
reduce
nationwide
emissions
of
HAPs
from
surface
coating
of
metal
furniture
products
and
parts,
which
is
required
under
section
112
of
the
Clean
Air
Act.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
04/
24/
02
67
FR
20206
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3824
Sectors
Affected:
337124
Metal
Household
Furniture
Manufacturing;
33636
Motor
Vehicle
Fabric
Accessories
and
Seat
Manufacturing;
337215
Showcase,
Partition,
Shelving,
and
Locker
Manufacturing;
337127
Institutional
Furniture
Manufacturing;
332116
Metal
Stamping;
332612
Wire
Spring
Manufacturing;
337215
Showcase,
Partition,
Shelving,
and
Locker
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Mohamed
Serageldin,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
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No.
101
/
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May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Phone:
919
541­
2379
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
serageldin.
mohamed@
epa.
gov
Dianne
Byrne,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5342
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
byrne.
dianne@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AG55
3112.
NESHAP:
MISCELLANEOUS
METAL
PARTS
AND
PRODUCTS
(
SURFACE
COATING)
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
NPRM,
Statutory,
November
15,
2000.
Abstract:
This
regulation
will
control
emissions
of
hazardous
air
pollutants
(
HAPs)
from
operations
that
apply
surface
coatings
to
metal
parts
and
products.
Although
this
rule
would
cover
a
wide
variety
of
coating
operations,
it
would
not
apply
to
specific
coating
operations
for
which
regulations
have
been
developed
(
e.
g.,
plastic
parts
coating,
can
coating,
large
appliance
coating,
etc.).
This
regulation
is
required
under
section
112
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
of
1990.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
08/
13/
02
67
FR
52780
Final
Action
08/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3825
Sectors
Affected:
331111
Iron
and
Steel
Mills;
33121
Iron
and
Steel
Pipes
and
Tubes
Manufacturing
from
Purchased
Steel;
331221
Cold­
Rolled
Steel
Shape
Manufacturing;
331316
Aluminum
Extruded
Product
Manufacturing;
331319
Other
Aluminum
Rolling
and
Drawing;
331511
Iron
Foundries;
332311
Prefabricated
Metal
Building
and
Component
Manufacturing;
33612
Heavy
Duty
Truck
Manufacturing;
335312
Motor
and
Generator
Manufacturing;
33312
Construction
Machinery
Manufacturing;
332312
Fabricated
Structural
Metal
Manufacturing;
326291
Rubber
Product
Manufacturing
for
Mechanical
Use;
336212
Truck
Trailer
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Kim
Teal,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5580
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
teal.
kim@
epa.
gov
Dianne
Byrne,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5342
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
byrne.
dianne@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AG56
3113.
PLASTIC
PARTS
AND
PRODUCTS
(
SURFACE
COATING)
NESHAP
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
November
15,
2000.

Abstract:
This
action
would
address
the
hazardous
air
pollutants
(
HAP)
emissions
from
the
coating
of
plastic
parts.
Pollution
prevention
approaches
will
be
considered.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
12/
04/
02
67
FR
72276
Final
Action
08/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3826
Sectors
Affected:
337214
Nonwood
Office
Furniture
Manufacturing;
32614
Polystyrene
Foam
Product
Manufacturing;
32615
Urethane
and
Other
Foam
Product
(
except
Polystyrene)
Manufacturing;
326199
All
Other
Plastics
Product
Manufacturing;
333313
Office
Machinery
Manufacturing;
33422
Radio
and
Television
Broadcasting
and
Wireless
Communications
Equipment
Manufacturing;
336399
All
Other
Motor
Vehicle
Parts
Manufacturing;
336999
All
Other
Transportation
Equipment
Manufacturing;
339111
Laboratory
Apparatus
and
Furniture
Manufacturing;
339112
Surgical
and
Medical
Instrument
Manufacturing;
33992
Sporting
and
Athletic
Goods
Manufacturing;
33995
Sign
Manufacturing;
339999
All
Other
Miscellaneous
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Kim
Teal,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5580
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
teal.
kim@
epa.
gov
Dianne
Byrne,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5342
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
byrne.
dianne@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AG57
3114.
NESHAP:
ASPHALT
PROCESSING
AND
ASPHALT
ROOFING
MANUFACTURING
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Judicial,
February
28,
2003.

Abstract:
The
CAA
required
EPA
to
publish
an
initial
list
of
all
categories
of
major
and
area
sources
of
hazardous
air
pollutants
(
HAPs)
listed
in
section
112(
b)
of
the
CAA
and
to
establish
and
meet
dates
for
promulgation
of
emissions
standards
for
each
of
the
listed
categories
of
HAP
emissions
sources.
The
standards
are
to
be
technology­
based
and
are
to
require
the
maximum
degree
of
reduction
determined
to
be
achievable
by
the
Administrator.
The
EPA
has
determined
that
the
asphalt
roofing
and
processing
industry
may
be
reasonably
anticipated
to
emit
one
or
more
of
the
pollutants
listed
in
section
112(
b)
of
the
CAA.
As
a
consequence,
the
source
category
is
included
on
the
initial
list
of
HAP­
emitting
categories
scheduled
for
standards
promulgation
within
ten
years
of
enactment
of
the
CAA
Amendments
of
1990.
The
purpose
of
this
action
is
to
pursue
a
regulatory
development
program
such
that
emission
standards
may
be
proposed
and
promulgated
according
to
the
mandated
schedule.

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27,
2003
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EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
11/
21/
01
66
FR
58610
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3655
Sectors
Affected:
324122
Asphalt
Shingle
and
Coating
Materials
Manufacturing;
32411
Petroleum
Refineries
Agency
Contact:
Rick
Colyer,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5262
Fax:
919
541­
5600
Email:
colyer.
rick@
epa.
gov
James
U.
Crowder,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C504­
05,
Research
Triangle
Pa,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5596
Fax:
919
541­
5600
Email:
crowder.
jim@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AG66
3115.
NESHAP:
REFRACTORY
PRODUCTS
MANUFACTURING
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412;
CAA
112
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
November
15,
2000.
Final,
Judicial,
February
28,
2003.
Abstract:
The
proposed
rulemaking
will
apply
to
existing
and
new
refractory
products
manufacturing
facilities.
There
are
approximately
8
existing
refractory
products
manufacturing
facilities
in
the
United
States
located
at
major
source
facilities.
It
is
estimated
that
no
new
refractory
products
manufacturing
facilities
will
be
built
at
least
for
the
next
3
years.
The
HAP
that
will
be
reduced
by
this
proposed
rule
are
polycyclic
organic
matter
(
POM),
phenol,
formaldehyde,
methanol,
and
ethylene
glycol.
Implementation
of
the
proposed
rule
would
reduce
emissions
of
air
toxics
by
approximately
132
tons
per
year,
a
reduction
of
46
percent
from
current
levels.
No
significant
adverse
economic
impact
is
expected
to
occur
as
a
result
of
implementing
this
proposed
rulemaking.
The
capital
cost
associated
with
the
proposed
rulemaking
is
approximately
$
3.5
million.
The
total
annual
cost
of
the
proposed
rulemaking
is
approximately
$
1.7
million.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
20/
02
67
FR
42108
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3652
Agency
Contact:
Susan
Fairchild,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C504­
05,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5167
Fax:
919
541­
5600
Email:
fairchild.
susan@
epa.
gov
James
U.
Crowder,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C504­
05,
Research
Triangle
Pa,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5596
Fax:
919
541­
5600
Email:
crowder.
jim@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AG68
3116.
NESHAP:
LIME
MANUFACTURING
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq;
44
USC
350
et
seq;
5
USC
605
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
November
15,
2000.

Abstract:
Section
112
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
Amendments
of
1990
requires
the
EPA
to
develop
emission
standards
for
each
major
source
category
of
hazardous
air
pollutants
(
HAPs).
The
standards
are
to
be
technology­
based
and
are
to
require
the
maximum
degree
of
emission
reduction
determined
to
be
achievable
by
the
Administrator
of
the
EPA.
The
EPA
has
determined
that
some
lime
manufacturing
plants
may
be
major
sources
for
one
or
more
HAPs.
As
a
consequence,
a
regulation
(
emission
standards)
is
being
developed
for
the
lime
manufacturing
industry.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
12/
20/
02
67
FR
78046
Final
Action
08/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3651
Sectors
Affected:
32741
Lime
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Keith
Barnett,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C504­
05,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5605
Fax:
919
541­
5600
Email:
barnett.
keith@
epa.
gov
James
U.
Crowder,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C504­
05,
Research
Triangle
Pa,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5596
Fax:
919
541­
5600
Email:
crowder.
jim@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AG72
3117.
NESHAP:
SURFACE
COATING
OF
METAL
CANS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
November
15,
2000.

Abstract:
This
action
will
result
in
the
reduction
of
hazardous
air
pollutants
emitted
by
the
metal
can
industry.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
01/
15/
03
68
FR
2110
Final
Action
08/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3906
Sectors
Affected:
332431
Metal
Can
Manufacturing;
332812
Metal
Coating,
Engraving
(
except
Jewelry
and
Silverware),
and
Allied
Services
to
Manufacturers;
332115
Crown
and
Closure
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Paul
A.
Almodovar,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
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No.
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/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
and
Radiation,
C539­
03,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
0283
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
almodovar.
paul@
epa.
gov
Dianne
Byrne,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5342
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
byrne.
dianne@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AG96
3118.
NESHAP:
PRINTING,
COATING,
AND
DYEING
OF
FABRICS
AND
OTHER
TEXTILES
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
will
result
in
the
reduction
of
hazardous
air
pollutants
(
HAP)
emitted
from
fabric
and
other
textiles
printing,
coating,
and
dyeing.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
07/
11/
02
67
FR
46028
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
State,
Local
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3909
Sectors
Affected:
3133
Textile
and
Fabric
Finishing
and
Fabric
Coating
Mills;
3132
Fabric
Mills;
3141
Textile
Furnishings
Mills;
3399
Other
Miscellaneous
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Paul
A.
Almodovar,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C539­
03,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
0283
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
almodovar.
paul@
epa.
gov
Dianne
Byrne,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5342
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
byrne.
dianne@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AG98
3119.
NESHAP:
SURFACE
COATING
OF
AUTOMOBILES
AND
LIGHT­
DUTY
TRUCKS
Priority:
Economically
Significant.
Major
under
5
USC
801.

Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
Clean
Air
Act,
as
amended
in
1990,
requires
EPA
to
develop
emission
standards
for
sources
of
hazardous
air
pollutants
(
HAPs).
The
surface
coating
of
new
automobiles
and
light­
duty
trucks
is
among
the
source
categories
to
be
regulated
under
section
112
of
the
CAA.
Emissions
of
HAPs
will
be
addressed
by
this
rulemaking
for
both
new
and
existing
sources.
EPA
promulgated
an
NSPS
for
this
source
category
in
1980.
The
standards
for
the
NESHAP
are
to
be
technology­
based
and
are
to
require
the
maximum
achievable
control
technology
as
described
in
section
112
of
the
CAA.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
12/
24/
02
67
FR
78612
Final
Action
02/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
State,
Local
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3907
Sectors
Affected:
33611
Automobile
and
Light
Duty
Motor
Vehicle
Manufacturing;
336112
Light
Truck
and
Utility
Vehicle
Manufacturing;
336211
Motor
Vehicle
Body
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Dave
Salman,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C539­
03,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
0859
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
salman.
dave@
epa.
gov
Dianne
Byrne,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5342
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
byrne.
dianne@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AG99
3120.
NESHAP:
WOOD
BUILDING
PRODUCTS
(
SURFACE
COATING)

Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
November
15,
2000.
Final,
Judicial,
February
28,
2003.

Abstract:
This
action
will
result
in
the
reduction
of
hazardous
air
pollutants
(
HAP)
emitted
by
the
wood
building
product
surface
coating
industry.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
21/
02
67
FR
42400
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3904
Sectors
Affected:
321212
Softwood
Veneer
and
Plywood
Manufacturing;
321219
Reconstituted
Wood
Product
Manufacturing;
321911
Wood
Window
and
Door
Manufacturing;
321918
Other
Millwork
(
including
Flooring
);
321999
All
Other
Miscellaneous
Wood
Product
Manufacturing;
321211
Hardwood
Veneer
and
Plywood
Manufacturing;
32199
All
Other
Wood
Product
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Lynn
Dail,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C­
539­
03,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2363
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
dail.
lynn@
epa.
gov
Dianne
Byrne,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5342
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
byrne.
dianne@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AH02
3121.
NESHAP:
PRIMARY
MAGNESIUM
REFINING
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
November
15,
2000.

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Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Abstract:
Section
112
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
(
Act),
as
amended
November
1990,
requires
the
EPA
to
regulate
categories
of
major
and
area
sources
of
hazardous
air
pollutants
(
HAPs)
listed
in
section
112(
b).
The
EPA
has
determined
that
sources
that
manufacture
primary
magnesium
may
reasonably
be
anticipated
to
emit
several
of
the
189
HAPs
listed
(
including
chlorine
and
hydrochloric
acid)
in
quantities
sufficient
to
designate
them
as
a
major
source.
As
a
consequence,
primary
magnesium
refining
is
among
the
HAP
emitting
source
categories
selected
for
regulation
and
is
in
the
group
of
categories
for
which
final
rules
are
scheduled
to
be
promulgated
by
November
15,
2000
(
58
FR
63941,
December
3,
1993).
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
01/
22/
03
68
FR
2970
Final
Action
08/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3924
Agency
Contact:
Lula
Melton,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2910
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
melton.
lula@
epa.
gov
Steve
Fruh,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2837
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
fruh.
steve@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AH03
3122.
NESHAP:
SITE
REMEDIATION
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
NPRM,
Statutory,
November
15,
2000.
Final,
Statutory,
November
15,
2000.
Abstract:
This
rule
regulates
HAP
emissions
from
clean
up
of
contaminated
media
and
waste
material
at
industrial
sites.
Superfund,
RCRA
corrective
action,
gasoline
stations,
farms
and
residential
sties
are
exempt
from
rule
requirements.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
07/
30/
02
67
FR
49398
Final
Action
08/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
State,
Local
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3968
Agency
Contact:
Greg
Nizich,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
3078
Fax:
919
541­
0246
Email:
nizich.
greg@
epa.
gov
Martha
Smith,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2421
Fax:
919
541­
0246
Email:
smith.
martha@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AH12
3123.
NESHAP:
ORGANIC
LIQUIDS
DISTRIBUTION
(
NON­
GASOLINE)
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
NPRM,
Statutory,
November
15,
2000.
Abstract:
This
project
is
to
develop
national
emission
standards
for
hazardous
air
pollutants
by
establishing
maximum
achievable
control
technology
(
MACT)
for
facilities
distributing
organic
liquids.
MACT
standards
are
under
development
to
reduce
the
release
of
hazardous
air
pollutants
(
HAPs)
from
all
industries
to
protect
the
public
health
and
environment.
This
project
should
include
but
is
not
limited
to
those
activities
associated
with
the
storage
and
distribution
of
organic
liquids
other
than
gasoline
at
sites
that
serve
as
distribution
points
from
which
organic
liquids
may
be
obtained
for
further
use
and
processing.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
04/
02/
02
67
FR
15674
Final
Action
08/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3971
Agency
Contact:
Martha
Smith,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2421
Fax:
919
541­
0246
Email:
smith.
martha@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Kent
C.
Hustvedt,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
03,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5395
Fax:
919
541­
0246
Email:
hustvedt.
ken@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AH41
3124.
NESHAP:
COKE
OVENS:
PUSHING,
QUENCHING,
AND
BATTERY
STACKS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
November
15,
2000.
Final,
Judicial,
February
28,
2003,
Settlement
Agreement
for
Administrator's
Signature.

Abstract:
There
are
currently
20
active
domestic
coke
plants,
15
of
which
are
furnace
coke
plants
and
5
of
which
are
foundry
coke
plants.
Coke
oven
batteries
used
to
produce
metallurgical
coke
at
these
plants
emit
hazardous
air
pollutants
(
HAPs)
such
as
coke
oven
emissions
and
polycyclic
organic
matter
listed
in
section
112
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA).
This
action
will
establish
a
National
Emission
Standard
for
Hazardous
Air
Pollutants
(
NESHAP)
for
three
specific
operations
associated
with
coke
ovens,
namely
pushing,
quenching,
and
battery
stacks.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
07/
03/
01
66
FR
35326
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4022
Sectors
Affected:
324199
All
Other
Petroleum
and
Coal
Products
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/
Vol.
68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Manufacturing;
331111
Iron
and
Steel
Mills
Agency
Contact:
Lula
Melton,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2910
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
melton.
lula@
epa.
gov
Steve
Fruh,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2837
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
fruh.
steve@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AH55
3125.
NESHAP:
CHROMIUM
ELECTROPLATING
AMENDMENT
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
final
amendment
will
also
allow
hard
chromium
electroplating
facilities
using
fume
suppressants
for
emission
control
to
meet
a
surface
tension
limit
similar
to
the
requirements
for
decorative
chromium
electroplating
and
chromium
anodizing
facilities
instead
of
the
present
requirement
to
meet
an
emission
limit.
Facilities
choosing
to
use
fume
suppressants
for
emission
control
would
be
required
to
monitor
the
surface
tension
at
the
same
frequency
currently
required
for
decorative
chromium
and
chromium
anodizing
tanks
and
demonstrate
compliance
with
the
surface
tension
operating
limit.
Like
decorative
chromium
electroplating
and
chromium
anodizing
facilities,
hard
chromium
electroplating
facilities
would
now
be
allowed
to
monitor
surface
tension
to
demonstrate
compliance
in
lieu
of
performance
testing.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
05/
02
67
FR
38810
Final
Action
08/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4115
Sectors
Affected:
332813
Electroplating,
Plating,
Polishing,
Anodizing
and
Coloring
Agency
Contact:
Philip
B.
Mulrine,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C504­
05,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5289
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
mulrine.
phil@
epa.
gov
Steve
Fruh,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2837
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
fruh.
steve@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AH69
3126.
NESHAP:
FUMED
SILICA
PRODUCTION
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
1857
et
seq;
EO
12291
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Fumed
silica
is
produced
at
four
facilities
in
three
States.
There
is
no
NSPS
for
the
source
category.
Based
on
preliminary
results
of
a
screening
study,
the
source
category
emits
chlorine,
HCl,
and
chlorinated
organics.
This
source
category
was
included
in
the
hydrochloric
acid
production
industry
at
proposal.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
09/
18/
01
66
FR
48174
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4111
Sectors
Affected:
325188
All
Other
Basic
Inorganic
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
William
H.
Maxwell,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
01,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5430
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
maxwell.
bill@
epa.
gov
Robert
J.
Wayland,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
01,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
1045
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
wayland.
robertj@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AH72
3127.
NESHAP:
ASPHALT/
COAL
TAR
APPLICATION
ON
METAL
PIPES
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
NPRM,
Statutory,
November
15,
2000.

Abstract:
The
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA),
as
amended
in
1990,
requires
the
EPA
to
(
1)
publish
an
initial
list
of
all
categories
of
major
and
area
sources
of
the
hazardous
air
pollutants
(
HAPs)
listed
in
section
112(
b)
of
the
CAA,
(
2)
promulgate
a
schedule
establishing
a
date
for
the
promulgation
of
emission
standards
for
each
of
the
listed
categories
of
HAPs
emission
sources,
and
(
3)
develop
emission
standards
for
each
source
of
HAPs.
These
standards
are
to
be
technology­
based
and
are
to
require
the
maximum
degree
of
emission
reduction
determined
to
be
achievable
by
the
Administrator.
The
Agency
has
determined
that
the
application
of
asphalt
or
coal
tar
to
metal
pipes
may
reasonably
be
anticipated
to
emit
several
of
the
189
HAPs
listed
in
section
112(
b)
of
the
CAA.
As
a
consequence,
a
regulatory
development
program
is
being
pursued
for
the
asphalt/
coal
tar
application
on
metal
pipes
industry
to
promulgate
emission
standards.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
08/
13/
02
67
FR
52780
Final
Action
08/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4107
Sectors
Affected:
332812
Metal
Coating,
Engraving
(
except
Jewelry
and
Silverware),
and
Allied
Services
to
Manufacturers
Agency
Contact:
Kim
Teal,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5580
Fax:
919
541­
5689
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/
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68,
No.
101
/
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May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Email:
teal.
kim@
epa.
gov
Dianne
Byrne,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5342
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
byrne.
dianne@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AH78
3128.
NESHAP:
CLAY
CERAMICS
MANUFACTURING
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Ceramics
are
defined
as
a
class
of
inorganic,
nonmetallic
solids
that
are
subject
to
high
temperature
in
manufacture
and/
or
use.
The
clay
ceramics
manufacturing
source
category
includes
facilities
that
manufacture
traditional
ceramics.
Traditional
ceramics
include
ceramic
tile,
dinnerware,
sanitaryware,
pottery,
and
porcelain.
The
primary
raw
material
used
in
the
manufacture
of
traditional
ceramics
is
clay.
The
manufacture
of
clay
ceramics
involves
raw
material
processing
(
crushing,
grinding,
and
screening),
mixing,
forming,
shaping,
drying,
glazing,
and
firing.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
07/
22/
02
67
FR
47894
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4343
Sectors
Affected:
327122
Ceramic
Wall
and
Floor
Tile
Manufacturing;
327111
Vitreous
China
Plumbing
Fixture
and
China
and
Earthenware
Fittings
and
Bathroom
Accessories
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Mary
Johnson,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
01,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5025
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
johnson.
mary@
epa.
gov
Robert
J.
Wayland,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
01,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
1045
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
wayland.
robertj@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AI68
3129.
NESHAP:
ENGINE
TEST
CELLS/
STANDS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Judicial,
February
28,
2003,
Settlement
Agreement
for
Administrator's
Signature.

Abstract:
As
required
by
section
112(
c)
of
the
Clean
Air
Act,
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency
has
developed
a
list
of
categories
of
sources
of
hazardous
air
pollutants
(
HAPs).
The
HAP's
are
listed
in
section
112(
b)
of
the
Clean
Air
Act.
The
Engine
Test
Facilities
source
category
are
included
on
EPA's
list
of
sources
of
HAPs.
The
Engine
Test
Facilities
source
category
includes
any
facility
engaged
in
the
testing
of
stationary
or
mobile
engines,
including
turbines
and
reciprocating
engines
and
rocket
engines.
Aircraft
engine
testing
consists
of
facilities
which
perform
testing
on
uninstalled
aircraft
engines.
Non­
aerospace
engine
test
facilities
consists
of
facilities
which
perform
testing
on
uninstalled
engines
such
as
automotive
engines,
stationary
turbines,
IC
engines,
and
diesel
engines.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
05/
14/
02
67
FR
34548
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4144
Agency
Contact:
Jaime
Pagan,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
01,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5340
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
pagan.
jaime@
epa.
gov
Robert
J.
Wayland,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
01,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
1045
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
wayland.
robertj@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AI74
3130.
NESHAP:
TACONITE
IRON
ORE
PROCESSING
INDUSTRY
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
NPRM,
Statutory,
May
1,
2001.

Abstract:
The
taconite
iron
ore
processing
source
category
is
comprised
of
eight
facilities
operating
in
the
United
States.
Six
facilities
are
located
in
Minnesota
and
two
are
located
in
Michigan.
The
expected
sources
of
HAP
emissions
for
this
source
category
include:
fossil
fuel
combustion
sources,
and
possibly
the
handling
and
transfer
of
mined
ore
containing
naturally
occurring
inorganic
compounds.
Anticipated
HAP
emissions
released
from
these
sources
primarily
include:
formaldehyde,
manganese,
nickel,
arsenic,
and
chromium.
The
quantities
of
HAP
released
are
expected
to
exceed
major
source
levels.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
12/
18/
02
67
FR
77562
Final
Action
08/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4380
Agency
Contact:
Conrad
Chin,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
1512
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
chin.
conrad@
epa.
gov
Steve
Fruh,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2837
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
fruh.
steve@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ02
3131.
NESHAP:
FLEXIBLE
POLYURETHANE
FOAM
FABRICATION
OPERATIONS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
41
USC
7412
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/
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68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
November
15,
2000.
Final,
Judicial,
February
28,
2003.

Abstract:
The
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
requires
development
of
emission
standards
for
major
sources
emitting
any
of
the
hazardous
air
pollutants
(
HAP)
listed
in
section
112(
b)
of
the
CAA.
The
EPA
is
promulgating
a
rule
to
reduce
emissions
of
toxic
air
pollutants
from
flexible
polyurethane
foam
fabrication
operations.
Toxic
air
pollutants,
or
air
toxics,
are
those
pollutants
known,
or
suspected,
to
cause
cancer
and
other
serious
health
problems.
EPA
identified
two
subcategories
under
the
flexible
polyurethane
foam
fabrication
operations
source
category.
These
subcategories
are
loop
slitter
HAPbased
adhesive
use
and
flame
lamination.
Loop
slitters
are
equipment
at
foam
fabrication
operations
that
are
used
to
slice
large
foam
blocks
into
thin
sheets.
Flame
lamination
refers
to
the
bonding
of
foam
to
other
substrates
(
i.
e.,
cloth,
foam,
plastic,
and
other
materials),
where
the
bonding
agent
is
scorched
or
melted
foam.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
08/
08/
01
66
FR
41718
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4449
Agency
Contact:
Maria
Noell,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5607
Fax:
919
541­
3470
Email:
noell.
maria@
epa.
gov
Penny
E.
Lassiter,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5396
Fax:
919
541­
6470
Email:
lassiter.
penny@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ19
3132.
CLARIFICATION
TO
EXISTING
PART
63
NESHAP
DELEGATIONS'
PROVISIONS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
Part
63
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
40
CFR
part
63
contains
OAR's
air­
toxics
emissions
regulations,
often
referred
to
as
MACT
rules
or
NESHAPS.
We
are
revising
some
part
63
standards
to
reflect
changes
in
delegation
provisions.
We
are
also
revising
some
sections
in
the
part
63
regulations
to
clarify
what
are
standards
and
what
are
compliance
assurance
measures.
The
benefits
of
the
changes
will
include
clarifying
what
authorities
in
each
standard
can
be
delegated
to
State
and
local
air
pollution
control
agencies
and
meshing
the
standards
with
revisions
previously
made
to
other
part
63
regulations.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
01/
16/
02
67
FR
2286
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4426
Agency
Contact:
Tom
Driscoll,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C304­
04,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5135
Fax:
919
541­
5509
Email:
driscoll.
tom@
epa.
gov
Robin
Segall,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C504­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
0893
Fax:
919
541­
0896
Email:
segall.
robin@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ26
3133.
NESHAP:
GASOLINE
DISTRIBUTION
FACILITIES
 
AMENDMENT
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
will
add
a
DOT
test
method
as
an
alternative
for
measuring
emissions
from
railcars.
This
method
came
to
our
attention
subsequent
to
promulgation
of
the
original
rule.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
09/
20/
02
67
FR
59434
Final
Action
09/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4479
Agency
Contact:
Steve
Shedd,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
03,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5397
Fax:
919
541­
0246
Email:
shedd.
steve@
epa.
gov
Martha
Smith,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2421
Fax:
919
541­
0246
Email:
smith.
martha@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ42
3134.
BENZENE
WASTE
OPERATIONS
NESHAP;
AMENDMENTS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
61
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
amendment
will
add
a
compliance
option
for
tanks,
making
the
Benzene
Waste
Operations
NESHAP
consistent
with
the
RCRA
CC
rules.
Hazardous
waste
treatment
facilities
have
requested
these
amendments
because
they
must
comply
with
both
rules.
There
is
no
emission
reduction
as
a
result
of
this
action.
However,
facilities
may
save
money.
We
expect
no
negative
impacts
on
small
businesses
and
State/
local/
tribal
governments.
Industry
and
government
support
this
change.
Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Rule
11/
12/
02
67
FR
68526
Partial
Withdrawal
of
Direct
Final
Rule
02/
06/
03
68
FR
6082
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
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101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4591
Sectors
Affected:
32411
Petroleum
Refineries;
325
Chemical
Manufacturing;
3311
Iron
and
Steel
Mills
and
Ferroalloy
Manufacturing;
562211
Hazardous
Waste
Treatment
and
Disposal
Agency
Contact:
Robert
Lucas,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
03,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
0884
Fax:
919
541­
0246
Email:
lucas.
bob@
epa.
gov
Kent
C.
Hustvedt,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
03,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5395
Fax:
919
541­
0246
Email:
hustvedt.
ken@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ87
3135.
NESHAP:
BRICK
AND
STRUCTURAL
CLAY
PRODUCTS
MANUFACTURING
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Judicial,
February
28,
2003,
Settlement
Agreement.

Abstract:
The
brick
and
structural
clay
products
industry
primarily
includes
facilities
that
manufacture
brick,
clay,
pipe,
roof
tile,
extruded
floor
and
wall
tile,
and
other
extruded
dimensional
clay
products
from
clay,
shale,
or
a
combination
of
the
two.
The
manufacture
of
brick
and
structural
clay
products
involves
mining,
raw
material
processing
(
crushing,
grinding,
and
screening),
mixing,
forming,
cutting
or
shaping,
drying,
and
firing.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
07/
22/
02
67
FR
47894
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4325
Sectors
Affected:
327121
Brick
and
Structural
Clay
Tile
Manufacturing;
327123
Other
Structural
Clay
Product
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Mary
Johnson,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
01,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5025
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
johnson.
mary@
epa.
gov
Robert
J.
Wayland,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
01,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
1045
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
wayland.
robertj@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AJ91
3136.
NESHAP:
CHLORINE
PRODUCTION
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
November
15,
2000.
Abstract:
This
action
announces
our
decision
not
to
issue
regulations
for
the
Chlorine
Production
source
category.
The
source
category
is
composed
of
nearly
50
facilities
that
produce
chlorine
using
several
different
methods.
We
have
determined
that
21
of
these
facilities
are
major
sources,
including
20
chlor­
alkali
plants
that
produce
chlorine
and
caustic
as
coproducts
through
the
electrolysis
of
brine,
and
one
primary
magnesium
refining
facility
that
produces
chlorine
as
a
by­
product
of
magnesium
metal
production.
Primary
magnesium
refining
is
a
separately
listed
source
category
and,
as
such,
the
one
refiner
will
be
addressed
in
a
separate
rulemaking.
None
of
the
20
chlor­
alkali
plants
are
in
and
of
themselves
major
sources.
All
are
well­
controlled
and
emit
negligible
amounts
of
chlorine
and,
in
some
cases,
additional
negligible
amounts
of
hydrochloric
acid.
These
sources
are
major
only
due
to
collocation.
That
is,
they
are
part
of
larger
establishments
that
are
major
sources.
These
larger
establishments
include
organic
chemical
manufacturers,
polymer
and
resin
producers,
and
pulp
and
paper
mills,
all
of
which
are
already
subject
to
one
or
more
NESHAP.
Section
112(
d)(
4)
gives
us
the
discretion
to
consider
risk
in
issuing
MACT
standards
for
pollutants
for
which
a
health
threshold
has
been
established,
provided
that
the
public
health
is
protected
with
an
ample
margin
of
safety.
Chlorine
and
HC1
are
both
threshold
pollutants
for
which
we
have
defined
threshold
values
in
the
form
of
Inhalation
Reference
Concentrations
(
RfCs).
We
have
modeled
chlorine
and
HC1
emissions
from
each
of
the
20
chloralkali
plants
and
have
determined
that
none
of
the
plants
emit
chlorine
or
HC1
in
quantities
that
result
in
human
exposures
in
the
ambient
air
at
levels
approaching
the
threshold
values.
Therefore,
we
conclude
that
no
further
control
or
regulation
is
necessary.
NOTE:
Three
of
the
20
chlor­
alkali
plants
operate
mercury
cells.
We
are
addressing
mercury
emissions
from
mercury
cell
chlor­
alkali
plants
in
a
separate
proposal,
which
is
currently
under
development.
To
facilitate
comment,
we
plan
to
publish
both
the
mercury
cell
proposal
and
this
action
on
chlorine
production
in
the
same
issue
of
the
Federal
Register.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
07/
03/
02
67
FR
44713
Final
Action
08/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4685
Agency
Contact:
Iliam
D.
Rosario,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5308
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
rosario.
iliam@
epa.
gov
Steve
Fruh,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2837
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
fruh.
steve@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK38
3137.
NESHAP:
HAZARDOUS
ORGANIC
NESHAP
(
HON)
AMENDMENTS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CAA
112
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Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
proposes
to
amend
the
Hazardous
Organic
NESHAP
to
allow
vapor
balancing
as
a
control
option
for
storage
vessels.
There
are
no
environmental,
cost,
or
economic
impacts
associated
with
this
action.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Action
06/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4712
Agency
Contact:
Mark
Morris,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5416
Fax:
919
541­
3470
Email:
morris.
mark@
epa.
gov
Penny
E.
Lassiter,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5396
Fax:
919
541­
6470
Email:
lassiter.
penny@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK49
3138.
NESHAP
FOR
PETROLEUM
REFINERIES:
CATALYTIC
CRACKING
UNITS,
CATALYTIC
REFORMING
UNITS,
AND
SULFUR
RECOVERY
UNITS;
AMENDMENTS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
(
Revision)

Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
NESHAP
for
Petroleum
Refineries
is
an
existing
rulemaking
(
40
CFR
part
63,
subpart
CC)
to
control
hazardous
air
pollutant
emissions
from
equipment
in
the
petroleum
refining
industry.
This
rulemaking
will
amend
the
Petroleum
Refinery
NESHAP
to
incorporate
an
additional
compliance
option
for
catalytic
reforming
units
at
refineries.
Clarifying
language
and
missing
tables
will
also
be
added.
This
action
will
not
increase
costs
or
change
the
emission
reductions
expected
for
this
rule.
Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Rule
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4714
Agency
Contact:
Robert
Lucas,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
03,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
0884
Fax:
919
541­
0246
Email:
lucas.
bob@
epa.
gov
Kent
C.
Hustvedt,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
03,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5395
Fax:
919
541­
0246
Email:
hustvedt.
ken@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK51
3139.
NESHAP:
SOURCES
CATEGORIES:
GENERAL
PROVISIONS;
AND
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
CONTROL
TECHNOLOGY
DETERMINATIONS
FOR
MAJOR
SOURCES
IN
ACCORDANCE
WITH
CLEAN
AIR
ACT
SECTIONS
112(
G)
AND
112(
J)

Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
(
Revision)

Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
These
amendments
implement
a
settlement
agreement
reached
with
EarthJustice.
The
amendments
would
reduce
the
time
required
to
submit
certain
applications,
and
would
revise
certain
aspects
of
the
startup,
shutdown,
and
malfunction
plan.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
12/
09/
02
67
FR
72875
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4715
Agency
Contact:
Rick
Colyer,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5262
Fax:
919
541­
5600
Email:
colyer.
rick@
epa.
gov
Tim
Backstrom,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation
Phone:
202
564­
5572
Email:
backstrom.
timothy@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK52
3140.
NESHAP:
SECONDARY
ALUMINUM
INDUSTRY
AMENDMENTS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Judicial,
December
15,
1999.

Abstract:
EPA
promulgated
MACT
to
control
emissions
of
HAP
from
the
secondary
aluminum
production
industry
on
March
23,
2000.
After
publication,
two
groups
representing
four
industry
trade
groups
filed
a
petition
for
review
of
the
rule.
EPA
reached
an
initial
settlement
agreement
with
industry
to
develop
a
separate
rule
for
aluminum
die
casters,
aluminum
foundries,
and
aluminum
extruders
and
publish
a
proposed
stay
of
the
rule
with
respect
to
these
sources.
Later
the
EPA
reached
a
separate
settlement
agreement
with
groups
representing
aluminum
die
casters,
aluminum
foundries,
and
aluminum
extruders
that
resulted
in
these
groups
remaining
subject
to
the
rule
with
certain
technical
changes
to
the
rule
itself.
A
final
rule
to
implement
certain
compliance
date
changes
contained
in
the
settlement
agreements
was
published
on
September
24,
2002.
A
final
rule
to
implement
changes
to
applicability
and
testing
and
compliance
requirements
was
published
on
December
30,
2002.
One
more
final
rule
is
under
development
to
promulgate
the
remaining
changes.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Rule
Amendments
06/
14/
02
67
FR
41118
NPRM
Amendments
06/
14/
02
67
FR
41125
Withdrawal
of
Direct
Final
Rule
Amendments
08/
13/
02
67
FR
52616
Final
Rule
09/
24/
02
67
FR
59787
Final
Rule
12/
30/
02
67
FR
79808
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
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/
Vol.
68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4723
Sectors
Affected:
331314
Secondary
Smelting
and
Alloying
of
Aluminum
Agency
Contact:
John
Schaefer,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
MD­
13,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
0296
Fax:
919
541­
5600
Email:
schaefer.
john@
epa.
gov
James
U.
Crowder,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C504­
05,
Research
Triangle
Pa,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5596
Fax:
919
541­
5600
Email:
crowder.
jim@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK57
3141.
 
NESHAP:
ETHYLENE
PROCESSES;
AMENDMENTS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
subparts
XX
and
YY
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
Ethylene
Production
NESHAP
was
promulgated
on
Friday,
July
12,
2002
(
67
FR
46258)
without
petition
for
judicial
review.
However,
we
did
receive
a
letter
from
the
affected
industry
association
requesting
that
we
consider
certain
technical
corrections.
Following
review
of
this
request,
we
believe
some
changes
to
the
final
rule
are
necessary
for
clarity
and
consistency.
This
correction
requires
an
action
in
the
form
of
a
direct
final
rule
which
will
contain
rule
changes,
technical
amendments
and
clarifications.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Rule
06/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4763
Agency
Contact:
Warren
R.
Johnson
Jr.,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5124
Fax:
919
541­
3470
Email:
johnson.
warren@
epa.
gov
Penny
E.
Lassiter,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5396
Fax:
919
541­
6470
Email:
lassiter.
penny@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
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3142.
 
NESHAP:
RUBBER
TIRE
MANUFACTURING:
TECHNICAL
CORRECTION
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
On
July
9,
2002,
EPA
promulgated
National
Emission
Standards
for
Hazardous
Air
Pollutants
(
NESHAP)
for
the
Rubber
Tire
Manufacturing
industry.
The
rule
included
standards
for
four
specific
source
subcategories
(
i.
e.,
tire
production,
tire
cord
production,
puncture
sealant,
and
rubber
processing).
The
Rubber
Manufacturing
Association
(
RMA)
subsequently
petitioned
us
concerning
the
definition
of
cements
and
solvents,
and
requested
a
small
change
to
the
definition
of
a
term
used
in
an
equation
for
determining
compliance
with
the
tire
production
subcategory.
The
EPA
had
also
identified
these
as
necessary
technical
corrections.
The
amendments
to
the
rule
change
the
definition
of
``
cements
and
solvents''
to
conform
to
the
language
identified
by
both
the
RMA
and
us
prior
to
the
publication
of
the
rule
on
July
9,
2002.
The
revised
definition
does
not
change
the
intent
of
the
original
standards,
but
it
is
clearer
and
consistent
with
the
intended
meaning
of
affected
cements
and
solvents
used
in
tire
manufacturing.
The
amendments
are
expected
to
have
little
or
no
impact
on
the
plants
now
covered
by
the
rubber
tire
manufacturing
rule.
No
adverse
economic
impacts
are
expected.
The
total
nationwide
capital
and
annual
costs
associated
with
the
amendments
are
negligible.
No
price
impacts
are
projected.
No
significant
impacts
on
a
substantial
number
of
small
entities
are
expected.
Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Rule
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4773
Sectors
Affected:
326211
Tire
Manufacturing
(
except
Retreading);
326212
Tire
Retreading;
314992
Tire
Cord
and
Tire
Fabric
Mills
Agency
Contact:
Tony
Wayne,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5439
Fax:
919
541­
0942
Email:
wayne.
tony@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Susan
Wyatt,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5674
Fax:
919
541­
0942
Email:
wyatt.
susan@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK82
3143.
 
AMENDMENT
TO
PROJECT
XL
SITE­
SPECIFIC
RULEMAKING
FOR
GEORGIA­
PACIFIC
CORPORATION
FACILITY
IN
BIG
ISLAND,
VIRGINIA
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63.863(
c)(
1)
Revision;
40
CFR
63.867(
a)(
2)
Revision
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Under
the
Project
XL
program,
the
EPA
is
supporting
a
project
for
the
Georgia­
Pacific
Corporation
facility
in
Big
Island,
Virginia.
On
March
26,
2001,
the
EPA
promulgated
a
site­
specific
rule
to
help
implement
the
project.
Under
the
XL
project,
Georgia­
Pacific
will
install
and
attempt
to
operate
the
first
commercial
scale
black
liquor
gasification
system
in
the
United
States.
This
system
promises
to
provide
superior
air
emissions
reductions
and
energy
efficiency
benefits
compared
to
use
of
conventional
recovery
technology
for
black
liquor
in
the
pulp
and
paper
industry.
However,
since
this
will
be
the
first
commercial
scale
demonstration
of
the
new
technology,
there
is
some
risk
that
the
technology
will
take
longer
than
planned
to
work
properly
or
may
not
ever
work
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May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
properly.
Under
these
scenarios,
Georgia­
Pacific
requires
relief
from
otherwise
applicable
air
emission
standards
to
allow
time
for
the
technology
to
achieve
expected
performance
or,
in
the
event
of
failure,
time
for
Georgia­
Pacific
to
build
conventional
recovery
technology
that
will
meet
applicable
standards.
Without
this
relief,
Georgia­
Pacific
would
not
be
undertaking
commercialization
of
this
promising
technology.
The
promulgated
site­
specific
rule
provided
relief
in
the
form
of
a
limited
extension
(
from
March
2004
to
March
2007
at
the
latest)
of
the
compliance
date
for
the
applicable
air
emission
standard
(
Standards
for
Hazardous
Air
Pollutants
from
Chemical
Recovery
Combustion
Sources
at
Kraft,
Soda,
Sulfate,
and
Stand­
Alone
Semichemical
Pulp
Mills).
Since
that
promulgation,
the
company
has
begun
construction
of
the
gasification
system.
Unfortunately,
the
company
has
experienced
construction
delays
for
several
reasons.
The
delays
have
affected
the
scheduled
start­
up
date
of
the
new
system
by
approximately
one
year.
This
action
would
amend
the
site­
specific
rule
by
extending
the
date
of
compliance
for
one
additional
year
(
from
March
2007
to
March
2008).

Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Rule
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4749
Sectors
Affected:
3221
Pulp,
Paper,
and
Paperboard
Mills
Agency
Contact:
David
Beck,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
E143­
02,
Durham,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5421
Fax:
919
541­
2664
Email:
beck.
david@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Steven
Donohue,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
3E100,
Philadelphia,
PA
19103­
2029
Phone:
215
814­
3215
Fax:
215
814­
2782
Email:
donohue.
steven@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AK71
3144.
RULEMAKING
ON
SECTION
126
PETITIONS
FROM
NEW
YORK
AND
CONNECTICUT
REGARDING
SOURCES
IN
MICHIGAN;
REVISION
OF
DEFINITION
OF
APPLICABLE
REQUIREMENT
FOR
TITLE
V
OPERATING
PERMIT
PROGRAMS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7426
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
52;
40
CFR
75;
40
CFR
97
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
EPA
is
proposing
to
revise
the
section
126
Rule
in
light
of
the
March
3,
2000,
court
decision
on
the
NOx
SIP
Call.
The
court
vacated,
and
remanded
to
EPA
for
further
consideration,
the
inclusion
of
Georgia
and
Missouri
in
the
NOx
SIP
Call
in
light
of
the
Ozone
Transport
Assessment
Group
conclusions
that
emissions
from
coarse
grid
portions
of
States
did
not
merit
controls.
The
reasoning
of
the
Court
regarding
the
significance
of
NOx
emissions
from
sources
in
Georgia
and
Missouri
calls
into
question
the
inclusion
of
the
coarse
grid
portion
of
Michigan
in
the
NOx
SIP
Call.
In
a
separate
proposal,
EPA
is
proposing
to
withdraw
the
NOx
SIP
Call
requirements
for
the
Michigan
coarse
grid
area.
The
section
126
Rule
is
based
on
many
of
the
same
analyses
and
information
used
for
the
NOx
SIP
call
and
covers
part
of
Michigan.
Thus,
EPA
is
proposing
to
withdraw
its
section
126
findings
and
control
requirements
with
respect
to
sources
located
in
the
small
part
of
the
coarse
grid
portion
of
Michigan
that
is
currently
covered
by
the
section
126
Rule.
The
EPA
has
not
identified
any
existing
section
126
sources
that
would
be
affected
by
the
proposal,
however
this
proposal
would
eliminate
findings
and
control
requirements
for
new
sources
locating
in
the
coarse
grid.
This
proposal
does
not
create
any
new
requirements,
thus
there
are
no
associated
costs.
The
EPA
is
also
proposing
to
revise
the
definition
``
applicable
requirement''
for
title
V
operating
permit
programs
by
providing
expressly
that
any
standard
or
other
requirement
under
section
126
is
an
applicable
requirement
and
must
be
included
in
operating
permits
issued
under
title
V
of
the
CAA.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
02/
22/
02
67
FR
8386
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4464
Sectors
Affected:
221112
Fossil
Fuel
Electric
Power
Generation
Agency
Contact:
Carla
Oldham,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C539­
02,
RTP,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
3347
Fax:
919
541­
0824
Email:
oldham.
carla@
epa.
gov
Tom
Helms,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C539­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5527
Fax:
919
541­
0824
Email:
helms.
tom@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ36
3145.
FEDERAL
PLAN
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
COMMERCIAL
AND
INDUSTRIAL
SOLID
WASTE
INCINERATION
UNITS
CONSTRUCTED
ON
OR
BEFORE
NOVEMBER
30,
1999
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7429
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
62
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
Clean
Air
Act
Amendments
of
1990
directed
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
to
set
emission
guidelines
for
existing
incinerators
combusting
commercial
or
industrial
waste
under
sections
111
and
129.
Final
emission
guidelines
for
Commercial
and
Industrial
Solid
Waste
Incineration
(
CISWI)
were
published
on
December
1,
2000
(
see
65
FR
75338).
In
accordance
with
section
129,
any
State
with
affected
sources
must
submit
a
State
plan
by
December
1,
2001,
describing
how
the
State
will
implement
the
emission
guidelines
for
existing
CISWI.
Section
129
requires
the
Administrator
to
develop
and
implement
a
Federal
plan
for
existing
CISWI
units
located
in
any
State
which
has
not
submitted
an
approvable
plan
within
2
years
of
promulgation
of
the
emissions
guidelines.
In
this
CISWI
Federal
plan
rulemaking,
EPA
becomes
the
implementing
authority
in
those
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Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
instances
where
the
State
has
failed
to
submit
a
plan
or
a
plan
has
not
yet
been
approved.
Therefore,
consistent
with
section
129(
b)(
3)
of
the
Act,
EPA
is
proposing
a
plan
that
applies
to
CISWI
in
any
State
that
has
not
submitted
an
approvable
plan
within
the
time
allotted.
This
action
makes
no
changes
to
the
requirements
in
the
rule,
and
is
intended
to
fulfill
EPA's
duty
under
section
129(
b)(
3)
to
promulgate
a
Federal
plan
as
a
gap­
filling
measure
until
the
State
fulfills
its
statutory
obligations.
When
the
State
submits
an
approvable
State
Plan,
the
Federal
plan
will
no
longer
apply
to
units
in
that
State.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
11/
25/
02
67
FR
70640
Final
Action
10/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4441
Sectors
Affected:
321
Wood
Product
Manufacturing;
325
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
David
F.
Painter,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
E143­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5515
Fax:
919
541­
2664
Email:
painter.
david@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ28
3146.
PREVENTION
OF
SIGNIFICANT
DETERIORATION
(
PSD)
AND
NONATTAINMENT
NEW
SOURCE
REVIEW
(
NSR):
ROUTINE
MAINTENANCE,
REPAIR,
AND
REPLACEMENT
Priority:
Economically
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
51.165;
40
CFR
51.166.;
40
CFR
52.21;
40
CFR
52.24
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
rulemaking
provides
specific
categories
of
activities
that
would
qualify
as
``
routine
maintenance,
repair,
and
replacement''
under
the
Clean
Air
Act's
New
Source
Review
Program.
The
current
New
Source
Review
regulations
do
not
define
this
term,
and
there
has
been
considerable
debate
over
the
years
over
the
scope
of
activities
that
should
be
included.
The
new
definition
will
provide
an
additional
level
of
certainty
for
regulated
entities
and
regulatory
agencies
with
respect
to
program
applicability.
While
this
rule
will
affect
small
businesses
and
state/
local/
tribal
governments,
this
rule
is
intended
to
simplify
the
regulatory
process
and
decrease
the
burden
on
these
and
other
entities.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
12/
31/
02
67
FR
80290
Final
Action
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4676
Agency
Contact:
David
Svendsgaard,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C304­
04,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2380
Fax:
919
541­
5509
Email:
svendsgaard.
dave@
epa.
gov
Lynn
Hutchinson,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
MD­
12,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5795
Fax:
919
541­
5509
Email:
hutchinson.
lynn@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK28
3147.
REVISIONS
TO
REGIONAL
HAZE
RULE
TO
INCORPORATE
SULFUR
DIOXIDE
MILESTONES
AND
BACKSTOP
EMISSIONS
TRADING
PROGRAM
FOR
NINE
WESTERN
STATES
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7410;
42
USC
7414;
42
USC
7421;
42
USC
7470
to
7479;
42
USC
7491;
42
USC
7492;
42
USC
7601;
42
USC
7602
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
51.309
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
regulation
is
for
an
action
anticipated
by
the
regional
haze
rule
that
we
published
in
July
1999.
One
portion
of
the
regional
haze
rule
was
an
optional
visibility
protection
program
for
nine
Western
States.
Part
of
this
program
for
the
West,
a
longterm
program
to
reduce
stationary
source
emissions
of
sulfur
dioxide,
was
incomplete
at
the
time
of
the
1999
rule.
Accordingly,
the
rule
required
Western
States
to
submit
an
``
Annex''
to
an
earlier
report
of
the
Grand
Canyon
Visibility
Transport
Commission.
We
required
the
Annex
to
contain
sulfur
dioxide
milestones
for
the
years
2003
to
2018,
to
establish
a
program
to
track
emissions
from
stationary
sources
over
this
time
period,
and
to
provide
the
details
of
a
market
trading
program
that
would
be
triggered
if
a
milestone
is
exceeded.
The
Western
Regional
Air
Partnership
submitted
the
Annex
on
September
29,
2000.
The
purpose
of
this
rulemaking
is
to
determine
whether
the
Annex
meets
the
requirements
of
the
regional
haze
rule
and
the
Clean
Air
Act,
and
if
it
does,
to
amend
the
regional
haze
rule
to
incorporate
its
provisions.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
05/
06/
02
67
FR
30418
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4495
Agency
Contact:
Timothy
Smith,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C504­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
4718
Fax:
919
541­
5489
Email:
smith.
tim@
epa.
gov
Kathy
Kaufman,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C304­
04,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
0102
Fax:
919
541­
5489
Email:
kaufman.
kathy@
epamail.
epa.
gov
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2060
 
AJ50
3148.
EXPANDED
DEFINITIONS
FOR
ALTERNATIVE­
FUELED
VEHICLES
AND
ENGINES
MEETING
LOWEMISSION
VEHICLE
EXHAUST
EMISSION
STANDARDS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2001;
15
USC
2002;
15
USC
2003;
15
USC
2005;
15
USC
2006;
15
USC
213;
42
USC
7521;
42
USC
7522;
42
USC
7524;
42
USC
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Vol.
68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
7525;
42
USC
7541;
42
USC
7542;
42
USC
7549;
42
USC
7550;
42
USC
7552
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
86;
40
CFR
88
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
will
ease
the
burden
of
certification
for
both
Original
Equipment
Manufacturers
(
OEMs)
and
after­
market
conversion
entities.
This
action
will,
for
vehicles
and
engines
meeting
LEV
emission
standards,
broaden
the
definition
of
the
term
dedicated
fuel
system,
broaden
the
criteria
for
engine
families,
and
provide
an
exemption
from
certification
fees.
This
action
is
not
a
deregulatory
action.
This
action
will
provide
another
means
for
small
business
to
remain
active
entities
in
supplying
alternatively
fueled
vehicles
to
the
market
place.
The
above
three
changes
are
intended
to
reduce
the
cost
of
complying
with
the
requirements
of
certification,
and
small
business
will
benefit
from
these
changes.
This
action
will
enhance
the
ability
for
the
regulated
industry
to
provide
alternatively
fueled
vehicles
to
the
consumer
in
support
of
the
Executive
Order
13031.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
07/
20/
98
63
FR
38767
Notice
05/
14/
99
64
FR
26410
Final
Action
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4030
Agency
Contact:
Joseph
Sopata,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6406J
Phone:
202
564­
9034
Fax:
202
565­
2085
Email:
sopata.
joe@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AH52
3149.
MODIFICATION
OF
THE
ANTIDUMPING
BASELINE
DATE
CUT­
OFF
LIMIT
FOR
DATA
USED
IN
DEVELOPMENT
OF
AN
INDIVIDUAL
BASELINE
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7414;
42
USC
7521(
1);
42
USC
7545;
42
USC
7601(
a)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
80.91(
b)(
1)(
i);
40
CFR
80.93(
a)

Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
``
Dumping''
refers
to
the
practice
whereby
refiners
making
clean
fuels
for
certain
markets
(
such
as
reformulated
gasoline
for
clean­
air
purposes)
take
the
pollutants
removed
from
the
clean
fuels
and
``
dump''
them
into
other
fuels
they
are
producing
for
other
markets.
This,
if
allowed,
would
make
those
other
fuels
even
dirtier
than
before,
and
so
the
Clean
Air
Act
prohibits
this
practice.
EPA
has
existing
``
anti­
dumping''
rules
on
the
books
that
codify
this
Clean
Air
Act
prohibition.
This
regulation
is
a
minor
technical
amendment
to
those
existing
regulations.
It
would
amend
a
portion
of
those
regulations
to
allow
the
use
of
data
collected
after
January
1,
1995,
in
the
development
of
baselines,
and
it
would
establish
a
cut­
off
date
of
January
1,
2002,
for
the
submission
of
all
individual
baselines
under
the
antidumping
program.
This
date
is
the
same
as
that
allowed
for
foreign
refineries
seeking
a
unique
individual
baseline
under
the
anti­
dumping
program.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4604
Agency
Contact:
Christine
M.
Brunner,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
734
214­
4287
Fax:
734
214­
4051
Email:
brunner.
christine@
epa.
gov
Patrice
Simms,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
2344
Phone:
202
564­
5593
Email:
simms.
patrice@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AJ82
3150.
CONTROL
OF
EMISSIONS
FROM
SPARK
IGNITION
MARINE
VESSELS
AND
HIGHWAY
MOTORCYCLES
Priority:
Economically
Significant.
Major
under
5
USC
801.

Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
to
7671(
q)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
94
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
is
proposing
to
take
actions
to
reduce
emissions
from
two
categories
of
engines.
The
first
category,
highway
motorcycles,
have
existing
emission
standards
that
were
put
in
place
over
twenty
years
ago.
Emissions
control
technologies
have
advanced
significantly
since
that
time,
and
EPA
believes
it
is
appropriate
to
put
in
place
more
stringent
standards
for
HC
and
NOx
that
reflects
this
progress.
The
proposed
standards
are
consistent
with
standards
California
has
recently
promulgated,
thereby
creating
the
opportunity
to
industry
to
produce
and
market
products
nationwide.
The
second
category
of
emissions
sources
addressed
in
this
proposal
is
gasolinepowered
marine
vessels.
Specifically,
EPA
is
proposing
to
control
evaporative
emissions
from
these
sources
through
the
application
of
fuel
tank
and
hose
controls
that
can
significantly
reduce
HC
emissions
from
these
sources.
This
proposal
is
the
first
set
of
emissions
standards
for
this
category.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
08/
14/
02
67
FR
53050
Final
Action
08/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Yes
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4626
Sectors
Affected:
333924
Industrial
Truck,
Tractor,
Trailer
and
Stacker
Machinery
Manufacturing;
335312
Motor
and
Generator
Manufacturing;
42183
Industrial
Machinery
and
Equipment
Wholesalers
Agency
Contact:
Alan
Stout,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
EPCD,
Ann
Arbor,
MI
48105
Phone:
734
214­
4805
Fax:
734
214­
4816
Email:
stout.
alan@
epa.
gov
Don
Kopinski,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
OMS
EPCD,
Ann
Arbor,
MI
48105
Phone:
734
214­
4229
Fax:
734
214­
4816
Email:
kopinski.
donald@
epa.
gov
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/
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68,
No.
101
/
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May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
3151.
IMPORTATION
OF
NONCONFORMING
VEHICLES;
AMENDMENTS
TO
REGULATIONS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7522
CAA
203;
42
USC
7525
CAA
206;
42
USC
7541
CAA
207;
42
USC
7542
CAA
208;
42
USC
7601
CAA
301;
42
USC
7522
CAA
203;
42
USC
7550
CAA
216;
42
USC
7601
CAA
301
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
85
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
will
amend
the
regulations
in
40
CFR
part
85,
subpart
P
to
allow
entry
into
the
United
States
of
vehicles
which
are
originally
sold
in
Canada
and
which
are
identical
to
their
U.
S.
counterparts,
without
obtaining
a
certificate
of
conformity
from
EPA.
This
action
is
in
response
to
a
petition
for
review
of
import
rules.
The
final
rule
also
will
address
certain
other
issues
in
part
85,
subpart
P
and
subpart
R,
including:
(
1)
formalizing
a
longstanding
EPA
policy
regarding
the
importation
of
owned
vehicles
that
are
proven
to
be
identical
to
a
vehicle
certified
for
sale
in
the
United
States
(
2)
establishing
new
emission
standards
applicable
to
imported
nonconforming
vehicles;
(
3)
clarifying
the
regulatory
language
that
concerns
exclusions
and
exemptions
from
meeting
Federal
emission
requirements;
and
(
4)
providing
several
minor
clarifications
to
the
existing
regulations.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
03/
24/
94
59
FR
13912
Supplemental
NPRM
02/
12/
96
61
FR
5840
Final
Action
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
2665
Agency
Contact:
Joseph
Sopata,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6406J
Phone:
202
564­
9034
Fax:
202
565­
2085
Email:
sopata.
joe@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AI03
3152.
AMENDMENTS
TO
COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
STATE
AND
FEDERAL
OPERATING
PERMITS
PROGRAMS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7414a;
42
USC
7661­
7661f
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
70;
40
CFR
71
(
Revisions)

Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Action
is
in
response
to
the
October
29,
1999,
United
States
Circuit
Court
of
Appeals
decision
to
remand
to
EPA
part
of
the
October
22,
1997,
Compliance
Assurance
Monitoring
rulemaking
that
included
revisions
to
compliance
certification
requirements
for
State
and
federal
operating
permits.
The
Court
ruled
that
the
compliance
certification
must
address
whether
the
affected
facility
has
been
in
continuous
or
intermittent
compliance.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4671
Agency
Contact:
Grecia
Castro,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C304­
04,
RTP,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
1351
Fax:
919
541­
5509
Email:
castro.
grecia@
epa.
gov
Steve
Hitte,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C304­
04,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
0886
Fax:
919
541­
5509
Email:
hitte.
steve@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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3153.
 
PROTECTION
OF
STRATOSPHERIC
OZONE:
BAN
ON
TRADE
OF
METHYL
BROMIDE
TO
NON­
PARTIES
TO
THE
MONTREAL
PROTOCOL
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7414;
42
USC
7671­
7671q
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
82
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
will
prohibit
the
import
and
export
of
methyl
bromide
(
class
I,
Group
VI
controlled
substance)
from
or
to
a
foreign
state
that
is
not
a
Party
to
the
1992
Copenhagen
Amendments
to
the
Montreal
Protocol.
The
rule
is
being
published
in
accordance
with
the
Montreal
Protocol
and
the
Clean
Air
Act.
Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Rule
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4756
Agency
Contact:
Tom
Land,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6205J,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
9185
Fax:
202
565­
2155
Email:
land.
tom@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Jabeen
Akhtar,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6205J
Phone:
202
564­
3514
Fax:
202
564­
2155
Email:
akhtar.
jabeen@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
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3154.
PROTECTION
OF
STRATOSPHERIC
OZONE:
PHASEOUT
OF
CHLOROBROMOMETHANE
(
HALON
1011)
PRODUCTION
AND
CONSUMPTION
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7671
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
82
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
is
proposing
to
add
chlorobromomethane
(
CBM)
to
the
list
of
controlled
substances
subject
to
production
and
consumption
controls
in
accordance
with
both
the
Montreal
Protocol
on
Substances
that
Deplete
the
Ozone
Layer
(
Protocol)
and
EPA's
regulations
under
the
Clean
Air
Act
Amendments
of
1990.
Today's
action
proposes
to
create
a
new
group
(
Group
VIII)
of
class
I
substances
for
CBM,
and
to
designate
the
value
of
CBM's
``
ozone
depleting
potential''
as
0.12.
In
accordance
with
the
Protocol,
today's
action
proposes
phasing
out
CBM
production
and
consumption
upon
publication
of
the
final
rule
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27,
2003
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Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
permitted
exemptions.
Today's
action
also
proposes
to
restrict
trade
in
CBM
with
countries
who
are
not
parties
to
the
Beijing
Amendments
to
the
Protocol.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
10/
29/
02
67
FR
65916
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4428
Sectors
Affected:
325199
All
Other
Basic
Organic
Chemical
Manufacturing;
325412
Pharmaceutical
Preparation
Manufacturing;
32532
Pesticide
and
Other
Agricultural
Chemical
Manufacturing;
42269
Other
Chemical
and
Allied
Products
Wholesalers;
54138
Testing
Laboratories;
6215
Medical
and
Diagnostic
Laboratories;
54171
Research
and
Development
in
the
Physical
Sciences
and
Engineering
Sciences
Agency
Contact:
Jabeen
Akhtar,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6205J
Phone:
202
564­
3514
Fax:
202
564­
2155
Email:
akhtar.
jabeen@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Tom
Land,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6205J,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
9185
Fax:
202
565­
2155
Email:
land.
tom@
epamail.
epa.
gov
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3155.
PROTECTION
OF
STRATOSPHERIC
OZONE:
SUPPLEMENTAL
RULE
REGARDING
A
RECYCLING
STANDARD
UNDER
SECTION
608
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq;
CAA
608
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
82(
F)

Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
rule
will
amend
the
recordkeeping
aspects
of
the
technician
certification
program,
clarify
aspects
of
a
sales
restriction,
and
adopt
an
updated
version
of
ARI
standard
740.
The
rule
will
also
clarify
the
distinction
between
major
and
non­
major
repairs
and
amend
several
definitions
including
small
appliances.
The
rule
also
addresses
the
transfers
of
unreclaimed
refrigerant
between
majority­
owned
and
majority­
controlled
subsidiaries.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
02/
29/
96
61
FR
7858
NPRM
11/
01/
96
61
FR
56493
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3556
Agency
Contact:
Julius
Banks,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6205J,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
9870
Fax:
202
565­
2155
Email:
banks.
julius@
epa.
gov
Tom
Land,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6205J,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
9185
Fax:
202
565­
2155
Email:
land.
tom@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AF36
3156.
PROTECTION
OF
STRATOSPHERIC
OZONE:
REFRIGERANT
RECYCLING
RULE
AMENDMENT
TO
INCLUDE
SUBSTITUTE
REFRIGERANTS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq;
42
USC
7671(
g)
CAA
608
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
82(
F)

Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
would
facilitate
fulfillment
of
the
statutory
mandate
to
apply
the
venting
prohibition
to
substitute
refrigerants.
The
action
would
provide
regulations
covering
recovery/
recycling
equipment,
recovery/
recycling
practices,
and
applicable
certifications
that
would
be
required
to
accomplish
compliance
with
the
venting
prohibition.
Requirements
would
parallel
those
of
the
current
section
608
regulations,
expanding
applicability,
where
appropriate,
to
substitute
refrigerants.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
11/
98
63
FR
32044
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3560
Agency
Contact:
Julius
Banks,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6205J,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
9870
Fax:
202
565­
2155
Email:
banks.
julius@
epa.
gov
Tom
Land,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6205J,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
9185
Fax:
202
565­
2155
Email:
land.
tom@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
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3157.
FEDERAL
IMPLEMENTATION
PLANS
FOR
INDIAN
RESERVATIONS
IN
IDAHO,
OREGON
AND
WASHINGTON
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
49.121
to
49.139;
40
CFR
49.9861
to
49.17810
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
Federal
Implementation
Plan
(
FIP)
proposes
basic
air
rules
to
apply
on
Indian
Reservations
in
Idaho,
Oregon,
and
Washington.
The
rules
provide
some
basic
air
quality
protection
similar
to
what
the
state
implementation
plans
(
SIPs)
require
for
Idaho,
Oregon,
and
Washington.
These
rules
are
needed
to
establish
a
level
playing
field
and
create
basic
federally
enforceable
rules
under
the
Clean
Air
Act.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
03/
15/
02
67
FR
11748
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
Tribal
Federalism:
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27,
2003
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Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4487
Agency
Contact:
Regina
Thompson,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Regional
Office
Seattle,
OAQ­
107,
1200
6th
Avenue;
Seattle,
Washington
98101
Phone:
206
553­
1498
Fax:
206
553­
0110
Email:
thompson.
regina@
epa.
gov
Bonnie
Thie,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Regional
Office
Seattle,
OAQ­
107
Phone:
206
553­
1189
Fax:
206
553­
0110
Email:
thie.
bonnie@
epa.
gov
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3158.
SERVICE
INFORMATION
REGULATION
FOR
LIGHT­
DUTY
VEHICLES
AND
TRUCKS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7521(
m)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
86
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
rule
will
require
manufacturers
of
automobiles
to
provide
necessary
information
needed
to
make
use
of
emission
control
diagnostic
systems
as
well
as
that
needed
to
make
emission­
related
diagnosis
and
repairs
by
any
person
engaged
in
the
repairing
or
servicing
of
motor
vehicles
or
motor
vehicle
engines.
This
will
allow
independent
service
repair
garages,
individual
owners,
parts
manufacturers,
etc.,
to
have
access
to
emission
control
information
to
better
service
automobiles
and
ensure
clean
air
compliance
requirements.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
08/
01
66
FR
30830
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3741
Agency
Contact:
Holly
Pugliese,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6402
Phone:
734
214­
4288
Fax:
734
214­
4053
Email:
pugliese.
holly@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AG13
3159.
REVISION
TO
THE
DEFINITION
OF
VOLATILE
ORGANIC
COMPOUND
(
VOC)
TO
EXCLUDE
TERTIARY
BUTYL
ACETATE
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
51.100(
s)
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
definition
of
VOC
is
proposed
to
be
revised
to
add
tertiary
butyl
acetate
to
the
list
of
negligibly
reactive
compounds.
This
is
a
deregulatory
action
that
will
remove
tertiary
butyl
acetate
from
the
necessity
to
be
controlled
as
a
VOC
in
SIPs
for
attaining
the
ozone
standard.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
09/
30/
99
64
FR
52731
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4254
Agency
Contact:
William
L.
Johnson,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C539­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5245
Fax:
919
541­
0824
Email:
johnson.
williaml@
epa.
gov
Terry
Keating,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6103A,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
1174
Fax:
202
564­
1554
Email:
keating.
terry@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AI45
3160.
COMPILATION
OF
SOURCESPECIFIC
ALTERNATIVE
METHODS
BEING
APPROVED
FOR
SOURCECATEGORYWIDE
APPLICATION
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
Not
Yet
Determined
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Sources
have
applied
for
approval
of
alternative
test
methods
for
use
at
their
facility.
The
Agency
has
approved
these
methods
and
issued
letters
of
approval
to
each
requestor.
The
Agency
has
determined
that
these
methods
could
be
used
at
similar
sources,
thus
giving
those
sources
an
alternative
test
method
to
the
one
cited
in
the
regulation.
This
action
seeks
to
publish
these
facility­
specific
approvals
in
order
to
provide
other
facilities
within
the
source
category
the
option
of
using
the
alternative
method.
Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Rule
10/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4548
Agency
Contact:
Rima
Howell,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
D205­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
0443
Fax:
919
541­
1039
Email:
howell.
rima@
epa.
gov
Conniesue
Oldham,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
D205­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
7774
Fax:
919
541­
1039
Email:
oldham.
conniesue@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ84
3161.
STATE
AND
FEDERAL
OPERATING
PERMITS
PROGRAM:
REMOVAL
OF
AMENDMENTS
TO
PART
70
AND
PART
71
COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7414a;
42
USC
7661
to
7661f
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
70;
40
CFR
71
(
Revisions)
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Action
is
in
response
to
the
October
29,
1999,
United
States
Circuit
Court
of
Appeals
decision
to
remand
to
EPA
part
of
the
October
22,
1997,
Compliance
Assurance
Monitoring
rulemaking
that
included
revisions
to
parts
70
and
71
compliance
certification
requirements.
The
Court
ruled
that
the
compliance
certification
must
address
whether
the
affected
facility
has
been
in
continuous
or
intermittent
compliance.
Timetable:

Action
Date
Final
Action
06/
00/
03
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/
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68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4600
Split
from
RIN
2060­
AJ04
Agency
Contact:
Grecia
Castro,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C304­
04,
RTP,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
1351
Fax:
919
541­
5509
Email:
castro.
grecia@
epa.
gov
Barrett
Parker,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
EN­
341W,
D205­
02
Phone:
919
541­
5635
Fax:
919
541­
0516
Email:
parker.
barrett@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ89
3162.
CONTROL
OF
HAZARDOUS
AIR
POLLUTANTS
FROM
MOBILE
SOURCES:
DEFAULT
BASELINE
REVISION
AND
MINOR
CORRECTIONS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7414;
42
USC
7521(
1);
42
USC
7545;
42
USC
7601(
a)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
80
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
October
31,
2001,
80.855(
b)(
2)
directs
EPA
to
revise
the
default
baseline
by
this
date.

Abstract:
The
final
rule,
Control
of
Emissions
of
Hazardous
Air
Pollutants
From
Mobile
Sources
(
66
FR
17230,
3/
29/
01),
directed
EPA
to
revise
the
default
toxics
baselines
in
the
rule
to
include
year
2000
data
when
it
becomes
available.
When
revised,
the
default
toxics
baseline
values
will
be
the
average
toxics
values
for
gasoline
over
the
period
1998­
2000.
This
data
is
now
available,
and
this
rule
will
promulgate
those
revised
baseline
values,
and
also
incorporate
several
minor
technical
corrections
to
the
existing
rule.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Rule
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4621
Agency
Contact:
Christine
M.
Brunner,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
734
214­
4287
Fax:
734
214­
4051
Email:
brunner.
christine@
epa.
gov
Paul
Cort,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
ORC2
Phone:
415
972­
3921
Fax:
415
972­
3570
Email:
cort.
paul@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ97
3163.
REGULATION
OF
FUEL
AND
FUEL
ADDITIVES:
EXTENSION
OF
CALIFORNIA
ENFORCEMENT
EXEMPTIONS
FOR
REFORMULATED
GASOLINE
TO
CALIFORNIA
PHASE
3
GASOLINE
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7414;
42
USC
7545;
42
USC
7601(
a)
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
80.81
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
is
proposing
to
exempt
refiners,
importers,
and
blenders
of
gasoline
subject
to
the
State
of
California's
reformulated
gasoline
regulations
from
certain
enforcement
provisions
in
the
Federal
reformulated
(
RFG)
regulations.
Certain
exemptions
under
the
Federal
RFG
program
already
apply
to
California
Phase
2
gasoline,
but
additional
exemptions
are
necessary
to
cover
Phase
3
gasoline.
Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Action
08/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4634
Sectors
Affected:
32411
Petroleum
Refineries;
32511
Petrochemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Anne­
Marie
C.
Pastorkovich,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6406J,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8987
TDD
Phone:
202
564­
2085
Fax:
202
565­
2085
Email:
pastorkovich.
annemarie
epa.
gov
Dave
Kortum,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6406J
Phone:
202
564­
9022
Fax:
202
565­
2085
Email:
kortum.
dave@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK04
3164.
 
REVISIONS
TO
CLARIFY
THE
SCOPE
OF
THE
SUFFICIENCY
MONITORING
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
FEDERAL
AND
STATE
OPERATING
PERMITS
PROGRAMS
Priority:
Economically
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
70.6(
c)(
1);
40
CFR
71.6(
c)(
1)
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
purpose
of
this
rulemaking
is
to
clarify
that
under
40
CFR
70.6(
c)(
1)
and
71.6(
c)(
1),
all
title
V
permits
must
contain
monitoring
sufficient
to
assure
compliance
with
the
permits'
terms
and
conditions,
as
required
under
sections
504(
a),
504
(
b),
504(
c)
and
114(
a)(
3)
of
the
Clean
Air
Act,
where
section
70.6(
a)(
3)(
i)(
B)
or
section
71.6(
a)(
3)
is
not
applicable.
Specifically,
the
interim
final
rulemakings
and
parallel
notice­
andcomment
rulemaking
are
limited
to
the
suspension
and
removal
of
the
prefatory
phrase
``[
c]
onsistent
with
paragraph
(
a)(
3)
of
this
section''
from
the
sufficiency
monitoring
requirement
in
section
70.6(
c)(
1)
and
section
71.6(
c)(
1).
We
are
undertaking
these
rulemakings,
in
part,
to
respond
to,
pending
litigation,
Utility
Air
Regulatory
Group
v.
EPA
No.
01­
1204
(
D.
C.
Cir.).
In
this
litigation,
the
Utility
Air
Regulatory
Group
(
UARG)
has
asserted,
in
part,
that
EPA's
interpretation
of
section
70.6(
c)(
1)
and
section
71.6(
c)(
1)
as
stated
in
the
Pacificorp
and
Fort
James
orders
is
overbroad
because
the
prefatory
language
in
these
sufficiency
monitoring
regulations
(
i.
e.,
``
consistent
with
paragraph
(
a)(
3)'')
limits
their
scope
to
that
of
the
periodic
monitoring
provisions
at
section
70.6(
a)(
3)
and
section
71.6(
a)(
3).
While
EPA
disagrees
with
UARG's
assertions,
EPA
believes
that
further
clarification
through
rulemaking
would
be
useful.
The
EPA
anticipates
issuing
a
second
interim
final
rule,
prior
to
promulgation
of
the
final
rule,
to
suspend
the
prefatory
phrase
for
an
additional
90­
day
period.
These
rulemakings
do
not
address
any
other
issues
related
to
title
V
monitoring,
such
as
the
type
of
monitoring
required
under
the
periodic
or
sufficiency
monitoring
provisions.

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68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
The
EPA
expects
to
consider
comments
on
these
other
monitoring
issues
during
a
separate,
future
notice­
and­
comment
rulemaking.
Any
future
rulemaking
actions
on
the
scope
of
sufficiency
monitoring,
including
any
second
interim
rule
and
final
rule,
will
be
subject
to
OMB
review
because
the
related
proposal
was
found
to
be
a
``
significant
regulatory
action''
under
Executive
Order
12866
due
to
``
novel
legal
or
policy
issues.''
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
09/
17/
02
67
FR
58561
Interim
Final
Rule
09/
17/
02
67
FR
58529
Interim
Final
Rule
05/
00/
03
Final
Action
07/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4699
Agency
Contact:
Jeff
Herring,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C304­
04,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
3195
Fax:
919
541­
5509
Email:
herring.
jeff@
epa.
gov
Steve
Hitte,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C304­
04,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
0886
Fax:
919
541­
5509
Email:
hitte.
steve@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK29
3165.
WASTE
ISOLATION
PILOT
PLANT
(
WIPP)
FY
2001
REPORT
TO
CONGRESS
Priority:
Info./
Admin./
Other
Legal
Authority:
PL
102­
579,
sec
23(
a)(
2)
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
194
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
Report
to
Congress
is
required
by
section
23(
a)(
2)
of
the
WIPP
Land
Withdrawal
Act,
which
requires
EPA
to
submit
an
annual
report
to
Congress
``
on
the
status
of
and
resources
required
for
the
fulfillment
of
the
Administrator's
responsibilities
under
the
Act''
regarding
the
Waste
Isolation
Pilot
Plant
(
WIPP).
This
report
summarizes
the
activities
and
progress
EPA
has
made
in
fulfilling
its
responsibilities
under
the
Act
and
outlines
the
resources
required
for
the
Agency
to
meet
its
commitments.
The
WIPP
is
an
underground
repository
for
the
permanent
disposal
of
radioactive
waste
generated
as
byproducts
from
nuclear
weapons
production.
It
was
constructed
by
the
Department
of
Energy
(
DOE)
and
is
located
near
Carlsbad,
New
Mexico.
In
1998,
EPA
certified
that
the
WIPP
complies
with
EPA's
radioactive
waste
disposal
standards
at
subpart
B
and
C
of
40
CFR
191
and
EPA's
WIPP
compliance
criteria
at
40
CFR
194,
and
thus
is
safe
to
contain
radioactive
waste.
Since
that
time,
the
DOE
has
begun
emplacing
waste
in
the
WIPP.
The
waste
is
stored
approximately
2,100
feet
underground
in
excavated,
natural
salt
formations.
EPA
also
has
responsibility
for
assuring
continual
compliance
with
EPA's
radioactive
waste
disposal
standards.
EPA
continues
to
have
an
oversight
role
at
the
WIPP
to
ensure
that
it
continues
to
protect
human
health
and
the
environment.
This
Report
summarizes
EPA's
activities
past
and
present.
Timetable:

Action
Date
Report
to
Congress
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4686
Agency
Contact:
Raymond
Lee,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6608J,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
7738
Fax:
202
565­
2062
Email:
lee.
raymond@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK39
3166.
EXTENSION
OF
ALTERNATIVE
COMPLIANCE
PERIODS
UNDER
THE
ANTI­
DUMPING
PROGRAM
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
CAA
sec
114;
CAA
sec
211;
CAA
sec
301(
a)
CFR
Citation:
Not
Yet
Determined
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
``
Dumping''
refers
to
the
practice
whereby
refiners
making
clean
fuels
for
certain
markets
(
such
as
reformulated
gasoline
for
clean­
air
purposes)
take
the
pollutants
removed
from
the
clean
fuels
and
``
dump''
them
into
other
fuels
they
are
producing
for
other
markets.
This,
if
allowed,
would
make
those
other
fuels
even
dirtier
than
before,
and
so
the
Clean
Air
Act
prohibits
this
practice.
EPA
has
existing
``
anti­
dumping''
rules
on
the
books
that
codify
this
Clean
Air
Act
prohibition.
This
direct
final
rule
will
amend
the
existing
anti­
dumping
regulations
by
setting
forth
procedures
for
allowing
an
alternative
compliance
period
of
not
more
than
seven
years
for
a
small,
start
up
refiner.
Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Rule
With
Accompanying
NPRM
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4694
Agency
Contact:
Anne­
Marie
C.
Pastorkovich,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6406J,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8987
TDD
Phone:
202
564­
2085
Fax:
202
565­
2085
Email:
pastorkovich.
annemarie
epa.
gov
Deborah
Wood,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6406J
Phone:
202
564­
9249
TDD
Phone:
202
564­
2085
Fax:
202
565­
2085
Email:
wood.
deborah@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK43
3167.
CONTROL
OF
AIR
POLLUTION
FROM
NEW
MOTOR
VEHICLES:
AMENDMENT
TO
THE
TIER
2
MOTOR
VEHICLE
EMISSION
STANDARDS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
Not
Yet
Determined
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
86
(
Revision)
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
includes
technical
amendments
needed
to
resolve
errors,
inconsistencies,
or
lack
of
clarity
in
recently
promulgated
lightduty
and
heavy­
duty
emissions
control
programs.
These
issues
include
flexibilities
for
diesel
vehicles
under
the
Tier
2
program,
amendments
to
the
requirements
for
independent
commercial
importers
(
ICI),
amendments
to
the
test
weight
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Federal
Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
requirements
for
complete
heavy­
duty
gasoline
vehicles,
and
amendments
to
the
heavy­
duty
onboard
diagnostics
(
OBD)
requirements
for
chassis­
certified
heavy­
duty
diesel
engines
and
vehicles.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Rule
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4721
Sectors
Affected:
33611
Automobile
and
Light
Duty
Motor
Vehicle
Manufacturing;
33612
Heavy
Duty
Truck
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Roberts
French,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
734
214­
4380
Fax:
734
214­
4050
Email:
french.
roberts@
epa.
gov
Robin
Moran,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
ASD
Phone:
734
214­
4781
Fax:
734
214­
4816
Email:
moran.
robin@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK55
3168.
CALIFORNIA
GASOLINE
TECHNICAL
CORRECTION
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7414;
42
USC
7521(
1);
42
USC
7545;
42
USC
7601(
a)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
80.81(
a)

Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
rule
corrects
final
regulations
which
were
published
in
the
Federal
Register
on
March
29,
2001
(
66
FR
17230).
The
corrected
regulatory
provision
restores
the
definition
of
California
gasoline
as
used
in
the
enforcement
exemptions
for
California
gasoline
under
the
regulation
of
fuels
and
fuel
additives.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Rule
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4722
Agency
Contact:
Christine
M.
Brunner,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
734
214­
4287
Fax:
734
214­
4051
Email:
brunner.
christine@
epa.
gov
John
Hannon,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation
Phone:
202
564­
5563
Email:
hannon.
john@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK56
3169.
 
AMENDMENTS
TO
THE
REQUIREMENTS
ON
VARIABILITY
IN
THE
COMPOSITION
OF
ADDITIVES
CERTIFIED
UNDER
THE
GASOLINE
DEPOSIT
CONTROL
PROGRAM
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7414;
42
USC
7545;
42
USC
7601(
a)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
80
Legal
Deadline:
Other,
Statutory,
May
30,
2001,
Settlement
Agreement
with
American
Chemistry
Council
in
8/
2000
requires
publication
of
NPRM
``
as
expeditiously
as
practicable.

Abstract:
A
Direct
Final
Rule
(
DFRM)
and
parallel
NPRM
was
published
on
November
5,
2001,
in
response
to
a
settlement
agreement
reached
with
the
American
Chemical
Council
(
ACC)
regarding
their
litigation
on
the
Gasoline
Deposit
Control
Additive
Rule.
This
litigation
pertained
to
the
information
that
manufacturers
must
provide
on
additive
composition
at
the
time
of
certification.
Adverse
comments
were
received
on
two
of
the
four
amendments.
A
partial
withdrawal
notice
was
published
on
January
24,
2002
which
withdrew
the
amendments
on
which
we
received
adverse
comments.
In
this
action,
we
plan
to
finalize
the
provisions
that
were
withdrawn.
The
provisions
we
plan
to
finalize
are
based
on
an
ACC
consensus
position,
which
reduces
the
burden
on
manufacturers
in
demonstrating
compliance
with
limits
on
the
compositional
variability
of
the
deposit
control
additives,
while
maintaining
the
emissions
control
benefits
of
the
gasoline
deposit
control
program.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Rule
11/
05/
01
66
FR
55885
Final
Action
11/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4557
Sectors
Affected:
325998
All
Other
Miscellaneous
Chemical
Product
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Jeffrey
A.
Herzog,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
ASD,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
734
214­
4227
Fax:
734
214­
4051
Email:
herzog.
jeff@
epa.
gov
Andrea
Medici,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
ARLO/
PTSLO
Phone:
202
564­
5634
Fax:
202
564­
5653
Email:
medici.
andrea@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK62
3170.
 
CONTROL
OF
AIR
POLLUTION
FROM
NEW
MOTOR
VEHICLES;
ADDENDUM
TO
SECOND
AMENDMENT
TO
THE
TIER
2/
GASOLINE
SULFUR
REGULATIONS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7414;
42
USC
7545;
42
USC
7601(
a);
42
USC
7401
to
7521(
l);
42
USC
7521(
m)
to
7671q
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
80;
40
CFR
86
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
On
June
12,
2002,
EPA
promulgated
a
direct
final
rule
(
SAN
4569,
67
FR
40169)
that
corrected,
amended,
and
revised
certain
provisions
of
the
Tier
2/
Gasoline
Sulfur
regulations
to
assist
regulated
entities
with
program
implementation
and
compliance.
At
that
time,
EPA
also
published
a
concurrent
proposed
rule
to
be
used
in
case
the
Direct
Final
rule
received
adverse
comment.
Such
adverse
comment
was
received,
and
a
portion
of
that
June
12
rule
had
to
be
withdrawn.
This
action
will
respond
to
that
adverse
comment
and
address
the
aforementioned
withdrawn
material.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Rule
and
Concurrent
NPRM
06/
12/
02
67
FR
40169
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
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/
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68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4569
Sectors
Affected:
336111
Automobile
Manufacturing;
336112
Light
Truck
and
Utility
Vehicle
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Mary
Manners,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
ASD,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
734
214­
4873
Fax:
734
214­
4051
Email:
manners.
mary@
epa.
gov
Robin
Moran,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
ASD
Phone:
734
214­
4781
Fax:
734
214­
4816
Email:
moran.
robin@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK63
3171.
 
ANTI­
DUMPING
BASELINE
RECALCULATION
FOR
DOWNSTREAM
OXYGENATE
ADDITION
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7414;
42
USC
7545;
42
USC
7601(
a)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
80.91
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
rule
would
allow
a
refiner
who
added
oxygenate
after
sampling
and
just
before
shipment
to
exclude
that
oxygenate
from
its
antidumping
baseline
determination.
This
exclusion
of
oxygenate
is
already
allowed
for
a
refinery's
gasoline
to
which
oxygenate
was
added
outside
of
the
refinery
gate.
This
rule
will
have
limited
application,
and
could
provide
relief
to
small
refiners.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Rule
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4706
Agency
Contact:
Christine
M.
Brunner,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
734
214­
4287
Fax:
734
214­
4051
Email:
brunner.
christine@
epa.
gov
Patrice
Simms,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
2344
Phone:
202
564­
5593
Email:
simms.
patrice@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK69
3172.
 
REGULATION
OF
FUELS
AND
FUEL
ADDITIVES:
MODIFICATIONS
TO
STANDARDS
AND
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
REFORMULATED
AND
CONVENTIONAL
GASOLINE
INCLUDING
BUTANE
BLENDERS
AND
ATTEST
ENGAGEMENTS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7414;
42
USC
7454(
c);
42
USC
7454(
k);
42
USC
7601
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
80
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Through
the
Clean
Air
Act
Amendments
of
1990,
Congress
mandated
that
EPA
promulgate
regulations
for
reformulated
and
conventional
gasoline.
The
purpose
of
this
mandate
was
to
reduce
vehicle
emissions
of
toxic
and
ozone­
forming
compounds.
EPA
published
the
regulations
on
February
16,
1994.
On
July
11,
1997,
EPA
published
a
proposed
rule
that
included
various
minor
adjustments
to
the
1994
rule.
The
emissions
benefits
achieved
from
the
reformulated
gasoline
and
conventional
gasoline
programs
would
not
be
reduced
by
the
proposed
changes.
On
December
31,
1997,
EPA
finalized
many
of
the
proposed
changes.
This
rule
would
finalize
the
remaining
changes
that
were
not
included
in
the
December
31,
1997
final
rule.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
07/
11/
97
62
FR
37338
Final
Rule
12/
31/
97
62
FR
68196
Final
Action
06/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4758
Sectors
Affected:
32411
Petroleum
Refineries;
42271
Petroleum
Bulk
Stations
and
Terminals
Agency
Contact:
Marilyn
Bennett,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6406J,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8989
Fax:
202
565­
2085
Email:
bennett.
marilyn@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK77
3173.
 
STAY
OF
AUTHORITY
UNDER
40
CFR
50.9(
B)
RELATED
TO
APPLICABILITY
OF
1­
HOUR
OZONE
STANDARD
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
50.9(
b)
Legal
Deadline:
NPRM,
Judicial,
December
15,
2002,
Proposal
to
Stay
Language.
Abstract:
This
rulemaking
would
stay
EPA's
authority
under
the
second
sentence
of
40
CFR
50.9(
b)
to
determine
that
an
area
has
attained
the
1­
hour
standard
and
that
the
1­
hour
standard
no
longer
applies.
The
Environmental
Defense
and
Appalachian
Mountain
Club
have
agreed
to
dismiss
their
cases
if
EPA
issues
a
final
rule
staying
the
revocation
provision
in
40
CFR
50.9(
b)
until
such
time
as
EPA
considers
in
that
rule
whether
that
provision
should
be
modified
and
committing
to
consider
and
address
in
the
subsequent
rulemaking
any
comments
concerning
(
a)
which,
if
any,
implementation
activities
for
a
revised
ozone
standard
would
need
to
occur
before
EPA
would
determine
that
the
1­
hour
ozone
standard
no
longer
applied
to
an
area,
and
(
b)
the
effect
of
revising
the
ozone
NAAQS
on
existing
designations
for
the
pollutant
ozone.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
12/
27/
02
67
FR
79460
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4760
Agency
Contact:
Annie
Nikbakht,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C539­
02,
Durham,
NC
27701
Phone:
919
541­
5246
Fax:
919
541­
0824
Email:
nikbakht.
annie@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Jan
Tierney,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
2344,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
5598
Fax:
202
564­
5541
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Email:
tierney.
jan@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK78
3174.
 
RECLASSIFICATION
AS
NONROAD
ENGINES
FOR
DIESEL
ENGINES
USED
IN
THE
STATE
OF
CALIFORNIA
AGRICULTURAL
PUMP
APPLICATION
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7547
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
89
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
has
been
working
closely
with
the
U.
S.
Department
of
Agriculture,
the
agricultural
community,
and
other
stakeholders
to
constructively
address
air
quality
issues
associated
with
agricultural
sources.
One
such
issue
involves
emissions
from
diesel
engines
located
in
California
that
are
used
in
the
irrigation
of
crops.
There
is
an
interest
in
determining
a
method
to
facilitate
the
introduction
of
cleaner
engines
in
this
area
and
additionally
resolve
an
issue
associated
with
the
application
of
Title
V
to
such
engines.
EPA
has
decided
to
amend
the
definition
of
``
nonroad
engines''
in
40
CFR
part
89
to
define
diesel
engines
used
to
irrigate
croplands
in
California
as
``
nonroad
engines''
under
EPA
regulations,
which
is
currently
not
the
case.
This
notice
will
regulate
all
pump
engines
under
title
II
nonroad
rules
if
the
farm
chooses
to
replace
its
current
engines
with
a
new
certified
nonroad
engine.
Pump
engines
which
are
not
replaced
with
new
certified
nonroad
engines
will
not
be
covered
by
title
II
nonroad
rules.
There
are
environmental
benefits
to
taking
this
action
because
generally
the
current
engines
are
not
required
to
meet
any
emissions
requirements
while
nonroad
engines
are
subject
to
existing
standards
and
certification
requirements.
The
voluntary
nature
of
this
rule,
is
that
the
farm
is
not
required
to
replace
any
of
its
pump
engines;
they
volunteer
to
replace
their
pumps
engines
with
new,
certified
nonroad
engines.
This
voluntary
action
will
be
done
as
a
limited
amendment
of
section
89.2
(
similar
to
a
project
XL
approach).
Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Rule
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4774
Agency
Contact:
Robert
E.
Larson,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
TRPD,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
734
214­
4277
Fax:
734
214­
4052
Email:
larson.
robert@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK83
3175.
PROJECT
XL
SITE­
SPECIFIC
RULEMAKING
FOR
ANDERSEN
CORPORATION
FACILITY
IN
BAYPORT,
MINNESOTA
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
to
7671q
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
52
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
site­
specific
rule,
applicable
only
to
the
Andersen
Bayport
facility,
provides
regulatory
changes
under
the
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
to
implement
Andersen
Corporation's
XL
project.
In
this
project,
the
facility
will
be
allowed
to
increase
production
levels
without
undergoing
case­
by­
case
reviews
prompted
by
its
Volatile
Organic
Compounds
(
VOC)
emission
changes,
as
long
as
its
VOC
emissions
per
unit
of
production
remain
below
the
performance
ratio
and
its
overall
emissions
remain
below
a
facilitywide
VOC
cap.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
04/
19/
99
64
FR
19097
Final
Action
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4278
Agency
Contact:
Brian
Barwick,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
the
Administrator,
U.
S.
EPA
Region
5,
Chicago,
IL
60604
Phone:
312
886­
6620
Email:
barwick.
brian@
epa.
gov
David
Beck,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
the
Administrator,
E14302,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5421
Email:
beck.
david@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2090
 
AA21
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Long­
Term
Actions
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)

3176.
 
NESHAP:
OFF­
SITE
WASTE
AND
RECOVERY
OPERATIONS
RESIDUAL
RISK
STANDARD
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
July
1,
2004.

Abstract:
EPA
developed
technologybased
emissions
standards
(
MACT
standards)
for
this
source
category
under
section
112(
d)
of
the
Clean
Air
Act,
codified
in
40
CFR
part
63,
subpart
DD.
The
current
action,
required
by
section
112(
f)
of
the
Clean
Air
Act,
is
to
assess
residual
risks
after
compliance
with
subpart
DD,
and
develop
additional
emission
standards,
as
necessary,
to
provide
an
ample
margin
of
safety.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4695
Sectors
Affected:
56221
Waste
Treatment
and
Disposal
Agency
Contact:
Elaine
Manning,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5499
Fax:
919
658­
3186
Email:
manning.
elaine@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Kent
C.
Hustvedt,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,

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/
Vol.
68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Long­
Term
Actions
C439­
03,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5395
Fax:
919
541­
0246
Email:
hustvedt.
ken@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK68
3177.
ACCIDENTAL
RELEASE
PREVENTION
REQUIREMENTS:
RISK
MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMS
UNDER
THE
CLEAN
AIR
ACT,
SECTION
112(
R)(
7);
AVAILABILITY
OF
INFORMATION
TO
THE
PUBLIC;
TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT
Priority:
Info./
Admin./
Other
Legal
Authority:
CAA
112(
r)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
68.210
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Section
112(
r)(
7)
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
and
its
implementing
regulations
at
40
CFR
part
68
require
certain
stationary
sources
to
report
an
Off­
site
Consequence
Analysis
(
OCA),
including
a
worst­
case
release
scenario,
in
a
Risk
Management
Plan
(
RMP)
that
is
to
be
made
available
to
the
public.
In
response
to
concerns
that
posting
OCA
information
on
the
Internet
might
increase
the
risk
of
terrorist
and
other
criminal
activities,
on
August
5,
1999,
the
Chemical
Safety
Information,
Site
Security
and
Fuels
Regulatory
Relief
Act
(
CSISSFRRA)
was
enacted.
The
Act
requires
the
President
to
promulgate
regulations
governing
the
distribution
of
the
OCA
sections
of
RMPs
that,
in
the
opinion
of
the
President,
would
minimize
the
likelihood
of
accidental
releases
and
the
risk
of
terrorist
and
other
criminal
activities
associated
with
posting
this
information.
The
President
delegated
his
rulemaking
authority
to
the
Attorney
General
and
the
Administrator
of
EPA,
who
jointly
promulgated
the
required
regulations
at
40
CFR
part
1400.
The
part
1400
regulations
restrict
the
public's
access
to
the
OCA
sections
of
RMPs
in
certain
ways.
As
currently
drafted,
however,
section
68.210(
a)
of
part
68
states
that
RMPs
are
available
to
the
public
under
CAA
section
114,
which
makes
information
collected
under
the
CAA,
including
RMPs
in
their
entirety,
available
to
the
public,
except
for
confidential
business
information.
EPA
is
therefore
revising
40
CFR
section
68.210(
a)
to
reflect
the
August
2000
rulemaking.
The
revision
will
state
that
OCA
data
is
made
available
to
the
public
under
the
provisions
of
40
CFR
part
1400.
This
revision
is
not
meant
to
regulate
any
new
entities.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Final
Action
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4607
Agency
Contact:
Sicy
Jacob,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5104A,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8019
Fax:
202
564­
8233
Email:
jacob.
sicy@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AE95
3178.
ACCIDENTAL
RELEASE
PREVENTION
REQUIREMENTS:
RISK
MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMS
UNDER
THE
CLEAN
AIR
ACT,
SECTION
112(
R)(
3);
REVISIONS
TO
THE
LIST
OF
SUBSTANCES
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
CAA
112(
r)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
68.130
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
list
of
substances
subject
to
the
Chemical
Accident
Prevention
requirements
at
40
CFR
part
68
was
promulgated
on
January
31,
1994.
The
Clean
Air
Act
states
that
the
list
may
be
revised
from
time
to
time
by
EPA's
own
motion
or
by
petition
and
shall
be
reviewed
at
least
every
5
years.
Since
the
January
1994
final
list
rule,
EPA
has
modified
the
listing
for
hydrochloric
acid;
deleted
a
category
of
explosive
chemicals;
exempted
flammable
substances
in
gasoline
used
as
fuel
and
in
naturally
occurring
hydrocarbon
mixtures
prior
to
initial
processing;
and
excluded
flammable
substances
used
as
a
fuel
or
held
for
sale
as
a
fuel
at
a
retail
facility.
In
fulfillment
of
the
statute's
five­
year
review
requirement,
EPA
has
conducted
a
thorough
review
of
the
list.
Based
on
that
review,
EPA
is
proposing
additions,
deletions
and
modifications
to
the
list
of
substances.
Deletions
are
based
on
EPA's
review
of
the
chemical
toxicity,
physical
property,
production/
use
quantity
and
accident
history
of
currently
listed
substances
and
new
information
or
erroneous
data
that
impacts
the
basis
of
the
chemical's
listing.
Other
toxic
and
flammable
chemicals
are
proposed
to
be
added
because
they
meet
the
criteria
for
listing
a
toxic
or
flammable
substance.
In
addition,
EPA
proposes
to
revise
the
reporting
threshold
and
toxic
endpoints
of
several
toxic
substances
based
on
updated
toxicity
information.
Facilities
(
such
as
chemical
manufacturers,
processors,
and
users),
with
more
than
the
threshold
quantity
of
a
listed
substance
in
a
process,
are
required
to
develop
a
Risk
Management
Program
and
submit
a
Risk
Management
Plan
to
EPA.
The
proposed
changes
to
the
list
will
ensure
that
facilities
are
properly
managing
risks
of
the
most
acutely
toxic
and
flammable
chemicals
that
could
have
an
adverse
impact
on
the
facility
and
surrounding
community
in
event
of
an
accidental
release.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4619
Sectors
Affected:
325
Chemical
Manufacturing;
32411
Petroleum
Refineries
Agency
Contact:
Kathy
Franklin,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5104A,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
7987
Fax:
202
564­
8444
Email:
franklin.
kathy@
epa.
gov
Sicy
Jacob,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5104A,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8019
Fax:
202
564­
8233
Email:
jacob.
sicy@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AE96
3179.
REVIEW
NATIONAL
AMBIENT
AIR
QUALITY
STANDARDS
FOR
CARBON
MONOXIDE
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7409
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
50
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
May
31,
2001,
Clean
Air
Act
requires
reviews
every
five
years.

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68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Long­
Term
Actions
Abstract:
Review
of
the
national
ambient
air
quality
standards
(
NAAQS)
for
carbon
monoxide
(
CO)
every
5
years
is
mandated
by
the
Clean
Air
Act.
This
review
assesses
the
available
scientific
data
about
the
health
and
environmental
effects
of
CO
and
translates
the
science
into
terms
that
can
be
used
in
making
recommendations
about
whether
or
how
the
standards
should
be
changed.
The
last
review
of
the
CO
NAAQS
was
completed
in
1994
with
a
final
decision
that
revisions
were
not
appropriate
at
that
time.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
05/
00/
04
Final
Action
05/
00/
05
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4266
Agency
Contact:
David
McKee,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C504­
02,
RTP,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5288
Fax:
919
541­
0237
Email:
mckee.
dave@
epa.
gov
Harvey
Richmond,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C504­
02,
RTP,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5271
Fax:
919
541­
0237
Email:
richmond.
harvey@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AI43
3180.
REVIEW
OF
THE
NATIONAL
AMBIENT
AIR
QUALITY
STANDARDS
FOR
PARTICULATE
MATTER
Priority:
Economically
Significant.
Major
under
5
USC
801.

Unfunded
Mandates:
Undetermined
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7408;
42
USC
7409
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
50
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
July
1,
2002,
Under
the
Clean
Air
Act
­
the
next
standards
review
is
to
be
completed
July
2002.

Abstract:
On
July
18,
1997,
the
EPA
published
a
final
rule
revising
the
national
ambient
air
quality
standards
(
NAAQS)
for
particulate
matter
(
PM)
(
62
FR
38652).
While
retaining
the
PM10
standard
levels,
new
standards
were
added
for
fine
particles
(
PM2.5)
to
provide
increased
protection
against
both
health
and
environmental
effects
of
PM.
On
the
same
day,
a
Presidential
Memorandum
(
62
FR
38421,
July
16,
1997)
was
published
that,
among
other
things,
anticipated
that
EPA
would
complete
the
next
review
of
the
PM
NAAQS
by
July
2002.
The
EPA's
plans
and
schedule
for
the
next
periodic
review
of
the
PM
NAAQS
were
published
on
October
23,
1997
(
62
FR
55201).
Due
to
the
unprecedented
volume
of
new
research,
the
completion
of
the
Criteria
Document
has
been
extended
and
as
a
result
the
overall
schedule
for
the
review
of
the
PM
NAAQS
has
extended
beyond
the
original
target
of
July
2002.
As
with
other
NAAQS
reviews,
a
rigorous
assessment
of
relevant
scientific
information
will
be
presented
in
a
Criteria
Document
(
CD)
prepared
by
EPA's
National
Center
for
Environmental
Assessment.
The
EPA's
Office
of
Air
Quality
Planning
and
Standards
will
then
prepare
a
Staff
Paper
(
SP)
for
the
Administrator
which
will
evaluate
the
policy
implications
of
the
key
studies
and
scientific
information
contained
in
the
CD
and
additional
technical
analyses
and
identify
critical
elements
that
EPA
staff
believe
should
be
considered
in
reviewing
the
standards.
The
CD
and
SP
will
be
reviewed
by
the
Clean
Air
Scientific
Advisory
Committee
(
CASAC)
and
the
public,
and
both
final
documents
will
reflect
the
input
received
through
these
reviews.
As
the
PM
NAAQS
review
is
completed,
the
Administrator's
proposal
to
revise
or
reaffirm
the
PM
NAAQS
will
be
published
with
a
request
for
public
comment.
Input
received
during
the
public
comment
period
will
be
reflected
in
the
Administrator's
final
decision.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
01/
00/
05
Final
Action
12/
00/
05
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4255
Agency
Contact:
Mary
A.
Ross,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C539­
01,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5170
Fax:
919
541­
0237
Email:
ross.
mary@
epa.
gov
Karen
Martin,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5274
Fax:
919
541­
0237
Email:
martin.
karen@
epamail.
epa.
gov
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AI44
3181.
NAAQS:
SULFUR
DIOXIDE
(
RESPONSE
TO
REMAND)
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7409
CAA
sec
109
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
50.4;
40
CFR
50.5
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
On
November
15,
1994,
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
proposed
not
to
revise
the
existing
24­
hour
and
annual
primary
standards.
The
EPA
sought
public
comment
on
the
need
to
adopt
additional
regulatory
measures
to
address
the
health
risk
to
asthmatic
individuals
posed
by
shortterm
peak
sulfur
dioxide
exposure.
On
March
7,
1995,
EPA
proposed
implementation
strategies
for
reducing
short­
term
high
concentrations
of
sulfur
dioxide
emissions
in
the
ambient
air.
On
May
22,
1996,
EPA
published
its
final
decision
not
to
revise
the
primary
sulfur
dioxide
NAAQS.
The
notice
stated
that
EPA
would
shortly
propose
a
new
implementation
strategy
to
assist
States
in
addressing
short­
term
peaks
of
sulfur
dioxide.
The
new
implementation
strategy
­
the
Intervention
Level
Program
­
was
proposed
on
January
2,
1997.
In
July
1996,
the
American
Lung
Association
and
the
Environmental
Defense
Fund
petitioned
the
U.
S.
Court
of
Appeals
for
the
D.
C.
Circuit
for
a
judicial
review
of
EPA's
decision
not
to
establish
a
new
5­
minute
NAAQS.
On
January
30,
1998,
the
court
found
that
EPA
did
not
adequately
explain
its
decision
and
remanded
the
case
so
EPA
could
explain
its
rationale
more
fully.
EPA
published
a
schedule
for
responding
to
the
remand
in
the
May
5,
1998,
Federal
Register.
Since
that
notice,
EPA
has
continued
to
work
on
the
proposed
response
to
the
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/
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68,
No.
101
/
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May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Long­
Term
Actions
additional
SO2
air
quality
information.
EPA
published
an
informational
notice
in
the
Federal
Register
on
January
9,
2001
(
66
FR
1665).
EPA
is
conducting
monitoring
to
evaluate
sources
of
SO2
peaks.
The
results
of
this
project
will
inform
the
response
to
the
remand.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
NAAQS
Review
11/
15/
94
59
FR
58958
NPRM
NAAQS
Implementation
(
Part
51)
03/
07/
95
60
FR
12492
Final
Rule
NAAQS
Review
05/
22/
96
61
FR
25566
NPRM
Revised
NAAQS
Implementation
(
Part
51)
01/
02/
97
62
FR
210
Notice
Schedule
for
Response
to
NAAQS
Remand
05/
05/
98
63
FR
24782
Notice
Informational
FR
Notice
01/
09/
01
66
FR
1665
Notice
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
1002
Agency
Contact:
Susan
Stone,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C504­
02,
RTP,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
1146
Fax:
919
541­
0237
Email:
stone.
susan@
epa.
gov
Karen
Martin,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5274
Fax:
919
541­
0237
Email:
martin.
karen@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AA61
3182.
NESHAP:
CHROMIUM
ELECTROPLATING
AMENDMENT
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CAA
112
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Final
standards
under
section
112(
d)
for
chromium
emissions
from
hard
and
decorative
chromium
electroplating
and
chromium
anodizing
tanks
(
40
CFR
63,
subpart
N)
were
promulgated
on
January
25,
1995.
Since
promulgation,
the
Agency
has
determined
that
a
class
of
chromium
electroplating
operations
were
inadvertently
excluded
from
regulation.
Specifically,
the
final
standards
do
not
apply
to
sources
engaged
in
continuous
chromium
electroplating
of
steel
sheet
used
to
make
cans
and
other
containers.
It
is
the
Agency's
intent
to
regulate
all
facilities
engaged
in
chromium
electroplating.
Therefore,
the
Agency
plans
to
amend
the
chromium
electroplating
rule
to
extend
its
applicability
to
continuous
chromium
electroplating
operations.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
09/
00/
04
Final
Action
03/
00/
05
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
2841
Agency
Contact:
Philip
B.
Mulrine,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C504­
05,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5289
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
mulrine.
phil@
epa.
gov
Steve
Fruh,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2837
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
fruh.
steve@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AH08
3183.
NESHAP:
GROUP
I
POLYMERS
AND
RESINS
AND
GROUP
IV
POLYMERS
AND
RESINSAMENDMENTS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63.480
to
63.506
(
Revision);
40
CFR
63.1310
to
63.1335
(
Revision)
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
During
the
development
of
the
National
Emission
Standard
for
Hazardous
Air
Pollutants
(
NESHAP)
for
elastomers
(
Group
I
polymers
and
resins)
and
thermoplastics
(
Group
IV
polymers
and
resins)
(
RINs
2060­
AD56
and
2060­
AE37),
many
of
the
provisions
contained
in
the
Hazardous
Organic
NESHAP
(
HON)
were
referenced
directly
by
these
polymers
and
resins
regulations
due
to
similarities
in
processes,
emission
characteristics,
and
control
technologies.
On
January
17,
1997,
the
EPA
promulgated
changes
to
the
HON
to
remove
ambiguity,
to
clearly
convey
EPA
intent,
and
to
make
the
rule
easier
to
understand
and
implement
in
response
to
industry
petitions.
It
is
necessary
to
make
parallel
changes
to
the
polymers
and
resins
NESHAP;
otherwise
inconsistencies
will
exist
for
NESHAPs
regulating
similar
source
categories.
An
ANPRM
was
published
in
the
Federal
Register
on
11/
25/
96
(
61
FR
59849),
to
explain
the
nature
of
changes
planned.
Subsequently,
six
litigants
have
petitioned
for
review
of
the
elastomers
and
thermoplastics
regulations.
Four
companies
have
petitioned
EPA
to
reconsider
specific
provisions
in
the
thermoplastics
regulation.
Revisions
will
be
proposed
to
parallel
HON
changes
and
to
resolve
petitioners'
issues.
Timetable:

Action
Date
ANPRM
Petitions
for
Judicial
Review­
Dow,
UCC,
Exxon
11/
25/
96
61
FR
59849
NPRM­
Petitions
for
Judicial
Review­
Proposed
Amend.
03/
09/
99
64
FR
11559
NPRM­
Petition
for
Reconsideration­
Equipment
Leaks
06/
08/
99
64
FR
30453
NPRM­
Petition
for
Reconsideration­
Equipment
Leaks
06/
08/
99
64
FR
60456
Direct
Final
Rule­
Petition
for
Reconsideration­
Equipment
Leaks
06/
08/
99
64
FR
30406
Direct
Final
Rule­
Petitions
for
Judicial
Review­
Amendments
06/
19/
00
65
FR
38030
Direct
Final
Rule­
Rule
Stay
08/
29/
00
65
FR
52319
Withdrawal
of
Direct
Final
Rule­
Polymers
and
Resins
10/
26/
00
65
FR
64161
NPRM­
Petition
for
Reconsideration­
Cooling
Towers
02/
23/
01
66
FR
11233
Final
Rule­
Denial
of
Petition
for
Judicial
Review­
Technical
Correction
07/
16/
01
66
FR
36924
Final­
pet
rec
equ
leaks
Petition
for
Reconsideration­
Equip.
Leaks
08/
06/
01
66
FR
40903
NPRM­
Petition
for
Reconsideration­
Cooling
Towers
09/
00/
04
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101
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Long­
Term
Actions
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3939
Sectors
Affected:
325211
Plastics
Material
and
Resin
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Robert
Rosensteel,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C504­
04,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5608
Fax:
919
541­
3470
Email:
rosensteel.
bob@
epa.
gov
Penny
E.
Lassiter,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5396
Fax:
919
541­
6470
Email:
lassiter.
penny@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AH47
3184.
AMENDMENTS
TO
PARTS
51,
52,
63,
70
AND
71
REGARDING
THE
PROVISIONS
FOR
DETERMINING
POTENTIAL
TO
EMIT
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
proposes
to
amend
regulations
already
established
to
implement
the
new
Federal
air
toxics
program
under
section
112,
including
the
General
Provisions,
the
Federal
operating
permit
program
under
title
V,
and
the
major
source
preconstruction
programs
under
parts
C
and
D
of
title
I.

The
proposed
rule
will
address
issues
related
to
the
determination
of
a
stationary
source's
potential
to
emit
in
response
to
three
court
decisions.

This
action
resulted
from
splitting
of
RINs
2060­
AC98
and
2060­
AC63.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Final
Action
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3479
Agency
Contact:
Carol
Holmes,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
OECA
(
2242A),
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8709
Email:
holmes.
carol@
epa.
gov
Lynn
Hutchinson,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
MD­
12,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5795
Fax:
919
541­
5509
Email:
hutchinson.
lynn@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AI01
3185.
NSPS
AND
EMISSION
GUIDELINES
FOR
OTHER
SOLID
WASTE
INCINERATORS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7509
CAA
129
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
60
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Section
129
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
of
1990
requires
the
Agency
to
promulgate
New
Source
Performance
Standards
(
NSPS)
and
Emission
Guidelines
(
EG)
for
solid
waste
incinerators.
Section
129
specifically
required
the
Administrator
to
publish
a
schedule
for
regulating
Other
Solid
Waste
Incinerators
(
OSWI).
A
notice
published
on
November
9,
2000,
announced
that
the
Administrator
would
promulgate
OSWI
standards
by
November
15,
2005.
The
notice
also
listed
what
classes
of
incinerators
might
be
covered
by
the
OSWI
standards.
Standards
will
be
set
for
the
following
pollutants:
particulate
matter,
opacity,
sulfur
dioxide,
hydrogen
chloride,
oxides
of
nitrogen,
carbon
monoxide,
lead
cadmium,
mercury,
and
dioxins
and
dibenzofurans.
Timetable:

Action
Date
ANPRM
11/
09/
00
65
FR
66850
NPRM
11/
00/
04
Final
Action
11/
00/
05
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
State,
Local
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3751
Agency
Contact:
Fred
L.
Porter,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5251
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
porter.
fred@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AG31
3186.
PREVENTION
OF
SIGNIFICANT
DETERIORATION
OF
AIR
QUALITY:
PERMIT
APPLICATION
REVIEW
PROCEDURES
FOR
NON­
FEDERAL
CLASS
I
AREAS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7670­
7479
CAA
160­
169
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
51.166;
40
CFR
52.21
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Under
the
Clean
Air
Act's
prevention
of
significant
deterioration
(
PSD)
program,
a
State
or
tribe
may
redesignate
their
lands
as
class
I
areas
to
provide
enhanced
protection
for
their
air
quality
resources.
This
rule
will
clarify
the
PSD
permit
review
procedures
for
new
and
modified
major
stationary
sources
near
these
non­
Federal
class
I
areas.
EPA
seeks
to
develop
clarifying
PSD
permit
application
procedures
that
are
effective,
efficient,
and
equitable.

Timetable:

Action
Date
ANPRM
05/
16/
97
62
FR
27158
NPRM
10/
00/
05
Final
Action
10/
00/
06
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
State,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3919
Agency
Contact:
Darrel
Harmon,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6101A,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
7416
Fax:
202
501­
1153
Email:
harmon.
darrel@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AH01
3187.
PROTECTION
OF
STRATOSPHERIC
OZONE:
UPDATE
OF
THE
SUBSTITUTES
LIST
UNDER
(
SNAP)
PROGRAM
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7414;
42
USC
7601;
42
USC
7671(
k)
CAA
612
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
82;
40
CFR
9
Legal
Deadline:
None
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27,
2003
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EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Long­
Term
Actions
Abstract:
Section
612
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
requires
EPA
to
identify
alternatives
to
Class
I
and
II
ozone
depleting
substances
and
to
publish
lists
of
acceptable
and
unacceptable
substitutes.
Producers
of
substitutes
must
notify
EPA
at
least
90
days
before
alternatives
are
introduced
into
interstate
commerce.
Unlike
acceptable
alternatives
(
see
Notices),
substitutes
which
are
deemed
by
EPA
to
be
unacceptable
or
acceptable
subject
to
use
restrictions
must
go
through
notice
and
comment
rulemaking.
Substitute
lists
are
updated
intermittently
depending
on
the
volume
of
notifications.

Timetable:

Action
Date
ANPRM
01/
16/
92
57
FR
1984
NPRM
05/
12/
93
58
FR
28094
Final
Rule
03/
18/
94
59
FR
13044
Notice
1
08/
26/
94
59
FR
44240
NPRM
1
09/
26/
94
59
FR
49108
Notice
2
01/
13/
95
60
FR
3318
Final
Rule
1
06/
13/
95
60
FR
31092
Notice
3
07/
28/
95
60
FR
38729
NPRM
2
10/
02/
95
60
FR
51383
Notice
4
02/
08/
96
61
FR
4736
NPRM
3
05/
22/
96
61
FR
25604
Final
Rule
2
05/
22/
96
61
FR
25585
Notice
5
09/
05/
96
61
FR
47012
Final
Rule
3
10/
16/
96
61
FR
54030
Notice
6
03/
10/
97
62
FR
10700
NPRM
4
05/
21/
97
62
FR
27874
Notice
7
06/
03/
97
62
FR
30275
NPRM
5
02/
03/
98
63
FR
5491
Notice
8
02/
24/
98
63
FR
9151
Notice
9
05/
22/
98
63
FR
28251
Interim
Final
Rule
7
01/
26/
99
64
FR
3861
Interim
Final
Rule
8
01/
26/
99
64
FR
3865
ANPRM
9
02/
18/
99
64
FR
8043
NPRM
6
02/
18/
99
64
FR
8038
Final
Rule
5
04/
28/
99
64
FR
22981
Notice
10
06/
08/
99
64
FR
30410
Notice
11
12/
06/
99
64
FR
68039
Notice
12
04/
11/
00
65
FR
19327
Final
Rule
6
04/
26/
00
65
FR
24387
Notice
13
06/
19/
00
65
FR
37900
Notice
14
12/
18/
00
65
FR
78977
Next
Action
Undetermined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3525
Agency
Contact:
Margaret
Sheppard,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6205J,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
9163
Fax:
202
565­
2155
Email:
sheppard.
margaret@
epa.
gov
Jeff
Cohen,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6205J
Phone:
202
564­
0135
Fax:
202
565­
2095
Email:
cohen.
jeff@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AG12
3188.
PHASE
I
(
FIP)
TO
REDUCE
THE
REGIONAL
TRANSPORT
OF
OZONE
IN
THE
EASTERN
UNITED
STATES
Priority:
Economically
Significant.
Major
under
5
USC
801.

Unfunded
Mandates:
This
action
may
affect
State,
local
or
tribal
governments
and
the
private
sector.

Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7410
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
52;
40
CFR
97
Legal
Deadline:
NPRM,
Statutory,
January
25,
2003,
EPA
is
required
to
promulgate
FIPs
by
January
25,
2003,
unless
States
submit
approvable
plans.

Abstract:
This
action
would
promulgate
Federal
Implementation
Plans
(
FIPs)
which
require
nitrogen
oxides
(
NOx)
emissions
decreases.
The
intended
effect
is
to
reduce
the
transport
of
ozone
(
smog)
pollution
and
one
of
its
main
precursors
(
NOx)
across
State
boundaries
in
the
eastern
half
of
the
United
States.
On
October
27,
1998,
EPA
published
a
final
rule
(
the
NOx
SIP
Call)
which
allowed
States
12
months
to
develop,
adopt,
and
submit
revisions
to
their
State
Implementation
Plans
(
SIPs)
to
address
the
transport
problem.
The
Administrator
is
required
to
promulgate
a
FIP
within
2
years
of:
(
1)
finding
that
a
State
has
failed
to
make
a
required
submittal
or
(
2)
finding
that
a
submittal
is
not
complete
or
(
3)
disapproving
a
SIP
submittal.
On
June
22,
2000,
the
D.
C.
Court
of
Appeals
assigned
a
new
SIP
submittal
date
of
October
30,
2000.
Eleven
States
(
Virginia,
West
Virginia,
Alabama,
Kentucky,
North
Carolina,
South
Carolina,
Tennessee,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Michigan,
and
Ohio)
and
the
District
of
Columbia
had
not
submitted
adequate
SIPs,
as
announced
in
a
findings
rule
published
on
December
26,
2000.
All
of
these
States
have
since
submitted
approvable
plans,
except
Michigan.
We
expect
Michigan's
plan
to
be
submitted
soon.
(
Note:
The
FIPs
discussed
here
will
apply
to
all
elements
of
the
NOx
SIP
call
that
were
not
remanded
to
EPA
by
the
court
on
March
3,
2000.
The
portions
of
the
SIP
call
that
were
remanded
to
EPA
will
be
covered
under
Phase
2
SIPs,
and
if
necessary,
separate
FIP
actions
will
be
prepared
for
those.)

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
10/
21/
98
63
FR
56393
Findings
Rule
12/
26/
00
65
FR
81366
Final
Action
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Yes
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4096
Sectors
Affected:
322122
Newsprint
Mills;
322121
Paper
(
except
Newsprint)
Mills;
32213
Paperboard
Mills;
32211
Pulp
Mills;
325998
All
Other
Miscellaneous
Chemical
Product
Manufacturing;
325131
Inorganic
Dye
and
Pigment
Manufacturing;
325188
All
Other
Basic
Inorganic
Chemical
Manufacturing;
325211
Plastics
Material
and
Resin
Manufacturing;
32511
Petrochemical
Manufacturing;
325188
All
Other
Basic
Inorganic
Chemical
Manufacturing;
32512
Industrial
Gas
Manufacturing;
325199
All
Other
Basic
Organic
Chemical
Manufacturing;
327211
Flat
Glass
Manufacturing;
327213
Glass
Container
Manufacturing;
327212
Other
Pressed
and
Blown
Glass
and
Glassware
Manufacturing;
32731
Cement
Manufacturing;
324199
All
Other
Petroleum
and
Coal
Products
Manufacturing;
331111
Iron
and
Steel
Mills;
331221
Cold­
Rolled
Steel
Shape
Manufacturing;
33611
Automobile
and
Light
Duty
Motor
Vehicle
Manufacturing;
333618
Other
Engine
Equipment
Manufacturing;
333415
Air­
Conditioning
and
Warm
Air
Heating
Equipment
and
Commercial
and
Industrial
Refrigeration
Equipment
Manufacturing;
221122
Electric
Power
Distribution;
221112
Fossil
Fuel
Electric
Power
Generation;
221121
Electric
Bulk
Power
Transmission
and
Control;
48621
Pipeline
Transportation
of
Natural
Gas;
221122
Electric
Power
Distribution;
221112
Fossil
Fuel
Electric
Power
Generation;
221121
Electric
Bulk
Power
Transmission
and
Control;
22133
Steam
and
Air­
Conditioning
Supply
Agency
Contact:
Doug
Grano,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
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27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Long­
Term
Actions
and
Radiation,
C539­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
3292
Fax:
919
541­
0824
Email:
grano.
doug@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Jan
King,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C539­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5665
Fax:
919
541­
0824
Email:
king.
jan@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AH87
3189.
NESHAP:
OIL
AND
NATURAL
GAS
PRODUCTION
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
On
February
6,
1998
(
63
FR
6287),
we
proposed
NESHAP
for
oil
and
gas
production
(
major
sources),
oil
and
gas
production
(
area
sources),
and
natural
gas
transmission
and
storage
in
one
package.
On
June
17,
1999
(
64
FR
32609),
we
promulgated
part
of
that
proposal
 
i.
e.,
the
parts
dealing
with
oil
and
gas
production
(
major
sources)
and
natural
gas
transmission
and
storage.
In
this
action,
we
will
publish
a
supplemental
proposal
for
the
remaining
part
of
the
1998
proposal
 
i.
e.,
the
part
dealing
with
oil
and
gas
production
glycol
dehydrators
(
area
sources)
 
and
subsequently
promulgate
that
proposal.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
02/
06/
98
63
FR
6287
Supplemental
NPRM
06/
00/
04
Final
Action
06/
00/
05
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4162
Agency
Contact:
Greg
Nizich,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
3078
Fax:
919
541­
0246
Email:
nizich.
greg@
epa.
gov
Kent
C.
Hustvedt,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
03,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5395
Fax:
919
541­
0246
Email:
hustvedt.
ken@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AI13
3190.
NESHAP:
AEROSPACE
MANUFACTURING
AND
REWORK
FACILITIES
RESIDUAL
RISK
STANDARDS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
September
30,
2003.

Abstract:
EPA
developed
technologybased
standards
for
this
source
category
under
section
112(
d)
of
the
CAA,
codified
in
40
CFR
part
63,
subpart
GG.
The
current
action,
required
by
section
112(
f)
of
the
CAA,
is
to
assess
residual
risks
from
the
same
source
category,
and
develop
additional
emission
standards,
as
necessary,
to
provide
an
ample
margin
of
safety.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4653
Sectors
Affected:
33641
Aerospace
Product
and
Parts
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Tony
Wayne,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5439
Fax:
919
541­
0942
Email:
wayne.
tony@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Susan
Wyatt,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5674
Fax:
919
541­
0942
Email:
wyatt.
susan@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK08
3191.
NESHAP:
ETHYLENE
OXIDE
FOR
STERILIZATION
FACILITIES
 
RESIDUAL
RISK
STANDARDS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
December
6,
2002.
Abstract:
EPA
developed
technologybased
standards
for
this
source
category
under
section
112(
d)
of
the
CAA.
The
current
action,
required
by
section
112(
f)
of
the
CAA,
is
to
assess
residual
risks
and
develop
additional
emission
standards,
as
necessary,
to
provide
an
ample
margin
of
safety.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4654
Sectors
Affected:
3254
Pharmaceutical
and
Medicine
Manufacturing;
311942
Spice
and
Extract
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
David
Markwordt,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
0837
Fax:
919
541­
0942
Email:
markwordt.
david@
epa.
gov
Susan
Wyatt,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5674
Fax:
919
541­
0942
Email:
wyatt.
susan@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
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3192.
NESHAP:
GASOLINE
DISTRIBUTION
(
STAGE
I)
RESIDUAL
RISK
STANDARDS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
December
14,
2002.

Abstract:
EPA
developed
technologybased
standards
for
this
source
category
under
section
112(
d)
of
the
CAA.
The
current
action,
required
by
section
112(
f)
of
the
CAA,
is
to
assess
residual
risks
and
develop
additional
emission
standards,
as
necessary,
to
provide
an
ample
margin
of
safety.
The
sources
covered
are
``
Stage
I''
gasoline
distribution
sources
 
i.
e.,
sources
of
air
emissions
from
processes
involved
with
the
wholesale
distribution
of
gasoline
to
gas
stations.

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27,
2003
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Long­
Term
Actions
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Government
Levels
Affected:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4655
Agency
Contact:
Stephen
Shedd,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
03,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5397
Fax:
919
685­
3195
Email:
shedd.
steve@
epa.
gov
Kent
C.
Hustvedt,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
03,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5395
Fax:
919
541­
0246
Email:
hustvedt.
ken@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK10
3193.
NESHAP:
GROUP
II
POLYMERS
AND
RESINS
 
RESIDUAL
RISK
STANDARDS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
March
8,
2003.

Abstract:
EPA
developed
technologybased
standards
for
this
source
category
under
section
112(
d)
of
the
CAA.
This
source
category
covers
certain
chemical
process
units
used
to
manufacture
products.
The
current
action,
required
by
section
112(
f)
of
the
CAA,
is
to
assess
residual
risks
from
this
same
source
category,
and
develop
additional
emission
standards,
as
necessary,
to
provide
an
ample
margin
of
safety.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4657
Sectors
Affected:
325211
Plastics
Material
and
Resin
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Randy
McDonald,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C504­
04,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5402
Fax:
919
541­
3470
Email:
mcdonald.
randy@
epa.
gov
Penny
E.
Lassiter,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5396
Fax:
919
541­
6470
Email:
lassiter.
penny@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK13
3194.
NESHAP:
INDUSTRIAL
PROCESS
COOLING
TOWERS
RESIDUAL
RISK
STANDARDS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
September
30,
2002.

Abstract:
A
national
emission
standard
for
hazardous
air
pollutants
(
NESHAP)
for
industrial
process
cooling
towers
(
IPCT)
was
previously
promulgated
under
section
112(
d)
of
the
Clean
Air
Act.
That
standard
effectively
bans
the
use
of
chromium­
based
water
treatment
chemicals
in
IPCT
used
to
remove
heat
from
chemical
or
industrial
processes.
The
Clean
Air
Act
section
112(
f)
requires
us
to
assess
within
8
years
of
promulgation
of
a
NESHAP
the
remaining
risk
to
the
public
and
to
develop
additional
more
stringent
standards
if
such
standards
are
needed
to
protect
the
public
health
with
an
ample
margin
of
safety.
This
action
is
to
examine
the
remaining
risk
from
IPCT
and,
if
warranted,
to
develop
new
risk
based
standards.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4660
Agency
Contact:
Philip
B.
Mulrine,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C504­
05,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5289
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
mulrine.
phil@
epa.
gov
Steve
Fruh,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2837
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
fruh.
steve@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK16
3195.
NESHAP:
NATIONAL
EMISSION
STANDARDS
FOR
MARINE
TANK
VESSEL
LOADING
OPERATIONS
 
RESIDUAL
RISK
STANDARD
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
September
19,
2003,
Final
Action.

Abstract:
EPA
developed
technologybased
standards
for
this
source
category
under
section
112(
d)
of
the
CAA,
codified
in
40
CFR
part
63,
subpart
Y.
This
source
category
covers
tanks
or
ships
that
contain
gasoline,
crude
oil,
or
HAPs
in
bulk.
The
current
action,
required
by
section
112(
f)
of
the
CAA,
is
to
assess
residual
risks
from
this
same
source
category,
and
develop
additional
emission
standards,
as
necessary,
to
provide
an
ample
margin
of
safety.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4661
Sectors
Affected:
483
Water
Transportation
Agency
Contact:
David
Markwordt,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
0837
Fax:
919
541­
0942
Email:
markwordt.
david@
epa.
gov
Susan
Wyatt,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5674
Fax:
919
541­
0942
Email:
wyatt.
susan@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
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27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Long­
Term
Actions
3196.
NESHAP:
PERCHLOROETHYLENE
DRY
CLEANING
FACILITIES
RESIDUAL
RISK
STANDARDS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
developed
technologybased
emission
standards
for
this
source
category
under
section
112(
d)
of
the
Clean
Air
Act.
The
current
action,
required
by
section
112(
f)
of
the
Clean
Air
Act,
is
to
assess
residual
risks
and
develop
additional
emission
standards,
as
necessary,
to
provide
an
ample
margin
of
safety.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4662
Sectors
Affected:
81232
Drycleaning
and
Laundry
Services
(
except
Coin­
Operated)

Agency
Contact:
Rhea
Jones,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2940
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
jones.
rhea@
epa.
gov
Dianne
Byrne,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5342
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
byrne.
dianne@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK18
3197.
NESHAP:
SECONDARY
LEAD
SMELTING
RESIDUAL
RISK
STANDARDS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
June
23,
2003.

Abstract:
National
emission
standards
for
hazardous
air
pollutants
(
NESHAP)
for
secondary
lead
smelting
were
promulgated
on
June
23,
1995,
under
Clean
Air
Act
section
112(
d).
The
standards
establish
emission
limitations
and
work
practice
standards
for
all
new
and
existing
secondary
lead
smelters
that
produce
refined
lead
from
lead
scrap,
mainly
lead
acid
batteries.
Clean
Air
Act
section
112(
f)
requires
us
to
assess
within
8
years
of
promulgation
of
a
NESHAP
the
remaining
risk
to
the
public
and
to
develop
additional
more
stringent
standards
if
such
standards
are
needed
to
protect
the
public
health
with
an
ample
margin
of
safety.
This
action
is
to
examine
the
remaining
risk
from
secondary
lead
smelters
and
to
develop
new
risk
based
standards,
if
warranted.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4665
Sectors
Affected:
331492
Secondary
Smelting,
Refining,
and
Alloying
of
Nonferrous
Metal
(
except
Copper
and
Aluminum)
Agency
Contact:
Kevin
Cavender,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2364
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
cavender.
kevin@
epa.
gov
Steve
Fruh,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2837
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
fruh.
steve@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK19
3198.
NESHAP:
SHIPBUILDING
AND
SHIP
REPAIR
SURFACE
COATING
RESIDUAL
RISK
STANDARDS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
December
31,
2003.
Abstract:
EPA
developed
technologybased
standards
for
this
source
category
under
section
112(
d)
of
the
CAA,
codified
in
40
CFR
part
63,
subpart
II.
This
source
category
covers
air­
toxic
emissions
from
the
painting,
welding,
and
sandblasting
of
ships
under
construction
or
repair
at
major
sources.
The
current
action,
required
by
section
112(
f)
of
the
CAA,
is
to
assess
residual
risks
from
this
same
source
category,
and
develop
additional
emission
standards,
as
necessary,
to
provide
an
ample
margin
of
safety.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4666
Sectors
Affected:
336611
Ship
Building
and
Repairing
Agency
Contact:
Mohamed
Serageldin,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2379
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
serageldin.
mohamed@
epa.
gov
Dianne
Byrne,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5342
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
byrne.
dianne@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK20
3199.
NESHAP:
WOOD
FURNITURE
MANUFACTURING
OPERATIONS
RESIDUAL
RISK
STANDARDS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
December
7,
2003.
Abstract:
EPA
developed
technologybased
standards
for
this
source
category
under
section
112(
d)
of
the
CAA,
codified
in
40
CFR
part
63,
subpart
JJ.
This
source
category
covers
air­
toxic
emissions
from
wood­
furniture
manufacturing,
including
wood
finishing,
gluing,
and
painting.
The
current
action,
required
by
section
112(
f)
of
the
CAA,
is
to
assess
residual
risks
from
this
same
source
category,
and
develop
additional
emission
standards,
as
necessary,
to
provide
an
ample
margin
of
safety.

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Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Long­
Term
Actions
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4667
Sectors
Affected:
337
Furniture
and
Related
Product
Manufacturing;
337211
Wood
Office
Furniture
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Lynn
Dail,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C­
539­
03,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2363
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
dail.
lynn@
epa.
gov
Dianne
Byrne,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5342
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
byrne.
dianne@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK21
3200.
NESHAP:
HALOGENATED
SOLVENT
CLEANING
RESIDUAL
RISK
STANDARDS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
December
2,
2002.

Abstract:
This
action
is
required
by
the
CAA
to
assess
residual
risk
and
develop
standards
as
necessary
to
provide
an
ample
margin
of
safety.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4668
Sectors
Affected:
332999
All
Other
Miscellaneous
Fabricated
Metal
Product
Manufacturing;
337124
Metal
Household
Furniture
Manufacturing;
335999
All
Other
Miscellaneous
Electrical
Equipment
and
Component
Manufacturing;
336999
All
Other
Transportation
Equipment
Manufacturing;
332116
Metal
Stamping;
336
Transportation
Equipment
Manufacturing;
339
Miscellaneous
Manufacturing;
332999
All
Other
Miscellaneous
Fabricated
Metal
Product
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Paul
A.
Almodovar,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C539­
03,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
0283
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
almodovar.
paul@
epa.
gov
Dianne
Byrne,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5342
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
byrne.
dianne@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK22
3201.
NESHAP:
MAGNETIC
TAPE
MANUFACTURING
OPERATIONS
RESIDUAL
RISK
STANDARD
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
December
15,
2002.

Abstract:
EPA
developed
technologybased
standards
for
this
source
category
under
section
112(
d)
of
the
CAA.
The
current
action,
required
by
section
112(
f)
of
the
CAA,
is
to
assess
residual
risks
and
develop
additional
emission
standards,
as
necessary,
to
provide
an
ample
margin
of
safety.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4669
Sectors
Affected:
33461
Manufacturing
and
Reproducing
Magnetic
and
Optical
Media;
334613
Magnetic
and
Optical
Recording
Media
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Lynn
Dail,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C­
539­
03,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2363
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
dail.
lynn@
epa.
gov
Dianne
Byrne,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5342
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
byrne.
dianne@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK23
3202.
NESHAP:
PRINTING
AND
PUBLISHING
INDUSTRY
RESIDUAL
RISK
STANDARDS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
May
30,
2004.
Abstract:
EPA
developed
technologybased
standards
for
this
source
category
under
section
112(
d)
of
the
CAA,
codified
in
40
CFR
part
63,
subpart
KK.
This
source
category
covers
air­
toxic
emissions
from
many
activities
located
at
printing
and
publishing
facilities
 
primarily
the
printing
process
itself,
plus
affiliated
equipment
such
as
cleaning,
ink
and
solvent
mixing,
chemical
storage,
and
solvent
recovery.
The
current
action,
required
by
section
112(
f)
of
the
CAA,
is
to
assess
residual
risks
from
this
same
source
category,
and
develop
additional
emission
standards,
as
necessary,
to
provide
an
ample
margin
of
safety.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4664
Sectors
Affected:
322222
Coated
and
Laminated
Paper
Manufacturing;
322212
Folding
Paperboard
Box
Manufacturing;
322221
Coated
and
Laminated
Packaging
Paper
and
Plastics
Film
Manufacturing;
322222
Coated
and
Laminated
Paper
Manufacturing;
322225
Laminated
Aluminum
Foil
Manufacturing
for
Flexible
Packaging
Uses;
322223
Plastics,
Foil,
and
Coated
Paper
Bag
Manufacturing;
323111
Commercial
Gravure
Printing;
323112
Commercial
Flexographic
Printing;
323119
Other
Commercial
Printing
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27,
2003
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EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Long­
Term
Actions
Agency
Contact:
Dave
Salman,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C539­
03,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
0859
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
salman.
dave@
epa.
gov
Dianne
Byrne,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5342
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
byrne.
dianne@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK24
3203.
NESHAP:
PETROLEUM
REFINERIES
RESIDUAL
RISK
STANDARDS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
August
31,
2003.
Abstract:
EPA
developed
technologybased
standards
for
this
source
category
under
section
112(
d)
of
the
CAA,
codified
in
40
CFR
part
63,
subpart
CC.
This
source
category
covers
air­
toxic
emissions
from
equipment
at
petroleum
refineries,
such
as
process
vents,
storage
vessels,
and
valve
leaks.
The
current
action,
required
by
section
112(
f)
of
the
CAA,
is
to
assess
residual
risks
from
this
same
source
category,
and
develop
additional
emission
standards,
as
necessary,
to
provide
an
ample
margin
of
safety.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4663
Sectors
Affected:
32411
Petroleum
Refineries
Agency
Contact:
Robert
Lucas,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
03,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
0884
Fax:
919
541­
0246
Email:
lucas.
bob@
epa.
gov
Kent
C.
Hustvedt,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
03,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5395
Fax:
919
541­
0246
Email:
hustvedt.
ken@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK25
3204.
 
NATIONAL
EMISSION
STANDARDS
FOR
CHROMIUM
EMISSIONS
FROM
HARD
AND
DECORATIVE
CHROMIUM
ELECTROPLATING
AND
CHROMIUM
ANODIZING
TANKS
 
RESIDUAL
RISK
STANDARDS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
January
25,
2003.

Abstract:
A
national
emission
standard
for
chromium
emissions
from
hard
and
decorative
chromium
electroplating
and
chromium
anodizing
tanks
was
previously
promulgated
under
section
112(
d)
of
the
Clean
Air
Act.
That
standard
set
emission
limits
for
chromium
emissions
from
hard
and
decorative
chromium
electroplating
and
chromium
anodizing
tanks.
The
Clean
Air
Act
section
112(
f)
requires
us
to
assess
within
8
years
of
promulgation
of
a
NESHAP
the
remaining
risk
to
the
public
and
to
develop
additional
more
stringent
standards
if
such
standards
are
needed
to
protect
the
public
health
with
an
ample
margin
of
safety.
This
action
is
to
examine
the
remaining
risk
from
hard
and
decorative
chromium
electroplating
and
chromium
anodizing
tanks
and,
if
warranted,
to
develop
new
risk
based
standards.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4750
Agency
Contact:
Philip
B.
Mulrine,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C504­
05,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5289
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
mulrine.
phil@
epa.
gov
Steve
Fruh,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C439­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
2837
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
fruh.
steve@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK72
3205.
 
PETITION
TO
DELIST
HAZARDOUS
AIR
POLLUTANT:
4,4'­
METHYLENE
DIPHENYL
DIISOCYANATE
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
Clean
Air
Act
requires
EPA
to
regulate
188
compounds
that
are
listed
as
air
toxics,
also
known
as
hazardous
air
pollutants.
Air
toxics
are
those
pollutants
known,
or
suspected,
to
cause
cancer
and
other
human
health
problems.
The
law
allows
EPA
to
consider
petitions
to
modify
the
list,
by
adding
or
removing
substances.
Individuals
seeking
to
remove
a
substance
must
demonstrate
that
there
are
adequate
data
to
determine
that
emissions,
outdoor
concentrations,
bioaccumulation,
or
atmospheric
deposition
of
the
substance
may
not
reasonably
be
anticipated
to
damage
human
health
or
the
environment.
The
Agency
received
a
petition
to
remove
4,4'­
Methylene
Diphenyl
Diisocyanate
(
MDI)
from
the
American
Chemistry
Council
on
December
26,
2002.
Once
EPA
receives
a
petition,
it
conducts
two
reviews:
a
completeness
review,
to
determine
whether
there
is
sufficient
information
on
which
to
base
a
decision;
and
a
technical
review,
to
evaluate
the
merits
of
the
petition.
The
EPA
also
requests
and
considers
information
from
the
public.
After
a
comprehensive
technical
review
of
both
the
petition
and
the
information
received
from
the
public
to
determine
whether
the
petition
satisfies
the
requirements
of
the
CAA,
the
review
team
is
required
to
make
a
recommendation
to
the
Administrator
on
whether
to
grant
the
petition.
If
the
Administrator
decides
to
grant
a
petition,
a
proposed
rule
is
published
in
the
Federal
Register
which
proposes
a
modification
of
the
HAP
list
and
presents
the
reasoning
for
doing
so.
The
proposed
rule
is
open
to
public
comment
and
public
hearing
and
all
additional
substantive
information
received
during
the
public's
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Air
Act
(
CAA)
Long­
Term
Actions
involvement
is
evaluated
prior
to
the
decision
on
the
issuance
of
a
final
rule.
However,
if
the
Administrator
decides
to
deny
a
petition,
a
notice
setting
forth
an
explanation
of
the
reasons
for
denial
is
published
instead.
A
notice
of
denial
constitutes
final
Agency
action
of
nationwide
scope
and
applicability,
and
is
subject
to
judicial
review
as
provided
in
the
CAA.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4782
Agency
Contact:
Kelly
Rimer,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C404­
01,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
919
541­
2962
Fax:
919
541­
0840
Email:
rimer.
kelly@
epa.
gov
David
E.
Guinnup,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C404­
01
Phone:
919
541­
5368
Fax:
919
541­
0840
Email:
guinnup.
dave@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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3206.
NESHAP:
GROUP
I
POLYMERS
AND
RESINS
 
RESIDUAL
RISK
STANDARDS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
Not
Yet
Determined
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
September
6,
2004.

Abstract:
EPA
developed
technologybased
standards
for
this
source
category
under
section
112(
d)
of
the
CAA,
codified
in
40
CFR
part
63,
subpart
U.
This
source
category
covers
chemical
process
units
used
to
manufacture
elastomer
products
from
raw
materials.
The
current
action,
required
by
section
112(
f)
of
the
CAA,
is
to
assess
residual
risks
from
this
same
source
category,
and
develop
additional
emission
standards,
as
necessary,
to
provide
an
ample
margin
of
safety.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Final
Action
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4656
Sectors
Affected:
325212
Synthetic
Rubber
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Robert
Rosensteel,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C504­
04,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5608
Fax:
919
541­
3470
Email:
rosensteel.
bob@
epa.
gov
Penny
E.
Lassiter,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5396
Fax:
919
541­
6470
Email:
lassiter.
penny@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AK12
3207.
NESHAP:
HAZARDOUS
ORGANIC
NESHAP
(
HON)
 
RESIDUAL
RISK
STANDARDS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
April
22,
2003.

Abstract:
EPA
developed
technologybased
standards
for
this
source
category
under
section
112(
d)
of
the
CAA.
The
current
action,
required
by
section
112(
f)
of
the
CAA,
is
to
assess
residual
risks
and
develop
additional
emission
standards,
as
necessary,
to
provide
an
ample
margin
of
safety.
This
rule
will
cover
the
major
sources
of
air
emissions
within
the
synthetic
organic
chemical
industry.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4659
Sectors
Affected:
325
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Mark
Morris,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5416
Fax:
919
541­
3470
Email:
morris.
mark@
epa.
gov
Penny
E.
Lassiter,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5396
Fax:
919
541­
6470
Email:
lassiter.
penny@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK14
3208.
NESHAP:
GROUP
IV
POLYMERS
AND
RESINS
 
RESIDUAL
RISK
STANDARDS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
Not
Yet
Determined
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
September
12,
2004.

Abstract:
EPA
developed
technologybased
standards
for
this
source
category
under
section
112(
d)
of
the
CAA,
codified
in
40
CFR
part
63,
subpart
JJJ.
This
source
category
covers
chemical
process
units
used
to
manufacture
thermoplastic
products
from
raw
materials.
The
current
action,
required
by
section
112(
f)
of
the
CAA,
is
to
assess
residual
risks
from
this
same
source
category,
and
develop
additional
emission
standards,
as
necessary,
to
provide
an
ample
margin
of
safety.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4658
Sectors
Affected:
325211
Plastics
Material
and
Resin
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Robert
Rosensteel,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C504­
04,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5608
Fax:
919
541­
3470
Email:
rosensteel.
bob@
epa.
gov
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Long­
Term
Actions
Penny
E.
Lassiter,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C435­
D,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5396
Fax:
919
541­
6470
Email:
lassiter.
penny@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AK15
3209.
INTERSTATE
OZONE
TRANSPORT:
RULEMAKING
ON
SECTION
126
PETITIONS
FROM
THE
DISTRICT
OF
COLUMBIA,
DELAWARE,
MARYLAND,
AND
NEW
JERSEY
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7426
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
52;
40
CFR
97
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
December
14,
1999,
The
rulemaking
includes
action
on
four
separate
petitions.
See
Additional
Information.
Abstract:
In
April
through
July
1999,
three
northeastern
States
(
New
Jersey,
Maryland,
and
Delaware)
and
the
District
of
Columbia
submitted
individual
petitions
to
EPA
in
accordance
with
section
126
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA).
Each
petition
specifically
requests
that
EPA
make
a
finding
that
nitrogen
oxides
(
NOx)
emissions
from
certain
stationary
sources
in
other
States
significantly
contribute
to
ozone
nonattainment
and
maintenance
problems
with
respect
to
the
1­
hour
and
8­
hour
ozone
standards
in
the
petitioning
State.
If
EPA
makes
such
a
finding
of
significant
contribution,
EPA
is
authorized
to
establish
Federal
emissions
limits
for
the
sources.
The
petitions
rely
on
the
analyses
from
EPA's
NOx
SIP
call.
The
sources
targeted
by
the
petitions
are
large
electricity
generating
units
and
large
non­
electricity
generating
units,
as
defined
in
EPA's
NOx
SIP
call.
The
EPA
took
rulemaking
action
on
similar
petitions
from
eight
other
northeastern
States
that
were
submitted
in
1997.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Undetermined
Federalism:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4383
There
is
a
different
statutory
deadline
associated
with
each
petition
based
on
the
date
of
receipt
by
EPA:
New
Jersey
­
12/
14/
99;
Maryland
­
01/
01/
00;
Delaware
­
02/
10/
00;
and
District
of
Columbia
­
03/
07/
00.

Agency
Contact:
Carla
Oldham,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C539­
02,
RTP,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
3347
Fax:
919
541­
0824
Email:
oldham.
carla@
epa.
gov
David
Cole,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
MD­
15,
C539­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5565
Fax:
919
541­
0824
Email:
cole.
david@
epamail.
epa.
gov
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3210.
STREAMLINED
EVAPORATIVE
TEST
PROCEDURES
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7521(
m)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
86
(
Revision)

Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
will
streamline
the
test
procedure
used
to
establish
compliance
with
evaporative
emission
requirements
for
light­
duty
vehicles
and
trucks.
The
current
test
procedure
requires
both
two
and
three
day
diurnal
emission
tests,
as
well
as
running­
loss
testing.
The
revisions
will
delete
the
three
day
requirement
and
add
flexibilities
for
running­
loss
compliance.
This
will
enable
manufacturers
to
save
significant
resources
without
any
decrease
in
environmental
benefits.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Rule
08/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3910
Agency
Contact:
David
Good,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
NFEVL,
Ann
Arbor,
MI
48105
Phone:
734
214­
4450
Email:
good.
david@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
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3211.
 
CONTROL
OF
HAZARDOUS
AIR
POLLUTANTS
FROM
MOBILE
SOURCES
Priority:
Other
Significant.
Major
status
under
5
USC
801
is
undetermined.

Unfunded
Mandates:
Undetermined
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7521
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
Part
80;
40
CFR
Part
86
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
rule
establishes
appropriate
requirements,
based
on
the
need
for
and
feasibility
of
additional
requirements,
to
control
hazardous
air
pollutants
(``
air
toxics'')
from
motor
vehicles,
nonroad
engines
and
vehicles,
and
their
fuels.
The
Clean
Air
Act
requires
EPA
to
periodically
revise
such
requirements.
EPA
committed
to
this
rulemaking
in
its
March
29,
2001
rule,
``
Control
of
Emissions
of
Hazardous
Air
Pollutants
From
Mobile
Sources.''
Motor
vehicles
are
significant
contributors
to
national
emissions
of
several
hazardous
air
pollutants.
These
pollutants
are
known
or
suspected
to
have
serious
health
or
environmental
impacts.
Reducing
emissions
of
these
pollutants
will
reduce
the
risk
to
public
health
and
welfare.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
07/
00/
04
Final
Action
07/
00/
05
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Federalism:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4748
Sectors
Affected:
3361
Motor
Vehicle
Manufacturing;
3363
Motor
Vehicle
Parts
Manufacturing;
4227
Petroleum
and
Petroleum
Products
Wholesalers;
32411
Petroleum
Refineries
Agency
Contact:
Christopher
Lieske,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
ASD,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
734
214­
4584
Fax:
734
214­
4050
Email:
lieske.
christopher@
epa.
gov
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27,
2003
/
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Air
Act
(
CAA)
Long­
Term
Actions
3212.
REVISIONS
TO
THE
APPEAL
PROCEDURES
AND
THE
FEDERAL
NOX
BUDGET
TRADING
PROGRAM,
PARTS
78
AND
97
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7601;
42
USC
7651
et
seq;
42
USC
7401;
42
USC
7403;
42
USC
7426
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
75
(
Revision);
40
CFR
97
(
Revision)

Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
rule
is
a
set
of
revisions
which
will
simplify
and
streamline
the
interface
between
the
existing
Acid
Rain
Program
and
the
NOx
Budget
Trading
Program.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
13/
01
66
FR
31978
NPRM
ECP­
Comment
Period
Extended
07/
27/
01
66
FR
39123
Final
Action
11/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4682
Sectors
Affected:
221111
Hydroelectric
Power
Generation
Agency
Contact:
Dwight
C.
Alpern,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6204J,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
9151
Fax:
202
564­
2141
Email:
alpern.
dwight@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
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3213.
REVISED
PERMIT
REVISION
PROCEDURES
FOR
THE
FEDERAL
OPERATING
PERMITS
PROGRAM
 
PART
71
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7661(
a)(
d)(
3)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
71.7
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
proposed
regulatory
change
would
streamline
permit
revisions
procedures
for
stationary
air
sources
that
are
subject
to
the
Federal
operating
permits
program.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
00/
06
Final
Action
06/
00/
07
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3922
Agency
Contact:
Scott
Voorhees,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C304­
04,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5348
Fax:
919
541­
5509
Email:
voorhees.
scott@
epa.
gov
Steve
Hitte,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C304­
04,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
0886
Fax:
919
541­
5509
Email:
hitte.
steve@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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3214.
REVISIONS
TO
AIR
POLLUTION
EMERGENCY
EPISODE
REQUIREMENTS
(
SUBPART
H,
40
CFR
PART
51)

Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7410(
a)(
2)(
G);
42
USC
7603
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
51
app
L;
40
CFR
51.150
to
51.153
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
40
CFR
part
51.150­
51.153
requires
States
to
have
contingency
plans
to
prevent
air
pollution
levels
from
reaching
the
significant
harm
level
(
SHL)
for
CO,
O3,
SO2,
NOx,
and
PM.
Appendix
L
provides
example
guidance
to
the
States
on
appropriate
courses
of
action
to
take
at
each
episode
stage
(
i.
e.,
alert,
warning,
and
emergency)
to
ensure
the
SHL
is
not
reached.
These
requirements
were
developed
in
the
1970'
s,
based
on
the
NAAQS
from
that
era.
Since
that
time,
ambient
air
quality
levels
have
decreased
nationwide.
Today,
many
areas/
sources
that
no
longer
need
episode
plans
must
still
develop
them.
This
rule
would
update
and
simplify
the
criteria
used
to
determine
which
areas
would
require
episode
plans.
Areas
with
no
more
than
one
exceedance
of
the
Alert
level
over
the
past
5
years
would
not
need
to
develop
emergency
episode
plans.
Sources
with
the
potential
to
cause
exceedances
of
the
SHL
due
to
a
process/
control
equipment
malfunction
would
need
to
develop
source
contingency
plans
to
prevent
(
and
to
respond
to)
such
malfunctions.
Appendix
L
would
also
be
revised
to
reflect
the
revised
program
requirements.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Final
Action
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4247
Agency
Contact:
Tom
Helms,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C539­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5527
Fax:
919
541­
0824
Email:
helms.
tom@
epamail.
epa.
gov
John
Silvasi,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C539­
02,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5666
Fax:
919
541­
0824
Email:
silvasi.
john@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AI47
3215.
PREVENTION
OF
SIGNIFICANT
DETERIORATION
(
PSD)
AND
NONATTAINMENT
NEW
SOURCE
REVIEW
(
NSR):
CLEAN
UNITS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
51
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
proposed
rule
would
revise
the
provisions
for
the
clean
unit
test
contained
in
the
major
New
Source
Review
(
NSR)
requirements.
This
action
proposes
to
revise
the
length
of
the
clean
unit
designation
period
contained
in
the
final
NSR
rules.
The
current
rules
allow
for
clean
unit
designation
to
be
used
for
10
years
provided
the
source
meets
the
requirements
to
maintain
clean
unit
status.
This
proposed
rule
would
recognize
that
the
average
life
expectancy
of
control
equipment
is
15
years
rather
than
the
10
years
contained
in
the
final
rules.
Permitting
agencies
and
industry
will
benefit
from
this
action
by
potentially
reducing
the
number
of
future
permit
actions.
As
a
result,
this
action
reduces
the
compliance
burden,
including
annual
compliance
costs,
for
all
sources
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/
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No.
101
/
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Long­
Term
Actions
subject
to
the
major
NSR
program
requirements.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4691
Agency
Contact:
Juan
Santiago,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
C33903,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
1084
Fax:
919
541­
5509
Email:
santiago.
juan@
epa.
gov
Lynn
Hutchinson,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
MD­
12,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5795
Fax:
919
541­
5509
Email:
hutchinson.
lynn@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK42
3216.
 
VOLUNTARY
SUPERIOR
MONITORING
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
Not
Yet
Determined
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
60
to
61;
40
CFR
63;
40
CFR
70;
40
CFR
71
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
Emissions
Measurement
Center
of
EPA's
Office
of
Air
Quality
Planning
and
Standards
in
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
is
exploring
a
regulatory
option
called
``
Voluntary
Superior
Monitoring
(
VSM).''
Under
this
option,
owners/
operators
of
industrial
air
pollution
sources
could
volunteer
to
conduct
``
superior''
monitoring
which
could
range
from
more
frequent
monitoring
of
emissions
to
replacement
of
existing
monitoring.
In
return
for
conducting
superior
monitoring,
EPA
will
offer
incentives
to
these
sources,
such
as
less
record
keeping
and
reporting,
some
flexibility
in
control
device
or
process
operation,
or
flexibility
in
averaging
times
for
determining
compliance
with
the
standard.
We
are
also
planning
to
provide
guidance
on
how
to
implement
Voluntary
Superior
Monitoring
and
what
criteria
industrial
sources
would
need
to
meet
to
be
eligible
for
this
program.
This
rulemaking
will
be
beneficial
for
both
industry
and
the
environment.
Industry
will
be
encouraged
to
conduct
better
monitoring
which
will
potentially
allow
them
to
monitor
their
processes
better,
ensure
their
control
equipment
is
running
efficiently,
and
focus
their
maintenance
practices.
As
a
result
of
this
improved
monitoring
by
industry,
we
expect
that
air
emissions
will
be
reduced
significantly.
Industry
will
also
be
better
able
to
demonstrate
compliance
with
data
collected
from
the
superior
monitoring.
These
data
will
also
demonstrate
to
citizens
that
an
industry
is
in
compliance
and,
thus,
a
``
good
neighbor.''
We
expect
this
rule
to
be
implemented
through
the
operating
permits
program
which
will
involve
state
and
local
air
pollution
control
agencies
and
the
EPA
regional
offices.
Instead
of
revising
each
individual
New
Source
Performance
Standard
(
NSPS)
and
National
Emission
Standards
for
Hazardous
Air
Pollutant
(
NESHAP)
to
incorporate
superior
monitoring
provisions,
we
envision
proposing
this
regulatory
option
by
revising
the
general
provisions
to
parts
60,
61,
and
63.
The
general
provisions
contain
monitoring,
testing,
recordkeeping,
reporting,
and
other
requirements
common
to
all
NSPS
and/
or
NESHAP.
In
addition,
we
believe
that
the
operating
permit
program
in
parts
70
and
71
will
need
to
be
modified
to
allow
this
approach.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4783
Sectors
Affected:
321
Wood
Product
Manufacturing;
322
Paper
Manufacturing;
323
Printing
and
Related
Support
Activities;
324
Petroleum
and
Coal
Products
Manufacturing;
325
Chemical
Manufacturing;
326
Plastics
and
Rubber
Products
Manufacturing;
327
Nonmetallic
Mineral
Product
Manufacturing;
331
Primary
Metal
Manufacturing;
332
Fabricated
Metal
Product
Manufacturing;
333
Machinery
Manufacturing;
336
Transportation
Equipment
Manufacturing;
337
Furniture
and
Related
Product
Manufacturing;
221
Utilities
Agency
Contact:
Dan
Bivins,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
D205­
02,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
919
541­
5244
Fax:
919
541­
0516
Email:
bivins.
dan@
epa.
gov
Barrett
Parker,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
EN­
341W,
D205­
02
Phone:
919
541­
5635
Fax:
919
541­
0516
Email:
parker.
barrett@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK85
3217.
PROJECT
XL
SITE­
SPECIFIC
RULEMAKING
FOR
GEORGIA­
PACIFIC
CORPORATION
FACILITY
IN
BIG
ISLAND,
VIRGINIA
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
7401
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
(
Revision)

Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Under
the
Project
XL
program,
the
EPA
is
supporting
a
project
for
the
Georgia­
Pacific
Corporation
facility
located
in
Big
Island,
Virginia.
The
EPA
is
promulgating
this
rule,
applicable
only
to
the
Georgia­
Pacific
Big
Island
facility,
to
help
implement
the
project.
Under
the
XL
project,
Georgia­
Pacific
will
install
and
operate
the
first
commercial
scale
black
liquor
gasification
system
in
the
United
States.
This
system
will
provide
superior
air
emissions
reductions
and
energy
benefits
compared
to
use
of
conventional
recovery
technology
for
black
liquor
in
the
pulp
and
paper
industry.
However,
since
this
will
be
the
first
commercial
scale
demonstration
of
this
technology,
there
is
some
risk
that
the
technology
will
take
longer
than
planned
to
work
properly
or
may
not
ever
work
properly.
If
either
of
these
scenarios
happens,
Georgia­
Pacific
requires
relief
from
otherwise
applicable
air
emission
standards
to
allow
time
for
the
new
technology
to
achieve
expected
performance
or,
in
the
event
of
failure,
to
allow
time
for
Georgia­
Pacific
to
build
conventional
recovery
technology
that
will
meet
applicable
standards.
Without
this
relief,
Georgia­
Pacific
would
not
undertake
commercialization
of
this
promising
technology.
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2003
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Agenda
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Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Long­
Term
Actions
this
rule
provides
relief
(
in
the
form
of
limited
duration
compliance
extensions)
from
otherwise
applicable
hazardous
air
pollutant
emission
standards,
as
needed
during
the
conduct
of
the
XL
project.

Timetable:
Next
Action
Undetermined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4471
Sectors
Affected:
32211
Pulp
Mills;
32211
Pulp
Mills
Agency
Contact:
David
Beck,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
the
Administrator,
E14302,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Phone:
919
541­
5421
Email:
beck.
david@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2090
 
AA26
3218.
NEW
JERSEY
GOLD
TRACK
PROJECT
XL
RULE
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
Clean
Air
Act;
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
50;
40
CFR
51;
40
CFR
261;
40
CFR
262;
40
CFR
264;
40
CFR
265;
40
CFR
270
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
Gold
Track
Program
is
a
crucial
part
of
NJDEP's
efforts
to
create
a
State­
run
tiered
performancebased
program.
Currently,
facilities
may
join
NJDEP's
Silver
Track
Program,
which
is
a
lower­
level
tier
that
provides
recognition
for
commitments
to
a
certain
level
of
environmental
enhancement.
Gold
Track
expands
upon
these
environmental
commitments,
and
offers
proportionally
greater
recognition,
as
well
as
actual
federal
regulatory
flexibility
to
participating
facilities.
NJDEP
is
partnering
with
EPA
in
the
Gold
Track
effort
under
the
XL
program,
so
as
to
be
able
to
offer
federal
regulatory
flexibility
to
Gold
Track
participants.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
04/
16/
02
67
FR
18528
Final
Action
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4533
Agency
Contact:
Chad
Carbone,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
the
Administrator,
1807,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
2178
Fax:
202
566­
2200
Email:
carbone.
chad@
epa.
gov
Stan
Siegel,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
the
Administrator,
New
York,
NY
10007­
1866
Phone:
212
637­
3701
Email:
siegel.
stan@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2090
 
AA28
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Completed
Actions
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)

3219.
EMISSIONS
FROM
NONROAD
SPARK­
IGNITION
ENGINES
AND
STANDARDS
FOR
RECREATIONAL
SPARK­
IGNITION
ENGINES
Priority:
Economically
Significant.
Major
under
5
USC
801.

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
94
Completed:

Reason
Date
Final
Action
11/
08/
02
67
FR
68242
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Yes
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Agency
Contact:
Alan
Stout
Phone:
734
214­
4805
Fax:
734
214­
4816
Email:
stout.
alan@
epa.
gov
Don
Kopinski
Phone:
734
214­
4229
Fax:
734
214­
4816
Email:
kopinski.
donald@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AI11
3220.
PROTECTION
OF
STRATOSPHERIC
OZONE:
ALLOWANCE
SYSTEM
FOR
CONTROLLING
HCFC
PRODUCTION,
IMPORT
AND
EXPORT
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
82.5(
h);
40
CFR
82.6(
h);
40
CFR
82.8;
40
CFR
82.4(
n)
to
82.4(
s);
40
CFR
82.4(
u)

Completed:

Reason
Date
Final
Action
01/
21/
03
68
FR
2820
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Agency
Contact:
Vera
Au
Phone:
202
564­
2216
Fax:
202
565­
2156
Email:
au.
vera@
epa.
gov
Tom
Land
Phone:
202
564­
9185
Fax:
202
565­
2155
Email:
land.
tom@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AH67
3221.
FEDERAL
PLAN
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
SMALL
MUNICIPAL
WASTE
COMBUSTION
UNITS
CONSTRUCTED
ON
OR
BEFORE
AUGUST
30,
1999
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
62
Completed:

Reason
Date
Final
Action
01/
31/
03
68
FR
5144
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Local
Agency
Contact:
Lalit
Banker
Phone:
919
541­
5420
Fax:
919
541­
2664
Email:
banker.
lalit@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ46
3222.
PAPER
AND
OTHER
WEB
COATING
NESHAP
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
59;
40
CFR
63
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/
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Completed
Actions
Completed:

Reason
Date
Final
Action
12/
04/
02
67
FR
72330
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Agency
Contact:
Paul
A.
Almodovar
Phone:
919
541­
0283
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
almodovar.
paul@
epa.
gov
Dianne
Byrne
Phone:
919
541­
5342
Fax:
919
541­
5689
Email:
byrne.
dianne@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AG58
3223.
NESHAP:
MUNICIPAL
SOLID
WASTE
LANDFILLS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Completed:

Reason
Date
Final
Action
01/
16/
03
68
FR
2227
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Agency
Contact:
JoLynn
Collins
Phone:
919
541­
5671
Fax:
919
541­
0246
Email:
collins.
jolynn@
epa.
gov
Kent
C.
Hustvedt
Phone:
919
541­
5395
Fax:
919
541­
0246
Email:
hustvedt.
ken@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AH13
3224.
AMEND
SUBPART
H
AND
I,
40
CFR
PART
61,
FOR
EMISSIONS
OF
RADIONUCLIDES
OTHER
THAN
RADON
FROM
DOE
FACILITIES
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
61.93(
a);
40
CFR
61.93(
b)(
2)(
ii)

Completed:

Reason
Date
Final
Action
09/
09/
02
67
FR
57159
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Agency
Contact:
Robin
Anderson
Phone:
202
564­
9385
Fax:
202
565­
2065
Email:
anderson.
robin@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AI90
3225.
NESHAP:
FRICTION
MATERIALS
MANUFACTURING
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Completed:

Reason
Date
Final
Action
10/
18/
02
67
FR
64498
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Agency
Contact:
Kevin
Cavender
Phone:
919
541­
2364
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
cavender.
kevin@
epa.
gov
Steve
Fruh
Phone:
919
541­
2837
Fax:
919
541­
5450
Email:
fruh.
steve@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ18
3226.
NESHAP:
PESTICIDES
ACTIVE
INGREDIENTS
 
AMENDMENTS
Priority:
Other
Significant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Completed:

Reason
Date
Final
Action
09/
20/
02
67
FR
59336
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Agency
Contact:
Randy
McDonald
Phone:
919
541­
5402
Fax:
919
541­
3470
Email:
mcdonald.
randy@
epa.
gov
Penny
E.
Lassiter
Phone:
919
541­
5396
Fax:
919
541­
6470
Email:
lassiter.
penny@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ34
3227.
NESHAP:
PORTLAND
CEMENT
MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRY,
AMENDMENTS
TO
RULE
TO
IMPLEMENT
SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63.1340
to
63.1359
Completed:

Reason
Date
Final
Action
12/
06/
02
67
FR
72580
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Agency
Contact:
Keith
Barnett
Phone:
919
541­
5605
Fax:
919
541­
5600
Email:
barnett.
keith@
epa.
gov
James
U.
Crowder
Phone:
919
541­
5596
Fax:
919
541­
5600
Email:
crowder.
jim@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ57
3228.
NESHAP:
PUBLICLY
OWNED
TREATMENT
WORKS
(
POTW)
 
AMENDMENTS
Priority:
Other
Significant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Completed:

Reason
Date
Final
Action
10/
21/
02
67
FR
64742
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Agency
Contact:
Robert
Lucas
Phone:
919
541­
0884
Fax:
919
541­
0246
Email:
lucas.
bob@
epa.
gov
Kent
C.
Hustvedt
Phone:
919
541­
5395
Fax:
919
541­
0246
Email:
hustvedt.
ken@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ66
3229.
MODIFICATION
OF
SOURCE
CATEGORY
LISTING
FOR
SEVEN
SPECIFIC
POLLUTANTS
 
CAA
SECTION
112(
C)(
6)

Priority:
Info./
Admin./
Other
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Completed:

Reason
Date
Notice
11/
08/
02
67
FR
68124
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Agency
Contact:
Ellen
Wildermann
Phone:
919
541­
5408
Fax:
919
541­
0942
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No.
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May
27,
2003
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Completed
Actions
Email:
wildermann.
ellen@
epa.
gov
Susan
Wyatt
Phone:
919
541­
5674
Fax:
919
541­
0942
Email:
wyatt.
susan@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK34
3230.
NESHAP:
REVISION
OF
AREA
SOURCE
CATEGORY
LIST
UNDER
SECTION
112(
C)(
3)
AND
112(
K)(
3)(
B)(
II)

Priority:
Info./
Admin./
Other
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Completed:

Reason
Date
Notice
Second
group
11/
22/
02
67
FR
71427
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Agency
Contact:
Barbara
Driscoll
Phone:
919
541­
1051
Fax:
919
541­
0942
Email:
driscoll.
barbara@
epa.
gov
Susan
Wyatt
Phone:
919
541­
5674
Fax:
919
541­
0942
Email:
wyatt.
susan@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK40
3231.
SITE­
SPECIFIC
RULE
FOR
WEYERHAUSER
SULFITE
MILL
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
63
Completed:

Reason
Date
Direct
Final
Rule
02/
18/
03
68
FR
7706
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Agency
Contact:
Jeffrey
Telander
Phone:
919
541­
5427
Fax:
919
541­
5600
Email:
telander.
jeff@
epa.
gov
James
U.
Crowder
Phone:
919
541­
5596
Fax:
919
541­
5600
Email:
crowder.
jim@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK53
3232.
PREVENTION
OF
SIGNIFICANT
DETERIORATION
(
PSD)
AND
NONATTAINMENT
NEW
SOURCE
REVIEW
(
NSR):
BASELINE
EMISSIONS
DETERMINATION,
ACTUAL­
TOFUTURE
ACTUAL
METHODOLOGY,
PLANTWIDE
APPLICABILITY
Priority:
Other
Significant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
51.160
to
51.166;
40
CFR
52.21
Completed:

Reason
Date
Final
Action
12/
31/
02
67
FR
80186
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local
Agency
Contact:
Lynn
Hutchinson
Phone:
919
541­
5795
Fax:
919
541­
5509
Email:
hutchinson.
lynn@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AE11
3233.
CONTROL
OF
EMISSIONS
OF
AIR
POLLUTION
FROM
NEW
MARINE
COMPRESSION­
IGNITION
ENGINES
AT
OR
ABOVE
30
LITERS
PER
CYLINDER
Priority:
Other
Significant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
94
Completed:

Reason
Date
Final
Action
02/
28/
03
68
FR
9746
Final
Action
Effective
04/
29/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Agency
Contact:
Jean
Marie
Revelt
Phone:
734
214­
4822
Fax:
734
214­
4816
Email:
revelt.
jean­
marie@
epa.
gov
Pat
Scoville
Phone:
202
564­
1101
Fax:
202
564­
1342
Email:
scoville.
pat@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ98
3234.
REDUCTION
OF
THE
AMBIENT
AIR
MONITORING
FINE
PARTICULATE
COLLOCATED
PRECISION
REQUIREMENT
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
58
Completed:

Reason
Date
Direct
Final
Rule
12/
31/
02
67
FR
80326
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
State,
Local
Agency
Contact:
Michael
Papp
Phone:
919
541­
2408
Fax:
919
541­
1903
Email:
papp.
michael@
epa.
gov
Tim
Hanley
Phone:
919
541­
4417
Fax:
919
541­
1903
Email:
hanley.
tim@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK05
3235.
PROTECTION
OF
STRATOSPHERIC
OZONE:
LISTING
OF
SUBSTITUTES
FOR
OZONEDEPLETING
SUBSTANCES
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
82
Completed:

Reason
Date
Direct
Final
Action
01/
27/
03
68
FR
4003
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Agency
Contact:
Bella
Maranion
Phone:
202
564­
9749
Fax:
202
565­
2155
Email:
maranion.
bella@
epa.
gov
Jeff
Cohen
Phone:
202
564­
0135
Fax:
202
565­
2095
Email:
cohen.
jeff@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK30
3236.
PROTECTION
OF
STRATOSPHERIC
OZONE:
ADDITIONAL
RECONSIDERATION
OF
PETITION
CRITERIA
AND
INCORPORATION
OF
MONTREAL
PROTOCOL
DECISIONS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
82
Completed:

Reason
Date
Final
Action
12/
31/
02
67
FR
79861
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
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27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
Completed
Actions
Agency
Contact:
Suzanne
Kocchi
Phone:
202
564­
5289
Fax:
202
565­
2155
Email:
kocchi.
suzanne@
epa.
gov
Tom
Land
Phone:
202
564­
9185
Fax:
202
565­
2155
Email:
land.
tom@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK44
3237.
PROTECTION
OF
STRATOSPHERIC
OZONE:
ALLOCATION
OF
ESSENTIAL
USE
ALLOWANCES
FOR
CALENDAR
YEAR
2003
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
82.4
Completed:

Reason
Date
NPRM
11/
06/
02
67
FR
67581
Final
Action
12/
27/
02
67
FR
79508
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Agency
Contact:
Erin
Birgfeld
Phone:
202
564­
9079
Fax:
202
565­
2155
Email:
birgfeld.
erin@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK48
3238.
PROTECTION
OF
STRATOSPHERIC
OZONE:
PROCESS
FOR
EXEMPTING
QUARANTINE
AND
PRESHIPMENT
APPLICATIONS
OF
METHYL
BROMIDE
Priority:
Other
Significant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
82.1
to
82.13
Completed:

Reason
Date
Final
Action
01/
02/
03
68
FR
237
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Agency
Contact:
Tom
Land
Phone:
202
564­
9185
Fax:
202
565­
2155
Email:
land.
tom@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AI42
3239.
AMENDMENTS
TO
STATE
AND
FEDERAL
OPERATING
PERMITS
PROGRAMS,
PART
70
AND
PART
71,
COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
70;
40
CFR
71
(
Revisions)

Completed:

Reason
Date
Direct
Final
Rule
40
CFR
70
and
71
(
Revisions)
03/
01/
01
66
FR
12872
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Agency
Contact:
Peter
Westlin
Phone:
919
541­
1058
Fax:
919
541­
1039
Email:
westlin.
peter@
epa.
gov
Barrett
Parker
Phone:
919
541­
5635
Fax:
919
541­
0516
Email:
parker.
barrett@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ04
3240.
REVISION
TO
THE
REQUIREMENTS
ON
VARIABILITY
IN
THE
COMPOSITION
OF
ADDITIVES
CERTIFIED
UNDER
THE
GASOLINE
DEPOSIT
CONTROL
PROGRAM
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
80
Completed:

Reason
Date
Direct
Final
Rule
11/
05/
01
66
FR
55885
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Agency
Contact:
Jeffrey
A.
Herzog
Phone:
734
214­
4227
Fax:
734
214­
4051
Email:
herzog.
jeff@
epa.
gov
Andrea
Medici
Phone:
202
564­
5634
Fax:
202
564­
5653
Email:
medici.
andrea@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ69
3241.
CONTROL
OF
AIR
POLLUTION
FROM
NEW
MOTOR
VEHICLES;
SECOND
AMENDMENT
TO
THE
TIER
2/
GASOLINE
SULFUR
REGULATIONS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
80;
40
CFR
86
Completed:

Reason
Date
Direct
Final
Rule
and
Concurrent
NPRM
06/
12/
02
67
FR
40169
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Agency
Contact:
Mary
Manners
Phone:
734
214­
4873
Fax:
734
214­
4051
Email:
manners.
mary@
epa.
gov
Robin
Moran
Phone:
734
214­
4781
Fax:
734
214­
4816
Email:
moran.
robin@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ71
3242.
AMENDMENT
TO
THE
HEAVYDUTY
ENGINE
AND
VEHICLE
STANDARDS
AND
HIGHWAY
DIESEL
FUEL
SULFUR
REGULATIONS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
69;
40
CFR
80;
40
CFR
86
Completed:

Reason
Date
Direct
Final
Rule
06/
12/
02
67
FR
40169
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Agency
Contact:
Mary
Manners
Phone:
734
214­
4873
Fax:
734
214­
4051
Email:
manners.
mary@
epa.
gov
Christine
M.
Brunner
Phone:
734
214­
4287
Fax:
734
214­
4051
Email:
brunner.
christine@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AK47
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27,
2003
/
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Agenda
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Prerule
Stage
Atomic
Energy
Act
(
AEA)

3243.
ENVIRONMENTAL
RADIATION
PROTECTION
STANDARDS
FOR
THE
DISPOSAL
OF
LOW­
ACTIVITY
MIXED
RADIOACTIVE
WASTE
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
2021
Atomic
Energy
Act
of
1954;
Reorganization
Plan
No.
3
of
1970;
Nuclear
Waste
Policy
Act
of
1982
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
193
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
voluntary
action
will
allow
low­
activity
mixed
radioactive
wastes
to
be
disposed
in
facilities
that
meet
the
design
requirements
for
RCRA­
C
disposal
cells.
The
wastes
intended
to
be
disposed
of
in
these
cells
are
mixed
wastes,
consisting
of
a
chemically
hazardous
component
and
low
levels
of
radioactivity.
These
wastes
are
anticipated
to
arise
in
the
commercial
sector
from
various
sources.
The
rule
is
intended
to
increase
disposal
options
for
these
wastes
and
offer
a
streamlined
regulatory
process
which
melds
hazardous
chemical
protection
and
radioactivity
protection
requirements
while
protecting
public
health
and
safety.
The
rule
does
not
mandate
a
disposal
method,
but
rather
permits
an
alternative
to
existing
disposal
methods.
The
U.
S.
Nuclear
Regulatory
Commission
is
anticipated
to
be
the
implementing
Agency
for
the
application
of
this
rule.
Timetable:

Action
Date
ANPRM
05/
00/
03
Action
Date
NPRM
12/
00/
03
Final
Action
12/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4054
Agency
Contact:
Dan
Schultheisz,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6608J,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
9300
Fax:
202
565­
2062
Email:
schultheisz.
daniel@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AH63
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Atomic
Energy
Act
(
AEA)

3244.
TECHNICAL
CHANGE
TO
DOSE
METHODOLOGY
FOR
40
CFR
PART
190,
SUBPART
B
AND
40
CFR
191,
SUBPART
A
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
2021
Atomic
Energy
Act
of
1954;
Reorganization
Plan
No.
3
of
1970;
Nuclear
Waste
Policy
Act
of
1982
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
190(
B);
40
CFR
191(
A)

Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
purpose
of
this
action
is
to
make
a
technical
change
to
the
dose
methodology
used
in
subpart
A
of
40
CFR
191,
entitled
Environmental
Radiation
Protection
Standards
for
the
Management
and
Disposal
of
Spent
Nuclear
Fuel,
High­
Level
Waste
and
Transuranic
Waste
The
current
methodology
is
outdated.
The
dose
methodology
used
in
the
rule
published
on
September
19,
1985,
was
based
on
the
target
organ
approach
recommended
by
the
International
Commission
on
Radiological
Protection
(
ICRP)
in
Report
 2.
Since
that
time
science
has
progressed
and
a
new
methodology
based
on
an
effective
dose
equivalent
approach
is
currently
being
recommended
by
the
ICRP
in
Report
 26.
This
action
would
update
the
40
CFR
191,
subpart
A
dose
limits
published
in
1985
from
the
target
organ
to
the
state­
of­
the­
art
effective
dose
equivalent
system.
There
would
be
no
change
in
the
level
of
protection,
just
the
scientific
methodology
for
determining
compliance
with
the
levels
of
protection
established
in
1985.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4003
Agency
Contact:
Ray
Clark,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6608J,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
9198
Fax:
202
565­
2065
Email:
clark.
ray@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AH90
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Atomic
Energy
Act
(
AEA)

3245.
REVISION
OF
THE
40
CFR
PART
194
WASTE
ISOLATION
PILOT
PLANT
COMPLIANCE
CRITERIA
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
106
Stat
4777
as
amended
by
the
1996
LWA
Amendments;
PL
102­
579;
PL
104­
201;
Waste
Isolation
Pilot
Plant
Land
Withdrawal
Act
of
1992
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
194.8(
b)
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
is
proposing
several
revisions
to
the
compliance
criteria
in
40
CFR
part
194:
(
1)
addition
of
a
process
for
making
minor
changes
to
the
provisions
of
the
Compliance
Criteria
(
194.6);
(
2)
changes
to
the
approval
process
for
waste
characterization
programs
at
the
Department
of
Energy
transuranic
(
TRU)
waste
sites
(
194.8(
b));
(
3)
changes
to
allow
for
submission
of
compliance
applications
and
reference
materials
in
alternative
format
(
e.
g.,
compact
disk)
(
194.12
and
194.13);
and
replacement
of
the
term
``
process
knowledge''
with
``
acceptable
knowledge.''
The
second
item
is
the
most
significant
change.
Section
194.8(
b)
requires
EPA
to
inspect
TRU
waste
sites
on
a
waste
stream
basis,
and
to
initiate
a
notice­

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Register
/
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68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Atomic
Energy
Act
(
AEA)
Final
Rule
Stage
and­
comment
process
for
each
inspection.
If
a
site
receives
our
approval
to
ship
a
single
waste
stream
or
group
of
waste
streams,
that
site
cannot
ship
a
different
waste
stream
until
we
perform
an
additional
194.8(
b)
inspection.
Based
on
actual
site
inspection
experience,
we
have
learned
that
for
regulatory
purposes
emphasis
is
better
placed
on
the
processes
used
to
characterize
the
wastes
streams
rather
than
on
the
particular
waste
streams
themselves.
Also,
we
had
witnessed
DOE's
capacity
to
properly
characterize
numerous
waste
streams
at
different
waste
generator
sites.
On
this
basis,
we
are
proposing
to
alter
the
waste
characterization
approval
process
so
that
only
one
approval
would
be
issued
per
site.
EPA
will
assign
reporting
requirements
for
waste
characterization
activities
and
specify
any
limitations
that
would
necessitate
additional
inspections.
The
purpose
of
the
proposed
revisions
to
194.8(
b)
is
to
achieve
process
and
resources
efficiencies
while
maintaining
our
confidence
in
DOE's
technical
capability
to
characterize
wastes
destined
for
the
Waste
Isolation
Pilot
Plant.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
08/
09/
02
67
FR
51930
Final
Action
06/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4403
Agency
Contact:
Raymond
Lee,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6608J,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
7738
Fax:
202
565­
2062
Email:
lee.
raymond@
epa.
gov
Agnes
Ortiz,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
6608J,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
9466
Email:
ortiz.
agnes@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AJ07
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Prerule
Stage
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA)

3246.
ENDOCRINE
DISRUPTOR
SCREENING
PROGRAM;
PRIORITY
SETTING
CRITERIA
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2603
TSCA;
21
USC
346(
a)
FFDCA;
42
USC
300(
a)(
17)
SDWA;
7
USC
136
FIFRA
CFR
Citation:
Not
Yet
Determined
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
published
a
proposed
policy
statement
in
the
Federal
Register
setting
forth
the
Endocrine
Disruptor
Screening
Program
on
December
28,
1998.
In
that
FR
Notice,
the
Agency
described
the
major
elements
of
the
Program
EPA
had
developed
to
comply
with
the
requirements
of
FFDCA
section
408(
p)
as
amended
by
FQPA.
One
of
those
elements
is
Priority
Setting
which
was
defined
as
the
collection,
evaluation,
and
analysis
of
relevant
information
to
determine
the
general
order
in
which
chemical
substances
and
mixtures
will
be
subjected
to
screening
and
testing.
Under
this
current
action,
EPA
is
developing
a
priority
setting
approach
to
be
used
by
the
Agency
to
identify
the
initial
list
of
chemicals
for
which
Tier
1
testing
will
be
required.
On
December
30,
2002,
EPA
published
in
the
Federal
Register
for
public
comment
a
proposed
chemical
selection
approach
for
this
initial
list
of
chemicals.
The
public
comment
period
on
this
proposed
approach
was
extended
to
April
1,
2003,
in
a
Federal
Register
notice
dated
February
26,
2003.
Following
consideration
of
comments
on
this
proposed
approach,
EPA
will
issue
a
Federal
Register
notice
setting
forth
its
final
approach
for
selecting
the
first
group
of
chemicals
and
the
chemicals
it
proposes
for
this
initial
list.
Although
this
action
is
not
a
rulemaking,
the
Agency
has
included
it
in
the
Regulatory
Agenda
to
help
inform
the
public.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Notice­
Request
for
Comment
on
Proposed
Approach
12/
30/
02
67
FR
79611
Notice­
Extension
of
Comment
Period
02/
26/
03
68
FR
8901
Notice­
Final
Priority
Setting
Approach
for
Initial
List
of
Chemicals
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4727
Agency
Contact:
Greg
Schweer,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7201M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8469
Fax:
202
564­
8482
Email:
schweer.
greg@
epa.
gov
Gary
Timm,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7201M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8474
Fax:
202
564­
8482
Email:
timm.
gary@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AD59
3247.
ACCEPTABILITY
OF
RESEARCH
USING
HUMAN
SUBJECTS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
5
USC
301;
7
USC
136a;
7
USC
136w;
15
USC
2603;
21
USC
346a;
42
USC
300v­
1(
b);
42
USC
7601;
33
USC
1361;
42
USC
9615;
42
USC
11048;
42
USC
6912;
42
USC
300j­
9
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
26
(
Revision)
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
is
evaluating
its
current
policy
with
respect
to
the
protection
of
human
research
subjects
in
testing
not
conducted
or
supported
by
the
Agency.
Current
EPA
regulations
in
40
CFR
part
26
apply
to
research
conducted
or
supported
by
the
Agency
or
``
otherwise
subject
to
regulation.''
No
action
has
been
taken
yet
to
give
effect
to
the
``
otherwise
subject
to
regulation''
phrase.
In
addition,
EPA
has
asked
the
advice
of
the
National
Academy
of
Sciences
(
NAS)
on
several
issues
surrounding
the
acceptability
and
interpretation
of
third
party
studies
involving
deliberate
dosing
of
human
subjects
for
the
purpose
of
defining
or
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/
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68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA)
Prerule
Stage
quantifying
toxic
endpoints.
EPA
will
seek
public
comment
on
issues
related
to
Agency
use
of
human
research
data
in
its
regulatory
decisionmaking.
EPA
believes
the
process
being
initiated
will
serve
two
important
Agency
goals:
ensuring
the
availability
of
sound
and
appropriate
scientific
data
in
its
decisions,
and
protection
of
the
interests,
rights
and
safety
of
human
research
subjects.
EPA
may
issue
one
or
more
documents,
which
may
include
policy
statements,
rulemaking
or
requests
for
public
comment.
Timetable:

Action
Date
ANPRM
05/
07/
03
68
FR
24410
ANPRM
Comment
Period
End
08/
05/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4610
Docket
No.
OPP­
2003­
0132
Sectors
Affected:
32532
Pesticide
and
Other
Agricultural
Chemical
Manufacturing
URL
For
More
Information:
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/
EPAGENERAL
2003/
May/
Day­
07/
g11002.
htm
Agency
Contact:
Bill
Jordan,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
H­
7501C,
7501C,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
305­
1049
Fax:
703
308­
4776
Email:
jordan.
william@
epa.
gov
John
Carley,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7501C
Phone:
703
305­
7019
Fax:
703
305­
5060
Email:
carley.
john@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AD57
3248.
PESTICIDES;
EMERGENCY
EXEMPTION
PROCESS
REVISIONS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
7
USC
136p;
7
USC
136w
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
166
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
will
publish
a
Federal
Register
notice
announcing
a
limited
pilot
to
test
two
potential
improvements
to
the
pesticide
emergency
exemption
process
under
section
18
of
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA).
EPA
has
established
regulations
under
section
18
of
FIFRA
which
allow
a
Federal
or
State
agency
to
apply
for
an
emergency
exemption
to
allow
an
unregistered
use
of
a
pesticide
for
a
limited
time
when
such
use
is
necessary
to
alleviate
an
emergency
condition.
The
notice
will
initiate
the
limited
pilot,
solicit
public
comment
on
the
two
streamlining
improvements
being
piloted
as
well
as
a
third
potential
improvement
to
allow
exemptions
for
the
purpose
of
pest
resistance
management,
and
announce
EPA's
plan
to
later
issue
a
proposed
rule
addressing
these
potential
improvements.
The
three
improvements
contemplated
are
based
on
recommendations
from
the
States,
which
are
the
primary
applicants
for
emergency
exemptions,
and
refined
based
on
informal
input
from
a
variety
of
other
stakeholders.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Notice
04/
24/
03
68
FR
20145
Comment
Period
End
06/
23/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4216
Docket
No.
OPP­
2002­
0231
Sectors
Affected:
9241
Administration
of
Environmental
Quality
Programs
URL
For
More
Information:
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/
EPAPEST
2003/
April/
Day­
24/
p10169.
htm
Agency
Contact:
Joe
Hogue,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7506C,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
9072
Fax:
703
305­
5884
Email:
hogue.
joe@
epa.
gov
Jean
M.
Frane,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7506C
Phone:
703
305­
5944
Fax:
703
305­
5884
Email:
frane.
jean@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AD36
3249.
 
PESTICIDE
WORKER
PROTECTION
RULE
(
SECTION
610
REVIEW)

Priority:
Info./
Admin./
Other
Legal
Authority:
7
USC
135
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
156;
40
CFR
170
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
On
August
21,
1992,
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
issued
final
revisions
to
the
Worker
Protection
Standards
governing
the
protection
of
workers
from
agricultural
pesticides.
These
revised
regulations
expand
the
scope
of
the
standards
to
include
not
only
workers
performing
hand
labor
operations
in
fields
treated
with
pesticides,
but
employees
in
forests,
nurseries,
and
greenhouses
and
employees
who
handle
(
mix,
load,
apply,
etc.)
pesticides
for
use
in
these
locations.
The
revised
regulations
became
effective
January
1,
1995,
and
are
applicable
to
agricultural
farm
workers
and
pesticide
handlers
working
on
farms,
forests,
nurseries,
and
greenhouses.
In
1995
and
1996,
the
standards
were
amended
to
address
specific
concerns
of
the
regulation
community.

This
new
entry
in
the
regulatory
agenda
announces
that
EPA
will
review
this
regulation
pursuant
to
section
610
of
the
Regulatory
Flexibility
Act
(
5
USC
610).
EPA
solicits
comments
on
the
continued
need
for
the
rule;
the
complexity
of
the
rule;
the
extent
to
which
it
overlaps,
duplicates,
or
conflicts
with
other
Federal,
State,
or
local
government
rules;
and
the
degree
to
which
technology,
economic
conditions,
or
other
relevant
factors
have
changed
since
the
rule
was
promulgated.

In
submitting
comments,
please
reference
Docket
ID
number
OPP­
2003­
0115,
and
follow
the
instructions
provided
in
Unit
H.
of
the
preamble
to
the
Spring
Regulatory
Agenda.
Timetable:

Action
Date
Begin
Review
05/
00/
03
End
Comment
Period
07/
00/
03
End
Review
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
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/
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68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA)
Prerule
Stage
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4789
Sectors
Affected:
111
Crop
Production;
1114
Greenhouse,
Nursery
and
Floriculture
Production;
1131
Timber
Tract
Operations;
115
Support
Activities
for
Agriculture
and
Forestry
Agency
Contact:
Donald
Eckerman,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7506C,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
305­
5062
Email:
eckerman.
donald@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Kathy
Davis,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7506C
Phone:
703
308­
7002
Email:
davis.
kathy@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AD66
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA)

3250.
PESTICIDES;
DATA
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
CONVENTIONAL
CHEMICALS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
7
USC
136(
a)
to
136(
y)
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
158
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
will
update
the
data
requirements
specifically
necessary
for
the
Agency
to
evaluate
the
registrability
of
conventional
pesticide
products.
The
revisions
will
clarify
all
data
requirements
to
reflect
current
practice.
Procedural
and
explanatory
sections
of
the
current
regulations
will
be
amended
to
make
them
consistent
with
the
revised
data
requirements
and
new
use
indexing.
EPA
intends
to
accomplish
this
revision
through
a
series
of
proposals,
covering
different
data
disciplines
and
product
types.
This
proposal
will
cover
the
data
requirements
for
environmental
fate,
ecological
effects,
product
chemistry,
residue
chemistry,
and
human
health
and
exposure
data
requirements
for
conventional
pesticides.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM­
Product
Chemistry
and
Human
Health
Portions
08/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
2687
Sectors
Affected:
32532
Pesticide
and
Other
Agricultural
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Melissa
L.
Chun,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7506C,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
305­
4027
Fax:
703
305­
5884
Email:
chun.
melissa@
epa.
gov
Jean
M.
Frane,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7506C
Phone:
703
305­
5944
Fax:
703
305­
5884
Email:
frane.
jean@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AC12
3251.
PESTICIDES;
DATA
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
ANTIMICROBIALS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
7
USC
136a;
7
USC
136c;
7
USC
136w
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
158
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
will
update
and
revise
its
pesticide
data
requirements
for
antimicrobial
products.
The
data
requirements
specify
the
data
that
are
required
for
EPA
to
evaluate
the
registrability
of
a
pesticide
product.
The
revisions
will
clarify
all
antimicrobial
data
requirements
to
reflect
current
practice.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
09/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4173
Sectors
Affected:
32519
Other
Basic
Organic
Chemical
Manufacturing;
32532
Pesticide
and
Other
Agricultural
Chemical
Manufacturing;
32551
Paint
and
Coating
Manufacturing;
32561
Soap
and
Cleaning
Compound
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Paul
Parsons,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7506C
Phone:
703
308­
9073
Fax:
703
305­
5884
Email:
parsons.
paul@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AD30
3252.
PESTICIDES;
DATA
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
BIOCHEMICAL
AND
MICROBIAL
PRODUCTS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
7
USC
136
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
158
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
will
update
the
data
requirements
necessary
to
register
a
biochemical
or
microbial
pesticide
product.
The
revisions
will
codify
data
requirements
to
reflect
current
regulatory
and
scientific
standards.
The
data
requirements
will
cover
all
scientific
disciplines
for
biochemical
and
microbial
pesticides,
including
product
chemistry
and
residue
chemistry,
toxicology
and
environmental
fate
and
effects.
The
revision
will
not
include
plant
incorporated
protectants.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
09/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4596
Sectors
Affected:
32532
Pesticide
and
Other
Agricultural
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Candace
Brassard,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7506C,
Washington,
DC
20460
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/
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68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Phone:
703
305­
6598
Fax:
703
305­
5884
Email:
brassard.
candace@
epa.
gov
Jean
M.
Frane,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7506C
Phone:
703
305­
5944
Fax:
703
305­
5884
Email:
frane.
jean@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AD51
3253.
ENDOCRINE
DISRUPTER
SCREENING
PROGRAM;
IMPLEMENTING
SCREENING
AND
TESTING
PHASE
Priority:
Other
Significant.
Major
status
under
5
USC
801
is
undetermined.

Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2603
TSCA;
21
USC
346(
a)
FFDCA;
42
USC
300(
a)(
17)
SDWA;
7
USC
136
FIFRA
CFR
Citation:
Not
Yet
Determined
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
screening
and
testing
phase
of
the
Endocrine
Disruptor
Screening
Program
(
EDSP)
potentially
will
encompass
a
broad
range
of
types
of
chemicals,
including
pesticide
chemicals,
TSCA
chemicals,
chemicals
that
may
be
found
in
sources
of
drinking
water,
chemicals
that
may
have
an
effect
that
is
cumulative
to
the
effect
of
a
pesticide
chemical,
chemicals
that
are
both
pesticide
chemicals
and
TSCA
chemicals,
and
other
chemicals
that
are
combinations
of
these
types
of
chemicals.
This
proposed
rule
will
describe
EPA's
proposed
procedures
and
processes
that
EPA
will
use
when
implementing
the
screening
and
testing
phase
of
the
EDSP.
Specifically,
depending
on
decisions
that
the
Agency
makes
regarding
implementation
of
the
testing
phase
of
the
EDSP,
the
proposed
rule
will
describe
the
authorities
that
it
may
invoke
to
require
testing
and,
if
necessary,
establish
the
process
that
the
Agency
will
use
to
require
the
testing.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM­
Proposed
Procedural
Rule
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4728
Agency
Contact:
Jane
Smith,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7201M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8476
Fax:
202
564­
8483
Email:
smith.
jane@
epa.
gov
Joe
Nash,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7201M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8886
Fax:
202
564­
8483
Email:
nash.
joseph@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AD61
3254.
 
ENDANGERED
SPECIES
AND
PESTICIDE
REGULATION
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
16
USC
1531
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
50
CFR
402
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
notice
will
focus
on
regulations
and
policies
affecting
the
process
for
consultation
between
EPA
and
the
Fish
and
Wildlife
Service
and
the
National
Marine
Fisheries
Service
regarding
EPA
actions
in
its
pesticide
regulatory
program
under
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA).
It
will
seek
public
comment
on
changes
to
current
regulations,
policies
and
practices
of
the
EPA
and
Services
to
better
integrate
the
FIFRA
and
Endangered
Species
Act
processes
and
to
improve
the
efficiency
and
effectiveness
of
consultations
on
pesticide
actions
to
ensure
that
species
that
are
Federally
listed
or
proposed
as
threatened
or
endangered
and
their
proposed
or
designated
critical
habitat
are
appropriately
protected.

Timetable:

Action
Date
ANPRM
01/
24/
03
68
FR
3785
NPRM
06/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Small
Entities
Affected:
Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Federalism:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4767
Agency
Contact:
Arty
Williams,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7506C,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
305­
5239
Email:
williams.
arty@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Jean
M.
Frane,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7506C
Phone:
703
305­
5944
Fax:
703
305­
5884
Email:
frane.
jean@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AD62
3255.
PESTICIDES;
PROCEDURES
FOR
THE
REGISTRATION
REVIEW
PROGRAM
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
7
USC
136a
(
g);
7
USC
136w
CFR
Citation:
Not
Yet
Determined
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
Agency
will
establish
procedures
to
implement
section
3(
g)
of
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA)
which
provides
for
periodic
review
of
pesticide
registrations.
The
goal
of
these
regulations
is
to
review
a
pesticide's
registration
every
15
years.

Timetable:

Action
Date
ANPRM
04/
26/
00
65
FR
24586
NPRM
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4170
Sectors
Affected:
32519
Other
Basic
Organic
Chemical
Manufacturing;
32532
Pesticide
and
Other
Agricultural
Chemical
Manufacturing;
32551
Paint
and
Coating
Manufacturing;
32561
Soap
and
Cleaning
Compound
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Vivian
Prunier,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7506C
Phone:
703
308­
9341
Fax:
703
308­
5884
Email:
prunier.
vivian@
epa.
gov
Jean
M.
Frane,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7506C
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68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Phone:
703
305­
5944
Fax:
703
305­
5884
Email:
frane.
jean@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AD29
3256.
PESTICIDES;
EXEMPTION
OF
MEDICAL
DEVICES
TREATED
WITH
ANTIMICROBIAL
PESTICIDES
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
7
USC
136w
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
152.20
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
will
exempt
from
pesticide
regulation
medical
devices
treated
with
antimicrobial
pesticides.
EPA
has
determined
that
these
treated
medical
devices
are
adequately
regulated
by
the
Food
and
Drug
Administration.
This
action
would
eliminate
dual
regulation
of
these
products
by
EPA
and
FDA.
EPA
would
continue
to
regulate
the
antimicrobial
pesticide
used
to
treat
the
medical
device.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
10/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4609
Sectors
Affected:
32619
Other
Plastics
Product
Manufacturing;
31499
All
Other
Textile
Product
Mills
Agency
Contact:
Melba
Morrow,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7510C,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
2716
Fax:
703
308­
8481
Email:
morrow.
melba@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AD54
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA)

3257.
PESTICIDES;
TOLERANCE
PROCESSING
FEES
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
21
USC
346(
a)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
180
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
In
1996,
the
Food
Quality
Protection
Act
amended
the
Federal
Food,
Drug,
and
Cosmetic
Act
to
require
EPA
to
charge
tolerance
fees
that,
in
the
aggregate,
will
cover
all
costs
associated
with
processing
tolerance
actions,
including
filing
a
tolerance
petition,
and
establishing,
modifying,
leaving
in
effect,
or
revoking
a
tolerance
or
tolerance
exemption.
Since
1983
(
the
last
time
a
cost
analysis
was
conducted),
factors
such
as
expanded
data
requirements,
changes
in
risk
assessment
methods,
improvements
in
data
base
management
and
tracking
systems,
and
the
increasing
complexity
of
scientific
review
of
petitions
have
resulted
in
costs
substantially
exceeding
the
fees
currently
charged.
This
rule
will
adjust
the
fee
structure
and
fee
amounts
for
tolerance
actions.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
Pesticides­
Tolerance
Processing
Fees
06/
09/
99
64
FR
31039
Supplemental
NPRM
Processing
Fees
for
Inert
Ingredients
07/
24/
00
65
FR
45569
Action
Date
Supplemental
NPRM
Reopening
of
Comment
Period
08/
31/
00
65
FR
52979
Final
Action
07/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4027
Sectors
Affected:
32532
Pesticide
and
Other
Agricultural
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Jean
M.
Frane,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7506C
Phone:
703
305­
5944
Fax:
703
305­
5884
Email:
frane.
jean@
epa.
gov
Bruce
Sidwell,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7506C,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
305­
7761
Fax:
703
305­
5884
Email:
sidwell.
bruce@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AD23
3258.
PLANT
INCORPORATED
PROTECTANTS
(
PIPS);
EXEMPTION
FOR
THOSE
BASED
ON
VIRAL
COAT
PROTEINS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
21
USC
346(
a)
et
seq;
7
USC
136
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
174
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
is
considering
the
addition
of
plant­
incorporated
protectants
based
on
viral
coat
proteins
to
its
plant­
incorporated
protectants
exemptions
at
40
CFR
174.
Substances
which
plants
produce
for
protection
against
pests,
and
the
genetic
material
necessary
to
produce
them,
are
pesticides
under
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA),
if
humans
intend
these
substances
to
``
prevent,
repel
or
mitigate
any
pest.''
These
substances
are
also
``
chemical
pesticide
residues''
under
the
Federal
Food,
Drug,
and
Cosmetic
Act
(
FFDCA).
EPA
has
determined
that
it
will
no
longer
issue
split
registrations
for
biotechnology
products.
Therefore,
EPA
is
concurrently
considering
the
exemption
of
plant­
incorporated
protectants
based
on
viral
coat
proteins
from
the
requirement
of
a
tolerance
under
section
408
of
the
FFDCA.
Due
to
public
interest
and
new
scientific
information,
additional
public
comment
on
this
proposal,
originally
published
in
1994,
was
requested
in
a
2001
Supplemental
Proposal
(
66
FR
37855).

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
11/
23/
94
59
FR
60496
Supplemental
NPRM
1
07/
22/
96
61
FR
37891
Supplemental
NPRM
2
05/
16/
97
62
FR
27132
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/
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Action
Date
Supplemental
NPRMRequest
for
Comment
on
Alternate
Name
04/
23/
99
64
FR
19958
Supplemental
NPRM
Seeking
Additional
Comment
Based
on
NAS
Report
07/
19/
01
66
FR
37855
Final
Action­
FFDCA
10/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4602
Sectors
Affected:
32532
Pesticide
and
Other
Agricultural
Chemical
Manufacturing;
111
Crop
Production;
54171
Research
and
Development
in
the
Physical
Sciences
and
Engineering
Sciences
Agency
Contact:
Elizabeth
Milewski,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7202M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8492
Fax:
202
564­
8501
Email:
milewski.
elizabeth@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Phil
Hutton,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7511C,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
8260
Fax:
703
308­
7026
Email:
hutton.
phil@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AD49
3259.
PESTICIDE
MANAGEMENT
AND
DISPOSAL;
STANDARDS
FOR
PESTICIDE
CONTAINERS
AND
CONTAINMENT
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
7
USC
136(
q);
FIFRA
sec
19;
7
USC
136(
a);
FIFRA
sec
3;
7
USC
136(
w);
FIFRA
sec
25
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
156;
40
CFR
165
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
December
24,
1991.

Abstract:
FIFRA
section
19
gives
EPA
authority
to
regulate
the
management
of
pesticides
and
their
containers,
including
storage,
transportation
and
disposal.
As
proposed,
this
rule
would
establish
standards
for
removal
of
pesticides
from
containers
and
for
rinsing
containers;
facilitate
the
safe
use,
refill,
reuse,
and
disposal
of
pesticide
containers
by
establishing
standards
for
container
design,
labeling
and
refilling;
and
establish
requirements
for
containment
of
stationary
bulk
containers
and
for
containment
of
pesticide
dispensing
areas.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Supplemental
NPRM
1
Standards
for
Pesticide
Containers
and
Containment
10/
21/
99
64
FR
56918
Supplemental
NPRM
2
Comment
Period
Extended
12/
21/
99
64
FR
71368
NPRM
Comment
Period
Extended
02/
24/
00
65
FR
9234
Final
Action
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
2659
Sectors
Affected:
32532
Pesticide
and
Other
Agricultural
Chemical
Manufacturing;
11511
Support
Activities
for
Crop
Production;
42291
Farm
Supplies
Wholesalers
Agency
Contact:
Nancy
Fitz,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7506C
Phone:
703
305­
7385
Fax:
703
308­
3259
Email:
fitz.
nancy@
epa.
gov
Jude
Andreasen,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7506C
Phone:
703
308­
9342
Fax:
703
308­
3259
Email:
andreasen.
jude@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AB95
3260.
PESTICIDE
WORKER
PROTECTION
STANDARD
(
WPS);
GLOVE
AMENDMENT
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
7
USC
136(
w)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
170
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
final
rule
would
create
greater
flexibility
in
requirements
of
the
1992
Worker
Protection
Standard
related
to
the
use
of
gloves
by
workers
and
applicators.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
09/
09/
97
62
FR
47544
Final
Action
06/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3731
Sectors
Affected:
111
Crop
Production;
1114
Greenhouse,
Nursery
and
Floriculture
Production;
1131
Timber
Tract
Operations;
115
Support
Activities
for
Agriculture
and
Forestry
Agency
Contact:
Nancy
Vogel,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7506C
Phone:
703
305­
6475
Fax:
703
305­
5884
Email:
vogel.
nancy@
epa.
gov
Jean
M.
Frane,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7506C
Phone:
703
305­
5944
Fax:
703
305­
5884
Email:
frane.
jean@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AC93
3261.
PESTICIDES;
REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
ANTIMICROBIAL
PESTICIDE
PRODUCTS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
7
USC
136(
a)(
h);
7
USC
136(
w)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
152
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
September
15,
2000,
Final
rule
due
240
days
after
close
of
comment
period.

Abstract:
This
regulation
will
specify
antimicrobial
registration
reforms
that
will
reduce
to
the
extent
possible
the
review
time
for
antimicrobial
pesticides.
The
regulation
will
clarify
criteria
for
completeness
of
applications,
and
will
specify
or
refer
to
a
definition
of
the
various
classes
of
antimicrobial
pesticide
use
patterns
and
the
associated
data
and
labeling
requirements
that
would
be
consistent
with
the
degree
and
type
of
risk
presented
by
each
class.
In
addition,
the
regulation
will
also
include
labeling
standards
for
public
health
antimicrobial
products.

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/
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68,
No.
101
/
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May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
09/
17/
99
64
FR
50671
NPRM
Comment
Period
Extended
11/
16/
99
64
FR
62145
Final
Rule­
Original
Labeling
and
Other
Regulatory
Portions
12/
14/
01
66
FR
64759
Final
Rule­
Antimicrobial
Procedural
Portion
Only
09/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3892
Sectors
Affected:
32519
Other
Basic
Organic
Chemical
Manufacturing;
32532
Pesticide
and
Other
Agricultural
Chemical
Manufacturing;
32551
Paint
and
Coating
Manufacturing;
32561
Soap
and
Cleaning
Compound
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Jean
M.
Frane,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7506C
Phone:
703
305­
5944
Fax:
703
305­
5884
Email:
frane.
jean@
epa.
gov
Cleo
Pizana,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7510C,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
6431
Email:
pizana.
cleo@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AD14
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Long­
Term
Actions
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA)

3262.
PESTICIDE
TOLERANCE
REASSESSMENT
PROGRAM
Priority:
Routine
and
Frequent
Legal
Authority:
21
USC
346(
a)
to
346(
q)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
180
Legal
Deadline:
Other,
Statutory,
August
3,
2006,
See
additional
information.

Abstract:
EPA
will
reassess
pesticide
tolerance
actions
for
raw
and
processed
foods
(
i.
e.,
maximum
residue
limits)
established
prior
to
August
3,
1996,
to
determine
whether
they
meet
the
reasonable
certainty
of
no­
harm
standard
of
the
Federal
Food,
Drug
and
Cosmetic
Act
(
FFDCA).
FFDCA
section
408(
q),
as
amended
by
the
Food
Quality
Protection
Act
(
FQPA),
requires
that
EPA
conduct
this
reassessment
on
a
phased
10­
year
schedule.
Based
on
its
reassessment,
EPA
will
take
a
series
of
regulatory
actions
to
modify
or
revoke
tolerances.
Since
such
actions
are
issued
on
a
chemical­
by­
chemical
basis,
this
regulatory
plan
entry
does
not
list
the
individual
actions
that
are
likely
to
occur
under
this
program.
For
status
information
about
the
individual
chemicals,
go
to
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
pesticides.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4175
Sectors
Affected:
32532
Pesticide
and
Other
Agricultural
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Robert
C.
McNally,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7508C,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
8085
Fax:
703
308­
8041
Email:
mcnally.
robert@
epa.
gov
Joseph
Nevola,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7508C,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
8037
Email:
nevola.
joseph@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AD24
3263.
PESTICIDE
MANAGEMENT
AND
DISPOSAL
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
7
USC
136
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
165
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
develops
procedures
for
mandatory
and
voluntary
recall
actions
under
section
19(
b)
of
FIFRA
and
would
establish
criteria
for
acceptable
storage
and
disposal
plans
which
registrants
may
submit
to
this
Agency
to
become
eligible
for
reimbursement
of
storage
costs.
This
action
establishes
procedures
for
indemnification
of
owners
of
suspended
and
canceled
pesticides
for
disposal.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
05/
05/
93
58
FR
26856
Final
Action
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3432
Agency
Contact:
David
Stangel,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Enforcement
and
Compliance
Assurance,
2225A,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
4162
Email:
stangel.
david@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2020
 
AA33
3264.
PLANT­
INCORPORATED
PROTECTANTS
(
PIPS);
EXEMPTION
FOR
THOSE
DERIVED
THROUGH
GENETIC
ENGINEERING
FROM
SEXUALLY
COMPATIBLE
PLANTS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
7
USC
136
et
seq;
21
USC
346a
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
174
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
is
considering
the
addition
of
plant­
incorporated
protectants
derived
through
genetic
engineering
from
sexually
compatible
plants
to
its
plant­
incorporated
protectants
exemptions
at
40
CFR
174.
Substances
which
plants
produce
for
protection
against
pests,
and
the
genetic
material
necessary
to
produce
them,
are
pesticides
under
the
Federal
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No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA)
Long­
Term
Actions
Insecticide,
Fungicide
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA),
if
humans
intend
these
substances
to
``
prevent,
repel
or
mitigate
any
pest.''
These
substances
are
also
``
chemical
pesticide
residues''
under
the
Federal
Food,
Drug,
and
Cosmetic
Act
(
FFDCA).
EPA
has
determined
that
it
will
no
longer
issue
split
registrations
for
biotechnology
products.
Therefore,
EPA
is
concurrently
considering
the
exemption
of
plant­
incorporated
protectants
derived
through
genetic
engineering
from
sexually
compatible
plants
from
the
requirement
of
a
tolerance
under
section
408
of
the
FFDCA.
Due
to
public
interest
and
new
scientific
information,
additional
public
comment
on
this
proposal,
originally
published
in
1994,
was
requested
in
a
recent
Supplemental
Proposal
(
66
FR
37855).

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
11/
23/
94
59
FR
60496
Supplemental
NPRM
07/
22/
96
61
FR
37891
Supplemental
NPRM
05/
16/
97
62
FR
27132
Supplemental
NPRMRequest
for
Comment
on
Alternate
Name
04/
23/
99
64
FR
19958
Supplemental
NPRM
Comment
Period
Extended
08/
20/
01
66
FR
43552
Final
Action
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4611
Sectors
Affected:
32532
Pesticide
and
Other
Agricultural
Chemical
Manufacturing;
111
Crop
Production;
54171
Research
and
Development
in
the
Physical
Sciences
and
Engineering
Sciences
Agency
Contact:
Elizabeth
Milewski,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7202M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8492
Fax:
202
564­
8501
Email:
milewski.
elizabeth@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Janet
Andersen,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7511C
Phone:
703
308­
8712
Fax:
703
308­
7026
Email:
andersen.
janet@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AD55
3265.
PLANT
INCORPORATED
PROTECTANTS
(
PIPS);
EXEMPTION
FOR
PIPS
THAT
ACT
BY
PRIMARILY
AFFECTING
THE
PLANT
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
7
USC
136
et
seq;
21
USC
346a
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
174
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
is
considering
the
addition
of
plant­
incorporated
protectants
that
act
by
primarily
affecting
the
plant
to
its
plantincorporated
protectants
exemptions
at
40
CFR
174.
Substances
which
plants
produce
for
protection
against
pests,
and
the
genetic
material
necessary
to
produce
them,
are
pesticides
under
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA),
if
humans
intend
these
substances
to
``
prevent,
repel
or
mitigate
any
pest.''
These
substances
are
also
``
chemical
pesticide
residues''
under
the
Federal
Food,
Drug,
and
Cosmetic
Act
(
FFDCA).
EPA
has
determined
that
it
will
no
longer
issue
split
registrations
for
biotechnology
products.
Therefore,
EPA
is
concurrently
considering
the
exemption
of
plant­
incorporated
protectants
that
act
by
primarily
affecting
the
plant
from
the
requirement
of
a
tolerance
under
section
408
of
the
FFDCA.
Due
to
public
interest
and
new
scientific
information,
additional
public
comment
on
this
proposal,
originally
published
in
1994,
was
requested
in
a
recent
Supplemental
Proposal
(
66
FR
37855).
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM­
FIFRA
Exemption
11/
23/
94
59
FR
60496
Supplemental
NPRM
07/
22/
96
61
FR
37891
Supplemental
NPRM
05/
16/
97
62
FR
27132
Supplemental
NPRM
04/
23/
99
64
FR
19958
Supplemental
NPRM
07/
19/
01
66
FR
37855
NPRM­
FFDCA
Tolerance
Exemption
To
Be
Determined
Final
Rule­
FIFRA
Exemption
To
Be
Determined
Final
Rule­
FFDCA
Tolerance
Exemption
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4612
Sectors
Affected:
32532
Pesticide
and
Other
Agricultural
Chemical
Manufacturing;
111
Crop
Production;
54171
Research
and
Development
in
the
Physical
Sciences
and
Engineering
Sciences
Agency
Contact:
Elizabeth
Milewski,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7202M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8492
Fax:
202
564­
8501
Email:
milewski.
elizabeth@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Janet
Andersen,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7511C
Phone:
703
308­
8712
Fax:
703
308­
7026
Email:
andersen.
janet@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AD56
3266.
GROUNDWATER
AND
PESTICIDE
MANAGEMENT
PLAN
RULE
Priority:
Economically
Significant.
Major
under
5
USC
801.

Legal
Authority:
7
USC
136(
a)
FIFRA
sec
3;
7
USC
136(
w)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
152.170
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
regulation
as
proposed
would
establish
Pesticide
Management
Plans
(
PMPs)
as
a
new
regulatory
requirement
for
certain
pesticides.
Unless
a
State
or
tribal
authority
had
an
EPA­
approved
plan
specifying
riskreduction
measures,
use
of
the
chemical
would
be
prohibited.
The
rule
would
also
specify
procedures
and
deadlines
for
development,
approval
and
modification
of
plans
by
States
and
tribal
authorities.
Several
parameters
of
the
program
described
in
the
proposed
rule
are
being
reconsidered
to
determine
whether
the
program
can
address
water
quality
issues
rather
than
groundwater
only,
and
to
determine
the
best
partnership
approach
to
implementation.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
26/
96
61
FR
33259
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2003
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Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA)
Long­
Term
Actions
Action
Date
Notice
of
Availability
Regarding
Metolachlor
02/
23/
00
65
FR
8925
Final
Action
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Tribal
Federalism:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3222
Sectors
Affected:
9241
Administration
of
Environmental
Quality
Programs
Agency
Contact:
Arthur­
Jean
B.
Williams,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7506C,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
305­
5239
Fax:
703
308­
3259
Email:
williams.
arty@
epa.
gov
Jean
M.
Frane,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7506C
Phone:
703
305­
5944
Fax:
703
305­
5884
Email:
frane.
jean@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AC46
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Completed
Actions
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA)

3267.
PLANT­
INCORPORATED
PROTECTANTS
(
FORMERLY
PLANT
PESTICIDES)
RULEMAKINGS
Priority:
Other
Significant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
152.20;
40
CFR
174
Completed:

Reason
Date
Final
Action
Plant­
Incorporated
Protectants
(
PIPs)
Under
FIFRA
07/
19/
01
66
FR
37771
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Agency
Contact:
Janet
Andersen
Phone:
703
308­
8712
Fax:
703
308­
7026
Email:
andersen.
janet@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Elizabeth
Milewski
Phone:
202
564­
8492
Fax:
202
564­
8501
Email:
milewski.
elizabeth@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AC02
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Prerule
Stage
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)

3268.
 
LEAD;
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
LEAD­
BASED
PAINT
ACTIVITIES
IN
TARGET
HOUSING
AND
CHILDOCCUPIED
FACILITIES
(
SECTION
610
REVIEW)

Priority:
Info./
Admin./
Other
Legal
Authority:
TSCA
402
and
404;
15
USC
2682;
15
USC
2684
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
745
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
In
August,
1996,
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
promulgated
regulations
under
section
402
of
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
to
ensure
that
individuals
conducting
lead­
based
paint
activities
in
target
housing
and
child­
occupied
facilities
are
properly
trained
and
certified,
that
training
programs
providing
instruction
in
such
activities
are
accredited
and
that
these
activities
are
conducted
according
to
reliable,
effective
and
safe
work
practice
standards.
EPA
also
finalized
a
Federal
regulation
under
section
404
of
TSCA
that
allows
States
and
Indian
Tribes
to
seek
authorization
to
administer
and
enforce
the
regulations
developed
under
section
402
for
the
training
and
certification
of
individuals
conducting
LBP
activities
and
the
accreditation
of
training
programs
for
LBP
activities
in
1996
(
August
29,
1996,
61
FR
45778).
EPA
performed
an
analysis
of
the
potential
impacts
on
small
entities
and
determined
that
this
action
is
likely
to
have
a
modest
adverse
economic
impact
on
a
substantial
number
of
small
entities.
The
TSCA
section
404
regulations
became
effective
August
29,
1998.
The
final
rule
then
provided
for
an
additional
phase­
in
period
for
the
requirements
for
training
program
accreditation,
individual
and
firm
certification,
and
work
practice
standards.
Regulations
for
accreditation
of
training
programs
became
effective
on
March
1,
1999.
Regulations
for
certification
of
individuals
and
firms
became
fully
effective
on
March
1,
2000.
This
new
entry
in
the
regulatory
agenda
announces
that
EPA
will
review
this
regulation
pursuant
to
section
610
of
the
Regulatory
Flexibility
Act
(
5
USC
610).
EPA
solicits
comments
on
the
continued
need
for
the
rule;
the
complexity
of
the
rule;
the
extent
to
which
it
overlaps,
duplicates,
or
conflicts
with
other
Federal,
State,
or
local
government
rules;
and
the
degree
to
which
technology,
economic
conditions,
or
other
relevant
factors
have
changed
since
the
rule
was
promulgated.

In
submitting
comments,
please
reference
Docket
ID
number
OPPT­
2003­
0015,
and
follow
the
instructions
provided
in
Unit
H.
of
the
preamble
to
the
Spring
Regulatory
Agenda.
Timetable:

Action
Date
Begin
Review
05/
00/
03
Comment
Period
End
07/
00/
03
End
Review
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4788
Agency
Contact:
Ellie
Clark,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7404T,
Washington,
DC
20460
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No.
101
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
Prerule
Stage
Phone:
202
566­
0498
Email:
clark.
ellie@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Mike
Wilson,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7404T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
0521
Email:
wilson.
mike@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AD65
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)

3269.
LEAD­
BASED
PAINT
ACTIVITIES;
TRAINING
AND
CERTIFICATION
FOR
RENOVATION
AND
REMODELING
Priority:
Other
Significant.
Major
under
5
USC
801.

Unfunded
Mandates:
Undetermined
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2603;
TSCA
4;
PL
102­
550
sec
402(
c)(
3)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
745
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
October
28,
1996.

Abstract:
Under
section
402(
c)(
2)
of
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
title
IV,
EPA
conducted
a
study
of
the
extent
to
which
persons
engaged
in
renovation
and
remodeling
activities
in
target
housing
are
exposed
to
lead
in
the
conduct
of
such
activities
or
disturb
lead
and
create
a
lead­
based
paint
hazard.
EPA
must
use
the
results
of
this
study
and
consult
with
interested
parties
to
determine
which
categories
of
renovation
and
remodeling
activities
require
training
and
certification.
EPA
must
then
revise
the
training
and
certification
regulations
originally
developed
for
individuals
performing
lead­
based
paint
abatement
under
section
402(
c)(
a)
of
TSCA
title
IV
to
apply
them
to
the
renovation
and
remodeling
categories.
If
EPA
determines
that
any
category
does
not
require
certification,
EPA
must
publish
an
explanation
of
the
basis
for
that
determination.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
04/
00/
04
Final
Action
04/
00/
05
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Yes
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Federalism:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3557
Sectors
Affected:
23321
Single
Family
Housing
Construction;
23322
Multifamily
Housing
Construction;
23521
Painting
and
Wall
Covering
Contractors;
23551
Carpentry
Contractors;
23599
All
Other
Special
Trade
Contractors;
53111
Lessors
of
Residential
Buildings
and
Dwellings;
531311
Residential
Property
Managers;
54138
Testing
Laboratories
Agency
Contact:
Mike
Wilson,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7404T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
0521
Email:
wilson.
mike@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Julie
Simpson,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7404T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1980
Fax:
202
566­
0471
Email:
simpson.
julie@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AC83
3270.
AMENDMENT
TO
THE
PREMANUFACTURE
NOTIFICATION
EXEMPTIONS;
REVISIONS
OF
EXEMPTIONS
FOR
POLYMERS
(
40
CFR
PART
723)
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2604
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
723
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
regulatory
action
will
eliminate
exemptions
under
the
Polymer
Exemption
Rule
for
certain
chemicals
containing
or
related
to
perfluorooctyl
sulfonate
(
PFOS)
and
perfluorooctonoic
acid
(
PFOA).
Based
on
data
on
PFOS
and
PFOA,
EPA
believes
that
these
substances
and
other
structurally
related
substances
may
persist
in
the
environment,
bioaccumulate,
and
be
toxic.
Certain
polymers
which
contain
PFOS,
PFOA,
or
structurally
similar
substances,
or
which
could
release
such
substances
as
a
degradation
on
incineration
product
would
no
longer
qualify
for
exemption
from
TSCA
section
5
reporting.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
08/
00/
03
Final
Action
03/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4635
Sectors
Affected:
325
Chemical
Manufacturing;
326
Plastics
and
Rubber
Products
Manufacturing;
327
Nonmetallic
Mineral
Product
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Rebecca
Cool,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
9138
Fax:
202
564­
9490
Email:
cool.
rebecca@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AD58
3271.
TEST
RULE;
CERTAIN
CHEMICALS
ON
THE
ATSDR
PRIORITY
LIST
OF
HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCES
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2603
TSCA
4;
42
USC
9604(
i)
CERCLA
104(
i);
42
USC
9601
CERCLA;
15
USC
2611
TSCA
12;
42
USC
7401
112(
b)(
4)
CAA;
42
USC
7412
(
b)(
4)&(
b)(
1)
CAA;
42
USC
7403
(
d)
CAA
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
790
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
is
proposing
a
test
rule
under
section
4(
a)
of
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
requiring
manufacturers
and
processors
of
eight
chemicals
to
fulfill
data
needs
identified
by
the
Agency
for
Toxic
Substances
and
Disease
Registry
(
ATSDR),
the
National
Toxicology
Program
(
NTP),
and
EPA
pursuant
to
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68,
No.
101
/
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
the
Comprehensive
Environmental
Response,
Compensation,
and
Liability
Act
(
CERCLA)
section
104(
i).
Under
CERCLA,
ATSDR
is
to
establish
a
list
of
priority
hazardous
substances
found
at
superfund
sites,
develop
toxicological
profiles
for
the
hazardous
substances,
identify
priority
data
needs,
and
establish
a
research
program
obtaining
the
necessary
data.
This
action
is
a
component
of
ATSDR's
research
program.
Data
from
this
action
would
provide
specific
information
about
the
substances
for
the
public
and
scientific
community.
The
information
would
be
used
in
conducting
comprehensive
public
health
assessments
of
populations
living
near
hazardous
waste
sites.
Scientific
data
improves
the
quality
of
risk
assessments
used
by
EPA,
other
Federal
agencies,
and
State
and
local
governments.
The
risk
assessments
affect
standards,
guidelines,
listing/
delisting,
and
other
decisions
affecting
public
health
and
the
environment.
In
addition,
this
action
would
require
manufacturers
and
processors
to
develop
data
for
these
chemicals
that
will
be
used
by
EPA
under
the
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
to
evaluate
residual
risks
from
hazardous
air
pollutants
(
HAPs)
on
the
list
of
HAPs
in
the
CAA
under
section
112(
f),
42
USC
7412(
f)
and
sections
112(
d
and
e).
Data
from
this
action
would
also
be
used
to
support
implementation
of
several
provisions
of
section
112
of
the
CAA
including,
determining
risks
remaining
after
the
application
of
technology
based
standards
under
section
112(
d)
of
the
CAA,
estimating
the
risks
associated
with
accidental
releases,
and
determining
whether
or
not
substances
should
be
removed
(
delisted)
from
section
(
b)(
1)
of
the
CAA
list
of
HAPS.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
10/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
2563
Sectors
Affected:
325
Chemical
Manufacturing;
32411
Petroleum
Refineries
Agency
Contact:
Robert
Jones,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8161
Fax:
202
564­
4765
Email:
jones.
robert@
epa.
gov
Paul
Campanella,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8091
Fax:
202
564­
4765
Email:
campanella.
paul@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AB79
3272.
TEST
RULE;
DEVELOPMENTAL
AND
REPRODUCTIVE
TOXICITY
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2603;
15
USC
2607(
a);
15
USC
2611;
15
USC
2625
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
799;
40
CFR
704
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
is
proposing
a
test
rule
under
section
4
of
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
that
would
require
manufacturers,
defined
by
statute
to
include
importers,
and
processors
of
seven
(
7)
substances
to
conduct
testing
for
developmental
and/
or
reproductive
toxicity.
EPA
is
also
proposing
reporting
rules
for
two
of
the
seven
substances.
These
rules
would
require
the
reporting
of
production
volumes
so
it
will
be
possible
to
determine
when
the
testing
program
can
be
triggered
for
the
two
substances
without
causing
a
significant
impact
on
revenues.
This
is
a
re­
proposal
of
a
test
rule
announced
March
4,
1991
(
56
FR
9092).

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM­
Original
03/
04/
91
56
FR
9092
NPRM­
Reproposal
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4395
Sectors
Affected:
325
Chemical
Manufacturing;
32411
Petroleum
Refineries
Agency
Contact:
Catherine
Roman,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8172
Fax:
202
564­
4765
Email:
roman.
catherine@
epa.
gov
Paul
Campanella,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8091
Fax:
202
564­
4765
Email:
campanella.
paul@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AD44
3273.
FOLLOW­
UP
RULES
ON
EXISTING
CHEMICALS
Priority:
Routine
and
Frequent
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2604;
TSCA
5;
15
USC
2607;
TSCA
8
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
704;
40
CFR
707;
40
CFR
710;
40
CFR
721
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
has
established
a
program
to
monitor
the
commercial
development
of
existing
chemicals
of
concern
and/
or
to
gather
information
to
support
planned
or
ongoing
risk
assessments
on
such
chemicals.
As
these
chemicals
are
identified,
EPA
will
initiate
rulemakings
under
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
sections
5
and/
or
8
to
require
reporting
of
appropriate
needed
information
by
the
manufacturers,
importers
and/
or
processors
of
these
chemicals.
Individual
proposed
or
final
rules
will
be
published
on
at
least
the
chemicals
listed
below.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM­
2­
4
Original
2,4­
Pentanedione
SNUR
09/
27/
89
54
FR
39548
NPRM­
Chloranil
05/
12/
93
58
FR
27980
NPRM­
Benzidine­
Based
Chemical
Substances
08/
30/
95
60
FR
45119
Final­
Benzidine­
Based
Chemical
Substances
10/
07/
96
61
FR
52287
NPRM­
Heavy
Metal­
Based
Pigments
in
Aerosol
Spray
Paints
SNUR
01/
15/
02
67
FR
1937
Final­
Heavy
Metal­
Based
Pigments
in
Aerosol
Spray
Paints
SNUR
11/
00/
03
NPRM­
2­
4
2
,4­
Pentanedione
SNUR
(
Reproposal)
12/
00/
03
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Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Action
Date
NPRMMethylcyclopentane
SNUR
06/
00/
04
NPRM­
2­
2­
Ethoxyethanol
&
2­
Methoxyethanol
&
2­
Methoxyethanol
Acetate
06/
00/
04
NPRM­
Certain
Chemical
Substances
No
Longer
in
Production
SNUR
06/
00/
04
NPRM­
o­
Tolidine
&
o­
Dianisidine­
Based
Dyes
(
Benzidine
Congener
Dyes)
09/
00/
04
Final­
Amendment
to
Benzidine­
Based
Chemical
Substances
SNUR
06/
00/
05
Final­
Chloranil
SNUR
06/
00/
05
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
1923
Sectors
Affected:
32411
Petroleum
Refineries;
325
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Barbara
Leczynski,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8164
Fax:
202
564­
4775
Email:
leczynski.
barbara@
epa.
gov
Diane
Sheridan,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8176
Fax:
202
564­
4775
Email:
sheridan.
diane@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AA58
3274.
SIGNIFICANT
NEW
USE
RULE;
SELECTED
FLAME
RETARDANT
CHEMICAL
SUBSTANCES
FOR
USE
IN
RESIDENTIAL
UPHOLSTERED
FURNITURE
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2604;
TSCA
5
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
704;
40
CFR
721;
40
CFR
707;
40
CFR
710
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
is
proposing
a
significant
new
use
rule
(
SNUR)
under
section
5
of
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
covering
certain
flame
retardant
chemicals
for
use
in
residential
upholstered
furniture.
The
SNUR
would
require
companies
wanting
to
import
or
manufacture
these
chemicals
for
the
significant
new
uses
described
in
the
proposed
rule
to
submit
a
significant
new
use
notice
(
SNUN)
to
the
Agency
at
least
90
days
prior
to
beginning
those
activities.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
09/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4512
Sectors
Affected:
325
Chemical
Manufacturing;
313
Textile
Mills;
337121
Upholstered
Household
Furniture
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Carolyn
Grandson,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8109
Fax:
202
564­
4775
Email:
grandson.
carolyn@
epa.
gov
John
Bowser,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8082
Fax:
202
564­
4775
Email:
bowser.
john@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AD48
3275.
 
LEAD;
AMENDMENTS
TO
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
DISCLOSURE
OF
KNOWN
LEAD­
BASED
PAINT
OR
LEAD­
BASED
PAINT
HAZARDS
IN
TARGET
HOUSING
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant.
Major
status
under
5
USC
801
is
undetermined.
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
4852d
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
745.100;
40
CFR
745.101;
40
CFR
745.102;
40
CFR
745.103;
40
CFR
745.107;
40
CFR
745.110;
40
CFR
745.113;
40
CFR
745.115;
40
CFR
745.118;
40
CFR
745.119
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Amendments
will
clarify
to
which
target
housing
transactions
the
rule
applies;
add
or
clarify
definitions
of
important
terms;
clarify
the
disclosure
responsibilities
of
agents;
clarify
what
information
must
be
disclosed;
clarify
recordkeeping
requirements
to
support
enforcement;
and
will
amend
existing
regulatory
text
to
resolve
some
inconsistent
interpretations
and
to
incorporate
interpretations
that
have
been
issued
through
guidance.
The
amendments
will
be
developed
jointly
with
the
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development
(
HUD),
which
jointly
administers
and
enforces
the
current
requirements
with
EPA.
Small
businesses
and
state/
local/
tribal
governments
that
sell
or
lease
target
housing
will
be
affected
in
that
they
will
need
to
become
familiar
with
new/
revised
requirements
that
apply
to
these
transactions.
Overall
burden
is
not
expected
to
increase
significantly.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
02/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Organizations
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Tribal
Federalism:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4777
Sectors
Affected:
53111
Lessors
of
Residential
Buildings
and
Dwellings;
53121
Offices
of
Real
Estate
Agents
and
Brokers;
531311
Residential
Property
Managers;
92511
Administration
of
Housing
Programs;
522292
Real
Estate
Credit
Agency
Contact:
Ellie
Clark,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7404T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
0498
Email:
clark.
ellie@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Cindy
Fraleigh,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7404T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
0484
Fax:
202
566­
0473
Email:
fraleigh.
cindy@
epa.
gov
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68,
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101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)

3276.
LEAD
FISHING
SINKERS;
RESPONSE
TO
CITIZENS
PETITION
AND
PROPOSED
BAN
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2605
TSCA
6
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
745
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
On
October
20,
1992,
the
Environmental
Defense
Fund
(
EDF),
Federation
of
Fly
Fishers,
Trumpeter
Swan
Society,
and
North
American
Loon
Fund
petitioned
EPA
under
section
21
of
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA),
and
the
Administrative
Procedure
Act
(
APA),
to
initiate
rulemaking
proceedings
under
section
6
of
TSCA
to
require
that
the
sale
of
lead
fishing
sinkers
be
accompanied
by
an
appropriate
label
or
notice
warning
that
such
products
are
toxic
to
wildlife.
EPA
granted
the
petition,
however,
the
Agency
believes
that
a
labeling
provision
would
not
adequately
address
the
risk
of
injury
to
waterfowl
and
other
birds
(
waterbirds),
from
ingestion
of
lead
fishing
sinkers.
In
addition,
EPA
also
believes
that
zinc
fishing
sinkers
adversely
affect
waterbirds,
and
can
cause
mortality.
Therefore,
EPA
has
proposed
a
rule
under
section
6(
a)
of
TSCA
to
prohibit
the
manufacturing,
processing,
and
distribution
in
commerce
in
the
United
States,
of
certain
smaller
size
fishing
sinkers
containing
lead
and
zinc,
and
mixed
with
other
substances,
including
those
made
of
brass.

Timetable:

Action
Date
ANPRM
05/
13/
91
56
FR
22096
NPRM
03/
09/
94
59
FR
11122
Final
Action
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3252
Agency
Contact:
Julie
Simpson,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7404T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1980
Fax:
202
566­
0471
Email:
simpson.
julie@
epa.
gov
Mike
Wilson,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7404T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
0521
Email:
wilson.
mike@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AC21
3277.
LEAD;
MANAGEMENT
AND
DISPOSAL
OF
LEAD­
BASED
PAINT
DEBRIS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2601
to
2671;
42
USC
6901
to
6992
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
745
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Currently,
waste
derived
from
lead­
based
paint
(
LBP)
abatements
is
managed
under
the
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA)
hazardous
waste
regulations.
Other
Federal
agencies
(
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development,
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services)
and
several
States
and
advocacy
groups
have
expressed
concern
that
the
costs
associated
with
the
disposal
of
large
volume
architectural
components
(
e.
g.,
doors
and
windows)
may
interfere
with
abatement
activities.
EPA's
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances
and
the
Office
of
Solid
Waste
have
initiated
a
joint
rulemaking
to
address
the
disposal
of
these
architectural
components.
This
rulemaking
would
develop
disposal
standards
for
these
components
under
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
title
IV,
(
the
definition
of
abatement
under
TSCA
title
IV,
section
401(
1)(
B),
includes
disposal).
The
TSCA
regulations
would
establish
appropriate
disposal
standards
for
LBP
architectural
components
and
identify
recycling
and
incineration
activities
that
would
be
controlled
or
prohibited.
To
minimize
duplication
of
waste
management
requirements,
EPA
is
developing
a
companion
RCRA
rule
to
suspend
temporarily
hazardous
waste
management
regulations
applicable
to
lead­
based
paint
debris
which
will
be
subject
to
the
new
TSCA
standards.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
TSCA
Proposal
12/
18/
98
63
FR
70189
Comment
Extension
02/
12/
99
64
FR
7159
Final
Action
04/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3508
Sectors
Affected:
233
Building,
Developing
and
General
Contracting;
23321
Single
Family
Housing
Construction;
23332
Commercial
and
Institutional
Building
Construction;
23521
Painting
and
Wall
Covering
Contractors;
23542
Drywall,
Plastering,
Acoustical
and
Insulation
Contractors;
23511
Plumbing,
Heating
and
Air­
Conditioning
Contractors;
23594
Wrecking
and
Demolition
Contractors;
23592
Glass
and
Glazing
Contractors;
54138
Testing
Laboratories;
562111
Solid
Waste
Collection
Agency
Contact:
Robert
Wright,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7404,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1975
Fax:
202
566­
0470
Email:
wright.
robert@
epa.
gov
Julie
Simpson,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7404T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1980
Fax:
202
566­
0471
Email:
simpson.
julie@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AC72
3278.
LEAD;
NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
LEAD­
BASED
PAINT
ABATEMENT
ACTIVITIES
AND
TRAINING
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2682;
TSCA
402;
15
USC
2687;
TSCA
407;
PL
102­
550
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
745
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
is
issuing
this
rule
under
the
authority
of
section
407
of
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
to
establish
notification
procedures
for
lead
abatement
professionals
(
certified
under
40
CFR
745.226)
conducting
lead­
based
paint
activities,
and
training
programs
(
accredited
under
40
CFR
225)
providing
lead­
based
paint
activities
courses.
Specifically,
this
rule
seeks
to
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2003
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Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
Final
Rule
Stage
establish
procedures
to
notify
the
Agency
prior
to
commencement
of
lead­
based
paint
abatement
activities
as
required
by
40
CFR
745.227(
e)(
4).
In
addition,
this
rule
seeks
to
establish
provisions
which
would
require
training
programs
accredited
under
40
CFR
745.225
to
notify
the
Agency
under
the
following
conditions:
(
1)
prior
to
providing
lead­
based
paint
activities,
training,
and
(
2)
following
completion
of
lead­
based
paint
activities
courses.
These
notification
requirements
are
necessary
to
provide
EPA
compliance
monitoring
and
enforcement
personnel
with
information
necessary
to
track
compliance
activity
and
to
prioritize
inspections.
This
rule
supports
40
CFR
part
745,
subpart
L
to
ensure
that
lead
abatement
professionals
who
inspect,
assess
and
remove
lead­
based
paint,
dust
or
soil
are
well
qualified,
trained,
and
certified
to
conduct
these
activities.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
01/
22/
01
66
FR
7207
Final
Action
06/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4172
Sectors
Affected:
611519
Other
Technical
and
Trade
Schools
Agency
Contact:
Mike
Wilson,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7404T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
0521
Email:
wilson.
mike@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Julie
Simpson,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7404T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1980
Fax:
202
566­
0471
Email:
simpson.
julie@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AD31
3279.
SIGNIFICANT
NEW
USE
RULES;
FOLLOW­
UP
RULES
ON
NON­
5(
E)
NEW
CHEMICAL
SUBSTANCES
Priority:
Routine
and
Frequent
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2604
TSCA
5
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
704;
40
CFR
721
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
regulates
the
commercial
development
of
new
chemicals
that
have
completed
premanufacture
notice
(
PMN)
review.
In
a
PMN
review,
the
Agency
assesses
whether
or
not
a
chemical's
manufacture,
import,
process,
distribution,
use,
or
disposal
outside
the
activities
described
in
the
PMN
may
present
an
unreasonable
risk.
EPA
will
issue
Significant
New
Use
Rules
(
SNURs)
requiring
90­
day
notification
to
EPA
from
any
manufacturer,
importer,
or
processor
who
would
engage
in
activities
that
are
designated
as
significant
new
uses.
Under
the
Expedited
Follow­
up
Rule
(
EFUR)
which
became
effective
on
October
12,
1989,
EPA
will
identify
such
new
chemicals
and
publish
them
in
a
batch
SNUR
3­
4
times
per
year.
Chemicals
that
were
subject
to
a
proposed
SNUR
before
the
effective
date
of
the
EFUR
or
do
not
qualify
under
the
EFUR,
may
be
regulated
individually
by
notice
and
comment
rulemaking
and
are
listed
below.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM­
84­
1056
Alkyl
&
Sulfonic
Acid
&
Ammonium
Salt
(
84­
1056)
06/
11/
86
51
FR
21199
NPRM­
86­
566
1­
Decanimine­
NDecyl
N­
Methyl­
NOxide
(
86­
566)
12/
08/
87
52
FR
46496
NPRM­
Aluminum
Aluminum
Crosslinked
Sodium
Carboxy­
methylcellulose
06/
11/
93
58
FR
32628
Final
Action­
84­
1056
Alkyl
&
Sulfonic
Acid
&
Ammonium
Salt
(
84­
1056)
06/
00/
03
Final
Action­
86­
566
1­
Decanimine­
NDecyl
N­
Methyl­
NOxide
(
86­
566)
06/
00/
03
Final
Action­
Aluminum
Aluminum
Crosslinked
Sodium
Carboxy­
methylcellulose
06/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
1976
Sectors
Affected:
324
Petroleum
and
Coal
Products
Manufacturing;
325
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
James
Alwood,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8974
Fax:
202
564­
9490
Email:
alwood.
jim@
epa.
gov
Rebecca
Cool,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
9138
Fax:
202
564­
9490
Email:
cool.
rebecca@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AA59
3280.
SIGNIFICANT
NEW
USE
RULE
(
SNUR);
CHEMICAL­
SPECIFIC
SNURS
TO
EXTEND
PROVISIONS
OF
SECTION
5(
E)
ORDERS
Priority:
Routine
and
Frequent
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2604;
TSCA
5
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
721
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
When
the
Agency
determines
that
uncontrolled
manufacture,
import,
processing,
distribution,
use
or
disposal
of
a
premanufacture
notification
(
PMN)
substance
may
present
an
unreasonable
risk,
it
may
issue
a
section
5(
e)
consent
order
to
limit
these
activities.
However,
such
orders
apply
only
to
the
PMN
submitter.
Once
the
new
substance
is
entered
on
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
chemical
inventory,
others
can
manufacture,
import
or
process
the
substance
without
controls.
Therefore,
EPA
extends
the
controls
to
apply
to
others
by
designating
manufacture,
import
or
processing
of
the
substances
for
uses
without
the
specified
controls
as
significant
new
uses.
Under
the
Expedited
Follow­
Up
Rule,
which
became
effective
on
October
10,
1989
(
54
FR
31314),
EPA
routinely
publishes
batch
SNURs
containing
routine
section
5(
e)
and
non­
5(
e)
SNURs.
However,
certain
activities,
such
as
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Agenda
EPA
 
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
Final
Rule
Stage
withdrawals,
revocations,
and
SNURs
upon
which
comments
are
received
in
the
direct
final
publication
process,
are
subject
to
notice
and
comment
rulemaking
and
are
listed
below.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
Aromatic
Amino
Ether
(
P90­
1840)
06/
06/
94
59
FR
29255
NPRM
Alkenyl
Ether
of
Alkanetriol
Polymer
(
93­
458)
12/
19/
94
59
FR
65289
NPRM
Certain
Chemical
Substances
09/
09/
98
63
FR
48157
Final
Action
Certain
Chemical
Substances
(
91­
1299/
95­
1667
91­
1298
91­
1297
05/
00/
03
Final
Action
Aromatic
Amino
Ether
(
P90­
1840)
05/
00/
03
Final
Action
Alkenyl
Ether
of
Alkanetriol
Polymer
(
93­
458)
05/
00/
03
Final
Action
Certain
Chemical
Substances
06/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3495
Sectors
Affected:
324
Petroleum
and
Coal
Products
Manufacturing;
325
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
James
Alwood,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8974
Fax:
202
564­
9490
Email:
alwood.
jim@
epa.
gov
Rebecca
Cool,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
9138
Fax:
202
564­
9490
Email:
cool.
rebecca@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AB27
3281.
TEST
RULE;
GENERIC
ENTRY
FOR
ITC
RELATED
TESTING
DECISIONS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2603
TSCA
4;
15
USC
2611
TSCA
12
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
790
to
799
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
is
requiring
testing
via
rules,
or
will
obtain
testing
through
enforceable
consent
agreements
(
ECAs)
or
publish
a
notice
which
provides
the
reasons
for
not
doing
so
for
chemicals
listed
herein.
These
chemicals
have
been
designated
for
priority
testing
consideration
by
the
ITC
or
recommended
for
testing
consideration
(
for
which
the
12­
month
statutory
requirement
does
not
apply).
The
list
also
includes
chemicals
or
categories
of
chemicals
which
have
been
identified
for
testing
consideration
by
other
Federal
or
other
EPA
offices
through
EPA
review
processes.

Timetable:

Action
Date
ANPRM
Aryl
Phosphates
(
ITC
List
2)
12/
29/
83
48
FR
57452
NPRM
Brominated
Flame
Retardants
06/
25/
91
56
FR
29140
NPRM
Aryl
Phosphates
(
ITC
List
2)
01/
17/
92
57
FR
2138
Final
Action­
ECA
DiBasic
Esters
(
CPSC)
08/
05/
99
64
FR
42692
Final
Action­
ECA
1,1,2­
Trichloroethane
(
TCE)
06/
15/
00
65
FR
37550
Final
Action­
ECA
Ethylene
Dichloride
(
EDC)
05/
00/
03
Final
Action
ITC
Chemicals
(
ITC
List
28)
12/
00/
03
Final
Action­
ECA
Aryl
Phosphates
(
ITC
List
2)
06/
00/
04
Final
Action­
ECA
Maleic
Anhydride
06/
00/
04
Final
Action­
ECA
Hydrogen
Fluoride
12/
00/
04
Final
Action­
ECA
Phthalic
Anhydride
06/
00/
05
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3493
Sectors
Affected:
32411
Petroleum
Refineries;
325
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Paul
Campanella,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8091
Fax:
202
564­
4765
Email:
campanella.
paul@
epa.
gov
David
R.
Williams,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8179
Fax:
202
564­
4765
Email:
williams.
daver@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AB94
3282.
TEST
RULE;
CERTAIN
HIGH
PRODUCTION
VOLUME
(
HPV)
CHEMICALS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2603;
15
USC
2611
to
2612;
15
USC
2625
to
2626
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
790
to
799
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
rule
will
require
testing
and
recordkeeping
requirements
for
certain
high
production
volume
(
HPV)
chemicals
(
i.
e.,
chemicals
which
are
manufactured
(
including
imported)
in
the
aggregate
at
more
than
1
million
pounds
on
an
annual
basis).
Although
varied
based
on
specific
data
needs
for
the
particular
chemical,
the
data
generally
collected
under
this
rule
may
include:
acute
toxicity,
repeat
dose
toxicity,
developmental
and
reproductive
toxicity;
mutagenicity
ecotoxicity,
and
environmental
fate.
The
first
rule
proposed
testing
for
37
HPV
chemicals
with
substantial
worker
exposure.
The
action
is
part
of
the
Chemical
Right­
to­
Know
Initiative,
which
is
described
in
The
Regulatory
Plan.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
12/
26/
00
65
FR
81658
Final
Action
10/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3990
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27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Sectors
Affected:
32411
Petroleum
Refineries;
325
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Paul
Campanella,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8091
Fax:
202
564­
4765
Email:
campanella.
paul@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AD16
3283.
TEST
RULE;
IN
VITRO
DERMAL
ABSORPTION
RATE
TESTING
OF
CERTAIN
CHEMICALS
OF
INTEREST
TO
THE
OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY
AND
HEALTH
ADMINISTRATION
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2603
TSCA
4;
15
USC
2611
TSCA
12
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
700
to
799
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
is
requiring
manufacturers
(
which
is
defined
by
statute
to
include
importers)
and
processors
of
38
chemical
substances
of
interest
to
the
Occupational
Safety
and
Health
Administration
(
OSHA)
to
conduct
testing
for
in
vitro
dermal
absorption
rate
testing.
These
chemicals,
and
others,
were
designated
for
in
vitro
dermal
absorption
rate
testing
in
the
31st,
32nd,
and
35th
Reports
of
the
TSCA
section
4(
e)
Interagency
Testing
Committee
(
ITC)
to
the
EPA.
Each
of
the
chemical
substances
included
in
this
proposed
rule
is
produced
in
an
amount
equal
to
or
greater
than
one
million
pounds
per
year.
In
addition,
each
of
the
chemicals
in
this
proposed
rule
was
identified
in
the
National
Occupational
Exposure
Survey
(
NOES)
as
having
a
total
potential
worker
exposure
of
greater
than
1,000
workers.
OSHA
has
indicated
that
it
needs
quantitative
measures
of
dermal
absorption
rate
in
order
to
evaluate
the
potential
hazard
of
these
chemicals
to
workers.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM­
ITC
List
31,
32
&
35
06/
09/
99
64
FR
31074
Final
Action
06/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4425
Sectors
Affected:
32411
Petroleum
Refineries;
325
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Paul
Campanella,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8091
Fax:
202
564­
4765
Email:
campanella.
paul@
epa.
gov
Catherine
Roman,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8172
Fax:
202
564­
4765
Email:
roman.
catherine@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AD42
3284.
TSCA
SECTION
8(
A)
PRELIMINARY
ASSESSMENT
INFORMATION
RULES
Priority:
Routine
and
Frequent
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2607(
a)
TSCA
8(
a)
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
712
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
These
rules
add
chemicals
to
the
list
of
chemicals
and
designated
mixtures
subject
to
the
requirements
of
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
section
8(
a)
Preliminary
Assessment
Information
Rule
(
40
CFR
part
712).
These
chemicals
have
been
identified
by
the
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics,
other
EPA
offices,
and
other
Federal
agencies,
as
well
as
recommended
for
testing
consideration
by
the
Interagency
Testing
Committee.
Manufacturers
and
importers
are
required
to
submit
exposure­
related
data
(
EPA
Form
No.
7710­
35)
on
the
chemicals.
These
data
will
be
used
to
monitor
the
levels
of
production,
import
and/
or
processing
of
these
substances
and
the
avenues
of
human
and
environmental
exposure
to
these
substances.
These
data
will
also
support
risk
assessment
and
test
rule
decisions.
Timetable:

Action
Date
Final
37th
ITC
List
02/
28/
96
61
FR
7421
Final
38th
ITC
List
10/
29/
96
61
FR
55871
Final
38th
ITC
List­
Stay
12/
11/
96
61
FR
65186
Final
38th
ITC
List­
Stay/
Technical
Amendments
01/
07/
98
63
FR
684
Action
Date
Final
38th
ITC
List­
Revocation
01/
11/
00
65
FR
1548
Final
39th
ITC
List
01/
11/
00
65
FR
1548
Final
41st
ITC
List
07/
05/
00
65
FR
41371
Final
42nd
ITC
List
07/
24/
00
65
FR
45535
Final
47th
ITC
List
07/
26/
01
66
FR
38955
Final
48th
ITC
List
06/
00/
03
Final
50th
ITC
List
06/
00/
03
Final
51st
ITC
List
06/
00/
03
Final
52nd
ITC
List
11/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
2178
Sectors
Affected:
32411
Petroleum
Refineries;
325
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Gerry
Brown,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8086
Fax:
202
564­
4765
Email:
brown.
gerry@
epa.
gov
John
R.
Harris,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8156
Fax:
202
564­
4765
Email:
harris.
johnr@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AB08
3285.
TSCA
SECTION
8(
D)
HEALTH
AND
SAFETY
DATA
REPORTING
RULES
Priority:
Routine
and
Frequent
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2607(
d)
TSCA
8(
d)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
716
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
These
rules
require
manufacturers,
importers,
and
processors
to
submit
unpublished
health
and
safety
data
on
chemicals
added
to
the
requirements
of
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
section
8(
d)
Health
and
Safety
Data
Reporting
Rule
(
40
CFR
part
716).
These
chemicals
have
been
identified
by
the
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics,
other
EPA
offices,
and
other
Federal
agencies,
as
well
as
recommended
for
testing
consideration
by
the
Interagency
Testing
Committee.

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27,
2003
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Agenda
EPA
 
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Timetable:

Action
Date
Final
38th
ITC
List
10/
29/
96
61
FR
55871
Final
38th
ITC
List­
Stay
12/
11/
96
61
FR
65186
Final
38th
ITC
List­
Stay/
Technical
Amendment
01/
07/
98
63
FR
684
Final
38th
ITC
List­
Revocation
01/
11/
00
65
FR
1548
Final
51st
ITC
List
Has
Actions
From
Lists
39,
41,
42,
47,
48,
and
50
08/
00/
03
Final
52nd
ITC
List
01/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
1139
Sectors
Affected:
32411
Petroleum
Refineries;
325
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Gerry
Brown,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8086
Fax:
202
564­
4765
Email:
brown.
gerry@
epa.
gov
John
R.
Harris,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8156
Fax:
202
564­
4765
Email:
harris.
johnr@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AB11
3286.
TSCA
SECTION
8(
E)
POLICY;
NOTICE
OF
CLARIFICATION
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2607(
e)
TSCA
8(
e)

CFR
Citation:
Not
Yet
Determined
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
TSCA
section
8(
e)
Notice
of
Clarification
and
Solicitation
of
Public
Comment
would
change
certain
aspects
of
the
1978
TSCA
section
8(
e)
Policy
Statement.
The
1978
Policy
Statement
describes
the
types
of
information
that
EPA
considers
reportable
under
section
8(
e),
the
substantial
risk
reporting
provision
of
TSCA,
and
describes
the
procedures
for
reporting
such
information
to
EPA.
This
clarification
effort
derives
from
a
review
of
the
existing
section
8(
e)
guidance
done
in
the
context
of
questions
raised
by
companies
considering
participating
in
the
section
8(
e)
Compliance
Audit
Program
(
CAP).
As
a
result
of
this
review,
EPA
determined
that
parts
of
the
1978
Policy
Statement
concerning
the
reportability
of
information
on
widespread
and
previously
unsuspected
distribution
in
environmental
media
and
emergency
incidents
of
environmental
contamination
needed
some
refinement.
The
subject
Federal
Register
action
solicited
comment
on
refined
reporting
guidance
concerning
widespread
and
previously
unsuspected
distribution
in
environmental
media
and
provides
additional
circumstances
where
information
is
not
reportable
because
it
is
considered
known
to
the
Administrator.
Finally,
the
notice
solicited
comments
on
changes
to
the
section
8(
e)
reporting
deadline
and
the
standards
for
claims
of
confidentiality
for
information
contained
in
a
notice
of
substantial
risk
under
section
8(
e).

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
07/
13/
93
58
FR
37735
Final
Action
06/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3118
Sectors
Affected:
32411
Petroleum
Refineries;
325
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Richard
Hefter,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7403M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
7649
Fax:
202
564­
7460
Email:
hefter.
richard@
epa.
gov
Terry
O'Bryan,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7403M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
7656
Fax:
202
564­
7450
Email:
obryan.
terry@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AC80
3287.
 
TSCA
INVENTORY
UPDATE
RULE
REVISIONS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2607(
a)
TSCA
8(
a)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
710
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
In
this
follow­
on
action
to
the
Inventory
Update
Rule
Amendments
(
IURA)
(
RIN
2070­
AC61)
that
was
finalized
in
January
2003,
EPA
is
making
additional
changes
to
the
IUR
to
adjust
the
submission
period,
the
reporting
frequency,
and
the
recordkeeping
period,
and
will
remove
obsolete
regulatory
text
associated
with
IUR
reporting
that
occurred
in
2002.
Since
EPA
does
not
anticipate
adverse
comments
on
these
revisions,
which
are
either
technical
in
nature
or
are
expected
to
reduce
burden,
EPA
intends
to
make
these
changes
through
a
direct
final
rulemaking.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Rule­
Follow­
up
Technical
Amendment
to
Reporting
Cycle
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3301
Sectors
Affected:
324
Petroleum
and
Coal
Products
Manufacturing;
325
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Susan
Sharkey,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7406M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8789
Fax:
202
564­
8893
Email:
sharkey.
susan@
epa.
gov
Robert
Lee,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7406M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8786
Fax:
202
564­
8893
Email:
lee.
robert@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
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/
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68,
No.
101
/
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Long­
Term
Actions
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)

3288.
ASBESTOS
MODEL
ACCREDITATION
PLAN
REVISIONS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2646;
TSCA
206
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
763
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
November
28,
1992.

Abstract:
The
Asbestos
School
Hazard
Abatement
Reauthorization
Act
(
ASHARA)
amended
TSCA
to
require
that
EPA
revise
its
asbestos
model
accreditation
plan
(
MAP)
to
extend
training
and
accreditation
requirements
to
include
persons
performing
certain
asbestos­
related
work
in
public
or
commercial
buildings,
to
increase
the
minimum
number
of
training
hours
required
for
accreditation
purposes
and
to
effect
other
changes
necessary
to
implement
the
amendments.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Model
Plan
05/
13/
92
57
FR
20438
Interim
Final
Rule
02/
03/
94
59
FR
5236
Final
Action
05/
00/
06
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Federalism:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3148
Sectors
Affected:
611519
Other
Technical
and
Trade
Schools
Agency
Contact:
Robert
Courtnage,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7404T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1081
Fax:
202
566­
0473
Email:
courtnage.
robert@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AC51
3289.
LEAD­
BASED
PAINT
ACTIVITIES;
TRAINING,
ACCREDITATION,
AND
CERTIFICATION
RULE
AND
MODEL
STATE
PLAN
RULE
 
BRIDGES
AND
STRUCTURES
Priority:
Other
Significant.
Major
status
under
5
USC
801
is
undetermined.

Unfunded
Mandates:
This
action
may
affect
State,
local
or
tribal
governments
and
the
private
sector.
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2603
TSCA
4;
PL
102­
550
sec
402;
PL
102­
550
sec
404
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
745
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
April
28,
1994.
Abstract:
The
Residential
Lead­
Based
Paint
Hazard
Reduction
Act
of
1992
mandates
EPA
promulgate
regulations
governing
lead­
based
paint
(
LBP)
activities
to
ensure
that
individuals
engaged
in
such
activities
are
properly
trained,
that
LBP
training
programs
are
accredited,
and
that
contractors
engaged
in
such
activities
are
certified.
In
addition,
EPA
must
promulgate
a
Model
State
program
which
may
be
adopted
by
any
State
which
seeks
to
administer
and
enforce
a
State
Program.
EPA
promulgated
regulations
for
training
and
certification
of
training
programs
for
LBP
activities
and
child
occupied
facilities
in
1996
(
see
40
CFR
745).
Regulations
for
LBP
activities
in
public
and
commercial
buildings
and
bridges
and
other
structures
are
still
under
development.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
(
Buildings
&
Structures)
06/
00/
04
Final
Action
(
Buildings
&
Structures)
10/
00/
05
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Federalism:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4376
Sectors
Affected:
23411
Highway
and
Street
Construction;
611519
Other
Technical
and
Trade
Schools
Agency
Contact:
Joel
Wolf,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7404T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
0502
Fax:
202
566­
0471
Email:
wolf.
joel@
epa.
gov
Julie
Simpson,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7404T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1980
Fax:
202
566­
0471
Email:
simpson.
julie@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AC64
3290.
POLYCHLORINATED
BIPHENYLS
(
PCBS);
EXEMPTIONS
FROM
PROHIBITIONS
AGAINST
MANUFACTURING,
PROCESSING,
AND
DISTRIBUTION
IN
COMMERCE
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2605
TSCA
6(
e)(
3)(
B)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
761
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Section
6(
e)(
3)(
B)
of
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
provides
that
the
Administrator
may
grant,
by
rule,
exemptions
from
the
prohibitions
against
manufacturing,
processing
and
distribution
in
commerce
of
PCBs
upon
finding
that
(
1)
no
unreasonable
risk
to
health
or
the
environment
will
occur,
and
(
2)
good
faith
efforts
have
been
made
by
the
petitioner
to
develop
a
substitute
for
PCB
which
does
not
pose
an
unreasonable
risk
of
injury
to
health
or
the
environment.
In
addition,
the
Interim
Procedural
Rules
were
amended
to
require
certain
petitioners
to
reapply
for
EPA
approval
to
continue
PCB
activities
previously
approved
by
EPA.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
12/
06/
94
59
FR
62875
NPRM
(
2)
09/
17/
02
67
FR
58567
Final
(
2)
01/
31/
03
68
FR
4934
Final
(
1)
11/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
2150
Sectors
Affected:
2211
Electric
Power
Generation,
Transmission
and
Distribution;
31­
33
Manufacturing;
5133
Telecommunications
Agency
Contact:
Peter
Gimlin,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7404T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
0515
Fax:
202
566­
0473
Email:
gimlin.
peter@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
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101
/
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
Long­
Term
Actions
3291.
DISPOSAL
OF
POLYCHLORINATED
BIPHENYLS:
IMPLEMENTATION
ISSUES
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant.
Major
status
under
5
USC
801
is
undetermined.

Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2607;
TSCA
6
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
761
(
Revision)

Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
proposed
regulation
will
clarify
and
expand
on
implementation
issues
that
have
arisen
as
a
result
of
the
publication
of
the
1998
PCB
Disposal
Amendments
(
63
FR
35384).
Topics
will
include
but
not
be
limited
to:
Use
authorizations,
public
participation
process,
appeals
process,
natural
gas
pipelines,
testing
and
analysis,
manifesting
of
PCB
waste,
publication
process
for
validated
alternate
decontamination
solvents
and
PCB
analytical
methods
and
storage
of
dedicated
PCB
equipment.
The
action
to
authorize
certain
non­
liquid
PCB
applications
is
also
included
in
this
action.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Federalism:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4597
Sectors
Affected:
92
Public
Administration;
22
Utilities;
562
Waste
Management
and
Remediation
Services;
81
Other
Services
(
except
Public
Administration);
54
Professional,
Scientific
and
Technical
Services;
48­
49
Transportation;
53
Real
Estate
and
Rental
and
Leasing;
31­
33
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Sara
McGurk,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7404T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
0480
Fax:
202
566­
0473
Email:
mcgurk.
sara@
epa.
gov
Laura
Casey,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7404T
Phone:
202
566­
1982
Fax:
202
566­
0473
Email:
casey.
laura@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AD52
3292.
VOLUNTARY
CHILDREN'S
CHEMICAL
EVALUATION
PROGRAM
(
VCCEP)

Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2603;
TSCA
4;
15
USC
2611;
TSCA
12;
15
USC
2625;
TSCA
26
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
790
to
799
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
is
a
voluntary
program
to
evaluate
commercial
chemicals
to
which
children
may
have
a
high
likelihood
of
exposure.
Designed
with
extensive
stakeholder
participation,
the
purpose
of
this
voluntary
program
is
to
obtain
toxicity
and
exposure
data
needed
to
assess
the
risk
of
childhood
exposure
to
commercial
chemicals.
EPA
launched
a
pilot
of
this
program
on
December
26,
2000.
Manufacturers
of
20
of
the
23
pilot
chemicals
have
volunteered
to
sponsor
their
chemicals
in
tier
1
in
the
pilot.
A
workshop
was
held
in
December
2001
to
provide
sponsors
with
additional
guidance
on
the
scope
and
content
of
the
exposure
assessments
they
will
prepare.
A
peer
consultation
process
will
be
used
to
evaluate
the
scientific
merits
of
the
hazard,
exposure,
and
risk
assessments
submitted
by
sponsors.
The
first
assessments
developed
for
VCCEP
were
received
in
December
of
2002.
Although
not
currently
involving
a
rulemaking,
EPA
has
included
this
pilot
program
in
the
Regulatory
Agenda
to
inform
the
public
about
activities
like
this
related
to
its
chemical
testing
program.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Notice­
Cancelation
of
Public
Meeting
01/
13/
00
65
FR
2163
Notice­
Stakeholder
Involvement
Process­
Notice
of
Public
Meeting
03/
29/
00
65
FR
16590
Notice­
Voluntary
Children's
Chemical
Evaluation
Program­
Pilot
12/
26/
00
65
FR
81700
Action
Date
Notice­
Providing
an
Update
on
the
Pilot
Program
01/
00/
05
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
2865
Sectors
Affected:
32411
Petroleum
Refineries;
325
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Ward
Penberthy,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8171
Fax:
202
564­
4745
Email:
penberthy.
ward@
epa.
gov
Catherine
Roman,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8172
Fax:
202
564­
4765
Email:
roman.
catherine@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AC27
3293.
TEST
RULE;
HAZARDOUS
AIR
POLLUTANTS
(
HAPS)
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2603
TSCA
4;
42
USC
7412
CAA
112;
42
USC
7403
CAA
103;
15
USC
2611
TSCA
12
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
790
to
799
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
is
proposing
health
effects
testing
under
TSCA
section
4
in
support
of
programs
and
activities
required
under
section
112
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA),
governing
Hazardous
Air
Pollutants
(
HAPs).
Section
112
of
the
CAA
directs
EPA
to
determine
the
risk
to
health
and
the
environment
remaining
after
application
of
technology­
based
emissions
standards
to
major
and
area
sources.
Section
112
also
sets
forth
a
mechanism
for
revising
and
modifying
the
statutory
list
of
189
HAPs
under
section
112(
b),
and
requirements
for
an
accidental
release
control
program.
These
data
will
also
be
important
for
the
right­
to­
know
program
given
the
large
release
of
these
chemicals
to
the
atmosphere.
In
order
to
implement
these
and
other
programs
and
requirements
under
section
112,

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101
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27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
Long­
Term
Actions
EPA
must
identify
the
health
and
environment
effects
of
potential
concern
from
exposure
to
HAPs,
ascertain
the
minimum
data
needed
to
adequately
characterize
those
health
and
environmental
effects,
and
assess
the
risks
posed
by
HAPs.
In
addition,
under
section
103(
d),
EPA
is
required
to
conduct
a
research
program
on
the
short­
and
long­
term
effects
of
air
pollutants
on
human
health,
ascertain
the
minimum
data
needed
to
adequately
characterize
those
health
and
environmental
effects,
and
assess
the
risks
posed
by
HAPs.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
26/
96
61
FR
33178
Supplemental
NPRM
12/
24/
97
62
FR
67466
Supplemental
NPRM
04/
21/
98
63
FR
19694
Final
Action
07/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3487
Sectors
Affected:
32411
Petroleum
Refineries;
325
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Richard
Leukroth,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8167
Fax:
202
564­
4765
Email:
leukroth.
rich@
epa.
gov
David
R.
Williams,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8179
Fax:
202
564­
4765
Email:
williams.
daver@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AC76
3294.
TEST
RULE;
CERTAIN
METALS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2603;
TSCA
4;
15
USC
2611;
TSCA
12;
15
USC
2625;
TSCA
26;
42
USC
9604(
i);
CERCLA
104(
i)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
790
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
is
coordinating
an
evaluation
of
the
data
needs
for
assessing
potential
adverse
affects
that
exposures
to
metals
pose
for
health
and
the
environment
with
the
Agency's
efforts
to
develop
a
framework
for
assessing
potential
risks
from
exposures
to
metals.
This
activity
is
intended
to
lead
to
EPA's
proposing
a
test
rule
under
section
4(
a)
of
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA).
A
test
rule
would
require
manufacturers
and
processors
of
certain
metals
(
beryllium,
chromium,
manganese,
mercury,
nickel,
and
selenium)
to
fulfill
data
needs
identified
by
the
Agency
for
Toxic
Substances
and
Disease
Registry
(
ATSDR),
the
National
Toxicology
Program
(
NTP)
and
EPA
pursuant
to
the
Comprehensive
Environmental
Response,
Compensation
and
Liability
Act
(
CERCLA)
section
104(
I),
the
clean
air
act
(
CAA)
section
112
and
other
statutes
requiring
risk
assessments,
health
assessments,
permits,
standards,
guidelines,
listing/
delisting,
and
other
decisions
affecting
public
health
and
the
environment.
Under
CERCLA
the
Agency
for
Toxic
Substances
and
Disease
Registry
(
ATSDR)
is
to
establish
a
list
of
priority
hazardous
substances
found
at
Superfund
sites,
develop
toxicological
profiles
for
the
hazardous
substances,
identify
priority
data
needs,
and
establish
a
research
program
obtaining
the
necessary
data.
This
action
is
a
component
of
ATSDR's
research
program.
Data
from
this
action
would
provide
specific
information
about
the
substances
for
the
public
and
scientific
communities.
Data
from
this
action
would
also
be
used
to
implement
several
provisions
of
section
112
of
the
CAA,
including
determining
risks
remaining
after
the
application
of
technology
based
on
standards
under
section
112(
d)
of
the
CAA,
estimating
the
risks
associated
with
accidental
releases,
and
determining
whether
or
not
substances
should
be
removed
from
the
CAA
section
(
b)(
1)
list
of
HAPs
(
delisting).
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3882
Sectors
Affected:
32411
Petroleum
Refineries;
325
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Robert
Jones,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8161
Fax:
202
564­
4765
Email:
jones.
robert@
epa.
gov
Paul
Campanella,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8091
Fax:
202
564­
4765
Email:
campanella.
paul@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AD10
3295.
TESTING
AGREEMENT
FOR
CERTAIN
OXYGENATED
FUEL
ADDITIVES
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2603;
15
USC
2611;
15
USC
2625
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
790
to
799
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA's
Office
of
Air
and
Radiation
(
OAR),
in
the
administration
of
section
211
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA),
has
requested
that
OPPT
use
its
TSCA
section
4
testing
authority
to
obtain
health
effects
data
on
a
number
of
Oxygenated
Fuel
Additives
(
OFAs).
These
data
are
needed
by
EPA
and
others
to
increase
understanding
of
the
toxicity
of
these
substances
individually
and
in
comparison
to
each
other
as
well
as
to
other
OFAs
such
as
methyl
t­
butyl
ether
(
MTBE).
EPA
will
be
soliciting
interested
parties
to
work
on
an
Enforceable
Consent
Agreement
(
ECA)
under
TSCA
section
4,
through
which
responsible
parties
can
agree
to
provide
data
to
EPA.
Although
not
currently
a
rulemaking,
EPA
is
including
this
in
the
Regulatory
Agenda
to
inform
the
public
of
this
activity
which
will
have
a
regulatory
impact
once
an
ECA
is
finalized.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Notice
Soliciting
Interested
Parties
06/
00/
05
Notice­
ECA
12/
00/
06
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4174
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68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
Long­
Term
Actions
Sectors
Affected:
32411
Petroleum
Refineries;
325
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Ward
Penberthy,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8171
Fax:
202
564­
4745
Email:
penberthy.
ward@
epa.
gov
George
Semeniuk,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8174
Fax:
202
260­
8168
Email:
semeniuk.
george@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AD28
3296.
SIGNIFICANT
NEW
USE
RULE;
REFRACTORY
CERAMIC
FIBERS
(
RCFS)

Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2604;
TSCA
5;
15
USC
2605;
TSCA
6
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
704;
40
CFR
721
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
has
instituted
a
program
to
monitor
the
commercial
development
of
existing
chemicals
of
concern
and/
or
to
gather
information
to
support
risk
assessments
on
such
chemicals.
As
these
chemicals
are
identified,
EPA
will
initiate
rulemakings
under
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
sections
5
and/
or
6
to
require
reporting
by
the
manufacturers,
importers
and/
or
processors
of
these
chemicals.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
03/
21/
94
59
FR
13294
Final
Action
09/
00/
06
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3528
Sectors
Affected:
327999
All
Other
Miscellaneous
Nonmetallic
Mineral
Product
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Robert
Courtnage,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7404T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1081
Fax:
202
566­
0473
Email:
courtnage.
robert@
epa.
gov
Peter
Gimlin,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7404T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
0515
Fax:
202
566­
0473
Email:
gimlin.
peter@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AC37
3297.
CHEMICAL
RIGHT­
TO­
KNOW
INITIATIVE;
HIGH
PRODUCTION
VOLUME
(
HPV)
CHEMICALS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
4
TSCA;
15
USC
8
TSCA;
42
USC
313
TRI;
7
USC
136
FIFRA
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
700
et
seq
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
Chemical
RTK
Initiative
was
established
in
1998
in
response
to
the
finding
that
most
commercial
chemicals
have
very
little,
if
any,
publicly
available
toxicity
information
on
which
to
make
sound
judgments
about
potential
risks.
There
are
three
key
components
to
this
initiative,
each
of
which
is
being
implemented
by
EPA.
These
are:
collecting
and
making
public
screening
level
toxicity
data
for
2,800
widely
used
commercial
chemicals;
additional
health
effects
assessment
for
chemicals
to
which
children
are
substantially
exposed;
and
the
listing
and
lowering
of
thresholds
for
persistent,
bioaccumulative,
toxic
chemicals
reported
to
the
Toxic
Release
Inventory
(
TRI).
Although
this
Initiative
is
not
a
rulemaking,
EPA
has
included
it
in
the
Regulatory
Agenda
to
inform
the
public.
The
Initiative
will
involve
several
separate
activities,
with
any
regulatory
related
actions
included
as
separate
entries
in
the
Regulatory
Agenda.
Timetable:

Action
Date
Notice­
Data
Collection
and
Development
on
HPV
Chemicals
12/
26/
00
65
FR
81686
Initiative
Completed­
HPV
Data
To
Be
Received
by
06/
2005
06/
00/
05
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4176
Sectors
Affected:
32411
Petroleum
Refineries;
325
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Barbara
Leczynski,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8164
Fax:
202
564­
4775
Email:
leczynski.
barbara@
epa.
gov
Diane
Sheridan,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8176
Fax:
202
564­
4775
Email:
sheridan.
diane@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AD25
3298.
TSCA
POLICY
STATEMENT
ON
OVERSIGHT
OF
TRANSGENIC
ORGANISMS
(
INCLUDING
PLANTS)
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
15
USC
2604
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
720
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
As
a
follow­
up
to
the
final
Biotechnology
Rule
under
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
EPA
intends
to
address
TSCA
oversight
of
transgenic
plants
and
other
organisms.
Recent
information
indicates
that
transgenic
plants
and
other
organisms
are
being
developed
for
uses
which
appear
to
be
subject
to
TSCA
jurisdiction.
For
example,
plants
are
being
genetically
modified
to
produce
industrial
grade,
rather
than
food
grade,
oils.
Many
of
these
plants
are
subject
to
oversight
by
the
Animal
and
Plant
Health
Inspection
Service
(
APHIS)
of
the
U.
S.
Department
of
Agriculture
while
being
tested
in
the
environment.
Following
APHIS
approval
of
a
petition
for
non­
regulated
status
filed
pursuant
to
APHIS'
regulations
implementing
the
Federal
Plant
Pest
Act
at
7
CFR
part
340,
however,
these
plants
cease
to
be
subject
to
regulation
by
USDA.
Additionally,
transgenic
animals
that
are
not
under
the
jurisdiction
of
FDA
appear
to
be
subject
to
TSCA.
Such
animals
may
be
genetically
improved
livestock
for
commercial
purposes.
The
policy
statement
would
address
whether
EPA
should
exercise
jurisdiction
under
TSCA
over
such
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/
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27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
Long­
Term
Actions
transgenic
organisms
prior
to
their
commercial
use.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Organizations
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4598
Agency
Contact:
Flora
Chow,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8983
Fax:
202
564­
9062
Email:
chow.
flora@
epa.
gov
Jamesine
Rogers,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances,
7405M
Phone:
202
564­
3453
Fax:
202
564­
9062
Email:
rogers.
jamesine@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AD53
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Completed
Actions
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)

3299.
NOTICE
OF
TSCA
SECTION
4
REIMBURSEMENT
PERIOD
AND
TSCA
SECTION
12(
B)
EXPORT
NOTIFICATION
PERIOD
SUNSET
DATES
FOR
TSCA
SECTION
4
SUBSTANCES
Priority:
Info./
Admin./
Other
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
707;
40
CFR
790;
40
CFR
791;
40
CFR
799
Completed:

Reason
Date
Final
Action
06/
18/
01
66
FR
32809
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Agency
Contact:
Paul
Campanella
Phone:
202
564­
8091
Fax:
202
564­
4765
Email:
campanella.
paul@
epa.
gov
David
R.
Williams
Phone:
202
564­
8179
Fax:
202
564­
4765
Email:
williams.
daver@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AC84
3300.
TSCA
INVENTORY
UPDATE
RULE
AMENDMENTS
Priority:
Other
Significant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
710
Completed:

Reason
Date
Final
Action
01/
07/
03
68
FR
847
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Agency
Contact:
Susan
Sharkey
Phone:
202
564­
8789
Fax:
202
564­
8893
Email:
sharkey.
susan@
epa.
gov
Robert
Lee
Phone:
202
564­
8786
Fax:
202
564­
8893
Email:
lee.
robert@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AC61
3301.
SIGNIFICANT
NEW
USE
RULE;
PERFLUOROALKYL
SULFONATES
(
PFOA)

Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
704;
40
CFR
721
Completed:

Reason
Date
Final
Rule
for
Remaining
Uses
in
Proposal
12/
09/
02
67
FR
72854
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Agency
Contact:
Mary
Dominiak
Phone:
202
564­
8104
Fax:
202
564­
4775
Email:
dominiak.
mary@
epa.
gov
Barbara
Leczynski
Phone:
202
564­
4770
Fax:
202
564­
4775
Email:
leczynski.
barbara@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
AD43
3302.
SUSTAINABLE
FUTURES;
VOLUNTARY
PILOT
PROJECT
UNDER
THE
TSCA
NEW
CHEMICAL
PROGRAM
Priority:
Other
Significant
CFR
Citation:
None
Completed:

Reason
Date
Notice
Announcing
Voluntary
Pilot
Project
12/
11/
02
67
FR
76282
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Agency
Contact:
Bill
Waugh
Phone:
202
564­
7657
Fax:
202
564­
7440
Email:
waugh.
bill@
epa.
gov
Kenneth
Moss
Phone:
202
564­
9232
Email:
moss.
kenneth@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2070
 
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Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Emergency
Planning
and
Community
Right­
to­
Know
Act
(
EPCRA)

3303.
 
TRADE
SECRECY
CLAIMS
FOR
EMERGENCY
PLANNING
AND
COMMUNITY
RIGHT­
TO­
KNOW
INFORMATION;
AND
TRADE
SECRET
DISCLOSURES
TO
HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS;
AMENDMENT
Priority:
Info./
Admin./
Other
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
11002;
42
USC
11004;
42
USC
11048
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
350.16;
40
CFR
350.17;
40
CFR
350.27
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
On
July
29,
1988,
EPA
published
the
procedures
for
claims
of
trade
secrecy
made
by
facilities
reporting
under
sections
303(
d)(
2)
and
(
d)(
3),
311,
312,
and
313
of
the
Emergency
Planning
and
Community
Right­
to­
Know
Act
(
EPCRA),
codified
in
40
CFR
part
350,
including
where
to
mail
these
claims.
EPA
also
published
the
trade
secrecy
substantiation
forms
in
the
final
rule.
This
proposed
rule
amends
the
regulations
published
in
1988
to
change
the
location
to
submit
claims
and
appeals.
This
proposed
rule
also
amends
the
regulations
to
remove
the
substantiation
forms
for
trade
secrecy
claims.
The
regulations
promulgated
in
July
1988
allows
EPA
to
disclose
to
authorized
representatives
including
contractors
and
subcontractors
to
EPA
who
perform
work
for
EPA
in
connection
with
EPCRA
regulations.
For
handling
trade
secret
claims,
EPA
has
contracted
to
a
private
firm,
and
this
contract
is
recompleted
every
three
years.
Section
350.16
lists
the
address
of
the
contractor
location
which
is
now
outdated,
this
action
will
reflect
this
change.
Another
revision
will
be
to
change
EPA's
address
in
section
350.17
since
EPA
is
at
a
new
location.
The
last
revision
is
to
remove
the
substantiation
form
in
section
350.27
and
make
it
available
on
the
program
office's
website.
This
is
needed
since
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB)
approves
the
form
every
three
years
during
the
renewal
of
Information
Collection
Requirement
submitted
under
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act.
The
date
that
appears
on
the
form
for
OMB
approval
is
also
outdated.
Since
the
address
to
mail
the
trade
secrecy
claims
and
the
OMB
approval
date
may
change
periodically,
the
Agency
has
decided
to
refer
to
the
program
offices
website
for
this
information.
This
action
will
not
raise
any
regulatory
burden
on
any
entities
subject
to
the
requirements
under
40
CFR
part
350;
it
is
only
informing
the
public
of
the
changes.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4781
Sectors
Affected:
324
Petroleum
and
Coal
Products
Manufacturing;
325
Chemical
Manufacturing;
32511
Petrochemical
Manufacturing;
326
Plastics
and
Rubber
Products
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Sicy
Jacob,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5104A,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8019
Fax:
202
564­
8233
Email:
jacob.
sicy@
epa.
gov
Larry
Reisman,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
2844T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
0751
Fax:
202
564­
0741
Email:
reisman.
larry@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AF10
3304.
RESPONSE
TO
A
PETITION
REQUESTING
DELETION
OF
PHOSMET
FROM
THE
EXTREMELY
HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCES
(
EHS)
LIST
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
11002;
42
USC
11004;
42
USC
11048
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
355
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
has
received
a
petition
requesting
that
phosmet
be
removed
from
the
list
of
Extremely
Hazardous
Substances
(
EHS)
list
under
the
Emergency
Planning
and
Community
Right­
to­
Know
Act
(
EPCRA).
The
petitioner
claims
that
phosmet
does
not
meet
the
acute
toxicity
criteria
for
listing.
This
action
is
a
proposed
rule
to
delete
the
chemical
from
the
EHS
list
and
seeks
public
comment
on
the
acute
toxicity
data
reviewed
and
EPA'
s
proposal.
EPA
considered
conducting
additional
toxicity
testing
to
solve
a
dispute
involving
some
questionable
toxicity
data.
However,
the
petitioner
conducted
new
tests;
the
results
of
which
EPA
considered
in
its
decision
to
propose
a
deletion
of
the
chemical.

Since
the
action
involves
delisting
phosmet
(
a
pesticide)
from
a
regulated
list
of
chemicals,
EPA
anticipates
no
additional
costs
on
regulated
entities,
which
include
the
petitioner,
distributors
of
pesticides
and
farm
uses
of
the
pesticides.
This
action,
if
finalized,
would
reduce
the
regulatory
burden
for
facilities
that
handle
phosmet
on­
site,
as
well
as
Local
Emergency
Planning
Committees,
of
complying
with
the
emergency
planning
and
notification
requirements
for
the
chemical
phosmet
under
EPCRA
sections
302,
303,
and
304.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
07/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3994
Sectors
Affected:
11133
Noncitrus
Fruit
and
Tree
Nut
Farming;
111421
Nursery
and
Tree
Production;
42291
Farm
Supplies
Wholesalers
Agency
Contact:
Kathy
Franklin,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5104A,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
7987
Fax:
202
564­
8444
Email:
franklin.
kathy@
epa.
gov
Sicy
Jacob,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5104A,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8019
Fax:
202
564­
8233
Email:
jacob.
sicy@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AE42
3305.
 
EMERGENCY
PLANNING
AND
COMMUNITY
RIGHT­
TO­
KNOW
ACT:
MODIFICATION
TO
THE
THRESHOLD
PLANNING
QUANTITY
METHODOLOGY
FOR
THE
EXTREMELY
HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCES
THAT
ARE
SOLIDS
IN
SOLUTION
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
11001
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/
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68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Emergency
Planning
and
Community
Right­
to­
Know
Act
(
EPCRA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
355
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
is
considering
an
alternative
approach
for
the
threshold
planning
quantity
(
TPQ)
for
chemicals
on
the
Extremely
Hazardous
Substances
(
EHS)
List
that
are
handled
as
solids
in
solution.
The
current
TPQ
for
solids
in
solution
is
based
on
a
very
conservative
assumption
that
the
entire
quantity
of
the
solid
chemical
at
a
facility
could
potentially
be
released
to
air
in
event
of
an
accident.
EPA
will
propose
a
rule
to
revise
the
TPQ
for
solids
in
solution
and
seek
comment
on
an
alternative
approach
based
on
industry's
request
to
revisit
the
TPQ
rationale
for
the
chemical
paraquat
dichloride
(
handled
as
a
solid
in
aqueous
solution).
Use
of
this
experimental
data
would
likely
raise
the
TPQ
for
solids
in
solution
and
result
in
relieving
some
facilities
(
number
and
type
unknown
at
this
time)
from
the
regulatory
emergency
planning
and
notification
requirements
under
section
302
to
304
of
the
Emergency
Planning
and
Community
Right­
to­
Know
Act
(
EPCRA).
EPA
will
evaluate
various
experimental
data
for
accidental
air
releases
of
solutions
containing
solid
chemicals
when
developing
revised
TPQs.
EPA
would
also
seek
public
comment
on
the
appropriateness
of
considering
aerosol
size
as
a
factor
for
potential
off­
site
exposure
to
communities.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
11/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4753
Agency
Contact:
Kathy
Franklin,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5104A,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
7987
Fax:
202
564­
8444
Email:
franklin.
kathy@
epa.
gov
Sicy
Jacob,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5104A,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8019
Fax:
202
564­
8233
Email:
jacob.
sicy@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AF08
3306.
TRI;
REVISIONS
TO
THE
OTHERWISE
USE
ACTIVITY
EXEMPTIONS
AND
THE
COAL
EXTRACTION
ACTIVITIES
EXEMPTION
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant.
Major
status
under
5
USC
801
is
undetermined.

Unfunded
Mandates:
Undetermined
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
11001
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
372
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
Toxics
Release
Inventory
(
TRI)
requires
reporting
from
facilities
that
manufacture
or
process
at
least
25,000
pounds
of
a
listed
non­
PBT
chemical,
or
otherwise
use
10,000
pounds
of
a
listed
non­
PBT
chemical.
The
activity
thresholds
are
lower
for
listed
PBT
chemicals.
In
determining
amounts
of
listed
chemicals
that
are
manufactured,
processed
or
otherwise
used,
facilities
may
consider
specific
exemptions
from
reporting.
EPA
is
presently
reviewing
a
group
of
these
exemptions.
The
categories
of
exemptions
presently
being
reconsidered
by
EPA
are
the
personal
use
exemption,
and
the
motor
vehicle
maintenance
exemption.
Also
known
as
otherwise
use
exemptions
because
they
are
limited
to
otherwise
use
activities,
these
exemptions
are
expressly
provided
for
at
40
CFR
372.38(
c).
EPA
is
also
considering
changes
to
the
coal
mining
extraction
activities
exemption
provided
for
at
40
CFR
372.38(
g).

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
01/
00/
04
Final
Action
02/
00/
05
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4265
Agency
Contact:
Lawrence
A.
Reisman,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Environmental
Information,
2844T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
0751
Fax:
202
566­
0741
Email:
reisman.
larry@
epa.
gov
John
Dombrowski,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Environmental
Information,
2844T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
0742
Fax:
202
566­
0741
Email:
dombrowski.
john@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2025
 
AA06
3307.
CLARIFY
TRI
REPORTING
OBLIGATIONS
UNDER
EPCRA
SECTION
313
FOR
THE
METAL
MINING
ACTIVITIES
OF
EXTRACTION
AND
BENEFICIATION
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant.
Major
status
under
5
USC
801
is
undetermined.
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
11001
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
372
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
Toxics
Release
Inventory
(
TRI)
currently
requires
reporting
from
metal
mining
facilities
if
they
manufacture
or
process
25,000
pounds
or
more
of
a
listed
chemical
or
otherwise
use
10,000
pounds
or
more
of
a
listed
chemical.
These
mining
facilities
engage
in
the
removal
of
naturally
occurring
materials
from
the
earth.
EPA
had
considered
naturally
occurring
materials
to
be
manufactured
by
natural
processes.
A
recent
court
order
set
aside
EPA's
interpretation
of
manufacture
stating
that
naturally
occurring
ores
can
not
be
manufactured
within
the
meaning
of
EPCRA
section
313.
EPA
is
considering
clarifying
how
the
definitions
of
manufacturing
and
processing
under
EPCRA
section
313
apply
to
the
mining
sector
processes
of
extraction
and
beneficiation.
This
action
will
not
affect
the
coal
extraction
activities
exemption.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
10/
00/
03
Final
Action
10/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Undetermined
Federalism:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4616
URL
For
More
Information:
www.
epa.
gov
Agency
Contact:
Marc
Edmonds,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Environmental
Information,
2844,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
0758
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/
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May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Emergency
Planning
and
Community
Right­
to­
Know
Act
(
EPCRA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Fax:
202
566­
0741
Email:
edmonds.
marc@
epa.
gov
John
Dombrowski,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Environmental
Information,
2844T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
0742
Fax:
202
566­
0741
Email:
dombrowski.
john@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2025
 
AA11
3308.
ADDITION
OF
TOXICITY
EQUIVALENCY
(
TEQ)
REPORTING
AND
QUANTITY
DATA
FOR
INDIVIDUAL
MEMBERS
OF
THE
DIOXIN
AND
DIOXIN­
LIKE
COMPOUNDS
CATEGORY
UNDER
EPCRA,
SECTION
313
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
11001
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
372
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Under
section
313
of
the
Emergency
Planning
and
Community
Right­
to­
Know
Act
(
EPCRA)
(
i.
e.,
the
Toxics
Release
Inventory
(
TRI)),
dioxin
and
dioxin­
like
compounds
are
reported
in
units
of
grams
for
the
category.
This
project
will
add
toxic
equivalency
(
TEQ)
reporting
for
the
category
and
quantity
data
for
individual
members
of
the
category
to
the
grams
only
reporting
currently
required
for
the
category
under
EPCRA
section
313.
TEQs
are
a
weighted
quantity
measure
based
on
the
toxicity
of
each
dioxin
congener
relative
to
the
most
toxic
dioxin
congeners,
2,3,7,8­
tetrachlorodibenzo­
p­
dioxin
and
1,2,3,7,8­
pentachlorodibenzo­
p­
dioxin.
The
addition
of
TEQ
reporting
will
allow
better
understanding
of
the
releases
and
waste
management
quantities
currently
reported
to
the
TRI
for
dioxin
and
dioxin­
like
compounds.
TEQ
reporting
will
also
make
it
easier
to
compare
TRI
data
on
dioxin
and
dioxin­
like
compounds
with
other
EPA
activities
which
present
data
on
dioxin
and
dioxin­
like
compounds
in
terms
of
TEQs.
Several
industry
groups
have
written
OMB
supporting
the
addition
of
TEQ
reporting
to
TRI.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
05/
00/
03
Final
Action
01/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4692
URL
For
More
Information:
www.
epa.
gov
Agency
Contact:
Daniel
Bushman,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Environmental
Information,
2844T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
0743
Fax:
202
566­
0741
Email:
bushman.
daniel@
epa.
gov
John
Dombrowski,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Environmental
Information,
2844T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
0742
Fax:
202
566­
0741
Email:
dombrowski.
john@
epamail.
epa.
gov
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Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Emergency
Planning
and
Community
Right­
to­
Know
Act
(
EPCRA)

3309.
TRI;
RESPONSES
TO
PETITIONS
RECEIVED
TO
ADD
OR
DELETE
OR
MODIFY
CHEMICAL
LISTINGS
ON
THE
TOXIC
RELEASE
INVENTORY
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant.
Major
status
under
5
USC
801
is
undetermined.

Legal
Authority:
42
USC
11013
EPCRA
313
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
372
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
is
an
ongoing
action
to
cover
all
chemical
petitions
received
by
the
TRI
Program.
These
actions
grant
or
deny
petitions
received
to
add
or
delete
or
modify
chemicals
on
the
list
of
toxic
chemicals
under
section
313
of
the
Emergency
Planning
and
Community
Right
to
Know
Act
(
EPCRA)
that
are
subject
to
reporting
under
the
Toxic
Chemical
Release
Reporting
Rule.
The
actions
cover
individual
chemicals
or
groups
of
chemicals
for
which
petitions
have
been
received.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Notice
DBNPA
(
Request
to
Delete)
10/
27/
95
60
FR
54949
NPRM
Diisononyl
phthalate
(
DINP)
(
Request
to
Add)
09/
05/
00
65
FR
53681
Response
Acetonitrile
(
Request
to
Delete)
06/
00/
03
Response
Nitrogen
Tetroxide
(
Request
to
Add)
06/
00/
03
Response
Chromium,
Antimony,
Titanite
(
Request
to
Delete)
08/
00/
03
Final
Action
DBNPA
(
Request
to
Delete)
11/
00/
03
Final
Action
Diisononyl
phthalate
(
DINP)
(
Request
to
Add)
11/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
2425
URL
For
More
Information:
www.
epa.
gov
Agency
Contact:
Daniel
R.
Bushman,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Environmental
Information,
2844T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
0743
Fax:
202
566­
0741
Email:
bushman.
daniel@
epa.
gov
John
Dombrowski,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Environmental
Information,
2844T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
0742
Fax:
202
566­
0741
Email:
dombrowski.
john@
epamail.
epa.
gov
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/
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68,
No.
101
/
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May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Emergency
Planning
and
Community
Right­
to­
Know
Act
(
EPCRA)
Final
Rule
Stage
3310.
TOXIC
CHEMICAL
RELEASE
REPORTING
USING
NORTH
AMERICAN
INDUSTRIAL
CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEM
(
NAICS)

Priority:
Info./
Admin./
Other
Legal
Authority:
Not
Yet
Determined
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
372
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB)
published
a
Federal
Register
Notice
of
final
decision
(
62
FR
68)
to
adopt
the
North
American
Industry
Classification
System
(
NAICS)
for
the
United
States.
This
rulemaking
initiates
the
conversion
from
TRI
Reporting
using
Standard
Industrial
Classification
(
SIC)
codes
to
TRI
Reporting
using
NAICS
codes.
The
TRI
Program
will
convert
to
NAICS
without
producing
any
changes
in
the
facilities
that
are
now
subject
to
TRI
reporting.
Therefore,
there
should
be
no
increased
burden
resulting
from
this
action.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
Comment
Period
End
03/
20/
03
NPRM
03/
21/
03
68
FR
13872
Final
Action
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4595
Sectors
Affected:
212
Mining
(
except
Oil
and
Gas);
221
Utilities;
562
Waste
Management
and
Remediation
Services;
422
Wholesale
Trade,
Nondurable
Goods
URL
For
More
Information:
www.
epa.
gov
Agency
Contact:
Judith
Kendall,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Environmental
Information,
2844T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
0750
Fax:
202
566­
0741
Email:
kendall.
judith@
epamail.
epa.
gov
John
Dombrowski,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Environmental
Information,
2844T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
0742
Fax:
202
566­
0741
Email:
dombrowski.
john@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2025
 
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Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Long­
Term
Actions
Emergency
Planning
and
Community
Right­
to­
Know
Act
(
EPCRA)

3311.
EMERGENCY
PLANNING
AND
COMMUNITY
RIGHT­
TO­
KNOW
ACT:
AMENDMENTS
AND
STREAMLINING
RULE
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
11002;
42
USC
11004;
42
USC
11048;
42
USC
11021;
42
USC
11022
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
355;
40
CFR
370
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
rule
will
address
the
remaining
issues
from
the
proposed
rule
of
June
8,
1998.
(
Reporting
thresholds
for
gasoline
and
diesel
fuel
at
retail
gas
stations
were
included
in
a
separate
final
rule;
64
FR
7031,
February
11,
1999.)
This
supplemental
proposal
will
address
reporting
thresholds
for
chemicals
that
pose
minimal
risk.
The
final
rule
to
the
June
8,
1998
proposal
and
this
supplemental
proposal
will
address:
reporting
thresholds
for
rock
salt,
sand,
gravel
and
other
chemicals
that
pose
minimal
risk;
plain
language
rewrite;
and
may
consider
reporting
thresholds
for
facilities
with
some
similarities
to
gas
stations
(
motor
pools,
marinas,
etc.)
and
guidance
on
approaches
to
State
flexibility.

This
supplemental
rule,
when
finalized,
will
minimize
burden
for
those
facilities
that
are
currently
reporting
chemicals
that
pose
minimal
risk
under
sections
311
and
312
of
the
Emergency
Planning
and
Community
Right­
to­
Know
Act.
This
rule,
when
finalized,
may
also
reduce
the
number
of
facilities
subject
to
these
reporting
requirements.
The
reporting
requirements
under
sections
311
and
312
are
intended
to
enhance
communities'
and
emergency
response
officials'
awareness
of
chemical
hazards;
to
facilitate
the
development
of
State
and
local
emergency
response
plans;
and
to
aid
communities
and
emergency
response
officials
in
preparing
for
and
responding
to
emergencies
safely
and
effectively.
By
proposing
to
provide
relief
from
routine
reporting
of
substances
with
minimal
hazards
and
minimal
risk,
state
and
local
officials
can
focus
on
chemicals
that
may
pose
more
significant
hazard
or
may
present
greater
risks
to
the
community.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
08/
98
63
FR
31268
Supplemental
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
State,
Local
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3215
Agency
Contact:
Vanessa
Rodriguez,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5104A,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
7913
Fax:
202
564­
8233
Email:
rodgriguez.
vanessa@
epa.
gov
Sicy
Jacob,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5104A,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8019
Fax:
202
564­
8233
Email:
jacob.
sicy@
epa.
gov
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3312.
EMERGENCY
PLANNING
AND
COMMUNITY
RIGHT­
TO­
KNOW
ACT;
EXTREMELY
HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCES
LIST;
MODIFICATION
OF
THRESHOLD
PLANNING
QUANTITY
FOR
ISOPHORONE
DIISOCYANATE
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
11002;
42
USC
11004;
42
USC
11048
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
355
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
On
October
12,
1994
(
59
FR
51816),
EPA
proposed
to
modify
the
listing
of
several
chemicals
on
the
extremely
hazardous
substances
(
EHS)
list
under
the
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27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Emergency
Planning
and
Community
Right­
to­
Know
Act
(
EPCRA)
Long­
Term
Actions
Community
Right­
to­
Know
Act.
One
petitioner
requested
the
removal
of
isophorone
diisocyanate
(
IPDI).
EPA
rejected
the
petitioner's
request.
However,
in
the
review
of
the
petition,
EPA
noticed
that
there
was
an
error
in
the
setting
of
the
threshold
planning
quantity
(
TPQ)
for
IPDI,
and
proposed
to
correct
the
error
in
the
October
12,
1994,
notice
of
proposed
rulemaking.
The
other
modifications
to
the
EHS
list
were
made
final
on
May
7,
1996;
however,
the
TPQ
for
IPDI
was
not
included
in
that
final
rule.
The
goal
is
to
finalize
the
TPQ
for
IPDI.
This
action
will
be
setting
the
correct
threshold
planning
quantity
for
IPDI,
which
was
set
in
error
in
the
April
22,
1987,
final
rule.
No
new
entities
are
regulated
by
this
action,
however
since
the
TPQ
will
be
set
higher
than
it
is
at
present
time,
fewer
facilities
will
be
subject
to
the
requirements
under
section
302,
311,
and
312
of
the
Emergency
Planning
and
Community
Right­
to­
Know
Act.
Timetable:

Action
Date
Final
Action
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3993
Sectors
Affected:
325
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Sicy
Jacob,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5104A,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
8019
Fax:
202
564­
8233
Email:
jacob.
sicy@
epa.
gov
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AE43
3313.
TRI;
CHEMICAL
EXPANSION;
FINALIZATION
OF
DEFERRED
CHEMICALS
Priority:
Other
Significant.
Major
status
under
5
USC
801
is
undetermined.
Unfunded
Mandates:
Undetermined
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
11013
EPCRA
313;
42
USC
11023;
42
USC
11048;
42
USC
11076
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
372
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
On
November
30,
1994,
EPA
added
286
chemicals
and
chemical
categories
to
the
EPCRA
section
313
list,
including
39
chemicals
as
part
of
two
delineated
categories.
Each
chemical
and
chemical
category
was
found
to
meet
the
statutory
criteria
described
in
EPCRA
section
313(
d)(
2)(
A)­(
C).
At
this
time,
EPA
deferred
final
action
on
40
chemicals
and
one
chemical
category
until
a
later
date.
These
were
deferred
because
the
comments
received
on
them
raised
difficult
technical
or
policy
issues
which
required
additional
time
to
address.
EPA
chose
not
to
delay
final
action
on
the
286
chemicals
and
chemical
categories
because
of
the
additional
time
needed
to
address
the
issues
surrounding
the
smaller
group
of
40
chemicals
and
one
chemical
category;
rather,
EPA
believed
it
to
be
in
the
spirit
of
community
right­
toknow
to
proceed
with
the
final
rulemaking
of
the
additional
chemicals
and
chemical
categories.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
Original
Proposed
rule
to
add
313
chemicals
01/
12/
94
59
FR
1788
NPRM
40
chemicals
and
one
chemical
category
deferred
from
final
rule.
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3007
Sectors
Affected:
42269
Other
Chemical
and
Allied
Products
Wholesalers
Agency
Contact:
Daniel
R.
Bushman,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Environmental
Information,
2844T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
0743
Fax:
202
566­
0741
Email:
bushman.
daniel@
epa.
gov
John
Dombrowski,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Environmental
Information,
2844T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
0742
Fax:
202
566­
0741
Email:
dombrowski.
john@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2025
 
AA01
3314.
TRI;
REVIEW
OF
CHEMICALS
ON
THE
ORIGINAL
TRI
LIST
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
1101
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
372
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
When
TRI
was
established
by
Congress
in
1986,
the
statutory
language
placed
309
chemicals
and
20
categories
of
chemicals
on
the
TRI
list;
that
is
referred
to
as
the
original
TRI
list.
The
chemicals
on
the
original
list
were
taken
from
two
existing
lists
of
toxic
substances:
the
Maryland
Chemical
Inventory
Report
List
of
Toxic
or
Hazardous
Substances,
and
the
New
Jersey
Environmental
Hazardous
Substances
list.
This
action
constitutes
the
first
systematic
review
of
toxicology
and
environmental
data
for
all
the
chemicals
on
the
original
TRI
list
to
determine
whether
data
for
those
chemicals
conform
with
the
statutory
criteria
for
listing
of
chemicals
on
TRI.
Chemicals
for
which
data
do
not
meet
the
statutory
criteria
will
be
delisted.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
07/
00/
04
Final
Action
07/
00/
05
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4015
URL
For
More
Information:
www.
epa.
gov
Agency
Contact:
Steve
Devito,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Environmental
Information,
2844T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
0755
Fax:
202
566­
0741
Email:
devito.
steve@
epa.
gov
John
Dombrowski,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Environmental
Information,
2844T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
0742
Fax:
202
566­
0741
Email:
dombrowski.
john@
epamail.
epa.
gov
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101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Emergency
Planning
and
Community
Right­
to­
Know
Act
(
EPCRA)
Long­
Term
Actions
3315.
TRI;
POLLUTION
PREVENTION
ACT
INFORMATION
REQUIREMENTS
Priority:
Other
Significant.
Major
status
under
5
USC
801
is
undetermined.
Unfunded
Mandates:
Undetermined
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
11013
Pollution
Prevention
Act
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
372
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Section
6607(
b)
of
the
Pollution
Prevention
Act
of
1990
(
PPA)
(
Pub.
L.
101­
508)
requires
the
addition
of
several
data
elements
to
the
Toxic
Chemical
Release
Inventory
(
TRI)
reporting
requirements
as
promulgated
under
section
313
of
the
Emergency
Planning
and
Community
Right­
to­
Know
Act
of
1986
(
EPCRA)
(
Pub.
L.
99­
499).
Section
313
of
EPCRA
requires
owners
or
operators
of
certain
facilities
that
manufacture,
process,
or
otherwise
use
listed
toxic
chemicals
to
annually
report
their
releases
of
these
chemicals
to
each
environmental
medium.
The
PPA
mandates
that
section
313
covered
facilities
also
report
on
source
reduction
and
recycling
activities
relating
to
the
toxic
chemicals
beginning
with
the
1991
reporting
year.
Since
1991
covered
facilities
have
been
providing
this
information
to
EPA
in
section
8,
Source
Reduction
and
Recycling
Activities,
of
EPA
Form
R.
On
September
25,
1991
(
56
FR
48475),
EPA
proposed
regulations
which
would
provide
definitions
and
instructions
for
reporting
the
PPA
data
elements
on
the
EPA
Form
R.
In
this
action,
EPA
will
amend
certain
aspects
of
the
September
25,
1991,
proposed
rule.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
09/
25/
91
56
FR
48475
Response
To
Be
Determined
Action
Date
Supplemental
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Final
Action
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
2847
URL
For
More
Information:
www.
epa.
gov
Agency
Contact:
John
Dombrowski,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Environmental
Information,
2844T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
0742
Fax:
202
566­
0741
Email:
dombrowski.
john@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2025
 
AA09
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Completed
Actions
Emergency
Planning
and
Community
Right­
to­
Know
Act
(
EPCRA)

3316.
TRI:
APA
PETITION­
EPCRA
313
DEFINITION
OF
OVERBURDEN
AS
IT
RELATES
TO
THE
MINING
INDUSTRY
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
372
Completed:

Reason
Date
Notice
10/
10/
02
67
FR
63060
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Agency
Contact:
Peter
South
Phone:
202
566­
7507
Fax:
202
564­
0741
Email:
south.
peter@
epa.
gov
John
Dombrowski
Phone:
202
566­
0742
Fax:
202
566­
0741
Email:
dombrowski.
john@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2025
 
AA08
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA)

3317.
REVISIONS
TO
THE
COMPREHENSIVE
GUIDELINE
FOR
PROCUREMENT
OF
PRODUCTS
CONTAINING
RECOVERED
MATERIALS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6912(
a)
RCRA
6002(
e)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
247
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
RCRA
section
6002
and
E.
O.
13101
require
EPA
to
prepare
guidelines
in
the
Federal
Register
which
designate
items
that
are
or
can
be
made
with
recovered
materials
and
to
issue
recommendations
for
government
procurement
of
these
items.
Once
designated,
procuring
agencies
are
required
to
purchase
these
items
with
the
highest
percentage
of
recovered
materials
practicable.
Government
procurement
of
EPAdesignated
items
containing
recovered
materials
fosters
markets
for
recovered
materials
and,
thereby,
closes
the
recycling
loop.
To
date,
EPA
has
designated
54
items
under
three
Comprehensive
Procurement
Guidelines
(
CPG1,
CPG2
and
CPG3).
EPA
has
also
issued
a
Recovered
Materials
Advisory
Notice
(
RMAN)
with
each
CPG
which
provides
recommendations
on
buying
the
designated
items.
The
E.
O.
requires
EPA
to
update
the
CPG
every
two
years.
The
newest
action
issues
proposed
item
designations
in
CPG5
in
a
NPRM.
Soon
afterwards
EPA
will
issue
final
item
designations
in
CPG4.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Notice­
PPRMA
­­
Paper
Products
Recovered
Materials
Advisory
Notice
06/
08/
98
63
FR
31214
Notice­
RMAN1
­­
Recovered
Materials
Advisory
Notice
I
Update
06/
08/
98
63
FR
31217
NPRM
(
CPG3
and
RMAN
3)
08/
26/
98
63
FR
45558
Final­
CPG3­
RMAN3
(
CPG3
and
RMAN
3)
01/
19/
00
65
FR
3069
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/
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68,
No.
101
/
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Action
Date
Notice­
NAFD
Notice
of
Availability
of
Final
Document
01/
19/
00
65
FR
3082
NPRM­
CPG4­
RMAN4
(
CPG4
and
RMAN
4)
08/
28/
01
66
FR
45256
NPRM­
CPG5
05/
00/
03
Final­
CPG4­
RMAN4
(
CPG4
and
RMAN
4)
07/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3545
Sectors
Affected:
92111
Executive
Offices;
92119
All
Other
General
Government
Agency
Contact:
Susan
Nogas,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5306W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
0199
Fax:
703
308­
8686
Email:
nogas.
sue@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AE23
3318.
REVISIONS
TO
SOLID
WASTE
LANDFILL
CRITERIA;
LEACHATE
RECIRCULATION
ON
ALTERNATIVE
LINERS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6907;
42
USC
6912;
42
USC
6944;
42
USC
6949a
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
258
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
plans
to
propose
a
rule
to
allow
leachate
recirculation
over
alternative
liner
systems
which
meet
the
performance
standard
specified
by
the
municipal
solid
waste
landfill
(
MSWLF)
criteria.
The
performance
determination
would
be
made
by
the
state
director
of
an
approved
MSWLF
program.
EPA
also
plans
to
propose
a
new
section
to
the
MSWLF
criteria
which
will
allow
the
alternative
of
clean
closure
of
landfills
rather
than
require
the
installation
of
a
landfill
cap,
which
would
allow
the
solid
waste
in
the
MSWLF
to
be
totally
removed
from
the
site
and
be
properly
disposed
of
at
another
site.
Finally,
EPA
plans
to
propose
an
additional
factor
to
258.54
for
determining
the
frequency
of
ground
water
monitoring
for
the
detection
monitoring
program
specified
in
this
subpart.
The
additional
factor
for
consideration
concerns
liner
performance
where
there
is
some
direct
system
for
determining
liner
performance.
However,
the
minimum
monitoring
frequency
would
still
be
no
less
than
once
a
year
as
stated
in
the
existing
regulation.

The
Federal
role
is
to
establish
minimum
protective
criteria
(
Part
258).
This
proposal
will
allow
additional
flexibility
for
facility
managers
of
municipal
landfills
to
achieve
compliance
with
the
criteria.
By
providing
additional
flexibility
this
proposal
will
reduce
potential
costs
while
providing
alternative
means
of
environmental
protection.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NODA
­
Request
for
Information
and
Data
04/
06/
00
65
FR
18014
NPRM
08/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4230
Sectors
Affected:
562
Waste
Management
and
Remediation
Services
Agency
Contact:
Dwight
Hlustick,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5306W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
8647
Fax:
703
308­
8686
Email:
hlustick.
dwight@
epa.
gov
Deborah
Hanlon,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5306W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
5824
Fax:
703
308­
8686
Email:
hanlon.
deborah@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AE67
3319.
LISTING
DETERMINATION
AND
LDR
FOR
WASTES
GENERATED
DURING
THE
MANUFACTURE
OF
AZO,
ANTHRAQUINONE,
AND
TRIARYLMETHANE
DYES
AND
PIGMENTS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6921;
RCRA
3001;
42
USC
9602;
CERCLA
102
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
148;
40
CFR
261;
40
CFR
264;
40
CFR
265;
40
CFR
268;
40
CFR
271;
40
CFR
302
Legal
Deadline:
NPRM,
Judicial,
November
10,
2003.
Final,
Judicial,
February
15,
2005.
Abstract:
This
action
is
mandated
by
the
1984
Hazardous
and
Solid
Waste
Amendments
and
a
consent
decree
(
EDF
v.
Browner,
Civil
Action
No.
89­
0598,
D.
D.
C.).
This
action
addresses
the
potential
human
health
and
environmental
risks
posed
by
wastes
from
the
manufacture
of
dyes
and
pigments,
and
determines
whether
these
wastes
should
be
listed
as
hazardous
wastes
under
the
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA)
to
control
any
potentially
unacceptable
risks.
If
listed
under
RCRA,
these
wastes
would
also
be
added
to
the
Comprehensive
Environmental
Response,
Compensation,
and
Liability
Act
(
CERCLA).
Upon
evaluation
of
risk
assessment
modeling
results,
we
will
propose
whether
or
not
to
list
the
wastes
of
concern.
If
relevant,
we
may
include
contingencies
to
focus
the
listing
on
particular
waste
management
practices.
If
we
determine
that
these
wastes
warrant
listing,
we
will
provide
the
benefit
of
protecting
human
health
and
the
environment.
At
the
same
time,
we
plan
to
provide
specific
risk­
reduction
goals
for
industry,
which,
if
met,
will
significantly
reduce
the
regulatory
burden
associated
with
the
listing
determination.
As
of
early
2003,
we
have
not
yet
quantified
potential
costs
associated
with
this
rule.
Depending
on
how
the
proposal
is
structured,
there
may
be
some
small
business
impacts.
The
current
action
is
a
re­
proposal
of
prior
actions.
We
proposed
listing
decisions
for
most
of
the
targeted
wastes
in
1994,
and
several
other
wastes
in
1999.
The
1994
and
1999
proposals
were
incomplete
because
they
did
not
contain
information
claimed
to
be
confidential
by
industry
(
the
data
are
subject
to
an
injunction
prohibiting
their
release).
The
current
action
does
not
rely
on
the
contested
data
and
will
replace
the
1994
and
1999
proposals.
The
re­
proposal
will
also
identify
land
disposal
restrictions
for
the
wastes
of
concern.
The
current
action
is
targeted
on
wastes
from
the
manufacture
of
dyes
and
pigments,
with
specific
emphasis
on
certain
product
classes
(
azos,
anthraquinones,
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68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Manufacturers
of
these
products
will
need
to
assess
their
wastes
to
determine
whether
they
meet
the
final
listing
definitions.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM­
Dyes
I
12/
22/
94
59
FR
66072
NPRM­
Dyes
II
(
Deferred
Wastes)
07/
23/
99
64
FR
40192
NPRM­
Dyes
and
Pigments
III
11/
00/
03
Final
Action­
Dyes
and
Pigments
III
02/
00/
05
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3066
Sectors
Affected:
325132
Organic
Dye
and
Pigment
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Gwen
DiPietro,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5304W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
8285
Fax:
703
308­
0522
Email:
dipietro.
gwen@
epa.
gov
Sue
Slotnick,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5304W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
8462
Fax:
703
308­
0522
Email:
slotnick.
sue@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AD80
3320.
MODIFICATIONS
TO
RCRA
RULES
ASSOCIATED
WITH
SOLVENTCONTAMINATED
INDUSTRIAL
WIPES
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6921
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
261
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
is
proposing
to
modify
the
RCRA
regulations
for
management
of
solvent­
contaminated
industrial
wipes
in
response
to
stakeholder
concerns
that
industrial
wipes
are
overregulated
because
they
pose
little
threat
to
human
health
and
the
environment.
Industrial
wipes
are
used
with
solvents
across
industry
in
various
ways;
EPA
estimates
that
there
are
approximately
471,000
users
of
industrial
wipes
in
13
economic
sub­
sectors,
but
many
users
use
small
numbers
of
wipes
with
small
amounts
of
solvents
on
them.
This
proposed
regulation
would
provide
regulatory
relief
for
two
types
of
solvent­
contaminated
industrial
wipes:
(
1)
disposable
wipes,
which
are
disposed
of
in
a
landfill
or
by
combustion
after
use,
and
(
2)
reusable
wipes,
which
are
laundered
after
use
to
remove
the
solvent
and
then
are
used
again.
The
proposal
is
to
conditionally
exclude
disposable
industrial
wipes
from
the
definition
of
hazardous
waste
and
to
conditionally
exclude
reusable
industrial
wipes
from
the
definition
of
solid
waste.

The
regulation
is
estimated
to
result
in
$
34
million
of
savings
throughout
the
economy
and
has
been
developed
with
conditions
to
ensure
that
management
of
these
solvents
remains
protective
of
human
health
and
the
environment.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
07/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4091
Sectors
Affected:
812
Personal
and
Laundry
Services;
323
Printing
and
Related
Support
Activities;
325
Chemical
Manufacturing;
332
Fabricated
Metal
Product
Manufacturing;
333
Machinery
Manufacturing;
334
Computer
and
Electronic
Product
Manufacturing;
336
Transportation
Equipment
Manufacturing;
337
Furniture
and
Related
Product
Manufacturing;
441
Motor
Vehicle
and
Parts
Dealers;
811
Repair
and
Maintenance
Agency
Contact:
Katherine
Blanton,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5304W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
605­
0761
Fax:
703
308­
0514
Email:
blanton.
katherine@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AE51
3321.
REVISION
OF
WASTEWATER
TREATMENT
EXEMPTIONS
FOR
HAZARDOUS
WASTE
MIXTURES
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6912(
a);
42
USC
6921;
42
USC
6922;
42
USC
6924;
42
USC
6926
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
261.3(
a)(
2)(
iv)(
A)­(
G)(
Revision)

Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
proposed
revision
to
the
wastewater
treatment
exemptions
for
hazardous
waste
mixtures
would
address
inconsistencies
in
the
regulations,
as
well
as
provide
regulatory
relief.
Current
EPA
mixture
rule
exemptions
have
not
kept
up
with
more
recent
additions
to
solvent
listings,
Clean
Air
Act
regulations,
wastewater
treatment
technology,
and
policies
affecting
other
hazardous
wastes.
Therefore,
the
need
exists
for
a
Federal
deregulatory
solution
to
resolve
these
inconsistencies.
It
is
estimated
that
this
proposal,
if
finalized,
will
save
$
11
to
$
49
million
in
compliance
costs.
EPA
is
proposing
to
add
two
solvents
(
benzene
and
2­
ethoxyethanol)
to
the
hazardous
waste
exemptions
for
mixtures
of
spent
solvents
in
wastewater
treatment
plants
(
headworks
rule)
at
40
CFR
261.3(
a)(
2)(
iv)(
A)
and
(
B).
EPA
is
proposing
not
to
take
action
on
two
other
solvents,
2­
nitropropane
and
1,1,2­
trichloroethane.
In
addition,
EPA
is
proposing
(
1)
changes
in
the
implementation
of
the
rule
from
using
mass
balance
only,
to
choice
of
using
direct
monitoring;
(
2)
revising
the
types
of
facilities
and
the
types
of
wastes
eligible
for
the
de
minimis
exemption
under
section
261.3(
a)(
2)(
iv)(
D);
and
clarifying
the
applicability
of
the
exemption
to
scrubber
waters
from
the
incineration
of
spent
solvents.
The
Agency
will
review
comments
from
the
public
and
formulate
a
final
revision
taking
public
comment
into
consideration.
Facilities
affected
by
this
action
include
industrial
facilities
with
on­
site
wastewater
treatment
plants,
commercial
wastewater
treatment
facilities,
and
certain
Federal
facilities.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM­
Revisions
for
Wastewater
Treatment
Exemptions
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4501
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/
Vol.
68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Sectors
Affected:
31­
33
Manufacturing;
562
Waste
Management
and
Remediation
Services
URL
For
Public
Comments:
NPRM­
www.
epa.
gov
Agency
Contact:
Ron
Josephson,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5304W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
0442
Fax:
703
308­
0522
Email:
josephson.
ron@
epa.
gov
Laura
Burrell,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5304W
Phone:
703
308­
0005
Fax:
703
308­
0514
Email:
burrell.
laura@
epamail.
epa.
gov
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AE84
3322.
INCREASE
METALS
RECLAMATION
FROM
F006
WASTE
STREAMS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Unfunded
Mandates:
Undetermined
Legal
Authority:
Not
Yet
Determined
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
261
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Many
metal
finishers
and
other
industrial
sectors
generate
an
electroplating
sludge
as
part
of
their
production
process
that
is
amenable
to
recycling;
i.
e.,
the
sludge
contains
economically
recoverable
amounts
of
metals
such
as
copper,
nickel,
zinc,
etc.
Currently,
these
sludges
(
F006)
are
listed
hazardous
wastes
subject
to
RCRA
regulations.
Many
generators
continue
to
send
these
sludges
for
treatment
and
disposal
when
they
could
be
recycled.
Similarly,
generators
currently
sending
their
sludges
for
recycling
receive
no
economic
benefit
for
this
practice.
Since
the
mid­
1990'
s,
EPA
has
been
working
with
industry
and
the
States
to
create
incentives
for
safe
recycling
and
has
promulgated
rules
to
foster
this
practice.
However,
EPA
is
interested
in
exploring
whether
further
regulatory
changes
are
warranted.

EPA
is
currently
evaluating
several
options
that
would
provide
regulatory
relief
to
generators
and
handlers
of
F006.
All
options
would
reduce
regulatory
costs
to
generators
and
handlers
relative
to
the
current
RCRA
subtitle
C
regulatory
program.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Undetermined
Federalism:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4651
Agency
Contact:
Jim
O'Leary,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5304W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
8827
Fax:
703
308­
0514
Email:
oleary.
jim@
epa.
gov
Jim
Michael,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5304W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
8610
Fax:
703
308­
0514
Email:
michael.
jim@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AE97
3323.
REVISIONS
TO
THE
DEFINITION
OF
SOLID
WASTE
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
RCRA
sec
1004;
42
USC
6903
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
261.2
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Under
RCRA,
to
be
a
hazardous
waste,
a
material
must
also
be
a
solid
waste.
EPA's
framework
for
determining
whether
a
material
is
a
solid
waste
is
based
on
what
the
material
is,
and
how
it's
managed
(
e.
g.,
how
it
is
used,
reused,
etc.).
For
materials
being
recycled,
RCRA
jurisdiction
is
complex
and
the
history
of
legal
decisions
related
to
the
definition
of
solid
waste
is
extensive
(
AMC
I,
API
I,
AMC
II,
ABR,
API
II,
etc.).
In
response
to
American
Mining
Congress
v.
EPA,
824
F.
2d
1177(
D.
C.
Cir.
1987)
(
AMC
I)
and
one
of
the
most
recent
decisions,
the
Association
of
Battery
Recyclers,
v.
EPA
208
F.
3d
1047
(
2000)
(
ABR),
EPA
has
decided
to
initiate
development
of
a
proposed
rule
to
revise
the
definition
of
solid
waste.
We
expect
that
the
proposed
rule
will
specifically
address
materials
undergoing
reclamation.
In
the
context
of
reclamation,
we
plan
to
discuss
options
for
how
to
distinguish
materials
that
are
discarded
from
materials
that
remain
in
use
in
a
continuous
industrial
process
and
we
anticipate
proposing
a
definition
of
``
continuous
industrial
process.''
Generally,
we
believe
that
removing
the
specter
of
RCRA
control
where
it
is
not
necessary
can
spur
increased
reuse
and
recycling
of
hazardous
waste,
and
will
lead
to
better
resource
conservation
and
improved
materials
management
overall.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
07/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Undetermined
Federalism:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4670
Agency
Contact:
Marilyn
Goode,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5304W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
8800
Fax:
703
308­
0522
Email:
goode.
marilyn@
epa.
gov
Ingrid
Rosencrantz,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
605­
0709
Fax:
703
308­
0522
Email:
rosencrantz.
ingrid@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AE98
3324.
 
RECYCLED
USED
OIL
CONTAINING
PCBS:
AMENDMENTS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6905;
42
USC
6912(
a);
42
USC
6921
to
6927;
42
USC
6930;
42
USC
6934;
42
USC
6974;
42
USC
9601;
42
USC
9614(
c)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
261;
40
CFR
279
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
direct
final
rule,
published
May
6,
1998,
eliminates
errors
and
clarifies
ambiguities
in
the
used
oil
management
standards.
Specifically,
the
rule
clarifies
(
1)
when
used
oil
contaminated
with
polychlorinated
biphenyls
(
PCBs)
is
regulated
under
the
used
oil
management
standards
and
when
it
is
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101
/
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
not,
(
2)
that
the
requirements
applicable
to
releases
of
used
oil
apply
in
States
that
are
not
authorized
for
the
RCRA
base
program,
(
3)
that
mixtures
of
conditionally
exempt
small
quantity
generator
(
CESQG)
wastes
and
used
oil
are
subject
to
the
used
oil
management
standards
irrespective
of
how
that
mixture
is
to
be
recycled,
and
(
4)
that
the
initial
marketer
of
used
oil
that
meets
the
used
oil
fuel
specification
need
only
keep
a
record
of
a
shipment
of
used
oil
to
the
facility
to
which
the
initial
marketer
delivers
the
used
oil.
This
rule
also
amends
three
incorrect
references
to
the
pre­
1992
used
oil
specifications
in
the
provisions
which
address
hazardous
waste
fuel
produced
from,
or
oil
reclaimed
from,
oil
bearing
hazardous
wastes
from
petroleum
refining
operations.
EPA
received
relevant
adverse
comments
on
three
of
the
amendments
included
in
the
May
6,
1998,
direct
final
rule:
the
amendments
to
40
CFR
261.5(
j)
(
mixtures
of
conditionally
exempt
small
quantity
generator
waste
and
used
oil),
40
CFR
279.10(
i)
(
applicability
of
the
used
oil
management
standards
to
used
oil
contaminated
with
polychlorinated
biphenyls
(
PCBs)),
and
40
CFR
279.74(
b)
(
recordkeeping
requirements
for
marketers
of
used
oil
that
meets
the
used
oil
fuel
specification).
On
July
14,
1998,
the
Agency
withdrew
these
three
amendments
and
reinstated
the
regulatory
text
that
existed
prior
to
the
May
6,
1998,
direct
final
rule.
The
remaining
amendments
that
did
not
receive
any
relevant
adverse
comments
became
effective
on
July
6,
1998
as
provided
in
the
May
6,
1998
direct
final
rule.
EPA
will
promulgate
a
final
rule
addressing
the
comments
received
and
finalizing
the
three
amendments
that
were
withdrawn,
as
appropriate.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
05/
06/
98
63
FR
25006
Direct
Final
Rule
05/
06/
98
63
FR
24963
Partial
Removal
(
of
3
Amendments)
07/
14/
98
63
FR
37780
NPRM
07/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4088
Agency
Contact:
Mike
Svizzero,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5304W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
0046
Fax:
703
308­
8638
Email:
svizzero.
michael@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AF07
3325.
 
REVISIONS
OF
THE
LEADACID
BATTERY
EXPORT
NOTIFICATION
AND
CONSENT
REQUIREMENTS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6901
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
subpart
G
266.80(
a)
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Currently,
generators,
transporters
and
facilities
that
reclaim
but
do
not
store
spent
lead­
acid
batteries
are
exempt
from
hazardous
waste
management
requirements,
as
specified
in
40
CFR
part
266
subpart
G.
Spent
lead­
acid
batteries
destined
for
export/
reclamation
are
not,
therefore,
subject
to
RCRA
manifesting
or
export
notification
and
consent
requirements
specified
in
40
CFR
part
262.
Allowing
the
export
of
spent
lead­
acid
batteries
without
prior
notice
and
consent
of
the
receiving
country
is
not
consistent
with
widely
accepted
international
practices.
Similarly,
the
exemption
contrasts
with
more
recent
Universal
Waste
requirements
in
40
CFR
part
262,
which
require
export
notice
and
consent
for
comparable
exempt
waste
streams.
The
purpose
of
this
regulation
is
to
modify
the
spent
lead­
acid
battery
exemption
to
require
appropriate
notice
and
consent
for
those
batteries
intended
for
export.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
04/
00/
04
Final
Action
04/
00/
05
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4778
Agency
Contact:
Timothy
Lehman,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5304W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
0290
Fax:
703
308­
0522
Email:
lehman.
timothy@
epa.
gov
Frank
McAlister,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5304W
Phone:
703
308­
8196
Fax:
703
308­
0514
Email:
mcalister.
frank@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AF06
3326.
 
LAND
DISPOSAL
RESTRICTIONS:
DETERMINATION
OF
EQUIVALENT
TREATMENT
FOR
MACROENCAPSULATION
OF
RADIOACTIVE
LEAD
SOLIDS;
DEFINITION
OF
MACROENCAPSULATION
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6905;
42
USC
6912(
a);
42
USC
6921;
42
USC
6924
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
268.42
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
anticipates
taking
action
to
grant
a
national
determination
of
equivalent
treatment
petition
at
the
request
of
the
Department
of
Energy.
Currently
the
use
of
containers
is
prohibited
for
the
disposal
of
radioactive
lead
solids
by
regulations
at
40
CFR
268.42.
This
necessitates
the
segradation
and
separation
of
radioactive
lead
solids
from
other
debris.
Containers
of
high
density
polyethylene
(
HDPE)
can
be
constructed
that
provide
a
resistant
barrier
to
degradation
by
the
wastes
and
materials
into
which
it
may
come
into
contact
after
disposal.
Revision
of
current
regulation
will
be
required
to
allow
the
use
of
such
HDPE
containers.
We
believe
these
changes
in
disposal
practices
will
promote
faster
cleanup
of
contaminated
sites
by
removing
a
regulatory
distinction
between
radioactive
lead
solids
and
other
forms
of
hazardous
debris,
reduce
worker
exposures,
and
promote
further
advancement
in
new
technologies
for
disposal.
The
use
of
containers
are
expected
to
be
less
costly
than
extrusion
coatings
and,
therefore,
this
action
would
be
cost
neutral
to
cost
beneficial
to
the
Department
of
Energy
and
other
generators
of
radioactive
lead
solids.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
10/
00/
03
Direct
Final
Rule
10/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
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No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4743
Agency
Contact:
John
Austin,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5302W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
0436
Fax:
703
308­
8433
Email:
austin.
john@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Nichole
Schindler,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5302W
Phone:
703
308­
0146
Fax:
703
308­
8433
Email:
schindler.
nichole@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AF12
3327.
NESHAPS:
STANDARDS
FOR
HAZARDOUS
AIR
POLLUTANTS
FOR
HAZARDOUS
WASTE
COMBUSTORS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6924
RCRA
3004;
42
USC
6925
RCRA
3005;
42
USC
7412
CAA
112;
42
USC
7414
CAA
114
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
60;
40
CFR
63;
40
CFR
260;
40
CFR
264;
40
CFR
265;
40
CFR
266;
40
CFR
270
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Judicial,
June
15,
2005,
Consent
decree.

Abstract:
On
September
30,
1999,
EPA
promulgated
standards
to
control
emissions
of
hazardous
air
pollutants
from
incinerators,
cement
kilns,
and
lightweight
aggregate
kilns
that
burn
hazardous
waste
(
referred
to
as
the
Phase
I
Rule).
A
number
of
parties,
representing
interests
of
both
industry
and
the
environmental
community,
sought
judicial
review
of
the
rule.
The
Court
ruled
against
EPA
and
vacated
the
Phase
I
rule.
On
October
19,
2001,
EPA,
together
with
all
petitioners,
filed
a
joint
motion
asking
the
Court
to
stay
the
issuance
of
its
mandate
to
allow
them
time
to
develop
interim
standards.
These
stop­
gap
interim
standards
were
promulgated
on
February
13
and
14,
2002.
They
replace
the
vacated
standards
temporarily,
until
revised
replacement
standards
are
promulgated
by
June
15,
2005.
This
rulemaking
will
propose
and
finalize
the
Phase
I
replacement
standards.
Also,
in
this
rulemaking
effort,
we
are
developing
emission
standards
for
hazardous
waste
burning
industrial,
institutional,
commercial
boilers,
process
heaters,
and
hydrochloric
acid
production
furnaces.
These
sources
are
referred
to
as
Phase
II
Sources
because
the
standards
were
originally
scheduled
to
be
promulgated
after
Phase
I
source
standards
were
finalized;
however,
a
separate
consent
decree
now
requires
us
to
finish
developing
emission
standards
for
the
Phase
II
sources
by
the
same
date
as
those
for
Phase
I
(
June
15,
2005).
EPA
is
developing
options
for
calculating
the
emission
standards
that
are
considered
to
be
consistent
with
both
the
statutory
requirements
and
the
opinion
of
the
Court.
Potential
costs
and
benefits
are
not
yet
available,
because
emission
standards
must
be
selected
before
the
cost/
benefit
analyses
begin.
EPA
plans
to
propose
emission
standards
and
compliance
provisions
for
both
the
Phase
I
and
Phase
II
sources
in
December
of
2003.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM­
Cement
Kilns
&
Lightweight
Aggregate
Kilns
&
Incinerators
04/
19/
96
61
FR
17358
Final­
MACT
Fasttrack
06/
19/
98
63
FR
33782
Final­
Cement
Kilns
&
LWAKs
&
Incinerators
(
Final­
Phase
I)
09/
30/
99
64
FR
52828
NODA
07/
27/
00
65
FR
39581
Direct
Final
Action
07/
03/
01
66
FR
35087
Parallel
Proposal
07/
03/
01
66
FR
35124
NPRM­
Phase
I
07/
03/
01
66
FR
35126
Direct
Final
Action
10/
15/
01
66
FR
52361
Final
Compliance
Extension
12/
06/
01
66
FR
63313
Interim
Final
Action
02/
13/
02
67
FR
6792
Final
HAP
02/
14/
02
67
FR
6968
NPRM
Boilers
&
Other
Industrial
Furnaces
(
Phase
II)
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3333
Sectors
Affected:
2123
Non­
Metallic
Mineral
Mining
and
Quarrying;
2211
Electric
Power
Generation,
Transmission
and
Distribution;
22132
Sewage
Treatment
Facilities;
3241
Petroleum
and
Coal
Products
Manufacturing;
3271
Clay
Product
and
Refractory
Manufacturing;
3231
Printing
and
Related
Support
Activities;
3251
Basic
Chemical
Manufacturing;
3252
Resin,
Synthetic
Rubber,
and
Artificial
and
Synthetic
Fibers
and
Filaments
Manufacturing;
3253
Pesticide,
Fertilizer
and
Other
Agricultural
Chemical
Manufacturing;
3254
Pharmaceutical
and
Medicine
Manufacturing;
3255
Paint,
Coating,
Adhesive,
and
Sealant
Manufacturing;
3259
Other
Chemical
Product
Manufacturing;
3271
Clay
Product
and
Refractory
Manufacturing;
3273
Cement
and
Concrete
Product
Manufacturing;
3274
Lime,
Gypsum
and
Gypsum
Product
Manufacturing;
3279
Other
Nonmetallic
Mineral
Product
Manufacturing;
3327
Machine
Shops,
Turned
Product,
and
Screw,
Nut
and
Bolt
Manufacturing;
3328
Coating,
Engraving,
Heat
Treating
and
Allied
Activities;
3329
Other
Fabricated
Metal
Product
Manufacturing;
3332
Industrial
Machinery
Manufacturing;
3335
­;
3339
Other
General
Purpose
Machinery
Manufacturing;
3341
Computer
and
Peripheral
Equipment
Manufacturing;
3342
Communications
Equipment
Manufacturing;
3343
Audio
and
Video
Equipment
Manufacturing;
3344
Semiconductor
and
Other
Electronic
Component
Manufacturing;
3361
Motor
Vehicle
Manufacturing;
3362
Motor
Vehicle
Body
and
Trailer
Manufacturing;
3363
Motor
Vehicle
Parts
Manufacturing;
4227
Petroleum
and
Petroleum
Products
Wholesalers;
45431
Fuel
Dealers;
5622
Waste
Treatment
and
Disposal;
5629
Remediation
and
Other
Waste
Management
Services
Agency
Contact:
Rhonda
Minnick,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5302W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
8771
Fax:
703
308­
8433
Email:
minnick.
rhonda@
epa.
gov
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2050
 
AE01
3328.
PROJECT
XL
SITE­
SPECIFIC
RULEMAKING
FOR
ANNE
ARUNDEL
COUNTY
MILLERSVILLE
LANDFILL,
SEVERN,
MARYLAND
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6907;
42
USC
6912;
42
USC
6945;
42
USC
6949
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
258
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Anne
Arundel
County
proposes
to
demonstrate
that
a
bioreactor
with
an
alternative
liner
system
is
as
effective,
or
superior
to
a
bioreactor
with
the
standard
composite
liner
currently
allowed
by
regulations.
The
main
goal
of
this
project
is
to
deliver
superior
environmental
performance
by
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/
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68,
No.
101
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
capturing
the
additional
airspace
gained
by
accelerated
decomposition
of
the
waste.
This
benefits
the
County
and
its
citizens
by
prolonging
the
life
of
the
landfill
and
thereby
postponing
the
siting
of
new
solid
waste
management
facilities,
with
their
attendant
social
impacts,
environmental
impacts,
and
economic
costs.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
State,
Local
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4534
Agency
Contact:
Steven
Donohue,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
the
Administrator,
3E100,
Philadelphia,
PA
19103­
2029
Phone:
215
814­
3215
Fax:
215
814­
2782
Email:
donohue.
steven@
epa.
gov
Sherri
Walker,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
the
Administrator,
1807T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
2186
Fax:
202
566­
2218
Email:
walker.
sherri@
epa.
gov
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3329.
PROJECT
XL
SITE­
SPECIFIC
RULEMAKING
FOR
IBM
SEMICONDUCTOR
MANUFACTURING
FACILITY
IN
HOPEWELL
JUNCTION,
NEW
YORK
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6905;
42
USC
6912(
a);
42
USC
6921;
42
USC
6922;
42
USC
6924(
y);
42
USC
6938
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
261.4(
a)

Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
rulemaking
provides
a
site­
specific
exclusion
from
the
regulatory
definition
of
solid
waste
for
certain
wastewater
treatment
sludges
(
otherwise
designated
as
Hazardous
Waste
No.
F006)
when
they
are
used
as
ingredients
in
the
production
of
cement.
Without
this
exclusion,
the
sludges
being
legitimately
recycled
as
substitutes
for
raw
materials
would
remain
subject
to
hazardous
waste
regulatory
requirements,
including
the
need
for
a
storage
permit
by
the
cement
manufacturer,
which
is
a
major
disincentive
to
recycling
the
sludges
in
this
manner.
This
XL
project
tests
the
presumption
that
these
sludges
can
be
safely
recycled
without
regulatory
oversight.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
06/
01
66
FR
30349
Supplemental
NPRM
05/
00/
03
Final
Action
05/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4565
Agency
Contact:
Sandra
Panetta,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
the
Administrator,
1807,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
2184
Fax:
202
566­
2200
Email:
panetta.
sandra@
epa.
gov
Andrew
Baca,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
the
Administrator,
5301W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
6787
Fax:
703
308­
0513
Email:
baca.
andrew@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2090
 
AA29
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA)

3330.
STANDARDIZED
PERMIT
FOR
RCRA
HAZARDOUS
WASTE
MANAGEMENT
FACILITIES
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6905;
42
USC
6912;
42
USC
6924;
42
USC
6925;
42
USC
6927;
42
USC
6974
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
124;
40
CFR
267;
40
CFR
270
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
has
proposed
creating
a
new
type
of
general
permit,
called
a
standardized
permit,
for
facilities
that
generate
waste
and
routinely
manage
the
waste
on­
site
in
tanks,
containers,
and
containment
buildings.
Under
the
standardized
permit,
facility
owners
and
operators
would
certify
compliance
with
generic
design
and
operating
conditions
set
on
a
national
basis.
The
permitting
agency
would
review
the
certifications
submitted
by
the
facility
owners
and
operators.
The
permitting
agency
would
also
be
able
to
impose
additional
site­
specific
terms
and
conditions
for
corrective
action
or
other
purposes,
as
called
for
by
RCRA.
Ensuring
compliance
with
the
standardized
permit's
terms
and
conditions
would
occur
during
inspection
of
the
facility
after
the
permit
has
been
issued.
The
standardized
permit
should
streamline
the
permit
process
by
allowing
facilities
to
obtain
and
modify
permits
more
easily
while
maintaining
the
protectiveness
currently
existing
in
the
individual
RCRA
permit
process.
EPA
estimates
that
the
potential
average
annual
cost
savings
to
eligible
facilities
from
implementation
of
this
rule
will
range
from
approximately
$
100
to
$
5,800
(
i.
e.,
2
to
140
burden
hours)
per
permit
action,
depending
on
such
things
as
the
type
of
permit
and
the
type
of
storage
equipment.
The
proposal
raised
issues
for
public
comment
on
how
all
facilities
receiving
RCRA
permits
can
satisfy
RCRA
corrective
action
requirements
under
appropriate
alternative
state
cleanup
programs
and
on
financial
assurance
issues.
The
Agency
is
developing
a
final
rule
addressing
this
topic.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
10/
12/
01
66
FR
52191
Final
Action
09/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4028
Sectors
Affected:
32532
Pesticide
and
Other
Agricultural
Chemical
Manufacturing;
32551
Paint
and
Coating
Manufacturing;
332813
Electroplating,
Plating,
Polishing,

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27,
2003
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Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Anodizing
and
Coloring;
325211
Plastics
Material
and
Resin
Manufacturing;
3252
Resin,
Synthetic
Rubber,
and
Artificial
and
Synthetic
Fibers
and
Filaments
Manufacturing;
32411
Petroleum
Refineries;
3251
Basic
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Jeff
Gaines,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5303W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
8655
Fax:
703
308­
8609
Email:
gaines.
jeff@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AE44
3331.
MANAGEMENT
OF
CEMENT
KILN
DUST
(
CKD)
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6912(
a);
RCRA
2002(
a);
42
USC
6921(
a);
RCRA
3001(
a)
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
256;
40
CFR
259;
40
CFR
261;
40
CFR
264
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
In
December
1993,
EPA
submitted
a
Report
to
Congress
with
its
findings
on
the
nature
and
management
practices
associated
with
cement
kiln
dust
(
CKD).
In
1995,
EPA
determined
that
some
additional
control
of
CKD
was
needed
and
published
a
regulatory
determination
(
60
FR
7366,
2/
7/
95).
On
August
20,
1999,
EPA
issued
a
proposed
rule
(
64
FR
45632)
outlining
the
Agency's
preferred
regulatory
approach
(
i.
e.,
an
exemption
from
hazardous
waste
listing
for
properly
managed
CKD)
and
several
optional
approaches
including
requirements
solely
under
RCRA
subtitle
D.
On
July
25,
2002,
the
Agency
published
a
notice
(
67
FR
48648)
to
announce
the
availability
for
public
inspection
and
comment
of
recently
acquired
data
on
CKD.
The
Agency
is
now
considering
an
approach
whereby
it
would
finalize
the
proposed
option
of
issuing
the
protective
CKD
management
standards
as
described
in
the
August
20,
1999,
proposal
as
a
RCRA
subtitle
D
rule.
The
Agency
would
temporarily
suspend
its
active
consideration
of
the
proposed
listing
of
mismanaged
CKD
as
a
hazardous
waste,
and
assess
how
CKD
management
practices
and
State
regulatory
programs
evolve
over
the
next
three
to
five
years.
Based
on
this
assessment,
EPA
will
then
proceed
to
either
formally
withdraw
or
promulgate
the
portion
of
the
1999
proposal
that
classifies
as
a
RCRA
hazardous
waste
CKD
that
has
been
egregiously
mismanaged.

EPA
will
be
promoting
pollution
prevention,
recycling,
and
safer
disposal
of
CKD
by
considering
finalization
of
protective
management
standards
for
this
waste.
The
Agency
believes
that
these
management
standards
are
a
creative,
affordable,
and
common
sense
approach
that
can
protect
human
health
and
the
environment
without
imposing
unnecessary
regulatory
burdens
on
the
cement
kiln
industry.
These
standards
provide
a
new,
tailored
framework
that
safeguards
groundwater
and
limits
risk
from
releases
of
dust
to
air.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Notice
Regulatory
Determination
02/
07/
95
60
FR
7366
NPRM
08/
20/
99
64
FR
45632
Notice
of
Data
Availability
07/
25/
02
67
FR
48648
Notice
11/
08/
02
67
FR
68130
Final
Action
09/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3856
Sectors
Affected:
32731
Cement
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Anthony
Carrell,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5306W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
0458
Fax:
703
308­
8686
Email:
carrell.
anthony@
epa.
gov
Steve
Souders,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5306W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
8431
Fax:
703
308­
8686
Email:
souders.
steve@
epamail.
epa.
gov
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AE34
3332.
CRITERIA
FOR
CLASSIFICATION
OF
SOLID
WASTE
DISPOSAL
FACILITIES
AND
PRACTICES
AND
CRITERIA
FOR
MUNICIPAL
SOLID
WASTE
LANDFILLS:
DISPOSAL
OF
RESIDENTIAL
LEAD­
BASED
PAINT
WASTE
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6907(
a)(
3);
42
USC
6912(
a);
42
USC
6944;
42
USC
6949a
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
257;
40
CFR
258
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
To
help
accelerate
the
pace
of
lead­
based
paint
removal
from
residences,
and
thereby
reduce
exposure
of
children
and
adults
to
health
risks
associated
with
lead,
the
Agency
plans
to
expand
disposal
options
for
residential
lead­
based
paint
waste.
The
rule
would
revise
the
definition
of
``
municipal
solid
waste
landfill
(
MSWLF)
unit,''
and
add
definitions
of
``
construction
and
demolition
(
C&
D)
landfill''
and
``
residential
lead­
based
paint
waste''
in
the
Criteria
for
Classification
of
Solid
Waste
Disposal
Facilities
and
Practices
(
part
257)
and
Criteria
for
Municipal
Solid
Waste
Landfills
(
part
258).
This
amendment
will
provide
additional
flexibility
to
disposers
of
residential
lead­
based
paint
waste
by
allowing
such
waste
to
be
disposed
of
in
C&
D
landfills
as
well
as
in
MSWLF
units.
The
final
rule
will
impose
no
additional
costs
and
will
result
in
cost
savings.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
10/
23/
01
66
FR
53566
Direct
Final
Rule
10/
23/
01
66
FR
53535
Direct
Final
Withdrawn
12/
28/
01
66
FR
67108
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4525
Sectors
Affected:
235
Special
Trade
Contractors;
23599
All
Other
Special
Trade
Contractors;
562212
Solid
Waste
Landfill
Agency
Contact:
Paul
F.
Cassidy,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5306W,
Washington,
DC
20460
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/
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No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Phone:
703
308­
7281
Fax:
703
308­
8686
Email:
cassidy.
paul@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AE86
3333.
METHODS
INNOVATION
RULE
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6905;
42
USC
6912(
a);
42
USC
6921;
42
USC
6922;
42
USC
6923;
42
USC
6924;
42
USC
6925;
42
USC
6926;
42
USC
6927;
42
USC
6930;
42
USC
6934;
42
USC
6935;
42
USC
6936;
42
USC
6937;
42
USC
6938;
...
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
258;
40
CFR
260;
40
CFR
261;
40
CFR
264;
40
CFR
265;
40
CFR
266;
40
CFR
270;
40
CFR
279
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA's
process
for
releasing
analytical
methods
through
the
SW­
846
methods
compendium
which
support
the
RCRA
program,
has
been
through
publishing
FR
notices
and
taking
public
comment.
SW­
846
methods
are
widely
used,
but
the
majority
of
the
methods
are
not
required
by
any
particular
regulation.
Therefore,
EPA
has
proposed
a
streamlined
process
for
releasing
analytical
methodologies
to
the
public,
while
also
promoting
the
Performance
Base
Measurement
Approach
in
the
Methods
Innovation
Proposed
Rule
(
MIR)
(
FAR:
67FR
66252
(
October
30,
2002)).
The
comment
period
was
extended
until
February
28,
2003.
In
addition
EPA
has
been
working
to
break
down
the
barriers
that
the
environmental
monitoring
community
faces
when
trying
to
use
new
monitoring
techniques.
As
a
first
step,
EPA
has
accelerated
its
review
process
for
new
methods
by
eliminating
several
unnecessary
internal
review
steps.
However,
there
are
currently
32
citations
in
title
40
of
the
Code
of
Federal
Regulations
(
CFR)
where
the
use
of
SW­
846
methods
is
required.
As
a
second
step
for
speeding
up
the
approval
process,
EPA
proposed
to
remove
the
requirements
to
use
SW­
846
methods
for
other
than
method
defined
parameters
(
i.
e.,
where
the
method
defines
the
regulations,
such
as
the
Toxicity
Characteristic
Leaching
Procedure)
from
40
CFR.
This
action
will
likely
lead
to
an
even
more
streamlined
approval
process
since
SW­
846
will
then
be
able
to
be
handled
strictly
as
guidance
and
not
need
the
regulatory
process
for
approval.
This
additional
streamlining
will
permit
new,
more
cost­
effective
methods
to
attain
public
and
regulatory
authority
acceptance
in
much
less
time,
allowing
required
monitoring
to
be
done
more
cheaply,
faster
and,
in
some
cases,
more
accurately.
The
MIR
and
previous
method
packages
have
been
exempt
from
OMB
review
and
SBREFA
analysis
due
the
nature
of
the
guidance
and
it's
voluntary
use.

Since
many
advances
have
occurred
in
waste
sampling
strategies
since
initial
guidance
was
published
in
1984,
along
with
the
proposal
EPA
has
announced
the
availability
of
a
new
guidance
document
for
public
comment
entitled,
``
RCRA
Waste
Sampling
Draft
Technical
Guidance.''
One
main
advantage
to
releasing
the
guidance
is
that
the
document
provides
new
approaches
to
waste
sampling,
with
real
life
examples
which
we
expect
will
lead
to
improved
ability
to
characterize
waste
streams.
We
believe
that
the
release
of
this
MIR
and
Waste
Sampling
Guidance
will
be
widely
accepted
by
the
regulated,
scientific,
and
academic
community
because
they
provide
state
of
the
art
approaches
for
determining
hazardous
waste
and
sampling
characteristic
techniques.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
10/
30/
02
67
FR
66252
Final
Action
10/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3989
Agency
Contact:
Kim
Kirkland,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5307W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
0490
Fax:
703
308­
0511
Email:
kirkland.
kim@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AE41
3334.
MUNICIPAL
SOLID
WASTE
LANDFILL
LOCATION
RESTRICTIONS
FOR
AIRPORT
SAFETY
Priority:
Info./
Admin./
Other
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6902(
a);
42
USC
6907;
42
USC
6912(
a);
42
USC
6944;
42
USC
6945(
c);
42
USC
6949(
c)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
258.10
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
would
inform
owners/
operators
of
municipal
solid
waste
landfills
(
MSWLF)
of
location
restrictions
for
airport
safety
contained
in
the
Wendell
H.
Ford
Aviation
Investment
and
Reform
Act
for
the
21st
Century
(
Ford
Act).
The
Ford
Act
prohibits
the
construction
or
establishment
of
a
new
MSWLF
within
six
miles
of
a
public
airport
(
1)
that
has
received
grants
under
the
Airport
and
Airway
Improvement
Act
of
1982,
as
amended,
and
(
2)
that
is
primarily
designed
for
60
passengers
or
less.
MSWLFs
in
the
State
of
Alaska
are
exempt.
Because
new
MSWLFs
are
subject
to
the
statutory
location
restrictions
in
addition
to
regulatory
location
restrictions
currently
in
effect
under
40
CFR
258.10,
EPA
plans
to
include
this
information
to
prevent
confusion
regarding
applicable
location
restrictions
for
MSWLFs
for
airport
safety
purposes,
as
well
as
to
notify
affected
entities
of
these
statutory
restrictions.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
07/
11/
02
67
FR
45948
Direct
Final
Rule
07/
11/
02
67
FR
45915
Direct
Final
Withdrawn
10/
08/
02
67
FR
62647
Final
Action
10/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4575
Sectors
Affected:
23
Construction;
5622
Waste
Treatment
and
Disposal;
56221
Waste
Treatment
and
Disposal;
562212
Solid
Waste
Landfill
Agency
Contact:
Mary
T.
Moorcones,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5306W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
540
338­
1348
Fax:
540
338­
5547
Email:
moorcones.
mary@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AE91
3335.
RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT,
AND
DEMONSTRATION
PERMITS
FOR
MUNICIPAL
SOLID
WASTE
LANDFILL
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6907;
42
USC
6912;
42
USC
6944;
42
USC
6949a
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
258.4
Legal
Deadline:
None
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68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Abstract:
EPA
is
considering
adding
a
new
section
to
the
Criteria
for
Municipal
Solid
Waste
Landfills
(
MSWLF)
to
allow
directors
of
approved
states
to
issue
research,
development,
and
demonstration
(
RD&
D)
permits
for
landfill
operations
at
variance
with
some
parts
of
the
criteria,
as
long
as
it
is
demonstrated
that
these
operations
will
not
result
in
an
increased
risk
to
human
health
and
the
environment.
Variances
for
location
restrictions,
groundwater
monitoring,
corrective
action
requirements,
the
financial
assurance
criteria,
and
most
operational
controls
would
not
be
allowed
by
this
action.
EPA
is
considering
this
alternative
to
stimulate
new
technologies
and
alternatives
in
the
landfilling
of
municipal
solid
waste.
This
additional
flexibility
will
reduce
potential
costs
while
providing
opportunities
for
innovative
technologies
that
protect
human
health
and
the
environment.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NODA­
Request
for
Information
and
Data
04/
06/
00
65
FR
18014
NPRM
06/
10/
02
67
FR
39662
Final
Action
07/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
State,
Local
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4588
Sectors
Affected:
562
Waste
Management
and
Remediation
Services
Agency
Contact:
Dwight
Hlustick,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5306W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
8647
Fax:
703
308­
8686
Email:
hlustick.
dwight@
epa.
gov
Deborah
Hanlon,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5306W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
5824
Fax:
703
308­
8686
Email:
hanlon.
deborah@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AE92
3336.
HAZARDOUS
WASTE
MANIFEST
REGULATION
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6922
RCRA
3002;
42
USC
6923
RCRA
3003;
42
USC
6924
RCRA
3004;
42
USC
6926
RCRA
3006;
PL
105­
277;
Government
Paperwork
Elimination
Act
17
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
260;
40
CFR
262;
40
CFR
263;
40
CFR
264;
40
CFR
265;
40
CFR
271
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
Uniform
Hazardous
Waste
Manifest
(
Form
8700­
22)
is
a
multi­
copy
form
used
to
identify
the
quantity,
composition,
origin,
routing,
and
destination
of
hazardous
waste
during
its
transportation.
Waste
handlers
(
e.
g.,
generators
and
transporters)
are
required
to
use
the
manifest,
and
States
may
not
require
a
different
manifest
in
its
place.
However,
the
manifest
has
State
blocks
which
allow
States,
at
their
option,
to
require
the
entry
of
additional
specific
information
to
serve
their
State's
regulatory
needs.
Under
the
current
regulations
more
than
20
states
print
the
manifest
form
in
accordance
with
the
format
specified
in
federal
regulations.
However,
the
variability
among
State
manifest
programs
associated
with
state
optional
blocks,
different
copy
distribution
schemes,
and
the
manifest
hierarchical
acquisition
scheme
has
drawn
complaints
from
the
regulated
community.
Variability
among
States'
Manifest
programs
and
the
manifest
system's
current
reliance
on
paper
result
in
significant
paperwork
and
cost
burden
to
waste
handlers
and
States
who
choose
to
collect
manifest
information.
The
Agency
intends
to
standardize
further
the
manifest
form
elements,
and
to
specify
one
format
for
the
manifests
that
may
be
used
in
all
states.
In
addition,
the
Agency
intends
to
announce
standard
requirements
for
tracking
rejected
wastes,
container
residues,
and
international
shipments
of
hazardous
wastes.
Finally,
the
Agency
intends
to
pursue
an
optional
approach
that
would
use
information
technologies
to
conduct
the
manifest
process
electronically,
thereby
reducing
paperwork
burden,
and
improving
the
speed
and
accuracy
of
preparing,
transmitting,
and
recordkeeping
the
manifest
form.
However,
the
Agency
will
bifurcate
the
manifest
rule
so
that
the
form
revisions
may
be
expedited,
while
additional
analysis
on
the
emanifest
continues.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
05/
22/
01
66
FR
28240
Final
Action
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3147
Sectors
Affected:
2111
Oil
and
Gas
Extraction;
2122
Metal
Ore
Mining;
2211
Electric
Power
Generation,
Transmission
and
Distribution;
3221
Pulp,
Paper,
and
Paperboard
Mills;
323
Printing
and
Related
Support
Activities;
325
Chemical
Manufacturing;
326
Plastics
and
Rubber
Products
Manufacturing;
331
Primary
Metal
Manufacturing;
332
Fabricated
Metal
Product
Manufacturing;
482
Rail
Transportation;
483
Water
Transportation;
484
Truck
Transportation;
5621
Waste
Collection;
5622
Waste
Treatment
and
Disposal
Agency
Contact:
Rich
Lashier,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5304W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
8796
Fax:
703
308­
0522
Email:
lashier.
rich@
epa.
gov
Bryan
Groce,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5304W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
8750
Fax:
703
308­
0522
Email:
groce.
bryan@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AE21
3337.
OFFICE
OF
SOLID
WASTE
BURDEN
REDUCTION
PROJECT
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6907;
42
USC
6912(
a);
42
USC
6921;
42
USC
6922;
42
USC
6923;
42
USC
6924;
42
USC
6925;
42
USC
6926;
42
USC
6927;
42
USC
6930;
42
USC
6934;
42
USC
6935;
42
USC
6937;
42
USC
6938;
42
USC
6939;
...

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
260.31;
40
CFR
261.4;
40
CFR
261.38;
40
CFR
264.16;
40
CFR
264.52;
40
CFR
264.56;
40
CFR
264.73;
40
CFR
264.98
et
seq;
40
CFR
265.16;
40
CFR
265.52;
40
CFR
265.56;

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101
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May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA)
Final
Rule
Stage
40
CFR
265.73;
40
CFR
265.98
et
seq;
40
CFR
266.103;
40
CFR
268.7,
268.9;
...
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
plans
to
reduce
the
burden
imposed
by
the
RCRA
reporting
and
recordkeeping
requirements
to
help
meet
the
Federal
Governmentwide
goal
established
by
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
(
PRA).
In
June
1999,
EPA
published
a
Notice
of
Data
Availability
(
NODA)
in
the
Federal
Register
(
64
FR
32859)
to
seek
comment
on
a
number
of
burden
reduction
ideas.
After
reviewing
the
comments
received
on
the
NODA,
EPA
proposed
(
67
FR
2518,
1/
17/
02)
to
implement
many
of
these
ideas.
The
proposal
was
designed
to
eliminate
duplicative
and
nonessential
paperwork.
The
main
ideas
for
the
final
rulemaking
are:
(
1)
eliminating
or
modifying
onethird
of
the
334
RCRA­
required
notices
and
reports
that
are
sent
by
the
regulated
community
to
states
and
EPA;
(
2)
eliminating
the
RCRA
emergency
response
training
requirements
that
overlap
with
the
Occupational
Safety
and
Health
Administration
requirements;
(
3)
eliminating
the
need
for
facilities
to
record
personnel
descriptions;
(
4)
decreasing
the
owner/
operator
self­
inspection
frequency
of
hazardous
waste
tanks
to
weekly;
(
5)
providing
states
and
EPA
with
the
opportunity
to
lengthen
owner/
operator
self­
inspection
frequencies
on
a
case­
by­
case
basis
for
containers,
containment
buildings,
and
tanks;
(
6)
eliminating
the
Land
Disposal
Restrictions
generator
waste
determinations,
recycler
notifications
and
certifications,
hazardous
debris
notifications
and
characteristic
waste
determinations,
and
streamlining
the
characteristic
waste
notification
procedures;
and
(
7)
modifying
the
groundwater
monitoring
requirements
for
hazardous
waste
facilities.
Burden
is
the
time
that
a
state
employee,
member
of
the
regulated
community,
or
private
citizen
spends
generating
and
reporting
information
to
us
and
keeping
records.
EPA
is
responding
to
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
by
reducing
paperwork
burden.
This
rule
does
not
have
federalism
implications.
Because
the
changes
are
equivalent
to
or
less
stringent
than
the
existing
Federal
program,
States
would
not
be
required
to
adopt
and
seek
authorization
for
them,
which
means
that
the
Executive
Order
13132
does
not
apply.
Under
section
3006
of
the
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act,
federal
regulatory
requirements
may
authorize
states
to
administer
the
RCRA
hazardous
waste
program
within
the
state.
This
rule
may
have
an
annual
effect
on
the
economy
of
$
100
million
or
more
or
adversely
affect
in
the
material
way
the
economy,
a
sector
of
the
economy,
productivity,
competition,
jobs,
the
environment,
public
health
or
safety,
or
State,
local,
or
tribal
governments
or
communities.
We
calculate
the
reporting
and
recordkeeping
burden
reduction
savings
for
this
as
929,000
hours
and
$
120
million.
We
established
a
workgroup
which
receives
input/
comments
on
burden
from
program
offices
at
EPA
(
both
headquarters
and
regional),
States,
the
regulated
community,
and
the
public
on
their
RCRA
reporting
and
recordkeeping
requirements
versus
the
burden
they
impose.
We
are
considering
the
following:
Reducing
the
reporting
requirements
for
generators
and
treatment,
storage
and
disposal
facilities
(
TSDFs);
allowing
weekly
hazardous
waste
tank
inspections;
reducing
the
burden
of
RCRA
personnel
training
requirements
and
eliminating
overlaps
with
Occupational
Safety
and
Health
Administration
training
requirements.
We
also
plan
to
eliminate
and
streamline
the
land
disposal
restrictions
paperwork
requirements.
States,
more
specifically
facilities
and
businesses
within
the
States,
that
regulate
and
maintain
records
of
their
hazardous
wastes
will
be
regulated
under
this
rule.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Notice
of
Data
Availability
06/
18/
99
64
FR
32859
NPRM
01/
17/
02
67
FR
2518
Final
Action
09/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4084
Sectors
Affected:
324
Petroleum
and
Coal
Products
Manufacturing;
325
Chemical
Manufacturing;
326
Plastics
and
Rubber
Products
Manufacturing;
331
Primary
Metal
Manufacturing;
332
Fabricated
Metal
Product
Manufacturing;
334
Computer
and
Electronic
Product
Manufacturing;
562
Waste
Management
and
Remediation
Services;
323
Printing
and
Related
Support
Activities
Agency
Contact:
Robert
Burchard,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5302W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
8450
Fax:
703
308­
8433
Email:
burchard.
robert@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AE50
3338.
REGULATION
OF
HAZARDOUS
OIL­
BEARING
SECONDARY
MATERIALS
FROM
PETROLEUM
REFINING
INDUSTRY
AND
OTHER
HAZARDOUS
SECONDARY
MATERIALS
PROCESSED
IN
A
GASIFICATION
SYSTEM
TO
PRODUCE
SYNTHESIS
GAS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6905;
42
USC
6912(
a);
42
USC
6921;
42
USC
6922;
42
USC
6923;
42
USC
6924;
42
USC
6925;
42
USC
6926;
42
USC
6927;
42
USC
6930;
42
USC
6934;
42
USC
6935;
42
USC
6937;
42
USC
6938;
42
USC
6939;
...
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
260;
40
CFR
261
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
is
considering
finalizing
revisions
to
the
RCRA
hazardous
regulations
to
exclude
oilbearing
secondary
materials,
generated
by
the
petroleum
refining
industry
and
others,
from
the
definition
of
solid
waste
if
the
materials
are
destined
to
be
processed
in
a
gasification
device
manufacturing
synthesis
gas
fuel.
We
are
considering
this
exclusion
in
order
to
clarify
and
simplify
RCRA
jurisdiction,
and
to
be
consistent
with
other
comparable
existing
exclusions.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
03/
25/
02
67
FR
13684
Final
Action
11/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4411
Agency
Contact:
Elaine
Eby,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5302W,
Washington,
DC
20460
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/
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68,
No.
101
/
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May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Phone:
703
308­
8449
Fax:
703
308­
8433
Email:
eby.
elaine@
epa.
gov
Rick
Brandes,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5302W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
8871
Fax:
703
308­
8433
Email:
brandes.
william@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AE78
3339.
E­
CYCLING
PILOT
PROJECT
FOR
REGION
3
STATES
(
ECOS);
STREAMLINING
RCRA
REGULATIONS
TO
ENCOURAGE
REUSE,
RECYCLING,
AND
RECOVERY
OF
ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6905;
42
USC
6912(
a);
42
USC
6921;
42
USC
6922;
42
USC
6924(
y);
42
USC
6938
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
261.4(
a)(
24);
40
CFR
261.40
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
project
is
the
result
of
an
Environmental
Council
of
States
(
ECOS)
partnership
agreement
that
EPA
Region
3
entered
into
with
the
six
state
environmental
agencies.
As
part
of
the
partnership
agreement,
the
Region
agreed
to
prepare
a
regional
rule
and
to
expedite
its
promulgation
by
using
the
direct
final
rulemaking
process.
By
using
this
innovative
approach
to
have
a
regional
e­
Cycling
Pilot
Project,
EPA
Region
3
and
the
Mid­
Atlantic
States
(
DE,
DC,
MD,
PA,
VA,
WV)
will
be
able
to
provide
additional
information
about
EPA's
national
proposed
cathode
ray
tube
(
CRTs)
exclusion
from
the
definition
of
solid
waste
(
e.
g.,
CRTs
are
the
video
display
components
of
televisions
and
computer
monitors).
The
Regional
e­
Cycling
Pilot
Project
could
serve
as
a
model
for
electronic
recycling
nationwide
and
the
states
believe
that
the
recycling
program
will
function
effectively
as
a
result
of
this
regulatory
flexibility.
Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Rule
12/
26/
02
67
FR
78718
Withdrawal
of
Direct
Final
Rule
02/
24/
03
68
FR
8553
Final
Action
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4701
Agency
Contact:
Charles
Howland,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Regional
Office
Philadelphia,
3RC00,
3RC00
Phone:
215
814­
2645
Fax:
215
814­
2783
RIN:
2003
 
AA00
3340.
RECYCLING
OF
CATHODE
RAY
TUBES
(
CRTS)
AND
MERCURYCONTAINING
EQUIPMENT:
CHANGES
TO
HAZARDOUS
WASTE
REGULATIONS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6912(
a);
42
USC
6921;
42
USC
6922;
42
USC
6923;
42
USC
6924;
42
USC
6925
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
261;
40
CFR
273
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
will
ultimately
revise
the
existing
Federal
hazardous
waste
regulations
to
encourage
recycling
and
better
management
of
Cathode
Ray
Tubes
(
CRTs)
by
providing
a
conditional
exclusion
from
the
definition
of
solid
waste
for
CRTs
being
recycled.
A
CRT
is
the
display
component
of
a
television
or
computer
monitor.
A
CRT
is
made
largely
of
specialized
glasses,
some
of
which
contain
lead
to
protect
the
user
from
X­
rays
inside
the
CRT.
Due
to
the
lead,
when
they
are
disposed
of
or
reclaimed,
some
CRTs
are
hazardous
wastes
under
the
Federal
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA)
regulations.
This
rule
will
also
streamline
RCRA
requirements
for
managing
mercury­
containing
equipment
by
adding
such
equipment
to
the
universal
waste
rule.
This
rule
is
planned
in
response
to
a
June
9,
1998,
recommendation
on
CRT
recycling
from
the
Common
Sense
Initiative
(
CSI)
Council
to
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA),
and
in
response
to
a
petition
from
the
Utilities
Solid
Waste
Activities
Group
regarding
mercury­
containing
equipment.
The
goal
of
this
action
is
to
improve
management
and
encourage
recycling,
thereby
minimizing
disposal
of
lead,
increasing
resource
recovery,
and
enhancing
protection
of
human
health
and
the
environment.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
12/
02
67
FR
40507
Final
Action
01/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4092
Sectors
Affected:
334411
Electron
Tube
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
Marilyn
Goode,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5304W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
8800
Fax:
703
308­
0522
Email:
goode.
marilyn@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AE52
3341.
PROJECT
XL
 
ORTHO­
MCNEIL
PILOT
PROJECT
ALLOWING
ON­
SITE
TREATMENT
OF
LOW­
LEVEL
MIXED
WASTES
WITHOUT
RCRA
PERMIT
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6905;
42
USC
6912(
a);
42
USC
6921;
42
USC
6922;
42
USC
6924(
y);
42
USC
6938
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
261
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
site­
specific
rulemaking
would
allow
Ortho­
McNeil
Pharmaceutical
to
treat
small
volumes
of
low­
level
mixed
wastes
on­
site
using
a
bench­
scale
catalytic
oxidizing
treatment
unit.
This
treatment
effectively
destroys
the
organic
component
of
the
wastestream,
yielding
a
residual
that
is
only
a
low­
level
radioactive
waste.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
07/
24/
01
66
FR
38395
Final
Action
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4439
Agency
Contact:
Sandra
Panetta,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
the
Administrator,
1807,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
2184
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101
/
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Fax:
202
566­
2200
Email:
panetta.
sandra@
epa.
gov
Donna
Perla,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
the
Administrator,
1807T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
2177
Fax:
202
566­
2211
Email:
perla.
donna@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2090
 
AA14
3342.
 
AMENDMENT
TO
PROJECT
XL
RULEMAKING
AND
FINAL
PROJECT
AGREEMENT
(
FPA)
FOR
NEW
ENGLAND
UNIVERSITIES
LABORATORIES
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
SWDA
sec
1006,
2002,
3001
to
3007,
3010,
7004
as
amended
by
RCRA;
42
USC
6905;
42
USC
6906;
42
USC
6912;
42
USC
6921
to
6927;
42
USC
6930;
42
USC
6937;
42
USC
6938;
42
USC
6974
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
262
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Under
the
Project
XL
program,
the
EPA
is
supporting
a
project
for
the
New
England
Universities
Laboratories
in
Massachusetts
and
Vermont.
On
September
28,
1999,
the
EPA
promulgated
a
site­
specific
rule
to
help
implement
the
project.
This
action
would
amend
the
site­
specific
rule
by
extending
the
date
of
compliance.
The
rule
would
provide
regulatory
flexibility
under
the
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act,
as
amended.
It
would
allow
the
participating
laboratories
at
the
Universities
to
replace
existing
hazardous
waste
determination
and
satellite
accumulation
requirements
for
hazardous
waste
generators
with
a
comprehensive
Laboratory
Environmental
Management
Plan
designed
for
each
University.
This
proposal
pertains
only
to
the
participating
laboratories
at
the
Universities,
all
other
areas
of
each
University
would
continue
to
be
subject
to
existing
standards
and
regulations.
Part
1:
Integrated,
Performance­
Based
Environmental
Management
System:
The
principal
objective
of
this
Laboratory
XL
Project
is
to
pilot
a
flexible,
performance­
based
system
for
managing
laboratory
waste.
The
management
of
hazardous
chemicals
in
university
laboratories
is
primarily
regulated
by
two
federal
statutes:
The
Occupational
Safety
and
Health
Act
(
OSHA)
and
the
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA).
To
achieve
this
objective,
the
Universities
have
developed
a
three­
part
regulatory
model
which
includes
(
1)
a
Laboratory
Environmental
Management
Standard
which
defines
the
elements
for
the
effective
management
of
laboratory
wastes,
(
2)
Minimum
Performance
Criteria
for
the
management
of
laboratory
wastes
and
(
3)
the
development
of
a
Laboratory
Environmental
Management
Plan
which
is
a
documented
description
of
how
each
University
will
conform
to
the
Laboratory
Environmental
Management
Standard
and
the
Minimum
Performance
Criteria.
Part
2:
Clarification
of
Treatment
in
Tanks
and
Containers
Rule.
A
second
objective
of
this
project
is
to
clarify,
by
the
use
of
specific
treatment
protocols,
certain
activities
which
constitute
exempt
treatment
of
hazardous
waste
in
tanks
and
containers
under
current
RCRA
regulations.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Rule
06/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4238
Agency
Contact:
George
Frantz,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
the
Administrator,
SPP,
Boston,
MA
02114­
2023
Phone:
617
918­
1883
Fax:
617
918­
1809
Email:
frantz.
george@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Lisa
Reiter,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
the
Administrator,
1807T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
2185
Fax:
202
566­
2118
Email:
reiter.
lisa@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2090
 
AA32
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Long­
Term
Actions
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA)

3343.
STANDARDS
FOR
THE
MANAGEMENT
OF
COAL
COMBUSTION
WASTES
GENERATED
BY
COMMERCIAL
ELECTRIC
POWER
PRODUCERS
Priority:
Economically
Significant.
Major
status
under
5
USC
801
is
undetermined.

Unfunded
Mandates:
This
action
may
affect
State,
local
or
tribal
governments
and
the
private
sector.

Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6907(
a)(
3);
42
USC
6944(
a)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
257
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
is
for
the
development
of
non­
hazardous
waste
regulations
under
subtitle
D
of
the
RCRA
statute.
The
regulations
will
apply
to
landfill
and
surface
impoundment
facilities
that
manage
coal
combustion
wastes
generated
by
steam
electric
power
generators,
i.
e.,
electric
utilities
and
independent
power
producers.
This
action
results
from
EPA's
regulatory
determination
for
fossil
fuel
combustion
wastes
(
see
65
FR
32214,
May
22,
2000),
which
concluded
that
waste
management
regulations
under
RCRA
are
appropriate
for
certain
coal
combustion
wastes.
The
utility
industry
has
made
significant
improvement
in
its
waste
management
practices
over
recent
years,
and
most
state
regulatory
programs
are
similarly
improving.
However,
public
comment
and
other
analyses
have
convinced
the
Agency
that
coal
combustion
wastes
could
pose
significant
risks
to
human
health
and
the
environment
if
they
are
not
properly
managed.
There
is
sufficient
evidence
that
adequate
controls
may
not
be
in
place.
For
example,
62
percent
of
existing
utility
impoundments
do
not
have
groundwater
monitoring;
thus,
their
impact
on
ground
and
surface
waters
cannot
be
evaluated
in
light
of
numerous
damage
cases
identified
by
the
Agency
that
involve
management
of
these
wastes.
The
intended
benefits
of
this
action
will
be
to
prevent
contamination
or
damage
to
ground
waters
and
surface
waters,
thereby
avoiding
risk
to
human
health
and
the
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/
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68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA)
Long­
Term
Actions
environment,
including
ecological
risks.
The
Agency
is
currently
analyzing
the
human
health
and
eco
risks,
costs,
and
economic
impact
of
this
action
as
it
develops
the
proposed
regulation.
The
Agency
has
considered
alternatives
to
this
action,
including
regulating
these
wastes
as
hazardous
wastes
under
subtitle
C
of
RCRA,
but
has
rejected
this
approach
as
discussed
in
the
regulatory
determination
(
see
65
FR
32214,
May
22,
2000).
EPA
has
also
considered
issuing
guidance
instead
of
regulations
to
industry
and
state
and
local
governments
to
focus
on
these
remaining
waste
management
issues
but
concluded
that
there
will
probably
continue
to
be
some
gaps
in
practices
and
controls
and
is
concerned
at
the
possibility
that
these
will
go
undressed.
The
Agency
also
believes
the
timeframe
for
improvement
of
current
practices
is
likely
to
be
longer
in
the
absence
of
federal
regulation.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
08/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Federalism:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4470
Sectors
Affected:
221112
Fossil
Fuel
Electric
Power
Generation
Agency
Contact:
Dennis
Ruddy,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5306W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
8430
Fax:
703
308­
8686
Email:
ruddy.
dennis@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AE81
3344.
STANDARDS
FOR
THE
MANAGEMENT
OF
COAL
COMBUSTION
WASTES
 
NONPOWER
PRODUCERS
AND
MINEFILLING
Priority:
Economically
Significant.
Major
status
under
5
USC
801
is
undetermined.

Unfunded
Mandates:
This
action
may
affect
State,
local
or
tribal
governments
and
the
private
sector.

Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6907(
a)(
3);
42
USC
6944
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
257
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
is
for
the
development
of
non­
hazardous
waste
regulations
under
subtitle
D
of
the
RCRA
statute.
The
regulations
will
apply
to
landfill
and
surface
impoundment
facilities
that
manage
coal
combustion
wastes
generated
by
non­
utility
combustors.
Non­
utility
combustors
are
commercial,
industrial,
and
institutional
facilities
that
burn
coal
in
boilers
to
generate
steam.
The
regulations
will
also
apply
to
mine
facilities
where
any
coal
combustion
wastes
are
managed,
(
i.
e.,
backfilled
into
mined
areas).
This
action
results
from
EPA's
regulatory
determination
for
fossil
fuel
combustion
wastes
(
see
65
FR
32214,
May
22,
2000),
in
which
the
Agency
concluded
that
coal
combustion
wastes
could
pose
significant
risks
to
human
health
and
the
environment
if
they
are
not
properly
managed.
As
described
in
the
regulatory
determination,
there
is
sufficient
evidence
that
adequate
controls
may
not
be
in
place.
The
intended
benefits
of
this
action
will
be
to
prevent
contamination
or
damage
to
ground
waters
and
surface
waters,
thereby
avoiding
risk
to
human
health
and
the
environment,
including
ecological
risks.
The
Agency
has
completed
information
collection
efforts
and
is
currently
analyzing
this
information.
The
Agency
will
also
analyze
the
human
health
and
eco
risks,
costs,
and
economic
impact
of
this
action
as
it
develops
the
proposed
regulations.
The
Agency
has
considered
alternatives
to
this
action,
including
regulating
these
wastes
as
hazardous
wastes
under
subtitle
C
of
RCRA,
but
has
rejected
this
approach
as
discussed
in
the
regulatory
determination
(
see
65
FR
32214,
May
22,
2000).
EPA
has
also
considered
issuing
guidance
to
industry
and
state
and
local
governments
to
focus
on
the
waste
management
issues
but
concluded
that
there
will
probably
continue
to
be
some
gaps
in
practices
and
controls
and
is
concerned
at
the
possibility
that
these
will
go
undressed.
The
Agency
is
considering
alternatives
to
regulation
of
mine
placement
under
RCRA
per
this
action,
including
consulting
with
the
U.
S.
Department
of
the
Interior
on
appropriate
measures
under
the
Surface
Mining
Control
and
Reclamation
Act
(
SMCRA)
or
some
combination
of
both
SMCRA
and
RCRA.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
08/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Federalism:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4469
Sectors
Affected:
311
Food
Manufacturing;
313
Textile
Mills;
337
Furniture
and
Related
Product
Manufacturing;
2121
Coal
Mining;
322
Paper
Manufacturing;
325
Chemical
Manufacturing;
331
Primary
Metal
Manufacturing;
336
Transportation
Equipment
Manufacturing;
62
Health
Care
and
Social
Assistance;
22112
Electric
Power
Transmission,
Control
and
Distribution
Agency
Contact:
Dennis
Ruddy,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5306W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
8430
Fax:
703
308­
8686
Email:
ruddy.
dennis@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AE83
3345.
RCRA
BURDEN
REDUCTION
INITIATIVE,
PHASE
2
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6907;
42
USC
6912(
a);
42
USC
6921
to
6927;
42
USC
6930;
42
USC
6934;
42
USC
6935;
42
USC
6937
to
6939;
42
USC
6944;
42
USC
6949(
a);
42
USC
6974;
PL
104­
13
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
260.31;
40
CFR
261.4;
40
CFR
261.38;
40
CFR
264.16;
40
CFR
264.52;
40
CFR
264.56;
40
CFR
264.73;
40
CFR
264.98
et
seq;
40
CFR
265.16;
40
CFR
265.52;
40
CFR
265.56;
40
CFR
265.73;
40
CFR
265.98
et
seq;
40
CFR
266.103;
40
CFR
268.7,
268.9;
...

Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
As
part
of
its
response
to
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act,
EPA
formed
the
RCRA
Burden
Reduction
Initiative.
The
Agency
is
reviewing
additional
Burden
Reduction
opportunities,
some
of
which
were
proposed
but
not
included
in
the
Burden
Reduction
Initiative
final
rule.
Additionally,
EPA
will
look
for
opportunities
for
burden
reduction
within
the
Biennial
Report.
Moving
from
a
paper
system
to
an
electronic
system
focused
on
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/
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68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA)
Long­
Term
Actions
information
gathered
and
generated
by
Treatment,
Storage,
and
Disposal
Facilities
may
provide
for
significant
Burden
Reduction
savings.
We're
developing
options
and
a
proposal.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4735
Agency
Contact:
Robert
Burchard,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5302W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
8450
Fax:
703
308­
8433
Email:
burchard.
robert@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AF01
3346.
FINAL
DETERMINATION
OF
THE
APPLICABILITY
OF
THE
TOXICITY
CHARACTERISTIC
RULE
TO
PETROLEUM­
CONTAMINATED
MEDIA
AND
DEBRIS
FROM
UNDERGROUND
STORAGE
TANKS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6921
RCRA
3001
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
261
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
In
the
final
hazardous
waste
Toxicity
Characteristic
(
TC)
rule
published
in
June
1990,
EPA
decided
to
temporarily
defer
application
of
the
TC
rule
to
petroleum­
contaminated
media
and
debris,
such
as
soils
and
groundwater,
that
result
from
underground
storage
tank
(
UST)
corrective
actions.
This
rule
is
part
of
the
Agency's
commitment
to
make
a
final
determination
regarding
the
UST
temporary
deferral.
The
temporary
deferral
was,
in
part,
based
on
the
Agency's
concern
that
without
such
a
deferral,
UST
cleanup
procedures
would
be
adversely
affected,
resulting
in
delays
in
remedial
action
and
increases
in
remediation
costs.
Since
this
action
is
deregulatory,
there
are
no
adverse
effects
on
small
businesses,
or
on
State,
local,
or
tribal
governments.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
02/
12/
93
58
FR
8504
Final
Action
12/
00/
05
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3189
Agency
Contact:
Sammy
Ng,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5401G,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
603­
7166
Fax:
202
260­
9163
Email:
ng.
sammy@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AD69
3347.
REVISIONS
FOR
TRANSBOUNDARY
SHIPMENTS
OF
HAZARDOUS
WASTE
FOR
RECOVERY
WITHIN
THE
ORGANIZATION
FOR
ECONOMIC
COOPERATION
AND
DEVELOPMENT
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6901
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
262
subpart
H
(
Revision)
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
Agency
is
considering
changing
the
existing
regulation
40
CFR
262
subpart
H,
which
regulates
transboundary
movement
of
hazardous
waste
within
all
countries
that
are
members
of
the
Organization
for
Economic
Cooperation
and
Development
(
OECD).
This
is
in
response
to
the
fact
that
there
is
now
approximately
$
30­
40
billion
in
annual
trade
among
developed
countries
in
waste
recyclables,
with
the
United
States
having
a
positive
trade
balance.
Because
each
of
the
developed
countries
(
the
30
OECD
countries)
had
a
different
system
for
controlling
the
exports
and
imports
of
waste,
including
recyclables,
the
international
recycling
market
was
not
as
efficient
as
it
could
be.
A
more
streamlined,
uniform
system
for
exports
and
imports
will
also
increase
recycling
and
lessen
disposal.
The
U.
S.
was
actively
involved
in
the
negotiation
of
a
legallybinding
OECD
multilateral
agreement
to
create
a
more
streamlined
system.
OECD
Member
countries
are
then
obligated
to
transfer
the
terms
of
the
multilateral
agreement
to
their
domestic
regulations
in
order
for
the
multilateral
agreement
to
have
legal
authority.
This
regulation
would
be
amended
to
comply
with
changes
passed
by
the
OECD
Council.
Existing
waste
lists
may
be
restructured
to
comply
with
the
new
OECD
waste
lists.
As
such,
previously
existing
waste
lists
may
be
renamed
according
to
adopted
OECD
terminology.
Shipments
of
small
waste
amounts
destined
for
laboratory
analysis
may
be
exempted
from
filing
certain
paperwork
requirements
that
are
otherwise
required.
A
certificate
of
recovery
may
be
required
upon
final
recovery
of
wastes
and
timeframes
for
recovery
operations
may
be
changed
to
reflect
the
decisions
made
by
the
OECD
Council.
This
needs
to
have
a
Federal
solution
because
international
exports
and
imports
are
overseen
at
the
Federal
level
due
to
the
foreign
powers
authority
clause.
Many
alternatives
were
considered
by
government
and
industry
during
the
intensive
negotiations
on
the
legally
binding
multilateral
agreement,
with
the
U.
S.
having
a
great
deal
of
influence
over
which
alternatives
were
in
the
final
agreement.
The
Agency
plans
to
codify
the
streamlining
provisions
of
the
OECD
multilateral
agreement,
regulating
exporters
and
importers
of
waste
recyclables.
Exporters
and
importers
of
waste
recyclables
will
need
to
implement
the
international
uniform
procedures
of
the
OECD
multilateral
agreement,
however
these
costs
will
be
less
than
would
be
needed
to
deal
with
30
different
national
export
and
import
systems.
In
addition,
some
common
existing
export
and
import
procedures
were
streamlined
so
that
the
new
procedures
are
even
more
efficient
than
was
common
in
the
past.
The
benefits
are
greater
administrative
efficiency
for
U.
S.
exporters
and
importers
in
the
international
recycling
market,
and
a
lower
level
of
waste
disposal
in
the
United
States
since
there
is
more
efficient
access
to
other
recycling
markets.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
07/
00/
04
Direct
Final
Rule­
Revisions
for
Transboundary
Shipments
of
Hazardous
Waste
07/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
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No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA)
Long­
Term
Actions
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4606
Agency
Contact:
Rick
Picardi,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5304W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
8879
Fax:
703
308­
0514
Email:
picardi.
rick@
epa.
gov
Frank
McAlister,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5304W
Phone:
703
308­
8196
Fax:
703
308­
0514
Email:
mcalister.
frank@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AE93
3348.
RCRA
SUBTITLE
C
FINANCIAL
TEST
CRITERIA
(
REVISION)
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6912(
a)
RCRA
2002(
a);
42
USC
6924
RCRA
3004;
42
USC
6925
RCRA
3005;
42
USC
6926
RCRA
3006
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
264;
40
CFR
265;
40
CFR
280;
40
CFR
761
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA's
regulations
require
companies
to
provide
financial
assurance
for
environmental
obligations,
and
allow
companies
that
meet
certain
requirements
to
self
insure
their
environmental
obligations
for
closure,
post­
closure
care
and
third
party
liability.
EPA
proposed
a
revised
financial
test
because
the
revised
test
would
be
better
at
predicting
which
firms
will
enter
bankruptcy
and
not
be
able
to
cover
their
financial
assurance
obligations
at
hazardous
waste
treatment,
storage
and
disposal
facilities.
If
such
a
firm
were
to
enter
bankruptcy,
the
government
could
incur
the
clean
up
liability.

EPA's
regulations
set
the
minimum
national
standards
for
state
hazardous
waste
programs,
and
so
a
change
in
federal
requirements
would
be
necessary
to
ensure
consistent
improvements
in
the
test.
Without
rulemaking,
states
would
have
the
option
of
not
adopting
these
changes,
and
so
the
improvement
in
the
test
would
not
be
implemented
in
states
that
cannot
have
regulations
that
are
more
stringent
than
federal
standards.

The
proposal
considered
several
alternative
financial
tests,
and
the
analysis
supporting
the
original
proposal
found
that
the
savings
from
the
proposed
alternative
would
be
$
19
million
in
public
and
private
costs.
If
EPA
promulgates
a
revised
financial
test,
it
may
affect
companies
that
treat,
store
or
dispose
of
hazardous
waste.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
Original
07/
01/
91
56
FR
30201
NPRM
10/
12/
94
59
FR
51523
Notice
of
Data
Availability
12/
00/
04
Final
Action
03/
00/
06
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
2647
Sectors
Affected:
323114
Quick
Printing;
325131
Inorganic
Dye
and
Pigment
Manufacturing;
323110
Commercial
Lithographic
Printing;
325188
All
Other
Basic
Inorganic
Chemical
Manufacturing;
325998
All
Other
Miscellaneous
Chemical
Product
Manufacturing;
331311
Alumina
Refining;
325211
Plastics
Material
and
Resin
Manufacturing;
32551
Paint
and
Coating
Manufacturing;
32511
Petrochemical
Manufacturing;
32512
Industrial
Gas
Manufacturing;
325188
All
Other
Basic
Inorganic
Chemical
Manufacturing;
325193
Ethyl
Alcohol
Manufacturing;
325199
All
Other
Basic
Organic
Chemical
Manufacturing;
325998
All
Other
Miscellaneous
Chemical
Product
Manufacturing;
311942
Spice
and
Extract
Manufacturing;
32411
Petroleum
Refineries;
332813
Electroplating,
Plating,
Polishing,
Anodizing
and
Coloring;
33271
Machine
Shops;
33299
All
Other
Fabricated
Metal
Product
Manufacturing;
333319
Other
Commercial
and
Service
Industry
Machinery
Manufacturing;
333999
All
Other
General
Purpose
Machinery
Manufacturing;
336399
All
Other
Motor
Vehicle
Parts
Manufacturing;
334
Computer
and
Electronic
Product
Manufacturing;
336
Transportation
Equipment
Manufacturing;
48422
Specialized
Freight
(
except
Used
Goods)
Trucking,
Local;
56211
Waste
Collection;
22111
Electric
Power
Generation;
221112
Fossil
Fuel
Electric
Power
Generation;
22132
Sewage
Treatment
Facilities;
56292
Materials
Recovery
Facilities;
56221
Waste
Treatment
and
Disposal;
42271
Petroleum
Bulk
Stations
and
Terminals;
45431
Fuel
Dealers;
4411
Automobile
Dealers;
4471
Gasoline
Stations;
811111
General
Automotive
Repair
Agency
Contact:
Dale
Ruhter,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5303W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
8192
Fax:
703
308­
8609
Email:
ruhter.
dale@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AC71
3349.
LAND
DISPOSAL
RESTRICTIONS;
TREATMENT
STANDARDS
FOR
SPENT
POTLINERS
FROM
PRIMARY
ALUMINUM
REDUCTION
(
K088)
AND
REGULATORY
CLASSIFICATION
OF
K088
VITRIFICATION
UNITS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
6905;
42
USC
6912(
a);
42
USC
6921;
42
USC
6924
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
268;
40
CFR
271
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
On
July
20,
2000,
EPA
proposed
revised
treatment
standards
for
K088
wastes.
Specifically,
the
Agency
proposed
to
lower
the
cyanide
treatment
standard
and
reinstate
a
treatment
standard
for
fluoride
nonwastewaters
based
on
a
deionized
water
leach
test.
Comments
to
the
proposed
rule
were
significant
and
suggest
that
there
are
significant
treatment
issues
yet
to
be
resolved
for
K088
waste.
The
Agency
needs
to
further
assess
the
treatment
universe
for
K088
and
is
considered
extending
the
possible
date
of
a
final
rule
or
to
investigate
other
strategies
both
regulatory
and
non­
regulatory
to
facilitate
recycling
of
spent
aluminum
potliners.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
07/
12/
00
65
FR
42937
Final
Action
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4233
Sectors
Affected:
3334
Ventilation,
Heating,
Air­
Conditioning
and
Commercial
Refrigeration
Equipment
Manufacturing
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101
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA)
Long­
Term
Actions
Agency
Contact:
Elaine
Eby,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5302W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
8449
Fax:
703
308­
8433
Email:
eby.
elaine@
epa.
gov
Rick
Brandes,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5302W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
8871
Fax:
703
308­
8433
Email:
brandes.
william@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AE65
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Completed
Actions
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA)

3350.
LAND
DISPOSAL
RESTRICTIONS;
NOTICE
OF
DATA
AVAILABILITY:
MERCURY
TREATABILITY
STUDIES
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
268
Completed:

Reason
Date
NoDA
01/
29/
03
68
FR
4481
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Agency
Contact:
Rhonda
Minnick
Phone:
703
308­
8771
Fax:
703
308­
8433
Email:
minnick.
rhonda@
epa.
gov
Mary
Cunningham
Phone:
703
308­
8453
Fax:
703
308­
8433
Email:
cunningham.
mary@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AE54
3351.
LAND
DISPOSAL
RESTRICTIONS;
NATIONAL
TREATMENT
VARIANCE
FOR
RADIOACTIVELY
CONTAMINATED
CADMIUM,
MERCURY,
AND
SILVER
WASTE
BATTERIES
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
268;
40
CFR
278
Completed:

Reason
Date
NPRM
10/
07/
02
67
FR
62626
Direct
Final
Action
10/
07/
02
67
FR
62618
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Agency
Contact:
John
Austin
Phone:
703
308­
0436
Fax:
703
308­
8433
Email:
austin.
john@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AE99
3352.
NESHAPS:
STANDARDS
FOR
HAZARDOUS
AIR
POLLUTANTS
FOR
HAZARDOUS
WASTE
COMBUSTORS
Priority:
Other
Significant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
60;
40
CFR
63;
40
CFR
260;
40
CFR
264;
40
CFR
265;
40
CFR
266;
40
CFR
270
Completed:

Reason
Date
Merged
Into
2050­
AE01,
SAN
3333
03/
12/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Agency
Contact:
Rhonda
Minnick
Phone:
703
308­
8771
Fax:
703
308­
8433
Email:
minnick.
rhonda@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AE79
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Comprehensive
Environmental
Response,
Compensation
and
Liability
Act
3353.
REPORTABLE
QUANTITY
ADJUSTMENTS
FOR
CARBAMATES
AND
CARBAMATE­
RELATED
HAZARDOUS
WASTE
STREAMS;
REPORTABLE
QUANTITY
ADJUSTMENT
FOR
INORGANIC
CHEMICAL
MANUFACTURING
PROCESS
WASTE
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
9602(
a);
42
USC
11004
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
302;
40
CFR
355
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
has
listed
carbamate
waste
streams
as
hazardous
wastes
under
the
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA).
RCRA
listed
wastes,
by
statute,
automatically
become
hazardous
substances
under
the
Comprehensive
Environmental
Response,
Compensation,
and
Liability
Act
(
CERCLA)
and
are
assigned
a
one
pound
statutory
reportable
quantity
(
RQ)
until
EPA
adjusts
them.
These
substances
also
become
subject
to
reporting
requirements
under
the
Emergency
Planning
and
Community
Right­
to­
Know
Act
(
EPCRA)
with
a
one
pound
threshold.
EPA,
in
this
action,
will
propose
RQ
adjustments
for
the
carbamates.
Most
RQ
adjustments
are
expected
to
be
greater
than
one
pound.
Raising
the
RQs
for
these
substances
would
decrease
the
burden
on
1)
the
regulated
community
for
complying
with
the
reporting
requirements
under
CERCLA
and
EPCRA;
2)
Federal,
State,
and
local
authorities
for
program
implementation;
and
3)
Federal,
State,
or
local
authorities,
if
they
release
hazardous
substances
at
the
RQ
level
or
greater.

In
addition,
we
are
seeking
to
propose
an
RQ
adjustment
for
the
inorganic
chemical
manufacturing
process
waste
(
K178)(
66
FR
58258,
11/
20/
01).
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3423
Agency
Contact:
Lynn
Beasley,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5204G,
Washington,
DC
20460
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/
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68,
No.
101
/
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Comprehensive
Environmental
Response,
Compensation
and
Liability
Act
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Phone:
703
603­
9086
Fax:
703
603­
9104
Email:
beasley.
lynn@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AE12
3354.
CORRECTION
OF
ERRORS
AND
ADJUSTMENT
OF
CERCLA
REPORTABLE
QUANTITIES
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
9602­
9603
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
302
(
Revision)
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
Agency
is
considering
proposing
corrections
and
other
changes
to
40
CFR
302.4,
the
Designation
of
Hazardous
Substances.
The
proposal
may
include
the
correction
of
entries
for
individual
substances,
entries
for
F­
and
K­
waste
streams
and
entries
in
appendix
A
of
40
CFR
302.4.
Other
aspects
of
the
proposal
may
include
additional
substances
as
entries
in
Table
302.4,
appendix
A
to
section
302.4,
and
the
table
in
section
302.6(
b)(
iii);
removal
of
other
entries
from
these
lists;
and
amendments
to
certain
footnotes
that
explain
entries
in
Table
302.4.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
09/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4737
Agency
Contact:
Lynn
Beasley,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5204G,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
603­
9086
Fax:
703
603­
9104
Email:
beasley.
lynn@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AF03
3355.
STANDARDS
AND
PRACTICES
FOR
CONDUCTING
``
ALL
APPROPRIATE
INQUIRY''
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
9601
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
312
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
January
11,
2004,
Small
Business
Liability
Protection
Act
section
223,
CERCLA
101(
35)(
B)(
2)(
ii).
Abstract:
The
Small
Business
Liability
Relief
and
Brownfields
Revitalization
Act
(
the
Brownfields
Law)
amended
a
number
of
provisions
in
CERCLA
including
section
101(
35)(
B)
and
includes,
among
other
things,
new
provisions
regarding
limitations
on
CERCLA
liability
for
certain
landowners.
As
part
of
these
provisions,
the
Brownfields
Law
addresses
the
need
for
bona
fide
prospective
purchasers,
contiguous
property
owners,
and
innocent
landowners
to
conduct
``
all
appropriate
inquiry''
into
prior
ownership
and
use
of
the
property
at
the
time
the
party
acquires
the
property.

In
the
Brownfields
Law,
Congress
directed
EPA
to
promulgate
regulations
establishing
standards
and
practices
for
conducting
``
all
appropriate
inquiry.''
Section
101
(
35)(
B)(
iii)
of
the
Law
includes
criteria
that
EPA
is
required
to
address
in
setting
these
standards
and
practices.
This
regulation
will
establish
the
Federal
standards
for
conducting
``
all
appropriate
inquiry,''
pursuant
to
the
Act.

EPA
is
considering
developing
the
Federal
standard
for
all
appropriate
inquiry
under
a
negotiated
rulemaking
process.
EPA
may
establish
a
FACA
Committee
charged
with
negotiating
a
Federal
standard
in
accordance
with
the
statutory
criteria.

Costs
associated
with
the
new
Federal
standard
may
include
incremental
costs,
associated
with
using
the
new
Federal
standard,
that
are
over
and
above
the
costs
associated
with
the
privately
developed
standards
currently
employed
in
conducting
all
appropriate
inquiry
for
the
purposes
of
real
estate
transaction.
This
rulemaking
will
not
impose
new
mandatory
requirements
on
any
entities,
other
than
recipients
of
Federal
brownfields
grants
provided
for
the
purpose
of
assessing
or
characterizing
brownfields
sites.
Other
than
these
grant
recipients,
the
standards
will
be
applicable
to
purchasers
of
contaminated
properties
who
wish
to
assert
certain
limitations
on
CERCLA
liability.
The
benefits
of
the
regulation
may
include
providing
purchasers
of
contaminated
property
with
clarity
regarding
the
procedures
and
standards
for
the
conduct
of
``
all
appropriate
inquiry''
required
to
assert
certain
limitations
on
CERCLA
liability.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
01/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4739
Agency
Contact:
Patricia
Overmeyer,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5105T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
2774
Fax:
202
566­
2757
Email:
overmeyer.
patricia@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Helen
Keplinger,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
2272A,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
4221
Fax:
202
229­
3954
Email:
keplinger.
helen@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AF04
3356.
REVISE
40
CFR
PART
35
SUBPART
O:
COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS
AND
SUPERFUND
STATE
CONTRACTS
FOR
SUPERFUND
RESPONSE
ACTIONS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
9601
to
9675
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
35
subpart
O
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
40
CFR
part
35
subpart
O
is
the
Superfund
Administrative
Regulation
that
governs
awarding
of
Superfund
cooperative
agreements
(
CAs)
to
States,
Indian
tribes,
and
territories
of
the
United
States.
Subpart
O
covers
State­
lead,
site­
specific
cooperative
agreements
for
non­
timecritical
removal,
preremedial,
remedial,
and
enforcement
actions,
and
sitespecific
management
assistance
for
federal­
lead
projects.
Also
covered
by
subpart
O
are
non­
site­
specific
Core
Program
and
Voluntary
Cleanup
Program
State
infrastructure
development,
as
well
as
Brownfields
pilots,
and
Brownfields
assessments.
The
requirements
for
Superfund
State
contracts,
financial
administration,
property,
procurement,
reporting,
recordkeeping,
and
closeout
are
provided
in
subpart
O.

Subpart
O
was
promulgated
6/
5/
1990,
and
became
effective
on
7/
5/
1990.
Many
changes
in
the
Superfund
program
have
occurred
over
the
past
almost
ten
years
and
these
need
to
be
reflected
in
subpart
O.
The
six
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27,
2003
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Comprehensive
Environmental
Response,
Compensation
and
Liability
Act
Proposed
Rule
Stage
categories
of
CAs
presently
used
in
subpart
O
need
greater
flexibility
to
accommodate
the
new
types
of
CAs
that
have
developed.
For
example,
the
number
of
Block
Funding
Reform
pilots,
begun
in
1997,
to
consolidate
several
of
the
cooperative
agreements
offered
in
subpart
O,
has
grown
to
about
16
for
fiscal
year
2000,
and
have
generated
at
least
60
approved
deviation
requests
from
subpart
O
and
40
CFR
part
31.
These
pilot
projects
offer
considerable
administrative
relief
to
States,
tribes,
and
EPA
by
reducing
reporting
requirements,
broadening
scope
changes
without
amendment,
increasing
the
ability
to
move
monies
within
and
among
CAs,
and
relaxing
application
requirements
regarding
sitespecific
identification
of
cooperative
agreement
funds
to
certain
activities,
while
maintaining
site­
specific
drawdown
requirements
needed
for
cost
recovery
and
Superfund
accounting.
Subpart
O
also
needs
to
be
conformed
with
part
31
(
Uniform
Administrative
Requirements
for
Grants
and
Cooperative
Agreements).

EPA
expects
to
institutionalize
the
combining
of
CA
types,
create
more
flexible
reporting
requirements,
permit
greater
scope
changes
without
amendment,
provide
more
flexible
money
movement
within
and
among
CAs,
and
promote
other
policy
advances
in
State/
tribal/
EPA
interaction.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4177
Agency
Contact:
Kirby
Biggs,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5204W,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
308­
8506
Fax:
703
308­
8433
Email:
biggs.
kirby@
epa.
gov
Stephen
Caldwell,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5204G,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
603­
8833
Fax:
703
603­
9104
Email:
caldwell.
stephen@
epamail.
epa.
gov
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AE62
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Comprehensive
Environmental
Response,
Compensation
and
Liability
Act
3357.
CLARIFICATION
TO
INTERIM
STANDARDS
AND
PRACTICES
FOR
``
ALL
APPROPRIATE
INQUIRY''
UNDER
CERCLA
AND
NOTICE
OF
FUTURE
RULEMAKING
ACTION
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
9601(
35)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
312
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
published
a
rule
to
explain
and
clarify
a
provision
included
in
recent
amendments
to
the
Comprehensive
Environmental
Response,
Compensation,
and
Liability
Act
(
CERCLA).
EPA
addressed
certain
interim
standards
established
in
the
Small
Business
Liability
Relief
and
Brownfields
Revitalization
Act
(
the
Brownfields
Act)
for
conducting
``
all
appropriate
inquiry,''
to
establish
exemptions
from
liability
under
CERCLA
or
establish
that
a
landowner
had
no
reason
to
know
of
contamination
at
a
property
under
CERCLA
liability
provisions
prior
to
purchasing
the
property.
The
Brownfields
Act
provides
clarification
of
provisions
related
to
CERCLA
liability
for
certain
parties
including
contiguous
property
owners,
prospective
purchasers,
and
innocent
landowners.
Among
the
requirements
added
to
CERCLA
is
the
requirement
that
such
parties
undertake
``
all
appropriate
inquiry''
into
prior
ownership
and
use
of
certain
property.

Under
the
Brownfields
Act,
Congress
provided
an
interim
standard
for
conducting
all
appropriate
inquiry,
the
American
Society
for
Testing
and
Materials
(
ASTM)
standard
known
as
Standard
E1527­
97
(
entitled
Standard
Practice
for
Environmental
Site
Assessment:
Phase
1
Environmental
Site
Assessment
Process).
This
interim
standard
applies
to
properties
purchased
after
May
31,
1997
until
EPA
promulgates
regulations
establishing
standards
and
practices
for
conducting
all
appropriate
inquiry.
The
rule
clarifies
the
interim
requirements
for
conducting
``
all
appropriate
inquiry''
in
the
case
of
property
purchased
on
or
after
May
31,
1997
and
the
conduct
of
such
activities
to
establish
an
innocent
landowner
defense.

EPA
received
an
adverse
comment
to
the
direct
final
rule
addressing
the
interim
standard.
A
withdrawal
of
the
direct
final
rule
will
be
published.
We
will
address
the
concerns
raised
during
the
comment
period
in
a
subsequent
final
rule.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
01/
24/
03
68
FR
3478
Direct
Final
Rule
01/
24/
03
68
FR
3435
Direct
Final
Rule
Withdrawn
03/
25/
03
68
FR
14399
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4740
Agency
Contact:
Patricia
Overmeyer,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5105T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
2774
Fax:
202
566­
2757
Email:
overmeyer.
patricia@
epamail.
epa.
gov
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Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Long­
Term
Actions
Comprehensive
Environmental
Response,
Compensation
and
Liability
Act
3358.
NATIONAL
PRIORITIES
LIST
FOR
UNCONTROLLED
HAZARDOUS
WASTE
SITES
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
9605;
CERCLA
105
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
300.425
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
will
revise
the
sites
included
on
the
National
Priorities
List
(
NPL)
of
uncontrolled
waste
sites
in
the
National
Contingency
Plan
(
NCP).
CERCLA
requires
that
the
Agency
revise
the
NPL
at
least
annually.
Periodic
revisions
will
allow
EPA
to
include
sites
on
the
NPL
with
known
or
threatened
hazardous
substance
releases
and
to
delete
sites
that
have
been
cleaned
up.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
24
03/
06/
98
63
FR
11340
Final
Action
20
03/
06/
98
63
FR
11332
NPRM
25
07/
28/
98
63
FR
40247
Final
Action
21
07/
28/
98
63
FR
40182
Final
Action
(
Tex­
Tin
Corp)
09/
18/
98
63
FR
49855
NPRM
26
09/
29/
98
63
FR
51882
Final
Action
22
09/
29/
98
63
FR
51848
NPRM
27
01/
19/
99
64
FR
2950
Final
Action
23
01/
19/
99
64
FR
2942
NPRM
(
Midnight
Mine)
02/
16/
99
64
FR
7564
NPRM
28
04/
23/
99
64
FR
19968
NPRM
(
Almeda)
05/
10/
99
64
FR
24990
Final
Action
24
05/
10/
99
64
FR
24949
NPRM
29
07/
22/
99
64
FR
39886
Final
Action
25
07/
22/
99
64
FR
39878
NPRM
30
10/
22/
99
64
FR
56992
Final
Action
10/
22/
99
64
FR
56966
NPRM
31
02/
04/
00
65
FR
5468
Final
Action
26
02/
04/
00
65
FR
5435
NPRM
32
05/
11/
00
65
FR
30489
Final
Action
28
05/
11/
00
65
FR
30482
NPRM
33
07/
27/
00
65
FR
46131
Final
Action
29
07/
27/
00
65
FR
46096
NPRM
Alabama/
Malone
08/
24/
00
65
FR
51567
NPRM
34
12/
01/
00
65
FR
75215
Final
Action
30
12/
01/
00
65
FR
75179
NPRM
35
01/
11/
01
66
FR
2380
NPRM
36
06/
14/
01
66
FR
32287
Final
Action
31
06/
14/
01
66
FR
32235
NPRM
37
09/
13/
01
66
FR
47612
Final
Action
32
09/
13/
01
66
FR
47583
Next
Action
Undetermined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3439
Agency
Contact:
Yolanda
Singer,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5204G,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
603­
8835
Fax:
703
603­
9100
Email:
singer.
yolanda@
epa.
gov
Terry
Jeng,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5204G,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
603­
8852
Fax:
703
603­
9104
Email:
jeng.
terry@
epa.
gov
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AD75
3359.
CRITERIA
FOR
THE
DESIGNATION
OF
HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCES
UNDER
CERCLA
SECTION
102(
A)
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
9602
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
302.4
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
will
address
the
development
of
evaluation
criteria
for
the
designation
of
substances
as
hazardous
under
CERCLA.
It
is
necessary
to
develop
evaluation
criteria
because
the
Agency
has
the
authority
under
CERCLA
102(
a)
to
designate
substances
as
hazardous;
however,
the
Agency
does
not
have
criteria
to
do
so.
To
date
the
only
substances
designated
as
CERCLA
hazardous
substances
are
as
a
result
of
their
appearance
on
other
Acts'
lists
defined
under
CERCLA
101(
14).
Using
CERCLA
designation
criteria
the
Agency
may
establish
CERCLA
hazardous
substances
independently
from
other
Acts,
in
the
interest
of
public
health
and
the
environment.

The
purpose
of
this
action
is
to
have
well
thought
out
criteria
for
designating
hazardous
substances
that
may
be
applied
to
individual
substances
for
evaluation
and
decision
as
to
whether
or
not
the
substance
should
be
appropriately
designated
a
CERCLA
102(
a)
hazardous
substance.
The
Agency
already
has
the
authority
to
designate
substances
as
hazardous;
in
this
action,
criteria
will
be
developed
to
implement
that
authority.
Timetable:

Action
Date
ANPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4201
Agency
Contact:
Lynn
Beasley,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5204G,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
603­
9086
Fax:
703
603­
9104
Email:
beasley.
lynn@
epa.
gov
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AE63
3360.
ADMINISTRATIVE
REPORTING
EXEMPTION
FOR
CERTAIN
AIR
RELEASES
OF
NOX
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
9603
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
302.6(
c)

Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
Agency
is
considering
proposing
to
administratively
exempt
from
reporting
requirements
the
releases
of
certain
NOx
emissions
to
air.
This
would
eliminate
reports
from
facilities
emitting
NOx
where
the
Agency
has
determined
that
the
releases
pose
little
or
no
risk
or
to
which
a
Federal
response
is
infeasible
or
inappropriate.
Requiring
reports
of
such
releases
would
serve
little
or
no
useful
purpose
and
could,
instead,
impose
a
significant
burden
on
the
Federal
response
system
and
on
the
persons
responsible
for
notifying
the
Federal
government
of
the
release.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Government
Levels
Affected:
Undetermined
Federalism:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4736
Agency
Contact:
Lynn
Beasley,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5204G,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
603­
9086
Fax:
703
603­
9104
Email:
beasley.
lynn@
epa.
gov
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/
Vol.
68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Prerule
Stage
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)

3361.
 
SEWAGE
SLUDGE
STANDARDS
TO
DETERMINE
THE
FINANCIAL
IMPACT
ON
SMALL
ENTITIES
IN
THE
WASTEWATER
TREATMENT
SECTOR
(
SECTION
610
REVIEW)
Priority:
Info./
Admin./
Other
Legal
Authority:
Clean
Water
Act,
sec
405(
d)
and
(
e);
33
USC
1345(
d)
and
(
e)
as
amended;
5
USC
610
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
503
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
On
February
19,
1993
(
58
FR
9248),
EPA
promulgated
Standards
for
the
Use
or
Disposal
of
Sewage
Sludge
for
the
three
major
sewage
sludge
management
practices
of
land
application,
surface
disposal,
and
incineration.
The
Part
503
Standards
impose
sewage
sludge
quality
requirements
on
sewage
sludge
preparers
and
management
practices
on
land
appliers
of
sewage
sludge.
The
Standards
also
have
monitoring,
recordkeeping,
and
reporting
requirements.
Small
entities
are
subject
to
these
standards.
Small
entities
are
defined
as
wastewater
treatment
plants
that
treat
domestic
sewage
with
wastewater
flow
capacities
of
less
than
one
million
gallons
per
day
(
MGD),
septage
pumpers
and
haulers,
and
sewage
sludge
preparers
and
treaters
that
process
and
subsequently
use/
dispose
of
less
than
290
dry
metric
tons
of
sewage
sludge
per
year.
On
August
4,
1999
(
64
FR
42551)
the
Part
503
standards
were
amended.
One
of
the
amendments
allowed
the
permitting
authority,
at
their
discretion,
to
reduce
the
frequency
of
monitoring
requirements
for
all
wastewater
treatment
plants
including
small
entities.
EPA
performed
a
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
when
the
Standards
were
promulgated
in
1993
which
indicated
that
the
Rule
could
have
a
significant
impact
on
a
substantial
number
of
small
entities.
EPA
then
used
this
analysis
to
develop
the
rule
in
a
way
that
mitigated
small
entity
impact
to
the
extent
possible
while
still
fulfilling
the
Clean
water
Act's
Section
405(
d)
mandate
to
protect
public
health
and
the
environment
with
an
adequate
margin
of
safety.
EPA
is
now
initiating
a
review
of
the
rule
under
Section
610
of
the
Regulatory
Flexibility
Act
to
determine
if
the
rule
should
be
continued
without
change,
or
should
be
amended
or
rescinded,
to
minimize
adverse
economic
impacts
on
small
entities.
EPA
will
consider,
and
solicits
comments,
on
the
following
factors:
(
1)
The
continued
need
for
the
rule;
(
2)
The
nature
of
complaints
or
comments
received
concerning
the
rule;
(
3)
The
complexity
of
the
rule;
(
4)
The
extent
to
which
the
rule
overlaps,
duplicates,
or
conflicts
with
other
Federal,
State,
or
local
government
rules;
and
(
5)
The
degree
to
which
technology,
economic
conditions,
or
other
factors
have
changed
in
the
area
affected
by
the
rule.
Comments
should
be
submitted
to
the
Agency
Contact
listed
below.
Comments
must
be
received
90
days
after
this
Federal
Register
notice.
This
action
is
not
a
rulemaking
 
it
is
a
review
of
an
existing
rulemaking.
Any
new
rulemaking
activity
resulting
from
this
review
will
be
noticed
in
future
Regulatory
Agendas.
Comments
should
be
submitted
(
in
duplicate
if
possible)
to
the
Office
of
Water
Docket
(
4101T),
Attention:
Docket
No.
OW
xx­
xx,
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460.
Comments
received
are
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
EPA
Docket
Center
Public
Reading
Room.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Begin
Review
05/
00/
03
End
Review
05/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4792
Agency
Contact:
Alan
B.
Rubin,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4304T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1125
Fax:
202
566­
1139
Email:
rubin.
alan@
epa.
gov
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AD96
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)

3362.
REVISIONS
TO
THE
NATIONAL
OIL
AND
HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCES
POLLUTION
CONTINGENCY
PLAN;
SUBPART
J
PRODUCT
SCHEDULE
LISTING
REQUIREMENTS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1321(
d)(
2);
CWA
311(
d)(
2)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
300
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
will
propose
revisions
to
subpart
J
of
the
National
Contingency
Plan
(
NCP)
(
40
CFR
part
300.900).
Section
311(
d)(
2)(
G)
of
the
Clean
Water
Act
requires
that
EPA
prepare
a
schedule
of
dispersants,
other
chemicals,
and
other
spill
mitigating
devices
and
substances,
if
any,
that
may
be
used
in
carrying
out
the
NCP.
Under
subpart
J,
respondents
wishing
to
add
a
product
to
the
Product
Schedule
must
submit
technical
product
data
specified
in
40
CFR
300.915
to
EPA.
This
rulemaking
will
propose
revisions
to
subpart
J
to
clarify
and
change
protocols
for
effectiveness
and
toxicity
testing.
It
will
clarify
EPA
authority
to
remove
products
from
the
Product
Schedule.
These
changes
will
help
ensure
protection
of
the
environment
when
these
products
are
used
to
clean
up
and
mitigate
oil
spills
into
or
upon
navigable
waters,
adjoining
shorelines,
the
waters
of
the
contiguous
zone,
or
which
may
affect
natural
resources
belonging
to
or
under
the
exclusive
management
authority
of
the
United
States.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
08/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4526
Sectors
Affected:
54
Professional,
Scientific
and
Technical
Services;
3259
Other
Chemical
Product
Manufacturing;
325
Chemical
Manufacturing;
3251
Basic
Chemical
Manufacturing
Agency
Contact:
William
Nick
Nichols,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
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/
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68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Response,
5203G,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
603­
9918
Fax:
703
603­
9116
Email:
nichols.
nick@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2050
 
AE87
3363.
 
EFFLUENT
GUIDELINES
PROGRAM
PLAN
FOR
2004/
2005
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1314(
m)
CWA
CFR
Citation:
None
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
February
4,
2004,
Final
Plan.

Abstract:
EPA
publishes
an
Effluent
Guidelines
Program
Plan
every
other
year.
The
Plan
is
required
by
section
304(
m)
of
the
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA).
The
Plan
discusses
the
status
of
ongoing
rulemakings,
development
of
additional
rules,
and
preliminary
studies.
The
Plan
sets
forth
EPA's
rationale
for
the
selection
of
particular
industries
as
candidates
for
new
or
revised
effluent
guidelines.
EPA's
Effluent
Guidelines
Program
Plan
for
2004/
2005
will
describe
the
effluent
guidelines
program
and
the
effluent
guidelines
underway,
as
well
as
identifying
guidelines
that
may
be
revised
or
new
guidelines
that
may
be
developed.
OW
will
use
the
2004/
2005
Plan
as
a
strategic
opportunity
to
help
design
the
future
of
the
technologybased
pollution
control
program
for
industrial
sources.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Proposed
Plan
06/
00/
03
Final
Plan
02/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4766
URL
For
More
Information:
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
guide
URL
For
Public
Comments:
Proposed
Planhttp
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket
Agency
Contact:
Patricia
Harrigan,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1666
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
harrigan.
patricia@
epa.
gov
Tom
Wall,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1060
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
wall.
tom@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2040
 
AD92
3364.
 
EFFLUENT
GUIDELINES
AND
STANDARDS
FOR
PHARMACEUTICAL
MANUFACTURING:
AMENDMENT
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
CWA
306;
CWA
307
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
439
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
These
amendments
to
the
final
rule
would
achieve
the
following.
First,
EPA
is
clarifying
the
date
on
which
a
discharger
subject
to
the
New
Source
Performance
Standards
(
NSPS)
and
the
Pretreatment
Standards
for
New
Sources
(
PSNS)
promulgated
in
earlier
regulations
would
be
subject
to
the
more
stringent
effluent
limitations
and
pretreatment
standards
established
in
the
1998
regulation
by
specifying
the
10
year
prior
date
by
which
a
new
source
under
the
previous
(
1983)
standard
would
be
subject
to
the
new
Best
Available
Technology
(
BAT)
limitations
from
existing
source
instead
of
using
the
more
vague
term
of
``
10
years.''
Second,
this
rule
reestablishes
a
minimum
concentration
for
the
monthly
average
BOD5
limitation
in
this
section
that
EPA
inadvertently
omitted
from
the
1998
regulation.
Next,
the
amendments
correct
an
error
in
EPA's
pass­
through
analysis
of
the
1998
rule
by
deleting
methyl
Cellosolve
(
2­
methoxyethanol)
from
the
pretreatment
standards
in
two
subcategories
and
from
a
table
in
the
Appendix.
Finally,
the
Agency
is
making
other
nonsubstantive
editorial
and
format
changes
such
as
shortening
the
authority
to
conform
to
more
recent
guidelines
from
the
Federal
Register
Office,
shortening
tables
by
removing
redundancy,
and
adding
definitions.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
03/
13/
03
68
FR
12276
Direct
Final
Rule
03/
13/
03
68
FR
12266
NPRM
Comment
Period
End
05/
12/
03
Direct
Final
Rule
Effective
06/
11/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4741
Agency
Contact:
Marvin
B.
Rubin,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1050
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
rubin.
marvin@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2040
 
AD97
3365.
TEST
PROCEDURES
FOR
THE
ANALYSIS
OF
MERCURY
UNDER
THE
CLEAN
WATER
ACT
(
METHOD
245.7)

Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
CWA
501
(
a);
33
USC
1314(
h);
33
USC
1361(
a)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
136.3
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
regulatory
action
would
propose
to
amend
the
Guidelines
Establishing
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Pollutants
under
40
CFR
part
136
to
approve
a
new
analytical
test
procedure
(
method)
for
the
determination
of
mercury
in
the
wastewater
program
as
authorized
under
the
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA).
This
new
test
procedure
is
capable
of
measuring
mercury
at
low
parts­
pertrillion
(
ppt;
ng/
L)
concentrations
and
would
be
an
alternative
to
the
recently
promulgated
EPA
Method
1631,
which
also
determines
mercury
at
low
ppt
concentrations.
EPA
Method
245.7
uses
similar
technology
to
EPA
Method
1631
(
cold
vapor
atomic
fluorescence
spectrometry),
but
it
does
not
require
the
use
of
a
gold
trap.
Laboratories
claim
that
EPA
Method
245.7
is
a
less
burdensome
and
more
cost­
effective
method
than
EPA
Method
1631.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
11/
00/
03
Final
Action
11/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4377
Agency
Contact:
William
A.
Telliard,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1061
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/
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68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
telliard.
william@
epa.
gov
Maria
Gomez­
Taylor,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1005
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
gomeztaylor
maria@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2040
 
AD52
3366.
TEST
PROCEDURES:
REVISIONS
TO
METHOD
DETECTION
AND
QUANTIFICATION
FOR
THE
CLEAN
WATER
ACT
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1314(
h);
33
USC
1361(
a)
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
136(
b)
Legal
Deadline:
NPRM,
Judicial,
February
28,
2003,
Settlement
Agreement.
Final,
Judicial,
September
30,
2004,
Settlement
Agreement.
Abstract:
This
regulatory
action
would
amend
the
Guidelines
Establishing
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Pollutants
under
40
CFR
part
136
related
to
the
detection
and
quantification
procedures
currently
used
by
EPA
for
analytes
regulated
in
the
wastewater
program
as
authorized
under
the
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA).
The
current
method
detection
limit
(
MDL)
procedure
is
set
forth
at
40
CFR
part
136,
appendix
B.
EPA
has
not
promulgated
a
generic
procedure
for
quantification
but
it
uses
the
minimum
level
of
quantitation
(
ML)
in
its
wastewater
program.
The
ML
is
defined
in
analytical
methods
and
is
generally
set
at
3.18
times
the
MDL.
The
Office
of
Water
has
been
working
to
revise
and
refine
these
concepts
in
response
to
the
need
to
regulate
pollutants
at
low
levels
(
often
levels
that
are
lower
than
measurement
capabilities
will
allow)
and
to
address
other
potential
approaches
to
detection
and
quantification,
including
concepts
being
introduced
by
outside
organizations
such
as
voluntary
consensus
standards
bodies
(
VCSBs).
The
rulemaking
would
also
re­
evaluate
the
current
MDL
and
quantification
approaches
and
assess
alternative
approaches.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
03/
12/
03
68
FR
11791
Action
Date
NPRM
Comment
Period
End
07/
10/
03
Final
Action
09/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4378
Agency
Contact:
Cynthia
Simbanin,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1073
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
simbanin.
cynthia@
epa.
gov
Maria
Gomez­
Taylor,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1005
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
gomeztaylor
maria@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2040
 
AD53
3367.
TEST
PROCEDURES:
NEW
AND
UPDATED
TEST
PROCEDURES
FOR
THE
ANALYSIS
OF
POLLUTANTS
UNDER
THE
CLEAN
WATER
ACT
AND
SAFE
DRINKING
WATER
ACT
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1314(
h);
33
USC
1361(
a);
42
USC
300f;
42
USC
300g­
1;
42
USC
300j­
4;
42
USC
300j­
9(
a)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
136
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
regulatory
action
would
amend
the
``
Guidelines
Establishing
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Pollutants''
under
40
CFR
parts
136
and
141
to
approve
new
and
updated
EPA
methods
for
wastewater,
ambient
water
quality,
and
drinking
water,
including
new
and
updated
versions
of
methods
from
voluntary
consensus
standards
bodies
and
other
organizations.
These
methods
are
used
to
comply
with
monitoring
requirements
in
the
wastewater,
ambient
water
quality
and/
or
drinking
water
programs,
as
authorized
under
the
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
and
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act.
This
regulation
would
propose
new
methods
for
metals
such
as
Method
1638
(
which
utilizes
ICP/
MS),
new
methods
for
chemical
pollutants
(
e.
g.,
Method
245.7),
updated
methods
for
chemical
and
biological
pollutants
(
e.
g.,
Methods
300.1
and
200.8),
including
methods
from
voluntary
consensus
standards
bodies
(
VCSBs),
and
from
other
external
organizations
submitted
under
EPA's
alternate
test
procedure
program.
The
new
and
updated
methods
include
methods
from
organizations
such
as
the
American
Society
for
Testing
and
Materials
(
ASTM),
Standard
Methods,
Association
of
Official
Analytical
Methods­
International,
and
U.
S.
Geological
Survey.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
11/
00/
03
Final
Action
11/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4540
Agency
Contact:
William
A.
Telliard,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1061
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
telliard.
william@
epa.
gov
Maria
Gomez­
Taylor,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1005
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
gomeztaylor
maria@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2040
 
AD71
3368.
NPDES
PERMIT
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
MUNICIPAL
SANITARY
AND
COMBINED
SEWER
COLLECTION
SYSTEMS,
MUNICIPAL
SATELLITE
COLLECTION
SYSTEMS,
SANITARY
SEWER
OVERFLOWS,
AND
PEAK
EXCESS
FLOW
TREATMENT
FACILITIES
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1311;
CWA
301;
33
USC
1314;
CWA
304;
33
USC
1318;
CWA
308;
33
USC
1342;
CWA
402;
33
USC
1361;
CWA
501(
a)
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
122.38;
40
CFR
122.41;
40
CFR
122.42
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
is
developing
a
notice
of
proposed
rulemaking
that
would
propose
a
broad­
based
regulatory
framework
for
sanitary
sewer
collection
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No.
101
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
systems
under
the
NPDES
program.
The
Agency
is
proposing
standard
permit
conditions
for
inclusion
in
permits
for
publicly
owned
treatment
works
(
POTWs)
and
municipal
sanitary
sewer
collection
systems.
The
standard
requirements
address
reporting,
public
notification,
and
recordkeeping
requirements
for
sanitary
sewer
overflows
(
SSOs),
capacity
assurance,
management,
operation
and
maintenance
requirements
for
municipal
sanitary
sewer
collection
systems;
and
a
prohibition
on
SSOs.
The
Agency
is
also
proposing
a
regulatory
framework
for
applying
NPDES
permit
conditions,
including
applicable
standard
permit
conditions,
to
municipal
satellite
collection
systems.
Municipal
satellite
collection
systems
are
sanitary
sewers
owned
or
operated
by
a
municipality
that
conveys
wastewater
to
a
POTW
operated
by
a
different
municipality.
EPA
is
also
proposing
to
clarify
NPDES
requirements,
including
secondary
treatment
requirements,
for
discharges
from
peak
excess
flow
treatment
facilities.
EPA
stated
that
public
health
and
the
environment
are
compromised
by
sanitary
sewer
overflows,
which
are
discharges
of
raw
sewage.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
12/
00/
03
Final
Action
12/
00/
05
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Federalism:
This
action
may
have
federalism
implications
as
defined
in
EO
13132.

Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3999
Sectors
Affected:
22132
Sewage
Treatment
Facilities
URL
For
More
Information:
www.
epa.
gov
Agency
Contact:
Kevin
Weiss,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4203M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
0742
Fax:
202
564­
6392
Email:
weiss.
kevin@
epa.
gov
Kevin
DeBell,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4203M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
0040
Fax:
202
564­
6392
Email:
debell.
kevin@
epa.
gov
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AD02
3369.
GUIDANCE
REGARDING
NATIONAL
POLLUTANT
DISCHARGE
ELIMINATION
SYSTEM
PERMIT
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
MUNICIPAL
WASTEWATER
TREATMENT
DURING
WET
WEATHER
CONDITIONS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1251
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
122.41(
m)

Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
During
periods
of
wet
weather,
wastewater
flows
received
by
municipal
sewage
treatment
plants
can
significantly
increase,
which
can
create
operational
challenges
for
sewage
treatment
facilities.
Where
peak
flows
approach
or
exceed
the
design
capacity
of
a
treatment
plant
they
can
seriously
reduce
treatment
efficiency
or
damage
treatment
units.
In
addition
to
hydraulic
concerns,
wastewater
associated
with
peak
flows
may
have
low
organic
strength,
which
can
also
decrease
treatment
efficiencies.

EPA
plans
to
invite
comment
on
a
draft
guidance
document
and
proposed
interpretation
of
National
Pollutant
Discharge
Elimination
System
(
NPDES)
permit
requirements
for
peak
wet
weather
discharges
from
a
publicly
owned
treatment
works
(
POTWs)
that
are
comprised
of
effluent
routed
around
biological
treatment
units
and
blended
with
the
effluent
from
the
biological
units
(
or
other
advanced
treatment
units)
prior
to
discharge,
where
the
final
discharge
would
meet
permit
effluent
limitations
based
upon
the
secondary
treatment
regulations
and
any
more
stringent
limitations
necessary
to
meet
water
quality
standards.
Regulatory
agencies,
municipal
operators
of
POTWs,
and
representatives
of
environmental
advocacy
groups
have
expressed
uncertainty
about
the
appropriate
regulatory
interpretation
for
such
situations.
EPA's
intention
would
be
that
implementation
of
the
draft
guidance
would
ensure
that
NPDES
requirements
be
applied
in
a
nationally­
consistent
manner
that
improves
the
capacity,
management,
operation
and
maintenance
of
POTW
treatment
plants
and
collection
systems.
Timetable:

Action
Date
Draft
Guidance
06/
00/
03
Final
Guidance
06/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4690
Sectors
Affected:
22132
Sewage
Treatment
Facilities
URL
For
More
Information:
www.
epa.
gov
Agency
Contact:
Kevin
Weiss,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4203M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
0742
Fax:
202
564­
6392
Email:
weiss.
kevin@
epa.
gov
Ross
Brennan,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4203,
4203M
Phone:
202
564­
0723
Fax:
202
564­
6392
Email:
brennan.
ross@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AD87
3370.
WATERSHED
RULE:
TOTAL
MAXIMUM
DAILY
LOAD
(
TMDL)
PROGRAM
REVISIONS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1313;
33
USC
1329;
33
USC
1342;
33
USC
1256
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
9;
40
CFR
122;
40
CFR
124;
40
CFR
130
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Amend
regulations
governing
the
TMDL
program
to
ensure
that
it
is
effective,
allows
for
active
participation
by
all
stakeholders
including
local
governments
and
communities.
The
amendments
will
address:
the
scope
and
content
of
the
list
of
impaired
waters
required
by
section
303(
d)
of
the
Clean
Water
Act,
the
scope
and
content
of
TMDLs,
EPA's
role
in
helping
States
establish
303(
d)
lists
and
TMDLs
so
that
impaired
waters
are
restored,
and
the
framework
for
implementing
TMDLs
provided
by
State
CPPs
and
watershed
plans.
EPA
is
also
proposing
revision
to
the
NPDES
permitting
regulations.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
09/
00/
03
Final
Action
06/
00/
04
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101
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27,
2003
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Agenda
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Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4623
Agency
Contact:
Christine
Ruf,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4503T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1220
Fax:
202
566­
1331
Email:
ruf.
christine@
epa.
gov
Francois
Brasier,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4503T
Phone:
202
566­
1214
Fax:
202
566­
1333
Email:
brasier.
francoise@
epa.
gov
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Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)

3371.
EFFLUENT
GUIDELINES
AND
STANDARDS
FOR
THE
METAL
PRODUCTS
AND
MACHINERY
CATEGORY,
PHASES
1
AND
2
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1311CWA
301;
33
USC
1314
CWA
304;
33
USC
1316
CWA
306;
33
USC
1317
CWA
307;
33
USC
1318
CWA
308;
33
USC
1342
CWA
402;
33
USC
1361
CWA
501
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
438
Legal
Deadline:
NPRM,
Judicial,
October
31,
2000.
Final,
Judicial,
February
14,
2003.

Abstract:
EPA
promulgated
technologybased
effluent
limitations
guidelines
for
the
metal
products
and
machinery
point
source
category
in
February
2003.
The
category
includes
facilities
that
manufacture,
rebuild,
or
maintain
metal
products,
parts,
or
machines.
EPA
promulgated
limitations
and
standards
only
for
facilities
that
directly
discharge
wastewaters
from
oily
operations
in
the
Oily
Wastes
subcategory.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
original
(
Phase
1)
05/
30/
95
60
FR
28210
NPRM
(
Consolidated
Phase
1
and
2)
01/
03/
01
66
FR
424
NODA
06/
05/
02
67
FR
38752
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
2806
Sectors
Affected:
332
Fabricated
Metal
Product
Manufacturing;
333
Machinery
Manufacturing;
334
Computer
and
Electronic
Product
Manufacturing;
335
Electrical
Equipment,
Appliance
and
Component
Manufacturing;
336
Transportation
Equipment
Manufacturing;
337
Furniture
and
Related
Product
Manufacturing;
339
Miscellaneous
Manufacturing
URL
For
Public
Comments:
NPRM
original­
www.
epa.
gov/
edockets
Agency
Contact:
Carey
Johnston,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1014
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
johnston.
carey@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Shari
Barash,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
0996
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
barash.
shari@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AB79
3372.
EFFLUENT
GUIDELINES
AND
STANDARDS
FOR
THE
CONSTRUCTION
AND
DEVELOPMENT
INDUSTRY
Priority:
Economically
Significant.
Major
under
5
USC
801.

Unfunded
Mandates:
This
action
may
affect
State,
local
or
tribal
governments.

Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1311
CWA
301;
33
USC
1314
CWA
304;
33
USC
1316
CWA
306;
33
USC
1317
CWA
307;
33
USC
1318
CWA
308;
33
USC
1342
CWA
402;
33
USC
1361
CWA
501
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
450
Legal
Deadline:
NPRM,
Judicial,
May
15,
2002.
Final,
Judicial,
March
31,
2004.

Abstract:
The
effluent
guidelines
would
apply
to
some
construction
activities
associated
with
new
development,
as
well
as
to
those
associated
with
re­
development
activities.
The
regulations
would
address
storm
water
runoff
from
construction
sites
during
the
active
phase
of
construction.
Construction
activity
is
a
major
source
of
sediment
and
other
pollutants
discharged
to
the
nation's
waters.
Industries
potentially
affected
by
this
rulemaking
include
land
developers,
home
builders,
builders
of
commercial
and
industrial
property,
and
other
private
and
public
sector
construction
site
owners
and
operators.
EPA
proposed
design
criteria
for
erosion
and
sediment
controls.
These
requirements
would
be
implemented
in
NPDES
storm
water
permits
issued
to
construction
site
owners
and
operators.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
24/
02
67
FR
42644
Final
Action
03/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Yes
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4280
Sectors
Affected:
233
Building,
Developing
and
General
Contracting;
234
Heavy
Construction
Agency
Contact:
Eric
Strassler,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1026
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
strassler.
eric@
epa.
gov
Jesse
Pritts,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1038
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
pritts.
jesse@
epamail.
epa.
gov
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27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
Final
Rule
Stage
3373.
EFFLUENT
GUIDELINES
AND
STANDARDS
FOR
THE
MEAT
AND
POULTRY
PRODUCTS
POINT
SOURCE
CATEGORY
(
REVISIONS)

Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1311;
33
USC
1314;
33
USC
1316;
33
USC
1317;
33
USC
1318;
33
USC
1342;
33
USC
1361
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
432
(
Revision)

Legal
Deadline:
NPRM,
Judicial,
January
30,
2002.
Final,
Judicial,
December
31,
2003.

Abstract:
The
Agency
proposed
revisions
to
the
effluent
limitations
guidelines
and
standards
for
the
Meat
and
Poultry
Products
Point
Source
Category
in
February
2002.
The
current
regulations,
at
40
CFR
432,
are
more
than
20
years
old
and
establish
limitations
and
standards
for
only
conventional
pollutants.
The
current
regulations
do
not
establish
national
regulations
for
ammonia
nitrogen
discharges
associated
with
slaughterhouses/
packinghouses
(
subparts
A­
D).
Nutrients
like
ammonia
may
pose
a
water
quality
problem
for
impaired
streams.
Revisions
to
the
current
regulations
may
also
include
effluent
limitations
for
poultry
processing,
which
is
not
currently
covered
by
any
effluent
guideline.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
02/
25/
02
67
FR
8582
Final
Action
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Governmental
Jurisdictions,
Businesses
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4407
Sectors
Affected:
311615
Poultry
Processing;
311611
Animal
(
except
Poultry)
Slaughtering;
311612
Meat
Processed
from
Carcasses;
311613
Rendering
and
Meat
By­
product
Processing
Agency
Contact:
Samantha
Lewis,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1058
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
lewis.
samantha@
epa.
gov
Marvin
B.
Rubin,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1050
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
rubin.
marvin@
epa.
gov
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3374.
 
EFFLUENT
GUIDELINES
AND
STANDARDS
FOR
THE
CENTRALIZED
WASTE
TREATMENT
POINT
SOURCE
CATEGORY
(
REVISION)
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1316CWA;
33
USC
1317CWA
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
437
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
is
considering
promulgation
of
a
direct
final
rule
that
would
amend
certain
provisions
of
the
effluent
guidelines
for
the
Centralized
Waste
Treatment
industry,
which
were
published
on
December
22,
2000.
The
rule
would
modify
the
limitations
and
standards
for
some
of
the
regulated
pollutants
and
would
correct
errors
in
the
printed
text.
Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Action
08/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4776
Sectors
Affected:
562219
Other
Nonhazardous
Waste
Treatment
and
Disposal;
562211
Hazardous
Waste
Treatment
and
Disposal
Agency
Contact:
Elwood
Forsht,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1025
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
forsht.
elwood@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AD95
3375.
TEST
PROCEDURES
FOR
THE
ANALYSIS
OF
BIOLOGICAL
CONTAMINANTS
UNDER
THE
CLEAN
WATER
ACT
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1314(
h)
CWA
304(
h);
33
USC
1361
CWA
501(
a)
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
136
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
regulatory
action
would
amend
the
Guidelines
Establishing
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Pollutants
under
40
CFR
part
136
to
approve
EPA
Method
1622
and
to
approve
microbiological
methods
for
monitoring
ambient
water
for
the
detection
of
Cryptosporidium,
Giardia,
E.
coli
and
Enterococci
in
ambient
waters.
This
proposed
regulation
would
approve
test
procedures
to
be
available
for
use
by
testing
laboratories.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
08/
30/
01
66
FR
45811
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4047
Agency
Contact:
Robin
K.
Oshiro,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1075
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
oshiro.
robin@
epa.
gov
Maria
Gomez­
Taylor,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1005
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
gomeztaylor
maria@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
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3376.
MINIMIZING
ADVERSE
ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT
FROM
COOLING
WATER
INTAKE
STRUCTURES
AT
EXISTING
FACILITIES
UNDER
SECTION
316(
B)
OF
THE
CLEAN
WATER
ACT,
PHASE
2
Priority:
Economically
Significant.
Major
under
5
USC
801.

Unfunded
Mandates:
This
action
may
affect
the
private
sector
under
PL
104­
4.

Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1311
CWA
301;
33
USC
1316
CWA
306;
33
USC
1326
CWA
316;
33
USC
1361
CWA
501
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
9;
40
CFR
122;
40
CFR
123;
40
CFR
124;
40
CFR
125
Legal
Deadline:
NPRM,
Judicial,
February
28,
2002.
Final,
Judicial,
February
16,
2004.

Abstract:
This
rulemaking
affects,
at
a
minimum,
existing
electricity
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2003
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Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
Final
Rule
Stage
generating
facilities
that
employ
cooling
water
intake
structures
and
whose
intake
flow
levels
exceed
a
minimum
threshold
to
be
determined
by
EPA
during
the
rulemaking.
Section
316(
b)
of
the
Clean
Water
Act
provides
that
any
standard
established
pursuant
to
sections
301
or
306
of
the
Clean
Water
Act
and
applicable
to
a
point
source
shall
require
that
the
location,
design,
construction,
and
capacity
of
cooling
water
intake
structures
reflect
the
best
technology
available
for
minimizing
adverse
environmental
impact.
A
primary
purpose
of
the
rulemaking
is
to
minimize
any
adverse
environmental
impact
that
may
be
associated
with
the
impingement
and
entrainment
of
fish
and
other
aquatic
organisms
by
cooling
water
intake
structures.
Impingement
refers
to
trapping
fish
and
other
aquatic
life
on
intake
screens
or
similar
devices
where
they
may
be
injured
or
killed.
Entrainment
occurs
when
smaller
aquatic
organisms,
eggs,
and
larvae
are
drawn
into
a
cooling
system,
and
then
pumped
back
out,
often
with
significant
injury
or
mortality
due
to
heat,
physical
stress
or
exposure
to
chemicals.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
04/
09/
02
67
FR
17122
NODA
03/
19/
03
68
FR
13522
Final
Action
02/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4474
Sectors
Affected:
2211
Electric
Power
Generation,
Transmission
and
Distribution
Agency
Contact:
Debbi
Hart,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
6379
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
hart.
debbi@
epa.
gov
Martha
Segall,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1041
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
segall.
martha@
epa.
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3377.
MINIMIZING
ADVERSE
ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACTS
FROM
COOLING
WATER
INTAKE
STRUCTURES
UNDER
SECTION
316(
B)
OF
THE
CLEAN
WATER
ACT
 
PHASE
I
REVISIONS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1251
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
125
subpart
I
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
will
make
three
minor
technical
corrections
to
the
final
rule
implementing
section
316(
b)
of
the
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
for
new
facilities
that
use
water
withdrawn
from
rivers,
streams,
lakes,
reservoirs,
estuaries,
oceans
or
other
waters
of
the
United
States
for
cooling
purposes.
(
EPA
published
the
final
rule
in
the
Federal
Register
on
December
18,
2001.
66
FR
65256.)
The
final
rule
established
national
technology­
based
performance
requirements
applicable
to
the
location,
design,
construction,
and
capacity
of
cooling
water
intake
structures
at
new
facilities.
The
regulatory
language
did
not
correctly
reflect
EPA's
intent
in
three
minor
instances.
Therefore,
EPA
will
make
three
minor
changes
to
the
regulatory
text:
(
1)
delete
inadvertent
requirement
that
quarterly
monitoring
occur
at
a
low­
flow
condition
that
occurs
once
every
ten
years;
(
2)
clarify
that
the
permit
director
will
consider
information
from
fishery
agencies
about
whether
certain
requirements
should
be
put
in
a
permit,
clarify
that
an
applicant
delete
unnecessary
cross
references
in
the
alternative
requirements
provision
to
Track
2
and
unnecessary
cross
references
to
the
alternative
requirements
provision
in
the
Track
2
provisions.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
12/
26/
02
67
FR
78956
Direct
Final
Rule
12/
26/
02
67
FR
78947
Direct
Final
Rule
Withdrawn
03/
24/
03
68
FR
14164
Final
Action
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4726
Sectors
Affected:
221111
Hydroelectric
Power
Generation;
221112
Fossil
Fuel
Electric
Power
Generation;
221113
Nuclear
Electric
Power
Generation;
221119
Other
Electric
Power
Generation;
221121
Electric
Bulk
Power
Transmission
and
Control;
221122
Electric
Power
Distribution;
111991
Sugar
Beet
Farming;
11193
Sugarcane
Farming;
21221
Iron
Ore
Mining;
212391
Potash,
Soda,
and
Borate
Mineral
Mining;
311221
Wet
Corn
Milling;
311311
Sugarcane
Mills;
311312
Cane
Sugar
Refining;
311313
Beet
Sugar
Manufacturing;
311222
Soybean
Processing;
311225
Fats
and
Oils
Refining
and
Blending;
31214
Distilleries;
312229
Other
Tobacco
Product
Manufacturing;
31221
Tobacco
Stemming
and
Redrying;
31321
Broadwoven
Fabric
Mills;
321912
Cut
Stock,
Resawing
Lumber,
and
Planing;
321113
Sawmills;
321918
Other
Millwork
(
including
Flooring
);
321999
All
Other
Miscellaneous
Wood
Product
Manufacturing;
321212
Softwood
Veneer
and
Plywood
Manufacturing;
321219
Reconstituted
Wood
Product
Manufacturing;
3221
Pulp,
Paper,
and
Paperboard
Mills;
322121
Paper
(
except
Newsprint)
Mills;
32213
Paperboard
Mills;
322121
Paper
(
except
Newsprint)
Mills;
322122
Newsprint
Mills;
32213
Paperboard
Mills;
322291
Sanitary
Paper
Product
Manufacturing;
325
Chemical
Manufacturing;
32411
Petroleum
Refineries;
324199
All
Other
Petroleum
and
Coal
Products
Manufacturing;
326211
Tire
Manufacturing
(
except
Retreading);
31332
Fabric
Coating
Mills;
326192
Resilient
Floor
Covering
Manufacturing;
326299
All
Other
Rubber
Product
Manufacturing;
32731
Cement
Manufacturing;
324199
All
Other
Petroleum
and
Coal
Products
Manufacturing;
331111
Iron
and
Steel
Mills;
331112
Electrometallurgical
Ferroalloy
Product
Manufacturing;
331492
Secondary
Smelting,
Refining,
and
Alloying
of
Nonferrous
Metal
(
except
Copper
and
Aluminum)

Agency
Contact:
Martha
Segall,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1041
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
segall.
martha@
epa.
gov
Tom
Wall,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1060
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
wall.
tom@
epa.
gov
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Federal
Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
Final
Rule
Stage
3378.
COMPARISON
OF
DREDGED
MATERIAL
TO
REFERENCE
SEDIMENT
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1344
CWA
404
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
230
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
action
would
revise
the
testing
provisions
of
the
Clean
Water
Act
section
404(
b)(
1)
Guidelines
to
provide
for
comparisons
between
dredged
material
proposed
for
discharge
and
reference
sediment.
Reference
sediment
would
be
defined
as
sediment
that
reflects
conditions
at
the
disposal
site
had
no
dredged
material
disposal
ever
occurred
there.
Because
the
disposal
site
itself
is
currently
used
as
the
point
of
comparison,
this
action
would
make
a
technical
improvement
in
assessing
cumulative
impacts
and
help
make
dredged
material
testing
under
section
404
more
consistent
with
that
conducted
for
ocean
disposal,
which
currently
employs
a
reference
sediment
approach.
This
action
is
not
expected
to
have
a
significant
impact
on
State,
local,
or
tribal
governments
or
small
business,
as
the
action
will
be
limited
to
Corps
projects
and
permit
applications
for
which
dredged
material
testing
is
necessary,
and
because
the
effect
of
the
action
will
be
limited
to
changing
the
location
of
an
otherwise
collected
sample.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
01/
04/
95
60
FR
419
Final
Action
09/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3288
Agency
Contact:
John
Goodin,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4502T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1373
Fax:
202
566­
1375
Email:
goodin.
john@
epa.
gov
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AC14
3379.
ROUND
2
STANDARDS
FOR
THE
USE
OR
DISPOSAL
OF
SEWAGE
SLUDGE
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1345
CWA
405;
33
USC
1361(
a)
CWA
501(
a)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
503
(
Revisions)

Legal
Deadline:
NPRM,
Judicial,
December
15,
1999.
Final,
Judicial,
October
17,
2003.

Abstract:
This
rulemaking
concerns
dioxin
and
dioxin­
like
compounds
in
sewage
sludge
that
is
applied
to
the
land.
Section
405
of
the
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
requires
EPA
to
promulgate
regulations
providing
guidelines
for
the
use
and
disposal
of
sewage
sludge,
including
numeric
standards
for
toxic
pollutants
which
may
adversely
affect
human
health
and
the
environment
and
management
practices.
EPA
promulgated
the
first
round
of
regulations,
which
set
standards
for
toxic
pollutants
in
sewage
sludge
for
which
information
was
available
and
management
practices
for
land
application,
surface
disposal
and
incineration
of
sewage
sludge.
(
58
FR
9248,
Feb.
19,
1993).
EPA
proposed
the
second
round
of
regulations,
for
other
toxic
pollutants
not
regulated
in
the
first
round,
of
regulations,
for
other
toxic
pollutants
not
regulated
in
the
first
round,
in
December
1999
(
64
FR
72045,
Dec.
23,
1999).
The
proposed
rule
would
establish
a
limit
of
300
nanograms
of
TEQ
dioxins
per
kilogram
of
dry
sewage
sludge
for
land
application
along
with
monitoring
requirements.
The
proposal
also
proposed
to
take
no
regulatory
action
with
respect
to
dioxins
in
sewage
sludge
that
is
disposed
of
at
a
surface
disposal
site
or
incinerated
in
a
sewage
sludge
incinerator.
EPA
signed
a
final
notice
of
its
determination
not
to
further
regulate
for
dioxins
in
sewage
sludge
that
is
disposed
of
at
a
surface
disposal
site
or
incinerated
in
a
sewage
sludge
incinerator,
and
stated
that
final
action
on
the
proposal
to
amend
the
land
application
rule
will
be
published
separately
at
a
later
date.
(
66
FR
66228,
Dec.
21,
2001).
On
June
12,
2002
at
67
FR
40554,
EPA
published
a
notice
of
data
availability
in
which
EPA
presented
the
results
of
a
revised
risk
assessment
and
an
analytical
survey
of
dioxins
in
sewage
sludge.
The
final
action
on
the
land
application
rule
is
subject
to
a
consent
decree
deadline
of
October
17,
2003.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
12/
23/
99
64
FR
72045
Final
Determination
12/
21/
01
66
FR
66228
NODA
Notice
of
Data
Availability
RE:
Land
Application
06/
12/
02
67
FR
40554
Final
Action
Land
Application
10/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3488
No
further
regulatory
requirement
for
disposal
and
incineration.
Agency
Contact:
Alan
B.
Rubin,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4304T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1125
Fax:
202
566­
1139
Email:
rubin.
alan@
epa.
gov
Anthony
Maciorowski,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4304T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1113
Fax:
202
566­
1140
Email:
maciorowski.
anthony@
epa.
gov
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AC25
3380.
MODIFICATION
TO
COMPETITIVE
PROCESS
USED
BY
EPA
FOR
WETLAND
PROGRAM
DEVELOPMENT
GRANTS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1251
CWA
104
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
35.362;
40
CFR
35.382
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
is
proposing
to
modify
the
requirements
for
use
of
competitive
procedures
in
the
award
of
Wetland
Program
Development
Grants
(
WPDG).
The
proposed
changes
for
WPDG
would
provide
the
Regions
with
an
option
for
allocating
WPDG
funds
to
States
that
meet
criteria
established
in
national
program
guidance.
The
proposed
changes
would
provide
States,
interstate
and
local
agencies
greater
flexibility
in
developing
comprehensive
programs.
Timetable:

Action
Date
Final
Action
09/
00/
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No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4624
Agency
Contact:
Connie
Cahanap,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4502T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1382
Fax:
202
566­
1349
Email:
cahanap.
concepcion@
epa.
gov
Donna
An,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4502T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1384
Fax:
202
566­
1349
Email:
an.
donna@
epa.
gov
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AD83
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Long­
Term
Actions
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)

3381.
EFFLUENT
GUIDELINES
AND
STANDARDS
FOR
THE
PULP,
PAPER,
AND
PAPERBOARD
POINT
SOURCE
CATEGORY,
DISSOLVING
KRAFT
AND
DISSOLVING
SULFITE
SUBCATEGORIES
(
PHASE
III)

Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1311;
33
USC
1314;
33
USC
1316;
33
USC
1317;
33
USC
1318;
33
USC
1342;
33
USC
1361
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
430.10
to
430.18;
40
CFR
430.40
to
430.48
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
On
December
17,
1993,
EPA
proposed
revised
effluent
limitations,
guidelines
and
standards
and
best
management
practices
regulations
for
the
Dissolving
Kraft
and
Dissolving
Sulfite
Subcategories
of
the
Pulp,
Paper,
and
Paperboard
Point
Source
Category
(
40
CFR
part
430).
This
action,
which
OW
refers
to
as
Phase
III
of
the
Cluster
Rules,
will
respond
to
comments
and
reflect
new
data.
There
are
five
domestic
mills
in
these
two
subcategories.
The
final
rule
is
anticipated
to
set
limits
for
adsorbable
organic
halides
(
AOX),
chemical
oxygen
demand
(
COD),
chloroform,
dioxin,
furan,
and
12
specific
chlorinated
phenolics.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
12/
17/
93
58
FR
66078
Final
Action
09/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4370
Sectors
Affected:
3221
Pulp,
Paper,
and
Paperboard
Mills
Agency
Contact:
Don
Anderson,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1021
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
anderson.
donaldf@
epa.
gov
Ahmar
Siddiqui,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1044
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
siddiqui.
ahmar@
epa.
gov
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AD49
3382.
EFFLUENT
GUIDELINES
AND
STANDARDS
FOR
THE
CONCENTRATED
AQUATIC
ANIMAL
PRODUCTION
INDUSTRY
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
CWA
sec
301;
CWA
sec
304;
CWA
sec
306;
CWA
sec
307;
CWA
sec
308;
CWA
sec
318;
CWA
sec
402;
CWA
sec
501
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
451
Legal
Deadline:
NPRM,
Judicial,
August
14,
2002.
Final,
Judicial,
June
30,
2004.

Abstract:
EPA
is
focusing
new
efforts
to
help
reduce
nutrient
loadings
from
commercial
agricultural
and
industrial
operations
nationwide.
Currently,
there
are
no
federal
technology­
based
standards
for
aquatic
animal
production
facilities,
which
are
part
of
the
aquaculture
industry.
This
action
is
a
new
effort
to
develop
pollutant
controls
in
the
form
of
nationally
applicable
discharge
standards
for
commercial
and
public
aquaculture
operations.
In
assessments
of
surface
water
quality,
States
most
frequently
cite
siltation,
nutrients,
and
pathogens
as
the
major
cause
of
water
quality
impairment.
With
the
growth
of
the
aquaculture
industry,
and
inconsistent
state
of
regulatory
oversight,
EPA
will
examine
available
technologies
for
the
control
of
solids
which
in
turn
control
other
pollutants,
primarily
nutrients.
This
action
was
formerly
titled
Aquaculture.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
09/
12/
02
67
FR
57871
Final
Action
06/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4406
Sectors
Affected:
112511
Finfish
Farming
and
Fish
Hatcheries;
112512
Shellfish
Farming;
112519
Other
Animal
Aquaculture;
71213
Zoos
and
Botanical
Gardens
Agency
Contact:
Marta
E.
Jordan,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1049
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
jordan.
marta@
epa.
gov
Marvin
B.
Rubin,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1050
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
rubin.
marvin@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2040
 
AD55
3383.
WATER
QUALITY
STANDARDS
FOR
ALABAMA
 
PHASE
II
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1313
CWA
303
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
131
Legal
Deadline:
NPRM,
Judicial,
October
15,
2002,
See
additional
information.
Abstract:
Under
the
CWA,
States
have
primary
authority
in
developing
water
quality
standards
for
waters
within
their
jurisdiction.
EPA
maintains
oversight
authority
in
that
States
must
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27,
2003
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
Long­
Term
Actions
submit
their
water
quality
standards
to
EPA
for
review
and
approval
or
disapproval.
If
a
State's
water
quality
standards
are
not
consistent
with
the
requirements
of
the
CWA
and
its
supporting
regulations,
and
are
subsequently
disapproved
by
EPA,
the
State
must
revise
the
disapproved
water
quality
standards.
If
the
State
does
not
revise
the
disapproved
water
quality
standards,
the
CWA
requires
the
EPA
Administrator
to
promulgate
Federal
water
quality
standards
to
supersede
those
disapproved
provisions
in
the
states'
water
quality
standards.
EPA
is
developing
a
proposed
rule
to
determine
the
appropriate
use
designations
for
seven
waterbodies
in
Alabama
that
EPA
disapproved
in
1986
and
1991.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
10/
23/
02
67
FR
65256
Final
Action
05/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4264
Agency
Contact:
Fritz
Wagner,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
Region04,
Atlanta,
GA
30303
Phone:
404
562­
9267
Email:
wagner.
fritz@
epa.
gov
Jim
Keating,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4305T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
0383
Fax:
202
566­
0409
Email:
keating.
jim@
epa.
gov
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AD35
3384.
WATER
QUALITY
STANDARDS
FOR
INDIAN
COUNTRY
WATERS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1251
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
131;
40
CFR
121.17
(
New);
40
CFR
122.4
(
Amended);
40
CFR
123.1
(
Amended);
40
CFR
131.4
(
Amended);
40
CFR
131.40
(
New);
40
CFR
230.10
(
Amended);
40
CFR
233.1
(
Amended);
40
CFR
233.51
(
Amended)
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
is
considering
proposing
a
national
rule
containing
core
federal
water
quality
standards
(
WQS)
to
support
tailored,
site­
specific
decisions
for
certain
waters
in
Indian
country
that
do
not
have
EPA­
approved
Tribal
standards.
EPA
is
contemplating
this
rule
as
a
first
step
towards
ensuring
that
the
core
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
framework
for
protecting
water
quality
is
in
place
for
all
such
waters.
The
core
federal
water
quality
standards
would
establish:
use
designations
consistent
with
CWA
section
101(
a)
goals,
cultural
and
traditional,
and
other
uses;
water
quality
criteria
for
protecting
the
designated
uses;
and
an
antidegradation
policy
designed
to
protect
water
quality.
Such
standards
would
provide
a
basis
for
EPA
(
in
consultation
with
a
Tribe)
to
affect
pollution
discharges
occurring
upstream
from
Tribal
waters,
provide
a
basis
for
including
water
quality
based
limitations
or
conditions
in
permits
or
certifications
for
discharges
within
Indian
country;
and
provide
the
basis
for
establishing
Total
Maximum
Daily
Loads
(
TMDLs)
for
Indian
country
waters.
A
federal
promulgation
would
not
prevent
Tribes
from
developing
their
own
standards.
The
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
reviewed
the
proposal
and
returned
it
to
EPA
on
October
2,
2001,
for
further
consideration
and
analysis.
EPA
is
considering
how
to
proceed.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4344
Agency
Contact:
Fred
Leutner,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4305,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
0378
Fax:
202
260­
9830
Email:
leutner.
fred@
epa.
gov
Edward
Hanlon,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4305,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
0765
Fax:
202
566­
0409
Email:
hanlon.
edward@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AD46
3385.
TEST
PROCEDURES
FOR
THE
ANALYSIS
OF
TRACE
METALS
UNDER
THE
CLEAN
WATER
ACT
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant.
Major
status
under
5
USC
801
is
undetermined.

Unfunded
Mandates:
Undetermined
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1314(
h)
CWA
304(
h);
33
USC
1361(
a)
CWA
501
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
136
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
regulatory
action
would
propose
to
amend
the
Guidelines
Establishing
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Pollutants
under
40
CFR
part
136
to
approve
new
EPA
methods
for
the
determination
of
trace
metals
at
EPA's
water
quality
criteria
levels.
These
methods
are
necessary
for
the
implementation
of
water
quality­
based
permits
under
the
National
Pollutant
Discharge
Elimination
System
(
NPDES)
of
the
Clean
Water
Act.
Water
qualitybased
permits
are
necessary
when
technology­
based
controls
do
not
ensure
that
a
particular
water
body
would
meet
the
State's
designated
water
quality
standard.
Because
the
methods
currently
approved
under
40
CFR
part
136
were
designed
to
support
primarily
technology­
based
permitting
needs,
and
because
these
technologybased
levels
are
as
much
as
280
times
higher
than
water
quality­
based
criteria
for
metals.
EPA
is
pursuing
approval
of
new
test
procedures.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Federalism:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3702
Agency
Contact:
William
A.
Telliard,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1061
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
telliard.
william@
epa.
gov
Maria
Gomez­
Taylor,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1005
Fax:
202
566­
1053
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101
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May
27,
2003
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Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
Long­
Term
Actions
Email:
gomeztaylor
maria@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AC75
3386.
TEST
PROCEDURES:
INCREASED
METHOD
FLEXIBILITY
FOR
TEST
PROCEDURES
APPROVED
FOR
CLEAN
WATER
ACT
COMPLIANCE
MONITORING
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1314(
h);
CWA
304(
h);
33
USC
1361(
a);
CWA
501(
a)
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
136
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
regulatory
action
would
highlight
the
flexibility
already
contained
in
the
600
and
1600
series
of
EPA
Methods
that
are
currently
approved
for
Clean
Water
Act
compliance
monitoring
under
40
CFR
part
136,
Guidelines
Establishing
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Pollutants.
These
methods
typically
contain
a
statement
that,
in
recognition
of
advances
that
are
occurring
in
analytical
technology,
and
to
allow
the
analyst
to
overcome
sample
matrix
interferences,
the
analyst
is
permitted
certain
options
to
improve
separations
or
lower
the
costs
of
measurements.
These
options
include
alternate
extraction,
concentration,
cleanup
procedures,
and
changes
in
columns
and
detectors.
The
methods
further
require
the
analyst
to
demonstrate
that
the
method
modifications
will
not
adversely
affect
the
quality
of
data
by
generating
quality
control
results
that
meet
the
specifications
contained
in
the
method.
Despite
this
stated
flexibility,
the
Agency
has
found
that
many
NPDES
and
pretreatment
permitting
authorities
are
not
aware
of
this
flexibility
when
issuing
or
enforcing
NPDES
and
pretreatment
permits.
Therefore,
this
regulatory
action
will
highlight
the
existing
method
flexibility
and
clarify
EPA's
position
regarding
its
application.
This
action
will
also
extend
this
flexibility
to
other
methods
currently
approved
under
40
CFR
part
136.
The
purpose
of
extending
this
flexibility
to
other
methods
is
to
(
1)
increase
consistency
between
methods,
(
2)
provide
for
increased
recognition
of
advances
in
analytical
technology,
and
(
3)
reduce
costs
associated
with
analytical
measurements.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3714
Agency
Contact:
William
A.
Telliard,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1061
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
telliard.
william@
epa.
gov
Khouane
Ditthavong,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1068
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
ditthavong.
khouane@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AC92
3387.
TEST
PROCEDURES:
PERFORMANCE­
BASED
MEASUREMENT
SYSTEM
(
PBMS)
PROCEDURES
AND
GUIDANCE
FOR
CLEAN
WATER
ACT
TEST
PROCEDURES
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1314(
h)
CWA
304(
h);
33
USC
1361(
a)
CWA
501(
a)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
136
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
regulatory
action
would
establish
the
use
of
performance­
based
measurement
procedures
and
guidance
for
use
in
Clean
Water
Act
compliance
monitoring
under
40
CFR
part
136,
Guidelines
Establishing
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Pollutants.
The
new
procedures
would
include
guidance
concerning
the
format,
content,
quality
assurance/
quality
control,
and
data
validation
requirements
for
use
of
test
methods.
This
regulatory
action
would
also
describe
increased
program
guidance
in
the
form
of
a
clearinghouse,
technical
bulletins,
and/
or
guidance
documents
geared
towards
clarifying
technical
and
policy
issues
associated
with
the
use
of
test
methods
approved
for
use
in
the
program.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
03/
28/
97
62
FR
14975
Final
Action
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3713
Agency
Contact:
William
A.
Telliard,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1061
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
telliard.
william@
epa.
gov
Khouane
Ditthavong,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1068
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
ditthavong.
khouane@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2040
 
AC93
3388.
TEST
PROCEDURES
FOR
THE
ANALYSIS
OF
MISCELLANEOUS
METALS,
ANIONS,
AND
VOLATILE
ORGANICS
UNDER
THE
CLEAN
WATER
ACT,
PHASE
ONE
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1314(
h)
CWA
304(
h);
33
USC
1361(
a)
CWA
501(
a)
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
136
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
regulatory
action
would
amend
the
Guidelines
Establishing
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Pollutants
under
40
CFR
part
136
to
approve
new
procedures
for
the
analysis
of
miscellaneous
metals,
anions,
and
volatile
organics
under
the
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA).
These
methods
are
used
for
implementing
water
quality
based
permits
under
the
National
Pollutant
Discharge
Elimination
System
(
NPDES)
of
the
CWA.
This
regulation
would
approve
test
procedures
to
be
used
in
measuring
this
group
of
compounds
under
the
NPDES
Program
unless
the
Regional
Administrator
approves
an
alternative
procedure.
EPA
plans
to
segment
the
rulemaking
into
two
phases
to
accommodate
different
amounts
of
data
for
the
long
list
of
compounds.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
10/
18/
95
60
FR
53988
Final
Action
11/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
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27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
Long­
Term
Actions
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3155
Agency
Contact:
William
A.
Telliard,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1061
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
telliard.
william@
epa.
gov
Maria
Gomez­
Taylor,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1005
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
gomeztaylor
maria@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2040
 
AC95
3389.
TEST
PROCEDURES
FOR
THE
ANALYSIS
OF
CO­
PLANAR
AND
MONO­
ORTHO­
SUBSTITUTED
POLYCHLORINATED
BIPHENYLS
(
PCBS)
UNDER
THE
CLEAN
WATER
ACT
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1314(
h);
33
USC
1361(
a)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
136;
40
CFR
503
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
regulatory
action
would
propose
to
amend
the
Guidelines
Establishing
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Pollutants
under
40
CFR
parts
136
and
503
to
approve
EPA
Method
1668
for
the
congener­
specific
determination
of
co­
planar
and
monoortho
substituted
polychlorinated
biphenyls
(
PCBs)
in
effluent,
ambient
water,
and
sludge.
This
method
is
necessary
for
the
implementation
of
water
quality­
based
permits
under
the
National
Pollutant
Discharge
Elimination
System
(
NPDES)
of
the
Clean
Water
Act.
Water
quality­
based
permits
are
necessary
when
technologybased
controls
do
not
ensure
that
a
particular
water
body
would
meet
the
State's
designated
water
quality
standard.
At
present
there
is
no
EPA
analytical
method
for
determination
of
these
PCBs
at
the
levels
of
concern.
Therefore,
approval
of
a
new
EPA
test
procedure
is
necessary.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4049
Agency
Contact:
William
A.
Telliard,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1061
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
telliard.
william@
epa.
gov
Maria
Gomez­
Taylor,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1005
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
gomeztaylor
maria@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AD09
3390.
TEST
PROCEDURES
FOR
THE
ANALYSIS
OF
MISCELLANEOUS
METALS,
ANIONS,
AND
VOLATILE
ORGANICS
UNDER
THE
CLEAN
WATER
ACT,
PHASE
TWO
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1314(
h)
CWA
304(
h);
33
USC
1361(
a)
CWA
501(
a)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
136
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
regulatory
action
would
amend
the
Guidelines
Establishing
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Pollutants
under
40
CFR
Part
136
to
approve
new
procedures
for
the
analysis
of
miscellaneous
metals,
anions,
and
volatile
organics
under
the
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA).
These
methods
are
used
for
implementing
water
quality
based
permits
under
the
National
Pollutant
Discharge
Elimination
System
(
NPDES)
of
the
CWA.
This
regulation
would
approve
test
procedures
to
be
used
in
measuring
this
group
of
compounds
under
the
NPDES
unless
the
Regional
Administrator
approves
an
alternative
procedure.
This
rulemaking
would
constitute
the
second
of
two
segments
of
rulemaking
initially
proposed
as
one
action.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
10/
18/
95
60
FR
53988
Final
Action
11/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4089
Agency
Contact:
William
A.
Telliard,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1061
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
telliard.
william@
epa.
gov
Maria
Gomez­
Taylor,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1005
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
gomeztaylor
maria@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2040
 
AD12
3391.
UNIFORM
NATIONAL
DISCHARGE
STANDARDS
FOR
VESSELS
OF
THE
ARMED
FORCES
­
PHASE
II
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1322;
33
USC
1361
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
1700
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
May
10,
2001.
Abstract:
This
action
is
Phase
II
of
implementing
regulations
on
Uniform
National
Discharge
Standards
for
Vessels
of
the
Armed
Forces.
In
1996
the
Clean
Water
Act
was
amended
to
create
section
312(
n),
Uniform
National
Discharge
Standards
for
Vessels
of
the
Armed
Forces.
Section
312(
n)
directs
EPA
and
DOD
to
work
together
to
provide
Armed
Forces
vessels
with
a
nationally
uniform
set
of
discharge
standards,
which
preempt
State
discharge
standards
for
these
vessels.
The
purpose
of
the
statute
is
to
allow
DOD
to
plan,
design
and
build
environmentally
sound
vessels,
to
encourage
innovative
pollution
control
technology,
and
to
improve
operational
flexibility.
EPA
and
DOD
jointly
promulgated
Phase
I
of
these
regulations,
40
CFR
part
1700,
on
May
10,
1999
(
64
FR
25126).
The
Phase
I
rulemaking
concluded
that
25
discharges
from
Armed
Forces
vessels
would
require
control
devices.
Some
of
these
discharges
have
the
potential
to
introduce
oil
or
other
organics
into
receiving
waters
(
such
as
bilge
water);
some
have
the
potential
to
introduce
copper
or
other
metals
(
such
as
fire
main);
and
some
have
the
potential
to
introduce
nonindigenous
invasive
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/
Vol.
68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
Long­
Term
Actions
aquatic
species
(
such
as
ballast
water).
Phase
II
will
establish
performance
standards
for
control
devices
for
these
25
discharges.
Once
DOD
implements
rules
for
achieving
the
standards
set
in
Phase
II,
covered
discharges
from
Armed
Forces
vessels
will
be
required
to
meet
these
standards,
and
will
not
be
subject
to
discharge
standards
established
by
States.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
01/
00/
05
Final
Action
09/
00/
05
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Federalism:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4357
Agency
Contact:
Gregory
Stapleton,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1028
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
stapleton.
gregory@
epa.
gov
Steven
Giordano,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4504T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1272
Fax:
202
566­
1546
Email:
giordano.
steven@
epa.
gov
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AD39
3392.
MINIMIZING
ADVERSE
ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT
FROM
COOLING
WATER
INTAKE
STRUCTURES
AT
EXISTING
FACILITIES
UNDER
SECTION
316(
B)
OF
THE
CLEAN
WATER
ACT,
PHASE
3
Priority:
Economically
Significant.
Major
status
under
5
USC
801
is
undetermined.

Unfunded
Mandates:
Undetermined
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1311
CWA
301;
33
USC
1316
CWA
306;
33
USC
1326
CWA
316;
33
USC
1361
CWA
501
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
9;
40
CFR
122;
40
CFR
123;
40
CFR
124;
40
CFR
125
Legal
Deadline:
NPRM,
Judicial,
November
1,
2004.
Final,
Judicial,
June
1,
2006.

Abstract:
This
rulemaking
affects,
at
a
minimum,
existing
facilities
that
use
cooling
water
intake
structures,
and
whose
intake
flow
levels
exceed
a
minimum
threshold
EPA
will
determine
during
this
rulemaking.
The
affected
facilities
include
at
a
minimum,
1)
electricity
generating
facilities
not
covered
by
Phase
2
regulations;
2)
pulp
and
paper
manufacturing
facilities;
3)
chemicals
and
allied
products
manufacturing
facilities;
4)
petroleum
and
coal
products
manufacturing
facilities;
5)
primary
metals
manufacturing
facilities;
and
6)
oil
and
gas
extraction
facilities.
Section
316(
b)
of
the
Clean
Water
Act
provides
that
any
standard
established
pursuant
to
sections
301
or
306
of
the
Clean
Water
Act
and
applicable
to
a
point
source
shall
require
that
the
location,
design,
construction,
and
capacity
of
cooling
water
intake
structures
reflect
the
best
technology
available
for
minimizing
adverse
environmental
impact.
A
primary
purpose
of
this
action
is
to
minimize
the
impingement
and
entrainment
of
fish
and
other
aquatic
organisms
by
cooling
water
intake
structures.
Impingement
refers
to
trapping
fish
and
other
aquatic
life
against
cooling
water
intake
structures.
Entrainment
occurs
when
aquatic
organisms,
eggs
and
larvae
are
drawn
into
the
cooling
system,
through
the
heat
exchanger,
and
then
pumped
back
out
with
significant
injury
or
mortality
to
the
entrained
organisms.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
11/
00/
04
Final
Action
06/
00/
06
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4543
Sectors
Affected:
211111
Crude
Petroleum
and
Natural
Gas
Extraction;
211112
Natural
Gas
Liquid
Extraction;
22111
Electric
Power
Generation;
21
Mining;
22133
Steam
and
Air­
Conditioning
Supply;
311
Food
Manufacturing;
312
Beverage
and
Tobacco
Product
Manufacturing;
313
Textile
Mills;
321
Wood
Product
Manufacturing;
322
Paper
Manufacturing;
324
Petroleum
and
Coal
Products
Manufacturing;
325
Chemical
Manufacturing;
326
Plastics
and
Rubber
Products
Manufacturing;
327
Nonmetallic
Mineral
Product
Manufacturing;
331
Primary
Metal
Manufacturing;
332
Fabricated
Metal
Product
Manufacturing;
333
Machinery
Manufacturing;
334
Computer
and
Electronic
Product
Manufacturing;
335
Electrical
Equipment,
Appliance
and
Component
Manufacturing;
336
Transportation
Equipment
Manufacturing;
61131
Colleges,
Universities
and
Professional
Schools
Agency
Contact:
John
Fox,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1040
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
fox.
john@
epa.
gov
Martha
Segall,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4303T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1041
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
segall.
martha@
epa.
gov
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AD70
3393.
STREAMLINING
THE
GENERAL
PRETREATMENT
REGULATIONS
FOR
EXISTING
AND
NEW
SOURCES
OF
POLLUTION
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1314
CWA
304;
33
USC
1317
CWA
307;
33
USC
1342
CWA
402;
33
USC
1361
CWA
501
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
403
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
final
rule
will
be
promulgated
as
a
program
streamlining
activity.
The
rule
will
revise
certain
provisions
in
the
General
Pretreatment
Regulations
(
40
CFR
part
403)
that
address
restrictions
on
and
oversight
of
industrial
discharges
into
Publicly
Owned
Treatment
Works
(
POTWs).
The
final
rule
will
include
exclusions
or
variable
requirements
for
smaller
facilities
that
contribute
insignificant
amounts
of
pollutants,
clarify
requirements
for
implementing
Pretreatment
Standards,
and
provide
more
flexible
reporting,
inspection
and
sampling
requirements.
The
revisions
should
provide
greater
flexibility,
reduce
burden,
and
achieve
improved
environmental
results
at
less
cost
for
regulatory
authorities
and
the
regulated
community.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
07/
22/
99
64
FR
39564
Final
Action
12/
00/
04
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68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
Long­
Term
Actions
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3663
Agency
Contact:
Jan
Pickrel,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4203M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
7904
Fax:
202
564­
6431
Email:
pickrel.
jan@
epa.
gov
Jeffrey
B.
Smith,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4203,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
260­
5586
Email:
smith.
jeff@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AC58
3394.
NPDES
STREAMLINING
RULE
 
ROUND
III
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1311
CWA
301;
33
USC
1312
CWA
302;
33
USC
1314
CWA
304;
33
USC
1316
CWA
306;
33
USC
1318
CWA
308;
33
USC
1342
CWA
402;
33
USC
1361
CWA
501
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
122;
40
CFR
123;
40
CFR
124
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
plans
to
issue
a
rulemaking
package
to
revise
NPDES
requirements
in
parts
122,
123,
and
124
to
eliminate
redundant
regulations,
provide
clarification,
and
remove
or
streamline
unnecessary
procedures.
Revisions
under
consideration
in
this
rule
include
adding
additional
permit
modifications
that
can
be
considered
minor
modifications
at
122.63,
and
changes
to
requirements
concerning
EPA's
review
of
State
permits.
Other
revisions
may
be
considered
as
work
on
this
rule
progresses.
This
rulemaking
is
expected
to
affect
entities
which
implement
the
NPDES
program
or
are
regulated
by
it.
This
includes
small
businesses
and
State,
tribal
and
local
governments.
Most
of
these
effects
are
expected
to
be
deregulatory
or
streamlining
in
nature.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
11/
00/
06
Final
Action
08/
00/
07
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3786
Agency
Contact:
Howard
E.
Rubin,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4203M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
2051
Fax:
202
564­
9544
Email:
rubin.
howarde@
epa.
gov
Robert
Wood,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4203M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
9536
Fax:
202
564­
9544
Email:
wood.
robert@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2040
 
AC84
3395.
CLEAN
WATER
ACT
DEFINITION
OF
WATERS
OF
THE
UNITED
STATES
Priority:
Other
Significant.
Major
status
under
5
USC
801
is
undetermined.
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1361
CWA
501;
33
USC
1362
CWA
502
CFR
Citation:
33
CFR
328.3(
a);
40
CFR
110.1;
40
CFR
112.2;
40
CFR
116.3;
40
CFR
117.1;
40
CFR
122.2;
40
CFR
230.3(
s);
40
CFR
232.2;
40
CFR
257.3­
1(
d);
40
CFR
300,
app
E;
40
CFR
401.11(
I)
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
An
Advance
Notice
of
Proposed
Rulemaking
(
ANPRM)
on
the
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
regulatory
definition
of
``
waters
of
the
United
States''
was
published
jointly
by
EPA
and
the
Department
of
the
Army
on
January
15,
2003.
The
ANPRM
solicited
public
input
on
aspects
of
CWA
regulatory
jurisdiction
that
should
be
addressed
in
joint
rulemaking
to
clarify
the
jurisdictional
status
under
the
CWA
of
isolated
intrastate
non­
navigable
wetlands
and
other
waters.
This
action
involves
joint
rulemaking
by
EPA
and
the
Department
of
the
Army
to
amend
the
regulatory
definition
of
waters
of
the
United
States.
The
action
would
clarify
the
jurisdictional
status
under
the
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
of
isolated
intrastate
non­
navigable
waters
and
wetlands.
The
existing
regulations
contain
language
asserting
jurisdiction
over
isolated
intrastate
waters,
but
that
regulatory
provision
has
been
the
subject
of
a
January
9,
2001,
U.
S.
Supreme
Court
opinion,
Solid
Waste
Agency
of
Northern
Cook
County
vs.
U.
S.
Army
Corps
of
Engineers
(
SWANCC).
In
SWANCC,
the
Court
held
that
the
scope
of
``
waters
of
the
United
States''
protected
under
the
Clean
Water
Act
did
not
extend
to
isolated
intrastate
non­
navigable
waters
based
solely
on
presence
of
migratory
birds.
While
SWANCC
did
not
actually
invalidate
regulations
under
the
CWA,
the
decision
does
establish
limitations
on
their
use.
Revision
of
the
regulatory
language
is
necessary
to
address
the
Court's
decision,
improve
regulatory
clarity,
and
provide
more
specificity
regarding
CWA
jurisdiction.
Among
other
things,
the
rulemaking
would
clarify
CWA
jurisdiction
for
entities
(
e.
g.,
industrial,
commercial,
governmental)
that
discharge
pollutants,
including
dredged
or
fill
material,
to
isolated
intrastate
surface
waters
or
wetlands.
Small
entities
or
state/
local/
tribal
government
might
be
affected
by
a
change
in
regulatory
definition
of
``
waters
of
the
United
States,''
if
they
either
are
regulated
under,
or
help
administer,
CWA
programs
affecting
such
waters
(
e.
g.,
sections
402,
404,
311).
Significant
impacts
on
entities
or
such
governments
are
not
anticipated,
as
the
proposed
regulatory
revisions
would
be
consistent
with
the
Supreme
Court
ruling.

Timetable:

Action
Date
ANPRM
01/
15/
03
68
FR
1991
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
2804
Agency
Contact:
Donna
Downing,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4502T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1367
Fax:
202
566­
1375
Email:
downing.
donna@
epa.
gov
John
Lishman,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4502T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1364
Fax:
202
566­
1375
Email:
lishman.
john@.
epa.
gov
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/
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68,
No.
101
/
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May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
Long­
Term
Actions
3396.
CLEAN
WATER
STATE
REVOLVING
FUND
REGULATION
REVISIONS
RE:
USE
AS
MATCHING
FUNDS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1383(
h)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
35.3125(
b)(
1)

Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
regulation
will
revise
the
Clean
Water
State
Revolving
Fund
(
CWSRF)
Regulations
to
allow
the
use
of
loans
from
the
non­
Federal
and
non­
State
match
share
of
CWSRF
funds
as
a
match
for
infrastructure
grants.
In
1990,
EPA
issued
regulations
implementing
the
CWSRF
program,
established
as
title
VI
of
the
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
in
1987.
Section
603(
h)
of
the
CWA
prohibits
use
of
the
CWSRF
loan
as
matching
funds
with
respect
to
the
non­
Federal
share
of
the
cost
of
a
treatment
works
project
for
which
a
municipality
or
agency
is
receiving
assistance
from
the
Administrator
under
any
other
authority.
In
issuing
its
regulations
at
40
CFR
35.3125(
b)(
1),
EPA
interpreted
this
prohibition
broadly,
applying
the
restriction
to
all
treatment
works
construction.
At
that
time,
EPA
believed
the
replacement
of
the
construction
grants
program
authorized
by
title
II
of
the
CWA
by
the
CWSRF
would
result
in
a
significant
decrease
in
the
use
of
other
Federal
grant
funds
for
treatment
works
construction.
However,
from
FY
1995
onward,
Congress
has
authorized
and
appropriated
funds
for
infrastructure
construction
grants
in
various
Appropriations
Acts.
There
are
currently
over
700
projects
totaling
over
$
3.3
billion
dollars.
In
several
cases,
EPA
has
been
asked
to
allow
CWSRF
funds
to
be
used
as
a
match
for
these
grants;
but
40
CFR
35.3125(
b)(
1)
prohibits
such
action.
Upon
reconsideration,
EPA
has
decided
its
initial
reading
in
1990
was
too
broad,
and
the
intent
of
Congress
was
only
to
prohibit
use
of
CWSRF
loans
as
a
match
for
title
II
construction
grants.
This
action
will
revise
the
regulations
to
allow
a
State,
in
its
operation
of
the
CWSRF,
to
permit
a
CWSRF
loan
for
non­
title
II
infrastructure
construction
grant
projects
to
be
used
as
a
nonfederal
match
in
certain
circumstances.
The
prohibition
on
the
use
of
CWSRF
as
a
match
for
a
title
II
construction
grant
will
continue.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Rule
With
Companion
Proposal
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4493
Agency
Contact:
Chau
Hoang,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4204M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
0689
Fax:
202
501­
2396
Email:
hoang.
chau@
epa.
gov
Gary
Hudiburgh,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
EN­
336,
4204M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
0626
Fax:
202
501­
2396
Email:
hudiburgh.
gary@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
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3397.
 
REGULATIONS
FOR
GRAY
AND
BLACK
WATER
DISCHARGES
FROM
CRUISE
SHIPS
OPERATING
IN
CERTAIN
ALASKAN
WATERS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
PL
106­
554
sec
1404
to
1407
CFR
Citation:
Not
Yet
Determined
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Title
XIV:
Certain
Alaska
Cruise
Ship
Operations
(
HR
4577)
authorizes
EPA
to
establish
effluent
standards
for
black
and
gray
water
from
cruise
ships
into
the
waters
of
Alaska,
the
Alexander
Archipelago,
and
the
Kachemak
Bay
National
Marine
Estuarine
Research
Reserve.
EPA
will
develop
those
standards
based
on
the
best
available
scientific
information
on
the
environmental
effects
of
the
regulated
discharges
and
the
availability
of
new
technologies
for
wastewater
treatment.
The
implementation
of
these
regulations
will
reduce
the
environmental
impacts
of
cruise
ships
operating
in
the
waters
of
Alaska,
the
Alexander
Archipelago,
and
the
Kachemak
Bay
National
Marine
Estuarine
Research
Reserve.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
11/
00/
05
Final
Action
11/
00/
07
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4746
Sectors
Affected:
483114
Coastal
and
Great
Lakes
Passenger
Transportation;
483112
Deep
Sea
Passenger
Transportation
Agency
Contact:
Elizabeth
Beiring,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4504T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1270
Fax:
202
566­
1546
Email:
beiring.
elizabeth@
epa.
gov
David
Redford,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4504T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1288
Fax:
202
566­
1546
Email:
redford.
david@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Completed
Actions
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)

3398.
 
OIL
POLLUTION
PREVENTION
REGULATION:
SPILL
PREVENTION,
CONTROL,
AND
COUNTERMEASURES
(
SPCC)
EXTENSION
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
1251
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
112,
sections
112.3(
a)
and
(
b)

Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
rulemaking
involves
extension
of
the
compliance
deadlines
in
40
CFR
112.3(
a)
and
(
b).
The
rule
would
extend
the
time
in
which
an
owner
or
operator
had
to
amend
(
or,
in
some
cases,
prepare)
and
implement
a
Spill
Prevention,
Control,
and
Countermeasure
(
SPCC)
Plan.

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2003
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Water
Act
(
CWA)
Completed
Actions
Timetable:

Action
Date
Final
Action
04/
17/
03
68
FR
18890
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
2634.1
Sectors
Affected:
623
Nursing
and
Residential
Care
Facilities;
2121
Coal
Mining;
2123
Non­
Metallic
Mineral
Mining
and
Quarrying;
213113
Support
Activities
for
Coal
Mining;
213114
Support
Activities
for
Metal
Mining;
2211
Electric
Power
Generation,
Transmission
and
Distribution;
234
Heavy
Construction;
324
Petroleum
and
Coal
Products
Manufacturing;
31­
33
Manufacturing;
42271
Petroleum
Bulk
Stations
and
Terminals;
5321
Automotive
Equipment
Rental
and
Leasing;
454311
Heating
Oil
Dealers;
482
Rail
Transportation;
6111
Elementary
and
Secondary
Schools;
622
Hospitals;
483
Water
Transportation;
484
Truck
Transportation;
485
Transit
and
Ground
Passenger
Transportation;
486
Pipeline
Transportation;
6112
Junior
Colleges;
6113
Colleges,
Universities
and
Professional
Schools;
211111
Crude
Petroleum
and
Natural
Gas
Extraction
Agency
Contact:
Hugo
Fleischman,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5203G,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
603­
8769
TDD
Phone:
703
412­
3323
Fax:
703
603­
9116
Email:
fleischman.
hugo@
epa.
gov
Mark
W.
Howard,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
5203G,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
703
603­
8715
TDD
Phone:
703
412­
3323
Fax:
703
603­
9116
Email:
howard.
markw@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AF11
3399.
NATIONAL
POLLUTANT
DISCHARGE
ELIMINATION
SYSTEM
PERMIT
REGULATION
AND
EFFLUENT
GUIDELINES
AND
STANDARDS
FOR
CONCENTRATED
ANIMAL
FEEDING
OPERATIONS
(
CAFOS)

Priority:
Economically
Significant.
Major
under
5
USC
801.

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
122.23;
40
CFR
412
Completed:

Reason
Date
Final
Action
02/
12/
03
68
FR
7125
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Yes
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Agency
Contact:
Paul
Shriner
Phone:
202
566­
1076
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
shriner.
paul@
epa.
gov
Virginia
Kibler
Phone:
202
564­
0596
Email:
kibler.
virginia@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2040
 
AD19
3400.
TEST
PROCEDURES:
CLEAN
WATER
ACT
AND
SAFE
DRINKING
WATER
ACT
METHODS
UPDATE
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
136;
40
CFR
141;
40
CFR
143
Completed:

Reason
Date
Final
Action
10/
23/
02
67
FR
65220
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Agency
Contact:
William
A.
Telliard
Phone:
202
566­
1061
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
telliard.
william@
epa.
gov
Khouane
Ditthavong
Phone:
202
566­
1068
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
ditthavong.
khouane@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2040
 
AD59
3401.
TEST
PROCEDURES
FOR
THE
ANALYSIS
OF
MERCURY
UNDER
THE
CLEAN
WATER
ACT
(
REVISIONS
TO
METHOD
1631)
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
136.3
Completed:

Reason
Date
Final
Action
10/
29/
02
67
FR
65876
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Agency
Contact:
William
A.
Telliard
Phone:
202
566­
1061
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
telliard.
william@
epa.
gov
Khouane
Ditthavong
Phone:
202
566­
1068
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
ditthavong.
khouane@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2040
 
AD72
3402.
TEST
PROCEDURES:
RULE
TO
REVISE
AND
TO
RATIFY
OR
WITHDRAW
WHOLE
EFFLUENT
TOXICITY
TEST
METHODS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
136.3
Completed:

Reason
Date
Final
Action
11/
19/
02
67
FR
69951
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Agency
Contact:
William
A.
Telliard
Phone:
202
566­
1061
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
telliard.
william@
epa.
gov
Marion
Kelly
Phone:
202
566­
1045
Fax:
202
566­
1053
Email:
kelly.
marion@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2040
 
AD73
3403.
 
NATIONAL
POLLUTANT
DISCHARGE
ELIMINATION
SYSTEM:
MODIFICATION
OF
PERMIT
DEADLINE
FOR
STORM
WATER
DISCHARGES
FROM
OIL
AND
GAS
CONSTRUCTION
ACTIVITY
THAT
DISTURBS
ONE
TO
FIVE
ACRES
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
CWA
402(
p)(
4)

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27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
Completed
Actions
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
122.26(
e)(
8)
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
In
developing
the
Phase
II
storm
water
regulations,
EPA
conducted
analysis
of
the
potential
impacts
of
the
regulation
on
the
national
economy
and
also
analyzed
impacts
on
small
businesses.
These
impacts
focused
on
implementation
of
sediment
and
erosion
control
practices
or
best
management
practices
to
reduce
pollutants
commonly
associated
with
construction
storm
water
discharges.
In
performing
these
analyses,
EPA
considered
affected
industrial
sectors,
including
the
oil
and
gas
industry.
EPA
determined
that
few,
if
any,
oil
and
gas
exploration
sites
would
be
affected
by
Phase
II
and
impacts
on
Phase
II
rule
cost
estimates
were
unlikely
to
be
significant.
Since
January
2002,
the
oil
and
gas
industry
has
provided
information
indicating
that
close
to
30,000
oil
and
gas
sites
will
be
affected
by
the
Phase
II
storm
water
regulations.
In
the
spirit
of
Executive
Order
13211,
which
directs
EPA
to
consider
the
impact
of
its
actions
on
energy­
related
production
activities,
the
Agency
believes
it
is
important
to
review
the
economic
analysis
of
the
Phase
II
rule
to
determine
the
impact
on
the
oil
and
gas
industry.
In
evaluating
the
impact,
the
Agency
will
work
with
states,
industry,
and
other
entities
to
gather
and
evaluate
data
on
the
development
and
use
of
appropriate
best
management
practices
for
the
oil
and
gas
industry.
EPA
will
also
continue
to
review
the
scope
and
effect
of
33
USC
1342(
l)
2),
relating
to
oil
and
gas
exploration
activities,
and
other
provisions
of
the
Clean
Water
Act.
EPA
extended
the
March
10,
2003,
permit
authorization
deadline
for
Phase
II
oil
and
gas
facilities
to
be
covered
by
a
storm
water
permit.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
12/
30/
02
67
FR
79827
Final
Action
03/
10/
03
68
FR
11325
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4765
URL
For
More
Information:
www.
epa.
gov/
npdes
Agency
Contact:
Wendy
Bell,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4203M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
0746
Fax:
202
564­
6392
Email:
bell.
wendy@
epamail.
epa.
gov
RIN:
2040
 
AD98
3404.
WITHDRAWAL
OF
TOTAL
MAXIMUM
DAILY
LOAD
(
TMDL)
PROGRAM
REVISIONS
Priority:
Other
Significant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
9;
40
CFR
122;
40
CFR
123;
40
CFR
124;
40
CFR
130
Completed:

Reason
Date
NPRM
12/
27/
02
67
FR
79020
Final
Action
03/
19/
03
68
FR
13607
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Tribal
Agency
Contact:
Christine
Ruf
Phone:
202
566­
1220
Fax:
202
566­
1331
Email:
ruf.
christine@
epa.
gov
Francois
Brasier
Phone:
202
566­
1214
Fax:
202
566­
1333
Email:
brasier.
francoise@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2040
 
AD84
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act
(
SDWA)

3405.
NATIONAL
PRIMARY
DRINKING
WATER
REGULATIONS:
LONG
TERM
2
ENHANCED
SURFACE
WATER
TREATMENT
RULE
Priority:
Economically
Significant.
Major
under
5
USC
801.

Unfunded
Mandates:
This
action
may
affect
State,
local
or
tribal
governments
and
the
private
sector.

Legal
Authority:
42
USC
300f;
42
USC
300g­
1;
42
USC
300g­
2;
42
USC
300g­
3;
42
USC
300g­
4;
42
USC
300g­
5;
42
USC
300g­
6;
42
USC
300j­
4;
42
USC
300j­
9;
42
USC
300j­
11
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
141
to
142;
40
CFR
9
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
Long
Term
2
Enhanced
Surface
Water
Treatment
Rule
(
LT2ESWTR)
will
control
risk
from
microbial
pathogens
in
drinking
water.
It
is
being
developed
simultaneously
with
the
Stage
2
Disinfectants
and
Disinfection
Byproducts
Rule
(
DBPR)
which
will
address
risk
caused
by
the
use
of
disinfectants
in
drinking
water.
This
rule
could
affect
all
public
water
systems
that
use
surface
water
as
a
source.
Promulgating
the
LT2ESWTR
and
the
Stage
2
DBPR
as
a
paired
rulemaking
is
necessary
to
ensure
that
adequate
protection
from
microbial
risk
is
maintained
while
EPA
manages
risk
from
disinfection
byproducts.
In
developing
the
LT2ESWTR,
EPA
will
analyze
a
significant
body
of
new
survey
data
on
microbial
pathogens
in
source
and
finished
waters,
as
well
as
data
on
parameters
which
could
serve
as
indicators
of
microbial
risk.
This
survey
data,
which
was
collected
under
the
Information
Collection
Rule
(
ICR),
Supplemental
Surveys
to
the
ICR,
and
additional
research
projects,
will
provide
a
substantially
more
comprehensive
and
complete
picture
of
the
occurrence
of
waterborne
pathogens
than
was
available
previously.
EPA
will
also
use
significant
new
data
on
the
efficiency
of
treatment
processes
for
the
removal
and
inactivation
of
microorganisms,
as
well
as
new
information
on
the
pathogenicity
of
certain
pathogens,
to
determine
effective
regulatory
requirements
for
controlling
microbial
risk.
On
March
30,
1999,
EPA
established
a
committee
of
stakeholders
under
the
Federal
Advisory
Committee
Act
(
FACA)
to
assist
in
the
development
of
these
rules
and
an
agreement
in
principle
was
signed
in
September
2000
outlining
the
proposed
rule
options.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
00/
03
Final
Action
07/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
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Register
/
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68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act
(
SDWA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Federalism:
This
action
may
have
federalism
implications
as
defined
in
EO
13132.

Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4341
Sectors
Affected:
22131
Water
Supply
and
Irrigation
Systems
Agency
Contact:
Dan
Schmelling,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
5281
Fax:
202
564­
3767
Email:
schmelling.
dan@
epa.
gov
Thomas
Grubbs,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4607M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
5262
Fax:
202
564­
3767
Email:
grubbs.
thomas@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2040
 
AD37
3406.
NATIONAL
PRIMARY
DRINKING
WATER
REGULATIONS:
STAGE
2
DISINFECTION
BYPRODUCTS
RULE
Priority:
Economically
Significant.
Major
under
5
USC
801.

Unfunded
Mandates:
This
action
may
affect
State,
local
or
tribal
governments
and
the
private
sector.

Legal
Authority:
42
USC
300f;
42
USC
300g­
2;
42
USC
300g­
3;
42
USC
300g­
4;
42
USC
300g­
5;
42
USC
300g­
6;
42
USC
300j­
4;
42
USC
300j­
9;
42
USC
300j­
11
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
141
to
142;
40
CFR
9
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
July
14,
2003.

Abstract:
This
Regulation,
along
with
a
Long
Term
2
Enhanced
Surface
Water
Treatment
Rule
(
LT2ESWTR)
that
will
be
promulgated
simultaneously,
is
intended
to
expand
existing
public
health
protections
and
address
concerns
about
risk
trade­
offs
between
pathogens
and
disinfection
byproducts.
This
rule
could
affect
all
public
water
systems
that
add
a
disinfectant
to
the
drinking
water
during
any
part
of
the
treatment
process
although
the
impacts
may
be
limited
to
community
water
systems
(
CWSs)
and
non­
transient
noncommunity
water
systems
(
NTNCWSs).
Promulgating
the
LT2ESWTR
and
the
Stage
2
DBPR
as
a
paired
rulemaking
is
necessary
to
ensure
that
adequate
protection
from
microbial
risk
is
maintained
while
EPA
manages
risk
from
disinfection
byproducts.
In
developing
the
Stage
2
DBPR,
EPA
will
analyze
a
significant
body
of
new
survey
data
on
source
water
quality
parameters,
treatment
data
and
disinfection
byproduct
occurrence.
This
survey
data,
which
was
collected
under
the
Information
Collection
Rule
(
ICR),
Supplemental
Surveys
to
the
ICR,
and
additional
research
projects,
will
provide
a
substantially
more
comprehensive
and
complete
picture
of
the
occurrence
of
DBPs
and
microbiological
pathogens
than
was
available
previously.
EPA
will
also
use
new
information
on
the
health
effects
of
exposure
to
DBPs
to
determine
effective
regulatory
requirements
for
controlling
risk.
On
March
30,
1999,
EPA
reconvened
a
committee
of
stakeholders
under
the
Federal
Advisory
Committee
Act
(
FACA)
to
assist
in
the
development
of
these
rules
and
an
Agreement
in
Principle
was
signed
in
September
2000
outlining
the
proposed
rule
options.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
07/
00/
03
Final
Action
07/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Federalism:
This
action
may
have
federalism
implications
as
defined
in
EO
13132.
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4342
Sectors
Affected:
22131
Water
Supply
and
Irrigation
Systems
Agency
Contact:
Thomas
Grubbs,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4607M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
5262
Fax:
202
564­
3767
Email:
grubbs.
thomas@
epa.
gov
Stig
Regli,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4607M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
5270
Fax:
202
564­
3767
Email:
regli.
stig@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2040
 
AD38
3407.
DRINKING
WATER
CONTAMINANT
CANDIDATE
LIST
2
Priority:
Routine
and
Frequent
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
300f
et
seq;
SDWA1412(
b)(
1)(
B)
CFR
Citation:
None
Legal
Deadline:
Final,
Statutory,
February
6,
2003,
1
to
5
years
after
CCL.
Abstract:
This
action
is
to
develop
the
Second
Drinking
Water
Contaminant
Candidate
List
(
CCL2).
To
meet
the
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act
(
SDWA)
requirements
under
section
1412(
b)(
1)(
B)(
i),
as
amended
in
1996,
EPA
will
publish
a
list
of
contaminants
that
are
known
or
anticipated
to
occur
in
public
water
systems
which
may
require
regulation
under
the
SDWA.
In
developing
this
list
of
contaminants,
that
are
not
currently
subject
to
any
proposed
or
promulgated
NPDWRs,
EPA
must
consult
with
the
SAB,
provide
an
opportunity
for
public
comments,
consider
the
National
Contaminant
Occurrence
Database
(
developed
under
SDWA
section
1445(
g)),
consider
contaminants
referred
to
in
section
101(
4)
of
CERCLA,
and
substances
registered
as
pesticides
under
FIFRA.
Similar
to
CCL1,
the
CCL2
will
be
based
on
readily
available
occurrence
and
health
effects
information
and
evaluated
by
EPA.
SDWA
required
the
first
CCL
to
be
published
18
months
after
the
date
of
enactment
(
2/
98),
and
a
new
CCL
every
5
years
thereafter.
The
methods
used
to
develop
the
CCL
are
described
in
the
Federal
Register
(
62
FR
52193).
To
respond
to
comments
received
on
the
draft
drinking
water
CCL,
the
Agency
requested
assistance
from
the
National
Research
Council
(
NRC)
for
guidance
on
methods
and
processes
to
identify
and
narrow
a
very
broad
universe
of
potential
contaminants
into
a
smaller,
more
focused
list
for
the
future
CCLs.
The
details
of
the
NRC
recommendation
are
available
in
the
report
entitled
``
Classifying
Drinking
Water
Contaminants
for
Regulatory
Considerations.''
The
NRC
recommendations
are
being
evaluated
by
a
National
Drinking
Water
Advisory
Council
Work
Group
and
the
results
of
this
parallel
effort
will
be
used
for
future
CCLs.
Timetable:

Action
Date
Preliminary
Notice
Announcement
06/
00/
03
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/
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68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act
(
SDWA)
Proposed
Rule
Stage
Action
Date
Final
Notice
Announcement
of
CCL
10/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4703
Agency
Contact:
Thomas
Carpenter,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
4607M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
4885
Fax:
202
564­
3760
Email:
carpenter.
thomas@
epa.
gov
Dr.
Jitendra
Saxena,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation,
4607M
Phone:
202
564­
5243
Fax:
202
564­
3760
Email:
saxena.
jitendra@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2060
 
AD86
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Final
Rule
Stage
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act
(
SDWA)

3408.
NATIONAL
PRIMARY
DRINKING
WATER
REGULATIONS:
GROUND
WATER
RULE
Priority:
Economically
Significant.
Major
under
5
USC
801.

Unfunded
Mandates:
This
action
may
affect
the
private
sector
under
PL
104­
4.

Legal
Authority:
42
USC
300g­
1;
SDWA
1412(
b)(
8)

CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
141;
40
CFR
400
to
406;
40
CFR
142
14
to
16
(
Revision)

Legal
Deadline:
Other,
Statutory,
Not
later
than
promulgation
of
the
Stage
2
Disinfection
Byproducts
Rule
(
currently
scheduled
for
October
2004).

Abstract:
EPA
has
proposed
a
targeted
risk­
based
regulatory
strategy
for
all
public
water
systems
served
by
ground
water.
The
proposed
requirements
provide
a
meaningful
opportunity
to
reduce
public
health
risk
associated
with
the
consumption
of
waterborne
pathogens
from
fecal
contamination
for
a
substantial
number
of
people
served
by
ground
water
sources.
The
proposed
strategy
addresses
risks
through
a
multiple­
barrier
approach
that
relies
on
five
major
components:
periodic
sanitary
surveys
of
ground
water
systems
requiring
the
evaluation
of
eight
elements
and
the
identification
of
significant
deficiencies;
hydrogeologic
assessments
to
identify
wells
sensitive
to
fecal
contamination;
source
water
monitoring
for
systems
drawing
from
sensitive
wells
without
treatment
or
with
other
indications
of
risk;
a
requirement
for
correction
of
significant
deficiencies
and
fecal
contamination
through
the
following
actions:
eliminate
the
source
of
contamination,
correct
the
significant
deficiency,
provide
an
alternative
source
water,
or
provide
a
treatment
which
achieves
at
least
99.99
percent
(
4­
log)
inactivation
or
removal
of
viruses,
and
compliance
monitoring
to
insure
disinfection
treatment
is
reliably
operated
where
it
is
used.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
05/
10/
00
65
FR
30194
Final
Action
12/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Yes
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Federalism:
This
action
may
have
federalism
implications
as
defined
in
EO
13132.

Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
2340
Sectors
Affected:
22131
Water
Supply
and
Irrigation
Systems
Agency
Contact:
Crystal
Rodgers,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4607M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
5275
Fax:
202
564­
3767
Email:
rodgers.
crystal@
epa.
gov
Tracy
Bone,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4607M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
5257
Fax:
202
564­
3767
Email:
bone.
tracy@
epa.
gov
RIN:
2040
 
AA97
3409.
DRINKING
WATER:
REGULATORY
DETERMINATIONS
REGARDING
CONTAMINANTS
ON
THE
DRINKING
WATER
CONTAMINANT
CANDIDATE
LIST
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
300f
et
seq;
SDWA1412(
b)(
1)(
B)

CFR
Citation:
None
Legal
Deadline:
Other,
Statutory,
August
6,
2001,
Final
Regulatory
Determination.

Abstract:
The
1996
amendments
to
the
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act
(
SDWA)
requires
EPA
to
publish
a
list
of
nonregulated
contaminants
every
five
years,
which
may
warrant
regulation
due
to
their
health
effects
and
their
potential
for
occurrence
in
public
water
systems
(
PWSs).
The
first
list,
called
the
Contaminant
Candidate
List
(
CCL),
was
published
in
the
Federal
Register
on
March
2,
1998
(
63
FR
10274).
When
establishing
the
1998
CCL,
EPA
divided
the
contaminants
among
three
main
categories:
1)
contaminants
which
are
priorities
for
additional
research;
2)
contaminants
which
need
additional
occurrence
data;
and
3)
contaminants
which
are
priorities
for
consideration
for
rulemaking.
These
contaminants
are
collectively
referred
to
as
the
Regulatory
Determination
Priority
contaminants.
In
addition
to
publishing
the
drinking
water
CCL,
the
SDWA
also
requires
the
Agency
to
select
five
or
more
contaminants
from
the
CCL
and
determine,
by
August
2001,
whether
to
regulate
these
contaminants
with
a
National
Primary
Drinking
Water
Regulation
(
NPDWR).
The
Regulatory
Determination
Priority
category
is
the
list
of
contaminants
from
which
the
Agency
will
determine
whether
or
not
regulations
are
necessary.
There
are
currently
nine
contaminants
that
have
sufficient
scientific
information
to
make
regulatory
determinations:
Acanthamoeba;
Aldrin;
Dieldrin;
Hexachlorobutadiene;
Manganese;
Metribuzin;
Naphthalene;
Sodium;
and
Sulfate.
In
order
make
a
decision
whether
or
not
to
develop
a
NPDWR
for
a
contaminant,
the
SDWA
requires
three
statutory
tests
be
met:
1)
the
contaminant
may
have
an
adverse
effect
on
the
health
of
persons;
2)
the
contaminant
is
known
to
occur
or
there
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/
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68,
No.
101
/
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act
(
SDWA)
Final
Rule
Stage
is
a
substantial
likelihood
that
the
contaminant
will
occur
in
public
water
systems
with
a
frequency
and
at
levels
of
public
health
concern;
and
3)
in
the
sole
judgment
of
the
Administrator,
regulation
of
the
contaminant
presents
a
meaningful
opportunity
for
health
risk
reduction
for
persons
served
by
public
water
systems.
Using
these
three
statutory
tests
to
make
regulatory
decisions,
there
are
three
possible
outcomes:
1)
regulate
the
contaminant
with
a
NPDWR;
2)
develop
guidance
(
e.
g.
Health
or
Consumer
Advisory);
or
3)
determine
no
action
is
necessary.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Notice
of
Preliminary
Regulatory
Determinations
06/
03/
02
67
FR
38222
Notice
of
Final
Regulatory
Determinations
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4447
Sectors
Affected:
22131
Water
Supply
and
Irrigation
Systems
Agency
Contact:
Karen
Wirth,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4607M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
5246
Fax:
202
564­
3760
Email:
wirth.
karen@
epa.
gov
Tom
Carpenter,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4607M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
4885
Fax:
202
564­
3760
Email:
carpenter.
tom@
epa.
gov
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3410.
SIX­
YEAR
REVIEW
OF
EXISTING
NATIONAL
PRIMARY
DRINKING
WATER
REGULATIONS
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
300f
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
None
Legal
Deadline:
Other,
Statutory,
August
6,
2002,
Complete
review
for
contaminants
with
NPDWRs
promulgated
prior
to
August
1996.

Abstract:
The
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act
(
SDWA)
requires
EPA
to
review
and
revise,
if
appropriate,
all
National
Primary
Drinking
Water
Regulations
(
NPDWRs)
no
less
frequently
than
once
every
six
years.
According
to
SDWA,
any
revisions
of
drinking
water
regulations
must
maintain,
or
increase,
the
level
of
public
health
protection
provided;
however,
EPA
may
identify
regulation
changes
that
will
streamline
or
reduce
existing
requirements
without
lessening
the
level
of
public
health
protection.
As
a
part
of
this
action,
EPA
will
do
two
things:
(
1)
develop
an
overall
protocol
for
conducting
each
six
year
review;
and
(
2)
review
69
NPDWRs
published
prior
to
1996.
The
remaining
NPDWRs
published
prior
to
1996
(
e.
g.,
arsenic,
radionuclides,
most
microbiological
NPDWRs)
have
been,
or
are
being,
reviewed
in
the
context
of
recent
or
ongoing
rulemakings.
No
new
requirements
will
be
imposed
by
this
action.
The
purpose
of
the
review
is
to
determine
whether
new
data,
technology,
or
other
factors
exist
that
justify
revisions
to
existing
NPDWRs.
The
outcome
of
each
review
will
be
a
Federal
Register
notice
making
available
the
results
of
the
Agency's
review
and
a
planned
rulemaking
schedule
for
the
regulations
that
the
Agency
believes
are
appropriate
candidates
for
revision
at
that
time.
EPA
may
decide
that
any
of
the
following
need
to
be
revised:
maximum
contaminant
level
goals,
maximum
contaminant
levels,
analytical
methods,
monitoring,
treatment,
recordkeeping
and
reporting
requirements.
EPA
plans
extensive
stakeholder
outreach
and
consultation
in
the
development
of
the
protocol
and
throughout
the
review
process.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Notice
of
Preliminary
Decision
04/
17/
02
67
FR
19030
Notice
of
Final
Decision
05/
00/
03
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4424
Sectors
Affected:
22131
Water
Supply
and
Irrigation
Systems
Agency
Contact:
Judy
Lebowich,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4607M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
4884
Fax:
202
564­
3760
Email:
lebowich.
judy@
epa.
gov
Wynne
Miller,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4607M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
4887
Fax:
202
564­
3760
Email:
miller.
wynne@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AD67
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Long­
Term
Actions
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act
(
SDWA)

3411.
NATIONAL
PRIMARY
DRINKING
WATER
REGULATIONS:
RADON
Priority:
Economically
Significant.
Major
under
5
USC
801.

Unfunded
Mandates:
This
action
may
affect
State,
local
or
tribal
governments.

Legal
Authority:
42
USC
300f
et
seq;
SDWA
1412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
141;
40
CFR
142
Legal
Deadline:
Other,
Statutory,
February
6,
1999,
Publish
radon
health
risk
reduction
and
cost
analysis.
NPRM,
Statutory,
August
6,
1999.
Final,
Statutory,
November
2,
2000.

Abstract:
EPA
proposed
regulations
for
radon
in
drinking
water
which
provide
flexibility
in
how
to
manage
the
health
risks
from
radon,
in
both
drinking
water
and
in
indoor
air.
States
and
systems
would
be
able
to
focus
their
efforts
on
the
highest
radon
risks
to
the
public
­
in
indoor
air
­
while
reducing
the
highest
risks
from
radon
in
drinking
water.
The
proposal
was
based
on
the
unique
framework
in
the
1996
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act
(
SDWA).
The
proposed
regulation
would
provide
two
options
to
states
and
water
systems
for
reducing
public
health
risks
from
radon.
Under
the
first
option,
states
may
choose
to
develop
enhanced
state
programs
to
address
the
health
risks
from
indoor
radon
while
water
systems
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Register
/
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68,
No.
101
/
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act
(
SDWA)
Long­
Term
Actions
reduce
radon
levels
in
drinking
water
to
at
or
below
the
higher,
alternative
maximum
contaminant
level
MCL
proposed
at
4,000
pCi/
L
(
picoCuries
per
liter,
a
standard
unit
of
radiation).
EPA
is
encouraging
the
states
to
adopt
this
approach
as
the
most
cost­
effective
way
to
achieve
the
greatest
radon
risk
reduction.
If
a
state
does
not
elect
this
option,
the
second
option
would
require
water
systems
in
that
state
to
either
reduce
radon
in
drinking
water
levels
to
the
MCL
of
300
pCi/
L,
or
to
develop
a
local
indoor
radon
program
and
reduce
levels
in
drinking
water
to
4000
pCi/
L.
Timetable:

Action
Date
ANPRM
09/
30/
86
51
FR
34836
NPRM
07/
18/
91
56
FR
33050
Notice
02/
26/
99
64
FR
9560
NPRM
11/
02/
99
64
FR
59245
Notice
06/
23/
00
65
FR
39113
Final
Action
12/
00/
04
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Yes
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Federalism:
This
action
may
have
federalism
implications
as
defined
in
EO
13132.
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
2281
Sectors
Affected:
22131
Water
Supply
and
Irrigation
Systems
Agency
Contact:
Becky
Allen,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4607M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
4689
Fax:
202
564­
3760
Email:
allen.
rebeccak@
epa.
gov
Dr.
Richard
Reding,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4607M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
4656
Fax:
202
564­
3760
Email:
reding.
richard@
epa.
gov
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AA94
3412.
NATIONAL
PRIMARY
DRINKING
WATER
REGULATIONS:
ALDICARB
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant.
Major
status
under
5
USC
801
is
undetermined.
Unfunded
Mandates:
Undetermined
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
300f
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
141;
40
CFR
142
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
promulgated
MCLs
for
aldicarb,
aldicarb
sulfoxide,
and
aldicarb
sulfone
in
the
Phase
II
rulemaking
in
1991
at
levels
of
0.003,
0.004,
and
0.002
ug/
l,
respectively.
In
response
to
an
administrative
petition
from
the
manufacturer
Rhone­
Poulenc,
the
Agency
issued
an
administrative
stay
of
the
effective
date.
EPA
will
reexamine
risk
assessment
and
occurrence
data
on
aldicarb
and
make
a
determination
of
what
further
action
is
appropriate.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
08/
00/
04
Final
Action
08/
00/
05
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Undetermined
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Federalism:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
3238
Sectors
Affected:
22131
Water
Supply
and
Irrigation
Systems
Agency
Contact:
Dr.
Richard
Reding,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4607M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
4656
Fax:
202
564­
3760
Email:
reding.
richard@
epa.
gov
Dan
Olson,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4607,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
5239
Fax:
202
564­
3760
Email:
olson.
daniel@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AC13
3413.
NATIONAL
SECONDARY
DRINKING
WATER
REGULATIONS
(
NSDWR):
METHYL
TERTIARY
BUTYL
ETHER
(
MTBE)
AND
TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS
TO
THE
NSDWR
Priority:
Other
Significant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
300f
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
143
(
Revision)

Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
Methyl
tertiary
butyl
ether
(
MTBE)
is
a
fuel
additive
used
primarily
to
increase
the
oxygen
content
in
gasoline.
It
has
been
used
in
increasing
quantity
in
the
1990s
to
meet
the
requirements
of
the
Federal
Reformulated
Gasoline
(
FRG)
and
Oxyfuels
programs
required
by
the
Clean
Air
Act
Amendments
of
1990.
Although
the
use
of
MTBE
in
gasoline
has
helped
to
reduce
harmful
air
emissions,
it
is
being
detected
in
groundwater
and
surface
water
throughout
the
country.
In
some
instances
the
affected
waters
are
drinking
water
sources.
At
relatively
low
levels,
MTBE's
taste
and
odor
can
make
drinking
water
supplies
unacceptable
to
consumers.
In
this
action,
EPA
is
proposing
a
secondary
standard
for
MTBE,
which
would
provide
guidance
for
taste
and
odor
acceptability
and
to
protect
the
public
welfare.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4404
Sectors
Affected:
22131
Water
Supply
and
Irrigation
Systems
Agency
Contact:
Irene
Dooley,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4607M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
4699
Fax:
202
564­
3760
Email:
dooley.
irene@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AD54
3414.
 
NATIONAL
PRIMARY
AND
SECONDARY
DRINKING
WATER
REGULATIONS:
APPROVAL
OF
ADDITIONAL
METHOD
FOR
THE
DETECTION
OF
COLIFORMS
AND
E.
COLI.
IN
DRINKING
WATER
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
300f;
42
USC
300g1­
6;
42
USC
300j­
9;
42
USC
300j­
11
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
141.21
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The
Office
of
Water
will
revise
the
National
Primary
and
Secondary
Drinking
Water
Regulations
to
approve
the
Colitag
Method
for
the
detection
of
coliforms
and
E.
Coli.
in
finished
drinking
water.
This
promulgation
adds
an
additional
analytical
method
to
part
141
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No.
101
/
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act
(
SDWA)
Long­
Term
Actions
monitor
for
total
coliforms
and
E.
Coli
in
finished
drinking
water,
for
which
other
methods
have
been
approved
previously.
It
does
not
withdraw
any
currently
approved
methods,
nor
does
it
add
nor
alter
any
current
monitoring
requirement.
This
rule
provides
the
ability
to
use
an
additional
standardized
method,
offering
water
systems
and
their
laboratories
further
operational
flexibility.
On
March
7,
2002,
EPA
published
``
Unregulated
Contaminant
Monitoring
Regulation:
Approval
of
Analytical
Method
for
Aeromonas;
National
Primary
and
Secondary
Drinking
Water
Regulations:
Approval
of
Analytical
Methods
for
Chemical
and
Microbiological
Contaminants;
Proposed
Rule.''
In
this
proposed
rule,
EPA
sought
comments
on
the
proposed
promulgation
of
multiple
industry­
developed
methods,
one
of
which
was
the
Colitag
method,
a
``
Test
for
Detection
and
Identification
of
Coliforms
and
E.
coli
Bacteria
in
Drinking
Water
and
Source
Water
as
Required
in
National
Primary
Drinking
Water
Regulations.''
This
method
was
proposed
for
the
analysis
of
total
coliforms
and
E.
coli
in
finished
drinking
water
samples.
EPA
has
since
received
additional
information
from
CPI
International,
developers
of
Colitag,
relevant
to
the
performance
of
the
method.
Such
information
included
additional
data
as
well
as
a
reevaluation
of
previously
reported
data
included
in
the
public
record
that
supported
the
proposed
approval
of
Colitag.
On
December
2,
2002,
EPA
invited
public
comments
on
this
additional
information
in
``
Notice
of
Data
Availability;
National
Primary
and
Secondary
Drinking
Water
Regulations:
Approval
of
Analytical
Methods
for
Chemical
and
Microbiological
Contaminants;
Additional
Information
on
the
Colitag
Method.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
03/
07/
02
67
FR
10532
NODA
12/
02/
02
67
FR
71520
Final
Action
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4769
Agency
Contact:
Herbert
J.
Brass,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
MS140,
Cincinnati,
OH
45268
Phone:
513
569­
7936
Fax:
513
569­
7191
Email:
brass.
herb@
epa.
gov
James
Sinclair,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
MS140,
Cincinnati,
OH
45268
Phone:
513
569­
7970
Fax:
513
569­
7191
Email:
sinclair.
james@
epa.
gov
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3415.
 
NATIONAL
PRIMARY
DRINKING
WATER
REGULATIONS:
REVISIONS
TO
THE
TOTAL
COLIFORM
MONITORING
AND
ANALYTICAL
REQUIREMENTS
AND
ADDITIONAL
DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant.
Major
status
under
5
USC
801
is
undetermined.

Unfunded
Mandates:
This
action
may
affect
State,
local
or
tribal
governments
and
the
private
sector.

Legal
Authority:
42
USC
300f
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
141;
40
CFR
142
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
will
review
and
revise
the
Total
Coliform
Rule
(
TCR)
as
part
of
the
6­
year
review
required
by
the
1996
SDWA
Amendments.
EPA
intends
revisions
to
the
TCR
to
maintain
or
provide
for
greater
human
health
protection
than
under
the
existing
TCR.
A
Federal
Advisory
Committee
recommended
that
EPA,
as
part
of
the
TCR
6­
year
review
process,
``
initiate
a
process
for
addressing
cross­
connection
control
and
backflow
prevention
requirements
and
consider
additional
distribution
system
requirements
related
to
significant
health
risks.''
The
TCR,
promulgated
in
1989,
protects
human
health
by
requiring
microbial
monitoring
in
drinking
water
distribution
systems.
The
TCR
does
not
include
distribution
system
corrective
or
protective
requirements
to
reduce
contamination
from
coliforms
and
other
contaminants.
EPA
has
gained
a
better
understanding
of
distribution
system
impacts
on
human
health
and,
therefore,
is
considering
strengthening
the
TCR
by
adding
distribution
system
requirements.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
06/
00/
06
Final
Action
06/
00/
08
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
Yes
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Federalism:
Undetermined
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4775
Agency
Contact:
Ken
Rotert,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4607M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
5280
Fax:
202
564­
3767
Email:
rotert.
kenneth@
epa.
gov
Eric
Burneson,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4607M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
5250
Fax:
202
564­
3767
Email:
burneson.
eric@
epa.
gov
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AD94
3416.
 
DRINKING
WATER
CONTAMINANT
CANDIDATE
LIST
3
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
300g­
1(
b)

CFR
Citation:
None
Legal
Deadline:
Other,
Statutory,
February
28,
2008,
The
1996
SDWA
Amendments
require
EPA
to
publish
the
third
list
of
candidate
contaminants
by
February
2008.
Not
a
rulemaking.

Abstract:
The
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act
(
SDWA)
as
amended
in
1996
requires
EPA
to
publish
a
list
of
contaminants
that
are
known
or
anticipated
to
occur
in
public
water
systems,
and
which
may
require
regulation
under
the
SDWA
every
five
years.
The
purpose
of
this
action
is
to
prepare
and
publish
the
third
Contaminant
Candidate
List
(
CCL).
In
preparing
the
third
list,
EPA
will
evaluate
the
classification
approach
recommended
by
the
National
Academy
of
Sciences'
National
Research
Council
(
NRC)
and,
if
possible,
use
the
NRC
approach
to
identify
and
narrow
a
very
broad
universe
of
potential
contaminants
into
a
smaller,
more
focused
list
for
future
CCLs.
If
we
identify
additional
contaminants
prior
to
2006,
we
will
consider
those
contaminants
in
the
regulatory
determinations
for
2006.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Preliminary
Notice
01/
00/
08
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/
Vol.
68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
EPA
 
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act
(
SDWA)
Long­
Term
Actions
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
None
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4745
Agency
Contact:
Thomas
Carpenter,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4607M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
4885
Fax:
202
564­
3760
Email:
carpenter.
thomas@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Yvette
Selby,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4607M
Phone:
202
564­
5245
Fax:
202
564­
3760
Email:
selby.
yvette@
epamail.
epa.
gov
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3417.
UNDERGROUND
INJECTION
CONTROL:
UPDATE
OF
STATE
PROGRAMS
Priority:
Info./
Admin./
Other
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
300h­
1SDWA
1422;
42
USC
300h­
4SDWA
1425
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
147
(
Revision)

Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
EPA
provides
a
place
in
part
147
of
its
UIC
regulations
where
all
the
State
UIC
programs
are
summarized.
Included
in
this
summarization
are
all
the
authorities
and
regulations
used
by
the
States
to
implement
the
UIC
program,
as
well
as
all
other
documents
that
are
relevant
to
the
program.
The
primary
reason
for
this
is
to
provide
one
place
where
all
the
UIC
programs
nationwide
are
presented.
A
second
reason,
more
importantly,
is
to
allow
EPA
to
incorporate
by
reference
into
the
Code
of
Federal
Regulations
the
State
program
authorities.
Current
citations
to
State
regulations
in
40
CFR
part
147
are
out
of
date
for
many
States.
This
update
is
necessary
to
ensure
that
the
CFR
accurately
reflects
current
approved
State
UIC
programs
and
that
elements
of
those
programs
are
Federally
enforceable
if
necessary.
EPA
Regional
Offices
will
be
submitting
State
revision
packages
as
they
are
completed.
Part
147
will
then
be
updated
in
several
stages.
This
is
the
first
stage.
This
effort
should
have
no
impact
on
the
regulated
community
because
we
will
merely
be
incorporating
by
reference
elements
of
already
effective
State
programs.

Timetable:

Action
Date
Direct
Final
Rule
To
Be
Determined
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4236
Agency
Contact:
Mario
Salazar,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4606M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
3894
Fax:
202
564­
3756
Email:
salazar.
mario@
epa.
gov
Bruce
Kobelski,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4606M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
3888
Fax:
202
564­
3756
Email:
kobelski.
bruce@
epamail.
epa.
gov
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3418.
 
UNREGULATED
CONTAMINANT
MONITORING
REGULATION
FOR
PUBLIC
WATER
SYSTEMS
REVISIONS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
300f
et
seq
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
141.40
Legal
Deadline:
Other,
Statutory,
August
6,
2004,
This
statute
(
SDWA)
requires
EPA
to
publish
a
list.
SDWA
does
not
require
a
regulation
nor
does
it
set
a
deadline.

Abstract:
The
1996
amendments
to
the
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act
require
the
Agency
to
publish,
every
5
years,
a
revised
listing
of
the
contaminants
to
be
monitored
under
the
UCMR.
The
purpose
of
this
proposed
action
is
to
meet
that
requirement
by
revising
the
National
Primary
Drinking
Water
Regulations
for
the
UCMR
to:
provide
minor
modifications
to
the
current
UCMR
program
to
improve
its
implementation;
to
revise
the
lists
of
analytes
to
permit
a
second
round
of
monitoring;
and
to
approve
the
analytical
methods
needed
to
perform
this
monitoring.

Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
09/
00/
04
Final
Action
09/
00/
05
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4770
Agency
Contact:
David
J.
Munch,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
MS140,
Cincinnati,
OH
45268
Phone:
513
569­
7843
Fax:
513
569­
7191
Email:
munch.
dave@
epa.
gov
Daniel
Hautman,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
MS140,
Cincinnati,
OH
45268
Phone:
513
569­
7274
Fax:
513
569­
7191
Email:
hautman.
dan@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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/
Vol.
68,
No.
101
/
Tuesday,
May
27,
2003
/
Unified
Agenda
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Completed
Actions
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act
(
SDWA)

3419.
UNREGULATED
CONTAMINANT
MONITORING
REGULATION:
ANALYTICAL
METHOD
FOR
AEROMONAS
&
NATIONAL
PRIMARY
&
SECONDARY
DRINKING
WATER
REGULATIONS:
ANALYTICAL
METHODS
FOR
CHEMICAL
&
MICROBIOLOGICAL
CONTAMINANTS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
141.40
Completed:

Reason
Date
Final
Action
10/
29/
02
67
FR
65888
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Agency
Contact:
David
J.
Munch
Phone:
513
569­
7843
Fax:
513
569­
7191
Email:
munch.
dave@
epa.
gov
Daniel
Hautman
Phone:
513
569­
7274
Fax:
513
569­
7191
Email:
hautman.
dan@
epa.
gov
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AD81
3420.
 
NATIONAL
PRIMARY
DRINKING
WATER
REGULATIONS:
MINOR
REVISION
TO
CLARIFY
ARSENIC
STANDARD
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
42
USC
300
et
seq;
SDWA
1412
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
141.23(
a)(
4)(
i);
40
CFR
141.23(
k)(
1);
40
CFR
141.62(
b);
40
CFR
141.154(
b);
40
CFR
141.154(
f)
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
rule
proposes
to
revise
the
rule
text
establishing
a
10
ppb
arsenic
drinking
water
standard
(
66
FR
6976,
January
22,
2001)
to
express
the
standard
as
0.010
mg/
L
(
10
ppb)
instead
of
0.01
mg/
L
in
response
to
issues
raised
in
implementation
of
the
rule.
While
EPA
believes
that
the
existing
rule
clearly
establishes
10
ppb
as
the
new
standard,
EPA
believes
that
an
amendment
is
appropriate
to
resolve
concern
about
the
use
of
significant
figures
to
round
all
compliance
results
to
the
nearest
0.001
mg/
L
(
1
ppb).
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
12/
23/
02
67
FR
78203
Final
Action
03/
25/
03
68
FR
14502
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
4764
Agency
Contact:
Dr.
Richard
Reding,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4607M,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
564­
4656
Fax:
202
564­
3760
Email:
reding.
richard@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AD91
3421.
MINOR
REVISIONS
TO
THE
PUBLIC
NOTIFICATION
RULE,
CONSUMER
CONFIDENCE
REPORT
RULE,
AND
PRIMACY
RULE
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
141;
40
CFR
142
Completed:

Reason
Date
Final
Action
11/
27/
02
67
FR
70850
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Government
Levels
Affected:
Federal,
State,
Local,
Tribal
Agency
Contact:
Ronald
W.
Bergman
Phone:
202
564­
3823
Fax:
202
564­
3755
Email:
bergman.
ronald@
epa.
gov
RIN:
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AD77
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Long­
Term
Actions
Shore
Protection
Act
(
SPA)

3422.
SHORE
PROTECTION
ACT,
SECTION
4103(
B)
REGULATIONS
Priority:
Substantive,
Nonsignificant
Legal
Authority:
33
USC
2601
Shore
Protection
Act
of
1988;
PL
100­
688
4103(
b)
CFR
Citation:
40
CFR
237
Legal
Deadline:
None
Abstract:
This
rule
will
implement
the
Shore
Protection
Act
(
SPA)
and
is
designed
to
prevent
the
deposit
of
municipal
and
commercial
waste
into
U.
S.
Coastal
Waters.
This
rule
establishes
minimum
waste
handling
practices
for
vessels
and
waste
handling
facilities
involved
in
the
transport
of
municipal
or
commercial
wastes
in
the
coastal
waters
of
the
United
States.
The
rule
may
require
certain
vessels
and
waste
handling
facilities
to
develop
an
operation
and
maintenance
manual
that
identifies
procedures
to
prevent,
report,
and
clean
up
deposits
of
waste
into
coastal
waters.
Local
governments
and
businesses
involved
with
the
vessel
transportation
and
shore
side
handling
of
these
wastes
would
be
affected
by
this
rule.
Currently
no
tribes
are
known
to
be
involved
in
waste
handling
of
this
type;
therefore
none
would
be
affected
by
this
rule.
In
regards
to
small
businesses,
EPA
has
provided
guidance
on
development
of
operation
and
maintenance
manuals
and
encourages
the
use
and
documentation
of
existing
industry
practices
that
meet
or
exceed
the
EPA
proposed
minimum
waste
handling
standards.
All
indications
are
that
this
regulation
as
proposed
would
have
a
minimal
economic
impact.
This
regulation
will
result
in
reduction
of
municipal
and
commercial
wastes
deposited
in
coastal
waters.
Timetable:

Action
Date
NPRM
08/
30/
94
59
FR
44798
Final
Action
08/
00/
05
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
Required:
No
Small
Entities
Affected:
Businesses,
Governmental
Jurisdictions
Government
Levels
Affected:
Local
Additional
Information:
SAN
No.
2820
Agency
Contact:
Steven
Giordano,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4504T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1272
Fax:
202
566­
1546
Email:
giordano.
steven@
epa.
gov
James
Woodley,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water,
4504T,
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
202
566­
1288
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May
27,
2003
/
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Agenda
EPA
 
Shore
Protection
Act
(
SPA)
Long­
Term
Actions
Fax:
202
566­
1546
Email:
woodley.
james@
epa.
gov
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