Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0790-0066
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters....Notice of public hearings and extension of public comment period
Posted Date: 2010-06-09T04:00Z

[Federal Register: June 9, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 110)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 32682-32684]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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Proposed Rules
                                                Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of 
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these 
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in 
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 60, 63, and 241

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0058; EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0790; EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0119; EPA-
HQ-RCRA-2008-0329; FRL-9160-8]
RIN 2060-AG69, RIN 2060-AM44, RIN 2060-AO12, RIN 2050-AG44

 
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for 
Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and 
Process Heaters; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional 
Boilers; Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and 
Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Commercial and Industrial 
Solid Waste Incineration Units; Identification of Non-Hazardous 
Secondary Materials That Are Solid Waste

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of public hearings and extension of public comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: On April 29, 2010, the EPA Administrator signed proposed 
emission standards for the following source categories: Industrial, 
Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters located at 
major sources; Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers 
located at area sources; and Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste 
Incineration Units. On the same date, the Administrator also signed a 
proposal entitled ``Identification of Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials 
That Are Solid Waste.'' EPA has received a request to schedule 
additional public hearings for these four related rulemakings. Given 
the significant public interest in these rules and to further public 
participation opportunities, EPA is granting the request and has 
scheduled three public hearings. These hearings will occur in 
Arlington, Virginia, on June 15, 2010; Houston, Texas, on June 22, 
2010; and Los Angeles, California, on June 22, 2010. More information 
on the locations is shown in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    In addition, EPA is extending the deadline for written comments on 
the proposed rules (75 FR 32006 (major source boilers), 75 FR 31896 
(area source boilers), 75 FR 31938 (CISWI), and 75 FR 31844 (waste 
definition)) to August 3, 2010. This extension will provide additional 
time for public participation.

DATES: Comments. Comments must be received on or before August 3, 2010.
    Public Hearings. These hearings will occur in Arlington, Virginia, 
on June 15, 2010; Houston, Texas, on June 22, 2010; and Los Angeles, 
California, on June 22, 2010. Persons who wish to present oral 
testimony at the public hearings must register 2 business days prior to 
the hearings. The last day to register will be June 11, 2010, for the 
Arlington, Virginia, hearing and June 18, 2010, for the Houston, Texas, 
and Los Angeles, California, hearings. The registration cut-off time is 
5 p.m. EDT on the final day of registration. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for information on how to register. Note that the 
preregistration requirement only applies if you wish to present 
testimony.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by one of the following 
Docket ID Nos., EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0058 (Industrial, Commercial, and 
Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters located at major sources), 
EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0790 (Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers 
located at area sources), EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0119 (Commercial and 
Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units), or EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0329 
(Identification of Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials That Are Solid 
Waste), by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line 
instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
     Fax: (202) 566-9744.
     Mail: U.S. Postal Service, send comments to: EPA Docket 
Center (6102T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. 
Please include as the second line of the address the name of the 
proposal that you are commenting on and the Docket ID No. Please 
include a total of two copies.
     Hand Delivery: In person or by courier, deliver comments 
to: EPA Docket Center (6102T), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004. Please include as the second line of 
the address the name of the proposal that you are commenting on and the 
Docket ID No. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's 
normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for 
deliveries of boxed information. Please include a total of two copies.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to one of the following Docket 
ID Nos.: EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0058, EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0790, EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-
0119, or EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0329. EPA's policy is that all comments 
received will be included in the public docket without change and may 
be made available online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed 
to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information 
that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through 
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The www.regulations.gov Web site is an 
``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your 
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of 
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without 
going through www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be 
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is 
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you 
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name 
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any 
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to 
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA 
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid 
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of 
any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the 
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index,

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some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other 
material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only 
in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either 
electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA Docket 
Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, 
DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the 
Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the 
Docket Center is (202) 566-1742.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to speak at the 
public hearing or have questions concerning the public hearing, please 
contact Ms. Teresa Clemons at the address given below under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Questions concerning the proposed rules 
should be addressed to one the following contacts:
    For major source boilers and process heaters, Mr. Brian Shrager, 
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Sector Policies and 
Programs Division, Energy Strategies Group (D243-01), Environmental 
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone number: 
(919) 541-7689; fax number: (919) 541-5450; e-mail address: 
shrager.brian@epa.gov.
    For area source boilers, Ms. Mary Johnson, Office of Air Quality 
Planning and Standards, Sector Policies and Programs Division, Energy 
Strategies Group (D243-01), Environmental Protection Agency, Research 
Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone number: (919) 541-5025; fax number: 
(919) 541-5450; e-mail address: johnson.mary@epa.gov.
    For commercial and industrial solid waste incineration units, Ms. 
Charlene Spells, Natural Resources and Commerce Group, Sector Policies 
and Programs Division (E143-03), Environmental Protection Agency, 
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919) 
541-5255; fax number: (919) 541-3470; e[dash]mail address: 
spells.charlene@epa.gov or Ms. Toni Jones, Natural Resources and 
Commerce Group, Sector Policies and Programs Division (E143-03), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 
27711; telephone number: (919) 541-0316; fax number: (919) 541-3470; e-
mail address: jones.toni@epa.gov.
    For Identification of Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials That Are 
Solid Waste, Mr. George Faison, Program Implementation and Information 
Division, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, 5303P, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460-0002; telephone number: 703-305-7652; 
fax number: 703-308-0509; e-mail address: faison.george@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Hearing

    The public hearing will provide interested parties the opportunity 
to present data, views, or arguments concerning the proposed rules. EPA 
may ask clarifying questions during the oral presentations, but will 
not respond formally to the presentations at that time. Written 
statements and supporting information submitted during the comment 
period will be considered with the same weight as any oral comments and 
supporting information presented at the public hearings. Written 
comments must be postmarked by the last day of the comment period, 
August 3, 2010.
    The public hearings will be held at the following times and 
locations:

Arlington, VA--June 15, 2010, Crystal City Marriott, 1999 Jefferson 
Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, Phone: (703) 920-3230,
Houston, TX--June 22, 2010, Hilton Houston Hobby Airport, 8181 Airport 
Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77061-4142, Phone: (713) 645-3000,
Los Angeles, CA--June 22, 2010, Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown Hotel, 
711 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017, Phone: (213) 488-3500.

The public hearings will begin at 9 a.m. and continue into the evening 
until 8 p.m. (local time) or later, if necessary, depending on the 
number of speakers wishing to participate. EPA is scheduling lunch 
breaks from 12:30 p.m. until 2 p.m. and dinner breaks from 5 p.m. to 
6:30 p.m.

    If you would like to present oral testimony at the hearings, please 
notify Ms. Teresa Clemons, EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and 
Standards, Sector Policies and Programs Division, Program Design Group 
(D205-02), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone number 919-541-
0252, e-mail address: clemons.teresa@epa.gov (preferred method for 
registering). If using e-mail, please provide the following 
information: Time you wish to speak (morning, afternoon, evening), 
rule(s) that you will be commenting on, name, affiliation, address, e-
mail address, and telephone and fax numbers.
    EPA will make every effort to follow the schedule as closely as 
possible on the day of the hearings; however, please plan for the 
hearing to run either ahead of schedule or behind schedule. As noted 
above registration closes at 5 p.m. EDT 2 business days prior to each 
public hearing.
    Oral testimony will be limited to 6 minutes for each commenter to 
address the proposal. We will not be providing equipment for commenters 
to show overhead slides or make computerized slide presentations. EPA 
encourages commenters to provide two copies of their oral testimony 
either electronically on computer disk, CD-ROM, or paper copy. The 
hearing schedule, including a list of speakers, will be posted on EPA's 
Web site for the proposal at http://www.epa.gov/airquality/combustion 
prior to the hearing. Verbatim transcripts of the hearings and written 
statements will be included in the rulemaking docket.

Comment Period

    Written statements and supporting information submitted during the 
comment period will be considered with the same weight as any oral 
comments and supporting information presented at the public hearing. 
For the reasons noted above, the public comment period will now end on 
August 3, 2010. This extension of the public comment period will also 
allow for adequate time for public comment after the public hearings.

How can I get copies of the proposed rules and other related 
information?

    The proposed rules were published on June 4, 2010, and can be 
accessed at the following Web site: http://www.epa.gov/airquality/
combustion. EPA has established the public dockets for the proposed 
rulemakings under docket ID Nos. EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0058, EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-
0790, EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0119, and EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0329, and a copy of 
the proposed rules are available in the dockets. Information on how to 
access the docket is presented above in the ADDRESSES section.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 63

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Air pollution control, Hazardous substances, Incorporation by 
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

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    Dated: June 4, 2010.
Gina McCarthy,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 2010-13877 Filed 6-8-10; 8:45 am]
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