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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 60
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–0497; FRL–8243–2]
RIN 2060–AN96
Standards of Performance for
Industrial-Commercial-Institutional
Steam Generating Units
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: New source performance
standards (NSPS) limiting emissions of,
among other pollutants, nitrogen oxides
(NOX) from industrial-commercialinstitutional steam generating units
capable of combusting more than 100
million British thermal units (Btu) per
hour were promulgated on November
25, 1986. The standards limit NOX
emissions from the combustion of fossil
fuels either solely or in combination
with other fuels or wastes. The
standards include provisions for the
establishment of facility-specific NOX
standards for steam generating units
which simultaneously combust fossil
fuel and chemical byproduct/waste
under certain conditions. This
amendment promulgates a facilityspecific NOX standard for a steam
generating unit which simultaneously
combusts fossil fuel and chemical
byproduct offgas at the Innovene USA
LLC facility located in Lima, Ohio.
DATES: This direct final rule will be
effective on January 16, 2007 without
further notice, unless EPA receives
material adverse comments by
December 18, 2006, unless a hearing is
requested by November 27, 2006. If a
timely hearing request is submitted, the
hearing will be held on December 1,
2006 and we must receive written
comments on or before January 2, 2007.
If EPA receives such comments, it will
publish a timely withdrawal in the
Federal Register indicating the
amendment is being withdrawn due to
adverse comments.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulated Entities. The only regulated
entity that will be affected by this direct
final rule amendment is the Innovene
USA facility located in Lima, Ohio.
Comments. We are publishing this
direct final rule without prior proposal
because we view it as noncontroversial
and do not anticipate adverse
comments. However, in the Proposed
Rules section of today’s Federal
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in the event that adverse comments are
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direct final rule, we will publish a
timely withdrawal in the Federal
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amendment is being withdrawn due to
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public comments in a subsequent final
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amendment in this direct final rule will
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commenting must do so at this time.
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provides information and technology
exchange in various areas of air
pollution control.
Judicial Review. Under section
307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act (CAA),
judicial review of this direct final rule
is available only on the filing of a
petition for review in the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia
Circuit by January 16, 2007. Under
section 307(d)(7)(B) of the CAA, only an
objection to this direct final rule that
was raised with reasonable specificity
during the period for public comment
can be raised during judicial review.
Moreover, under section 307(b)(2) of the
CAA, the requirements that are subject
to this action may not be challenged
later in civil or criminal proceedings
brought by EPA to enforce these
requirements.
Organization of This Document. The
following outline is provided to aid in
locating information in this preamble.
I. Background
II. What Is EPA Finalizing Under This
Action?
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory
Planning and Review
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation
and Coordination With Indian Tribal
Governments
G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of
Children From Environmental Health
and Safety Risks
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions
Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use
I. National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act
J. Congressional Review Act
I. Background
The objective of the NSPS,
promulgated on November 25, 1986, is
to limit NOX emissions from the
combustion of fossil fuel. For steam
generating units combusting byproduct/
waste, the requirements of the NSPS
vary depending on the mode of
operation of the steam generating units.
During periods when only fossil fuel is
combusted, the steam generating unit
must comply with the NOX emission
limits in the NSPS for fossil fuel. During
periods when only byproduct/waste is
combusted, the steam generating unit
may be subject to other requirements or
regulations which limit NOX emissions,
but it is not subject to NOX emission
limits under the NSPS. In addition, if
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the steam generating unit is subject to
federally enforceable permit conditions
limiting the amount of fossil fuel
combusted in the steam generating unit
to an annual capacity factor of 10
percent or less, the steam generating
unit is not subject to NOX emission
limits under the NSPS when it
simultaneously combusts fossil fuel and
byproduct/waste.
With the exception noted above,
during periods when fossil fuel and
byproduct/waste are simultaneously
combusted in a steam generating unit,
the unit must generally comply with
NOX emission limits under 40 CFR
60.44b(e) of the NSPS. Under 40 CFR
60.44b(e) the applicable NOX emission
limit depends on the nature of the
byproduct/waste combusted. In some
situations, however, ‘‘facility-specific’’
NOX emission limits developed under
40 CFR 60.44b(f) may apply. The order
for determining which NOX emission
limit applies is as follows. A steam
generating unit simultaneously
combusting fossil fuel and byproduct/
waste is expected to comply with the
NOX emission limit under 40 CFR
60.44b(e); only in a few situations may
NOX emission limits developed under
40 CFR 60.44b(f) apply. An equation in
40 CFR 60.44b(e) is included to
determine the NOX emission limit
applicable to a steam generating unit
when it simultaneously combusts fossil
fuel and byproduct/ waste.
Only where a steam generating unit
which simultaneously combusts fossil
fuel and byproduct/waste is unable to
comply with the NOX emission limit
determined under 40 CFR 60.44b(e),
might a facility-specific NOX emission
limit under 40 CFR 60.44b(f) apply.
That section permits a steam generating
unit to petition the Administrator for a
facility-specific NOX emission limit. A
facility-specific NOX emission limit will
be proposed and promulgated by the
Administrator for the steam generating
unit only where the petition is judged
to be complete. To be considered
complete, a petition for a facilityspecific NOX standard under 40 CFR
60.44b(f) consists of three components.
To satisfy the first component, the steam
generating unit must demonstrate
compliance with the NOX emission
limit when combusting fossil fuel alone.
This provision ensures that the steam
generating unit has installed best
demonstrated NOX control technology,
identified the NOX control technology,
and identified the manner in which this
technology is operated to achieve
compliance with the NOX emission
limit for fossil fuel.
To satisfy the second component, the
steam generating unit must demonstrate
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that the NOX control technology does
not comply with the NOX emission limit
when the unit simultaneously combusts
fossil fuel and chemical byproduct/
waste. The unit must demonstrate this
non-compliance under the same
operating conditions used to
demonstrate compliance with fossil fuel
alone. In addition, the steam generating
unit must identify what unique and
specific properties of the chemical
byproduct/waste are responsible for
preventing compliance with the NOX
emission limit for fossil fuel.
Byproduct/waste is defined in subpart
Db as being a liquid or gaseous
substance.
Thirdly, the steam generating unit
must provide data and/or analyses to
support a facility-specific NOX standard
that represents the emissions while
simultaneously combusting fossil fuel
and chemical byproduct/waste. The unit
must perform these analyses while
operating the NOX control technology
under the same conditions used to
demonstrate compliance with the NOX
emission limit for fossil fuel, if only
fossil fuel were combusted. In addition
to identifying the NOX emission limit,
the unit must identify appropriate
testing, monitoring, reporting and
recordkeeping procedures to ensure
proper operation of the NOX control
technology and minimize NOX
emissions at all times.
Upon receipt of a complete petition,
the Administrator will propose a
facility-specific NOX standard for the
steam generating applicable during
those times when it simultaneously
combusts chemical byproduct/waste
with fossil fuel. The NOX standard will
include the NOX emission limit(s) and/
or operating parameter limit(s) to ensure
proper operation of the NOX control
technology at all times, as well as
appropriate testing, monitoring,
reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Innovene USA LLC has submitted a
petition requesting that EPA adopt a
facility-specific NOX standard for the
absorber offgas incinerator (AOGI) at its
acrylonitrile production process facility
in Lima, Ohio. The AOGI contains a
steam generating heat recovery section
which qualifies the AOGI as a steam
generating unit subject to NSPS subpart
Db. The AOGI combusts natural gas to
incinerate the offgas from the reactor
and absorber section of the acrylonitrile
production process. The AOGI was
installed to destroy the volatile organic
compounds and hazardous air
pollutants (HAP) in the vent stream
generated by the acrylonitrile
manufacturing process. While the AOGI
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while firing natural gas, the combustion
of the offgas with natural gas in the
AOGI results in a NOX emission rate in
excess of the NSPS limit.
II. What Is EPA Finalizing Under This
Action?
Based on a review of the Innovene
USA’s petition for an alternative NOX
standard, EPA’s Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards has determined
the petition to be complete and an
alternative facility-specific standard to
be appropriate. This determination is
appropriate because the AOGI is
designed to minimize the formation of
NOX from the combustion of the fuel as
well as the formation of NOX generated
by the nitrogen bound organic
compounds in the offgas. The
alternative NOX standard is based on
analysis of NOX emissions continuously
monitored during operation of the AOGI
while burning the offgas. An alternative
NOX standard of 1.5 pounds per million
Btu heat input is provided in the final
rule amendment. EPA also indicates
reporting and recordkeeping
requirements for the owner or operator
of the AOGI.
III. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory
Planning and Review
This action is not a ‘‘significant
regulatory action’’ under the terms of
Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993) and is therefore not
subject to review under the Executive
Order.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
This action imposes no new
information collection requirements on
the industry. Because there is no
additional burden on the industry as a
result of this action, the information
collection requests have not been
revised. However, the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has
previously approved the information
collection requirements contained in the
existing regulations 40 CFR Part 60,
Subpart Db under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq. and has assigned OMB
control number 2060–0072, EPA ICR
number 1088.10. A copy of the OMB
approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) may be obtained from
Susan Auby, Collection Strategies
Division; U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (2822T); 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460 or by
calling (202) 566–1672.
Burden means the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons
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to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose
or provide information to or for a
Federal agency. This includes the time
needed to review instructions; develop,
acquire, install, and utilize technology
and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; adjust the
existing ways to comply with any
previously applicable instructions and
requirements; train personnel to be able
to respond to a collection of
information; search data sources;
complete and review the collection of
information; and transmit or otherwise
disclose the information.
An Agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control
numbers for our regulations are listed in
40 CFR part 9 and 40 CFR chapter 15.
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
generally requires an agency to prepare
a regulatory flexibility analysis of any
rule subject to notice and comment
rulemaking requirements under the
Administrative Procedure Act or any
other statute unless the agency certifies
that the rule will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. Small entities
include small businesses, small
organizations, and small governmental
jurisdictions.
For purposes of assessing the impacts
of the direct final rule on small entities,
small entity is defined as: (1) A small
business whose parent company has
fewer than 100 or 1,000 employees, or
fewer than 4 billion kilowatt-hr per year
of electricity usage, depending on the
size definition for the affected North
American Industry Classification
System code; (2) a small governmental
jurisdiction that is a government of a
city, county, town, school district or
special district with a population of less
than 50,000; and (3) a small
organization that is any not-for-profit
enterprise that is independently owned
and operated and is not dominant in its
field.
After considering the economic
impacts of the direct final rule on small
entities, we certify that this action will
not have a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small
entities. This direct final rule will not
impose any requirements on small
entities because it does not impose any
additional regulatory requirements.
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D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
Title II of the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA), Public
Law 104–4, establishes requirements for
Federal agencies to assess the effects of
their regulatory actions on State, local
and tribal governments and the private
sector. Under section 202 of the UMRA,
EPA generally must prepare a written
statement, including a cost-benefit
analysis, for proposed and final rules
with ‘‘Federal mandates’’ that may
result in expenditures by State, local,
and tribal governments, in the aggregate,
or by the private sector, of $100 million
or more in any 1 year. Before
promulgating an EPA rule for which a
written statement is needed, section 205
of the UMRA generally requires EPA to
identify and consider a reasonable
number of regulatory alternatives and
adopt the least costly, most cost
effective, or least burdensome
alternative that achieves the objective of
the rule. The provisions of section 205
do not apply when they are inconsistent
with applicable law. Moreover, section
205 allows EPA to adopt an alternative
other than the least costly, most cost
effective, or least burdensome
alternative if the Administrator
publishes with this final rule an
explanation why that alternative was
not adopted. Before EPA establishes any
regulatory requirements that may
significantly or uniquely affect small
governments, including tribal
governments, it must have developed,
under section 203 of the UMRA, a small
government agency plan. The plan must
provide for notifying potentially
affected small governments, enabling
officials of affected small governments
to have meaningful and timely input in
the development of our regulatory
proposals with significant Federal
intergovernmental mandates, and
informing, educating, and advising
small governments on compliance with
the regulatory requirements.
EPA has determined that this direct
final rule amendment does not contain
a Federal mandate that may result in
expenditures of $100 million or more
for State, local, and tribal governments,
in the aggregate, or the private sector in
any 1 year, nor does this direct final rule
significantly or uniquely impact small
governments, because it contains no
requirements that apply to such
governments or impose obligations
upon them. Thus, the requirements of
sections 202 and 205 of the UMRA do
not apply to the direct final rule.
E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255,
August 10, 1999) requires us to develop
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an accountable process to ensure
‘‘meaningful and timely input by State
and local officials in the development of
regulatory policies that have federalism
implications.’’ ‘‘Policies that have
federalism implications’’ are defined in
the Executive Order to include
regulations that 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.’’
This direct final rule does not have
federalism implications. It will not have
new 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, as specified in
Executive Order 13132. This action
codifies a facility-specific NOX
standard. There are minimal, if any,
impacts associated with this action.
Thus, Executive Order 13132 does not
apply to the direct final rule.
F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation
and Coordination With Indian Tribal
Governments
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249,
November 6, 2000) requires EPA to
develop an accountable process to
ensure ‘‘meaningful and timely input by
tribal officials in the development of
regulatory policies that have tribal
implications.’’
This direct final rule does not have
tribal implications. It will not have
substantial direct effects on tribal
governments, on the relationship
between the Federal government and
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities between the
Federal government and Indian tribes,
as specified in Executive Order 13175.
Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not
apply to the direct final rule.
G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of
Children From Environmental Health
and Safety Risks
Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885,
April 23, 1997) applies to any rule that:
(1) Is determined to be ‘‘economically
significant’’ as defined under Executive
Order 12866, and (2) concerns an
environmental health or safety risk that
we have reason to believe may have a
disproportionate effect on children. If
the regulatory action meets both criteria,
we must evaluate the environmental
health or safety effects of the planned
rule on children, and explain why the
planned regulation is preferable to other
potentially effective and reasonably
feasible alternatives we considered.
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We interpret Executive Order 13045
as applying only to those regulatory
actions that are based on health or safety
risks, such that the analysis required
under section 5–501 of the Executive
Order has the potential to influence the
regulation. This direct final rule is not
subject to Executive Order 13045
because it is based on technology
performance and not on health or safety
risks.
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions
Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use
This direct final rule is not subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355,
May 22, 2001) because it is not a
significant regulatory action under
Executive Order 12866.
I. National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act
Section 12(d) of the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act (NTTAA) of 1995 (Public Law 104–
113; 15 U.S.C. 272 note) directs EPA to
use voluntary consensus standards in
our regulatory and procurement
activities unless to do so would be
inconsistent with applicable law or
otherwise impractical. Voluntary
consensus standards are technical
standards (e.g., materials specifications,
test methods, sampling procedures,
business practices) developed or
adopted by one or more voluntary
consensus bodies. The NTTAA directs
EPA to provide Congress, through
annual reports to OMB, with
explanations when an agency does not
use available and applicable voluntary
consensus standards.
These direct final rule amendments
do not involve technical standards.
Therefore, this direct final rule is not
subject to NTTAA.
J. Congressional Review Act
The Congressional Review Act, 5
U.S.C. 801, et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides
that before a rule may take effect, the
agency promulgating the rule must
submit a rule report, which includes a
copy of the rule, to each House of the
Congress and to the Comptroller General
of the United States. EPA will submit a
report containing this direct final rule
and other required information to the
U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller
General of the United States prior to
publication of this direct final rule in
the Federal Register. A major rule
cannot take effect until 60 days after it
is published in the Federal Register.
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This direct final rule is not a ‘‘major
rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. section
804(2). The direct final rule
amendments are effective on January 16,
2007.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 60
Environmental protection,
Administrative practice and procedures,
Air pollution control, Intergovernmental
relations, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: November 9, 2006.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Administrator.
For the reasons stated in the preamble,
title 40, chapter I, part 60 of the Code
of Federal Regulations is amended to
read as follows:
PART 60—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 60
continues to read as follows:
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Subpart Db—[Amended]
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adding paragraph (y) to read as follows:
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requirements.
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(y) Facility-specific nitrogen oxides
standard for Innovene USA’s AOGI
located in Lima, Ohio:
(1) Standard for nitrogen oxides. (i)
When fossil fuel alone is combusted, the
nitrogen oxides emission limit for fossil
fuel in § 60.44b(a) applies.
(ii) When fossil fuel and chemical
byproduct/waste are simultaneously
combusted, the nitrogen oxides
emission limit is 645 ng/J (1.5 lb/million
Btu).
(2) Emission monitoring for nitrogen
oxides. (i) The nitrogen oxides
emissions shall be determined by the
compliance and performance test
methods and procedures for nitrogen
oxides in § 60.46b.
(ii) The monitoring of the nitrogen
oxides emissions shall be performed in
accordance with § 60.48b.
(3) Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements. (i) The owner or operator
of the AOGI shall submit a report on any
excursions from the limits required by
paragraph (x)(2) of this section to the
Administrator with the quarterly report
required by paragraph (i) of this section.
(ii) The owner or operator of the AOGI
shall keep records of the monitoring
required by paragraph (x)(3) of this
section for a period of 2 years following
the date of such record.
(iii) The owner or operator of the
AOGI shall perform all the applicable
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ACTION: Direct final rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This action approves
Missouri’s Research, Development and
Demonstration (RD&D) permit program
and updates to the approved Municipal
Solid Waste Landfill Permit (MSWLP)
program. On March 22, 2004, the EPA
issued final regulations allowing RD&D
permits to be issued to certain
municipal solid waste landfills by
approved states. On April 14, 2006,
Missouri submitted an application to
the EPA seeking Federal approval of its
RD&D requirements and to update
Federal approval of its MSWLP
program.
This direct final determination is
effective January 16, 2007, without
further notice unless EPA receives
adverse comments by December 18,
2006. If adverse comments are received,
EPA will publish a timely response or
withdrawal of the direct final rule in the
Federal Register informing the public
that the rule will or will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07–
RCRA–2006–0877, by one of the
following methods:
1. https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instruction for submitting
comments.
2. E-mail:
Mclaughlin.chilton@epa.gov.
3. Mail: Send written comments to
Chilton McLaughlin, EPA Region 7,
Solid Waste/Pollution Prevention
Branch, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas
City, Kansas 66101.
4. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver
your comments to Chilton McLaughlin,
EPA Region 7, Solid Waste/Pollution
Prevention Branch, 901 North 5th
Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 60
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0497; FRL-8243-2]
RIN 2060-AN96
Standards of Performance for Industrial-Commercial-Institutional
Steam Generating Units
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: New source performance standards (NSPS) limiting emissions of,
among other pollutants, nitrogen oxides (NOX) from
industrial-commercial-institutional steam generating units capable of
combusting more than 100 million British thermal units (Btu) per hour
were promulgated on November 25, 1986. The standards limit
NOX emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels either
solely or in combination with other fuels or wastes. The standards
include provisions for the establishment of facility-specific
NOX standards for steam generating units which
simultaneously combust fossil fuel and chemical byproduct/waste under
certain conditions. This amendment promulgates a facility-specific
NOX standard for a steam generating unit which
simultaneously combusts fossil fuel and chemical byproduct offgas at
the Innovene USA LLC facility located in Lima, Ohio.
DATES: This direct final rule will be effective on January 16, 2007
without further notice, unless EPA receives material adverse comments
by December 18, 2006, unless a hearing is requested by November 27,
2006. If a timely hearing request is submitted, the hearing will be
held on December 1, 2006 and we must receive written comments on or
before January 2, 2007. If EPA receives such comments, it will publish
a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register indicating the amendment is
being withdrawn due to adverse comments.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2006-0497, by one of the following methods:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
Fax: (202) 566-1741.
Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of two
copies.
Hand Delivery: Air and Radiation Docket and Information
Center, U.S. EPA, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room B102, Washington,
DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours
of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
We request that a separate copy also be sent to the contact person
listed below (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2006-0497. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
https://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 https://
www.regulations.gov, or e-mail. The https://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 https://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 https://
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, 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 https://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air and Radiation
Docket, EPA/DC,
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EPA West, Room B102, 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 Air
Docket is (202) 566-1742.
Note: The EPA Docket Center suffered damage due to flooding
during the last week of June 2006. The Docket Center is continuing
to operate. However, during the cleanup, there will be temporary
changes to Docket Center telephone numbers, addresses, and hours of
operation for people who wish to visit the Public Reading Room to
view documents. Consult EPA's Federal Register notice at 71 FR 38147
(July 5, 2006) or the EPA Web site at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/
dockets.htm for current information on docket status, locations, and
telephone numbers. The Docket Center's mailing address for U.S. mail
and the procedure for submitting comments to https://
www.regulations.gov are not affected by the flooding and will remain
the same.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James A. Eddinger, Energy
Strategies Group, Emission Standards Division (D243-01), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711; telephone number (919) 541-5426; facsimile number (919) 541-
5450; electronic mail address eddinger.jim@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulated Entities. The only regulated entity that will be affected
by this direct final rule amendment is the Innovene USA facility
located in Lima, Ohio.
Comments. We are publishing this direct final rule without prior
proposal because we view it as noncontroversial and do not anticipate
adverse comments. However, in the Proposed Rules section of today's
Federal Register, we are publishing a separate document that will serve
as the proposal in the event that adverse comments are filed. If we
receive any adverse comments on a specific element of this direct final
rule, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register
informing the public that the amendment is being withdrawn due to
adverse comment. We will address all public comments in a subsequent
final rule based on the proposed rule. The amendment in this direct
final rule will become effective on the date set out above if we do not
receive adverse comment. We will not institute a second comment period
on this direct final rule. Any parties interested in commenting must do
so at this time.
World Wide Web (WWW). In addition to being available in the docket,
electronic copies of this direct final rule will be posted on the
Technology Transfer Network's (TTN) policy and guidance information
page https://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg. The TTN provides information and
technology exchange in various areas of air pollution control.
Judicial Review. Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act
(CAA), judicial review of this direct final rule is available only on
the filing of a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia Circuit by January 16, 2007. Under section
307(d)(7)(B) of the CAA, only an objection to this direct final rule
that was raised with reasonable specificity during the period for
public comment can be raised during judicial review. Moreover, under
section 307(b)(2) of the CAA, the requirements that are subject to this
action may not be challenged later in civil or criminal proceedings
brought by EPA to enforce these requirements.
Organization of This Document. The following outline is provided to
aid in locating information in this preamble.
I. Background
II. What Is EPA Finalizing Under This Action?
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With
Indian Tribal Governments
G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From
Environmental Health and Safety Risks
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
J. Congressional Review Act
I. Background
The objective of the NSPS, promulgated on November 25, 1986, is to
limit NOX emissions from the combustion of fossil fuel. For
steam generating units combusting byproduct/waste, the requirements of
the NSPS vary depending on the mode of operation of the steam
generating units. During periods when only fossil fuel is combusted,
the steam generating unit must comply with the NOX emission
limits in the NSPS for fossil fuel. During periods when only byproduct/
waste is combusted, the steam generating unit may be subject to other
requirements or regulations which limit NOX emissions, but
it is not subject to NOX emission limits under the NSPS. In
addition, if the steam generating unit is subject to federally
enforceable permit conditions limiting the amount of fossil fuel
combusted in the steam generating unit to an annual capacity factor of
10 percent or less, the steam generating unit is not subject to
NOX emission limits under the NSPS when it simultaneously
combusts fossil fuel and byproduct/waste.
With the exception noted above, during periods when fossil fuel and
byproduct/waste are simultaneously combusted in a steam generating
unit, the unit must generally comply with NOX emission
limits under 40 CFR 60.44b(e) of the NSPS. Under 40 CFR 60.44b(e) the
applicable NOX emission limit depends on the nature of the
byproduct/waste combusted. In some situations, however, ``facility-
specific'' NOX emission limits developed under 40 CFR
60.44b(f) may apply. The order for determining which NOX
emission limit applies is as follows. A steam generating unit
simultaneously combusting fossil fuel and byproduct/waste is expected
to comply with the NOX emission limit under 40 CFR
60.44b(e); only in a few situations may NOX emission limits
developed under 40 CFR 60.44b(f) apply. An equation in 40 CFR 60.44b(e)
is included to determine the NOX emission limit applicable
to a steam generating unit when it simultaneously combusts fossil fuel
and byproduct/ waste.
Only where a steam generating unit which simultaneously combusts
fossil fuel and byproduct/waste is unable to comply with the
NOX emission limit determined under 40 CFR 60.44b(e), might
a facility-specific NOX emission limit under 40 CFR
60.44b(f) apply. That section permits a steam generating unit to
petition the Administrator for a facility-specific NOX
emission limit. A facility-specific NOX emission limit will
be proposed and promulgated by the Administrator for the steam
generating unit only where the petition is judged to be complete. To be
considered complete, a petition for a facility-specific NOX
standard under 40 CFR 60.44b(f) consists of three components. To
satisfy the first component, the steam generating unit must demonstrate
compliance with the NOX emission limit when combusting
fossil fuel alone. This provision ensures that the steam generating
unit has installed best demonstrated NOX control technology,
identified the NOX control technology, and identified the
manner in which this technology is operated to achieve compliance with
the NOX emission limit for fossil fuel.
To satisfy the second component, the steam generating unit must
demonstrate
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that the NOX control technology does not comply with the
NOX emission limit when the unit simultaneously combusts
fossil fuel and chemical byproduct/ waste. The unit must demonstrate
this non-compliance under the same operating conditions used to
demonstrate compliance with fossil fuel alone. In addition, the steam
generating unit must identify what unique and specific properties of
the chemical byproduct/waste are responsible for preventing compliance
with the NOX emission limit for fossil fuel. Byproduct/waste
is defined in subpart Db as being a liquid or gaseous substance.
Thirdly, the steam generating unit must provide data and/or
analyses to support a facility-specific NOX standard that
represents the emissions while simultaneously combusting fossil fuel
and chemical byproduct/waste. The unit must perform these analyses
while operating the NOX control technology under the same
conditions used to demonstrate compliance with the NOX
emission limit for fossil fuel, if only fossil fuel were combusted. In
addition to identifying the NOX emission limit, the unit
must identify appropriate testing, monitoring, reporting and
recordkeeping procedures to ensure proper operation of the
NOX control technology and minimize NOX emissions
at all times.
Upon receipt of a complete petition, the Administrator will propose
a facility-specific NOX standard for the steam generating
applicable during those times when it simultaneously combusts chemical
byproduct/waste with fossil fuel. The NOX standard will
include the NOX emission limit(s) and/or operating parameter
limit(s) to ensure proper operation of the NOX control
technology at all times, as well as appropriate testing, monitoring,
reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Innovene USA LLC has submitted a petition requesting that EPA adopt
a facility-specific NOX standard for the absorber offgas
incinerator (AOGI) at its acrylonitrile production process facility in
Lima, Ohio. The AOGI contains a steam generating heat recovery section
which qualifies the AOGI as a steam generating unit subject to NSPS
subpart Db. The AOGI combusts natural gas to incinerate the offgas from
the reactor and absorber section of the acrylonitrile production
process. The AOGI was installed to destroy the volatile organic
compounds and hazardous air pollutants (HAP) in the vent stream
generated by the acrylonitrile manufacturing process. While the AOGI is
designed to comply with Subpart Db while firing natural gas, the
combustion of the offgas with natural gas in the AOGI results in a
NOX emission rate in excess of the NSPS limit.
II. What Is EPA Finalizing Under This Action?
Based on a review of the Innovene USA's petition for an alternative
NOX standard, EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards has determined the petition to be complete and an alternative
facility-specific standard to be appropriate. This determination is
appropriate because the AOGI is designed to minimize the formation of
NOX from the combustion of the fuel as well as the formation
of NOX generated by the nitrogen bound organic compounds in
the offgas. The alternative NOX standard is based on
analysis of NOX emissions continuously monitored during
operation of the AOGI while burning the offgas. An alternative
NOX standard of 1.5 pounds per million Btu heat input is
provided in the final rule amendment. EPA also indicates reporting and
recordkeeping requirements for the owner or operator of the AOGI.
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review
This action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under the
terms of Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and is
therefore not subject to review under the Executive Order.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
This action imposes no new information collection requirements on
the industry. Because there is no additional burden on the industry as
a result of this action, the information collection requests have not
been revised. However, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has
previously approved the information collection requirements contained
in the existing regulations 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Db under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. and
has assigned OMB control number 2060-0072, EPA ICR number 1088.10. A
copy of the OMB approved Information Collection Request (ICR) may be
obtained from Susan Auby, Collection Strategies Division; U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (2822T); 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460 or by calling (202) 566-1672.
Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time
needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and
verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and
disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to
comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements;
train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information;
search data sources; complete and review the collection of information;
and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for our
regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 40 CFR chapter 15.
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) generally requires an agency
to prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule subject to
notice and comment rulemaking requirements under the Administrative
Procedure Act or any other statute unless the agency certifies that the
rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. Small entities include small businesses,
small organizations, and small governmental jurisdictions.
For purposes of assessing the impacts of the direct final rule on
small entities, small entity is defined as: (1) A small business whose
parent company has fewer than 100 or 1,000 employees, or fewer than 4
billion kilowatt-hr per year of electricity usage, depending on the
size definition for the affected North American Industry Classification
System code; (2) a small governmental jurisdiction that is a government
of a city, county, town, school district or special district with a
population of less than 50,000; and (3) a small organization that is
any not-for-profit enterprise that is independently owned and operated
and is not dominant in its field.
After considering the economic impacts of the direct final rule on
small entities, we certify that this action will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. This direct
final rule will not impose any requirements on small entities because
it does not impose any additional regulatory requirements.
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D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA), Public
Law 104-4, establishes requirements for Federal agencies to assess the
effects of their regulatory actions on State, local and tribal
governments and the private sector. Under section 202 of the UMRA, EPA
generally must prepare a written statement, including a cost-benefit
analysis, for proposed and final rules with ``Federal mandates'' that
may result in expenditures by State, local, and tribal governments, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100 million or more in any
1 year. Before promulgating an EPA rule for which a written statement
is needed, section 205 of the UMRA generally requires EPA to identify
and consider a reasonable number of regulatory alternatives and adopt
the least costly, most cost effective, or least burdensome alternative
that achieves the objective of the rule. The provisions of section 205
do not apply when they are inconsistent with applicable law. Moreover,
section 205 allows EPA to adopt an alternative other than the least
costly, most cost effective, or least burdensome alternative if the
Administrator publishes with this final rule an explanation why that
alternative was not adopted. Before EPA establishes any regulatory
requirements that may significantly or uniquely affect small
governments, including tribal governments, it must have developed,
under section 203 of the UMRA, a small government agency plan. The plan
must provide for notifying potentially affected small governments,
enabling officials of affected small governments to have meaningful and
timely input in the development of our regulatory proposals with
significant Federal intergovernmental mandates, and informing,
educating, and advising small governments on compliance with the
regulatory requirements.
EPA has determined that this direct final rule amendment does not
contain a Federal mandate that may result in expenditures of $100
million or more for State, local, and tribal governments, in the
aggregate, or the private sector in any 1 year, nor does this direct
final rule significantly or uniquely impact small governments, because
it contains no requirements that apply to such governments or impose
obligations upon them. Thus, the requirements of sections 202 and 205
of the UMRA do not apply to the direct final rule.
E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999) requires us to
develop an accountable process to ensure ``meaningful and timely input
by State and local officials in the development of regulatory policies
that have federalism implications.'' ``Policies that have federalism
implications'' are defined in the Executive Order to include
regulations that 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.''
This direct final rule does not have federalism implications. It
will not have new 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, as specified in Executive Order 13132. This action codifies
a facility-specific NOX standard. There are minimal, if any,
impacts associated with this action. Thus, Executive Order 13132 does
not apply to the direct final rule.
F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian
Tribal Governments
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 6, 2000) requires EPA
to develop an accountable process to ensure ``meaningful and timely
input by tribal officials in the development of regulatory policies
that have tribal implications.''
This direct final rule does not have tribal implications. It will
not have substantial direct effects on tribal governments, on the
relationship between the Federal government and Indian tribes, or on
the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal
government and Indian tribes, as specified in Executive Order 13175.
Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not apply to the direct final rule.
G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental
Health and Safety Risks
Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997) applies to any
rule that: (1) Is determined to be ``economically significant'' as
defined under Executive Order 12866, and (2) concerns an environmental
health or safety risk that we have reason to believe may have a
disproportionate effect on children. If the regulatory action meets
both criteria, we must evaluate the environmental health or safety
effects of the planned rule on children, and explain why the planned
regulation is preferable to other potentially effective and reasonably
feasible alternatives we considered.
We interpret Executive Order 13045 as applying only to those
regulatory actions that are based on health or safety risks, such that
the analysis required under section 5-501 of the Executive Order has
the potential to influence the regulation. This direct final rule is
not subject to Executive Order 13045 because it is based on technology
performance and not on health or safety risks.
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
This direct final rule is not subject to Executive Order 13211 (66
FR 28355, May 22, 2001) because it is not a significant regulatory
action under Executive Order 12866.
I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act (NTTAA) of 1995 (Public Law 104-113; 15 U.S.C. 272 note) directs
EPA to use voluntary consensus standards in our regulatory and
procurement activities unless to do so would be inconsistent with
applicable law or otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards
are technical standards (e.g., materials specifications, test methods,
sampling procedures, business practices) developed or adopted by one or
more voluntary consensus bodies. The NTTAA directs EPA to provide
Congress, through annual reports to OMB, with explanations when an
agency does not use available and applicable voluntary consensus
standards.
These direct final rule amendments do not involve technical
standards. Therefore, this direct final rule is not subject to NTTAA.
J. Congressional Review Act
The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801, et seq., as added by
the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996,
generally provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency
promulgating the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy
of the rule, to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller
General of the United States. EPA will submit a report containing this
direct final rule and other required information to the U.S. Senate,
the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the
United States prior to publication of this direct final rule in the
Federal Register. A major rule cannot take effect until 60 days after
it is published in the Federal Register.
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This direct final rule is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
section 804(2). The direct final rule amendments are effective on
January 16, 2007.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 60
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedures,
Air pollution control, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: November 9, 2006.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Administrator.
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For the reasons stated in the preamble, title 40, chapter I, part 60 of
the Code of Federal Regulations is amended to read as follows:
PART 60--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for part 60 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart Db--[Amended]
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2. Section 60.49b is amended by adding paragraph (y) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.49b Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
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(y) Facility-specific nitrogen oxides standard for Innovene USA's
AOGI located in Lima, Ohio:
(1) Standard for nitrogen oxides. (i) When fossil fuel alone is
combusted, the nitrogen oxides emission limit for fossil fuel in Sec.
60.44b(a) applies.
(ii) When fossil fuel and chemical byproduct/waste are
simultaneously combusted, the nitrogen oxides emission limit is 645 ng/
J (1.5 lb/million Btu).
(2) Emission monitoring for nitrogen oxides. (i) The nitrogen
oxides emissions shall be determined by the compliance and performance
test methods and procedures for nitrogen oxides in Sec. 60.46b.
(ii) The monitoring of the nitrogen oxides emissions shall be
performed in accordance with Sec. 60.48b.
(3) Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. (i) The owner or
operator of the AOGI shall submit a report on any excursions from the
limits required by paragraph (x)(2) of this section to the
Administrator with the quarterly report required by paragraph (i) of
this section.
(ii) The owner or operator of the AOGI shall keep records of the
monitoring required by paragraph (x)(3) of this section for a period of
2 years following the date of such record.
(iii) The owner or operator of the AOGI shall perform all the
applicable reporting and recordkeeping requirements of this section.
[FR Doc. E6-19386 Filed 11-15-06; 8:45 am]
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