National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Site Remediation, 69011-69022 [E6-20119]
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Bertek
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 12720 Dairy
Ashford, Sugar Land, TX 77478, has
informed FDA that it has changed its
name to Mylan Bertek Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. Accordingly, the agency is
amending the regulations in 21 CFR
510.600 to reflect the change.
This rule does not meet the definition
of ‘‘rule’’ in 5 U.S.C. 804(3)(A) because
it is a rule of ‘‘particular applicability.’’
Therefore, it is not subject to the
congressional review requirements in 5
U.S.C. 801–808.
List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 510
Administrative practice and
procedure, Animal drugs, Labeling,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
I Therefore, under the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under
authority delegated to the Commissioner
of Food and Drugs and redelegated to
the Center for Veterinary Medicine, 21
CFR part 510 is amended as follows:
PART 510—NEW ANIMAL DRUGS
2. In § 510.600 in the table in
paragraph (c)(1) remove the entry for
‘‘Bertek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’’ and
alphabetically add a new entry for
‘‘Mylan Bertek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’’;
and in the table in paragraph (c)(2)
revise the entry for ‘‘062794’’ to read as
follows:
§ 510.600 Names, addresses, and drug
labeler codes of sponsors of approved
applications.
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Mylan Bertek Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 12720
Dairy Ashford, Sugar
Land, TX 77478
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Dated: November 16, 2006.
Bernadette Dunham,
Deputy Director, Office of New Animal Drug
Evaluation, Center for Veterinary Medicine.
[FR Doc. E6–20250 Filed 11–28–06; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 331, 351, 352,
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Mylan Bertek Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 12720
Dairy Ashford, Sugar
Land, TX 77478.
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40 CFR Part 63
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part 510 continues to read as follows:
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National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants: Site
Remediation
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This action amends the
national emission standards for
hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for
site remediation activities. This final
rule revises specific provisions in the
rule to resolve issues and questions
subsequent to promulgation; correct
technical omissions; and correct
typographical, cross-reference, and
grammatical errors.
DATES: This final rule is effective on
November 29, 2006.
SUMMARY:
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EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2002–0021. All
documents in the docket are listed on
the https://www.regulations.gov Web
site. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
e.g., confidential business information
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either
electronically through https://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Air & Radiation Docket, Docket ID
No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2002–0021, EPA/
DC, 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.
ADDRESSES:
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 Ready Room to view
documents. Consult EPA’s Federal Register
notice at 71 FR 38147 (July 5, 2006) or the
EPA Web site https://www.epa.gov/epahome/
dockets.htm for current information on
docket status, locations, and telephone
numbers.
Mr.
Greg Nizich, Chemicals and Coatings
Group, Sector Policies and Programs
Division (E143–01), U.S. EPA, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone
number: (919) 541–3078, facsimile
number: (919) 541–0246, electronic mail
(e-mail) address: nizich.greg@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Regulated
Entities. The regulated categories and
entities affected by the NESHAP
include:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
NAICS 1
Examples of regulated entities
Industry ............................................
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Category
325211 325192 325188 32411
49311 49319 48611 42269
42271.
Federal Government .......................
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Site remediation activities at businesses at which materials containing
organic HAP currently are or have been in the past stored, processed, treated, or otherwise managed at the facility. These facilities
include: organic liquid storage terminals, petroleum refineries,
chemical manufacturing facilities, and other manufacturing facilities
with co-located site remediation activities.
Federal agency facilities that conduct site remediation activities to
clean up materials contaminated with organic HAP.
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NAICS 1
Examples of regulated entities
State/ Local/ Tribal Government .....
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Tribal governments that conduct site remediation activities to clean
up materials contaminated with organic HAP.
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1 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code. Representative industrial codes at which site remediation activities have been
or are currently conducted at some but not all facilities under a given code. The list is not necessarily comprehensive as to the types of facilities
at which a site remediation cleanup may potentially be required either now or in the future.
This table is not intended to be
exhaustive, but rather provides a guide
for readers regarding entities likely to be
regulated by this action. This table lists
the types of entities that we are now
aware could potentially be regulated by
this action.
A comprehensive list of NAICS codes
cannot be compiled for businesses or
facilities potentially regulated by the
rule due to the nature of activities
regulated by the source category. The
industrial code alone for a given facility
does not determine whether the facility
is or is not potentially subject to this
final rule. This final rule may be
applicable to any type of business or
facility at which a site remediation is
conducted to clean up media
contaminated with organic hazardous
air pollutant (HAP) and other hazardous
material. Thus, for many businesses and
facilities subject to the rule, the
regulated sources (i.e., the site
remediation activities) are not the
predominant activity, process,
operation, or service conducted at the
facility. In these cases, the industrial
code indicates a primary product
produced or service provided at the
facility rather than the presence of a site
remediation at the facility. For example,
NAICS code classifications where site
remediation activities are currently
being performed at some but not all
facilities include, but are not limited to,
petroleum refineries (NAICS code
32411), industrial organic chemical
manufacturing (NAICS code 3251xx),
and plastic materials and synthetics
manufacturing (NAICS code 3252xx).
However, we are also aware of site
remediation activities potentially
subject to the rule being performed at
facilities listed under NAICS codes for
refuse systems, waste management,
business services, miscellaneous
services, and nonclassifiable.
To determine whether your facility is
regulated by the action, you should
carefully examine the applicability
criteria in the 40 CFR part 63, subpart
GGGGG-National Emissions Standards
for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Site
Remediation. If you have questions
regarding the applicability of this action
to a particular entity, consult the person
listed in the preceding FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
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Worldwide Web (WWW). In addition
to being available in the docket, an
electronic copy of this final action will
also be available on the Worldwide Web
through the Technology Transfer
Network (TTN). Following signature, a
copy of this final rule will be posted on
the TTN’s policy and guidance page for
newly proposed or promulgated rules at
the following address: 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 the final rule is
available only by filing a petition for
review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia Circuit by
January 29, 2007. Under section
307(d)(7)(B) of the CAA, only an
objection to the 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 established by
the final rule may not be challenged
separately in any civil or criminal
proceedings brought by EPA to enforce
these requirements.
Organization of This Document. The
information presented in this preamble
is organized as follows:
I. Background
II. Final Amendments to Rule
A. Applicability Determination for
Remediation Activities at Certain Oil and
Natural Gas Production Facilities
B. 1 Megagram (Mg) Site Remediation
Applicability Exemption
C. Short-Term Site Remediation Exemption
(30-day)
D. Point of Determination of Remediation
Material VOHAP Concentration
E. Requirements for Equipment Leaks
F. Other Rule Corrections
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
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Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use
I. National Technology Transfer
Advancement Act
J. Congressional Review Act
I. Background
On October 8, 2003 (68 FR 58172), we
issued a NESHAP for site remediation
activities (40 CFR part 63, subpart
GGGGG). This NESHAP implements
section 112(d) of the CAA by requiring
owners and operators of facilities that
are major sources of HAP emissions and
where a site remediation is conducted,
that meets the definitions and
conditions specified in this rule, to
comply with emission standards and
work practices for control of HAP
reflecting application of the maximum
achievable control technology.
After promulgation of subpart 40 CFR
part 63, GGGGG, we received questions
about our intent and interpretation of
specific provisions in the rule. To
clarify these issues, we decided that
technical amendments to the rule are
appropriate. We proposed on May 1,
2006, (71 FR 25531) amendments to
subpart GGGGG to clarify certain
provisions of the rule and to correct
unintentional technical omissions and
terminology, typographical, printing,
and grammatical errors that we have
identified since promulgation of the
original rule. A 60-day period, which
ended on June 30, 2006, was provided
to accept public comments on the
proposed amendments to subpart
GGGGG. We received comments on the
proposed amendments from 12
commenters.
A petition for reconsideration for 40
CFR part, subpart GGGGG was filed by
the Sierra Club on December 8, 2003.
The amendments to subpart GGGGG
promulgated by this action do not
address any issues cited in the Sierra
Club’s petition. We are still reviewing
the items for reconsideration and will
address them in a future notice.
II. Final Amendments to Rule
We are amending 40 CFR part 63,
subpart GGGGG to clarify our intent for
applying and implementing specific
rule requirements and to correct
unintentional technical omissions and
editorial errors. This action promulgates
our proposed regulatory language for the
amendments to subpart GGGGG except
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for those provisions, as noted below, for
which modifications were made to the
regulatory language for the final
amendments in response to specific
public comments. Our original
projections for the subpart GGGGG
compliance costs, environmental
benefits, burden on industry, or the
number of affected facilities are not
changed by these final amendments.
This final rule promulgated by this
action reflects our full consideration of
all the comments we received on the
amendment proposal. Our responses to
all of the substantive public comments
on the proposal are presented in a
comment summary and response
document available in Docket ID No.
EPA–HQ–OAR–2002–0021 and at
https://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/siterm/
sitermpg.html.
A. Applicability Determination for
Remediation Activities at Certain Oil
and Natural Gas Production Facilities
The major source determination
requirements used for determining the
applicability of 40 CFR part 63, subpart
GGGGG are amended for certain
facilities involved with oil and natural
gas production to be consistent with
special directives for these facilities in
CAA section 112(n)(4)(A). As discussed
in the preamble for the proposed
amendments (71 FR 25536), in the Oil
and Natural Gas Production NESHAP
(40 CFR part 63, subpart HH) we
address the provisions of CAA section
112(n)(4)(A) by limiting the emission
points that are aggregated for the major
source status determination of a
production field facility to only the
glycol dehydration units and storage
vessels with flash emission potential, as
defined in the rule (see 40 CFR 63.761).
Consistent with our approach used for
subpart HH, we are amending subpart
GGGGG to specify that for a major
source status determination of a
production field facility, only the HAP
emissions from the glycol dehydration
units and storage vessels with the
potential for flash emissions, as defined
in subpart HH, are to be aggregated with
the HAP emissions from the site
remediation activities at the facility.
Several commenters on the proposed
amendments stated that in compliance
with the CAA section 112(n)(4) statutory
directives, EPA should provide a similar
applicability provision in 40 CFR part
63, subpart GGGGG for natural gas
transmission and storage facilities
consistent with the major source
definition in the Natural Gas
Transmission and Storage Facilities
NESHAP (40 CFR part 63, subpart
HHH). We agree that such a provision is
appropriate, and are amending subpart
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GGGGG to specify that for natural gas
transmission and storage facilities, HAP
emissions are to be aggregated according
to the definition of major source in
§ 63.1271 for a major source
determination.
B. 1 Megagram (Mg) Site Remediation
Applicability Exemption
The final amendments clarify the 40
CFR part 63, subpart GGGGG language
with respect to how the 1 Mg
applicability exemption is to be applied
at a facility. Under this applicability
exemption, site remediation activities
conducted at your facility are not
subject to the requirements of subpart
GGGGG (except for certain
recordkeeping requirements) if you
determine that the total quantity of the
HAP that is contained in the
remediation material excavated,
extracted, pumped, or otherwise
removed during all of the site
remediations conducted at your facility
is less than 1 Mg annually. This final
rule language for the exemption
provisions does not change how the 1
Mg limit is applied nor change the
documentation requirements for the
exemption, but adds clarifying language
stating that the 1 Mg limit applies on a
facility-wide, annual basis and that
there is no restriction to the number of
site remediations that can be conducted
under the exemption. Also, in response
to public comments on the proposed
regulatory language, the term ‘‘annual’’
was substituted for ‘‘calendar year’’, and
language was added to the final rule
stating that a Title V permit does not
have to be reopened or revised solely to
include the recordkeeping requirement
required for the 1 Mg exemption.
However, the recordkeeping
requirement must be included in the
facility’s Title V permit the next time
the permit is renewed, reopened, or
revised for another reason.
C. Short-Term Site Remediation
Exemption (30-Day)
Subpart GGGGG of 40 CFR part 63 is
amended to clarify the rule language
with respect to our intent for
application of the 30-day site
remediation exemption, including those
situations when the remediation
material is transferred off-site. Under
this exemption, site remediations at
your facility with affected sources
subject to regulation under subpart
GGGGG that can be completed within
30 days are exempted from having to
meet the air emission control
requirements specified in this final rule.
The final rule language explicitly
defines the beginning and end of the 30-
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day period for the purpose of qualifying
for the exemption.
The first day of the 30-day exemption
period is defined as the day on which
you initiate any action that removes,
destroys, degrades, transforms,
immobilizes, or otherwise manages the
remediation materials. Certain activities
that you perform to prepare for the
actual cleanup of the contaminated
media are not counted as part of the 30day period. The period of time (i.e.,
number days) that you are required to
perform the following activities are not
counted as part of the 30-day interval
that cannot be exceeded in order to
qualify for the exemption provided that
these activities are completed before the
actual site cleanup begins: Activities to
characterize the type and extent of the
contamination by collecting and
analyzing samples; activities to obtain
permits from Federal, State, or local
authorities to conduct the site
remediation; activities to schedule
workers and necessary equipment; and
activities to arrange for contractor or
third party assistance in performing the
site remediation.
The last day of the 30-day exemption
period is defined as the day on which
all of the remediation materials
generated by the cleanup have been
treated or disposed of in a manner such
that the organic HAP in the material no
longer have a reasonable potential for
volatilizing and being released to the
atmosphere (e.g., placed in a landfill).
The exemption does not apply to a site
remediation where the only activities
completed during the 30-day period are
excavating, pumping, or otherwise
removing the remediation material from
the contaminated area, and then storing
this material on-site (e.g., in waste piles,
tanks, or containers) to be treated or
disposed at some later date after the end
of the 30-day period. In this case, the
processes and equipment used for site
remediation need to meet the applicable
air emission control requirement in 40
CFR part 63, subpart GGGGG (unless the
site remediation qualifies for another
exemption allowed under the rule).
It was our intent that this exemption
be used for those short-term site
remediations for which all of the
remediation materials generated by the
cleanup are treated or disposed within
the 30-day period to meet the
requirement that the organic HAP
constituents in the materials no longer
have a reasonable potential for
volatilizing and subsequent release to
the atmosphere. However, we recognize
that in some situations where the
remediation materials are shipped offsite for treatment or disposal,
unexpected special circumstances
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beyond the direct control of the facility
owner or operator may not allow the
final treatment or disposal of the
remediation material sent to the off-site
location to be completed within the 30day period required to qualify for the
exemption. To address these situations,
this final rule includes a provision
allowing you to qualify for the
exemption provided that all of the
remediation material generated by your
cleanup is transferred off-site within the
30-day exemption period according to
the existing requirements specified in
section 63.7936 of subpart GGGGG for
remediation material transferred to
another party or shipped to another
facility. The requirements in section
63.7936 apply to the off-site transfer of
remediation materials that have an
average total average volatile organic
HAP (VOHAP) concentration equal to or
greater than 10 parts per million by
weight (ppmw), and provide the owner
or operator of the affected facility from
which the remediation material is
transferred with several compliance
options. This final rule adds the
requirement that you must include in
the applicable shipping documentation
used to transfer the remediation
material off-site, in addition to any
notifications and certifications required
under section 63.7936, a statement that
the shipped material was generated by
a site remediation activity subject to the
conditions specified for the 30-day
exemption. The statement must include
the date on which you initiated the site
remediation activity generating the
shipped remediation materials and the
date 30 calendar days following your
initiation date.
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D. Point of Determination of
Remediation Material VOHAP
Concentration
Subpart GGGGG of 40 CFR part 63
applies the air emission control
requirements for remediation material
management units (i.e., tanks, surface
impoundments, containers, oil/water
separators, organic/water separators and
transfer systems) to those units that
manage remediation material with an
average VOHAP concentration equal to
or greater than 500 ppmw. The final rule
revises the applicable regulatory
language in subpart GGGGG referring to
the point at which the facility owner or
operator determines the average VOHAP
concentration of a remediation material.
The final rule implements our original
intended VOHAP determination
procedure by reinstating the regulatory
language and terminology we originally
proposed for rule, and removing the
term ‘‘point-of-extraction’’ from the rule.
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Under the amended 40 CFR part 63,
subpart GGGGG, you are required to
determine the average total VOHAP
concentration of the remediation
material at a point prior to or within a
remediation material management unit.
Thus, once the VOHAP concentration
for a remediation material has been
determined to be less than 500 ppmw,
all remediation material management
units downstream from the point of
determination that manage this material
are no longer required to meet the air
emission control requirements in
subpart GGGGG unless a remediation
process is used that concentrates all, or
part of, the remediation material being
managed in the unit such that the
VOHAP concentration of the material
increases to 500 ppmw or more. The
amended regulatory language also
clarifies that any free product returned
to a manufacturing process is no longer
subject to the air emission control
requirements in subpart GGGGG.
E. Requirements for Equipment Leaks
The final rule adds a compliance
option to 40 CFR part 63, subpart
GGGGG, air emission control
requirements for those affected
equipment leak sources already using
air pollution controls or work practices
to comply with another subpart under
40 CFR part 61 or 40 CFR part 63. Under
this option, the affected source is in
compliance with subpart GGGGG if the
HAP emissions from the affected
equipment leak source are controlled in
compliance with the applicable
standards specified in the other subpart
in part 61 or 63 that the affected source
is subject. This final rule extends the
same compliance option that subpart
GGGGG already allows for process vents
and remediation material management
units to equipment leak sources.
If you choose to comply with this
option, you must comply with all of the
applicable emissions limitations and
work practice standards under the other
subpart (e.g., you implement leak
detection and control measures to
reduce HAP emissions as specified by
the applicable subpart). This provision
does not apply to any exemption of the
affected source from the emissions
limitations and work practice standards
allowed by the other applicable subpart.
F. Other Rule Corrections
For purposes of implementing the
requirements of subpart GGGGG, Table
1 in the rule lists the specific organic
chemical compounds, isomers, and
mixtures that are HAP. The final rule
updates this table to be consistent with
EPA’s current HAP list. The final rule
removes from Table 1 the listings for
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1,1-dimethyl hydrazine and methyl
ethyl ketone. Both of these organic
chemical compounds have been delisted
as HAP.
Provisions in 40 CFR part 63, subpart
GGGGG related to startup, shutdown,
and malfunction plan requirements
have been revised, as appropriate, to be
consistent with the amendments to the
General Provisions under subpart A to
40 CFR part 63 that we promulgated on
April 20, 2006 (71 FR 20446).
The final rule includes changes to the
cross-reference citations in
§§ 63.7938(b)(2), 63.7938(d)(2),
63.7938(d)(3), 63.7941(h), 63.7950(c),
63.7884(b)(2), and Table 3 of the rule to
cite the correct provision in 40 CFR part
63, subpart GGGGG that we had
intended to be referenced. Also, the
final amendments correct terminology,
typographical, and grammatical errors
in specific provisions of subpart GGGGG
that have been identified since the rule
was originally promulgated. The final
rule replaces the rule language with the
correct cross-reference citation, term, or
wording, but do not change any of the
technical or administrative
requirements of the rule.
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 does not impose any new
information collection burden. The final
rule results in no changes to the
information collection requirements of
the existing rule. OMB has previously
approved the information collection
requirements contained in 40 CFR part
63, subpart GGGGG, under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., and has
assigned OMB control number 2060–
0534, EPA ICR number 2062.02. A copy
of the OMB approved Information
Collection Request (ICR) may be
obtained from Susan Auby; Collection
Strategies Division; U.S. EPA (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,
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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 EPA’s regulations in 40
CFR part 63 are listed in 40 CFR part 9.
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act
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 the purposes of assessing the
impacts of the final rule on small
entities, small entity is defined as: (1) A
small business as defined by the Small
Business Administration at 13 CFR
121.201; (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 which is independently
owned and operated and is not
dominant in its field.
After considering the economic
impacts of the final rule on small
entities, I certify that this action will not
have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities.
The small entities that may be directly
regulated by the rule include small
businesses and small governmental
jurisdictions. We have determined that
there is little or no impact on any
affected small entities because the final
rule amends existing regulations to
clarify specific provisions and to correct
technical omissions and editorial errors.
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
Title II of the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA), Public
Law 104–4, establishes requirements for
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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 to 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 costeffective, or least burdensome
alternative that achieves the objectives
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 the 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 EPA regulatory
proposals with significant Federal
intergovernmental mandates, and
informing, educating, and advising
small governments on compliance with
the regulatory requirements.
EPA has determined that the final rule
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
to the private sector in any 1 year. Thus,
the final rule is not subject to the
requirements of sections 202 and 205 of
the UMRA. In addition, EPA has
determined that the final rule contains
no regulatory requirements that might
significantly or uniquely affect small
governments, because they contain no
requirements that apply to such
governments or impose obligations
upon them.
E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
Executive Order 13132, entitled
‘‘Federalism’’ (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999) requires EPA to develop an
accountable process to ensure
‘‘meaningful and timely input by State
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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.’’
The final rule does not have
federalism implications. The final rule
does not 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, as
specified in Executive Order 13132. The
final rule does not add any new
requirements to the current rule, they
only clarify our intent and correct
errors. Thus, Executive Order 13132
does not apply to the final amendments.
F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation
and Coordination With Indian Tribal
Governments
Executive Order 13175, entitled
‘‘Consultation and Coordination with
Indian Tribal Governments’’ (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.’’ The final rule does not
have tribal implications, as specified in
Executive Order 13175. This action does
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.
Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not
apply to the 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
EPA has reason to believe may have a
disproportionate effect on children. If
the regulatory action meets both criteria,
EPA 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 considered by EPA.
EPA interprets Executive Order 13045
as applying only to those regulatory
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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. The final rule is not subject
to the Executive Order because they are
based on control technology and not on
health or safety risks.
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use
This action is not a ‘‘significant
energy action’’ as defined in Executive
Order 13211, ‘‘Actions Concerning
Regulations That Significantly Affect
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use’’ (66
FR 28355, May 22, 2001) because it is
not likely to have a significant adverse
effect on the supply, distribution, or use
of energy because it only clarifies our
intent and corrects errors in the existing
rule. Further, we have concluded that
the final rule is not likely to have any
adverse energy effects.
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I. National Technology Transfer
Advancement Act
Section 12(d) of the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (NTTAA), Public Law No.
104–113, 15 U.S.C. 272 note) directs
EPA to use voluntary consensus
standards (VCS) in its regulatory
activities, unless to do so would be
inconsistent with applicable law or
otherwise impractical. The VCS are
technical standards (e.g., materials
specifications, test methods, sampling
procedures, and business practices) that
are developed or adopted by one or
more VCS bodies. The NTTAA directs
EPA to provide Congress, through OMB,
explanations when the Agency does not
use available and applicable VCS.
This action does not involve any new
technical standards or the incorporation
by reference of existing technical
standards. Therefore, the consideration
of VCS is not relevant to this action.
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 the final amendments
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 the final amendments in
the Federal Register. A major rule
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cannot take effect until 60 days after it
is published in the Federal Register.
This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as
defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). These final
amendments are effective on November
29, 2006.
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extracted, pumped, or otherwise
removed during all of the site
remediations conducted at your facility
is less than 1 megagram (Mg) annually.
This exemption applies the 1 Mg limit
on a facility-wide, annual basis, and
there is no restriction to the number of
site remediations that can be conducted
during this period.
(2) You must prepare and maintain at
your facility written documentation to
support your determination that the
total HAP quantity in your remediation
materials for the year is less than 1 Mg.
The documentation must include a
description of your methodology and
data used for determining the total HAP
content of the remediation material.
(3) Your Title V permit does not have
to be reopened or revised solely to
include the recordkeeping requirement
specified in paragraph (c)(2) of this
section. However, the requirement must
be included in your permit the next
time the permit is renewed, reopened,
or revised for another reason.
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I 3. Section 63.7884 is revised to read
as follows:
§ 63.7881
§ 63.7884 What are the general standards
I must meet for each site remediation with
affected sources?
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 63
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Hazardous
substances, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: November 22, 2006.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Administrator.
For the reasons stated in the preamble,
title 40, chapter I, part 63, of the Code
of the Federal Regulations is amended
as follows:
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PART 63—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 63
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.
Subpart GGGGG—[Amended]
2. Section 63.7881 is amended by
revising paragraphs (a)(3) and (c) to read
as follows:
Am I subject to this subpart?
(a) * * *
(3) Your facility is a major source of
HAP as defined in § 63.2, except as
specified in paragraph (a)(3)(i) or (ii) of
this section. A major source emits or has
the potential to emit any single HAP at
the rate of 10 tons (9.07 megagrams) or
more per year or any combination of
HAP at a rate of 25 tons (22.68
megagrams) or more per year.
(i) For production field facilities, as
defined in § 63.761, only the HAP
emissions from the glycol dehydration
units and storage vessels with the
potential for flash emissions (both as
defined in § 63.761) shall be aggregated
with the HAP emissions from the site
remediation activities at the facility for
a major source determination.
(ii) For natural gas transmission and
storage facilities, HAP emissions shall
be aggregated in accordance with the
definition of major source in § 63.1271
for a major source determination.
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(c) Your site remediation activities are
not subject to the requirements of this
subpart, except for the recordkeeping
requirements in this paragraph,
provided that you meet the
requirements specified in paragraphs
(c)(1) through (c)(3) of this section.
(1) You determine that the total
quantity of the HAP listed in Table 1 to
this subpart that is contained in the
remediation material excavated,
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(a) For each site remediation with an
affected source designated under
§ 63.7882, you must meet the standards
specified in §§ 63.7885 through 63.7955,
as applicable to your affected source,
unless your site remediation meets the
requirements for an exemption under
paragraph (b) of this section.
(b) A site remediation that is
completed within 30 consecutive
calendar days according to the
conditions in paragraphs (b)(1) through
(3) of this section is not subject to the
standards under paragraph (a) of this
section. This exemption cannot be used
for a site remediation involving the
staged or intermittent cleanup of
remediation material whereby the
remediation activities at the site are
started, stopped, and then re-started in
a series of intervals, with durations less
than 30-days per interval, when the time
period from the beginning of the first
interval to the end of the last interval
exceeds 30 days.
(1) The 30 consecutive calendar day
period for a site remediation that
qualifies for this exemption is
determined according to actions taken
by you as defined in paragraphs (b)(1)(i)
through (iii) of this section.
(i) The first day of the 30-day period
is defined as the day on which you
initiate any action that removes,
destroys, degrades, transforms,
immobilizes, or otherwise manages the
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remediation materials. The following
activities, when completed before
beginning this initial action, are not
counted as part of the 30-day period:
Activities to characterize the type and
extent of the contamination by
collecting and analyzing samples;
activities to obtain permits from
Federal, State, or local authorities to
conduct the site remediation; activities
to schedule workers and necessary
equipment; and activities to arrange for
contractor or third party assistance in
performing the site remediation.
(ii) The last day of the 30-day period
is defined as the day on which
treatment or disposal of all of the
remediation materials generated by the
cleanup is completed such that the
organic constituents in these materials
no longer have a reasonable potential for
volatilizing and being released to the
atmosphere.
(iii) If treatment or disposal of the
remediation materials is conducted at
an off-site facility where the final
treatment or disposal of the material
cannot, or may not, be completed within
the 30-day exemption period, then the
shipment of all of the remediation
material generated from your cleanup
that is transferred to another party, or
shipped to another facility, within the
30-day period, must be performed
according to the applicable
requirements specified in § 63.7936.
(2) For the purpose of complying with
paragraph (b)(1) of this section, if you
ship or otherwise transfer the
remediation material off-site you must
include in the applicable shipping
documentation, in addition to any
notifications and certifications required
under § 63.7936, a statement that the
shipped material was generated by a site
remediation activity subject to the
conditions of this exemption. The
statement must include the date on
which you initiated the site remediation
activity generating the shipped
remediation materials, as specified in
paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section, and
the date 30 calendar days following
your initiation date.
(3) You must prepare and maintain at
your facility written documentation
describing the exempted site
remediation, and listing the initiation
and completion dates for the site
remediation.
I 4. Section 63.7886 is amended by
revising paragraph (b)(2) to read as
follows:
§ 63.7886 What are the general standards
I must meet for my affected remediation
material management units?
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(2) You determine that the average
total VOHAP concentration, as defined
in § 63.7957, of the remediation material
managed in the remediation material
management unit material is less than
500 ppmw. You must follow the
requirements in § 63.7943 to
demonstrate that the VOHAP
concentration of the remediation
material is less than 500 ppmw. Once
the VOHAP concentration for a
remediation material has been
determined to be less than 500 ppmw,
all remediation material management
units downstream from the point of
determination managing this material
meet the requirements of this paragraph
unless a remediation process is used
that concentrates all, or part of, the
remediation material being managed in
the unit such that the VOHAP
concentration of the material could
increase. Any free product returned to
the manufacturing process (e.g.,
recovered oil returned to a storage tank
at a refinery) is no longer subject to this
subpart.
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5. Section 63.7887 is revised to read
as follows:
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§ 63.7887 What are the general standards
I must meet for my affected equipment leak
sources?
(a) You must control HAP emissions
from equipment leaks from each
equipment component that is part of the
affected source by implementing leak
detection and control measures
according to the standards specified in
§§ 63.7920 through 63.7922 unless you
elect to meet the requirements in
paragraph (b) of this section.
(b) If the affected equipment leak
source is also subject to another subpart
in 40 CFR part 61 or 40 CFR part 63, you
may control emissions of the HAP listed
in Table 1 to this subpart from the
affected equipment leak source in
compliance with the standards specified
in the other applicable subpart. This
means you are complying with all
applicable emissions limitations and
work practice standards under the other
subpart (e.g., you implement leak
detection and control measures to
reduce HAP emissions as specified by
the applicable subpart). This provision
does not apply to any exemption of the
affected source from the emissions
limitations and work practice standards
allowed by the other applicable subpart.
6. Section 63.7890 is amended by
revising paragraph (b)(2) to read as
follows:
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§ 63.7890 What emissions limitations and
work practice standards must I meet for
process vents?
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(2) Reduce from all affected process
vents the emissions of total organic
compounds (TOC) (minus methane and
ethane) to a level below 1.4 kg/hr and
2.8 Mg/yr (3.0 lb/hr and 3.1 tpy); or
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I 7. Section 63.7893 is amended by
revising paragraph (b) introductory text
to read as follows:
§ 63.7893 How do I demonstrate
continuous compliance with the emissions
limitations and work practice standards for
process vents?
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(b) You must maintain emission levels
from all of your affected process vents
to meet the facilitywide emission limits
in § 63.7890(b) that apply to you, as
specified in paragraphs (b)(1) through
(4) of this section.
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I 8. Section 63.7896 is amended by
revising paragraph (b)(2) to read as
follows:
§ 63.7896 How do I demonstrate initial
compliance with the emissions limitations
and work practice standards for tanks?
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(2) You have determined, according to
the procedures in § 63.7944, and
recorded the maximum HAP vapor
pressure of the remediation material
placed in each affected tank subject to
§ 63.7886(b)(1)(i) that does not use Tank
Level 2 controls.
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I 9. Section 63.7898 is amended by
revising paragraph (e)(2) to read as
follows:
§ 63.7898 How do I demonstrate
continuous compliance with the emissions
limitations and work practice standards for
tanks?
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(2) Visually inspecting the external
floating roof according to the
requirements in § 63.1063(d)(1) and
inspecting the seals according to the
requirements in § 63.1063(d)(2) and (3).
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I 10. Section 63.7913 is amended by
revising paragraph (c) introductory text
to read as follows:
§ 63.7913 How do I demonstrate
continuous compliance with the emissions
limitations and work practice standards for
separators?
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(c) You must demonstrate continuous
compliance for each separator using a
fixed roof vented through a closed vent
system to a control device according to
§ 63.7910(b)(2) by meeting the
requirements in paragraphs (c)(1)
through (6) of this section.
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I 11. Section 63.7915 is amended by
revising paragraph (c)(2) to read as
follows:
§ 63.7915 What emissions limitations and
work practice standards must I meet for
transfer systems?
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(2) A transfer system that consists of
continuous hard piping. All joints or
seams between the pipe sections must
be permanently or semi-permanently
sealed (e.g., a welded joint between two
sections of metal pipe or a bolted and
gasketed flange).
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I 12. Section 63.7917 is amended by
revising paragraph (c) to read as follows:
§ 63.7917 What are my inspection and
monitoring requirements for transfer
systems?
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(c) If you operate a transfer system
consisting of hard piping according to
§ 63.7915(c)(2), you must annually
inspect the unburied portion of pipeline
and all joints for leaks and other defects.
In the event that a defect is detected,
you must repair the leak or defect
according to the requirements of
paragraph (e) of this section.
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I 13. Section 63.7918 is amended by
revising paragraphs (d) and (e)
introductory text to read as follows:
§ 63.7918 How do I demonstrate
continuous compliance with the emissions
limitations and work practice standards for
transfer systems?
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(d) You must demonstrate continuous
compliance for each transfer system that
consists of hard piping according to
§ 63.7915(c)(2) by meeting the
requirements in paragraphs (d)(1)
through (4) of this section.
(1) Operating and maintaining the
pipeline to ensure that all joints or
seams between the pipe sections remain
permanently or semi-permanently
sealed (e.g., a welded joint between two
sections of metal pipe or a bolted and
gasketed flange).
(2) Inspecting the pipeline for defects
at least annually according to the
requirements in § 63.7917(c).
(3) Repairing defects according to the
requirements in § 63.7917(e).
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(4) Keeping records to document
compliance with the requirements of
this subpart according to the
requirements in § 63.7952.
(e) You must demonstrate continuous
compliance for each transfer system that
is enclosed and vented to a control
device according to § 63.7915(c)(3) by
meeting the requirements in paragraphs
(e)(1) through (5) of this section.
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I 14. Section 63.7927 is amended by
revising paragraph (b)(3) to read as
follows:
§ 63.7927 What are my inspection and
monitoring requirements for closed vent
systems and control devices?
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(3) Use a CPMS to measure and record
the hourly average temperature of the
adsorption bed after regeneration (and
within 15 minutes after completing any
cooling cycle).
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I 15. Section 63.7928 is amended by
revising paragraphs (b)(6) and (7) and (c)
introductory text to read as follows:
§ 63.7928 How do I demonstrate
continuous compliance with the emissions
limitations and work practice standards for
closed vent systems and control devices?
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(6) If the closed vent system is
equipped with a flow indicator,
recording the information in
§ 63.693(c)(2)(i).
(7) If the closed vent system is
equipped with a seal or locking device,
visually inspecting the seal or closure
mechanism at least monthly according
to the requirements in § 63.693(c)(2)(ii),
and recording the results of each
inspection.
(c) You must demonstrate continuous
compliance of each control device
subject to the emissions limits in
§ 63.7925(d) with the applicable
emissions limit in § 63.7925(d) by
meeting the requirements in paragraph
(c)(1) or (2) of this section.
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I 16. Section 63.7935 is amended by
revising paragraphs (c) and (f) to read as
follows:
§ 63.7935 What are my general
requirements for complying with this
subpart?
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startup, shutdown, and malfunction
plan (SSMP) according to the provisions
in § 63.6(e)(3).
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(f) Consistent with §§ 63.6(e) and
63.7(e)(1), deviations that occur during
a period of startup, shutdown, or
malfunction are not violations if you
demonstrate to the Administrator’s
satisfaction that you were operating in
accordance with § 63.6(e)(1). We will
determine whether deviations that occur
during a period of startup, shutdown, or
malfunction are violations, according to
the provisions in § 63.6(e).
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revising paragraphs (c)(2) and (c)(4)(ii)
to read as follows:
§ 63.7937 How do I demonstrate initial
compliance with the general standards?
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(2) If the remediation material
managed in the affected remediation
material management unit has an
average total VOHAP concentration less
than 500 ppmw according to
§ 63.7886(b)(2), you have submitted as
part of your notification of compliance
status, specified in § 63.7950, a signed
statement that you have determined,
according to the procedures in
§ 63.7943, and recorded the average
VOHAP concentration of the
remediation material placed in the
affected remediation material
management unit.
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(ii) You will monitor the biological
treatment process conducted in each
unit according to the requirements in
§ 63.684(e)(4).
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I 18. Section 63.7938 is amended by
revising paragraphs (b)(2) and (c)(4)(ii)
to read as follows:
63.7938 How do I demonstrate continuous
compliance with the general standards?
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(2) If the remediation material treated
or managed by the process vented
through the affected process vents has
an average total VOHAP less than 10
ppmw according to § 63.7885(c)(1), you
must demonstrate continuous
compliance by performing a new
determination and preparing new
documentation as required in
§ 63.7885(c)(2) to show that the total
VOHAP concentration of the
remediation material remains less than
10 ppmw.
(c) * * *
(4) * * *
(ii) Monitoring the biological
treatment process conducted in each
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performance tests or other initial
compliance demonstrations?
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(c) For new sources, you must
conduct initial performance tests and
other initial compliance demonstrations
according to the provisions in
§ 63.7(a)(2).
I 20. Section 63.7941 is amended as
follows:
I a. By revising paragraph (c);
I b. By revising paragraph (g); and
I c. By removing and reserving
paragraph (h):
§ 63.7941 How do I conduct a performance
test, design evaluation, or other type of
initial compliance demonstration?
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system, condenser, vapor incinerator,
boiler, or process heater to meet an
emission limit in this subpart, you may
choose to perform a design evaluation to
demonstrate initial compliance instead
of a performance test. You must perform
a design evaluation according to the
general requirements in § 63.693(b)(8)
and the specific requirements in
§ 63.693(d)(2)(ii) for a carbon adsorption
system (including establishing carbon
replacement schedules and associated
requirements), § 63.693(e)(2)(ii) for a
condenser, § 63.693(f)(2)(ii) for a vapor
incinerator, or § 63.693(g)(2)(i)(B) for a
boiler or process heater.
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visual inspection of an affected source,
you must conduct the inspection
according to the procedures in
§ 63.906(a)(1) for Tank Level 1 controls,
§ 63.1063(d) for Tank Level 2 controls,
§ 63.926(a) for Container Level 1
controls, § 63.946(a) for a surface
impoundment equipped with a floating
membrane cover, § 63.946(b) for a
surface impoundment equipped with a
cover and vented to a control device,
§ 63.1047(a) for a separator with a fixed
roof, § 63.1047(c) for a separator
equipped with a fixed roof and vented
to a control device, § 63.695(c)(1)(i) or
(c)(2)(i) for a closed vent system, and
§ 63.964(a) for individual drain systems.
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introductory text and (b)(3); and
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introductory text.
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VOHAP concentration of my remediation
material?
(a) General requirements. You must
determine the average total VOHAP
concentration of a remediation material
using either direct measurement as
specified in paragraph (b) of this section
or by knowledge as specified in
paragraph (c) of this section. These
methods may be used to determine the
average VOHAP concentration of any
material listed in (a)(1) through (3) of
this section.
(1) A single remediation material
stream; or
(2) Two or more remediation material
streams that are combined prior to, or
within, a remediation material
management unit or treatment process;
or
(3) Remediation material that is
combined with one or more nonremediation material streams prior to, or
within, a remediation material
management unit or treatment process.
(b) Direct measurement. To determine
the average total VOHAP concentration
of a remediation material using direct
measurement, you must use the
procedures in paragraphs (b)(1) through
(3) of this section.
(1) Sampling. Samples of each
material stream must be collected from
the container, pipeline, or other device
used to deliver each material stream
prior to entering the remediation
material management unit or treatment
process in a manner such that
volatilization of organics contained in
the sample is minimized and an
adequately representative sample is
collected and maintained for analysis by
the selected method.
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using the results for all samples
analyzed according to paragraph (b)(2)
of this section and Equation 1 of this
section as follows:
C=
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QT i =1
( Eq. 1)
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collected (at least 4 per stream) for the
averaging period (not to exceed 1 year).
Qi = Mass quantity of material stream
represented by Ci, kilograms per hour
(kg/hr).
QT = Total mass quantity of all material
during the averaging period, kg/hr.
Ci = Measured VOHAP concentration of
sample ‘‘i’’ as determined according to
the requirements of paragraph (b)(2) of
this section, ppmw.
(c) Knowledge of the material. To
determine the average total VOHAP
concentration of a remediation material
using knowledge, you must use the
procedures in paragraphs (c)(1) through
(3) of this section.
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revising paragraph (c) to read as follows:
§ 63.7950 What notifications must I submit
and when?
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start up your new or reconstructed
affected source on or after the effective
date, you must submit an Initial
Notification no later than 120 calendar
days after initial startup.
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revising paragraph (c) introductory text
to read as follows:
§ 63.7956 Who implements and enforces
this subpart?
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delegated to State, local, or tribal
agencies are listed in paragraphs (c)(1)
through (4) of this section.
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removing the definition of ‘‘Point-ofextraction’’ and revising the definitions
of ‘‘deviation’’ and ‘‘transfer system’’ to
read as follows:
§ 63.7957
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which an affected source subject to this
subpart, or an owner or operator of such
a source:
(1) Fails to meet any requirement or
obligation established by this subpart,
including but not limited to any
emissions limitation (including any
operating limit), or work practice
standard;
(2) Fails to meet any term or condition
that is adopted to implement an
applicable requirement in this subpart
and that is included in the operating
permit for any affected source required
to obtain such a permit; or
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limitation, (including any operating
limit), or work practice standard in this
subpart during startup, shutdown, or
malfunction, regardless of whether or
not such failure is permitted by this
subpart.
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system for which the predominant
function is to convey liquids or solid
materials from one point to another
point within a waste management
operation or recovery operation. For the
purpose of this subpart, the conveyance
of material using a container (as defined
for this subpart) or a self-propelled
vehicle (e.g., a front-end loader) is not
a transfer system. Examples of a transfer
system include but are not limited to a
pipeline, an individual drain system, a
gravity-operated conveyor (such as a
chute), and a mechanically-powered
conveyor (such as a belt or screw
conveyor).
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63 is revised to read as follows:
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TABLE 1 TO SUBPART GGGGG OF PART 63.—LIST OF HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS
Compound name
75070 .....................
75058 .....................
98862 .....................
98862 .....................
107028 ...................
107131 ...................
107051 ...................
71432 .....................
98077 .....................
100447 ...................
92524 .....................
542881 ...................
75252 .....................
106990 ...................
75150 .....................
56235 .....................
43581 .....................
133904 ...................
108907 ...................
67663 .....................
107302 ...................
126998 ...................
98828 .....................
94757 .....................
334883 ...................
132649 ...................
96128 .....................
106467 ...................
107062 ...................
111444 ...................
542756 ...................
64675 .....................
79447 .....................
77781 .....................
121697 ...................
51285 .....................
121142 ...................
123911 ...................
106898 ...................
106887 ...................
140885 ...................
100414 ...................
75003 .....................
106934 ...................
107062 ...................
151564 ...................
75218 .....................
75343 .....................
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Acetaldehyde ....................................................................................................................................................
Acetonitrile ........................................................................................................................................................
Acetophenone ...................................................................................................................................................
Acetophenone ...................................................................................................................................................
Acrolein .............................................................................................................................................................
Acrylonitrile ........................................................................................................................................................
Allyl chloride ......................................................................................................................................................
Benzene (includes benzene in gasoline) ..........................................................................................................
Benzotrichloride (isomers and mixture) ............................................................................................................
Benzyl chloride ..................................................................................................................................................
Biphenyl ............................................................................................................................................................
Bis(chloromethyl)ether b ....................................................................................................................................
Bromoform ........................................................................................................................................................
1,3-Butadiene ....................................................................................................................................................
Carbon disulfide ................................................................................................................................................
Carbon Tetrachloride ........................................................................................................................................
Carbonyl sulfide ................................................................................................................................................
Chloramben .......................................................................................................................................................
Chlorobenzene ..................................................................................................................................................
Chloroform ........................................................................................................................................................
Chloromethyl methyl ether b ..............................................................................................................................
Chloroprene ......................................................................................................................................................
Cumene .............................................................................................................................................................
2,4-D, salts and esters ......................................................................................................................................
Diazomethane c .................................................................................................................................................
Dibenzofurans ...................................................................................................................................................
B1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane .........................................................................................................................
1,4-Dichlorobenzene(p) .....................................................................................................................................
Dichloroethane (Ethylene dichloride) ................................................................................................................
Dichloroethyl ether (Bis(2-chloroethylether) ......................................................................................................
1,3-Dichloropropene ..........................................................................................................................................
Diethyl sulfate ...................................................................................................................................................
Dimethyl carbamoyl chloride c ...........................................................................................................................
Dimethyl sulfate ................................................................................................................................................
N,N-Dimethylaniline ..........................................................................................................................................
2,4-Dinitrophenol ...............................................................................................................................................
2,4-Dinitrotoluene ..............................................................................................................................................
1,4-Dioxane (1,4-Diethyleneoxide) ....................................................................................................................
Epichlorohydrin (1-Chloro-2,3-epoxypropane) ..................................................................................................
1,2-Epoxybutane ...............................................................................................................................................
Ethyl acrylate ....................................................................................................................................................
Ethyl benzene ...................................................................................................................................................
Ethyl chloride (Chloroethane) ...........................................................................................................................
Ethylene dibromide (Dibromoethane) ...............................................................................................................
Ethylene dichloride (1,2-Dichloroethane) ..........................................................................................................
Ethylene imine (Aziridine) .................................................................................................................................
Ethylene oxide ..................................................................................................................................................
Ethylidene dichloride (1,1-Dichloroethane) .......................................................................................................
Glycol ethers d that have a Henry’s Law Constant value equal to or greater than 0.01 Y/X(1.8 × 10¥6
atm/gm-mole/m3) at 25°C.
Hexachlorobenzene ..........................................................................................................................................
Hexachlorobutadiene ........................................................................................................................................
Hexachloroethane .............................................................................................................................................
Hexane ..............................................................................................................................................................
Isophorone ........................................................................................................................................................
Lindane (all isomers) ........................................................................................................................................
Methanol ...........................................................................................................................................................
Methyl bromide (Bromomethane) .....................................................................................................................
Methyl chloride (Choromethane) .......................................................................................................................
Methyl chloroform (1,1,1-Trichloroethane) ........................................................................................................
118741 ...................
87683 .....................
67721 .....................
110543 ...................
78591 .....................
58899 .....................
67561 .....................
74839 .....................
74873 .....................
71556 .....................
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0.314
0.314
1.000
0.999
1.000
1.000
0.958
1.000
0.864
0.999
0.998
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
0.633
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
0.167
0.999
0.967
1.000
1.000
1.000
0.757
1.000
0.0025
0.150
0.086
0.0008
0.0077
0.0848
0.869
0.939
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
0.999
1.000
0.867
1.000
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0.97
0.88
0.499
1.000
0.506
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0.855
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Compound name
Fm 305
74884 .....................
108101 ...................
624839 ...................
80626 .....................
1634044 .................
75092 .....................
91203 .....................
98953 .....................
79469 .....................
82688 .....................
87865 .....................
75445 .....................
123386 ...................
78875 .....................
75569 .....................
75558 .....................
100425 ...................
96093 .....................
79345 .....................
127184 ...................
108883 ...................
95534 .....................
120821 ...................
71556 .....................
79005 .....................
79016 .....................
95954 .....................
88062 .....................
121448 ...................
540841 ...................
108054 ...................
593602 ...................
75014 .....................
75354 .....................
1330207 .................
95476 .....................
108383 ...................
106423 ...................
Methyl iodide (Iodomethane) ............................................................................................................................
Methyl isobutyl ketone (Hexone) ......................................................................................................................
Methyl isocyanate .............................................................................................................................................
Methyl methacrylate ..........................................................................................................................................
Methyl tert butyl ether .......................................................................................................................................
Methylene chloride (Dichloromethane) .............................................................................................................
Naphthalene ......................................................................................................................................................
Nitrobenzene .....................................................................................................................................................
2-Nitropropane ..................................................................................................................................................
Pentachloronitrobenzene (Quintobenzene) ......................................................................................................
Pentachlorophenol ............................................................................................................................................
Phosgene c ........................................................................................................................................................
Propionaldehyde ...............................................................................................................................................
Propylene dichloride (1,2-Dichloropropane) .....................................................................................................
Propylene oxide ................................................................................................................................................
1,2-Propylenimine (2-Methyl aziridine) .............................................................................................................
Styrene ..............................................................................................................................................................
Styrene oxide ....................................................................................................................................................
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane .................................................................................................................................
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) ..........................................................................................................
Toluene .............................................................................................................................................................
o-Toluidine ........................................................................................................................................................
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene .....................................................................................................................................
1,1,1-Trichloroethane (Methyl chlorform) ..........................................................................................................
1,1,2-Trichloroethane (Vinyltrichloride) .............................................................................................................
Trichloroethylene ...............................................................................................................................................
2,4,5-Trichlorophenol ........................................................................................................................................
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol ........................................................................................................................................
Triethylamine .....................................................................................................................................................
2,2,4-Trimethylpentane .....................................................................................................................................
Vinyl acetate .....................................................................................................................................................
Vinyl bromide ....................................................................................................................................................
Vinyl chloride .....................................................................................................................................................
Vinylidene chloride (1,1-Dichloroethylene) .......................................................................................................
Xylenes (isomers and mixture) .........................................................................................................................
o-Xylenes ..........................................................................................................................................................
m-Xylenes .........................................................................................................................................................
p-Xylenes ..........................................................................................................................................................
1.000
0.979
1.000
0.999
1.000
1.000
0.994
0.394
0.989
0.839
0.0898
1.000
0.999
1.000
1.000
0.945
1.000
0.830
0.999
1.000
1.000
0.152
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
0.0108
0.0132
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
Notes:
Fm 305 Fraction measure factor in Method 305, 40 CFR 305 part 63, appendix A.
a CAS numbers refer to the Chemical Abstracts Services registry number assigned to specific compounds, isomers, or mixtures of compounds.
b Denotes a HAP that hydrolyzes quickly in water, but the hydrolysis products are also HAP chemicals.
c Denotes a HAP that may react violently with water.
d Denotes a HAP that hydrolyzes slowly in water.
e The F
m 305 factors for some of the more common glycol 305 ethers can be obtained by contacting the Waste and Chemical Processes Group,
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711.
26. Table 3 is amended by revising the
entries for ‘‘63.7(c)’’, ‘‘63.8(c)(1)(i)’’, and
‘‘63.8(c)(6)’’ to read as follows:
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before the test or on date Administrator agrees with:
Test plan approval procedures; performance audit requirements; internal and external QA procedures for
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 81
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–0090; FRL–8249–4]
RIN 2060–AN90
Final Extension of the Deferred
Effective Date for 8-Hour Ozone
National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for Early Action Compact
Areas
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The EPA is finalizing the
extension of the deferred effective date
of air quality designations for 14 areas
of the country that have entered into
Early Action Compacts. Early Action
Compact areas have agreed to reduce
ground-level ozone pollution earlier
than the Clean Air Act (CAA) requires.
On April 30, 2004, EPA published an
action designating all areas of the
country for the 8-hour ozone National
Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS). In the designation rule, EPA
deferred the effective date of the
nonattainment designation for 14 areas
that had entered into Early Action
Compacts until September 30, 2005. On
August 29, 2005, EPA deferred the
nonattainment designation for these
areas a second time until December 31,
2006. The EPA is now extending the
deferred effective date of the
nonattainment designation for 13 Early
Action Compact areas until April 15,
2008, and for the Denver Early Action
Compact area until July 1, 2007.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This final rule is
effective on December 29, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
no. EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–0090. All
documents in the docket are listed on
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the https://www.regulations.gov Web
site. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
i.e., Confidential Business Information
(CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material is not placed on
the Internet and will be publicly
available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically through
https://www.regulations.gov or in hard
copy at the Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
Northwest, 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 Office of Air and
Radiation Docket is (202) 566–1742. In
addition, we have placed a copy of the
rule and a variety of materials relevant
to Early Action Compact areas on EPA’s
Web site at https://www.epa.gov/ttn/
naaqs/ozone/eac/.
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.
Ms.
Barbara Driscoll, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail
Code C539–04, Research Triangle Park,
NC 27711, phone number (919) 54l–
1051 or by e-mail at:
driscoll.barbara@epa.gov or Mr. David
Cole, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code C304–05,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
Does This Action Apply to Me?
This action applies only to the 14
areas that entered into Early Action
compacts and for which the effective
date of the nonattainment designation
was deferred. A list of these areas is
included in Table 1.
The information presented in this
preamble is organized as follows:
Outline
I. General Information
Does this Action Apply to Me?
II. What Is the Purpose of This Document?
III. What Action has EPA Taken to Date for
Early Action Compact Areas?
A. What progress are compact areas making
toward completing their milestones?
B. What is this final action for compact
areas?
C. What is EPA’s schedule for taking
further action to further defer the
effective date of nonattainment
designation for compact areas?
D. What comments did EPA receive on the
August 3, 2006 proposal to extend the
deferral of the effective date of the
nonattainment designations for 14 Early
Action Compact areas?
IV. 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 That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use
I. National Technology Transfer
Advancement Act
J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions
to Address Environmental Justice in
Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 63
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0021; FRL-8249-3]
RIN 2060-AM30
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Site
Remediation
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action amends the national emission standards for
hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for site remediation activities. This
final rule revises specific provisions in the rule to resolve issues
and questions subsequent to promulgation; correct technical omissions;
and correct typographical, cross-reference, and grammatical errors.
DATES: This final rule is effective on November 29, 2006.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0021. All documents in the docket are listed
on the https://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the
index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., confidential
business information or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically through https://www.regulations.gov or
in hard copy at the Air & Radiation Docket, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2002-0021, EPA/DC, 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 Ready Room to view
documents. Consult EPA's Federal Register notice at 71 FR 38147
(July 5, 2006) or the EPA Web site https://www.epa.gov/
epahome/dockets.htm for current information on docket status,
locations, and telephone numbers.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Greg Nizich, Chemicals and
Coatings Group, Sector Policies and Programs Division (E143-01), U.S.
EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone number: (919) 541-
3078, facsimile number: (919) 541-0246, electronic mail (e-mail)
address: nizich.greg@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulated Entities. The regulated categories
and entities affected by the NESHAP include:
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Examples of regulated
Category NAICS \1\ entities
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Industry...................... 325211 325192 Site remediation
325188 32411 activities at
49311 49319 businesses at which
48611 42269 materials containing
42271. organic HAP
currently are or
have been in the
past stored,
processed, treated,
or otherwise managed
at the facility.
These facilities
include: organic
liquid storage
terminals, petroleum
refineries, chemical
manufacturing
facilities, and
other manufacturing
facilities with co-
located site
remediation
activities.
Federal Government............ ................. Federal agency
facilities that
conduct site
remediation
activities to clean
up materials
contaminated with
organic HAP.
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State/ Local/ Tribal ................. Tribal governments
Government. that conduct site
remediation
activities to clean
up materials
contaminated with
organic HAP.
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\1\ North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code.
Representative industrial codes at which site remediation activities
have been or are currently conducted at some but not all facilities
under a given code. The list is not necessarily comprehensive as to
the types of facilities at which a site remediation cleanup may
potentially be required either now or in the future.
This table is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a
guide for readers regarding entities likely to be regulated by this
action. This table lists the types of entities that we are now aware
could potentially be regulated by this action.
A comprehensive list of NAICS codes cannot be compiled for
businesses or facilities potentially regulated by the rule due to the
nature of activities regulated by the source category. The industrial
code alone for a given facility does not determine whether the facility
is or is not potentially subject to this final rule. This final rule
may be applicable to any type of business or facility at which a site
remediation is conducted to clean up media contaminated with organic
hazardous air pollutant (HAP) and other hazardous material. Thus, for
many businesses and facilities subject to the rule, the regulated
sources (i.e., the site remediation activities) are not the predominant
activity, process, operation, or service conducted at the facility. In
these cases, the industrial code indicates a primary product produced
or service provided at the facility rather than the presence of a site
remediation at the facility. For example, NAICS code classifications
where site remediation activities are currently being performed at some
but not all facilities include, but are not limited to, petroleum
refineries (NAICS code 32411), industrial organic chemical
manufacturing (NAICS code 3251xx), and plastic materials and synthetics
manufacturing (NAICS code 3252xx).
However, we are also aware of site remediation activities
potentially subject to the rule being performed at facilities listed
under NAICS codes for refuse systems, waste management, business
services, miscellaneous services, and nonclassifiable.
To determine whether your facility is regulated by the action, you
should carefully examine the applicability criteria in the 40 CFR part
63, subpart GGGGG-National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants: Site Remediation. If you have questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person
listed in the preceding FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Worldwide Web (WWW). In addition to being available in the docket,
an electronic copy of this final action will also be available on the
Worldwide Web through the Technology Transfer Network (TTN). Following
signature, a copy of this final rule will be posted on the TTN's policy
and guidance page for newly proposed or promulgated rules at the
following address: 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 the final rule is available only by filing a
petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit by January 29, 2007. Under section 307(d)(7)(B) of the
CAA, only an objection to the 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 established by the final rule may not be
challenged separately in any civil or criminal proceedings brought by
EPA to enforce these requirements.
Organization of This Document. The information presented in this
preamble is organized as follows:
I. Background
II. Final Amendments to Rule
A. Applicability Determination for Remediation Activities at
Certain Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities
B. 1 Megagram (Mg) Site Remediation Applicability Exemption
C. Short-Term Site Remediation Exemption (30-day)
D. Point of Determination of Remediation Material VOHAP
Concentration
E. Requirements for Equipment Leaks
F. Other Rule Corrections
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 Advancement Act
J. Congressional Review Act
I. Background
On October 8, 2003 (68 FR 58172), we issued a NESHAP for site
remediation activities (40 CFR part 63, subpart GGGGG). This NESHAP
implements section 112(d) of the CAA by requiring owners and operators
of facilities that are major sources of HAP emissions and where a site
remediation is conducted, that meets the definitions and conditions
specified in this rule, to comply with emission standards and work
practices for control of HAP reflecting application of the maximum
achievable control technology.
After promulgation of subpart 40 CFR part 63, GGGGG, we received
questions about our intent and interpretation of specific provisions in
the rule. To clarify these issues, we decided that technical amendments
to the rule are appropriate. We proposed on May 1, 2006, (71 FR 25531)
amendments to subpart GGGGG to clarify certain provisions of the rule
and to correct unintentional technical omissions and terminology,
typographical, printing, and grammatical errors that we have identified
since promulgation of the original rule. A 60-day period, which ended
on June 30, 2006, was provided to accept public comments on the
proposed amendments to subpart GGGGG. We received comments on the
proposed amendments from 12 commenters.
A petition for reconsideration for 40 CFR part, subpart GGGGG was
filed by the Sierra Club on December 8, 2003. The amendments to subpart
GGGGG promulgated by this action do not address any issues cited in the
Sierra Club's petition. We are still reviewing the items for
reconsideration and will address them in a future notice.
II. Final Amendments to Rule
We are amending 40 CFR part 63, subpart GGGGG to clarify our intent
for applying and implementing specific rule requirements and to correct
unintentional technical omissions and editorial errors. This action
promulgates our proposed regulatory language for the amendments to
subpart GGGGG except
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for those provisions, as noted below, for which modifications were made
to the regulatory language for the final amendments in response to
specific public comments. Our original projections for the subpart
GGGGG compliance costs, environmental benefits, burden on industry, or
the number of affected facilities are not changed by these final
amendments.
This final rule promulgated by this action reflects our full
consideration of all the comments we received on the amendment
proposal. Our responses to all of the substantive public comments on
the proposal are presented in a comment summary and response document
available in Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0021 and at https://
www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/siterm/sitermpg.html.
A. Applicability Determination for Remediation Activities at Certain
Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities
The major source determination requirements used for determining
the applicability of 40 CFR part 63, subpart GGGGG are amended for
certain facilities involved with oil and natural gas production to be
consistent with special directives for these facilities in CAA section
112(n)(4)(A). As discussed in the preamble for the proposed amendments
(71 FR 25536), in the Oil and Natural Gas Production NESHAP (40 CFR
part 63, subpart HH) we address the provisions of CAA section
112(n)(4)(A) by limiting the emission points that are aggregated for
the major source status determination of a production field facility to
only the glycol dehydration units and storage vessels with flash
emission potential, as defined in the rule (see 40 CFR 63.761).
Consistent with our approach used for subpart HH, we are amending
subpart GGGGG to specify that for a major source status determination
of a production field facility, only the HAP emissions from the glycol
dehydration units and storage vessels with the potential for flash
emissions, as defined in subpart HH, are to be aggregated with the HAP
emissions from the site remediation activities at the facility.
Several commenters on the proposed amendments stated that in
compliance with the CAA section 112(n)(4) statutory directives, EPA
should provide a similar applicability provision in 40 CFR part 63,
subpart GGGGG for natural gas transmission and storage facilities
consistent with the major source definition in the Natural Gas
Transmission and Storage Facilities NESHAP (40 CFR part 63, subpart
HHH). We agree that such a provision is appropriate, and are amending
subpart GGGGG to specify that for natural gas transmission and storage
facilities, HAP emissions are to be aggregated according to the
definition of major source in Sec. 63.1271 for a major source
determination.
B. 1 Megagram (Mg) Site Remediation Applicability Exemption
The final amendments clarify the 40 CFR part 63, subpart GGGGG
language with respect to how the 1 Mg applicability exemption is to be
applied at a facility. Under this applicability exemption, site
remediation activities conducted at your facility are not subject to
the requirements of subpart GGGGG (except for certain recordkeeping
requirements) if you determine that the total quantity of the HAP that
is contained in the remediation material excavated, extracted, pumped,
or otherwise removed during all of the site remediations conducted at
your facility is less than 1 Mg annually. This final rule language for
the exemption provisions does not change how the 1 Mg limit is applied
nor change the documentation requirements for the exemption, but adds
clarifying language stating that the 1 Mg limit applies on a facility-
wide, annual basis and that there is no restriction to the number of
site remediations that can be conducted under the exemption. Also, in
response to public comments on the proposed regulatory language, the
term ``annual'' was substituted for ``calendar year'', and language was
added to the final rule stating that a Title V permit does not have to
be reopened or revised solely to include the recordkeeping requirement
required for the 1 Mg exemption. However, the recordkeeping requirement
must be included in the facility's Title V permit the next time the
permit is renewed, reopened, or revised for another reason.
C. Short-Term Site Remediation Exemption (30-Day)
Subpart GGGGG of 40 CFR part 63 is amended to clarify the rule
language with respect to our intent for application of the 30-day site
remediation exemption, including those situations when the remediation
material is transferred off-site. Under this exemption, site
remediations at your facility with affected sources subject to
regulation under subpart GGGGG that can be completed within 30 days are
exempted from having to meet the air emission control requirements
specified in this final rule. The final rule language explicitly
defines the beginning and end of the 30-day period for the purpose of
qualifying for the exemption.
The first day of the 30-day exemption period is defined as the day
on which you initiate any action that removes, destroys, degrades,
transforms, immobilizes, or otherwise manages the remediation
materials. Certain activities that you perform to prepare for the
actual cleanup of the contaminated media are not counted as part of the
30-day period. The period of time (i.e., number days) that you are
required to perform the following activities are not counted as part of
the 30-day interval that cannot be exceeded in order to qualify for the
exemption provided that these activities are completed before the
actual site cleanup begins: Activities to characterize the type and
extent of the contamination by collecting and analyzing samples;
activities to obtain permits from Federal, State, or local authorities
to conduct the site remediation; activities to schedule workers and
necessary equipment; and activities to arrange for contractor or third
party assistance in performing the site remediation.
The last day of the 30-day exemption period is defined as the day
on which all of the remediation materials generated by the cleanup have
been treated or disposed of in a manner such that the organic HAP in
the material no longer have a reasonable potential for volatilizing and
being released to the atmosphere (e.g., placed in a landfill). The
exemption does not apply to a site remediation where the only
activities completed during the 30-day period are excavating, pumping,
or otherwise removing the remediation material from the contaminated
area, and then storing this material on-site (e.g., in waste piles,
tanks, or containers) to be treated or disposed at some later date
after the end of the 30-day period. In this case, the processes and
equipment used for site remediation need to meet the applicable air
emission control requirement in 40 CFR part 63, subpart GGGGG (unless
the site remediation qualifies for another exemption allowed under the
rule).
It was our intent that this exemption be used for those short-term
site remediations for which all of the remediation materials generated
by the cleanup are treated or disposed within the 30-day period to meet
the requirement that the organic HAP constituents in the materials no
longer have a reasonable potential for volatilizing and subsequent
release to the atmosphere. However, we recognize that in some
situations where the remediation materials are shipped off-site for
treatment or disposal, unexpected special circumstances
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beyond the direct control of the facility owner or operator may not
allow the final treatment or disposal of the remediation material sent
to the off-site location to be completed within the 30-day period
required to qualify for the exemption. To address these situations,
this final rule includes a provision allowing you to qualify for the
exemption provided that all of the remediation material generated by
your cleanup is transferred off-site within the 30-day exemption period
according to the existing requirements specified in section 63.7936 of
subpart GGGGG for remediation material transferred to another party or
shipped to another facility. The requirements in section 63.7936 apply
to the off-site transfer of remediation materials that have an average
total average volatile organic HAP (VOHAP) concentration equal to or
greater than 10 parts per million by weight (ppmw), and provide the
owner or operator of the affected facility from which the remediation
material is transferred with several compliance options. This final
rule adds the requirement that you must include in the applicable
shipping documentation used to transfer the remediation material off-
site, in addition to any notifications and certifications required
under section 63.7936, a statement that the shipped material was
generated by a site remediation activity subject to the conditions
specified for the 30-day exemption. The statement must include the date
on which you initiated the site remediation activity generating the
shipped remediation materials and the date 30 calendar days following
your initiation date.
D. Point of Determination of Remediation Material VOHAP Concentration
Subpart GGGGG of 40 CFR part 63 applies the air emission control
requirements for remediation material management units (i.e., tanks,
surface impoundments, containers, oil/water separators, organic/water
separators and transfer systems) to those units that manage remediation
material with an average VOHAP concentration equal to or greater than
500 ppmw. The final rule revises the applicable regulatory language in
subpart GGGGG referring to the point at which the facility owner or
operator determines the average VOHAP concentration of a remediation
material. The final rule implements our original intended VOHAP
determination procedure by reinstating the regulatory language and
terminology we originally proposed for rule, and removing the term
``point-of-extraction'' from the rule.
Under the amended 40 CFR part 63, subpart GGGGG, you are required
to determine the average total VOHAP concentration of the remediation
material at a point prior to or within a remediation material
management unit. Thus, once the VOHAP concentration for a remediation
material has been determined to be less than 500 ppmw, all remediation
material management units downstream from the point of determination
that manage this material are no longer required to meet the air
emission control requirements in subpart GGGGG unless a remediation
process is used that concentrates all, or part of, the remediation
material being managed in the unit such that the VOHAP concentration of
the material increases to 500 ppmw or more. The amended regulatory
language also clarifies that any free product returned to a
manufacturing process is no longer subject to the air emission control
requirements in subpart GGGGG.
E. Requirements for Equipment Leaks
The final rule adds a compliance option to 40 CFR part 63, subpart
GGGGG, air emission control requirements for those affected equipment
leak sources already using air pollution controls or work practices to
comply with another subpart under 40 CFR part 61 or 40 CFR part 63.
Under this option, the affected source is in compliance with subpart
GGGGG if the HAP emissions from the affected equipment leak source are
controlled in compliance with the applicable standards specified in the
other subpart in part 61 or 63 that the affected source is subject.
This final rule extends the same compliance option that subpart GGGGG
already allows for process vents and remediation material management
units to equipment leak sources.
If you choose to comply with this option, you must comply with all
of the applicable emissions limitations and work practice standards
under the other subpart (e.g., you implement leak detection and control
measures to reduce HAP emissions as specified by the applicable
subpart). This provision does not apply to any exemption of the
affected source from the emissions limitations and work practice
standards allowed by the other applicable subpart.
F. Other Rule Corrections
For purposes of implementing the requirements of subpart GGGGG,
Table 1 in the rule lists the specific organic chemical compounds,
isomers, and mixtures that are HAP. The final rule updates this table
to be consistent with EPA's current HAP list. The final rule removes
from Table 1 the listings for 1,1-dimethyl hydrazine and methyl ethyl
ketone. Both of these organic chemical compounds have been delisted as
HAP.
Provisions in 40 CFR part 63, subpart GGGGG related to startup,
shutdown, and malfunction plan requirements have been revised, as
appropriate, to be consistent with the amendments to the General
Provisions under subpart A to 40 CFR part 63 that we promulgated on
April 20, 2006 (71 FR 20446).
The final rule includes changes to the cross-reference citations in
Sec. Sec. 63.7938(b)(2), 63.7938(d)(2), 63.7938(d)(3), 63.7941(h),
63.7950(c), 63.7884(b)(2), and Table 3 of the rule to cite the correct
provision in 40 CFR part 63, subpart GGGGG that we had intended to be
referenced. Also, the final amendments correct terminology,
typographical, and grammatical errors in specific provisions of subpart
GGGGG that have been identified since the rule was originally
promulgated. The final rule replaces the rule language with the correct
cross-reference citation, term, or wording, but do not change any of
the technical or administrative requirements of the rule.
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 does not impose any new information collection burden.
The final rule results in no changes to the information collection
requirements of the existing rule. OMB has previously approved the
information collection requirements contained in 40 CFR part 63,
subpart GGGGG, under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq., and has assigned OMB control number 2060-0534, EPA
ICR number 2062.02. A copy of the OMB approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) may be obtained from Susan Auby; Collection Strategies
Division; U.S. EPA (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,
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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 EPA's
regulations in 40 CFR part 63 are listed in 40 CFR part 9.
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act 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 the purposes of assessing the impacts of the final rule on
small entities, small entity is defined as: (1) A small business as
defined by the Small Business Administration at 13 CFR 121.201; (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 which is independently owned and operated and is not
dominant in its field.
After considering the economic impacts of the final rule on small
entities, I certify that this action will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The small
entities that may be directly regulated by the rule include small
businesses and small governmental jurisdictions. We have determined
that there is little or no impact on any affected small entities
because the final rule amends existing regulations to clarify specific
provisions and to correct technical omissions and editorial errors.
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 to 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 objectives 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 the 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 EPA regulatory proposals with significant
Federal intergovernmental mandates, and informing, educating, and
advising small governments on compliance with the regulatory
requirements.
EPA has determined that the final rule 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 to the
private sector in any 1 year. Thus, the final rule is not subject to
the requirements of sections 202 and 205 of the UMRA. In addition, EPA
has determined that the final rule contains no regulatory requirements
that might significantly or uniquely affect small governments, because
they contain no requirements that apply to such governments or impose
obligations upon them.
E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
Executive Order 13132, entitled ``Federalism'' (64 FR 43255, August
10, 1999) requires EPA 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.''
The final rule does not have federalism implications. The final
rule does not 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, as specified in Executive Order 13132. The final rule does
not add any new requirements to the current rule, they only clarify our
intent and correct errors. Thus, Executive Order 13132 does not apply
to the final amendments.
F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian
Tribal Governments
Executive Order 13175, entitled ``Consultation and Coordination
with Indian Tribal Governments'' (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.'' The final rule does not have
tribal implications, as specified in Executive Order 13175. This action
does 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. Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not
apply to the 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 EPA has reason to believe may have a
disproportionate effect on children. If the regulatory action meets
both criteria, EPA 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 considered by EPA.
EPA interprets Executive Order 13045 as applying only to those
regulatory
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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. The final rule is not subject to
the Executive Order because they are based on control technology and
not on health or safety risks.
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use
This action is not a ``significant energy action'' as defined in
Executive Order 13211, ``Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR
28355, May 22, 2001) because it is not likely to have a significant
adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use of energy because it
only clarifies our intent and corrects errors in the existing rule.
Further, we have concluded that the final rule is not likely to have
any adverse energy effects.
I. National Technology Transfer Advancement Act
Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (NTTAA), Public Law No. 104-113, 15 U.S.C. 272 note)
directs EPA to use voluntary consensus standards (VCS) in its
regulatory activities, unless to do so would be inconsistent with
applicable law or otherwise impractical. The VCS are technical
standards (e.g., materials specifications, test methods, sampling
procedures, and business practices) that are developed or adopted by
one or more VCS bodies. The NTTAA directs EPA to provide Congress,
through OMB, explanations when the Agency does not use available and
applicable VCS.
This action does not involve any new technical standards or the
incorporation by reference of existing technical standards. Therefore,
the consideration of VCS is not relevant to this action.
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 the
final amendments 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 the final amendments in the
Federal Register. A major rule cannot take effect until 60 days after
it is published in the Federal Register. This action is not a ``major
rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). These final amendments are
effective on November 29, 2006.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 63
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Hazardous
substances, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: November 22, 2006.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Administrator.
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For the reasons stated in the preamble, title 40, chapter I, part 63,
of the Code of the Federal Regulations is amended as follows:
PART 63--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for part 63 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.
Subpart GGGGG--[Amended]
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2. Section 63.7881 is amended by revising paragraphs (a)(3) and (c) to
read as follows:
Sec. 63.7881 Am I subject to this subpart?
(a) * * *
(3) Your facility is a major source of HAP as defined in Sec.
63.2, except as specified in paragraph (a)(3)(i) or (ii) of this
section. A major source emits or has the potential to emit any single
HAP at the rate of 10 tons (9.07 megagrams) or more per year or any
combination of HAP at a rate of 25 tons (22.68 megagrams) or more per
year.
(i) For production field facilities, as defined in Sec. 63.761,
only the HAP emissions from the glycol dehydration units and storage
vessels with the potential for flash emissions (both as defined in
Sec. 63.761) shall be aggregated with the HAP emissions from the site
remediation activities at the facility for a major source
determination.
(ii) For natural gas transmission and storage facilities, HAP
emissions shall be aggregated in accordance with the definition of
major source in Sec. 63.1271 for a major source determination.
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(c) Your site remediation activities are not subject to the
requirements of this subpart, except for the recordkeeping requirements
in this paragraph, provided that you meet the requirements specified in
paragraphs (c)(1) through (c)(3) of this section.
(1) You determine that the total quantity of the HAP listed in
Table 1 to this subpart that is contained in the remediation material
excavated, extracted, pumped, or otherwise removed during all of the
site remediations conducted at your facility is less than 1 megagram
(Mg) annually. This exemption applies the 1 Mg limit on a facility-
wide, annual basis, and there is no restriction to the number of site
remediations that can be conducted during this period.
(2) You must prepare and maintain at your facility written
documentation to support your determination that the total HAP quantity
in your remediation materials for the year is less than 1 Mg. The
documentation must include a description of your methodology and data
used for determining the total HAP content of the remediation material.
(3) Your Title V permit does not have to be reopened or revised
solely to include the recordkeeping requirement specified in paragraph
(c)(2) of this section. However, the requirement must be included in
your permit the next time the permit is renewed, reopened, or revised
for another reason.
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3. Section 63.7884 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 63.7884 What are the general standards I must meet for each site
remediation with affected sources?
(a) For each site remediation with an affected source designated
under Sec. 63.7882, you must meet the standards specified in
Sec. Sec. 63.7885 through 63.7955, as applicable to your affected
source, unless your site remediation meets the requirements for an
exemption under paragraph (b) of this section.
(b) A site remediation that is completed within 30 consecutive
calendar days according to the conditions in paragraphs (b)(1) through
(3) of this section is not subject to the standards under paragraph (a)
of this section. This exemption cannot be used for a site remediation
involving the staged or intermittent cleanup of remediation material
whereby the remediation activities at the site are started, stopped,
and then re-started in a series of intervals, with durations less than
30-days per interval, when the time period from the beginning of the
first interval to the end of the last interval exceeds 30 days.
(1) The 30 consecutive calendar day period for a site remediation
that qualifies for this exemption is determined according to actions
taken by you as defined in paragraphs (b)(1)(i) through (iii) of this
section.
(i) The first day of the 30-day period is defined as the day on
which you initiate any action that removes, destroys, degrades,
transforms, immobilizes, or otherwise manages the
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remediation materials. The following activities, when completed before
beginning this initial action, are not counted as part of the 30-day
period: Activities to characterize the type and extent of the
contamination by collecting and analyzing samples; activities to obtain
permits from Federal, State, or local authorities to conduct the site
remediation; activities to schedule workers and necessary equipment;
and activities to arrange for contractor or third party assistance in
performing the site remediation.
(ii) The last day of the 30-day period is defined as the day on
which treatment or disposal of all of the remediation materials
generated by the cleanup is completed such that the organic
constituents in these materials no longer have a reasonable potential
for volatilizing and being released to the atmosphere.
(iii) If treatment or disposal of the remediation materials is
conducted at an off-site facility where the final treatment or disposal
of the material cannot, or may not, be completed within the 30-day
exemption period, then the shipment of all of the remediation material
generated from your cleanup that is transferred to another party, or
shipped to another facility, within the 30-day period, must be
performed according to the applicable requirements specified in Sec.
63.7936.
(2) For the purpose of complying with paragraph (b)(1) of this
section, if you ship or otherwise transfer the remediation material
off-site you must include in the applicable shipping documentation, in
addition to any notifications and certifications required under Sec.
63.7936, a statement that the shipped material was generated by a site
remediation activity subject to the conditions of this exemption. The
statement must include the date on which you initiated the site
remediation activity generating the shipped remediation materials, as
specified in paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section, and the date 30
calendar days following your initiation date.
(3) You must prepare and maintain at your facility written
documentation describing the exempted site remediation, and listing the
initiation and completion dates for the site remediation.
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4. Section 63.7886 is amended by revising paragraph (b)(2) to read as
follows:
Sec. 63.7886 What are the general standards I must meet for my
affected remediation material management units?
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(b) * * *
(2) You determine that the average total VOHAP concentration, as
defined in Sec. 63.7957, of the remediation material managed in the
remediation material management unit material is less than 500 ppmw.
You must follow the requirements in Sec. 63.7943 to demonstrate that
the VOHAP concentration of the remediation material is less than 500
ppmw. Once the VOHAP concentration for a remediation material has been
determined to be less than 500 ppmw, all remediation material
management units downstream from the point of determination managing
this material meet the requirements of this paragraph unless a
remediation process is used that concentrates all, or part of, the
remediation material being managed in the unit such that the VOHAP
concentration of the material could increase. Any free product returned
to the manufacturing process (e.g., recovered oil returned to a storage
tank at a refinery) is no longer subject to this subpart.
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5. Section 63.7887 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 63.7887 What are the general standards I must meet for my
affected equipment leak sources?
(a) You must control HAP emissions from equipment leaks from each
equipment component that is part of the affected source by implementing
leak detection and control measures according to the standards
specified in Sec. Sec. 63.7920 through 63.7922 unless you elect to
meet the requirements in paragraph (b) of this section.
(b) If the affected equipment leak source is also subject to
another subpart in 40 CFR part 61 or 40 CFR part 63, you may control
emissions of the HAP listed in Table 1 to this subpart from the
affected equipment leak source in compliance with the standards
specified in the other applicable subpart. This means you are complying
with all applicable emissions limitations and work practice standards
under the other subpart (e.g., you implement leak detection and control
measures to reduce HAP emissions as specified by the applicable
subpart). This provision does not apply to any exemption of the
affected source from the emissions limitations and work practice
standards allowed by the other applicable subpart.
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6. Section 63.7890 is amended by revising paragraph (b)(2) to read as
follows:
Sec. 63.7890 What emissions limitations and work practice standards
must I meet for process vents?
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(b) * * *
(2) Reduce from all affected process vents the emissions of total
organic compounds (TOC) (minus methane and ethane) to a level below 1.4
kg/hr and 2.8 Mg/yr (3.0 lb/hr and 3.1 tpy); or
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7. Section 63.7893 is amended by revising paragraph (b) introductory
text to read as follows:
Sec. 63.7893 How do I demonstrate continuous compliance with the
emissions limitations and work practice standards for process vents?
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(b) You must maintain emission levels from all of your affected
process vents to meet the facilitywide emission limits in Sec.
63.7890(b) that apply to you, as specified in paragraphs (b)(1) through
(4) of this section.
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8. Section 63.7896 is amended by revising paragraph (b)(2) to read as
follows:
Sec. 63.7896 How do I demonstrate initial compliance with the
emissions limitations and work practice standards for tanks?
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(b) * * *
(2) You have determined, according to the procedures in Sec.
63.7944, and recorded the maximum HAP vapor pressure of the remediation
material placed in each affected tank subject to Sec. 63.7886(b)(1)(i)
that does not use Tank Level 2 controls.
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9. Section 63.7898 is amended by revising paragraph (e)(2) to read as
follows:
Sec. 63.7898 How do I demonstrate continuous compliance with the
emissions limitations and work practice standards for tanks?
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(e) * * *
(2) Visually inspecting the external floating roof according to the
requirements in Sec. 63.1063(d)(1) and inspecting the seals according
to the requirements in Sec. 63.1063(d)(2) and (3).
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10. Section 63.7913 is amended by revising paragraph (c) introductory
text to read as follows:
Sec. 63.7913 How do I demonstrate continuous compliance with the
emissions limitations and work practice standards for separators?
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(c) You must demonstrate continuous compliance for each separator
using a fixed roof vented through a closed vent system to a control
device according to Sec. 63.7910(b)(2) by meeting the requirements in
paragraphs (c)(1) through (6) of this section.
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11. Section 63.7915 is amended by revising paragraph (c)(2) to read as
follows:
Sec. 63.7915 What emissions limitations and work practice standards
must I meet for transfer systems?
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(c) * * *
(2) A transfer system that consists of continuous hard piping. All
joints or seams between the pipe sections must be permanently or semi-
permanently sealed (e.g., a welded joint between two sections of metal
pipe or a bolted and gasketed flange).
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12. Section 63.7917 is amended by revising paragraph (c) to read as
follows:
Sec. 63.7917 What are my inspection and monitoring requirements for
transfer systems?
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(c) If you operate a transfer system consisting of hard piping
according to Sec. 63.7915(c)(2), you must annually inspect the
unburied portion of pipeline and all joints for leaks and other
defects. In the event that a defect is detected, you must repair the
leak or defect according to the requirements of paragraph (e) of this
section.
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13. Section 63.7918 is amended by revising paragraphs (d) and (e)
introductory text to read as follows:
Sec. 63.7918 How do I demonstrate continuous compliance with the
emissions limitations and work practice standards for transfer systems?
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(d) You must demonstrate continuous compliance for each transfer
system that consists of hard piping according to Sec. 63.7915(c)(2) by
meeting the requirements in paragraphs (d)(1) through (4) of this
section.
(1) Operating and maintaining the pipeline to ensure that all
joints or seams between the pipe sections remain permanently or semi-
permanently sealed (e.g., a welded joint between two sections of metal
pipe or a bolted and gasketed flange).
(2) Inspecting the pipeline for defects at least annually according
to the requirements in Sec. 63.7917(c).
(3) Repairing defects according to the requirements in Sec.
63.7917(e).
(4) Keeping records to document compliance with the requirements of
this subpart according to the requirements in Sec. 63.7952.
(e) You must demonstrate continuous compliance for each transfer
system that is enclosed and vented to a control device according to
Sec. 63.7915(c)(3) by meeting the requirements in paragraphs (e)(1)
through (5) of this section.
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14. Section 63.7927 is amended by revising paragraph (b)(3) to read as
follows:
Sec. 63.7927 What are my inspection and monitoring requirements for
closed vent systems and control devices?
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(b) * * *
(3) Use a CPMS to measure and record the hourly average temperature
of the adsorption bed after regeneration (and within 15 minutes after
completing any cooling cycle).
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15. Section 63.7928 is amended by revising paragraphs (b)(6) and (7)
and (c) introductory text to read as follows:
Sec. 63.7928 How do I demonstrate continuous compliance with the
emissions limitations and work practice standards for closed vent
systems and control devices?
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(b) * * *
(6) If the closed vent system is equipped with a flow indicator,
recording the information in Sec. 63.693(c)(2)(i).
(7) If the closed vent system is equipped with a seal or locking
device, visually inspecting the seal or closure mechanism at least
monthly according to the requirements in Sec. 63.693(c)(2)(ii), and
recording the results of each inspection.
(c) You must demonstrate continuous compliance of each control
device subject to the emissions limits in Sec. 63.7925(d) with the
applicable emissions limit in Sec. 63.7925(d) by meeting the
requirements in paragraph (c)(1) or (2) of this section.
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16. Section 63.7935 is amended by revising paragraphs (c) and (f) to
read as follows:
Sec. 63.7935 What are my general requirements for complying with this
subpart?
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(c) You must develop a written startup, shutdown, and malfunction
plan (SSMP) according to the provisions in Sec. 63.6(e)(3).
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(f) Consistent with Sec. Sec. 63.6(e) and 63.7(e)(1), deviations
that occur during a period of startup, shutdown, or malfunction are not
violations if you demonstrate to the Administrator's satisfaction that
you were operating in accordance with Sec. 63.6(e)(1). We will
determine whether deviations that occur during a period of startup,
shutdown, or malfunction are violations, according to the provisions in
Sec. 63.6(e).
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17. Section 63.7937 is amended by revising paragraphs (c)(2) and
(c)(4)(ii) to read as follows:
Sec. 63.7937 How do I demonstrate initial compliance with the general
standards?
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(c) * * *
(2) If the remediation material managed in the affected remediation
material management unit has an average total VOHAP concentration less
than 500 ppmw according to Sec. 63.7886(b)(2), you have submitted as
part of your notification of compliance status, specified in Sec.
63.7950, a signed statement that you have determined, according to the
procedures in Sec. 63.7943, and recorded the average VOHAP
concentration of the remediation material placed in the affected
remediation material management unit.
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(4) * * *
(ii) You will monitor the biological treatment process conducted in
each unit according to the requirements in Sec. 63.684(e)(4).
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18. Section 63.7938 is amended by revising paragraphs (b)(2) and
(c)(4)(ii) to read as follows:
63.7938 How do I demonstrate continuous compliance with the general
standards?
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(b) * * *
(2) If the remediation material treated or managed by the process
vented through the affected process vents has an average total VOHAP
less than 10 ppmw according to Sec. 63.7885(c)(1), you must
demonstrate continuous compliance by performing a new determination and
preparing new documentation as required in Sec. 63.7885(c)(2) to show
that the total VOHAP concentration of the remediation material remains
less than 10 ppmw.
(c) * * *
(4) * * *
(ii) Monitoring the biological treatment process conducted in each
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unit according to the requirements in Sec. 63.7886(4)(i).
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19. Section 63.7940 is amended by revising paragraph (c) to read as
follows:
Sec. 63.7940 By what date must I conduct performance tests or other
initial compliance demonstrations?
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(c) For new sources, you must conduct initial performance tests and
other initial compliance demonstrations according to the provisions in
Sec. 63.7(a)(2).
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20. Section 63.7941 is amended as follows:
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a. By revising paragraph (c);
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b. By revising paragraph (g); and
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c. By removing and reserving paragraph (h):
Sec. 63.7941 How do I conduct a performance test, design evaluation,
or other type of initial compliance demonstration?
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(c) If you use a carbon adsorption system, condenser, vapor
incinerator, boiler, or process heater to meet an emission limit in
this subpart, you may choose to perform a design evaluation to
demonstrate initial compliance instead of a performance test. You must
perform a design evaluation according to the general requirements in
Sec. 63.693(b)(8) and the specific requirements in Sec.
63.693(d)(2)(ii) for a carbon adsorption system (including establishing
carbon replacement schedules and associated requirements), Sec.
63.693(e)(2)(ii) for a condenser, Sec. 63.693(f)(2)(ii) for a vapor
incinerator, or Sec. 63.693(g)(2)(i)(B) for a boiler or process
heater.
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(g) If you are required to conduct a visual inspection of an
affected source, you must conduct the inspection according to the
procedures in Sec. 63.906(a)(1) for Tank Level 1 controls, Sec.
63.1063(d) for Tank Level 2 controls, Sec. 63.926(a) for Container
Level 1 controls, Sec. 63.946(a) for a surface impoundment equipped
with a floating membrane cover, Sec. 63.946(b) for a surface
impoundment equipped with a cover and vented to a control device, Sec.
63.1047(a) for a separator with a fixed roof, Sec. 63.1047(c) for a
separator equipped with a fixed roof and vented to a control device,
Sec. 63.695(c)(1)(i) or (c)(2)(i) for a closed vent system, and Sec.
63.964(a) for individual drain systems.
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(h) [Reserved]
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21. Section 63.7943 is amended as follows:
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a. By revising paragraph (a);
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b. By revising paragraph (b) introductory text;
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c. By revising paragraphs (b)(1) introductory text and (b)(3); and
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d. By revising paragraph (c) introductory text.
Sec. 63.7943 How do I determine the average VOHAP concentration of my
remediation material?
(a) General requirements. You must determine the average total
VOHAP concentration of a remediation material using either direct
measurement as specified in paragraph (b) of this section or by
knowledge as specified in paragraph (c) of this section. These methods
may be used to determine the average VOHAP concentration of any
material listed in (a)(1) through (3) of this section.
(1) A single remediation material stream; or
(2) Two or more remediation material streams that are combined
prior to, or within, a remediation material management unit or
treatment process; or
(3) Remediation material that is combined with one or more non-
remediation material streams prior to, or within, a remediation
material management unit or treatment process.
(b) Direct measurement. To determine the average total VOHAP
concentration of a remediation material using direct measurement, you
must use the procedures in paragraphs (b)(1) through (3) of this
section.
(1) Sampling. Samples of each material stream must be collected
from the container, pipeline, or other device used to deliver each
material stream prior to entering the remediation material management
unit or treatment process in a manner such that volatilization of
organics contained in the sample is minimized and an adequately
representative sample is collected and maintained for analysis by the
selected method.
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(3) Calculations. The average total VOHAP concentration (C) on a
mass-weighted basis must be calculated by using the results for all
samples analyzed according to paragraph (b)(2) of this section and
Equation 1 of this section as follows:
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR29NO06.007
Where:
C = Average VOHAP concentration of the material on a mass-weighted
basis, ppmw.
i = Individual sample ``i'' of the material.
n = Total number of samples of the material collected (at least 4
per stream) for the averaging period (not to exceed 1 year).
Qi = Mass quantity of material stream represented by
Ci, kilograms per hour (kg/hr).
QT = Total mass quantity of all material during the
averaging period, kg/hr.
Ci = Measured VOHAP concentration of sample ``i'' as
determined according to the requirements of paragraph (b)(2) of this
section, ppmw.
(c) Knowledge of the material. To determine the average total VOHAP
concentration of a remediation material using knowledge, you must use
the procedures in paragraphs (c)(1) through (3) of this section.
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22. Section 63.7950 is amended by revising paragraph (c) to read as
follows:
Sec. 63.7950 What notifications must I submit and when?
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(c) As specified in Sec. 63.9(b)(3), if you start up your new or
reconstructed affected source on or after the effective date, you must
submit an Initial Notification no later than 120 calendar days after
initial startup.
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23. Section 63.7956 is amended by revising paragraph (c) introductory
text to read as follows:
Sec. 63.7956 Who implements and enforces this subpart?
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(c) The authorities that cannot be delegated to State, local, or
tribal agencies are listed in paragraphs (c)(1) through (4) of this
section.
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24. Section 63.7957 is amended by removing the definition of ``Point-
of-extraction'' and revising the definitions of ``deviation'' and
``transfer system'' to read as follows:
Sec. 63.7957 What definitions apply to this subpart?
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Deviation means any instance in which an affected source subject to
this subpart, or an owner or operator of such a source:
(1) Fails to meet any requirement or obligation established by this
subpart, including but not limited to any emissions limitation
(including any operating limit), or work practice standard;
(2) Fails to meet any term or condition that is adopted to
implement an applicable requirement in this subpart and that is
included in the operating permit for any affected source required to
obtain such a permit; or
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(3) Fails to meet any emissions limitation, (including any
operating limit), or work practice standard in this subpart during
startup, shutdown, or malfunction, regardless of whether or not such
failure is permitted by this subpart.
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Transfer system means a stationary system for which the predominant
function is to convey liquids or solid materials from one point to
another point within a waste management operation or recovery
operation. For the purpose of this subpart, the conveyance of material
using a container (as defined for this subpart) or a self-propelled
vehicle (e.g., a front-end loader) is not a transfer system. Examples
of a transfer system include but are not limited to a pipeline, an
individual drain system, a gravity-operated conveyor (such as a chute),
and a mechanically-powered conveyor (such as a belt or screw conveyor).
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25. Table 1 to Subpart GGGGG of Part 63 is revised to read as follows:
Table 1 to Subpart GGGGG of Part 63.--List of Hazardous Air Pollutants
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CAS No.a Compound name Fm 305
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75070......................... Acetaldehyde.............. 1.000
75058......................... Acetonitrile.............. 0.989
98862......................... Acetophenone.............. 0.314
98862......................... Acetophenone.............. 0.314
107028........................ Acrolein.................. 1.000
107131........................ Acrylonitrile............. 0.999
107051........................ Allyl chloride............ 1.000
71432......................... Benzene (includes benzene 1.000
in gasoline).
98077......................... Benzotrichloride (isomers 0.958
and mixture).
100447........................ Benzyl chloride........... 1.000
92524......................... Biphenyl.................. 0.864
542881........................ Bis(chloromethyl)ether b.. 0.999
75252......................... Bromoform................. 0.998
106990........................ 1,3-Butadiene............. 1.000
75150......................... Carbon disulfide.......... 1.000
56235......................... Carbon Tetrachloride...... 1.000
43581......................... Carbonyl sulfide.......... 1.000
133904........................ Chloramben................ 0.633
108907........................ Chlorobenzene............. 1.000
67663......................... Chloroform...............