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(a) Multiplying the mass amount of
emissions (tpy), for each of the six
greenhouse gases in the pollutant GHGs,
by the gas’s associated global warming
potential published at Table A–1 to
subpart A of part 98 of this chapter—
Global Warming Potentials. For
purposes of this paragraph (b)(48)(ii)(a),
prior to [DATE 3 YEARS AFTER THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE FINAL
DEFERRAL RULE], the mass of the
greenhouse gas carbon dioxide shall not
include carbon dioxide emissions
resulting from the combustion or
decomposition of non-fossilized and
biodegradable organic material
originating from plants, animals, or
micro-organisms (including products,
by-products, residues and waste from
agriculture, forestry and related
industries as well as the non-fossilized
and biodegradable organic fractions of
industrial and municipal wastes,
including gases and liquids recovered
from the decomposition of nonfossilized and biodegradable organic
material).
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PART 52—[AMENDED]
3. The authority citation for part 52
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.
Subpart A—[Amended]
4. Section 52.21 is amended by
revising paragraph (b)(49)(ii)(a) to read
as follows:
§ 52.21 Prevention of significant
deterioration of air quality.
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(a) Multiplying the mass amount of
emissions (tpy), for each of the six
greenhouse gases in the pollutant GHGs,
by the gas’s associated global warming
potential published at Table A–1 to
subpart A of part 98 of this chapter—
Global Warming Potentials. For
purposes of this paragraph, prior to
[DATE 3 YEARS AFTER THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE FINAL
DEFERRAL RULE], the mass of the
greenhouse gas carbon dioxide shall not
include carbon dioxide emissions
resulting from the combustion or
decomposition of non-fossilized and
biodegradable organic material
originating from plants, animals, or
micro-organisms (including products,
by-products, residues and waste from
agriculture, forestry and related
industries as well as the non-fossilized
and biodegradable organic fractions of
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industrial and municipal wastes,
including gases and liquids recovered
from the decomposition of nonfossilized and biodegradable organic
material).
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PART 70—[AMENDED]
5. The authority citation for part 70
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.
6. Section 70.2 is amended by revising
paragraph (2) of the definition of
‘‘Subject to regulation’’ to read as
follows:
§ 70.2
Definitions.
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(2) The term tpy CO2 equivalent
emissions (CO2e) shall represent an
amount of GHGs emitted, and shall be
computed by multiplying the mass
amount of emissions (tpy), for each of
the six greenhouse gases in the pollutant
GHGs, by the gas’s associated global
warming potential published at Table
A–1 to subpart A of part 98 of this
chapter—Global Warming Potentials,
and summing the resultant value for
each to compute a tpy CO2e. For
purposes of this paragraph, prior to
[DATE 3 YEARS AFTER THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE FINAL
DEFERRAL RULE], the mass of the
greenhouse gas carbon dioxide shall not
include carbon dioxide emissions
resulting from the combustion or
decomposition of non-fossilized and
biodegradable organic material
originating from plants, animals, or
micro-organisms (including products,
by-products, residues and waste from
agriculture, forestry and related
industries as well as the non-fossilized
and biodegradable organic fractions of
industrial and municipal wastes,
including gases and liquids recovered
from the decomposition of nonfossilized and biodegradable organic
material).
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PART 71—[AMENDED]
7. The authority citation for part 51
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.
Subpart A—[Amended]
8. Section 71.2 is amended by revising
paragraph (2) of the definition of
‘‘Subject to regulation’’ to read as
follows:
§ 71.2
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(2) The term tpy CO2 equivalent
emissions (CO2e) shall represent an
amount of GHGs emitted, and shall be
computed by multiplying the mass
amount of emissions (tpy), for each of
the six greenhouse gases in the pollutant
GHGs, by the gas’s associated global
warming potential published at Table
A–1 to subpart A of part 98 of this
chapter—Global Warming Potentials,
and summing the resultant value for
each to compute a tpy CO2e. For
purposes of this paragraph, prior to
[DATE 3 YEARS AFTER THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE FINAL
DEFERRAL RULE], the mass of the
greenhouse gas carbon dioxide shall not
include carbon dioxide emissions
resulting from the combustion or
decomposition of non-fossilized and
biodegradable organic material
originating from plants, animals, or
micro-organisms (including products,
by-products, residues and waste from
agriculture, forestry and related
industries as well as the non-fossilized
and biodegradable organic fractions of
industrial and municipal wastes,
including gases and liquids recovered
from the decomposition of nonfossilized and biodegradable organic
material).
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AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 60 and 63
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2002–0058; EPA–HQ–OAR–
2006–0790; EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–0119;
FRL–9272–7]
RIN 2060–AQ25; RIN 2060–AM44; RIN 2060–
AO12
National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants; Notice of
Reconsideration
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of reconsideration of
final rules.
AGENCY:
EPA is initiating a
reconsideration process with respect to
certain aspects of the national emission
standards for hazardous air pollutants
(NESHAP) for new and existing sources
for Major Source Industrial,
Commercial, and Institutional Boilers
and Process Heaters; the NESHAP for
new and existing sources for Area
Source Industrial, Commercial, and
Institutional Boilers; and standards of
performance for new Commercial and
SUMMARY:
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Industrial Solid Waste Incineration
Units and emission guidelines for
existing Commercial and Industrial
Solid Waste Incineration Units
published as final rules elsewhere in
this issue of this Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major
Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and
Institutional Boilers and Process
Heaters: Mr. Brian Shrager, Energy
Strategies Group, Sector Policies and
Programs Division, (D243–01), Office of
Air Quality Planning and Standards,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711; Telephone number: (919) 541–
7689; Fax number (919) 541–5450; Email address: shrager.brian@epa.gov.
National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area
Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and
Institutional Boilers: Mr. Jim Eddinger,
Energy Strategies Group, Sector Policies
and Programs Division, (D243–01),
Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle
Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone
number: (919) 541–5426; Fax number
(919) 541–5450; e-mail address:
eddinger.jim@epa.gov.
Standards of Performance for New
Stationary Sources and Emission
Guidelines for Existing Sources:
Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste
Incineration (CISWI) Units: Ms. Toni
Jones, Natural Resource and Commerce
Group, Sector Policies and Programs
Division (E143–03), Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle
Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone
number: (919) 541–0316; fax number:
(919) 541–3470; e-mail address:
jones.toni@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. General Information
A. Reconsideration of the Emissions
Standards for Major Boilers and Process
Heaters, Area Source Boilers, and
Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste
Incinerators
In separate final rules documents
published elsewhere in today’s Federal
Register, EPA is issuing emissions
standards for new and existing sources
in the following source categories: Major
source boilers and process heaters, area
source boilers, and commercial and
industrial solid waste incinerators. In
this notice, we are convening a
proceeding for reconsideration of
certain portions of these emissions
standards. The Agency is in the process
of developing a proposed
reconsideration notice that identifies the
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specific elements of the rules for which
we believe further public comment is
appropriate and any provisions that we
propose to modify after more fully
evaluating the data and comments
already received. At that time, we may
also seek public comment on other
aspects of the portions of the rules we
decide to reconsider in addition to other
provisions in these rules. We will also
evaluate any petitions submitted to the
Agency by members of the public
requesting that the Agency reconsider
any aspects of these rules. We intend to
consider for inclusion in any
forthcoming proposed reconsideration
notice all additional issues for which we
determine that reconsideration is
appropriate.
We recognize that certain issues of
central relevance to these rules arose
after the period for public comment or
may have been impracticable to
comment upon. Therefore, we believe
that reconsideration is appropriate
under section 307(d)(7)(B) of the Clean
Air Act. While we have taken final
action on the rules identified above, and
believe that the final rules reflect
reasonable approaches consistent with
the requirements of the Clean Air Act,
some of the issues identified in the
comments raise difficult technical
issues that we believe may benefit from
additional public involvement.
Therefore, we are initiating
reconsideration of a number of issues in
the major and area sources boilers rules,
and the commercial and industrial solid
waste incineration rule. The following
issues concern provisions in the final
rules that are appropriate and consistent
with the requirements of the Act, but for
which we believe reconsideration and
additional opportunity for public review
and comment should be obtained:
• Revisions to the proposed
subcategories in the major source boilers
rule.
• Establishment of a fuel specification
in the major source boilers rule through
which gas-fired boilers that use a fuel
other than natural gas may be
considered Gas 1 units.
• Establishing work practice
standards for limited use major source
boilers.
• Establishment of standards for
biomass and oil-fired area source boilers
based on generally available control
technology.
• Revision of the proposed
subcategory for energy recovery units
for CISWI units.
• Establishment of limitations on fuel
switching provisions for CISWI units.
• Revision to the proposed definition
of CISWI to exclude cyclonic burn
barrels.
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• Providing an affirmative defense for
malfunction events for major and area
source boilers and for CISWI units.
The following additional issues
concern actions taken in the final rules
for which we believe reconsideration
under section 307(d) and, potentially,
further revisions may be warranted
because they involve issues of central
relevance that arose after the period for
public comment or may have been
impracticable to comment upon:
• Revisions to the proposed
monitoring requirements for carbon
monoxide for major source boilers and
for CISWI units.
• Revisions to the proposed dioxin
emission limit and testing requirement
for major source boilers.
• Establishing a full-load stack test
requirement for carbon monoxide
coupled with continuous oxygen
monitoring for major source boilers and
CISWI units.
• Establishing a definition of
‘‘homogenous waste’’ in the CISWI rule.
• Setting PM standards under
generally available control technology
for oil-fired area source boilers.
• Certain findings regarding the
applicability of Title V permitting
requirements for area source boilers.
Additional information concerning
issues and concerns presented by
commenters can be found in the dockets
accompanying each of the rules under
reconsideration in today’s notice.
List of Subjects
40 CFR Part 60
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Hazardous
substances, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
40 CFR Part 63
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Hazardous
substances, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: February 21, 2011.
Lisa P. Jackson,
Administrator.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 60 and 63
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0058; EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0790; EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0119; FRL-
9272-7]
RIN 2060-AQ25; RIN 2060-AM44; RIN 2060-AO12
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Notice
of Reconsideration
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of reconsideration of final rules.
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SUMMARY: EPA is initiating a reconsideration process with respect to
certain aspects of the national emission standards for hazardous air
pollutants (NESHAP) for new and existing sources for Major Source
Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters;
the NESHAP for new and existing sources for Area Source Industrial,
Commercial, and Institutional Boilers; and standards of performance for
new Commercial and
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Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units and emission guidelines for
existing Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units
published as final rules elsewhere in this issue of this Federal
Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and
Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters: Mr. Brian Shrager, Energy
Strategies Group, Sector Policies and Programs Division, (D243-01),
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711;
Telephone number: (919) 541-7689; Fax number (919) 541-5450; E-mail
address: shrager.brian@epa.gov.
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area
Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers: Mr. Jim
Eddinger, Energy Strategies Group, Sector Policies and Programs
Division, (D243-01), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711; telephone number: (919) 541-5426; Fax number (919) 541-5450; e-
mail address: eddinger.jim@epa.gov.
Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission
Guidelines for Existing Sources: Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste
Incineration (CISWI) Units: Ms. Toni Jones, Natural Resource and
Commerce Group, Sector Policies and Programs Division (E143-03),
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711; telephone number: (919) 541-0316; fax number: (919) 541-3470; e-
mail address: jones.toni@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Reconsideration of the Emissions Standards for Major Boilers and
Process Heaters, Area Source Boilers, and Commercial and Industrial
Solid Waste Incinerators
In separate final rules documents published elsewhere in today's
Federal Register, EPA is issuing emissions standards for new and
existing sources in the following source categories: Major source
boilers and process heaters, area source boilers, and commercial and
industrial solid waste incinerators. In this notice, we are convening a
proceeding for reconsideration of certain portions of these emissions
standards. The Agency is in the process of developing a proposed
reconsideration notice that identifies the specific elements of the
rules for which we believe further public comment is appropriate and
any provisions that we propose to modify after more fully evaluating
the data and comments already received. At that time, we may also seek
public comment on other aspects of the portions of the rules we decide
to reconsider in addition to other provisions in these rules. We will
also evaluate any petitions submitted to the Agency by members of the
public requesting that the Agency reconsider any aspects of these
rules. We intend to consider for inclusion in any forthcoming proposed
reconsideration notice all additional issues for which we determine
that reconsideration is appropriate.
We recognize that certain issues of central relevance to these
rules arose after the period for public comment or may have been
impracticable to comment upon. Therefore, we believe that
reconsideration is appropriate under section 307(d)(7)(B) of the Clean
Air Act. While we have taken final action on the rules identified
above, and believe that the final rules reflect reasonable approaches
consistent with the requirements of the Clean Air Act, some of the
issues identified in the comments raise difficult technical issues that
we believe may benefit from additional public involvement.
Therefore, we are initiating reconsideration of a number of issues
in the major and area sources boilers rules, and the commercial and
industrial solid waste incineration rule. The following issues concern
provisions in the final rules that are appropriate and consistent with
the requirements of the Act, but for which we believe reconsideration
and additional opportunity for public review and comment should be
obtained:
Revisions to the proposed subcategories in the major
source boilers rule.
Establishment of a fuel specification in the major source
boilers rule through which gas-fired boilers that use a fuel other than
natural gas may be considered Gas 1 units.
Establishing work practice standards for limited use major
source boilers.
Establishment of standards for biomass and oil-fired area
source boilers based on generally available control technology.
Revision of the proposed subcategory for energy recovery
units for CISWI units.
Establishment of limitations on fuel switching provisions
for CISWI units.
Revision to the proposed definition of CISWI to exclude
cyclonic burn barrels.
Providing an affirmative defense for malfunction events
for major and area source boilers and for CISWI units.
The following additional issues concern actions taken in the final
rules for which we believe reconsideration under section 307(d) and,
potentially, further revisions may be warranted because they involve
issues of central relevance that arose after the period for public
comment or may have been impracticable to comment upon:
Revisions to the proposed monitoring requirements for
carbon monoxide for major source boilers and for CISWI units.
Revisions to the proposed dioxin emission limit and
testing requirement for major source boilers.
Establishing a full-load stack test requirement for carbon
monoxide coupled with continuous oxygen monitoring for major source
boilers and CISWI units.
Establishing a definition of ``homogenous waste'' in the
CISWI rule.
Setting PM standards under generally available control
technology for oil-fired area source boilers.
Certain findings regarding the applicability of Title V
permitting requirements for area source boilers.
Additional information concerning issues and concerns presented by
commenters can be found in the dockets accompanying each of the rules
under reconsideration in today's notice.
List of Subjects
40 CFR Part 60
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Hazardous
substances, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
40 CFR Part 63
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Hazardous
substances, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: February 21, 2011.
Lisa P. Jackson,
Administrator.
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