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BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 63
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2018–0747; FRL–6934.1–
02–OAR]
RIN 2060–AV38
National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants:
Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing
Technology Review
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final
action on the technology review
conducted on the Miscellaneous Coating
Manufacturing (MCM) source category
regulated under the National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
(NESHAP). These final amendments
include provisions for inorganic
hazardous air pollutant (HAP) standards
for process vessels.
DATES: This final rule is effective
February 22, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2018–0747. All
documents in the docket are listed on
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e.g., Confidential Business Information
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SUMMARY:
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the EPA Docket Center, Room 3334,
WJC West Building, 1301 Constitution
Avenue 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 EPA
Docket Center is (202) 566–1742.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions about this final action, contact
Ms. Angie Carey, Sector Policies and
Programs Division (E143–01), Office of
Air Quality Planning and Standards,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711; telephone number: (919) 541–
2187; fax number: (919) 541–0516; and
email address: carey.angela@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Preamble acronyms and
abbreviations. Throughout this
document the use of ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or
‘‘our’’ is intended to refer to the EPA.
We use multiple acronyms and terms in
this preamble. While this list may not be
exhaustive, to ease the reading of this
preamble and for reference purposes,
the EPA defines the following terms and
acronyms here:
1–BP 1-bromopropane
CAA Clean Air Act
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
EJ Environmental Justice
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
FR Federal Register
gr/dscf grains per dry standard cubic feet
HAP hazardous air pollutant(s)
ICR Information Collection Request
km kilometer
MACT maximum achievable control
technology
MCM miscellaneous coating manufacturing
NESHAP national emission standards for
hazardous air pollutants
NTTAA National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act
OMB Office of Management and Budget
PRD pressure release devices
PM particulate matter
PRA Paperwork Reduction Act
RFA Regulatory Flexibility Act
RTR residual risk and technology review
mg/m3 microgram per cubic meter
UMRA Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
VCS voluntary consensus standards
Organization of this document. The
information in this preamble is
organized as follows:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
B. Where can I get a copy of this document
and other related information?
II. Background
A. What is the statutory authority for this
action?
B. What is this source category and how
does the current NESHAP regulate its
organic and inorganic HAP emissions?
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C. What changes did we propose for the
MCM source category in our June 7,
2022, proposal?
III. What is the rationale for our final
decisions and amendments for the
NESHAP for the MCM source category?
A. Inorganic HAP Standards for Process
Vessels
B. Adding 1–BP to the list of HAP
C. What are the effective and compliance
dates of the standards?
IV. Summary of Cost, Enviornmental, and
Economic Impacts and Additional
Analyses Conducted
A. What are the affected sources?
B. What are the air quality impacts?
C. What are the cost impacts?
D. What are the economic impacts?
E. What analysis of enviornmental justice
did we conduct?
V. Statutory and Executive Order Review
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory
Planning and 13563 Improving
Regulation and Regulatory Review
B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
(UMRA)
E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation
and Coordination With Indian Tribal
Governments
G. National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act (NTTAA) and 1 CFR
Part 51
H. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions
To Address Environmental Justice in
Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations
I. Executive Order 13045: Protection of
Children From Environmental Health
Risks and Safety Risks
J. Executive Order 13211: Actions
Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use
K. Congressional Review Act (CRA)
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
Table 1 of this preamble lists the
NESHAP and associated regulated
industrial source categories that are the
subject of this final rule. Table 1 is not
intended to be exhaustive, but rather
provides a guide for readers regarding
the entities that this final rule is likely
to affect. These final standards, once
promulgated, will be directly applicable
to the affected sources. Federal, state,
local, and tribal government entities
would not be affected by this final rule.
As defined in the Initial List of
Categories of Sources Under Section
112(c)(1) of the Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990 (see 57 FR 31576;
July 16, 1992) and Documentation for
Developing the Initial Source Category
List, Final Report (see EPA–450/3–91–
030; July 1992), the Manufacture of
Paints, Coatings, and Adhesives source
category ‘‘is any facility engaged in their
manufacture without regard to the
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particular end-uses or consumers of
such products. The manufacturing of
these products may occur in any
combination at any facility.’’ This
source category has since been renamed
Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing
(MCM).
(PM) emissions. These emissions can
occur when raw materials in powder
form are added to paint mixing vessels.
Therefore, amendments were proposed
to define the maximum achievable
control technology (MACT) standard for
inorganic HAP within the MCM source
category pursuant to CAA sections
112(d)(2) and (3).
TABLE 1—NESHAP AND INDUSTRIAL
SOURCE CATEGORIES AFFECTED BY B. What is this source category and how
THIS FINAL ACTION
does the current NESHAP regulate its
Source category and
NESHAP
Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing Industry ............
1 North
American
Industry
NAICS code 1
3255, 3259
Classification
System.
B. Where can I get a copy of this
document and other related
information?
In addition to being available in the
docket, an electronic copy of this action
is available on the internet. Following
signature by the EPA Administrator, the
EPA will post a copy of this final action
at https://www.epa.gov/stationarysources-air-pollution/miscellaneouscoating-manufacturing-nationalemission-standards. Following
publication in the Federal Register, the
EPA will post the Federal Register
version of the final rule and key
technical documents at this same
website.
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II. Background
A. What is the statutory authority for
this action?
This final rule amends the National
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants (NESHAP): Miscellaneous
Coating Manufacturing, which was
previously amended when the EPA
finalized the Residual Risk and
Technology Review (RTR) on August 14,
2020.1
In the Louisiana Environmental
Action Network v. EPA (LEAN) decision
issued on April 21, 2020, the U.S. Court
of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Circuit (D.C. Circuit) held that the EPA
has an obligation to address unregulated
emissions from a source category when
the Agency conducts the 8-year
technology review required by Clean Air
Act (CAA) section 112(d)(6).2 To meet
this obligation, the EPA issued a
proposed rule to address unregulated
emissions of HAP from the MCM source
category. Inorganic HAP can be emitted
from sources in the MCM category as
part of a source’s particulate matter
1 85
FR 49724; Aug. 14, 2020.
Environmental Action Network v.
EPA, 955 F.3d 1088 (D.C. Cir. 2020) (‘‘LEAN’’).
2 Louisiana
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organic and inorganic HAP emissions?
As defined in the Initial List of
Categories of Sources Under Section
112(c)(1) of the Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990 3 and
Documentation for Developing the
Initial Source Category List (Final
Report), 4 the ‘‘manufacture of paints,
coatings, and adhesives’’ source
category ‘‘is any facility engaged in their
manufacture without regard to the enduses or consumers of such products.
The manufacturing of these products
may occur in any combination at any
facility.’’
The MCM source category includes
the collection of equipment that is used
to manufacture coatings at a facility.
MCM operations also include cleaning
operations. Coatings are materials such
as paints, inks, or adhesives that are
intended to be applied to a substrate
and consist of a mixture of resins,
pigments, solvents, and/or other
additives, where the material is
produced by a manufacturing operation
where materials are blended, mixed,
diluted, or otherwise formulated.
Coatings do not include materials made
in processes where a formulation
component is synthesized by a chemical
reaction or separation activity and then
transferred to another vessel where it is
formulated to produce a material used
as a coating, where the synthesized or
separated component is not stored prior
to formulation.
The equipment regulated by the MCM
NESHAP includes process vessels,
storage tanks for feedstocks and
3 See
57 FR 31576; July 16, 1992.
EPA–450/3–91–030, July 1992, available at
https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyNET.exe/
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EPA&Index=1991+Thru+1994&Docs=&Query=
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products, equipment leak components
(pumps, compressors, agitators, pressure
relief devices (PRDs), sampling
connection systems, open-ended valves
or lines, valves, connectors, and
instrumentation systems), wastewater
tanks, heat exchangers, and transfer
racks.
The current NESHAP regulates
process vessels based on the volume of
the process vessel and the maximum
true vapor pressure of the organic HAP
processed or stored. Control
requirements range from the use of
tightly fitted lids on process vessels to
the capture and reduction of organic
HAP emissions through the use of addon controls (i.e., a flare, oxidizer, or
condenser).
The NESHAP did not previously
regulate inorganic HAP from process
vessels. During the addition of raw
materials in powder form to paint
mixing vessels, emissions of inorganic
HAP in the form of PM emissions may
occur and are typically collected and
routed to a PM control device (i.e.,
baghouse, fabric filters, cartridge filters,
or scrubbers). This final rule addresses
the previously unaddressed inorganic
HAP emissions from this category and
requires MACT for emission sources of
inorganic HAP.
C. What changes did we propose for the
MCM source category in our June 7,
2022, proposal?
On June 7, 2022, the EPA published
a proposal in the Federal Register for
the MCM NESHAP, 40 CFR part 63,
subpart HHHHH, to set a MACT
standard for inorganic HAP metal
emissions from process vessels in the
MCM source category. We also proposed
to add 1-bromopropane (1–BP) to table
7, Partially Soluble HAP, and table 11,
List of Hazardous Air Pollutants That
Must Be Counted Toward Total Organic
HAP Content If Present at 0.1 Percent or
More by Mass, to this subpart. We asked
for comment on these changes, and
additionally sought comment on the use
of 1–BP in this source category.
III. What is the rationale for our final
decisions and amendments for the
NESHAP for the MCM source category?
This section provides a description of
what we proposed and what we are
finalizing for the issue, the EPA’s
rationale for the final decisions and
amendments, and a summary of key
comments and responses.
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A. Inorganic HAP Standards for Process
Vessels
1. What comments did we receive on
the inorganic HAP standards, and what
are our responses?
Comment: We received comments
that the EPA should include design
evaluations of PM control devices (i.e.,
baghouses, fabric filters, cartridge filters,
or scrubbers) as alternatives to EPA
Method 5 testing for initial compliance
demonstrations. The commenters
argued that coatings production often
occurs infrequently, taking a fraction of
the time needed to conduct an EPA
Method 5 test. The commenters argued
that EPA Method 5 test runs usually
require an hour or more, whereas the
addition of dry solids to an MCM
subject process vessel usually takes no
more than 10 or 15 minutes for each
batch. The commenters stated that it
could be a matter of days, or months,
before another batch of dry solids is
added to a process vessel. Further,
commenters argued that typically only 1
or 2 batches in a year would be subject
to these standards for several reasons,
including that the amendments only
apply to process vessels that are greater
than or equal to 250 gallons, and that
some of the manufactured materials
might not be coatings. The commenters
also stated that besides metal HAP,
facilities might already route any PM to
a control device resulting from the
addition of dry solids (i.e., for worker
hygiene protection).
Response: Periodic performance tests
verify control device performance and
also help identify potential degradation
of an add-on control device over time to
ensure the control device remains
effective, reducing the potential for
acute emissions episodes or
noncompliance. Therefore, we are
finalizing the requirement to conduct
performance testing. The commenters
indicate that the most significant issue
is related to the amount of time that the
controls are operating to limit PM
emissions. We recognize that there may
be instances where inorganic HAP
materials are processed for very limited
periods of time and, therefore, are
clarifying that the performance test may
be conducted during any solids addition
or processing steps, and not just during
the addition of inorganic HAPcontaining materials. We note that the
PM emissions limit proposed for
inorganic HAP was based on
performance testing for similar units
that had the potential for PM emissions,
and not limited to periods where
inorganic HAP-containing materials
were added or processed. We are,
therefore, clarifying the regulatory text
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at 40 CFR 63.8005(i)(1)(i) to specify that
EPA Method 5 may be conducted during
the addition of any dry materials.
Comment: Commenters argued that
design evaluations are allowed in other
NESHAP rules including 40 CFR part
63, subpart BBBBBBB, Chemical
Preparations Industry; 40 CFR part 63,
subpart VVVVVV, Chemical
Manufacturing Area Sources; and 40
CFR part 63, subpart CCCCCCC, Paints
and Allied Products Manufacturing, and
therefore should be allowed in this
standard. In addition, commenters
argued that the current MCM rule
references 40 CFR part 63, subpart SS,
which they claimed allows design
evaluations to control organic HAP.
Response: As discussed above,
performance testing is important to
verify initial and periodic control device
performance. Although design
evaluations have been allowed in some
NESHAP such as the area source
standards identified by the commenter,
performance testing is required in a
number of MACT standards to
demonstrate compliance. In the August
14, 2020, final rule, we finalized
requirements for facilities subject to
subpart HHHHH to conduct control
device performance testing no less
frequently than once every 5 years when
using emission capture systems and
add-on controls to demonstrate
compliance, see 85 FR 49724, 49729,
and removed provisions in conflict with
this change. However, we erroneously
did not make a conforming change to 40
CFR 63.8005(d)(1) at that time to remove
now obsolete language addressing the
conduct of design evaluations. We are
therefore making a correction to 40 CFR
63.8005(d)(1) to remove the remaining
reference regarding design evaluations
in this provision.
Comment: Commenters suggested that
the EPA should clarify that 40 CFR part
63, subpart SS, does not apply to PM
control devices by adding clarifying
language to 40 CFR 63.8000(a)(2) and
(c).
Response: Because the final inorganic
HAP metal general requirements are
specified in a separate section from the
organic HAP requirements cited by this
commenter, this commenter’s suggested
clarifications are unnecessary. The
requirements in § 63.8000(a)(2) and (c)
are not related to the metal HAP
requirements for PM control devices.
Therefore, we have not made the
requested clarifications.
Comment: Commenters suggested that
the EPA provide 3 years, rather than 1
year, to comply with the final rule
amendments. Commenters argued that
the EPA did not account for all facilities
that will need to install new control
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devices for PM. Commenters stated that
some facilities have process vessels that
are already controlled with a PM control
device, but have other process vessels at
their facilities that are not currently
controlled with a PM control device and
would, therefore, need to install a new
PM control device.
Response: The final rule provides 1
year to comply with the amendments.
For most facilities, 1 year to conduct
performance tests on existing inorganic
HAP control devices is an adequate
amount of time. The commenters were
not specific in terms of how many
facilities would have to install new
control devices to meet this final rule,
but we expect that number to be
minimal to none. Therefore, we have
not provided additional time. We note,
however, that 40 CFR 63.6(i)(4)(ii)
provides an opportunity to request an
additional 2 years to comply if
necessary for the installation of controls.
Comment: One commenter suggested
that the EPA conduct further research
on the toxicity of non-mercury metal
HAP.
Response: This comment is outside of
the scope of this rulemaking.
Nonetheless, the EPA continues to
research and collect information on
pollutants such as non-mercury metal
HAP.
Comment: One commenter suggested
that the EPA clarify whether inorganic
HAP metal includes compounds of
metal HAP (i.e., manganese, antimony,
nickel, lead, cobalt, chromium,
cadmium, or arsenic) or just these
metals themselves. The commenter also
suggested that the EPA clarify whether
the metal HAP limit of 0.1 percent by
weight refers to the content of one single
metal HAP compound or the total
content of the metal HAP compounds
combined.
Response: The definition of material
containing metal HAP includes
compounds of the metals listed and the
metals themselves. The 0.1 percent by
weight refers to the total content of all
the metal HAP compounds combined
and the metals themselves, except for
elemental lead.
Comment: One commenter stated that
there is a lack of standards for pigments
and other solids that are in paste or
slurry form. The commenter also
suggested that the word ‘‘liquid’’ can be
removed from the phrase ‘‘pigments and
other solids that are in paste, slurry, or
liquid form,’’ as no PM emissions occur
in liquids.
Response: We disagree that there need
to be standards for pigments and other
solids that are in paste or slurry form as
PM emissions do not occur from
processing liquids, pastes, or slurries.
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2. What did we propose and what
changes are being made to the inorganic
HAP amendments in this final rule?
This final rule addresses the
previously unregulated inorganic HAP
metal emissions from this source
category by setting MACT standards for
emission sources of metal HAP by
amending the compliance requirements
in 40 CFR 63.7995(f); the general
requirements specified in 40 CFR
63.8005(a)(1)(iii) and (i); the reporting
requirements specified in 40 CFR
63.8075; the recordkeeping
requirements in 40 CFR 63.8080(i) and
(g); and the general provisions as
specified in table 10 to this subpart, as
proposed, to set PM standards stating
that existing sources must demonstrate
initial compliance with the PM
emissions limit of 0.014 grains per dry
standard cubic foot (gr/dscf) and new
sources must demonstrate initial
compliance with the PM emissions limit
of 0.0079 gr/dscf. We are revising table
1 of 40 CFR part 63, subpart HHHHH,
as proposed, to include the 0.014 gr/dscf
emission limit that applies to process
vessels. Facilities are required to
continuously comply with the standards
during all operations that emit metal
HAP. These final amendments do not
apply to pigments and other solids that
are in paste, slurry, or liquid form.
We are finalizing, as proposed, the
definitions in 40 CFR 63.8105 for Bag
Leak Detection System (BLDS), fabric
filter, and material containing metal
HAP. We are also amending the
regulatory text at 40 CFR 63.8005(i)(1)(i)
to specify that EPA Method 5 may be
conducted during the addition of any
dry materials, not only when dry
material containing metal HAP are
added.
As finalized, continuous compliance
with the emission limits will be
demonstrated through control device
parameter monitoring coupled with
periodic emissions testing.
Under this final rule, a source owner
is required to submit semi-annual
compliance summary reports which
document both compliance with the
requirements of this rule and any
deviations from compliance with any of
those requirements.
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B. Adding 1–BP to the List of HAP
1. What comments did we receive
regarding the addition of 1–BP to our
list of HAP, and what are our responses?
Comment: One commenter argued
that the CAA requires the EPA to
establish MACT standards for each
uncontrolled HAP, including 1–BP. The
commenter argued that the LEAN
decision specifies that the EPA must set
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emissions standards for each HAP
emitted by the source category. The
commenter stated that the LEAN
decision requires the Agency to set
MACT standards for HAP that have not
previously been regulated. The
commenter further stated that the EPA
did not calculate MACT standards or
establish emissions limits for 1–BP. The
commenter stated that the EPA has
never previously calculated how much
1–BP the best performing sources emit
and has not set emissions standards for
1–BP. The commenter stated that adding
1–BP to table 7, Partially Soluble HAP,
and table 11, List of Hazardous Air
Pollutants That Must Be Counted
Toward Total Organic HAP Content If
Present at 0.1 Percent or More by Mass,
to this subpart does not satisfy the
EPA’s obligation to set MACT standards.
The commenter argued that the EPA
does not have enough information to set
a MACT floor for 1–BP. The commenter
also argued that a similar analysis
should have been completed for 1–BP as
it was done for PM. The commenter
argued that the EPA did not conduct a
surrogate analysis between 1–BP and
other organic HAP.
Response: As explained in our 2022
proposal, the D.C. Circuit in LEAN held
that EPA has an obligation to address
unregulated emissions from a source
category when conducting the 8-year
technology review required by section
112(d)(6). At the time this rule was
proposed, we considered it possible that
sources in this source category may use
1–BP; however, we had no data to
support a conclusion that there are
emissions of 1–BP from this source
category. Nonetheless, we proposed to
address potential MACT requirements,
and stated ‘‘for this source category, we
do not believe that the inclusion of 1–
BP as an organic HAP would have
affected the representativeness of the
MACT standard.’’ We asked for
comments and data regarding emissions
of 1–BP. However, no one provided data
or other evidence demonstrating that 1–
BP is emitted from this source category.
In addition to requesting comments, we
surveyed several MCM facilities to
verify our position that 1–BP is not used
in this industry. No respondents to our
survey use or emit 1–BP (see
Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing
Source Category (MCM) Bromopropane
(1–BP) Postcard Phone Survey Memo in
the docket for this action).
In response to this comment, we have
examined whether the addition of 1–BP
to the HAP list impacts the source
category. We proposed to include 1–BP
in the tables that list the regulated HAP
for this source category as a
conservative, protective approach.
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However, our survey and our knowledge
regarding likely sources of 1–BP
emissions lead us to conclude that 1–BP
is not used in this source category.
Therefore, the obligation to address
unregulated emissions set out in LEAN
does not apply here, and we are not
including 1–BP in the list of HAP
regulated in this final rule. The EPA
will continue to evaluate the best
approach to address any new HAP
additions for each source category as the
applicable NESHAP is reviewed.
2. What did we propose and what
changes are being made regarding the
addition of 1–BP in this final rule?
On January 5, 2022, the EPA
published in the Federal Register (87
FR 393) a final rule amending the list of
HAP under the CAA to add 1–BP in
response to public petitions previously
granted by the EPA. This action became
effective on February 4, 2022.
As discussed above, although we
proposed to include 1–BP in the tables
that list the regulated HAP for this
source category, we determined that
including 1–BP in the tables in this
subpart is not the correct approach for
this source category. Based on our brief
phone survey and knowledge of the
industry, we have determined that
facilities are not using or emitting 1–BP
in this source category. Therefore, we
are not finalizing the addition of 1–BP
to table 7, Partially Soluble HAP, and
table 11, List of Hazardous Air
Pollutants That Must Be Counted
Toward Total Organic HAP Content If
Present at 0.1 Percent or More by Mass,
to this subpart to include 1–BP.
C. What are the effective and
compliance dates of the standards?
The revisions to the MACT standards
being promulgated in this action are
effective on February 22, 2024.
All the provisions we are finalizing
under CAA sections 112(d)(2) and (3)
are subject to the compliance deadlines
outlined under CAA section 112(i). For
existing sources, CAA section 112(i)(3)
provides there shall be compliance ‘‘as
expeditiously as practicable, but in no
event later than 3 years after the
effective date of such standard . . .’’
subject to certain exemptions further
detailed in the statute.5 In determining
what compliance period is as
‘‘expeditious as practicable,’’ we
examined the amount of time needed to
plan and construct projects and change
5 Association of Battery Recyclers v. EPA, 716
F.3d 667, 672 (D.C. Cir. 2013) (‘‘Section 112(i)(3)’s
3-year maximum compliance period applies
generally to any emission standard . . .
promulgated under [section 112]’’ (brackets in
original)).
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operating procedures. As provided in
CAA section 112(i), all new affected
sources would comply with these
provisions by the effective date of the
final amendments to the MCM NESHAP
or upon startup, whichever is later.
All affected facilities would have to
continue to meet the current provisions
of 40 CFR part 63, subpart HHHHH,
until the applicable compliance date of
the amended rule. This final action is
not a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5
U.S.C. 804(2), so the effective date of the
final rule will be the promulgation date
as specified in CAA section 112(d)(10).
For all affected sources that
commence construction or
reconstruction on or before June 7, 2022,
we are finalizing, as proposed, that it is
necessary to provide 1 year after the
effective date of the final rule or upon
startup, whichever is later, for owners
and operators to comply with the PM
provisions. For all affected sources that
commenced construction or
reconstruction after June 7, 2022, we are
finalizing, as proposed, that owners and
operators comply with the amended PM
provisions by the effective date of the
final rule or upon startup, whichever is
later.
IV. Summary of Cost, Enviornmental,
and Economic Impacts and Additional
Analyses Conducted
A. What are the affected sources?
Currently, 42 major sources subject to
the MCM NESHAP are operating in the
United States. The affected source under
the NESHAP is the facility-wide
collection of equipment used to
manufacture coatings and includes all
process vessels; storage tanks for
feedstocks and products; components
such as pumps, compressors, agitators,
PRDs, sampling connection systems,
open-ended valves or lines, valves,
connectors, and instrumentation
systems; wastewater tanks; transfer
racks; and cleaning operations. A
coating is defined as a material such as
paint, ink, or adhesive that is intended
to be applied to a substrate and consists
of a mixture of resins, pigments,
solvents, and/or other additives, where
the material is produced by a
manufacturing operation and materials
are blended, mixed, diluted, or
otherwise formulated.
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B. What are the air quality impacts?
We project no emissions reductions of
PM from the MCM source category
because all facilities reporting PM
emissions are already equipped with
particulate controls. This action
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inorganic HAP that will limit emissions
and require that controls are effective.
Indirect or secondary air emissions
impacts are impacts that would result
from the increased electricity usage
associated with the operation of control
devices (e.g., increased secondary
emissions of criteria pollutants from
power plants). Energy impacts consist of
the electricity and steam needed to
operate control devices and other
equipment. The final amendments
would have no effect on the energy
needs of the affected facilities and
would, therefore, have no indirect or
secondary air emissions impacts.
C. What are the cost impacts?
All existing MCM facilities are
expected to be currently achieving the
level of control required by these final
standards. That is, we believe that all
existing sources currently route vent
streams from specified equipment
through a PM control device such that
PM emissions are reduced to at least
0.014 gr/dscf. Although this final rule
contains requirements for new sources,
we are not aware of any new sources
being constructed now or planned in the
next year and, consequently, we did not
estimate any cost impacts for new
sources. Therefore, there are no capital
costs of this final rule. The estimated
annualized cost of the final rule would
be $205,000 per year. The annualized
costs account for submitting the
notifications and for control device
performance testing, inspections,
monitoring, recordkeeping, and
reporting for 12 facilities that are
expected to have add-on controls. As
stated in the technical support
document, Update of Summary of Data
Collected for the MCM RTR
Amendments, there are 12 facilities that
reported metal HAP to the 2017 NEI.
Therefore, we expect only 12 facilities
to incur costs. This document is
available in the docket for this action.
No other capital costs are associated
with this final rule, and no additional
operational and maintenance costs are
expected.
D. What are the economic impacts?
For the final rule, the EPA estimated
the cost of performing an initial
performance test and annual control
device inspections at affected facilities.
To assess the potential economic
impacts, the expected annual cost is
compared to the total sales revenue for
the ultimate owners of affected
facilities. For this rule, the expected
annual cost is $6,700 for each facility,
with an estimated nationwide annual
cost of $205,000 (2019$). The 42
affected facilities are owned by 27
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parent companies, and the total costs
associated with these amendments are
expected to be less than 1 percent of
annual sales revenue per ultimate
owner. These costs account for 12
facilities expected to have add-on
controls for metal HAP, as well as all 42
facilities to become familiar with the
rule. These costs are not expected to
result in a significant market impact,
regardless of whether they are passed on
to the purchaser or absorbed by the
firms.
The EPA also prepared a small
business screening assessment to
determine whether any of the identified
affected entities are small entities, as
defined by the U.S. Small Business
Administration. This analysis is
available in the docket for this action
(Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2018–
0747). Three of the affected facilities are
owned by small entities. However, since
the costs associated with these
amendments for these 3 affected small
entities are expected to be less than 1
percent of annual sales revenue per
ultimate owner, there are no significant
economic impacts on a substantial
number of small entities from these final
amendments.
Information on our cost impact
estimates on the sources in the MCM
source category is available in the
docket for this final rule.
E. What analysis of environmental
justice did we conduct?
Consistent with the EPA’s
commitment to integrating
environmental justice (EJ) in the
Agency’s actions, and following the
directives set forth in multiple
Executive orders, the Agency has
carefully determined the impacts of this
action on communities with EJ
concerns. For MCM facilities, the
demographic proximity analysis shows
the population for people of color is
similar to or lower than the national
average. However, the subcategory of
the African American population is
above the national average, as well as
low-income and the population without
a high-school diploma. This action will
set emission standards for inorganic
HAP metals. However, all existing
sources currently operate control
technologies and devices such that no
further emission reductions are
anticipated as a result of this action,
including in communities already
overburdened by pollution, which are
often minority (i.e., people of color
and/or indigenous peoples) and lowincome. Following is a more detailed
description of how the Agency
considers EJ in the context of regulatory
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development, and specific actions taken
to address EJ concerns for this action.
Executive Order 12898 directs the
EPA to identify the populations of
concern who are most likely to
experience unequal burdens from
environmental harms, which are
specifically minority populations (i.e.,
people of color and/or indigenous
people) and low-income populations (59
FR 7629; February 16, 1994).
Additionally, Executive Order 13985 is
intended to advance racial equity and
support underserved communities
through Federal Government actions (86
FR 7009; January 25, 2021). The EPA
defines EJ as ‘‘the fair treatment and
meaningful involvement of all people
regardless of race, color, national origin,
or income, with respect to the
development, implementation, and
enforcement of environmental laws,
regulations, and policies.’’ The EPA
further defines fair treatment to mean
that ‘‘no group of people should bear a
disproportionate burden of
environmental harms and risks,
including those resulting from the
negative environmental consequences of
industrial, governmental, and
commercial operations or programs and
policies.’’ In recognizing that minority
and low-income populations often bear
an unequal burden of environmental
harms and risks, the EPA continues to
determine ways of protecting them from
adverse public health and
environmental effects of air pollution.
To examine the potential for any EJ
issues that might be associated with
MCM facilities, we performed a
demographic analysis, which is an
assessment of individual demographic
groups of the populations living within
5 kilometers (km) and 50 km of the
facilities. The EPA then compared the
data from this analysis to the national
average for each of the demographic
groups.
A summary of the proximity
demographic assessment performed for
the major source MCM facilities is
included as Table 2 of the proposal (see
87 FR 34622). The results of the
demographic analysis indicate that, for
populations within 5 km of the 42 major
source MCM facilities, the percent of the
population who are people of color
(being the total population minus the
white population) is similar to the
national average (41 percent versus 40
percent). However, the percent African
American population is higher than the
national percent (20 percent versus 12
percent nationally). The percent of
people living below the poverty level
(19 percent) and those over 25 without
a high school diploma (15 percent) are
higher than the national averages (13
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percent and 12 percent, respectively).
The results of the analysis of
populations within 50 km of the 42
major source MCM facilities indicate
that, the percent population of people of
color (being the total population minus
the white population) is significantly
lower than the national average (28
percent versus 40 percent). The percent
of people living below the poverty level,
those over 25 without a high school
diploma, and people living in linguistic
isolation are also lower than the
corresponding national averages. The
methodology and the results of the
demographic analysis are presented in a
technical report, Analysis of
Demographic Factors for Populations
Living Near MCM Facilities, available in
this docket for this action (Docket ID
No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2018–0747).
With regard to HAP emissions, this
action requires facilities with process
vessels emitting inorganic HAP, which
consist of PM emissions from addition
of raw materials in powder form to paint
mixing vessels, to demonstrate
compliance with PM emissions of 0.014
gr/dscf for existing sources and 0.0079
gr/dscf for new sources. Because all
existing sources control these emissions,
no further emission reductions are
anticipated as a result of this action,
including in communities already
overburdened by pollution, which are
often minority (i.e., people of color
and/or indigenous peoples) and lowincome.
V. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Additional information about these
statutes and Executive orders can be
found at https://www.epa.gov/lawsregulations/laws-and-executive-orders.
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory
Planning and 13563 Improving
Regulation and Regulatory Review
This action is not a significant
regulatory action and was therefore not
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
The information collection activities
in this final rule will be submitted for
approval to OMB under the PRA. The
ICR document that the EPA prepared
has been assigned EPA ICR number
2115.10. You can find a copy of the ICR
in the MCM Docket (Docket ID No.
EPA–HQ–OAR–2018–0747), and it is
briefly summarized here.
Respondents/affected entities:
Facilities manufacturing surface
coatings.
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Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, subpart
HHHHH).
Estimated number of respondents: In
the year after the amendments are final,
approximately 42 respondents per year
would be subject to the NESHAP and no
additional respondents are expected to
become subject to the NESHAP during
that period.
Frequency of response: The total
number of responses in year 1 is 42, in
year 2 is 12, and in year 3 is 12.
Total estimated burden: The average
annual burden of the final amendments
to the 42 MCM facilities over the first
year if the amendments are finalized is
estimated to be 1,593 hours (per year).
The average annual burden to the
Agency over the 3 years after the
amendments are final is estimated to be
49 hours (per year). Burden is defined
in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: The average
annual cost of the final amendments to
the MCM facilities is $178,000 in labor
costs in the first 3 years after the
amendments are final. The average
annual capital and operation and
maintenance costs are $28,000. The total
average annual Agency cost of the final
amendments over the first 3 years after
the amendments are final is estimated to
be $2,330.
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 the EPA’s regulations in 40
CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9. When
OMB approves this ICR, the Agency will
announce that approval in the Federal
Register and publish a technical
amendment to 40 CFR part 9 to display
the OMB control number for the
approved information collection
activities contained in this rule.
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
I certify that this action will not have
a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities
under the RFA. The small entities
subject to the requirements of this
action are MCM facilities owned by
small businesses. Three of the affected
facilities are owned by small entities.
However, since the costs associated
with the amendments for these three
affected small entities are expected to be
less than one percent of annual sales
revenue per ultimate owner, there are
no significant economic impacts on a
substantial number of small entities
from these amendments. Details of this
analysis are described in section IV.D.
above and additional detail is provided
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in the economic impact memorandums
associated with this action.
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
(UMRA)
This action does not contain an
unfunded mandate of $100 million or
more as described in UMRA, 2 U.S.C.
1531–1538, and does not significantly or
uniquely affect small governments. The
action imposes no enforceable duty on
any state, local, or tribal governments or
the private sector.
E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
This action does not have federalism
implications. It will 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.
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F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation
and Coordination With Indian Tribal
Governments
This action does not have tribal
implications as specified in Executive
Order 13175. No tribal facilities are
known to be engaged in any of the
industries that would be affected by this
action (MCM). Thus, Executive Order
13175 does not apply to this action.
This action’s health and risk
assessments are contained in sections
IV.E of this preamble.
Consistent with the EPA Policy on
Consultation and Coordination with
Indian Tribes, the EPA offered
consultation to tribal officials during the
development of this action. However,
the Agency did not receive a request for
consultation. The EPA also provided an
overview on a tribal partnership call on
June 30, 2022, during the public
comment period to inform the tribes of
the content of the proposed action and
to encourage them to submit comments.
G. National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act (NTTAA) and 1 CFR
Part 51
This action involves technical
standards. Therefore, the EPA
conducted searches for the MCM
NESHAP through the Enhanced
National Standards Systems Network
(NSSN) Database managed by the
American National Standards Institute
(ANSI). We also reviewed voluntary
consensus standards (VCS)
organizations and accessed and
searched their databases for EPA
Methods 5 and 29. During the EPA’s
VCS search, if the title or abstract (if
provided) of the VCS described
technical sampling and analytical
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referenced method, the EPA ordered a
copy of the standard and reviewed it as
a potential equivalent method. We
reviewed all potential standards to
determine the practicality of the VCS for
this rule. This review requires
significant method validation data that
meet the requirements of EPA Method
301 for accepting alternative methods or
scientific, engineering, and policy
equivalence to procedures in the EPA
referenced methods. The EPA may
reconsider determinations of
impracticality when additional
information is available for a particular
VCS.
No applicable VCS was identified for
EPA Method 5. The search identified
one VCS that was potentially applicable
for this rule in lieu of EPA Method 29.
However, after reviewing the available
standard, the EPA determined that the
VCS identified for measuring emissions
of pollutants subject to emissions
standards in the rule would not be
practical due to lack of equivalency.
Additional information for the VCS
search and determination can be found
in the memorandum Voluntary
Consensus Standard Results for
National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants:
Miscellaneous Coatings Manufacturing
Technology Review, which is available
in the docket for this action.
H. Executive Order 12898: Federal
Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and
Low-Income Populations
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629;
February 16, 1994) directs Federal
agencies, to the greatest extent
practicable and permitted by law, to
make EJ part of their mission by
identifying and addressing, as
appropriate, disproportionately high
and adverse human health or
environmental effects of their programs,
policies, and activities on minority
populations (people of color and/or
indigenous peoples) and low-income
populations.
The EPA anticipates that the human
health or environmental conditions that
exist prior to this action result in or
have the potential to result in
disproportionate effects on African
American and low-income populations.
Near MCM facilities, the percentages of
residents who are African American or
low income are higher than the
nationwide percentages. However,
based on prior analyses of this source
category (85 FR 49727), risks from HAP
pollutants have been found to be at
acceptable levels and this rule will
continue to maintain acceptable levels
of exposure.
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The EPA anticipates that this action
will not change this characterization of
impacts and is not likely to result in
new disproportionate and adverse
effects on people of color, low-income
populations, and/or indigenous peoples.
All existing sources currently operate
control technologies and devices such
that no further emission reductions are
anticipated as a result of this action,
including in communities already
overburdened by pollution, which are
often minority (i.e., people of color
and/or indigenous peoples) and lowincome. The methodology and the
results of the demographic analysis are
available in the docket for this action
(Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2018–
0747) in the technical report Analysis of
Demographic Factors for Populations
Living Near MCM Facilities.
I. Executive Order 13045: Protection of
Children From Environmental Health
Risks and Safety Risks
This action is not subject to Executive
Order 13045 because it is not
economically significant as defined in
Executive Order 12866, and because this
action does not present any changes to
the rule that would affect environmental
health or safety risks, including those
that would present a disproportionate
risk to children.
J. Executive Order 13211: Actions
Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use
This action is not subject to Executive
Order 13211, because it is not a
significant regulatory action under
Executive Order 12866.
K. Congressional Review Act (CRA)
This action is subject to the CRA, and
the EPA will submit a rule report to
each House of the Congress and to the
Comptroller General of the United
States. This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’
as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 63
Administrative practice and
procedure, Air pollution control,
Business and industry, Carbon oxides,
Environmental protection, Hazardous
substances, Intergovernmental relations,
Nitrogen oxides, Ozone, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur
oxides, Volatile organic compounds.
Michael S. Regan,
Administrator.
For the reasons set out in the
preamble, title 40, chapter I of the Code
of Federal Regulations is amended as
follows:
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PART 63—NATIONAL EMISSION
STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR
POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE
CATEGORIES
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 HHHHH—National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants: Miscellaneous Coating
Manufacturing
2. Amend § 63.7995 by revising
paragraphs (a) introductory text and (b)
and adding paragraph (f) to read as
follows:
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§ 63.7995 When do I have to comply with
this subpart?
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(a) Except as specified in paragraphs
(e) and (f) of this section, if you have a
new affected source, you must comply
with this subpart according to the
requirements in paragraphs (a)(1) and
(2) of this section.
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(b) Except as specified in paragraphs
(e) and (f) of this section, if you have an
existing affected source on December
11, 2003, then you must comply with
the requirements for existing sources in
this subpart no later than December 11,
2006.
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(f) All affected sources that
commenced construction or
reconstruction on or before June 7, 2022,
must be in compliance with the
requirements listed in paragraphs (f)(1)
through (4) of this section upon initial
startup or February 22, 2024, whichever
is later. All affected sources that
commenced construction or
reconstruction after June 7, 2022, must
be in compliance with the requirements
listed in paragraphs (f)(1) through (4) of
this section upon initial startup, or
February 22, 2023, whichever is later.
(1) The general requirements specified
in § 63.8005(a)(1)(iii) and (i).
(2) The reporting requirements
specified in § 63.8075.
(3) The recordkeeping requirements
specified in § 63.8080(i) and (g).
(4) The general provisions as specified
in table 10 to this subpart.
■ 3. Amend § 63.8000 by revising
paragraph (d)(1) introductory text and
adding paragraph (d)(1)(vii) to read as
follows:
§ 63.8000 What are my general
requirements for complying with this
subpart?
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(1) Requirements for performance
tests. The requirements specified in
paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (vii) of this
section apply instead of or in addition
to the requirements for performance
testing of control devices as specified in
subpart SS of this part.
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(vii) You must conduct periodic
performance tests and establish the
operating limits required by § 63.8005(i)
within 5 years following the previous
performance test. You must conduct the
initial or first periodic performance test
before February 22, 2024, unless you are
already required to complete a periodic
performance test as a requirement of
renewing your facility’s operating
permit under 40 CFR part 70 or 71, and
have conducted a performance test on or
before February 22, 2024. Thereafter you
must conduct a performance test no
later than 5 years following the previous
performance test. Operating limits must
be confirmed or reestablished during
each performance test.
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■ 4. Amend § 63.8005 by:
■ a. Revising paragraphs (a)(1)
introductory text and (a)(1)(i);
■ b. Adding paragraph (a)(1)(iii);
■ c. Revising paragraph (d)(1); and
■ d. Adding paragraph (i).
The revisions and additions read as
follows:
§ 63.8005 What requirements apply to my
process vessels?
(a) * * *
(1) You must meet each emission
limit and work practice standard in
table 1 to this subpart that applies to
you, and you must meet each applicable
requirement specified in § 63.8000(b),
except as specified in paragraphs
(a)(1)(i) through (iii) of this section.
(i) Except as provided in paragraph
(a)(1)(iii) of this section, you are not
required to meet the emission limits and
work practice standards in table 1 to
this subpart if you comply with
§ 63.8050 or § 63.8055.
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(iii) You must meet the inorganic HAP
emissions limit in table 1 to this subpart
during the addition of material
containing metal HAP to a process
vessel. You are not required to meet this
limit for the addition of pigments and
other solids that are in paste, slurry, or
liquid form.
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(1) To demonstrate initial compliance
with a percent reduction emission limit
in table 1 to this subpart, you must
conduct the performance test under
conditions as specified in § 63.7(e)(1),
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except as specified in paragraph (d)(5)
of this section, and except that the
performance test must be conducted
under worst-case conditions. Also, the
performance test for a control device
used to control emissions from process
vessels must be conducted according to
§ 63.1257(b)(8), including the submittal
of a site-specific test plan for approval
prior to testing. The requirements in
§ 63.997(e)(1)(i) and (iii) also do not
apply for performance tests conducted
to determine compliance with the
emission limits for process vessels.
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(i) Inorganic HAP standards. You
must demonstrate initial compliance
with the inorganic HAP limit in table 1
to this subpart and as specified in
paragraph (a)(1)(iii) of this section by
following the requirements specified in
paragraph (i)(1) or (2) of this section.
You must demonstrate continuous
compliance with the requirements in
§ 63.11583(a) through (e) and (h).
(1) You must follow the requirements
specified in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) through
(iii) of this section and include the
results in your notification of
compliance status report in accordance
with § 63.8070.
(i) You must conduct the tests under
conditions that represent normal
operation, during which dry materials
are added; tests may be conducted
whether or not those dry materials
contain metal HAP.
(ii) You must perform the test using
EPA Method 5 in appendix A to 40 CFR
part 60.
(iii) You must conduct a minimum of
three separate test runs with a minimum
sample volume of 70 dry standard cubic
feet (2 dry standard cubic meters) per
run for each performance test required
in this section, as specified in
§ 63.7(e)(3).
(2) For existing sources only, you may
demonstrate initial compliance using
the results of an emissions test
conducted in the past 5 years provided
the test meets the requirements in
paragraph (i)(1) of this section.
■ 5. Amend § 63.8075 by revising
paragraph (d)(1) to read as follows:
§ 63.8075
when?
What reports must I submit and
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(d) * * *
(1) You must submit the notification
of compliance status report no later than
150 days after the applicable
compliance date specified in § 63.7995.
You must submit a separate notification
of compliance status report after the
applicable compliance date specified in
§ 63.7995(e) and (f).
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6. Amend § 63.8080 by revising
paragraph (g) and paragraph (i)
introductory text to read as follows:
7. Amend § 63.8105 in paragraph (g)
by adding the definitions ‘‘Bag Leak
Detection System’’, ‘‘Fabric filter’’, and
‘‘Material containing metal HAP’’, in
alphabetical order, to read as follows:
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What records must I keep?
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(g) If you establish separate operating
limits as allowed in § 63.8005(e) or (i),
you must maintain a log of operation or
a daily schedule indicating the time
when you change from one operating
limit to another.
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(i) On and after the compliance date
specified in § 63.7995(e), for each
deviation from an emission limitation
reported under § 63.8075(e)(5) or
§ 63.8005(i), a record of the information
specified in paragraphs (i)(1) and (2) of
this section, as applicable.
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§ 63.8105
subpart?
What definitions apply to this
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Bag Leak Detection System (BLDS)
means a system that is capable of
continuously monitoring particulate
matter (dust) loadings in the exhaust of
a baghouse in order to detect bag leaks
and other upset conditions. A BLDS
includes, but is not limited to, an
instrument that operates on
triboelectric, light scattering, light
transmittance, or other effect to
continuously monitor relative
particulate matter loadings.
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Fabric filter means an air collection
and control system that utilizes a bag
filter to reduce the emissions of metal
HAP and other particulate matter.
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Material containing metal HAP means
a material containing compounds of
manganese, antimony, nickel, lead,
cobalt, chromium, cadmium, and
arsenic compounds, in amounts greater
than or equal to 0.1 percent by weight
as shown in formulation data provided
by the manufacturer or supplier, such as
the Material Safety Data Sheet for the
material.
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8. Table 1 to subpart HHHHH of part
63 is revised and republished to read as
follows:
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TABLE 1 TO SUBPART HHHHH OF PART 63—EMISSION LIMITS AND WORK PRACTICE STANDARDS FOR PROCESS VESSELS
[As required in § 63.8005, you must meet each emission limit and work practice standard in the following table that applies to your process
vessels.]
For each . . .
You must . . .
And you must . . .
1. Portable process vessel at an
existing source.
a. Equip the vessel with a cover or lid that must be in place at
all times when the vessel contains a HAP, except for material
additions and sampling.
a. Equip the vessel with a cover or lid that must be in place at
all times when the vessel contains a HAP, except for material
additions and sampling; or
b. Equip the vessel with a tightly fitting vented cover or lid that
must be closed at all times when the vessel contains HAP,
except for material additions and sampling.
c. As specified in § 63.8005(i), on or before February 22, 2024,
during the addition of dry material, route material containing
metal HAP to a capture and control system that is maintained
and operated according to the provisions of § 63.8005.
Nonapplicable.
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an existing source.
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a. Equip the vessel with a tightly fitting vented cover or lid that
must be closed at all times when the vessel contains HAP,
except for material additions and sampling.
b. As specified in § 63.8005(i), upon startup or February 22,
2023, whichever is later, during the addition of dry material,
route material containing metal HAP to a capture and control
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i. Considering both capture and any combination of control (except a flare), reduce emissions of organic HAP with a vapor
existing pressure ≥0.6 kPa by ≥75 percent by weight, and reduce emissions of organic HAP with a vapor pressure <0.6
kPa by ≥60 percent by weight.
i. Reduce emissions of organic HAP with a vapor pressure ≥0.6
kPa by ≥75 percent by weight, and reduce emissions of organic HAP with a vapor pressure <0.6 kPa by ≥60 percent by
weight, by venting emissions through a closed-vent system to
any combination of control devices (except a flare); or
ii. Reduce emissions of total organic HAP by venting emissions
from a non-halogenated vent stream through a closed-vent
system to a flare; or
iii. Reduce emissions of total organic HAP by venting emissions
through a closed-vent system to a condenser that reduces the
outlet gas temperature to:
<10 °C if the process vessel contains HAP with a partial pressure <0.6 kPa, or
<2 °C if the process vessel contains HAP with a partial pressure
≥0.6 kPa and <17.2 kPa, or
<¥5 °C if the process vessel contains HAP with a partial pressure ≥17.2 kPa.
i. Reduce emissions of material containing metal HAP to 0.014
gr/dscf or less.
i. Reduce emissions of total organic HAP by ≥95 percent by
weight by venting emissions through a closed-vent system to
any combination of control devices (except a flare); or
ii. Reduce emissions of total organic HAP by venting emissions
from a non-halogenated vent stream through a closed-vent
system to a flare; or
iii. Reduce emissions of total organic HAP by venting emissions
through a closed-vent system to a condenser that reduces the
outlet gas temperature to:
<¥4 °C if the process vessel contains HAP with a partial pressure <0.7 kPa, or
<¥20 °C if the process vessel contains HAP with a partial pressure ≥0.7 kPa and <17.2 kPa, or
<¥30 °C if the process vessel contains HAP with a partial pressure ≥17.2 kPa.
i. Reduce emissions of material containing metal HAP to 0.0079
gr/dscf or less.
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TABLE 1 TO SUBPART HHHHH OF PART 63—EMISSION LIMITS AND WORK PRACTICE STANDARDS FOR PROCESS
VESSELS—Continued
[As required in § 63.8005, you must meet each emission limit and work practice standard in the following table that applies to your process
vessels.]
For each . . .
You must . . .
And you must . . .
4. Halogenated vent stream
from a process vessel subject
to the requirements of item 2
or 3 of this table for which
you use a combustion control
device to control organic HAP
emissions.
a. Use a halogen reduction device after the combustion control
device; or.
b. Use a halogen reduction device before the combustion control device.
i. Reduce overall emissions of hydrogen halide and halogen
HAP by ≥95 percent; or
ii. Reduce overall emissions of hydrogen halide and halogen
HAP to ≤0.45 kilogram per hour (kg/hr).
Reduce the halogen atom mass emission rate to ≤0.45 kg/hr.
[EPA–HQ–OW–2022–0834; FRL–10123–05–
OW]
final rule, which proposed the same rule
changes as the direct final rule. The
proposed rule invited comment on the
substance of these rule changes. The
EPA will respond to comments as part
of any final action it takes on the
parallel proposed rule. As stated in the
direct final rule and the parallel
proposed rule, we will not institute a
second comment period on this action.
RIN 2040–AG27
List of Subjects
NPDES Small MS4 Urbanized Area
Clarification; Withdrawal of Direct Final
Rule
40 CFR Part 122
Environmental protection,
Stormwater, Water pollution.
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.
40 CFR Part 123
Environmental protection,
Stormwater, Water pollution.
Due to the receipt of an
adverse comment, the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing
the direct final rule ‘‘NPDES Small MS4
Urbanized Area Clarification,’’
published on December 2, 2022.
DATES: Effective February 22, 2023, the
EPA withdraws the direct final rule
published at 87 FR 73965, on December
2, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Heather Huddle, Water Permits Division
(MC4203), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20004; telephone
number: (202) 564–7932; email address:
huddle.heather@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
December 2, 2022, the EPA published a
direct final rule (87 FR 73965). We
stated in that direct final rule that if we
received adverse comment by January 3,
2023 (extended to January 18, 2023 (87
FR 80079, December 29, 2022)), the
direct final rule would not take effect
and we would publish a timely
withdrawal in the Federal Register.
Because the EPA subsequently received
adverse comment on that direct final
rule, we are withdrawing the direct final
rule.
The EPA published a parallel
proposed rule on the same day (87 FR
74066, December 2, 2022) as the direct
Michael S. Regan,
Administrator.
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the EPA withdraws the direct final rule
amending 40 CFR parts 122 and 123,
which published at 87 FR 73965, on
December 2, 2022.
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AGENCY
40 CFR Part 300
[EPA–HQ–OLEM–2022–0319; EPA–HQ–
OLEM–2022–0527; EPA–HQ–OLEM–2022–
0579; FRL–10632–02–OLEM]
Deletion From the National Priorities
List
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) announces the deletion of
one site and the partial deletion of two
sites from the Superfund National
Priorities List (NPL). The NPL, created
under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is an
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appendix of the National Oil and
Hazardous Substances Pollution
Contingency Plan (NCP). The EPA and
the states, through their designated state
agencies, have determined that all
appropriate response actions under
CERCLA have been completed.
However, this deletion does not
preclude future actions under
Superfund.
DATES: The document is effective
February 22, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Docket: EPA has established
a docket for this action under the Docket
Identification included in Table 1 in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document. All documents in the
docket are listed on the https://
www.regulations.gov website. The Final
Close-Out Report (FCOR, for a full site
deletion) or the Partial Deletion
Justification (PDJ, for a partial site
deletion) is the primary document
which summarizes site information to
support the deletion. It is typically
written for a broad, non-technical
audience and this document is included
in the deletion docket for each of the
sites in this rulemaking. Although listed
in the index, some information is not
publicly available, i.e., 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. Docket materials are available
through https://www.regulations.gov or
at the corresponding Regional Records
Centers. Locations, addresses, and
phone numbers of the Regional Records
Center follows.
• Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC,
SC, TN), U.S. EPA, 61 Forsyth Street
SW, Mail code 9T25, Atlanta, GA 30303.
• Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI),
U.S. EPA Superfund Division Records
Manager, Mail code SRC–7J, Metcalfe
Federal Building, 7th Floor South, 77
West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL
60604; 312/886–4465.
• Region 6 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX), US
EPA Region 6 Records Center 1201 Elm
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 63
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0747; FRL-6934.1-02-OAR]
RIN 2060-AV38
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants:
Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing Technology Review
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final
action on the technology review conducted on the Miscellaneous Coating
Manufacturing (MCM) source category regulated under the National
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP). These final
amendments include provisions for inorganic hazardous air pollutant
(HAP) standards for process vessels.
DATES: This final rule is effective February 22, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0747. All documents in the docket are
listed on the https://www.regulations.gov/ website. Although listed,
some information is not publicly available, e.g., 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. With the exception of such material, publicly available docket
materials are available electronically in https://www.regulations.gov/
or in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center, Room 3334, WJC West Building,
1301 Constitution Avenue 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 EPA Docket Center is
(202) 566-1742.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this final action,
contact Ms. Angie Carey, Sector Policies and Programs Division (E143-
01), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711;
telephone number: (919) 541-2187; fax number: (919) 541-0516; and email
address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Preamble acronyms and abbreviations. Throughout this document the
use of ``we,'' ``us,'' or ``our'' is intended to refer to the EPA. We
use multiple acronyms and terms in this preamble. While this list may
not be exhaustive, to ease the reading of this preamble and for
reference purposes, the EPA defines the following terms and acronyms
here:
1-BP 1-bromopropane
CAA Clean Air Act
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
EJ Environmental Justice
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
FR Federal Register
gr/dscf grains per dry standard cubic feet
HAP hazardous air pollutant(s)
ICR Information Collection Request
km kilometer
MACT maximum achievable control technology
MCM miscellaneous coating manufacturing
NESHAP national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants
NTTAA National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
OMB Office of Management and Budget
PRD pressure release devices
PM particulate matter
PRA Paperwork Reduction Act
RFA Regulatory Flexibility Act
RTR residual risk and technology review
[micro]g/m3 microgram per cubic meter
UMRA Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
VCS voluntary consensus standards
Organization of this document. The information in this preamble is
organized as follows:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
B. Where can I get a copy of this document and other related
information?
II. Background
A. What is the statutory authority for this action?
B. What is this source category and how does the current NESHAP
regulate its organic and inorganic HAP emissions?
C. What changes did we propose for the MCM source category in
our June 7, 2022, proposal?
III. What is the rationale for our final decisions and amendments
for the NESHAP for the MCM source category?
A. Inorganic HAP Standards for Process Vessels
B. Adding 1-BP to the list of HAP
C. What are the effective and compliance dates of the standards?
IV. Summary of Cost, Enviornmental, and Economic Impacts and
Additional Analyses Conducted
A. What are the affected sources?
B. What are the air quality impacts?
C. What are the cost impacts?
D. What are the economic impacts?
E. What analysis of enviornmental justice did we conduct?
V. Statutory and Executive Order Review
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and 13563
Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA)
E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With
Indian Tribal Governments
G. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) and
1 CFR Part 51
H. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations
I. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks
J. Executive Order 13211: Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
K. Congressional Review Act (CRA)
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
Table 1 of this preamble lists the NESHAP and associated regulated
industrial source categories that are the subject of this final rule.
Table 1 is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide
for readers regarding the entities that this final rule is likely to
affect. These final standards, once promulgated, will be directly
applicable to the affected sources. Federal, state, local, and tribal
government entities would not be affected by this final rule. As
defined in the Initial List of Categories of Sources Under Section
112(c)(1) of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (see 57 FR 31576;
July 16, 1992) and Documentation for Developing the Initial Source
Category List, Final Report (see EPA-450/3-91-030; July 1992), the
Manufacture of Paints, Coatings, and Adhesives source category ``is any
facility engaged in their manufacture without regard to the
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particular end-uses or consumers of such products. The manufacturing of
these products may occur in any combination at any facility.'' This
source category has since been renamed Miscellaneous Coating
Manufacturing (MCM).
Table 1--NESHAP And Industrial Source Categories Affected by This Final
Action
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\1\ North American Industry Classification System.
B. Where can I get a copy of this document and other related
information?
In addition to being available in the docket, an electronic copy of
this action is available on the internet. Following signature by the
EPA Administrator, the EPA will post a copy of this final action at
https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/miscellaneous-coating-manufacturing-national-emission-standards. Following
publication in the Federal Register, the EPA will post the Federal
Register version of the final rule and key technical documents at this
same website.
II. Background
A. What is the statutory authority for this action?
This final rule amends the National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP): Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing,
which was previously amended when the EPA finalized the Residual Risk
and Technology Review (RTR) on August 14, 2020.\1\
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In the Louisiana Environmental Action Network v. EPA (LEAN)
decision issued on April 21, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) held that the EPA has an
obligation to address unregulated emissions from a source category when
the Agency conducts the 8-year technology review required by Clean Air
Act (CAA) section 112(d)(6).\2\ To meet this obligation, the EPA issued
a proposed rule to address unregulated emissions of HAP from the MCM
source category. Inorganic HAP can be emitted from sources in the MCM
category as part of a source's particulate matter (PM) emissions. These
emissions can occur when raw materials in powder form are added to
paint mixing vessels. Therefore, amendments were proposed to define the
maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standard for inorganic HAP
within the MCM source category pursuant to CAA sections 112(d)(2) and
(3).
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B. What is this source category and how does the current NESHAP
regulate its organic and inorganic HAP emissions?
As defined in the Initial List of Categories of Sources Under
Section 112(c)(1) of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 \3\ and
Documentation for Developing the Initial Source Category List (Final
Report),\4\ the ``manufacture of paints, coatings, and adhesives''
source category ``is any facility engaged in their manufacture without
regard to the end-uses or consumers of such products. The manufacturing
of these products may occur in any combination at any facility.''
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\3\ See 57 FR 31576; July 16, 1992.
\4\ See EPA-450/3-91-030, July 1992, available at https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyNET.exe/2000MTDN.TXT?ZyActionD=ZyDocument&Client=EPA&Index=1991+Thru+1994&Docs=&Query=&Time=&EndTime=&SearchMethod=1&TocRestrict=n&Toc=&TocEntry=&QField=&QFieldYear=&QFieldMonth=&QFieldDay=&IntQFieldOp=0&ExtQFieldOp=0&XmlQuery=&File=D%3A%5Czyfiles%5CIndex%20Data%5C91thru94%5CTxt%5C00000015%5C2000MTDN.txt&User=ANONYMOUS&Password=anonymous&SortMethod=h%7C-&MaximumDocuments=1&FuzzyDegree=0&ImageQuality=r75g8/r75g8/x150y150g16/i425&Display=hpfr&DefSeekPage=x&SearchBack=ZyActionL&Back=ZyActionS&BackDesc=Results%20page&MaximumPages=1&ZyEntry=1&SeekPage=x&ZyPURL.
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The MCM source category includes the collection of equipment that
is used to manufacture coatings at a facility. MCM operations also
include cleaning operations. Coatings are materials such as paints,
inks, or adhesives that are intended to be applied to a substrate and
consist of a mixture of resins, pigments, solvents, and/or other
additives, where the material is produced by a manufacturing operation
where materials are blended, mixed, diluted, or otherwise formulated.
Coatings do not include materials made in processes where a formulation
component is synthesized by a chemical reaction or separation activity
and then transferred to another vessel where it is formulated to
produce a material used as a coating, where the synthesized or
separated component is not stored prior to formulation.
The equipment regulated by the MCM NESHAP includes process vessels,
storage tanks for feedstocks and products, equipment leak components
(pumps, compressors, agitators, pressure relief devices (PRDs),
sampling connection systems, open-ended valves or lines, valves,
connectors, and instrumentation systems), wastewater tanks, heat
exchangers, and transfer racks.
The current NESHAP regulates process vessels based on the volume of
the process vessel and the maximum true vapor pressure of the organic
HAP processed or stored. Control requirements range from the use of
tightly fitted lids on process vessels to the capture and reduction of
organic HAP emissions through the use of add-on controls (i.e., a
flare, oxidizer, or condenser).
The NESHAP did not previously regulate inorganic HAP from process
vessels. During the addition of raw materials in powder form to paint
mixing vessels, emissions of inorganic HAP in the form of PM emissions
may occur and are typically collected and routed to a PM control device
(i.e., baghouse, fabric filters, cartridge filters, or scrubbers). This
final rule addresses the previously unaddressed inorganic HAP emissions
from this category and requires MACT for emission sources of inorganic
HAP.
C. What changes did we propose for the MCM source category in our June
7, 2022, proposal?
On June 7, 2022, the EPA published a proposal in the Federal
Register for the MCM NESHAP, 40 CFR part 63, subpart HHHHH, to set a
MACT standard for inorganic HAP metal emissions from process vessels in
the MCM source category. We also proposed to add 1-bromopropane (1-BP)
to table 7, Partially Soluble HAP, and table 11, List of Hazardous Air
Pollutants That Must Be Counted Toward Total Organic HAP Content If
Present at 0.1 Percent or More by Mass, to this subpart. We asked for
comment on these changes, and additionally sought comment on the use of
1-BP in this source category.
III. What is the rationale for our final decisions and amendments for
the NESHAP for the MCM source category?
This section provides a description of what we proposed and what we
are finalizing for the issue, the EPA's rationale for the final
decisions and amendments, and a summary of key comments and responses.
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A. Inorganic HAP Standards for Process Vessels
1. What comments did we receive on the inorganic HAP standards, and
what are our responses?
Comment: We received comments that the EPA should include design
evaluations of PM control devices (i.e., baghouses, fabric filters,
cartridge filters, or scrubbers) as alternatives to EPA Method 5
testing for initial compliance demonstrations. The commenters argued
that coatings production often occurs infrequently, taking a fraction
of the time needed to conduct an EPA Method 5 test. The commenters
argued that EPA Method 5 test runs usually require an hour or more,
whereas the addition of dry solids to an MCM subject process vessel
usually takes no more than 10 or 15 minutes for each batch. The
commenters stated that it could be a matter of days, or months, before
another batch of dry solids is added to a process vessel. Further,
commenters argued that typically only 1 or 2 batches in a year would be
subject to these standards for several reasons, including that the
amendments only apply to process vessels that are greater than or equal
to 250 gallons, and that some of the manufactured materials might not
be coatings. The commenters also stated that besides metal HAP,
facilities might already route any PM to a control device resulting
from the addition of dry solids (i.e., for worker hygiene protection).
Response: Periodic performance tests verify control device
performance and also help identify potential degradation of an add-on
control device over time to ensure the control device remains
effective, reducing the potential for acute emissions episodes or
noncompliance. Therefore, we are finalizing the requirement to conduct
performance testing. The commenters indicate that the most significant
issue is related to the amount of time that the controls are operating
to limit PM emissions. We recognize that there may be instances where
inorganic HAP materials are processed for very limited periods of time
and, therefore, are clarifying that the performance test may be
conducted during any solids addition or processing steps, and not just
during the addition of inorganic HAP-containing materials. We note that
the PM emissions limit proposed for inorganic HAP was based on
performance testing for similar units that had the potential for PM
emissions, and not limited to periods where inorganic HAP-containing
materials were added or processed. We are, therefore, clarifying the
regulatory text at 40 CFR 63.8005(i)(1)(i) to specify that EPA Method 5
may be conducted during the addition of any dry materials.
Comment: Commenters argued that design evaluations are allowed in
other NESHAP rules including 40 CFR part 63, subpart BBBBBBB, Chemical
Preparations Industry; 40 CFR part 63, subpart VVVVVV, Chemical
Manufacturing Area Sources; and 40 CFR part 63, subpart CCCCCCC, Paints
and Allied Products Manufacturing, and therefore should be allowed in
this standard. In addition, commenters argued that the current MCM rule
references 40 CFR part 63, subpart SS, which they claimed allows design
evaluations to control organic HAP.
Response: As discussed above, performance testing is important to
verify initial and periodic control device performance. Although design
evaluations have been allowed in some NESHAP such as the area source
standards identified by the commenter, performance testing is required
in a number of MACT standards to demonstrate compliance. In the August
14, 2020, final rule, we finalized requirements for facilities subject
to subpart HHHHH to conduct control device performance testing no less
frequently than once every 5 years when using emission capture systems
and add-on controls to demonstrate compliance, see 85 FR 49724, 49729,
and removed provisions in conflict with this change. However, we
erroneously did not make a conforming change to 40 CFR 63.8005(d)(1) at
that time to remove now obsolete language addressing the conduct of
design evaluations. We are therefore making a correction to 40 CFR
63.8005(d)(1) to remove the remaining reference regarding design
evaluations in this provision.
Comment: Commenters suggested that the EPA should clarify that 40
CFR part 63, subpart SS, does not apply to PM control devices by adding
clarifying language to 40 CFR 63.8000(a)(2) and (c).
Response: Because the final inorganic HAP metal general
requirements are specified in a separate section from the organic HAP
requirements cited by this commenter, this commenter's suggested
clarifications are unnecessary. The requirements in Sec. 63.8000(a)(2)
and (c) are not related to the metal HAP requirements for PM control
devices. Therefore, we have not made the requested clarifications.
Comment: Commenters suggested that the EPA provide 3 years, rather
than 1 year, to comply with the final rule amendments. Commenters
argued that the EPA did not account for all facilities that will need
to install new control devices for PM. Commenters stated that some
facilities have process vessels that are already controlled with a PM
control device, but have other process vessels at their facilities that
are not currently controlled with a PM control device and would,
therefore, need to install a new PM control device.
Response: The final rule provides 1 year to comply with the
amendments. For most facilities, 1 year to conduct performance tests on
existing inorganic HAP control devices is an adequate amount of time.
The commenters were not specific in terms of how many facilities would
have to install new control devices to meet this final rule, but we
expect that number to be minimal to none. Therefore, we have not
provided additional time. We note, however, that 40 CFR 63.6(i)(4)(ii)
provides an opportunity to request an additional 2 years to comply if
necessary for the installation of controls.
Comment: One commenter suggested that the EPA conduct further
research on the toxicity of non-mercury metal HAP.
Response: This comment is outside of the scope of this rulemaking.
Nonetheless, the EPA continues to research and collect information on
pollutants such as non-mercury metal HAP.
Comment: One commenter suggested that the EPA clarify whether
inorganic HAP metal includes compounds of metal HAP (i.e., manganese,
antimony, nickel, lead, cobalt, chromium, cadmium, or arsenic) or just
these metals themselves. The commenter also suggested that the EPA
clarify whether the metal HAP limit of 0.1 percent by weight refers to
the content of one single metal HAP compound or the total content of
the metal HAP compounds combined.
Response: The definition of material containing metal HAP includes
compounds of the metals listed and the metals themselves. The 0.1
percent by weight refers to the total content of all the metal HAP
compounds combined and the metals themselves, except for elemental
lead.
Comment: One commenter stated that there is a lack of standards for
pigments and other solids that are in paste or slurry form. The
commenter also suggested that the word ``liquid'' can be removed from
the phrase ``pigments and other solids that are in paste, slurry, or
liquid form,'' as no PM emissions occur in liquids.
Response: We disagree that there need to be standards for pigments
and other solids that are in paste or slurry form as PM emissions do
not occur from processing liquids, pastes, or slurries.
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2. What did we propose and what changes are being made to the inorganic
HAP amendments in this final rule?
This final rule addresses the previously unregulated inorganic HAP
metal emissions from this source category by setting MACT standards for
emission sources of metal HAP by amending the compliance requirements
in 40 CFR 63.7995(f); the general requirements specified in 40 CFR
63.8005(a)(1)(iii) and (i); the reporting requirements specified in 40
CFR 63.8075; the recordkeeping requirements in 40 CFR 63.8080(i) and
(g); and the general provisions as specified in table 10 to this
subpart, as proposed, to set PM standards stating that existing sources
must demonstrate initial compliance with the PM emissions limit of
0.014 grains per dry standard cubic foot (gr/dscf) and new sources must
demonstrate initial compliance with the PM emissions limit of 0.0079
gr/dscf. We are revising table 1 of 40 CFR part 63, subpart HHHHH, as
proposed, to include the 0.014 gr/dscf emission limit that applies to
process vessels. Facilities are required to continuously comply with
the standards during all operations that emit metal HAP. These final
amendments do not apply to pigments and other solids that are in paste,
slurry, or liquid form.
We are finalizing, as proposed, the definitions in 40 CFR 63.8105
for Bag Leak Detection System (BLDS), fabric filter, and material
containing metal HAP. We are also amending the regulatory text at 40
CFR 63.8005(i)(1)(i) to specify that EPA Method 5 may be conducted
during the addition of any dry materials, not only when dry material
containing metal HAP are added.
As finalized, continuous compliance with the emission limits will
be demonstrated through control device parameter monitoring coupled
with periodic emissions testing.
Under this final rule, a source owner is required to submit semi-
annual compliance summary reports which document both compliance with
the requirements of this rule and any deviations from compliance with
any of those requirements.
B. Adding 1-BP to the List of HAP
1. What comments did we receive regarding the addition of 1-BP to our
list of HAP, and what are our responses?
Comment: One commenter argued that the CAA requires the EPA to
establish MACT standards for each uncontrolled HAP, including 1-BP. The
commenter argued that the LEAN decision specifies that the EPA must set
emissions standards for each HAP emitted by the source category. The
commenter stated that the LEAN decision requires the Agency to set MACT
standards for HAP that have not previously been regulated. The
commenter further stated that the EPA did not calculate MACT standards
or establish emissions limits for 1-BP. The commenter stated that the
EPA has never previously calculated how much 1-BP the best performing
sources emit and has not set emissions standards for 1-BP. The
commenter stated that adding 1-BP to table 7, Partially Soluble HAP,
and table 11, List of Hazardous Air Pollutants That Must Be Counted
Toward Total Organic HAP Content If Present at 0.1 Percent or More by
Mass, to this subpart does not satisfy the EPA's obligation to set MACT
standards. The commenter argued that the EPA does not have enough
information to set a MACT floor for 1-BP. The commenter also argued
that a similar analysis should have been completed for 1-BP as it was
done for PM. The commenter argued that the EPA did not conduct a
surrogate analysis between 1-BP and other organic HAP.
Response: As explained in our 2022 proposal, the D.C. Circuit in
LEAN held that EPA has an obligation to address unregulated emissions
from a source category when conducting the 8-year technology review
required by section 112(d)(6). At the time this rule was proposed, we
considered it possible that sources in this source category may use 1-
BP; however, we had no data to support a conclusion that there are
emissions of 1-BP from this source category. Nonetheless, we proposed
to address potential MACT requirements, and stated ``for this source
category, we do not believe that the inclusion of 1-BP as an organic
HAP would have affected the representativeness of the MACT standard.''
We asked for comments and data regarding emissions of 1-BP. However, no
one provided data or other evidence demonstrating that 1-BP is emitted
from this source category. In addition to requesting comments, we
surveyed several MCM facilities to verify our position that 1-BP is not
used in this industry. No respondents to our survey use or emit 1-BP
(see Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing Source Category (MCM)
Bromopropane (1-BP) Postcard Phone Survey Memo in the docket for this
action).
In response to this comment, we have examined whether the addition
of 1-BP to the HAP list impacts the source category. We proposed to
include 1-BP in the tables that list the regulated HAP for this source
category as a conservative, protective approach. However, our survey
and our knowledge regarding likely sources of 1-BP emissions lead us to
conclude that 1-BP is not used in this source category. Therefore, the
obligation to address unregulated emissions set out in LEAN does not
apply here, and we are not including 1-BP in the list of HAP regulated
in this final rule. The EPA will continue to evaluate the best approach
to address any new HAP additions for each source category as the
applicable NESHAP is reviewed.
2. What did we propose and what changes are being made regarding the
addition of 1-BP in this final rule?
On January 5, 2022, the EPA published in the Federal Register (87
FR 393) a final rule amending the list of HAP under the CAA to add 1-BP
in response to public petitions previously granted by the EPA. This
action became effective on February 4, 2022.
As discussed above, although we proposed to include 1-BP in the
tables that list the regulated HAP for this source category, we
determined that including 1-BP in the tables in this subpart is not the
correct approach for this source category. Based on our brief phone
survey and knowledge of the industry, we have determined that
facilities are not using or emitting 1-BP in this source category.
Therefore, we are not finalizing the addition of 1-BP to table 7,
Partially Soluble HAP, and table 11, List of Hazardous Air Pollutants
That Must Be Counted Toward Total Organic HAP Content If Present at 0.1
Percent or More by Mass, to this subpart to include 1-BP.
C. What are the effective and compliance dates of the standards?
The revisions to the MACT standards being promulgated in this
action are effective on February 22, 2024.
All the provisions we are finalizing under CAA sections 112(d)(2)
and (3) are subject to the compliance deadlines outlined under CAA
section 112(i). For existing sources, CAA section 112(i)(3) provides
there shall be compliance ``as expeditiously as practicable, but in no
event later than 3 years after the effective date of such standard . .
.'' subject to certain exemptions further detailed in the statute.\5\
In determining what compliance period is as ``expeditious as
practicable,'' we examined the amount of time needed to plan and
construct projects and change
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operating procedures. As provided in CAA section 112(i), all new
affected sources would comply with these provisions by the effective
date of the final amendments to the MCM NESHAP or upon startup,
whichever is later.
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\5\ Association of Battery Recyclers v. EPA, 716 F.3d 667, 672
(D.C. Cir. 2013) (``Section 112(i)(3)'s 3-year maximum compliance
period applies generally to any emission standard . . . promulgated
under [section 112]'' (brackets in original)).
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All affected facilities would have to continue to meet the current
provisions of 40 CFR part 63, subpart HHHHH, until the applicable
compliance date of the amended rule. This final action is not a ``major
rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2), so the effective date of the
final rule will be the promulgation date as specified in CAA section
112(d)(10).
For all affected sources that commence construction or
reconstruction on or before June 7, 2022, we are finalizing, as
proposed, that it is necessary to provide 1 year after the effective
date of the final rule or upon startup, whichever is later, for owners
and operators to comply with the PM provisions. For all affected
sources that commenced construction or reconstruction after June 7,
2022, we are finalizing, as proposed, that owners and operators comply
with the amended PM provisions by the effective date of the final rule
or upon startup, whichever is later.
IV. Summary of Cost, Enviornmental, and Economic Impacts and Additional
Analyses Conducted
A. What are the affected sources?
Currently, 42 major sources subject to the MCM NESHAP are operating
in the United States. The affected source under the NESHAP is the
facility-wide collection of equipment used to manufacture coatings and
includes all process vessels; storage tanks for feedstocks and
products; components such as pumps, compressors, agitators, PRDs,
sampling connection systems, open-ended valves or lines, valves,
connectors, and instrumentation systems; wastewater tanks; transfer
racks; and cleaning operations. A coating is defined as a material such
as paint, ink, or adhesive that is intended to be applied to a
substrate and consists of a mixture of resins, pigments, solvents, and/
or other additives, where the material is produced by a manufacturing
operation and materials are blended, mixed, diluted, or otherwise
formulated.
B. What are the air quality impacts?
We project no emissions reductions of PM from the MCM source
category because all facilities reporting PM emissions are already
equipped with particulate controls. This action finalizes first-time
standards for inorganic HAP that will limit emissions and require that
controls are effective.
Indirect or secondary air emissions impacts are impacts that would
result from the increased electricity usage associated with the
operation of control devices (e.g., increased secondary emissions of
criteria pollutants from power plants). Energy impacts consist of the
electricity and steam needed to operate control devices and other
equipment. The final amendments would have no effect on the energy
needs of the affected facilities and would, therefore, have no indirect
or secondary air emissions impacts.
C. What are the cost impacts?
All existing MCM facilities are expected to be currently achieving
the level of control required by these final standards. That is, we
believe that all existing sources currently route vent streams from
specified equipment through a PM control device such that PM emissions
are reduced to at least 0.014 gr/dscf. Although this final rule
contains requirements for new sources, we are not aware of any new
sources being constructed now or planned in the next year and,
consequently, we did not estimate any cost impacts for new sources.
Therefore, there are no capital costs of this final rule. The estimated
annualized cost of the final rule would be $205,000 per year. The
annualized costs account for submitting the notifications and for
control device performance testing, inspections, monitoring,
recordkeeping, and reporting for 12 facilities that are expected to
have add-on controls. As stated in the technical support document,
Update of Summary of Data Collected for the MCM RTR Amendments, there
are 12 facilities that reported metal HAP to the 2017 NEI. Therefore,
we expect only 12 facilities to incur costs. This document is available
in the docket for this action. No other capital costs are associated
with this final rule, and no additional operational and maintenance
costs are expected.
D. What are the economic impacts?
For the final rule, the EPA estimated the cost of performing an
initial performance test and annual control device inspections at
affected facilities. To assess the potential economic impacts, the
expected annual cost is compared to the total sales revenue for the
ultimate owners of affected facilities. For this rule, the expected
annual cost is $6,700 for each facility, with an estimated nationwide
annual cost of $205,000 (2019$). The 42 affected facilities are owned
by 27 parent companies, and the total costs associated with these
amendments are expected to be less than 1 percent of annual sales
revenue per ultimate owner. These costs account for 12 facilities
expected to have add-on controls for metal HAP, as well as all 42
facilities to become familiar with the rule. These costs are not
expected to result in a significant market impact, regardless of
whether they are passed on to the purchaser or absorbed by the firms.
The EPA also prepared a small business screening assessment to
determine whether any of the identified affected entities are small
entities, as defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration. This
analysis is available in the docket for this action (Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OAR-2018-0747). Three of the affected facilities are owned by small
entities. However, since the costs associated with these amendments for
these 3 affected small entities are expected to be less than 1 percent
of annual sales revenue per ultimate owner, there are no significant
economic impacts on a substantial number of small entities from these
final amendments.
Information on our cost impact estimates on the sources in the MCM
source category is available in the docket for this final rule.
E. What analysis of environmental justice did we conduct?
Consistent with the EPA's commitment to integrating environmental
justice (EJ) in the Agency's actions, and following the directives set
forth in multiple Executive orders, the Agency has carefully determined
the impacts of this action on communities with EJ concerns. For MCM
facilities, the demographic proximity analysis shows the population for
people of color is similar to or lower than the national average.
However, the subcategory of the African American population is above
the national average, as well as low-income and the population without
a high-school diploma. This action will set emission standards for
inorganic HAP metals. However, all existing sources currently operate
control technologies and devices such that no further emission
reductions are anticipated as a result of this action, including in
communities already overburdened by pollution, which are often minority
(i.e., people of color and/or indigenous peoples) and low-income.
Following is a more detailed description of how the Agency considers EJ
in the context of regulatory
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development, and specific actions taken to address EJ concerns for this
action.
Executive Order 12898 directs the EPA to identify the populations
of concern who are most likely to experience unequal burdens from
environmental harms, which are specifically minority populations (i.e.,
people of color and/or indigenous people) and low-income populations
(59 FR 7629; February 16, 1994). Additionally, Executive Order 13985 is
intended to advance racial equity and support underserved communities
through Federal Government actions (86 FR 7009; January 25, 2021). The
EPA defines EJ as ``the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of
all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with
respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of
environmental laws, regulations, and policies.'' The EPA further
defines fair treatment to mean that ``no group of people should bear a
disproportionate burden of environmental harms and risks, including
those resulting from the negative environmental consequences of
industrial, governmental, and commercial operations or programs and
policies.'' In recognizing that minority and low-income populations
often bear an unequal burden of environmental harms and risks, the EPA
continues to determine ways of protecting them from adverse public
health and environmental effects of air pollution.
To examine the potential for any EJ issues that might be associated
with MCM facilities, we performed a demographic analysis, which is an
assessment of individual demographic groups of the populations living
within 5 kilometers (km) and 50 km of the facilities. The EPA then
compared the data from this analysis to the national average for each
of the demographic groups.
A summary of the proximity demographic assessment performed for the
major source MCM facilities is included as Table 2 of the proposal (see
87 FR 34622). The results of the demographic analysis indicate that,
for populations within 5 km of the 42 major source MCM facilities, the
percent of the population who are people of color (being the total
population minus the white population) is similar to the national
average (41 percent versus 40 percent). However, the percent African
American population is higher than the national percent (20 percent
versus 12 percent nationally). The percent of people living below the
poverty level (19 percent) and those over 25 without a high school
diploma (15 percent) are higher than the national averages (13 percent
and 12 percent, respectively). The results of the analysis of
populations within 50 km of the 42 major source MCM facilities indicate
that, the percent population of people of color (being the total
population minus the white population) is significantly lower than the
national average (28 percent versus 40 percent). The percent of people
living below the poverty level, those over 25 without a high school
diploma, and people living in linguistic isolation are also lower than
the corresponding national averages. The methodology and the results of
the demographic analysis are presented in a technical report, Analysis
of Demographic Factors for Populations Living Near MCM Facilities,
available in this docket for this action (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2018-0747).
With regard to HAP emissions, this action requires facilities with
process vessels emitting inorganic HAP, which consist of PM emissions
from addition of raw materials in powder form to paint mixing vessels,
to demonstrate compliance with PM emissions of 0.014 gr/dscf for
existing sources and 0.0079 gr/dscf for new sources. Because all
existing sources control these emissions, no further emission
reductions are anticipated as a result of this action, including in
communities already overburdened by pollution, which are often minority
(i.e., people of color and/or indigenous peoples) and low-income.
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Additional information about these statutes and Executive orders
can be found at https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/laws-and-executive-orders.
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and 13563 Improving
Regulation and Regulatory Review
This action is not a significant regulatory action and was
therefore not submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
The information collection activities in this final rule will be
submitted for approval to OMB under the PRA. The ICR document that the
EPA prepared has been assigned EPA ICR number 2115.10. You can find a
copy of the ICR in the MCM Docket (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0747),
and it is briefly summarized here.
Respondents/affected entities: Facilities manufacturing surface
coatings.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63,
subpart HHHHH).
Estimated number of respondents: In the year after the amendments
are final, approximately 42 respondents per year would be subject to
the NESHAP and no additional respondents are expected to become subject
to the NESHAP during that period.
Frequency of response: The total number of responses in year 1 is
42, in year 2 is 12, and in year 3 is 12.
Total estimated burden: The average annual burden of the final
amendments to the 42 MCM facilities over the first year if the
amendments are finalized is estimated to be 1,593 hours (per year). The
average annual burden to the Agency over the 3 years after the
amendments are final is estimated to be 49 hours (per year). Burden is
defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: The average annual cost of the final
amendments to the MCM facilities is $178,000 in labor costs in the
first 3 years after the amendments are final. The average annual
capital and operation and maintenance costs are $28,000. The total
average annual Agency cost of the final amendments over the first 3
years after the amendments are final is estimated to be $2,330.
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 the
EPA's regulations in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9. When OMB
approves this ICR, the Agency will announce that approval in the
Federal Register and publish a technical amendment to 40 CFR part 9 to
display the OMB control number for the approved information collection
activities contained in this rule.
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
I certify that this action will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities under the RFA. The
small entities subject to the requirements of this action are MCM
facilities owned by small businesses. Three of the affected facilities
are owned by small entities. However, since the costs associated with
the amendments for these three affected small entities are expected to
be less than one percent of annual sales revenue per ultimate owner,
there are no significant economic impacts on a substantial number of
small entities from these amendments. Details of this analysis are
described in section IV.D. above and additional detail is provided
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in the economic impact memorandums associated with this action.
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)
This action does not contain an unfunded mandate of $100 million or
more as described in UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538, and does not
significantly or uniquely affect small governments. The action imposes
no enforceable duty on any state, local, or tribal governments or the
private sector.
E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
This action does not have federalism implications. It will 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.
F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian
Tribal Governments
This action does not have tribal implications as specified in
Executive Order 13175. No tribal facilities are known to be engaged in
any of the industries that would be affected by this action (MCM).
Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not apply to this action. This
action's health and risk assessments are contained in sections IV.E of
this preamble.
Consistent with the EPA Policy on Consultation and Coordination
with Indian Tribes, the EPA offered consultation to tribal officials
during the development of this action. However, the Agency did not
receive a request for consultation. The EPA also provided an overview
on a tribal partnership call on June 30, 2022, during the public
comment period to inform the tribes of the content of the proposed
action and to encourage them to submit comments.
G. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) and 1 CFR
Part 51
This action involves technical standards. Therefore, the EPA
conducted searches for the MCM NESHAP through the Enhanced National
Standards Systems Network (NSSN) Database managed by the American
National Standards Institute (ANSI). We also reviewed voluntary
consensus standards (VCS) organizations and accessed and searched their
databases for EPA Methods 5 and 29. During the EPA's VCS search, if the
title or abstract (if provided) of the VCS described technical sampling
and analytical procedures that are similar to the EPA's referenced
method, the EPA ordered a copy of the standard and reviewed it as a
potential equivalent method. We reviewed all potential standards to
determine the practicality of the VCS for this rule. This review
requires significant method validation data that meet the requirements
of EPA Method 301 for accepting alternative methods or scientific,
engineering, and policy equivalence to procedures in the EPA referenced
methods. The EPA may reconsider determinations of impracticality when
additional information is available for a particular VCS.
No applicable VCS was identified for EPA Method 5. The search
identified one VCS that was potentially applicable for this rule in
lieu of EPA Method 29. However, after reviewing the available standard,
the EPA determined that the VCS identified for measuring emissions of
pollutants subject to emissions standards in the rule would not be
practical due to lack of equivalency. Additional information for the
VCS search and determination can be found in the memorandum Voluntary
Consensus Standard Results for National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Coatings Manufacturing
Technology Review, which is available in the docket for this action.
H. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629; February 16, 1994) directs
Federal agencies, to the greatest extent practicable and permitted by
law, to make EJ part of their mission by identifying and addressing, as
appropriate, disproportionately high and adverse human health or
environmental effects of their programs, policies, and activities on
minority populations (people of color and/or indigenous peoples) and
low-income populations.
The EPA anticipates that the human health or environmental
conditions that exist prior to this action result in or have the
potential to result in disproportionate effects on African American and
low-income populations. Near MCM facilities, the percentages of
residents who are African American or low income are higher than the
nationwide percentages. However, based on prior analyses of this source
category (85 FR 49727), risks from HAP pollutants have been found to be
at acceptable levels and this rule will continue to maintain acceptable
levels of exposure.
The EPA anticipates that this action will not change this
characterization of impacts and is not likely to result in new
disproportionate and adverse effects on people of color, low-income
populations, and/or indigenous peoples. All existing sources currently
operate control technologies and devices such that no further emission
reductions are anticipated as a result of this action, including in
communities already overburdened by pollution, which are often minority
(i.e., people of color and/or indigenous peoples) and low-income. The
methodology and the results of the demographic analysis are available
in the docket for this action (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0747) in
the technical report Analysis of Demographic Factors for Populations
Living Near MCM Facilities.
I. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental
Health Risks and Safety Risks
This action is not subject to Executive Order 13045 because it is
not economically significant as defined in Executive Order 12866, and
because this action does not present any changes to the rule that would
affect environmental health or safety risks, including those that would
present a disproportionate risk to children.
J. Executive Order 13211: Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
This action is not subject to Executive Order 13211, because it is
not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.
K. Congressional Review Act (CRA)
This action is subject to the CRA, and the EPA will submit a rule
report to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of
the United States. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5
U.S.C. 804(2).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 63
Administrative practice and procedure, Air pollution control,
Business and industry, Carbon oxides, Environmental protection,
Hazardous substances, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen oxides,
Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides,
Volatile organic compounds.
Michael S. Regan,
Administrator.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, title 40, chapter I of the
Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows:
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PART 63--NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS
FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES
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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 HHHHH--National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants: Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing
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2. Amend Sec. 63.7995 by revising paragraphs (a) introductory text and
(b) and adding paragraph (f) to read as follows:
Sec. 63.7995 When do I have to comply with this subpart?
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(a) Except as specified in paragraphs (e) and (f) of this section,
if you have a new affected source, you must comply with this subpart
according to the requirements in paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) of this
section.
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(b) Except as specified in paragraphs (e) and (f) of this section,
if you have an existing affected source on December 11, 2003, then you
must comply with the requirements for existing sources in this subpart
no later than December 11, 2006.
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(f) All affected sources that commenced construction or
reconstruction on or before June 7, 2022, must be in compliance with
the requirements listed in paragraphs (f)(1) through (4) of this
section upon initial startup or February 22, 2024, whichever is later.
All affected sources that commenced construction or reconstruction
after June 7, 2022, must be in compliance with the requirements listed
in paragraphs (f)(1) through (4) of this section upon initial startup,
or February 22, 2023, whichever is later.
(1) The general requirements specified in Sec. 63.8005(a)(1)(iii)
and (i).
(2) The reporting requirements specified in Sec. 63.8075.
(3) The recordkeeping requirements specified in Sec. 63.8080(i)
and (g).
(4) The general provisions as specified in table 10 to this
subpart.
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3. Amend Sec. 63.8000 by revising paragraph (d)(1) introductory text
and adding paragraph (d)(1)(vii) to read as follows:
Sec. 63.8000 What are my general requirements for complying with this
subpart?
* * * * *
(d) * * *
(1) Requirements for performance tests. The requirements specified
in paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section apply instead of
or in addition to the requirements for performance testing of control
devices as specified in subpart SS of this part.
* * * * *
(vii) You must conduct periodic performance tests and establish the
operating limits required by Sec. 63.8005(i) within 5 years following
the previous performance test. You must conduct the initial or first
periodic performance test before February 22, 2024, unless you are
already required to complete a periodic performance test as a
requirement of renewing your facility's operating permit under 40 CFR
part 70 or 71, and have conducted a performance test on or before
February 22, 2024. Thereafter you must conduct a performance test no
later than 5 years following the previous performance test. Operating
limits must be confirmed or reestablished during each performance test.
* * * * *
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4. Amend Sec. 63.8005 by:
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a. Revising paragraphs (a)(1) introductory text and (a)(1)(i);
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b. Adding paragraph (a)(1)(iii);
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c. Revising paragraph (d)(1); and
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d. Adding paragraph (i).
The revisions and additions read as follows:
Sec. 63.8005 What requirements apply to my process vessels?
(a) * * *
(1) You must meet each emission limit and work practice standard in
table 1 to this subpart that applies to you, and you must meet each
applicable requirement specified in Sec. 63.8000(b), except as
specified in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) through (iii) of this section.
(i) Except as provided in paragraph (a)(1)(iii) of this section,
you are not required to meet the emission limits and work practice
standards in table 1 to this subpart if you comply with Sec. 63.8050
or Sec. 63.8055.
* * * * *
(iii) You must meet the inorganic HAP emissions limit in table 1 to
this subpart during the addition of material containing metal HAP to a
process vessel. You are not required to meet this limit for the
addition of pigments and other solids that are in paste, slurry, or
liquid form.
* * * * *
(d) * * *
(1) To demonstrate initial compliance with a percent reduction
emission limit in table 1 to this subpart, you must conduct the
performance test under conditions as specified in Sec. 63.7(e)(1),
except as specified in paragraph (d)(5) of this section, and except
that the performance test must be conducted under worst-case
conditions. Also, the performance test for a control device used to
control emissions from process vessels must be conducted according to
Sec. 63.1257(b)(8), including the submittal of a site-specific test
plan for approval prior to testing. The requirements in Sec.
63.997(e)(1)(i) and (iii) also do not apply for performance tests
conducted to determine compliance with the emission limits for process
vessels.
* * * * *
(i) Inorganic HAP standards. You must demonstrate initial
compliance with the inorganic HAP limit in table 1 to this subpart and
as specified in paragraph (a)(1)(iii) of this section by following the
requirements specified in paragraph (i)(1) or (2) of this section. You
must demonstrate continuous compliance with the requirements in Sec.
63.11583(a) through (e) and (h).
(1) You must follow the requirements specified in paragraphs
(a)(1)(i) through (iii) of this section and include the results in your
notification of compliance status report in accordance with Sec.
63.8070.
(i) You must conduct the tests under conditions that represent
normal operation, during which dry materials are added; tests may be
conducted whether or not those dry materials contain metal HAP.
(ii) You must perform the test using EPA Method 5 in appendix A to
40 CFR part 60.
(iii) You must conduct a minimum of three separate test runs with a
minimum sample volume of 70 dry standard cubic feet (2 dry standard
cubic meters) per run for each performance test required in this
section, as specified in Sec. 63.7(e)(3).
(2) For existing sources only, you may demonstrate initial
compliance using the results of an emissions test conducted in the past
5 years provided the test meets the requirements in paragraph (i)(1) of
this section.
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5. Amend Sec. 63.8075 by revising paragraph (d)(1) to read as follows:
Sec. 63.8075 What reports must I submit and when?
* * * * *
(d) * * *
(1) You must submit the notification of compliance status report no
later than 150 days after the applicable compliance date specified in
Sec. 63.7995. You must submit a separate notification of compliance
status report after the applicable compliance date specified in Sec.
63.7995(e) and (f).
* * * * *
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6. Amend Sec. 63.8080 by revising paragraph (g) and paragraph (i)
introductory text to read as follows:
Sec. 63.8080 What records must I keep?
* * * * *
(g) If you establish separate operating limits as allowed in Sec.
63.8005(e) or (i), you must maintain a log of operation or a daily
schedule indicating the time when you change from one operating limit
to another.
* * * * *
(i) On and after the compliance date specified in Sec. 63.7995(e),
for each deviation from an emission limitation reported under Sec.
63.8075(e)(5) or Sec. 63.8005(i), a record of the information
specified in paragraphs (i)(1) and (2) of this section, as applicable.
* * * * *
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7. Amend Sec. 63.8105 in paragraph (g) by adding the definitions ``Bag
Leak Detection System'', ``Fabric filter'', and ``Material containing
metal HAP'', in alphabetical order, to read as follows:
Sec. 63.8105 What definitions apply to this subpart?
* * * * *
(g) * * *
Bag Leak Detection System (BLDS) means a system that is capable of
continuously monitoring particulate matter (dust) loadings in the
exhaust of a baghouse in order to detect bag leaks and other upset
conditions. A BLDS includes, but is not limited to, an instrument that
operates on triboelectric, light scattering, light transmittance, or
other effect to continuously monitor relative particulate matter
loadings.
* * * * *
Fabric filter means an air collection and control system that
utilizes a bag filter to reduce the emissions of metal HAP and other
particulate matter.
* * * * *
Material containing metal HAP means a material containing compounds
of manganese, antimony, nickel, lead, cobalt, chromium, cadmium, and
arsenic compounds, in amounts greater than or equal to 0.1 percent by
weight as shown in formulation data provided by the manufacturer or
supplier, such as the Material Safety Data Sheet for the material.
* * * * *
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8. Table 1 to subpart HHHHH of part 63 is revised and republished to
read as follows:
Table 1 to Subpart HHHHH of Part 63--Emission Limits and Work Practice
Standards for Process Vessels
[As required in Sec. 63.8005, you must meet each emission limit and
work practice standard in the following table that applies to your
process vessels.]
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For each . . . You must . . . And you must . . .
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1. Portable process vessel a. Equip the vessel Nonapplicable.
at an existing source. with a cover or lid
that must be in
place at all times
when the vessel
contains a HAP,
except for material
additions and
sampling.
2. Stationary process vessel a. Equip the vessel i. Considering both
at an existing source. with a cover or lid capture and any
that must be in combination of
place at all times control (except a
when the vessel flare), reduce
contains a HAP, emissions of
except for material organic HAP with a
additions and vapor existing
sampling; or pressure >=0.6 kPa
b. Equip the vessel by >=75 percent by
with a tightly weight, and reduce
fitting vented emissions of
cover or lid that organic HAP with a
must be closed at vapor pressure <0.6
all times when the kPa by >=60 percent
vessel contains by weight.
HAP, except for i. Reduce emissions
material additions of organic HAP with
and sampling. a vapor pressure
c. As specified in >=0.6 kPa by >=75
Sec. 63.8005(i), percent by weight,
on or before and reduce
February 22, 2024, emissions of
during the addition organic HAP with a
of dry material, vapor pressure <0.6
route material kPa by >=60 percent
containing metal by weight, by
HAP to a capture venting emissions
and control system through a closed-
that is maintained vent system to any
and operated combination of
according to the control devices
provisions of Sec. (except a flare);
63.8005. or
ii. Reduce emissions
of total organic
HAP by venting
emissions from a
non-halogenated
vent stream through
a closed-vent
system to a flare;
or
iii. Reduce
emissions of total
organic HAP by
venting emissions
through a closed-
vent system to a
condenser that
reduces the outlet
gas temperature to:
<10 [deg]C if the
process vessel
contains HAP with a
partial pressure
<0.6 kPa, or
<2 [deg]C if the
process vessel
contains HAP with a
partial pressure
>=0.6 kPa and <17.2
kPa, or
<-5 [deg]C if the
process vessel
contains HAP with a
partial pressure
>=17.2 kPa.
i. Reduce emissions
of material
containing metal
HAP to 0.014 gr/
dscf or less.
3. Portable and stationary a. Equip the vessel i. Reduce emissions
process vessel at a new with a tightly of total organic
source. fitting vented HAP by >=95 percent
cover or lid that by weight by
must be closed at venting emissions
all times when the through a closed-
vessel contains vent system to any
HAP, except for combination of
material additions control devices
and sampling. (except a flare);
b. As specified in or
Sec. 63.8005(i), ii. Reduce emissions
upon startup or of total organic
February 22, 2023, HAP by venting
whichever is later, emissions from a
during the addition non-halogenated
of dry material, vent stream through
route material a closed-vent
containing metal system to a flare;
HAP to a capture or
and control system iii. Reduce
that is maintained emissions of total
and operated organic HAP by
according to the venting emissions
provisions of Sec. through a closed-
63.8005. vent system to a
condenser that
reduces the outlet
gas temperature to:
<-4 [deg]C if the
process vessel
contains HAP with a
partial pressure
<0.7 kPa, or
<-20 [deg]C if the
process vessel
contains HAP with a
partial pressure
>=0.7 kPa and <17.2
kPa, or
<-30 [deg]C if the
process vessel
contains HAP with a
partial pressure
>=17.2 kPa.
i. Reduce emissions
of material
containing metal
HAP to 0.0079 gr/
dscf or less.
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4. Halogenated vent stream a. Use a halogen i. Reduce overall
from a process vessel reduction device emissions of
subject to the requirements after the hydrogen halide and
of item 2 or 3 of this combustion control halogen HAP by >=95
table for which you use a device; or. percent; or
combustion control device b. Use a halogen ii. Reduce overall
to control organic HAP reduction device emissions of
emissions. before the hydrogen halide and
combustion control halogen HAP to
device. <=0.45 kilogram per
hour (kg/hr).
Reduce the halogen
atom mass emission
rate to <=0.45 kg/
hr.
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[FR Doc. 2023-03562 Filed 2-21-23; 8:45 am]
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