Environmental Protection Agency April 15, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Inventory) to notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the manufacture of new chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3) of TSC, EPA is required to publish a notice of receipt of a premanufacture notice (PMN) or an application for a test marketing exemption (TME), and to publish periodic status reports on the chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement to manufacture those chemicals. This status report, which covers the period from March 17, 2005 to March 25, 2005, consists of the PMNs pending or expired, and the notices of commencement to manufacture a new chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA section 5 during this time period.

On March 16, 2005, pursuant to section 402(b) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Acting Regional Administrator for EPA, Region 5, approved the State of Ohio's modification of its existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program to include the administration and enforcement of a state sewage sludge management program where it has jurisdiction.

Notice of availability is hereby given for six revised data standardsBiological Taxonomy, Contact Information, Facility Site Identification, Permitting Information, Tribal Identifier and SIC/ NAICS. The Biological Taxonomy Data Standard identifies specific data elements necessary for consistent and unambiguous identification of biological organisms of environmental interest. The Contact Information Data Standard describes a point of contact, address and communication information. The Facility Site Identification Data Standard provides for the unique identification of facilities of environmental interest. The Permitting Information Data Standard incorporates the original permitting standard and extends the scope to include information germane to multiple permitting programs. The Tribal Identifier Data Standard adopts the Bureau of Land Management tribal names and codes necessary to identify federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native entities. The SIC/NAICS Data Standard provides information on business activities through reference to the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) and the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS).

EPA expressed environmental objections with the Corridor 1 alternative, due to impacts to wetlands and stream habitat in forested parkland. EPA expressed environmental concerns with the Corridor 2 Alternative due to potential impacts from secondary development, natural resource and community impacts and potential impact to a nearby reservoir. Rating EO2.

The State of Ohio has requested the EPA to parallel process an ozone redesignation request and a number of revisions to Ohio's air quality control plan. We are proposing to determine that the Cincinnati-Hamilton area has attained the 1-hour ozone standard for the entire period of 1996-2004 based on 1-hour ozone monitoring data demonstrating attainment of the standard during that period. As a result, certain attainment demonstration requirements, along with certain other related requirements of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act, are not applicable to the Ohio portion of the Cincinnati- Hamilton area. We are proposing to approve Ohio's request to redesignate the Ohio portion of the Cincinnati-Hamilton area to attainment of the 1-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). We are proposing to approve Ohio's revision of the 1-hour ozone maintenance plan, previously approved by us on June 19, 2000, for the Ohio portion of the Cincinnati-Hamilton area. This update to the plan extends the timeframe for demonstrating continued maintenance of the 1-hour ozone standard through 2015, and demonstrates that the 1- hour ozone standard may be maintained in this area even with the termination of the vehicle Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) program in the Ohio portion of the Cincinnati-Hamilton area. We are notifying the public that we believe that the revised motor vehicle emissions budgets for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX) for the Ohio portion of the Cincinnati-Hamilton area are adequate for conformity purposes and are approvable as part of the revised ozone maintenance plan for this area. We are proposing to approve new VOC emission control regulations for various sources in the Ohio portion of the Cincinnati-Hamilton area and to approve negative source declarations for some source categories for this area as long as the State meets certain conditions. We are proposing approval of periodic emission inventories for the Cincinnati area. Additionally, we are proposing to find that Ohio has demonstrated that termination of the I/M program in the Ohio portion of the Cincinnati-Hamilton area will not interfere with the attainment and maintenance of the 1-hour ozone NAAQS in this area. Similarly, we are proposing to find that Ohio has demonstrated that termination of the I/ M program in the Dayton area will not interfere with attainment and maintenance of the 1-hour ozone NAAQS in this area provided that the State meets certain conditions.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 10, announces its intent to delete the Naval Magazine Indian Island Site (Site) located in Port Hadlock, Washington from the National Priorities List (NPL) and requests public comment on this proposed action. The NPL constitutes appendix B of 40 CFR part 300 which is the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), which EPA promulgated pursuant to section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended. EPA and the State of Washington have determined that the remedial action for the Site has been successfully executed by the Navy and no further response under CERCLA is needed.

On October 27, 1993 (58 FR 57898), pursuant to section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), the EPA issued technology-based national emission standards to control hazardous air pollutants (HAP) emitted by coke oven batteries. This action amends the standards to address residual risks under section 112(f) and the 8-year review requirements of section 112(d)(6).