Environmental Protection Agency April 13, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

EPA is announcing that the comment period to the proposed rule entitled National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Hazardous Waste Combustors, published on March 23, 2006, is being extended until May 8, 2006. In the proposed rule, EPA is requesting comment on a revised new source particulate matter standard for cement kilns that burn hazardous waste. We are also requesting comment on corresponding changes to the new source particulate matter standards for incinerators and liquid fuel boilers that burn hazardous waste.

EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the Tennessee State Implementation Plan (SIP), submitted by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation on September 7, 1998. This revision adds 16 compounds to the list of compounds excluded from the definition of ``Volatile Organic Compounds.'' In the Final Rules Section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP revision as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no significant, material, and adverse comments are received in response to this rule, no further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. EPA will not institute a second comment period on this document. Any parties interested in commenting on this document should do so at this time.