Environmental Protection Agency July 5, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan National Priorities List
Document Number: E7-13060
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2007-07-05
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 is issuing a notice of intent to partially delete approximately 7 acres within the Uravan Superfund Site, located in Montrose County, Colorado, from the National Priorities List (NPL) and requests public comments on this notice of intent. Specifically, EPA intends to delete a one mile section of Colorado State Highway 141, comprised of a right-of-way up to 60 feet in width between mile posts 75 and 76. The NPL, promulgated pursuant to section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is found at Appendix B of 40 CFR part 300, which is the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). The EPA and the State of Colorado, through the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, have determined that all appropriate response actions under CERCLA, have been completed for the 7.27 acres. However, this deletion does not preclude future actions under Superfund.
National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan National Priorities List
Document Number: E7-13056
Type: Rule
Date: 2007-07-05
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 is publishing a direct final notice of partial deletion of approximately 7 acres within the Uravan Superfund Site (Site), located in Montrose County, Colorado, from the National Priorities List (NPL). The acerage comprises a one mile section of Colorado State Highway 141 between mile posts 75 and 76. The NPL, promulgated pursuant to section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is appendix B of 40 CFR part 300, which is the National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). This direct final partial deletion is being published by EPA with the concurrence of the State of Colorado, through the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment because EPA has determined that all appropriate response actions, under CERCLA, for the approximate 7 acres have been completed and, therefore, further remedial action pursuant to CERCLA is not appropriate.
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Kentucky: Redesignation of the Kentucky Portion of the Louisville 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment for Ozone
Document Number: E7-13003
Type: Rule
Date: 2007-07-05
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is approving a request, submitted on September 29, 2006, from the Commonwealth of Kentucky (Kentucky), through the Kentucky Division for Air Quality (KDAQ), to redesignate the Kentucky portion of the bi-State Louisville 8-hour ozone nonattainment area to attainment for the 8-hour National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). The Kentucky portion of the bi-State Louisville 8-hour ozone nonattainment area (hereafter referred to as the ``Kentucky State Louisville Area'') is comprised of three Kentucky CountiesBullitt, Jefferson and Oldham. The Indiana portion of the bi-State Louisville 8-hour ozone nonattainment area is comprised of two Indiana CountiesClark and Floyd. EPA's approval of Kentucky's redesignation request is based upon the determination that Kentucky has demonstrated that the Kentucky State Louisville Area has met the criteria for redesignation to attainment specified in the Clean Air Act (CAA), including the determination that the entire (both the Kentucky and Indiana portions) bi-State Louisville 8-hour ozone nonattainment area has attained the 8- hour ozone standard. Additionally, EPA is approving the 8-hour ozone maintenance plan for the Kentucky State Louisville Area, including the regional motor vehicle emission budgets (MVEBs) for nitrogen oxides (NOX) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) which cover the Kentucky and Indiana portions of this bi-State area. In July and September 2006, Indiana submitted a redesignation request and maintenance plan for the Indiana portion of this 8-hour ozone area with identical MVEBs to those reflected in Kentucky's maintenance plan. EPA is taking action on that redesignation request and maintenance plan in a separate action. This final rule also addresses a comment made on EPA's proposed rulemaking for this action, previously published April 27, 2007 (72 FR 20966).
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Ohio Rules to Control Emissions From Hospital, Medical, and Infectious Waste Incinerators
Document Number: E7-13002
Type: Rule
Date: 2007-07-05
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA is giving final approval to a State plan submitted by Ohio concerning criteria pollutant and toxic emissions from Hospital, Medical and Infectious Waste Incinerators (HMIWI) in the State. Ohio prepared a plan based on Clean Air Act (CAA) sections 111(d) and 129 for existing hospital, medical and infectious waste incinerators and asked that it be reviewed and approved as the State plan. The State's HMIWI plan sets out requirements for affected units at least as stringent as the EPA requirements entitled ``Emission Guidelines (EG) and Compliance Times for Hospital/Medical/ Infectious Waste Incinerators'' published in the Federal Register dated September 15, 1997. For approval, the State plan must include requirements for emission limits at least as protective as those requirements stated in the emission guideline. We are approving, with some exceptions, items requested in Ohio's letter of October 18, 2005, including limits for a variety of emissions from HMIWI units including mercury, cadmium, lead, hydrogen chloride, and dioxin and criteria pollutants. The rules in the plan apply to existing sources only, for which construction commenced on or before June 20, 1996. New sources constructed after this date are covered by a Federal new source performance standard. The Ohio rules, contained in the plan, were proposed on March 22, 2002, and a public hearing was held on April 29, 2002. The rules became effective in Ohio on March 23, 2004. EPA proposed approval in the Federal Register on January 10, 2007, and received no comments on the proposal. We are approving the Ohio plan, with several noted exceptions, because it meets the requirements of the EPA emission guideline affecting hospital incinerators.
Determination of Attainment, Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Ohio; Correction
Document Number: E7-13000
Type: Rule
Date: 2007-07-05
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This document corrects an error in the final rule pertaining to the Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets (MVEBs) for Washington County (Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH), Jefferson County, (Steubenville-Weirton, WV-OH), Belmont County (Wheeling, WV-OH), Stark County (Canton, OH) and Allen County (Lima, OH). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed MVEBs for 2009 and 2018 for each of these Ohio counties. In the final approvals for the redesignation of these areas to attainment of the 8-hour ozone standard, EPA provide the 2018 MVEBs for each county but inadvertently omitted the 2009 interim MVEBs that were discussed in the proposed rules. This technical correction to these final rules provides the 2009 MVEBs.
Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) Standing Subcommittee Meeting-2007
Document Number: E7-12999
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-07-05
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92- 463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development (ORD), gives notice of a meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) Standing Subcommittee.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request, NSPS for New Residential Wood Heaters (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1176.08, OMB Control Number 2060-0161
Document Number: E7-12997
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-07-05
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
Notice of Availability of Draft NPDES General Permits for Noncontact Cooling Water Discharges in the States of Massachusetts and New Hampshire
Document Number: E7-12990
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-07-05
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Director of the Office of Ecosystem Protection, EPA-New England, is issuing notice of availability of the draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permits for noncontact cooling water (NCCW) discharges to certain waters of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of New Hampshire. These General Permits replace the NCCW General Permits which expired on April 25, 2005. These draft General Permits establish Notice of Intent (NOI) requirements, effluent limitations, standards, prohibitions, and management practices for facilities discharging NCCW. Owners and/or operators of facilities discharging NCCW, including those currently authorized to discharge under the expired General Permits, will be required to submit an NOI to be covered by the General Permit to both EPA-New England and the appropriate state agency. After EPA and the State have reviewed the NOI, the facility will receive a written notification from EPA of permit coverage and authorization to discharge under the General Permit. The eligibility requirements for coverage under this General Permit are discussed in detail under Part 3 of the General Permit. The reader is strongly urged to go to that section to determine eligibility before reading further. Public Comment Period: Interested persons may submit comments on the draft General Permits to the EPA-Region I. Interested persons may also request, in writing, that EPA hold a public hearing pursuant to 40 CFR 124.12, on the draft . All comments and requests for public hearings must be postmarked or delivered before midnight August 6, 2007, the close of the public comment period. All public comments or requests for a public hearing must be submitted to the address below. Adresses and Contact Information: Written comments on the draft General Permit may be hand delivered or mailed to Ms. Austine Frawley, EPA-Region 1, Office of Ecosystem Protection, CIP, 1 Congress Street, Suite 1100, Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2023, or sent via e-mail to frawley.austine@epa.gov. No facsimiles (faxes) will be accepted. The draft General Permits are based on an administrative record available for public review at EPA-Region 1, Office of Ecosystem Protection, 1 Congress Street, Suite 1100, Boston, Massachusetts 02114- 2023, Monday-Friday from 9 am-5 pm. For further information contact Ms. Frawley at 617-918-1065, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
Approval of Clean Air Act Section 112(l) Delegations for National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Subparts II, CCC, MMMM, PPPP, and DDDDD; Indiana
Document Number: E7-12851
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-07-05
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is notifying the public that delegation of the authority to implement and enforce the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) standards for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Surface Coating (Subpart II), Steel PicklingHydrochloric Acid Process Facilities and Regeneration Plants (Subpart CCC), Surface Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products (Subpart MMMM), Surface Coating of Plastic Parts and Products (Subpart PPPP), and Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters (DDDDD) was approved in a letter from EPA to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) dated May 30, 2007.
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