Environmental Protection Agency November 30, 2018 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice announces the availability of EPA's draft human health and ecological risk assessments for the registration review of amitraz, bispyribac-sodium, bromoxynil, captan, chloropicrin, dazomet, diclosulam, florasulam, flucarbazone-sodium, fluroxypyr, formetanate, imazalil, imazamox, imazapic, imazaquin, imazethapyr, MCPA, metam sodium, metam potassium, methyl isothiocyanate (MITC), o-benzyl-p- chlorophenol, starlicide, tri-n butyl tetradecyl phosphonium chloride (TTPC), triphenyltin hydroxide (TPTH), and zinc salts. This notice also announces the availability of EPA's draft human health risk assessments for the registration review of para-dichlorobenzene and penoxsulam.

In this action, the EPA proposes to amend the 2015 New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for new residential hydronic heaters and new forced-air furnaces by adding a two-year ``sell-through'' period for all affected new hydronic heaters and forced-air furnaces that are manufactured or imported before the May 2020 compliance date to be sold at retail through May 2022. This will allow retailers additional time, after the May 2020 effective date of the ``Step 2'' standards, for the sale of ``Step 1'' compliant hydronic heaters and forced-air furnaces remaining in inventory. The EPA is also taking comment on whether a sell-through period for all affected new residential wood heaters is appropriate following the May 2020 compliance date and, if so, how long a sell-through period is needed and why. In addition, this action is taking comment on whether the current minimum pellet fuel requirements should be retained and, if so, whether they should be revised.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters (EPA ICR No. 2028.09, OMB Control No. 2060-0551), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through November 30, 2018. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal Register, on June 29, 2017, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. An agency may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a portion of the revision to the Arkansas State Implementation Plan (SIP) that addresses certain requirements of the CAA and the EPA's regional haze rules for the protection of visibility in mandatory Class I Federal areas (Class I areas) for the first implementation period. The EPA is proposing to approve the portions of the SIP revision addressing the best available retrofit technology (BART) requirements for sulfur dioxide (SO2), particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxide (NOX) for seven electric generating units (EGUs) in Arkansas. The EPA is also proposing to approve the determination that no additional controls at any Arkansas sources are necessary under reasonable progress; calculation of the revised reasonable progress goals (RPGs) for Arkansas' Class I areas; certain components of the long-term strategy for making reasonable progress; the clarification that both the 6A and 9A Boilers at the Georgia-Pacific Crossett Mill are BART-eligible; and the additional information and technical analysis in support of the determination that the Georgia-Pacific Crossett Mill 6A and 9A Boilers are not subject to BART. In conjunction with our proposed approval of portions of the SIP revision, we are proposing to withdraw the corresponding federal implementation plan (FIP) provisions established in a prior action to address regional haze requirements for Arkansas.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing this interim final rule in response to the urgent public health issue posed by recalled Takata airbag inflators still installed in vehicles. With this rule, EPA is facilitating a more expedited removal of defective Takata airbag inflators from vehicles by dealerships, salvage yards and other locations for safe and environmentally sound disposal by exempting the collection of airbag waste from hazardous waste requirements so long as certain conditions are met. The Agency is also seeking comment on this interim final rule.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR)NESHAP for Friction Materials Manufacturing (EPA ICR Number 2025.07, OMB Control Number 2060-0481) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through August 31, 2018. Public comments were requested previously, via the Federal Register on June 29, 2017 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. An agency may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.