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CFR Citation: 40 CFR Part 63

RIN ID: RIN 2060-AH68

FRL ID: [FRL-6899-9]

NOTICE: Part IV

DOCUMENT ACTION: Proposed rule; amendments.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology

DATES: Comments. Submit comments on or before February 5, 2001.

Public Hearing. If anyone contacts the EPA requesting to speak at a public hearing by December 26, 2000, a public hearing will be held on January 5, 2001.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: This action proposes amendments to the ``generic'' maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standards to add national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for four additional source categories: Cyanide Chemicals Manufacturing, Carbon Black Production, Ethylene Production, and Spandex Production. The generic MACT standards provide a structural framework allowing source categories with similar emission types and MACT control requirements to be covered under one subpart, thus promoting regulatory consistency in NESHAP development. The EPA has identified these four source categories as major sources of hazardous air pollutants (HAP), including cyanide compounds, acrylonitrile, acetonitrile, carbonyl sulfide, carbon disulfide, benzene, 1,3 butadiene, toluene, and 2,4 toluene diisocyanate (TDI). Benzene is a known human carcinogen, and 1,3 butadiene is considered to be a probable human carcinogen. The other pollutants can cause noncancer health effects in humans. These proposed standards will implement section 112(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) by requiring all major sources to meet HAP emission standards reflecting the application of MACT.

SUMMARY: Environmental Protection Agency,

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT For information concerning the proposed NESHAP, contact the following at the Emission Standards Division (MD13), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711:
Phone/facsimile/email Information type Contact Group address General.......................... Mark Morris.............. Organic Chemicals Group. (919) 5415416/(919) 541 3470/ morris.mark @epa.gov. Cyanide chemicals manufacturing.. Keith Barnett............ Organic Chemicals Group. (919) 5415605/(919) 541 3470/ barnett.keith @epa.gov. Carbon black production.......... John Schaefer............ Organic Chemicals Group. (919) 5410296/(919) 541 3470/ schaefer.john @epa.gov. Ethylene production.............. Warren Johnson........... Organic Chemicals Group. (919) 5415267/(919) 541 3470/ johnson.warren @epa.gov. Spandex production............... Elaine Manning........... Waste and Chemical (919) 5415499/(919) 541 Processes Group. 3470/ manning.elaine @epa.gov. Public hearing................... Maria Noell.............. Organic Chemicals Group. (919) 5415607/(919) 541 3470/ noell.maria @epa.gov.