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PROPOSED RULES: Leather finishing operations,
Published: 2000-10-02
This action proposes national emission standards for hazardous
air pollutants (NESHAP) for leather finishing operations. The EPA has
identified these facilities as major sources of hazardous air pollutant
(HAP) emissions such as glycol ethers, toluene, and xylene. These HAP
are associated with a variety of adverse health effects. These adverse
RULES: Halogenated solvent cleaning; corrections and clarifications,
Published: 2000-09-08
This action promulgates corrections and several clarifications
to the amendments to the ``National Emission Standards for Halogenated
Solvent Cleaning'' promulgated on December 3, 1999 (64 FR 67793). The
amendments finalized compliance options for continuous web cleaning.
These corrections and clarifications ensure that all owners or
operators of
Part III: Environmental Protection Agency,
Published: 2000-07-18
This action proposes national emission standards for hazardous
air pollutants (NESHAP) for facilities that coat metal coil. The EPA
has identified metal coil coating as a major source of hazardous air
pollutant (HAP) emissions such as methyl ethyl ketone, glycol ethers,
xylenes (isomers and mixtures), toluene, and isophorone. These proposed
Part IV: Environmental Protection Agency,
Published: 2000-12-22
This action proposes national emission standards for hazardous
air pollutants (NESHAP) for large appliance surface coating operations
located at major sources of hazardous air pollutants (HAP). These
proposed standards would implement section 112(d) of the Clean Air Act
(CAA) by requiring these operations to meet HAP emission standards
reflecting
PROPOSED RULES: Polyether polyols production, etc.,
Published: 2000-05-08
The EPA is proposing to amend the National Emission Standards
for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Polyether Polyols Production;
the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (also known as
the Hazardous Organics NESHAP, or HON); Epoxy Resins Production and NonNylon Polyamides Production; and Petroleum Refineries.
This action
Part II: Environmental Protection Agency,
Published: 2000-07-14
This action proposes national emission standards for hazardous
air pollutants (NESHAP) for new and existing boat manufacturing
facilities. The processes regulated include fiberglass resin and gel
coat operations, carpet and fabric adhesive operations, and aluminum
boat painting operations. The EPA has identified boat manufacturing as
a major
Part III: 52529-52578; 52579-52585; Environmental Protection Agency,
Published: 2000-08-29
On September 21, 1998 (63 FR 50280), EPA promulgated national
emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for
Pharmaceuticals Production. On November 17 and 20, 1998, petitions for
reconsideration and review of the September 1998 rule were filed in the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The
RULES: Polyether polyols production, etc.; Withdrawn,
Published: 2000-07-06
Due to an adverse comment, the EPA is withdrawing an amendment
from the May 8, 2000 direct final rule for National Emission Standards
for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Polyether Polyols Production;
Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry; Epoxy Resins
Production and NonNylon Polyamides Production; and Petroleum
Refineries. The
RULES: Polymers and resins—; Compliance date (Group IV); indefinite stay,
Published: 2000-08-29
The EPA is taking direct final action to indefinitely stay the
compliance date for the process contact cooling tower (PCCT) provisions
for existing affected sources producing poly(ethylene terephthalate)
(PET) using the continuous terephthalic acid (TPA) high viscosity
multiple end finisher process. This stay is being issued because the
EPA is in
PROPOSED RULES: Polyvinyl chloride and copolymers production,
Published: 2000-12-08
This action proposes national emission standards for hazardous
air pollutants (NESHAP) for the Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) and Copolymers
Production source category. These proposed NESHAP require that PVC and
copolymers production facilities, which already must comply with the
existing Vinyl Chloride NESHAP, continue to comply with that existing
PROPOSED RULES: Polymers and resins—; Compliance date (Group IV); indefinite stay,
Published: 2000-08-29
The EPA is proposing to indefinitely stay the compliance date
for the process contact cooling tower (PCCT) provisions for existing
affected sources producing poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) using the
continuous terephthalic acid (TPA) high viscosity multiple end finisher
process. We are proposing this stay of the compliance date because the
EPA
RULES: Aerospace manufacturing and rework facilities,
Published: 2000-12-08
On September 1, 1995, we promulgated the National Emission
Standards for Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities. On January
24, 2000, we proposed to amend the standards to include a separate
emission limit for exterior primers used for large commercial aircraft
at existing facilities that produce fully assembled, large commercial
aircraft.
Part II: Environmental Protection Agency,
Published: 2000-08-28
This action proposes national emission standards for hazardous
air pollutants (NESHAP) for cellulose products manufacturing. Cellulose
products manufacturing includes both the Viscose Processes source
category and the Cellulose Ethers source category. The Viscose
Processes source category comprises the cellulose food casing, rayon,
cellophane, and
Part IV: Environmental Protection Agency,
Published: 2000-12-06
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
Part VIII: Environmental Protection Agency,
Published: 2000-05-25
This interpretative rule clarifies the construction by EPA of
the applicability of sections 112(g) and 112(j) of the Clean Air Act
(CAA), and of the regulations implementing these provisions for
stationary combustion turbines in Subpart BRequirements for Control
Technology Determinations for Major Sources in Accordance With Clean
Air Act Sections
RULES: Hazardous waste combustors; Clarification and technical corrections,
Published: 2000-11-09
On September 30, 1999 (64 FR 52828), EPA issued a final rule
promulgating revised standards for hazardous waste incinerators,
hazardous waste burning cement kilns, and hazardous waste burning
lightweight aggregate kilns. These standards were promulgated under
joint authority of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act
Part VIII: Environmental Protection Agency,
Published: 2000-05-25
The EPA is withdrawing the interpretative rule published in
the Federal Register on April 21, 2000, at 65 FR 21363. That
interpretative rule was intended to clarify the construction by EPA of
the applicability of sections 112(g) and 112(j) of the Clean Air Act
(CAA) to all stationary combustion turbines and waste heat recovery
units in combined
PROPOSED RULES: Municipal solid waste landfills,
Published: 2000-11-07
This action proposes national emission standards for hazardous
air pollutants (NESHAP) for municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills. The
proposed rule is applicable to both major and area landfill sources,
and contains the same requirements as the Emission Guidelines and New
Source Performance Standards (EG/NSPS) for MSW landfills. The proposed
rule
PROPOSED RULES: Aluminum foundry and aluminum die casting operations; source category list,
Published: 2000-09-14
The Clean Air Act (CAA) requires EPA to list (for regulation
under section 112 of the CAA) all categories of major sources of
hazardous air pollutants (HAP) and categories of area sources if they
present a threat of adverse effects to human health or the environment.
We have recently promulgated national emission standards for hazardous
air
Part II: Environmental Protection Agency,
Published: 2000-05-26
This action proposes national emission standards for hazardous
air pollutants (NESHAP) for solvent extraction for vegetable oil
production. This industry is comprised of facilities that produce crude
vegetable oil and meal products by removing oil from listed oilseeds
through direct contact with an organic solvent. The EPA has identified
solvent
RULES: Polymers and resins—; Compliance date (Group IV); indefinite stay; withdrawn,
Published: 2000-10-26
Because EPA received adverse comment, we are withdrawing the
direct final rule published on August 29, 2000 (65 FR 52319) to
indefinitely stay the compliance date for the process contact cooling
tower (PCCT) provisions for existing affected sources producing
poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) using the continuous terephthalic
acid (TPA) high
PROPOSED RULES: Secondary aluminum production,
Published: 2000-09-14
In this action, EPA is proposing a rule to stay the
applicability of the national emission standards for hazardous air
pollutants (NESHAP) for Secondary Aluminum Production, as applied to
aluminum foundries and aluminum die casting facilities during the
pendency of a separate rulemaking to adopt alternate MACT requirements
for these sources. The
Part III: Environmental Protection Agency,
Published: 2000-05-26
The EPA is adding wet-formed fiberglass mat production to the
list of categories of major sources of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs)
published under section 112(c) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and to the
source category schedule for national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP).
The EPA is, at the same time, proposing the
Part II: See Coast Guard; See Federal Aviation Administration; See Customs Service; Environmental Protection Agency,
Published: 2000-10-18
This action proposes national emission standards for hazardous
air pollutants (NESHAP) for new and existing sources at rubber tire
manufacturing facilities. The EPA has identified rubber tire
manufacturing facilities as major sources of hazardous air pollutants
(HAP) emissions. These proposed standards would implement section
112(d) of the Clean
Part II: Environmental Protection Agency,
Published: 2000-09-13
We are proposing a standard to limit hazardous air pollutant
(HAP) emissions from facilities that coat paper and other web
substrates and are major sources of HAP emissions. The standard is
being proposed under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act), as
amended on November 15, 1990, to protect public health and the
environment by reducing
