[Federal Register: June 17, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 116)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 61
[FRL-7773-5]
RIN 2060-AI90
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants;
National Emission Standards for Emissions of Radionuclides Other Than
Radon From Department of Energy Facilities; National Emission Standards
for Radionuclide Emissions From Federal Facilities Other Than Nuclear
Regulatory Commission Licensees and Not Covered by Subpart H; Final
Amendment--Correction
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule; technical correction.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency published a final rule
amending the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
(NESHAPs), which regulate the air emissions of radionuclides other than
radon-222 and radon-220 from facilities owned or operated by the
Department of Energy (DOE) and from Federal Facilities other than
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensees and not covered by
Subpart H. This document contains corrections to the final regulations,
which were effective October 9, 2002. After publication in the Federal
Register it was discovered that the value in table 2 of Method 114 was
incorrect.
Dates: Effective Date:
July 17, 2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eleanor Thornton-Jones, Center for
Waste Management, Radiation Protection Division, Office of Radiation
and Indoor Air, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mailstop 6608J,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, by e-mail:
thornton.eleanord@epa.gov or by phone (202) 343-9773.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Docket
All documents relevant to this rulemaking have been placed in
Docket A-94-60 in EPA's Air Docket. The Air Docket is located at 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 20460, in room B-102, Mail Code 6102T and is
open between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying.
Background
On September 9, 2002, the Environmental Protection Agency published
in the Federal Register (65 FR 57159), a final rule amending NESHAPs,
which regulate the air emissions of radionuclides other than radon-222
and radon-220 from facilities owned or operated by the Department of
Energy (DOE) (Subpart H) and from Federal Facilities other than Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensees and not covered by Subpart H
(Subpart I). These regulations require that emissions of radionuclides
to the ambient air shall not exceed those amounts that would cause any
member of the public to receive in any year an effective dose
equivalent of 10 millirem per year (mrem/yr). Also, for non-DOE Federal
facilities, emissions of iodine shall not exceed those amounts that
would cause any member of the public to receive in any year an
effective dose equivalent of 3 mrem/yr. Regulated facilities
demonstrate compliance with the standard by sampling and monitoring
radionuclide emissions from all applicable point sources. Historically,
radionuclide emissions from point sources are measured in accordance
with the American National Standards Institutes's (ANSI) ``Guide to
Sampling Airborne Radioactive Materials in Nuclear Facilities,'' ANSI
N13.1-1969. In 1999, the American National Standards Institute
substantively revised ANSI N13.1-1969 and renamed it ``Sampling and
Monitoring Releases of Airborne Radioactive Substances from the Stacks
and Ducts of Nuclear Facilities,'ANSI/HPS N13.1-1999. In 2002, the
Agency updated its regulations at 40 CFR part 61, subparts H and I to
require the use of ANSI/HPS N13.1-1999 for all applicable newly
constructed or modified facilities and imposed additional inspection
requirements on existing facilities consistent with the revised ANSI
standard.
Need for Correction
In 40 CFR part 61, Appendix B, Method 114, table 2, under the
listing for ``Clean transport lines'' the Frequency of Activity Column
states ``Visible deposits for HEPA-filtered applications. Surface
density of 1 g/cm3.'' This should read ``Visible deposits
for HEPA-filtered applications. Mean mass of deposited material exceeds
1 g/m2 for other applications.'' Table 2 used in the
Appendix B, Method 114 was orginally from the ANSI Standard (ANSI/HPS
N13.1-1999 (Docket No. A-94-60, Item II-D-3)); Section 6.4.6 ``Cleaning
transport lines'' explains the value used and the required process
involved in cleaning transport lines. This section did not talk in
terms of density but in terms of the mass of material deposited.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 61
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Radionuclides,
Radon, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: June 7, 2004.
Bonnie C. Gitlin,
Acting Director, Radiation Protection Division.
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For the reasons set forth in preamble title 40, chapter I of the Code
of Federal Regulations is amended as follows:
PART 61--[CORRECTED]
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1. The authority citation for part 61 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401, 7412, 7414, 7416, 7601, and 7602.
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2. In Appendix B to part 61, table 2 in Method 114 is amended by
revising the entry for ``Clean transport lines'' to read as follows:
Appendix B to Part 61--Test Methods
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Method 114--Test Methods for Measuring Radionuclide Emissions From
Stationary Sources
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4. Quality Assurance Methods
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Table 2.--Maintenance, Calibration and Field Check Requirements
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Sampling system components Frequency of activity
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Clean transport lines.................. Visible deposits for HEPA-
filtered applications. Mean
mass of deposited material
exceeds 1g/m2 for other
applications.
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[FR Doc. 04-13679 Filed 6-16-04; 8:45 am]
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