[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 15308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4489]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0036; FRL-9272-6]
Completion of the Requirement To Promulgate Emission Standards
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that EPA has completed the emission
standards required by sections 112(c)(3) and (k)(3)(B) and 112(c)(6) of
the Clean Air Act (CAA).
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established dockets for these two actions. The
docket for EPA's action under section 112(c)(3) and (k)(3)(B) is Docket
ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0036. The docket for EPA's action under section
112(c)(6) is Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0505. All documents in the
docket are listed in the Federal Docket Management System index at
http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., confidential business
information or other information whose disclosure is restricted by
statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not
placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket materials are available either
electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA
Docket Center, Public Reading Room, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202)
566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air Docket is (202) 566-
1742.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Nathan Topham, Sector Policies and
Programs Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (D243-
02), Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina 27711; telephone number (919) 541-0483; fax number (919) 541-
3207; e-mail address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 112(c)(3) and (k)(3)(B) of the Clean
Air Act (CAA) requires that, by November 15, 2000, EPA promulgate
emission standards to assure that area sources accounting for 90
percent of the aggregate area source emissions of each of the 30 urban
hazardous air pollutants (HAP) are subject to regulation.\1\ Similarly,
section 112(c)(6) of the CAA requires that, by November 15, 2000, EPA
promulgate emission standards to assure that sources accounting for not
less than 90 percent of the aggregate emissions of each of the seven
HAP enumerated in section 112(c)(6)are subject to standards. As a
result of lawsuits filed by Sierra Club alleging that EPA has failed to
complete these actions by the statutory deadline, EPA is under a court
order to complete these obligations. Under the order, which was most
recently amended on January 20, 2011, EPA must complete these
obligations by February 21, 2011.
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\1\ For a list of the 30 urban HAP, please see National Air
Toxics Program: The Integrate Urban Strategy, 64 FR 38706 (July 19,
1999).
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The following two technical memoranda document the actions the
Agency has taken to meet these requirements, Topham to Docket, Emission
Standards for Meeting the 90 Percent Requirement Under Section
112(c)(3) and Section 112(k)(3)(B) of the Clean Air Act (found in
Docket ID EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0036); and Topham to Docket, Emission
Standards for Meeting the 90 Percent Requirement Under Section
112(c)(6) of the Clean Air Act (found in Docket ID EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-
0505). These documents are available in the dockets for these actions.
Based on my review of these two documents, I conclude that EPA has
completed sufficient standards to meet the 90 percent requirement under
both sections 112(c)(3) and(k)(3)(B), and section 112(c)(6).
Dated: February 21, 2011.
Lisa P. Jackson,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2011-4489 Filed 3-18-11; 8:45 am]
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