81 FR 48372 - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 142 (July 25, 2016)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to amend the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry. In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, we are publishing a direct final rule, without a prior proposed rule, that corrects an inadvertent error and temporarily revises the testing and monitoring requirements for hydrochloric acid (HCl) due to the current unavailability of a calibration gas used for quality assurance purposes. If we receive no adverse comment, we will not take further action on this proposed rule.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 142 (Monday, July 25, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 48372-48373]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17292]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0817; FRL-9949-45-OAR]
RIN 2060-AS98


National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the 
Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
amend the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for 
the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry. In the ``Rules and 
Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, we are publishing a 
direct final rule, without a prior proposed rule, that corrects an 
inadvertent error and temporarily revises the testing and monitoring 
requirements for hydrochloric acid (HCl) due to the current 
unavailability of a calibration gas used for quality assurance 
purposes. If we receive no adverse comment, we will not take further 
action on this proposed rule.

DATES: Written comments must be received by August 24, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-

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OAR-2011-0817, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
    Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once 
submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn. The EPA may publish 
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Sharon Nizich, Sector Policies and 
Programs Division (D243-02), Office of Air Quality Planning and 
Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle 
Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-2825; fax 
number: (919) 541-5450; and email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Why is the EPA issuing this proposed rule?

    This document proposes to take action on amendments to the National 
Emission Standards for Hazardous Pollutants for the Portland Cement 
Manufacturing Industry. We have published a direct final rule to amend 
40 CFR part 63, subpart LLL by correcting an inadvertent error and 
revising the testing and monitoring requirements for HCl in the ``Rules 
and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register because we view this 
as a noncontroversial action and anticipate no adverse comment. We have 
explained our reasons for this action in the preamble to the direct 
final rule.
    If we receive no adverse comment, we will not take further action 
on this proposed rule. If we receive adverse comment on a distinct 
portion of the direct final rule, we will withdraw that portion of the 
rule and it will not take effect. In this instance, we would address 
all public comments in any subsequent final rule based on this proposed 
rule.
    If we receive adverse comment on a distinct provision of the direct 
final rule, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register 
indicating which provisions we are withdrawing. The provisions that are 
not withdrawn will become effective on the date set out in the direct 
final rule, notwithstanding adverse comment on any other provision. We 
do not intend to institute a second comment period on this action. Any 
parties interested in commenting must do so at this time.
    The regulatory text for this proposal is identical to that for the 
direct final rule published in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of 
this Federal Register. For further supplementary information, the 
detailed rationale for this proposal and the regulatory revisions, see 
the direct final rule published in the ``Rules and Regulations'' 
section of this Federal Register.

II. Does this action apply to me?

    Categories and entities potentially regulated by this proposed rule 
include:

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                                                                  NAICS
                            Category                               Code
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Portland cement manufacturing facilities.......................   327310
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\1\ North American Industry Classification System.

    This table is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a 
guide for readers regarding entities likely to be regulated by this 
proposed rule. To determine whether your facility is affected, you 
should examine the applicability criteria in 40 CFR 63.1340. If you 
have any questions regarding the applicability of any aspect of this 
this action to a particular entity, consult either the air permitting 
authority for the entity or your EPA Regional representative as listed 
in 40 CFR 63.13.

III. Statutory and Executive Orders

    For a complete discussion of the administrative requirements 
applicable to this action, see the direct final rule in the ``Rules and 
Regulations'' section of this Federal Register.

    Dated: July 14, 2016.
Gina McCarthy,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2016-17292 Filed 7-22-16; 8:45 am]
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