[Federal Register: October 18, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 200)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[AD-FRL-6460-5]
RIN 2060-AC31

 
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: 
Halogenated Solvent Cleaning

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: Due to receipt of adverse comments, EPA is withdrawing an 
August 19, 1999 direct final rule (64 FR 45187) which would have 
amended the ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: 
Halogenated Solvent Cleaning.'' The direct final rule would have 
provided additional compliance options for continuous web cleaning 
machines, as well as clarifications that apply to steam-heated vapor 
cleaning machines and to cleaning machines used to clean transformers.

DATES: As of October 18, 1999, EPA withdraws the direct final rule 
published at 64 FR 45187 on August 19, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Docket A-92-39 containing information pertaining to this 
rulemaking is available for public inspection and copying between 8 a.m 
and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. The docket is 
located in the EPA's Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, 
Room M-1500, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460, or by calling 
(202) 260-7548. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying docket 
materials.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Paul Almodovar, Coatings and 
Consumer Products Group, Emission Standards Division (MD-13), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 
27711, telephone number (919) 541-0283. Electronic mail address is 
almodovar.paul@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 19, 1999 EPA published a direct 
final rule (64 FR 45187) to amend the ``National Emission Standards for 
Hazardous Air Pollutants: Halogenated Solvent Cleaning.'' This 
amendment would provide additional compliance options for continuous 
web cleaning machines, as well as clarifications that apply to steam-
heated vapor cleaning machines and to cleaning machines used to clean 
transformers.
    The EPA stated in the direct final rule that if relevant adverse 
comments were

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received by September 20, 1999, the EPA would publish a notice 
withdrawing the direct final rule before its effective date of October 
18, 1999. The EPA received adverse comments on the direct final rule 
from two commenters on September 20, 1999 and is, therefore, 
withdrawing the direct final rule. The EPA will address these comments 
in a final rule addressing additional compliance options for continuous 
web cleaning machines before December 2, 1999, the date on which the 
compliance extension for these types of machines expires.

    Dated: October 13, 1999.
Robert D. Brenner,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 99-27189 Filed 10-15-99; 8:45 am]
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