[Federal Register: January 9, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 5)]
[Proposed Rules]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 63
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051; FRL-8020-2]
RIN 2060-AJ78
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From the
Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of public comment period and
announcement of a public hearing.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that the comment period on the proposed
amendments to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
From the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry, published on December
2, 2005, is being extended until February 23, 2006, and that a public
hearing on the proposed amendments will be held on January 24, 2006.
DATES: Comments. The comment period has been extended from January 17,
2006. Comments must now be received on or before February 23, 2006.
Public Hearing. A public hearing is scheduled for January 24, 2006,
from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
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ADDRESSES: Comments. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051.
Fax: (202) 566-1741, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2002-0051.
Mail: U.S. Postal Service, send comments to: EPA Docket
Center (6102T), Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total
of two copies.
Hand Delivery: In person or by courier, deliver comments
to: EPA Docket Center (6102T), Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-
0051, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room B-108, Washington, DC 20004.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information. Please include a total of two copies.
Instructions. Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2002-0051. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
confidential business information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov
or e-mail. Send or deliver information identified
as CBI to only the following address: Mr. Roberto Morales, OAQPS
Document Control Officer, EPA (C404-02), Attention Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OAR-2002-0051, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. Clearly mark the
part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. The http://www.regulations.gov
Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, which
means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment
directly to EPA without going through http://www.regulations.gov, your
e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of
the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on
the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that
you include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional
information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center
homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm Docket. All documents in the docket are listed in the http://.
http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center,
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051, EPA West Building, Room B-102, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center 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 EPA
Docket Center is (202) 566-1742. A reasonable fee may be charged for
copying docket materials.
Public Hearing. The public hearing will be held on January 24,
2006, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the EPA Facility Complex at 109 T.W.
Alexander Drive in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Persons
interested in presenting oral testimony should contact Ms. Janet Eck,
EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Emission Standards
Division, Coatings and Consumer Products Group (C539-03), Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541-7946.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Keith Barnett, EPA, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards, Emission Standards Division, Minerals
and Inorganic Chemicals Group (C504-05), Research Triangle Park, NC
27711; telephone number (919) 541-5605; facsimile number (919) 541-
5600; e-mail address barnett.keith@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulated Entities. Entities potentially affected by the proposed
amendments to the national emission standards for hazardous air
pollutants (NESHAP) for the manufacturing of portland cement are those
that manufacture portland cement. Regulated categories and entities
include:
Table 1.--Regulated Entities Table
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Examples of regulated
Category NAICS \1\ entities
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Industry......................... 32731..... Owners or operators of
portland cement
manufacturing plants.
State............................ 32731..... Owners or operators of
portland cement
manufacturing plants.
Tribal Associations.............. 32731..... Owners or operators of
portland cement
manufacturing plants.
Federal Agencies................. \2\....... None.
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\1\ North American Industry Classification System.
\2\ None.
This table is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a
guide for readers regarding entities likely to be regulated by this
action. This table lists the types of entities that may potentially be
regulated by this action. To determine whether your facility is
regulated by this action, you should carefully examine the
applicability criteria in 40 CFR 63.1340 of the rule. If you have
questions regarding the applicability of the proposed amendments to a
particular entity, consult the person listed in the preceding FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information through http://www.regulations.gov
or e-mail. Send or deliver information identified
as CBI only to the following address listed in the ADDRESSES section of
this document. Clearly mark the part or all the information you claim
to be CBI. For CBI information submitted on a disk or CD-ROM that you
mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
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CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
Worldwide Web (WWW). In addition to being available in the docket,
an electronic copy of today's proposal will also be available through
the http://WWW. Following the Administrator's signature, a copy of this action
will be posted on EPA's Technology Transfer Network (TTN) policy and
guidance page for newly proposed or promulgated rules at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/.
The TTN at EPA's Web site provides information
and technology exchange in various areas of air pollution control.
Comment Period
We received a request to move the date for a public hearing on the
proposed amendments to the NESHAP for portland cement manufacturing (70
FR 72330, December 2, 2005) from mid-December 2005 to January 24, 2006.
We agreed to this request and are extending the comment period until 30
days after the public hearing. Therefore, the public comment period
will now end on February 23, 2006, rather than January 17, 2006.
How Can I Get Copies of the Proposed Amendments and Other Related
Information?
EPA has established the official public docket for the proposed
rulemaking under docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051. Information on how
to access the docket is presented above in the ADDRESSES section. In
addition, information may be obtained from the Web page for the
proposed rulemaking at: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/pcem/pcempg.html.
Dated: January 3, 2006.
William L. Wehrum,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
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