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EPA/AR | RIN: 2060-AO15 | Publication ID: Spring 2010 |
Title: NESHAP: Portland Cement Notice of Reconsideration | |
Abstract: On December 20, 2006, EPA published final amendments to the Portland cement air emissions rule that regulates emissions of toxic air pollutants. This rule covers all facilities that produce Portland cement from raw materials such as limestone. The amendments were in response to a remand by the D.C. Circuit Court of portions of the final rule published in 1999. At the same time as the final amendments were published, EPA also published a notice of reconsideration of the final new source limits for mercury and total hydrocarbons (a surrogate for non-dioxin organic toxic air pollutants), and a reconsideration of the ban on the use of certain mercury containing fly ash in both new and existing cement kilns. The Agency took this action because there were still substantive technical issues and there was not sufficient opportunity for public comment on parts of the final action. Since announcing our intent to reconsider the December 2006 rule, EPA also granted a petition to reconsider the existing source emissions limits for mercury and THC, and also our decision not to regulate hydrochloric acid emissions. As part of this reconsideration, EPA has conducted extensive data gathering and analysis, including requirements for emissions testing. Based on our evaluation of the gathered data, on May 6, 2009, EPA proposed numerical emissions limits for mercury, total hydrocarbons, and hydrochloric acid for both new and existing cement kilns In addition, we significantly lowered the cement kiln new and existing source particulate matter standards. | |
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) | Priority: Economically Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: Yes | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63.1340 to 63.1359 | |
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412 |
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Additional Information: SAN No. 4585.1; EPA publication information: NPRM - http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-10206.pdf; Split from RIN 2060-AJ78; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051. | |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: Local, State, Tribal |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Jennifer Caparoso Environmental Protection Agency Air and Radiation 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code E143-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 Phone:919 541-4063 Fax:919 541-0516 Email: caparoso.jennifer@epa.gov Nick Hutson Environmental Protection Agency Air and Radiation 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code D243-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 Phone:919 541-2968 Fax:919 541-4991 Email: hutson.nick@epa.gov |