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        <RIN>2060-AK23</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>200510</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>2060</CODE>
            <NAME>Air and Radiation</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>AR</ACRONYM>
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        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>2000</CODE>
            <NAME>Environmental Protection Agency</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>EPA</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>NESHAP: Magnetic Tape Manufacturing Operations Residual Risk Standard</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[EPA developed technology-based standards for this source category under section 112(d) of the CAA. The current action, required by section 112(f) of the CAA, is to assess residual risks and develop additional emission standards, as necessary, to provide an ample margin of safety. The facilities covered by the 112(d) standard and under investigation in the project are Magnetic Tape coatings facilities that manufacture audio and video recording and computer information storage, and emit major source levels of air toxics. The magnetic tape coating process entails a mixture of magnetic (metal) particles, resins, and solvents applied to either a plastic film or paper. The HAP used in this industry include methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK), toluene, toluene diisocyanate, ethylene glycol, methanol, xylenes, chromium, cobalt, ethylbenzene, and acetaldehyde. The most common HAP solvents are MEK (68 percent) and toluene (29 percent). The non-HAP solvents used in this industry include cyclohexanone, acetone, and isopropyl alcohol (IPA). The magnetic particles are combinations of iron, chrome, and cobalt. Particulate HAP emissions can result from handling of materials, cleaning of process equipment, and adding dry media to mix tanks during coating mix preparation. New processes for manufacturing magnetic tape products have been developed by at least one company in recent years. There are a total of six facilities manufacturing magnetic tape in the nation. Half of these are located in the State of Alabama. The residual risk analyses performed for this source category and the final determination to develop and promulgate additional standards for the source category is dependent on certain policy decisions. The EPA modeled each of the six facilities with magnetic tape manufacturing source category emission sources and found no facilities with a cancer risk at or above 1 in 1 million. The EPA also found the maximum noncancer risks from these facilities to be significantly below 0.2. The EPA believes that these six facilities constitute all of the emissions from this source category and that the assessment is likely to overestimate rather than underestimate risks. Therefore, EPA has determined that this source category currently presents an acceptable level of cancer and noncancer risks and provides an ample margin of safety.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>40 CFR 63</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 7412</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST>
            <LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
                <DLINE_TYPE>Judicial</DLINE_TYPE>
                <DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>Other</DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>
                <DLINE_DATE>03/31/2006</DLINE_DATE>
                <DLINE_DESC></DLINE_DESC>
            </LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
            <LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
                <DLINE_TYPE>Statutory</DLINE_TYPE>
                <DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>Final</DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>
                <DLINE_DATE>12/15/2002</DLINE_DATE>
                <DLINE_DESC>Court ordered deadline for final rule</DLINE_DESC>
            </LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
        </LEGAL_DLINE_LIST>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM-</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/00/2005</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>SAN No. 4669;</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>Undetermined</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <NAICS_LIST>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>334613</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Magnetic and Optical Recording Media Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>33461</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
        </NAICS_LIST>
        <PRINT_PAPER>NA</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Not Collected</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Lynn</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Dail</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2060</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Air and Radiation</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OAR</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>919 541-2363</PHONE>
                <FAX>919 541-0824</FAX>
                <EMAIL>dail.lynn@epamail.epa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code C539-01,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Research Triangle Park</CITY>
                    <STATE>NC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>27711</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Elaine</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Manning</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2060</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Air and Radiation</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OAR</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>919 541-5499</PHONE>
                <FAX>919 541-5689</FAX>
                <EMAIL>manning.elaine@epa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>C539-03,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Research Triangle Park</CITY>
                    <STATE>NC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>27711</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
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