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EPA/AR RIN: 2060-AP90 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: NSPS/Emission Guidelines (EG) for Sewage Sludge Incinerators 
Abstract: Under section 129 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), EPA is required to adopt and implement maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standards for both new and existing Sewage Sludge Incineration units (SSI). Regulations for Other Solid Waste Incinerators (OSWI) were promulgated on December 15, 2005. However, at that time, EPA did not issue standards or guidelines for SSI units and several other incinerator categories. In 2007, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision vacating EPA's definition of "solid waste incineration unit," holding that "any facility that combusts any commercial or industrial solid waste material at all" is a commercial or industrial solid waste incineration unit. Based on this decision, in this rulemaking, EPA has proposed a new definition of non-hazardous solid waste. The new NHSW definition proposes that Sewage Sludge is a solid waste and therefore must be regulated under section 129. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60.4760 to 60.4930    40 CFR 60.5000 to 60.5310   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Judicial  30 day extension granted from original 12/16/2010 date  02/18/2011 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  10/14/2010  75 FR 63260   
NPRM Technical Correction  11/08/2010  75 FR 68296   
NPRM Comment Period End  11/15/2010    
Final Action  03/21/2011  76 FR 15372   
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0559-0001; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0559
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Local 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/129/ssi/ssipg.html  
Sectors Affected: 221320 Sewage Treatment Facilities; 56221 Waste Treatment and Disposal 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Amy Hambrick
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code E143-05,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone:919 541-0964
Fax:919 541-0516
Email: hambrick.amy@epa.gov

Ketan Patel
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-05,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone:919 541-9736
Fax:919 541-3207
Email: patel.ketan@epa.gov