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EPA/AR RIN: 2060-AQ93 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: ●Portland Cement Manufacturing NESHAP and NSPS--Proposed Amendments as a Result of Reconsideration 
Abstract: On September 9, 2010 EPA promulgated final amendments to the Portland cement National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) and New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) rules regulating emissions of air toxics and criteria pollutants. These amendments applied to all cement kilns that do not burn waste materials. (Cement kilns that burn waste are regulated by separate rules covering hazardous waste combustors and commercial and industrial solid waste incinerators). Subsequent to promulgation of the September 9 rule, we received four petitions for reconsideration, two from environmental groups and two from the Portland cement industry. In this action, we will first issue a notice stating whether we plan to grant or deny the petitions. If our response includes any rule amendments, we will subsequently propose and finalize those amendments. The action may also include any corrections and clarifications discovered to be necessary after promulgation of the September 2010 amendments. We do not anticipate any significant changes in rule stringency as part of this action. We also received 20 petitions for judicial review of the September 9, 2010 final action. We anticipate that these petitions will continue to go forward even as we reconsider some parts of the rule. We are assuming that legal action on portions of the rule that are being reconsidered will be held in abeyance until the reconsideration is complete. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63.1340 to 63.1359    40 CFR 60.60 to 60.66   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  06/00/2011    
Notice of Reconsideration  06/00/2011    
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/pcem/pcempg.html  
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