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        <RIN>2060-AV12</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>202110</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <CODE>2060</CODE>
            <NAME>Office of Air and Radiation</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>OAR</ACRONYM>
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            <CODE>2000</CODE>
            <NAME>Environmental Protection Agency</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>NESHAP: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units-Revocation of the 2020 Reconsideration, and Affirmation of the Appropriate and Necessary Supplemental Finding </RULE_TITLE>
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<p>On February 16, 2012, EPA promulgated National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coal- and Oil-fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (77 FR 9304). The rule (40 CFR part 63, subpart UUUUU), commonly referred to as the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), includes standards to control hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions from new and existing coal- and oil-fired electric utility steam generating units (EGUs) located at both major and area sources of HAP emissions. There have been several regulatory actions regarding MATS since February 2012, including a May 22, 2020, action that completed a reconsideration of the appropriate and necessary finding for MATS and finalized the residual risk and technology review (RTR) conducted for the Coal- and Oil-Fired EGU source category regulated under MATS (85 FR 31286). The Biden Administration's Executive Order 13990, Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis, "directs all executive departments and agencies (agencies) to immediately review and, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, take action to address the promulgation of Federal regulations and other actions during the last 4 years that conflict with these important national objectives, and to immediately commence work to confront the climate crisis." Section 2(a)(iv) of the&nbsp;Executive Order specifically directs that the Administrator consider publishing, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, a proposed rule suspending, revising, or rescinding the &lsquo;&lsquo;National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units&mdash;Reconsideration of Supplemental Finding and Residual Risk and Technology Review,&rsquo;&rsquo; 85 FR 31286 (May 22, 2020), As directed by&nbsp;Executive Order 13990, EPA will review the May 22, 2020 final action and, under this action, will take appropriate action resulting from its review of the May 2020 finding that it is not appropriate and necessary to regulate coal- and oil-fired EGUs under Clean Air Act section 112. Results of EPA&rsquo;s review of the May 2020 RTR will be presented in a separate action (RIN 2060-AV53).</p>
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        <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>
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            <CFR>40 CFR 63</CFR>
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        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 U.S.C. 7412 Clean Air Act</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 U.S.C. 7607(d)(7)(B)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>Yes</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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<p>As directed by&nbsp;Executive Order 13990, EPA has completed its review of the May 2020 finding that it is not appropriate and necessary to regulate coal- and oil-fired EGUs under Clean Air Act section 112. EPA will issue the results of the review in a notice of proposed rulemaking and will solicit comment on the resulting finding.</p>
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<p>CAA section 112, 42 U.S.C. 7412, provides the legal framework and basis for regulatory actions addressing emissions of hazardous air pollutants from stationary sources.</p>
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<p>Two bases for the appropriate and necessary determination, one preferred and one alternative, are put forth in the proposed rulemaking.</p>
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<p>There are no anticipated costs or benefits because there are no regulatory amendments or impacts associated with review of the appropriate and necessary finding.</p>
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<p>There are no anticipated risks because there are no regulatory amendments or impacts associated with review of the appropriate and necessary finding.</p>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>11/00/2021</TTBL_DATE>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/00/2022</TTBL_DATE>
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        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0794.</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>Undetermined</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <FURTHER_INFO_URL>https://www.epa.gov/mats/regulatory-actions-final-mercury-and-air-toxics-standards-mats-power-plants</FURTHER_INFO_URL>
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            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>221112</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation</NAICS_DESC>
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            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>221122</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Electric Power Distribution</NAICS_DESC>
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            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>921150</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Governments</NAICS_DESC>
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        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <RIN>2060-AT99</RIN>
                <RIN_RELATION>Related to</RIN_RELATION>
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            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Nick</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Hutson</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2060</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Air and Radiation</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OAR</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>919 541-2968</PHONE>
                <FAX>919 541-4991</FAX>
                <EMAIL>hutson.nick@epa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code D243-01,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Research Triangle Park</CITY>
                    <STATE>NC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>27711</ZIP>
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            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Melanie</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>King</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2060</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Air and Radiation</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OAR</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>919 541-2469</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>king.melanie@epa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code D243-01,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Research Triangle Park</CITY>
                    <STATE>NC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>27711</ZIP>
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