2060-AV20 202110 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2060 Office of Air and Radiation OAR 2000 Environmental Protection Agency EPA Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act

The final rule, Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (Major MACT to Area- MM2A final rule), was promulgated on November 19, 2020. (See 85 FR 73854) The MM2A final rule became effective on January 19, 2021. On January 20, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 13990 Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis. The EPA has identified the MM2A final rule as an action being considered pursuant section (2)(a) of Executive Order 13990. Under this review, EPA, as appropriate and consistent with the Clean Air Act section 112, will publish for comment a notice of proposed rulemaking either suspending, revising, or rescinding the MM2A final rule.

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The EPA will issue a notice of proposed rulemaking of EPA’s review of the final rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (Major MACT to Area- MM2A final rule) pursuant Executive Order 13990. Pursuant section (2)(a) of Executive Order 13990 Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis, the EPA is to review the MM2A final rule and as appropriate and consistent with the Clean Air Act section 112, to publish for comment a notice of proposed rulemaking either suspending, revising, or rescinding the MM2A final rule.

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The EPA issued a final rulemaking on November 19, 2020. The final MM2A rule provides that a major source can be reclassified to area source status at any time upon reducing its potential to emit (PTE) hazardous air pollutants (HAP) to below the major source thresholds (MST) of 10 tons per year (tpy) of any single HAP and 25 tpy of any combination of HAP. Pursuant section (2)(a) of Executive Order 13990 Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis, the EPA is to review the MM2A final rule and as appropriate and consistent with the Clean Air Act section 112, to publish for comment a notice of proposed rulemaking either suspending, revising, or rescinding the MM2A final rule.

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EPA will take comments on the review of the final MM2A and EPA’s proposed rulemaking either suspending, revising, or rescinding the MM2A final rule.

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The anticipated costs and benefits of this action are to be determined.

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The risks of this action are to be determined.

]]> NPRM 06/00/2022 Final Rule 06/00/2023 . Undetermined Federal Local State Tribal Undetermined No No No 2060-AM75 Related to Elineth Torres 2060 Office of Air and Radiation OAR 919 541-4347 torres.elineth@epa.gov 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code D205-02, Research Triangle Park NC 27709 Jodi Howard 2060 Office of Air and Radiation OAR 919 541-4607 919 541-0246 howard.jodi@epa.gov Mail Code E143-01, Research Triangle Park NC 27711