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EPA/OAR RIN: 2060-AV56 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Plywood and Composite Wood Products 
Abstract: The EPA published a risk and technology review (RTR) of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Plywood and Composite Wood Products (PCWP), (40 CFR part 63, subpart DDDD) on August 13, 2020 (85 FR 49434). PCWP facilities include lumber, plywood, particleboard, medium density fiberboard, hardboard, (structural) fiberboard, oriented strand board (OSB), and engineered wood product manufacturing processes. In a decision issued April 21, 2020, the D.C. Circuit, Blue Ridge Envtl Defense League, et al. v. Regan, Case No. 1:16-cv-364-CRC (D. D.C.), held that the EPA has an obligation to address unregulated emissions from a source category when the Agency conducts the eight-year technology review under Clean Air Act (CAA) section 112(d)(6). These amendments will define the maximum achievable control technology standards for unregulated hazardous air pollutant emissions within the PCWP source category according to the provisions of the CAA. The amendments were proposed on May 18, 2023 (88 FR 31856). The EPA is under a court-ordered deadline for signature of the final rule by June 30, 2026. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart DDDD     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. Clean Air Act   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Judicial  Court Order: Final, Judicial (Blue Ridge Envt’l Defense League, et al. v. Regan, Case No. 1:16-cv-364-CRC (D. D.C.) (Order of Apr. 15, 2021), 06/30/2026  06/30/2026 

Overall Description of Deadline: Final, Judicial (Blue Ridge Envt'l Defense League, et al. v. Regan, Case No. 1:16-cv-364-CRC (D. D.C.) (Order of Apr. 15, 2021), 06/30/2026

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/18/2023  88 FR 31856   
NPRM Comment Period Extended  06/12/2023  88 FR 38009   
Final Rule  07/00/2026 
Additional Information: Docket #: EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0243.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/plywood-and-composite-wood-products-manufacture-national-emission  
Sectors Affected: 321113 Sawmills; 321211 Hardwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing; 321212 Softwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing; 321213 Engineered Wood Member (except Truss) Manufacturing; 321219 Reconstituted Wood Product Manufacturing; 321999 All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Samantha Steffen
Environmental Protection Agency
109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code E143-05,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone:919 541-3737
Email: steffen.samantha@epa.gov

Nicholas Swanson
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air and Radiation
E143-03,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone:919 541-4080
Email: swanson.nicholas@epa.gov