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EPA/AR RIN: 2060-AO15 Publication ID: Fall 2009 
Title: NESHAP: Portland Cement Notice of Reconsideration 
Abstract: On December 20, 2006, EPA published final amendments to the Portland Cement NESHAP. These amendments were in response to a remand by the D.C. Circuit Court of portions of the final rule published in 1999. At the same time as the final amendments were published, EPA also published a notice of reconsideration of the final new source limits for mercury and total hydrocarbons (a surrogate for non-dioxin organic HAP), and a reconsideration of the ban on the use of certain mercury containing fly ash in both new and existing kilns. The Agency took this action because there were still substantive technical issues and there was not sufficient opportunity for public comment on parts of the final action. Since announcing our intent to reconsider the December 2006 rule, EPA has conducted extensive data gathering and analysis. As part of this effort, we requested that four cement facilities that have wet scrubbers for SO2 control perform inlet and outlet testing for speciated mercury emissions and submit the test data to EPA to be used in the reconsideration. Due to the impacts of the decision of the D.C. Circuit Court on the Brick Manufacturing NESHAP, we also performed significant additional data gathering on information on cement kiln mercury and total hydrocarbon inputs and emissions. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63.1340 to 63.1359   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
NPRM  Judicial    04/21/2009 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/06/2009  74 FR 21135   
Notice of Public Hearings and Extension of Public Comment Period  06/09/2009  74 FR 27265   
NPRM Comment Period End  07/06/2009    
Final Action  04/00/2010    
Additional Information: SAN No. 4585.1; EPA publication information: Notice of public hearings & extension of public comment period--http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2009/June/Day-09/a13438.pdf; Split from RIN 2060-AJ78; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
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