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EPA/SWER RIN: 2050-AG66 Publication ID: 2012 
Title: CERCLA/EPCRA Reporting Requirements for Air Releases of Hazardous Substances From Animal Waste at Farms 
Abstract: On December 18, 2008, EPA published a Final Rule, "CERCLA/EPCRA Administrative Reporting Exemption for Air Releases of Hazardous Substances from Animal Waste at Farms (73 FR 76948) ("the Final Rule"). The Final Rule established exemptions from certain reporting requirements under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), and the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA). On January 15, 2009, Waterkeeper Alliance, Sierra Club, the Humane Society of the United States, Environmental Integrity Project, the Center for Food Safety, and Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (collectively, "Waterkeeper") filed a Petition for Review of the Final Rule. The petition challenged the exemptions under both CERCLA and EPCRA. On March 17, 2009, the National Pork Producers Council filed its Petition for Review challenging a portion of the Final Rule that amended the EPCRA regulations. The two cases were consolidated. On February 11, 2009, the National Chicken Council, National Turkey Federation, and U.S. Poultry & Egg Association moved to intervene on behalf of EPA to assert their interests in the Final Rule. The case was held in abeyance so that the Parties could participate in the D.C. Circuit Mediation Program. While the mediation process did not resolve the issues raised by all of the Parties, it did raise issues warranting reconsideration of the final rule by EPA. As such, EPA sought and received a voluntary remand, without vacatur of the Final Rule during the re-evaluation period. In this action, EPA is reconsidering the Final Rule based on (1) policy choices that were initially made in the promulgation of the Final Rule; (2) views that were articulated by the Parties during the mediation process; and (3) additional data that is now available. The additional data includes data that was collected as part of the National Air Emissions Monitoring Study (NAEMS). EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) is currently evaluating draft emissions estimating methodologies (EEMs) based on the NAEMS data. Because EPA intends to use final EEMs as part of the proposed rule, the schedule for the publication of the proposed rule is dependent on a timely finalization of those EEMs. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 302    40 CFR 355   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 9603    42 USC 11004   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/00/2013 
Additional Information: Docket #:EPA-HQ-SFUND-2007-0469
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Sectors Affected: 112 Animal Production 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Lynn Beasley
Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5104A,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-1965
Fax:202 564-2625
Email: beasley.lynn@epa.gov