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EPA/AR RIN: 2060-AQ90 Publication ID: 2012 
Title: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) Risk and Technology Review (RTR) for the Mineral Wool and Wool Fiberglass Industries 
Abstract: The Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standard for Mineral Wool Production was promulgated on June 1, 1999, and the MACT for Wool Fiberglass Production was promulgated on June 14, 1999. The Clean Air Act requires EPA to evaluate the risk remaining to human health within eight years of promulgation of each MACT standard; for these regulations, that date expired in June 2007. Along with risk, the EPA is also required to review new technology in the industry that can reduce hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions from regulated sources in the industry, and may consider costs under this technology review. EPA is addressing these Clean Air Act requirements under a combined risk and technology review (RTR). EPA was petitioned to review the risk for these source categories, and also to determine MACT floors for pollutants and processes that were not regulated by the MACT standards. The court entered into an agreement with EPA and the litigants, and the resulting deadline for proposal and promulgation of these RTRs is November 4, 2011, and November 30, 2012, respectively. In addition, EPA will be preparing to regulate wool fiberglass area sources under a new NESHAP, expected to be proposed March 15, 2013. 
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: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 1175-1196    40 CFR 63 1380-1399   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Judicial  Consent Decree - Sierra Club v. Jackson, 09-0152, USDC Northern District of CA  01/30/2014 
NPRM  Judicial  Consent Decree - Sierra Club v. Jackson 09-0152 USDC Northern District of CA  11/04/2011 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/25/2011  76 FR 72770   
Notice  12/20/2011  76 FR 78872   
Notice  01/23/2012  77 FR 3223   
Final Rule  01/00/2014 
Additional Information: Docket #:MINERAL WOOL: EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-1041 WOOL FIBERGLASS: EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-1042
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/rrisk/rtrpg.html  
Sectors Affected: 327993 Mineral Wool Manufacturing 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Susan Fairchild
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code D-243-04,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone:919 541-5167
Email: fairchild.susan@epa.gov

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