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EPA/AR RIN: 2060-AR02 Publication ID: Fall 2013 
Title: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP): Group IV Polymers and Resins, Pesticide Active Ingredient Production, and Polyether Polyols Production Risk and Technology Review 
Abstract: In this action EPA will finalize risk and technology reviews for the following three National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP): Group IV Polymers and Resins, Pesticide Active Ingredient Production, and Polyether Polyols Production. The proposal for these NESHAP was published on January 9, 2012 (77 FR 1268), and under a consent decree deadline, the final rule must be promulgated in January 2014: Group IV Polymers and Resins, Pesticide Active Ingredient Production, and Polyether Polyols Production. Clean Air Act (CAA) sections 112(f)(2) and 112(d)(6) require EPA to conduct residual risk and technology reviews. Under the "technology review" provision of CAA section 112, EPA is required to review maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standards and to revise them "as necessary (taking into account developments in practices, processes and control technologies)" no less frequently than every 8 years. Under the "residual risk" provision of CAA section 112, EPA must evaluate the MACT standards within 8 years after promulgation and promulgate standards if required to provide an ample margin of safety to protect public health or prevent an adverse environmental effect. EPA will also remove startup, shutdown, and malfunction exemptions for these source categories, as required by recent court decisions. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR part 63     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act sec 112   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Judicial  Sierra Club v. Jackson, 09-0152, USDC Northern District of CA; consent decree deadline applies to RTRs for subparts JJJ, MMM, and PPP only  01/31/2014 
NPRM  Judicial  Sierra Club v. Jackson, 09-0152, USDC Northern District of CA; consent decree deadline applies to RTRs for subparts JJJ, MMM, and PPP only  11/30/2011 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  01/09/2012  77 FR 1268   
NPRM Comment Period Extended  03/21/2012  77 FR 16508   
Final Rule  12/00/2013 
Additional Information: Docket #:EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0435
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Sectors Affected: 325199 All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing; 325211 Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing; 325320 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Nick Parsons
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
NVFEL, 2565 Plymouth Road,
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone:734 214-4479
Email: parsons.nick@epa.gov

Brenda Shine
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code E143-01,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone:919 541-3608
Fax:919 541-0516
Email: shine.brenda@epa.gov