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EPA/AR RIN: 2060-AR64 Publication ID: Spring 2014 
Title: Kraft Pulp Mills NSPS Review 
Abstract: Section 111(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) directs EPA to review and, if appropriate, revise the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) at least every 8 years after promulgation. This is a review of subpart BB, Standards of Performance for Kraft Pulp Mills Section 60.280 - 60.285 which was promulgated in 1978 and last reviewed in 1986. The subpart is applicable to the following sources in kraft pulp mills that were installed after 1978: digester systems, brown stock washers, evaporator systems, recovery furnaces, smelt dissolving tanks, lime kilns, and condensate stripper systems. The pollutants regulated in this subpart include total reduced sulfur (TRS) compounds and particulate matter (PM). This action is subject to a citizen suit under section 304(a)(2) of the Clean Air Act brought against the US EPA under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5. U.S.C. 701-06. This action will fulfill our mandatory obligation to review the NSPS for new and modified kraft pulp mills. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: Private Sector 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60   
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2005    42 USC 7411   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Judicial  Mandatory 8 year review  03/14/2014 
NPRM  Judicial  Mandatory 8 year review  05/15/2013 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/23/2013  78 FR 31315   
NPRM Comment Period Extended  06/28/2013  78 FR 38877   
Final Rule  04/04/2014  79 FR 18952   
Additional Information: Docket #:EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0640
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Sectors Affected: 3221 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Kelley Spence
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code E143-03,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone:919 541-3158
Fax:919 541-0516
Email: spence.kelley@epa.gov

Robin Dunkins
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code E143-03,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone:919 541-5335
Email: dunkins.robin@epa.gov