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EPA/OAR RIN: 2060-AU07 Publication ID: Spring 2021 
Title: Standards of Performance for New Residential Wood Heaters and New Residential Hydronic Heaters and Forced-Air Furnaces 
Abstract: On March 16, 2015, EPA published a final rule that made revisions to the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for new residential wood heaters. The 2015 final rule updated the 1988 NSPS to reflect significant advancements in wood heater technologies and design, broadened the range of residential wood-heating appliances covered by the regulation, and improved and streamlined implementation procedures. The 2015 rule requires manufacturers to redesign wood heaters to be cleaner and lower emitting. In general, the design changes also make the heaters perform better and more efficiently. On November 30, 2018, EPA published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to solicit comment on several aspects of the 2015 final rule, including: the compliance date for the Step 2 PM limits (while part of the ANPRM, the compliance date will not be part of the proposal); Step 2 PM limits for forced-air furnaces, hydronic heaters, and wood stoves; Step 2 PM limits based on weighted averages versus individual burn rates; transitioning to cord wood certification test methods; compliance audit testing; third-party review; electronic reporting; and warranty requirements. This upcoming proposed rule will include proposed amendments to the NSPS to address the topics listed above, as appropriate, based on review and consideration of comments received to the ANPRM. 
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 60   
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7411 Clean Air Act   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
None       

Overall Description of Deadline: None

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  11/30/2018  83 FR 61585   
NPRM  To Be Determined 
Final Rule  To Be Determined 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Rochelle Boyd
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air and Radiation
109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code D-243-02,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone:919 541-1390
Email: boyd.rochelle@epa.gov

Chuck French
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air and Radiation
109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code D243-02,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone:919 541-7912
Fax:919 541-4991
Email: french.chuck@epa.gov