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Federal Register / Vol. 67, No. 128 / Wednesday, July 3, 2002 / Proposed Rules 44713 TABLE 9 TO SUBPART IIIII OF PART 63.—APPLICABILITY OF GENERAL PROVISIONS TO SUBPART IIIII—Continued Applies to Subpart Citation Subject IIIII Explanation § 63.10(d)(3) ........................................... Reporting Opacity or VE Observations No ......................... Subpart IIIII does not have opacity and visible emission standards. § 63.11 .................................................... Flares ................................................... No ......................... Subpart IIIII does not require flares. § 63.12 .................................................... Delegation ............................................ Yes. § 63.13 .................................................... Addresses ............................................ Yes. § 63.14 .................................................... Incorporation by Reference .................. Yes. § 63.15 .................................................... Availability of Information ..................... Yes. [FR Doc. 02–15873 Filed 7–2–02; 8:45 am] A–2002–09, U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, Standards Division, U.S. EPA, Research BILLING CODE 6560–50–P SW., Washington, DC 20460. Triangle Park, NC 27711. The EPA will Public Hearing. If a public hearing is disclose information identified as CBI held, it will be held at the new EPA only to the extent allowed by the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION facility complex in Research Triangle procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. AGENCY Park, North Carolina. If no claim of confidentiality Docket. Docket No. accompanies a submission when it is 40 CFR Part 63 A–2002–09 contains supporting received by the EPA, the information information used in developing the may be made available to the public [FRL–7229–6] notice of proposed action for the without further notice to the Chlorine Production source category. commenter. National Emission Standards for The docket is located at the U.S. EPA, Public Hearing. Persons interested in Hazardous Air Pollutants: Chlorine and 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC presenting oral testimony or inquiring Hydrochloric Acid Emissions From 20460 in Room M–1500, Waterside Mall as to whether a hearing is to be held Chlorine Production (ground floor), and may be inspected should contact Cassie Posey, telephone from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday number: (919) 541–0069. Persons AGENCY: Environmental Protection through Friday, excluding legal Agency (EPA). interested in attending the public holidays. hearing must also call Cassie Posey to ACTION: Proposed decision not to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. verify the time, date, and location of the regulate. Iliam Rosario, Metals Group, Emission hearing. The public hearing will provide SUMMARY: EPA proposes not to regulate Standards Division (C439–02), U.S. interested parties the opportunity to chlorine and hydrochloric acid (HCl) EPA, Research Triangle Park, North present data, views, or arguments emissions for the Chlorine Production Carolina 27711, telephone number: concerning the proposed emission source category. We have determined (919) 541–5308, facsimile: (919) 541– standards. that no further control is necessary 5600, electronic mail address: Docket. The docket is an organized because chlorine and HCl have well- [email protected]. and complete file of all the information defined health thresholds, and chlorine SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: considered by the EPA in rule and HCl air emissions from chlorine Comments. Comments and data may be development. The docket is a dynamic producers result in human exposures in submitted by electronic mail (e-mail) to: file because material is added the ambient air that are below the [email protected]. Electronic throughout the rulemaking process. The threshold values with an ample margin comments must be submitted as an docketing system is intended to allow of safety. This notice does not address ASCII file to avoid the use of special members of the public and industries mercury emissions from mercury cell characters and encryption problems and involved to readily identify and locate chlor-alkali plants. Those emissions are will also be accepted on disks in documents so that they can effectively addressed in a separate action in the WordPerfect format. All comments and participate in the rulemaking process. proposed rule section of this Federal data submitted in electronic form must Along with the proposed and Register. note the docket number: Docket No. A– promulgated standards and their 2002–09. No confidential business preambles, the contents of the docket DATES: Comments. Submit comments on information (CBI) should be submitted will serve as the record in the case of or before September 3, 2002. by e-mail. Electronic comments may be judicial review. (See section 307(d) Public Hearing. If anyone contacts the filed online at many Federal Depository (7)(A) of the Clean Air Act (CAA).) The EPA requesting to speak at a public Libraries. materials related to this notice of hearing by July 23, 2002, a public Commenters wishing to submit proposed action are available for review hearing will be held on August 2, 2002. proprietary information for in the docket or copies may be mailed ADDRESSES: Comments. By U.S. Postal consideration must clearly distinguish on request from the Air Docket by Service, send comments (in duplicate if such information from other comments calling (202) 260–7548. A reasonable fee possible) to: Air and Radiation Docket and clearly label it as CBI. Send may be charged for copying docket and Information Center (6102), submissions containing such materials. Attention Docket Number A–2002–09, proprietary information directly to the WorldWide Web (www) Information. U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, following address, and not to the public In addition to being available in the NW, Washington, DC 20460. In person docket, to ensure that proprietary docket, an electronic copy of today’s or by courier, deliver comments (in information is not inadvertently placed notice of proposed action will also be duplicate if possible) to: Air and in the docket: OAQPS Document available through EPA’s www site. Radiation Docket and Information Control Office (C404–02), Attention: Following signature, a copy of the rule Center (6102), Attention Docket Number Iliam Rosario, Metals Group, Emission will be posted on our policy and VerDate jun<06>2002 19:08 Jul 02, 2002 Jkt 197001 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\03JYP2.SGM pfrm15 PsN: 03JYP2 44714 Federal Register / Vol. 67, No. 128 / Wednesday, July 3, 2002 / Proposed Rules guidance page for newly proposed or The CAA includes exceptions to the None of the 20 chlor-alkali plants are promulgated rules: http://www.epa.gov/ general statutory requirement to major in and of themselves, but are ttn/oarpg. The web site provides establish emission standards based on major due to collocation. That is, they information and technology exchange in MACT. Section 112(d)(4) allows us to are part of a larger contiguous various areas of air pollution control. If use discretion in developing risk-based establishment that is a major source. more information regarding the web site standards for HAP ‘‘for which a health These larger establishments include is needed, call our web site help line at threshold has been established’’ organic chemical manufacturers, (919) 541–5384. provided that the standards achieve an polymer and resin producers, and pulp Regulated entities. Entities potentially ‘‘ample margin of safety.’’ and paper mills, all of which are already affected by this action include facilities subject to one or more NESHAP. For B. What Is the Source Category? engaged in the production of chlorine. instance, the organic chemical Affected categories and entities include The Chlorine Production source manufacturers are subject to the those sources listed in the primary category was initially listed as a major Hazardous Organic NESHAP, or HON Standard Industrial Classification code source of HAP pursuant to section (40 CFR part 63, subparts F, G, and H). 2812 or North American Information 112(c)(1) of the CAA on July 16, 1992 The HON is a comprehensive rule that Classification System code 325181. (57 FR 31576). At the time of the initial covers process vent, transfer, storage This description is not intended to be listing, we defined the Chlorine tank, equipment leak and wastewater exhaustive, but rather provides a guide Production source category as follows: emissions from the production of almost for readers regarding entities likely to be * * * The Chlorine Production Source 400 organic chemicals. More than 100 affected by this action. If you have Category includes any facility engaged in the organic HAP are regulated under the questions regarding the applicability of production of chlorine. The category HON. this action to a particular entity, consult includes, but is not limited to, facilities Polymers and resins producers are the person listed in the preceding FOR producing chlorine by the following subject to four separate NESHAP (40 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. production methods: diaphragm cell, CFR part 63, subparts U, W, JJJ, and Outline. The information presented in mercury cell, membrane cell, hybrid fuel cell, OOO) and must control process vent, this preamble is organized as follows: Downs cell, potash manufacture, transfer, storage tank, equipment leak hydrochloric acid decomposition, nitrosyl I. Background and wastewater emissions. Chlor-alkali