National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Halogenated Solvent Cleaning

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

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National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants:

Halogenated Solvent Cleaning

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes amendments to the ``National Emission

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Halogenated Solvent Cleaning''

promulgated in the Federal Register on December 2, 1994 (59 FR 61801).

This action proposes revisions concerning additional compliance options

for continuous web cleaning machines, as well as clarifications that

apply to steam-heated vapor cleaning machines and to cleaning machines

used to clean transformers. Because the proposed revisions ensure that

all owners or operators of solvent cleaning machines have appropriate

and attainable requirements for their cleaning machines, we do not

anticipate receiving adverse comments.

Consequently, these proposed revisions are also being issued as a

direct final rule in the ``Final Rules'' section of today's Federal

Register. If no significant and timely comments are received, no

further action will be taken with respect to this proposal and the

direct final rule will become final on the date provided in that

action.

DATES: Written comments on these proposed changes must be received by

September 20, 1999. Anyone requesting a public hearing must contact the

EPA no later than August 30, 1999. If a hearing is held, it will take

place on September 2, 1999 beginning at 10 a.m. Persons interested in

attending the hearing should call Ms. Janet Eck at (919) 541-7946 to

verify that a hearing will be held.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted (in duplicate, if

possible) to: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center (MC-

6102), Attention Docket Number A-92-39, Room M-1500, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460. The EPA

requests that a separate copy of each public comment be sent to the

contact person listed below (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning the

standards and the proposed changes, contact Mr. Paul Almodovar,

Coatings and Consumer Products Group, Emission Standards Division (MD-

13), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park,

North Carolina 27711, telephone number (919) 541-0283. For information

regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity,

contact Ms. Acquanetta Delaney, Manufacturing Branch, Office of

Compliance (2223A), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street,

SW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone (202) 564-7061.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Comment Submission

Comments may be submitted electronically via electronic mail (E-

mail) or on diskette. Electronic comments on this proposed rule may be

filed via E-mail at most Federal depository libraries. E-mail

submittals should be sent to: ``A-and-R[email protected].''

Electronic comments must be submitted as an American Standard Code for

Information Interchange (ASCII) file avoiding the use of special

characters or any form of encryption. Comments and data will also be

accepted on diskette in WordPerfect, Version 5.1 or 6.1 file format, or

ASCII file format. All comments and data for this proposal, whether in

paper form or electronic form such as through E-mail or on diskette,

must be identified by Docket No. A-92-39. No confidential business

information should be submitted through E-Mail.

For additional information, see the direct final rule published in

the Final Rules section of today's Federal Register.

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List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 63

Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Continuous web

cleaning, Film cleaning, Hazardous substances, Halogenated solvent

cleaning machines.

Dated: August 6, 1999.

Carol M. Browner,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 99-20860 Filed 8-18-99; 8:45 am]

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