halog. solvent HAP direct final rule w/drawn

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[Federal Register: October 18, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 200)] [Rules and
Regulations]
[Page 56173-56174]
>From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr18oc99-14]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[AD-FRL-6460-5]
RIN 2060-AC31


National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Halogenated
Solvent Cleaning

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: Due to receipt of adverse comments, EPA is withdrawing an August
19, 1999 direct final rule (64 FR 45187) which would have amended the
``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Halogenated
Solvent Cleaning.'' The direct final rule would have provided 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.

DATES: As of October 18, 1999, EPA withdraws the direct final rule
published at 64 FR 45187 on August 19, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Docket A-92-39 containing information pertaining to this
rulemaking is available for public inspection and copying between 8 a.m and
5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. The docket is located
in the EPA's Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, Room M-1500,
401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460, or by calling (202) 260-7548. A
reasonable fee may be charged for copying docket materials.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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. Electronic mail address is almodovar.paul@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 19, 1999 EPA published a direct final
rule (64 FR 45187) to amend the ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous
Air Pollutants: Halogenated Solvent Cleaning.'' This amendment would
provide 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.
The EPA stated in the direct final rule that if relevant adverse comments were

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received by September 20, 1999, the EPA would publish a notice withdrawing
the direct final rule before its effective date of October 18, 1999. The
EPA received adverse comments on the direct final rule from two commenters
on September 20, 1999 and is, therefore, withdrawing the direct final rule.
The EPA will address these comments in a final rule addressing additional
compliance options for continuous web cleaning machines before December 2,
1999, the date on which the compliance extension for these types of
machines expires.

Dated: October 13, 1999.
Robert D. Brenner,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation. [FR Doc. 99-27189
Filed 10-15-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P



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