[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 11, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 29485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14680]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 63
[AD-FRL-5517-8]
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for
Source Categories: Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning Facilities; Notice of
Availability of Guidance
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability of guidance.
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SUMMARY: This action announces the availability of guidance for the
implementation of the national emission standards for hazardous air
pollutants (NESHAP) for perchloroethylene (PCE) dry cleaning facilities
promulgated in the Federal Register on September 22, 1993. The NESHAP
was promulgated to minimize emissions of PCE, which has been listed by
EPA as a hazardous air pollutant (HAP).
ADDRESSES: Docket. Docket Number A-95-16, which contains the guidance
announced in this notice as Item Number V-B-1, is available for public
inspection and copying between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday (except for government holidays) at The Air and
Radiation Docket and Information Center, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460. Copies of documents
may also be copied from The Air and Radiation Docket and Information
Center by calling (202) 260-7548. A reasonable fee may be charged for
copying.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. George Smith at (919) 541-1549,
Emission Standards Division (MD-13), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: National emission standards for hazardous
air pollutants (NESHAP) for perchloroethylene (PCE) dry cleaning
facilities were promulgated on September 22, 1993 (58 FR 49354), and
amended on December 20, 1993 (58 FR 66287), as 40 CFR Part 63, subpart
M. On December 20, 1993, the International Fabricare Institute (IFI), a
trade association representing commercial and industrial dry cleaners
nationwide, submitted a statement of issues to the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that challenged the
NESHAP. The Agency subsequently entered into a settlement agreement
with IFI to resolve IFI's issues. The settlement agreement between the
litigants calls for EPA to issue written policy guidance concerning
``episodic'' exceedances of annual PCE consumption levels set forth in
the NESHAP. The Agency has issued this guidance entitled, ``Settlement
Agreement on Litigation of National Emission Standards for Hazardous
Air Pollutants for Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning Facilities,'' which
is available in the docket and on EPA's Technology Transfer Network
(TTN).
Anyone with a computer and a modem can download the guidance from
the Clean Air Act Amendments bulletin board (under ``Recently Signed
Rules'') of the TTN by calling (919) 541-5742. For further information
about how to access the board, call (919) 541-5384.
Dated: May 20, 1996.
Lydia Wegman,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 96-14680 Filed 6-10-96; 8:45 am]
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