Other Solid Waste Incinerators: Air Curtain Incinerators Title V Permitting Provisions; Technical Correction

<RULE> ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY <CFR>40 CFR Part 60</CFR> <DEPDOC>[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0156; FRL-7547.4-02-OAR]</DEPDOC> <RIN>RIN 2060-AW27</RIN> <SUBJECT>Other Solid Waste Incinerators: Air Curtain Incinerators Title V Permitting Provisions; Technical Correction</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD> Final rule; technical correction. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> (FR) on April 17, 2024. The EPA finalized the Other Solid Waste Incinerators (OSWI); Title V Permitting Provisions rule which removed title V permitting requirements for air curtain incinerators that burn only wood waste, clean lumber, yard waste, or a mixture of these three types of waste. Following publication of this final rule, the EPA discovered inadvertent errors in the regulatory text and is correcting them in this action. </SUM> <EFFDATE> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> The final rule is effective on November 14, 2024. </EFFDATE> <HD SOURCE="HED">ADDRESSES:</HD> The EPA has established a docket for this rulemaking under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0156. All documents in the docket are listed on the <E T="03">https://www.regulations.gov/</E> website. Although listed, some information is not publicly available, <E T="03">e.g.,</E> Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available electronically through <E T="03">https://www.regulations.gov/.</E> <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Dr. Felica Davis, Sector Policies and Programs Division (E143-05), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12055, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-4857; and email address: <E T="03">davis.felica@epa.gov.</E> </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> <E T="03">Preamble acronyms and abbreviations.</E> Throughout this document the use of “we,” “us,” or “our” is intended to refer to the EPA. We use multiple acronyms and terms in this preamble. While this list may not be exhaustive, to ease the reading of this preamble and for reference purposes, the EPA defines the following terms and acronyms here: <EXTRACT> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">CAA Clean Air Act</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">CFR Code of Federal Regulations</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">EPA Environmental Protection Agency</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">FR Federal Register</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">NAICS North American Industry Classification System</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">OSWI other solid waste incineration</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">VSMWC very small municipal waste combustion</FP> </EXTRACT> <E T="03">Organization of this document.</E> The information in this preamble is organized as follows: <EXTRACT> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">I. General Information</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">A. Does this action apply to me?</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">B. Where can I get a copy of this document and other related information?</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">C. Statutory Authority</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">D. Judicial Review and Administrative Reconsideration</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">II. Summary of Final Action</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">A. Summary of Technical Corrections in 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart EEEE</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">B. Summary of Technical Corrections in 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart FFFF</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">III. Summary of Cost, Environmental, and Economic Impacts</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">IV. Rulemaking Procedures</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews</FP> </EXTRACT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">I. General Information</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD2">A. Does this action apply to me?</HD> Categories and entities potentially affected by this action are shown in table 1 of this preamble. <GPOTABLE COLS="3" OPTS="L2,nj,i1" CDEF="s100,r40,r150"> <TTITLE>Table 1—Industrial Source Categories Affected by This Final Action</TTITLE> <CHED H="1">Source category</CHED> <CHED H="1"> NAICS code  <SU>1</SU> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Examples of potentially regulated entities</CHED> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Any State, local, or Tribal government using a VSMWC unit</ENT> <ENT>562213, 92411</ENT> <ENT>Solid waste combustion units burning municipal solid waste.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Any correctional institution using an institutional waste incineration unit</ENT> <ENT>922, 7213</ENT> <ENT>Correctional institutions.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Any nursing or residential care facility using an OSWI unit</ENT> <ENT>623</ENT> <ENT>Any nursing care, residential intellectual and developmental disability, residential mental health and substance abuse, or assisted living facilities.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Any Federal government agency using an OSWI unit</ENT> <ENT>928, 7121</ENT> <ENT>Department of Defense (labs, military bases, munition facilities) and National Parks.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Any educational institution using an OSWI unit</ENT> <ENT>6111, 6112, 6113</ENT> <ENT>Primary and secondary schools, universities, colleges, and community colleges.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Any church or convent using an OSWI unit</ENT> <ENT>8131</ENT> <ENT>Churches and convents.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Any civic or religious organization using an OSWI unit</ENT> <ENT>8134</ENT> <ENT>Civic associations and fraternal associations.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Any industrial or commercial facility using a VSMWC unit</ENT> <ENT>114, 211, 212, 221, 486</ENT> <ENT>Oil and gas exploration operations; mining; pipeline operators; utility providers; fishing operations.</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <SU>1</SU>  North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). </TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> Table 1 is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather to provide a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this final action. To determine whether your entity is affected by this action, you should carefully examine the applicability criteria found in 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 60.2885, 60.2981, and 60.2991. If you have questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed in the <E T="02">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT</E> section of this preamble, your delegated authority, or your EPA Regional representative listed in 40 CFR 60.4 (General Provisions). <HD SOURCE="HD2">B. Where can I get a copy of this document and other related information?</HD> In addition to being available in the docket, an electronic copy of this final action will also be available on the internet. Following signature by the EPA Administrator, the EPA will post a copy of this final action at: <E T="03">https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/other-solid-waste-incinerators-oswi-new-source-performance.</E> Following publication in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> (FR), the EPA will post the FR version and key technical documents at the same website. <HD SOURCE="HD2">C. Statutory Authority</HD> Section 129 of the CAA, entitled “Solid Waste Combustion,” requires the EPA to establish performance standards and other requirements for each category of solid waste incineration unit. Such standards must include emissions limitations applicable to new units (CAA section 129(a)) and guidelines applicable to existing units (CAA section 129(b)). Statutory authority for the rulemaking procedures followed in this action is provided by Administrative Procedure Act (APA) section 553(b)(B), 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) (good cause exception to notice and comment rulemaking). <HD SOURCE="HD2">D. Judicial Review and Administrative Reconsideration</HD> Under Clean Air Act (CAA) section 307(b)(1), judicial review of this final action is available only by filing a petition for review in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit by January 13, 2025. <HD SOURCE="HD1">II. Summary of Final Action</HD> The EPA finalized the Other Solid Waste Incinerators (OSWI); Title V Permitting Provisions rule which removed title V permitting requirements for air curtain incinerators that burn only wood waste, clean lumber, yard waste, or a mixture of these 3 types of waste on April 17, 2024. Following publication of this final rule, the EPA discovered inadvertent errors in the regulatory text and is correcting them in this action. These technical corrections correct the regulatory text to read as described in the preamble of the April 17, 2024, final rule. 89 FR 27392 (April 17,2024). As such, the EPA is not making corrections to the preamble of the April 17, 2024, final rule. The EPA finds that there is good cause for finalizing these technical corrections without public notice or hearing, as explained in greater detail in section IV of this preamble. Notice and comment procedures are unnecessary here because the public is already aware of this action and its contents. See 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B). In the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> notice finalizing the removal of title V permit requirements for units that burn only wood waste, yard waste, clean lumber, or a mixture of these three types of waste, and which are not located at title V major sources or subject to title V for other reasons, the EPA made seven inadvertent errors in the amendatory text: three in 40 CFR part 60, subpart EEEE, and four in 40 CFR part 60, subpart FFFF. See 89 FR 27397. A memorandum showing these technical corrections to the regulatory text is available in the docket (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0156 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Preview showing 10k of 31k characters. Full document text is stored and available for version comparison. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━