3M: Hutchinson, Minnesota

3M: Final Rule to amend the National Emission Standards for Magnetic Tape Manufacturing

ACTION INITIATION (TIERING) FORM
Please read all instructions for this form before filling it out.

CORE DATA: (Throughout this form, an asterisk next to a question indicates required Regulatory Agenda Data.)

1. Initiating AAship:
OAR/OAQPS

2. Indicate the kind of action:
(Regulation, Report, Report to Congress, Policy, Guidance, Strategy, Voluntary Program, XL Rules, Regulatory Flexibility Act Section 610 Review, Other, Undetermined)

If Other, describe:
Amendment to promulgated regulation.

3. *Title of Action:
(Limited to 20 words.)

"Final rule to amend the National Emission Standards for Magnetic Tape Manufacturing Operations"

4. Start Action Notice: SAN (Will be blank until RMD fills it in)

5. *Abstract: (Limited to 300 words.)

The EPA is amending the promulgated emission standards for Magnetic Tape Manufacturing to include an additional compliance option for facilities that choose to control their coatings operation to a hazardous air pollutant ("HAP") reduction efficiency greater than 95% by weight. In the currently promulgated standard, compliance options are provided whereby a facility operator may choose to control HAP emissions from all coating operations by an overall HAP control efficiency of at least 97%, 98% or 98%, in lieu of controlling 10, 15, or 20 HAP solvent storage tanks, respectively. This amendment would provide a further option that a facility operator controlling the coating operations by one of those higher control efficiencies could identify other equipment at the facility that has equivalent annual emissions to 10, 15, or 20 HAP solvent storage tanks, and operate that other equipment uncontrolled, in lieu of operating the solvent storage tanks uncontrolled.

6. Type of Tiering Action: (New, Interim, Uptier, Downtier, N/A)
(If N/A, Answer only Core Data questions.)

New

Proposed Tier: (1, 2, 3, XL)
3
Proposed Tier Rationale:

This action is an amendment to an existing regulation. The amendment has a very narrow scope, and will affect only a very small aspect of the regulation. The originating AA-ship will take responsibility for coordinating with OGC and OECA to ensure concurrence on any legal or compliance issues. It is very unlikely that any other AA-ships would be interested in this action, because it is specifically a technical air emission control provision.

7. Agency Contact Information:
*Initiating Office(s): OAR
If other, indicate other AAship symbol:
Program Office in AAship: OAQPS
*Work Group Chair Name: Michele Aston
*Mail Code: Mail Drop 13
Street Address: (optional)
*City,State,Zip: RTP, NC 27713
*Phone: (919) 541-2363
Fax: (optional)
E-Mail: (optional)
TDD Phone: (optional)

REGULATORY AGENDA DATA: The questions preceeded by an asterisk ( * ) are required for the Reg Agenda. OMB requires answers in the format that is provided, and will not take "Undetermined" for answers that are intended to be just "Yes" or "No".

8. Include in the Regulatory Agenda? (Yes, No)
Yes.

9. If you indicated that this action would be listed in the Regulatory Agenda, please select one of the letters below to indicate the OMB Priority Category. (If Reg Plan Entry indicator is "Y", Priority Category must be A or B.)

A = Economically Significant
B = Other Significant
C = Not Significant

10. *Indicate the next Regulatory Agenda Stage: (ANPRM\PRERULE, PROPOSED, INTERIM FINAL, DIRECT FINAL, FINAL, Draft, OTHER)

PROPOSED

11. *Reinventing Government: (Yes, No)
No

*If yes, indicate whether the action will change the CFR by either:
A. Eliminate CFR text,
B. Revise CFR text to reduce burden/duplication, or streamline existing requirements

12. *Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Citation(s):
40 CFR 63.703(c)(4)
40 CFR 63.705

13. *Legal Authority:
42 USC 7401 et seq

14. *Legal Deadlines: (Descriptions limited to 100 characters)

Statutory Judicial
NPRM
Description:

FINAL
Description:

OTHER
Description
15. Projected FR Pub Dates: (List Projected Dates for ANPRM, NPRM, Final, Etc., e.g. NPRM, 06/00/97.)
NPRM, 07/00/98
Final, 12/00/98

16. *Subject to Section 202 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (PL 104-4):
(Yes, No, Unknown)
If Yes, please select Government and/or Private
No.

17. Regulatory Flexibility Analysis to be performed: (Yes, No)
No.

18. Regulatory Impact Analysis to be performed: (Yes, No)
No.

19. *Are any small entities directly regulated by this rule? (None, Undetermined, Small Business, Governmental Jurisdictions, Non-Profit Organizations)
None

If you selected a small entity, Does this rule have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities?
N/A

20. Affected Sectors: Identify the affected industry(ies) and provide the SIC code(s): Industry Name SIC Code
1.
2.
3.
4.

21. *Are any levels of government affected? (Yes, No, Unknown)
No.
If yes, indicate how each government level will be affected:
Federal: Implement, Subject, Unknown
State: Implement, Subject, Unknown
Local: Implement, Subject, Unknown
Tribal: Implement, Subject, Unknown

22. Additional Information:

23. Second Contact Information (If applicable):
AAship: OAR
Program Office in AAship: (Optional) OAQPS
*Second Agency Contact name: Gail Lacy
*Mail Code: Mail Drop 13
Street Address: (optional)
*City,State,Zip: RTP, NC 27711
*Phone: (optional) (919) 541-5261
Fax: (optional)
E-Mail: (optional)
TDD Phone: (optional)

24. *Is this action procurement-related? (Yes, No) No.
*Paperwork burden associated with procurement? (Yes, No) No.
*Statutorily required? (Yes, No) No.
Statutory Authority:

25. Reserved for Future Use.

26. Reserved for Future Use.

27. Reserved for Future Use.

28. Reserved for Future Use.
29. Reserved for Future Use. EPA INTERNAL DATA:

30. Identify/describe the type(s) of assistance needed by initiating office from other AAShips and/or roles of other participants:

OECA and OGC assistance may be required to review proposed compliance approaches. Region 5 review may be requested, as they have had experience with a similar proposed regulatory revision.

31. Workgroup Participation: (Identify requested or actual participants)

Office: Actual Proposed Name Requested
OAR
OARM
OECA X
OGC X
OIA
OPPE
OPPTS
ORD
OROSLR
OSDBU
OSWER
OW
REGION01
REGION02
REGION03
REGION04
REGION05 X
REGION06
REGION07
REGION08
REGION09
REGION10
Other Entity

32. EPA Internal Milestones:
(List Projected Dates to Analytic Blueprint, Workgroup Closure, To OMB, etc. e.g. To OMB, 06/00/97.)

N/A -- no requirements for analytic blueprint, workgroup closure, OMB review, etc.

33. What environmental media will be affected by this action?
(Air, Land, Surface Water, Ground Water, None)

Air.

34. Major issues and Cross-Media Concerns:
The only issue will be developing appropriate methodology for the estimation of air emissions from equipment at magenetic tape manufacturing facitilites.

35. Information Collection: Select all that apply.
A. Surveys,
B. Reporting or record keeping requirements,
C. Submission of data to the Agency,
D. New types of files or data or documentation,
E. No information collection that would require an information collection request (ICR),
F. Undetermined at this time

No information collections will be required.

36. Will the action establish, modify, or affect an enforceable requirement?
(Yes, No)
Yes.

37. Does the action have potential Endangered Species Act implications?
(Yes, No, Unknown) No.

38. Will environmental data be collected for this rule, policy or action during its
(development and/or implementation, not collected, unknown)

No.
If you selected either development or implementation,
Will laboratory methods or sampling and analytic procedures
need to be developed? (Yes, No)

No.

Will environmental data generated by other parties be used in
development of this rule? (Yes, No)
No.

Who will provide QA support to the workgroup during method
development or data collection?
N/A

Name:
Office:
Phone:

39. Is there a possibility that the action might affect trade in international goods or services? (This includes requirements that specify product characteristics, product bans or fees, labeling or packaging requirements, and direct subsidies.) (Yes, No, Unknown)

No.

40. Does the action relate to international obligations of the United States, including those in international environmental agreements? (Yes, No, Unknown)

No.

41. Do you intend to consider source reduction or pollution prevention options in the development of this action? (Yes, No, N/A)
No.

42. Does the rule-making action involve the adoption or modification of a "technical standard" (for rules only)? (Yes, No, Undetermined, N/A)

No.

43. Does the action involve environmental health risks or safety risks that may pose disproportionate risks to children? (Yes, No, Undetermined, N/A)

No.

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AAShip Approver: T. Eagles
Tiering Round: Spring 1998
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3M: Hutchinson, Minnesota

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