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The petition requested the following amendments: Change the legitimacy criterion for comparison of contaminants in the non-hazardous secondary material against those in the traditional fuel the unit is designed to burn from mandatory to \"should consider\"; remove associated designed to burn and other limitations for creosote-treated railroad ties; and revise the definition of \"paper recycling residuals\" to remove the limit on non- fiber materials in paper recycling residuals that can be burned as a non-waste fuel. The Environmental Protection Agency proposed to deny the petition on January 28, 2022. After review of the public comments, the Agency is finalizing its denial of the requested amendments. 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