{"abstract":"On October 12, 2005, pursuant to section 112(d) of the Clean Air Act, EPA issued national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) emitted by various types of hazardous waste combusters. EPA subsequently granted reconsideration petitions relating to certain issues presented by the rules. 71 FR 14665, 52564, but has not yet issued a final determination on reconsideration. Following the close of the comment period on the proposed reconsideration rule, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has issued several opinions construing section 112 (d) of the Clean Air Act, and one of those opinions has called into question the legality of some of the standards for hazardous waste combusters. This notice discusses the standards that EPA promulgated in October 2005, and specifically identifies which standards EPA believes are consistent with the Act and caselaw, and which standards are not and need to be reexamined through a subsequent rulemaking. With respect to those standards EPA intends to retain, this notice indicates the portions of the rationale upon which EPA intends to rely, and which portions EPA would no longer rely upon as a justification for the October 2005 standards. EPA is seeking public comment on this analysis. EPA has also placed edited versions of various support documents in the public docket, edited to remove portions of the rationale on which EPA no longer plans to rely, and seeks public comment on these edits.","action":"Solicitation of comment on legal analysis.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2007/09/27/E7-19097.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":63,"title":40}],"citation":"72 FR 54875","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2007-10-18","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Comments must be received on or before October 18, 2007.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0022","FRL-8474-2"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"E7-19097","effective_on":null,"end_page":54888,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2007/09/27/E7-19097.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/09/27/E7-19097/neshap-national-emission-standards-for-hazardous-air-pollutants-standards-for-hazardous-waste","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/E7-19097?publication_date=2007-09-27","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2007-09-27/E7-19097/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":14,"page_views":{"count":177,"last_updated":"2026-09-22 20:15:08 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-09-27/pdf/E7-19097.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2007-09-27","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2007/09/27/E7-19097.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"2050-AG29":{"issue":"200804","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/2050-AG29/neshap-national-emission-standards-for-hazardous-air-pollutants-standards-for-hazardous-waste-combus","title":"NESHAP: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Standards for Hazardous Waste Combustors (Solicitation of Comment on Legal Analysis and Response to Petitions for Reconsideration)","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=200804&RIN=2050-AG29&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Info./Admin./Other"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["2050-AG29"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"HWC NESHAP 2023 Section 114 Questionnaire Memorandum","document_id":"EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0022-0651"},{"title":"Proposed Red Line Strike Out for 40 CFR Subpart EEE HWC NESHAP Malfunction and Electronic Reporting Amendments","document_id":"EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0022-0644"},{"title":"Revised Response to Comments on April 20, 2004 Hazardous Waste Combustors (HWC) Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Proposed Rule; 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