{"abstract":"On September 15, 1997, EPA adopted new source performance standards (NSPS) and emissions guidelines (EG) for hospital/medical/ infectious waste incinerators (HMIWI). The NSPS and EG were established under Sections 111 and 129 of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act). In a response to a suit filed by the Sierra Club and the Natural Resources Defense Council (Sierra Club), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the Court) remanded the HMIWI regulations on March 2, 1999, for further explanation of EPA's reasoning in determining the minimum regulatory \"floors\" for new and existing HMIWI. The HMIWI regulations were not vacated and were fully implemented by September 2002. On February 6, 2007, we published our proposed response to the Court's remand. Following recent court decisions and receipt of public comments regarding the proposal, we re- assessed our response to the remand, and on December 1, 2008, we published another proposed response and solicited public comments. This action promulgates our response to the Court's remand and also satisfies the CAA Section 129(a)(5) requirement to conduct a review of the standards every 5 years.","action":"Final rule.","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/2009/10/06/E9-22928.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":60,"title":40}],"citation":"74 FR 51368","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"The amendments to 40 CFR 60.32e, 60.33e, 60.36e, 60.37e, 60.38e, 60.39e, Table 1A and 1B to subpart Ce, and Tables 2A and 2B to subpart Ce are effective as of December 7, 2009. The amendments to 40 CFR 60.17, 60.50c, 60.51c, 60.52c, 60.55c, 60.56c, 60.57c, 60.58c, and Tables 1A and 1B to subpart Ec are effective as of April 6, 2010. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the regulations is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of April 6, 2010.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0534","FRL-8959-9"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"E9-22928","effective_on":"2009-12-07","end_page":51415,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2009/10/06/E9-22928.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/10/06/E9-22928/standards-of-performance-for-new-stationary-sources-and-emissions-guidelines-for-existing-sources","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/E9-22928?publication_date=2009-10-06","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2009-10-06/E9-22928/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":48,"page_views":{"count":653,"last_updated":"2026-07-26 18:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2009-10-06/pdf/E9-22928.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2009-10-06","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2009/10/06/E9-22928.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"2060-A004":null},"regulation_id_numbers":["2060-A004"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"Memorandum from Thomas Holloway, RTI, to Amy Hambrick, USEPA.  Redline Version of the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and EG for HMIWI Highlighting the Amendments. Dated 3/8/2011","document_id":"EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0534-0418"},{"title":"Email from Bob Goulish, Ohio USEPA, to Ketan Patel, USEPA.  HMIWI. Dated 1/24/2011","document_id":"EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0534-0417"},{"title":"Email from Jim Topsale, USEPA Region 3, to Ketan Patel, USEPA. Subject: Region 3 HMIWI Rule Issues. Dated 1/21/2011","document_id":"EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0534-0416"},{"title":"Email from Jim Topsale, USEPA Region 3, to Ketan Patel, USEPA. Subject: Regarding 60.37e Provisions. Dated 5/5/2010","document_id":"EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0534-0415"},{"title":"Memorandum from Thomas Holloway, RTI, to Ketan Patel, USEPA. Redline Version of the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators (HMIWI) Highlighting the Proposed Amendments. 4/13/2010","document_id":"EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0534-0413"},{"title":"Email from Charles E. Matoesian, Assistant Counsel, Division of Legal Counsel, Illinois EPA, to Ketan Patel, USEPA, Possible Citation Issue in 74 Federal Register 51368, Final Rule for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators (HMIWI) 04/12/2010","document_id":"EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0534-0412"},{"title":"Memorandum from Thomas Holloway, RTI, to Ketan Patel, USEPA, Revised Sulfur Dioxide MACT Floor, Data Variability Analysis, and Emission Limit for New Large Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators (HMIWI) Dated 11/30/2009","document_id":"EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0534-0411"},{"title":"E-mail from Lindsey W. Kroos, Project Engineer , ALL4 Inc., to Ketan Patel, USEPA Subject: Question Around Final Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators (HMIWI) New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) Emission Limit. Dated 10/27/2009.","document_id":"EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0534-0410"},{"title":"E-mail from Ketan Patel, USEPA to Allyson Christou, U.S Government Printing Office (GPO).  Re: IBR language in Hospital Medical Infectious Waste Incinerators (HMIWI) rule text. September 15, 2009","document_id":"EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0534-0408"},{"title":"E-mail from Ketan Patel, USEPA to Allyson Christou, U.S Government Printing Office (GPO).  IBR language in Hospital Medical Infectious Waste Incinerators (HMIWI) rule text. E-mail attachment: Hospital Medical Infectious Waste Incinerators (HMIWI) Final Ru","document_id":"EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0534-0407"}],"comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0534","supporting_documents_count":374,"docket_id":"EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0534","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2010-07-19T14:18:10Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":51368,"subtype":null,"title":"Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators","toc_doc":"Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators","toc_subject":"Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources:","topics":["Administrative practice and procedure","Air pollution control","Environmental protection","Incorporation by reference","Intergovernmental relations","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements"],"type":"Rule","volume":74}