National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From the Pulp and Paper Industry

Under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the EPA issued a final rule on December 22, 2000 (65 FR 80755) to amend the pulp and paper national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (Pulp and Paper NESHAP). The Pulp and Paper NESHAP limit and control hazardous air pollutants (HAP) that are known to cause or suspected to cause cancer or have other serious health or environmental effects. These technical corrections will correct an error in the amendatory instructions and correct referencing errors in the December 22, 2000 final rule amendments. Section 553 of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), provides that, when an agency for good cause finds that notice and public procedure are impracticable, unnecessary or contrary to the public interest, the agency may issue a rule without providing notice and an opportunity for public comment. The EPA has determined that there is good cause for making today's rule final without prior proposal and opportunity for comment because the changes to the rule are minor technical corrections, are noncontroversial in nature, and do not substantively change the requirements of the Pulp and Paper NESHAP. Thus, notice and public procedure are unnecessary. The EPA finds that this constitutes good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B).