National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Facilities

On June 17, 1999, we issued the national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants from oil and natural gas production facilities and the national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants from natural gas transmission and storage facilities (64 FR 32610). On June 29, 2001, we issued technical corrections to clarify intent and correct errors in these national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) (66 FR 34548). This action corrects an error in the June 29, 2001 technical corrections for the Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Facilities NESHAP. This technical correction does not change the level of health protection or the basic control requirements of the Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Facilities NESHAP, which requires new and existing major sources to control emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) to the level reflecting application of the maximum achievable control technology. 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 impractible, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest, the agency may issue a rule without providing notice and an opportunity for public comment. We have determined that there is good cause for making this error correction without prior proposal and opportunity for comment because the change to the rule is a minor technical correction, is noncontroversial in nature, and does not substantively change the requirements of the natural gas transmission and storage facilities NESHAP. Thus, notice and public procedure are unnessary. We find that this constitutes good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(5).