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Pesticide Active Ingredient Production Industry
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Rule Information
Proposed and Promulgated Rules
Subpart MMM - National Emission Standards for Pesticide Active Ingredient Production
| Date | Citation | Action | Description | File Download |
| 11/10/97 | 62 FR 60579 | Proposed Rules | Original Proposal |  |
| 12/17/97 | 62 FR 66049 | Proposed Rules | Comment Period Extension | |
| 6/23/99 | 64 FR 33549 | Rules/Regulations | Original Promulgation | |
| 11/21/01 | 66 FR 58393 | Direct Final rule Amendment |
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Pesticide Active Ingredient Production: Precompliance plan schedule | |
| 11/21/01 | 66 FR 58396 | Direct Final rule Amendment |
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Pesticide Active Ingredient Production: Revised Definition | |
| 03/22/02 | 67 FR 13503 | Proposed rule Amendment |
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Pesticide Active Ingredient Production: Proposed Amendment-changes the deadline for existing sources complying with the rule. | |
| 04/10/02 | 67 FR 17286 | Proposed Amendments | National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Pesticide Active Ingredient Production: Proposed Amendment | |
| 05/01/02 | 67 FR 21579 | Withdrawal of direct final rule |
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Pesticide Active Ingredient Production: Withdrawal of direct final rule. | |
| 06/03/02 | 67 FR 38200 | final rule | National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Pesticide Active Ingredient Production: Final rule; amendment | |
| 09/20/02 | 67 FR 59335 | final rule | National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Pesticide Active Ingredient Production: Final rule | |
NOTE: All files are Government Printing Office (GPO) files unless otherwise indicated.
Technical Information
Background Information Document(BID)/Response to comments
| 7/97 | Pesticide Active Ingredient Basis and Purpose Document for Proposed Standards (Chapters 1-8) |  (WPD format) |
| 7/97 | Pesticide Active Ingredient Supplemental Information Document for Proposed Standards (Chapters 1-7) | (pdf v3.0 format) |
| 5/99 | Pesticide Active Ingredient Summary of Public Comments and Responses document for Final Standards (EPA-453/R-98-011) |
(WPD format) |
FACT Sheets
| 10/27/97 | FACT SHEET - Technical - Proposed Rule |  |
| 5/13/99 | FACT SHEET - Press Release - Final Rule | |
Implementation Information
Implementation Documents
| March 2005 | Implementation Document for the Pesticide Active Ingredient NESHAP (40 CFR 63, Subpart MMM) (EPA-305-B-05-001) | |
Source Identification and Location Information
| 1997 | U.S. Pesticide Active Ingredient Production Facilities [Facility List] | |
Outreach and Training Materials
| 6/99 | Overview of the Pesticide Active Ingredient MACT Standard (Paper summarizes the final NESHAP requirements including applicability; emission standards; compliance testing and monitoring; alternative emission averaging and P2; and reporting and recordkeeping) | |
Compliance and Enforcement Information
NOTE: The 6/3/2002 FR amendment changed the existing source compliance date to 12/23/2003.
| EPA document 305-B-04-001-MACT Case Studies | |
State Programs
The Environmental Council of the States. 
The website provides state delegation information for environmental programs. To view delegation information for a specific state or for a specific program, go to http://www.sso.org. To see delegation information for the Clean Air Act specifically, go to http://www.sso.org/ecos/states/statutes/caa.htm.
Other
Agricultural Compliance Assistance Center. The center is maintained by EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) and provides multimedia information for the agriculture industry.
Other Compliance Assistance Centers. EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) has created several compliance assistance centers in addition to the Ag center which may be valuable to industry in obtaining regulatory and compliance information. This link goes to the main compliance assistance center webpage which lists all centers currently available with a brief description of what type of information the center provides.
U.S. EPA Office of Pesticide Programs. Main EPA Pesticide Programs page which links to other EPA sites.
American Crop Protection Association.
ACPA represents companies that produce, sell, and distribute virtually all the active compounds used in crop protection chemicals registered for use in the United States.
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