Animal Feeding Operations Consent Agreement and Final Order

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Environmental Protection Agency [OAR-2004-0237; FRL-7864-4] AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of consent agreement and final order, and request for public comment. SUMMARY: The EPA is offering animal feeding operations (AFOs) an opportunity to sign a voluntary consent agreement and final order (henceforth referred to as the “Air Compliance Agreement” or the “Agreement”). A copy of the Air Compliance Agreement is attached as an Appendix to this notice. The sign-up period for eligible AFOs to sign the Agreement will run for 90 days from the date of this notice. AFOs that choose to sign the Air Compliance Agreement will share responsibility for funding an extensive, nationwide emissions monitoring study. The monitoring study will lead to the development of methodologies for estimating emissions from AFOs and will help AFOs to determine and comply with their regulatory responsibilities under the Clean Air Act (CAA); the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA); and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA). Once applicable emission estimating methodologies have been published by EPA, the Agreement will also require each participating AFO to certify that it is in compliance with all relevant requirements of the CAA, CERCLA and EPCRA. EPA is requesting comment on the Air Compliance Agreement, with particular emphasis on implementation of the Agreement. All comments should b…