Proposed Settlements; Petitions for Review of ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Final Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions From Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations''

Résumé

In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act (``the Act''), notice is hereby given of three proposed settlement agreements regarding the following petitions for review: Chemical Manufacturers Association v. EPA, No. 96-1031(D.C. Cir.); Halogenated Solvents Industry Alliance, Inc. v. EPA, No. 96-1036 (D.C. Cir.); and Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc., v. Browner, No. 96-1038 (D.C. Cir.). Each petition seeks judicial review under section 307(b) of the Act of the final rule entitled, ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Final Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions from Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations,'' 60 FR 62930 (Dec. 7, 1995) (``Wood Furniture NESHAP''), promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''), respondent, and codified at 40 CFR part 63, subpart JJ. There is a separate proposed settlement agreement (``PSA'') for each petition for review, which addresses the specific issues raised by the respective petitioner. For convenience of interested parties, following is a brief summary of some of the key points of each PSA; however, interested parties are strongly encouraged to obtain a copy of the PSA