AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:

Final rule; partial stay.

SUMMARY:

By a letter dated August 14, 2024, and supplemented by a letter dated March 5, 2025, the EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation announced the convening of a proceeding for reconsideration of certain requirements in the final rule, “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Integrated Iron and Steel Manufacturing Facilities Technology Review,” published on April 3, 2024. In this action, the EPA is staying provisions establishing compliance deadlines in 2025 for requirements that were added or revised by the April 3, 2024, final rule for 90 days pending reconsideration.

DATES:

Effective March 31, 2025.

Stay of Certain Provisions

By this action, the EPA is staying the effectiveness of certain aspects of the subpart revised by the final rule entitled, “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Integrated Iron and Steel Manufacturing Facilities Technology Review,” 89 FR 23294, for 90 days pursuant to its authority under section 307(d)(7)(B) of the CAA. Specifically, the EPA is staying the effectiveness of all provisions with April 3, 2025 compliance dates while the EPA addresses the reconsideration issues in a separate action. Therefore, pursuant to section 307(d)(7)(B) of the CAA, the EPA is staying the effectiveness of these compliance requirements for 90 days. This stay will remain in place until July 1, 2025, at which time those provisions will become effective.

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