Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit, 20087-20089 [E6-5872]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 75 / Wednesday, April 19, 2006 / Notices AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, OR ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents must be filed by providing the original and the number of copies provided by the Commission’s regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application. p. Agency Comments—Federal, state, and local agencies are invited to file comments on the described application. A copy of the application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency’s comments must also be sent to the Applicant’s representatives. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–5824 Filed 4–18–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP05–422–000] El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Informal Settlement Conference cchase on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES April 12, 2006. Take notice that an informal settlement conference will be convened in this proceeding commencing at 10 a.m. (EST) on April 25, 2006, and continuing April 26, 2006, at the offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Hearing Room 1, Washington, DC, 20426, for the purpose of exploring the possible settlement of the abovereferenced dockets. Any party, as defined by 18 CFR 385.102(c), or any participant as defined by 18 CFR 385.102(b), is invited to attend. Persons wishing to become a party must move to intervene and receive intervenor status pursuant to the Commission’s regulations (18 CFR 385.214). FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please send an e-mail to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 1–866–208–3372 (voice) or 202–208– 1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to (202) 208– VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:09 Apr 18, 2006 Jkt 208001 2106, with the required accommodations. For additional information, please contact Hollis Alpert, hollis.alpert@ferc.gov, (202) 502–8783. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–5826 Filed 4–18–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. AD06–7–000; Docket No. ER06– 826–000] 1 Presentations on the Role of RTO/ISO Market Monitors; PJM Market Monitoring Plan; Notice of Presentations on the Role of RTO/ISO Market Monitors April 12, 2006. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will meet with the market monitors of regional transmission organizations (RTOs) and independent system operators (ISOs) to receive and discuss presentations on their role in their regional markets. The meeting is scheduled for May 18, 2006, in Room 2C, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 at or around 1 p.m. (EDT) and will conclude in late afternoon. (The starting time may be delayed by the Open Commission Meeting taking place that morning.) All interested persons are invited to attend. The Commission has invited RTO/ISO market monitors to make presentations about their role as market monitors, their resources and how they are used, and their current market monitoring priorities. A free Webcast of this event is available through https://www.ferc.gov. Anyone with Internet access who desires to view this event can do so by navigating to https://www.ferc.gov’s Calendar of Events and locating this event in the Calendar. The event will contain a link to its Webcast. The Capitol Connection provides technical support for the Webcasts and offers access to the meeting via phone bridge for a fee. If you have any questions, visit https://www.CaptiolConnection.org or contact Danelle Perkowski or David Reininger at 703–993–3100. FERC conferences and meetings are accessible under section 508 of the 1 The Commission will not make any decisions in this docket at this meeting; however, as the proceeding may be discussed, the Commission is noticing the docket to ensure no violation of the Government in Sunshine Act requirements occurs. PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 20087 Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please send an e-mail to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free (866) 208–3372 (voice) or 202–502–8659 (TTY), or send a fax to 202–208–2106 with the required accommodations. Transcripts of the meeting will be available immediately for a fee from Ace Reporting Company (202–347–3700 or 1–800–336–6646). They will be available for free on the Commission’s eLibrary system and on the events calendar approximately one week after the meeting. All are invited. There is no preregistration and there is no fee to attend this meeting. Questions about the meeting should be directed to William Booth at William.Booth@FERC.gov or by phone at 202–502–8849. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–5830 Filed 4–18–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8160–1] Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of proposed consent decree; request for public comment. AGENCY: SUMMARY: In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (‘‘Act’’), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed consent decree, to address a lawsuit filed by Our Children’s Earth Foundation and Sierra Club (collectively, ‘‘plaintiffs’’) in the U.S. District Court Northern District of California—Oakland Division: Our Children’s Earth Foundation, et al. v. EPA, No. C 0505184 (N.D. CA). On December 14, 2005, plaintiffs filed a complaint alleging that EPA failed to perform a non-discretionary duty to review and, if necessary, revise the standards for emissions of hazardous air pollutants for petroleum refineries as required by section 112(d)(6) of the Clean Air Act (‘‘CAA’’), 42 U.S.C. 7412(d)(6). Under the terms of the proposed consent decree, within 12 months, EPA must make a proposed determination whether or not to revise the standards for petroleum refineries, and within 24 months, EPA must make a final determination whether or not to revise the standards for petroleum refineries. E:\FR\FM\19APN1.SGM 19APN1 20088 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 75 / Wednesday, April 19, 2006 / Notices Written comments on the proposed consent decree must be received by May 19, 2006. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA– HQ–OGC–2006–0346, online at https:// www.regulations.gov (EPA’s preferred method); by e-mail to oei.docket@epa.gov; mailed to EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; or by hand delivery or courier to EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CDROM should be formatted in Wordperfect or ASCII file, avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption, and may be mailed to the mailing address above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Apple Chapman, Air and Radiation Law Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 564–5666; fax number (202) 564–5603; e-mail address: chapman.apple@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: cchase on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES DATES: I. Additional Information About the Proposed Consent Decree The CAA section 112(d)(6) requires EPA to review and revise as necessary each emission standard for hazardous air pollutants every 8 years. In 1995, EPA promulgated emission standards for petroleum refineries at 40 CFR part 63, subpart CC. Plaintiffs filed a complaint alleging that EPA failed to perform a non-discretionary duty to review and, if necessary, revise the standards for emissions of hazardous air pollutants for petroleum refineries as required by section 112(d)(6) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7412(d)(6). Under the terms of the proposed consent decree, within 12 months of entry of this consent decree, EPA shall sign and submit for publication in the Federal Register a notice of proposed revisions to the standards for petroleum refineries in 40 CFR part 63, subpart CC pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 7412(d)(6) or a notice of proposed determination that no revisions are necessary. Within 24 months of entry of this consent decree EPA shall sign and submit for publication in the Federal Register a notice of final revisions to the standards for petroleum refineries in 40 CFR part 63, subpart CC pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 7412(d)(6) or a notice of final VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:09 Apr 18, 2006 Jkt 208001 determination that no revisions are necessary. For a period of thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the proposed consent decree from persons who were not named as parties or intervenors to the litigation in question. EPA or the Department of Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed consent decree if the comments disclose facts or considerations that indicate that such consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the Act. Unless EPA or the Department of Justice determines, based on any comment which may be submitted, that consent to the consent decree should be withdrawn, the terms of the decree will be affirmed. II. Additional Information About Commenting on the Proposed Settlement A. How Can I Get A Copy of the Consent Decree? Direct your comments to the official public docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OGC–2006– 0346 which contains a copy of the settlement. The official public docket is available for public viewing at the Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket in the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the OEI Docket is (202) 566– 1752. An electronic version of the public docket is available through https:// www.regulations.gov. You may use the https://www.regulations.gov to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in the appropriate docket identification number. It is important to note that EPA’s policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing online at https:// www.regulations.gov without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Information PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 claimed as CBI and other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute is not included in the official public docket or in the electronic public docket. EPA’s policy is that copyrighted material, including copyrighted material contained in a public comment, will not be placed in EPA’s electronic public docket but will be available only in printed, paper form in the official public docket. Although not all docket materials may be available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available docket materials through the EPA Docket Center. B. How and To Whom Do I Submit Comments? You may submit comments as provided in the ADDRESSES section. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not required to consider these late comments. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing address, and an e-mail address or other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD ROM you submit. This ensures that you can be identified as the submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further information on the substance of your comment. Any identifying or contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made available in EPA’s electronic public docket. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Use of the https://www.regulations.gov Web site to submit comments to EPA electronically is EPA’s preferred method for receiving comments. The electronic public docket system is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity, e-mail address, or other contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. In contrast to EPA’s electronic public docket, EPA’s electronic mail (e-mail) system is not an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system. If you send an e-mail comment directly to the Docket without going through https://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address is automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made available in EPA’s electronic public docket. E:\FR\FM\19APN1.SGM 19APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 75 / Wednesday, April 19, 2006 / Notices Dated: April 13, 2006. Richard B. Ossias, Associate General Counsel. [FR Doc. E6–5872 Filed 4–18–06; 8:45 am] Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0302; FRL–8065–6] Temporary Docket Closure and Relocation of EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice announces the temporary closure and relocation of the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Docket. OPP is moving to One Potomac Yard, 2777 South Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. The new OPP Docket facility will be located in Room S–4400. In order to prepare for the relocation to the new facility, the OPP Docket will be closed to the public on Friday, April 28 through Friday, May 5, 2006, and will reopen to the public on Monday, May 8, 2006. Once reopened for business at the new facility, the OPP Docket hours of operation will remain 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The OPP Docket telephone number will remain 703–305–5805. The mailing address will remain the same, except the mail code will become (7502P). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon McBride, Public Information and Records Integrity Branch, Information Technology and Resources Management Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 0001; telephone number: 703–305–5232; e-mail address: mcbride.sharony@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: cchase on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES Publicly available docket materials will remain available to the public through the electronic docket at https:// www.regulations.gov. Docket material, such as copyrighted material, that are only publicly available in hard copy form at the OPP Docket facility, will not be available for inspection at the OPP Docket facility during this period of closure. The OPP Docket will reopen to the public at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, May 8, 2006, in Room S–4400, One Potomac Yard (South Jkt 208001 [EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0203;FRL–8060–7] Public comments may continue to be submitted by one of the following two methods: 1. Electronically through the Federal eRulemaking portal at https:// www.regulations.gov (which is available 24 hours a day/7 days a week). Please be sure to have the relevant docket identification (ID) number handy and follow the online instructions for submitting comments. 2. By mail through the U.S. Postal Service addressed to: Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB) (7502P), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. Any mail received by the U.S. Postal Service for this address during the closure period will be held and then delivered to the new facility on May 8, 2006. C. What About Personal or Courier Deliveries? The OPP Docket will not be available to accept any deliveries during the closure period. Beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, May 8, 2006, the OPP Regulatory Public Docket will be available to accept deliveries in Room S–4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. Be sure to always identify the appropriate docket ID number in your submissions. D. How Can I Find out More about the OPP Move? Until the move is complete, regular updates will be published on the OPP Web site at https://www.epa.gov/ pesticides/. List of Subjects A. How Can I Access Docket Materials During the Closure? 17:09 Apr 18, 2006 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY B. How Can I Submit Public Comments During the Closure? BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 20089 Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Pesticides and pests. Dated: April 6, 2006. James Jones, Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E6–5744 Filed 4–18–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Ethylene Oxide (ETO) Revised Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability and Solicitation of Risk Reduction Options; Extension of Comment Period Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period. AGENCY: SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of February 22, 2006, concerning the availability of revised risk assessments and the solicitation of risk reduction options for ethylene oxide. This document is extending the comment period for 30 days, from April 24, 2006, to May 19, 2006. DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– OPP–2005–0203, must be received on or before May 19, 2006. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0203, [insert number], by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502C), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. • Hand Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The Docket telephone number is (703) 305– 5805. • Important Note: OPP will be moving to a new location the first week of May 2006. As a result, from Friday, April 28 to Friday, May 5, 2006, the OPP Regulatory Public Docket will NOT be accepting any deliveries at the Crystal Mall #2 address and this facility will be closed to the public. Beginning on May 8, 2006, the OPP Regulatory Public Docket will reopen at 8:30 a.m. and deliveries will be accepted in Rm. S–4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. The mail code for the mailing address will change to (7502P), but will otherwise remain the same. The OPP Regulatory Public E:\FR\FM\19APN1.SGM 19APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20087-20089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5872]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8160-1]


Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed consent decree; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as 
amended (``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a 
proposed consent decree, to address a lawsuit filed by Our Children's 
Earth Foundation and Sierra Club (collectively, ``plaintiffs'') in the 
U.S. District Court Northern District of California--Oakland Division: 
Our Children's Earth Foundation, et al. v. EPA, No. C 0505184 (N.D. 
CA). On December 14, 2005, plaintiffs filed a complaint alleging that 
EPA failed to perform a non-discretionary duty to review and, if 
necessary, revise the standards for emissions of hazardous air 
pollutants for petroleum refineries as required by section 112(d)(6) of 
the Clean Air Act (``CAA''), 42 U.S.C. 7412(d)(6). Under the terms of 
the proposed consent decree, within 12 months, EPA must make a proposed 
determination whether or not to revise the standards for petroleum 
refineries, and within 24 months, EPA must make a final determination 
whether or not to revise the standards for petroleum refineries.

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DATES: Written comments on the proposed consent decree must be received 
by May 19, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OGC-2006-0346, online at https://www.regulations.gov (EPA's preferred 
method); by e-mail to oei.docket@epa.gov; mailed to EPA Docket Center, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; or by hand delivery or courier to 
EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD-ROM should be 
formatted in Wordperfect or ASCII file, avoiding the use of special 
characters and any form of encryption, and may be mailed to the mailing 
address above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Apple Chapman, Air and Radiation Law 
Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone: (202) 564-5666; fax number (202) 564-5603; e-mail address: 
chapman.apple@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Additional Information About the Proposed Consent Decree

    The CAA section 112(d)(6) requires EPA to review and revise as 
necessary each emission standard for hazardous air pollutants every 8 
years. In 1995, EPA promulgated emission standards for petroleum 
refineries at 40 CFR part 63, subpart CC. Plaintiffs filed a complaint 
alleging that EPA failed to perform a non-discretionary duty to review 
and, if necessary, revise the standards for emissions of hazardous air 
pollutants for petroleum refineries as required by section 112(d)(6) of 
the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7412(d)(6). Under the terms of the 
proposed consent decree, within 12 months of entry of this consent 
decree, EPA shall sign and submit for publication in the Federal 
Register a notice of proposed revisions to the standards for petroleum 
refineries in 40 CFR part 63, subpart CC pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
7412(d)(6) or a notice of proposed determination that no revisions are 
necessary. Within 24 months of entry of this consent decree EPA shall 
sign and submit for publication in the Federal Register a notice of 
final revisions to the standards for petroleum refineries in 40 CFR 
part 63, subpart CC pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 7412(d)(6) or a notice of 
final determination that no revisions are necessary.
    For a period of thirty (30) days following the date of publication 
of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to 
the proposed consent decree from persons who were not named as parties 
or intervenors to the litigation in question. EPA or the Department of 
Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed consent decree 
if the comments disclose facts or considerations that indicate that 
such consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent 
with the requirements of the Act. Unless EPA or the Department of 
Justice determines, based on any comment which may be submitted, that 
consent to the consent decree should be withdrawn, the terms of the 
decree will be affirmed.

II. Additional Information About Commenting on the Proposed Settlement

A. How Can I Get A Copy of the Consent Decree?

    Direct your comments to the official public docket for this action 
under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OGC-2006-0346 which contains a copy of the 
settlement. The official public docket is available for public viewing 
at the Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket in the EPA 
Docket Center, EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 
566-1744, and the telephone number for the OEI Docket is (202) 566-
1752.
    An electronic version of the public docket is available through 
https://www.regulations.gov. You may use the https://www.regulations.gov 
to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the 
contents of the official public docket, and to access those documents 
in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, select ``search,'' then key in the appropriate docket 
identification number.
    It is important to note that EPA's policy is that public comments, 
whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available 
for public viewing online at https://www.regulations.gov without change, 
unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Information 
claimed as CBI and other information whose disclosure is restricted by 
statute is not included in the official public docket or in the 
electronic public docket. EPA's policy is that copyrighted material, 
including copyrighted material contained in a public comment, will not 
be placed in EPA's electronic public docket but will be available only 
in printed, paper form in the official public docket. Although not all 
docket materials may be available electronically, you may still access 
any of the publicly available docket materials through the EPA Docket 
Center.

B. How and To Whom Do I Submit Comments?

    You may submit comments as provided in the ADDRESSES section. 
Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified 
comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period 
will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not required to consider these late 
comments.
    If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you 
include your name, mailing address, and an e-mail address or other 
contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD 
ROM you submit. This ensures that you can be identified as the 
submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA 
cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further 
information on the substance of your comment. Any identifying or 
contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included 
as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, 
and made available in EPA's electronic public docket. If EPA cannot 
read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you 
for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment.
    Use of the https://www.regulations.gov Web site to submit comments 
to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for receiving comments. 
The electronic public docket system is an ``anonymous access'' system, 
which means EPA will not know your identity, e-mail address, or other 
contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. 
In contrast to EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's electronic mail 
(e-mail) system is not an ``anonymous access'' system. If you send an 
e-mail comment directly to the Docket without going through https://
www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address is automatically captured and 
included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public 
docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket.


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    Dated: April 13, 2006.
Richard B. Ossias,
Associate General Counsel.
[FR Doc. E6-5872 Filed 4-18-06; 8:45 am]
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