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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 80
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2005–0161; FRL–8927–3]
RIN 2060–A081
Regulation of Fuels and Fuel
Additives: Changes to Renewable Fuel
Standard Program; Extension of
Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of
comment period.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’) is
announcing an extension of the public
comment period for the proposed rule
‘‘Regulation of Fuels and Fuel
Additives: Changes to Renewable Fuel
Standard Program’’ (the proposed rule is
hereinafter referred to as ‘‘RFS2’’). EPA
published a notice of proposed
rulemaking, which included a request
for comment, in the Federal Register on
May 26, 2009. The public comment
period was to end on July 27, 2009—60
days after publication in the Federal
Register. The purpose of this document
is to extend the comment period an
additional 60 days until September 25,
2009. This extension of the comment
period is provided to allow the public
additional time to provide comment on
the proposed rule.
DATES: The comment period for the
proposed rule published May 26, 2009
(74 FR 24904) is extended. Written
comments must be received on or before
September 25, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2005–0161, by one of the
following methods:
• https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
• Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. In addition,
please mail a copy of your comments on
the information collection provisions to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), Attn: Desk Officer for
EPA, 725 17th St., NW., Washington, DC
20503.
• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center,
EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20004. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket’s normal
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hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2005–
0161. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available online at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through https://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The
https://www.regulations.gov Web site is
an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through https://
www.regulations.gov your e-mail
address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment
that is placed in the public docket and
made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA
recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD–ROM you submit. 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.
Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional information
about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA
Docket Center homepage at https://www.
epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. For
additional instructions on submitting
comments, please refer to the notice of
proposed rulemaking (Section XI, Public
Participation, of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of the proposed
rulemaking document).
How Can I Access the Docket?
All documents in the docket are listed
in the https://www.regulations.gov index.
Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
e.g., CBI or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, will be publicly
available only in hard copy. Publicly
available docket materials are available
either electronically in
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center, EPA/DC, EPA West,
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NW., Washington, DC. The 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 Air Docket is (202) 566–
1742.
How Can I Get Copies of This
Document, the Proposed Rule, and
Other Related Information?
The EPA has established a docket for
this action under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–OAR–2005–0161. The EPA has also
developed a Web site for the proposed
RFS2 rule, including the notice of
proposed rulemaking, at: https://
www.epa.gov/otaq/renewablefuels/
index.htm. Please refer to the notice of
proposed rulemaking for detailed
information on accessing information
related to the proposal.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia
MacAllister, Office of Transportation
and Air Quality, Assessment and
Standards Division, Environmental
Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood
Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105; telephone
number: (734) 214–4131; Fax number:
(734) 214–4816; E-mail address:
macallister.julia@epa.gov, or
Assessment and Standards Division
Hotline; telephone number (734) 214–
4636; E-mail address: asdinfo@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: In a separate notice of
proposed rulemaking, EPA proposed a
regulation to implement changes to the
Renewable Fuel Standard program as
mandated by the Clean Air Act (as
amended by Sections 201, 202, and 210
of the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007). The revised
statutory requirements specify the
volumes of cellulosic biofuel, biomassbased diesel, advanced biofuel, and total
renewable fuel that must be used in
transportation fuel each year, with the
volumes increasing over time. The rule
proposed regulations designed to ensure
that refiners, blenders, and importers of
gasoline and diesel would use enough
renewable fuel each year so that the four
volume requirements of the Energy
Independence and Security Act would
be met with renewable fuels that also
meet the required lifecycle greenhouse
gas emissions performance standards.
The RFS2 proposed rule describes the
standards that would apply to these
parties, the lifecycle greenhouse gas
modeling, and the renewable fuels that
would qualify for compliance. The
proposed regulations also make a
number of changes to the current
Renewable Fuel Standard program
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while retaining many elements of the
compliance and trading system already
in place.
Extension of Comment Period: EPA
received requests for an extension of the
RFS2 public comment period from
various parties ranging from 60 to 120
days. EPA also received a request to not
extend the comment period, and to
continue with the schedule as proposed.
After considering all of these comments,
EPA has determined that an extension
of the comment period would provide
the public adequate time to provide
meaningful comment on the proposed
rule. However, this need must be
balanced against our desire to finalize
and implement the new standards in a
timely manner. EPA believes that an
additional 60 days is an appropriate
amount of time to balance these needs.
Accordingly, the public comment
period for the RFS2 proposed
rulemaking is extended until September
25, 2009. EPA does not anticipate any
further extension of the comment period
at this time.
Dated: June 30, 2009.
Gina McCarthy,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and
Radiation.
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National Oil and Hazardous Substance
Pollution Contingency Plan; National
Priorities List
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of intent to delete the
Wilson Farm Superfund Site (Site) from
the National Priorities List.
SUMMARY: EPA, Region 2 is issuing a
notice of intent to delete the Site located
in Plumsted Township, Ocean County,
New Jersey from the National Priorities
List (NPL) and requests public
comments on this proposed action. The
NPL, promulgated pursuant to section
105 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is an
appendix of the National Oil and
Hazardous Substances Pollution
Contingency Plan (NCP). The EPA and
the State of New Jersey, through the
New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection, have
determined that all appropriate
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including operation and maintenance,
have been implemented.
DATES: Comments concerning this Site
must be received by August 6, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID no. EPA–HQ–
SFUND–2009–0146, by one of the
following methods:
• https://www.regulations.gov Follow
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• E-mail: zeolla.michael@epa.gov
Michael Zeolla, Remedial Project
Manager.
• Fax: (212) 637–4393.
• Mail: Michael Zeolla, Remedial
Project Manager, Emergency and
Remedial Response Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 2, 290 Broadway, 19th Floor,
New York, NY 10007–1866
• Hand delivery: Superfund Records
Center, 290 Broadway, 18th Floor, New
York, NY 10007–1866 (telephone: 212–
637–4308). Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket’s normal
hours of operation (Monday thru Friday
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.). Special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–SFUND–2009–
146. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available online at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through https://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The
https://www.regulations.gov Web site is
an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through https://
www.regulations.gov, your e-mail
address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment
that is placed in the public docket and
made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA
recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD–ROM you submit. 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.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 80
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0161; FRL-8927-3]
RIN 2060-A081
Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Changes to Renewable Fuel
Standard Program; Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') is
announcing an extension of the public comment period for the proposed
rule ``Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Changes to Renewable
Fuel Standard Program'' (the proposed rule is hereinafter referred to
as ``RFS2''). EPA published a notice of proposed rulemaking, which
included a request for comment, in the Federal Register on May 26,
2009. The public comment period was to end on July 27, 2009--60 days
after publication in the Federal Register. The purpose of this document
is to extend the comment period an additional 60 days until September
25, 2009. This extension of the comment period is provided to allow the
public additional time to provide comment on the proposed rule.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published May 26, 2009
(74 FR 24904) is extended. Written comments must be received on or
before September 25, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2005-0161, by one of the following methods:
https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. In addition, please mail a copy of
your comments on the information collection provisions to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Attn: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th St., NW., Washington, DC
20503.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, EPA West Building, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20004. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2005-0161. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through https://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The https://www.regulations.gov Web site
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through https://www.regulations.gov your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. 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. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public
docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. For additional instructions on submitting
comments, please refer to the notice of proposed rulemaking (Section
XI, Public Participation, of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
the proposed rulemaking document).
How Can I Access the Docket?
All documents in the docket are listed in the https://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air and Radiation Docket
and Information Center, EPA/DC, EPA West,
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Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The 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 Air
Docket is (202) 566-1742.
How Can I Get Copies of This Document, the Proposed Rule, and Other
Related Information?
The EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0161. The EPA has also developed a Web site for the
proposed RFS2 rule, including the notice of proposed rulemaking, at:
https://www.epa.gov/otaq/renewablefuels/index.htm. Please refer to the
notice of proposed rulemaking for detailed information on accessing
information related to the proposal.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia MacAllister, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Assessment and Standards Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI
48105; telephone number: (734) 214-4131; Fax number: (734) 214-4816; E-
mail address: macallister.julia@epa.gov, or Assessment and Standards
Division Hotline; telephone number (734) 214-4636; E-mail address:
asdinfo@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: In a separate notice of proposed
rulemaking, EPA proposed a regulation to implement changes to the
Renewable Fuel Standard program as mandated by the Clean Air Act (as
amended by Sections 201, 202, and 210 of the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007). The revised statutory requirements specify the
volumes of cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel,
and total renewable fuel that must be used in transportation fuel each
year, with the volumes increasing over time. The rule proposed
regulations designed to ensure that refiners, blenders, and importers
of gasoline and diesel would use enough renewable fuel each year so
that the four volume requirements of the Energy Independence and
Security Act would be met with renewable fuels that also meet the
required lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions performance standards. The
RFS2 proposed rule describes the standards that would apply to these
parties, the lifecycle greenhouse gas modeling, and the renewable fuels
that would qualify for compliance. The proposed regulations also make a
number of changes to the current Renewable Fuel Standard program while
retaining many elements of the compliance and trading system already in
place.
Extension of Comment Period: EPA received requests for an extension
of the RFS2 public comment period from various parties ranging from 60
to 120 days. EPA also received a request to not extend the comment
period, and to continue with the schedule as proposed. After
considering all of these comments, EPA has determined that an extension
of the comment period would provide the public adequate time to provide
meaningful comment on the proposed rule. However, this need must be
balanced against our desire to finalize and implement the new standards
in a timely manner. EPA believes that an additional 60 days is an
appropriate amount of time to balance these needs. Accordingly, the
public comment period for the RFS2 proposed rulemaking is extended
until September 25, 2009. EPA does not anticipate any further extension
of the comment period at this time.
Dated: June 30, 2009.
Gina McCarthy,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation.
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