Extension of Comment Period for Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur, 59599 [2011-24856]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 187 / Tuesday, September 27, 2011 / Proposed Rules Dated: September 13, 2011. Daniel A. Neptun, Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, First Coast Guard District. [FR Doc. 2011–24729 Filed 9–26–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 50 [EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–1145; FRL–9471–7] RIN 2060–AO72 Extension of Comment Period for Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period. AGENCY: The EPA is announcing the extension of the public comment period for the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur to October 10, 2011. DATES: The public comment period will be extended to October 10, 2011. ADDRESSES: Written comments on this proposed rule may be submitted to the EPA electronically, by mail, by facsimile, or through hand delivery/ courier. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2007– 1145, 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. • Fax: 202–566–1741. • Mail: Docket No. EPA–HQ–OAR– 2007–1145, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail code 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of two copies. • Hand Delivery: Docket No. EPA– HQ–OAR–2007–1145, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. 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–2007– 1145. The 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, mstockstill on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:38 Sep 26, 2011 Jkt 223001 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. Docket A complete set of documents related to the proposal is available for public inspection at the EPA Docket Center, located at 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 3334, Washington, DC between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying. Documents are also available through the electronic docket system at https://www.regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions concerning the ‘‘Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur’’ proposed rule should be addressed to Rich Scheffe, U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Air Quality Assessment Division, (C304– 02), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone: (919) 541–4650, e-mail: scheffe.rich@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Extension of public comment period. The EPA has received requests for additional time from stakeholders and has decided to extend the comment period by 10 days to allow interested parties to have additional time to prepare their comments. The proposal PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 59599 was published in the Federal Register on August 1, 2011, (76 FR 46084) and is available on the following Web site: https://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/ standards/no2so2sec/cr_fr.html. How can I get copies of this document and other related information? The EPA has established the official public docket for the ‘‘Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur’’ under Docket Number EPA–HQ–OAR– 2007–1145. The EPA has also developed a Web site for the proposal at the address given above. Please refer to the proposal, published in the Federal Register on August 1, 2011, (76 FR 46084) for detailed information on accessing information related to the proposal. Dated: September 21, 2011. Mary Henigin, Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. [FR Doc. 2011–24856 Filed 9–26–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R05–OAR–2009–0839; FRL–9469–7] Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Indiana; Redesignation of the Indianapolis Area to Attainment of the 1997 Annual Standard for Fine Particulate Matter Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: EPA is proposing to approve Indiana’s request to redesignate the Indianapolis, Indiana nonattainment area (Hamilton, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, and Morgan Counties) to attainment for the 1997 annual National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS or standard) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5), because the request meets the statutory requirements for redesignation under the Clean Air Act (CAA). The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) submitted this request on October 20, 2009, and supplemented it on May 31, 2011. EPA’s proposed approval involves several additional related actions. EPA is proposing to make a determination that the Indianapolis area has attained the 1997 annual PM2.5 standard. EPA is proposing to approve, as a revision to the Indiana State Implementation Plan (SIP), the State’s plan for maintaining the 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS through SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\27SEP1.SGM 27SEP1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 27, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 59599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24856]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 50

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1145; FRL-9471-7]
RIN 2060-AO72


Extension of Comment Period for Secondary National Ambient Air 
Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing the extension of the public comment 
period for the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for 
Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur to October 10, 2011.

DATES: The public comment period will be extended to October 10, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this proposed rule may be submitted to 
the EPA electronically, by mail, by facsimile, or through hand 
delivery/courier.
    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-
1145, 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.
     Fax: 202-566-1741.
     Mail: Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1145, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Mail code 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of two copies.
     Hand Delivery: Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1145, 
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. 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-
2007-1145. The 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.

Docket

    A complete set of documents related to the proposal is available 
for public inspection at the EPA Docket Center, located at 1301 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 3334, Washington, DC between 8:30 a.m. 
and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. A 
reasonable fee may be charged for copying. Documents are also available 
through the electronic docket system at https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions concerning the ``Secondary 
National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and 
Sulfur'' proposed rule should be addressed to Rich Scheffe, U.S. EPA, 
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Air Quality Assessment 
Division, (C304-02), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone: (919) 
541-4650, e-mail: scheffe.rich@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Extension of public comment period. The EPA has received requests 
for additional time from stakeholders and has decided to extend the 
comment period by 10 days to allow interested parties to have 
additional time to prepare their comments. The proposal was published 
in the Federal Register on August 1, 2011, (76 FR 46084) and is 
available on the following Web site: https://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/no2so2sec/cr_fr.html.

How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The EPA has established the official public docket for the 
``Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of 
Nitrogen and Sulfur'' under Docket Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1145. The EPA 
has also developed a Web site for the proposal at the address given 
above. Please refer to the proposal, published in the Federal Register 
on August 1, 2011, (76 FR 46084) for detailed information on accessing 
information related to the proposal.

    Dated: September 21, 2011.
Mary Henigin,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2011-24856 Filed 9-26-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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