Oil and Natural Gas Sector: New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Reviews; Extension of Comment Period Closing Date, 66886-66887 [2011-27961]

Download as PDF 66886 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 209 / Friday, October 28, 2011 / Proposed Rules tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS implementing the NSR program, including NSR Reform. IX. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k), 7661a(d); 40 CFR 52.02(a); 40 CFR 70.1(c). Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA’s role is to approve state choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this proposed action merely approves the State’s law as meeting Federal requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by the State’s law. For that reason, the proposed approvals of Missouri’s revision to its SIP: • Are not ‘‘significant regulatory actions’’ under the terms of Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and are therefore not subject to review under Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011); • Do not impose an information collection burden under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); • Are certified as not having a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); • Do not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); • Do not have Federalism implications as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999); • Are not economically significant regulatory actions based on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); • Are not significant regulatory actions subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001); • Are not subject to requirements of section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent with the CAA; and • Do not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). In addition, this proposed rule does not have tribal implications as specified VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:39 Oct 27, 2011 Jkt 226001 by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because the SIP program is not approved to apply in Indian country located in the State, and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law. List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, and Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. Dated: October 20, 2011. Karl Brooks, Regional Administrator, Region 7. [FR Doc. 2011–27987 Filed 10–27–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 60 and 63 [EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0505; FRL–9484–3] RIN 2060–AP76 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Reviews; Extension of Comment Period Closing Date Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of the public comment period. AGENCY: The EPA is announcing that the period for providing public comments on the August 23, 2011 proposed rule titled, ‘‘Oil and Natural Gas Sector: New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Reviews,’’ is being extended to November 30, 2011. DATES: Comments. The public comment period for the proposed rules published on August 23, 2011 (76 FR 52738) closes on November 30, 2011. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OAR–2010–0505, by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov: Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • Agency Web site: https:// www.epa.gov/oar/docket.html. Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the Air and Radiation Docket Web site. • Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov. Include Docket ID Number EPA–HQ– SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 OAR–2010–0505 in the subject line of the message. • Facsimile: (202) 566–9744. • Mail: Attention Docket ID Number EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0505, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of two copies. 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 the EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. • Hand Delivery: United States Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West (Air Docket), Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20004, Attention Docket ID Number EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0505. 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 Number EPA–HQ–OAR– 2010–0505. 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 email. The https://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means the EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment directly to the EPA without going through https:// www.regulations.gov, your email 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, the 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 the EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, the 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 the EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at E:\FR\FM\28OCP1.SGM 28OCP1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 209 / Friday, October 28, 2011 / Proposed Rules https://www.epa.gov/epahome/ dockets.htm. Docket. Publicly available documents relevant to this action are available for public inspection either electronically at https://www.regulations.gov, or in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue 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. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying. World Wide Web. The EPA Web site for this rulemaking is located at: https://www.epa.gov/airquality/ oilandgas.html. Mr. Bruce Moore, Fuels and Incineration Group (E143–05), Sector Policies and Programs Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; Telephone number: (919) 541– 5460; Fax number (919) 541–3470; Email address: moore.bruce@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS Comment Period The EPA has received numerous requests for extending the public comment period for this proposed rule. Based on the information provided in the requests, the EPA has determined that an extension of 30 days is appropriate. Accordingly, the public comment period will now end on November 30, 2011. Note that, on August 23, 2011, the EPA published in the Federal Register the proposed rule titled, ‘‘Oil and Natural Gas Sector: New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Reviews.’’ In that notice, the EPA announced that all comments must be received by October 24, 2011. The EPA conducted three public hearings on this proposed rule, the last of which was held on September 29, 2011, in Arlington, Texas. See 76 FR 53371, August 26, 2011. Under section 307(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), the EPA must keep the record open for 30 days after completion of the hearings to provide an opportunity for submission of rebuttal and supplementary information. On October 20, 2011, the EPA published a Federal Register notice correcting the comment period closing date to October 31, 2011. See 76 FR 65138, October 20, 2011. How can I get copies of this document and other related information? The EPA has established the official public docket No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2010– 0505. The EPA has also developed Web VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:39 Oct 27, 2011 Jkt 226001 sites for the proposed rulemaking at the addresses given above. Dated: October 24, 2011. Gina McCarthy, Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation. [FR Doc. 2011–27961 Filed 10–27–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–4064, or (email) Luis.Rodriguez3@fema.dhs.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) proposes to make determinations of BFEs and modified BFEs for each community listed below, in accordance with section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR 67.4(a). These proposed BFEs and modified BFEs, together with the floodplain management criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum that are required. They should not be construed to mean that the community must change any existing ordinances that are more stringent in their floodplain management requirements. The community may at any time enact stricter requirements of its own or pursuant to policies established by other Federal, State, or regional entities. These proposed elevations are used to meet the floodplain management requirements of the NFIP and also are used to calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings built after these elevations are made final, and for the contents in those buildings. Comments on any aspect of the Flood Insurance Study and FIRM, other than the proposed BFEs, will be considered. A letter acknowledging receipt of any comments will not be sent. National Environmental Policy Act. This proposed rule is categorically excluded from the requirements of 44 CFR part 10, Environmental Consideration. An environmental impact assessment has not been prepared. Regulatory Flexibility Act. As flood elevation determinations are not within the scope of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601–612, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required. Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review. This proposed rule is not a significant regulatory action under the criteria of section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, as amended. Executive Order 13132, Federalism. This proposed rule involves no policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132. Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This proposed rule meets the applicable standards of Executive Order 12988. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency 44 CFR Part 67 [Docket ID FEMA–2011–0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–1226] Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: Comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this proposed rule is to seek general information and comment regarding the proposed regulatory flood elevations for the reach described by the downstream and upstream locations in the table below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are a part of the floodplain management measures that the community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, these elevations, once finalized, will be used by insurance agents and others to calculate appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and the contents in those buildings. DATES: Comments are to be submitted on or before January 26, 2012. ADDRESSES: The corresponding preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for the proposed BFEs for each community is available for inspection at the community’s map repository. The respective addresses are listed in the table below. You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA–B–1226, to Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–4064, or (email) Luis.Rodriguez3@fema.dhs.gov. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 66887 E:\FR\FM\28OCP1.SGM 28OCP1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 209 (Friday, October 28, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 66886-66887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27961]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 60 and 63

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0505; FRL-9484-3]
RIN 2060-AP76


Oil and Natural Gas Sector: New Source Performance Standards and 
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Reviews; 
Extension of Comment Period Closing Date

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of the public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing that the period for providing public 
comments on the August 23, 2011 proposed rule titled, ``Oil and Natural 
Gas Sector: New Source Performance Standards and National Emission 
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Reviews,'' is being extended to 
November 30, 2011.

DATES: Comments. The public comment period for the proposed rules 
published on August 23, 2011 (76 FR 52738) closes on November 30, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2010-0505, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov: 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Agency Web site: https://www.epa.gov/oar/docket.html. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the Air and 
Radiation Docket Web site.
     Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov. Include Docket ID Number 
EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0505 in the subject line of the message.
     Facsimile: (202) 566-9744.
     Mail: Attention Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0505, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include a 
total of two copies. 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 the EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
     Hand Delivery: United States Environmental Protection 
Agency, EPA West (Air Docket), Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20004, Attention Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0505. 
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 Number EPA-HQ-OAR-
2010-0505. 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 email. The https://www.regulations.gov Web site 
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means the EPA will not know 
your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body 
of your comment. If you send an email comment directly to the EPA 
without going through https://www.regulations.gov, your email 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, the 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 the EPA cannot read your comment 
due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, 
the 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 the 
EPA's public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at

[[Page 66887]]

https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket. Publicly available documents relevant to this action are 
available for public inspection either electronically at https://www.regulations.gov, or in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center, Room 
3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue 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. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying.
    World Wide Web. The EPA Web site for this rulemaking is located at: 
https://www.epa.gov/airquality/oilandgas.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Bruce Moore, Fuels and 
Incineration Group (E143-05), Sector Policies and Programs Division, 
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; 
Telephone number: (919) 541-5460; Fax number (919) 541-3470; Email 
address: moore.bruce@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comment Period

    The EPA has received numerous requests for extending the public 
comment period for this proposed rule. Based on the information 
provided in the requests, the EPA has determined that an extension of 
30 days is appropriate. Accordingly, the public comment period will now 
end on November 30, 2011. Note that, on August 23, 2011, the EPA 
published in the Federal Register the proposed rule titled, ``Oil and 
Natural Gas Sector: New Source Performance Standards and National 
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Reviews.'' In that 
notice, the EPA announced that all comments must be received by October 
24, 2011. The EPA conducted three public hearings on this proposed 
rule, the last of which was held on September 29, 2011, in Arlington, 
Texas. See 76 FR 53371, August 26, 2011. Under section 307(d) of the 
Clean Air Act (CAA), the EPA must keep the record open for 30 days 
after completion of the hearings to provide an opportunity for 
submission of rebuttal and supplementary information. On October 20, 
2011, the EPA published a Federal Register notice correcting the 
comment period closing date to October 31, 2011. See 76 FR 65138, 
October 20, 2011.

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

    The EPA has established the official public docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2010-0505. The EPA has also developed Web sites for the proposed 
rulemaking at the addresses given above.

    Dated: October 24, 2011.
Gina McCarthy,
Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 2011-27961 Filed 10-27-11; 8:45 am]
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