Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards: State Implementation Plan Requirements, 18177-18179 [2015-07774]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 64 / Friday, April 3, 2015 / Proposed Rules approximately 500 feet wide. We are considering making the inner boundary of the anchorage a line parallel to the nearest bank 500 feet from the water’s edge into the river as measured from the LWRP and making the outer boundary of the anchorage a line parallel to the nearest bank 1000 feet from the water’s edge into the river as measured from the LWRP. Look for Illustration of Contemplated Plaquemines Point Anchorage to find a drawing of this contemplated anchorage in the docket. E. Information Requested Public participation is requested to assist in determining the best way forward in developing a rulemaking to amend and establish anchorage areas on the LMR. To aid us in developing a proposed rule, we seek any comments, whether positive or negative, including but not limited to the impacts an increase in anchorage area may have on navigation safety and current vessel traffic in this area of the LMR. Please submit any comments or concerns you may have in accordance with the ‘‘submitting comments’’ section above. This document is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552; 33 CFR 1.05– 1, and 1.05–30. Dated: March 17, 2015. K.S. Cook, Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District. [FR Doc. 2015–07504 Filed 4–2–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD 36 CFR Parts 1193 and 1194 [Docket No. ATBCB–2015–0002] RIN 3014–AA37 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. ACTION: Notice of hearing. asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS AGENCY: The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) will hold a public hearing on its recent Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. DATES: The hearing will be held on April 29, 2015, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Salt Lake City, UT. To preregister SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:20 Apr 02, 2015 Jkt 235001 18177 to testify at the hearing, contact Kathy Johnson at (202) 272–0041 (voice), (202) 272–0082 (TTY), or johnson@accessboard.gov. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY The hearing will be held at the Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 250 North 1950 West #B, Salt Lake City, UT 84101. [EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0691; FRL–9925–73– OAR] ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Creagan, Access Board, 1331 F Street NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004–1111. Telephone: (202) 272–0016 (voice) or (202) 272–0074 (TTY). Email address: 508@access-board.gov. On February 27, 2015, the Access Board published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register to update its guidelines for telecommunications equipment covered by Section 255 of the Communications Act and its standards for electronic and information technology covered by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (80 FR 10880, February 27, 2015). The comment period closes on May 28, 2015. The Board has already held two public hearings. The first hearing was in San Diego, CA in conjunction with the 30th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference (CSUN Conference); the second hearing was in Washington, DC during the Access Board’s March 2015 Board meeting. The Access Board is adding a third hearing in Salt Lake City. Witnesses can only testify in person. All comments from this and prior hearings will be included in the rulemaking docket. The hearing will be accessible to persons with disabilities. An assistive listening system, communication access real-time translation, and sign language interpreters will be provided. Persons attending the hearing are requested to refrain from using perfume, cologne, and other fragrances for the comfort of other participants (see https:// www.access-board.gov/the-board/ policies/fragrance-free-environment for more information). More information and any updates to the hearings will be posted on the Access Board’s Web site at https://www.access-board.gov/ ictrefresh. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: David M. Capozzi, Executive Director. [FR Doc. 2015–07609 Filed 4–2–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8150–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 40 CFR Parts 50, 51, and 93 RIN 2060–AQ48 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards: State Implementation Plan Requirements Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of public hearing and extension of comment period. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a public hearing to be held for the proposed rule titled, ‘‘Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards: State Implementation Plan Requirements’’ which published in the Federal Register on March 23, 2015. The hearing will be held on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Washington, DC The EPA is also announcing extension of the comment period for the proposed rule to May 29, 2015, to allow for sufficient time after the public hearing for commenters to submit comments. DATES: Public Hearing. The public hearing will be held on April 29, 2015, in Washington, DC Please refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional information on the public hearing. Comments. Comments must be received on or before May 29, 2015. ADDRESSES: Public Hearing. The April 29, 2015, public hearing will be held at the EPA, William Jefferson Clinton East Building, Room 1117A, 1201 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004. Identification is required. If your driver’s license is issued by Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New York, Oklahoma, or the state of Washington, you must present an additional form of identification to enter (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional information on this location). Comments. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2013–0691, by one of the following methods: • https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov. • Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0691, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. In SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\03APP1.SGM 03APP1 asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS 18178 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 64 / Friday, April 3, 2015 / Proposed Rules addition, please mail a copy of your comments on the information collection (ICR) provisions to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attn: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. • Hand Delivery: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2013–0691, Environmental Protection Agency in the EPA Headquarters Library, Room No. 3334 in the EPA Docket Center, located at William Jefferson Clinton Building West, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for delivery of boxed information. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2013– 0691. 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 https:// www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. For additional instructions on submitting comments, go to the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:20 Apr 02, 2015 Jkt 235001 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. 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 https:// www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center in the EPA Headquarters Library, Room No. 3334 in the William Jefferson Clinton Building West, located at 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The phone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to speak at the public hearing, please contact Ms. Pamela Long, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OAQPS, Air Quality Planning Division, (C504–01), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541– 0641, fax number (919) 541–5509, email address long.pam@epa.gov, no later than April 27, 2015. If you have any questions relating to the public hearing, please contact Ms. Long at the above number. Questions concerning the March 23, 2015, proposed rule should be addressed to Mr. Rich Damberg, U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, State and Local Programs Group, (C539–04), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone number (919) 541–5592, email at damberg.rich@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposal for which the EPA is holding the public hearing was published in the Federal Register on March 23, 2015, (80 FR 15340), and is available at: https:// www.epa.gov/airquality/ particlepollution/actions.html and also in docket EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0691. The public hearing will provide interested parties the opportunity to present data, views, or arguments concerning the proposal. The EPA may ask clarifying questions during the oral presentations, but will not respond to the presentations at that time. Written statements and supporting information that are submitted during the comment period will be considered with the same weight as any oral comments and supporting information presented at the PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 public hearing. Written comments must be postmarked by the last day of the comment period. The proposed rule states that the public comment period will close on May 22, 2015. However, because the public record must remain open at least 30 days beyond the date of the public hearing, the EPA is extending the public comment period to May 29, 2015. The public hearing will convene at 9:00 a.m. and end at 6:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Saving Time). The EPA will make every effort to accommodate all individuals interested in providing oral testimony. A lunch break is scheduled from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. Please note that this hearing will be held at a U.S. government facility. Individuals planning to attend the hearing should be prepared to show valid picture identification to the security staff in order to gain access to the meeting room. The REAL ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005, established new requirements for entering federal facilities. These requirements took effect July 21, 2014. If your driver’s license is issued by American Samoa, Arizona, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire or New York, you must present an additional form of identification to enter the federal building where the public hearing will be held. Acceptable alternative forms of identification include: federal employee badges, passports, enhanced driver’s licenses and military identification cards. For additional information for the status of your state regarding REAL ID, go to https://www.dhs.gov/real-idenforcement-brief. In addition, you will need to obtain a property pass for any personal belongings you bring with you. Upon leaving the building, you will be required to return this property pass to the security desk. No large signs will be allowed in the building, cameras may only be used outside of the building, and demonstrations will not be allowed on federal property for security reasons. If you would like to present oral testimony at the hearing, please notify Ms. Pamela Long, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OAQPS, Air Quality Planning Division, (C504–01), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541–0641, fax number (919) 541– 5509, email address long.pam@epa.gov, no later than 4:00 p.m. EDT on April 27, 2015. Ms. Long will arrange a general time slot for you to speak. The EPA will make every effort to follow the schedule as closely as possible on the day of the hearing. Oral testimony will be limited to 5 minutes for each commenter. The EPA encourages commenters to provide the EPA with a copy of their oral testimony E:\FR\FM\03APP1.SGM 03APP1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 64 / Friday, April 3, 2015 / Proposed Rules electronically (via email) or in hard copy form. The EPA will not provide audiovisual equipment for presentations unless we receive special requests in advance. Commenters should notify Ms. Long if they will need specific equipment. Commenters should also notify Ms. Long if they need specific translation services for non-English speaking commenters. The hearing schedule, including the list of speakers, will be posted on the EPA’s Web site https://www.epa.gov/ airquality/particlepollution/ actions.html prior to the hearing. Verbatim transcripts of the hearing and written statements will be included in the docket for the rulemaking. How can I get copies of this document and other related information? The EPA has established a docket for the proposed rule ‘‘Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards: State Implementation Plan Requirements’’ under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0691 (available at www.regulations.gov). The EPA has made available information related to the proposed rule at this Web site: https://www.epa.gov/airquality/ particlepollution/actions.html. Dated: March 26, 2015. Stephen D. Page, Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. [FR Doc. 2015–07774 Filed 4–2–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R07–OAR–2015–0159; FRL–9925–59– Region 7] Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Iowa; 2015 Iowa State Implementation Plan; Permit Modifications; Muscatine, Iowa Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the State of Iowa to include modified permits for Muscatine County, Iowa. The SIP revision addresses modifications to construction permits that were included in the 2006 24-hour particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) control strategy proposed on August 11, 2014, and published as a final rule in the asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:20 Apr 02, 2015 Jkt 235001 Federal Register on December 1, 2014, with the effective date of December 31, 2014. The state’s submission of modified permits includes a revised air dispersion modeling analysis that demonstrated continued attainment of the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS. This action will also make an administrative correction to permit numbers. DATES: Comments on this proposed action must be received in writing by May 4, 2015. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07– OAR–2015–0159 by mail to: Heather Hamilton, Environmental Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 11201 Renner Road, Lenexa, Kansas 66219. Comments may also be submitted electronically or through hand delivery/courier by following the detailed instructions in the ADDRESSES section of the direct final rule located in the rules section of this Federal Register. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Hamilton (913) 551–7039, or by email at Hamilton.heather@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the final rules section of the Federal Register, EPA is approving the state’s revision to the SIP as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial revision amendment and anticipates no relevant adverse comments to this action. The detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the technical support document that can be found in Docket ID No. EPA–R07–OAR–2015– 0159. If no relevant adverse comments are received in response to this action, no further activity is contemplated in relation to this action. If EPA receives relevant adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rules based on this proposed action. EPA will not institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at this time. Please note that if EPA receives adverse comments on part of this rule and if that part can be severed from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt as final those parts of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment. For additional information, see the direct final rule which is located in the rules section of this Federal Register. List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide, Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Particulate PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 18179 matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Dated: March 20, 2015. Mark Hague, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7. [FR Doc. 2015–07489 Filed 4–2–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 80 [EPA–HQ–OAR–2015–0049; FRL–9924–70– OAR] RIN 2060–AS48 Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Cellulosic Waiver Credit Price and Minor Amendments to Renewable Fuel Standard Regulations Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to clarify our regulations related to the data sources used to establish the cellulosic waiver credit (CWC) price. We are also proposing to remove references to CWC prices from the renewable fuel standard regulations, and instead intend to post the prices on EPA’s Web site. This proposed rule also indicates what the CWC prices for 2014 and 2015 would be using the data sources and methodology contained in the rule; however these prices will not be established until they are posted on our Web site following the effective date of the rule. In addition, we are proposing minor amendments to the renewable fuel standard program regulations to reinsert sections inadvertently overwritten by the Quality Assurance Program final rule published on July 18, 2014. In the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of this Federal Register, we are making these same amendments as a direct final rule. If we receive no adverse comment, the direct final rule will go into effect and we will not take further action on this proposed rule. DATES: A request for a public hearing must be received by April 20, 2015. If a public hearing request is received, EPA will publish a notice in the Federal Register indicating the time and place for the hearing. If a public hearing is held, written comments must be received within 30 days after the date of the hearing. If no public hearing is held then comments must be received on or before May 4, 2015. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\03APP1.SGM 03APP1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 64 (Friday, April 3, 2015)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 50, 51, and 93

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0691; FRL-9925-73-OAR]
RIN 2060-AQ48


Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards: 
State Implementation Plan Requirements

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public hearing and extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 
public hearing to be held for the proposed rule titled, ``Fine 
Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards: State 
Implementation Plan Requirements'' which published in the Federal 
Register on March 23, 2015. The hearing will be held on Wednesday, 
April 29, 2015, in Washington, DC The EPA is also announcing extension 
of the comment period for the proposed rule to May 29, 2015, to allow 
for sufficient time after the public hearing for commenters to submit 
comments.

DATES: Public Hearing. The public hearing will be held on April 29, 
2015, in Washington, DC Please refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 
additional information on the public hearing. Comments. Comments must 
be received on or before May 29, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Public Hearing. The April 29, 2015, public hearing will be 
held at the EPA, William Jefferson Clinton East Building, Room 1117A, 
1201 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004. Identification is 
required. If your driver's license is issued by Alaska, American Samoa, 
Arizona, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, 
New York, Oklahoma, or the state of Washington, you must present an 
additional form of identification to enter (see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for additional information on this location).
    Comments. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2013-0691, by one of the following methods:
     https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
     Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, 
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0691, Environmental Protection 
Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20460. In

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addition, please mail a copy of your comments on the information 
collection (ICR) provisions to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attn: Desk Officer for 
EPA, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
     Hand Delivery: Air and Radiation Docket and Information 
Center, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0691, Environmental 
Protection Agency in the EPA Headquarters Library, Room No. 3334 in the 
EPA Docket Center, located at William Jefferson Clinton Building West, 
1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004. Such deliveries are 
only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and 
special arrangements should be made for delivery of boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2013-0691. 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 https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. For additional instructions on 
submitting comments, go to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 
this document.
    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 https://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air and Radiation 
Docket and Information Center in the EPA Headquarters Library, Room No. 
3334 in the William Jefferson Clinton Building West, located at 1301 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. The Public Reading Room 
is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
legal holidays. The phone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 
566-1744.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to speak at the 
public hearing, please contact Ms. Pamela Long, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, OAQPS, Air Quality Planning Division, (C504-01), 
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541-0641, fax number 
(919) 541-5509, email address long.pam@epa.gov, no later than April 27, 
2015. If you have any questions relating to the public hearing, please 
contact Ms. Long at the above number.
    Questions concerning the March 23, 2015, proposed rule should be 
addressed to Mr. Rich Damberg, U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning 
and Standards, State and Local Programs Group, (C539-04), Research 
Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone number (919) 541-5592, email at 
damberg.rich@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposal for which the EPA is holding 
the public hearing was published in the Federal Register on March 23, 
2015, (80 FR 15340), and is available at: https://www.epa.gov/airquality/particlepollution/actions.html and also in docket EPA-HQ-
OAR-2013-0691. The public hearing will provide interested parties the 
opportunity to present data, views, or arguments concerning the 
proposal. The EPA may ask clarifying questions during the oral 
presentations, but will not respond to the presentations at that time. 
Written statements and supporting information that are submitted during 
the comment period will be considered with the same weight as any oral 
comments and supporting information presented at the public hearing. 
Written comments must be postmarked by the last day of the comment 
period. The proposed rule states that the public comment period will 
close on May 22, 2015. However, because the public record must remain 
open at least 30 days beyond the date of the public hearing, the EPA is 
extending the public comment period to May 29, 2015.
    The public hearing will convene at 9:00 a.m. and end at 6:00 p.m. 
(Eastern Daylight Saving Time). The EPA will make every effort to 
accommodate all individuals interested in providing oral testimony. A 
lunch break is scheduled from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. Please note 
that this hearing will be held at a U.S. government facility. 
Individuals planning to attend the hearing should be prepared to show 
valid picture identification to the security staff in order to gain 
access to the meeting room. The REAL ID Act, passed by Congress in 
2005, established new requirements for entering federal facilities. 
These requirements took effect July 21, 2014. If your driver's license 
is issued by American Samoa, Arizona, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, 
Minnesota, New Hampshire or New York, you must present an additional 
form of identification to enter the federal building where the public 
hearing will be held. Acceptable alternative forms of identification 
include: federal employee badges, passports, enhanced driver's licenses 
and military identification cards. For additional information for the 
status of your state regarding REAL ID, go to https://www.dhs.gov/real-id-enforcement-brief. In addition, you will need to obtain a property 
pass for any personal belongings you bring with you. Upon leaving the 
building, you will be required to return this property pass to the 
security desk. No large signs will be allowed in the building, cameras 
may only be used outside of the building, and demonstrations will not 
be allowed on federal property for security reasons.
    If you would like to present oral testimony at the hearing, please 
notify Ms. Pamela Long, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OAQPS, 
Air Quality Planning Division, (C504-01), Research Triangle Park, NC 
27711, telephone (919) 541-0641, fax number (919) 541-5509, email 
address long.pam@epa.gov, no later than 4:00 p.m. EDT on April 27, 
2015. Ms. Long will arrange a general time slot for you to speak. The 
EPA will make every effort to follow the schedule as closely as 
possible on the day of the hearing.
    Oral testimony will be limited to 5 minutes for each commenter. The 
EPA encourages commenters to provide the EPA with a copy of their oral 
testimony

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electronically (via email) or in hard copy form. The EPA will not 
provide audiovisual equipment for presentations unless we receive 
special requests in advance. Commenters should notify Ms. Long if they 
will need specific equipment. Commenters should also notify Ms. Long if 
they need specific translation services for non-English speaking 
commenters.
    The hearing schedule, including the list of speakers, will be 
posted on the EPA's Web site https://www.epa.gov/airquality/particlepollution/actions.html prior to the hearing. Verbatim 
transcripts of the hearing and written statements will be included in 
the docket for the rulemaking.

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

    The EPA has established a docket for the proposed rule ``Fine 
Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards: State 
Implementation Plan Requirements'' under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-
0691 (available at www.regulations.gov). The EPA has made available 
information related to the proposed rule at this Web site: https://www.epa.gov/airquality/particlepollution/actions.html.

    Dated: March 26, 2015.
Stephen D. Page,
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2015-07774 Filed 4-2-15; 8:45 am]
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