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In the June 1, 2017 proposed rule, EPA proposed to approve portions of the State of Delaware’s December 14, 2015 state implementation plan (SIP) submittal to address the infrastructure requirements for the 2012 fine particulate matter (PM2.5) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). EPA is extending the comment period due to erroneously SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\22JNP1.SGM 22JNP1 sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with PROPOSALS Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 119 / Thursday, June 22, 2017 / Proposed Rules omitting the technical support document (TSD) in the docket. This proposed rule corrects this omission and provides notice of the availability of the TSD which supports EPA’s analysis. All comments received on or before July 24, 2017 will be entered into the public record and considered by EPA before taking final action on the proposed rule. Comments submitted between the close of the original comment period and the re-opening of this comment period will be accepted and considered. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 24, 2017. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R03– OAR–2017–0152 at https:// www.regulations.gov, or via email to stahl.cynthia@epa.gov. For comments submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. For either manner of submission, EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be confidential business information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ commenting-epa-dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gavin Huang, (215) 814–2042, or by email at huang.gavin@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 1, 2017, EPA published in the Federal Register a proposal to approve portions of the State of Delaware’s SIP submittal to address the infrastructure requirements for the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS. 82 FR 25211. Comments on the proposed rule were required to be received by July 3, 2017. We are extending the comment period until July 24, 2017. This action will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments. EPA is also announcing the availability in the VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:48 Jun 21, 2017 Jkt 241001 docket of the TSD EPA prepared for this proposed rulemaking which includes EPA’s analysis supporting approval of portions of Delaware’s December 14, 2015 infrastructure SIP submission for the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS. The TSD is available in the docket for this rulemaking and online at www.regulations.gov. List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by reference, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. Dated: June 8, 2017 Cecil Rodrigues, Acting Regional Administrator, Region III. 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The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the Web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the EPA’s full public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https:// www2.epa.gov/dockets/commentingepa-dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Krishna Viswanathan, EPA Region IX, (520) 999–7880, viswanathan.krishna@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA. Table of Contents I. Background II. Proposed Action III. Solicitation of Comments IV. Environmental Justice Considerations V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews I. Background The EPA promulgated a revision to the long-term strategy of the Nevada Visibility FIP on February 8, 2002, to regulate air pollutant emissions from MGS (‘‘MGS FIP’’).1 The requirements of the MGS FIP were based on a consent decree between the owners of MGS and the Grand Canyon Trust, the Sierra Club, and the National Parks Conservation Association. The MGS FIP addressed concerns raised by the Department of Interior regarding MGS’s contribution to visibility impairment at the Grand Canyon National Park due to sulfur dioxide emissions. On December 31, 2005, MGS ceased operations. On June 10, 2009, the owners of MGS announced their decision to decommission and 1 40 CFR 52.1488(d). See also 67 FR 6130 (February 8, 2002) (final rule) and 65 FR 45003 (July 20, 2000) (proposed rule). E:\FR\FM\22JNP1.SGM 22JNP1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 119 (Thursday, June 22, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 28432-28433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12963]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2017-0152; FRL-9963-81-Region 1]


Air Plan Approval; Delaware; Infrastructure Requirements for the 
2012 Fine Particulate Matter Standard; Extension of Comment Period; 
Availability of Data

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period; availability of 
supplemental information.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the 
comment period for a proposed rule published on June 1, 2017. In the 
June 1, 2017 proposed rule, EPA proposed to approve portions of the 
State of Delaware's December 14, 2015 state implementation plan (SIP) 
submittal to address the infrastructure requirements for the 2012 fine 
particulate matter (PM2.5) national ambient air quality 
standards (NAAQS). EPA is extending the comment period due to 
erroneously

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omitting the technical support document (TSD) in the docket. This 
proposed rule corrects this omission and provides notice of the 
availability of the TSD which supports EPA's analysis. All comments 
received on or before July 24, 2017 will be entered into the public 
record and considered by EPA before taking final action on the proposed 
rule. Comments submitted between the close of the original comment 
period and the re-opening of this comment period will be accepted and 
considered.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 24, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R03-
OAR-2017-0152 at https://www.regulations.gov, or via email to 
stahl.cynthia@epa.gov. For comments submitted at Regulations.gov, 
follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, 
comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. For either 
manner of submission, EPA may publish any comment received to its 
public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you 
consider to be confidential business information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia 
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written 
comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and 
should include discussion of all points you wish to make. EPA will 
generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of 
the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing 
system). For additional submission methods, please contact the person 
identified in the For Further Information Contact section. For the full 
EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia 
submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please 
visit https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gavin Huang, (215) 814-2042, or by 
email at huang.gavin@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 1, 2017, EPA published in the 
Federal Register a proposal to approve portions of the State of 
Delaware's SIP submittal to address the infrastructure requirements for 
the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS. 82 FR 25211. Comments on the proposed 
rule were required to be received by July 3, 2017. We are extending the 
comment period until July 24, 2017. This action will allow interested 
persons additional time to prepare and submit comments. EPA is also 
announcing the availability in the docket of the TSD EPA prepared for 
this proposed rulemaking which includes EPA's analysis supporting 
approval of portions of Delaware's December 14, 2015 infrastructure SIP 
submission for the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS. The TSD is available in 
the docket for this rulemaking and online at www.regulations.gov.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by 
reference, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

    Dated: June 8, 2017
Cecil Rodrigues,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 2017-12963 Filed 6-21-17; 8:45 am]
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