Air Plan Approval; Texas and Oklahoma; Texas Regional Haze Plans for the First and Second Implementation Periods and Five-Year Progress Report; Oklahoma Regional Haze Plan for the First Implementation Period; Extension of Comment Period, 26232 [2025-11272]

Download as PDF 26232 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 117 / Friday, June 20, 2025 / Proposed Rules ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R06–OAR–2025–0197; FRL–12217– 03–R6] Air Plan Approval; Texas and Oklahoma; Texas Regional Haze Plans for the First and Second Implementation Periods and Five-Year Progress Report; Oklahoma Regional Haze Plan for the First Implementation Period; Extension of Comment Period Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule ‘‘Air Plan Approval; Texas and Oklahoma; Texas Regional Haze Plans for the First and Second Implementation Periods and Five-Year Progress Report; Oklahoma Regional Haze Plan for the First Implementation Period’’ that was published on May 23, 2025. The proposal provided for a public comment period ending June 23, 2025. The EPA is extending the comment period to July 23, 2025. DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published May 23, 2025 (90 FR 22166), is extended. Written comments must be received on or before July 23, 2025. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket No. EPA–R06– OAR–2025–0197, at https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. The 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. 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 full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:39 Jun 18, 2025 Jkt 265001 making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ commenting-epa-dockets. Docket: The index to the docket for this action is available electronically at www.regulations.gov. While all documents in the docket are listed in the index, some information may not be publicly available due to docket file size restrictions or content (e.g., CBI). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Feldman, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, Air and Radiation Division, SO2 and Regional Haze Section (ARSH), 1201 Elm Street, Suite 500, Dallas, Texas 75270, 214– 665–9793, Feldman.Michael@epa.gov. We encourage the public to submit comments via https:// www.regulations.gov. Please call or email the contact listed above if you need alternative access to material indexed but not provided in the docket. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document wherever ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean the EPA. On May 23, 2025 (90 FR 22166), we published in the Federal Register ‘‘Air Plan Approval; Texas and Oklahoma; Texas Regional Haze Plans for the First and Second Implementation Periods and Five-Year Progress Report; Oklahoma Regional Haze Plan for the First Implementation Period,’’ where we proposed to approve the following Texas and Oklahoma regional haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) submissions as satisfying applicable requirements under the Clean Air Act (CAA) and EPA’s Regional Haze Rule: (1) Texas 2014 five-year progress report and 2021 plan for the second implementation period; (2) portions of the 2009 Texas and 2010 Oklahoma plans that relate to reasonable progress requirements for the first planning period.1 We have decided to allow an additional 30 days for the public to comment. The original deadline to submit comments was June 23, 2025. We are extending the comment period to July 23, 2025. This action will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments on the stated proposed action. List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate 1 2009 Texas regional haze SIP for the first planning period submitted March 31, 2009; 2014 Texas regional haze 5-year progress report submitted March 24, 2014; Texas regional haze for the second planning period submitted July 20, 2021; and 2010 Oklahoma regional haze plan for the first planning period submitted February 25, 2010. PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. Dated: June 11, 2025. James McDonald, Director, Air and Radiation Division, Region 6. [FR Doc. 2025–11272 Filed 6–18–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R09–OAR–2025–0060; FRL–12608– 01–R9] Air Plan Approval; California; Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District; Stationary Combustion Turbines Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a revision to the Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District (EKAPCD or ‘‘District’’) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOX) from stationary gas turbines. We are proposing to approve a local rule to regulate these emission sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA or ‘‘Act’’). We are taking comments on this proposal and plan to follow with a final action. DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 21, 2025. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R09– OAR–2025–0060 at https:// www.regulations.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. The 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. 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\20JNP1.SGM 20JNP1

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 117 (Friday, June 20, 2025)]
[Proposed Rules]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R06-OAR-2025-0197; FRL-12217-03-R6]


Air Plan Approval; Texas and Oklahoma; Texas Regional Haze Plans 
for the First and Second Implementation Periods and Five-Year Progress 
Report; Oklahoma Regional Haze Plan for the First Implementation 
Period; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the 
comment period for the proposed rule ``Air Plan Approval; Texas and 
Oklahoma; Texas Regional Haze Plans for the First and Second 
Implementation Periods and Five-Year Progress Report; Oklahoma Regional 
Haze Plan for the First Implementation Period'' that was published on 
May 23, 2025. The proposal provided for a public comment period ending 
June 23, 2025. The EPA is extending the comment period to July 23, 
2025.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published May 23, 2025 
(90 FR 22166), is extended. Written comments must be received on or 
before July 23, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket No. EPA-R06-OAR-
2025-0197, at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot 
be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. The 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. 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 full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or 
multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective 
comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
    Docket: The index to the docket for this action is available 
electronically at www.regulations.gov. While all documents in the 
docket are listed in the index, some information may not be publicly 
available due to docket file size restrictions or content (e.g., CBI).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Feldman, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 6, Air and Radiation Division, SO2 
and Regional Haze Section (ARSH), 1201 Elm Street, Suite 500, Dallas, 
Texas 75270, 214-665-9793, [email protected]. We encourage the 
public to submit comments via https://www.regulations.gov. Please call 
or email the contact listed above if you need alternative access to 
material indexed but not provided in the docket.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document wherever ``we,'' 
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean the EPA.
    On May 23, 2025 (90 FR 22166), we published in the Federal Register 
``Air Plan Approval; Texas and Oklahoma; Texas Regional Haze Plans for 
the First and Second Implementation Periods and Five-Year Progress 
Report; Oklahoma Regional Haze Plan for the First Implementation 
Period,'' where we proposed to approve the following Texas and Oklahoma 
regional haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) submissions as satisfying 
applicable requirements under the Clean Air Act (CAA) and EPA's 
Regional Haze Rule: (1) Texas 2014 five-year progress report and 2021 
plan for the second implementation period; (2) portions of the 2009 
Texas and 2010 Oklahoma plans that relate to reasonable progress 
requirements for the first planning period.\1\ We have decided to allow 
an additional 30 days for the public to comment. The original deadline 
to submit comments was June 23, 2025. We are extending the comment 
period to July 23, 2025. This action will allow interested persons 
additional time to prepare and submit comments on the stated proposed 
action.
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    \1\ 2009 Texas regional haze SIP for the first planning period 
submitted March 31, 2009; 2014 Texas regional haze 5-year progress 
report submitted March 24, 2014; Texas regional haze for the second 
planning period submitted July 20, 2021; and 2010 Oklahoma regional 
haze plan for the first planning period submitted February 25, 2010.
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List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by 
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, 
Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur 
oxides.

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

    Dated: June 11, 2025.
James McDonald,
Director, Air and Radiation Division, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2025-11272 Filed 6-18-25; 8:45 am]
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