Environmental Protection Agency April 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

EPA is announcing a limited 30-day reopening of the public comment period for the proposed rule entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plan: Kentucky; Approval Section 110(a)(1) Maintenance Plan for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard for the Owensboro Area,'' for the purpose of limited public review and comment on supplemental information that was provided by the Commonwealth of Kentucky on July 15, 2009, in support of the Owensboro Area 110(a)(1) maintenance plan. The Owensboro, Kentucky Area consists of Daviess and a portion of Hancock Counties. The proposed rule was initially published in the Federal Register on January 20, 2010. The reason for this limited reopening of the comment period is that EPA has learned that supplemental information relating to projected emissions for the Owensboro Area that was referenced in the proposed rulemaking January 20, 2010 (75 FR 3183) was inadvertently omitted from the electronic docket when that proposed rulemaking was published. EPA has since made that information available in the electronic docket and wants to ensure an opportunity for the public to comment on that information. The July 15, 2009, supplemental information can be viewed online at https://www.regulations.gov using docket ID No. EPA-R04-OAR- 2007-1186-0043.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.

The EPA is announcing an extension of the public comment period for a draft assessment document titled, Policy Assessment for the Review of the Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality StandardsFirst External Review Draft (75 FR 4067; January 26, 2010). The EPA is extending the comment period that originally was scheduled to end on April 12, 2010. The extended comment period will close on April 26, 2010. The EPA recognizes that this document was released for public comment nine days later than originally anticipated. As a result, the Agency is extending the comment period by two weeks to provide stakeholders and the public with adequate time to conduct appropriate analysis and prepare meaningful comments.