[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 2569-2570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-549]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 70

[FRL-5136-6]


Operating Permits Program Rule Revisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Extension of comment period for proposal to revise the 
operating permits program regulations.

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SUMMARY: On August 29, 1994, EPA proposed in the Federal Register (59 
FR 44460) revisions to the operating permits regulations in part 70 of 
chapter I of title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The comment 
period provided in that notice was 90 days, closing on November 28, 
1994. On November 21, 1994, a Federal Register notice was published (59 
FR 59974) [[Page 2570]] extending that comment period an additional 45 
days until January 12, 1995. Today's action extends that comment period 
an additional 19 days until January 31, 1995.

DATES: Comments must be received by January 31, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be mailed (in duplicate if possible) to: EPA 
Air Docket (LE-131), Attn: Docket No. A-93-50, room M-1500, Waterside 
Mall, 401 M Street SW, Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Trutna (telephone 919/541-
5345), mail drop 12, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Information Transfer and 
Program Integration Division, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 
27711.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part 70 contains regulations requiring 
States to develop, and submit to EPA for approval, programs for issuing 
operating permits to major, and certain other, stationary sources of 
air pollution. The minimum elements of operating permits programs are 
contained in part 70 which was promulgated on July 21, 1992 (57 FR 
32250).
    Subsequent to promulgation of part 70, nearly 20 entities, 
including State and local governments, environmental groups, and 
industry associations, petitioned for judicial review of the part 70 
regulations. One of the key aspects of the litigation and of an 
operating permits program is the system for revising permits to 
incorporate changes at permitted sources.
    Because of the complexity of the proposed revisions, potential 
commenters asserted that the 90-day comment period provided was not 
long enough to prepare comprehensive comments on the permit revision 
system as well as all the other proposed revisions. The comment period 
was subsequently extended an additional 45 days to allow time for 
preparation of comments, primarily on how to fashion a more workable 
permit revision system. Several requests for an additional extension of 
the comment period on the proposal notice have been received to allow 
completion of comment preparation. An additional 19 days is therefore 
being provided for development and submittal of comments.

    Dated: December 28, 1994.
Mary Nichols,
Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 95-549 Filed 1-9-95; 8:45 am]
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