[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 58 (Monday, March 25, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 12053-12054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7165]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 89, 90, and 91
[FRL-5445-9]
RIN 2060-AE54
Control of Air Pollution; Emission Standards for New Gasoline
Spark-Ignition and Diesel Compression-Ignition Marine Engines;
Exemptions for Nonroad Compression-Ignition Engines at or Above 37
Kilowatts and New Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines at or Below 19
Kilowatts
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: EPA is allowing more time for comments from the public on its
proposals in the Supplementary Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM)
February 7, 1996 (61 FR 4600). This extension of time is limited to
comments concerning its proposal to reduce emissions from marine
compression-ignition engines.
DATES: The comment period on the SNPRM proposals concerning marine
compression-ignition engines will remain open until April 24, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit written comments (in
duplicate, if possible) for EPA consideration by addressing them as
follows: EPA Air Docket (LE-131), Attention: Docket Number A-92-28,
room M-1500, 401 M Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460. Materials
relevant to this rulemaking are contained in this docket and may be
reviewed at this location from 8:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Monday through
Friday. As provided in 40 CFR part 2, a reasonable fee may be charged
by EPA for photocopying.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deanne R. North, Office of Mobile
Sources, Engine Programs and Compliance Division, (313) 668-4283, or
James A. Blubaugh, Office of Mobile Sources, Engine Programs and
Compliance Division, (202) 233-9244.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Extension of Comment Period
On February 7, 1996, EPA published a Supplemental Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) (61 FR 4600) proposing provisions to
regulate emissions from marine gasoline spark-ignition and diesel
compression-ignition engines. The SNPRM requested comments no later
than March 8, 1996. EPA is now extending the comment period for the
compression-ignition portion of the SNPRM, specifically, those portions
of the rulemaking that concern revisions to 40 CFR Part 89. The Agency
is taking this action in response to a request from EUROMOT to extend
the comment period because the International Maritime Organization had
a major meeting on February 27 and 28, 1996, in Hamburg, Germany, that
made it difficult for their members and other affected parties to
comment on EPA's SNPRM before March 8, 1996.
II. Obtaining Information on This Rulemaking
The SNPRM preamble, proposed regulatory language, and supporting
data are available to the public through several sources. Electronic
copies (on 3.5'' diskettes) of the proposed regulatory language may be
obtained free of charge by visiting, writing, or calling the
Environmental Protection Agency, Engine Programs and Compliance
Division, 2565 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, (313) 668-4288.
Refer to Docket A-92-28. A copy is also available for inspection in the
docket (see ADDRESSES).
The SNPRM preamble, proposed regulatory language, and some
supporting information are also available electronically on the
Technology Transfer Network (TTN), which is an electronic bulletin
board system (BBS) operated by EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards. The service is free of charge, except for the cost of the
phone call. Users are able to access and download TTN files on their
first call using a personal computer and modem per the following
information.
TTN BBS: 919-541-5742 (1200-14400 bps, no parity, 8 data bits, 1
stop bit) Voice Helpline: 919-541-5384 Also accessible via Internet:
TELNET ttnbbs.rtpnc.epa.gov Off-line: Mondays from 8:00 AM to 12:00
Noon ET
A user who has not called TTN previously will first be required to
answer some basic informational questions for registration purposes.
After completing the registration process, proceed through the
following
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menu choices from the Top Menu to access information on this
rulemaking.
GATEWAY TO TTN TECHNICAL AREAS (Bulletin Boards)
OMS--Mobile Sources Information
Rulemaking & Reporting
<6> Non-Road
<1> File area #1. Non-Road Marine Engines
At this point, the system will list all available files in the
chosen category in chronological order with brief descriptions. To
download a file, select a transfer protocol that is supported by the
terminal software on your own computer, then set your own software to
receive the file using that same protocol.
If unfamiliar with handling compressed (that is, ZIP'ed) files, go
to the TTN top menu, System Utilities (Command: 1) for information and
the necessary program to download in order to unZIP the files of
interest after downloading to your computer. After getting the files
you want onto your computer, you can quit the TTN BBS with the
oodbye command.
Please note that due to differences between the software used to
develop the document and the software into which the document may be
downloaded, changes in format, page length, etc. may occur.
Dated: March 19, 1996.
Mary Nichols,
Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-7165 Filed 3-22-96; 8:45 am]
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