[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 43 (Friday, March 5, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 10596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5488]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 94

[FRL-6307-2]
RIN 2060-AI17


Extension of Comment Period for Control of Emissions of Air 
Pollution From New CI Marine Engines At or Above 37 Kilowatts; Proposed 
Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA is extending the comment period for the proposed rule for 
the control of emissions of air pollution from new CI marine engines at 
or above 37 kilowatts. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) was 
published in the Federal Register on December 11, 1998 (63 FR 68507). 
The close of the comment period for the proposed rule was originally 
February 26, 1999. EPA is extending the closure of the comment period 
to March 15, 1999. This extension is being granted while taking into 
consideration the court-ordered signature date for the final rule of 
November 23, 1999.

DATES: Comments regarding all issues related to the proposed rule will 
be accepted until March 15, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this proposal should be sent to Public Docket A-
97-50 at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, S.W., 
Room M-1500, Washington, DC 20460. EPA requests that a copy of comments 
also be sent to Jean Marie Revelt, U.S. EPA, Engine Programs and 
Compliance Division, 2000 Traverwood Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Borushko, U.S. EPA, Engine 
Programs and Compliance Division, (734) 214-4334; 
Borushko.M[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 11, 1998 EPA published a 
proposal for an emission control program for new compression-ignition 
marine engines rated at or above 37 kilowatts (63 FR 68507). The 
comment period was scheduled to end February 26, 1999.
    EPA held a public hearing on January 19, 1999, to provide 
opportunities for the regulated community and other interested parties 
to comment on issues pertaining to the proposed rule. At the hearing, 
several commenters requested a longer comment period. EPA has also 
received several written requests to extend the comment period by 30 
days to give affected parties more time to address the issues raised in 
the NPRM. While EPA agrees that an extension of the comment period may 
be beneficial, EPA is concerned with allowing the full 30 days 
requested, given the court ordered requirement to finalize this 
rulemaking by November 23, 1999. Therefore, EPA is proposing to extend 
the comment period to March 15, 1999.

    Dated: February 25, 1999.
Robert Perciasepe,
Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 99-5488 Filed 3-4-99; 8:45 am]
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