[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 2, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 50135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24589]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 51

[AD-FRL-7070-8]


Proposed Guidelines for Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) 
Determinations Under the Regional Haze Regulations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing the extension of the public comment 
period on the proposed guidelines for implementation of the best 
available retrofit technology (BART) requirements under the regional 
haze rule. The EPA originally requested comments on the proposed rule 
by September 18, 2001 (66 FR 38108, July 20, 2001). We are extending 
this deadline to October 5, 2001. We are requesting written comments by 
October 5, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Docket. Information related to the BART guidelines is 
available for inspection at the Air and Radiation Docket and 
Information Center, Docket No. A-2000-28. The docket is located at the 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Room M-1500, 
Washington, DC 20460, telephone (202) 260-7548. The docket is available 
for public inspection and copying between 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. A reasonable fee may 
be charged for copying.
    You should submit comments on the proposed BART guidelines and the 
materials referenced therein (in duplicate, if possible) to the Air and 
Radiation Docket and Information Center (6102), Attention: Docket No. 
A-2000-28, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460. You may also submit comments to EPA 
by electronic mail at the following address: [email protected]. Electronic comments must be submitted as an 
ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of 
encryption. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified 
by the docket number A-2000-28. Electronic comments on this proposed 
rule also may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Smith (telephone 919-541-4718), 
EPA, Air Quality Strategies and Standards Division, MD-15, Research 
Triangle Park, North Carolina, 27711. Internet address: 
[email protected].

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 51

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide, Nitrogen dioxide, Particulate 
matter, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: September 25, 2001.
Jeffrey R. Holmstead,
Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 01-24589 Filed 10-1-01; 8:45 am]
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