[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 9614-9615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4769]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 51 and 52

[AD-FRL-7456-3]


Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment 
New Source Review (NSR): Routine Maintenance, Repair and Replacement

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is hereby extending for 60 days the public comment 
period regarding the December 31, 2002 proposal proposing revisions to 
the regulations governing the NSR programs mandated by parts C and D of 
title I of the Clean Air Act (CAA). See 67 FR 80290. The proposed 
changes provide a future category of activities that would be 
considered to be routine maintenance, repair and replacement (RMRR) 
under the NSR program. The changes are intended to provide greater 
regulatory certainty without sacrificing the current level of 
environmental protection and benefit derived from the program. We 
believe that those changes will facilitate the safe, efficient, and 
reliable operation of affected facilities.

DATES: Comments. Comments must be received on or before May 2, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Comments. Comments may be submitted by mail (two copies) to 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West (Air Docket), 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest, Room B108, Mail Code: 6102T, 
Washington, DC 20406, Attention Docket ID No. A-1002-04.
    Comments may also be submitted electronically, by facsimile, or 
through hand delivery/courier. Follow the detailed instructions as 
provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Svendsgaard at (919) 541-2380, 
telefax (919)541-5509, E-mail: [email protected] or by mail at 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OAQPS, Information Transfer and 
Program Integration Division, (C339-03), Research Triangle Park, North 
Carolina 27711.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments: This document extends the public 
comment period established in the Federal Register issued on December 
31, 2002 ( 67 FR 80290). In that document, EPA proposed revisions to 
the regulations governing the NSR programs mandated by parts C and D of 
title I of the Clean Air Act (CAA). EPA is hereby extending the comment 
period, which was set to end on March 3, 2003, to May 2, 2003.
    You may submit comments electronically, by mail, by facsimile, or 
through hand delivery/courier. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, 
identify the appropriate docket identification number in the subject 
line on the first page of your comment. Please ensure that your 
comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments 
received after the close of the comment period will be marked ``late.'' 
EPA is not required to consider these late comments. If you wish to 
submit CBI or information that is otherwise protected by statute, 
please follow the instructions in section I.D. Do not use EPA Dockets 
or e-mail to submit CBI or information protected by statute.
    1. Electronically. If you submit an electronic comment as 
prescribed below, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing 
address, and an e-mail address or other contact information in the body 
of your comment. Also include this contact information on the outside 
of any disk or CD ROM you submit, and in any cover letter accompanying 
the disk or CD ROM. This ensures that you can be identified as the 
submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA 
cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further 
information on the substance of your comment. EPA's policy is that EPA 
will not edit your comment, and any identifying or contact information 
provided in the body of a comment will be included as part of the 
comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made 
available in EPA's electronic public docket. If EPA cannot read your 
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for 
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment.
    a. EPA Dockets. Your use of EPA's electronic public docket to 
submit comments to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for 
receiving comments. Go directly to EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket, and follow the online instructions for submitting comments. To 
access EPA's electronic public docket from the EPA Internet Home Page, 
select ``Information Sources,'' ``Dockets,'' and ``EPA Dockets.'' Once 
in the system, select ``search,'' and then key in Docket ID No. A-2002-
04. The system is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will 
not know your identity, e-mail address, or other contact information 
unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
    b. E-mail. Comments may also be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to 
[email protected], Attention Docket ID No. A-2002-04. In 
contrast to EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's email system is not 
an ``anonymous access'' system. If you send an e-mail comment directly 
to the Docket without going through EPA's electronic public docket, 
EPA's e-mail system automatically captures your e-mail address. E-mail 
addresses that are automatically captured by EPA's e-mail system are 
included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public 
docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket.
    c. Disk or CD ROM. You may also submit comments on a disk or CD ROM 
that you mail to the mailing address identified in section 2. These 
electronic submissions will be accepted in

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WordPerfect or ASCII file format. Avoid the use of special characters 
and any form of encryption.
    2. By Mail. Send two copies of your comments to: U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, EPA West (Air Docket), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Room: B108, Mail code: 6102T, Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID 
No. A-2002-04.
    3. By Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver your comments to: EPA 
Docket Center, (Air Docket), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1301 
Constitution Ave., NW., Room: B108, Mail Code: 6102T, Washington, DC 
20004. Attention Docket ID No. A-2002-04. The EPA Docket Center Public 
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading 
Room is (202) 566-1742. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying.
    4. By Facsimile. Fax your comments to the EPA Docket Center at 
(202) 566-1741, Attention Docket ID. No. A-2002-04.

    Dated: February 21, 2003.
Stephen D. Page,
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 03-4769 Filed 2-27-03; 8:45 am]
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