[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 28, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 31652-31653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-13416]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 60

[OAR-2002-0053, FRL-7504-8]


Standards of Performance for Stationary Gas Turbines

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On April 14, 2003, the EPA published a direct final rule to 
amend the standards of performance for stationary gas turbines, along 
with a parallel proposal to be used as a basis for final action in the 
event that we received any adverse comments on the direct final rule 
amendments. Since a public hearing was requested and held on May 14, 
2003, we are announcing a 30-day extension of the public comment 
period.

DATES: Submit comments on or before June 13, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Comments. By U.S. Postal Service, send comments (in 
duplicate, if possible) to: EPA Docket Center (6102T), Attention Docket 
Number OAR-2002-0053, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460. In person or by courier, deliver comments (in 
duplicate, if possible) to: Air and Radiation Docket, Attention Docket 
Number OAR-2002-0053, U.S. EPA, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room B-
108, Washington, DC 20460. We request that a separate copy also be sent 
to the contact person listed below (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jaime Pag[aacute]n, Combustion 
Group, Emission Standards Division (C439-01), U.S. EPA, Research 
Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number (919) 541-5340; 
facsimile number (919) 541-5450; electronic mail address 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document extends the public comment 
period established in the Federal Register issued on April 14, 2003, 
when EPA published a direct final rule (68 FR 17990) and a parallel 
proposal (68 FR 18003) amending the standards of performance for 
stationary gas turbines (40 CFR part 60, subpart GG). The amendments 
codified several alternative testing and monitoring procedures that 
have routinely been approved by EPA. The amendments also reflected 
changes in emission control technologies and turbine design since the 
original promulgation of the rule on September 10, 1979. b
    We stated in the preamble to the direct final rule and parallel 
proposal that if we received significant material adverse comment on 
one or more distinct provisions of the direct final rule, we would 
publish a timely withdrawal of those distinct provisions in the Federal 
Register. The direct final rule stated that the deadline for submitting 
public comments was May 14, 2003, and that the effective date of the 
provisions would be May 29, 2003. The proposal also stated that if a 
public hearing was requested by April 24, 2003, the hearing would be 
held on May 14, 2003, at the New EPA Facility Complex in Research 
Triangle Park, North Carolina, at 10 a.m., and that the comment period 
would be extended until 30 days after the date of the public hearing. 
The EPA is hereby extending the comment period, which was set to end on 
May 14, 2003, to June 13, 2003.
    To submit comments, or access the official public docket, please 
follow the detailed instructions as provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of the April 14, 2003 (68 FR 17990)

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Federal Register document. If you have questions, consult the person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 60

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Air pollution control, Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental 
relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 
Sulfur oxides.

    Dated: May 22, 2003.
Robert Brenner,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 03-13416 Filed 5-27-03; 8:45 am]
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