[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 40016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-13671]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OAR-2004-0237; FRL-7936-5]


Animal Feeding Operations Consent Agreement and Final Order

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Supplemental notice; reopening of signup period for consent 
agreement and final order.

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SUMMARY: On January 31, 2005 (70 FR 4958), EPA announced an opportunity 
for animal feeding operations (AFO) to sign a voluntary consent 
agreement and final order (air compliance agreement). This supplemental 
notice announces an extension to the signup period for the consent 
agreement and final order.

DATES: The signup period is extended to July 29, 2005.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID 
No. OAR-2004-0237. All documents in the docket are listed in the index 
at http://www.epa.gov/edocket. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be 
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket 
materials are available either electronically in EDOCKET or in hard 
copy at: Air and Radiation Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room B102, 1301 
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The 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 Public Reading Room is (202) 
566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air Docket is (202) 566-
1742.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the air compliance 
agreement, contact Mr. Bruce Fergusson, Special Litigation and Projects 
Division, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, U.S. EPA, 
Ariel Rios Building, Washington, DC 20460, telephone number (202) 564-
1261, fax number (202) 564-0010, and electronic mail: 
[email protected].
    For information on the monitoring study, contact Ms. Sharon Nizich, 
Organic Chemicals Group, Emission Standards Division, Office of Air 
Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC 
27711, telephone number (919) 541-2825, fax number (919) 541-3470, and 
electronic mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In order to provide more time for operators 
of animal feeding facilities to make informed decisions about 
participation, EPA is extending the sign-up period for the Animal 
Feeding Operation Air Compliance Agreement until July 29, 2005. The 
Agreement addresses emissions from certain animal feeding operations, 
also known as AFO. EPA will continue to reach out to the agricultural 
community during this time.
    The response to comments document is published in a separate 
Federal Register notice and can also be found on the Agency's Web site 
at http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/agreements/caa/cafo-agr-response-com.html.

    Dated: June 30, 2005.
Sally Shaver,
Director, Emission Standards Division, Office of Air Quality Planning 
and Standards.
    Dated: July 5, 2005.
Robert A. Kaplan,
Director, Special Litigation and Projects Division, Office of Civil 
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.
[FR Doc. 05-13671 Filed 7-11-05; 8:45 am]
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