[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 44631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15431]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OAR-2004-0237; FRL-7948-3]


Animal Feeding Operations Consent Agreement and Final Order

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Supplemental notice; reopen 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 (AFOs) to sign a voluntary consent 
agreement and final order (air compliance agreement). This supplemental 
notice announces a reopening to the signup period for the consent 
agreement and final order.

DATES: The signup period is reopened until August 12, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Comments are posted on Docket ID No. OAR-2004-0237 at the 
Agency Web site: http://www.epa.gov/edocket.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the EDOCKET 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 information, 
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 form at the public reading room (Docket ID No. OAR-2004-0237), 
EPA/DC, EPA West Building, 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 reopening the signup period until August 12, 
2005, for the Animal Feeding Operation Air Compliance Agreement. The 
Agreement addresses emissions from certain animal feeding operations, 
also known as AFOs. EPA will continue to reach out to the agricultural 
community during this time.

    Dated: July 28, 2005.
Steve Fruh,
Acting Director, Emission Standards Division, Office of Air Quality 
Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 05-15431 Filed 8-2-05; 8:45 am]
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