[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 249 (Thursday, December 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77155-77156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-24608]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0172; FRL-8017-3]


Draft Staff Paper for Ozone; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Announcement of extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing that the public comment period for this 
review is being extended to January 17, 2006.

DATES: The public comment period for this review is extended to January 
17, 2006. Please refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional 
information.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2005-0172 by one of the following methods:
     www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
     E-mail: [email protected].
     Fax: 202-564-1749.
     Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of two copies.
     Hand Delivery: Public Reading Room, Room B102, EPA West 
Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2005-0172. The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be 
included in the public docket without change and may be made available 
online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you 
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov 
or e-mail. The www.regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' 
system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact 
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you 
send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through 
www.regulations.gov your e-mail address will be automatically captured 
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket 
and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic 
comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact 
information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you 
submit. 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. Electronic files should avoid the use of special 
characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or 
viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the 
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Docket Center address 
listed above. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any questions concerning the first 
draft Ozone Staff Paper and first draft related Technical Support 
Documents (Ozone Exposure Analysis and Risk Assessment) should be 
addressed to David McKee, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Mail Code C539-01, Research 
Triangle Park, NC 27711, phone number (919) 541-5288 or by e-mail at: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Extension of public comment period. The first draft Ozone Staff 
Paper and first draft related Technical Support Documents were made 
available on the web and notice published in the Federal Register on 
November 17, 2005 (70 FR 69761). Since the public comment period would 
have concluded on December 31, 2005, EPA has decided to extend the 
comment period until January 17, 2006, in order to avoid the December 
holiday period and allow interested parties to have additional time to 
prepare their comments.

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How Can I Get Copies of This Document and Other Related Information?

    The EPA has established the official public docket for the Rule to 
Review the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards under Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0172.

    Dated: December 21, 2005.
Thomas C. Curran,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
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