[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 144 (Thursday, July 27, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 42622-42623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12053]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 60, 63, 85, 90, 1048, 1065 and 1068

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0030, FRL-8203-9]
RIN 2060-AM81 and 2060-AN62


Standards of Performance for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal 
Combustion Engines and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On June 12, 2006 (71 FR 33804), EPA proposed new source 
standards of performance for stationary spark ignition internal 
combustion engines. EPA also proposed national emission standards for 
hazardous air pollutants for stationary reciprocating internal 
combustion engines that either are located at area sources of hazardous 
air pollutant emissions or that have a site rating of less than or 
equal to 500 brake horsepower, and are located at major sources of 
hazardous air pollutant emissions. In this notice, we are announcing a 
30-day extension of the public comment period.

DATES: Submit comments on or before October 11, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Comments. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. 
EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0030, by one of the following methods:
     www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
     E-mail: [email protected]. 
     Fax: (202) 566-1741.
     Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, 
U.S. EPA, Mailcode: 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 
20460. Please include a total of 2 copies. EPA requests a separate copy 
also be sent to the contact person identified below (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT). In addition, please mail a copy of your comments 
on the information collection provisions to the Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Desk 
Officer for EPA, 735 17th St., NW., Washington, DC 20503.
     Hand Delivery: Air and Radiation Docket and Information 
Center, U.S. EPA, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours 
of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of 
boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2005-0030. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the public docket without change and may be made available on-line 
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 Web site 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. The Public Reading 
Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,

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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 and Radiation Docket is (202) 566-1742.
    At this time, the EPA/DC's Public Reading Room is closed until 
further notice due to flooding. Fax numbers for Docket offices in the 
EPA/DC are temporarily unavailable. If you wish to hand deliver 
comments during this closure, you may drop them off between the hours 
of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. eastern standard time (e.s.t.), Monday 
through Friday, excluding Federal holidays at the EPA Headquarters 
Library, Infoterra Room (room number 3334C) in the EPA West Building 
located at 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. EPA visitors 
are required to show photographic identification and sign the EPA 
visitor log. After processing through the X-ray and magnetometer 
machines, visitors will be given an EPA/DC badge that must be visible 
at all times.
    Informational updates will be provided via the EPA Web site at 
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm as they are available.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jaime Pag[aacute]n, Energy 
Strategies Group, Sector Policies and Programs Division (D243-01), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 
27711; telephone number (919) 541-5340; facsimile number (919) 541-
5450; e-mail address [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document extends the public comment 
period established in the Federal Register issued on June 12, 2006 (71 
FR 33804), when EPA proposed new source standards of performance for 
stationary spark ignition internal combustion engines. EPA also 
proposed national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for 
stationary reciprocating internal combustion engines that either are 
located at area sources of hazardous air pollutant emissions or that 
have a site rating of less than or equal to 500 brake horsepower and 
are located at major sources of hazardous air pollutant emissions. On 
June 21, 2006, the American Petroleum Institute (API) requested in a 
formal letter that EPA extend the comment period of the proposed rule. 
The API indicated that an extended comment period was necessary due to 
the complexities of the proposed regulation and to be able to develop a 
complete set of comments that consider all the support information that 
EPA used to develop the proposal. EPA is hereby extending the comment 
period, which was set to end on September 11, 2006, to October 11, 
2006.

List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 60

    Administrative practice and procedure, Air pollution control, 
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

40 CFR Part 63

    Administrative practice and procedure, Air pollution control, 
Hazardous substances, Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental 
relations, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

40 CFR Part 85

    Imports, Labeling, Motor vehicle pollution, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Research, Warranties.

40 CFR Part 90

    Administrative practice and procedure, Air pollution control.

40 CFR Part 1048

    Administrative practice and procedure, Air pollution control.

40 CFR Part 1065

    Administrative practice and procedure, Air pollution control, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Research.

    Dated: July 20, 2006.
William L. Wehrum,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation.
 [FR Doc. E6-12053 Filed 7-26-06; 8:45 am]
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