[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 190 (Monday, October 2, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57943-57944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16193]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0076; FRL-8226-3]


Extension of Period for Objection Concerning Notice of Data 
Availability for EGU NOX Annual and NOX Ozone Season Allocations for 
the Clean Air Interstate Rule Federal Implementation Plan Trading 
Programs

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice to extend period for objections.

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SUMMARY: EPA is extending the period for submission of objections 
concerning the notice of data availability (NODA) for EGU 
NOX Annual and NOX Ozone Season Allocations for 
the Clean Air Interstate Rule Federal Implementation Plan Trading 
Programs (CAIR FIP) published on August 4, 2006 for an additional 90 
days with regard to cogeneration units combusting biomass (biomass 
cogeneration units). The period had previously been extended to October 
5, 2006 for all objections and will be further extended to January 3, 
2007 only for objections concerning biomass cogeneration units. Certain 
biomass cogeneration unit owners and operators requested the additional 
time to submit objections because of difficulties in collection of 
information relating to the application of efficiency standards for 
cogeneration units (as defined in the CAIR FIP) to biomass cogeneration 
units. For all other objections, the deadline remains October 5, 2006.

DATES: The EPA is establishing a period ending on January 3, 2007 only 
for objections (including data) related to biomass cogeneration units. 
Objections must be postmarked by the last day of the period for 
objection and sent directly to the Docket Office listed in ADDRESSES 
(in duplicate form if possible).

ADDRESSES: Submit your objections, identified by Docket Number OAR-
2004-0076 by one of the following methods:
    A. Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Today's 
action is not a rulemaking but you may use the Federal Rulemaking 
Portal to submit objections to the NODA. To submit

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objections, follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    B. Mail: Air Docket, ATTN: Docket Number OAR--2004-0076, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    C. E-mail: [email protected].
    D. Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Room B102, 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.

    Note: The EPA Docket Center suffered damage due to flooding 
during the last week of June 2006. The Docket Center is continuing 
to operate. However, during the cleanup, there will be temporary 
changes to Docket Center telephone numbers, addresses, and hours of 
operation for people who wish to make hand deliveries or visit the 
Public Reading Room to view documents. Consult EPA's Federal 
Register notice at 71 FR 38147 (July 5, 2006) or the EPA Web site at 
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm for current information on 
docket operations, locations and telephone numbers. The Docket 
Center's mailing address for U.S. mail and the procedure for 
submitting comments to www.regulations.gov are not affected by the 
flooding and will remain the same.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General questions concerning today's 
action and technical questions concerning heat input or fuel data 
should be addressed to Brian Fisher, USEPA Headquarters, Ariel Rios 
Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., Mail Code 6204 J, Washington, DC 
20460. Telephone at (202) 343-9633, e-mail at [email protected].
    If mailing by courier, address package to Brian Fisher, 1310 L St., 
NW., RM  713G, Washington, DC 20005.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    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 EPA Docket Center, EPA 
West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue, 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.

Extension of Period for Objections

    In the August 4, 2006 NODA (71 FR 44283), EPA provided notice that 
it had placed in the CAIR FIP docket allocation tables for EGU 
NOX annual and EGU NOX ozone season allocations 
for control periods 2009-2014. The allocation tables also included 
inventories of heat input and inventories of potentially exempt units. 
In addition, EPA also placed in the docket a Technical Support Document 
describing the allocation table data fields.
    The EPA originally provided a 30-day period for the unit owners, 
unit operators, and the public to submit objections regarding 
individual units' treatment as potentially covered or not covered by 
CAIR and, for units treated as potential CAIR units, the data used in 
the allocation calculations and the allocations resulting from such 
calculations. In response to a request from the American Forest and 
Paper Association, EPA extended the period for all objections an 
additional 30 days to October 5, 2006.
    In requesting an additional extension of the period, certain 
biomass cogeneration unit owners have noted the unique nature of the 
fuels utilized by biomass cogeneration units and the difficulties 
encountered in collecting data necessary to apply the efficiency 
standard to this type of cogeneration unit. In light of these 
circumstances, the EPA is extending the period an additional 90 days 
only for objections (including data) related to any biomass 
cogeneration units. For all other objections, the deadline will remain 
October 5, 2006. EPA believes the addition of 90 days will provide the 
Agency time to evaluate and, if appropriate, address the concerns 
raised about application of the efficiency standard to biomass 
cogeneration units. Since this process may affect the amount and type 
of data that may need to be submitted concerning biomass cogeneration 
units, EPA is extending the period for objections related to this type 
of cogeneration unit.

    Dated: September 26, 2006.
Edward Callahan,
Acting Director,Office of Air and Radiation.
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