[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 42 (Monday, March 5, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 9718-9719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3758]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0094; FRL-8283-3]
RIN 2060-AM 75


National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: General 
Provisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that the comment period on the proposed 
amendments to the General Provisions of the National Emission Standards 
for Hazardous Air Pollutants published on January 3, 2007, is being 
extended until May 4, 2007.

DATES: Comments. The comment period has been extended from March 5, 
2007. Comments must now be received on or before May 4, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2004-0094, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 
instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: [email protected], Attention Docket ID No. 
EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0094.
     Facsimile: (202) 566-1741, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2004-0094.
     Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West (Air 
Docket), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Room: 3334, Mail Code: 6102T, 
Washington, DC, 20460, Attention E-Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0094.
     Hand Delivery: Air and Radiation Docket and Information 
Center, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1301 Constitution Ave., 
NW, Room: 3334, Mail Code: 6102T, Washington, DC, 20460, Attention 
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0094. 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-
2004-0094. 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 http://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, or e-mail. 
Send or deliver information identified as CBI only to the following 
address: Mr. Roberto Morales, OAQPS Document Control Officer, U.S. EPA 
(C404-02), Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0094, Research 
Triangle Park, NC 27711. Clearly mark the part or all of the 
information that you claim to be CBI. The 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 , 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 index. 
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 will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly 
available docket materials are available either electronically at 
http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air and Radiation 
Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 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 and Radiation Docket is (202) 566-1742.

    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 are not affected by the flooding and will 
remain the same.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Colyer, Program Design Group 
(D205-02), Sector Policies and Programs Division, Office of Air Quality 
Planning and Standards, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, 
telephone number (919) 541-5262, electronic mail (e-mail) address, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Regulated Entities. Categories and entities potentially regulated 
by this action include all major sources regulated under section 112 of 
the CAA.
    World Wide Web (WWW). In addition to being available in the docket, 
an electronic copy of today's notice will be available on the WWW 
through the Technology Transfer Network (TTN). Following the Assistant 
Administrator's signature a copy of this notice will be posted on EPA's 
Technology Transfer Network (TTN) policy and guidance page for newly 
proposed or promulgated rules at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg. The TTN 
provides information and technology exchange in various areas of air 
pollution control.
    Comment Period: We received 2 requests to extend the public comment

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period on the proposed amendments to the NESHAP General Provisions (72 
FR 69, January 3, 2007). We agreed to these requests and are extending 
the comment period to May 4, 2007. Public comments must be received on 
or before that date.
    We expect to add to the docket by the end of March some additional 
information and analyses relevant to the proposal. Commenters will then 
have approximately 30 days to review the additional information and 
provide any comments by May 4, 2007. Anyone interested in reviewing the 
additional information should check the docket beginning in April.

How Can I Get Copies of the Proposed Amendments and Other Related 
Information?

    EPA has established the official public docket for the proposed 
rulemaking under docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0094. Information on how 
to access the docket is presented above in the ADDRESSES section. In 
addition, information may be obtained from the Web page for the 
proposed rulemaking at: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/gp/gppg.html.

    Dated: February 28, 2007.
Elizabeth Craig,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
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