[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 201 (Thursday, October 18, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 59065-59066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-20595]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 51, 52, 70, and 71

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0163, FRL-8484-6]
RIN 2060-AM45


Operating Permit Programs and Prevention of Significant 
Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR): Flexible 
Air Permitting Rule; Proposed Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing an extension of the public comment 
period on our proposed amendments for the Operating Permit Programs and 
Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New 
Source Review (NSR): Flexible Air Permitting Rule; Proposed Rule 
(September 12, 2007). The EPA is extending the comment period that 
originally ends on November 13, 2007. The extended comment period will 
close on January 14, 2008. The EPA is extending the comment period 
because of the timely requests we received to do so.

DATES: Comments. Comments must be received on or before January 14, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2004-0087, 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: Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0087, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West (Air Docket), 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Mailcode: 6102T, Washington, DC 20460. Please 
include a total of 2 copies. 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 
(OMB), Attn: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th St., NW., Washington, DC 
20503.
     Hand Delivery: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 
West (Air Docket), 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 3334, 
Washington, DC 20004, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0087. 
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-
2004-0087. 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 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. For additional 
instructions on submitting comments, go to the

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
    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 U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Air 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 Docket is (202) 566-
1742.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For overall issues concerning advance 
approvals and alternative operating scenarios, contact Michael Trutna, 
Air Quality Policy Division (C504-01), U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone (919) 541-5345, fax 
number (919) 541-4028; or electronic mail at [email protected].
    For specific issues concerning approved replicable methodology and 
EPA's pilot permits, contact David Beck, Office of Policy, Economics, 
and Innovation, Innovative Pilots Division (C304-05), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; 
telephone (919) 541-5421, fax number (919) 541-2664; or electronic mail 
at [email protected].
    For specific issues relating to monitoring, recordkeeping, and 
reporting for flexible air permits, contact Barrett Parker, Sector 
Policies and Programs Division, Measurement Policy Group (D243-03), 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; 
telephone 919-541-5635, fax number (919) 541-1039; or electronic mail 
at [email protected].
    For other part 70 issues, contact Juan Santiago, Operating Permits 
Group, Air Quality Policy Division (C504-05), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone (919) 
541-1084, fax number (919) 541-5509; or electronic mail at 
[email protected].
    For specific issues relating to Green Groups, contact Dave Painter, 
NSR Group, Air Quality Policy Division (C504-03), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone (919) 
541-5515, fax number (919) 541-5509; or electronic mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the 
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or 
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as 
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the 
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as 
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information 
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. 
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with 
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. Send or deliver information 
identified as CBI only to the following address: Roberto Morales, OAQPS 
Document Control Officer (C404-02), U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, 
NC 27711, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0087.
    2. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. When submitting comments, 
remember to:
     Identify the rulemaking by docket number and other 
identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and 
page number).
     Follow directions--The agency may ask you to respond to 
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
     Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives 
and substitute language for your requested changes.
     Describe any assumptions and provide any technical 
information and/or data that you used.
     If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how 
you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be 
reproduced.
     Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and 
suggest alternatives.
     Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the 
use of profanity or personal threats.
     Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period 
deadline identified.

B. Where Can I Get a Copy of This Document and Other Related 
Information?

    In addition to being available in the docket, an electronic copy of 
this proposal will also be available on the World Wide Web (WWW). 
Following signature by the EPA Administrator, a copy of this notice 
will be posted in the regulations and standards section of our NSR home 
page located at http://www.epa.gov/nsr.

    Dated: October 11, 2007.
Jan Cortelyou-Lee,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
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