[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 29, 2009)]
[Proposed Rules]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9836]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 55

[EPA-R10-OAR-2009-0111; FRL-8898-8]


Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations Consistency Update for 
Alaska

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule-reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On March 3, 2009, EPA proposed the rulemaking ``Outer 
Continental Shelf Air Regulations Consistency Update for Alaska''. The 
original comment period closed on April 2, 2009. In this notice, we are 
announcing a 14-day reopening of the public comment period for the 
proposal.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 13, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-
R10-OAR-2009-0111, by one of the following methods:
    A. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 
the on-line instructions for submitting comments;
    B. E-Mail: [email protected];
    C. Mail: Natasha Greaves, Federal and Delegated Air Programs Unit, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, 
Suite 900, Mail Stop: AWT-107, Seattle, WA 98101;
    D. Hand Delivery: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10, 
Attn: Natasha Greaves (AWT-107), 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 
98101, 9th Floor. Such deliveries are only accepted during normal hours 
of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of 
boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R10-OAR-
2009-0111. 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 http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The http://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 http://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 electronic docket are listed in the 
http://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, is not placed on the Internet and will be 
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket 
materials are available either electronically in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy during normal business hours at the 
Office of Air, Waste and Toxics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Natasha Greaves, Federal and Delegated 
Air Programs Unit, Office of Air, Waste, and Toxics, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, Mail Stop: 
AWT-107, Seattle, WA 98101; telephone number: (206) 553-7079; e-mail 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 3, 2009 we solicited public comment 
on a proposal to update a portion of the Outer Continental Shelf 
(``OCS'') Air Regulations. Requirements applying to OCS sources located 
within 25 miles of States' seaward boundaries must be updated 
periodically to remain consistent with the requirements of the 
corresponding onshore area (``COA''), as mandated by section 328(a)(1) 
of the Clean Air Act (``the Act''). The portion of the OCS air 
regulations that is being updated pertains to the requirements for OCS 
sources in the State of Alaska. The intended effect of approving the 
OCS requirements for the State of Alaska is to regulate emissions from 
OCS sources in accordance with the requirements onshore. The change to 
the existing requirements discussed below is proposed to be 
incorporated by reference into the Code of Federal Regulations and is 
listed in the appendix to the OCS air regulations. See 74 FR 9180. In 
the proposal, we stated that EPA would accept public comments on the 
proposal until April 2, 2009.
    During the public comment period that ended on April 2, 2009, the 
North Slope Borough asked for an extension of the public comment 
period. In light of the North Slope Borough's interest in this 
proposal, we are extending the public comment period to May 13, 2009, 
to provide additional time for interested parties to submit written 
comments. All written comments received by May 13, 2009, will be 
considered in our final action.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 55

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedures, 
Air pollution control, Hydrocarbons, Incorporation by reference, 
Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Nitrogen oxides, Outer 
Continental Shelf, Ozone, Particulate matter, Permits, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides.

    Dated: April 20, 2009.
Michelle L. Pirzadeh,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 10.
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