[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 20333-20334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8194]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R07-OAR-2012-0158; FRL-9656-2]


Approval, Disapproval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; 
Nebraska; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan; Federal 
Implementation Plan for Best Available Retrofit Technology 
Determination; Extension of Public Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of public comment period and 
opportunity for public hearing.

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SUMMARY: On March 2, 2012, EPA proposed several related actions 
regarding a State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by Nebraska to 
address its obligations under the Clean Air Act (CAA) with respect to 
regional haze for the first implementation period. One such action was 
EPA's proposal of a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) relying on the 
Transport Rule to satisfy Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) 
requirements for sulfur dioxide (SO2) at one source in 
Nebraska to address deficiencies in the State's implementation plan for 
regional haze. The original public comments due date was April 2, 2012. 
EPA is extending the public comment period until May 2, 2012 in order 
to allow for submission of comments or supplementary information 
relevant to the proposed action. EPA is also providing notice of 
opportunity for a public hearing in Kansas City, Kansas, on the 
proposed FIP, to be held if requested.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published March 2, 2012 
(77 FR 12270), is extended. EPA will accept public comments on or 
before May 2, 2012. If requested by April 9, 2012, a public hearing 
will be held on April 18, 2012, at the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region 7, Room 2240A, 901 N. 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 
from 3:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. Parties interested in the status of the 
public hearing may contact Ms. Chrissy Wolfersberger by phone using the 
contact information provided below or they may consult the following 
link: http://www.epa.gov/region7/public_notices/.

ADDRESSES: Instructions for comment submittal. Submit your comments, 
identified by Docket No. EPA-R07-OAR-2012-0158, by one of the following 
methods:
    1. Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
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online instructions for submitting comments.
    2. Email: [email protected].
    3. Mail: Ms. Chrissy Wolfersberger, Air Planning and Development 
Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7, 901 N. 5th 
Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101.
    4. Hand or Courier Delivery: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 7, Air Planning and Development Branch, 901 N. 5th Street, 
Kansas City, Kansas 66101; attention: Chrissy Wolfersberger. Such 
deliveries are accepted only between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. 
weekdays, excluding Federal holidays. Special arrangements should be 
made for deliveries of boxed information.
    5. Fax: (913) 551-7864. Please alert the individual listed in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section if you are faxing comments.
    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 email. The 
www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, which 
means we will not know your identity or contact information unless you 
provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment 
directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov your email 
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, we recommend 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 we cannot read your 
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for 
clarification, we 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 
information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center 
homepage at www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    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 Air Planning and 
Development Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7, 901 
N. 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101. EPA requests that if at all 
possible, you contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section to view the hard copy of the docket. You 
may view the hard copy of the docket Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 
p.m. excluding Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Ms. Chrissy Wolfersberger, Air 
Planning and Development Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 7, 901 N. 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101, by email at 
[email protected], or by telephone at (913) 551-7864.

    Dated: March 29, 2012.
Karl Brooks,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
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