[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 117 (Monday, June 18, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 36248-36249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14784]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 65
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0868; EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0869; EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0870; EPA-
HQ-OAR-2010-0871; FRL-9688-8]
RIN 2060-AR00
National Uniform Emission Standards for Storage Vessel and
Transfer Operations, Equipment Leaks, and Closed Vent Systems and
Control Devices; and Revisions to the National Uniform Emission
Standards General Provisions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: On March 26, 2012, the EPA proposed the National Uniform
Emission Standards for Storage Vessels and Transfer Operations,
Equipment Leaks, and Closed Vent Systems and Control Devices, herein
referred to as Uniform Standards. The EPA is extending the deadline for
written comments on the proposed amendments by 90 days to September 24,
2012. The EPA received requests for this extension from the American
Petroleum Institute (API) and the American Chemistry Council (ACC). API
and ACC each requested an extension in order to fully evaluate the
potential impact of the Uniform Standards on subparts applicable to the
refining and chemical industries, respectively. The EPA finds these
requests to be reasonable due to the multiple source categories
potentially affected by this action.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 24, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Technical comments pertinent to the Uniform Standards should
be identified as follows:
Uniform Standards for Storage Vessels and Transfer
Operations should be marked, ``Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-
0871.''
Uniform Standards for Equipment Leaks should be marked,
``Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0869.''
Uniform Standards for Control Devices should be marked,
``Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0868.''
Uniform Standards General Provisions or General Comments
on the Uniform Standards should be marked, ``Attention Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0870.''
Submit your comments, identified by the appropriate Docket ID No.,
by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
Email: [email protected], Attention Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0868; EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0869; EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0870; or
EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0871 (as appropriate).
Fax: (202) 566-9744, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2010-0868; EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0869; EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0870; or EPA-HQ-OAR-
2010-0871 (as appropriate).
Mail: U.S. Postal Service, send comments to: EPA Docket
Center, EPA West (Air Docket), Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-
0868; EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0869; EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0870; or EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-
0871 (as appropriate), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode:
2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include
a total of two 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 Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
Hand Delivery: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
West (Air Docket), Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20004. Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0868; EPA-HQ-OAR-
2010-0869; EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0870; or EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0871 (as
appropriate). 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-
2010-0868; EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0869; EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0870; or EPA-HQ-OAR-
2010-0871 (as appropriate). 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 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 the EPA 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 the 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, the 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 the EPA cannot read your comment due
to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, the
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 information about the
EPA's public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
Docket. The EPA has established dockets for this rulemaking under
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0868, EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0869, EPA-HQ-OAR-
2010-0870, and EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0871. 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, is not placed on the Internet
and 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 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 EPA
Docket Center is (202) 566-1742.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding the proposed
General Provisions to the National Uniform Emission Standards, contact
Ms. Brenda Shine, (919) 541-3608, Sector Policies and Programs Division
(E143-01), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711; telephone number: (919) 541-3608; fax number (919) 541-0246;
email address: [email protected].
For information regarding the proposed National Uniform Emission
Standards for Equipment Leaks, contact either: Ms. Jodi Howard, Sector
Policies
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and Programs Division (E143-01), Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle
Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-4607; fax
number (919) 541-0246; email address: [email protected]; or Ms.
Andrea Siefers, Sector Policies and Programs Division (E143-01), Office
of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number:
(919) 541-1185; fax number (919) 541-0246; email address:
[email protected].
For information regarding the proposed National Uniform Emission
Standards for Storage Vessel and Transfer Operations, contact Mr. Nick
Parsons, Sector Policies and Programs Division (E143-01), Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919)
541-5372; fax number (919) 541-0246; email address:
[email protected].
For information regarding the proposed National Uniform Emission
Standards For Control Devices, contact Mr. Andrew Bouchard, Sector
Policies and Programs Division (E143-01), Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research
Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-4036;
fax number (919) 541-0246; email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For the reasons noted above, the public
comment period will now end on September 24, 2012.
How can I get copies of the proposed rule and other related
information?
The proposed rule titled, National Uniform Emission Standards for
Storage Vessel and Transfer Operations, Equipment Leaks, and Closed
Vent Systems and Control Devices; and Revisions to the National Uniform
Emission Standards General Provisions, was published on March 26, 2012
(77 FR 17898). The EPA has established public dockets for the proposed
rulemaking under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0868, EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-
0869, EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0870, and EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0871, and a copy of the
proposed rule is available in the docket. Information on how to access
the docket is presented above in the ADDRESSES section.
Dated: June 11, 2012.
Gina McCarthy,
Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2012-14784 Filed 6-15-12; 8:45 am]
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