[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 81 (Friday, April 26, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 24700-24701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09949]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R08-OAR-2010-0406; FRL-9807-4]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; North Dakota; 
Regional Haze State Implementation Plan; Federal Implementation Plan 
for Interstate Transport of Pollution Affecting Visibility and Regional 
Haze; Reconsideration; Announcement of Public Hearings

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public hearings; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On March 15, 2013, EPA initiated reconsideration of its 
approval of North Dakota's best available retrofit technology (BART) 
emission limits for nitrogen oxides (NOX) for Milton R. 
Young Station Units 1 and 2 and Leland Olds Station Unit 2, which are 
coal-fired power plants in North Dakota. EPA is holding public hearings 
on May 15, 2013 to accept written and oral comments on this proposed 
action. The comment period for this action was scheduled to close on 
May 14, 2013. EPA is extending the comment period to June 17, 2013 to 
allow for a full 30-day public comment period for the submission of 
additional public comment following the public hearings.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published March 15, 
2013 at 78 FR 16452, is extended. Comments must be received on or 
before June 17, 2013. The public hearings will be held on May 15, 2013.

ADDRESSES: The public hearings will be held at the North Dakota 
Department of Health, Environmental Training Center, 2639 East Main 
Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58506.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gail Fallon, EPA Region 8, Mailcode 
8P-AR, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202-1129, (303) 312-6281, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 15, 2013, we published a proposed 
rule initiating reconsideration of EPA's approval of North Dakota's 
BART emission limits for NOX for Milton R. Young Station 
Units 1 and 2 and Leland Olds Station Unit 2, which are coal-fired 
power plants in North Dakota. See 78 FR 16452. Public hearings will be 
held on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m., and again 
from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.
    The public hearings will provide interested parties the opportunity 
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present information and opinions to EPA concerning our proposal. 
Interested parties may also submit written comments, as discussed in 
the proposal. Written statements and supporting information submitted 
during the comment period will be considered with the same weight as 
any oral comments and supporting information presented at the public 
hearings. We will not respond to comments during the public hearings. 
When we publish our final action, we will provide written responses to 
all oral and written comments received on our proposal.
    At the public hearings, the hearing officer may limit the time 
available for each commenter to address the proposal to five minutes or 
less if the hearing officer determines it to be appropriate. The 
limitation is to ensure that everyone who wants to make comments has 
the opportunity to do so. We will not be providing equipment for 
commenters to show overhead slides or make computerized slide 
presentations. Any person may provide written or oral comments and data 
pertaining to our proposal at the public hearings. Verbatim 
transcripts, in English, of the hearings and written statements will be 
included in the rulemaking docket.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by 
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Ozone, Particulate matter, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: April 12, 2013.
Howard M. Cantor,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 8.
[FR Doc. 2013-09949 Filed 4-25-13; 8:45 am]
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