[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 247 (Thursday, December 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 80359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32511]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9940-53-ORD; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2013-0357]


Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Sulfur Oxides--Health 
Criteria

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 30-
day extension of the public comment period for the draft document 
titled, ``External Review Draft Integrated Science Assessment for 
Sulfur Oxides--Health Criteria'' (EPA/600/R-15/066). The original 
Federal Register notice announcement provides a 60-day public comment 
period and was published on November 24, 2015. The EPA subsequently 
received a request to extend this comment period. With the 30-day 
extension announced in this notice, the comment period ends on February 
24, 2016. The draft document was prepared by the National Center for 
Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the EPA's Office of Research and 
Development as part of the review of the primary (health-based) 
National Ambient Air Quality Standards for sulfur dioxide.

DATES: The public comment period began on November 24, 2015, and ends 
on February 24, 2016. Comments must be received on or before February 
24, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The ``External Review Draft Integrated Science Assessment 
for Sulfur Oxides--Health Criteria'' will be available primarily via 
the Internet on the EPA's Integrated Science Assessment for Sulfur 
Dioxide (Health Criteria) home page at http://www2.epa.gov/isa/integrated-science-assessment-isa-sulfur-dioxide-health-criteria or the 
public docket at http://www.regulations.gov, Docket ID: EPA-HQ-ORD-
2013-0357. A limited number of CD-ROM copies will be available. Contact 
Ms. Marieka Boyd by phone: 919-541-0031; fax: 919-541-5078; or email: 
[email protected] to request a CD-ROM, and please provide your name, 
your mailing address, and the document title, ``External Review Draft 
Integrated Science Assessment for Sulfur Oxides--Health Criteria'' to 
facilitate processing of your request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information, contact Dr. 
Tom Long, NCEA; telephone: 919-541-1880; facsimile: 919-541-1818; or 
email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments may be submitted electronically via 
http://www.regulations.gov, by mail, by fax, or by hand delivery/
courier. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of the Federal Register notice 
announcing the release of the draft assessment document, published on 
November 24, 2015 (80 FR 73183).
    For information on submitting comments to the docket, please 
contact the ORD Docket at the EPA's Headquarters Docket Center; 
telephone: 202-566-1752; fax: 202-566-9744; or email: 
[email protected].

    Dated: December 16, 2015.
Mary A. Ross,
Deputy Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
[FR Doc. 2015-32511 Filed 12-23-15; 8:45 am]
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