[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 213 (Thursday, November 3, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 76550-76551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26595]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0682; FRL-9954-94-OAR]
RIN 2060-AT18


National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant 
Emissions: Petroleum Refinery Sector

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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

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SUMMARY: On October 18, 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
published a document to announce its reconsideration of and request for 
public comment on five issues in the final National Emission Standards 
for Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions: Petroleum Refinery Sector that 
was published on December 1, 2015. Petitioners claim that the public 
was not afforded an adequate opportunity to comment on these five 
issues. Additionally, the EPA proposed amendments to the final rule to 
clarify a compliance issue raised by stakeholders subject to the final 
rule and to correct a referencing error. The EPA is announcing that a 
public hearing will be held and extending the public comment period.

DATES: The public hearing will be held on November 17, 2016. The 
comment period for the proposed rule published in the Federal Register 
of October 18, 2016 (81 FR 71661), is extended. Written comments must 
be received on or before December 19, 2016.

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ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be held on November 17, 2016, at the 
Hartman Community Center, 9311 East Avenue P, Houston, Texas 77012. The 
hearing will convene at 2:00 p.m. (Central Time) and will conclude at 
8:00 p.m. (Central Time). The EPA will make every effort to accommodate 
all speakers. The EPA's Web site for the rulemaking, which includes the 
proposal and information about the hearing, can be found at: https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/petroleum-refinery-sector-reconsideration-october-2016.
    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-
0682, at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for 
submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or 
removed from Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any comment received 
to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you 
consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. If you need to 
include CBI as part of your comment, please visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html for instructions. Multimedia submissions (audio, 
video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written 
comment is considered the official comment and should include 
discussion of all points you wish to make.
    For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment 
policy, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit 
http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to present oral 
testimony at the public hearing, registration will begin on November 3, 
2016. To register to speak at a hearing, please use the online 
registration form available at https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/petroleum-refinery-sector-reconsideration-october-2016 or 
contact Ms. Virginia Hunt at (919) 541-0832 or at 
[email protected]. For additional information regarding the hearing 
see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Questions concerning the proposed rule that was published in the 
Federal Register on October 18, 2016, should be addressed to Ms. Brenda 
Shine, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Sector Policies 
and Programs Division (E143-01), Environmental Protection Agency, 
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919) 
541-3608; facsimile number: (919) 541-0246; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The last day to pre-register to present oral 
testimony in advance of the public hearing will be November 15, 2016. 
If using email, please provide the following information: The time you 
wish to speak (afternoon or evening), name, affiliation, address, email 
address, and telephone and fax numbers. Time slot preferences will be 
given in the order requests are received. Additionally, requests to 
speak will be taken the day of the hearing at the hearing registration 
desk, although preferences on speaking times may not be able to be 
fulfilled. If you require the service of a translator, please let us 
know at the time of registration. Please note that registration 
requests received before each hearing will be confirmed by the EPA via 
email. We cannot guarantee that we can accommodate all timing requests 
and will provide requestors with the next available speaking time, in 
the event that their requested time is taken. Please note that the time 
outlined in the confirmation email received will be the scheduled 
speaking time. Again, depending on the flow of the day, times may 
fluctuate. Please note that any updates made to any aspect of the 
hearings will be posted online at https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/petroleum-refinery-sector-reconsideration-october-2016. While the EPA expects the hearing to go forward as set 
forth above, we ask that you monitor our Web site or contact Ms. 
Virginia Hunt at (919) 541-0832 or at [email protected] to 
determine if there are any updates to the information on the hearing. 
The EPA does not intend to publish a document in the Federal Register 
announcing any such updates.
    Public hearing: The proposal for which the EPA is holding the 
public hearing was published in the Federal Register on October 18, 
2016, and is available at: https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/petroleum-refinery-sector-reconsideration-october-2016 and 
also in the docket identified below. The public hearing will provide 
interested parties the opportunity to present oral comments regarding 
the EPA's proposed standards, including data, views or arguments 
concerning the proposal. The EPA may ask clarifying questions during 
the oral presentations, but will not respond to the presentations at 
that time. 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 
hearing. The period for providing written comments to EPA will remain 
open until December 19, 2016.
    Commenters should notify Ms. Hunt if they will need specific 
equipment or if there are other special needs related to providing 
comments at the public hearing. The EPA will provide equipment for 
commenters to make computerized slide presentations if we receive 
special requests in advance. Oral testimony will be limited to 5 
minutes for each commenter. The EPA encourages commenters to submit to 
the docket a copy of their oral testimony electronically (via email or 
CD) or in hard copy form.
    The public hearing schedule, including lists of speakers, will be 
posted on the EPA's Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/petroleum-refinery-sector-reconsideration-october-2016. Verbatim transcripts of the hearing and written 
statements will be included in the docket for the rulemaking. The EPA 
will make every effort to follow the schedule as closely as possible on 
the day of the hearing; however, please plan for the hearing to run 
either ahead of schedule or behind schedule.

How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The EPA has established a docket for the proposed rule, ``National 
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions: Petroleum 
Refinery Sector'' under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0682, available 
at http://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: October 31, 2016.
Mary Henigin,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2016-26595 Filed 11-2-16; 8:45 am]
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