[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 32 (Friday, February 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 10267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03367]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-0351; FRL-10020-42-OAR]
Ozone Transport Commission Recommendation That EPA Require Daily
Limits for Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides From Certain Sources in
Pennsylvania: Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On January 15, 2021, EPA issued a Federal Register notice of
public hearing and supplemental information regarding a recommendation
submitted by the Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) to address ongoing
ozone pollution in the northeastern United States. The OTC has
recommended that EPA require Pennsylvania to revise its state
implementation plan (SIP) to include additional control measures that
would establish daily limits on emissions of nitrogen oxides
(NOX) from coal-fired electricity generating units (EGUs)
with already-installed selective catalytic reduction (SCR) or selective
noncatalytic reduction (SNCR) controls. This document extends the
comment period for 30 days, from March 8, 2021 to April 7, 2021.
DATES: Comments identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2020-0351 must be received on or before April 7, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in
the Federal Register document of January 15, 2021 (86 FR 4049).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth Murray, Clean Air Markets
Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and Radiation,
Environmental Protection Agency, 202-343-9115, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document extends the public comment
period established in the Federal Register document of January 15, 2021
(86 FR 4049), which opened a public comment period for supplemental
information concerning a recommendation submitted by the OTC to EPA
under CAA section 184(c). In the January 15, 2021 notice, EPA discussed
the relevant statutory provisions, described the steps EPA is following
to facilitate public participation in the Agency's process for reaching
a decision on the recommendation, discussed the OTC recommendation--
including the Delaware, Maryland, and New Jersey rules that OTC
believes should become the standards for EPA's approval of a responsive
SIP revision from Pennsylvania, identified the potentially affected
Pennsylvania EGUs, and summarized the supporting information provided
by the OTC. EPA further provided information on the potentially
affected EGUs' historical emissions and on regulatory context that may
be relevant to EPA's decision on the recommendation.
EPA is hereby extending the public comment period, which was set to
end on March 8, 2021, to April 7, 2021. After considering a request to
extend the comment period received from a stakeholder, EPA is extending
the comment period for the following reasons: (1) The legal and
technical complexity of the analysis of the recommendation; (2) the
need for stakeholders to consider the interaction of this decision with
other actions the Agency is concurrently considering; (3) the
stakeholders' need for additional time to review and develop
constructive comments and related analyses on the recommendation. To
submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the detailed
instructions provided under ADDRESSES in the Federal Register document
of January 15, 2021. If you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Hans Christopher Grundler,
Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs.
[FR Doc. 2021-03367 Filed 2-18-21; 8:45 am]
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