[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 52 (Friday, March 15, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 18866-18867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05510]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R10-OAR-2023-0600; FRL-11593-03-R10]
Air Plan Approval; OR; Regional Haze Plan for the Second
Implementation Period; Extension of the Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of the comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the
comment period for the proposed rulemaking entitled ``Air Plan
Approval; OR; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period''
that published in the Federal Register on February 23, 2024. The
comment period is scheduled to close on March 25, 2024. However, in
response to requests for additional time to develop and submit comments
on the proposed rulemaking, the EPA is extending the comment period for
an additional 30 days through April 24, 2024.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rulemaking published
February 23, 2024 (89 FR 13622), is extended. Comments must be received
on or before April 24, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-R10-OAR-2023-0600, through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information
you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Additional
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instructions on commenting and visiting the docket, along with more
information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Hunt, EPA Region 10, 1200 Sixth
Avenue, Suite 155, Seattle, WA 98101, at (206) 553-0256 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document extends the public comment
period established in the Federal Register of February 23, 2024 (89 FR
13622) (FRL-11593-01-R10) for 30 days, from March 25, 2024, to April
24, 2024.
This extension is in response to requests that the EPA received
which asked for additional time to develop and submit comments on the
proposed rulemaking. After considering several factors, the EPA
believes it is appropriate to extend the comment period for 30 days to
give stakeholders additional time to review the documents and prepare
comments. As discussed in the Federal Register document of February 23,
2024 (89 FR 13622 (FRL-11593-01-R10)), the EPA is proposing approval of
the regional haze state implementation plan revision submitted by
Oregon on April 29, 2022, as supplemented on November 22, 2023, as
satisfying applicable requirements under the Clean Air Act and the
EPA's Regional Haze Rule for the program's second implementation
period. If you have questions, consult the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
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, Sulfur oxides, Volatile
organic compounds.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: March 8, 2024.
Casey Sixkiller,
Regional Administrator, Region 10.
[FR Doc. 2024-05510 Filed 3-14-24; 8:45 am]
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