[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 28, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 18709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7487]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 60
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0873; FRL-9653-3]
RIN 2060-AH23
Quality Assurance Requirements for Continuous Opacity Monitoring
Systems at Stationary Sources
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: The EPA published a direct final rule titled ``Quality
Assurance Requirements for Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems at
Stationary Sources'' in the Federal Register on February 14, 2012.
Because we received adverse comments to the parallel proposed rule
issued under the same name on February 14, 2012, we are withdrawing the
direct final rule.
DATES: As of March 28, 2012, the EPA withdraws the direct final rule
published on February 14, 2012 (77 FR 8160).
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0873. All documents in the docket are
listed on the http://wwww.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in
the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g.,
Confidential Business Information or other information whose disclosure
is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly
available docket materials are available either electronically in
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Procedure 3--Quality
Assurance Requirements for Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems at
Stationary Sources Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The Docket Facility and Public
Reading Room are open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Air
Docket is (202) 566-1742, and the telephone number for the Public
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Lula H. Melton, U.S. EPA, Office
of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Air Quality Assessment Division,
Measurement Technology Group (Mail Code: E143-02), Research Triangle
Park, NC 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-2910; fax number: (919)
541-0516; email address: melton.lula@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA issued ``Quality Assurance
Requirements for Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems at Stationary
Sources'' as a direct final rule in the Federal Register on February
14, 2012 (77 FR 8160). The EPA issued a parallel proposed rule under
the same name on February 14, 2012 (77 FR 8209). We stated in the
direct final rule that if we received adverse comments to the parallel
proposed rule, we would publish a timely notice of withdrawal of the
direct final rule in the Federal Register. We received adverse comments
on the proposed rule and are consequently withdrawing the ``Quality
Assurance Requirements for Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems at
Stationary Sources'' published as a direct final rule in the Federal
Register on February 14, 2012.
Dated: March 21, 2012.
Gina McCarthy,
Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2012-7487 Filed 3-27-12; 8:45 am]
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