[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 219 (Friday, November 13, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 70179-70180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28764]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 49, 51, 52, 60, 70, and 71
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0685; EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0505; EPA-HQ-OAR-2014-0606; EPA-
HQ-OAR-2015-0216; FRL-9937-01-OAR]
Source Determination for Certain Emission Units in the Oil and
Natural Gas Sector; Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for
New and Modified Sources; Review of New Sources and Modifications in
Indian Country: Federal Implementation Plan for Managing Air Emissions
From True Minor Sources Engaged in Oil and Natural Gas Production in
Indian Country
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On September 18, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) proposed three rules titled, ``Source Determination for Certain
Emission Units in the Oil and Natural Gas Sector,'' ``Oil and Natural
Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New and Modified Sources,'' and
``Review of New Sources and Modifications in Indian Country: Federal
Implementation Plan for Managing Air Emissions from True Minor Sources
Engaged in Oil and Natural Gas Production in Indian Country.'' The EPA
is extending the comment period on the three proposed rules that was
scheduled to close on November 17, 2015. The EPA has received several
letters from trade and business organizations, states and tribes
requesting additional time to review and comment on the three proposed
rule revisions.
DATES: The public comment period for the three proposed rules published
in the Federal Register on September 18, 2015 (80 FR 56579, 80 FR
56593, and 80 FR 56553), is being extended. Written comments must be
received on or before December 4, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established separate dockets for each of the
three proposed rulemakings (available at http://www.regulations.gov).
For the proposed rulemaking titled, ``Source Determination for Certain
Emission Units in the Oil and Natural Gas Sector,'' the Docket ID No.
is EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0685. For the proposed rulemaking titled, ``Oil and
Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New and Modified Sources,''
the Docket ID No. is EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0505. For the proposed rulemaking
titled, ``Review of
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New Sources and Modifications in Indian Country: Federal Implementation
Plan for Managing Air Emissions from True Minor Sources Engaged in Oil
and Natural Gas Production in Indian Country,'' the Docket ID No. is
EPA-HQ-OAR-2014-0606. Information on all of these actions is posted at
http://www.epa.gov/airquality/oilandgas/actions.html. Submit your
comments, identified by the appropriate Docket ID, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot
be edited or withdrawn. 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: For additional information on this
action, contact Cheryl Vetter, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, Environmental Protection Agency (C504-03), Research Triangle
Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number (919) 541-4391; fax number
(919) 541-5509; email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: After considering the requests to extend the
public comment period received from various trade and business
organizations, states and tribes, the EPA has decided to extend the
public comment period until December 4, 2015. This extension will
ensure that the public has additional time to review the three proposed
rules.
Dated: November 3, 2015.
Stephen D. Page,
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2015-28764 Filed 11-12-15; 8:45 am]
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