[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 27, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 95097]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31263]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 79 and 80
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0041; FRL-9957-45-OAR]
RIN 2060-AS66
Renewables Enhancement and Growth Support Rule; Extension of
Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: On November 16, 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) proposed the Renewables Enhancement and Growth Support (REGS)
rule. The proposal specified that the public comment period would end
on January 17, 2017, 60 days after publication in the Federal Register.
On December 9, 2016, the EPA received a joint request for an extension
of the comment period from the following parties: American Soybean
Association, Corn Refiners Association, Global Renewable Strategies and
Consulting, LLC, Growth Energy, Iowa Biodiesel Board, Iowa Renewable
Fuels Association, National Biodiesel Board, National Renderers
Association, Renewable Fuels Association, and U.S. Canola Association.
The petitioners requested an extension in order to have more time to
evaluate the implications of the REGS rule. In light of the large
number of revisions proposed in this action, the EPA is extending the
deadline for written comments on the proposal by 30 days to February
16, 2017.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 16, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments on the proposed REGS rule, identified
by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0041, at http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted,
comments cannot be edited or withdrawn from Regulations.gov.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. 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. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment
contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web,
cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission
methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or
multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective
comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia MacAllister, Assessment and
Standards Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality,
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI
48105; telephone number: (734) 214-4131; email address:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA proposed rule was published on
November 16, 2016, at 81 FR 80828. For the reasons stated, the public
comment period will now end on February 16, 2017.
Dated: December 20, 2016.
Christopher Grundler,
Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality.
[FR Doc. 2016-31263 Filed 12-23-16; 8:45 am]
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