[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 3, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 31098-31099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14330]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Chapter I

[EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0107; FRL-9980-45-OA]
RIN 2010-AA12


Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Costs and 
Benefits in the Rulemaking Process

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: On June 13, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
proposed an advance notice of proposed rulemaking titled, ``Increasing 
Consistency and Transparency in Considering Costs and Benefits in 
Rulemaking Process.'' The EPA is extending the comment period on the 
proposed rule, which was scheduled to close on July 13, 2018, until 
August 13, 2018. The EPA is making this change in response to public 
requests for an extension of the comment period.

DATES: The public comment period for the proposed rule published in the 
Federal Register on June 13, 2018 (83 FR 27524), is extended. Written 
comments must be received on or before August 13, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OA-
2018-0107 at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions 
for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or 
removed from Regulations.gov.

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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. 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 https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on this 
document, please contact Elizabeth Kopits, National Center for 
Environmental Economics, Office of Policy, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 
Mail Code 1809T, Washington, DC 20460, Phone: (202) 566-2299; 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document extends the public comment 
period for the proposed rule to ensure that the public has sufficient 
time to review and comment on the proposal. EPA is proposing this rule 
under authority of 5 U.S.C. 301, in addition to the authorities listed 
in the April 30th document.

    Dated: June 27, 2018.
Brittany Bolen,
Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018-14330 Filed 7-2-18; 8:45 am]
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