[Federal Register: May 4, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 86)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 26296-26297]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 50 and 51
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0159; FRL-8165-8]
RIN 2060-AN40
Extension of Public Comment Period for Proposed Rule on the
Treatment of Data Influenced by Exceptional Events
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing an extension of the public comment
period for the proposed rule entitled ``Treatment of Data Influenced by
Exceptional Events.'' The proposed rule was initially published in the
Federal Register on March 10, 2006. Written comments on the proposal
for the rulemaking were to be submitted to EPA on or before May 9, 2006
(a 60-day public comment period). The EPA is extending the public
comment period until May 25, 2006.
DATES: The public comment period for this proposed rule is extended
until May 25, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2005-0159 by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epamail.epa.gov.
Fax: 202-566-1741.
Mail: Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0159, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West (Air Docket), 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest, Mailcode: 6102T, Washington, DC 20460.
Please include a total of 2 copies.
Hand Delivery: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
West (Air Docket), 1301 Constitution Avenue, Northwest, Room B-102,
Washington, DC 20004, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0159.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2005-0159. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information
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claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit
information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through
http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The http://www.regulations.gov
Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not
know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the
body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA
without going through http://www.regulations.gov your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public
docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gove/epahome.dockets.htm
.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the
http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI 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 http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Air Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room B102, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202)
566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air Docket is (202) 566-
1742.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions regarding the proposed
rulemaking, contact Mr. Larry Wallace, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Mail Code C539-
02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, phone number (919) 541-0906 or by
e-mail at: wallace.larry@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Extension of Public Comment Period
The proposed rule was signed by the Administrator on March 1, 2006
and published in the Federal Register on March 10, 2006 (71 FR 12592).
The EPA has received several requests for additional time to comment on
the proposal. The EPA is therefore extending the comment period until
May 25, 2006.
Dated: April 26, 2006.
Jeffrey S. Clark,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. E6-6752 Filed 5-3-06; 8:45 am]
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