
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 127 (Friday, July 1, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 43180-43181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15493]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 51 and 52

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0531; FRL-9948-53-OAR]


Protection of Visibility: Amendments to Requirements for State 
Plans

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On May 4, 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
proposed a rule titled, ``Protection of Visibility: Amendments to 
Requirements for State Plans.'' The EPA is extending the comment period 
on the proposed rule that was scheduled to close on July 5, 2016. The 
EPA has received requests for additional time to review and comment on 
the proposed rule revisions.

DATES: The public comment period for the proposed ruled published in 
the Federal Register on May 4, 2016, (81 FR 26942) is being extended. 
Written comments must be received on or before August 10, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established docket number EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0531 
for this action. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed 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: For additional information on this 
action, contact Christopher Werner, Office of Air Quality Planning and 
Standards, Environmental Protection Agency (C539-04), Research Triangle 
Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number (919) 541-5133; email 
address: werner.christopher@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: After considering the requests to extend the 
public comment period received from various parties, the EPA has 
decided to extend the public comment period until August 10, 2016. This 
extension will ensure that the public has additional time to review the 
proposed rule.

    Dated: June 24, 2016.
Stephen Page,
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2016-15493 Filed 6-30-16; 8:45 am]
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