
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 23, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 57381-57383]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18117]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-0430; FRL-7522-05-OAR]
RIN 2060-AU63


National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Primary 
Copper Smelting; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of public 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: On July 24, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) published a supplemental proposed rule titled ``National Emission 
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Primary Copper Smelting.'' The 
EPA is extending the comment period on this proposed rule that 
currently closes on September 7, 2023, by 15 days. The comment period 
will now remain open until September 22, 2023, to allow additional time 
for Tribal Nations and stakeholders to review and comment on the 
proposal.

DATES: The public comment period for the proposed rule published in the 
Federal Register on July 24, 2023 (88 FR 47415), originally ending 
September 7, 2023, is being extended by 15 days. Written comments must 
now be

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received on or before September 22, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2020-0430, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/ 
(our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OAR-2020-0430 in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: (202) 566-9744. Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2020-0430.
     Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket 
Center, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-0430, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460.
     Hand/Courier Delivery: EPA Docket Center, WJC West 
Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. 
The Docket Center's hours of operation are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-
Friday (except Federal holidays).
    Instructions. All submissions received must include the Docket ID 
No. for this rulemaking. Comments received may be posted without change 
to https://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information 
provided. For detailed instructions on sending comments and additional 
information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this action, 
contact Amanda Hansen, Metals and Inorganic Chemicals Group, Sector 
Policies and Programs Division (D243-02), P.O. Box 12055, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; 
telephone number: (919) 541-3165; and email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Rationale. The EPA received a request for additional time to review 
and comment on the supplemental proposed rule from a regulated entity 
(Freeport-McMorRan Miami, Inc.). This request is available in the 
docket (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-0430). They noted that a document 
in the docket (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-0430) contained 
typographical errors. Specifically, the memorandum that was intended to 
show the proposed rule edits (in redline strikeout) that would be 
necessary to incorporate the changes to 40 CFR part 63, subpart QQQ 
proposed in the action published on July 24, 2023 (88 FR 47415) was 
inadvertently converted to a clean document before it was posted to the 
docket. We posted the updated correct document to https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/primary-copper-smelting-national-emissions-standards-hazardous-air, to replace the previous document 
(that had the typographical errors). We also added the correct document 
to the docket, under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-0430, which is 
available at https://www.regulations.gov, and notified the entity 
within 8 days of publication of the supplemental notice. After 
considering this request, the EPA has decided to extend the public 
comment period by 15 days to provide all parties with an opportunity to 
review the updated document. The public comment period will now end on 
September 22, 2023.
    Docket. The EPA has established a docket for this rulemaking under 
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-0430. All documents in the docket are 
listed in https://www.regulations.gov/. Although listed, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is 
not placed on the internet and will be publicly available only in hard 
copy. With the exception of such material, publicly available docket 
materials are available electronically in Regulations.gov.
    Instructions. Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2020-0430. The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be 
included in the public docket without change and may be made available 
online at https://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal 
information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed 
to be CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by 
statute. Do not submit electronically to https://www.regulations.gov/ 
any information that you consider to be CBI or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. This type of information should be 
submitted as discussed below.
    The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. 
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 https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
    The https://www.regulations.gov/ website allows you to submit your 
comment anonymously, which means the EPA will not know your identity or 
contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. 
If you send an email comment directly to the EPA without going through 
https://www.regulations.gov/, your email 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, the EPA recommends that you include your name and 
other contact information in the body of your comment and with any 
digital storage media you submit. If the EPA cannot read your comment 
due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, 
the EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files 
should not include special characters or any form of encryption and be 
free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about the 
EPA's public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Submitting CBI. Do not submit information containing CBI to the EPA 
through https://www.regulations.gov/. Clearly mark the part or all of 
the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information on any 
digital storage media that you mail to the EPA, note the docket ID, 
mark the outside of the digital storage media as CBI, and identify 
electronically within the digital storage media the specific 
information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version 
of the comments that includes information claimed as CBI, you must 
submit a copy of the comments that does not contain the information 
claimed as CBI directly to the public docket through the procedures 
outlined in Instructions above. If you submit any digital storage media 
that does not contain CBI, mark the outside of the digital storage 
media clearly that it does not contain CBI and note the docket ID. 
Information not marked as CBI will be included in the public docket and 
the EPA's electronic public docket without prior notice. Information 
marked as CBI will not be disclosed except in accordance with 
procedures set forth in 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 2.
    Our preferred method to receive CBI is for it to be transmitted 
electronically

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using email attachments, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), or other online 
file sharing services (e.g., Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive). 
Electronic submissions must be transmitted directly to the OAQPS CBI 
Office at the email address [email protected], and as described above, 
should include clear CBI markings and note the docket ID. If assistance 
is needed with submitting large electronic files that exceed the file 
size limit for email attachments, and if you do not have your own file 
sharing service, please email [email protected] to request a file 
transfer link. If sending CBI information through the postal service, 
please send it to the following address: OAQPS Document Control Officer 
(C404-02), OAQPS, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, P.O. Box 12055, 
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, Attention Docket ID No. 
EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-0430. The mailed CBI material should be double wrapped 
and clearly marked. Any CBI markings should not show through the outer 
envelope.

Penny Lassiter,
Director, Sector Policies and Programs Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-18117 Filed 8-22-23; 8:45 am]
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