[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 81 (Thursday, April 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25636-25637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08871]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10915-01-OAR]


California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; 
Commercial Harbor Craft; Notice of Public Hearing

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of opportunity for public hearing and comment.

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SUMMARY: The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has notified EPA 
that is

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has adopted amendments to its Commercial Harbor Craft (CHC) regulation. 
By letter dated January 31, 2023, CARB asked that EPA authorize these 
amendments pursuant to section 209(e) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). On 
March 17, 2023, EPA announced an opportunity for public hearing and 
request for public comment on this request. In that Notice, EPA 
announced that it would only hold a virtual public hearing if a request 
for hearing was submitted and that the written comment period would 
close on May 1, 2023. EPA also announced that it would extend the 
written comment closure date in the event a virtual public hearing was 
requested and held. EPA has received multiple requests for a virtual 
public hearing, so therefore EPA is announcing the date of the virtual 
public hearing and the new comment deadline for CARB's request.\1\
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    \1\ In the same March 17 Notice (88 FR 16439), EPA announced an 
opportunity for public hearing and request for public comment on 
CARB's request for a waiver for another regulation, its 2020 Ocean-
Going Vessels At-Berth Amendments. EPA did not receive any requests 
for a virtual public hearing on CARB's 2020 Ocean-Going Vessels At-
Berth Amendments before the public hearing request deadline. 
Therefore, EPA is not holding a virtual public hearing or extending 
the written comment closure date for the 2020 Ocean-Going Vessels At 
Berth Amendment waiver request.

DATES: EPA will hold a virtual public hearing concerning CARB's request 
on June 1, 2023, beginning at 10 a.m. EST. Any party may submit written 
comments on this request by July 1, 2023. Parties wishing to present 
oral testimony at the virtual public hearing should email one of the 
persons noted below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, by or 
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before May 25, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Dickinson, Office of 
Transportation and Air Quality, Transportation and Climate Division, 
Environmental Protection Agency; Email Address: 
[email protected]; (202) 343-9256; or Kayla Steinberg, Office of 
Transportation and Air Quality, Transportation and Climate Division, 
Environmental Protection Agency; Email Address: 
[email protected]; 202-564-7658.

ADDRESSES: You may submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. 
EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0153 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].
     Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket 
Center, OAR, Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0153, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460.
     Hand Delivery or Courier (by scheduled appointment only): 
EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Docket Center's hours of 
operations 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 action. 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 process for this action, see the ``Public 
Participation'' heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 
this document.
     Public Hearing: EPA will hold a public hearing on June 1, 
2023, at 10 a.m. EST. More information about the public hearing, 
including registration and viewing information, will be posted at 
https://www.epa.gov/state-and-local-transportation/vehicle-emissions-california-waivers-and-authorizations (click ``Federal Register Notices 
List'' and find the link in the entry for this Notice). Please visit 
that page for the most up-to-date information about this public 
hearing. Any questions can be directed by email to one of the persons 
noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
     EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality also 
maintains a web page that contains general information on its review of 
California waiver and authorization requests. Included on that page are 
links to prior waiver and authorization Federal Register notices. This 
page will also include updates and additional information regarding 
this authorization proceeding. The page can be accessed at https://www.epa.gov/state-and-local-transportation/vehicle-emissions-california-waivers-and-authorizations.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Public Participation: EPA will allow each commenter 5 minutes to 
provide oral testimony. In addition, the EPA recommends submitting the 
text of your oral testimony to the docket. Written statements and 
supporting information submitted during the comment period will be 
considered with the same weight as oral testimony and supporting 
information present at the virtual public hearing. It is not necessary 
to register in order to attend the public on June 1, 2023, at 10 a.m. 
EST. More information about the public hearing, including registration 
and viewing information, will be posted at https://www.epa.gov/state-and-local-transportation/vehicle-emissions-california-waivers-and-authorizations (click ``Federal Register Notices List'' and find the 
link in the entry for this Notice). Please visit that page for the most 
up-to-date information about this public hearing. Those wishing to 
present oral testimony at the virtual public hearing should notify a 
person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT noted above and should do 
so by or before May 25, 2023.

    Dated: April 21, 2023.
Karl Simon,
Director, Transportation and Climate Division, Office of Transportation 
and Air Quality, Office of Air and Radiation.
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