
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 21, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 81019-81020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25759]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 60

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0358; FRL-10655-03-OAR]
RIN 2060-AV93


New Source Performance Standards Review for Volatile Organic 
Liquid Storage Vessels (Including Petroleum Liquid Storage Vessels); 
Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On October 4, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) proposed amendments to the ``Standards of Performance for 
Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels (Including Petroleum Liquid 
Storage Vessels).'' The EPA is extending the comment period on this 
proposed rule that currently closes on November 20, 2023, by 18 days. 
The comment period will now remain open until December 8, 2023, to 
allow additional time for stakeholders to review and comment on the 
proposal.

DATES: The public comment period for the proposed rule published in the 
Federal Register (FR) on October 4, 2023 (88 FR 68535), originally 
ending November 20, 2023, is being extended by 18 days. Written 
comments must now be received on or before December 8, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2023-0358, 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-2023-0358 in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: (202) 566-9744. Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2023-0358.
     Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket 
Center, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-

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0358, 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 proposed 
action, contact U.S. EPA, Attn: Michael Cantoni, Mail Drop: E143-01, 
109 T.W. Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12055, RTP, NC 27711; telephone 
number: (919) 541-5593; and email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Rationale. On October 4, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) proposed amendments to the ``Standards of Performance for 
Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels (Including Petroleum Liquid 
Storage Vessels).'' 88 FR 68535. The comment period on this proposed 
rule currently closes on November 20, 2023. The EPA has received 
numerous requests for additional time to review and comment on this 
proposed rule. The EPA has decided to extend the period by 18 days. The 
public comment period will now end on December 8, 2023.
    Docket. The EPA has established a docket for this rulemaking under 
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0358. All documents in the docket are 
listed in the Regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, 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.
    Written Comments. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. 
EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0358, at https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), or the other methods identified in the ADDRESSES section. Once 
submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from the docket. The 
EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not 
submit to EPA's docket at https://www.regulations.gov any information 
you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. This type of 
information should be submitted as discussed in the Submitting CBI 
section of this document.
    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). Please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets for additional submission methods; the full EPA 
public comment policy; information about CBI or multimedia submissions; 
and general guidance on making effective comments.
    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 the Written Comments section of this document. 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 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: U.S. EPA, 
Attn: OAQPS Document Control Officer, Mail Drop: C404-02, 109 T.W. 
Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12055, RTP, NC 27711, Attention Docket ID No. 
EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0358. 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. 2023-25759 Filed 11-17-23; 11:15 am]
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