[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 222 (Friday, November 16, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 57704-57705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25078]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2018-0153; FRL-9986-62-Region 3]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Maryland; Amendment to Control of Emissions of Volatile Organic 
Compounds From Consumer Products

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reopening the 
comment period for the proposed approval to a state implementation plan 
(SIP) revision submitted by the State of Maryland pertaining to the 
Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) 26.11.32--Control of Emissions of 
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from Consumer Products. The proposed 
rule was published in the Federal Register on August 8, 2018 (83 FR 
39009). Written comments on the proposed rule were to be submitted to 
EPA on or before September 7, 2018. The purpose of this document is to 
reopen the comment period for an additional 30 days. This extension of 
the comment period is provided to allow the public additional time to 
provide comment on the August 8, 2018 proposed rule. All comments 
submitted between the close of the original comment period and the 
reopening of this comment period will be accepted and considered.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 17, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R03-
OAR-2018-0153 at http://www.regulations.gov, or via email to Susan 
Spielberger, Associate Director, Office of Air Planning and Programs, 
[email protected]. For

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comments submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the online instructions 
for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or 
removed from Regulations.gov. For either manner of submission, 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. 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, please 
contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section. For 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: Gregory Becoat (215) 814-2036, or by 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 8, 2018 (83 FR 39009), EPA 
proposed approval to a SIP revision submitted by the Maryland 
Department of Environment (MDE) for COMAR 26.11.32--Control of 
Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from Consumer Products. The 
amendment is part of Maryland's strategy to achieve and maintain the 8-
hour ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) throughout 
the State.

I. Extension of Comment Period

    EPA is reopening the comment period due to a comment noting that 
the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the Ozone Transport 
Commission (OTC) model rules referenced in the NPR were not in the 
docket on www.regulations.gov. EPA has now put these documents into the 
docket identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R03-OAR-2018-0153 at 
www.regulations.gov.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Consumer products, 
Incorporation by reference, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Volatile organic compounds.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

    Dated: November 1, 2018.
Cosmo Servidio,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 2018-25078 Filed 11-15-18; 8:45 am]
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