[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 33 (Friday, February 17, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 10256]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03419]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R10-OAR-2022-0115; FRL-9755-03-R10]


Air Plan Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval; AK, Fairbanks 
North Star Borough; 2006 24-Hour PM2.5 Serious Area and 189(d) Plan; 
Extension of Comment Period and Public Hearing

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period; and notification of 
public hearing.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 
public hearing to be held for the proposed action titled, ``Air Plan 
Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval; AK, Fairbanks North Star 
Borough; 2006 24-hour PM2.5 Serious Area and 189(d) Plan'' 
which was published in the Federal Register on January 10, 2023. The 
EPA is also announcing the extension of the comment period for the 
proposed rulemaking to allow for sufficient time after the public 
hearing for commenters to submit comments.

DATES: 
    Written comments: The comment period for the proposed rulemaking 
published January 10, 2023 (88 FR 1454), is extended. The EPA must 
receive comments on the proposed action on or before March 22, 2023.
    Public hearing. A public hearing will be held on March 7, 2023, to 
provide interested parties the opportunity to present information and 
opinions to the EPA concerning the proposed action. For further 
information on the public hearing, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section.

ADDRESSES: 
    Public hearing. The public hearing will be held at the Wood Center, 
University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1731 S Chandalar Drive, Fairbanks, AK 
99775. Additional information on the public hearing is provided in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
    Written Comments. Submit your written comments, identified by 
Docket ID No. EPA-R10-OAR-2022-0115, at https://www.regulations.gov. 
Please refer to the EPA's proposed action published in the Federal 
Register on January 10, 2023 (88 FR 1454), for instructions for 
submitting written comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Jentgen, EPA Region 10, 1200 
Sixth Avenue--Suite 155, Seattle, WA 98101, (206) 553-0340, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA is holding a hearing on its proposed 
action on the Fairbanks North Star Borough 2006 24-hour 
PM2.5 Serious Area and 189(d) Plans. The EPA's proposed 
action was published in the Federal Register on January 10, 2023, (88 
FR 1454).
    The public hearing will be held on March 7, 2023, and will begin at 
2 p.m. Alaska Standard Time (AKST). There will be a half hour break for 
dinner beginning at 5 p.m. The public hearing will re-start at 5:30 
p.m. and will conclude at 8 p.m. AKST.
    The hearing will be limited to the subject matter of the proposed 
action published in the Federal Register on January 10, 2023 (88 FR 
1454). A 3-minute time limit may be placed on all oral testimony. The 
EPA may ask clarifying questions during oral testimony but will not 
respond to comments at that time. The EPA will not be providing 
equipment for commenters to show overhead slides or make computerized 
slide presentations. All oral testimony will be transcribed verbatim. 
The EPA will publish the verbatim transcript to the public docket for 
this action.
    If you require the services of a translator or special 
accommodations such as audio description, please pre-register for the 
hearing by contacting the person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section of this document and describe your needs by March 1, 2023. The 
EPA may not be able to arrange accommodations without advance notice.
    Written comments may also be submitted at the public hearing. 
Written statements and supporting information submitted during the 
comment period will be considered with the same weight as any oral 
comments and supporting information presented at the public hearing. 
The EPA recommends submitting the text of your oral comments as written 
comments to the rulemaking Docket ID No. EPA-R10-OAR-2022-0115, which 
can be found at https://www.regulations.gov.
    In the final rule, the EPA will provide a written response to all 
relevant written and oral comments received during the comment period 
on the proposed rule. A transcript of the hearing and written comments 
will be made available upon request from the person listed in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section in this document, and will be 
included in the public docket for this action.

    Dated: February 13, 2023.
Krishnaswamy Viswanathan,
Director, Air and Radiation Division, Region 10.
[FR Doc. 2023-03419 Filed 2-16-23; 8:45 am]
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