80 FR 61139 - Revisions to Test Methods, Performance Specifications, and Testing Regulations for Air Emission Sources; Extension of Comment Period
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 196 (October 9, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 196 (October 9, 2015)
| Page Range | 61139-61140 | |
| FR Document | 2015-25835 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 196 (Friday, October 9, 2015)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 61139-61140] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-25835] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Parts 51, 60, 61, and 63 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2014-0292; FRL-9935-42-OAR] RIN 2060-AS34 Revisions to Test Methods, Performance Specifications, and Testing Regulations for Air Emission Sources; Extension of Comment Period AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule titled, ``Revisions to Test Methods, Performance Specifications, and Testing Regulations for Air Emission Sources,'' that was published in the Federal Register on September 8, 2015. The 60-day comment period in the proposed rule is scheduled to end on November 9, 2015. The extended comment period will close on December 9, 2015. The EPA recently added a technical justification to the docket for the revision in the proposed rule regarding Subpart JJJJ of Part 60 (Standards of Performance for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines). We also added background information to support our reasoning for soliciting comment about Method 7E stratification. Therefore, the EPA is extending the comment period to allow the public additional time to submit comments and supporting information on these and other aspects of the proposed rule. DATES: Comments on the proposed rule published September 8, 2015 (80 FR 54146) must be received on or before December 9, 2015. ADDRESSES: Comments. Written comments on the proposed rule may be submitted to the EPA electronically, by mail, by facsimile, or through hand delivery/courier. Please refer to the proposal (80 FR 54146) for the addresses and detailed instructions. [[Page 61140]] Docket. Publicly available documents relevant to this action are available for public inspection either electronically at www.regulations.gov, or in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center, EPA/DC, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The public reading room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying. The EPA has established the official public docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2014-0292. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Lula H. Melton, U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Air Quality Assessment Division, Measurement Technology Group (Mail Code: E143-02), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-2910; fax number: (919) 541-0516; email address: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comment Period The EPA is extending the public comment period for an additional 30 days to ensure that the public has sufficient time to review and comment on the proposed rule. The public comment period will end on December 9, 2015, instead of November 9, 2015. List of Subjects 40 CFR Part 51 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Performance specifications, Test methods and procedures. 40 CFR Part 60 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by reference, Performance specifications, Test methods and procedures. 40 CFR Parts 61 and 63 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Performance specifications, Test methods and procedures. Dated: September 28, 2015. Stephen D. Page, Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. [FR Doc. 2015-25835 Filed 10-8-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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List Review comment on USML Categories VIII and proposed rulemaking in the Federal
On December 10, 2010, the XIX, both of which were revised Register.
Department provided notice to the pursuant to the ECR initiative in late C. Edward Peartree,
public of its intent, pursuant to the ECR 2013. It was the first of what is planned
Director, Office of Defense Trade Controls
initiative, to revise the USML to create to be a series of solicitations requesting Policy, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs,
a ‘‘positive list’’ that describes feedback on those USML categories that U.S. Department of State.
controlled items using, to the extent have reached their one-year anniversary [FR Doc. 2015–25751 Filed 10–8–15; 8:45 am]
possible, objective criteria rather than of revision. This Notice of Inquiry is the BILLING CODE 4710–25–P
broad, open-ended, subjective, or design second such request. As suggested in its
intent-based criteria (see 75 FR 76935). title, the subjects are Categories VI, VII,
As a practical matter, this meant XIII and XX, which became effective on ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
revising USML categories so that, with January 6, 2014 (see 78 FR 40922). As AGENCY
some exceptions, the descriptions of with the previous inquiry, the
defense articles that continued to Department seeks comment from the 40 CFR Parts 51, 60, 61, and 63
warrant control under the USML did not public on the condition and efficacy of
use catch-all phrases to control [EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–0292; FRL–9935–42–
these categories and whether they are OAR]
unspecified items. With limited meeting the ECR objectives for the list
exceptions, the defense articles that revisions. RIN 2060–AS34
warranted control under the USML were
those that provided the United States Request for Comments Revisions to Test Methods,
with a critical military or intelligence Performance Specifications, and
advantage. All other items were to The Department requests public Testing Regulations for Air Emission
become subject to the Export comment regarding USML Categories Sources; Extension of Comment
Administration Regulations. Since that VI, VII, XIII and XX. General comments Period
time, the Department has published on the overall ECR initiative or other
aspects of the ITAR, to include other AGENCY: Environmental Protection
final rules setting forth revisions for
categories of the USML that do not Agency (EPA).
fifteen USML categories, each of which
have been reorganized into a uniform relate to or are not affected by Categories ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of
and more positive list structure. VI, VII, XIII or XX, are outside of the comment period.
The advantage of revising the USML scope of this inquiry. In order to
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
into a more positive list is that its contribute effectively to the USML
Agency (EPA) is extending the comment
controls can be tailored to satisfy the review process, all commenters are period for the proposed rule titled,
national security and foreign policy encouraged to provide comments that ‘‘Revisions to Test Methods,
objectives of the U.S. government by are responsive specifically to the Performance Specifications, and Testing
maintaining control over those defense prompts set forth below. Regulations for Air Emission Sources,’’
articles that provide a critical military or
The Department requests comment on that was published in the Federal
intelligence advantage, or otherwise
the following topics, as they relate to Register on September 8, 2015. The 60-
warrant control under the International
Categories VI, VII, XIII and XX: day comment period in the proposed
Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR),
1. Emerging and new technologies rule is scheduled to end on November
without inadvertently controlling items
9, 2015. The extended comment period
in normal commercial use. This that are appropriately controlled by one
will close on December 9, 2015. The
approach, however, requires that the of the referenced categories, but which
EPA recently added a technical
lists be regularly revised and updated to are not currently described in the
justification to the docket for the
account for technological developments, subject categories or not described with revision in the proposed rule regarding
practical application issues identified sufficient clarity. Subpart JJJJ of Part 60 (Standards of
by exporters and reexporters, and
2. Defense articles that are described Performance for Stationary Spark
changes in the military and commercial
in subject categories, but which have Ignition Internal Combustion Engines).
applications of items affected by the list.
entered into normal commercial use We also added background information
In addition, the USML and the
since the most recent revisions to the to support our reasoning for soliciting
Commerce Control List require regular
category at issue. For such comments, comment about Method 7E
revision in order to ensure that they
be sure to include documentation to stratification. Therefore, the EPA is
satisfy the national security and foreign
support claims that defense articles extending the comment period to allow
policy objectives of the reform effort,
have entered into normal commercial the public additional time to submit
which are to (i) improve interoperability
use. comments and supporting information
of U.S. military forces with allied
on these and other aspects of the
countries, (ii) strengthen the U.S. 3. Defense articles for which proposed rule.
industrial base by, among other things, commercial use is proposed, intended,
reducing incentives for foreign DATES: Comments on the proposed rule
or anticipated in the next five years.
manufacturers to design out and avoid published September 8, 2015 (80 FR
4. Drafting or other technical issues in 54146) must be received on or before
U.S.-origin content and services, which
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ensures continued U.S. visibility and the text of either of the referenced December 9, 2015.
control, and (iii) allow export control categories. ADDRESSES: Comments. Written
officials to focus government resources The Department will review all comments on the proposed rule may be
on transactions that pose greater comments from the public. If a submitted to the EPA electronically, by
concern. rulemaking is warranted based on the mail, by facsimile, or through hand
On June 17, 2015, the Department comments received, the Department will delivery/courier. Please refer to the
published a Notice of Inquiry in the respond to comments received in a proposal (80 FR 54146) for the addresses
Federal Register requesting public and detailed instructions.
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Docket. Publicly available documents specifications, Test methods and change and may be made available
relevant to this action are available for procedures. online at www.regulations.gov,
public inspection either electronically at Dated: September 28, 2015. including any personal information
www.regulations.gov, or in hard copy at Stephen D. Page, provided, unless the comment includes
the EPA Docket Center, EPA/DC, WJC Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Confidential Business Information (CBI)
West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Standards. or other information whose disclosure is
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, [FR Doc. 2015–25835 Filed 10–8–15; 8:45 am]
restricted by statute. Information that
DC. The public reading room is open you consider CBI or otherwise protected
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from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday should be clearly identified as such and
through Friday, excluding legal should not be submitted through
holidays. A reasonable fee may be ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.regulations.gov or email.
charged for copying. The EPA has AGENCY www.regulations.gov is an anonymous
established the official public docket access system, and EPA will not know
No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–0292. 40 CFR Part 52 your identity or contact information
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. unless you provide it in the body of
[EPA–R09–OAR–2015–0280; FRL–9935–41–
Lula H. Melton, U.S. EPA, Office of Air Region 9] your comment. If you send email
Quality Planning and Standards, Air directly to EPA, your email address will
Quality Assessment Division, Revisions to California State be automatically captured and included
Measurement Technology Group (Mail Implementation Plan; Bay Area Air as part of the public comment. If EPA
Code: E143–02), Research Triangle Park, Quality Management District; cannot read your comment due to
NC 27711; telephone number: (919) Stationary Source Permits; Reopening technical difficulties and cannot contact
541–2910; fax number: (919) 541–0516; of Comment Period you for clarification, EPA may not be
email address: melton.lula@epa.gov. able to consider your comment.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agency (EPA). Docket: Generally, documents in the
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of
docket for this action are available
Comment Period electronically at www.regulations.gov
comment period.
The EPA is extending the public and in hard copy at EPA Region 9, 75
comment period for an additional 30 SUMMARY: EPA is reopening the Hawthorne Street, San Francisco,
days to ensure that the public has comment period on a proposed limited California. While all documents in the
sufficient time to review and comment approval and limited disapproval docket are listed at
on the proposed rule. The public published on August 28, 2015 (80 FR www.regulations.gov, some information
comment period will end on December 52236). may be publicly available only at the
9, 2015, instead of November 9, 2015. DATES: Any comments on this proposal hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted
must arrive by November 12, 2015. material, large maps), and some may not
List of Subjects be publicly available in either location
ADDRESSES: Submit comments,
40 CFR Part 51 identified by Docket ID Number EPA– (e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard copy
R09–OAR–2015–0280, by one of the materials, please schedule an
Environmental protection, Air following methods: appointment during normal business
pollution control, Performance 1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: hours with the contact listed in the FOR
specifications, Test methods and www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
procedures. instructions. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
40 CFR Part 60 2. Email: R9airpermits@epa.gov. Shaheerah Kelly, EPA Region 9, (415)
3. Mail or deliver: Gerardo Rios (Air- 947–4156, kelly.shaheerah@epa.gov.
Environmental protection, Air 3), U.S. Environmental Protection
pollution control, Incorporation by Agency, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August
reference, Performance specifications, San Francisco, CA 94105–3901. 28, 2015, EPA proposed a limited
Test methods and procedures. Deliveries are only accepted during the approval and limited disapproval of the
Regional Office’s normal hours of following rules for the Bay Area Air
40 CFR Parts 61 and 63
operation. Quality Management District
Environmental protection, Air Instructions: All comments will be (BAAQMD) portion of the California
pollution control, Performance included in the public docket without State Implementation Plan (SIP).
TABLE 1—SUBMITTED RULES
Regulation & Rule No. Rule title Adopted/amended Submitted
Regulation 2, Rule 1 (2–1) ..................................... Permits, General Requirements ............................. 12/19/12 4/22/13
Regulation 2, Rule 2 (2–2) ..................................... Permits, New Source Review ................................ 12/19/12 4/22/13
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Proposed Rules | |
| Action | Proposed rule; extension of comment period. | |
| Dates | Comments on the proposed rule published September 8, 2015 (80 FR 54146) must be received on or before December 9, 2015. | |
| Contact | Ms. Lula H. Melton, U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Air Quality Assessment Division, Measurement Technology Group (Mail Code: E143-02), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-2910; fax number: (919) | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 61139 | |
| RIN Number | 2060-AS34 | |
| CFR Citation | 40
CFR
51 40 CFR 60 40 CFR 61 40 CFR 63 | |
| CFR Associated | Environmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Performance Specifications; Test Methods and Procedures and Incorporation by Reference |
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