81 FR 43180 - Protection of Visibility: Amendments to Requirements for State Plans
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 127 (July 1, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 127 (July 1, 2016)
| Page Range | 43180-43181 | |
| FR Document | 2016-15493 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 127 (Friday, July 1, 2016)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 43180-43181] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-15493] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 51 and 52 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0531; FRL-9948-53-OAR] Protection of Visibility: Amendments to Requirements for State Plans AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 43181]] SUMMARY: On May 4, 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule titled, ``Protection of Visibility: Amendments to Requirements for State Plans.'' The EPA is extending the comment period on the proposed rule that was scheduled to close on July 5, 2016. The EPA has received requests for additional time to review and comment on the proposed rule revisions. DATES: The public comment period for the proposed ruled published in the Federal Register on May 4, 2016, (81 FR 26942) is being extended. Written comments must be received on or before August 10, 2016. ADDRESSES: The EPA has established docket number EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0531 for this action. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. The 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. 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). For additional submission methods, 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: For additional information on this action, contact Christopher Werner, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Environmental Protection Agency (C539-04), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number (919) 541-5133; email address: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: After considering the requests to extend the public comment period received from various parties, the EPA has decided to extend the public comment period until August 10, 2016. This extension will ensure that the public has additional time to review the proposed rule. Dated: June 24, 2016. Stephen Page, Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. [FR Doc. 2016-15493 Filed 6-30-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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the relationship between the Federal V. Public Participation and Request for § 165.929 T09–0451 Safety Zone; South
Government and Indian tribes, or on the Comments Branch of the Chicago River and the
distribution of power and Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Chicago,
We view public participation as IL.
responsibilities between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes. If you essential to effective rulemaking, and (a) Location. All waters of the South
believe this proposed rule has will consider all comments and material Branch of the Chicago River and the
implications for federalism or Indian received during the comment period. Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
tribes, please contact the person listed Your comment can help shape the between the Illinois Northern Bridge
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION outcome of this rulemaking. If you and the Loomis Street Highway Bridge.
CONTACT section above. submit a comment, please include the (b) Effective and Enforcement Period.
docket number for this rulemaking, This rule will be effective from 6:30 a.m.
E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act indicate the specific section of this to 1:00 p.m. on September 24, 2016 and
document to which each comment will be enforced from 6:30 a.m. to 1:00
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act applies, and provide a reason for each p.m. on September 24, 2016.
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) requires suggestion or recommendation. (c) Regulations. (1) In accordance with
Federal agencies to assess the effects of the general regulations in § 165.23 of
their discretionary regulatory actions. In We encourage you to submit
comments through the Federal this part, entry into, transiting, or
particular, the Act addresses actions anchoring within this safety zone is
that may result in the expenditure by a eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov. If your material prohibited unless authorized by the
State, local, or tribal government, in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a
aggregate, or by the private sector of cannot be submitted using http://
www.regulations.gov, contact the person designated on-scene representative.
$100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or (2) This safety zone is closed to all
more in any one year. Though this in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
vessel traffic, except as may be
CONTACT section of this document for
proposed rule would not result in such permitted by the Captain of the Port
alternate instructions.
an expenditure, we do discuss the Lake Michigan or a designated on-scene
effects of this rule elsewhere in this We accept anonymous comments. All representative.
preamble. comments received will be posted (3) The ‘‘on-scene representative’’ of
without change to http:// the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan
F. Environment www.regulations.gov and will include is any Coast Guard commissioned,
any personal information you have warrant or petty officer who has been
We have analyzed this proposed rule
provided. For more about privacy and designated by the Captain of the Port
under Department of Homeland
the docket, you may review a Privacy Lake Michigan to act on his or her
Security Management Directive 023–01
Act notice regarding the Federal Docket behalf.
and Commandant Instruction
Management System in the March 24, (4) Vessel operators desiring to enter
M16475.lD, which guide the Coast
2005, issue of the Federal Register (70 or operate within the safety zone shall
Guard in complying with the National
FR 15086). contact the Captain of the Port Lake
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
Documents mentioned in this NPRM Michigan or an on-scene representative
U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and have made a
as being available in the docket, and all to obtain permission to do so. The
preliminary determination that this
public comments, will be in our online Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or an
action is one of a category of actions that
docket at http://www.regulations.gov on-scene representative may be
do not individually or cumulatively
and can be viewed by following that contacted via VHF Channel 16. Vessel
have a significant effect on the human
Web site’s instructions. Additionally, if operators given permission to enter or
environment. This proposed rule
you go to the online docket and sign up operate in the safety zone must comply
involves the establishment of a safety
for email alerts, you will be notified with all directions given to them by the
zone for the Tough Cup event scheduled
when comments are posted or a final Captain of the Port Lake Michigan, or an
to take place on September 24, 2016.
rule is published. on-scene representative.
Normally such actions are categorically
excluded from further review under Dated: June 20, 2016.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165
paragraph 34(g) of Figure 2–1 of A.B. Cocanour,
Commandant Instruction M16475.lD. Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
An environmental analysis checklist (water), Reporting and record keeping Port Lake Michigan.
and Categorical Exclusion requirements, Security measures, [FR Doc. 2016–15695 Filed 6–30–16; 8:45 am]
Determination are available in the Waterways. BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
docket where indicated under
For the reasons discussed in the
ADDRESSES. We seek any comments or
preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to
information that may lead to the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
amend 33 CFR part 165 as follows:
discovery of a significant environmental AGENCY
impact from this proposed rule. PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION
AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS 40 CFR Part 51 and 52
G. Protest Activities
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The Coast Guard respects the First ■ 1. The authority citation for Part 165 OAR]
Amendment rights of protesters. continues to read as follows:
Protesters are asked to contact the Protection of Visibility: Amendments
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191; to Requirements for State Plans
person listed in the FOR FURTHER 33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5;
INFORMATION CONTACT section to Department of Homeland Security Delegation AGENCY: Environmental Protection
coordinate protest activities so that your No. 0170.1. Agency (EPA).
message can be received without
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of
jeopardizing the safety or security of ■ 2. Add § 165.T09–0451 to read as
comment period.
people, places, or vessels. follows:
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SUMMARY: On May 4, 2016, the The EPA may publish any comment FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received to its public docket. Do not additional information on this action,
proposed a rule titled, ‘‘Protection of submit electronically any information contact Christopher Werner, Office of
Visibility: Amendments to you consider to be Confidential Air Quality Planning and Standards,
Requirements for State Plans.’’ The EPA Business Information (CBI) or other Environmental Protection Agency
is extending the comment period on the information whose disclosure is (C539–04), Research Triangle Park,
proposed rule that was scheduled to restricted by statute. Multimedia North Carolina 27711; telephone
close on July 5, 2016. The EPA has submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be number (919) 541–5133; email address:
received requests for additional time to accompanied by a written comment. werner.christopher@epa.gov.
review and comment on the proposed The written comment is considered the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: After
rule revisions. official comment and should include considering the requests to extend the
discussion of all points you wish to public comment period received from
DATES: The public comment period for
make. The EPA will generally not various parties, the EPA has decided to
the proposed ruled published in the
consider comments or comment extend the public comment period until
Federal Register on May 4, 2016, (81 FR
contents located outside of the primary August 10, 2016. This extension will
26942) is being extended. Written
submission (i.e., on the Web, cloud, or ensure that the public has additional
comments must be received on or before other file sharing system). For
August 10, 2016. time to review the proposed rule.
additional submission methods, the full
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established EPA public comment policy, Dated: June 24, 2016.
docket number EPA–HQ–OAR–2015– information about CBI or multimedia Stephen Page,
0531 for this action. Follow the online submissions and general guidance on Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and
instructions for submitting comments. making effective comments, please visit Standards.
Once submitted, comments cannot be http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ [FR Doc. 2016–15493 Filed 6–30–16; 8:45 am]
edited or removed from Regulations.gov. commenting-epa-dockets. BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
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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 | The public comment period for the proposed ruled published in the Federal Register on May 4, 2016, (81 FR 26942) is being extended. Written comments must be received on or before August 10, 2016. | |
| Contact | For additional information on this action, contact Christopher Werner, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Environmental Protection Agency (C539-04), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number (919) 541-5133; email | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 43180 | |
| CFR Citation | 40
CFR
51 40 CFR 52 |
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