81 FR 91894 - Implementation of the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone: Nonattainment Area Classifications and State Implementation Plan Requirements

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 243 (December 19, 2016)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that a public hearing will be held for the proposed rule titled, ``Implementation of the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone: Nonattainment Area Classifications and State Implementation Plan Requirements,'' which published in the Federal Register on November 17, 2016. The hearing will be held on Thursday, January 12, 2017, in Washington, DC The EPA is also announcing extension of the comment period for the proposed rule to February 13, 2017, to allow sufficient time after the public hearing for commenters to submit comments.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 243 (Monday, December 19, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 91894-91895]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30365]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 50 and 51

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0202; FRL-9956-97-OAR]
RIN 2060-AS82


Implementation of the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards 
for Ozone: Nonattainment Area Classifications and State Implementation 
Plan Requirements

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public hearing and extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that a 
public hearing will be held for the proposed rule titled, 
``Implementation of the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for 
Ozone: Nonattainment Area Classifications and State Implementation Plan 
Requirements,'' which published in the Federal Register on November 17, 
2016. The hearing will be held on Thursday, January 12, 2017, in 
Washington, DC The EPA is also announcing extension of the comment 
period for the proposed rule to February 13, 2017, to allow sufficient 
time after the public hearing for commenters to submit comments.

DATES: Public Hearing. The public hearing will be held on January 12, 
2017, in Washington, DC. Please refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 
additional information on the public hearing.
    Comments. Comments must be received on or before February 13, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Public Hearing. The January 12, 2017, public hearing will be 
held at the EPA, William Jefferson Clinton East Building, Room 1117A, 
1201 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004. Identification is 
required. If your driver's license is issued by Kentucky, Maine, 
Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina or 
the state of Washington, you must present an additional form of 
identification to enter (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional 
information on this location).
    Comments. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2016-0202, at http://www.regulations.gov. 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/comments.html.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center 
Reading Room, in the William Jefferson Clinton West Building, Room 
3334, located at 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004. 
The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The phone number for the 
Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to speak at the 
public hearing, please contact Ms. Pamela Long, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards 
(OAQPS), Air Quality Planning Division (C504-01), Research Triangle 
Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541-0641, fax number (919) 541-5509, 
email address [email protected], no later than January 10, 2017. If you 
have any questions relating to the public hearing, please contact Ms. 
Long at the above number.
    If you have questions concerning the November 17, 2016, proposed 
rule, please contact Mr. Robert Lingard, Office of Air Quality Planning 
and Standards (OAQPS), U.S. EPA, at (919) 541-5272 or 
[email protected]; or Mr. Lynn Dail, Office of Air Quality 
Planning and Standards (OAQPS), U.S. EPA, at (919) 54l-2363 or 
[email protected]. For information on the Information Collection 
Request (ICR), contact Mr. Butch Stackhouse, Office of Air Quality 
Planning and Standards (OAQPS), U.S. EPA, at (919) 541-5208 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposal for which the EPA is holding 
the public hearing was published in the Federal Register on November 
17, 2016 (81 FR 81276), and is available at: http://www.epa.gov/ozone-pollution and also in Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0202. The public 
hearing will provide interested parties the opportunity to present 
data, views, or arguments concerning the proposal. The EPA may ask 
clarifying questions during the oral presentations, but will not 
respond to the presentations at that time. Written statements and 
supporting information that are submitted during the comment period 
will be considered with the same weight as any oral comments and 
supporting information presented at the public hearing. Written 
comments must be postmarked by the last day of the comment period.
    The public hearing will convene at 9:00 a.m. and end at 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time (ET). The EPA will make every effort to accommodate all 
individuals interested in providing oral testimony. A lunch break is 
scheduled from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. Please note that this

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hearing will be held at a U.S. government facility. Individuals 
planning to attend the hearing should be prepared to show valid picture 
identification to the security staff in order to gain access to the 
meeting room. The REAL ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005, established 
new requirements for entering federal facilities. These requirements 
took effect July 21, 2014. If your driver's license is issued by 
Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, 
South Carolina or the state of Washington, you must present an 
additional form of identification to enter the federal building where 
the public hearing will be held. Acceptable alternative forms of 
identification include: federal employee badges, passports, enhanced 
driver's licenses and military identification cards. For additional 
information for the status of your state regarding REAL ID, go to 
http://www.dhs.gov/real-id-enforcement-brief. In addition, you will 
need to obtain a property pass for any personal belongings you bring 
with you. Upon leaving the building, you will be required to return 
this property pass to the security desk. No large signs will be allowed 
in the building, cameras may only be used outside of the building, and 
demonstrations will not be allowed on federal property for security 
reasons.
    If you would like to present oral testimony at the hearing, please 
notify Ms. Pamela Long, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), Air Quality Planning 
Division (C504-01), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 
541-0641, fax number (919) 541-5509, email address [email protected], no 
later than 4:00 p.m. ET on January 10, 2017. Ms. Long will arrange a 
general time slot for you to speak. The EPA will make every effort to 
follow the schedule as closely as possible on the day of the hearing.
    Oral testimony will be limited to 5 minutes for each commenter. The 
EPA encourages commenters to provide the EPA with a copy of their oral 
testimony electronically (via email) or in hard copy form. The EPA will 
not provide audiovisual equipment for presentations unless we receive 
special requests in advance. Commenters should notify Ms. Long if they 
will need specific equipment. Commenters should also notify Ms. Long if 
they need specific translation services for non-English speaking 
commenters.
    The hearing schedule, including the list of speakers, will be 
posted on the EPA's Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/ozone-pollution 
prior to the hearing. Verbatim transcripts of the hearing and written 
statements will be included in the docket for the rulemaking.

How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The EPA has established a docket for the proposed rule 
``Implementation of the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for 
Ozone: Nonattainment Area Classifications and State Implementation Plan 
Requirements'' under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0202 (available at 
http://www.regulations.gov). The EPA has made available information 
related to the proposed rule at: http://www.epa.gov/ozone-pollution.

    Dated: December 13, 2016.
Stephen Page,
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2016-30365 Filed 12-16-16; 8:45 am]
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