82 FR 10726 - Response to December 9, 2013, Clean Air Act Section 176A Petition From Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 30 (February 15, 2017)

Page Range		10726-10727
FR Document		2017-03041

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that a public hearing will be held for the proposed action titled, ``Response to December 9, 2013, Clean Air Act Section 176A Petition from Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont,'' which published in the Federal Register on January 19, 2017. The hearing will be held on March 14, 2017, in Washington, DC. The EPA is also announcing extension of the comment period for the proposed action to April 13, 2017, to allow sufficient time after the public hearing for the submission of comments.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 50 and 51

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0596; FRL-9959-28-OAR]
RIN 2060-AT22


Response to December 9, 2013, Clean Air Act Section 176A Petition 
From Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New 
York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont

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 action titled, ``Response 
to December 9, 2013, Clean Air Act Section 176A Petition from 
Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New 
York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont,'' which published in the 
Federal Register on January 19, 2017. The hearing will be held on March 
14, 2017, in Washington, DC. The EPA is also announcing extension of 
the comment period for the proposed action to April 13, 2017, to allow 
sufficient time after the public hearing for the submission of 
comments.

DATES: Public Hearing. The public hearing will be held on March 14, 
2017, in Washington, DC. Please refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section for additional information on the public hearing.
    Comments. Comments must be received on or before April 13, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Public Hearing. The March 14, 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 section for 
additional information on this location).
    Comments. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2016-0596, 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 EPA Docket Center 
Reading Room, William Jefferson Clinton West Building, 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 March 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 January 19, 2017, proposed 
action, please contact Ms. Gobeail McKinley, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards 
(OAQPS), Air Quality Planning Division (C539-01), Research Triangle 
Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541-5246, email address 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposal for which the EPA is holding 
the public hearing was published in the Federal Register on January 19, 
2017 (82 FR 6509), and is available at: http://www.epa.gov/ozone-pollution/2008-ozone-national-ambient-air-quality-standards-naaqs-section-176a-petitions and also in Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0596. 
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 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 6:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time (ET) or at least two hours after the last registered 
speaker has spoken. 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 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 on 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,

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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 March 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.
    Prior to the hearing, the hearing schedule, including the list of 
speakers, will be posted on the EPA's Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/ozone-pollution/2008-ozone-national-ambient-air-quality-standards-naaqs-section-176a-petitions. Verbatim transcripts of the hearing and 
written statements will be included in the docket for the action.

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

    The EPA has established a docket for the proposed action ``Response 
to December 9, 2013, Clean Air Act Section 176A Petition from 
Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New 
York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont'' under Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OAR-2016-0596 (available at: http://www.regulations.gov). The EPA 
has made available information related to the proposed action on the 
EPA's Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/ozone-pollution/2008-ozone-national-ambient-air-quality-standards-naaqs-section-176a-petitions.

    Dated: February 9, 2017.
Stephen Page,
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION The EPA may publish any comment (919) 541–5246, email address
AGENCY received to its public docket. Do not mckinley.gobeail@epa.gov.
submit electronically any information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
40 CFR Parts 50 and 51 you consider to be Confidential proposal for which the EPA is holding
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2016–0596; FRL–9959–28– Business Information (CBI) or other the public hearing was published in the
OAR] information whose disclosure is Federal Register on January 19, 2017
restricted by statute. Multimedia (82 FR 6509), and is available at: http://
RIN 2060–AT22 submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be www.epa.gov/ozone-pollution/2008-
accompanied by a written comment. ozone-national-ambient-air-quality-
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The written comment is considered the standards-naaqs-section-176a-petitions
Air Act Section 176A Petition From
official comment and should include and also in Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland,
discussion of all points you wish to OAR–2016–0596. The public hearing
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New
make. The EPA will generally not will provide interested parties the
York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and
consider comments or comment opportunity to present data, views, or
Vermont
contents located outside of the primary arguments concerning the proposal. The
AGENCY: Environmental Protection submission (i.e., on the Web, Cloud or EPA may ask clarifying questions during
Agency (EPA). other file sharing system). For the oral presentations, but will not
ACTION: Notice of public hearing and additional submission methods, the full respond to presentations at that time.
extension of comment period. EPA public comment policy, Written statements and supporting
information about CBI or multimedia information that are submitted during
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection submissions and general guidance on the comment period will be considered
Agency (EPA) is announcing that a making effective comments, please visit with the same weight as any oral
public hearing will be held for the http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ comments and supporting information
proposed action titled, ‘‘Response to comments.html. presented at the public hearing. Written
December 9, 2013, Clean Air Act Docket: All documents in the docket comments must be postmarked by the
Section 176A Petition from Connecticut, are listed in the http:// last day of the comment period.
Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, www.regulations.gov index. Although The public hearing will convene at
New Hampshire, New York, listed in the index, some information is 9:00 a.m. and end at 6:00 p.m. Eastern
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other Time (ET) or at least two hours after the
Vermont,’’ which published in the information whose disclosure is last registered speaker has spoken. The
Federal Register on January 19, 2017. restricted by statute. Certain other EPA will make every effort to
The hearing will be held on March 14, material, such as copyrighted material, accommodate all individuals interested
2017, in Washington, DC. The EPA is will be publicly available only in hard in providing oral testimony. A lunch
also announcing extension of the copy. Publicly available docket break is scheduled from 12:00 p.m. until
comment period for the proposed action materials are available either 1:00 p.m. Please note that this hearing
to April 13, 2017, to allow sufficient electronically in http:// will be held at a U.S. government
time after the public hearing for the www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at facility. Individuals planning to attend
submission of comments. EPA Docket Center Reading Room, the hearing should be prepared to show
DATES: Public Hearing. The public William Jefferson Clinton West valid picture identification to the
hearing will be held on March 14, 2017, Building, located at 1301 Constitution security staff in order to gain access to
in Washington, DC. Please refer to Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004. the meeting room. The REAL ID Act,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for The Public Reading Room is open from passed by Congress in 2005, established
additional information on the public 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through new requirements for entering federal
hearing. Friday, excluding legal holidays. The facilities. These requirements took effect
Comments. Comments must be phone number for the Public Reading on July 21, 2014. If your driver’s license
received on or before April 13, 2017. Room is (202) 566–1744. is issued by Kentucky, Maine,
ADDRESSES: Public Hearing. The March FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If Minnesota, Missouri, Montana,
14, 2017, public hearing will be held at you would like to speak at the public Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South
the EPA, William Jefferson Clinton East hearing, please contact Ms. Pamela Carolina or the state of Washington, you
Building, Room 1117A, 1201 Long, U.S. Environmental Protection must present an additional form of
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning identification to enter the federal
DC 20004. Identification is required. If and Standards (OAQPS), Air Quality building where the public hearing will
your driver’s license is issued by Planning Division (C504–01), Research be held. Acceptable alternative forms of
Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone identification include: Federal
Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, (919) 541–0641, fax number (919) 541– employee badges, passports, enhanced
South Carolina or the state of 5509, email address long.pam@epa.gov, driver’s licenses and military
Washington, you must present an no later than March 10, 2017. If you identification cards. For additional
additional form of identification to enter have any questions relating to the public information for the status of your state
(see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION hearing, please contact Ms. Long at the regarding REAL ID, go to http://www.
section for additional information on above number. dhs.gov/real-id-enforcement-brief. In
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OAR–2016–0596, at: http:// U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, leaving the building, you will be
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online Office of Air Quality Planning and required to return this property pass to
instructions for submitting comments. Standards (OAQPS), Air Quality the security desk. No large signs will be
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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		Notice of public hearing and extension of comment period.
Dates		Public Hearing. The public hearing will be held on March 14, 2017, in Washington, DC. Please refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for additional information on the public hearing.
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,
FR Citation		82 FR 10726
RIN Number		2060-AT22
CFR Citation		40 CFR 50 40 CFR 51