82 FR 42055 - Air Plan Approval; NC; Open Burning and Miscellaneous Revisions

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 171 (September 6, 2017)

Page Range		42055-42055
FR Document		2017-18767

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reopening the comment period for a proposed rulemaking notice published in the Federal Register on July 18, 2017, which accompanied a direct final rulemaking published on the same date. In the July 18, 2017, action, EPA proposed to approve several revisions to the North Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of North Carolina through the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (formerly the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources), Division of Air Quality, on October 14, 2004, March 24, 2006, and January 31, 2008. The revisions include changes to several regulations and the addition of a new section to the Exclusionary Rules of the North Carolina SIP. It was brought to EPA's attention that it inadvertently did not include the October 14, 2004, and January 31, 2008, state submittals and related materials in the electronic docket at the time of the publication of the proposed rulemaking notice, and the agency was asked to extend the comment period. The materials have been added to the docket, and EPA is reopening the comment period for an additional 15 days.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R04-OAR-2007-0085; FRL-9967-12-Region 4]


Air Plan Approval; NC; Open Burning and Miscellaneous Revisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reopening the 
comment period for a proposed rulemaking notice published in the 
Federal Register on July 18, 2017, which accompanied a direct final 
rulemaking published on the same date. In the July 18, 2017, action, 
EPA proposed to approve several revisions to the North Carolina State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of North Carolina 
through the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 
(formerly the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural 
Resources), Division of Air Quality, on October 14, 2004, March 24, 
2006, and January 31, 2008. The revisions include changes to several 
regulations and the addition of a new section to the Exclusionary Rules 
of the North Carolina SIP. It was brought to EPA's attention that it 
inadvertently did not include the October 14, 2004, and January 31, 
2008, state submittals and related materials in the electronic docket 
at the time of the publication of the proposed rulemaking notice, and 
the agency was asked to extend the comment period. The materials have 
been added to the docket, and EPA is reopening the comment period for 
an additional 15 days.

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule published July 18, 2017 (82 FR 
32782) must be received on or before September 21, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R04-
OAR-2007-0085 at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot 
be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. 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. 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 https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean Lakeman or Nacosta C. Ward, Air 
Regulatory Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, 
Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 
30303-8960. Mr. Lakeman can be reached via telephone at (404) 562-9043 
or via electronic mail at [email protected]. Ms. Ward can be reached 
via telephone at (404) 562-9140, or via electronic mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA published a proposed rulemaking on July 
18, 2017 (82 FR 32782), which accompanied a direct final rulemaking 
published on the same date (82 FR 32767). The proposed revisions 
include changes to several regulations and the addition of a new 
section to the Exclusionary Rules of the North Carolina SIP. It was 
brought to EPA's attention that it inadvertently did not include the 
October 14, 2004 and January 31, 2008, state submittals and related 
materials in the electronic docket at the time of the publication of 
the proposed rulemaking action, and the agency was asked to extend the 
comment period. The materials have been added to the docket, and EPA is 
reopening the comment period for an additional 15 days.

    Dated: August 21, 2017.
V. Anne Heard,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. 2017-18767 Filed 9-5-17; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION agency was asked to extend the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
AGENCY comment period. The materials have Sean Lakeman or Nacosta C. Ward, Air
been added to the docket, and EPA is Regulatory Management Section, Air
40 CFR Part 52 reopening the comment period for an Planning and Implementation Branch,
[EPA–R04–OAR–2007–0085; FRL–9967–12- additional 15 days. Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management
Region 4] Division, U.S. Environmental Protection
DATES: Comments on the proposed rule Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street
Air Plan Approval; NC; Open Burning published July 18, 2017 (82 FR 32782) SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Mr.
and Miscellaneous Revisions must be received on or before Lakeman can be reached via telephone
September 21, 2017. at (404) 562–9043 or via electronic mail
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, at lakeman.sean@epa.gov. Ms. Ward can
Agency (EPA).
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04– be reached via telephone at (404) 562–
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of
OAR–2007–0085 at https:// 9140, or via electronic mail at
public comment period. ward.nacosta@epa.gov.
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection instructions for submitting comments. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA
Agency (EPA) is reopening the comment Once submitted, comments cannot be published a proposed rulemaking on
period for a proposed rulemaking notice edited or removed from Regulations.gov. July 18, 2017 (82 FR 32782), which
published in the Federal Register on EPA may publish any comment received accompanied a direct final rulemaking
July 18, 2017, which accompanied a to its public docket. Do not submit published on the same date (82 FR
direct final rulemaking published on the electronically any information you 32767). The proposed revisions include
same date. In the July 18, 2017, action, consider to be Confidential Business changes to several regulations and the
EPA proposed to approve several Information (CBI) or other information addition of a new section to the
revisions to the North Carolina State Exclusionary Rules of the North
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by Carolina SIP. It was brought to EPA’s
Multimedia submissions (audio, video,
the State of North Carolina through the attention that it inadvertently did not
North Carolina Department of etc.) must be accompanied by a written
comment. The written comment is include the October 14, 2004 and
Environmental Quality (formerly the January 31, 2008, state submittals and
North Carolina Department of considered the official comment and
related materials in the electronic
Environment and Natural Resources), should include discussion of all points
docket at the time of the publication of
Division of Air Quality, on October 14, you wish to make. EPA will generally
the proposed rulemaking action, and the
2004, March 24, 2006, and January 31, not consider comments or comment
agency was asked to extend the
2008. The revisions include changes to contents located outside of the primary
comment period. The materials have
several regulations and the addition of submission (i.e. on the Web, cloud, or
been added to the docket, and EPA is
a new section to the Exclusionary Rules other file sharing system). For reopening the comment period for an
of the North Carolina SIP. It was brought additional submission methods, the full additional 15 days.
to EPA’s attention that it inadvertently EPA public comment policy,
information about CBI or multimedia Dated: August 21, 2017.
did not include the October 14, 2004,
and January 31, 2008, state submittals submissions, and general guidance on V. Anne Heard,
and related materials in the electronic making effective comments, please visit Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
docket at the time of the publication of https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ [FR Doc. 2017–18767 Filed 9–5–17; 8:45 am]
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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; reopening of public comment period.
Dates		Comments on the proposed rule published July 18, 2017 (82 FR 32782) must be received on or before September 21, 2017.
Contact		Sean Lakeman or Nacosta C. Ward, Air Regulatory Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. Mr. Lakeman can be reached via telephone at (404) 562-9043 or via electronic mail at [email protected] Ms. Ward can be reached via telephone at (404) 562-9140, or via electronic mail at [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 42055