[Federal Register: July 9, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 132)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 50, 51, 53 and 58
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0735; FRL-8689-2]
RIN 2060-AN83
National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Lead
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing an extension of the public comment
period on the proposed rule ``National Ambient Air Quality Standards
for Lead.'' As initially published in the Federal Register on May 20,
2008, written comments on the proposed rule were to be submitted by
July 21, 2008. On July 1, 2008, EPA received a court order extending
the deadline for signature of the notice of final rulemaking to October
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15, 2008 and extending the public comment period on the proposed rule
to August 4, 2008.
DATES: Comments must be received by August 4, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2006-0735 by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
E-mail: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov.
Fax: 202-566-9744.
Mail: Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0735, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail code 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of two copies.
Hand Delivery: Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0735,
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be
made for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2006-0735. The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be
included in the public docket without change and may be made available
online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov
or e-mail. The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access''
system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you
send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through
www.regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket
and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact
information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you
submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to
consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special
characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit
the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/
dockets.htm.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the
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 www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air and Radiation Docket
and Information Center, EPA/DC, EPA West, 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. The
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744 and the
telephone number for the Air and Radiation Docket and Information
Center is (202) 566-1742.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, contact Dr.
Deirdre Murphy, Health and Environmental Impacts Division, Office of
Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail code C504-06, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone:
919-541-0729; fax: 919-541-0237; e-mail: Murphy.deirdre@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
General Information
Extension of Public Comment Period
The notice of proposed rulemaking was signed by the Administrator
on May 1, 2008 and published in the Federal Register on May 20, 2008
(73 FR 29184). The schedule for completion of this review is governed
by a judicial order in Missouri Coalition for the Environment v. EPA
(No. 4:04CV00660 ERW, Sept.14, 2005). In light of the numerous complex
issues discussed in the notice of proposed rulemaking, EPA and the
Missouri Coalition for the Environment jointly sought an amendment of
the judicial order to extend the comment period on the notice of
proposed rulemaking to August 4, 2008 and to extend the deadline for
signature of the notice of final rulemaking to October 15, 2008. On
July 1, 2008, the court granted the joint motion, and therefore EPA is
extending the comment period until August 4, 2008.
What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
Identify the rulemaking by docket number and other
identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and
page number).
Follow directions--the agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
Explain why you agree or disagree, suggest alternatives,
and substitute language for your requested changes.
Describe any assumptions and provide any technical
information and/or data that you used.
If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how
you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and
suggest alternatives.
Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the
use of profanity or personal threats.
Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
Availability of Related Information
A number of documents relevant to this rulemaking, including the
notice of proposed rulemaking (73 FR 29184), the advance notice of
proposed rulemaking (72 FR 71488), the Air Quality Criteria for Lead
(Criteria Document) (USEPA, 2006a), the Staff Paper, related risk
assessment reports, and other related technical documents are available
on EPA(s Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS)
Technology Transfer Network (TTN) Web site at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/
naaqs/
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standards/pb/s_pb_index.html. These and other related documents are
also available for inspection and copying in the EPA docket identified
above.
Dated: July 3, 2008.
Mary Henigen,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
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