[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 108 (Monday, June 8, 2009)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 27085-27087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-13332]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 93
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0540; FRL-8914-5]
RIN 2060-AP29
Transportation Conformity Rule PM2.5 and
PM10 Amendments
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the extension of the public comment period
on the proposed rule, ``Transportation Conformity Rule PM2.5
and PM10 Amendments.'' This proposed rule was published May
15, 2009 in the Federal Register (74 FR 23024), and written comments on
the proposed rule were to be submitted by June 15, 2009. EPA also
stated in the proposal that the comment period would be extended if a
public
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hearing was requested by a certain date. On May 26, 2009, EPA received
such a request to hold a public hearing for this proposed rule, and the
public hearing was held on June 4, 2009 at the EPA in Ann Arbor,
Michigan. As a result, EPA is notifying the public again that the
deadline to submit public comments on the proposal is now June 29,
2009.
DATES: Comments on the May 15, 2009 (74 FR 23024) proposed rule must be
received on or before June 29, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2008-0540, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: [email protected].
Fax: (202) 566-9744.
Mail: Air Docket, Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460,
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0540. Please include a total of
two copies.
Hand Delivery: Air Docket, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mailcode: EPA West Building, EPA Docket Center (Room 3334),
1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0540. Please include two copies. 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-
2008-0540. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://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 http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The http://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 http://www.regulations.gov your e-mail 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. For additional instructions on submitting
comments, go to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
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 Air and Radiation
Docket, 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 is (202) 566-1742.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Berry, State Measures and
Conformity Group, Transportation and Regional Programs Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI
48105, e-mail address: [email protected], telephone number: (734)
214-4858, fax number: (734) 214-4052; or Patty Klavon, State Measures
and Conformity Group, Transportation and Regional Programs Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI
48105, e-mail address: [email protected], telephone number: (734)
214-4476, fax number: (734) 214-4052.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI
Do not submit this information to EPA through http://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.
3. Docket Copying Costs
You may be required to pay a reasonable fee for copying docket
materials.
B. How Do I Get Copies of This Proposed Rule and Other Documents?
1. Docket
EPA has established an official public docket for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0540. You can get a paper copy of this
Federal Register document, as well as the documents specifically
referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other
information related to this action at the official public docket. See
the ADDRESSES section for its location.
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2. Electronic Access
You may access this Federal Register document electronically
through EPA's Transportation Conformity Web site at http://www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/transconf/index.htm. You may also access this
document electronically under the Federal Register listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
An electronic version of the official public docket is available
through http://www.regulations.gov. You may use http://www.regulations.gov to submit or view public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the official public docket, and access those
documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once
in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the appropriate docket
identification number.
Certain types of information will not be placed in the electronic
public docket. Information claimed as CBI and other information for
which disclosure is restricted by statute is not available for public
viewing in the electronic public docket. EPA's policy is that
copyrighted material will not be placed in the electronic public docket
but will be available only in printed, paper form in the official
public docket.
To the extent feasible, publicly available docket materials will be
made available in the electronic public docket. When a document is
selected from the index list in EPA Dockets, the system will identify
whether the document is available for viewing in the electronic public
docket. Although not all docket materials may be available
electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available
docket materials through the docket facility identified in the
ADDRESSES section. EPA intends to provide electronic access in the
future to all of the publicly available docket materials through the
electronic public docket.
Public comments submitted on computer disks that are mailed or
delivered to the docket will be transferred to the electronic public
docket. Public comments that are mailed or delivered to the docket will
be scanned and placed in the electronic public docket. Where practical,
physical objects will be photographed, and the photograph will be
placed in the electronic public docket along with a brief description
written by the docket staff.
For additional information about the electronic public docket,
visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
Dated: June 3, 2009.
Margo T. Oge,
Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality.
[FR Doc. E9-13332 Filed 6-5-09; 8:45 am]
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