[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 30, 2009)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 50154-50155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23633]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 49
[EPA-R09-OAR-2009-0598; FRL-8964-2]
Assessment of Anticipated Visibility Improvements at Surrounding
Class I Areas and Cost Effectiveness of Best Available Retrofit
Technology for Four Corners Power Plant and Navajo Generating Station:
Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing an extension of the public comment period on
our Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) regarding our
assessment of anticipated visibility improvements at surrounding Class
I areas and the cost effectiveness of Best Available Retrofit
Technology (BART) for Four Corners Power Plant and Navajo Generating
Station (August 28, 2009). Through this notice, EPA extends the close
of the ANPR comment period from September 28, 2009 until October 28,
2009.
EPA is extending the comment period as a result of requests from
the Hopi Tribe and the Navajo Nation for additional time to comment on
the ANPR. EPA is granting the requests from the Hopi Tribe and the
Navajo Nation notwithstanding the earlier denials by EPA of several
extension requests made by other stakeholders. The basis for those
earlier denials is that the ANPR is not a rulemaking action and
therefore does not make any decisions or propose any control options as
BART. Additionally, the ANPR is limited in scope and focused only on
variables that were used to model visibility improvement at the
surrounding Class I areas and the cost effectiveness of different
control options. Therefore, EPA determined that a 30-day comment period
in advance of our actual proposal was adequate, as the ANPR by itself
only seeks the submittal of information. However, because the Hopi
Tribe and the Navajo Nation are affected tribes located in the area
impacted by the Navajo Generating Station and Four Corners Power Plant,
EPA is extending the comment period to provide greater opportunity for
discussion between EPA and affected Tribes. EPA is also extending the
public comment period for all other interested parties.
Although the Hopi Tribe and the Navajo Nation requested a longer
extension period, EPA believes a 30-day extension is sufficient, as
there will be ample additional opportunity to provide comments once we
propose our BART determinations for the Four Corners Power Plant and
Navajo Generating Station in the near future.
DATES: The comment period for the Advanced Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking published at 74 FR 44313, August 28, 2009 is extended.
Comments must be received on or before October 28, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number EPA-R09-OAR-
2009-0598, by one of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-
line instructions.
2. E-mail: [email protected].
3. Mail or deliver: Anita Lee (Air-3), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA
94105-3901.
Instructions: All comments 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 Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Information that you
consider CBI or otherwise protected should be clearly identified as
such and should not be submitted through www.regulations.gov or e-mail.
www.regulations.gov is an ``anonymous access'' system, and EPA will not
know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the
body of your comment. If you send e-mail directly to EPA, your e-mail
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the
public comment. 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.
Docket: The index to the docket for this ANPR is available
electronically at www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at EPA Region
IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California. While all documents
in the docket are listed in the index, some information may be publicly
available only at the hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted material),
and some may not be publicly available in either location (e.g., CBI).
To inspect the hard copy materials, please schedule an appointment
during normal business hours with the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anita Lee, EPA Region IX, (415) 972-
3958, [email protected].
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we'', ``us'',
and ``our'' refer to EPA.
I. General 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 this ANPR by docket number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page 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.
B. Where Can I Get a Copy of This Document and Other Related
Information?
In addition to being available in the docket, an electronic copy of
the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is available at http://www.epa.gov/region09/air/navajo/index.html#upcoming. Following
signature by the EPA Regional Administrator, a copy of this extension
notice will be posted at the same Web site.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: September 22, 2009.
Jane Diamond,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. E9-23633 Filed 9-29-09; 8:45 am]
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