[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 83 (Friday, April 30, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 22699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10147]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 98
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0508; FRL-9143-5]
RIN 2060-AQ15
Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases: Minor Harmonizing
Changes to the General Provisions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: Because EPA received comments which could be construed as
adverse, we are withdrawing the direct final rule to amend the general
provisions for the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Rule,
published on March 16, 2010.
DATES: Effective April 30, 2010, EPA withdraws the direct final rule
published at 75 FR 12451 on March 16, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carole Cook, Climate Change Division,
Office of Atmospheric Programs (MC-6207J), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 343-9263; fax number: (202) 343-2342; e-mail address:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 16, 2010, we published a direct
final rule (75 FR 12451) and a parallel proposal (75 FR 12489) amending
the general provisions for the GHG Reporting Rule. These amendments
were issued as a direct final rule, along with a parallel proposal to
be used as the basis for final action in the event EPA received any
adverse comments on the direct final amendments. Because EPA received
comments which could be construed as adverse, we are withdrawing the
direct final rule to amend the general provisions for the Mandatory GHG
Reporting Rule, published on March 16, 2010. We stated in that direct
final rule that if we received adverse comment by April 15, 2010, the
direct final rule would not take effect and we would publish a timely
withdrawal in the Federal Register. We subsequently received comments
that could be construed as adverse on that direct final rule. We will
address those comments in a subsequent final action based on the
parallel proposal published on March 16, 2010 (75 FR 12489). As stated
in the direct final rule and the parallel proposed rule, we will not
institute a second comment period on this action.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 98
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Greenhouse gases, Suppliers, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: April 23, 2010.
Gina McCarthy,
Assistant Administrator for Office of Air and Radiation.
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Accordingly, the amendments to the rule published in the Federal
Register on March 16, 2010 (75 FR 12451) are withdrawn as of April 30,
2010.
[FR Doc. 2010-10147 Filed 4-29-10; 8:45 am]
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