[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 61348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29444]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[AD-FRL-6473-4]
Draft Guidance for Improving Air Quality Through Economic
Incentive Programs
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing the extension of the public comment
period on the draft guidance for States that wish to use an economic
incentive program (EIP) to achieve air quality improvements (62 FR
50086, September 15, 1999). The draft guidance, ``Draft Economic
Incentive Program Guidance'' (EPA-452/D-99-001, September 1999), is a
comprehensive update of EPA's 1994 EIP rule and guidance (59 FR 16690,
April 7, 1994). It also incorporates some components of EPA's 1995
proposed model rule for open market trading (60 FR 39668, August 3,
1995, and 60 FR 44290, August 25, 1995), as well as comments received
on that proposed rule.
DATES: Written comments on this draft must be received on or before
December 10, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on this proposal (two copies are
preferred) to: Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) Docket and Information
Center (Air Docket 6102), Room M-1500, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Attention: Docket No. A-99-27, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC
20460. The docket may be inspected between 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on
weekdays, excluding legal holidays, and a reasonable fee may be charged
for copying. The Air Docket may be called at (202) 260-7548. Electronic
comments can be sent directly to EPA at: A-and-R-
Docket@epamail.epa.gov. Electronic comments must be submitted as an
ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of
encryption. Comments and data will also be accepted on disks in
WordPerfect file format (version 6.1 or earlier versions) or ASCII file
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by
the docket number A-99-27. Electronic comments on this draft may be
filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Nancy Mayer, U.S. EPA, MD-15,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541-5390, e-mail
mayer.nancy@epa.gov; or Mr. Eric L. Crump, U.S. EPA, MD-15, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541-4719, e-mail
crump.eric@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To allow sufficient time to review the draft
guidance for improving air quality through economic incentive programs
before submitting comments, EPA is extending the public comment period
on this proposal from September 15, 1999 to December 10, 1999.
Electronic Availability
You can obtain electronic copies of the draft EIP guidance for
review and comment from the OAR Policy and Guidance section of EPA's
Technology Transfer Network Website (TTNWeb). The Uniform Resource
Location (URL) for the home page of the web site is http://www.epa.gov/
ttn/oarpg. You can find the draft EIP guidance on this web site under
the heading titled ``What's New.'' If you need additional assistance
with these web sites, call the TTNWeb Helpline at (919) 541-5384.
Dated: November 1, 1999.
John S. Seitz,
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 99-29444 Filed 11-9-99; 8:45 am]
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