[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 14, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 13663-13664]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6266]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 50 and 53
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National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Sulfur Oxides (Sulfur
Dioxide)--Reproposal
AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA).
ACTION: Extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing the extension of the public comment
period on the proposed rule for the national ambient air quality
standards (NAAQS) for sulfur oxides (sulfur dioxide) and associated
changes to the requirements for Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and
Equivalent Methods that were published on November 15, 1994 (59 FR
58958).
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 14, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the proposed action on the NAAQS
(40 CFR part 50) (duplicate copies preferred) to Air and Radiation
Docket Information Center (6102), Room M-1500, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Attn: Docket No. A-84-25, 401 M Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Comments on the proposed revisions to the Ambient
Air Monitoring Reference and Equivalent Methods (40 CFR part 53) should
be separated from those pertaining to the standards and sent to the
same address, Attn: Docket No. A-94-42. These dockets, containing
supporting information used in developing the proposed rule, are
located in the Air and Radiation Docket Information Center of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, South Conference Center, Room M-1500,
401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460. The dockets may be inspected
between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on weekdays, and a reasonable fee may
be charged for copying.
[[Page 13664]] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Part 50 Notice--Ms.
Susan Lyon Stone, Air Quality Strategies and Standards Division (MD-
15), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC
27711, telephone (919) 541-1146. Part 53 Notice--Mr. Frank McElroy,
Atmospheric Research and Exposure Assessment Laboratory (MD-77), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711,
telephone (919) 541-2622.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In order to allow additional time to review
the Proposed Requirements for Implementation Plans and Ambient Air
Quality Surveillance for SO2 National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (40 CFR parts 51 and 58) before submitting comment on the
National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Sulfur Oxides (Sulfur
Dioxide)--Reproposal (40 CFR parts 50 and 53), the EPA is extending the
public comment period on the 40 CFR parts 50 and 53 proposals from
March 15, 1995 to April 14, 1995. The document that proposes for public
comment the requirements for implementing the alternative measures and
changes in the sulfur dioxide ambient air surveillance network will be
published in the Federal Register on or about March 1, 1995.
The comment period extension is also intended to provide additional
opportunity for members of the medical community who are experts in the
field of asthma treatment to provide comment on the health significance
of the sulfur dioxide-induced effects. The extended comment period will
also provide additional time to comment on other parts of the November
15, 1994 notice (59 FR 58958).
List of Subjects
40 CFR Part 50
Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide, Lead, Nitrogen dioxide,
Ozone, Particulate matter, Sulfur oxides.
40 CFR Part 53
Administrative practice and procedure, Air pollution control,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: March 9, 1995.
Mary D. Nichols,
Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 95-6266 Filed 3-13-95; 8:45 am]
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