2014-19553. General Permits and Permits by Rule for the Federal Minor New Source Review Program in Indian Country

AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:

Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of public comment period.

SUMMARY:

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that the period for providing public comments on the July 17, 2014, notice of proposed rulemaking for “General Permits and Permits by Rule for the Federal Minor New Source Review Program in Indian Country” is being extended by 30 days.

DATES:

The public comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking published July 17, 2014 (79 FR 41846), is being extended by 30 days to September 17, 2014, in order to provide the public additional time to submit comments.

ADDRESSES:

Written comments on the notice of proposed rulemaking may be submitted to the EPA electronically, by mail, by facsimile or through hand delivery/courier. Please refer to the notice of proposed rulemaking (79 FR 41846) for the addresses and detailed instructions. Publicly available documents relevant to this action are available for public inspection either electronically at http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center, 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. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying. The EPA has established the official public docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0151.

A copy of this document will be posted in the regulations and standards section of our new source review (NSR) home page located at http://www.epa.gov/​nsr and on the tribal NSR page at http://www.epa.gov/​air/​tribal/​tribalnsr.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Christopher Stoneman, Outreach and Information Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, (C304-01), U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number [phone], facsimile number [phone]; email address: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The EPA received two requests to extend the comment period on the July 17, 2014, notice of proposed rulemaking for “General Permits and Permits by Rule for the Federal Minor New Source Review Program in Indian Country.” Based on the evaluation of those requests and the level of interest in the notice of proposed rulemaking, the EPA is extending the public comment period for an additional 30 days. The public comment period will end on September 17, 2014, rather than August 18, 2014. This will ensure that the public has sufficient time to review and comment on all of the information available, including the notice of proposed rulemaking and other materials in the docket.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 49

• Environmental protection
• Administrative practice and procedure
• Air pollution control
• Indians
• Indians-law
• Indians-tribal government
• Intergovernmental relations
• Reporting and recordkeeping requirements

Dated: August 8, 2014.

Mary Henigin,

Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.