ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA-R06-0AR-2006-0132; FRLExtension ofPublic Comment Period for Proposed Rule on the Approval and Promulgation ofImplementation Plans; Texas; Excess Emissions During Startup, Shutdown, Maintenance, and Malfunction Activities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Extension ofpublic commentperiod.
SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing a 14-day extension ofthe public commentperiod for the proposed "Approval and Promulgation ofImplementation Plans; Texas; Excess Emissions During Startup, Shutdown, Maintenance, and Malfunction Activities." As initially published in the Federal Register on May 13,2010 (75 FR 26892), written comments on the proposal for rulemaking were to be submittedto EPA on or before June 14,2010 (a 30-daypublic comment period). Sincepublication, EPA has received requests for additional time to submitcomments. Therefore, the public commentperiod will now end on June 28, 2010. This extension is timelimited because the rule has to be finalized by October 31,2010 underthe terms ofasettlement agreement.

DATE: The public commentperiod for this proposedrule is extendedto June 28,2010.2 FORFURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Alan Shar, Air Planning Section (6PDL), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, telephone (214) 665-6691, fax (214) 665-7263, e-mail address shar.alan @epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

### I. General Information A. Extension ofPublic Comment Period The proposed rule was signed on May 5,2010, and published in the Federal Register on May 13,2010 (75 FR 26892). The EPA has received requests for additional time to comment on the proposal. Since the 30-day public comment period would have concluded on June 14, 2010, EPA has decided to extend the commentperioduntil June 28,2010. This extension is time-limited because the rule mustbe finalized by October 31, 2010 under the terms ofa settlementagreement. 

### B. How Can I GetCopies ofThis Document and OtherRelated Information? 1. Docket. The EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPAR06-0AR-2006-0132. Publicly available docket materials are available eitherelectronically through http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air Planning Section (6PD-L), Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733. The file will be made available by appointment for public inspection in the Region 6 FOIA Review Room between the hours of8:30 a.m. and 4.:30 p.m. weekdays exceptfor legal holidays. Contactthe person listed in the FORFURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT paragraph below to make an appointment. Ifpossible, please make the appointment at leasttwo working days in advance ofyour visit. There will be a 15 centperpage fee for making photocopies of3 documents. On the day ofthe visit, please check in at the EPA Region 6 reception area at 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733. 2. Electronic Access. You may access this Federal Register document electronically through the http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html. Also, the proposed rulemaking was published in the Federal Register on May 13, 2010 and is available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-11429.htm.

Dated: ,2010 Lawrence E. Starfield, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.