Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 38 / Friday, February 26, 2016 / Proposed Rules 9797 

jurisdiction. Consistent with EPA 

policy, the EPA provided a consultation 

opportunity to the Spokane Tribe in a 

letter dated May 21, 2015. The EPA did 

not receive a request for consultation. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Particulate matter, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Dated: February 12, 2016. 

Dennis J. McLerran, 

Regional Administrator, Region 10. 

[FR Doc. 2016–04081 Filed 2–25–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 98 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2015–0764; FRL–9942–96– 

OAR] 

RIN 2060–AS73 

Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Leak 

Detection Methodology Revisions and 

Confidentiality Determinations for 

Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; 

extension of public comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is announcing an 

extension of the public comment period 

for the proposed rule titled ‘‘Greenhouse 

Gas Reporting Rule: Leak Detection 

Methodology Revisions and 

Confidentiality Determinations for 

Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems.’’ 

The public comment period for this 

proposal began on January 29, 2016. 

This document announces the extension 

of the deadline for public comment from 

February 29, 2016 to March 15, 2016. 

DATES: The public comment period for 

the proposed rule published January 29, 

2016 (81 FR 4987) is extended. 

Comments must be received on or 

before March 15, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2015–0764 to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Once submitted, comments cannot be 

edited or withdrawn. The EPA may 

publish any comment received to its 

public docket. Do not submit 

electronically any information you 

consider to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Multimedia submissions (audio, video, 

etc.) must be accompanied by a written 

comment. The written comment is 

considered the official comment and 

should include discussion of all points 

you wish to make. The EPA will 

generally not consider comments or 

comment contents located outside of the 

primary submission (i.e., on the web, 

cloud, or other file sharing system). For 

additional submission methods, the full 

EPA public comment policy, 

information about CBI or multimedia 

submissions, and general guidance on 

making effective comments, please visit 

http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/

commenting-epa-dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carole Cook, Climate Change Division, 

Office of Atmospheric Programs (MC– 

6207A), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: (202) 343–9263; fax number: 

(202) 343–2342; email address: 

GHGReporting@epa.gov. For technical 

information, please go to the 

Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program Web 

site, http://www.epa.gov/ghgreporting/

index.html. To submit a question, select 

Help Center, followed by ‘‘Contact Us.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Worldwide Web (WWW) 

In addition to being available in the 

docket, an electronic copy of this 

proposal will also be available through 

the WWW. Following signature, a copy 

of this action will be posted on the 

EPA’s GHGRP Web site at http://

www.epa.gov/ghgreporting/index.html. 

Additional Information on Submitting 

Comments 

To expedite review of your comments 

by Agency staff, you are encouraged to 

send a separate copy of your comments, 

in addition to the copy you submit to 

the official docket, to Carole Cook, U.S. 

EPA, Office of Atmospheric Programs, 

Climate Change Division, Mail Code 

6207A, Washington, DC 20460, 

telephone (202) 343–9263, email 

address: GHGReporting@epa.gov. 

Background 

In this action, the EPA is providing 

notice that it is extending the comment 

period on the proposed rule titled 

‘‘Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Leak 

Detection Methodology Revisions and 

Confidentiality Determinations for 

Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems,’’ 

which was published on January 29, 

2016 (81 FR 4987). The previous 

deadline for submitting public comment 

on that rule was February 29, 2016. The 

EPA is extending that deadline to March 

15, 2016. This extension will provide 

the general public additional time for 

participation and comments. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 98 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Greenhouse gases, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: February 22, 2016. 

Sarah Dunham, 

Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2016–04196 Filed 2–25–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 98 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2015–0526; FRL–9942–95– 

OAR] 

RIN 2060–AS60 

2015 Revisions and Confidentiality 

Determinations for Data Elements 

Under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting 

Rule 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; 

extension of public comment period. 

SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing an 

extension of the public comment period 

for the proposed rule titled ‘‘2015 

Revisions and Confidentiality 

Determinations for Data Elements under 

the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule’’. 

The public comment period for this 

proposal began on January 29, 2016. 

This document announces the extension 

of the deadline for public comments 

from February 29, 2016 to March 30, 

2016. 

DATES: Comment Due Date: The 

comment due date of February 29, 2016, 

for the proposed rule published on 

January 15, 2016, at 81 FR 2536, is 

extended to March 30, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2015–0526, to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Once submitted, comments cannot be 

edited or withdrawn. The EPA may 

publish any comment received to its 

public docket. Do not submit 

electronically any information you 

consider to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Multimedia submissions (audio, video, 


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