Posting an FDMS Docket without a F ederal R egister Notice

MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: Posting EPA - HQ - OAR - 2011 - 0089 to Regulations.gov for Public Access FROM: Brenda Shine

Coatings and Chemicals Group Sector Policies and Programs Division Thru: Peter Tsirigotis, Director

Sector Policies and Programs Division Th is memo randum authorizes the posting of EPA - HQ - OAR - 2011 - 0089 to Regulations.gov for public access . The purpose of this docket is to e stablish a repository for information about establishing Ne w Source Performance Standard (NSPS) under the Clean Air Act for emissions of greenhouse gases ( GHG ) for new and modified refineries, and GHG emission gui delines for existing refineries. EPA intends to propose regulations by December 10, 2011 and finalize regulations b y November 10, 2012 . The action will also include EPA c onduct ing a risk and technology review of current air toxic stand ards for refineries, and resolving the issues, including those related to criteria pollutants, raised in an August 25, 20 08 petition for reconsi deration of the refinery NSPS. This document will be open for public comment from February 04 , 2011 to March 31, 2012. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA - HQ - OAR - 2011 - 0089, by one of the following methods :

• www.regulations.gov : Follow the on - line instructions for submitting comments. • Facsimile: (202) 566 - 9744, Attention Docket ID No. EPA - HQ - OAR2011 - 0089 • Mail: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA - HQ - OAR - 2011 - 00 89 • H and Delivery : EP A Docket Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EP A - HQ - OAR- 2011 - 00 89 Such deliveries are onl y accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed informatio nEPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public do cket without change and may

be made available online at http://www.regulations.gov , including an y personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted b y statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or e - mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ‘‘anon ym ous access’’ s ys tem, which means EPA will not know y our identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. I f you send an e - mail comment dir ectly to EPA without going through http://www.regulations.gov, your e - mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include yo ur name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD

–ROM y ou submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, avoid an y form of encryption, and be free of an y defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm . Should you have any

questions regarding this memorandum, please contact Brenda Shine at (919) 541 - 3608 , or via email at shine.brenda@epa.gov .