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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 211 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–0024; FRL–8947–6] 

RIN 2060–A025 

Product Noise Labeling; Hearing 

Protection Devices 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Extension of comment period 

and rescheduled public hearing. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is announcing an 

extension of the public comment period 

for the proposed rule ‘‘Product Noise 

Labeling—Hearing Protection Devices’’ 

(the proposed rule is hereinafter referred 

to as ‘‘HPD Rule’’). EPA published a 

notice of proposed rulemaking on 

August 5, 2009, in the Federal Register 

(74 FR 39150) which included a request 

for comments and an offer to hold a 

public hearing if requested. The public 

comment period was to end on 

September 4, 2009, (30 days after 

publication in the Federal Register) and 

the public hearing, if requested, was to 

take place on August 25, 2009. The 

purpose of this document is to extend 

the public comment period an 

additional 60 days until November 4, 

2009, and to schedule a public hearing 

on this proposed rule will be held on 

October 7, 2009. This extension of the 

comment period and the holding of a 

public hearing are being provided to 

allow the public additional time to 

review the rule and provide EPA with 

comments on the proposed rule. 

DATES: Comments. Written comments 

must be received on or before November 

4, 2009. 

Public Hearing. The public hearing 

will be held on Wednesday, October 7, 

2009, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern 

Standard time. The meeting is 

scheduled for one day and will take 

place at EPA Headquarters, Room 

1153—East building, 1301 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

Anyone that would like to speak at the 

hearing must notify the EPA by 

September 30, 2009, via the docket. 

Persons wishing to make a formal 

presentation for the record must provide 

a hard copy of their presentation to the 

docket not later than September 30, 

2009. Scheduling of all presentations 

will be based on the order in which 

their request is received. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket ID number EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2003–0024, by one of the 

following methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 566–1741. 

• Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and 

Information Center, EPA Labeling 

Regulation, Docket Number EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2003–0024, Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, 

Mailcode 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, 

Public Reading Room, EPA West, Room 

3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. Such deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket’s 

normal hours of operation (Monday 

through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m.), excluding legal holidays and 

special arrangement should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. The 

telephone number for the Public 

Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and 

the telephone number for the Air Docket 

is (202) 566–1742. 

• Instructions: Direct your comments 

to Docket ID Number EPA–HQ–OAR– 

2003–0024. EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the public docket without change and 

may be made available online at 

http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided, 

unless the comment includes 

information claimed to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by 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 ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

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 your 

name or other content information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you 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 or any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defect or 

viruses. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

How Can I Access the Docket? 

All documents in the docket are listed 

in the http://www.regulations.gov index. 

Although listed in the index, some 

information is not publicly available, 

e.g., CBI or other information whose 

disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, will be publicly 

available only in hard copy. Publicly 

available docket materials are available 

either electronically in http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Air and Radiation Docket and 

Information Center, EPA/DC, EPA West, 

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. The telephone 

number for the Public Reading Room is 

(202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the Air Docket is (202) 566– 

1742. 

How Can I Get Copies of This 

Document, the Proposed Rule, and 

Other Related Information? 

The EPA has established a docket for 

this action under Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2003–0024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Catrice Jefferson, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Office of Air and 

Radiation, Mail Code 6103A, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. Telephone 

Number—(202) 564–1668; Fax 

Number—(202) 564–1554; and e-mail 

Address—jefferson.catrice@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Extension of Comment Period: EPA 

received requests for an extension of the 

public comment period from various 

parties ranging from 60 to 90 days. After 

considering all of these comments, EPA 

has determined that an extension of an 

additional 60 days is an appropriate 

amount of time to provide the public for 

submission of meaningful comments on 

the proposed rule. Accordingly, the 

public comment period for the HPD 

proposed rulemaking is extended until 

November 4, 2009. EPA does not 

anticipate any further extension of the 

comment period at this time. 

Reschedule of Public Hearing: EPA 

received requests for a public hearing. 

In view of the above extension of the 

comment period the EPA is establishing 

October 7, 2009 as the date for the 

public hearing that was originally 

scheduled for August 25, 2009. EPA 

believes that this postponement will 

provide adequate time for interested 


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parties to develop their verbal 

comments and presentations. 

Dated: August 17, 2009. 

Gina McCarthy, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and 

Radiation. 

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