Posting an FDMS Docket without a F ederal R egister Notice

MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: Posting EPA - HQ - OAR - 2011 - 00 90 to Regulations.gov for Public Access FROM: Christian Fellner

Energy Strategies Group Sector Policies and Programs Division Thru: Peter Tsi rigotis, Director

Sector Policies and Programs Division Th is memo randum authorizes the posting of EPA - HQ - OAR - 2011 - 00 90 to Regulations.gov for public access . The purpose of this docket is to serve as a repository for information about establishing a N ew Source Performance Standard for emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) for new and modified utility boilers and establishing GHG emission guidelines for existing utility boilers. EPA expects to propose regulations by July 26, 2011 and issue final regulat ions by May 26, 2012. This document will be open for public comment from February 04 , 2011 to November 30, 2011 . Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA - HQ - OAR - 2011 - 0090 , 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 - 0090 • Mail: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode 6102T, 1200 Pennsylv ania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA - HQ - OAR - 2011 - 0090 • H and Delivery : EP A Docket Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA - HQ - OAR- 2011 - 0090 Such del iveries are onl y accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. EPA’s policy

is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may

b e 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 informati on whose disclosure isrestricted 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 your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. I f 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 el ectronic 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 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, 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 Christian Fellner at (919) 541 - 4003 , or via email at fellner.christ ian @epa.gov .