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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 220 (Monday, November 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70781-70782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29174]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0216; FRL-9937-13-OAR]

Release of Draft Control Techniques Guidelines for the Oil and 
Natural Gas Industry

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On September 18, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) announced the availability of a draft Control Techniques 
Guidelines (CTG) document titled, ``Release of Draft Control Techniques 
Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry.'' The EPA is extending 
the comment period on the notice of availability of the draft CTG 
document that was scheduled to close on November 17, 2015. The EPA has 
received several letters from trade and business organizations, states 
and tribes requesting additional time to review and comment on the 
notice of availability of the draft CTG document.

DATES: The public comment period for notice of availability of the CTG 
document published in the Federal Register on September 18, 2015 (80 FR 
56577), is being extended. Written comments must be received on or 
before December 4, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for the draft CTG document 
(available at http://www.regulations.gov). For the notice of 
availability titled, ``Release of Draft Control Techniques Guidelines 
for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry,'' the Docket ID No. is EPA-HQ-
OAR-2015-0216. Information on this document is posted at http://www.epa.gov/airquality/oilandgas/actions.html. Submit your comments, 
identified by the appropriate Docket ID, 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withdrawn.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. If you need to include CBI as part 
of your comment, please visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html 
for instructions. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 
accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the 
official comment and should include

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discussion of all points you wish to make.
    For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment 
policy, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit 
http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information on this 
action, contact Cheryl Vetter, Office of Air Quality Planning and 
Standards, Environmental Protection Agency (C504-03), Research Triangle 
Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number (919) 541-4391; fax number 
(919) 541-5509; email address: vetter.cheryl@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: After considering the requests to extend the 
public comment period received from various trade and business 
organizations, states and tribes, the EPA has decided to extend the 
public comment period until December 4, 2015. This extension will 
ensure that the public has additional time to comment on the draft CTG 
document.

    Dated: November 10, 2015.
Mary E. Henigin,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2015-29174 Filed 11-13-15; 8:45 am]
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