15990 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 53 / Monday, March 19, 2012 / Proposed Rules 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 98 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0028; FRL–9649–7] 

RIN 2060–AR39 

Proposed Confidentiality 

Determinations for the Petroleum and 

Natural Gas Systems Source Category, 

and Amendments to Table A–7, of the 

Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule; Extension of 

public comment period. 

SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing an 

extension of the public comment period 

for the proposed rule titled ‘‘Proposed 

Confidentiality Determinations for the 

Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems 

Source Category, and Amendments to 

Table A–7, of the Greenhouse Gas 

Reporting Rule’’. 

DATES: The public comment period 

started on February 24, 2012 (77 FR 

11039). This notice announces the 

extension of the deadline for public 

comment from March 26, 2012 to April 

9, 2012. Comments must be received on 

or before April 9, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit your 

comments, identified by Docket ID No. 

EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0028 by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: GHGReportingRule@epa.gov. 

Include Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR– 

2011–0028 in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Fax: (202) 566–9744. 

• Mail: Environmental Protection 

Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), 

Mail Code 28221T, Attention Docket ID 

No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0028, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20460. 

• Hand/Courier Delivery: EPA Docket 

Center, Public Reading Room, EPA West 

Building, Room 3334, Attention Docket 

ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0028, 1301 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20004. Such deliveries are only 

accepted during the docket’s normal 

hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2011– 

0028. 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 email. 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 email comment directly 

to EPA without going through http:// 

www.regulations.gov your email 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 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, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. 

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 for viewing at 

the EPA Docket Center. Publicly 

available docket materials are available 

either electronically in http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the EPA Docket Center, EPA/DC, EPA 

West Building, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC. This Docket Facility 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carole Cook, Climate Change Division, 

Office of Atmospheric Programs (MC– 

6207J), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: (202) 343–9263; fax number: 

(202) 343–2342; email address: 

GHGReportingRule@epa.gov. For 

technical questions, please see the 

Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program Web 

site http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/ 

emissions/ghgrulemaking.html. To 

submit a question, select Rule Help 

Center, followed by Contact Us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Worldwide Web (WWW) 

In addition to being available in the 

docket, an electronic copy of today’s 

notice will also be available through the 

WWW. Following signature, a copy of 

this action will be posted on EPA’s 

greenhouse gas reporting rule Web site 

at http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/ 

emissions/ghgrulemaking.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 

6207–J, Washington, DC 20460, 

telephone (202) 343–9263, email 

address: GHGReportingRule@epa.gov. 

Background on Today’s Action 

In this action, EPA is providing notice 

that it is extending the comment period 

on the proposed rule titled ‘‘Proposed 

Confidentiality Determinations for the 

Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems 

Source Category, and Amendments to 

Table A–7, of the Greenhouse Gas 

Reporting Rule’’ which was published 

on February 24, 2012. The current 

deadline for submitting public comment 

on that rule is March 26, 2012. EPA is 

extending that deadline to April 9, 2012. 

This extension will provide the general 

public additional time for public 

participation. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 98 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Greenhouse gases, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: March 13, 2012. 

Sarah Dunham, 

Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6565 Filed 3–16–12; 8:45 am] 

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