Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2017-0757-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review; Notice of Public Hearing on October 17, 2019
Posted Date: 2019-09-20T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 49497-49498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20242]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 60

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2017-0757; FRL-10000-05-OAR]
RIN 2060-AT90

Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, 
Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: On August 28, 2019, the Administrator of the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed the proposed rulemaking, 
``Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, 
Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review.'' The EPA also requested 
public comment on the proposed action. The EPA is announcing that it 
will hold a public hearing to provide interested parties the 
opportunity to present data, views, or arguments concerning the 
proposed action.

DATES: The EPA will hold a public hearing on October 17, 2019, in 
Dallas, Texas. Please refer to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 
for additional information on the public hearing.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at the Earle Cabell Federal 
Courthouse, 1100 Commerce Street, Dallas, Texas 75242 in the Red River 
and Live Oak conference rooms on the 7th floor. Because this hearing is 
being held at a U.S. government facility, individuals planning to 
attend the hearing should be prepared to show valid picture 
identification to the security staff to gain access to the meeting 
room. Please note that the REAL ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005, 
established new requirements for entering federal facilities. For 
purposes of the REAL ID Act, the EPA will accept government-issued IDs, 
including driver's licenses from the District of Columbia and all 
states and territories. Acceptable alternative forms of identification 
include: Federal employee badges, passports, enhanced driver's 
licenses, and military identification cards. Additional information on 
the REAL ID Act is available at: https://www.dhs.gov/real-id. Any 
objects brought into the building need to fit through the security 
screening system, such as a purse, laptop bag, or small backpack. 
Demonstrations will not be allowed on federal property for security 
reasons.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The EPA will begin pre-registering 
speakers for the hearing upon publication of this document in the 
Federal Register. To register to speak at the October 17, 2019, 
hearing, please use the online registration form available at https://www.epa.gov/controlling-air-pollution-oil-and-natural-gas-industry/proposed-policy-amendments-2012-and-2016-new or contact Virginia Hunt 
at (919) 541-0832 to register to speak at the hearing. The last day to 
pre-register to speak at the hearing will be October 14, 2019. If the 
EPA receives a high volume of requests, we may continue the public 
hearing on October 18, 2019, at the location described above. We 
encourage the public to register to speak as soon as possible after 
this document publishes in order to inform that decision. The EPA does 
not intend to publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the 
potential addition of a second day for the public hearing or any 
updates to the information on the hearing described in this document. 
Please monitor https://www.epa.gov/controlling-air-pollution-oil-and-natural-gas-industry/proposed-policy-amendments-2012-and-2016-new or 
contact Virginia Hunt at (919) 541-0832 to determine if there are any 
updates to the information on the hearing. If a second day of the 
public hearing is scheduled, we will update the website with this 
information by October 10, 2019.
    On October 15, 2019, the EPA will post at https://www.epa.gov/controlling-air-pollution-oil-and-natural-gas-industry/proposed-policy-amendments-2012-and-2016-new a general agenda for the hearing that will 
list pre-registered speakers in approximate order. The EPA will make 
every effort to follow the schedule as closely as possible on the day 
of the hearing; however, please plan for the hearing to run either 
ahead of schedule or behind schedule. Additionally, requests to speak 
will be taken the day of the hearing at the hearing registration desk. 
The EPA will make every effort to accommodate all speakers who arrive 
and register, although preferences on speaking times may not be able to 
be fulfilled.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The hearing will convene at 8:00 a.m. local 
time and will conclude at 6:00 p.m. local time on October 17, 2019. 
Lunch breaks will be scheduled as time will allow depending on the 
number of registered speakers.
    Each commenter will have 5 minutes to provide oral testimony. If 
there are no additional registered speakers, the EPA will end the 
hearing 2 hours after the

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last registered speaker has concluded their comments.
    The EPA may ask clarifying questions during the oral presentations 
but will not respond to the presentations at that time. Written 
statements and supporting information submitted during the comment 
period will be considered with the same weight as oral comments and 
supporting information presented at the public hearing. Verbatim 
transcripts of the hearings and written statements will be included in 
the docket for the rulemaking. The EPA also encourages commenters to 
provide the EPA with a copy of their oral testimony electronically (via 
email) or in hard copy form.
    If you require the service of a translator or special 
accommodations such as audio description, please pre-register for the 
hearing and describe your needs by October 14, 2019. We may not be able 
to arrange accommodations without advanced notice.
    The EPA will not provide audiovisual equipment for presentations. 
Any media presentations should be submitted to the public docket at 
https://www.regulations.gov/, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2017-0757. The EPA must receive comments on the proposed action no 
later than 60 days after it publishes in the Federal Register.

    Dated: September 13, 2019.
Panagiotis Tsirigotis,
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2019-20242 Filed 9-19-19; 8:45 am]
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