Document ID: EPA-R06-OAR-2018-0705-0013
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: NM079.13 Proposed rule; extension of comment period; Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: New Mexico; Interstate Transport Requirements for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), 1 page.
Posted Date: 2019-12-31T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 250 (Tuesday, December 31, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 72289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27865]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R06-OAR-2018-0705; FRL-10003-47-Region 6]

Air Plan Approval; New Mexico; Interstate Transport Requirements 
for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the 
comment period for the proposed rule titled ``Air Plan Approval; New 
Mexico; Interstate Transport Requirements for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS'' 
that was published in the Federal Register on December 3, 2019. The 
proposal provided for a public comment period ending January 2, 2020. 
The EPA received a request from the public to extend this comment 
period. The EPA is extending the comment period to a 45-day public 
comment period ending January 17, 2020.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published December 3, 
2019 (84 FR 66098), is extended. Written comments must be received on 
or before January 17, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket Number EPA-R06-
OAR-2018-0705, at http://www.regulations.gov or via email to 
fuerst.sherry@epa.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from 
Regulations.gov. 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. Multimedia submissions (audio, 
video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written 
comment is considered the official comment and should include 
discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not 
consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary 
submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For 
additional submission methods, please contact Sherry Fuerst, 214-665-
6454, fuerst.sherry@epa.gov. For the full EPA public comment policy, 
information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance 
on making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
    Docket: The index to the docket for this action is available 
electronically at www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at the EPA 
Region 6 Office, 1201 Elm Street, Suite 500, Dallas, Texas. While all 
documents in the docket are listed in the index, some information may 
be publicly available only at the hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted 
material), and some may not be publicly available at either location 
(e.g., CBI).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherry Fuerst, 214-665-6454, 
fuerst.sherry@epa.gov. To inspect the hard copy materials, please 
schedule an appointment with Ms. Fuerst or Mr. Bill Deese at 214-665-
7253.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 3, 2019, we published in the 
Federal Register ``Air Plan Approval; New Mexico; Interstate Transport 
Requirements for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS'' addressing ozone interstate 
transport (84 FR 66098). We received a request for an extension of the 
comment period and, in response, have decided to allow an additional 15 
days. We are extending the comment period to January 17, 2020. This 
action will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and 
submit comments.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by 
reference, Nitrogen Oxides, Ozone.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

    Dated: December 18, 2019.
David Garcia,
Air and Radiation Division Director, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2019-27865 Filed 12-30-19; 8:45 am]
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