Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0924-0016
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Supplemental Proposal to Proposed Confidentiality Determinations for Data Required Under Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule; Extension of public comment period
Posted Date: 2010-08-27T04:00Z

[Federal Register: August 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 166)]
[Proposed Rules]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 2

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0924; FRL-9193-7]
RIN 2060-AQ04

 
Supplemental Proposal to the Proposed Confidentiality 
Determinations for Data Required Under the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas 
Reporting Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On July 27, 2010, EPA published a Supplemental Proposal that 
proposed confidentiality determinations for certain data elements 
contained in proposed revisions to the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas 
Reporting Rule. In this action, EPA is extending the comment period for 
the Supplemental Proposal until September 7, 2010.

DATES: Comments. This document extends the comment period for the 
Supplemental Proposal to the Proposed Confidentiality Determinations 
for Data Required under the Mandatory

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Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule (75 FR 43889). Comments must be received 
on or before September 7, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0924, by one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
online instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail: GHGReportingCBI@epa.gov.
    Fax: (202) 566-1741.
    Mail: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), 
Mailcode 6102T, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0924, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, Public Reading Room, EPA West 
Building, Room 3334, 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-
2009-0924. 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 e-mail. 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 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 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 only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air Docket, EPA/
DC, EPA West, Room B102, 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; e-mail address: 
GHGMRR@epa.gov. For technical information, contact the Greenhouse Gas 
Reporting Rule Hotline at: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/
ghgrule_contactus.htm. Alternatively, contact Carole Cook at 202-343-
9263.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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, e-mail 
GHGReportingCBI@epa.gov.
    Background on Today's Action: In this action, EPA is extending the 
public comment period on the July 27, 2010 Supplemental Proposal to the 
Proposed Confidentiality Determinations for Data Required Under the 
Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule (``Supplemental CBI Proposal,'' 
75 FR 43889). EPA is extending the comment period for the Supplemental 
CBI Proposal to September 7, 2010.
    On July 7, 2010, EPA published the Proposed Confidentiality 
Determinations for Data Required Under the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas 
Reporting Rule and Proposed Amendment to Special Rules Governing 
Certain Information Obtained Under the Clean Air Act (``CBI Proposal,'' 
75 FR 39094). The comment period for the CBI Proposal ends on September 
7, 2010.
    On July 27, 2010, EPA published the Supplemental CBI Proposal; the 
comment period for the Supplemental CBI Proposal would have ended on 
August 26, 2010.
    EPA received comments requesting an extension of the public comment 
period for the Supplemental CBI Proposal to September 7, 2010. 
Commenters noted that the CBI Proposal and the Supplemental CBI 
Proposal both concern the confidentiality of data collected under the 
Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. Commenters also noted how comments on 
the two proposals might be easily consolidated into one document. 
Therefore, to facilitate submission of public comments, EPA is 
extending the comment period for the Supplemental CBI Proposal to 
September 7, 2010 so that the comment period for both actions ends on 
the same day.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 2

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: August 23, 2010.
Dina Kruger,
Acting Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-21385 Filed 8-26-10; 8:45 am]
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