Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0663-0044
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Proposed New Listings of Substitutes;
Changes of Listing Status; and Reinterpretation of Unacceptability for Closed Cell Foam Products Under the SNAP Program; and Revision of Clean Air Act Section 608 Venting Prohibition for Propane; Extension of the Comment Period
Posted Date: 2016-05-18T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 18, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 31222-31223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11627]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 82

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0663; FRL-9946-50-OAR]
RIN 2060-AS80

Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Proposed New Listings of 
Substitutes; Changes of Listing Status; and Reinterpretation of 
Unacceptability for Closed Cell Foam Products Under the Significant New 
Alternatives Policy Program; and Revision of Clean Air Act Section 608 
Venting Prohibition for Propane

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of public comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that 
the period for providing public comments on the April 18, 2016, 
proposed ``Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Proposed New Listings of 
Substitutes; Changes of Listing Status; and Reinterpretation of 
Unacceptability for Closed Cell Foam Products under the Significant New 
Alternatives Policy Program; and Revision of Clean Air Act Section 608 
Venting Prohibition for Propane'' is being extended by 14 days.

DATES: Comments. The public comment period for the proposed rule, which 
published April 18, 2016, (81 FR 22810) is being extended by 14 days 
and will close on June 16, 2016. This extension provides the public 
additional time to submit comments and supporting information.

ADDRESSES: Comments. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. 
EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0663, 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 Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn.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. 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. 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

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additional submission methods, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chenise Farquharson, Stratospheric 
Protection Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs (Mail Code 6205 T), 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-7768; email address: 
Farquharson.chenise@epa.gov. Notices and rulemakings under EPA's 
Significant New Alternatives Policy program are available on EPA's 
Stratospheric Ozone Web site at https://www.epa.gov/snap/snap-regulations.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comment Period

    The EPA is extending the public comment period for the proposed 
rule (81 FR 22810; April 18, 2016) an additional 14 days. The public 
comment period will end on June 16, 2016, rather than June 2, 2016. 
This will provide the public additional time to review and comment on 
all of the information available, including the proposed rule and other 
materials in the docket.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 82

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Air pollution control, Incorporation by reference, Recycling, Reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements, Stratospheric ozone layer.

    Dated: May 11, 2016.
Sarah Dunham,
Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016-11627 Filed 5-17-16; 8:45 am]
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