Monday, October 5, 2009

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 191, October 5, 2009

Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 191
Monday, October 5, 2009
 
There are 2 announcements in this issue
 
    1. AIR - ND. EPA. Draft Documents Related to the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter
 
    2. AIR - ND/Correction. EPA. Extension of Public Comment Period: Second External Review Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter
 
  
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ANNOUNCEMENT 1


Subject: AIR - ND. EPA. Draft Documents Related to the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter
 
[Federal Register: October 5, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 191)]
[Notices]              
[Page 51148-51150]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0492; FRL-8965-5]

Draft Documents Related to the Review of the National Ambient Air
Quality Standards for Particulate Matter

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing an extension of the public comment
period for two draft assessment documents titled, Risk Assessment to
Support the Review of the PM Primary National Ambient Air Quality
Standards--External Review Draft and Particulate Matter Urban-Focused
Visibility Assessment--External Review Draft (74 FR 46589; September
10, 2009). The EPA is extending the comment period that originally was
scheduled to end on October 15, 2009. The extended comment period will
close on November 9, 2009. The EPA is extending the comment period to
provide stakeholders and the public with adequate time to conduct
appropriate analysis and prepare meaningful comments.

DATES: Comments on the above reports must be received on or before
November 9, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2007-0492, by one of the following methods:
    http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail: Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail)
to a-and-r-docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-
0492.
    Fax: Fax your comments to 202-566-9744, Attention Docket
ID. No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0492.
    Mail: Send your comments to: Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0492.
    Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver your comments to: EPA
Docket Center, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Room 3334, Washington, DC.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.   

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions related to the draft
document titled, Risk Assessment to Support the Review of the PM
Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards: External Review Draft
(September 2009), please contact Dr. Zachary Pekar, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards (Mail code C504-06), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; e-mail:
pekar.zachary@epa.gov; telephone: 919-541-3704; fax: 919-541-0237.
    For questions related to the draft document titled, Particulate
Matter Urban-Focused Visibility Assessment--External Review Draft
(September 2009), please contact Ms. Vicki Sandiford, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards (Mail code C504-06), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; e-mail:
sandiford.vicki@epa.gov; telephone: 919-541-2629; fax: 919-541-0237.
    For questions related to the preliminary draft document, Policy
Assessment for the Review of the Particulate Matter National Ambient
Air Quality Standards: Preliminary Draft (September 2009), please
contact Ms. Beth Hassett-Sipple, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards (Mail code C504-06), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; e-mail: hassett-sipple.beth@epa.gov;
telephone: 919-541-4605; fax: 919-541-0237.

General Information

A. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of
the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk
or CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM
as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
    Identify the rulemaking by docket number and other
identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and
page number).
    Follow directions--The agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives
and substitute language for your requested changes.
    Describe any assumptions and provide any technical
information and/or data that you used.
    If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how
you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
    Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and
suggest alternatives.
    Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the
use of profanity or personal threats.
    Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
 
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