Proposed Rule2023-03419
Air Plan Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval; AK, Fairbanks North Star Borough; 2006 24-Hour PM2.5 Serious Area and 189(d) Plan; Extension of Comment Period and Public Hearing
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Published
February 17, 2023
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a public hearing to be held for the proposed action titled, "Air Plan Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval; AK, Fairbanks North Star Borough; 2006 24-hour PM<INF>2.5</INF> Serious Area and 189(d) Plan" which was published in the Federal Register on January 10, 2023. The EPA is also announcing the extension of the comment period for the proposed rulemaking to allow for sufficient time after the public hearing for commenters to submit comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 33 (Friday, February 17, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 10256]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03419]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R10-OAR-2022-0115; FRL-9755-03-R10]
Air Plan Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval; AK, Fairbanks
North Star Borough; 2006 24-Hour PM2.5 Serious Area and 189(d) Plan;
Extension of Comment Period and Public Hearing
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period; and notification of
public hearing.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a
public hearing to be held for the proposed action titled, ``Air Plan
Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval; AK, Fairbanks North Star
Borough; 2006 24-hour PM<INF>2.5</INF> Serious Area and 189(d) Plan''
which was published in the Federal Register on January 10, 2023. The
EPA is also announcing the extension of the comment period for the
proposed rulemaking to allow for sufficient time after the public
hearing for commenters to submit comments.
DATES:
Written comments: The comment period for the proposed rulemaking
published January 10, 2023 (88 FR 1454), is extended. The EPA must
receive comments on the proposed action on or before March 22, 2023.
Public hearing. A public hearing will be held on March 7, 2023, to
provide interested parties the opportunity to present information and
opinions to the EPA concerning the proposed action. For further
information on the public hearing, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section.
ADDRESSES:
Public hearing. The public hearing will be held at the Wood Center,
University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1731 S Chandalar Drive, Fairbanks, AK
99775. Additional information on the public hearing is provided in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
Written Comments. Submit your written comments, identified by
Docket ID No. EPA-R10-OAR-2022-0115, at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Please refer to the EPA's proposed action published in the Federal
Register on January 10, 2023 (88 FR 1454), for instructions for
submitting written comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Jentgen, EPA Region 10, 1200
Sixth Avenue--Suite 155, Seattle, WA 98101, (206) 553-0340,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#81ebe4eff5e6e4efafece0f5f5e9e4f6c1e4f1e0afe6eef7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="600a050e1407050e4e0d011414080517200510014e070f16">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA is holding a hearing on its proposed
action on the Fairbanks North Star Borough 2006 24-hour
PM<INF>2.5</INF> Serious Area and 189(d) Plans. The EPA's proposed
action was published in the Federal Register on January 10, 2023, (88
FR 1454).
The public hearing will be held on March 7, 2023, and will begin at
2 p.m. Alaska Standard Time (AKST). There will be a half hour break for
dinner beginning at 5 p.m. The public hearing will re-start at 5:30
p.m. and will conclude at 8 p.m. AKST.
The hearing will be limited to the subject matter of the proposed
action published in the Federal Register on January 10, 2023 (88 FR
1454). A 3-minute time limit may be placed on all oral testimony. The
EPA may ask clarifying questions during oral testimony but will not
respond to comments at that time. The EPA will not be providing
equipment for commenters to show overhead slides or make computerized
slide presentations. All oral testimony will be transcribed verbatim.
The EPA will publish the verbatim transcript to the public docket for
this action.
If you require the services of a translator or special
accommodations such as audio description, please pre-register for the
hearing by contacting the person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this document and describe your needs by March 1, 2023. The
EPA may not be able to arrange accommodations without advance notice.
Written comments may also be submitted at the public hearing.
Written statements and supporting information submitted during the
comment period will be considered with the same weight as any oral
comments and supporting information presented at the public hearing.
The EPA recommends submitting the text of your oral comments as written
comments to the rulemaking Docket ID No. EPA-R10-OAR-2022-0115, which
can be found at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
In the final rule, the EPA will provide a written response to all
relevant written and oral comments received during the comment period
on the proposed rule. A transcript of the hearing and written comments
will be made available upon request from the person listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section in this document, and will be
included in the public docket for this action.
Dated: February 13, 2023.
Krishnaswamy Viswanathan,
Director, Air and Radiation Division, Region 10.
[FR Doc. 2023-03419 Filed 2-16-23; 8:45 am]
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