Proposed Rule2025-20415

Air Plan Approval; AK; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period; Extension of Comment Period

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Published
November 20, 2025
Effective
October 30, 2025

Issuing agencies

Environmental Protection Agency

Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for the proposed rulemaking entitled "Air Plan Approval; AK; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period," that published on October 30, 2025. This will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 222 (Thursday, November 20, 2025)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 52308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20415]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R10-OAR-2023-0348; FRL-11133-03-R10]


Air Plan Approval; AK; Regional Haze Plan for the Second 
Implementation Period; Extension of Comment Period

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 rulemaking entitled ``Air Plan 
Approval; AK; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation 
Period,'' that published on October 30, 2025. This will allow 
interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments.

DATES: The comment period for the action that published on October 30, 
2025 (90 FR 48855), is extended. Written comments must be received on 
or before December 16, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R10-
OAR-2023-0348 at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. For comments submitted at 
<a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>, follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments. Once submitted, comments may not be edited or removed from 
<a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>. For either manner of submission, the EPA may publish 
any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically 
any information you consider to be confidential business information or 
other information the disclosure of which 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 
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 
For the full EPA public comment policy, information about confidential 
business information or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on 
making effective comments, please visit <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets</a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristin Hall, EPA Region 10, 1200 
Sixth Avenue, Suite 155, Seattle, WA 98101, at (206) 553-6357 or 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a9c1c8c5c587c2dbc0daddc0c7e9ccd9c887cec6df"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="187079747436736a716b6c7176587d6879367f776e">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, the use of ``we'' 
and ``our'' means ``the EPA.''
    On October 30, 2025 (90 FR 48855), we published ``Air Plan 
Approval; AK; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period'' 
in the Federal Register. In that proposed rulemaking we proposed to 
approve the Alaska regional haze plan for the second implementation 
period and opened a 30-day comment period, ending on December 1, 2025. 
We received a request from the public to extend the comment period an 
additional 15 days, to allow interested persons additional time to 
prepare and submit comments. We are granting the request. Written 
comments must now be received on or before December 16, 2025.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by 
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, 
Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur 
oxides.

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

Angeles Herrera,
Director, Air and Radiation Division, Region 10.
[FR Doc. 2025-20415 Filed 11-19-25; 8:45 am]
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