Proposed Rule2026-04151
Interstate Transport Plan Review for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS
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Published
March 3, 2026
Effective
January 30, 2026
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for the proposed "Interstate Transport Plan Review for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS," published in the Federal Register on January 30, 2026. The current comment period for the proposed rule is set to end on March 2, 2026. The EPA has received numerous requests to extend the comment period. The EPA is extending the comment period for the proposed action to March 23, 2026.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 3, 2026)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 10360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04151]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0192; FRL-12716-03-OAR]
Interstate Transport Plan Review for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS
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 ``Interstate Transport Plan Review for
the 2015 Ozone NAAQS,'' published in the Federal Register on January
30, 2026. The current comment period for the proposed rule is set to
end on March 2, 2026. The EPA has received numerous requests to extend
the comment period. The EPA is extending the comment period for the
proposed action to March 23, 2026.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on January
30, 2026, at 91 FR 4026 is extended. Comments must be received on or
before March 23, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2025-0192, by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our
preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#28490549464c055a054c474b434d5c684d5849064f475e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d6b7fbb7b8b2fba4fbb2b9b5bdb3a296b3a6b7f8b1b9a0">[email protected]</span></a>. Include Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OAR-2025-0192 in the subject line of the message.
<bullet> Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket
Center, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0192, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460.
<bullet> Hand Delivery or Courier: EPA Docket Center, WJC West
Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004.
The Docket Center's hours of operation are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-
Friday (except Federal holidays).
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID
No. for this proposed rulemaking. Comments received may be posted
without change to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>, including personal information
provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this proposed
rule, contact Gwyndolyn Sofka, Air Quality Planning Division, Office of
State Air Partnerships (C539-04), Environmental Protection Agency, 109
TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number
(919) 541-5121; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#780b171e1319561f0f01161c17140116381d0819561f170e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="33405c5558521d54444a5d575c5f4a5d735643521d545c45">[email protected]</span></a> or Thomas Uher,
Air Quality Planning Division, Office of State Air Partnerships (C539-
04), Environmental Protection Agency, 109 TW Alexander Drive, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-5534; email
address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#deabb6bbacf0aab6b1b3bfad9ebbaebff0b9b1a8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1a6f727f68346e7275777b695a7f6a7b347d756c">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Friday, January 30, 2026, the EPA
published the Interstate Transport Plan Review for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS
proposed rule in the Federal Register. The comment period for the
proposed rule was for 30 days, ending on March 2, 2026. The EPA
received numerous comments requesting that the Agency extend the
comment period for the proposed rule. To ensure the public has
sufficient time to review the proposed action, the EPA is extending the
comment period by 21 days, ending on March 23, 2026.
Authority: The statutory authority for this action is provided
by the Clean Air Act (CAA) as amended (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.). CAA
section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I), also known as the ``good neighbor'' or
``interstate transport'' provision, provides the primary basis for
the proposed action, for which we are extending the comment period
an additional 21 days.
Dated: February 26, 2026.
Scott Mathias,
Director, Office of State Air Partnerships.
[FR Doc. 2026-04151 Filed 3-2-26; 8:45 am]
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