Revisions to the Federal NOX Budget Trading Program, the Emissions Monitoring Provisions, the Permits Regulation Provisions, and the Appeal Procedures; Extension of Comment Period

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 72, 75, 78, and 97

[FRL-7019-4]

RIN 2060-AJ43

Revisions to the Federal NO

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Budget Trading Program, the Emissions Monitoring Provisions, the Permits Regulation Provisions, and the Appeal Procedures; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:

Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

SUMMARY:

The Environmental Protection Agency published a proposed rule in the

Federal Register

on June 13, 2001 at (66 FR 31978) on “Revisions to the Federal NO

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Budget Trading Program, the Emissions Monitoring Provisions, the Permits Regulation Provisions, and the Appeal Procedures” which provided a 45-day comment period, which expires on July 30, 2001. The EPA has received a request to extend the comment period for this proposed rule for 21 days. The EPA is today extending the comment period for the Revisions to the Federal NO

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Budget Trading Program, the Emissions Monitoring Provisions, the Permits Regulation Provisions, and the Appeal Procedures for 21 days until August 20, 2001.

DATES:

Comments must be submitted by August 20, 2001.

ADDRESSES:

Comments. Comments must be mailed (in duplicate if possible) to: EPA Air Docket (6102), Attention: Docket No. A-2000-33, Room—1500, Waterside Mall, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460. Docket. Docket No. A-2000-33, containing supporting information used to develop the proposal, is available for public inspection and copying from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays, at EPA's Air Docket Section at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gabrielle Stevens, Clean Air Markets Division (6204N), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, telephone number (202) 564-2681 or the Acid Rain Hotline at (202) 564-9620. Electronic copies of the proposed rulemaking document and technical support documents can be accessed through the EPA Web site at:

http:// www.epa.gov/airmarkets.

Dated: July 23, 2001.

Brian J. McLean,

Director, Clean Air Markets Division/Office of Atmospheric Programs, Environmental Protection Agency.

[FR Doc. 01-18820 Filed 7-26-01; 8:45 am]

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