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InterstateOzoneTransport:ResponsetoCourt Decisions   onthe NOxSIPCall,NOxSIPCallTechnicalAmendments,      andSection126Rules  n     AGENCY: EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA). (x   ACTION: ProposedRule;extensionofcommentperiod. @   SUMMARY: XXXXԀToday,EPAis extendingtheclosingdateofthe  publiccommentperiodregardingEPA'snoticeofproposed  rulemaking InterstateOzoneTransport:ResponsetoCourt ,| DecisionsontheNOxSIPCall,NOxSIPCallTechnical ( Amendments,andSection126Rules,publishedFebruary22,  2002at67FR8395.Theoriginalcommentperiodwasto < closeonApril15,2002.ThenewclosingdatewillbeApril 8 29,2002.TheEPAreceivedarequesttoextendthecomment  perioddueto thecomplexityoftheissuessurroundingthe @   actions EPAisproposingtotake.#XXXX#XXXXԀWefinditappropriateto !<" provideadditionaltimeforinterestedandaffectedparties #$ tosubmitcomments.AllcommentsreceivedbyEPAonor D% & priortoApril29,2002willbeconsideredinthe &@"( developmentofafinalrule.#XXXX # (#*  DATES: AllcommentsregardingEPA'snoticeofproposed H*%, rulemakingissuedonFebruary22,2002mustbepostmarked, ,`'. faxed,oremailedtoEPAonorbeforecloseofbusiness - )0 April29,2002insteadofApril15,2002.  ADDRESSES:Comments(induplicateifpossible)maybe \ submittedtotheOfficeofAirandRadiationDocketand X InformationCenter(6102),Attention:DocketNo.A9656,   U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency,1200Pennsylvania `  Avenue,NW,Washington,DC20460,telephone(202)2607548,  \  fax(202)2604400,andemail4 TO  5  AandRdocket@epa.gov6d TOx   7  .We   encourageelectronicsubmissionsofcommentsanddata d  followingtheinstructionsunderSUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION `  ofthisdocument.Noconfidentialbusinessinformation   shouldbesubmittedthroughe-mail. h  ` Documentsrelevanttothisaction,includingthe d proposednotice,areavailableforinspectionattheU.S.  EnvironmentalProtectionAgency,401MStreet,SW,Waterside l Mall,RoomM1500,Washington,DC20460,betweeng f  8:00f  g Ԁa.m. h and5:30p.m.,MondaythroughFriday,excludinglegal  holidays.Areasonablefeemaybechargedforcopying. p   FORFURTHERINFORMATIONCONTACT: Generalquestions !l" concerningtoday'sactionshouldbeaddressedtoJanKing, "4$ OfficeofAirQualityPlanningandStandards,AirQuality $& StrategiesandStandardsDivision,C53902,Research <&!( TrianglePark,NC,27711,telephone(919)5415665,email '8#* 4 TO  5  king.jan@epa.gov.6TO  7 Ԁ  )$,  SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION: Theproposedrule(67FR8395) @+&. addressestheissuesremandedorvacatedfornoticeand -X(0 commentrulemakingbytheD.C.CircuitinMichiganv.EPA,  213F.3d663(D.C.Cir.2000),cert.denied,121S.Ct. \ 1225,149L.ED.135(2001), whichconcernedtheNOxSIP X Call(the SIPcallcase);AppalachianPowerv.EPA,251   F.3d1026(D.C.Cir.2001),whichconcernedthetechnical `  amendmentsrulemakingsfortheNOxSIPCall(the Technical  \  Amendmentscase);andAppalachianPowerv.EPA,249F.3d   1042(D.C.Cir.2001)andAppalachianPowerv.EPA,No.99 d  1200,Order(D.C.Cir.,August24,2001),whichconcerned `  thesection126rulemaking(the Section126case).    ` Intheproposedrule,EPAproposedto: h (1)0 ` retainthedefinitionofEGUsasitrelatesto d cogenerationunitsintheNOxSIPCallandinthe  Section126Rule,andretainthedefinitionofEGUsas l itrelatestocogenerationunitsintheNOxSIPCall h withonlyminorrevisionstomakethedefinition  consistentwiththeSection126Rule;p ` (#` (# (2)0 ` revisethecontrollevelsforstationaryinternal !l" combustionenginesthatwereassumedincalculatingNOx "$ SIPcallbudgetsforeachState;t$&` (#` (# (3)0 ` excludeportionsofGeorgia,Missouri,Alabamaand  &p!( MichiganfromtheNOxSIPCall(thecourtruling '#* focusedonGeorgiaandMissouri,butthesameissueis x)$, relevanttoAlabamaandMichigan);$+t&.` (#` (# (4)0 ` revisestatewideemissionsbudgetsintheNOxSIP_Call , (0 toreflectthedispositionofthefirstthreeissues  above;\` (#` (# (5)0 ` setarangeofdatesfor19StatesandtheDistrictof X ColumbiatosubmitStateimplementationplansto   achievetheemissionsreductionsrequiredbythis `  secondphaseoftheNOxSIPCall,andforGeorgiaand  \  MissouritosubmitSIPsmeetingthefullNOxSIPCall:   6monthsthrough1yearfromfinalpromulgationofthis d  rulemakingbutnolaterthanApril1,2003;` ` (#` (# (6)0 ` setacompliancedateofMay31,2004,forallsources   exceptthoseinGeorgiaandMissouri;andsourcesin h thosetwoStateswouldhaveaMay1,2005compliance d date;and` (#` (# (7)0 ` excludeWisconsinfromNOxSIPCallrequirementsat l thistime.h` (#` (#  ` XXXXThecommentperiodprovidedintheproposedrulewasto  closeonApril15,2002.Todaysactionextendsthedateby p  whichthecommentperiodclosestoApril29,2002.#XXXX# !l" __4/5/02_______________ t$& Dated: J% ' ____/S/__________________ '#* JeffreyR.Holmstead (#+ AssistantAdministrator x)$, OfficeofAirandRadiation N*%-