[Federal Register: November 10, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 217)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Draft Guidance for Improving Air Quality Through Economic 
Incentive Programs

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing the extension of the public comment 
period on the draft guidance for States that wish to use an economic 
incentive program (EIP) to achieve air quality improvements (62 FR 
50086, September 15, 1999). The draft guidance, ``Draft Economic 
Incentive Program Guidance'' (EPA-452/D-99-001, September 1999), is a 
comprehensive update of EPA's 1994 EIP rule and guidance (59 FR 16690, 
April 7, 1994). It also incorporates some components of EPA's 1995 
proposed model rule for open market trading (60 FR 39668, August 3, 
1995, and 60 FR 44290, August 25, 1995), as well as comments received 
on that proposed rule.

DATES: Written comments on this draft must be received on or before 
December 10, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on this proposal (two copies are 
preferred) to: Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) Docket and Information 
Center (Air Docket 6102), Room M-1500, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Attention: Docket No. A-99-27, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 
20460. The docket may be inspected between 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on 
weekdays, excluding legal holidays, and a reasonable fee may be charged 
for copying. The Air Docket may be called at (202) 260-7548. Electronic 
comments can be sent directly to EPA at: A-and-R-
Docket@epamail.epa.gov. Electronic comments must be submitted as an 
ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of 
encryption. Comments and data will also be accepted on disks in 
WordPerfect file format (version 6.1 or earlier versions) or ASCII file 
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by 
the docket number A-99-27. Electronic comments on this draft may be 
filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Nancy Mayer, U.S. EPA, MD-15, 
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541-5390, e-mail 
mayer.nancy@epa.gov; or Mr. Eric L. Crump, U.S. EPA, MD-15, Research 
Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541-4719, e-mail 
crump.eric@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To allow sufficient time to review the draft 
guidance for improving air quality through economic incentive programs 
before submitting comments, EPA is extending the public comment period 
on this proposal from September 15, 1999 to December 10, 1999.

Electronic Availability

    You can obtain electronic copies of the draft EIP guidance for 
review and comment from the OAR Policy and Guidance section of EPA's 
Technology Transfer Network Website (TTNWeb). The Uniform Resource 
Location (URL) for the home page of the web site is http://www.epa.gov/
ttn/oarpg. You can find the draft EIP guidance on this web site under 
the heading titled ``What's New.'' If you need additional assistance 
with these web sites, call the TTNWeb Helpline at (919) 541-5384.

    Dated: November 1, 1999.
John S. Seitz,
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 99-29444 Filed 11-9-99; 8:45 am]
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