On July 31, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposal titled, “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Integrated Iron and Steel Manufacturing Facilities Technology Review.” The EPA is extending the comment period on the proposed rule from September 14, 2023, to September 29, 2023.

Rationale. On July 31, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposal titled, “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Integrated Iron and Steel Manufacturing Facilities Technology Review,” 88 FR 49402 (July 31, 2023). In the proposal, the EPA provided a public comment period until September 14, 2023. The EPA has received requests for additional time to review and comment on the proposed rule. After considering these requests, the EPA has decided to extend the public comment period another 15 days, until September 29, 2023, so that the comment period will be a total of 60 days. This extension will ensure that the public has additional time to review and comment on the proposed rule.

Docket. The EPA has established a docket for this rulemaking under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2002–0083. All documents in the docket are listed in https://www.regulations.gov/​. Although listed, some information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not available through the internet based docket and will be publicly available only in hard copy. With the exception of such material, publicly available docket materials are available electronically in Regulations.gov.

DATES:

The public comment period for the proposed rule published in the Federal Register (FR) on July 31, 2023 (88 FR 49402) is being extended by 15 days. The comment period will now remain open until September 29, 2023, to allow additional time for stakeholders to review and comment on the proposal.

ADDRESSES:

You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2002–0083, by any of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.

• Email: . Include Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2002–0083 in the subject line of the message.