Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, or Agency) is denying the petitions to reconsider the final revised primary national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for oxides of sulfur as measured by sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>) issued under section 109 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The final revised SO<INF>2</INF> Primary NAAQS was published on June 22, 2010, and became effective on August 23, 2010. EPA has carefully reviewed all of the petitions and revisited both the rulemaking record and the Administrator's decision process underlying the final revised SO<INF>2</INF> Primary NAAQS in light of these petitions. EPA's analysis of the petitions reveals that the petitions have provided inadequate and generally irrelevant arguments and evidence that the underlying information supporting the final revised SO<INF>2</INF> Primary NAAQS is flawed, misinterpreted or inappropriately applied by EPA. The petitioners' arguments fail to meet the criteria for reconsideration under the Clean Air Act.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Environmental Protection Agency 40 CFR Parts 50, 53 and 58 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0352; FRL-9255-7] AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Denial of petitions to reconsider. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, or Agency) is denying the petitions to reconsider the final revised primary national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for oxides of sulfur as measured by sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) issued under section 109 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The final revised SO 2 Primary NAAQS was published on June 22, 2010, and became effective on August 23, 2010. EPA has carefully reviewed all of the petitions and revisited both the rulemaking record and the Administrator's decision process underlying the final revised SO 2 Primary NAAQS in light of these petitions. EPA's analysis of the petitions reveals that the petitions have provided inadequate and generally irrelevant arguments and evidence that the underlying information supporting the final revised SO 2 Primary NAAQS is flawed, misinterpreted or inappropriately applied by EPA. The petitioners' arguments fail to meet the criteria for reconsideration under the Clean Air Act. DATES: This denial is effective January 14, 2011. ADDRESSES: EPA's docket for this action is Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0352. All documents in the docket are listed on the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., confidential business information (CBI) or other in…
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide
Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide
Final Risk and Exposure Assessment Report for Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)
Second Draft Risk and Exposure Assessment Report for Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)
Second Draft Risk and Exposure Assessment Report for Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)
Citation: 76 FR 4780
