Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Common Sense Approach to Chemical Accident Prevention; Extension of Comment Period

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 Part 68 [EPA-HQ-OLEM-2025-0313; FRL-5766.8-03-OLEM] RIN 2050-AH37 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period. SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule entitled “Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Common Sense Approach to Chemical Accident Prevention.” EPA is extending the comment period until May 11, 2026 in response to stakeholders' requests for a comment period extension. DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on February 24, 2026 ( 91 FR 8970 ) was originally scheduled to close on April 10, 2026, but the comment period is being extended by 31 days, because the 30th day falls on a Sunday. Comments must be received on or before Monday, May 11, 2026. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2025-0313, online at https://www.regulations.gov . Follow the detailed online instructions provided under ADDRESSES in the Federal Register document published on February 24, 2026 ( 91 FR 8970 ). Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Additional instruction on commenting and visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://ww…