Rules and Regulations. Withdrawal of direct final rule

Agency: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Action: Withdrawal of direct final rule
Citation: FR Doc. 2012-7487 · RIN 2060-AH23 · EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0873; FRL-9653-3 · 40 CFR 60

Summary

The EPA published a direct final rule titled “Quality Assurance Requirements for Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems at Stationary Sources” in the Federal Register on February 14, 2012. Because we received adverse comments to the parallel proposed rule issued under the same name on February 14, 2012, we are withdrawing the direct final rule.

Dates

As of March 28, 2012, the EPA withdraws the direct final rule published on February 14, 2012 (77 FR 8160).

Supplementary Information

The EPA issued “Quality Assurance Requirements for Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems at Stationary Sources” as a direct final rule in the Federal Register on February 14, 2012 (77 FR 8160). The EPA issued a parallel proposed rule under the same name on February 14, 2012 (77 FR 8209). We stated in the direct final rule that if we received adverse comments to the parallel proposed rule, we would publish a timely notice of withdrawal of the direct final rule in the Federal Register . We received adverse comments on the proposed rule and are consequently withdrawing the “Quality Assurance Requirements for Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems at Stationary Sources” published as a direct final rule in the Federal Register on February 14, 2012. Dated: March 21, 2012. Gina McCarthy, Assistant Administrator. [FR Doc. 2012-7487 Filed 3-27-12; 8:45 am]