Pre-Proposal Public Docket: Greenhouse Gas Regulations for Fossil Fuel-fired Power Plants
September 8, 2022 - EPA has opened a docket to collect public input to guide the Agency’s efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases from new and existing fossil fuel-fired electric generating units (EGUs). The goal of this non-rulemaking docket is to gather perspectives from a broad group of stakeholders in advance of our proposed rulemaking(s).
You can access the docket here: https://www.regulations.gov/. Search for Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0723 and follow the online instructions for submitting information.
EPA will provide a separate opportunity for public comment on any future proposed rulemaking(s) for EGUs through a formal comment period announced in the Federal Register.
Directions for Submitting Information:
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0723, using one of the following methods:
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Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/ (our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting input or information.
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Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov. Include Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0723 in the subject line of the message.
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Fax: (202) 566-9744. Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0723.
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Mail: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0723, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20460.
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Hand Delivery or Courier: EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Docket Center’s hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday (except Federal Holidays). Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from the docket. EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make.
If you have questions or need assistance, please contact PowerSectorGHG@epa.gov.