What: On August 15, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would hold public hearings on and extend the comment deadlines for three different Clean Air Act proposed regulations.
Why: The three rules covered by EPA’s announcement cover oil, natural gas, integrated iron and steel manufacturing, and coke ovens.
- EPA has extended the comment deadline for the interim final rule “Extension of Deadlines in Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review Final Rule” until October 2, 2025. A virtual public hearing will be held on September 2, 2025.
- EPA has extended the comment deadline for the interim final rule “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Integrated Iron and Steel Manufacturing Facilities Technology Review” until October 3, 2025. A virtual public hearing will be held on September 3, 2025.
- EPA has extended the comment deadline for the interim final rule “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coke Ovens: Pushing, Quenching, and Battery Stacks, and Coke Oven Batteries; Residual Risk and Technology Review, and Periodic Technology Review” until October 6, 2025. A virtual public hearing will be held on September 4, 2025.
Action: In addition to the links above, parties can register for the public hearings by emailing SPPDpublichearing@epa.gov.
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE:
PUBLIC HEARING INFORMATION:
2025 Interim Final Rule to Extend Compliance Deadlines
Integrated Iron and Steel Manufacturing: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
Coke Ovens Batteries: National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)
CONTACT: Nick Goldstein
EMAIL: nick.goldstein@sba.gov
TAG(S): EPA
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