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Attached is testimony provided by Surbhi Sarang, Senior Attorney, Environmental Defense Fund, at July 22, 2026 public hearing.

Attached is a request from Environmental Defense Fund that EPA make available all 2022–2023 Minor NSR Public Participation Outreach records and extend the comment deadline accordingly.

Attached please find Attachment 5 to the Environmental Defense Fund public outreach minor NSR Comments originally submitted to EPA in December 2022 and refiled with EPA for consideration in this rulemaking proceeding.

Attached please find Attachments 1 through 4 of the Environmental Defense Fund public outreach minor NSR Comments originally submitted to EPA in December 2022 and refiled with EPA for consideration in this rulemaking proceeding.

Attached are comments filed with EPA by Environmental Defense Fund as part of EPA's 2022-2023 outreach on minor NSR. Though EPA states that it "considered the resulting information [from the outreach sessions] to determine how to address the regulatory framework" in its proposal, "Minor New Source Review Air Permitting Public Participation Requirements for State Implementation Plans," 91 Fed. Reg. 41,491 (July 7, 2026), EPA did not place EDF's comments in the rulemaking docket or mention them in its proposal. Accordingly, I am resubmitting these comments for inclusion in the record of this rulemaking proceeding for EPA's consideration. These comments demonstrate that public participation is directly relevant to the success of the minor NSR program in protecting ambient air quality and preventing violations of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Accordingly, EPA should not finalize its proposal, but should instead strengthen public participation in the program and also make the other improvements advocated for in the attached EDF comments. The attachments to those comments will be filed separately.

Attached please find Attachments 6 and 7 to the Environmental Defense Fund public outreach minor NSR Comments originally submitted to EPA in December 2022 and refiled with EPA for consideration in this rulemaking proceeding.