[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 204 (Friday, October 22, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 56985-56986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27674]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 85 and 86
[AMS-FRL-6462-6]
RIN 2060-AI12, 2060-AI23
Control of Emissions of Air Pollution From 2004 and Later Model
Year Highway Engines and Vehicles; Revision of Light-duty Truck
Definition
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public hearing.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the time and place for a public
hearing regarding EPA's proposed rule to implement new emission
standards for highway vehicles and engines. The proposed rule was
signed by the EPA Administrator on October 6, 1999, and will be
published in the Federal Register prior to the hearing. See ADDRESSES
for availability of the proposed rule.
DATES: EPA will conduct a public hearing on the proposed rule on
November 2, 1999, in Philadelphia, PA beginning at 10:00 a.m. We must
receive your comments on this NPRM by December 2, 1999. EPA requests
that parties who want to testify notify the contact person listed in
the ADDRESSES section of this document one week before the date of the
hearing.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be held at Top of the Tower, 1717
Arch Street, 51st Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103, telephone: 215-567-
8787, fax: 215-557-5171. Materials relevant to the proposal have been
placed in Docket Nos. A-98-32 and A-95-27. The docket is located at the
Air Docket Section, Mail Code 6102, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington DC 20460, in room M-1500 Waterside
Mall. Documents may be inspected Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m. The telephone number is (202) 260-7548 and the facsimile
number is (202) 260-4400. A reasonable fee may be charged by EPA for
copying docket materials.
The proposed rule is available in the public docket for review, and
was also made available on the EPA web page on October 6, 1999. See:
http://www.epa.gov/oms/hd-hwy.htm.
Written comments should be submitted (in duplicate, if possible)
to: EPA Air and Radiation Docket, Attn: Docket No. A-98-32, Room M-1500
(Mail Code 6102), 401 M Street SW, Washington, DC 20460. EPA requests
that a copy of the comments also be sent to the contact person listed
below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Borushko, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Engine Programs and Compliance Division, 2000
Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105-2498. Telephone (734) 214-4334;
Fax (734) 214-4816; e-mail borushko.margaret@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Procedures for Public Participation
A. Comments and the Public Docket
The Agency encourages all parties that have an interest in this
proposal to offer comment on various topics. The most useful comments
are those supported by appropriate and detailed rationales, data, and
analyses. The Agency also encourages commenters that disagree with
elements of the proposal to suggest and analyze alternate approaches to
meeting the air quality goals of this proposal. All comments, with the
exception of proprietary information, should be directed to the EPA Air
Docket Section, Docket No. A-98-32 before the date specified above.
Information related to this rulemaking is also found in dockets A-95-27
and A-97-10.
Commenters who wish to submit proprietary information for
consideration should clearly separate such information from other
comments by (1) labeling proprietary information ``Confidential
Business Information'' and (2) sending proprietary information directly
to the contact person listed (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) and
not to the public docket. This will help ensure that proprietary
information is not inadvertently placed in the docket. If a commenter
wants EPA to use a submission of confidential information as part of
the basis for the final rule, then a non-confidential version of the
document that summarizes the key data or information should be sent to
the docket. Any information or data that constitutes, in whole or in
part, a basis of EPA's regulatory actions will be made public.
Information covered by a claim of confidentiality will be disclosed
by EPA only to the extent allowed and in accordance with the procedures
set forth in 40 CFR part 2. If no claim of confidentiality accompanies
the submission when it is received by EPA, it will be made available to
the public without further notice to the commenter.
B. Public Hearing
The Agency will hold a public hearing as noted in the DATES section
above. Any person desiring to present testimony at the public hearing
is asked to notify the contact person listed above at least one week
prior to the date of the hearing. This notification should include an
estimate of the time required for the presentation of the testimony and
any need for audio/visual equipment. EPA suggests that sufficient
copies of the statement or material to be presented be available to the
audience. In addition, it is helpful if the contact person receives a
copy of the testimony or material prior to the hearing.
The hearing will be conducted informally, and technical rules of
evidence will not apply. A sign-up sheet
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will be available at the hearing for scheduling the order of testimony.
A written transcript of the hearing will be prepared. The official
record of the hearing will be kept open for 30 days after the hearing
to allow submittal of supplementary information.
Dated: October 18, 1999.
Robert Perciasepe,
Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 99-27674 Filed 10-21-99; 8:45 am]
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