98-11661. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Electric Utility Steam Generating Unit Mercury Emissions Collection Effort

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 84 (Friday, May 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24173-24174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11661]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6007-2]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Electric Utility Steam Generating Unit Mercury 
Emissions Collection Effort

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: A public meeting will be held by the Office of Air and 
Radiation, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards to review the 
EPA's announced plan to submit the following proposed Information 
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): 
Electric Utility Steam Generating Unit Mercury Emissions Information 
Collection Effort Information Collection Request; EPA ICR No. 1858.01. 
A 60-day period of public review of the proposed information collection 
was announced in the Federal Register on April 9, 1998 (63 FR 17406).


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DATES: The public review meeting will be held on May 21, 1998 at the 
EPA headquarter's auditorium, 401 M Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. The 
meeting will be from 8:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., Eastern daylight 
savings time.

ADDRESSES: Members of the public wishing to attend the meeting should 
register by phoning Ms. Libby Bradley at [phone]. Please note 
that space is limited and registrations will be accepted on a first-
come, first-served basis.
    Copies of the draft OMB Form 83-I, supporting statement, and 
questionnaire are available from Public Docket No. A-92-55 at the 
following address: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation Docket and Information Center (6102), 401 M Street, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20460. The docket is located at the above address in 
Room M-1500, Waterside Mall (ground floor), and may be inspected from 
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The draft materials 
(docket entries A-92-55, I-J-2, I-J-3, and I-J-4) are available for 
review in the docket center or copies may be mailed on request from the 
Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center by calling (202) 260-
7548 or 7549. The FAX number for the Center is [phone]. A 
reasonable fee may be charged for copying. The draft materials are also 
available free of charge from the EPA's website listing Federal 
Register notices at ``http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/t3pfpr.html'' or by 
contacting one of the people listed below.
    Docket. Docket No. A-92-55 is available for public inspection and 
copying as noted above. The docket is an organized file of information 
used by the EPA in the development of the Final Report to Congress 
required by section 112(n)(1)(A) of the Clean Air Act. Comments 
received on the proposed ICR are in category I-J of the docket for 
review by interested parties.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning specific 
aspects of this meeting, contact Mr. William Maxwell [telephone number 
[phone]; facsimile number [phone]; e-mail 
[e-mail]''], Combustion Group, Emission Standards 
Division (MD-13); or Mr. William Grimley [telephone number (919) 541-
1065; facsimile number [phone]; e-mail 
[e-mail]''], Emission Measurement Center, Emission 
Monitoring and Analysis Division (MD-19), U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA has prepared the proposed ICR 
Electric Utility Steam Generating Unit Mercury Emissions Information 
Collection Effort Information Collection Request; EPA ICR No. 1858.01, 
for submittal to the OMB.
    A public meeting is being held as part of the process of public 
review of the proposed ICR required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The 
purpose of this meeting is for the EPA to listen to public opinion on 
the draft ICR and any suggested recommendations the public may have 
regarding changes the Agency should take. Members of the public wishing 
to present formal comments at the meeting should so indicate when 
registering. Individual speaking times will be limited to 10 minutes in 
order to give everyone an equal opportunity to speak.
    Seating will be limited for the meeting and advance registration is 
suggested. Information about attending the meeting and obtaining a copy 
of the draft materials is provided elsewhere in this notice.
    In addition to the public meeting announced herein, the EPA is also 
willing to meet with interested constituencies in an open exchange of 
information at other times. Persons wishing to schedule such a meeting 
should contact Mr. William Maxwell at the number noted above.
    After the meeting and the close of the public comment period on 
June 8, 1998, the draft ICR will be revised based on the comments 
received and then submitted for OMB review. Another period of public 
comment will accompany this OMB review. Those wishing to present 
comments on the draft ICR and those wishing to comment but unable to 
attend the public meeting are requested to submit written comments. 
Written comments on the draft ICR must be received by the Air and 
Radiation Docket and Information Center by June 8, 1998 at the address 
noted above. The EPA requests that a separate copy of all comments also 
be provided to Mr. William Maxwell at the address noted above.

    Dated: April 24, 1998.
Bruce C. Jordan,
Director, Emission Standards Division.
[FR Doc. 98-11661 Filed 4-30-98; 8:45 am]
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