[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 20, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 43030-43031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21281]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 51 and 52
[AD-FRL-5557-6]
RIN 2060-AE11
Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment
New Source Review (NSR)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a change in the date of the public
hearing regarding EPA's proposed rulemaking, known as the NSR Reform
Rulemaking, published on July 23, 1996 at 61 FR 38249. That rulemaking
proposes to revise regulations for the approval and promulgation of
implementation plans and the requirements for preparation, adoption,
and submittal of implementation plans governing the NSR programs
mandated by parts C and D of title I of the Clean Air Act. The date of
the hearing is being changed from September 23 to September 16, 1996.
This notice also announces a meeting on the day following the public
hearing of the NSR Reform Subcommittee (Subcommittee) (58 FR 36407) of
the Clean Air Act Federal Advisory Committee (55 FR, No. 217, 46993),
which will also be open to the public. The Subcommittee's purpose is to
provide independent advice and counsel to the EPA on policy and
technical issues associated with reforming the NSR rules. Today's
announcement does not change the October 21, 1996 deadline for
receiving written public comments on the proposed rulemaking.
DATES: Public Hearing. The public hearing has been rescheduled for
September 16, 1996 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The hearing may be
canceled if no requests to speak have been received 15 days prior to
this rescheduled hearing date.
Subcommittee Meeting. A meeting of the Subcommittee is scheduled
for September 17, 1996 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Public Hearing. The public hearing will be held at the
Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center,
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Imperial Center, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, telephone
(919) 941-5050.
Subcommittee Meeting. The Subcommittee meeting will be held at the
Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center, Imperial Center, Research
Triangle Park, North Carolina [(919) 941-5050.
GENERAL INFORMATION: Public Hearing. Seating will be available for
approximately 60 persons on a first-come, first-served basis. Persons
wishing to make oral presentations at the public hearing should contact
EPA as indicated below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
The order of presentation will be based on the order in which EPA
receives requests to speak. Written statements in lieu of, or in
addition to, oral testimony are encouraged and may be any length.
Individuals will be given an opportunity to register for an opportunity
to speak, as time allows, beginning at 9:00 a.m. on the day of the
public hearing. If necessary, oral presentations will be time limited.
Subcommittee Meeting. Although open to the public; general seating
will be available for approximately 60 persons (in addition to that
allocated for the Subcommittee) on a first-come, first-served basis.
There will be a limited opportunity for public remarks at the
Subcommittee meeting and any member of the public may submit a written
statement for consideration by the Subcommittee. To ensure that written
public statements are provided to the Subcommittee prior to the
scheduled meeting they should be mailed to David Solomon, the
Designated Federal Official for this FACA subcommittee, at the
Information Transfer and Program Integration Division (MD-12), Office
of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle
Park, North Carolina 27711.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Crumpler, Information Transfer
and Program Integration Division (MD-12), Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina 27711, telephone (919) 541-0871, telefax (919) 541-5509.
Persons wishing to make oral presentations at the public hearing, or
seeking further information, should contact Cynthia Baines at (919)
541-5319, telefax (919) 541-5509.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 23, 1996 at 61 FR 38249, the EPA
proposed substantial changes to the major NSR program, a
preconstruction permitting program required by the Clean Air Act, that
regulates the construction and modification of major stationary sources
of air pollution. In that document the EPA announced that the public
hearing for the proposed rulemaking would be held in the Research
Triangle Park, North Carolina, on September 23, 1996--the date 60 days
from the date of publication of the Federal Register notice of proposed
rulemaking.
In the same document, EPA indicated that it planned to convene a
meeting of the NSR Subcommittee in conjunction with the public comment
period to review the proposed rulemaking, but no date or location for
that meeting was announced at the time of publication. Subsequent to
the publication date of the proposed rulemaking, EPA concluded that (1)
it would be desirable to hold the public hearing and the Subcommittee
meeting in sequence because many participants would be interested in
attending both sessions; and (2) due to other scheduling conflicts, the
Subcommittee meeting could not be held on September 24, 1996--the day
following the original date of the public hearing.
It was determined that most feasible dates for scheduling both
meetings jointly would be September 16 and 17, 1996. Consequently, EPA
has decided to reschedule the date of the public hearing so that the
two sessions could be scheduled in sequence in order to reduce the
burden of duplicative travel-related activities for interested
participants. By holding the comment period open the EPA intends to
provide an opportunity for the submission of rebuttal and supplementary
information relative to comments and questions raised in either the
public hearing or Subcommittee meeting.
The tentative Subcommittee meeting agenda is to review the proposed
NSR Reform revisions by topic area as follows:
8:30-10:30 a.m.--NSR applicability criteria
10:30-12:00--noon--NSR technology requirements
12:00-1:00 p.m.--Lunch
1:00-2:00 p.m.--Class I protection requirements
2:00-3:00 p.m.--Miscellaneous reforms
3:00-4:00 p.m.--1990 Clean Air Act Implementing Revisions
4:00 p.m.--Adjourn
Time for breaks and public response will be incorporated. An agenda
will be provided at the meeting.
INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS: Documents related to the NSR Reform
Rulemaking, are available for public inspection in EPA Air Docket No.
A-90-37. Transcripts of the public hearing and Subcommittee meeting
will also be available for public inspection in the same docket. The
docket is available for public inspection and copying between 8:30 a.m.
to 12 noon and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., weekdays, at EPA's Air Docket (6102),
Room M-1500, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460. A reasonable fee
may be charged for copying.
Approximately 3-4 weeks after the public hearing and Subcommittee
meeting, a transcript of each meeting will also be available to the
public through the Office of Air Quality Planning And Standards
Technology Transfer Network (the TTN). Access to the TTN, via a
computer and communications software, may be obtained by dialing (919)
541-5742. For assistance in accessing the TTN, contact the TTN Help
Desk at (919) 541-5384 in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. eastern standard time.
Dated: August 15, 1996.
John S. Seitz,
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 96-21281 Filed 8-19-96; 8:45 am]
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