[Federal Register: February 26, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 38)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Meeting of the Ozone Transport Commission for the Northeast
United States
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency is
announcing the 2003 Annual Meeting of the Ozone Transport Commission
(OTC). This meeting is for the OTC to deal with appropriate matters
within the Ozone Transport Region in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
States, as provided for under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.
This meeting is not subject to the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended.
DATES: The meeting will be held on March 4, 2003 starting at 10 a.m.
(EST).
ADDRESSES: The Marriott Hotel at Metro Center, 775 Twelfth (12th)
Street NW., Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith M. Katz, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA
19103; (215) 814-2100.
For Documents and Press Inquiries Contact: Ozone Transport
Commission, 444 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 638, Washington, DC
20001; (202) 508-3840; e-mail: ozone@sso.org; Web site: http://
Commission, 444 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 638, Washington, DC
20001; (202) 508-3840; e-mail: ozone@sso.org; Web site: http://
www.sso.org/otc.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 contain
at Section 184 provisions for the ``Control of Interstate Ozone Air
Pollution.'' Section 184(a) establishes an ``Ozone Transport Region''
(OTR) comprised of the States of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, parts of Virginia and the District
of Columbia. The Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation of the
Environmental Protection Agency convened the first meeting of the
commission in New York City on May 7, 1991. The purpose of the Ozone
Transport Commission is to deal with ground level ozone formation,
transport, and control within the OTR.
The purpose of this notice is to announce that this Commission will
meet on March 4, 2003. The meeting will be held at the address noted
earlier in this notice.
Section 176A(b)(2) of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
specifies that the meetings of the Ozone Transport Commission are not
subject to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. This
meeting will be open to the public as space permits.
Type of Meeting: Open.
AGENDA: Copies of the final agenda will be available from the OTC
office (202) 508-3840 (by e-mail: ozone@sso.org or via our Web site at
http://www.sso.org/otc) by close of business, Tuesday, February 25,
http://www.sso.org/otc) by close of business, Tuesday, February 25,
2003. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss ways in which OTC
states can meet their statutory and regulatory responsibilities under
the Clean Air Act. Special emphasis will be given to stationary and
mobile source control measures to reduce precursors of ground-level
ozone and next steps to reduce ground-level ozone in the context of a
multi-pollutant emission reduction program. The OTC is also expected to
address issues related to the transport of ozone into its region, and
to discuss potential regional emission control measures.
Dated: Feburary 14, 2003.
Donald S. Welsh,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region III.
[FR Doc. 03-4519 Filed 2-25-03; 8:45 am]
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