[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 9, 2009)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 27265-27266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-13438]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 63
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051; FRL-8915-1]
RIN 2060-AO15
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From the
Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public hearings and extension of public comment
period.
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SUMMARY: On May 6, 2009, EPA proposed amendments to the National
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland
Cement Manufacturing Industry (74 FR 21136). EPA has received a request
from a major environmental group to schedule additional public hearings
and to schedule those hearings later than the original public hearing
date. Given the significant public interest in this rule and to further
public participation opportunities, EPA is granting the request and has
scheduled three public hearings. These hearings will occur in Los
Angeles, California on June 16, 2009, Dallas, Texas on June 17, 2009,
and Arlington, Virginia on June 18, 2009. More information on the
locations is shown in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
In addition, EPA is extending the deadline for written comments on
the proposed amendments to September 4, 2009. EPA received a request
for this extension to the comment period from the Portland Cement
Association and several cement manufacturing companies. The reason
given for the request for the extension was the need for additional
time to gather data and review the proposed amendments. Given the fact
that the proposed amendments would make significant changes to the
current rule, and the request by the cement industry to gather
additional data, EPA finds this request to be reasonable.
DATES: Comments. Comments must be received on or before September 4,
2009.
Public Hearings. These hearings will occur in Los Angeles,
California on June 16, 2009, Dallas, Texas on June 17, 2009, and
Arlington, Virginia on June 18, 2009. Persons who wish to present oral
testimony at the public hearings must register two business days prior
to the hearings. The last day to register will be June 12, 2009 for the
Los Angeles hearing, June 15, 2009, for the Dallas hearing, and June
16, 2009, for the Arlington hearing. The registration cut-off time is 5
p.m. EDT on the final day of registration. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for information on how to register. Note that the
preregistration requirement only applies if you wish to present
testimony.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2002-0051, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: [email protected].
Fax: (202) 566-9744.
Mail: U.S. Postal Service, send comments to: EPA Docket
Center (6102T), National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry Docket,
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of two copies.
Hand Delivery: In person or by courier, deliver comments
to: EPA Docket Center (6102T), National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing
Industry Docket, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051, EPA West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information. Please include a total of two copies.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2002-0051. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to
be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or e-mail.
The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov,
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part
of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available
on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends
that you include your name and other contact information in the body of
your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read
your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center, EPA
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The
Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the Docket
Center is (202) 566-1742.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to speak at the
public hearing or have questions concerning the public hearing, please
contact Ms. Pamela Garrett at the address given below under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Questions concerning the proposed rule
should be addressed to Mr. Keith Barnett, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, Sector Policies and Programs Division, Metals
and Minerals Group (D243-02), Environmental Protection Agency, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone number: (919) 541-5605; fax number:
(919) 541-5450; e-mail address: [email protected].
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Hearing
The public hearing will provide interested parties the opportunity
to present data, views, or arguments concerning the proposed rules. The
EPA may ask clarifying questions during the oral presentations, but
will not respond formally to the presentations at that time. Written
statements and supporting information submitted during the comment
period will be considered with the same weight as any oral comments and
supporting information presented at the public hearings. Written
comments must be postmarked by the last day of the comment period,
September 4, 2009.
The public hearings will be held at the following times and
locations:
Los Angeles, CA--June 16, 2009, Wilshire Grand Hotel, 930 Wilshire
Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90017, W: http://www.wilshiregrand.com/index.aspx.
Dallas, TX--June 17, 2009, Grand Hyatt DFW, 2337 South International
Parkway, PO Box 619045, DFW Airport, TX 75261.9045, W: http://www.grandhyattdfw.com. This hotel is located near Terminal B at the
Dallas-Fort Worth Airport.
Washington, DC--June 18, 2009, Potomac Yard Conference Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Conference Center--4th floor, Rooms
4370 & 4380, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive,
Arlington, VA 22202. Entrance to this facility requires a photo ID.
The public hearings will begin at 10 a.m. and continue into the evening
until 8 p.m. (local time) or later, if necessary, depending on the
number of speakers wishing to participate. EPA is scheduling lunch
breaks from 12:30 p.m. until 2 p.m. and dinner breaks from 5 p.m. to
6:30 p.m.
If you would like to present oral testimony at the hearings, please
notify Ms. Pamela Garrett, EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, Sector Policy and Programs Division, Energy Strategies Group
(D243-01), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone number 919-541-
7966, e-mail address: [email protected] (preferred method for
registering). If using e-mail, please provide the following
information: Time you wish to speak (morning, afternoon, evening),
name, affiliation, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers,
if you need any audiovisual equipment and what kind (i.e., overhead or
LCD projector).
EPA will make every effort to follow the schedule as closely as
possible on the day of the hearings; however, please plan for the
hearing to run either ahead of schedule or behind schedule. As noted
above, registration closes at 5 p.m. EDT two business days prior to
each public hearing.
Oral testimony will be limited to 5 minutes for each commenter to
address the proposal. We will not be providing equipment for commenters
to show overhead slides or make computerized slide presentations unless
we receive special requests in advance. Commenters should notify Ms.
Garrett if they will need specific audiovisual equipment. EPA
encourages commenters to provide two copies of their oral testimony
either electronically on computer disk, CD-ROM, or paper copy. The
hearing schedule, including a list of speakers, will be posted on EPA's
Web site for the proposal at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/pcem/pcempg.html prior to the hearing. Verbatim transcripts of the hearings
and written statements will be included in the rulemaking docket.
Comment Period
Written statements and supporting information submitted during the
comment period will be considered with the same weight as any oral
comments and supporting information presented at the public hearing.
For the reasons noted above, the public comment period will now end on
September 4, 2009. This extension of the public comment period will
also allow for adequate time for public comment after the public
hearings.
How Can I Get Copies of the Proposed Rule and Other Related
Information?
The proposed rule for the National Emission Standards for Hazardous
Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry was
published May 6, 2009 (74 FR 21136). EPA has established the public
docket for the proposed rulemaking under docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-
0051, and a copy of the proposed rule is available in the docket. We
note that, since the proposed rule was published, additional materials
have been added to the docket. Information on how to access the docket
is presented above in the ADDRESSES section.
Dated: June 3, 2009.
Elizabeth Craig,
Acting Assistant Administrator.
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