[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 147 (Monday, August 2, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 45075-45076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18780]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 51, 52, 72, 78, and 97
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0491; FRL-9182-9]
RIN 2060-AP50
Federal Implementation Plans To Reduce Interstate Transport of
Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public hearings.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing three public hearings to be held for the
proposed rule ``Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate
Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone'' (Transport Rule) which
is published elsewhere in today's issue of the Federal Register. The
hearings will be held on Thursday, August 19, 2010, in Chicago,
Illinois, on Thursday, August 26, 2010, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
and on Wednesday, September 1, 2010, in Atlanta, Georgia.
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DATES: The public hearings will be held on August 19, 2010, August 26,
2010, and September 1, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The August 19, 2010 hearing will be held at the Wyndham,
Chicago in the Grand Ballroom, Salon C located at 633 North St. Clair,
Chicago, IL 60611; Telephone: 312-573-0300. The August 26, 2010,
hearing will be held at the Radisson Plaza--Warwick Hotel Philadelphia
in the Crystal Ballroom located at 1701 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA
19103; Telephone: 215-735-6000. The September 1, 2010, hearing will be
held at the Renaissance Downtown Atlanta located at 590 West Peachtree
Street, NW., Atlanta, GA 30308; Telephone: 404-881-6000. The three
public hearings will convene at 9 a.m. and continue until 8 p.m. (local
time). The EPA will make every effort to accommodate all speakers that
arrive and register before 8 p.m. A lunch break is scheduled from 12:30
p.m. until 2 p.m. and a dinner break is scheduled from 5 p.m. until
6:30 p.m. during the hearings. The EPA Web site for the rulemaking,
which includes the proposal and information about the public hearings,
can be found at: http://www.epa.gov/airtransport.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to present oral
testimony at the public hearing, please contact Ms. Pamela Long, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, Air Quality Planning Division, (C504-03), Research Triangle
Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541-0641, fax number (919) 541-5509, e-
mail address: [email protected] (preferred method for registering), no
later than 2 business days prior to each public hearing. The last day
to register will be Tuesday, August 17, 2010, for the Chicago,
Illinois, hearing, Tuesday, August 24, 2010, for the Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, hearing, and Monday, August 30, 2010, for the Atlanta,
Georgia, hearing. If using e-mail, please provide the following
information: Time you wish to speak (morning, afternoon, evening),
name, affiliation, address, e-mail address, and telephone and fax
numbers.
Questions concerning the August 2, 2010, proposed rule should be
addressed to Mr. Tim Smith, U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards, Geographic Strategies Group, (C504-09), Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone number (919) 541-4718, e-mail at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These public hearings are to provide the
public with an opportunity to present oral comments regarding EPA's
proposed Transport Rule, which identifies and limits emissions of
nitrogen oxides and/or sulfur dioxide in 31 States and the District of
Columbia that affect the ability of downwind States to attain and
maintain compliance with the 1997 and 2006 fine particulate matter
(PM2.5) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) and
the 1997 ozone NAAQS.
Public hearing: The proposal for which EPA is holding the public
hearings is published elsewhere in today's issue of the Federal
Register and is available at: http://www.epa.gov/airtransport and also
in the docket identified below. The public hearings will provide
interested parties the opportunity to present data, views, or arguments
concerning the proposal. The EPA may ask clarifying questions during
the oral presentations, but will not respond 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
hearing. Written comments on the proposed rule must be postmarked by
October 1, 2010.
Commenters should notify Ms. Long if they will need specific
equipment, or if there are other special needs related to providing
comments at the hearings. The EPA will provide equipment for commenters
to show overhead slides or make computerized slide presentations if we
receive special requests in advance. Oral testimony will be limited to
5 minutes for each commenter. The EPA encourages commenters to provide
EPA with a copy of their oral testimony electronically (via e-mail or
CD) or in hard copy form.
The hearing schedules, including lists of speakers, will be posted
on EPA's Web site http://www.epa.gov/airtransport. Verbatim transcripts
of the hearings and written statements will be included in the docket
for the rulemaking.
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.
How can I get copies of this document and other related information?
The EPA has established a docket for the proposed rule ``Federal
Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate
Matter and Ozone'' under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0491 (available
at http://www.regulations.gov).
As stated previously, the proposed rule was published in the
Federal Register on August 2, 2010, and is available at http://www.epa.gov/airtransport and in the above-cited docket.
Dated: July 26, 2010.
Mary E. Henigin,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2010-18780 Filed 7-30-10; 8:45 am]
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