and Maintenance Program; Public Hearing

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The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is seeking public comment on

a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision. The proposed SIP revision addresses the quality

assurance program implemented by the Department of Transportation (PennDOT) for the

visual inspection of emission components performed by safety inspection stations in 42Pennsylvania counties as part ofthe vehicle safety inspection program. These 42 counties

are not subject to the Commonwealth’s vehicle inspection and maintenance program. Inaddition to ensuring that statutorily required emissions components are present and have not

been rendered inoperative, the safety program visual inspection test and quality assurance

program bolster emission reductions toward meeting the goals of areas ofthe

Commonwealth that are subject to I/M program testing.

The proposed SIP revision pertains only to a portion of the quality assurance program in

the SIP implemented by PennDOT. The quality assurance program in the SIP provides a

window in which program auditors can determine whether randomly selected vehiclesproperly passed the visual inspection portion ofthe safety inspection. PermDOT has

conducted a pilot study in which the timing ofthe audit of inspected vehicles wasexamined. As a result ofthe study, PennDOT advised increasing the length ofthe window

between the initial inspection of a vehicle and the audit inspection from 2 days to 5 days.The Department is proposing to revise Pennsylvania’s SIP to update the quality assurance

program information in this way. This proposal is available on the Department’s web site atwww.depweb.state.pa.us (DEP Keyword: Air Plans), or through the contact persons listed.

The Department will hold a public hearing to receive comments on the proposed SIP

revision on Thursday, March 19, 2009, at 1 p.m. at the Department of EnvironmentalProtection’s Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Susquehanna Room A,Harrisburg, PA 17110.

Persons who wish to present testimony at the hearing should contact Yvette House, P. 0.

Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105, (717) 787-9495, yhouse@state.pa.us to reserve time.Persons who do not reserve a time will be able to testify as time allows. Witnesses should

keep testimony to 10 minutes and should provide two written copies of their statement atthe hearing.

Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid,

service or other accommodation to participate in the proceeding should contact Yvette

House at yhouse@state.pa.us or (717) 787-9495. TDD users may contact the Pennsylvania

AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 to discuss how the Department can best

accommodate their needs.

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