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(8) If coastwise fairways were created, 

should separate fairways be created for 

different vessel types such as tug and 

barge vs. deep draft vessels? 

(9) Should there be separate lanes for 

vessels travelling in opposing 

directions? 

(10) Should participation in any 

coastwise traffic scheme be voluntary or 

mandatory for all or certain classes of 

vessels? 

(11) Given the potentially long transit 

times, varying sea state and weather 

conditions; what is an appropriate 

width for fairways to prevent 

degradation to navigational safety? Are 

there particular areas where the width 

could be smaller or should be larger? 

This notice is issued under authority 

of 33 U.S.C. 1223(c) and 5 U.S.C. 552. 

Dated: October 31, 2011. 

Robert C. Parker, 

Vice Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 

Atlantic Area. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R03–OAR–2011–0713; FRL–9504–9] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; 

Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and 

Pennsylvania; Determinations of 

Attainment of the 1997 8-Hour Ozone 

Standard for the PhiladelphiaWilmington-Atlantic City Moderate 

Nonattainment Area and Withdrawal of 

Attainment Demonstration Proposed 

Disapprovals 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule and withdrawal 

of proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to make two 

determinations regarding the 

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, 

PA-NJ-MD-DE 8-hour ozone moderate 

nonattainment area (the Philadelphia 

Area). First, EPA is proposing to make 

a determination that the Philadelphia 

Area has attained the 1997 8-hour ozone 

National Ambient Air Quality Standard 

(NAAQS). This proposed determination 

is based upon complete, quality assured, 

and certified ambient air monitoring 

data that show the area has monitored 

attainment of the 1997 8-hour ozone 

NAAQS for the 2008–2010 monitoring 

period. If this proposal is made final, 

the requirement for the Philadelphia 

Area to submit certain planning 

requirements related to the attainment 

of the 1997 8-hours ozone NAAQS shall 

be suspended for so long as the area 

continues to attain the 1997 8-hour 

ozone NAAQS. Although these 

requirements are suspended, EPA is not 

precluded from acting upon these 

elements at any time if submitted to 

EPA for review and approval. Second, 

EPA is also proposing to determine that 

the Philadelphia Area has attained the 

1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS by its 

attainment date of June 15, 2011. 

Finally, EPA is withdrawing the May 8, 

2009 proposed disapprovals of the 

attainment demonstrations for the 

Philadelphia Area, based on the ambient 

air quality monitoring data 

demonstrating attainment. These actions 

are being taken under the Clean Air Act 

(CAA). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before January 9, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID Number EPA– 

R03–OAR–2011–0713 by one of the 

following methods: 

A. http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

B. Email: fernandez.cristina@epa.gov 

C. Mail: EPA–R03–OAR–2011–0713, 

Cristina Fernandez, Associate Director, 

Office of Air Quality Planning, Mailcode 

3AP30, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. 

D. Hand Delivery: At the previouslylisted EPA Region III address. Such 

deliveries are only accepted during the 

Docket’s normal hours of operation, and 

special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–R03–OAR–2011– 

0713. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change, and may be 

made available online at http:// 

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 http:// 

www.regulations.gov or email. The 

http://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 email comment directly 

to EPA without going through http:// 

www.regulations.gov, your email 

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 

electronic docket are listed in the 

http://www.regulations.gov index. 

Although listed in the index, some 

information is not publicly available, 

i.e., CBI or other information whose 

disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, is not placed on 

the Internet and will be publicly 

available only in hard copy form. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available either electronically in http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy 

during normal business hours at the Air 

Protection Division, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 

Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

19103. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions concerning EPA’s 

proposed action related to Delaware, 

Maryland or Pennsylvania, please 

contact Maria A. Pino (215) 814–2181, 

or by email at pino.maria@epa.gov. If 

you have questions concerning EPA’s 

proposed action related to New Jersey, 

please contact Paul Truchan (212) 637– 

4249, or by email at 

truchan.paul@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For 

detailed information regarding this 

proposal, EPA prepared a Technical 

Support Document (TSD). The TSD can 

be viewed at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. The following 

outline is provided to aid in locating 

information in this action. 

I. What is EPA proposing? 

II. What Proposed Rule is EPA withdrawing? 

III. What is the background for these actions? 

IV. What are the effects of these proposed 

actions? 

V. What is EPA’s analysis of the relevant air 

quality data? 

VI. Proposed Actions 

VII. Withdrawal Action 

VIII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. What is EPA proposing? 

Pursuant to sections 181(b)(2)(A) and 

179(c) of the CAA, EPA is proposing to 

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attained the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS 

by its attainment date, June 15, 2011. 

This proposed determination is based 

upon complete, quality assured, and 

certified ambient air monitoring data 

from 2008–2010 that show the area has 

monitored attainment of the 1997 8- 

hour ozone NAAQS during this 

monitoring period. 

EPA is also proposing to make a 

determination that the Philadelphia 

Area has attained the 1997 8-hour 

NAAQS. This proposed determination 

is based upon complete, quality assured, 

and certified ambient air monitoring 

data that show the area has monitored 

attainment of the 1997 8-hour ozone 

NAAQS for the 2008–2010 monitoring 

period. Once this proposal becomes 

final, the requirement for this area to 

submit an attainment demonstration, 

reasonably available control measures 

(RACM), a reasonable further progress 

(RFP) plan, and contingency measures 

related to attainment of the 1997 8-hour 

ozone NAAQS shall be suspended for so 

long as the area continues to attain the 

1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS. Although 

these requirements are suspended, EPA 

is not precluded from acting upon these 

elements at any time if submitted to 

EPA for review and approval. The States 

of Delaware and Maryland, and the 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 

submitted these SIP elements for their 

portions of the Philadelphia Area to 

EPA for review and approval in June 

2007. The State of New Jersey submitted 

these SIP elements for its portion of the 

Philadelphia Area to EPA for review 

and approval in October 2007. 

On March 27, 2008 (73 FR 16436), 

EPA promulgated a revised 8-hour 

ozone standard of 0.075 parts per 

million (ppm). This action addresses 

only the 1997 8-hour ozone standard of 

0.08 ppm, and does not address any 

subsequently revised 8-hour ozone 

standard. 

II. What Proposed Rule is EPA 

withdrawing? 

On May 8, 2009, EPA proposed 

disapproval of Delaware’s, Maryland’s, 

New Jersey’s and Pennsylvania’s 8-hour 

ozone attainment demonstrations for the 

Philadelphia Area. See 74 FR 21599, 74 

FR 21588, 74 FR 21578, and 74 FR 

21604, respectively. Based on the 

monitored air quality data 

demonstrating attainment of the 1997 

8-hour ozone NAAQS, EPA is 

withdrawing the May 8, 2009 proposed 

disapprovals of the attainment 

demonstrations. The Docket ID Numbers 

for the proposed disapprovals are EPA– 

R03–OAR–2008–0930, EPA–R03–OAR– 

2008–0929, EPA–R02–OAR–2008–0497, 

and EPA–R03–OAR–2008–0928, 

respectively. 

III. What is the background for these 

actions? 

A. The Philadelphia Area 

In 1997, EPA revised the health-based 

NAAQS for ozone, setting it at 0.08 ppm 

averaged over an 8-hour time frame. 

EPA set the 8-hour ozone standard 

based on scientific evidence 

demonstrating that ozone causes 

adverse health effects at lower ozone 

concentrations and over longer periods 

of time, than was understood when the 

pre-existing 1-hour ozone standard was 

set. EPA determined that the 8-hour 

standard would be more protective of 

human health, especially children and 

adults who are active outdoors, and 

individuals with a pre-existing 

respiratory disease, such as asthma. 

On April 30, 2004 (69 FR 23951), EPA 

finalized its attainment/nonattainment 

designations for areas across the country 

with respect to the 8-hour ozone 

standard. These actions became 

effective on June 15, 2004. Among those 

nonattainment areas is the Philadelphia 

Area. The Philadelphia Area includes 

the entire State of Delaware; Cecil 

County in Maryland; Atlantic, 

Burlington, Camden, Cape May, 

Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Ocean, 

and Salem Counties in New Jersey; and 

Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, 

and Philadelphia Counties in 

Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Area 

was classified as a moderate 

nonattainment area. See 40 CFR 81.808, 

81.321, 81.331, and 81.339. 

Moderate areas are required to attain 

the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS by no 

later than six years after designation, or 

June 15, 2010. See 40 CFR 51.903. 

However, the Philadelphia Area 

qualified for a 1-year extension of its 

attainment date, based on the complete, 

certified ambient air quality data for the 

2009 ozone season. On January 21, 

2011, EPA approved a 1-year extension 

of the Philadelphia Area’s attainment 

date, from June 15, 2010 to June 15, 

2011. See 76 FR 3838 and 76 FR 3840. 

B. Requirement To Determine 

Attainment by the Attainment Date 

Under CAA sections 179(c) and 

181(b)(2), EPA is required to make a 

determination that a nonattainment area 

has attained by its attainment date, and 

publish that determination in the 

Federal Register. Under CAA section 

181(b)(2), which is specific to ozone 

nonattainment areas, if EPA determines 

that an area failed to attain the ozone 

NAAQS by its attainment date, EPA is 

required to reclassify that area to a 

higher classification. 

C. Clean Data Determination 

Under the provisions of EPA’s ozone 

implementation rule (see 40 CFR 

51.918), if EPA issues a determination 

that an area is attaining the relevant 

standard (through a rulemaking that 

includes public notice and comment), it 

will suspend the area’s obligations to 

submit an attainment demonstration, 

RACM, RFP, contingency measures, and 

other planning requirements related to 

attainment for as long as the area 

continues to attain. The determination 

of attainment is not equivalent to a 

redesignation. The state must still meet 

the statutory requirements for 

redesignation in order to be 

redesignated to attainment. 

D. Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Data 

Complete, quality assured, certified 8- 

hour ozone air quality monitoring data 

for 2008 through 2010 show that the 

Philadelphia Area has attained the 1997 

8-hour ozone NAAQS. 

IV. What are the effects of these 

proposed actions? 

If finalized, the proposed actions will 

not constitute a redesignation to 

attainment under section 107(d)(3) of 

the CAA. The designation status of the 

Philadelphia Area will remain 

nonattainment for the 1997 8-hour 

ozone NAAQS until such time as EPA 

determines that the area meets the CAA 

requirements for redesignation to 

attainment, including an approved 

maintenance plan. 

A. Proposed Determination of 

Attainment by the Attainment Date 

EPA is proposing to determine that 

the Philadelphia Area has attained the 

1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS by its 

applicable attainment date of June 15, 

2011. Once this determination of 

attainment is made final, EPA will have 

met its requirement pursuant to CAA 

sections 181(b)(2)(A) and 179(c) to 

determine, based on the area’s air 

quality as of the attainment date, 

whether the area attained the standard 

by that date. The effect of a final 

determination of attainment by the 

area’s attainment date will be to 

discharge EPA’s obligation under CAA 

sections 181(b)(2)(A) and 179, and to 

establish that, in accordance with CAA 

section 181(b)(2)(A), the area will not be 

reclassified for failure to attain by its 

applicable attainment date. 

B. Clean Data Determination 

EPA is proposing to determine that 

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1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS. Once EPA 

finalizes this determination of 

attainment, the CAA requirement for the 

Philadelphia Area to submit an 

attainment demonstration and the 

associated RFP plan, RFP contingency 

measure, RACM analysis, contingency 

measures, and any other planning SIPs 

related to attainment of the 1997 8-hour 

ozone NAAQS would be suspended for 

so long as the area continues to attain 

the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS. 

Although these requirements can be 

suspended with an approved clean data 

determination, EPA is not precluded 

from acting upon these elements, which 

were submitted to EPA in June and 

October of 2007 by the States of 

Delaware, Maryland, and New Jersey 

and the Commonwealth of 

Pennsylvania. In fact, EPA approved 

each state’s RFP plans, RFP contingency 

measures, and RACM analyses for the 

Philadelphia Area in separate 

rulemaking actions. Therefore, these 

requirements have been fulfilled. EPA 

approved the RFP plans, RFP 

contingency measures, and RACM 

analyses from Delaware, Maryland, New 

Jersey, and Pennsylvania on April 8, 

2010, June 11, 2010, May 15, 2009, and 

February 7, 2011, respectively. See 75 

FR 17863, 75 FR 33172, 74 FR 22837, 

and 76 FR 6559. 

The clean data determination will: 

(1) Suspend the requirements to 

submit an attainment demonstration, 

contingency measures for attainment, 

and any other planning SIPs related to 

attainment of the 1997 8-hour ozone 

NAAQS; 

(2) Continue until such time, if any, 

that EPA (i) redesignates the area to 

attainment at which time those 

requirements no longer apply, or (ii) 

subsequently determines that the area 

has violated the 1997 8-hour ozone 

NAAQS; 

(3) Be separate from, and not 

influence or otherwise affect, any future 

designation determination or 

requirements for the area based on any 

new or revised ozone NAAQS; and 

(4) Remain in effect regardless of 

whether EPA designates this area as a 

nonattainment area for purposes of any 

new or revised ozone NAAQS. 

V. What is EPA’s analysis of the 

relevant air quality data? 

Consistent with the requirements 

contained in 40 CFR part 50, EPA has 

reviewed the ozone ambient air 

monitoring data for the monitoring 

period from 2008 through 2010 for the 

Philadelphia Area, as recorded in the 

EPA Air Quality System (AQS) 

database. On the basis of that review, 

EPA has concluded that this area 

attained the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS 

based on data for the 2008–2010 ozone 

seasons. 

Under EPA regulations at 40 CFR part 

50, the 1997 8-hour ozone standard is 

attained at a site when the 3-year 

average of the annual fourth-highest 

daily maximum 8-hour average ozone 

concentrations at an ozone monitor is 

less than or equal to 0.08 ppm (i.e., 

0.084 ppm, based on the rounding 

convention in 40 CFR part 50, appendix 

I). This 3-year average is referred to as 

the design value. When the design value 

is less than or equal to 0.084 ppm at 

each monitoring site within the area, 

then the area is meeting the NAAQS. 

Also, the data completeness 

requirement is met when the average 

percent of days with valid ambient 

monitoring data is greater than 90%, 

and no single year has less than 75% 

data completeness as determined in 

appendix I of 40 CFR part 50. 

Table 1 shows the ozone design 

values for each monitor in the 

Philadelphia Area for the years 2008– 

2010. All 2008–2010 design values are 

below 0.084 ppm, and all monitors meet 

the data completeness requirements. 

Therefore, the Philadelphia Area has 

attained the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS, 

considering 2008–2010 data. 

TABLE 1—2008–2010 PHILADELPHIA AREA 1997 8-HOUR OZONE DESIGN VALUES

State County Site ID 

2008–2010 

Design value 

(ppm) 

2008–2010 

Average 

percent data 

completeness 

DE ....................................... Kent ................................................................................ 10–001–0002 0.074 100 

New Castle ..................................................................... 10–003–1007 0.075 92 

10–003–1010 0.076 91 

10–003–1013 0.075 98 

Sussex ............................................................................ 10–005–1002 0.077 99 

......................................................................................... 10–005–1003 0.077 97 

MD ...................................... Cecil ................................................................................ 24–015–0003 0.080 94 

NJ ........................................ Atlantic ............................................................................ 34–001–0006 0.074 96 

Camden .......................................................................... 34–007–1001 0.080 97 

Cumberland .................................................................... 34–011–0007 0.076 98 

Gloucester ...................................................................... 34–015–0002 0.081 98 

Mercer ............................................................................ 34–021–0005 0.078 98 

Ocean ............................................................................. 34–029–0006 0.081 98 

PA ....................................... Bucks .............................................................................. 42–017–0012 0.083 99 

Chester ........................................................................... 42–029–0100 0.076 97 

Delaware ........................................................................ 42–045–0002 0.074 98 

Montgomery .................................................................... 42–091–0013 0.078 98 

Philadelphia .................................................................... 42–101–0004 0.066 97 

42–101–0024 0.082 95 

EPA’s review of the data indicates that 

the Philadelphia Area has met the 1997 

8-hour ozone NAAQS. Additional 

information on air quality data for the 

Philadelphia Area can be found in the 

TSD. 

VI. Proposed Action 

EPA is proposing to make two 

determinations regarding the 

Philadelphia Area. First, EPA is 

proposing to make a determination that 

the Philadelphia Area has attained the 

1997 8-hour NAAQS. If EPA finalizes 

this determination, the requirements to 

submit an attainment demonstration, 

contingency measures for attainment, 

and any other planning requirements 

related to attainment of the 1997 8-hour 

ozone NAAQS will be suspended, as 

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long as the area continues to attain the 

1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS. Second, 

pursuant to sections 179 and 

181(b)(2)(A) of the CAA, EPA is 

proposing to determine that the 

Philadelphia Area has attained the 1997 

8-hour ozone NAAQS by its attainment 

date, June 15, 2011. These proposed 

determinations are based upon 

complete, quality assured, and certified 

ambient air monitoring data that show 

the area has monitored attainment of the 

1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS for the 

2008–2010 monitoring period. EPA is 

soliciting public comments on the 

issues discussed in this document. 

These comments will be considered 

before taking final action. 

VII. Withdrawal Action 

Based on ambient air quality 

monitoring data that demonstrates 

attainment of the 1997 8-hour ozone 

NAAQS, EPA is withdrawing the May 8, 

2009 proposed disapprovals of 

Delaware’s, Maryland’s, New Jersey’s, 

and Pennsylvania’s 8-hour ozone 

attainment demonstrations for the 

Philadelphia Area. (74 FR 21599, 74 FR 

21588, 74 FR 21578, and 74 FR 21604) 

VIII. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

This action proposes to make a 

determination of attainment based on 

air quality, and would, if finalized, 

result in the suspension of certain 

Federal requirements, and would not 

impose additional requirements beyond 

those imposed by state law. For that 

reason, this proposed action: 

• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ subject to review by the Office 

of Management and Budget under 

Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993); 

• Does not impose an information 

collection burden under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); 

• Is certified as not having a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act 

(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

• Does not contain any unfunded 

mandate or significantly or uniquely 

affect small governments, as described 

in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); 

• Does not have Federalism 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999); 

• Is not an economically significant 

regulatory action based on health or 

safety risks subject to Executive Order 

13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); 

• Is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 

28355, May 22, 2001); 

• Is not subject to requirements of 

Section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because 

application of those requirements would 

be inconsistent with the CAA; and 

• Does not provide EPA with the 

discretionary authority to address, as 

appropriate, disproportionate human 

health or environmental effects, using 

practicable and legally permissible 

methods, under Executive Order 12898 

(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). 

In addition, this proposed 

determination that the Philadelphia 

Area has attained the 1997 8-hour ozone 

NAAQS does not have tribal 

implications as specified by Executive 

Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 

2000), because the SIP is not approved 

to apply in Indian country located in the 

state, and EPA notes that it will not 

impose substantial direct costs on tribal 

governments or preempt tribal law. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Intergovernmental 

relations, Ozone, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Dated: October 25, 2011. 

W.C. Early, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region III. 

Dated: November 22, 2011. 

Judith A. Enck, 

Regional Administrator, Region 2. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

49 CFR Parts 523, 531, 533, 536, and 

537 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0799; FRL–9505–1; 

NHTSA–2010–0131] 

RIN 2060–AQ54; RIN 2127–AK79 

Public Hearings for 2017 and Later 

Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle 

Greenhouse Gas Emissions and 

Corporate Average Fuel Economy 

Standards 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) and National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

DOT. 

ACTION: Announcement of public 

hearings 

SUMMARY: EPA and NHTSA are 

announcing public hearings to be held 

for the joint proposed rules ‘‘2017 and 

Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle 

Greenhouse Gas Emissions and 

Corporate Average Fuel Economy 

Standards,’’ published in the Federal 

Register on December 1, 2011. The 

agencies will also accept comment on 

NHTSA’s Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement (Draft EIS), available on 

NHTSA’s Web site at http:// 

www.nhtsa.gov/fuel-economy. Three 

hearings will be held, on January 17, 

January 19, and January 24, 2012. The 

agencies will assume that all oral 

comments presented at the hearing are 

addressed to the joint proposed rules 

only, unless speakers specifically 

reference NHTSA’s Draft EIS in oral or 

written testimony. 

DATES: NHTSA and EPA will jointly 

hold three public hearings on the 

following dates: January 17, 2012 in 

Detroit, Michigan; January 19, 2012 in 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and January 

24, 2012 in San Francisco, California. 

The hearings will start at 10 a.m. local 

time and continue until 5 p.m. or until 

everyone has had a chance to speak. If 

you would like to present oral testimony 

at one of these public hearings, please 

contact the person identified under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, at least 

ten days before the hearing. 

ADDRESSES: The January 17, 2012 

hearing will be held at the Courtyard 

Detroit Downtown, 333 East Jefferson 

Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48226. The 

January 19, 2012 hearing will be held at 

the Crowne Plaza Philadelphia 

Downtown, 1800 Market Street, 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. The 

January 24, 2012 hearing will be held at 

the Hyatt at Fisherman’s Wharf, 555 

North Point Street, San Francisco, 

California 94133. The hearings will be 

held at sites accessible to individuals 

with disabilities. In addition, the 

agencies will provide the opportunity 

for the public to listen to each hearing 

through the following conference call-in 

line: 1–(866) 299–3188; conference code 

734 214 4423#. Please note that this 

conference line will allow the public to 

listen only; persons listening will not be 

able to give an oral presentation via the 

conference line. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you would like to present oral testimony 

at a public hearing, please contact 

JoNell Iffland at EPA by the date 

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