[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 11, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 11141-11142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6210]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 92

[FRL-5701-3]


Emission Standards for Locomotives and Locomotive Engines

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Public Hearing and Additional Information.

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SUMMARY: EPA is changing the date on which it will hold the public 
hearing for the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposed 
emission standards for locomotives and locomotive engines (published 
February 11, 1997, 62 FR 6365). EPA is also providing public notice 
today of the availability of additional information regarding test 
procedures for locomotives and locomotive engines.

DATES: A public hearing will be held on April 18, 1997, starting at 
10:00 a.m. Persons wishing to present oral testimony are requested to 
notify EPA on or before April 11, 1997 to allow for an orderly 
scheduling of oral testimony. Written comments must be received on or 
before May 19, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments are to be addressed to: EPA Air and 
Radiation Docket, Attention: Docket No. A-94-31, Room M-1500, Mail Code 
6102, U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW., Washington DC 20460.
    A public hearing for the NPRM will be held at the Clarion Hotel 
(313-665-4444), which is located at 2900 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor, 
Michigan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on this rulemaking 
contact: Charles Moulis, U.S. EPA, Engine Programs and Compliance 
Division, 2565 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105; Telephone: (313) 
741-7826, Fax: (313) 741-7816. Requests for hard copies of the 
rulemaking documents should be directed to Carol Connell at (313) 668-
4349.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Test Procedures

    EPA proposed emissions standards and test procedures for new 
locomotives and new engines used in locomotives on February 11, 1997 62 
FR 6365. Today, EPA is announcing the release of additional test 
procedure information. The Agency has determined that it would be 
beneficial for the public to made aware of this information, and thus 
has placed copies of this information in the public docket for this 
rulemaking. Included in this information is an EPA staff-level document 
detailing a variation of the proposed set of test procedures. This 
variation is being considered by EPA staff for incorporation in the 
final rule for the control of emissions from new locomotives and new 
engines used in locomotives. It should be noted that the information 
being made available today is not expected to significantly affect 
EPA's assessment of the environmental benefits or the cost of 
compliance.

Request for Comments

    Interested parties may submit written comments (in triplicate if 
possible) for EPA consideration. The comments are to be addressed to: 
EPA Air and Radiation Docket, Attention: Docket No. A-94-31, Room M-
1500, Mail Code 6102, U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW., Washington DC 20460. 
Should a commenter wish to provide confidential business information 
(CBI) to EPA, such CBI should NOT be included with the information sent 
to the docket. Materials sent to the docket should, however, indicate 
that CBI was provided to EPA. One copy of CBI, along with the remainder 
of the written comments, should be sent to Charles Moulis at the 
address provided in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    EPA will also accept oral comments at the hearing for the 
previously published NPRM. Any person desiring to present testimony 
regarding this proposal at the public hearing (see DATES) should, if 
possible, notify the contact person listed above of such intent at 
least seven days prior to the day of the hearing to allow for orderly 
scheduling of the testimony. The contact person should also be provided 
an estimate of the time required for the presentation of the testimony 
and notification of any need for audio/visual equipment. It is 
suggested that sufficient copies of the statement or material to be 
presented be brought to the hearing for distribution to the audience. 
In addition, it will be helpful for EPA to receive an advance copy of 
any statement or material to be presented at the hearing prior to the 
scheduled hearing date, in order for EPA staff to give such material 
full consideration. Such advance copies should be submitted to the 
contact person listed above. The official record of the hearing will be 
kept open for 30 days following the hearing to allow submission of 
rebuttal and supplementary testimony. All such submittals should be 
directed to the EPA Air Docket Section, Docket No. A-94-31 (see 
ADDRESSES).

Availability of Documents

    The additional test procedure information, as well as the 
previously published NPRM (and related documents), are available in the 
public

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docket as described under ADDRESSES above and are also available 
electronically via the internet and on the Technology Transfer Network 
(TTN), which is an electronic bulletin board system (BBS) operated by 
EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. The docket is open 
for public inspection from 8:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Monday through 
Friday, except on government holidays. As provided in 40 CFR Part 2, a 
reasonable fee may be charged for copying docket materials. The TTN 
service is free of charge, except for the cost of the phone call. Users 
are able to access and download TTN files on their first call using a 
personal computer and modem per the following information:

TTN BBS: 919-541-5742 (1200-14400 bps, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop 
bit)
Voice Helpline: 919-541-5384
TELNET ttnbbs.rtpnc.epa.gov
Off-line: Mondays from 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon ET

    A user who has not called TTN previously will first be required to 
answer some basic informational questions for registration purposes. 
After completing the registration process, proceed through the 
following menu choices from the Top Menu to access information on this 
rulemaking.

<T> GATEWAY TO TTN TECHNICAL AREAS (Bulletin Boards)
<M> OMS--Mobile Sources Information
<K> Rulemaking & Reporting
<6> Non-Road
<3> File area #3...Locomotive Emission Standards
    At this point, the system will list all available files in the 
chosen category in reverse chronological order with brief descriptions. 
To download a file, select a transfer protocol that is supported by the 
terminal software on your own computer, then set your own software to 
receive the file using that same protocol. If unfamiliar with handling 
compressed (i.e. ZIP'ed) files, go to the TTN top menu, System 
Utilities (Command: 1) for information and the necessary program to 
download in order to unZIP the files of interest after downloading to 
your computer. After getting the files you want onto your computer, you 
can quit the TTN BBS with the <G>oodbye command. Please note that due 
to differences between the software used to develop the document and 
the software into which the document may be downloaded, changes in 
format, page length, etc. may occur.
    Rulemaking documents may be found on the internet as follows:
World Wide Web
http://www.epa.gov/omswww
FTP
ftp://ftp.epa.gov Then CD to the /pub/gopher/OMS/ directory
Gopher
gopher://gopher.epa.gov:70/11/Offices/Air/OMS

    Alternatively, go to the main EPA gopher, and follow the menus:

gopher.epa.gov
EPA Offices and Regions
Office of Air and Radiation
Office of Mobile Sources

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 92

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Railroads, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: March 3, 1997.
Mary D. Nichols,
Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 97-6210 Filed 3-10-97; 8:45 am]
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