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response to the 2001 anthrax incidents 

(Draft Federal Inter-Agency Anthrax 

Technical Assistance Document). The 

NRT requested the Weapons of Mass 

Destruction (WMD) Subcommittee to 

the Science and Technology Committee 

to revise the TAD based on consultative 

advice from the SAB. In response to 

OSWER’s request, the SAB Staff Office 

solicited public nominations (73 FR no 

61, page 16679–80) of experts with 

specific experience in the microbiology 

of anthrax to augment the SAB 

Homeland Security Advisory Committee 

(HSAC), who will conduct the 

consultation. The purpose of the 

teleconference is for the NRT to brief the 

HSAC on the ERTAD. 

Availability of Meeting Materials: 

EPA’s background materials for this 

briefing will be posted on a link on the 

front page of National Response Team 

Web site at http://www.nrt.org—under 

the Hot Topics Section. 

The EPA technical contact for the 

ERTAD is Captain Colleen F. Petullo, 

USPHS, detailed to EPA’s Office of 

Solid Waste and Emergency Response. 

Captain Petullo may be contacted by 

telephone at (702) 784–8004 or via email at petullo.colleen@epa.gov. The 

agenda and other briefing materials for 

the upcoming public meeting will be 

posted on the SAB Web site at http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab. 

Procedures for Providing Public Input: 

Interested members of the public may 

submit relevant written or oral 

information for the SAB Committee to 

consider on the topics under review. 

Oral Statements: In general, individuals 

or groups requesting an oral 

presentation at a public conference call 

will be limited to three minutes per 

speaker, with no more than a total of 

one half hour for all speakers. Interested 

parties should contact Ms. Turner, DFO, 

in writing (preferably via e-mail) at the 

contact information noted above, by 

October 10, 2008 to be placed on a list 

of public speakers for the meeting. 

Written Statements: Written statements 

should be received in the SAB Staff 

Office by October 10, 2008 so that the 

information may be made available to 

the SAB Panel members for their 

consideration. Written statements 

should be supplied to the DFO in the 

following formats: one hard copy with 

original signature, and one electronic 

copy via e-mail (acceptable file format: 

Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS 

Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text 

files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP 

format). 

Accessibility: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Ms. Turner at 

the phone number or e-mail address 

noted above, preferably at least ten days 

prior to the meeting to give EPA as 

much time as possible to process your 

request. 

Dated: September 24, 2008. 

Vanessa T. Vu, 

Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 

Office. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8722–4] 

Prevention of Significant Deterioration 

of Air Quality (PSD) Final 

Determinations in New Jersey, New 

York, Puerto Rico and the Virgin 

Islands 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of final actions. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to announce that between December 1, 

2004 and June 30, 2008, the Region 2 

Office of the Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA), issued 11 final 

determinations, the New Jersey 

Department of Environmental Protection 

(NJDEP) issued 2 final determinations 

and the New York State Department of 

Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) 

issued 3 final determinations pursuant 

to the Prevention of Significant 

Deterioration of Air Quality (PSD) 

regulations codified at 40 CFR 52.21. 

DATES: The effective dates for the above 

determinations are delineated in the 

chart at the end of this notice (see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Frank Jon, Environmental Engineer of 

the Permitting Section, Air Programs 

Branch, Division of Environmental 

Planning and Protection, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region 2 Office, 290 

Broadway, 25th Floor, New York, NY 

10007–1866, at (212) 637–4085. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the PSD regulations, the Region 2 

Office of the USEPA, the NJDEP, and the 

NYSDEC have made final PSD 

determinations relative to the facilities 

listed below: 

Name Location Project Agency Final action Date 

Ecoelectrica, 

L.P.

Pen ̃uelas, 

Puerto Rico.

Revision of existing PSD permit to include an updated ammonia slip monitoring method, some requirements related to auxiliary diesel generators, New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) related monitoring changes 

and a change affecting the timeline for reporting violations. These changes did not result in any increase in 

emissions or cause any adverse air quality impacts.

EPA ... PSD Administrative 

Amendment.

February 11, 2005. 

Amerada Hess 

Corp.

Port Reading, 

New Jersey.

Modifications to increase Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit capacity by 4% from 62,500 barrels/day to 65,000 barrels/ 

day. Additionally, Hess proposed a number of other 

projects and changes to provide for this increase in capacity and improve efficiency of operation and product 

quality.

NJDEP PSD Permit 

Revision.

March 1, 2005. 

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Name Location Project Agency Final action Date 

Trigen-Nassau 

Energy Corporation.

Uniondale, 

New York.

A new 79.9 MW electric generating facility adjacent to the 

existing Trigen Central Utility Plant located in Uniondale, 

New York. The project consists of one General Electric 

(GE) LM6000 Sprint combustion turbine, a supplementally-fired heat recovery steam generator and a wet 

cooling tower. The turbine will primarily combust natural 

gas with low sulfur distillate oil as a backup and will be 

equipped with a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system to control nitrogen oxide emissions and an oxidation 

catalyst to control emissions of carbon monoxide and 

volatile organic compounds and good combustion controls and low sulfur fuels to limit PM–10 emissions.

EPA ... New PSD Permit.March 31, 2005. 

HOVENSA, 

L.L.C.

Christiansted, 

U.S. Virgin 

Islands.

Construction of a low sulfur fuels (LSF) unit and a hydrogen plant. Increase FCCU capacity from 150,000 BPD to 

165,000 BPD. Modification of the existing petroleum refinery to produce gasoline and diesel meeting the new 

Tier 2 low sulfur gasoline and ultra low sulfur diesel requirements.

EPA ... PSD Permit 

Modification.

July 21, 2005. 

Besicorp-Empire 

Development 

Company, 

LLC.

Rensselaer, 

New York.

NYSDEC issued the original PSD permit on September 23, 

2004. Due to financial reasons the company requested 

that the PSD permit be bifurcated into two separate, financially-independent facilities: (1) The Besicorp—Empire Power Generating Facility, a nominal 505 MW combined-cycle power plant; and (2) The Besicorp-Empire 

Recycled Newsprint Facility, a 330,000 metric ton-peryear recycled newsprint facility. This facility will also include an auxiliary boiler to supply steam for the processes.

NYSDEC.PSD Permit 

Bifurcation.

December 8, 2005. 

Besicorp-Empire 

Power Company, LLC.

Rensselaer, 

New York.

A proposed 505 MW combined-cycle cogeneration power 

plant. PSD permit revision to extend the permit expiration date to March 23, 2007.

NYSDEC.PSD Permit 

Extension.

May 1, 2006. 

Besicorp-Empire 

Newsprint, 

LLC.

Rensselaer, 

New York.

A proposed 330,000 metric ton-per-year recycled newsprint facility. PSD permit revision to extend the permit 

expiration date to March 23, 2007.

NYSDEC.PSD Permit 

Extension.

May 1, 2006. 

Puerto Rico 

Electric Power 

Authority 

(PREPA)— 

Cambalache 

Plant.

San Juan, 

Puerto Rico.

Removal of the Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system due to the production of ammonia in excess of 100 

ppm. In addition, lower the permitted fuel bound nitrogen 

in the fuel oil from 0.1% to 0.55%; lower the permitted 

PM and PM10 emission rates based on actual stack test 

data; add a limit of 780 startups per year; and allow 

operational flexibility by replacing a spinning reserve limit 

of 2,000 hours for each of the three turbines with a limit 

of 6,000 hours of spinning reserve for all three turbines 

combined.

EPA ... PSD Permit 

Modification.

July 5, 2006. 

CEMEX de 

Puerto Rico, 

Inc (formerly 

known as 

Puerto Rico 

Cement).

San Juan, 

Puerto Rico.

Replacement of the electrostatic precipitators (ESPs), the 

particulate controls for the kilns and associated equipment with baghouses. Co-combust tire derived fuel 

(TDF). These modifications will not result in any emission increases or have any effect on air quality.

EPA ... PSD Administrative 

Amendment.

July 10, 2006. 

Manchester Renewable 

Power Corporation.

Manchester 

Township, 

New Jersey.

Construction of six identical 2,233 brake horsepower, leanburn reciprocating internal combustion engines and an 

electrical generator set (9.6 MW–Hour).

NJDEP New PSD Permit.October 4, 2006. 

Besicorp-Empire 

Power Company, LLC.

Rensselaer, 

New York.

A proposed 505 MW combined-cycle cogeneration power 

plant. PSD permit revision to extend the permit expiration date to March 23, 2008.

EPA ... PSD Permit 

Extension.

May 17, 2007. 

Besicorp-Empire 

Newsprint, 

LLC.

Rensselaer, 

New York.

A proposed 330,000 metric ton-per-year recycled newsprint facility. PSD permit revision to extend the permit 

expiration date to March 23, 2008.

EPA ... PSD Permit 

Extension.

May 17, 2007. 

HOVENSA, 

L.L.C.

Christiansted, 

U.S. Virgin 

Islands.

Construction of a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system to control NOX from the low sulfur gasoline unit 

process heater and construction of an oxidation catalyst 

to control formaldehyde emissions from the combustion 

turbine. HOVENSA requested this modification due to 

changes in heater control efficiency guarantees and turbine model availability.

EPA ... PSD Permit 

Modification.

November 27, 2007. 

Cornell University.Ithaca, New 

York.

New PSD permit to construct two 8 MW combined-cycle 

combustion turbine generators with supplemental firing 

at the central heating plant on the Cornell University 

campus.

EPA ... New PSD permit.June 3, 2008. 

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Name Location Project Agency Final action Date 

HOVENSA, 

L.L.C.

Christiansted, 

U.S. Virgin 

Islands.

The initial PSD permit issued on July 21, 2005 required 

HOVENSA to conduct a NOX minimization program 

study. Based on the findings of this study HOVENSA requested a change in the NOX limit for the FCCU. The 

original permit required a NOX limit of 44 ppmvd @ 0% 

O2 (365-day basis). This modification will reduce NOX

from the FCCU to 25 ppmvd @ 0% O2 (365-day basis). 

NOX emissions from the facility will be decreasing while 

all other pollutant emissions will remain the same.

EPA ... PSD Administrative 

Amendment.

June 5, 2008. 

This notice lists only the facilities that 

have received final PSD determinations. 

Anyone who wishes to review these 

determinations and related materials 

should contact the following offices: 

EPA Actions: U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region 2 Office, 

Air Programs Branch—25th Floor, 290 

Broadway, New York, New York 

10007–1866. 

NJDEP Actions: New Jersey Department 

of Environmental Protection, Division 

of Environmental Quality, Air Quality 

Permitting Element, Bureau of 

Preconstruction Permits, 401 East 

State Street, Trenton, New Jersey 

08625. 

NYSDEC Actions: New York State 

Department of Environmental 

Conservation, Division of Air 

Resources, Bureau of Stationary 

Sources, 625 Broadway, Albany, New 

York 12233–3251. 

If the prerequisite in 40 CFR 124.19(e) 

has been met, judicial review of these 

determinations under section 307(b)(1) 

of the Clean Air Act (the Act) may be 

sought only by the filing of a petition for 

review in the United States Court of 

Appeals for the appropriate circuit 

within 60 days from the date on which 

these determinations are published in 

the Federal Register. Under section 

307(b)(2) of the Act, these 

determinations shall not be subject to 

later judicial review in civil or criminal 

proceedings for enforcement. 

Dated: August 5, 2008. 

Alan J. Steinberg, 

Regional Administrator, Region 2. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8722–2; Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR– 

2008–0699] 

Notice of Workshop and Call for 

Information on Integrated Science 

Assessment for Ozone 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice; call for information. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing 

that the Office of Research and 

Development’s National Center for 

Environmental Assessment (NCEA) is 

preparing an Integrated Science 

Assessment (ISA) as part of the review 

of the National Ambient Air Quality 

Standards (NAAQS) for ozone (O3). This 

is intended to update the scientific 

assessment presented in the ‘‘Air 

Quality Criteria for Ozone and Related 

Photochemical Oxidants’’ (EPA 600/P– 

05/004aF–cF), published in February 

2006. Interested parties are invited to 

assist the EPA in developing and 

refining the scientific information base 

for the review of the O3 NAAQS by 

submitting research studies that have 

been published, accepted for 

publication, or presented at a public 

scientific meeting. 

The EPA is also announcing that a 

workshop entitled, ‘‘Workshop to 

Discuss Policy-Relevant Science to 

Inform EPA’s Integrated Plan for the 

Ozone NAAQS,’’ is being organized by 

NCEA and the EPA Office of Air and 

Radiation’s Office of Air Quality 

Planning and Standards (OAQPS). The 

workshop will be held October 29–30, 

2008, in Research Triangle Park, North 

Carolina. The workshop will be open to 

attendance by interested public 

observers on a first-come, first-served 

basis up to the limits of available space. 

DATES: The workshop will be held on 

October 29 and 30, 2008. The preregistration deadline is October 17, 

2008. In response to the call for 

information, all communications and 

information should be received by EPA 

by November 3, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held 

at U.S. EPA, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, 

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. 

An EPA contractor, E.H. Pechan & 

Associates, Inc., is providing logistical 

support for the workshop. To register, 

please use the on-line registration form 

at: http://projects.pechan.com/epa/ 

o3review/. Please direct questions 

regarding workshop registration or 

logistics to E. H. Pechan & Associates at 

919–493–3144, ext. 119, or Tricia 

Crabtree at 919–541–5688, or e-mail: 

workshop.o3review@pechan.com. For 

specific questions regarding technical 

aspects of the workshop see the section 

of this notice entitled FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Information in response to the call for 

information may be submitted 

electronically, by mail, by facsimile, or 

by hand delivery/courier. Please follow 

the detailed instructions as provided in 

the section of this notice entitled 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

details on the period for submission of 

research information from the public, 

contact the Office of Air and Radiation 

(OAR) Docket, telephone: 202–566– 

1752, facsimile: 202–566–9744, or email: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov. 

For technical information, contact 

James Brown, NCEA, telephone: 919– 

541–0765, facsimile: 919–541–1818, or 

e-mail: brown.james@epa.gov; or contact 

David McKee, OAQPS, telephone: 919– 

541–5288, or e-mail: 

mckee.dave@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Information About the Project 

Section 108 (a) of the Clean Air Act 

directs the Administrator to issue ‘‘air 

quality criteria’’ for certain air 

pollutants. These air quality criteria are 

to ‘‘accurately reflect the latest scientific 

knowledge useful in indicating the kind 

and extent of all identifiable effects on 

public health or welfare which may be 

expected from the presence of such 

pollutants in the ambient air. * * *’’ 

Under section 109 of the Act, EPA is 

then to establish National Ambient Air 

Quality Standards (NAAQS) for each 

pollutant for which EPA has issued 

criteria. Section 109 (d) of the Act 

subsequently requires periodic review 

and, if appropriate, revision of existing 

air quality criteria to reflect advances in 

scientific knowledge on the effects of 

the pollutant on public health and 

welfare. EPA is also to revise the 

NAAQS, if appropriate, based on the 

revised air quality criteria. 

Ozone (O3) is one of six principal (or 

‘‘criteria’’) pollutants for which EPA has 

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