Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0491-0002
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone; Notice of public hearings
Posted Date: 2010-08-02T04:00Z

[Federal Register: August 2, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 147)]
[Proposed Rules]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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[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: long.pam@epa.gov (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 
smith.tim@epa.gov.

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.
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