Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0491-4643
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Revisions to Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone; Announcement of public hearing
Posted Date: 2011-10-12T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 12, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 63251-63252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-26314]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52 and 97

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0491; FRL-9478-6]
RIN 2060-AR22

Revisions to Federal Implementation Plans To Reduce Interstate 
Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Announcement of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that a public hearing will be held on 
October 28, 2011, for the proposed rule, ``Revisions to the Federal 
Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate 
Matter and Ozone'', which was signed on October 6, 2011 and posted on 
EPA's website on October 6, 2011. The hearing will be held, as provided 
in this notice and in the proposed rule, if requested, and will take 
place in Washington, DC.

DATES: The public hearing, if requested, will be held on October 28, 
2011. To request a hearing, please contact the person listed in the 
following FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by October 19, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing, if requested by October 19, 2011, will 
be held in Room 152 at EPA offices, 1310 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20005 beginning at 9 a.m. and continuing until 5 p.m. if necessary. The 
EPA Web site for the rulemaking, which includes the proposal and 
information about the public hearing, can be found at http://www.epa.gov/crossstaterule. If no request is made by October 19, 2011, 
no hearing will be held. An announcement that a hearing was not 
requested and so will not be held will be made on EPA's Web site 
referenced above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to present oral 
testimony at the public hearing, if held, please contact Ms. Gabrielle 
Stevens, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, 
Mail Code 6204J, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington DC 20460, telephone number (202) 343-9252, e-
mail address: stevens.gabrielle@epa.gov (preferred method for 
registering), no later than 2 business days prior to the public hearing 
if timely request for a hearing has been made. The last day to register 
will be October 26, 2011. If using e-mail, please provide the following 
information: Name, affiliation, address, e-mail address, and telephone 
and fax numbers.
    Questions concerning the proposed rule should be addressed to Ms. 
Gabrielle Stevens, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Atmospheric 
Programs, Mail Code 6204J, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington DC 20460, telephone number (202) 
343-9252, e-mail address: stevens.gabrielle@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public hearing is to provide the public 
with an opportunity to present oral comments regarding proposed 
revisions to EPA's Final Transport Rule (Federal Implementation Plans: 
Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone and 
Correction of SIP Approvals). EPA is proposing to amend the assurance 
penalty provisions of the rule to make them effective beginning January 
1, 2014. EPA is also proposing, or seeking comment on, revisions to 
address discrepancies in unit-specific modeling assumptions that affect 
proper calculation of Transport Rule state budgets, new unit set-
asides, Indian

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country new unit set-asides, and assurance levels as follows: (1) 
Revise an error in Michigan's annual NOX budget to account 
for an erroneously assumed selective catalytic reduction (SCR) emission 
control device at one unit; (2) revise an error in Nebraska's annual 
NOX budget to account for an erroneously assumed SCR 
emission control device at one unit; (3) revise an error in the Texas 
SO2 budget to account for erroneously assumed flue gas 
desulphurization (FGD, or scrubber) emission control devices at three 
units and revised assumptions regarding flue gas treatment in existing 
scrubbers at seven units; (4) revise an error in the Arkansas ozone-
season new unit set-aside to account for erroneously omitted projected 
emissions from one new unit; (5) revise an error in the Texas new unit 
set-aside to account for erroneously omitted projected emissions for 
SO2, ozone-season NOX, and annual NOX; 
(6) revise New Jersey's ozone-season NOX, annual 
NOX and annual SO2 budgets to account for an 
erroneously assumed scrubber and selective catalytic reduction emission 
control device at one unit and generation required for reliability 
purposes at six units, (7) revise Wisconsin's annual SO2 and 
annual NOX budgets to account for an erroneously assumed FGD 
and SCR device at two units, and (8) revise New York's annual 
SO2, annual NOX, and ozone season NOX 
budgets based on required operational constraints likely to necessitate 
non-economic generation at ten units; (9) revise Louisiana's ozone 
season NOX budget taking into account operational 
constraints likely to necessitate non-economic generation at twelve 
units; (10) revise Mississippi's ozone season NOX budget 
taking into account operational constraints likely to necessitate non-
economic generation at four units; (11) revise Texas's annual 
NOX and ozone season NOX budgets based on 
operational constraints likely to necessitate non-economic generation 
at seven units; and (12) revise Florida's ozone-season NOX 
budget taking into account the unavailability of a previously operating 
nuclear unit. EPA is also proposing to add an additional limit on the 
allocation of allowances to units covered by certain consent decrees. 
In addition, EPA is proposing to correct technical errors in the rule 
text.
    Public hearing: The proposal for which EPA will hold the public 
hearing, if requested, is available at http://www.epa.gov/crossstaterule and also in the docket identified below. The public 
hearing, if requested, will provide interested parties the opportunity 
to present data, views, or arguments concerning the proposal. 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 November 14, 2011 unless a public 
hearing is requested in which event comments must be received on or 
before November 28, 2011.
    Commenters should notify Ms. Stevens if they will need specific 
equipment or if there are other special needs related to providing 
comments at the hearing. 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. 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 schedule, including lists of speakers, will be posted 
on EPA's Web site http://www.epa.gov/crossstaterule. Verbatim 
transcripts of the hearing and written statements will be included in 
the docket for the rulemaking. Written statements (duplicate copies 
preferred) should be submitted to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-2009-0491, at 
the address posted on EPA's webpage referenced above. Interested 
parties are strongly urged to monitor and consult the referenced Web 
site regarding the scheduled hearing.
    EPA will make every effort to follow the schedule as closely as 
possible on the day of the hearing; 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?

    EPA has established a docket for the proposed rule ``Revisions to 
the 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 signed on October 6, 
2011 and is available at http://www.epa.gov/crossstaterule and in the 
above-cited docket.

    Dated: October 6, 2011.
Elizabeth Craig,
Acting Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-26314 Filed 10-11-11; 8:45 am]
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