[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 5, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 34940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16606]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 80

[FRL-5255-4)


Announcement of Hearing Regarding Opt-Out of the Reformulated 
Gasoline Program: Jefferson County, Albany and Buffalo, New York; 
Twenty-Eight Counties in Pennsylvania; and Hancock and Waldo Counties 
in Maine, General Procedures for Future Opt-Outs

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of hearing.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a hearing to take place July 5, 1995, at 
11:00 a.m., in Washington, DC The Agency will hold a public hearing on 
the proposed opt-out of the reformulated gasoline program for 
designated New York, Pennsylvania, and Maine counties and on the 
general procedures for future opt-outs.

DATES: The hearing will be conducted on July 5, 1995, from 11:00 a.m. 
until 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will take place at the Hyatt Regency Washington 
on Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001, in 
the Ticonderoga Room.
    Materials relevant to this notice have been placed in Docket A-94-
68. The docket is located at the Air Docket Section, Mail Code 6102, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 
20460, in room M-1500 Waterside Mall. Documents may be inspected from 
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying 
docket material.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mark Coryell, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency Office of Air and Radiation, 401 M Street, SW 
(6406J), Washington, DC 20460, (202)233-9014.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a separate action published in the 
Federal Register on June 14, 1995 (60 FR 31269), EPA proposed to remove 
Jefferson County and the Albany and Buffalo areas in New York; twenty-
eight counties in Pennsylvania; and Hancock and Waldo counties in Maine 
from the list of covered areas identified in section 80.70 of the 
reformulated gasoline rule. This was based on requests from the 
Governors of New York, Pennsylvania and Maine that these areas opt out 
of this federal program. EPA also proposed general rules establishing 
the criteria and procedures for states to opt-out of the RFG program.
    A copy of this notice and other relevant material are available on 
the OAQPS Technology Transfer Network Bulletin Board System (TTNBBS). 
The TTNBBS can be accessed with a dial-in phone line and a high-speed 
modem (PH# 919-541-5742). The parity of your modem should be set to 
none, the data bits to 8, and the stop bits to 1. Either a 1200, 2400, 
or 9600 baud modem should be used. When first signing on, the user will 
be required to answer some basic informational questions for 
registration purposes. After completing the registration process, 
proceed through the following series of menus:

(M) OMS
(K) Rulemaking and Reporting
(3) Fuels
(9) Reformulated gasoline

A list of ZIP files will be shown, all of which are related to the 
reformulated gasoline rulemaking process. Today's notice will be in the 
form of a ZIP file and can be identified by the following title: 
OPTOHEAR.ZIP. The June 14, 1995, proposal for opt-out of specific New 
York, Pennsylvania, and Maine RFG areas and the proposed general opt-
out criteria is identified by the following title: OPTONPRM.ZIP. To 
download these files, type the instructions below and transfer 
according to the appropriate software on your computer:

ownload, rotocol, xamine, ew, ist, or elp Selection 
or  to exit: D filename.zip

    You will be given a list of transfer protocols from which you must 
choose one that matches with the terminal software on your own 
computer. The software should then be opened and directed to receive 
the file using the same protocol. Programs and instructions for de-
archiving compressed files can be found via ystems Utilities from 
the top menu, under rchivers/de-archivers. 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.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 80

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Fuel additives, 
Gasoline, and Motor vehicle pollution.

    Dated: June 29, 1995.
Mary D. Nichols,
Assistant Administrator Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 95-16606 Filed 6-30-95; 3:00 pm]
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