[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 130 (Friday, July 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35393-35394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16759]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL 5226-6]


Electric Utility Hazardous Air Pollutant Study; Report to 
Congress

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of document availability, Scientific Peer Review 
Meeting, and Public Outreach Meeting.

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SUMMARY: A scientific peer review meeting will be held by the Office of 
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Quality Planning and Standards to review a draft of the EPA's Electric 
Utility Hazardous Air Pollutant Study Report to Congress (hereafter 
``Draft Report''). This Draft Report is being prepared by the EPA in 
response to section 112(n)(1)(A) of the Clean Air Act as amended in 
1990, which requires the EPA to submit to Congress the results of a 
study of emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) from electric 
utility steam generating units and on the hazards to public health 
reasonably anticipated to occur as a result of these emissions. 
Congress directed that the report describe alternative control 
strategies for HAP emissions which may warrant regulation. The 
Administrator is to regulate electric utility steam generating units if 
such regulation is found to be appropriate and necessary after 
considering the results of the study.
    A separate public outreach meeting will be held to allow interested 
parties opportunity to provide the EPA with input regarding the results 
of the study and recommendations for future action by the Agency.

DATES: The scientific peer review meeting will be held on July 11 and 
12, 1995, at the EPA's Office of Administration and Resources 
Management Administration Building auditorium, Research Triangle Park, 
North Carolina. The public outreach meeting will be held on July 13 and 
14 (if necessary), 1995, at the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance 
auditorium, 411 West Chapel Hill Street, Durham, North Carolina. The 
meetings will begin at 9:00 a.m. each day.

ADDRESSES: Members of the public wishing to attend either meeting 
should register by phoning Ms. Donna Collins at (919) 541-5578. Please 
note that space is limited and registrations will be accepted on a 
first-come, first-serve basis.
    Copies of the Draft Report will only be available from Public 
Docket No. A-92-55 at the following address: U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center 
(formerly known as the Air Docket) (6102), 401 M Street, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20460. The docket is located at the above address in 
room M-1500, Waterside Mall (ground floor), and may be inspected from 
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Draft Report (docket 
entry A-92-55, I-A-1) is available for review in the docket center or 
copies may be mailed on request from the Air and Radiation Docket and 
Information Center by calling (202) 260-7548 or 7549. The FAX number 
for the Center is (202) 260-4000. A reasonable fee may be charged for 
copying docket materials.
    Docket. Docket No. A-92-55, containing supporting information used 
in developing the Draft Report, is available for public inspection and 
copying as noted above. The docket is an organized file of information 
used by the EPA in the development of this Draft Report. The principal 
purpose of the docket in this case is to allow interested parties to 
readily identify and locate documents so that they can intelligently 
and effectively participate in the comment process.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning specific 
aspects of this study, contact Mr. William Maxwell [telephone number 
(919) 541-5430], Combustion Group, Emission Standards Division (MD-13), 
or Mr. Chuck French [telephone number (919) 541-0467], Risk and 
Exposure Assessment Group, Air Quality Strategies and Standards 
Division (MD-15), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research 
Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA has prepared the ``Study of 
Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions from Electric Utility Steam 
Generating Units Pursuant to Section 112(n)(1)(A) of the Clean Air 
Act--Scientific Peer Review Draft'' (June 1995).
    A scientific peer review meeting is being held as part of the 
process of scientific review of the Draft Report. The Draft Report is 
developmental and does not represent Agency policy. The Draft Report is 
being made available to the public as part of the Agency's continuing 
commitment to conduct assessments of important environmental 
contaminants in an open and participatory manner, to keep the public 
informed, and to encourage public review of significant assessments. 
The scientific peer review meeting will be reserved for discussion of 
the scientific, technical aspects of the Draft Report, the primary 
purpose being to receive comments by the scientific peer review panel. 
The public is invited to attend this meeting in an observational status 
only and no opportunity will be presented or offered for participation 
by the public.
    The public outreach meeting, which follows the scientific peer 
review meeting, is the forum for public participation. The purpose of 
this meeting is for the EPA to listen to public opinion on the results 
of the study and any suggested recommendations the public may have 
regarding actions the Agency should take. Members of the public wishing 
to present formal comments at the meeting should so indicate when 
registering. Individual speaking times will be limited in order to give 
everyone an equal opportunity to speak.
    Seating will be limited for both meetings and advance registration 
is suggested. Information about attending the meetings and obtaining a 
copy of the Draft Report is provided elsewhere in this notice.
    After the meetings, the Draft Report will be revised based on the 
comments received and subjected to final Agency review before 
submission to the Office of Management and Budget and, ultimately, to 
Congress. Those wishing to present comments on the Draft Report and 
those wishing to comment but unable to attend the public outreach 
meeting are requested to submit written comments. Written comments on 
this Draft Report must be received by Mr. Maxwell or Mr. French by July 
31, 1995 at the addresses noted above.

    Dated: June 30, 1995.
Mary D. Nichols,
Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
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