[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 20, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 43030-43031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21281]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 51 and 52

[AD-FRL-5557-6]
RIN 2060-AE11


Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment 
New Source Review (NSR)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a change in the date of the public 
hearing regarding EPA's proposed rulemaking, known as the NSR Reform 
Rulemaking, published on July 23, 1996 at 61 FR 38249. That rulemaking 
proposes to revise regulations for the approval and promulgation of 
implementation plans and the requirements for preparation, adoption, 
and submittal of implementation plans governing the NSR programs 
mandated by parts C and D of title I of the Clean Air Act. The date of 
the hearing is being changed from September 23 to September 16, 1996. 
This notice also announces a meeting on the day following the public 
hearing of the NSR Reform Subcommittee (Subcommittee) (58 FR 36407) of 
the Clean Air Act Federal Advisory Committee (55 FR, No. 217, 46993), 
which will also be open to the public. The Subcommittee's purpose is to 
provide independent advice and counsel to the EPA on policy and 
technical issues associated with reforming the NSR rules. Today's 
announcement does not change the October 21, 1996 deadline for 
receiving written public comments on the proposed rulemaking.

DATES: Public Hearing. The public hearing has been rescheduled for 
September 16, 1996 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The hearing may be 
canceled if no requests to speak have been received 15 days prior to 
this rescheduled hearing date.
    Subcommittee Meeting. A meeting of the Subcommittee is scheduled 
for September 17, 1996 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Public Hearing. The public hearing will be held at the 
Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center,

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Imperial Center, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, telephone 
(919) 941-5050.

    Subcommittee Meeting. The Subcommittee meeting will be held at the 
Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center, Imperial Center, Research 
Triangle Park, North Carolina [(919) 941-5050.
GENERAL INFORMATION: Public Hearing. Seating will be available for 
approximately 60 persons on a first-come, first-served basis. Persons 
wishing to make oral presentations at the public hearing should contact 
EPA as indicated below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 
The order of presentation will be based on the order in which EPA 
receives requests to speak. Written statements in lieu of, or in 
addition to, oral testimony are encouraged and may be any length. 
Individuals will be given an opportunity to register for an opportunity 
to speak, as time allows, beginning at 9:00 a.m. on the day of the 
public hearing. If necessary, oral presentations will be time limited.
    Subcommittee Meeting. Although open to the public; general seating 
will be available for approximately 60 persons (in addition to that 
allocated for the Subcommittee) on a first-come, first-served basis. 
There will be a limited opportunity for public remarks at the 
Subcommittee meeting and any member of the public may submit a written 
statement for consideration by the Subcommittee. To ensure that written 
public statements are provided to the Subcommittee prior to the 
scheduled meeting they should be mailed to David Solomon, the 
Designated Federal Official for this FACA subcommittee, at the 
Information Transfer and Program Integration Division (MD-12), Office 
of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle 
Park, North Carolina 27711.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Crumpler, Information Transfer 
and Program Integration Division (MD-12), Office of Air Quality 
Planning and Standards, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, North 
Carolina 27711, telephone (919) 541-0871, telefax (919) 541-5509. 
Persons wishing to make oral presentations at the public hearing, or 
seeking further information, should contact Cynthia Baines at (919) 
541-5319, telefax (919) 541-5509.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 23, 1996 at 61 FR 38249, the EPA 
proposed substantial changes to the major NSR program, a 
preconstruction permitting program required by the Clean Air Act, that 
regulates the construction and modification of major stationary sources 
of air pollution. In that document the EPA announced that the public 
hearing for the proposed rulemaking would be held in the Research 
Triangle Park, North Carolina, on September 23, 1996--the date 60 days 
from the date of publication of the Federal Register notice of proposed 
rulemaking.
    In the same document, EPA indicated that it planned to convene a 
meeting of the NSR Subcommittee in conjunction with the public comment 
period to review the proposed rulemaking, but no date or location for 
that meeting was announced at the time of publication. Subsequent to 
the publication date of the proposed rulemaking, EPA concluded that (1) 
it would be desirable to hold the public hearing and the Subcommittee 
meeting in sequence because many participants would be interested in 
attending both sessions; and (2) due to other scheduling conflicts, the 
Subcommittee meeting could not be held on September 24, 1996--the day 
following the original date of the public hearing.
    It was determined that most feasible dates for scheduling both 
meetings jointly would be September 16 and 17, 1996. Consequently, EPA 
has decided to reschedule the date of the public hearing so that the 
two sessions could be scheduled in sequence in order to reduce the 
burden of duplicative travel-related activities for interested 
participants. By holding the comment period open the EPA intends to 
provide an opportunity for the submission of rebuttal and supplementary 
information relative to comments and questions raised in either the 
public hearing or Subcommittee meeting.
    The tentative Subcommittee meeting agenda is to review the proposed 
NSR Reform revisions by topic area as follows:

8:30-10:30 a.m.--NSR applicability criteria
10:30-12:00--noon--NSR technology requirements
12:00-1:00 p.m.--Lunch
1:00-2:00 p.m.--Class I protection requirements
2:00-3:00 p.m.--Miscellaneous reforms
3:00-4:00 p.m.--1990 Clean Air Act Implementing Revisions
4:00 p.m.--Adjourn

    Time for breaks and public response will be incorporated. An agenda 
will be provided at the meeting.

INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS: Documents related to the NSR Reform 
Rulemaking, are available for public inspection in EPA Air Docket No. 
A-90-37. Transcripts of the public hearing and Subcommittee meeting 
will also be available for public inspection in the same docket. The 
docket is available for public inspection and copying between 8:30 a.m. 
to 12 noon and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., weekdays, at EPA's Air Docket (6102), 
Room M-1500, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460. A reasonable fee 
may be charged for copying.
    Approximately 3-4 weeks after the public hearing and Subcommittee 
meeting, a transcript of each meeting will also be available to the 
public through the Office of Air Quality Planning And Standards 
Technology Transfer Network (the TTN). Access to the TTN, via a 
computer and communications software, may be obtained by dialing (919) 
541-5742. For assistance in accessing the TTN, contact the TTN Help 
Desk at (919) 541-5384 in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1:00 
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. eastern standard time.

    Dated: August 15, 1996.
John S. Seitz,
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 96-21281 Filed 8-19-96; 8:45 am]
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