[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 159 (Tuesday, August 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44254-44255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22201]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[AD-FRL-6146-8]


Industrial Combustion Coordinated Rulemaking Federal Advisory 
Committee Notice of Upcoming Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Industrial Combustion Coordinated Rulemaking (ICCR) Federal 
Advisory Committee notice of upcoming meeting.

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SUMMARY: As required by section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 9(c), EPA gave notice of 
the establishment of the ICCR Federal Advisory Committee (hereafter 
referred to as the ICCR Coordinating Committee) in the Federal Register 
on August 2, 1996 (61 FR 40413).
    The public can follow the progress of the ICCR through attendance 
at meetings (which will be announced in advance) and by accessing the 
Technology Transfer Network (TTN), which serves as the primary means of 
disseminating information about the ICCR.

DATES: The next meeting of the ICCR Coordinating Committee is scheduled 
for September 16-17, 1998. Also, most of the ICCR Work Groups--which 
report to the Coordinating Committee--have meetings scheduled in August 
and/or September, 1998. The dates of these Work Group meetings are 
summarized below and further information on the dates of the 
Coordinating Committee meeting and the Work Group meetings may be 
obtained by accessing the TTN or by calling EPA (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT).

ADDRESSES: The Coordinating Committee meeting on September 16-17, 1998 
will be held at the Durham Marriott, 201 Foster Street, Durham, North 
Carolina. The telephone number for the Durham Marriott is (919) 683-
6664. The locations of the Work Group meetings are summarized below and 
further information on the locations of the Coordinating Committee 
meeting and the Work Group meetings may be obtained by accessing the 
TTN or by calling EPA (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
    Inspection of Documents: Docket. Minutes of the meetings, as well 
as other relevant materials, will be available for public inspection at 
the U.S. EPA Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, Docket 
No. A-96-17. The docket is open for public inspection and copying 
between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday except for Federal 
holidays, at the following address: U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center (6102), 401 M 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 260-7548. The docket 
is located at the above address in Room M-1500, Waterside Mall (ground 
floor). A reasonable fee may be charged for copying.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Porter or Sims Roy, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Emission Standards Division, 
Combustion Group, (MD-13), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 
27711, telephone numbers (919) 541-5251 and 541-5263, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Technology Transfer Network (TTN)

    The TTN is one of the EPA's electronic bulletin boards. The TTN can 
be accessed through the Internet at:

WWW: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/iccr
FTP: mountain.epa.gov

When accessing the WWW site, select Technical Sites which brings up the 
Directory of TTN Sites, then select ICCR--Industrial Combustion 
Coordinated Rulemaking from the Directory of TNN Sites.
    Access to the TTN through FTP is a streamlined approach for 
downloading files, but is only useful, if the desired filenames are 
known.
    If more information on the TTN is needed, call the help desk at 
(919) 541-5384.
    Meetings of the ICCR Coordinating Committee and Work Groups are 
open to the public. All Coordinating Committee meetings will be 
announced in the Federal Register and on the TTN. Work Group meetings 
will be announced on the TTN and in the Federal Register, when 
possible.
    The next meeting of the Coordinating Committee will be held 
September 16-17, 1998 at the Durham Marriott, 201 Foster Street, 
Durham, North Carolina from about 8:00 a.m. to about 6:00 p.m. The 
agenda for this meeting will include reports from the Work Groups on 
their testing needs and prioritization issues, discussion of data 
gathering efforts and a discussion of guidance from the Coordinating 
Committee to the EPA. An opportunity will be provided for the public to 
offer comments and address the Coordinating Committee.
    The Work Groups have currently scheduled the following meetings:

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         Work Group                   Date                Location      
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Incinerators................  September 2-3,1998..  RTP, NC             
                              September 15, 1998..  RTP, NC.            
IC Engines..................  September 1, 1998...  RTP, NC             
                              September 15, 1998..  RTP, NC.            
Boilers.....................  August 18-19, 1998..  Atlanta, GA         
                              September 15, 1998..  RTP, NC.            
Stationary Combustion         August 26-27, 1998..  Chicago, IL         
 Turbines.                    September 15, 1998..  RTP, NC.            
Process Heaters.............  September 15, 1998..  RTP, NC.            
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    The agendas for these meetings include review and revision of the 
ICCR databases, data and information gathering efforts, possible 
emission testing, and potential subcategorization. An opportunity will 
be provided at each meeting for the public to offer comments and 
address the Work Group.
    Individuals interested in Coordinated Committee meetings, Work 
Group meetings, or any aspect of the ICCR for that matter, should 
access the TTN for information.
    Two copies of the ICCR Coordinating Committee charter are filed 
with appropriate committees of Congress and the Library of Congress and 
are available upon request to the Docket (ask for item #I-B-1). The 
purpose of the ICCR Coordinating Committee is to provide

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recommendations to EPA in the development of regulations to control 
emissions of air pollutants from industrial, commercial, and 
institutional combustion of fuels and non-hazardous solid wastes. The 
Coordinating Committee will attempt to develop recommendations for 
national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) 
implementing section 112 and solid waste combustion regulations 
implementing section 129 of the Act, and may review and make 
recommendations for revising and developing new source performance 
standards (NSPS) under section 111 of the Act. The recommendations will 
cover boilers, process heaters, industrial/commercial and other 
incinerators, stationary internal combustion engines, and stationary 
combustion turbines.
    Lists of Coordinating Committee and Work Group members are 
available from the TTN for the purpose of giving the public the 
opportunity to contact members to discuss concerns or information they 
would like to bring forward during the ICCR process.
    The Charter for the ICCR Coordinating Committee expires in 
September, 1998. After much discussion and consideration, the EPA 
decided not to renew the Charter for the Committee. As a result, the 
Work Group meetings in August and September, 1998, and the Coordinating 
Committee meeting on September 16-17, 1998, will be the last meetings 
of the Work Groups and the last meeting of the Committee.

    Dated: August 10, 1998.
Robert Perciasepe,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 98-22201 Filed 8-17-98; 8:45 am]
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