[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 204 (Friday, October 22, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 56985-56986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27674]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 85 and 86

[AMS-FRL-6462-6]
RIN 2060-AI12, 2060-AI23


Control of Emissions of Air Pollution From 2004 and Later Model 
Year Highway Engines and Vehicles; Revision of Light-duty Truck 
Definition

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the time and place for a public 
hearing regarding EPA's proposed rule to implement new emission 
standards for highway vehicles and engines. The proposed rule was 
signed by the EPA Administrator on October 6, 1999, and will be 
published in the Federal Register prior to the hearing. See ADDRESSES 
for availability of the proposed rule.

DATES: EPA will conduct a public hearing on the proposed rule on 
November 2, 1999, in Philadelphia, PA beginning at 10:00 a.m. We must 
receive your comments on this NPRM by December 2, 1999. EPA requests 
that parties who want to testify notify the contact person listed in 
the ADDRESSES section of this document one week before the date of the 
hearing.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be held at Top of the Tower, 1717 
Arch Street, 51st Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103, telephone: 215-567-
8787, fax: 215-557-5171. Materials relevant to the proposal have been 
placed in Docket Nos. A-98-32 and A-95-27. 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 Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. 
to 5:30 p.m. The telephone number is (202) 260-7548 and the facsimile 
number is (202) 260-4400. A reasonable fee may be charged by EPA for 
copying docket materials.
    The proposed rule is available in the public docket for review, and 
was also made available on the EPA web page on October 6, 1999. See: 
http://www.epa.gov/oms/hd-hwy.htm.
    Written comments should be submitted (in duplicate, if possible) 
to: EPA Air and Radiation Docket, Attn: Docket No. A-98-32, Room M-1500 
(Mail Code 6102), 401 M Street SW, Washington, DC 20460. EPA requests 
that a copy of the comments also be sent to the contact person listed 
below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Borushko, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Engine Programs and Compliance Division, 2000 
Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105-2498. Telephone (734) 214-4334; 
Fax (734) 214-4816; e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Procedures for Public Participation

A. Comments and the Public Docket

    The Agency encourages all parties that have an interest in this 
proposal to offer comment on various topics. The most useful comments 
are those supported by appropriate and detailed rationales, data, and 
analyses. The Agency also encourages commenters that disagree with 
elements of the proposal to suggest and analyze alternate approaches to 
meeting the air quality goals of this proposal. All comments, with the 
exception of proprietary information, should be directed to the EPA Air 
Docket Section, Docket No. A-98-32 before the date specified above. 
Information related to this rulemaking is also found in dockets A-95-27 
and A-97-10.
    Commenters who wish to submit proprietary information for 
consideration should clearly separate such information from other 
comments by (1) labeling proprietary information ``Confidential 
Business Information'' and (2) sending proprietary information directly 
to the contact person listed (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) and 
not to the public docket. This will help ensure that proprietary 
information is not inadvertently placed in the docket. If a commenter 
wants EPA to use a submission of confidential information as part of 
the basis for the final rule, then a non-confidential version of the 
document that summarizes the key data or information should be sent to 
the docket. Any information or data that constitutes, in whole or in 
part, a basis of EPA's regulatory actions will be made public.
    Information covered by a claim of confidentiality will be disclosed 
by EPA only to the extent allowed and in accordance with the procedures 
set forth in 40 CFR part 2. If no claim of confidentiality accompanies 
the submission when it is received by EPA, it will be made available to 
the public without further notice to the commenter.

B. Public Hearing

    The Agency will hold a public hearing as noted in the DATES section 
above. Any person desiring to present testimony at the public hearing 
is asked to notify the contact person listed above at least one week 
prior to the date of the hearing. This notification should include an 
estimate of the time required for the presentation of the testimony and 
any need for audio/visual equipment. EPA suggests that sufficient 
copies of the statement or material to be presented be available to the 
audience. In addition, it is helpful if the contact person receives a 
copy of the testimony or material prior to the hearing.
    The hearing will be conducted informally, and technical rules of 
evidence will not apply. A sign-up sheet

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will be available at the hearing for scheduling the order of testimony. 
A written transcript of the hearing will be prepared. The official 
record of the hearing will be kept open for 30 days after the hearing 
to allow submittal of supplementary information.

    Dated: October 18, 1999.
Robert Perciasepe,
Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 99-27674 Filed 10-21-99; 8:45 am]
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