[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 31 (Thursday, February 14, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 6920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-3658]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Meeting of the Ozone Transport Commission for the Northeast 
United States

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency is 
announcing the 2002 Winter Meeting of the Ozone Transport Commission 
(OTC).
    This meeting is for the OTC to deal with appropriate matters within 
the Ozone Transport Region in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States, as 
provided for under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. This meeting 
is not subject to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
Pub. L. 92-463, as amended.

DATES: The meeting will be held on February 26, 2002 starting at 9:00 
a.m. (EST).

ADDRESSES: Pier 5 Hotel, 711 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21202; 
(410) 539-2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith M. Katz, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 
19103; (215) 814-2100.
    For Documents and Press Inquiries Contact: Ozone Transport 
Commission, 444 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 638, Washington, DC 
20001; (202) 508-3840; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.sso.org/otc.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 contain 
at Section 184 provisions for the ``Control of Interstate Ozone Air 
Pollution.'' Section 184(a) establishes an ``Ozone Transport Region'' 
(OTR) comprised of the States of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, 
Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, 
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, parts of Virginia and the District 
of Columbia.
    The Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation of the 
Environmental Protection Agency convened the first meeting of the 
commission in New York City on May 7, 1991. The purpose of the Ozone 
Transport Commission is to deal with ground level ozone formation, 
transport, and control within the OTR.
    The purpose of this notice is to announce that this Commission will 
meet on February 26, 2002. The meeting will be held at the address 
noted earlier in this notice.
    Section 176A(b)(2) of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 
specifies that the meetings of the Ozone Transport Commission are not 
subject to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. This 
meeting will be open to the public as space permits.
    Type of Meeting: Open.
    Agenda: Copies of the final agenda will be available from the OTC 
office (202) 508-3840 (by e-mail: [email protected] or via our Web site at 
http://www.sso.org/otc) on Tuesday, February 19, 2002. The purpose of 
this meeting is to review air quality needs within the Northeast and 
Mid-Atlantic States, including reduction of motor vehicle and 
stationary source air pollution. The OTC is also expected to address 
issues related to the transport of ozone into its region, and to 
discuss potential regional emission control measures.

    Dated: February 6, 2002.
Donald S. Welsh,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 02-3658 Filed 2-13-02; 8:45 am]
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