[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49337-49338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19228]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7252-3]


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

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announcing the 2002 Annual Meeting of the Ozone Transport Commission 
(OTC). During this meeting, the OTC will 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, Public Law 92-463, as amended.

DATES: The OTC meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 6, 2002 starting 
at 9 a.m. (DST).

ADDRESSES: The Inn at Essex, 70 Essex Way, Essex Junction, Vermont 
05452; (802) 878-1100. Important Note: The Mid-Atlantic/Northeast 
Visibility Union (MANE-VU) Board will meet the previous day, on Monday, 
August 5, 2002, from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. (DST), at the same location.

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 OTC 
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 August 6, 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 OTC 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 the OTC Web site 
at http://www.sso.org/otc) on Tuesday, July 29, 2002. The MANE-VU 
agenda will be available at the same time, but separately on MANE-VU's 
Web site at http://www.sso.manevu.org. The purpose of this meeting is 
to review major ozone health studies, discuss the role of clean energy 
and energy efficiency in ozone reduction efforts, and discuss regional 
approaches to reducing ground-level ozone, including ozone transport.

    Dated: July 23, 2002.
Donald S. Welsh,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 02-19228 Filed 7-29-02; 8:45 am]
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