[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 8895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4519]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7455-6]


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 2003 Annual 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, Public Law 92-463, as amended.

DATES: The meeting will be held on March 4, 2003 starting at 10 a.m. 
(EST).

ADDRESSES: The Marriott Hotel at Metro Center, 775 Twelfth (12th) 
Street NW., Washington, DC.

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 March 4, 2003. 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) by close of business, Tuesday, February 25, 
2003. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss ways in which OTC 
states can meet their statutory and regulatory responsibilities under 
the Clean Air Act. Special emphasis will be given to stationary and 
mobile source control measures to reduce precursors of ground-level 
ozone and next steps to reduce ground-level ozone in the context of a 
multi-pollutant emission reduction program. 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: Feburary 14, 2003.
Donald S. Welsh,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region III.
[FR Doc. 03-4519 Filed 2-25-03; 8:45 am]
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