[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 98 (Thursday, May 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29136-29137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11436]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7664-6]


Meetings of the Ozone Transport Commission and Mid-Atlantic/
Northeast Visibility Union

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency is 
announcing the 2004 Annual Meetings of the Ozone Transport Commission 
(OTC) and the Mid/Atlantic/Northeast Visibility Union (MANE-VU). The 
OTC meeting will explore options available for reducing ground-level 
ozone precursors in a multi-pollutant context, particularly from the 
transportation sector. The MANE-VU meeting will provide an update of 
states' progress towards developing state implementation plans (SIPs) 
for visibility, particularly the determination

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of sources contributing toward visibility degradation in Class I areas 
and the establishment of a baseline for natural visibility levels.

DATES: The OTC meeting will be held on June 8, 2004, and June 9, 2004, 
starting at 1 p.m. (e.d.t.); the MANE-VU meeting will be held on June 
10, 2004, starting at 9 a.m. (e.d.t.).

ADDRESSES: The Crystal Point Hotel, 146 Bodman Place, Red Bank, New 
Jersey 07701; (732) 747-2500.

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: otcair.org; Web site:  http://www.otcair.org/.

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 purpose of the Ozone Transport Commission is to deal 
with ground level ozone formation, transport, and control within the 
OTR. The MANE-VU is comprised of the states of Connecticut, Delaware, 
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, 
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, the District of Columbia, and the 
Tribes within those states. The purpose of MANE-VU is to address 
Regional Haze and visibility goals.
    The purpose of this notice is to announce that the OTC and MANE-VU 
will meet on June 8 through June 10, 2004. 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 and MANE-
VU 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: otcair.org or via our Web site at 
http://www.otcair.org/) by Friday, May 28, 2004. The purpose of these 
meetings is to discuss ways in which OTC and MANE-VU states and Tribes 
can meet their statutory and regulatory responsibilities under the 
Clean Air Act. The OTC meeting will explore options available for 
reducing ground-level ozone precursors in a multi-pollutant context, 
particularly from the transportation sector. The MANE-VU meeting will 
provide an update of states' progress towards developing state 
implementation plans (SIPs) for visibility, particularly the 
determination of sources contributing toward visibility degradation in 
Class I areas and the establishment of a baseline for natural 
visibility levels. These meetings are not subject to the provisions of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended.

    Dated: May 13, 2004.
Richard J. Kampf,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 04-11436 Filed 5-19-04; 8:45 am]
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