[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 109 (Thursday, June 7, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 31491-31492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10855]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 51 and 52

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0163; FRL-8321-9]
RIN-2060-AN28


Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Prevention of 
Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review 
(NSR): Emission Increases for Electric Generating Units

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing a public hearing to be held on June 29, 
2007 for the supplemental proposed rule on ``Prevention of Significant 
Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR): Emission 
Increases for Electric Generating Units.'' This rulemaking action was 
published in the Federal Register on May 8, 2007

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and proposes options to change the emissions increase test used to 
determine if the NSR permitting program would apply when an existing 
power plant makes a physical or operational change. The public hearing 
will provide interested parties the opportunity to present data, views, 
or arguments concerning these proposed changes.

DATES: The public hearing will convene at 9 a.m. on June 29, 2007, and 
continue until 1 hour after the last registered speaker has spoken. 
People wishing to present oral testimony must pre-register by 5 p.m. on 
June 28, 2007. The EPA is willing to keep the public hearing open into 
the evening hours of June 29, 2007, if speakers are pre-registered by 
the registration deadline of 5 p.m. on June 28, 2007, and have 
registered to speak during evening hours. For updates and additional 
information on the public hearing, please check EPA's Web site for this 
rulemaking at http://www.epa.gov.nsr/.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be held at U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 109 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, 
North Carolina 27709, Building C, Auditorium. Because this hearing is 
being held at U.S. government facilities, everyone planning to attend 
the hearing should be prepared to show valid picture identification to 
the security staff in order to gain access to the meeting room. In 
addition, you will need to obtain a property pass for any personal 
belongings you bring with you. Upon leaving the building, you will be 
required to return this property pass to the security desk. No large 
signs will be allowed in the building, cameras may only used inside the 
classroom and outside of the building, and demonstrations will not be 
allowed on Federal property for security reasons. Directions to the EPA 
Campus are available on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/rtp/facilities/maindirections.htm, along with a map showing the area 
designated for visitor parking. From there, walk toward the main 
facility and enter the center building (by the U.S. and EPA flags).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to speak at the 
public hearing or have questions concerning the public hearing, please 
contact Ms. Pamela Long, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OAQPS, 
Air Quality Planning Division, (C504-03), Research Triangle Park, NC 
27711, telephone (919) 541-0641, fax number (919) 541-5509, e-mail 
address, [email protected].
    Questions concerning the May 8, 2007, proposed rule should be 
addressed to Mr. David Svendsgaard, U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality 
Planning and Standards, Air Quality Policy Division, (C504-03), 
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone number (919) 541-2380, e-
mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The May 8, 2007, proposed rule is a 
supplemental notice to EPA's October 20, 2005 notice of proposed 
rulemaking. In the October 2005 notice, we proposed three options to 
revise the NSR emissions test for existing electric generating units: A 
maximum achievable hourly emissions test, a maximum achieved hourly 
emissions test, and an output-based hourly emissions test. The May 2007 
notice recast the previously proposed options so that the output-based 
test becomes an alternative method to implement the maximum achieved or 
maximum achievable hourly tests, rather than a separate option. It also 
proposed a new option in which the hourly emissions increase test is 
added to the existing requirements for computing a significant increase 
and a significant net emissions increase on an annual basis. It also 
included proposed rule language and supplemental information for the 
October 2005 proposal, including an examination of the impacts on 
emissions and air quality.
    Public hearing: The proposal for which EPA is holding the public 
hearing was published in the Federal Register on May 8, 2007, (72 FR 
26202) and is available at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/a070508c.html. The public hearing will provide interested parties the 
opportunity to present data, views, or arguments concerning the 
supplemental rule proposal. The EPA may ask clarifying questions during 
the oral presentations, but will not respond to the presentations at 
that time. Written statements and supporting information submitted 
during the comment period will be considered with the same weight as 
any oral comments and supporting information presented at the public 
hearing. Written comments on the proposed rule must be postmarked by 
July 9, 2007, which is the closing date for the comment period, as 
specified in the proposal for the rule. However, the record will remain 
open until July 30, 2007, to allow 30 days after the public hearing for 
submittal of additional information related to the hearing.
    Commenters should notify Ms. Long if they will need specific 
equipment, or if there are other special needs related to providing 
comments at the hearing. The EPA will provide equipment for commenters 
to show overhead slides or make computerized slide presentations if we 
receive special requests in advance. Oral testimony will be limited to 
5 minutes for each commenter. The EPA encourages commenters to provide 
EPA with a copy of their oral testimony electronically (via e-mail or 
CD) or in hard copy form.
    The hearing schedule, including lists of speakers, will be posted 
on EPA's Web site http://www.epa.gov/nsr/. Verbatim transcripts of the 
hearing and written statements will be included in the docket for the 
rulemaking.

How Can I Get Copies of This Document and Other Related Information?

    The EPA has established the official public docket for the 
supplemental proposed rule entitled ``Supplemental Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking for Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and 
Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR): Emission Increases for Electric 
Generating Units'' under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0163.
    As stated previously, the proposed rule was published in the 
Federal Register on May 8, 2007 (72 FR 26202) and is available at 
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/a070508c.html.

    Dated: May 29, 2007.
Jenny Noonan Edmonds,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. E7-10855 Filed 6-6-07; 8:45 am]
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