[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 9, 2009)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 27265-27266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-13438]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051; FRL-8915-1]
RIN 2060-AO15


National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From the 
Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public hearings and extension of public comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: On May 6, 2009, EPA proposed amendments to the National 
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland 
Cement Manufacturing Industry (74 FR 21136). EPA has received a request 
from a major environmental group to schedule additional public hearings 
and to schedule those hearings later than the original public hearing 
date. Given the significant public interest in this rule and to further 
public participation opportunities, EPA is granting the request and has 
scheduled three public hearings. These hearings will occur in Los 
Angeles, California on June 16, 2009, Dallas, Texas on June 17, 2009, 
and Arlington, Virginia on June 18, 2009. More information on the 
locations is shown in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    In addition, EPA is extending the deadline for written comments on 
the proposed amendments to September 4, 2009. EPA received a request 
for this extension to the comment period from the Portland Cement 
Association and several cement manufacturing companies. The reason 
given for the request for the extension was the need for additional 
time to gather data and review the proposed amendments. Given the fact 
that the proposed amendments would make significant changes to the 
current rule, and the request by the cement industry to gather 
additional data, EPA finds this request to be reasonable.

DATES: Comments. Comments must be received on or before September 4, 
2009.
    Public Hearings. These hearings will occur in Los Angeles, 
California on June 16, 2009, Dallas, Texas on June 17, 2009, and 
Arlington, Virginia on June 18, 2009. Persons who wish to present oral 
testimony at the public hearings must register two business days prior 
to the hearings. The last day to register will be June 12, 2009 for the 
Los Angeles hearing, June 15, 2009, for the Dallas hearing, and June 
16, 2009, for the Arlington hearing. The registration cut-off time is 5 
p.m. EDT on the final day of registration. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for information on how to register. Note that the 
preregistration requirement only applies if you wish to present 
testimony.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2002-0051, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line 
instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: [email protected].
     Fax: (202) 566-9744.
     Mail: U.S. Postal Service, send comments to: EPA Docket 
Center (6102T), National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry Docket, 
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of two copies.
     Hand Delivery: In person or by courier, deliver comments 
to: EPA Docket Center (6102T), National Emission Standards for 
Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing 
Industry Docket, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051, EPA West, Room 
3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004. Such 
deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of 
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of 
boxed information. Please include a total of two copies.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2002-0051. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at 
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, 
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to 
be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or e-mail. 
The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, 
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information 
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov, 
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part 
of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available 
on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends 
that you include your name and other contact information in the body of 
your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read 
your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for 
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic 
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of 
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the 
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center, EPA 
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The 
Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public 
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the Docket 
Center is (202) 566-1742.

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 Garrett at the address given below under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Questions concerning the proposed rule 
should be addressed to Mr. Keith Barnett, Office of Air Quality 
Planning and Standards, Sector Policies and Programs Division, Metals 
and Minerals Group (D243-02), Environmental Protection Agency, Research 
Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone number: (919) 541-5605; fax number: 
(919) 541-5450; e-mail address: [email protected].

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Hearing

    The public hearing will provide interested parties the opportunity 
to present data, views, or arguments concerning the proposed rules. The 
EPA may ask clarifying questions during the oral presentations, but 
will not respond formally 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 hearings. Written 
comments must be postmarked by the last day of the comment period, 
September 4, 2009.
    The public hearings will be held at the following times and 
locations:

Los Angeles, CA--June 16, 2009, Wilshire Grand Hotel, 930 Wilshire 
Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90017, W: http://www.wilshiregrand.com/index.aspx.
Dallas, TX--June 17, 2009, Grand Hyatt DFW, 2337 South International 
Parkway, PO Box 619045, DFW Airport, TX 75261.9045, W: http://www.grandhyattdfw.com. This hotel is located near Terminal B at the 
Dallas-Fort Worth Airport.
Washington, DC--June 18, 2009, Potomac Yard Conference Center, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Conference Center--4th floor, Rooms 
4370 & 4380, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, 
Arlington, VA 22202. Entrance to this facility requires a photo ID.

The public hearings will begin at 10 a.m. and continue into the evening 
until 8 p.m. (local time) or later, if necessary, depending on the 
number of speakers wishing to participate. EPA is scheduling lunch 
breaks from 12:30 p.m. until 2 p.m. and dinner breaks from 5 p.m. to 
6:30 p.m.
    If you would like to present oral testimony at the hearings, please 
notify Ms. Pamela Garrett, EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and 
Standards, Sector Policy and Programs Division, Energy Strategies Group 
(D243-01), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone number 919-541-
7966, e-mail address: [email protected] (preferred method for 
registering). If using e-mail, please provide the following 
information: Time you wish to speak (morning, afternoon, evening), 
name, affiliation, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers, 
if you need any audiovisual equipment and what kind (i.e., overhead or 
LCD projector).
    EPA will make every effort to follow the schedule as closely as 
possible on the day of the hearings; however, please plan for the 
hearing to run either ahead of schedule or behind schedule. As noted 
above, registration closes at 5 p.m. EDT two business days prior to 
each public hearing.
    Oral testimony will be limited to 5 minutes for each commenter to 
address the proposal. We will not be providing equipment for commenters 
to show overhead slides or make computerized slide presentations unless 
we receive special requests in advance. Commenters should notify Ms. 
Garrett if they will need specific audiovisual equipment. EPA 
encourages commenters to provide two copies of their oral testimony 
either electronically on computer disk, CD-ROM, or paper copy. The 
hearing schedule, including a list of speakers, will be posted on EPA's 
Web site for the proposal at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/pcem/pcempg.html prior to the hearing. Verbatim transcripts of the hearings 
and written statements will be included in the rulemaking docket.

Comment Period

    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. 
For the reasons noted above, the public comment period will now end on 
September 4, 2009. This extension of the public comment period will 
also allow for adequate time for public comment after the public 
hearings.

How Can I Get Copies of the Proposed Rule and Other Related 
Information?

    The proposed rule for the National Emission Standards for Hazardous 
Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry was 
published May 6, 2009 (74 FR 21136). EPA has established the public 
docket for the proposed rulemaking under docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-
0051, and a copy of the proposed rule is available in the docket. We 
note that, since the proposed rule was published, additional materials 
have been added to the docket. Information on how to access the docket 
is presented above in the ADDRESSES section.

    Dated: June 3, 2009.
Elizabeth Craig,
Acting Assistant Administrator.
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