[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 181 (Monday, September 20, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 57220-57221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23398]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 51

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0462, FRL-9203-5]
RIN 2060-AP30


Rule To Implement the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air 
Quality Standard: New Source Review Anti-Backsliding Provisions for 
Former 1-Hour Ozone Standard--Public Hearing Notice

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 for the 
proposed ``Rule to Implement the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air 
Quality Standard: New Source Review Anti-Backsliding Provisions for 
Former 1-Hour Ozone Standard'' which published in the Federal Register 
on August 24, 2010. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, October 12, 
2010, in Washington, DC.

DATES: The public hearing will be held on October 12, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The October 12, 2010, hearing will be held at the EPA Ariel 
Rios North building, Room 1332, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, 
DC 20460. The public hearing will convene at 9 a.m. (eastern daylight 
time) and continue until 2 p.m. EPA will accommodate speakers later 
than 2 p.m.

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provided they notify us before October 8, 2010. The EPA will make every 
effort to accommodate all speakers that arrive and register. No lunch 
break is scheduled. Because this hearing is being held at U.S. 
government facilities, individuals 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 be used outside of the 
building, and demonstrations will not be allowed on federal property 
for security reasons. The EPA Web site for the rulemaking, which 
includes the proposal and information about the public hearing, can be 
found at http://www.epa.gov/nsr.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to present oral 
testimony at the public hearing, please contact Ms. Pamela Long, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and 
Standards, 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] (preferred method for registering), no 
later than 2 business days prior to the public hearing. The last day to 
register will be October 8, 2010. If using e-mail, please provide the 
following information: Time you wish to speak (morning, afternoon), 
name, affiliation, address, e-mail address, and telephone and fax 
numbers.
    Questions concerning the August 24, 2010 (75 FR 51960), proposed 
rule should be addressed to Mr. David Painter, U.S. EPA, Office of Air 
Quality Planning and Standards, New Source Review Group, (C504-03), 
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone number (919) 541-5515, e-
mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public hearing is to provide the public 
with an opportunity to present oral comments regarding EPA's proposed 
action to clarify the obligation to retain 1-hour nonattainment new 
source review (NSR) program requirements for certain areas designated 
nonattainment for the 1997 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality 
standard (NAAQS). The EPA has proposed to revise the rule for 
implementing the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS to address how NSR 
requirements that applied by virtue of the area's 1-hour ozone NAAQS 
classification should apply under the anti-backsliding provisions of 
the 1997 8-hour implementation rule. The proposed rule responds to the 
ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 
Circuit that the 1-hour major NSR program, as it applies to areas that 
were designated 1-hour nonattainment on the date of designation for the 
1997 8-hour NAAQS, is a required control to prevent backsliding.
    Public hearing: The proposal for which EPA is holding the public 
hearing was published in the Federal Register on August 24, 2010 (75 FR 
51960), and is available at http://www.epa.gov/nsr and also available 
in the docket identified below. The public hearing will provide 
interested parties the opportunity to present data, views, or arguments 
concerning the proposal. The EPA may ask clarifying questions during 
the oral presentations, but will not respond to comments or issues 
raised in 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 October 1, 2010, which is the 
closing date for the comment period, as specified in the proposal for 
the rule. However, the record will remain open until November 13, 2010, 
to allow 30 days after the public hearing for submittal of additional 
information related to the hearing.
    The hearing schedule, including a list of speakers, will be posted 
on EPA's Web site: http://www.epa.gov/nsr. Verbatim transcripts of the 
hearings and written statements will be included in the docket for the 
rulemaking.
    The 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.

How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The EPA has established a docket for the ``Proposed Rule to 
Implement the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard: 
New Source Review Anti-Backsliding Provisions for Former 1-Hour Ozone 
Standard'' under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0462 (available at 
http://www.regulations.gov).
    As stated previously, the proposed rule was published in the 
Federal Register on August 24, 2010, and is available at http://www.epa.gov/nsr and in the previously cited docket.

    Dated: September 14, 2010.
Mary Henigin,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2010-23398 Filed 9-17-10; 8:45 am]
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