[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 82 (Thursday, April 28, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 23768-23769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10283]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 60 and 63

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234; EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0044, FRL-9300-1]
RIN 2060-AP52


National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From 
Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units and 
Standards of Performance for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Electric Utility, 
Industrial-Commercial-Institutional, and Small Industrial-Commercial-
Institutional Steam Generating Units

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; Notice of public hearings.

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SUMMARY: EPA published in the Federal Register on May 3, 2011, the 
proposed rule ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants from Coal- and Oil-fired Electric Utility Steam Generating 
Units and Standards of Performance for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Electric 
Utility, Industrial-Commercial-Institutional, and Small Industrial-
Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units.'' EPA is announcing 
three public hearings to be held for the proposed rule.

DATES: The public hearings will be held on May 24, 2011, and May 26, 
2011.

ADDRESSES: Public hearings will be held on May 24, 2011, in Chicago, 
IL, and Philadelphia, PA. The Chicago, IL, hearing will be held at the 
Crowne Plaza Chicago Metro in Ballroom D located at 733 West Madison 
Street, Chicago, IL 60611; Telephone: (312) 829-5000. The Philadelphia, 
PA, hearing will be held at the Westin Philadelphia in the Georgian 
Room located at 99 South 17th Street at Liberty Place, Philadelphia, PA 
19103; Telephone: (888) 627-8153. The May 26, 2011, hearing will be 
held in the EPA Region IV offices at the Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal 
Center (AFC)

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Conference Rooms C and D, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, GA 30303-
8960; telephone (800) 241-1754. For the Atlanta, GA, hearing, visitors 
must go through the metal detector, sign in with the security desk, be 
accompanied by an employee, and will need to show photo identification 
to enter the building.
    The three public hearings will convene at 9 a.m. and continue until 
8 p.m. (local time). EPA will make every effort to accommodate all 
speakers that arrive and register before 8 p.m. A lunch break is 
scheduled from 12:30 p.m. until 2 p.m. and a dinner break is scheduled 
from 5 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. during the hearings. The EPA Web Site for 
the rulemaking, which includes the proposal and information about the 
public hearings, can be found at: http://www.epa.gov/airquality/powerplanttoxics/actions.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to present oral 
testimony at the public hearing, please contact Ms. Pamela Garrett, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning 
and Standards, Air Quality Planning Division, (D243-01), Research 
Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541-7966, fax number (919) 
541-5450, e-mail address: [email protected] (preferred method for 
registering), no later than 2 business days prior to each public 
hearing. The last day to register will be close-of-business Thursday, 
May 19, 2011, for the Chicago, IL, and Philadelphia, PA, hearings, and 
Monday, May 23, 2011, for the Atlanta, GA, hearing. If using e-mail, 
please provide the following information: Time you wish to speak 
(morning, afternoon, evening), name, affiliation, address, e-mail 
address, and telephone and fax numbers.
    Questions concerning the May 3, 2011, proposed rule should be 
addressed to Mr. William Maxwell, U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality 
Planning and Standards, Energy Strategies Group, (D243-01), Research 
Triangle Park, N.C. 27711, telephone number (919) 541-5430, e-mail at 
[email protected] for the NESHAP and Mr. Christian Fellner, U.S. 
EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Energy Strategies 
Group, (D243-01), Research Triangle Park, N.C. 27711, telephone number 
(919) 541-4003, e-mail at [email protected] for the NSPS.
    Public hearing: The proposal for which EPA is holding the public 
hearings was published in the Federal Register on May 3, 2011 and is 
available at: http://www.epa.gov/airquality/powerplanttoxics/actions.html or http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/utility/utilitypg.html and 
also in the docket identified below. The public hearings will provide 
interested parties the opportunity to present oral comments regarding 
EPA's proposed NESHAP standards, including data, views, or arguments 
concerning the 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.
    Commenters should notify Ms. Garrett if they will need specific 
equipment, or if there are other special needs related to providing 
comments at the hearings. 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. 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 schedules, including lists of speakers, will be posted 
on EPA's Web Sites http://www.epa.gov/airquality/powerplanttoxics/actions.html or http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/utility/utilitypg.html. 
Verbatim transcripts of the hearings and written statements will be 
included in the docket for the rulemaking.
    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 ``National 
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Coal- and Oil-
fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units and Standards of 
Performance for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Electric Utility, Industrial-
Commercial-Institutional, and Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional 
Steam Generating Units'' under No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0044 (NSPS action) 
or Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234 (NESHAP action) (available at 
http://www.regulations.gov).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Parts 60 and 63

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Air pollution control, Hazardous substances, Intergovernmental 
relations, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: April 25, 2011.
Mary Henigin,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2011-10283 Filed 4-27-11; 8:45 am]
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