[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 128 (Thursday, July 3, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 37981-37982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15664]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 60
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602 and EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0603; FRL-9913-33-OAR]
RIN 2060-AR33; 2060-AR88
Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary
Sources and Standards for Modified and Reconstructed Stationary
Sources: EGUs
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of additional public hearings.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the
Federal Register on June 18, 2014, the proposed rules, ``Carbon
Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric
Utility Generating Units'' and ``Carbon Pollution Standards for
Modified and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility
Generating Units.'' The EPA is announcing four additional public
hearings, in addition to the previously announced dates on June 18,
2014.
DATES: Comments on the proposed rules. Comments must be received on or
before October 16, 2014.
Because of the overwhelming response to the previously announced
public hearings, the EPA will hold four additional public hearings. The
following table outlines the updated public hearings schedule for the
Carbon Pollution rules:
Carbon Pollution Public Hearings Schedule
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Location Original date Additional date
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Atlanta, Georgia............ July 29, 2014....... July 30, 2014.
Denver, Colorado............ July 29, 2014....... July 30, 2014.
Washington, DC.............. July 30, 2014....... July 29, 2014.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.... July 31, 2014....... August 1, 2014.
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ADDRESSES: On July 30, 2014, one additional public hearing will be held
in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center Main Tower
Bridge Conference Area, Conference Room B, 61 Forsyth Street SW.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303, and one additional public hearing will be held
in Denver, Colorado, at the EPA's Region 8 Building, 1595 Wynkoop
Street, Denver, Colorado 80202. On July 29, 2014, one additional public
hearing will be held in Washington, DC, at the William Jefferson
Clinton East Building, Room 1152, 1201 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20004. On August 1, 2014, one additional public hearing
will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the William S. Moorhead
Federal Building, Room 1310, 1000 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania 15222. The hearings in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Atlanta,
Georgia, and Washington, DC, will convene at 9:00 a.m. and end at 8:00
p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). The hearing in Denver, Colorado, will
convene at 9:00 a.m. and end at 8:00 p.m. (Mountain Daylight Time). For
all hearings, there will be a lunch break from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
and a dinner break from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Because of the large
number of speakers requesting time to speak at the previously announced
hearings, we discourage those that have already registered to speak
from changing their currently scheduled speaking time.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to present oral
testimony, please contact Ms. Pamela Garrett at (919) 541-7966 or at
[email protected] to register to speak at one of the hearings. The
last day to pre-register to speak at the hearings will be Friday, July
25, 2014. Additionally, requests to speak will be taken the day of the
hearings at the hearing registration desk, although preferences on
speaking times may not be able to be fulfilled. If you require the
service of a translator or accommodations such as audio description,
please contact Ms. Pamela Garrett by July 25, 2014.
Questions concerning the ``Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for
Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units,''
published in the Federal Register on June 18, 2014, should be addressed
to Ms. Amy Vasu, Sector Policies and Programs Division (D205-01), U.S.
EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number (919) 541-0107,
facsimile number (919) 541-4991; email address: [email protected], or
Ms. Marguerite McLamb, Sector Policies and Programs Division (D205-01),
U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number (919) 541-
7858, facsimile number (919) 541-4991; email address:
[email protected].
Questions concerning the ``Carbon Pollution Standards for Modified
and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating
Units,'' published in the Federal Register on June 18, 2014, should be
addressed to Mr. Christian Fellner, Energy Strategies Group, Sector
Policies and Programs Division (D243-01), U.S. EPA, Research Triangle
Park, NC 27711; telephone number (919) 541-4003, facsimile number (919)
541-5450; email address: [email protected], or Dr. Nick Hutson,
Energy Strategies Group, Sector Policies and Programs Division (D243-
01), U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number (919)
541-2968, facsimile number (919) 541-5450; email address:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The hearings will provide interested parties
the opportunity to present data, views or arguments concerning the
proposed actions. The EPA will make every effort to accommodate all
speakers who arrive and register. Because these hearings are 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. Please note
that the REAL ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005, established new
requirements for entering federal facilities. These requirements will
take effect July 21, 2014. If your driver's license is issued by
Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine,
Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New York, Oklahoma or the state of
Washington, you must present an additional form of identification to
enter the federal buildings where the public hearings will be held.
Acceptable alternative forms of identification include: Federal
employee badges, passports, enhanced driver's licenses and military
identification cards. We will list any additional acceptable forms of
identification at: http://www.epa.gov/
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cleanpowerplan. 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 may ask clarifying questions during the oral presentations,
but will not respond to the presentations. Written statements and
supporting information submitted during the comment period will be
considered with the same weight as oral comments and supporting
information presented at the public hearing. Commenters should notify
Ms. Pamela Garrett by July 25, 2014, if they will need specific
equipment, or if there are other special needs related to providing
comments at the hearings. 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 hearing; however, please plan for the
hearings to run either ahead of schedule or behind schedule.
Additionally, more information regarding the hearings will be available
at: http://www.epa.gov/cleanpowerplan.
How can I get copies of this document and other related information?
The EPA has established dockets for the proposed rules: ``Carbon
Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric
Utility Generating Units'' under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602,
and ``Carbon Pollution Standards for Modified and Reconstructed
Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units'' under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0603, available at http://www.regulations.gov.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 60
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Air pollution control, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: June 25, 2014.
Mary Henigin,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2014-15664 Filed 7-2-14; 8:45 am]
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