[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 245 (Friday, December 21, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 65617-65618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27668]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 60

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0495; FRL-9988-16-OAR]
RIN 2060-AT56


Review of Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions 
From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric 
Utility Generating Units

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: On December 6, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
Acting Administrator signed a proposed rule titled ``Review of 
Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, 
Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility 
Generating Units.'' The EPA is announcing that it will hold a public 
hearing on the proposed action. The hearing will provide interested 
parties the opportunity to present data, views, or arguments concerning 
the proposed action.

DATES: The EPA will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, 
in Washington, DC. Please refer to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section for additional information on the public hearing.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at the EPA WJC East Building, 1201 
Constitution Avenue NW, Room 1153, Washington, DC 20004. The hearing 
will convene at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) and will conclude 
at 7:00 p.m. EST.
    Because this hearing is being held at a U.S. government facility, 
individuals planning to attend the hearing should be prepared to show 
valid picture identification to the security staff 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. 
For purposes of the REAL ID Act, the EPA will accept government-issued 
IDs, including driver's licenses from the District of Columbia and all 
states and territories. Acceptable alternative forms of identification 
include: Federal employee badges,

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passports, enhanced driver's licenses, and military identification 
cards. For additional information on the status of your state regarding 
REAL ID, go to: https://www.dhs.gov/real-id. Any objects brought into 
the building need to fit through the security screening system, such as 
a purse, laptop bag, or small backpack. Demonstrations will not be 
allowed on federal property for security reasons.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The EPA will begin pre-registering 
speakers for the hearing upon publication of this document in the 
Federal Register. To register to speak at the hearing, please use the 
online registration form available at https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/forms/public-hearing-proposed-nsps-greenhouse-gas-emissions-new or contact Adrian Gates at (919) 541-4860 or at 
[email protected]. The last day to pre-register to speak at the 
hearing will be January 2, 2019. By January 7, 2019, the EPA will post 
at https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/forms/public-hearing-proposed-nsps-greenhouse-gas-emissions-new a general agenda for 
the hearing that will list pre-registered speakers in approximate 
order. 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 
hearing to run either ahead of schedule or behind schedule. 
Additionally, requests to speak will be taken the day of the hearing at 
the hearing registration desk. The EPA will make every effort to 
accommodate all speakers who arrive and register, although preferences 
on speaking times may not be able to be fulfilled.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each commenter will have 5 minutes to 
provide oral testimony. The EPA encourages commenters to provide the 
EPA with a copy of their oral testimony electronically (via email) or 
in hard copy form.
    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 oral comments and 
supporting information presented at the public hearing. Commenters 
should notify Adrian Gates if they will need specific equipment or if 
there are other special needs related to providing comments at the 
hearing. Verbatim transcripts of the hearing and written statements 
will be included in the docket for the rulemaking.
    Please note that any updates made to any aspect of the hearing will 
be posted online at https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/forms/public-hearing-proposed-nsps-greenhouse-gas-emissions-new. While the EPA expects the hearing to go forward as set forth 
above, please monitor our website or contact Adrian Gates at (919) 541-
4860 or [email protected] to determine if there are any updates. The 
EPA does not intend to publish a document in the Federal Register 
announcing updates.
    The EPA will not provide audiovisual equipment. Commenters should 
notify Adrian Gates when they pre-register to speak if they will 
require the service of a translator or special accommodations such as 
audio description. We may not be able to arrange accommodations without 
advanced notice.

    Dated: December 17, 2018.
Panagiotis Tsirigotis,
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2018-27668 Filed 12-20-18; 8:45 am]
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