Public Hearings for National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone, 37682-37683 [E7-13526]

Download as PDF 37682 Proposed Rules Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 132 Wednesday, July 11, 2007 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 50 [EPA–HQ–OAR–2005–0172; FRL–8338–5] RIN 2060–AN24 Public Hearings for National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Announcement of public hearings. cprice-sewell on PROD1PC72 with PROPOSALS AGENCY: SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing five public hearings to be held for the proposed rule—‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ which is published elsewhere in this Federal Register. The hearings will be held concurrently in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Los Angeles, California on Thursday, August 30, 2007 and concurrently in Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; and Houston, Texas on Wednesday, September 5, 2007. In the proposed rule, EPA proposes to make revisions to the primary and secondary national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone to provide requisite protection of public health and welfare, respectively. DATES: The public hearings will be held on August 30, 2007 and September 5, 2007. Please refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional information on the public hearings. ADDRESSES: The hearings will be held at the following locations/dates: 1. Philadelphia: Thursday, August 30, 2007. Crystal Ballroom, Radisson Plaza— Warwick Hotel Philadelphia, 1701 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Telephone: (215) 735–6000. 2. Los Angeles: Thursday, August 30, 2007. Garden West Room, Wilshire Grand Los Angeles, 930 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90017, Telephone: (213) 688–7777. 3. Atlanta: Wednesday, September 5, 2007. VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:24 Jul 10, 2007 Jkt 211001 AFC Conference Center, 2nd Floor— Conference Room B, Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, GA 30303, Telephone: (404) 562–9077. Note: All persons entering the Atlanta Federal Center must have a valid picture ID such as a Driver’s License and go through Federal security procedures. All persons must go through a magnetometer and all personal items must go through x-ray equipment, similar to airport security procedures. After passing through the equipment, all persons must sign in at the guard station and show their picture ID. 4. Chicago: Wednesday, September 5, 2007. Governor’s Suite, The Westin Michigan Avenue Chicago, 909 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611, Telephone: (312) 943–7200. 5. Houston: Wednesday, September 5, 2007. Emerald Rooms 4 & 5, Houston Marriot West Loop by the Galleria, 1750 West Loop South, Houston, Texas 77027, Telephone: (713) 960–0111. Written comments on this proposed rule may also be submitted to EPA electronically, by mail, by facsimile, or through hand delivery/courier. Please refer to the notice of proposed rulemaking elsewhere in this Federal Register for the addresses and detailed instructions for submitting written comments. A complete set of documents related to the proposal is available for public inspection at the EPA Docket Center, located at 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 3334, Washington, DC between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying. Documents are also available through the electronic docket system at https://www.regulations.gov. The EPA Web site for the rulemaking, which includes the proposal and information about the public hearings, can be found at: https://www.epa.gov/air/ ozonepollution/actions.html. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to speak at the public hearings or have questions concerning the public hearings, please contact Ms. Tricia Crabtree at the address given below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Questions concerning the ‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ proposed rule should be addressed to Dr. David McKee, U.S. PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Health and Environmental Impacts Division, (C504–06), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone: (919) 541–5288, e-mail: mckee.dave@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposal for which EPA is holding the public hearings is published elsewhere in this Federal Register and is available on the following Web site: https:// www.epa.gov/air/ozonepollution/ actions.html. The public hearings 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 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, as specified in the proposal. The five public hearings will be held concurrently in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Los Angeles, California on August 30, 2007; and concurrently in Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; and Houston, Texas on September 5, 2007. The public hearings will begin each day at 9 a.m. and continue into the evening until 9 p.m. (local time) or later, if necessary, depending on the number of speakers wishing to participate. The EPA will make every effort to accommodate all speakers that arrive and register before 9 p.m. The EPA is scheduling lunch breaks from 12:30 p.m. until 2 p.m. and dinner breaks from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. If you would like to present oral testimony at the hearings, please notify Ms. Tricia Crabtree, (C504–02) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, e-mail (preferred method for registering): crabtree.tricia@epa.gov; telephone: (919) 541–5688. She will arrange a general time slot for you to speak. The EPA will make every effort to follow the schedule as closely as possible on the day of the hearings. Oral testimony will be limited to five (5) minutes for each commenter to address the proposal. We will not be providing equipment for commenters to E:\FR\FM\11JYP1.SGM 11JYP1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 132 / Wednesday, July 11, 2007 / Proposed Rules show overhead slides or make computerized slide presentations unless we receive special requests in advance. Commenters should notify Ms. Crabtree if they will need specific audiovisual (AV) equipment. Commenters should also notify Ms. Crabtree if they need specific translation services for nonEnglish speaking commenters. The EPA encourages commenters to provide written versions of their oral testimonies either electronically on computer disk or CD ROM or in paper copy. The hearing schedules, including lists of speakers, will be posted on EPA’s Web site for the proposal at https:// www.epa.gov/air/ozonepollution/ actions.html prior to the hearings. Verbatim transcripts of the hearings and written statements will be included in the rulemaking dockets. How Can I Get Copies of This Document and Other Related Information? The EPA has established the official public docket for the ‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ under Docket Number EPA–HQ–OAR–2005– 0172. The EPA has also developed a Web site for the proposal at the address given above. Please refer to the proposal, published elsewhere in this Federal Register, for detailed information on accessing information related to the proposal. Dated: July 5, 2007. Stephen D. Page, Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. [FR Doc. E7–13526 Filed 7–10–07; 11:37 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Parts 52 and 81 [EPA–R03–OAR–2007–0453; FRL–8336–8] Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Redesignation of the Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment and Approval of the Area’s Maintenance Plan and 2002 Base Year Inventory Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. cprice-sewell on PROD1PC72 with PROPOSALS AGENCY: SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve a redesignation request and a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) is requesting that the VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:24 Jul 10, 2007 Jkt 211001 Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, Pennsylvania ozone nonattainment area (Pittsburgh Area) be redesignated as attainment for the 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). EPA is proposing to approve the ozone redesignation request for Pittsburgh Area. In conjunction with its redesignation request, PADEP submitted a SIP revision consisting of a maintenance plan for Pittsburgh Area that provides for continued attainment of the 8-hour ozone NAAQS for at least 10 years after redesignation. EPA is proposing to make a determination that the Pittsburgh Area has attained the 8hour ozone NAAQS, based upon three years of complete, quality-assured ambient air quality ozone monitoring data for 2003–2005. EPA’s proposed approval of the 8-hour ozone redesignation request is based on its determination that the Pittsburgh Area has met the criteria for redesignation to attainment specified in the Clean Air Act (CAA). In addition, PADEP submitted a 2002 base year inventory for the Pittsburgh Area which EPA is proposing to approve as a SIP revision. EPA is also providing information on the status of its adequacy determination for the motor vehicle emission budgets (MVEBs) that are identified in the Pittsburgh Area maintenance plan for purposes of transportation conformity, which EPA is also proposing to approve. EPA is proposing approval of the redesignation request, and the maintenance plan and the 2002 base year inventory SIP revisions in accordance with the requirements of the CAA. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before August 10, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA– R03–OAR–2007–0453 by one of the following methods: A. https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. B. E-mail: cripps.christopher@epa.gov. C. Mail: EPA–R03–OAR–2007–0453, Christopher Cripps, Acting Chief, Air Quality Planning Branch, Mailcode 3AP21, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. D. Hand Delivery: At the previouslylisted EPA Region III address. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R03-OAR–2007– 0453. EPA’s policy is that all comments PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 37683 received will be included in the public docket without change, and may be made available online at https:// 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 https:// www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The https://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 https:// 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 electronic docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in https:// www.regulations.gov or in hard copy during normal business hours at the Air Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the State submittal are available at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air Quality, P.O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Cripps, (215) 814–2179, or by e-mail at cripps.christopher@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever E:\FR\FM\11JYP1.SGM 11JYP1

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notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in 
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 50

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0172; FRL-8338-5]
RIN 2060-AN24


Public Hearings for National Ambient Air Quality Standards for 
Ozone

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Announcement of public hearings.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing five public hearings to be held for the 
proposed rule--``National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone'' 
which is published elsewhere in this Federal Register. The hearings 
will be held concurrently in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Los 
Angeles, California on Thursday, August 30, 2007 and concurrently in 
Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; and Houston, Texas on Wednesday, 
September 5, 2007.
    In the proposed rule, EPA proposes to make revisions to the primary 
and secondary national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone 
to provide requisite protection of public health and welfare, 
respectively.

DATES: The public hearings will be held on August 30, 2007 and 
September 5, 2007. Please refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 
additional information on the public hearings.

ADDRESSES: The hearings will be held at the following locations/dates:
    1. Philadelphia: Thursday, August 30, 2007.
    Crystal Ballroom, Radisson Plaza--Warwick Hotel Philadelphia, 1701 
Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Telephone: (215) 735-6000.
    2. Los Angeles: Thursday, August 30, 2007.
    Garden West Room, Wilshire Grand Los Angeles, 930 Wilshire 
Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90017, Telephone: (213) 688-7777.
    3. Atlanta: Wednesday, September 5, 2007.
    AFC Conference Center, 2nd Floor--Conference Room B, Atlanta 
Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, GA 30303, Telephone: 
(404) 562-9077.

    Note: All persons entering the Atlanta Federal Center must have 
a valid picture ID such as a Driver's License and go through Federal 
security procedures. All persons must go through a magnetometer and 
all personal items must go through x-ray equipment, similar to 
airport security procedures. After passing through the equipment, 
all persons must sign in at the guard station and show their picture 
ID.

    4. Chicago: Wednesday, September 5, 2007.
    Governor's Suite, The Westin Michigan Avenue Chicago, 909 North 
Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611, Telephone: (312) 943-7200.
    5. Houston: Wednesday, September 5, 2007.
    Emerald Rooms 4 & 5, Houston Marriot West Loop by the Galleria, 
1750 West Loop South, Houston, Texas 77027, Telephone: (713) 960-0111.
    Written comments on this proposed rule may also be submitted to EPA 
electronically, by mail, by facsimile, or through hand delivery/
courier. Please refer to the notice of proposed rulemaking elsewhere in 
this Federal Register for the addresses and detailed instructions for 
submitting written comments.
    A complete set of documents related to the proposal is available 
for public inspection at the EPA Docket Center, located at 1301 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 3334, Washington, DC between 8:30 a.m. 
and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. A 
reasonable fee may be charged for copying. Documents are also available 
through the electronic docket system at https://www.regulations.gov.
    The EPA Web site for the rulemaking, which includes the proposal 
and information about the public hearings, can be found at: https://
www.epa.gov/air/ozonepollution/actions.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to speak at the 
public hearings or have questions concerning the public hearings, 
please contact Ms. Tricia Crabtree at the address given below under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Questions concerning the ``National Ambient Air Quality Standards 
for Ozone'' proposed rule should be addressed to Dr. David McKee, U.S. 
EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Health and 
Environmental Impacts Division, (C504-06), Research Triangle Park, NC 
27711, telephone: (919) 541-5288, e-mail: mckee.dave@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposal for which EPA is holding the 
public hearings is published elsewhere in this Federal Register and is 
available on the following Web site: https://www.epa.gov/air/
ozonepollution/actions.html.
    The public hearings 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 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, as specified in the 
proposal.
    The five public hearings will be held concurrently in Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania and Los Angeles, California on August 30, 2007; and 
concurrently in Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; and Houston, Texas 
on September 5, 2007. The public hearings will begin each day at 9 a.m. 
and continue into the evening until 9 p.m. (local time) or later, if 
necessary, depending on the number of speakers wishing to participate. 
The EPA will make every effort to accommodate all speakers that arrive 
and register before 9 p.m. The EPA is scheduling lunch breaks from 
12:30 p.m. until 2 p.m. and dinner breaks from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. If 
you would like to present oral testimony at the hearings, please notify 
Ms. Tricia Crabtree, (C504-02) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, e-mail (preferred method for 
registering): crabtree.tricia@epa.gov; telephone: (919) 541-5688. She 
will arrange a general time slot for you to speak. The EPA will make 
every effort to follow the schedule as closely as possible on the day 
of the hearings.
    Oral testimony will be limited to five (5) minutes for each 
commenter to address the proposal. We will not be providing equipment 
for commenters to

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show overhead slides or make computerized slide presentations unless we 
receive special requests in advance. Commenters should notify Ms. 
Crabtree if they will need specific audiovisual (AV) equipment. 
Commenters should also notify Ms. Crabtree if they need specific 
translation services for non-English speaking commenters. The EPA 
encourages commenters to provide written versions of their oral 
testimonies either electronically on computer disk or CD ROM or in 
paper copy.
    The hearing schedules, including lists of speakers, will be posted 
on EPA's Web site for the proposal at https://www.epa.gov/air/
ozonepollution/actions.html prior to the hearings. Verbatim transcripts 
of the hearings and written statements will be included in the 
rulemaking dockets.

How Can I Get Copies of This Document and Other Related Information?

    The EPA has established the official public docket for the 
``National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone'' under Docket 
Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0172. The EPA has also developed a Web site for 
the proposal at the address given above. Please refer to the proposal, 
published elsewhere in this Federal Register, for detailed information 
on accessing information related to the proposal.

    Dated: July 5, 2007.
Stephen D. Page,
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. E7-13526 Filed 7-10-07; 11:37 am]
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