2015 Fall Joint Meeting of the Ozone Transport Commission and the Mid-Atlantic Northeast Visibility Union, 59149 [2015-24952]
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Frequency of response: The frequency
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occasion.
Total estimated burden: 295,250 to
313,250 hours (per year). Burden is
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $9,910,997 to
$10,483,217 (per year), includes
$525,000 annualized capital for
operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: This is a new
information collection. The Agency will
make adjustments to the burden
numbers as needed.
59149
announcing the joint 2014 Fall Meeting
of the Ozone Transport Commission
(OTC) and the Mid-Atlantic Northeast
Visibility Union (MANE–VU). The
meeting agenda will include topics
regarding reducing ground-level ozone
precursors and matters relative to
Regional Haze and visibility
improvement in Federal Class I areas in
a multi-pollutant context.
The meeting will be held on
November 5, 2015 starting at 9:15 a.m.
and ending at 4:00 p.m.
DATES:
(LOCATION) Hilton
Baltimore at Camden Yards, 401 W.
Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, (443)
573–8700.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald Cooke, (617) 918–1668, E-Mail:
cooke.donald@epa.gov.
For documents and press inquiries
contact: Ozone Transport Commission,
444 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 322,
Washington, DC 20001; (202) 508–3840;
email: ozone@otcair.org; Web site:
https://www.otcair.org.
2015 Fall Joint Meeting of the Ozone
Transport Commission and the MidAtlantic Northeast Visibility Union
The Clean
Air Act Amendments of 1990 contain at
Section 184 provisions for the Control of
Interstate Ozone Air Pollution. Section
184(a) establishes an Ozone Transport
Region (OTR) comprised of the States of
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont,
parts of Virginia and the District of
Columbia. The purpose of the OTC is to
deal with ground-level ozone formation,
transport, and control within the OTR.
The Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Visibility
Union (MANE–VU) was formed at in
2001, in response to EPA’s issuance of
the Regional Haze rule. MANE–VU’s
members include: Connecticut,
Delaware, the District of Columbia,
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont,
the Penobscot Indian Nation, the St.
Regis Mohawk Tribe along with EPA
and Federal Land Managers.
Type of Meeting: Open.
Agenda: Copies of the final agenda
will be available from the OTC office
(202) 508–3840; by email: ozone@
otcair.org or via the OTC Web site at
https://www.otcair.org.
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
Dated: September 15, 2015.
H. Curtis Spalding,
Regional Administrator, Region I.
The United States
Environmental Protection Agency is
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Dated: September 21, 2015.
Jay Benforado,
Deputy Chief Innovation Officer, Office of
Research and Development.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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2015 Fall Joint Meeting of the Ozone Transport Commission and the
Mid-Atlantic Northeast Visibility Union
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency is
announcing the joint 2014 Fall Meeting of the Ozone Transport
Commission (OTC) and the Mid-Atlantic Northeast Visibility Union (MANE-
VU). The meeting agenda will include topics regarding reducing ground-
level ozone precursors and matters relative to Regional Haze and
visibility improvement in Federal Class I areas in a multi-pollutant
context.
DATES: The meeting will be held on November 5, 2015 starting at 9:15
a.m. and ending at 4:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: (LOCATION) Hilton Baltimore at Camden Yards, 401 W. Pratt
Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, (443) 573-8700.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald Cooke, (617) 918-1668, E-Mail:
cooke.donald@epa.gov.
For documents and press inquiries contact: Ozone Transport
Commission, 444 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 322, Washington, DC
20001; (202) 508-3840; email: ozone@otcair.org; Web site: https://www.otcair.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 contain
at Section 184 provisions for the Control of Interstate Ozone Air
Pollution. Section 184(a) establishes an Ozone Transport Region (OTR)
comprised of the States of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, Vermont, parts of Virginia and the District of Columbia. The
purpose of the OTC is to deal with ground-level ozone formation,
transport, and control within the OTR.
The Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Visibility Union (MANE-VU) was formed at
in 2001, in response to EPA's issuance of the Regional Haze rule. MANE-
VU's members include: Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia,
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, the Penobscot Indian Nation, the
St. Regis Mohawk Tribe along with EPA and Federal Land Managers.
Type of Meeting: Open.
Agenda: Copies of the final agenda will be available from the OTC
office (202) 508-3840; by email: ozone@otcair.org or via the OTC Web
site at https://www.otcair.org.
Dated: September 15, 2015.
H. Curtis Spalding,
Regional Administrator, Region I.
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