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[Federal Register: March 11, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 47)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 11141-11142]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr11mr97-34]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 92

[FRL-5701-3]


Emission Standards for Locomotives and Locomotive Engines

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Public Hearing and Additional Information.

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SUMMARY: EPA is changing the date on which it will hold the public
hearing for the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposed
emission standards for locomotives and locomotive engines (published
February 11, 1997, 62 FR 6365). EPA is also providing public notice
today of the availability of additional information regarding test
procedures for locomotives and locomotive engines.

DATES: A public hearing will be held on April 18, 1997, starting at
10:00 a.m. Persons wishing to present oral testimony are requested to
notify EPA on or before April 11, 1997 to allow for an orderly
scheduling of oral testimony. Written comments must be received on or
before May 19, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments are to be addressed to: EPA Air and
Radiation Docket, Attention: Docket No. A-94-31, Room M-1500, Mail Code
6102, U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW., Washington DC 20460.
    A public hearing for the NPRM will be held at the Clarion Hotel
(313-665-4444), which is located at 2900 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor,
Michigan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on this rulemaking
contact: Charles Moulis, U.S. EPA, Engine Programs and Compliance
Division, 2565 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105; Telephone: (313)
741-7826, Fax: (313) 741-7816. Requests for hard copies of the
rulemaking documents should be directed to Carol Connell at (313) 668-
4349.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Test Procedures

    EPA proposed emissions standards and test procedures for new
locomotives and new engines used in locomotives on February 11, 1997 62
FR 6365. Today, EPA is announcing the release of additional test
procedure information. The Agency has determined that it would be
beneficial for the public to made aware of this information, and thus
has placed copies of this information in the public docket for this
rulemaking. Included in this information is an EPA staff-level document
detailing a variation of the proposed set of test procedures. This
variation is being considered by EPA staff for incorporation in the
final rule for the control of emissions from new locomotives and new
engines used in locomotives. It should be noted that the information
being made available today is not expected to significantly affect
EPA's assessment of the environmental benefits or the cost of
compliance.

Request for Comments

    Interested parties may submit written comments (in triplicate if
possible) for EPA consideration. The comments are to be addressed to:
EPA Air and Radiation Docket, Attention: Docket No. A-94-31, Room M-
1500, Mail Code 6102, U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW., Washington DC 20460.
Should a commenter wish to provide confidential business information
(CBI) to EPA, such CBI should NOT be included with the information sent
to the docket. Materials sent to the docket should, however, indicate
that CBI was provided to EPA. One copy of CBI, along with the remainder
of the written comments, should be sent to Charles Moulis at the
address provided in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    EPA will also accept oral comments at the hearing for the
previously published NPRM. Any person desiring to present testimony
regarding this proposal at the public hearing (see DATES) should, if
possible, notify the contact person listed above of such intent at
least seven days prior to the day of the hearing to allow for orderly
scheduling of the testimony. The contact person should also be provided
an estimate of the time required for the presentation of the testimony
and notification of any need for audio/visual equipment. It is
suggested that sufficient copies of the statement or material to be
presented be brought to the hearing for distribution to the audience.
In addition, it will be helpful for EPA to receive an advance copy of
any statement or material to be presented at the hearing prior to the
scheduled hearing date, in order for EPA staff to give such material
full consideration. Such advance copies should be submitted to the
contact person listed above. The official record of the hearing will be
kept open for 30 days following the hearing to allow submission of
rebuttal and supplementary testimony. All such submittals should be
directed to the EPA Air Docket Section, Docket No. A-94-31 (see
ADDRESSES).

Availability of Documents

    The additional test procedure information, as well as the
previously published NPRM (and related documents), are available in the
public

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docket as described under ADDRESSES above and are also available
electronically via the internet and on the Technology Transfer Network
(TTN), which is an electronic bulletin board system (BBS) operated by
EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. The docket is open
for public inspection from 8:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Monday through
Friday, except on government holidays. As provided in 40 CFR Part 2, a
reasonable fee may be charged for copying docket materials. The TTN
service is free of charge, except for the cost of the phone call. Users
are able to access and download TTN files on their first call using a
personal computer and modem per the following information:

TTN BBS: 919-541-5742 (1200-14400 bps, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop
bit)
Voice Helpline: 919-541-5384
TELNET ttnbbs.rtpnc.epa.gov
Off-line: Mondays from 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon ET

    A user who has not called TTN previously will first be required to
answer some basic informational questions for registration purposes.
After completing the registration process, proceed through the
following menu choices from the Top Menu to access information on this
rulemaking.

 GATEWAY TO TTN TECHNICAL AREAS (Bulletin Boards)
 OMS--Mobile Sources Information
 Rulemaking & Reporting
<6> Non-Road
<3> File area #3...Locomotive Emission Standards
    At this point, the system will list all available files in the
chosen category in reverse chronological order with brief descriptions.
To download a file, select a transfer protocol that is supported by the
terminal software on your own computer, then set your own software to
receive the file using that same protocol. If unfamiliar with handling
compressed (i.e. ZIP'ed) files, go to the TTN top menu, System
Utilities (Command: 1) for information and the necessary program to
download in order to unZIP the files of interest after downloading to
your computer. After getting the files you want onto your computer, you
can quit the TTN BBS with the oodbye command. Please note that due
to differences between the software used to develop the document and
the software into which the document may be downloaded, changes in
format, page length, etc. may occur.
    Rulemaking documents may be found on the internet as follows:
World Wide Web
http://www.epa.gov/omswww
FTP
ftp://ftp.epa.gov Then CD to the /pub/gopher/OMS/ directory
Gopher
gopher://gopher.epa.gov:70/11/Offices/Air/OMS

    Alternatively, go to the main EPA gopher, and follow the menus:

gopher.epa.gov
EPA Offices and Regions
Office of Air and Radiation
Office of Mobile Sources

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 92

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Railroads,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: March 3, 1997.
Mary D. Nichols,
Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 97-6210 Filed 3-10-97; 8:45 am]
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