[Federal Register: February 14, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 31)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Meeting of the Ozone Transport Commission for the Northeast
United States
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency is
announcing the 2002 Winter Meeting of the Ozone Transport Commission
(OTC).
This meeting is for the OTC to deal with appropriate matters within
the Ozone Transport Region in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States, as
provided for under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. This meeting
is not subject to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
Pub. L. 92-463, as amended.
DATES: The meeting will be held on February 26, 2002 starting at 9:00
a.m. (EST).
ADDRESSES: Pier 5 Hotel, 711 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21202;
(410) 539-2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith M. Katz, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA
19103; (215) 814-2100.
For Documents and Press Inquiries Contact: Ozone Transport
Commission, 444 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 638, Washington, DC
20001; (202) 508-3840; e-mail: ozone@sso.org; Web site: http://
www.sso.org/otc.
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 Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation of the
Environmental Protection Agency convened the first meeting of the
commission in New York City on May 7, 1991. The purpose of the Ozone
Transport Commission is to deal with ground level ozone formation,
transport, and control within the OTR.
The purpose of this notice is to announce that this Commission will
meet on February 26, 2002. The meeting will be held at the address
noted earlier in this notice.
Section 176A(b)(2) of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
specifies that the meetings of the Ozone Transport Commission are not
subject to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. This
meeting will be open to the public as space permits.
Type of Meeting: Open.
Agenda: Copies of the final agenda will be available from the OTC
office (202) 508-3840 (by e-mail: ozone@sso.org or via our Web site at
http://www.sso.org/otc) on Tuesday, February 19, 2002. The purpose of
this meeting is to review air quality needs within the Northeast and
Mid-Atlantic States, including reduction of motor vehicle and
stationary source air pollution. The OTC is also expected to address
issues related to the transport of ozone into its region, and to
discuss potential regional emission control measures.
Dated: February 6, 2002.
Donald S. Welsh,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 02-3658 Filed 2-13-02; 8:45 am]
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