[Federal Register: September 9, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 174)]
[Proposed Rules]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 51
[FRL-7555-3]
Revisions to the Regional Haze Rule To Correct Mobile Source
Provisions in Optional Program for Nine Western States and Eligible
Indian Tribes Within That Geographic Area; Notice of Public Hearing
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of public hearing.
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SUMMARY: Due to a request from a commenter, EPA is holding a public
hearing on a notice of proposed rulemaking that was published in the
Federal Register on July 3, 2003 (68 FR 39888) related to the mobile
source provisions in 40 CFR 51.309 of EPA's regional haze rule. The EPA
published both a direct final rule and a concurrent notice of proposed
rulemaking to amend and revise certain provisions of the regional haze
rule in order to address an emissions projection scenario for mobile
sources which was not addressed when EPA published the regional haze
rule in 1999.
DATES: The public hearing will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (MST) on
Wednesday, October 8, 2003, at the U.S. EPA-Region 8, 999 18th Street,
2nd Floor Conference Center-Columbine Room, Denver, CO 80202.
ADDRESSES: Docket. Materials relevant to this rulemaking are contained
in Public Docket Number OAR-2002-0076 at the following address: EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), Public Reading Room, Room B102, EPA West
Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington DC. The EPA Docket
Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except on government holidays. You can reach the
Reading Room by telephone at (202) 566-1744, and by facsimile at (202)
566-1741. The telephone number for the Air Docket is (202) 566-1742.
You may be charged a reasonable fee for photocopying docket materials,
as provided in 40 CFR part 2.
Electronic Access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register''
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. An electronic version of the
public docket is available through EPA's electronic public docket and
comment system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/
to view
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public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the
official public docket, and to access those documents in the public
docket that are available electronically. Although not all docket
materials may be available electronically, you may still access any of
the publicly available docket materials through the docket facility
identified above. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in
the docket identification number, OAR-2002-0076.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like further information
about today's action, contact Kathy Kaufman, Integrated Policies and
Strategies Group, (919) 541-0102 or by e-mail kaufman.kathy@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We have received a request for public
hearing on this rulemaking from one commenter, the Center for Energy
and Economic Development (CEED). The CEED commented that EPA should not
advance either the proposed or direct final rules, and that further
opportunity for public comment is needed.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 51
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide, Nitrogen dioxide, Particulate
matter, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: August 29, 2003.
Henry C. Thomas,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 03-22932 Filed 9-8-03; 8:45 am]
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