83 FR 26682 - Response to Clean Air Act Section 126(b) Petitions From Delaware and Maryland

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 111 (June 8, 2018)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that a public hearing will be held on the EPA's proposed response to petitions from Delaware and Maryland pursuant to section 126 of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act). The EPA is proposing to deny four CAA section 126(b) petitions submitted by the state of Delaware and one CAA section 126(b) petition submitted by the state of Maryland between July and November 2016. The hearing will be held on June 22, 2018, in Washington, DC.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 111 (Friday, June 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26682-26683]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12453]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0295; FRL-9979-19-OAR]
RIN 2060-AT40, 2060-AT39, 2060-AT38, 2060-AT37, 2060-AT36


Response to Clean Air Act Section 126(b) Petitions From Delaware 
and Maryland

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that a 
public hearing will be held on the EPA's proposed response to petitions 
from Delaware and Maryland pursuant to section 126 of the Clean Air Act 
(CAA or Act). The EPA is proposing to deny four CAA section 126(b) 
petitions submitted by the state of Delaware and one CAA section 126(b) 
petition submitted by the state of Maryland between July and November 
2016. The hearing will be held on June 22, 2018, in Washington, DC.

DATES: The public hearing will be held on June 22, 2018, in Washington, 
DC. Please refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional 
information on the public hearing.

ADDRESSES: 
    Public Hearing. The June 22, 2018, public hearing will be held at 
the EPA, William Jefferson Clinton East Building, Room 1153, 1201 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. Identification is 
required. If your driver's license is issued by America Samoa, you must 
present an additional form of identification to enter (see 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional information on this location).
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business 
Information or other information whose disclosure is restricted by 
statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be 
publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket 
materials are available either electronically in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at EPA Docket Center Reading Room, 
William Jefferson Clinton West Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20004. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The phone

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number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to speak at the 
public hearing, please contact Ms. Pamela Long, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards 
(OAQPS), Air Quality Planning Division (C504-01), Research Triangle 
Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541-0641, fax number (919) 541-5509, 
email address [email protected], no later than June 20, 2018. If you 
have any questions relating to the public hearing, please contact Ms. 
Long.
    If you have questions concerning the petitions from Maryland and 
Delaware, please contact Mr. Lev Gabrilovich, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards 
(OAQPS), Air Quality Planning Division, (C539-01), Research Triangle 
Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541-1496, email address 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public hearing will provide interested 
parties the opportunity to present data, views, or arguments concerning 
the EPA's proposed response to the petitions from Maryland and 
Delaware. 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 that are submitted during 
the comment period will be considered with the same weight as any oral 
comments and supporting information presented at the public hearing. 
Written comments must be postmarked by the last day of the comment 
period.
    The public hearing will convene at 9:00 a.m. and end at 6:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time (ET) or at least two hours after the last registered 
speaker has spoken. The EPA will make every effort to accommodate all 
individuals interested in providing oral testimony. A lunch break is 
scheduled from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. Please note that this hearing 
will be held at a U.S. government facility. Individuals planning to 
attend the hearing should be prepared to show valid picture 
identification to the security staff in order to gain access to the 
meeting room. The REAL ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005, established 
new requirements for entering federal facilities. These requirements 
took effect on July 21, 2014. If your driver's license is issued by 
American Samoa, you must present an additional form of identification 
to enter the federal building where the public hearing will be held. 
Acceptable alternative forms of identification include: Federal 
employee badges, passports, enhanced driver's licenses and military 
identification cards. For additional information for the status of your 
state regarding REAL ID, go to http://www.dhs.gov/real-id-enforcement-brief.
    If you would like to present oral testimony at the hearing, please 
notify Ms. Pamela Long, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), Air Quality Planning 
Division (C504-01), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 
541-0641, fax number (919) 541-5509, email address [email protected], no 
later than 4:00 p.m. ET on June 20, 2018. Ms. Long 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 hearing.
    Oral testimony will be limited to 5 minutes for each commenter. The 
EPA encourages commenters to provide the EPA with a copy of their oral 
testimony electronically (via email) or in hard copy form. Commenters 
should notify Ms. Long if they need specific translation services for 
non-English speaking commenters.
    The hearing schedule, including the list of speakers, will be 
posted on the EPA's website at https://www.epa.gov/ozone-pollution/ozone-national-ambient-air-quality-standards-naaqs-section-126-petitions prior to the hearing. Verbatim transcripts of the hearing and 
written statements will be included in the docket for the action.

How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0295 (available at http://www.regulations.gov). The 
EPA has made available information related to the proposed action on 
the following website: https://www.epa.gov/ozone-pollution/ozone-national-ambient-air-quality-standards-naaqs-section-126-petitions.

    Dated: June 5, 2018.
Panagiotis Tsirigotis,
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2018-12453 Filed 6-7-18; 8:45 am]
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