

[Federal Register: January 20, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 13)]
[Notices]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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California State Nonroad Engine and Vehicle Pollution Control 
Standards; TRU Authorization Request; Notice of New Hearing Date

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of opportunity for public hearing and comment.

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SUMMARY: The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has notified EPA 
that it has adopted an Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM) 
establishing in-use performance standards for nonroad engines used in 
transport refrigeration units (TRU) and TRU generator sets that will be 
phased-in commencing on December 31, 2008. By letter dated March 28, 
2005, CARB requested that EPA grant California authorization for such 
standards under section 209(e)(2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), 42 U.S.C. 
7543(b). On November 21, 2005, EPA announced an opportunity for public 
hearing and request for public comment on this request (70 FR 70075). 
In that Notice, EPA tentatively scheduled a public hearing on this 
request for January 3, 2006, and a deadline date for written public 
comments of February 6, 2006. EPA has received requests for this 
hearing from multiple parties, and has been asked if the hearing could 
be held later in January because of travel concerns. By today's notice, 
EPA announces a rescheduled hearing date and public comment deadline 
for this request.

DATES: EPA will hold a public hearing concerning CARB's request on 
Monday, January 23, 2006, beginning at 10 a.m. Any party may submit 
written comments on this request by February 22, 2006. Parties wishing 
to present oral testimony at the public hearing should provide written 
notice to Robert M. Doyle at the address noted below, by or before 
January 18, 2005.

ADDRESSES: EPA will make available for public inspection at the Air and 
Radiation Docket and Information Center written comments received from 
interested parties, in addition to any testimony given at the public 
hearing. The official public docket is the collection of materials that 
is available for public viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket in the 
EPA Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution 
Ave., 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, excluding 
legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is 
(202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air and Radiation 
Docket is (202) 566-1743. The reference number for this docket is OAR-
2005-0123. Parties wishing to present oral testimony at the public 
hearing should provide written notice to Robert M. Doyle at the address 
noted below. EPA will hold the public hearing at 1310 L St, NW., Room 
152, Washington, DC. 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert M. Doyle, Compliance and 
Innovative Strategies Division (6405J), U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW., Washington, DC 20460. Telephone: 
(202) 343-9258, Fax: (202) 343-2804, e-mail address: 
Doyle.Robert@EPA.GOV. EPA will make available an electronic copy of 

this Notice on the Office of Transportation and Air Quality's (OTAQ's) 
homepage (http://www.epa.gov/otaq/). Users can find this document by 

accessing the OTAQ homepage and looking at the path entitled ``Federal 
Register Notices.'' This service is free of charge, except any cost you 
already incur for Internet connectivity. Users can also get the 
official Federal Register version of the Notice on the day of 
publication on the primary Web site: http://www.epa.gov/docs/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/
.

    Docket: An electronic version of the public docket is available 
through the Federal government's electronic public docket and comment 
system. You may access EPA dockets at http://www.regulations.gov. After 

opening the http://www.regulations.gov Web site, select ``Environmental 

Protection Agency'' from the pull-down Agency list, then scroll to 
Docket ID EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0123 to view documents in, or submit comments 
to, the record of the TRU authorization request. Although a part of the 
official docket, the public docket does not include Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute.

    Dated: January 13, 2006.
William L. Wehrum,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. E6-637 Filed 1-19-06; 8:45 am]

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