

[Federal Register: June 7, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 109)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 31491-31492]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr07jn07-26]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 51 and 52

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0163; FRL-8321-9]
RIN-2060-AN28


Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Prevention of
Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review
(NSR): Emission Increases for Electric Generating Units

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing a public hearing to be held on June 29,
2007 for the supplemental proposed rule on ``Prevention of Significant
Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR): Emission
Increases for Electric Generating Units.'' This rulemaking action was
published in the Federal Register on May 8, 2007

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and proposes options to change the emissions increase test used to
determine if the NSR permitting program would apply when an existing
power plant makes a physical or operational change. The public hearing
will provide interested parties the opportunity to present data, views,
or arguments concerning these proposed changes.

DATES: The public hearing will convene at 9 a.m. on June 29, 2007, and
continue until 1 hour after the last registered speaker has spoken.
People wishing to present oral testimony must pre-register by 5 p.m. on
June 28, 2007. The EPA is willing to keep the public hearing open into
the evening hours of June 29, 2007, if speakers are pre-registered by
the registration deadline of 5 p.m. on June 28, 2007, and have
registered to speak during evening hours. For updates and additional
information on the public hearing, please check EPA's Web site for this
rulemaking at http://www.epa.gov.nsr/.


ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be held at U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 109 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park,
North Carolina 27709, Building C, Auditorium. Because this hearing is
being held at U.S. government facilities, everyone 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. In
addition, you will need to obtain a property pass for any personal
belongings you bring with you. Upon leaving the building, you will be
required to return this property pass to the security desk. No large
signs will be allowed in the building, cameras may only used inside the
classroom and outside of the building, and demonstrations will not be
allowed on Federal property for security reasons. Directions to the EPA
Campus are available on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/rtp/facilities/maindirections.htm
, along with a map showing the area

designated for visitor parking. From there, walk toward the main
facility and enter the center building (by the U.S. and EPA flags).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to speak at the
public hearing or have questions concerning the public hearing, please
contact Ms. Pamela Long, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OAQPS,
Air Quality Planning Division, (C504-03), Research Triangle Park, NC
27711, telephone (919) 541-0641, fax number (919) 541-5509, e-mail
address, long.pam@epa.gov.
    Questions concerning the May 8, 2007, proposed rule should be
addressed to Mr. David Svendsgaard, U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, Air Quality Policy Division, (C504-03),
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone number (919) 541-2380, e-
mail at svendsgaard.dave@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The May 8, 2007, proposed rule is a
supplemental notice to EPA's October 20, 2005 notice of proposed
rulemaking. In the October 2005 notice, we proposed three options to
revise the NSR emissions test for existing electric generating units: A
maximum achievable hourly emissions test, a maximum achieved hourly
emissions test, and an output-based hourly emissions test. The May 2007
notice recast the previously proposed options so that the output-based
test becomes an alternative method to implement the maximum achieved or
maximum achievable hourly tests, rather than a separate option. It also
proposed a new option in which the hourly emissions increase test is
added to the existing requirements for computing a significant increase
and a significant net emissions increase on an annual basis. It also
included proposed rule language and supplemental information for the
October 2005 proposal, including an examination of the impacts on
emissions and air quality.
    Public hearing: The proposal for which EPA is holding the public
hearing was published in the Federal Register on May 8, 2007, (72 FR
26202) and is available at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/a070508c.html.
 The public hearing will provide interested parties the

opportunity to present data, views, or arguments concerning the
supplemental rule proposal. 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 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 on the proposed rule must be postmarked by
July 9, 2007, which is the closing date for the comment period, as
specified in the proposal for the rule. However, the record will remain
open until July 30, 2007, to allow 30 days after the public hearing for
submittal of additional information related to the hearing.
    Commenters should notify Ms. Long if they will need specific
equipment, or if there are other special needs related to providing
comments at the hearing. The EPA will provide equipment for commenters
to show overhead slides or make computerized slide presentations if we
receive special requests in advance. Oral testimony will be limited to
5 minutes for each commenter. The EPA encourages commenters to provide
EPA with a copy of their oral testimony electronically (via e-mail or
CD) or in hard copy form.
    The hearing schedule, including lists of speakers, will be posted
on EPA's Web site http://www.epa.gov/nsr/. Verbatim transcripts of the

hearing and written statements will be included in the docket for the
rulemaking.

How Can I Get Copies of This Document and Other Related Information?

    The EPA has established the official public docket for the
supplemental proposed rule entitled ``Supplemental Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking for Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and
Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR): Emission Increases for Electric
Generating Units'' under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0163.
    As stated previously, the proposed rule was published in the
Federal Register on May 8, 2007 (72 FR 26202) and is available at
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/a070508c.html.


    Dated: May 29, 2007.
Jenny Noonan Edmonds,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. E7-10855 Filed 6-6-07; 8:45 am]

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