

[Federal Register: February 2, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 22)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 4966-4967]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 80

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0841; FRL-8275-7]

 
Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Extension of the 
Reformulated Gasoline Program to the East St. Louis, Illinois Ozone 
Nonattainment Area

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: This action announces the date, time and place for a public 
hearing on the Proposed Rulemaking entitled ``Extension of the 
Reformulated Gasoline Program to the East St. Louis, Illinois Ozone 
Nonattainment Area'' published on December 27, 2006 (71 FR 77690).

DATES: EPA will conduct a public hearing for the December 27, 2006 
Proposed Rule on Wednesday, February 21, 2007 from 9 a.m-12:30 p.m. in 
the Lake Huron conference room of the Metcalfe Federal Building in 
Chicago, Illinois. If needed, testimony will resume from 1 p.m. until 
4:30 p.m. in the Lake Erie conference room.
    The comment period on the December 27, 2006 Proposed Rule will 
extend until March 23, 2007.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be held at EPA Region 5's Conference 
and Training Center, located on the 12th floor of the Metcalfe Federal 
Building at 77 W. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL. Additional directions 
and visitor information can be found at: http://www.epa.gov/region5/visitor/index.htm
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kurt Gustafson, Transportation and 
Regional Programs Division (6405-J), U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW., Washington, DC 20460. Telephone: 
(202) 343-9219. E-mail: gustafson.kurt@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information on this matter, 
please refer to EPA's December 27, 2006 Federal Register Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking at 71 FR 77690.
    Anyone who wants to present testimony about this proposal at the 
public hearing (see DATES) should, if possible, notify the contact 
person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 
proposal at least seven days prior to the day of the hearing. The 
contact person should be given an estimate of the time required for the 
presentation of testimony. A sign-up sheet will be available at the 
registration table the morning of the

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hearing for scheduling those who have not notified the EPA contact 
earlier. This testimony will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served 
basis to follow the previously scheduled testimony.
    EPA requests that approximately 50 copies of the statement or 
material to be presented be brought to the hearing for distribution to 
the audience. In addition, EPA would find it helpful to receive an 
advance copy of any statement or material to be presented at the 
hearing at least one week before the scheduled hearing date. Such 
advance copies would give EPA staff adequate time to review the 
materials before the hearing. Advance copies should be submitted to the 
EPA contact person listed in this proposal. The official records of the 
hearing will be kept open until the close of the comment period to 
allow submission of rebuttal and supplementary testimony.
    Materials relevant to this notice, including the regulatory 
language, are contained in the Public Docket ID No EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-
0841. Publicly available docket materials are available either 
electronically in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air 

Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC. The 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 Docket is (202) 566-1742.
    The hearing will be conducted informally, and technical rules of 
evidence will not apply. A written transcript of the hearing will be 
placed in the docket for review. Anyone who desires to purchase a copy 
of the transcript should make individual arrangements with the court 
reporter recording the proceeding.

    Dated: January 26, 2007.
Margo Tsirigotis Oge,
Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality.
[FR Doc. E7-1726 Filed 2-1-07; 8:45 am]

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