[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 87 (Friday, May 4, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 26476-26477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10825]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 60
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0660; FRL-9668-9]
Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for New
Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of public hearings.
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SUMMARY: The EPA published in the Federal Register on April 13, 2012,
the proposed rule, ``Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas
Emissions for New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating
Units.'' The EPA is making two announcements: first, two public
hearings will be held for the proposed Standards of Performance for
Greenhouse Gas Emissions for New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility
Generating Units, and, second, the comment period for this rulemaking
will be extended until June 25, 2012.
DATES: The public hearings will be held on May 24, 2012.
ADDRESSES: There will be two public hearings held on May 24, 2012. The
Washington, DC hearing will be held at the Ariel Rios East Building, in
Room 1153 located at 1301 Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC 20460;
telephone (202) 564-1661. The Chicago, Illinois hearing will be held at
the Ralph H. Metcalfe Federal Building in the Lake Michigan Room (12th
Floor) located at 77 West Jackson, Chicago, Illinois 60603, telephone
(312) 886-9404.
For both the Washington, DC and Chicago, Illinois hearings,
visitors must go through a metal detector, sign in with the security
desk, be accompanied by an employee and show photo identification to
enter the building.
The public hearing in Washington, DC will convene at 8:30 a.m. and
will continue until 4:30 p.m. A lunch break is scheduled from 12:00
p.m. until 1:00 p.m. The EPA plans to conclude the hearing at 4:30 p.m.
All Washington, DC times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The public
hearing in Chicago will convene at 8:30 a.m. and will continue until
4:30 p.m. A lunch break is scheduled from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m.
The EPA plans to conclude the hearing at 4:30 p.m. All Chicago times
are Central Daylight Time (CDT). The EPA's Web site for the rulemaking,
which includes the proposal and information about the hearings, can be
found at: http://epa.gov/carbonpollutionstandard/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to present oral
testimony at the public hearing, please contact Ms. Pamela Garrett,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards, Sector Policies and Programs Division (D243-01),
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone: (919) 541-
7966; fax number: (919) 541-5450; email address: garrett.pamela@epa.gov
(preferred method for registering). The last day to register to present
oral testimony in advance will be Friday May 18, 2012. If using email,
please provide the following information: the time you wish to speak
(morning or afternoon), name, affiliation, address, email address and
telephone and fax numbers. Time slot preferences will be given in the
order requests are received. Additionally, requests to speak will be
taken the day of the hearings at the hearing registration desk and
accommodated as time allows, although preferences on speaking times may
not be able to be fulfilled. If you require the service of a
translator, please let us know at the time of registration.
Questions concerning the March 27, 2012, proposed rule should be
addressed to Mr. Christian Fellner, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, Sector Policies and Programs Division (D 243-04),
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711; telephone number: (919) 541-4003; facsimile number: (919) 541-
5450; email address: fellner.christian@epa.gov.
Public hearing: The proposal for which the EPA is holding the
public hearings was published in the Federal Register on April 13, 2012
(77 FR 22392), and is available at: http://www.epa.gov/carbonpollutionstandard/ and also in the docket identified below. The
public hearings will provide interested parties the opportunity to
present oral comments regarding the EPA's proposed standards, including
data, views or arguments concerning the 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.
Commenters should notify Ms. Garrett if they will need specific
equipment or if there are other special needs related to providing
comments at the public hearings. The EPA will provide equipment for
commenters to 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 submit to
the docket a copy of their oral testimony electronically (via email or
CD) or in hard copy form.
The public hearing schedules, including lists of speakers, will be
posted on the EPA's Web site at http://www.epa.gov/carbonpollutionstandard/. Verbatim transcripts of the hearings and
written statements will be included in the docket for the rulemaking.
The EPA will make every effort to follow the schedule as closely as
possible on the day of the hearings; however, please plan for the
hearing to run either ahead of schedule or behind schedule.
How can I get copies of this document and other related information?
The EPA has established a docket for the proposed rule, ``Standards
of
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Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for New Stationary Sources:
Electric Utility Generating Units'' under No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0660,
available at www.regulations.gov.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 63
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Air pollution control, Hazardous substances, Intergovernmental
relations, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: April 30, 2012.
Mary Henigin,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2012-10825 Filed 5-3-12; 8:45 am]
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