[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 139 (Thursday, July 18, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 37427-37428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18383]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 50

[FRL-5539-5]


National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone and Particulate 
Matter

agency: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

action: Notice of public meetings.

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summary: On June 12, 1996 (61 FR 29719), the EPA published an Advance 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) for the review of the national 
ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone and particulate matter 
(PM). The ANPR discussed the ongoing reviews of the ozone and PM 
standards and the integrated implementation approach that EPA has 
initiated for possible new or revised standards. That ANPR also 
presented key issues associated with each review and the integrated 
implementation approach and included the schedule for the completion of 
the review of the ozone and PM NAAQS.

dates: Notice is hereby given that a public meeting on the ANPR for the 
ozone and PM NAAQS will be held on Thursday, July 25, 1996, from 10:00 
a.m. to 9:00 p.m. EST. A second public meeting on the ANPR will be held 
on Monday, August 5, 1996, from 10:00 to 9:00 p.m. CST.

addresses: The public meeting to be held on July 25, 1996, will be held 
at the Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel, 2 Franklin Plaza, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania (1-800-822-4200). The public meeting to be held on August 
5, 1996, will be held at the Holiday Inn Downtown Convention Center, 
Convention Plaza, 811 N. 9th Street, St. Louis, Missouri (1-800-289-
8338).

for further information contact: JoAnn Allman (929) 541-1815.

supplementary information: The agenda for both messages will be divided 
into three segments: (1) A morning presentation, a panel, and an

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opportunity for public comment on issues related to human health 
effects and environmental effects of ground level ozone and PM; (2) an 
afternoon presentation, a panel, and an opportunity for public comment 
on issues related to the implementation of ozone and PM NAAQS; and (3) 
a late afternoon and evening opportunity for public comment on any 
other issues related to ozone and PM standard setting.
    Seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. The 
public is invited to make short presentations at both meetings. In 
order to provide the most opportunity for possible comment, the Agency 
requests that anyone wishing to provide public comment at the meeting 
register in advance by sending a fax to the meeting facilitator, The 
Keystone Center. When sending the advance registration fax, please 
include your name, title, organizational affiliation, address, 
telephone number, fax number, and an indication of whether you plan to 
provide comments on: (1) Health and environmental effects of ozone and 
PM, (2) implementation issues, and/or (3) other issues (if so, please 
briefly indicate the issue you plan to comment upon). The fax should be 
sent to Caroline Brendel, The Keystone Center, 970-262-0152.

for further information contact: JoAnn Allman at (919) 541-1815, or by 
mail at U.S. EPA, MD-15, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. A copy of 
the ANPR can be downloaded from the Clean Air Act Amendments Bulletin 
Board, Recently-Signed Rules Section, located on the Office of Air 
Quality Planning and Standards Technology Transfer Network (OAQPS TTN). 
A copy of the draft meeting agenda can be downloaded from the Ozone/
Particulate Matter/Regional Haze FACA Bulletin Board also located on 
the OAQPS TTN. Copies of both documents can also be obtained by 
contacting JoAnn Allman.

    Dated: July 11, 1996.
John S. Seitz,
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 96-18383 Filed 7-17-96; 8:45 am]
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