[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 179 (Friday, September 13, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 48452-48453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23519]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[AD-FRL-5609-5]
40 CFR Ch I
Notice of First Meeting of the Industrial Combustion Coordinated
Rulemaking Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Announcement of the Industrial Combustion Coordinated
Rulemaking Advisory Committee first meeting date.
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SUMMARY: As required by section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, Sec. 9(c), EPA published a
notice of the establishment of the Industrial Combustion Coordinated
Rulemaking Advisory Committee (hereafter referred to as the
Coordinating Committee) in the Federal Register on August 2, 1996 (61
FR 40413). The purpose of today's action is to announce the first
meeting date of the Coordinating Committee and associated Work Groups.
DATES: The first meeting of the Industrial Combustion Coordinated
Rulemaking (ICCR) Coordinating Committee will be held on October 1,
1996 and the morning of October 2, 1996. The meeting on October 1 will
start at 9:00 a.m. The first Work Group meetings will be held on
October 2, 1996, starting in the mid-morning.
ADDRESSES: The October 1 and 2, 1996 Coordinating Committee meeting
will be held at the Omni Europa Hotel, 1 Europa Drive, Chapel Hill,
North Carolina. The phone number for the hotel is (919) 968-4900. The
Work Group meetings will be held on October 2, 1996 beginning about
mid-morning at the same location.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Porter, Combustion Group, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27711,
(919) 541-5251; or Sims Roy at the same address, (919) 541-5263.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Inspection of Documents: Docket
Minutes of the meetings, as well as other relevant material will be
available for public inspection at EPA Air Docket No. A-96-17 and is
also available on the Technology Transfer Network (see below). The
docket is open for public inspection and copying between 8:00 a.m. and
4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday except for Federal holidays, at the
following address: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation Docket and Information Center (MC 6102), 401 M Street SW,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 260-7548. The docket is located
at the above address in Room M-1500, Waterside Mall (ground floor). A
reasonable fee may be charged for copying.
Technology Transfer Network
The TTN is one of EPA's electronic bulletin boards. Meeting
agendas, meeting minutes, schedules, and documents developed by the
ICCR Coordinating Committee and Work Groups will be posted on the TTN.
Information on the ICCR can be downloaded by choosing the ``ICCR-
Industrial Combustion Coordinated Rulemaking Process'' selection from
the Technical Information Areas menu. The service can be accessed by
modem or through the Internet and is free. Dial (919) 541-5472 for up
to a 14,400 bits-per-second (bps) modem. Alternatively, access the
system through Telnet at ``ttnbbs.rtpnc.epa.gov'' or through the World
Wide Web at ``http://ttnwww.rtpnc.epa.gov''. If more information on the
TTN is needed, call the help desk at (919) 541-5384.
Additional Information
Two copies of the Coordinating Committee charter are filed with
appropriate committees of Congress and the Library of Congress and are
available upon request. The purpose of the Coordinating Committee is to
assist EPA in the development of regulations to control emissions of
air pollutants from industrial, commercial, and institutional
combustion of fuels and non-hazardous solid wastes. The regulations
will cover boilers, process heaters, industrial/commercial and other
(non-hazardous) waste incinerators, stationary internal combustion
engines, and stationary gas turbines.
The Coordinating Committee will provide a means for considering
important regulatory issues and building stakeholder consensus on these
issues prior to proposal. The Committee will establish Work Groups as
necessary to fulfill these objectives. The EPA will recommend Work
Group membership for approval by the Coordinating Committee at the
October 1, 1996 Coordinating Committee meeting. However, it is expected
that Work Group membership will remain open for a period of time so
that adjustments can be made. The first Work Group organizational
meetings will take place on October 2, 1996, beginning about mid-
morning and will consist of two combined meetings. One Work Group
meeting will be a combination of the boilers, process heaters, and
incinerators Work Groups; the other Work Group meeting will be a
combination of the stationary internal combustion engines and
stationary gas turbines Work Groups. The Work Groups for Test Methods
and Economics will also meet either separately or combined with one of
the Work Groups mentioned above.
The general agenda for the first Coordinating Committee meeting is
as follows:
October 1: 9:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m.
Welcome and Introductions
Summary of ICCR Goals and Structure
Activities to Date
Review, Discussion, and Approval of ICCR Document \1\
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\1\ Industrial Combustion Coordinated Rulemaking--Proposed
Organizational Structure and Process. June 1996.
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Communication Methods and
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Procedures
October 2: Morning
Review, Discussion, and Approval of ICCR Document (Continued)
Summary of Next Steps and Adjournment
The general agenda for each of the two Work Group meetings is as
follows:
October 2: Mid-Morning--4:30 p.m.
Welcome and Introduction
Activities to Date
Source Work Group Goals and Activities
Review and Discussion of Procedural Ground Rules
Discussion of Issues, Timeframe, and Schedule
Summary of Next Steps and Adjournment
FACA requires that the Coordinating Committee meetings be open to
the public, and that there be an opportunity for interested persons to
file comments before or after meetings, or to make statements as
permitted by the Coordinating Committee's guidelines and to the extent
time permits. In accordance with these requirements, the first and
subsequent meetings of the Coordinating Committee will be open to the
public. While the Work Groups are not chartered under FACA, the Work
Group meetings will also be open to the public. Any comments can be
sent to the docket at the address listed under ``Inspection of
Documents''.
Dated: September 9, 1996.
Mary D. Nichols,
Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-23519 Filed 9-12-96; 8:45 am]
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