[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 159 (Tuesday, August 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44254-44255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22201]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[AD-FRL-6146-8]
Industrial Combustion Coordinated Rulemaking Federal Advisory
Committee Notice of Upcoming Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Industrial Combustion Coordinated Rulemaking (ICCR) Federal
Advisory Committee notice of upcoming meeting.
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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, section 9(c), EPA gave notice of
the establishment of the ICCR Federal Advisory Committee (hereafter
referred to as the ICCR Coordinating Committee) in the Federal Register
on August 2, 1996 (61 FR 40413).
The public can follow the progress of the ICCR through attendance
at meetings (which will be announced in advance) and by accessing the
Technology Transfer Network (TTN), which serves as the primary means of
disseminating information about the ICCR.
DATES: The next meeting of the ICCR Coordinating Committee is scheduled
for September 16-17, 1998. Also, most of the ICCR Work Groups--which
report to the Coordinating Committee--have meetings scheduled in August
and/or September, 1998. The dates of these Work Group meetings are
summarized below and further information on the dates of the
Coordinating Committee meeting and the Work Group meetings may be
obtained by accessing the TTN or by calling EPA (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT).
ADDRESSES: The Coordinating Committee meeting on September 16-17, 1998
will be held at the Durham Marriott, 201 Foster Street, Durham, North
Carolina. The telephone number for the Durham Marriott is (919) 683-
6664. The locations of the Work Group meetings are summarized below and
further information on the locations of the Coordinating Committee
meeting and the Work Group meetings may be obtained by accessing the
TTN or by calling EPA (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Inspection of Documents: Docket. Minutes of the meetings, as well
as other relevant materials, will be available for public inspection at
the U.S. EPA Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, Docket
No. A-96-17. The docket is open for public inspection and copying
between 8 a.m. and 4 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 (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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Porter or Sims Roy, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Emission Standards Division,
Combustion Group, (MD-13), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711, telephone numbers (919) 541-5251 and 541-5263, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Technology Transfer Network (TTN)
The TTN is one of the EPA's electronic bulletin boards. The TTN can
be accessed through the Internet at:
WWW: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/iccr
FTP: mountain.epa.gov
When accessing the WWW site, select Technical Sites which brings up the
Directory of TTN Sites, then select ICCR--Industrial Combustion
Coordinated Rulemaking from the Directory of TNN Sites.
Access to the TTN through FTP is a streamlined approach for
downloading files, but is only useful, if the desired filenames are
known.
If more information on the TTN is needed, call the help desk at
(919) 541-5384.
Meetings of the ICCR Coordinating Committee and Work Groups are
open to the public. All Coordinating Committee meetings will be
announced in the Federal Register and on the TTN. Work Group meetings
will be announced on the TTN and in the Federal Register, when
possible.
The next meeting of the Coordinating Committee will be held
September 16-17, 1998 at the Durham Marriott, 201 Foster Street,
Durham, North Carolina from about 8:00 a.m. to about 6:00 p.m. The
agenda for this meeting will include reports from the Work Groups on
their testing needs and prioritization issues, discussion of data
gathering efforts and a discussion of guidance from the Coordinating
Committee to the EPA. An opportunity will be provided for the public to
offer comments and address the Coordinating Committee.
The Work Groups have currently scheduled the following meetings:
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Work Group Date Location
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Incinerators................ September 2-3,1998.. RTP, NC
September 15, 1998.. RTP, NC.
IC Engines.................. September 1, 1998... RTP, NC
September 15, 1998.. RTP, NC.
Boilers..................... August 18-19, 1998.. Atlanta, GA
September 15, 1998.. RTP, NC.
Stationary Combustion August 26-27, 1998.. Chicago, IL
Turbines. September 15, 1998.. RTP, NC.
Process Heaters............. September 15, 1998.. RTP, NC.
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The agendas for these meetings include review and revision of the
ICCR databases, data and information gathering efforts, possible
emission testing, and potential subcategorization. An opportunity will
be provided at each meeting for the public to offer comments and
address the Work Group.
Individuals interested in Coordinated Committee meetings, Work
Group meetings, or any aspect of the ICCR for that matter, should
access the TTN for information.
Two copies of the ICCR Coordinating Committee charter are filed
with appropriate committees of Congress and the Library of Congress and
are available upon request to the Docket (ask for item #I-B-1). The
purpose of the ICCR Coordinating Committee is to provide
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recommendations to 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
Coordinating Committee will attempt to develop recommendations for
national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP)
implementing section 112 and solid waste combustion regulations
implementing section 129 of the Act, and may review and make
recommendations for revising and developing new source performance
standards (NSPS) under section 111 of the Act. The recommendations will
cover boilers, process heaters, industrial/commercial and other
incinerators, stationary internal combustion engines, and stationary
combustion turbines.
Lists of Coordinating Committee and Work Group members are
available from the TTN for the purpose of giving the public the
opportunity to contact members to discuss concerns or information they
would like to bring forward during the ICCR process.
The Charter for the ICCR Coordinating Committee expires in
September, 1998. After much discussion and consideration, the EPA
decided not to renew the Charter for the Committee. As a result, the
Work Group meetings in August and September, 1998, and the Coordinating
Committee meeting on September 16-17, 1998, will be the last meetings
of the Work Groups and the last meeting of the Committee.
Dated: August 10, 1998.
Robert Perciasepe,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 98-22201 Filed 8-17-98; 8:45 am]
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