Public Hearing and Public Meeting on the Rulemaking for the Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Industry

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 63 and 430

[FRL-4832-6]

Public Hearing and Public Meeting on the Rulemaking for the Pulp,

Paper, and Paperboard Industry

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Announcement of public hearing and public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a

public hearing and a public meeting regarding proposed regulations for

the pulp, paper, and paperboard industry that were published on

December 17, 1993, at 58 FR 66078. Pursuant to CWA section 307(b), the

public hearing will address the pretreatment standards component of the

integrated rule. Pursuant to CAA section 307(d)(5), the hearing will

address the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

[NESHAP] component of the integrated rule. EPA is sponsoring the public

meeting to report on the status of regulatory development and to gather

information and ideas from interested parties.

DATES: The date for the public hearing is Thursday, February 10, 1994,

and the date for the public meeting is Thursday, February 24, 1994.

Both meetings are scheduled from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be held at the U.S. Geological

Survey National Center Auditorium, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston,

VA, telephone number (703) 648-4460. The public meeting will be held at

the Double Tree Suites, 16500 Southcenter Parkway, Seattle, Washington,

telephone number (206) 575-8220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy Smith at U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency--by mail at USEPA, Engineering and Analysis Division,

Mail Code 4303, 401 M Street SW., Washington, DC 20460; by telephone at

(202) 260-7184. If you want to make a presentation at the public

hearing, please call Debra Nicoll at (202) 260-5386 no later than 5

p.m., February 7, 1994. Please provide Ms. Nicoll the name of the

speaker, affiliation, and the approximate amount of time requested for

your remarks. EPA is suggesting that speakers limit their remarks to 10

minutes.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The comment period for the proposed

rulemaking ends on March 17, 1994. All written comments submitted in

accordance with the instructions in the notice of proposed rulemaking

will be incorporated into the Record and considered before

promulgation. It is not necessary to appear at the public hearing for

comments to be considered.

Dated: January 24, 1994.

Tudor T. Davies,

Director, Office of Science and Technology.

[FR Doc. 94-2275 Filed 2-1-94; 8:45 am]

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