National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone and Particulate Matter

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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