Industrial Combustion Coordinated Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee Notice of Upcoming Meeting

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Industrial Combustion Coordinated Rulemaking Federal Advisory

Committee Notice of Upcoming Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; 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 April 28-29, 1998. Also, most of the ICCR Work Groups--which report

to the Coordinating Committee--have meetings scheduled in April, 1998.

The dates of these Work Group meetings are summarized below. 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 April 28-29, 1998 will

be held at the Holiday Inn University Park, 425 West Prospect Road,

Fort Collins, Colorado. The telephone number for the Holiday Inn

University Park is (970) 482-2626. The locations of the Work Group

meetings are summarized below. 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).

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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 April

28-29, 1998 at the Holiday Inn University Park, 425 West Prospect Road,

Fort Collins, Colorado 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 progress, testing needs and prioritization issues, discussion of

data gathering efforts to support the ICCR, and a discussion of

direction and guidance from the Coordinating Committee to the Work

Groups. 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............................ May 27-28, 1998................ RTP, NC.

July 7, 1998................... To be determined.

IC Engines.............................. April 30, 1998................. Fort Collins, CO.

July 30, 1998.................. Long Beach, CA.

Boilers................................. April 30, 1998................. Fort Collins, CO.

June 10-11, 1998............... Boston, MA.

July 30, 1998.................. Long Beach, CA.

Stationary Combustion Turbines.......... April 30, 1998................. Fort Collins, CO.

July 30, 1998.................. Long Beach, CA.

Process Heaters......................... April 30, 1998................. Fort Collins, CO.

July 30, 1998.................. Long Beach, CA.

Economics Analysis...................... April 27, 1998................. Fort Collins, CO.

Testing and Monitoring Protocol......... May 1, 1998.................... Fort Collins, CO.

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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 on a regular basis 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 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 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.

It is anticipated that the next meeting of the Coordinating

Committee, following the meeting in April, will be July 28-29, 1998 in

Long Beach, California.

Dated: April 3, 1998.

Richard D. Wilson,

Acting Assistant Administrator.

[FR Doc. 98-9386 Filed 4-8-98; 8:45 am]

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