Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request,

[Federal Register: May 1, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 84)]

[Notices]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Electric Utility Steam Generating Unit Mercury Emissions Collection Effort

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: A public meeting will be held by the Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards to review the EPA's announced plan to submit the following proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Electric Utility Steam Generating Unit Mercury Emissions Information Collection Effort Information Collection Request; EPA ICR No. 1858.01. A 60-day period of public review of the proposed information collection was announced in the Federal Register on April 9, 1998 (63 FR 17406).

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DATES: The public review meeting will be held on May 21, 1998 at the EPA headquarter's auditorium, 401 M Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. The meeting will be from 8:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., Eastern daylight savings time.

ADDRESSES: Members of the public wishing to attend the meeting should register by phoning Ms. Libby Bradley at (919) 541-5578. Please note that space is limited and registrations will be accepted on a first- come, first-served basis.

Copies of the draft OMB Form 83-I, supporting statement, and questionnaire are available from Public Docket No. A-92-55 at the following address: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center (6102), 401 M Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460. The docket is located at the above address in Room M-1500, Waterside Mall (ground floor), and may be inspected from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The draft materials (docket entries A-92-55, I-J-2, I-J-3, and I-J-4) are available for review in the docket center or copies may be mailed on request from the Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center by calling (202) 260- 7548 or 7549. The FAX number for the Center is (202) 260-4400. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying. The draft materials are also available free of charge from the EPA's website listing Federal Register notices at ``http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/t3pfpr.html'' or by contacting one of the people listed below.

Docket. Docket No. A-92-55 is available for public inspection and copying as noted above. The docket is an organized file of information used by the EPA in the development of the Final Report to Congress required by section 112(n)(1)(A) of the Clean Air Act. Comments received on the proposed ICR are in category I-J of the docket for review by interested parties.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning specific aspects of this meeting, contact Mr. William Maxwell [telephone number (919) 541-5430; facsimile number (919) 541-5450; e-mail ``maxwell.bill@epa.gov''], Combustion Group, Emission Standards Division (MD-13); or Mr. William Grimley [telephone number (919) 541- 1065; facsimile number (919) 541-1039; e-mail ``grimley.william@epa.gov''], Emission Measurement Center, Emission Monitoring and Analysis Division (MD-19), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA has prepared the proposed ICR Electric Utility Steam Generating Unit Mercury Emissions Information Collection Effort Information Collection Request; EPA ICR No. 1858.01, for submittal to the OMB.

A public meeting is being held as part of the process of public review of the proposed ICR required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this meeting is for the EPA to listen to public opinion on the draft ICR and any suggested recommendations the public may have regarding changes the Agency should take. Members of the public wishing to present formal comments at the meeting should so indicate when registering. Individual speaking times will be limited to 10 minutes in order to give everyone an equal opportunity to speak.

Seating will be limited for the meeting and advance registration is suggested. Information about attending the meeting and obtaining a copy of the draft materials is provided elsewhere in this notice.

In addition to the public meeting announced herein, the EPA is also willing to meet with interested constituencies in an open exchange of information at other times. Persons wishing to schedule such a meeting should contact Mr. William Maxwell at the number noted above.

After the meeting and the close of the public comment period on June 8, 1998, the draft ICR will be revised based on the comments received and then submitted for OMB review. Another period of public comment will accompany this OMB review. Those wishing to present comments on the draft ICR and those wishing to comment but unable to attend the public meeting are requested to submit written comments. Written comments on the draft ICR must be received by the Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center by June 8, 1998 at the address noted above. The EPA requests that a separate copy of all comments also be provided to Mr. William Maxwell at the address noted above.

Dated: April 24, 1998. Bruce C. Jordan, Director, Emission Standards Division.

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