NOTICES
Proposed State Implementation Plan Revision; Vehicle Emissions Inspection/Maintenance Program; Changes for the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh Regions; Public Hearings
[33 Pa.B. 5574] The Commonwealth currently has in place an enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) tailpipe emissions testing program (program) for on-road light-duty cars and trucks in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties (Philadelphia region) and Allegheny, Beaver, Washington and Westmoreland Counties (Pittsburgh region). This testing is required by the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA). Under the CAA, states, including the Commonwealth, required to implement I/M programs are further required to incorporate a check of the on-board diagnostic (OBD) system for model year (MY) 1996 and newer vehicles as part of the program.
These public hearings concern a proposed revision to the Commonwealth's State Implementation Plan (SIP) to incorporate OBD testing for MY 1996 and newer light duty cars and trucks into the existing I/M program in the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh regions. The proposed revision will add provisions to provide the Commonwealth with the ability, under specific circumstances, to institute biennial tailpipe testing and ultimately to phase out tailpipe testing in the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh regions.
This proposed SIP revision is available on the Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) website at www.dep.state.pa.us (DEP Keyword: Clean Air Plans) or through the following contact person.
The Department will hold two public hearings to receive comments on the SIP revision.
* December 10, 2003, at 1 p.m. at the Southeast Regional Office, Hearing Room, Lee Park, 555 North Lane, Suite 6010, Conshohocken, PA.
* December 10, 2003, at 1 p.m. at the Southwest Regional Office, Waterfront Rooms A and B, 500 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA.
Persons wishing to present testimony at a hearing should reserve a time by contacting Susan Ferree, P. O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105, (717) 787-9495, sferree@state.pa.us. Individuals who do not reserve a time will be able to testify after pre-registrants. Witnesses should keep testimony to 10 minutes and should provide two written copies of their testimony at the hearing. Persons with a disability who wish to attend a hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceeding should contact Susan Ferree. TDD users may contact the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 to discuss how the Department can accommodate their needs.
Written comments should be sent by the close of business on December 12, 2003, to Brian Trowbridge, Division of Air Resource Management, Bureau of Air Quality, P. O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468.
KATHLEEN A. MCGINTY,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 03-2155. Filed for public inspection November 7, 2003, 9:00 a.m.]
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