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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 08-403

NOTICES

Proposed Revision to the State Implementation Plan for the Greene County 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area; Public Hearing

[38 Pa.B. 1216]
[Saturday, March 8, 2008]

   Ground-level ozone concentrations above the Federal health-based standard are a serious human health threat and can also cause damage to crops, forests and wildlife. Ozone is not emitted directly to the atmosphere, but is formed by photochemical reactions between volatile organic compounds and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) in the presence of sunlight. Stationary point sources are the main source of NOx for Greene County. The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has reexamined the methodology used to predict future emissions from stationary point sources and found that the methodology used for the 2007 State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision for Greene County submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over-predicted future emissions of NOx from electric generating units. The Department is proposing a SIP revision that explains why the methodology was changed, what new methodology is being used for evaluation, and what the revised emission predictions are. The Department is seeking comment only on the portions of the SIP that pertain to the methodology used to project future emissions from stationary point sources. The proposed SIP revision is available on the Department's web site at www.depweb.state.pa.us (DEP Keywords: Air Plans) or through the contact persons listed.

   The Department will hold a public hearing to receive comments on the proposed SIP revision only if a request for a public hearing is received from a member of the public. A request for a public hearing must be received by 4 p.m. on Monday, April 7, 2008. If a request for a public hearing is received by 4 p.m. on Monday, April 7, 2008, the public hearing will be held on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at 1 p.m. at the Greene County Office Building, 93 East High Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370. If no request for public hearing is received by 4 p.m. on Monday, April 7, 2008, the hearing will be cancelled, and notice of the cancellation will be published on Tuesday, April 8, 2008, at 12 p.m., on the Department's web site at www.depweb. state.pa.us (DEP Keywords: Air Plans). Interested parties may also call (717) 787-9495 to find out if the hearing has been cancelled.

   Persons wishing to request a public hearing or who wish to present testimony at a scheduled hearing should contact Yvette House, P. O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105, (717) 787-9495, yhouse@state.pa.us to reserve a time. The Department will consider a request to present testimony at a scheduled hearing to be a request for a public hearing. Persons who do not reserve a time will be able to testify as time allows. Witnesses should keep testimony to 10 minutes and should provide two written copies of their statement at the hearing.

   Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and who require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceeding should contact Yvette House at (717) 787-9495 or yhouse@state. pa.us. TDD users may contact the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 to discuss how the Department can best accommodate their needs.

   Persons interested in this proposed SIP revision are invited to submit written comments on the proposed SIP revision. Written comments must be received by the Department no later than April 11, 2008. Written comments should be sent to the attention of Arleen Shulman, Division of Air Resource Management, Bureau of Air Quality, P. O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468, ashulman@state.pa.us. Please use ''Greene County Ozone SIP Revision'' as the mail addressee or in the subject line.

KATHLEEN A. MCGINTY,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 08-403. Filed for public inspection March 7, 2008, 9:00 a.m.]


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