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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 96-1019

NOTICES

Proposed Revision to the Pennsylvania State Implementation Plan for Ozone; Public Hearing

[26 Pa.B. 2953]

Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties

   The Department of Environmental Protection proposes to submit to the Federal Environmental Protection Agency a revision of the Pennsylvania State Implementation Plan (SIP) for ozone to meet the 15% Rate of Progress requirement (also known as the Reasonable Further Progress Plan) under section 182(b) of the Clean Air Act. This public hearing and comment period is intended to solicit comments on a revised 15% Rate of Progress Plan for the Pennsylvania portion of the Philadelphia severe ozone nonattainment area including the counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia. This revision updates the SIP and 1990 Baseline Inventory submitted to EPA on January 13, 1995. The Commonwealth is working with local stakeholders to help the southeast Pennsylvania area meet the health-related ground level ozone standards over the long term. More information is available at the DEP website described below.

   The public hearing will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, July 22, 1996, at the following location: Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast Regional Office, Lee Park--Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA.

   Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing must contact Karen Matter at (717) 787-9495 or at the address given within this notice no later than July 18, 1996, to reserve a time to present testimony. Oral testimony will be limited to 10 minutes for each witness and 3 written copies of the oral testimony must be submitted at the hearing. Each organization should designate one witness to present testimony on its behalf.

   Persons interested in submitting written comments should send the comments to J. Wick Havens, Chief, Division of Air Resource Management, at the address given within this notice on or before July 22, 1996. Copies of the proposed revision may be obtained from the Bureau of Air Quality, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 12th Floor, P. O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468 or by telephone at (717) 787-4310 (e-mail: Havens.Wick@A1.dep.state.pa.us). This proposal is also available on the DEP Web site at http://www.dep.state.pa.us (choose Public Participation Center/Proposals Open for Comment).

   Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing, and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceeding, should contact J. Wick Havens at the above address or telephone number; or for TDD users, the AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984 to discuss how the Department can best accommodate their needs.

JAMES M. SEIF,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-1019. Filed for public inspection June 21, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]


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