The Division of Air Resource Management announces a hearing to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 1:30 p.m.
PLACE: Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Resource Management, 111 South Magnolia Drive, Suite 23, Director’s Conference Room, Tallahassee, Florida
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announces that a public hearing pursuant to the requirements of 40 C.F.R. 51.102 will be held, if requested, at the date, time and place given above.
Any person wishing to request the public hearing must do so by notifying: Ms. Lynn Scearce, Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Resource Management, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Mail Station 5500, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, or lynn.scearce@dep.state.fl.us, by letter or e-mail no later than January 18, 2010.
The purpose of the public hearing is to receive comments on DEP’s proposal to submit to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as a revision to Florida’s State Implementation Plan (SIP) under the Clean Air Act, a regional haze plan as required pursuant to sections 169A and 169B of the Act and EPA regulations at 40 C.F.R. 51.308. It is not necessary that the hearing be held or attended in order for persons to comment on DEP’s proposed SIP revision. Persons may submit comments by letter or e-mail to Ms. Scearce no later than January 28, 2010. The proposed SIP revision represents commitments and actions taken by the state affecting reasonable progress during the ten-year period from 2008 to 2018 towards the goal of attaining natural visibility conditions in designated Federal “Class I areas” by 2064. It also provides for the implementation of Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART). The hearing agenda and materials comprising the proposed SIP revision are posted at: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/air/rules/public_meeting_notice.htm. These materials may also be inspected during normal business hours at: Division of Air Resource Management offices, 111 S. Magnolia Dr., Suite 23, Tallahassee, Florida, or accessed through any DEP District Air Section or DEP-approved local air pollution control office. For more information on how to inspect or access these materials, please contact Ms. Scearce at the mailing or e-mail address given above, or by calling (850)921-9551. If no request for a public hearing is received, the hearing will be cancelled, and notice of the cancellation will be posted by 5:00 p.m., January 20, 2010 at: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/air/rules/public_meeting_notice.htm. Persons also may contact Ms. Scearce to find out if the hearing has been cancelled.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Mr. Tom Rogers at (850)921-9554 or tom.rogers@dep.state.fl.us.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Ms. Lynn Scearce at (850)921-9551. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).