Public Hearings for Reconsideration of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Environmental Protection Agency 40 CFR Parts 50 and 58 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0172; FRL-9102-3] RIN 2060-AP98 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Announcement of public hearings. SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing three public hearings to be held for the proposed rule, “Reconsideration of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone,” which was signed on January 6, 2010, and will be published in an upcoming Federal Register . The hearings will be held concurrently in Arlington, Virginia, and Houston, Texas, on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, and in Sacramento, California, on Thursday, February 4, 2010. In the proposed rule, EPA proposes to set different primary and secondary standards than those set in 2008 to provide requisite protection of public health and welfare, respectively. DATES: The public hearings will be held on February 2, 2010, and February 4, 2010. Please refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional information on the public hearings. ADDRESSES: The hearings will be held at the following locations: Arlington: Tuesday, February 2, 2010. Hyatt Regency Crystal City @ Reagan National Airport, Washington Room (located on the Ballroom Level), 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202. Telephone: 703-418-1234. Houston: Tuesday, February 2, 2010. Hilton Houston Hobby Airport, Moody Ballroom (located on the ground floor), 8181 Airport Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77061. Telephone: 713-645-3000. Sacramento: Thursday, February …