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56579 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 189 / Monday, September 29, 2008 / Notices response to the 2001 anthrax incidents (Draft Federal Inter-Agency Anthrax Technical Assistance Document). The NRT requested the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Subcommittee to the Science and Technology Committee to revise the TAD based on consultative advice from the SAB. In response to OSWER’s request, the SAB Staff Office solicited public nominations (73 FR no 61, page 16679–80) of experts with specific experience in the microbiology of anthrax to augment the SAB Homeland Security Advisory Committee (HSAC), who will conduct the consultation. The purpose of the teleconference is for the NRT to brief the HSAC on the ERTAD. Availability of Meeting Materials: EPA’s background materials for this briefing will be posted on a link on the front page of National Response Team Web site at http://www.nrt.org—under the Hot Topics Section. The EPA technical contact for the ERTAD is Captain Colleen F. Petullo, USPHS, detailed to EPA’s Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. Captain Petullo may be contacted by telephone at (702) 784–8004 or via e- mail at petullo.colleen@epa.gov. The agenda and other briefing materials for the upcoming public meeting will be posted on the SAB Web site at http:// www.epa.gov/sab. Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the public may submit relevant written or oral information for the SAB Committee to consider on the topics under review. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public conference call will be limited to three minutes per speaker, with no more than a total of one half hour for all speakers. Interested parties should contact Ms. Turner, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail) at the contact information noted above, by October 10, 2008 to be placed on a list of public speakers for the meeting. Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff Office by October 10, 2008 so that the information may be made available to the SAB Panel members for their consideration. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO in the following formats: one hard copy with original signature, and one electronic copy via e-mail (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format). Accessibility: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Ms. Turner at the phone number or e-mail address noted above, preferably at least ten days prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: September 24, 2008. Vanessa T. Vu, Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. E8–22791 Filed 9–26–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8722–4] Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality (PSD) Final Determinations in New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice of final actions. SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to announce that between December 1, 2004 and June 30, 2008, the Region 2 Office of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), issued 11 final determinations, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) issued 2 final determinations and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) issued 3 final determinations pursuant to the Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality (PSD) regulations codified at 40 CFR 52.21. DATES: The effective dates for the above determinations are delineated in the chart at the end of this notice (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Frank Jon, Environmental Engineer of the Permitting Section, Air Programs Branch, Division of Environmental Planning and Protection, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 Office, 290 Broadway, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10007–1866, at (212) 637–4085. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the PSD regulations, the Region 2 Office of the USEPA, the NJDEP, and the NYSDEC have made final PSD determinations relative to the facilities listed below: Name Location Project Agency Final action Date Ecoelectrica, L.P. Pen˜uelas, Puerto Rico. Revision of existing PSD permit to include an updated am- monia slip monitoring method, some requirements re- lated to auxiliary diesel generators, New Source Per- formance Standards (NSPS) related monitoring changes and a change affecting the timeline for reporting viola- tions. These changes did not result in any increase in emissions or cause any adverse air quality impacts. EPA ... PSD Adminis- trative Amendment. February 11, 2005. Amerada Hess Corp. Port Reading, New Jersey. Modifications to increase Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit ca- pacity by 4% from 62,500 barrels/day to 65,000 barrels/ day. Additionally, Hess proposed a number of other projects and changes to provide for this increase in ca- pacity and improve efficiency of operation and product quality. NJDEP PSD Permit Revision. March 1, 2005. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:48 Sep 26, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29SEN1.SGM 29SEN1 mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 56580 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 189 / Monday, September 29, 2008 / Notices Name Location Project Agency Final action Date Trigen-Nassau Energy Cor- poration. Uniondale, New York. A new 79.9 MW electric generating facility adjacent to the existing Trigen Central Utility Plant located in Uniondale, New York. The project consists of one General Electric (GE) LM6000 Sprint combustion turbine, a supple- mentally-fired heat recovery steam generator and a wet cooling tower. The turbine will primarily combust natural gas with low sulfur distillate oil as a backup and will be equipped with a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) sys- tem to control nitrogen oxide emissions and an oxidation catalyst to control emissions of carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds and good combustion con- trols and low sulfur fuels to limit PM–10 emissions. EPA ... New PSD Per- mit. March 31, 2005. HOVENSA, L.L.C. Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands. Construction of a low sulfur fuels (LSF) unit and a hydro- gen plant. Increase FCCU capacity from 150,000 BPD to 165,000 BPD. Modification of the existing petroleum re- finery to produce gasoline and diesel meeting the new Tier 2 low sulfur gasoline and ultra low sulfur diesel re- quirements. EPA ... PSD Permit Modification. July 21, 2005. Besicorp-Empire Development Company, LLC. Rensselaer, New York. NYSDEC issued the original PSD permit on September 23, 2004. Due to financial reasons the company requested that the PSD permit be bifurcated into two separate, fi- nancially-independent facilities: (1) The Besicorp—Em- pire Power Generating Facility, a nominal 505 MW com- bined-cycle power plant; and (2) The Besicorp-Empire Recycled Newsprint Facility, a 330,000 metric ton-per- year recycled newsprint facility. This facility will also in- clude an auxiliary boiler to supply steam for the proc- esses. NYSD- EC. PSD Permit Bifurcation. December 8, 2005. Besicorp-Empire Power Com- pany, LLC. Rensselaer, New York. A proposed 505 MW combined-cycle cogeneration power plant. PSD permit revision to extend the permit expira- tion date to March 23, 2007. NYSD- EC. PSD Permit Extension. May 1, 2006. Besicorp-Empire Newsprint, LLC. Rensselaer, New York. A proposed 330,000 metric ton-per-year recycled news- print facility. PSD permit revision to extend the permit expiration date to March 23, 2007. NYSD- EC. PSD Permit Extension. May 1, 2006. Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA)— Cambalache Plant. San Juan, Puerto Rico. Removal of the Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) sys- tem due to the production of ammonia in excess of 100 ppm. In addition, lower the permitted fuel bound nitrogen in the fuel oil from 0.1% to 0.55%; lower the permitted PM and PM10 emission rates based on actual stack test data; add a limit of 780 startups per year; and allow operational flexibility by replacing a spinning reserve limit of 2,000 hours for each of the three turbines with a limit of 6,000 hours of spinning reserve for all three turbines combined. EPA ... PSD Permit Modification. July 5, 2006. CEMEX de Puerto Rico, Inc (formerly known as Puerto Rico Cement). San Juan, Puerto Rico. Replacement of the electrostatic precipitators (ESPs), the particulate controls for the kilns and associated equip- ment with baghouses. Co-combust tire derived fuel (TDF). These modifications will not result in any emis- sion increases or have any effect on air quality. EPA ... PSD Adminis- trative Amendment. July 10, 2006. Manchester Re- newable Power Cor- poration. Manchester Township, New Jersey. Construction of six identical 2,233 brake horsepower, lean- burn reciprocating internal combustion engines and an electrical generator set (9.6 MW–Hour). NJDEP New PSD Per- mit. October 4, 2006. Besicorp-Empire Power Com- pany, LLC. Rensselaer, New York. A proposed 505 MW combined-cycle cogeneration power plant. PSD permit revision to extend the permit expira- tion date to March 23, 2008. EPA ... PSD Permit Extension. May 17, 2007. Besicorp-Empire Newsprint, LLC. Rensselaer, New York. A proposed 330,000 metric ton-per-year recycled news- print facility. PSD permit revision to extend the permit expiration date to March 23, 2008. EPA ... PSD Permit Extension. May 17, 2007. HOVENSA, L.L.C. Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands. Construction of a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) sys- tem to control NOX from the low sulfur gasoline unit process heater and construction of an oxidation catalyst to control formaldehyde emissions from the combustion turbine. HOVENSA requested this modification due to changes in heater control efficiency guarantees and tur- bine model availability. EPA ... PSD Permit Modification. November 27, 2007. Cornell Univer- sity. Ithaca, New York. New PSD permit to construct two 8 MW combined-cycle combustion turbine generators with supplemental firing at the central heating plant on the Cornell University campus. EPA ... New PSD per- mit. June 3, 2008. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:48 Sep 26, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29SEN1.SGM 29SEN1 mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 56581 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 189 / Monday, September 29, 2008 / Notices Name Location Project Agency Final action Date HOVENSA, L.L.C. Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands. The initial PSD permit issued on July 21, 2005 required HOVENSA to conduct a NOX minimization program study. Based on the findings of this study HOVENSA re- quested a change in the NOX limit for the FCCU. The original permit required a NOX limit of 44 ppmvd @ 0% O2 (365-day basis). This modification will reduce NOX from the FCCU to 25 ppmvd @ 0% O2 (365-day basis). NOX emissions from the facility will be decreasing while all other pollutant emissions will remain the same. EPA ... PSD Adminis- trative Amendment. June 5, 2008. This notice lists only the facilities that have received final PSD determinations. Anyone who wishes to review these determinations and related materials should contact the following offices: EPA Actions: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 Office, Air Programs Branch—25th Floor, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007–1866. NJDEP Actions: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Environmental Quality, Air Quality Permitting Element, Bureau of Preconstruction Permits, 401 East State Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08625. NYSDEC Actions: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Air Resources, Bureau of Stationary Sources, 625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233–3251. If the prerequisite in 40 CFR 124.19(e) has been met, judicial review of these determinations under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act (the Act) may be sought only by the filing of a petition for review in the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit within 60 days from the date on which these determinations are published in the Federal Register. Under section 307(b)(2) of the Act, these determinations shall not be subject to later judicial review in civil or criminal proceedings for enforcement. Dated: August 5, 2008. Alan J. Steinberg, Regional Administrator, Region 2. [FR Doc. E8–22797 Filed 9–26–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8722–2; Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR– 2008–0699] Notice of Workshop and Call for Information on Integrated Science Assessment for Ozone AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice; call for information. SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that the Office of Research and Development’s National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) is preparing an Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) as part of the review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone (O3). This is intended to update the scientific assessment presented in the ‘‘Air Quality Criteria for Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants’’ (EPA 600/P– 05/004aF–cF), published in February 2006. Interested parties are invited to assist the EPA in developing and refining the scientific information base for the review of the O3 NAAQS by submitting research studies that have been published, accepted for publication, or presented at a public scientific meeting. The EPA is also announcing that a workshop entitled, ‘‘Workshop to Discuss Policy-Relevant Science to Inform EPA’s Integrated Plan for the Ozone NAAQS,’’ is being organized by NCEA and the EPA Office of Air and Radiation’s Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS). The workshop will be held October 29–30, 2008, in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. The workshop will be open to attendance by interested public observers on a first-come, first-served basis up to the limits of available space. DATES: The workshop will be held on October 29 and 30, 2008. The pre- registration deadline is October 17, 2008. In response to the call for information, all communications and information should be received by EPA by November 3, 2008. ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at U.S. EPA, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. An EPA contractor, E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc., is providing logistical support for the workshop. To register, please use the on-line registration form at: http://projects.pechan.com/epa/ o3review/. Please direct questions regarding workshop registration or logistics to E. H. Pechan & Associates at 919–493–3144, ext. 119, or Tricia Crabtree at 919–541–5688, or e-mail: workshop.o3review@pechan.com. For specific questions regarding technical aspects of the workshop see the section of this notice entitled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Information in response to the call for information may be submitted electronically, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier. Please follow the detailed instructions as provided in the section of this notice entitled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For details on the period for submission of research information from the public, contact the Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) Docket, telephone: 202–566– 1752, facsimile: 202–566–9744, or e- mail: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov. For technical information, contact James Brown, NCEA, telephone: 919– 541–0765, facsimile: 919–541–1818, or e-mail: brown.james@epa.gov; or contact David McKee, OAQPS, telephone: 919– 541–5288, or e-mail: mckee.dave@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Information About the Project Section 108 (a) of the Clean Air Act directs the Administrator to issue ‘‘air quality criteria’’ for certain air pollutants. These air quality criteria are to ‘‘accurately reflect the latest scientific knowledge useful in indicating the kind and extent of all identifiable effects on public health or welfare which may be expected from the presence of such pollutants in the ambient air. * * *’’ Under section 109 of the Act, EPA is then to establish National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for each pollutant for which EPA has issued criteria. Section 109 (d) of the Act subsequently requires periodic review and, if appropriate, revision of existing air quality criteria to reflect advances in scientific knowledge on the effects of the pollutant on public health and welfare. EPA is also to revise the NAAQS, if appropriate, based on the revised air quality criteria. Ozone (O3) is one of six principal (or ‘‘criteria’’) pollutants for which EPA has VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:48 Sep 26, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29SEN1.SGM 29SEN1 mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES