Pursuant to 40 CFR 51.102, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announces the opportunity to offer comments or request a public hearing on a proposed revision to Florida's State Implementation Plan (SIP) under the Clean Air Act. DEP is ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

The Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Resource Management, announces a hearing to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: January 10, 2017, 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: Department of Environmental Protection, Bob Martinez Center, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Room 195, Tallahassee, Florida

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Pursuant to 40 CFR 51.102, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announces the opportunity to offer comments or request a public hearing on a proposed revision to Florida's State Implementation Plan (SIP) under the Clean Air Act. DEP is proposing a revision to Florida's SIP to incorporate a series of past amendments to three Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.) rule sections and to request removal from the SIP of one rule section, all in Chapter 62-297, F.A.C. The rule amendments relate to Florida's stationary source air emissions monitoring requirements. The proposed SIP revision requests that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approve and incorporate into Florida's SIP the following three rule section amendments: Rule 62-297.310, F.A.C., “General Emissions Test Requirements,” amended March 9, 2015; Rule 62-297.440, F.A.C., “Supplementary Test Procedures,” amended July 10, 2014; and Rule 62-297.450, F.A.C., “EPA VOC Capture Efficiency Test Procedures,” amended July 10, 2014. DEP is also requesting that Rule 62-297.401, F.A.C., “Compliance Test Methods,” repealed July 10, 2014, be removed from Florida’s SIP. The materials comprising DEP’s proposed SIP revision are accessible at the following website: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/air/rules/regulatory.htm. The materials may also be inspected during normal business hours at the DEP, Division of Air Resource Management offices, Bob Martinez Center, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida, or accessed with the aid of any DEP District Air Section or DEP-approved local air pollution control office. A public hearing will be held, if requested, at the date, time and place given above. It is not necessary that the hearing be held or attended for persons to comment on DEP’s proposed submittal to EPA. Any request for a public hearing must be submitted by letter to Preston McLane, Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Resource Management, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS #5500, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or by e-mail to [e-mail], and received no later than January 5, 2017.

A copy of the hearing agenda may be obtained by contacting: Preston McLane by letter sent to the above address, by email to [e-mail] or by calling [phone]. If no request for a public hearing is received, the hearing will be cancelled, and notice of the cancellation will be posted at the following website: https://www.fldepnet.org/public-notices. Persons may also contact Terri Long at [phone] to find out if the hearing has been cancelled. It is not necessary that the hearing be held or attended for persons to comment on DEP’s proposed submittal to EPA. Any comments must be submitted to Preston McLane by letter to the address above, or by email to [e-mail], with a copy to Terri Long, [e-mail], and received no later than January 5, 2017.

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. Long at [phone] or [e-mail]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, [phone] (TDD) or [phone] (Voice).

For more information, you may contact: Mr. McLane by letter or email or by calling [phone].