News Release No. 381

MISSOURI AIR CONSERVATION COMMISSION HOSTS
PUBLIC MEETING SEPT. 29 IN KANSAS CITY

Volume 33-381

Contact: Renee Bungart

(For immediate release)

573-751-4465

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, SEPT. 15, 2005 -- The Missouri Air Conservation Commission will hold a public meeting at 9 a.m., Sept. 29, at the Radisson Hotel and Suites, Salon A, 1301 Wyandotte, Kansas City.

As part of the meeting, the commission will hold a public hearing on a proposed amendment to 10 CSR 10-6.010 Ambient Air Quality Standards. This proposed amendment will adopt the new 8-Hour Ozone and Particulate Matter 2.5 Micron (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards finalized on July 18, 1997, and mandated under the Clean Air Act into the ambient air quality standards table.

The commision will also hear testimony on amendments to 10 CSR 10-6.020 Definitions and Common Reference Tables, 10 CSR 10-6.030 Sampling Methods for Air Pollution Sources, and 10 CSR 10-6.040 Reference Methods. The proposed amendment will add definition for PM2.5 terminology related to particulate matter emissions. The amendment will also clarify total suspended particulate matter and correct technical titles to the hazardous air pollutants listed in the common reference tables. These new definitions and updates are necessary for performing emissions sampling and calculations necessary for the enforcement of air pollution control regulations throughout Missouri.

Finally, the proposed amendment to the Sampling Methods for the Air Pollution Sources Rule and the Reference Methods Rule will update adopted federal reference methods for the new PM2.5 Ambient Air Quality Standards finalized on July 18, 1997, and mandated under the Clean Air Act. These methods are for performing emissions sampling necessary to determine compliance status for these pollutants throughout Missouri.

The above documents will be available for review at the following locations:

The department requests people intending to give verbal presentations also provide a written copy of their testimony to the commission secretary at the time of the public hearing. The department also will accept written comments for the record until 5 p.m. on Oct. 6. Please send two copies of written comments to Chief, Operations Section, Department of Natural Resources, Air Pollution Control Program, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176 or by faxing to 573-751-2706.

Rule proposals considered at this hearing may be adopted by the Missouri Air Conservation Commission as provided for under authority of 643.050, RSMo.

People requiring special services or accommodations to attend the meeting can make arrangements by calling 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4817. Hearing-impaired individuals may contact the program through Relay Missouri at 800-735-2966.

For more information or a complete meeting agenda, including rules being presented for adoption, contact the Missouri Department of Natural Resources at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4817 or visit www.dnr.mo.gov/env/apcp/macc.htm.

For news releases on the Web, visit www.dnr.mo.gov/newsrel. For a complete listing of the department's upcoming meetings, hearings and events, visit the department's online calendar at www.dnr.mo.gov/calendar/search.do.

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