Take notice that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (the Department) is proposing a revision to its State Implementation Plan (SIP) to implement the 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS), the Fine Particulate Matter NAAQS, Regional Haze, and Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) Clean Air Act Requirements with Respect to Transport. A copy of the proposal has been forwarded to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). A hearing will be held on Wednesday, March 19, 2007 and the public comment period will close on March 26, 2007. Copies of the Department's proposal are available from the Department's web site at : http://www.nj.gov/dep/baqp/, the Department's Public Information Center at 401 E. State Street in Trenton, the Department's Regional Enforcement Offices, and a number of public libraries throughout the State.

For additional information on the public hearing and submitting comments, please contact:

Ms. Willa Williams
phone: (609) 292-6722
willa.williams@dep.state.nj.us