NOTICE OF WRITTEN COMMENT ONLY
RULEMAKING HEARING
BEFORE THE 
COLORADO AIR QUALITY CONTROL COMMISSION

Regarding proposed revisions to:
Regulation Number 12
REDUCTION OF DIESEL VEHICLE EMISSIONS

SUBJECT:
The Air Quality Control Commission will hold a public rulemaking hearing to consider a proposal by the Division to revise Regulation Number 12 to incorporate changes made by the General Assembly in 2006 Senate Bill 58 that revise the testing period for 2004 and newer light duty diesel vehicles and revise the model year exemption period.  

FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS:
The federal act does not require the Commission to make any of the rule revisions that are the subject of this Notice of Public Rulemaking Hearing.

A proposed Statement of Basis, Specific Statutory Authority, and Purpose and a regulatory analysis (if one has been requested) will be available for inspection no later than five (5) days prior to the hearing.  The proposed language for the rule revision is attached to and made a part of this notice.

HEARING SCHEDULE:
DATE:		November 16 & 17, 2006
TIME:		9:00 AM
PLACE	Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
		4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Sabin Room  
		Denver, CO  80246

The hearing may be continued at such places and time as the Commission may announce.

The Commission shall deliberate upon the evidence; testimony and written submissions presented at this hearing, as well as any related matters properly submitted before the hearing record is closed.

PUBLIC COMMENT:
This is a written comment only rule-making hearing.  The Commission encourages all interested persons to provide their views in writing prior to the hearing.  The Commission especially solicits comments and analyses from persons who will incur directly some cost or benefit from the proposed revisions.  The Commission does not plan to take testimony at the hearing.  Written submission should be mailed to the Commission Office at the address listed in the hearing schedule.

Air Quality Control Commission		Air Pollution Control Division
Theresa L. Martin				Doug Decker
EDO-AQCC-A5				APCD-B1
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South		4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80246				Denver, CO 80246

Steve Brown					Will Allison
Attorney for the Commission			Attorney for the Division
Attorney General’s Office			Attorney General’s Office
1525 Sherman St., 5th Floor			1525 Sherman St., 5th Floor
Denver, CO 80203				Denver, CO 80203

PARTY STATUS:
This is a Written Comment Only Rulemaking Hearing; therefore, party status requests shall not be considered by the Commission.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR THE COMMISSION'S ACTIONS:
The rulemaking authority of the Commission can be found in sections 42-4-403 and 42-4-414 C.R.S., as amended.  The rulemaking hearing will be conducted in accordance with sections 24-4-103 and 25-7-110, C.R.S., as amended, the Procedural Rules of the Commission and as otherwise stated in this notice.  This list of statutory authority is not intended as an exhaustive list of the Commission’s statutory authority to act in this matter.

Dated this _____day of _______________ at Denver, Colorado

							Colorado Air Quality Control Commission

														__________________________________
							Douglas A. Lempke, Administrator