March 29, 2005

Contact: (212/361-1515)

Notice of Opportunity to Comment on Proposed Rule Regarding Penalties for Offenses Adjudicated by the Environmental Control Board

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY VESTED in the Environmental Control Board (ECB) by sections 1404 and 1043(a) of the New York City Charter, and in accordance with section 1043(b) of the Charter, that the Environmental Control Board proposes to amend subchapter G of Chapter 31 of Title 15 of the Rules of the City of New York, setting forth penalties for offenses adjudicated by the Environmental Control Board. New matter in the following rule is underlined, and deleted material is in brackets. This rule was not included in the Environmental Control Board’s regulatory agenda because it was not anticipated at the time the agenda was created.

Written comments regarding the proposed rule may be sent to James Macron, Counsel to the Board, ECB, 66 John Street, 9 th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10038, on or before April 18, 2005. A public hearing regarding the proposed rule will be held on April 18, 2005, at 125 Worth Street, 2 nd Floor Auditorium, at 5 p.m. Persons seeking to testify are requested to notify James Macron, Counsel to the Board, ECB, 66 John Street, 9 th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10038, (212) 361-1515 on or before April 18, 2005. Persons who need a sign language interpreter or other accommodation for a disability are asked to notify James Macron, Counsel to the Board, ECB, 66 John Street, 9 th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10038, (212) 361-1515 by April 11, 2005. Persons interested in receiving written comments and a transcript of oral comments on the proposed rule may request them by writing to: James Macron, Counsel to the Board, ECB, 66 John Street , 9 th Floor, New York , N.Y. 10038.