00-25171. Notice of Availability of Persistent Toxic Substance Reports Published in Response to the United States' Commitments in “The Great Lakes Binational Toxics Strategy”
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AGENCY:
Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION:
Notice of availability and opportunity to comment.
SUMMARY:
“The Great Lakes Binational Toxics Strategy; Canada-United States Strategy for the Virtual Elimination of Persistent Toxic Substances in the Great Lakes” (the Strategy), was signed on April 7, 1997. The Strategy set forth a number of challenges to be met on the path toward virtual elimination of the Level I Strategy substances.
In addition, the Strategy identifies a four-step analytical process that Environment Canada and the United States Environmental Protection Agency, in cooperation with their partners, will use in working toward virtual elimination of the Level I Strategy substances. The four-step process addresses technical and source-related information about the substances (step 1); the analysis of current regulations, initiatives, and programs which manage or control the substances (step 2); the identification of cost-effective options to achieve further reductions (step 3); and the implementation of actions toward the goal of virtual elimination (step 4).
The reports referred to in the title of this notification are in accordance with step 3 of the analytical process, and pertain to Mercury, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Dioxins/Furans, and Benzo(a)Pyrene and Hexachlorobenzene.
In addition, all step 1 and 2 reports for the substances subject to this notification, including Dioxins/Furans, are available on the Binational Toxics Strategy website.
The intended effect of this notification is to make the step 3 reports available to the public and to allow for discussion of these reports. Comments can be submitted to the Binational Toxics Strategy website, creating a forum that will explore the implementation opportunities for actions leading to the goal of virtual elimination of the aforementioned substances.
DATES:
The reports will be made available to the public by September 29, 2000. There will be no closing date for comments, as these reports are intended to initiate an on-going discussion of implementation actions to be taken.
ADDRESSES:
The reports, along with electronic comment submission instructions, can be found on the Internet at the following address: http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/bns/. In addition, written comments may be sent to the appropriate contact person for each report (see table below) at the following address: U.S. EPA, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, 60604.
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Additional information on the reports may be obtained by contacting the following people by telephone or e-mail:
Start SignatureReport Contact Telephone E-mail Mercury Alexis Cain 312-886-7018 cain.alexis@ epa.gov Polychlorinated Biphenyls Anton Martig 312-353-2291 martig.anton@epa.gov Dioxins/Furans Nanjunda Gowda 312-353-9236 gowda.nanjunda@epa.gov Benzo(a)Pyrene, Hexachlorobenzene Steve Rosenthal 312-886-6052 rosenthal.steve@epa.gov Start Printed Page 58769End Signature End Further Info End PreambleDated: September 15, 2000.
Gary Gulezian,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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Document Information
- Published:
- 10/02/2000
- Department:
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Action:
- Notice of availability and opportunity to comment.
- Document Number:
- 00-25171
- Dates:
- The reports will be made available to the public by September 29, 2000. There will be no closing date for comments, as these reports are intended to initiate an on-going discussion of implementation actions to be taken.
- Pages:
- 58768-58769 (2 pages)
- Docket Numbers:
- FRL-6879-4
- PDF File:
- 00-25171.pdf