96-27709. Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know; Notice of Public Meetings  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 209 (Monday, October 28, 1996)]
    [Proposed Rules]
    [Pages 55612-55613]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-27709]
    
    
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    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
    40 CFR Part 372
    
    [OPPTS-400106A; FRL-5572-4]
    
    
    Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know; Notice of Public 
    Meetings
    
    AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
    
    ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
    
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    SUMMARY: This Notice amends a Notice of Public Meetings that was 
    published in the Federal Register of October 1, 1996, announcing two 
    public meetings to receive public comment on issues raised by the 
    Agency's advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) titled ``Addition 
    of Reporting Elements; Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Community 
    Right-to-Know,'' also issued in the Federal Register of October 1. This 
    Notice is to inform the public that EPA is extending the public meeting 
    time in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to 2 days due to the large number of 
    people who registered to speak at this meeting and that the location of 
    the meeting is being changed. In order to allow all registered speakers 
    sufficient time to publicly present their comments on these issues, EPA 
    feels it is necessary to provide an additional meeting day. EPA is not 
    extending registration for speakers for this meeting, therefore only 
    those stakeholders already registered to speak at this meeting will be 
    scheduled on the agenda. Speakers who registered on or before October 
    11, 1996, will be notified by EPA as to which day of the meeting they 
    will be scheduled to speak. The order of speakers will be based upon 
    the order in which they signed up; no specific times will be assigned. 
    Preferences for speaking on a particular day will be given in the order 
    in which the speakers were registered. In addition, EPA is announcing a 
    third public meeting on the issues associated with the ANPR. This 
    meeting will be held in Washington, DC to provide additional 
    opportunity for the public to present their comments to EPA.
    
    DATES: The meeting in Baton Rouge, LA is schedule to take place on 
    October 29 and 30, 1996. The meeting on October 29 is scheduled from 9 
    a.m. to 5 p.m. The meeting on October 30 will start at 9 a.m. and will 
    continue through the last registered speaker, which will be no later 
    than 5 p.m. The meeting in Washington, DC is scheduled to take place on 
    December 3 and 4, 1996, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or through the last 
    registered speaker, which will be no later than 5 p.m.
    
    ADDRESSES: The meeting on October 29 and 30 will be held at the Best 
    Western Richmond Suites Hotel, 5668 Hilton Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA. 
    (Please note that this is a change of location.) The meeting on 
    December 3 and 4, 1996, will be held at the Environmental Protection 
    Agency, Education Center Auditorium, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To register to speak at the public 
    meeting on December 3 or 4, contact Cassandra Vail at 202-260-0675, e-
    mail: vail.cassandra@epamail.epa.gov. For additional information about 
    the meetings, contact Denise Coutlakis at 202-260-5558, e-mail: 
    coutlakis.denise@epamail.epa.gov. For further information on EPCRA 
    section 313, contact the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know 
    Hotline, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Stop 5101, 401 M St., 
    SW., Washington, DC 20460. Toll free: 1-800-535-0202, in Virginia and 
    Alaska: 703-412-9877 or Toll free TDD: 800-553-7672.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1986, Congress enacted the Emergency 
    Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). Section 313 of EPCRA 
    requires certain businesses to submit reports each year on the amounts 
    of toxic chemicals their facilities release into the environment or 
    otherwise manage. The information is placed in a publicly accessible 
    data base known as the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). The purpose of 
    this requirement is to inform the public, government officials, and 
    industry about the chemical management practices of specified toxic 
    chemicals.
        EPA is interested in expanding the information available via TRI to 
    include chemical use information such as materials accounting data. The 
    Agency
    
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    began reviewing this issue in 1993 and held public meetings in 1994 and 
    1995. On August 8, 1995, President Clinton directed EPA to develop and 
    implement, on an expedited schedule, a process for consideration of 
    reporting use information under TRI. In response, EPA has begun the 
    regulatory development process for additional review of chemical use 
    reporting, which the Agency believes may provide a more detailed and 
    comprehensive picture to the public about environmental performance and 
    about toxic chemicals in their communities. EPA has provided an ANPR to 
    give notice of EPA's consideration of this issue and to solicit 
    comments on all aspects of chemical use and the collection of chemical 
    use data. The purpose of the public meetings is to provide public 
    forums for interested parties to provide input on the issues raised by 
    the ANPR.
        Oral statements will be scheduled on a first-come first-serve basis 
    by calling Cassandra Vail at the telephone number listed under FOR 
    FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. EPA encourages meeting participants to 
    provide written statements. All statements will become part of the 
    public record and will be considered in the development of any proposed 
    rule. In order to accommodate and schedule speakers, EPA requests that 
    those interested in speaking at the December 3 and 4, 1996, public 
    meeting register by Thursday, November 21, 1996. If there is sufficient 
    interest, EPA will extend the public meeting for an additional day.
    
        Dated: October 23, 1996.
    William H. Sanders III,
    Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
    
    [FR Doc. 96-27709 Filed 10-25-96; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
10/28/1996
Department:
Environmental Protection Agency
Entry Type:
Proposed Rule
Action:
Notice of public meeting.
Document Number:
96-27709
Dates:
The meeting in Baton Rouge, LA is schedule to take place on October 29 and 30, 1996. The meeting on October 29 is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The meeting on October 30 will start at 9 a.m. and will continue through the last registered speaker, which will be no later than 5 p.m. The meeting in Washington, DC is scheduled to take place on December 3 and 4, 1996, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or through the last registered speaker, which will be no later than 5 p.m.
Pages:
55612-55613 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
OPPTS-400106A, FRL-5572-4
PDF File:
96-27709.pdf
CFR: (1)
40 CFR 372