[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 241 (Friday, December 15, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 64407-64408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30601]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 372
[OPPTS-400097B; FRL-4991-4]
Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Community Right-to-Know;
Reopening of Public Comment Period; Correction
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Reopening of public comment period; correction.
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SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of October 27, 1995, EPA published an
administrative stay of the reporting requirements under section 313 of
the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA)
and section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (PPA), for
2,2-dibromo-3-nitrilopropionamide (DBNPA) (Chemical Abstracts Service
(CAS) No. 10222-01-2). The administrative stay also requested comment
on EPA's review of a petition to delete DBNPA from the EPCRA section
313 list of toxic chemicals. The period for accepting comments on EPA's
review of the petition ended on November 27, 1995. EPA has received a
request to extend the comment period and is granting that request by
reopening the comment period for 45 days. In addition, this document
corrects an error in the October 27, 1995 notice. The green algal
toxicity value was incorrectly listed.
DATES: All comments must be received on or before January 29, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted in triplicate to : OPPT
Docket Clerk (7407), TSCA Nonconfidential Information Center (NCIC),
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection
Agency, Rm. NE-B607, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.
Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by sending
electronic mail (e-mail) to: ncic@epamail.epa.gov. Electronic comments
must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special
characters and any form of encryption. Comments and data will also be
accepted on disks in WordPerfect in 5.1 file format or ASCII file
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by
the docket number OPPTS-400097. No CBI should be submitted through e-
mail. Electronic comments on the information presented in this document
may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria J. Doa, Project Manager, 202-
260-9592, e-mail: doa.maria@epamail.epa.gov for specific information on
this action. For general information on EPCRA section 313, contact the
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Hotline, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 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: 1-800-553-7672.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of October 27, 1995
(60 FR 54949), EPA published an administrative stay of the reporting
requirements under section 313 of EPCRA and section 6607 of the
Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (PPA) for DBNPA. EPA issued the
administrative stay because EPA had incorrectly categorized the effects
observed in certain data relating to DBNPA prior to promulgation of the
final rule adding DBNPA to the EPCRA section 313 list of toxic
chemicals.
The document also requested comment on EPA's review of a petition
to delete DBNPA from the EPCRA section 313 list of toxic chemicals. EPA
preliminarily determined that DBNPA can reasonably be anticipated to
cause subchronic gastrointestinal effects, and can reasonably be
anticipated to cause toxicity to freshwater green algae, chronic
effects on freshwater invertebrates and chronic effects on oysters at
relatively low concentrations. The period for accepting comments on
EPA's review of the petition ended November 27, 1995. EPA has received
a request to extend the comment period and is granting that request by
reopening the comment period for 45 days. In addition, this notice
corrects an error in the October 27, 1995 document. The green algal
toxicity value was incorrectly listed.
I. Reopening of Public Comment Period
In the Federal Register of October 27, 1995, EPA requested public
comment on the information presented in the document regarding the
continued listing of DBNPA on the EPCRA section 313 list of toxic
chemicals. In that notice, EPA stated that all comments must be
received on or before November 27, 1995. In response to a request from
Dow Chemical Company to extend the comment period, EPA is reopening the
comment period for an additional 45 days. All comments must be received
on or before January 26, 1996.
II. Green Algal Toxicity Value Correction
In the October 27, 1995 Federal Register, on page 54951, first
column, second full paragraph, 24th line, the green algal 96-hour
EC50 (median effective concentration) for DBNPA was incorrectly
listed as ``0.010 mg/L ''; the value should have read 0.08 mg/L.
III. Public Docket
A record has been established for the administrative stay under
docket number ``OPPTS-400097'' (including comments and data submitted
electronically as described below). A public version of this record,
including printed, paper versions of electronic comments, which does
not include any information claimed as confidential business
information (CBI), is available for inspection from noon to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The public record is
located in the TSCA Nonconfidential Information Center, Rm. NE-B607,
401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.
Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at:
ncic@epamail.epa.gov
Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the
use of special characters and any form of encryption.
The official record for the administrative stay, as well as the
public version, as described above will be kept in paper form.
Accordingly, EPA will transfer all comments received electronically
into printed, paper form as they are received and will place the paper
copies in the official record which will also include all comments
submitted directly in writing. The official record is the paper record
maintained at the address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this
document.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 372
Environmental protection, Chemicals, Community right-to-know,
Reporting
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and recordkeeping requirements, and Toxic chemicals.
Dated: December 8, 1995.
William H. Sanders III,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 95-30601 Filed 12-14-95; 8:45 am]
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