[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 29 (Friday, February 12, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 7159-7160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3527]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 745
[OPPTS-62160A; FRL-6061-2]
RIN 2070-AC72
Lead: Management and Disposal of Lead-Based Paint Debris;
Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: EPA is extending the comment period on a proposed rule that
would provide new standards for the management and disposal of lead-
based paint (LBP) debris. EPA has received a request for the extension
of the comment period to ensure that all parties have sufficient
opportunity to submit their comments, the Agency will continue to
accept comments until April 2, 1999.
DATES: Comments are due on or before April 2, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Each written comment must bear the docket control number
OPPTS-62160A. All comments should be sent in triplicate to: OPPT
Document Control Officer (7407), Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Rm. G-099,
East Tower, Washington, DC 20460.
Written comments and data may also be submitted electronically to:
oppt.ncic@epa.gov. Follow the instructions in Unit II. of this
document. No Confidential Business Information (CBI) should be
submitted through e-mail.
All written comments which contain information claimed as CBI must
be clearly marked as such. Three copies, sanitized of any comments
containing information claimed as CBI, must also be submitted and will
be placed in the public record for this rulemaking. Persons submitting
information, any portion of which they believe is entitled to treatment
as CBI by EPA, must assert a business confidentiality claim in
accordance with 40 CFR 2.203(b) for each such portion. This claim must
be made at the time that the information is submitted to EPA. If a
submitter does not assert a confidentiality claim at the time of
submission, EPA will consider this as a waiver of any confidentiality
claim and the information may be made available to the public by EPA
without further notice to the submitter.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General information: National Lead
Information Center's Clearinghouse, 1-800-424-LEAD (5323). For TSCA
technical and policy questions: Tova Spector, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (7404), Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M
St., SW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 260-3467; e-mail
address: spector.tova@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In the Federal Register of December 18, 1998 (63 FR 70190) (FRL-
5784-3), EPA published a proposed rule under sections 402 and 404 of
the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Title IV of TSCA provides for
new standards for the management and disposal of lead-based paint
debris. Section 402 of TSCA (15 U.S.C. 2682) governing lead-based paint
activities. Section 404 of TSCA (15 U.S.C. 2684) requires that any
State that seeks to administer and enforce the requirements established
by the Agency under section 402 of TSCA must submit to the
Administrator a request for authorization of such a program.
Simultaneously, EPA published a proposed rule suspending the toxicity
characteristic for lead-based paint under the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA) (63 FR 70232) (FRL-5783-7). In both documents, EPA
provided a 60-day comment period and two public meetings. In response
to requests by interested parties, EPA is extending the comment period
by 45 days for the TSCA proposed rule. Comments must now be received by
April 2, 1999. Elsewhere in today's Federal Register, EPA is extending
the comment period for the proposed RCRA rule suspending the toxicity
characteristic for lead-based paint.
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Comments on that proposal must be received by April 2, 1999.
II. Public Record and Electronic Submissions
The official record for this rulemaking, as well as the public
version, has been established for this rulemaking under docket control
number OPPTS-62160A (including comments and data submitted
electronically as described in this unit). A public version of this
record, including printed, paper versions of electronic comments, which
does not include any information claimed as CBI, is available for
inspection from 12 noon to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The official rulemaking record is located in the TSCA
Nonconfidential Information Center, Rm. NE-B607, 401 M St., SW.,
Washington, DC. Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at:
oppt.ncic@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 5.1/6.1 or ASCII file
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by
the docket control number OPPTS-62160A. Electronic comments on this
proposed rule may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 745
Environmental protection, Hazardous substances, Lead-based paint,
Lead poisoning, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: February 4, 1999.
William H. Sanders III,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 99-3527 Filed 2-11-99; 8:45 am]
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