[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9540-9541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4813]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPTS-00232; FRL-5770-1]
Lithographic Printing Industry Pollution Prevention and Risk
Reduction Materials
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: The EPA's Design for the Environment (DfE) Program is
announcing the availability of two documents providing pollution
prevention and human health and environmental risk reduction
information for the lithographic printing industry. The two documents
being made available are:
The Cleaner Technologies Substitutes Assessment (CTSA):
Lithographic Blanket Washes (document number EPA 744-R-97-006) is a
comparison of 37 different blanket wash formulations in terms of
performance, cost, risk, resource conservation and other aspects. The
CTSA contains the technical data and analyses of the DfE Lithography
Project. A draft of this report was released in September 1996 and
comments have been addressed in this final version.
Solutions for Lithographic Printers: An Evaluation of Substitute
Blanket Washes (document number EPA 744-F-96-003) is a simple, user
friendly summary of the information developed through the DfE
Lithography Project. This booklet will help printers to choose the best
blanket wash for their facilities. The 35 page document describes how
to identify, select and use substitute blanket washes and other ways to
reduce pollution in a lithographic printing facility.
ADDRESSES: Both documents are available free of charge for a limited
time from the Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse (PPIC),
Environmental Protection Agency (7409), 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC
20460 telephone 202-260-1023, fax 202-260-4659 and e-mail at
ppic@epamail.epa.gov. Also, both documents will be viewable and
downloadable from the DfE Program web site at HTTP://www.epa.gov/dfe
after March 14, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Seeh, Economics, Exposure, and
Technology Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, (7406),
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St. SW., Washington, DC 20460,
telephone 202-260-1714, fax 202-260-
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0981, e-mail seeh.karen@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Design for the Environment (DfE) Lithography Project is a
voluntary, cooperative partnership between the EPA and the printing
industry to develop a comparative assessment of blanket washes used by
lithographers. The partnership has completed the comparative analysis
of 37 blanket wash formulations entitled ``Cleaner Technologies
Substitutes Assessment (CTSA): Lithographic Blanket Washes.'' The CTSA
contains information that helps lithographers in making decisions that
incorporate environmental concerns along with cost and performance
information when purchasing these chemicals. The full report is
intended for technical audiences, formulators and suppliers, and
environmental health personnel.
To convey better the results of the assessment to small business
printers, the DfE Lithography Project created a summary document
entitled ``Solutions for Lithographic Printers: An Evaluation of
Substitute Blanket Washes.'' This booklet is designed to help printers
evaluate their current blanket wash and compare it to substitute
washes. How safe are they to use? How do they perform? How much do they
cost to use? What are their environmental risks? This booklet tells how
to answer these questions in a direct, easy to understand style for
small business printers and press operators.
Dated: February 17, 1998.
William H. Sanders, III,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
[FR Doc. 98-4813 Filed 2-24-98; 8:45 am]
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