98-19521. Identification of Dangerous Levels of Lead

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 140 (Wednesday, July 22, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 39262-39263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19521]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 745

[OPPTS-62156A; FRL-6017-4]
RIN 2070-AC63


Identification of Dangerous Levels of Lead

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA is extending the comment period for a proposed rule to 
establish standards for lead-based paint hazards in most pre-1978 
housing and child-occupied facilities under authority of TSCA section 
403. The proposed rule also establishes, under authority of TSCA 
section 402, residential lead dust cleanup levels and amendments to 
dust and soil sampling requirements and, under authority of TSCA 
section 404, amendments to State program authorization requirements.
DATES: Written comments in response to this proposed rule must be 
received on or before October 1, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Each comment must bear the docket control number OPPTS-
62156. 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. G099, East Tower, 
Washington, DC 20460.
    Comments and data may also be submitted electronically to: 
[e-mail]. No Confidential Business Information (CBI) 
should be submitted through e-mail.
    All 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.
    If requested, EPA will schedule public meetings where oral comments 
will be heard. EPA will announce in the

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Federal Register the time and place of any public meetings. Oral 
statements will be scheduled on a first come first serve basis by 
calling the telephone number listed in the Federal Register notice that 
announces these meetings. All statements will be made part of the 
public record and will be considered in the development of the final 
rule.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: 
National Lead Information Center's Clearinghouse, 1-800-424-LEAD(5323). 
For technical and policy questions contact: Jonathan Jacobson, (202) 
260-3779; [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of June 3, 1998 (63 
FR 30302)(FRL-5791-9), EPA issued a proposed rule under Title IV of the 
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)(15 U.S.C. 2683, 2682, and 2684). 
Section 403 of TSCA directs EPA to promulgate regulations identifying 
lead-based paint hazards, lead-contaminated dust, and lead-contaminated 
soil. Section 402 of TSCA directs EPA to promulgate regulations 
governing lead-based paint activities. Section 404 of TSCA 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. The 
proposed rule provided for a 90-day public comment period. In response 
to requests by interested parties, EPA is extending the comment period 
on its proposed rule by 30 days. Comments must now be received by 
October 1, 1998.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 745

    Environmental protection, Hazardous substances, Lead-based paint, 
Lead poisoning, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: July 15, 1998.
Willliam H. Sanders,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

[FR Doc. 98-19521 Filed 7-21-98; 8:45 am]
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