98-18273. Internet Availability of 1996 Production/Capacity Data in the Sector Facility Indexing Project

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 131 (Thursday, July 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37114-37115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18273]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6122-9]


Internet Availability of 1996 Production/Capacity Data in the 
Sector Facility Indexing Project

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to include 
current environmental information in the Sector Facility Indexing 
Project (SFIP) as it becomes available. To that end, chemical release 
and transfer estimates for calendar year 1996 are now available from 
the Toxics Release Inventory. As the Agency incorporates the 1996 TRI

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data into SFIP, EPA is also working to include the 1996 production/
capacity data because this is now the most relevant measure of facility 
size. As a result, the ratio of TRI releases and transfers/production 
will now include the 1996 production data. The 1996 year production or 
production capacity data for each of the SFIP facilities are now 
available on the SFIP Internet website with two exceptions:
    (1) If a facility provided adequate documentation to support a 
change in its 1995 production value, this value is retained for 1996.
    (2) If 1996 production/capacity information is not available, but 
1995 year information is available and the facility is known to be in 
full operation.
    The production or production capacity data are available for review 
and comment by the facilities. As was done during the data quality 
assurance review undertaken in the Fall of 1997, facilities may request 
a change in the production/capacity values by submitting a written 
request along with supporting documentation to the address below. Note 
that the basis of this value will not be changed (e.g., from capacity 
to actual production). All submissions should be postmarked by July 17, 
1998, and sent to: SFIP, 55 Wheeler Street, Cambridge, MA 02138.

DATES: The 1996 production/capacity information to be incorporated 
within the SFIP is currently available for facility review until July 
17, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Data may be accessed electronically via the Internet at the 
following address: http://www.epa.gov/oeca/sfi

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Lischinsky, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Compliance (2223-A), 401 M Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: [phone], fax: [phone]; e-
mail: [e-mail]

    Dated: July 2, 1998.
Mamie Miller,
Branch Chief, Manufacturing Branch, Manufacturing Energy & 
Transportation Div, Office of Compliance.
[FR Doc. 98-18273 Filed 7-8-98; 8:45 am]
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