Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 204 / Friday, October 22, 2004 / Notices 62043

5000. Revision of Federal Register

notice published on 7/16/2004: CEQ 

Comment Period ending on 10/15/

2004 has been extended to 11/15/

2004. 

EIS No. 040338, Draft EIS, BLM, UT,

Price Field Office Resource 

Management Plan, Implementation, 

Proposed Areas of Critical 

Environmental Concerns Suitable 

Wild and Scenic River Segments and 

Special Recreation Management Area, 

Carbon and Emery Counties, UT, 

Comment Period Ends: November 29, 

2004, Contact: Floyd Johnson (435) 

636–3600. Revision of Federal 

Register notice published on 7/23/04: 

CEQ Comment Period ending 10/15/

2004 has been extended to 11/29/

2004. 

EIS No. 040463, Final EIS, COE, MS, IA, 

MO, IL, MN, WI, Programmatic EIS—

Upper Mississippi River and Illinois 

Waterway System Navigation 

Feasibility Study (UMR–IWW), 

Addressing Navigation Improvement 

Planning and Ecological Restoration 

Needs, MS, IL, IA, MN, MO, WI, Wait 

Period Ends: November 12, 2004, 

Contact: Denny Lunderberg (309) 

794–5632. Revision of Federal 

Register notice published on 10/08/

2004: CEQ Comment Period ending 

11/08/2004 corrected 11/12/2004. 

EIS No. 040465, Draft EIS, NPS, AZ,

Colorado River Management Plan, To 

Provide a Wilderness-Type River 

Experience for Visitors, General 

Management Plan, Grand Canyon 

National Park, Colorado River, 

Coconino County, AZ, Comment 

Period Ends: January 6, 2005, Contact:

Rick Ernenwein (928) 779–6279. 

Revision of Federal Register notice 

published on 10/8/2004: CEQ 

Comment Period ending 01/06/2004 

corrected to 01/06/2005.

Dated: October 19, 2004. 

Ken Mittelholtz, 

Environmental Protection Specialist, Office 

of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 04–23690 Filed 10–21–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY

[OPPT–2004–0117]; FRL–7684–1]

Correction of Misreported Chemical 

Substances on the Toxic Substances 

Control Act (TSCA) Chemical 

Substances Inventory; Request for 

Comment on Renewal of Information 

Collection Activities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), EPA is seeking 

public comment and information on the 

following Information Collection 

Request (ICR): Correction of Misreported 

Chemical Substances on the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA) 

Chemical Substances Inventory (EPA 

ICR No. 1741.04, OMB Control No. 

2070–0145). This ICR involves a 

collection activity that is currently 

approved and scheduled to expire on 

January 31, 2005. The information 

collected under this ICR relates to the 

reporting of corrected information to the 

TSCA section 8(b) Inventory of 

Chemical Substances in Commerce. The 

ICR describes the nature of the 

information collection activity and its 

expected burden and costs. Before 

submitting this ICR to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval under the PRA, 

EPA is soliciting comments on specific 

aspects of the collection.

DATES: Written comments, identified by 

the docket identification (ID) number 

OPPT–2004–0117, must be received on 

or before December 21, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted electronically, by mail, or 

through hand delivery/courier. Follow 

the detailed instructions as provided in 

Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general information contact: Colby 

Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, 

Environmental Assistance Division 

(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (202) 554–1404; e-mail address: 

TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.

For technical information contact: 

Henry Lau, Economics, Exposure, and 

Technology Division (7406M), Office of 

Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(202) 564–8572; fax number: (202) 564–

8892; e-mail address: 

lau.henry@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are a manufacturer or 

importer of chemical substances, 

mixtures, or categories listed on the 

TSCA Inventory and regulated under 

TSCA section 8, who had reported to 

the initial effort to establish the TSCA 

Inventory in 1979, and who needs to 

make a correction to that submission. 

Potentially affected entities may 

include, but are not limited to:

• Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 

325), e.g., Basic chemical 

manufacturing, resin, synthetic rubber, 

artificial and synthetic fibers and 

filaments manufacturing, paint, coating, 

and adhesive manufacturing, and other 

chemical product and preparation 

manufacturing.

• Petroleum refineries (NAICS 

32411), e.g., Crude petroleum refineries, 

diesel fuels manufacturing, fuel oils 

manufacturing, oil refineries, petroleum 

distillation.

This listing is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 

for readers regarding entities likely to be 

affected by this action. Other types of 

entities not listed in this unit could also 

be affected. The North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes have been provided to 

assist you and others in determining 

whether this action might apply to 

certain entities. If you have any 

questions regarding the applicability of 

this action to a particular entity, consult 

the technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Copies of this 

Document and Other Related 

Information?

1. Docket. EPA has established an 

official public docket for this action 

under docket ID number OPPT–2004–

0117. The official public docket consists 

of the documents specifically referenced 

in this action, any public comments 

received, and other information related 

to this action. Although a part of the 

official docket, the public docket does 

not include Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

The official public docket is the 

collection of materials that is available 

for public viewing at the EPA Docket 

Center, Rm. B102-Reading Room, EPA 

West, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC. The EPA Docket 

Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 

legal holidays. The EPA Docket Center 

Reading Room telephone number is 

(202) 566–1744 and the telephone 

number for the OPPT Docket, which is 

located in EPA Docket Center, is (202) 

566–0280.

2. Electronic access.You may access 

this Federal Register document 

electronically through the EPA Internet 

under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

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An electronic version of the public 

docket is available through EPA’s 

electronic public docket and comment 

system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA 

Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/

to submit or view public comments, 

access the index listing of the contents 

of the official public docket, and to 

access those documents in the public 

docket that are available electronically. 

Although not all docket materials may 

be available electronically, you may still 

access any of the publicly available 

docket materials through the docket 

facility identified in Unit I.B.1. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in 

the appropriate docket ID number.

Certain types of information will not 

be placed in the EPA Dockets. 

Information claimed as CBI and other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute, which is not 

included in the official public docket, 

will not be available for public viewing 

in EPA’s electronic public docket. EPA’s 

policy is that copyrighted material will 

not be placed in EPA’s electronic public 

docket but will be available only in 

printed, paper form in the official public 

docket. To the extent feasible, publicly 

available docket materials will be made 

available in EPA’s electronic public 

docket. When a document is selected 

from the index list in EPA Dockets, the 

system will identify whether the 

document is available for viewing in 

EPA’s electronic public docket. 

Although not all docket materials may 

be available electronically, you may still 

access any of the publicly available 

docket materials through the docket 

facility identified in Unit I.B.1. EPA 

intends to work towards providing 

electronic access to all of the publicly 

available docket materials through 

EPA’s electronic public docket.

For public commenters, it is 

important to note that EPA’s policy is 

that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing in EPA’s electronic public 

docket as EPA receives them and 

without change, unless the comment 

contains copyrighted material, CBI, or 

other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. When EPA 

identifies a comment containing 

copyrighted material, EPA will provide 

a reference to that material in the 

version of the comment that is placed in 

EPA’s electronic public docket. The 

entire printed comment, including the 

copyrighted material, will be available 

in the public docket.

Public comments submitted on 

computer disks that are mailed or 

delivered to the docket will be 

transferred to EPA’s electronic public 

docket. Public comments that are 

mailed or delivered to the docket will be 

scanned and placed in EPA’s electronic 

public docket. Where practical, physical 

objects will be photographed, and the 

photograph will be placed in EPA’s 

electronic public docket along with a 

brief description written by the docket 

staff.

C. How and to Whom Do I Submit the 

Comments?

You may submit comments 

electronically, by mail, or through hand 

delivery/courier. To ensure proper 

receipt by EPA, identify the appropriate 

docket ID number in the subject line on 

the first page of your comment. Please 

ensure that your comments are 

submitted within the specified comment 

period. Comments received after the 

close of the comment period will be 

marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not required to 

consider these late comments. If you 

wish to submit CBI or information that 

is otherwise protected by statute, please 

follow the instructions in Unit I.D. Do 

not use EPA Dockets or e-mail to submit 

CBI or information protected by statute.

1. Electronically. If you submit an 

electronic comment as prescribed in this 

unit, EPA recommends that you include 

your name, mailing address, and an email address or other contact 

information in the body of your 

comment. Also include this contact 

information on the outside of any disk 

or CD ROM you submit, and in any 

cover letter accompanying the disk or 

CD ROM. This ensures that you can be 

identified as the submitter of the 

comment and allows EPA to contact you 

in case EPA cannot read your comment 

due to technical difficulties or needs 

further information on the substance of 

your comment. EPA’s policy is that EPA 

will not edit your comment, and any 

identifying or contact information 

provided in the body of a comment will 

be included as part of the comment that 

is placed in the official public docket, 

and made available in EPA’s electronic 

public docket. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment.

i. EPA Dockets. Your use of EPA’s 

electronic public docket to submit 

comments to EPA electronically is 

EPA’s preferred method for receiving 

comments. Go directly to EPA Dockets 

at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/, and 

follow the online instructions for 

submitting comments. Once in the 

system, select ‘‘search,’’ and then key in 

docket ID number OPPT–2004–0117. 

The system is an ‘‘anonymous access’’

system, which means EPA will not 

know your identity, e-mail address, or 

other contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment.

ii. E-mail. Comments may be sent by 

e-mail to oppt.ncic@epa.gov, Attention: 

Docket ID Number OPPT–2004–0117. In 

contrast to EPA’s electronic public 

docket, EPA’s e-mail system is not an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system. If you 

send an e-mail comment directly to the 

docket without going through EPA’s 

electronic public docket, EPA’s e-mail 

system automatically captures your email address. E-mail addresses that are 

automatically captured by EPA’s e-mail 

system are included as part of the 

comment that is placed in the official 

public docket, and made available in 

EPA’s electronic public docket.

iii. Disk or CD ROM. You may submit 

comments on a disk or CD ROM that 

you mail to the mailing address 

identified in Unit I.C.2. These electronic 

submissions will be accepted in 

WordPerfect or ASCII file format. Avoid 

the use of special characters and any 

form of encryption.

2. By mail. Send your comments to: 

Document Control Office (7407M), 

Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics (OPPT), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–

0001.

3. By hand delivery or courier. Deliver 

your comments to: OPPT Document 

Control Office (DCO) in EPA East Bldg., 

Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC. Attention: Docket ID 

Number OPPT–2004–0117. The DCO is 

open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

DCO is (202) 564–8930.

D. How Should I Submit CBI to the 

Agency?

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI electronically 

through EPA’s electronic public docket 

or by e-mail. You may claim 

information that you submit to EPA as 

CBI by marking any part or all of that 

information as CBI (if you submit CBI 

on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside 

of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD ROM the specific information that is 

CBI). Information so marked will not be 

disclosed except in accordance with 

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

In addition to one complete version of 

the comment that includes any 

information claimed as CBI, a copy of 

the comment that does not contain the 

information claimed as CBI must be 

submitted for inclusion in the public 

docket and EPA’s electronic public 

docket. If you submit the copy that does 

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not contain CBI on disk or CD ROM, 

mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM 

clearly that it does not contain CBI. 

Information not marked as CBI will be 

included in the public docket and EPA’s 

electronic public docket without prior 

notice. If you have any questions about 

CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI, 

please consult the technical person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

E. What Should I Consider when I 

Prepare My Comments for EPA?

You may find the following 

suggestions helpful for preparing your 

comments:

1. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible.

2. Describe any assumptions that you 

used.

3. Provide copies of any technical 

information and/or data you used that 

support your views.

4. If you estimate potential burden or 

costs, explain how you arrived at the 

estimate that you provide.

5. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns.

6. Offer alternative ways to improve 

the collection activity.

7. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the deadline in this 

notice.

8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, 

be sure to identify the docket ID number 

assigned to this action in the subject 

line on the first page of your response. 

You may also provide the name, date, 

and Federal Register citation.

F. What Information is EPA Particularly 

Interested in?

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA, EPA specifically solicits 

comments and information to enable it 

to:

1. Evaluate whether the proposed 

collections of information are necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility.

2. Evaluate the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimates of the burdens of the 

proposed collections of information.

3. Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected.

4. Minimize the burden of the 

collections of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated or 

electronic collection technologies or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses.

II. What Information Collection 

Activity or ICR Does this Action Apply 

to?

EPA is seeking comments on the 

following ICR:

Title: Correction of Misreported 

Chemical Substances on the TSCA 

Chemical Substances Inventory.

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1741.04, 

OMB Control No. 2070–0145. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on January 31, 

2005. An Agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information, 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. The OMB control 

numbers for EPA’s regulations in title 40 

of the CFR, after appearing in the 

Federal Register, are listed in 40 CFR 

part 9, and included on the related 

collection instrument or form, if 

applicable.

Abstract: Section 8(b) of the TSCA 

requires EPA to compile and keep 

current an Inventory of Chemical 

Substances in Commerce, which is a 

listing of chemical substances 

manufactured, imported, and processed 

for commercial purposes in the United 

States. The purpose of the Inventory is 

to define, for the purpose of TSCA, what 

chemical substances exist in U.S. 

commerce. Since the Inventory thereby 

performs a regulatory function by 

distinguishing between existing 

chemicals and new chemicals, which 

TSCA regulates in different ways, it is 

imperative that the Inventory be 

accurate.

However, from time to time, EPA or 

respondents discover that substances 

have been incorrectly described by 

reporting companies. Reported 

substances have been unintentionally 

misidentified as a result of simple 

typographical errors, the 

misidentification of substances, or the 

lack of sufficient technical or analytical 

capabilities to characterize fully the 

exact chemical substances. EPA has 

developed guidelines (45 FR 50544, July 

29, 1980) under which incorrectly 

described substances listed in the 

Inventory can be corrected. The 

correction mechanism ensures the 

accuracy of the Inventory without 

imposing an unreasonable burden on 

the chemical industry. Without the 

Inventory correction mechanism, a 

company that submitted incorrect 

information would have to file a 

premanufacture notification (PMN) 

under TSCA section 5 to place the 

correct chemical substance on the 

Inventory whenever the previously 

reported substance is found to be 

misidentified. This would impose a 

much greater burden on both EPA and 

the submitter than the existing 

correction mechanism.

Responses to the collection of 

information are voluntary. Respondents 

may claim all or part of a notice 

confidential. EPA will disclose 

information that is covered by a claim 

of confidentiality only to the extent 

permitted by, and in accordance with, 

the procedures in TSCA section 14 and 

40 CFR part 2.

III. What are EPA’s Burden and Cost 

Estimates for this ICR?

Under PRA, ‘‘burden’’ means the total 

time, effort, or financial resources 

expended by persons to generate, 

maintain, retain, or disclose or provide 

information to or for a Federal Agency. 

For this collection it includes the time 

needed to review instructions; develop, 

acquire, install, and utilize technology 

and systems for the purposes of 

collecting, validating, and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; adjust the 

existing ways to comply with any 

previously applicable instructions and 

requirements; train personnel to be able 

to respond to a collection of 

information; search data sources; 

complete and review the collection of 

information; and transmit or otherwise 

disclose the information.

The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of this estimate, which is 

only briefly summarized in this notice. 

The annual public burden for this 

collection of information is estimated to 

average 2.0 hours per response. The 

following is a summary of the estimates 

taken from the ICR:

Respondents/affected entities: 

Manufacturers or importers of chemical 

substances, mixtures, or categories 

listed on the TSCA Inventory and 

regulated under TSCA section 8, who 

reported to the initial effort to establish 

the TSCA Inventory in 1979, and who 

need to make a correction to that 

submission.

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 10.

Frequency of response: On occasion.

Estimated total/average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1.

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

20 hours.

Estimated total annual burden costs: 

$1,467.

IV. Are There Changes in the Estimates 

from the Last Approval?

This request reflects a decrease of 180 

hours (from 200 hours to 20 hours) in 

the total estimated respondent burden 

from that currently in the OMB 

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inventory. This decrease is due to a 

downward re-estimation of the annual 

number of likely responses to this 

information collection, offset in part by 

an upward estimation of the burden per 

response. This change is an adjustment.

V. What is the Next Step in the Process 

for this ICR?

EPA will consider the comments 

received and amend the ICR as 

appropriate. The final ICR package will 

then be submitted to OMB for review 

and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal 

Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the 

submission of the ICR to OMB and the 

opportunity to submit additional 

comments to OMB. If you have any 

questions about this ICR or the approval 

process, please contact the technical 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements.

Dated: October 14, 2004.

Margaret N. Schneider,

Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–6656–9] 

Environmental Impact Statements and 

Regulations; Availability of EPA 

Comments 

Availability of EPA comments 

prepared pursuant to the Environmental 

Review Process (ERP), under Section 

309 of the Clean Air Act and Section 

102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 

Policy Act, as amended. Requests for 

copies of EPA comments can be directed 

to the Office of Federal Activities at 

(202) 564–7167. An explanation of the 

ratings assigned to draft environmental 

impact statements (EISs) was published 

in FR dated April 2, 2004 (69 FR 17403). 

Draft EISs 

ERP No. D–AFS–H65021–MO Rating 

LO, East Fredericktown Project, 

Shortleaf Pine Restoration, Forest 

Health Improvement, Treat Affected 

Stands and Recover Valuable Timber 

Products, Mark Twain National Forest, 

Potosi/Fredericktown Ranger District, 

Bollinger, Madison, St. Francois, and 

Ste. Genevieve Counties, MO. 

Summary: EPA expressed no 

significant concerns with the proposed 

project. 

ERP No. D–AFS–J65416–WY Rating 

EC2, Bighorn National Forest Revised 

Land and Resource Management Plan, 

Implementation, Big Horn Mountain 

Range, Bighorn National Forest, 

Johnson, Sheridan, Bighorn and 

Washakie Counties, WY. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns with the 

potential for adverse impacts to water 

quality, aquatic resources, and 

terrestrial habitat. EPA expressed 

concerns with cumulative impacts to 

fish and wildlife, including the Canada 

lynx from the preferred alternative 

which proposes an 85 percent reduction 

in Roadless Area and greatly increases 

road construction and other soil 

disturbing activities, which can 

adversely impact water quality. The 

Final EIS should consider including a 

road density standard and additional 

mitigation measures to further improve 

desired condition on grazing lands. 

ERP No. D–AFS–L65467–ID Rating 

EC2, Red Pines Project, Proposes to 

Implement Fuel Reduction Activities 

and Improve the Range of Watershed 

Activities, Nez Perce National Forest, 

Red River Ranger District, Idaho County, 

ID. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns with potential 

increases in sediment to waterbodies, 

compliance with water quality 

standards, inconsistency with the Total 

Maximum Daily Load for the South Fork 

Clearwater River, watershed impacts 

associated with the Proposed Action 

(Alternative B), impacts on Endangered 

Species Act (ESA) listed salmonids and 

the uncertainties associated with 

modeling projections. 

Final EISs 

ERP No. F–AFS–L65388–WA Crystal 

Mountain Master Development Plan, To 

Provide Winter and Summer 

Recreational Use, Special-Use-Permit, 

Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, 

Silver Creek Watershed, Pierce County, 

WA. 

Summary: The Final EIS addressed 

many of EPA’s concerns. However, EPA 

suggests that wildlife crossing structures 

be provided on SR 410 to minimize 

wildlife injury or mortality increase 

ecological connectivity where possible, 

and protect tribal treaty resources. 

ERP No. F–BLM–J65387–CO Silverton 

Outdoor Learning and Recreation 

Center, Authorization for Long-Term 

Use of 1,300 acres for Backcountry-type 

Skiing, Summer Recreation and 

Educational Activities, Amendment of 

the San Juan/San Miguel Resource 

Management Plan, San Juan County, 

CO. 

Summary: No formal comment letter 

was sent to the preparing agency. 

ERP No. F–COE–E32180–FL Miami 

Harbor Navigation Improvements 

Project to Study the Feasibility of 

Widening and Deepening Portions of the 

Port, Miami-Dade County, FL. 

Summary: EPA expressed concerns 

over the need for additional analysis of 

alternative channel widths, as well as 

construction techniques/designs. EPA 

also expressed concerns over the need 

for additional surveys of eelgrass habitat 

and an analysis of the physical capacity 

of the Key West ocean disposal site and 

the nature of the material to be used to 

construct the proposed artificial reefs.

Dated: October 19, 2004. 

Ken Mittelholtz, 

Environmental Protection Specialist, Office 

of Federal Activities.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY

[OPP–2004–0205; FRL–7685–9] 

Pesticides; Implementation of Globally 

Harmonized System; Notice of 

Availability; Extension of Comment 

Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment 

period.

SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the 

Federal Register of August 25, 2004, 

announcing the availability for 

comment of a White Paper entitled, The 

Globally Harmonized System of 

Classification and Labeling of 

Chemicals: Implementation Planning 

Issues for the Office of Pesticide 

Programs. In response to requests from 

commenters, this document is extending 

the comment period for 45 days, from 

October 25, 2004, to December 6, 2004.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket 

identification (ID) number OPP–2004–

0205, must be received on or before 

December 6, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted electronically, by mail, or 

through hand delivery/courier. Follow 

the detailed instructions as provided in 

Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION of the August 25, 2004 

Federal Register document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Frances Lowe, Field and External 

Affairs Division (7506C), Office of 

Pesticide Programs, Environmental