37548 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 116 / Thursday, June 15, 2000 / Notices

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OEI–100000; FRL–6497–9]

RIN 2070–AD09

Guidance Documents for Dioxin and

Dioxin-like Compounds and Other

Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxic

(PBT) Chemicals; Community Right-toKnow Toxic Chemical Release

Reporting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability; request

for comments and request for

workgroup members.

SUMMARY: EPA is annoucing the

availability of a draft guidance

document for the dioxin and dioxin-like

compounds category which is subject to

reporting under section 313 of the

Emergency Planning and Community

Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA) and

section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention

Act of 1990 (PPA). The category of

dioxin and dioxin-like compounds was

added to the EPCRA section 313 list of

toxic chemicals as part of a final rule

that lowered the reporting thresholds for

certain persistent bioaccumulative toxic

(PBT) chemicals. EPA is requesting

comments on this draft guidance

document and is also requesting the

participation of interested stakeholders

on a workgroup to assist in the

preparation of the final guidance

document. In addition, EPA is

considering establishing another

workgroup or workgroups to assist in

the development of guidance documents

for other PBT chemicals that are subject

to the new reporting requirements under

the October 29, 1999 final rule. EPA

would like to know whether interested

stakeholders wish to participate on such

workgroups.

DATES: Written comments, identified by

the docket control number OEI–100000,

must be received by EPA on or before

July 17, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be

submitted by mail, electronically, or in

person. Please follow the detailed

instructions for each method as

provided in Unit I. of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Daniel R. Bushman, Petitions

Coordinator, (202) 260–3882, e-mail:

bushman.daniel@epa.gov, for specific

information on this document, or for

more information on EPCRA section

313, the Emergency Planning and

Community Right-to-Know Hotline,

Environmental Protection Agency, Mail

Code 5101, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,

NW., Ariel Rios Building, Washington,

DC 20460, Toll free: 1–800–535–0202,

in Virginia and Alaska: (703) 412–9877

or Toll free TDD: 1–800–553–7672.

Information concerning this notice is

also available on EPA’s website at http:/

/www.epa.gov/tri.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Notice Apply to Me?

You may be interested in this notice

if you manufacture, process, or

otherwise use aldrin, chlordane, dioxin

and certain dioxin-like compounds,

heptachlor, hexachlorobenzene, isodrin,

mercury, mercury compounds,

methoxychlor, octachlorostyrene,

pendimethalin, pentachlorobenzene,

polychlorinated biphenyls, certain

polycyclic aromatic compounds,

tetrabromobisphenol A, toxaphene, and

trifuralin. Potentially interested

categories and entities may include, but

are not limited to:

Category Examples of Potentially Interested Entities

Industry SIC major group codes 10 (except 1011, 1081, and 1094), 12 (except 1241), or 20 through 39; industry codes

4911 (limited to facilities that combust coal and/or oil for the purpose of generating power for distribution in

commerce); 4931 (limited to facilities that combust coal and/or oil for the purpose of generating power for

distribution in commerce); or 4939 (limited to facilities that combust coal and/or oil for the purpose of generating power for distribution in commerce); or 4953 (limited to facilities regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, subtitle C, 42 U.S.C. section 6921 et seq.), or 5169, or 5171, or 7389 (limited

to facilities primarily engaged in solvent recovery services on a contract or fee basis)

Federal Government Federal facilities

This table is not intended to be

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide

for readers regarding entities likely to be

interested in this notice. Other types of

entities not listed in the table could also

be interested. To determine whether

your facility may be interested in this

notice, you should carefully examine

the applicability criteria in part 372,

subpart B of Title 40 of the Code of

Federal Regulations. If you have

questions regarding the applicability of

this notice to a particular entity, consult

the person listed in the preceding ‘‘FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT’’

section.

B. How Can I Get Additional

Information or Copies of this Document

or Other Support Documents?

1. Electronically. You may obtain

electronic copies of this document from

the EPA internet Home Page at http://

www.epa.gov/. On the Home Page select

‘‘Laws and Regulations’’ and then look

up the entry for this document under

the ‘‘Federal Register—Environmental

Documents.’’ You can also go directly to

the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at http:/

/www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. The draft

guidance document for the dioxin and

dioxin-like compounds category is

available for downloading at http://

www.epa.gov/tri.

2. In person. The Agency has

established an official record for this

action under docket control number

OEI–100000. The official record consists

of the documents specifically referenced

in this action, any public comments

received during an applicable comment

period, and other information related to

this action, including any information

claimed as confidential business

information (CBI). This official record

includes the documents that are

physically located in the docket, as well

as the documents that are referenced in

those documents. The public version of

the official record does not include any

information claimed as CBI. The public

version of the official record, which

includes printed, paper versions of any

electronic comments submitted during

an applicable comment period, is

available for inspection in the TSCA

Nonconfidential Information Center,

North East Mall Rm. B–607, Waterside

Mall, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC.

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The Center is open from noon to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays. The telephone number of the

Center is (202) 260–7099.

C. How and to Whom Do I Submit

Comments?

You may submit comments through

the mail, in person, or electronically. Be

sure to identify the appropriate docket

control number (i.e., ‘‘OEI–100000’’) in

your correspondence.

1. By mail. Submit written comments

to: Document Control Office (7407),

Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics (OPPT), Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW., Ariel Rios Building,

Washington, DC 20460.

2. In person or by courier. Deliver

your comments to: OPPT Document

Control Office (DCO) in East Tower Rm.

G–099, Waterside Mall, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC. 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)

260–7093.

3. Electronically. Submit your

comments electronically by e-mail to:

‘‘oppt.ncic@epa.gov.’’ Please note that

you should not submit any information

electronically that you consider to be

CBI. 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 standard computer

disks in WordPerfect 6.1/8.0 or ASCII

file format. All comments and data in

electronic form must be identified by

the docket control number OEI–100000.

Electronic comments on this document

may also be filed online at many Federal

Depository Libraries.

D. How Should I Handle CBI

Information that I Want to Submit to the

Agency?

You may claim information that you

submit in response to this document as

CBI by marking any part or all of that

information as CBI. Information so

marked will not be disclosed except in

accordance with procedures set forth in

40 CFR part 2. A copy of the comment

that does not contain CBI must be

submitted for inclusion in the public

record. Information not marked

confidential will be included in the

public docket by EPA without prior

notice. If you have any questions about

CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI,

please consult with the person

identified in the ‘‘FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT’’ section.

II. Background Information

A. What is the Purpose of this Notice?

The purpose of this notice is to make

available for comment a draft document

titled ‘‘Emergency Planning and

Community Right-to-Know Act—

Section 313: Guidance for Reporting for

the Dioxin and Dioxin-like Compounds

Category.’’ The category of dioxin and

dioxin-like compounds was added to

the EPCRA section 313 list of toxic

chemicals as part of a final rule that

lowered the reporting thresholds for

certain PBT chemicals (64 FR 58666,

October 29, 1999) (FRL–6389–11). EPA

would like to receive comments on the

technical contents of the guidance

document particularly on the methods

of estimating releases and other waste

management quantities for dioxin and

dioxin-like compounds. Unit I.B.

contains information on how to get

copies of the draft guidance document.

Through this notice EPA is also

requesting the participation of

interested stakeholders on a workgroup

to assist in the preparation of the final

guidance document for the dioxin and

dioxin-like compounds category.

Stakeholders interested in participating

on the workgroup should contact the

person identified in the ‘‘FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT’’

section by July 17, 2000. Whether or not

you participate on the workgroup, your

comments will be considered in

preparing the final guidance document.

In addition, this notice also requests

comments on whether interested

stakeholders wish to participate on a

workgroup to develop guidance

documents for the other PBT chemicals.

These other guidance documents would

cover the following chemicals: aldrin,

chlordane, heptachlor,

hexachlorobenzene, isodrin, mercury,

mercury compounds, methoxychlor,

octachlorostyrene, pendimethalin,

pentachlorobenzene, polychlorinated

biphenyls, polycyclic aromatic

compounds (PACs),

tetrabromobisphenol A, toxaphene, and

trifuralin. At this point EPA anticipates

developing individual guidance

documents for the PACs category and

for mercury/mercury compounds and

another guidance document to cover the

other PBT chemicals. Whether or not

workgroups are formed for these other

guidance documents, EPA will issue

drafts of the guidance documents for

public review and comment. If you are

interested in participating on a

workgroup for the development of these

other guidance documents, please

contact the person identified in the

‘‘FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT’’ section by July 17, 2000.

B. How Will the Interested Stakeholder

Workgroups Function?

All interested parties are welcome to

participate on the workgroups. The

workgroups will not revisit any issues

raised during the rulemaking process or

the determinations contained in the

final rule. The workgroups will deal

only with guidance on how to report

given the requirements of the final rule.

The workgroups will make

recommendations on the contents of the

guidance documents, and then EPA will

issue draft final documents and provide

them to interested stakeholders for final

comment. EPA will then review the

final comments and issue the final

guidance documents. The workgroup for

the dioxin and dioxin-like compounds

category will be formed and have its

first meeting after the end of the

comment period for this notice to allow

time for the processing of any comments

received. Whether or not workgroups

are formed to develop guidance

documents for the other PBT chemicals,

a separate Federal Register notice will

be issued to obtain comments on the

other PBT chemical draft guidance

documents. This type of process for

developing guidance documents is

similar to the processes that EPA has

used for the development of guidance

documents for other regulations.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Chemicals,

Community right-to-know, Hazardous

substances, Intergovernmental relations,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Superfund.

Dated: May 30, 2000.

Margaret N. Schneider,

Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator,

Office of Environmental Information.

[FR Doc. 00–14871 Filed 6–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6715–6]

San Fernando Valley, Pollock

Superfund Site; Proposed Notice of

Administrative Settlement

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request for public

comment

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act of 1980, as amended by the

Superfund Amendments and

Reauthorization Act of 1986