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lDlQo)Ff>K-l-/aFederal Register / Vol. 53. No. 185 / Friday, September 23. 1988 / Proposed Rules 37085 

An appropriate amendment to 39 CFR 

111.3 to reflect these changes will be 

published if the proposal is adopted. 

Fred Egglestan. 

Assistant General Counsel Legislative 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 88-21725 Filed 9-22-88; 8:45 amj 

BtLUNQ CO0C 77M-U-U 

ENVrRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 117,302, and 355 

(FHU34S2-7J 

Reporting Exemption* for Federally 

Permitted Releases of Hazardous 

Substances 

AOCNCV: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rale: extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: On July 19,1988, the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

proposed a rale to clarify the federally 

permitted release exemption from 

release reporting and liability provisions 

under the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, aad Liability Act of 1980 

(CERLA1 as amended The proposed 

rule also addressed this exemption from 

the release notification requirements 

under Tide 111 of the Superfund 

Amendments and Reauthorization Act 

of 1986. Further, the Agency proposed fn 

this rale to make conforming changes to 

the regulation describing the notification 

requirements for releases of hazardous 

substances under section 311 of me 

Clean Water Act (40 CFR Part 117). 

Finally, the proposal addressed several 

issues concerning the applicability of 

notification reqwrements under 

CERCLA to certain types of releases. 

Today, EPA is extending the comment 

period on the proposed rale from 

September 19,1988 to October 19.1988. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 19.1988. 

AOORESSES: 

Comments: Comments should be 

submitted m triplicate to: Emergency 

Response Division. Superfund Docket 

Clerk. Attention; Docket Number 101(10) 

FPR, Room LG-100. U.a Environmental 

Protection Agency. 401 M Street SW., 

Washington. DC 2046a 

Docket: Copies of materials relevant 

to this rulemaking are kept in Room LG100 at the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, 401 M Street SW., Washington, 

DC 20460. The docket is available for 

inspection between the hours of 9:00 

a.m. and 4:00 p.m.. Monday through 

Friday, excluding Federal holidays. 

Appointments to review the docket can 

be made by calling 1-202/382-3046. As 

provided in 40 CFR Part 2, a reasonable 

fee may be charged for copying services. 

The public may copy a maximum of 50 

pages from any regulatory docket at no 

cost. Additional copies cost $.20 per 

page. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mr. Hubert Waiters. Project Officer, 

Response Standards and Criteria 

Branch, Emergency Response Division 

(OS-210), US. Environmental Protection 

Agency. 401 M Street S W„ Washington, 

DC 2048a [202] 382-2463; or die RCRA/ 

Superfund Hodine. 1-800/424-9356; in 

Washington. DC. 1-202/382-3000. 

The toll-free telephone number of die 

National Response Center is 1-800/424-

8802; in the Washingon. DC 

metropolitan area, the number is 1-202/ 

428-2675. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Jury 

19,1988, EPA proposed a rule (53 FR 

27288) to clarify reporting exemptions 

for federally permitted releases of 

hazardous substances (40 CFR Parts 117, 

302, and 355). The Agency requested 

comments on the proposed rulemaking, 

which were to be received by September 

19,1988. 

EPA has received several requests 

tram members of the regulated 

community for an extension of the 

comment period to allow time to prepare 

their responses. The Agency has 

decided to extend the comment period 

until October 19.1988, to give all 

members of the public adequate time to 

review and comment fully on the 

proposed regulation. 

Dated: September 13.1388. 

Jonathan 2. Cannon, 

Acting Assistant Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 88-21772 Filed 9-22-88; 8:45 amj 

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40 CFR Part 228 

[FRL-34S*-2| 

Ocean Damping; Proposed 

Designation of STte; Nome, AK 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rale. 

SUMMARY: EPA today proposes to 

designate two ocean dredged material 

disposal sites (ODMDS) known as the 

Western ODMDS and Eastern ODMDS 

located offshore of Nome. Alaska for the 

disposal of dredged material removed 

from the Nome channel and harbor area. 

This action is necessary to provide 

acceptable ocean dumping sites for the 

current and future disposal of dredged 

material. This proposed site designation 

is for an indefinite period at tune, bat 

die sites are subject to continuing 

monitoring to insure that unacceptable, 

adverse environmental impacts do not 

occur. 

DATE: Comments must be received on or 

before November 7,1988. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on this proposed 

rule should be sent tec John Matek, 

Ocean Dumping Coordinator, Region X, 

WD-138. 

The file SIHJporting this proposed 

designation is available for public 

inspection at die following locations: 

EPA Public Information Reference Unit 

(PTRU). Room 2904 (rearl 401M Street 

Southwest Washington. DC 

EPA Region X. 1200 Sixth Avenue. 

Seattle, Washington 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. North 

Pacific Division, U.S. Custom House. 

220 Northwest Eight Portland, Oregon 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Alaska 

District Building 21-700, Ehneadorf 

AFB. Alaska 

FOR FURTHER tMFOftMATtON CONTACT: 

John Malek. 208/442-1288. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: . 

A. Background 

Section 102fc} of the Marine 

Protection, Research, ami Sanctuaries 

Act of 1972. as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1401 

et set), ("the Act"), gives the 

Administrator die authority to designate 

sites where ocean dumping may be 

permitted. On October 1,1388, tile 

Administrator delegated the authority to 

designate ocean dumping sites to the 

Regional Administrator of die Region in 

which die site is located.This site 

designation is being made pursuant to 

that audiority. 

The EPA Ocean Dumping Regulations 

(40 CFR Chapter I Subchapter fi 

section228.4) state that ocean dumping 

site will be designated by publication in 

Part 228. A list of "Approved and Final 

Ocean Dumping Sites" was pubBsned on 

January 11.1977 (42 FR 1461 et sea.) and 

was last extended on August 24.1984 (49 

FR 33647 et seq.). That list established 

these sites as interim sites. Interested 

persons may participate in tiiis proposed 

rulemaking by submitting written 

comments within 45 days of the date ot 

this publication to the address given 

above. 

B. EIS Development 

Section 102(c) of die National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969. 42