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Vol . 53 . No . 18 5 / Friday , Septembe r23 . 198 8 / Propose d Rule s 3708 5

A n appropriat e amendmen tt o 3 9 CF R 111. 3 to reflectthes e change s wil l b e publishe d if

th e proposa l i s adopted . Fre d Egglestan . Assistant General Counsel Legislative Division. [F RDoc . 88-21725 Filed 9-22-88 ; 8:4 5 am j BtLUNQ CO0

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ENVrRONMENTAL PROTECTIO N AGENCY 4 0 CF R Part s 117,302 , an d 35 5 (FHU34S2-7J Reportin g Exemption * fo rFederall y Permitte d Release s o fHazardou s Substance s AOCNCV : Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA) . ACTION : Propose d rale: extensio n o f commen tperiod . SUMMARY

: O n July 19,1988 , th e Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA ) propose d arale t o clarif y th e federall y permitte d releas e exemptio n fro m releas e reportin g an d liabilit y provision s unde rth e Comprehensiv e Environmenta l Response , Compensation , aa d Liabilit y Ac to f 198 0 (CERLA 1 a s amende d Th e propose d rul e als o addresse d thi s exemptio n fro m th e release notificatio n requirement s unde rTid e 11

1 o f th e Superfun d Amendment s an d Reauthorizatio n Ac t o f 1986 . Further , th e Agenc y propose d f n thi s rale t o mak e conformin g change s t o th e regulatio n describin g th e notificatio n requirement s fo rrelease s o f hazardou s substance s unde rsectio n 31 1 o f m e Clea n Wate rAc t(4 0 CF RPart117) . Finally , th e proposa l addresse d severa l issue s concernin g th e applicabilit y o f notificatio n reqwrements unde r CERCL A t o certai n type s o f

releases . Today , EP

A i s extendin g th e commen t perio d o n th e propose d rale fro m Septembe r19,198 8 t o Octobe r19.1988 . DATES : Comment s mus tb e receive d o n o rbefor e Octobe r19.1988 . AOORESSES : Comments: Comment s shoul d b e submitte d m triplicat e to : Emergenc y Respons e Division . Superfun d Docke t Clerk . Attention ; Docke tNumbe r101(10 ) FPR , Roo m LG-100 . U. aEnvironmenta l Protectio n Agency . 40 1 M Stree tSW. , Washington . D C 2046 a Docket: Copie s o f

material s relevan t to thi s rulemakin g ar e kep ti n Room LG 10 0 a tth e U.S . Environmenta l Protectio n Agency , 40 1 M Stree tSW. , Washington , D C 20460 . Th e docke ti s availabl e fo r inspectio n betwee n th e hour s o f 9:00 a.m . an d 4:00 p.m. . Monda y through Friday , excludin gFedera l holidays . Appointment s to revie wth e docke tca n b e mad e b y callin g1-202/382-3046 . A s provide d i n 4 0 CF

RPart2 , areasonabl e fe e ma y b e charge d fo rcopyin g services . Th e publi cma y cop y amaximu m o f 5 0 page s from an y regulator y docke ta tn o cost . Additiona l copie s cos t$.2 0 pe r page . FO RFURTHE RINFORMATIO N CONTACT : Mr. Huber tWaiters . Projec tOfficer , Respons e Standard s an d Criteri a Branch , Emergenc y Respons e Divisio n (OS-210) , US. Environmenta l Protectio n Agency . 40 1 M Stree tS W „ Washington , D C 2048 a[202]

382-2463 ; o rdi e RCRA / Superfun d Hodine . 1-800/424-9356 ; i n Washington . DC . 1-202/382-3000 . Th e toll-fre e telephon e numbe ro f di e Nationa l Respons e Cente ri s 1-800/424 - 8802 ; i n th e Washingon . D C metropolita n area , th e numbe ri s 1-202 / 428-2675 . SUPPLEMENTAR

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: O n Jur y 19,1988 , EP

A propose d arul e (5 3 FR 27288 ) to clarif

y reportin g exemption s fo rfederall y permitte d release s o f hazardou s substance s (4 0 CFRPart s 117 , 302 , an d 355) . Th e Agenc y requested comment s o n th e propose d rulemaking , whic h wer e to b e receive d b y Septembe r 19,1988 . EPA ha s receive d severa l request s tram member s o f

th e regulate d communit y fo ra n extensio n o f th e commen tperio d t o allo wtime t o prepar e thei rresponses. Th e Agenc y ha s decide d t o exten d th e commen tperio d unti l Octobe r19.1988 , t o giv e al l member s o f

th e publi cadequat e tim e to revie wan d commen tfull y o n th e propose d regulation. Dated : September13.1388 . Jonatha n 2 . Cannon, Acting Assistant

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4 0 CF R Part 22 8 [FRL-34S*-2 | Ocea n Damping ; Propose d Designatio n ofSTte ; Nome , A K AGENCY : Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA) . ACTION : Propose d rale. SUMMARY

: EPA toda y propose s to designat e tw o ocea n dredge d materia l disposa l site s (ODMDS ) know n a s th e Wester n ODMD S an d Easter n ODMD S locate d offshor e o f

Nome . Alask afo rth e disposa l of

dredge d materia l remove d from th e Nom e channe l an d harbo rarea . Thi s actio n i s necessar y to provid e acceptabl e ocea n dumpin gsite s fo rth e curren tan d futur e disposa l o f dredge d material . Thi s propose d sit e designatio n i s fo ra n indefinit e perio d at tune , ba t di e site s ar e subjec tt o continuin g monitorin g t o insur e tha tunacceptable , advers e environmenta l impact s d o no t occur . DATE: Comment s mus tb e receive d o n o r befor e Novembe r7,1988 . ADDRESSES : Comment s o nthi s propose d rul e shoul d b e sen tte

cJohnMatek , Ocea n Dumpin g Coordinator , Regio nX , WD-138 . Th e fil e SIHJportin gthi s propose d designatio n i s availabl e fo rpubli c inspectio n a tdi e followin glocations : EP A Publi cInformatio n Referenc e Uni t (PTRU) . Roo m 290 4 (rear l 401 M Stree t Southwes tWashington . D C EP A Regio n X . 120 0 Sixt h Avenue . Seattle , Washingto n U.S . Arm y Corp s o f

Engineers . Nort h Pacifi cDivision , U.S . Custo m House . 22 0 Northwes tEigh tPortland , Orego n U.S . Arm y Corp s o f

Engineers . Alask a Distric tBuildin g 21-700 , Ehneador f AFB

. Alaska FO R FURTHE

R tMFOftMATtON CONTACT: Joh n Malek

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. Backgroun d Sectio n 102fc } o f

th e Marin e Protection , Research , am i Sanctuarie s Ac to f 1972 . a s amended , 3 3 U.S.C . 140 1 et set), ("th e Act") , give s th e Administrato rdi e authorit y t o designat e site s wher e ocea n dumpin gma y b e permitted . O n Octobe r1,1388 , tile Administrato rdelegate d th e authorit y t o designat e ocea n dumpin g site s t o th e Regiona l Administrato ro f di e Regio ni n whic h di e sit e i s located.Thi s sit e designatio n i s bein g mad e pursuan tt o tha taudiority . Th e EPA Ocea n Dumpin g Regulation s (4 0 CF RChapte rI

Subchapterfi section228.4 ) stat e that ocean dumpin g sit e wil l b e designate d b y publicatio ni n Par t228 . A lis to f

"Approve d an d Fina l Ocea n Dumpin g Sites " wa s pubBsne d o n Januar y 11.197 7 (4 2 F R146 1 et sea. ) an d wa s las textende d o n Augus t24.198 4 (4 9 F R3364 7 et

seq.). Tha tlis testablishe d thes e site s a s interi m sites . Intereste d person s ma y participat e i ntiiis propose d rulemakin g b y submittin gwritte n comment s withi n 4 5 day s o f th e dat e ot this publicatio n t o th e addres s give n above . B . EI S Developmen t Sectio n 102(c ) o f

di e Nationa l Environmenta l Polic y Ac to f 1969 . 4 2