5228 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 23 / Tuesday, February 4, 1997 / Notices

Submit comments in duplicate and

identify the commenter’s name, address,

telephone number, and the commenter’s

interest in the matter and affiliation, if

any, to the owners and operators of the

unit covered by the exemption.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact Cecilia Mijares, (312) 886–0968.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If no

significant, adverse comments are

timely received, no further activity is

contemplated in relation to the draft

written exemptions and the exemptions

will be issued as direct final actions in

the notice of written exemptions

published elsewhere in today’s Federal

Register and will automatically become

final on the date specified in that notice.

If significant, adverse comments are

timely received on an exemption, that

exemption in the notice of written

exemptions will be withdrawn. Because

the Agency will not institute a second

comment period on this notice of draft

written exemptions, any parties

interested in commenting should do so

during this comment period.

For further information and a detailed

description of the exemptions, see the

information provided in the notice of

written exemptions elsewhere in today’s

Federal Register.

Dated: January 27, 1997.

Brian J. McLean,

Director, Acid Rain Division, Office of

Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and

Radiation.

[FR Doc. 97–2706 Filed 2–3–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

[OPPTS–00203; FRL–5579–5]

Cleaner Technologies Substitutes

Assessment, A Methodology and

Resource Guide; Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the

availability of a document entitled

‘‘Cleaner Technologies Substitutes

Assessment: A Methodology and

Resources Guide.’’ This document is a

guide for conducting comparative

substitute assessments examining

performance, cost, human health and

environmental risk and conservation.

The approach described is used by the

Design for the Environment (DfE)

Program’s Industry Projects.

ADDRESSES: The complete report is

available by document number EPA

(744–R–95–002). For a limited time, free

copies can be obtained by contacting

EPA’s Pollution Prevention Information

Clearing House (PPIC), Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,

(3404), Washington, DC 20460.

Telephone (202) 260–1023; Fax (202)

260–0178, e-mail:

ppic@epamail.epa.gov. The guide will

also be available on the DfE home page

at http://es.inel.gov/dfe.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATI0N CONTACT: Jed

Meline, Economics, Exposure, and

Technology Division, Office of Pollution

Prevention and Toxics, (7401),

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460,

telephone (202) 260–1678, e-mail:

meline.jed@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA’s

Design for the Environment (DfE)

Program is working with several

industries to identify cost-effective

pollution prevention strategies that

reduce risks to workers and the

environment. The DfE Program has

projects on-going with the flexography,

lithography, printed wiring board and

screen-printing industries evaluating

cleaner products, processes and

technologies. This publication presents

the methods and resources needed to

conduct a Cleaner Technologies

Substitutes Assessment, a methodology

for evaluating the comparative risk,

performance, cost and conservation of

alternatives to chemicals currently used

by specific industry sectors. The overall

goal of these projects is to encourage

industry to incorporate environmental

concerns into the traditional business

decision-making process of cost and

performance. With this notice, EPA is

announcing the availability of the draft

document entitled ‘‘Cleaner

Technologies Substitutes Assessment: A

Methodology and Resources Guide,’’

detailing the methods and resources

used to conduct substitute assessments

by EPA’s DfE Program.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection.

Dated: January 21, 1997.

Mary Ellen Weber,

Director, Economics, Exposure and

Technology Division, Office of Pollution

Prevention and Toxics.

[FR Doc. 97–2716 Filed 2–3–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPP–00461; FRL–5575–3]

Self-Certification of Product Chemistry

and Acute Toxicity Data; Notice of

Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: EPA is soliciting comments

on a proposed product chemistry selfcertification program. The proposal is

available in a draft Pesticide Regulation

(PR) Notice entitled ‘‘Self-Certification

of Product Chemistry Data’’ which is

available upon request. Interested

parties may request a copy of the

Agency’s proposed policy as set forth in

the ADDRESSES unit of this notice.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before April 7, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

identified by the docket control number

OPP–00461 by mail to: Public Response

Section, Field Operations Division

(7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In

person, bring comments directly to the

OPP docket which is located in Rm.

1132 of Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson

Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. The PR

Notice is available by contacting the

person whose name appears under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

Comments may also be submitted

electronically by sending electronic

mail (e-mail) to: oppdocket@epamail.epa.gov. Electronic

comments must be submitted as an

ASCII file avoiding the use of special

characters and any form or encryption.

Comments will also be accepted on

disks in WordPerfect in 5.1 file format

or ASCII file format. All comments and

data in electronic form must be

identified by the docket number ‘‘OPP–

00461.’’ No Confidential Business

Information (CBI) should be submitted

through e-mail. Electronic comments on

this document may be filed online at

many Federal Depository Libraries.

Additional information on electronic

submissions can be found in the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

unit of this document.

Information submitted as a comment

concerning this document may be

claimed confidential 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

may be disclosed publicly by EPA

without prior notice. All written

comments will be available for public

inspection in Rm. 1132 at the Virginia

address given above from 8:30 a.m. to 4

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding

legal holidays.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

information concerning product

chemistry data: By mail: Sami Malak

(7505W), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.

Office location, telephone number, and

e-mail address: 4th Floor, CS-1, 2800

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA,

(703) 308–8392, e-mail:

malak.sami@epamail.epa.gov.

For information concerning acute

toxicity: By mail: Tina Levine (7505W),

Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.

Office location, telephone number, and

e-mail address: 6th Floor, CS-1, 2800

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA,

(703) 308–8393, e-mail:

levine.tina@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Product Chemistry Data

The proposed program entails selfcertification of certain product

chemistry data of manufacturing-use

products and end-use products

produced by a non-integrated

formulation system. Products eligible

for self-certification are formulated from

registered sources. This program is

voluntary and is intended to simplify

and accelerate the processing of

applications for registration and

reregistration while maintaining

protection of public health and the

environment.

Under the self-certification program,

applicants will submit a one-page

summary of the product’s physical/

chemical characteristics, a selfcertification statement, and a Good

Laboratory Practices statement, but will

no longer be required to submit the

supporting data for those studies.

However, registrants must retain in their

possession studies conducted in

substantial conformity with Agency

guidelines and must submit such

studies if requested by EPA. The

requirements pertaining to the physical/

chemical characteristics for chemical

pesticides are outlined in a table under

40 CFR 158.190.

This Federal Register notice

announces the availability of the draft

PR Notice and solicits comment on the

proposed policy. If, after reviewing any

comments, EPA determines that changes

to the Notice are warranted, the Agency

will revise the draft PR Notice prior to

release.

II. Acute Toxicity Data

In May 1996, EPA proposed a

program whereby industry would selfcertify the results of acute toxicity

studies and product labeling for

products in Category III and IV [Notice

of Availability (61 FR 26178, May 24,

1996) and Draft PR Notice entitled

‘‘Self-Certification of Acute Toxicity

Studies’’ (May 15, 1996)]. Originally,

EPA expected to implement the program

this fall. However, comments received

from industry, environmental groups,

and others regarding this proposed

program expressed concerns with the

program. The environmental groups and

others felt it would compromise the

Agency’s oversight role in this area and

was a gateway to further erosion of

Agency oversight. The industry believed

that the proposed penalties were too

severe. In addition, when the acute

toxicity self-certification program was

first considered, there were over 500

acute toxicity packages pending in the

Agency. There was often a 2-year wait

for these reviews. Due to many

reinvention and process improvements

which have been adopted, this is no

longer the case. Currently, there are

fewer than 90 active acute toxicity

packages pending; fewer than 10

packages have been in review more than

EPA’s target review time of 90 days. As

a result of these considerations, EPA has

further evaluated the role of selfcertification of acute toxicity data in

OPP and has concluded that it is not

necessary to implement this program.

Rather, the Agency will continue to

reinvent and improve its internal review

processes to assure that acute toxicity

reviews are performed and completed in

a timely manner.

III. Public Record

A record has been established for this

action under docket number ‘‘OPP–

00461’’ (including comments and data

submitted electronically as described

below). A public version of this record,

including printed, paper versions of

electronic comments, which does not

include any information claimed as CBI,

is available for inspection from 8:30

a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays. The public

record is located in Rm. 1132 of the

Public Response and Program Resources

Branch, Field Operations Division

(7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency,

Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Arlington, VA.

Electronic comments can be sent

directly to EPA at:

opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov

Electronic comments must be

submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the

use of special characters and any form

of encryption.

The official record for this action, as

well as the public version, as described

above will be kept in paper form.

Accordingly, EPA will transfer all

comments received electronically into

printed, paper form as they are received

and will place the paper copies in the

official record which will also include

all comments submitted directly in

writing. The official record is the paper

record maintained at the address in

ADDRESSES at the beginning of this

document.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Administrative practice and procedure,

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides

and pests.

Dated: January 27, 1997.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–2713 Filed 2–3–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[FRL–5683–9]

Notice of Modification to 1994

Publicker Site Purchaser Agreement

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation and Liability Act of

1980, as Amended

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that on

December 19, 1996, the United States

Environmental Protection Agency

(‘‘EPA’’) made effective a Modification

to the 1994 purchaser agreement

concerning the Publicker Industries Inc.

Superfund Site located in Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania. The purchaser agreement,

which was executed on June 23, 1994,

became effective on December 5, 1994

after a public comment period. The

Modification, which was also executed

by Delaware Avenue Enterprises, Inc.,

Cresmont Limited Partnership, Holt

Cargo Systems, Inc. (collectively, the

‘‘Purchasers’’) and the Pennsylvania

Department of Environmental Protection

(‘‘PADEP’), essentially approves the

petition of the Purchasers to perform,

with EPA oversight, the final, site-wide

CERCLA remedy as selected by EPA in

the December 28, 1995 Record of

Decision (the ‘‘ROD’’ for Operable Unit

3, or ‘‘OU3 ROD’’). The original

purchaser agreement provided for this

petition process, which enables the

Purchasers to conduct an EPA-approved

CERCLA remediation in an expeditious

and cost-efficient manner.

Briefly, the OU3 ROD selected the

abandonment of on-site ground water

wells; the removal, treatment, and off-