Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 202 / Wednesday, October 18, 2000 / Proposed Rules 62319

PART 801—LABELING

1. The authority citation for 21 CFR

part 801 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 331, 351, 352,

360i, 360j, 371, 374.

2. Section 801.430 is amended by

revising the table in paragraph (e)(1) to

read as follows:

§ 801.430 User labeling for menstrual

tampons.

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(e) * * *

(1) * * *

Ranges of absorbency in grams1 Corresponding term of absorbency

6 and under Light absorbency.

6 to 9 Regular absorbency.

9 to 12 Super absorbency.

12 to 15 Super plus absorbency.

15 to 18 Ultra absorbency.

Above 18 No term.

1These ranges are defined, respectively, as follows: Less than or equal to 6 grams (g); greater than 6 g up to and including 9 g; greater than 9

g up to and including 12 g; greater than 12 g up to and including 15 g; greater than 15 g up to and including 18 g; and greater than 18 g.

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Dated: October 2, 2000.

Margaret M. Dotzel,

Associate Commissioner for Policy.

[FR Doc. 00–26249 Filed 10–17–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

[MO 114–1114; FRL–6885–7]

Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plans; State of

Missouri; Designation of Areas for Air

Quality Planning Purposes; Dent

Township

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve a

State Implementation Plan (SIP)

revision submitted by the state of

Missouri and Missouri’s request to

redesignate the lead nonattainment area

in western Iron County, Missouri, to

attainment of the National Ambient Air

Quality Standards (NAAQS). EPA

proposes to approve the maintenance

plan for this area including a consent

order which was submitted with the

redesignation request, and also proposes

to approve the revision to Missouri’s

Restriction of Emissions of Lead From

Specific Lead Smelter-Refinery

Installations rule which ensures the

permanent and enforceable emission

reductions by clarifying the emissions

limits for the Doe Run Resource

Recycling Facility, and removes the text

which could have allowed this facility

to resume operation as a primary

smelter.

In the final rules section of today’s

Federal Register, EPA is approving the

state’s SIP revision and redesignation

request as a direct final rule without

prior proposal because the Agency

views this as a noncontroversial action

and anticipates no relevant adverse

comments to this action. A detailed

rationale for the approval is set forth in

the direct final rule. If no relevant

adverse comments are received in

response to this action, no further

activity is contemplated in relation to

this action. If EPA receives relevant

adverse comments, the direct final rule

will be withdrawn and all public

comments received will be addressed in

a subsequent final rule based on this

proposed action. EPA will not institute

a second comment period on this action.

Any parties interested in commenting

on this action should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed

action must be received in writing by

November 17, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

Kim Johnson, Environmental Protection

Agency, Air Planning and Development

Branch, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas

City, Kansas 66101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim

Johnson at (913) 551–7975.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information provided in the direct final

rule which is located in the rules

section of today’s Federal Register.

Dated: September 27, 2000.

Dennis Grams,

Regional Administrator, Region 7.

[FR Doc. 00–26502 Filed 10–17–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 721

OPPTS–50639; FRL–6745–5

RIN 2070–AD43

Perfluorooctyl Sulfonates; Proposed

Significant New Use Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing a significant

new use rule (SNUR) under section

5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control

Act (TSCA) for the following chemical

substances: Perfluorooctanesulfonic

acid (PFOSA) and certain of its salts

(PFOSS), perfluorooctanesulfonyl

fluoride (PFOSF), certain higher and

lower homologues of PFOSA and

PFOSF, and certain other chemical

substances, including polymers, that

contain PFOSA and its homologues as

substructures. All of these chemical

substances are referred to collectively in

this proposed rule as perfluorooctyl

sulfonates, or PFOS. This proposed rule

would require manufacturers and

importers to notify EPA at least 90 days

before commencing the manufacture or

import of these chemical substances for

the significant new uses described in

this document. EPA believes that this

action is necessary because the chemical

substances included in this proposed

rule may be hazardous to human health

and the environment. The required

notice would provide EPA with the

opportunity to evaluate an intended

new use and associated activities and, if

necessary, to prohibit or limit that

activity before it occurs.

DATES: Comments, identified by the

docket number OPPTS–50639, are due

November 17, 2000.