This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

69888

Vol. 65, No. 225

Tuesday, November 21, 2000

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 372

[OEI-100004A; FRL-6722-5]

RIN 2070-AC00

Addition of Diisononyl Phthalate

Category; Community Right-to-Know

Toxic Chemical Release Reporting;

Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of

comment period.

SUMMARY: On September 5, 2000, EPA

issued a proposed rule, in response to

a petition filed under section 313(e)(1)

of the Emergency Planning and

Community Right-to-Know Act

(EPCRA), to add a diisononyl phthalate

(DINP) category to the list of toxic

chemicals subject to the reporting

requirements under EPCRA section 313

and section 6607 of the Pollution

Prevention Act (PPA). EPA proposed to

add this chemical category to the

EPCRA section 313 list pursuant to its

authority to add chemicals and

chemical categories because EPA

believes this category meets the EPCRA

section 313(d)(2)(B) toxicity criterion.

The purpose of today’s action is to

inform interested parties that, in an

effort to ensure adequate opportunities

for input from all affected parties, EPA

is extending the comment period by 60

days until February 2, 2001. The

comment period for the proposed rule

was initially scheduled to close on

December 4, 2000.

DATES: Comments, identified by the

docket control number OEI-100004,

must be received by EPA on or before

February 2, 2001.

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: For

technical information on this proposed

rule contact: Daniel R. Bushman,

Petitions Coordinator, Environmental

Protection Agency, Mail Code 2844,

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington,

DC 20460; telephone number 202-260-

3882, e-mail address:

bushman.daniel@epa.gov. For general

information on EPCRA section 313,

contact the Emergency Planning and

Community Right-to-Know Hotline,

Environmental Protection Agency, Mail

Code 5101, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,

NW., Washington, DC 20460, Toll free:

1-800-535-0202, in Virginia and Alaska:

703-412-9877, or Toll free TDD: 1-800-

553-7672.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does This Action Apply To Me?

You may be affected by this action if

you manufacture, process, or otherwise

use any of the chemicals included in the

proposed DINP category. Potentially

affected 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

affected by this action. Other types of

entities not listed in the table could also

be affected. To determine whether your

facility would be affected by this action,

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 action

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/.

2. In person. The Agency has

established an official record for this

proposal under docket control number

OEI-100004. The official record consists

of the documents specifically referenced

in Unit VIII. of this proposal and other

information related to this proposal,

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 is available for

inspection in the TSCA Nonconfidential

Information Center, North East Mall Rm.

B-607, Waterside Mall, 401 M St., SW.,

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 225 / Tuesday, November 21, 2000 / Proposed Rules 69889

Washington, DC. The Center is open

from noon to 4 p.m., Monday through

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The

telephone number 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-100004’’) 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., 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-100004.

Electronic comments on this proposal

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 proposal 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 technical person

identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section.

II. Background Information

A. What Does this Notice Do and What

Action Does this Notice Affect?

This document extends the comment

period for EPA’s September 5, 2000

proposed rule (65 FR 53681) (FRL-6722-

3) to add a DINP category to the list of

toxic chemicals subject to the reporting

requirements under EPCRA section 313

and section 6607 of the PPA.

B. Why and for How Long is EPA

Extending the Comment Period?

EPA has received several requests to

extend the comment period for the

September 5, 2000 proposed rule. In

order to ensure adequate opportunities

for input from all affected parties, EPA

has determined that extending the

comment period is an appropriate

action and will not cause significant

delay in the evaluation of the proposed

rule. Therefore, EPA is extending the

comment period on the September 5,

2000 proposed rule by 60 days. All

comments must be received by February

2, 2001.

III. Do Any of the Regulatory

Assessment Requirements Apply to this

Action?

No. As indicated previously, this

action merely announces the extension

of the comment period for the proposed

rule. This action does not impose any

new requirements. As such, this action

does not require review by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) under

Executive Order 12866, entitled

Regulatory Planning and Review (58 FR

51735, October 4, 1993), the Paperwork

Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et

seq., or Executive Order 13045, entitled

Protection of Children from

Environmental Health Risks and Safety

Risks (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997).

This action does not impose any

enforceable duty, contain any unfunded

mandate, or impose any significant or

unique impact on small governments as

described in the Unfunded Mandates

Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-4).

Nor does it require prior consultation

with State, local, and Tribal government

officials as specified by Executive Order

13132, entitled Federalism (64 FR

43255, August 10, 1999) and Executive

Order 13084, entitled Consultation and

Coordination with Indian Tribal

Governments (63 FR 27655, May 19,

1998), or special consideration of

environmental justice related issues

under Executive Order 12898, entitled

Federal Actions to Address

Environmental Justice in Minority

Populations and Low-Income

Populations (59 FR 7629, February 16,

1994) or require OMB review in

accordance with Executive Order 13045,

entitled Protection of Children from

Environmental Health Risks and Safety

Risks (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997). The

Agency has determined that this action

will not have a substantial direct effect

on States, on the relationship between

the national government and the States,

or on the distribution of power and

responsibilities among the various

levels of government, as specified in

Executive Order 12612, entitled

Federalism (52 FR 41685, October 30,

1987). This action does not involve any

technical standards that would require

Agency consideration of voluntary

consensus standards pursuant to section

12(d) of the National Technology

Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995

(NTTAA), Public Law 104-113, section

12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note). In addition,

since this action is not subject to noticeand-comment requirements under the

Administrative Procedure Act or any

other statute, it is not subject to the

regulatory flexibility provisions of the

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5

U.S.C. 601 et seq.). EPA’s compliance

with these statutes and Executive

Orders for the underlying proposed rule,

is discussed in the preamble to the

proposed rule (65 FR 53681).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 372

Environmental protection, Chemicals,

Community right-to-know, Hazardous

substances, Intergovernmental relations,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Superfund, Toxic

chemicals.

Dated: November 7, 2000

Elaine G. Stanley,

Director, Office of Information Analysis and

Access.

[FR Doc. 00–29510 Filed 11–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 721

[OPPTS–50639A; FRL–6756–9]

RIN 2070–AD43

Perfluorooctyl Sulfonates, Proposed

Significant New Use Rule; Extension of

Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of

comment period.

SUMMARY: EPA is extending the existing

comment period for the proposed

significant new use rule (SNUR) on

perfluorooctyl sulfonates published on