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### MEMORANDU M SUBJECT : Extensio n o f Commen t Perio d fo r Propose d Rul e o n Reportin g

Exemption s fo r Federall yPermitte d Release s FROM : Henr yL . Longes t II , Directo r

Offic e o f Emergenc yand Remedia/lfRe'spJons e TO : J . Winsto n Porte r

Assistan t Administrato r Pleas e fin d attache d fo r you r signatur e th e Federa l Registe r notic e extendin g th e commen t perio d fo r th e Notic e o f Propose d Rulemakin g fo r th e Federall yPermitte d Releas e regulations , 4 0 CF R Part s 117 , 302 , an d 355 , fro m Septembe r 19 , 198 8 t o Octobe r 19 , 1988 . EP Aha s receive d request s fro msev era l regulate d parties , includin g th e America n Petroleu mInstitute , t o exten d th e commen t perio d t o allo wmor e tim e fo r th e publi c t o prepar e comment s o n th e propose d interpretations . Th e Offic e o f Emergenc yand Remedia l Respons e ha s determine d tha t thes e request s ar e vali d and recommend s tha t yo u sig n thi s notic e t o exten d th e curren t commen t perio d a n additiona l 3 0 days . Attachmen tP. 2

ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTION AGENC Y 4 0 CF RPart s 117 , 302 , an d35 5 [ ] Reportin g Exemption s fo r Federall y Permitte dRelease s o f Hazardou s Substance s AGENCY : Environmenta l Protectio nAgenc y (EPA) . ACTION : Propose drule ; extensio no f commen t period .

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nJul y 19 , 1988 , th e Environmenta l Protectio nAgenc y (EPA ) propose d
a rul e t o clarif y

th e federall y

permitte dreleas e exemptio nfrom releas e reportin g an

dliabilit y

provision s unde r th e Comprehensiv e Environmenta l Response , Compensation , andLiabilit y Ac t o f 198 0 (CERCLA) , a s amended . Th e propose drul e als o addresse dthi s exemptio nfro m th e releas e notificatio n requirement s unde r Titl e II I o f th e Superfun dAmendment s an dReauthorizatio n Ac t o f 1986 . Further , th e Agenc y propose dinthi s rul e t o mak e conformin g change s t o th e regulatio ndescribin g the notificatio nrequirement s fo r release s o f hazardou s substance s unde r sectio n31 1 o f th e Clea nWate r Ac t (4 0 CFRPar t 117) . Finally , th e proposa l addresse dsevera l issue s concernin g th e applicabilit y

o f notificatio nrequirement s unde r CERCLA t o certai n type s o f releases . Today , EPA i s extendin g the commen t perio donth e propose drul e fro

m Septembe r 19 , 198 8 t o Octobe r 19 , 1988 . DATES : v

Commen^-mus t be receive do no r befor e Octobe r 19 , 19S8 . ADDRESSES : Comments : Comment s shoul db e submitte di ntriplicat e to : Emergenc y Respons e Division , Superfun dDocke t Clerk , Attention : Docke t Numbe r 101(10 ) FPR , Roo

m LG-100 , U.S . Environmenta l Protectio nAgency , 40 1 M Stree t SW , Washington , D C 20460 .P. 3

1 Docket : Copie s o f material s relevan t t o thi s rulemakin g ar e kep t in Roo m LG-10 0 a t the U.S . Environmenta l Protectio nAgency , 40 1 M Stree t SW , Washington , DC 20460 . Th e docke t i s availabl e fo r inspectio nbetwee nth e hour s o f 9:0 0 a.m . an d4:0 0 p.m. , Monda y throug hFriday , excludin g Federa l holidays . Appointment s t o revie w th e docke t ca nb e mad e b y callin g 1 - 202/382-3046 . A s provide di n4 0 CFRPar t 2 , a reasonabl e fe e ma y b e charge d fo r copyin g services . Th e publi c may cop y a maximum

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docke t a t no cost . Additiona l copie s cos t $.2 0 pe r page . FORFURTHE RINFORMATION CONTACT : Mr . Huber t Watters , Projec t Officer , Respons e Standard s an dCriteri a Branch , Emergenc y Respons e Divisio n(OS-210) , U.S . Environmenta l Protectio nAgency , 40 1 M Stree t SW , Washington , D C 20460 , (202 ) 382-2463 ; o r the RCRA/Superfun dHotline , 1-800/424-9356 ; i nWashington , DC , 1-202/382-3000 . Th e toll-fre e telephon e numbe r o f th e Nationa l Respons e Cente r i s 1 - 800/424-8802 ; inth e Washington , D C metropolita narea , the numbe r i s 1 - 202/426-2675 . SUPPLEMENTAR YINFORMATION: O nJul y 19 , 1988 , EP

A propose da rul e (5 3 F R 27268 ) t o clarif y

reportin g exemption s fo r federall y permitte drelease s o f hazardou s substance s (4 0 CF RPart s 117 , 302 , and355) . Th e Agenc y requeste d comment s onth e propose drulemaking , whic hwer e t o b e receive db y Septembe r 19 , 1988 . *-

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### EP A ha s receive dsevera l request s fro m member s o f th e regulate dcommunit y fo r a nextensio no f th e commen t perio dt o allow time t o prepar e thei r responses . Th e Agenc y ha s decide dt o exten dth e commen t perio dunti l Octobe r 19 , 1988 , t o giv e al l member s o f th e publi c adequat e time t o revie w andcommen t full y onth e propose dregulation .
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