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SAB Staff Office at least one week prior

to the meeting date so that the

comments may be made available to the

committee for their consideration.

Comments should be supplied to the

appropriate DFO at the address/contact

information noted above in the

following formats: one hard copy with

original signature, and one electronic

copy via e-mail (acceptable file format:

WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text files

(in IMB–PC/Windows 95/98 format).

Those providing written comments and

who attend the meeting are also asked

to bring 35 copies of their comments for

public distribution.

General Information—Additional

information concerning the Science

Advisory Board, its structure, function,

and composition, may be found on the

SAB Website (http://www.epa.gov/sab)

and in The FY1999 Annual Report of

the Staff Director which is available

from the SAB Publications Staff at (202)

564–4533 or via fax at (202) 501–0256.

Committee rosters, draft Agendas and

meeting calendars are also located on

our website.

Meeting Access—Individuals

requiring special accommodation at this

meeting, including wheelchair access to

the conference room, should contact Ms.

Medina-Metzger at least five business

days prior to the meeting so that

appropriate arrangements can be made.

Dated: November 21, 2000.

Donald G. Barnes,

Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.

[FR Doc. 00–30277 Filed 11–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OEI–100002; FRL–6722–1]

RIN 2070–AD09

Guidance Documents for: Mercury and

Mercury Compounds, Polycyclic

Aromatic Compounds, Pesticides and

Other Persistent Bioaccumulative

Toxic (PBT) Chemicals; Community

Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release

Reporting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability; request

for comments.

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the

availability of three draft guidance

documents for certain persistent

bioaccumulative toxic (PBT) chemicals

which are subject to reporting under

section 313 of the Emergency Planning

and Community Right-to-Know Act of

1986 (EPCRA) and section 6607 of the

Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (PPA).

In a rule made final on October 29,

1999, EPA lowered the reporting

thresholds of certain PBT chemicals

which were already on the EPCRA

section 313 list. In addition, EPA added

new PBT chemicals to this list, and

established the lower reporting

thresholds for these chemicals. EPA is

requesting comments on these draft

guidance documents.

On June 15, 2000, EPA published a

Federal Register notice, (65 FR

37548)(FRL–6497–9) asking if there was

interest in forming a workgroup to assist

in the preparation of the final guidance

documents. A workgroup has been

formed in response to this notice. EPA

welcomes additional stakeholders to

this workgroup.

DATES: Written comments, identified by

the docket control number OEI–100002,

must be received by EPA on or before

December 28, 2000.

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.

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gail

Froiman, (202) 260–0697, e-mail:

froiman.gail@epa.gov, for specific

information on these documents, or for

more information on EPCRA section

313, 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 Notice Apply to Me?

You may be interested in this notice

if you manufacture, process, or

otherwise use aldrin, chlordane,

heptachlor, hexachlorobenzene, isodrin,

mercury, mercury compounds,

methoxychlor, octachlorostyrene,

pendimethalin, pentachlorobenzene,

polychlorinated biphenyls, certain

polycyclic aromatic compounds,

tetrabromobisphenol A, toxaphene, and

trifuralin. Potentially interested

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

interested in this notice. Other types of

entities not listed in the table could also

be interested. To determine whether

your facility may be interested in this

notice, 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 notice 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

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the ‘‘Federal Register — Environmental

Documents.’’ You can also go directly to

the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at http:/

/www.epa.gov/homepage/fedrgstr/. The

draft guidance documents for the

Mercury and Mercury Compounds

Category, Polycyclic Aromatic

Compounds Category and Pesticides

and Other Persistent Bioaccumulative

Toxic (PBT) Chemicals are available for

downloading at http://www.epa.gov/tri.

2. In person. The Agency has

established an official record for this

action under docket control number

OEI–100002. The official record consists

of the documents specifically referenced

in this action, any public comments

received during an applicable comment

period, and other information related to

this action, 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, which

includes printed, paper versions of any

electronic comments submitted during

an applicable comment period, is

available for inspection in the TSCA

Nonconfidential Information Center,

North East Mall Rm. B–607, Waterside

Mall, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC.

The Center is open from noon to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays. The telephone number of the

Center 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–100002’’) 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–100002.

Electronic comments on these

documents 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 these documents

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 is the Purpose of This Notice?

The purpose of this notice is to make

available for comment drafts of three

documents. They are entitled:

(1) Emergency Planning and

Community Right-to-Know Act—

Section 313 Guidance for Reporting

Toxic Chemicals: Mercury and Mercury

Compounds Category;

(2) Emergency Planning and

Community Right-to-Know Act—

Section 313 Guidance for Reporting

Toxic Chemicals: Polycyclic Aromatic

Compounds Category;

(3) Emergency Planning and

Community Right-to-Know Act—

Section 313 Guidance for Reporting

Toxic Chemicals: Pesticides and Other

Persistent Bioaccumulative (PBT)

Chemicals.

Some of the toxic chemicals discussed

in these guidance documents were

added to the list of EPCRA section 313

toxic chemicals as part of a final PBT

chemical rule (64 FR 58666, October 29,

1999)(FRL–6389–11). The remainder of

the chemicals in these three draft

documents were previously on the list,

and have lower reporting thresholds as

a result of the final PBT chemical rule.

EPA would like to receive comments on

the technical contents of the guidance

documents, particularly on the methods

of estimating releases and other waste

management quantities for these

chemicals. Unit I.B. contains

information on how to get copies of the

draft guidance documents.

EPA is providing two methods

through which interested parties may

help complete the final version of the

PBT technical guidance documents. As

always, there will be a 30-day comment

period for responding to the draft PBT

documents. In addition, EPA will be

meeting directly with stakeholders to

improve these guidance documents. A

workgroup has already been formed for

this purpose. EPA welcomes additional

stakeholders to this workgroup. If you

are interested in participating, please

contact the person identified in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section

by December 28, 2000.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 372

Environmental protection, Chemicals,

Community right-to-know, Hazardous

substances, Intergovernmental relations,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Superfund.

Dated: November 21, 2000.

Elaine G. Stanley,

Director, Office of Information Analysis and

Access, Office of Environmental Information.

[FR Doc. 00–30280 Filed 11–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPPTS–59373; FRL–6757–2]

Approval of Test Marketing Exemption

for a Certain New Chemical

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s

approval of an application for test

marketing exemption (TME) under

section 5(h)(1) of the Toxic Substances

Control Act (TSCA) and 40 CFR 720.38.

EPA has designated this application as

TME–01–0001. The test marketing

conditions are described in the TME

application and in this notice.

DATES: Approval of this TME is effective

November 21, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

general information contact: Barbara

Cunningham, Director, Office of

Program Management and Evaluation,

Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics (7401), Environmental Protection

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20460; telephone

number: (202) 554–1404; e-mail address:

TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.