70908 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 229 / Tuesday, November 28, 2000 / Notices

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draft guidance documents for the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.

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 229 / Tuesday, November 28, 2000 / Notices 70909

For technical information contact:

Adella Watson, New Chemicals

Prenotice Branch, Chemical Control

Division (7405), Office of Pollution

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;

telephone number: (202) 260–3752; email address: watson.adella@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed in particular to

the chemical manufacturer and/or

importer who submitted the TME to

EPA. This action may, however, be of

interest to the public in general. Since

other entities may also be interested, the

Agency has not attempted to describe all

the specific entities that may be affected

by this action. If you have any questions

regarding the applicability of this action

to a particular entity, consult the

technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

II. How Can I Get Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document or Other Related Documents?

1. Electronically. You may obtain

electronic copies of this document, and

certain other related documents that

might be available electronically, from

the EPA Internet Home Page at http://

www.epa.gov/. To access this

document, on the Home Page select

‘‘Laws and Regulations’’, ‘‘Regulations

and Proposed Rules,’’ 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

action under docket control number

OPPTS–59373. 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.

III. What is the Agency’s Authority for

Taking this Action?

Section 5(h)(1) of TSCA and 40 CFR

720.38 authorizes EPA to exempt

persons from premanufacture

notification (PMN) requirements and

permit them to manufacture or import

new chemical substances for test

marketing purposes, if the Agency finds

that the manufacture, processing,

distribution in commerce, use, and

disposal of the substances for test

marketing purposes will not present an

unreasonable risk of injury to health or

the environment. EPA may impose

restrictions on test marketing activities

and may modify or revoke a test

marketing exemption upon receipt of

new information which casts significant

doubt on its finding that the test

marketing activity will not present an

unreasonable risk of injury.

IV. What Action is the Agency Taking?

EPA approves the above-referenced

TME. EPA has determined that test

marketing the new chemical substance,

under the conditions set out in the TME

application and in this notice, will not

present any unreasonable risk of injury

to health or the environment.

V. What Restrictions Apply to this

TME?

The test market time period,

production volume, number of

customers, and use must not exceed

specifications in the application and

this notice. All other conditions and

restrictions described in the application

and in this notice must also be met.

TME–01–0001

Date of Receipt: October 13, 2000.

Notice of Receipt: November 9, 2000

(65 FR 67367), (FRL–6754–8).

Applicant: CBI

Chemical: (G) Urethane acrylate

Use:(G) Component of coating with

open use

Production Volume: CBI

Number of Customers: CBI

Test Marketing Period: CBI,

commencing on first day of commerical

manufacture.

The following additional restrictions

apply to this TME. A bill of lading

accompanying each shipment must state

that the use of the substance is restricted

to that approved in the TME. In

addition, the applicant shall maintain

the following records until 5 years after

the date they are created, and shall

make them available for inspection or

copying in accordance with section 11

of TSCA:

1. Records of the quantity of the TME

substance produced and the date of

manufacture.

2. Records of dates of the shipments

to each customer and the quantities

supplied in each shipment.

3. Copies of the bill of lading that

accompanies each shipment of the TME

substance.

VI. What was EPA’s Risk Assessment

for this TME?

EPA identified no significant health

or environmental concerns for the test

market substance. Therefore, the test

market activities will not present any

unreasonable risk of injury to human

health or the environment.

VII. Can EPA Change Its Decision on

this TME in the Future?

Yes. The Agency reserves the right to

rescind approval or modify the

conditions and restrictions of an

exemption should any new information

that comes to its attention cast

significant doubt on its finding that the

test marketing activities will not present

any unreasonable risk of injury to

human health or the environment.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Test

marketing exemptions.

Dated: November 21, 2000.

Rebecca S. Cool,

Acting Chief, New Chemicals Prenotice

Branch, Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics.

[FR Doc. 00–30281 Filed 11–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

FCC Public Forum on World

Radiocommunication Conference 2003

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications

Commission will host a public forum on

December 1, 2000 to solicit views on

improving its preparation process for

the next World Radiocommunication

Conference.

DATES: Public Forum will be held on

December 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie

Buchanan, International Bureau, Federal

Communications Commission at 202–

418–0783, jbuchana@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

November 6, 2000, the Federal

Communications Commission released a