39444 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 140 /Wednesday, July 22, 1998 / Proposed Rules

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 455

[FRL–6126–7]

Amendments to the Effluent

Limitations Guidelines, Pretreatment

Standards, and New Source

Performance Standards for the

Organic Pesticide Chemicals

Manufacturing Industry—Pesticide

Chemicals Point Source Category

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing

amendments to regulations that limit

the discharge of pollutants into

navigable waters of the United States

and into publicly owned treatment

works (POTWs) by existing and new

sources that manufacture pesticide

active ingredients (PAIs). Today’s

amendments only affect new and

existing facilities that manufacture the

PAI pendimethalin. EPA is proposing

these amendments based on additional

effluent monitoring data submitted to

the Agency by the sole existing

pendimethalin manufacturer, the

American Cyanamid Company.

DATES: Comments must be received by

September 21, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments in triplicate

to Ms. Shari H. Zuskin, Office of Water,

Engineering and Analysis Division

(4303), U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington

DC 20460. Comments may also be sent

via e-mail to:

zuskin.shari@epamail.epa.gov.

Electronic comments must be submitted

in ASCII file avoiding the use of special

characters and any form of encryption.

Electronic comments will also be

accepted in WordPerfect 5.1 or 6.1 file

format. No Confidential Business

Information (CBI) should be submitted

through e-mail. The public record

(excluding confidential business

information (CBI)) for this rulemaking is

available for review at the EPA’s Water

Docket, 401 M Street, SW, Washington

DC. For access to docket materials, call

(202) 260–3027 between 9:00 a.m. and

3:30 p.m. for an appointment. The EPA

public information regulation (40 CFR

Part 2) provides that a reasonable fee

may be charged for copying.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Shari H. Zuskin at (202) 260–7130 or via

e-mail at: zuskin.shari@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the

final rules section of today’s Federal

Register, EPA is promulgating a ‘‘direct

final’’ rule that makes certain changes to

the regulations at 40 CFR Part 455 for

the pesticide active ingredient

Pendimethalin. In conjunction with the

direct final rule, EPA is issuing this

proposal to adopt the regulation changes

contained in the direct final rule. The

direct final rule explains EPA’s rationale

for making these regulation changes. It

also explains why EPA is promulgating

these changes as a direct final rule on

the same day that it is proposing to

make these changes and soliciting

comment.

If EPA does receive relevant adverse

comments, it will publish a timely

withdrawal of the direct final rule in the

Federal Register. The Agency will then

address the public comments in a later

final rule that is based on this proposed

rule. If, as expected, EPA does not

receive relevant adverse comment, then

the direct final rule will become

effective on its effective date, without

further notice. EPA will not provide for

a second comment period on this action.

Any parties interested in commenting

on this action must do so at this time.

Related Acts of Congress and Executive

Orders

The direct final rule, which is being

published in today’s Federal Register in

conjunction with this proposed rule,

discusses the related acts of Congress

and Executive Orders that EPA has

addressed in this rulemaking, including

the requirements of Executive Order

12866, the Unfunded Mandates Reform

Act, the Regulatory Flexibility Act as

amended by the Small Business

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act,

the Congressional Review Act, the

Paperwork Reduction Act, Executive

Order 13045: Protection of Children

from Environmental Health Risks and

Safety Risks, and the National

Technology Transfer and Advancement

Act.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 455

Environmental protection, Pesticide

chemicals manufacturing, Water

treatment and disposal, Water pollution

control.

Dated: July 14, 1998.

Carol M. Browner,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 98–19515 Filed 7–21–98; 8:45 am]

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