30922 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 111 / Friday, June 8, 2001 / Notices

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPPTS–59377; FRL–6787–2]

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–01–11. The test marketing

conditions are described in the TME

application and in this notice.

DATES: Approval of this TME is effective

May 31, 2001.

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.

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–59377. 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–01–11.

Date of Receipt: April 19, 2001.

Notice of Receipt: May 18, 2001 (66

FR 27656) (FRL–6783–9).

Applicant: CBI.

Chemical: (G) Modified melamine.

Use: (G) Component of coating with

open use.

Production Volume: 40,000 kg/yr.

Number of Customers: CBI.

Test Marketing Period: 365 days,

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.

Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 111 / Friday, June 8, 2001 / Notices 30923

Dated: May 31, 2001.

Rebecca S. Cool,

Chief, New Chemicals Prenotice Branch,

Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[CWA–HQ–2001–6001; FRL –6994–2]

Clean Water Act Class II: Proposed

Administrative Settlement, Penalty

Assessment and Opportunity To

Comment Regarding WorldCom, Inc.

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has entered into a

consent agreement with WorldCom, Inc.

to resolve violations of the Clean Water

Act (‘‘CWA’’), and its implementing

regulations. WorldCom failed to prepare

Spill Prevention Control and

Countermeasure (‘‘SPCC’’) plans for

seventy-five facilities where they stored

diesel oil in above ground tanks. EPA,

as authorized by CWA section 311(b)(6),

33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6), has assessed a civil

penalty for these violations. The

Administrator, as required by CWA

section 311(b)(6)(C), 33 U.S.C.

1321(b)(6)(C), is hereby providing

public notice of, and an opportunity for

interested persons to comment on, this

consent agreement and proposed final

order.

DATES: Comments are due on or before

July 9, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to

the Enforcement & Compliance Docket

and Information Center (2201A), Docket

Number EC–2001–005, Office of

Enforcement and Compliance

Assurance, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Mail Code 2201A,

Washington, DC 20460. (Comments may

be submitted on disk in WordPerfect 8.0

or earlier versions.) Written comments

may be delivered in person to:

Enforcement and Compliance Docket

Information Center, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Rm. 4033, Ariel Rios

Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC. Submit comments

electronically to docket.oeca@epa.gov.

Electronic comments may be filed

online at many Federal Depository

Libraries.

The consent agreement, the proposed

final order, and public comments, if

any, may be reviewed at the

Enforcement and Compliance Docket

Information Center, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Rm. 4033, Ariel Rios

Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC. Persons interested in

reviewing these materials must make

arrangements in advance by calling the

docket clerk at 202–564–2614. A

reasonable fee may be charged by EPA

for copying docket materials.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth

Cavalier, Multimedia Enforcement

Division (2248–A), U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;

telephone (202) 564–3271; fax: (202)

564–9001; e-mail:

cavalier.beth@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Copies: Electronic copies of

this document are available from the

EPA Home Page under the link ‘‘Laws

and Regulations’’ at the Federal

Register—Environmental Documents

entry (http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr).

I. Background

WorldCom, Inc., a

telecommunications company

incorporated in the State of Georgia and

located at 500 Clinton Center Drive,

Clinton, Mississippi 39056, failed to

prepare SPCC plans for seventy-five

facilities. WorldCom, Inc. disclosed,

pursuant to the EPA ‘‘Incentives for

Self-Policing: Discovery, Disclosures,

Correction and Prevention of

Violations’’ (‘‘Audit Policy’’), 60 FR

66706 (December 22, 1995), that they

failed to prepare SPCC plans for

seventy-five facilities where they stored

diesel oil in above ground storage tanks,

in violation of the CWA section

311(b)(3) and 40 CFR Part 112. EPA

determined that WorldCom met the

criteria set out in the Audit Policy for

a 100% waiver of the gravity component

of the penalty. As a result, EPA waived

the gravity based penalty ($137,500) and

proposed a settlement penalty amount

of eighty-one thousand, three hundred

and six ($81,306). This is the amount of

the economic benefit gained by

WorldCom, attributable to their delayed

compliance with the SPCC regulations.

WorldCom, Inc. has agreed to pay this

amount in civil penalties. EPA and

WorldCom negotiated and signed an

administrative consent agreement,

following the Consolidated Rules of

Procedure, 40 CFR 22.13, on June 1,

2001 (In Re: WorldCom, Inc., Docket No.

CWA–HQ–2001–6001). This consent

agreement is subject to public notice

and comment under CWA section

311(b)(6), 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6).

Under CWA section 311(b)(6)(A), 33

U.S.C. 1321 (b)(6)(A), any owner,

operator, or person in charge of a vessel,

onshore facility, or offshore facility from

which oil is discharged in violation of

the CWA section 311 (b)(3), 33 U.S.C.

1321 (b)(3), or who fails or refuses to

comply with any regulations that have

been issued under CWA section 311 (j),

33 U.S.C. 1321(j), may be assessed an

administrative civil penalty of up to

$137,500 by EPA. Class II proceedings

under CWA section 311(b)(6) are

conducted in accordance with 40 CFR

part 22.

The procedures by which the public

may comment on a proposed Class II

penalty order, or participate in a Clean

Water Act Class II penalty proceeding,

are set forth in 40 CFR 22.45. The

deadline for submitting public comment

on this proposed final order is July 9,

2001. All comments will be transferred

to the Environmental Appeals Board

(‘‘EAB’’) of EPA for consideration. The

powers and duties of the EAB are

outlined in 40 CFR 22.04(a).

Pursuant to CWA section 311(b)(6)(C),

EPA will not issue an order in this

proceeding prior to the close of the

public comment period.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection.

Dated: June 1, 2001.

David A. Nielsen,

Director, Multimedia Enforcement Division,

Office of Enforcement and Compliance

Assurance.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE

CORPORATION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

SUMMARY: The FDIC, as part of its

continuing effort to reduce paperwork

and respondent burden, invites the

general public and other Federal

agencies to take this opportunity to

comment on proposed and/or

continuing information collections, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

Currently, the FDIC is soliciting

comments concerning the following

collections of information titled: (1)

Recordkeeping and Disclosure

Requirements in Connection with

Regulation Z (Truth in Lending); (2)

Recordkeeping and Disclosure

Requirements in Connection with

Regulation M (Consumer Leasing); (3)

Recordkeeping and Disclosure