[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 36 (Thursday, February 23, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 10053]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4473]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 700 and 723

[OPPTS-50596C; FRL-4939-2]
RIN 2070-AC14


Premanufacture Notification and Exemptions; Notification of 
Technical Workshops

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of technical workshops.

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SUMMARY: EPA will hold technical workshops on the proposed revisions of 
the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 5 premanufacture 
notification (PMN) regulations and exemptions for chemicals in 
quantities of 1,000 kilograms or less and for polymers, which were 
published in the Federal Register of February 8, 1993. EPA is 
conducting the workshops at the request of the Synthetic Organic 
Chemical Manufacturers Association and the Chemical Manufacturers 
Association to provide an opportunity for interested persons to become 
familiar with the technical provisions of the regulations which will 
affect the manufacture of new chemical substances. The workshops will 
address the eligibility criteria and other technical aspects of the 
proposed polymer exemption and low volume exemption rules, the ``two 
percent'' rule for polymers, and procedures for developing and 
submitting Chemical Abstracts names for new chemical substances.

DATES: The technical workshops will be held on March 14 and 21, 1995, 
from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Washington, DC.

ADDRESSES: The March 14, 1995 meeting will be held at the Environmental 
Protection Agency, Education Center, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 
20460. The March 21, 1995 meeting will be held at the General Services 
Administration, Regional Office Building Auditorium, Rm. 1041, First 
floor, National Capital Region, 7th and D Sts., SW., Washington, DC 
20407.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James B. Willis, Acting Director, 
Environmental Assistance Division (7408), Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. E-543B, 401 
M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460, Telephone: (202) 554-1404, TDD: (202) 
554-0551, Fax: (202) 554-5603. Persons wishing to attend the workshops 
should contact the office listed above and provide their name, 
organization, preferred meeting date, and a daytime telephone number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of February 8, 1993, 
EPA published its proposed amendments to the PMN regulations, 
exemptions for chemicals in quantities of 1,000 kilograms or less (58 
FR 7646), exemption for polymers (58 FR 7679), and an amendment to the 
expedited process for issuing SNURs (58 FR 7676). A public hearing on 
the proposed regulations was held on April 26 and 27, 1993, in 
Washington, DC. EPA expects to promulgate final regulations in the near 
future. The regulations would become effective 60 days following 
publication in the Federal Register.

List of Subjects in Parts 700 and 723

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Hazardous materials, 
Premanufacture notification, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 
Significant new use.

    Dated: February 16, 1995.
Joseph A. Carra,
Acting Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 95-4473 Filed 2-22-95; 8:45 am]
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