Document ID: EPA-HQ-RCRA-2002-0033-0003
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Draft Guidance for Evaluating the Vapor Intrusion to Indoor Air Pathway from Groundwater and Soils 
(Subsurface Vapor Intrusion Guidance); Notice
Posted Date: 2002-11-29T05:00Z

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November
29,
2002
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Notices
One
facet
of
EPA's
overall
approach
to
resolving
the
remaining
water
quality
problems
is
the
continued
implementation
of
the
national
effluent
guidelines
program
to
address
water
quality
problems
associated
with
industrial
dischargers.
As
EPA
moves
forward
to
address
the
remaining
water
quality
problems,
EPA
invites
comment
on
whether
it
should
devote
the
same,
less,
or
greater
resources
to
the
effluent
guidelines
program
as
it
has
in
the
past.

VI.
Public
Meeting
An
important
first
step
in
the
planning
process
is
to
consult
with
authorized
States
and
Tribes,
pretreatment
control
authorities,
and
professional
associations
to
obtain
their
recommendations
on
revising
existing
effluent
guidelines
and
identifying
industries
for
new
guidelines.
These
stakeholders
can
help
identify
water
quality
concerns
related
to
industrial
categories
as
well
as
changes
in
industries
which
affect
the
administration
and
effectiveness
of
existing
regulations.
EPA
recognizes
that
there
are
other
stakeholders
who
also
may
have
concerns
or
data
indicating
the
need
for
new
or
revised
regulations,
or
revisions
to
EPA's
draft
Strategy.
Therefore,
the
Agency
will
hold
a
public
meeting
on
Wednesday,
January
15
from
9
a.
m.
to
noon,
to
discuss
the
goals
and
the
elements
of
the
draft
Strategy.
This
informational
meeting
will
be
held
in
the
EPA
East
Building,
Room
1153,
1201
Constitution
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
No
registration
is
required
for
this
meeting.
If
you
need
special
accommodations
at
this
meeting,
please
contact
Pat
Harrigan
at
(
202)
566
 
1666
or
harrigan.
patricia@
epa.
gov
at
least
five
business
days
before
the
meeting
so
that
appropriate
arrangements
can
be
made.
For
security
reasons,
we
request
that
you
bring
photo
identification
with
you
to
the
meeting.
Also,
if
you
let
us
know
in
advance
of
your
plans
to
attend,
it
will
expedite
the
process
of
signing
in.
Seating
will
be
provided
on
a
first­
come,
first­
served
basis.
Please
note
that
parking
is
very
limited
in
downtown
Washington,
and
use
of
public
transit
is
recommended.
The
EPA
Headquarters
complex
is
located
near
the
Federal
Triangle
Metro
station.
Upon
exiting
the
Metro
station,
walk
east
to
12th
Street.
On
12th
Street,
walk
south
to
Constitution
Avenue.
At
the
corner,
turn
right
onto
Constitution
Avenue
and
proceed
to
the
EPA
East
Building
entrance.
During
the
meeting,
EPA
will
present
an
overview
of
the
draft
Strategy,
including
the
factors
the
Agency
expects
to
consider
and
the
cycle
of
steps
involved
in
its
application.
EPA
will
also
allow
time
for
questions
and
answers
during
these
sessions.
The
Agency
also
encourages
participants
to
identify
and
provide
supporting
data
and/
or
rationales
on
existing
effluent
guidelines
that
EPA
should
consider
revising,
or
on
any
industrial
categories
for
which
the
Agency
should
consider
developing
new
effluent
guidelines.
This
meeting
is
not
a
public
hearing
for
the
purpose
of
obtaining
comment
on
the
draft
Strategy.
EPA
will
not
generate
a
transcript
of
the
meeting.
The
public
may
submit
written
comments
as
described
in
the
``
How
to
Submit
Comments''
section
above.

VII.
Industrial
Wastewater
and
Best
Available
Treatment
Technologies
Conference
EPA
has
established
effluent
limitation
guidelines
and
pretreatment
standards
for
more
than
50
industries.
(
A
list
of
the
currently
regulated
industries
is
provided
in
the
draft
Strategy
at
appendix
1,
which
can
be
found
on
EPA's
Web
site
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
guide/
strategy.)
Over
the
last
30
years,
these
industries
have
accumulated
much
expertise
and
experience
in
wastewater
treatment
process
design
and
operation
to
comply
with
these
regulations.
Vanderbilt
University
and
the
U.
S.
EPA
are
cosponsoring
a
technical
conference
to
provide
a
forum
to
share
experiences
with
process
design
and
regulatory
compliance.
Representatives
of
academia,
government,
and
industry
are
invited
to
convene
to
examine
and
discuss
industry
trends
and
technology
advances
as
they
affect
regulatory
compliance
and
sustainable
growth.
Participants
will
have
the
opportunity
to
both
provide
and
obtain
information
on
state
of
the
art
techniques
for
addressing
their
water
pollution
control
activities.
These
may
include
improvements
to
traditional
wastewater
treatment
processes
as
well
as
process
changes
and
best
management
practices
that
lead
to
reductions
in
pollutant
generation.
The
BAT
conference
will
be
held
from
February
26
through
February
28,
2003
at
the
Nashville
Marriott
at
Vanderbilt
University,
located
at
2555
West
End
Avenue,
Nashville,
Tennessee,
37203.
Registration
is
required.
More
information,
including
registration
and
specific
topics,
is
available
at
http://
frontweb.
vuse.
vanderbilt.
edu/
bat/,
or
contact
Jan
Matuszko
at
(
202)
566
 
1035
or
e­
mail
her
at
matuszko.
jan@
epa.
gov.
Dated:
November
22,
2002.

G.
Tracy
Mehan,
III,

Assistant
Administrator
for
Water.
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BILLING
CODE
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ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
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Draft
Guidance
For
Evaluating
The
Vapor
Intrusion
to
Indoor
Air
Pathway
From
Groundwater
And
Soils
(
Subsurface
Vapor
Intrusion
Guidance)

AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).

ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
EPA
is
publishing
a
draft
guidance
addressing
the
evaluation
of
the
``
vapor
intrusion
pathway.''
The
draft
guidance
is
intended
to
provide
a
tool
to
help
the
user
conduct
a
screening
evaluation
as
to
whether
or
not
the
vapor
intrusion
exposure
pathway
is
complete
and,
if
so,
whether
it
poses
an
unacceptable
risk
to
human
health.
It
is
not
intended
to
provide
recommendations
for
delineating
extent
of
risk
or
eliminating
risk.

DATES:
Send
your
comments
to
reach
us
on
or
before
February
27,
2003.

ADDRESSES:
Comments
may
be
submitted
electronically,
by
mail,
by
facsimile,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
Send
an
original
and
two
copies
of
your
comments
to:
OSWER
Docket,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Mailcode:
5305
 
G,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW,
Washington,
DC
20460,
Attention
Docket
ID
No.
RCRA
 
2002
 
0033.
Follow
the
detailed
instructions
as
provided
in
section
I.
B.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
For
general
information,
contact
the
RCRA
Hotline
at
(
800)
424
 
9346
(
toll
free)
or
call
(
703)
412
 
9810;
or,
for
hearing
impaired,
call
TDD
(
800)
553
 
7672
or
TDD
(
703)
412
 
3323.
For
more
information
on
specific
aspects
of
this
guidance,
contact
Henry
Schuver,
Office
of
Solid
Waste
(
5303W),
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Ariel
Rios
Building,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0002,
(
703)
308
 
8656,
e­
mail
address:
schuver.
henry@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

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Notices
I.
General
Information
A.
How
Can
I
Get
Copies
Of
This
Document
And
Other
Related
Information?

1.
Docket
EPA
has
established
an
official
public
docket
for
this
action
under
Docket
ID
No.
RCRA
 
2002
 
0033.
The
official
public
docket
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
this
action,
any
public
comments
received,
and
other
information
related
to
this
action.
Although
a
part
of
the
official
docket,
the
public
docket
does
not
include
Confidential
Business
Information
(
CBI)
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
The
official
public
docket
is
the
collection
of
materials
that
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
OSWER
Docket
in
the
EPA
Docket
Center,
(
EPA/
DC)
EPA
West,
Room
B102,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
NW,
Washington,
DC.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
Public
Reading
Room
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
telephone
number
for
the
Public
Reading
Room
is
(
202)
566
 
1744
and
the
telephone
number
for
OSWER
Docket
is
202
 
566
 
0207.
To
view
docket
materials,
you
should
call
in
advance
and
make
an
appointment.
You
may
copy
a
maximum
of
100
pages
from
any
regulatory
docket
at
no
charge
(
unless
the
documents
require
copyright
permission).
Additional
copies
cost
$
0.15
per
page.

2.
Electronic
Access
You
may
access
this
Federal
Register
document
electronically
through
the
EPA
Internet
under
the
``
Federal
Register''
listings
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
and
comment
system,
EPA
Dockets.
You
may
use
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket/
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
official
public
docket,
and
to
access
those
documents
in
the
public
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
appropriate
docket
identification
number.
Certain
types
of
information
will
not
be
placed
in
the
EPA
Dockets.
Information
claimed
as
CBI
and
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute,
which
is
not
included
in
the
official
public
docket,
will
not
be
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
EPA's
policy
is
that
copyrighted
material
will
not
be
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
but
will
be
available
only
in
printed,
paper
form
in
the
official
public
docket.
When
a
document
is
selected
from
the
index
list
in
EPA
Dockets,
the
system
will
identify
whether
the
document
is
available
for
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Although
not
all
docket
materials
may
be
available
electronically,
you
may
still
access
any
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
the
docket
facility
identified
in
Unit
I.
B.
For
public
commenters,
it
is
important
to
note
that
EPA's
policy
is
that
public
comments,
whether
submitted
electronically
or
in
paper,
will
be
made
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
as
EPA
receives
them
and
without
change,
unless
the
comment
contains
copyrighted
material,
CBI,
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
When
EPA
identifies
a
comment
containing
copyrighted
material,
EPA
will
provide
a
reference
to
that
material
in
the
version
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
The
entire
printed
comment,
including
the
copyrighted
material,
will
be
available
in
the
public
docket.
Public
comments
submitted
on
computer
disks
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
docket
will
be
transferred
to
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Public
comments
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
Docket
will
be
scanned
and
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Where
practical,
physical
objects
will
be
photographed,
and
the
photograph
will
be
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
along
with
a
brief
description
written
by
the
docket
staff.

B.
How
and
To
Whom
Do
I
Submit
Comments?

You
may
submit
comments
electronically,
by
mail,
by
facsimile,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
identify
the
appropriate
docket
identification
number
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
comment.
Please
ensure
that
your
comments
are
submitted
within
the
specified
comment
period.
Comments
received
after
the
close
of
the
comment
period
will
be
marked
``
late.''
EPA
is
not
required
to
consider
these
late
comments,
but
will
make
every
effort
to
do
so
if
time
and
resources
permit.
If
you
wish
to
submit
CBI
or
information
that
is
otherwise
protected
by
statute,
please
follow
the
instructions
in
section
I.
C.
Do
not
use
EPA
Dockets
or
e­
mail
to
submit
CBI
or
information
protected
by
statute.
1.
Electronically
If
you
submit
an
electronic
comment
as
prescribed
below,
EPA
recommends
that
you
include
your
name,
mailing
address,
and
an
e­
mail
address
or
other
contact
information
in
the
body
of
your
comment.
Also
include
this
contact
information
on
the
outside
of
any
disk
or
CD
ROM
you
submit,
and
in
any
cover
letter
accompanying
the
disk
or
CD
ROM.
This
ensures
that
you
can
be
identified
as
the
submitter
of
the
comment
and
allows
EPA
to
contact
you
in
case
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
or
needs
further
information
on
the
substance
of
your
comment.
EPA's
policy
is
that
EPA
will
not
edit
your
comment,
and
any
identifying
or
contact
information
provided
in
the
body
of
a
comment
will
be
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
If
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
and
cannot
contact
you
for
clarification,
EPA
may
not
be
able
to
consider
your
comment.

i.
EPA
Dockets
Your
use
of
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
to
submit
comments
to
EPA
electronically
is
EPA's
preferred
method
for
receiving
comments.
Go
directly
to
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket,
and
follow
the
online
instructions
for
submitting
comments.
To
access
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
from
the
EPA
Internet
Home
Page,
select
``
Information
Sources,''
``
Dockets,''
and
``
EPA
Dockets.''
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
and
then
key
in
Docket
ID
No.
RCRA
 
2002
 
0033.
The
system
is
an
``
anonymous
access''
system,
which
means
EPA
will
not
know
your
identity,
e­
mail
address,
or
other
contact
information
unless
you
provide
it
in
the
body
of
your
comment.

ii.
E­
mail
Comments
may
be
sent
by
electronic
mail
(
e­
mail)
to
RCRAdocket
epamail.
epa.
gov,
Attention
Docket
ID
No.
RCRA
 
2002
 
0033.
In
contrast
to
EPA's
electronic
public
docket,
EPA's
e­
mail
system
is
not
an
``
anonymous
access''
system.
If
you
send
an
e­
mail
comment
directly
to
the
Docket
without
going
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket,
EPA's
e­
mail
system
automatically
captures
your
email
address.
E­
mail
addresses
that
are
automatically
captured
by
EPA's
e­
mail
system
are
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.

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iii.
Disk
or
CD
ROM
You
may
submit
comments
on
a
disk
or
CD
ROM
that
you
mail
to
the
mailing
address
identified
in
Unit
I.
B.
2,
below.
These
electronic
submissions
will
be
accepted
in
WordPerfect
or
ASCII
file
format.
Avoid
the
use
of
special
characters
and
any
form
of
encryption.

2.
By
Mail
Send
an
original
and
two
copies
of
your
comments
to:
OSWER
Docket,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Mailcode:
5305­
G,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW,
Washington,
DC
20460,
Attention
Docket
ID
No.
RCRA
 
2002
 
0033.

3.
By
Hand
Delivery
or
Courier
Deliver
your
comments
to:
OSWER
Docket,
EPA
West
Building,
Room
B102,
1301
Constitution
Avenue,
NW,
Washington
DC,
20004,
Attention
Docket
ID
No.
RCRA
 
2002
 
0033.
Such
deliveries
are
only
accepted
during
the
Docket's
normal
hours
of
operation
as
identified
in
section
I.
A.
1.

4.
By
Facsimile
Fax
your
comments
to
(
703)
603
 
9234,
Attention
Docket
ID
No.
RCRA
 
2002
 
0033.

C.
How
Should
I
Submit
CBI
To
the
Agency?
Do
not
submit
information
that
you
consider
to
be
CBI
electronically
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
or
by
e­
mail.
Send
or
deliver
information
identified
as
CBI
only
to
the
following
address:
RCRA
CBI
Document
Control
Officer,
Office
of
Solid
Waste,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Mailcode
5305
 
W,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW,
Washington,
DC
20460,
Attention
Docket
ID
No.
RCRA
 
2002
 
0033.
You
may
claim
information
that
you
submit
to
EPA
as
CBI
by
marking
any
part
or
all
of
that
information
as
CBI
(
if
you
submit
CBI
on
disk
or
CD
ROM,
mark
the
outside
of
the
disk
or
CD
ROM
as
CBI
and
then
identify
electronically
within
the
disk
or
CD
ROM
the
specific
information
that
is
CBI).
Information
so
marked
will
not
be
disclosed
except
in
accordance
with
procedures
set
forth
in
40
CFR
part
2.
In
addition
to
one
complete
version
of
the
comment
that
includes
any
information
claimed
as
CBI,
a
copy
of
the
comment
that
does
not
contain
the
information
claimed
as
CBI
must
be
submitted
for
inclusion
in
the
public
docket
and
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
If
you
submit
the
copy
that
does
not
contain
CBI
on
disk
or
CD
ROM,
mark
the
outside
of
the
disk
or
CD
ROM
clearly
that
it
does
not
contain
CBI.
Information
not
marked
as
CBI
will
be
included
in
the
public
docket
and
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
without
prior
notice.
If
you
have
any
questions
about
CBI
or
the
procedures
for
claiming
CBI,
please
consult
the
person
identified
in
the
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT
section.

D.
What
Should
I
Consider
as
I
Prepare
My
Comments
for
EPA?

You
may
find
the
following
suggestions
helpful
for
preparing
your
comments:
1.
Explain
your
views
as
clearly
as
possible.
2.
Describe
any
assumptions
that
you
used.
3.
Provide
any
technical
information
and/
or
data
you
used
that
support
your
views.
4.
If
you
estimate
potential
burden
or
costs,
explain
how
you
arrived
at
your
estimate.
5.
Provide
specific
examples
to
illustrate
your
concerns.
6.
Offer
alternatives.
7.
Make
sure
to
submit
your
comments
by
the
comment
period
deadline
identified.
8.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
identify
the
appropriate
docket
identification
number
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.
It
would
also
be
helpful
if
you
provided
the
name,
date,
and
Federal
Register
citation
related
to
your
comments.

II.
Summary
The
draft
guidance
(
Evaluating
the
Vapor
Intrusion
to
Indoor
Air
Pathway
From
Groundwater
and
Soils)
examines
a
single
exposure
pathway
 
the
``
vapor
intrusion
pathway.''
It
is
intended
to
be
a
screening
tool
to
aid
users
in
determining
whether
a
vapor
intrusion
pathway
is
complete
and,
if
so,
whether
the
completed
pathway
poses
an
unacceptable
risk
to
human
health.
A
complete
pathway
means
that
humans
are
exposed
to
vapors
originating
from
site
contamination.
The
draft
guidance
begins
with
simple
and
generally
reasonable
conservative
screening
approaches
and
gradually
progresses
toward
a
more
complex
assessment
involving
increasingly
greater
use
of
site­
specific
data.
For
those
sites
determined
to
have
an
incomplete
vapor
intrusion
pathway,
further
consideration
of
the
current
site
situation
generally
should
not
be
needed.
For
those
sites
determined
to
have
a
complete
pathway,
guidance
is
provided
to
evaluate
whether
the
pathway
does
or
does
not
pose
a
potential
significant
risk
to
human
health.
This
draft
guidance
is
not
intended
to
provide
recommendations
to
delineate
the
extent
of
risk
or
eliminate
the
risk.
Its
sole
purpose
is
to
determine
if
there
is
a
potential
for
an
unacceptable
risk.
EPA
generally
recommends
reevaluation
of
those
sites
that
are
screened­
out
if
site
conditions
or
land
use
changes
in
a
way
that
might
alter
a
decision
to
screen­
out,
or
other
new
information
suggests
greater
conservatism
is
appropriate
in
assessing
the
vapor
intrusion
pathway.
Because
this
is
a
draft
guidance
document,
not
a
regulation,
it
is
not
subject
to
the
notice
and
comment
requirements
of
the
Administrative
Procedure
Act.
Nonetheless,
EPA
is
choosing,
in
its
discretion,
to
solicit
comments
on
the
document
in
the
interest
of
developing
the
most
accurate,
useful
guidance
document.

III.
At
What
Sites
Are
We
Currently
Suggesting
You
Use
This
Guidance?
EPA
suggests
that
you
use
this
draft
guidance
at
RCRA
Corrective
Action,
CERCLA
(
National
Priorities
List
and
Superfund
Alternative
Sites),
and
Brownfields
sites,
but,
at
this
time,
we
do
not
recommended
it
for
use
at
Subtitle
I
Underground
Storage
Tank
(
UST)
sites.
We
recommend
that
State
and
Regional
UST
corrective
action
programs
continue
to
use
a
risk­
based
decision
making
approach
as
described
in
OSWER
Directive
9610.17:
Use
of
Risk­
Based
Decision
Making
in
UST
Corrective
Action
Program
to
address
this
pathway
at
UST
sites.

IV.
Data
Evaluation
Vapor
intrusion
is
a
rapidly
developing
field
of
science
and
policy
and
this
draft
guidance
is
intended
to
aid
in
evaluating
the
potential
for
human
exposure
from
this
pathway
given
the
state­
of­
the­
science
at
this
time.
EPA
will
continue
to
explore
this
area
in
efforts
to
improve
the
state­
ofthe
science
of
this
complex
exposure
pathway.
A
workgroup
of
EPA
and
State
representatives
is
currently
being
organized
to
evaluate
this
pathway
over
the
next
several
years.
As
the
state­
ofthe
science
improves,
this
guidance
will
be
revised
as
appropriate.
EPA
and
State
site
managers
are
encouraged
to
contact
EPA's
Office
of
Solid
Waste
(
OSW)
to
join
the
workgroup
and/
or
provide
the
workgroup
with
relevant
site
information
that
can
be
added
to
the
Office
of
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response
(
OSWER)
database
to
facilitate
these
efforts.

V.
Will
This
Draft
Guidance
Supersede
Existing
Guidance?
This
draft
guidance
supersedes
the
draft
RCRA
EI
Supplemental
Guidance
for
Evaluating
the
Vapor
Intrusion
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29,
2002
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Indoor
Air
Pathway
(
December
2001).
It
does
not
supersede
State
guidance.
However,
EPA
believes
that
States
will
find
this
guidance
useful
and
anticipates
that
States
will
consider
this
draft
guidance
when
evaluating
the
vapor
intrusion
pathway.
Additionally,
the
lead
regulatory
authority
for
a
site
may
determine
that
criteria
other
than
those
recommended
in
this
draft
guidance
are
more
appropriate
for
the
specific
site
or
area.
For
example,
sitespecific
indoor
air
criteria
may
differ
from
the
generic
indoor
air
criteria
generally
recommended
in
this
guidance
and,
consequently,
the
corresponding
soil
gas
or
groundwater
screening
levels
may
differ.
Also,
the
site­
specific
relationship
between
indoor
air
concentrations
and
subsurface
soil
gas
or
groundwater
concentrations
may
differ
from
that
assumed
in
developing
this
guidance.
Therefore,
we
suggest
that
the
first
step
generally
should
be
to
consult
with
the
lead
regulatory
authority
to
identify
the
most
appropriate
approach
for
evaluation
of
any
potential
vapor
intrusion
to
indoor
air
pathway.

VI.
When
Do
We
Recommend
You
Start
Using
This
Draft
Guidance?

EPA
recommends
that
you
consider
the
use
of
this
draft
guidance
now.
Although
the
document
is
still
in
draft
and
EPA
is
requesting
comment
on
it,
it
has
gone
through
extensive
internal
and
inter­
agency
review,
and
we
believe
it
is
a
technically
sound
product.
While
we
hope
to
receive
useful
comments
that
will
result
in
improvements
when
the
draft
is
finalized,
we
believe
the
document
in
its
current
state
provides
the
best
guidance
and
information
currently
available
on
these
issues.
Please
recognize
that
this
is
a
guidance
document,
not
a
regulation.
This
document
presents
current
technical
and
policy
recommendations
of
the
Office
of
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response,
based
EPA's
current
understanding
of
the
subsurface
vapor
intrusion.
EPA
personnel
(
and
of
course,
states)
are
free
to
use
and
accept
other
technically
sound
approaches,
either
on
their
own
initiative,
or
at
the
suggestion
of
responsible
parties
or
other
interested
parties.
In
addition,
personnel
who
use
this
guidance
document
are
free
to
modify
the
approach
recommended
in
this
guidance.
This
guidance
document
does
not
impose
any
requirements
or
obligations
on
EPA,
states,
or
the
regulated
community.
Rather,
the
sources
of
authority
and
requirements
for
addressing
subsurface
vapor
intrusion
are
the
relevant
statutes
and
regulations
(
e.
g.,
RCRA,
CERCLA
and
the
NCP).

Dated:
November
22,
2002.
Marianne
Lamont
Horinko,
Assistant
Administrator,
Office
of
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response.
[
FR
Doc.
02
 
30261
Filed
11
 
27
 
02;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
P
EQUAL
EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY
COMMISSION
Agency
Information
Collection
Activities:
Submission
for
OMB
Review;
Final
Comment
Request
AGENCY:
Equal
Employment
Opportunity
Commission.
ACTION:
Final
Notice
of
Submission
for
OMB
Review
Employer
Information
Report
(
EEO
 
1).

SUMMARY:
In
accordance
with
the
Paperwork
Reduction
act
of
1995,
the
Equal
Employment
Opportunity
Commission
(
EEOC)
announces
that
it
is
submitting
to
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB)
a
request
for
a
oneyear
extension
of
the
existing
collection
as
described
below.
A
notice
that
the
EEOC
would
be
submitting
this
request
was
published
in
the
Federal
Register
on
September
9,
2002,
allowing
for
a
60­
day
public
comment
period.
Four
comments
were
received.
DATES:
Written
comments
on
this
notice
must
be
submitted
on
or
before
December
30,
2002.
ADDRESSES:
Comments
should
be
submitted
to
Karen
Lee,
Policy
Analyst,
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs,
Office
of
Management
and
Budget,
725
17th
Street,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20503,
or
e­
mail
at
KFLEE@
OMB.
EOP.
GOV.
Comments
may
also
be
sent
to
Frances
M.
Hart,
Executive
Officer,
Executive
Secretariat,
Equal
Employment
Opportunity
Commission,
10th
Floor,
1801
L
Street,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20507.
As
a
convenience
to
commentators,
the
Executive
Secretariat
will
accept
comments
transmitted
by
facsimile
(``
FAX'')
machine.
The
telephone
number
of
the
FAX
receiver
is
(
202)
663
 
4114.
(
This
is
not
a
toll­
free
number.)
Only
comments
of
six
or
fewer
pages
will
be
accepted
via
FAX
transmittal.
This
limitation
is
necessary
to
assure
access
to
the
equipment.
Receipt
of
FAX
transmittal
will
not
be
acknowledged,
except
that
the
sender
may
request
confirmation
of
receipt
by
calling
the
Executive
Secretariat
staff
at
(
202)
663
 
4070
(
voice)
or
(
202)
663
 
4074
(
TDD).
(
These
are
not
toll­
free
telephone
numbers.)
Copies
of
comments
submitted
by
the
public
will
be
available
for
review
at
the
Commission's
library,
Room
6502,
1801
L
Street,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20507
between
the
hours
of
9:
30
a.
m.
and
5
p.
m.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Joachim
Neckere,
Director,
Program
Research
and
Surveys
Division,
1801
L
Street,
NW.,
Room
9222,
Washington,
DC
20507:
(
202)
663
 
4958
(
voice)
or
(
202)
663
 
7063
(
TDD).

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
The
Commission
solicits
public
comment
to
enable
it
to:
(
1)
Evaluate
whether
the
proposed
collection
of
information
is
necessary
for
the
proper
performance
of
the
Commission's
functions,
including
whether
the
information
will
have
practical
utility;
(
2)
Evaluate
the
accuracy
of
the
Commission's
estimate
of
the
burden
of
the
proposed
collection
of
information,
including
the
validity
of
the
methodology
and
assumptions
used;
(
3)
Enhance
the
quality,
utility,
and
clarity
of
the
information
to
be
collected;
and
(
4)
Minimize
the
burden
of
the
collection
of
information
on
those
who
are
to
respond,
including
the
use
of
appropriate
automated,
electronic,
mechanical,
or
other
technological
collection
techniques
or
other
forms
of
information
technology,
e.
g.,
permitting
electronic
submission
of
responses.
Four
comments
were
received
from
associations
of
employers
and
human
resources
organizations
in
response
to
the
September
9,
2002
notice.
The
comments
supported
the
EEOC's
request
for
a
one­
year
extension
of
the
current
information
collection.

Overview
of
This
Information
Collection
Collection
Title:
Employer
Information
Report
(
EEO
 
1).
OMB
Number:
OMB
Number
3046
 
0007.
Frequency
of
Report:
Annual
Type
of
Respondent:
Private
employees
and
certain
federal
government
contractors
and
first­
tier
subcontractors
with
50
or
more
employees.
Description
of
Affected
Public:
Private
industry
employers
and
businesses,
private
institutions,
organizations
and
farms.
Reporting
Hours:
402,700.
Federal
Cost:
$
1.3
million.
Number
of
Forms:
1.
Abstract:
Section
709(
c)
of
the
Title
VII
of
the
Civil
Rights
Act
of
1964,
as
amended,
42
U.
S.
C.
2000e
 
8(
c),
requires
employers
to
make
and
keep
records
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