Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0010-0134
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Endangered Species and Pesticide Regulation; Reopening of Comment Period
Posted Date: 2003-03-13T05:00Z

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Federal
Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
49
/
Thursday,
March
13,
2003
/
Proposed
Rules
agreements
(
North
American
Free­
Trade
Agreement).

Proposed
Amendments
to
the
Regulations
It
is
proposed
to
amend
part
181,
Customs
Regulations
(
19
CFR
part
181),
as
set
forth
below.

PART
181
 
NORTH
AMERICAN
FREE
TRADE
AGREEMENT
1.
The
authority
citation
for
part
181
would
continue
to
read
as
follows:

Authority:
19
U.
S.
C.
66,
1202
(
General
Note
23,
Harmonized
Tariff
Schedule
of
the
United
States),
1624,
3314.

2.
Subpart
L
of
part
181
is
amended
by
adding
a
new
§
181.132
to
read
as
follows:

§
181.132
Disassembly.
(
a)
Treated
as
a
production.
For
purposes
of
implementing
the
rules
of
origin
provisions
of
General
Note
12,
HTSUS,
and
Chapter
Four
of
the
NAFTA,
except
as
provided
in
paragraph
(
b)
of
this
section,
disassembly
is
considered
to
be
production,
and
a
component
recovered
from
a
good
disassembled
in
the
territory
of
a
Party
will
be
considered
to
be
originating
as
the
result
of
such
disassembly
provided
that:
(
1)
The
recovered
component
satisfies
all
applicable
requirements
of
Annex
401
and
this
part;
and
(
2)
Where
the
rule
in
Annex
401
applicable
to
the
recovered
component
does
not
include
a
regional
value
content
requirement,
the
recovered
component
is
thereafter
advanced
in
value
or
improved
in
condition
by
means
of
additional
processing
operations
other
than
those
listed
below.
Merely
processing
by
performing
any
or
all
of
the
following
minor
operations
would
not
be
sufficient
to
be
considered
production:
(
i)
Cleaning
or
sterilizing,
including
removal
of
rust,
grease,
paint,
or
other
coatings;
(
ii)
Application
of
preservative
or
decorative
coatings,
including
lubricants,
protective
encapsulation,
preservative
or
decorative
paint,
or
metallic
coatings;
(
iii)
Trimming,
filing
or
cutting
off
small
amounts
of
excess
materials
(
precision
machining,
however,
is
not
considered
a
minor
operation);
(
iv)
Unloading,
reloading
or
any
other
operation
necessary
to
maintain
the
good
in
good
condition;
(
v)
Packing,
re­
packing,
packaging
or
repackaging;
or
(
vi)
Testing,
marking,
sorting,
or
grading.
(
b)
Exception;
new
goods.
Disassembly
as
provided
in
paragraph
(
a)
of
this
section
will
not
be
considered
a
production
in
the
case
of
components
that
are
recovered
from
new
goods.
(
c)
Automotive
components/
goods.
Notwithstanding
the
provisions
of
Schedule
V
(
Automotive
Goods)
of
the
Appendix
to
this
part,
the
rule
set
forth
in
this
section
applies
for
purposes
of
determining
whether
goods
of
that
Schedule
are
originating.

Robert
C.
Bonner,
Commissioner
of
Customs.
Approved:
February
18,
2003.
Timothy
E.
Skud,
Deputy
Assistant
Secretary
of
the
Treasury.
[
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BILLING
CODE
4820
 
02
 
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
40
CFR
Chapter
I
[
OPP
 
2003
 
0010;
FRL
 
7298
 
9]

RIN
2070
 
AD72
Endangered
Species
and
Pesticide
Regulation;
Reopening
of
Comment
Period
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Advance
notice
of
proposed
rulemaking;
reopening
of
comment
period.

SUMMARY:
This
document
reopens
the
public
comment
period
established
in
an
advance
notice
of
proposed
rulemaking
(
ANPR)
issued
in
the
Federal
Register
of
January
24,
2003.
In
that
document,
EPA
sought
comment
on
an
ANPR
for
an
endangered
species
and
pesticide
regulation.
EPA
is
hereby
reopening
the
comment
period,
which
ended
on
March
10,
2003.
The
new
comment
period
will
end
March
25,
2003.

DATES:
Comments,
identified
by
the
docket
ID
number
OPP
 
2003
 
0010,
must
be
received
on
or
before
March
25,
2003.
ADDRESSES:
Comments
may
be
submitted
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
Follow
the
detailed
instructions
as
provided
in
Unit
I.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION
of
the
January
24,
2003
Federal
Register
document.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Arthur­
Jean
Williams,
Field
and
External
Affairs
Division
(
7506C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001;
telephone
number:
(
703)
305
 
5239;
fax
number:
(
703)
308
 
3259;
email
address:
williams.
arty@
epa.
gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
A.
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?

This
action
is
directed
to
the
public
in
general
and
may
be
of
particular
interest
to
persons
who
manufacture,
sell
or
use
pesticides
or
who
are
part
of
a
State
or
Tribe
engaged
in
the
regulation
of
pesticide
products
and
to
groups
interested
in
environmental
regulation.
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
Arthur­
Jean
Williams
at
the
telephone
number/
e­
mail
address
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

B.
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
identification
(
ID)
number
OPP
 
2003
 
0010.
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
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Rm.
119,
Crystal
Mall
#
2,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Hwy.,
Arlington,
VA.
This
docket
facility
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
docket
telephone
number
is
(
703)
305
 
5805.
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/.
A
frequently
updated
electronic
version
of
40
CFR
Chapter
I
is
available
at
http:/
/
www.
access.
gpo.
gov/
nara/
cfr/
cfrhtml_
00/
Title_
40/
40cfr1_
00.
html,
a
beta
site
currently
under
development.
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
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Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
49
/
Thursday,
March
13,
2003
/
Proposed
Rules
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
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.
1.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number.

C.
How
and
to
Whom
Do
I
Submit
Comments?

To
submit
comments,
or
access
the
official
public
docket,
please
follow
the
detailed
instructions
as
provided
in
Unit
I.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION
of
the
January
24,
2003
Federal
Register
document.
If
you
have
questions,
consult
the
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

II.
Background
On
January
24,
2003,
EPA,
in
conjunction
with
the
Fish
and
Wildlife
Service,
U.
S.
Department
of
the
Interior,
and
National
Marine
Fisheries
Service,
National
Oceanic
and
Atmospheric
Administration,
U.
S.
Department
of
Commerce,
issued
a
Federal
Register
document
(
68
FR
3785)
(
FRL
 
7287
 
3)
seeking
public
comment
on
an
ANPR
for
an
endangered
species
and
pesticide
regulation.
Among
the
comments
received
thus
far
was
a
request,
signed
by
30
groups,
for
an
extension
of
the
comment
period
by
45
days.
While
the
agencies
appreciate
the
need
to
provide
adequate
opportunity
for
public
input,
the
agencies
believe
a
shorter
extension
is
warranted
for
several
reasons.
First,
numerous
comments
were
already
received
during
the
original
comment
period.
Second,
the
January
24,
2003
Federal
Register
notice
was
an
ANPR.
Thus,
the
public
will
have
further
opportunity
to
comment
with
future
publication
of
a
notice
of
proposed
rulemaking.

III.
What
Action
is
EPA
Taking?

Since
EPA
has
an
electronic
docket
system
that
allows
distribution
of
materials
more
easily
to
interested
persons,
EPA
agreed
to
take
responsibility
for
all
of
the
administrative
duties
related
to
publication
of
the
ANPR
and
this
document,
including
the
creation
of
a
public
docket,
receipt
of
public
comments,
and
other
related
matters.
Therefore,
EPA,
on
behalf
of
the
three
agencies,
hereby
reopens
the
comment
period,
which
ended
on
March
10,
2003.
The
new
comment
period
will
end
March
25,
2003.
IV.
What
is
the
Agency's
Authority
for
Taking
this
Action?

The
ANPR
was
issued
under
the
authority
of
section
7
of
the
Endangered
Species
Act
(
ESA),
as
amended,
16
U.
S.
C.
1531
et
seq.,
and
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA),
7
U.
S.
C.
136
et
seq.

V.
Do
Any
Statutory
and
Executive
Order
Reviews
Apply
to
this
Action?

No.
This
action
merely
extends
the
date
by
which
public
comments
must
be
submitted
to
EPA
on
an
ANPR
that
previously
published
in
the
Federal
Register
of
January
24,
2003
(
68
FR
3785).
For
information
about
the
applicability
of
the
regulatory
assessment
requirements
to
the
ANPR,
please
refer
to
the
discussion
in
Unit
IV.
of
that
document
(
68
FR
3785).

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Endangered
species,
Pesticides.

Dated:
March
10,
2003,
Stephen
L.
Johnson,
Assistant
Administrator,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
6188
Filed
3
 
11
 
03;
2:
49
pm]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
40
CFR
Parts
51
and
52
[
AD
 
FRL
 
7466
 
9]

RIN
2060
 
AK28
Prevention
of
Significant
Deterioration
(
PSD)
and
Nonattainment
New
Source
Review
(
NSR):
Routine
Maintenance,
Repair
and
Replacement
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Announcement
of
public
hearings
and
a
public
comment
line.

SUMMARY:
The
EPA
is
announcing
five
public
hearings
to
be
held
on
March
31,
2003,
on
the
December
31,
2002,
proposal
to
revise
the
regulations
governing
the
NSR
programs
mandated
by
parts
C
and
D
of
title
I
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA).
The
proposed
changes
provide
a
future
category
of
activities
that
would
be
considered
to
be
routine
maintenance,
repair
and
replacement
(
RMRR)
under
the
NSR
program.
See
67
FR
80290.
The
public
hearings
will
provide
interested
parties
the
opportunity
to
present
data,
views,
or
arguments
concerning
these
proposed
changes.
The
EPA
is
holding
the
public
hearings
because
of
the
number
of
the
requests
we
received
in
a
timely
manner
from
interested
parties
throughout
the
nation.
The
EPA
is
also
announcing
the
establishment
of
a
comment
line
for
the
public
to
call
and
leave
verbal
comments
on
these
proposed
changes.
The
number
is
(
919)
541
 
0211.
Comments
received
through
this
phone
number
will
be
logged
and
placed
in
Docket
No.
A
 
2002
 
04.
DATES:
The
public
hearings
will
convene
at
9
a.
m.
and
will
end
at
10
p.
m.
on
March
31,
2003.
Times
are
local
for
each
hearing
location.
ADDRESSES:
The
public
hearings
will
be
held
at
the
following
five
locations
simultaneously:
1.
Albany
Marriott
Hotel,
189
Wolf
Road,
Albany,
NY
12205,
Phone
518
 
458
 
8444;
2.
Doubletree
Hotel
Dallas,
5410
LBJ
Freeway,
Dallas,
TX
75240,
Phone
(
972)
934
 
8400;
3.
Crowne
Plaza
Hotel,
8000
Merriman
Road,
Romulus,
MI
48174,
Phone
734
 
729
 
2600;
4.
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
109
TW
Alexander
Drive,
Research
Triangle
Park,
North
Carolina
27709,
Building
C,
Auditorium
C111,
phone
919
 
541
 
5319;
and
5.
Hilton
Salt
Lake
City
Center,
255
South
West
Temple,
Salt
Lake
City,
UT
84101,
Phone
801
 
328
 
2000.
Documents
related
to
this
proposed
rulemaking
are
available
for
public
inspection
in
the
EPA
Air
Docket
No.
A
 
2002
 
04.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Mr.
Dave
Svendsgaard
at
(
919)
541
 
2380,
telefax
(
919)
541
 
5509,
E­
mail:
svendsgaard.
dave@
epa.
gov
or
by
mail
at
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
OAQPS,
Information
Transfer
and
Program
Integration
Division,
(
C339
 
03),
Research
Triangle
Park,
North
Carolina
27711.
As
of
the
date
of
this
announcement,
the
Agency
intends
to
proceed
with
the
hearings
as
announced;
however,
unforeseen
circumstances
may
result
in
a
postponement.
Therefore,
members
of
the
public
planning
to
attend
any
of
these
hearings
are
advised
to
contact
Ms.
Chandra
Kennedy,
U.
S,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
OAQPS,
Information
Transfer
and
Program
Integration
Division,
(
C339
 
03),
Research
Triangle
Park,
North
Carolina
27711;
telephone
(
919)
541
 
5319
or
E­
mail
kennedy.
chandra@
epa.
gov,
to
confirm
the
locations
and
date
of
the
hearings.
You
may
also
check
our
New
Source
Review
website
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
nsr
for
any
changes
in
the
date
or
locations.
If
you
would
like
to
speak
at
any
of
these
hearings,
you
should
also
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