Document ID: EPA-HQ-SFUND-2002-0006-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Correction of Typographical Errors and Removal of Obsolete Language in Regulations on Reportable Quantities
Posted Date: 2002-07-09T04:00Z

45440
Federal
Register
/
Vol.
67,
No.
131
/
Tuesday,
July
9,
2002
/
Proposed
Rules
Signed:
May
17,
2002.
Bradley
A.
Buckles,
Director.
[FR
Doc.
02Ð
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Filed
7Ð
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am]

BILLING
CODE
4810–
31–
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
40
CFR
Part
302
[SW
H–
FRL–
7241–
7]

RIN
2050–
AE88
Correction
of
Typographical
Errors
and
Removal
of
Obsolete
Language
in
Regulations
on
Reportable
Quantities
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(EPA).

ACTION:
Proposed
rule.

SUMMARY:
The
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(EPA)
proposes
to
correct
errors
and
remove
obsolete
or
redundant
language
in
regulations
regarding
notification
requirements
for
releases
of
hazardous
substances
under
the
Comprehensive
Environmental
Response,
Compensation
and
Liability
Act
(CERCLA).
EPA
has
reviewed
the
CERCLA
release
reporting
regulations
and
has
identified
several
categories
of
errors,
including:
typographical
errors
in
the
table
of
CERCLA
hazardous
substances;
definitions
made
legally
obsolete
because
of
changes
in
CERCLA's
statutory
provisions;
and
redundant
or
unnecessary
information
that
could
be
removed
from
the
regulations
to
simplify
these
regulations
and
reduce
potential
confusion.
In
the
Rules
and
Regulations
section
of
today's
Federal
Register,
EPA
is
approving
this
action
as
a
direct
final
rule
without
a
prior
proposal
because
EPA
views
this
action
as
noncontroversial
and
anticipates
no
adverse
comments.
A
detailed
rationale
for
the
approval
of
this
action
is
set
forth
in
the
direct
final
rule.
If
no
adverse
comments
are
received
in
response
to
the
direct
final
rule,
no
further
activity
is
anticipated
in
relation
to
this
rule.
If
EPA
receives
adverse
written
comments
on
one
or
more
distinct
amendments,
paragraphs,
or
sections
of
the
direct
final
rule,
EPA
will
withdraw
the
distinct
amendments,
paragraphs,
or
sections
for
which
the
adverse
comment
was
received
by
publishing
a
timely
withdrawal
in
the
Federal
Register.
All
adverse
public
comments
received
will
be
addressed
in
a
subsequent
final
rule
based
on
this
proposed
rule.
EPA
will
not
institute
a
second
comment
period
on
this
action.
Any
parties
interested
in
commenting
on
this
action
should
do
so
at
this
time.

DATES:
Written
comments
must
be
received
before
or
on
August
8,
2002.

ADDRESSES:
Comments:
Interested
parties
may
submit
an
original
and
two
copies
of
comments
referencing
docket
number
102RQ­
CORRECT
to
(1)
if
using
regular
U.
S.
Postal
Service
mail:
Docket
Coordinator,
Superfund
Docket
Office,
(Mail
Code
5201G),
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Headquarters,
Ariel
Rios
Building,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
or
(2)
if
using
special
delivery
such
as
overnight
express
service:
Superfund
Docket
Office,
Crystal
Gateway
One,
1st
Floor,
1235
Jefferson
Davis
Highway,
Arlington,
VA
22202.
It
would
also
be
helpful,
although
not
mandatory,
to
include
an
electronic
copy
of
your
comments
by
diskette
or
Internet
e­
mail.
For
more
information,
see
the
``
Electronic
Submission
of
Comments''
portion
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION
section
of
EPA's
direct
final
rule
published
in
today's
Federal
Register.
Docket:
Copies
of
public
comments
and
other
materials
supporting
EPA's
decision
to
correct
typographical
errors
and
remove
obsolete
language
from
40
CFR
Part
302
may
be
examined
at
the
U.
S.
EPA
Superfund
Docket
Office,
Crystal
Gateway
One,
1235
Jefferson
Davis
Highway,
First
Floor,
Arlington,
Virginia
22202
[Docket
Number
102RQCORRECT
Docket
hours
are
9
a.
m.
to
4
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
Federal
holidays.
Please
call
(703)
603Ð
9232
for
an
appointment.
You
may
copy
a
maximum
of
100
pages
from
any
regulatory
docket
at
no
charge;
additional
copies
cost
15
cents
per
page.
The
Docket
Office
will
mail
copies
of
materials
to
you
if
you
are
located
outside
the
Washington,
DC
metropolitan
area.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION:
Contact
Ms.
Lynn
Beasley
of
the
Office
of
Emergency
and
Remedial
Response
(5204G),
U.
S.
EPA,
Ariel
Rios
Building,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460,
by
phone
at
(703)
603Ð
9086,
or
by
e­
mail
at
beasley.
lynn@
epa.
gov.

Dated:
June
28,
2002.

Christine
Todd
Whitman,

Administrator.
[FR
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BILLING
CODE
6560–
50–
P
DEPARTMENT
OF
TRANSPORTATION
National
Highway
Traffic
Safety
Administration
49
CFR
Part
571
[Docket
No.
02–
12643]

RIN
2127–
AC66
Federal
Motor
Vehicle
Safety
Standards:
Air
Brake
Systems
ACTION:
Termination
of
rulemaking.

SUMMARY:
Brake
blocks,
also
known
as
brake
linings,
are
sacrificial
components
of
brake
systems.
Composed
of
friction
material,
they
are
pressed
against
brake
drums
or
brake
rotors
when
a
vehicle's
brakes
are
activated.
The
composition
and
characteristics
of
brake
blocks
may
vary
considerably.
This
variation
has
a
direct
impact
on
brake
performance
and
vehicle
stopping
distances.
NHTSA
received
two
petitions
for
rulemaking
requesting
issuance
of
standards
for
brake
blocks,
one
from
the
American
Trucking
Associations
(ATA)
and
the
other
from
a
private
individual,
Mr.
Ralph
Grabowsky.
In
March
1989,
NHTSA
granted
the
ATA
petition
and
partially
granted
and
partially
denied
Mr.
Grabowsky's
petition,
agreeing
to
consider
beginning
rulemaking
to
develop
a
standard
for
marking,
identifying
and
rating
the
effectiveness
of
heavy
truck
brake
blocks.
After
granting
these
petitions,
the
agency
initiated
a
number
of
studies
to
determine
the
feasibility
of
developing
effectiveness
ratings
for
heavy
truck
brake
blocks.
After
examining
the
data
developed
from
its
research
as
well
examining
voluntary
standards
for
heavy
truck
brake
blocks,
NHTSA
has
determined
that
it
is
unlikely
that
a
suitable
test
procedure
for
comparing
and
rating
brake
blocks
can
be
developed
with
currently
available
test
equipment
and
procedures.
Accordingly,
the
agency
is
terminating
this
rulemaking
action.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
For
non­
legal
issues:
Mr.
Samuel
Daniel
Jr.,
Office
of
Crash
Avoidance
Standards,
NPSÐ
22,
National
Highway
Traffic
Safety
Administration,
400
Seventh
Street,
SW,
Washington,
DC
20590,
telephone
(202)
366Ð
4921,
facsimile
(202)
366Ð
4329,
electronic
mail
sdaniel@
nhtsa.
dot.
gov.
For
legal
issues:
Mr.
Otto
G.
Matheke,
III,
NCCÐ
20,
Rulemaking
Division,
Office
of
Chief
Counsel,
National
Highway
Traffic
Safety
Administration,
400
Seventh
Street,
SW,
Washington,
DC
20590,
telephone
(202)
366Ð
2992,

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