Toxic substances: based paint activities— based paint debris; management and disposal,

[Federal Register: February 12, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 29)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 7159-7160]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 745

[OPPTS-62160A; FRL-6061-2]

RIN 2070-AC72

Lead: Management and Disposal of Lead-Based Paint Debris; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

SUMMARY: EPA is extending the comment period on a proposed rule that would provide new standards for the management and disposal of lead- based paint (LBP) debris. EPA has received a request for the extension of the comment period to ensure that all parties have sufficient opportunity to submit their comments, the Agency will continue to accept comments until April 2, 1999.

DATES: Comments are due on or before April 2, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Each written comment must bear the docket control number OPPTS-62160A. All comments should be sent in triplicate to: OPPT Document Control Officer (7407), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Rm. G-099, East Tower, Washington, DC 20460.

Written comments and data may also be submitted electronically to: oppt.ncic@epa.gov. Follow the instructions in Unit II. of this document. No Confidential Business Information (CBI) should be submitted through e-mail.

All written comments which contain information claimed as CBI must be clearly marked as such. Three copies, sanitized of any comments containing information claimed as CBI, must also be submitted and will be placed in the public record for this rulemaking. Persons submitting information, any portion of which they believe is entitled to treatment as CBI by EPA, must assert a business confidentiality claim in accordance with 40 CFR 2.203(b) for each such portion. This claim must be made at the time that the information is submitted to EPA. If a submitter does not assert a confidentiality claim at the time of submission, EPA will consider this as a waiver of any confidentiality claim and the information may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to the submitter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General information: National Lead Information Center's Clearinghouse, 1-800-424-LEAD (5323). For TSCA technical and policy questions: Tova Spector, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (7404), Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 260-3467; e-mail address: spector.tova@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Background

   In the Federal Register of December 18, 1998 (63 FR 70190) (FRL- 5784-3), EPA published a proposed rule under sections 402 and 404 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Title IV of TSCA provides for new standards for the management and disposal of lead-based paint debris. Section 402 of TSCA (15 U.S.C. 2682) governing lead-based paint activities. Section 404 of TSCA (15 U.S.C. 2684) requires that any State that seeks to administer and enforce the requirements established by the Agency under section 402 of TSCA must submit to the Administrator a request for authorization of such a program. Simultaneously, EPA published a proposed rule suspending the toxicity characteristic for lead-based paint under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) (63 FR 70232) (FRL-5783-7). In both documents, EPA provided a 60-day comment period and two public meetings. In response to requests by interested parties, EPA is extending the comment period by 45 days for the TSCA proposed rule. Comments must now be received by April 2, 1999. Elsewhere in today's Federal Register, EPA is extending the comment period for the proposed RCRA rule suspending the toxicity characteristic for lead-based paint.

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   Comments on that proposal must be received by April 2, 1999.

2. Public Record and Electronic Submissions

   The official record for this rulemaking, as well as the public version, has been established for this rulemaking under docket control number OPPTS-62160A (including comments and data submitted electronically as described in this unit). A public version of this record, including printed, paper versions of electronic comments, which does not include any information claimed as CBI, is available for inspection from 12 noon to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The official rulemaking record is located in the TSCA Nonconfidential Information Center, Rm. NE-B607, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC. Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at:

   oppt.ncic@epa.gov.

   Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption. Comments and data will also be accepted on disks in WordPerfect 5.1/6.1 or ASCII file format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by the docket control number OPPTS-62160A. Electronic comments on this proposed rule may be filedonline at many Federal Depository Libraries.

   List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 745

   Environmental protection, Hazardous substances, Lead-based paint, Lead poisoning, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

   Dated: February 4, 1999. William H. Sanders III, Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

   [FR Doc. 99-3527Filed2-11-99; 8:45 am]

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