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[FR Doc No: 94-1616]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 761
[OPPTS-66015A; FRL-4752-6]
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Notice of Informal Hearing on
the Reclassification of PCB and PCB-Contaminated Transformers
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Informal Hearing.
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SUMMARY: On November 18, 1993 EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics published a proposed rule to amend the requirements that govern
the reclassification of certain PCB and PCB-Contaminated Transformers
to a lower regulatory status as a PCB-Contaminated (50 to
<500 ppm PCBs) or a Non-PCB (<50 ppm PCBs) Transformer. In that notice,
EPA said it would hold an informal hearing if requested. EPA received a
request for a hearing on the proposed rule from the Electric Apparatus
Service Association (EASA). Therefore, EPA will hold a half-day
informal, public hearing.
DATES: The hearing will take place on March 9, 1994 from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. Reply comments should be received on or before March 23, 1994.
Written requests to participate in the hearing must be received on or
before February 16, 1994.
ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at EPA Headquarters, 401 M St.,
SW., Washington DC, in conference room number 17 in the Washington
Information Center (WIC). Three copies of the request to participate in
the informal hearing, identified with the docket number OPPTS-66015A
must be submitted to: OPPT Document Control Officer, Attn: TSCA Docket
Receipts (7407), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Rm. G-99,
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the type of information that must be
included in the request and who may participate. Requests for a waiver
to participate in the informal hearing by those organizations that did
not file main comments must be sent to EPA Headquarters Hearing Clerk,
Mail Code 1900, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan B. Hazen, Director,
Environmental Assistance Division (7408), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Rm. E-543B, Environmental Protection Agency, 401
M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460, Telephone: (202) 554-1404, TDD: (202)
554-0551, FAX: (202) 554-5603 (document requests only).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The procedures for rulemaking under section
6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) are identified in 40 CFR
part 750, subpart A. The following summarizes the procedures and
logistics associated with this informal hearing pursuant to 40 CFR part
750. Participants and/or commenters are advised to see 40 CFR part 750
for greater detail.
Each person or organization desiring to participate in the informal
hearing shall file a written request to participate with the OPPT
Document Control Officer, TSCA Docket Receipts (see ADDRESSES above).
The request shall be received on or before February 16, 1994. The
request shall include: (1) A brief statement of the interest of the
person or organization in the proceeding; (2) a brief outline of the
points to be addressed; (3) an estimate of the time required; and (4)
if the request comes from an organization, a nonbinding list of the
persons to take part in the presentation. An organization that has not
filed main comments on the rulemaking will not be allowed to
participate in the hearing, unless a waiver of this requirement is
granted by the Record and Hearing Clerk (see ADDRESSES above) or the
organization is appearing at the request of EPA or under subpoena (40
CFR 750.6(a)).
A panel of EPA employees shall preside at the hearing, and one
panel member will chair the proceedings. The panel may question any
individual or group participating in the hearing on any subject
relating to the rulemaking. Cross-examination will normally not be
permitted at this stage. However, persons in the hearing audience may
submit questions in writing for the hearing panel to ask the
participants, and the hearing panel may, at their discretion, ask these
questions (40 CFR 750.7(a) and (b)). See 40 CFR 750.7(c) for the rule
governing the submission of additional material by the hearing
participants.
After the close of the hearing, any participant in the hearing may
submit a written request for cross-examination. The request shall be
received by EPA no later than 1 week after a full transcript of the
hearing becomes available (to determine when the transcript is
available, interested persons may contact the Environmental Assistance
Division (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT above)). See 40 CFR 750.8
for a description of the information that shall be included in such a
request.
Interested persons may file reply comments. Reply comments shall be
received on or before March 23, 1994, and shall be restricted to
comments on: (1) Other comments; (2) material in the hearing record;
and (3) material which was not and could not possibly have been
available to the commenting party a sufficient time before main
comments were due on January 3, 1994. (40 CFR 750.4(a) and (b)).
Extensions of time for filing reply comments may be granted pursuant to
40 CFR 750.4(c). Reply comments and a transcript of the hearing will be
placed in the Nonconfidential Information Center as part of the
rulemaking record for the proposed rule (docket number OPPTS-66015). A
full list of these materials is available for inspection and copying in
the TSCA Nonconfidential Information Center from 12 noon to 4 p.m.
However, any information claimed as Confidential Business Information
(CBI) that is part of the record for this rulemaking is not available
for public review. A public version of the record, from which
information claimed as CBI has been excluded, is available for
inspection. The address for the TSCA Docket Receipts appears under the
``ADDRESSES'' section of this notice.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 761
Environmental protection, Hazardous substances, Labeling,
Polychlorinated biphenyls, Reporting and Recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: January 18, 1994.
Mark Greenwood,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 94-1616 Filed 1-25-94; 8:45 am]
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