[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 11, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 47853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23217]
[[Page 47853]]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 799
[OPPTS-42187A; FRL-5395-9]
RIN 2070-AC76
Proposed Test Rule for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Notice of Public
Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: EPA is holding a public meeting to give interested persons the
opportunity for the oral presentation of data, views, or arguments and
to make written submissions concerning the test rule which EPA has
proposed under section 4(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
to require manufacturers and processors of 21 hazardous air pollutants
(HAPs) to test these substances for certain health effects. This
proposed rule was published in the Federal Register of June 26, 1996
(61 FR 33178) (FRL-4869-1). A transcript will be made of the meeting
and placed in the rulemaking record. This notice announces the date,
time, and location of the meeting, and sets forth tentative topics for
discussion. The meeting will be facilitated by by SiComm, an EPA
contractor.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on October 1, 1996, from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Prospective attendees and those wishing to present oral
comments at the meeting should notify EPA by no later than September
24, 1996. Written statements to be presented at the meeting should be
received by EPA by no later than September 24, 1996. Written requests
for additional meeting topics and requests for the agenda must be
received by EPA by no later than September 24, 1996.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Washington, DC, at the Holiday
Inn Capitol at Smithsonian, 550 C St., SW (telephone number: 202-479-
4000). The Holiday Inn Capitol is one block east of the L'Enfant Plaza
Metro station (Department of Transportation exit).
The address and telephone number of the meeting facilitator is:
Anne Bowen, SiComm, 4401 East West Highway, Suite 308, Bethesda, MD
20814, telephone: (301) 718-9820; fax: (301) 652-7001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan B. Hazen, Director,
Environmental Assistance Division (7408), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 554-1404; TDD: (202) 554-0551;
e-mail: TSCA-H[email protected].
For general meeting information contact Anne Bowen at the address
specified under ``ADDRESSES.''
For technical information contact: Robert A. Reiley, Project
Manager, Chemical Control Division (7405), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 260-1105; fax: (202) 260-1096;
e-mail: [email protected]; or Gary E. Timm, Senior
Technical Advisor, Chemical Control Division (7405), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M
St., SW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 260-1859; fax: (202)
260-8168; e-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The HAPs rule proposed testing of biphenyl,
carbonyl sulfide, chlorine, chlorobenzene, chloroprene, cresols [3
isomers], diethanolamine, ethylbenzene, ethylene dichloride, ethylene
glycol, hydrochloric acid, hydrogen fluoride, maleic anhydride, methyl
isobutyl ketone, methyl methacrylate, naphthalene, phenol, phthalic
anhydride, 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene, 1,1,2-trichloroethane, and
vinylidene chloride for certain specified health effects (61 FR 33178,
June 26, 1996). EPA would use the data generated under the rule,
proposed under section 4(a) of TSCA, to implement several provisions of
section 112 of the Clean Air Act and to meet other EPA data needs and
those of other Federal agencies. In addition, in the HAPs proposal EPA
solicited proposals for enforceable consent agreements regarding the
performance of pharmacokinetics studies which would permit
extrapolation from oral data to predict effects from inhalation
exposure. The proposed rule and supporting documents can be obtained on
the internet: http://www.epa.gov or gopher.epa.gov. Search under
``Rules, Regulations, Legislation,'' ``Federal Register Environmental
Subset,'' ``Federal Register--Toxics,'' ``June 26.''
In the preamble to the proposed rule, EPA announced that it would
hold a public meeting in Washington, DC prior to the close of the
comment period. The purpose of this meeting is to facilitate an
exchange of views, a discussion of issues, and meaningful comment on
the HAPs proposal. The meeting will be open to the public. Persons who
wish to attend or present oral comments at the meeting should notify
Anne Bowen at the address specified under ``ADDRESSES'' by no later
than September 24, 1996. Persons who wish to submit written statements
at the meeting are requested to submit copies of such statements to
Anne Bowen at the address listed under ``ADDRESSES.'' These statements
should be received by no later than September 24, 1996, so that the
statements can be made available to the public at the meeting. For
statements not received by September 24, 1996, commenters are requested
to bring at least 50 copies to the meeting so that they can be made
available to the meeting attendees. A transcript will be made of the
meeting. The transcript and the written statements will be placed in
the rulemaking record.
The following topics will be discussed at the meeting:
1. Emissions and exposure measurements.
2. Residual risk assessments.
3. Pharmacokinetics studies.
4. Acute data needs.
5. Low-vapor pressure hazardous air pollutants.
Similar topics will be grouped together. Other items may be added
if requested. Such requests must be made in writing to Robert Reiley at
the address specified under ``ADDRESSES'' and received by no later than
September 24, 1996. Upon request to Anne Bowen, a copy of the agenda
will be faxed to those requesting it on or after September 26, 1996,
but prior to the meeting date. The agenda will also be posted on the
internet.
List of Subjects in Part 799
Environmental protection, Chemicals, Hazardous substances,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: August 6, 1996.
Charles M. Auer,
Director, Chemical Control Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics.
[FR Doc. 96-23217 Filed 9-10-96; 8:45 am]
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