Lead Fishing Sinkers; Response to Citizens' Petition and Proposed Ban; Reopening of Comment Period

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 745

[OPPTS-62134C; FRL-4910-7]

RIN 2070-AC21

Lead Fishing Sinkers; Response to Citizens' Petition and Proposed

Ban; Reopening of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA is reopening the comment period for a proposed rule to

prohibit the manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of

certain lead- and zinc-containing fishing sinkers which was published

in the Federal Register of March 9, 1994.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 9, 1994.

ADDRESSES: All comments should be submitted in triplicate to: TSCA

Docket Receipt (7407), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,

Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. E-G99, 401 M St., SW., Washington,

DC 20460, Attention: Docket No. 62134C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan B. Hazen, Director,

Environmental Assistance Division (7408), Office of Pollution

Prevention and Toxics, Rm. E-545, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460,

Telephone: (202) 554-1404, TDD: 202-554-0551.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of March 9, 1994 (59

FR 11122), EPA issued a proposed rule under section 6(a) of the Toxic

Substances Control Act to prohibit the manufacture, processing, and

distribution in commerce of certain lead- and zinc-containing fishing

sinkers. Written comments on the proposed rule were to be received on

or before May 9, 1994. EPA received requests seeking a 60-day extension

of the public comment period because of additional time needed to

provide EPA with information it requested in the proposed rule. EPA

believed that providing an additional 60-day comment period to prepare

written comments was reasonable, and extended the comment period until

July 8, 1994. The Agency has continued to receive numerous comments

from the public although the public comment period has closed.

Therefore, in order to give all interested persons the opportunity to

comment fully, EPA has decided to reopen the public comment period.

Written comments must now be received by EPA on or before November 9,

1994.

A person may assert a claim of business confidentiality for any

comments submitted to EPA in connection with the proposed rule. Any

person who submits a comment that contains information claimed as

confidential, must also submit a nonconfidential version. Any claim of

confidentiality must accompany the information when it is submitted to

EPA. Persons may claim information confidential by circling,

bracketing, or underlining it, and marking it with ``CONFIDENTIAL'' or

some other appropriate designation. EPA will disclose information

subject to a claim of business confidentiality only to the extent

permitted by section 14 of TSCA and 40 CFR part 2, subpart B. If a

person does not assert a claim of confidentiality for information in

comments at the time it is submitted to EPA, the Agency will put the

comments in the public docket without further notice to that person.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 745

Environmental protection, Lead, Recordkeeping and reporting

requirements.

Dated: September 20, 1994.

Mark Greenwood,

Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

[FR Doc. 94-23982 Filed 9-27-94; 8:45 am]

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