Significant New Uses of Lead; Extension of Comment Period

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 721

[OPPTS-50618A; FRL-4922-3]

RIN 2070-AC37

Significant New Uses of Lead; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment

period.

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SUMMARY: EPA is extending the comment period for an advance notice of

proposed rulemaking (ANPR) for significant new uses of lead issued

under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

Significant new use rules for lead would require persons to notify EPA

at least 90 days before commencing the manufacture, import, or

processing of lead and lead compounds for uses identified by the Agency

as significant new uses. The ANPR was published in the Federal Register

of September 28, 1994.

DATES: Written and electronic comments submitted in response to the

ANPR must be received on or before January 27, 1995.

ADDRESSES: All data and comments should be submitted in triplicate to:

TSCA Document Receipts (7407), Office of Pollution Prevention and

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

Washington, DC 20460. All written data and comments should be

identified by the docket number OPPTS-50618A.

Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by any of

three different mechanisms: by sending electronic mail (e-mail) to:

[email protected]; by sending a ``Subscribe'' message

to [email protected] and once subscribed, send your comments

to RIN-2070-AC37; or through the EPA Electronic Bulletin Board by

dialing 202-488-3671, enter selection ``DMAIL,'' user name ``BB--USER''

or 919-541-4642, enter selection ``MAIL,'' user name ``BB--USER.''

Comments and data will also be accepted on disks in WordPerfect in 5.1

file format or ASCII file format. All comments and data in electronic

form should be identified by the docket number OPPTS-50618A. Electronic

comments on the ANPR, but not the complete record, may be viewed or new

comments filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries. To obtain

further information on submitting comments on the ANPR electronically

through the EPA Bulletin Board or the Internet ListServe, please

contact John A. Richards (Telephone: 202-260-2253; FAX: 202-260-3884;

Internet: [email protected]).

Data and comments containing information claimed as confidential

business information (CBI) should be submitted in triplicate to: TSCA

Document Receipts (7407), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,

Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. E-105, 401 M St., SW., Washington,

DC 20460, Attention: OPPTS-50618A. A sanitized copy of the comments

that can be included in the public docket must be provided in

triplicate to the TSCA Documents Receipt Office. No CBI should be

submitted through e-mail.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general 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. For technical information contact: Jonathan Jacobson, Chemical

Management Division (7404), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460,

Telephone: 202-260-3779, Internet: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of September 28,

1994 (59 FR 49484), EPA published an ANPR for significant new uses of

lead issued under section 5(a)(2) of TSCA. Significant new use rules

for lead would require persons to notify EPA at least 90 days before

commencing the manufacture, import, or processing of lead and lead

compounds for uses identified by the Agency as significant new uses.

EPA issued this ANPR to: (1) Communicate its intention to regulate

significant new uses of elemental lead and lead compounds; (2) identify

components of its proposed regulatory approach; (3) request comment on

issues related to this approach; and (4) request comment and

information on existing uses of lead that would help support EPA's

selection of proposed criteria for defining significant new uses of

lead. Written comments on the ANPR were to be received on or before

November 28, 1994.

EPA has received several requests from trade associations seeking a

60-day extension of the public comment period because of additional

time needed to provide EPA with information requested in the ANPR. EPA

believes that providing an additional 60-day period to prepare written

comments is reasonable. The Agency, therefore, is extending the comment

period 60 days in order to give all interested persons the opportunity

to comment fully. Written and electronic comments submitted in response

to the ANPR must be received on or before January 27, 1995.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 721

Environmental protection, Chemicals, Hazardous materials,

Recordkeeping and reporting requirements, Significant new uses.

Dated: November 15, 1994.

Susan B. Hazen,

Acting Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

[FR Doc. 94-28704 Filed 11-18-94; 8:45 am]

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