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Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 110 / Thursday, June 8, 1995 / Proposed Rules 30217 permanent until the circumstances of and that certain reasonable further 40 CFR Part 455 the taxpayer change. A taxpayer whose progress and attainment demonstration [FRL±5214±7] status changes (for example, a requirements, along with certain other nonresident alien individual with a related requirements, of Part D of Title RIN 2040±AC21 social security number becomes a U.S. 1 of the Clean Air Act are not applicable Pesticide Chemicals Category, resident alien) must notify the Internal to the area for so long as the area Formulating, Packaging and Revenue Service of the change of status continues to attain the ozone NAAQS. Repackaging Effluent Limitations under such procedures as the Internal In the Final Rules section of this Guidelines, Pretreatment Standards, Revenue Service shall prescribe, Federal Register, EPA is making these including the use of a form as the and New Source Performance determinations without prior proposal. Standards; Supplemental Notice Internal Revenue Service may specify. A detailed rationale for the action is set (3) Waiver of prohibition to disclose forth in the direct final rule. If no AGENCY: Environmental Protection taxpayer information when acceptance adverse comments are received in Agency. agent acts. As part of its request for an response to that direct final rule, no ACTION: Supplemental notice to IRS individual taxpayer identification proposed rule. number or submission of proof of further activity is contemplated in relation to this proposed rule. If EPA foreign status with respect to any SUMMARY: EPA is publishing this taxpayer identifying number, where the receives adverse comments, EPA will withdraw the direct final rule and Supplemental Notice to obtain public foreign person acts through an comment on two topics for which address the comments in a subsequent acceptance agent, the foreign person comments were received on the final rule based on this proposed rule. will agree to waive the limitations in proposed rulemaking (59 FR 17850, section 6103 regarding the disclosure of EPA will not institute a second April 14, 1994) for the Pesticides certain taxpayer information. However, comment period on this notice. Any Formulating, Packaging and the waiver will apply only for purposes parties interested in commenting on this Repackaging (PFPR) Industry. EPA seeks of permitting the Internal Revenue notice should do so at this time. comment on the scope and applicability Service and the acceptance agent to DATES: Comments on this action must be of the rulemaking as they pertain to communicate with each other regarding received by July 10, 1995. commenters' requests for the exemption matters related to the assignment of a of certain pesticide active ingredients taxpayer identifying number and change ADDRESSES: Written comments should (PAIs) and certain wastewater of foreign status. be addressed to: Douglas M. Skie, Chief, discharges from the rulemaking. (h) Effective date. The provisions of Air Programs Branch (8ART-AP), United In addition, EPA is soliciting this section generally are effective for States Environmental Protection comment on a regulatory option under any return, statement, or other Agency, Region 8, 999 18th Street, Suite consideration by the Agency that is document to be filed after December 31, 500, Denver, Colorado 80202±2466. comprised of two alternatives between 1995. However, the provision of A copy of the air quality data and which industry may choose: (1) paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of this section that EPA's analysis are available for Achieving zero discharge or (2) requires an estate to obtain an employer incorporating specific pollution identification number applies on and inspection at the following address: United States Environmental Protection prevention (or best management) after January 1, 1984. practices and treatment technologies Agency, Region 8, Air Programs Branch, Margaret Milner Richardson, and achieving an allowable discharge of 999 18th Street, Suite 500, Denver, Commissioner of Internal Revenue. small quantities of pollutants. Colorado 80202±2466. [FR Doc. 95±13818 Filed 6±7±95; 8:45 am] EPA's addition of the pollution BILLING CODE 4830±01±U FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim prevention alternative to achieving zero Russ, Air Programs Branch (8ART-AP), discharge provides benefits to the United States Environmental Protection environment by reducing the cross- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Agency, Region 8, 999 18th Street, Suite media impacts that would otherwise AGENCY 500, Denver, Colorado 80202±2466 occur from hauling and incinerating the Phone: (303) 293±1814 non-reusable portion of PFPR 40 CFR Part 52 wastewaters. The provision of an SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For alternative compliance method also [UT24±1±7036b; FRL±5218±5] additional information, see the direct provides flexibility to industry in final rule published in the Final Rules Determination of Attainment of Ozone meeting the effluent limitations section of this Federal Register. Standard for Salt Lake and Davis guidelines and standards. Reducing the Counties, Utah, and Determination Dated: May 31, 1995. scope of the rule will reduce regulatory burden without compromising Regarding Applicability of Certain William P. Yellowtail, Reasonable Further Progress and environmental protection. This notice Regional Administrator. also solicits comment on various means Attainment Demonstration [FR Doc. 95±14066 Filed 6±7±95; 8:45 am] Requirements of implementing a pollution prevention BILLING CODE 6560±50±P alternative to zero discharge. AGENCY: Environmental Protection EPA has estimated the compliance Agency (EPA). costs and economic impacts expected to ACTION: Proposed rule. result from a rule comprised of a zero discharge and a pollution prevention SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to alternative (referred to as the Zero/P2 determine that the Salt Lake and Davis Option) as specified in this notice. The Counties ozone nonattainment area has Agency has determined that the Zero/P2 attained the National Ambient Air Option will result in a similar removal Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone of toxic pound equivalents per year 30218 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 110 / Thursday, June 8, 1995 / Proposed Rules (approximately 30 million toxic pound I. Background increase. Thus, EPA did not include equivalents) as the proposed zero In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking additional costs for contract hauling of discharge option alone. At the same on April 14, 1994 (59 FR 17850), EPA PFPR wastewaters in the original time, the Zero/P2 Option is expected to proposed effluent limitations guidelines proposal. Based on comments, revised result in a reduced annualized cost and standards for the control of costs for the proposed zero discharge ($32.7 million in $1988 or $39.4 million wastewater pollutants from the option have been included in this in $1995) and fewer facility closures (no Pesticide Formulating, Packaging and notice. facility closures) and line closures (162) Repackaging (PFPR) industry. This The public comment on the proposed than would result from the zero proposed rulemaking would have rule was originally 60 days and was discharge option in the proposed rule. established a zero discharge limitation extended for 30 additional days. EPA EPA has determined that the Zero/P2 of wastewater pollutants for almost all received 93 individual comment letters, Option is economically achievable. of the formulating, packaging and including those requesting an extension DATES: Comments on the proposed rule repackaging of FIFRA registered of the comment period. The subject of must be received in writing by July 10, pesticide active ingredients. Only a the comments spanned a variety of 1995 at the following address. small number of PAIs were not topics, including changes to scope of the regulation, EPA's pesticide cross- ADDRESSES: Send comments in writing completely covered by the proposed contamination policy and its effect on to Ms. Shari H. Zuskin, Engineering & zero discharge. the industry's ability to meet zero Analysis Division (4303), U.S. EPA, 401 As result of disproportionate discharge, increased cross-media M Street SW., Washington, DC 20460. economic impacts, EPA proposed a The complete record for this partial exemption for the exterior impacts due to contract hauling of rulemaking is available for review at wastewaters 1 from small sanitizer wastewater for incineration to meet zero EPA's Water Docket; 401 M Street, SW., facilities. Small sanitizer facilities were discharge, and requests for a discharge allowance when following specific Washington, DC 20460. For access to defined as those facilities which pollution prevention practices. Docket materials, call (202) 260±3027 formulate, package or repackage 265,000 between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. for an lbs/yr or less of all FIFRA registered II. Changes to Scope products containing one or more appointment. The EPA public A large portion of the comment letters sanitizer active ingredients (listed in information regulation (40 CFR part 2) addressed issues concerning the scope Table 8 of the regulation) and no other provides that a reasonable fee may be and applicability of the proposed active ingredients at a single pesticide charged for copying. regulation. Many commenters requested producing establishment (i.e., a single FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For that the partial exemption of the listed PFPR facility). The production cutoff of additional technical information write sanitizer