Users Guide to the Docket for the Effluent Limitation Guidelines and Standards for the Airport Deicing Category; Final Rule
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Users Guide to the Docket for the Effluent Limitation Guidelines and Standards for the Airport Deicing Category; Final Rule Docket Number EPA-HQ-OW-2004-0038 July 2012 INTRODUCTION This guide explains EPA’s public docket, how to gain access to it, and what materials are included in the docket. What the Docket Is and How To Access It EPA’s public docket is the collection of electronic and hard copy materials that are available to the public related to specific published regulations or actions. EPA’s Water Docket (which includes regulations developed under the Clean Water Act (CWA)) is available online and also located in the EPA Docket Center housed at EPA Headquarters. An electronic version of the public docket is available through a federal-wide electronic docket management system called the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS). FDMS is designed for use by over a hundred federal agencies and entities and is built on a system platform having Internet access for both public users and agency personnel. FDMS is used to establish the public docket, index the docket contents, and to the extent feasible, provide the electronic version of publicly available docket materials. The system is accessed from regulations.gov. To access electronic files for the Effluent Limitation Guidelines and Standards for the Airport Deicing Category requires use of the rule’s Docket Identification number which is EPA-HQ- OW-2004-0038. This section of the docket can be used to view a listing of the contents of the official docket, access those documents that are available electronically, and will include public comments related to the rule. The EPA Docket Center is located at the EPA Headquarters Library, EPA West Building room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is 202-566-1744, and the telephone number for the Water Docket is 202-566-2426. You can also contact the Water Docket via e-mail at [email protected]. The regulations.gov website includes instructions for using the site and provides limited electronic search capabilities. If you know the document ID number (e.g., EPA-HQ-OW-2004- 0038-0001) of the document you wish to view, you can type that number directly into the field beneath the “Search Documents” heading to access it. If you do not know the document ID number of the document you wish to view, you can input the docket identification number (EPA- HQ-OW-2004-0038) in the field beneath the “Search Documents” heading and click Search. You will then be given a listing of the contents of the official Airport Deicing docket in the public record and can narrow your search within the docket listing by using the filters on the left hand side of the web page. EPA is also providing this Users Guide and materials on the Effluent Guidelines website (epa.gov/guide/airport) to help the public identify and retrieve specific documents related to the final Airport Deicing rule. Materials Included in the Docket EPA dockets contain items that are collected and developed during the development of regulations. For the Airport Deicing rule, the docket includes information collected on 1 deicing/anti-icing practices and collection and control technologies, correspondence between EPA and the industry, and technical analyses conducted to support the regulations. Certain documents are not available in the electronic docket system. These documents include materials that have been claimed Confidential Business Information (CBI), copyright-protected material, and some physical materials such as oversize maps, aerial photographs, and colored charts. Although not all docket materials may be available electronically, you may still access any of the non-CBI publicly available docket materials at the EPA Docket Center. Some publications, such as journal articles, may be available on other websites, such as the journals' own websites. This Users Guide provides citations and URLs for some of these articles. Although CBI materials are part of the official docket, that material and any other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute, is not included in the materials available to the public. Some documents are classified as CBI because entities providing the information specifically claimed certain information (e.g., operating or financial data) as CBI. Other documents are classified as CBI because release of these documents could indirectly reveal information claimed as confidential. Accessing Information in the Airport Deicing Docket The Airport Deicing record (including all public docket materials) has been organized using a subject outline as shown below. Each section of the subject outline may contain one or more documents that relate to a particular subject or topic. With the exception of public submissions, each document in the docket has been assigned to an outline section. EPA also assigned each document a Document Control Number (DCN) for internal Agency use, and for those items included in the FDMS electronic docket, an FDMS Number. The last portion of this guide is a record index crosswalk which identifies each item in the record and cross-references it to its internal DCN and the FDMS number. An Excel spreadsheet version of the record index crosswalk is available from EPA’s Effluent Guidelines website at epa.gov/guide/airport . The spreadsheet index file can be downloaded, searched, and sorted to help identify record materials of interest and determine the FDMS number to use to access the file from regulations.gov. The information items that EPA has included in the subject index crosswalk in order of appearance include: 2 Field Name Description Record Section/ Section and/or subsection number from the Airport Deicing Subject Outline. Subsection EPA internal Document Control Number (unique and assigned during the DCN development of the document) Unique document number assigned when the material is placed into FDMS. The FDMS Number FDMS number includes the Airport Deicing Docket Number followed by a consecutive document number. Title with DCN Title of the document as shown in FDMS. Abstract Additional description of the document or file. “Yes” if material is copyright-protected. These documents are not available Copyright through regulations.gov but are available at the EPA Docket Center. (Links to other websites are provided for some journal articles.) Author Author or source of the document or file. Author Date Date of material (typically the date written by the author or the publication date). How to Use the Subject Index to Find Documents in the Docket The Airport Deicing subject index is organized into several main categories as follows: Section Subject Category 1 Industry Description 2 Technical Data 3 Technical Data Interpretation 4 Cost Estimates 5 Non-Water Quality Impacts 6 Economic Data, Interpretation, and Analysis 7 Statistical Analysis 9 Environmental Impact Assessment 11 Interagency Review Regulatory Development and Support 12 Documents for Proposed Rule 13 Post-Proposal Documents Note: Sections 8 and 10 are empty. 3 The user should first review the section outline below to determine which record section/subsection may contain the documents of interest. Then, locate documents for that section/subsection in the index and note their FDMS number. Documents available electronically can be accessed through regulations.gov. Other documents can be reviewed at the EPA Docket Center. You may also be able to locate copyright-protected materials (for example, articles from technical publications) at the other websites shown in the index, or at an academic or public library. The user may also want to access and download the spreadsheet version of the Airport Deicing subject index crosswalk (located at epa.gov/guide/airport) and use the spreadsheet search/sort features to identify items of interest. Further Information For questions or comments on Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2004-0038, please contact Eric Strassler, Project Manager, EPA Engineering and Analysis Division, [email protected] or 202-566-1026. Airport Deicing Record - Section Outline 1.0 INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION 1.1 Industry Profile (August 2000 Preliminary Data Summary, correspondence and general information from trade associations, industry, and others; process literature; company reports; product literature; industry statistics; description of other industries related to airport deicing; and conference proceedings.) 1.2 Industry Regulatory Status (Relevant state regulations, permits, and other regulations applicable to the aviation industry.) 1.3 Literature Searches, Articles, Abstracts, and Reprints (Pollutant descriptions, toxicology information, pollution and environmental concerns, newspaper and related press articles, and non-industry-specific treatment information, policy, and forms) 1.4 Public Meetings and Stake Holder Meeting Materials 2.0 TECHNICAL DATA 2.1 Industry-Submitted Data (industry technical data submissions, discharge data, treatment data, and performance data specific to airports and airlines not included under the Industry Description section.) 4 2.2 Questionnaire Data 2.2.1 Development Files (draft and final questionnaires, Information Collection Request, Federal Register notice and comments on draft questionnaires, FAQs) 2.2.2 Mailing List Development (Mailing lists, sources/contacts, mailing instructions/tracking) 2.2.3 Final Airport Questionnaire Responses (review/coding and helpline guidelines,