Environmental Protection Agency Fifty-First Report of the TSCA Interagency Testing Committee to the Administrator, Receipt of Report and Request for Comments; Notice
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Wednesday, February 26, 2003 Part III Environmental Protection Agency Fifty-First Report of the TSCA Interagency Testing Committee to the Administrator, Receipt of Report and Request for Comments; Notice VerDate Jan<31>2003 15:11 Feb 25, 2003 Jkt 200001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4717 Sfmt 4717 E:\FR\FM\26FEN3.SGM 26FEN3 8976 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 38 / Wednesday, February 26, 2003 / Notices ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 7528; e-mail address: of the official public docket, and to AGENCY [email protected]. access those documents in the public SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: docket that are available electronically. [OPPT–2002–0075; FRL–7285–7] Although not all docket materials may I. General Information be available electronically, you may still Fifty-First Report of the TSCA A. Does this Action Apply to Me? access any of the publicly available Interagency Testing Committee to the docket materials through the docket Administrator; Receipt of Report and This notice is directed to the public facility identified in Unit I.B.1. Once in Request for Comments in general. It may, however, be of the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in particular interest to you if you the appropriate docket ID number. AGENCY: Environmental Protection manufacture (defined by statute to Certain types of information will not Agency (EPA). include import) and/or process TSCA- be placed in the EPA Dockets. ACTION: Notice. covered chemicals and you may be Information claimed as CBI and other identified under the North American information whose disclosure is SUMMARY: The Toxic Substances Control Industrial Classification System restricted by statute, which is not Act (TSCA) Interagency Testing (NAICS) codes 325 (Chemical included in the official public docket, st Committee (ITC) transmitted its 51 ITC Manufacturing) and 32411(Petroleum will not be available for public viewing Report to the Administrator of the Refineries). Because this notice is in EPA’s electronic public docket. EPA’s United States Environmental Protection directed to the general public and other policy is that copyrighted material will Agency on November 26, 2002. In the entities may also be interested, the not be placed in EPA’s electronic public st 51 ITC Report, which is included in Agency has not attempted to describe all docket but will be available only in this notice, the ITC is adding 43 the specific entities that may be printed, paper form in the official public vanadium compounds to its Priority interested in this action. If you have any docket. To the extent feasible, publicly Testing List and removing 39 chemicals questions regarding the applicability of available docket materials will be made from the Priority Testing List. this action to a particular entity, consult available in EPA’s electronic public The ITC is asking EPA to add 43 the technical person listed under FOR docket. When a document is selected vanadium compounds to the TSCA FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. from the index list in EPA Dockets, the section 8(a) Preliminary Assessment B. How Can I Get Copies of this system will identify whether the Information Reporting (PAIR) rule and document is available for viewing in rescinding its requests to add 2 Document and Other Related Information? EPA’s electronic public docket. chemicals to the TSCA section 8(a) Although not all docket materials may PAIR rule and 36 chemicals to the TSCA 1. Docket. EPA has established an be available electronically, you may still section 8(d) Health and Safety Data official public docket for this action access any of the publicly available Reporting rule. under docket identification (ID) number docket materials through the docket The ITC continues to request OPPT–2002–0075. The official public facility identified in Unit I.B.1. EPA voluntary information submissions docket consists of the documents intends to work towards providing directly from trade organizations, specifically referenced in this action, electronic access to all of the publicly producers, and importers, while any public comments received, and available docket materials through working to improve the utility of the other information related to this action. EPA’s electronic public docket. Voluntary Information Submissions Although a part of the official docket, For public commenters, it is Innovative Online Network (VISION) the public docket does not include important to note that EPA’s policy is and Voluntary Information Submissions Confidential Business Information (CBI) that public comments, whether Policy (VISP). or other information whose disclosure is submitted electronically or in paper, DATES: Comments, identified by docket restricted by statute. The official public will be made available for public ID number OPPT–2002–0075, must be docket is the collection of materials that viewing in EPA’s electronic public received on or before March 28, 2003. is available for public viewing at the docket as EPA receives them and EPA Docket Center, Rm. B102–Reading ADDRESSES: Comments may be without change, unless the comment submitted electronically, by mail, or Room, EPA West, 1301 Constitution contains copyrighted material, CBI, or through hand delivery/courier. Follow Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA other information whose disclosure is the detailed instructions as provided in Docket Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to restricted by statute. When EPA 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, identifies a comment containing Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY excluding legal holidays. The EPA copyrighted material, EPA will provide INFORMATION. Docket Center Reading Room telephone a reference to that material in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For number is (202) 566–1744 and the version of the comment that is placed in general information contact: Barbara telephone number for the OPPT Docket, EPA’s electronic public docket. The Cunningham, Acting Director, which is located in EPA Docket Center, entire printed comment, including the Environmental Assistance Division is (202) 566–0280. copyrighted material, will be available (7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention 2. Electronic access. You may access in the public docket. and Toxics, Environmental Protection this Federal Register document Public comments submitted on Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., electronically through the EPA Internet computer disks that are mailed or Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at delivered to the docket will be number: (202) 554–1404; e-mail address: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. transferred to EPA’s electronic public [email protected]. An electronic version of the public docket. Public comments that are For technical information contact: docket is available through EPA’s mailed or delivered to the docket will be John D. Walker, ITC Executive Director electronic public docket and comment scanned and placed in EPA’s electronic (7401M), Environmental Protection system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA public docket. Where practical, physical Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ objects will be photographed, and the Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone to submit or view public comments, photograph will be placed in EPA’s number: (202) 564–7526; fax: (202) 564– access the index listing of the contents electronic public docket along with a VerDate Jan<31>2003 15:11 Feb 25, 2003 Jkt 200001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26FEN3.SGM 26FEN3 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 38 / Wednesday, February 26, 2003 / Notices 8977 brief description written by the docket docket, EPA’s e-mail system is not an CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI, staff. ‘‘anonymous access’’ system. If you please consult the technical person send an e-mail comment directly to the listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION C. How and To Whom Do I Submit docket without going through EPA’s CONTACT. Comments? electronic public docket, EPA’s e-mail E. What Should I Consider as I Prepare You may submit comments system automatically captures your e- My Comments for EPA? electronically, by mail, or through hand mail address. E-mail addresses that are delivery/courier. To ensure proper automatically captured by EPA’s e-mail We invite you to provide your views receipt by EPA, identify the appropriate system are included as part of the on the various options we propose, new docket ID number in the subject line on comment that is placed in the official approaches we have not considered, the the first page of your comment. Please public docket, and made available in potential impacts of the various options ensure that your comments are EPA’s electronic public docket. (including possible unintended submitted within the specified comment iii. Disk or CD ROM. You may submit consequences), and any data or period. Comments received after the comments on a disk or CD ROM that information that you would like the close of the comment period will be you mail to the mailing address Agency to consider during the marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not required to identified in Unit I.C.2. These electronic development of the final action. You consider these late comments. If you submissions will be accepted in may find the following suggestions wish to submit CBI or information that WordPerfect or ASCII file format. Avoid helpful for preparing your comments: is otherwise protected by statute, please the use of special characters and any 1. Explain your views as clearly as follow the instructions in Unit I.D. Do form of encryption. possible. not use EPA Dockets or e-mail to submit 2. By mail. Send your comments to: 2. Describe any assumptions that you CBI or information protected by statute. Document Control Office (7407M), used. 1. Electronically. If you submit an Office of Pollution Prevention and 3. Provide copies of any technical electronic comment as prescribed in this Toxics (OPPT), Environmental information and/or data you used that unit, EPA recommends that you include Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania support your views.