[Federal Register: December 30, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 249)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[TRI-2003-0001; FRL 7532-1]
Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Notice of On-Line Dialogue;
Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that EPA is extending the comment period
for the stakeholder dialogue by 30 days until February 4, 2004. The
comment period for this stakeholder dialogue was initially scheduled to
close on January 5, 2004. Because of a request for additional time to
gather and incorporate data into comments, the Agency is extending the
comment period for 30 days. EPA has revised Appendix B of the
Stakeholder Dialogue on Burden Reduction Options white paper to reflect
the latest TRI data. Further, some of the data in those columns listed
as percentages contained decimal values and have been corrected.
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In addition, two new Tables have been added to Appendix B to show the
impact on the number of forms and facilities affected by modifying the
waste management activities included in the annual reportable amount
threshold for Form A Certification Statement eligibility. The revised
Appendix B has been posted as a separate document on the docket and on
the TRI Web site. Instructions for participating in the on-line
dialogue are posted at EPA's TRI Web site at http://www.epa.gov/tri/programs/stakeholders/outreach.htm
.
DATES: Comments, identified by the docket control number TRI-2003-0001,
must be received by EPA on or before February 4, 2004.
ADDRESSES: The Stakeholder Dialogue Paper will be accessible via the
Internet at http://www.epa.gov/tri/programs/stakeholders/outreach.htm.
Comments, identified by Docket ID No. TRI-2003-0001, may be submitted
by these methods: electronically to EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket
(EPA's preferred method) or the U.S. Government's online
rulemaking Web site at http://www.regulations.gov; e-mailed to
oei.docket@epa.gov; delivered to EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West,
Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20004; or mailed
to Office of Environmental Information Docket, Mail Code: 28221T,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC, 20460-0001. Follow the detailed instructions in Unit
III.A. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Reisman, Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Information, Office of
Information Analysis and Access, Toxics Release Inventory Program
Division; telephone number: (202) 566-0751; fax number: (202) 566-0727;
e-mail: reisman.larry@epa.gov. For general information on the Toxics
Release Inventory contact the Emergency Planning and Community Right-
to-Know Hotline at (800) 424-9346 or (703) 412-9810, TDD (800) 553-
7672, http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hotline.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does This Notice Apply to Me?
You may be interested in this notice if you use data collected
under EPCRA section 313, or if you manufacture, process, or otherwise
use any of the EPCRA section 313 chemicals and you are required to
report annually to EPA their environmental releases and other waste
management quantities. Potentially affected categories and entities may
include, but are not limited to:
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Examples of potentially interested
Category entities
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Public............................ Environmental groups, community
groups, researchers.
Industry.......................... SIC major group codes 10 (except
1011, 1081, and 1094), 12 (except
1241), 20 through 39, 4911 (limited
to facilities that combust coal and/
or oil for the purpose of
generating electricity for
distribution in commerce), 4931
(limited to facilities that combust
coal and/or oil for the purpose of
generating electricity for
distribution in commerce), 4939
(limited to facilities that combust
coal and/or oil for the purpose of
generating electricity for
distribution in commerce), 4953
(limited to facilities regulated
under the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, subtitle C, 42 U.S.C.
section 6921 et seq.), 5169, 5171,
or 7389 (limited to facilities
primarily engaged in solvents
recovery services on a contract or
fee basis).
Federal Government................ Federal facilities in any SIC code.
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This table is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a
guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
action. Other types of entities not listed in the table could also be
affected. If you have questions regarding the applicability of this
action to a particular entity, consult the person listed in the
preceding FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
II. How Can I Get Additional Information or Copies of Documents
Associated With This Stakeholder Dialogue Process?
A. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this
action under Docket ID No. TRI-2003-0001. The official public docket is
the collection of materials that is available for public viewing at the
Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket in the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is 202-566-
1744, and the telephone number for the OEI Docket is 202-566-1752.
B. Electronic Access. An electronic copy of the issue paper is
available from EPA's TRI Web site at http://www.epa.gov/tri/programs/stakeholders/outreach.htm.
You may access this Federal Register
document electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal
Register'' listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. On the Home Page
select ``Laws and Regulations'' and then look up the entry for this
document under the ``Federal Register--Environmental Documents.'' You
can also go directly to the ``Federal Register'' listings at http://www.epa.gov/homepage/fedrgstr/
.
An electronic version of the public docket is available through
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EDOCKET. You may use
EDOCKET at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that
are available electronically. Once in the system, select ``search,''
then key in Docket ID No. ``TRI-2003-0001''. The stakeholder issue
paper and the Federal Register notice announcing this stakeholder
dialogue are also available on the EDOCKET.
Certain types of information will not be placed in the EDOCKET.
Information claimed as CBI and other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute, which is not included in the official public
docket, will not be available for public viewing in EPA's electronic
public docket. EPA's policy is that copyrighted material will not be
placed in EPA's electronic public docket but will be available only in
printed, paper form in the official public docket. To the extent
feasible, publicly available docket materials will be made available in
EPA's electronic public docket. When a document is selected from the
index list in EDOCKET, the system will identify whether the document is
available for viewing in EPA's electronic public docket. Although not
all docket materials may be available electronically, you may still
access any of the publicly available docket
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materials through the docket facility identified in Unit II.A.
For public commenters, it is important to note that EPA's policy is
that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public viewing in EPA's electronic public
docket as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment
contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a comment
containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that
material in the version of the comment that is placed in EPA's
electronic public docket. The entire printed comment, including the
copyrighted material, will be available in the public docket.
Public comments submitted on computer disks that are mailed or
delivered to the docket will be transferred to EPA's electronic public
docket. Public comments that are mailed or delivered to the Docket will
be scanned and placed in EPA's electronic public docket. Where
practical, physical objects will be photographed, and the photograph
will be placed in EPA's electronic public docket along with a brief
description written by the docket staff.
For additional information about EPA's electronic public docket,
visit EDOCKET online or see 67 FR 38102, May 31, 2002.
III. What Does This Notice Do?
This notice announces that EPA is extending the comment period for
the stakeholder dialogue by 30 days until February 4, 2004. The comment
period for this stakeholder dialogue was initially scheduled to close
on January 5, 2004. Because of a request for additional time to gather
and incorporate data into comments, the Agency is extending the comment
period for 30 days. EPA has revised Appendix B of the Stakeholder
Dialogue on Burden Reduction Options white paper to reflect the latest
TRI data. Further, some of the data in those columns listed as
percentages contained decimal values and have been corrected. In
addition, two new Tables have been added to Appendix B to show the
impact on the number of forms and facilities affected by modifying the
waste management activities included in the annual reportable amount
threshold for Form A Certification Statement eligibility. The revised
Appendix B has been posted as a separate document on the docket and on
the TRI Web site.
A. How and To Whom Do I Submit Comments?
You may access the stakeholder dialogue issue paper, instructions
for commenting on burden reduction options, and link to the electronic
docket to submit and retrieve comments, from the TRI Stakeholder
Outreach Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/tri/programs/stakeholders/outreach.htm
during the time period specified in this notice.
Commenters are encouraged to use the TRI Stakeholder Outreach Web
site to access the issue paper and the instructions for commenting on
burden reduction options. The Outreach Web site also provides a link to
the EDOCKET Web site for submission of comments and viewing of all
comments submitted.
To assist in the organization of all comments received, commenters
are asked to state in the beginning of their comments the specific
burden reduction option(s) being addressed. If your comment addresses
more than one of the options in the stakeholder paper, please indicate
in the beginning of your comment the number associated with each of the
options addressed. The stakeholder paper has 6 options. Option 6
requests comment on options not specifically discussed in the
stakeholder paper. The stakeholder paper also requests comment on the
ongoing Toxics Release Inventory--Made Easy (TRI-ME) software. If your
comment addresses this software, please state in the beginning of your
comment that it addresses ``TRI-ME.''
You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or through hand
delivery/courier. To avoid unnecessary duplication of comments, please
submit your comments through only one method of delivery. To ensure
proper receipt by EPA, identify the appropriate docket identification
number in the subject line on the first page of your comment. Please
ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment
period. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be
marked ``late.'' EPA is not required to consider these late comments.
1. Electronically. If you submit an electronic comment as
prescribed below, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing
address, and an e-mail address or other contact information in the body
of your comment. Also include this contact information on the outside
of any disk or CD ROM you submit, and in any cover letter accompanying
the disk or CD ROM. This ensures that you can be identified as the
submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA
cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further
information on the substance of your comment. EPA's policy is that EPA
will not edit your comment, and any identifying or contact information
provided in the body of a comment will be included as part of the
comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made
available in EPA's electronic public docket. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment.
a. EDOCKET. Go directly to EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket
, and follow the online instructions for submitting comments. To
access EPA's electronic public docket from the EPA Internet Home Page,
select ``Information Sources,'' ``Dockets,'' and ``EPA Dockets.'' Once
in the system, select ``search,'' and then key in Docket ID No. TRI-
2003-0001. Please state in the beginning of the comment the specific
burden reduction option(s) being addressed by the comment. The system
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity, e-mail address, or other contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
b. E-mail. Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to
oei.docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. TRI-2003-0001. Please state
in the beginning of the comment the specific burden reduction option(s)
being addressed by the comment. In contrast to EPA's electronic public
docket, EPA's e-mail system is not an ``anonymous access'' system. If
you send an e-mail comment directly to the Docket without going through
EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail system automatically
captures your e-mail address. E-mail addresses that are automatically
captured by EPA's e-mail system are included as part of the comment
that is placed in the official public docket, and made available in
EPA's electronic public docket.
c. Disk or CD ROM. You may submit comments on a disk or CD ROM that
you mail to the mailing address identified in Unit III.A.2. Please
state in the beginning of the comment the specific burden reduction
option(s) being addressed by the comment. These electronic submissions
will be accepted in MS Word, WordPerfect, or ASCII file format. Avoid
the use of special characters and any form of encryption.
2. By Mail. Send your comments to: Office of Environmental
Information Docket, Environmental Protection
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Agency, Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460, Attention Docket ID No. TRI-2003-0001. Please state in the
beginning of the comment the specific burden reduction option(s) being
addressed by the comment.
3. By Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver your comments to: EPA
Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20004, telephone: 202-566-1744, Attention Docket ID
No. TRI-2003-0001. Please state in the beginning of the comment the
specific burden reduction option(s) being addressed by the comment.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation as identified in Unit II.A.
B. How Should I Submit CBI to the Agency?
Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI
electronically through EPA's electronic public docket or by e-mail.
Commenters wishing to submit proprietary information for consideration
must clearly distinguish such information from other comments and
clearly label it as CBI. Send submissions containing such proprietary
information directly to the following address only, and not to the
public docket, to ensure that proprietary information is not
inadvertently placed in the docket: Attention: OEI Document Control
Officer, Mail Code: 2822T, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. You may claim information that you submit to EPA
as CBI by marking any part or all of that information as CBI (if you
submit CBI on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the
specific information that is CBI). The EPA will disclose information
claimed as CBI only to the extent allowed by the procedures set forth
in 40 CFR part 2.
In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes
any information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not
contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion
in the public docket and EPA's electronic public docket. If you submit
the copy that does not contain CBI on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside
of the disk or CD ROM clearly that it does not contain CBI. Information
not marked as CBI will be included in the public docket and EPA's
electronic public docket without prior notice. If you have any
questions about CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI, please consult
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Dated: December 22, 2003.
Elaine G. Stanley,
Director, Office of Information Analysis and Access.
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