[Federal Register: September 7, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 172)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 54097-54098]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 312
[SFUND-2004-0001; FRL-7809-9]
RIN 2050-AF04
Notice of Public Meeting To Discuss Standards and Practices for
All Appropriate Inquiries
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public
meeting to discuss EPA's proposed rule that would set federal standards
and practices for conducting all appropriate inquiries, as required
under Sections
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101(35)(B)(ii) and (iii) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The proposed rule was
published in the Federal Register on August 26, 2004 (69 FR 52541) and
is available on the EPA website at http://www.epa.gov/brownfields. The
public meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 in
Washington, DC at the times and location specified below.
The purpose of the public meeting is for EPA to listen to the views
of stakeholders and the general public on the Agency's proposed
standards and practices for all appropriate inquiries. During the
public meeting, EPA officials will discuss the proposed rule, as well
as accept public comment and input on the proposed rule.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on October 20, 2004 at the EPA
East Building, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW. The meeting will be held
from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. e.s.t.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in Room 1153 of the EPA East
Building, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact
Patricia Overmeyer of EPA's Office of Brownfields Cleanup and
Redevelopment at (202) 566-2774 or overmeyer.patricia@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is open to the general public.
Interested parties and the general public are invited to participate in
the public meeting. Parties wishing to provide their views to EPA on
the proposed rule, or to listen to the views of other parties, are
encouraged to attend the public meeting. Any person may speak at the
public meeting; however, we encourage those planning to give oral
testimony to pre-register with EPA. Those planning to speak at the
public meeting should notify Patricia Overmeyer or Sven-Erik Kaiser, of
EPA's Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (Mail Code 5105T), 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, no later than October 15, 2004.
Patricia Overmeyer can be contacted at (202) 566-2774 or
overmeyer.patricia@epa.gov. Sven-Erik Kaiser can be contacted at (202)
566-2753 or kaiser.sven-erik@epa.gov. If you cannot pre-register, you
may sign up at the door one hour before the start of the meeting in
Washington, DC on October 20, 2004. Oral testimony will be limited to 7
minutes per participant. Any member of the public may file a written
statement in addition to, or in lieu of, making oral testimony. A
verbatim transcript of the hearing and any written statements received
by EPA at the public meeting will be made available at the OSWER Docket
and on the EDOCKET website, at the addresses provided below. If you
plan to attend the public hearing and need special assistance, such as
sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations,
contact Patricia Overmeyer or Sven-Erik Kaiser, at the above e-mail
addresses or phone numbers. Members of the public will have to show
photo identification to enter the building. Attendees are encouraged to
arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting to allow
sufficient time for security screening.
Interested parties not able to attend the public meeting on October
20, 2004 may submit written comments to the Agency. All written
comments must be submitted to EPA in compliance with the instructions
that will be provided in the preamble to the proposed rule. The
instructions are summarized below.
Parties wishing to comment on the proposed rule may submit written
comments to EPA. Submit your written comments, identified by Docket ID
No. SFUND-2004-0001, by one of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
2. Agency Website: http://www.epa.gov/edocket. EDOCKET, EPA's
electronic public docket and comment system, is EPA's preferred method
for receiving comments. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
3. E-mail: Comments may be sent by electronic mail to
superfund.docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. SFUND-2004-0001.
4. Mail: Send comments to the OSWER Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code: 5305T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. SFUND-2004-0001. In
addition, please mail a copy of your comments on the information
collection provisions to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attn: Desk Officer for
EPA, 725 17th St. NW., Washington, DC 20503.
5. Hand Delivery: Deliver your comments to the EPA Docket Center,
EPA West Building, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
DC, Attention Docket ID No. SFUND-2004-0001. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. SFUND-2004-
0001. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in
the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.epa.gov/edocket, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through EDOCKET,
regulations.gov, or e-mail. The EPA EDOCKET and the federal
regulations.gov Web sites are ``anonymous access'' systems, which means
EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment
directly to EPA without going through EDOCKET or regulations.gov, your
e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of
the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on
the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that
you include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. 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. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional
information about EPA's public docket visit EDOCKET on-line or see the
Federal Register of May 31, 2002 (67 FR 38102).
Dated: August 31, 2004.
Linda Garczynski,
Director, Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment.
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