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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 761

[OPPTS-66015A; FRL-4752-6]

 

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Notice of Informal Hearing on 
the Reclassification of PCB and PCB-Contaminated Transformers

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Informal Hearing.

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SUMMARY: On November 18, 1993 EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics published a proposed rule to amend the requirements that govern 
the reclassification of certain PCB and PCB-Contaminated Transformers 
to a lower regulatory status as a PCB-Contaminated (50 to 
<500 ppm PCBs) or a Non-PCB (<50 ppm PCBs) Transformer. In that notice, 
EPA said it would hold an informal hearing if requested. EPA received a 
request for a hearing on the proposed rule from the Electric Apparatus 
Service Association (EASA). Therefore, EPA will hold a half-day 
informal, public hearing.
DATES: The hearing will take place on March 9, 1994 from 9 a.m. to 1 
p.m. Reply comments should be received on or before March 23, 1994. 
Written requests to participate in the hearing must be received on or 
before February 16, 1994.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at EPA Headquarters, 401 M St., 
SW., Washington DC, in conference room number 17 in the Washington 
Information Center (WIC). Three copies of the request to participate in 
the informal hearing, identified with the docket number OPPTS-66015A 
must be submitted to: OPPT Document Control Officer, Attn: TSCA Docket 
Receipts (7407), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Rm. G-99, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. 
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the type of information that must be 
included in the request and who may participate. Requests for a waiver 
to participate in the informal hearing by those organizations that did 
not file main comments must be sent to EPA Headquarters Hearing Clerk, 
Mail Code 1900, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan B. Hazen, Director, 
Environmental Assistance Division (7408), Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics, Rm. E-543B, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 
M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460, Telephone: (202) 554-1404, TDD: (202) 
554-0551, FAX: (202) 554-5603 (document requests only).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The procedures for rulemaking under section 
6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) are identified in 40 CFR 
part 750, subpart A. The following summarizes the procedures and 
logistics associated with this informal hearing pursuant to 40 CFR part 
750. Participants and/or commenters are advised to see 40 CFR part 750 
for greater detail.
    Each person or organization desiring to participate in the informal 
hearing shall file a written request to participate with the OPPT 
Document Control Officer, TSCA Docket Receipts (see ADDRESSES above). 
The request shall be received on or before February 16, 1994. The 
request shall include: (1) A brief statement of the interest of the 
person or organization in the proceeding; (2) a brief outline of the 
points to be addressed; (3) an estimate of the time required; and (4) 
if the request comes from an organization, a nonbinding list of the 
persons to take part in the presentation. An organization that has not 
filed main comments on the rulemaking will not be allowed to 
participate in the hearing, unless a waiver of this requirement is 
granted by the Record and Hearing Clerk (see ADDRESSES above) or the 
organization is appearing at the request of EPA or under subpoena (40 
CFR 750.6(a)).
    A panel of EPA employees shall preside at the hearing, and one 
panel member will chair the proceedings. The panel may question any 
individual or group participating in the hearing on any subject 
relating to the rulemaking. Cross-examination will normally not be 
permitted at this stage. However, persons in the hearing audience may 
submit questions in writing for the hearing panel to ask the 
participants, and the hearing panel may, at their discretion, ask these 
questions (40 CFR 750.7(a) and (b)). See 40 CFR 750.7(c) for the rule 
governing the submission of additional material by the hearing 
participants.
    After the close of the hearing, any participant in the hearing may 
submit a written request for cross-examination. The request shall be 
received by EPA no later than 1 week after a full transcript of the 
hearing becomes available (to determine when the transcript is 
available, interested persons may contact the Environmental Assistance 
Division (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT above)). See 40 CFR 750.8 
for a description of the information that shall be included in such a 
request.
    Interested persons may file reply comments. Reply comments shall be 
received on or before March 23, 1994, and shall be restricted to 
comments on: (1) Other comments; (2) material in the hearing record; 
and (3) material which was not and could not possibly have been 
available to the commenting party a sufficient time before main 
comments were due on January 3, 1994. (40 CFR 750.4(a) and (b)). 
Extensions of time for filing reply comments may be granted pursuant to 
40 CFR 750.4(c). Reply comments and a transcript of the hearing will be 
placed in the Nonconfidential Information Center as part of the 
rulemaking record for the proposed rule (docket number OPPTS-66015). A 
full list of these materials is available for inspection and copying in 
the TSCA Nonconfidential Information Center from 12 noon to 4 p.m. 
However, any information claimed as Confidential Business Information 
(CBI) that is part of the record for this rulemaking is not available 
for public review. A public version of the record, from which 
information claimed as CBI has been excluded, is available for 
inspection. The address for the TSCA Docket Receipts appears under the 
``ADDRESSES'' section of this notice.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 761

    Environmental protection, Hazardous substances, Labeling, 
Polychlorinated biphenyls, Reporting and Recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: January 18, 1994.

Mark Greenwood,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

[FR Doc. 94-1616 Filed 1-25-94; 8:45 am]
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