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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 455

[FRL-4998-7]
RIN 2040-AC21

 

Pesticide Chemicals Category, Formulating, Packaging and 
Repackaging Effluent Limitations Guidelines, Pretreatment Standards, 
and New Source Performance Standards; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA is extending the comment period for the Pesticide 
Formulating, Packaging and Repackaging proposed effluent limitations 
guidelines and standards by 30 days. EPA has received numerous comments 
requesting an extension of the comment period.

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule must be received in writing by 
July 13, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments in writing to Ms. Janet Goodwin, Engineering & 
Analysis Division (4303), U.S. EPA, 401 M Street SW., Washington, DC 
20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For additional technical information write Ms. Shari Zuskin at the 
above address or call at (202) 260-7130. For additional information on 
the economic impact analyses contact Dr. Lynne Tudor at the above 
address or by calling (202) 260-5834.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on April 
14, 1994 (59 FR 17850), EPA proposed effluent limitations guidelines 
and standards for the control of wastewater pollutants from the 
Pesticide Formulating, Packaging and Repackaging (PFPR) industry and 
provided a 60 day comment period. Today's notice extends the comment 
period by 30 days to July 13, 1994. EPA has received numerous comments 
requesting an extension of the comment period. EPA recognizes that 
trade associations and individual PFPR facilities may need additional 
time to gather substantive data on the expanded scope of pesticide 
active ingredients (i.e., the ``non-272'' PAIs). In particular, 
facilities may need time to gather data on or conduct treatability 
studies with the non-272 PAIs. In addition, many of the PFPR facilities 
are small business and are presently entering their busy-season. EPA 
recognizes that these facilities may have limited resources (i.e., 
manpower) and may not be able to comment as effectively as possible 
within the 60-day comment period. Further, EPA acknowledges that some 
PFPR facilities use contractor or toll formulating facilities and may 
need additional time to acquire technical/economic data from their 
contract facilities. In addition, for some facilities, in particular 
the agricultural chemical refilling establishments, there may be 
resource constraints due to the timing of two proposed regulations 
(i.e., the Office of Water's PFPR Effluent Guidelines and the Office of 
Pesticide Programs' Pesticide Container and Containment Rule) with 
overlapping comment periods. EPA believes that an additional 30 days 
will allow facilities to provide more meaningful and substantive 
comments.
    EPA cannot extend the comment period for a time greater than 30 
days because of a court-ordered date of August 1995 for promulgating a 
final rule. 57 FR 41000 (September 8, 1992) (Effluent Guidelines Plan 
for complying with consent decree in NRDC v. Reilly, Civ. No. 89-2980 
(D.D.C. 1992)). Those persons who believe that they will be unable to 
submit comments by the new July 13, 1994 date should contact the Agency 
through the EPA personnel listed above in the Addresses section. EPA 
will attempt to review such late comments as it can. Due to the 
scheduling constraints under the NRDC v. Reilly consent decree, 
however, EPA cannot guarantee that it will be able to consider any 
information which is submitted beyond July 13, 1994.

    Dated: June 9, 1994.
Robert Perciasepe,
Assistant Administrator for Water.
[FR Doc. 94-14420 Filed 6-14-94; 8:45 am]
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