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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Ch. I

[FRL-5001-8]

 

Regulatory Agenda

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: EPA's regulatory agenda is published each April and October. 
It serves as a semiannual summary of, among other things, current and 
projected rulemakings. The April 1994 regulatory agenda contained an 
erroneous entry for EPA's pending Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) 
to define the scope of the exemption from reporting and liability for 
``federally permitted releases'' under the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA). This notice 
corrects the entry in the regulatory agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerain H. Perry, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5202G), 
Washington, DC 20460, (703) 603-8732.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In EPA's April 1994 regulatory agenda, 59 FR 
21042 (April 25, 1994), the NPRM for exemptions for federally permitted 
releases under CERCLA (RIN 2050-AB82) was inadvertently designated as 
``withdrawn.'' See 59 FR at 21155. However, the status has not changed 
since the October 1993 regulatory agenda was published: The proposal is 
pending and EPA does not have a definite schedule for issuing a final 
rule. Therefore, the entry for this NPRM in the April regulatory agenda 
is corrected to read as follows:

4081. Reporting Exemptions for Federally Permitted Releases of 
Hazardous Substances

    Significance: Regulatory Program.
    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9602/CERCLA 102.
    CFR Citation: 40 CFR 117; 40 CFR 302; 40 CFR 355.
    Legal Deadline: None.
    Abstract: This action would clarify the definition of ``federally 
permitted release'' in Section 101(10) of CERCLA. Federally permitted 
releases of hazardous substances are exempt from reporting under 
Section 103 of CERCLA and from CERCLA liability.

                                Timetable                               
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                  Action                       Date          FR cite    
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NPRM.....................................     07/19/88  53 FR 27268     
Supplemental Notice......................     07/11/89  54 FR 29306     
Final Action.............................     00/00/00                  
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    Small Entities Affected: None.
    Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal.
    Additional Information: SAN No. 2394.
    Agency contact: Gerain H. Perry, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5202G), Washington, DC 20460, 703-
603-8732.
    RIN: [2050-AB82].

    Dated: June 15, 1994.
Thomas E. Kelly,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy, Planning and 
Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 94-15343 Filed 6-22-94; 8:45 am]
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