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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 745

[OPPTS-62134B; FRL-4906-9]

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Lead Fishing Sinkers; Notice of Informal Hearing

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; informal hearing.

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SUMMARY: On March 9, 1994, at 59 FR 11122, EPA published a proposed 
rule to prohibit the manufacturing, processing, and distribution in 
commerce in the United States of certain smaller fishing sinkers 
containing lead and zinc, alone or mixed with other substances, 
including those made of brass. In that notice, the Agency stated that 
it would hold an informal hearing if persons requested time for oral 
comment. EPA has received requests for a hearing on the proposed rule 
and will hold a 2-day public hearing.

DATES: The hearing will take place on November 30 and December 1, 1994, 
from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Written requests to participate in the 
hearing, including written requests for a waiver to participate, must 
be received no later than November 9, 1994. Reply comments must be 
received on or before December 15, 1994.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 
Calvert St., NW., Washington, DC. Three copies of any request to 
participate in the informal hearing, identified with docket number 
OPPTS-62134B must be submitted to: TSCA Docket Receipt (7407), Office 
of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Rm. E-G99, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. 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-G99, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 
M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460, Telephone: (202) 554-1404, TDD: (202) 
554-0551.

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, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics, Rm. E-G99, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 
M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. The request must be received by the 
Agency no later than November 9, 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 non-binding list of the persons to take part in the 
presentation. Organizations are requested to bring with them, to the 
extent possible, employees with individual expertise in and 
responsibility for each of the areas to be addressed. 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 in writing by the Record and Hearing Clerk 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. Opening statements should be brief and 
restricted to points that could not have been made in main comments, or 
to emphasize points which are made in main comments, but which the 
participant believes can be more forcefully urged in the hearing 
context. 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 should call the number listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). See 40 CFR 750.8(a) 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 December 15, 1994, and shall be restricted to 
comments on: (1) Other comments; (2) material in the hearing record; 
and (3) material which was not available to the commenting party within 
a sufficient amount of time before main comments were due on July 8, 
1994 (40 CFR 750.4(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 TSCA Nonconfidential 
Information Center as part of the rulemaking record for the proposed 
rule (docket number OPPTS-62134) and will be available for inspection 
and copying (see TSCA Docket Receipt Office listed under ADDRESSES). 
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.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 745

    Environmental protection, Hazardous substances, Lead, Recordkeeping 
and notification requirements.

    Dated: September 12, 1994.
Mark Greenwood,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

[FR Doc. 94-23116 Filed 9-16-94; 8:45 am]
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