[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 47 (Friday, March 10, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 13095-13096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-5986]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 761

[OPPTS-660019B; FRL-4938-5]


Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Notice of Informal 
Hearing

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Informal Hearing.

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SUMMARY: On December 6, 1994, EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics published a proposed rule [59 FR 62788] to amend its rules under 
the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for polychlorinated biphenyls 
(PCBs). Changes proposed by EPA would affect the disposal, marking, 
storage, use, reporting and recordkeeping requirements for PCBs. In 
that notice, EPA said it would conduct one or more informal public 
hearings in the Washington, DC, area on the proposal, to be held after 
the closure of the written comment period on April 6, 1995. This notice 
announces the time and location of that hearing.
DATES: The hearing will take place on Tuesday, May 2, 1995, from 9:00 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. If necessary, the hearing will be extended to 9:30 
p.m., and it may also be continued the following day, Wednesday, May 3, 
1995, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Written requests to participate in the 
hearing must be received on or before April 6, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at the Holiday Inn of Arlington at 
Ballston, 4610 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22203, 
telephone (703) 243-9800. Three copies of the request to participate in 
the informal hearing, identified with the docket number OPPTS-660019B 
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. Statements must be 
limited to 15 minutes. 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 7404, 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 (see ADDRESSES above). The 
request shall be received on or before April 6, 1995. 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 (not to exceed 15 
minutes); 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 no later than 2 weeks after the close of all informal 
hearings, including any hearing to allow cross-examination. Reply 
comments shall be restricted to comments on: (1) other comments; (2) 
material in the hearing record; and (3) material which was not and 
could not reasonably have been available to the commenting party a 
sufficient time before main comments were due on April 6, 1995. (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-660019B). A full list of these materials is available for 
inspection and copying in the TSCA Nonconfidential Information Center, 
Rm. B607, Northeast Mall, 401 M St., SW., [[Page 13096]] Washington, 
DC, 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: March 2, 1995.

Joseph S. Carra,

Acting Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

[FR Doc. 95-5986 Filed 3-9-95; 8:45 am]
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