[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 155 (Friday, August 11, 1995)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 41791-41792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20111]




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Part VI





The President





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Memorandum of August 8, 1995--



Expediting Community Right-to-Know Initiatives
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                Memorandum of August 8, 1995

                
Expediting Community Right-to-Know Initiatives

                Memorandum for the Administrator of the Environmental 
                Protection Agency and the Heads of Executive 
                Departments and Agencies

                The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act 
                of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11001-11050) (``EPCRA'') and the 
                Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13101-
                13109) provide an innovative approach to protecting 
                public health and the environment by ensuring that 
                communities are informed about the toxic chemicals 
                being released into the air, land, and water by 
                manufacturing facilities. I am committed to the 
                effective implementation of this law, because Community 
                Right-to-Know protections provide a basic informational 
                tool to encourage informed community-based 
                environmental decision making and provide a strong 
                incentive for businesses to find their own ways of 
                preventing pollution.

                The laws provide the Environmental Protection Agency 
                with substantial authority to add to the Toxics Release 
                Inventory under EPCRA: (1) new chemicals; (2) new 
                classes of industrial facilities; and (3) additional 
                types of information concerning toxic chemical use at 
                facilities. Community Right-to-Know should be enhanced 
                wherever possible as appropriate. EPA currently is 
                engaged in an on-going process to address potential 
                facility expansion and the collection of use 
                information. I am committed to a full and open process 
                on the policy issues posed by EPA's exercise of these 
                authorities.

                So that consideration of these issues can be fully 
                accomplished during this Administration, I am directing 
                the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
                Agency, in consultation with the Office of Management 
                and Budget and appropriate Federal agencies with 
                applicable technical and functional expertise, as 
                necessary, to take the following actions:

                    (a) Continuation on an expedited basis of the 
                public notice and comment rulemaking proceedings to 
                consider whether, as appropriate and consistent with 
                section 313(b) of EPCRA, 42 U.S.C. 11023(b), to add to 
                the list of Standard Industrial Classification 
                (``SIC'') Code designations of 20 through 39 (as in 
                effect on July 1, 1985). For SIC Code designations, see 
                ``Standard Industrial Classification Manual'' published 
                by the Office of Management and Budget. EPA shall 
                complete the rulemaking process on an accelerated 
                schedule.
                    (b) Development and implementation of an expedited, 
                open, and transparent process for consideration of 
                reporting under EPCRA on information on the use of 
                toxic chemicals at facilities, including information on 
                mass balance, materials accounting, or other chemical 
                use date, pursuant to section 313(b)(1)(A) of EPCRA, 42 
                U.S.C. 11023(b)(1)(A). EPA shall report on the progress 
                of this effort by October 1, 1995, with a goal of 
                obtaining sufficient information to be able to make 
                informed judgments concerning implementation of any 
                appropriate program.

                These actions should continue unless specifically 
                prohibited by law. The head of each executive 
                department or agency shall assist the Environmental 
                Protection Agency in implementing this directive as 
                quickly as possible.

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                This directive is for the internal management of the 
                executive branch and does not create any right or 
                benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable by any 
                party against the United States, its agencies or 
                instrumentalities, its officers or employees, or any 
                person.

                The Director of the Office of Management and Budget is 
                authorized and directed to publish this Memorandum in 
                the Federal Register.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    Washington, August 8, 1995.

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