[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 28, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 58589-58590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29112]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[AD-FRL-5336-1]


Hazardous Air Pollutant List; Proposed Modification

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of hearing and extension of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: EPA will hold a hearing in Columbia, South Carolina on 
December 7, 1995 concerning the proposed rule to amend the list of 
hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) in Clean Air Act section 112(b)(1) by 
removing the compound caprolactam (CAS No. 105-60-2), which was 
published in the Federal Register on September 18, 1995 (60 FR 48081). 
At the request of a commenter, EPA had agreed to an extension of the 
initial comment period concerning the proposed rule to delist 
caprolactam. This notice provides documentation of that comment period 
extension. In addition, EPA will keep the public docket open until 
January 8, 1996, to permit submission of supplementary or rebuttal 
information concerning the matters presented at the hearing to be held 
on December 7, 1995.

DATES: All written and electronic comments concerning the proposed rule 
to remove caprolactam from the HAP list, as published on September 18, 
1995, must be received by EPA no later than December 5, 1995. The 
hearing will be held on December 7, 1995 at 6 P.M. EST at Irmo 
Elementary School auditorium, 7401 Gibbes Street, Irmo, South Carolina. 
All written or electronic submissions of supplementary or rebuttal 
information concerning the 

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matters presented at the hearing on December 7, 1995 must be received 
by EPA no later than January 8, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments (duplicate copies preferred) must be 
submitted to: Central Docket Section (A-130), Environmental Protection 
Agency, Attention: Docket No. A-94-33, 401 M St. SW, Washington, D.C. 
20460. Comments and information may also be submitted electronically by 
sending electronic mail (e-mail) to: [email protected]. 
Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file, avoiding the 
use of special characters and any form of encryption. Comments and 
information will also be accepted on disks in WordPerfect 5.1 file 
format or ASCII file format. All comments and information in electronic 
form must be identified by the docket number A-94-33. No Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) should be submitted through e-mail. 
Electronic comments may be filed online at many Federal Depository 
Libraries.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Nancy B. Pate, Office of Air 
Quality Planning and Standards, (MD-12), U.S. EPA, Research Triangle 
Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541-5347, INTERNET: 
[email protected], fax 919-541-4028 or -0242.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of September 18, 
1995 (60 FR 48081), EPA published a proposed rule that, upon 
promulgation, would amend the list of hazardous air pollutants in Clean 
Air Act section 112(b)(1), 42 U.S.C. 7412(b)(1)), by removing the 
compound caprolactam (CAS No. 105-60-2). This action was in response to 
a petition to delete the substance caprolactam which was filed by 
AlliedSignal, Inc., BASF Corporation, and DSM Chemicals North America 
under section 112(b)(3) of the Act.
    EPA received a request for a public hearing concerning the proposed 
rule to remove caprolactam. Pursuant to that request, EPA will hold a 
hearing at the time and location stated above.
    Clean Air Act section 307(d) does not expressly apply to a 
rulemaking to remove a substance from the list of hazardous air 
pollutants in section 112(b). However, section 307(d)(1)(V) permits the 
EPA Administrator to apply section 307(d) to other actions and EPA is 
holding the hearing announced by this notice pursuant to the 
requirements of section 307(d). Section 307(d) also requires EPA to 
keep the public record open for 30 days after it holds such a hearing 
``to provide an opportunity for submission of rebuttal and 
supplementary information.''
    Prior to the original comment period deadline for the proposed 
rule, EPA received a request to extend the comment period from a local 
citizen group in Columbia, South Carolina. Citing health problems of 
group members and difficulties in communicating with legal counsel, the 
group requested a three week extension of the comment period (until 
November 24, 1995). In response to this request, EPA extended the 
initial period for submission of written and electronic comments 
concerning the proposed rule and is providing notice to the public that 
the comment period is open until December 5, 1995. Following the 
hearing to be held on December 7, 1995, EPA will keep the public docket 
open until January 8, 1996, to permit submission of supplementary or 
rebuttal information concerning the matters presented at the hearing.

    Dated: November 22, 1995.
Mary D. Nichols,
Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 95-29112 Filed 11-27-95; 8:45 am]
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