[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 235 (Thursday, December 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62846-62847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29833]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPTS-00149A; FRL-4989-5]


Guidance on Acquisition of Environmentally Preferable Products 
and Services; Solicitation of Comments; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of September 29, 1995, EPA announced a 
proposed general guidance designed to assist Executive agencies with 
indentification and acquisition of environmentally preferable products. 
The document also solicited comments from all interested parties on the 
proposed guidance. EPA has received requests from several organizations 
to extend the comment period. Notice is hereby given that the comment 
period originally scheduled to close on November 28, 1995, is extended 
until December 28, 1995.

DATES: All written comments must be received on or before December 28, 
1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments must be submitted in triplicate and 
identified with docket number OPPTS-00149 to: OPPT Document Control 
Officer (7407), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. E-G99, 401 M St., SW., Washington, 
DC 20460.
    Comments and data 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 data will also be 
accepted on disks in WordPerfect in 5.1 file format or ASCII file 
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by 
the docket number OPPTS-00149. No Confidential Business Information 
(CBI) should be submitted through e-mail. Electronic comments on this 
proposed guidance may be filed online at many Federal Depository 
Libraries. Additional information on electronic submissions can be 
found in Unit V. of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danielle Fuligni, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (7409), 
401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Telephone number: 202-260-4172, 
e-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A record has been established for this 
document under docket number ``OPPTS-00149'' (including comments and 
data submitted electronically as described below). A public version of 
this record, including printed, paper versions of electronic comments, 
which does not include any information claimed as CBI, is available for 
inspection from noon to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The public record is located in the TSCA Nonconfidential 
Information Center, Rm. NE-B607, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.
    Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at:

    [email protected]

    Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the 
use of special characters and any form of encryption.
    The official record for this document, as well as the public 
version, as described above will be kept in paper form. Accordingly, 
EPA will transfer all comments received electronically into printed, 
paper form as they are received and will place the paper copies in the 
official record which will also include all comments submitted directly 
in writing. The official record is the paper record maintained at the 
address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this document.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: November 20, 1995.
William H. Sanders III,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 95-29833 Filed 12-6-95; 8:45 am]
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