[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 125 (Thursday, June 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 33619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16393]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPTS-400104A; FRL-5382-3]


Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know; Notice of Public 
Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: EPA will hold two public meetings to discuss the Agency's 
proposal and options to add industry groups to the list of industry 
groups subject to reporting requirements under section 313 of the 
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA).

DATES: The first meeting will take place in San Francisco, CA on August 
7, 1996, at 9 a.m. and adjourn by 4 p.m. The second meeting will take 
place in Washington, DC on August 14, 1996, at 9 a.m. and adjourn by 4 
p.m..

ADDRESSES: The first meeting will be held at the: Environmental 
Protection Agency, Auditorium, 75 Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA 
94105. The second meeting will be held at the: Environmental Protection 
Agency, Auditorium, Education Center, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 
20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Crawford at 202-260-1715, e-mail: 
[email protected], or Brian Symmes at 202-260-9121, e-mail: 
[email protected], or the Emergency Planning and Community 
Right-to-Know Information Hotline, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Mail Stop 5101, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460, Toll free: 1-800-
535-0202, in Virginia and Alaska: 703-412-9877 or Toll free TDD: 1-800-
553-7672.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1986, Congress enacted the Emergency 
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). Section 313 of EPCRA 
requires certain businesses to submit reports each year on the amounts 
of toxic chemicals their facilities release into the environment or 
otherwise manage. The purpose of this requirement is to inform the 
public, government officials, and industry about the chemical 
management practices of specified toxic chemicals.
    Current EPCRA section 313 reporting requirements apply to 
facilities classified in the manufacturing sector (Standard Industrial 
Classification codes 20 through 39), that have 10 or more full-time 
employees, and that manufacture, process, or otherwise use one or more 
listed section 313 chemicals above certain threshold amounts.
    EPA has been in the process of evaluating industry groups for 
potential addition under EPCRA section 313. Elsewhere in this issue of 
the Federal Register EPA is proposing to add seven industry groups to 
the list of industries subject to EPCRA section 313 reporting 
requirements. These public meetings are being scheduled in order to 
provide a forum for dialogue to be shared by EPA, potentially affected 
industry groups, and the public regarding the basis of EPA's proposed 
action, options provided, and potential impacts and benefits.
    Oral statements will be scheduled on a first-come first-serve basis 
by calling the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Hotline 
at the numbers listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. All 
statements will be part of the public record and will be considered in 
the development of any rule amendment.

    Dated: June 21, 1996.
Susan B. Hazen,
Acting Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 96-16393 Filed 6-26-96; 8:45 am]
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