[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 151 (Monday, August 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40637-40638]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19814]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPTS-400104B; FRL-5390-9]


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 a public meeting regarding 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) specifically 
to discuss the potential impacts on small entities. This meeting is 
being held in addition to two previously scheduled public meetings 
concerning the proposal.

DATES: The meeting will take place in Chicago, IL on August 19, 1996, 
at 10 a.m. and adjourn by 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the: O'Hare Marriott Hotel, 8535 
West Higgins Road, Chicago, IL.

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

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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. EPA is proposing to add 
seven industry groups to the list of industries subject to EPCRA 
section 313 reporting requirements (61 FR 33588). This public meeting 
is 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. This meeting is being held specifically 
to discuss concerns regarding the potential impacts of the proposal on 
small entities, including small businesses and small local governments. 
The previously scheduled public meetings may also serve as a forum for 
these discussions (61 FR 33619).
    Oral statements will be scheduled on a first-come first-serve basis 
by calling Cassandra Vail at (202) 260-0675. All statements will be 
part of the public record and will be considered in the development of 
any rule amendment.

    Dated: July 30, 1996.
William H. Sanders III,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

[FR Doc. 96-19814 Filed 8-2-96; 8:45 am]
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