[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 68 (Wednesday, April 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17185-17186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9089]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5808-2]


A Public Meeting on the Effluent Limitations Guidelines and 
Standards for the Transportation Equipment Cleaning Category

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is announcing a public 
meeting on the upcoming proposed effluent limitations guidelines and 
standards for the Transportation Equipment Cleaning Category. The EPA 
intends to propose effluent limitations guidelines and standards in 
early 1998, and this is the only public meeting that the Agency plans 
to sponsor prior to proposal. EPA will report on the status of the 
regulatory development, and interested parties can provide information 
and ideas to the Agency on key technical, scientific, economic, and 
other issues.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on Thursday, May 8, 1997, from 
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Wildlife Visitor 
Center Auditorium, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Patuxent Research 
Refuge, 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel, MD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina Matthews , Engineering and 
Analysis Division (4303), U.S. EPA, 401 M Street SW, Washington DC 
20460. Telephone (202) 260-6036, fax (202) 260-7185 or E-Mail 
[email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is developing proposed effluent 
limitations guidelines and standards for the Transportation Equipment 
Cleaning Category under authority of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 
1251 et seq.). The Transportation Equipment Cleaning Category includes 
facilities that generate

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wastewater from cleaning the interior of tank trucks, hopper trucks, 
rail tank cars, rail hopper cars, intermodal tank containers, 
intermediate bulk containers, tank barges, hopper barges, and ocean/sea 
tankers. The three major cargo types cleaned by TEC facilities are 
chemical, petroleum, and food-grade products.
    Topics for the public meeting include subcategorization, summary of 
industry information, and preliminary plans for technology-based 
options. The meeting will not be recorded by a reporter or transcribed 
for inclusion in the rulemaking record.
    Documents relating to the topics mentioned above and a more 
detailed agenda will be available at the meeting. For those unable to 
attend the meeting, a document summary will be available following the 
meeting, and can be obtained upon request to Gina Matthews at the 
previously mentioned address.
    Driving directions to the National Wildlife Visitor Center: Take 
the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (I-295) to the exit for the Beltsville 
Agriculture Research Center (Powder Mill Road (East)). Go approximately 
2.0 miles and turn right into Visitor Center entrance (Scarlet Tanager 
Loop). Go 1.4 miles to Visitor Center Parking area.

    Dated: April 1, 1997.
Tudor Davies,
Director, Office of Science and Technology.
[FR Doc. 97-9089 Filed 4-8-97; 8:45 am]
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