[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9540-9541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4813]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPTS-00232; FRL-5770-1]


Lithographic Printing Industry Pollution Prevention and Risk 
Reduction Materials

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: The EPA's Design for the Environment (DfE) Program is 
announcing the availability of two documents providing pollution 
prevention and human health and environmental risk reduction 
information for the lithographic printing industry. The two documents 
being made available are:
    The Cleaner Technologies Substitutes Assessment (CTSA): 
Lithographic Blanket Washes (document number EPA 744-R-97-006) is a 
comparison of 37 different blanket wash formulations in terms of 
performance, cost, risk, resource conservation and other aspects. The 
CTSA contains the technical data and analyses of the DfE Lithography 
Project. A draft of this report was released in September 1996 and 
comments have been addressed in this final version.
    Solutions for Lithographic Printers: An Evaluation of Substitute 
Blanket Washes (document number EPA 744-F-96-003) is a simple, user 
friendly summary of the information developed through the DfE 
Lithography Project. This booklet will help printers to choose the best 
blanket wash for their facilities. The 35 page document describes how 
to identify, select and use substitute blanket washes and other ways to 
reduce pollution in a lithographic printing facility.

ADDRESSES: Both documents are available free of charge for a limited 
time from the Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse (PPIC), 
Environmental Protection Agency (7409), 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 
20460 telephone 202-260-1023, fax 202-260-4659 and e-mail at 
[email protected]. Also, both documents will be viewable and 
downloadable from the DfE Program web site at HTTP://www.epa.gov/dfe 
after March 14, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Seeh, Economics, Exposure, and 
Technology Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, (7406), 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St. SW., Washington, DC 20460, 
telephone 202-260-1714, fax 202-260-

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 0981, e-mail [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    The Design for the Environment (DfE) Lithography Project is a 
voluntary, cooperative partnership between the EPA and the printing 
industry to develop a comparative assessment of blanket washes used by 
lithographers. The partnership has completed the comparative analysis 
of 37 blanket wash formulations entitled ``Cleaner Technologies 
Substitutes Assessment (CTSA): Lithographic Blanket Washes.'' The CTSA 
contains information that helps lithographers in making decisions that 
incorporate environmental concerns along with cost and performance 
information when purchasing these chemicals. The full report is 
intended for technical audiences, formulators and suppliers, and 
environmental health personnel.
    To convey better the results of the assessment to small business 
printers, the DfE Lithography Project created a summary document 
entitled ``Solutions for Lithographic Printers: An Evaluation of 
Substitute Blanket Washes.'' This booklet is designed to help printers 
evaluate their current blanket wash and compare it to substitute 
washes. How safe are they to use? How do they perform? How much do they 
cost to use? What are their environmental risks? This booklet tells how 
to answer these questions in a direct, easy to understand style for 
small business printers and press operators.

    Dated: February 17, 1998.

William H. Sanders, III,

Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics

[FR Doc. 98-4813 Filed 2-24-98; 8:45 am]
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