[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 40 (Monday, March 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10218-10219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5318]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OW-FRL-5972-7]


Notice of Availability; Evaluation of Dredged Material Proposed 
for Discharge in Waters of the U.S.--Testing Manual

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability; Evaluation of Dredged Material Proposed 
for Discharge in Waters of the U.S.--Testing Manual.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the final testing 
manual entitled Evaluation of Dredged Material Proposed for Discharge 
in Waters of the U.S.--Testing Manual. This document is commonly 
referred to as the Inland Testing Manual (ITM). The ITM was prepared by 
an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)/Corps of Engineers (CE) 
workgroup comprised of individuals from headquarters, field offices, 
and research laboratories of both agencies with scientific and/or 
programmatic expertise related to dredged material discharge 
activities.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the ITM can be obtained by contacting: Mr. Thomas 
Patin, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station, 3909 
Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199. The ITM is also available 
on the Internet from EPA's web site ``http://www.epa.gov/OST/'', or 
from the Corps Dredging Operations Technical Support home page at 
``http://www.wes.army.mil/el/dots/'.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Kravitz, Mail Code 4305, Office 
of Science and Technology, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20460 (telephone: 202-260-8085); or Kirk 
Stark, Regulatory Branch, CECW-OR, Office of the Chief of Engineers, 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 20 Massachusetts Ave. NW., Washington, DC 
20314 (telephone: 202-761-1786).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA issued a notice of availability and

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request for comment on the draft dredged material testing manual in the 
July 21, 1994, Federal Register [FRL-5017-5]. Copies of the draft 
Inland Testing Manual (ITM) were sent to federal and state agencies, 
port authorities, environmental organizations, and other interested 
parties. Public meetings were also held in 1994 to discuss the document 
in Boston, MA, Arlington, VA, Atlanta, GA, San Jose, CA, Seattle, WA, 
Chicago, IL, St. Louis, MO, and Houston, TX. Comments received through 
the public review process, including those from EPA's Science Advisory 
Board, were used to shape the final document. Individual comments were 
grouped into ``general'' and ``specific'' categories, and reviewed by 
the EPA/CE Workgroup that prepared the draft ITM. A copy of the 
comments, and EPA's response, is available for review at EPA's Water 
Docket under docket number w-98-04. Docket materials may be reviewed 
from 9 to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. For 
access to docket materials, please call 202/260-3027 to schedule an 
appointment.
Tudor T. Davies,
Director, Office of Science and Technology.
[FR Doc. 98-5318 Filed 2-27-98; 8:45 am]
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