[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 124 (Monday, June 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35212-35213]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17263]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Regulatory Reinvention (XL) Pilot Projects

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability of Lucent Project XL Draft Umbrella 
Final Project Agreement and Related Documents.

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SUMMARY: EPA is today requesting comments on a proposed Project XL 
Final Project Agreement (FPA) for Lucent Technologies, Inc. The FPA is 
a voluntary agreement developed collaboratively by Lucent, 
stakeholders, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and EPA. Project XL, 
announced in the Federal Register on May 23, 1995 (60 FR 27282), gives 
regulated sources the flexibility to develop alternative strategies 
that will replace or modify specific regulatory requirements on the 
condition that they produce greater environmental benefits. EPA has set 
a goal of implementing a total of fifty projects undertaken in full 
partnership with the states.
    The draft FPA is based on an existing third-party certified 
environmental management system (EMS) for Lucent's entire global 
microelectronics business unit, in fulfillment of the ISO 14001 
standard for EMSs. The draft FPA would allow Lucent to use the existing 
EMS as a framework for developing specific proposals involving 
regulatory flexibility such as simplifying permitting, record keeping, 
and reporting requirements, while driving continual improvement and 
pollution prevention programs. The draft FPA would provide a ``test 
bed'' to determine the broad applicability of ISO 14001 as a vehicle 
for determining and managing regulatory flexibility while achieving 
superior environmental performance.
    Lucent's proposed project is a multi-regional attempt to 
incorporate environmental management practices across the entire 
business unit. The parties anticipate that the EMS will foster superior 
environmental performance by identifying opportunities to reduce 
Lucent's environmental impact. EPA Regions 3 and 4 are intended sites 
for facility-specific projects. Each facility-specific addendum to the 
umbrella FPA will also demonstrate superior environmental performance. 
The regulatory flexibility necessary to implement specific projects 
will be discussed in each facility-specific addendum.

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    As part of its EMS, Lucent has established facility-specific Local 
Environmental Advisory Groups (LEAGs) for all of its facilities 
globally. Each LEAG is composed of local stakeholders including 
environmental organizations, community groups, employees, and other 
interested citizens. The LEAGs provide input on the XL project and the 
EMS. The LEAGs unanimously approved the draft umbrella FPA.

DATES: The period for submission of comments ends on July 29, 1998.

ADDRESSES: All comments on the draft Final Project Agreement should be 
sent to: Rich Kampf, U.S. EPA, Region III, 841 Chestnut Street (3WP00), 
Philadelphia, PA 19107, or L. Nancy Birnbaum, U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, 
SW, Room 1025WT (1802), Washington, DC 20460. Comments may also be 
faxed to Mr. Kampf at (215) 566-2301 or Ms. Birnbaum at (202) 401-2474. 
Comments will also be received via electronic mail sent to: 
[email protected] or [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the proposed Final 
Project Agreement or Fact Sheet, contact: Rich Kampf, U.S. EPA, Region 
III, 841 Chestnut Street (3WP00), Philadelphia, PA 19107, or L. Nancy 
Birnbaum, U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW, Room 1025WT (1802), Washington, 
DC 20460. The documents are also available via the Internet at the 
following location: ``http://www.epa.gov/ProjectXL''. In addition, 
public files on the Project are located at EPA Region III in 
Philadelphia. Questions to EPA regarding the documents can be directed 
to Rich Kampf at (215) 566-2105 or L. Nancy Birnbaum at (202) 260-2601. 
To be included on the Lucent Project XL mailing list to receive 
information about future public meetings, XL progress reports and other 
mailings from Lucent on the XL Project, contact: Debra Hennelly, Lucent 
Technologies, Inc., 219 Mount Airy Road, Room 2F236, P.O. Box 612, 
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920-0612. Ms. Hennelly can also be reached by 
telephone at (908) 953-4960. For information on all other aspects of 
the XL Program contact Christopher Knopes at the following address: 
Office of Reinvention, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 
Room 1029, 401 M Street, SW (1802), Washington, DC 20460. Additional 
information on Project XL, including documents referenced in this 
notice, other EPA policy documents related to Project XL, regional XL 
contacts, application information, and descriptions of existing XL 
projects and proposals, is available via the Internet at ``http://
www.epa.gov/ProjectXL'' and via an automated fax-on-demand menu at 
(202) 260-8590.

    Dated: June 23, 1998.
Lisa Lund,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Reinvention Programs, Office of 
Reinvention.
[FR Doc. 98-17263 Filed 6-26-98; 8:45 am]
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