[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 25 (Monday, February 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6073-6074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2986]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPTS-00263; FRL-6061-6]


Round Table Discussion of the Upcoming Lead Renovation and 
Remodeling Rulemaking; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA will hold a round table discussion meeting on the 
forthcoming rulemaking under section 402(c)(3) of the Toxic Substances 
Control Act (TSCA). Section 402(c)(3) directs the Agency to revise the 
regulations, codified at 40 CFR part 745, subpart L ``Lead-Based Paint 
Activities,'' to apply to renovation or remodeling activities that 
create lead-based paint hazards in target housing. The purpose of this 
discussion is to provide a forum where interested parties can 
contribute information and give individual perspectives on specific 
policy questions related to the forthcoming rulemaking. Agency staff 
may also ask participants to give their individual reactions to 
specific proposals and questions.

Dates: The meeting will be held on March 8, 1999, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
Written and electronic comments must be submitted on or before April 
16, 1999.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: The Doubletree Hotel, 300 Army 
Navy Drive, Arlington, VA.
    All comments, identified by docket control number ``OPPTS-00263,'' 
should be sent in triplicate to: OPPT Document Control Officer (7407), 
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 401 M St., SW., Rm. G-099, East Tower, Washington, DC 20460.
    Comments and data may also be submitted electronically to: oppt. 
[email protected]. Follow the instructions under Unit III. of this 
document. No Confidential Business Information (CBI) should be 
submitted through e-mail.
    All comments which contain information claimed as CBI must be 
clearly marked as such. Three sanitized copies of any comments 
containing information claimed as CBI must also be submitted and will 
be placed in the public record for this action. Persons submitting 
information on any portion of which they believe is entitled to 
treatment as CBI by EPA must assert a business confidentiality claim in 
accordance with 40 CFR 2.203(b) for each such portion. This claim must 
be made at the time that the information is submitted to EPA. If a 
submitter does not assert a confidentiality claim at the time of 
submission, EPA will consider this as a waiver of any confidentiality 
claim and the information may be made available to the public by EPA 
without further notice to the submitter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, please 
contact: Mike Wilson, National Program Chemicals Division (7404), 
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460, Telephone: 202-260-4664, 
e-mail: [email protected].
    To register to attend the meeting, call the National Lead 
Information Center at 1-800-424-LEAD.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 
(Title X) amended TSCA by adding a new Title IV. Several sections of 
Title X direct EPA to promulgate regulations to fulfill the purposes of 
Title X. These include TSCA section 402, Lead-Based Paint Activities 
Training and Certification, which directs EPA to promulgate regulations 
to govern the training and certification of individuals engaged in 
lead-based paint activities, the accreditation of training programs, 
and to establish standards for conducting lead-based paint activities. 
Section 404 of TSCA requires that EPA establish procedures for States 
seeking to establish their own lead-based paint activities programs. On 
August 29, 1996 (61 FR 45778) (FRL-5389-9), EPA promulgated final rules 
that implemented sections 402 and 404 of TSCA titled ``Lead; 
Requirements for Lead-Based Paint Activities in Target Housing and 
Child-Occupied Facilities.'' These rules are codified at 40 CFR part 
745, subpart L. Section 402(c)(3) of TSCA directs the Agency to revise 
these regulations so they apply to renovation or remodeling activities 
which create lead-based paint hazards in target housing.

II. Round Table Discussion

    The purpose of the meeting being announced today is to obtain 
individual input and comment on the regulatory options for modification 
of existing lead-based paint activities regulations. The existing 
regulations are codified at 40 CFR part 745, subpart L ``Lead-Based 
Paint Activities.''
    The round table discussion will examine the following issues: 
applicability, accreditation of training providers, certification of 
individuals, and work practice standards (setup, occupant protection, 
clean-up, clearance, and restricted practices). This meeting is open to 
the public. For registration information please contact the National 
Lead Information Center at 1-800-424-LEAD.
    Individuals wishing to provide comments to EPA, but who cannot 
attend the round table discussion may submit written or electronic 
comments to EPA at the address listed in the ``ADDRESSES'' unit of this 
notice. In order to be included in the synopsis of comments, written 
and electronic comments must be received by close of business on April 
16, 1999.

III. Public Docket and Electronic Submissions

    A record has been established for this action under docket control 
number ``OPPTS-00263'' (including comments submitted electronically as 
described below). A public version of this record, including printed, 
paper versions of the electronic comments, which does not include any 
information claimed as CBI, is available for inspection from noon to

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4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The public 
record is located in the TSCA Non-confidential Information Center, Rm. 
NE-B607, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.
    Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at:
    [email protected]

    Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the 
use of special characters and any form of encryption.
    The official record for this action as well as the public version, 
as described above will be kept in paper form. Accordingly, EPA will 
transfer all comments received electronically into printed, paper form 
as they are received and will place the paper copies in the official 
record which will also include all comments submitted directly in 
writing. The official record is the paper record maintained at the 
address in ADDRESSES at the beginning of this document.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection and Lead.

    Dated: February 2, 1999.

William H. Sanders III,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

[FR Doc. 99-2986 Filed 2-5-99; 8:45 am]
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