[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 2, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 47323-47325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: X00-10802]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Chapter I

48 CFR Chapter 15

[Docket No. FRL-6487-4]


Change of Official EPA Mailing Address; Technical Amendments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:  Final rule

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SUMMARY: EPA is relocating the majority of its Headquarter offices in 
the Washington Metropolitan area to new offices in downtown Washington, 
DC. Because of the relocations, EPA has changed its official mailing 
address and is amending the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to 
reflect this change where applicable. Although the official mailing 
address has changed, the physical location of the public information 
centers and dockets has not yet changed. This relocation effort will 
eventually consolidate the EPA Headquarter offices in the Washington 
Metropolitan area providing for increased savings, efficiency, and 
enhancement of customer services. The EPA mailing address change will 
be phased in for all EPA correspondence, publications, forms, and other 
documents.

DATES: This final rule is effective on August 2, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Lapsley, Director of Regulatory 
Management, Office of Policy and Reinvention (2136A), Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: (202) 564-5480; e-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general, and has 
particular applicability to anyone who might need or want to 
communicate in writing with EPA, or submit information to the Agency. 
Since this action may apply to anyone, the Agency has not attempted to 
describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. 
If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to 
a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.

II. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this 
Document?

    You may obtain electronic copies of this document, and other 
information about EPA programs from the EPA Internet Home Page at 
http://www.epa.gov/. To access this document, on the Home Page select 
``Laws and Regulations'' and then look up the entry for this document 
under the ``Federal Register--Environmental Documents.'' You can also 
go directly to the Federal Register listings at http://www.epa.gov/
fedrgstr/.

III. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    EPA is announcing a change in its official mailing address and is 
amending the CFR to reflect this change. EPA is relocating its 
Headquarter offices in the Washington Metropolitan area to new offices 
in downtown Washington, DC. This effort will consolidate the majority 
of the EPA Headquarter offices in the Washington Metropolitan area 
providing for increased savings, efficiency, and enhancement of 
customer services. To date, approximately two-thirds of the EPA 
Headquarter offices have been successfully relocated to the new 
location, with the remaining offices expected to move within the next 2 
years. Although not all of the offices have been relocated, the Agency 
will begin to phase in the new address for all of its documents over 
the next 12 months. This announcement and amendments to the CFR will 
begin the implementation of this change.
    Although EPA's official mailing address has changed, EPA will 
continue to receive mail with the old address until the EPA relocation 
is complete. The EPA mailing center which processes all of EPA's mail 
has not be relocated yet, so EPA will continue to physically receive 
and process all of its mail at its current location until this 
operation is relocated.
    If you wish to inspect a rulemaking record or deliver documents 
(e.g., your comments on a rulemaking) directly to the public record 
centers, which are also referred to as the public docket or locations 
for the public version of the official record, you should pay 
particular attention to information about the specific location of the 
particular public record center, because these record centers have not 
been relocated. EPA intends to consolidate these centers in the new 
location, and will announce the relocation when it occurs. For 
information about the location of these centers go to http://
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.

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    In certain cases, the EPA mailing address provided in the 
regulations, or in instructions for submitting a form or other 
information to EPA, may be an address other than the official mailing 
address for EPA Headquarter offices. In amending the CFR to reflect the 
address change, this FR document specifically identifies those CFR 
sections where the EPA address provided should not be changed. In 
addition, if you are responding to a request for comments, or otherwise 
wish to deliver your submission directly to a public docket or a 
particular office, please be sure to verify the relevant location to 
ensure that you identify the proper delivery address.
    EPA intends to review existing regulatory documents, particularly 
forms and instructions for submitting information to the Agency, to 
ensure that the EPA mailing address is properly identified. If 
necessary, EPA intends to amend these documents over the next 2 years.

IV. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?

    EPA is issuing this document under its general rulemaking 
authority, Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970 (5 U.S.C. app.).
    In addition, section 553 of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 
5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), provides that, when an agency for good cause finds 
that notice and public procedure are impracticable, unnecessary or 
contrary to the public interest, the agency may issue a rule without 
providing notice and an opportunity for public comment. EPA has 
determined that there is good cause for making this rule final without 
prior proposal and opportunity for comment. EPA has determined that 
these amendments are technical and non-substantive. Thus, notice and 
public procedure are unnecessary. EPA finds that this constitutes good 
cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B).

V. Do Any of the Regulatory Assessment Requirements Apply to this 
Action?

    No. This final rule implements technical amendments to 40 CFR 
chapter I and 48 CFR chapter 15 to reflect a change in the EPA 
Headquarters' official mailing address, and it does not otherwise 
impose or amend any requirements. As such, the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) has determined that a technical correction is not a 
``significant regulatory action'' subject to review by OMB under 
Executive Order 12866, entitled Regulatory Planning and Review (58 FR 
51735, October 4, 1993). Nor does this rule contain any information 
collection requirements that require review and approval by OMB 
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.).
    Because this action is not economically significant as defined by 
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, this action is not subject to 
Executive Order 13045, entitled Protection of Children from 
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks (62 FR 19885, April 23, 
1997).
    This action will not result in environmental justice related issues 
and does not, therefore, require special consideration under Executive 
Order 12898, entitled Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice 
in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations (59 FR 7629, 
February 16, 1994).
    Since the Agency has made a ``good cause'' finding that this action 
is not subject to notice-and-comment requirements under the APA or any 
other statute (see Unit IV.), this action is not subject to provisions 
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), or to 
sections 202 and 205 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) 
(Public Law 104-4). In addition, this action does not significantly or 
uniquely affect small governments or impose a significant 
intergovernmental mandate, as described in sections 203 and 204 of 
UMRA. Nor does this action significantly or uniquely affect the 
communities of tribal governments as specified by Executive Order 
13084, entitled Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal 
Governments (63 FR 27655, May 10, 1998). This rule will not have 
substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship between 
the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power 
and responsibilities among the various levels of government, as 
specified in Executive Order 13132, entitled Federalism (64 FR 43255, 
August 10, 1999).
    This action does not involve any technical standards that require 
the Agency's consideration of voluntary consensus standards pursuant to 
section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act 
of 1995 (NTTAA), Public Law 104-113, section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 
note).
    In issuing this rule, EPA has taken the necessary steps to 
eliminate drafting errors and ambiguity, minimize potential litigation, 
and provide a clear legal standard for affected conduct, as required by 
section 3 of Executive Order 12988, entitled Civil Justice Reform (61 
FR 4729, February 7, 1996).
    EPA has complied with Executive Order 12630, entitled Governmental 
Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected Property 
Rights (53 FR 8859, March 15, 1988), by examining the takings 
implications of this rule in accordance with the ``Attorney General's 
Supplemental Guidelines for the Evaluation of Risk and Avoidance of 
Unanticipated Takings'' issued under the Executive Order.

VI. Will EPA Submit this Final Rule to Congress and the Comptroller 
General?

    Yes. The Congressional Review Act (CRA) (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), as 
added by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 
1996, generally provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency 
promulgating the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy 
of the rule, to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller 
General of the United States. CRA section 808 allows the issuing agency 
to make a rule effective sooner than otherwise provided by the CRA, if 
the agency makes a good cause finding that notice and public procedure 
is impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest. This 
determination must be supported by a brief statement (5 U.S.C. 808(2)). 
As stated previously, EPA has made such a good cause finding, including 
the reasons therefore, and established an effective date of August 2, 
2000. EPA will submit a report containing this rule and other required 
information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and 
the Comptroller General of the United States prior to publication of 
the rule in the Federal Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' 
as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects

40 CFR Chapter I

    Environmental protection.

48 CFR Chapter 15

    Acquisition, procurement, contracts.

    Dated: June 23, 2000.
Carol M. Browner,
Administrator.
    Therefore, under the authority of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970 
(5 U.S.C. app.), 40 CFR chapter I and 48 CFR chapter 15 are amended as 
follows:

40 CFR CHAPTER I----AMENDED]

    1. Remove the phrase ``401 M St., SW.'' everywhere it appears and 
add in

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its place ``1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.'' except in the following 
places in 40 CFR chapter I: Secs. 725.95, 761.19(b), 796.1950(b)(2)(i), 
796.1955(a)(1), 796.3500(b)(1)(ii), 796.4360(d)(7)(i)(B), 
799.1575(c)(1)(ii)(C), 799.1575(c)(2)(ii)(C), 799.1575(c)(3)(ii), 
799.1575(d)(2), 799.2155(a)(1), 799.4360(d)(7)(i)(B), 799.9135(h), 
799.9346(h), 799.9370(h), 799.9380(g), 799.9420(g), 799.9510(g), 
799.9530(g), 799.9538(g), 799.9539(g), 799.9620(g), and 799.9780(j).
    2. Remove the phrase ``401 M St., S.W.'' everywhere it appears and 
add in its place ``1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.''
    3. Remove the phrase ``401 M St., SW'' everywhere it appears and 
add in its place ``1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.''
    4. Remove the phrase ``401 M. St. SW.'' everywhere it appears and 
add in its place ``1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.'' except in the 
following place in 40 CFR chapter I: Sec. 68.115(b)(2).
    5. Remove the phrase ``401 M. St. SW'' everywhere it appears and 
add in its place ``1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.'' except in the 
following place in 40 CFR chapter I: part 430, Appendix A (sections 
18.11 and 18.12).
    6. Remove the phrase ``401 M. St., SW.'' everywhere it appears and 
add in its place ``1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.''
    7. Remove the phrase ``401 M. Street SW.'' everywhere it appears 
and add in its place ``1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.'' except in 
Secs. 62.12(b) and 435.41(h), the address is revised to read ``401 M 
St., SW.''.
    8. Remove the phrase ``401 M Street, SW.'' everywhere it appears 
and add in its place ``1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.'' except in 
Secs. 52.50(b)(3), 52.420(b)(3), 52.470(b)(3), 52.520(b)(3), 
52.570(b)(3), 52.820(b)(3), 52.869(b)(3), 52.920(b)(3), 52.1270(b)(3), 
52.1320(b)(3), 52.1420(b)(3), 52.1770(b)(3), 52.2120(b)(3), 
52.2220(b)(3), 55.14(e), 59.213(a), 60.17(i), 60.17(k), 60.17(l), 
63.14(a), 63.14(d), 63.404(a), 76.4(a), 79.56(d)(5(ii), 79.61(c)(3)(B), 
80.2(w), 80.2(y), 80.2(z), 80.30(g)(2)(ii), 80.46(h), 80.125(f), 
Appendix E (sections 3.9 and 7.2) of part 80, 82.104(h), Appendix A 
(sections 2.1, 5.1, 5.3.2, and 5.4.3) of subpart F of part 82, 
85.2231(a), 85.2231(c), 86.1(a), 86.094-8(h)(1)(ii)(A), 86.094-17(h), 
86.094-35(h)(2)(i), 86.095-35(h)(2), 86.096-8(h)(1)(ii)(A), 86.099-
17(h), 86.111-94(b)(3)(vii)(B), 86.1806-01(h), 86.1808-01(f), 87.82, 
91.6(a), 92.5(a), 141.21(f)(8), 141.23 (footnotes 3, 4, 7, and 11), 
141.24(e), 141.25 (footnote), 141.40(n)(11), 141.74(a), 141.143(d), 
143.4 (footnotes), 147.2650(a), 272.1151(a)(1)(ii), 435.11(f), 
503.8(b), 600.113-93(c)(3)(i), 720.95, 763.90(i)(5), 766.12, and 
795.232(c)(2), the address is revised to read ``401 M St., SW.''.
    9. Remove the phrase ``401 M Street, S.W.'' everywhere it appears 
and add in its place ``1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.'' except in 
Secs. 52.03(d)(1) and 90.7(a), the address is revised to read ``401 M 
St., SW.''.
    10. Remove the phrase ``401 M Street, SW'' everywhere it appears 
and add in its place ``1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.'' except in 
Secs. 52.170(b)(3), 52.970(b)(3), 52.1620(b)(3), 59.110(b), 59.412(a), 
75.6, 85.2207(d), 85.2222(c), 86.1105-87(e), 141.131(a)(2), and 
260.11(a)(11), the address is revised to read ``401 M St., SW.''.
    11. Remove the phrase ``401 M. Street, SW.'' everywhere it appears 
and add in its place ``1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.''
    12. Remove the phrase ``401 M Street SW'' everywhere it appears and 
add in its place ``1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.'' except in Secs. 72.13, 
86.094-26(a)(6)(iii), 86.094-28(a)(4)(i)(B)(2)(ii), and 435.41(n), the 
address is revised to read ``401 M St., SW.''.
    13. Remove the phrase ``401 M Street, Southwest'' everywhere it 
appears and add in its place ``1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.'' except in 
Secs. 80.164(a)(5), 80.165(a), 80.165(b), 80.165(c), 87.64, 87.71, 
87.89, and 88.104-94(k)(2)(ii), the address is revised to read ``401 M 
St., SW.''.
    14. Remove the phrase ``Washington, DC., 20460'' everywhere it 
appears and add in its place ``Washington, DC 20460.''
    15. Remove the phrase ``Washington, DC, 20460'' everywhere it 
appears and add in its place ``Washington, DC 20460.''
    16. Remove the phrase ``Washington, DC. 20460'' everywhere it 
appears and add in its place ``Washington, DC 20460.''
    17. Remove the phrase ``EPA Freedom of Information Officer, A-101'' 
everywhere it appears and add in its place ``Headquarters Freedom of 
Information Operations (1105).''
    18. Remove the phrase ``(PM-226F)'' everywhere it appears and add 
in its place ``(2734R).''
    19. Remove the phrase ``Hearing Clerk, A-110'' everywhere it 
appears and add in its place ``Office of the Hearing Clerk (1900).''
    20. Remove the phrase ``Grants Operation Branch (PM-216)'' 
everywhere it appears and add in its place ``(3903R).''
    21. Remove the phrase ``Waste Management Rules Docket'' everywhere 
it appears and add in its place ``Resource and Conservation Recovery 
Act (RCRA) Docket Information Center (5305G).''
    22. Remove the phrase ``OUST Docket'' everywhere it appears and add 
in its place ``UST Docket, located at 1235 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
First Floor , Arlington, VA 22202 (telephone number: 703-603-9231), or 
send mail to Mail Code 5305G.''
    23. Remove the phrase ``Characteristics Section (OS-333)'' 
everywhere it appears and add in its place ``Waste Identification 
Branch (5304).''
    24. Remove the phrase ``the Section Chief, Variances Section, PSPD/
OSW (OS-343)'' everywhere it appears and add in its place ``PSPD/OSW 
(5303W).''
    25. Remove the phrase ``the Section Chief, Delisting Section, OSW'' 
everywhere it appears and add in its place ``HWID/OSW (5304W).''
    26. In part 112, Appendix E, section 10.1, remove the phrase ``Room 
M2615, at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency'' and add in its 
place ``at 1235 Jefferson Davis Highway, First Floor , Arlington, VA 
22202, or send mail to Mail Code 5305G.''
    27. In Sec. 265.1080(f)(2)(vii)(H)(2), remove ``2129'' and add in 
its place ``1812.''
    28. In Sec. 272.651(a)(1), remove the phrase ``room 2427'' and add 
in its place ``Mail Code 5305G.''
    29. In Sec. 300.905(a)(1), remove the phrase ``1-202-260-2342'' and 
add in its place ``703-603-8760.''
    30. In Sec. 300.915, footnotes 1 and 2, after the phrase 
``Environmental Protection Agency'' add the phrase ``Superfund Docket, 
located at 1235 Jefferson Davis Highway, First Floor, Arlington, VA 
22202 or send mail to Mail Code 5305G,'' and remove the phrase ``Room 
LG.''
    31. In part 307, Appendix D, remove ``William O. Ross'' and add in 
its place ``Phyllis Anderson,'' and remove ``603-8798'' and add in its 
place ``603-8971.''
    32. In Sec. 374.6, remove ``(A-100)'' and add in its place 
``(1101).''

48 CFR CHAPTER 15--[AMENDED]

    1. Remove the phrase ``401 M Street, S.W. Washington, D.C.'' 
everywhere it appears and add in its place ``1200 Pennsylvania Ave., 
NW., Washington, DC''.
    2. Remove the phrase ``401 M Street, SW'' everywhere it appears and 
add in its place ``1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.''
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