[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.''
00-18165 Filed 8-1-00; 8:45 am]
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