[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 175 (Friday, September 8, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54519-54520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-23152]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6866-6]


Regulatory Reinvention (XL) Pilot Projects

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the Project XL Draft Final Project 
Agreement: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) White 
Sands Test Facility (WSTF).

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SUMMARY: EPA is requesting comments on a draft Project XL Final Project 
Agreement (FPA) for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
(NASA) White Sands Test Facility (WSTF). The FPA is a voluntary 
agreement developed collaboratively by NASA WSTF, the New Mexico 
Environmental Department (NMED) and the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency (US EPA). Project XL, announced in the Federal 
Register on May 23, 1995 (60 FR 27282), gives regulated entities the 
opportunity to develop alternative strategies that will replace or 
modify specific regulatory requirements, policies, procedures and 
guidance on the condition that they produce greater environmental 
benefits.
    In this XL pilot project, NASA WSTF proposes to implement a 
regulatory reporting and information system that will electronically 
provide compliance reports and permit information required by EPA to 
the State of New Mexico Environmental Department (NMED). The system 
will give NMED and EPA real-time access to additional environmental 
data to include, regulatory reports, historical site information, 
database archives, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) reports, 
groundwater database archives, cross media compliance information and 
graphical interpretations of site information. The internet based 
system will include an extensive public access area to encourage public 
and stakeholder participation with the facility's environmental 
activities. The public access section of the web site will provide 
information on current environmental conditions and projects, and 
communication regarding recycling programs, waste minimization 
activities, community right to know issues, ISO 14001 certification 
efforts and NEPA projects.

DATES: The period for submission of comments ends on September 22, 
2000.

ADDRESSES: All comments on the draft Final Project Agreement should be 
sent to: John DuPree USEPA Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation 
(M/C 1802), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20460. Comments 
may be faxed to Mr. DuPree at 202-260-3125.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the draft Final 
Project Agreement, contact John DuPree, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue M/C 
(1802) Washington, DC 20460. The FPA and related documents are also 
available via the Internet at the following location: http://www.epa.gov/ProjectXL. In addition, the draft FPA is available at the 
NASA WSTF, P.O. Box 20, Las Cruces, NM 88004. Questions to EPA 
regarding the documents can be directed to John DuPree at (202) 260-
4468 or Adele Cardenas at 214-665-7210. Questions to NASA WSTF 
regarding this project can be directed to Mr. David Amidei, NASA WSTF, 
P.O. Box 20, Las Cruces, NM 88004, Mr. Amidei's telephone number is 
(505) 524-5024. For information on all other aspects of

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the XL Program contact Nancy Birnbaum at the following address: Office 
of Policy Economics and Innovation, United States Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460, 
Room M3802 (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, are available via the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/ProjectXL.

    Dated: August 31, 2000.
Elizabeth A. Shaw,
Director, Office of Environmental Policy Innovation.
[FR Doc. 00-23152 Filed 9-7-00; 8:45 am]
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