[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 191 (Monday, October 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58768-58769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25171]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Notice of Availability of Persistent Toxic Substance Reports 
Published in Response to the United States' Commitments in ``The Great 
Lakes Binational Toxics Strategy''

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of availability and opportunity to comment.

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SUMMARY: ``The Great Lakes Binational Toxics Strategy; Canada-United 
States Strategy for the Virtual Elimination of Persistent Toxic 
Substances in the Great Lakes'' (the Strategy), was signed on April 7, 
1997. The Strategy set forth a number of challenges to be met on the 
path toward virtual elimination of the Level I Strategy substances.
    In addition, the Strategy identifies a four-step analytical process 
that Environment Canada and the United States Environmental Protection 
Agency, in cooperation with their partners, will use in working toward 
virtual elimination of the Level I Strategy substances. The four-step 
process addresses technical and source-related information about the 
substances (step 1); the analysis of current regulations, initiatives, 
and programs which manage or control the substances (step 2); the 
identification of cost-effective options to achieve further reductions 
(step 3); and the implementation of actions toward the goal of virtual 
elimination (step 4).
    The reports referred to in the title of this notification are in 
accordance with step 3 of the analytical process, and pertain to 
Mercury, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Dioxins/Furans, and Benzo(a)Pyrene 
and Hexachlorobenzene.
    In addition, all step 1 and 2 reports for the substances subject to 
this notification, including Dioxins/Furans, are available on the 
Binational Toxics Strategy website.
    The intended effect of this notification is to make the step 3 
reports available to the public and to allow for discussion of these 
reports. Comments can be submitted to the Binational Toxics Strategy 
website, creating a forum that will explore the implementation 
opportunities for actions leading to the goal of virtual elimination of 
the aforementioned substances.

DATES: The reports will be made available to the public by September 
29, 2000. There will be no closing date for comments, as these reports 
are intended to initiate an on-going discussion of implementation 
actions to be taken.

ADDRESSES: The reports, along with electronic comment submission 
instructions, can be found on the Internet at the following address: 
http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/bns/. In addition, written comments may be 
sent to the appropriate contact person for each report (see table 
below) at the following address: U.S. EPA, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, Illinois, 60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information on the reports 
may be obtained by contacting the following people by telephone or e-
mail:

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               Report                            Contact               Telephone               E-mail
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Mercury.............................  Alexis Cain.................    312-886-7018  cain.alexis@ epa.gov
Polychlorinated Biphenyls...........  Anton Martig................    312-353-2291  epa.gov">martig.anton@epa.gov
Dioxins/Furans......................  Nanjunda Gowda..............    312-353-9236  epa.gov">gowda.nanjunda@epa.gov
Benzo(a)Pyrene, Hexachlorobenzene...  Steve Rosenthal.............    312-886-6052  epa.gov">rosenthal.steve@epa.gov
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    Dated: September 15, 2000.
Gary Gulezian,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 00-25171 Filed 9-29-00; 8:45 am]
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