[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63861-63862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27406]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPTS-00672A; FRL-6749-8]


National Action Plan for Alkyl-lead; Notice of Availability and 
Solicitation of Public Comment; Reopening of Comment Period

AGENCY:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:  Notice; Reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY:  The US EPA has extended the time period in which it will 
accept public comments on the National Action Plan for Alkyl-lead. EPA 
has developed a draft National Action Plan to promote further voluntary 
reductions of use and exposure to alkyl-lead compounds. Alkyl-lead is 
used as a fuel additive to reduce ``knock'' in combustion engines and 
also to help lubricate internal engine components and protect intake 
and exhaust valves against recession. This plan was developed pursuant 
to the Agency's Multimedia Strategy for Priority Persistent, 
Bioaccumulative, and Toxic (PBT) Pollutants. This Notice announces the 
expansion of the availability of the Alkyl-lead National Action Plan 
for public review and comment.

DATES:  Comments, identified by docket control number OPPTS-00672A, 
must be received on or before December 26, 2000.

ADDRESSES:  Comments may be submitted by mail, electronically, or in 
person. Please follow the detailed instructions for each method as 
provided in Unit III. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure 
proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that you identify docket 
control number OPPTS-00672A in the subject line on the first page of 
your response.

FOR FURHTER INFORMATION CONTACT:  For general information contact: 
Barbara Cunningham, Director, Office of Program Management and 
Evaluation, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (7401), 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: 
[email protected].
    For technical information contact: Paul Matthai, Pollution 
Prevention Division (7409), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 260-3385; e-mail address: 
[email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may 
however, be of interest to persons who make, distribute, or use racing 
and aviation gasoline. Since other entities may also be interested, 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 
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

II. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this 
Document or Other Related Documents?

    1. Electronically. You may obtain electronic copies of this 
document, and certain other related documents that might be available 
electronically, from the EPA Internet Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/pbt. To access this document, on the PBT Home Page select ``Strategy 
and Action Plans.''
    2. In person. The Agency has established an official record for 
this action under docket control number 0PPTS-00672A. The official 
record consists of the documents specifically referenced in this 
action, any other information related to this action, including any 
information claimed as confidential business information (CBI). This 
official record includes the documents that are physically located in 
the docket as well as the documents that are referenced in those 
documents. The public version of the official record does not include 
any information claimed as CBI. The public version of the official 
record, which includes printed, paper versions of any electronic 
comments submitted during an applicable comment period, is available 
for inspection in the TSCA Nonconfidential Information Center, North 
East Mall Rm. B-607, Waterside Mall, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC. The Center is open from noon to 4 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding

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legal holidays. The telephone number for the Center is (202) 260-7099.

III. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?

    As described in Unit I.C. of the document published in the Federal 
Register of August 25, 2000 (65 FR 51823) (FRL-6599-6) you may submit 
your comments through the mail, in person, or electronically. Please 
follow the instructions that are provided in the August 25, 2000 
document. Do not submit any information electronically that you 
consider to be CBI. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to 
identify docket control number OPPTS-00672A in the subject line on the 
first page of your response.

IV. What Action is EPA Taking?

     EPA is extending the comment period for alkyl-lead an additional 
60 days. On November 16, 1998, EPA released its Agency-wide Multimedia 
Strategy for Priority Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic (PBT) 
Pollutants (PBT Strategy). The goal of the PBT Strategy is to identify 
and reduce risks to human health and the environment from current and 
future exposure to priority PBT pollutants. This document serves as the 
Draft National Action Plan for Alkyl-Lead, one of the 12 Level 1 
priority PBT pollutants identified for the initial focus of action in 
the PBT Strategy.
     EPA is requesting public comment on a strategy to address the 
remaining risks to human health and the environment from exposure to 
alkyl-lead: (1) Contribute to international efforts to reduce the use 
of alkyl-lead world-wide; (2) pursue voluntary initiatives to reduce 
the use of alkyl-lead in aircraft gasoline, race cars, and non-road 
vehicles such as farm machinery, marine vessels, construction 
equipment, and recreational vehicles; and (3) collect information as 
possible, given resource constraints, related to production, use, 
emissions, and continued exposure scenarios.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.


    Dated: October 4, 2000.

  Susan H. Wayland,

Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and 
Toxic Substances.

[FR Doc. 00-27406 Filed 10-24-00; 8:45 a.m.]
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