[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 149 (Monday, August 4, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 45788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19738]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 19 and 27

[FRL-7539-3]


Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

ACTION: Proposed Rule; Technical Corrections.

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SUMMARY: EPA is correcting the proposed rule that appeared in the July 
3, 2003 Federal Register at (68 FR 39882), entitled ``Civil Monetary 
Penalty Inflation Adjustment Rule,'' as mandated by the Debt Collection 
Improvement Act of 1996, to adjust EPA's civil monetary penalties for 
inflation on a periodic basis. This notice creates no new regulatory 
requirements. Rather, it corrects the effective date for the proposed 
rule which was mistakenly listed as July 3, 2003 in the Federal 
Register notice of the same date.

DATES: The comment period for the previously published proposal (68 FR 
39882, July 3, 2003) ends on August 4, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to the Docket Office, Enforcement & 
Compliance Docket and Information Center (2201AT), Docket Number EC-
2001-008, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room B133, Washington, DC 20460 (in 
triplicate, if possible). Please use a font size no smaller than 12. 
Written comments may be delivered in person to: U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, EPA West, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room B133, 
Washington, DC 20460. Comments may also be submitted electronically to 
[email protected] or faxed to (202) 566-1511. Attach electronic 
comments as an ASCii (text) file, and avoid the use of special 
characters and any form of encryption. Be sure to include the docket 
number, EC-2001-008, on your document. Public comments, if any, may be 
reviewed at the Enforcement and Compliance Docket Information Center, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West, 1301 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Room B133, Washington, DC 20460. Persons interested in 
reviewing this docket may do so by calling (202) 566-1512.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Abdalla, Office of Regulatory 
Enforcement, Multimedia Enforcement Division, Mail Code 2248A, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 564-2413.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Reasons and Basis for Today's Notice

    In its review of the July 3, 2003 proposed rule (68 FR 39882), 
issued pursuant to the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 
104-134, 110 Stat. 1321), EPA identified errors in certain sections of 
the regulatory language of the proposal referring to the effective 
date. Today's notice corrects these errors to reflect that the 
effective date of the final rule will be the date the final rule is 
published, and not July 3, 2003, the date on which the proposed rule 
was published.

II. Public Comment Period

    Today's notice does not create any new regulatory requirement. EPA 
believes that the July 3, 2003 notice presented the substance of the 
proposed rule sufficiently to allow interested persons to understand 
all aspects of the proposed rule and to make comments. Consequently, 
EPA finds that it is not necessary to extend the comment period for the 
proposed rule. The comment period will still close on August 4, 2003.

    Dated: July 29, 2003.
John Peter Suarez,
Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.
    The following corrections are made to FRL-7522-4 Civil Monetary 
Penalty Inflation Adjustment Rule; Proposed Rule, published in the 
Federal Register on July 3, 2003 (68 FR 39882):
    1. In Section 19.2 of the regulatory text, change both references 
to the date ``July 3, 2003'' to ``[date of publication of final 
rule].''
    2. In footnote 1 to Section 27.3(a)(1)(iv) of the regulatory text, 
change the reference to the date ``July 3, 2003'' to ``[date of 
publication of final rule].''

[FR Doc. 03-19738 Filed 8-1-03; 8:45 am]
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