[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 165 (Thursday, August 26, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 52581-52582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19430]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 312

[SFUND-2004-0001; FRL-7806-8]
RIN 2050-AF04


Notice of Public Meeting To Discuss Standards and Practices for 
All Appropriate Inquiries

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a 
public meeting to discuss EPA's proposed rule that would set federal 
standards and practices for conducting all appropriate inquiries, as 
required under Sections 101(35)(B)(ii) and (iii) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The 
proposed rule is published elsewhere in this issue of the Ferderal 
Register and will be available on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/brownfields before the date of the public meeting. The 
public meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 in St. 
Louis, Missouri at the times and location specified below.
    The purpose of the public meeting is for EPA to listen to the views 
of stakeholders and the general public on the Agency's proposed 
standards and practices for all appropriate inquiries. During the 
public meeting, EPA officials will discuss the proposed rule, as well 
as accept public comment and input on the proposed rule.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on September 22, 2004 at 
America's Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The meeting will be held from 
1 p.m. to 3 p.m. c.d.t.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in America's Ballrooms 221 
and 222 of The America's Center, 701 Convention Plaza, St. Louis, 
Missouri, 63101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact 
Patricia Overmeyer of EPA's Office of Brownfields Cleanup and 
Redevelopment at 202-566-2774 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is open to the general public. 
Interested parties and the general public are invited to participate in 
the public meeting. Parties wishing to provide their views to EPA on 
the proposed rule, or to listen to the views of other parties, are 
encouraged to attend the public meeting. Any person may speak at the 
public meeting; however, we encourage those planning to give oral 
testimony to pre-register with EPA. Those planning to speak at the 
public meeting should notify Patricia Overmeyer, of EPA's Office of 
Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment, at 202-566-2774, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (mc:5105T), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20460, or via e-mail at [email protected] 
no later than September 17, 2004. If you cannot pre-register, you may 
sign up at the door until two hours before the start of the meeting in 
St. Louis on September 22, 2004. Oral testimony will be limited to 7 
minutes per participant. Any member of the public may file a written 
statement in addition to, or in lieu of, making oral testimony. A 
verbatim transcript of the hearing and any written statements received 
by EPA at the public meeting will be made available at the OSWER Docket 
and on the EDOCKET Web site, at the addresses provided below. If you 
plan to attend the public hearing and need special assistance, such as 
sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, 
contact Patricia Overmeyer, at the above email address or phone number.
    Interested parties not able to attend the public meeting on 
September 22, 2004 may submit written comments to the Agency. All 
written comments must be submitted to EPA in compliance with the 
instructions that will be provided in the preamble to the proposed 
rule. This instructions are summarized below.
    Parties wishing to comment on the proposed rule may submit written 
comments to EPA. Submit your written comments, identified by Docket ID 
No. SFUND-2004-0001, by one of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    2. Agency Web site: http://www.epa.gov/edocket. EDOCKET, EPA's 
electronic public docket and comment system, is EPA's preferred method 
for receiving comments. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting 
comments.
    3. E-mail: Comments may be sent by electronic mail to 
[email protected], /Attention Docket ID No. SFUND-2004-0001.
    4. Mail: Send comments to the OSWER Docket, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Mailcode: 5305T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. SFUND-2004-0001. In 
addition, please mail a copy of your comments on the information 
collection provisions to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attn: Desk Officer for 
EPA, 725 17th St. NW., Washington, DC 20503.
    5. Hand Delivery: Deliver your comments to the EPA Docket Center, 
EPA West Building, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 
DC, Attention Docket ID No. SFUND-2004-0001. Such deliveries are only 
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special 
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. SFUND-2004-
0001. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in 
the public docket without change and may be made available online at 
http://www.epa.gov/edocket, including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute.

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Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise 
protected through EDOCKET, regulations.gov, or e-mail. The EPA EDOCKET 
and the federal regulations.gov Web sites are ``anonymous access'' 
systems, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact 
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you 
send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through EDOCKET or 
regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and 
included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and 
made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, 
EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information 
in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If 
EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot 
contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your 
comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, 
any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For 
additional information about EPA's public docket visit EDOCKET on-line 
or see the Federal Register of May 31, 2002 (67 FR 38102).

    Dated: August 20, 2004.
Linda L. Garczynski,
Acting Director, Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment.
[FR Doc. 04-19430 Filed 8-25-04; 8:45 am]
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