[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 7, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 54097-54098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20221]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 312

[SFUND-2004-0001; FRL-7809-9]
RIN 2050-AF04


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The 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

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101(35)(B)(ii) and (iii) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The proposed rule was 
published in the Federal Register on August 26, 2004 (69 FR 52541) and 
is available on the EPA website at http://www.epa.gov/brownfields. The 
public meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 in 
Washington, DC 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 October 20, 2004 at the EPA 
East Building, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW. The meeting will be held 
from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. e.s.t.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in Room 1153 of the EPA East 
Building, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.

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 or Sven-Erik Kaiser, of 
EPA's Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (Mail Code 5105T), 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, no later than October 15, 2004. 
Patricia Overmeyer can be contacted at (202) 566-2774 or 
[email protected]. Sven-Erik Kaiser can be contacted at (202) 
566-2753 or [email protected]. If you cannot pre-register, you 
may sign up at the door one hour before the start of the meeting in 
Washington, DC on October 20, 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 website, 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 or Sven-Erik Kaiser, at the above e-mail 
addresses or phone numbers. Members of the public will have to show 
photo identification to enter the building. Attendees are encouraged to 
arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting to allow 
sufficient time for security screening.
    Interested parties not able to attend the public meeting on October 
20, 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. The 
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 Website: 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, Mail Code: 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. 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 31, 2004.
Linda Garczynski,
Director, Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment.
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