[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 26, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 42396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-6510]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8083-7]


Temporary Relocation of the EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room

AGENCY:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  The EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) and its Public Reading Room in 
Washington, DC were damaged by flooding that occurred during the week 
of June 25, 2006. The Docket Center, including most services offered by 
the old Public Reading Room, continues to operate with temporary 
changes to its operations during the cleanup. On July 24, 2006, EPA 
formally reopened its EPA/DC Public Reading Room in a new location. 
This notice provides information regarding accessing the newly 
relocated EPA/DC Public Reading Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Patrick Grimm, Mailcode 2822T, Office 
of Environmental Information, Office of Information Collection, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-1677; fax number: 
(202) 566-1639; e-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The EPA/DC houses eight consolidated paper docket facilities and 
includes a Public Reading Room, offering a variety of tools for members 
of the public seeking access to hardcopy or electronic public dockets. 
The EPA/DC Public Reading Room, which was temporarily closed due to 
flooding, reopened on July 24, 2006, in the EPA Headquarters Library, 
Infoterra Room (Room Number 3334) in the EPA West Building, located at 
1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading 
Room hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. eastern standard 
time, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. EPA visitors 
are required to show photographic identification, pass through a metal 
detector, and sign the EPA visitor log. Visitors will be provided an 
EPA/DC badge that must be visible at all times. Visitor materials will 
be processed through an X-ray machine. In addition, security personnel 
will escort visitors to and from the new Public Reading Room location. 
Other temporary changes described in EPA's previous Federal Register of 
July 5, 2006 (71 FR 38147) (FRL-8078-8) are still in effect. During the 
cleanup, there will be access to docket materials that were physically 
located in the EPA/DC at the time of the flooding; however, it may take 
a longer time period to retrieve certain materials. Please note that 
all open publicly accessible docket materials are available at 
regulations.gov(http://www.regulations.gov).
    As stated in the July 5, 2006 Federal Register notice, if you wish 
to obtain materials that are listed in a docket index but are not 
available electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, please call the 
applicable docket at the number listed in the Federal Register notice 
and on the EPA Docket Center internet site regarding access to the 
materials. Regular updates concerning the EPA/DC will be posted on the 
EPA Docket Center internet site athttp://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm as they become available.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.


    Dated: July 24, 2006.
Mark Luttner,
Director, Office of Information Collection, Office of Environmental 
Information.
[FR Doc. 06-6510 Filed 7-24-06; 12:48 pm]
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