[Federal Register: October 25, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 207)]
[Notices]
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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:
TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
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:
matthai.paul@epa.gov
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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