WEDNESDAY March 31, 1993 Part VIII Environmental Protection Agency Premanufacture Notification; Revisions of Notification Regulations, Exemptions for Chemicals in Quantities of 1,000 Kilograms or Less, and for Polymers, and Amendments to Expedited Notice Process for Issuing Significant New Use Rules; Proposed Rule; Extension of Comment (This reprint was prepared from the electronic file that accompanied the original signed documents transmitted to the Office of the Federal Register. This file was certified to be a true copy of the original.) (This document appeared at 58 FR 17039 - 17040.) Federal Register / Vol. 58, No. 60 / Wednesday, March 31, 1993 / Proposed Rules ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Parts 700, 720, 721 and 723 [OPPTS - 50593A, 50594A, 50595A, 50596A; FRL - 4579 - 7] Premanufacture Notification; Revisions of Notification Regulations, Exemptions for Chemicals in Quantities of 1,000 Kilograms or Less, and for Polymers, and Amendment to Expedited Process for Issuing Significant New Use Rules AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rules; notice of public hearing and extension of comment period. SUMMARY: This document extends to May 24, 1993, the comment period for persons who want to submit comments on EPA's proposed revisions of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 5 premanufacture notification (PMN) regulations, exemptions for chemicals in quantities of 1,000 kilograms or less and for polymers, and an amendment to the expedited process for issuing significant new use rules (SNURs), which were published in the Federal Register on February 8, 1993 (58 FR 7646 - 7701). EPA will also hold a public hearing in Washington, D.C. on April 26 and 27, 1993. DATES: Written comments must be received by May 24, 1993. A public hearing will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 26 and 27, 1993, in Washington, DC. Requests to make an oral presentation at the public hearing must be received by April 21, 1993. ADDRESSES: Further information on procedures for submitting comments, including ``Confidential Business Information'' (CBI), is provided in the proposed rules (see Federal Register of February 8, 1993 (58 FR 7646 - 7701)). Public hearing. The April 26 and 27, 1993 public hearing will be held at the Regional Office Building Auditorium, room 1041, first floor, National Capital Region, General Services Administration, 7th and D Streets, SW., Washington, DC 20407. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan B. Hazen, Director, Environmental Assistance Division (TS - 799), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. E - 543 - B, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460, Telephone: (202) 554 - 1404, TDD: (202) 554 - 0551. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic Availability: This document is available as an electronic file on The Federal Bulletin Board at 9:00 a.m. on the date of publication in the Federal Register. EPA's proposed Premanufacture Notification; Revisions of Notification Regulations, Exemptions for Chemicals in Quantities of 1,000 Kilograms or Less, and for Polymers, and Amendment to Expedited Process for Issuing Significant New Use Rules published as a separate part III in the Federal Register of February 8, 1993 (58 FR 7646) is available on The Federal Bulletin Board. By modem dial (202) 512 - 1387 or call (202) 512 - 1530 for disks or paper copies. These files are available in Postscript, Wordperfect and ASCII. EPA published its proposed amendments to the PMN regulations, exemptions for chemicals in quantities of 1,000 kilograms or less, exemption for polymers, and an amendment to expedited process for issuing SNURs on February 8, 1993 (58 FR 7646 - 7701). Subsequent to the publication of the proposed amendments, the Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA) and the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association Inc. (SOCMA) requested an extension of the comment period and a public hearing on the proposed regulations. CMA and SOCMA's letters cited a long-standing interest in these proposed amendments and the considerable analysis of complicated technical and legal issues required before comments could be drafted. EPA is extending the comment period until May 24, 1993 and will hold a public hearing in Washington, DC on April 26 and 27, 1993. Any person wishing to present an oral statement at the public hearing should contact the TSCA Assistance Information Service by phone (202) 554 - 1404 (Fax: 202 - 554 - 5603). Each request to present an oral statement at the public hearing must identify the speaker; organization represented, if any; daytime telephone number; and the anticipated length of the presentation, not to exceed 10 minutes per session, as discussed below. Written text of the oral statement should be presented to the hearing officer prior to the oral presentation. The April 26, 1993 public hearing will address the following proposed amendments: Session 1. The proposed revisions of exemptions for polymers (OPPTS - 50594, 58 FR 7679 - 7701). Session 2. The proposed revisions of premanufacture notification regulations (OPPTS - 50593, 58 FR 7661 - 7676). The April 27, 1993 public hearing will address the following proposed amendments: Session 1. The proposed revision of exemption for chemical substances manufactured in quantities of 1,000 kilograms or less per year (OPPTS - 50596, 58 FR 7646 - 7661). Session 2. The proposed amendment to expedited process for issuing significant new use rules (OPPTS - 50595, 58 FR 7676 - 7679). The hearings may conclude before 5 p.m. on each day if all persons wishing to testify have been heard. Dated: March 25, 1993. Mark Greenwood, Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. [FR Doc. 93 - 7421 Filed 3 - 30 - 93; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560 - 50 - F