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Lead; Requirements for Lead-Based Paint Activities in Public Buildings, Commercial Buildings and Steel Structures; Extension of Comment Period

 [Federal Register: October 2, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 191)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 51622]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr02oc97-23]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 745

[OPPTS-62128C; FRL-5749-1]
RIN 2070-AC64


Lead; Requirements for Lead-Based Paint Activities in Public
Buildings, Commercial Buildings and Steel Structures; Extension of
Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA is extending the comment period on an August 22, 1997
document which announced a public meeting and requested written
comments on the development of training and certification requirements
and work practice standards for individuals and firms conducting lead-
based paint activities in public buildings (except child-occupied
facilities), commercial buildings, and steel structures.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted to EPA by November 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments must bear the docket control number ``OPPT-
62128B.'' All comments should be sent in triplicate to: OPPT Document
Control Officer (7407), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Room G-099, East
Tower, Washington, DC 20460.
    Comments and data may also be submitted electronically to: oppt.
ncic@epamail.epa.gov. Follow the instructions under Unit II. of this
document. No Confidential Business Information (CBI) should be
submitted through e-mail.
    All comments which contain information claimed as CBI must be
clearly marked as such. Three sanitized copies of any comments
containing information claimed as CBI must also be submitted and will
be placed in the public record for this rulemaking. Persons submitting
information on any portion of which they believe is entitled to
treatment as CBI by EPA must assert a business confidentiality claim in
accordance with 40 CFR 2.203(b) for each such portion. This claim must
be made at the time that the information is submitted to EPA. If a
submitter does not assert a confidentiality claim at the time of
submission, EPA will consider this as a waiver of any confidentiality
claim and the information may be made available to the public by EPA
without further notice to the submitter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more specific or technical
information contact: Ellie Clark, National Program Chemicals Division
(7404), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460, Telephone:
202-260-3402, Fax: 202-260-0770, e-mail: clark.ellie@epamail.epa.gov.
    For general information or to obtain copies of the August 22, 1997
document contact: National Lead Information Clearinghouse (NLIC), 1025
Connecticut Avenue, NW., Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20036-5405 or toll
free at 1-800-424-5323. Fax: 202-659-1192, e-mail: leadctr@nsc.org,
Internet site: http://www.nsc.org/ehc/lead.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    In the Federal Register of August 22, 1997 (62 FR 44621) (FRL-5740-
7), EPA announced a public meeting scheduled for September 3, 1997, in
Washington, DC to take public comments and suggestions from a cross-
section of stakeholders on the development of training and
certification requirements and work practice standards for individuals
and firms conducting lead-based paint activities in public buildings
(except child-occupied facilities), commercial buildings, and steel
structures. The notice stated that EPA specifically wanted additional
public comment on the following subjects: (1) Coverage of lead-based
paint activities, in particular clarification of the term
``deleading''; (2) the interface between OSHA's lead standards and
EPA's TSCA section 402 regulations; (3) distinguishing among various
building and structure types; and (4) sources of information for EPA's
regulations. EPA discussed each issue in detail and requested comments
and additional information on specific items. In the document, EPA
provided a 30-day comment period following the public meeting. In
response to requests by interested parties, EPA is extending the
comment period by 30 days. Comments must now be received by November 3,
1997.

II. Public Record and Electronic Submissions

    The official record for this action, as well as the public version,
has been established for this action under docket control number
``OPPTS-62128B'' (including comments and data submitted electronically
as described below). A public version of this record, including
printed, paper versions of electronic comments, which does not include
any information claimed as CBI, is available for inspection from noon
to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
official record is located in the TSCA Nonconfidential Information
Center, Rm. NE-B607, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC.
    Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at:
    oppt.ncic@epamail.epa.gov

    Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the
use of special characters and any form of encryption. Comments and data
will also be accepted on disks in WordPerfect 5.1/6.1 or ASCII file
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by
the docket control number ``OPPTS-62128B.'' Electronic comments on this
action may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 745

    Environmental protection, Hazardous substances, Lead, Recordkeeping
and notification requirements.

    Dated: September 26, 1997.
Vanessa Vu,
Acting Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

[FR Doc. 97-26188 Filed 10-1-97; 8:45 am]
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