38102
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/
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67,
No.
105
/
Friday,
May
31,
2002
/
Notices
Summary:
No
formal
comment
letter
was
sent
to
the
preparing
agency.
ERP
No.
DS–
NPS–
J61102–
00
Rating
EO2,
Yellowstone
and
Grand
Teton
National
Parks
and
John
D.
Rockefeller,
Jr.,
Memorial
Parkway,
Winter
Use
Plans,
Updated
and
New
Information
on
New
Generation
of
Snowmobiles
that
Produce
fewer
Emissions
and
are
Quieter,
Fremont
County,
ID;
Gallatin
and
Park
Counties,
MT
and
Park
and
Teton
Counties,
WY.
Summary:
EPA
expressed
environmental
objections
based
on
the
potential
adverse
impacts
from
three
action
alternatives,
1b,
2
and
3
which
could
result
in
noncompliance
with
air
quality
standards
and
potential
adverse
impacts
on
human
health.

Final
EISs
ERP
No.
F–
AFS–
B65009–
NH
Loon
Mountain
Ski
Resort
Development
and
Expansion
Project,
Implementation,
Special
Use
Permit
and
NPDES
Permit
Issuance,
White
Mountain
National
Forest,
Pemgewasset
Ranger
District,
Grafton
County,
NH.
Summary:
EPA
expressed
environmental
concerns
about
growth
impacts
and
associated
mitigation
and
made
recommendations
about
hydrogeologic
and
air
quality
issues.
ERP
No.
F–
FHW–
E40781–
TN
I–
40
Transportation
Improvements
from
I–
75
to
Cherry
Street
in
Knoxville,
Funding,
NPDES
and
US
Army
COE
Section
404
Permits
Issuance,
Knox
County,
TN.
Summary:
EPA
continues
to
have
environmental
concerns
regarding
noise
and
cultural
resources
impacts.
EPA
supports
the
construction
of
noise
barriers
that
were
proposed
but
were
not
committed
to
be
constructed.

Dated:
May
28,
2002.
Joseph
C.
Montgomery,
Director,
NEPA
Compliance
Division,
Office
of
Federal
Activities.
[FR
Doc.
02–
13691
Filed
5–
30–
02;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560–
50–
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[OEI–
2002–
0001;
FRL–
7181–
7]

EPA
Dockets;
EPA's
New
Electronic
Public
Docket
and
Comment
System;
Notice
of
Availability
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(EPA).

ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
EPA
is
announcing
the
availability
of
a
new
electronic
public
docket
and
comment
system
designed
to
greatly
expand
access
to
EPA's
public
dockets,
and
facilitate
the
submission
of
public
comments
to
EPA,
providing
an
unprecedented
level
of
online
access
to
EPA's
programs
and
rulemaking
processes.
Known
as
EPA
Dockets,
this
online
system
will
allow
you
to
search
the
Agency's
major
public
dockets
online,
view
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
for
the
dockets
included
in
the
system,
and
access
those
materials
that
are
available
online.
You
will
be
able
to
submit
your
comments
online
when
a
particular
public
docket
available
in
EPA
Dockets
is
open
for
public
comments,
and
you
will
be
able
to
view
public
comments
online
for
that
docket.
This
new
capability
will
be
a
valuable
tool
to
support
the
Agency's
regulatory
process
by
enabling
more
efficient
access
to
EPA's
rulemaking
development
process,
and
will
create
a
new
means
for
the
Agency
to
share
other
non­
rulemaking
information
for
comment
purposes.
This
capability
will
enable
Agency
rulemakers
and
decisionmakers
to
carry
out
their
responsibilities
more
efficiently.
It
will
greatly
enhance
the
public's
access
to
the
materials
used
in
EPA's
decision­
making
process,
simplify
electronic
commenting,
and
access
to
the
public
comments
in
those
public
dockets
available
in
EPA
Dockets.
This
document
provides
a
brief
introduction
to
EPA
Dockets,
along
with
an
overview
of
EPA's
policies
related
to
the
implementation
of
the
system.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Shivani
Desai,
Information
Strategies
Branch,
Collection
Strategies
Division
(Mail
Code
2822T),
Office
of
Environmental
Information
(OEI),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number:
(202)
566–
1674;
fax
number:
(202)
566–
1639;
e­
mail
address:
desai.
shivani@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
Background
Electronic
government
is
a
core
component
of
the
President's
Management
Agenda
with
stated
goals
to:
Make
it
easy
for
citizens
to
obtain
service
and
interact
with
the
federal
government;
improve
government
efficiency
and
effectiveness;
and
improve
government's
responsiveness
to
citizens.
With
those
goals
in
mind,
twenty­
four
projects
with
the
most
potential
to
simplify
and
unify
agency
processes
and
information
flows,
provide
one­
stop
services
to
citizens
and
increase
agency
effectiveness
were
identified
by
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(OMB)
for
implementation.
One
of
those
projects,
On­
Line
Rulemaking,
will
create
an
easy­
to­
use,
government­
wide
on­
line
portal
to
find
and
comment
on
proposed
rules.
The
project
will
ultimately
improve
quality,
efficiency,
and
consistency
in
the
federal
rulemaking
processes.
EPA
Dockets
is
consistent
with
the
approach
contained
in
the
On­
Line
Rulemaking
project
and
can
serve
as
an
important
building
block
for
development.
More
information
regarding
the
projects
included
in
the
President's
Management
Agenda
for
E­
gov
can
be
obtained
from
the
federal
government's
E­
Government
Strategy
on
the
OMB
website
at
http://
www.
whitehouse.
gov/
omb/
inforeg/
egovstrategy.
pdf.
There
are
also
several
statutory
mandates
for
federal
agencies
to
provide
electronic
access
to
agency
information.
For
example,
the
Government
Paperwork
Elimination
Act
(GPEA),
Public
Law
105–
277,
Title
XVII
(1998),
mandates
that
agencies
give
citizens
the
option
to
submit
information
and
conduct
transactions
with
the
agency
electronically,
when
practicable,
by
October
2003.
The
Electronic
Freedom
of
Information
Act
(E­
FOIA),
Amendments
of
1996,
5
U.
S.
C.
552(
a),
require
agencies
to
ensure
the
electronic
availability
of
the
agency­
created
records
that
must
be
available
for
public
inspection
and
copying,
through
on­
line
access
where
possible,
or
by
other
electronic
means,
and
that
agencies
provide
an
electronic
copy
of
the
information
if
readily
reproducible
electronically
when
requested
in
that
format.
Other
mandates
require
agencies
to
consider
revising
their
operations
or
procedures
to
maximize
the
use
of
today's
electronic
technology.
EPA
initiated
the
development
of
an
electronic
public
docket
system
after
a
1996
survey
of
docket
customers
revealed
the
desire
of
docket
customers
to
have
electronic
access
to
docket
materials
and
the
ability
to
search
across
all
of
the
EPA
dockets
for
information.
Initiated
prior
to
the
online
rulemaking
initiative
included
in
the
President's
Management
Agenda
for
E­
gov,
and
before
the
enactment
of
the
electronic
access
mandates,
today's
announcement
of
the
EPA
Dockets
demonstrates
EPA's
commitment
to
ensuring
that
the
public
has
access
to
the
information
that
is
used
to
inform
the
Agency's
decisions
regarding
potential
risks
to
the
environment
and
public
health,
and
that
the
public
has
an
opportunity
to
participate
in
the
Agency's
decision
process.
By
providing
online
access
to
EPA's
public
dockets,
and
an
online
mechanism
for
the
submission
of
public
comments,
EPA
is
advancing
the
EGovernment
Strategy,
as
well
as
satisfying
the
mandate
under
GPEA.

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31,
2002
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II.
EPA's
New
Electronic
Docket
The
following
is
a
brief
introduction
to
EPA
Dockets,
along
with
an
overview
of
EPA's
policies
related
to
the
implementation
of
the
system.

A.
What
is
a
Docket?

The
official
docket
serves
as
the
repository
for
the
collection
of
documents
or
information
related
to
a
particular
agency
action
or
activity.
The
official
docket
generally
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
the
Federal
Register
document,
any
public
comments
received,
and
other
information
used
by
decision­
makers,
or
otherwise
related
to
the
Agency
action
or
activity.
Agencies
most
commonly
use
dockets
for
rulemaking
actions,
but
dockets
may
also
be
used
for
various
other
non­
rulemaking
activities,
such
as
Federal
Register
documents
seeking
public
comments
on
draft
guidance,
policy
statements,
information
collection
requests
under
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act,
and
other
non­
rule
activities.
The
public
docket
is
the
collection
of
materials
in
the
official
docket
that
is
available
for
public
inspection
and
copying.
Although
a
part
of
the
official
docket
for
an
action
or
activity,
the
public
docket
does
not
include
Confidential
Business
Information
(CBI)
or
other
information
whose
public
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
The
Agency
will
continue
to
maintain
the
official
docket
in
paper
form
at
the
EPA
docket
facilities
established
for
the
particular
program
or
office,
where
the
public
docket
will
be
made
available
for
public
inspection
and
copying.
The
public
can
continue
to
view
the
public
dockets
at
the
facility,
as
well
as
request
a
copy
of
the
docket's
index
or
a
copy
of
a
listed
publicly
available
document(
s).

B.
What
is
EPA
Dockets?

The
EPA
Dockets,
known
during
the
development
and
pilot
stages
as
the
Regulatory
Public
Access
System
(RPAS),
is
an
online
system
that
provides
electronic
access
to
EPA's
public
dockets.
During
the
development
of
EPA
Dockets,
the
system
was
initially
intended
to
enhance
public
access
to
rulemaking
information,
so
most
of
the
public
dockets
that
are
currently
available
in
EPA
Dockets
will
be
rulemaking
dockets.
However,
since
EPA
Dockets
provides
an
effective
and
efficient
mechanism
for
the
public
to
access
electronic
records
and
submit
electronic
comments,
you
will
also
notice
that
EPA
Dockets
provides
electronic
access
to
other
nonrulemaking
dockets.
The
type
of
docket
(i.
e.,
rulemaking
docket
or
general
docket)
is
clearly
identified
within
the
system.
In
addition,
when
the
Agency
issues
a
Federal
Register
document
after
today,
it
will
specifically
identify
in
that
Federal
Register
document
whether
a
docket
has
been
established,
and
whether
the
public
docket
has
been
included
in
EPA
Dockets,
and
it
will
identify
the
specific
identification
number
assigned
to
that
docket.
1.
Which
Dockets
Facilities
are
Using
EPA
Dockets?
EPA
Dockets
is
being
phased­
in
across
the
Agency,
starting
with
the
following
four
Headquarter
offices:
The
Office
of
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response
(OSWER),
the
Office
of
Air
and
Radiation
(OAR),
the
Office
of
Water
(OW),
and
the
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides,
and
Toxic
Substances
(OPPTS).
Participation
is
expected
to
be
expanded
to
include
other
EPA
Headquarter
offices,
with
the
Office
of
Environmental
Information
(OEI),
and
the
Office
of
Enforcement
and
Compliance
Assurance
(OECA)
slated
to
implement
the
system
for
their
dockets
in
the
Fall
of
2002.
Since
the
Agency
is
phasing­
in
the
implementation
of
EPA
Dockets,
you
will
notice
that
not
all
Federal
Register
documents
with
a
docket
that
publish
after
today
will
be
included
in
EPA
Dockets.
For
those
offices
that
are
already
using
EPA
Dockets,
this
will
occur
because
the
docket
related
to
that
Federal
Register
document
was
already
established
prior
to
the
implementation
of
EPA
Dockets,
and
is
therefore
not
available
in
EPA
Dockets.
Federal
Register
documents
with
a
docket
that
are
issued
by
EPA
offices
that
have
not
yet
implemented
EPA
Dockets
will
be
included
in
EPA
Dockets
at
a
later
date,
when
the
system
is
implemented
by
their
docket
facility.
In
addition,
EPA
Dockets
will
provide
online
public
access
to
several
legacy
public
dockets,
i.
e.,
dockets
that
were
originally
created
in
paper,
including
dockets
that
were
transferred
to
EPA
Dockets
from
an
existing
electronic
docket
system,
as
well
as
dockets
that
were
entered
into
EPA
Dockets
during
the
pilot
and
initial
implementation
stages.
As
of
May
31,
2002,
the
following
docket
facilities
will
use
EPA
Dockets
to
establish
the
public
docket,
index
the
docket
contents,
and,
to
the
extent
feasible,
provide
the
electronic
version
of
publicly
available
docket
materials:
Air
Docket;
telephone
number:
(202)
260–
7549;
e­
mail
address:
a­
and­
rDocket
epa.
gov
Pesticides
Docket;
telephone
number:
(703)
305–
5805;
e­
mail
address:
oppdocket
epa.
gov
RCRA
Docket;
telephone
number:
(703)
603–
9230;
e­
mail
address:
rcradocket
epa.
gov
Superfund
Docket;
telephone
number:
(703)
603–
9232;
e­
mail
address:
superfunddocket@
epa.
gov
Toxics
Docket;
telephone
number:
(202)
260–
7099;
e­
mail
address:
oppt­
ncic@
epamail.
epa.
gov
UST
Docket;
telephone
number:
(703)
603–
9230;
e­
mail
address:
rcradocket
epa.
gov
Water
Docket;
telephone
number:
(202)
260–
3027;
e­
mail
address:
OWDocket
epa.
gov
The
following
docket
facilities
are
preparing
to
implement
EPA
Dockets
later
this
year:
OEI
Docket;
telephone
number:
(202)
566–
1677.
OECA
Docket;
telephone
number:
(202)
564–
2614;
e­
mail
address:
oeca.
docket@
epa.
gov
EPA
will
consolidate
all
the
Headquarter
paper
docket
facilities
into
a
``
Combined
Docket
Facility''
in
August
of
2002.
This
new
facility
will
continue
to
be
located
in
Washington,
DC,
and
will
provide
state­
of­
the­
art
technology,
security,
and
comfort
to
and
for
the
public
docket
user
community.
Prior
to
the
opening
of
the
``
Combined
Docket
Facility,
''
EPA
will
publish
a
notice
in
the
Federal
Register
announcing
the
facility's
contact
information.
This
information
will
also
be
posted
on
the
EPA
website
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
epahome/
dockets.
htm.
If
you
have
questions
about
a
particular
docket,
please
contact
the
appropriate
docket
facility
directly.
2.
What
Docket
Materials
will
be
Accessible
Through
EPA
Dockets?
The
content
of
EPA
Dockets
will
generally
mirror
that
of
the
public
docket,
with
a
few
exceptions.
Since
the
public
docket
does
not
include
CBI
or
other
information
whose
public
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute,
the
EPA
Dockets
will
not
include
any
of
this
information.
Although
included
in
the
paper
public
docket,
EPA
has
determined
that
the
following
material
will
not
be
included
in
EPA
Dockets:
 
Material
subject
to
copyright
protection.
 
Audio
and
video
materials.
 
Oversized
printed
materials
(e.
g.,
greater
than
11
x
14
).
 
Other
physical,
three
dimensional
items.
In
addition,
since
the
paper
docket
currently
remains
the
official
docket,
EPA
Dockets
may
not
contain
electronic
copies
of
all
of
the
materials
that
are
available
in
the
paper
public
docket.
For
example,
if
EPA
only
has
access
to
a
paper
copy
of
a
document
that
is
included
in
the
official
docket,
EPA
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intends
to
scan
and
create
an
electronic
copy
of
that
document
so
that
it
can
also
be
accessed
in
EPA
Dockets.
At
times,
however,
the
Agency
may
not
be
able
to
complete
this
conversion
for
all
of
the
materials
in
the
paper
public
docket.
Eventually,
however,
EPA
intends
to
provide
electronic
access
to
all
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
EPA
Dockets,
and
will
be
working
to
designate
EPA
Dockets
as
the
official
public
docket.
With
regard
to
public
comments,
EPA
will
continue
to
place
all
public
comments
in
the
public
docket
as
EPA
receives
them
and
without
change.
For
those
comments
that
contain
CBI,
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute,
EPA
will
continue
to
ask
the
commenter
to
provide
a
nonCBI
version
of
the
comment
for
inclusion
in
the
public
docket.
For
EPA
Dockets,
EPA's
policy
is
that
public
comments
will
be
made
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA
Dockets,
as
EPA
receives
them
and
without
change,
unless
the
comment
contains
copyrighted
material,
CBI,
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
When
EPA
identifies
a
comment
containing
copyrighted
material,
EPA
will
provide
a
reference
to
that
material
in
the
version
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
EPA
Dockets.
The
entire
printed
comment,
including
the
copyrighted
material,
will
be
available
in
the
paper
public
docket.
Public
comments
submitted
on
computer
disks
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
docket
will
be
transferred
to
EPA
Dockets.
Public
comments
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
in
paper
form
to
the
docket
facility
will
be
scanned
and
placed
in
EPA
Dockets.
Where
practical,
physical
objects
will
be
photographed,
and
the
photograph
will
be
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
along
with
a
brief
description
written
by
the
docket
staff.
When
a
document
is
selected
from
the
index
list
in
EPA
Dockets,
the
system
will
identify
whether
the
document
is
available
for
viewing
in
EPA
Dockets.
Although
not
all
docket
materials
may
be
available
electronically,
you
may
still
access
paper
copies
of
any
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
the
docket
facility
identified
in
the
Federal
Register
document.
3.
How
Can
I
Access
and
Use
EPA
Dockets?
You
may
access
EPA
Dockets
on
the
Internet
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
You
may
use
EPA
Dockets
to
access
available
public
docket
materials
online,
as
well
as
submit
electronic
comments
to
EPA
during
the
open
comment
period
for
a
particular
docket
available
in
EPA
Dockets.
To
search
for
an
available
public
docket
or
to
search
for
a
particular
docket
material,
the
system
provides
two
basic
methods
of
searching
to
retrieve
dockets
and
docket
materials
that
are
available
in
the
system:
``
Quick
Search''
to
search
using
a
full­
text
search
engine,
or
through
an
``
Advanced
Search,
''
which
displays
various
indexed
fields
such
as
the
docket
name,
docket
identification
number,
phase
of
the
action,
initiating
office,
date
of
issuance,
document
title,
document
identification
number,
type
of
document,
Federal
Register
reference,
CFR
citation,
etc.
Each
data
field
in
the
advanced
search
may
be
searched
independently
or
in
combination
with
other
fields,
as
desired.
Each
search
yields
a
simultaneous
display
of
all
available
information
found
in
EPA
Dockets
that
is
relevant
to
the
requested
subject
or
topic.
You
may
also
use
EPA
Dockets
to
submit
your
comments
online
when
a
particular
docket
available
in
EPA
Dockets
is
open
for
public
comments.
The
Federal
Register
document
will
identify
whether
a
docket
has
been
established
in
EPA
Dockets,
and
will
provide
detailed
instructions
identifying
the
various
methods
that
can
be
used
to
submit
public
comments
to
EPA.
If
the
docket
for
the
Federal
Register
document
was
established
prior
to
May
31,
2002,
it
may
not
identify
EPA
Dockets
as
an
available
method
for
submitting
electronic
comments
on
that
Federal
Register
document.
In
such
cases,
if
you
do
not
find
that
public
docket
in
EPA
Dockets,
you
will
not
be
able
to
use
EPA
Dockets
to
submit
electronic
comments
to
that
particular
docket,
and
you
will
need
to
follow
the
instructions
in
that
Federal
Register
document
for
submitting
your
comments
to
EPA.
If
that
public
docket
is
nonetheless
available
in
the
system,
EPA
encourages
you
to
use
the
system
to
submit
your
electronic
comments.
If
the
Federal
Register
document
does
not
discuss
EPA
Dockets,
only
those
comments
submitted
through
EPA
Dockets
will
be
available
in
their
entirety
for
online
viewing
in
EPA
Dockets.
Your
use
of
EPA
Dockets
to
submit
comments
to
EPA
electronically
is
EPA's
preferred
method
for
receiving
comments.
The
system
is
an
``
anonymous
access''
system,
which
means
EPA
will
not
know
your
identity,
e­
mail
address,
or
other
contact
information
unless
you
provide
it
in
the
body
of
your
comment.
EPA
recommends
that
you
include
your
name,
mailing
address,
and
an
e­
mail
address
or
other
contact
information
in
the
body
of
your
comment
to
ensure
that
you
can
be
identified
as
the
submitter
of
the
comment,
and
it
allows
EPA
to
contact
you
in
case
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
or
needs
further
information
on
the
substance
of
your
comment.
EPA's
policy
is
that
EPA
will
not
edit
your
comment,
and
any
identifying
or
contact
information
provided
in
the
body
of
a
comment
will
be
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
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.
You
should
continue
to
ensure
that
your
comments
are
submitted
within
the
specified
open
comment
period.
Comments
received
after
the
close
of
the
comment
period
will
be
marked
``
late.
''
EPA
is
not
required
to
consider
these
late
comments
in
formulating
a
final
decision.

III.
Additional
Information
Additional
details
about
EPA
Dockets,
as
well
as
detailed
instructions
and
assistance
for
using
the
system,
is
available
online.
Be
sure
to
use
the
feedback
function
to
let
us
know
about
your
experiences
using
the
system.
We
will
use
that
feedback
to
help
us
identify
potential
improvements
that
would
better
service
your
needs.
You
may
also
contact
the
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Docket,
Electronic,
Public
comment,
Records.

Dated:
May
22,
2002.
Mark
A.
Luttner,
Director
of
Information
Collection,
Office
of
Environmental
Information.

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Public
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Agency
(EPA).
ACTION:
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Federal
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Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(FIFRA)
and
Food
Quality
Protection
Act
(FQPA)
Scientific
Advisory
Panel
(FIFRA
SAP)
to
consider
and
review
two
topics.
The
first
topic
is
to
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