27557
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Register
/
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68,
No.
97
/
Tuesday,
May
20,
2003
/
Notices
EPA
invites
comments
on
the
extent
to
which
an
aging
population
has
unique
needs
with
respect
to
housing,
transportation,
health
care,
recreation,
and
other
quality
of
life
issues,
and
how
these
needs
may
affect
the
environment.
Issues
which
may
be
considered
include:
What
can
city,
county
and
regional
planners
do
to
meet
the
needs
of
today's
older
adults
and
prepare
for
the
anticipated
increase
in
the
number
of
retirees
and
at
the
same
time
enhance
preservation
of
natural
resources
for
recreation,
wildlife,
water,
air
and
land
quality?
Can
you
identify
unique
resource
needs
and
utilization
patterns
of
older
adults
that
may
generate
novel
ecological
pressures?
What
steps
can
individual
baby
boomers
and
older
adults
take
to
not
only
reduce
potential
hazards
to
the
environment
but
also
preserve
and
enhance
the
quality
of
the
environment
for
themselves
and
future
generations?

III.
Encouraging
Older
Adults
To
Volunteer
To
Reduce
Environmental
Hazards
Opportunities
for
Older
Persons
To
Enhance
the
Environment
and
Their
Health
The
National
Agenda
will
not
only
identify
strategies
to
protect
the
quality
of
life
for
older
persons
from
environmental
hazards,
but
also
suggest
ways
to
engage
the
nation's
older
persons
in
programs
and
strategies
designed
to
enhance
the
environment
for
all
generations.
Many
older
Americans
contribute
their
time,
energy
and
expertise
to
protect
their
environment
and
educate
their
communities
about
environmental
hazards
to
citizens
and
threats
to
natural
resources.
The
EPA
intends
to
encourage
further
involvement
and
expand
opportunities
for
older
persons
to
volunteer
in
programs
designed
to
lessen
environmental
hazards.
Programs
or
activities
that
are
of
interest
include
activities
that
increase
awareness
of
environmental
hazards,
and
preserve
the
quality
of
the
environment
for
today
and
tomorrow's
citizens.
The
EPA
welcomes
comments
on
encouraging
older
adults
to
volunteer
to
reduce
environmental
hazards
in
their
communities.
Among
the
questions
to
which
the
EPA
invites
comments
are
the
following:
Which
volunteer
programs
that
address
environmental
hazards
in
your
community
warrant
examination
for
possible
replication
in
other
communities?
What
incentives
are
needed
to
encourage
older
persons
to
volunteer
their
time
and
ideas
to
protect
the
environment,
reduce
environmental
hazards
and
enhance
the
health
of
and
the
environment
for
people
of
all
ages?
In
an
effort
to
raise
awareness
of
environmental
factors
important
to
all
citizens,
how
can
older
persons
serve
as
models
of
good
practice
and
mentors
for
younger
generations
about
environmental
hazards
found
in
the
community?
In
your
community
or
state,
what
intergenerational
environmental
projects
have
been
successful
in
improving
the
health
of
children
or
older
persons?
What
potential
barriers
exist
to
volunteering
in
your
community
to
reduce
environmental
hazards?
Public
comments
will
be
accepted
until
Tuesday,
September
30,
2003.
(
1)
To
submit
written
comments,
please
send
them
by
mail
or
hand
deliver
to:
EPA's
Aging
Initiative,
Mail
Code
1107A,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW.,
Room
2512
Ariel
Rios
North,
Washington,
DC
20460,
or
(
2)
Fax
comments
to:
National
Agenda
for
the
Environment
and
the
Aging
(
202)
564
 
2733,
or
(
3)
E­
mail
comments
to:
aging.
info@
epa.
gov.

Dated:
May
13,
2003.
Joanne
Rodman,
Acting
Director,
Office
of
Children's
Health
Protection.
[
FR
Doc.
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12618
Filed
5
 
19
 
03;
8:
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am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPPT
 
2002
 
0079;
FRL
 
7306
 
2]

Lead­
Based
Paint
Activities
in
Target
Housing
and
Child­
Occupied
Facilities,
State
of
Mississippi
Authorization
of
Lead­
Based
Paint
Activities
Program;
Final
Approval
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
On
January
21,
2003,
the
State
of
Mississippi
submitted
a
selfcertification
letter
stating
that
Mississippi's
Lead­
Based
Paint
Training
and
Certification
Program
meets
the
requirements
for
approval
of
a
State
program
under
section
404
of
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
and
that
Mississippi
has
the
legal
authority
and
ability
to
implement
the
appropriate
elements
to
run
the
program.
The
State
program
will
administer
and
enforce
training
and
certification
requirements,
training
program
accreditation
requirements,
and
work
practice
standards
for
lead­
based
paint
activities
in
target
housing
and
child­
occupied
facilities
under
section
402
of
TSCA.
Recent
changes
to
the
State's
audit
privilege
and
penalty
mitigation
statutes,
which
previously
impaired
the
States's
ability
to
fully
administer
and
enforce
the
Lead­
Based
Paint
Program,
have
resulted
in
the
State
program
now
providing
adequate
enforcement.
This
notice
announces
the
authorization
of
the
State
of
Mississippi's
Lead­
Based
Program.

DATES:
Lead­
based
paint
activities
program
authorization
was
granted
to
the
State
of
Mississippi
effective
on
January
21,
2003.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Keith
Bates,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances
Branch;
Air,
Pesticides
and
Toxics
Management
Division;
Environmental
Protection
Agency;
Region
IV,
Sam
Nunn
Atlanta
Federal
Center,
61
Forsyth
St.,
SW.,
Atlanta,
GA
30303;
telephone
number:
(
404)
562
 
8992;
e­
mail
address:
bates.
keith@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
A.
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?

This
notice
is
directed
to
the
public
in
general.
This
notice
may,
however,
be
of
interest
to
firms
and
individuals
engaged
in
lead­
based
paint
activities
in
Mississippi.
Since
other
entities
may
also
be
interested,
the
Agency
has
not
attempted
to
describe
all
the
specific
entities
that
may
be
affected
by
the
notice.
If
you
have
any
questions
regarding
the
applicability
of
this
notice
to
a
particular
entity,
consult
the
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

B.
How
Can
I
Get
Copies
of
this
Document
and
Other
Related
Information?

1.
Docket.
EPA
has
established
an
official
public
docket
for
this
action
under
docket
identification
(
ID)
number
OPPT
 
2002
 
0079.
The
official
public
docket
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
this
action,
any
public
comments
received,
and
other
information
related
to
this
action.
Although
a
part
of
the
official
docket,
the
public
docket
does
not
include
Confidential
Business
Information
(
CBI)
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
The
official
public
docket
is
the
collection
of
materials
that
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
EPA
Docket
Center,
Rm.
B102­
Reading
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97
/
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May
20,
2003
/
Notices
Room,
EPA
West,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
Reading
Room
telephone
number
is
(
202)
566
 
1744
and
the
telephone
number
for
the
OPPT
Docket,
which
is
located
in
EPA
Docket
Center,
is
(
202)
566
 
0280.
2.
Electronic
access.
You
may
access
this
Federal
Register
document
electronically
through
the
EPA
Internet
under
the
``
Federal
Register''
listings
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
and
comment
system,
EPA
Dockets.
You
may
use
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket/
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
official
public
docket,
and
to
access
those
documents
in
the
public
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
Although
not
all
docket
materials
may
be
available
electronically,
you
may
still
access
any
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
the
docket
facility
identified
in
Unit
I.
B.
1.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number.

II.
Background
A.
What
Action
is
the
Agency
Taking?

The
State
of
Mississippi
has
been
operating
its
Lead­
Based
Paint
Program
under
interim
approval
since
June
28,
1999,
with
interim
approval
expiring
on
June
28,
2002.
On
December
17,
2001,
the
State
of
Mississippi
submitted
an
application
for
EPA
final
approval
of
its
Lead­
Based
Paint
Program.
Notice
of
Mississippi's
December
17,
2001,
application,
a
solicitation
for
public
comment
regarding
the
application,
and
background
information
supporting
the
application
were
published
in
the
Federal
Register
on
July
19,
2002
(
67
FR
47541)
(
FRL
 
7187
 
5).
No
public
comments
were
received
regarding
any
aspect
of
Mississippi's
application.
At
the
time
of
the
December
2001
application,
two
deficiencies
in
the
State's
audit
privilege
and
penalty
mitigation
statutes
at
Mississippi
Code
Annotated
sections
49
 
2
 
71
and
49
 
17
 
43(
g)
impaired
the
State's
ability
to
provide
adequate
enforcement
in
criminal
proceedings
and
investigations
and
in
assessment
of
appropriate
penalties,
thus
preventing
the
Agency
from
fully
approving
the
program.
During
the
2003
legislative
session,
however,
the
State
amended
the
audit
privilege
and
penalty
mitigation
statutes,
which
corrected
the
deficiencies
identified
by
EPA.
On
January
21,
2003,
the
State
of
Mississippi
supplemented
its
December
17,
2001,
application
with
a
discussion
addressing
how
the
amendments
to
Mississippi's
audit
privilege
and
penalty
mitigation
statutes,
Mississippi
Code
Annotated
sections
17
 
17
 
29,
49
 
2
 
71,
49
 
17
 
43,
and
49
 
17
 
427,
resulted
in
the
State
Lead­
Based
Paint
Program
providing
adequate
enforcement.
The
supplement
also
contained
a
statement
certifying
the
Lead­
Based
Paint
Program
is
at
least
as
protective
as
the
Federal
program
and
provides
adequate
enforcement.
Based
upon
the
State's
certification,
and
EPA's
review
and
assessment
of
Mississippi's
complete
application,
Mississippi
has
successfully
demonstrated
that
the
State's
Lead­
Based
Paint
Program
achieves
the
protectiveness
and
enforcement
criteria,
as
required
for
Federal
authorization.
Therefore,
by
this
notice,
EPA
is
announcing
approval
of
the
application
and
authorization
of
the
State
of
Mississippi's
Lead­
Based
Program,
effective
January
21,
2003.

B.
What
is
the
Agency's
Authority
for
Taking
this
Action?
On
October
28,
1992,
the
Housing
and
Community
Development
Act
of
1992,
Public
Law
102
 
550,
became
law.
Title
X
of
that
statute
was
the
Residential
Lead­
Based
Paint
Hazard
Reduction
Act
of
1992.
That
Act
amended
TSCA
(
15
U.
S.
C.
2601
et
seq.)
by
adding
Title
IV
(
15
U.
S.
C.
2681
 
2692),
titled
Lead
Exposure
Reduction.
Section
402
of
TSCA
(
15
U.
S.
C.
2682)
authorizes
and
directs
EPA
to
promulgate
final
regulations
governing
lead­
based
paint
activities
in
target
housing,
public
and
commercial
buildings,
bridges,
and
other
structures.
Those
regulations
are
to
ensure
that
individuals
engaged
in
such
activities
are
properly
trained,
that
training
programs
are
accredited,
and
that
individuals
engaged
in
these
activities
are
certified
and
follow
documented
work
practice
standards.
Under
section
404
of
TSCA
(
15
U.
S.
C.
2684),
a
State
may
seek
authorization
from
EPA
to
administer
and
enforce
its
own
leadbased
paint
activities
program.
In
the
Federal
Register
of
August
29,
1996
(
61
FR
45777)
(
FRL
 
5389
 
9),
EPA
promulgated
final
TSCA
section
402/
404
regulations
governing
lead­
based
paint
activities
in
target
housing
and
child­
occupied
facilities
(
a
subset
of
public
buildings).
Those
regulations
are
codified
at
40
CFR
part
745,
and
allow
both
States
and
Indian
Tribes
to
apply
for
program
authorization.
Pursuant
to
section
404(
h)
of
TSCA
(
15
U.
S.
C.
2684(
h)),
EPA
is
to
establish
the
Federal
program
in
any
State
or
Tribal
Nation
without
its
own
authorized
program
in
place
by
August
31,
1998.
States
and
Tribes
that
choose
to
apply
for
program
authorization
must
submit
a
complete
application
to
the
appropriate
Regional
EPA
Office
for
review.
To
receive
EPA
approval,
a
State
or
Tribe
must
demonstrate
that
its
program
is
at
least
as
protective
of
human
health
and
the
environment
as
the
Federal
program,
and
provides
for
adequate
enforcement
(
section
404(
b)
of
TSCA,
15
U.
S.
C.
2684(
b)).
EPA's
regulations
(
40
CFR
part
745,
subpart
Q)
provide
the
detailed
requirements
a
State
or
Tribal
program
must
meet
in
order
to
obtain
EPA
approval.
A
State
may
choose
to
certify
that
its
lead­
based
paint
activities
program
meets
the
requirements
for
EPA
approval,
by
submitting
a
letter
signed
by
the
Governor
or
Attorney
General
stating
that
the
program
meets
the
requirements
of
section
404(
b)
of
TSCA.
Upon
submission
of
such
certification
letter,
the
program
is
deemed
authorized
(
15
U.
S.
C.
2684(
a)).
This
authorization
becomes
ineffective,
however,
if
EPA
disapproves
the
application
or
withdraws
the
program
authorization.

III.
Federal
Overfiling
Section
404(
b)
of
TSCA,
makes
it
unlawful
for
any
person
to
violate,
or
fail
or
refuse
to
comply
with,
any
requirement
of
an
approved
State
or
Tribal
program.
Therefore,
EPA
reserves
the
right
to
exercise
its
enforcement
authority
under
TSCA
against
a
violation
of,
or
a
failure
or
refusal
to
comply
with,
any
requirement
of
an
authorized
State
or
Tribal
program.

IV.
Withdrawal
of
Authorization
Pursuant
to
TSCA
section
404(
c),
the
Administrator
may
withdraw
a
State
or
Tribal
lead­
based
paint
activities
program
authorization,
after
notice
and
opportunity
for
corrective
action,
if
the
program
is
not
being
administered
or
enforced
in
compliance
with
standards,
regulations,
and
other
requirements
established
under
the
authorization.
The
procedures
EPA
will
follow
for
the
withdrawal
of
an
authorization
are
found
at
40
CFR
745.324(
i).

V.
Congressional
Review
Act
The
Congressional
Review
Act,
5
U.
S.
C.
801
et
seq.,
as
added
by
the
Small
Business
Regulatory
Enforcement
Fairness
Act
of
1996,
generally
provides
that
before
certain
actions
may
take
effect,
the
agency
promulgating
the
action
must
submit
a
report,
which
includes
a
copy
of
the
action,
to
each
House
of
the
Congress
and
to
the
Comptroller
General
of
the
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States.
EPA
will
submit
a
report
containing
this
action
and
other
required
information
to
the
U.
S.
Senate,
the
U.
S.
House
of
Representatives,
and
the
Comptroller
General
of
the
United
States
prior
to
publication
of
this
document
in
the
Federal
Register.
This
action
is
not
a
``
major
rule''
as
defined
by
5
U.
S.
C.
804(
2).

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Hazardous
substances,
Lead,
Reporting
and
recordkeeping
requirements.

Dated:
May
2,
2003.
J.
I.
Palmer,
Jr.,
Regional
Administrator,
Region
IV.

[
FR
Doc.
03
 
12628
Filed
5
 
19
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPPT
 
2003
 
0024;
FRL
 
7309
 
4]

Certain
New
Chemicals;
Receipt
and
Status
Information
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
Section
5
of
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
requires
any
person
who
intends
to
manufacture
(
defined
by
statute
to
include
import)
a
new
chemical
(
i.
e.,
a
chemical
not
on
the
TSCA
Inventory)
to
notify
EPA
and
comply
with
the
statutory
provisions
pertaining
to
the
manufacture
of
new
chemicals.
Under
sections
5(
d)(
2)
and
5(
d)(
3)
of
TSCA,
EPA
is
required
to
publish
a
notice
of
receipt
of
a
premanufacture
notice
(
PMN)
or
an
application
for
a
test
marketing
exemption
(
TME),
and
to
publish
periodic
status
reports
on
the
chemicals
under
review
and
the
receipt
of
notices
of
commencement
to
manufacture
those
chemicals.
This
status
report,
which
covers
the
period
from
April
7,
2003
to
April
25,
2003,
consists
of
the
PMNs
and
TMEs,
both
pending
or
expired,
and
the
notices
of
commencement
to
manufacture
a
new
chemical
that
the
Agency
has
received
under
TSCA
section
5
during
this
time
period.
DATES:
Comments
identified
by
the
docket
ID
number
OPPT
 
2003
 
0024
and
the
specific
PMN
number
or
TME
number,
must
be
received
on
or
before
June
19,
2003.
ADDRESSES:
Comments
may
be
submitted
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
Follow
the
detailed
instructions
as
provided
in
Unit
I.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Barbara
Cunningham,
Director,
Environmental
Assistance
Division,
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics
(
7408M),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001;
telephone
number:
(
202)
554
 
1404;
e­
mail
address:
TSCAHotline
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
A.
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?
This
action
is
directed
to
the
public
in
general.
As
such,
the
Agency
has
not
attempted
to
describe
the
specific
entities
that
this
action
may
apply
to.
Although
others
may
be
affected,
this
action
applies
directly
to
the
submitter
of
the
premanufacture
notices
addressed
in
the
action.
If
you
have
any
questions
regarding
the
applicability
of
this
action
to
a
particular
entity,
consult
the
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

B.
How
Can
I
Get
Copies
of
This
Document
and
Other
Related
Information?
1.
Docket.
EPA
has
established
an
official
public
docket
for
this
action
under
docket
identification
(
ID)
number
OPPT
 
2003
 
0024.
The
official
public
docket
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
this
action,
any
public
comments
received,
and
other
information
related
to
this
action.
Although
a
part
of
the
official
docket,
the
public
docket
does
not
include
Confidential
Business
Information
(
CBI)
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
The
official
public
docket
is
the
collection
of
materials
that
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
EPA
Docket
Center,
Rm.
B102­
Reading
Room,
EPA
West,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
Reading
Room
telephone
number
is
(
202)
566
 
1744
and
the
telephone
number
for
the
OPPT
Docket,
which
is
located
in
EPA
Docket
Center,
is
(
202)
566
 
0280.
2.
Electronic
access.
You
may
access
this
Federal
Register
document
electronically
through
the
EPA
Internet
under
the
``
Federal
Register''
listings
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
and
comment
system,
EPA
Dockets.
You
may
use
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket/
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
official
public
docket,
and
to
access
those
documents
in
the
public
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
Although
not
all
docket
materials
may
be
available
electronically,
you
may
still
access
any
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
the
docket
facility
identified
in
Unit
I.
B.
1.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number.
Certain
types
of
information
will
not
be
placed
in
the
EPA
Dockets.
Information
claimed
as
CBI
and
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute,
which
is
not
included
in
the
official
public
docket,
will
not
be
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
EPA's
policy
is
that
copyrighted
material
will
not
be
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
but
will
be
available
only
in
printed,
paper
form
in
the
official
public
docket.
To
the
extent
feasible,
publicly
available
docket
materials
will
be
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
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's
electronic
public
docket.
Although
not
all
docket
materials
may
be
available
electronically,
you
may
still
access
any
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
the
docket
facility
identified
in
Unit
I.
B.
1.
EPA
intends
to
work
towards
providing
electronic
access
to
all
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
For
public
commenters,
it
is
important
to
note
that
EPA's
policy
is
that
public
comments,
whether
submitted
electronically
or
in
paper,
will
be
made
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
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's
electronic
public
docket.
The
entire
printed
comment,
including
the
copyrighted
material,
will
be
available
in
the
public
docket.
Public
comments
submitted
on
computer
disks
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
docket
will
be
transferred
to
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Public
comments
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
docket
will
be
scanned
and
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Where
practical,
physical
objects
will
be
photographed,
and
the
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