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Crompton Corporation (Formerly Witco Corporation)
Federal Register Notice Extending Comment Period
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5865-1]
Regulatory Reinvention (XL) Pilot Projects
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Extension of comment period for Project XL Draft Final Project Agreement.
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SUMMARY: On June 27, 1997, EPA published a Notice of availability of OSi Project XL Draft Final Project Agreement (FPA) and Related Documents for OSi Specialties, Inc. (a subsidiary of Witco Corporation) in Sistersville, West Virginia [FRL-5849-5 62 FR 34748-34749]. The original comment period was thirty-one (31) days from the date of publication. EPA has received a request to extend the comment period. EPA is today granting a thirty (30) day extension from July 28, 1997 to August 27, 1997 for comments on the proposed OSi Project XL FPA.
DATES: The period for submission of comments ends on August 27, 1997.
ADDRESSES: All comments on the Draft Final Project Agreement should be sent to: Cheryl Atkinson, U.S. EPA, Region III, 841 Chestnut Street (3HW70), Philadelphia, PA 19107, or L. Nancy Birnbaum, U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW., Room 3134CY Mall (2129), Washington, DC 20460. Comments may also be faxed to Ms. Atkinson at (215) 566-3114 or Ms. Birnbaum at (202) 401-6637. Comments will also be received via electronic mail sent to: atkinson.cheryl@epamail.epa.gov or birnbaum.nancy@epamail.epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the proposed Final Project Agreement, Fact Sheet, or Question and Answer Document, contact: Cheryl Atkinson, U.S. EPA, Region III, 841 Chestnut Street (3HW70), Philadelphia, PA 19107, or L. Nancy Birnbaum, U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW., Room 3134CY Mall (2129), Washington, DC 20460. The documents are also available via the Internet at the following location: ``https://www.epa.gov/ProjectXL''. In addition, public files on the Project are located at both the local Sistersville library and EPA Region III in Philadelphia. Questions to EPA regarding the documents can be directed to Cheryl Atkinson at (215) 566-3392 or L. Nancy Birnbaum at (202) 260-2601. To be included on the OSi Project XL mailing list to receive information about future public meetings, XL progress reports and other mailings from OSi on the XL Project, contact: Okey Tucker, OSi Specialties, Inc., Witco Corporation Organo Silicones Group, 1500 South State Route 2, Friendly, WV 26146. Mr. Tucker can also be reached by telephone at (304) 652-8131. For information on all other aspects of the XL Program contact Christopher Knopes at the following address: Emerging Sectors and Strategies Division; United States Environmental Protection Agency; 3202 Mall; 401 M Street, SW.; Mail Code 2129; Washington, DC 20460. The telephone number for the Division is (202) 260-5754. The facsimile number is (202) 401-6637. Additional information on Project XL, including documents referenced in this notice, other EPA policy documents related to Project XL, regional XL contacts, application information, and descriptions of existing XL projects and proposals, is available via the Internet at ``https://www.epa.gov/ProjectXL'' and via an automated fax-on-demand menu at (202) 260-8590.
Dated: July 23, 1997.
Christopher Knopes,
Acting Director, Emerging Sectors and Strategies Division.