UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON, D. C. 20460 QFFIC IA L BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE $300 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER POSTAGL' AND FEUS PAH'1 U.S. [I.NV IRONMtNT A L PROTFCTIQN AGFNCY EPA -J 35 g&MAit v. A 2KEnvironmental News FOR USE UPON RECEIPT EPA LISTS JULY 1976 NEWS RELEASES Following is a list of the news releases issued by the Environmental Protection Agency during the month of July, 1976. The releases are listed chronologically, by exact title. A capsule description of the information contained in each release is given, along with the last name of the individual who may be contacted for further information. To obtain copies please call (202)755-0344 or write to EPA News Services Division, A-107, 401 M Street, S. W. / Washington, D. C. 20460. July 2 - EPA URGES PESTICIDE MAKERS TO IMPROVE RELIABILITY OF TOXICITY TESTS. Russell Train reminds pesticide manufacturers and formulators of their legal responsibility and public duty to ensure the reliability of toxicity tests conducted prior to Federal registration of their products. (O'Neill) July 2 - DONALD P. DUBOIS NAMED EPA REGIONAL AiDMI NISTRATOR FOR NORTHWEST. Russell Train announces the appointment of Donald P. Dubois as Agency's Regional Administrator in Seattle, Washington. July 6 - EPA PROPOSES ADDITIONAL COST-CUTTING REQUIREMENT FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT GRANTS. EPA proposal would amend its construction grant requirements to include value engineering, a specialized method to pare the costs of building wastewater treatment facilities. (Niles) Return this sheet if you do NOT wish to receive this material ~, or if change of address is needed ~ (indicate change, including zip code). EPA FORM 15f (REV, 9.721 Casey (202)755-0344 (more) R-213 ------- -2- July 7 - EPA ISSUES FINAL WATER POLLUTION REGULATIONS FOR FORESTRY ACTIVITIES. EPA complies with a June 1975 Court Order and issues final regulations for the control of water pollution resulting from forestry activities. (Niles) July 7 - EPA TO RESUME ENFORCEMENT OF REDUCED LEAD IN GASOLINE. Russell Train said his Agency will resume enforcement of its previously promulgated relation for reducing lead in gasoline as a public health protection measure. (O'Neill) July 7 - TRAIN URGES EFFECTIVE PROGRAM TO PROTECT DIMINISHING WETLANDS. In an address at Falmouth, Maine, Train said, "We must have, at the national level an effective program to protect the wetlands", which he termed, "a critical resource whose rapid depletion we cannot continue to permit." (O'Neill) July 8 - TRAIN CALLS FOR RATIFICATION OF OCEAN POLLUTION CONVENTION. EPA Administrator said it is "high time" that the maritime countries ratified a 1973 convention to prevent pollution of the oceans from ships. (Sibbison) July 8 - EPA TO INCREASE EMPLOYEE CAR POOLING, MASS TRANSIT USE DURING AIR POLLUTION ALERTS. During severe episode days, all parking in EPA's parking lot would be restricted to car pools with three or more members. Mr. Train's contingency plan applies only to Agency employees at the headquarters building in Washington. (O'Neill) July 8 - EPA REQUIRES REVISIONS TO STATE CLEAN AIR PLANS. EPA formally notified the governors of 45 States that their clean air plans must be revised in order to attain and maintain the national ambient air qualitystandards. (Ryan) July 9 - EPA GRANT AWARDS TOTAL $435.2 MILLION IN MAY. (Niles) July 9 - TRAINING TO BE GIVEN HEALTH PERSONNEL IN TREATING PESTICIDE POISONINGS. A program to improve the health care given to persons suffering from pesticide poisoning, especially migrant farm workers, has been started by the EPA in cooperation with the Bureau of Commvnity Health Services, HEW and private agencies. (O'Neill) July 12 - TRAIN APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR FOR LEGISLATION Former Deputy Director, Bryan F. LaPlante was appointed Director for Legislation at EPA. (Casey) July 16 - COPIES AVAILABLE OF EPA's REVIEW OF REACTOR SAFETY STUDY. The Agency's review of the final Reactor Safety Study - An Assessment of Accident Risks in U.S. Commercial Nuclear Plants is available for distribution. (Casey) July 16 - EPA ISSUES LIMITS ON RADIOACTIVITY IN DRINKING WATER. EPA issued final regulations to limit radioactivity in the Nation's drinking water supplies. They will apply to an estimated 40,000 community water supply systems across the country. (Acly) (more) R-213 ------- -3- July 19 - EPA SEEKS INFORMATION ON CONTROL OF CHEMICALS IN DRINKING WATER. EPA asks for ideas and comments from the public on ways to address the problem posed by contamination of drinking water supplies by organic chemicals. (Acly) July 20 - YOSEMITE TEST OF BEVERAGE CONTAINER REFUND. EPA will monitor a test program requiring a five-cent deposit on all cans and bottles sold at Yosemite National Park in California. (Sibbison) July 20 - EPA REQUIRES ASSEMBLY LINE AUTO TESTING. An automobile assembly line testing program, called Selective Enforcement Auditing, is designed to help ensure compliance with Federal exhaust emission standards. (O'Neill) July 21 - THREE AUTO MAKERS NOTIFIED OF CO EMISSION FAILURES. Russell Train called on Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors to take appropriate corrective action because large percentages of the 1975 cars are exceeding the Federal emission standard for carbon monoxide. (O'Neill) July 21 - PUBLIC INQUIRY ON RISKS AND BENEFITS OF ENDRIN PESTICIDE BEGUN BY EPA. The pesticide has shown some hazardous character- istics that require further investigation. A maximum of public and scientific participation is being sought by EPA. (O'Neill) July 27 - FIRST WRECKING FIRM FINED FOR VIOLATING EPA ASBESTOS RULES . A Ft. Lauderdale, Florida wrecking company and one of its foremen have been fined a total of $26,000 and put on five years probation for violating EPA rules on safe handling of asbestos insulation during building demolitions. (O'Neill) July 27 - EPA TO SPONSOR "FUTURESPECT" AT BICENTENNIAL EXPO. Artifacts and statements representing the current state of the environment will be sealed in a special container on EPA Day, July 30 at the Bicentennial Exposition on Science and Technology at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. July 28 - EPA PROPOSES WATER POLLUTION STANDARDS FOR PCSs. The proposed regulations are designed to limit the discharge of polychlorinated biphenyls into waterways by industrial plants. The standards appeared in the July 23 Federal Register and there will be a public hearing beginning August 20 in Washington D.C. (Acly) July 30 - EPA GRANT AWARDS TOTAL $1.4 BILLION IN JUNE. (Niles) ### August 20, 1976 R-213 ------- |