57664 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 186 / Monday, September 27, 2004 / Proposed Rules 

because of their race, color, or national 

origin. 

This ANPRM is not expected to 

negatively impact any community, and 

therefore is not expected to cause any 

disproportionately high and adverse 

impacts to minority or low-income 

communities. This ANPRM will assist 

us in revising our permit processing 

procedures for the protection of historic 

properties, some of which are located in 

minority or low-income communities. 

Environmental Documentation 

We prepare appropriate 

environmental documentation, 

including Environmental Impact 

Statements when required, for all permit 

decisions. Therefore, environmental 

documentation under the National 

Environmental Policy Act is not 

required for this ANPRM. Appropriate 

environmental documentation has been, 

or will be, prepared for each action that 

is subjected to the permit application 

review process.

Dated: September 20, 2004. 

John Paul Woodley, Jr., 

Assistant Secretary for the Army (Civil 

Works), Department of the Army.

[FR Doc. 04–21540 Filed 9–24–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–92–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 300

[FRL–7818–2] 

National Oil and Hazardous Substance 

Pollution Contingency Plan; National 

Priorities List

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of intent for partial 

deletion of the Centre County Kepone 

Superfund Site from the National 

Priorities List. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA), Region III, announces its 

intent to delete a portion of the Centre 

County Kepone Superfund Site (the 

Site), comprising approximately 8 acres 

to the north of Struble Road (referred to 

as the ‘‘Administration Parcel’’), from 

the National Priorities List (NPL) and 

requests public comment on this action. 

The NPL, promulgated pursuant to 

section 105 of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act 

(CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is found 

in Appendix B of 40 CFR part 300, 

which is the National Oil and 

Hazardous Substances Pollution 

Contingency Plan (NCP). The EPA and 

the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 

through the Pennsylvania Department of 

Environmental Protection (PADEP), 

have determined that because no 

manufacturing operations ever occurred 

on the Administration Parcel and it is 

located upgradient from the 

contaminated portions of the Site, that 

this portion of the Site may be deleted 

from the NPL. The partial deletion 

pertains only to the Administration 

Parcel of the Site. The other portions of 

the Site will remain on the NPL, and 

response actions will continue. This 

action does not preclude further actions 

under Superfund. 

In the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’

section of today’s Federal Register, EPA 

is publishing a direct final notice of 

deletion of the Administration Parcel of 

the Centre County Kepone Superfund 

Site without prior notice of intent to 

delete because EPA views this as a noncontroversial revision and anticipates 

no adverse comment. EPA has 

explained its reasons for this deletion in 

the preamble to the direct final deletion. 

If EPA receives no adverse comment(s) 

on the direct final notice of deletion, 

EPA will not take further action on this 

notice of intent to delete. If EPA 

receives adverse comment(s), EPA will 

withdraw the direct final notice of 

deletion and it will not take effect. EPA 

will, as appropriate, address all public 

comments in a subsequent final deletion 

notice based on this notice of intent to 

delete. EPA will not institute a second 

comment period on this notice based on 

this notice of intent to delete. Any 

parties interested in commenting must 

do so at this time. For additional 

information, see the direct final notice 

of deletion, which is located in the 

Rules section of this Federal Register.

DATES: EPA will accept comments until 

October 27, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to: David Polish, 

Community Involvement Coordinator, 

U.S. EPA Region III, Mailcode 3HS43, 

1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, 

Pennsylvania 19103–2029, (215) 814–

3327 or 1–800–553–2509, 

polish.david@epa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Frank Klanchar, Project Manager, U.S. 

EPA Region III, Mailcode 3HS22, 1650 

Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

19103–2029, (215) 814–3218 or 1–800–

438–2474, klanchar.frank@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For 

additional information, see the Direct 

Final Notice of Deletion, which is 

located in the Rules section of this 

Federal Register. 

Information Repositories: Repositories 

have been established to provide 

detailed information concerning this 

decision at the following addresses: U.S. 

EPA Region III Library, U.S. EPA, 

Region III, 1650 Arch Street, 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103–

2029, (215) 814–5000, Monday through 

Friday 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.; Schlow 

Memorial Library, 118 South Fraser 

Street, State College, PA 16801, (814) 

237–6236, Monday through Wednesday 

9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday 12 p.m. to 

9 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 

9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday (during school 

year) 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous 

waste, Hazardous substances, 

Intergovernmental relations, Penalties, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Superfund, Water 

pollution control, Water supply.

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); 42 U.S.C. 

9601–9657; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 

1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR 2923; 

3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193.

Dated: September 14, 2004. 

Andrew Carlin, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.

[FR Doc. 04–21494 Filed 9–24–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Part 1852

RIN 2700–AD03

NASA Research Announcements—

Small Business Subcontracting Plans 

and Publication Acknowledgement and 

Disclaimers

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This proposed rule amends 

the NASA FAR Supplement to require 

for NASA Research Announcements: 

Submission of a small business 

subcontracting plan with any proposal 

having subcontracting possibilities that 

may result in the award of a contract 

whose value exceeds $500,000; and 

acknowledgement of NASA sponsorship 

and disclaimer of agency endorsement 

of results.

DATES: Comments must be received by 

November 26, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may 

submit comments, identified by RIN 

number 2700–AD03, via the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http://

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www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Comments may also be submitted to 

Patrick Flynn, NASA, Office of 

Procurement, Contract Management 

Division (Code HK), Washington, DC 

20546. Comments can also be submitted 

by e-mail to: patrick.flynn@nasa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick Flynn, NASA, Office of 

Procurement, Contract Management 

Division (Code HK); (202) 358–0460; email: patrick.flynn@nasa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. General 

The current process requires 

submission of a Small Business 

Subcontracting Plan when appropriate, 

at the award stage of the NASA 

Research Announcement (NRA) cycle. It 

is often too late to consider small 

business subcontracting at this stage if 

it was not planned in advance. Under 

this proposed rule requiring submission 

of the plan with the proposal, offerors 

will consider small business 

subcontracting opportunities in their 

proposal planning process. This change 

in process will significantly increase the 

opportunities for small business 

participation in NASA Research 

Announcements and research and 

development contracting within the 

Agency. The NASA Guidebook for 

Proposers Responding to a NRA 

currently advises NRA proposers to 

document all publications with an 

acknowledgement as well as include a 

disclaimer on certain published 

materials. However, regulatory 

language, which allows implementation 

of these requirements, does not 

currently exist. This change will require 

incorporation of the acknowledgement 

and disclaimer language on the 

appropriate published material. 

This proposed rule is not a major rule 

under 5 U.S.C. 804. 

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

This proposed rule does not 

constitute a significant revision within 

the meaning of FAR 1.501 and Pub. L. 

98–577, and publication for public 

comment is not required. However, 

NASA will consider comments from 

small entities concerning the affected 

NFS Part 1835 in accordance with 5 

U.S.C. 610. 

C. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act does 

not apply because the changes do not 

impose recordkeeping or information 

collection requirements which require 

the approval of the Office of 

Management and Budget under 44 

U.S.C. 3501, et seq.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 1852

Government procurement.

Tom Luedtke, 

Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer/ Director for 

Procurement.

Accordingly, 48 CFR part 1852 is 

proposed to be amended as follows:

PART 1852—SOLICITATION 

PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT 

CLAUSES 

1. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

Part 1852 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2473(c)(1).

2. Amend section 1852.235–72 by 

revising the date of the clause and 

paragraph (a)(4) to read as follows:

1852.235–72 Instructions for responding 

to NASA research announcements.

* * * * *

Instructions for Responding to NASA 

Research Announcements (Month/Year 

of Final Rule Publication Date) 

(a) * * *

(4) A contract, grant, cooperative 

agreement, or other agreement may be 

used to accomplish an effort funded in 

response to an NRA. NASA will 

determine the appropriate award 

instrument. Contracts resulting from 

NRAs are subject to the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation and the NASA 

FAR Supplement. Any proposal from a 

large business concern that may result 

in the award of a contract, which 

exceeds $500,000 and has 

subcontracting possibilities should 

include a small business subcontracting 

plan in accordance with the clause at 

FAR 52.219–9, Small Business 

Subcontracting Plan. Any resultant 

grants or cooperative agreements will be 

awarded and administered in 

accordance with the NASA Grant and 

Cooperative Agreement Handbook (NPR 

5800.1).

* * * * *

1852.235–73 [Amended] 

3. A. Amend section 1852.235–73 by 

revising the date of the clause to read 

[Date of Final Rule publication] and, in 

the first sentence of paragraph (b) 

removing the reference ‘‘NPG 2200.2A’’

and adding ‘‘NPR 2200.2’’ in its place. 

B. Amend section 1852.235–73, 

Alternate II, by revising the date of the 

clause and adding a new paragraph (f) 

to read as follows: 

Alternate II (Month/Year of Final Rule 

Publication Date)

* * * * *

(f) All publications of any material 

based on or developed under NASA 

sponsored projects shall include an 

acknowledgement similar to the 

following: 

‘‘The material is based upon work 

supported by the National Aeronautics 

and Space Administration under 

Contract Number XXXX.’’

Except for articles or papers published 

in scientific, technical or professional 

journals, the exposition of results from 

NASA supported research shall also 

include the following disclaimer: 

‘‘Any opinions, findings, and 

conclusions or recommendations 

expressed in this material are those of 

the author(s) and do not necessarily 

reflect the views of the National 

Aeronautics and Space 

Administration.’’

[FR Doc. 04–21414 Filed 9–24–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7510–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

50 CFR Part 660

[I.D. 092004A]

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings and 

hearings.

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold its 124th meeting to consider and 

take actions on fishery management 

issues in the Western Pacific Region. A 

meeting of the Council’s Scientific and 

Statistical Committee (SSC) will also be 

held.

DATES: The 87th SSC meeting will be 

held on October 5–7, 2004. The 124th 

Council meeting and public hearings 

will be held on October 12–15, 2004. 

For specific times, and the agenda, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The 87th SSC meeting will 

be held at the Western Pacific Fishery 

Council Conference room, 1164 Bishop 

Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI. The 

124th Council meeting and public 

hearings will be held at the Pagoda 

Hotel, 1525 Rycroft Street, Honolulu, 

HI; telephone: 808–943–6611.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 

telephone: (808) 522–8220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

addition to the agenda items listed here,