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5525 2 Federa l Registe r / Vol

. 61 , No

. 20 8 /

Friday , Octobe r

25 , 199 6 /

Propose dRule s

Latitud e 34°23.75 ' N Longitud e 120°52.45' W (b ) A traffi c lan e fo r

westboun dtraffi c betwee nth e separatio nzon e an dalin e connectin g th e followin g geographica l positions : Latitude

. 34°21.80' N 34°26.6C

. N Longitud e 120°29.90' W 120°51.45' W (c ) A traffi c lan e fo r

eastboun dtraffi c betwee nth e separatio nzon e an dalin e connectin g th e followin g geographica l positions : Latitud e 34°18.00' N 34°22.80 ' N Longitud e 120°31.10' W 120°52.70' W (d ) A precautionar y are ab e established , bounde dt o th e wes t b y th e ar c o f acircl e o f

radiu s fou r

mile s centere dupo nth e followin g geographica l positions : Latitud e Longitud e 34°25.80' N 120°56.50' W an d connectin g th e followin g geographica l
' position : 34°22.80' N 120°52.70' W 34°26.60' N 120°51.45' W Th e precautionar y are ab e bounde dto , th e eas t b y alin e connectin g th e followin g geographica l positions : Latitud e 34°22.80 ' N 34°26.60 ' N Longitud e 120°52.70' W 120°51.45' W I nadditio nt o th e recommende d change s t o th e Sa nFrancisc o an dSant a Barbar aChanne l TSS's , nautica l chart s depictin g th e Sa nFrancisc o TS S shoul d b e amende dt o confor mwit happrove d IM O description s a s follows : (1 ) Renam e th e Mai nApproac hTS S segmen t a s th e Wester nApproach ; (2 ) Redesignat e th e separatio nzon e i n th e cente r

o f th e circula r

precautionar y are aa s a nATBA ; an d (3 ) Defin e th e easter nboundar y o f th e precautionar y are ab y alin e connectin g th e followin g geographi c positions : Latitud e ' 37°42.70 ' N 37°45.90 ' N 37°50.30 ' N Longitud e 122°34.60' W 122°38.00' W 122°38.00' W Datum : NA D 83

. Th e Coas t

Guar dwil l publis hanotic e o f propose drulemakin g i nth e Federa l Registe r t o solici t

publi c commen t

o n th e recommende dchange s t o th e existin g routin g measures , an dtak e necessar y actio na t

IMO

. Dated : Octobe

r 15,1996

. J.C

. Card , Bear Admiral, U.S. Coast

Guard, Chief, Marine Safety and Environmental

Protection.. [F R Doc

. 96-2748 6 File d 10-24-96 ; 8:4 5 am ] BILLIN G COD E 4910-14- M

ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTIO N AGENC Y 4 0 CF R Chapte rI [FRL-5640-6 ] Definitio n o f Soli d Wast e an d Hazardou s Wast e Recycling ; Notic e o f Publi cMeetin g AGENCY : Environmenta l Protectio n Agency

. ACTION : Notic e o f

meeting

. SUMMARY

: Th e Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA ) wil l hol dapubli c meetin g o nNovembe r

19,199 6 t o mak e informatio navailabl e o naprojec t underwa y t o revis e th e RCRA regulation s governin g hazardou s wast e recycling

. Unde r

th e authorit y o f

th e Resourc e Conservatio nan dRecover y Ac t (RCRA) , th e Environmenta l Protectio nAgenc y (EPA ) ha s promulgate dregulation s governin g managemen t

o f hazardou s waste

. Part s o f thes e regulation s gover nhazardou s wast e recycling

. Specifically , th e portio no

f th e regulation s know na s th e Definitio no f

Soli dWast e (DSW ) (4 0 CF R261.2 ) specifie s whethe r hazardou s material s tha t

ar e recycle dar e mor e "waste-like " (i.e. , soli dwastes ) an dthu s subjec t t o RCRA regulation , o r whethe r suc hmaterial s ar e mor e "product-like " an dno t subjec t t o regulation

. Othe r part s o f th e regulation s se t

fort h requirements-fo r

regulatin g hazardou s wast e recyclin g (4 0 CF

R261.6 , Par t 266)

. Th e curren t

hazardou s wast e recyclin g regulation s wer e firs t promulgate do nJanuar y 4,198 5 (5. 0 F R 614)

. EP A i s workin g o narulemakin g t o modif y th e curren t

federa l hazardou s wast e recyclin g schem e t o mee t tw o goals : develo p aclearer , simple r regulator y syste mfor

hazardou s wast e recyclin g tha t

adequatel y protect s huma nhealt han dth e environment ; an d t o remov e disincentive s t o th e saf e recyclin g of

hazardou s waste

. Th e intende dresul t

of thi s projec t

i s a simple r RCR A program , wher e definition s an drequirement s mor e precisel y captur e th e material s an d practice s Congres s intende dt o regulat e i npassin g th e Act

. Th e purpos e o f

thi s meetin g i s fo r EP A t o presen t

an dexplai nth e draf

t rulemakin g option s th e Agenc y i s currentl y considering

. Th e inten t i s t o allo w partie s outsid e th e governmen t t o begi na s earl y i nth e proces s a s possible , t o formulat e it s thought s o nth e proposa l i norde r

t o allo w tim e fo r intereste dpartie s t o full y develo p comment s t o b e complete ddurin g th e commen t

period

. Th e Agenc y believe s tha t th e issue s involve di nthi s projec t ar e comple x an ddifficul t enoug htha t thi s earl y introductio nt o th e Agency' s directio nwil l benefi t

th e regulate d communit y b y allowin g earl y discussio n amon g intereste dpartie s an dwil l benefi t th e Agenc y b y resultin g i nmor e full y formulate dreaction s t o th e proposa l i ncomments

. EP A wil l answe r clarifyin g questions

. Tim e ma y b e limited , however , dependin g o nth e numbe r o f participant s an dquestions

. EP A anticipate s publishin g th e propose drulemakin g i nSprin g o f 1997

. Becaus e th e Agenc y believe s tha t aful l dialo g amon g th e member s o f th e regulate dcommunit y i s critica l t o receivin g th e bes t

commen t

possible , EP A plan s t o allo w a9 0 da y commen t perio dfor

proposa l an dt o hol dpubli c meeting s durin g th e commen t perio dt o discus s th e proposa l i ndetail

. Writte n material s wil l b e hande dou t a t th e meeting

. Thes e material s wil l no t b e availabl e prio r

t o th e meeting

. DATES : Th e Publi c meetin g wil l b e hel d o nNovembe r

19,199 6 from8:3 0 a mt o 12:3 0 pm . ADDRESSES : Th e publi c meetin g wil l b e hel da t th e Airpor t

Hilton , 239 9 Jefferso nDavi s Highway , Arlingto n Virginia , 22202 , 70 3 418-6800

. FO RFURTHE

RINFORMATIO

NCONTACT

: Fo r genera l infonnation , contac t th e RCRA Hotlin e a t

80 0 424-934 6 o r

TD D 80 0 553-767 2 (hearin g impaired)

. I nth o Washington , DC , metropolita narea , cal l 70 3 412-981 0 o r

TD D 70 3 412-3323

. Dated : October

17,1996

. Michae l Shapiro , Director, Office of

Solid Waste. [F RDoc

. 96-2746 9 File d10-25-96 ; 8:4 5 n m BILLIN G COD E 6560-SO-P- M
4 0 CF R Part s 5 1 an d 5 2 [AD-FRL-5641-2 ] ^ ^ Preventio n o f Significan t Deterioratio n (PSD ) an d Nonattainmen t Ne wSourc e Revie w(NSR ) \ AGENCY : Environmenta l Protectiorrr—j« ^ Agenc y (EPA)

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### Federal Register/

Vol : 61 , No

. 20 8 /

Friday , October

25 , 199 6 /

Propose dRule s 5525 3
ACTION : Propose drulemaking ; Reopenin g o f

commen t

period

. SUMMARY

: Th e EP A i s hereb y extendin g b y 4 5 days , di e closin g dat e o f th e publi c commen t

perio dregardin g EPA' s propose drulemaking , know na s th e NS RRefor mRulemaking , publishe do n Jul y 23,.199 6 a t

6 1 F R38249

. Th e origina l commen t

perio dwa s t o clos e o n Octobe r 21,1996

. Th e ne w closin g dat e wil l b e Decembe r

5,1996

. Th e NS R Refor mrulemakin g propose s t o revis e regulation s fo r

th e approva l an d promulgatio no f

implementatio nplan s an dth e requirement s fo r preparation , adoption , an dsubmitta l o f > implementatio nplan s governin g th e NS Rprogram s mandate db y part s Gan d D o f titl e I o f th e Glea n Ai r

Act

. Industr y groups , Stat e an dloca l permittin g agencies , an dother s hav e aske dfor a n extensio ndu e t o th e comple x issue s addresse db y th e propose drulemakin g an dth e numbe r

o f revision s tha t

wer e proposed

. Al l comment s receive db y th e EP A o no r

prio r t o Decembe r

5,199 6 wil l b e considere di nth e developmen t o f fina l regulations

. DATES : Comments. Al l publi c comment s regardin g EPA' s propose drulemakin g o nJul y 23 , 199 6 mus t

b e receive db y EP A o no r

befor e clos e o f

busines s Decembe r

5,1996

. K ADDRESSES : Comments. Al l comments, ^ shoul db e addresse dt o th e EP A Ai r vB J Docke t No

. A^gfl^^EP A Ai r Docke t , E (6102) , Roo mM-1500 , 40 1 M Street , * >
" Southwest , Washington , D C 20460

. ^ Copie s o f

comment s o nth e information ^ collectio nrequirement s shoul dals o b e , sen t t o th e Director , Offic e o f Policy , 1 Planning , an dEvaluation , Regulator y ^ L Informatio nDivision , U.S.

. S L Environmenta l Protectio nAgenc y (2136) , 40 1 M Street , Southwest , Washington , D C 20460 ; an dacop y t o th e Offic e o f

Informatio nan dRegulator y Affairs , Offic e o f

Managemen t

an d Budget , 72 5 17t hStreet , Northwest , Washington , D C 20503 , marke d "Attention : Des k

Office r for EPA. " Includ e th e Informatio nCollectio n Reques t numbe r i nan y correspondence

. FO RFURTHE

RINFORMATIO

NCONTACT

: Denni s Crumpler , Informatio nTransfe r an dProgra mIntegratio nDivisio n (MD

12) , Offic e o f

Ai r Qualit y Plannin g an d Standards , U.S

. EPA , Researc hTriangl e Park , Nort hCarolin a27711 , telephon e (919 ) 541-0871 , telefa x (919 ) 541-5509

. INSPECTIO

NO FDOCUMENTS : Document s relate dt o th e NS RRefor mRulemaking , ar e availabl e fo r

publi c inspectio ni n EP A Ai r Docke t No

. A-90-37

. Th e docke t i s availabl e fo r

publi c inspectio n an dcopyin g betwee n8:3 0 a.m . t o 1 2 noo nan d1:3 0 t o 3:3 0 p.m. , weekdays , a t th e EPA' s Ai r

Docke t (6102),.Roo m M-1500 , 40 1 M Street , SW. , Washington , D C 20460

. A reasonabl e fe e ma y b e charge dfor

copying

. Dated : October

18,1996

. Joh nS

. Seitz , Director, Office of

Air Quality Planning and Standards. [F RDoc

. 96-2747 1 File d10-24-96 ; 8:4 5 am ] BILLIN G COD E 6560-50- P
4 0 CF R Part 5 2 [P A 088-4033 ; FRL-6640-3 ] Approva l an d Promulgatio n o fAi r Quality Implementatio n Plans ; Pennsylvania ; Disapprova l o fth e Reasonable-Further-Progres s Pla n fo r th e 1996-199 9 Perio d fo r th e Philadelphi a Are a AGENCY : Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA)

. ACTION : Propose drule

. SUMMARY

: EP A i s proposin g t o * disapprov e th e Stat e Implementatio n Pla n(SIP ) revisio nsubmitte db y th e Commonwealt ho f

Pennsylvani a(fo r

th e Philadelphi aozon e nonattainmen t area ) t o mee t th e rate-of-progres s (ROP ) requirement s unde r

th e Clea nAi r

Ac t (th e Act)

. Unde r

thes e requirements , state s mus t

demonstrat e a3 % reductio n o f volatil e organi c compound s (VOCs ) pe r yea r for athre e yea r

perio dbetwee n 199 6 an d1999

. EP A i s proposin g disapprova l becaus e th e RO Ppla n submitte db y Pennsylvani afo r th e Philadelphi aare aproject s emission s reduction s onl y for

contro l strategie s t o th e 200 5 tim e frame , rathe r tha nfor th e 199 9 an d200 2 interi mmileston e years , pe r th e RO Prequirement s o f th e Act

. Severa l o f

thes e measure s hav e no t bee n full y adopte do r

hav e bee nstaye do r replace db y th e Commonwealth

. Additionally , th e Commonwealt hha s no t calculate demission s targe t leve l t o b e achieve di n199 9 (o r fo r 2002 ) t o ensur e attainmen t

o f reasonable-further

progres s towar dattainmen t b y th e . statutor y deadline

. Finally , th e 199 0 emission s inventor y estimate s provide d i nth e Commonwealth' s pla nfo r RO P fo r th e perio dfro m1996-199 9 var y substantiall y fro mth e inventor y submitte da s th e Commonwealth' s officia l 199 0 bas e yea r

inventory

. Tha t VO C bas e yea r

inventor y wa s formall y revise di nSeptembe r

o f 1996

. Thi s inventor y supersede dal l previou s 199 0 bas e yea r

inventorie s submitte db y th e Commonwealt hfo r

Philadelphia — includin g th e on e containe di nth e ROP

. pla nfor th e perio dfro m199 6 t o 1999

. Thi s rulemakin g actio ni s bein g take n unde r sectio n11 0 o f

th e Clea nAi r

Act

. DATES : Comment s mus t b e receive do n o r befor e Novembe r

25,1996

. ADDRESSES : Comment s ma y b e maile dt o Davi dL

. Arnold , Chief, Ozon e an d Mobil e Source s Section , Mailcod e 3AT21 , U.S

. Environmenta l Protectio n Agency , Regio nIII , 84 1 Chestnu t Building , Philadelphia , Pennsylvani a 19107

. Copie s o f

th e document s relevan t t o thi s actio nar e availabl e for publi c inspectio ndurin g norma l busines s hour s a t th e Air , Radiation , an dToxic s Division , U.S

. Environmenta l Protectio n Agency , Regio nIII , 84 1 Chestnu t Building , Philadelphia , Pennsylvani a 19107

. Person s intereste di nexaminin g thes e document s shoul dschedul e a n appointmen t

wit hth e contac t

perso n (liste dbelow ) a t

leas t 2 4 hour s bofor o th e visitin g day

. Copie s o f th o document s relevan t

t o thi s actio nar e als o availabl e a t

th e Pennsylvani a Departmen t

of Environmenta l Protection , Burea u o f

Ai r Quality , P.O

. Bo x 8468 , 40 0 Marke t

Street , Harrisburg , Pennsylvani a17105

. FO RFURTHE RINFORMATIO

NCONTACT

: Bria nK

. Rehn , Ozon e an dMobil e Source s Sectio n(3AT21) , USEPA — Regio nIII , 84 1 Chestnu t Building

. Philadelphia , Pennsylvani a19107

. o r b y telephon e at : (215 ) 566-2176

. Question s ma y als o b e sen t

vi ae-mail , to : Rehn.Brian@epimiail.epa.go v (Pleas e not e tha t onl y writte ncomment s ca nb o accepte dfor

inclusio ni nth e docket. )
SUPPLEMENTAR YINFORMATION : Introduction—Clea n Ai r Ac t Requirement s Reasonable-Further-Progress Requirements Sectio n182(c)(2 ) o f

th e Clea nAi r

Ac t (th e Act) , a s amende db y Congres s i n 1990 , require s eac hstat e havin g on e o r mor e ozon e nonattainmen t area s classifie da s seriou s o r

wors e t o develo p apla n(for

eac hsubjec t

area ) tha t provide s for

actua l VO C reduction s o f at leas t 3 percen t

pe r yea r average dove r eac hconsecutiv e 3-yoar period , beginnin g si x year s afte r enactmen t

of, th e Act , unti l suc htim e a s thes e area s hav e attaine dth e Nationa l Ambient

. Ai r Qualit y Standar d(NAAQS ) for ozone . Thes e plan s ar e referre dt o hereafte r a s post-199 6 rate-of-progres s plan s (o r post-9 6 RO Pplans)

. Th e firs t of thes e RO Pplans , for

th e 3-yea r

perio dfro m 1996-1999 , wa s du e t o b e submitte dt o EP A a s aSI Previsio nb y Novembe r 15 , 1994

. Th e Ac t als o mandate s a1 5 percen t VO C emissio nreduction , ne t of growth , betwee n199 0 an d1996

. Tha t SI P