Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 193 / Wednesday, October 6, 2004 / Proposed Rules 59843

April 23, 1997), because it is not 

economically significant. 

In reviewing SIP submissions, EPA’s 

role is to approve state choices, 

provided that they meet the criteria of 

the Act. In this context, in the absence 

of a prior existing requirement for the 

state to use voluntary consensus 

standards (VCS), EPA has no authority 

to disapprove a SIP submission for 

failure to use VCS. It would thus be 

inconsistent with applicable law for 

EPA, when it reviews a SIP submission, 

to use VCS in place of a SIP submission 

that otherwise satisfies the provisions of 

the Act. Thus, the requirements of 

section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not 

apply. This proposed rule does not 

impose an information collection 

burden under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Intergovernmental 

relations, Nitrogen Dioxides, Ozone, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Volatile organic 

compounds.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.

Dated: September 28, 2004. 

Kathleen C. Callahan, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 2.

[FR Doc. 04–22484 Filed 10–5–04; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[OPP–2004–0154; FRL–7682–5]

Bromoxynil, Diclofop-methyl, Dicofol, 

Diquat, Etridiazole, et al., Proposed 

Tolerance Actions; Extension of 

Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

comment period.

SUMMARY: EPA issued a proposed rule in 

the Federal Register of August 4, 2004, 

announcing proposed tolerance actions 

and providing a 60–day public comment 

period that ends October 4, 2004. This 

document extends the comment period 

from October 4, 2004 to October 18, 

2004.

DATES: Comments, identified by the 

docket identification (ID) number OPP–

2004–0154, must be received on or 

before October 18, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed 

instructions as provided under 

ADDRESSES in the Federal Register

document of August 4, intentified by 

docket ID number OPP–2004–0154.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph Nevola, Special Review and 

Reregistration Division (7508C), Office 

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave, NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: (703) 308–8037; email address: nevola.joseph@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

In the proposed rule of August 4, 2004 

(69 FR 47051) (FRL–7368–7), the 

Agency included a list of those who 

may be potentially affected by this 

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 Access Electronic Copies 

of this Document and Other Related 

Information?

In addition to using EDOCKET (http:/

/www.epa.gov/edocket/), you may 

access this Federal Register document 

electronically through the EPA Internet 

under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. A 

frequently updated electronic version of 

40 CFR part 180 is available at E-CFR 

Beta Site Two at http://

www.gpoaccess.gov/ecfr/.

II. What Action is EPA taking? 

This document extends the public 

comment period established in the 

Federal Register proposed rule issued 

on August 4, 2004 (69 FR 47051). In that 

document, EPA sought comment on a 

rule which proposed to revoke, remove, 

modify, and establish tolerances, and 

revise tolerance commodity 

terminologies. Recently, the Agency 

received a request from the U.S. 

Department of Commerce on behalf of 

the People’s Republic of China to extend 

the public comment period for a brief 

period of time. EPA is hereby extending 

the public comment period for the 

proposed rule of August 4, 2004, 

identified by docket ID number OPP–

2004–0154, from October 4, 2004, to 

October 18, 2004.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements.

Dated: September 27, 2004.

James Jones,

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 04–22474 Filed 10–1–04; 4:31 pm] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY (EPA) 

48 CFR Parts 1511 and 1552 

[OARM Docket No. 2002–0001; FRL–

7824–7] 

Acquisition Regulation: Background 

Checks for Environmental Protection 

Agency Contractors Performing 

Services On-Site

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal.

SUMMARY: This action withdraws a 

proposed rulemaking to amend the EPA 

Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR) by 

adding a clause which would have 

required contractors (and 

subcontractors) to perform background 

checks and make suitability 

determinations for contractor (and 

subcontractor) employees performing 

services on or within Federally-owned 

or leased space or facilities (68 FR 2988, 

January 22, 2003). The public comments 

EPA received objected not only to the 

proposed clause’s broad application, but 

also to its key substantive provisions. 

EPA has decided to withdraw this 

proposed EPAAR clause, and plans 

instead to incorporate a narrowly 

tailored background check requirement 

in the Agency’s emergency response 

contracts’ statements of work. Currently, 

this category of contracts consists of 

Superfund Technical Assistance and 

Removal Team (START), Emergency 

and Rapid Response Services (ERRS), 

and Response Engineering and 

Analytical Contract (REAC). In the 

future this requirement may be included 

in other types of contracts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Schaffer, U.S. EPA, Office of 

Acquisition Management, Mail Code 

(3802R), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: (202) 564–4366; fax number 

(202) 565–2475; e-mail address: 

schaffer.paul@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulatory 

Impact: Because this action withdraws a 

notice of proposed rulemaking, it is 

neither a proposed nor a final rule and 

therefore is not covered under Executive 

Order 12866, the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act, or other Executive Orders and 

statutes that generally apply to 

rulemakings.