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diethylenetriamine-ethyleneimine 

polymer conforms to the definition of a 

low-risk polymer as described in 40 CFR 

723.250.

a. Amides, from acetic acid, C5–9 

carboxylic acids and 

diethylenetriamine-ethyleneimine 

polymer is not a cationic polymer, nor 

is it reasonably anticipated to become a 

cationic polymer in a natural aquatic 

environment.

b. Amides, from acetic acid, C5–9 

carboxylic acids and 

diethylenetriamine-ethyleneimine 

polymer contain as the integral part of 

its composition, the atomic elements of 

hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon.

c. Amides, from acetic acid, C5–9 

carboxylic acids and 

diethylenetriamine-ethyleneimine 

polymer do not contain as an integral 

part of its composition, except as 

impurities, any elements other than 

those listed in 40 CFR 723.250(d)(2)(ii).

d. Amides, from acetic acid, C5–9 

carboxylic acids and 

diethylenetriamine-ethyleneimine 

polymer are not designed nor 

reasonably anticipated to substantially 

depolymerize, degrade, or decompose.

e. Amides, from acetic acid, C5–9 

carboxylic acids and 

diethylenetriamine-ethyleneimine 

polymer are manufactured from 

monomers that are listed in the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA) 

Chemical Substance Inventory or 

manufactured under an applicable 

TSCA section 5 exemption.

f. Amides, from acetic acid, C5–9 

carboxylic acids and 

diethylenetriamine-ethyleneimine 

polymer are not a water absorbing 

polymer. 

g. Amides, from acetic acid, C5–9 

carboxylic acids and 

diethylenetriamine-ethyleneimine 

polymer do not contain any reactive 

functional groups.

h. The minimum number-average 

molecular weight of amides, from acetic 

acid, C5–9 carboxylic acids and 

diethylenetriamine-ethyleneimine 

polymer is approximately 1,400 daltons. 

Substances with molecular weights 

greater than 400 daltons are generally 

not absorbed through the intact skin, 

and substances with molecular weights 

greater than 1,000 daltons are generally 

not absorbed through the intact 

gastrointestinal (GI). Chemicals not 

absorbed through the GI tract are 

incapable of eliciting a toxic response 

via these routes of exposure.

i. Amides, from acetic acid, C5–9 

carboxylic acids and 

diethylenetriamine-ethyleneimine 

polymer contain less than 10% 

oligomeric material below molecular 

weight of 500 daltons and less than 25% 

oligomeric material below 1,000 

daltons.

C. Aggregate Exposure

1. Dietary exposure. Since amides, 

from acetic acid, C5–9 carboxylic acids 

and diethylenetriamine-ethyleneimine 

polymer are considered a low-risk 

polymer, there is a reasonable certainty 

of no harm from exposure to this 

polymer from food or drinking water or 

from aggregate exposure.

2. Non-dietary exposure. Since 

amides, from acetic acid, C5–9 

carboxylic acids and 

diethylenetriamine-ethyleneimine 

polymer are considered a low-risk 

polymer, there is a reasonable certainty 

of no harm from exposure to this 

polymer from non-dietary means.

D. Cumulative Effects

At this time, there is no information 

to indicate that any toxic effects 

produced by amides, from acetic acid, 

C5-9 carboxylic acids and 

diethylenetriamine-ethyleneimine 

polymer are cumulative with those of 

any other chemical. Given the 

compound’s categorization as a low-risk 

polymer, and its proposed use in 

pesticide formulations, there is no 

expectation of increased risk due to 

cumulative exposure.

E. Safety Determination

1. U.S. population. Since amides, 

from acetic acid, C5–9 carboxylic acids 

and diethylenetriamine-ethyleneimine 

polymer are considered a low-risk 

polymer, no adverse effects of concern 

to the U.S. population are expected.

2. Infants and children. Since amides, 

from acetic acid, C5–9 carboxylic acids 

and diethylenetriamine-ethyleneimine 

polymer are considered a low-risk 

polymer, no adverse effects of concern 

to either infants or children are 

anticipated.

F. International Tolerances

There are no Codex maximum residue 

levels established for residues of 

amides, from acetic acid, C5-9 

carboxylic acids and 

diethylenetriamine-ethyleneimine 

polymer in or on crops or commodities 

at this time.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7846–3] 

Proposed CERCLA Section 122(h) 

Administrative Agreement for the 

Bayonne Barrel & Drum Site, Located 

in Newark, NJ

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed 

Administrative Settlement and 

opportunity for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The United States 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

is proposing to enter into an 

administrative settlement to resolve 

certain claims under the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act of 

1980, as amended (CERCLA). Notice is 

being published to inform the public of 

the proposed settlement and of the 

opportunity to comment. 

The settlement requires thirty-seven 

(37) Settling Parties to make three 

payments to resolve their liability for 

EPA’s Past Response Costs, defined as 

those costs incurred through January 31, 

2003. The first payment, $500,000, is 

due within 30 days of the Agreement’s 

effective date. The second, $300,000, is 

due by January 31, 2005. The third and 

final payment is due within 540 days of 

the Agreement’s effective date, and will 

consist of the balance of the Past 

Response Costs, equal to $2,186,500, 

except that the last payment will be 

subject to reduction pursuant to EPA’s 

orphan share policy, based on the value 

of the work that the Settling Parties have 

performed and have committed to 

perform at the Site as of the due date of 

the final payment. For thirty (30) days 

following the date of publication of this 

notice, EPA will receive written 

comments relating to the settlement. 

EPA will consider all comments 

received and may modify or withdraw 

its consent to the settlement if 

comments received disclose facts or 

considerations that indicate that the 

proposed settlement is inappropriate, 

improper or inadequate. EPA’s response 

to any comments received will be 

available for public inspection at EPA 

Region II, 290 Broadway, New York, 

New York 10007–1866.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before January 10, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Office of Regional Counsel, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

17th Floor, 290 Broadway, New York, 

New York 10007–1866, and should 

reference: In the Matter of the Bayonne 

Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 236 / Thursday, December 9, 2004 / Notices 71409

Barrel & Drum Superfund Site, U.S. EPA 

Region II, CERCLA Docket No. 02–

2004–2023. The proposed settlement is 

available for public inspection at EPA 

Region II offices at 290 Broadway, New 

York, New York 10007–1866. To request 

a copy, please contact the individual 

identified below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sarah Flanagan, Assistant Regional 

Counsel, New Jersey Superfund Branch, 

Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 17th 

Floor, 290 Broadway, New York, New 

York 10007–1866. Telephone: 212–637–

3136.

Dated: November 23, 2004. 

Kathleen C. Callahan, 

Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 2.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7846–5] 

Clean Water Act Section 303(d): 

Availability of Total Maximum Daily 

Loads. (TMDL)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability for comment of the 

administrative record files for 9 TMDLs 

and the calculations for these TMDLs 

prepared by EPA Region 6 for waters 

listed in the Atchafalaya River, 

Barataria, Calcasieu River, Lake 

Pontchartrain, Mermentau River, 

Vermilion-Teche River, Mississippi 

River, Sabine River, and Terrebonne 

Basins of Louisiana, under section 

303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). 

These TMDLs were completed in 

response to a court order in the lawsuit 

styled Sierra Club, et al. v. Clifford, et 

al., No. 96–0527, (E.D. La.).

DATES: Comments must be submitted in 

writing to EPA on or before January 10, 

2005.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the 9 TMDLs 

should be sent to Linda Adams, 

Environmental Scientist, Water Quality 

Protection Division, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency Region 6, 1445 Ross 

Ave., Dallas, TX 75202–2733 or email: 

adams.lindak@epa.gov. For further 

information, contact Linda Adams at 

(214) 665–6546 or fax (214) 665–2191. 

The administrative record files for the 9 

TMDLs are available for public 

inspection at this address as well. 

Documents from the administrative 

record files may be viewed at 

www.epa.gov/region6/water/tmdl.htm, 

or obtained by calling or writing Ms. 

Adams at the above address. Please 

contact Ms. Adams to schedule an 

inspection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Linda Adams at (214) 665–6546.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1996, 

two Louisiana environmental groups, 

the Sierra Club and Louisiana 

Environmental Action Network 

(plaintiffs), filed a lawsuit in Federal 

Court against the EPA, styled Sierra 

Club, et al. v. Clifford, et al., No. 96–

0527, (E.D. La.). Among other claims, 

plaintiffs alleged that EPA failed to 

establish Louisiana TMDLs in a timely 

manner. EPA proposes these TMDLs 

pursuant to a consent decree entered in 

this lawsuit. 

EPA Seeks Comment on 9 TMDLs 

By this notice EPA is seeking 

comment on the following 9 TMDLs for 

waters located within Louisiana basins:

Subsegment Waterbody Name Pollutant 

010901 ........................................................ Atchafalaya Bay and Delta and Gulf Waters to the State 3-mile Limit ........................... Mercury. 

021102 ........................................................ Barataria Basin Coastal Bays and Gulf Waters to the State 3-mile Limit ...................... Mercury. 

031201 ........................................................ Calcasieu River Basin Coastal Bays and Gulf Waters to the State 3-mile Limit ........... Mercury. 

042209 ........................................................ Lake Pontchartrain Basin Coastal Bays and Gulf Waters to the State 3-mile Limit ...... Mercury. 

050901 ........................................................ Mermentau River Basin Coastal Bays and Gulf Waters to the State 3-mile Limit ......... Mercury. 

061201 ........................................................ Vermilion-Teche River Basin Coastal Bays and Gulf Waters to the State 3-mile Limit Mercury. 

070601 ........................................................ Mississippi River Basin Coastal Bays and Gulf Waters to the State 3-mile Limit .......... Mercury. 

110701 ........................................................ Sabine River Basin Coastal Bays and Gulf Waters to the State 3-mile Limit ................ Mercury. 

120806 ........................................................ Terrebonne Basin Coastal Bays and Gulf Waters to the State 3-mile Limit .................. Mercury. 

EPA requests that the public provide 

to EPA any water quality related data 

and information that may be relevant to 

the calculations for the 9 TMDLs. EPA 

will review all data and information 

submitted during the public comment 

period and revise the TMDLs where 

appropriate. EPA will then forward the 

TMDLs to the Louisiana Department of 

Environmental Quality (LDEQ). The 

LDEQ will incorporate the TMDLs into 

its current water quality management 

plan.

Dated: December 2, 2004. 

James R. Brown, 

Acting Director, Water Quality Protection 

Division, Region 6.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Public Information 

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 

Federal Communications Commission, 

Comments Requested 

December 1, 2004. 

Summary: The Federal 

Communications Commission, as part of 

its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork burden invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection(s), as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, Pub. L. 104–13. An 

agency may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid control 

number. No person shall be subject to 

any penalty for failing to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act that does not 

display a valid control number. 

Comments are requested concerning (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; and (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Dates: Written Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) comments should be 

submitted on or before February 7, 2005.