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at least 24 hours before the day of the

visit.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region X, Office of Air Quality, 1200

Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101.

Idaho Division of Environmental

Quality, 1410 N. Hilton, Boise, ID

83720 (Contact Tim Teater at 208–

373–0457 for an appointment at

IDEQ).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Catherine Woo, Office of Air Quality

(OAQ–107), US EPA, Region X, 1200

Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, (206)

553–1814.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information see the direct

final action which is published in the

Rules section of this Federal Register.

Dated: April 4, 2000.

Chuck Clarke,

Regional Administrator, Region 10.

[FR Doc. 00–9649 Filed 4–20–00; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 62

[Docket No. ID–03–0001; FRL–6583–7]

Approval and Promulgation of State

Plans for Designated Facilities and

Pollutants: Oregon; Negative

Declaration

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to approve

the Clean Air Act (CAA), Sections

111(d) and 129 negative declaration

submitted by the Oregon Department of

Environmental Quality on October 20,

1998, and November 6, 1998. This

negative declaration adequately certifies

that there are no Hospital/Medical/

Infectious Waste Incinerators (HMIWI)

located within its boundaries.

In the final rules section of this

Federal Register, the EPA is approving

Oregon’s negative declaration as a direct

final rule without prior proposal

because the Agency views this as a

noncontroversial action and anticipates

no relevant adverse comments. A

detailed rationale for the approval is set

forth in the direct final rule. If no

relevant adverse comments are received

in response to this action, EPA will not

take action on this rule. If the EPA

receives relevant adverse comments,

EPA will withdraw the direct final rule

and it will not take effect. EPA will then

address all public comments received in

a subsequent final rule based on this

proposed rule. The EPA will not

institute a second comment period on

this action.

DATES: Written comments must be

received by May 22, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to: Catherine Woo, US

EPA, Region X, Office of Air Quality

(OAQ–107), 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle,

WA 98101.

Copies of the State negative

declaration are available for public

review during normal business hours at

the following locations. Persons wanting

to examine these documents should

make an appointment with the

appropriate office at least 24 hours

before the day of the visit.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region X, Office of Air Quality, 1200

Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101.

Oregon Department of Environmental

Quality, 811 SW Sixth Avenue,

Portland, OR 97204.

Contact Kathleen Craig at 503–229–

6833, for an appointment at ODEQ.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Catherine Woo, Office of Air Quality

(OAQ–107), US EPA, Region X, 1200

Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, (206)

553–1814.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information see the direct

final action which is published in the

Rules Section of this Federal Register.

Dated: April 4, 2000.

Chuck Clarke,

Regional Administrator, Region X.

[FR Doc. 00–10034 Filed 4–20–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

49 CFR Parts 222 and 229

[Docket No. FRA–1999–6439, Notice No. 5;

Docket No. FRA–1999–6440]

RIN 2130–AA71

Use of Locomotive Horns at HighwayRail Grade Crossings

AGENCY: Federal Railroad

Administration (FRA), Department of

Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Technical conference on

proposed rule.

SUMMARY: On January 13, 2000 (65 FR

2230), FRA published a Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the

Use of Locomotive Horns at HighwayRail Grade Crossings (Docket No. FRA–

1999–6439). On the same date FRA

released a Draft Environmental

Assessment (DEIS)(Docket No. FRA–

1999–6440) pertaining to the proposals

contained in the NPRM. A number of

public hearings in these proceedings

have been held throughout the country,

and more have been scheduled prior to

the close of the comment period on May

26, 2000. FRA has determined that, in

addition to the public hearings, a

technical conference addressing

locomotive horn acoustics would be

helpful to FRA in developing a final

rule in this proceeding. Accordingly,

FRA is scheduling a technical

conference on locomotive horn

acoustics to be held on May 10, 2000,

in Washington, DC.

DATES: 1. A technical conference will be

held on Wednesday, May 10, 2000

beginning at 9:00 a.m.

2. Deadline to register for

participation in the technical conference

is close of business on Friday, May 5,

2000. Please see Public Participation

Procedures in SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this document

for registration details.

ADDRESSES: 1. Technical conference:

FRA Headquarters, 7th floor conference

room, 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC.

2. FRA Docket Clerk: Federal Railroad

Administration Docket Clerk, Office of

Chief Counsel, Mail Stop 10, FRA, 1120

Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

20590. E-mail address for the FRA

Docket Clerk is

renee.bridgers@fra.dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Technical Conference

The technical conference is meant to

address specific technical issues that

might not be addressed in written

comments or through oral comments

presented at public hearings. The issues

to be addressed will focus on the

technical attributes of, variations to, and

potential modifications of train horns.

Among the issues which may be

discussed are tone and decibel levels,

sound dispersion and direction, horn

placement and shrouding, horn

sounding sequence and duration, and

whistle board placement and positive

train control (as it relates to horn use).

Additional subjects within the scope of

locomotive horn acoustics may be also

be addressed. A transcript of the

technical conference will be taken and

placed in the public docket of this

proceeding.

Public Participation Procedures

Any person wishing to participate in

the technical conference should notify

the FRA Docket Clerk by mail or by email by close of business on May 5,