Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 99 / Monday, May 22, 2000 / Notices 32089

James E. Henderson, Assistant Inspector

General for Investigations, General

Services Administration

Richard L. Skinner, Deputy Inspector

General, Federal Emergency

Management Agency

Dated: May 11, 2000.

David J. O’Connor,

Acting Assistant Administrator for

Administration and Resources, Management.

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Science Advisory Board; Emergency

Notification of Public Advisory

Committee Meeting

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463,

notice is hereby given that a

subcommittee of the US EPA Science

Advisory Board (SAB) will hold a

public meeting on the date and time

noted. All times noted are Eastern

Standard Time. SAB meetings are open

to the public, however, seating is

limited and available on a first come

basis. Important Notice: Documents that

are the subject of SAB reviews are

normally available from the originating

EPA office and are not available from

the SAB Office—information concerning

availability of documents from the

relevant Program Office is included

below.

Environmental Engineering Committee

(EEC) Teleconference Meeting—June 5,

2000

The Subcommittee on the Diffusion

and Adoption of Innovations in

Environmental Protection of the Science

Advisory Board’s (SAB) Environmental

Engineering Committee (EEC) will

conduct a public teleconference meeting

on June 5, 2000 between the hours of 1

and 3 (Eastern Standard Time). The

meeting will be coordinated through a

conference call connection in room

6013 in the USEPA, Ariel Rios Building

North, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,

Washington, D.C. 20004. The public is

encouraged to attend the meeting in the

conference room noted above, however,

the public may also attend through a

telephonic link if lines are available.

Additional instructions about how to

participate in the conference call can be

obtained by calling Ms. Diana Pozun

one week prior to the meeting (May 28,

2000) at (202) 564–4544, or via e-mail at

pozun.diana@epa.gov.

Purpose of the Meeting—Purpose of

the Public Teleconference. The purpose

of the public teleconference is to clarify

the charge questions for a public

workshop being planned for June 28,

2000 and to identify any additional

background materials that panel

members may need to provide advice to

the Agency.

The workshop will be a consultative

Workshop on the Diffusion and

Adoption of Innovations in

Environmental Protection. The purpose

of the workshop is to identify how the

use of data, theories, and research

methods derived from the study of the

social process of diffusion and adoption

of innovations may improve the

adoption of innovative approaches to

environmental protection: (a) Within

EPA; (b) by state, tribal, and local

government partners; and (c) by

corporate and non-governmental

organization partners in environmental

protection. EPA program offices will

consider the advice of the workshop

panel members in developing strategies

to encourage adoption of new strategies

for environmental protection especially

in the areas of watershed protection,

pollution prevention and EPA’s

Multimedia Strategy for Priority

Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic

(PBT) Pollutants, and use of social

science tools and cultural profiling.

Charge to the Workshop—The

panelists will consider the following

charge questions:

(a) What are the different principal

process models available for

understanding the diffusion process and

are some of them more appropriate to

the EPA program areas under discussion

than others?

(1) What is the role of information and

information flow in diffusion and

adoption of innovations? How critical

are they and how can EPA learn to make

them more effective?

(2) What have we learned about

designing appropriate incentives for

facilitating the adoption process?

(3) How important are social networks

to the process of diffusion and adoption

of innovation? How can EPA recognize

and use them?

(4) What can EPA learn from diffusion

efforts undertaken by other partners in

environmental protection (state and

local agencies, tribes, non-governmental

organizations, and corporations)?

(b) What are the principal barriers to

diffusion and adoption of innovations in

selected EPA program areas? Are there

some characteristics intrinsic to certain

innovations that make them difficult to

diffuse?

(c) How can EPA effectively measure

the success of its efforts to encourage

diffusion and adoption of innovations?

Availability of Review Materials: The

following documents related to EPA’s

watershed approach can be found on the

Internet or contact Louise Wise,

telephone 202–260–9108; or via email at

wise.louise@epa.gov.

(a) U.S. EPA. 1996. Watershed

Approach Framework, (EPA840–S–96–

001), Office of Water (4501F), U.S. EPA,

Washington, DC, on the Internet at

http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/watershed/

framework.html.

(b) U. S. EPA. 1997. Statewide

Watershed Management Facilitation,

(EPA841–R–97–011), Office of Water

(4503F), U.S. EPA, Washington, DC., on

the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/

OWOW/watershed/wacademy/its08/.

(c) U. S. EPA. 1997. Top 10 Watershed

Lessons Learned, (EPA840–F–97–001),

Office of Water (4501F), U.S. EPA,

Washington, DC., on the Internet at

http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/lessons/.

(d) Office of Wetlands, Oceans, &

Watersheds, Features, on the Internet at

http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/

highlight.html.

The following documents related to

EPA’s Multimedia Strategy for Priority

Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic

(PBT) Pollutants are available from

Thomas Murray, telephone (202)260–

1876; or via email at

murray.thomas@epa.gov:

(a) Issue Statement.

(b) Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and

Toxic Chemicals Initiative, description

on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/

pbt.

The following documents related to

Social Science Tools: Cultural Profiling

are available via mail or email from

Theresa Trainor, telephone (202) 260–

3009; or via e-mail at

trainor.theresa@epa.gov:

(a) The Social Sciences and

Environmental Protection: Experiences

and Opportunities at the U.S. EPA

(Mark Wamsley, July 1999).

(b) Community Cultural Profiling

Guide: Understanding a Community’s

Sense of Place Fact Sheet.

(c) Community Profile of Nebraska’s

Central Platte River Region, A joint

project between The Nature

Conservancy and the United States

Environmental Protection Agency,

November 1, 1999.

For Further Information—Any

member of the public wishing further

information concerning this meeting or

wishing to submit brief oral comments

must contact Dr. Angela Nugent,

Designated Federal Officer, Science

Advisory Board (1400A), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

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Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20460; telephone (202) 564–4562;

FAX (202) 501–0582; or via e-mail at

nugent.angela@epa.gov. Requests for

oral comments must be in writing (email, fax or mail) and received by Dr.

Nugent no later than noon Eastern Time

on May 28, 2000.

Providing Oral or Written Comments at

SAB Meetings

It is the policy of the Science

Advisory Board to accept written public

comments of any length, and to

accommodate oral public comments

whenever possible. The Science

Advisory Board expects that public

statements presented at its meetings will

not be repetitive of previously

submitted oral or written statements.

Oral Comments: In general, each

individual or group requesting an oral

presentation at a face-to-face meeting

will be limited to a total time of ten

minutes. For teleconference meetings,

opportunities for oral comment will

usually be limited to no more than three

minutes per speaker and no more than

fifteen minutes total. Deadlines for

getting on the public speaker list for a

meeting are given above. Speakers

should bring at least 35 copies of their

comments and presentation slides for

distribution to the reviewers and public

at the meeting. Written Comments:

Although the SAB accepts written

comments until the date of the meeting

(unless otherwise stated), written

comments should be received in the

SAB Staff Office at least one week prior

to the meeting date so that the

comments may be made available to the

committee for their consideration.

Comments should be supplied to the

appropriate DFO at the address/contact

information noted above in the

following formats: one hard copy with

original signature, and one electronic

copy via e-mail (acceptable file format:

WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text files

(in IBM–PC/Windows 95/98 format).

Those providing written comments and

who attend the meeting are also asked

to bring 35 copies of their comments for

public distribution.

General Information—Additional

information concerning the Science

Advisory Board, its structure, function,

and composition, may be found on the

SAB Website (http://www.epa.gov/sab)

and in The FY1999 Annual Report of

the Staff Director which is available

from the SAB Publications Staff at (202)

564–4533 or via fax at (202) 501–0256.

Committee rosters, draft Agendas and

meeting calendars are also located on

our website.

Meeting Access—Individuals

requiring special accommodation at this

meeting, including wheelchair access to

the conference room, should contact the

DFO at least five business days prior to

the meeting so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

Dated: May 17, 2000.

Donald G. Barnes,

Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.

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Notice of Proposed Agreement and

Covenant Not To Sue Pursuant to the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act of 1980 (CERCLA), As Amended,

42 U.S.C. 101, Nahant Marsh Site,

Davenport, IA

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Agreement

and Covenant Not to Sue, Nahant Marsh

Site, Davenport, Iowa.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a

proposed agreement and covenant not to

sue regarding property which the City of

Davenport, Iowa intends to purchase at

the Nahant Marsh Superfund Site, was

signed by the United States

Environmental Protection Agency

(USEPA) on December 30, 1999, and by

the United States Department of Justice

on April 13, 2000. The property that is

the subject of this agreement is owned

by the Scott County Sportsmen’s

Association and is located at 4740

Wapello Avenue, Davenport, Iowa.

DATES: EPA will receive, on or before

June 21, 2000, written comments

relating to the proposed agreement and

covenant not to sue.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to E. Jane Kloeckner, Senior

Assistant Regional Counsel, United

States Environmental Protection

Agency, Region VII, 901 N. Fifth Street,

Kansas City, Kansas 66101 and should

refer to the Nahant Marsh Superfund

Site.

The proposed agreement and

covenant not to sue (Agreement) may be

examined or obtained in person or by

mail at the office of the United States

Environmental Protection Agency, 901

No. Fifth Street, Kansas City, Kansas

66101, (913) 551–7010. In requesting a

copy, please refer to the reference case

and enclose a check in the amount of

$14.25 (25 cents per page reproduction

costs), payable to the United States

Environmental Protection Agency.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Nahant Marsh Site is part of a unique

wetland located along the Upper

Mississippi River. Soil and sediments at

the Nahant Marsh site were

contaminated with hazardous

substances attributable to historic

shooting range operations at the Scott

County Sportsmen’s Association Trap

and Skeet Shooting Club facility. EPA

investigations at the Site indicated a

severe, acute ecological threat due to the

lead shot contamination in the

sediments. A threat to recreational users

at the Site was also present due to the

lead shot in the soil. EPA conducted a

removal action at the Site in 1999 to

mitigate these threats. The proposed

agreement concerns the sale of the

Association’s facility and land.

EPA entered into a Consent Decree

with the Scott County Sportsmen’s

Association to resolve the Association’s

liability under CERCLA for their

operations which caused the release of

hazardous substances at the facility. The

Consent Decree settles claims by the

United States, against Scott County

Sportsmen’s Association (SCSA) under

Section 107 of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

(CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9607. The

Complaint of the United States seeks

past and future CERCLA response costs

incurred by EPA connection with the

Nahant Marsh Superfund Site (the Site)

and for damages for injuries to natural

resources at the Site as determined by

the Department of the Interior (Interior)

and the United States Fish and Wildlife

Service, the Natural Resource Trustee.

The Consent Decree requires SCSA to

record a conservation easement for its

property at the Site in favor of the Iowa

Natural Heritage Foundation (INHF) for

preservation of the land as a reserve for

wildlife and to prevent residential,

commercial and industrial development

of the land. The SCSA is required to

transfer ownership of its property at the

Site to the City of Davenport, Iowa (the

City), and notify EPA of the transfer.

The SCSA has no assets other than the

property it owns within the Site. All

proceeds from the sale will be paid to

the United States. The Consent Decree

with SCSA is also subject to public

comment pursuant to a separate Federal

Register notice.

Pursuant to the Agreement with the

City of Davenport that is the subject of

this Federal Register notice, the City

has agreed to purchase the property at

its appraised value, to take the property

subject to the conservation easement, to

restrict residential or commercial

development, and to use the property

for environmental education purposes.