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coatings and coating components.

Responses to the collection are

mandatory under 40 CFR part 59,

subpart B–National Volatile Organic

Compound Emission Standards for

Automobile Refinish Coatings.

The information collection includes

initial and periodic reporting necessary

for the EPA to ensure compliance with

the promulgated federal rule for

automobile refinish coatings. The rule

will be enforced through random

sampling of coatings to determine VOC

content. All manufacturers and

importers of coatings and coating

components subject to this rule must

submit an initial report. The initial

report must include the name and

mailing address of the manufacturer or

importer. The rule requires that

containers of all subject automobile

refinish coatings and coating

components display the date of

manufacture or a code indicating the

date of manufacture. All manufacturers

and importers of subject coatings and

coating components must submit an

explanation of all date codes used on

automobile refinish coating and coating

component containers. Date code

explanations can be submitted with the

initial report. Thereafter, respondents

must submit explanations of any new

date codes within 30 days of their first

use. The EPA is required under section

183(e) of the Clean Air Act (Act) to

regulate VOC emissions from the use of

consumer and commercial products.

Pursuant to section 183(e)(3), the EPA

published a list of consumer and

commercial products and a schedule for

their regulation (60 FR 15264).

Automobile refinish coatings were

included in Group 1 of the list, and the

standards for such coatings were

promulgated on September 11, 1998 (63

FR 48806).The reports required under

the rule enable the EPA to identify all

coating and coating component

manufacturers and importers in the

United States, and to determine which

coatings and coating components are

subject to the rule based on dates of

manufacture. Agency enforcement

personnel will use the information

collected to identify manufacturers and

importers subject to the rule and to

determine which coatings and coating

components are subject to the rule by

dates of manufacture.

All information submitted to the EPA

for which a claim of confidentiality is

made will be safeguarded according to

the Agency policies set forth in 40 CFR

part 2, subpart B—Confidentiality of

Business Information.

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number. The OMB control

numbers for EPA’s regulations are listed

in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter

15. The Federal Register document

required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d),

soliciting comments on this collection

of information was published on August

27, 1999 (64 FR 46906); no comments

were received.

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

this collection of information is

estimated to average 2.2 hours per

response. Burden means the total time,

effort, or financial resources expended

by persons to generate, maintain, retain,

or disclose or provide information to or

for a Federal agency. This includes the

time needed to review instructions;

develop, acquire, install, and utilize

technology and systems for the purposes

of collecting, validating, and verifying

information, processing and

maintaining information, and disclosing

and providing information; adjust the

existing ways to comply with any

previously applicable instructions and

requirements; train personnel to be able

to respond to a collection of

information; search data sources;

complete and review the collection of

information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

Respondents/Affected Entities:

Manufacturers and importers of

coatings/components for Automobile

Refinishing.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

10.

Frequency of Response: Annual.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

22 hours.

Estimated Total Annualized Capital,

Operating/Maintenance Cost Burden:

$0.

Send comments on the Agency’s need

for this information, the accuracy of the

provided burden estimates, and any

suggested methods for minimizing

respondent burden, including through

the use of automated collection

techniques to the following addresses.

Please refer to EPA ICR No. 1765.02 and

OMB Control No. 2060–0353 in any

correspondence. Ms. Sandy Farmer,

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Office of Environmental Information,

Collection Strategies Division (2822),

1200 Pennsylvania, NW, Washington,

DC 20460; and Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget, Attention:

Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street,

NW, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: January 19, 2000.

Oscar Morales,

Director, Collection Strategies Division.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6528–4]

Board of Scientific Counselors,

Executive Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, Public Law

92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C., App. 2)

notification is hereby given that the

Environmental Protection Agency,

Office of Research and Development

(ORD), Board of Scientific Counselors

(BOSC), will hold an Executive

Committee Meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

February 9–10, 2000. On Wednesday,

February 9, the meeting will begin at 9

a.m., and will recess at 4:30 p.m. On

Thursday, February 10, the meeting will

reconvene at 8:45 a.m. and adjourn at

approximately 1 p.m. All times noted

are Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Washington Monarch Hotel, 2401 M

Street, NW., Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Shirley R. Hamilton, Designated Federal

Officer, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Office of Research and

Development, NCERQA (MC 8701R),

401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC

20460, (202) 564–6853.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda

items will include, but not limited to:

Discussion on ORD’s Particulate

Matter2.5 Research Program and BOSC

subcommittee Draft Reports on

Particulate Matter, and SAB and BOSC

subcommittee Review of ORD’s Science

to Achieve Results (STAR) Program.

Anyone desiring a draft BOSC agenda

may fax their request to Shirley R.

Hamilton, (202) 565–2444. The meeting

is open to the public. Any member of

the public wishing to make a

presentation at the meeting should

contact Shirley Hamilton, Designated

Federal Officer, Office of Research and

Development (8701R), 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington , DC 20460; or by telephone

at (202) 564–6853. In general, each

individual making an oral presentation

will be limited to a total of three

minutes.

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Dated: January 18, 2000.

John C. Puzak,

Acting Director, National Center for

Environmental Research and Quality

Assurance.

[FR Doc. 00–1665 Filed 1–24–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[PB–402404–CN; FRL–6490–1]

Lead-Based Paint Activities in Target

Housing and Child-Occupied Facilities;

Cherokee Nation Authorization

Application

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: On November 19, 1999, the

Cherokee Nation submitted an

application for EPA approval to

administer and enforce training and

certification requirements, training

program accreditation requirements,

and work practice standards for leadbased paint activities in target housing

and child-occupied facilities under

section 402 of the Toxic Substances

Control Act (TSCA). This notice

announces the receipt of the Cherokee

Nation’s application, and provides a 45–

day public comment period and an

opportunity to request a public hearing

on the application.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket

control number PB–402404–CN, must

be received on or before March 10, 2000.

In addition, a public hearing request

may be submitted on or before March

10, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments and the public

hearing request may be submitted by

mail, electronically, or in person. Please

follow the detailed instructions for each

method as provided in Unit I. of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure

proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative

that you identify docket control number

PB–402404–CN in the subject line on

the first page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeffrey Robinson, Regional Lead

Coordinator, Environmental Protection

Agency, Region VI, 6PD–T, 1445 Ross

Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, TX 75202–

2733. Telephone: 214–665–7577, e-mail

address:

robinson.jeffrey@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general. This action may, however, be

of interest to firms and individuals

engaged in lead-based paint activities in

the Cherokee Nation. Since other

entities may also be interested, the

Agency has not attempted to describe all

the specific entities that may be 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 Get Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document or Other Related Documents?

1. Electronically. You may obtain

electronic copies of this document, and

certain other related documents that

might be available electronically, from

the EPA Internet Home Page at http://

www.epa.gov/. To access this

document, on the Home Page select

‘‘Laws and Regulations’’ and then look

up the entry for this document under

the ‘‘Federal Register--Environmental

Documents.’’ You can also go directly to

the Federal Register listings at http://

www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

2. In person. The Agency has

established an official record for this

action under docket control number PB–

402404–CN. The official record consists

of the documents specifically referenced

in this action, this notice, the Cherokee

Nation’s authorization application, any

public comments received during an

applicable comment period, and other

information related to this action,

including any information claimed as

Confidential Business Information (CBI).

This official record includes the

documents that are physically located in

the docket, as well as the documents

that are referenced in those documents.

The public version of the official record

does not include any information

claimed as CBI. The public version of

the official record, which includes

printed, paper versions of any electronic

comments submitted during an

applicable comment period, is available

for inspection from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays. The docket is located at the

EPA Region VI Office, Environmental

Protection Agency, Multi-Media

Planning and Permitting Division,

Toxics Section, 1445 Ross Avenue,

Dallas, TX.

C. How and to Whom Do I Submit

Comments and Hearing Requests?

You may submit comments and

hearing requests through the mail, in

person, or electronically. To ensure

proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative

that you identify docket control number

PB–402404–CN in the subject line on

the first page of your response.

1. By mail. Submit your comments

and hearing requests to: Environmental

Protection Agency, Region VI, MultiMedia Planning & Permitting Division,

Toxics Section, 1445 Ross Avenue,

Suite 1200, 6PD-T, Dallas, TX 75202–

2733.

2. In person or by courier. Deliver

your comments and hearing requests to:

Environmental Protection Agency,

Multi-Media Planning & Permitting

Division, Toxics Section, 7th Floor,

1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX. The

regional office is open from 8 a.m. to

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays.

3. Electronically. You may submit

your comments and hearing requests

electronically by e-mail to:

‘‘steele.eva@epamail.epa.gov’’ or mail

your computer disk to the address

identified above. Do not submit any

information electronically that you

consider to be CBI. Electronic comments

and hearing requests must be submitted

as an ASCII file avoiding the use of

special characters and any form of

encryption. Comments and data and

hearing requests will also be accepted

on standard disks in WordPerfect 6.1/

8.0 or ASCII file format. All comments

and hearing requests in electronic form

must be identified by docket control

number PB–402404–CN. Electronic

comments and hearing requests may

also be filed online at many Federal

Depository Libraries.

D. How Should I Handle CBI

Information That I Want to Submit to

the Agency?

Do not submit any information

electronically that you consider to be

CBI. You may claim information that

you submit to EPA in response to this

document as CBI by marking any part or

all of that information as CBI.

Information so marked will not be

disclosed except in accordance with

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

In addition to one complete version of

the comment that includes any

information claimed as CBI, a copy of

the comment that does not contain the

information claimed as CBI must be

submitted for inclusion in the public

version of the official record.

Information not marked confidential

will be included in the public version

of the official record without prior

notice. If you have any questions about

CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI,

please consult the person identified

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.