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(C) June 21, 1996 letter from Robert C.

Shinn, Jr., NJDEP, to Jeanne M. Fox,

EPA, requesting EPA approval of

Subchapter 16.

3. Section 52.1605 is amended by

revising the entries for Subchapters 8,

16, 17, 23, and 25 under the heading

‘‘Title 7, Chapter 27’’ and Subchapter 3

under the heading ‘‘Title 7, Chapter 27B

to the table in numerical order to read

as follows:

§ 52.1605 EPA-approved New Jersey

regulations.

State regulation

State

effective

date

EPA

approved

date

Comments

* * * * * * *

Title 7, Chapter 27

* * * * * * *

Subchapter 8, ‘‘Permits and Certificates, Hearings,

and Confidentiality’’.

Apr. 5, 1985 Nov. 25, 1986,

51 FR 42573.

Section 8.11 .................................................................. Mar. 2, 1992 Apr. 15, 1994,

59 FR 17935.

Sections 8.1 and 8.2 ..................................................... June 20,

1994.

August 7, 1997

[FR page citation].

* * * * * * *

Subchapter 16, ‘‘Control and Prohibition of Air Pollution by Volatile Organic Compounds’’.July 17,

1995.

August 7, 1997

[FR page citation].

Earlier versions of Subchapter 16 remain part of the

SIP only to the extent of determining compliance

dates which have since passed.

Subchapter 17, ‘‘Control and Prohibition of Air Pollution by Toxic Substances’’.June 20,

1994.

August 7, 1997

[FR page citation].

Subchapter 17 is included in the SIP only as it relates

to the control of perchloroethylene.

* * * * * * *

Subchapter 23, ‘‘Prevention of Air Pollution from Architectural Coatings and Consumer Products’’.June 20,

1994.

August 7, 1997

[FR page citation].

* * * * * * *

Subchapter 25, ‘‘Control and Prohibition of Air Pollution by Vehicular Fuels’’.June 20,

1994.

August 7, 1997

[FR page citation].

Approves 1992 revision of Subchapter 25 except that

(1) oxygenated gasoline provisions are approved

only as they apply to the four month control period

from November 1 through the last day in February,

consistent with the February 21, 1995 NJDEP

modification of N.J.A.C. 7:27–25; and (2)

oxygenated gasoline provisions are approved only

as they apply to the Northern New Jersey portion

of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island

consolidated metropolitan statistical area.

* * * * * * *

Title 7, Chapter 27B

Subchapter 3, ‘‘Air Test Method 3: Sampling and Analytic Procedures for the Determination of Volatile

Organic Compounds from Source Operations’’.

June 20,

1994.

August 7, 1997

[FR page citation].

[FR Doc. 97–20827 Filed 8–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[FRL–5869–3]

National Oil and Hazardous

Substances Pollution Contingency

Plan; National Priorities List

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Delete

Spokane Junkyard and Associated

Properties Site from the National

Priorities List: Request for Comments.

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) Region 10 announces its

intent to delete the Spokane Junkyard

and Associated Properties Site (the Site)

from the National Priorities List (NPL)

and requests public comment on this

action. The NPL constitutes Appendix B

of 40 CFR part 300 which is the

National Oil and Hazardous Substances

Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP),

which EPA promulgated pursuant to

Section 105 of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

(CERCLA) as amended. EPA and the

State of Washington Department of

Ecology (Ecology) have determined that

the Site poses no significant threat to

public health and the environment and,

therefore, all appropriate CERCLA

actions have been implemented, and no

further cleanup is appropriate.

DATES: Comments concerning this site

may be submitted on or before

September 8, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed

to: Kevin Rochlin, Office of

Environmental Cleanup, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 10, 1200 6th Avenue, Mail Stop:

ECL–111, Seattle, Washington 98101.
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Comprehensive information on this

site is available through the EPA Region

10 public docket, which is located at

EPA’s regional office and is available for

public viewing by appointment from 9

a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding holidays. Requests for

appointments to view the Regional

public docket should be directed to:

Superfund Records Center, EPA Region

10, 1200 6th Avenue, Seattle,

Washington 98101.

Background information from the

Regional public docket is also available

for viewing at the Spokane Junkyard

and Associated Properties Site

information repository located at:

Hillyard Branch Library, 4005 Cook

Street, Spokane, Washington 99207.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kevin Rochlin, Office of Environmental

Cleanup, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Region 10, 1200 6th Avenue,

Mail Stop: ECL–111, Seattle,

Washington 98101, (206) 553–2106 or,

(800) 424–4372.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

II. NPL Deletion Criteria

III. Deletion Procedures

IV. Basis for Intended Site Deletion

I. Introduction

The Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA) Region 10 announces its intent to

delete the Spokane Junkyard and

Associated Properties Site from the

National Priorities List (NPL), Appendix

B of the National Oil and Hazardous

Substances Pollution Contingency Plan

(NCP), 40 CFR part 300, and requests

comments on this deletion. EPA

identified sites that appear to present a

significant risk to public health, welfare,

or the environment and maintains the

NPL as the list of these sites. As

described in § 300.425(e)(3) of the NCP,

sites deleted from the NPL remain

eligible for remedial action in the

unlikely event that conditions at the site

warrant such action.

EPA will accept comments on the

proposal to delete this site from the NPL

for 30 days after publication of this

document in the Federal Register.

Section II of this document explains

the criteria for deleting sites from the

NPL. Section III discusses the

procedures that EPA is using for this

action. Section IV discusses the

Spokane Junkyard and Associated

Properties Site and explains how the

Site meets the deletion criteria.

II. NPL Deletion Criteria

The NCP establishes the criteria that

the Agency uses to delete sites from the

NPL. In accordance with 40 CFR

300.66(c)(7), sites may be deleted from

the NPL where no further response is

appropriate. In making this

determination, EPA will consider, in

consultation with the State, whether any

of the following criteria have been met:

(i) Responsible parties or other parties

have implemented all appropriate

response actions required;

(ii) All appropriate response actions

under CERCLA have been implemented,

and no further action by responsible

parties is appropriate; or

(iii) The remedial investigation has

shown that the release poses no

significant threat to public health or the

environment and, therefore, taking of

remedial measures is not appropriate.

Even if a site is deleted from the NPL,

where hazardous substances, pollutants,

or contaminants remain at the site above

levels that allow for unlimited use and

unrestricted exposure, EPA’s policy is

that a subsequent review of the site will

be conducted at least every five years

after the initiation of the response action

at the site to ensure that the selected

remedy remains protective of public

health and the environment. Because

hazardous substances are consolidated

and capped on the Site, EPA will

conduct five-year reviews of this

remedy.

If new information becomes available

which indicates a need for further

action, EPA may initiate remedial

actions. Whenever there is a significant

release from a site deleted from the NPL,

the site may be restored to the NPL

without the application of the

Hazardous Ranking System.

III. Deletion Procedures

The following procedures were used

for the intended deletion of this site: (1)

EPA has signified that the PRPs at the

Site completed the early action

specified in the 1996 Action

Memorandum; (2) The Washington State

Department of Ecology has concurred

with the proposed deletion decision; (3)

A notice has been published in the local

newspaper and has been distributed to

appropriate federal, state, and local

officials and other interested parties

announcing the commencement of a 30-

day public comment period on EPA’s

Notice of Intent to Delete; and, (4) All

relevant documents have been made

available for public review in the local

site information repositories.

Deletion of the Site from the NPL does

not itself create, alter, or revoke any

individual’s rights or obligations. The

NPL is designed primarily for

informational purposes and to assist

Agency management. As mentioned in

Section II of this document,

§ 300.425(e)(3) of the NCP states that the

deletion of a site from the NPL does not

preclude eligibility for future response

actions.

For deletion of this site, EPA’s

Regional Office will accept and evaluate

public comments on EPA’s Notice of

Intent to Delete before making a final

decision to delete. If necessary, the

Agency will prepare a Responsiveness

Summary to address any significant

public comments received.

A deletion occurs when the Regional

Administrator places a final action in

the Federal Register. Generally, the NPL

will reflect deletions in the final update

following the Notice. Public notices and

copies of the Responsiveness Summary

will be made available to local residents

by the Regional Office.

IV. Basis for Intended Site Deletion

The following site summary provides

the Agency’s rational for the proposal to

delete this site from the NPL.

A. Site Background

The Spokane Junkyard and

Associated Properties Site is located in

the Hillyard area, a light commercial

and residential area in Spokane. The

Site covers approximately 16 acres and

includes a former junkyard, the former

Spokane Metals facility, and two other

parcels of land.

B. History

Spokane Metals operated a metal

recycling facility at the Site from the

1940’s until the early 1980’s. The metal

recycling operations, which included

salvaging transformers and batteries,

spread out onto the other properties at

the Site contaminating them with PCBs

and lead. The junkyard accumulated a

wide variety of surplus materials

including asbestos, paint waste, and

various liquid and solid wastes. Poor

storage practices of these materials also

resulted in site contamination.

After an explosive fire on the

junkyard property in July 1987, EPA

conducted a Removal Action at the Site

during 1988 and 1989. The most

contaminated materials were removed,

and the Site was fenced to prevent

access. The Site was added to the NPL

in May 1994.

An Engineering Evaluation/Cost

Assessment (EE/CA) was completed in

December 1995. In January 1996, EPA

held a public comment period on the six

Non-Time-Critical Removal Action

(Removal Action) cleanup alternatives

in the EE/CA. The design for the

Removal Action was completed in the

summer of 1996, and the Removal

Action took place from September to

November 1996. EPA approved the

Construction Report documenting the
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completion of the Removal Action on

June 26, 1997.

C. Characterization of Risk

EPA conducted a risk assessment

following the completion of the

Removal Action. Concentrations of

contaminants remaining in the soil at

the Site were below State and Federal

regulatory levels and risks for both

current and future use were within

acceptable levels as defined by the NCP.

One of the three criteria for deletion

specifies that EPA may delete a site

when all appropriate responses under

CERCLA have been implemented, and

no further action by responsible parties

is appropriate. EPA with concurrence

from Ecology, believes that this criterion

for deletion has been met. Subsequently,

EPA is proposing deletion of this site

from the NPL. Documentation

supporting this action is available from

the docket.

Dated: July 25, 1997.

Charles E. Findley,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–20583 Filed 8–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 93–270; RM–8323, RM–

8339, RM–8428, RM–8429, and RM–8430]

FM Broadcasting Services; Nashville,

Cordele, Dawson, Montezuma,

Hawkinsville, Cuthbert, and Leary, GA

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; Correction.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications

Commission published in the Federal

Register of July 16, 1997, a Report and

Order in MM Docket No. 93–270, 62 FR

38031. Inadvertently, the DATES and

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION portions of

the Federal Register summary were in

error.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bert

Withers, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Correction

In the Federal Register issue of July

16, 1997, FR Doc. 97–18736, on page

38031 in the second column, correct the

document as shown:

1. On page 38031, in the second

column, line 44, correct the DATES

portion to read: DATES: Effective

September 2, 1997. The window period

for filing applications for (1) Channel

251A at Dawson, Georgia; for (2)

Channel 264A at Cuthbert, Georgia; and

for (3) Channel 236A at Montezuma,

Georgia will open on August 25, 1997,

and close on September 25, 1997.

2. On page 38031, in the second

column, line 52, correct the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION portion to

read: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Channel 237C2 can be allotted at

Nashville, Georgia in compliance with

the Commission’s minimum distance

separation requirements at a site

restricted to 6.3 kilometers (3.9 miles)

northwest of the community at

coordinates North Latitude 31–15–18

and West Longitude 83–17–08. RCI’s

petition was denied and DBC’s petition

and its later-filed counterproposal (RM–

8430) were dismissed because the

license for Station WAZE(FM) was

canceled, creating a vacant allotment at

Dawson, Georgia. A counterproposal

jointly filed by Tri-County Broadcasting,

Inc., licensee of Station WQSY(FM),

Hawkinsville, Georgia and Montezuma

Broadcasting, licensee of Station

WLML(FM), Montezuma, Georgia (RM–

8429), was also dismissed. Because of

this latter dismissal, two more vacant

allotments were created. Accordingly,

filing windows are being opened for

Dawson, Cuthbert, and Montezuma,

Georgia. This is a summary of the

Commission’s Report and Order, MM

Docket No. 93–270 adopted June 25,

1997 and released July 11, 1997. The

full text of this Commission decision is

available for inspection and copying

during normal business hours in

Commission’s Reference Center (Room

239), 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington,

DC 20554. The complete text of this

decision may also be purchased from

the Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Services,

2100 M Street, N.W., Suite 140,

Washington, DC 20037, (202) 857–3800.

Dated: July 29, 1997

Federal Communications Commission.

LaVera F. Marshall,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–20768 Filed 8–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–M

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 93–270; RM–8323; RM–

8339, RM–8428, RM–8429, and RM–8430]

FM Broadcasting Services; Nashville,

Cordele, Dawson, Montezuma,

Hawkinsville, Cuthbert, and Leary, GA

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; Withdrawal.

SUMMARY: The Chief, Allocations

Branch, published in the Federal

Register of July 17, 1997, a Report and

Order in MM Docket No. 93–270, 62 FR

38218. This document was in error and

is being withdrawn.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bert

Withers, (202) 418–2180.

Accordingly, under the authority of

47 U.S.C. 154, the final rule published

on July 17, 1997 (62 FR 38218) is

withdrawn.

Dated: July 29, 1997.

Federal Communications Commission.

LaVera F. Marshall,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–20769 Filed 8–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 285

[I.D. 080197B]

Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Fishery

Closure

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Closure.

SUMMARY: NMFS has determined that

the 1997 Atlantic bluefin tuna (ABT)

June-August period General category

subquota will be attained by August 3,

1997. Therefore, the General category

fishery for June-August will be closed

effective at 11:30 p.m. on August 3,

1997. This action is being taken to

prevent overharvest of the General

category June-August period subquota.

DATES: Effective 11:30 p.m. local time

on August 3, 1997, through August 31,

1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Chris Rogers, 301–713–2347, or Mark

Murray-Brown, 508–281–9260.