44686 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 163 / Friday, August 22, 1997 / Notices

01, 1997 pursuant to the Environmental

Review Process (ERP), under section

309 of the Clean Air Act and section

102(2)(c) of the National Environmental

Policy Act as amended. Requests for

copies of EPA comments can be directed

to the Office of Federal Activities at

(202) 564–7167.

An explanation of the ratings assigned

to draft environmental impact

statements (EISs) was published in FR

dated April 04, 1997 (62 FR 16154).

Draft EISs

ERP No. D–AFS–L61214–OR

Kalmiopsis Wilderness, Approval for

Motorized Vehicular Access to the

Private Property within the Chetco

River, Illinois Valley Ranger District,

Siskiyou National Forest, Curry County,

OR.

Summary: Based upon our

abbreviated review, EPA does not

foresee having any environmental

concerns to the proposed project.

ERP No. D–AFS–L65286–OR Rating

EC2, Summit Fire Recovery Forest

Restoration Project, Implementation,

Malheur National Forest, Long Creek

Ranger District, Grant County, OR.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns about potential

adverse impacts do not exacerbate

existing conditions nor cause additional

environmental impacts.

ERP No. D–AFS–L65290–ID Rating

EC2, North Lochsa Face Landscape and

Watershed Assessment Project,

Implementation, Clearwater National

Forest, Lochsa Ranger District, Idaho

County, ID.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns about potential

adverse impacts to air quality concerns

from burning, potential water quality

impacts to riparian areas and the Wild

and Scenic River Corridor.

ERP No. D–BLM–L65273–ID Rating

EC2, Owyhee Resource Management

Plan, Implementation, Lower Snake

River District, Owyhee County, ID.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns about potential

adverse impacts on water and air

quality.

ERP No. D–NAS–A12041–00 Rating

EC2, X–33 Advanced Technology

Demonstrator Vehicle Program, Final

Design, Construction and Testing,

Implementation, Approvals and Permits

Issuance, CA, UT and WA.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns regarding

potential noise, water and air impacts.

Specifically, EPA would like more

information regarding compliance with

section 404 of the Clean Water Act,

analysis of impacts to global warming

and additional information regarding

NASA’s noise analysis.

Final EISs

ERP No. F–AFS–K65183–CA Whale

Rock Analysis Area Multi-Resource

Improvement and Management Plan,

Implementation, Eldorado National

Forest, Pacific Southwest Region,

Eldorado County, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental continuing concern with

the project’s ratio of new road

construction to road closure/

obilterations, and requested that the

Forest Service conduct an analysis of

additional road closure/obiteration

opportunities prior to initiation of

project activities.

ERP No. F–AFS–L65100–WA

Snoqualmie Pass Adaptive Management

Area Plan, Implementation, Wenatchee

and Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National

Forests, Cle Elum and North Bend

Ranger Districts, Kittitas and King

Counties, WA.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns based on the

potential adverse impacts on surface

water, aquatic resources, and habitat

connectivity for wildlife mitigation.

ERP No. F–NRC–A09822–00 10 CFR

part 20: Support of Rulemaking on

Radiological Criteria for

Decommissioning of NRC-Licensed

Nuclear Facilities (NUREG–1496),

Implementation, Generic EIS.

Summary: EPA remains in

fundamental disagreement with NRC’s

choice of appropriate levels for clean-up

of decommissioned NRC licensed

facilities. EPA believes that clean-ups of

radioactivity should ensure both that no

member of the public receive greater

than 15 millirem per year and that

groundwater that is a current or

potential future source of drinking water

be protected to the Maximum

Contaminant Levels (MCLs) found at 40

CFR part 141.

ERP No. FS–NAS–A12040–00 Cassini

Spacecraft Exploration Mission to

Explore the Planet Saturn and its

Moons, Implementation, Updated

Information concerning Potential

Accidents during the Launch and Cruise

Phase of the Mission.

Summary: EPA continued to have

environmental concerns related to the

documents use of out-dated EPA

guidance. EPA requested that the new

guidance be used to assess remediating

contaminated areas.

Dated: August 19, 1997.

William D. Dickerson,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office

of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 97–22401 Filed 8–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–U

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5879–8]

Underground Injection Control

Program Hazardous Waste Injection

Restrictions; Petition for Exemption—

Class I Hazardous Waste Injection;

Monsanto Chemical Company,

(Monsanto)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of final decision on

petition reissuance.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

reissuance of an exemption to the land

disposal restrictions under the 1984

Hazardous and Solid Waste

Amendments to the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act has

been granted to Monsanto, for the Class

I injection wells located at Chocolate

Bayou, Alvin, Texas. As required by 40

CFR part 148, the company has

adequately demonstrated to the

satisfaction of the Environmental

Protection Agency by petition and

supporting documentation that, to a

reasonable degree of certainty, there will

be no migration of hazardous

constituents from the injection zone for

as long as the waste remains hazardous.

This final decision allows the

underground injection by Monsanto, of

the specific restricted hazardous waste

identified in the exemption reissuance,

into the Class I hazardous waste

injection wells at the Chocolate Bayou,

Alvin, Texas facility specifically

identified in the modified exemption,

for as long as the basis for granting an

approval of this exemption remains

valid, under provisions of 40 CFR

148.24. As required by 40 CFR 124.10,

a public notice was issued June 10,

1997, and closed on July 25, 1997. All

comments have been addressed and

have been considered in the final

decision. This decision constitutes final

Agency action and there is no

Administrative appeal.

DATES: This action is effective as of

August 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the reissued

petition and all pertinent information

relating thereto are on file at the

following location: Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 6, Water
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Quality Protection Division, Source

Water Protection Branch (6WQ–S), 1445

Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Philip Dellinger, Chief, Ground Water/

UIC Section, EPA—Region 6, telephone

(214) 665–7165.

Oscar Ramirez, Jr.,

Acting Director, Water Quality Protection

Division.

[FR Doc. 97–22361 Filed 8–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5880–1]

Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC)

Subcommittee Review of the National

Center for Environmental Assessment

(NCEA)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting of the Board

of Scientific Counselors (BOSC)

subcommittee to review the National

Center for Environmental Assessment

(NCEA).

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, Public Law

92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C., App.2),

notice is hereby given that the

Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA), Office of Research and

Development (ORD), Board of Scientific

Counselors (BOSC) Subcommittee will

meet to review the National Center for

Environmental Assessment on Monday,

September 8 and Tuesday, September 9,

1997. The meeting will be held in the

Wilson/Glebe Room of the Holiday Inn

Arlington at Ballston, 4610 North

Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia and

will begin at 8:00 a.m. and recess at

approximately 5:00 p.m. on Monday,

September 8. On Tuesday, September 9,

a Subcommittee writing session will

begin at 8:00 a.m and adjourn at 1:00

p.m. Following the writing session, a

wrap-up discussion summarizing the

preliminary findings and conclusions of

the Subcommittee will be held from

1:00 p.m.—3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The

BOSC Subcommittee Review meeting

will adjourn at 3:00 p.m. All times are

Eastern time. The meeting is open to the

public. Any member of the public

wishing to make comments at the

meeting should contact Shirley R.

Hamilton, Designated Federal Official,

Office of Research and Development

(8701R), 401 M Street, S.W.,

Washington, DC 20460; by telephone at

(202) 564–6853. In general, each

individual making an oral presentation

will be limited to three minutes.

Anyone desiring a draft BOSC meeting

agenda may fax their request to Shirley

R. Hamilton at (202) 565–2444.

DATES: The meeting will be held

September 8 and 9, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

the Wilson/Glebe Room of the Holiday

Inn Arlington at Ballston, 4610 North

Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Shirley R. Hamilton, Designated Federal

Official, Office of Research and

Development (8701R), 401 M Street,

SW, Washington, DC 20460; by

telephone at (202) 564–6853.

Dated: August 15, 1997.

William H. Farland,

Director, National Center for Environmental

Assessment.

[FR Doc. 97–22359 Filed 8–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE: 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[PF–757; FRL–5737–8]

Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

initial filing of a pesticide petition (PP

7F4827), submitted by Abbott

Laboratories, proposing the

establishment of a regulation for an

exemption from the requirement of a

tolerance for residues of the microbial

pesticide, active ingredient, Bacillus

sphaericus, when used in or on all food

and feed crops.

DATES: Comments, identified by the

docket control number PF–757, must be

received on or before September 22,

1997.

ADDRESSES: By mail submit written

comments to: Public Information and

Records Integrity Branch (7506C),

Information Resources and Services

Division, Office of Pesticides Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In

person bring comments to: Rm. 1132,

CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA.

Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically by following

the instructions under

‘‘SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.’’

No confidential business information

should be submitted through e-mail.

Information submitted as a comment

concerning this document may be

claimed confidential by marking any

part or all of that information as

‘‘Confidential Business Information’’

(CBI). CBI should not be submitted

through e-mail. Information marked as

CBI will not be disclosed except in

accordance with procedures set forth in

40 CFR part 2. A copy of the comment

that does not contain CBI must be

submitted for inclusion in the public

record. Information not marked

confidential may be disclosed publicly

by EPA without prior notice. All written

comments will be available for public

inspection in Rm. 1132 at the address

given above, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Willie Nelson, (PM) 90,

Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention

Division (7501W), Office of Pesticide

Programs, Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington,

DC 20460. Office location and telephone

number: Rm. 5th floor, CS1, 2800

Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. 22202,

(703) 308–8682; e-mail:

nelson.willie@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has

received pesticide petitions as follows

proposing the establishment and/or

amendment of regulations for residues

of certain pesticide chemicals in or on

various food commodities under section

408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and

Comestic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a.

EPA has determined that these petitions

contain data or information regarding

the elements set forth in section

408(d)(2); however, EPA has not fully

evaluated the sufficiency of the

submitted data at this time or whether

the data supports granting of the

petition. Additional data may be needed

before EPA rules on the petition.

The official record for this notice of

filing, as well as the public version, has

been established for this notice of filing

under docket control number [PF–757]

(including comments and data

submitted electronically as described

below). A public version of this record,

including printed, paper versions of

electronic comments, which does not

include any information claimed as CBI,

is available for inspection from 8:30

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

excluding legal holidays. The official

record is located at the address in

‘‘ADDRESSES’’ at the beginning of this

document.

Electronic comments can be sent

directly to EPA at:

opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov

Electronic comments must be

submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the

use of special characters and any form

of encryption. Comment and data will