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8805, or e-mail:

tschursin.anna@epamail.epa.gov or

Haile Mariam at (703) 308–8439, or email: mariam.haile@epamail.epa.gov,

Office of Solid Waste (5304W), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are those which

export hazardous waste from or import

hazardous waste to the U.S.

Title: Exports from and imports to the

United States under the OECD Decision

OMB Control Number 2050–0143; EPA

ICR No. 1647.01, expiring 01/31/98.

Abstract: Authority to promulgate this

rule is found in sections 2002(a) and

3017(a)(2) and (f) of the Solid Waste

Disposal Act, as amended by the

Resource Conservation and Recovery

Act, and as amended by the Hazardous

and Solid Waste Amendments, 42

U.S.C. 6901 et seq.

The OECD Decision is considered

legally binding on the United States

under Articles 5(a) and 6(2) of the OECD

Convention, 12 U.S.T. 1728. In addition,

the OECD Decision and the rule

implementing the OECD Decision (61

FR 16290–16316, April 12, 1996) ensure

that exports and imports of recoverable

hazardous waste between the U.S. and

OECD member countries may proceed

even though the U.S. is not yet a ‘‘Party’’

to the Basel Convention on the Control

of Transboundary Movements of

Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal.

The Office of Enforcement and

Compliance Assurance, U.S. EPA, uses

the information provided by each U.S.

exporter and U.S. importer to determine

compliance with the applicable OECD

regulatory provisions. In addition, the

information will be used to determine

the number, origin, destination, and

type of exports from and imports to the

U.S. for tracking purposes and for

reporting to the OECD. This information

also will be used to assess the efficiency

of the program.

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 Ch. 15. In

requesting to continue this information

collection, the EPA would like to solicit

comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology, e.g., permitting

electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: The U.S. exporter

burden for this generic collection is

estimated to average 8.74 hours per

exporter. The U.S. importer burden for

this generic collection is estimated to

average 5.83 hours per importer. These

estimates include all aspects of the

information collection including the

time necessary to obtain and read the

regulations and assess applicability, to

complete a notification of intent to

export hazardous waste, to complete the

tracking document, sign and transmit

copies of the tracking document, as well

as the reduced response time (3 working

days as compared to 30 days) to

transmit a signed copy of a tracking

document. 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.

Estimated Number of Notification of

Intent to Export: [437].

Estimated Number of Notification of

Intent to Import: [771].

Estimated Total Annual Burden for

US importer and US exporter

respondents: [8,314] hours.

The official record for this action will

be kept in paper form. Accordingly, EPA

will transfer all comments received

electronically into paper form and place

them in the official record, which will

also include all comments submitted

directly in writing. The official record is

the paper record maintained at the

address in ‘‘ADDRESSES’’ at the

beginning of this document.

Dated: August 15, 1997.

Elizabeth Cotsworth,

Acting Director, Office of Solid Waste.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5882–8]

National Drinking Water Advisory

Council; Request For Nominations

The Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA) invites all interested persons to

nominate qualified individuals to serve

a three year term as members of the

National Drinking Water Advisory

Council. This Advisory Council was

established to provide practical and

independent advice, consultation and

recommendations to the Agency on the

activities, functions and policies related

to the implementation of the Safe

Drinking Water Act as amended. The

Council consists of fifteen members,

including a Chairperson. Five members

represent the general public; five

members represent appropriate state

and local agencies concerned with water

hygiene and public water supply; and

five members represent private

organizations or groups demonstrating

an active interest in the field of water

hygiene and public water supply. On

December 15 of each year, five members

complete their appointment. Due to a

declined appointment last year, an

additional vacancy is available to fill a

term expiring December 16, 1999.

Therefore, this notice solicits names to

fill six vacancies as of December 16,

1997.

Any interested person or organization

many nominate qualified individuals for

membership. Nominees should be

identified by name, occupation,

position, address and telephone

number. Nominations must include a

current resume providing the nominee’s

background, experience, and

qualifications.

Persons selected for membership will

receive compensation for travel and a

nominal daily compensation while

attending meetings.

Nominations should be submitted to

Charlene E. Shaw, Designated Federal

Officer, National Drinking Water

Advisory Council, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Office of Ground

Water and Drinking Water (4601), 401 M

Street SW., Washington, DC 20460, no

later than September 26, 1997. The

agency will not formally acknowledge
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or respond to nominations. E-Mail your

questions to

shaw.charlene@epamail.epa.gov or call

202/260–2285.

Dated: August 18, 1997.

Charlene E. Shaw,

Designated Federal Officer, National Drinking

Water Advisory Council.

[FR Doc. 97–22660 Filed 8–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5882–4]

Common Sense Initiative Council

(CSIC)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification of Public Advisory

CSIC Printing, Computers and

Electronics, Metal Finishing, and Iron

and Steel Sector Subcommittee

Meetings; Open Meetings.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, Public Law

92–463, notice is hereby given that the

Printing, Computers and Electronics,

Metal Finishing, and Iron and Steel

Sector Subcommittees of the Common

Sense Initiative Council will meet on

the dates and times described below. All

meetings are open to the public. Seating

at all three meetings will be on a firstcome basis and limited time will be

provided for public comment. For

further information concerning specific

meetings, please contact the individuals

listed with the three announcements

below.

(1) Printing Sector Subcommittee—

September 12, 1997

Notice is hereby given that the

Environmental Protection Agency will

hold an open meeting of the Printing

Sector Subcommittee on Friday,

September 12, 1997, from 8:30 a.m. CDT

until approximately 4 p.m. CDT. The

Multi-media Flexible Permitting Team

and the New York City Education

Project Team (NYCEPT) will hold

workgroup meetings from 9 a.m. CDT to

5 p.m. CDT on Thursday, September 11,

1997. All Printing Sector Subcommittee

and Workgroup Meetings will be held at

Lawry’s (banquet room), 100 E. Ontario

Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611. The

telephone number is (317) 787–5000.

The purpose of the Subcommittee

meeting is to discuss the continued

progress of the two project teams. The

NYCEPT will be reporting on project

developments in technical assistance

and community involvement. The

Multi-media Flexible Permit Project

Team will be reporting on the results of

exploring major sources, public

participation, and thresholds for the

proposed permit.

For further information concerning

this Printing Sector Subcommittee

meeting, please contact either Frank

Finamore, Designated Federal Officer

(DFO), at EPA, by telephone on (202)

564–7039, or Mick Kulik, Alternate

DFO, at EPA Region 3 in Philadelphia,

PA on (215) 566–5337.

(2) Computers and Electronics Sector

Subcommittee—September 22 and 23,

1997

Notice is hereby given that the

Environmental Protection Agency will

hold an open meeting of the Computers

and Electronics Sector Subcommittee on

Monday, September 22, 1997, from 9

a.m. EDT until 5:30 p.m. EDT

(registration from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.) and

on Tuesday, September 23, 1997, from

8:30 a.m. EDT to 3 p.m. EDT, at the

Sheraton City Centre Hotel, 1143 New

Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20036. The telephone number is

(202) 755-0800 or (800) 526–7495.

Both days, September 22 and 23, will

be devoted partly to breakout sessions

for the three subcommittee workgroups

(Reporting and Information Access;

Overcoming Barriers to Pollution

Prevention, Product Stewardship, and

Recycling; and Integrated and

Sustainable Alternative Strategies for

Electronics) and partly to plenary

sessions. In addition to discussing

ongoing projects, the Subcommittee will

focus on selecting projects to initiate

during the coming year.

The Subcommittee is considering

undertaking the following new projects:

Design of a voluntary program for life

cycle management of electronic

products; state-level multistakeholder

conference/dialogue on removing

electronic products from the waste

stream; definition of ‘‘legitimate

recycling’’ of electronic products re:

RCRA; evaluation of models and

development of best practices for

electronic equipment recovery;

development of baseline data on the

recovery and recycling of electronic

equipment; continuation of collection

pilots; data collection/analysis of results

of the city of San Francisco’s Municipal

curbside collection pilot project; efforts

to integrate the computerized

emergency response reporting and

access system developed for Phoenix,

AZ into the EPA’s ‘‘One Plan’’ program,

and to further test that system in two

other cities; greentrack; community

engagement; and worker health.

For further information concerning

this meeting of the Common Sense

Initiative’s Computers and Electronics

Sector Subcommittee, please contact

John J. Bowser, Acting DFO, U.S. EPA

on (202) 260–1771, by fax on (202) 260–

1096, by e-mail at

bowser.john@epamail.epa.gov., or by

mail at U.S. EPA (MC 7405), 401 M

Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20460;

Mark Mahoney, U.S. EPA Region 1 on

(617) 565–1155; or David Jones, U.S.

EPA Region 9 on (415) 744–2266.

(3) Metal Finishing Sector

Subcommittee—September 24 and 25,

1997

Notice is hereby given that the

Environmental Protection Agency will

hold an open meeting of the Metal

Finishing Sector Subcommittee on

Wednesday, September 24 and

Thursday, September 25, 1997, at the

Radisson Barcelo Hotel, 2121 P Street,

NW (near DuPont Circle) Washington,

DC. The telephone number is (202) 293–

3100. The Subcommittee will meet both

days from approximately 9 a.m. EDT to

approximately 4 p.m. EDT.

It is anticipated that most of the

Subcommittee meeting will focus on the

Metal Finishing Sector’s Strategic Goals

Initiative. During this time, there will

likely be breakout sessions for different

stakeholder groups to discuss the

Sector’s Strategic Goals. It is further

anticipated that there will be breakout

sessions for small plenary groups,

workgroups, and stakeholder groups to

discuss ongoing sector issues such as

Research and Technology, Regulatory

and Reporting, and Performance TierOriented projects. A formal agenda will

be available later this month.

For further information concerning

meeting times and agenda of the Metal

Finishing Sector Subcommittee, please

contact Bob Benson, DFO, at EPA by

telephone on (202) 260–8668 in

Washington, DC, by fax on (202) 260–

8662, or by e-mail at

benson.robert@epamail.epa.gov.

(4) Iron and Steel Sector

Subcommittee—October 8 and 9, 1997

Notice is hereby given that the

Environmental Protection Agency is

convening an open meeting of the Iron

and Steel Sector Subcommittee on

Wednesday and Thursday, October 8

and 9, 1997. On Wednesday, the

meeting will begin at 10 a.m. EDT and

run until 5 p.m. EDT. On Thursday,

October 9, 1997, the meeting will begin

at 8 a.m. EDT and end at 4 p.m. EDT.

The meeting will be held at the Ramada

Plaza Pentagon Hotel, 4641 Kenmore

Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia, both

days. The telephone number is (703)