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model. The first MOBILE6 workshop

last March presented an overview of the

more important model revisions being

planned. Since then, considerable

analyses have been performed, and the

model revisions proposed in March

have been modified to some extent in

response comments received since then.

At this workshop, results will be

presented in a number of topical areas

that were discussed only in terms of

proposals at the first workshop.

The tentative agenda for this

workshop is discussed below. Other

aspects of the modeling of highway

vehicle emissions that are not

specifically included within the

following discussion may also be briefly

addressed in this workshop; however,

the agenda discussed below is intended

to illustrate the major areas of

discussion for the workshop.

The workshop being announced by

today’s notice will span two days. In an

effort to facilitate travel plans on the

part of attendees, a preliminary agenda

for the two days is presented below.

Note that, as was done for the March

1997 workshop, the first day (October 1)

is largely devoted to ‘‘technical’’ issues

involved in updating and revising the

model, including revisions to emission

factors and calculation methodologies,

while the second day (October 2) is

focused more on ‘‘user changes,’’

meaning those revisions planned that

will affect the input data requirements

and file structure and output changes.

The update on the progress of EPA’s

development of a nonroad emission

inventory model will also be presented

on the second day. Many attendees will

likely want to be present for both

sessions, however, some may find that

they can limit their attendance to one or

the other days based on their specific

interests and needs.

Topics to be discussed on October 1.

The first day of the workshop is planned

to include discussion of the stakeholder

review process; start-related emissions,

separation of start from running

(driving) exhaust emissions, and

revisions to the basic emission rate

equations; the use of facility-specific

driving cycles and means for weighting

such emission factors by vehicle miles

traveled (VMT) to develop area-wide

emission factor estimates; the impacts of

air conditioning use on exhaust

emissions; the effects of fuel sulfur

content on emissions, and of fuel

oxygenate content on carbon monoxide

(CO) emissions; the modeling of heavyduty vehicle emissions; and revisions

and improvements to evaporative

emissions estimates (including real-time

diurnals, resting losses, liquid leaks,

and hot soak emissions). Each

presentation will be followed by a short

discussion/question and answer period,

and there should be some time left at

the end of the day for more general open

discussion of the material that has been

presented.

These are the main areas in which

presentations are planned for the first

day of the workshop. Results of test

programs and data analyses will be

presented where available, and in all

subject areas plans for additional work

and proposed revisions to the model’s

treatment of each area will be discussed.

Topics to be discussed on October 2.

On the second day, EPA will present its

proposal for modeling the benefits of

second-generation onboard diagnostic

systems (OBD-II) in MOBILE6. This will

be followed by discussions of the

changes to input files/structure/content

and proposed changes to the output files

produced by the model. A significant

amount of time will be spent on these

‘‘input/output’’ issues on the second

day, as EPA is hoping to engage

workshop attendees in active

discussions concerning these changes.

The last presentation on October 2

will be an update on the development

of the proposed nonroad emission

inventory model for mobile sources. The

workshop will conclude with reminders

to the audience on how to keep abreast

of progress, stakeholder review and

comment of products to be used in

MOBILE6 and the nonroad emission

inventory model, and discussion of the

schedule for development of MOBILE6

and the nonroad emission inventory

model over the coming months.

Additional Information. To the extent

possible, EPA will post material at the

OMS Web site described under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, above, in

advance of the workshop. Those

planning to attend, and those interested

in following the progress of workshop

planning more closely, should

periodically visit the workshop

information site. For example, some of

the presentation materials that will be

used at the workshop will be posted in

advance to facilitate discussion and

comment at the workshop.

Dated: August 22, 1997.

Richard D. Wilson,

Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Air

and Radiation.

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Responsible Agency: Office of Federal

Activities, General Information (202)

564–7167 or (202) 564–7153.

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact

Statements

Filed August 18, 1997 Through August

22, 1997

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

EIS No. 970326, Draft EIS, NPS, MI,

Keweenaw National Historical Park

General Management Plan,

Implementation, Houghton County,

MI, Due: October 30, 1997, Contact:

Frank Fiala (906) 337–3168.

EIS No. 970327, Draft EIS, COE, DE,

Delaware Coast from Cape Henlopen

to Fenwick Island Feasibility Study

and Bethany Beach and South

Bethany Interim Feasibility Study,

Storm Damage Reduction and to

Construct a Protective Berm and

Dune, Sussex County, DE, Due:

October 14, 1997, Contact: Steven D.

Allen (215) 656–6559.

EIS No. 970328, Draft EIS, AFS, AZ,

Windmill Range Allotment

Management Plan, Cattle Grazing Use,

Implementation, Coconino National

Forest, Mormon Lake, Peaks and

Sedona Ranger Districts, Coconino

and Yavapal County, AZ, Due:

October 14, 1997, Contact: Mike

Hanneman (520) 774–1147.

EIS No. 970329, Draft Supplement, COE,

AR, Red River Waterway, Louisiana,

Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma and

Related Projects, New and Updated

Information, Red River Below

Denison Dam Levee Rehabilition,

Implementation, Hempstead,

Lafayette and Miller Counties, AR,

Due: October 14, 1997, Contact: Stuart

McLean (601) 631–5965.

EIS No. 970330, Draft EIS, USN, CA,

San Diego Naval Training Center

(NTC) Disposal and Reuse of Certain

Real Properties, Implementation, City

of San Diego, San Diego County, CA,

Due: October 14, 1997, Contact:

Robert Montana (619) 532–2004 ext

43.

EIS No. 970331, Final EIS, AFS, OR,

Little River (DEMO) Demonstration of

Ecosystem Management Options

Timber Sale, Implementation,

Umpqua National Forest, North

Umpqua Ranger District, Douglas

County, OR, Due: September 29, 1997,

Contact: Debbie Anderson (541) 496–

3532.

EIS No. 970332, Final EIS, AFS, AZ,

Pocket/Baker Ecosystem and Land
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Management Plan, Implementation,

Mogollen Rim, Coconino National

Forest, Coconino County, AZ, Due:

September 29, 1997, Contact: John

Gerritsma (520) 354–2216.

EIS No. 970333, Final EIS, AFS, ID,

Fourmile Timber Sale, Timber

Harvesting and Road Construction,

Payette National Forest, New Meadow

Ranger District, Adam County, ID,

Due: September 29, 1997, Contact:

Debbie Ellis (218) 347–0300.

Dated: August 26, 1997.

B. Katherine Biggs,

Associate Director, Office of Federal

Activities.

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Comments

Availability of EPA comments

prepared August 4, 1997 Through

August 8, 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 4, 1997 (62 FR 16154).

Draft EISs

ERP No. D–FHW–K40142–CA Rating

EC2, CA–4 ‘‘GAP’’ Closure Project,

Improvements between I–80 and

Cunninings Skyway, Funding, NPDES

Permit and COE Section 404 Permit,

City of Hercules, Contra Costa County,

CA.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns due to: a need

for additional information regarding

wetlands, water and biological resources

and air quality data and analysis.

ERP No. D–FHW–K40224–CA Rating

EU3, I–880/CA–92 Interchange

Reconstruction, I–880 from Winton

Avenue to Tennyson Road and CA–92

from Hesperian Boulevard to Santa

Clara Street, Funding, City of Hayward,

Alameda County, CA.

Summary: EPA found the DEIS for the

I–880/92 interchange project to have

inadequate information because the

DEIS did not account for the related SR

92 San Mateo-Hayward bridge widening

project which had been analyzed in a

separate document. EPA believes the

two projects should be analyzed

together as one since both are

dependent on one another, and that the

information did not present a complete

picture of the impacts to the public and

to the decisionmaker.

ERP No. D–FHW–K40225–CA Rating

EC2, Marin US–101 High Occupancy

Vehicle (HOV) Gap Closure Project,

Construction from US 101 I–580 on US–

101 from Lucky Drive to North San

Pedro Road and I–580 from Irene Street

to US–101, Funding, COE Section 404

and Bridge Permits, Marin County, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns regarding

potential air quality impacts, relocation

of the San Rafael Viaduct, impacts to the

future rail project, minimization of

impacts of coastal zone resources, and

indirect impacts.

ERP No. D–TVA–E09803–MS Rating

EC2, Exercise of Option Purchase

Agreement with LSP Energy Limited

Partnership for Supply of Electric

Energy, Construction and Operation,

Batesville Generation Facility, Funding,

COE Section 10 and 404 Permits and

NPDES Permit, City of Batesville,

Coahoma, Panola, Quitman and

Yalobusha Counties, MS.

Summary: EPA’s primary concern

involves the fact that the proposed

power plant site is not close to

waterbodies required for process water

supply and discharge, so that pipeline

interconnection with associated impacts

(including loss of forested wetlands) are

proposed.

Final EISs

ERP No. F–FHW–J40140–MT, US 93

Highway Transportation Improvements,

between Hamilton (Milepost 49.0) to

Lolo (Milepost 83.2), Funding and COE

Section 404 Permit, Ravalli and

Missoula Counties, MT.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns regarding

potential induced and hastened changes

in the pattern of land use, population

density or growth rate of the Bitteroot

Valley resulting indirectly from the

project and potential adverse effects to

wetlands, riparian areas, wildlife

habitat, and other natural systems,

including ecosystems.

Dated: August 26, 1997.

B. Katherine Biggs,

Associate Director, Office of Federal

Activities.

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AGENCY: Environmental Protection

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ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

initial filing of pesticide petitions

proposing the establishment of

regulations for residues of certain

pesticide chemicals in or on various

food commodities.

DATES: Comments, identified by the

docket control number PF–758, must be

received on or before September 29,

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: The

contact person listed in the table below: