Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 172 / Friday, September 5, 1997 / Proposed Rules 46937

Unfunded Mandates

This rule will not impose a cost of

$100 million or more in any given year

on any governmental entity or the

private sector.

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 917

Intergovernmental relations, Surface

mining, Underground mining.

Dated: August 27, 1997.

Allen D. Klein,

Regional Director, Appalachian Regional

Coordinating Center.

[FR Doc. 97–23583 Filed 9–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 9 and 86

[FRL–5881–4]

Proposed Amendments to the Test

Procedures for Heavy-Duty Engines,

and Light-Duty Vehicles and Trucks

and Proposed Amendments to the

Emission Standard Provisions for

Gaseous Fueled Vehicles and Engines

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking

(NPRM).

SUMMARY: This notice proposes the

promulgation of amendments to several

sections of the heavy-duty engine test

procedure regulations in 40 CFR part 86.

These proposed changes are needed in

order to accommodate the use of new

testing equipment, to provide greater

flexibility in the type of testing

equipment used and to ensure uniform

calibration and use of the testing

equipment. The proposed amendments

will ensure the continued validity of

testing results and ensure that heavyduty engines are being exercised

appropriately over the test procedures.

This document also proposes to make

limited changes to the light-duty vehicle

and truck test procedure regulations and

the gaseous fuel emission standards in

40 CFR part 86. Because the Agency

views the provisions of this proposed

rulemaking as noncontroversial and

does not expect to receive adverse

comments, these provisions are also

being issued as a direct final rule in the

Final Rules section of this Federal

Register.

DATES: Comments on the regulations

proposed by this action must be

received on or before October 6, 1997 or

thirty days after the date of a public

hearing, if one is held. If no party

notifies EPA by October 6, 1997 that

adverse or critical comments will be

submitted on this proposal, no further

activity is contemplated in relation to

this proposed rule and the direct final

rule in the Final Rules section of this

Federal Register will automatically go

into effect on the date specified in that

rule. If adverse comments are timely

received on the direct final rule, the rule

will be withdrawn and all public

comment received on it will be

addressed in a subsequent final rule

based on the proposed rule. Because the

Agency will not institute a second

comment period on this proposed rule,

any parties interested in commenting

should do so during this comment

period.

The Agency will hold a public

hearing regarding these proposed

amendments if it receives a request to

testify at a hearing by October 6, 1997.

Members of the public should call the

contact person indicated below to notify

EPA of their interest in testifying at a

hearing. Interested parties may call the

contact person after October 6, 1997 to

determine whether and where the

hearing will be held.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may

submit written comments in response to

this document (in duplicate, if possible)

to Public Docket A–96–07 at Air Docket

Section, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, First Floor, Waterside Mall,

Room M–1500, 401 M Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. A copy of the

comments should also be sent to the

contact person listed below.

Materials relevant to this document

have been placed in Docket No. A–96–

07 by EPA. The docket is located at the

above address and may be inspected

from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on

weekdays. EPA may charge a reasonable

fee for copying docket materials.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Jaime Paga ́n, U.S. EPA, Engine Programs

and Compliance Division, 2565

Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105.

Telephone (313) 668–4574.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA’s

Smoke Exhaust and Gaseous and

Particulate Exhaust Test Procedures for

certification and Selective Enforcement

Audit (SEA) provide a consistent

method for testing and obtaining

emissions data from heavy-duty

engines. This notice proposes the

promulgation of amendments to the test

procedures in order to accommodate the

use of new testing equipment and

clarify certain issues that have been

identified since these procedures were

first published.

Over the last few years, EPA and the

Engine Manufacturers Association

(EMA) have worked together to identify

the issues that needed revision or

clarification. During these interactions,

suggestions were made involving

specific changes to the test procedures.

In general, the technical amendments

proposed in this action fall into two

categories. First, many of the proposed

amendments are simply clarifications

that will help remove any potential

ambiguities or inconsistencies. Second,

another group of proposed amendments

take into account testing equipment

and/or engine technology that was not

as widely used when the rule was first

written.

The proposed changes to the Smoke

Exhaust Test Procedure include

clarifications regarding the operation of

the dynamometer, accommodation of

additional test equipment and more

details on meter light sources to be

used. The test procedures for SEA

contain a new requirement that asks

manufacturers to decide, before the

initial cold cycle, whether they will

measure background particulate matter

(PM) or not. The amendments proposed

for the Gaseous and Particulate Test

Procedures cover the calibration

requirements of gas analyzers, the use of

accessory loads, conditions for use of

charge air cooling devices and the

permitted point deletions from

regression analysis.

Lastly, three proposed minor changes

to the Gaseous Fueled Vehicle Rule,

established in a September 21, 1994

notice (59 FR 48472), are made. The

regulatory text of that rule contained

several minor errors and areas where the

applicability of various standards to

gaseous-fueled vehicles was not clear in

the regulations, although all of the

applicability issues were discussed in

the preamble.

For further supplemental information,

the detailed rationale for this proposal,

and the regulatory revisions see the

information provided in the direct final

rule published in a separate part of this

Federal Register.

List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 9

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

40 CFR Part 86

Environmental protection,

Administrative practice and procedures,

Air pollution control, Confidential

business information, Gasoline,

Incorporation by reference, Labeling,

Motor vehicles, Motor vehicle pollution,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.
46938 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 172 / Friday, September 5, 1997 / Proposed Rules

Dated: August 18, 1997.

Carol M. Browner,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–23354 Filed 9–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[MO 034–1034(b); FRL–5886–2]

Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plans; State of

Missouri

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to approve

the State Implementation Plan (SIP)

revision submitted by the state of

Missouri for the purpose of updating its

transportation conformity rules. In the

final rules section of the Federal

Register, the EPA is approving the

state’s SIP revision as a direct final rule

without prior proposal because the

Agency views this as a noncontroversial

revision amendment and anticipates no

adverse comments. A detailed rationale

for the approval is set forth in the direct

final rule. If no adverse comments are

received in response to this proposed

rule, no further activity is contemplated

in relation to this rule. If the EPA

receives adverse comments, the direct

final rule will be withdrawn and all

public comments received will be

addressed in a subsequent final rule

based on this proposed rule. The EPA

will not institute a second comment

period on this document. Any parties

interested in commenting on this

document should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule

must be received in writing by October

6, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

Christopher D. Hess, Environmental

Protection Agency, Air Planning and

Development Branch, 726 Minnesota

Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 66101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christopher D. Hess at (913) 551–7213.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information provided in the direct final

rule which is located in the rules

section of the Federal Register.

Dated: August 15, 1997.

William Rice,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–23453 Filed 9–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[FRL–5887–1]

National Oil and Hazardous

Substances Pollution Contingency

Plan; National Priorities List

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of intent to delete the

LaGrand Sanitary Landfill Site from the

national priorities list; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The United States

Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.

EPA) Region V announces its intent to

delete the LaGrand Sanitary Landfill

Site (the Site) from the National

Priorities List (NPL) and requests public

comment on this action. The NPL

constitutes appendix B to the National

Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution

Contingency Plan (NCP), which is 40

CFR part 300, appendix B. EPA

promulgated the NCP pursuant to

section 105 of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980

(CERCLA) as amended. This action is

being taken by U.S. EPA, because it has

been determined that all Fund-financed

responses under CERCLA have been

implemented and U.S. EPA, in

consultation with the State of

Minnesota, has determined that no

further response is appropriate.

Moreover, U.S. EPA and the State have

determined that remedial activities

conducted at the Site to date have been

protective of public health, welfare, and

the environment.

DATES: Comments concerning the

proposed deletion of the Site from the

NPL may be submitted on or before

October 6, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

Gladys Beard, Associate Remedial

Project Manager, Superfund Division,

U.S. EPA, Region V, 77 W. Jackson Blvd.

(SR–6J), Chicago, IL 60604.

Comprehensive information on the site

is available at U.S. EPA’s Region V

office and at the local information

repository located at: Alexandria Public

Library, Seventh and Fillmore,

Alexandria, MN 56308. Requests for

comprehensive copies of documents

should be directed formally to the

Region V Docket Office. The address

and phone number for the Regional

Docket Officer is Jan Pfundheller (H–7J),

U.S. EPA, Region V, 77 W. Jackson

Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604, (312) 353–

5821.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gladys Beard (SR–6J), Associate

Remedial Project Manager, Superfund

Division, U.S. EPA, Region V, 77 W.

Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604, (312)

886–7253 or Denise Gawlinski (P–19J),

Office of Public Affairs, U.S. EPA,

Region V, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago,

IL 60604, (312) 886–9859.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

I. Introduction

II. NPL Deletion Criteria

III. Deletion Procedures

IV. Basis for Intended Site Deletion

I. Introduction

The U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) Region V announces its

intent to delete the LaGrand Sanitary

Landfill Site from the National Priorities

List (NPL), which constitutes appendix

B of the National Oil and Hazardous

Substances Pollution Contingency Plan

(NCP), and requests comments from the

public on the proposed deletion. The

EPA identifies sites that appear to

present a significant risk to public

health, welfare or the environment, and

maintains the NPL as the list of those

sites. Sites on the NPL may be the

subject of remedial actions financed by

the Potentially Responsible Parties or

the Hazardous Substance Superfund

Response Trust Fund (Fund). Pursuant

to § 300.425(e)(3) of the NCP, any site

deleted from the NPL remains eligible

for Fund-financed remedial actions if

the conditions at the Site warrant such

action.

The U.S. EPA will accept comments

on this proposal from the public for

thirty (30) days after publication of this

notice in the Federal Register.

Section II of this notice explains the

criteria for deleting sites from the NPL.

Section III discusses procedures that

EPA is using for this action. Section IV

discusses the history of this site and

explains how the Site meets the deletion

criteria.

Deletion of sites from the NPL does

not itself create, alter, or revoke any

individual’s rights or obligations.

Furthermore, deletion from the NPL

does not in any way alter U.S. EPA’s

right to take enforcement actions, as

appropriate. The NPL is designed

primarily for informational purposes

and to assist in Agency management.

II. NPL Deletion Criteria

The NCP establishes the criteria that

the Agency uses to delete Sites from the

NPL. In accordance with 40 CFR

300.425(e), sites may be deleted from

the NPL where no further response is

appropriate. In making this