46492 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 170 / Wednesday, September 3, 1997 / Notices

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

general information, contact the RCRA

Hotline at 1–800–424–9346 or TDD 1–

800–553–7672 (hearing impaired). In

the Washington metropolitan area, call

(703) 412–9610 or TDD (703) 412–3323.

For technical information, contact Ann

Codrington at (703) 308–8825 or Bryan

Groce at (703) 308–8750.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are generators of

hazardous wastes; transporters who

commingle wastes with different

Department of Transportation

descriptions; and importers or exporters

of hazardous wastes.

Title: Hazardous Waste Generator

Standards, OMB Control No. 2050–

0035; EPA ICR No. 0820.06. expiring 2/

20/98.

Abstract: In the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA),

as amended, Congress directed the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

to implement a comprehensive program

for the safe management of hazardous

waste. The core of the national waste

management program is the regulation

of hazardous waste from generation to

transport to treatment and eventual

disposal, or from ‘‘cradle to grave.’’

Section 3001(d) of RCRA requires EPA

to develop standards for small quantity

generators. Section 3002 of RCRA

among other things states that EPA shall

establish requirements for hazardous

waste generators regarding

recordkeeping practices. Section 3002

also requires EPA to establish standards

on appropriate use of containers by

generators.

Finally, section 3017 of RCRA

specifies requirements for individuals

exporting hazardous waste from the

United States, including a notification

of the intent to export, and an annual

report summarizing the types,

quantities, frequency, and ultimate

destination of all exported hazardous

waste (additional reporting

requirements for exporters and

importers of recyclable materials are

covered under ICR Number 1647.01).

This ICR targets four categories of

informational requirements in part 262:

pre-transport requirements for both

large (LQG) and small (SQG) quantity

generators (including the generator pretransport requirements referenced in 40

CFR part 265), air emission standards

requirements for LQGs (referenced in 40

CFR part 265, subparts I and J),

recordkeeping and reporting

requirements for LQGs and SQGs, and

export requirements for LQGs and SQGs

(i.e., notification of intent to export and

annual reporting).

This collection of information is

necessary to help generators and EPA

(1) identify and understand the waste

streams being generated and the hazards

associated with them, (2) determine

whether employees have acquired the

necessary expertise to perform their

jobs, and (3) determine whether LQGs

have developed adequate procedures to

respond to unplanned sudden or nonsudden releases of hazardous waste or

hazardous constituents to air, soil, or

surface water. This information is also

needed to help EPA determine whether

tank systems are operated in a manner

that is fully protective of human health

and the environment and to ensure that

releases to the environment are

managed quickly and efficiently.

Additionally, this information

contributes to EPA’s goal of preventing

contamination of the environment from

hazardous waste accumulation

practices, including contamination from

equipment leaks and process vents.

Export information is needed to ensure

that (1) foreign governments consent to

U.S. exported wastes, (2) exported waste

is actually managed at facilities listed in

the original notifications, and (3)

documents are available for compliance

audits and enforcement actions. In

general, these requirements contribute

to EPA’s goal of preventing

contamination of the environment.

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 Chapter

15.

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 estimated

number of likely respondents under this

collection of information is 244,932

(20,932 LQGs and 224,000 SQGs). The

bottom line annual reporting and

recordkeeping burden to respondents

under this collection of information is

282,696 hours. The average annual

public reporting burden per response for

LQGs under this collection of

information is estimated to range from

21 minutes to 32 hours, and the average

annual public reporting burden per

response for SQGs is estimated to range

from 21 minutes to 7 hours. The average

annual recordkeeping burden per

response for LQGs under this collection

of information is estimated to range

from 27 minutes to 1 hour, and the

average annual recordkeeping burden

per response for SGQs is estimated to

range from 18 minutes to 45 minutes.

The total average annual burden cost for

all generators, collectively is: $13, 544,

854 in labor costs; $29,692 in capital

costs; and $1,837,612 in annual O&M

costs (O&M costs include a purchase of

service component). 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.

Dated: August 15, 1997.

Elizabeth Cotsworth,

Acting Director, Office of Solid Waste.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5886–8]

Proposed Settlement Agreement;

Ozone Nonattainment Areas;

Determination of Air Quality for

Phoenix, AZ

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement

agreement.

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section

113(g) of the Clean Air Act (‘‘Act’’), as
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amended, 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is

hereby given of a proposed settlement

agreement concerning litigation

instituted against the Environmental

Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’) by the

Arizona Center for Law in the Public

Interest. The lawsuit concerns EPA’s

alleged failure to perform a

nondiscretionary duty with respect to

determining whether the Phoenix,

Arizona ozone nonattainment area has

timely attained the national ambient air

quality standard (‘‘NAAQS’’) for ozone,

and if the area has not, to publish that

determination in the Federal Register.

The settlement commits EPA to a

schedule for making the determination

as to whether the area attained the

NAAQS, except that EPA is not

obligated to make this determination if,

instead, EPA determines that the area is

eligible for an attainment date

extension. If EPA determines that

Phoenix failed to attain the ozone

NAAQS as of the end of 1996, Phoenix

will be reclassified, by operation of law,

from a Moderate ozone nonattainment

area to a Serious nonattainment area.

For a period of thirty (30) days

following the date of publication of this

notice, the Agency will receive written

comments relating to the settlement

agreement. EPA or the Department of

Justice may withhold or withdraw

consent to the proposed settlement

agreement if the comments disclose

facts or circumstances that indicate that

such consent is inappropriate,

improper, inadequate, or inconsistent

with the requirements of the Act.

Copies of the settlement agreement

are available from Phyllis Cochran, Air

and Radiation Division (2344), Office of

General Counsel, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20460, (202) 260–7606.

Written comments should be sent to

Howard J. Hoffman at the above address

and must be submitted on or before

October 3, 1997.

Dated: August 21, 1997.

Scott C. Fulton,

Acting General Counsel.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–00473B; FRL–5744–1]

Antimicrobial Rule Development;

Cancellation of Antimicrobial

Stakeholder Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Cancellation of a meeting.

SUMMARY: The Antimicrobials Division

(AD) of the Office of Pesticide Programs

of EPA announced a series of

stakeholder meetings in the Federal

Register of July 9, 1997 to obtain views

about the antimicrobial rule that is

being developed. The meeting

scheduled for September 11, 1997, is

cancelled.

DATES: The stakeholder meeting

announced for Thursday, September 11,

1997, is cancelled.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Barbara Mandula, Antimicrobials

Division (7510W), U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460; Office location,

telephone, fax, and e-mail address:

Sixth Floor, Crystal Station #1, 2800

Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA, 703–308–

7378; fax: 703–308–8481; e-mail:

mandula.barbara@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA

announced in the Federal Register of

July 9, 1997 (62 FR 36805) (FRL–5731–

2), a series of stakeholder meetings to be

held in Rm. 1126 (‘‘Fishbowl’’), Crystal

Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, Va. The meeting scheduled

for September 11, 1997, is cancelled

because the documents that would have

been the major agenda items will not be

ready in time. The documents are

expected to be ready for discussion at

the next stakeholder meeting, which is

scheduled to be held on October 21,

1997.

List of Subjects.

Environmental protection.

Dated: August 28, 1997.

Frank Sanders,

Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–23454 Filed 9–2–97; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPPTS–42191A; FRL–5741–5]

Endocrine Disruptors; Notice of Public

Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the fifth

meeting of the Endocrine Disruptors

Screening and Testing Advisory

Committee (EDSTAC), a committee

established under the provisions of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act

(FACA) to advise EPA on a strategy for

screening chemicals and pesticides for

their potential to disrupt endocrine

function in humans and wildlife.

DATES: The EDSTAC Plenary meeting

will begin on Monday, October 7, 1997,

at 9 a.m. and end on Tuesday, October

8, 1997, at 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the La Guardia Marriott located at 102–

05 Ditmars Boulevard, East Elmhurst,

NY 11369. The telephone number is

(718) 565–8900; fax number (718) 899–

0764. (Rooms for member of the public

wanting to attend the meeting are

available at a rate of $124.00 per night

plus tax until September 22, 1997, after

this date rates and availability cannot be

guaranteed. If you wish to make use of

this room rate, please contact the hotel

directly at 1–800–882–1043.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

technical information about the

EDSTAC, contact Dr. Anthony

Maciorowski (telephone: (202) 260–

3048; e-mail:

maciorowski.tony@epamail.epa.gov) or

Mr. Gary Timm (telephone (202) 260–

1859; e-mail:

timm.gary@epamail.epa.gov) at EPA. To

obtain additional information please

contact the contractor assisting EPA

with meeting facilitation and logistics:

Ms. Tutti Otteson, The Keystone Center,

P.O. Box 8606, Keystone, CO 80435;

telephone: (970) 468–5822; fax: (970)

262–0152; e-mail:

totteson@keystone.org.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

tentative agenda for the October 7–8,

1997 plenary meeting includes status

reports for all three work groups. It is

expected that the Screening and Testing

Work Group and the Priority Setting

Work Group will have revised proposals

that have incorporated feedback and

suggestions offered at the July plenary.

The Communications and Outreach

Work Group will provide a status report

and update of activities, as well. A more

detailed agenda for the October 7–8

plenary will be posted to the EDSTAC

Web Site in September.

A public comment session will be

held on October 7, 1997, from 7 pm to

9 pm, as part of the open meetings of the

EDSTAC process. Comments should be

related to the design of approaches and

methods for identifying endocrine

disruptors or assigning priority to

applying these methods to specific

materials. The amount of time allowed

each speaker will depend on the

number of speakers who which to

provide comment. Please be prepared to

limit comments to approximately four

minutes. The EDSTAC encourages you