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his alcohol problem was in remission

and that he did not need further

rehabilitation. Accordingly, the Hearing

Officer recommended that the

individual’s access authorization be

restored.

Personnel Security Hearing, 7/30/97

VSO–0152

An Office of Hearings and Appeals

Hearing Officer issued an Opinion

under 10 CFR Part 710 concerning the

continued eligibility of an individual to

hold an access authorization. The

Hearing Officer found that the

individual: (1) Had deliberately

misrepresented, falsified, or omitted

significant information during a

personnel security interview, in

responding to an official inquiry on a

matter regarding his eligibility for DOE

access authorization; (2) had a mental

condition of a nature which caused, and

may continue to cause, a significant

defect in judgment or reliability; and (3)

had engaged in unusual conduct which

tended to show that the individual is

not honest, reliable, or trustworthy. The

Hearing Officer further found that the

individual had failed to mitigate the

legitimate security concerns of DOE

relating to these matters. Accordingly,

the Hearing Officer recommended that

the individual’s access authorization,

which had been suspended, not be

restored.

Motion for Reconsideration

Greenville Automatic Gas Co., Inc.,

7/30/97 VER–0002

Greenville Automatic Gas Co., Inc.

filed a Motion for Reconsideration of a

Decision denying its Application for

Exception from the Energy Information

Administration requirement that it file

Form EIA–782B, the ‘‘Resellers’/

Retailers’’ Monthly Petroleum Product

Sales Report.’’ In considering

Greenville’s Motion, the DOE found that

the firm had not demonstrated that

completing the form would cause it to

experience a serious hardship or gross

inequity. Accordingly, the Motion for

Reconsideration was denied.

Refund Application

Chesebrough-Pond’s USA Co., 7/29/97

RF272–97101

The DOE issued a Decision and Order

considering an Application for Refund

in the crude oil overcharge proceeding

filed by Chesebrough-Pond’s USA Co.

(CP). The DOE rejected a refund claim

based on CP’s purchases of petrolatum,

finding that the firm did nothing more

than heat and cool that substance in

order to turn it into Vaseline. As such,

the DOE found that CP was a reseller of

petrolatum and not an end-user. The

DOE did approve the firm’s refund

request based on purchases of motor

gasoline and motor oil that it used in its

vehicles. The total refund granted was

$930,063.

Refund Applications

The Office of Hearings and Appeals

issued the following Decisions and

Orders concerning refund applications,

which are not summarized. Copies of

the full texts of the Decisions and

Orders are available in the Public

Reference Room of the Office of

Hearings and Appeals.

CAPELETTI BROTHERS, INC. ET AL ................................................................................................................ RF272–98602 7/30/97

COLTRANS, INC .................................................................................................................................................. RA272–78 7/30/97

ENRON CORPORATION/NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DIST ......................................................................... RF340–196 7/29/97

UNITED LP GAS CORPORATION ...................................................................................................................... RF340–201

Dismissals

The following submissions were dismissed.

Name Case No.

CITIZEN ACTION ............................................................................................................................................................................. VFA–0320

DEGUSSA CORPORATION ............................................................................................................................................................. RG272–00577

DUVAL ASPHALT PRODUCTS INC. ............................................................................................................................................... RG272–00574

HAARMANN & REIMER CORP. ...................................................................................................................................................... RG272–00575

PERSONNEL SECURITY HEARING ............................................................................................................................................... VSO–0160

PERSONNEL SECURITY HEARING ............................................................................................................................................... VSO–0165

PERSONNEL SECURITY HEARING ............................................................................................................................................... VSO–0169

SANDORE LANE GARDENS ........................................................................................................................................................... RG272–00576

ST. AUGUSTINE TRAWLERS, INC. ................................................................................................................................................ RF272–57064

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5891–7]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request; Collection

of Economic and Regulatory Impact

Support Data Under RCRA

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this notice announces that

the following Information Collection

Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and approval:

‘‘Collection of Economic and Regulatory

Impact Support Data Under RCRA,’’

OMB No. 2050–0136, expiring 10/31/97.

The ICR describes the nature of the

information collection and its expected

burden and cost; where appropriate, it

includes the actual data collection

instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before October 14, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY

CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260–

2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1641.02.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: ‘‘Collection of Economic and

Regulatory Impact Support Data Under

RCRA,’’ (OMB Control No. 2050–0136;

EPA ICR No. 1641.02) expiring 10/31/

97. This is a request for extension of a

currently approved collection.

Abstract: EPA’s Office of Solid Waste

(OSW) is requesting renewal for a

generic clearance to collect economic

and regulatory impact data through

surveys, interviews, or focus group

meetings with industry or other parties
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in support of the Resource Conservation

and Recovery Act (RCRA) rulemaking

actions. RCRA , as amended by the

Hazardous and Solid Waste

Amendments, requires EPA to establish

a national regulatory program to ensure

that hazardous waste is managed in a

manner protective of human health and

the environment. EPA is authorized

under section 2002 and 3007 of RCRA

to collect information from industry and

other parties when necessary to carry

out its regulatory responsibilities. The

information collected will be used to

assess the costs and benefits of various

potential regulatory and nonregulatory

actions. Executive Order 12866 specifies

that all administrative decisions shall be

based on adequate information

concerning the need for and

consequences of proposed government

action. To this end, Executive Order No.

12866 requires the preparation and

evaluation of an assessment of costs and

benefits for all proposed regulatory

actions determined to be significant.

This generic clearance simplifies the

authorization process to develop and

administer surveys, interviews and

focus group meetings and provides

OSW with the flexibility needed to

conduct information collection in a

rapid and efficient manner. An

important element in preparing an

Economic Impact Analysis (EIA) may

include the administration of surveys,

interview and focus group meetings to

obtain data from the regulated

community and other interested parties.

OSW often needs to collect such

information and perform analysis over a

short time frame. It is for this reason

that the Agency is currently requesting

renewal of this Information Collection

Request (ICR).

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. The Federal Register Notice

required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d),

soliciting comments on this collection

of information was published on 4/30/

97 (FRL–5819–2); no comments were

received.

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

this collection of information is

estimated to average 12 hours per

response. 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.

Respondents/Affected Entities:

Hazardous waste generators, scientists,

industry experts, and treatment storage

and disposal facilities.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1000.

Frequency of Response: 1 .

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

12,000 hours.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost

Burden: $0.

Send comments on the Agency’s need

for this information, the accuracy of the

provided burden estimates, and any

suggested methods for minimizing

respondent burden, including through

the use of automated collection

techniques to the following addresses.

Please refer to EPA ICR No. 1641.02 and

OMB Control No. 2050–0136 in any

correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory

Information Division (2137), 401 M

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460

and

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for

EPA 725 17th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: September 8, 1997.

Joseph Retzer,

Director, Regulatory Information Division.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5891–3]

Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux

Tribes in Montana; Underground

Injection Control; Primacy Application

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of public comment

period and of public hearing.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is

to announce that: the Environmental

Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’) has received

a submission of a proposed

underground injection control (‘‘UIC’’)

program for Class II (oil and gas related)

injection wells from the Fort Peck

Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes (‘‘Tribes’’)

in Montana; the EPA has determined

that the Tribes’ submission is complete;

the submission is available to the public

for inspection and copying; the EPA

requests public comment on the Tribes’

application; and the EPA has scheduled

a public hearing regarding the Tribes’

application.

DATES: The public hearing will be held

on Thursday, October 16, 1997. The

EPA asks that any requests to speak at

this hearing be submitted by

Wednesday, October 8, 1997. All

written comments on this application

must be received by Friday, October 24,

1997.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held on

the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in the

Cultural Center, Highway 2, Poplar,

Montana, at 7 p.m. Written comments

regarding the Tribes’ application and

requests to speak at the hearing should

be mailed to Douglas K. Minter, Ground

Water Unit (8P2–W–GW),

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Suite 500,

Denver, Colorado, 80202–2466, by the

deadlines provided above. Copies of the

application and pertinent materials are

available between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00

p.m. Monday through Friday at the

following locations:

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region VIII, Ground Water Unit, 4th

Floor Terrace, 999 18th Street,

Denver, CO 80202–2466, PH: 303

312–6079.

Fort Peck Tribal Offices, 605 Indian

Avenue, Poplar, MT 59255, PH: 406–

768–5155.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region VIII, Montana Office Building,

Federal Office Building, 301 S. Park,

Helena, MT 59626–0096, PH: 406–

441–1140.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Douglas K. Minter, Ground Water Unit

(8P2–W–GW), Environmental Protection

Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th Street,

Suite 500, Denver, CO 80202–2466,

(303) 312–6079.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The UIC

program was implemented to prevent

contamination of all underground

sources of drinking water (USDWs).

These are aquifers capable of yielding a

significant amount of water containing

less than 10,000 mg/liter of total

dissolved solids, that have not been

exempted under the provisions of 40

CFR 146.4. (See 40 CFR 144.3.)

One potential source of USDW

contamination is a type of injection well

known as a Class II underground