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The Emission Standards Division

(ESD) of the Office of Air Quality

Planning and Standards plans to use the

survey responses to develop legally

defensible maximum achievable control

technology (MACT) standards. The

focus of the survey is on determinations

of HAP emissions, emission controls,

and control performance, which are

critical elements in the development of

technology-based standards. Other

questions in the survey provide

information that ESD will use to

develop reasonable estimates of impacts

associated with potential standards,

including emission reductions, cost, and

economic impacts.

Specifically, the information will be

used by ESD to develop estimates of

emissions of HAP, make determinations

with respect to probable ‘‘major’’

sources, and develop MACT standards

for both new and existing foundries.

The data base compiled from the results

will be used to make a determination of

the MACT floor for existing sources

based on the average emission

limitation achieved by the bestperforming 12 percent of sources. The

results will also aid in identifying the

best controlled sources for a

determination of MACT for new

foundries. In addition, the data base will

be invaluable to make defensible

estimates of the impacts of the

standards, including emissions and

emission reductions, costs of control

options and their cost effectiveness, and

economic impacts. Because many

foundries meet the definition of small

entities, the survey is necessary for EPA

to meet the requirements of the

Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 and

the Small Business Regulatory

Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996.

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 June 3,

1997 (62 FR 30322); three comments

were received. All three commenters

supported the need for the survey to

gather information to develop MACT

standards and recommended an

expeditious distribution to allow EPA to

meet statutory deadlines.

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

this collection of information is

estimated to average 24 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: Iron

and steel foundries.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

742.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

5,681 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 1809.01 in

any correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory

Information Division (2137), 401 M

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460.

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 23, 1997.

Joseph Retzer,

Director, Regulatory Information Division.

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Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request; Protection

of Stratospheric Ozone: Labeling

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:

Protection of Stratospheric Ozone:

Labeling (OMB control number 2060–

0342 expiring September 30, 1997). 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 27, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY

CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260–

2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1757.02.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Protection of Stratospheric

Ozone: Labeling (OMB Control No.

2060–0342; EPA ICR No. 1757.02.)

expiring 09/30/97. This is a request for

extension of a currently approved

collection.

Abstract: The regulations in 40 CFR

82.100 through 82.124 require all

products containing or made with a

class I substance and all containers of

class I and class II ozone-depleting

substances to have an applicable

warning label. The disclosure, in the

form of labeling, will be used by

consumers to make product choices

based on environmental information

and consumer preferences. These

requirements are mandatory as

authorized under section 611 of the

Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.

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

2/26/97 (62 FR 8724); no comments

were received.

Burden Statement: The annual public

burden for disclosure of this

information is estimated to average 63

hours per respondent. 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
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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:

Manufacturers, distributors, retailers,

importers, and recyclers/reclaimers of

class I and class II ozone-depleting

substances.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

48.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

3024 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. 1757.02 and

OMB Control No. 2060–0342 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 23, 1997.

Joseph Retzer,

Director, Regulatory Information Division.

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Environmental Impact Statements;

Notice of Availability

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal

Activities, General Information, (202)

564–7167 OR (202) 564–7153.

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact

Statements filed September 15, 1997

through September 19, 1997, pursuant

to 40 CFR 1506.9.

EIS No. 970365, Draft EIS, FHW, NM,

New Mexico Highway 126 (NM–126),

Cuba-La Cueva Road (also Known as

Forest Highway 12) Improvement,

COE Section 404 Permit and NPDES

Permit, Sandoval and Rio Arriba

Counties, NM, Due: November 14,

1997, Contact: Richard J. Cushing

(303) 969–5910.

EIS No. 970366, Final EIS, AFS, AK,

Swan Lake-Lake Tyee Intertie Project,

Electrical Transmission Line and

Associated Facilities Construction

and Operation, Northwestern Portion

of Revillagigedo Island from Upper

Carroll Inlet to Behm Canal and the

Northeastern Portion of Cleveland

Peninsula from Spacious Bay to

Bradfield Canal, Special-Use-Permit

Issuance, Tongass, AK, Due: October

27, 1997, Contact: Bill Angelus (907)

225–2148.

EIS No. 970367, Final EIS, BLM, CA,

Soledad Mountain Open Pit Leap

Leach Gold Mine Project,

Construction and Operation, Plan-ofOperations Approval, Mojave, Kern

County, CA, Due: October 27, 1997,

Contact: Ahmed Mohsen (760) 384–

5421.

EIS No. 970368, Final EIS, BLM, NM,

Little Rock Open-Pit Mine Project,

Construction and Operation, Plan of

Operations Approval, and Several

Permits Issuance, Grant County, NM,

Due: October 27, 1997, Contact: Juan

Padilla (505) 525–4376.

EIS No. 970369, Draft EIS, AFS, MT,

Wayup Mine/Fourth of July Road

Access, Right-of-Way Grant, Kootenai

National Forest, Libby Ranger District,

Lincoln County, MT, Due: November

10, 1997, Contact: Jon Jeresek (406)

293–7773.

EIS No. 970370, Draft EIS, AFS, MT,

Meadow Timber Sales,

Implementation, Timber Harvesting,

Road Construction and Prescribed

Burning, Fortine Ranger District,

Kootenai National Forest, Lincoln

County, MT, Due: November 25, 1997,

Contact: Joleen Dunham (406) 882–

4451.

EIS No. 970371, Final EIS, USN, PR,

VA, Relocatable over the Horizon

Radar (ROTHR) System Construction

and Operation, New and Updated

Information on Fort Allen as Potential

Site, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

and Chesapeake, VA, Due: October 27,

1997, Contact: Ms. Linda Blount (757)

322–4892.

Dated: September 23, 1997.

B. Katherine Biggs,

Associate Director, NEPA Compliance

Division, Office of Federal Activities.

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Environmental Impact Statements and

Regulations; Availability of EPA

Comments

Availability of EPA comments

prepared August 25, 1997 through

August 29, 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 11, 1997 (62 FR 16154).

Draft EISs

ERP No. D–FRC–E02006–MS Rating

EC2, Destin Natural Gas Pipeline

Project, Construction and Operation, Six

Major Interstate Pipelines in the Gulf of

Mexico, Southern Natural Gas, COE

Section 10 and 404 Permits, Right-ofWay and Special-Use Permits.

Summary: EPA expressed concerns

over the loss of forested wetlands, the

need for numerous water body

crossings, the need to address potential

environmental justice concerns, and the

need for documentation of annual

nitrogen oxide emissions of the

proposed new compressors.

ERP No. D–MMS–E02009–00 Rating

EC2, Central Planning Area, Gulf of

Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Oil and

Gas Lease Sales 169, 172, 175, 178 and

182, Lease Offering, Offshore Marine

Environment and Coastal Counties/

Parishes of AL, MS, LA and TX.

Summary: EPA expressed concerns

regarding inadequate protection of

benthic marine habitats and MMS

allowing pipeline projects to be

reviewed independent of production

projects. EPA preferrers the Alternative

B.

ERP No. DS–COE–K67020–CA Rating

EO2, Syar Mining Operation and

Reclamation Plan, Six Sites Selected

along the Russian River, New and

Updated Information, Construction,

Mining-Use-Permit and COE Section

404 Permit, City of Healdsburg, Sonoma

County, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental objections with the

proposed Project because it appears to

be the alternative which is most

damaging to the aquatic environment,

especially in terms of adverse impacts to

riffle-pool complexes and anadromous

fisheries, including Federally-listed