Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 183 / Monday, September 22, 1997 / Notices 49511

Name Case No.

‘‘C’’ Ventures, Inc .............................................................................................................................................................................. RK272–4498

Carol Lina Bedford ............................................................................................................................................................................ RK272–4354

Charles E. Gay ................................................................................................................................................................................. RK272–4355

Daniel Products Company, Inc ......................................................................................................................................................... RF272–98793

Dean Foods Products Co ................................................................................................................................................................. RK272–4435

Edmund Aldrete ................................................................................................................................................................................ RK272–4352

Erie Lackawanna Railway Co ........................................................................................................................................................... RK272–4474

Harley Clark Super 100 .................................................................................................................................................................... RF342–208

James Baehr Truck Service ............................................................................................................................................................. RK272–4492

Loyd Salsbury/MYRL Salsbury ......................................................................................................................................................... RK272–4502

Mount Pleasant Dairy, Inc ................................................................................................................................................................ RK272–4454

Omc Johnson .................................................................................................................................................................................... RK272–4464

Paul W. Geisler ................................................................................................................................................................................. RK272–4356

Pepsi Cola Company ........................................................................................................................................................................ RK272–4499

Resource Net International ............................................................................................................................................................... RK272–4491

Suprenant Wire & Cable ................................................................................................................................................................... RK272–4494

T & W Forge, Inc .............................................................................................................................................................................. RK272–4473

Taos Gravel Products ....................................................................................................................................................................... RK272–4501

Texfie Industries ................................................................................................................................................................................ RK272–4497

Towry Enterprises, Inc ...................................................................................................................................................................... RK272–4493

University Gulf ................................................................................................................................................................................... RF300–21708

William D. Medlyn ............................................................................................................................................................................. RK272–4357

[FR Doc. 97–25073 Filed 9–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Hearings and Appeals

Notice of Issuance of Decisions and

Orders; Week of August 4 Through

August 8, 1997

During the week of August 4 through

August 8, 1997, the decisions and orders

summarized below were issued with

respect to appeals, applications,

petitions, or other requests filed with

the Office of Hearings and Appeals of

the Department of Energy. The

following summary also contains a list

of submissions that were dismissed by

the Office of Hearings and Appeals.

Copies of the full text of these

decisions and orders are available in the

Public Reference Room of the Office of

Hearings and Appeals, Room 1E–234,

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20585–

0107, Monday through Friday, between

the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.,

except federal holidays. They are also

available in Energy Management:

Federal Energy Guidelines, a

commercially published loose leaf

reporter system. Some decisions and

orders are available on the Office of

Hearings and Appeals World Wide Web

site at http://www.oha.doe.gov.

Dated: September 12, 1997.

George B. Breznay,

Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals.

Decision List No. 45; Week of August 4

Through August 8, 1997

Appeals

Arter & Hadden, 8/4/97, VFA–0309

The Department of Energy (DOE)

issued a Decision and Order (D&O)

denying a Freedom of Information Act

(FOIA) Appeal that was filed by Arter &

Hadden (A&H). In its Appeal, A&H

challenged the adequacy of the search

for responsive documents that was

conducted by the DOE’s Albuquerque

Operations Office. In the Decision, the

OHA found that the search was

adequate.

Charles L. Wilkinson, III, 8/8/97, VFA–

0312

Charles L. Wilkinson, III, (Wilkinson)

filed an Appeal from a determination

issued to him by the Savannah River

Operations Office (SR) of the

Department of Energy (DOE). In its

Appeal, Wilkinson asserted that SR

failed to conduct an adequate search for

documents pertaining to the utilization

of non-union labor at the landfill and DArea Powerhouse located at the DOE’s

Savannah River Site. Additionally,

Wilkinson asserted that SR had

improperly withheld 17 documents in

their entirety pursuant to Exemption 5.

After reviewing the search that was

conducted for responsive documents,

the DOE determined that SR conducted

an adequate search for documents.

However, while DOE determined that

SR properly invoked Exemption 5 for 15

of the documents in question these

documents were found to contain a

small amount of material which could

be released to Wilkinson. One document

was properly withheld in its entirety

pursuant to Exemption 5. With regard to

the remaining document, SR requested

that it be given an opportunity to make

another determination regarding that

document. Consequently, Wilkinson’s

Appeal was granted in part.

Egan & Associates, 8/6/97, VFA–0318

The DOE’s Office of Hearings and

Appeals (OHA) issued a decision

dismissing the Freedom of Information

Act (FOIA) Appeal filed by Egan &

Associates. The Appeal was dismissed

because OHA does not have jurisdiction

when the requester has not received an

initial determination from an

Authorizing Official, or when an appeal

is based on the agency’s failure to

process a FOIA within the time

specified by law.

Personnel Security Hearing

Personnel Security Hearing, 8/7/97,

VSO–0150

An OHA Hearing Officer issued an

Opinion regarding the eligibility of an

individual to maintain access

authorization under the provisions of 10

CFR Part 710. After considering the

testimony presented at the hearing and

the record, the Hearing Officer found

that the individual had been

appropriately diagnosed with a mental

illness affecting his judgment and

reliability. Accordingly, the Hearing

Officer recommended that the

individual’s access authorization not be

restored.

Request for Exception

Patriot Petroleum, Inc., 8/4/97, VEE–

0045

Patriot Petroleum, Inc. (Patriot) filed

an Application for Exception from the

Energy Information Administration
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(EIA) requirement that it file Form EIA–

782B, the ‘‘Resellers’/Retailers’ Monthly

Petroleum Product Sales Report.’’ In

considering this request, the DOE found

that the firm was not suffering gross

inequity or serious hardship. Therefore,

the DOE denied Patriot’s Application for

Exception.

Refund Application

Primerica Corporation, 8/8/97, RG272–

1074

The Department of Energy considered

a portion of a refund application filed

by Primerica Corporation in Case No.

RF272–68493. The DOE considered

whether Primerica, as the successor to

the American Can Company, was

entitled to a refund for two businesses

sold by American Can after the refund

period. The DOE determined that the

agreement pursuant to which American

Can sold the can business contained

language sufficiently broad in scope to

transfer the right to the refund. The DOE

also determined that American Can’s

incorporation of its interest in

Chemplex, a joint venture engaged in

chemical production, and American

Can’s subsequent sale of the stock to

another firm, transferred the right to a

refund. The DOE provided Primerica

with an opportunity to file comments on

whether its refund for the chemical

business in Geety Oil Company/

Primerica, 17 DOE ¶85,354 (1988),

should be rescinded.

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.

Adeline Blumhorst Et Al ..................................................................................................................................... RK272–02270 8/7/97

Asamera Oil (U.S.) Inc ......................................................................................................................................... RC272–367 8/8/97

Steuart Transportation Co ................................................................................................................................... RC272–368

Asamera Oil (U.S.) Inc ......................................................................................................................................... RK272–4336

Steuart Transportation Co ................................................................................................................................... RK272–4337

Branson R–V School District Et Al ..................................................................................................................... RF272–96300 8/7/97

Fearnley & Eger AS Et Al .................................................................................................................................... RA272–79 8/8/97

Morris Hertling & Co ............................................................................................................................................ RF272–79057 8/6/97

North Point Cab Co .............................................................................................................................................. RF272–97051 8/4/97

Plastics Universal Corp ........................................................................................................................................ RC272–366 8/7/97

Pet, Inc .................................................................................................................................................................. RK272–4335

Plastics Universal Corp ........................................................................................................................................ RK272–4069

Pet, Inc .................................................................................................................................................................. RC272–369

Ray G. Andis Et Al ............................................................................................................................................... RF272–39798 8/4/97

Service America Corp .......................................................................................................................................... RK272–04232 8/4/97

Tri-County FS, Inc ............................................................................................................................................... RR272–00298 8/7/97

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5896–2]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Emergency Clearance Request;

Comment Request; State Use of EPA’s

Policy on Compliance Incentives for

Small Businesses or Comparable State

Policy on Reducing Penalties for Small

Entities/State Use of Penalty Reduction

Policies for Small Entities

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

EPA has submitted an emergency

clearance request for the following

proposed Information Collection

Request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB): State

Use of EPA’s Policy on Compliance

Incentives for Small Businesses or

Comparable State Policy on Reducing

Penalties for Small Entities. The

emergency clearance request has been

submitted for emergency processing

within 14 days. During this time period,

EPA is soliciting comments on specific

aspects of the proposed information

collection. The Agency is seeking this

Information Collection Request to cover

a six month period. The Agency is

preparing another Information

Collection Request that will go through

full approval process to cover

subsequent requests for information

concerning State use of EPA’s Policy on

Compliance Incentives for Small

Businesses or similar State penalty

reduction policies/programs for small

entities.

DATES: Please submit comments on or

before October 6, 1997.

ADDRESSES: U.S. EPA, Office of

Enforcement and Compliance Assurance

(2201A) 401 M St., SW., Washington,

D.C. 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karin Leff, 202–564–7068/202–564–

0037 fax, Leff.Karin @

EPAmail.EPA.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are the

individuals in each state responsible for

implementing EPA’s Policy on

Compliance Incentives for Small

Businesses or comparable state policies

reducing penalties for small entities.

Title: State Use of EPA’s Policy on

Compliance Incentives for Small

Businesses or State Policy on Reducing

Penalties for Small Entities.

Abstract: Section 223 of the Small

Business Regulatory Enforcement

Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA) requires

EPA to report to Congress no later than

March 29, 1998, on the impact of its

program or policy to reduce/waive

penalties for small entities including the

scope of its program or policy, the

number of enforcement actions against

small entities that qualified/did not

qualify for the program or policy and

the total amount of penalty reductions/

waivers. EPA’s program consists of its

Policy on Compliance Incentives for

Small Businesses (Small Business

Policy), Policy on Flexible State

Enforcement Responses to Small

Community Violations and Incentives

for Self-Policing: Discovery, Disclosure,

Correction and Prevention of Violations

policy. These policies waive or reduce

penalties for entities who discover firsttime violations through on-site

government-sponsored compliance

assistance or audits, promptly disclose

and correct the violations and meet

certain other criteria. The Agency is

tracking the use of these policies by the

ten EPA Regions. However, the Policy

on Compliance Incentives for Small

Businesses (Small Business Policy) will