Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 191 / Thursday, October 2, 1997 / Proposed Rules 51621

Program identification or thematic use—

$85.76, up from the current rate of

$80.75

Display of an art reproduction—$21.51,

up from the current rate of $20.25

Rate Adjustment for Section 253.7(b)(4)

Review of the rate proposals of

NRBMLC and PBS and NPR reveals that

there is a conflict between their

proposed rates for the recording of

nondramatic performances and displays

of musical works on and for the radio

and television programs of public

broadcasting entities, other than in a

National Public Radio produced

program, and for the making,

reproduction, and distribution of copies

and phonorecords of public

broadcasting programs containing such

nondramatic performances and displays

of musical works solely for the purpose

of transmission by public broadcasting

entities. 37 CFR 253.7(b)(4). NRBMLC

proposes that the rates remain the same

as the current rates, while PBS and NPR

propose an increase of 6.2 percent. To

resolve this conflict, the Librarian is

announcing that he will adopt the

proposal of PBS and NPR, described

above, unless NRBMLC or some other

party challenges the proposal, in which

case the matter will be resolved by the

CARP in this proceeding.

Marilyn J. Kretsinger,

Assistant General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 97–26062 Filed 10–1–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 1410–33–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 136

[FRL–5901–5]

Guidelines Establishing Test

Procedures for the Analysis of Oil and

Grease and Total Petroleum

Hydrocarbons; Notice of Availability

and Request for Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of data availability and

request for comment.

SUMMARY: On January 23, 1996 (61 FR

1730), EPA proposed to amend the

Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures

for the Analysis of Pollutants under

section 304(h) of the Clean Water Act to

replace existing gravimetric test

procedures for the determination of the

conventional pollutant ‘‘oil and grease’’

(40 CFR 401.16) with EPA Method 1664,

as part of EPA’s effort to reduce

dependency on the use of

chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). EPA also

proposed to allow use of Method 1664

for determination of total petroleum

hydrocarbons (TPH). The comment

period on the proposal ended on March

25, 1996. On May 24, 1996 (61 FR

26149), EPA reopened the comment

period until July 23, 1996. EPA received

analytical data during both comment

periods and following the close of the

reopened comment period, and desires

to consider these data in its rulemaking.

EPA therefore is making available for

public review and comment these

additional analytical data which the

Agency is considering in establishing

the final regulation approving use of

Method 1664.

DATES: Written comments on this notice

must be submitted on or before

November 3, 1997. All comments must

be postmarked or delivered by hand by

November 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on

this notice to ‘‘Method 1664—Notice of

Data Availability,’’ Comment Clerk,

Water Docket MC–4101, Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M Street, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20460. Commenters

are requested to submit one copy of any

references cited in their comments and

an original and two copies of their

written comments and enclosures.

Commenters who want receipt of their

comments acknowledged should

include a self-addressed, stamped

envelope. No facsimiles (faxes) will be

accepted.

A copy of the data received by the

Agency during and pursuant to the

comment period for the proposed rule is

available for review at EPA’s Water

Docket, 401 M Street, S.W., Washington,

D.C. 20460. For access to the Docket

materials, call (202) 260–3027 between

9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Eastern

Standard Time (EST) for an

appointment.

The complete text of this Federal

Register notice and Method 1664 may

be viewed or downloaded on the

Internet at http://www.epa.gov/OST.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Ben Honaker, Engineering and Analysis

Division (4303), USEPA Office of

Science and Technology, 401 M Street,

S.W., Washington, D.C., 20460, or call

(202) 260–2272.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

January 23, 1996 (61 FR 1730), EPA

proposed to replace currently approved

gravimetric test procedures with EPA

Method 1664: N-Hexane Extractable

Material (HEM) and Silica Gel Treated

N-Hexane Extractable Material (SGT–

HEM) by Extraction and Gravimetry (Oil

and Grease and Total Petroleum

Hydrocarbons) for determination of ‘‘oil

and grease’’. Oil and grease is a

conventional pollutant as defined in

section 304(a) of the Clean Water Act

(CWA) and at 40 CFR 401.16. Method

1664 also was proposed for

determination of total petroleum

hydrocarbons (TPH), a nonconventional pollutant regulated in

many National Pollution Discharge

Elimination System permits. The

proposed rule is necessary to meet

compliance monitoring requirements of

CWA and the chlorofluorocarbon

phaseout requirements of the Clean Air

Act Amendments. Method 1664 was

proposed under the authority of

Sections 301, 304(h), and 501(a) of CWA

and the authority of sections 604, 606,

and 613 of the 1990 Clean Air Act

Amendments. In the proposed rule, the

Agency requested comments, analysis,

and additional information on the

replacement of Freon-113 with nhexane, the utility of Method 1664 for

monitoring, the quality control (QC)

acceptance criteria in Method 1664, the

method detection limit (MDL) and

minimum level (ML), the performancebased option criteria, and the six-month

implementation scenario. In response to

this request, the Agency received

comments that provided additional

analytical data pertaining to Method

1664.

The comment period on the proposal

ended on March 25, 1996. On May 24,

1996 (61 FR 26149), EPA reopened the

comment period until July 23, 1996.

EPA received analytical data during

both comment periods and following

the close of the reopened comment

period. The Agency desires to consider

these additional data in formulating the

final rule for the use of Method 1664.

This notice makes available for public

review and comment all additional

analytical data received by the Agency

since the publication of the proposed

rule. The additional data consist of

results from preparation blank analyses,

solid-phase extraction analyses,

comparison of n-hexane-based

extraction and freon-based extraction,

and MDL and ML data.

EPA is soliciting comment on the

additional analytical data only. Further

comments on the proposal (61 FR 1730)

will not be accepted. These additional

data neither represent any modification

of the proposed rule, nor indicate a

change in the Agency’s interpretation of

existing requirements. The data

represent additional information which

the Agency is considering in

establishing the final regulation

approving the use of Method 1664.
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Dated: September 22, 1997.

Robert Perciasepe,

Assistant Administrator for Water.

[FR Doc. 97–26178 Filed 10–1–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–U

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 745

[OPPTS-62128C; FRL–5749–1]

RIN 2070–AC64

Lead; Requirements for Lead-Based

Paint Activities in Public Buildings,

Commercial Buildings and Steel

Structures; Extension of Comment

Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

SUMMARY: EPA is extending the

comment period on an August 22, 1997

document which announced a public

meeting and requested written

comments on the development of

training and certification requirements

and work practice standards for

individuals and firms conducting leadbased paint activities in public

buildings (except child-occupied

facilities), commercial buildings, and

steel structures.

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted to EPA by November 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments must bear the

docket control number ‘‘OPPT–

62128B.’’ All comments should be sent

in triplicate to: OPPT Document Control

Officer (7407), Office of Pollution

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,

Room G–099, East Tower, Washington,

DC 20460.

Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically to: oppt.

ncic@epamail.epa.gov. Follow the

instructions under Unit II. of this

document. No Confidential Business

Information (CBI) should be submitted

through e-mail.

All comments which contain

information claimed as CBI must be

clearly marked as such. Three sanitized

copies of any comments containing

information claimed as CBI must also be

submitted and will be placed in the

public record for this rulemaking.

Persons submitting information on any

portion of which they believe is entitled

to treatment as CBI by EPA must assert

a business confidentiality claim in

accordance with 40 CFR 2.203(b) for

each such portion. This claim must be

made at the time that the information is

submitted to EPA. If a submitter does

not assert a confidentiality claim at the

time of submission, EPA will consider

this as a waiver of any confidentiality

claim and the information may be made

available to the public by EPA without

further notice to the submitter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

more specific or technical information

contact: Ellie Clark, National Program

Chemicals Division (7404), Office of

Pollution Prevention and Toxics,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460,

Telephone: 202–260–3402, Fax: 202–

260–0770, e-mail:

clark.ellie@epamail.epa.gov.

For general information or to obtain

copies of the August 22, 1997 document

contact: National Lead Information

Clearinghouse (NLIC), 1025 Connecticut

Avenue, NW., Suite 1200, Washington,

DC 20036-5405 or toll free at 1–800–

424–5323. Fax: 202–659–1192, e-mail:

leadctr@nsc.org, Internet site: http://

www.nsc.org/ehc/lead.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

In the Federal Register of August 22,

1997 (62 FR 44621) (FRL–5740–7), EPA

announced a public meeting scheduled

for September 3, 1997, in Washington,

DC to take public comments and

suggestions from a cross-section of

stakeholders on the development of

training and certification requirements

and work practice standards for

individuals and firms conducting leadbased paint activities in public

buildings (except child-occupied

facilities), commercial buildings, and

steel structures. The notice stated that

EPA specifically wanted additional

public comment on the following

subjects: (1) Coverage of lead-based

paint activities, in particular

clarification of the term ‘‘deleading’’; (2)

the interface between OSHA’s lead

standards and EPA’s TSCA section 402

regulations; (3) distinguishing among

various building and structure types;

and (4) sources of information for EPA’s

regulations. EPA discussed each issue in

detail and requested comments and

additional information on specific

items. In the document, EPA provided

a 30–day comment period following the

public meeting. In response to requests

by interested parties, EPA is extending

the comment period by 30 days.

Comments must now be received by

November 3, 1997.

II. Public Record and Electronic

Submissions

The official record for this action, as

well as the public version, has been

established for this action under docket

control number ‘‘OPPTS–62128B’’

(including comments and data

submitted electronically as described

below). A public version of this record,

including printed, paper versions of

electronic comments, which does not

include any information claimed as CBI,

is available for inspection from noon to

4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays. The official

record is located in the TSCA

Nonconfidential Information Center,

Rm. NE–B607, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC.

Electronic comments can be sent

directly to EPA at:

oppt.ncic@epamail.epa.gov

Electronic comments must be

submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the

use of special characters and any form

of encryption. Comments and data will

also be accepted on disks in

WordPerfect 5.1/6.1 or ASCII file

format. All comments and data in

electronic form must be identified by

the docket control number ‘‘OPPTS–

62128B.’’ Electronic comments on this

action may be filed online at many

Federal Depository Libraries.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 745

Environmental protection, Hazardous

substances, Lead, Recordkeeping and

notification requirements.

Dated: September 26, 1997.

Vanessa Vu,

Acting Director, Office of Pollution Prevention

and Toxics.

[FR Doc. 97–26188 Filed 10–1–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 54

[CC Docket Nos. 96–45 and 97–160, DA 97–

2050]

Federal State Joint Board on Universal

Service; Forward-Looking Mechanism

for High Cost Support for Non-Rural

LECs

Released September 24, 1997.

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed Rule; notice of

meetings.

SUMMARY: Each Wednesday, the

Common Carrier Bureau holds meetings

with the proponents of the Hatfield

Model and the Benchmark Cost Proxy

Model to solicit the model proponents’

individual views on the models’ current