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Any party who has not filed a notice of

intention to appear may be allowed to

testify for no more than 10 minutes as

time permits, at the discretion of the

Facilitator.

Notice of intention to appear,

testimony and evidence will be

available for inspection and copying at

the Docket Office at the address above.

Informal Public Meeting

The informal public meeting will

commence at 10 a.m. OSHA has

scheduled this meeting to enable

interested persons to address the

Agency on the issues discussed in this

notice. The meeting will be presided

over by a Facilitator designated by

OSHA.

Authority and Signature

This document has been prepared

under the direction of Greg R.

Watchman, Acting Assistant Secretary

of Labor for Occupational Safety and

Health, U.S. Department of Labor, 200

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC 20210. It is issued under sections 4,

6, and 8 of the Occupational Safety and

Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 653, 655,

657), section 41 of the Longshore and

Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (33

U.S.C. 941), and 29 CFR part 1911.

Signed at Washington, DC this 3rd day of

October, 1997.

Greg Watchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor.

[FR Doc. 97–26819 Filed 10–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 183

[CGD 97–060]

Standards for Navigation Lights Used

on Recreational Boats

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Request for comments.

SUMMARY: This document solicits

comments concerning the desirability of

requiring manufacturers and importers

of navigation lights used on recreational

boats to construct and label their lights

in accordance with a recognized

industry standard. A request for public

input was the recommendation of the

National Boating Safety Advisory

Council.

DATES: Comments must be received by

April 7, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

the Executive Secretary, Marine Safety

Council (G–LRA/3406) (CGD 97–060),

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100

Second Street SW., Washington, DC

20593–0001, or may be delivered to

room 3406 at the above address between

8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through

Friday, except Federal holidays. The

telephone number is (202) 267–1477.

The Executive Secretary maintains the

public docket for this notice. Comments

will become a part of this docket and

will be available for inspection or

copying at room 3406, U.S. Coast Guard

Headquarters.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Randolph Doubt, Project Manager,

Recreational Boating Product Assurance

Division, (202) 267–0984.

You may obtain a copy of this notice

by calling the U.S. Coast Guard Infoline

at 1–800–368–5647, or read it on the

Internet at the Web Site for the Office of

Boating Safety at URL address

www.uscgboating.org/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comments

The Coast Guard encourages you to

submit comments about this document.

Please include your name and address,

identify this notice (CGD 97–060) and

the specific section of this document to

which each comment applies, and give

the reason for each comment. Please

submit two copies of all comments and

attachments in an unbound format, no

larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, to assist us

with copying and electronic filing. If

you want us to acknowledge receiving

your comments, please enclose a

stamped, self-addressed postcard or

envelope.

Background Information

Prior to April 1997, manufacturers of

navigation lights for recreational vessels

could voluntarily apply for a Coast

Guard ‘‘letter of acceptance’’ for each

light fixture placed on the market, and

if granted, the manufacturer could state

that the light was ‘‘USCG Accepted’’ on

the package. The letter of acceptance

was an indication that the Coast Guard

had reviewed a laboratory report

submitted by the light manufacturer and

that based on a comparison of the report

with the navigation rules, the Coast

Guard did not object to the item being

offered for sale to the boating public.

Since letters of acceptance were never a

requirement, were not equivalent to

‘‘USCG Approval’’ and were therefore a

source of confusion, as of April 1997,

letters of acceptance are no longer

issued. Currently there is no way for

boat manufacturers and the boating

public to determine whether navigation

light fixtures they purchase comply

with applicable requirements in the

Navigation Rules, except for light

manufacturers’ statements in that

regard.

In contrast to Coast Guard practice

with regard to recreational vessels,

existing regulations applicable to

commercial vessels in 46 CFR 111.75–

17 require each navigation light to meet

the technical details of the applicable

navigation rules and to be certified by

an independent laboratory to the

requirements of Underwriters

Laboratories Standard UL 1104 or an

equivalent standard. The commercial

vessel regulations further require that

navigation lights be labeled to indicate:

(1) The name or number of the standard

to which the light was type-tested; (2)

the name or registered certification mark

of the independent laboratory that

tested the fixture; (3) the fixture

manufacturer’s name; (4) the model

number of the fixture; (5) the visibility

of the light in nautical miles; (6) the

date on which the fixture was typetested; and (7) the identification of the

bulb used in the compliance test. The

independent laboratory must be

accepted by the Commandant for the

testing and listing or certification of

electrical equipment.

The National Boating Safety Advisory

Council (NBSAC) is a Federal advisory

committee which provides advice and

makes recommendations to the Coast

Guard regarding regulations and other

boating safety matters. At its April 1997

meeting several National Boating Safety

Advisory Council members noted that

while Annex I to the Navigation Rules

in 33 CFR Part 84 specifies technical

details for proper cutoff angles, color

specifications, and the intensity of

navigation lights and Coast Guard

regulations require certification of

navigation lights installed on

commercial vessels, there are no similar

regulations for lights offered for sale to

recreational boat manufacturers and the

boating public.

The NBSAC therefore recommend

that the Coast Guard solicit comments

on the benefits of, and objections to,

requiring navigation light manufacturers

and importers to demonstrate that lights

offered for sale to boat manufacturers

and the boating public comply with

applicable requirements in the

Navigation Rules. Under 46 USC 4302,

4303, and 33 USC 2071, the Coast Guard

has the authority to establish

requirements for the installation,

carrying, or use of associated equipment

on recreational vessels. All comments

received during the comment period

will be placed in the public docket for

review by NBSAC and the Coast Guard

in considering the formulation of any
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regulatory and nonregulatory measures

that may follow from this notice.

Pertinent Questions

In view of the discussion above,

please respond to the following

questions: (1) Should the Coast Guard require

third party certification, similar to that

required for commercial vessel

navigation lights, so that boat builders,

boat owners, marine surveyors and

officials conducting law enforcement

boarding would have a means for

determining whether navigation lights

sold for use or installed on recreational

boats complied with applicable

requirements in the Navigation Rules? (2) What are the expected costs and

benefits of regulations requiring

manufacturers and importers of

navigation lights used on recreational

boats to construct and label their lights

in accordance with a recognized

industry standard? (3) Is it appropriate for the Coast

Guard to impose a third party

certification requirement for navigation

lights sold for installation on

recreational boats?

Dated: October 1, 1997.

Ernest R. Riutta,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant

Commandant for Operations.

[FR Doc. 97–26697 Filed 10–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–14–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 81

[CA–003–BU; FRL–5907–8]

Clean Air Act Reclassification;

California-Santa Barbara

Nonattainment Area; Ozone

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of the

public comment period.

SUMMARY: On September 2, 1997, EPA

published a proposed rule (62 FR

46234) proposing to determine that the

Santa Barbara moderate ozone

nonattainment area has not attained the

1-hour ozone national ambient air

quality standard (NAAQS) by the Clean

Air Act (CAA) mandated attainment

date for moderate nonattainment areas,

November 15, 1996. If EPA takes final

action on the determination as

proposed, the Santa Barbara ozone

nonattainment area will be reclassified

by operation of law as a serious

nonattainment area. On September 24,

1997, the Santa Barbara County Air

Pollution Control District requested a

30-day extension of the comment period

in order to allow a better opportunity for

local stakeholders to provide input to

EPA. In response to that request, EPA is

announcing a 30-day extension of the

public comment period on the

September 2, 1997, proposed rule.

DATES: Written comments on the

September 2, 1997, proposed rule must

be received in writing by November 3,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be

submitted to: U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 9, Office of

Air Planning, Air Division, 17th Floor,

75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco,

California 94105.

Copies of EPA’s draft technical

support document for this rulemaking

and EPA’s policies governing attainment

findings and extension requests are

contained in the docket for this

rulemaking. A copy of EPA’s proposal

(62 FR 46234) and the TSD are also

available in the air programs section of

EPA Region 9’s website, http://

www.epa.gov/region09. The docket is

available for inspection during normal

business hours at the following location:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 9, Office of Air Planning, Air

Division, 17th Floor, 75 Hawthorne

Street, San Francisco, California 94105,

(415) 744–1248.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dave Jesson, Office of Air Planning

(AIR–2), U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street,

San Francisco, California 94105, (415)

744–1288.

Dated: October 2, 1997.

John Wise,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–26865 Filed 10–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[FRL–5902–8]

National Oil and Hazardous

Substances Pollution Contingency

Plan; National Priorities List Update

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of intent to delete the

Cleve Reber Superfund Site from the

National Priorities List and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) Region 6 announces its

intent to delete the Cleve Reber

Superfund Site (the ‘‘Site’’) from the

National Priorities List (NPL) and

requests public comment on this

proposed action. All public comments

regarding this proposed action which

are submitted within 30 days of the date

of this notice, to the address indicated

below, will be considered by EPA. The

NPL, promulgated pursuant to Section

105 of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

(CERCLA) of 1980, is codified at

appendix B to the National Oil and

Hazardous Substances Pollution

Contingency Plan (NCP), 40 CFR part

300. EPA in consultation with the State

of Louisiana, through the Louisiana

Department of Environmental Quality

(LDEQ), has determined that no further

response is appropriate, and that,

consequently, the Site should be deleted

from the NPL.

DATES: EPA will consider comments

submitted by November 10, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed

to: Ms. Janetta Coats, Community

Relations Coordinator (6SF–PO), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas,

Texas 75202–2733, (214) 665–6617.

INFORMATION REPOSITORIES:

Comprehensive information on the Site

has been compiled in a public deletion

docket which may be reviewed and

copied during normal business hours at

the following Cleve Reber Superfund

Site information repositories:

U.S. EPA Region 6 Library (12th Floor),

1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas

75202–2733, 1–800–533–3508.

Ascension Parish Public Library, 500

Mississippi Street, Donaldsonville,

Louisiana 70346, (504) 473–8052.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Caroline A. Ziegler, Remedial Project

Manager (6SF–LP), U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross

Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733,

(214) 665–2178.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

I. Introduction

II. NPL Deletion Criteria

III. Deletion Procedures

IV. Basis for Intended Site Deletion

I. Introduction

This is the EPA Region 6 Notice of

Intent to Delete (NOID) the Site from the

NPL. The NPL is the list, compiled by

EPA pursuant to CERCLA Section 105,

of uncontrolled hazardous substance

releases in the United States that are

priorities for long-term remedial

evaluation and response. As described

in 40 CFR 300.425(e)(3) of the NCP, sites