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1 In several cases, EPA programs have already

taken steps to begin implementation of PBMS. See:

Update 3 of SW–846 Methods (62 FR 32452) and

the Methods Approval Streamlining Proposal (62

FR 14975) for examples in EPA’s hazardous waste

and water programs, respectively.

contract by EPA which are subject to

specific methods and Statements of

Work, such as the Superfund Contract

Laboratory Program (CLP).

EPA intends to implement PBMS on

a program-specific basis. Each of EPA’s

programs is presently developing a plan

for implementation. Each

implementation plan will address the

specifics of how PBMS will work in

specific regulatory programs. The plans

will address, for example, the scope of

PBMS application within the program

(i.e., which measurements will be

subject to PBMS), any record keeping or

documentation requirements, and the

specific steps that will be taken by EPA

to implement PBMS within the

program. The Agency’s goal is for each

Office to prepare a plan for

implementing PBMS by September of

1997 and move to implementation of

PBMS by September 1998.1 Any

required extensions of the 1998

implementation goal will be considered

on a case-by-case basis based on

implementation steps outlined in each

program’s plan.

Once implementation plans are

finalized, the Agency may publish

additional notices to inform the public

of specific implementation actions to be

taken and the proposed schedule for

those actions. In addition, as individual

programs take steps to amend existing

regulations for the purpose of

implementing PBMS, notices of

proposed rulemakings will be

published. Throughout this process,

EPA intends to provide ample

opportunity for the public to comment

on specific aspects of PBMS

implementation. For example, the

Agency plans to engage in a dialogue,

both inside and outside EPA, to get

input from various stakeholders on how

to best implement PBMS. We will seek

input from all affected parties regarding

PBMS implementation in all of EPA’s

programs. Today’s notice is a general

announcement of our intent to

implement PBMS in EPA programs.

EPA will consider any comments

provided in response to this notice. The

following is a list of issues that

commenters may wish to address:

1. The potential environmental

benefits or consequences that may be

achieved through implementation of

PBMS.

2. The potential implications for

improvements in environmental

monitoring technology through

implementation of PBMS.

3. The potential costs or cost savings

(to the regulated community,

laboratories, or others) that may result

from PBMS implementation.

4. The potential impacts of PBMS on

small entities.

5. The potential effect of PBMS on

compliance monitoring and

enforcement of regulatory and statutory

requirements. For example:

—potential challenges to state

enforcement programs that will result

from implementation of PBMS.

—The level of expertise necessary for

EPA and state inspectors to

successfully determine the adequacy

of a PBMS method.

—The resource and training

implications of PBMS, especially for

state environmental programs.

—The impact (if any) of PBMS on

industry’s ability to determine

compliance with Federal and/or state

regulations and applicable permit

conditions.

6. The potential effect of PBMS on the

public’s ability to understand and

monitor facilities within their

communities.

7. The advantages and disadvantages

of using method performance criteria

and documentation requirements for

establishing that methods achieve

required performance levels.

8. The adequacy of the draft checklists

for identifying and describing

documentation requirements.

9. The need for EPA and state

regulatory agencies to receive written

notice where PBMS methods will be

used by regulated parties.

10. The feasibility of applying PBMS

to the various environmental

measurements required by individual

EPA programs.

To assist in program-specific

implementation, the Agency has

developed a draft set of generic

checklists and companion instructions

to describe the recommended

documentation for an initial and

continuing demonstration of method

performance. Individual programs

would use these generic checklists, with

program-specific requirements, as

appropriate, to delineate the records

that would be required for compliance

with PBMS. The checklists are one of a

number of technical tools EPA would

use to implement PBMS and

communicate the requirements and

guidelines associated with PBMS to the

public. Copies of the draft generic

checklists are available on EPA’s

Internet home page (http://

www.epa.gov/pbms) or from the Docket.

Today’s notice is not a final agency

action and creates no rights enforceable

by any party in litigation with the

United States.

Dated: September 30, 1997.

Carol M. Browner,

Administrator.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5905–1]

Clean Water Act Class II: Proposed

Administrative Penalty Assessment

and Opportunity To Comment

Regarding the City of Baldwin City, KS

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed

administrative penalty assessment and

opportunity to comment regarding the

City of Baldwin City, Kansas.

SUMMARY: EPA is providing notice of

opportunity to comment on the

proposed assessment.

Under 33 U.S.C. 1319(g), EPA is

authorized to issue orders assessing

civil penalties for various violations of

the Act. EPA may issue such orders after

filing a Complaint commencing either a

Class I or Class II penalty proceeding.

EPA provides public notice of the

proposed assessment pursuant to 33

U.S.C. 1319(g)(4)(A).

Class II proceedings are conducted

under EPA’s Consolidated Rules of

Revocation or Suspension of Permits,

CFR part 22. The procedures by which

the public may submit written comment

on a proposed Class II order or

participate in a Class II proceeding, and

the procedures by which a respondent

may request a hearing, are set forth in

the Consolidated Rules. The deadline

for submitting public comment on a

proposed Class II order is thirty (30)

days after issuance of this public notice.

On May 9, 1997, EPA commenced the

following Class II proceeding for the

assessment of penalties by filing with

the Regional Hearing Clerk, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region VII, 726 Minnesota Avenue,

Kansas City, Kansas 66101, (913) 551–

7630, the following Complaint: In the

Matter of The City of Baldwin City,

CWA Docket No. VII–97–W–0015.

The Complaint proposes to assess a

penalty of Two Thousand Six Hundred

and Thirty-five dollars ($2,635) dollars

against The City of Baldwin City for the

failure to comply with the applicable

recordkeeping, monitoring, vector
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attraction reduction and pathogen

density requirements of section 405 of

the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S. C. 1345

and the regulations promulgated

pursuant to thereto and set forth at 40

CFR Part 503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Persons wishing to receive a copy of

EPA’s Consolidated Rules, review the

Complaint or other documents filed in

this proceeding, comment upon the

proposed penalty assessment, or

otherwise participate in the proceeding

should contact the Regional Hearing

Clerk identified above.

The administrative record for the

proceeding is located in the EPA

Regional Office at the address stated

above, and the file will be open for

public inspection during normal

business hours. All information

submitted by the City of Baldwin City

is available as part of the administrative

record, subject to provisions of law

restricting public disclosure of

confidential information. In order to

provide opportunity for public

comment, EPA will issue no final order

assessing a penalty in this proceeding

prior to thirty (30) days from the date of

this notice.

Dated: August 14, 1997.

William Rice,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–26431 Filed 10–3–97; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL—50905–2]

Clean Water Act Class II: Proposed

Administrative Penalty Assessment

and Opportunity To Comment

Regarding the City of LaHarpe, KS

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (‘‘EPA’’).

ACTION: Notice of proposed

administrative penalty assessment and

opportunity to comment regarding the

City of LaHarpe, Kansas.

SUMMARY: EPA is providing notice of

opportunity to comment on the

proposed assessment.

Under 33 U.S.C. 1319(g), EPA is

authorized to issue orders assessing

civil penalties for various violations of

the Act. EPA may issue such orders after

filing a Complaint commencing either a

Class I or Class II penalty proceeding.

EPA provides public notice of the

proposed assessment pursuant to 33

U.S.C. 1319(g)(4)(A).

Class II proceedings are conducted

under EPA’s Consolidated Rules of

Practice Governing the Administrative

Assessment of Civil Penalties and the

Revocation or Suspension of Permits, 40

CFR part 22. The procedures by which

the public may submit written comment

on a proposed Class II order or

participate in a Class II proceeding, and

the procedures by which a respondent

may request a hearing, are set forth in

the Consolidated Rules. The deadline

for submitting public comment on a

proposed Class II order is thirty (30)

days after issuance of this public notice.

On May 9, 1997, EPA commenced the

following Class II proceeding for the

assessment of penalties by filing with

the Regional Hearing Clerk, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region VII, 726 Minnesota Avenue,

Kansas City, Kansas 66101, (913) 551–

7630, the following Complaint: In the

Matter of The City of LaHarpe, CWA

Docket No. VII–97–W–0011.

The Complaint proposes to assess a

penalty of Two Thousand Five Hundred

and Ten dollars ($2,510) dollars against

The City of LaHarpe for the failure to

comply with the applicable

recordkeeping, monitoring, vector

attraction reduction and pathogen

density requirements of section 405 of

the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1345 and

the regulations promulgated pursuant

thereto and set forth at 40 CFR part 503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Parsons wishing to receive a copy of

EPA’s Consolidated Rules, review the

Complaint or other documents filed in

this proceeding, comment upon the

proposed penalty assessment, or

otherwise participate in the proceeding

should contact the Regional Hearing

Clerk identified above.

The administrative record for the

proceeding is located in the EPA

Regional Office at the address stated

above, and the file will be open for

public inspection during normal

business hours. All information

submitted by The City of LaHarpe is

available as part of the administrative

record, subject to provisions of law

restricting public disclosure of

confidential information. In order to

provide opportunity for public

comment, EPA will issue no final order

assessing a penalty in this proceeding

prior to thirty (30) days from the date of

this notice.

Dated: August 14, 1997.

William Rice,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–26432 Filed 10–3–97; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB

for Review and Approval

September 30, 1997.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications

Commission, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork burden

invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on the

following information collection(s), as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. An

agency may not conduct or sponsor a

collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid control

number. No person shall be subject to

any penalty for failing to comply with

a collection of information subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that

does not display a valid control number.

Comments are requested concerning (a)

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

Commission, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s

burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collected; and (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on the respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted on or before December 5,

1997. If you anticipate that you will be

submitting comments, but find it

difficult to do so within the period of

time allowed by this notice, you should

advise the contact listed below as soon

as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Judy

Boley, Federal Communications

Commissions, Room 234, 1919 M St.,

N.W., Washington, DC 20554 or via

internet to jboley@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collections contact Judy

Boley at 202–418–0214 or via internet at

jboley@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval No.: 3060–0027.

Title: Application for Construction

Permit for Commercial Broadcast

Station.

Form No.: FCC Form 301.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.