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measures to avoid or lessen

environmental impact. The more

specific your comments, the more useful

they will be. Please carefully follow

these instructions to ensure that your

comments are received in time and

properly recorded:

• Send two copies of your letter to:

Lois Cashell, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First St.,

N.E., Room 1A, Washington, DC

20426;

• Label one copy of the comments for

the attention of the Environmental

Review and Compliance Branch II, PR–

11.2;

• Reference Docket No. CP97–626–

000; and

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, DC on

or before November 28, 1997.

Becoming an Intervenor

Besides involvement in the EA

scoping process, you may want to

become an official party to the

proceeding or become an ‘‘intervenor.’’

Among other things, intervenors have

the right to receive copies of caserelated Commission documents and

filings by other intervenors. Likewise,

each intervenor must provide copies of

its filings to all other parties. If you

want to become an intervenor you must

file a motion to intervene according to

Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR

385.214) (see appendix 2).

The date for filing timely motions to

intervene in this proceeding has passed.

Therefore, parties now seeking to file

late interventions must show good

cause, as required by section

385.214(b)(3), why this time limitation

should be waived. Environmental issues

have been viewed as good cause for late

intervention. You do not need

intervenor status to have your

comments considered.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–28974 Filed 10–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPPTS–62151B; FRL–5741–6]

Dialogue Group on Identification of

Lead-Based Paint Hazards; Notice of

Open Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA will be holding a

meeting of the Dialogue Process to

support the forthcoming rulemaking

under section 403 of the Toxic

Substances Control Act (TSCA). Section

403 directs the Agency to promulgate

regulations which shall identify leadbased paint hazards, lead-contaminated

dust, and lead-contaminated soil. The

purpose of this meeting of the Dialogue

Process is to obtain comment on

regulatory options that will be presented

to senior EPA management the

following week.

DATES: The Dialogue Process will meet

on November 12, 1997, from 10 a.m. to

4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Metro Center Marriott Hotel, 775

12th St., NW., Washington, DC. All

written comments should be submitted

in triplicate to: TSCA Document

Receipts (7407), Office of Pollution

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental

Protection Agency, Rm. E–G99, 401 M

St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. All

comments should be identified by the

docket control number OPPTS–62151B.

Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically by following

the instructions under Unit IV. of this

document. No Confidential Business

Information (CBI) should be submitted

through e-mail.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

specific or technical information

contact: Karen Lannon, National

Program Chemicals Division (7404),

Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics, Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington,

DC 20460, Telephone: 202–260–2797,

Fax: 202–260–0770, e-mail:

lannon.karen@epamail.epa.gov.

For general information contact:

National Lead Information

Clearinghouse (NLIC), 1025 Connecticut

Ave., 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

Section 403 of TSCA, 15 U.S.C. 2683,

directs EPA to promulgate regulations

that identify lead hazards in paint,

household dust, and bare residential

soil. Title IV of TSCA, titled ‘‘Lead

Exposure Reduction,’’ which includes

section 403, was added to TSCA by the

Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard

Reduction Act of 1992. To support the

rulemaking, EPA established a Dialogue

Process in 1995 to obtain input from

interested parties early in the

rulemaking process. Establishment of

the Dialogue Process was announced in

the Federal Register of July 18, 1995 (60

FR 36806) (FRL–4964–8).

EPA held four meetings of the

Dialogue Process in 1995 and 1996 to

obtain input from interested parties on

a range of regulatory and policy issues

and options. Since that time, the Agency

has conducted risk, economic, and

policy analyses and has developed

options to present to senior EPA

managers. Following selection of the

preferred options, the proposed rule

will undergo final Agency review and

Office of Management and Budget

review. EPA will then publish the

proposed regulation in the Federal

Register for public comment.

II. Dialogue Meeting

The purpose of the meeting being

announced today is to obtain input and

comment on the regulatory options that

will be presented to EPA management.

Agency staff plan to include a synopsis

of these comments in their presentation

to management.

This meeting is open to the public

and will provide 30 minutes for public

comment on a first-come, first-served

basis. Due to the need to accommodate

as many interested parties as possible

during the public comment period, EPA

will limit comments to 5 minutes for

representatives of organizations and 3

minutes for individuals. Members of the

public interested in offering comment at

the meeting should sign-up at the

registration desk.

Individuals wishing to provide

comments to EPA, but who cannot be

accommodated during the comment

period or cannot attend the Dialogue

meeting may submit written comments

to EPA at the address listed in the

ADDRESSES unit of this notice. In order

to be included in the synopsis of

comments to be presented to EPA

management, written comments must be

received by close of business on

November 14, 1997.

III. Confidential Business Information

A person may assert a claim of

confidentiality for any information,

including all or portions of written

comments, submitted to EPA in

connection with the Dialogue Process.

Any person who submits a comment

subject to a claim of confidentiality

must also submit a nonconfidential

version. Any claim of confidentiality

must accompany the information when

it is submitted to EPA. Persons must

mark information claimed as

confidential by circling, bracketing, or

underlining it, and marking it with

‘‘CONFIDENTIAL’’ or some other

appropriate designation. EPA will

disclose information subject to a claim
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of confidentiality only to the extent

permitted by section 14 of TSCA and 40

CFR part 2, subpart B. If a person does

not assert a claim of confidentiality for

information at the time it is submitted

to EPA, EPA may make the information

public without further notice to that

person.

IV. Public Docket

A record has been established for this

action under docket control number

‘‘OPPTS–62151B’’ (including comments

submitted electronically as described

below). A public version of this record,

including printed, paper versions of the

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 public

record is located in the TSCA

Nonconfidential Information Center,

Rm. NE–B607, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

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.

The official record for this action as

well as the public version, as described

above will be kept in paper form.

Accordingly, EPA will transfer all

comments received electronically into

printed, paper form as they are received

and will place the paper copies in the

official record which will also include

all comments submitted directly in

writing. The official record is the paper

record maintained at the address in

ADDRESSES at the beginning of this

document.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection and Lead.

Dated: October 28, 1997.

William H. Sanders III,

Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics.

[FR Doc. 97–29054 Filed 10–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

[CC Docket No. 92–237; DA 97–2295]

FCC Announces the Next Meeting of

the North American Numbering

Council

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: On October 30, 1997, the

Commission released a public notice

announcing the November 18, 1997,

meeting and agenda of the North

American Numbering Council (NANC).

The intended effect of this action is to

make the public aware of the NANC’s

next meeting and its Agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeannie Grimes, Paralegal Specialist,

assisting the NANC at (202) 418–2313 or

via the Internet at jgrimes@fcc.gov. The

address is: Network Services Division,

Common Carrier Bureau, Federal

Communications Commission, 2000 M

Street, NW, Suite 235, Washington, DC

20054. The fax number is: (202) 418–

7314. The TTY number is: (202)418–

0484.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The next

meeting of the North American

Numbering Council (NANC) will be

held on Tuesday, November 18, 1997,

from 8:30 a.m until 4:30 p.m., EST at the

Federal Communications Commission,

1919 M Street, NW, Room 856,

Washington, DC 20054.

Proposed Agenda

The planned agenda for the November

18, 1997, meeting is as follows:

1. Industry Numbering Committee

(INC) Monthly Report to the NANC.

2. Number Pooling Management

Group (NPMG) Status Report.

3. North American Numbering Plan

Administration (NANPA) Working

Group Report: Transition Planning to

the new NANPA, Central Office Code

Administration Transition Task Force,

and Cost Recovery Task Force updates.

4. Network Interconnection

Interoperability Forum (NIIF) Report:

Central Office Code and NPA Code

Activation Issue.

5. Telecommunications Industry

Association (TIA) and Committee T–1

Discussion: Workplan Coordination

with the NANC on LNP Standards, i.e.,

NPAC SMS Change Management

Process.

6. Local Number Portability

Administration (LNPA) Working Group

Status Report: Followup Activities for

FCC 97–289 Second Report and Order,

Local Number Portability, Docket 95–

116.

7. Wireline/Wireless Task Force Work

Plan Report.

8. Consideration of NANC

Responsibilities under the Further

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and

Order, In the Matter of Administration

of the North American Numbering Plan

Carrier Identification Codes (CICs), CC

Docket 92–237, FCC 97–364.

9. Other Business.

10. Review of Decisions Reached and

Action Items.

Federal Communications Commission.

Geraldine A. Matise,

Chief, Network Services Division, Common

Carrier Bureau.

[FR Doc. 97–29136 Filed 10–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA–1189–DR]

New Jersey; Major Disaster and

Related Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This is a notice of the

Presidential declaration of a major

disaster for the State of New Jersey

(FEMA–1189–DR), dated September 23,

1997, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 23, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Madge Dale, Response and Recovery

Directorate, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, Washington, DC

20472, (202) 646–3260.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is

hereby given that, in a letter dated

September 23, 1997, the President

declared a major disaster under the

authority of the Robert T. Stafford

Disaster Relief and Emergency

Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.),

as follows:

I have determined that the damage in

certain areas of the State of New Jersey,

resulting from severe storms and flooding on

August 20–21, 1997, is of sufficient severity

and magnitude to warrant a major disaster

declaration under the Robert T. Stafford

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act

(‘‘the Stafford Act’’). I, therefore, declare that

such a major disaster exists in the State of

New Jersey.

In order to provide Federal assistance, you

are hereby authorized to allocate from funds

available for these purposes, such amounts as

you find necessary for Federal disaster

assistance and administrative expenses.

You are authorized to provide Individual

Assistance, Public Assistance, and Hazard

Mitigation in the designated areas. Consistent

with the requirement that Federal assistance

be supplemental, any Federal funds provided

under the Stafford Act for Public Assistance

or Hazard Mitigation will be limited to 75

percent of the total eligible costs.

The time period prescribed for the

implementation of section 310(a),

Priority to Certain Applications for

Public Facility and Public Housing

Assistance, 42 U.S.C. 5153, shall be for

a period not to exceed six months after

the date of this declaration.

Notice is hereby given that pursuant

to the authority vested in the Director of