Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 218 / Wednesday, November 12, 1997 / Proposed Rules 60675

1997 (62 FR 46804), written comments

on the proposed rule were to be

submitted to the EPA on or before

November 3, 1997 (a 60-day public

comment period). The public comment

period is being reopened for 30 days

and will now end on December 3, 1997.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before December 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

submitted (in duplicate, if possible) to

the Air and Radiation Docket and

Information Center (6102), Attention:

Docket No. A–96–38, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M Street S.W., Washington, DC 20460.

The EPA requests that a separate copy

also be sent to the contact person listed

under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. Comments and data

may also be submitted electronically by

following the instructions provided in

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

No Confidential Business Information

(CBI) should be submitted through

electronic mail.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

David Svendsgaard; Organic Chemicals

Group, Emission Standards Division

(MD–13), U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Research Triangle Park, North

Carolina 27711, telephone number (919)

541–2380.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic

Filing. Electronic comments can be sent

directly to the EPA at: a-and-rdocket@epamail.epa.gov. Electronic

comments and data 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 or 6.1 file format or

ASCII file format. All comments and

data in electronic form must be

identified by the docket number A–96–

38. Electronic comments may be filed

online at many Federal Depository

Libraries.

Discussion

On September 4, 1997, at 62 FR

46804, the EPA published the proposed

National Emission Standards for

Hazardous Air Pollutants for Polyether

Polyols Production and provided a 60-

day public comment period. Requests

have been received to extend the public

comment period beyond the 60 days

originally provided. These requests have

been made by businesses that will be

affected by the rule. In consideration of

these requests, the EPA is reopening the

comment period by 30 days (until

December 3, 1997), in order to give all

interested persons the opportunity to

comment fully.

Dated: November 3, 1997.

Richard D. Wilson,

Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and

Radiation.

[FR Doc. 97–29735 Filed 11–10–97; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 79

[FRL–5919–5]

Proposed Alternative Tier 2

Requirements for Baseline Gasoline

and Oxygenated Gasoline Categories

of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether, Ethyl

Alcohol, and Other Oxygenates

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of

comment period.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this document

is to announce that the Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) is extending

the comment periods, which published

on September 9, 1997 (62 FR 47400), on

the proposed Alternative Tier 2 testing

requirements under the fuel and fuel

additive (F/FAs) registration testing

requirements of 40 CFR part 79, subpart

F an additional 60 days.

EPA has extended the comment

periods for the following reasons. First,

the API 211(b) Research Group has

requested an extension because there

are many inherent complexities in the

proposed testing, especially in regard to

the required exposure work. Second, the

public has shown an interest in the

testing being required under the

proposed Alternative Tier 2 notification.

DATES: Comments on these proposed

Alternative Tier 2 provisions must be

received from the public by January 7,

1998. Comments on the proposed

Alternative Tier 2 provisions now must

be received from the API 211(b)

Research Group within 120 days of their

initial receipt of the proposed testing

regimen.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this

proposed action should be addressed to

Public Docket No. A–96–16, Waterside

Mall (Room M–1500), Environmental

Protection Agency, Air Docket Section,

401 M Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20460. Materials relevant to this

rulemaking have been placed in Docket

A–96–16. Documents may be inspected

between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:30

p.m., Monday through Friday. A

reasonable fee may be charged for

copying docket material.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

Brophy, Environmental Scientist, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Office of Air and Radiation, (202) 233–

9068.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulated Entities

Entities potentially regulated by this

action are those that manufacture

gasoline with or without the fuel

additives MTBE, ethyl tertiary butyl

ether (ETBE), ethyl alcohol (EtOH),

tertiary amyl methyl ether (TAME),

diisopropyl ether (DIPE), and tertiary

butyl alcohol (TBA) and manufacturers

of these oxygenates and other gasoline

additives. Regulated categories and

entities include:

Category Examples of regulated entities

Industry ...................... Oil refiners, gasoline

importers, oxygenate blenders, oxygenate and fuel additive manufacturers.

This table is not intended to be

exhaustive, but, rather illustrates the

types of entities that EPA is currently

aware of that are likely to be regulated

by this action. Other types of entities

not listed in this table could also be

regulated. To determine whether an

entity not described by the examples

listed in the table is subject to these

requirements, refer to the applicability

criteria in part 79 of title 40 of the Code

of Federal Regulations. If questions

remain regarding the applicability of

this action to a particular entity, consult

the person listed in the preceding FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

This document serves as a notice to

all manufacturers of the subject F/FAs,

that are not exempted from these

requirements section.

EPA has extended the comment

periods for the following reasons. First,

the API 211(b) Research Group has

requested an extension because there

are many inherent complexities in the

proposed testing, especially in regard to

the required exposure work. Second, the

public has shown an interest in the

testing being required under the

proposed Alternative Tier 2 notification.

Therefore, EPA has decided to extend

the comment periods for both the the

API 211(b) Research Group and for the

public in order to assure that all

commenters are able to fully review and

comment on the proposed testing

regimen.

The Agency notified the API 211(b)

Research Group, by certified letter of the

60-day extension and a copy of this

extension letter as well as the
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notification letter of the proposed tests

and schedule under the Alternative Tier

2 provisions have been placed in the

public record.

In accordance with 40 CFR 79.56(a),

manufacturers of F/FAs may satisfy the

Subpart F testing requirements on a

group basis, e.g. the API 211(b) Research

Group. Each individual manufacturer

that is a member of such a group,

however, continues to be individually

subject to the testing and data

submission requirements.

This document serves as a notice to

all manufacturers of the subject F/FAs,

that are not exempted from these

requirements under the small business

provisions of 40 CFR 79.58(d), that they

are subject to these requirements.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 79

Environmental protection, Air

pollution control, Gasoline,

Conventional gasoline, Oxygenates,

Methyl tertiary butyl ether, and Motor

vehicle pollution.

Dated: November 3, 1997

Richard D. Wilson,

Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Air

and Radiation.

[FR Doc. 97–29594 Filed 11–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

RIN 1018–AE 27

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

and Plants; Notice of Public Hearing

and Reopening of Comment Period on

Proposed Threatened Status for

Newcomb’s Snail From the Island of

Kauai, Hawaii

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of public

hearing and reopening of comment

period.

SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service

(Service), pursuant to the Endangered

Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act),

provides notice of a public hearing on

the proposed threatened status for

Newcomb’s snail (Erinna newcombi). In

addition, the Service has reopened the

comment period. All parties are invited

to submit comments on this proposal.

DATES: The public comment period now

closes on December 15, 1997. Any

comments received by the closing date

will be considered in the final decision

on this proposal. The public hearing

will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

and from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on

Wednesday, December 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be

held at the Outrigger Kauai Beach Hotel,

4331 Kauai Beach Drive, Lihue, Kauai,

Hawaii. Written comments and

materials concerning this proposal may

be submitted at the hearing or sent

directly to Mr. Brooks Harper, Field

Supervisor, Ecological Services, Pacific

Islands Ecoregion, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, 300 Ala Moana Blvd.,

Room 3108, P.O. Box 50088, Honolulu,

HI 96850. Comments and materials will

be available for public inspection, by

appointment, during normal business

hours at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christine Willis (see ADDRESSES section)

or at 808/541–3441.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Newcomb’s snail (Erinna newcombi)

is a freshwater snail restricted to the

island of Kauai, Hawaii. The

distribution of this snail has greatly

decreased from the known historic

distribution and extant populations are

presently limited to restricted habitats

within five perennial streams on State

land. The five known populations of

this snail and its habitat are currently

threatened by predation by a species of

non-native predatory snail and two

species of non-native marsh flies. These

populations are also subject to an

increased likelihood of extirpation from

water development projects and

naturally occurring events, including

natural disasters such as hurricanes and

landslides.

On July 21, 1997, the Service

published a rule proposing threatened

status for Newcomb’s snail in the

Federal Register (62 FR 38953–38958).

Section 4(b)(5)(E) of the Act (16 U.S.C.

1531 et seq.) requires that a public

hearing be held if it is requested within

45 days of the publication of the

proposed rule. A public hearing request

by the State of Hawaii, Department of

Land and Natural Resources, was

received within the allotted time period.

The Service has scheduled a public

hearing on Lihue, Kauai on Wednesday,

December 3, 1997, at the Outrigger

Kauai Beach Hotel from 2:00 to 4:00

p.m. and from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Oral and written comments will be

accepted and treated equally. Parties

wishing to make statements for the

record should bring a copy of their

statements to the hearing. Oral

statements may be limited in length, if

the number of parties present at the

hearing necessitates such a limitation.

There are no limits to the length of

written comments or materials

presented at the hearing or mailed to the

Service. Written comments carry the

same weight as oral comments. Legal

notices announcing the date, time, and

location of the hearing are being

published in newspapers concurrently

with this Federal Register notice.

The comment period on the proposal

was initially closed on September 19,

1997. To accommodate the hearing, the

public comment period is reopened

upon publication of this notice. Written

comments may now be submitted until

December 15, 1997, to the Service office

in the ADDRESSES section.

Author: The primary author of this

notice is Christine Willis (see

ADDRESSES section).

Authority

The authority for this action is the

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

Dated: November 3, 1997.

Cynthia U. Barry,

Acting Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service.

[FR Doc. 97–29439 Filed 11–10–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 648

[Docket No. 971030259–7259–01; I.D.

101497C]

RIN 0648–AJ96

Fisheries of the Northeastern United

States; Northeast Multispecies

Fishery; Framework Adjustment 24

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Proposed rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: NMFS proposes regulations to

implement Framework Adjustment 24

to the Northeast (NE) Multispecies

Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This

framework would implement measures

to adjust the Gulf of Maine (GOM) cod

trip limit provision (1,000 lbs (453.6 kg)

per day; 1,500 lbs (680.4 kg) per day,

starting with day 5) by requiring vessels

to come into port and report to NMFS

at least once every 14 days and, for

those vessels that exceed the trip limit,

to remain in port until days-at-sea (DAS)

used equate to the allowable cod