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proposed rulemaking. Interested parties

are invited to attend and participate at

these meetings.

DATES: Public meetings will be held in

Houston on February 25, 1997, from 10

a.m. to 4 p.m. Central time; and in

Lakewood, Colorado on March 4, 1997,

from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mountain time.

ADDRESSES: The Houston Meeting will

be held in the Houston Compliance

Division Office, Minerals Management

Service, 4141 North Sam Houston

Parkway East, Houston, Texas 77032

Phone: (281) 987–6802.

The Denver Meeting will be held in

the Veterans Affairs Building, 155 N.

Van Gordon St., Lakewood, Colorado

80228 Phone: (303) 914–5800.

To make reservations contact Mary

Kay Reynolds at (303) 275–7252 at least

2 days prior to the meeting you will be

attending.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David S. Guzy, Chief, Rules and

Publications Staff, Minerals

Management Service, Royalty

Management Program, P.O. Box 25165,

MS 3101, Denver, Colorado 80225–

0165, telephone (303) 231–3432, fax

number (303) 231–3194, e-Mail

DavidlGuzy@smtp.mms.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

meetings will be open to the public

without advance registration. Public

attendance may be limited to the space

available. For building security

measures, each person may be required

to present a picture identification to

gain entry to the meeting.

The meeting will be organized into

two sessions:

• MMS presentation of proposed rule,

10 a.m. to noon

• Public commenting on proposed

rule, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Members of the public may make

statements during the meeting and are

encouraged to file written statements for

consideration.

Dated: January 30, 1997.

Lucy R. Querques,

Associate Director for Royalty Management.

[FR Doc. 97–2801 Filed 2–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Parts 154 and 155

[CGD 94–032 and 94–048]

RIN 2115–AE87 and 2115–AE88

Tank Vessel and Facility Response

Plans, and Response Equipment for

Hazardous Substances

AGENCY: Coast Guard.

ACTION: Notice of workshop and public

meeting; request for comments.

SUMMARY: At the request of the Coast

Guard, The Keystone Center is

conducting a workshop to discuss

specific issues related to the Coast

Guard’s development of proposed

response plans regulations for certain

tank vessels operating on the navigable

waters of the United States or any

marine transportation-related (MTR)

facility, that, because of its location,

could reasonably be expected to cause

substantial or significant and substantial

harm to the environment by discharging

a hazardous substance. The purpose of

the public meeting is to summarize the

highlights of the workshop, and provide

the general public the opportunity to

respond to any findings or

recommendations discussed during the

workshop.

DATES: The workshop will be held

Wednesday, February 26, 1997, from

8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., and Thursday,

February 27, 1997, from 8:00 a.m. until

5:00 p.m. The public meeting will be

held Thursday, February 27, 1997, from

7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Written

statements and requests to make oral

presentations must be received on or

before February 26, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The location of the

workshop and public meeting is the

Nassau Bay Hilton, 3000 NASA Road 1,

Houston, Texas 77058, telephone 1–

800–634–4320. The workshop will be

facilitated by The Keystone Center, a

non-profit, public policy organization

that specializes in developing creative

problem-solving processes to assist

diverse parties in addressing issues of

importance to society. Written materials

may be mailed to the Executive

Secretary, Marine Safety Council (G–

LRA), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second

Street SW., Washington, DC 20593–

0001, or may be delivered to room 3406

at the same address between 9:30 a.m.

and 2 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays. Comments will

become part of this docket and will be

available for inspection and copy at the

same address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lieutenant C. R. Thomas, Office of

Standards Evaluation and Development

(G–MSR), telephone (202) 267–1099, fax

(202) 267–4547. The telephone number

is equipped to record messages on a 24-

hour basis.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

President is required by the Oil

Pollution of 1990 (OPA 90) to issue

regulations requiring the preparation of

hazardous substance response plans.

The Coast Guard has been delegated the

responsibility to develop these

regulations. The Coast Guard

commenced the regulation development

process through public meetings and the

publication of an advanced notice of

proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) (61 FR

20084) on May 3, 1996. The ANPRM

solicited comments on 96 questions to

assist in the development of separate

notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)

for vessels and marine transportationrelated facilities (MTR). The Coast

Guard has reviewed the comments

received via the public meetings and the

ANPRM, and has determined that this

workshop is necessary for further

development of the NPRM.

Agenda of Workshop

The tentative agenda includes the

following:

Wednesday, February 26, 1997

8:30 a.m.—9:00 a.m.—Introduction

9:00 a.m.—12:15 p.m.—Session I—Role

and Contents of First Responders

Guides

This session will explore how a ‘‘First

Responders Guide’’ may be utilized to

provide concise guidance to address

immediate threats following a chemical

release. Discussion points will include

the usefulness of such a guide,

recommended contents, and current

industry standards of a similar nature.

Wednesday, February 26, 1997

1:15 p.m.—5:30 p.m.—Session II—Role

and Capabilities of Decision

Support Systems

This session will address how these

regulations may reflect a nonprescriptive, performance based

approach that aligns response with

actual risk. One ‘‘risk management’’ tool

that will be explored in this session is

the use of a ‘‘decision support system.’’

For the purposes of the workshop,

‘‘decision support system’’ refers to any

protocol that ensures required

information is obtained by the

responsible party in an expeditious

manner. During this session,

participants will assess the feasibility of

integrating this concept into the

regulatory scheme.
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Thursday, February 27, 1997

8:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.—Session III—

Chemical Removal Technology

This session will explore the range of

viable containment, recovery, source

control or chemical treatment options

appropriate to reduce the risk to public

health and the environment.

Thursday, February 27, 1997

1:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m.—Session IV—

Public Responder versus Private

Responder Issues

This session will examine the roles of

local, public responders and the role of

private, contracted responders within

the context of hazardous substance

response plan regulations.

Thursday, February 27, 1997

7:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m.—Public Meeting

Discussion of workshop highlights

and open public comment.

Procedural

The workshop is open to the public;

however, in order to provide a forum for

balanced discussion on specific issues,

The Keystone Center has invited a

limited number of individuals to be

actual participants in the various

sessions. In sessions I through IV, the

facilitator of the conference will

schedule a period of time when the

public may present limited, oral

comments. As noted in the agenda, the

public meeting is open to all individuals

to make any comments or respond to

points made during the workshop.

Persons wishing to make oral

presentations during the public meeting

should notify the person listed above

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT no later than Thursday,

February 20, 1997. Written material may

be submitted prior to, during, or up to

30 days after the meeting.

Information on Services for Individuals

With Disabilities

For information on facilities or

services for individuals with disabilities

or to request special assistance at the

workshop, contact the person listed

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

Joseph J. Angelo,

Director of Standards.

[FR Doc. 97–2865 Filed 2–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–14–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[DE027–1006; FRL–5684–2]

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality Implementation Plans;

Delaware—15 Percent Rate of

Progress Plan

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve,

conditionally, the State Implementation

Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the

State of Delaware to meet the 15 Percent

Rate of Progress Plan requirements of

the Clean Air Act. EPA is proposing to

conditionally approve the SIP because

the 15 Percent Plan, submitted by

Delaware, will result in significant

emission reductions in volatile organic

compounds (VOCs) from the 1990

baseline and thus, will provide progress

toward attainment of the ozone

standard. This action is being taken

under section 110 of the Clean Air Act.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before March 7, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

David L. Arnold, Section Chief, Ozone/

CO & Mobile Sources Section, Mailcode

3AT21, Environmental Protection

Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut

Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

19107. Copies of the documents relevant

to this action are available for public

inspection during normal business

hours at the Air, Radiation, and Toxics

Division, Environmental Protection

Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut

Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

19107; the Air and Radiation Docket

and Information Center, Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M. Street, SW.,

Washington, D.C. 20460; and the

Delaware Department of Natural

Resources & Environmental Control, 89

Kings Highway, P.O. Box 1401, Dover,

Delaware 19903.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rose

Quinto, (215) 566–2182, at the EPA

Region III address above. Information

can also be requested via e-mail

(quinto.rose@epamail.epa.gov);

however, comments must still be

submitted in writing.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Section 182(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act

as amended in 1990 (CAAA), requires

ozone nonattainment areas with

classifications of moderate and above to

develop plans to reduce area-wide

volatile organic compound (VOC)

emissions by 15 percent from a 1990

baseline. The plans were to be

submitted by November 15, 1993 and

the reductions were required to be

achieved within 6 years of enactment or

November 15, 1996. The CAAA also sets

limitations on the creditability of certain

types of reductions. Specifically, states

cannot take credit for reductions

achieved by Federal Motor Vehicle

Control Program (FMVCP) measures

(new car emissions standards)

promulgated prior to 1990 or for

reductions resulting from requirements

to lower the reid vapor pressure (RVP)

of gasoline promulgated prior to 1990.

Furthermore, the CAAA does not

allow credit for corrections to Vehicle

Inspection and Maintenance Programs

(I/M) or corrections to Reasonably

Available Control Technology (RACT)

rules as these programs were required

prior to 1990.

In addition, section 172(c)(9) of the

CAAA requires that contingency

measures be included in the plan

revision to be implemented if

reasonable further progress is not

achieved or if the standard is not

attained.

On February 17, 1995, the Delaware

Department of Natural Resources &

Environmental Control (DNREC)

submitted revisions to its SIP. One of

those revisions pertains to the 15% Rate

of Progress Plan (RPP) for the State of

Delaware. Kent and New Castle are the

two counties for which Delaware is

required to develop a 15% RPP. The

other SIP revisions submitted on

February 17, 1995 are the subject of

separate rulemaking notices.

EPA is soliciting public comments on

the issues discussed in this document or

on other relevant matters. These

comments will be considered before

taking final action. Interested parties

may participate in the Federal

rulemaking procedure by submitting

written comments to the EPA regional

offices listed in the ADDRESSES section

of this document.

EPA’s Analysis

EPA has reviewed Delaware’s

submittal for consistency with the

requirements of EPA regulations. A

summary of EPA’s analysis is provided

below. More detailed support for

approval of Delaware’s submittal is

contained in a Technical Support

Document (TSD), which is available

from the Region III office listed above.

A. Accurate Emission Inventory

Sections 172(c)(3) and 182(b)(1) of the

CAAA require that nonattainment plan

provisions include a comprehensive,