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Any person who will be aggrieved by

the DOE action sought in any of these

cases may file written comments on the

application within ten days of

publication of this Notice or the date of

receipt of actual notice, whichever

occurs first. All such comments shall be

filed with the Office of Hearings and

Appeals, Department of Energy,

Washington, D.C. 20585–0107.

Dated: October 17, 1997.

George B. Breznay,

Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals.

LIST OF CASES RECEIVED BY THE OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS

[Week of August 4 Through August 8, 1997]

Date Name and Location of Applicant Case No. Type of Submission

8/07/97 ......... Bruce Darren Gaither, Tulsa, Oklahoma ...... VFA–0324 Appeal of an Information Request Denial. If granted: The

June 30, 1997 Freedom of Information Request Denial

issued by the Office of the Executive Secretariat would

be rescinded, and Bruce Darren Gaither would receive

access to certain DOE information.

8/04/97 .......... Personnel Security Hearing .......................... VSO–0170 Request for Hearing under 10 CFR Part 710. If granted:

An individual employed by the Department of Energy

would receive a hearing under 10 CFR Part 710.

8/07/97 .......... Hanford Advisory Board, Richland, Washington.VFA–0323 Appeal of an Information Request Denial. If granted: The

July 25, 1997 Freedom of Information Request Denial issued by the Richland Operations Office would be rescinded, and Hanford Advisory Board would receive access to certain DOE information.

8/07/97 .......... Personnel Security Review .......................... VSA–0126 Request for Review of Opinion under 10 CFR Part 710. If

granted: The May 1, 1997 Opinion of the Office of Hearings and Appeals Case No. VSO–0126 would be reviewed at the request of an individual employed by the

Department of Energy.

[FR Doc. 97–28639 Filed 10–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5914–6]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Clean Air Act

Tribal Authority

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this notice announces that

EPA is planning to submit the following

continuing Information Collection

Request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB): Clean

Air Act Tribal Authority, OMB Code No.

2060–0306, expiring 03/31/98. Before

submitting the ICR to OMB for review

and approval, EPA is soliciting

comments on specific aspects of the

proposed information collection as

described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before December 29, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Office of Air and Radiation,

Office of Program Management

Operations, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M Street, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20460. Interested

persons may request a copy of the ICR

by calling (202) 260–7652, or by

electronic mail at

‘‘Laroche.david@EPAmail.EPA.gov’’.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Laroche, Telephone No. (202)

260–7652/ Facsimile No. (202) 260–

8509/E-MAIL Address.

‘‘Laroche.david@EPAmail.EPA.gov’’.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are Indian Tribes.

Title: Clean Air Act Tribal Authority,

(OMB Code No.2060–0306; EPA ICR No.

1676.02), expiring 03/31/98.

Abstract: This ICR requests clearance

on EPA’s review and approval process

for determining Tribe eligibility to carry

out the Clean Air Act (CAA). Tribes may

choose to submit a CAA eligibility and

a CAA program application to EPA at

the same time for approval and EPA will

review both submittals simultaneously.

EPA will use this information to

determine if a Tribe meets the statutory

criteria under the section 301(d) of the

CAA and is qualified for purposes of

implementing an Air Quality Program.

Section 114 of the CAA is the authority

for the collection of information.

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number. The OMB control

numbers for EPA’s regulations are listed

in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter

15. Section 301(d) of the CAA directs

EPA’s Administrator to promulgate

regulations specifying those provisions

of the Act which determine Tribe

eligibility. When promulgated, the

regulations will give Tribes the

opportunity, if they choose, to

implement all CAA programs. The

Tribal rule will authorize approved

Tribes to exercise civil authority over all

air resources within the exterior

boundaries of their reservations,

including nontribal owned fee lands, or

other areas within the Tribes’

jurisdiction. The regulation is under

administrative review and promulgation

is expected in 1997.

Each Tribe is to meet eligibility by

demonstrating it: (1) Is a Federally

recognized Tribe; (2) has a governing

body carrying out substantial

governmental duties and powers; and

(3) is reasonably expected to be capable

of carrying out the program for which it

is seeking approval in a manner

consistent with the CAA and applicable

regulations. If the Tribe is asserting

jurisdiction over off-reservation lands, it

must demonstrate the legal and factual

basis for its jurisdiction consistent with

applicable principles of Indian Laws.

The EPA would like to solicit

comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the
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proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology, e.g., permitting

electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: This rule

incorporates the Agency’s streamlined

process for Tribes to be determined

eligible to implement directly

provisions of the CAA. Some of the

Tribes may have compiled the

information necessary to apply for

eligibility determination for purposes of

the Clean Water Act or Safe Drinking

Water Act. The number of respondents

will vary depending upon air quality

conditions and major sources on

reservations. The annual burden

associated with eligibility is estimated

to be 40 hours per Tribe and average

respondent per hour labor cost is

$25.13, with no associated projected

capital or Operations and Management

costs. The estimated number of

respondent Tribes applying for CAA

programs over the next three years is 36.

Burden means the total time, effort, or

financial resources expended by persons

to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose

or provide information to or for a

Federal agency. This includes the time

needed to review instructions; develop,

acquire, install, and utilize technology

and systems for the purposes of

collecting, validating, and verifying

information, processing and

maintaining information, and disclosing

and providing information; adjust the

existing ways to comply with any

previously applicable instructions and

requirements; train personnel to be able

to respond to a collection of

information; search data sources;

complete and review the collection of

information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

Dated: October 22, 1997.

Richard D. Wilson,

Acting Assistant Administrator for Air &

Radiation.

[FR Doc. 97–28549 Filed 10–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–00506; FRL–5747–8]

Versar Inc.; Transfer of Data

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This is a notice to certain

persons who have submitted

information to EPA in connection with

pesticide information requirements

imposed under the Federal Insecticide,

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

and the Federal Food, Drug, and

Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). Versar Inc. has

been awarded a contract to perform

work for the EPA Office of Pesticide

Programs, and will be provided access

to certain information submitted to EPA

under FIFRA and FFDCA. Some of this

information may have been claimed to

be confidential business information

(CBI) by submitters. This infomation

will be transferred to Versar Inc.

consistent with the requirements of 40

CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2), and will

enable Versar Inc. to fulfill the

obligations of the contract.

DATES: Versar Inc. will be given access

to this information no sooner than

November 3, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: BeWanda B. Alexander,

Information Resources and Services

Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide

Programs, Environmental Protection

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

DC 20460. Office location, telephone

number, and e-mail address: Rm. 700N,

Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Arlington, VA, (703) 305–

5259, e-mail:

alexander.bewanda@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under

Contract No. 68–W6–0030, Versar Inc.

will perform reviews of pesticide field

exposure studies for planned program

activities, special review, and

reregistration for the Chemistry and

Exposure Branches of the Office of

Pesticide Programs. This contract

involves no subcontractor. The Office of

Pesticide Programs has determined that

access by Versar Inc. to information on

all pesticide chemicals is necessary for

the performance of this contract. Some

of this information may be entitled to

confidential treatment. The information

has been submitted to EPA under

sections 3, 4, 6, and 7 of FIFRA and

under sections 408 and 409 of FFDCA.

In accordance with the requirements

of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(2), the contract with

Versar Inc. prohibits use of the

information for any purpose not

specified in the contract; prohibits

disclosure of the information to a third

party without prior written approval

from the Agency; and requires that each

official and employee of the contractor

sign an agreement to protect the

information from unauthorized release

and to handle it in accordance with the

FIFRA Information Security Manual. In

addition, Versar Inc. is required to

submit for EPA approval a security plan

under which any CBI will be secured

and protected against unauthorized

release or compromise. No information

will be provided to this contractor until

the above requirements have been fully

satisfied. Records of information

provided to this contractor will be

maintained by the Project Officer for

this contract in the EPA Office of

Pesticide Programs. All information

supplied to Versar Inc. by EPA for use

in connection with this contract will be

returned to EPA when Versar Inc. has

completed its work.

Dated: October 7, 1997.

Daniel M. Barolo,

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–00507; FRL–5757–9]

Versar Inc., Syracuse Research Corp.,

and General Sciences Corp; Transfer

of Data

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This is a notice to certain

persons who have submitted

information to EPA in connection with

pesticide information requirements

imposed under the Federal Insecticide,

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

and the Federal Food, Drug, and

Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). Versar Inc. and

its subcontractors, Syracuse Research

Corp. (SRC) and General Sciences Corp.

(GSC), have been awarded a contract to

perform work for the EPA Office of

Pollution Prevention and Toxics and

other EPA programs, and will be

provided access to certain information

submitted to EPA under FIFRA and

FFDCA. Some of this information may

have been claimed to be confidential

business information (CBI) by

submitters. This infomation will be

transferred to Versar Inc. and its

subcontractors, SRC and GSC,

consistent with the requirements of 40

CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2), and will