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government jurisdictions that request

Federal financial assistance for projects

which have the potential for

contaminating the aquifer system so as

to create a significant hazard to public

health. EPA does not expect to review

small isolated commitments of Federal

financial assistance on an individual

basis, unless a cumulative impact on the

aquifer is anticipated. Accordingly, the

number of affected small entities will be

minimal.

For those small entities which are

subject to review, the impact of today’s

action will not be significant. Major

projects subject to this review will be

proceeded by a ground water impact

assessment required pursuant to other

Federal laws, such as the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) as

amended 42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.

Integration of those related review

procedures with SSA review will allow

EPA and other Federal agencies to avoid

delay or duplication of effort in

approving financial assistance, thus

minimizing any adverse effect on those

small entities which are affected.

Finally, today’s action does not prevent

grants of Federal financial assistance

which may be available to any affected

small entity in order to pay for the

redesign of a project to assure protection

of the aquifer system.

Under Executive Order 12866, EPA

must judge whether a regulation is

‘‘major’’ and therefore subject to the

requirement of a Regulatory Impact

Analysis. This action is not major

because it will not have an annual effect

of $100 million or more on the

economy, will not cause any major

increases in costs or prices, and will not

have significant adverse effects on

competition, employment, investment,

productivity, innovation, or the ability

of United States enterprises to compete

in domestic or export markets.

VII. Summary

This determination affects only the

Guemes Island aquifer system located in

Skagit County, Washington. As a result

of this determination, all Federal

financially-assisted projects proposed in

the designated area will be subject to

EPA review to ensure that they do not

create a significant hazard to public

health.

Dated: November 18, 1997.

Chuck Clarke,

Regional Administrator,U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 10.

[FR Doc. 97–31273 Filed 11–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5930–5]

Ozone, Particulate Matter and Regional

Haze Implementation Programs

Subcommittee Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: On September 11, 1995 (60

FR 47172), the EPA announced the

establishment of the Ozone, Particulate

Matter and Regional Haze

Implementation Programs

Subcommittee under the Clean Air Act

Advisory Committee (CAAAC). The

CAAAC was established on November

8, 1990 (55 FR 46993) pursuant to the

Federal Advisory Committee Act

(FACA) (5 U.S.C. app I). The purpose of

the Subcommittee is to provide advice

and recommendations on integrated

approaches for implementing

potentially new national ambient air

quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone

and particulate matter, as well as a

regional haze program.

DATES: Open Meeting: Notice is hereby

given that the Subcommittee for Ozone,

Particulate Matter and Regional Haze

Implementation Programs will hold its

next public meeting on Wednesday,

December 17, 1997 (from 9:00 a.m. to

5:30 p.m.) and Thursday, December 18,

1997 (from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.).

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be

held at the New Orleans Hilton

Riverside, Poydras at the Mississippi

River, New Orleans, Louisiana,

telephone: (504) 561–0500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information on the

Subcommittee for Ozone, Particulate

Matter and Regional Haze

Implementation Programs, please

contact Mr. William F. Hamilton,

Designated Federal Officer, at 919–54l–

5498, or by mail at U.S. EPA, Office of

Air Quality Planning and Standards,

MD–15, Research Triangle Park, NC

27711. When a draft agenda is

developed, a copy can be downloaded

from the: (1) Ozone/Particulate Matter/

Regional Haze FACA Bulletin Board,

which is located on the Office of Air

Quality Planning and Standards

Technology Transfer Network (OAQPS

TTN); (2) the OAQPS TTN Web Site

(http://www.epa.gov/ttn); or (3) by

contacting Ms. Denise M. Gerth at 919–

541–5550.

Dated: November 21, 1997.

Henry Thomas,

Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning

and Standards.

[FR Doc. 97–31406 Filed 11–28–97; 8:45 am]

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AGENCY

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Emergency Planning and Community

Right-To-Know; Availability of

Guidance Documents

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: EPA has prepared several

documents to assist industries to

understand their compliance

responsibilities in association with

section 313 of the Emergency Planning

and Community Right-to-Know Act of

1986 (EPCRA). One of the documents

being made available today is a revision

to the EPCRA section 313 Questions and

Answers document, which provides

guidance to commonly asked

interpretive questions. In addition to

this document, several industry-specific

guidance documents have been

developed for facilities in industry

groups recently added to the list of

industries covered under EPCRA section

313. These documents are intended to

assist these recently added industries

understand requirements under EPCRA

section 313 and more easily determine

if their facility is likely to have any

reporting responsibilities. The industryspecific guidance documents for the

recently added industry groups are

intended for use for activities beginning

on January 1, 1998, with reports due on

or before July 1, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim

Crawford, 202-260-1715, e-mail:

crawford.tim@epamail.epa.gov, for

specific information regarding the

industry-specific guidance documents

or Sara Hisel McCoy, 202-260-7937, email: hiselmccoy.sara@epamail.epa.gov, for

questions related to the Questions and

Answers document. To receive a copy of

these documents, please access EPA’s

Internet site at the following address:

www.epa.gov/opptintr/tri, or you may

contact the EPCRA Hotline and request

a copy at Mail Code 5101, 401 M St.,

SW., Washington, DC 20460, Toll Free:

1-800-535-0202, in Virginia and Alaska:

703-412-9877 or Toll Free TDD: 1-800-

535-7672.