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which must be met in order to install

the Nelson converter on non-rebuilt

engines. These criteria include

maintenance of the engine in

accordance with the original engine

manufacturer’s specifications,

adjustment of all adjustable parameters

in accordance with manufacturer’s

specifications, and oil consumption

criteria. For 6-cylinder engines, the oil

consumption may be no greater than 1.5

quarts per 10 hours of service. For 8-

cylinder engines, the oil consumption

may be no greater than 2.0 quarts per 10

hours of service. These criteria are

intended to ensure that the engine is

operating within the worse-case PM

level of 0.5 g/bhp-hr. In addition,

Nelson states that certification testing

demonstrated a PM removal of 0.16 g/

bhp-hr on an engine emitting at 0.30 g/

bhp-hr. Nelson states that it is

reasonable to assume that an even

greater mass of PM would be removed

from an engine operating at 0.50 g/bhphr. Even if this is not the case,

conservatively using a 0.16 g/bhp-hr of

PM removal on such an engine results

in a 32% reduction, which is still

greater than the 25% reduction to which

the equipment is certified. EPA believes

that Nelson’s response is adequate to

support certification for applicable nonrebuilt engines. In addition, Nelson

clarified that certification for use on

engines rebuilt with new DDC certified

rebuild kits is limited to instances

where the Nelson converter is installed

on the engine at the same time as the

DDC rebuild kit.

As discussed in the July 11, 1997

Federal Register notice requesting

public comment, EPA believes that the

Nelson test engine meets the criteria for

worse-case test engine, described at

§ 85.1406(a), for all two-stroke cycle

engines (exclusive of the 1990 model

year DDC 6L71TA), including both

mechanically and electronically fuel

injected engines. EPA reserves the right

to request additional information

showing that PM reduction does not

vary significantly among engine

families. However, because the Nelson

test data indicate over a 50 percent PM

reduction on the DDC 6V92TA MUI test

engine, EPA believes it reasonable to

expect that electronically-controlled

engines, with the Nelson catalyst

installed, will be capable of meeting the

25 percent reduction standard for which

Nelson is requesting certification. EPA

received no comments contrary to this

position, and thus approves certification

for both mechanically and electronically

fuel injected engines as shown in Table

A.

Finally, EPA notes that Nelson is

required to provide a 100,000 mile

emission defect warranty on the Nelson

converter, and a 150,000 mile emission

performance warranty per 40 CFR

85.1409. Use of the Nelson Converter on

an engine utilizing a DDC certified

upgrade kit does not in any way relieve

Nelson of the required warranty

responsibilities outlined above.

III. Certification

The Agency has reviewed this

notification, along with comments

received from interested parties, and

finds that the equipment described in

this notification of intent to certify:

(1) Reduces particulate matter exhaust

emissions by at least 25 percent,

without causing the applicable engine

families to exceed other exhaust

emissions standards;

(2) Will not cause an unreasonable

risk to the public health, welfare, or

safety;

(3) Will not result in any additional

range of parameter adjustability; and,

(4) Meets other requirements

necessary for certification under the

Retrofit/Rebuild Requirements for 1993

and Earlier Model Year Urban Buses (40

CFR Sections 85.1401 through 85.1415).

The Agency therefore certified this

equipment in a letter to Nelson dated

October 14, 1997, for use in the urban

bus retrofit/rebuild program as

discussed below in section IV.

IV. Transit Operator Requirements

Based on this certification, no new

requirements are placed on operators

and no operator will be required to

purchase this equipment. For the 1979

through 1989 6V92TA MUI engine

models, EPA has previously certified

equipment which triggered the

requirement to use equipment certified

to the 0.10 g/bhp-hr level beginning

September 15, 1997. Therefore, under

Program 1, operators who rebuild or

replace 1979 through 1989 model year

DDC 6V92TA MUI engines after this

date will be required to use equipment

certified to meet the 0.10 g/bhp-hr PM

level. For all other engine models to

which this certification applies, EPA

has previously certified equipment

which triggered the requirement to use

equipment certified as providing a

minimum 25 percent reduction in PM

beginning December 1, 1995. The

Nelson converter is certified to reduce

PM by at least 25 percent, and can be

used under program 1 to meet this

requirement for these other engine

models until such time that equipment

is certified to trigger the 0.10 g/bhp-hr

emission standard for these engines for

less than a life cycle cost of $7,940 (in

1992 dollars).

Operators who choose to comply with

Program 2 and install the Nelson

equipment, will use the specified PM

emission levels in Table A in their

calculation of fleet level attained.

Dated: November 19, 1997.

Robert Brenner,

Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and

Radiation.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5927–8]

Request for Great Lakes Preproposals

Through ‘‘FY 98–99 Great Lakes

Priorities and Funding Guidance’’

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of funding availability.

SUMMARY: EPA’s Great Lakes National

Program Office (GLNPO) is now

requesting the submission of

preproposals for GLNPO funding. This

request is part of the FY98–99 Great

Lakes Priorities and Funding Guidance

(Funding Guidance). The Great Lakes

Funding Guidance identifies Great

Lakes priorities, solicits preproposals

for assistance projects, and describes

other Federal Great Lakes funding

opportunities.

DATES: The deadline for submission of

Preproposals is January 15, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the document are

available by calling Larry Brail at 312–

886–7474. It is also available through

the GLNPO Internet home page (http://

www.epa.gov/glnpo).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mike Russ, EPA–GLNPO, G–17J, 77

West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604,

(312–886–4013/

russ.michael@epamail.epa.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

Great Lakes Funding Guidance,

Preproposals are requested for a total of

up to $3.7 million in funding targeted

to: Contaminated Sediments ($1.4

million), Pollution Prevention $700

thousand), Assessment/Indicators ($200

thousand), Habitat Protection and

Restoration ($1.1 million), and Exotic

Species ($300 thousand). A ‘‘roadmap’’

section describes some of the other

Great Lakes Federal funding available

through USEPA, the Natural Resources

Conservation Service, the Fish and

Wildlife Service, and the Army Corps of

Engineers.
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Dated: November 18, 1997.

Gary V. Gulezian,

Director, Great Lakes National Program

Office.

[FR Doc. 97–31135 Filed 11–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPPTS–400120; FRL–5758–8]

Toxics Data Reporting Committee of

the National Advisory Council for

Environmental Policy and Technology;

Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, EPA gives notice of a 2–

day meeting of the Toxics Data

Reporting Committee of the National

Advisory Council for Environmental

Policy and Technology. This will be the

second meeting of the Toxics Data

Reporting (TDR) Committee, whose

mission is to provide advice to EPA

regarding the Agency’s Toxics Release

Inventory (TRI) Program.

DATES: The public meeting will take

place on December 9-10, 1997, from

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Written and

electronic comments in response to this

notice should be received by December

5, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at:

L’Enfant Plaza, 480 L’Enfant Plaza SW.,

Washington, DC 20024, (202) 484–1000.

Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically to: oppt.

ncic@epamail.epa.gov. Follow the

instructions under Unit II. of this

document. No Confidential Business

Information (CBI) should be submitted

through e-mail.

All comments which contain

information claimed as CBI must be

clearly marked as such. Three sanitized

copies of any comments containing

information claimed as CBI must also be

submitted and will be placed in the

public record for this action. Persons

submitting information on any portion

of which they believe is entitled to

treatment as CBI by EPA must assert a

business confidentiality claim in

accordance with 40 CFR 2.203(b) for

each such portion. This claim must be

made at the time that the information is

submitted to EPA. If a submitter does

not assert a confidentiality claim at the

time of submission, EPA will consider

this as a waiver of any confidentiality

claim and the information may be made

available to the public by EPA without

further notice to the submitter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cassandra Vail, telephone: (202) 260–

0675, fax number: (202) 401–8142, email: vail.cassandra@epamail.epa.gov.

or Michelle Price, telephone: (202) 260–

3372, fax number: (202) 410–8142, email: price.michelle@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

At the 2–day meeting, the TDR

Committee will continue the

discussions begun at the September 29-

30 meeting regarding the Agency’s

interpretation of the EPCRA definition

of ‘‘release.’’ In section 5 of the Form R,

there have been a number of issues

raised with regard to the definition of

‘‘release,’’ particularly with respect to

Class I underground injection wells and

RCRA Subtitle C Landfills. Several

commenters believe that EPA’s

interpretation of the EPCRA definition

of ‘‘release’’ will lead to the

misperception that a reported EPCRA

section 313 ‘‘release’’ necessarily results

in an actual exposure of people or the

environment to a toxic chemical. The

TDR Committee will continue to discuss

possible recommendations on ways to

collect (including nomenclature and

format changes) and disseminate the

data that are consistent with the

Agency’s interpretation of the EPCRA

definition of ‘‘release’’ and would

address the concerns raised regarding

public misperception.

In addition to the discussions on

section 5, the TDR Committee will also

be discussing how EPA characterizes

the TRI data through the annual public

data release. Concerns have been raised

that EPA’s presentation of the TRI data

can lead to public misperception of the

data. Some commenters have stated that

because EPA uses the word ‘‘release,’’

TRI data leads to the misperception that

a reported EPCRA section 313 ‘‘release’’

necessarily results in actual exposure of

people or the environment to a toxic

chemical. The Committee will be

discussing possible recommendations

on ways to more clearly present release

data to the public to distinguish

between the various methods of

disposal while still making it possible to

present meaningful statistics on a

national basis about releases.

A meeting summary from the

September 29-30 TDR Committee

meeting will shortly be available on the

TRI Home Page. The address of the TRI

Home Page is http://www.epa.gov/

opptintr/tri. This summary can be found

under the heading ‘‘TRI Stakeholder

Dialogue.’’ In addition, the agenda and

an issue paper outlining topics for

discussion at the December 9-10

Committee meeting will also be

available at this same site prior to the

meeting. Oral presentations or

statements by interested parties will be

limited to 5 minutes. Interested parties

are encouraged to contact Cassandra

Vail, to schedule presentations before

the Committee.

II. Public Record and Electronic

Submissions

The official record for this action, as

well as the public version, has been

established for this action under docket

control number ‘‘OPPTS–400120’’

(including comments and data

submitted electronically as described

below). A public version of this record,

including printed, paper versions of

electronic comments, which does not

include any information claimed as CBI,

is available for inspection from 12 noon

to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays. The official

record is located in the TSCA

Nonconfidential Information Center,

Rm. NE–B607, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC.

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. Comments and data will

also be accepted on disks in

WordPerfect 5.1/6.1 or ASCII file

format. All comments and data in

electronic form must be identified by

the docket control number ‘‘OPPTS–

400120.’’ Electronic comments on this

action may be filed online at many

Federal Depository Libraries.

Dated: November 24, 1997.

Cassandra Vail,

Designated Federal Official, Office of

Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

[FR Doc. 97–31298 Filed 11–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5927–5]

Science Advisory Board; Notification

of Open Public Advisory Committee

Meetings

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463,

notice is hereby given that two

committees of the Science Advisory

Board (SAB) will meet on the dates and

times described below. All times noted