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Significant New Alternatives Policy

(SNAP) Program Final Rulemaking

under Title VI of the Clean Air Act

Amendments of 1990, OMB Control No.

2060–0226, expiring February 28, 1997.

The ICR describes the nature of the

information collection and its expected

burden and cost; where appropriate, it

includes the actual data collection

instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before March 12, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY

CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260–

2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1596.04.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Significant New Alternatives

Policy (SNAP) Program Final

Rulemaking under Title VI of the Clean

Air Act Amendments of 1990 (OMB

Control No. 2060–0226; EPA ICR No.

1596.04) expiring 2/28/97. This is a

request for extension of a currently

approved collection.

Abstract: Information collected under

this rulemaking is necessary to

implement the requirements of the

Significant New Alternatives Policy

(SNAP) program for evaluating and

regulating substitutes for ozonedepleting chemicals being phased out

under the stratospheric ozone protection

provisions of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

Under CAA Section 612, EPA is

authorized to identify and restrict the

use of substitutes for class I and class II

ozone-depleting substances where EPA

determines other alternatives exist that

reduce overall risk to human health and

the environment. The SNAP program,

based on information collected from the

manufacturers, formulators, and/or

sellers of such substitutes, provides for

the identification of acceptable

substitutes. Responses to the collection

of information are mandatory under

Section 612 for anyone who sells or, in

certain cases, uses substitutes for an

ozone-depleting substance after April

18, 1994, the effective date of the final

rule. Anyone submitting confidential

business information (CBI) as part of an

information collection subject to this

ICR must assert and substantiate a claim

of confidentiality for the data under 40

CFR, Part 2, Subpart B, at the time of

submission. Under CAA Section 114(c),

emissions information may not be

claimed as confidential. 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. The Federal

Register Notice required under 5 CFR

1320.8(d), soliciting comments on this

collection of information was published

on 11/6/96 (61 FR 57411); no comments

were received.

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting burden for persons filing a

SNAP Information Notice is estimated

to average 150 hours per response. The

annual public reporting burden for

persons filing a TSCA Addendum is

estimated to average 46 hours per

response. The annual public reporting

burden for persons filing a notification

of test marketing activity is estimated to

average 2 hours per response. The

annual public recordkeeping burden for

persons keeping records of use of a

substitute subject to narrowed use limits

is estimated to average 27 hours per

response. The annual public

recordkeeping burden for persons

keeping records of a small volume use

is estimated to average 12 hours per

response. 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.

Respondents/Affected Entities:

Producers, vendors, and end users of

substitutes for ozone-depleting

chemicals.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

340.

Frequency of Response: One time

only.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

11,515 hours.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost

Burden: $69,676.

Send comments on the Agency’s need

for this information, the accuracy of the

provided burden estimates, and any

suggested methods for minimizing

respondent burden, including through

the use of automated collection

techniques to the following addresses.

Please refer to EPA ICR No. 1596.04 and

OMB Control No. 2060–0226 in any

correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory

Information Division (2137), 401 M

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460;

and

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for

EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: February 4, 1997.

Joseph Retzer,

Director, Regulatory Information Division.

[FR Doc. 97–3229 Filed 2–7–97; 8:45 am]

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Investigator-Initiated Grants: Request

for Applications

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of request for

applications.

SUMMARY: This notice provides

information on the availability of the

fiscal year 1997 investigator-initiated

grants program announcements, in

which the areas of research interest,

eligibility and submission requirements,

evaluation criteria, and implementation

schedule are set forth. Grants will be

competitively awarded following peer

review.

DATES: Proposals must be received at the

contact point on by February 28, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

National Center for Environmental

Research and Quality Assurance (8703),

401 M Street SW, Washington, DC

20460, telephone (800) 490–9194. The

complete announcement can be

accessed on the Internet from the EPA

home page: http://www.epa.gov/ncerqa.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In its

Requests for Applications (RFA) the

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA) invites research grant

applications in the following areas of

special interest to its mission: (1)

Bioremediation (in cooperation with the

Department of Energy, National Science

Foundation, and Office of Naval

Research); (2) Ecosystem Restoration (in

cooperation with the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration).

The RFAs provide relevant

background information, summarize

EPA’s interest in the topic areas, and

describe the application and review

process.

Contacts persons for the

Bioremediation RFA are

EPA: Dr. Robert E. Menzer

(menzer.robert@epamail.epa.gov),

telephone 202–2605779

DOE: Dr. John Houghton

(john.houghton@oer.doe.gov),

telephone 301–903–8288
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NSF: Dr. Joanne Roskoski

(jroskosk@nsf.gov), telephone 703–

306–1480 Ext. 6421

ONR: Dr. Anna Palmisano

(palmisa@onrhq.onr.navy.mil),

telephone 703–696–4760

Contact persons for the Ecosystem

Restoration RFA are

EPA: Barbara Levinson

(levinson.barbara@epamail.epa.gov),

telephone 202–260–5983

NASA: Tony Janetos

(anthony.janetos@hq.nasa.gov),

telephone 202–358–0276

Dated: February 4, 1997.

Robert J. Huggett,

Assistant Administrator for Research and

Development.

[FR Doc. 97–3222 Filed 2–7–97; 8:45 am]

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Request for Applications on Multiscale

Ecological Assessment in the Middle

Atlantic Region

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of request for

applications.

SUMMARY: This notice provides

information on the availability of a

fiscal year 1997 program announcement

entitled, ‘‘Approaches to Multiscale

Ecological Assessment in the Middle

Atlantic Region,’’ in which the area of

research interest, eligibility and

submission requirements, evaluation

criteria, and implementation schedule

are set forth. Cooperative agreements

will be competitively awarded following

peer review.

DATES: Proposals must be received at the

contact point by March 28, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

National Center for Environmental

Research and Quality Assurance (8703),

401 M Street SW, Washington, DC

20460, telephone (800) 490–9194. The

complete announcement can be

accessed on the Internet from the EPA

home page: http://www.epa.gov/ncerqa.

Additional information may be obtained

from Steve Paulsen, telephone 541–754–

4428, Email: Paulsen@mail.cor.epa.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Much of

the ecological information generated

today comes from intensive

investigations of single sites or

relatively small geographic areas. Yet

many of the management questions

being asked or the ecological

assessments being conducted are

focused over broad geographic regions.

The specific purpose of this solicitation

by EPA’s Environmental Monitoring and

Assessment Program (EMAP) is to

request proposals for cooperative

research that lead to the development

and demonstration of approaches to link

site specific information with regional

survey data and remote sensing imagery

for conducting regional level ecological

assessments. Proposals must focus on

terrestrial systems in the mid-Atlantic

area.

The RFA provides relevant

background information, summarizes

EPA’s interest in the topic areas, and

describes the application and review

process.

Dated: February 3, 1997.

Robert J. Huggett,

Assistant Administrator for Research and

Development.

[FR Doc. 97–3221 Filed 2–7–97; 8:45 am]

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Public Meetings of the Urban Wet

Weather Flows Advisory Committee,

the Storm Water Phase II Advisory

Subcommittee, and the Sanitary Sewer

Overflow Advisory Subcommittee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is given that the

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

is convening separate public meetings

for the Urban Wet Weather Flows

(UWWF) Advisory Committee; the

Storm Water Phase II Advisory

Subcommittee; and the Sanitary Sewer

Overflow (SSO) Advisory

Subcommittee. These meetings are open

to the public without need for advance

registration. The UWWF Advisory

Committee will continue discussions of

issues related to watershed-based

monitoring, watershed approach, storm

water Phase I improvements, and water

quality standards in the wet weather

context. The Storm Water Phase II

Advisory Subcommittee will continue

discussions on issues concerning the

framework for Phase II implementation.

The SSO Advisory Subcommittee will

continue discussions on key issues and

the overall SSO strategy.

DATES: (1) Storm Water Phase II

Advisory Subcommittee:

• February 20–21, 1997.

• April 17–18, 1997.

• June 12–13, 1997.

(2) Sanitary Sewer Overflow Advisory

Subcommittee:

• April 21–22, 1997.

(3) Urban Wet Weather Flows

(UWWF) Advisory Committee:

• April 28–29, 1997.

• July 28–29, 1997.

On the first day of the meetings listed

above, the Storm Water Phase II meeting

will begin at 9:00 a.m. EST and end at

5:30 p.m. On the second day of the

Storm Water Phase II meetings, the

meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end

at 4:30 p.m.

The SSO Advisory Subcommittee

meeting starts at 10:00 a.m. EST and

ends at 5:00 p.m. On the second day, the

meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end

at 4:00 p.m.

The UWWF Advisory Committee

meetings will begin at 10 a.m. EST and

end at 5:30 p.m. On the second day, the

meetings will run from 8:00 a.m. until

3:30 p.m. Please Note: The March 6–7,

1997 meeting is canceled.

ADDRESSES: There is a change in

meeting locations. The following

meetings will be held at the Washington

National Airport Hilton Hotel, 2399

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington,

Virginia (Crystal City). (The Hilton’s

telephone number is (703) 418–8667):

• The Storm Water Phase II meeting

of February 20–21, 1997.

• The SSO meeting of April 21–22,

1997.

• The UWWF meetings of April 28–

29 and July 28–29, 1997.

The following meeting will be held at

the Omni Inner Harbor Hotel, 101 W.

Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD 21201

(Omni’s telephone number is (410) 385–

6563):

• The Storm Water Phase II meeting

of April 17–18, 1997.

The following meeting will be held at

the Doubletree Hotel Park Terrace, 1515

Rhode Island Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC (the Doubletree’s

telephone number is (202) 232–7000):

• The Storm Water Phase II meeting

of June 12–13, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

the UWWF Advisory Committee

meeting, contact Will Hall, Office of

Wastewater Management, at (202) 260–

1458, or Internet:

hall.william@epamail.epa.gov.

For the Phase II Subcommittee

meeting, contact Sharie Centilla, Office

of Wastewater Management, at (202)

260–6052 or Internet:

centilla.sharie@epamail.epa.gov.

For the SSO meeting, contact Charles

Vanderlyn, Office of Wastewater

Management, at (202) 260–7277 or

Internet:

vanderlyn.charles@epamail.epa.gov.