6520 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 29 / Wednesday, February 12, 1997 / Notices

[Docket No. CP96–641–000]

ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of

Availability of the Environmental

Assessment for the Proposed

Michigan Leg South Looping Project

February 6, 1997.

The staff of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC or

Commission) has prepared an

environmental assessment (EA) on the

natural gas pipeline facilities proposed

by ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) in the

above-referenced docket.

The EA was prepared to satisfy the

requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act. The staff

concludes that approval of the proposed

project, with appropriate mitigating

measures, would not constitute a major

Federal action significantly affecting the

quality of the human environment.

ANR proposes to loop its existing

Michigan Leg South System with 11.9

miles of 42-inch-diameter pipeline in

two segments to provide additional

system flexibility and to alleviate a

bottleneck in the pipeline system. The

two segments consist of 1.6 miles of

loop in Will County, Illinois, and 10.3

miles of loop in Porter County, Indiana.

The project also includes the addition of

one aftercooling bay at the existing St.

John Compressor Station in Lake

County, Indiana, and the relocation of

an existing pig launcher from milepost

(MP) 885.02 to MP 874.72 in Porter

County, Indiana, and a pig receiver from

MP 848.31 to MP 849.91 in Will County,

Illinois.

The EA has been placed in the public

files of the FERC and is available for

public inspection at: Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, Public

Reference and Files Maintenance

Branch, 888 First Street, N.E., Rm. 2A–

1, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208–

1371.

Copies of the EA have been mailed to

Federal, state and local agencies, public

interest groups, interested individuals,

newspapers, and parties to this

proceeding. A limited number of copies

of the EA are available from the above

address.

Any person wishing to comment on

the EA may do so. Written comments

must be received by March 10, 1997,

reference Docket No. CP96–641–000,

and be addressed to: Office of the

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Rm.

1A, Washington, DC 20426.

Comments will be considered by the

Commission but will not serve to make

the commentor a party to the

proceeding. Any person seeking to

become a party to the proceeding must

file a motion to intervene pursuant to

Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedures (18 CFR

385.214).

The date for filing timely motions to

intervene in this proceeding has passed.

Therefore, parties now seeking to file

late interventions must show good

cause, as required by section

385.214(b)(3), why this time limitation

should be waived. Environmental issues

have been viewed as good cause for late

intervention. You do not need

intervenor status to have your

comments considered.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–3438 Filed 2–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–00465; FRL–5581–3]

Department of Defense Plan for

Certification of Pesticide Applicators

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Approve

Certification Plan.

SUMMARY: On December 8, 1985, EPA

announced approval of a revised

Department of Defense (DOD) plan for

the certification of pesticide applicators.

DOD has submitted another revision to

their pesticide applicator certification

plan reflecting changes in their

administrative procedures and adoption

of several new subcategories of

certification. Notice is hereby given of

the intention of EPA to grant approval

of the newly revised DOD plan.

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted on or before March 14, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The Agency invites

interested persons to submit written

comments on this Notice. Comments

identified by the docket control number

‘‘OPP–00465’’ should be submitted in

triplicate by mail to: Public Response

and Program Resources Branch, Field

Operations Division (7506C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. In person bring

comments to: Rm. 1132, Crystal Mall #2,

1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA.

Comments may also be submitted

electronically by sending electronic

mail (e-mail) to: oppdocket@epamail.epa.gov. Electronic

comments must be submitted as an

ASCII file avoiding the use of special

characters and any form of encryption.

Comments will also be accepted on

disks in WordPerfect in 5.1 file format

or ASCII file format. All comments in

electronic form must be identified by

the docket number ‘‘OPP–00465.’’ No

Confidential Business Information (CBI)

should be submitted through e-mail.

Electronic comments on this document

may be filed online at many Federal

Depository Libraries. Additional

information on electronic submissions

can be found in Unit II. of this

document.

Information submitted as a comment

concerning this document may be

claimed confidential by marking any

part or all of that information as CBI.

Information so marked will not be

disclosed except in accordance with

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

A copy of the comment that does not

contain CBI must be submitted for

inclusion in the public record.

Information not marked confidential

may be disclosed publicly by EPA

without prior notice. All written

comments will be available for public

inspection in Rm. 1132 at the Virginia

address given above from 8:30 a.m. to 4

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding

legal holidays.

Copies of the DOD revised plan are

available for viewing at the following

locations during normal business hours:

1. U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs,

Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Rm. 1121, Arlington, VA

22202. Contact: Robert V. Bielarski,

(703) 305–6708.

2. U.S. Department of Defense, Armed

Forces Pest Management Board, Forest

Glen Section, Walter Reed Army

Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-

5001. Contact: Major Charles E. Cannon,

(301) 295–7476/77.

3. Select U.S. DOD installations.

Contact Major Cannon at

aforementioned location for list of

locations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert V. Bielarski, Environmental

Protection Agency, Field Operations

Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide

Programs, 401 M St., SW., Washington,

DC 20461. Office location, telephone

number, and e-mail address: Crystal

Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Rm. 1121, Arlington, VA, Telephone:

(703) 305–6708, e-mail:

bielarski.robert@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Availability: Electronic

copies of this notice and the revised

DOD pesticide applicator certification

plan are available from the EPA Public

Access gopher (gopher.epa.gov) at the

Environmental Subset entry under

‘‘Rules and Regulations.’’
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 29 / Wednesday, February 12, 1997 / Notices 6521

I. Background

In the Federal Register of December 8,

1985, notice was published announcing

the final approval of a revised DOD

pesticide applicator certification plan.

The DOD has again revised its

certification plan to reflect updated

administrative procedures and the

addition of three new subcategories.

This newly revised plan has been

submitted to EPA for approval. The

revised plan will continue to cover

workers from the three branches of the

Armed Forces. The revised plan will

retain the aerial applicator category

contained in the current plan. The

revised plan will add the following new

subcategories: (1) Subcategory 3a., soil

fumigation under the existing

ornamental and turf category, (2)

subcategory 6a., grassland and non-crop

agricultural land under the existing

right-of-way category, and (3)

subcategory 7a., stored product

fumigation under the existing industrial,

institutional, structural, and healthrelated category. The remaining

categories in the revised certification

plan are similar to the established EPA

categories. The DOD estimates that the

number of applicators to be certified in

the newly established subcategories will

not exceed 50 applicators.

The certification program will

continue to be administered by the

Armed Forces Pest Management Board

within the Office of the Secretary of

Defense. Certification and recertification

will be required by taking and passing

of a written examination. Recertification

will be required every 3 years.

EPA finds that the revised DOD

certification plan fully meets the

requirements of the Federal Insecticide,

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the

regulations at 40 CFR part 171.

Therefore, EPA announces its intention

to approve the revised DOD certification

plan.

Interested persons are invited to

submit written comments on EPA’s

intention to approve the revised DOD

certification plan.

II. Public Docket

A record has been established for this

action under docket number ‘‘OPP–

00465 ’’ (including comments 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 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays. The public record is located in

Rm. 1132 of the Public Response and

Program Resources Branch, Field

Operations Division (7506C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, Crystal Mall #2,

1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA.

Electronic comments can be sent

directly to EPA at:

opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov

Electronic comments must be

submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the

use of special characters and any form

of encryption.

The official record for this action, as

well as the public version, as described

above will be kept in paper form.

Accordingly, EPA will transfer all

comments received electronically into

printed, paper form as they are received

and will place the paper copies in the

official rulemaking record which will

also include all comments submitted

directly in writing. The official

rulemaking record is the paper record

maintained at the address in

‘‘ADDRESSES’’ at the beginning of this

document.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection.

Dated: February 5, 1997.

Susan H. Wayland,

Acting Assistant Administrator for

Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances.

[FR Doc. 97–3381 Filed 2–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[PF-707; FRL-5587-2]

American Cyanamid Company;

Pesticide Tolerance Petition Filing

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of filing.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

initial filing of a pesticide petition

proposing the establishment of

tolerances for residues of dithianon

(5,10-dihydro-5,10-dioxonaphtho[2,3-b]-

1,4-dithiin-2,3-dicarbonitrile) in or on

pome fruits and dried hops. This notice

includes a summary of the petition that

was prepared by the petitioner,

American Cyanamid Company.

DATES: Comments, identified by the

docket number [PF-707], must be

received on or before, March 14, 1997.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written

comments to: Public Response and

Program Resources Branch, Field

Operations Division (7506C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. In person, bring

comments to Rm. 1132, CM #2, 1921

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.

Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically by sending

electronic mail (e-mail) to: oppdocket@epamail.epa.gov. Comments

and data will also be accepted on disks

in WordPerfect 5.1 file format or ASCII

file format. All comments and data in

electronic form must be identified by

docket number [PF-707]. Electronic

comments on this notice of filing may

be filed online at many Federal

Depository Libraries. Additional

information on electronic submissions

can be found in Unit II. of this

document.

Information submitted as comments

concerning this document may be

claimed confidential by marking any

part or all of that information as

‘‘Confidential Business Information’’

(CBI). CBI should not be submitted

through e-mail. Information marked as

CBI will not be disclosed except in

accordance with procedures set forth in

40 CFR part 2. A copy of the comment

that does not contain CBI must be

submitted for inclusion in the public

record. Information not marked

confidential may be disclosed publicly

by EPA without prior notice. All written

comments will be available for public

inspection in Rm. 1132 at the address

given above, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Cynthia Giles-Parker, Product

Manager (PM 22), Registration Division

(7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington DC 20460.

Office location, telephone number, and

e-mail address: Crystal Mall #2, Room

229, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA, 703-305-7740, e-mail:

giles-parker.cynthia@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has

received a pesticide petition (PP

6E4781) from American Cyanamid

Company, P.O. Box 400, Princeton, NJ

08543, proposing pursuant to section

408 (d) of the Federal Food, Drug and

Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C.

346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 by

establishing a tolerance for residues of

the fungicide dithianon in or on the raw

agricultural commodity (RAC) pome

fruits at 5 parts per million (ppm) and

dried hops at 100 ppm. The proposed

analytical methods are HPLC methods

with UV detection for pome fruits

(apples and pears) and with

electrochemical detection for

quantitation for hops.

EPA has determined that the petition

contains data or information regarding

the elements set forth in section 408

(d)(2) of the FFDCA; however, EPA has