Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 34 / Thursday, February 20, 1997 / Proposed Rules 7743

Signed: February 13, 1997.

Director.

John W. Magaw,

[FR Doc. 97–4289 Filed 2–19–97; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 50, 51, 53, and 58

[AD–FRL–5692–1]

National Ambient Air Quality

Standards for Ozone and Particulate

Matter, Proposed Decision;

Requirements for Designation of

Reference and Equivalent Methods for

PM2.5 and Ambient Air Quality

Surveillance for Particulate Matter,

Proposed Decision; Interim

Implementation Policy on New or

Revised Ozone and Particulate Matter

National Ambient Air Quality

Standards, Proposed Policy; and

Implementation of New or Revised

Ozone and PM NAAQS and Regional

Haze Regulations, Advanced Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Extension of public comment

period and announcement of

availability of additional reports.

SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing the

extension of the public comment period

on the proposed revisions to the

national ambient air quality standards

(NAAQS) for ozone (O3) (61 FR 65716)

and particulate matter (PM) (61 FR

65638), and proposed requirements for

designation of reference and equivalent

methods for PM2.5 and ambient air

quality surveillance for PM (61 FR

65780), all of which were published on

December 13, 1996. The period of time

for submitting written statements for the

public hearing record for these

proposals is also being extended. This

document also extends the public

comment period for the proposed

interim implementation policy on new

or revised O3 and PM NAAQS (61 FR

65752), and the advance notice of

proposed rulemaking (ANPR) for

implementation of new or revised O3

and PM NAAQS and regional haze

regulations (61 FR 65764), published on

December 13, 1996.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before March 12, 1997.

Written statements for inclusion in the

public hearing record must be received

on or before March 12, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments in

duplicate if possible on the proposed

actions to: Office of Air and Radiation

Docket and Information Center (6102),

Attention: U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. In addition,

please add the appropriate docket

number as follows: Proposed PM

NAAQS, A–95–54; proposed O3

NAAQS, A–95–58; proposed

requirements for designation of

reference and equivalent methods for

PM2.5 and ambient air quality

surveillance for PM, A–96–51; and

interim implementation policy on new

or revised O3 and PM NAAQS and the

ANPR for implementation of new or

revised O3 and PM NAAQS and regional

haze regulations, A–95–38. The dockets

may be inspected at the above address

between 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on

weekdays, and a reasonable fee may be

charged for copying.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Part 50 notice on O3 NAAQS—Dr. David

McKee, Air Quality Strategies and

Standards Division (MD–15), Office of

Air Quality Planning and Standards,

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Research Triangle Park, NC 27711,

telephone (919) 541–5288.

Part 50 document on PM NAAQS—

Ms. Patricia Koman, same address,

telephone (919) 541–5170.

Part 51 document on interim

implementation policy on new or

revised O3 and PM NAAQS and the

ANPR for implementation of new or

revised O3 and PM NAAQS and regional

haze regulations—Ms. Sharon Reinders,

same address, telephone (919) 541–

5284.

Parts 53 and 58 documents on

requirements for designation of

reference and equivalent methods for

PM2.5 and ambient air quality

surveillance for PM—Mr. Neil Frank,

Monitoring and Quality Assurance

Group (MD–14), Emissions, Monitoring,

and Analysis Division, Office of Air

Quality Planning and Standards, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Research Triangle Park, NC 27711,

telephone (919) 541–5560.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

February 10, 1997, the court order

entered in American Lung Association

v. Browner, CIV–93–643–TUC–ACM (D.

Ariz., October 6, 1994), as modified, was

further modified (1) by changing the

date specified for the close of the public

comment period in the review of the PM

NAAQS to March 12, 1997, and (2) by

changing the date for publication of a

final decision to July 19, 1997.

In the order making these

modifications, the Court stated that no

further extensions will be granted.

Because of the importance of

progressing the O3 and PM NAAQS

reviews on the same schedule, EPA is

making corresponding changes to the

schedule for the O3 NAAQS review and

associated requirements for designation

of reference and equivalent methods for

monitoring PM2.5 and ambient air

quality surveillance for PM. In response

to requests from the public, EPA is also

extending the public comment period

on the proposal of the interim

implementation policy of new or

revised O3 and PM NAAQS and the

advance notice of proposed rulemaking

on the implementation of new or

revised O3 and PM NAAQS and regional

haze regulations. Thus, EPA is

extending the public comment period

on the 40 CFR parts 50, 51, 53, and 58

proposals from February 18, 1997, to

March 12, 1997.

Availability of Related Information

EPA has placed supplemental reports

analyzing human exposure and health

risk associated with the proposed and

several alternative O3 standards and

estimating health risks associated with

the proposed and alternative PM

standards into the O3 and PM dockets,

respectively. The three documents are:

(1) January 1997 supplement to

‘‘Estimation of Ozone Exposures

Experienced by Outdoor Children in

Nine Urban Areas Using a Probabilistic

Version of NEM (April 1996),’’ (2) A

Probabilistic Assessment of Health Risks

Associated with Short-term Exposure to

Tropospheric Ozone: A Supplement,

January 1997, and (3) December 1996

supplement to ‘‘A Particulate Matter

Risk Assessment for Philadelphia and

Los Angeles (Revised, November

1996).’’

These supplemental reports are also

available to the public through the

Office of Air Quality Planning and

Standards (OAQPS) Technology

Transfer Network (TTN) Bulletin Board

System (BBS) in the Clean Air Act

Amendments area, under Title I, Policy/

Guidance Documents. To access the

bulletin board, a modem and

communications software are necessary.

To dial up, set your communications

software to 8 data bits, no parity and

one stop bit. Dial (919) 541–5742 and

follow the on-screen instructions to

register for access. After registering,

proceed to choice ‘‘<T> Gateway to TTN

Technical Areas’’, then choose ‘‘<E>

CAAA BBS.’’ From the main menu,

choose ‘‘<1> Title I: Attain/Maint of

NAAQS,’’ then ‘‘<P> Policy Guidance

Documents.’’ To access these documents

through the World Wide Web, click on

‘‘TTN BBSWeb,’’ then proceed to the

Gateway to TTN Technical areas, as

above. If assistance is needed in
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accessing the system, call the help desk

at (919) 541–5384 in Research Triangle

Park, NC.

Dated: February 13, 1997.

Richard Wilson,

Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and

Radiation.

[FR Doc. 97–4330 Filed 2–18–97; 1:50 pm]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Chapter I

[CC Docket No. 96–152, FCC 97–35]

Implementation of the

Telecommunications Act of 1996:

Telemessaging, Electronic Publishing,

and Alarm Monitoring Services

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Further Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM),

released February 7, 1977, seeks

comment on the meaning of certain

terms in section 274 of the

Telecommunications Act of 1996, (Act),

which governs Bell Operating

Companies’ provision of electronic

publishing services. The intent of the

FNPRM is to compile a record in

sufficient detail for us to determine the

meaning of those terms in this context.

DATES: Comments are due on or before

April 4, 1997 and reply comments are

due on or before April 25, 1997. Written

comments by the public on the

proposed and/or modified information

collections are due April 4, 1997 and

reply comments must be submitted no

later than April 25, 1997. Written

comments must be submitted by the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) on the proposed and/or modified

information collections on or before

April 21, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments and reply

comments should be sent to Office of

the Secretary, Federal Communications

Commission, 1919 M Street, N.W.,

Room 222, Washington, D. C. 20554,

with a copy to Janice Myles of the

Common Carrier Bureau, 1919 M Street,

N.W., Room 544, Washington, D. C.

20554. Parties should also file one copy

of any documents filed in this docket

with the Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Services,

Inc., 2100 M Street, N.W., Suite 140,

Washington, D. C. 20037. In addition to

filing comments with the Secretary, a

copy of any comments on the

information collections contained

herein should be submitted to Dorothy

Conway, Federal Communications

Commission, 1919 M Street, N.W.,

Room 234, Washington, D. C. 20554, or

via the Internet to dconway@fcc.gov,

and to Timothy Fain, OMB Desk Officer,

725—17th Street, N.W.,10236 NEOB,

Washington, D. C. 20503 or via the

Internet to fainlt@al.eop.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa

Sockett, Attorney, Common Carrier

Bureau, Policy and Program Planning

Division, (202) 418–1580. For additional

information concerning the information

collections contained in this FNPRM

contact Dorothy Conway at 202–418–

0217, or via the Internet at

dconway@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s FNPRM

adopted February 6, 1997 and released

February 7, 1997 (FCC 97–35). This

FNPRM contains proposed or modified

information collections subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(PRA). It has been submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review under the PRA. The

OMB, the general public, and other

Federal agencies are invited to comment

on the proposed or modified

information collections contained in

this proceeding. The full text of this

FNPRM is available for inspection and

copying during normal business hours

in the FCC Reference Center, 1919 M

St., Room 239, N.W., Washington, D. C.

The complete text also may be obtained

through the World Wide Web, at http:/

/www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common

Carrier/Orders/fcc9735.wp, or may be

purchased from the Commission’s copy

contractor, International Transcription

Service, Inc., (202) 857–3800, 2100 M

St., N.W., Suite 140, Washington, D. C.

20037.

Paperwork Reduction Act: This

FNPRM contains either a proposed or

modified information collection. The

Commission, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork burdens,

invites the general public and OMB to

comment on the information collections

contained in this FNPRM, as required

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995, Public Law 104–13. Public and

agency comments are due at the same

time as other comments on this FNPRM;

OMB notification of action is due April

21, 1997. Comments should address: (a)

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

Commission, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s

burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collected; and (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on the respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

OMB Approval Number: None.

Title: Section 274(b)(3)(B)—Written

Contracts Filed with the Commission

and Made Publicly Available (CC

Docket No. 96–152, FNPRM).

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: New collection.

Information Collection

No. of

respondents

(approx.)

Estimated

time per

response

Total annual

burden

Written contracts filed with the Commission ......... 7 1⁄4 hour per contract ...... 3—150 hours per respondent (21—1050 hours

total).

Written contracts made publicly available ............. 7 3⁄4 hour per contract ...... 9—450 hours per respondent (63—3150 hours

total).

Total Annual Burden: 21—3,150

hours for all respondents.

Respondents: Businesses or other for

profit.

Estimated costs per respondent: $0.

Needs and Uses: The Commission

proposes the information collections to

implement section 274(b)(3)(B) of the

Act. The information may be used by

the Commission, unaffiliated electronic

publishing providers competing with

electronic publishing providers

affiliated with the BOC, and any other

member of the public interested in

monitoring the BOCs’ compliance with

the Act.