8012 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 35 / Friday, February 21, 1997 / Notices

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Proposed Settlement Agreement;

National Emission Standards for

Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)

From Facilities That Manufacture

Pharmaceutical Products

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement;

request for public comment.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

113(g) of the Clean Air Act as amended

(CA), 42 U.S.C. § 7413(g), notice is

hereby given of a proposed settlement

agreement entered into by EPA and the

Natural Resources Defense Council

(NRDC). The proposed settlement

agreement establishes a schedule for

when EPA intends to take final action

on the NESHAP for manufacturers of

pharmaceutical products. The proposed

settlement agreement accompanies

revisions to a consent decree entered

into by EPA and NRDC in establishing

schedules for EPA’s issuance, inter alia,

of a number of effluent guidelines and

standards under section 304(m) of the

Clean Water Act (CA), including

effluent guidelines for pharmaceutical

manufacturers. EPA is agreeing to

undertake the NESHAP rulemaking for

the pharmaceutical manufacturers on

the same schedule as the effluent

guidelines for pharmaceutical

manufacturers.

For a period of thirty (30) days

following the date of publication of this

notice, the Agency will receive written

comments relating to the settlement

from persons not party to the proposed

settlement agreement. EPA or the

Department of Justice may withhold or

withdraw consent to the proposed

settlement if the comments disclose

facts or circumstances that indicate that

such consent is inappropriate,

improper, inadequate, or inconsistent

with the requirements of the CA.

A copy of the proposed settlement

agreement was filed with the clerk of

the United States District Court for the

District of Columbia on January 31,

1997. Copies are also available from

Phyllis Cochran, Air and Radiation

Division (2344), Office of General

Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M Street, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20460, (202) 260–

7606. Written comments should be sent

to Karen H. Clark at the address above

and must be submitted on or before

March 24, 1997.

Dated: February 10, 1997.

Scott C. Fulton,

Acting General Counsel.

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Establishment of the Microbial and

Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts

Advisory Committee

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Establishment of FACA

committee and meeting announcement.

SUMMARY: As required by section 9(a)(2)

of the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(FACA) at 5 U.S.C. App. II section

9(a)(2), the Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) is giving notice that it is

establishing the Microbial and

Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts

Advisory Committee. The purpose of

this Committee is to assist the Agency

in the development of regulations,

guidance and policies to address

microorganisms and disinfectants/

disinfection byproducts in drinking

water. EPA has determined that this is

in the public interest and will assist the

Agency in performing its duties as

prescribed in the Safe Drinking Water

Act (SDWA).

Copies of the committee Charter will

be filed with the appropriate

committees of Congress and the Library

of Congress.

NOTICE OF MEETING: The Committee’s

first meeting is scheduled for March 13

and 14, 1997, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:30

p.m. on each day, at the office of

RESOLVE at 2828 Pennsylvania

Avenue, Northwest, Suite 402,

Washington D.C. The purpose of the

meeting is to discuss 1) organizational

matters of the Committee and 2)

possible components of an Interim

Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

(IESWTR) and a Stage 1 Disinfectants/

Disinfection Byproducts (DBP) Rule,

including discussion of related

technical issues such as enhanced

coagulation and turbidity control.

The meeting will be open to the

public. Members of the public may

attend the meeting, make statements to

the extent time permits and file written

statements with the Committee for its

consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Members of

the public who would like more

information or who would like to

present an oral statement or submit a

written statement are requested to

contact Steve Potts, Office of Ground

Water Drinking Water, U.S. EPA, Mail

Code 4607, 401 M Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20460. Mr. Potts may

also be reached by telephone at (202)

260–5015 or contacted by e-mail at

Potts.Steve@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

EPA is responsible under the SDWA

for the development of regulations to

address microbial pathogens and DBPs

in drinking water. The 1996

amendments to the Act require the

Agency to promulgate two of these

regulations, the IESWTR and Stage 1

DBP Rule, by November 1998. The

amendments also establish deadlines for

subsequent rules in this cluster.

Regulatory concerns include possible

risk trade-offs between microbial

pathogens and chemical DBPs.

As a result of formal regulatory

negotiations in 1992 and 1993, EPA

published regulatory proposals in the

Federal Register in July 1994. In May

1996, the Agency initiated a series of

public meetings for purposes of

information exchange on issues related

to the development of rules in the

cluster. The creation of a Microbial and

Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts

Advisory Committee is necessary and in

the public interest as it will provide the

structured environment for focused

efforts to collect, share and analyze

information and data and for consensus

building discussions.

Participants: The Committee will

consist of a balanced membership of

approximately twenty (20) members

appointed by the Deputy Administrator.

Membership will include but is not

limited to representatives of EPA,

States, drinking water suppliers and

public interest groups.

Dated: February 18, 1997.

Cynthia C. Dougherty,

Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking

Water.

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Environmental Impact Statements;

Notice of Availability

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal

Activities, General Information (202)

564–7167 OR (202) 564–7153.

Weekly receipt of Environmental

Impact Statements Filed February 10,

1997 Through February 14, 1997

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

EIS No. 970057, Final EIS, AFS, TN,

Upper Ocoee River Corridor Land and

Water-Based Recreational