13858 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 61 / Thursday, March 28, 1996 / Notices

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

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Proposed Settlements; Accidental

Release Prevention List of Substances

Litigation

AGENCY: Enviornmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed settlements;

request for public comment.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

113(g) of the Clean Air Act (‘‘Act’’),

notice is hereby given of proposed

settlements in the following cases:

American Petroleum Institute v. U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, No.

94–1273 (D.C. Cir.), and Institute of

Makers of Explosives v. U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, No.

94–1276 (D.C. Cir.).

These cases involve challenges to the

final rule, entitled ‘‘List of Regulated

Substances and Thresholds for

Accidental Release Prevention;

Requirements for Petitions Under

Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act as

Amended,’’ which, inter alia,

established a list of substances to be

subject to regulation under the accident

prevention provisions of the Act and

threshold quantities for such

substances. 59 Fed. Reg. 4478 (Jan. 31,

1994). Under the terms of the proposed

settlements, the Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) would conduct

a rulemaking concerning amendment of

the above-mentioned final rule to delist

certain chemicals and to modify certain

other provisions.

For a period of thirty (30) days

following the date of publication of this

notice, EPA will receive written

comments relating to the settlements

from persons who were not named as

parties to the litigation in question. The

Agency or the Department of Justice

may withhold or withdraw consent to

the proposed settlements if the

comments disclose facts or

circumstances that indicate that such

consent is inappropriate, improper,

inadequate, or inconsistent with the

requirements of the Act. Copies of the

settlements are available from Samantha

Hooks, Air and Radiation Division

(2344), Office of General Counsel, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460,

(202) 260–7606. Written comments

should be sent to Jon Averback at the

above address and must be submitted on

or before April 29, 1996.

Dated: March 21, 1996.

Scott C. Fulton,

Acting, General Counsel.

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Proposed Settlement Agreement,

Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement;

request for public comment.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended,

(‘‘Act’’), notice is hereby given of a

proposed partial consent order, which

was lodged with the United States

District Court for the District of

Columbia by the United States

Environmental Protection Agency

(‘‘EPA’’) on November 29, 1995, in a

lawsuit filed by the Sierra Club Legal

Defense Fund. This lawsuit, which was

filed pursuant to section 304(a) of the

Act, 42 U.S.C. 7604(a), concerns, among

other things, EPA’s alleged failure to

meet mandatory deadlines under

section 112 (d), (e), and (n)(1)(B) of the

Clean Air Act.

Since the time that the initial

proposed consent order was lodged with

the Court, the EPA was shut-down for

three weeks due to a lack of

appropriated funds. For this and other

reasons, EPA and Sierra Club have

agreed to reassess the feasibility of the

dates in the proposed order.

After providing notice to plaintiff,

EPA did not submit the mercury study

to Congress pursuant to section

112(n)(1)(B) of the CAA, in accordance

with the date in the proposed order. The

parties have agreed that such study shall

be submitted by April 15, 1996. The

revised date will be included in a new

proposed consent order that will be

lodged with the Court.

With respect to the dates for issuing

the maximum achievable control

technology (MACT) standards, as

established in paragraph 2 of the

proposed order, the parties have agreed

to revise the dates to provide two

additional months for issuance of the

standards. The parties plan to lodge an

amended proposed order with the

Court, which will revise the list in

paragraph 2 as follows:

Source category Date

Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Production.5/15/96

Butyl Rubber Production .................. 7/15/96

Source category Date

Epichlorohydrin Elastomers Production.7/15/96

Ethylene-Propylene Rubber Production.7/15/96

Hypalon (TM) Production ................. 7/15/96

Methyl Methacrylate-Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Production.5/15/96

Neoprene Production ....................... 7/15/96

Nitrile Butadiene Rubber Production 7/15/96

Polybutadiene Rubber Production ... 7/15/96

Polystyrene Production .................... 5/15/96

Polysulfide Rubber Production ......... 7/15/96

Styrene-Butadiene Rubber and

Latex Production.

7/15/96

The parties plan to file the amended

proposed consent order with the Court

shortly. The new order will incorporate

the revisions described above

concerning the submission of the

mercury study to Congress and the

issuance of twelve MACT standards

under section 112(d) of the CAA.

Because today’s notice provides the

schedules that will be incorporated into

the revised order, it will not matter if

this notice is published before the new

consent order is filed with the Court,

because this notice will provide

adequate notice under section 113(g) of

the CAA with respect to the new dates

for the mercury study and the twelve

MACT categories.

For a period of thirty (30) days

following the date of publication of this

notice, the Agency will receive written

comments relating to the proposed

partial consent order, as modified by

this notice, from persons who were not

named as parties to the litigation in

question. EPA or the Department of

Justice may withhold or withdraw

consent to the proposed partial consent

order if the comments disclose facts or

circumstances that indicate that such

consent is inappropriate, improper,

inadequate, or inconsistent with the

requirements of the Act. Unless EPA or

the Department of Justice determines,

following the comment period, that

consent is inappropriate, the final

consent order will establish deadlines

for the regulations covered by § 112(d)

and the study provided for by

§ 112(n)(1)(B).

A copy of the proposed consent order

was lodged with the Clerk of the United

States District Court for the District of

Columbia on November 29, 1995. The

dates in that draft consent order will be

modified to reflect the date identified in

this notice. A revised consent order will

be lodged with the Court shortly. Copies

of the current November 29, 1995 draft

consent order are also available from

Sonja Lee, Air and Radiation Division

(2344), Office of General Counsel, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 401
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M Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460,

(703) 235–5330. A copy of the revised

consent order will be available from Ms.

Lee once such draft is filed with the

Court. Written comments should be sent

to Jan M. Tierney at the address above

and must be submitted on or before

April 29, 1996.

Dated: March 4, 1996.

Jonathan Z. Cannon,

General Counsel.

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National Advisory Council for

Environmental Policy and Technology;

Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, PL 92463, EPA gives

notice of a two-day meeting of the

National Advisory Council for

Environmental Policy and Technology

(NACEPT). NACEPT provides advice

and recommendations to the

Administrator of EPA on a broad range

of environmental policy issues. This

meeting is being held to discuss

recommendations that the Committee

plans to transmit to EPA regarding

Community Based Environmental

Protection programs and policies. The

Committee will also discuss potential

new projects for the coming year.

DATES: The two-day public meeting will

be held on Wednesday, April 17, 1996

from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on

Thursday, April 18, 1996 from 8:30 am

to 4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: On both days, the meeting

will be held at the Residence Inn by

Marriott, 550 Army Navy Drive,

Pentagon City, Arlington, VA 22202.

Material may be transmitted to the

Committee through Gordon Schisler,

Designated Federal Official, NACEPT,

U.S. EPA, Acting Director of the Office

of Cooperative Environmental

Management (1601), 401 M Street, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph Sierra, Designated Federal

Official for Community Based

Environmental Protection Committee at

202–260–6839.

Dated: March 20, 1996.

Gordon Schisler,

Designated Federal Official.

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Mobile Sources Technical Advisory

Committee Meeting

The Mobile Sources Technical

Advisory Sub-Committee will meet on

April 18, 1996, at the Best Western, Old

Colony Inn, 615 First Street, Alexandria,

VA 22314, from 9:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

This meeting will review SubCommittee progress in the areas

previously established as a priority for

the Sub-Committee, including in-use

deterioration and modeling.

Susan Creel,

Acting Associate Director for Policy Budget

and Planning.

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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE

CORPORATION

Coastal Barrier Improvement Act;

Property Availability: Bryant Road

Property, Worcester County, MA

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the property known as the Bryant Road

Property located on the southerly side of

Bryant Road in the Town of Holden,

Worcester County, Massachusetts, is

affected by section 10 of the Coastal

Barrier Improvement Act of 1990, as

specified below.

DATES: Written notice of serious interest

to purchase or effect other transfer of all

or any portion of the property may be

mailed or faxed to the FDIC until June

26, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Copies of detailed

descriptions of the property, including

maps, may be obtained from or are

available for inspection by contacting

the following person: Ms. Mary Ann

Richardson, Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation, Franklin Consolidated

Office, 124 Grove Street, Franklin, MA

02038, (508) 520–6186; Fax (508) 520–

2688.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Bryant Road property consists of

approximately 155 acres of undeveloped

land located on the southerly side of

Bryant Road approximately 250 feet

south of the intersection with Broad

Street (Route 68) in the Town of Holden,

Massachusetts. The legal description of

the property is shown at the Worcester

District Registry of Deeds in Book

16693, Pages 329–330 and is further

defined in the Holden Assessor’s Office

as Map 85, Parcel L–3. The site is

irregularly shaped, forested, and zoned

residential. The property exhibits an

uneven, rolling topography with an

overall slope dropping to the south. The

Bryant Road property has vegetation

predominately composed of mixed

deciduous and coniferous trees and has

two seasonal streams and a pond. The

property contains wetlands and is

contiguous with lands managed by the

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Metropolitan District Commission and

the City of Worcester for watershed and

natural resource conservation purposes.

This property is covered property

within the meaning of Section 10 of the

Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of

1990, Public Law 101–591 (12 U.S.C.

1441a–3).

Written notice of serious interest in

the purchase or other transfer of all or

any portion of the property must be

received on or before [insert date 90

days after Federal Register publication

date] by the FDIC at the appropriate

address stated above.

Eligible Entities

Those entities eligible to submit

written notices of serious interest are:

1. Agencies or entities of the Federal

government;

2. Agencies or entities of State or local

government; and

3. ‘‘Qualified organizations’’ pursuant to

section 170(h)(3) of the Internal

Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C.

170(h)(3)).

Form of Notice

Written notices of serious interest

must be submitted in the following

form:

NOTICE OF SERIOUS INTEREST

RE: [insert name of property]

Federal Register Publication

Date:llllll

[insert Federal Register publication date]

1. Entity name.

2. Declaration of eligibility to submit

Notice under criteria set forth in the

Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of

1990, P.L. 101–591, section 10(b)(2), (12

U.S.C. 1441a–3(b)(2)), including, for

qualified organizations, a determination

letter from the United States Internal

Revenue Service regarding the

organization’s status under section

170(h)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue

Code (26 U.S.C. 170(h)(3)).

3. Brief description of proposed terms

of purchase or other offer for all or any

portion of the property (e.g., price,

method of financing, expected closing

date, etc.).

4. Declaration of entity that it intends

to use the property for wildlife refuge,