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TABLE 1—WASTES EXCLUDED FROM NON-SPECIFIC SOURCES—Continued

Facility Address Waste description

3. Reopener Language—

(a) If, anytime after disposal of the delisted waste, USG possesses or

is otherwise made aware of any data (including but not limited to

leachate data or groundwater monitoring data) or any other data

relevant to the delisted waste indicating that any constituent identified in Condition (1) is at a level higher than the delisting level established in Condition (1), or is at a level in the groundwater at a

level exceeding the point of exposure groundwater levels established in Section VI.A. of the preamble, then USG must report such

data, in writing, to the Regional Administrator within 10 days of first

possessing or being made aware of that data.

(b) Based on the information described in paragraph (a) and any

other information received from any source, the Regional Administrator will make a preliminary determination as to whether the reported information requires Agency action to protect human health

or the environment. Further action may include suspending, or revoking the exclusion, or other appropriate response necessary to

protect human health and the environment.

(c) If the Regional Administrator determines that the reported information does require Agency action, the Regional Administrator will notify USG in writing of the actions the Regional Administrator believes are necessary to protect human health and the environment.

The notice shall include a statement of the proposed action and a

statement providing USG with an opportunity to present information

as to why the proposed Agency action is not necessary or to suggest an alternative action. USG shall have 10 days from the date of

the Regional Administrator’s notice to present the information.

(d) If after 10 days USG presents no further information, the Regional

Administrator will issue a final written determination describing the

Agency actions that are necessary to protect human health or the

environment. Any required action described in the Regional Administrator’s determination shall become effective immediately, unless

the Regional Administrator provides otherwise.

3. Notifications—USG must provide a one-time written notification to

any State Regulatory Agency to which or through which the waste

described above will be transported for disposal at least 60 days

prior to the commencement of such activities. Failure to provide

such a notification will result in a violation of the delisting petition

and a possible revocation of the decision.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

49 CFR Part 571

[Docket No. 00–7794]

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety

Standards (FMVSS); Small Business

Impacts of School Bus Safety

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of regulatory review;

extension of comment period.

SUMMARY: This document grants a

request to extend the comment period

on an agency request for comments on

the economic impact of its regulations

on small entities. As required by Section

610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, we

are attempting to identify rules that may

have a significant economic impact on

a substantial number of small entities.

We also request comments on ways to

make these regulations easier to read

and understand. The focus of this notice

is rules that specifically relate to school

bus safety.

DATES: Extended comment closing date:

Comments on the September 13, 2000

notice, 65 FR 55212, Docket No. 00–

7794, must be received by the agency on

or before close of business on November

13, 2000.

ADDRESSES: You should mention the

docket number of this document in your

comments and submit your comments

in writing to: Docket Management,

Room PL–401, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,

Washington, DC, 20590. Alternatively,

you may submit your comments

electronically by e-mail at http://

dms.dot.gov.

You may call the Docket at 202–366–

9324, and visit it from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,

Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nita

Kavalauskas, Office of Regulatory

Analysis and Evaluation, Office of Plans

and Policy, National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration, U.S. Department

of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street,

SW., Washington, DC, 20590.

Telephone: (202) 366–2584. Facsimile

(fax): (202) 366–2559.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

September 13, 2000, NHTSA published

a notice announcing a review of Federal

Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

(FMVSS) relating to school bus safety.

Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility

Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96–354), as

amended by the Small Business

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of

1966 (Pub. L. 104–121), requires

agencies to conduct periodic reviews of

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final rules that have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small business entities. The

purpose of these reviews is to determine

whether such rules should be continued

without change, amended, or rescinded,

consistent with the objectives of

applicable statutes, to minimize any

significant economic impact of the rules

on a substantial number of small

entities. We will consider: (1) The

continued need for the rule; (2) the

nature of complaints or comments

received from the public; (3) the

complexity of the rule: (4) the extent to

which the rule overlaps, duplicates, or

conflicts with other federal rules or with

state or local government rules; and (5)

the length of time since the rule has

been evaluated or the degree to which

technology, economic conditions, or

other factors have changed in the area

affected by the rule. We are seeking

comments on whether any requirements

in 49 CFR 571.131, 571.217, and

571.220 through 571.222 have a

significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities. In

conjunction with our section 610

reviews, we will review §§ 57.131,

571.217, and 571.220 through 571.222

to determine if these regulations can be

organized and/or rewritten to make

them easier to read, understand, and

use.

The request for comments specified a

comment closing date of September 29,

2000. However, on September 13, 2000,

we received a request for an extension

of the comment closing date from the

National Truck Equipment Association

(NTEA) on behalf of its affiliate

division, the Manufacturers Council of

Small School Buses (MCSSB). NTEA

stated that it wished to provide

comments on our request, but was

unable to gather information from small

businesses and submit comments within

the time frame. Therefore, NTEA

requested an additional 60 days for

submission of its comments.

The agency is interested in comments

from NTEA, small businesses and other

interested parties. Thus, in order to

provide NTEA and other interested

parties ample time and opportunity to

express their views on the small

business impacts of school bus safety,

NHTSA believes that there is good cause

for the extension of the comment

period. NHTSA has determined that an

appropriate comment period is the same

amount of time it typically allows for

comments to a notice of proposed

rulemaking. However, the agency does

not believe that an extension of 60 days

past the original comment date is

warranted. NHTSA has determined that

it is appropriate to extend the comments

period for 45 days and that such an

extension is consistent with the public

interest. Accordingly, NTEA’s request to

extend the comment period for an

additional 60 days is denied, but the

comment period is extended for a

period of 45 days to November 13, 2000.

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322, 30111, 30115,

30117, and 30166; delegation of authority is

at 49 CFR 1.50.

William H. Walsh,

Associate Administrator for Plans and Policy.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

RIN 1018–AF41

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

and Plants; Reopening of Comment

Period, Notice of Public Hearings, and

Clarification of Special Rule on

Proposed Threatened Status for

Chiricahua Leopard Frog

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of

comment period, notice of public

hearing, and clarification.

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service give notice that the

comment period is reopened and that

public hearings are scheduled on the

proposed rule to list the Chiricahua

leopard frog as threatened with a special

rule. The hearings and the reopening of

the comment period will allow all

interested parties to submit oral or

written comments on the proposal. We

also clarify the extent of lands to which

a proposed special rule for the frog

would apply.

DATES: We will hold the public hearings

7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on October 10, 2000,

in Silver City, New Mexico; and October

11, 2000, in Bisbee, Arizona. The

comment period for this proposal is

now reopened until November 13, 2000.

Comments must be received by the

closing date. We will not consider any

comments we receive after the closing

date in the final decision on the

proposal.

ADDRESSES: We will hold the public

hearings at Light Hall Auditorium,

Western New Mexico University, 1000

College Street, Silver City, New Mexico;

and Bisbee High School Auditorium,

School Terrace Road (south of Highway

92), Bisbee, Arizona. Send written

comments to the Field Supervisor, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, 2321 W.

Royal Palm Road, Suite 103, Phoenix,

Arizona 85021. Comments and materials

received will be available for public

inspection, by appointment, during

normal business hours at the above Fish

and Wildlife Service address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeffrey A. Humphrey, at the above

address (602–640–2720).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

We published a proposed rule to list

Chiricahua leopard frog (Rana

chiricahuensis) as threatened pursuant

to the Endangered Species Act of 1973,

as amended (Act) in the Federal

Register on June 14, 2000 (64 FR 37343).

The Chiricahua leopard frog is now

absent from many historical localities

and numerous mountain ranges, valleys,

and drainages within its former range.

In areas where it is present, populations

are often few, small and widely

scattered. Known threats include habitat

alteration, destruction, and

fragmentation; predation by nonnative

organisms; and disease. Problems

associated with small population

numbers and size, and adverse effects

from water-borne contaminants may

also threaten the species.

Concurrently with publication of the

proposed rule to list the Chiricahua

leopard frog as threatened, we

published a proposed special rule under

4(d) of the Act to amend regulations at

50 CFR 17.43. The special rule stated

that ‘‘. . . incidental take of the

Chiricahua leopard frog will not be

considered a violation of section 9 of the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (Act), if it results from

livestock use of or maintenance

activities at livestock tanks located on

private or tribal lands.’’ The intent of

the special rule was to encourage

continued conservation of Chiricahua

leopard frog habitat in livestock tanks

on all non-Federal lands, rather than

limiting the conservation incentive to

just private and tribal lands. Incidental

take of Chiricahua leopard frogs during

operations and maintenance of livestock

tanks on Federal lands will be reviewed

under the section 7 consultation

process.

Clarification of Special Rule

3. We propose to amend 50 CFR 17.43

by adding paragraphs to read as follows:

§ 17.43 Special rules-amphibians.

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(b) What species is covered by this

special rule? Chiricahua leopard frog

(Rana chiricahuensis).