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been adopted and submitted to EPA in

time for full approval. Since the

suspension of the Federal program

requirement runs out with the

expiration of interim approval, the

requirement that EPA promulgate a

Federal program is effective

immediately upon that expiration.

The EPA has the authority to establish

a partial part 71 program in limited

geographical areas of a state if EPA has

approved a part 70 program (or

combination of part 70 programs) for the

remaining areas of the State. The EPA

will promulgate a part 71 program for a

permitting authority if EPA finds that a

permitting authority is not adequately

administering or enforcing its approved

program and it fails to correct the

deficiencies that precipitated EPA’s

finding.

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number. The OMB control

numbers for EPA’s regulations are listed

in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter

15. The Federal Register document

required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d),

soliciting comments on this collection

of information was published on May 1,

2000 (65 FR 25322); no comments were

received.

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting and record keeping burden for

this collection of information is

estimated to average 4.8 hours per

response. Burden means the total time,

effort, or financial resources expended

by persons to generate, maintain, retain,

or disclose or provide information to or

for a Federal agency. This includes the

time needed to review instructions;

develop, acquire, install, and utilize

technology and systems for the purposes

of collecting, validating, and verifying

information, processing and

maintaining information, and disclosing

and providing information; adjust the

existing ways to comply with any

previously applicable instructions and

requirements; train personnel to be able

to respond to a collection of

information; search data sources;

complete and review the collection of

information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

Respondents/Affected Entities: Major

air pollution sources subject to part 71

programs.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

95.

Frequency of Response: Semiannually, annually, and on occasion.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

15,323 hours.

Estimated Total Annualized Capital,

O&M Cost Burden: $0.

Send comments on the Agency’s need

for this information, the accuracy of the

provided burden estimates, and any

suggested methods for minimizing

respondent burden, including through

the use of automated collection

techniques to the addresses listed above.

Please refer to EPA ICR No. 1713.04 and

OMB Control No. 2060–0336 in any

correspondence.

Dated: October 18, 2000.

Oscar Morales,

Director, Collection Strategies Division.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPPTS–00672A; FRL–6749–8]

National Action Plan for Alkyl-lead;

Notice of Availability and Solicitation

of Public Comment; Reopening of

Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; Reopening of comment

period.

SUMMARY: The US EPA has extended the

time period in which it will accept

public comments on the National

Action Plan for Alkyl-lead. EPA has

developed a draft National Action Plan

to promote further voluntary reductions

of use and exposure to alkyl-lead

compounds. Alkyl-lead is used as a fuel

additive to reduce ‘‘knock’’ in

combustion engines and also to help

lubricate internal engine components

and protect intake and exhaust valves

against recession. This plan was

developed pursuant to the Agency’s

Multimedia Strategy for Priority

Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic

(PBT) Pollutants. This Notice announces

the expansion of the availability of the

Alkyl-lead National Action Plan for

public review and comment.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket

control number OPPTS–00672A, must

be received on or before December 26,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be

submitted by mail, electronically, or in

person. Please follow the detailed

instructions for each method as

provided in Unit III. of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure

proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative

that you identify docket control number

OPPTS–00672A in the subject line on

the first page of your response.

FOR FURHTER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

general information contact: Barbara

Cunningham, Director, Office of

Program Management and Evaluation,

Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics (7401), Environmental Protection

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20460; telephone

number: (202) 554–1404; e-mail address:

TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.

For technical information contact:

Paul Matthai, Pollution Prevention

Division (7409), Office of Pollution

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;

telephone number: (202) 260–3385; email address: matthai.paul@epa.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general. This action may however, be

of interest to persons who make,

distribute, or use racing and aviation

gasoline. Since other entities may also

be interested, the Agency has not

attempted to describe all the specific

entities that may be affected by this

action. If you have any questions

regarding the applicability of this action

to a particular entity, consult the

technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

II. How Can I Get Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document or Other Related Documents?

1. Electronically. You may obtain

electronic copies of this document, and

certain other related documents that

might be available electronically, from

the EPA Internet Home Page at http://

www.epa.gov/pbt. To access this

document, on the PBT Home Page select

‘‘Strategy and Action Plans.’’

2. In person. The Agency has

established an official record for this

action under docket control number

0PPTS–00672A. The official record

consists of the documents specifically

referenced in this action, any other

information related to this action,

including any information claimed as

confidential business information (CBI).

This official record includes the

documents that are physically located in

the docket as well as the documents that

are referenced in those documents. The

public version of the official record does

not include any information claimed as

CBI. The public version of the official

record, which includes printed, paper

versions of any electronic comments

submitted during an applicable

comment period, is available for

inspection in the TSCA Nonconfidential

Information Center, North East Mall Rm.

B–607, Waterside Mall, 1200

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,

DC. The Center is open from noon to 4

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding

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legal holidays. The telephone number

for the Center is (202) 260–7099.

III. How and to Whom Do I Submit

Comments?

As described in Unit I.C. of the

document published in the Federal

Register of August 25, 2000 (65 FR

51823) (FRL–6599–6) you may submit

your comments through the mail, in

person, or electronically. Please follow

the instructions that are provided in the

August 25, 2000 document. Do not

submit any information electronically

that you consider to be CBI. To ensure

proper receipt by EPA, be sure to

identify docket control number OPPTS–

00672A in the subject line on the first

page of your response.

IV. What Action is EPA Taking?

EPA is extending the comment period

for alkyl-lead an additional 60 days. On

November 16, 1998, EPA released its

Agency-wide Multimedia Strategy for

Priority Persistent, Bioaccumulative,

and Toxic (PBT) Pollutants (PBT

Strategy). The goal of the PBT Strategy

is to identify and reduce risks to human

health and the environment from

current and future exposure to priority

PBT pollutants. This document serves

as the Draft National Action Plan for

Alkyl-Lead, one of the 12 Level 1

priority PBT pollutants identified for

the initial focus of action in the PBT

Strategy.

EPA is requesting public comment on

a strategy to address the remaining risks

to human health and the environment

from exposure to alkyl-lead: (1)

Contribute to international efforts to

reduce the use of alkyl-lead world-wide;

(2) pursue voluntary initiatives to

reduce the use of alkyl-lead in aircraft

gasoline, race cars, and non-road

vehicles such as farm machinery,

marine vessels, construction equipment,

and recreational vehicles; and (3) collect

information as possible, given resource

constraints, related to production, use,

emissions, and continued exposure

scenarios.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection.

Dated: October 4, 2000.

Susan H. Wayland,

Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of

Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances.

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a.m.]

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AGENCY

[FRL–6891–2]

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, P.L. 92463, EPA gives

notice of a 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 and management

issues.

NACEPT consists of a representative

cross-section of EPA’s partners and

principle constituents who provide

advice and recommendations on policy

issues and serve as a sounding board for

new strategies that the Agency is

developing.

The Administrator of EPA has asked

NACEPT to address several policy

issues associated with human resource

planning, integration of key Agency

planning processes, and the

identification of emerging issues facing

the Agency.

DATES: The NACEPT will hold a 2-day

public meeting on Wednesday

November 8, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

and Thursday November 9, 2000 from

8:30 am to 3:45 pm.

ADDRESSES: The NACEPT 2-day public

meeting will be held at the Radisson

Hotel Old Town Alexandria, located at

901 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria,

Virginia . Materials or written comments

may be transmitted to the Council

through Gwendolyn Whitt, Designated

Federal Officer, NACEPT RCC, U.S.

EPA, Office of Cooperative

Environmental Management (1601A),

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,

Washington, DC 20460. There will also

be an opportunity for the public to make

comments directly to the Council during

the first day of the meeting. Oral

comments will be limited to a total time

of five minutes. Requests to make oral

comments must be submitted no later

than November 3, 2000 to Gwendolyn

Whitt, at the address above or faxed to

(202)–501–0661. Those who have not

reserved time in advance, may make

comments during the public comment

session as time allows.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gwendolyn Whitt, Designated Federal

Officer, NACEPT, at (202)–564–5982.

Dated: October 12, 2000.

Gordon Schisler,

Deputy Director, Office of Cooperative

Environmental Management.

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AGENCY

[FRL–6891–1]

Good Neighbor Environmental Board

Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The next meeting of the Good

Neighbor Environmental Board, a

federal advisory committee focused on

environmental sustainability within the

U.S.-Mexico border region, will take

place in Brownsville, Texas, on

November 2nd and 3rd, 2000. It will last

from 8:30 a.m.—4:30 p.m. on Thursday,

November 2nd, and from 8 a.m. until

noon on Friday, November 3rd. The

entire meeting is open to the public.

LOCATION: The meeting will take place at

the Fort Brown Hotel & Resort (Holiday

Inn), located at 1900 East Elizabeth

Street in Brownsville, Texas. The hotel

is one block from the international

bridge to Mexico.

AGENDA: During the morning of the first

day, the draft agenda calls for reportouts from Board Members on borderregion activities, several informational

briefings from local officials and

organizations, and a public comment

session late morning. After lunch, the

meeting will continue with another

guest presentation, followed by a

planning session for the Board’s

upcoming Fifth Report to the President

and Congress of the United States. The

hotel site portion of the meeting

currently is scheduled to end at 4:30

p.m., after which the Board will travel

to the Cameron Park Community Center,

2100 Gregory, Brownsville for a briefing

and informal discussion with Center

officials scheduled to begin at

approximately 5:30 p.m.

The second day of the meeting

primarily will focus on ongoing Board

business such as dissemination of the

Board’s Fourth Report, strategy sessions

on increasing visibility, development of

potential themes for upcoming reports,

and additional discussion on the

framework for its next report.

PUBLIC ATTENDANCE: The public is

welcome to attend all portions of the

meeting. Members of the public who

plan to file written statements and/or