67742 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 219 / Monday, November 13, 2000 / Notices

of § 194.22(c)(4) (condition 3 of

appendix A to 40 CFR part 194). EPA’s

approval process for waste generator

sites is described in § 194.8. As part of

our decision-making process, the DOE is

required to submit to EPA appropriate

documentation of quality assurance and

waste characterization programs at each

DOE waste generator site seeking

approval for shipment of TRU

radioactive waste to WIPP. In

accordance with § 194.8, we will place

such documentation in the official Air

Docket in Washington, DC, and

informational dockets in the State of

New Mexico for public review and

comment.

DOE has notified EPA that the

Savannah River Site is preparing to ship

waste to the WIPP. EPA will perform an

inspection of the site’s technical and

quality assurance programs for waste

characterization in accordance with

Conditions 2 and 3 of the WIPP

certification. The inspection is

scheduled to take place the weeks of

November 6 and November 13, 2000.

EPA has placed two documents

pertinent to the inspection in the public

docket described in ADDRESSES. The

documents are entitled: (1) ‘‘Savannah

River Site WIPP Disposal Program

Quality Assurance Project Plan, WSRC–

RP–99–01097,’’ (2) ‘‘Savannah River

Site WIPP Disposal Program Quality

Assurance Program Document, WSRC–

RP–99–01119,’’ and (3) ‘‘Savannah River

Site WIPP Disposal Program Waste

Certification Plan, WSRC–RP–99–

01095’’ (Item II–A2–28). In accordance

with 40 CFR 194.8, as amended by the

final certification decision, we are

providing the public 30 days to

comment on these documents.

If we determine as a result of the

inspection that the proposed processes

and programs at the Savannah River Site

adequately control the characterization

of transuranic waste, we will notify DOE

by letter and place the letter in the

official Air Docket in Washington, DC,

as well as in the informational docket

locations in New Mexico. A letter of

approval will allow DOE to ship

transuranic waste from the Savannah

River Site to the WIPP. We will not

make a determination of compliance

prior to the inspection or before the 30-

day comment period has closed.

Information on the certification

decision is filed in the official EPA Air

Docket, Docket No. A–93–02 and is

available for review in Washington, DC,

and at three EPA WIPP informational

docket locations in New Mexico. The

dockets in New Mexico contain only

major items from the official Air Docket

in Washington, DC, plus those

documents added to the official Air

Docket since the October 1992

enactment of the WIPP LWA.

Dated: October 30, 2000.

Robert Perciasepe,

Assistant Administrator for Air and

Radiation.

[FR Doc. 00–28957 Filed 11–9–00; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6900–3]

Proposed Settlement Agreements on

Regulations Under Section 126 of the

Clean Air Act Reducing Regional

Transport of Ozone

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA hereby gives notice of

three proposed Settlement Agreements

regarding certain issues in the case

entitled Appalachian Power v. EPA,

Nos. 99–1200, et al. (D.C. Cir.).

Specifically, the Settlement Agreements

address issues in the following cases,

consolidated with Appalachian Power

v. EPA: Weyerhaeuser Co. v. EPA, No.

00–1126; West Virginia Manufacturers

Ass’n, et al. v. EPA, Nos. 99–1246 & 00–

1125; West Virginia Chamber of

Commerce et al. v. EPA, Nos. 99–1205

& 00–1024; Birchwood Power Partners,

et al. v. EPA, No. 00–1116; Southern

Energy Gen. L.L.C. v. EPA, No. 00–1117.

EPA issues this notice in accordance

with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act,

as amended (the ‘‘ACT’’), which

requires EPA to give notice and provide

an opportunity for public comment on

proposed settlement agreements.

The litigation concerns EPA’s

promulgation of two final rules under

section 126 of the Act (collectively the

‘‘section 126 rule’’) pertaining to control

of interstate transport of ozone. See 64

FR 28250 (May 25, 1999); 65 FR 2674

(January 18, 2000). Under the section

126 rule, certain upwind stationary

sources of nitrogen oxides (NoX)

emissions in twelve states and the

District of Columbia must hold NOX

emission allowances equivalent to the

quantity of their NOX emissions. The

section 126 rule allocates quantities of

NOX allowances to each covered source.

Various parties have filed petitions for

review of the section 126 rule under

section 307(b)(1) of the Act. Several of

these parties have raised claims that

EPA incorrectly allocated NOX

allowances to certain units under the

section 126 rule and that the parties did

not have the opportunity to comment on

the incorrect allocations during the

rulemaking process. The proposed

Settlement Agreements provide that

EPA will propose a rule to modify the

allowance allocations for certain units

and that the parties will dismiss these

claims if EPA issues a final rule

consistent with the proposed rule.

Persons who were not named as

parties or interveners to this litigation

may submit written comments on the

proposed settlement agreement to EPA.

EPA will accept such comments for a

period of thirty days from the date of

publication of this notice. EPA or the

Department of Justice may withhold or

withdraw consent to the proposed

Settlement Agreement if the comments

disclose facts or circumstances that

indicated that the agreement is

inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or

inconsistent with the requirements of

the Act. Unless EPA or the Department

of Justice makes such a determination

following the comment period, EPA will

take the actions set forth in the

Settlement Agreement.

A copy of the proposed Settlement

Agreement is available from Phyllis

Davis, Air and Radiation Law Office

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

Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel

Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460,

(202) 564–5566. Written comments

should be sent to Alexandra Teitz, Esq.,

at the above address and must be

submitted on or before December 13,

2000.

Dated: October 31, 2000.

Anna Wolgast,

Acting General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 00–28958 Filed 11–9–00; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6900–1]

Clean Water Act Section 303(d):

Availability of Total Maximum Daily

Loads (TMDLs)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

availability for comment of the

administrative record file for nine

TMDLs prepared by EPA Region 6 for

waters listed in Louisiana’s Mermentau

and Vermilion/Teche river basins,

under section 303(d) of the Clean Water

Act (CWA). EPA prepared these TMDLs

in response to a Court Order dated

October 1, 1999, in the lawsuit Sierra

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 219 / Monday, November 13, 2000 / Notices 67743

Club, et al. v. Clifford et al., No. 96–

0527, (E.D. La. Oct. 1, 1999). Under this

court order, EPA is required to prepare

TMDLs when needed for waters on the

Louisiana 1998 section 303(d) list by

December 31, 2007.

DATES: Comments on the nine TMDLs

must be submitted in writing to EPA on

or before December 13, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the nine

TMDLs should be sent to Ellen

Caldwell, Environmental Protection

Specialist, Water Quality Protection

Division, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency Region 6, 1445 Ross Ave.,

Dallas, TX 75202–2733. For further

information, contact Ellen Caldwell at

(214) 665–7513. The administrative

record file for these TMDLs is available

for public inspection at this address as

well. Copies of the TMDLs and their

respective calculations may be viewed

at www.epa.gov/region6/water/

tmdl.htm, or obtained by calling or

writing Ms. Caldwell at the above

address. Please contact Ms. Caldwell to

schedule an inspection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ellen Caldwell at (214) 665–7513.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1996,

two Louisiana environmental groups,

the Sierra Club and Louisiana

Environmental Action Network

(plaintiffs), filed a lawsuit in Federal

Court against the United States

Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA), styled Sierra Club, et al. v.

Clifford et al., No. 96–0527, (E.D. La.

Oct. 1, 1999). Among other claims,

plaintiffs alleged that EPA failed to

establish Louisiana TMDLs in a timely

manner. Discussion of the court’s order

may be found at 65 FR 54032

(September 6, 2000).

EPA Seeks Comments on Nine TMDLs

By this notice EPA is seeking

comment on the following nine TMDLs

for waters located within the

Mermentau and Vermilion/Teche

basins:

Subsegment Waterbody name Pollutant

050703 .................... White Lake ......................................................................................................................... Total Dissolved Solids.

050703 .................... White Lake ......................................................................................................................... Chloride.

060801 .................... Vermilion River—Headwaters To Bayou Fusilier Bourbeaux Junction to New Flanders Sulfate.

060802 .................... Vermilion River—From New Flanders to Intracoastal Waterway ..................................... Sulfate.

060205 .................... Bayou Teche—Headwaters at Bayou Courtableau to I–10 .............................................. Sulfate.

060205 .................... Bayou Teche—Headwaters at Bayou Courtableau to I–10 .............................................. Chloride.

060101 .................... Bayou Cocodrie ................................................................................................................. Total Dissolved Solids.

060206 .................... Indian Creek Reservoir ...................................................................................................... Temperature.

060102 .................... Bayou Cocodrie ................................................................................................................. Total Dissolved Solids.

EPA requests that the public provide

to EPA any water quality related data

and information that may be relevant to

the calculations for these TMDLs, or any

other comments relevant to these

TMDLs. EPA will review all data and

information submitted during the public

comment period and revise the nine

TMDLs where appropriate. EPA will

then forward the TMDLs to the Court

and the Louisiana Department of

Environmental Quality (LDEQ). LDEQ

will incorporate the TMDLs into its

current water quality management plan.

Dated: October 20, 2000.

Jayne Fontenot,

Acting Director, Water Quality Protection

Division, Region 6.

[FR Doc. 00–28956 Filed 11–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–U

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission

for Extension Under Delegated

Authority, Comments Requested

November 1, 2000.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications

Commission, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork burden

invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on the

following information collection(s), as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. An

agency may not conduct or sponsor a

collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid control

number. No person shall be subject to

any penalty for failing to comply with

a collection of information subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that

does not display a valid control number.

Comments are requested concerning (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 estimate; (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.

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted on or before January 12, 2001.

If you anticipate that you will be

submitting comments, but find it

difficult to do so within the period of

time allowed by this notice, you should

advise the contact listed below as soon

as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Les

Smith, Federal Communications

Commission, Room 1 A–804, 445

Twelfth Street, SW., Washington, DC

20554 or via the Internet to

lesmith@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collections contact Les

Smith at (202) 418–0217 or via the

Internet at lesmith@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB

Approval No.: 3060–0492.

Title: Section 74.992 Access to

channels licensed to wireless cable

entities.

Form No.: FCC 330.

Type of Review: Extension of

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Number of Respondents: 10.

Estimated Hours Per Response: 3.5

hours (These hours include the

contracting hour cost (2 hours) to the

respondents and the respondents hour

burden (1.5 hours).

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Cost to Respondents: $4,000.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 15

hours.

Needs and Uses: Section 74.992

requires that requests by ITFS entities

for access to wireless cable facilities

licensed on ITFS frequencies be made

by filing FCC Form 330 (3060–0062),

Sections I (Identity of applicant,

requested facilities), II (legal

qualifications of applicant), III

(Financial qualifications of applicant)