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spill causes a sheen, violates applicable

water quality standards, or causes a

sludge or emulsion to be deposited

beneath the surface of the water or upon

adjoining shorelines.

The reporting of a hazardous

substance release that is above the

substance’s RQ allows the Federal

government to determine whether a

Federal response action is required to

control or mitigate any potential adverse

effects to public health or welfare or the

environment. Likewise, the reporting of

oil spills allows the Federal government

to determine whether cleaning up the

oil spill is necessary to mitigate or

prevent damage to public health or

welfare or the environment.

The hazardous substance and oil

release information collected under

CERCLA section 103(a) and CWA

section 311 also is available to EPA

program offices and other Federal

agencies who use the information to

evaluate the potential need for

additional regulations, new permitting

requirements for specific substances or

sources, or improved emergency

response planning. Release notification

information, which is stored in the

national Emergency Response

Notification System (ERNS) data base, is

available to State and local government

authorities as well as the general public.

State and local government authorities

and the regulated community use

release information for purposes of local

emergency response planning. Members

of the general public, who have access

to release information through the

Freedom of Information Act, may

request release information for purposes

of maintaining an awareness of what

types of releases are occurring in

different localities and what actions, if

any, are being taken to protect public

health and welfare and the

environment. ERNS fact sheets, which

provide summary and statistical

information about hazardous substance

and oil release notifications, also are

available to the public.

V. What are EPA’s Burden and Cost

Estimates for This ICR?

Under the PRA, ‘‘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.

For this collection, it includes the time

needed to review instructions; develop,

acquire, install, and use 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.

The ICR provides a detailed

explanation of this estimate, which is

only briefly summarized in this notice.

The annual public burden for this

collection of information is estimated to

average 4.1 hours per reportable

hazardous substance release or oil spill.

The following is a summary of the

estimates taken from the ICR:

Respondents/affected entities: Entities

potentially affected by this action are

facilities or vessels that manufacture,

process, transport, or otherwise use

certain specified hazardous substances

and oil.

Estimated total number of reportable

releases of hazardous substances and

oil per year: 29,204.

Frequency of response: When a

reportable release occurs.

Estimated total annual burden hours:

119,737 hours.

Estimated total annual burden costs:

$3,411,000.

VI. Are There Changes in the Estimates

from the Last Approval?

In the renewal ICR, EPA will review

the current burden and cost statement

and adjust it accordingly. EPA does not

expect the burden and cost statement in

the renewal ICR to differ significantly

from the burden and cost statement in

the current ICR.

VII. What is the Next Step in the

Process for This ICR?

EPA will consider the comments

received and amend the ICR as

appropriate. The final ICR package will

then be submitted to OMB for review

and approval pursuant to 5 CFR

1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal

Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR

1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the

submission of the ICR to OMB and the

opportunity to submit additional

comments to OMB. If you have any

questions about this ICR or the approval

process, please contact Lynn Beasley,

(703) 603–9086. Facsimile number:

(703) 603–9104. Electronic address:

beasley.lynn@epa.gov.

Dated: November 16, 2000.

Elaine F. Davies,

Acting Director, Office of Emergency and

Remedial Response.

[FR Doc. 00–30913 Filed 12–4–00; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6911–6]

Protection of Stratospheric Ozone:

Revocation of Refrigerant Reclaimer

Certification

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of revocation.

SUMMARY: Through this action, EPA is

announcing the revocation of 15

refrigerant reclaimers previously

approved to reclaim used refrigerant for

sale to a new owner in accordance with

the regulations promulgated at 40 CFR

82.164.

The following nine reclaimers have

received written notification, dated

November 21, 2000, explaining the basis

for EPA’s decision to revoke their

certification: Advanced Recovery

Systems, Inc. located in Hernando,

Florida; CFC (Charles Family

Corporation) Reclamation located in

North Kansas City, Missouri; CFC

Recovery located in Utica, New York;

Colorado Reclamation located in

Commerce City, Colorado; Major

Diversities, Inc. located in Arvada,

Colorado; Polar Pacific, Inc. located in

San Diego, California; SPW Engineering

located in Arnold, Maryland; Tampa

Bay Trane located in Tampa, Florida;

and Trane Oregon located in Tigard,

Oregon.

This action also acknowledges the

voluntary withdrawal of six previously

certified reclaimers. Reclaimers

requesting to be removed from the list

of EPA-certified reclaimers include the

Alliance Recovery Services, Inc. located

in LaPorte, Texas; Appliance Recycling

Centers of America located in

Minneapolis, Minnesota; E.I. du Pont de

Nemours and Company located in

Wilmington, Delaware; MRI Refrigerant

Reclaim located in Niles, Illinois; The

Reclaim Center located in Parker,

Florida; and the Trane Company-Denver

Sales District located in Denver,

Colorado. These reclaimers have

received written notification, dated

November 21, 2000, informing them of

EPA’s action granting their request to

voluntarily withdraw their certification.

The aforementioned reclaimers have

either voluntarily withdrawn their

certification or have not complied with

the recordkeeping and reporting

requirements established for all EPAcertified reclaimers pursuant to section

608 of the Clean Air Act Amendments

(the Act). In accordance with those

requirements, codified at 40 CFR

82.166(h), all reclaimers must annually

report, within 30 days of the end of the

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calendar year, the quantity of material

sent to them for reclamation, the mass

of refrigerant reclaimed, and the mass of

waste products. EPA sent to each of the

reclaimers an information collection

request issued pursuant to section

114(a) of the Act, dated March 31, 2000,

in which EPA requested that the

reclaimers submit the required annual

report. That information request

indicated that failure to respond could

result in revocation of their EPA

certification.

In accordance with 40 CFR 82.164(g),

EPA revoked the certifications of these

reclaimers on November 21, 2000.

Therefore, these businesses are no

longer authorized to reclaim used

refrigerant for sale to a new owner.

DATES: Advanced Recovery Systems,

Inc.; Alliance Recovery Services, Inc.;

Appliance Recycling Centers of

America; CFC (Charles Family

Corporation) Recovery; Colorado

Reclamation; E.I. du Pont de Nemours

and Company; Major Diversities, Inc;

MRI Refrigerant Reclaim; Polar Pacific,

Inc.; The Reclaim Center; SPW

Engineering; Tampa Bay Trane; Trane

Company-Denver Sales District; and

Trane Oregon had their credentials as

EPA-certified reclaimers revoked,

effective November 21, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Julius Banks; Stratospheric Program

Implementation Branch; Global

Programs Division, Office of

Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air

and Radiation (6205–J); 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW; Washington,

DC 20460; (202) 564–9870. The

Stratospheric Ozone Information

Hotline, (800) 296–1996, can also be

contacted for further information.

Dated: November 22, 2000.

Edward Callahan,

Acting Director, Office of Atmospheric

Programs.

[FR Doc. 00–30914 Filed 12–4–00; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6911–7]

Science Advisory Board; Request for

Nomination of Members and

Consultants

The U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency’s Science Advisory Board

(SAB), including the Clean Air

Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)

and the Advisory Council on Clean Air

Compliance Analysis (Council), of the

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

is soliciting nominations for Members

and Consultants (M/Cs). As part of this

effort, the Agency is publishing this

notice to describe the purpose of the

SAB and to invite the public to

nominate appropriately qualified

candidates of any gender or ethnic

background to fill upcoming vacancies.

This process supplements other efforts

to identify qualified candidates.

The SAB is composed of Non-Federal

Government scientists and engineers

who are employed on an intermittent

basis to provide independent advice

directly to the EPA Administrator on

technical aspects of public health and

environmental issues confronting the

Agency. Members of the SAB are

appointed by the Administrator—

generally in October—to serve two years

terms with some possibilities for

reappointment. Consultants are

appointed throughout the year, as the

need arises, by the SAB Staff Director to

serve renewable one-year terms and

serve on SAB committees, as needed, to

support the work of the Board. Many

individuals serve as Consultants prior to

serving as Members.

Any interested person or organization

may nominate qualified persons to serve

on the SAB. Nominees should be

qualified by education, training, and

experience to evaluate scientific,

engineering and/or economics

information on issues referred to and

addressed by the Board. Successful

candidates have distinguished

themselves professionally and should be

available to invest the time and effort to

advance the cause of the supporting the

use of good science through the efforts

of the SAB.

Members and Consultants (M/Cs)

most often serve in association with one

of the following standing committees:

Advisory Council on Clean Air

Compliance Analysis, Clean Air

Scientific Advisory Committee,

Drinking Water Committee, Ecological

Processes and Effects Committee,

Environmental Economics Advisory

Committee, Environmental Engineering

Committee, Environmental Health

Committee, Integrated Human Exposure

Committee, Radiation Advisory

Committee, and Research Strategies

Advisory Committee.

M/Cs can expect to attend 1–6

meetings per year, based upon the

activity of the committee on which they

serve. M/Cs generally serve as Special

Government Employees (SGEs) (40 CFR

part 3, subpart F or EPA Ethics Advisory

88–6 dated 7/6/88) and receive

compensation, in addition to

reimbursement at the Federal

government rate for travel and per diem

expenses while serving on the SAB.

Prior to their appointment, SGEs are

required to complete an information

package, including a Confidential

Financial Disclosure Report.

Membership appointments associated

with this solicitation will begin in the

fall of 2001. While it is too early to

know for certain what types of expertise

will be needed, it is likely that at least

some of the new members will have

expertise in the following areas:

Air pollution effects on plant life.

Criteria air pollutants.

Dietary intake exposure.

Engineering options for risk reduction.

Environmental modeling.

Environmental microbiology.

General toxicology.

Landscape ecology.

Risk assessment modeling.

Nominees should be identified by

name, occupation, position, address,

telephone number, fax number, email

address, and SAB committee of primary

interest. Nominations should include a

current resume that addresses the

nominee’s background, experience,

qualifications, and specific areas of

expertise.

Information on the nominees will be

entered into the SAB’s data base for

potential M/Cs which will be consulted,

as appropriate, when vacancies arise

and/or when special expertise is needed

for particular reviews. This request for

nominations does not imply any

commitment by the Agency to select

individuals to serve as a M/C to the SAB

from the responses received.

Nominations should be submitted to:

Ms. Carolyn Osborne, Project

Coordinator, Science Advisory Board

(1400A), USEPA, 1200 Pennsylvania

Avenue, Washington, DC 20460 Tel:

(202) 564–4533 no later than February 1,

2001. Additional information

concerning the Science Advisory Board,

its structure, function, and composition,

may be found on the SAB Website:

http://www.epa.gov/sab.

Dated: November 24, 2000.

Donald G. Barnes,

Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.

[FR Doc. 00–30915 Filed 12–4–00; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting, Open

Commission Meeting, Thursday,

December 7, 2000

The Federal Communications

Commission will hold an Open Meeting

on the subjects listed below on

Thursday, December 7, 2000, which is

scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m. in