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implementation deficiencies. Sierra

Club and NYPIRG recognized that

sections 70.4(i) and 70.10(b) provide

authority for us to require permitting

authorities to correct program or

implementation deficiencies, but were

concerned that we had not responded

timely to petitions they had filed

requesting us to require such

corrections. To address the concerns

raised by Sierra Club and NYPIRG, we

are announcing in this notice that the

public may submit comments within the

90-day comment period being provided

requesting us to take action consistent

with the procedures in sections 70.4(i)

and 70.10(b). We are further announcing

that we will respond by specific dates

to those comments and any petitions

that have previously been submitted

and will take action under sections

70.4(i) and 70.10(b), requiring

permitting authorities to correct any

program or implementation

deficiencies.

This action applies to all approved

part 70 operating permits programs,

regardless of whether they have been

granted full or interim approval. Within

the timeframes specified below, we will

take action to respond to any claims of

deficiency.

Do not include in your comments any

program deficiencies that were

identified as such by us when we

granted the program interim approval.

Those program deficiencies are already

identified and permitting authorities are

already taking action to correct them in

order to avoid imposition of the Federal

permitting program on December 1,

2001. We will not consider comments

that generically assert deficiencies for

multiple programs. Be specific in your

comments both as to the State or local

permitting program and the deficiencies

being raised. With respect to program

deficiencies, please note the specific

provisions of concern in the permitting

authority’s regulations or the State

statute and identify the provision or

provisions in part 70 or title V with

which the program conflicts. For

implementation deficiencies, identify

the relevant regulatory or statutory

provision that is not being properly

implemented and provide the bases for

the claim that the permitting authority

is not properly implementing that

portion of the program. For example, if

you assert that permits are being issued

in a manner inconsistent with an

element of the program, identify specific

permits that you believe were

incorrectly issued and the ways in

which you believe those permits to be

deficient.

Send comments concerning potential

deficiencies to the appropriate EPA

Regional Office, the addresses for which

are provided above under ADDRESSES.

After reviewing comments received

within the comment period, we will

issue a notice of deficiency (NOD) for

any claimed shortcoming in an

operating permits program that we agree

constitutes a ‘‘deficiency’’ within the

meaning of part 70. For those alleged

deficiencies with which we disagree, we

will publish a notice explaining our

reasons for not making a finding of

deficiency. We will substantively

consider all specific claims of

deficiency, including claims that could

have been raised during the initial

approval process. For any NOD, a

timeframe for correction of the

deficiencies consistent with sections

70.4(i) or 70.10(b) will be specified in

the notice. Consistent with section

70.4(i), in no event will a permitting

authority be allowed more than 2 years

to correct a program deficiency.

By December 1, 2001, we will publish

NOD’s for deficiencies identified for

programs that have not been granted full

approval as of December 11, 2000. We

will at the same time also publish a

notice identifying any alleged problems

that we do not agree are deficiencies.

For programs that have been granted full

approval as of December 11, 2000, we

will publish any NOD’s by April 1,

2002, along with any notices of

disagreement. We believe these time

periods provide adequate time for us to

respond to comments raised during the

aforementioned comment period.

Dated: December 5, 2000

Elizabeth Craig,

Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and

Radiation.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPPTS–51958; FRL–6759–6]

Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and

Status Information

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Section 5 of the Toxic

Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires

any person who intends to manufacture

(defined by statute to include import) a

new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on

the TSCA Inventory) to notify EPA and

comply with the statutory provisions

pertaining to the manufacture of new

chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and

5(d)(3) of TSCA, EPA is required to

publish a notice of receipt of a

premanufacture notice (PMN) or an

application for a test marketing

exemption (TME), and to publish

periodic status reports on the chemicals

under review and the receipt of notices

of commencement to manufacture those

chemicals. This status report, which

covers the period from October 23, 2000

to October 27, 2000, consists of the

PMNs pending or expired, and the

notices of commencement to

manufacture a new chemical that the

Agency has received under TSCA

section 5 during this time period. The

‘‘S’’ and ‘‘G’’ that precede the chemical

names denote whether the chemical

idenity is specific or generic.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be

submitted by mail, electronically, or in

person. Please follow the detailed

instructions for each method as

provided in Unit I. of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure

proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative

that you identify docket control number

OPPTS–51958 and the specific PMN

number in the subject line on the first

page of your response.

FOR FURTHER 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general. As such, the Agency has not

attempted to describe the specific

entities that this action may apply to.

Although others may be affected, this

action applies directly to the submitter

of the premanufacture notices addressed

in the action. If you have any questions

regarding the applicability of this action

to a particular entity, consult the person

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document and Other Related

Documents?

1. Electronically. You may obtain

copies of this document and certain

other available documents from the EPA

Internet Home Page at http://

www.epa.gov/. On the Home Page select

‘‘Laws and Regulations,’’ ‘‘Regulations

and Proposed Rules,’’ and then look up

the entry for this document under the

‘‘Federal Register—Environmental

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Documents.’’ You can also go directly to

the Federal Register listings at http://

www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

2. In person. The Agency has

established an official record for this

action under docket control number

OPPTS–51958. The official record

consists of the documents specifically

referenced in this action, any public

comments received during an applicable

comment period, any test data

submitted by the manufacturer/importer

and 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, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC.

The Center is open from noon to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays. The telephone number of the

Center is (202) 260–7099.

C. How and to Whom Do I Submit

Comments?

You may submit comments through

the mail, in person, or electronically. To

ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is

imperative that you identify docket

control number OPPTS–51958 and the

specific PMN number in the subject line

on the first page of your response.

1. By mail. Submit your comments to:

Document Control Office (7407), Office

of Pollution Prevention and Toxics

(OPPT), Environmental Protection

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

2. In person or by courier. Deliver

your comments to: OPPT Document

Control Office (DCO) in East Tower Rm.

G–099, Waterside Mall, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC. The DCO is open from

8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The

telephone number for the DCO is (202)

260–7093.

3. Electronically. You may submit

your comments electronically by e-mail

to: ‘‘oppt.ncic@epa.gov,’’ or mail your

computer disk to the address identified

in this unit. Do not submit any

information electronically that you

consider to be CBI. Electronic comments

must be submitted as an ASCII file

avoiding the use of special characters

and any form of encryption. Comments

and data will also be accepted on

standard disks in WordPerfect 6.1/8.0 or

ASCII file format. All comments in

electronic form must be identified by

docket control number OPPTS–51958

and the specific PMN number.

Electronic comments may also be filed

online at many Federal Depository

Libraries.

D. How Should I Handle CBI that I Want

to Submit to the Agency?

Do not submit any information

electronically that you consider to be

CBI. You may claim information that

you submit to EPA in response to this

document as CBI by marking any part or

all of that information as CBI.

Information so marked will not be

disclosed except in accordance with

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

In addition to one complete version of

the comment that includes any

information claimed as CBI, a copy of

the comment that does not contain the

information claimed as CBI must be

submitted for inclusion in the public

version of the official record.

Information not marked confidential

will be included in the public version

of the official record without prior

notice. If you have any questions about

CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI,

please consult the person listed under

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.’’

E. What Should I Consider as I Prepare

My Comments for EPA?

You may find the following

suggestions helpful for preparing your

comments:

1. Explain your views as clearly as

possible.

2. Describe any assumptions that you

used.

3. Provide copies of any technical

information and/or data you used that

support your views.

4. If you estimate potential burden or

costs, explain how you arrived at the

estimate that you provide.

5. Provide specific examples to

illustrate your concerns.

6. Offer alternative ways to improve

the notice or collection activity.

7. Make sure to submit your

comments by the deadline in this

document.

8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,

be sure to identify the docket control

number assigned to this action in the

subject line on the first page of your

response. You may also provide the

name, date, and Federal Register

citation.

II. Why is EPA Taking this Action?

Section 5 of TSCA requires any

person who intends to manufacture

(defined by statute to include import) a

new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on

the TSCA Inventory to notify EPA and

comply with the statutory provisions

pertaining to the manufacture of new

chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and

5(d)(3) of TSCA, EPA is required to

publish a notice of receipt of a PMN or

an application for a TME and to publish

periodic status reports on the chemicals

under review and the receipt of notices

of commencement to manufacture those

chemicals. This status report, which

covers the period from October 23, 2000

to October 27, 2000, consists of the

PMNs pending or expired, and the

notices of commencement to

manufacture a new chemical that the

Agency has received under TSCA

section 5 during this time period.

III. Receipt and Status Report for PMNs

This status report identifies the PMNs

and TMEs, both pending or expired, and

the notices of commencement to

manufacture a new chemical that the

Agency has received under TSCA

section 5 during this time period. If you

are interested in information that is not

included in the following tables, you

may contact EPA as described in Unit II.

to access additional non-CBI

information that may be available. The

‘‘S’’ and ‘‘G’’ that precede the chemical

names denote whether the chemical

idenity is specific or generic.

In table I, EPA provides the following

information (to the extent that such

information is not claimed as CBI) on

the PMNs received by EPA during this

period: the EPA case number assigned

to the PMN; the date the PMN was

received by EPA; the projected end date

for EPA’s review of the PMN; the

submitting manufacturer; the potential

uses identified by the manufacturer in

the PMN; and the chemical identity.

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TABLE I. 18 PREMANUFACTURE NOTICES RECEIVED FROM: 10/23/00 TO 10/27/00

Case No. Received

Date

Projected

Notice

End Date

Manufacturer/Importer Use Chemical

P–01–0060 10/23/00 01/21/01 CBI (G) Intermediate (G) Alkyl phosphate

P–01–0061 10/23/00 01/21/01 Vantico Inc. (S) Hardener for waterborne

anticorrosive coatings;hardener for

waterborne epoxy cement for civil

engineering applic.

(G) Reaction products of polypropylene glycol diamine with an

epoxide

P–01–0062 10/23/00 01/21/01 CBI (S) Specialty polymer (G) Substituted bicyclic olefin

P–01–0063 10/23/00 01/21/01 CBI (S) Specialty polymer (G) Substituted bicyclic olefin

P–01–0064 10/24/00 01/22/01 Samsung Information

Systems America

(G) Compound in color dispersion (G) Acrylate copolymer

P–01–0065 10/23/00 01/21/01 CBI (G) Processing aid (G) Alkyl phosphate derivative

P–01–0066 10/24/00 01/22/01 Vantico Inc. (S) Hardener for waterborne anti-corrosive coatings;hardener for waterborne epoxy cement for civil engineering applic.(G) Propanenitrile, 3-{[6-amino2,2,4(or 2,4,4)-

trimethylhexyl]amino}-, polymers

with 5-amino-1,3,3-

trimethylcyclohexanemethanamine,

bisphenol a, bisphenol aepichlorohydrin polymer-2,2,4(or

2,4,4)-trimethyl-1,6-hexanediamine

reaction products, with glycidyl otolyl ether and an epoxide

P–01–0067 10/24/00 01/22/01 BASF Corporation (G) Internal press release (G) Substituted polyether polyurethane

P–01–0068 10/24/00 01/22/01 CBI (G) Processing agent (S) Fatty acids, C16–18, esters with

pentaerythritol

P–01–0069 10/23/00 01/21/01 Bridgestone/Firestone,

Inc.

(G) Pigment for rubber compound (G) Substitute naphtalene derivatives

P–01–0070 10/25/00 01/23/01 Kelmar Industries (S) Plastifier or softener for pur-fine

coating;paint additive for artificial

leather; softener or extender for fcimpregnation

(G) Polydimethylsiloxane with

aminoalkyl groups

P–01–0071 10/26/00 01/24/01 CIBA Specialty Chemicals Corporation(S) Uv absorber for use in photographic emulsions(G) Substituted triazine

P–01–0072 10/27/00 01/25/01 BASF Corporation (G) Intermediate (G) Oxyalkylated isodecyl alcohol

P–01–0073 10/27/00 01/25/01 BASF Corporation (G) Lubricant (G) Tall oil ester of oxyalkylated

isodecyl alcohol

P–01–0074 10/26/00 01/24/01 JSR Corporation (G) Coating agent (G) Modified styrene acrylate polymer

P–01–0075 10/27/00 01/25/01 CIBA Specialty Chemicals Corporation(S) Interlayer scavenger for photographic chromogenic color paper(G) Substituted benzofuranone

P–01–0076 10/27/00 01/25/01 Eastman Chemical

Company

(S) Polyester for injection molding (G) Dimethyl terephthalate, polymer

with cyclohexanedimethanol and

disubstituted benzenedicarboxylic

acid

P–01–0077 10/27/00 01/25/01 Eastman Chemical

Company

(G) Raw material (G) Disubstituted benzenedicarboxylic

acid

In table II, EPA provides the following information (to the extent that such information is not claimed as CBI)

on the Notices of Commencement to manufacture received:

TABLE II. 15 NOTICES OF COMMENCEMENT FROM: 10/23/00 TO 10/27/00

Case No. Received Date Commencement/

Import Date Chemical

P–00–0395 10/23/00 10/03/00 (G) Urethane acrylate

P–00–0471 10/24/00 10/17/00 (S) [1,1’-biphenyl]-2,2’-disulfonic acid, 4,4’-bis[[1-(3-aminophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-

methyl-5-oxo-1h-pyrazol-4-yl]azo]-disodium salt, reaction products with2,2’-

[1,2-ethanediylbis(oxymethylene)]bis[oxirane],2’,4’,5’,7’tetrabromo-3’,6’-

dihydroxyspiro[isobenzofuran-1(3h),9’-[9h]xanthen]-3-one disodium salt and

2’,4’,5’,7’-tetrabromo-4,5,6,7-tetrachloro-3’,6’-dihydroxyspiro[isobenzofuran1(3h),9’-[9h]xanthen]-3-one disodium salt

P–00–0555 10/24/00 09/21/00 (S) Neodecanoic acid, ethenyl ester, polymer with ethene and ethenyl acetate

P–00–0708 10/23/00 10/18/00 (G) Chromate(2-), [3-[(4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1-phenyl-1h-pyrazol-4-yl)azo]-

4-hydroxy-(substituted)][2-[[(2-substituted)]]-4-nitrophenolato(2-)-n2, o1, o2]-,

disodium

P–00–0738 10/24/00 10/16/00 (S) Formaldehyde, reaction products with 1,3-benzenedimethanamine and

bisphenol a

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TABLE II. 15 NOTICES OF COMMENCEMENT FROM: 10/23/00 TO 10/27/00—Continued

Case No. Received Date Commencement/

Import Date Chemical

P–00–0794 10/23/00 10/06/00 (G) Chloroformate

P–00–0810 10/27/00 10/01/00 (G) Heterocyclic alkyl alcohol

P–00–0819 10/23/00 10/16/00 (S) 1,1-cyclopropanedicarboxylic acid, dimethyl ester

P–00–0868 10/25/00 10/11/00 (G) Pyrazolotriazole derivative

P–00–0920 10/24/00 10/17/00 (G) Methacrylate copolymer salt

P–00–0975 10/26/00 10/16/00 (G) Polyester resin

P–00–0976 10/26/00 10/23/00 (G) Polyester resin

P–00–0991 10/24/00 10/16/00 (G) Formaldehyde, (chloromethyl)oxirane/phenol polymer, modified with

organophsophorous derivative

P–98–0948 10/24/00 10/18/00 (G) Polyester polyether urethane block copolymer

P–99–0376 10/24/00 10/13/00 (G) Hydroxy alkyldiene

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Chemicals,

Premanufacturer notices.

Dated: November 29, 2000.

Deborah A. Williams,

Acting Director, Information Management

Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission

December 5, 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 10, 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 Judy

Boley, Federal Communications

Commission, Room 1–C804, 445 12th

Street, SW., DC 20554 or via the Internet

to jboley@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collection(s), contact Judy

Boley at 202–418–0214 or via the

Internet at jboley@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control No.: 3060–0942.

Title: Access Charge Reform, Price

Cap Performance Review for Local

Exchange Carriers, Low-Volume Long

Distance Users, Federal-State Joint

Board on Universal Service.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 27

respondents; 108 responses.

Estimated Time Per Response: 5 hours

– 60 hours.

Frequency of Response:

Recordkeeping requirement, third party

disclosure requirement and quarterly

and annual reporting requirements.

Total Annual Burden: 6,677 hours.

Total Annual Cost: N/A.

Needs and Uses: The Commission

took action to further accelerate the

development of competition in the local

and long-distance telecommunications

markets, and to further establish explicit

universal service support that will be

sustainable in an increasingly

competitive marketplace, pursuant to

the mandate of the 1996 Act. The

Commission requires tariff filings,

quarterly and annual data filings and

cost support information to be reported

under the Coalition for Affordable Local

and Long Distance Service (CALLS)

proposal.

The burden for this information

collection has been reduced by 6,081

hours due the completion of the October

15, 2000 supplemental filing. As noted

in our previous submission to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB),

carriers were required to make a onetime supplemental filing to update the

state-approved unbundled network

element (UNE)-zones.

OMB Control No.: 3060–0943.

Title: Section 54.809, Carrier

Certification.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 27.

Estimated Time Per Response: 1.5

hours.

Frequency of Response: Third party

disclosure requirement and annual

reporting requirement.

Total Annual Burden: 41 hours.

Total Annual Cost: N/A.

Needs and Uses: Section 54.809, of

the Commission’s rules, requires each

price cap or competitive LEC that

wishes to receive universal service

support to file an annual certification

with the Universal Service

Administrative Company (USAC) and

the Commission. The certification must

state that the carrier will use its

interstate access universal service

support only for the provision,

maintenance, and upgrading of facilities

and services for which the support is

intended.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

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