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facility. Flow line volume may be

estimated; and

(2) The volume of oil calculated to

leak from a break in any pipelines

connected to the facility considering

shutdown time, the effect of hydrostatic

pressure, gravity, frictional wall forces

and other factors; and

(3) The daily production volume from

an uncontrolled blowout of the highest

capacity well associated with the

facility. In determining the daily

discharge rate, you must consider

reservoir characteristics, casing/

production tubing sizes, and historical

production and reservoir pressure data.

Your scenario must discuss how to

respond to this well flowing for 30 days

as required by § 254.26(d)(1).

(b) For exploratory or development

drilling operations, the size of your

worst case discharge scenario is the

daily volume possible from an

uncontrolled blowout. In determining

the daily discharge rate, you must

consider any known reservoir

characteristics. If reservoir

characteristics are unknown, you must

consider the characteristics of any

analog reservoirs from the area and give

an explanation for the selection of the

reservoir(s) used. Your scenario must

discuss how to respond to this well

flowing for 30 days as required by

§ 254.26(d)(1).

(c) For a pipeline facility, the size of

your worst case discharge scenario is

the volume possible from a pipeline

break. You must calculate this volume

as follows:

(1) Add the pipeline system leak

detection time to the shutdown

response time.

(2) Multiply the time calculated in

paragraph (c)(1) of this section by the

highest measured oil flow rate over the

preceding 12-month period. For new

pipelines, you should use the predicted

oil flow rate in the calculation.

(3) Add to the volume calculated in

paragraph (c)(2) of this section the total

volume of oil that would leak from the

pipeline after it is shut in. Calculate this

volume by taking into account the

effects of hydrostatic pressure, gravity,

frictional wall forces, length of pipeline

segment, tie-ins with other pipelines,

and other factors.

(d) If your facility which stores,

handles, transfers, processes, or

transports oil does not fall into the

categories listed in paragraph (a), (b), or

(c) of this section, contact the Regional

Supervisor for instructions on the

calculation of the volume of your worst

case discharge scenario.

Subpart D—Oil-Spill Response

Requirements for Facilities Located in

State Waters Seaward of the Coast

Line.

§ 254.50 Spill response plans for facilities

located in State waters seaward of the coast

line.

Owners or operators of facilities

located in State waters seaward of the

coast line must submit a spill-response

plan to MMS for approval. You may

choose one of three methods to comply

with this requirement. The three

methods are described in §§ 254.51,

254.52, and 254.53.

§ 254.51 Modifying an existing OCS

response plan.

You may modify an existing response

plan covering a lease or facility on the

OCS to include a lease or facility in

State waters located seaward of the

coast line. Since this plan would cover

more than one lease or facility, it would

be considered a Regional Response Plan.

You should refer to § 254.3 and contact

the appropriate regional MMS office if

you have any questions on how to

prepare this Regional Response Plan.

§ 254.52 Following the format for an OCS

response plan.

You may develop a response plan

following the requirements for plans for

OCS facilities found in subpart B of this

part.

§ 254.53 Submitting a response plan

developed under State requirements.

(a) You may submit a response plan

to MMS for approval that you developed

in accordance with the laws or

regulations of the appropriate State. The

plan must contain all the elements the

State and OPA require and must:

(1) Be consistent with the

requirements of the National

Contingency Plan and appropriate Area

Contingency Plan(s).

(2) Identify a qualified individual and

require immediate communication

between that person and appropriate

Federal officials and response personnel

if there is a spill.

(3) Identify any private personnel and

equipment necessary to remove, to the

maximum extent practicable, a worst

case discharge as defined in § 254.47.

The plan must provide proof of

contractual services or other evidence of

a contractual agreement with any

OSRO’s or spill management team

members who are not employees of the

owner or operator.

(4) Describe the training, equipment

testing, periodic unannounced drills,

and response actions of personnel at the

facility. These must ensure both the

safety of the facility and the mitigation

or prevention of a discharge or the

substantial threat of a discharge.

(5) Describe the procedures you will

use to periodically update and resubmit

the plan for approval of each significant

change.

(b) Your plan developed under State

requirements also must include the

following information:

(1) A list of the facilities and leases

the plan covers and a map showing their

location;

(2) A list of the types of oil handled,

stored, or transported at the facility;

(3) Name and address of the State

agency to whom the plan was

submitted;

(4) Date you submitted the plan to the

State;

(5) If the plan received formal

approval, the name of the approving

organization, the date of approval, and

a copy of the State agency’s approval

letter if one was issued; and

(6) Identification of any regulations or

standards used in preparing the plan.

§ 254.54 Spill prevention for facilities

located in State waters seaward of the coast

line.

In addition to your response plan, you

must submit to the Regional Supervisor

a description of the steps you are taking

to prevent spills of oil or mitigate a

substantial threat of such a discharge.

You must identify all State or Federal

safety or pollution prevention

requirements that apply to the

prevention of oil spills from your

facility, and demonstrate your

compliance with these requirements.

You also should include a description of

industry safety and pollution prevention

standards your facility meets. The

Regional Supervisor may prescribe

additional equipment or procedures for

spill prevention if it is determined that

your efforts to prevent spills do not

reflect good industry practices.

[FR Doc. 97–7279 Filed 3–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[FRL–5800–8]

National Oil and Hazardous

Substances Pollution Contingency

Plan; National Priorities List

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of deletion of the Carter

Industrials Site, Michigan from the

National Priorities List (NPL).
14004 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 57 / Tuesday, March 25, 1997 / Rules and Regulations

SUMMARY: The United States

Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.

EPA) Region 5 announces the deletion

of the Carter Industrial Site from the

National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL

is codified as Appendix B of 40 CFR

Part 300. It is part of the National Oil

and Hazardous Substances Pollution

Contingency Plan (NCP), which U.S.

EPA promulgated pursuant to Section

105 of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980

(CERCLA) as amended. U.S. EPA, in

consultation with the State of Michigan,

has determined that all appropriate

Fund-financed response under CERCLA

has been implemented at the Carter Site

and that no further response action by

responsible parties is appropriate. In

accordance with 40 CFR 300.425(e), the

Carter Industrial Site may therefore be

deleted from the NPL. The State of

Michigan concurs with this deletion.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 25, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Information on the Site is

available at the local information

repository located at: Main Library,

Reference Department, The Detroit

Public Library 5201 Woodward Avenue,

Detroit, Michigan 48226.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gladys Beard, Associate Remedial

Project Manager, (SR–6J) Superfund

Division, U.S. EPA, Region V, 77 W.

Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604, (312)

886–7253 or Derrick Kimbrough (P–19J),

Office of Public Affairs, U.S. EPA,

Region V, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago,

IL 60604, (312) 886–9749. Requests for

comprehensive copies of documents

should be directed formally to the

Regional Docket Office, Jan Pfundheller,

(H–7J), U.S. EPA, Region V, 77 W.

Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604, (312)

353–5821.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The site to

be deleted from the NPL is: Carter

Industrials Site located in Detroit,

Michigan. A Notice of Intent to Delete

for this site was published December 30,

1996 (61 FR 68695). The closing date for

the comments on the Notice of Intent to

Delete was January 30, 1997. EPA

received no comments and therefore has

not prepared a Responsiveness

Summary.

The U.S. EPA identifies sites which

appear to present a significant risk to

public health, welfare, or the

environment and it maintains the NPL

as the list of those sites. Sites on the

NPL may be the subject of Hazardous

Substance Response Trust Fund (Fund-

) financed remedial actions. Any site

deleted from the NPL remains eligible

for Fund-financed remedial actions

should future conditions at the site

warrant such action. If there is a

significant release from a deleted site,

the site is restored to the NPL without

going through the Hazardous Ranking

System.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300

Environmental protection, Air

pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous

substances, Hazardous waste,

Intergovernmental relations, Penalties,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Superfund, Water

pollution control, Water supply.

Dated: March 13, 1997.

David A. Ullrich,

Acting Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA,

Region 5.

40 CFR part 300 is amended as

follows:

PART 300—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 300

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); 42 U.S.C.

9601–9657; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR,

1991 Comp., p.351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR 2923,

3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p.193.

Appendix B—[Amended]

2. Table 1 of appendix B to part 300

is amended by removing the Site ‘‘Carter

Industrials, Inc., Detroit, Michigan’’.

[FR Doc. 97–7351 Filed 3–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 96–143; RM–8826, RM–

8890]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Alexandria and Ball, LA

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission, at the

request of TYJ Broadcasters allots

Channel 295A at Alexandria, Louisiana.

See 61 FR 37716, July 19, 1996. In

addition, the Commission also grants

the counterproposal filed by Louisiana

Wireless Company requesting the

allotment of Channel 288A at Ball,

Louisiana. Channel 295A can be allotted

to Alexandria without the imposition of

a site restriction. The coordinates for

Channel 295A are 31–18–06 and 92–27–

12. Channel 288A can be allotted to Ball

with a site restriction of 6.3 kilometers

(3.9 miles) north to avoid a shortspacing conflict with Station KJJB(FM),

Channel 288A, Eunice, Louisiana. The

coordinates for Channel 288A at Ball are

31–28–18 and 92–24–32.

With this action, this proceeding is

terminated.

DATES: Effective April 28, 1997. The

window period for filing applications

for Channel 295A at Alexandria,

Louisiana, and Channel 288A at Ball,

Louisiana, will open on April 28, 1997,

and close on May 29, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Report

and Order, MM Docket No. 96–143,

adopted March 5, 1997, and released

March 14, 1997. The full text of this

Commission decision is available for

inspection and copying during normal

business hours in the FCC Reference

Center (Room 239), 1919 M Street, NW,

Washington, DC. The complete text of

this decision may also be purchased

from the Commission’s copy contractor,

ITS, Inc., (202) 857–3800, 2100 M

Street, NW, Suite 140, Washington, DC

20037.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Radio broadcasting.

Part 73 of title 47 of the Code of

Federal Regulations is amended as

follows:

47 CFR PART 73—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for Part 73

continues to read as follows:

Authority: Secs. 303, 48 Stat., as amended,

1082; 47 U.S.C. 154, as amended.

§ 73.202 [Amended]

2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM

Allotments under Louisiana, is

amended by adding Channel 295A at

Alexandria; and by adding Ball,

Channel 288A.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 97–7255 Filed 3–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–F

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 96–145; RM–8831]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Battle

Mountain, NV

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission, at the

request of Battle Mountain

Communications, allots Channel 253A