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introduction into commerce.

Registration involves providing a

chemical description of the fuel or

additive, certain technical and

marketing information, and any healtheffects information in possession of the

manufacturer. The development of

health-effects data, as required by 40

CFR 79, Subpart F, is not included in

this ICR due to upcoming changes in the

requirements. Manufacturers are also

required to submit periodic reports

(annually for additives, quarterly and

annually for fuels) on production

volume and related information. The

information is used to identify products

whose evaporative or combustion

emissions may pose an unreasonable

risk to public health, thus meriting

further investigation and potential

regulation. The information is also used

to ensure that gasoline additives comply

with EPA requirements for protecting

emission controls and controlling intake

valve and injector deposits. The data

have been used to construct a

comprehensive data base on fuel and

additive composition. These data have

been useful in related assessments, such

as the potential for dioxin emissions

from motor vehicles. The Mine Safety

and Health Administration of the

Department of Labor restricts the use of

diesel additives in mines to those

registered by EPA. Most of the

information is confidential. 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 EPA would like to solicit

comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology, e.g., permitting

electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: There are

approximately 100 fuel manufacturers,

1300 additive manufacturers, 800

registered fuels, and 6000 registered

additives. For each additive, an annual

report is required, at an estimated

burden of one hour and cost of $52.60.

For each fuel, quarterly and annual

reports are required, at an estimated

burden of one hour and cost of $52.60

for each report. EPA estimates that there

will be 550 new additives registered

each year, with a reporting burden 3

hours and $169.60 each. EPA estimates

that there will be 200 additive update

letters each year, with a burden of one

hour and $43.00 each. EPA estimated

that there will be 100 new gasoline and

diesel fuels registered each year, with a

burden of 3 hours and $169.60 each.

EPA estimates that there will be fuel

update letters each year, with a burden

of one hour and $43.00 each. There are

not capital and start-up costs. There are

no operation and maintenance costs

beyond copying and postage. The total

annual estimated burden for industry is

12,900 hours and $722,000. 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.

Dated: April 3, 1997.

Charles N. Freed,

Director, Fuels and Energy Division.

[FR Doc. 97–9580 Filed 4–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5811–4]

Notice of New Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection

Agency is pleased to announce its Small

Business Compliance Assistance

Centers Program. This program is one of

25 regulatory reinvention initiatives

proposed by President Clinton on March

16, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lynn Vendinello at 202–564–7066. You

may also forward your questions via the

Internetto:

vendinello.lynn@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Developed

by EPA’s Office of Compliance in

partnership with industry, academic

institutions, environmental groups, and

other federal and state agencies,

Compliance Assistance Centers are

intended to help small and mediumsized businesses nationwide better

understand and comply with federal

environmental requirements. The

centers also provide state and local

government officials with industryspecific information on federal rules

and pollution prevention technologies

to help them improve their services to

small businesses and to avoid

duplication of effort among technical

assistance providers.

Four Compliance Assistance Centers

are currently up and running, serving

the printing, metal finishing, automotive

services and repair, and agriculture

industries. Over the next year, four

additional compliance assistance

centers will be opened for

transportation, local government,

printed wiring board manufacturers,

and chemical manufacturers. In

addition, EPA is expanding its metal

finishing center to cover organic

coatings.

I. Why Compliance Assistance Centers

Some industry sectors are populated

with small businesses many of whom

have fewer than 10 employees. It is

often very difficult for these businesses

to keep on top of their environmental

requirements, especially since

historically the EPA has produced

regulatory guidance on a media-specific

basis (e.g., air, solid wastes, water)

rather than on a industry-specific basis.

Recognizing this, EPA and states have

begun to produce industry-specific

compliance guides and tools.

Facilitating the transfer of information

to small businesses about these

industry-specific regulatory guides and

enabling them to get answers to their

questions about regulatory requirements

is a goal of the Compliance Assistance

Centers. By offering access to

information via the communications

medium that small businesses are most

comfortable with (i.e. telephone, fax/

back, e-mail or the Internet), small

businesses can readily access the

information they need to better

understand their environmental

requirements.

Similarly, state and local technical

assistance providers and regulators are

increasingly aiming to better understand
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their business clients. They too are

developing industry-specific

compliance guides; however, an

essential first step in developing

industry-specific guides is knowing

what has already been developed and

what is underway. By serving as a focal

point for the distribution and

notification of sector-specific activities

throughout the nation, the compliance

assistance centers can potentially

prevent the duplication of efforts of

state and local assistance programs.

II. What Do the Centers Provide

Compliance Assistance Centers

function as communication centers

rather than physical ‘‘walk-ins.’’ Each

center provides some or all of the

following services via the Internet and

toll-free telephone numbers:

• Easy access to industry-specific,

multi-media federal regulations,

interpretations, and compliance guides;

also, certain state and local information;

• Compliance tools that can be used

by small business, regulators,

inspectors, and technical assistance

providers to audit, determine emissions

and wastes, and calculate the costs of

compliance;

• Process-specific training for

regulators and technical assistance

providers who seek more in-depth

knowledge of the businesses they

regulate;

• A place to ask questions and get

answers, through specialized

conferences and forums, and access to

experts who can answer compliance and

technical questions;

• Databases of technologies and

techniques that can help small

businesses come into compliance, with

an emphasis on pollution prevention

methods that save money.

III. How To Reach the Centers

Following are the Internet addresses

and contact names and telephone

numbers for the four existing centers:

a. National Metal Finishing Resource

Center

NMFRC provides technical assistance

and information on environmental

compliance and pollution prevention to

the metal finishing industry.

Internet: http://www.nmfrc.org

Contacts: National Center for

Manufacturing Science, Paul Chalmer,

313–995–4911; U.S. EPA, Scott Throwe,

202–564–7013.

b. Printer’s National Compliance

Assistance Center

PNEAC provides compliance

assistance and pollution prevention

information to the printing industry.

Internet: http://

www.hazard.uiuc.edu/pneac/

pneac.html

Contacts: Illinois Hazardous Waste

Research and Information Center, Gary

Miller, 217–333–8942; U.S. EPA, Doug

Jamieson, 202–564–7041.

c. GreenLinkTM—the Automotive

Compliance Information Assistance

Center.

GreenLinkTM provides compliance

assistance to the automotive service

industry. To obtain voice, facsimile, or

mailed information, call the center’s

toll-free number, 1–888–GRN–LINK.

Internet: http://www.ccargreenlink.org

Contacts: U.S. EPA, Everett Bishop,

202–564–7032; Coordinating Committee

for Automotive Repair, Sherman Titens,

816–561–8388.

d. National Agriculture Compliance

Assistance Center

This Center provides information to

help producers of agricultural

commodities and their supporting

businesses meet their environmental

requirements; prevent pollution before

it occurs; and reduce costs by

identifying flexible, common-sense

ways to achieve compliance.

Internet: http://es.inel.gov/oeca/ag/

aghmpg.html

Contacts: U.S. EPA, Ginah Mortensen,

913–551–7207 (fax: 913–551–7270).

IV. How to Get Involved With Future

Centers

EPA has developed partnerships for

the Transportation Compliance

Assistance Center and the Printed

Wiring Board Manufacturing Center. For

more information, contact Virginia

Lathrop (transportation) at 202–564–

7057 and Keith Brown (PWB

manufacturing) at 202–564–7124. EPA

is currently developing the Chemical

Manufacturing and Local Government

Centers. If you are interested in learning

more about the Chemical Manufacturing

Center please contact Emily Chow at

202–564–7071. For more information on

the Local Government Environmental

Network, which will provide a central

location for state and local access to

federally-developed compliance

assistance information related to local

governments, contact Wendy Miller at

202–564–7102 or John Dombrowski at

202–564–7036.

Dated: April 4, 1997.

Elaine Stanley,

Director, Office of Compliance.

[FR Doc. 97–9579 Filed 4–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[PF–730; FRL–5599–7]

Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

initial filing of pesticide petitions

proposing the establishment of

regulations for residues of certain

pesticide chemicals in or on various

agricultural commodities.

DATES: Comments, identified by the

docket control number PF–730, must be

received on or before May 14, 1997.

ADDRESSES: By mail submit written

comments to: Public Response and

Program Resources Branch, Field

Operations Divison (7505C), Office of

Pesticides Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. In person bring

comments to: Rm. 1132, CM #2, 1921

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.

Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically by following

the instructions under

‘‘SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.’’

No confidential business information

should be submitted through e-mail.

Information submitted as a comment

concerning this document may be

claimed confidential by marking any

part or all of that information as

‘‘Confidential Business Information’’

(CBI). CBI should not be submitted

through e-mail. Information marked as

CBI will not be disclosed except in

accordance with procedures set forth in

40 CFR part 2. A copy of the comment

that does not contain CBI must be

submitted for inclusion in the public

record. Information not marked

confidential may be disclosed publicly

by EPA without prior notice. All written

comments will be available for public

inspection in Rm. 1132 at the address

given above, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Joanne Miller, PM-23, Registration

Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide

Programs, Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington,

DC 20460. Office location and telephone

number: Rm. 237, Crystal Mall #2, 1921

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA

22202, (703) 305-6224; e-mail:

miller.joanne@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has

received pesticide petitions as follows

proposing the establishment and/or

amendment of regulations for residues