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disabilities or their representatives were

involved in the decision.

The Access Board proposes to

establish a regulatory negotiation

committee to reach consensus on the

approach and to develop a proposed

rule on accessibility guidelines for

outdoor developed areas. Regulatory

negotiation is a supplement to the

traditional rulemaking process that

allows for face-to-face negotiations

among representatives of affected

interests, including the agency, with a

goal of arriving at a consensus decision

on the text of a proposed rule. The

proposed rule is then published in the

Federal Register and the public has an

opportunity to comment.

The interests likely to be significantly

affected by accessibility guidelines for

outdoor developed areas include State

and local governments; individuals with

disabilities; designers; conservation

groups; trails groups; and private sector

camping facilities. The Access Board

proposes to appoint the following

organizations to represent these

interests on the regulatory negotiation

committee:

American Association of Landscape

Architects

American Trails

KOA (Kampgrounds of America), Inc.

National Association of State Park

Directors

National Association of State Trail

Administrators

National Center on Accessibility

National Council on Independent Living

National Parks and Conservation

Association

National Recreation and Park

Association

Paralyzed Veterans of America

Partners for Access to the Woods

Rails to Trails Conservancy

State of Washington, Interagency

Committee for Outdoor Recreation

TASH (The Association of Severely

Handicapped)

U.S. Architectural and Transportation

Barriers Compliance Board

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest

Service

U.S. Department of the Interior,

National Park Service

Whole Access

Comments are invited on the proposal

to establish the regulatory negotiation

committee and the proposed

membership of the committee. Persons

who will be significantly affected by the

accessibility guidelines for outdoor

developed areas and who believe that

their interests will not be adequately

represented by the above organizations

may apply for, or nominate another

organization for, membership on the

regulatory negotiation committee. The

Board especially encourages additional

organizations representing individuals

with disabilities to apply for

membership on the committee.

Applications or nominations should

include the following information: (i)

The name of the applicant or nominee

and the interest that the person

proposes to represent; (ii) evidence that

the applicant or nominee is authorized

to represent an organization or other

parties having interests similar to the

interests the person proposes to

represent; (iii) a written commitment

that the applicant or nominee would

participate in good faith; and (iv) the

reasons that the organizations specified

in this notice do not adequately

represent the interests that applicant or

nominee proposes to represent.

For regulatory negotiation to be

effective, the size of the committee

should be limited. Each person or

organization affected by accessibility

guidelines for outdoor developed areas

need not have its own representative on

the regulatory negotiation committee.

Rather, each interest must be adequately

represented and the membership must

be fairly balanced. Meetings of the

regulatory negotiation committee will be

announced in the Federal Register. The

meetings will be open to the public and

anyone may attend the meetings and

confer with or provide their views to

members of the regulatory negotiation

committee.

The Access Board has arranged for the

Federal Mediation and Conciliation

Service to provide facilitators for the

regulatory negotiation committee. Staff

support will be provided by the Access

Board. Members of the regulatory

negotiation committee will not be

compensated for their service. The

Access Board may pay travel expenses

for a limited number of persons who

would otherwise be unable to serve on

the regulatory negotiation committee.

Members of the regulatory negotiation

committee will not be considered

special government employees since

they will serve as representatives of

their organizations and will not be

required to file confidential financial

disclosure reports.

After reviewing the comments

received in response to this notice, the

Access Board will issue a notice in the

Federal Register announcing the

establishment of the regulatory

negotiation committee and the

committee membership, unless it is

determined based on the comments that

regulatory negotiation would be

inappropriate.

The first meeting of the regulatory

negotiation committee is tentatively

scheduled for June 26–27, 1997 in

Washington, DC. The Access Board

expects that the regulatory negotiation

committee will develop a proposed rule

within 15 months of the first meeting.

However, if unforseen delays occur,

the Chairman of the Access Board may

agree to an extension of that time if a

consensus of the regulatory negotiation

committee believes that additional time

will result in agreement.

After the regulatory negotiation

committee develops a proposed rule on

accessibility guidelines for outdoor

developed areas, the Access Board will

publish a notice of proposed rulemaking

(NPRM) in the Federal Register inviting

public comment.

Issued on April 15, 1997.

Patrick D. Cannon,

Chair, Architectural and Transportation

Barriers Compliance Board.

[FR Doc. 97–10125 Filed 4–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8150–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[PA–4055b; FRL–5810–1]

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality Implementation Plans;

Pennsylvania; Approval of SourceSpecific VOC and NOX RACT

Determinations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the

State Implementation Plan (SIP)

revision submitted by the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the

purpose of establishing VOC and NOX

RACT for nine facilities. In the Final

Rules section of this Federal Register,

EPA is approving the State’s SIP

revision as a direct final rule without

prior proposal because the Agency

views this as a noncontroversial SIP

revision and anticipates no adverse

comments. A detailed rationale for the

approval is set forth in the direct final

rule and the accompanying Technical

Support Document. If no adverse

comments are received in response to

this proposed rule, no further activity is

contemplated in relation to this rule. If

EPA receives adverse comments, the

direct final rule will be withdrawn and

all public comments received will be

addressed in a subsequent final rule

based on this proposed rule. EPA will
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not institute a second comment period

on this action. Any parties interested in

commenting on this action should do so

at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in

writing by May 19, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this

action should be addressed to David J.

Campbell, Pennsylvania RACT Team

Leader, Mailcode 3AT22, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region III, 841 Chestnut Building,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.

Copies of the documents relevant to this

action are available for public

inspection during normal business

hours at the Air, Radiation, and Toxics

Division, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut

Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

19107; and the Pennsylvania

Department of Environmental

Protection, Bureau of Air Quality, P.O.

Box 8468, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg,

Pennsylvania 17105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janice M. Lewis, (215) 566–2185, at EPA

Region III or via e-mail at lewisjanice@epamail.epa.gov. While

information may be requested via email, comments must be submitted in

writing to the above Region III address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information, pertaining to this action

(VOC and NOx RACT approval)

affecting nine facilities in Pennsylvania,

provided in the Direct Final action of

the same title which is located in the

Rules and Regulations Section of this

Federal Register.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.

Dated: March 31, 1997.

W. Michael McCabe,

Regional Administrator, Region III.

[FR Doc. 97–9951 Filed 4–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[PA–4056b; FRL–5809–8]

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality Implementation Plans;

Pennsylvania; Approval of SourceSpecific VOC and NOX RACT

Determinations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the

State Implementation Plan (SIP)

revision submitted by the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the

purpose of establishing volatile organic

compounds (VOC) and nitrogen oxide

(NOX) reasonably available control

technology (RACT) for four facilities. In

the Final Rules section of this Federal

Register, EPA is approving the State’s

SIP revision as a direct final rule

without prior proposal because the

Agency views this as a noncontroversial

SIP revision and anticipates no adverse

comments. A detailed rationale for the

approval is set forth in the direct final

rule and the accompanying Technical

Support Document. If no adverse

comments are received in response to

this proposed rule, no further activity is

contemplated in relation to this rule. If

EPA receives adverse comments, the

direct final rule will be withdrawn and

all public comments received will be

addressed in a subsequent final rule

based on this proposed rule. EPA will

not institute a second comment period

on this action. Any parties interested in

commenting on this action should do so

at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in

writing by May 19, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this

action should be addressed to David J.

Campbell, Pennsylvania RACT Team

Leader, Mailcode 3AT22, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region III, 841 Chestnut Building,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.

Copies of the documents relevant to this

action are available for public

inspection during normal business

hours at the Air, Radiation, and Toxics

Division, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut

Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

19107; and the Pennsylvania

Department of Environmental

Protection, Bureau of Air Quality, P.O.

Box 8468, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg,

Pennsylvania 17105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janice M. Lewis, (215) 566–2185, at EPA

Region III or via e-mail at lewisjanice@epamail.epa.gov. While

information may be requested via email, comments must be submitted in

writing to the above Region III address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information pertaining to this action,

VOC and NOX RACT determinations

affecting four facilities in Pennsylvania,

provided in the Direct Final action of

the same title which is located in the

Rules and Regulations Section of this

Federal Register.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.

Dated: March 31, 1997.

W. Michael McCabe,

Regional Administrator,Region III.

[FR Doc. 97–9955 Filed 4–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[PA069–4053b, PA096–4053b; FRL–5809–1]

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality Implementation Plans;

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania;

Approval of Source-Specific RACT

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the

State Implementation Plan (SIP)

revisions submitted by the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the

purpose of establishing reasonably

available control technology (RACT) on

three major sources. In the Final Rules

section of this Federal Register, EPA is

approving the State’s SIP revisions as a

direct final rule without prior proposal

because the Agency views this as a

noncontroversial SIP revision and

anticipates no adverse comments. A

detailed rationale for the approval is set

forth in the direct final rule and the

technical support document. If no

adverse comments are received in

response to this proposed rule, no

further activity is contemplated in

relation to this rule. If EPA receives

adverse comments, the direct final rule

will be withdrawn and all public

comments received will be addressed in

a subsequent final rule based on this

proposed rule. EPA will not institute a

second comment period on this action.

Any parties interested in commenting

on this action should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in

writing by May 19, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this

action should be addressed to David L.

Arnold, Chief, Ozone/CO & Mobile

Sources Section, Mailcode 3AT21, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region III, 841 Chestnut Building,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.

Copies of the documents relevant to this

action are available for public

inspection during normal business

hours at the Air, Radiation, and Toxics

Division, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut

Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

19107; and Pennsylvania Department of

Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air