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(iv) Minimize the burden of the

collections of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated or

electronic collection technologies or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submission of

responses.

Send comments regarding these

matters, or any other aspect of these

information collections, including

suggestions for reducing the burdens, to

the docket under ADDRESSES listed

above.

III. Public Record

A record has been established for this

notice under docket control number

OPP–00476 (including comments and

data submitted electronically as

described below). A public version of

the record, including printed, paper

versions of electronic comments, which

does not include any information

claimed as CBI, is available for

inspection from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays. The public record is located in

Room 1132 of the Public Response and

Resources Branch, Field Operations

Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide

Programs, Environmental Protection

Agency, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson

Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.

Electronic comments can be sent

directly to EPA at:

opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov

Electronic comments must be

submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the

use of special characters and any form

of encryption.

The official record for this

rulemaking, as well as the public

version, as described above will be kept

in paper form. Accordingly, EPA will

transfer all comments received

electronically into printed, paper form

as they are received and will place the

paper copies in the official rulemaking

record which will also include all

comments submitted directly in writing.

The official rulemaking record is the

paper record maintained at the address

in ‘‘ADDRESSES’’ at the beginning of

this document.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection and

Information collection requests.

Dated: April 8, 1997.

Lynn R. Goldman,

Assistant Administrator for Prevention,

Pesticides and Toxic Substances.

[FR Doc. 97–9688 Filed 4–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5812–6]

Acid Rain Program: Draft Permits and

Permit Modifications

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of draft permits and

permit modifications.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing for

comment draft Phase I Acid Rain

permits and permit modifications

including nitrogen oxides (NOX)

compliance plans in accordance with

the Acid Rain Program regulations (40

CFR parts 72 and 76). Because the

Agency does not anticipate receiving

adverse comments, the permits and

permit modifications are also being

issued as a direct final action in the

notice of permits and permit

modifications published elsewhere in

today’s Federal Register.

DATES: Comments on the draft permits

and permit modifications must be

received no later than 30 days after the

date of this notice or 30 days after the

date of publication of a similar notice in

a local newspaper, whichever is later.

ADDRESSES: Administrative Records.

The administrative record for the

permits, except information protected as

confidential, may be viewed during

normal operating hours at the following

locations: for plants in New York, EPA

Region 2, 290 Broadway, New York, NY,

10007–1866; for plants in Alabama,

Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North

Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee,

EPA Region 4, 100 Alabama St., NW,

Atlanta, GA, 30303; for plants in

Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota,

Ohio, and Wisconsin, EPA Region 5, 77

West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL, 60604;

for plants in Colorado, Montana, North

Dakota, Utah and Wyoming, EPA Region

8, 999 18th St., Denver, CO, 80202.

Comments. Send comments, requests

for public hearings, and requests to

receive notices of future actions to: for

plants in New York, EPA Region 2,

Division of Environmental Planning &

Protection, Attn: Gerry DeGaetano

(address above); for plants in Alabama,

Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North

Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee,

EPA Region 4, Air, Pesticides and

Toxics Management Division, Attn:

Scott Davis (address above); for plants

in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, EPA

Region 5, Air and Radiation Division,

Attn: Cecilia Mijares (address above); for

plants in Michigan, Minnesota, and

Wisconsin, EPA Region 5, Air and

Radiation Division, Attn: Beth

Valenziano (address above); for plants

in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota,

Utah and Wyoming, EPA Region 8, Air

and Toxics Division, Attn: Mike Owens

(address above). Submit comments in

duplicate and identify the permit to

which the comments apply, the

commenter’s name, address, and

telephone number, and the commenter’s

interest in the matter and affiliation, if

any, to the owners and operators of all

units in the plan. All timely comments

will be considered, except those

pertaining to standard provisions under

40 CFR 72.9 or issues not relevant to the

permit or the permit modification.

Hearings. To request a public hearing,

state the issues proposed to be raised in

the hearing. EPA may schedule a

hearing if EPA finds that it will

contribute to the decision-making

process by clarifying significant issues

affecting a NOX compliance plan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

plants in New York, call Gerry

DeGaetano, 212–637–4020; for plants in

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,

North Carolina, South Carolina and

Tennessee, call Scott Davis, 404–562–

9127; for plants in Illinois, Indiana, and

Ohio, call Cecilia Mijares, 312–886–

0968; for plants in Michigan, Minnesota,

and Wisconsin, call Beth Valenziano,

312–886–2703; for plants in Colorado,

Montana, North Dakota, Utah and

Wyoming, call Mike Owens, 303–312–

6440.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If no

significant, adverse comments are

timely received, no further activity is

contemplated in relation to these draft

permits and draft permit modifications

and the permits and permit

modifications issued as a direct final

action in the notice of permits and

permit modifications published

elsewhere in today’s Federal Register

will automatically become final on the

date specified in that notice. If

significant, adverse comments are

timely received on any permit or permit

modification, that permit or permit

modification in the notice of permits

and permit modifications will be

withdrawn and public comment

received on that permit or permit

modification based on this notice of

draft permits and permit modifications

will be addressed in a subsequent notice

of permit or permit modification.

Because the Agency will not institute a

second comment period on this notice

of draft permits and permit

modifications, any parties interested in

commenting should do so during this

comment period.
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For further information and a detailed

description of the permits and permit

modifications, see the information

provided in the notice of permits and

permit modifications elsewhere in

today’s Federal Register.

Dated: April 10, 1997.

Brian J. McLean,

Director, Acid Rain Division, Office of

Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and

Radiation.

[FR Doc. 97–9865 Filed 4–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5812–5]

Acid Rain Program: Permit and Permit

Modifications

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of permits and permit

modifications.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing, as a

direct final action, Phase I Acid Rain

permits and permit modifications

including nitrogen oxides (NOx)

compliance plans in accordance with

the Acid Rain Program regulations (40

CFR parts 72 and 76). Because the

Agency does not anticipate receiving

adverse comments, the exemptions are

being issued as a direct final action.

DATES: The permits and permit

modifications issued in this direct final

action will be final on May 26, 1997 or

40 days after publication of a similar

notice in a local publication, whichever

is later, unless significant, adverse

comments are received by May 16, 1997

or 30 days after publication of a similar

notice in a local publication, whichever

is later. If significant, adverse comments

are timely received on any permit or

permit modification in this direct final

action, that permit or permit

modification will be withdrawn through

a notice in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Administrative Records.

The administrative record for the

permits, except information protected as

confidential, may be viewed during

normal operating hours at the following

locations: for plants in New York, EPA

Region 2, 290 Broadway, New York, NY,

10007–1866; for plants in Alabama,

Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North

Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee,

EPA Region 4, 100 Alabama St., NW,

Atlanta, GA, 30303; for plants in

Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota,

Ohio, and Wisconsin, EPA Region 5, 77

West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL, 60604;

for plants in Colorado, Montana, North

Dakota, Utah and Wyoming, EPA Region

8, 999 18th St., Denver, CO, 80202.

Comments. Send comments, requests

for public hearings, and requests to

receive notice of future actions to: for

plants in New York, EPA Region 2,

Division of Environmental Planning &

Protection, Attn: Gerry DeGaetano

(address above); for plants in Alabama,

Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North

Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee,

EPA Region 4, Air, Pesticides and

Toxics Management Division, Attn:

Scott Davis (address above); for plants

in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, EPA

Region 5, Air and Radiation Division,

Attn: Cecilia Mijares (address above); for

plants in Michigan, Minnesota, and

Wisconsin, EPA Region 5, Air and

Radiation Division, Attn: Beth

Valenziano (address above); for plants

in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota,

Utah and Wyoming, EPA Region 8, Air

and Toxics Division, Attn: Mike Owens

(address above). Submit comments in

duplicate and identify the permit to

which the comments apply, the

commenter’s name, address, and

telephone number, and the commenter’s

interest in the matter and affiliation, if

any, to the owners and operators of all

units in the plan. All timely comments

will be considered, except those

pertaining to standard provisions under

40 CFR 72.9 or issues not relevant to the

permit or the permit modification.

Hearings. To request a public hearing,

state the issues proposed to be raised in

the hearing. EPA may schedule a

hearing if EPA finds that it will

contribute to the decision-making

process by clarifying significant issues

affecting a NOX compliance plan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

plants in New York, call Gerry

DeGaetano, 212–637–4020; for plants in

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,

North Carolina, South Carolina and

Tennessee, call Scott Davis, 404–562–

9127; for plants in Illinois, Indiana, and

Ohio, call Cecilia Mijares, 312–886–

0968; for plants in Michigan, Minnesota,

and Wisconsin, call Beth Valenziano,

312–886–2703; for plants in Colorado,

Montana, North Dakota, Utah and

Wyoming, call Mike Owens, 303–312–

6440.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title IV of

the Clean Air Act directs EPA to

establish a program to reduce the

adverse effects of acidic deposition by

promulgating rules and issuing permits

to emission sources subject to the

program. In today’s action, EPA is

issuing permits and permit

modifications that include approval of

early election plans for NOX. The units

that are included in the early election

plans will be required to meet an actual

annual average emissions rate for NOX

of either 0.45 lbs/MMBtu for

tangentially-fired boilers or 0.50 lbs/

MMBtu for dry bottom wall-fired boilers

beginning on January 1, 1997 through

December 31, 2007, after which they

will be required to meet the applicable

emissions limitation under 40 CFR

76.7(a) of 0.40 lbs/MMBtu for

tangentially-fired boilers or 0.46 lbs/

MMBtu for dry bottom wall-fired

boilers. The following is a list of units

included in the permits or permit

modifications and the limits that they

are required to meet:

S A Carlson units 9, 10, 11, and 12 in

New York: 0.50 lbs/MMBtu. The

designated representative is R.

James Gronquist.

Kintigh unit 1 in New York: 0.50 lbs/

MMBtu. The designated

representative is James Rettberg.

Charles R Lowman units 2 and 3 in

Alabama: 0.50 lbs/MMBtu. The

designated representative is John

Howard.

C D McIntosh unit 3 in Florida: 0.50 lbs/

MMBtu. The designated

representative is Ronald Tomlin.

Crystal River units 2, 4, and 5 in

Florida: 0.45 lbs/MMBtu for unit 2;

0.50 lbs/MMBtu for units 4 and 5.

The designated representative is W.

Jeffrey Pardue.

Deerhaven unit B2 in Florida: 0.50 lbs/

MMBtu. The designated

representative is John Hancock, Jr.

St. Johns River Power Park units 1 and

2 in Florida: 0.50 lbs/MMBtu. The

designated representative is Brian

Wirz.

Scherer unit 4 in Georgia: 0.45 lbs/

MMBtu. The designated

representative is R. Haubein, Jr.

D B Wilson unit W1 in Kentucky: 0.50

lbs/MMBtu. The designated

representative is Gregory Black.

Cane Run units 4, 5, and 6 in Kentucky:

0.50 lbs/MMBtu for units 4 and 5;

0.45 lbs/MMBtu for unit 6. The

designated representative is Chris

Herman.

Mill Creek units 1, 2, 3, and 4 in

Kentucky: 0.45 lbs/MMBtu for units

1 and 2; 0.50 lbs/MMBtu for units

3 and 4. The designated

representative is Chris Herman.

Trimble County unit 1 in Kentucky: 0.45

lbs/MMBtu. The designated

representative is Chris Herman.

Buck units 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 in North

Carolina: 0.45 lbs/MMBtu. The

designated representative is T.

McMeekin.

Cliffside units 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 in North

Carolina: 0.45 lbs/MMBtu. The